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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

those not represented in the school.
Saturday-Return signed pledge
cards to this office together with re-
port blanks which will be sent you
later. A franked envelope or frank
ed sheets will be sent you for return
ing this information. Please remem-
ber that postmasters are not permit
ted to accept packages weighing
more than four ounces on frank.
Fifty-five pledge cards weigh four
ounces.
If there should be any in your COM
munity who will not or can not sign
these pledge cards, committeeman are
requested to send in their names and
addresses, also the reason in each
case why such people will not sign.
The percentage of cards returned
from each district will be determined
largely by the vigor with which COM
mitteemen in each locality conduct
the campaign. School work may suf-
fer IL need be, but please remember
that our immediate or first duty is
in the service of our country,
Wishing you success in this cam
paign, / am,
Sincerely yours,
G. w. AGER,
County School Superintendent.
: Slogan: Jackson County-100
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22
School Children
Asked to Assist

j. A. Churchill, state superintend4
ent of the public schools, issues the
following statement to the schools Of
Oregon:
"I most earnestly urge that every
teacher in the state shall so familiar-
ize himself Immediately with the
message contained In the enclosed
pamphlet, that in the next two weeks
he shall radiate the facts and appeal
of 1t into every home into which her
influence reaches. Our first duty
now is to our country-to win the
war. Other things can wait if need
be.
"I had pledged to the Oregon
Pledge Card Campaign committees
that the schools, if given the chance
to do their bit, could and would OBJ
tain the signing Of the pledges de-
scribed in this pamphlet in a very
large part of the homes Of the state.
Representatives of Mr.. Hoover who
came from Washington a few days
ago for conference on this subject
feared while the children could take
the cards home and probably in most
cases obtain the signature, that the
parents in many instances would not
be sufficiently impressed by the i'm
portance Of the work nor obtain an
adequate understanding Of its mean
ing. And, Of course, the mere sign
ing Of this card Is of no value II peol
pie forget to observe 10. That will
not save wheat and beef and sugar
and butter.
Notwithstanding these fears, the
Oregon State Executive Committed
have decided to trust the schools and
the children. They believe we can
carry the message home to the hearts
of the people. We must not fail.
Helped by all the publicity that will
be given through the women's organ-
izations and press, platform and pull
pit, we must make the state vibrant
with this movement by October 21.
Every teacher becomes the captain
of company, marshaled for a defi-
mite part in the wat.
With the utmost confidence in the
result, ]. A. CHURCHILL,
estate Superintendent Of Schools" I
Salem, Ore, Oct. 10, 1917"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22
Obe
Peoples Forum

Campers Careful Of Starting Fires.
Medford, Oct. 13, 1917.
Editor Tidings: This year there
have been hundreds Of campers and
huckleberry pickers at Lake Of the
Woods. The season has been unusu-
ally favorable for huckleberries, and
many more campers than usual have
camped at the lake 1t has been an
unusually dry season, and the reason
able expectation would be that fires
might have been started from neglect
ed camp fires. AS a matter of fact,
no serious fires we're caused from
this source, and but very few cases
occurred. of camp fires left unextin-
guished. 3
This opportunity is taken of ex-
pressing appreciation Of the careful
ness of the many thousands Of camp
ers, particularly at Lake of the
Woods, without which untold damage
might very easily have resulted. I'm
der the present condition of national
emergency the conservation of our
resources is particularly urgent, and
the expenditure of money on combat
ing fires should, of course, be reduced
to the minimum. 1t is very crafty
ing that the people seemed to appre-
ciate this, and that every year there
seems to be an increasing disposition
on the part of campers to be careful
in the use of camp fires.
Very truly yours,
M. L. ERICKSON,
Forest Supervisor.
By H. D. Foster, Acting.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22
Final School Drive
Outlined by Supt.

