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Medicines and
Antiseptics : fs.ss Ts%s,,.~

Gcrmitabs nor-poisonous
antiseptic in handy tablet form.
At 15o a bottle
Triple Distilled Witch Hazel.
A pint at 33c. A quart AZ 5se.
Pure Glycerine Bounce bottle
al 29c.
Castor Oil-fnest grade, 5
ounce bottle at zoe. S-ounee
bottle al Soc.
5. K. and F. Aspirin Tablets
American-made. 100 for Csc.
Nujol-Regular 75c size at 5se.
Gnbels. Philadelphia. Toilet
Goods Section, First floor
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-02
Temporary SuTckarge of \ . cents Per
Thousand Cubic Feet has been Requested
bY the ~. !. C. & Z. Co. is a Petition Filed
Wifk5 fzse Public Service Commission.

exceed the 1916 expenses by about 81 per
cent The Gas Companies as well as other
public utilities throughout Indiana and over
the country generally are increasing rates in
order to come somewhat near meeting the
abnormal cost of operation.
The Public Service Commission of Indi-
ana has already given authority to a large
number of companies IN the state to add a
temporary charge to continue during the
war emergency period Hundreds of Gas
Companies throughout the country have al
ready increased their rates and great per
cent Of the remaining Companies have either
given notice of their intention in the form
of petition for authority to put increased
rates into effect, or are figuring on doing so
in the near future These increases are
made only because there is no other choice
In the matter and to make possible to come
somewhere near meeting the abnormal cost
of operation. Everything a gas company
buys has increased in price from p to 300
per cent as result of the war, and it is i'm
possible for Company or individual en-
gagged in any kind Of business to exist under
such conditions unless selling prices are ad-
justed to meet buying prices.
The Company cannot continue to sell gas
below cost and stay in business
The company does not, however, ask that
the whole burden of these high prices be
shifted to its customers. 1t is willing to
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-02

The Company has given the State Public
Service Commission notice of its intention in
the form of a petition for authority to put
the asid charge into effect during the pre-
vailing period of abnormal prices for labor
and material entering into the cost of pro-
ducing and distributing gas.
Inasmuch as a large majority Of the clti-
zens of Hammond, East Chicago, Indiana
Harbor and Whiting are affected the Com
panv desires as matter of fairness to the
people to tell them the facts in the case. 1t
wishes to advise the people frankly of the
reasons why it must have some increase IN
revenue, and desires IN this statement to
place the facts fairly before everyone, so
that it will be clearly understood why it is
absolutely necessary for the Company to
temporarily make some increase in its
charge for gas.
1t is not the intention Of the Company to
change the existing gas rates, but to temp
orarily add a surcharge as a means of pro
viding additional revenue. The cost to the
Northern Indiana Gas and Electric Com
pany has been steadily increasing during
the past year by reason Of the rising cost of
everything entering into the manufacture
of gas, notably coal, oil, coke and labor
The operating expenses for 1917 cost the
Company about 46 per cent over 1916, all of
which loss the company has stood and the
estimated expenses for this year, 1913, will
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-02

carry a fair share Of same itself. 1t is not
asking to be relieved of its just share Of the
war burden. 1t has borne more than its
share in the past year and will continue to
bear its share as long as the war lasts; all
it wishes is to be relieved of some of that
portion over and above its share which
would otherwise crush it. and it believes it
may reasonably ask that its customers bear
small share of its excess costs.
The public chief interest in the Com
pany is in the service it gives, and adequate
service cannot be rendered on inadequate
rates. AS previously stated large number
of companies in the state have already in
creased their rates and most if not all other
Companies will soon have to do likewise
The increase proposed is in the form of
temporary surcharge of Is cents per thou
sand cubic feet, which means in so far as its
customers are concerned for the average
family an increase in the cost of their gas
of lie per day. an amount extremely small In
comparison with the increase of the cost of
every other article of food or clothing re-
quired to be purchased today.
The aggregate of this increase will not
by any means amount to as much az the in
crease cost to the Company over normal
times, but will assist the Company in de-
fraying part of the increased cost to it due
to war prices 1t is compelled to pay for
everything it has to purchase.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
AMERICA PROGRESSING
IN AIRPLANE PROGRAM

