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New-York tribune., 1916-07-23

morning on the subway or the L. Almost be-
fore your awed and dazzled eyes the miracle
has been performed 1t partakes of the super
natural, il is not to be bclieved-but it is so.
The stad little stenographer of Friday even
ing, in her white shirtwsist and dark blue
skirt, and her big sailor with its plain ribbon
band-where is she? You look for her in vain,
She has been whisked away, and in her stead
is a naughty young Parisienne, silly and frllly,
all smile and style Gowned in an oid-rose
Georgette crepe, six yards around the bottom
of the skirt, with basque waist and net-o'-
gold sleeves no mortal being could be expected
to work in, she enters, and Immediately as
sumes the twelve inches Of subway space ord-
narily destined for three persons. The brim
of her WIDE watermelon-striped hat saws
against the pit of your stomach as you stand
by her, and the point of her pale pink mush-
room parasol is set firmly upon your foot.
Princesses can't be expected to notice.
All around are her sisters, in organdie and
voile and batiste, in shirred rainbows, and
peated sunsets, and founced paint pots. They
are a sight to turn sick with envy the hearts
of other women who have every afternoon off,
pitiable mlionairesses, to whom Saturday
means nothing in particular. The clothes Of
none of them bear any remote resemblance TO
the uniform that society women like to plan
for the benefit of the working girl.
They aren't working girls, in fact. They
are waiting girls on Saturday morning, to the
last one of them, and the busy Offices and shops
of the city are nothing more than transfer
stations for Coney Island and other trains
Twelve o'clock, which sounded Cinderella's
taps, is to be the reveille for these up-to-date
sisters of hers. At noon they will be free to
resume the fairy-prince hunt Meanwhile they
serve by standing and waiting.
And that is the abuse ! mentioned to begin
with-at last | have got down to it. The
Cinderellas ought to have the entire Saturday
off. No fairy princess can keep in good form
with only half day week the job. 1t
isn't reasonable to expect it.
The economic gain in having the girls ap-
pear at the offices and the shops on Saturday
morning is strictly nil. Their employers admit
it. One of them told me that stenograpner
who is model of photography the rest of the
week always spells separate with three e's and
response with a &C after 10 o'clock on Saturday
morning. He doesn't dare use those words
that day-and it serves him right, I'm sure.
No woman can be expected to do anything more
portentous than to powder her nose while
waiting at transfer station for Coney
Island train.
And think of the total risk involved in this
vast city in subjecting all that conglomerate
finery TO the dust and disaster Of a working
day world! 1t makes thoughtful person
shudder to think of it. Why, mere careless
office boy with cowlick might step on one of
those chiffon panners, or the pink parasol
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23

TNHERE'S new crying abuse being per-
petrated against the working girls Of
the city. No labor agtator has &C.
cried it, no suffragist orator has denounced it,
no friend of the people has legislated against
it. But the evil is there. 1t is preventing our
shopgirls and stenographers from being the
modern Cinderelas they ougheto'be.
Cinderella wasn't so smart, you know. With
out the aid of her fairy godmother her pump
kins would have remained merely squashes,
and she would never in the world have accom-
plshed her metamorphosis from dishwasher to
debutante Everything was done for her. She
would have died dour old maid if the en-
chanted matchmaker hadn't led the fairy prince
upon the scene. And she never mastered the
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23

by when he was not minded TO drop her. That
was quite illogical, | took the trouble to ex-
plain to him. The thing to do, obviously, was
to drop Saturday forenoon from the Office cal
endar. re-
The economic loss occasioned by having the
girls work on the sixth day of the week was
proved even better by another case in point.
An employer, the head of the advertising de-
partment in large store, told me that his
cleverest woman "ad" writer one Saturday
morning when she had on a new blue char
meuse had set down the price of Partisan
opera wraps, or some such article at As cents,
or similar price, for Monday morning sale.
1t went to the papers just as she wrote it, and
the linotype men, always conscientious and
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23
Continued on page sir.
An Aerial Map Maker

