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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17
The Meaning Of the
Christmas Lights

TIME candles on the Christmas tree
i have a brighter meaning than
mere gayety. Primarily they sig
nifty the Light that came into the
world. "That was the true Light that
hghteth every man that cometh into
the world wrote st. John In the first
chapter Of his gospel, says the New
York Evening Sun.
Today the small. popular bayberry
candle is very likely deduced from the
Christmas candles that were burned
In England from dawn till evening to
safeguard from all evil the house dur
ing the year to come, and these can
dies, again, were lineal descendants
of the great Yule candle placed to
light the monster feast provided for
the unusual appetites some people fan
cied then, as now. due on the 25th OF
December.
Not often possible In city homes of
the present day are Yule logs, but
sometimes in the country this custom
Of Scandinavian source is still carried
out, though probably no one dreams It
to be relic Of the bonfires kindled for
Thor in Yule rites.
1t is doubtful II partakers of Christ.
mas puddings are conscious that the
puddings are symbolic Of the rich gifts
Of the Magi to the Christ Child, while
emblems Of the manger are mince pies.
for these were first made in the form
Of Bethlehem's cradle.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17
Best Values TO Be
Had On Pacific Coast

December IS to 25 is Shopping
Week" in Ashland. The merchants
are displaying better stocks than they
have had in years for the holiday
trade. They are giving exceptional
values during Shopping Week" 1t
will pay citizens for an hundred miles
around to do their Christmas shop
ping in Ashland this year.
Ashland merchants are also pre-
pared to fill mail orders for supplies
Of every kind, from heavy agricul-
tural tools to the smallest item in
merchandising.
The Tidings will guarantee fair
treatment and honest values to all
purchasers from advertisers in this
issue, whether you are able to come
and personally inspect the goods, or
whether you order by mail.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

"ChrIstmas rlornngS III the civil war
days" said the veteran. were general.
ly spent in reading letters. After din
ner the men INDUCED in sports, par
ticularly prize6ghts, and then in the
evening they gathered together and
sang the wartime songs and told st0'
ries Of the Christmases before the
fighting began 1t wasn't all chorus
singing, either, for we had some good
soloists In the line, and our company
actors showed their abilities by recit.
Ing or rehcarsing the plays they had
saen while on furlouchs"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

SO far the administration has not
placed farm implements in the list
OF preferential merchandise, and IL
this is not done the prices on this
line of goods are liable to go even
higher than at present. Farmers
should consider this possibility and
lay in all implements that will be
needed for next seasons campaign.
Remember the pressure is not yet re-
moved. Another years strenuous
work is before us, if no more, and
we should all profit by both the sue
cesses and the failures of the past
year.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17
How Animals Figure
In Christmas Customs

TINE Christmas customs in Norway
and Sweden are the most inter-
esting Of any country. 1t is time
Of great rejoicing. To show that there
are friendly feelings between every
one in the household the shoes are
placed In a row in the hall when retir-
ing on Christmas eve, and, like the
German custom, candles are left burn
Ing in the village windows all night to
light the, way fer "Kristine" who
brings the gifts. The Christmas tree
is largely decorated with candles and
pretty cakes arranged in bright color
ed baskets, all usually homemade.
The richer households send good
things to the poor, and everywhere
among both rich and poor are the ami
mails and birds remembered. says Our
Dumb Animals. The boys and girls
save up their pennies during the year
for this purpose. Sheaves Of grain
are fastened to the window ledges in
town, and in the country the sheaves
are fastened to long poles and renewed
every day for a week, and many are
the birds that spy this feast. On the
barn floors of the peasants bowls of
hot porridge are set for poor robin
GOodfellow" TO comfort him because
he has no soul" The cows and the
horses share in the general happiness
by having double share Of food given
them
Ii is a big skip from the northland
to the southland or tropical countries
where Christmas is celebrated without
the evergreen tree to decorate and
hang gifts on. In Brazil the holiday
may be spent outdoors in the sunny
flower scented air.
They have quaint superstitions In
these summer lands relative to Yule-
tide On the coffee plantations the old
folk say that on Christmas night the
animals have the gift Of speech and
that II only a child has sufficient cour-
age to 20 out alone after dark 1t will
hear on the stroke of IL the cock crow
In loud, clear voice from his highest
perch: -. yr.-e'~
Christie nHsceu"--Christ Is born.
The bull In a deep sonorous bass
inquiries from a distant field, "Onde
where?
The sheep then answer In chorus,
"Em Belem de Juda"-in Bethlehem of
Judea.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

