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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-22


French RepuIse Counter Attack.
Paris, Nov. 22.-The Germans last
night made a counter attack on the
Aisne front in an endeaYor to recap
ture the ground won by the French
in yesterdays offensive. The war
Office announces that the enemy was
repulsed with serious losses.
The announcement follows:
West of the Miette river heavy
artillery fighting continued through
the night The Germans delivered a
counter attack against our new posi-
tions south OF Juvincourt It was re-
pulsed by our fire and cost the enemy
serious losses. The number Of
prisoners talsn IN Yesterdays opera
kion has reached 400, OF whom nine
are officers.
Several raids on our small posts.
4sear Bethey, north Of Hill 344 and in
the region OF Eparges, were without
success. We carried out yesterday
and last night several expeditions
into the German lines south Of st.
Quentin, north OF Vauxaillon, north
OF Allies and in the region OF Tahure
and Maisons de Champagne. We
destroyed shelters and brought back
prisoners and several machine guns.
Everywhere else the night was
calm"
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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08
Hillah ShrinerS
To Portland

About twenty-five members of
Hillah Temple of Shriners, which has
headquarters in Ashland but includes
members from all over southern Ore
gon and northern California, will at
tend the AL Kader ceremonial in
Portland beginning January 27. The
exact number which will 60 from
here is Of course not definitely
known. All Of the Shriners of the
northwest will send delegations. At
this gathering an effort will be in
augurated to secure the Imperial
Council Of 1919 for Portland. Seat
tie and Los Angeles have both enter
tanned the Imperial Council, but Port
land still awaits its turn, and 1t is
believed that proper campaign will
bring the council with its 10000
Shriners from all over the country, to
Oregon.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08
Handle 77,625 Hoboes
During Porter's Term

The magnitude of the hobo travel
up and down the Pacific coast on the
Southern Pacific railroad is brought
before the public with astounding
force by the report. of Chief of Police
Porter covering the four years of his
incumbency. During this time the
local police have handled the amazing
total of 1883 hoboes. This means
that in all probability from two to
three times this many have enjoyed
free rides over the Southern Pacific
through this division point. Prob
ably one-third of the transients of the
box-car class are rounded up and
cared for at the Fourth street deten-
tion station.
During the past year the travel has
fallen off considerably, due no doubt
to the migration to the east where
conditions are better and to the fact
that many industries are opening up
on the coast and providing all-year-
around employment. But $3.50 were
corralled at the Fourth street station
during 1916. Decembers total was
TIC.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08
LEGISLATURE Meets
Today at Salem

Salem, Ore, Jan. 2.-Making oper-
ative provisions of rural creHits
law, providing penalty clauses for a
"bone-dry" amendment, good road
laws, several irrigation projects and
limitation of tax increase are among
the more important issues to occupy
the time of the Oregon legislature
which convenes here on January s.,
for the forty days session. Indica-
tions point to the rural credits legis-
lation as being the chief business be-
fore the assembly and which probably
will provide the real discussion of the
session.
The rural credits law was adopted
by popular vote at the election last
November. 1t is now the duty of the
state legislature to make its proyis-
ions operative. The law provides for
a bond issue up to per cent OF the
assessed valuation Of the state. 1t
will provide approximately s1S,OOO,-
600. which it is proposed to lend to
farmers on long time and at low inter-
est. Should action by the legislature
fail it Will devolve upon the state
land board to put the statute into
effect.
The legislature will be called upon
to provide penalty clauses for the
bone dry" constitutional amendment
passed by the people. The law at
present provides only for the prohibi-
tion of importation of intoxicating
liquors for beverage purposes and has
no punitive clauses. Provisions for
punishment of violations are expected
to be passed in the form of statutes
by the legislature.
Good roads laws and the creation
of a non-salarieh highway commits
sion will in all probability occupy
much of the time during the assem-
bly,. Steps will also be taken, 1t is
believed, to meet the requirements
of the federal good roads act which
will give Oregon sS55,OO0 for high
ways, providing duplicate sum- is
raised by the state. y
The apparent renewal of interest
in the many central and eastern Ore
gon irrigation projects will likewise
cause many bills for development of
the arid and semi-arid lands of the
state to be submitted to the legisla-
ture.
Through consideration Of all bills
providing for appropriations will run
the influence of the per cent tax in
crease limitation amendment passed
in November, which provides that
taxes shall not be increased in any
year more than 6 per cent over the
amount raised in the next preceding
year.
Ashland and the Rogue River val
ley will also be vitally interested in
the bill for the closing of Rogue river
to commercial fishing which is to be
fought out by this legislature.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08
Anti -Thievely
Campaign Started

