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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-12
Totes Springfield
From Coast to Coast

Another one of the many of that
type who are walking through the
country under various conditions to
win a wager passed through Thurs
day. This gentleman looked like a
German soldier just out of the
trenches. He carried an old Spring
field rifle, a knapsack and blanket
about the size of a pocket handker-
chief He stated that his name was
F. E. Weitberg, that he was a Rus
sian and that he was en- route f'om
San Francisco back to New York,
having already completed the trip on
foot from New York to the coast me-
tropolis. Under the conditions of the
wager he left the eastern city with
just four cents, arrived in San Fran
cisco with like amount, and must
return to his starting place with just
four-fiths of jitney. He was to re-
ceive $1,000 on the completion of
the trip. He made the trip across
the continent in 120 days and aver
aged in the neighborhood of thirty
eight miles a day. He walks on the
railroad track most OF the time, but
said he appreciated a chance to take
to the highway between here and
Medford. He told of many hardships
along the way and states that he shot
three coyotes and three wolves in one
day.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-12

AS the Ashland project was new
thing IN this country Smith, Emery
& Co. were desirous OF availing them
selves of every bit of information
available before the work was finally
started here. They will start the
work on our springs Wednesday or
Thursday of this week and shove it
through in the hope of completing it
early in July.
Whether any part of the Saratoga
plans will be adopted here depends
upon the report made to the commits
sion by Mr.. Bell.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-12
Maple Payne Wins Exposition
Contest and Trip to Fair

today with $50 in gold to pay her
trip to the exposition.
Every one of the contestants made
fine showings, four of them going
over the three-million mark.
There was lot of hard work done
by the girls and all of them are en-
titled to rewards, especially those
who show much effort by their work.
However, but fifty dollars was pro-
vided for expense, and but one, Maple
Payne, can be awarded the free trip
under the rules governing the con-
test.
The Tidings gained more than $50
subscribers through efforts of the
contestants, and in order to show our
appreciation Of the effort we are 60
ing to make this offer:
To Bessie Homes, Blanch Salisbury
and Madge Putnam, whose friends
worked hard for them and lost only
by comparatively small margins
each of them exceeding three million
votes-we make this offer:
II YOU will secure 25 new yearly
subscribers for the Tidings before
July /, 1915, collecting 50 in ad-
vance from each of them, the Tidings
will present you with $50 to pay ex-
penseI Of trip to the exposition.
Each of you get 25 subscribers and
we will give each OF you $50 for the
trip.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-12
C. A. Bell, Smith-Emery Company
Engineer, Here From Saratoga

c. A. Bell, assistant construction
engineer for Smith, Emery & Co., has
been at Saratoga, N. Y, for the past
three weeks examining into the
methods being employed there on the
mineral springs project. After hav-
ing gone thoroughly into the matter
he left there for Ashland on April 8
and is due here tomorrow or Wednes-
day He has secured all blue prints
and specifications prepared by the
state OF New York in connection with
the Saratoga project. He will be en-
ployed on the work here until entire
ly completed.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-12
Died.

Carson Smith, son of T. F. Smith,
who now resides near Talent, died at
noon today from complications with
case of pneumonia. The young
man attended high school here a
couple Of years ago. The funeral
will be held Wednesday, in all prob
ability.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-12

In a letter from Medford to Mr..
Barnhill, our old townsman, X. p.
Campbell (Dick Posey) says he is
sure Ashland is in the dawn of quite
an awakening and is on the right
lead now. If Ashland is once started
as a resort town there is no estimat-
ing the extent of her growth. He
thinks the high public spirit lately
here will result in great
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-12

The orchardists of the Medford dis
trict were obliged to smudge Thurs
day night, and Friday morning a pail
of smoke hung over the lower valley.
The early frosts have injured the
cherries somewhat but none OF the
other fruits have been badly bitten
as yet in this district.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-12

U. S. Collins, superintendent OF
Medford public schools for the past
five years and for year previously
principal of the high school, rendered
his resignation Tuesday night to the
school board, to take effect at the
expiration of the present school year,
and will not be candidate for re-
election.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-12

Verl Farmhouse earned five dol
lars easily and accommodated trav-
eler last Tuesday. A stranger on No.
IA got left and Barnthouse volun-
teered to take him to Medford and
catch the train there. They arrived
several minutes ahead of the train.
Barney says they can't beat his old
Indian for speed.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-12

Did you ever wear the "Tverwcar
sock? Well, It is a good one aud
guaranteed six pairs for six months,
$3.50. Colors black, tan an navy.
Buy one pair for 25c and try them.
Mitchell & Whittle.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-12
To All Friends Who Have Helped Me
Win the Contest.

