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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-08-24
Have a Good Time Kids, School
Starts Monday, September 4th

Better get up early in the morn
ing, kids, and go swimming every
day if not twice a day for these next
ten days. Better go barefooted all
the time, you will soon have to wear
shoes. School starts Monday, Sep
tember 4. 1t is hard on the kids,
too, We really are just beginning to
have the kind of summer boys like.
This year Ashland is to have an
innovation, the junior high school.
This will really not make a very
great change in the schools which are
attended, what have formerly been
called sub-freshmen, remaining In
the West school instead of going to
the high school. The regular fresh
men go to the high school. The
junior high school takes practically
the same work as the 7th, Sth and
9Th grades did heretofore, but are
taught on the high school principle,
teacher for each subject, instead
of having one teacher to the grade
as heretofore. Instead of remaining
in one room all the time the stud
ents at the junior school will have
their class rooms as do the high
schoolers and an assembly hall.
Superintendent Briscoe has issued
the following instruction which
should be read carefully by every
parent of boy or girl of school age
Grades 7B, IA, SB, SA and sB
will attend the junior high school
at the West Side building. The "a,
lob, 1OA, lib, ia and 12B will
attend al the senior high or the
high school building.
An attempt will be made to es-
tablish the dividing line for grades
one to six inclusive at First street.
Those living on the east side of First
street for the first six grades will go
to the East school, while those liv-
ing on the west side Of First street
will 20 TO the West building. Should
some grade or grades in either school
be crowded and accommodation In
that grade or those grades afforded
in the other school. it will be neces-
sary TO readjust by sending those
nearest the accommodations to that
school. Every effort will lie made
to offer the most satisfactory condi-
tions to the pupils Of The lower
grades.
State texts may be secured at the
McNair Drug stores. Paints, pencils,
penholders. notebooks, etc., may be
obtained from any dealers handling
them.
At the high school building on
Thursday, August 81, 1916. begin
ming at s a. m, examinations for
grades s, G, and will be held.
Friday, September 1, 1918, exam
nations for grades 8, 10, II and IL
will be held at the same Place, be-
ginning at s a. m. All the week be-
ginning August 2S, 1916, tie super
intendent of schools will he in his
office at the high school buildins
from s till 12, and from 1 till s.
Pupils who have never been in the
Ashland schools should call upon him
during this week for assignments to
grades and buildings.
First year pupils-that is begin
ners may enter the grade school 10.
Gated in their district II they will
be six years old by October 10, 1916
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-08-24

The Iowa people had their picnic
in Lithia park today. Up to 2 o'clock
this afternoon there we're about 1870
registered, most of whom had their
dinner in the park, and more were
coming all the time.
The Buckeye bunch had novel
plan for registration, a map Of the
state about three by four feet was
fastened to a board and nailed up on
a tree. Each person registering was
furnished with slip of paper with
his name and the name of the coun-
ty from which he hailed.
At the same time a carbon copy
Of the slip was made on a card with
a blue string through a hole at one
end. On each county on the map
a brass headed tack was nailed, Each
person, upon registering pinned the
paper slip to his clothing and hung
the card with the same inscription
on the proper tack on the map, thus
indicating the place from whence he
came.
The cards were pretty well scat
tered over the map but were thickest
in the northwestern, western central,
central. southern central and eastern
central part of the state.
OBrien county led with nine cards
and Decatur county came next with
eight. However. these records may
be changed before night when some
other county may lead.
About o'clock the crowd was
gathered for a short program after
which they intended to indulge in
sports of various sorts. One baseball
bat was in evidence so no doubt the
great American game was not to be
sighted. The Iowa set is a pretty
etalwart looking bunch and all seem
ed to be proud of their state.
C. D. Hoon, of Medford. has been
the past president of the association
and Mrs. H. c. Behling, also of Med
ford, the past secretary and treasurer.
In Mondays issue of the Tidings
will appear the names of the newly
elected officers and also complete
list of those registering.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-08-24
OddfelloWs and
RebekahS Picnic

The Oddfellows and Rebekahs will
have a picnic in Lithia park at s
o. M. on Tuesday, August 29. All
are requested to bring cups and
spoons. Coffee, cream and sugar
will be furnished.
Following the program there will
he a dance and program at oddfel-
lows hall, for the lodge members
and their families.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-08-24
Iowa Picnic Is
Big Affair

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@ Iowans from all parts OF the i"
g valley, probably 200 in all are :.
9 exchanging "reminiscences in the Z"
9 park this afternoon following &"
o typical Iowa dinner. The af- @
o fair is the most successful @
q gathering of former Iowans held @
9 in years, and sets high mark @
@ for the other state organiza- 9
9 tions to shoot at in their COM ="
3 ing picnics. Other picnics which Q
o will follow soon are the Wood @
9 men picnic Saturday and the @
y Lake states picnic next Mon @
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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-08-24

orville Gaines has returned after
three or four months absence az
Portland and Seattle.
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03
Force of Rain in the Desert.

