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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-29

element, and Ashland cannot help
but come into prominence as resort
town and home center. You also can
boast of a congenial cline, together
with delightful surroundings. More
over, your people are so friendly that
they captivate the stranger and make
him feel at home in the midst OF a
typical moral, social and educational
environment. l shall always deem
it a pleasure to speak a good word
in behalf of the superior advantages
afforded by The Gateway City OF
southern Oregon, even if it should
prove to be the home of our adoption
for only a brief season."
(Adv)
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-29
Rich New Workers Quibble Over Price
Of Christmas Tree.

Poughkeepsie, n. Y, Dec. "a
Vincent Astor, one of the worlds
richest young men, bought Christ
mas tree Tuesday. Miss Huntington,
his fiancee, was with him when he
made the purchase. For the tree he
selected the dealer asked rs cents.
Astor consulted Miss Huntington.
Fifty cents, she said, was enough.
Thereat the dealer reduced the trees
price one-third.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-29
The Community Spirit.

Oregon Statesman: 1t takes team
play to pull off anything, from win
ming a ball game to running a
church. United we stand, divided
we fall"
The same principle is fundamental
in town building. You must help
your neighbor if you expect him to
help you. The fact that another per-
son lives in your town should be
accepted as giving him some claim
on your consideration. You are
bound together by the tie of domi-
mating interest in common. What
helps him will help you to some ex-
tent.
Every home enterprise is your ally.
Help it on. Don't think that you
can buy goods out of town right
along and not suffer for it. Your
influence encourages some one else
to send money away. 1t never comes
back 1t helps build up the other
! fellows town.
Fortunately the majority Of our
people believe and understand this.
That spirit has brought our commun-
ity to its present stage of prosperity.
But there are always a good many
who don't comprehend It. They hurt
their own town and strike blow at
every interest for which they care, by
failing to back up home enterprises.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-29
Significant.

Wife-It must be very small flat
that the Smythes have taken.
Husband--Why?
Wife-Because / saw Mrs. Smythe
this morning buying folding tooth
brush.-Stray Stories.
Revenge.
Friend-So the editor rejected
your verses, did he?
Poetess-Yes; but l got even with
him. | rejected his son.-Chicago
Post.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-29

The Belleview Parent-Teacher AS
sociation wishes to express its appre-
citation of the votes and support of |
all those who in any way aided us
in winning the piano contest at
Bressler's Implement Store. 1t
c. E. Sans and family have re-
turned from Rogue River, where they
spent a few days with friends.
Mrs. Marlborough and little daugh-
ter returned Saturday from a visit
to Portland.
c. B. Lamkin returned Saturday
from a trip to Montague, where he
went to close up business matters
He shipped his car to Ashland Satur-
day night.
E. B. Hunt left this noon for Ba-
kersfield to look after marketing ap-
pies for Ashland parties.
Miss Mary Walker wishes to thank
the people of Ashland for their help
in her winning the Warner Grafonola
contest. 1t
Mr.. and Mrs. c. ]. Foster were
over from Hit few days last week,
being guests at the homes of Mr.. and
Mrs. l. F. Settles and Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Moore. They returned home
Friday night.
A. G. Rockafellow has received a
patent on a device to help deaf peo-
pie to hear.
E. n. Plaisted of Roseburg came
down Wednesday to spend Christmas
at the home of his sister, Mrs. F. H
Fitch.
E. P. Hughes was at Medford Fri
day on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles uinn of OF
tawa, Kan, who have been visiting
relatives and friends in Ashland fol
more than a month past, leave toda!
on the excursion for Los Angeles.
Mrs. NJ. A. Hartman of Reddint
arrived Christmas eve to spend th
winter at the home of her daughter
Mrs. E. F. Drake.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekah
; and their families are invited to
social evening to be held at the l. Q
; o. F. hall tomorrow evening, it bein
the fifth Tuesday in the month.
5 c. o. Crowder of Bakersfield
visiting his son, Bob Crowder, on tn
Little Applegate.
DO you wish to earn five dollar
per day? If SO, call room IL, Orego
Hotel 2t%
]. C. Tollman is here from Seward
, Alaska, spending the holidays wit
relatives and friends. He is a so
of the late General Tollman and
brother to Mrs. o. o. Helman. H
was reared near Ashland, and Will
he has spent most of the last twent!
five years in Alaska, he visits her
occasionally. His last visit here We
five years ago, and he remarE
e strongly on our splendid improve
n ment during that period. There wei
s no paved streets then; there was I
n beautiful canyon park here, bl
l. where the flowers now blossom {
beautifully the old mill stood. Mo
= of the business houses on the hi
!, have been built since that time. Pc
h pie who have witnessed these chang
and have grown use to them hard
realize what splpendid strides AS
. land has made during the past fi'
years. If the future may be judge
- by the Past Ashland will but need
:, move forward in her usual quiet al
." solid fashion for five years more
double her population. But she W
not move slowly, for there is mo
10 in sight this year to push her
N rapid and solid growth than in ;
l' her previous history.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-29
Philadelphia in Midsummer.

