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Evening star., 1917-09-24
WANTED-HEIp.
TH6 AND FE61LK.
WANTED-HELP.
MALE AND FGlIAIlR.

WOODWARD & LOTHROP
REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING HELP:
Salespeople for an departments, including those
who can work part time.
Bright Young Girls without experience, Is to 1S
years of age, for inspectors and stock clerks.
Boys and Girls for general store service.
Elderly Men for various positions.
Chaufeurs for delivery service; Bundle Recorders
and Wagon Boys.
Packers for fragile articles.
Colored Porters for general store service.
Apply Immediately, Employment Office, 9TH Floor.
Evening star., 1917-09-24

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for mil
linery, suits, gloves, trimmings,
upholstery, linens, housefurnish-
ings, jewelry, stationery, mems
furnishings and shoes. Apply
Supt., 1st floor, Palais Royal, G
and nth sts.
Evening star., 1917-09-24
WHITE AND COLORED La
BORERS; good positions. Apply
room 400 Union efa+ioo

YOUNG MAN-Experienced, in
gents furnishings; steady posi-
! ton; good salary to right man.
Grosner's. Io1a Pa ave NV.
Evening star., 1917-09-24

MALE AND FEMALE.
A cIvIL SERVICE PHOTO. nc. ron N.
sTUDIO. lS20 T OF. NV. MAIN lo7s.
BUNDLE WRAPPER Palace
Laundry. Good pay. 733 9th NV.
CIVIL SERVICE preparation-Coaching for COM
ing examinations; instruction personal. individual
and private: no classes: instruction BY mail II
desired: complete courses, S. Cali or write. 621
Rock Greek Church road: 9th st. cars.
CIVIL SERVICE examinationa; nrst-grads clerk,
Oct 9Th; statistics clerk exam. Oct. Bird: tuition
s. for entire course. Former civil service cram
ineE In charge. Bog 66-A. Star once.
COOK. colored: second cook; man or woman: !:
40 per month and home; transportation fur.
nished one way. Addrsss ouantieo Hotel. Guam
HELPER on coats. At once; experienced; male
OF female; STEADY work: good pay. 500 Vt
NAN on WOMAN, educated coloeed, to travel
for an institution. Address Boz 19o-A. Star
once. 25s
TYPIST for temporary work; must Be rapid.
Apply at once 70 1915 New York ave-, ID floor.
c. Q. .oOvBRNNENT WANTS HILf-Nso-vsn.
en-, 1s or over, 500 month: war neeessitases
hundreds appofntmenta: write immediateay fef
list positions. Etankin Institute. Dept. 41.0.
Roehestsr. N. Z.
500 MONTH paid nen-women. Thousands gov
ernment war Positions open; 500 month short
hours: plea0ant work; exnmtnatioas syoyYhere;
list postt1e1s ira. y1antlin lnstttute. Oepe. Hz8
4ec6ooteg, ~ 4
Evening star., 1917-09-24
WANTm-SITUATIONS.

