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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-12-15
N "
THE OLD CAR
coaches.

The present prospect in the motor industry IS
that many producers will stop turning out pleasure
during the war. Airplane and other war work
will absorb their energies. reduced output of the
pleasure altogether probable with fewer
changes in models New may become hard to
get and likely to increase in price Under these
conditions lot of people that have bought new au-
tomobnos every year two will think twice about
it now
Public sentiment never condemned the man OF
wealth who wished to use his money in this way. At
least he makes work for other people, and lot Of
purchasers are enabled to buy high grade used cars
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-12-15
Replies In German;
Is Taken On U-Boat

American Naval Base in British
Waters, Dec. 1.-THE American who
was taken prisoner by the crew of
the German submarine which torpe-
doed the United States destroyer ia
cob Jones, spoke German, according
to survivors. He was on a raft and
when hailed by the Germans replied
to them in their native tongue. There
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-12-15
SELF IMPROVEMENT FOR SOLDIERS

Visitors to the army camps who have looked over
the little libraries that accommodating there from
popular gift, find very large proportion of light
novels. certain proportion of light fiction will of
course much good. A cheerful story will bright
en- up lonely and homesick hours.
But the report from the camps is that many
soldiers calling for really good reading They
are ambitious to the chance to become more in
telligent and make up gaps in their education
In this period of his life, the soldier may well
find some time for permanent self improvement or
with his comrades. Also the camp life will provide
many interesting entertainments and lectures. But
there will be many idle hours The more ambitious
men will fritter these away. They represent
real chance for self improvement Probably never
again will there be chance to do really good
reading. n D. x vi
1t would be too much to expect that after the
hard labor of their training many of the boys would
have energy for aborious study. But they will at
least find it pays to read good books. The master
pieces of literature and informative books history
travel and social science do great deal for the
growing mind of young man. Once fellow gets
interested in them light novels lose their charm.
In making gifts to camp Libraries, the public
should have this in mind. Many people simply send
their own homes. Meanwhile there are on our shelves
books of solid worth that will be locked
at again If to the soldiers they will be read
and 1t too bad to have them lie
idle when they could be SO useful.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-12-15

er, 1916. In the wooden industry
the years increase was 41.6; hosiery
and underwear 22.2; paper making,
oil; cotton finishing, 2O.6.
The greatest increase in number
of employees was ia per cent in the
iron and steel mills. Seven other
industries, boots and shoes, cotton
manufacturing, hosiery and under
wear, silk, car building and repair
ing. automobile manufacturing and
leather working employed less per-
sons than a year ago. n
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-12-15
Cold Intense i'm Ohio Valley.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE coolest
December weather in forty years
was recorded in the Ohio valley today
with minimum temerature of 10
degrees below zero at Cincinnati. In
all parts of the county east of the
Rocky mountains the temperature
was from 20 to 40 degrees below the
usual average at this time of the
year.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-12-15
END STOMACH TROUBLE,
= GASES OR DYSPEPSIA
"Pape's Diapepsin" makes sick, sour
gassy stomachs surely feel fine
In five minutes.

If what you just ate is souring on
your stomach or lies like lump Of
lead, or you belch gas and eructate
sour, undigested food, or have q feeling
of dizziness, heartburn, fullness, nausea,
bad taste in mouth and stomach head.
ache, you can get relief in five minutes
by neutralizing acidity. Put an end to
such stomach distress now by getting a
large fifty-cent case Of Pape's Diapepsin
from any drug store. You realize in
five minutes how needless it is to suffer
from indigestion, dyspepsia or any stom.
ach disorder caused by food fermentation
due to excessive acid in stomach.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-12-15
One Dead. Four Hurt
In Snow PlOw Wreck

Denver, Colo, Dec. 12.-E. N.
Lewis, the engineer was killed and
four men were severely scalded as
snow slide derailed rotary snow
plow and engine last night on the
Denver and Salt Lake Railroad on
Mount Corona.
The injured are ]. I. Snyder, en-
gineer; c. G. Gillett. fireman; Frank
Lewis, fireman. and Clyde Wilson,
otary pilot.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-12-15
Big Wage Increases
For u. S. Are Shown

Washington, Dec. 12.-Numerous
wage increases are shown on Octob-
er pay rolls of principal industries
OF the United States. In the iron
and steel trade total pay rolls amount
to 49.2 per cent more than in Octob-
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-12-15

upon several of the men on the u
boat lifted him into the coming tow
er. Then the boat was submerged.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
RELIGIONS IN CHINA.
One For Everyday Life, One For Sick.
ness and One For Death.

