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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10
Railroad Trains
AS Safe AS Home

An analysis Of the last accident re-
port of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission indicates that, next to the
seclusion of ones own home, the SAT-
est place person can be is on a rail-
road train.
Some interesting observations and
conclusions, based upon the 1915 ac-
cident report, are made public by
julius Kruttschnitt, chairman of the
special committee on accident statis-
tics, American Railway Association.
In 1916, 3O2 companies, operating
1879, 900 miles of railroad, equal to
the combined mileage Of Germany,
France, Austria-Hungary and Russia,
transported 60 per cent Of the coun-
try's entire passenger business and
67 per cent Of its entire freight busi-
ness without single passenger be-
ing killed in train accident The
Southern Pacific system Of over H.
900 miles, employing 10000 men and
carrying 45,0O0,000 passengers in
1916, conducted its operations with
out the loss of one passenger and but
five employees in accidents to trains.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10
Army Ordnance
Dept. Growth

Washington, D. c., December 10,
1917.-Before the war began the
United States government employed
approximately 500, 900 persons in the
civil branch. Now that this country
is actually engaged in the conflict,
the great army of workers behind the
fighting forces is growing by tens of
thousands. A good example Of this
rapid addition of employees is in the
civilian force of the ordnance depart
ment of the army. Seven large pri-
vately owned office buildings In
Washington are required to house the
officials and clerks OF this force, In
addition to the usual quarters in the
State, War and Navy building, which
were sufficient before Uncle Sam be-
gan to prepare for war The gun di-
vision alone, which did not exist as
a separate division before we entered
the war, now has more than two
thousand civilian employees besides
about three hundred commissioned
officers, and it is estimated that this
division will be three times its pres
ent size within year. The great
manufacturing plants of the ordnance
department in various parts of the
country employed about 10000 last
spring. Now 10000 are at work in
these establishments.
The task of supplying these thou
sands of workers in the face of the
greatest demand for labor the coun-
try has ever known is the problem Of
the United States Civil Service Com
mission. At this time great numbers
of men and women are needed to fill
stenographic and other positions in
the offices at Washington and me-
chanical trades and technical posi-
tions in the government plants for
manufacturing artillery and ammu-
milton. The local boards of civil serv-
ice examiners at the postoffices in all
cities are furnishing detailed inform
alton concerning positions in which
men and women are needed.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10
AMERICAN AUTO TIRES
See 'em at Eastern Supply Co.
The heaviest Non Skid Tire the Buy American Tires of
Market for the price and Save Money
Sugar Embargo is
Clamped on Hard
Market tor the price

Attempts to circumvent the sugar
regulations of the federal food ad-
ministration have been uncovered and
checked in various sections of the
state, and reports on these have been
forwarded to Washington by w. B.
Aver, food administrator for Oregon.
If any jobber or retailer is caught
violating the law the license of the
guilty will be revoked, which means
putting them out of business at least
in the commodity involved.
1t is the first time in the history
of the country that the government
has stepped in to regulate business
and methods which have been in
vogue legitimately for generations
and are being superseded by regula-
tions to which some business houses
find difficulty in adjusting them
selves. This is why the few attempts
to evade the sugar regulations have
been made. There are practices GUS
tomary in the past, such as making
sugar a leader" or of retailers buy
ing as wholesalers, which are no long
or permissible Consumers with con-
nections with jobbing houses have
bought sugar, for instance, at whole
sale rates and half dozen sacks at
a time. This is now taboo and the
jobber who makes the sale endangers
his license.
On the whole, the people on the
Pacific coast are far better off In OBJ
tanning sugar than those of the east
and middle west. Consumption of
sugar in the east has been greatly
reduced and in many Of the large
cities, cities with double the popula-
ton of Portland, a pound Of sugar is
the limit to customer and there are
days when no sugar is obtainable.
Some Of the largest candy manufac-
turers in the east. although permitted
half the supply they normally carry
are not taking rs per cent of the Gus
tomary amount.
In Oregon the consumption Of su-
gar has dropped between rs and 90
per cent. This is chiefly due to the
voluntary abstinence Of the public.
Small dealers who have supplied
cross7road stores for instance, re-
port that they now sell sack or a
half a sack a week where formerly
they sold two or three sacks.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10
ARROW
om5fr
COLLAR
2oeea' 2&35F3&5Oe

quarters we're played One veteran
Tommy, who had come down, wound
ed for the fifth time and who had
scars of battle on his body, said9
Blime me, ! don't want to play that
game. It's too rough
1--WE were given an extra blanket
Saturday personal gift for the en-
listed men of this unit, from Mrs.
Whitelaw Reid. Believe your hum
BILE servant, the gift is much appreci-
ated these cool nights. We now have
three blankets and straw mattress
to keep us warm. Our overcoats
make a good addition.
That's all the news this time, ex-
cept that the moon Is bright and the
eventful part Of the month is here.
You know we like the dark and rainy
nights and not the moon, for dark
nights are far safer for u.s."
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10
LEGAL NOTICES.