There have been rumors regarding
aircraft affairs of curtailed output,
of failure of the Liberty motor, Of
fabulous profits being made and of
every possible disaster and phenom-
email success one might imagine.
AS to aircraft affairs, Ray Sher-
man, editor of Motor World, says:
I'VE have been somewhat mislead by
over-optimistic statements a year
ago. There may have been delays in
the rapidly put together industrial
machine that was to turn out air.
craft, but when one gets down to the
facts one finds that the Liberty motor
is success and not failure and
that the aircraft production is far
ther along than it was believed that
America could be at this time.
"One thing should be remembered
in connection with American indus
try: America is a big production
country, which means that millions
OF dollars and weeks of time are
spent in tooling up and getting ready,
but once her plants get ready, they
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

are in position to turn out things at
a rate. of which Europe never
dreamed.
Some of the delay in aircraft pro-
duction may he due to incompetence
and confusion because of the speed
necessary, but much of 1t Is due to
tooling up and could not have been
avoided with the most efficient Or
ganization
THE Liberty motor said AL
Reeves, executive secretary of the
Automobile chamber Of commerce, at
tie dealers meeting, sis admitted by
France, England and Italy to be the
most perfect and wonderful motor
ever produced. 1t is the work of
the best engineers in this country
and they are building airplanes now
with three of these motors infthem
which will carry the message to Ber-
lin we have for so long wanted to
send.
"As to automobile factories, some
of them are engaged almost entirely
in war work. Some have erected
large extensions in order to take
care of government contracts and
regular work, too, so far as labor and
materials permit The factories have
taken all the government work that
is available and have room for more
when ready.
"As to materials, the situation has
become indefinite. Officials have
stated that the motor car factories
can have but little steel. On the
other hand, the steel people have
said that with a budget of govern
ment needs in hand, it will be impos-
sible to do good service to all in sup
plying steel, but the budget has not
been forthcoming, so the steel ques-
tion is unsettled"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
OREGON SHOULD USE
CHEAP GRADE OF COAL

George T. Dalton, special repre-
sentative Of the federal trade COM
mission, who has just arrived in
Portland to make inquiries concern
ing the fuel situation in Oregon, stat
ed that Oregonians should accept
cheaper grades of coal when they
cannot secure early delivery of the
lest known grades.
Conditions are such that people
Of the northwest will find il almost
impossible to secure delivery of many
of the standard brands of COAL he
said. Although the bituminous coal
production is the greatest in the ma
TONS history, the demands for fuel
is unprecedented due to war activi-
ties.
"As a result the best coal calno.
hc mined in sufficient quantities to
meet the demand. In Washington
state, for example, investigations Just
completed show that people have
ordered coal early, but many will
not secure deliveries until this win
ter because they have insisted upon
specified brands of coal The best
llan is to secure fuel now and take
no chances on shortage and fuel ra-
lions later"
Dalton and Fuel Administrator
Holmes have held several conferences
concerning the Oregon situation Dal-
ton states that Oregonans are among
tie foremost in America to respond
to the governments request for ear
ly fuel storage,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

A staff OF 40 field men OF the de-
partment of agriculture, under the
direction of eight leaders, is conduct
ing a campaign for the control Of
gmuts and other preventable cereal
diseases in the northern and western
states. The field men work in con-
junction with state agencies, county
agents, and other farm advisers in
conducting seed treatment demon
strations before farmers organiza-
tions, movable schools, county and
township high schools and city organ
izations. Emphasis is placed on the
treatment of preventable smuts Of
wheat, oats, barley, rye and grain
sorghums. The work thus far con-
Quoted in the territory mentioned
probably has resulted in the treat
ment of 80 per cent of all seed wheat,
oats and barley sown. This means
probable saving, according to the
department, of not less than 10000
600 bushels of wheat, 25,OOO,OOO
tushels of oats, and 100000 BUSH
els of barley.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

to the repair shops managed by the
conservation and reclamation Off
GER. When repaired and put in Or
der they are returned to the origi-
nal owner If possible, and If the or
ipinal owner can not be located they
serve some other soldier.
Hundreds of women are being en-
rloyed by the war department in the
work of repairing the garments Of
soldiers and in the laundries at camps
and environments. Preference in
this employment is given to wives,
sisters, and mothers of the men in
the service. BY paying $1,OO u
month soldier is entitled to week
ly bundle of laundry in which the
number of articles is not limited The
women mend and'repair all garments
before they are laundered.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
UNCLE SAM PATCHES
SOLDIERS, GARMENTS

