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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-11-22
The Soldiers Auxiliary.

The auxiliary meets tonight at s
o'clock at the library, when final ar
rangements will be perfected for
Thanksgiving. Sergeant Quartermas-
ter Butterfield asked that plenty of
apples be sent. The boxes are set out
where the boys help themselves, and
fresh apple sauce was an appreciated
change from dried fruit. The old
barracks are being fixed up so 1st
company will soon be in warmer
quarters.
The Honor Guard girls of Astoria
entertained 1st company and one
other company last week. The boys
report very enjoyable time.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-11-22
Filled Christmas Boxes.

The Civic Improvement Club have
been devoting much time during the
past two weeks to packing Christmas
boxes for the soldiers in the trenches,
and at the last meeting held in their
rooms Tuesday they completed SO
packages which will be started imme-
diately to the boys at the front.
These packages were artistically
wrapped in Khaki colored handker-
chiefs and contained all manner Of
good things to eat. besides games and
useful articles which will no doubt
gladden. the hearts of the soldier boys
during the Christmas holiday season.
The Civic Club has been most assidu-
GUS in doing It's bit for the comfort
OF the men in the army, and are ready
to lend a hand to all the worthy
causes which come before them.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-11-22
County Agents Meet
With State Leader

Corvallis Ore., Nov. 22.-Agricul-
tural agents of Baker, Wallowa, Ben
ton, Washington, Marion, Clackamas
and Douglas met last Friday and Sat-
urday with State Leader Paul V.
Maris at the Agricultural College to
perfect the working program for the
coming year. After the projects for
each county had been determined the
experiment station and extension
service specialists outlined the assist
ance that can be provided from o. A
G. Agents of the various counties
in order Of foregoing list are Henry
E. Tweed, Mac Hoke, Geo. w Kable.
N. G. Jamison, F. R. Brown, R. ].
Werner and J. c. Hurd. All were
appointed under the war emergency
provision of the federal laws to speed
up agricultural production to, help
win the war for democracy.
Phone job orders to the Tidings.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-11-22

effect will begin all over the United
States. At that time all exemptions
or discharges from military service
under the draft will automatically be
cancelled.
The basic principle of the new sys-
tenn is that those men are to be taken
first who have no persons dependent
on them. Under this classification
come single men, married men whose
wives support them,c married men
who have habitually failed to support
their families, or whose families are
independent of them for support.
Men in this class will be subject to
call first. They will be listed under
what will be known as Glass |.
The married men and those with
persons other than their wives or
children Immediately dependent on
them for support, as we'll as those
whose work is necessary to industries
essential to the war, including agri-
culture will be listed in other class
es. There will be five classes in all.
The effect of classification in classes
below Glass | will be to grant a tenn
porary discharge from the draft, for
men in these classes will not be called
until the class or classes above theirs
has been exhausted
A questionable will be mailed by
the local board to each registered
man, directed to the address on his
registration card or as that address
may be changed by notice of change
of address filed Herewith, within the
next two or three weeks. He will
have seven days in which to make
the required answers and return the
QUESTIONABLE to the board. Failure
to answer will automatically cancel
his rights to exemption and will put
him in Glass I. In order fully to pro-
tect the rights of every registered
man and to help him make out his
QUESTIONABLE, lawyers will be at the
headquarters Of the board to advise
and assist him without charge. You
will get your QUESTIONABLE soon.
Watch for 1t.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-11-22
Loucks-Porter Wedding.

The marriage OF Miss Edith Porter,
a well-known lady of Ashland, and
John D. Loucks took place at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs. Car
oline Porter, on Second street, Satur-
day evening at o'clock. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. G.. s.
Brett, pastor of the Congregational
church, in the presence of few close
friends. After the ceremony a din
ner was served. Those present at the
wedding were A. D. Porter, brother
Of the bride, Mrs Minnie L. Dean and
Mrs. G. s. Brett. The newly welded
couple will spend the winter in Ash
land.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-11-22
a box apiece. This social will be for
members only. who are requested to
wear their uniforms.
Will Finish Towels.

