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Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-01-11
CITY COUNCIL APPROVES
INSTALLATION WATER SCREEN
AND SETTLING AT S25OO COST
From Wednesdays Daily

Following a discussion centering
around the improvement of the up
per and lower dams in Ashland creek
for enlarged storage capacity, the in
stallation of a water screen and the
construction of settling tank at a.
total cost of $3.50, was approved by
the city council last evening at the
first meeting of the year.
The water screen will be of a re-
volving type, manufactured by a.
Portland concern and passing the
water through rotary disc pierced
with holes one sixteenth of an inch
in diameter Supplemented by the
settling tank, planned by Earl Hos
Ter, water superintendent, and F. H.
Walker, city engineer, the system is
expected to eliminate to a great ex-
tent the roily water in evidence at
the freshet periods OF Ashland creek
Both the settling tank and the screen
will be installed just above the city
power plant. More efficient opera
tion of the city water meters will be
direct result of the improvement,
installation of which is the culmina.
tion of investigation Of filtering and
other methods of clearing the city
water. The settling tank will hold
approximately 5000 gallons of wa.
ter, Mr.. Hosler states.
Although an added storage capac-
ity of 1,550,000 gallons of water Is
possible by the raising of the upper
and lower dam in Ashland creek, ac-
cording to the report made by inves
tigating members Of the council, the
city engineer and water superinten.
dent, the advantage gained by such
work was considered to be small,
and definite action was postponed
until further investigation.
A request for use Of the city res
ervoir site on CrowsOn hill, by the
Ladies' Civic improvement club for
the purpose Of making memorial
park in honor of the local men killed
during the world war, was refused
by the council. Prospective use of
the ground for the original reservoir
project was given as the reason for
the refusal.
In accordance with the city char
ter, Mayor Lamkin made an annual
report covering the work of the
council and city officials during the
past year, and embracing recommen-
dations for this year. Salaries for
city employees was fixed at the same
figures paid last year No changes
were made in either the status of
the city employees or the members
of the various council committees.
Business as usual" marked the con.
clusion of the report.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-01-11
SOCIAL LEADERS
OF YOUNGER SET
WED SATURDAY
(From Wednesdays Daily

DAyJ
In the presence Of immediate
friends and families, the marriage
VOWS were taken by Miss Pearl N.
Ruger and Clinton G. Harkins at
Trinity Episcopal church, Saturday
evening at o'clock, Rev. P. X.
Hammond officiating. The church
was beautifully and tastefully deco
rated. The bride, dressed In a hand
some gown of blue canton crepe,
came down the aisle leaning on her
fathers arm, and was met at the al
tar by the groom, accompanied by
his groomsman, Raymond Ruger.
The father gave the bride away. Al
ter the beautiful and impressive GER
emony, the wedding party went d.
rectly TO the home Of the bride,
where a bountiful four-course dinner
was served, the bride cutting the
beautiful pyramid wedding cake.
The bride, one of Ashland's most
charming girls. a universal fayorite
and leader Of the younger social set,
is the eldest daughter OF j. A. Ruger
and wife, of 42S North Main street.
The groom is a prosperous ana
nonuIar rancher, as we'll as an over
seas veteran and resides three miles
south Of Ashland. The happy cou-
nile will make their future home On
their ranch.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-01-11
ELECTRIC LIGHT REVENUE
MAKES BIG MONEY GAIN
(From Saturdays Daily


