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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-16
Motor Car Dealers
Will Soon Be Here

The Dealers Motor Car Associa-
tion of Oregon will start on their
southern Oregon" run Monday, Au-
gust 20, at $3.50 a. m. They will
lunch at Salem, eat dinner in Albany
in the evening and spend the night
at Corvallis or Eugene. They will
spend the forenoon of Tuesday in Eu-
gene looking over business and will
have luncheon at noon under au-
spices of the Chamber of Commerce.
They will be in Roseburg for dinner
in the evening and will stop there
for the night. They will leave for
Grants Pass Wednesday morning,
taking luncheon at Sutherlin or Rid
dies. The party is due to arrive in
Grants Pass about p. m, where
picnic dinner has been arranged for
them at the City park under auspices
of the Chamber of Commerce. Par
Elephants will have option of spend
ing rest of day in the city or making
the trip to the Josephine Marble
Caves, which requires the whole day.
Wednesday and Thursday nights will
be spent in Grants Pass. The pro-
gram at this point is subject to any
change that may be decided upon
later.
The party is due to arrive in Med
ford in the forenoon of Friday,
where they will spend the day. Pro-
gram for Medford stay is being ar
ranged by the Medford Commercial
Club. The party may drive on to
Ashland in the afternoon or evening.
Saturday is to be spent in Ashland,
where the Commercial Club has ar
ranged to entertain the visitors. In
the evening band concert will be
given in honor of the auto dealers in
Lithia park. The run will terminate
at the rim of Crater lake, which must
be reached by noon Of Sunday, Au-
gust 26. Auto dealers from Ashland,
Medford and Klamath Falls and else-
where will join the party for the
trip to Crater lake, where a good fell
lowship meeting will be held.
The return trip will be made to
suit the wishes Of the individuals in
the party. The Dealers Honk-honk
Quartet will ACCOMPANY the party
from Portland. Probably no less
than 100 Portland dealers and their
.
wives will be in the party.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-16
Sergeant Hammond
Went Thru Tuesday

Sergeant Ward Hammond, son of
Rev. p. X. Hammond of this city,
went through Ashland on No. 13
Tuesday morning. On the train were
two or three detachments of soldiers
boRnd for military camps in Califor-
mia. Sergeant Hammond had IS men
of the Quartermaster's Corps in
charge who were being sent from the
Portland office of Adjutant General
White to the camp at Palo Alto
They had been on duty in Portland
for about four months, except some
of those who had enlisted more re-
Gently. Last year, as soon as school
was out, Ward Hammond enlisted in
the Quartermaster's Corps and serv-
ed for the six months that the Ore
gon troops were on duty. He was
one, of. the first to offer his services
last April after war was declared.
His longer experience naturally gave
him the advantage, hence he was
raised to the rank of sergeant, which
position he has held for a number of
weeks Though not quite 21 yet, he
has proved an efficient young man in
his line of duty. His parents and
sister met him at the train Tuesday
morning.
An older son of Rev. and Mrs.
Hammond, who had tried to enlist
early in the war, but who failed to
pass the examination, was among the
first called from Clackamas county
in the recent draft. This time he
was accepted and is now straighten-
ing up his business affairs in order
to enter the service. He does not
know just which branch of the serv-
ice he will be assigned to as yet.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-16
Judge Dooling Goes
Home on Stretcher

Judge Maurice T. Dooling of the
United States district court, San
Francisco, was carried to the train
last Tuesday on a stretcher in an
automobile. At the depot the at
tendants lifted the judge through the
Pullman car window. He left for the
south on No. 19, John G. Coghlan, a
prominent San Francisco young man,
accompanying the judge home. Mr..
Coghlan is particular friend of
Judge Dooling, but he is not related
to him as was reported last Monday.
Judge Dooling is much improved
since the auto accident of last Tues
day a week ago, when his car turned
turtle on the Pacific highway five
miles south of Ashland. He received
the best of care in the hospital and
was in fine spirits when he left for
the south.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-16
Miss Kimball Hurt
In Auto Accident