,UMMONS.-Suit in equity to fore
close real property mortgage.
In the Circuit Court in and for the
County of Jackson, State of Ore
gon.
First National Bank Of Ashland,
Oregon, plaintiff, vs..
q e. Bagley and Augusta F. Bag
ley, his wife, and d. R. Joslyn
and Mollie B. Joslyn, his wife,
and M. l.. Joslyn and Alice N.
Joslyn, his wife, defendants.
To e. e. Bagley, Augusta F. Bag
ley, D. r. Joslyn, Mollie B. JOS
lyn, M. L. Joslyn and Alice N.
Joslyn, the above named defend
ants:
In the name of the State of Ore
gon, you and each of you are here
by summoned and required to ap-
pear and answer the Complaint Of
the plaintiff on file in the office of
the Clerk of Court of said county.
within TEN days from the date of
its service upon you II served on
you within the said county, but II
served on you within any other
county in said state Of Oregon then
you are required to answer within
TWENTY days from the date of its
service upon you, but If served on
you without the state of Oregon, or
by the publication of this Sum-
mons, then you are required to an
swer said Complaint within SIX
WEEKS from the date of the first
publication of this Summons, and
il you fail to appear and answer
the said Complaint within the
time as above specified, the plaint-
iff will apply to the Court for the
relief demanded in the said Com
plant, to-wit:
That there is due and owing the
plaintiff under that certain mort
gage and the notes secured there
by, which mortgage was executed
by the defendants, e. e, Bagley
and Augusta F. Bagley, on July
9th, 1914, unto the said plaintiff
to secure the sum Of $12,000.00
and interest, insurance and taxes,
which Mortgage is of record in
Vol. 36, pages 5, 6 and 7 of the
Mortgage Records Of said Jackson
county, the sum Of 100000 with
interest at 8 per cent per annum
from January 9th, 1915, and taxes
and insurance premiums paid since
then as set forth in the Complaint,
and that said mortgage be fore
closed and the mortgaged property
cold, and that each and all the de-
PENDANTS be barred from any claim
to the mortgaged property save the
right Of redemption; and other re-
lief as might be Just and proper.
By order Of the Hon. F. M. Cal
kins, Judge of said court, made and
dated November 3rd, 1917, this
Summons is served on the defend
ants, r. E. Bagley, D. R. Joslyn,
Mollie B. Joslyn. NJ. L. Joslyn and
Alice N. Joslyn. by the publication
thereof for six successive weeks in
the Ashland Tidings, newspaper
printed and published at Ashland,
Oregon.
Date Of first publication is No
vember 9Th, 1917.
Time for answer expires Deem
Der 18th, 1917.
e. D. BRIGGS,
Attorney for Plaintiff, Ashland,
Oregon. 48-6t-Mon.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10

