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PRESBYTERIANS HAVE
PLEDGED $3,4s1,7s5
FOR BENEVOLENCES

st. Louis, Mo-, May 26.-The re-
port of the campaign committee Of
the Presbyterian progressive pro-
gram will show that as the result Of
the every member" canvass for
5enevolences the church has pledged
this year $3,461,7e5 Of the $4,5oo,-
600 goal Of the canvass. The pledges
for this amount came from 2,277
churches, the reports from 1882
churches having yet TO be received.
The committee has directed the
Pressayrerian progressive program
the past year, and also was assigned
the work Of directing campaign
for $125, 100000 and the campaign
for s125,00o for the church OF the
Pilgrims, at Washington, D. c. The
report recommends postponement Of
the campaign for the equipment
fund and shows progress being made
in that for the Church Of the Pill
grims.
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TO GET RID OF FLEAS.

Clemson College.-The entomolo-
gy division was asked recently by a
correspondent how to rid a place of
fieas. The following answer may be
of interest to many others, suggests
Prof. A. F. Conradi, chief Of the
division.
"IYe have been successful in treat
ing aeas by the following method.
First, if any cats and. dogs are
about the place they furnish the
best breeding ground to start flea
infestation. We make up 8 per-
cent solution of creolin or chloro
naptholium or creso or zenoleum, or
any one of the other standard coal
tar disinfectants. This is easily
prepared by adding four tablespoon
fuls Of the material to a gallon of
water or four teaspoonfuls to a
quar- of water. Give the dogs and
cats bath in this material, in a
wash tub, rubbing their fur well
with the hands. After washing the
animal use the material that remains
and fully drench their bedding.
Then make stronger solution at the
rate Of about one to Is parts of
water, and spray thoroughly the
places where feas abound. This in
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cludes the pig pens, and around the
stables where the feas occur, and it
is often necessary to spray under
the dwelling houses as this is a
common place for dogs and cats to
stay. For this purpose any kind Of
a spray pump may be used. ranging
from the small hand bucket pump
to the barrel pump. 1t is very des:r-
able that this material be applied
with a spray pump, although it
could be done with. a sprinkling pot
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-03
THE sPALDING GIFT
TO NEW YORK

In presenting to the New York
Public Library the entire collection
Of the literature of baseball made
by the late Albert G. Spalding his
widow, Mrs. Elizabeth G. Spalding,
lays before the lovers of Americas
national game and the students Of
its history what is undoubtedly the
worlds greatest treasury Of base
ball lore. The announcement of the
offer of the collection and it's ac-
ceptance by Director E. II. Ander-
SON in tke name of the Public Ii
brary has just been made at Point
Lenaa, California, Mrs. Spa'ding's
home, ,.... 80: -; E..
,.A.a..1aost with the beginning Of his
interest and activity in baseball Mr..
Spalairg began the gathering of
incidents and stories of the game.
When he saw it assume tis national
importance asa sport he. continued
this collection with d mind to its
com ssompietsness tlalsss and its Sx,;:ssemat!c
preservation, From this mass Of
fragmensary history he compiled
the authoritative book "America's s
National Came" a work more fre-
uuently referred to and quoted from
than any other book on BASEBALL
New York Herald.
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having rose, but it would be less,
thorough and would take more
material, and where it Is necessary
to apply it under buildings such
places could not be reached" '25aT
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TO HOLD WORLD
COTTON MEETING
IN LONDON SOON
matters OF Great Importance 10
American Cotton Growing and
Textile Plants-Many Ex-
perts to Attend.