Last Tuesday evening about s
O'Clock a Buick six driven by F. G..
Elliott, proprietor of the Pantorium
Dye Works of Medford, going south
on Main, collided with Ford driven
by H. L. Loud, a young man of Ash
land, who was coming down the hill
on Pioneer avenue. Miss Leona Kim
ball of this city was pitched out Of
the tonneau Of the Loud car fifteen
feet high and fell to the pavement,
say bystanders who witnessed the
crash. w. S. Du Peau who was pass
ing at the time, picked up the un-
fortunate young woman and lifted
her into a car nearby and rushed to
the Sanitarium with her. 1t is a re-
markable fact that Miss Kimball
soon recovered consciousness and did
not appear to be dangerously injured.
though at that time 1t had not been
ascertained just how seriously she
was hurt. Her mother became hys-
terical when told of the accident.
In the car with Loud and Miss
Kimball were William Mcmillan and
Dige Gill, both Ashland boys. Young
Gill was also pitched out of the car,
but neither he nor any of the others
were hurt. The Loud car was pushed
nearly thirty feet across the street
by the Buick Neither of the cars
were badly damaged
Bystanders claim that Mr.. Elliott
was driving close to twenty-five miles
an hour at the time of the crash,
which was loud enough to be heard
a good way off. Loud admitted that
he was going from fifteen to eighteen
miles an hour down the hill, but both
drivers claim they were blinded by
the headlights on the other car and
cars passing. They also believe that
the String" lights suspended across
the intersections on Main street
helped to blind them.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-16
Charter For Farm
Loan Association

John F. Rocho of this city has re-
ceived a communication from the
Federal Farm Loan Bank at Spokane,
under date of August 13, which says:
eve have received the reports of the
members of your association, togeth-
er with the reports Of our apprais-
ers thereon, and take pleasure in adj
vising that a charter be granted and
same will be forwarded to you at
once.
"The applications as presented,
with exceptions of very few, the
amounts applied for have been al
lowed and only one objection sus-
tained, and a few have been cut
down.
"Please have the applicants have
their abstracts of title brought up to
date and have them sent at once. We
are anxious to close the loans at an
early date.
Every truly
I'D. E. SHEA, Pres"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-16
Council Adopts The
Winner Plan Finance

The city council at its last meeting
adopted the plan suggested by City
Recorder Winner to take up the $24,-
500 worth of electric light bonds
from several different city funds
with funds that are not in use which
only draw 2 per cent interest.
These bonds will be taken up as
follows Ten thousand five hundred
dollars Cancelled by payment in full
from the electric light interest and
bond fund; $4,000 will be redeemed
by the water fund and $4,000 by the
water sinking fund and both held in
said fund in lieu of the money used
for redemption; $4,000 will be re-
deemed by the electric light deprecia-
tion fund and held in said fund in
lieu of the money used for redemp-
tion.
On the bonds referred to above the
city is paying Az per cent interest
and they are not optional nor pay
able until the year 1919 only through
the consent of the holders of the
bonds. However, Mr.. Winner has
been corresponding with the bond
holders to see If he could get their
consent to dispose of them at this
time.
The above is a most excellent prop
osition as the city Is only drawing
per cent on this surplus money in
the banks. None of it can be used
until 1919, so by the above plan, de-
ducting the premium paid for the re-
lease of these bonds, the city will by
its first year save net of per cent
and keep the interest at home In
It's own funds, instead of sending 1t
away to outside points and outside
people, and will the first year make
net saving to the city funds Of
$542.50 and the second year a net
saving of $612.50.
Mr.. Winner informed the Tidings
this morning that he had just re-
ceived a communication from the
bondholders definitely consenting to
the taking up of the bonds by the
city with interest to September 1,
with an additional Y Of 1 per cent
premium.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-16
Coos Bay May
Get BelgianS

That Coos Bay is to have a colony
of Belgians is a practical certainty,
according to the statement of James
Slevin, director of the organization
which is backing the colonization,
who has spent the past two days in
conference with prominent local
men, says the Coos Bay Times.
How much land will be taken and
where this will be is not yet definite
ly known. Negotiations are under
way and will probably be completed
in the next few days.
About 500 colonists will be
brought here In December II the deal
is completed. This is about 100
families, each of which will take an
area of from 25 to 40 acres, under
the conditions announced, 38 years
in which payment is made for the
land.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-16
Ashland People
Visit klamath

Klamath Herald, Aug. 13: Mr.. and
Mrs. H. o. Frohbach were klamath
Falls visitors yesterday from Ash
land. Mr.. Frohbach has been con-
nected with the Commercial Club
there for some time, and leaves the
latter part of the month to accept a
similar position at Three Forks,
Mont.
He reports that the cherry and
peach crop in the Ashland district
this year is very heavy, 5000 being
the average daily express bill on
cherries shipped out during July.
The apple and pear crop there will
be about normal, he says.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-16
Grant Petition
Irrigation District

