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The Adair County news., 1917-08-08
A Chance for Some Missionary
Work.

1t seems to me, thinking the
matter over, that we farmers
have not been duly appreciative
of some of the efforts made in
our behalf, We have been con-
tent to take without giving in too
many instances. There is the
matter of advice, for example;
we have just been going about
taking advice by the CARLOAD
from everybody in general and
giving practically none in return.
This is not right. 1t is time
for us to change our habits and
begin to repay some of the vast
amount thu. has been so freely
bestowed upon US. think, too,
that have found a good place to
begin. 1t is with the railroads.
Even the metropolitan news
papers are beginning to realize
that the food shortage" of the
cities is not due to any actual
scarcity of stuff to eat. but to the
inefficiency of the systems of
transportation and distribution.
There is plenty of food if it could
be distributed where needed. 1t
is not distributed because of a
scarcity of freight cars. There
is a scarcity of freight cars sim
ply because the traffic managers
of the railroads have not yet
learned how to keep freight cars
moving. The average freight
car is said to spend more time
standing on the siding than NOV
ing from place to place. 1t has
been made a warehouse rather
than a vehicle of transportation.
In the course of year its actual
travelling speed per hour is just
about that of a fast walking
horse.
The railroad men have been
clamoring for higher freight
rates so that they could get more
money to buy more freight cars,
but they are letting the cars they
have loaf half their time. If the
farmer was as much a Stacker as
the freight car, there would be
sure enough trouble.
1t is time for US farmers to do
something. We should at once
send experts" to tell the traffic
men Of the railroads how to get
more service out of their freight
cars, how to speed up their dis
tribution of food products. It
would be but a fit return for all
they have done for us.
So l herewith offer my services
at any reasonable salary, to any
organization of farmers that feel
disposed to pay the good advice
the railroads have been so freely
offering farmers for the past few
years. | do not claim to know
exactly what these traffic man.
ayers should do to help things;
but that need be no drawback.
l know that something ought to
be done, and that is about the
extent of the knowledge possess
ed by some of the experts"
they have turned loose on u.s.
E. E. Miller, in Southernagricult-
urist.
The Adair County news., 1917-08-08

Ex-Governor Foss, of Massa.
chusetts, who is one of the coun-
try's largest employer. attrib-
utes forty per cent, of all in
dustriaI accidents to liquor.
The Adair County news., 1917-08-08

Play is a necessary part of
right living. The boy who new
er gets half a day off is not like.
ly to break any records raising
corn or fattening pigs. South
ern Agriculturist.
The Adair County news., 1917-08-08

You can steal from thesoil and
not go to Jail. But you may
wind up in the poorhouse.-
Southern Agriculturist.
The Adair County news., 1917-08-08

THE ADAlR COUNTY NEWS LOO
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-21
E. V. Carter Asks
Aid For Children

To the Editor The Oregon Bel
gian Children's Food Relief Commit
tee, with headquarters in Portland,
has Obligated itself to raise $4,000
per month for the next six months to
feed $500 children in the province of
Brabant Belgium. We have been ap-
pealed to time and again in behalf of
these poor starving children and
many have given repeatedly, but if
they are to be saved we must give
agaiA and again. The undersigned
has been named as committeeman for
Jackson county, and it is hoped that
our county will respond fully and
promptly in raising our share of the
funds necessary. All the banks of
Ashland have agreed to accept dona-
tions rendered, and these will be col
lected and forwarded with the names
and residences Of the donors. 1t is
true that the appeals made now in
behalf of worthy charities are so
numerous that all can not be met, but
surely the pitiful cry of these help
less, innocent children will not go un-
Needed, and | am sure that Ashland
can be counted upon to do her full
share in raising the money needed.
E. V. CARTER.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-21

