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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-08
Missionary to Africa
Former Ashland Girl

Mrs. Charles r. Manley, who with
her husband, DR.. Manley, were recent
ly appointed missionaries to India
was before her marriage Miss Ruth
Bass and lived in Ashland about six
years ago.
Dr. and Mrs. Manley spoke at the
Baptist church Sunday evening to an
interested congregation.
DR.. Manley's father and mother
were missionaries before him and he
Is returning to the house In Ongole,
fouthern India, where he was born,
to take up the work where his par
ents spent many years. He is a prac-
ticing physician and will have charge
of hospital at that point. They
left Ashland Monday morning for San
francisco. and from there will take
the steamship China for the Orient
and expect to be on the way for ten
weeks.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-08
Professions and
Businesses Taxed

Business and professional men and
salaried men as well, who have in
comes Of more than $4,000 a year,
face war profits tax Of s per cent,
in addition to the income surtaxes
under the provisions of a section
which has been discovered in the war
tax bill
The section was not introduced on
the floor, nor discussed in either
house of congress, but was inserted
by the conferees while they were
working in secret session to bring out
the perfected bill.
The war profits tax section of the
bill lays tax Of s per cent on the
net income Of business or trade"
when it exceeds $4,000 a year in the
case of corporation, and $4,000 in
the case of partnership or an indi-
vidual. A subsequent section Just
discovered declares that a trade or
business includes professions and
occupations"
II this Interpretation stands. pro-
fessional business and salaried men
will pay two taxes on their incomes
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-08
Won Der HELEN
Is Given Orders

George B. Won der HELEN received
word Saturday to report as captain
in the new reserve army, coast de-
fense service, at San Francisco. Mr..
Won der HELEN entered the first Of
ficers' reserve at the Preside, re-
Sfeived a captains commission, the
highest grade attained by any appli-
cant in southern Oregon. There was
delay caused by an army medical re-
port, insisting that an operation for
appendicitis be performed before he
entered active service. Mr.. Won der
HELEN was opposed to an operation,
and upon second examination the
medical department declared the ne
cessity for an operation had passed.
Considerable red tape had to be un-
wound before final orders were re-
ceived.
Mr.. Won der HELEN, who is the
youngest son OF Senator and Mrs. Won
tder HELEN of Wellen, received his
first military training at o. A. c.,
where he graduated. For two years
he was second lieutenant in the
United States contabulary, Philippine
Islands. He will leave for the south
as soon as his affairs can be ar
ranged.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-08
Talent Land Owners Will Borrow
Money and Rush Irrigation

tion work at once so that water will
be available for next seasons crop.
Valley land owners are beginning
to wake up to the value of irrigation.
Ashland was voted out Of the Talent
district before the bond issue was
voted and has no prospect now for
immediate irrigation. Irr giation, es-
pecially on the granite soil. is sorely
needed and no doubt some local dis
trict enterprise will be worked out
to secure it.
Some say that the floodwaters
from Ashland creek, Emigrant creek
and Neil creek could be conserved in
sufficient quantities to supply all the
land above the Talent district by
building main bitches from the
streams to reservoirs located at diff
ferent places along the hillsides so
that each reservoir would constitute
a storage for certain lands. BY build
ing these reservoirs in a chain sys-
tenn they could be filled during the
winter from floodwaters that are now
wasting and held there until needed
during the dry season without in any
way affecting the flow of the streams
during the season of scarcity.
1t looks as If land owners about
Ashland should figure out some plan
whereby water can be put on the dry
land. 1t will be the making of this
section. Leander Neil says on much
of the land in this section of the val
ley water will cause the land to pro-
duce from five to ten times its pres
ent production. That spells the diff
ference between success and failure.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-08
New State
w. C. 7. u. Officers

Thursday at the state W. c. T. U.
convention at Albany the following
officers were elected for the coming
year: President, Mrs. Frances M.
Swope of Portland; vice-president,
Mrs. Jennie Kemp, Portland; corre-
spending secretary, Mrs Madge ].
Mears, Shedd, Ore; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. S. A. Lowell, Pendleton;
treasurer, Mrs. Jolly, Portland; Y.
B. P. secretary, Mrs, Scroggs, Port
land; L. T. L. secretary, Mrs. Jane
Donaldson, Portland.
Delegates to the national conven-
tion: Delegate at large, Mrs Henri
eta Brown, Albany. Delegates, Mrs.
Stella Leavitt, Ashland; Mrs. Mary
Russell, Portland; Mrs. S. A. Lowell,
Pendleton; Mrs. NJ. l., T. Holden,
Portland; Mrs. Lucia Aditon, Port
land, and the four state officers who
are delegates ex-officio.
Mrs Malicca Ashcraft of Ashland
was placed on the appropriations
committee. On the committee for
plan of work Mrs. Leavitt was ap-
pointed as the member from Ashland.
After one Of the most successful
and interesting meetings in the his
tory Of the organization the conven-
tion adjourned Friday evening.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-08
Deranged Stranger
Captured Here

