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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-30
On Shoulders
Or On StretChcyS

The football game for the south
eron Oregon championship will be
played Mt the Medford ball park to-
morrow afternoon. The grounds are
said to be in fine shape and covered
grandstaud and bleachers will afford
protection for spectators in case of
rain. The locals have nothing to say
regarding their chances, but have
refused to secure dates for the
Elks' ball, and from all indications
intend to be carried Off the field
either on the shoulders Of their sup
porters as winners or in stretcbers.
The Ashland band is going down and
Medford will have their band out.
The entire local student body VIII
attend and probably several hundred
townspeople. Betting odds remain
at two to one on Medford with little
Ashland money in sight.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-30
Free Dinner AT
Mission Hall

A free dinner will be served at the
Mission hall Thanksgiving day from
IL until 1 o'clock. All donations,
such as cooked potatoes and all other
kinds of vegetables, cakes, cookies,
doughnuts, pickles and fruit, will be
very gratefully accepted.
Please write your name on all
dishes sent to Mission hall, which is
located just below Loomis & Nelson's
grocery on Fourth street.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-30
Park Board to Lay
Off Entire Force

The park board has laid off all Of
the men employed in the city parks,
the order to take effect Friday. It
is reported that Superintendent
Graves has resigned, his resignation
to take effect the first of the month,
when he will probably return to San
Francisco, where position awaits
him.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-30
Council Trims 1917 Tax Budget
Down To Total OF 22.3 Mills

After cutting and slashing every
fund from the totals published in
the tentative budget and working
until 1890 Monday night and all
morning this morning the city coun-
Gil has finally got the city tax down
to 22.3 mills, which is absolutely as
low as It can be figured. OF this
amount 1873 is devoted to the er-
penses of the city, big cut from
the original estimate and IL under
the limit allowed by the law
The big cuts were made by carry
ing over delinquent debts owed by
one department to another. These
will be handled by the various de-
partments borrowing money from
the water department sinking fund.
The other big cuts were made in the
park commission budget which was
cut to 2 mills from Al mills, in the
police department which was pruned
one man by the simple expedient of
reducing the money for next year
by $500. The library department
suffered the loss of 2 mills, fire de-
partment 3 mills, street .5 mills.
While a small tax of .01 mill was
added for sewer purposes, .O5 for
publicity, band and Chautauqua, .O5
for springs commission, mills to
bonds and interest which was not
figured correctly in the first place.
The budget now stands.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-30
Blair Quarry Ships
Car Of Granite

The Blair granite quarry has
shipped carload of finished granite
to Portland. Mr.. Blair has gone to
Portland to attend to the unloading
and shipping of the car, which is
loaded down to the limit.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-30

Miss Carol NJ. Mitchell Of Port
land, who has been spending few
months in Ashland, has gone to
South Pasadena, Cal, to spend tho
winter with her uncle, s. F Johnson.
win be used for band and the num-
erous publicity matters including
celebrations with which the city is
asked to assist. One or two citizens
spoke favoring a larger publicity levy
and Mr.. Finders urged % mill levy
for the band alone.
Sewer.
A levy of i mill was made to pro
vide a little over 5000 for sewer, this
amount having been illegally taken
from the general fund in the past.
Interest and Bonds.
The largest single fund, the In
terest and bonds fund, calls for 8
mills, and as is absolutely neces-
3ary that these be met, it was passed
without argument.
The assessed valuation Of Ashland
Is $2,31S,S10.
The estimated corporation tax is
s27S,2OO, making total estimate of
taxable property of $2,592,510.
One mill on this will raise ST.
592.5O.
From this basis the amounts need
I'd for the various departments can
be figured
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-30