In turn all the domestic animals give
to the world the glad tidings of tie
Nativity. Many a child wishes 1t | I'd
the courage necessary to enable HIN
to spend midnight outdoors and hear
this wonderful conversation of the
hriita creation.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

Abstracts and conveyancing. Jack
son County Abstract Co., Ashland and
Medford.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

Washington is dry" but not as
dry as congress.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

Wouldn't it be as well to suspend
the study of geography In the schools
for time at least? The youngsters
might stand the chance of getting the
right kind of start, which they are by
no means sure of now.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17
~ q, 81 g
4, Mr.. Santa Claus &
!, Man i

q rl"n &
G, mr.. SANTA CLAUS MAN, u
" WI cont yOa please tell T.
me tohv
~ You come a6ith your reindeer III
out of the skvG T
4. Do you get from the stars those !.
u bright, shiny toys y
That yOu bring us doom here
Il; II toe're good little boysi II
Mr.. Santa Claus Man, Won't
~ vou please tell me tohv II
You don't tdH straight dOt0n
II. When yOu come from the !.
~ sky? -
DO the clouds hold pOu up or
*: does old Mr. Sun *
Watch oUcr your sleigh TIL T
J.. your journey Is dOnei !.
Mr. Santa Claus Man, aren't
~: you erer afraid q
= Your sleigh cont hold all the =.
toys yOu hare made!
IS: And aren't yOu afraid you'H let IL
some Of them tGH, +
Il. Perhaps my neW sled or my !,
=: sisters nei1 doHf -
X: Mr.. Santa Claus Man, do the II.
T birds eDer I'M r
j.. As for up as you live up In the
~ sky? ~
And are p0a great friends toith
II the man IN the mOOn' ~,
Does he ride In y0ar sleigh or -
jsr't there roOmi
@ !, q
Oh, please, Mr.. Santa Claus T
4. Man, let me knop N''' I.
" About all these things that -:
haze puzzled me so.
N Can't you manage II, somehoic, ~
r my mind to relieve, r
When Vou come dozen DIR chin
~ ney on merit Christmas erey %
A,. -Piftsburgh Press.
ttSi-8-4- 900 81
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

P. & o. black land plows mean the
Canton Clippers. Best in the world.
Emil Peil.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-27
1917 Schedule
Taken Up At
W. "A. Meeting

Next Sunday morning will fiud repro
sentatlVes ~ nil the Western association
teams In benison where President Bell
has called n meeting ~ the association
heads 10 adopt q schedule Tor the season
about 10 open IN e few weeks Each man
VIII nav" schedule that he IL 10 present
~ the meeting, and with It he will have
4 prepared speech that viii help to~tfN
having his particular schedule the one
accepted
July Fourth Plan VIII Garry.
mo Fourth ot july wlll be tho one
Any that win count more than any other
toward the telectlon Of the mHgnhlc'
luch wants his team to play on thflr I'-
rnl diamonds on that date. and the man
that presents a schedule that Will salts
II the ma ioSty viii have his plan accept
ed. such q plan will probably be placed
before the assembly Of hasehall rulers
and hy II siN Of the eight teams VIII be
able 10 play before the home iana "n
the day that celebrates the birth OF frcr-
dom Of this country.
Teams 10 Split Games
The plan calls for Tulsa 10 play ~
Muskogcc IN the morning aud both teams
The same applies TO Denlson and Shrr-
man. Denlson would play at sherman In
the morning and the two teams would
take the eleven trip To ptuiHou
where the pastlme would be INDUCED IN
during the afternoon.
II this plan is carried out, siN of th'
league teams would have home games
on this date The jumps between tn
other four cities are 80 large that II
would be impossible To split between the
towns
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-27
French Prepare
Seamen Reception

