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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20
S. P. Officials
Visit Ashland

John NJ. Scott, general passenger
agent, and Charles S. Fee, general
traffic manager for the Southern Pa
cific, spent Wednesday afternoon in
Ashland. They were shown about by
Agent Kramer, They expressed IL
lively faith in the future of Ashland.
Secretary Shinn showed them the
new Chautauqua auditorium-the
first time they had the opportunity
of viewing it since its completion.
They strolled through Lithia park
and expressed surprise and delight at
the splendid results obtained there.
1t was explained to them that now
Ashland had delivering in Lithia
park over $4,000 gallons per day Of
lithia water more than $4,000 ga
Ions Of soda and $4,000 gallons Of
medicinal sulphur water every twen-
ty-four hours. Ample for all bath
and drinking purposes for years 10
come. Mr.. Fee said he gained bet
ter impression of Ashland's big asset
in her mineral waters and health sit
uation than ever before and that his
faith in its future was growing.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20
Evangelist Working
In Ashland Church

Rev. Charles S. Mcconnell, an
evangelist from Long Beach, Cal, ar
rived in Ashland Saturday and will
spend some time in this city looking
after the interests of the Brethren
church. Mr.. Mcconnell has spent
twelve years in interdenominational
evangelistic work, and has made a
special study of the prophecies. Much
of this time he has been engaged in
the New England states, but the past
three years he has devoted his ener-
gies to evangelstic work in southern
California. He will remain in Ash
land for some time, devoting his time
to the Brethren church and strength
ening the work in that demomina-
tion.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20
Company Object
To Moving Poles

c. P. Van Houtte of Eugene, dis
trict superintendent of the Pacific
Telephone & Telegraph Company, ap-
peared before the council last night
and questioned the practicability OF
moving the telephone and telegraph
poles from the main streets as petit
toned by a number of residents re-
Gently. He stated that the matter OF
moving would involve a tremendous
expense to the company at this time,
on account OF the war. His com
pany had been obliged to suspend all
construction work outside of the mil
itary camps because of lack OF ma
terial and of the difficulty of secur-
ing labor. He explained the incon-
sistency of moving the poles and
wires when the country is in the pres
ent unsettled state of affairs, and 1t
was a huge engineering problem, con-
sidering that it would be necessary to
duplicate the plant while in course
OF construction in order to continue
service.
After some discussion the council
decided to take the matter under ad-
visement, and it was laid on the table
until the next meeting.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20
Douglas Co. Boy
Dies in France

Private Roy A. Smith, son of w.
4. Smith of Glade, Douglas county,
is the first boy of that county to give
his life for his country. A telegram
from Washington announcing his
death was received last week by the
father. Private Roy Smith was with
the United States engineers. with
Pershing's eXpcditionary force now
in France. He succumbed to meas
les and scarlet fever, complicated
with acute pneumonia. The young
man enlisted in the forestry service
October 3, and was stationed at Ho-
boken, n. j. About a month ago his
parents received a letter from him
stating that he would probably leave
for France in about two days, and
nothing further was heard from him
until the telegram announcing his
death was received.
Mr.. Smith, Sr., Immediately wired 10
officials ir Washington asking that
the body be returned to his home fol
burial, but received word that the
request cannot be complied with,
The news of the death of this young
man brings the horrors of war closer
to the people of Oregon than any
thing thus far hes done.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20
Kidnapper Caught
In MedfOrd MOnday

Mrs. Mary Lynch of Santa Ana,
Cal. arrived in Medford Monday,
whittier she had come on the trail
of her husband, whom she charged
with kidnapping her baby girl, and
had followed over a vast extent Of
country. The man, Joseph Lynch,
was located in the Smell rooming
house and warrant sworn out for
his arrest on the charge of kidnap-
ping. According to the story told
before Justice Taylor, Lynch had Sc
cured a divorce and the custody of
the child, but had left California be-
fore the decree was granted. Posses
sion of the child seemed to be the
sole demand of the woman, and after
securing that she showed no further
desire to prosecute Lynch, and the
case was dropped.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20
Will Ask Railroad
For Spur to Ledge