he had seconded Mr. Banta's motion
he would be forced to vote against
it. The salary was left as at pres
ent.
Minor Matters
All the minor expenses were deem
ed necessary and no tensble Objec-
tions could be fodnd to any of them.
The delinquent light payment was
carried over finally, effecting a big
cut. An item of 500 for legal ex-
penses was cut.
S18,147.57
The final general fund amount de-
cided upon Wednesday morning after
further cuts by figuring more closely
on the cash on hand had been made,
was 7 mills raising $1S,14757.
Library Budget
The library budget which called
for IL mills was considered an item
at time and Librarian Hicks called
upon frequently for explanations. 1t
was passed as it stood but after the
spectators had gone someone made
the statement that the library board
had stated that they could get along
on mill, so the council pruned it
down to 9 mills and as such it will
go in. The big reduction will have
to be made n the number of new
books purshased.
Fire Department
The fire department budget was
passed without change Monday night
but by figuring closely on the cash
on hand a cut of g mill was ef-
fected Wednesday morning. The
only item discussed was that of S25
for glass doors and it developed that
the lower floor of the fire station
was t0tally without light and the
doors We're needed to save electric
current and relieve the jail like at
mosphere
Street Department
BY carrying over $1,SO0 owed by
the street department and possible
revenue OF 1925 cash, a cut of . mill
was made. A provision of 5000 for
the widening of the Gresham corner
was allowed. Mr.. Rocho made the
suggestion that by hiring a team a
bill Of S17S.G2 for feeding tho city
team could be made, but owing to
the fact that the city team is used
every day in the year this was deem
ed inadylsabIc.
Park.
Contrary to the general eypecta-
tion that the park budget would give
rise to trouble, the council passed
the two-mill tax which is all they are
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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-30
Budget Meet

The tax budget metlng at the CITY
hall Monday night was attended by
about 75 taxpayers, who made FREE
uuent suggestions and asked for in
formation freely. But few sugges-
tions 70. large cut were made, the
only big one being egarding the
carrying ever of a delinquent street
lighting bill fer $5O573O to next
year. This was from last year and
was not paid because Of an under
estimate by the council and a re-
duction Of assessible valuation.
Since the light department was
deemed b5st able to bear that bur
den at tho time it was not paid. The
council debated the matter and
asked for straw vote and although
the vote favored carrying it over,
the council decided to pay it only to
change after most of the spectators
had gone, and finally cut it out.
Light suingers.
Prior TO taking up the budget in
regular order a request for a levy
Tor the buying of street light string
ers for celebrations was laid on the
table and a request for a levy for
the band OF ono mill was also de-
ferred.
General Fund
The various salaries in the general
fund being fixed by ordinance or
by the next council, were passed over
without argument although the re
cordeEs office help salaries required
explanation to some who did not un-
derstand how they were paid.
Police Department
The police department fund was
cut $500, thus enforcing the cur
tailment Of the force next year. The
council did this with the view of try
ing ont Mayor Johnson citizen po-
lice idea,
Councilman Banta favored a re-
duction CT $1,000 in the police fund
but a compromise was finally made.
The council talked over cutting
out their own salaries but finally
found out that they were fixed by
the charter and could not be cut out,
City Attorney
The city attorneys salary was not
cut MI Nininger stated that prior
to his coming onto the council he
had always believed that the attor-
ney's salary was an extravagance but
that after his year he believed the
city had got more than its moneys
worth.
Recorder Gillette stated that hard
ly day passed that he did not con
suit the attorney about something
and always found him willing to
give up his own work for the citys
work. On an inquiry from Mr.. En-
ders it developed that in the past
two years but 500 had been paid
for work outside the CITY,, this being
the only extra in the attorney line.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-30
City Engineer

Mr. Banta wanted the city en-
gineer's salary reduced but after
Councilman Root, who, being a civil
engineer himself had ridiculed the
idea in view of the fact that hiring
a man by the day would cost $500
every time they needed him for the
smallest job, the reduction would be
a costly one. Others made argu-
ments so convincing that Council
man Nininger stated that although
he had seconded Mr.. Banta's motion
he would be forced to vote against
it. The salary was left as at pres
ent.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-30

The county tax is 16 mills.
School tax 8 mills.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-30
Minor Matters

