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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-03
WOMAN sLAsHEs RIVAL

When the lemon punch which was
passed around at South Third street
party last evening became active an
argument was started between Mary
Smith and Annie Stewart. both col
ored, other members of the party de-
clare, as to which rightfully belonged
the affections of male member of
the party. When the fray was checked
1t was found that Mary had a deep
cash across her face from scalp to
chin. Annie was arrested by Constable
John GLIB.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-03
BoNTBARD ITALIAN PORT

Rome, Aug. s. = An official state
ment issued to-day says that two
Austrian destroyers shelled Bisceglie,
an Italian seaport on the Adriatic,
near Bari. Six persons were wounded,
two of them women, seriously. The
material damage was slight.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-03
Lii HARD HIT

Ymuiden. Holland. Aug 8. - The
LII. one OF the Zeppelins which flew
along the Dutch coast, was apparently
damaged. Her motors were working
badly and she had a heavy list. The
Dutch coast guards fired on her and
they believe she was hit
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SWISS DEMAND DEMoBm1zATIoN

Geneva, Aug. 5. - A Zurich dispatch
says that a number of young man
paraded the streets of that city Tues
day night bearing banners inscribed:
We demand complete demobiliza-
ton" The police were obliged to
charge the crowd with drawn swords
before it would disperse.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-03
DRoWNs IN BRICK POND

Tony Skoff, 9-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Skoff. 236 Frederick
street, was drowned while Swimming
in the old brick yard pond above
Franklin street yesterday afternoon.
The body was recovered by a man who
came along shortly after the accident.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow morning in st. Peters Cath
olic Church, with the Rev. Father Luke
Gladek, rector, officiating. Burial will
be made in Mount Calvary Cemetery.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-08
Surprise Mr.. Robson.

May l being Mr.. ], B. Robson S
birthday anniversary, about thirty
five of his friends arrived at his
beautiful country home. two miles
west of Talent, early in the day, with
well-filled dinner baskets, and COM
pletely surprised Mr.. Robson. who
thoroughly enjoyed it. Mrs. Robson
having been let into the secret, had
made elaborate preparations in the
'ine Of delicious eats, which added to
the contents Of the baskets brought,
at the noon hour, made very plente-
Gus dinner, which was spread on the
beautiful lawn, under the immense
oak trees. and enjoyed by all.
Prof. and Mrs. Wheeler OF Eagle
Point had the amusements of the day
in charge, which we're so efficiently
handled that at late hour in the
evening, when the guests departed,
every one declared themselves most
royalty entertained and hoped Mr..
Robson may have many more happy
birthdays.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-08

A simple but impressive wedding
ceremony was performed Thursday
morning, when Miss Ellen E. Boggs
of Springfield, Ore, became the
bride of Philip B. Crowley of Sioux
Falls, S. D., Rev. Father John Powers
of the Catholic church officiating.
The couple were attended by Miss
Mary Phillips and Mr.. Alex Lansing
After the wedding service a wedding
breakfast was served for the bridal
party by Mrs. Charles Scheffelin at
her home on South Oakdale avenue In
Medford.
The bride is well known in Medford
and Ashland, where she has made her
home for the past year. Mr.. Crowley
is superintendent for the Sound Con-
struction and Engineering Company
one of the sub-contractors on the new
Medford federal building, and has
made his home in Medford during
the construction of the new postof-
flee. Mr.. and Mrs. Crowley will make
their home in Medford, with apart
ments at the Holland Hotel, until Mr..
Crowley has completed his work here.
The best wishes of their many friends
go with them in their new under
taking.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-08
Ashland Militia Company

needs a few more recruits to entitle
the company to go to camp this sum-
mer. Uncle Sam wants preparedness,
and the National Guard must obey
rules of War Department and have
fixed minimum number of men en-
listed to 60 days before going to
camp. The Ashland company has un-
til May Is to get in line, and our
boys and men between Is and 45
years of age should show their loyalty
to our town, state and nation, by en-
listing and help to make First Com
pany Coast Artillery one Of the crack
companies of the nation.
The training camp gives free trip
to Fort Stevens and fourteen days
pay, at $1.25 per day for privates and
additional pay for rated positions.
The men have the advantage of
target practice during the summer
and opportunity to make the state
and national meets, at government
expense under pay.
Excellent opportunity is offered for
mental and physical development,
and as the army pay bill will un-
doubtedly soon become law, the men
will draw from IS to SIS per month
for attending drills.
Our captain last year won distinc-
ton in nationwide contests. Let's
keep up our good record,
For information apply to Captain
w. E. Blake, First Lieutenant Don
aid Spencer or Second Lieutenant
Millard Grubb at their respective
places OF business. 1OO-2t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-08