A movement which may have fan
reaching effect in the detection and
punishment of petty thievery has
been set in motion by the city coun-
Gil here. The Ashland council will
pass an ordinance stringently re-
stricting the itinerant junk dealer
into whose hands the major portion
of stolen junk goes, and will also en-
deavor to secure the cooperation OF
other cities up and down the coast
in the passage of like ordinances,
thus given a complete control over
the junk situation. at present, Ash
land and Medford and probably other
cities have ordinances requiring re.
ports from all resident second hand
men and junk dealers, but in most
cases regulation of the itinerant is
lacking. The junk dealers here have
informed the city authorities that
fair license would not be objection
able to them, as it will protect the
legitimate industry against wander
ing fly-by-nights who are fences"
for stolen goods end break into the
legitimate junk trade.
The movement found its inception
in the mind of Councilman A. L.
Lamb, who recently lost much valu-
able mining machinery and about
mile of copper wire from his mining
property within four miles Of here
In search which eventually located
a portion Of the spoils, and which
took him to most OF the northern Cal
ifornia and southern Oregon towns,
Mr.. Lamb found a deplorable condi-
tion of affairs in regard to the hand
ling of junk. He states:
81 also was amazed to find the
stupendous amount of plumbing,
wire and fittings of all kinds which
were reported as being stolen. The
total loss must run up into hundreds
of thousands of dolalrs for the Pa
cific coast states in couple Of years,
and could be easily prevented should
the cities of the coast properly CO.
operate"
1t was found that the resident
junk dealer was usually honest and
at any rate more or less responsible,
but that it was the travelling dealer
who could not be traced that made
the profits on the thievery.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08
Solve Lithia Park
Lighting Problem

A satisfactory solution of the prob
lem of lighting Lithia Park was Of
fered by the electric committee and
accepted by the city council, subject
to the approval of the park board.
The solution provides for the pay
ment for all equipment by the park
board and for the curtailment of
lighting to minimum in the months
from October to May, when the lights
are not needed Then in the summer
months when the park should be at
its best, and the city has a surplus of
current under the contract with the
California Oregon Power Company,
the current will be furnished by the
light department and the park light
ed at no extra cost to the taxpayers.
This can be done by running the mu-
nicipal plant at full capacity all sum-
mer.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08
Vining Crowded
For Vaudeville

The vaudeville at the Vining thea
tire last Thursday evening attracted
a good sized crowd and on the whole
was very pleasing. The second act, a
comedy and song sketch by Tom Bee
son Jr. and TriXie Harris, was an
irresistible laugh provoker even here
in staid Ashland, which must have
its comedy really funny before it will
laugh. This act overcame a slight
disappointment left by the first act,
which was operate singing which
was lacking in spots owing to the
lack of opportunity for rehearsal due
to late train. The third act, a
sketch, was fair
Ashland theatregoers showed
plainly that they appreciate vaudet
vile and want more of it. Some of
the best acts now on the coast are
said to be listed for this city.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08
Cost Fifteen
Cents to OVerSleep

