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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-24

only in the direction of the Ukraine
and the Don region, but in various
| other quarters.
Evidence of this appears in their
sending emissaries to the numerous
affected districts in an effort to line
them up again in support of the Boil
sheviki regime at Petrograd.
The status of the Russian peace
negotiations continues uncertain.
Reiterated reports are coming out OF
Petrograd that the negotiations were
broken off because of the objection
able nature of the German terms ana
that the Russian representatives have
left Brest Litovsk Up to late houl.
there had been neither confirmation
nor denial from official sources OF
these reports.
Some hint that the Teutonic offers
were not of the acceptable nature the
Bolsheviki had indicated they were
expecting may be found in declara-
tion by Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki
foreign minister, that the Russians
/ would fight rather than submit to
the Objectionable terms. This was
coupled! however, with what ap-
peared to he an admission of Russia's
present military impotence and the
assertion that If the Russians we're
thus compelled temporarily to submit
they would join with German people
in rising against German militarism
the familiar Bolsheviki prediction
of German revolution being thus
echoed.
The British admiralty announces
: the loss of the British armed steamer
StephenFurness, OF LIE tons, which
was torpedoed and sunk by a German
submarine in the Irish channel with
loss of six officers and 95 men
A fire at the great Krupp NUM-
tions plant at Essen, Germany, ap-
pears TO have been less serious than
the early reports indicated, Appar-
emily the damage was confined to
the electric power station, where an
explosion occurred due to a short cir
cult. The building, however, is re-
ported by Dutch sources to have been
seriously damaged.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-24
State Association
interests Teachers

Superintendent George A. Briscoe,
president of the State Teachers AS
sociation, announces that he has Sc
cured for the Portland meeting, De-
cember 27-29, two of the most noted
lecturers in the educational world.
DR.. Richard Burton, head of the Eng
lish department of the University OF
Minnesota, will deliver two address,
es before the general assembly-one
on THE Literature of the Great
War" and the other on The Social
and Educational Significance of the
Theatre" The second speaker is
Prof Frank NJ. Leavitt of the Uni
versity of Chicago Prof Leavitt is
one of the foremost authorities in
the field of industrial education, and
largely responsible for the movement
which eliminated in the Smith
Hughes law.
The first day of the meeting will
be taken up by the session of the
representative council. There will
be approximately one hundred dele
gates present, Every county in the
state and every local teachers asso-
citation will be represented The
council will receive reports of the
standing committees which have been
at work during the past year. One
of the most important reports VIII
be from the committee on the thrift
campaign, owing to the fact that
Secretary McAdoo is asking all of the
schools to join him in this work The
council will also adopt resolutions,
elect officers, and transact all of the
business of the association.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-24
VIM. Farnuln at
Vining Dec. 25-26

William Farnum will appear at the
Vining December 25-26. Read what
the New York Tribune says of it:
Sam Houston is the best thing
that William Farnum has ever done,
Thousands of horses and some stu
pendous battle scenes are part of
the entertainment. In fact, the pic
ture quite beggars description, there
is so much of it and it is so varied.
But bigger than these is the dynamic,
dramatic drive of The Conqueror.
The picture holds the audience tense,
ever expectant Of new thrills, as they
watch the humorous, romantic, some
times pathetic, ever human story of
Sam Houston"
In addition will be shown a two
reel comedy that is really funny.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-24
Cement Plant Shut
Down for HOLIDAYS

Fires were. pulled from the blast
furnace of the Gold Hill cement plant
Monday evening until after the holi-
days, pending making necessary re-
pairs for an extended run the coming
season. In the meantime full force
will be employed in the quarries, and
10000 barrels Of cement in the bins
will be shipped as soon as cars are
available. Orders are already booked
for cement that will require nine
months run the coming season.
Scarcity OF labor has hampered oper-
ations since the opening last October.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-24
Farm Loan Assn
Awards Local Man