The members of the Wednesday
Afternoon Club met at the home of
Mrs. Louis 6chwein Tuesday after
noon to complete the tea towels they
are making for the 1st company boys
at Fort Stevens. A number of women
outside Of the club were also in at
tendance and furnished goodly
number of towels already hemmed,
which was an acceptable acquisition
to the club ladies efforts. The tow
els will be completed and ready to
send to Fort Stevens Saturday. Mrs.
Schwein furnished light refreshments
to the workers.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-11-22
Drove Dull Care Away.

The Ashland Choral Club held a
jolly sing ana card party at their
rooms in the Auxiliary hall last even
ing which was particularly enjoyed
by the large company present. BY
an unspoken order every one present
put away the cares of their daily life
and the worries Of the nations crisis
and entered into the pleasures of the
evening with ell the spirit of good
fellowship. In marked contrast with
the seriousness that accompanies SO
many meetings, social or otherwise,
at the present time. The choicest of
refreshments we're served.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-11-22

North Bend is to get big plant to
manufacture wooden box cars.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-11-22
New Law Affects
All Registrants

Portland, Ore, Nov. 22.-Let
every man who is registered under
the selective service law, and that
includes all between the ages of 21
and 80 years, inclusive, pay careful
heed to the changes that have been
ordered by the government in the
method of selecting men for military
service. The new plan goes into eff
feet on December Is, but on Decem-
Der l preparations for putting it into
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-11-22

day afternoon at its regular meeting
there. Mrs. Jack gave an address on
general topics and helped to plan the
next years program. Mrs. McCrack-
en- made timely suggestions in line
with the work Miss Anne Mccormick
is doing in this county. The Talent
Community Club is a prosperous one,
and set an example for larger clubs
by paying the expenses of their dele
gate, Mrs. ]. S. Crawford, to the
Grants Pass convention.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-11-22

O Civic-Second and fourth Tues :
@ days.
Q Auxiiiary-Every Monday even :
y ing.
o Junior High School Parent 4
o Teacher-Third Tuesday.
o Hawthorne School Parent Z
o Teacher-Third Tuesday.
8 Sunshine-Second and fourth &
@ Thursdays.
@ Wednesday Afternoon-Second Z
8 and fourth Wednesdays. Z
q Guild-Second and fourth {
@ Thursdays
@ W. R C.-First and third Sat Z
= urdays.
O Monday Afternoon Study-Al- Z
o ternate Mondays. =
o Chautauqua-Monda evening. z
o Chautauqua-Mo Monday afternoon. 9
o w. C. T. U.-Second and fourth z
9 Tuesdays. =
8 Home Guard-Monday evening. 9
o Eastern Star Embroidery-Sec- 9
@ ond and fourth Tuesdays. 2
o Teacup-First Tuesday. 9
o Travellers Second Tuesday 9
@ Rebekah Embroidery-Second 9
o and fourth Thursdays. 9
o Christian Md = Second and 2
o fourth Thursdays. .
q 6 q o 8 q o o o 8 o o q o o o q
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-11-22
In the Social Realm
CLUB CALENDAR.

8 &~~~~A~~~~%~%%~% o :
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-11-22

Honor Guards to Meet State Manager.
Miss Lucilo Danforth Of Portland,
state manager of the National Honor
Guard, will be- In Ashland Saturday.
A meeting Of the local Honor Guard
will be held In the Armory Saturday
evening at 1880 o'clock and social
time in connection with box social
will be given. Four girls of the
Honor Guard are asked to furnish
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-11-22
camps, one at Palo Alto, Cal, and the
other at Washington, d. G.

