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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-25
Hornbrook Footpads
Get Seven Years

Elmer Sexton and John Kelly were
on Tuesday sentenced by Judge
Lodge, IN the superior court at
Yreka, to serve seven years in Fol-
som prison for the brutal assault and
robbery of ]. West at Hornbrook on
October 22.
West was an cmploye Of the Cali
fornia-Oregon Power Company and
had saved several pay checks. Meet.
ing the two men in Hornbrook, he
befriended them end took them with
him to dinner. Later in the evening,
while waiting for train, the trio
walked down the track and West was
numerically beaten and robbed of
one of his pay checks. Left by the
track for dead, 1t was some time be-
fore West was found and given aid
He suffered broken leg, several
broken ribs and many contusions
about the head and body. An alarm
was sent out from Hornbrook and
the men were picked up in Dunsmuir.
West was able, with the aid OF
TO appear in court against
his assailants. Following their SEN
tence Sexton is reported to have
threatened to kill one man for each
year he served in prison.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-25
Are Shipping
Blue Ledge Ore

Two four-horse teams are now en-
gagged in freighting ore from the
Blue Ledge mine to Jacksonville,
where it will lbe shipped to Tacoma,
Wash, for smelling. Each team will
haul a little over two tons of ore at
a load and will make two round trips
a week. With the opening of spring
more teams will be put on and as
soon as the roads can be put in good
condition hauling of ore will be be-
gun with auto trucks.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-25
HOrnbroOk Ships
Car Of Booze Daily

Liquor shipments to Oregon and
Washington from Hornbrook are
growing heavier day by day. They
have reached such a volume that the
Southern Pacific Company leaves an
empty express car at the Siskiyou
county town, to be filled each day.
This is always full and a great many
times more is loaded on the train
when it pulls in. The increase in
business is due to the nearness of
the holidays and to the anticipation
that Oregon will go bone dry after
the New Year.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-25
P0St-MOrtenS Held
On Street Corners

The mobilization of the three poll
ing places near the center of the city
made collecting election results easy
Tuesday evening, and a regular pro-
cession of candidates and other inter-
ested citizens made the round of the
counting places. The election boards
good-naturedly allowed a great deal
of peering over shoulders and gave
out the counts at each breathing
SPELL"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-25
THE TIDINGS OUT TWO
DAYS EARLY.

% This issue of the Tidings is o
. the regular Monday issue but is o
o out on Saturday in order that o
o the Things employees may OBJ @
o serve the Christmas holiday. o
o There will be no paper Monday Q
@ The Tidings wishes everyone a Q
o merry, merry Christmas. o
Q 0 o . o Q o o o . . . . . = .
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-25
Snow and Heavy
Mails Delay Trains

All of the trains are late today,
heavy mails and snow in the noun
tains delaying them. Several mail
cars are attached to some Of the
trains. Two feet Of snow is reported
from the Sfskiyou summit and even
deeper snow from the Edgewood vi
cinity in northern California.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-25
Jeter Buys Powell
Store Near Depot

William Jeter has purchased the
old reliable fruit store and supply
headquarters of Thad Powell, which
the latter has been conducting since
1910 at the corner of Fourth and A
streets. Powell is resting up for
a while and is looking after his bill
lard hall and rooming apartments,
which are located in his business
block across the street from the es-
tablishment sold to Jeter.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-25

A committee on Russian Industrial
affairs reports that there is need for
rapid increase in the means for
generating electric power in Russia.
At present there are SO generating
stations, with a capacity of 1858
kilowatts, in European Russia.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-25
Christmas Gaiety.