was mounted on a table. This was resl
bird's-eye view, brought to scale, Of ibcs'
twenty-five kilometres of front, and was con-
posed of from forty to fifty separate rsss'
tves, the prints having been cut down, 70 rN
all the overlapping parts were elimlnated' 90
then delicately pieced together TO make 0''
complete whole. To obtain this picture h'l
it is estimated that at ieast one airman r'Is
his life for each square kilometre represents
many having met their fate in this haSaFcc"
undertaking.
The officer explained the curious ciphenhe
on the picture map, which showed where tne''
were observation posts, on both sides OF u,
front and in the villages behind; numbers o
troops; gun emplacements; artillery pa'N
ammunition supply depots; even the que'
formation Of some Of the trenches, caused y
the natural characteristics Of the ground ~
every kilometre of front there are more "''
seventeen kilometres of trenches.
Darkness had now fallen, and as we s'oN
at the doorway, looking over the flying nea ;
weird sight met our eyes. High above "
light glowed intermittently, like firehy o. ;
dark summer night. Here they come"
the officer, and an instant later the WIDE
in the valley, moment before a mass OF ols
ness, suddenly burst into glow Of pure, W.,
light. A dozen powerful searchlights, nic'
below the level of the ground and covered "
enormous, wide-spreading shades, so tna'
light showed a scant twenty feet above ths
face, had been turned on at the officers orr
The broad expanse of light, invisible 70
Germans in their distant trenches lndlo
the home port to the returning airmen ''
above.
Not sound was to be heard. With sts'"'-,
rapidity the frefy fell. Lower and lo'''
dropped, until it vanished into the t0n.
brilliant light-and suddenly, as if by mag,
huge armored warplane appeared, ruD'J
gently over the grass, until it came 10 az"
stop Immediately in front of us. u
Am | the first homer" eagerly defn'DI. =,
the pilot, as he stiffly climbed down fro"
seat. We assured him that he was
And the others? Within ten minutes -"
more made their appearance. The tiftn'
following days official communique con'N
the simple explanation: after a nign' ~. -,
noissance over the enemy's lines, one o.
machines failed TO return"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23
By PHILIP KERRY

q TANDING in the centre of human dove
- cote, watched one after another de-
part Hardly breath of air was stir
ring. The faded wind flag hung in loose
folds against the slender lagpole. Birds twit-
tered sleepily. 1t was the hush that comes
after sunset, before the night winds have
arisen.
The silence was rudely shattered by few
staccato orders, followed by crash and roar,
gradually diminishing until it became no loud
er than the hum of a bluebottle fly. Then
silence again. Another human bird had been
dispatched on its dangerous mission.
Following slowly rising straight line for
about five hundred yards, then turning and
turning and turning like some great falcon of
old, each started in a northerly or northwest.
erly direction. Standing there alone in the
gathering darkness, one could not help but
wonder: Would all five return-or four-or
perhaps only three? l slowly walked across
the field, and after few moments was ad-
iHlN'cu W Nhc WOIhlnS quarters VI NHS Noui-
mandant small temporary building standing
apart from the long line of hangers. He looked
up from his work at my entrance and, despite
being very busy with the reports of the day,
received me cordially
81 hope you will pardon my receiving you in
this sans ceremone fashion," he volunteered,
"but you see here at the front we are always
busy. Reports, diagrams, maps and thou
sand and one details must be gone over every
hour of every day."
replied that l appreciated very much his
kindness in receiving me at all, as fully real
lied how busy he was. On one side of the wall
hung huge Typographical map of that sector.
On it were tiny pins-multitudes of them
each one showing the position of an opposing
army unit. The black ones were enemy gun
emplacements; the red showed the positions oc-
cupied by troops, while clusters Of blue indi-
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23
Your StenOgrapher on Work-Day Mornings.