Office of County School Superintend-
ent, Jacksonville, Ore, Oct. II.
Directions for Final Drive, October
21-27.
To Pledge Card Campaign Workers,
Jackson County, Oregon:
A pledge card, home card, and a
membership card are being sent you
for the head of each family in your
school district. In few cases we
have not been accurately informed
regarding the required number of
cards for needs of families or house,
holds in each school district An es-
timated number of these are there
fore being sent in each case. If you
run short of cards, please advise us
at once. Enclosed you will find ad-
ditional literature that may be Of
some service to you and your assist
ants.
The county executive committee
recommends the following procedure
for the coming week:
Monday, October 22-Have the
school children take pledge card
and a home card to each head of a
family or household.
Tuesday-Children return the
signed pledge cards and receive a
membership card to take home, with
instructions to hang them in front
windows or other place where they
can be seen from front of house.
Wednesday-Clear-up day. Get in
delayed cards and reports from
homes where cards could not be re-
ceived. Consult assistant and other
committeeman regarding returns and
list of those not reached by school
Children.
Thursday and Friday-Assistant
and other committeeman visit every
home in the community or district
and secure signed pledge cards from
: all homes where membership cards
are not displayed. In most cases as
sistants, rather than school children,
should secure signed cards from
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22
TALKS TO THE SCH0OL-GOING
BOYS AND GIRLS OF ASHLAND.
Gods Beautiful World. No. III.

Gods Beautiful World. No. Ill.
(By H. G.. Gilmore.)
never take my walks abroad"
along the highways and byways of
Gods universe without being filled
with spirit of reverence and admir-
alton for the wonderful works that
have come from the hands of the
great Creator. The very first book
tsils what God, the good and great
Being, did on the six days of the
week (resting on the seventh; that
every separate act performed "WAS
So" and that "God saw everything
that he had made and behold 1t was
very good" After God had perfect
ed the necessary foundations Of the
universe He directed His omnipotent
powers to the creation of two great
lights-the sun and moon; and this
is how, in the first chapter Of Gene
sis. the Creators historian speaks Of
this wonderful act: "And God made
two great lights; the greater light to
rule the day, and the lesser one to
rule the night. He made the stars
Also Wonderful indeed is all this
when we come to remember that the
entire universe was made out of moth
ing ESQ to speak,, and all accom-
plished with the mere utterance Of
"He spake the word and they were
made" Endowed as man has been
with the power of doing things to an
almost endless degree, It Is neverthe-
less fact that he is denied the great
power of making things out of moth
ing"
It is difficult for the mind to COM
prehend the vastness Of Gods ability
to "do things because man is finite
in his wisdom and understanding.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

God possesses three attributes denied
His children here on earth, viz: He
knows all things, can do all things
and is everywhere present at one and
the same time, expressed by the
words Omniscient, Omnipotent and
Omnipresent. The following poetic
line. more than anything else, per-
haps, expresses mans conception OF
God founded on matter of fact Won
ders:
"God moves in a mysterious way,
His wonders to perform"
so as finite beings we accept, in this
light, all the evidences of Gods be-
ing, as 1t were, on trust, because 1t
is impossible except on the basis of
Gods Word and promises to under
stand Alright the surprising great
ness, goodness and loving kindness
Of the Creator of the universe.
Nature, herself, is divided into
three great sections, called by the
name of kingdoms animal king
dom, the vegetable kingdom, and the
mineral kingdom-and it is wonder-
full to study the operations of these
divisions in detail. What boy or girl
is not astounded when told that the
earth-a mere speck in space-re-
wolves completely around, on its own
axis, once in every twenty-four
hours, thereby giving us night and
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

After bitterly complaining about
the cost of living, many people pro-
ceed to stop and gossip half an hour
with the grocery solicitor whose time
is charged up against the goods.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

YOUR NAME wants to trade yellow
dog for a mess Of cats. Address
your name and telephone. Any old
trade goes in this column. Send
in your wanted to buy or trade
advertisement.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

Those straight, soldierly, Impress
i've looking fellows at the army camps
are the same ones that few weeks
ago were slouching around on the
street corners looking like tramps.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

Much is being said about the moth
ers who are sending their five and six
boys to the war, but they haven't
anything on the many that are send
ing their only sons,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

Cutting in ahead" is said to be a
leading cause of motor accidents, but
the motorist point of view is that the
liability insurance companies should
worry.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