Knicker-What did the town look
like?
Bocker-A moving picture show
of molasses in winter.-New York
Sun.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-29
Girls Ride Beams in Search of Work


Sacramento, Cal, Dec. 29.-Riding
the brake beams of box cars in real
hobo fashion, pretty Lucille Adams,
aged 23 years, arrived in this city
Saturday from her home in El Paso,
Texas, bound for Butte, Mont, where,
according to her story to Marion
Phillips of the Travellers Aid Society
she has position as stenographer
waiting her arrival.
"a girl friend of mine and myself
left our homes in El Paso several
weeks ago to beat our way to Butte,
the girl said. 1--WE dressed as boyi
and when we arrived at city we
would remove the trousers and put
on a plain skirt"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-29
Notice.

The public is informed not to allow
any credit to be given to any one OF
my family outside of myself, without
written order.
1t" MARY j. PHILLIPS.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-29
1914.
Will be a good year, but you
must make it so.

1t is hardly reasonable to predict
that the coming year will be the best
one you have known unless you are
willing to make 1t so.
Success" is strictly a home prod
uct. The market has never been
glutted-the price is "HARD WORK
AND CLOSE ATTENTION TO BUSI-
NESS" The price remains always
the same.
Pay the price this coming year,
Have a bank account and save your
money, and you will count 1914 a
Big Year in your history.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-29

Now most men who say they want
work, really want work.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-29

Eggs taste pretty good yet, II not
quite so good as while ago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-02
WOMAN HURLS SELF
UNDER R. R. TRAIN
Indiana Harbor Belt Line
Engine Is Juggernaut
For Chicago Woman.

Tales of family quarrel in which a
wife was driven from her home. forced
to secure work a servant and finally
ended her life by throwing herself in
front of a railroad engine. were told
at the inquest held today over the
body of Mrs. Helene Roth, 111z North
Hermitage avenue in Chicago.
Mrs. Roth was killed Wednesday
evening on the Indiana Harbor Belt
Line railroad. in Melrose Park.
DIR. Henry Engfes, 1470 North Caro-
lima street, a brother Of Frs Roth,
testified that his sister had a quarrel
with her husband, Joseph Roth. on the
night of June IA He asserted that
Roth drove his wife from their home
and that he had heard that she was
forced to secure work as a servant
with a family on Thirty first street.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-02

HOLD THEIR
PRIMARIES

This is the Roman holiday for the
Hammond democrats. In all sections
OF the city voters are going to the pri-
mary polls to cast their ballots for their
favorite candidates The voting started
at o'clock and will continue until g.
The results viii not be definitely known
until about half past 10 or IL O'Clock
tonight. Curbstone forecasts were
plentiful and the candidates were con-
fident to the last. 1t was estimated
that anywhere from 1900 to 2,20o votes
would be cast In the county election
last fall Ed Simon. the county auditor
elect, who was high man. received 1900.
Judge Becker in his race against
Dick Schaaf four years ago received
2,327 votes against the postma ster' s
2os7
The eleventh hour charges hurled
from the Smalley and the Howat camps
show that the democratic party in
Hammond is split to the core. state
ments to the contrary from the lead
ers Notwithstanding.
Morally a man who goes to the polls
today is expected to support the ticket
next fall A voter who is challenged
must take an oath that he viii support
the nominees. Just how one faction
can support the other consistently next
fall is a problem after what the How
atites said about the Smalley clan and
the latter about the physician.
Fight Grows Bitter Toward End.
In advertisements appearing last
night the Smafley managers tried tc
cruelty DIR. Howat on his school board
record DR.. Howat issued a broadsid,
in the form OF a printed circular II
which he attempted TO take from Small
| ey some of the credit he claims for hi.
administration.
Judge Mcmahon has held mass meet
/ ings in Robertsdale and East Ham
mond. He has able lieutenants on tn
north side and figures strongly
! strong support in the fifth ward. With
| in the last week he was attacked twic
in print. first by the Smalley men ant
later by Howat.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-02

