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Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-11
SEEKS HIS WIFE AND
DAUGHTERS IN TURK HAREM

NEW YORK, N. YIN an effort
to rescue his wife from a Turkish
harem where she has been held cap
tive for about four years. Assdour
Derboghes, an Armenian Of Racine
Wis, sailed this week for Turkey the
Near East relief, which is assisting
him, announced. Derboghes came
from Harpoot. Syria. in 1911. return
ed to rescue his family in 1914, and
was seized by the Turks, but man
aged to escape through Siberia.
Three daughters, 10, IL and H.
we're seized at the same time as his
wife, and are believed also to have
been sent to Turkish harems and the
father has little hope of finding
them. A son, Hovenes. escaped with
his father and is now in school at
Wauksgan, I'll.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-11
ASHLAND MEN At
LINCOLN BANQUET

Ashland will be represented among
the speakers at the Lincoln banquet
to be held in Medford on Lincoln's
birthday, February 12. This will be
Prof. Irving Vining, who will make
the address ON Roosevelt. Prof. Vim
ing is an orator and speaker of wide
prominence, and given such subject
will do the occasion Justice. Dick
Posey will also represent Ashland
with one of his original poems on
the political situation.
Other speakers for this occasion
will be Bishop Hughes OF the Meth
odist church of Oregon, who will
make the address on Lincoln. Colo
mel r. C. Washburn will make the
political address. Prominent men Of
the state will also give short talks.
There will also be some splendid
local music in charge of William
Vawter and fine orchestral music.
Tickets are selling fast for this oc-
casion, and the number is limited to
300.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-11

Boys and girls of the Oregon dis
trict!
Not only has Governor Ben W. o.
colt given his hearty Endorsement to
the army essay contest, but he has
called upon teachers in the public
schools to set aside portion OF Fri
day, February 20, as time in
which essays will be written in the
classroom.
AS no essays will be accepted save
those written in the classroom, this
means that everyone OF you will have
an opportunity to compete in this
mammoth contest.
Governor Olcott says, in part,
about the movement: ~'It is a move
which will develop a higher sense Of
patriotism not only in our boys and
girls, but in our adults, as well. For
this reason | call upon the teachers
in the public schools Of the state to
set aside portion of Friday, Febru-
airy 20, 1920, as a time in which es-
says on this subject are to be written
by the school children in the class
rooms of the schools of the state.
trust that every teacher will see that
the keenest interest is manifested
in this plan for the promotion of
patriotism and the protection of our
nation and its homes.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-11

The topic of paving Park or Mill
street was brought up at the meeting
of council last night and received
considerable discussion. A number
of residents living on that street are
desirous of having it paved this
coming year, and have thus ex-
pressed themselves to council. This
body is perfectly cognizant of the
large amount of travel by tourists
over this stretch of street, and the
fact that it is unusually muddy in
winter and dusty in summer, but the
council wants an expression from the
citizens living on this street TO learn
ther sentiments in regard to paying
before they start proceedings. They
will therefore wait until petition
is circulated among the Park street
residents expressing their wishes,
and presented to council before TAX
ing up the matter. The city will
have a large portion of the street
to pave, it is stated.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-11
PLAN EARLY WORK ON
CALIFORNIA STATE HIGHWAY

CHICO, Calif.-A few days more
may see dirt flying on the last
stretch of the state highway between
Chico and Red Bluff, in the belief of
George C. Mansfield, state highway
commissioner.
Mansfield said Highway Engineer
Fletcher and Contractor L. S. Atkin-
son, who constructed a portion of the
Los MolinOs unit. were to confer on
some minor points in connection with
the work in the vicinity of Yina and
be ready to report an agreement at
a meeting of the commission next
week.
This development followed the ac-
tion of the Tehama supervisors in
securing all rights of way along the
original survey running half a mile
east Of Vina.
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A large number of Belleview peo-
pie met at the school house Friday
evening and went on record again
as a progressive up to date commu-
nifty.
A vote was taken to decide the
question OF sending the school chill
dren into the Ashland schools for the
school year 192O-21.
The entire vote of the district was
present and the fact that the vote
was favorable toward educating the
children of the district in Ashland,
goes to show that the Belleview spir-
it of being in favor of the best along
all lines is as much alive as ever.
The first meeting for organizing
the Jackson County Farm Bureau
for 1920 followed the election.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-11
ASHLAND STUDENTS
BUSY AT L. OF. O..