The fashion notes have 1t that
women's evening gowns will not bs
cut so low. Perhaps this is not so
much due to modesty as to percep4
tion that bones are not always pretty.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

YOUR NAME wants to trade wood
range in good condition for chick
ems. Address your name and street
number, Ashland.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

In response to Mr.. Hoover's ap+
peal, the boys are willing to give up
the gifts of candy to their best girls.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22
Here IS How It Is Done

YOUR NAME wants to trade good
cow for SOW and pigs. Address
your name, Phoenix, Ore.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

Tidings "For Sale" ads are active
little real estate salesmen.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

YOUR NAME wants to buy team of
horses about seven years old and
weighing about three thousand
pounds. Address your name and
street, Ashland.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

YOUR NAME wants to trade carpen-
ter tools for spring tooth cultiva-
tor. Your name and street num-
ber, Ashland.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

YOUR NAME wants to trade good
manure spreader for good wagon.
Address your name, Talent, Ore.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

YOUR NAME wants to buy good
milch COW. Address your name
and street number.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

YOUR NAME wants to buy one dozen
Rhode Island laying pullets. Ad-
dress your name and street num-
Der or telephone, Ashland.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

County School Superintendent.
4. Slogan: jackson County-100
Per Cent Efficient-No Slackers."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-21
GET INCREASED WAGES.
Boston g. Maine Station Agents, Etc,
Awarded More.

| Boston, Nov 2l-Station agents
| freight handlers, clerks, mail porters and
similar employees of the Boston & Maine
railroad are granted a wage increase OF
40 cents day in decision announced
last night by Henry B. Endicott, execu-
tive manager of the Massachusetts, com.
mittee on public safety, who acted as
chief arbitrator in the wage dispute be-
tween the railroad and its employees.
Crossing tenders are granted an increase
of 30 cents. The 5000 men affected
asked for an increase of rs cents and
an eight-hour day instead of the pres
ent nine hour day
On the eight hour day question, the
decision says;
1T was agreed in common with other
questions of similar nature which have
arisen in the industrial relations as be-
tween employers and men that in view
of the present crisis in which this nation
finds itself involved at the present time
that it is unpatriotic to raise an issue
at this time when maximum production
is so necessary, and with labor decreas-
ing because of the increased man power
necessary for purposes of war which
shall involve the decreased output of
labor. 1t is therefore agreed that the
question of the eighthour day is elm
mated"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-21
SLIGHT BUSINESS
DONE BY ALDERMEN
Granted Free Use of Opera House To.
night to Red Cross and Ordered
Some Bills Paid.

The city council met in brief session
last evening and then turned the cham
trr over to the charity committee, ad
journment being taken within few mo
ments after Mayor Glysson called the
meeting to order. Augosto Sanguinett
was given permit to build piazza at
50 Currier street, and p. A. Noonan was
granted permission to move henhouse
from "a Cliff street TO Is East street
The free use of the opera house this
evening was granted the Red Cross socl-
ETY.. The water department was author
ized to proceed with the work of extend
ing the water main on Blackwell street.
Alderman Alexander recommended GER
tain changes in the arrangement of
street lights near the corner of Allen and
Prospect streets, and the matter was re-
ferred to the lighting committee.
The following warrants were approved
for payment: Street department pay
roll S4l669 street, permanent street, re-
s,lrfacing state highway, sewer. surface
sewer and sidewalk accounts; engineer
ing department payroll. ss947; water
department payroll, S65,27; fire depart
ment pay roll, sl36.47; police department
ay-roll S0s,l6; G. A. Bemis, SIG, sery-
ices as janitor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-21
WAR SAVINGS CAMPAIGN.
Some of the Details Announced By Di-
rector Rowland of Montpelier.

