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Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-02
GOVERNMENT AIDING STATE.

Several of the states, with the aid
OF the United States Department OF
Agriculture, are establishing farm
management departments. Efforts
are in progress to work out system
of cooperation under which Il maxi
mum amount of research work can be
done, with an equitable division OF
expenses between the Federal and
State Governments.
The Colleges of Agriculture in Ar
kansas and Mississippi have establish
ed departments of farm management
and home economics. Every effort
is being made by these department., !,
and in other States by the United
States Department Of Agriculture CO.
operating with the State colleges,
to assist farmers in their problems
OF management. This is accomplish
ed by distribution OF farm account
books, supplemented by surveys. lee
lures correspondence newspaper ar
ticles, bulletins, and circular letters.
An important phase Of this work
is the training of county agents and
other instrumentalities to bring TO
farmers in terms of their own bust
ness the principles OF efficient organ
izatiOn and management. Instruc-
ton is given to groups rather than
individuals. Although this program
has not been in full operation in
some states, the demonstrators in %
Commonwealths, cooperating with the
department during the last year, have
worked with more than $4,000
grouped farmers.
Business men. as well as farmers.
are becoming more interested in farm
problems. as the result
the department specialists say, of &C.
onomic conditions brought about by
the war. This, together with the
need for farm accounts made neces-
sary by the income tax law, is max I
ing farm management work one of
the most important extension pro-
iects.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-02
q. OF G. ASEKED CO-OPEARTE
IN FARM BUREAU WORK

There are a great many people, in
the towns especially, who are asking
the question, what is the Farm Bu-
reau we are hearing so much Of, what
are the purposes OF its organization?
In order to answer It so the av-
erage town person may understand,
] would say that the Farm Bureau
is to the farmers what the Chamber
of Commerce is to the business man
in town. Its purposes are educational,
it functions in order to solve the
many problems which the business
farmer has to meet, 1t is fostered by
the department of agriculture and
agricultural colleges, and its mem
bership is composed of farmers all
over the United States. There is
nothing revolutionary about it, 1t
seeks to go about its mission in a
quiet, orderly manner, not trespas-
sing on the rights or privileges of any
class of society On the contrary. it
seeks to work in harmony with all
people, with the business man; to
sit at his council table, to invite him
TO sit at ours. We recognize the good
work being done by the Chamber of
Commerce throughout the country
and we especially commend the good
work being done by our Chambers
of Commerce in both Medford and
Ashland. And it is the desire of the
Jackson County Farm Bureau to
work in complete harmony and un-
derstanding with them.
Business men, town people and the
farmers are invited to attend the big,
rally meeting to be held at the Pho
neer Hall, Tuesday evening. Febru-
AIRY 1st.
CO FARM RJIREAU
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-02
ANNUAL MEETING NATIONAL =
FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION
+. G. Holibaugh to Preside over the
Local Association During Coming
Year--Board OF Directors Re.
elected.

The stockholders OF the Ashland
National Farm Loan Association held
their annal meeting on Saturday the
llth. On Tuesday the directors met
for their first meeting OF the year
and elected officers. The board is
made up of the reelected directors: !:
d. II. Jackson, H. c. Holibaugh, Fred
Holmes, NJ. c. Lininger and j. J.
Murphy, with two new members.
Frank l.. Nutter and Robert j. Pur.
Wis. +. c. Holibaugh was elected
president and NJ, c. Lininger, vice
president, John II. Dill, secretary
treasurer. The board of apprais-
ers appointed are: d. II. Jackson,
Fred Holmes. ]. J, Murphy.
On Tuesday afternoon the National
bank examiner from Washington. d.
c., G. A. Y. Harris, made an examina-
ton of the associations books. Mr..
Harris stated that this was one OF
the few associations where he had
made thorough and complete ex-
animation in a few hours and made
out his report, that usually he was
required to spend a day or more and
often return to get matters straight.
Mr.. Harris stated that he found the
cash transactions balanced to Il
penny and that the association had
more than complied with the law in
establishing a surplus account.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-02
MEXICAN HELD ON
ROBBERY CHARGE