Some excitement was provided for
the fire boys Sunday evening. A
man was seen passing the fire hall
about 8 o'clock, minus coat, hat and
shoes, and on being hailed by Chief
Robson refused to heed. Chief Rob-
inson then overlook him and found
him to be mentally deranged. He be-
lieved his wife and children had been
murdered and his house burned, and
that "they were trying to get him"
Chief of Police Hatcher was sum-
moned and he was lodged in jail,
The man appeared to be about 27
years of age, but from whence he
came no one knows. Judge Tou Velle
was notified and Sheriff Jennings ar
rived today, taking the man to Jack
sonville for investigation.
The man is unable to give his name
or state from whence he comes.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-08
Mayor Proclaims
Fire Prevention Day

As October is recognized as fire
prevention day, l would recommend
that every resident of Ashland exam
inc their stovepipes and chimneys and
see that they are in a safe condition; /;
also burn in some place of safety, on
your premises, all dead grass, weeds,
leaves or other fire-inviting rubbish.
Don't ret next Tuesday go by without
making Ashland as safe from fire as
is possible, and make our city more
attractive and beautiful.
Our national loss by fire for the
last thirteen years shows an annual
average of $239,5OO,O 900, and so far
this year the average has been great
err This is an absolute dead loss,
for insurance only indemnifies own
ers. but restores nothing.
Our two-billion-dolla Liberty Loan
carries an annual interest charge of
$70,O00,00 and our yearly fire loss
is large enough to pay three times
this charge; indeed, the aggregate Of
our fire loss for the last ten years
would pay the principal with nearly
$4O0, 100000 over.
Let us help to make arson as odi-
Gus as treason and every preventable
fire somebody's crime.
Fire Prevention Day, with the pres
ent war need for saving in every di-
rection, means more than ever and
should be made to emphasize the
magnitude of our fire destruction of
values.
Insurance is tax which is based
upon the fire loss, so that such loss
affects every buyer Of fire insurance.
1t also increases other taxes by the
loss Of taxable valuation, making fire
prevention of individual as well as
public concern.
c. B. LAMKIN, Mayor.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-08
Central Point to Vote
Refunding Bonds

Central Point will vote upon
modified Hanson plan for refunding
improvement Indebtedness on Octo-
ber 16. The plan eliminates the OBJ
jections raised by the supreme court
to the Hanson plan as adopted by
Medford in that it makes the accept
ance voluntary instead of compulsory,
so that any property owner who de-
sires can play his assessments under
the Bancroft act
The legal papers and preliminaries
have been approved by eastern bond
attorneys in accordance with plan
submitted by Keelor Bros, the Dem
yer bond house. Proceedings have
been delayed pending the decision Of
the supreme court in the Medford
case, and the objections raised are
supposed to have been eliminated.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-08
Campaign Open
October 18th

The local Liberty Loan committee
met Saturday night at the Austin
with but six members present, not
enough to transact business How
ever, informally, II was thought best
to have the state committee send
speaker to explain the bond plan be-
fore the local campaign was formally
opened. 1t is hoped to have mass
meeting about the 18th of this month
at which an outside speaker or speak
ers will he present.
Immediately after that meeting the
city will be districted and solicitors
for bond subscriptions will cover each
district promptly.
Although the local active cam
paign does not open before October
Is, the local banks are now receiving
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-08
Prize Offered for
Liberty Loan Slogan

A prize of $50 is being offered for
the best Liberty Loan slogan. Every
body is eligible in the contest. The
only restriction is that the slogan
contain not more than ten words and
be in the mail by October 10, ad-
dressed to tho Slogan Editor of the
Liberty Loan Committee, 49O Calfor-
mia Street, San Francisco, Cal" The
winner will be paid with a $50 A per
cent Liberty bond.
Here is a sample of the proposed
slogan: "If you can't go across,
come across" And another: "Put
up your money and put down the
kaiser"
This is a good chance for one Of
Ashlands bright slogan artists to
land the $50 Liberty bond prize.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-08
La Toilette Charges
To Be PrCbed

The senate privileges and elections
committee before adjournment Sat-
urday ordered hearing on charges
Of disloyal utterances by Senator La
Toilette at st. Paul three weeks ago.
The authority of the investigating
committee does not extend beyond
the st. Paul speech. The committee
held a preliminary meeting Saturday
and the hearing will be held this
week. 1t will be open and Senator
LaFollette will be heard There is
a wide demand, as indicated by con-
demnatory resolutions, throughout
the country for LaFollette's resigna-
tion or expulsion from the senate.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-08

