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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19
Honor Guard
To Sell Tags

~ you are accosted by some smil-
ing faced young lady while on your
daily ramble through the city streets
Saturday, and she attempts to pin a
tag upon the lapel of your coat, do
not hurriedly rush by or growl at her
seeming impudence, but instead sur
prise your face with a smile, reach
into your pocket for that dime which
you was going to spend on cigar
and help along a good cause. Satur-
day is tag day" and the girls of the
local Honor Guard hope to increase
their treasury by adorning everyone
with a tag which costs but a dime but
which will brand you as loyal citi-
zen.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19
Billings Crossing
Is Discussed

Considerable discussion was preva-
lent during Tuesday nights council
meeting when the time-worn Billings
crossing question was brought up.
Mr.. Billings appeared before the
council in person and gave the city
deed to the land over which the
proposed highway is to pass. 1t was
put in the hands of City Attorney
Moore for verification, adjustment,
etc. Several of the councilmen have
interviewed prominent county Off
cials of late on the matter, and the
verdict is that there is nothing which
now stands in the way of the much
needed improvement. While the mat
ter is really a county ard state affair,
nevertheless the city council is deter
mined that the question shall be set
tied in the near future.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19
Honor Guard Classes
Will Meet Tonight

Social service nursing class of the
Girls Honor Guard meets tonight at
the Honor Guard club rooms in the
First National Bank building. This
includes girls of fourteen to eighteen
years of age.
The riding, shooting and swimming &
classes of the Girls National Honor
Guard meet in the company club
room at the Armory tonight, to 8
o'clock. These classes will be in
charge of Mr.. Buttcrfield, Mr. Jar
Wis and Miss Moffitt.
Miss Maud Hawley will be captain
of the first aid work. All girls in
terested in military work will meet
at the Armory Saturday evening at
1880 o'clock.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19
Artillery Expects
Call at Any Time

Although of course the orders re-
ceived by the officers of the Coast
Artillery company are not made pub
lie, it is rumored throughout the
state that early mobilization of the
Coast Artillery is contemplated and
the companies OF dcred to get in shape
for a call at any time.
All members of The Ashland com
pany are sticking around in close
proximity to telephone in anticipa-
tion of call
Colonel Hammond is reported in a
Roseburg paper as follows:
THAT the Coast artillery compan-
les in the Oregon National guard are
on the point OF being called out is
indicated in telegraphic instructions
received late last night by Colonel
Creed C. Hammond commanding
from Acknowledgement White of
Portland. The instructions direct all
officers of the Second and Third com
panies here to be ready for a call
and to remain whore they can be
easily reached by telephone or tele-
graph.
You may say that all members of
the Coast Artillery are to keep them
selves in constant readiness for call
and are to remain where they can he
reached without trouble by the Off
GERS, said Colonel Hammond last
night.
Colonel Hammond freely said that
mobilization call may be expected
any minute and thai every national
guardsman must be ready to go at
once when called"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19
Sixty Enrolled
In Honor Guard