Benton Bowers went to Gold Hill
Wednesday to meet with railroad Of
ficials in regard to installing sid
ing from the main line of the South
ern Pacific at Gold Hill for use at
the new lime ledge recently opened
there. Mr.. Bowers has just returned
from the Greenback mines, eigh,
miles from Leland, Douglas county,
where he purchased a tramwaJ,
which will he brought to Gold Hill
and installed to connect with the pro-
posed siding asked for from the rail
road. The services of seven TRUSTEES
from the state penitentiary at Salem
have been secured to remove the
tramway from the Greenback mine
and install it at Gold Hill, where it
will be used to transport lime from
the .ledge on top of the mountain to
the railroad, a distance of 5000 feet.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20
Refunding Bond
Election Carries

The charter amendment to empow-
er the city council to issue general
obligation bonds to the amount of ap-
proximately s565OO carried by a ma
jority of III votes at the regular
and special city election held Tues
day.
This charter amendment is of vital
interest to the taxpayers in view Of
the fact that the annual city tax bud
get for 1913 called for a levy of
1855 mills. Under this charter
amendment the budget will be cut TO
1873 mills, a reduction of 2.S75 mills.
This is reduction over the 1916 tax
OF "a mills and over the 1917 tax
GAPS mills. Accordingly, our tax for
next year under this issue, including
state and county, will be approx.
mately 40.4 mills, a reduction of
about 7 mills ever the 1917 tax.
Comparatively no competition was
made in the municipal election, cour-
cilmen and park commissioners being
the only officers to be elected. For
the former F, j Shinn and c. W.
Banta were elected from the first
ward c. W. Root and T. H. Simpson
from the second and A. c. Nininger
from the third. For park commits
sioner Georgiana Policy was elected
TO serve one year and w. H. McNair
for five years. Following is the re-
suit of the election:
Councilman for first ward to serve
one year-Frank J. Shinn, As; E. F.
Smith, !. To serve for two years
G. w. Banta, AZ; George Jarvis, 1.
Councilman for second ward, TO
serve for two years-C. w. Root, n
T. H Simpson, l Allen, /.
Councilman for third ward. to
serve two years-A. C. Nininger, 81.
Park commissioner, for five years
W. H. McNair, 201; Laura Pierce, l.
Park commissioner, for one year
Georgiana Policy, 1885,. o. Helman, l;
Mrs. c. B. Lamkin, 5.
For charter amendment-Flrst
ward, 43 for. II against; second
ward, 62 FOR, 26 against; third ward.
"A for, 25 against
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20
Cold Everywhere
But in Ashland

Ashland residents should congrat-
ulate themselves on the particularly
fine weather of the past mcnth, es'
pecially when reading reports of the
storms and blizzards which have
swept the east and middle west. The
frigid weather has also penetrated
of the southern states where
citizens of this city are now located.
Word was received this week from
Charles Ramsey and Tom Hudson,
who are spending the winter in Hills
boro, Texas, that excessive cold has
reigned in that state during the past
month Other Ashland citizens have
received letters from friends in Okla
homai stating that the cold wave has
to that state.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20
Governor PardOnS
Klamath Falls Men

Three Klamath Falls men, 1ver
anderson, Ed Mortenson and John
Lund, who were recently convicted
of bootlegging and given stiff jail
sentences and fines, have been par
doned by Governor Withycombe. At
the time of their conviction it was
thought they were professional boot
leggers, but it has since developed
that they are valuable mill employees
and that this was their first offense.
The employer of the men made affi-
davit that his operations were cur
tailed by the Imprisonment of the
men, and they were released, al
though the fines were not remitted.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20
Chapel Car Good
Will Coming Here

Chapel car Good Will" which Is
owned and operated by the Baptist
denomination in the interest OF
Christian work everywhere, will ar
rive in Ashland to begin a series Of
meetings on December 80 The car
will be here several weeks, during
which time meetings will be held in
it and in the Baptist church, Rev.
and Mrs. w. c. Driver are in charge
of the car, and they come highly rec
commended as splendid Christian peO-
pie, devoted to their work for the
best interests of humanity The Bap-
tist people are pioneers in chapel car
work, owning ten of the twelve chap
ell cars that are now in operation.
The series of meetings planned is for
the good of the entire community,
however, and all Christian people are
invited to participate.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20
Allowance Checks
Are Being Issued