"Do not wait until some deed Of
greatness you may do,
Do not wait to shed your light
afar;
To the many duties ever near you
now be true,
Brighten the corner where you
are"
Sing it, Whistle it! Live it! To
hear two hundred young people sing
the convention song, of which the
above is the first verse at the clos
ing meeting Of the Epworth League
annual meet at the Methodist church
Sunday evening, meant inspiration
plus. Rev. j. Ii. Van Fossen. district
superintendent, installed the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year.
Herbert wilkins, president; Gather
inc Miller, secretary; H. s. Palmer
lee, Anna Caldwell, May Lindley,
May Wells, vice-presidents; Paul
Day, treasurer; Mrs. Holdridge, Jun
ior League superintendent,
For two days a big bunch of en-
thusiastic Epworthians from the
Klamath district, which includes
Klamath Falls, Roseburg and all in
termediate points, have been holding
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-21
Best Folks Going
Say Roundup Bunch

The Ashland roundup booster dele
cation which attended the Roseburg
Strawberry Festival returned Sunday
and are loud, in their praise of the
hearty hospitality extended them at
Roseburg and of the various features
of the festival According to the
boys, they we're practically "given
the city" Mayor Rice of Roseburg
called them up Immediately after
their arrival and informed them that
the hour from / to IL on Saturday
morning had been set aside for the
Ashland stunts, and put his automo-
bile at the disposal of the boys, driv-
ing it himself. The Dixson brothers
had secured six fine horses which the
Ashlanders rode in the parades, and
a number of fair maidens decked out
in cowgirl costumes rode in automo-
biles and distributed literature. On
every side the Ashlanders were met
with acts of cooperation and kind
ness which brought them home
swearing by Roseburg as the home of
the best people on earth. The mer-
chants of the city gave best display
places to the window cards adverts-
ing the roundup and Hyju Hehe, the
handbills and folders we're distrib-
uted by the thousand and still the
crowds yelled for more. A supply
of roundup buttons was exhausted in
a couple of hours.
From reports in Roseburg papers
the roundup delegation was one of
the hits of the festival. Both papers
devoted a column of front page space
to the Ashland bunch and their
stunts.
The advertising value of the trip
cannot be overestimated. To quote
John M. Scott of the Southern Pa
cific, who was in Roseburg, ut is the
best method of advertising you could
put across" Mr. Scott urged that
above all the roundup delegation visit
Portland for the Rose Festival, and
no doubt delegation will be sent to
advertise along the way and at Port
land.
Tracy Lane and Monte Briggs with
the roundup song, sang from horse
back. automobiles, building roofs,
windows, here, there and everywhere,
never failed to attract the attention
of a big crowd and proved to be
feature unique and effective. Be-
sides these two, those who made the
trip attired in roundup costumes were
Fred Herrin, H. o. Frohbach, w. e.
Pierson, f. r. Grieve and Dan Con-
ner.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-21
President Sets June 5 AS Date
For Draft Registration

ing the frank of the war department
Persons charged as herein provided
1ith the duty of carrying into effect
any of the provisions of this act or
the regulations made or directions
given Hereunder, who shall fail or
neglect to perform such duty, and
any person charged with such duty
or having and exercising any author
ity under said act, regulations or di-
rections, who shall knowingly make
or be a party to the making of any
false or incorrect registration, physi-
cal examination, exemption, enlist
ment, enrolment or muster, and any
person who shall make or be party
to the making of any false statement
or certificate as to the fitness or liza
bility of himself or any other person
for service under the provision OF
this, or regulations made by the pres
ident Hereunder, or otherwise
evades or aids another to evade the
requirements of this act or of said
regulations, or who, in any manner,
shall fail or neglect fully to perform
any duty required of him in the exc
cution of this act, shall, if not sub
ject to military law, be guilty of a
Continued on Page Three)
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-21
Bowers Appointed
To State Lime Board

Benton Bowers of this city has
been appointed to the new state lime
board by Governor W;thycombe. Mr..
Bowers was first recommended by
the Ashland Commercial Club, who
secured the CO. operation of the varit
Gus other Jackson county commercial
organizations and of the state Tax
peyers' League. The other ap-
pointees are B. G. Leedy of Corvallis,
recommended by the state grange,
and John Simanek of Crabtree, recon.
mendsd by the Farmers Union. Each
of the organizations mentioned made
two nominations, from which the
governor selected the three appoin-
tees. The board will consist of five
members, the two additional mem
bers to be the warden of the state
penitentiary, acting ex officio, and
the fifth member to be selected by
the other four.
The lime board was created in or
der to develop means of making the
lime deposits of the state available to
the farmers for fertilizer.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-21
Coast Artillery
Into Service July Is

