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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30
ImmenCe Increase
In Freight Traffic

The Southern Pacific company il
making heroic efforts to overcome
the car shortage which has stirred
up such a row especially in the lum-
ber industry in the Northwest The
railroads explanation of the short
age is an unprecedented sudden in
crease in traffic and large volume
of cars held at the Atlantic seaboard
because OF lack of boats. The South
ern Pacific sends out the following
figures regarding the increase in
freight traffic;
There were 1888 more cars loaded
In Oregon by the Southern Pacific In
February of this year than during
the same month year ago-repre-
senting an average Of 81 more cars
a dav In February, 1916, there were
44S7 cars loaded, as against 1862
cars in 1915, and 3662 in 1914.
These figures cover only the COM
mercial freight and do not include
the company business.
An analysis of the figures shows
the increase in the principal COM
modlties as follows:
Hay, 1877 cars; lumber, 500; gem
eral merchandise, 161; potatoes, SO;
wood, 140. This increase furnishes
an adequate excuse for the car short.
age, which the railroad is exercising
effort to remedy.
Two-thirds of the increase is due
to the revival OF the lumber indus
try, due mainly to renewal of build
Ing operations throughout the nation.
AS timber is the greatest natural re-
of Oregon, activity in lumber
ing always presages prosperity for the
state.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30
Picture Exhibit
Dates Changed

Under the auspices of and for the
benefit Of the Ashland schools the
Elson art exhibit will be shown at
the Ashland armory on Wednesday
and Thursday, April and 6. Orig
inally the dates we're announced for
the 9Th and 7th, but since the latter
conflicts with the band dance the
exhibit will be staged on Wednesday
and Thursday.
The purpose of the exhibit is to
raise money for educational pictures
for the schoolrooms. A charge of 10
cents will be made.
A program, readings, drills and
music, will be given each evening.
Exhibit will be open Thursday and
Friday afternoons from 2 till and
evenings from 1880 to 10. Programs
each evening at $3.50.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30
Fireworks Expert
Visits Ashland

w. E. Priestley, fireworks ex-
pert, arrived in Ashland Wednesday
to make arrangements with the dedi-
cation celebration committee regard
ing the immense fireworks spectacle
which is planned as part of the July
celebration. Mr. Priestley was super
intendent of fireworks at the Panama
exposition at San Francisco and the
Ashland committee was able to get
into touch with him through Mr..
Frohba h, who represented this dis
trict at the exposition.
Mr.. Priestley recently returned
from Honolulu, where he staged the
fireworks at the Hawaiian Mid-Win-
ter Festival. Both going and coming
from Honolulu he states the lights on
the ship were extinguished and the
portfolios shrouded as a precaution-
ary measure against German raiders.
He sailed from Vancouver on a Brit
ish ship.
Since returning from Honolulu he
has been in Los Angeles and San
Diego and says the weather down
there is abominabe and that Los
Angeles was visited by a severe hail
storm last Thursday. He was de-
lighted with the beautiful weather
which he met in Ashland.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30
Teachers For Next
Year Are Elected

The Ashland school board met
Tuesday night and elected the fol-
lowing teachers for the coming year,
All but four OF the present teaching
force applied again and were again
elected
High SCHOOL,. E. Moore, Will
mette Hassinger, Laura Mccormick,
Helen Van Housen Giles NJ Ruch,
Delmar Harmon, Irene Ringheim,
Charlotte Kennard, Vera Moffat, L.
r. Hodge.
Junior high school-Gertrude En-
gle, Tia NJ. Myeres, Alice NJ. Thomp-
son, Irene Johnson, Irma James, Clar-
ibel Morehouse, Hazel NJ. Clark, YER
non Pyland, Eva c. Policy
East schools. A. McGavern, Mel
lie B. Ross, Margaret Powers, Lorraine
Johnson. Bessie Dunham, Myrtle
Johnson, Alice Palmer, Nellie Ma
thews.
R. R. Hutchinson, Anna B. Harris,
Elfrieda Merz of the high school and
Mrs. Dawson Foster of the junior
high school did not apply. The board
therefore has four vacancies to fill.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30
Irrigation to be
Talked at Talent