Residents of the city who have TAX
en- advantage of the prOffer of free
porch lights will have to be more
careful about burning the lights in
the daytime hereafter. Oversleeping
may cost fifteen cents a month. The
council has decided, in view of the
fact that great many leave the
porch lights wastefully burning all
day, to charge fifteen cents for the
month in which the use of free porch
light current in the daytime is de-
tected. All of the city employees will
be committees of one to report porch
lights burning in the daytime. They
will, however, call at the house and
call the owners attention to the
burning light so that when the extra
fifteen cents appears on the light bill
at the end of the month there will
be no opportunity for denial.
This ruling, of course, does not af-
feet those who have been paying for
their porch lights or who have the
porch lights on a meter. Many
houses which have meters have the
porch lights cut in ahead of the me-
ters, however, so that the current
does not register.
The charge was placed at fifteen
cents because that would be the
charge made for a porch light under
the flat rate were the free usage not
granted.
The porch lights should be turned
off between a. m. and 5 p. m.
Should you oversleep, it may cost you
fifteen cents.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08
December Thirst
Worst OF Year

Liquor importations into Ashland
during the month of December took
another big jump over the preceding
month a total of 357 gallons being
shipped in. OF this amount 273 gal
Ions was whiskey, beer 81, wine Z,
brandy s and alcohol 2. The few
days just previous to Christmas were
the busiest of the year, the express
office reporting the largest business
of the year on the Saturday preceding
the holiday.
During the year 1915, 1875 gal
Ions were brought into this city by
common carrier. The police depart
ment figures the value of this amount
to have been $500.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08
Prisoners Escape
And One Breaks Hip

The first successful jail break to
occur at the Jackson county Jail was
pulled off at Jacksonville Saturday
evening, and George Bopp is free
from the tolls of the law. His part
ner in the attempt, Louis Levine, is
al qlcred Heart hospital with brok-
en- hip sustained in a fall from the
roof Of the Jail.
George Bopp and Louis Levine
were members of gang of |. w.
W.'s held in the county jail awaiting
trial for the shooting of a Southern
Pacific brakeman at Steinman, a
month ago.
The two men crawled from the top
tier of cells to the skylight and onto
the roof of the Jail. From the caves
they dropped onto an adjoining shed,
a distance of twenty feet. Bopp sue
ceede1 in breaking his fall thusly,
but Levine missed the roof and
struck with terrific force on the ce-
ment walk, breaking his left hip. 1t
is compound fracture. Bopp, once
free, escaped, the first alarm being
sounded lY Levine's moans for help.
The two men laid their plan for
escape with care, and taking advan
tage of a change in the sheriff's Of
flee last Tuesday, worked with little
hindrance. They did not confide
their plans to any of the other prisr
oners.
The authorities in California and
Oregon towns were advised to keep
watch for the escaped Bopp, and a
sheriff's posse is looking for him.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08
Annual State Poultry Show
Begins Tomorrow At MedfOrd

The chicken is king, or queen, at
Medford beginning tomorrow when
the state poultry show will be held in
that city This is the biggest event
in state chicken circles of the year
and every poultry raiser in southern
Oregon Intends to visit the exhibition
during the session. The show will
be held in the Korinek building.
The Southern Pacific Company has
granted visitors to the state poultry
show to be held in Medtord opening
at Tuesday noon, special rates from
Willamette valley points and other
stations en- the route. It is expected
that the first shipments of birds will
be received today. Entries will be
accepted up to tonight.
Thursday has been selected as the
school children's day for free admis-
sion. They may appear at the door
of the show for passes" into the
show at any hour of the day or even
ing.
There will be several thousand dol
lars worth of fine poultry on ex-
hibition, some of the choicest birds of
the state having been already en-
tered. Jackson county breeders are
prepared to surprise the old-time
poultry breeders of the Willamette
valley, local officials say. They have
made excellent progress during the
mast wear
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08
Schools Again
Take Up the Grind

After enjoying. two weeks of vaca-
tion, many an unhappy boy and girl
dragged out of bed at an earlier hour
than the last two weeks have al
lowed, this morning at the call of the
school bell. No more vacation will
occur between now and the summer
vacation. Examinations coming in
the very immediate future do not
leave the leisure-loving student much
time for regret, however.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08

