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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-20

tricate system of battlefield illumina-
ton, including searchlights, trench
lights, glare-light apparatus and
great piles of star bombs and rifle
grenades.
But none of this complicated sys-
TEN of communication and approach
must be visible to the enemy It
must all be dug in, buried or con-
cealed by camouflage. The high
ways must be neutralized in color to
blend with the landscape. The rail-
road tracks must not glisten.
All buildings must be half buried
in the ground and the above ground
portion disguised with bushes and
shrubs and neutral colorings until
they are invisible.
This is where the American artist
does his bit. A number of we'll
known American masters of color
combinations are employed to pre-
cede the engineers and study out the
problems of obscuring our opera
tions our troops and artillery and
our lines of communication from the
enemy. The actual work will be
done by American sign painters and
soldiers trained in the craft.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-20
The Oregon
Agricultural College

Where trained specialists with modern lab
oratories and adequate equipment give in
Itruction leading to collegiate degrees in the
following schools;
AGRICULTURE, with i5 Departmental
COMMERCE with 4 departments;
ENGINEERING, with 8 departments, In
sluding Civil. Electrical Highway, Industrial
Arts, Irrigation, and Mechanical Engineering;
FORESTRY. including Logging Engineer.
Ing
HOME ECONOMICS, with 4 major depart
ments, including training in the Practice
House,
MINING, with three departments, includ.
Ing Chemical Engineering;
PHARMACY.
THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC, offers instruc.
tion in the principal departments Of vocal
and instrumental music
THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT. enrolled
1885 cadets in 191e-l7, and won recommtn.
dation for o. A. G. from the Western Depart.
ment Of the U. S. War Department as one Of
the fifteen distinguished institutions Of
higher learning. All cadets will be furnished
complete uniforms by the U. S. Government
and the junior and senior cadets, enrolled in
the R. o. T. c., will be given Communication for
subsistence, as well as all transportation and
subsistence at the six weeks Summer camp.
REGISTRATION BEGINS OCTOBER 8,
1917. Information on request Address,
Registrar, Oregon Agricultural College,
Corvallis, Oregon
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-20
Nazarene Church.

People are interested In the second
coming of Christ. All attendance
records were broken Sunday evening
since the present pastor has been In
charge. Next Sunday night "Signs
of His Coming" Many are preach
ing that Jesus isn't coming back to
earth in person. He said he is CON-
ing! Whom will you believe? The
signs are being rapidly fulfilled. The
morning subject will be "How Much
Do You Hold?" All evening services
will be one-half hour earlier-Y. P.
H. L. at $50, evening sermon at
1880, and prayer meeting at 1880.
Whether you believe the Bible or not,
come and hear it preached. Skeptics,
atheists, agnostics and all other va
rieties of beliefs who disagree with
us will be given hearty welcome to
our services. D. Edwards,
pastor.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-20
Apple Demand Strong
With Prices Good

The northwest apple market bull
letin for the week ending September
II, issued by the Northwestern Fruit
Exchange, points out some new sig
nificant features. There have been
windstorms in some Of the import
Tant producing districts, causing some
reduction in the crop estimate of the
northwest. The result Of the hot,
dry weather which for several
months has been something Of a
phenomenon in this section is now
seen in an unusual activity Of worm
pests, and this is going to cause ma
terial reduction in the quantity of
merchantable apples. In addition to
the non-desirability of a wormy ap-
pie the laws positively prohibit the
shipping of wormy apple outside
the state Of Oregon.
The demand for apples continues
very strong, and prices will be profit
able to the growers unless some un-
forseen conditions arise to affect the
harvest.
Cash buyers who represent some
of the best poster apple operators in
the consuming sections of the coun-
try are very active at the principal
producing points in the northwest,
and a large portion Of the crop has
already changed hands. The ex.
change believes 1t can safely say that
the majority of the boxed apple pack
of Oregon and Washington Is right
now in strong hands.
Shippers and buyers of the north
west have indicated complete will
ingness to conform to the demands OF
the national council of defense for
its its program of economy in rail-
road equipment, and intend that cars
shall be loaded to their maximum ca
pacity consistent with safe transpor-
tation.
In connection with the movebent
of the crop, while 1t is little early
to make a clear statement, 1t may be
pointed out that although the rail-
roads still insist that the shippers
and growers arrange to store at least
so per cent of their output, the situ-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-20
Sixteen Military
Cities Are Built