/ desire to express, through the
means Of this paper, my thanks to
the friends who have so kindly helped
me to win the exposition contest,
since there are many whom I do not
know and cannot thank personally.
MAPLE PAYNE.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-12

The East Side Meat Market sold a
car of hides, pelts and tallow to the
Albany Hide Company, and the votes,
amounting to more than two and a
half millions, were cast for Maple
Payne, and the same merchant paid
a bill for feed to the Ashland-Klam-
ath Exchange and these votes, total
ing way over a million, were also
cast for her. This put her safely in
the lead, although Bessie Homes
came in with one ballot from the
Ashland-Klamath Exchange calling
for 1,0sO,OO0 votes.
The contest was a tremendous sue
cess. Maple Payne, having the great
est number of votes, will be presented
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-12

Miss Vivian Freeman has returned
to Ashland from South Bend, Wash,
where she has been in q hospital for
some time suffering from conplica-
tions which followed an attack Of la
grippe. She is slowly imp'oylrg
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-12

Union suits, colors white Or ecru,
long or short sleeves, SIPS, or ine
famous B. V. DIS, 81. Drawe 8 SOC
shirts soc. Mitchell & Whittle.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-12

Oregon made gloves, canvass, three
for Csc. two for Csc, ani leather
faced 25c. Also anything else IN
gloves. Mitchell G. Whittle
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-12

New line of ties, the large open
ends, also plenty washables, 252 aud
soc, at Mitchell g. Whttle s.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-12

1t is positively true that you can
find an all wool suit of clothes for
men at SIS at Mitchell & Whittle's.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-12

You know you can get that nice
steak, roast or chicken at the Plaza
Market. Phone 1870.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-12

New harness shop, new stock, new
pads, straps, brides and collars at
Pelrs. S5-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-12

Are you insured? If not, better
call the Billings Agency now. 1t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-12

The Plaza Market delivers the
goods. Phone 1870.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-02-11
Chicago & Northwestern. 81, SIS. 925.6
Statistics Prove Wisconsin Leads.

That Wisconsin is the garden spot
of the middle West, where corn
grows tallest and women fairest, is the
inference drawn from a report pre-
pared by the Wisconsin state immi-
grafton commission.
Corn is one of the crops for which
Wisconsin is noted and figures issued
by the United States department of
agriculture on December 81, 1914, are
given to prove this point. The value
OF the corn crop per acre is given as
S26.32, as compared with Indiana,
Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois, where
the corn crop does not come much
above the SO mark.
Other figures from this same bulle-
tin are quoted to show that Wisconsin
produces wheat, barley and rye worth
at least one dollar an acre more than
that raised in the states mentioned.
As for f1axseed, Wisconsin grows the
best on earth, for the crop here is
worth $16.87 an acre, compared with
$11.90 in Minnesota and $1140 in Iowa.
says this commission.
Tobacco grows better in Wisconsin
than in Virginia, where 1t was grown
by the first white men IN America, if
the figures quoted mean anything.
Wisconsin tobacco is worth $129.S0 an
acre compared with 1880 in Illinois,
$81 in Indiana, 5000 in Ohio, STATS
in North Carolina and $3.50 in Vir-
ginfa, the last on the list.
Wisconsin is noted all over the
world as a dairy state and the figures
Of the immigration bureau show this
is due to the value of the states mich
cows. Badger cattle sales averaged
on November Is last $95, while in Illi-
nois they were only worth $64.50;
Iowa, $63; Minnesota, $604O, and Indi-
ana, $500. The four year average
for cattle sales in Wisconsin is even
better. Wisconsin is given as $5220;
Illinois, $51.3S; Iowa, $5118; Mime
sofa, 1892, and Indiana, $3.50.
Badger horses are again in the lead,
for the average prices on November
Is, 1914, were just $40 better than
those in Iowa, and $31 better than
those in Indiana, and for the four year
average they maintained this lead.
These statistics showing the value
of Wisconsin products are only a part
of the campaign which the immigra-
ton commission has planned for 1915
in an attempt to bring settlers to the
state.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-02-11
$16,00o,0o0 a Year for Expenses.