]. F. Rocho. secretary and treas
urer of the Ashland Farm Loan AS
sociation, is in receipt of a Christ
mas present in the form of a check
from the Interior Department, Wash
ington, D. c., designated as an "ey-
emplification check" recommended
by the bank attorney for the eff
cient manner in making out his re-
port of the local association to the
Interior Department, Washington,
for the use of the next congress. The
amount applied for by the farmers
through the twelve farm loan banks
to December l is $219,760,74O, of
which $105,136,529 has actually
been loaned and approved on a )
per cent basis. One thousand, eight
hundred and thirty farm loan asso-
Citations have been established
through which the money is bor-
rowed
The Spokane district is second in
number with 259 associations, of
which the Ashland is part, being
the first and largest in the district,
having to date 73 applications with
a total amount of $4,000 applied
for, of which thirteen have received
their money and have all taken up
their old mortgages which were
drawing a high rate of interest,
thus replacing the same with farm
loans at per cent This is certainly
a worthy cause, helping the farmers,
and fine showing during these
strenuous war times. This will be
the means of saving many home,
thereby keeping the men on the
farms to produce the necessary food
products, which will win the war.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-24
Minnesota Boys
On Way to Camp

Hibbing, Mimi, has been receiving
some free advertising from the trooI
trains that passed through Ashland
Friday, having on board about 1,2OC
drafted men who were being trans
ported to California. On one of the
coaches was an immense banner
bearing an inscription, "Hibbing, the
Richest Village in the World" 1t
further credited Hibbing as sending
$50 men to the colors; subscribing
S1,11S,000 to Liberty loans, $27,0
to the Red Cross and $500 to the
Y. NJ. C. A.
During the stop in Ashland the
Minnesota boys had chance to be-
come acquainted with several resi-
dents of the city, who We're at the
station to welcome them here The
majority of these boys hail from the
iron mines of northern Minnesota,
and were strong, hearty, wholesome
lot, the very stronghold and prop Of
the nation. While they had been
travelling continuously since Monday.
they were in excellent spirits, and
portrayed the American-born instinct
OF getting as much pleasure out Of
life as possible They were particu-
1arly struck with the balmy weather
of Ashland, as they stated that when
they left Minnesota the thermometer
registered 35 degrees below zero.
Accompanying the troop train was
Vic Powers, forlorn yellow pure
bred cur dog" according to their
statement, which some Of the boys
had picked up in South Dakota aud
had named after the mayor of Hib-
bing. Vic had several owners and
was treated most royalty, as befitted
his station.
Bemidgi, another Minnesota town
represented on the troop train, had
the distinction of having sixteen en-
listed men accompanying them. The
boys were en- route to Fort Winfield
Scott, where they will be put in train
ing for the coast artillery. They
were the first troop trains from the
middle west passing through Ashland
on their way to coast stations.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-24

On Tuesday, December is, the first
gun in the big Red Cross membership
drive was fired. E. D. Briggs and
Rev. H. A. Carnahan captains of the
downtown section, went "over the
top" with the result that $50 Red
Cross subscribers were secured
among Ashland's business men and
women. Next day, Wednesday, the
ladies battalion modified. Under
the able leadership Of Mrs. E. D.
Briggs, campaign manager, whose in
spring personality has called out the
enthusiasm and spirited teamwork
of all her captains, more than fifty
women began their advance along the
various fronts. The town had previ-
Cusly been districted as it was for
the Y. NJ. G. A. drive, according to
Rev. Mr.. Carnahan's clever idea, by
cutting a city map into 25 sections
and assigning one section to each
pair of workera By this means the
plan OF campaign" was made clear
and covering the ground. certain.
Mrs. Roberta Everton and her
aides had the largest territory to
cover, comprising a slice of the lower
town near the railroad center. Their
returns numbered nearly a hundred.
Mrs. Clark Bush had charge of the
standing army" stationed in Red
Cross booths at the postoffice, in the
banks, and at Vaupel's store. About
twenty young women were enlisted
for this work, and the uniform adopt
ed by this branch of the service
proved so fetching" that II kept the
treasurer busy counting booth re-
turns. Mrs. H. E. Huls also had
booth at the station the first two
days of the drive. More than 5000
have come in from these booths.
The out-of-town captains. who
took the outlying districts of Belle
view, Valley View, etc.. have made
particularly inspiring records. Mrs.
Clay Smith and Mrs Davenhill of the
Valley View section brought in SAT
from their own neighborhood and Sc
from Climax.
Mrs. Joy and Mrs. Fred Homes,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-24
Attention Service
Station Created

