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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-24

To the Industrial world that has found
in the commercial motor vehicle one of
the greatest factors In meeting competi-
.tion and In broadening the field of op-
ierations the increase In this type Of car
Is of particular interest at this time.
,Trailers for some unknown reason have
gone backward in their numbers.
AS the number of cars and chauffeurs
, have increased In the six month period.
the receipts to Mr.. Hugo's office show
"A corresponding upward trend. running
unto the hundreds of thousands. In the
first six months Of 1918 the State auto
snatter Of s6o7.13e.5o less than thus
lar this year. the decrease In motor
ssycles serving to lessen the receipts by
over ST., 900.
The part which the last six months
have played in the automobile records
of New York State, as compared with
lall of last year. furnishing a base in
computing this years total registration,
scan be seen in the fact that as COM
pared to a twelve months registration
iof 1918 the first six months this year
show an increase of 32,6S6 In pleasure
cars, 951 in omhibuses, 1857 In CONNER
scial cars, a decrease of 5S5 in trailers
sAnd an increase Of 1874 In dealers.
sThese figures It should be borne in mind.
are for six months of this year as COM
pared with twelve months last year.
2 over 1900 more chauffeurs have al
ready been licensed by Secretary Hugo
Than during all of last year, while the
total receipts OF the motor vehicle
bureau on August 1 this year, amount
Ding to $5,22s,151.50. are already S2S2.-
,S54 in excess OF all last year. when the
receipts were s4,945.297.50.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-24
A Good Roads Boost


THE various states have appro-
priated $350, 100000 for i'm
L. proved highways. In connec-
ton with this news c. H. Larsen Of
the oldsmobile Company says. Fine
but there should have been a billion"
Here are ten good reasons that Mr..
Larsen cites for a vast mileage Of
good roads. and he calls upon every
automobiNst and every non-automo-
bilist TO help the campaign:
1. God roads mean the use of less
gasolene and, consequently. cheaper
transportation and added popularity
for the motorcar.
2. They mean less wear and tear
on the automobile and longer life for
the machine.
3. BY binding together the rural
districts and the city. and one city to
the other, they mean a more solidized
nation "a real United States of
America.
-. Experience has proved definitely
that good roads, opening up new
lines of communication, decrease IL
literacy and aid the cause of educa-
ton tremendously.
8. Good roads are absolutely vital
10 any ducQudlo pIVbIdiiliho Ol itC-
essary military preparedness Ask
any soldier to tell you of the wonder
full service rendered the allied armies
by the splendid highways of France.
s. Good roads mean more fodstuffs
on the market-and sooner.
Z. Good roads safeguard life and
limb and cut into half the danger of
accidents.
8. Good roads pay for themselves.
One authority states that seventy-five
billion tons of freight pass over our
highways annually. The average
haul Is under ten miles, and the cost
20 cents per ton mile. Good roads
would reduce this figure so per cent.
Q. In this period of reimbursement
no better national labor project could
be chosen.
10. Good roads eill speed the day
Of truck dominance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-24

w THO is to blame for the numer-
M GUS accidents reported every
w day in the papers, the auto
mobile driver or the pedestrian?
George Stowe, president of the
Mitchell Motor Car Company of New
York. says the correct reply il both"
He says: There are many careless
drivers who violate every common
sense rule and there are thoughtless
pedestrians who blindly walk directly
in front of a machine, trusting In
Providence to save them. II the ma
jority OF pedestrians were not nat
urally careful when crossing a street
and the majority of drivers didn't
unconsciously observe safety first
rules there would be hundreds OF
more accidents every day.
MIR. Stowe has drawn up few
simple "Dont's' for pedestrians and
drivers which he thinks would go
long way toward eliminating scores
of accidents. They are as follows:
For Pedestrians.
I. Don't step Off the curbing to
cross the street without glancing
both ways.
2. Don't try to read your news
paper crossing the street OF stop
To argue with a friend half way over
3. Don't walk behind a street car.
4. Don't try to run II caught be-
tween two machines. Stand still I'M
til the automobiles have passed.
8. Don't try to cross a crowded
street II the police signal is set for
the opposite direction.
6. Don't cross In the middle of the
block
I. on crowded downtown streets
use safety lanes marked on the pave
ment
For Auto Drivers.
1. Don't turn a corner without
sounding your horn.
2. Don't try to talk to some one
IN the back seat when making a turn.
8. Don't. cut corners.
4. Don't get interested In some
thing going on half a block behind
you when making a crossing.
5. Don't try to break speed records
going around corner.
6. Don't try to dodge around the
left side Of street car to get out Of
a blockade.
Z. Don't try TO cut too close to
women and children who are liable
to get ratued.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-24
low the plugs become hotter and tss-n :.
great danger of their being damaS.s
TRUCKS TO MOVE HARyEsrs
Too Few Freight Cars for a..
Job Now.