The following description of rain on the desert is given by writer in Farm and Preside Tn desert lands when it does rain" he says. Tit may come with much more force than anywhere else. In less than no time the whole mountain side was sheet of water run ming swiftly down. Soon q great tor rent began to pour under the rock where We were taking shelter, under mining it and threatening to throw it down. We emerged from there and made Il hurried run to another hiding place. more secure. Then came hail, and hailstones fell in such fury and of such incredible size that thought they would kill old Barney, who stood ex- posed to their fearful peltings. In a little while the storm had passed away and the water soon ceased to come down the steep mountainside, and we went on our way, leading our horse" "
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03

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  cable all oveals their q a Faith said he himself aworking" The Clancy thought about this situation that extraordinary be 0 a
  and meaneed slowly But laboes him  When Clancy back the place where a
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03
Worshiping of Idols of Various Kinds One of Greatest Evils of Present Day
B, REV. JESSE s. DANcEY of Chicago

Ice many people have idols Sometimes they have certain fixed Almighty.
 Others have intellectual conceptions God often very narrow Too many have their sereoyped which they almost mere the etmea idol and the ecclesiastical idol They spell with small letter.
 nreous people have their conceptions God which is an idol " % lh are blinded by 1t and make progress The hidebound conservative 10 progress
 We must get away from all this Christianity comes to us with a new life and progressive idea of God world needs today thor u appeal to the moral forces of life Business culture pleasure anu gon must not be set aside departments life but must all be equally charged with spirit of God
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03
Schools Must Not Teach Barbaric Idea That War and Patriotism Are Identical
By THOMAS W. CHURCHILL Member New York Board of Educ ation

There IS something important than military training schools and that to impress these children that numbered down from Sinai when God said Thou kill" do not know by what of alchemy pedagogy and teach ees at ten o'clock and put gun in the boys hand eleven babare Idea that and liberty patriotism are identical
 There none of us who has eburg none of us who does not bow homage the Santiago ana all the rest o the names that live ill history unparoe and feel even at this tm that if the would feel like those who heard the first call the And can see the same glamour of the spires of Richmond against the southern sum- ana the cheer and the for that up But there Is better side than that.
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03
FORWARD ENGLAND
 BLACKLIST PROTEST
RESTRICTIONS ON AMERICAN TRADE ARE SET FORTH
 VIGOROUSLY.
NOTE POSITIVE IN TENOR
If Diplomatic Efforts Fail Retaliation Will Be lnVoked-lndividua Cases Will Be Taken Up in Personal
 Conversations.

hington.-American Ambassa- dor Page will present to the British Foreign Office a formal note protest. ing against the blacklisting of AmeFi- can business firms under the trading with the enemy act In announcing that the communication had been transmitted to London, Acting Secre- tary Polk said it discussed only the general principles of international law involved without specifically taking up cases of individual firms blacklisted
 The note. officially described at the department as a protest" is said au- thoritatively to be positive in tenor and to leave no doubt regarding this governments attitude Ii is about L. 900 words in length
 While officials are reticent regard ing details of the representations made, il was understood this govern ment's view that illegal restrictions are imposed by the blacklist order upon the freedom of American trade is set forth in vigorous terms. Some 4iACaihNeitioii Ol iilC Ol dti IL IS DtIleA- ed, is insisted upon There have been indications that should diplomatic ef. forts fail to bring relief to affected American firms. some form of retalia- ton would be considered by the Unit ed States
 The British ambassador conferred with Mir Polk and it is believed he was given full explanation of the basis of this governments protest in international law. Individual cases of blaeklisted firms, 1t is expected, will be taken up in personal conversations here and at London,
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03
Compulsory Health Insurance Will Mean Less Destitution As Result of Disease
By DR. L M. RUBJlNOW of New York

Compulsory health powerful for combating destuton due disease The medical profession necessarily of the efficiency health insurance largely from effect public health
 Only through health insurance efficient medical treatment be brought within the of wagworkng millions Nc physician afford to treat wagwork for what wagorers afford individually Through collective arrangement of modern economic will be made available the whole
 From the point of of public health the provisions for medical aid must be extended only the We because final analysis the health of wife children socially important than the health
 Modern industry has created large of the health of the producers The modern dangers to the health of the community Scientific has indicated methods for limiting those Health insurance
 but of making results available to the masses
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03

methods of teaching. l must confess there is some need for this sugges- ton of anxiety. Perhaps the pendulum has swung too far, or we may have discovered the correct scientific meth cd of dealing with the subjects taught in the elementary school. l feel con vinced that training is not receiving Its fair share of attention. There was much wastage of time in the past, but the old-fashioned grinding was not without its good points. one of which was the cultivation of the faculty of sticking to task until it was known" Princeton Review
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03
POsTSCRlPTS