severaly slightly wounded men. We
use the old altar in the church for a
dressing table.
IL am recovering from severe
cold of the lungs, due to long and
continued exposure. During the last
month there have been days at time
when we did not have our clothes off
just dropped down anywhere to
sleep.
did I tell you that had another
promotion. Am now rated as nursing
orderly, with a salary of $3.50 per
month.
I'VE are getting many magazines
from the 'put-a-penny-on'. plan.
We certainly appreciate them, as 9TH
erwise we would get very little read
ing matter from the United States.
II have bought a couple Of Liberty
bonds By the time ! get back will
have enough saved to give all my
friends a joyride in my own car.
you see, l have little news to
write this time. Perhaps this room
has something to do with 1t. 1t Is
about as quiet here now as it would
be in a refined boiler factory-thls is
the church army hut. One wounded
Tommy is pounding a piano and 100
others are shouting and buying cigar
cites, chocolate, biscuits and tea at
the counter.
Perhaps you think we do not have
time for much but work. Well, let
me tell you of our introduction of
American football in France. For
two weeks between conveys and
evacs the sanitary squad has been out
practicing its plays under the leader
ship of Babe Calm, late star midget
wonder OF the University of Chicago
football team. Other members of
this famous squad are: Griffin ex-
Chicago University athlete; Gordon
McCracken of Lewis Institute; Bill
Singleton, Chicago; c. Anderson,
Northwestern, and many others.
Some of the members of the quarter
masters department of Base 12, who
played against the sanitary squad
yesterday, are: Sergeant Stan Fur
beck, one of Oak Parks former stars;
Mckenzie, Northwestern University
Law School, and several others from
Northwestern. You see, we had good
material.
"The match was scheduled several
days ahead, and consequently there
was a crowd of about 1000 patients,
nurses and men assembled for the
game. Everyone was curious to learn
about American football. The first
half was hard fought, ending 0-0.
sanitary squad scored the first touch
down in the third quarter The quar-
termaster's department followed in
the last quarter with two touch
downs. No goals were made, the
game ending IL to 6. You sure
would have enjoyed the game, if you
could have seen it. Ten-minute
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10
Oregon Boy Writes
OF Athletic Sports

A recent Sunday edition of the
Portland Oregonian published num-
Der of interesting letters from SOL
diers in camp and field Among these
is the following from Harry Dean,
Hood River boy. The young man,
who is 21 years of age, Is in the hos
pital service in France. He writes
the following:
81 have been so busy | haven't had
time to write but it is easier for me
now. as we opened new ward in the
C. of e. church tent Company b
ward has moved into its new hut |
was put in charge, and we have had
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10

You'll need a field glass before the
war,ends. ! have number of them
left at the old wholesale cost. The
"Megaphos" binocular eight-power
glass at $21; lie Fills" eight-power
$19.75. These cannot now
be had in the wholesale market at
any price. We have others at $5.75,
$3.50, $775, SO and up to SIS, worth
more than double that money now.
Johnson's jewelry store. Ii
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10
INTERuRBAN AuToCAR co.

Leave Ashland for Medford, Talent
and Phoenix daily except Sunday
at 900 a. m. and 100, 400 and
Sis p. m. Also on Saturday night
at $50. Sundays leave at 900
a. m.,A 1880, 4:9O and $3.50 p, m.
Leave Medford for Ashland daily ex-
cept Sunday at 500 a. m. and 100,
400 and 5:15 p. m. Also on Sat-
urday night at 1915. On Sundays
1920 a. m, 1880, $3.50 and $3.50
p. m.
Fare between Medford and Ashland
80 cents. Round trip 80 cents.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10

An old Philippine veteran says a
pocket magnifier is an awful handy
thing for soldier. We have good
stock. Whited. 5S-2t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF AD-
MINISTRATOR AND TO PRESENT
CLAIMS.-In the County Court Of
Jackson County, Oregon.
Estate OF Rosetta G. Wright, de-
ceased.
The undersigned has been duly
appointed Administrative Of said
Estate. Any one having claim
against said estate is requested to
present the same, duly verified, at
the Billings office, Ashland Ore
gon, within six months from the
first publication hereof, which is
November 12, 1917.
ELSIE Il. WRIGHT.
50-5t-Mon. Administrative.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10
T|D|NCS CLASSIFIED ADS

Classified first Insertion cent word
80 month No advertise
rs Classified cash with order
parties having ledger accounts with the office.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10

FOR SALE BY OWNER-Large lot
with small house on Meade street,
Ashland, Ore. Price $3.50. War
rantee deed and abstract. Address
Mark Hebron, Boise City, Okla.
52-1mo.*
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10
FOR SALE OR TRADE

FOR SALE OR TRADE for land or
other property in southern Oregon
or northern California, 1873 acres
two miles south of Eugene depot;
we'll fenced with woven wire; As
acres in cultivation; good roads.
Also fine high residence site Of
three and one-third acres with
beautiful trees, near car line, and
three lots near Eugene high school,.
H. G. Galley, $40 Fairview street.
Phone 431-J. 51-1mo.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10

40 IRRIGATED ACRES, $3,5OO.
This improved farm in fertile
Illinois valley is probably the best
buy in southern Oregon this fall.
Terms if desired. Frank o. Nee
ker, Talent. Ore. 53-1mo."
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10

NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL
ACCOUNT. Estate of Ellen Nc
Leod, deceased
The undersigned has filed in the
County Court of Jackson county,
Oregon, her Final Account as Ex-
ecutrix of the estate of Ellen Nc
Leod, deceased, and the honorable
judge of said court has appointed
December 22nd, 1917, at 10 o'clock
a. m. at the court house in jack
sonville, Jackson county, Oregon,
as the time and place for hearing
any objections thereto. Should
there be any objection to said ac-
count, such objection must be made
on or before the date of said hear
ing. JESSIE RONDEAU,
52-4t-Mon. EXecutrix.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10

We too have some old goods we are
willing to sell at reduced prices.
Whited. 5S-2t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10

Young Mems Christian Association
Dlans for work in France include the
establishment of rs libraries.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10

FOR SALE-Property on Oak street,
95x175 feet. one-half block from
Hotel Austin. Will divide lot
47hx175 or 95xS7h feet. Call
at 154 Oak street 4O-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Fair six-room house on
Granite street, above auto camp
ground. IS per month for the
winter. Inquire Of Bert R. Greer
at the Tidings office. 39-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10

DIR. ERNEST A. WOOD-Practice
limited to eye, ear, nose and
throat. Office hours, 10 to IL and
. to S. Swedenburg Bldg, Ash
land, Ore. 73-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE-100-
acre farm 1S miles north Of Eu-
gene. Eighty acres of this is the
finest bottom land-sandy loan;
20 acres second bottom, with nice
new buildings. About half of place
in cultivation. VIII exchange for
good property, stock ranch pre-
ferred, in Ashland vicinity, on ac-
, count of my wife's i'll health. Price
S125 per acre. Chas. s. Cochran,
Ashland Ore. 57-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10

FOR RENT-Two nicely furnished
sunny rooms. Inquire GA Boule-,
ward or phone 40S-R. 52-h
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10

GEO. T. WATSON, Painter and Pa
perhanger. Phone 2O2-R. 166
Ohio street. 4O-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10
PROFESSIONAL.

DIR. J. J. EMMENS-Physician and
surgeon. Practice limited to eye,
ear, nose and throat. Glasses sup
piled. Oculist and aurist for s. P.
r. r. Offices, M. F. and H. Bldg,
opposite postoffice, Medford, Ore.
Phone SGT. 21-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10

CONTRACTING AND BUILDING
Frank Jordan, general contracting.
New and old work; cement walks.
cemetery coping, brick, cement,
woodwork, lathing and plastering,
eobblestone and general building
contracts. b-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10
FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE-My residence and 1856
acres Alberta Land. w. A. Tur-
ner. 159 North Main. 56-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10

WHAT HAVE YOU in or near Rose
burg, Ore, in exchange for Ash
land improved? Mrs. A. Van Duyn,
Roseburg, Ore 56-lmO."
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10
WANTED
FOR sALB-MsCETLANEOUs

FOR SALE-Two horses and harness,
cheap. Phone S97-R. 57-4t'
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10

FOR SALE-Good as new used Chew
rolet. Weldon Zuhdel, Medford, at
the Alec. 44-tf"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-02
Work on New Telephone System

Work on New Telephone System
Hastings.-Work on the installa-
ton of the new automatic telephone
system is progressing as rapidly as
force of twenty men can accomplish
it. The new central station will oc-
cupy the whole of the second story
of A. K. Mulholland's store building,
which will afford ample room for the
mechanical part of tht plant and for
tht managers Office, waiting room.
etc. There will be pleasant operat-
ing room for the four switch boards,
and back of this room, several rooms
for the complicated apparatus which
makes up an up-to-date automatic
system
While the work Of installing this
delicate mechanism, with it's numer-
Gus wires, switches, batteries, ETC., is
going on, gangs Of men are working
on the line, putting in new receivers,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-02

Belding, Mich, April 20, 1917.
Editor of the Bedding Banner:
Dear Mr.. Editor: want to men,
ton the fact that l think our city Of
ficials ought to in some way -exter-
inmate the dogs that are running
loose around the town or else make
all dog owners keep their dogs tied
up. I am use that people who
haven't any dog don't want to be
bothered with half-starved dogs hang
ing around their back doors, snoop-
ing and licking their milk bottles
that set on the porch to keep from
souring or while women that work
in the mill get home at noon, and also
running across he gardens, and Dig
ging under chicken park fences, and
getting into the coop and eating the
eggs.
There are no less than five or six
dogs every day running through our
strawberry patch and our pie plant.
Everyone surely knows how dirty a
dog is.
Hoping this will impress upon the
minds of our village officials that dogs
in the town are nothing but public
nuisances and that something will be
done about this matter.
A Reader of the Banner.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-02

etc. Manager McElwain thinks the |
new system will Be ready for service |
about the first Of June.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-02
Eat and Plant Same Potato

