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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-07-03
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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-07-03

as an extra in stock, but there
seemed to be no demand for her serv.
ices, and in spite of Miss Weber's OWL
earnest endeavors, not one of the di-
rectors at Universal City would give
her a part. So it was some little time
before she acted again.
In the meantime, Lois Weber read
the story of "Shoes" in Collier s
Weekly, and as she read the story the
face of Mary MacLaren fairly swan
before her through the printed pages.
She could not rest until Mr.. Davis
had bought the story for her, and
she Immediately started upon it with
Mary MacLaren in leading role, that
of a girl who virtually sold out for a
pair of shoes.
Those who have been fortunate
enough to see this Bluebird photo
play know the tremendous success
which Mary MacLaren scored in this,
her first real part in pictures. And
it need only be said that as soon as
the feature was shown in the projec-
tion room at Universay City, every
one of the directors was falling over
himself to produce a photoplay with
Mary MacLaren featured.
Miss Weber saw the tremendously
sympathetic quality in Mary Mac
Larens face with unerring accuracy,
and it is due to her determination to
bring it out on the screen which re-
suited in adding one of the choicest
stars in the Bluebird armament. She
is being featured by Phillips Smalley
in a five-reeler, "The First Stone,"
written by Lois Weber with Mary
MacLaren in mind for the leading
role.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-07-03
NOrmalS and Rabbits
In Initiative List

A pamphlet has been issued BY
Secretary of State Ben w. Olcott
containing list of the laws whicl
must have petitions presented for il
order to come to referendum vote
at the fall election.
Three laws, the first ones named
are not to be petitioned for, hay
ing been proposed by the legislature
They are the single item veto, which
provides that the governor may veto
any single item in a measure with
out vetoing the whole law, the ex-
emption of ships, which proposes to
exempt all ships of so tons or more
capacity registered in Oregon home
ports, from all taxes except state
taxes until 1885, and an act repeal
ing the provision forbidding suffrage
to negros, Cinnamon and mulatooes.
The measures which it is proposed
to initiate by petition will required
21,136 signatures, on the basis of
the vote at the last election on JUS
tices of the supreme court. The Pc
titions are required to be presented
by July 6.
One measure proposed is an
amendment to the state constitution
providing for land tax, and ex-
emption of improvements on prop
erty. This amendment goes even
further than the single tax ideas now
practised in some countries and
cities, and provides that each citizen
lease tract of land, being privileged
to renew his lease at the end of each
five years. This amendment is pro-
posed by the Oregon State Fedora
tion of Labor.
Another constitutional amendment
is that providing for the manufac-
ture of light beer in the state of Ore
gon. This is proposed by the Equal
Rights for Home Industry" commit
tee.
On the other hand, comes the Ore
gon Prohibition State committee and
proposes an amendment to prohibit
the importation of liquor for bever-
age purposes.
The Commercial association of the
city of Pendleton proposes an
amendment providing for the loca-
tion of a normal school in that city.
The State Taxpayers league would
initiate an amendment to limit the
amount of taxes that may be levied
to the amounts actually needed for
interest, debt and expenses.
The Oregon Referendum league,
of the grange. labor
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-07-03
Portland Stock Report, June 27.

Cattle-There was the smallest
run of cattle today for several weeks,
consisting chiefly of trashy steers" Z"
Cows and heifers sold on steady
basis with last week, but steers
showed some weakness. Calves
steady.
Hogs-On very small run of less
than 1900 head the market made a
gain Of 10 cents, tops selling at
$3.50. Demand is good and market
closed on strong basis.
Sheep-The sheep market did not
show any revival of strength. Lambs,
unless prime, are not bringing a very
strong price. Ordinary sheep are
showing the most weakness. Market
closed at steady to weak.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-07-03
Oregon Makes
Much Furniture