The week between Christmas and
New Years will see the greater por-
ton of the parties and dances De-
cause of Christmas eve coming on
Sunday. Christmas night in Ashland
will be given over mostly to home
gatherings, although the children Oh
the town will attend the Elks' Christ
mas tree at the Vining either IN the
afternoon or evening, depending upon
their ages. The young folks have a
few informal affairs planned, but no
big ball is slated in Ashland FOR
Christmas night A good many VIII
attend the Medford Alumni Christ
mas ball in Medford. The week foi-
lowing Christmas will be full OF good
times. many young folks being home
from college.
Elks' Tree.
The Elks' Christmas tree at the
Vining is for every child in the city
The brothers have been busy prepar-
ing gifts and candy in abundance
and a monster tree will be placed on
the stage of the theatre 'The little
tots will be entertained in the after
noon and the older children in the
evening.
At the Churches.
All of the churches of the city will
hold Christmas services of some
kind ranging from elaborate can
tatas to the usual Sunday services
with a Christmas sermon.
Note.
Although this issue of the Tidings
ia dated Monday, December 25, it
il the intention to have 1t In the
hands of subscribers Saturday even
ing. and the following notices cover
Saturday night and Sunday as well as
Christmas day:
Presbyterian Church.
The Presbyterian church will hold
regular services Sunday morning
with a Christmas cantata Sunday
evening. The program of the can
tata follows:
"The Greatest Gift" by H. W.
Petrie.
Chorus, Hear the Angels Song"
Solo-duet, 1.-The Greatest Gift"
Mrs. Norris and Miss Policy.
Chorus, God Remembered"
Quartet, Make the Day Like
Him." Mrs. Ashcraft, Mrs. Rasor, Mr..
Rasor and Mr.. Mccoy.
Solo, "The New King" Mr.. Nc
Coy.
Solo, "Star Of the Wonderful
Story" Mrs. Ashcraft.
Trio, "Glorify Him." Miss Bagley'
Mr.. Graham and Mr.. Rasor.
Solo, "Star Of Hope" Mr.. Rasor.
Chorus, "The Quiet Starlight"
Chorus, "God Hath Given His
Son."
Chorus, LET His Name Resound.
Earl Rasor, director. Mrs. olive
B. Parsons, organist
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-25
Music Teachers
Are to Organize

The music teachers Of the city will
be invited at some time in the near
future to meet at Mr.. Dana's studio
to consider the organization Of a mu-
sicians' Grub for the purpose of help
ing the musical life Of Ashland.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-25
POSTOFFICE CHRISTMAS
HOURS.

. The postoffice will be open
o from s to 8 a. m. Christmas day,
o Monday, December %. No let
o ters will be registered and no
o money order business transact
o ed. One complete delivery by
o city carriers. One collection
8 from street letter boxes and reg
@ ular delivery by rural carrier.
o
o o o o O o o o o 8 8 8 8 o o q
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-25
Ashland Will Observe Xmas in
Homes and Churches ---EkS Tree
Scientist,

I DNtNhthots
The First Church of Christ. Scien-
tist, will hold their regular service
Sunday.
Episcopal.
The Episcopal church will have
Christmas services and sermon at IL
Christmas day and communion at
1880.
Congregational.
At the Congregational church there
will be special Christmas services
next Sunday morning and evening.
In the morning Mr.. Brett will speak
on "The Message of Christmas" and
in the evening on "The Christmas
Spirit"
Methodist.
The Methodist choir are preparing
an elaborate program OF Christmas
music under the direction of Mrs.
Henry Terry Elmore. Mr.. w. Carlton
James and Miss Ruth Campbell vio-
linists of Medford, will assist, and
several scloists from the choir will
sing. Following is the order of serv-
ices, TO start at / o'clock:
Prelude.
Doxology.
Hymn 107.
Carol, Ring Out, Ye Bells" Wal
lis.
Apostles creed.
Prayer
Response, "Silent Night Haydn.
Anthem. angels From the Realms
of Glory" Neidlinger.
Christmas responsive reading,
page 79 of Psalter.
Gloria.
Carol, 30 Little Town of Bethle-
hem," George B. Nevin.
Scripture lesson.
Anthem, 1T Came Upon the Mid
night Clear" ]. Stainer.
Offertory, Trio o Holy Night,
Adam. violin Obligatory
Sermon.
Solo, angels From the Realm of
Glory" Shelley. violin obligato.)
Anthem, Sing o Heavens" Tours.
Benediction.
Postlude.
Baptist Church Notes.
The Christmas exercises will be
held on Sunday evening, the oath. by
the Sunday school, An interesting
program has been prepared. All
friends are invited. In the morning
Rev. Vine will preach a Christmas
sermon. Services begin at / o'clock.
There will be special music. Sunday
school at 9:45. Young peoples meet
ing at $50.
Nazarene.
The Nazarene Christmas exercises
are to be held this Saturday night
beginning at 1880. Regular services
Sunday.
Christian.
The Bible school of the Christian
church will render a Christmas pro-
gram at their church Saturday even
ing, December 23. The regular serv-
ices will be observed Sunday with
Christmas sermon in the evening.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-25