Santa Claus will deliver Uncle
Sans first separation allowance
check to the wives, mothers, sisters,
children and other dependents OF
Americas fighting men, has been
given out in Washington.
Down in the colossal marble pile
built to house the new National Mu-
scum and turned into war factory
overnight, hundreds of pretty typists
are hammering out the slender, pre-
cious little white vouchers for the
soldiers and sailors folks at home.
1t is something new in American
war history. Beginning with this
first Christmas check and continuing
as long as the war lasts, these month
ly messengers OF aid and cheer wilI
go sailing out from here in their long
narrow envelopes Authority for
them is contained in the war insur-
ance bill passed at the special session
OF congress.
Fearful that they might not get
everyones check delivered before
Christmas morning, the tall old man
with the red, white and blue suit and
the star-spangled stovepipe hat and
the fat little man who drives the
reindeers ordered a special night
shift of clerks which will jump into
the work.
! The amounts appearing in the up
per left hand corner of these unique
Christmas gifts range from $50 up
and represent one months compen-
sation by the government to the de-
pendents Of fighting men. The $50
checks gG to wives with no children
and represent $15 from Ihe govern
ment and SIS from the husbands
$50 month pay. Where there are
youngsters, a wee nip is added to
each check for each one.
"The aggregate OF these first
checks" said an official of the war
risk insurance bureau of the treas
ury department, while large, will
rot run into the millions we will be
mailing out nextsGhristmas
j eve have only a smali percentage
of men with dependents in the regu-
liar army and national guard and
practically none in the first draft
army and only few casualties.
Nineteen eighteen will be different
story"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20
Well-KnOWn Man
Dead at Talent

Frank Joseph Silva, wellknown
resident of Talent, died last Satur-
day after an extended illness due to
cancer OF the stomach Funeral SER
vices were held from the Talent
Methodist church Monday morning,
conducted by Rev. M. c. Reed, the
pastor, and interment made in the
Talent cemetery. The deceased had
been a resident of the Talent district
for the past eight years, and is sur
vived by his wife, two sons, Joe Silva
of Talent and Frank Silva of Weed,
CAL, and a daughter, Mrs. Ambrose
of southern California
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20
New Railroad to
Go From Doris

4 new railroad is being surveyed
by the Southern Pacific lines in Dor
ris, Cal, to the large timber holdings
of the Oshkosh Lumber Company that
lie several miles from Doris in tho
klamath canyon. Millions Of feet Of
standing timber belonging to the
Western Pacific Railroad, the Osh-
kcsh Lumber Company and the
Weyerhauser people, which is ready
for cutting, and a railroad from the
main line of the Southern Pacific to
this belt will bring an immense
amount OF logs to Doris,
Engineers are expected in that To-
cality in a short time to make sur
veys for sidings, switches and yards,
and it is believed operations will be-
gin at once. 4 new sawmill and box
factory are also proposed to handls
the output.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20
Noted Clergyman
TO Preach Sunday

A clergyman Of much prominence
is expected to fill the pulpit in the
Congregational church next Sunday.
This will be Rev. Dr.. j. X. Brown,
who was announced to be here a
short time ago, but who was called
to San Francisco and could not fill
the appointment. He is announced
to be in the city Sunday, however,
and much interest in church circles
is taken in his visit. DR.. Brown
served for SO years as a missionary
in Armenia and Mesopotamia, and is
speaker of rare merit. He will oc-
cupy the Congregational pulpit AT
both morning and evening services
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20
Honor Guard Plans
For Years Work

