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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22
Final Awards
OF Poultry Show

Judge B. F. Keeney of Eugene,
who officially scored the birds at the
state AMI local poultry show, just
closed, will issue certificates to the
following winners of first prize on
cockerels:
E. j. McClanahan, Eugene, Barred
Rocks r. H. Paxson, Central Point,
White Rocks; F. E. Redden, Med
ford, Buff Rocks; j. H. Fuller, Tai
ent, White Wyandottes; Mrs. Minnie
Colver, Phoenix, Silver Laced Wyan-
dottes Mrs. E. Benson, Medford,
Partridge Wyandottes; R. H. Paxson,
Central Point, Columbian Wyan-
dottes Mrs. R. Nelson, Medford, Buff
Orpingtons; H. w. Frame, Talent,
Single Comb r. I. Reds; R. E.
Schenck, Medford, Rose Comb R. I.
Reds; j. o. Isaacson, Central Point,
White Leghorns; Mrs. ]. H. Darby,
Medford, single comb Buff Leg
horns; c. H. 'Dickerson, Medford, sin
gle comb Brown Leghorns; c. w.
Ho4dridge, Talent, Silver Campines;
Floyd Lane, Eugene, Golden Cam
pines; D. R. Wood, Medford, Black
Minorcas; F. B. Hatfield, Central
Point, Dark Cornish; H. Harper,
Medford, Pit Games; J. F. Norman,
Talent, White Orpingtons.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22
Men of Trinity Church Entertain.

1t was proven last Thursday even
ing that the ladies' of Trinity church
were not the only successful enter
tainers, when the men of the church
were hosts at the parish house.
This has become yearly event to
which the friends of the church look
forward with much anticipation, and
the entertainment Thursday evening
was a noteworthy success. 1t was in
every particular the mems affair, and
they proved themselves graceful and
efficient hosts. The luncheon, en-
tirely served by them, could scarcely
be rivaled by noted chef.
After luncheon the thirty or more
guests enjoyed music, when Mrs. Will
liam Beede sang my Fiddle and T.
and other selections to the accom-
paniment of the piano, at which Mrs.
Cunningham presided, assisted by
Mr.. Beede on the violin.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22
Gold Hill Has
Farm Loan ASSo,

The Gold Hill Farm Loan Associa-
tion, with capital stock of SIS, 900,
will keep its charter open until Janu-
ary 25. The organization will be
under the direction of the Spokane
Land Bank. Those elected as officers
are; l. T. Gallagher, president; o,
e, Blackington, S. A. Dusenberry, J.
H. Drake and j. L. Wyland, directors;
Fred Guy, secretary-treasurer. The
association will meet again January
27.
There are now eight associations
in the valley. The Ashland organiza-
tion, organized by ]. F. Rocho, is the
pioneer.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22

be fought through the summer, but
when they stop annoying us In the
fall the fly campaign stops. Hosts of
them live through the winter, waiting
for the warm days before they deposit
their eggs. Don't stop work because
the fly is hiding; one killed now is
worth thousand next June.
With the coming of fall our homes
and stables are fairly we'll supplied
with flies, until the frost kills"
them; but if you will put those
dead" flies in the sun for few
minutes most of them will be found
crawling about-the cold has stupe-
fled but not killed them.
Many of them die through the win
ter, it is true; but there are always
plenty of them that live over.
Place saucer of formalin solution
Zone teaspoonful of formalin or for
maldehyde to a saucer of water)
where the flies are congregating, and
if no other liquid or fruit is available
they will take it freely, dying in a
few minutes. This chemical is not as
dangerous as arsenic, it being COM
parable to wood alcohol. If the solu-
tion is to be used in the kitchen, all
water should be removed and the sink
covered, so that they are forced to
feed on the formalin. A little milk
or sugar added increases it's eff
cheney.
Stables and hog pens can be cleared
of the -wintering fly most readily
by spraying with light distillate oil
or kerosene, used at 12 to IS per cent
strength:
Distillate oil .........12 gallons
Soap ................7 u pounds
water ...............S SO gallons
If the water is hard, one or two
pounds of lye should be added to the
above amount before pouring in the
soap solution. The latter is added in
order that the oil will mix with the
water. In a well-made emulsion free
oil will not separate out of the emul-
sion for several minutes.
The spraying should be done early
on cold morning, while the tl,es are
somewhat stupefied. Spray the walls
thoroughly, and in few minutes the
flies will be dead on the floor.
The man of moderate means is a
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22
Rural Teacher Lack
Marks Normal Need
(By ]. l.. McBrien, school extension
agent, u S. Bureau of Education,
Dana ri ont of tho Intnrinr