With an increase of thirty five to
forty per cent. more current being
used throughout the city for electric
lighting and power purposes during
the past six years, revenue for the
city electric light and power depart
ments reached a total of approx
mately $4,000 for last year. a fig
ure higher than that of the previous
year, according to figures given out
today by E. o. Easterling, city elec-
trician. The increase of electric light
users from 1884 In 1920 to 1865 in
1921 and the installation of power
machinery by the Southern Pacific
company and other shops in the city,
accounts for the increased revenue.
Electric light users paid In $40,
the balance being paid by the power
company paid an electric light bill
of $4,000.
"In spite of the fact that a So
called raise in rates was made in
1920, electric light users are paying
users. Last year the Southern Pacific
less on the average for the current
now used than before the change"
said Easterling. "The average am
cunt paid by each user last year
was $26.5O as compared with $27.05
in 1920 That average is based on
figures exclusive of the new load
carried by the Southern Pacific
and other power users,
the comparison absolutely
fair. 1t figures out at about $1.S9
per user,
users paying the flat rate OF 81
have no complaint coming" claims
Easterling. "and If they were being
fairly it would cost them
$1.S9 month As 1t is, the larger
users are assuming the burden of
the small user by making increased
production practical and profitable.
Formerly the user received seven
teen kilowatt hours for the flat rate
Of one Collar. They are now charged
the same for eleven hours but rapid
ly decreasing rate after the mini
mum has been used under the pres
ent system makes the later arrange
ment cheaper The average cost Is
.hree and two third cents per kilo-
watt hour as compared with 4.3 In
1916.
"The electric light department Is
,nIy now commencing to see its way
nto the clear. Depreciation charges.
replacement, repair. salaries and
,harges by the Carifornia-Oregon
Power company make the depart
nent run under an. annual expense
# $2S.76S. The revenue received
las been going out In replacenents.
5000 for the past year, and TAX
ng care of the accrued plant and
iystem depreciation which is com
nencing to lay a heavy hand of ex-
,ense on the department.
within the next two years the
.ity will have to spend at least $685.
100 in repairs and outright replace
nents.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-01-11
BRIDGE CLUB HAS
REORGANIZATION PARTY AT
HOME OF MRS. EMIL PEIL

The Ashland Bridge club, which
suspended activities during and
since the war, was entertained at
the home of Mrs Emil Peil, on Gran
ite street Monday evening. A reor-
gauization party was held at which
it was tentatively agreed that the
ladies of the club should meet once
month in the afternoons to play
bridge ana once a month all men,
bers should meet together. Lunch
cons will be served at each of these
occasions.
After completion of the business,
light refreshments were served, and
card games completed the entertain
ment of the evening. Gusts of the
evening were: Mrs. H. s. Sanford,
Mr.. and Mrs E. V. Carter Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Mattern, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. NJ. Wagner, Mr.. and Mrs. T. H..
Simpson, Mr.. and Mrs. F. d. Wag-
ner, Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Kenney, and
Miss Lydia Mccall
One of the enjoyable entertain
ments of the holiday time occurred
at the home of Mrs. Hulen, in the
Camps building, last Saturday even
ing when Master Billie Hulen enter
tanned with a party and luncheon.
The guests were Masters Gordon and
Elliott MacCracken, Auten and Ell
Der Bush, Dougall Young, Everett
McGee, Jack Minis, Foss Kramer,
Gus Moore, Bobbie Coffman, John
ME and Dorence Ruger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam McNair enter
tanned a missouri clan" at their
home on Scenic Drive New Years
day. The decorations were sent to
Mrs. McNair from Missouri by her
mother. Those present were Mr..
and Mrs. Hal McNair and son jamie,
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Fraley and son
Billie, Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Harner,
Mr., and Mrs. Howard Rose, Mr. Per-
ry Moore and daughter, Miss Helen.
Mrs. Charles Brady entertained a
few friends New Years eve at her
home on Allison street, to watch the
old year out and the new year in.
The evening was spent in playing
800" after which delightful refresh
ments were served. Those present
were: Mesdames Anna Moss, E. B.
Menaugh, II. H. Palmer, Ida Jen-
nings, Dora Payne, and George Robi-
son. Mrs. Jennings and Mrs. Robi-
son had high scores Of the evening
and received a very appetizing prize.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-01-11
NEW CONGRESSIONAL
SCHEME TO PAY
SOLDIER BONUS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-Soldier
bonus legislation was temporarily
held up by the house ways and
means committee today until the
senate indicated what action 1t will
take on the foreign debt funding
bill. If the foreign debt is funded
and the bonds sold, as planned by
the senate committee, the funds aris-
ing from such sale can be used for
the soldiers bonus without levying
additional taxes.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-01-11

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-A plan
to use a part of the money due from
Americas associates In the world
war to pay bonus to the soldiers is
to be unfolded TO congress within
the next few days, 1t Is learned from
authoritative sources.
The new bill accepts the house
plan of a commission of five to ad-
minister the act. This government
is to take the bonds of the allied
debtors for the S11, 100000 of
their Indebtedness, the interest as at
present agreed upon to be per
cent. The commission will be EN-
powered to fix the time of payment
Of this interest, the fact being ap-
preciated that some of the debtor
nations are not now able to pay even
the interest on what they owe.
The British being able unquestion-
ably to pay the interest on the four
billions or more which they owe,
Great Pritain's bonds will be under
written by the United States govern
ment and then be sold to the Ameri-
can people, the money thus derived
being used to pay the soldiers the
bonus for which they have been
clamoring for so long.
One of the senate leaders said to-
day that the scheme thus evolved
would make possible the payment OF
adjusted compensation to the world
war veterans without adding one
cent to TIE taxes now being paid. It
would obviate, he said, resorting to
sales tax or any of the other de-
Vices suggested in the last few
months by friends of the soldiers.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-01-11