An attention service station las
been created in Ashland by the Amer
lean Red Gross. and opened Friday
at the commercial building near the
depot
Mrs. W. L. Maxey has been ap.
pointed by the military bureau of re-.
lief to have charge of the building.
The primary object of the station is
to afford place where all manner
of details may be attended to for the
convenience of the soldiers who pass
through Ashland. Here they will he
able to write and mail letters, send
kilograms and buy money orders.
They will also he supplied with free
postal cards Mrs. MaXey, who was
assisted by Miss Helen Connor Fri
day afternoon when 1900 soldiers
from Minnesota passed through Ash
land stated that they gave out 500
postal cards sold $12 worth of
stamps and took two market baskets
Of mail to the postoffice to mail as
a result of the afternoon S work. One
big soldier wanted to send a present
to little girl six years old, but did
not have the time to select it en-
route. Leaving the address and "a
dollar, he asked the ladies to buy the
present and send it to the tot, SINH
lar requests will no doubt be general.
and the boys will appreciate the priv
ilege of having these details looked
after.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-24
State Tax Levy
3 Millions In 1913

The total expense of administering
the state government for 1918 will
he $3,454,252, and of this sum 81
S56,205 must be raised by taxation
according to the state levy by the
state tax commission. The balance
will be derived from other receipts,
and totals $59S.047.09.
The total iministration expense
exceeds that of this year by $12t,-
l60.59, and the sum to be raised by
taxation exceeds this years levy ny
$156.955. In mills the average levy
will he 30,76 The tax levy made
absorbs all of the per cent increase
allowed under the per cent tax lin
itation amendment.
Because of the 5O,000,OO0 in
crease in the valuation of the state
the institutions dependent on mill
age tax Will enjoy larger revenues
next year. The Monmouth normal
school received from the millage tax
this year $35, ,150.56, while next year
il will receive $37,144,22. The state
road levy next year will total $232,-
151.39, while this year it was $213,-
690.9S. The millage tax of the Ore
gon Agricultural College this year
totaled $351.505.5S, and next year
It will receive $371,442.23. The
of Oregon this year recelv-
ed 263,629.1S, and next year it will
receive $27S,5S1.67.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-24
Would Still Fight
Despite ga Years

According to the Rogue River
Courier, George Washington Cole OF
Galice, "a years old, hale and hearty,
and an old Indian fighter of days
gone by, appeared at the recruiting
office recently and offered his serv-
ices to his country. When told by
the officer that he was too old to be
taken he cried bitterly, declaring that
he would live to be 100 years old.
and that he could do his share OF
damage to the kaiser as well as any
one, and again asked that he might
enlist.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Barnhill and
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Kirkptrick will
leave the latter part of the week for
southern California, where they eX-
pect to remain for four months.
They will go by train as far as Red
ding and will make the rest of the
trip by automobile.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-24

The argument for Christmas pres
ents of cash to our soldiers in France
seems to be that il will save trouble
and give satisfaction at both ends.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-24

Mrs. Walter Gorham went to Ger
ber to spend Christmas
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-24
Ashland Responding Readily to
Call for Red Cross Membership

Jr., have carried the Red Cross
through the Belleview district, Mrs
Mary Tucker assisting them and
reaching locations where even Fords
turn balky, on horseback. Mrs.
Homer Barron has made a canvass
Of the upper end OF the valley, while
Mrs. Elmo Neil has risked life, limb
and brand-new car in the cause,
covering the territory east and north
of her home. All these ladies have
"hit the trail" to good purpose, too.
Rev. NJ. C. Reed, assisted by Rev.
y C. A. Edwards, Mrs. Burgan of Tai
ent, and others, and with Otto Win
ter acting as chauffeur, has made a
business of giving everyone in Tai
ent chance to keep Red Cross
Xmas, while Rev. j. X. Baillie has
done as much for Phoenix.
The official campaign closes
Christmas eve, when 1t Is hoped that
every home in this vicinity will show
an illuminated Red Cross service flag
in honor of our boys "over there"
Should any one fail to receive this
service flag they can be obtained by
applying to the local Red Cross
rooms.
The latest figures available at this
writing. Monday morning, are as fol-
lows:
Ashland and the upper val
ley ....................S1,3 81 1858
Talent ................... 115
Phoenix ............... :. 125
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-24

Total for the district. 81 sos
While our total membership has
not reached the 5000 mark set for
it, it is felt that this was a quota alb
surdly out of proportion to our popu-
lation. Fifteen million members for
the United States means Is per cent
of the population of the country.
Upon this basis our local membership
has exceeded all just expectations,
and we feel that our capable cam
paign manager and her efficient
corps of workers are to be congratu-
lated upon the results of their faith
full and enthusiastic labors.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-24

