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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-20
Street Car Worse
Than MaSSaCTeS

DR.. Clarence D. USHER, a brother
of w. w. usher of Ashland and who
has many friends in this city, was
seriously injured by slight fall in
New York city last Wednesday. A
New York dispatch says:
DIR. Clarence d. USHER, medical
missionary of the American Board of
Foreign Missions, was seriously in
jured here today when he fell while
attempting to board street car. His
collarbone and three ribs were broken
and his spine was injured, it was said
at the hospital to which he was taken.
During nineteen years of service in
Turkey DR.. USHER twice was believed
to be dying of typhus fever, and es-
capped death in three massacres of
Armenians, and came uphurt through
bombardments by the heavy guns Of
Russian and Turkish armeis."
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-20

summer, and predicted that Ashland
will within the next few years see
such an era of the building of beauti-
full homes as did Pasadena, where in
just S65 days 966 beautiful resi-
dences we're built. "And you have
Pasadena backed off the map"
Ashland, Medford and Grants
Pass should form a partnership. If
properly advertised this valley would
become the home of thousands of the
retired people of this country, the
class of people who have money and
who make the most desirable citizens
in any community"
Mr., Mccormick sat down, but be-
fore the crowd could rise a lady in
the audience queried, Cant you tell
us what we can do now, each one of
us?"
MIR. Mccormick answered: "You
have a fine foundation here with
your environment, climate, park and
mineral waters. Your ChautauQua
will do lot for you. Look what it
has done in New York state. Every
one of you can do your part. All
the springs in the world would not
amount to anything if not advertised
Don't he afraid of little tax for pub
licity. A small tax judiciously ap-
piled will do wonders, and what you
have done so far you have done well
Some day you are bound to have q
big santarium here which will make
la &s profit for its owners. Will
the approaching era of municipa
ownership which seems to be sweep
ing the country | see no reason VIII!
q. Ashland cannot own its own sanitari
um Your fruit rots and you have NJ
cannery. Get together and build one
And now to get right down t
each person." he finished, send ou
circulars in your letters. Write per
sonal cards and letters telling o
your city to every friend you have il
the east or on the coast. And abov,
all, believe in your city and talk you
city. The greatest good will come i
the early comers to Ashland carr!
away a feeling that Ahland is thu
best place in the world, and if yol
talk it enough they cannot help bu
believe you. In closing | am goint
to take the risk of never being ablC
to speak here again, by advancing
the guess that you have so mucl
here and are so comfortable that i
has made you Just little bit lazy,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-20
NAV Is Colonel Of
Oregon Regiment

Captain" May, as he is remem-
bered in Ashland, has been elected
colonel of the third Oregon regiment
as a successor to Colonel McLaugh-
lin.
Colonel May Joined the national
guard twenty-five years ago, when at
Ashland he became a member OF
Company D, second Oregon. Before
this he had served in the Nevada ma
tional guard. He was elected cap
tain of his company two years after
his entry and on account of his record
in the SpanishAmerican war ana
Philippine insurrection he was pro-
NOTED TO major. Five years ago he
was advanced to the grade of lieuten-
ant-colonel, and when the trouble
broke out on the Mexican border last
summer he was in command OF the
second troop train leaving camp
Withycombe.
Colonel May is assistant superin-
tendent of the Southern Pacific Com
many. The election of Colonel May
leaves his former post vacant, and 1t
is limited that Major L. E. Bowman
of the first battalion, will be ad-
yanced. The appointment will be
made as soon as Colonel May has
passed his examinations and received
his commission as colonel.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-20
Sheldon Will
Work for Normal

The following self-eXplanatory let
ter has been received by the presi-
dent of the Ashland Commercial
Club:
November IA, 1916.
To the President, Ashland CONNER
cial Club, Ashland, Ore.
Dear Sir: 1t is my desire, as
prospective member of the coming
legislature, to do everything possible
to advance the interests of Ashland's
normal school
The conditions respecting that ef-
fort are quite complex and should
receive careful study and discussion.
There should also be some prelimi-
nary work done before the conven-
ing of the session, if any effort in
itiated is to be successful.
To this end, respectfully request
that you appoint, without delay, a
committee of the citizens of Ashland
to take up this question and deter
mine upon a course of action in be-
half of this school. My only sugges-
ton. aside from that of promptness'
is that the committee be large
enough and of such personnel that
the people of your city may feel it is
representative and that its determin'
ations will fairly and ably represent
the city's hopes and ambitions in this
regard.
Please arrange for meeting o.
this committee at an early date anC
inform me thereof, and we will ge'
down to work on the problem,
suggest that the other two members
of the legislature from Jackson couh
ty should also be invited to TIM
meeting. Sincerely yours,
BENZ. C. SHELDON
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-20
Troubles Thick
At Oregon Pen