PALS, CHOOSE you this day whom
you will serve; but as for me and my
house, we will serve the Lord" The
subject was Home" This message
was in keeping with the others, and
many a man and woman we believe
went out from the building deter
mined to have better home. "The
chief business of every home is to
build characters" Every prodigal
boy and every girl in sin should re-
member that there are two that love
him still, and that is God and moth
er" The last scene in the building
on Sunday evening, May Z, 1916, was
that of a young man kneeling in
prayer and giving himself to God.
Tuesday night is Young Ladies'
Night. Friday night is Soldiers
Night. The local company is invited.
and all veterans. Services every
night except Monday.
ARTHUR r. BLACKSTONE,
Publicity Committee.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-08
Ben Is q Live One.

Oregon Voter: Ben Sheldon, one
of Medford's live wires and a student
OF municipal government, upon which
subject he has written much that has
been widely quoted, is candidate for
one OF the two republican nomina-
tions for representative of Jackson
county. There are three candidates
for two nominations. Benton Bow
ers, who has big live stock interests
near Ashland, is one, and c. M.
Thomas of Medford the other.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-08
Mothers Day.

Sunday, May a. is Mothers Day.
On this day practically every person
in the United States will pay tribute
to his mother by the wearing of a
carnation. red carnation is worn
II ones mother is living, and II dead,
a white carnation is worn. The prac-
tice applies both to men and women.
The custom was started in the
United States at the time of President
William McKinley's mothers death.
II has since been observed each year
until at the present time practically
every person throughout the country
wears the carnation on this day as a
symbol Of respect for his mother.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-08
"NIiss Hobbs" Grand Success.

The senior play which was staged
last Thursday evening in the high
school gymnasium was as good If not
better than anything of its kind ever
played at the high school. The cast
all knew their parts-no coaching
was done at all from behind the
scenes. Harry Reigel who took the
part of Wolf Kingsearle, was prob
ably the star of the occasion. He
took the part as If it were the most
natural thing in the world for him to
wear a mustache and knock about the
Himalayas. Mary Weisenburger, in
the title role, Miss Hobbs" fought
with Reigel for the laurels. She also
took her part as if she was made for
II. The rest Of the cast acted like
"old heads" Myra Gunter as Miss
Susan Abbey deserves special men
tion, as also do Helen Dckerson as
Mrs. Perciyal Kingsearle and Aubrey
Redifer as her exasperated husband.
A better character than Ebert Far
low for Charles the butler could not
have been picked His despair at
having to wear livery was truly pa
thetic. One almost ielt sorry for
him. Miss Van Housen, who coached
the play, certainly deserves much
praise. The house was fair and no
more than that. There we're too
many things going on to expect big
crowd. The expenses of the play
were rather heavy-the royalty on it
was about $15 But considering all
these things, it was a pretty good
success financially; and even-tf 1t was
not success in that way, it was al
most enough Of success in a liter
airy sense to make 1t worth while.
The high school is especially indebted
to the Vining Theatre and Swenson &
McRae for the loan OF furniture for
the play.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-08
DOrCas Society.

The Dorcas Society met on Thurs
day afternoon at the home Of Mrs
o. Booth on B street Nice refresh
ments were served of cake, coffee and
fruit salad. Games, visiting, fancy
work and discussion and plans for
helping in the revival meetings were
on the program for the afternoon.
Those present we're Mesdames Cor
bett, Rhodes, Booth, Benedict, w, K.
Smith, Haskins. Wright, Peachey,
King, o. w. Long, Rowley, Boyd,
Flackus, and Misses Hazel and Vera
Wright, May Benedict, Dorothy
Flackus, Mildred Rowley, Frances
Cooper, and Masters Thomas Booth,
Bert Wright and Duane Rowley.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-08
Mathis Has Five
Great Meetings
Continued from Page one.)