Method of thrift now enforced in
the Army Quartermaster Generals
office, including the repair Of cloth
ing and shoes, where possible, have
cut down the issue of new clothing
and shoes from 80 to 40 per cent in
some instances.
The plants where the mending is
done are run in connection with forts
and camps by the camp quartermas-
ter. When a soldier tears or rips
garment he turns 1t in to his supply
officer. When the soles of the shoes
wear out or the heels run down, the
shoes go back to the same officer.
These garments and shoes are taken
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

Now is the time to eat and to pre-.
serve home grown products. Perish
able fruits are coming on the market
the gardens are making available daily
supplies of food that will take the
place of the commercial canned ar
ticles that are needed for shipment
abroad. Sugar has been made avail
able for home canning purposes and
the supply is good at the present time.
The home garden and the canning Of
Its products means more this year
than it ever did before because it will
play very importent part in keeping
the fighting forces supplied with the
kind of food they need at the time
they need 1t most
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
Agricultural War Work

When the war trade board recently
announced the revocation of all out
standing licenses for the Importation
Of Egyptian cotton and that importa-
ton of only $4,000 bales of long
staple Egyptian cotton will be al
lowed during 1918, attention was
called to the increase in the produc-
ton of Egyptian cotton in the irri-
gated lands Of Arizona and neighbor-
ing states. The production in 1918
Of this American grown Egyptian cot
ton, according to the specialists of
the U. S. department of agriculture,
probably will be hstween 10000 and
10000 bales.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
CHILDREN OF STATE
PRODUCE HEART EASE

Hundreds of school children and
ether patriotic Oregonians made pos
sible a second shipment OF 500
rounds of dried foxglove or digitalis
from the Oregon Agricultural college
to the federal laboratory at the Uni
versity of Minnesota, where 1t will
be into tincture of digtalls for the
use of the army and navy. Dean
hdolph Ziefle of the o. A. C. school
of pharmacy made the shipment.
The European supply of this drug
having been cut off by the war, an
appeal was made the first of the
year to the people of Oregon to PICK
and dry this plant which grows luz
uriantly in the western part of the
state. A first shipment of more than
800 pounds was made in May. This
second shipment is sufficient to pro-
duce nearly 100000 does of the
incture, which increase the force and
the fullness of the pulse and raises
arterial pressure and is almost a
specific for the many cases of heart
trouble and shock in warfare.
While the dried leaves were sent
to the college from many points, the
school children of Astoria gathered
approximately so per cent of the to-
tai shipment. 1t was purely patrio-
tic service rendered the government,
the pickers not only contributing
their time to the work, but standing
the expense of shipment to the co..
!ege. The government pays the trans
portation to the University of. Mimi
sofa, from which point the tincture
is sent out to army cantonments, to
Europe and anywhere it is needed.
While the supply now on hand is
sufficient to meet needs of the gov
ernment for some time to come, the
pickers are urged to continue with
the good work. The supply must not
lie allowed to become exhausted.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
CUTTING SPRUCE, JOB
OF VAST MAGNITUDE