Death of her only and divorce
from her husband drove Mrs. Bert S.
Church. formerly of Hammond, insane
and last evening she committed suicide
at the Hotel LaSalle in Chicago. She
had threatened to kill herself a year
ago.
The lifeless body OF Mrs. Chu. ch,
who was the divorced wife of the
manager of the Sinclair Packing COM
pany of Cedar Rapids, Ia, was found
in a room at the hotel The handles
of a black leather handbag were tied
together at the back of her head so
as to hold chloroform saturated
handkerchief over her nostrils.
MOTIVE REVEALED BY LETTER.
1t is believed by the police and hotel
officials that she committed suicide.
The motive probably will be made
clear today when a sealed letter ad-
dressed to her husband will be open
ed by Coroner Hoffmann. She had been
stopping al the hotel since Wednesday.
The Churches are we'll known In
Hammond. They resided at the Hotel
Majestic for several years when Mr..
Church. was superintendent of the
Hammond Packing Company.
DEED WAS PREMEDITATED.
Mrs Church had undressed and gone
to bed. She had turned Off the lights,
but had turned on the electric fan
and that fact remains puzzling, for the
hotel detectives are at loss tc explain
why one seeking death by chloroform
should concern herself about improv-
| ing the ventilation.
Mrs. Church before her marriage
was a Chicago girl. Her maiden name
was Alice Cooke. and she was a daugh-
ter of John A. Cooke who previous &c
his death several years ago was a
prominent clothing man of this city.
TELLS OF HER TROUBLES.
Light was shed on the case by q
| fbrother-in-law of the dead woman
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-02
MEETS
FEARFUL
DEATH

Lawrence Stefeno. whose address was
given $500 Butternut street, In
diana Harbor, met his death yesterday
at he Inland Mill. when he was caught
between two moulds and his head bad
ly crushed. Death is thought to have
been instantaneous. The man was
employed as switchman on the narrow
guage railroad at the Inland and the
accendent happened at 4:30 o'clock IN
the afternoon.
Burns and McGuan took the body to
their norgue and investigation
found there was no such number as the
one given in Butternut street, and none
of the neighbors thereabouts seemed to
know of a Lawrence Stefano. An in
quest will be held today when 1t Is ex-
pected that more will be learned OF
the dead man, and his correct address
established.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-02
EDUCATORS
SEE REGION
VIA AUTO
FL a m m o nd Schoolmaster
Takes Twenty-fou Dis
tinguished Men Through
alum ct Region After
Studying School System.

Wilson H. Henderson, of the Ham
mond public schools proved himself a
Calumet region booster from the ground
up today when he brought a party OF
twenty four prominent educators
from all parts of the country to see
Superintendent c. NJ. McDaniers half
and half school system in operation.
He escorted the distinguished delega-
ton through the w. B. Conkey plant.
the Standard Steel Works and the
Reid Murdoch factory this morning.
Then he took them to Gary for a
tour through the worlds largest in
dustry coming back by the way of
East Chicago
The party was Jovial. studious and
good looking. BY the half and half
system of education It was duely i'm
pressed. For the thriving Calumet
region members had only words OF
praise and appreciation. To Henderson,
supervisor of Hammond's night school
system. every one was grateful
On a Conkeyville car a reporter for
THE TIMES got the personnel of the
party and learned that even Frank
Arthur Jones of Ottawa, Canada, r.
l.. Hutsler of Martinsburg, w. Va.
know all about Gary and need no in
struction on the greatness of the magic
city.
In part the register of the party is
as follows:
F. L. Hutsler. Martinsburg, w. Va;
Smith Brewer, Edinburg. Ind; Joseph
NJ Speer, supervisor Industrial Edu-
cation, Pittsburgh, Pa. H. Fultz. Sa-
lem. Ind; c. C. Thompson, Bonner
Springs. Kas.; Supt. E. M Everhart
Tyndall, s. D.; Principal c. T. Boliin-
ger. Bay City, Mich; H. NJ Leopard.
Ottawa. Canada: Frank Arthur Jones'
Ottawa, Canada; J. VIII Pierce. Wash
ington. Mo; r. b. Kelley Syracuse
N. Y; G. NJ. Hoyt. Good Hope, Ill: L
A. Rider. EIlicottville, N Y E. w
Taylor, Randolph, n. Y; Ralph But
cher, Winchester, Ind; Charles e Nc.
Clure, Plymouth, Ind; j. III. Davies
Coffeyville, Kas.; l. Fl. Turner, Indus
ariai Education. Pittsburgh, Pa; J. II
Sandt, State Normal School, winona
MINI. Miss Ella Greenwood. Denton
Tex; Miss NJ. Helen Higgins, Denton
Tex; r. G. Seass and wife, Ada, Okla
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-02
ROAD QUESTION IS
DISCUSSED OFFICIALLY