Ed Mundos Escayels, Mexican.
was brought into Ashland yesterday
by h. c. Bartlett, who charged him
with stealing q saddle. After con
siderable trouble in catching the man
following a chase in which several
shots We're sent after the fugitive. Mr.
Bartlett succeeded in capturing him
and brought him into town where he
was turned over to the police. His
description answers that of a man
wanted in California for robbery,
which had been sent to the local po-
iice some time ago, and the latter
We're watching out for him.
On Escayels' person were found a
quantity of articles recognized as hay-
ing been taken from the house of q
Mr. Edwards, who lives near Mr..
Bartlett's ranch in the Soda Springs
district. The man is being held in
the local lookup awaiting the arrival
Of Sheriff Calkins from Sskiyou
county, who has been after Escayels.
Officials from California state Escay-
els has served term or two in the
penitentiary.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-02
GATEFUL TO DONOR
OF ARTIFICIAL TEETH

The many friends OF }. p. Leach,
well known resident OF Ashland. have
been hayinb much amusement with
him this winter over his present
'toothless condition. At Christmas
Mr.. Leach received the anonymous
rift of a toothbrush and box OF pow
der. while yesterday the gift OF an
enormous set of teeth eleyerly carved
out OF wood was sent to him. Mr..
Leach is positive the gift is from q
lady. and wishes to know IL she Is
single. In that case he would like
to communicate with her with a view
to matrimony Any woman who has
his welfare so much at heart as to
provide a complete set OF teeth for
a toOthless man would make an ideal
wife. he thinks. II the donor Is mar
ried he wishes TO express his gratitude
to her at any rate.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-02
DRIFT TO CITIES
Is BEING STUDIED


In order to throw more light on
the important problem OF the drift
OF population from rural sections Ia
cities, and to determine, il possible,
the cause and remedy, the United
States department of agriculture dur
Ing the last year has made study
OF one farm community each in New
York, Maryland, and West Virginia.
in cooperation with the colleges OF
agriculture.
The type OF study has been histori-
cal and analytical. covering the last
100 years. The specia; questions at
issue in this community analysis are
the migration OF young people from
the farms to tho town and city" "the
remedy for oyermigration;" the in
fluence OF farm communities upon
national life The results OF these
studies will be published during the
ensuing year.
The variations In social life in CON-
munities which are founded upon
different types OF agriculture are be-
Ing studied in dairy grain and truck
farming localities. Whether the peo-
pie differ according to the types OF
farming, and. II so. in what respect
they and their institutions vary. are
the questions at issue.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-02
ASHLAND TO BE TOURIST
CENTER SAYS CUTHBERT

After spending a week looking over
conditions in Southern Oregon anenS
summer travel, Herbert Cuthbert, ex-
ecutive secretary Of the Pacific NorSh-
west Touring association, has the fol-
lowing to say in regard to Ashland,
on his return to Portland:
"The tourist expert visited Ash
land. He thinks this city will be-
come one of the greatest tourists
centers west of the Rocky noun
talns. The leading hotel there has
been sold to New York capitalists,
who are expected within fortnight
Plans are on foot to build tourists
inn that will cost between $500, 900
and 100000. This, in connection
with the wonderful mineral springs
and the great auto camp that is con
Quoted so successfully. will make the
Southern Oregon city widely known
wanderers Mecca"
Mr.. Cuthbert, who keeps his fin
ger on the pulse of the American
pleasure travelling body, declares
tourist travel to the Pacific North
west will be so per cent greater this
year than 1t was last. Thousands OF
persons who planned visiting this part
OF America last summer had to can
Gel their trips on account of gasoline
shortage. These folk, or u majority
Of them, will come this year There
will be no gasoline shortage on the
Pacific coast, according to Mr.. Cuth-
bert. because the oil companies are
getting ready for the big demand
that last year they did not know
existed here.
Another reason for the necessity
Of preparing for big tourist travel
is that the Pacific highway is in bet
ter condition than ever before and
will be greatly improved by summer.
Added to these reasons. Mr.. Cuthbert
states, the Shriners who visited Port
land last June have been wonderful
ambassadors for the Northwest's
beauty and hospitality. and thousands
of people have been given the desire
to see this wonderful stretch Of their
great country.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-02
RESULT OF ASHLAND
BABY CONFERENCE