Figures recently complied by the
forest service show that the furni-
ture manufacturers of Oregon use
annually nearly seven million b. m.
of lumber, more than half of which
is Douglas fir and maple.
Oregon is good market for east
ern-made furniture, as the local in
dustry is unable to supply the de-
mand in this respect. This is due
In measure to the lack of native
hard woods, such as are found in the
Middle West, suitable for chair, buff
fets, and dressers; and also to the
difficulties in the way of getting
eastern hard woods to Oregon.
The report suggests that better
transportation facilities provided by
the Panama canal will enable the To-
cal furniture makers to import east
ern cabinet woods and thus furnish
not only larger quantities of furni-
ture, but also higher grade of arti-
Gle. Even under the present handi-
cap, however, the manufacturers of
furniture in Oregon find ready mar
ket for their product, not only in
the state, but also in Utah, Nevada,
California and the Orient.
Besides Douglas fir and maple, the
manufacturers of furniture use such
other Oregon woods as ash, cotton
wood, alder, oak, Western red cedar,
and myrtle. They also import some
Siberian and Japanese oaks.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-07-03

Former Kansans from all over the
county are preparing to spend July
19 at the Kansas picnic and Kansas
day festivities in Lithia park at the
Chautauqua.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-07-03

N. d. MAHBR, Yies- Prssidssf.
Norfolk & Western Railway.
JAMES RUSSELL, Gen y MGnafr.
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad.
A. NJ. SCHOYBR. Resident Vice Pres,
Pennsylvania Lines West. y
W. L. Seldom. Yies-Prss..
Seaboard Air Line Railway.
A.. J. STONE. -Prssidssi
Erie Railroad
6. S. WAID. Pies-Prss. 8 GsHT Nj.
sunssi Central Iinea.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-07-03

Eugene has cut $4,4O0 year from
the cost of its schools.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-07-03
Federal Inquiry or
Railroad Strike?

Faced demands conductors engineers fmen and bakemen
would
$0000O0 the railroads that this problem be settled by
reference impartial Federal tribunal.
With these whose acknowledged the railroads
have differences that could be considered fairly and decided justly by such
anuhic cbodv
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-07-03

The formal proposal of the railroads the employees for the settlement
the follows:
cor y Il
bbys to Commerce Commission yu
O e even HI
Of
By n noandne whht pd Of til
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-07-03

6. H. EMERSON. GssT MsusG~.
Great Northern Railway.
C. H. EWING. GssI ManSGsr.
Philadelphia & Reading Railway.
3. W. GRICR. Gen Ssbf. Trsns,..
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway,
A. s. GREIG, AiIf 10 Rsesipsrs,
ST. Louis d San Francisco Railroad.
C. W. KOUNS, GsHT MaHsfsr,
Atehison. Topeka a Santa Pc Railway.
H. W. MeMASTER. GsSI MsHsFa.
Wheeling & Lake Eris Railroad.
paid Advertisement
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-07-03

No other body with such intimate knowledge
Of railroad conditions has such unquestioned posi-
ton in the public confidence.
The rates the railroads may charge the public for
transportation largely fixed by this Govern
ment board
Out Of every dollar received by the railroads from
the public nearly one-haf is paid directly to the en-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-07-03

ELISHA LEE, Chairman
PR. ALBRIGHT, Gen Manafsn
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
w. BALDWIN, Gen = Mdn0fr.
Central Of Georgia Railway.
C. L. BARDO. Gen MaHSRer.
New York, New Haven q Hartford Railroad
R.H. COAPMAN. Vice -Ppsidsnf.
Southern Railway.
8. r. COTTER GsHI Y MssGFsr.
Wabash Railway
P.B CROWLEY. Anf Vice. Prudent
New York Ceutral Railway.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-07-03
Leaders Refuse Offer and Take Strike Vote

Leaders of the service boherhood the Joint conference held in Ne
York June LIS the offer the railroads submit the arbilo
Federal review and the employees voting the question whehe
authority shall be given these leaders declare onwde strike
The proposed by the railroads
public which referred for these
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-07-03
A Question For the Public to Decide