(By ]. L. McBrien, school extension
agent, U. S. Bureau of Education,
Department of the Interior.)
The rural schools of the United
States are in sore need of better
qualified teachers. At least one-third
of the rural teachers for the country
at large have no professional train
ing. The average scholarship of this
class of unframed teachers is little
more than an eighth grade education.
There are $4,000 one-teacher rural
schools in the United States. 1t is
conservative, therefore, to say that
there are 10000 rural teachers in
this country with only an elementary
education and no professional train
ing. There is one state in the Union
that has over 1000 teachers with
only seventh grade education and
no professional training in charge of
its rural schools this year. There
are several states that number their
rural teachers in this class by the
thousand and there are many states
that count their rural teachers in this
class by the hundred.
Another third of the rural teach
ers of the United States have only
limited amount of professional train
ing and on an average their scholar
ship is not above the tenth grade,
that is, two-year high school edu-
cation beyond the eighth grade.
There are at least 10000 teachers in
this class.
A majority of the remaining one
third of the rural teachers of our
country have on the average only a
four-year high school education,
which includes from one to two
years attendance at a state normal
oOloOl vi lnC pIOltSSlOudl WOTh given
in the junior and senior years in
teacher-training high schools, or sew
eral summer terms at summer schools
for teachers.
These are the conditions that face
us in the qualifications of our rural
teachers. The problem that con-
fronts us is how to improve these
conditions. 1t is the purpose of the
Bureau of Education to issue series
of talks in an effort to show the
country how to solve this most i'm
portant problem in American educa-
tion today. The fact that we have
over 100000 teachers without ade-
quate preparation for their work is
enough to arouse the public mind on
this question to such a degree that
within the next decade we shall have
sufficient number of teachers with
adequate training for every rural
school in the United States.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22

marriage relation by physical exam
nations, but to establish ideas of
clean, wholesome living in the home;
and that trial marriages as advocated
by some were only step in advance
of Mormonism. Every church in or
der to succeed must have back of it
many Christian homes.
Next on the program was song
by the Misses Anderson, Dahuff and
Jillson, also talk by Mr.. Ashcroft on
Personal Abstinence. Again the
young ladies trio sang THE Home of
the Soul" Closing address by Mrs.
Jillson. Prayer by w. S. Mcllinger.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22
Girls Team Loses
To YHeka Girls

The Ashland girls basketball team,
which visited Yreka Friday evening,
were defeated by the score of 9-S.
The girls report a splendid time and
were royalty entertained by the girls
of the winning city. Those who
made the trip were the Misses Jessie
Inflow, Alta Scott (forwards), Mary
Mathes and Alice Hast (guards)
Grace Bees and Helen Van Dyke
tcenters), Lora Wenner and Naomi
Wilson (subs) and Miss Moffit
COACH.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22
Junior C. l.. S. O. Honored Socially.

On last Friday evening at the cozy
home of Mrs. Louis Hilty, Mesdames
Hilty, Douglass. Yeo and Phipps of
the Senior C. L.. S. c. were hostesses
to the following Chautauqua stu
dents; Mesdames A. w. Boslough,
Robertson, Kramer, Glieve, Smith,
Cuvellier, White, Miller, Rocho, Put
nam, Schuerman, Creeks, Myer, Swi-
gart, Caldwell, Sawyer, Anderson,
Dickey, Stewart. McGovcrn, Prescott
and Palmerlee. 1t was a German
evening and they came in costumes,
some of them screamingly funny,
which provoked mirth during the en-
tire evening.
Mrs. Stewart, vice-president of the
Senior Chautauqua, filled the place
of the president, Mrs. w. d. Foster,
who was absent on account of illness,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22
Notice.

