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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02

hopes of saving several fingers were
gone, but the last report was that
the doctor thought he could save his
fingers. He is at Central Point with
Mrs. Moore so he can be under doc
tors care.
Grandma Edgington is still very
low, growing weaker day by day.
George Lyman's family spent Sun
day evening with Grandpa and Grand
ma Hoist.
Mrs. Lyman. from San Rafael, CAL,
is visiting at the home Of George
Lyman.
Mr.. Shultz and family visited Mr..
and Mrs. Kogars on Sunday after
noon.
John Crowly has left for Crater
lake, where he will be employed on
the new road being made to the rim.
Mrs. Strathren and daughters Ruth
and Irene and Miss Cooper went to
Medford to see the boys off Cor the
front Among them were some very
dear friends of the girls.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
Poisonous Snakes.

Poisonous snakes have diamond
shaped head, about four times larger
at the jawbone than at the neck, and
sharp tails. All snakes, however, are
poisonous during the shedding" pc
riod of seven days. They 60 blind two
days before shedding. The ella pro-
nounce hee-la) monster is so called on
account of being found near the Gila
river in Arizona and New Mexico. Its
bite Is deadly, and 1t is much feared
by the Indians, as no remedy is known
for the bite They are peculiar crea-
lures, having the shape of large liz
ard, with feet marked like those Of a
monkey. Some scientists say that the
bite of the Gila monster is not poison
GUS in itself, but that if its breath Is
blown on a person with a weak heart,
the person will faint away for an In
definite time. In captivity the ella
monster is fed on warm milk and chop
ped meat every six weeks.-Wide
World Magazine.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
THE PATH TO YESTERDAY.

The musty, dusty highway turns
abruptly to the right
Where interviewer branches block
the way;
Almost hidden in the bushes there's
path by naples barred,
For it holds the memories Of yes
terday
The sunshine can not brighten 1t
though all the world be light;
The country people shun it cen by
day.
A path can never know the Present,
when it's haunted by the
Past
For each night tits walked by
ghosts of yesterday.
People hear clear laughter, mingled
with the sound Of violins,
So strangely do the maple
branches sway!
But they catch the scent of lavender
and know that shadow forms
Are walking along the Path to
Yesterday.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
Help for the BOYS in Camp.

II you want to help win the war,
you can do 1t by helping the govern
ment keep up the morale as we'll as
morals of the boys in camps and can
tonments scattered all over the coun-
try. You can help in furnishing them
with reading material.
The government has asked the
American Library Association to as
sumo the responsibility for supply
ing the camps and cantonments with
reading material. Every group of
soldiers, whether small or large, is
to have books. The Ashland Public
Library has been asked to get dona-
tions of books and magazines.
Give the boys good books in good
condition. and write your name and
address in each volume, so that each
soldier as he reads the book will
know he has a friend in this town.
DO 1T TODAY.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
Sanitary Troop Man
Proves to Be Poet

The following beautiful poem was
written by member of the Rose
burg Sanitary Corps and published in
the Tacoma (Wash.) Daily Ledger.
Mr.. Lewis just recently returned to
Roseburg to join his company:
The Volunteer.
Country O. mine, l have heard your
In the war drums distant beat.
Here is my life-could | offer more
would lay them at your feet.
Here is my soul for the white in your
flag;
Here is my blood for the red;
Here are my hopes like the stars on
the blue;
Here are my tears for your dead.
Country O. mine, there are deeds to
be done
That true man can not spurn;
Tho his heart may bleed for those
at home
And he knows he may never re-
turn.
For freedom must live, tho men
must die,
Tho bleeding hearts must break;
So here is my life, hy hopes, my
love-
Take them all for democracys
sake.
Warren Frederick Lewis.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
Arrested for Fraud
In Use Of US. Mails

Ernest Hutchison, who has been
here from Grants Pass for two weeks,
was arrested in the upper park Sat-
urday by Deputy U. S. Marshal Full
Ter and Postoffice Inspector W. B.
Walter. He was taken before U. S.
Commissioner f. Roy Davis at Med
ford and bound over to appear before
the federal grand jury at Portland
In the absence of bail, the same Off
cials took him to Portland He is
charged with using the mails to de-
fraud, in connection with the sale OF
mining stock.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
SMALL PACKAGES.