Land owners under the Talent dis
trict irrigation scheme give evidence
of full realization Of irrigation for
the valley land. Under the general
scheme for which bonds we're recently
voted the district is in two water
units, one taking the water from
Hiatt prairie and the other from Nc
Donald creek just above Wagner
butte. While the bonds have been
authorized for the entire project,
likely some two or three months will
be consumed in detail and sale of
bonds, delaying starting Of the work
on the main project so that the water
would not be available for next years
crop. Land owners along the Nc
Donald creek unit, feeling the need
of the water for the coming crop sea-
SON took the matter up with the
state board and engineer and were
to avail funds and begin
the Mcdonald creek unit at once.
Whereupon the land owners met and
decided to sign joint notes for a sum
sufficient to bring the water through
pass and put it into Wagner
creek The cost is estimated at from
$4,000 to s5O,OOO, and the Talent
and Ashland banks have decided to
supply the funds for the project at
once on the joint note of the land
owners at Z per cent interest. So
funds will be Immediately available
for the unit. The funds thus sup
piled will be paid the banks out of
the funds arising from the sale of
bonds, when they are sold. This en-
ables the district to begin construc-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-08
Boys Appreciate
AShIand'S Courtesy

Ashland made a hit with the SOL
dier boys who passed through here
the past week. Mayor Lamkin re-
ceived the following telegram Of ap-
probation from the 4th company of
Los Angeles:
1--WE thank you and the good peo-
pie Of Ashland for the hearty well
come extended us. Kindly thank the
various committees in our behalf.
We will always remember Ashland.
"K. J. McCORKLE,
Lieutenant Commanding 4th Co."
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-08
Federal Land
Loan Inspections

Secretary Rocho states that ar
rangements are being made with the
federal land appraiser to inspect land
for loans here, and all those contem-
plating applications for federal land
loans should get their applications in
at once as it will be uncertain as to
when the government appraiser acn
te secured again.
Applicants can get all necessary
information as to loans from Secre-
tary Rocho.
Loans are being made on a basis
of so per cent of the approved ap-
praised value of the land and 20 per
cent of the value of the improve
ments Loans are being approved on
less than five-acre farms where the
principal income of the owner comes
from it and he is actually engaged in
farming it.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-08
Exalted Ruler of ElkS
will Visit Ashland

Next Thursday the local lodge of
Blks will entertain Exalted Ruler
Fred Hopper of Lynchburg, Va, for
"a brief hour. He will pass through
sn route north from San Francisco,
and arrangements have been made
whereby he will be met by a local
Elks committee on No. 16 at Horn
brook. He will be taken in autos
and whirled over the beautiful Siski-
you grade, entertained here by the
lodge, and taken on to Medford in
time to visit the club room there and
again catch No 16 at that point.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-08
Advertising
German War Loan

Germany is using full-page adver-
tisements in the leading papers Of
the empire to forward the new Ger
man loan. In part the notice says:
Money needed for subscription.
Easy terms, allowing time. You
reckon what you can earn in the
forthcoming weeks and months, de-
duct the cost OF living, and then see
what you can lend the fatherland."
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-08
c. w. Watson Gets
Engineers Com.

G. w. Watson, son of G. B. Watson
who is at Montague, writes that he
received his commission as first lieu
tenant In the engineering section Of
the officers reserve corps. He has
not been notified when he will be
called or where he will be required
to go. He has had about fourteen
years experience as an engineer and
is one Of the most capable engineers
in this section.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-08
Trading Company's
Sale Big Success

Customers literally piled into the
Ashland Trading Company sale Sat-
urday morning, and the greatest
days sale in the history of the store
was recorded, demonstrating that
people are looking for bargains and
know them when they see them. Tho
sale will be continued four weeks or
more, until the dry goods stock =
closed out.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-08

We people who growl because Mr..
Hooves asks US to have two no white
bread days per week are grandsons
of the folks who would have felt rich
II they had white bread on Sunday
alone.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-08
All Tobacco to Be
Invoiced for Tax

The new war tax bill took effect
October 4 and provides that all tobac-
cos, cigarettes and cigars on the
shelves of local dealers shall be in
voiced as of that date and the inven-
tory held until appropriate forms are
sent them from the internal revenue
office, on which to make required re-
port,
Special inspectors will later verify
these invoices.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-08
German Raiders
In South Pacific

Two German sea raiders are at
work in Pacific waters. Three Amer
lean merchantmen are known to have
been sunk. At least four American
owned vessels are overdue on the Pa
cific coast from south Pacific ports,
and are probably lost.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-08
Residences Burn
AT SiSSOn, Calf.