Warden Mimic of the state peniteh-
tiarv was asked to resign and did so
last week, as the result OF an incl
dent when he deemed it necessary 10
chose" a couple of prisoners, hosing
consisting of turning a fire hose on
the shackled incorrigibles. Close on
ton of this comes revolt Saturday
of 800 prisoners in the state institu-
tion. who demanded that Assistant
Warden Sherwood be removed. The
prisoners were granted hearing be-
fbre the board of control, which was
in session, the action being thought
advisable in order to prevent riot
The successor for Warden Minto has
not been named.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-20
S. 0. Legislators
TO Work Together

At the suggestion of members OF
the legislature which will convene the
first of January at Salem, the Com
mercial Club of Grants Pass will ex-
tend an invitation to the solons from
Jackson, Josephine and Douglas coun-
ties to meet in that city on Monday
December 4, and discuss matters and
measures that are of interest to
southern oregon as a whole.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-20
Trades Place for
Home and Cash

1t is reported that Mr.. Gill has
sold his ranch place on Walker av-
enue to q Mr. Weston of Central
Point, taking a home in Central
Point and $4,000 in cash in ex-
change. The Walker avenue place is
located northeast of the normal
school.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-20
ViCe-PTeS. Mccormick Of S.P.
Advises Every Ashlander

You foundation and have the right
Write cards to friend Send them cir
cuars, photos, and descriptions
afraid of little tax udously applied for
advertising
Advertise by circular, letter and word of mouth.
every visitor booster for the people well as the
climate
Don't hide your light under a bushel
springs in the world good without advertising
every spot Of interest and tell him
about the rest.
above ALL have unlimited faith in the city yourself and
TALK YOUR HEADS OFF
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-20

Medford. Rollins, c.; Wallace, Par
ker, Collins and Normile, guards;
Mitchell and Jones, tackles; Fields
and Young, ends; Brandon, Corum,
Gentry and Calhoun, backfield.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-20

In 1904, out of the total road and
bridge expenditures, $2O,OOO,OOO of
the $50, 900, 900 was paid in labor
that is, worked out on the roads.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-20

Nyssa-Nyssa-Arcadia drainage dis
trict contract has been let for $685.
600. Is.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-20

Linn county clover seed industry
netted $15O,OOO this year.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-20

Portland has an aerOplane factory.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-20

Phone news items TO the TidingA
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-27
RIVER SEASON
UNUSUAL ONE
High Stage Of Water Makes Traffic
Safe-No Danger From Sand
Bars In Channel

An exceptionally high stage OF wa.
ter in the Mississippi this year will
make OF the present boating season a
record breaker.
For the first time In a number of
years, traffic on the big stream Is I'M
attended by q prospect Of delay be-
cause of the presence Of sandbars.
with stage of more than seven feet
still prevailing, 1t would not appear
that the water will fall below the five
foot mark at any time during the
present navigation season, which
stage permits OF the ready progress
of boats.
The extreme heat of the present
summer has popularized river outings
to an unprecedented degree. The
through packet traffic is better than
it has been in many years and the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-27
Student Branch Of Y. w. G. A. Votes
to Defray Half the Expenses
Of Two Delegates to
Gathering.
SEVEN EXPECT TO GO
Three Glasses Take Dips in the Pool,
Swimming Glasses Proving Very
Popular During Hot
Weather.