'1n the wheat belt as on the farm, =,
the East the motor truck will b. c,n.s
upon as never before to haul thi, v,,.,.
big harvests due to insufficient fr.,v,,
cars TO move the crops" says Jan,,
Hunt, general manager Of the REQ No,."
Car Company of New York.
at Is due to the motor truc, l.,
large measure that the high cost a, ~
PRODUCTS Is not higher. Farmers " .Ia
vicinity of New York city are ban,,.'
their. products 20 tho city marks,. "
trucks and are getting good nricss IA "a
them because the goods are frs,s ~,
the delivery is quick. To take advss u
tage Of the city market and its 30,
bilities the farmer must have fas. ~,
reliable transportation. 1t Is not m. ~, .a
lance from the market in miles ,s.,
counts. but the distance In minute,
number OF REQ speed wagons 60, a
goods from distant points on Long ISL,
to this city every day, and one fsr.ap
finds the system so profitable thai h, !.
constantly adding new cars to hi, a.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-24

Ever since Glenn A. Tisdale added the
responsibilities of president of the Ro-
tary Club to his duties as president OF
the Franklin Motor Company of New
York his friends have noticed that he
has been getting younger. How do
you get that way?" they ask. IT don't
know" is Tisdale's reply. II Just can't
help it."
The beginning of this strange change
in Tisdale came right after a trip to
the big Rotary convention at Salt Lake
City. A camera man caught him out
there. as shown in the accompanying
photograph. He was beginning to renew
his youth at that very moment experts
who have examined the photograph say.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-24

Tisdale denies that there is any special
secret about the way he grabbed Father
Time by the arm and got him to turn
around and go the other way.
Tisdale's son. who recently Joined tile
Franklin organization. is the only one
who is doing any worrying He began
to look older at the time his father
went to Salt Lake City and left the
entire automobile business in his care.
He had supposed before his sudden ac-
QUESTION of heavy responsibilities that
selling automobiles was all plain sailing.
The strain told on him. He hasn't de-
cided yet just what he is going to DO
on the day. somebody comes into the
store and asks for the Tisdale Brothers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-24
HERRMAN'S FINE OPTIMISM.
Reports Big Truck Business and
Fine Outlook.

''Since the virtual closing of the war
the motor truck industry Is enjoying
even greater success than I predicated
and hoped for" says Eugene P. Herr
man. president of the Herman Motor
Truck Company, Eastern Stewart dis
tributers; 'at least as far as we are
concerned. To-day in the very heart of
summer. when business normally in the
truck line, as we'll as most all other
lines of business, Is at the lowest ebb,
we are actually rushed to the limit.
with even our fall allotment of trucks
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-24

Operating the engine without sufficient
water or with no water at all, may re-
suit In injury to the spark plugs. To
give service without cracking the plugs
must be properly cooled and provision
for this Is generally made In the water
jacketing system. When the water runs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-24
Rim Paint.

Car owners should be reminded that
shellac is not satisfactory for painting
rims: It peals of too quickly. Graphite
paint Is better for this purpose and even
ordinary paint is to be preferred to
sneiiac
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-24
10000 MILES BY TRUCK.
Pierce-Arrow Fleet Distributes
10000 Leave. Daily.