BORDEAUX, Feb. IA program
OF entertainment for the officers and
crew of the Orleans at Bordeaux in
cludes reception OF the vessel upon
its arrival at the wharf here. A pro-
cess,on in honor OF the American sail
ors will pass through the important
streets to the city where the officers
will be received by the municipal au-
,horities and rendered luncheon The
Bordeaux chamber OF commerce will
give them dinner IN the evening
after which they will be guests at
gala performance at the French thea
ter to which all the members of the
crew are invited
Wednesday the chamber OF commerce
will give luncheon to the crew Of
the Orleans at which delegations of
sailors from all the navigation com
panes whose lines touch at Bordeaux
will he present
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-27
Mack Asked For
~ Waivers On Six

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27.-Manngcr
Mack OF the Athletics, admitted that he
had asked for waivers on six PLAYERS, In
cluding thirdbaseman Ray Bates and
Grover, who was looked upon ms u fixture
at secondbase. Mi, Mack declared h.
had obtained waivers by other clubs on
Grover and that he would he placed with
some minor league club, hut refused 10
discuss the csse of bates Mack de.
clared that several oNthe players he had
asked waivers upon since have heon
signed 20 contracts Rates Ia said to have
affixed his signature Ia n contract
Tho signing " the players upon whom
ne had asked waivers is possible I'm the
American league, which allows n club TO
ask for waivers and then withdraw
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-27
Michigan Action
Delayed By Board

Whether or not Michigan IL TO return
to the big nine" fold viii remain mys-
terry untll after March 30. ON that date
according to reports from Ann Arbor, the
board Of regents of the Wolverine school
mny possibly take some action. In the
meantime each Of the regents has been
furnished with long transcript ~ tho
question. It's resolutions and history
The news that they win have to wait
more tpan a month before anything can
he done caused considerable dsappolnt-
ment among the Michigan students II
had been hoped that the board NJ regents
would give the proposition some consd-
erntion AT It's meeting yesterday. but the
word conference was not even men
toned The authorities gave the press "
other business ns their excuse for fail
urc to TAX. up the resolutions on the
question. which were passed Thursday by
Nichigans athletic hoard OF control
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-27
AnadarkO Will
Have Ball Team

ANADARKO, okla Feb o7.--(speclalD
--Anadarko's high school win have
baseball team this year, the first for sew
eral years Members of the team held
meeting the latter part OF last week and
elected captain and business manager.
Last year AnAdarko had pickup team
and tried 10 play here at the county
meet, but having had no practice pre-
viouHly. was defeated The team already
has two games scheduled and Manager
Williams thinks no win secure dates for
several more games
In 1910 and 1911 Anadarko had one of
the fastest teams In the state, but I'm the
last few years moro time has been spcnt
on other gsmes and baseball has been
sIightel
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-27
Boy Is Killed in
a Motor Accident

CLEVELAND, Okla. Feb u
While speeding westward ON West Del
aware street a Ford car belonging TO
Red McWhorter struck a high place
and turned a complete flip-ilop in the
center OF the street. throwing its ocou-
pant, out and instantly killing Harry
Clarke The occupant, OF the car were
Roy Lcdford, Young kelSo and Harry
Clarke, none OF them over - or IS
year, old
Roy Lcdtord, u years old, was driy-
ing the car and the three had taken the
car from in front OF the Star Livery
barn ior a spin over the city In speed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-27
Bush and Strunk
Sign Contracts

PHILADELPHIA. Feb - Joe Bush.
star pitcher rud Amos StrHuk. fleet out
fielder of the Philadelphia American
League baseball team, both Of whom had
been holdputs. signed contracts. It was
announced by Manager Mack. The terms
were not made public
George Whltird. outfioldcr OF the Phi
ndclp1la Nationals Yesterday refused an
offer of 81 900 year aud announced that
unless he was given contract for E5, 200
n" VIII not report ~ IN" training camp
William f. Baker. president Of the cluh
iuid Nhlttrd's demand would not bee con-
sldcrod
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-27
Victory At Kendall
Would Close Aggie
Season With Title

SALTWATER, Okla, Feb 81 Tho
Oklahoma A. and VI college basketball
team will enter their two game series
with Kendall college. starting next Fri
dny. with decided advantage In the
race for the championship A victory IN
one ~ the two games will give the Aggios
the title.
The Aggies won both games played
earlier In the season with Kendall. aud
should the Tulanns win the coming Su-
rics the standing between the two col
iegcs would he tied. both teams having
record OF two wins over their oppo-
nents.
The quintet from saltwater will play
Coach Schmidts team Rt Tulsa or Friday
and Saturday Of this week. These games
will bring 10 a close the basketball sea
son Cor the Aggies.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-27

ing the steering wheel was lcrked out
OF Ledlord's hand. The car was not
badly broken up, the windshield and
one Of the front wheel, wa, broken.
Clarke was picked up and rushed to
drug store and medical aid given
him at once, but he was dead when
those ncarc,, the wrecked car reached
the scene The blow fall, doubly heavy
on the boys father G II Clarke, an
old man, depending on the boy for sup
port
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-27
Safe Way Pointed
Out to Americans
eobI CAN EihD IT.