All the minor expenses were deem
ed necessary and no tensble objec
tions could be fodnd to any of them.
The delinquent light payment was
carried over finally, effecting a big
cut. An item of 500 for legal ex-
penses was cut.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22
! RULES FOR TREE PLANTING

Select the kind of a tree that will
grow best in your location. Choose a
variety from those already thriving in
your vicinity.
A ten to twelve foot tree is consider
ed the best size for ordinary planting.
1t should be free from scars and pests.
The trunk should be straight. and it
should have a long leader.
When digging trees in the woods be
careful not to iniure the roots, and Sc
cure as many of the fibrous ones as
possible. Nursery grown trees are
better because they have been trans
planted several times and have better
root systems.
DO not allow the roots to become
dry. Keep them moist and covered un-
til you are ready to put them in the
ground.
Ragged ends of broken roots should
be cut off with a sharp knife.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22
Find Horned Mems Skulls,

Athens. Pa, Sept. 4.-The a%rchaeolo-
gists who are traversing the Susque-
hanna river to the bay. visiting sites Of
Indian villages and digging up aborig-
inal and other relics. are said to have
made n most astounding discovery on
the Murray farm near hero in finding
the bones Of sixty-eight prehistoric
men.
The average height Of these men
when their skeletons were assembled
was sever feet. while man. were much
taller. Additional evidence of their
gigantic size is found in the massive
stone b%attleaxes in their graves. The
average age of these men is said to
have been from thirty to forty years.
Another amazing point of this dis
covcry is the allegation that ''pcrfectly
formed skulls We're found. from which
horns grew straight out from the
head"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22

cannot be relied upon after the second
year. 1t is best. however. to obtain
fresh seeds every season.
II gardeners would give their crops
sufficient are to grow them to pcrfec-
ton and then ave seeds of only per
feet specimens seed saving might he
recommended. but this is seldom the
case, so generally purchasing seeds
from dealers who are particular to
have the very best is to be recom-
mended.
Where a few seeds are saved until
another year from this years pur-
chaSes and where Il few seeds may be
saved from particularly fine plants a
convenient seed case can be made by
saving the boxes in which safety
matches are packed.
These boxes can be glued together in
tiers of two, three or four. side by side
and six or eight boxes high. Glue
short strips of tape to the bottom of
of the sliding compartments. hay
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22
Jews to Meet This Year.

New York, Sept. 4.-T;oth factions ~
American Jews will be equally rcprc-
Sentcd i'll the proposed national .Jou,;sh
congress, 1t was announced bv tbo
American Jewish Chronicle. whichI
also made known some of the pre,im.
mary conditions of peace on which tbo
factions will bc united.
The first session of the congress. tho
'hronlcle says. will take place befor,
the end of this year. The second will,
DC hcld after Il permanent peace has
been arranged.
"Ialestine is to be discussed anil
gwen Il prominent place in the plat
1"r1m' the announcement says. "u,lcs-
lions OF immigration. colonization, p,lr.
cl'aSc OF land and culture autonomy in
ialest1ne will also be discussed"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22
BREAKAGE IN CANNING.

When breakage Of jars occurs 1t is
due to sucl causes as:
O~yerpackinc Jars. Corn. pumpkin.
peas. lima beans and sweet potatoes
swell or expand in processing. Do not
fill the jars quite full Of these products.
Placing cold jars in hot water. or
vic versa. AS oon as the Jars are
filed with hot sirup or hot water place
Immediately in the canner.
If top cracks during sterilization the
wire bail was too tight.
In steam amer having too much
water in the Gamer Water should not
come above the platform.
Allowing cold draft to strike the Jars
when they are removed from the can
ner.
Having wire bail too tight, thus
breaking the jars or glass tops when
lever is forced down.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22
Double Story Poultry House