At special business meeting OF
the student branch OF the Y. W. C.. A.
Tuesday afternoon, 1t was voted to
pay half the expenses Of two dele
gates to the great summer confer
ence at Lake Geneva, Wis. To do
this, 1t will be necessary to raise $35,
and plans for getting the money have
already been made.
Seven girls are expected to make
the trip to Lake Geneva, Including
the two whose expenses the student
branch will share. The annual sum-
mer conference at the Wisconsin lake
ts one OF the big events OF the year
in Y. w. G. A circles. and thousands
of girls from all parts OF the country
attend the gathering.
The swimming classes of the asso.
citation are proving popular. Three
classes are already organized, meet
ing at Z, s and in the morning on
Tuesdays. and Saturdays. Another
class has been organized. meeting
once week. at o'clock Saturday
morning. Now, 30 many have regis
tered that It Is necessary to send all
new applicants into this class. As .
result. 1t has become 10 large, that It
will need to meet twice = week In the
future. and sessions will be held ut
s o'clock ON Tuesdays and Saturdays.
There IL still room for Z few more
in both the and O'Clock classes.
but Miss Mullford expects both to be
full in few days II the hot weather
keeps up. H. T. OrBborne is proving
an excellent teacher. and his fine
teaching has much to do with tho sue
cess Of the classes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-27
MILITIAMEN
CAN'T VOTE
CONTINUED from page l.

Is treason" said Vance Mccormick,
chairman OF the national democratic
committee, today. in discussing
charges that President Wilson had
decided to keep the national guards
men on the Mexican border until af-
ter the elections, because he feared
ne had incurred the enmfty Of the
militiamen.
National guardsmen are loyal pa
triots," said Mccormick; they join
the service for service and they are
all good soldiers. There may be a few
grumblers among them, but they are
inspired for political purposes by out
Biders.
President Wilson sent the national
guard to the border for protection, ev-
eryone knows that, and to infer that
he sent them there for political rea-
sons or will keep them there for any
other reason than protection, Is rot.
Such talk is treason"
Democratic headquarters took on an
old-time aspect today when Col. John
l. Martin of st. Louis, sergeant at
arms of the democratic national COM
mittee Of the last twenty years, ar
rived and went to work at his desk.
Colonel Martin has recently resigned
as revenue officer of st. Louis.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-27

troubles. That in Boston, despite ths
active support and encouragement of
the Roman Catholic Bishop Cheverus.
made but slow progress. It required
five years to bring the total receipts
up to $780, 900, and nearly twenty
years to raise them to q million and a
holt
Today there are over 1900 savings
banks and savings departments Of
banks in this country. It Is impossi-
BILE to give any but m approximate
estimate of the total OF these savings
deposits, but upon the most conserva-
tive basis, figured on the accepted
average per capita deposit Of $4S.57,
based upon our population OF 100000
600, over 100000 persons have saw
ings accounts. The total is $5,427 ,0O0,-
600. The actual average deposit now
exceeds $40 And in this almost fabu-
lous maze of figures one fact stands
most magnificently, and that is, the
overwhelming majority Of all savings
accounts in the United States stands
in the names Of women and children.
Was 1t not, then, with prophetic
vision that Priscilla Wakefield, who
founded the first actual savings In.
stitution, should have dedicated 1t, III
the words OF the old charter, "for
the benefit OF women and children"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-27
rain IMPEDEs
RUSSIAN ADVANCE
Continued from page 1,

in pursuit OF the retreating Turks.
On other fronts, the war Office an
nounced advances and repulses OF at
tacks. At only one point was q Rus
sian attack stopped and this was
where single company OF Russian
troops attacking the enemy south of
Lake Voltchino, encountered superior
forces and was driven back.
In the district OF Iobuzy the battle
was confined to artillery engage
ment the statement asserted. A
small enemy attack directed against
Urochistch aud Bereznome was re-
pulsed.
"Along the river Sloniowki," the
statement continued, flights are pro-
ceeding for possession Of the cross
ings. We advanced at some points.
In battle on Tuesday we took 6,3T8
prisoners, five guns and % machine
guns.
Our forces are pursuing the re-
treating Turks from Erzingan where
we captured depot OF war material"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-27
LAWYERS PICNIC
AT WILDCAT TO-DAY
Keokuk and Fort Madison Attorneys
and County and City Officials
on Annual
outing.
BIG DINNER AT NOON
Afternoon Taken up With Games, In
Guiding Yearly Baseball Con-
test-WiH Return This
Evening.