art of wearing her white satin gowns and her
cut glass slippers while toiling away at ner
daily ashes.
The modern working day world has Cinde-
rellas worth dozen of her. Their slippers
arc bronze, instead of glass, but all the higher,
and they stitch their own fairy puffs and frills
and panniers, or pay for them so much down,
and so much per week. They are prepared to
hustle up their own princes, and to dance to
their own piping. And once week these little
Cinderellas of the subway chariots quite
casually and automatically perform their own
miracles.
1t happens every Saturday morning. If you
have forgotten or mislaid the day of the week,
you may always know when it is Saturday
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23

thorough-going, and maybe none too fanir
with the price of opera wraps, had set It =
as it came in. The store was thronged ts'
Monday morning. At the luncheon hour a
the office girls came in, delighted at the cppor.
tunity to procure more gorgeous raimsrs stL
for their next excursion to Coney. McanxhA
the little "ad" writer was no longer at x
desk. hope that she had her fairy prna
already located before the incident happen.
The whole thing only goes TO show u
Saturday off is the only panacea for the Sit
ton. Such a calamity could never have i
Cured had the little "ad" writer been in 4
blue serge frame of mind that belongs TO
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23

proofs Immediately, as without more ado an
orderly was summoned and the proofs dis
patched by waiting motorcyclist.
How did you know that the enemy were
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23

bringing up munitions" inquired.
Perhaps you did not notice the dark worm
at the upper right hand of the picture?" the
officer answered.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-27
Automatic Cup
Vendors Installed

One of the automatic cup vending
machines was installed in Lithia park
at the lithia fountain Saturday even
ing. The cup vends a good quality
tumbler shaped paraffined paper cup
which can be used several times. Be-
tween the hours of $3.50 Saturday af-
ternoon and Sunday afternoon ap-
proXimately SO was taken in by the
machine.
Two venders will be installed at
the lithia fountain and one at each
of the other fountains in the park
and at the station. The money taken
in by the venders will go toward the
upkeep of the park and will be one
of the many income-producing propo-
sitions installed, through the means
of which considerable amounts will
be realized for the upkeep and de-
velopment of the park.
Last year the gas meters at the
auto camp paid for the care of the
camp grounds and other expenses,
and at the end of the season $2T55
was left from the gas income and
was carried over into the fund for
this year.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-27
Snow and Frost
Do No Harm

The orchards passed through the
wlntery weather of last Thursday and
Friday and emerged unscathed. AL
though the thermometer got down as
low as 22 above zero in some parts
of the valley and considerable frost
was reported, no great amount OF
damage has been reported. Frequent
flurries of snow and showers con-
tinued for two days and nights and
heavy fall of snow is reported from
the mountains. The hills around
Ashland were covered with snow.
The moistened condition of the foli-
age and the gradual changes from
warm to cold and cold to warm are
given as the reason for lack of dam
age to the fruit. A few orchards
were smudged Thursday night.
Branches of blossoms collected by the
county fruit officials we're examined
at the office and found to have been
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-27
Large Crowd Hears
Talk on Pottery

A large crowd heard a very inter-
esting talk at the library last Thurs
day evening by Allan H. Eaton of the
University of Oregon, his subject be-
ing Pottery, the Great American
Art" The gathering we're much in
terested in the fine collection of pot
terry which Mr.. Eaton had with him,
and half hour of questions and in
terested discussion followed the talk.
Mr. Eaton has become great boost
er for Ashland, and especially is in
love with Ashland park and spoke at
some length of the impression which
the park had made upon him.
Pottery-making is the United
States greatest claim to a foremost
place in art, according to Mr.. Eaton,
who proclaims this country to lead
the world in pottery-making. He
gave something of the history of pot
tery-making and outlined and showed
examples of the several great di-
visions or eras of pottery-making in
this country. Three kinds, the Van
Bicycle pottery made in Colorado, the
Newcombe pottery from New Orleans,
and the greatest of them all, the
lockwood pottery, were dwelt with
1t a considerable length.
The kaolin deposit near Ashland
Mr.. Eaton said was of the same ma
erial as that used in the foundation
If the chinaware first made in China,
md with some of the Oregon clay
should be valuable for making pot
cry.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-27
Club Ladies Boost
"COnSumeys' Week.