The railroads feel that they have pefermn OF
$O00 these employees highly paid and constituting only
oneth of all the public tribunal
shall determine the merits of the after of all the facts
is this sHedb an
impartial GOvernmeut inquiry or BY industrial WaJart
Committee Of the Railways
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
PRICE rs GUILTY
OF WIFE MURDER
jury Returned Verdict Against Man
With Sentence Of Life In
Penitentiary.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
. MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Jan. IA
woman who walked slowly, with her
mead hung low, entered the court
room today as crowd Of spectators
cneered the verdict that convicted
frederick T. Price of throwing his
third wife. Mary F,ridley Price, over 4
Cliff to her death.
The woman was Carrie Olson Price,
'ne Kansas City woman, for love Of
xhom. the state commended, Price
Killed his third wife that he could
NATE her the fourth She talked with
stIice for an hour. for the first time
since the trial began. and was no.
iueeahly cheered when the interview
ended.
rrice's arguments for a new trial
VIII be heard Wednesday. The jury's
verdict of guilty today automatically
sentences him to life imprisonment
minnesota has abolished the death
penalty.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
Fatal Family Feud.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WAXAHACHIE. Texas. Jan. Is
One man was killed and five wounded
when q long standing feud between
the Thompson and Cunningham fami.
lies eliminated in a revolver and
knife battle on one OF the down town
streets this afternoon.
Robert Thompson. rs, was shot
through the head and instantly killed
Arthur Thompson, brother, was
shot through thecright leg and is in
a serious condition. Bert Thompson.
father OF the three boys. received
several knife wounds. Bodie Cunning
ham and his brother Clarence were
stabbed and beaten.
The men, who live on farms near
the city, became involved in a quar-
rel soon after meeting in town this
afternoon. Knives and revolvers were
brought into play. Several bystand-
ers narrowly escaped being struck by
stray shots.
After their wounds had been, dress
ed, the elder Thompson and his sons
Andrew and Bert were arraigned in
justice court of charge of attempted
murder. The two Cunninghams were
charged with first degree murder.
Arthur Thompson was unable to
leave the hospital. z,ae -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
Tailors on a Strike,

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Ten thous-
and tailors went on strike here today.
They demand increased wages and
shorter hours. More than $1,000 work
ers will join the strike on Monday
and strike leaders predicted that by
the middle Of next week they will
have paralyzed the clothing factories
here unless their demands are grant
ed. - mta.a"ss - ~s@H str-lTs a7E10
The tailors demand f1fty-four hour
week and more pay. They declare the
average wage Is SIS week and that
they have work only about six months
in the year, The busy season is just
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
Another Call to Arms.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Elihu Root
urged the people of the United States
to stir themselves from their wealth
and their ease and to prepare to de-
fend themselves against foreign ag-
gression, in a speech before the New
York State Bar association in the
Hotel Astor tonight.
Here in this country we have en-
joyed liberty and order SO long that
we forgot how they CAME he said.
Liberty has always been born OF
struggle. 1t has not come save
through sacrifice and the blood of
martyrs.
American liberty today stands in
need of renewed devotion ON the
part of American people. We have
grown so rich that we have forgotten
to what we owe those agreeable in
cidents of life We must be pre-
pared to defend our individual liberty
by fore of arms against all
external aggression. hate all wicked
and foolish war, but | do not wish
for my country the peace of slavery,
dIshonor and poltroonery."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
PACIFISTS AND
POLTROONS SCORED
Colonel Roosevelt Would Have Them
Sent to the Front and Put
at Hard Work.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON. Jan. 15.-Colonel
Roosevelt would compel men who
sign pledges not to enlist in the army
and navy, to go to the front and dig
kitchen sinks and bury dead horses.
A telegram from the former presi-
dent prescribing Jnis service for such
pledge signers was read by Mrs. Rus
sell MacLennon, president for the
Society for the Protection of Dignity
and Honor of the Uniforms of the
United States, here today. The mes
sage also denouncing "pacifists and
poltroons" was read before the or
ganfzation meeting of the womens'
section of the Navy league. Mrs. Mac
Lehman suggested a uniform striped
with yellow for persons circulating
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
What the War Moves Mean
By J. w. T. Mason, Former European Man
ager of the United Press