At a special meeting of the county
court Wednesday, attended by Judge
Tou Velle and County Commissioner
Madden, the application of E. B.
Pickel and Is Others for the organ
'ization of an irrigation district was
granted and the objections of E. B.
Hanley and others overruled.
The name Medford irrigation dis-
trict was given, the district divided
into three parts, and Saturday, Sep
tember Is, set as the day for sub
mission of the creation of the district
to the land owners. The bond filed
by the petitioners was approved.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-16
Bootlegger Holds Up Officer;
Makes Good His Escape

There was more excitement up on
the Siskiyous Tuesday night than
has happened in some time. A party
consisting of Sheriff Jennings and
deputies, Special Liquor Investigat-
ing Officer for the State R. G Porter,
Justice Winner and Special Liquor
Officer Carpenter all went up the
Pacific highway last night in quest
of violators Of the bone-dry law who
are not yet satisfied that State Prose
cutting Attorney Roberts is in dead
earnest about enforcing the law
even If we are near the California
line. They were looking for one out
fit in particular reported to be on
the way over. After stopping and
searching several cars, they finally
got the car they wanted-that is, af-
ter some little delay. The driver of
this car showed signs of intent to
fight his way through the line of
officers who we're scattered some dis
tance apart along the highway. Just
as he was about to pass the last of
the officers. Porter and Winner, after
refusing to stop in spite of repeated
demands to that effect, the driver
made move as if to reach for a gun
when the woman riding with him
screamed. She had suddenly OBJ
served large board standing on
edge across the road. Then the man
threw on the brakes and brought his
car to stop. The officers soon dis
covered that they had some quanti-
ties of booze aboard and placed the
two men and the woman in the car
under arrest. Then Porter took one
of the men in his car and started for
Ashland with his prisoner, leaving
Winner to pilot the other two victims
to the city Of punishment in their
own car Justice Winner was willing
and selected a nice seat on top of a
lot of baggage just back of the driv-
er. AS soon as Porter was gone the
bootlegger asked his captor and
guard If he would excuse him a mo-
ment. Not being suspicious of any
thing wrong, he granted the mans
request. The man stepped down
from the seat and went around to
the back of the car. He then rushed
to the side of the woman in the front
seat on the other side, where he
grabbed rifle which was either con-
cealed on the running board or by
the woman's dress on the seat, and
took deliberate aim at the surprised
Winner over the womans shoulder.
Winner started to reach for his re-
volver, but decided to obey the order
given in a very sharp tone by "the
man behind the gun" Even II he
could have reached his gun quickly
enough, the woman was between him
and the rather desperate appearing
fellow. Winner was ordered to get
down and walk down the road ahead.
He obeyed. but thought to make a
run for big iron sign to the right
Of the road nearby, thinking that If
he could get behind 1t he would have
a chance to at least exchange Q few
shots with the booze carrier, but the !
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-16
Turpin Captured
At Klamath Falls

Last Monday the sheriff. at Klam-
ath Falls arrested Ralph Turpin, the
young man who shot and killed Will
liam McCallister in a quarrel at a
sawmill near Selma, out from Grants
Pass. He was taken to Grants Pass
and lodged in the Josephine county
jail.
Young Turpin is known here and
at Medford, having lived at both
places in the past. ''..'..} g
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-16
Notice to Auto Drivers.

Notice is hereby given that from
and after this date the speed ordi-
nances of the city Of Ashland will be
strictly enforced. The speed limit
within the city limits is IS miles per
hour All mufflers must be closed.
/ Dated at Ashland this 18th day of
August, 1917.
CIV. ATTERBURY,
25-tf Chief of Police.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-16

Fred Greenman and Ralph Gay,
Southern Pacific employees at Duns-
muir, have gone to Chicago to enlist
in the aviation corps, Previous to
leaving for the east Greenman's rela-
tives living here visited him at Duns-
muir. i-
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-16
ENGLAND THINKS SHE
HAS PETROLEUM LAND