Give a hint to a sensible man and
the thing is done.
Girls are more efficient as tele-
phone operators than boys.
Don't get critical when your boss
tells you to do things.
When the devil finds a busy man
he goes away on tiptoe.
You can always have what you
want by wanting what you have.
That's logical isn't it?
II you are dissatisfied with your
lot, put 1t in the hands Of a real
estate agent.
used to think was a brave man.
I learned better. While hunting one
day in the hills I stepped over a log
in the brush in ravine. / happened
to step onto a big SOW lying there
asleep with a brood of her offspring.
Well I nearly died from fright when
that animal woke up to find me
standing on her big body. A AZ
centimeter gun wasn't in It with the
awful noise and commotion that old
SOW and her offspring made! Off
sprung, on the run, and I'd have been
running yet but I ran out Of air.
took a friend along week after
wards and found my gun lying in the
brush by the log. Contributed by
the new editOrO
Too often The older a man gets the
less he realizes that he can still learn
a thing or two.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
Gaines-C1ark NuptiaIs,

A couple of our Ashland young
folks took a trip down the valley one
day last week and came back man
and wife. The knot was securely tied
by Rev. Tucker of the Christian
church at Medford Saturday. Miss
Gertrude Clark and Orval Gaines
were the interested parties, the we'd
ding being a quiet one, only relatives
being present. The young people are
we'll known in Ashland and the best
wishes of friends go with them. Mr..
and Mrs. Gaines will be at home at
their Mob Hill residence after this
week.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
New Trail From
Water to Rim

A new trail down to the waters
edge from the hotel on the rim Of
Crater lake, to be completed this year
at a cost of between $4,000 and
$1,000, is the announcement made
by Acting Director of National Park
Service Horace Marden Albright.
The new trail is to be broad and easy,
so that a person of eighty years can
make it easily.
Mr.. Albright went in by way Of
Medford with H. W. Wenzel. travel
ing passenger agent of the Southern
Pacific. This is Mr. Albright's first
trip to this section, and he was won
derfully enthused by the scenic at
fractions not only Of the Crater Lake
park but of the drives coming in and
cut The drive down by the beauti-
full Upper klamath lake. he says, is
enc never to be forgotten, and he be-
lieves that our scenic attractions, in
spite of our other big resources, will
.7NNEivet prove our biggest asset.
Every year the tourist trafflc all
over the country is increasing, he
says, and Crater lake will come in
for its full share. The travel there
thus far this year surpasses anything
ever known before. More than 700
have registered at the Inn this sea-
son, with the hotel opened less than
two weeks. II must also be remem-
bered that large number of visitors
are campers, who do not so to the
hotel
Mr.. Albright estimates that 1907
600 cars will come west every year
with the completion of the roads
across the middle west now being
built. and points out the tremendous
revenue to this district II one-fourth
OF them visit here. Two hundred
thousand cars visited Denver last
year.
Better roads are predicted for this
section with the money available
from the Shackelford bill through
the national forests. It is probable
that the new road around the rim Of
the lake will be completed next year.
Mr. Albright has assumed the du-
ties of R. B. Marshall, who passed
through here last August.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
New Ice Caves Are
Found In Lava Beds

Merrill Times: A number of new
ice caves have been discovered in the
Lava Beds, according to a report,
and are much nearer the main trav-
eled roads than the Bear Paw. The
caves described are fully as large and
interesting as those already known
and are easy of access.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
ii RedCrOSS
Il 4 Activities
Red Cross Magazines Are Here.