Between 10000 and 10000 loaves OF
bread, product OF Dexter's Bakery OF
Springfield. Mass. are distributed night
ly by a feet Of Pierce-Arrow trucks. The
delivery is made with a regularity not
possible with any other form of trans
portation.'
Prevention OF spoilage, reduction OF
transportation COASTS and insurance
against delivery dsappointments are
provided by the fleet, which comprises
seven five tonners, equipped with COW
,red bodies.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-01-14
TWELVE MONTHS PAY
FOR SOLDIERS ASKED

Give each man who entered the
service of his country 12 months ex-
ira pay when he is discharged"
This Is the program announced by
the national headquarters of the
Shafer plan, City Bank G. Trust COM
pany, Norfolk, Va, and the substance
OF bill to be vigorously pushed thru
congress by the organization. -,
Justice to those who stood by tho
flag" is the heading Of a bulletin
being sent out over the nation, urg-
Ing the people and newspapers to
take the matter up with their con-
gresham. THE men of the servics
have worked in the various camps
for 81 a day, while the civilians at
their side received as much as $40
and $16 a day, the civilian going
home at night and the service men
standing by night and day."
The Shafer plan, in brief, is to
put bill thru congress whereby ey-
cry man In the service-regulars, re-
serves, etc. c.,-shall receive 10 months
extra pay. whether they went abroad
or not. Those staying in the service
will receive 1t as we'll as those being
discharged"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-01-14
USE
Land Plaster
NOW
Ashland Lumber Co.
Phone 20

The storm lasted for three days.
To be at the seaside and see the
waves coming in there doesn't give
one much of an idea about the
waves in midocean during gale
It's wonderful to watch the noun
tains and valleys constantly chang
ing and, in a way, always the same.
will never be able to describe my
feelings as | watched the outline OF
the United States disappearing.
looked as long as | could see, and
long after. For two days we saw
nothing but water and the other
boats in the convoy. We were GER
tainly happy bunch when we sight
ed land, and were glad to get off the
boat and walk on something solid
once more.
France Is certainly strange coun-
try. Most of 1t that | have seen is
hilly and picturesque and everything
all of stone or of brick plastered out
seems ages old. The buildings are
side with q kind of stucco. The
homes, old and shaped, still have
their old rustic lamps out in front,
their quaint carved and the old
iron knocker. The little irregular
shaped fields, about the size of half
dozen city lots, are fenced with walls
of sod overgrown with q scrubby
brush or bramble thorn.
At Brest I was in some of the old
barracks built by Napoleon, and
camped for several days on the very
sod-fenced fields where he is said to
have trained his army In strange
contrast they are now used as hospi-
tails and on the parade grounds an
American flag fioated from the flag
pole. and bunch of Yankee soldiers
were playing baseball.
At this same town one of Caesars
old prisons still stands, that was
built sixty years before Christ was
born. l think some of the natives
must remember when II was built.
for never saw the like Of old, old
men and women.
Further inland the towns are n
little more modern, especially where
Uncle Sam has taken hand. You
will see "U. s." on everything from
real Georgia negroes to Ford auto
mobiles. Here, south Of Paris, the
climate is like that, OF southern Ore
gon, and except for the buildings the
countries resemble. The trees are the
the same. and in nearby wood is
lots OF holly and mlstletoe. II I had
a turkey and knew where to get the
cranberrpes l could have a real
Christmas dinner. "a
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-01-14

not and would not go under a con-
sumed name.
Extract of a letter from boy to
his mother: 81 am writing in the Y.
NJ. c. A. with the piano playing in
my uniform"
am pleating for little more
time.
Please return my marriage certifi-
cate, baby hasn't eaten in three days.
Now Mrs. Wilson | need help bad.
see If the president can't help me.
need him to see after ME.
Both sides Of our parents are old
and poor.
Please send me a wife's form.
/ have been in bed 1S years with
one doctor and intend to try another.
Hello. Mr.. War Risk Insurance
how are you? l am we'll and hope
you are the same.
| Dear Mr. Wilson: I have already
written to Mr.. Headquarters and re-
ceived no reply and IL don't get one
am going to write to Uncle Sam
hisself.
We have your letter. I am his
grandmother and grandfather and he
has been kept and bred up in thi;
house according TO your instructions
You have changed my little girl In
to boy. Will 1t make any differ
once?
| amt received no pay since my
husband has gone from nowhere.
1 I have not received my husband
pay since and will be forced to lead
an immortal life.
Please let me know If John ha'
put in an application for wife ant
Child.
am writing to ask why have mo-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-01-14
December 2, 1918.