Dick Shin, the pitcher on the Ash
land High School champion 1917
baseball team, is one of the three
lefthanded pitchers Coach "Shy"
Huntington thinks have the best
chance to make the Varsity baseball
team this spring.
Freshman basketball is progress
ing nicely now, and with bill" Reins
hart, former Salem High School
star, as coach, there ought to be
fast team this year. The Ashland
men out for the team are Aryin
Burnette, who was picked as an all
state guard last year, and Edwin
Fraser, who played two years for
Ashland high.
Hubert Prescott, a sergeant in
Company &C." X. o. T. c., was
picked to lead the wrestling team
of that company in the intercompany
athletic meet.
Dick Shin was picked to lead the
baseball team of Company "B."
There are four companies in the bat
talon, and each company is to have
a team in each of five classes of ath-
letics-boXing, basketball, baseball,
wrestling, and track. The winning
company in each event is to get a
large cup which is to become the
property of the company.
Fifty is the average amount spent
per month by each man in the uni
yersity. The women get a'Jng with
an average of $40 peT month. These
figures were arrived at by taking
a general survey of all the students
living at the university. The cost
Of living for college students has in
creased from 25 to 40 per cent since
1916.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-11

With the beginning of the new
year the hens of Ashland and the
surrounding districts started to make
an appreciable increase in the pro-
duction of eggs, and the Ashbellent
Egg Society is beginning to receive
and ship eggs from the Fruit & Pro-
duce Association where they are ham
died. This society was formed last
March for the purpose of handling
all local eggs and giving them
market at the best prices. The plan
worked out so admirably that the
eggs handled by Manager Briggs of
the association became an important
factor in the products of this section
of the valley.
= During November and December
the production of eggs fell off so
badly that no record of the ship
ments was made. January receipts,
however show that about 100 doz-
en- were sold. The price for the first
week received for the eggs was 60
cents. The second week was 60
cents, the third week So cents, tht
fourth week SO cents, and the fifth
week As cents. This, is considered
outrageously low as compared with
the prices of November and Decem-
ber when the egg price hovered
around IS and so cents, but the fact
that the same amount of food for the
flock will produce many more eggs
does not leave such 2 bad margin Of
profit after all. Anyway, when one
remembers that it was not such a
long time ago when we considered
we could afford to eat eggs when
they got down to 20 cents a dozen or
lower, the present prices do not seem
so distressingly low.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-11

Mrs. Malone, wife Of Major C. A.
Malone, died at her home in Med
ford at about o'clock this morning
after a short illness. Many OF Mrs.
Malone's friends in Ashland were not
apprised of her Illness and the news
of her death this morning came as a
great shock. tAe deceased had lived
here for number of years and was
well known and greatly beloved by
large circle of friends. Two years
ago last sumner, when her husband,
Captain Malone Of the First COM
pany, Coast artillery, entered the
service, Mrs. Malone and children
accompanied him to the north where
they lived near the army camps dur
ing the reriod Of her husbands SER
vice. On tie latter's discharge from
the army they came to Medford
where they have resided for the past
year. No arrangements for the
funeral have befd made at this writ
ing, but the Ashland friends will be
notified of details later. Mrs. Ma
lone is survived by her husband and
two young sons, aged s and A.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-11