Work has been begun in Egypt upon a project for draining and reclaiming 100000 acres of land, one of the greatest and coStliest tasks of the kind ever attempted.
 Tue worlds largest artificial harbor, rec acres in area and 2S feet deep, is planned for Rotterdam.
 Adjustable poutoons, intended to make any small boat unsuitable, have beeo patented in England by an Aus ualian.
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03

pred youth of country. them appreciate the similarity of ideals which dominated the founders of political of of ican independence and would develop sympathetic understand political
 We think Central and South whole without of the has process that the history the century history adaptation of political the economic environment peculiar to eac resulting great diversity form gov ernmnt and in diversity less striking i'll the operation of political institutions.
 The development of that spirit solidarity peoples of Central and South America for which striving would be forward immeasurabv if would language and literature The teaching of Spanish should be made puoy public unanimously adopted by the international high commission mendng supported public aided by public funds the study English Spanish Portuguese should be obligatory.
 It is astonishing that few people country. relatively speak ing understand that in the popuou republic Brazi-the language is Portuguese and Spanish
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03

hand at + the latter appearing in the role Of chief tinkerer to the in- artistic. and erecting the low screen at the back which completes the in closure of the court and adds to the incongruity of the whole place.
 The death of it's planner did not mark the passing of high life from Chambord. When the court of Francis II was driven from Amboise by the ter rible massacre, they repaired to Cham bord where it was sought by the wild est of reyelry to cheer up the young king. Marie Stuart Shone with par tieular bFillianee at these orgies. but her reign in this capacity was as brief as 1t was sensational. Others who fol- lowed in her footsteps won disfayor with Catherine. who didn't propose let ting any outsider weaken the hold she exercised over her sons. Charles TX, maddened by the meddlings of his mother went to Chamberd in 1867.
 Gradually, however. courts came less frequently to Chambord At various times it was in the possession of Louis XIII, Louis XIV and Gaston, Due q Orleans, who puttered around attempt ing to improve the place, only to make it worse It was the asylum of the deposed king of Poland, Stanislaus Leckzinska. who also sought to better it, but did not stay long enough.
 Given to Marshal Sake.
 As a partial reward for his famous victory at Fontenoy. Marshal Sake was presented with Chambord. and for some years the brilliant old soldier kept open house there.
 The revolution dismantled and dis figured the chateau, and when France once more settled down to peaceful ways Chambord was little more than shell. Marshal Berthier had it wished on him by Napoleon. but the pension accompanying the bestowal was dis continued by Louis XVIII, and it was sold. national subscription bestowing it upon the infant son of the Due de Berri, the Due de Bordeaux, who there upon took the title of Comte de Cham bord.
 As an architectural marvel Cham bord has always commanded consid- eration The fact that it is more or less of monstrosity Is not entirely the fault of the earlier architects. Much of the trouble can be attributed to the reconstructionists who came later, and whose efforts only resulted in making it look more squatty and grotesque. It is topped by vast number of minarets, cones and turrets. The roofs to the latter are larger than the parts they cover. and at distance give the impression of a mans hat on q boys head. It's lines are painfully severe, and there appears to have been studied attempt to avoid anything in the way of true beauty.
 There are no less than 40 rooms in the chateau. There are 13 staircases, the most famous of which is the grand. double spiral affair of 1S6 steps in the main. tower, so arranged that per sons ascending and descending may pass each other without meeting.
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03

The French wine harvest of 1915 amounted to 1S,100,790 hectoliters, compared with 56,134, ,159 hectoliters in 1914.
 A new hand operated pump for the use of glaziers applies putty to both sides of a sash partition at once, there by saving nearly one-half the labor in mounting glass.
 A Washington inventor has patent cd machine for numbering photo graphic plates and films by the trans- mission of light through transparent figures arranged on opaque strips.
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03

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  showed
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03
Stand For National Air,

Baltimore. Md.-Pelicemen began the distribution of copies of munich pal ordinance providing that musi. clans, performers or other persons shall stand while playing. singing or rendering The Star-Spangled Ban her. Any person violating the pro visions of the ordinance shall be guilty of d misdemeanor. and upon conviction shall be fined not more than S10O..
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03
 Plan MusketrY School.