About 800 men gathered in the
Chautauqua building for the after
noon meeting for men only. The text
was, Watch yc, stand fast in the
faith, quit you Ike men, be strong" |"
The evangelist said: "a community
is as strong as its men," A man
should develop the physical, mental
and spiritual, and moral" ITO be
strong a man must be honest" "a
gambler is either a thief or a fool"
What can you expect of your boy,
when you are so crooked you cannot
back into a round house?" Your
boy is onto every curve you put over
the plate" ITO be strong a man
must be industrious" Every boy
should be taught to work" "The
boy living off his dad is excess bag
gage" Some young men seem to
have the iIea that to be man is to
be ten-cent, tinhorn sport" ITO be
strong man must be temperate"
"If we take care of our bodies we can
not be killed by work" Tobacco
and booze kill two-thirds of the ply
sicians in Chicago" Young men, if
you lie down with the dogs long
enough, you will surely get up with
the fleas." 'If you are husband,
go it true or die!" Young man,
let's go it clean!"
Nine hundred people crowded the
building Sunday evening. Vessey
played "The Rosary" as the offertory.
Beautiful! He and Rasor sang
Blessed Jesus, Keep Me White"
The message was taken from Joshua
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-08
At the Ball.

Among the out-of-town people who
attended the Auxiliary ball Friday
evening were the following from Med
ford, Talent and jacksonville: A. S.
Rosenbaum, Joe Wilson, Leigh Swim
son, Miss Marie Eifert, Carl Yens
Tengwald, Miss Gladys Peart, Leon
Speck, Ben Plymale, Ralph Pierce,
Bill Fancher, George E. Roberts,
Hobb Deuel., Messrs. and Mesdames
Asel Hubbard, ]. E. Olmstead, Arthur
Hazelrigg, E. c. Schmidt, George Pax
ter, Z. C. Gaddis, Cunningham,
George Hunt, Homer Rothermeil, and
Messrs. Rodney Schuler, Bob Strang,
W. H. Singler, E. W. Wilson and Ben
Sheldon.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-08
Embroidery Club.

A delightful afternoon was spent
by the Embroidery Club of Hope Re-
bekah Lodge at the home of Mrs. But
Ter Walker, on Main street, Thursday
afternoon, May 4. The afternoon was
ideal for the occasion. The sewing
circle was formed on the lawn and
the hum of its busy workers made
merry until the hostess ushered the
guests to the dining room, where
bounteous luncheon was served a la
cafeteria. One of the enjoyable fea-
lures of the afternoon was the music
furnished by the victroa. The hours
fitted by so rapidly it was with re-
gret that the time for departure ar
rived, and all who attended pro-
nounced the Walkers charming host
esses.
Present we're Mesdames w. M.
Myer, w. L. Moore, w. w. Usher,
Charles L. Gray, j. P. Johnson, Geo.
Ketchum, Charles P. Cusick, l.. A.
Roberts, Fl. X. Oliver, J. M. Case
beer, c. w. Banta, A. w. Storey, F.
Crouch, Frank Nelson, A. S. Payne,
NJ. N. Long, Eva NJ. Wright, D. Pc
rozzi, Dora Hubbard, E. e. Phipps,
NJ. V. Wiltshire, P. C. Coder, Leah
Caldwell and Anna Walker, Misses
Mollie .Songer, Pearl Wiltshire, Mary
Homes, Mary Walker and Leta Wal
ker.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-08
DeIOsh-Smith.

Miss Margaret Irene Smith, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. S. s. Smith Of
Medford, and Beaumont DeLosh of
Aberdeen, Wash, were married at
the home of the brides parents in
Medford last Thursday morning. Miss
Smith has a host of friends in Ash
land, where she has visited friends on
numerous occasions. The wedding
comes as the elimination of college
romance starting at Oregon Agricul-
tural College, where the couple were
classmates. They will reside in Aber-
deem.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-08
Business Men
Will Meet Tonight

The Ashland Business Mems Asso-
citation meets this evening at the
Commercial Club. Plans for the val
ley merchants picnic, one of the big
gest picnic affairs of the summer,
will be discussed. 1t is planned to
have every merchant in the valley
here if possible, and put on a great
get-together picnic such as has never
been staged in this part of the state.
The picnic will probably be dated for
some time during the week of June
12-17, which has been designated as
prosperity week.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-08
Oregon Trails Picnic.

The last meeting of the "Oregon
Trail Girls" was he'd in the park last
week. They ate and talked and had
a few races. The main entry on the
bill of fare was "wieners." After
they we're favored by toasts by Miss
Mertz, Alta Farmer and Querita
Brown. Then to finish the years
work with some fun they had a po-
tato and a wheelbarrow race.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-08
Auxiliary Ball.