LONDON. Jan. l0.-It Is reported
that the concrete alliance between
England and France. binding the
two countries to mutual military
protection has been turned down by
the British cabinet.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-01-11

Care of farm machinery means
dollars and cents in the farmers
pockets. Successful Oregon farm
ers usually keep their machinery In
good condition and protected from
the weather.-O. A. C. Extsnaion
service.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-18

corcoran picture is regarded as the
better known.
The peculiarly irciaive Likeness Of
,his picture. its strength % expression
ard simplicity OF execution combined
10 mskc it ono o. the most widely ad-
mired Of the large group in the
memorial showing this spring at the
Metropolitan. Doubtless the same was
true Of its reception at the Coreoran
Gallery.
The picture Is a head and shoulders
view. The subject IS wearing a white
linen hat and striped WOODEN sporting
coat, which is irregularly drawn about
the shoulders, while the head is faced
over the shoulder. giving full front
view Of the features.
The Figure. HALF Draped." which
was acquired by an anonymous col
lector for $4,000, and MARY" which
went 70 Mrs. H. L. Hyde, OF New York
City. FOR 22.5OO. are other important
sales from Thayer's work made this
year. The Metropolitan Museum owns
the famous "Monsdnock," Portrait OF
a Child" and Young Woman"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-18
Plans for Museum

Work il % commence IS soon a.
possible on the new wing Of the
metropolitan Museum 20 complete the
interior Of which the Board Of Esti-
mate recently appropriated 10000.
Director Edward Robinson stated that
the museum authorities had been 81
work over a year or the plans. In =
general way they are 10 include space
Tor Offices and workrooma in the
basement. thirty new'ezhibition rooms
IN the first and second galleries and
a large court similar 20 the Armour
gallery. The classical arts viii &C.
cupy the lower floor, while the upper
will house The Benjamin Altman col
lection. The Dreicer collection, also
IN pursuance Of the terms Of the
gift will have permanent room TO
itself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-18

Successful Summer
Season of Light
Opera in ST. Louis

The st. Louis Municipal opera is
now presenting an eight weeks season
Of light opera in that city. Tho open
ing attraction, De Koyen's Highway
man." drew an audience that filed the
a.24e seats in the Municipal Theaier.
Forest Park.
Sophie Brandt. OF ST. Louis. Is primA
donna OF this fourth season Of the
city's adventure into light opera pro-
duction. Frank Moulan Is principal
comedian. Eva Fallon, ingcnue; Arthur
Geary. tenor; Lorna Doone Jackson,
contralto; James Stevens. baytone;
Jerome Daily. basso; George Sweet.
juvenile, and William Mccarthy.
second comedian. complete the cast.
Besides these there is a chorus Of 100
girls and boys. every one resident Of
81. Louis, and every one traiyd in the
Municipal Opera Free Chorus School
conducted by William Tarson. chorus
master and assistant musical director
Of the municipal opera since January /.
The repettory this season besides
The Highvsyman' includes; Victor
Ilerbert's "sweethoar;s.' Kalmans
"sari." Gilbert ard sullivan's The
Yeomen OF the Guard" Sidney Joues's
"The Ceisha," Reinhardrs Spring
Maid" Johann strauss's The Queens
Lace Handkerchief and Kalman's
Miss sprinCtime.'
over $4,000 will be spent IN cast
and productions for the season. The
orchestra Of fifty is made up almost ex-
clusiyciy Of instrumentalists from the
ST. Louis Symphony Orchestra.
Profits OF $4,000 from last season
were expended By the Municipal Thea
ter Association. OF which Mayor Kiel Of
ST. Louis IS president. with Director Of
Public Welfare Nelson Cunliff as chair
man OF the executive productions com
mittcc, in improvements 20 tho eity's
big open air th,atcr In Forest Park
where the operas arc given and In
establishing and conducting the free
chorus school.
Profits this year will be used 70 er-
tend the Municipal Opera Chorus
School 20 train more promising chorus
students in minor roles. Ultimately
Il is hored 10 he able 70 develop both
casts and chorus in 81. Louis and to
make sll-st. Louis productions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-18