Newly invented electric incubators
and brooders will be on exhibition.
Captain A. j. Vance, manager of the
telephone company, has an incubator
filled with eggs that will hatch dur.
ing the show. Friday of next week
is the day the chicks should appear
to help to entertain the visitors.
The several classes of birds on ex-
hibition will be much improved over
those of the last local poultry show.
Inquiries about the show and the
interest manifested generally give
promise of large attendance, both
locally and from upstate counties.
County Pathologist C. C. Cate, who
went to Corvallis Thursday evening,
will arrange to have DR.. Dryden or
Mr. Lamb from the Oregon Agricul-
tural College deliver lecture during
the progress Of the show. Professor
F. c. Reimer of the southern Oregon
experiment station will deliver an
address to the farmers and poultry
people and others will speak on APP
propriate subjects.
The purpose of the local manage
ment is to make one of the best and
most valuable educational shows of
the kind ever held in the state. 1t is
the southern Oregon associations in
tentiOn to place Jackson and its sis
ter counties on the map as technical
poultry region of the coast.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08
Clouds Part and
Valley Sees Eclipse

The clouds and fog which have
shrouded the sun and the stars for
the past week graciously parted last
night and allowed the Rogue River
valley to witness that sight of the
skies, total eclipse of the moon.
The moon was a mere shadow of it.
self by II O'Clock and at IL was hid
den by the earth's shadow. Many
braved the chilly night air to watch
the eclipse.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08
Combines Police
And Fire Work

Following the disastrous fire in the
Allen and Cunningham buildings, the
city authorities deemed It necessary
that a third man be added TO the fire
department. In order TO meet this
need and at the same time to assist
in the patrolling Of the city which
has become a more difficult problem
because of the cutting down of the
appropriation for the police depart
ment on the supposition that two men
could handle the work, third man
has been added who will act as a fire
man and also will patrol the uptown
business section from IL o'clock on
at night.
In making the appointment Of ].
r. Pettinger to this place last week,
Mayor Lamkin called the attention
of the council to the fact that the
city was too spread out to allow of
efficient patrol by one man and that
the fireman-policeman would be just
as valuable to the fire department
when patrolling tho uptown section
as when at the station.
A discussion Of the reduction of
the volunteer fire-fighting force
occasioned by recommendation
from the fire committee brought
forth a vigorous protest from Fire
Chief Robinson, Councilman Banta
apparently having misunderstood a
statement of mis-. The recommenda-
tion was referred back to the fire
committee.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08
State Rural Credits
Operation Delayed

The State Land Board at a special
meeting at Salem last week decided
not to proceed to put the rural credits
amendment into operation until after
the legislature meets and enacts law
prescribing the details of tho proceed
ure. 1t will become effective on Feb
ruary 3, instead of on January 7, as
some supposed, so Assistant Attorney
Gneral Van Wrinkle said, so there is
time for the legislature to act.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08
Many Cars Out for
Exhilarating Spin

A great majority of the car owners
of the valley took advantage of the
sunshine Sunday to take an exhil-
arating spin on the Pacific Highway.
Scores of cars from Medford came
up as far as the foot Of Billings hill
and then turned back, not wishing to
attempt the rutty hill.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08
Auto Increases ll9
In FOur-Year Period

During the past four years, looked
back upon as four years Of hard
times" by the average citizen, the
number of automobiles In Ashland in
creased from twcnty-eight to one hun
dred and forty-seven, an increase Of
one hundred and nineteen. This
means an investment of close to
100000 exclusive of the cars which
were bought and sold or replaced by
new ones.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08
Baby SCalded to
Death at CopcO

Clarence Wilfred Burgess, infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Burgess
of Copco, met with a serious accident
that resulted in death last Friday.
The little one while playing at homo
fell into 2 pan of hot water and was
seriously scalded. Death relieved the
child's sufferings a few hours later.
Funeral services were held in the
Catholic, church in Yreka, conducted
by Rev. James O'Meara. Interment
was made in the Catholic cemetery.
The little boy was only nineteen
months old.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08