One For Everyday Life, One For Sick.
ness and One For Death.
The state religion is not Confucian-
ism, though founded on It. To the
worship of heaven it adds the worship
of nature In its chief material forms.
such as the earth. sun. moon and stars.
mountains and rivers. To the cults OF
ancestors II not only adds that of he.
roes, but expands SO as to take in
mans of the divinities Of Taoism and
bGldhism thus forming a compound
Of the three religions.
Logically the three are irreconciable,
the Taoist being materialism, the Bud
dhlst idealism and the Confucian es-
sentially ethical. Yet the people, like
the state, make of them a unity by
swallowing portions Of each. In ordi-
nary their lives are regulated by Con
fucian forms; In sickness they call in
Taoist priests to exercise evil spirits,
and at funerals they have Buddhist
priests to say masses for the repose OF
the soul.
Besides the women and the priest
hood the two sects last named have
very few professed adherents, though
the whole nation is more or less tinged
by them. The men (at least those who
can read almost without exception pro-
fess to be followers OF Confucius.-Sci
entific Monthly.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
LEGALIzED MECHANICS.
They Appeared In Official Records In
Colonial Times.


Nicknames are not likely to 90 out of
fashion so long as human nature re-
mains what il is In these days. how.
ever. it is not customary to spread
such titles upon official records, as was
formerly the habit, according to the
archives Of several Of our states.
In the Dutch records in 1914 we have
John Petersen, alias Friend John. In
the Newtown purchase from the In
dians, dated in 1856. one of the bound
aries is "by Dutchmans land called
Hans the Boore," and In the Bushwick
patent, dated Oct. u, 1861 one of the
boundaries is John the Swede's mead
ow." In 1895, In the Kings county rec
Ords, a man is named living at Cow
anus as "Tunis the Fisher"
The common council OF New York I'm
1901 ordered fish TO be brought into the
dock "over against the city hall or the
house that Long Mary formerly lived
in." and in the same year an order was
passed that TOpknot Betty and her
children be provided for as objects of
charity"
The explanation of this custom in
many cases was that the persons in
question either had no family names or
had forgotten them, so that the use of
their generally accepted nicknames be
came necessity.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02

the water flows through the klamath
strait and floods the marshlands east
of the Southern Pacific tracks. By
installing gates where the strait flows
beneath the track the source of sup
ply will be turned off and the recia-
nation will begin Immediately. Part
Of these lands are public and part
are in a national bird reserve, but a
great portion are decided and owned
by members Of the klamath Drainage
district.
With the addition of this territory
tributary to klamath Falls the irri-
gated acreage here will be almost
doubled and an area capable alone
of supporting a city Of 5000 inhabi-
tants will have been created.
The soil of the marshlands Is diff
ferent from the sandy loan Of most
Of the klamath basin, being of q
black nature, heavily charged with
vegetable matter. 1t is known to be
especially adapted to the growth Of
celery and many other vegetables.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
Oil and lubrication.