COPENHAGEN. Feb II. -- A large
sign in tourist office here reads:
Safest route to America--via ths
Trans Siberian railroad tickets for sale
here"
The sign is attracting the attention OF
a large number OF Americans in CO.
penhagen. who have. been waiting for
weeks for an opportunity to return to
the United States
4 trip from Denmark to New York
BY way OF the Trans Siberian railway
would cover more than 5000 miles.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-27
Argentina Denies
Planning Mediation

BUFNOS AIRES Feb. IA high
official OF the chancellety characterizes
as unfounded the statement published
by La Nacion, according to which Ar
gcntina has had negotiations with a
view to bringing abou, peace in Eu-
rope through mediation.
This authority expressed the belief
that ii was merely fanciiu theoty
tha, peace could be brought about in
this way.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-27
Spanish Premier Ends parli .ament

MADRID, Feb. E-Prcmier Count
De Romanoncs read TODAY IN both
chambers a decree adlou-nng indeii-
nitcly the sessions Of parliament The
decree was received with protests by
the opposition
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-27
Joe MandOt Gets
Mangum Decision

hot SPRINGS. Ark. Feb y Joe
MHndot Of New Orleans won a decision
over Willie Mangum ~ Memphis In
lO-founi bout here last night MGngum
made plurky fight after he appeared
near 10 fnockout IN NC second round
hut he was unable 10 ovcNvomc IN" nd
vantage Mandut had piled VI In the early
roupia
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-27
The Sluoolno Premier.

There ia another spring sign In the at
mosphcrc, Emerging crafty from his
winter quarters and blinking again In the
light. the pop-cycd fanatic Is beginning
10 feed once more upon his favorite dish.
You can toll the hunger that lies IN his
soul by the way queries begin TO pop
M tho clubs start south
Among others received today ls u query
request Tor Information ns u whether
cobb on speaker was the leading slugger
Of the game last year. Slugging means
something more than batting II mems
quantity as wer ns qunlty The slug
ger. essentially, IL the long distance hit
ter. otherwise known as the entry with
the wnllop
Wally Fipp. with twelve home runs.
and Frank Baker. with ten, are slug
gers For both can whale the cover of
the ball
Tho main test NJ sluggIng must rest
In the total namber of bases pounded out
And this tcst finds Joe Jackson far out
m front, well beyond both Speaker and
Cobb
Last season Jackson with an average
~ .3il, pounded the ball for total Of
800 bases
bases. Cobb, battling 81, run up 26l
bases
So Jackson. although displaying n
smaller batting average, led Speaker by
10 bases and Cobb by 26. Tho Carolina
Siege Gun had only } homeruns, but
he came through with ~ doubles and
q triplea This output was quite suffi-
cicnt TO give him the extra bulge,
Zach Wheat was the leading slugger
OF the National league. with total base
array Of 2s2, 81 bases back Of Jackson
tines. ii "es' against % Soc Sor the White so2 os
star
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-27
The ean Players mandalay.

The Bail Players Mandalay.
snip me somewhere south IN Dixie.
where the winter league is fiat.
Where a guy can thHW the kinks out.
and bloks can swing bat;
For ! hear the old game calling and I'm
ready FOR the smear.
With Hop upon my Fast One-and
the stuff Of my Career.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-27
Jury Frees Chief
Bender of Charges

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. ?f.-Charles A.
tChieO Bender, tho Indian pitcher wac
exonerated yesterday by the coroner .
Jury, Of blame In connection with the
death Of John j. Curfan, who was recently
killed by a motor car driven by Render
-Four teams IN the American assocla.
tion VIII be- pilotcd by former major
league managers this season. zoe Tinker
of Columbus Roger nresnshan OF To.
ledo, Joe Can,lllon of Minneapolis and
John CAMEL Of Kansas City have all seen
service Ne big YARD pilots
Dave Shean Ia 10 return 10 the hlg show
a. shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds For
the past two seasons Dave has been do.
Ing nifty work ne manager OF the Prov.
ldehte International league team,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-27
Attack May Be Made.