A budget estimating the cost of
state government as about sixteen mil
lion dollars year for the next two
years has been filed with the Joint
committee on finance in the Iegisla-
ture.
This budget forms a working basis
for the committee, which held it's first
meeting. Bills relating to the state
dairy and food commissioners depart
ment came up for discussion. Com
missioner ]. @. Emery appeared in be-
half Of appropriations calling for an
increase of about eleven thousand dol
lars for his department
The budget filed with the joint COM
mfttee on finance was compiled by
John Tanner, expert accountant with
the state board of public affairs A
copy Of the budget has been filed with
Gov. E. L. Philip. 1t has been fixed
as the policy of the committee not to
release the contents of the budget for
the present.
It is known, however, that $4,000
OOs year is fixed as the estimated
cost of state government for the next
two years. 1t is said that after that
period Mr.. Tenner, through his budget
estimates, points to marked economy
and estimates a decrease of 100000
year in the cost of government in
Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-02-11
BROTHER OF CARRANZA
SLAIN BY SANTlBANEZ
Rescue Party Arrives on Scene of Elk
ecution Too Late-Famly
Is Held.

Laredo, Tex, Feb. 3.-General San
tibanez, former constitutionalist gen.
eral, who DETECTED to Zapata, exc
cuted Gen. Jesus Carranza, his son
Abelardo, and Ignacio Peraldi, both
members of Carranza's staff. The
widow of General Carranza received
word of her husbands death from the
first chief at Vera Cruz.
Mrs. Jesus Carranza, a refugee here,
in announcing the death of her hus-
band, said his brother, Gen. Venusti-
ano CaTranza, first chief of the Next
lean onstitutionalists, had tele-
graphed her he would send troops to
recover the bodies.
Gen. Jesus Carranza and his staff
were taken prisoners recently near
San Geronimo on the Isthmus of Te-
huantepec.
The father, mother, wife and other
members of General Santibanez' fam
lily we're recently reported captured in
the state of JaIapa and sent to Vera
Cruz, where constitutionalists said
they would hold them pending dispo-
sition of Jesus Carranza.
The execution resulted in Venus
tiano Carranza's refusal to pardon
Santibanez and receive him again as
one of his generals.
The order went forth from Vera
Cruz Immediately, however, for troops
to be rushed into Tehuantepec to res
cue the captured general and his staff.
Apparently they arrived too late.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-02-11

unless a man can show a receipt from
the "pathmaster" of the district that
he has worked his taxes out in labor
on the roads he will be compelled
to pay the taxes in money. Mr.. Hoff-
man says that K all of the road taxes
assessed at the town meetings were
actually worked out, or the money col
lected and spent in highway improve
ment, Wisconsin would have the best
highways IN the United States.
The Calumet assemblyman is also
in favor of economy. He is the author
of the measure to repeal the appro-
priation of $350,0O0 made two years
ago for the building and equipping Of
a dormitory at the University of Wis
consin.
The settlement of petty squabbles
by means Of a court of Cancellation
may be given a trial in Wisconsin, if
the bill recommended by the legisla-
tive committee that has been investi-
eating the organization and system
of courts in Wisconsin is enacted into
law. The committee recommends the
establishment of such a court in Mil
waukee. The question of courts of
Cancellation was recently brought to
the attention of the public by Chief
Justice J. B. Winslow of the supreme
court, who discovered provision in
the state constitution, to which no at
tention had ever been paid, providing
for their establishment. It is over
sixty-fve years since this provision
was incorporated in the constitution
without an effort to follow the express
mandate A bill to give the scheme
a trial will be presented at once.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-02-11
Chicago, Feb. 6,

Chicago, Feb. 6, 1915.
Hogs-Light, 6.7VQ715; heavy, O.35
@6S5; rough, 6.35@6.5O; pigs, 5.4O@
7.05
Cattle-Native steers, 5.6O@9.25;
western steers, 5.10@750; cows and
heifers, 3.25QSOO; calves, 725@1O.50-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-02-11
SEES DANGER Of
FOOD SHORTAGE
President Asserts America Must
Feed the World.
MUST BE NO IDLE PLoWs
Wilson Urges More Grain Be Planted
and Yield Per Acre Also Be In
creased-Addresse Bust
ness Men Of Nation.