AtNu NHocS NAA@a1AhNc @hht
Copies of the Red Cross magazine
have at last been received. The edit
ors explain the delay in their arrival
by the overwhelming increase in their
subscription list. making a complete
re-adjustment Of their scale of busi-
ness necessary. Now. however things
are running on the new basis and sat-
isfaction is guaranteed in future. II
any subscribing member in Ashland
has failed to get copy of this maga-
zine, please notify the secretary at
once
Subscribe for the Red Cross Maga-
zine.
If you want to keep in touch with
the Red Cross work you should be-
come a subscriber to this splendid
magazine of humanity, "The Red
Cross" The editors announce that,
in order to keep pace with the new
conditions and opportunities, they
have made new plans for a larger and
much improved magazine. The copy,
Just in hand, is handsome number
with fine color reproductions of the
most striking war posters, and with
many intensely interesting articles.
Even better things are promised for
next time.
Movie Idols as Red Cross Workers.
Charlie Chaplin on the coast is ap-
pearing frequently for Red Cross
benefits. besides contributing towards
the cause. He recently gave the Red
Cross in his district $500. Mary
Pickford has presented an ambulance
to the Red Cross, and she is now busy
enlisting the aid of a number of the
popular motion picture stars for the
establishment of a complete ambu-
lance unit In France, Miss Pickford
has written to Douglas Fairbanks,
Marguerite Clark and a number Of
other prominent players, to induce
them to each contribute an ambu-
lance. the entire contribution to be
sent to France as a gift from the mo-
tion picture stars.
Chicago Sets a Record.
Chicago's Red Cross "drive" for
war funds was a whirlwind affair.
Pledging herself to get 10000 men,
bers, she actually did get 10000
members, which means that one per-
son in every five men, women and
children in Chicago will have deco
rated the figure of Mercy with the
button of the order of the Red Cross.
The results were obtained by the most
approved methods of modern adver-
tising, publicity Stunts" of every de-
scription being used to bring the Red
Cross and the American public face
to face.
Comfort Kits for "Our Boys"
Last Friday work at Red Cross
headquarters was centered on the
manufacture of comfort kits for the
1st company boys, so soon to be or
dered away. These kits, made of
khaki piped with the artillery red
and designed so as to roll into a few
inches compass. are models of neat
ness and convenience.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
Gold Hill Notes,
(By A. E. Kellogg.)


(By A. E. Kellogg.)
Peter Delaney, a new arrival here,
has taken working lease for year
with William ]. Stewart and Mrs. l..
w. Want, the new owners of the Duff
field & Burns placer mines on Calls
creek. These parties will operate the
mine the coming season, and are con-
templating cutting several hundred
cords Of fir timer on the premises
for j. j. Ritter, the local Gold Hill
wood dealer.
Milton Steinmitz, formerly of this
place, VINO has been with the Hunt
Engineering & Construction Company
erecting the cement plant at San
Juan, Cal, arrived in Gold Hill We'd
nesday evening for a few days stay,
visiting friends. He is one of the
number drawn in the California allot-
ment in the late draft, and is on his
way east to enlist with Major Leigh
Hunts corps of engineers, who are
billed to leave for the front in France
in short time.
Judge c. B. Watson of the law firm
of Watson & kellogg of this place
was down from Ashland and in Gold
Hill Wednesday and Thursday look
ing after the firm matters He ex-
tended his visit to Grants Pass while
here on Wednesday.
o. NJ. Rosseau of Seattle was here
several times during the past week
looking after his iron mine interests
near this city. He has small crew
of men employed on the Flemmings
property doing preliminary develop
ment work.
S. V. McFarren, the jeweler, for
twenty years a resident and business
man Of Gold Hill, is quitting business
here and locating at Rogue River. Ii
conjunction with his jewelry business
at that place he conducts tonsorial
parlor. He has sold his business cor
ner where he was burned out two
years ago to ]. J. Ritter, our local
wood dealer Mrs. McFarren, who
has been visiting relatives at Tilla-
nook for the past month, will join
her husband in their new home in a
short time. The family will be much
missed in Gold Hill by their many
friends in Gold Hill in the church
work and other social functions.
Mr.. McFarren is considered one Of
the best fly casters that ever whipped
old Rogue for the sportive steelhead
and cutthroat, and he is some young
ster yet. although past 70 years Of
age.
j. w. Heron of Gold Hill has sold
his home half mile north of town,
on the Gold Hill Sans Valley high
way to S. P. Agent Jones, who will
take possession at once This is con-
sidered one of the most attractive
homes in this section, consisting of
about five acres, with stately grove
of black oak and laurel. and running
water piped from springs on the
neighboring hill. The Herrons will
take their annual vacation as soon
as they remove their household eff
fects to one of their Gold Hill prop
critics, and on returning will take up
their domicile in town. The family
of Mr. Jones have been occupying the
Hammersly residence property since
their arrival mere several months ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Campbell of
Sardine creek left Tuesday morning
for an extended visit to relatives in
Portland. Charles V. Herman will
have charge of their farm during
their absence. The property is known
as the Erlwein farm, formerly owned
and farmed by Charles Erlwein of
this city, who sold it to Campbell and
H. H. Corson.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
Meeting Tonight
At Public Library