The Auxiliary Clubs May ball on
last Friday evening was grand sue
cess. Over four hundred people
crowded the Natatorium and enjoyed
one of the jolliest dances of recent
years. The Natatorium was turned
into a fairyland. The walls were
banked with evergreens, snowballs,
roses and other flowers, and greenery
and hanging baskets of Scotch bloom,
bridal wreath and other beautiful
blossoms, suspended from the ceiling,
garlands of white and green crepe pa
per, and-but you should have seen
it. Such decorations have never been
seen in Ashland before and must have
represented several days of hard la
Dor on the part Of the decorating
committee. The entire valley was
represented at the ball, and when the
Vining Theatre orchestra, under the
direction of Carl Loveland, played
the opening selection at S:45, the
ballroom was filled with most cos
mopolitan and congenial crowd.
The most enjoyed feature of the
evening were the dances staged by
pupils of Mrs. Shirley Keene, Ash
lands popular teacher of dancing.
The first dance was a sailors horn
pipe in costume by the following
young ladies': Misses Dorothy Ed
wards, May Skeen, Alta Farmer, Vio-
let Hersey, Edith Cole, Glyn Roberts,
Ruth Hadley and Helen Eske. The
intricate figures Of the dance were
perfectly executed, the sailor lasses
throwing themselves into the spirit of
the dance with abandon.
"The Dance OF SPRING" beautiful
esthetic Interpretation of the spirit Of
spring, was the most graceful and fin
ished harmony of movement imagin-
able. Dressed in filmy draperies and
bearing garlands Of flowers, the
young ladies presented a dance which
made the audience forget that they
were in a ballroom and imagine rath-
er some shady nook with fairies dane
ing their JOY at the coming of spring. |
Exceptional ability both upon the part |
of the teacher and the pupils was
evidenced by the precision and grace |
of the beautiful dance. The young
ladies who danced "The Spirit of
spring were Misses Queritta Brown,
Charlotte Chappelle, Gertrude Moore,
Helen Moore, Alice Becroft, Flora
Provost and Mildred Gearheart.
Then as a climax to the entertain
ment features two ladies 1--WE called
up both Mrs. Barron and Mrs. Grieye
and they refused to allow us to print
their names) presented an upside
down" dance which was simply a
scream" and kept the crowd in a
roar of laughter. ~
Dancing continued until midnight,
with everybody having the time OF
their lives. Punch was served
the evening, and from !
1890 on refreshments both substan-
tial and delicious were served.
Every committee performed their
part faithfully and well, and the Aux
iliary ball will go down in the social !
history Of Ashland as real sue
cess"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-08

The Auxiliary Club will hold their
regular meeting tomorrow evening at
s o'clock at their home. Business Of
Importance. Hostesses for the even
ing are Mesdames Clyde Cunningham,
Clark Bush and George Kramer.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-08

Mrs. Albert Morthland has re-
turned from her trip to Mansfield,
Ohio, where for several weeks she
has been at the bedside of her moth
er, who was seriously i'll for a long
time, and is still confined to her bed,
although somewhat improved.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-08

Miss Alice Vandersluis was the din
ner guest of Miss Harris at the ]. NJ.
Wagner home on Oak street Thurs
day evening, the occasion being Miss
Vandersluiss birthday.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-08
In the Social Realm

The Wednesday Afternoon Club
will not meet until Wednesday, May
"a. The meeting will be with Mrs.
Benton Bowers on the Boulevard.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-08
Cottage Prayer Meetings, East Side,
Tuesday. 10 to 1890.

Mrs. Gregory. 105 North Pioneer
avenue; Mrs. Slack 916 East Main
street; Mrs. Smith, 925 B street; Mrs.
Howard, 5O2 Fairview street; Mrs.
Walker, Liberty street; Mrs. Pres
colt, 435 B street.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-08
Lost Money

is seldom recovered. A bank account
in this strong bank protects you
against loss through carelessness,
fire or burglary.
The officers of this bank will well
come you.
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'cAw SPEAK 70 Yo1J {" AsI<ED TzDrE7~''