An important meeting of the Tai
ent Farmers Club will be held this
Thursday evening at Talent for the
purpose of discussing and considering
several important matters directly
connected with the question of irri-
cation in that district. The govern
ment engineers report and recon-
mendations will be carefully consid-
cred in all their phases. Proposals
and plans from parties who will agree
to supply water to the district when
formed will be presented and consid-
cred. There will be a feature of news
in this part of the program.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30
Walks Head on
Into S. P. Train

Thomas DeLong, a member OF the
Olympia Waters and Bartenders
Union, walked head on into a pas
senger train with Engineer Joe Poor
in, the front cab, with disastrous re-
suits, near Hornbrook last Sunday
night. Repeated footing Of the whis-
tie and the glare OF the headlight
failed to sway the gentleman from
his purpose, which seemed to be to
walk down the middle of the track
regardless of little obstacles like
forty-mile-an-hour trains.
DeLong either had a quart on his
hip or in his inside, one of the two,
according to connoisseurs of the smell
of whsGey who helped gather him
up, His legs were broken in several
places, a bad cash on the head and
other injuries resulted, He is now
in the Yreka hospital.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30
Company to Develop
Emigrant Coal Mine

C. A. Shapman and T. B. Weller,
representing company which has
the finances to handle big PROPOSE
ton, have leased several acres OF
land from ]. j. Murphy near the Ash
land lithia spring and will attempt
the development of coal mine.
Messrs. Chapman and Weller are ex-
perienced coal miners and believe
that they have an immense PROPOSE
tion in hand after carefully going
over the property, which they declare
to be heavily underlaid with coal.
They expect to commence operating
within twenty days, their terms re-
quiring the commencement of activity
in sixty days.
The company behind these men is
said to be amply financed. The de-
velopment of coal mine near Ash
land would mean a great deal to the
city, If nothing more than the saving
made in coal bills by the use of do
mestic coal.
Several years ago tunnel was
sunk for a couple of hundred feet
into the hillside about quarter OF
mile above the Gillette spring on
Emigrant creek. Good indications of
excellent coal we're obtained, but
water was encountered, the men in
charge did not understand the proper
pumping of it, the money Of the local
capitalists who backed the mine be-
gan to run out, and the mine was
abandoned. Some of the remains of
the shacks and machinery are there
yet.
Near Medford, on Roxy Ann, a coal
mine has been worked for the past
year or two and considerable
amount of fairly good coal taken out.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30
0. &C. Land Grant
Bills in House

The bills disposing of the Oregon
California railroad land grant lands
in Oregon are now in the house of
representatives at the national capi-
tai. Subcommittee made several
changes from the original Chamber
lain-Ferris bill, which include the
method of land classifications, plans
for the sale Of timber, disposition of
the proceeds of the sales of timber
and lands, and the settlement of the
claims under the eXecutory contracts.
Under the subcommittee plan the
status Of the eXecutory contracts will
be determined in the courts; the pro-
ceeds OF the great lands will be di-
vided with counties getting 40 per
cent, the state schools 10, the recla-
nation fund 40, and the general gov
ernment 10 per cent.
The lands protecting the city wa
tersheds are withheld from disposi-
tion for two. years, and the unpaid
taxes are to be paid Immediately
from the federal treasury. One hun
dred thousand dollars is appropriated
for classifying the lands.
Jackson county is vitality interested
in this bill as the amount accrung to
the county would amount to over
three million dollars.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30
Civic Club Hears
Pageant Plans