Sixteen military cities have been
built by the government to house the
6S7,000 citizen soldiers selected for
service by the draft.
An army of practically 10000
men was employed in the construc-
tion of the sixteen national army can
tonments up to the first Of Septem-
Der. Since that date the force has
been gradually reduced. There are
certain units in connection with each
of the cantonments which were added
after the original scheme was under
way and which are In some cases not
completed. There are general hos
pitfalls in addition to the regimental
hospitals and remount stations to
take care of some $4,000 horses each.
The completion of these buildings
will not, however, interfere with the
reception of the citizen soldiers IN
these dates, They have been ordered
to report at the respective canton
ments.
A typical layout such as is required
for accommodating the officers and
men at a cantonment comprises in
round numbers 100000 feet of
lumber. Each cantonment requires
complete system Of water supply
and sewage disposal, the piping for
which amounts to more than fifty
miles.
Ten general warehouses with nee
essary trackage have also been pro-
vided where the facilities are not
available in nearby cities Complete
refrigerating and laundry plants
have been built at each cantonment.
Up to September 1 it has been nee
essary to complete on an average of
one building per hour, or for all the
cantonments an average Of one build
ing every four minutes. In the con-
struction Of the cantonments to date
over fifty thousand carloads of ma
terial have been transported to and
delivered at the sites, an enormous
tax upon the already overburdened
railroad facilities Of the country.
The railroads, however, have given
splendid service, all the government
orders have been given preference,
and the lumber and other supplies
needed have been rushd to the can
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-20
Christian Church.

Bible school at 10 a. m. on Sun
day. Church at II o'clock. Preach
ing service conducted by the pastor,
w. L. Mellinger. The morning sub
ject will be "Unrighteous Discrimi-
nation. James 2:1-13, Christian
Endeavor at o'clock, on the subject,
"How We Should Work Together;
leader Oscar Cooper. Preaching
service at 8 o'clock, on the subject,
"Pure Religion" James 1:26-27.
The sermon last Sunday night on
"The Two Mirrors was especially
fine, and all those who missed this
looking-glass sermon would have
made a better reflection had they
been there.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-20
American Engineers
Blazing the Trail

Romance and peril blend In the
tremendous task of 'the army ahead
of the army" which today is blazing
a trail to the French front for Amer
ica's million men.
It's the job of the engineers; and
II means that every step to the bar
rem way from French port to French
front must be modernized into an
elongated American city.
First Off they must macadamize
the highway, every foot of it. And
over an area of several miles in the
vicinity of the port and behind the
front an intricate system of perfectly
paved streets and avenues must be
built Winding In and around both
these terminals the engineers are
fashioning a complicated system Of
railroads, both narrow and standard
gauge. for switching, transferring
and caring for troops and supplies.
Connecting these two webs is a
ribbon of track parallelling the miles
of paved roads, with branches and
spurs shooting off here and there on
both sides. Every tie, every rail,
every engine and every car for this
system of railroads is being taken
from this country. Not one bit Of
railroad material, not single man.
is being supplied by France.
Great wooden camp cities are ris-
ing at both ends of this line Power
houses, permanent rapair gang
camps, houses for maintenance Of
way officials, water reservoirs will
be strung out along the line and at
the terminals. The lumber for these
structures is being hewn from the
forests of France by regiments Of
American foresters. Other regiments
are REBUILDING and enlarging docks
and wharves at the port of arrival
and. dredging and opening new ap-
proaches in the bay for the big gray
transports.
Sawmills carried from America are
springing up in the French forests.
American made well digging ma
chimes dot the line Of communication.
Electric light plants are blossoming
forth to supply the trenches, dugouts,
storehouses and cantonments with
illumination
Miles and miles of water pipe are
being laid. Special regiments of
American miners picked from the
star diggers Of every state in the
Union are in charge of the American
system Of trenches, taps, transverses
and approaches. Expert companies
OF electricians are putting in an in
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-20
Jass Up That
JazZful Jas