London. Nov. i6--lt was an
nonnced In the house OF commons
this week that certain eminent
American geologlsts. who have come
from the United States to advise the
government, hold that II Is well
worth while to spend considerable
sum Of money In exploring the pos
sible petroleum deposits In Great
Britain"
The speaker. a spokesman for the
board OF trade, added: at is impos-
sible to exaggerate the Importance
Of finding oil In this country. We
cannot yet say that It is here. but
1t Is certainly worth looking for. Oh
is almost more important nj this mo-
ment than anything else. Yon may
have men, munitions. and money
but II you have no oil YOU are with
out the greatest motive power we
are using. and the rest will be oi
little value"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-16
XMAS DRIVE FOR
R. {. MEMBERSHIP
Great Campaign Ia Treble Member
ship In Organization WIN I'rcccsic
Coming Holidays

Washington. Nov. ia great
membership drive for the American
Red Cross will he launched the las,
half OF December. II will commence
December II and continue unceas.
lngly until Christmas eve,
Theo, y. Vail. president OF the
American Telegraph and Telephone
company has been appointed BY the
war council las chairman Of the ma
tional Christmas membership drive
committee. with such men as DR., ".
n. McCrackcn. president OF vassar
college. Cardinal Gibbons. DR.. Henry
Van Dyke. Bx.Mayor John Puron
Mitchell OF New York and John w,
Briiton Of san Francisco. as mem
bers OF the same,
By thls. drive the ORGANIZATION
hopes to Increase the membership
from 5000. 900 to 100000.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-16
NAVY WANTS MORE
SHIP ENGINEERS

Portland. Nov. i6.-The local re.
cruiting station has received tele-
graphic instructions that nav re-
cruiting stations OF Pacific division
shall recruit 1000 firemen by De-
'cember 18th. and raising the age of
apprentice seamen from % to 30
years. making age limits Is to 20
These firemen are for manning
those vessels OF the T37 ships--mer-
chant and naval-recently taken
over and contracted for by the navy
department.
Congress provides by law that all
men entering the navy for engineer
work aboard ship must enter as fire
men. but commanding officers Of
ships have authority during war
time of raising rating OF such men.
and all firemen first class, water ten
ders. chief water tenders. machin.
lists mates. etc. must come from
these men recruited. This offers an
unusual opportunity for advance.
ment for all men wishing to enter
the engineering force OF the navy
and all men who have mechanical
experience In civil life. as all the
higher ratings are needed at once.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-16
NOTORIOUS BANDIT LEADER TX
PECTED TO ATTACK KEY CITY
To NORTH MEXICO
UNITED STATES SOLDIERS BUSY
American Town Kept In Turmoil Of
Excitement Throughout Night BY
Maraudcr's Threats

Presidio. Tex. Nov. 16.-Presidio
is prepared for another Columbus
N. NJ, raid. All day rumors that
Villas forces would cross the river
and raid American stores were cir
culated here until the residents were
almost panic-stricken. Even the ma
tive Mexican element. which rarely
becomes frightened at such reports
huddled in their homes during the
night.
The United States army forces
here had complete control OF the sit
uation throughout the day and all
night.
After the Oiinaea battle started.
two Mexican federal officers appear
ed at the military headquarters with
the report that 1000 villa soldiers
had announced they would cross to
the American side to get ammuni-
tion and provisions after they took
Ojinaga.
No one from the American side
has been permitted to enter the Mex
ican towh proper. heavily armed
guards being stationed along the
winding road from the ford tosthe
mesa. f
Francisco villa is in command OF.
villa troops now occupying the O3in-
aga port. according to Colonel MI
guel Trillo. Villas personal secre-
tary. who talked to the Associated
Press correspondent at noon today
at the main Ojinaga ford He said
Villa was making trip of inspection
OF the country in the vicinity OF Oiin-
aga and would return tonight.
Juarez Is Francisco Villas next
border objective. after which a gen-
eral attack on chihuahua City. the
state capital. is planned. according
to plans revealed today by villa
leaders in the Ojinaga garrison. The
capital Of the new movement head
ed by villa is to be established there.
according to this plan.
The Villa movement is new one,
having no connection with the Felix
Diaz or other revolutionary move
ments, according to General Porfirio
Ornelas. permanent commander Of
the Onjiaga garrison. It is called
the Conventionalist party. and is a
revival OF the former movement by
Villa called the conventionist move
ment.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-16
COUNCIL STUDYING
CITY FIRE SYSTEM