Mr.. and Mrs. M. W. Lockname of
Twin Falls, Idaho, who for the past
few weeks have been occupying fur
nished apartments in the e. B. Shaw
residence on D street, have gone to
Bend to locate on a ranch in that vi
cinity.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08
NUMBER 66
Believes CannerieS
Kill SteelheadS

In the Sunday issue of the Port
land Journal, w. j. Winner, and Ore
gon pioneer and a resident of Waldo,
springs to the defense of the fish Of
the Rogue river with one of the most
logical letters which have appeared
upon the subject. 1t is printed here
with:
Waldo, Ore, Jan. A TO the Ed
itor of the Journal: The people of
southern Oregon have at last revolt
ed against the fish speculator. The
uncivilizod 'redskin maintained the
fish and game in splendid condition
for untold centuries, turning the
country over to the white man full
of game and fish. 1t has taken the
"paleface' only fifty years to almost
or quite eXtinguish the two from the
face of the earth. The coming of tho
canneries and other legalized fishing
seems to have settled the fish ques-
tion against the people. The repeat
ing rifle and the hide hunter did the
job for the deer, making the deer so
scarce that the predatory animals are
cleaning up the quails and silver
squirrels and will eventually finish
the deer.
1T was said that one man on the
Applegate some years ago killed
1900 deer in one season and sold
the hides for so cents each. A
brother of the writer at that time
saw five old bucks dead in one group,
with the skins removed and the car
casses rotting, all the work of this
same man. have seen 1000 to
1000 pounds of fresh fish shipped
by rail from Grants Pass each morn
ing. when resident could not buy
mess of fish for his breakfast.
when first saw the Rogue river
in the summer of 1863 1t was alive
with sporting fish, and not a spottei
one to be seen; and the talk was that
during the running season 1t was
often difficult to get a horse to ell
ter the ford Of the small tributaries
because OF the floundering fish in It.
"These things have disappeared.
believe IL is fact that the canneries
destroy thousands of steelheads be-
cause, first, they eat the salmon eggs
and second, because they get fast in
the nets and interfere with the catch
of salmon.
"The late Z. D. Hume was the best
posted man on salmon on the Pacific
coast. He published book proving
that the salmon, by nature, when
done spawning, returns to salt water
and are healed. This he proved by
marks and tags exhibited by return
ing fish.
Nov the rivers are so obstructed
with nets and dams that the fish are
co completely bruised and beaten up
that they die along the banks of the
streams, unable to make the trip
back to salt water
Shall one professional fisherman
in quest of the almighty dollar trap
and sell the fish, thus depriving a
thousand struggling home builders
on the upper streams of one Of na-
tures assets end an occasional mess
Of fish for their families?
"0regon's past record with regard
to her fish and game is a disgrace to
civilization.
"The pioneer heard no complaint
of dead fish along the river banks
"W. J. WIMER."
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08

G.. c. Cate, county pathologist, is
in Corvallis attending the Farmers
and Home Makers Week and the
convention of county agents. While
there he will also take up the matter
of oil sprays with the departments
of plant pathology and entomology
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08
Business Men
Will Meet Tonight

The Business Mems Association
will hold its annual election Of Of
ficers tonight. The meeting will be
held in Auxiliary hall and refresh
ments served, following the business
session and election.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08

From now till the beginning of TAX
ing our annual invoice we will sacri-
flee all profits. We need the money;
you need the goods. See our ad.
Ashland Trading Co. 64-2t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08

Bring your fancy work, If you like,
when you come to the Civic Club to-
morrow. We are going to have
social good time after the business
meeting. Time, 2:30 o'clock. Plase,
Auxiliary hall.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08

Superintendent Van Fossen of the
Methodist church district went to
Grants Pass Sunday and occupied the
pulpit Of the Pass church:
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08

Dustin Farnum will be shown
Wednesday night at the Vining
theatre in "Parson of Paramint,"
said to be one Of his very best char
acterizations.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08

Woolen mills at Oregon City have
shared profits with 400 employees.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08

Mrs. Andy McCarty Of Grants Pass
is visiting In this city for few days.