serious Italian plumbers Of the war.
The German government this week
has been compelled to reduce the
daily allowance of bread per person
from eight to seven ounces. The new
nation is return to the measure In
troduced last winter. The many com
plants made at that time resulted in
an extra ounce being added to the
loaves last August The short SUP.
ply of grain, however, will no longer
permit a continuation of the extra
weight, Food riots have lately been
reported from various German cen
tiers and the government has forbid
den meetings called to discuss the
high cost Of living. The reduction OF
the bread ration at this time will IN
doubted1y cause uneasiness among
the people concerning the value of the
victories in the field.
Evacuation of the entire Gallipoli
peninsula by the Anglo-French forces
brought to an end this week the
most useless large destruction OF life
in any area of the war The Oar
danelles expedition failed primarily
because of the refusal of the British
war office to take into consideration
the large superiority of men needed
by an offensive army operating under
modern conditions Of trench and
mountain warfare. The blame should
not rest upon the shoulders Of gener-
ais in the strategists in London
The failure Of the Turks to fn4ict
any damage upon the allies during the
retirement IS a serious count against
the offensive abilities of the Sultan's
forces. High credit for the difficult
work of directing the evacuation must
be awarded to General Sir Charles
Monro. the rising star among the
newer British commanders.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16

I[ United Press Leased Wire Service.
II NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-The third
small country to fall before the ten.
tonic onslaught surrendered its capital
this week to the Aunstro-Hungarians
The capture of Cettinje and the
Overwhelming Of Montenegro is of far
more Importance than the $500 square
miles of Montenegrin territory with
its 100000 population suggests. The
blow is double one to the allies. for
1t seriously affects both Russian and
italian prestige
Montenegro belongs to the same
race as the Serbs and Russian in
union of Serbia and Montenegro.
which would give the Slavs large in
fuence on the Adriatic. Now that
Montenegro passes under Austrian
control, the Slav Adriatic ambitions
will not be realized.
At the same time Italy's desire to
substitute her own influences for
Slavonfc ON the eastern Adriatic shore
is seriously hampered. The new sit
uation is especially dangerous for
italy, because Austria's naval base at
Cattaro. along the mid-Adriatic shore.
has been made wholly secure by the
capitulation of neighboring Monteneg-
rim territory.
Austro-Hungary can now send a
force overland from Cattaro through
Montenegro in to northern Albania.
and prevent the Adriatic from beoom-
ing an Italian lake. An Italian army
of perhaps $4,000 men with 100 guns
might have saved Cettinje and the
Adriatic coast of Montenegro from
falling into Austrian hands. The short
sirhtedness of the Roman govern
ment in refusing aid to the Monteneg-
gins has proven to % one Of the most
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
Candidate for vice President.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LINCOLN, Neb.. Jan. 15.-Former
United States Senator Elmer ]. Bur
Aett tonight entered the race for the
republican nomination for the vice
Presidency.
senator Burkett served twelve
sesrs In congress, six in the house
sau SIX in the senate. He was de-
t 81. for reelection by Senator
Hitchcock.
Since his retirement six years ago.
burkett has devoted his time to the
placuce of law and to lecturing on
uie ehautauqua platform. In a pre-
bs statement announcing his can
suscy. he states that his lectures
say. se taken him into most of the
saa es OF the union and he finds a
on the part of many republi-
1of 4 western msA o. ia t3lhsk
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
Germans Check Book.

LONDON, Jan. 15.-Evidence tnat
Captain Franz Won Papen, recalled
German military attache. paid sums
of money to Paul Koenig. Hamburg
American official who was arrested
in New York, and to Hans Adam Won
Wedill- indicted in New York for
passport frauds. is contained in docu-
ments seized from Won Papen, the
foreign Office announced tonight.
Koenie Is shown to have received sew
era, checks. but the stubs do not IN
dicate Why fhe 1aymmta vsrs made.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
Await keokuk Decision.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Jan. 15.-Noth-
ing SO far has been done to bring the
test cases of the prohibitorya law to
a head here and it looks as though
Keokuk would settle the matter be-
fore the attorneys for the three sa'
loonists and the state would get TO-
gether on the Davenport cases Louis
BLOCK. one of the tsaloonists' attor-
neys has been ill for several days
and the date for trial has been post
poned. All of the cases against bar
tenders have been dismissed by
County Attorney Henry Jehens and
the only cases left standing are those
against John Hill, John Schnaack and
Jack Maven. the three proprietors
who opened their places the Monda!
after the closing law went into ef-
feet and sold drinks to state agents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
Brother Of keokuk Man 10 Made
Head Of Wabash New Office, In
Recognition of
Services.
HE STARTED IN KEoKUK
Worked In Office With Howard Elliott
and Went to st. Louis With
Burlington Route
Men.