2ALE-Contiaued.
RfffNHD WDOW-Housekeeper, companion.
g "osnsr sspss soed home Hors s
nee.
sTEN6dK1FHER AND TYPEWRITER. with
knowiedge Of Bookkeeping. desires employment
ice. 26s
TFNoGRAPHER-oomp years. expert
sase ;D desires position BY Oct 1's Addres. Box
sTENOGRAPHER-sRCRET cducat-
ed, well trained, over years. experience in law
ofacs, Desires position at snce. Address Box
sTENoGRAPHER and typewriter. expert
start st SIS per week. Address Box 2o1-r.
WOMAN. married, Of ability and experience.
wants position as manager of apartment house:
nrst-class reference. Address Box 17o-A. Star
ONCE. rs
WORK-Half day, By experienced DE. book
keeper; knowledge Of stenography and typewrt-
ing and capable Of handling correspondence. Ad-
dress Boz 1854, Star office. 2oe
MALE AND FEMALE.
EXCELLENT colored cooks. buffers second men.
References. Reid's Agency. 1144 18th.
FEMALE DOMESTIC.
COLORED WOMAN from the south desires q
position as chambermaid; Catholic family pre-
ferred 2oe Warren st. n.e., between and G:
at home until II O'Clock. %
W NV.
cooK-Place for experienced colored woman as
cook Phone North 1912.
COOK or cleaning; frst-class; years last
place. 407 Elm n.
COOK and laundress; small family. 1873 10Th
COOK-First-class; private family. Ass Cor
ccran st. NV.
DAYS WORK, BY neat colored girl 17I5 11th
NV.
stay nights. 615h st. NV. Francis Ward.
GENERAL HOUsEWORK-Neat colored girl
1928 Waverly terrace.
GENERAL HOUsEWORK in small family; ref
erences: colored 403 Neal pi: NV.
GIRL. reliable colored, wants place general
houseworker. 81 st. NV.
GIRL, colored, neat wants place as maid: refer
ences. SO NJ at. NV.
HOUsEWoRk In small family; apt. references ;
colored. AIS at. NV.
HoUsEwoRK or half day, colored girl. 1913 R
NV. References.
LAUNDREss or cleaning in morning; colored
woman. 81 Myrtle ne.
LAUNDRY to take home: first-class work small
washes. 1853 seaton
LAUNDRY take home. Ills 18th st. NV, up
LAUNDRY WORK to take home or days work
out. 2019 9th NV.
LIGHT HOUsEWORK-Young woman: waiting
or chambermaid. 30 ne.
LIGHT HousEwORK, colored. 1889 ' NV.
MAID in small family; reliable colored girl. 145s
Q NV.
NURSE work around house; colored girl. e16
NV.
NURSE for child; best city reference; by set
tied colored woman. 1911 18th NV.
POSITION as waitress. chambermaid or days
work. Katie Ashton. 81s Delaware ave s.w.
WANTED by q first-cIass laundress, work at
home; good yard. 1881 st. NV.
WANTED-Washing to take home. 1905 Car
rollburg pl. s.w.
WANT a place in small family, or day work
out. 929 st. NV. 25'
WHITE BUTLER. housemaid cooks: references.
Reid's Agency. 1144 18th.
wOMAN-Colored. wants work by day. 81 Fem
ton st. ne.
WOMAN-A settled colored. wants cooks place
In small family. 437 st. NV.
WOMAN reliable colored, wants washing to
take home. 437 I st.
wOMAN-Reliable colored, desires gentlemen's s
apis. to clean or schoolrooms. Address Box
179-A, Star office. 25'
WOMAN. colored. Of n. 7. and washington,
would like position as cook; wages. $50 per
month; references. Address Box 63-A, Star
office. 24'
Evening star., 1917-09-24

WHITE LABORERS-To work
from S pm. to 10 pm; 25c per
hour. Apply Wells Fargo Co., ed
and H SITS. ne.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-27
Talent Young Man
Died In Ashland

Tolre Guy Kirby, a resident of Tai
ent died at a local hospital in this
city Monday morning, aged 21 years.
He was the only son of F'-lnk Kirby,
an old settler of Wagner Creek.
The deceased was operated upon
about ten days ago for appendicitis,
and although his condition was con-
sidered serious some hope was held
out for his recovery. He was we'll
known in Ashland and was a member
of the l. o. o. NJ lodge. The burial
took place at the SteTns cemetery at
Wagner Creek Wednesday afternoon
at O'Clock. Rev. C. A. Edwards of
the NJ. E. church conducted the serv-
ices at the grave after which the rit-
ualistic services of the Moose lodge
were read. There was a large at
tendance from this city at the fun
eral.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-27
Sagacity Of Fowl
Saved Its Life

Through the unusual intelligence
displayed by an ordinary barnyard
fowl Happy Eastman, assistant
postmaster, was short a representa-
tive of that coveted article at his
Christmas feast. For several weeks
Mr.. Eastman had been fattening a
fine rooster which he was expecting
to grace his festal board on Christ
mas day. Christmas eve Happy
repaired to the poultry house to slay
the fowl, when it was discovered that
the prize bird was missing Members
of the household then remembered of
hearing noises about the yard the
previous night, and it was supposed
that some miscreant had appropriat-
ed the rooster for his own Christmas
dinner A substitute was provided,
which, however, fell far short of the
bird desired. The day after Christ
mas Mr.. Eastman was astounded to
see the rooster return home AS the
fowl came from the direction of the
woods, it is decided that extraordi-
nary sagacity on the part of the
rooster saved its life.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-27
Mails Unusually
Heavy This Year