For a small flock of fowls a piano
DON makes a Very convenient poultry
mouse. 1t can be worked over in MANY
different styles. Usually the affair is
made only one story high. This is not
as OF economical space as the double
story house illustrated herewith. Such
a house will commend itself to those
having very limited space. The second
floor is placed about a third of the way
up from the lower floor. 1t may be
made removable so as to be readily
cleaned-simply fit loosely on four or
more supports. such as brackets. The
liz. q, should fit snugly over the frame
and be easily raised by means Of
hinges. The fowls can reach this floor
by walking up the incline. a.
\ trap door, b.. fits over the opening
50 the fowls may be confined in the
upper floor when necessary. G shows
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22
oooooonooaan

When buying a farm remember that
farming is as much of a business as
making bricks is. and investigate "a
closely as if you We're about to buy a
business. If You satisfy the following
six essential rules you cannot go far
wrong:
First.-Be perfectly certain that your
ne1ghhors are c%ongenial. for farming
i'll an u~ncongenial neishborhood is i'm
possible.
Second.-Locate near a school and a
church. You can get labor easier even
IT you do not use them yourself.
Ihird.-Re sure the country is health
1ui and the water pure.
Fourth.-Look we'll into the transpor-
tation facilities-ruads. railroads and
rates.
Fifth.-Find out where the markets
are.
Sixth.-Then buy a good piece of
farm land.
1T you fulfill these six conditions
II there are plenty of such places in
the United States-and you are willing
to work. really work. you will find
health and prosperity and Astounding
happiness on a farm.-World's Work.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22
AGlanceatCurrentTop and Events

than the British voice. To this defect
In the British vocal chords he ascribcs
the much maligncd telephone service
of London.
"Amer1cans have not pretty, soft
voices. but their vocal chords are tuned
correctly for t~elephoning." said the doe
Tor. British voices are not. They
seem to lack the timbrc necessary for
carrying over the wires.
1T is often remarked that American
Women are given to talking loudly in
restaurants and other places. AS "A
matter of fact they do not talk any
louder tina their English sisters, but
t1lel voices have a carrying quality
winch is sometimes rather irving.
However. 1t makes telephone using Il
pleasure for Americans, whereas for
i'rltons the phone is always more or
less an instrument of torture."
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22
Sweden Invites Our AthIetes.

New York, Sept. 4.-Threc American
athletes have been invited to Sweden
to compete in a carnival of track and
field sports which will he held in Stock
holm on Sept. % and ~. The invita-
ton, which came from the Swedish
National ~Gymnastic Sporting aSSoci-
alton to Frederick w. Ruben, secre-
tary treasurer of the Amateur Athletic
union. specifically requests that Ted
Meredith, the worlds champion middle
distance runncr, make the trip.
While there are many great athletes
in this country who would he Glad to
visit Sweden, il is believed that none
will be able to accept this invitation.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22
Germans Buildinu Sims.

Berlin, Sept. b Herr Rallin gem.
eral manager of the Hamburg-Amcri-
can line, says his company is building
the turbine ship Bismarck. of :niOOv
tons, the worlds greatest steamer: th,
Tirpitz, 10000 tons. and three other
vessels of $4,000 tons each.
At Bremen there are buildino nina
vessels. four of them with a tarryjny
capacity of $4,000 tons, being the
WorIus greatest freight steamers. at
flcnSburg two steamers of 13,OON toms
earh, three larger passenger freight
steamers, and at G~ecStcmunde two
freight steamers of 1000 tons cacl,
Tor traffic through the Panama canal.
The HamburgerSouth America limo
is building the Cap Polonio, Il sister
snip to the auxiliary cruiser Cap Trafal,
gar.
The North German Lloyd is building.
TWO fast steamers. the Columbus and
fllhdenburg. of 10000 tons each: the
and Zeppelin. Of 10000 toms
each; twelve vessels of 10000 TONS
earh. Twenty-fonr ships of from 5000
to 10000 tons are being built for othcr
lines.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22
Try New Campaign Plan.