best to convert this stranger to her
own sweet belief that her own brother
was being led by lobe and a few
friends into a temptation that he was
too weak to resist
He was sorely tempted to tell this
child something OF his life and Of the
canker OF unrest that had robbed him
OF his faith. Why shouldn't he try to
convince this girl that she was wrong.
that there was no God? Surely he had
as much right to convert fer to his
belief as she had to convert him TO
hers.
morning when 1 was In church," Fhe
questioned.
The man nodded.
You didn't look hard then" the girl
insisted. ION. you seemed different,
somehow. wanted You to come tn"
, You wanted .ss me TOT" the man aueS-
IT don't know" the girl responded
simply, 81 just did. and thought you
Lees eyes met those of the girl. and
then left them as his glance wandered
been looking. He saw a girl. slim and
young, standing In a church choir sing
ing. A ray OF sunshine shot across the
church and rested on her hair and
across one smooth young cheek: For a
moment something, had welled up In
his heart that she must have seen mo-
ment later in his eyes. He had hardly
known what emotion II was. 1t was alb
surd, OF course, and useless and, of
course, he had strobe on, careless OF
the question In the girls eyes as they
had met his.
Then Lee laughed little. He remem-
bered noticing the old deacon eve him
angrily as he looked at Ruth Was the
old man making up to this child7 At the
thought an indignant remonstrance rose
In his mind. Why, he must be over
sixty. and the st!ngiest old skln-fiint in
town. II was an outrage. Well, after
the girl married. she was nothing to
him.
ST guess it's a hopeless lob, little
lady" he said more kindly than he had
I'm an infidel. and wen just have to
"But whyY" Ruth question. There
must be reason why"
Again the mans face darlSened, Yes.
there was a reason, and again the desire
to tell her arose In his mind. II he ala
perhaps she might leave him alone in
the future, At least II her faith were
we'll founded II would not hurt her.
Above all this. however, was a strange
impulse to confide in this child what ~
had never told another human beinS.
1t would be like opening up the past IL
would hurt him unbelievabIy. but AZ
would help. too, that is II she under
HThere is a reason he said suddenly
III you like I will tell you, but I warn
you. it's a long story and not a pleasa Mt
one; Are you sure you won't be sorry /
.so6eSslxsu-onlx-wou -tslt-nsr -.hs
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her that she had seen Tom talking
with lobe again.
Tom ought to keep away from that
man." the good woman said, "he don't
at the grocery store, and he won't
work. / saw Hugh Lee giving him
some money this morning. Just like
the wicked unbeiiever to encourage
laziness."
In Mrs. Byrd's little parlor the time
passed drowsily. Bphraim Judson was
reading one OF his favorite passages
from the Bible. Tom. looking bored.
was casing absent-mindedly out OF the
window. Ruth kept her eyes on her
fathers face and listened as hard as
she could, She was trying to pay the
strictest attention but her thughts
were wandering. Once she stole over
softly, to a bird cage which hung in
''Poor little fellow" she said. softly.
sion had reached point where 1t
seemed that something must happen.
when some OF the church committee
arrived to talk with the preacher.
lobe. who had been waiting for an op-
portunity, slipped into the yard after
them. and. seeing Tom through the
open window. beckoned to him eagerly.
Ruth saw a sudden change come over
Don't go. Tom. she begged. ,"he
hht 'He hinu VI man Sou want "
bother with"
That's because he isn't a mouycod-
die" Tom returned hotiy. you let me
alone; you're only . Eirlj. won't have
you bothering me-" And with a shove
he pushed Ruth aside and vaulted out
Mrs. Byrd had fallen asleep over the
Bible that the evangelist had left in
her care. and Ruth. after q moments
hesitation. went out into the dewy
sweetness OF the summer afternoon.
She had come out primarily to follow
Tom. but the woods drew her, and she
had not seen which way Tom had
gone. Once In the wildness of the
mountain woodiness. she forgot every
thing but the fact that she was young
and alive and happy. As she picked a
rose q sound of chopping attracted her
attention and she went toward Il slow
~. wondering who could be doing such
work on the Sabbath.
The man; who was unconernedly go.
as he spied the girl Yesterday the
look In her eyes had vaguely disturbed
him, today he felt the same unreason-
able tug at his heart.
ITS Sunday" she said. simply.
He nodded curtly. and resumed Ms
choppinR. Ruth stepped little nearer
and laid her cool fingers on his arm
The movement was that of a child ask
Ing for attention. but the man felt the
soft touch deeper than he cared to ad-
NIT. This strange feeling vaguely irri-
tated him. and he shook OF the fingers
'SWonft you let me speak TO your
Ruth asked WonderinglA sWaiustRfAnt-