A great deal of interest was taken
in the program and business that
came before the Civic Improvement
Club at their regular meeting last
Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Mundy,
president of the Greater Medford
Club, and Mrs. Schieffelin of Med
ford were guests. The visiting ladies
brought a novel project before the
club. The physical culture class Of
Medford, which has $50 members
have been drilling for a big pageant
and have many folklore dances, May
pole drills and an out-of-door play,
THE Heart of the World" which
they have no suitable place to stage
in Medford. The Medford ladies be-
lieve Ashland park ideally situated
for such pageant and are trying to
arrange for the presentation in Ash
land park. They ask the co-opera-
tion of Ashland and want this affair
to be attended by the whole valley.
1t is hoped to make this an annual
event, distinctly of southern Oregon.
similar to the Portland Rose Show,
Pendleton Roundup and other dis
tinctive entertainments.
The plans were heartily received
by the Ashland club and a committee
appointed to confer with the Medford
club and to make further plans
Tentative announcement by the Med
ford ladies was to the effect that
about May 10 would be the most suit
able date.
Mrs. c. B. Wolf and Mrs. H. Pro-
vost rendered vocal solos which were
much enjoyed.
The subject, "The Results of the
Efforts of the Parent-Teacher Asso-
ciations," was ably discussed by Mrs.
w. w. Caldwell, Mrs. Chattin, Mrs.
USHER, Mrs. Gard and Superintend-
ent Briscoe Some very interesting
and profitable thoughts were ad-
vanced.
The bird house exhibit and prize
contest has been set for April II.
Many of the boys in the manual train
ing department of the schools are
busy at the work and some will have
several bird houses. The bird houses
will be sold il the owners wish.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30
First Half Taxes
Delinquent April l

You must pay the first half Of your
taxes before April 5 or it will cost
you / per cent a month interest. At
ter October 5, If it is not paid, 5 per
cent penalty beside the interest will
be added.
Two things don't forget
Pay the first half of your taxes be-
fore April 5.
Register before April IS, or you
are shut out from voting at the pri-
mary.
The sheriffs office reports tax COL
lections including yesterday, to have
been $146,2SO, $35,57O of which was
paid yesterday by the Southern Pa
cific Company as the first half of its
operating taxes.
The total sent up for collection for
1915, now being collected, was $77S,-
900, and but one-sixth of it has been
paid to date. The collections are
$4,000 short of the same date last
year. That is accounted for by the
new law in effect this year, which
does not allow a penalty to be added
until next October. True, the first
half of the tax, if not paid by April
5, draws 1 per cent month interest,
but only for the time it runs delin-
quent; if paid by May only 1 per
cent interest would be paid, and if by
June only per cent, etc. This is
much easier on those who run delin-
quent than the old law, and some are
not hustling hard for their tax dues.
Phone news items to the Tidings
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30
CONSUMERS WEEK.

o To Commercial Club Members .
o and Others: @
o Without doubt one OF the @
o most important matters con- o
o fronting the people of the Pa o
o cific coast today is the problem o
O OF getting more industries. We o
o. need to retain within our own1
@ district the cost of manufacture @
o as well as the price OF the raw (.
o material which we produce. To o
o this end we should always give o
o the preference to western-made o
o goods, the nearer home they o
o are made the better. The gov o
o ernors Of several Of the west o
o ern states, Oregon included, o
o have set aside the week OF April &.
o 3rd to 9th as a special Consum- o
o ers' Eeek, and you are earnest e.
o ly requested to carry out the o
&. spirit of the occasion by featur- o
o ing western-made goods in every &.
o possible way during those days. &.
o V. o. N. SMITH, o
President Ashland Commercial .
o Club. o
o @ o @ o o o O o o o 8 . o o o
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30
BuV Home Products and Western
Goods At Home is Slogan Of Week

goods in the windows and will talk
home buying Of western-made goods.
On one day, probably Saturday,
April s, home products dinner will
be served which will be something
well worth while. Every article on
the table will be a western product
which can be bought at home.
And above all efforts of business
men and organizations the club ladies
are arousing the consumers" them
selves tosa spirit OF cooperation in
the project.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30
A Little Speed
Costs Ten Dollars

C. A. Bell has finished the over
hauling of the big sixty-horsepower
Peerless car which was formerly the
property of Smith, Emery & Co. and
took 1t out for trial spin Wednes-
day. Apparently he did not have the
carburetor tuned to low speed and
burned up the pavement quite consid-
cradle, according to those who hap
pened to be on the streets at the
time, Some good citizen swore out
a complaint and Mr., Bell parted with
ten dollars this morning in Recorder
GiElettes court.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30
Every Man, Woman, Child and
Auto Wanted in Park SUNDAY

On next Sunday, providing it is
clear day, at the hour of o'clock,
Chester Stevenson will take an i'm
mense panoramic lpicture of Lithia
Park The view will be taken with
a special camera and will be a mag
nificent piece of photography such as
has never before been attempted
upon such a scale in Ashland. The
picture will be used for advertising
purposes. A crowd of several hun
dred people are wanted to throng
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30
PROCLAMATION.