man of ample means and influence,
and no doubt had figured out before
hand his subsequent course of action.
He finally succeeded in getting the
legislature to enact legislation CON
trary to Inc expressed will of the peo-
pie, and the cannery resumed opera
tions and fishing in the upper river
Immediately began to deteriorate.
Mr.. Gottlieb told of the promises to
protect the steelhead which Mr.. Mac
ley had made and how the eight-inch
mesh net was to be used, but how the
cannery men succeeded in slipping
through bill reducing the mesh to
four incnes. He told of the violations
of the law which are said to be COM
mon at TIE river mouth where Mac
ley's wold is law; the reduced mesh
and the extended season He gave
graphic picture of the thousands of
salmon and stoelhead thrashing In
the nets until the steelhead were mu-
tilated by the heavier salmon, and
the fishermen throwing out the steel
head. Mr.. Gottlieb explained how
the touch of human hand causes a
growth to start on fish thrown back
into the water, which soon kills it,
Until now the sealions by the hun
dreds maize their home at the mouth
of the Rogue to feed on the mutilated
steelhead.' Tho speaker stated that
he knew definitely of a number Of
wealthy valley residents who made
their home here chiefly because OF
the Rogue river fishing, and named
several to clinch the argument. He
stated that it was his belief that an
investment of one million dollars in
this valley by wealthy men could be
attributed directly to the steelhead
fishing and its charms for the invet-
crate angler.
Vests Veto.
II. D. Briggs, who was one Of the
committee OF three, the other mem
bers being Gus Newberry and George
Putnam of Medford, who succeeded
in keeping the river closed a number
of years ago by appealing to the leg
islature and finally to Governor
West, told of the many obstacles
which a delegation to the legislature
would meet, and also told how, main-
ly through George Putnam's influ-
ence with Governor West the gov
ernor had vetoed the open river bill,
Putnam ct that time was strong
advocate of a closed river.
Davis Talks.
Charlie Davis supplemented the
previous remarks and told of the eff
forts Macly had made to gain the
favor of the Rogue fishermen. He
spoke Interestingly of the changed
policy of the Medford Mail Tribune
in regard to the closed river and
hinted strongly at cause. '..
The meeting closed with informal
discussion of means by which favor
able legislation might be obtained, It
being the consensus of opinion that
the valley was united as never before
on the proposition and that the leg
islature would be forced to listen 10
the plea of the population Of the en-
tire Rogue watershed in preference
to the manager of one concern at the
rivers mouth.
An active campaign has begun for
members and monster turnout Is
anticipated at the meeting next FRI
day evening at o'clock in the city
hall. A number of Medfordites will
be up.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-25
Forming Local Rod and Gun Club
To Help Save Rogue Fishing