T. A. Rowland of Montpelier is com
| pletlag his arrangements for the work
of the campaign relative to war savings
| stamps The purpose of these is similar
to that of the Liberty bond sale only
that the stamps are sold in as small lots
as one wants to buy and are for the
purpose of increasing thrift instead of
taking money from the savings institu-
tions for the purpose of buying the
stamps. 1t is proposed to raise $1,000
100000 through this means and that the
sum will be raised by Dec. 81, 1918.
The stamps will be on sale at the post
office, banks, ticket Offices and other
prominent places of business which will
be announced later. The sale of so large
number of stamps means that 500 for
each man, woman and child in the coun-
try will be sold. Not more than 500
can be bought at one time but a person
at different times can purchase up to
1000. The management is under the
supervision of Secretary McAdoo and
f. A. Vanderlip of the National City
bank. The interest is compounded quar-.
terly instead of semi-annually, as on the
bonds. For instance. when You have
purchased s4l2 worth of stamps you
viii be credited with SIS, payable at the
end of five-year period. In case you
should want to cash in the stamps a way
is provided.
If one prefers, IS worth can be bought
at once, but the savings plan is to buy
in small lots with the money saved from
any effort so that the children may buy
more than adults in many instances
For years this country has been a spend
ing nation. Now the time has arrived
when the country is urged to become a
thrifty nation This plan has been tried
in England successfully as explained by
Basil Blackett of the treasury depart
ment OF that nation.
Certificates, thrift cards and war saw
ngs stamps will be provided, to be given
10 each person working on the plan. 1t
IS planned TO work to large extent
through the schools The federal and !
state educational systems have already |
started their end of the work. In Yer |
mont the executive board will be com
,osed of Director Rowland, Governor /
iraham and Commissioner Hillegas The
ale of these stamps in year will give
he country large sum of money with
nut the sale of bonds and will encourage
ayings on the part of the nation, be-
ause it is claimed that this country
must learn to save fast. a country /,
worth fighting for is country worth
aving for"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-21
COURT TERM ENDS.
Judge Slack Thanked the Officers for
Their Courtesy.

Washington county court adjourned
this morning without date, closing the
September term. The proclamation was
made by Deputy Sheriff H. c. Lawson
after Judge l.. p. Slack had, in fitting
words, expressed appreciation of the
oourtesies extended by the officers of the
court during the term. He included the
court reporter, the clerk, the sheriff and
the members of the bar, for he said the
lawyers are always officers OF the court
Before the final adjournment the find
ing of facts and judgment in the case of
c. L. Parmenter VS.. Mrs, L. w. Hanson
of Montpelier was given to the clerk. In
this the plaintiff was given judgment to
recover S2s906 from the defendant and
against the trustee for Slll.50 by his
consent The plaintiff claimed a further
sum due from the trustee and Attorney
T. l. Laird stated that the defendant
wanted hearing so that further liabil-
itv might be ascertained. This motion
was oyerruled. TO which decision the
plaintiff took exceptions This is a case
relative to the rental Of the Riverside,
which the defendant operated as a board
inghouse for some months.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-21
HELD INFORMAL RECEPTION.
On Occasion of Their soth Wedding Ami
versary.

St. Johnsbury, Nov, 2l.-Mr and Mrs
w. H. II. Robie celebrated the 50th an
niversary of their marriage yesterday
with a family dinner at the hotel, fol.
lowed by an informal reception at their
home, Here friends and neighbors called,
messages of congratulation were received,
as well as flowers and gold.
Mr.. Robe was born in Corinth II
years ago and was one OF four brothers
to serve in the Civil war He served
three years in Co. B, 9th Vermont vol
unteers, six months of this time being
spent in the prisons of Libby and Belle
Isle
On November 20. 1867, he married Miss
Margaret Todd of St. Johnsbury and
their married life has been spent here
with the exception OF two years at Pas
sumpsic. Three children were born to
them; one dying in infancy; Mary Addie,
now Mrs. w, H. Sargent and resident
of Rutland; Miss Margaret Robie, who
lives with her parents.
Mr.. Robie is member of the various
Masonic bodies and for she past year has
been commander of Chamberlin post, No.
|, g. A. r.. He has been a member of
the vestry of st. Andrews (Episcopal)
church since it was established. and was
for II years oyerseer OF the town A
family coincidence is that he
is the fourth in his family to celebrate
a golden wedding. while his wife is the
third member of her family TO have a
j0th wedding anniversary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-21
COUGH COST
HIM A WOUND
American Soldiers Act Told
Enemy of Ambuscade
and Latter Fired
AFTER RETREATING
TO THEIR TRENCHES
Americans Are Engaged in
Only Minor Oper-
tions