YREKA, Calif.-Siskiyo is the
next in line of progressive counties
in the matter of building highways
as the board of supervisors has in
structed District Attorney j. NJ. AL
len to prepare notices for an election
to be held on the question of voting
bonds for $1,O5O,OOO.
The supervisors reached the deci-
sion after interviews with large
landowners and business men of the
county, all of whom favored submit
ting the question of road bonds to
the residents and believe the issue
will carry by a large majority.
With the work in the county being
done by the state highway commits
sion and the forest service, the mil
lion-dollar bond issue will place the
county in high rank among the coun-
ties of the state for roads.
1t is held by the supervisors that
one of the drawbacks to the develop
ment of the county is lack of good
roads. Instances are cited of mines,
especially in the western part of the
county, whose development is re-
tarded by poor transportation. The
board claims that at present Siski-
you ranks well with other mountain
counties in respect to highways.
The taxplayers in the second super
visor district, which includes Duns-
muir, SissOn and McCloud, had de-
cided before the action OF the board
of supervisors in calling the bond
election, to bond their district for
road building and improvement.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-11
HOROSCOPE STATES
DRY TINE WON'T LAST

NEW YORK,-The stars say the
American people will not have to go
without their beer and wine, accord
ing to the horoscope just made Of
Prof Gustaye Meyer Hoboken as
trologer.
TheN"professor" finds that, mas
much as Taurus was in the ascend
ant and Venus was posted in the
eighth dimension of the heavens when
the governor was inaugurated, his
administration will be quite a fortu-
nate one, to say the least"
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-11

L. V. Carter, banker of Ashland,
who likes to hunt and fish, is at
the Imperial. Mr.. Carter is the
chairman of the newly created state
board of fish and game commissions
ers. He is the man who presides
over the meetings, but doesn't vote
unless the game commissioners and
the fish commissioners fail to agree,
and then Mr.. Carter steps in, He
hasn't had to do that yet, but the
chairmanship is designed especially
as the place for a mediator or ar
bitrator between the two sets Of COM
when they are at logger
heads. Mr.. Carter comes from Jack
son county, where the Rogue river
fish fight is ever being stirred up,
and where the commercial fishermen
at the mouth of the Rogue and the
sportsmen along the upper reaches
have never been able to tolerate each
other.-Oregonian.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-11

County Superintendent G. w. Ager
has issued a statement received re-
Gently from DR.. David Roberg, state
health officer, in regard to the ne
cessity of vaccination in the public
schools. The letter contains copy
Of paragraph 141, page 50 of the
Oregon School Laws of 1919, and
also the following ruling from the
State Board of Health: "If smallpox
exists in community, the county or
city boards Of health shall provide
free vaccination for persons desir-
ing protection against infection.
When smallpox exists in a communi-
ty, no child shall be permitted to at
tend school without presenting sat
isfaCtory evidence of having been
successfully yaccinated within seven
years"
The above ruling applies only to
those communities where the epi-
demic actually exists. Even in such
cases, the superintendent states, it is
not desirable to resort to yacCina-
tion of all school children when only
one or two segregated cases of small
pox are to be found. Vaccination
should be required only where indi-
cations would lead our county health
officer to believe an epidemic is LA
BILE to occur.
When the question of whether vac
cinatiOn should be required, or
whether a school should be closed
for fear of an epidemic is raised, the
advice of the county health officer
should be obtained. superintendent
Ager states he is informed that there
is no cause for alarm here in Jack
son county except in few cases now
well under control. No school should
be closed just because one of the
larger schools finds it necessary to
close. The advice of the county
health officer may be obtained by
calling DR.. T. ]. Malmgren, Medford
6F3.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-11
A SILVER LINING TO
THE MINERS CIOTrD


, Those old enough to have passed
through the stirring political cam
paign Of 1896 have noted with much
interest that silver as bullion now
for the first time in 46 years is
worth more than the ration Of 16 to
1 of gold. The owners OF Oregon
silver mines and prospects would
like to know whether silver is apt
to stay for some time at a price Of
a dollar or more per ounce. Silver
mining is attractive provided there
is a reasonable assurance that such
price will be maintained for a pc
riod Of years.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-11
DOCTORS HOPE TO EFFECT
CURE OF LEPROSY CASE

OMAHA, Neb.-Charles Young,
aged i9, OF Tilden, Neb., who applied
at the Creighton Medical College sew
eral weeks ago for treatment for u
blood disease, has a well-deyolepel
case of leprosy, according to a spec
ialist's diagnosis.
Young became charge of the
state. The specialist said there was
a possibility OF ultimate cure. Young
is a Spanish war veteran and believes
he may have contracted the disease
while in the Army.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-11