LaWton, Okla.-A special term of the school of musketry of the United States army, for instruction in the use of machine guns, will start August 20 at Fort Sill. Officers from many divisions of the army and those in charge of machine gun companies of the National Guard are expected to attend
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03
Demand That IL & Acf

New York.-The organization form. ed by individuals and firms affected by the British commercial blacklist, adopted resolutions declaring it the duty of the United States government to demand that Great Britain revoke the blacklist. The organization will be known as the Association to Resist British Domination of American Com merce.
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03

frustrated. Just as in other days, the man who had reached the summit of high finance was described as one who would sell the Brooklyn bridge if he could find purchaser, SD henceforth the superlative criminal will doubtless be described as he who would steal the Greensboro bridse-if Clancy were not on the job.
 Clancy is policeman. He Is an eagle-eyed policeman. Curiosity" is his middle name He is attached to uun+orc poiD+ YoIiea rtation HiS
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03
Fair Deal

The joys, as well as the burdens, of life are pretty evenly divided be- tween the sexes after all, and prob cent pleasure from being a flower girl at wedding as little boy does from going to school with live garter snake in his trousers pocket.-Ohio State Journal.
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03
Fire at Cashion- Okla.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-Most of the business district of Cashion. Okla, was destroyed by hre with a loss Of $25,0O0 The Fire Department at Guthrie made a cross.country run of II miles and aided in extinguishing the blaze
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03

 During the from h Broadway
  left These
  a o il O These include the elevated While nterborough able the piles  of the July
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03
Niece More Traininu.

This is what one college president says in an address, With the null tiplicity of subjects it is only to be expected that some anxiety may be felt as to the results from present day
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03
Bio Export Cotton Sale

Montgomery. Ala-Twenty-five hun dred bales of cotton were sold here at approximately 13 cents pound. the total being S150.000 The cotton is for export 10 the Eastern mills and some oI the foreign countries.
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03
Mill Censor All NeAus

Columbus. N. M.-Announcement was made at military headquarters that General Pershing has issued or ders that news emanating from Co lumbus and the Mexican field shall be more strictly censored than hereto fore
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03

enlarged so that it will be able to build the greatest warship. This city will show substantial increase in popula- tion as a result of preparedness ac- tiyity.
 At Cape Henry and Fort Monroe many new giant rifles and great mor- tars will be cunningly placed behind concrete steel and sand in such a way that no warship can reach them. Guns and mortars at Cape Henry alone will cost $l.a00,o00. The emplacements and the plant. including il wharf for
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03
Increase in SaVinqs.

New York-June records for postal savings deposits were eclipsed last month when net gain of more than $3.s00, ,000 was rolled up, quadrupling the net increase for June, 1915.
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03
Couldn't Blow the Safe.

Topeka. Robbers who travel ed in two automobiles blew open the safe of the State Bank of Clayton. Kan. but obtained only a few dollars because the inner apartment with stood five charges if explosive. The building was wrecked
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03
Auto Bandits Rob Bank.

Bonner Springs. Kan.-Thres men drove up in front of Linwood State Bank. covered T. W. Martin, the cashier, with revolvers. gathered up s1.600 and escaped in their automo. bile.
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03
Newspaper Raises Price.

St Louis-The St Louis Globe Democrat will announce an increase in the price of it's daily edition from one 10 two cents. effective August 1. The high cost of print paper is given as the cause.
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03
Beginning of Chambord.

The foundations of Chambord were laid in 1926 but It was not until some time later that it began to stand forth in its true proportions. When Francis l died at Rambouillet in 1547 Cham bord was still incomplete, although 800 men had labOred on it for 12 years But enough of the more than 400 rooms had been finished. so that the royal entourage could be housed here in com fort, while the presence of such a number of persons, and the attendant gayety. alone made the place endur- able as human habitation.
 Henry H continued the work on the chateau in an indifferent manner Charles IN and Louis XIV in turn took
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03
More Canadians to War

Ottawa-Ten thousand Canadian soldiers are to proceed overeas soon. The units include seven battaltons from Camp Borden and three from Camp Borden and three from Niagara
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03
Meaning of Americanism
By LOUIS G. EscH of chicaoo

eeanm the attempt to apply the theory equality of all
 everyday hie Americanism all individuals dom o speech Amerlcansm grants individuals freedom of action Ii sad action does not interfere freedom of action of others Amcanm demands from every immigrant that he think sneak anu a ike ah eran And Ameieansm regards every becomes emigrant territory as lost child to l nita h longer recognized American
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03


   gethe run q mi q half mil De of Il eyard  will dry dock C
The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03
Teaching of Spanish in Schools of US.
 Would Promote Pan Americanism
By WILLIAM C. McADOO Secretary of the Treasury

The history of the Spansh-American struggle for independence is most inspiring record. The obstacles that the North American colonies had to overcome not formidable those which confronted the revoted Spanish colonies. The decades immediately succeeding the first movement for independence pre- sent in the face of almost overwhelming discourage ments record of devoton sef-sacrice and unswery- ing faith in the ultimate triumph of free institutions which compel the deepest respect and admiration The story of this struggle if properly presented and inter-