Lawyers OF Lee county laid aside
that dignity that is proverbially
theirs, closed their law books and for
got for today that there are such
things as petitions. pleadfngs, writs,
quits. arguments and other legal pro-
ceedings, while reveIing in the primal
joys that they knew before they hung
ont their shingles and encased their
diplomas in gorgeous gilt frames.
For today was the day Of the annual
Keokuk Bar association picnic.
Every Keokulk lawyer was at Wild
Cat springs today for the festivities
and the greater part OF the Fort Madi-
son bar, besides guests from Buriing-
ton, Hamilton, Carthage and many
: other nearby points.
Besides the lawyers. most Of the
city and county officials were on the
outing. Among those who went were
Mayor Lotion. Commissioners Hickey
and Hilpert, Chief of Police Henne-
mann, Judge Mcnamara. Justice of
the Peace Burrows, Sheriff Scott and
County Clerk Vollers.
Few Remain on Job.
The superior court was closed. City
Clerk Sandberg presided over the des-
TIMES Of the city hall, and at the
court house We're Recorder Vaughan
and Deputy Clerk VILLA Young.
There was, one disappointed man at
the county building. He was Deputy
Sheriff Montgomery. He was all
ready to go to the picnic. when he
had to change his plans and take a
patient to Mount Pleasant.
A splendid dinner was served to the
local attorneys and their guests at
noon. The dinner was cooked at the
Hotel Iowa and rushed to the picnic
grounds in automobiles while it was
still hot.
In the afternoon. games were played.
Baseball, horseshoes. tug OF war,
mumbly peg and the like were the IA
vorites. Following supper this eve
ming the lawyers will return to Keo-
kuk.
Fort Madison Delegation.
Fort Madison's delegation was a
large one, according to the Tor Madi-
son Democrat, which contained the
following last evening:
Fort Madison's satellites Of legal
lore and their retfnue viii! join with
the Keokuk bar members Thursday
in the annual advance upon Wild Cat
springs, the familiar picnic grounds
near Hamilton, Ill. The springs have
attractive qualities galore. especially
in the warmth OF mid-July and from
all advance Information the session
will surpass all former meetings in.
so-far as events making the meeting
memorable are concerned.
Practically all the lawyers of the
city will attend. one or two being
laid up with indispositions which
medical attendants are endeavoring
to dispose Of Barring sunstrokes
every court house official here will be
in the Fort Madison delegation. to
gether with Judge Hamilton and per
haps few representatives of the
press. 6&s
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-27

smaller towns have them. and even the
lished one. An exchange speaks Of
the early banks as follows:
Just one hundred years ago, August
I, the first savings bank in the west
ern hemisphere was founded.
Just a century. exactly. since the
Provident Institute for Savings was
duly incorporated, registered. pub
lished and otherwise authorized to do
yet enterprfsing Town Of Boston,
Massachusetts"
Philadelphia holds second place, his
ings Fund society, launched in 1872
ment extended to Baltimore, Provi-
dence and finally New York. Thence
west.
America, however. was not the pic-
neer in savings banks. Germany de-
serves the credit-Brunswick was the
place, and 1765 the date But wait a
minute-for it was Daniel Defoe. the
English author Of Robinson Cdusoe,"
who first suggested the idea "of such
things es savings banks" and that
was in 1897.
But It is to a woman that our mod
ern bankers must take off their hats,
after all. for the first regular full
fledged savings bank in history was
the one established in 1904, by Pris-
ella Wakefield. at Tottenham, High
Cross, England. Then comes the an
cient Scotch institution founded by
Henry Dunkin at Dumfries. Scotland,
and which every Scot from John
O'Groats to the Yukon will take his
oath was the first thing of the kind
that ever happened.
These early institutions had their
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-27
NEXT FEW DAYS
TELLS THE STORY
fCouffnuad from ne~o !,
CONTINUED from page u