Are too many roads being built In
Lake county?
we'll defined impression has been
created that some improvements have
been put In, more for private gain and
speculation. rather than to serve a pub
lie need, and that as a result taxes have
been increased. Up-to-date however no
taxpayer has gone on record to point
out any specific misappropriations
along this line
Mat Brown, one of the county com
missioners who was in Hammond yes
terday morning discussed the subject
complaints had come to him in a gem
eral way. One of the objections he said
was made by man whose name was
then appearing on a petition, and an
other was made by an East Chicago
man who had no property interests in
Gary or Calumet township and tho
nevertheless complained about improve
ments going in there.
Townships Pay for Roads.
The East Chicago mans complaint
was plainly based on misinformation'
said Mr.. Brown. He was under the
impression that he as a North town
gravel road improvements going in al
over the county. The fact is that eact
township pays for its own county
roads.
The board of county commissioners
has nothing to defend for the number
OF gravel road contract let" continues
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-02
LIGHTS FOR
WEST STATE

Fully awake to the progressive
moves of East State street and Hoh-
man street business men. West State
street property owners met "wednesday
evening in Roth's hall. without parley
they voted that an ornamental light
ing system be Installed at once from
the Four Corners to Morton court. The
luminous lamp which Holman street
IS soon to have was decided upon.
Jake Schioer. the shoe merchant. was
chairman of the meeting. DIR. ]. T.
Clark led in the discussion. which was
brief and to the point. 1t was agreed
that an increase in rentals would be
justified by the installation of lights
The lamps will be placed 20 feet apart
and the maintenance of one is TO cost
about $50 year. All expense Is borne
by the property owner.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-02
WELL WE
SHOULD
WORRY
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

AL
Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 2.-Penna
Yoan Morariu was president of Iubirea
Fratisasca don't you know what that
is?) down at Mt. Union, Huntington
county. Pennsylvania. Yoan Almasian
(this is not a Kipling novel) was
treasurer of the same society. George
Florea (Anglicized version) presumab-
ly was an influential member of the
flock of Morariu.
Things went on very much wellski
with organizationiasca until one day
Mr. Morariu and Mr.. Almasian decided
they would like Indiana and the ma
tive sod" of Lake county better than
plain old Pennsylvania. So they mi
grated
with them went the books of
Iubirea Fratiasca and about 500 in
cashovitzk that the society's members.
such as Mr. Fiorea. presuma bly,. had
paid in to the treasurarium.
The two went to Indiana Harbor
and there took up their abode. Every
body seemed sehr gluecklich but Mr..
Florea- So he swoye out a warrantirea
for their arrest and had it made in
requestionalia on the Governor of In
diana from the Governor of Pennsy1-
vania.
This was not done until a Letter had
gone to Mt. Union from Indiana Har-
Dor, telling some of the more conf
dentially related members Of the
Fratiasca flock that the two Yoans
were doing nicely. On one little hair
in the pie, they said. The life at In
diana Harbor was a bit confining. The
! policeamanovitch was taking care of
them they said. On these facts Gov
ernor Ralston honored the requisi-
tionalia today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-02
PREPARES FOR
COMMISSIONERS
M. j. Brown Tn indianapolis
For State Meeting
Program.