Washington, Feb. 5.-"There is a
shortage of food in the world now.
That shortage viii be more serious a
few months from now than it is now.
1T is necessary that we should plant
a great deal more 1t is necessary
that our land should yield more per
acre than it does now.
1T is necessary that there should
not be a plow or a spade idle in this
country if the world is to be fed"
In these words President Wilson ad-
dressed the people Of the nation on
Wednesday night through several hun
dred representative business men at
tending the annual convention of the
Chamber Of Commerce Of the United
States.
The president declared that I'VE
must all pool out interests" in order to
discover the best means Of handling
public problems.
The creation in the United States in
time of peace of the same kind Of
united spirit which moves nations dur
ing wars was advocated by the presi.
dent, who remarked that when peace
is as handsome as war there will be
no wars" and when men engage in
tho pursuits of peace in the same
spirit of self-sacrifce as they engage
in war, wars will disappear.
Speaking of the foreign trade of the
United States the president asked that
business men devise some way of al
lowing exporters in the United States
to combine to secure common selling
agencies and to give longtime credits
in such way that these cooperative
devices may be open to the use of all.
He declared that apparently the
antitrust laws prohibited such combi-
nations now, but that he would favor
a change if method fair to all could
be found. He spoke of the work being
done by the bureau of foreign and do
nestle commerce in surveying the
world" for the benefit of all business
men.
Business men themselves are to
blame if intelligent laws affecting
them are not framed, the president
asserted. He added that they should
come out into the open and use their
knowledge of conditions to bring about
fair laws to prevent business evils.
The Mexican question was men
toned by Mr.. Wilson as an example of
the difficulty he had in getting &C
curate information.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-02-11
VAN HORN Is GIVEN
80 DAYS IN JAIL
ing Buildings in Vanceboro,
Maine.

Vanceboro, Me, Feb. 6.-Werner
Van Horn, who attempted to blow up
the international bridge over the St.
Croix river, was Thursday sentenced
to 80 days in jail. He was arrested on
a warrant issued by a local trial JUS
tiCe and tried on the charge of defac-
ing and injuring buildings in Vance
boro. The injury to the buildings was
caused by the shock of the explosion
Wshen Van Horn exploded charge of
dynamite under the bridge.
Solicitor Cone Johnson of the state
department at Washington said that
the British ambassadors application
for the extradition of Van Horn had
been found to be correct in form, and
that the ambassador had been ad-
vised that the Canadian government
would be allowed to send its legal rep
resentatives to Vanceboro to present
their case against Van Horn when the
hearing begins.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-02-11
Valuation of Roads Increases.

Valuation of Roads Increases.
According to the report of the as
sessment Of railroad properties an
nounced by the state tax commission
the assessment has increased 1S,000,-
600 IN the last year.
The total valuation of railroad prop
erty in the state as fixed by the COM
mission last year was $40, 242 900 as
compared with 1888, 6S7 900 this year.
The taxes on the property last year
were $4,720,5 29.S0 as compared with
s4,7S0,341.06 this year. The largest
increase in valuation is that of the
property Of the Northwestern line,
which has risen from s117,250, 900 last
year to s123,500,000 this year. The
smallest assessment is that of the
chicago & Lake Superior railroad of
Dane county, which is valued at ST.
300 and pays tax Of s99.59.
The railroads pay one-half of their
taxes in February and the balance in
August of each year. Following is
the total amount of taxes that will be
paid this year by the leading railroads
Of the state:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-02-11
Articles of incorporation.