Come on with little jazz" howls
the football coach. "All right, now,
let's have lots Of jazz on this one"
bellows the yell leader. II could just
dance all night with that jazz music,
says the lover of the giraffe grab"
and the gypsy goo." What on earth
does that word Jazz mean?" says
the unsophisticated.
The following is quoted from the
Literary Digest:
"a strange word has gained wide
spread use In the ranks of our pro-
ducers of popular music. 1t is 'jaz,
used mainly as an adjective descrip-
tive of band. The group that play
for dancing, when colored, seemed
infected with the virus that they try
to instil as a stimulus in others.
They shake and jump and writhe in
ways to suggest return Of the medi-
eval jumping mania. The word, ac-
cording to Walter Kingsley, famous
in the ranks of vaudeville, is vari-
ously spelled jas, jass. JAZZ, jazz, and
jascz; and is African in origin. Laf-
cadio Hearn, we are told, found the
word in the creole patois and idiom
Of New Orleans and reported that II
meant speeding up things The Gre
oles had taken it from the blacks and
applied it to music of rudimentary
syncopated type In the New York
Sun Mr.. Kingsley rehearses many Of
the curious facts and customs asso-
ciated with the word:
"In the old plantation days, when
the slaves were having one Of their
rare holidays and the fun languished,
some west coast African would cry
out, Jaz her up, and this would be
the cue for fast and furious fun. No
doubt the witch doctors and medicine
men on the Kongo used the same
term at those jungle parties when
the tomtoms throbbed and the sturdy
warriors gave their pep an added
kick with rich brews of Yohimbin
bark-that precious product Of the
Kameruns. Curiously enough, the
phrase 'Jaz her up is common one
today in vaudeville and on the circus
lot. When a vaudeville act needs
ginger the cry from the advisers in
the wings is Put in JAZZ, meaning
add low comedy; go to high speed and
accelerate the comedy spark. 'Jasbo
is form of the word common in the
varieties, meaning the same as
'hokum, or low comedy verging on
vulgarity"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-20

alton may be greatly relieved by the
heavy loading Of cars and through
the general cooperation Of shippers
and buyers with the demands made
on them by the railroads and the
council Of national defense. There
is no doubt whatever that such CO
operation will go far towards minim-
'izing any threat of car shortage or
congestion in the movement Of the
apple crop.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-20

Prineville has secured 100000 for
a railroad. With $4,000 that is to
be raised by Prineville business men,
the railroad is positively assured.
Grading Of the depot grounds has
started.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-20

A new warehouse 30x90 feet is in
course of construction at Ontario,
which will be used as central store
room and shipping point for all sup
plies used by the company in that
section of Oregon and Idaho. The
cost is estimated at about $4,000.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-20

With 116 ships under construction
in the Portland district, large mar
ket for labor and lumber is being Gre
ated. The orders that can be placed
by the government are only limited
by the supply Of wood and metal
workers and painters.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-20
Dobie Will Coach
At Naval Academy

Gilmour Dobie, coach Of the Uni
versity of Detroit football eleven, hay
resigned and has accepted an offer
as instructor Of football at the naval
academy at Annapolis, it was recently
announced,
Dobie came to Detroit this sum-
mer from Seattle. It is understood
that Dobie accepted the offer from
Annapolis because he was not salts
fled with the small squad which the
Detroit university turned out
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-20
AT THE CHURCHES
Trinity Episcopal Church.

Vicar, the Rev. P. X. Hammond.
Holy communion at 1880 a. m. Sun
day school at 9:45. Morning prayer
and sermon at II. Evening prayer
and sermon at 8. Strangers and Wis
itors cordially welcomed.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-20
First Church of Christ, Scientist.

First Church OF Christ, Scientist.
Pioneer avenue south. Sunday
service at II O'Clock. Subject of les
son sermon. Matter" Sunday
school at 10 o'clock. Wednesday
evening meeting at O'Clock. Read
ing room open from to A daily ex-
cept Sundays and holidays.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-20

The Portland Docks Commission Is
clearing site for a large municipal
elevator.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-20

tonments in record time.
At every cantonment approximate
ly four thousand officers and enlist
ed men have already arrived and are
being cared for.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-20

Over 800 acres Of right-of-way and
other property Of the O,-W. R. & n.
have been cultivated this year by en-
ployes in small garden tracts.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-20

Phone job orders to the Tidlngs.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-20
Corn Pain
Stopped Quick
Corns Lift Right Off With ''Gets.It"