| December z, 1918.
Dear Ed
know you have been expecting a
letter for some time, but / have
been pretty busy and on the move
most of the time since left the U.
S. A. have seen some wonderful
sights and travelled a good many
miles since saw you last, and am
beginning to realize that | am a long
way from home.
It's impossible to tell you all
about my trip, and the country here,
in single letter. ! have written
several letters when didn't have
enough to write about, but it's even
harder job to write when you have
too much.
We sailed from Newport News, Va.
October Z. Had very nice trip on
the water, tho not without plenty of
excitement. | shall never forget the
journey from start to finish. As we
left the port every one was singing
and yelling at the top Of their voices.
The band played the Marseillaise and
the Star Spangled Banner down the
Chesapeake Bay. The water was
smooth, but we soon ran out of the
harbor into a gale and the tune
changed. The boat rolled terribly.
The band quit playing, but soon an
other anthem fosb, not so jolly
and perhaps not so patriotic, but
equal in volume, and for time
standing room at the sides of the
boat was at a premium. Was | sea-
sick? Forgive me II | am the first
man to dispute history, but in the
early days of the United States, Ad-
miral Perry, I think, uttered the
famous words, Don't give up the
ship" AS read that page in my
history | always felt an admiration
for this mans pluck and patriotism,
but 1t wasn't patriotism that caused
these words. The admiral was sea-
4ick, know, for on this trip I
gave up" everything but the ship.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-01-14
CURIOUS REASONS FOR
EXEMPTION FROM DRAFT

The following are all genuine ex-
tracts from letters OF inquiry that
have been received by the war de-
partment from the families OF drafted
men:
Just line to let you know that !
am a widow and four children.
Previous to his departure We were
married to a justice OF the piece.
He was induced into the service.
have a four months baby and he
is my only support.
A lone woman and parsely depend
ent..
was discharged from the army fol
a goiter which ! was sent home for
| did not know my husband had 9
middle name and II he did, ] DOM
think II was None" ...,
AS needed his assistance to keeI
me enclosed Tin clothes).
Owing to my condition which
haven't walked in three months fol
q broken leg which is No. rs. 81
Kind sir or she.
enclose lovingly yours.
am left with child seven month";
old az she is a baby and can't walk
/ received s6l and am certainl,
provoked tonight. I.
Your relationship to him? Answer
Just a mere aunt and a few cousins
In service with the U. A. armory
As he was my bets supporter.
i received my insurance Polish an
have aimee moved my postotfice.
! am his wife and only air.
You ask for ny allotment numbel
have four boys and two girls. 49,
Please correct my name as coul
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-01-14
FUEL CONTROLLED UNTIL
PEACE Is Proclaimed

Fuel control will continue until
peace IS proclaimed, the fuel ad-
ministration ceasing its activities
only when they become unnecessary
under armistice conditions, accord
ing to advices received by Fuel Ad-
ministrator Fred j. Holmes. Various
completion of their work. but the
committees will be released upon the
actual machinery for the full dis
charge Of duties of the administra-
ton VIII be retained until the or
sanization automatically passes out
of existence.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-01-14
NEURALGIC PAINS
Givo Way to Soothing BamIln's
Wizard Oil

Hamlin's Wizard Oil is a safe and
effective treatment for headache and
neuralgia. Rubbed in where the pain
is, it acts as a tonic to the tortured
nerves and almost invariably brings
quick relief
Its healing. antiseptic qualities can
always be relied upon to prevent in
fection, or other serious results, from
sprains, bruises, cuts, burns, bites
and stings. Just as good, too, for
sore feet, stiff neck, frost bites, cold
sores and cankcr sores.
Get it from druggists for 30 cents.
If not satisfied return the bottle and
get your money back.
Ever constipated or have sick
headache1 Just try Wizard Liver
Whips, pleasant little pink pills, so
cents. Guaranteed.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-01-14
OF LOCAL INTEREST
Some People We Know, and We Will
Profit by Hearing About Them.