At the recent big drive to secure
members in the Honor Guard, about
fifty members we're enrolled in the
junior organization.
During the year 1918 there will he
four big red letter days for entertain
ment, which has been arranged by
the committee. Every three months
one of these affairs will take place.
In January a "Rinkumdiddle" feed
and a marshmallow toast will be puc
on, in April an April Fool frolic, in
August a park picnic and in October
a Halloween festival.
Beginning with the new year, the
Honor Guard will be divided into
twelve groups, and it is planned that
each group will draw a month in the
year, and during this month will put
on a stunt at the Vining.
One of the interesting lines of
work the girls are planning to under
take is that of making a service flag,
to contain a star for every soldier or
sailor who has enlisted into the serv-
ice from Ashland or who considers
Ashland their home. The work will
be under the supervision of Miss
Ringheim, domestic economy teacher
at the high school.
Six junior Honor Guards sold Req
Cross stamps at McGee's, Vaupel's
and Kohagen's, Saturday. Those who
sold were Odessa Foltz, Flora Put
nam. Margaret Dougherty, Josephine
Barber, Violet Provost and Ethel
Powell. The sale of these stamps
will continue up to December 25.
None of the Red Cross work will
be taken up untirthe first of the year
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20
Old Peoples Home
Planned for Salem

Mrs F. w. Sellee, president of the
board of the Old Peoples Home in
Salem, was in Ashland Friday and
Saturday, a guest at the home or
Mrs. George Way. Mrs. Sellee was
here in the interests of that instit'l-
ton, which is raising a fund to erect
a new building. An offer of $40 1000
has been made this institution, pro-
viding the board raises 10000.
With the $4,000 already secured. .
the institution expects to put up a
$25, 900 building soon.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20
Medf0rd Man Fined
For Bootlegging

H. b. Wilcox of Medford and Mel.
lie NJ. Bowman of Gold Hill were ar
rested in EllensbWg, Wash, thi,
week on the charge of booHegging,
Wilson was fined 800 after he hao
pleaded guilty to having an Illegal
amount of whiskey in his possession,
and was held in default of bail on
the charge of bringing an Illegal
amount of'liQuor into the state. The
woman also pleaded guilty of bring
ing an illegal amount of whiskey into
the state, but sentence on her has not
yet been imposed.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20
Trains Delayed
BY Bad Floods

All the south-bound trains have
been held up in the Willamette valley
on account of floods due to the heav.
storm which has been raging north
for several days, Reports state that
the tracks have been flooded and
washed out. No. 90 of Wednesday
arrived here at - noon and No. 10
arrived at 1920. No. IS for today Is
expected at Z this evening, and Nos.
SO and IS have not been accounted
for.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20
Presbyterian Church and the Christ
mas Service.

The services next Sunday at the
Presbyterian church will be an oD-
servance of Christmas. The sermon
Sunday morning by Or. Carnahan
will be on the Christmas spirit. The
choir of the church will present a
fine service of Christmas music, un-
der the leadership of Miss Anderson.
Sunday evening the children of the
Sunday school will present their en-
tertainment, "A White Christmas.
The program will be a fine one in
the spirit of service and patriotism.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20
Packing House Was
Destroyed By Fire

Fire destroyed the Chris Werth
packing house, one of the largest In
Siskiyou county last Friday, togeth-
er with the contents. Cramer Broth
ers, lessees of the packing house, lost
$4,000 worth of hams and bacon and
$4,000 worth CT lard. The latter
carried no insurance on their stock,
but the building was covered by in
surance Chris Werth was former
butcher of Ashland and is a brother
of Louis Werth of this city.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20
Exercises Omitted
In Talent Church

The Christmas exercises which
were planned to take place at Talent
have been given up on account of an
epidemic of measles in that town.
Rev. M. C. Reed, pastor of the Tai
ent NJ. E. church, has been devoting
some time in writing and arranging
cantata portraying the prophecy of
Christ, to have been put on at that
time.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20
PostOffice viii BE Closed Christmas
Day, Tuesday, December 25.

Stamp, general delivery and parcel
post windows will be open from $3.50
to 10 a. m. No letters registered.
No money order business transacted.
One collection from street letter
boxes Sunday SCHEDULED. One de-
livery by city carriers Regular de-
livery by rural carriers.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20
Aged Ashland Man
Called By Death

John NJ. Dickson, aged 50 years.
died at his home on Tuesday
after a lingering illness. Funeral
services were held from the family
residence, conducted by Rev. G. A..
Edwards, pastor of the Ashland
Methodist church, and burial made
in Mountain View cemetery. He Is
survived by his wife, a son, Thomas
f. Dickson of Myrtle Point, and a
daughter Mrs. Charles King of Ash
land.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20
COMPENSATION For
Sons Death Given