Blessed relief from corn pains is
simple as A b c with "Gets-It."
When you've been limping around
for days trying to get away from
q heart drilling corn or, bumpy call
lus, and everything you've tried has
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-21

REEF STEERS

Hogs-There wax real liberal run of
hogs In sight this morning, early estimhtes
placing the supply at 900 loads. or about
81, 900 head. Tho total for the two days Is
the liehtest for that period since four weeks
ago. totaiing 3i,i67 head. which Ia 5000
short of a week ago, and nearly 1000 short
of two weeks ago. but larger than for the
corresponding days last year by $500 head.
A reaction from yesterdays decline was
In progress all around the loop this morn
ins. Despite the fact that q bis run was
looked for here. only about half Of which
was In by o'clock. buyers were all out
early. shippers took the lead. buying freely
from the start. few OF their nrst hogs
were barely dime higher, but II was only
a short time until packers were In the trado
and under the influence OF sharp competition
from all quarters prices soon reached 100
1bc higher levels.
The farther the market went the stronger
II became. and after first rounds a great
many droyes brought fully i6c higher
prices. while towards midday values reached
zoe higher levels and In spots quarter
advances were quoted, sales made just a
little before noon being good loo higher
than early. Trains dragged In all morn
Ing and were still coming at noon. buyers
keeping stuff cleaned up just about as
fast as It came In
Tho hogs sold up TO midday showed a
general advance Of fully 100 zoe. and av-
eraged even more than that. as quality
was considerably better. The upturn car
ried values to the highest point In the
history of the yards, bulk selling at si2.00
mi2.35. and several loads reaching the rec
ord figure of si2.4O towards the finish,
current values are Just about loo higher
than Thursday OF last week. which was
the highest day In history up to today.
Representatiye sales:
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-21

Live StOck III slknt.
Receipts OF live stock at the five prin-


New York, Feb. 20.--The market for coffee
futures was much less activo after the heavy
liquidation of yesterday and tho fluctuations
were irregular. The opening was unchanged
to 3 points lower under renewal of yester-
days selling movement, and there was
further switching from March TO later de-
iiveries Part of the offerings seemed TO
come from trade sources. suggesting the In
fuence OF improved import conditions. but
there was considerable scattered covering
and after selling at slsc. May rallied to
s.22c. while September sold up from s,40c to
s.43o. N,The close was net l point lower to
3 points higher. Sales, 10000 bags Feb
ruary and March, sole; April. S.10c: May
s.20c; June, S.26c; July, $500: August, S.37o;
September. Sale; October, S.4bc; November
q, isc; December. S.64c; January, s.b7c.
Spot, dull. Rio rs. l0c; Santos Is, 10hc
While considerable ocean freight room Is
now said TO be available few fresh offers
were reported In the cost and freight mar
kets and quotations for Santos Is were said
to range from about s*c to loo, London
credits.
The official cables reported showing no
change In Brazilian markets except Santos
futures, which were unchanged to 2b refs
lower. Santos cleared $4,000 bags for New
York, including $4,000 on one steamer.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-21
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET.
Quotations OF tho Day on Various Leading
Commodities.

New York, Feb. 2O.-Flour-FirInly held.
Wheat-Spot, strong; No, hard, S2.O1 =
No. northern, Duluth, S2.lSig: No. :
northern, Manitoba, S2,ti, (. O. b., New Yorh.
Corn--Spot, steady; No. yellow, Sl.l9, c,
!. T., New York.
Osts--spot, strong; standard, i5c.
Hay-Steady; No. !. sl.l5; No. :. SlOOg
-.o5: No. 3, oOas5c shppu~e, IOG9Oc
Hops-Quiet; state, common to choice
1915, 36@44c; 1915, s410c; Pacific coast,
1915, 11d13c; 1915, snl0c,
Hides-Firm; BogOta, 42gi5c; Central
America, 42c.
Leather-Firm; hemlock firsts, SIC; sec
onds, 56C.
Provisons-Pork. strong; mess, fS3O0n
331O; family $4,000 $500; spot clear,
$330O135.O0. Beef, firm; mess, S2$Oon
1850: family. $26OoG $500, Lard, stronst
middle west, s174OII7.50,
Tsllow--Firm: city. IKE, nominal; ooun-
try, III @i2c; special ice,
Butter-Steady; receipts l0,Ob3 tubs ,
creamery higher than extras, AN a 45c:
creamery extras (s2 scorc) SIC, fIrsts, 3s1a
D43t4c; seconds, 36ig dS7 i2C.
Eggs-Unsettled; receipts, a,'2l cases
fresh gathered extra firsts Nc; firsts, 40
94shc; refrigerator. 40n4oi1c.
Cheese-Firm; receipts 3,7ls boxes; state
held specials. 26@2Shc; state held average
fancy, 25625%c.
Poultry--Dressed, quiet: prices un-
changed
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-21
Long Drawn Out Case in
Federal Court Goes Over