There will be a meeting tonight at
the public library at s O'Clock, at
which an organization will be formed
for the purpose of sending food and
other things to our soldier boys at
Fort Stevens as we'll as other boys in
the different branches of the service.
1t is also intended to discuss the
matter OF organizing a Home Guard
company in Ashland. All who are
interested be sure to attend.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
JUNIOR PATRIOTS.

Here we come, dear Uncle Sam,
Ready to help you all we can!
Well dig and hoe to make things
grow,
Well help the orphans across the
sea-
But hear us, oh hear us, this our
plea,
Kill old King Booze, our greatest
foel
Hurrah for the flag that will make
him go!
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02

II you eat to live, when the wars
complete
There'll be many more who will live
to eat.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02

The first food control bill passed
and has fixed the price of wheat at
$500. 1t now remains to be seen
whether this will affect the price
of flour.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02

Tidings For Sale" ads are active
little real estate statesmen.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-05
Lawson Says
He's Coming
Financier Postpones Trip to
Tell What He Knows
of Leak

Washington, Jan. 4.-Thomas W,
Lawson, telegraphed Speaker Clark to-
night that he had cancelled plans for
a trip to Europe and would be in
Washington before breakfast" Mon
day morning to testify before the house
rules committee, which today ordered
public hearings on Representative
Woods charge that a leak gave Wall
street advance information about
President Wilson's peace note.
Earlier. in response to telsgraphed
subpoena, Mr.. Lawson had notified the
speaker that he would be unable to ap-
pear because he was sailing for Eu-
rope Saturday and when the second
message came, house leaders were con-
sidering there was authority to bring
the Boston financier here by force.
Democratic members of the COM
mittee were greatly exercised over the
first telegram which suggested that
the investigation might be postponed
until spring or summer. The speaker
was inclined to the opinion that under
the wording of the resolution asking
for special congressional investiga-
tion congress was powerless to force
Mr.. Lawson's attendance. He con-
ferred with members of the commit
tee, but before he had reached any
decision as to what steps he would
take the second message arrived.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-05

Hangs Fire
Senator Works Delays Sen,
ate Action on Presidents
Peace Move.
g., Brink ERHOrF.

Washington, Jan. 4.-The American
note to belligerent powers suggesting
discussion of peace terms was de-
bated again today in tho senate. but
two hours of attack and defense failed
to bring to a vote the Hitchcock res
olntion endorsing President Wilson's
action in sending it. Tho resolution
Will come up tomorrow with the pros
pect of further antagonistic speeches
by Republicans.
An effort by Senator Hitchcock to
secure unanimous consent for a vote
late tomorrow failed on objection by
Senator Brandegee.
During parliamentary maneuvering
that followed the resolution Senator
Works gained the floor to make a
four-hour prepared valedictory speech.
Before Senator Works began, how
ever. Senator Stone, chairman OF the
foreign relations committee, with
whom President Wilson consulted two
days ago. spoke briefly. saying the
news had gone forth to the world that
the presidents note was under discus
sion and the senate should consider
and act upon 1t at once. Senator Gal
linger. the Republican leader, replied
with a warning that any attempt to
force action would not be met with
approval
After listening to Senator Works for
about two hours the senate recessed
until tomorrow when he will resume.
The vote on the Hitchcock resolution
cannot come up until he concludes.
The principal speeches today were
made by Senator Lewis, who defended
the presidents action, and by Senator
Lodge, who. concluding his attack be-
gun yesterday. declared adoption of
the resolution would be a leap In the
dark into international negotiations
with which congress had no legal con-
cern and no knowledge.
Senator Lewis answered in detail the
criticisms of the Massachusetts sena-
tor. He strongly dissented from the
adoption of the resolution would mean
the dragging of the United States into
European politics, with danger to the
Monroe doctrine and important do
mestie policies. and accused the Mass
achusetts senator of incorrectly recit-
ing history to put a Democratic prcsi-
dent in bad light
Senator Works declared usurpation
OF power by the president had
amounted practically ito IA dictator
ship" Referring to executive pressure
on legislation, he said;
IF this kind of executive coercion Is
persisted in and submitted to by con-
gress. then our government Is no
longer a government OF the people. 1t
is not a democracy. 1t Is not re-
public. 1t is despotism worse than
any known monarchy"
He reviewed the Wilson administra- :
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-05
Senator Hogan Tells Where
fore of Bill He Expects to
Introduce.
AGRICULTURE NEEDS
STATES PROTECTION
Declares Equitable Taxation
Impossible Under Pres
ent Document.