Tuesday afternoon at 1880 o'clock
at Auxiliary hall the Civic Improve
ment Club will hold its regular meet
ing, followed by. social hour, with
Mesdames Greer and Whittle hostess
es. There will be free instruction in
basketry. The kind made of mating
and raffia inexpensive and easily
made. Everybody invited, especially
strangers.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22

Regular meeting Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union Tuesday, Jan
uary 23, 2:30 u. M, in green room
of NJ. E. church. We wish to start
a membership contest and desire es-
pecially young married women and
mothers to attend our meetings.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22
How to Fight Flies
In the Winter

(By E. Ralph De Ong, University of
California, in Oakland Enquirer.)
The fly problem has received much
attention in the summer months, but
is generally neglected in the winter,
which means hordes of flies living all
winter and ready to deposit eggs as
soon as warm weather comes.
Everybody knows that flies are to
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22
Central Point Has
Fish Organization

Central Point sportsmen have
Joined in the movement for fish pro-
lection and have organized a branch
of the Rogue River Fish Protective
Association Healthy organizations
to work for the saving of the steel
head fishing in the Rogue are now in
existence in Ashland, Medford, Gold
Hillcand Central Point in this county.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22
Wednesday Club.

The Wednesday Club has been
postponed for two weeks to meet the
second Wednesday in February. The
committees will be announced at that
meeting for the New England dinner
to be given February 90.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22
Attend Medford Dance.

Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Butler, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nate Bates and Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Loveland attended what they re-
port to be very jolly dance given by
the Medford West Side Dancing Club
in that city last Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loveland gave an ex-
hibition of latest dances which was
greatly appreciated by the Medford
folks.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22
Moose.

The local Moose lodge is anticipat-
ing a visit this evening from practi-
cally the entire membership of the
Medford lodge. The occasion is a
joint initiation, there being large can
didate squads from both cities. The
Medford degree team will put on a
portion of the work. Social features
will not be neglected.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22
Continued Cold
Brings Out Skaters

Ice skating, a sport seldom en-
joyed in Ashland, has become popuH
lar Of late, due to the continued cold
spell, and every fortunate owner of
a pair of ice skates is making use of
them. The park, ponds and reser-
voirs in the vicinity of the city are
favorite places to try the ice gliding
art
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22
Ladies', Aid.

The Ladies Aid of the Congrega
tional church will meet next Wed
nesday afternoon at the home of Mrs
w. P. Powell at 606 Iowa street.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22

The man of moderate means is a
more desirable acquaintance than a
man of immoderate meanness.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22

Phone news items to the TidIngs,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-31

terested in watching man with a
cane who Tmping came out of a near
yard.
we've enough Of our own to
feed, - it's owner was shouting rough
ly, without wasting good victuals
on tramps and loafers."
The mendicant came down the
street until he reached a horse block.
Airline regarded him pityingly. He
was thin, pale and convulsed with a
racking cough. He bowed his head
dejectedly. Airline stole up to his
side. She placed gentle hand upon
his arm.
"Are you hungry, mister?" she
asked.
He looked up in a surprised yet
hopeless way. The pure, innocent
face of the child abashed him.
GO awayp' he said in a choking
voice. 81 don't deserve anything.
am bad man."
You're a poor man, l guess" in
sisted Airline. "And you look hun
CRY. And I've just got supper ready. |
l earned it all myself" proudly de-
claimed Airline. There's pie and ham
and coffee and doughnuts and it's all !
mine to give and you're welcome. |
Come into the house and see, won't |
your"
The hard, bitter face of the strang-
er softened. Airline had hold of his |
hand now and insisted on gently but |
resolutely bringing him along.
"Uherew she cried triumphantly, |
as she led her guest into the kitchen. |
what do you think of that?"
The stranger sank to a chair from |
sheer exhaustion, it seemed. He lis |
tened to the gay babble of the child, |
sounding like joy bells in his willing |
ears, but soul furnishing for kind !
words and charity. She poured out !
a steaming cup of coffee, she cut the |
pie and loaded his plate and her |
c11ecf dnvOIJrad fhn rnDaSf with fhn !
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-31

Poor mani! whispered airline 10
herself. 81 suppose he's just about
all done out. Sh-shr' she spoke sud-
denly, gliding to the door, finger
warningly on lip, as her mother ap-
peared.
why, Airline! what is all this?"
asked her amazed mother, land who
is this stranger" =.
Airline recited her story. The
mothers eyes dwelt fondl5 upon her
as she recognized the generous in
stinct of humanity in that gentle
soul Airline, went up to her guest
and pulled his sleeve. He did not re-
spond. Then Mrs. Ross, gazing more
closely, looked grave and alarmed.
"He is unconscious" she uttered.
"He looks ILL.," She felt his hands.
They were very cold! airline, run
next, door for DR.. Prescott. There is
something the matter with this
man.
There was, indeed. When he came
the doctor looked grave and puzzled.
They. carried the man into the next
room and placed him on the bed.
HE is very i'll, !" announced the
doctor. Ills vitality is low and he
seems to have a chronic affection of
the heart. do not think he can live.
You can scarcely afford to care for a
stranger, Mrs. Ross, but it would be
unmerciful to turn him adrift. viii d.
see that you are repaid for the ex-
pense he may be to you"
L. -. IL
do for him." declared warm-hearted
Mrs. Ross.
The invalid rallied a few hours
later. Slowly he recognized his sur
roundings and the incidents leading
up to his present environment. He
held little Arline's hand, his eyes full
of tears. He tried to express his fer
vent gratitude to her mother.
And I am so undeserving," he
said and then he started and stared
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-08-09
Such Is Life.