The city council met in usual ses-
sion last night where the routine
business was carried out, the princi-
pal work being devoted to the pre-
sentation of bills, etc. A. C. Mimi
ger was elected chairman OF the
council for the coming year, to serve
in the absence of the mayor Water
Superintendent Hosler reported a lot
of work needed on the line up the
canyon, brought on by the inclement
weather of the winter. He was in
structed to repair leaks in the pipes
and strengthen the trestle that has
been weakened this winter.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-11
TAXES RAISED 100 PER CENT
(oregon Voter.)

r. B. Murdoch, formerly of the
Columbia Highway and Roadmaster
of Coos county, but now executive
engineer of the Asphalt Association,
Is Maiden Lane, New York City, has
favored us with full page clipping
from the New York Times (Section
2, page /, issue of January 4, 1920
containing an exceedingly interesting
and informative article from the pen
of Charles A. Selden on the Non
Partisan Leagues operations in North
Dakota.
Along with other data which would
interest the farmers of Oregon are
figures as to the increases of state
taxes occasioned by the Leagues So
cialistlc industrial program.
Assessed Valuations
1918 ..............$ 265,315,957
1919 ............ 1,072,1G7,G53
Taxes Levied on Farms
1918 ..............S 1,6SS,355
1919 .............. 4,540,S26
While assessed valuations have
been increased more than fourfold,
thus making possible a reduction in
the actual tax rate, the amount re-
quired for taxes has increased 160
per cent. Oregon farmers who re-
ceiye the Non-Partisan League prop
aganda will recall that much capital
is made out of the fact that the tax
rate has been reduced under the
Leagues government, while nothing
is said of the 400 per cent assess
ment increase or the 169 per cent
increase in the actual amount col
lected for the state government.
As heavy bond issues have been
floated under the League control, in
terest and principal must be met on
those bonds, which will place the
state under a still heavier taxation
burden, especially as most of the
bond money has been squandered
in wildcat industrial ventures or un-
productive expenditures.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-11
WILL MARRY 'EM FREE
If THE GIRL PROPOSES

CHARDON, Ohio.-H. w. Clark, a
graduate of Harvard Law School,
who recently was elected justice of
the peace here, has made a novel
proposition to Geauga county bach
elor girls.
'T'll tie the knot free of charge
during the year 1920" says Clark,
"for all the girls who have reached
mature age and who can absolutely
prove to me that the marriage pro-
posal was made by themselves " lie
anticipates a big business.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-11
TO
Be IN MEDFORD

Medford has been named the
headquarters of the Episcopal church
in southern Oregon with Pastor Will
liam b. Hamilton of st. Marks
church as dean of the district. The
first meeting Of the new deanery
will be held in May, when Bishop
Sumner and other prominent leaders
of the church will be present. The
new district includes the churches
of Jackson, Josephine and Douglas
counties.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-11
WHEN SCOT AND SWAT
WERE FIRST ACQUENT

PITTSBURGH. - The game of
American baseball received a knight
ly tribute here yesterday.
Scot and Swat met for the first
time. When Hans Wagner was pre-
sented as a new member OF the XII
wants club at the members and la
dies luncheon in the Fort Pitt hotel,
every man and woman rose in honor
OF the baseball king. Sir Harry
Lauder, who is appearing in the Pitt
theater this week and who was the
speaker OF The day, rose magnificent
ly to the occasion.
The Scottish singer slluted the
great butsman, claspiHg the mighty
hand that made the Carnegie ath-
lcte hero of All Swatdom. Then with
a smile on his face and admiration
and a hint of envy in his eyes, Sir
II rry bust into verse with a tribute
to Hm Hans while the assemblage
cheered
"lf you can bing
And if can sing,
We cheer the hearts of all
For lites a game
To apt or lame
Wha seek to paste the ball.
Success will cling
To Swat and Bing
An may they never fall
When bonnie clips
Gle mony trips
Around the bases ALL"
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-11

PORTLAND.-BoX manufacturers
and lumbermen who supply that
branch of the trade, from California,
Oregon, Washington. Idaho, Mon
tana and British Columbia confer ON
box making industry. Warning sent
to fruit packers and Gamers to get
order in at once. Box stock de-
clared scarce.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-11