The Girls National Honor Guard
recruiting offices have closed. Begin
ming with membership of 16, the
guard ended the whirlwind campaign
with q membership roll of So. Be-
cause of the present crisis the state
manager ordered all recruiting offices
closed, so that class activities might
be begun, preparing the girls for ac-
tive service II necessary. II Is be-
lieved that the local membership roll
would have reached 100 If the work
of the guard had been better under
stood.
Miss Moffat, physical director of
the schools, has accepted the office
OF local guard leader and will be
special captain of Bird corps work and
acting instructor of the swimming
class. Miss Moffat is an all-round
athlete and will he of great help to
the girls.
DR.. Hawley will be captain of
Corps !, the first aid work. This is
a very responsible position to fill, as
first aid work is very important and
valuable. First aid class has proven
the most popular class, as most of
the girls have chosen this work.
All girls under IS are taking End
corps work. This will be a very in
teresting study for the younger class,
and their knowledge of social service
nursing will prove to be very impor-
tant in the time of local or national
disaster. Mrs. Hal McNair will be
captain of this corps.
Those who have signed the pledges
and are members of the National
Honor Guard arc as follows:
Ruth York, Bessie Mcmillan. Irene
Erickson, Orphy Zeta Holmes, Evelyn
Turner, Kate Fulgham, Norma Will
liams. Lena Provost. Nellie Roberts
Erla Turner. Edna Stcnnett, Mae
Smith, Alice Eggers, Philomene
Arant, Edith Anderson, Marie
Holmes, Maxwell Fiddler, Cleo Mast,
Bess York, Mrs. Elmer Ashcraft, Ger
trude Moore, Ruth Whitney, Vera
MofSat, Hortense Winter, Freda But
terfield, Irene Johnson, Lorena Nc
Mar, Margaret Anderson, Lora Wiley.
Irene Brandes, Bessie Durham, Nettie
Mathews, Maud Hawley, Lillian
Arant, Florence Allen, Elizabeth Nor
ris, Laura Mccormick, Florence
Erickson. Alice Hast, Nellie Peachey,
Minnie Beaver, Ocean De'bcrt, Made
line Silver, Katherine Silver, Minora
Cornelius, Esther McErlane, Doris
Tavernor, Mabel Moore, Bernice
Myers, Marian Summers, Abilene
Clymer, Irene Ringheim, Margaret
Powers, Irma James, Dorothy Tinker,
Bertha Smith. Emma Joorfetz, Helen
Eske, Marjorie Griscz
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19
Ashland Grants Pass
Get Together Lunch

The Chamber of Commerce Of
Grants Pass has extended an invita-
tion to members of the Ashland Com
mercial Club to attend their noonday
luncheon on Monday, April 23. Ar
rangements are being made whereby
Ashlanders may go by automobile,
and all who desire to go must regis
ter with the secretary of the CONNER
cial Club. The number who will be
permitted to attend this luncheon will
be limited and admission will be by
card only, so If you intend to go, you
should make application as soon as
possible.
If members who intend to take
their cars will leave their names at
the Commercial Club an effort will
be made to get passengers to fill
them. The charge should not exceed
81 for the round trip. Roads to
Grants Pass are good.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19
Organize To Get
Vacant Lots Planted

The Commercial Club and the
school authorities of Ashland are ac-
lively responding to the call of the
governor for mobilization of the ag-
ricultural resources of the state. A
committee composed of Mayor C. b.
Lamkin. Benton Bowers and John
Dill has been appointed by the Com
mercial Club to organize the work
in this city and Superintendent Bris-
coe Of the local schools has promised
his fullest cooperation.
An agricultural bureau will be es-
tablished at the Commercial Club
where owners Of vacant lots, who are
unable to cultivate them, will be
asked to list them with the bureau
Cor use by those who have the avail
able time and not the land. The
school authorities will meet with the
Commercial Club committee in the
near future to plan cooperative ac-
tion in interesting the boys and girls
of the city in the patriotic work OF
increasing the nations food supply
and at the same time making money.
An attempt will be made to get
several leaders to visit the young
workers at least once week, direct
ing and encouraging them in their
work. The support OF the entire citi-
zenship is asked in the work and q
means of providing financial back
ing for the purchase OF seeds and so
forth will be sought.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19
Local Men Buy
Park Bonds

Considerable competition was
brought forth in the sale of the $l5,
900 per cent Chautauqua bonds, as
was shown in the reading of the bids
at the city council mearih2 Tnesda
night. Six banking institutions from.
various parts Il the country offered
bids, the highest being an offer G
$1S7.50 premium, when Sps offered
by a group of The Ciri2erg Sank eli
ents. The Lumberman'' T"ust Com
pany of Portland was the next high
est bidder, with, an oifef of s152.oO
premium.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19
Arson Principals
Out Under Bonds