Chicago, Sept. ). - There are five
managers of the Republican campaiyu
in the west with equal authority. NO
"S'lpreme head" will be appointed.
Here are the men who are in charge
OF the campaign in the west and who
will be tenants for three months of the
campaign offices: Republican National
Nommlttepmcn Herr of Kpntlcky,
Adams Of Iowa. Howell Of Nebraska,
former United States Senator Hcmcn-
way of Indiana and National Cam
palgn Committeeman Ickes of Illinois.
With them and "%Sitting at the re
celpt of cl>toms' is Fred I'plam Of
Chicago. western treasurer of the Re
publican committees. Jenkins Elliott
OF 81. Paul has been named as as
Sistant to Mr.. Ipham.
Tho tive managers have charge of all
the campaign work from the western
boundary of Ohio to Pacific tidcwatpr.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22
WON BY A BLUFF.

"he1l the armies Of Napoleon were
o~NeFrunnlng Europe. General Massena.
WIN $4,000 men, suddenly appeared
before the Austrian town of Field
kirrh and demanded its surrender IN
stead OF complying. the buryomaster
ISSUED orders that the church bells
We're to be set ringing and that the
puisllers' their wives and daughters,
cad IN holiday attire, were to assem-
ole IN the market square and there
make merry.
The result vas exactly what he had
hoped for. Massena heard the sounds
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22
Don't Overfeed Chicks,

Don't feed your young chicks as
though they We're laying eggs every
day and needed a heavy diet for the
operation. They need a growing ra.
ton rather than a food heavy with
protein. Where they get a rich ration
You have bowel trouble. leg weakness
and liver complaint. The light foods
should be fed during the fore part of
the day and the heavier or more solid
grains should be given late in the after
moo and at night.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22
To Study Infant Prodiqies.

New York. Sept. g. The talented
child is now to be studied and invcsti-
gated by JOhn -. R~Ockefeller'S gen
eral education board. An appropriation
has been made for the purpose and
the inquiry will be under the direction
Of Professor Guy NJ. Whipple Of the
University of Illinois.
Up to this time" says Frederick
T. Gates. chairman Of the general edu-
cation board, "mnrh special study has
been devoted to improving the cduca-
ton of defective children. but COM
p~aratively little attention has been
paid to Il systematic and thorough
study of the talented child.
"Profess"r Whipplc will endeavor to
find out how early in their school life
gifted children can be spotted and
how much school time and energy
they IAN ccOnomiZp, as we'll as how
murh additional training and mental
equipment they RAJ obtain during
their school years.
\ special study of the Junior High
school as a new experiment in cdnca-
ton will be made for the board by
Professor Thomas II. Briggs of Teach
crs college. Columbia.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22

the position Of the roosts. These should
be in t~restles about eighteen inches
high and be easily removable. D d
show the hinged fronts which may he
raised or lowered at will. At each end
IS a window covered with wire cloth.
In the front is q glass window and also
a WIRE cloth window. The whole poul-
try house should he covered with roof
ing paper to keep u the wet. The
trap door, b. should he fastened up by
meal Of a string or a wire which
passes through the back of the house
and to be attached to a nail to hold it
open.-American Agriculturist.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22

Reference is made to plans by the
king to visit Canada during the Duke
of Connaught's tenure Of office. the as
sertion being made that they We're cut
short by the outbreak Of the war.
The Duchess of DevOnsllire is not
only mistress of the robes of the queen
but is one Of her closest friends. She
was. before her marriage. Lady Evelyn
Mary FitZmaurire. daughter of Lord
l.ansdowne. She is a great social favor
lite and one of Londnn'S most popular
hosteSses. Both she and the duke have
many friends in Canada. where they
have visited more than once.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22

OF rejoicing, watched from the heights
overlooking the town the gathering
throngS in the streets and came to the
conclusion that the townsfolk must
have received intelligence that the
Austrian army, which was believed to
be somewhere in the vicinity, was add
vancing to their relief.
AS to give battle there ana then
formed no part of Napoleon's general
plan of action, Massena ordered a re-
treat. Feldkirch was saved, and by n
bluff, for as a matter Of fact no %rrlicy-
ing force was anywhere near at the
time.