Whitman county, Washington, in
1919 produced 11.56i,300 bushels
of wheat. valued at $2i,i5S,494.
~+t<+~S.-s+.~.A
OF camps by other communities and
have sent out dozens of letters. ar
ticles similar to the Oregonian ar
ticle. and photographs. in answer to
queries from municipalities and Or
CARNATIONS. We want to make the
whole northwest a region not only
of abundant scenic attractions
Mother Nature took care of that
but of abundant camps where the
tourist can find comfort, convenience
and hospitality. For II is only by
developing the northwest as a unit
that the tourist can be attracted
(and leave part of his money in ASH
land on his way through.
The broad vision displayed in the
recent past and at present by organ
izations throughout the northwest
so different from the narrow, cut
throat, "knock the other fellow to
boost ourself" policies OF the past
presages wonderful things for the
Pacific Northwest. II is up to you
"big fellows" to handle the organiza-
tion and to direct these all-North-
west campaigns; we 'little fellows"
haven't the scope or finances to at
tempt Il: but the Ashland CONNER
cial Club is willing and anxious to
do all within it's power and places
itself al your command.
Sincerely yours.
LYNN ID. M0WAT.
Secretary Ashland CONNER
cial Club.
n. B.-And while we want the
Northwest to be dotted with fine
autO-camps, we are not forgetting
our own interests and are now plan
ming extension and Improvements
which will maintain the reputation
of Ashland's Lithia park free auto-
camp-"The Best in The West"
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-11

A word of warning to income tax
payers is contained in q statement
given out today by Internal Revenue
Collector Milton A. Miller, who
points out that returns must show
all items of taxable income for 1919.
Guesswork, estimates, and other
hit-ormiss tactics are barred when a
person is making out his income tax
return. Accuracy and completeness
must be insisted upon. And remem-
ber, the return is sworn state
ment as such, it must be thorough
and accurate.
Salaried persons and wage-earners
must not confiner their returns to
figures showing a years pay at so
much day or so much a week. The
actual amount drawn should be as
certained and reported Overtime,
bonuses, shares in the profits of a
business, value of quarters and
board furnished by the employer, and
a number of other items of similar
nature which are compensations for
services, are taxable as part OF the
years earnings, and must be includ-
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-11
Income Not Always Cash

It must be borne in mind that
compensation may be paid in other
forms than in cash. A bonus paid in
Liberty bonds is taxable at the mar
ket value of the bonds. A note re-
ceived in payment for services is tax
able income at its face value, and
the interest upon it is also taxable.
Premiums paid by an employer for
life or other insurance in favor OF
employees is additional compensa-
ton to the employees.
The income tax does not apply to
amounts received under accident and
health insurance, or under workmen s
compensation laws; and damages re-
covered by suit or settlement for in
juries or sickness is also exempt
Tips received by walters, porters
and others are taxable income for
such donations are in recognition Of
services and are not gifts.
A pension played by an employer
or by the U. S. government is taxable
income. A widowswho received pay
ments in recognition of the services
of her late husband, may construe
such payments as gifts.
Aside from what a person may
earn by his services, there are many
other sources of income. He must
include in his annual reckoning the
gains he made in business and other
ventures; also the income that his
money and property earned.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-11

PORTLAND--Morgan razor works
to enlarge plant.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-11

ASTORIA. 100000 apartment
house to be built.
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feO. (, lJGV.
Mr.. l.. f. Warford,
Seattle, Wn.
My Dear Mr. Warford:-
Much Obliged for your good words
regarding that Oregon auto-camp
story.
Through the courtesy of the Ore
gonian circulation manager | have
secured a number Of copies Of the
section containing the article and
should you have use for them. would
be pleased to send you a limited
Will be glad TO do anything we can
to help out your contemplated cam
paign for the establishment Of more
and better free camp sites for visit
ing motorists. We realize here that
one. or a half-dOzen good camps scat
tered through the northwest are not
enough to properly make pleasant a
camping tour. We are doing every
thing we can to further the building