W lEh IL 10 ltullHCu liloN Ahs ANSN
for airplane spruce involves increas-
ing the logging operation of west
ern Washington and western Oregon
from 20 TO 80 per cent over previous
gears, some notion can be conceived
of the magnitude of the program.
Last year the lumber cut of wes.~
rrn Oregon and Washington was g.
500, 100000 feet, nearly equal to the
biggest year in the Pacific northwest
timber history. OF this, less than )
Dor cent was spruce-only 320, 0,O0O,-
000-and that of spruce only about
one-tenth was airplane stock, says
tie Oregon Voter.
Now the program is to get as mucl
airplane spruce out every month as
was stripped during the whole OF
last ,year-or 30,OO0,0OO feet a
month instead of 90,O00,0OO year.
If all the other timber in the
spruce forests was cut with the
s9ruce, as is the case in commercial
logging. it would be necessary to log
$4,000, 1000 feet OF timber in 1919
in the spruce districts alone. This
would be more than twice as much
as the total lumber output of west
orn Oregon and western Washington
in the biggest year in history.
Colonel Brice P. Disque, head Of
the spruce production division, is au-
thority for the 14,O0O,0 100000 esti-
mate, and for the statement that it
is obviously an impossibilty to carry
out so vast program. Hence he has
escorted to what is known as selec-
tive logging. In many spruce for
cSts, only the spruce will be cut,
which means taking only about one
tree in three or one in five or one
IN ten.
Even this selective logging is a
stupenduous program.
Only one tenth to one-third of a
fine spruce tree is airplane stock
The heart is not the good part of
the spruce. 1t is full of little knots
Outside the heart, more than half
the thickness of the tree usually con-
tains knots-the remnants of branch
e2 that died as the tree grew and
we're covered with new growth.
Usually only the outside of the
tree is clear from these knots. Hence
It is the outside that is sawed off
for airplane stock. The balance OF
the tree is used for box lumber or
to be ground into pulp for the paper
r,ills.
Not all spruce trees contain air
llane stock. The tidewater spruce
celebrated for its size, usually con-
tains no lumber fit for airplanes. 1t
is too knotty. The airplane spruce
is noble variety known as the Sitka
spruce, which grows on the projected
hillside near the ocean. Often 1t Is
eight or nine feet through the trunk
Six feet through is an ordinary size
for a log.
Even the Sitka spruce trees are
not all sufficiently perfect to yield a
tair percentage of airplane stock.
Bun;on growths, pitch pockets and
ether defects spoil many Of them.
The selection of the perfect trees Is
a science in itself Experts are on
the job in the forests now, marking z
the trees.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

Red Cross workrooms have been
uf great assistance to home demon
stration agents as offering places
where large groups of women may be
cached and interested in special food
saving, in several towns the agent
prepares the noon lunch once week
for the workers. This serves to dem
onstrate good conservation recipes.
Suppers for the benefit of the Red
Cross have been given successfully
in many places under the agents. Men
as well as women are thus interested
In the possibilities of war cooking.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
INTERURBAN AUroCAR co.

Leave Ashland for Medford, Tai
ent and Phoenix daily except Sunday
at 900 a. m. and II a. m, and 100,
400 and Sis p. m. Also on Satur-
day night at $50. Sundays, leave
at 900 a. M, 1880, 4:3O and $3.50
2. m.
Leave Medford for Ashland daily
except Sunday at 500 and 10 a. M,
and 100, 400 and Sis p. m. Also
on Saturday night at 1915. On Sun
days 1920 a. NJ, 1880, $3.50 and
$50 p. m.
Fare between Medford and Ash
land, 80 cents. Round trip so cents.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

America expects every civilian to
do his or her duty in the same spirit
as she expects each soldier when the
command comes, ITO GO OVER THE
TOP" without turning to see II his
neighbor had gone first.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

We have often quoted that old
verse, Gather your roses while ye
may" and we can well now change it
to gather your vegetables" for by so
doing we can accomplish great good.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
CREDo

BY willing service Of a free
people to do these things. .
To feed the Allies that they may
continue to fight. :
To feed the hungry in Belgium .
and other lands that they may
continue to live. .
To feed our own soldiers over
seas that they may want moth
) ing.
To keep prices steady and the .
flow Of distribution even that
the poor at home may be fed. .
To make everyones effort count .
its utmost for winning the
war for freedom.
) FOOD CONTROL IN AMERICA >
is OF AND FOR THE PEOPLE
.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

1--WE stand behind our boys in
France and we will not call 1t sacri-
flee but a privilege to do our bit to-
ward feeding them Over There
Emma V. Milli.en.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