The receipts at the local postoffice
were greater during this Christmas
season than for like period during
the past six years. This was no
doubt partially due to the enormous
shipments of parcels and letters to
the soldier boys on all the fronts.
The work of dispatching the outgo-
ing and delivering incoming mail was
performed with celerity by the clerks
and carriers, although this work was
hampered several days by belated
trains. Mail was delivered with
autos on Sunday in order to prevent
congestion Monday. Deliveries
were made throughout the city
Christmas morning, and the rura.
carriers also went out.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-27
Council Formed by
County Farmers

On Saturday, December 20, repre-
sentatives from the various farmers
organizations of the county met in
the offices of Claude c. Cate county
agricultural agent, and perfected an
organization known as the Jackson
County Agricultural Council. II is
the purpose of this council to cooper
ate with the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege and the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture in outlining the
work and maintaining the office of
the county agricultural agent and in
general to promote the agricultural
welfare of the county, The member
ship of this council shall consist of
the following: One representative
from each of the agricultural organ
iZations of the county such as
oranges, farmers unions, growers
associations breeders associations,
clubs, poultry associa-
tions, farm loan associations, etc
also one member of the board of
commissioners appointed by
that body; three members at large,
the unorganized farmers
Of the county.
Albert G. Joy of Ashland was elect
ed president, A. X. Earhart of Rogue
River vice-president, and DR.. Web
,ter of Phoenix secretary. This ag-
'icultural council is made up of rep
'esentatives from every agricultural
district of the county. Members
present were very enthusiastic and |
pledged themselves to do everything
n their power to carry on the work
outlined for the coming year.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-27
Medford Fireman
Leaves Many Debts

Ted Clairy, who had been a men,
ber of the Medford fire department
for few weeks, left Friday, ostensi-
bly, for his home in Rainier, Wash.
He took With him his fireman's spec
ial police badge and keys to the city
hall, but left as a reminder a host 81
debts, divided up among many per-
sons and several merchants. Clairy
had been resident of Medford only
about six months He had spent the
summer in the employ of the Crater
Lake Hotel Company, and drove one
of the stages between Medford and
the lake, When the Crater Lake sea-
son closed he worked for time in a
local garage, and then was appointed
to fill a vacancy in the fire depart
ment.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-27
Red Cross Issues Appeal to
Show Kaiser How u. S. Fights

Word has just been received from
Mr.. Lindley, head of the northwest
ern division of the Red Cross, that 1t
has been decided to give a time extern
sion on the membership drive and not
to call il closed until New Years eve.
This action was deemed wise in view
of the fact that Portland is Tagging
behind, as well as several of the
country districts. Other sections,
Umatilla county for instance. have
doubled their quota Jackson county
stands only sixth from the bottom in
the returns column. While this hard
ly allows much room for congratula-
tion, there have been several adverse
local conditions that in large meas
ure account for this fact. For one
thing, our willing workers have been
handicapped by lack of supplies.
There we're but 500 receipts, where,
to distribute among so workers,
there should have been 5000; there
has been similar shortage in pins,
and, until Friday, in service flags
All sorts of eXpedients had to be re-
sorted to, to substitute for these lack
ing supplies, but the good nature and
ingenuity of the workers minimized
these annoyances and enabled them
to reasonably satisfy the public. The
committee managing the campaign
will insist on having enough pins fur
nished so that all members shall
eventually be supplied In addition
to supplies shortage. impossible
roads affecting certain outlying sec
tions, and the epidemic of measles in
Talent may be mentioned as causes
contributing to hinder our local cam
paign.
However, it is hoped that, with a
weeks extension, our quota may be
materially increased. In one day, on
Thursday last, 1871 came in, gar
nered by the faithful workers the
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-27