The National Guard organizations
Of the country are to be drafted into
federal service between July Is and
August 5. The Oregon Coast Artil-
lery, including the 1st company, will
be made part of the federal army on
July Is. Whether state mobilization
will precede this date now seems less
likely than heretofore, although 1t is
possible. No definite orders have
been received beyond the general
ones. The Coast Artillery will prob
ably mobilize at Fort Stevens but
may be sent to some other point.
From the general tenor of the
present reports 1t appears that the
national guard organizations are to
be made part Of the first big army
sent to Europe, although a division
or two of regulars may precede it.
Whether or not a use can be found
for the Coast Artillery in the Eu-
ropean contingent is only a matter of
conjecture. The artillery may be
changed to some other branch or
may be used to replace regular artil-
lerymen sent to Europe.
The National Guard will be mobil-
ized in 80 divisional camps and given
six weeks or two months of intensive
training which, in view of the present
efficiency, is deemed sufficient to
weld them into a fighting force.
They will then vacate the camps to
allow the first unit of 100000 draft
ed soldiers to take their turn.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-21
Students HandiW0rk
EliCitS Admiration

Admiring crowds thronged Dodge
& Sons furniture store Saturday af-
ternoon and exclaimed over the artis-
tic and practical handiwork of the
members of the manual training and
domestic arts classes Of the Ashland
junior and senior high schools. To
begin to describe each article which
was worth particular attention would
take many columns and still not do
justice.
The manual training exhibit was
placed alongside some Of the factory
made furniture in the store, and II
it were not for the labels with the
makers name it would have been
hard in many instances to tell the
difference, In fact, one or two
pieces of furniture made by the
senior high school boys would win
the admiration of an expert cabinet
maker. Numerous articles ranging
from tabourets and footstools to ta-
bles and easy chairs were included
in the exhibit of the manual training
departments. Heinrich Heidenreich
was the manual training instructor at
the senior high and Delmar Harmon
at the junior high school, and the
exhibit was a monument to their abil-
ity at teaching the young idea how to
build.
The women visitors were irresisti-
bly, drawn to the half of the show
space devoted to the sewing exhibits,
and there found cause for hours of
inspection Of hundreds OF
dainty and at the same time practical
pieces of sewing work. No attempt
will be made to describe the scores of
articles Of apparel and bits of fancy
work, but judging from the comments
Of the women visitors Misses Ring
helm of the senior high and Miss
Brandies Of the junior high must be
workers at teaching girls to
sew.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-21
Old Soldiers Will
Hold Reunion Here

Col. James Mattingly of the South
ern Oregon Veterans Association re-
ports that at an officers meeting held
at Medford the old soldiers decided
on Ashland as being the one and only
place to hold the annual reunion, The
old soldiers from all over southern
Oregon will gather here on September
10 and camp in the lower park where
the encampment was held last year.
The new auditorium will be offered
them for their meetings. Z
The Ashland Commercial Club ex-
tended an invitation to the associa-
tion to again come to Ashland, and
will appoint committee to assist in
raising 800 to help defray expenses.
Last years reunion was the most sue
cessful the veterans have enjoyed.
The Chautauqua park provided an
ideal camping spot, handy to both the
business portion of the city and to
the Chautauqua building where the
sessions were held Bonflres at night
and varied program in the daytime
made the old soldiers stay pleasant
one. News that Ashland is to again
be host is welcomed by the war veter-
ans.
In view of the present war condi-
tions and resultant arousal of patri-
otism, extraordinary homage will be
paid the men who fought for the
Stars and Stripes.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-21
Former Chief Made
Special County Agent

r. C. Porter, who was last week
appointed as special investigator for
Jackson county by District Attorney
Roberts, with several men under his
supervision, entered upon his new du-
ties this morning.
The position which Mr.. Porter has
been appointed to is one which re-
quires a reliable, responsible and
well-qualified man, and was gaine'
unsolicited through his efficient work
while chief of police of the city of
Ashland for nearly four years prior
to January l of this year, together
with his general knowledge of de-
tective work, and came to him as a
complete surprise when asked to ac-
cept it.
Mr.. Porter's duties are general inr
vestigating of all cases of law viola
tions which are reported to the dis
trict attorneys office, and will re-
I quire his attention in all parts of
Jackson county, including the Pacific
Highway over the Siskiyou noun
tains, and being a responsible man of
high moral standing and unapproach-
able integrity and loyalty, he will be
valuable man to the district attor-
ney's office in enforcing the laws and
apprehending criminals.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-21
Too Much Speed
On Scenic Drive