]. D. Mcnamara, better known tx
his friends here as Dan, has beer
promoted to the new traffic office OF
the Wabash railroad in recognition
of his ten years active service fol
the road. Announcement was made
yesterday Of the promotion of the for
mer Keokuk man. He has been made
passenger traffic manager by w. c.
Maxwell, vice president of the road
His headquarters will be in st. Louis
The st. Louis Globe Democrat says
of the promotion:
Announcement of the promo
ton OF ]. D. McNamara, general
passenger agent of the Wabash
railway, to the office of passen-
ger traffic manager, was made
yesterday by Vice President w.
G. Maxwell in charge Of traffic.
Mr.. Mcnamara was born at Keo-
kuk, Iowa, 1871 and began his
railroad career with the Burling-
ton in 1885 as ticket checker. In
1891 he was employed in the ac-
counting department and in 1893
he was transferred to ST. Joseph,
Mo-. as chief rate clerk, coming
to st. Louis in 1895 as chief clerk
Of the general passenger depart
ment. He was promoted to south
western passenger agent of the
Burlington at Kansas City in 1908.
y Mcnamara became assistant
general passenger agent OF the
Wabash, with headquarters in st.
Louis in January 1906 and was
promoted to the general passen-
ger agency of the system in Sep
TENDER, 1908. His promotion to
passenger traffic manager is in
every way we'll merited and will
give general satisfaction in rail-
road and business circles.
Mr.. Mcnamara was in Howard FL
lots office when he was in Keokuk.
he left here with the Burlington,
along with number Of other railroad
men who left about the same time.
In 1906 he went over to the Wabash
from the Burlington and his promo
ton is justified by his ten years Of
service. He is the brother Of Judge
w. l. Mcnamara of the superior
court here. "
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16

foR BILLIARD TABLES.
Brand new, oaron and pocket, with
complete outfit Sis; oscond-hand
tables at reduced prices. Easy pay.
.nsnts. Bowling alleys and acoessor'
les. Cigar store fixtures a speciality.
Eend for catalogue. THE BRUNA
hsIck-eAlkE-CoLlE CO., Da~.
import Io~a. I. c. eAndorA Agent
plaskhawk heteI
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
OHIOANS LISTEN
TO ESTABROOK
Speaks at Banquet on Topic Of Pre-.
paredness and Is In Favor
Of the Plan.

limited Press Leased Wire Seryice]
NEW YORK. Jan 15.-Over Ave
hundred Ohioans attended the thir-
tieth annual banquet Of the Ohio So
ciety, held at the Waldorf tonight.
Thomas A. Edison, the inventor, was
the guest of honor. He begged to be
excused from speaking and Charles B.
Brush, of Canton, president of the so
ciety, responded for him.
Henry d. Estabrook addressed the
society on Preparedness for De-
fense."
"If war is hell, neutrality as we
know it. isn't exactly heaven and pre-
paredness becomes a religion ex-
necessitate." he declared.
"As republican, l want to say
that our presidents message to con-
gress in SO far as it related to this
matter, was in many respects, magnifi-
cent, Mr.. Roosevelt to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
"To say that we are foo big or too
proud to fight in self defense Is alb
surd and puerile. To say that mob
of million or so unframed citizenry
would leap to arms and put to flight
the bullet tested soldiery of Europe Is
worse than puer1le-it Is murderous
stupidity. The Vaccinations against
this government at the moment are
more subterranean than submarines
Our duty is to defend against both.
We must forthwith spend money for
defense and lots of It.
''I admit that a large standing army
is a perpetual menace to the very
government that creates 1t.
There Is no instance on record so
far as know. where a navy, however
big, has turned against the govern
ment that fostered it; ana in the very
nature Of things navy lacks the OPP
portunities as well as the incentive to
fouant rebellion"