world cotton conference, which meets
in Liverpool, June 13 to 10, and in
Manchester, June 16 to % is of tre-
mendous Importance to American
cotton growers and American textile
plants.
The United States is expected to
send 1S0 delegates and close to that
MANY will come from. India and
Egypt. Britain, Of course, will have
the largest number. Belgium, Italy,
France, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Por
tugal, Switzerland, Holland, Brazil
ard Spain will also be represented.
The movement was launched by
Americans at the first world confer
ence at New Orleans two years ago.
A third meeting, two years hence, is
in prospect with Switzerland bidding
for it.
Important Reports.
The best technical brains in Brit
ain have. been employed in writing
papers and reports for the instruc-
ton Of delegates. OF intense interest
to the American cotton planters will
be a report by W. H. Himbury, gen
eral manager Of the British Cotton
Growing association, whose capital
is $4,000, 900, subscribed largely by
Lancashire cotton manufacturers.
The Himbury organization employ
ed American cotton planters and
experts from American agricultural
colleges to show how to grow cotton
on The American plantation principle
in various British, colonies. .
Lancashire has already benefited
by 100000 bales Of colony cotton.
And the expectations are to increase
this by 50 per cent this year. ..s
It is estimated that in time Africa
and Mesopotamia can raise three and
half million bales.
Short .Wortdey.
Albert Thomas, a Frenchman, who
is director Of the International Labor
office under the League Of Nations,
will present report on hours OF
work in the textile industry. He will
show that the 4s-hour week is almost
universal in Europe, with the exeep-
ton Of Holland, where it is As hours,
and Austria, where those under 1S
may work only A hours. Britain va
ries from "A to 49 hours. the United
States from so to 81. :. *
For Good or Evil.
HThe coming conference" says Sir
Charles Macara the biggest man IN
the British cotton business, includes
not only growers and manufacturers,
but the cotton exchange men, ma
chinery makers and other subsidiary
interests, whose prosperity all de-
pends, upon the cotton industry.
THE power Of the conference. for
good or evil depends upon the man
ner in which it is handled.
"My policy always has been to live
and let live and to want all interests
in the cotton industry to have their
remuneration for labor and enter
prise. Legitimate middlemen are a
vital necessity. They perform a tre-
mendous service in financing opera
tiona"
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TAX REDUCTION
GREATEST NEED
SAYS VIM. H. TAFT
Government Economy is Also High.
ly fmportant-Approves Fiscal
Reform Budget, But That
In Only A Step.


man who in all probability will be
the next chief justice of the United
States regards governmental econ
cmy and reduction Of taxation as the
greatest necessities in the administra-
ton of national affairs.
l laid before William H. Taft in
his office room at the Hotel Taft,
twelve questions dealing with ma
t:onal and international problems and
asked him to discuss them. He de-
clined, saying "It would be improper
for me to talk upon these matters at
this time. The president has gone in
to them very fully in his recent ad-
dress in New York"
But" I inquired, "do you agree
fully with all that President Harding
said. with all that he suggested
should be done?"
Il will answer that, and thereby
touch in a measure on these other
questions you've presented" he re-
piled. He stepped across the room to
his desk and wrote what follows:
az shared the pleasure which the
1000 auditors Of the president had
in listening to the strong words he
used in favor of economy in public
expenditures and the adoption Of
methods by which it could be and
would be, promoted" (In this res
pect President Harding said: "There
must be continuing effort to keep
expenses down to insure full value
for every dollar of the taxpayers
money the government spends.") :
'oThey were especially cheered as
he was by the frankness with which
he faced the tremendous difficulties
which the problem of ending national
extravaganza presents, especially. in
the resistance Of politicians and To-
calities, and by his evidently sincere
and considered determination to
overcome all such resistance in the
public interest. -.
"Only one who has had personal
experience in such matters can value
to the full the Importance of such
a speech.
Approve. Fiscal Reform and Budget.
"0f course cordially and emphat-
ically approve the policy Of the presi-
dent in his proposed fiscal reform
and budget. president Harding said
in this connections: Establishment Of
a budget system is the foundation on
which reorganization must be based
"But, as the president himself
pointed out, the adoption Of budget
is only one step. The main reform
must be in cutting down appropria-
tions in many fields of expenditure
with a ruthless hand. The riumbing
weight of taxation shown in the halt
Of business, in the spread of unem-
ployment, and in the general de-
preston, requires this"
While advices from Washington
are that President Harding has de-
initely decided to send Taft's nomi-
nation for the chief justiceship to the
senate at an early date, Taft gives
the impression that he will consider
the appointment most seriously be-
fore acceptance.
Taking this post has been grave
question with him even if, as has
been said, it would be the crowning
achievement Of a life honored in
many ways, including four years IN
the White House,
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66s cures Bilious Fever.