Wednesday night the residences OF
Ed Lawson, Willis Sloan and Mrs.
Frank Montgomery were completely
destroyed by fire at Sisson, Cal. The
loss was about 200. with some In
surance.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-08

Z Tfdings "For Sale" ads are active
little real estate statesmen.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-08

Phone Job orders to the Tidlngs.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-07
EFFORT IS BEING MADE TO GET
 CHEAPER TOLLS

A telegram was sent yesterday by the News Miner and Citizen (Fair- banks), asking the officer in charge of the telegraph system at Seattle to grant q cheaper rate to Alaskan pa perS. The wire reads
 When war broke out Canada re- duced press tolls one-half Please call chief signal officers attention to this fact, and that war support in AL aska is 'high-headed' by newspapers. Also that increased telegraph service is advisable and necessary to Alaska papers. Now, that tolls are already too high for Alaska newspapers and that they cannot stand the increased strain. Please endeavor to get us war rate
 (Signed News Miner and Citizen"
 It is believed by the Fairbanks pa pers that AlaskanS generally are en- titled to more news and that it will stir their patriotism to greater depths to have all the news printed that is possible. The assistance of the Fair banks commercial club has been se- cured, and it is believed that action should be taken by other Alaskan newspapers and commercial bodies at once
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-07
LOSER MUST NOT
 PAY FOR GAME OF
 POOL IN MONTANA

HELENA, Mont, March S.-Cards cannot be played for drinks or cigars and at a game of billiards it is gambling for the loser to pay for the use of the table for the game, held Attorney General s. C. Ford today in construing two laws placed upon the statute books by the fifteenth assem- bly,. The opinion was rendered in response to a query from County At torney B. F.. Burg of Saltwater county.
 If the laws are enforced, it is said it will mean that all pool and billiard halls in the state will be put out of business, social games of cards at clubs cigar stores and saloons will be under the ban, and women who offer prizes at card parties are subpect to prosecution.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-07
CHRISTENSEN
 SAYS TOWN LOT
 SALES NO MORE

Andrew Christensen, manager of the land and industrial department of the Alaskan Engineering Commission
 yesterday appeared before joint committee meeting to show why An chorage, Ncnaua and other towns along the government railroad should be supplied with funds by the terri tory to support their schools, and in the course of his statements to the committee he declared that the gov crnmcnt intends Co sell mo more town lots in Alasla as the work of railroad construction Is progressing so well that the necessity for government owned towns will soon pass. He also sated that the drastic dry law enacted for the territory removes one of the reasons why che government desired to have complete control of the rail road cities Christensen arrived on the Northwcstcru Co appear before the committee. Re stated to the com mittce that che government has no authority to tax the property holders of Anchorage or the other govern men,-owucd towns for school cx, pcnscs. They are assessed for fire protection. sanitary Improvements, sidewalks and other necessities but, it k stated. such assessments were pro vided for in the bargain with the gov
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-07
once

The complaint of the Fairbanks papers is a just one and their request most worthy During this crisis anC the impending warfare with Germany we certainly are entitled to know all that is worth knowing.
 To get very much news is expensive and to get all the important news pro, hibitive. The Gateway has expressed it's support of the idea by wiring tc the officer in charge at Seattle, and il has been brought to the attention of the chamber of commerce.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-07
Mining Notes

A correspondent concludes a letter to the Nome Nugget about the Tostoi diggings as follows: "This is typi- cal frontier camp--everything goes. ! There are six women-two married, two of the soiled dove type, a merry widow and Lizzie, who helps in time of trouble, is a good cook and drives her own dog team Although some of the boys may spend $500 in night and have big head the next day, the dry vote was large. We have never yet had a fight and only one man has lost money by theft. No arrests have been made and there is no marshal. There have been two relocations for failure to record the assessment work. Why can't our laws be made so that they can be understood? Tell Dan and Frank to get busy. Make the laws so plain that the hyphenates can decipher enough of them so that they will not bother men who have com piled with the laws.
 E. l.. Thane, manager of the Alaska Gastineau Mining company, sailed re- gently for San Francisco and the east, to be absent some time conferring with his associates who have been ex amining sundry mining properties on the Pacific coast and British Columbia.
 It is reported that Steel and Ber- man have struck good pay on St. Patrick creek, near Fairbanks. The gold was found in a different locality than that of previous strikes in that district
 Representative Jos. Murray uses an ink well made out of the ore of the Bonanza copper mine This we'll is of nice design, we'll carved, and over seventy per cent copper. Jewelry is also made out of the ore, which is black and takes a fine polish.
 Robert Nolan, superintendent for Colonel W. L. Stevenson, is making arrangements for freighting in q quantity of tools and supplies to Por- cupine and Rainy Hollow for Colonel Stevenson, who will develop the prop critics recently purchased there on a large scale.
 The Glacier Mining company is making preparations to work it's prop erty near Haines on large scale dur ing the coming summer.
 The Sea Level Mining company at Chickagof, operated by Fleming Bros, on the west coast of the island has devloped high grade deposit of copper and nickel ore.