prvan Bowman with a boy friena
and two Young ladies were visitors IN
Ashland the other day from down inc
valley. Young Bowman was driving %
bis own car. Up on Glenview prlve
he let his speed craving get the best
of him. Now Glenview Drive is as
safe as can be when taken at a moder-
ate rate of speed, but the ~inuine
turns are not suitable to high spe'l'
Bowman found this out and had 10
hire a machine to pull his car PACK
M onto the grade from down IN e tne
timber. Luckily no one was hurt Out
had the accident occurred at some
places along the grade, the car wOu,o
have rolled clear into Ashland creek
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-21
Five Hundred War
Census MarShalS

Sheriff Jennings states that force
of 500 war census marshals has been
in Jackson county and is
ready to handle the registration on
June 8 without a hitch. Because of
the special state election June 4, the
registration machinery will all be in
shape without extra effort.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-21
J. Q. Adams Gets
His Commission

j. @. Adams of this city has re-
ceived his commission at the officers
training camp at the Presidio. He
will receive the pay of lieutenant
from now on. One hundred men
were given their commissions Friday.
Mr.. Adams was sergeant in the 1st
company here and held high posi-
tion in the o. A, c. cadet regiment.
He went from Corvallis to the train
Ing camp.
Walter Phillips, Verni Mills and
Andrew McCallen Of Ashland also en-
rolled at the Preside.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-21

Over in Slskiyou county, Califor-
MIA, a report is in circulation that
Bray Brothers received $4,000 for
their big stock ranch near Cole sta
tion which they recently sold to Reg
inAld Parsons OF Medford. The con-
sidsration by which Mr.. Parsosn be-
came owner Of the ranch has never
been made public.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-21
Theft Restriction
Proves Big Problem

A problem which is assuming big
proportions in Ashland as well as in
the various other cities of the coast
is that of the theft of junk and small
articles which are sold to junk and
secondhand dealers. Restriction of
sale of junk and secondhand articles,
which will render detection of theft
easier and at the same time not work
hardship on honest dealers, is a diff
ficult matter to solve, and the city
council wrestled for almost two hours
with new junk ordinance Tuesday
night. New phases kept bobbing up
until the problem looked almost un-
solvable to e1erybody's satisfaction,
and finally the passage of an ordi-
nance was left over until the next
meeting, which will be special ses-
sion held on May 30.
The present ordinance conflicts in
some respects and has not proven al
together satisfactory. City Attorney
Moore presented new ordinance
Tuesday night, but some of the coun-
cilmen were not satisfied with It,
Mr.. Moore's ordinance permitted min
ors to sell junk under certain restric-
tions and did not require dealers to
hold such stuff for seven days as at
present.
Violent objection was made by sew
eral to the elimination of the seven
day clause, which while admittedly
working a hardship in some cases
was deemed necessary to give the
owner of stolen goods chance to
recover the same. Discussion OF
means whereby the clause could be
made to apply only to the articles
more frequently stolen was lengthy
and it seems probable that some such
solution will be decided upon. This
would ward against the immediate
shipping Of junk by dishonest deal
ers and at the same time give legiti-
mate dealers an opportunity to i'm
mediately dispose of bulky articles
such as furniture.
The matter of minors selling sec
ond hand articles and junk was left
Cup in the air"
The discussion brought out the fact
that dozens of Ashland boys are i'm
plicated in the theft of small articles
such as faucets, plumbing fixtures
and the like and the selling of them,
sometimes with forged authoriza-
tions.
In any event II seems positive that
dealers will be required to keep COM
plete records of buys and sales, to-
gether with names Of those con-
cerned.
City Attorney Moore ezpIained that
the ordinance now in effect had been
hurriedly drawn and passed by a pre-
vious council without proper coming !
over In many respects the present
ordinance in enforceable, however, and
will continue in effect until a new
one is passed.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-21

Echo-A storage reservoir west Of
Butter creek is being planned by the
Westland irrigation district.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-21

The North Bend box factory may
open soon.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-21

Contract has been let for modern
apartment house at Roseburg.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-28
BACK WAR PROGRAM
DEGS NAVAL OFFICER
Urges That Lid he Taken OFF and
People Back Home shown What
Fierce Fight U. 8. Is Up Against
BY J. w. PEGLBR.