The first colo1s used by artists were
various colored. earths bound togeth-
er with honey or gum. ~
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\. Join the +:
Pr Prosperity Drive >
PUT YOUR AID IN THE PRESS &. BANNER


Advertising is today the "Life Saving De-
partment' of all merchandising efforts Bank
ers, lawyers, preachers, plumbers, merchants,
coal men-every degree of selling is today
fully cognizant Of the value of advertising
With retail prices at liquidation level the prob
lem confronting the seller is to reac' the buying
public in convincing and forceful manner,
BUT-the medium through which such adver-
tsing efforts are invoked should be chosen with
the idea of reaching the greater number Of per-
sons that are likely to be interested
The PRESS AND BANNER is read by
more people in Abbeville County than any other
newspaper. It reaches a fertile field, one sub
ject to argument of the higher order; with mon
ey to spend for needed merchandise --adver-
tise your business in The Press and Banner.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-01-12
MRS. II. ALNUTT
PASSES AWAY

Mrs. Hattie Alnutt, one of the best
known and highly esteemed resi-
dents of Ashland, died at her home
on Granite street late yesterday af-
ternoon after brief illness, due to
broncho-pneumonia. She had been
i'll only about two days, and few OF
her most intimate friends and neigh
bors even knew of her illness. When
the news went abroad last evening
that Mrs. Alnutt is dead" the shock
was felt by her hosts of friends as
keenly as though the loss was a per-
sonal family one. While not Of the
most robust health, Mrs. Alnutt had
been about her daily duties and had
taken part in some of the social func-
tions attendant on the New Year.
Her loving relatives and friends have
much to be thankful for that when
she was stricken, death dealt kindly
after all, and her sufferings were OF
short duration.
Mrs. Alnutt was numbered among
the pioneer residents of Ashland
She had resided IN this city for up
wards of 4S years, and had been
closelv associated with the city's
growth and advancement. She was
a member of the Baptist church and
during her early years in this city
she was active in all the social and
church events connected with that
denomination. In the recent years
when her health began to decline she
left those matters to younger, strong
er hands, and devoted her time TO
her home and immediate family.
Funeral services will be held from
the Baptist church tomorrow, Sun
day, afternoon at O'Clock, and in
terment will be made in the family
burial plot in the Ashland cemetery.
Mrs. Alnutt is survived by two sons,
w. C. Mitchell Of Ashland and ]. NJ.
Alnutt OF klamath Falls. The lat
ter is expected to arrive in Ashland
this evening.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-01-12
ASHLAND fruit
& PRODUCE ASSN
ANNUAL MEETING
Stockholders Elect Officers for COM
ing Yem-Manager's Report Shows
Shipments Smaller Than Last Year
but With Great Advanced Prices.

The Ashland Fruit & Produce Asso-
citation held its annual business meet
ing in the city hall last Saturday af
ternoon. A large attendance of the
stockholders was present to conduct
the business pertaining to the associ-
alton, while many farmers and fruit
growers took advantage of the call
issued for the purpose of discussing
matters of great interest to this class
of citizens in and near Ashland, and
practically filled the hall during the
hours discussion before the business
meeting was called.
Three directors OF the five in
charge of the associations business
affairs retired at the end of the past
year, and their places were to be filled
by new ones. These were S. j.
Evans, S. A. Peters and j. II. Sanders.
A motion was made and carried that
these retiring directors be reelected,
and at the will of the stockholders,
the secretary cast a ballot ele t ng
them to their former office. The
board now stands as formerly s.,
j. Evans, S. A. Peters, j. II. Sanders,
j. II. Dill and j. NJ. Wagner the lat
ter two being carried over for the
coming year.
Business at the Ashland Fruit &
Produce association for the year 1920
averaged as well and even better
than that Of previous years. While
not so much fruit was shipped out
in 1920 as in the past year, much
better prices prevailed, which nicely
evened up matters. Manager A. c.
Briggs of the association read his
yearly report, which showed that the
association had transacted fine
years business. The large addition
erected to the association building
has facilitated business greatly and
the new year starts out under most
conditions.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-01-12
WILL EDUCATE MEN
IN CLOTHING VALUES