Services will be held at the Breth-
rem church Saturday evening. Sun
day services are as follows: Sunday
school at 10:30 a. M; preaching at
II by Rev. ]. s. Jeffers, pastor Of the
Methodist church of Montague. In
the afternoon at 2 o'clock Elder ]. G..
Gilstrap of the Church of God of
Montague will also preach. A basket
dinner will be held in the basement
Of the church.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-11-22

To Bernstorff: Seven-billion dol
lars war loan. And you might men
tion to your master that there are
many more millions where these
came from.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-11-22
Visited Nelphboring C1uh.

Mrs. Emma L. Jack and Mrs. Edith
McCracken were invited guests to
the Talent Community Club wednes-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29

A proposed increase of 10 to 3
per cent in freight rates to com
rensate railroads for the increased
expense due to raising wages by act
of congress gets the cost back to the
producer and consumer for freight
lis either added to price Of goods or
taken from value of grain and stock
Congress and the supreme court
have said the increased wages were
justified and the public will ac-
ouiesce. The railroads have filed
their applications for the increased
rate.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29

larry blood vessels are gasping for
air every instant when smothered
by even very thin drapery. and the
system suffers from lack Of oxygen,
the mighty scavenger of the vital
economy" apd for want of full and
free outpour of carbonic acid.
The naked races know nothing of
the disease under consideration, and
cur half naked women are compare
lively immune We know that there
are many more male victims than
female; the reason is found in the
great difference in dress. Flannel
underwear or an inner suit of even
the lightest weight, with the usual
thick regulation outer clothing, and
a top coat over all, the latter prob
ably worn during rides in warm
railroad carriages where one would
he comfortable naked. all this
of the skin, which is a
true breathing organ, naturally puts
a big tax on the Inner lungs.
Then. again. few individuals have
like the exercise of the
so essential for the
development Of the chest, the lack
IF which causes weak lungs" Most
persons walk with hands in pockets.
especially in cold weather. instead
IF swinging the arms vigorously to
atone in some measure for the alb
rormal upright position and walk
ng on our hind legs. instead Of on
III tours as nature designed. All
his. together with the coddling /
practices Of most persons, always
inning 10 keep warm instead Of
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29
HIGHWAY SCHOOL DRILLS

Two little girls and a boy from
one of the lower grades of Garfield
school were crossing Fourth street
at noon today. They stepped off the
curb as unconcerned as if in an
open field. Half way across they
stopped; motor car was approach
ing: the driver was careful and
grabbed the brake lever and brought
the car to a grinding stop three feet
from them
Why did not the children stop
and look before crossing the street?
Why did they not go across with
cut halting?. Because they have new
er been taught Here is something
for the teachers to do.
This county has 1900 cars; the
town has 800; they are generally
driven carefully but it is sometimes
impossible to prevent accidents
through any driver would lose his
right hand rather than injure
child. But the child as well as the
adult should learn how to cross a
street-to stop. 10 look. to wait, to
cross quickly. II means in coming
years the saving Of broken limbs
and crushing out OF lives.
Every teacher should drill her
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29
TIE COUNTY FINANCES

In statement recently published
officially by the county clerk is a
showing Of exactly what the coun-
~ can depend on for the coming
years expenditures.
The automobile fund had an
available balance Feb. ! of s6,249;
the county road fund $1473; the
bridge and building fund $14S4 to-
tai $9206, on which the commits
sioners must run the road and
bridge activities of the county for
the year. The new automobile tax
will be due July l and will give
about $4,000 more. but this can
only be used for maintenance of the
county roads. The ITO miles of
county roads should have systema-
tic and regular dragging and the
new road law with its provision for
A county engineer who is a real Of
fetal will help. He should be put
on the job at once and the roads
Kept to high standard
Dickinson with its 2600 motor
cars is not going to stand for inef-
fieient roads. Norris county already
has filed petitions for 20 miles of
concrete road and they will be built
this probably half of the
money coming from government aid.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29