OIL is peacemaker and serves its
purpose by interjecting itself between
the two warning elements Of bearing
surface which would soon find them
selves in the midst of hot and dis
astrous argument were it not for the
good offices of this conciliatory medi-
um. Therefore it is an actual film of
oil which is forced into the bearings
or under the cylinder walls and over
which adjoining bearing surfaces slide.
1t is because the actual film Of oil
must exist between the smooth sur
faces of bearing that it is found nee
essary for oil to be Of certain thick
ness or viscosity. 1t therefore becomes
evident why oil, to be satisfactory for
use in a gasoline engine, should be Of
a quality not easily broken down or
thinned by the temperatures reached
in the oil circulating system of the
average automobile power plant.-H
w. Slausen in Leslies.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
klamath Drainage
Area to Be Drained

That there is a possibility Of the
gates at the railroad crossing at the
klamath strait being closed perman-
emily this fall and the reclamation
of the $4,000 acres of tule lands,
much of which is owned by the Klam-
ath Drainage district, is the an
nouncement made recently with the
appointment Of three commissioners,
d. B. Henry, R. G. Emmitt and Frank
Ward, to inspect the project and as
sess the benefits and damages to the
property by the proposed action.
The reclamation Of these marsh
lands, which are known to be excep-
tionally fertile, has been a matter
held up by litigation Of one kind or
another for a long period. Part Of
the klamath river is diverted few
miles south Of klamath Falls and
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
Was Too Particular.

A Boonton (N. j. real estate man
was trying to sell small farm by
mail to possible purchaser In Man
haitian, very precise and particular
person. One day friend asked him
how be was making out on the deal.
"Oh, I've quit" he said In a tone
of marked pleasure "You see, he
wrote for so many details and kept in
sisting on having more that got tired
at last and wrote telling him If he
would pay the freight both ways /
would ship the darn farm down to the
city for him to look at, and he never
answered my letter. Puck.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
OUR PAPERS ARE TRUTHFUL.
Only When Deceived, as a Rule, Do
They Wander Into Mendacity.

Only When Deceived, as Rule, Do
They Wander Into Mendacity.
"Our papers seldom lie." Deems
Taylor says so, and he should know,
having been newspaper man him
self. He states that newspapers rare
ly print statements that are not at
least poor relations of the truth.
in the first place, competition among
newspapers is too keen. Facts them
selves are explosive enough and scatter
plenty Of libel suits In their wake as 1t
is without papers deliberately hunt
ing for trouble by printing fiction.
Usually when an absolute misstate.
ment has appeared in newspaper the
papers chief ofrense is in having be-
lieved an untrustworthy source, con.
tingency difficult to guard against
since any paper is more or less at the
mercy Of its out of town correspond
ents and news agencies. Any CORE
spondent can fool any paper once, but
1t Is to the credit OF editors that an
over imaginative correspondent rarely
gets a second chance to exercise his
talents.
AFTER all, the principal reason why
our press does not print lies is that
newspaper men as class are honest,
conscientious beyond the average and,
according to their code, strictly honor
able. Certain things may be permitted
by that code that strike the layman as
peculiar, but deliberate mendacity is
not one of them. Century.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02

Inroads on the theatrical profess
sion have been made by the selec-
tive draft Irving Cummings, mo-
tion picture actor is among those
drafted. Dedwent Hall Caine, son
Of Hall Caine, novelist, was drawn.
He is an English actor who has been
in this country about a year and
came here to appear in dramatiza-
tion OF one of his fathers novels. Tom
Powers, actor, beat the draft for he
had already enlisted in the aviation
corps. Oscar Hammerstein 3rd, who
has just started a theatrical career
as dramatist, has been drawn. Joe
Stanley, a young actor married two
weeks ago, will be called on the Sec
ond summons. Michael Cunningham,
an actor now in the west, was No.
25S in one New York district. He
has a father, mother. two sisters and
two brothers under IA, an aunt and
grandmother dependent upon him.
The extent Of the draft on the the
atrical profession will not be known
for several weeks. AS the holders
of numbers have not all had their
names published in the east, the
complete list of drafted actors Is
coming at slow pace.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
Sleeves In Workshops.