The various clubs and organiza-
tions of Ashland, under the leader
ship of the Civic Improvement Club,
are instituting an active campaign
toward securing the cooperation of
every merchant and resident in Ash
land in observing and making effect
i've the observance of Western Wom-
ans Consumers Week." the dates
for which include April 3 to 9 inclu-
sive. The governors Of Idaho, Utah,
Washington and Oregon have issued
proclamations setting aside this week
and the club women of Oregon are
giving it their fullest backing. The
one big central object of the week is
to get Ashland consumers to buy
westernfmade goods, the nearer home
they are made the better.
The Commercial Club and the Bus
mess Mems Association have assured
the club ladies of their cooperation.
The merchants will be asked to make
window displays of western-made
goods, the ministers will be asked to
speak a good word for the project,
and the residents of the city will be
urged to "buy at home" western
made goods. Several unique features
such as home-products dinner and
other events will be added.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-27
Asks Injunction
Against Smudging

ITO smudge or not to smudge, that
is the question" The valley orchard
lists are fast lining up on one side
or the other in the smudge contro-
versy Most of those favoring smudg-
ing regard it only as the best means
possible under the circumstances and
are aiding in the search for a sub
stitute. Some few orchardists are
trying other methods this year. The
anti-smudge fruitmen are for the
most part willing to let the frost
have a chance at the fruit irather than
undergo the damage which they be-
lieve the carbon from the smoke does
the fruit.
BY way of emphasizing the pur-
pose of those who oppose the use of
crude petroleum in smudging the Or
chards of this valley, suit for an in
junction against those who propose
to continue to use it has been filed in
the circuit court of this district by
Dillon r. Hill, one of the big orchard
lists of this valley, through his attor-
ney, w. f. Phipps. He names as de-
PENDANTS Samuel Rosenberg, owner of
the Bear Creek orchards; Edwin G.
Honore of the Palmer Investment
Company, owners of the klamath Or
chards; William Bulge and G. E.
Marshall.
The complaint specifically sets
forth the fact that the plaintiff be-
lieves his orchard to have received
great damage from smudging done by
his neighbors. The progress of the
case will be watched with interest by
the valley orchardists.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-27
Ashlanders May Have pOrChlight
AT Current Cost OF SC a Month

as well. Would save annoyance by
night calls at the wrong house.
One provision will be made, and
that is that customers number their
houses in such manner that the
street number may be plainly seen
from the street.
In houses using meters the porch
light may be tapped on outside the
meters so that the current used will
not register.
Special attention is called to the
fact that porch lights as a rule will
burn an average of ten to twelve
hours night, while inside lights
burn but a small proportion of that
time. Hence the rate offered is most
extremely liberal.
The cost of wiring for a porch light
amounts to but very little and the
upkeep cost will be so low as to be
no drain on the slimmest purse. The
electric light department will make
a campaign among the consumers
advocating the installation of lights
A well-ighted city always makes a
good impression. Fhe porch light
plan is cheap and feasible and the
council hope that every resident OF
Ashland will install one.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-27

Ashland should soon become one
of the best lighted cities in America.
The city council has taken action
which makes it possible for everyone
to have porch light on their resi-
dence at a cost almost negligible
There are 966 resident customers Of
electric current in Ashland, and the
council hopes to have 90 per cent of
these install porch lights. A rate Of
5 cents a month for current for a 25-
watt lamp cents for a 40-watt
lamp or II cents for a 60-watt lamp
used for a porch light will be offered.
The advantages resulting from
wholesale installation of porch lights
are manifold. A few, as outlined in
the report of the committee delegated
by the council to inquire into the
feasibility of the proposition, are as
follows: The entire city would be
better lighted and would rank with
the best lighted cities in the country.
1t would lessen the liability of house
breaking and petty thievery. Would
assist the police department in locat-
ing places after night and physicians
in locating homes at night. Would
be a great convenience to the public,
lighting up the premises and streets
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-27
Band Has New
Music for Ball

The Ashland band is working hard
and faithfully upon the preparation
of suitable music for the band bene-
fit ball which will be given at the
armory on April Z. The various So
cial organizations of the city have
been asked TO cooperate in keeping
this evening clear of other events,
and the ball promises to be the big
gest dance event of the year. 1t will
be extensively advertised throughout
the val ley and big delegations from
valley points are expected.
A number of the latest selections
have been received by the band boys
and will be played for the first time
in Ashland at the ball.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-27
Council Hears
Several Ordinances