The results OF the follow-up meet
ing Of January l5 to the child CON
ference held in Ashland during the
Winter Fair has just been given out
by the county nurse. There were
2S children weighed. measured and
examined at the conference in De-
cember, but owing to many condi-
tions that could not be helped by the
mothers only II mothers were able
to get out to the second meeting.
1t is the plan at present to hold a
like meeting on the second Saturday
OF each month, at the tins the weight
and measures will be taken and ques-
tions on care answered by the coun-
ty nurse and problems on feeding be
taken up with the home demonstra-
ton agent.
The results of. the December con.
ference were as follows: Number ex-
amined, 2S; number under weight, s:
pounds under weight, 10; average
amount under weight 2 3-S pounds
number with too narrow chest II:
number diseased or enlarged ton
sils, 4; abnormal distension, /; ad-
herent prepuce, 3; anti-post curva-
ture back, 2; abnormal frenum, /:
large abdomen, I; inflammation of
male organ, /; pallor Of skin, 2:
slight eczema, 8; flabby muscles. /;
redness of throat, 8; enlarged gland
of neck, /; bronchial breathing. 1.
These children were all under two
years of age.
The results OF the January meeting
show up very encOuragingly as a re-
port of six weeks work. They are
as follows:
Eleven gain an average of .S2 inch
in height.
Three made no gain in height.
Did not secure the height of one
child.
Twelve children made an average
gain Of Liz pounds each.
Two children did not gain. but did
not lose either. One of these child
rem gained Y inches in height, the
other stood still in height and weight. |
One child lost 1-s pounds.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-02
OPENING NUMBER At
1921 CHAUTAUQUA

An interestingannouncement comes
from the management of the South
ern Oregon Chautauqua association
to the effect that the initial program
for 1921 will be given at the Armory
on Wednesday evening, February ..
by the New York Chamber of Music.
the finest organization of its kind
in America. Having presented Schu-
man-Heink and Sousa's Band to Ash
land audiences, is sufficient guaran-
tee that the management ara bring
ing to Ashland the finest company
OF orchestral performers which Ash
land eyer had the privilege of listen.
ing to.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-02
SPECBITL BLANKS FOR
FARMERS TAN

Thousands OF farmers whose net
income for 1920 equalled or exceed
ed the exemptions of 81 900 for sin
gle persons and $4,000 for married
persons will be required to file on or
before March Is, 1921. income tax
returns for the year 1920.
As an aid to farmers the Bureau of
Internal Revenue has prepared a spe-
cial form. l040F, for recording sales
of live stock produce, and Il sum-
mary of income and expenses. This
form should he attached to the tax
payers individual return on Form
1910 or 1040A. Full instructions for
making out the forms are contained
in each,
Under gross income farmer is re-
quired to include all proceeds de-
rived from the sale of farm products
whether produced on a farm or pur-
chased for resale When he exchanges
his produce for groceries. clothing, or
other merchandise he must include
In his income the value OF the ar
ticles received and exchanged. Profit
received from the sale of farm land
or rent received for the use thereof
must ais be included.
In determining his nee income. upon
which the tax is assessed the farmer
may deduct all necessary expenses in.
CURED in the operation OF his farm
during the year These include cost
OF cultivation, harvesting. and mar
keting of his. crops. the cost of seed
and fertilizer used. amount spent in
repair TO farm buildings other than
the dwelling and to fences and ma
chinery The cost OF farm tools used
up in the course of the year, wages
paid to employees other than domes.
tic servants, and rent paid for farm
land and buildings (other than dwell
ling) are deductide items,
Farmers who keep no records or
only records of cash receipts and dis
bursements should make their re-
turns on the basis of actual receipts,
but farmers who keep complete ac-
counts and who take. Inventories at
tho beginning and end of the year
to determine their profits should re
port on the uccrual basis. Both meth
DDS are fully explained on Forl
l0trF, copies Ct which may be OBJ
fli1cd from the offices If collectors
VI Intcraai INtnue.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-02