President Wilson is now alarmed
because congress has not been call
ed until April and he may have
war on his hands before that date.
Had he taken the advice of his
party leaders and of prominent men
ell over the country and announced
last February that congress would
remain in session until the crisis
was over he would have been wise.
He would have avoided all bitter
ness at the close Of the session and
would have had better feeling OF
over the country His
intense desire to get rid Of congress
and to run everything himself has
brought its natural resultant now
he wishes he had congress at Wash
ingten.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29

A Nebraska minister who had
been preaching a begging sermon,
concluded it as follows: II don't
want any to contribute who have
not paid their subscription to the
home paper, for the papers need
money a great deal more than do
the heather" That clergyman knew
what he was talking about and
when there is another vacancy in an
Abilene pulpit we'd like to see
man of such uncommon good sense
invited here for a try-out
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29

Dickinson is hampered with lack of
funds this year but it may as we'll
make up its mind that hard surface
roads are coming and unless 1t gets
in early it will not get federal aid
Once this aid is spent the other
counties will have to pay all their
own bills. AS soon as the county
engineer is officially named a coun-
ty-wide conference should be called
and plans outlined for systematic
road maintenance and for such real
road making as the county decides
it can adopt.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29

pupils on how to cross a street, and
only by precept by practice. 1t
would be time we'll spent to march
class to the street and assign to
different pupils the act of crossing
street safely while the others look
on.
The child as well as the adult
should lears to cross streets only at
crossings, not in the middle of the
block-for unless they do so they
take greater risk and are also less
protected by the law With intelli-
gent care at regular crossings there
would be little danger to the pedes-
trian and much less difficulty for
the driver.
The motor car is here to stay;
hundreds more will come-the ris-
irg generation should be taught
how to deal sanely with the new
problem and the drivers compelled
by drastic and prompt enforcement
of road laws to exercise every neces-
sary precaution. Then we shall have
less accidents.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29
PUT OUT THE FLAG

The request of Mayor Nichols
that every house and every store
show the American flag is a good
one. One of the comments of the
east, where flags are flying every.
where and have been for a year, IL
that Kansas is Indifferent to pat
riotism. This is not true-Kansas
has simply not been 30 exuberent
in outward expression. But now it
should be and from every home and
from every business house should
fly the Stars and Stripes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29

While the Kansas legislature was
.appropriating S1l.0O0.OO0 to run
The state for the next two years.
some COCO Kansas citizens stepped
night out and spent about $12,50O,-
600 on their own hook for auto
mobiles. That figure represents the
expenditure for new automobiles in
Kansas since January l. The state
low has 130,303 cars, compared to
over $4,000 the first of
the year Their average cost is
$500.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29
suit for Property Partition

G. A. Burke. Eva Burke ct al
have filed suit in the district court
against Ella Lilies. Mary. Karr. James
Karr ct al for partition OF prop
errty in Solomon. The plaintiffs
claim that each party owns a share
OF the property and ask the court
to appoint a commissioner to divide
it and make an appraisement pre-
raratory to its sale.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29

Secretary Daniels is not consis-
tent lie telegraphed his appeal for
men to the newspapers and urged
its publication within six hours of
receipt and got it. But he has only
just contracted for battleships au-
thorized March Is, 1915. If the
newspapers We're as slow as he they
would print the appeal April TO-,
1919 instead Of March %, 1917.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29

While the average Kansas town is
burning red fire and calling names
over the city election Abilene is
calmly doing business and putting
out flags almost forgetful that an
election is coming. But then it has
lad its whirl in the days when a
city election campaign made the
European war look like a Sunday
school picnic.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29

The sob squad correspondents are
playing up 'the sad man of the
white house" which is not only poor
taste as a matter Of encouraging
confidence in the president but re-
calls the last parade Of that phrase
just before his engagement was
announced.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29

navy for men to enlist in that
branch OF the national defense
should have large response. The
navy needs men and the nation
needs a navy-more perhaps than
most OF us realize.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29