% Whereas, the week of April
@ Bird to 9th has been set aside by
o proclamation of the governors
@ of Oregon, Washington and
@ Idaho as home products week,
o wherein it is desirable that
q" home products be properly dis
@ played by merchants and gener-
O ally purchased by consumers,
@ therefore,
@ |, o. H. Johnson, mayor of
@ the city of Ashland, do hereby
o designate and set aside the week
o of April 3rd to 9th as home
o products week for the city of
o Ashland, and hereby request
o the merchants of Ashland to es-
o pecially display, during that
o period, home and state prod
o ucts, to the end that the atten-
o ton of the public may be gener-
o ally called to them. Also l urge
o that the people during that
Z: week make 1t a point to pur-
o chase home and state products
o insofar as possible.
o o. II. JOHNSON, Mayor.
o
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30

around the fountains, the croquet
courts and tennis grounds should be
occupied, the lower drive and the
high drive should he shown with
numbers of autos, ana in fact the in
tention is to show Ashland park as it
will be on a typical hot summer Sun
day. Everyone in Ashland should
make it point to be somewhere in
Lithia Park next Sunday afternoon
at 8 o'clock. If you haven't yet visit
ed the park you should. II you have,
you will be there anyway.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30

Next week, from April to 9 in
elusive has been proclaimed Western
Club Woman's Consumers Week by
the governors of the northwestern
states, and throughout the west club
women are laying plans for its OBJ
servance.
Under the active management of
the Civic Improvement Club, Consum-
ers' Week will be universally OBJ
served in Ashland. All of the mer-
chants will display vestern-made
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30
Commercial Club
Meets Monday

The Commercial Club meets in reg
ular monthly session next Monday
evening, and several important mat
ters are slated which require the at
tention and will interest the MEM
bers. The club has several active
committees at work and is better Or
ganized than for a number of years
for getting results. Meeting con-
venes at 8 o'clock sharp. gft,t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30
Fruitgrowers Will
Make Decision

The fruitgrowers Of the Ashland
district will meet at O'Clock Satur-
day afternoon at the Commercial
Club to make a decision regarding
the acceptance of the government
Bureau Of Markets agency plan as
described here by Mr.. Basset two
weeks ago. This is an important de-
cision and every fruitgrower should
attend the meeting. }'" ''1'" o. '''''
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30

Columbia beach, opposite Vancou-
yer, Is to be improved for a summer
resort.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30
A million-dollar shipbuilding plant
Is planned for Linnton, Ore!

Eugene has let contract for
school house to cost S1s,4s2. |
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30

{ A new, $4,000 business block has
been@started at Bend Ore. -s7Hvo'
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30

George L. Pervine of st. Johns,
Ore, inventor of a vacuum fireplace,
wants to establish factory.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30

Tidings. For Sale" ads are active
little real estate salesmen.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30

Twenty-Five out of thirty indus
trie on the lower Columbia a. in op-
Grafton, employing 10000 men.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-10-04
NOTICE.

We wish to call especial at.
tention to tho club of maya
zines advertised in connection
with this paper. This is by far
the biggest magazine bargain
that wo have ever offered our
readers. And as n hint to the
wise, we suggest that you avail
yourselves of it at once, since
we have already been advised
by the publishers that on ac-
count of the tremendous in.
crease in the cost of white pa
per the regular subscription
price OF these magazines will
be Increased in the near future.
Send in your order now and get
a double bargain.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-10-04
Cook with Electricity.