Articles of incorporation were filed
in the Office of Secretary of State Don
aid as follows:
Rex Gasometer company, Beloit;
capital, $4,000; incorporators, w. H.
Corcoran, R. H. Goowin, E. r. Young.
Cambria Canning company, Cambria.
increasing it's capital from $4,000 to
100000.
Norma Loan company, Milwaukee;
capital, $1,000; incorporates, Law
renee Conlan, L. H. Krieke, Grace Con-
Ian.
Greenwood Retail Lumber company,
Greenwood; capital, 10000; incorpo-
rators, A J. Campbell, c. E. Blodgett,
Mallie Campbell.
American Ski Skate company;
Neillsville; capital, $4,000; incorpora-
tors, G. L. Jacques, w. H. Jacques,
V. NJ Jackson.
Tomahawk Crushed Road and Gravel
company, Tomahawk; capital, $4,000;
ine@porators, H. G. Foster, E. G. Fos-
ter, C. H Grundy.
Amendments were fled as follows:
Koehring Machine company, Milwau-
kee. increasing its capital from $780,
600 to 100000
H C. Block company, Milwaukee;
capital, $4,000; incorporators, Ida
Block, Hugo H. Block, Sallie J. Block.
Neil & Co., incorporated, Superior;
capital. s25, 900; fncorporators. Joseph
Neil, G. E. Dietrich, H. W DIETRICH
Gridley Dairy company, Milwaukee,
increasing it's capital from 100000 to
100000
Ashland Paper company, Ashland.
increasing its capital from 100000 to
5000 900.
Milwaukee Traffic club. Milwaukee;
no capital stock; incorporators, 6. a
Schroeder. Charles Litzky, Alfred Tel
Ter. C. c. Backus, D. B. Curtis, Jr
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-02-11
PRESIDENTS VETO
IS SUSTAINED
Attempt to Pass immigration
Bill Over Objection Fails.
DEBATE LASTS FIVE HOURS
Party Lines Were Disregarded During
the Voting-onIy Three Votes
Needed TO Have Over
thrown Veto.

Washington, Feb. 6.-By the narrow
est Of margins, following a debate in
which the floor leader urged all Demo
Gratis to override the objection Of the
president, the house of representatives
voted on Thursday to sustain the veto
Of the immigration bill.
The final count showed that the op-
ponents Of the bill, who numbered PSI,
lacked six votes Of the two-thirds nee
essary to overcome the veto. Oppo-
nents numbered 1876 with Representa-.
tiYes Kahn Of California and Steiner
son Of Minnesota present but paired
a change Of just three votes in favor
Of the bill would have overthrow the
veto.
The consideration of the bill con,
sUmed more than five hours, during
which time were heard a score OF
speakers under the generalship Of Rep
resentative Burnett of Alabama chair
man of the immigration committee,
and Representative Gardner of Massa-
chusetts against the veto. and Repre-,
sentatiVes Moore of Pennsylvania and
SABBATH of Illinois supporting the presi-
dent. Party lines were disregaTded IN
the debate and the voting.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-02-11
Minneanolis. Feb. 6. 1915.

Minneapolis, Feb. 6, 1915.
Wheat-No l hard, 1929; No. L
northern, 1.4701.52; No. 2 northern
144@L503s.
Corn-No. yellow 74075c.
Oats-No. white, 57Ac.
Rye-No. 2, 1.24@126
Flax-1.S70190M.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-02-11
LOSS OF LIFE IN STORM.
Entire Northwest Swept by Blizzard

Entire Northwest Swept by Blizzard
Ohio and Indiana Face Flood.
Chicago, Feb. 4.-The storm-delayed
sections of the Northern Pacific's
North Coast limited reached Chicago
Tuesday, hours late, and their passen-
gers told a thrilling story of the
fight against blizzard and numbing
cold throughout Minnesota and Wis
consin. The entire northwest was in
the grip of a blizzard again Tuesday
that tore down telegraph wires and
blocked many trains
The loss of life has been considera-
BILE, according to the meager reports
coming in over the crippled wires
Ohio and Indiana faced floods.
Scores of men we're put to work at
Dayton O., dynamiting ice jams to
prevent a repetition of the flood dis
aster of 1913 Near Quincy, H., the
South Bear Greek leyee went out,
flooding the lowlands.
With the Ohio past the 90-foot mark,
the flood stage of IS feet is expected
at Evansville, Ind. Farmers in the
bottoms are moving out their stock
and grain.