George" she said, Jam really and
truly your little popsy wopsy?"
'"The sweetest peachy weachy in ex-
istence," declared George.
"And you've never, never loved an
other girl?'
"There isn't another girl in the world
worth a thought, sweet"
"What makes you love me so,
George"
"Just because I can't help It,
preciousest."
"Am 1 an angel, George?"
IAN elf, petsie. The daintiest little
fairy that ever drew breath"
"Oh, my true knight" she sighed.
"Good night. Good night"
And five minutes later the daintiest
little fairy that ever drew breath was
swapping mas head off because the
bread and cheese and picked onions
were not laid out for supper; whilst
the true knight was whispering sweet
nothings to the golden-haired barmaid
at the Fan and Feathers, and asking
her If she had fancy to go to the
pictures next Friday.-Londo Tit
Bits.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-08-09

day and put a million dollars behind
our reorganization plan In twenty-fouI
hours. You'd say so yourself if were
ut liberty to explain. But again we're
lodging and wasting your time and
ours. Think the matter over-about
your stock-and let me know before
noon. It's rather cruel to hurry you
so, but time is precious with us and"
"You sit right down there, young
man, and put little of this precious
time of yours against mine," said Kin
zie, pointing authOritatively at the
chair which Smith had just vacated
"You mustn't go off at half-cock, that
way. You'll need bank here to dc
business with, won't your"
Smith did not sit down. Instead, he
smiled genially and fred his final shot
"No, Mr.. Kinzie; we shan't need q
local bank-not as a matter Of abso'
lutte necessity. In fact, on some ac'
counts don't know but that 1t would
be better for us not to have One."
"Sit down." insisted the bank presi'
dent; and this time he would take nc
denial. Then he turned abruptly upon
Baldwin, who had been playing his
part of the silent listener letter-per
feet.
Baldwin, we are old friends, and Pc
trust you to the linton any PROPOSE
ton that doesn't ask for more than
the Observation-Disclosures honesty
How much is this young friend of ours
talking through his haiti"
"Not any, whatever, Dave. He's go'
the goods" Baldwin was wise enough
to limit himself carefully as to guam
tity in his reply.
Again the banker made a comica
bristle brush of his cropped mustache
81 want your business, Dexter; I've
got to have 1t. But I'm going to bt
plain with you. You two are asking
me to believe that you've gone outside
and dug up a new bunch of hackers
That may be all right, but Timanyon
Ditch has struck pretty big bone tina
maybe your new hackers know about
and maybe they don't. You've had 1
lot of bad luck, so far; getting you
land titles cleared, and all that; ant
you're going to have more. I've"
It>was Smiths turn again and he Gu
in smartly.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-08-09
CHAPTER VIII.-Continued.
You followed?" querled Stanton.