This Is purely local event.
II took place in Ashland.
Not in some faraway place.
You are asked to investigate II.
Asked to believe a citizens word;
To confirm q citizens statement
Any article that is endorsed at
home
Is more worthy Of confidence
Than one you know nothing about.
Endorsed by unknown people.
Mrs. Z. T.. Heath. Sj5 b St., Ash
land, says: When | have used
Doan's Kidney Pills for a dull ache
across my kidneys, have always
been relieved OF the trouble. l am
glad to recommend Doan's to my
friends for | know they are very re-
liable and can't be equaied for kid.
eny trouble"
Price, 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mrs. Heath had Foster-Mil-
burn Co, Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-01-14

received my elopement. His money
was kept from him for the elopement
which never received.
You have taken my man away to
fight, and he is the best fighter
ever had.
Now you win have to keep me or
who in the hell will if you don't?
My boy has been put in charge of
a spittoon "a platoon), VIII get
more money now?
My son is in the - Company
lSSth Infantry. Please tell me If he
is living or dead and If so what is
his address.-Los Angeles Times.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-01-14
PROSPERITY WAVE PRE-.
DICTED COMING To T. &

That the next ten years will wit
ness the greatest wave of prosperity
The United States has ever experience
ed and that the next three or four
months will witness a period of busl-
ness depression owing to unsettled
conditions has been predicted In
Chicago recently.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-01-14

have seen some beautiful scenery
as | Travelled from place to place.
The little winding streams, hedged on
either side with row of trees, as
they wander down the valley, cross
ed with rustic bridges. The fields
with their little herds of white cat.
tie, or winding roads with a queerly
clad peasant jogging along in his
pony cart make some lovely scene.
Some of the fields are yet green and
earlier, while the autumn glow was
on the leaves there were some places
that were too beautiful to describe
| haven't seen any OF the war torn
country yet and not much of the hor-
ror. | have seen some of the wonder
full French architecture and paint
ings. At one cross roads was erected
huge wooden cross TO which was
nailed llfe-like statue of Christ that
was wonderful resemblance of what
we suppose Him to have looked like.
There was, of course. no color TO
the hair or the crown of thorns, but
you forgot that as you saw the head
slightly lowered, the eyes raised, the
expression of suffering and pity, and
you almost imagined the mob of SOL
diers there around you. A strange
creepy feeling came over me as |
stood there and looked, thought of
a few things | had done in my life
time which were not just exactly
right. and felt a desire to tiptoe out
and get away before something hap-'I
pened to me.
The French language seems to be
mostly signs and gestures. have
often wondered how the French SOL
diers. who have had their arms shot
off, will manage to express them
selves almost broke my right arm
the other day, trying to buy some
apples, and know only few words. |
You would laugh to see us trying to |
buy things. A little bunch of us will
go into shop start to point, throw |
ing our arms and saying all the
French words, usually the wrong
ones, that We know. Then the French
les will bunch up, so to making ges-
lures and jabbering. Finally by u.s.
ing all the French We "parlezvous,"
and them using all the American
they can "compree" We usually find
out they haven't got 1t.
There Is one word that the Ameri-
can people know nothing about-that
is economy. There is more Of every
thing wasted in the United States
than is used in Europe.
must quit writing now. There are
so many more interesting things to
tell about, and | would like to make
this letter pages and pages longer,
but of course I can't.
Now that the war is over the one
subject is, coming home. I am anx-
ious to get home and go to work, get
something to eat and sleep on a
goose hair" bed once more. I want
to take just one more boat ride, and
when I take that one I'll be like the
Irishman who had been over in this
country and finally got passage back
to America. AS he steamed into New
York past the Statue OF Liberty. Il
facing out toward Europe, he
Strengthened up, tapped his chest AMI
said; "Take a good look at me. auld
gurl, for If you ever see me again
you'll have to turn around"
have seen some heautifl and Won
derful country. but none of 1t COM
pares to the United States. No part
OF It equals old Oregon. and I've
heard a lot about Heaven. but the
minute l get out of the army l am
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-01-14

going to head straight for the Rogue
River valley. France is nice. but
the longer | am here and the more
of 1t see, the better love America.
B. II. BRYANT
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-01-14
SOLDIERS LETTERS

Following is letter from b. II
Bryant a former Medford young
man who is with the 4Sth Artillery,
C. A. c., A. Il. r., in France, writ
ten to his friend, DR.. W. Il. Buchan-
an of this city:
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-01-14

Myrtle Point-coos and Curry
counties total cheese production for
1918 amounted to l.S2s,75O pounds
worth $500. 900.