A program of cooperative adver-
tising, in which it is proposed to
expend $5,00O,000 to educate the
men of America to clothing values,
will be the principal feature before
the second annual convention of the
Pacific Coast Merchant Tailors' as
sociation, which meets in Los An
geles, tomorrow, for three days.
Styles for the spring of 1921, price
problems and labor conditions will
be other topics of discussion by the
delegates, who will attend from all
Pacific Coast points. More than
three hundred members of the asso-
citation. which comprises SO per cent
of the legitimate tailors in the west,
are expected to be present.
Sam @. Levy. president of the as
ISOLATION. accompanied by Thmoas
H. Lipps. secretary of the Los An
geles exchange, and officers of the
national association, who will be
present at the convention, will leave
early next week to attend the con-
yentoin of the national association
at Chicago.
The action OF the national body
upon the proposed advertising pro-
gram. will depend largely upon what
is done in the west" declared Presi-
dent Levy. 80 far as I have been
able to determine, the western tail
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-01-12
KEEP TEAMS AT SMITH
HILL TO AID TOURISTS

K. e. Hodgman, highway engineer
In charge of construction in southern
Oregon for the state highway com
mission, is in the city today. Mr..
Hodgman says that the department
Is now maintaining teams on the
Smith hill grade to aid motorists in
getting over that portion of the high
way, the worst obstacle to travel be-
tween here and Portland. Cars
can come down the hill under their
own power, but 1t necessary to as
sist most of them in getting up the
grade through the mud No charge
is made for this assistance. Drivers
going through should make allowance
for possible delay of an hour, as
the teams are not always immed-
lately available, through they are
kept on the work from eight in the
morning till $3.50 at night. 1t is
necessary to assist more cars from
three-fourths of Il mile to n mile
Grants Pass Courier.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-01-12

in the state, whereas there were for
merly between $50 and 200, which
made three or four times the present
output. Under normal conditions
these older idle mines may be easily
made productive again. High cost
of wages and supplies and scarcity
of miners, together with lack of water
for mining and power, have all late
ly handicapped the mining industry.
The average value of the ore per ton
In gold and silver is now greater
than it was few years ago, and the
average value per ton in all metals
Is also higher AS the quantity OF
ore mined and treated has fallen off
materially, only the higher average
value of the ore has kept the metal
record at its present point
Place gold has decreased in output
owing to decrease in the number of
active hydraulic mines, lack of water,
and smaller output by dredges
Among the deep mines some of those
formerly very productive have ceas-
ed operations. AT present there are
only three mines In the state that are
yielding over 100000 q year each.
One of these is deep gold mine, one
copper mine, and the other dredge
General decrease in out
put Of gold is shown in both the
northeastern and southwestern coun-
ties of the state.
The most productive county in
Oregon Is Baker, and the next Grant.
Baker county produces abont 80 per
cent of the metallic output Of the
state, almost all from the deep mines
Of the county. The output of the
mines in Grant, Jackson. and jose
phine counties increased, but there
Is little encouragement to report for
the other counties. The principal
placers of the state are worked by
the hydraulic system, but the output
Of the dredges exceeds in value that
Of all other forms of placer mining
There are four gold
dredges In Oregon. one of which was
idle in 1920 and another worked only
part time. The few very large deep
mines seemed to keep up or even ex-
ceed their normal output, but the
owners of many Of the smaller prop
critics found it impossible tn continue
operations under prevailing
adverse conditions.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-01-12
OIL PROSPECTS CONTINUE
GOOD IN KLAMATH COUNTY