Bryson Burroughs, in the June bull
letin OF the Metropolitan Museum o.
Art. quotes some Of the authorities By
which the museum arrived az It's con-
illusions concerning the newly ae-
qured painting by Andrea del sarto,
only las. week placed on exhibition
here for tho frst time.
Mystery At one time appeared 20 have
surrounded this "Holy Family" known
as the "Borgherini Madonna apd for
many years Il was accounted among The
artists missing pictures. The bulletin
quotes vasari on this work rs follows;
Andrea made another picture almost
exactly like the Charity Aforementioned
for Giovanni Borgherini, in which ere
found our Lady, the infant Saint John,
who presents 90 the Christ Child a
globe IMPLYING the world, and very
beautiful head Of Saint Joseph"
A second authority quoted IL Filippo
ii pietro, who says: Il have seen n
photograph Of a painting TOW in Tho
Fairfax Murray collection At London
which fits exactly the description ~
the missing picture. an unable, how.
ever, 70 give a judgment on the paint
ing because cannot form a clear
enough idea 81 It's execution. 7 kno4
al any rate that e IS highly considered
By connoisseurs.'
Since IL was acquired through q
dealer who in turn had i. from the
Murray collection, the painting bas been
cleaned % the dense vnrnish covering
il, and row. according 20 Mr. Bur
rouehs, Shows an undoub;able ex-
ample Of the latest ard most powerful
period Of Andrea del sarto's work"
The panel Is on view IN gallery %
where IL makes decidedly imposing
addition 20 the museums paintings Of
the Italian school.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-18
Greenwich
Many Artists Exhibit in Con-
ncciicut

The sixth annual exhibition OF the
Greenwich Society OF Artists opened
Saturday. May S. in the Bruce Museum
+. Greenwich. Conn. ard will be on
view until October IS. The museum.
which ir located IN Bruce Park, near
the railroad station. sid only hale q
mile from the Boston Post Road, is so
easy OF access that each season many
ov.-of-town visitors attend the exhibit
tions. The show this year IS we'll
chosen ard yell arranged.
4 new feature is an architectural ex-
hibit. which comprises Photograph and
drawings OF work b. Hunt & Hunt. W.
3. Tubloy, F. 6. c. Smith, Henry ".
Rowe and William r. Dominiek. These
are hung in the lecture hall. In the
small center gallery is placed the per-
manent collection OF the museum and
a collection Of paintings leaned BY Mrs
Zion Huntington Hooker. Two cases
in this room contain rare examples Of
ancient Chinese art. one group being
loaned by Mr. A. ". 3ahr and the other
By M Timothy Crswley. The entrance
hall is hun- with drawings, etehing'
and illustrations. while in the main gal
lery are the paintings and sculpture.
The paintings include examples b.
Frederic. J. Waugh. ". Riischel, Leon
ard Oehtmaa. Robert Spencer. Helen
N. Turner. May y. Washburn. George
Wharton Edwards: Nina Fonda oent-
man. Florence ". Gotthold, Charles W..
Hawthorne. Childe Hassam, Dorothy
Ochtman. Elmer L. MscRse, W. Gran
vill..smi,h. Daniel CARRIER, Matilda
Browne. james &. Tyler, Hobart B.
Jacobs and Sidney {. Dickinson. The
sculpture is by Herbert Adams. Bessie
Potter vonnoh, Chester Beach. Gutzon
Borglum. Nathan D. Potter. 4. Phimis-
ter Proctor. Brenda Putnam. Matilda
Browne and Augustus Ssint-Gsudens
this last a beautiful Victory" head
loaned by Herbert Adams).
The exhibition will be open every
afternoon except Monday, from 1880 10
6 o'clock. throughout the sumner. Ad-
mission is frea
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-18