Three of the principals in the arson
case resulting from the sett 'ng of r
fire in the Strickfadden house here
on March II, were bound over to the
grand jury after a preliminary hear
ing in the Recorders court here Tues
day afternoon. Mrs. Nan Strickfad-
den, owner of the house, and her sis
ter, Mrs Dreytus, both Of Seattle,
confessed their part in the case and
strongly implicated Mrs. NJ NJ. Gar
! wood of the Port Angeles Land COM
pany as the principal conspra in
the attempt to collect insurance mon
cy amounting to $4,000 by burning
the residence,
Mrs Garwood maintained a brazen
attitude throughout the hearing.
while the other two women broke
down and weepingly confessed their
completely in the matter.
The boLds OF Mrs. Garwooj vera
placed at $4,000. ana as she has not
yet been able to procure bond to this
amount, she is in the county jail
at Jacksonville. The bonds of Mrs.
Strickfadden and Mrs. Dreyfus were
placed at $25OO each and were pro-
duced by them. The grand jury will
meet in May.
Full particulars of the confession
were not given out, but the story
Of the two women, together with the
confession made by N, Il. Hemph'll,
the tool in the case, before he COM
mitted suicide in the Eugene jail, are
said to coincide and to denote Mrs.
Garwood as the prime mover. II is
believed that the attempt was made
to secure the insurance money for
the purpose Of backing the Port An
geles land proposition in which all
four we're interested.
The precautions taken to assure de-
struction of the residence here was
so thorough as to defeat their own
ends. Every window in the house
was sealed shut by pasted strips OF
paper, the blinds fastened down and
the house tightly closed. The top
was removed from the furnace and a
fire started in it. Fire was kindled
in practically every room in the
house. Late homecomers from lodge
anniversary affair saw smoke and eff
fective fire fighting put out the fire
before the traces OF the incendar!sm
were destroyed
Hemphill, who II Is believed set
the fire, was well known in this city
where he operated q motion picture
theatre at one time and was a mem
ber of local lodges He was well re-
garded by everyone Mrs. Strickfad-
den played a prominent part in the
social life of the city during her
residence here several years ago. She
was divorced from her husband and
shortly after left the city. The house
was one o. the finest residences In
the city.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19
High School Girls
To Give Pageant

The May Day pageant given by the
high school girls of Ashland promises
to be an attraction which will draw
thousands to Lithia park on Thurs
day. May H. The pageant is an an
nual event and the girls have been
working for months on the feature.
The pageant is entitled Ceres and
Proscerpine." 1t will be given at s
p. m. on the 18th.
This pageant is based upon Greek
myth. 1t will be presented by 10
high school girls.
In the opening scene, Ceres, the
goddess of earth, and her daughter,
Proscerpine, wander in vale. Soon
Ceres, bidding her daughter goodbye.
leaves for the northern harvest fields.
AS a diversion, Proscerpine summons
the wood nymphs and her favorite
flowers to play and dance with her
Arrayed in their brightest hues. come
the daffodils, hyacinths and lilies.
Proscerpine, while mingling among
these flowers, is stolen by Pluto and
taken to the underworld where she is
entertained with drills and dances.
Ceres. returning home, discovers
the loss of Prosccrpine and calls the
wood nymphs to learn the fate of her
daughter. Mercury, the messenger
god, is summoned and sent to Pluto
to rescue here. Having done this, he
returns to the vale and there is great
rejoicing by all.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19
Allies Drive
Still Progresses

Late reports show that the allied
drive still continues with unabated
fury against the German line. Num-
erous new points of vantage have
been taken and during the past three
days of fighting 1900 unwounded
prisoners have fallen into the hands
of the French, together with a large
number of cannon, machine guns and
other war material. In yesterday 8
battle an envcloping movement was
carried out against the Germans and
1900 of them threw down their arms
and surrendered.
The strength of the Germans can
be gauged by the fact that they en-
ployed 19 divisions of front line
troops. The trenches were absolute
ly filled with men, and, according to
the German prisoners, they had or
ders to stand until the last, but they
found it impossible to resist the
French artillery and infantry. The
nexibility of their great switch trench
system and the effectiveness of their
machine guns are the two great ele-
ments of defense which the Germans
seem to be placing their greatest re-
lance in in the present fighting. No
where along the front do the Ger
mans longer attempt to keep up with
the allied increase in artillery.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19
Fill Eliminates
True Hill Curve