Preliminary steps toward the or
ganization of an Ashland Rod and
Gun Club were taken at an enthusi-
astic meeting of sportsmen and busi-
ness men held at the city hall Thurs
day night. Six Medford men were
up to aid in the organization, the
immediate aim of which will be to
aid in the endeavor to obtain legisla-
ton from the state legislature clos
ing Rogue river to commercial fish
ing and saving the steelhead fishing,
which has become an immense asset
to southern Oregon in the way of at
tracing moneyed vacationists and re-
tired men who make fishing their
chief recreation.
A membership committee was ap'
pointed consisting of Messrs. Jordan
Hosler, Brown, Morris and Mowat
and these will solicit members be-
tween now and next Friday, when
big meeting will be held and a per
manent organization formed, Officers
elected and bylaws adopted
Take Over Old Clubs.
Two clubs, the Rod and Gun Club
and the old Ashland Gun Club, which
now are rot active, have a combined
membership of about 1926, all OF
whom will probably become active
members in the new organization
While the immediate purpose of rush.
ing the organization is to bring the
combined influence of the community
to bear at the January session of the
state legislature, which convenes
January s, the club will no doubt
become a valuable asset in other
ways.
Fee.
A membership fee has not been
definitely settled The Medford men
stated that their custom was to sell
cards to everyone at dollar for the
year and to ask those of means to
pay little more for their cards. A
similar plan will no doubt be carried
out here. All of the citizens present
at the meeting signified their inten-
tion of becoming members, and little
difficulty is anticipated in getting 0
live membership of two hundred oil
more. - .y-
E. d. Briggs acted as temporary
chairman of tho meeting and Louis
Dodge as secretary, A free discus
sion of the imperative need of clos
ing the river in order to save the
fishing was INDUCED in following the
business meeting.
MedfOrd Visitors.
Tom Hathaway, who has spent all
of his time for the past month in or
ganizing fish protective leagues in
Medford and other valley towns;
Chris Gottlieb, T. E. Daniels, Charles
Davis, Mr.. Weiser and W. T. Grieve
of Medford were in attendance at the
meeting and rendered valuable aid in
forming the temporary organization
and offering suggestions. All of the
visitors spoke briefly, telling Of the
conditions which the movement was
! fighting.
Tells History.
Mr.. Gottlieb outlined the history Of
the closed river fight. He told how
the river had been closed by two
to one vote of the people of the state,
how Hume had retired from business
and Macley, the present owner, had
purchased the cannery for mere
song. He stated: "Macley knew
that the river was closed, but is a
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-25

Wireless messages have been re-
ceived with dotector made OF the
lead of broken pencil and two safe
ty razor blades. .
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-25

Phone news items to the TidIngu.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-25

Phone Job orders to the TidingS.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-25

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tOHSTCSdtiOhai'
At the Congregational church there
will be special Christmas services
next Sunday morning and evening.
In the morning Mr.. Brett will speak
on "The Message of Christmas" and
in the evening on "The Christmas
Spirit" "
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-25

Total number ballots, 1421.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-20
Next Scene, 1916.

Miss Gwendolyn Dove, a great,
great, great, great, great, and then
some, granddaughter of the original
Dove started out on an errand to find
a safe place to land. From 1914 on,
she winged from Mexico to Europe
looking for soft asphalt to rest her
weary French heeled feet on, but
nothing doing, she was chilly coffee
and a stranger at both places.
When she does volplape down. to
concrete foundation she'll kick the
bucket from exhaustion. Amt it?
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-20
HITTING BACK

Uncle Silas Visiting city relatives
who use electrical appliances for
cooking at the table)-WelI, swan!
You make fun of us for eatin' in the
kitchen. 1 don't see as it makes
much difference whether you eat in
the kitchen or cook in the dining
room.-Life.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-20
NATURAL CONCLUSION

Trainman Il When you saw the
bandit crawling along the top of the
car why didn't you say something
about it?
Passenger thought it was some
fellow who had invented a shortcut
way Of getting into his upper berth.
Judge.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-20

AMT NATURE WONDERFUL
The Dove of Peace
The dove of peace is a religious
chicken-hearted pigeon. She made
her debut some time ago under the
management of Noah & Sons Co.
One day Mr.. Noah got tired of rid
ing around in his homemade taxi
cab over Florida real estate and
wanted to send a messenger to find
out if the coast was clear so he could
settle on terra firma. So he picked
out Miss Dove as the messenger.
He gave her some car fare and
away she went. A day or so later
back she came with a piece of olive
lumber in her beck that she picked
up near some Heinz 81 Co. and chirp-
ed to Noah that the grounds were
dried up and they could have g. game
that day.
Noah was so overioyed with Miss
Doves return and gladstone tidings
he treated the house and hung the
title Peace" on the end of Miss
Doves monicker. Hence, Dove Of
Peace"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-20