NJ j. Brown, chairman of the board
OF county commissioners of Lake
County, and president of the Indiana
County Commissioners Association,
was in Indianapolis yesterday work
ing on the program for the annual
meeting of the state association, Sept.
10 and IL. al Gary, Ind. The tentative
program is for addresses by Mayor
Knots, Mr.. Brown and many others.
The entertainment features will in
clude trips through the steel mills,
theater parties, smokers" and vaude-
Vile entertainments. An automobile
trip over new roads in Lake County
will be a feature.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-02

Mr.. Brown, because the initiative Is
taken with the taxpayers themselves.
Before the board can act a petition
must first be circulaed and signed by so
fre holders. This is submitted to the
county auditor who has 1t published.
A board of viewers consisting of the
county engineer and two interested
citizens view the high way which is
proposed to be paved and If they re-
port favorably about all the county
commissioners can do is to ask for bids
and let the contract especially If there
is no representative opposition to the
Improvement.
Cities Must Give Consent.
Within the past two months we have
gone even farther and passed a resolu-
tion which provides that where a
county road is to be built through some
city, that the consent of the city coun-
Gil must first be had before the petit
tion is submitted to the county auth
oriies. That puts The matter of i'm
provements in cities like Hammond.
East Chicago. Whiting and Gary UP
to the taxpayers through ther council
men. Under the law a township can
not be bonded for more than four per-
cent OF its assessed valuation and with
the immense valuation that you folks
have up here in the northern part of
the county you are not nearly up to
the limit. Down in the Creek townships
where 1 come from We are up to the
limit or nearly so. and we would like
to build more roads"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-02
BANKERS
REJOICE
At NEWS

Gary bankers overjoyed over
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoos s
order directing that the government
treasury transfer s50,000,000 to west
ern and southwestern banks during;
crop moving time.
The bankers had anticipated a halt
on building loans in Gary this fall be-
cause of the crop demands.
"The timely action of the govern
ment," said one Gary banker, will
serve to keep up strong reserves in
Chicago, which will mean that money
will be looser in Gary.
This action of Secretary McAdoo
the Gary banker say will be of great
benefit not only to Gary but to Ham
mond, East Chicago, Whiting, and In
diana Harbor as well"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-02
FORMER HAMMOND WOMAN
FOUND DEAD IN HOTEL
BROODS DER SONS DEATH
Ch1oroform Saturated Kerchief Ends
Life of Mrs Bert S. Church
in Chicago

Dr. Thomas Coleman, a physician with
offices at 6302 South Halsted street, in
Chicago. Since she obtained a divorce
from her husband, over two months
ago. Mrs. Church had resided with
Dr. and Mrs. Coleman at their home at
6451 South Green street
Il believe that my sister-in-law was
mentally unbalanced said Or. Cole
man. Since the death OF her only son.
Maurice James Church, from spinal
meningitis, which occurred on his
birthday in 1912. when he was twenty
years of age, she has acted queer
ly, and I am convinced that his loss
was a blow from which she was un-
able to recover
HAD SUED FOR DIVORCE
She came to Chicago several
months ago to file a suit for divorce.
What she charged him with / do not
know, as she never confided In either
my wife or me regarding it. and the
facts were not made public at the time.
Since obtaining the divorce and $3.50
per month alimony about ten weeks
ago, she had resided at my home. on
the occasion of her departure a few
days ago of my wife and her mother
for a vacation at Grand Junction, Mich.
she left the house and went tc the Ho-
tel LaSalle-
ONLY TWO LETTERS FOUND.
There were only two letters found
! in Mrs. Church's personal effects, the
sealed one and addressed by DR..
Coleman. The latter was evidently
written on Tuesday. and Is fololws:
| Dear Tom; Called at 3oo5 Went
worth three times today-not even an
answer from DIR. Frost Would have
been glad to have heard his familiar
voice. VIII have to try again.
| "AIICE.-
Just what time death occurred could
not be ascertained. At the hotel it was
staed by House. .0ffcer "A brains that on
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Church had
complained she was not feeling we'll
Later she went out for a walk and
from that time was not seen again.
HUSBAND is NOTIFIED.
Mrs. Owen C. Egan. 352 East 56th
street, and Mrs. Thomas Coleman, sis
ters of Mrs. Church. are out of the
| city at present.
Bert S. Church. the former husband.
has been notified and a telegram has
been received from him by Dr. Coleman
saying that he will come at once TO
Chicago
Mrs. Church is we'll known in Ken
wod society and club circles. She was
before her removal to Cedar Rapids.
Iowa. one of the leading members of
the Drexel Circle. She was also well
known in the Iowa city, and was
member of the Hammond Womans $
Club at the time of her residence here
She attended ST. Pauls Episcopal
church when she was In Iowa and was
in sanitarium in Des Moines for some
time.