With the American army in France
Tuesday, Nov. 81 tBy Associated Press
Only the fact that the Germans failed
to venture into No Mans land on re.
cent night saved them from an Amer,
lean surprise. One hundred and sixty.
two men, specially trained, crawled
across No Mans land and took positions
in front of and in German wire entangle-
ments at points where it had been dis
covered the enemy came out every night.
They reached the positions soon after
dark and remained all night but not one
German appeared.
The plan was to allow several groups
of ten or fifteen Germans to emerge and
meet at the rendezvous, then the Amer
leans would fall upon the enemy and re-
pay them fully for recent trench raids
A cold which soldier had caught in
the trenches brought him wound in
the hand and gave warning to the Ger
man patrol on an ambuscade on the 9th
er night. When the shadowy forms of
a German patrol were seen approaching
one of the Americans eoughed. The en-
emy promptly disappeared and soon aft
erwards came a hail of machine gun bull
lets, one hitting the man who had
coughed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-21
BIG ISSUE OF CERTIFICATES.
To Be Sent Out in Anticipation of In
come Tax Returns.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 81 In antici
patton of huge returns next June from
income taxes under the war revenue
law Secretary MeAdoo last night an
nounced an issue of four per cent treas
ury certificates of Indebtedness of indefi
mite amounts due June 25, 1918, the final
day for payment of income taxes.
This was the first action taken by the
secretary to prepare the way for the
great volume of receipts under the war
revenue act, and is in accordance with
the policy adopted for Liberty Loan
financing of issuing treasury certificates
in advance of loan. In this way the
redemption of the certificates on June
25 will tend to coIInteract the big flow
of money into the treasury and prevent
the unsettling of financial condition.
The seven months term of the new is.
sue is the longest of any certificates yet
put out, most others having been for 90
days. The interest rate is the same as
for recent issues of certificates.
The amount of returns expected from
the new income taxes has not been es
timated closely by the internal revenue
bureau, but this probably will be done
within few weeks, and the issue NAV
be left open until subscriptions reach an
amount approximating the estimate. The
last issue of an indefinite amount was
subscribed to the sum of SGS5 600 600
before being closed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-21
ORANGE COUNTY PETIT Jury
Drawn for the December Term of County
Court.

| Chelsea, Nov 2l.-Sheriff AFRO A. Reed
was at the county clerks office Satur.
day, Nov. II, and drew the following
names of gentlemen from the jury box
to serve as petit jurors for the December
term of Orange county court: Bradford
Henry A. Winship, jr., Fred H. Bickford +;
Braintree, Fred Packard, Elmer Mont
gomery; Brooktied, A. d. Reed, Ran
dolph Center, X. f. D. 3, NJ. w. Stod
dard, Randolph Center, r. F. d. 3: Chel-
sea, Horace T. Walker, Almon |. Dexter:
Corinth, Edwin f. Colby, Bagley G. Alb
bott EAST Fairlee. G. C. Adams. James
Brennan; Newbury. John Smith (South)
+. r. Meserve; Orange, Henry Whitcomb,
Barre, r. F. d. 4, John p. Lord. Barre.
X. f. D. 4; Randolph, John H. Dubois.
Richard NJ. Rowell; StraiTord. r. G..
Dearborn South, George NJ Moore
Thetford, Neal NJ Allis Post Mills, s.
A. George (South Fairiee) Topsham.
Lawrence T. Welch Waits Riverl,
George H. Hight (Westl; Tunbridge,
Rolla A. White, Walter L. Carpenter:
Nershire, Warren B. Tuller. Edwin Pearl;
Washington, Will J. Scott. Fred d.
Blake; West Fairlee J. II. Cook. Alvah
Hatch Post Mills; Williamstown, Div
er w. Martin, Van McAllistetr.
The present outlook is that the De.
cember term will be short. as the trial
shows only IL cases set for
trial by jury and four by the court
There are no cases of unusual moment
set for trial at this term.