first two days of the drive, and
brought in when the town teams re-
ported at the "get-together" lunch
held that noon in the Elks' dinina
room. Returns from the booths, too,
have been most gratifying, $25j hav4
ing been received from this ops
source. Another gratifying featurd
is that there have been no campaigi
expenses. The lunch of ThursdaH
was generously paid for by G. S. But4
Ter, and that has been the one bit "a
outlay connected with the campaign.
We have up to date more tina 4
1000 members, which is certainly a
creditable number and would seem %
be our proportion of the Is 900. .000
to be raised throughout the nation.
Yet it is the earnest desire OF thS
Red Cross to enlist every individutl
man, woman and child in its greag
reserve army of war relief III WI
can not be in khaki, we can be So,
diers of the Red Cross. Then. show
your colors! Display a Red Cross
service flag in your window TO prov d
that your heart is in the right pIacS
and that you stand ready to help yOua
Uncle Sam to the extent Of your abi.
ity. II is an honor to belong to thia
noble order, authorized by congress-.
headed by President Wilson. apa
proved of by General Pershing id
France. Join nOwi The dollar YOU
pay for membership may help to sayd
the life of your boy, your brother Cd
your friend. Leave your dollar aE
the State Bank or at Red Cross head+
quarters this coming Friday after+
noon. Get in line. Don't be slacii4
er, when your country is calling fo9
help-YOUR help. The big members
ship drive has been extended untiy
New Years eve. Begin the new yeas
right Become member of the Red
Cross.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-27
Week Of Prayer
Held Next Week

The annual week of prayer will be
observed in Ashland the first week
in January, commencing December 3
and continuing every night through
out the week. Union services will
be held in the various evangelical
churches of the city at 1880 each
evening, as follows: December 81,
Christian, church, Dorman D. Ed
wards, leader; January /, Presby-
terian church, w. NJ. Mellinger, lead
er; January 2, Methodist church, G..
Southwell Brett, leader; January 8,
Nazarene church, H. A. Carnahan,
leader; January 4, Congregational
Church, Charles A. Edwards, leader.
BY order OF the Ashland Minis
terial Association
D0RMAN d. EDWARDS, Sec.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-27
Oregon Teachers
Work for Prizes

County schools of the state ara
taking part in a thrift campaign foI
the prize of $50 donated by the State
Bankers Association. The details of
this contest will be considered w the
Oregon State Teachers Associations
now in session at Portland The prize
was put up by the bankers at theif
Marshfied meeting last June but the
idea of the campaign is directly ia
line with the government new War
Savings Thrift campaign, which i5
also given a share of attention bH
the state teachers.
The plan generally is to districs
the state into three parts, corre-
spending with the congregational dis
tricts. Each district will have a CAM
paign manager. and each county
within the district to be canvassed
under the direction of local chair
man with an associate committees
man. The prevalent idea is to get II
sort of coalition organization made
M of effective organizers and work.
ers who have shown their capacity
Tor doing things in the war CAM
Daigns heretofore carried out.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-27
Italians Battle On
Christmas Day

Except on the northern Italian
front, the military operations con-
tinue far below normal. In France,
where snow has fallen along the en-
tire front, only bombardments and
small raiding operations are taking
place.
West of the Brenta river, in the
Italian highlands, the Italians on
Christmas day continued their coun-
ter-attacks on the Austro-German
forces, which previously had succeed
cd in making gains on Col Del Rosso
and Monte del Val Bella. The battle
ragged throughout the morning with
great violence and the Italians wrest-
ed several of their former positions
from the enemy, but owing to re-
newed onslaughts by the Teutonic al
lied forces they were again compelled
to give ground.
The Berlin war office admits that
the Italians threw heavy counter-at-
tacks against the invaders on the Col
del Rosso and neighboring sectors,
but asserts that all of them broke
down under heavy losses.
The situation surrounding the
peace parleys, between the Austro-
Germans and the Russians is still he
clouded, owing to lack of details ne
ing permitted to come through. At
last accounts the Germans had not
only failed to return an answer 10
the demands made by the Bolsheviki
delegates, but had requested that the
negotiations be extended for another
month.
Meantime a German commission
has started for Petrograd in an en-
deavor to restore relations between
Germany and Russia and also tc
reach settlement with the Russians
for an exchange of civilian and inca
pacitated war prisoners
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-27