Captain ]. W. Siemans of Klamath
Falls passed through Ashlond this
week, while enroute to Portland to
purchase casing and material for
the oil well he is sinking near his
home city. While passing through
Captain Siemans was interviewed by
citizens in this section, it is reported,
to whom the captain stated the pros
poets for bringing in an oil gusher
in klamath county are very good.
According to the statement given
out by those VINO claim to have talk
ed with Captain Siemans the latter
said the drillers were down 1895
feet and had been running through
oil sand and gas for 400 feet. The
gas escapes all the time, he stated,
making a noise like . steam boiler
blowing Off Samples were sent to
San Francisco for analysis. the cap
tain stated, which show they are
down to a parafine base. and they
look for oil in quantities at any
time now.
On his return from Portland Cap
tain Sieman5 expects to SOP off to
see the Trigonia veil. and will pass
his opinion upcn the chances Of strik-
ing oil in that 'icilit5. The prospect
OF good oil in Klamath county is
most encouraging 20 the people in
this valley, who are Interested in the
development of the Trigoiia wen.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-01-12
BILLIARD HALL
ROBBED EARLY
THIS MORNING
Ed and TOad's Billiard Hall on North
Main Street Broken Into Early
This MOrning-Several Dollars in
Cash and Silver Spoons We're
Taken.

Upon opening up the billiard par
lor of Ed and Toad this morning for
business, it was for the first time
sensed that the place had been rob-
bed. Upon examination it was found
that the till had been cleaned for Sc
or 81, and that the piano box had
been touched for smaller amount.
Sitting next to the till was an open
box containing over So in pennies for
government tax, and this had been
overlooked by the burglars From
this fact the proprietors believe that
the work was done by professionals
who would not carry about on their
person a large bulk OF pennies.
The entrance was effected through
a small window in the rear which
had been broken, then reaching an
arm through the bolt had been slip
ped. Upon leaving the parlor, the
miscreants had walked boldly forth
from a back door which opened from
the inside.
The night marshal stated that he
had tried the door at 3 o'clock IN
the morning, and it was locked, and
at 5 o'clock 1t was open.
A Bertillion expert of the Southern
Pacific this morning took n number
of pictures Of the finger prints. No
other clue has been found.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-01-12

s1,759. 90 plus $4,000 Attorney fees
and the costs and disbursements OF
this suit; that the Deed OF Trust re-
corded in Volume As on page 45 OF
Jackson County Mortgage Records be
foreclosed and sold by the Sheriff OF
Jackson County in manner and form
as provided by law for the satisfae-
tion of said judgment and for a more
particular description Of the relief de-
inanded, Plaintiff refers to said Com
plant.
This Summons is served upon you
by publication by virtue of an Order
made by the Honorable F. M. Cal
kins, Judge of the said Circuit Court,
dated the 18th day Of December,
1920.
Date of first publication, Decem-
ber l5, 1920.
BRIGGS & BRIGGS,
By VIM. M. BRIGGS,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Pioneer Block,
16-6-Wed. Ashland, Oregon
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-01-12
PRODUCTION OF METAL
IN OREGON DURING 1920

A preliminary estimate of the pro-
duction of metals at mines In Oregon
in 1920, compiled by Charles G.
Yale, of the Uuited States Geological
Survey, Department Of the Interior,
shows a small decrease in the output
of gold and an increase in the output
of silver and copper as compared
with that in 1919. The estimated
output of gold in 1920 was s942,2OO
which, compared with the output in
1919, is a decrease of only S3S,
II is somewhat surprising that the
State so nearly held its own in the
production OF gold, in view OF the
adverse conditions under which gold
mining has been carried on. Less
than half as many mines were pro-
ducing in 1919 as in 1918, and the
number must have still further de-
creased in 1920. The output Of sill
yer in Oregon in 1920 was ls9,940
ounces, as compared with 111,12l
ounces in 1919, an increase for 1920
of SS.S19 ounces. The output of
copper in 1920 was 2,3OO.O 900 pounds
or about $4,000 pounds more than in
1919.
The fact that the output has re-
mained virtually the same during d
period of depression covering two
years indicates that 1t has reached
Its lowest point and that improvment
may be expected. There are now only
between 10 and so productive mines