Work on the True hill. a mile east
of the city limits, has resulted in the
elimination of the dangerous "hair-
pin" curve which formerly existed,
and the reduction of the grade to a
considerable extent. A fill was made
across the ravinc at the top of the.
hill. The newly filled road is stilf
somewhat muddy, but offers no seriz
Gus obstacles to motorists. 2
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19

All doubt that a submarine actu-
ally fired at the United States de-
stroyer Smith was swept aside yester-
day when report direct from the
Smith said the officers on watch act
ually saw a periscope four hundred
yards from the vessel. The state
ment of the officers was substantial
ed by the quartermaster and crew.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19

Three different coast guard sta
tions announced yesterday that heavy
firing was reported off Princetown
Mass The firing is said to appear
to be from heavy guns, and 1t is
thought that a patrol boat might have
come into conflict with a German
submarine or raider, but this is pure
iy conjecture.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19
Latest War News From
State, Americas and Europe

increasing. In the city of Porto Ale
gre, which has a large German col
ony. the situation passed beyond the
control OF the police. Several big
German establishments were de-
stroyed by fire and the Grande Hotel
Schmidt was reduced to ashes.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19

The recently organized infantry
company at Grants Pass left for Port
land last week. The high school Of
that city lost good many of its stu
dents by the mobilization. Grants
Pass has Girls Honor Guard of 100
members.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19

Councilman Cornelius was again
unable TO attend the Tuesday night
session of the city legislators.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19

Lebanon and Roseburg are making
winning fights to establish fruit can
neries.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19

Henry Walthall once studied to be-
come lawyer in the University of
Alabama.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19

Ten thousand dollars has been sub.
scribed for cannery at Lebanon.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19

Ontario-Fruitland people are to
build a SIS, 900 canneyr.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19

The conscription bill is still wound
up in maze of legislative tangles at
the national capital.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19

Marshfiold will do considerable
paving this year.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19

Oregon's export potato crop for
1916 is estimated at 31,40O,00O.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19

Gold Hill-Mining claims near
here sell for $4,000.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19

Reports from Rio Janeiro say that
popular feeling against Germany is
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19

Phone news items to the TidlngS
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19

The Standard Oil Company will
build $4,000 plant at Coquille.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-22
Richmond Friends
Haze Giuen $4,000
to Relief Funds

More than $4,000 has been placed
on deposit in Richmond banks to the
credit of the Friends relief fund. OF
this money, the greater part is for car
rying on the work CT the Friends am.
bulance unit in France, and for other
work on the firing line, and about
$500 is to go for Armenian and Syrian
relief
All this is outside any contribution
made by Friends to the Red Cross
campaign now being waged.
Nine hundred dollars of the total
was raised in the congregation of the
West Richmond Friends church. Lib
Gral donations have also been made to
the Red Cross work by this congrega-
ton.
The Friends ambulance unit Of 100
now training In Haverford, Penn,
which was given the honor by the gov
eminent of being the first civilian unit
on the firing line, has been filled. A
score OF applications have gone from
Wayne county. and Secretary Wood
ward is expecting to hear soon the
lumber Of Western enlistments in the
corps.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-22
Bent WILSON, CAMBRIDGE CITY,
ASKS PRESIDENT TO HELP CRAY

turing Company, Cambridge City.
Ind"
Bent brought the Presidents letter
here to Walter Chambers and the dis
trict Chairman at once hoped to 1t
and sent copies Of the letter to all
parts of the district
But the record of Finly Gray in con-
gress is much longer than this brief
letter. Gray posed as a pacifist; he
voted against the Presidents plan OF
preparedness; he voted against the
Presidents plan for more battleships.
ard he made long speech explaining
why he refused to contribute IS to
fund to buy wedding present for the
Presidents daughter. Nor is there
any explanation OF why Gray voted
again the .Hobson resolution for ma
tion-wide prohibition when the entire
Sixth district stood for the resolution.
There are a lot of things in Gray's
official record And there has been
no mention in the pro-Gray campaign
stuff about Finly's brother George,
the former judge. who Is expected to
have q fine appointment in the event
ct Finly's election, and that is one OF
the why's" George is SO active for
Finly.
And Scotty Chambers, in sending the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-22
WOMEN POCKETS
At. WHITE HOUSE
ARE ARRESTED
Police Deal With Banner
Carriers Who Have Pro-
voked Crowds.