According to National Headquar-
ters. the American Legion, doubled
in membership and added 9,4l7 posts
in the past year. All records for
growth, however, were broken by
the Women's Auxiliary, which start
ed the year 1920 with 5000 members
and finished with an enrolment of
200, 900 and total OF 1895 units.
All state departments registered sub
stantial gains and new posts were
formed in the following foreign
countries: Argentine Republic, Bel
GUM, Chile, China, Guatemala, Japan,
Poland, Samoa, Santa Domingo and
Peru.
The year 1921 should be. by far,
the biggest year in the history OF
the Legion and its Auxiliary. There
are about 2O,OOO,OOO eligibles for
the Women's Auxiliary in the United
States, and about 100000 eligibles
for the Legion. Plenty OF grounds
to work on.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-02
MUST PAY INCOME
TAX ON BONUSES

Only single persons whose net In
ecome for 1920 was less than 1900
and married persons living with hus-
band or wife whose net income was
less than $4,000 are exempt from the
requirement to file an income tax
return.
The obligation to consider his own
case and file an income tax return
on time, If one is due, is laid squarely
on the shoulders Of every resident
of the United States. Guesswork Is
barred. The returns are sworn state
ments and accuracy is essential. Sal
aried persons and wage earners must
ascertain the actual compensation
received. Bonuses, shares in the
profits OF business values Of quar-
tiers and board furnished by an en-
'ployer, and other items OF compen-
sation for services must be included.
UfOSS anu Vet inCOmc.
Returns must show both gross and
net income. Gross income includes
practically every dollar received by
the taxpayer during the year 1920.
The net income is determined by sub
aracting from gross income certain
deductions specified by the revenue
law, and fully explained in instruc-
tons on form 1O40-A and 1910 for
filing returns.
Business expenses are the principal
allowable deductions in computing
net income. The law specifically
prohibits the deduction of household
and living expenses. Typical deduct
able business expenses are salaries,
labor, cost OF merchandise, raw ma
terlals and supplies, rent, repairs,
light, power, delivery, selling cost,
advertising, and insurance. Doctors,
lawyers and professional men may
deduct from their gross income dues
paid to professional societies and sub
scriptions to professional journals.
rent paid for offices, amounts paid
for light. fuel, water, and telephone
used in such offices. and the wages
paid office assistants.
This year, as last, the tax may be
paid in full at the time of filing the
return, on or before March Is. 1921.
or in four installments, the first of
which is due on or before March Is,
the second on or before June Is, the
third on or before September Is, and
The fourth on or before December Il.
The return must be filed with the
collector of internal revenue for the
district in which the taxpayer lives.
Heavy penalties are provided for fail
ure or willful refusal to make a re-
turn and pay the tax when due.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-02
RELATION OF FARM
BUREAU TO HOME

The Jackson County Farm Bureau
is putting on campaign to secure
membership made up Of 80 per
cent of the farm families of the
county, The farm families of jack
son county need the Farm Bureau
because il helsp the entire family.
father mother, the boys and girls.
The Farm Bureau here in Jack
son county has made the farmer
more prosperous, through the eradi-
cation Of the digger squirrel, through
the use of fertilizers on alfalfa and
orchards especially. through better
methods in the handling of live stock
and poultry. The farmer is each year
depositing in the banks of Jackson
county thousands of extra dollars as
the result OF increased production,
brought about by Farm Bureau ac-
tivities.
The farm home comes in for its
share of attention. The good wife on
the farm should be efficient, and to
be efficient she needs the best of
tools with which to carry on her
work. She feeds the farm family.
and surely it should be done with
the same amount of system and in
telligence that is used by the farmer
in feeding the cattle, hogs or chick
ems. She must take care of the
clothing problem, and here she has
a job, in the making and keeping
in repair the wearing apparel for!
the whole family, that requires no
small degree of labor and ingenuity.
She must take over the major share
OF the training of the children. On
her rests the burden of making the
farm home a real home, home in
which the boys and girls and the
farmer himself, may find comfort. So
ciability, happiness. A home that
will keep the children on the farm.
So the Farm Bureau aims to bring
to the housewife help along all these
lines and many Jackson county
farm home is better, brighter, more
efficient, because of its activities.
The boys and girls belong to the
Farm Bureau and through the club
work, in which the bureau takes an
active part, the boys are being help
ed to become better farmers and the
girls to make better farmers wives.
The. whole family is interested in
the movement for a Greater Farm
Bureau in Jackson county. It will
give better farms and farmers, bet
ter farm homes, better wives and
mothers. Better farm and farm
homes in years to come, because
L is helping the boys and girls of
today to become what the modern
farmer must be, intelligent, progress
'ive and self respecting.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-02