BY j. w. PEtS1bh.
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN DE-
STROYER FLOTILLA IN BRITISH
WATERS, July 10 (By Mail. D
Take off the lid and show people at
home what fierce fight We're up
against"
Thus highly placed American ma
val officer. attached to the command
of this destroyer squadron, endeay-
ored to say something about grave
situation. without being able TO say
anything definite. The officers tell
pienty-in confidence. The corre-
spondents attached to the American
destroyers know that ships have been
destroyed by the U-boats in far
greater tonnage than at present they
can be produced. They know also.
something of the methods by which
our destroyers are fighting the un-
seen menace and of the handicaps
which are hampering the fight
handicaps which give the Germans
the advantage and which the Ameri-
cans back home could remove in a
few months But the naval officer
couldn't tell what h knew. for pub
lication. And the correspondents
are on their honor to submit all their
work to the censorship.
Would Help the Enemy.
TT would help the enemy If we
should tell our people all they ought
to know" the naval expert contin-
ued, "A frank statement of the whole
submarine situation, with its bearing
on the land campaigns. might be OF
considerable practical value 70 him.
Perhaps it would also stimulate his
sinking morale for a tine-that de-
pends on whether he is expecting
great deal or little from his subma-
rine fight But I seriously question
il whether it would not eventually
help us to win this fight. If the peo-
pie conld only know. they wouldn't
for a minute hold back the suppor
we need
Need Not BE Losing Fight.
Though the censorship, with its
evil tendency to shut the peoples
eyes TO the peril, he maintained, the
officer said ours need not become a
losing fight Under present condi-
tions. he advised, the people back
home can give best aid by backing
the war program of the army and
navy departments without question,
however grotesque they may seem.
Just now there are hundred i'm
portant facts which would illumi-
nate the public mind" ne concluded.
LAS long as civilians can't know these
things the best they can do is ia
trust the departments that really do
know. to make the right decisions
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-28
ExHoRTs YOUNG MEN

BALTIMORE. July 2s.-Cardinal
Gibbons. on his s3rd birthday. sen<
the following message TO the young
Americans about to be enrolled in
the new national armies:
BE Americans always. Remem-
her that you owe all to America, and
be prepared, If your country demands
it. to give all in return.
And" he added, II am sure they
will bring honor and credit to the
the country Of birth or adoption
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-28
MRS. CORNING'S LIVING COST
$4,000 4 MONTH. SHE SAYS
widow of Connecticut Millionaire
Asks Probate Court for Enough 20
Keep UP Domestic Habits.

AltiOW Oh
Asks Probate court for Enough 10
Keep UP Domestic Habits.
HARTFORD. Conn, July 26.--
Living expenses of $4,000 a month
were asked by Mrs. John c. Corning
in the probate court here this after
noon when the fidow of the million
aire who died at the Plaza Hotel,
New Yorw. last month. appeared be-
fore Judge Marvin accompanied by
her mother.
John ]. Corning. donor of the foun-
tain in Bushnell Park, this city, had
apartments at the Plaza costing $12.-
600 a year and the widow wishes to
retain them. Also. she explained.
box at the Metropolitan Opera House
cost something. and she needs about
$4,000 a month in order to live on the
scale 10 which she has been aecus-
toned.
The residuary legattes. including
the Hartford Hospital the Hartford
orphan Asylum, the Hartford Y. NJ.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-28

C A. and the Conencticut Humane
Society, were reluctant to oppose Mrs.
Corning's petition because of her
husbands generosity toward them,
but their counsel pointed out that the
estate would probably be appraised
from about s2.OOO.0OO down to ST.
500. 900 net and, because the income
would be less than $500 a month the
principal might be impaired.