In commenting on the Belding man
who saved the eyes of potatoes for
seed the Portland Review says:
"On first reading the statement
that you can eat your potatoes and
plant them, at the same time, we
Jumped at the conclusion that the
trick was turned in much the same
manner as a single oyster is used,
over and over again, for the oyster
stew. In this case string is attach
ed to the oyster and after it has been
swallowed little jerk on the string
once more places it at the disposal of
the cook. We find, however, that
there is slight difference in this
case. There is seed end to every po-
tato. BY cutting that off and plant
ing it the grower will get as good
results as though he planted the
whole potato. All the "eyes" of a
potato can be cut out, with enough
of the meat of the potato to give it
growth, and the remainder eaten.
1t is said this system does not give
as strong plants as the old one of
cutting the tuber into three or four
pieces, but it will pay this year, when
seed is high"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-02

Mr.. and Mrs William Lavery Of
Lakeview were the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jud King Thursday. They had
been to Orleans to attend the funeral
of his brother, Jerome Lavery.
Supt j. A. Langston visited with
his parents in Hastings Saturday and
Sunday. His father recently under
went minor operation for q tumor
in his ear. Mr.. Langston says he is
improving nicely.
Mrs. Ed. Trail is making fine i'm
provements to her residence property.
The hedge has been removed and a
new walk put down. Other repairs
will also be made and the house will
be newly painted later on.
j. p. Presley says he and Henry
Patterson have been considerably
worried over the weather conditions
for the past month as it has inter-
ferred with their plans for a fishing
trip to the lake for blue gills.
Mrs, Lena McCoubrey went to
Greenville on business for Mrs. Ed
ward Butler. Mr. and Mrs. Butler
are arranging to go to the Soldiers
Home in Grand Rapids as soon as the
permit is granted them from the
board.
Archie Chickering went to Green
vile Monday and to Whitehall Tues
day, where he is looking over BUSH
ness proposition in the confectionery
line and if the deal goes through he
will go there and run the business.
Wells Hall is working his ten acres
of land, which is a portion of the
Demorest farm, and intends putting it
into beans and potatoes. He is some
farmer and if the draft does not get
him he undoubtedly will reap quite a
harvest.
The board of lady managers of the
city hospital are fast making plans
for the charity ball to be given in
Willard hall Tuesday evening, May
20. They have succeeded in getting
Mrs. Fitzgibbons of Grand Rapids to
assist in the work of the evening.
Mrs. Robert Stapleton, who was the
guest Of her cousin, Mrs. Clarence
A. Wheeler, during her stay in the
city, returned to Lapeer Monday. She
had not seen her sister in nearly
twenty years and her coming was a
surprise. Mrs. Stapleton stopped of
here on her return from Muskegon,
where she had been to attend meet
ing in the interests of foreign mis-
slOnS.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-02

ate Manager McElwain thinks the
go 49, .'es as will ~ re,dv For serv;cs
ahn,,t M 6rst al June.
49,
p~..Ls Ieo Dehoruinv Cow
~ Odessa while attemnt;no
60 daho~r On unrulv cow. Franz Elem,
;nr of Carlton Stumbled over a ce-
n,ent hlock and fell. At the same
t;naa +ba cow fell over him He got
~ a,J Wont on with his task hut his
,df+ 81" Iao na;ned him so that he CON
suited nr MCINTYRE Of Woodland
One ~ tha small bones was fonnd Ia
ha hroker and Fleming Is now 90
IN. ~, clutches. The accident han
na1aJ on lanes Kinks farm.
r
G. IoRns-So efficientlv did M
wash hurn The president If the hoard
~ r,,hI;c works and Archie Rishon
tLa Observation-Disclosures az the citv water
u1orLs and electric LIGHT nIant stem
no tha hreach caused hv tha wal~onf
nf tba amnlovees at the plant Thurs
dow that no one in the citv was in
cogv;enced No one would have
known ercent thew were told that
anvth;no nn,isual had happened at the
niant
al A. Noon IN Thursday of last week
r;na of The men emploved at the nlant
daclarad their Intention of striking.
,niass tha;r demand for HIGHER nav
was granted. AS they were receiving