Lumber production is 60 per cent
of normal. according to a statement
issued by the National Lumber Man
ufacturers association. Shipments
and orders are light because of the
seasonal cessation or building and
the lack Of demand upon retail lum-
ber distributors, II is explained. The
present season is abnormally dull.
since liquidation is proceeding in all
lines and a marked aversion is shown
by business men generally to make
commitments until more promising
conditions are seen.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-02
! 'RECLAINNIING or FARMS
IN WAR TORN BELGIUM
BY r. II. SHEFFIELD.
UNITED Press Correspondent

UNITED Press Correspondent
BRUSSELS, Jan. 3l-Slowly, but
surely, the battle worn farms of Flau-
ders are coming into their own again.
Government is offering special fav-
orable terms for the leasing of land
for agricultural purposes, with view
to helping in this branch of national
reconstruction. Belgian farmers are
all little" men; there is not real
ly big allotment in the kingdom.
While 1t is true that there are spots.
round about the User and elsewhere,
that will not be available for cult
walton for years, scattered up and
down Flanders, are numerous farm.
lets which couple of years ago, were
little else than shell ploughed wastes
and eeries of the carrion crow,
Quitely but effectively, the Belgian
smallholder is coming back to hi!
farm; and the deparv.nei : OF agri
culture is affording as much help a.
red tape and bureaucracy will ad
nit.
There were no leased farms in Bel,
gium before the war. Every small,
holders owned his land outright. Tn
der the revived system of leasehod
farms, the government has instituted
special facilities to enable the ruined
farmers to rent land. These impov-
erished people could never after their
heavy war losses, hope to buy their
allotment.
These small agriculturists. who
have to work terribly hard to get a
living out OF the ungratefu soil, usu-
ally work few acres ON their own
account, or maybe, they are assisted
by members Of their family. and per-
haps, in the busy season, by one or
two, not more, hired hands.
With II determination to develop
agriculture. the authorities subsidize
Il number of practical courses of
training in the various branches of
farm work. Local agricultural clubs
and farmers societies are chosen for
carrying out this task of technical
education. Certified teachers in farm
ing are paid for giving public lee
lures and demonstrations in agri and
horticulture. The government col
leges at Gemblox and other places
are excellently organized. Apart from
this college training. there are also
public free lectures, to which even
the humblest have easy access. and
which are often held on Sunday or
other off" days.
If agriculture has revived with re-
markable strides, considering the de-
vastation wrought by, the war. 1t is !
largely due to the fact that govern
nent has recognized that farming Is
)ne of the national mainstays and, as
such. must be developed by all avail
,ble means, A second factor in the
revival is the perseverance, OF the
Flemish peasant. He is success as
| smallholder, because he is tenacious
md is not easily disheartened by
climate and soil.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-02
HOMER BILLINGS
SECRETARY Y. VI. G. A,

G. II. Billings, who is in Salem at
tending the interstate convention OF
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion, has been elected secretary OF the
organization. Other officers elected
are as follows: Chairman. J. f. Ed
ridge, OF Moscow. Idaho; vice chair
man, w. I. Staley OF Salem; second
vice chairman, Leslie Butler of Hood
River.
The Y. NJ. C. A. war workers have
elected the following officers: PresI-
ident, w. W. Dillon OF Portland; vice
president, ]. G. Eldridge OF Moscow.
Idaho: secretary treasurer. Fred
Lockley OF Portland.
Delegates are attending from all
parts of Oregon and Idaho. the two
states OF which are In the jurlsdlc-
tion.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-02
month. Let's get together and clear
up this business now.

Fred S. Permission the American
Leglon's expert landscape gardner
who has been bringing his art into
full bloom over at Grenada during
the past summer, made trip over
the Siskiyous in his car this week al
easily as though It were summer
time.