Although interest at per cent has
been accommodating for over six years
on the sum OF $1,000 sued for. the
case of the Northwestern Terra Gotta
company against Caldwell & Drake,
court house contractors, has again
been continued in federal court.
1t grew out of the building Of the
100000 county building, and once
went to the circuit court of appeals,
from which it was sent back for re-
trial.
When Judge Woodrough and jury
assembled Monday afternoon to try
the case, attorneys secured con-
tinuance. The petit jury panel was
then excused and no more jury cases
will be tried in federal court until the
April term of court.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-21
new YORK STOCKS
Market Gives Unmistakable
Evidence of Disposition to
Shake Off Apathy.
DEALINGS ARE BROADER

New York, Feb. 2o,--The market today
gave unmistakable evidence of a disposi-
ton to shake off the apathy and tmility
which have been Its chief characteristics
ever since the early part of the year. Stocks
Of almost all Description were taken with
apparent freedom and confidence, rails and
shippings alone showing comparative back
wardness.
Dealings were on a broader and larger
scale than at any time within the last fort
night and inclurled unusual variety of
Issues, but seasoned or representative stocks
were most in favor especially Industrials,
Metals and Equipments
Commission houses reported a moderate
revival Of public interest, but very large
proportion Of the turnover which amounted
to $50, 900 shares, resutedSfrom further COW
erng by an over extended short interest
United States Steel and other favorites
furnished the basis for much of the day s
business. Steel made an extreme gain
of~2S points on steady accumulation, which
comprised many large individual lots. AL
lied industrials were better by / to points
with 8 for Virginia Coal and Iron and
Coke. Coppers were next in point of de-
msnd, virtually every issue of that division
gaining / to points, Utah and Smelling
being steadily absorbed
shares such as the Zinc Issues ami Ma
tonal Lead. also reflected the higher
prices prevailing for those products.
/ War and semi-war shares as represented
by the Oils, Motors Industrial Alcohol,
feathers and Sugars, made variable but
general gains, and Utilities, notably Ohio
Gas and Peoples Gas, registered further
recoverles from last weeks losseAS
ASIDE from Atlantic coast line, which
rose points advances in rails were mainly
limited to Coalers ami Miner issues. New
Haven regained "a points on the reassur.
ing statement made by the directors re-
garding the roads financial requirements.
International bonds were irregular on
further heaviness In United Kingdom is
sues. Total sales, par value, s2,755,O0o.
United States bonds were unchanged on
call
Number of sales and quotations on lead
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-21
Cashing Dead Horses Nets
Much Wealth to Whelan

The high cost OF everything has
even affected dead horses. About
two years ago the skin and bones of
dead horses and COWS brought about
$5.75. Now they bring nearly $40,
Humane Officer Nelson estimates
that the horse and COW mortality in
Omaha is about 900 a year. All the
animals are given away free to James
Whelan for the hauling. Judging by
the increased value OF. the carcasses
a handy ledger account is being piled
up by Whelan.
Phosphorus used in matches is ex-
tracted from the bones.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-21
Burlington to Haul Dirt
To- ELL up Gibson Yards

Advices are to the effect that until
mild weather comes the Burlington
will do little in the matter OF increas-
ing its yardage at Gibson and double
tracking the line from the passenger
depot here to South Omaha. With
the coming OF spring the work will
be pushed with allpossible speed.
The first work that the Burlington
will do looking to the spending Of
something like $l000,000 in Omaha
during the coming season will be the
cutting away OF the hump that juts
out to the north, just west OF the
Tenth street viaduct. The earth that
will be removed will be hauled TO Glib
son and there used to build up the
grade OF the yards. The cutting down
of the hump Strengthens the line out
from the passenger station and to
the west.