If the postmastership examination
is to be a real one and not merely a
farce to benefit those now appoint
ed. what a joke it would be if Tom
Jones should enter and beat Bill
Matteson in the test,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29

Kansas has the same use for an
other prison that it has for the old
time prairie schooner as means
Of transportation But it does need
all the women it can get for its
other institutions Kansas City
Star What does it need EN- for2
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29

If there are any Kansans over in
Petrograd, it's a fair guess that they
are already working for a bone dry
law, a primary, the Massachusetts
ballot, anti-cigaret laws and movie
censorship.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29

cool, leaves mo call for hunting
germs" in cough or sneeze as the
cause of pneumonia or tuberculosis.
Hence my notices: What you
don't wear won't hurt you" and
Keep cool to keep out of the doc
tors hands. A Physician.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29

Secretary Of state bemoans the
probability that $500 motor cars
will not appear on the tax roll at
$500. Did the secretary ever try to
sell a motor car for what it cost
him?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29

Jay House and l.. L. Kiene are
the two winners at the Topeka pri-
mary for mayor and as both are
some hustlers a lively election cam
paign is in sight
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29

The theory out here why the Kan
sas militia was not called is that the
president will wait until there is a
real big fight and then send for
Kansas
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29

We are credulous enough, heaven
knows, but we have some doubt
concerning stories from Paris that
Kaiser Bill is going to abdicate
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29

Senator Norris OF Nebraska wants
referendum on his filibuster ac-
ton. He can get one-let him re-
sign and try to be reelected.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29

Col. Roosevelt has accepted an
Invitation to speak at Lincoln, Neb.,
next commencement Why not see
If X. L. cannot arrange to swap
Bryan for Roosevelt maybe w. j.
BIS home folks will be better salts
fled with him than Kansas is.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29
KEEP COOL, KEEP WE'LL

The principal cause Of pneumonia
.''~v ven is ~ nature max
ra animal The millions 81 raD.l
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29
THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1917

If the Kansas bankers don't learn
to shoot the yeggs will clean up all
their trenches.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29

The appeal of the secretary of the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-21

Sacrharine - The sweetest Substance
a tAa word Il is so times sweeter
han cane sugar. and is extensively
sssd in eIlIes and preserves. SIS weA
s In The Diet Of persons who cannot
tan6 slgar.
Prot. lra Hemsen of Johns Hopidls
University discovered ii nearly FORTY
ears ago while working on series Of
apartments ln the laboratory.
ANY practical man, Professor Rern-
san wrote. would unlsesItarlngIy have
on6emnesI The work IS beiuz utterly
1sess. a1d Z may add that some did
condemn I'd. There was n0 h9pe, no
bought entertained by Us that any
king practical would come o. III But
saecaarine was The result and i is now
extensively Manufactured
This incident is one " many an
s1zers 10 the plea thar AZ education
snd an WORK should be practical The
hole foundation of modern ciTlllza-
Jon IS lard on scientific work that
lftea scented the most Impractical ID
Dc world
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-21

AT2t there be- a ornament
iet the waters that are under the heav-
en- De gathered together let
the earth bring forth the green herb
let there be lights In the firm
ament" Ia fact. the words Of the Der
" were His very acts o. e-sati0n. This
has = marvellous Significance. once one
stops 70 think of IT,
II words. therefore. play 80 impor-
iani a part in thought and action, Why
IS iN iaat people in every day life DO
not cultivate The use 81 wordss Word
study would certainly get word-Eis.
dom. fhought-power. dsed-euergy. A
dicii0aary should De a daily compan-
Ton WHhin reach every hour Of the
twenty forr. frequent consultation
would produce surprising results in q
short time. We feel sure that our o.
or Il The New UhiYerssties DiciiOn-
arr VIII Be Of lsstilr benefit to ozr
readers. We know Of nothing tha
could Be more welcome at the same
time 10 office. school. home. shcp ard
study. our coupon IN to-day's paper
explains terms