WASHINGTON, June 22.-The po
lice today began dealing with the suf-
frage picketts about the White House
with firm hand.
II was ordered that no banner were
to be permitted to be displayed and
twenty policemen we're stationed about
the White House fence to enforce the
order
Miss Lucy Burns Of New York. and
Catherine Morey OF Boston. carriers OF
banner who refused 10 move from in
were arrested and taken to police
headquarters.
You'll have to move and give up
your banner" said one OF the police
men to Miss Burns.
This Is property" the suffragist
leader replied, land you have no rifN
10 take It away"
Police Matren pleads.
Wouldn't you rather give 1t up
than be taken in?' said one Of the
police matrons.
I'VE don't intend to give 1t up" said
take IT, Our position is logical and
COHsIItutlOndi anu yours ID LIOSACdi
and unconstitutional"
The policemen then escorted the
two women who made no further pro-
test, to private automobile and they
were hurried to headquarters.
The police detailed to keep the SUI.
fragists away from the White House
today were without batons 90 that
there might be no chance of injury II
the crowd attempted to repeat its at
tacks Of yesterday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-22

Presidents letter over the district Tor
got the things l have enumerated.
Henry county probably will, accord
ing to the party leaders here. Hvo
Elliott q plurality OF the old kind. when
Henry rolled up Republican plural
tiles OF from 1900 to 1900. know
my friend Scotty Chambers. the dis.
trict chairman, will have . compton
tit at this statement, but he will have
to have the 1T. And the statement Is
that there are many Democrats in
Henry county who openly say they will
hot vote for Gray-they have had
enough OF Finly and George and they
feel that Is the Gray brothers are
now In private life It would be good
thing to keep them there.
Kicking Against the crays.
In Wayne township-where Knights
town is situAted--there 10 Z feeling
among the Democrats that Finly and
George should be defeated. Even the
Democratic townships OF Henry coun-
ty are kicking against the Grays.
What is true OF Henry county is true
OF Rush county. Although things po-
litically are little slow in that coun-
", due to the fact that the farmers
are all busy. and this week ID Red
Cross week, and there Is = lot going
on In regard to the war, the hustlers
are getting to work, and all that is
ne eded to give Elliott a rousing plur-
atty in Rush county il to get out the
farmer vote is going on. The farmers
will vote all right next Tuesday, and
when they do there will be nothing
left for the Gray brothers but polit-
zeal oblivion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-22
Gaming Club" is
Formed by Young
People of Church

Young people Of West Richmond
Friends church have organized a
Canning Club"
In compliance with the suggestions
made by the Executive Once Of the
Five Years Meeting they plan to can
fruit and vegetables during the sum-
mer The material canned will either
be sold for its value in the market
and contributed to the Friends Re-
lief Fund. or the canned goods will
be given outright to the needy.
The organization consists of four
classes Of young people, with repre-
santatives OF the Womens Aid So
ciety. Mrs. Elma Nicholson was
chosen chairman; Marjorie Williams,
secretary. and Dorothy Heironimus.
chairman Of the committee to solicit
fruit and vegetables.
Those wishing to contribute fruit or
vegetables should communicate with
Dorothy Heironimus, 535 National
Road.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-22
Sock Shop Opens;
Knit For Soldiers

Richmond's sock shop opened today.
The rest room over the Palais Royal
has been given over to this work.
Mrs. w. W. Gaar ID chairman Of the
sock Knitting in this county. She has
ordered needles and wool and work
will begin at once. The room will be
open each day from 10 to 1e In the
meaning and to s In the afternoon.
Instructors will be at the rooms to
teach any persons who desire to knit
The state OF Indiana hopes to have
5000. pairs Of socks knit for Indiana
soldiers by September.