Earl Willis, of this place, who
is recognized here as the speed
king on motorcycles, participant.
ed in the race at Wise Fair Sat
urday and came out close
second in competition with
Gregory Thomas, of Appala-
CHA. Thomas used n genuine
racing machine aud Earl had
to use an ordinary road ma
chine. There were II number of
other contestants, including
Hugh Williams, of this place.
Mr.. Thomas was first in tho
races ut Wise and at Bluefield;
IN fact he is the champion of
Wise County.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-10-04

Mra. NJ. J. Hoff, of Appala.
CHA, was in town Saturday at.
ternoon yieiting friends. Mrs.
Hoff returned last week from
Winona Lake, Ind, and Woos-
ter, Ohio. where she and Miss
A. NJ. Taylor spent some time
attending Bible Conferences
and Schools of Missions. Mrs.
Hoff is working with Miss Tay-
lor in mission work at Appala-
CHA, and during Miss Taylor's
absence Mrs. Hoff has charge
OF this very noble and impor-
tant work.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-10-04
LOCAL ITEMS.

Mrs. w. L. Maharey spent
Sunday at Imt odcn visiting her
daughter, Mrs. @. e. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. f. Tate and
little son, Ed. Jr., of Osaka,
were in the Gap Sunday visit.
ing l.. j. Horton and family.
w. Y. Alsover, of Charlotte,
n. O., spent several days this
week in town visiting his broth
err, r. b. Alsover.
Roy Banks spent Sunday in
Gate City visiting friends.
j. N. Hillman, superintendent
of schools for Wise County,
was down from Coeburn Satur
day on business.
II. NJ. Hoskins, of Bristol,
was business visitor in the
Gap the latter part Of last
week.
Harry NJ. Smythc, of Taze.
we'll, former editor of the Cum
berland Progressive at Appala.
CHA, spent few days in town
last week visiting friends
Attorney l.. b. Howard, of
Pennington Gap, spent several
days in the Gap last week on
business.
NJ. D. Kelly, of st. Charles,
Republican county chairman
for Lee County, spent few
days last week in town on bust
ness.
Elkanah Flanary and son,
John, of Lee County, passed
through the Gap Friday enroute
to Wise to attend the Fair.
Cook with Electricity.
Ira l.. Warner, principal of
the public school at Norton was
visiting in the Gap Saturday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. j. V. Alfriend
and children, Misses Moutas
and Billie and j. ", Jr., OF
Washington, d. O., are visitors
IN the Gap this week, being
guests at the Monte Vista.
Miss Olga Horton and little
niece, LaVerne Horton, spent
Saturday and Sunday at Osaka
visiting relatives.
w. H. Wren, of Chllhowie,
Va, who is connected with the
Vance Motor Company at that
place, is in the Gap this week
looking after the interest of the
Mineral Motor Company.
The Woman's Missionary So
clety will meet with Mrs. G. S.
Carter Thursday afternoon at
three o'clock, A cordial invi-
tation is extended to all,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-10-04

No.
Warrant of Arrest.
Commitment to Answer Indictment.
Certificate of Commitment for Trial.
Commitment until Fine and Costs are
Paid.
Commitment for Imprisonment, &c.
Recognizance upon Appeal.
Warrant Discharging from Jail, upon
Appeal.
Complaint for Peace Warrant.
Peace Warrant
10 Search Warrant.
IL Warrant in Debt.
II Warrant III Damages.
l3 Execution
IL Garnishee Summons.
10 Indemnilying Bond.
IL Forthcoming Bond.
~ Affidavit for Summons in Unlawfu
Detainer.
Is Summons In Unlawful Dctaincr.
~ Affidavit for Distress Warrant.
20 Distress Warrant.
81 Complaint for Attachment acains
Removing Debtor.
% Attachment Against Removing Debt
or, with Garnishec Process.
23 Attachment Bond.
~ Deed of Conveyance, with certificate.
20 Deed of Trust with certificate.
20 Deed of Lease.
"a Homestead Deed.
% Declaration in Assumpsit
20 Declaration in Debt on Bond
80 Declaration in Debt on Promissory
Note.
81 Declaration i'll Debt on Negotiable
Note
Ss Notice Of Motion on Note. Bond, or
Account
30 Power Of Attorney.
81 Notice to take Dispositions.
30 Indictment, General
80 Indictment. Liquor
81 Commissioner Notice.
IS Abstract Of Judgment Before Justice.
30 Warrant in Detinue.
10 Sarnishee Summons and Judgment.
Al Subpoena for Witnesses.
AZ Contract and Agreement.