Phone job orders to the Tidinss.
The Washington times., 1917-10-04
DON'T STAY
GRAY

Tint your hair to the shade desired
with "Brownatone." This new prep,
aration is far superior 70 any mixture
that contains henna, sulphur. silver,
lead or similar preparations.
There is no danger OF an itching or
poisoned scalp when you use "Browna-
tone" for this simple preparation pos
itively contains no lead. mercury, sill
yer, sulphur. zinc, aniline. coal-tar
products or their derivatives. You just
brush or comb Il into the hair and
presto,-your gray hairs instantly dis
sppear-your hair is a beautiful and
uniform color throughOut-the ends
are as dark as the balance and you
have any shade desired from a light
brown to a black. Just a moments
touching up" once q month and no
one can ever detect IL.
No rubbing. or washing off-no fad
ing.
Prepared in two shades-one to pro-
duce golden or medium brown, the
other, dark brown or black. Two sizes
-25 cents and Sl.00.
We will send absolutely free, for a
short time only. sample bottle OF
"Brownatone" II you will send us your
name and address accompanied by IOc
70 help pay postage and packing. No
samples al dealers. This offer Is made
for you TO try "Brownatone" Hair
Stain. and hnd for yourself just how
superior il is to all so called dyes"
combs. etc. The Kenton Pharmacal Co,
$40 Coppin Bldg, Covington, Ky.
For sale in Washington by Peoples
Drug Stores. O'Donnelrs Drug Stores
and other leading dealers.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1917-10-04
100000 NEEDED
TO MAKE Up FUND
FOR TROOP BOOKS

Until every town and village in the
United States has been given an op
portunity to contribute to the million.
dollar library war fund the campaign
launched some days ago will not be
closed. This announcement was made
charge of the movement
The national figure already has
passed the $500, 900 mark. Several
lars than l pc rcent OF their popula-
tion.
Massachusetts has made the largest
per capita contribution, her gift of
SI06. 900 averaging , per cent OF her
entire population. Rhode Island is
second, with a contribution of S15,01O,
averaging 2.5 per cent of her popula-
tion. Oregon is third, with 1881.
other States highest in per capita
contribution are Connecticut, District
OF Columbia, New York, and Illinois.
New York city's contribution now
stands at $1O3,OO0 but her campaign
is still going on. Chicago has $50, 1000.
while Boston reports over $4,000
raised. Philadelphia has not yet been
heard from, but Pittsburgh reports
$4,000: Columbus, $4,000: Portland,
Ore, $4,000: Buffalo, $4,000.
The local committee announced
these subscriptions today:
Arthur Brisbane, 800; Mr.. and Mrs.
Corcoran Thorn, $50; William H. Bald
win, $25; employees Of the Department
of Agriculture. an additional $3.50 40.
making a total from that department
of ET1532
The Washington times., 1917-10-04
.TALORS SETTLE DISPUTE
AND ARE BACK IN JOBS

Fifty OF the 100 tailors who have
been on a walkout since Monday. re
turned to their work today following
compromise that was effected with
Henry Schick & Co, 1921 r street. and
the Meyers Military Shop, 1881 +
street. Such changes were made in
the scale of wages that both employ
er and employe are satisfied. As a re-
suit OF the agreement both OF these
firms have adopted the CLOSED" or
union shop system.
A committee representing the F. Y.
Heiberger & Son Co, 14I0 F street.
and a delegation from their striking
tailors, are today arranging a COM
promise. 1t is expected that the
tailors still striking will resume work
tomorrow. In all, eight military tail
ors in Washington have signed the
wage scale presented by Local ISS,
Journeymen Tailors' Union.
The Washington times., 1917-10-04
MANUAL TRAINING
TEACHERSPUT WAGE
PROBLEM TOFRONT