Conserve, reserve and preserve all
of these fine fruits and vegetables
that are now within your reach: you
will need them the coming winter.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

The young man of twenty-one used
to look forward to casting his first
vote. Now he anticipates a march
and a battle.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

Although definite figures are not
yet obtainable, the animal husbandry
division of the bureau of animal hus-
Landry is assured that the campaign
20 increase pork production at least
Is per cent over last year, has been
successful. According to reports,
practically every state has done its
part in obtaining this increase, and
scme have more than made up their
quota. Data gathered by the depart
ment of agriculture show that on
April / brood sows on the farms
in the L. S. had increased 91a per
cent over the number on the same
date the previous year. Weather con-
ditions during March and April were
very favorable over almost the entire
hog producing country, with the re-
suit that there was larger percent
age of pigs raised than has been the
case fer many years past.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

The farm as well as the front needs
men who see straight and shoot
straight.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

BY eating more perishables here at
home we may save others from per
lshing "Over There"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

War is OUR BUSINESS; we can't
win by carrying It as a side line.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25


To develop varieties OF wheat that
will resist black or stem rust the
of agriculture is working
in cooperation with the state expert
ment stations in Minnesota, Kansas,
Tennessee and Iowa. Rust resistant
urum wheats and other resistant var
ieties are being crossed on varieties
known chiefly for their milling and
Tread making qualities to obtain rust
resisting strains of good milling quail
ity. Extensive milling and baking
experiments have been made with
rumber of these hybrids.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

In accordance with the policy to
eliminate all possible waste the an
imal husbandry division of the de-
partment of agriculture is conduct
inc an investigation in the utiliza-
tion of garbage as feed for hogs.
Alva Wilson, formerly of the Ne
rraska agricultural college, has been
employed by the department to visit
cities in all parts of the country to
investigate the ways in which gar
bage is disposed of, what the cost of
such disposal is, how many cities are
making use of garbage as feed for
hogs. and the success of this plan.
There is no doubt, officials of the
animal husbandry division say, that d
large amount of valuable hog feed
Is contained in garbage and in far too
many cities it is not only wasted but
large sums of money are being spent
in its disposal.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-07-30
CAMPAIGN TO CLEAR
EPISCOPAL CHURCH DEBT

Rev. George Backhurst,. rector of
St. Bartholomew Episcopal church,
has started a drive to clear the
church of debt. The church was
built under the leadership Of Arch
deacon Parshall, and is a fine Gothic
edifice, and a worthy addition to the
fine public buildings of the city.
Unfortunately, the premature
death of Mr.. Parshall left the church
building indebted to the American
Church Building society to the
amount of $4,000. During the rec
torship of Rev. Backhurst this has
been, reduced to $1,4OO Now an Of
fer has been made by the society as
an inducement to give $400 on con-
Edition that the balance is paid on or
before August 23. ,vy~s5 e
The rector has decided not to ask
for cash donations, but has offered
a $50 Liberty Bond himself il 10
others. will do likewise. The congre-
cation and friends are. responding
heartily. IT,. ...-- .....<..0.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-07-30
PEAT EXPERIMENT FARM
. INSPECTION SATURDAY

A peat experimental farm for north
western Minnesota was provided by
the last legislature. This farm has
been located on the Dahl farm near
Golden Valley postoffice in eastern
Marshall county. The afternoon of
Saturday, August 3, has been named
as Peat Farm Visiting day At that
time Dr. f. J. Away, soil expert from
tendent G. G. Selvig, and Agronomist
University farm, st. Paul, Superin-
r. O.. Westley, from Crookston exper-
iment station will be present to ex-
plain the work that is being done at
the peat farm during the present
season. n r sssE .r.. ~
The peat farm experiment includes
work on burned and unburned land
with a large number of different
crops and with different fertilizers
and methods of cultivation. This Wis
iting day is planned for those who
are interested in farming where there
is peat land. TIE program will be-
gin at 8 o'clock. Visitors should
bring a picnic supper. Golden Val
ley is sixteen miles east Of Holt and
fifteen miles northeast of Grygla.