The city council met in special ses-
sion Thursday night to attend to an
overflow of business from the regular
session of last Tuesday. Porch
lights for everybody" was discussed
and action taken as elsewhere report
ed. The fire insurance matter, as
elsewhere reported, was taken care
of. An ordinance governing the gar
bage problem was passed. A resolu-
tion was passed sanctioning the hir-
ing Of II. B. Pinion to care for Noun
tain View cemetery during the sum-
mer months at a salary Of $40 a
month. The care of the lawns, trees
and shrubery is included in Mr.. Pin
ions duties in which he will be SUI
pervised by Eugene Walrad,
An ordinance governing sewer con-
nections, inspection, materials, etc,
was given its first reading and led to
considerable discussion. The ordi-
nance seems to have been framed in
order to solve the problem of dispos-
ing OF the drainage from barn
which has been a thorn In the side Of
the sanitary committee. Some of the
councilmen we're of the opinion that
allowing this one barn to connect
with the sewer would set a bad prece-
dent.
An ordinance to prohibit roller
skating and coastinS on the sidewalk
led to much discussion, which is re-
corded in another column
A lengthy and comprehensive ordi-
nance regarding regulating Of con-
duct in city parks, which was framed |
by members of the park board and |
Banta and modelled after |
the Portland park ordinance, was |
read The ordinance contained many
and restrictions which were
objected to by some of the council
men, and it was decided to remodel
It a clause at time when opportun-
ty presented itself. The ordinance
n its original form was alright.
Lamb stated, "If that
passes | wouldn't run the risk of 60
ng near Ashland park for fear of be-
ng arrested" One of the clauses
objected to forbid sleeping in the
,ark.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-27
FruitgrOWers
incorporate

Formation of the Fruitgrowers'
Agency, Incorporated, is being effect
ed by representatives of practically
every selling agency fruitgrowers' or
ganization and business institution
connected with fruit growing and
marketing at Spokane. C. E. Bassett
and his fellow workers of the govern
ment Bureau of Markets are superin-
tending the formation of the agency.
The fruitgrowers of the northwest
seem to be unitedly backing the new
agency.
Whether or not the local fruit assO-
c'ation will become a member will be
decided at meeting of Ashland fruit
growers held next Saturday afternoon
at the Commercial Club rooms. Every
fruitgrower of the district should at
tend this meeting.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-27
Ashland Has
Fine Orchestra

Ashland has a musical organiza
ton, the Vining orchestra, of which
any city might well be proud. Com
posed of eight pieces under the direc'
ton of Carl Loveland, this orchestra
has been together for several months
now and is playing a grade of music
seldom attempted by any but the best
professional orchestras. Sunday even
ing concerts at the Vining Theatre
are becoming so popular that Man
ager Bergner is to have week
day concert on Thursday even
ing in addition to the Sunday music.
phe orchestra members gather at
least twice a week for rehearsal and
are making fine progress. All of the
members play for love OF playing and
are enthusiastic over the work. A
great deal of the latest music has
been purchased and is being re-
hearsed. This is the first time that
Ashland has had an orchestra which
ranks with the best, and the organiza-
tion is called upon frequently. At
the Elks' anniversary bali the music
furnished by this orchestra was unan-
imously proclaimed to have been the
best dance music which has ever lent
to the enjoyableness of an Elks'
dance, and the Elks have never
spared expense in securing the best
procurable.
The Instrumentation of the orches-
ira at present consists of piano, vio-
lin, clarinet, cornet, cello, bass viol,
flute and drums. Mr.. Loveland hopes
to have another violin, a trombone
and horn added in the near future
No other motion picture house in
city the size OF Ashland on the coast
can boast such music as is furnished
on concert nights at that popular
playhouse.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-27
Brings Back
Mexican Sword

James Bowers returned the last of
the week from Demming, N. NJ,
where he has been visiting at his
brother-in-law's ranch. Demming is
but twenty-five miles from Columbus,
and on the morning after the Colum-
bus Mexican raid some of the boys
from the ranch visited the scene of
the fight. Jim says the Mexicans
were piled fifteen deep in one place
where they tried to get through
gap in the fence when pursued by the
American soldiery. He brought back
a saber which he picked up on the
battlefield 1t is on display in the
window of Grieve's cigar store.