"You followed" querled Stanton.
Eyes, and when 1 got there the
colonel was shut up in Williams Of
fee with fellow named Smith. When
got a place to listen in they were
getting ready to quit, and the colonel
was saying: That settles 1t, Smith;
you've got to come over into'-I didn't
catch the name of the place-'and help
u.s."
Again the gentleman with the sharp
Jaw took time for narrOw-eyed Teflec-
ton.
"Youm nave to switch over from the
colonel to this fellow Smith for the
present, Shaw" he decided, at length.
'You look him up and do it quick"
The young man glanced up with n
faint warming of avarice in his sleepy
eyes. It'll most likely run into money
for expenses" he suggested.
"For graft, you mean," snapped
Stanton. Then he had it out with this
second subordinate in crisp English.
''I'm onto you with both feet, Shaw ;
every crook and turn of you. More
than that, know why you were fred
out Of Maxwell's Office; you've got
sticky fingers. That's all right with
me up to a certain point, but beyond
that point you get of. Understand
Shaw made no answer in direct
terms, but If his employer had been
watching the heavy-lldded eyes, he
might have seen In them the shadow
of thing much more dangerous than
plain dishonesty: passing shadow OF
the fear that makes for treachery
when the sharp need for self-protec.
ton arises.
"Tll try to find out about the hobo,
he said, with fair enough lip-loyalty
and after he had rolled a fresh ciga
rette he went away to begin the min
ing operations which might promise
to unearth Smiths record.
II was ten o'clock when Shaw left
the real-estate office In the HOphrs
House block. Half an hour earlier
Smith had come to town with the
colonel in the roadster, and the tive
had shut themselves up in thu
coloneps private room in the Timan
yoni Ditch company's town Office IL
the Barker building, which was TIVE
squares down the street from the HO
phra house. Summoned promptly
Martin, the bookkeeper, had brough
In his statements and balance sheets
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-08-09

Klnzie met the issue fairly. n DOM
know you yet, Mr.. Smith; but do
know Colonel Baldwin, here, and ]
guess I'll take q chance on things rs
they stand. I'll keep my stock"
The new secretary's smile was rather
patronizlng than grateful.
"As you please, Mr.. Kinzie, Of
course" he said smoothly. "But I'm
going to tell you frankly that you'll
keep 1t at your own risk. / am not
sure what plan will be adopted, but 1
assume it will be amortization and a
retirement of the stock of the original
company. The voting control of the
old stock we already have, as you
know"
The banker pursed his lips until the
stubbly gray mustache stood out
stiffly. Then he cut straight to the
heart Of the matter.
"You mean that there will be a ma
jority pool of the old stock, and that
the pool will ignore those stockholders
who don't come in?"
Something like that" said Smith
pleasantly. And then: Were going
to be generously liberal, Mr.. Knzie
we are giving Colonel Baldwin's
friends a fair chance to come In out
of the wet. OF course, If they refuse
to come inf they prefer to stay
out"
Kinzie was smiling sourly.
you'll have to take care Of your
own banker, won't you, Mr.. Smith," he
asked. "Why don't you loosen up and
tell a little more? What have you
fellows got up your sleeve, anyway
At this, the new financial manager
Stacked off on the hawser of secrecy
a llttle-just little.
"Mr. Kinzie, we've got the bigges
thing, and the surest, that ever came
to Tlmanyoni Park; not in futures
mind you, but in facts already as gooC
as accomplished. If it were necessary
as it isn't-I could go to New York to
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-08-09
Have a Private Latch Kew.

A teacher in an Indiana schools says
that she used to think there was
chance for careful, sanitary folk to es-
cape germs, but since holding an ex-
animation recently she has given up
hope. In this examination the question
was asked:
"What are bacteria, and how do they
enter the body?"
And one eighth-grade pupil gave the
discouraging answer:
Bacteria Is germs, and they get into
the human body by means Of q rusty
Indianapolis News.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-08-09
CHAPTER TX.


WnCu G1TCGk mGGIb STCCNs
Smith allowed himself ten brief sec
onds for d swift eye-measuriHg Of the
auare-shouldered, stockily built man
with a gray face and stubbly mustaehe
sitting in the chair OF authority at the
Brewster City National before he chose
his line Of attack.
1--WE are not going to cut very deeply
into your time this morning, Mr.. Kin
zie," he began when the eye-appraisal
had given him his cue. "YOa know the
history Of TimanyOni Ditch up to the
present, and-well, to cut out the de-
tails, there is to be a complete reOr-
ganizatiOn OF the company on a new
basis, and we are here to offer to take
your personal allotment of the stock
off your hands at par for cash. Colonel
Baldwin has stipulated that his friends
in the original deal must be protected,
and"
'Here, here--hOld on" interrupted
the bank president; "you're hitting 1t
ND a little bit too fast for me, Mr..
Smith. Who are you, and whereabouts
do you hold forth when you are at
homer
Smith laughed easily. "If we were
trying to borrow money OF you, we
might have to 60 into preliminaries
and particulars, Mr.. Kinzie. we are
not alone in the fight for the water
rights on the other side of the river
as you know, and until we are safely
fortified we shall have to be prudently
cautious. What we want 70 know nov
Is this: viii you let us protect you BY
taking your TlmanyOni Ditch stock a
parTt .-,,,.,ar,------1s~.,