AL skt
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01

school, Chicago. 1t is said that be-
fore entering Brown Pollard went up
and looked around Dartmouth, where
his brother had played football some
years ago. His mind was not made
up on what school he would attend,
although he had decided that it would
be either Dartmouth or Brown. BE
finally decided on Brown, much to the
sorrow of Yale and Harvard men, not
to mention the sons Of various other
colleges.
There is no hint that Pollard came
to Brown through any persuasion be-
cause of his athletic ability, and this
is said because sometimes there have
been hints of proselytizing in the case
of other star athletes. Sure enough
he played scholastic football, and play
ed we'll, for three years while stu
dent in Lane Tech but he was not an
outstanding star. He came to Brown
unknown and made no talk Of even
trying for the football team.
AS a matter of fact, none of the
coaches or men interested in football
up at the Providence university knew
that the quiet young colored boy knew
anything about football They did
know that in his spare time he used
to come OUT and watch the practice;
but, then, pretty nearly every other
student does the same thing.
The first inkling the coaches had that
he knew anything about the game was
last year, a month after the practice
season had started. One day Pollard
came out to the field and asked the
head coach If he might don uniform
and come out for practice. The coach
asked Pollard If he had ever played
the game. and Pollard told of his high
school experience. AS result Pollard
came out that day and every day there
after and finished the season as one Of
the stars of the team.
\, It is not all football and hurrah for
Pollard. With him it is case Of drop
ping the flatiron to be dropped on the
gridiron. You see, Pollard is working
his way through college and earns the
money for his expenses by running a
little tailor shop. The work keeps him
pretty busy. and now he has another
colored student helping him. OF course
1t may be that his business has grown
through his prowess as football play
er, for who would not have bis trousers
pressed by a man who in weeks time
can press both Yale and Harvard into
the, fairness Of defeat? &c.,. 49,,
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01
POLLARD DEMONSTRATIONS
Brown University Player Has Wonder
ful Record on Gridiron This Season.

Brown University Player Has Wonder
full Record on Gridiron This Season.
When the 1915 football season has
drifted into the easily dimmed and
more easily forgotten past of sporting
events when things that are still un-
read from Times unturned pages and
football. heroes of the past have had
the nebulous haze Of glory which en-
circles them dimmed a little more;
even after managers Of the various
football teams shall have been terribly
mangled in the terrible crush to claim
championships the present year will
not be devoid Of its gridiron stars.
But from. among the vast horde Of
men who have chased the pigskin on
gridirons from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific coast and from the gulf of Mexico
to the great lakes there is one young
athlete who must be hailed as the peer
of any Of the men who now occupy
inches in the football hall Of fame.
Fred D. Pollard, dusky skinned
young American, ,halfback on the
Brown team and particularly bright
luminary of the Brunonian eleven, is
the man. Practically single handed
the young colored boy has beaten Yale
and Harvard on successive afternoons
on their own fields. He has been the
backbone Of the hammering attack
which has brought Brown through a
tough season with an unbroken string
Of victories. He plays football be-
cause he likes it, and his quiet de-
pertinent, grit and stamina. coupled
with his remarkable ability, have fore
ed crowds at both New Haven and
Cambridge. sorrowful in defeat, to
stand up and acclaim him as he left
the field.
Pollard is now in his second year
at Brown, having matriculated there
last year from Lane Technical high
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01
Commodore In Our Navy.

Previous to 1862 the courtesy title of
commodore was. given to all captains
in the United States navy who had
commanded squadron, but no actual
rank higher than that Of captain ex-
listed. In July, 1862, the first captains
to hold higher Office were commits
stoned as commodores. In 1882 the
nImber Of commodores on the active
list was reduced from twenty-five to
ten, and in 1890 the grade was abolish
ed, and the ten commodores on the list
promoted to the rank Of rear admiral.
the members in that grade being in
creased from six to eighteen.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01
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EDITORIALS
HOME IDEALS.

The American people, and especial
ly the colored people, have grossly ne
elected the home training to their
children. In the busy struggle of life
and living we seem to have no time or
thought to give the rearing Of the lit
tie ones. Think of the German family
life or the Scotch home environment.
See what high ideals, pure morals and
parental love that those children have,
a loving devotion of their parents,
due wholly to the irrevocable law OF
early home and family devotion. Don't
send your children away nor go away
from them, but stay with them and
have them to become part Of what
YOU are.