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Peters OF
Sawyers Bar have been awarded COM
pensation by the United States En-
ployes Compensation Commission
for the death of their son, Ivan II.
Peters. who lost his life by falling
over a cliff on the survey of the SAL
mon river national forest road in
September, 1916. Checks covering
the amount due from September.
1916, we're given to each parent COW
ering the salary he would have
earned from the time of his death
and the funeral expenses. Mr.. aud
Mrs Peters will receive $l6.oU
monthly for a period of eight years
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20

An eight-pound boy was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Davis in this city
Sunday. Mrs Davis is resident of
Midland, near klamath Falls, and
was formerly Miss Elizabeth Koch
Tor.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20
Ashland Stores Close Christmas and
New Years Days.

Ashland stores will be closed as
usual ALL of these two holidays
II. II. ELHART.
Secretary Ashland Business Mems
Association.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20

The owner of several pieces of
Portland property wishes home N
Ashland and will trade. Box SSi,
Medford, Ore. SLIT
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20

Join the Red Cross today.
Recember the boys who are fight
ing for you.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20

Rose Bros, headquarters for bulk
candies and nuts.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-20

Rose Bros. headquarters for bu!'s
candies. 1T
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-16
seldom Seen" Is
Seldom Seen Near
Hobart NOWADAYS

HOBART Okla. Jan 5l6-(Special)
Clarence Mcmillan, alias Seldom
Seen" negro, who was arrested in
Oklahoma City three weeks ago on an
information charging him with robbing
Thomas w. Conner. an attorney, OF a
watch and diamond stud, wa, dis
charged Saturday by a justice OF ths
peace. when the complaining witness
failed 10 prosecute.
Seldom Seen" has very unsavory
reputation in Hobart, and the peace OF
iicers though, his presence could be
dispensed with; so County Attorney
Griffith made the dropping oi the
prosecution contingent upon Seldom
Seems" being seldom seen in this part
Of the country and Seldom Seen
agreed TO be seldom seen hereabou,s
in the future
The time for his vanishing flight
was fixed at twenty,four hours He
still has a credit Of twenty three hovrt
and fi,y-nine minutes.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-16

81 100 BUYS si1-room modern bungalow
lv Phone Clerern. Wal iH7
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-16

w 4sF ps..,r," + - Have you ''''' me,
w "No, unfortunately; bu, it'
murder 90 ,
WYATT, Buildings. Waterloo Road,
are gloomy forbidd,ng block ol
dwelling, which seem 10 irown sui
lcnly upon the high road, from which
they are divided By dark and dirty
courtyard Passing an IRON gateway,
you enter. by way OF an arch into this
sinister place of uneleannesS
had had some difficulty m forcing
way through the crowd which
thronged the entrance but finally |
found myself standing beside Inspector
Bristol and looking down upon that
which had brought Il, both to Wyatt
Buildings
There was no moon that night and
only the lgh OF the lamp on the arch.
way, with some faint glimmers IRON
the S,airways surrounding the court
reached the dirty paving Bristol III.
rected the light OF pocket lamp upor
the bunchcd-up figure which lay IN th'
dust and ! saw II IN be that of
/ dwariish creature. yellow skinned anc
wearing only dark loin cloth. He hat
a maiiormed and dlsproportionate head
a head that would have been too latg'
/ even iur big man knew after m
/ first glance thai this was one OF th'
horrible dwaris employed by the hash
ishn in their murdcrous business
at happened less than al hour ago.
said Bristol "The place was much a
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-16
CITY REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
In Answering Ads Please Mention Times.

AT 4 BARGAIN For home or In
vestm,nt pair lots In Genital Park
addition. ~ G. Alexander. Martinique
hotel
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-16
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES OUT
OF CITY.

POOL aud billiard hall; best location
terms. Cook 1 Francis, Newton, Kan.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-16
NEW LONDON AWAITS
GERMAN SUBMARINE

NEW YORK, Jan. i6--In anticipes'
ton OF the arrival si New LoUdcas
Conn. OF German ssbsassIne h wss'
announced by the Eastern Fcseasdise
company here last night that ihe eea.
Germs general manager, PsN hilkO
had gone TO that city.