Helena, Jan. 4.-(Staff Correspond :
ence. 1.-THE difference between condi-
tons as they are at present and those
existing at the time the present con-
stituton OF Montana was adopted and
the necessity for different methods of
handling the affairs Of the state were
given by Senator T. s. Hogan of yell
lowstone as the reasons for the pro-
posed introduction of bill providing
for constitutional convention for a
revision of the constitution. Senator
Hogan filed notice of this bill on
wednesday and expects to present the
bill itself within a few days. Regard
ing his bill Senator Hogan said:
"At the time the constitution was
adopted the agricultural interests were
practically nil-inining and railroad in
terests were practically all the state
had to deal with. Had it not been that
the constitution was copied after those
of other states it would probably have
not contained any provisions appli-
cable to agriculture.
I'm addition to this fact since the
time of it's adoption economic and in
dustrial conditions have changed more
than they had in the preceding sew
eral centuries. To be brief we have
outgrown it. Nearly every really i'm
portant legislative change required by
the farmers is prohibited by the terms
OF the constitution. No provision is
made for such things as compulsory
hail insurance, state owned bonded
warehouses or terminal elevators.
Equitable Tax Impossible.
IAN equitable taxation is confessedlv
impossible under the existing docu-
ment My personal view is that a
greater liberty of action be given the
cities in the handling of their internal
affairs as well as the farm communi-
ty meetings and the solution of their
problems.
"All the legislative assembly can do
s
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-05
MATTER UP TO WILSON
Interest Centers in Probable
Action if Mexican Con-
fabs End.

Washington, Jan. 4.-Interest in the
Mexican situation remained centered
tonight on what action by President
Wilson might follow his approval of
the recommendation of the American
members that conferences of the
Mexican American joint commission
be brought to an end,
DR.. j. r. Mott, one of the American
commissioners, carried to the Mexican
members in New York today a formal
reply to the last communication from
General Carranza, in which he again
refused to ratify the protocol provid-
ing for the withdrawal of American
troops from Mexico. If Luis Cabrera
chairman of the Mexican group, and
his colleagues, Ignacio Bonillas and
Alberto J. Pani, desire it, a last meet
ing will be held probably in Washing
ton merely for the expression Sf for
malities incident to dissolution of the
commission.
There has been no announcement
OF the presidents decision as to the
American commissioners suggestion
that he act on his own initiative in
the matter of withdrawing the troops
and that diplomatic channels be pro-
vided for dealing with questions at
issue between the two governments.
1t appears certain. however, that
Henry P. Fletcher will be sent to his
post in Mexico as ambassador
Some administration officials op-
pose haste in ordering General Per-
shing's men out Of Mexico on the
ground that it might give Carranza
the impression that it was because of
his insistence, when in reality the
chief motive would be to release the
national guard on the border and take
the regulars out Of IA poor strategic
position.
Secretary Baker conferred with the
president late today and later an
nounced that there was no change in
the situation.
Mr.. Fletcher was without orders to-
night to proceed to Mexico, but it was
believed that his dispatch would not
be long delayed.
Military phases OF the situation
were watched with greater interest
today on account Of the probable al
teration Of policy. Officially it was
reported that refugees reaching the
west coast yesterday had said that OF,
January I, the Carranza garrison
evacuated Durango, which was
promptly occupied by Villas men, 1t
also was reported in private messages
that in the latter part of December
Campeche, In the southern end OF
Mexico. fell into the hands of til,
rebels.