In ,tatehouse circles this morning II
was thought that within short time
an attack on the bill will be made by
supporters Of the Oklahoma City fair.
|, was pointed out that the opinion OF
the attorney general would have great
bearing in the case when taken to
court
Governor Williams signed the fol-
loving bins Yesterday:
House bill No 232 concerning the pro-
ductlon sale and use OF hos cholera
serum and virus
ing OF certain reports Of the state SUI
preme court putting them In the Gus
tody OF the state librarian and making
an appropriation for the printing
The committee substitute FOR House
Bill No. 80. providing for appointment Of
court baililfs iu certain counties
For Court at saltwater.
House hlll 40 37i providing for hold
ing county court IN Payne county. ap-
pointmeut OF "a deputy court clerk ~
Gushing and fixing his salary
H. House bill No 3S2 making appropriA-
tIons Tor maintenance ~ prisoners I'm the
McAlester penllcntiHry for the fiscal
years ending June 30, 1918 and June 30
1919
House bill No $50 amending present
laws relating TO apportionment or income
accruing 10 the common school FUND OF
the state,
House ON 40. PIG providing for holding
of state, county and school district Ioul-
try and egg shows. and providing man.
ucr for raising funds for county and
school district shows,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-27
FREE FAIR BILL
BECOMES A Law
Copy Without Governors Sig
nature, Is Filed,

The Mu,kogcc Free Fair bill i, now
a law 1t was filed in the office Of
the secretary of state this morning
without the signature Of Governor Will
llams The opinion OF Attorney Gen.
cral Freezing, written yesterday to the
governor. in which Mr. Freezing de
olarcd the bill unconstitutional was
filed with the bin and now IS part
OF the records Of the office OF the sec
Rotary Of state
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-27

Herewith we know that Spring IL near,
Herewith We hold the answer pat.
When Gentle Readers send In this
Please publish Casey. st the Bat"
A pnker mn-R bluer sky
4 warmer wlnd-these signs fall flat,
Compared TO this ecstatlc yearn--
Please publish Casey Rt the Bat"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-27
eomp Throwing and Baseball.

Dear Sir: | notice quite n lot Of re-
marks In tho papers about ball players
and their value as bomb throwers. ]
have talked with many returned soldiers
and they all say the only real way to
throw bombs is with straight arm-a
cricket bowlor's motion being the best
\ baseball throw In all right for bomb
now aud again, But for steady work
II ia not nearly so effective, as bombs do
not have to o,bo thrown far by the hand
Machines handle the longer throws, and
for the short ones the bowler can keep
4, up all day, while the pitching motion
cracks M arm In no time. So hall
player. for this work IN tho trenches.
would not he as useful an cricket player,
who has the straight arm throw much
better developed through long practice.
CANuCK tMontresO,
q.
Alsol
willard willing to meet Fulton for
tb. 400 News no'o
And wen dash of roundtlsy
On roses spinach. soup or collars,
For any one who carea tn pay
Wen, make II forty thousand dollars
NJ J. Condor. returning n n over the
hard Releair course, In another proof
that Youth alone ian't TO he served Mr.
Condor In another ~ the golf veterans
who passed nfty some time ago. hu, who
manage to hag their share of youngsters
In the course ~ the year
For the Hon Lester Darcy one must
say this, nnywny--he is wonderfully ron.
slstent He is carrying his repugnnnce
10 combat oven into hls own profession,
thr ring nv the time they arrange a
regular fight for him he VIII probably
slsht another tramp steamer IN the offlns
aud set sail tor another port
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-27

(tI JOW nro YOU feeling this morning
H Uncle Nlggib ?" asked Nurse
Jane Fuzzy WuzIy, the muHkrat
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-27
l)V(IFNj06IN
ANDHIShLS
BNMoAal0 GdE2S
Uncle wIsoly. and the Match Boy.

tcopyrlGht. 1917. hy Mcclure Ncwspapc
SyndiCntc)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-27

willard willing to meet Fulton for
t1h, 100 News no,o