and tear producing shells. There was
no event Of Importance
Rather q Quiet Day.
Inv Ed. L. Keen. United Press Stan
Correspondent
LONDON, July 27.-Hand to hand
grapples, grenade attacks and recon
noitering expeditions to the north,
violent artillery combats 20 the south
this was the total of the days war
news as told today in statements
from capitals OF all the warning ma
tions.
General Haig reported no event of
importance" along the British front,
but indicated German counter attacks
and specifically mentioned hand to
hand fighting. The German version
of the fighting in this region was
that British grenade attack west OF
Pozieres was repulsed. The Teutons,
however, mentioned an entirely new
bit Of activity British reconnoiter-
ing attack southwest of Warneton
and near Richebourg. This is in the
Ypres sector, where there has been
a lull for weeks.
The Berlin statement likewise In
Dictated intense fighting along the
northern part of the French front
artillery fire between the Ancre and
Somme and concerted infantry at
tacks at Barleux and Fleury. The
Teutonic version was that the French
had been repulsed, but it was stated
fighting was still In progress around
Fleury.
The Vienna statement admitted re-
tirement Of Austro-Hungarian troops
before the Russians on the north
Galician frontier. 1t confirmed Rus
sian advantages around Radzivilof
close to Brody. but dismissed them
as insignificant" Further advances
in this vicinity and along the north
ern line were claimed in today's
Petrograd official report
The Berlin version denied this and
related repulse Of Russian attacks
west of Beresteczko and around
Schitschara with heavy losses. This
refers to the Russian northern en-
veloping movement against Brody.
Report of cessation of Italian at
tacks and recounting Of the heavy
losses sustained by the assailants,
was included in the Austrian Official
statement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-27

Fannie Ward, the beautiful Lasky
stnr in Paramount Pictures, when she
eft for her vacation in New York city
sook two trunks with her. When she
returned to the studio in California
she had ave and announced that
two more were coming by express.
Jack Dean, her husband, explained
It by making the remark that IL
anybody In New York wanted new
gown they would have to send out to
Miss Ward for them, as she got all
there were IN that city. Jack also AS
serted that he was kept SO busy pay
ing costumers' and milliners' bills that
he did not have time to get measured
for as much az handkerchief.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-27
County Supervisors to Insert Notices
In the Leading Engineering
Publications Of the
Country.
THE STATE ExAnuNERs
Have Begun Annual Work Of Exam
lining Books Of County Off
ciaIs-Are at Madi-
son Now.

The advertisements for bids for the
construction of the Green Bay drain
age district have been completed
and forwarded TO the publishers.
Leading engineering publications
will carry the notices and when the
supervisors come to the awarding Of
contracts on the 18th day of next
month. 1t ds expected they will have
before them estimates from firms Of
world wide repute.
The advertisements will specify
the six sections into which the work
will be divided, the dates on which
the work must be completed and the
estimated amount OF excavation or
fill.
/ Levee work will include clearing
base of timber. sheet piling and rip
rapping.
Special facilities for seeing the
scene OF the. work will be provided
the bidders, parties to start from the
Hotel Antilles. Fort Madison. at 900
a. m. next Monday and at the same
hour on each Of the two following
Mondays.
state Examiners.
"a D. Carlton OF Spirit Lake and
the state examining board, have ar
rived at Fort Madison and started
upon their annual work Of examine
ton Of the books of the county off,
GERS. Office headquarters have been
established in the grand jury room at
the court house and work commenced
on the treasurer's books. The exam
liners contemplate the examination OF
the Lee county accounts will take
about five weeks, somewhat longer
than the usual period as this county
is one OF two in the state having two
county seats, and the books at Keo-
kuk have to be gone over as well as
those at Fort Madison.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-27
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot~Eaee, the ahtisepuc poWuef % %
shaken into the shoes and used in the loot.
and instantly takes the sting out Of eorns and
bunions It's the greatest comfort discovery OF
the aye. Aliens Foot-Ease is q certsin relief Tot
by Druggists everywhere, Csc Always use " to
Break in new shoes. Trial package FREE
Address, Allen s. OHnsted, L. Roy n. Z.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-27
CENTENARY OF
THE SAVINGS BANK
First One Was Founded One Hun
dred Years Ago in Boston
Recent Growth.

Some one has recalled the fact that
this is the centenary Of the savings
bank in the United States, and that IL
started in Boston. 1t did not move
westward rapidly. Late in the seven
ties there was but one savings bank
in Chicago. Real savings banks in
the west date back less than forty
years. But of late the savings bank
has grown in popularity and the