The Board Of Education today faces
the problem of either providing living
wages for the manual training teach
ers in the public schools of the Dis
trict, or losing an experienced corps
of Instructors.
Most manual training teachers are
married and many are steadily going
into debt while carpenters are OBJ
tanning triple their former pay be-
cause OF the war demand for exper-'
fenced men.
A delegation of five members of the
Manual Training Teachers Associa-
tion put their complaint before the
board at the franklin School yester-
day.
Would Abolish "CIasG a.
The delegation aimed to have class
80" manual training teachers abol-
ished, and to place the teachers in
class "5." to obtain an increase in
salary for fourteen men who are
married and now receive salaries
from $3.50 to 5000 a year.
I'VE are not seeking to dictate to
the board" said. Mr.. Dunn, but we
must have immediate relief. We are
expert carpenters, and nowadays car
penters are earning three times as
much as manual training teachers.
The demand for good carpenters
makes it a great temptation for the
manual training teachers to break
away from the school work"
E. J. Dakin urged some temporary
relief. He said that the cost of living
had tripled while the paw of manual
trainers had remained stationary.
Might starve "stIekInE.-
Mr.. Thurston has asked us to stick
by him." said W. G. Phillips. I'VE will
stick-but we might starve to death
while we are sticking"
George E. Hamilton. who presided,
in speaking for the board said that
the situation was one that appealed
to the sympathy OF the board.
"It awakens a desire for immediate,
action" said Mr.. Hamilton. land we
promise action that will be beneficial
to the manual training teachers"
The Catholic University Of America
students OF the 1ve Washington high
schools.
Superintendent Thurston was auth
orized by the board to make ready
for the opening OF night schools
French and Spanish have been added
to the high school curriculum.
The Washington times., 1917-10-04
Mrs. Stafford
GUes Luncheon
FwSon' 'sBrtde

Mrs. Wendell P. Stafford, wife .ot
Justice Stafford, was hostess at a
delightful luncheon today. entertain
ing at the Purple Iris tea house in
compliment to Miss Marie Peary.
whose marriage to Capt. Edward
Stafford, Coast Artillery Corps, U. S.
A., will be solemnized on Saturday.
The other guests were Mrs. Robert z.
Peary. Mrs. J. Wilmer Latlmer, Miss
Merrill, Mrs. Harvey Delano, Mrs.
Edward n. Hay, and the members OF
Miss Peary's bridal party. including
Miss Emily Steuart, Mrs. Broderlck
Rafter, Miss Laura Graves. Miss
Helen Blodgett, Miss Jean Holmes,
and Miss Madge Diebitsch.
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Lord Chief Justice OF England and
Lady Reading are at the Gotham
Hotel, in New York.
y
To Return From Woods Hole.
Lady Spring-Rice. wife OF the Brit
ish Ambassador, is expected to return
to the embassy today from Woods
Hole, Mass. where she and her chill
dren have spent the summer.
=
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Girvin Peters have
as their guest Robert HarrisoA. of
Baltimore.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth left Wash
ington yesterday for New York. where
she is stopping at the Ritz-Carlton.
She will go from there to Oyster Bay
to make a short stay with her par
ents, Col. and Mrs. Theodore Roose-
welt. after which she will go to Bos-
ton.
VandeEIIP Returns 10 New York.
Frank A. Vanderlip, who was in
Washington for several days, has re-
turned to New York.
y
Rear Admiral and Mrs. MGR. Wins
low, U. S. N, has gone to Newport
from New York, where he passed sew
eral days.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Travers Jerome,
jr., who were recently in Bennington.
VT, are at the Greenbrier, White Sui
phur Springs. where they will remain
several weeks Mrs. Jerome was Miss
Hope Colgate. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. James Colby Colgate, of New
York.
Mrs. Herbert Shipman, who is clos
ing her cottage in Newport, Is going
to Tuxedo to visit her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Edison Bradley. until Novem-
ber 1. when she will go to New York
to take up her duties as a Red Cross
nurses aid at the Presbyterian Hos
pital.
AIR; and Mrs. Hampson Gary have
as their guest Mrs. Gary's mother,
Mrs. N. r. Royal, OF Texas. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gary expect to leave in about a
month for Egypt. Mr.. Gary having
been detailed to Cairo as consul gen
eral and special diplomatic agent
They will probably visit their home
in Texas before sailing.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins
will remain at their summer home at
Mass, until after Thanks
giving. The Swedish delegates who |
have been occupying Mr.. and Mrs. |
Perkins residence in Connecticut ave
nue. during the summer have taken |
possession of 1925 Eighteenth street. |
the home OF John o. Siebert, which |
they have leased. The household will |
include Mr.. and Nine. Nordvall, DR.. |
H. Lunddohn. and the chancellor OF |
the Swedish mission.