Although time and again workmen
have been warned regarding the dan
ger of loose clothing when working
around machinery, it appears that
many of them persist in ignoring the
danger. AS result 9S6 workmen
were killed in the United States last
year by being drawn into the wheels
of machinery or thrown to death when
parts Of their clothing became caught
in rotating members. Loose sleeves
and neckties are prolific sources Of
danger and should not be tolerated for
a single moment by the careful worker.
Exchange.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
Prookings, Ore,

Rrookings, Ore.
To the Public: On account of the
many letters we have been receiving
from parties In this and other locali-
ties, we have deemed 1t best to set out
in an open letter the conditions OF
living, employment and recreation
hat surround the employees of this
company.
Location, Climate and General
Surroundings.
The town of Brookings and the
manufacturing plant are located on
plateau about 100 feet above ocean
level and running from the shore
line back about quarters Of a
mile. Unlike most sawmill towns,
The site Is rolling bench land, free
from stumps and slashings, The eli
mate Is mild. Snowfall is rarity,
and during the summer months the
weather is that of a beach resort, In
the winter the temperature is moder-
ate
The view Of the ocean, beach and
surroundings is beautiful.
A good public school is provided
for all grades; moving picture thea
tre with a seating capacity Of 800
with two weekly shows; general
store carrying a large stock at rea-
sonable prices; also well-equipped
hospital is provided for employees and
families, and is in charge Of first
class physician and surgeon with
trained nurse in attendance.
Living Accommodations
For single men there is large
hotel provided with showers and
other facilities, with table board that
Is unexcelled In its line.
In addition, comfortable bunk
houses are provided to take care Of
excess of single men over and above
the accommodation provided in the
hotel. Rate of board 1925 per week,
lodging so cents and up, according
to accommodations
For married men comfortable
houses are provided, with rents rang
Ing from Sc per month and up, ac-
cording to type selected; water, light
and wood extra at nominal rates, ',
prevailing in municipalities
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
The Old Order Passeth.

What has become of the old fashion
ed man who was about to solve the
problem of perpetual motion?
And where is the old fashioned wo-
man who wore gloves that reached
only halfway to the end of her fingers
Can anybody furnish information
concerning the whereabouts of the old
fashioned boy who wore mittens which
were fastened to long string?-Chi-
cago Herald.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
FRANKS BIG SHELLS PLAY.
Curious Effects Of High Explosives
Used In Modern War.

0oSu w UOucTH war;
The explosive force Of the big shells
used In modern war has produced
many curious effects In some cases
these effects have been to deprive men
OF the power Of speech, In others to re-
store 1t. In the same way hearing has
been lost and also regained, while sight
has been suddenly banished and as
suddenly brought back.
But one of the most astonishing eff
fects of all was that narrated by a
French captain. 1t occurred while he
was occupying an observation post in
tree. An eight inch shell happened
to explode Immediately beneath him,
with the result that the displacement
Of the air hurled him clean out Of the
tree. 1t also knocked him senseless for
a few moments, and when he came to
himself he made the amazing and dis
concerting discovery that it had strip
ped him Of his breeches, vest and tunic,
leaving him, as he put it, "as bare as a
worm"
Another soldier described the freak
of shell Of which he WAS the victim.
1t exploded several yards away from
him without doing him any harm. But
1t blew his overcoat from his back, and
when he picked the garment up it was
minus all the buttons.
The eccentricity of another shell was
sworn to by a trooper, who was GER
tainly very close observer. He was
standing between two horses when the
projectile burst close by, killing both
animals, but not injuring the trooper in
the slightest.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02

Where are the khaki topliners?"
asked the Weekly Dispatch, publ
cation of North Northcliffe. "Any-
where but in the trenches it an
swers. Lord Northcliffe, personally
and through his string of publica-
tions insists on playing large part
in the war, in an advisory capacity
He has already been in the United
States telling the people here what
they should do, and while he was
here some of his papers were trying
to have the British boycott Ameri-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
BROOKINGS MAINTAINS HIGH LEVEL OF
LIVING AND EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS

Of like character.
Wages and Working Conditions.
The minimum rate for common La
Dor is So per day of ten hours at
the present time in all departments,
with usual advance above this rats
for responsible positions.
The company operates sawmill,
logging camp, railroads, wharves and
shipping; runs its own line of steam-
ers to California points.
Requirements Applicants Must
Fulfill.
No man over so years of age will
be employed.
Before entering our employ each
and every applicant will be obliged
to pass an examination by the COM
pany's physician and satisfy him as
to physical condition.
Married men must work for the
company at least 80 days before they
will be permitted to bring their fam
lilies, in order that both parties may
be satisfied as to conditions and abil-
ity.
No liquor is permitted in the
town; parties found intoxicated will
be summarily discharged.
General.
We desire to build up commun-
ity of sober, thrifty, Industrious men
with families, and such will be given
the preference in the matter Of en-
ployment at all times.
There is plenty Of continuous en-
ployment here for large number Of
active, sober men In practically all
classes of work, and any parties
meeting these requirements can feel
assured of employment on reporting
here.
The company invites correspond
ence from parties interested, and fur
ther information can be obtained
from M. Jordan and other stage op.
orators at Grants Pass or F. G. Lung,
Medford.
This point is reached by auto stage
from Grants Pass via. Crescent City.
at the present time consuming about
nine hours for the trip.
c. & o. LUMBER COMPANY.
Adv. 1t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
A Dramatic Scene.

The most dramatic scene ever wit
messed in Westminster hall was that
trial in Henry Wills reign when 4S0
men and eleven women appeared be-
fore the king and some of his great
mobiles with ropes around their necks
on a charge Of being concerned in the
rising of the prentices on the previous
May day. Fortunately they had good
friends in three queens-Katherine,
Mary of France and Margaret of Scot
land-who begged for their pardon on
their knees, and when Henry at last
yielded to such supplications the pris-
oners, It is said, gave mighty shout
for joy, throwing their halters toward
the top of the hall" The stage has
never produced anything to rival that
dramatic moment.-London Graphic.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02

can-made motion pictures. His pa
pers are also insisting that Chareis
Chaplin return to England and enter
the trenches. The Weekly Dispatch
is complaining because there are half
a dozen musical comedy actors and
music hall stars who are appearing
on London stages, and overlooks the
thousands of British players who
have Joined the colors, many of whom
have been killed. A rival publication
has printed list of actors and per-
formers who are doing their "bit."
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
A Pint of Bees,

The phrase "a pint of bees" was
used in an English court, and the Judge
asked what it meant, but did not re-
ceive a definite answer. An expert in
agriculture says there are 2,160 bees in
a pint. Three hundred and thirty-six
bees weigh one ounce. A swarm may
consist Of any number Of bees from
1000 to 10000. Did anybody ever
measure a pint of bees alive2-Boston
Globe.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
Zeppelirs and CoIors.

On dark night Zeppelin would
be invisible whatever its color until
the searchlights located 1t, and then 1t
would not matter how it had been col
Ored. Once the searchllghts had pick
ed it up it would appear conspicuous
silveryo object projected against the
night sky, even though it were painted
as black as the blacklist coal, provided
1t were opaque.-London Globe.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
Yes, the Papers!

villain-Where are those papers?
First Assistant villain-In the black
smith shop.
villain-Ha. ha! suppose being
forged.
First Assistant-No, being fled
Michigan Gargoyle.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02
Mo Ionuer JOYOUS,

"What has become of the man who
used to sing We won't go home till
morningr"
He, doesn't feel like singing any
more. He vocalized on that line so
long and frequently that now there
isn't any home. Washington Star.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02

Although it was claimed that the
United States would not get thor
oughly into the war before next year,
we have already had some grand hos
tilities and deadly carnage among
the people who are running the ship
building campaign.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-02

"The Pacifists," Henry Arthur
Jones new play, will be economical
to produce, for 1t consists Of one
stage setting and therefore will re-
quire a small stage crew, and stage
hands are becoming scarce in Eng
land. "The Pacifists," says Mr..
Jones, "is a parable in farce. It has
nothing to do directly with the war.
1t is the story of what happened at
Market Pewbury when a ferocious
ruffian took 1t into his head to rule
the town and bully and rob the
townsmen. A certain party in the
town, including the mayor, are un-
able to violate their sacred principles
Of peace at any price and to stand
up to the bully, Those who like may
read a larger application into the
story, but I shall be quite content
If they enjoy its fun. If they, how
ever, try very hard, discerning peo-
pie may detect further purpose be-
hind the story"