The city council held their regu-
lar semi-monthly meeting last even.
Ing with all members present except
Councilman Bunch.
An ordinance was passed amend
Ing See. 8 OF Ordinance No. lSS'
relative to the seizure Of stock run
ming at large within the corporate
limits OF the city and fixing the cost
OF seizure at s2.50 for a single ami.
NAL and 81 for each other animal
should more than one be seized be-
longing to one person, also tixinp
the price OF so cents day for feed
Ing each animal.
The matter of better fire protec'
ton for the city was brought mp and
discussed and while nothing official
" was passed in regard to this, steps
we're taken TO get prices on pump
to he installed on the fire truck tC
give greater water pressure.
The matter OF a better fire alarm
system was brought up with the re-
suit that probably an electric ALARM
system from the city hall to thu
homes OF the several firemen vii
be installed In the near future.
A new chemical engine containini
one tank will probably be purchased
and the chemical tank OF the trucl
now In use placed on the new ont
giving double tank for the new
machine. as well as making room TO
the pump before mentioned. As
majority OF fires are extinguished b!
the chemical engine this Idea seem
ed to meet with favor. II Is expect
ed that another paid fireman will b
added to the force.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-16
COUNTIES WILL HAVE
FUEL SUPERVISORS

Portland, Nov. 6.--To assist the
federal fuel administration. Bruce
Dennis, director OF work OF the state
council of defense Is asking county
chairman Of the council Of defense
to appoint local fuel inspectors One
man will be named In each city or
town and he will report direct to
Fred q. Holmes, federal fuel admin
istrator. on the fuel needs OF his
section.
The local fuel inspectors must not
engage in the fuel business even In
directly. They represent the people
and their duty will be TO see that
the amount of fuel In the hands OF
local dealers and the probable de-
mands for fuel, are reported each
week to the fuel administrators.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-16
DYNAMITE fuse IS
CAPTURED IN RAID

Seattle. Wash. Nov. 16.-Efderal
officials today are endeavoring to as
certain the ownership OF 5000 feet
OF gutta percha dynamite fuse that
was found late yesterday in a raid
conducted on branch headquarters
of the |. w. w. in the Alaska hotel
building. Besides the fuse nearly a
wagon load OF l. w w. literature.
record books and documents. were
seized by the raiders and this is be-
ing examined by government agents
today. n
Pete Densmore. proprietor OF the
hotel. said the fuse was left in the
room by rancher who planned 10
use 1t in clearing some land he own
ed in the lower part OF the county.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-16
DON'T KILL TURKEYS
THAT ARE TOO SMALL

Portland. Nov. 10. The following
Instructions have been issued by Act
ing Federal Food Administrator w.
X. Newell here. to turkey growers
OF Oregon:
ship no birds Weighing less than
10 pounds dressed weight for toms
and nine pounds for hens. There is
absolutely no call for light, thin
birds. Ship all birds dressed and
thoroughly chilled overnight before
packing. Pack carefully In barrels
or boxes. washing blood from heads
and wrapping heads in paper. The
important point Is to ship only fat,
mature stock. The cost OF addi-
tional feed for carrying thin birds
over for Christmas trade will he
more than met by the additional
price paid for good stock"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-16
SEND DELEGATES
TO y.M.C.A. MEET
sunday Schools and hoy Scouts win
Send Youths Ia Older Boys Con-
ference ut Eugene

Each OF the -four Sunday schools
and the Boy Scouts OF this city will
send delegates to the older boys con-
ference OF the Y. VI. G. A. to be held
at Eugene November 80 and Decem-
ber and 2. The Boy Scouts at their
meeting last evening, elected Stanley
Summers. Geo. Riddle and Harold
Isham as their representatives. each
OF the boys agreeing to go. II IA
understood that there will be al
least two boys from each OF the -four
churches.
The older boys conference to be
held at Eugenes Just following
Thanksgiving Is one Of three such
conferences under the direction oi
the interstate Y. NJ c. A. committee
which are to be held before the mid.
die OF December. The other two are
scheduled for LaGfande. Ore. and
Twin Falls. Ida.
The conference last year at Cor
allis registered over three hundred
Leaders feel that with the important
issues to come mp this year. and thu
splendid cooperation being given b.
other state organizations the regis
tration at Eugene will not fall below
four hundred and may go to fiv'
hundred. Leaders from southern
Oregon and some central orego,
counties are expected to play larg'
part in swelling the enrolment thi
year.