While the local ~. auction activity
mas undergone the usual summer lapse
into complete inactivity. comes from
abroad the announcement Of th~ sale
Of the Msecregor collection OF
Egyptian antiquities, ore Of the most
extensive OF is kind ever formed.
The London Times" contained re-
Gently description Of the many
splendid ancient objects 10 be Offered
during the nine days sale at Sotheby's
from June 90 TO Jelly 5. "The eollee-
:ion." says tn. notice, us we'll known
TO specialists in Egyptian antiquity
and som. OF IN. more noteworthy ar
ticles we're on view a. the Burlington
Fine Arts Club last year. Special
mention may be made Of a Twelfth
Dynasty head Of Ameneuhat III. in
obsidian: turquoise-bluc faienee
chAlice. with fovling s1nes in relief
Of the Eighteenth Dynasty, and re-
gardcd as one Of the finest OF its kind;
an extensive collection Of Egyptian
cylinders, scarabs and button seals;
pre-dynastlc worries. pottery, stone
vessels and implements, statuary and
stelz; rare bronzes. faience, and pot
terry Of the Twelfth aud Eighteenth
Dynasti.s; objects in gold, including
the Dahshur collection, and carved
wood objects
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-18
Thayer's "Sclf.Porirait"
Corcoran Gallery Acquires the
Painting for $4,000

An important outcome OF the recent
memorial exhibition Of TIE work Of
Abbott II. Thayer At the Corcoran Gal
lery in Washington Is the sale OF the
painters distinguished "self-Portrai"
10 that institution for the sum Of
$4,000. This was made known through
the Mlch Gallery. Of this city, art
Representatives Of the Thaycr estate.
This portrait is one Of Thayer's late
works, having been painted in 1919
II is an oil on panel, twenty-five by
tweniy-four inches IN proportion ard
until its sale belonged 70 the estate
Another self.porirait, an oil on can
vas. somewhat larger and which was
painted in 1892, is owned by the
National Academy Of Design, but the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-18
Nv Katharine Wright

dads no siackeninC % must
..,;,i.s in the capitals Of Europe
a.. a ~. Paris. Berlin and Vienna are
-, .,.s over elit'eriuS musical per
. 80 opera and concerts mag be
81 everywhere. In the viennes'
-" ~, week Nine. Marie Jerit'a''
% "A, an event leading in I'm.
y-,,,,l,y speaking, sumner IN New
dull time. To be sure, there
y. I. 4. cyen air concerts. The sta
" .,.son and the concerts at Co.
=, University satisfy contrasting
=, b.. FOR the most part tran
,,s those who for one reason OF
-, ,pe-d the greater part Of the
-, n town are forced 20 find
N the Increasingly ambitious
.-ssl programs Of motion picture
-. vber, & has become more and
.ts custom for solOists Of nc
=. ,.s.diug 20 accept fitting en-
rr-,s;s' 49, $500
s,,.,stving the requirements Of those
-. desire 20 bear music does not
- The closing Of the Metropoli-
- n..r. House Is % be found in the
-, a, Russian opera at the Second
lrus. Tisster.
ov,n o. The East Side is demo
-. ,Ksir. On hot nights ice cream
...5.r, wander Up and down the aisle9
-, eriers OF ice cold orangeade'
a., ssa thriving trade between the
-, The theater cat attends every
,,J,-sree, showing a marked pref
-, tor the center aisle and the
g.. IL rows Of orchestra seats. The
s,.,-.e- o. the audience Is as informal
,a, setting. Neighbors Of the quar-
..s,esss family affairs. II the seat
=, ,-snremerts according to box Of
>. Geflbut.on DO not happen Ia
,..,.5e with conversational convent
.. sny ore may move about withou;
o., o. au,ocratie shepherding by the
.iis1.
s-es TIE Russian opera company
-s,s down town opera fans Of the
,vr,.r have been faithful in attend
are b.. within the last two weeks
y. character % The audience has
,s,nrsa. At nearly every performance
r.-s H noticeable sprinklins OF
.-ssas.,s. attracted by the unusual
,y,e q this entertainment. while music
loss,s ru in town are acquiring tbs
habit q tfcpping in FOR an act or two
1.rrgsrting entirely the crudity Of
=i,y o. the performances, Leo Eco
Ssfsss troupe Is sfording agreeable
recreation as we'll as an opportunity q
booze familiar with many hitherto
Unknown scores.
La. weeks addition 20 the nationa
Napravnik's "Dubrovsky.
sss altogether the least worthy OF IN
,ompary's recent innovations. IN
-ssic is ola-fashioned, trivial and sen
insa,sl About its only merit lies u
IS extreme singability. But II "Du