a complete unification of all rail sys-
tens, impossible under private oper-
alton because of statutes prohibiting
pooling of rail traffic and earnings.
The railroads themselves had gone
as far as they dared in this direction,
and it became known only today that
they had been warned by Attorney
General Gregory that a violation of
anti-pooling laws could not he per-
mitted.
This situation was fully realized
by President Wilson, who in his
statement declared the roads had
gone as far as they could and that
already some systems were endan-
gering their earnings in attempting
unification
Although the proclamation applies
to all electric lines engaged in gen.
eral transportation, local interurban
systems are exempt. Congress will
be asked to guarantee earnings
equivalent to the average net operat-
ing income of each railroad in the
three-year period ending June 30,
1917 Railroad experts estimate that
this will cost the government next
year in the neighborhood of $780,
900, 900, which can be raised in large
part by increased freights, if the in
terstate commerce commission grants
the roads application for the IS per
cent rate increase now pending.
Otherwise it will be paid largely out
of the general government funds.
The interstate commerce commits
sion and other government agencies
which have to do with the railroads
will continue to perform their func-
tions as heretofore, except that they
will be subject to orders of the d.
rector-general of railroads.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-27
Service Flags In
Evidence In CITY

Nearly every household in Ashland
and the surrounding country dis
played Red Cross service flag in its
window Christmas. Practically the
only ones emitting this patriotic lit
tie emblem were those closed for the
winter, or where the inmates had left
home for the holidays before the Red
Cross drive started, All the business
places in the city, with few eXcep-
tons, bore the 100 per cent mark on
their service flag, indicating that
every member connected with or en-
ployed there were members of the
Red Cross.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-27
Bell Telephone Has
Patriotic Employees

A service flag hangs in the window
of the local office of the Pacific Tele-
phone & Telegraph Company which
states that the membership enlisted
in the war from the Pacific system
of this company numbers $50. This
includes Oregon, Washington, Cali
fornia and portions of Nevada and
Idaho. The entire Bell system has
furnished 6,S61 men to serve their
country. An enormous service flag
was flung recently from their head
quarters in New York containing this
of stars, portraying the pa
triotism of the employees.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-27
Federal Government Takes Over
Railroads of Nation Tomorrow

Washington, Dec. 26-Govern-
ment possession and operation of the
nations railroads for the war was
proclaimed by President Wilson to-
night, to become effective at noon
next Friday, December 2S.
William G. McAdoo, retaining his
place in the cabinet as secretary CT
the treasury, is placed in charge as
director-general of railroads.
Every railroad engaged in general
transportation, with its appurts-
nances, including steamship lines. is
taken over, and all systems will be
operated as under the director-gen-
eral. In statement accompanying
his proclamation he announced that
as soon as congress reassembled he
would recommend legislation guaran-
teeing pre-war earnings and main.
tenance Of railroad properties in good
repair.
Government backing will be given
TO new issues of railroad securities
that ready market may be found.
The presidents move, although
forecast for weeks, came at this time
as great surprise to nearly every
body in Washington. including rail-
road officials It had been believed
he would await the reassembling Of
congress before taking any step. He
acted through Secretary of War
Baker Direct management of the
railroads will remain in the hands Of
railroad officials and the railroads
war board, composed of five railroad
heads, will continue to direct actual
operations under Secretary McAdoo S
general supervision.
viii Unity All Systems.
The chief practical effect of gov
ernment operations will be to permit
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-27
Remembered War
Children Xmas

The various Sunday schools
throughout the city made contrihu-
tions for the less fortunate children
of the sister nations, especially those
living in the wanridden couutriess
These contributions were made at ths
exercises held in the churches Sun@
day, and will he sent to their destina4
ton as soon as possible,
At the Presbyterian Sunday school
about $40 worth of clothing and uso-.
tul gifts were donated by the differ+
ent classes of the schools to the war
children of France. Each class mada
a presentation of their gifts, whica
We're artistically wrapped parcels.
For many years the NJ h. Sunday
school have had a White Christ-
mas" when the little folks are tauehs
that it is the time for giving. This
year $40 was contributed TOR tho
hungry little children of Armenia,
$ . for local worthy cause and $35
worth of provisions were donated 10
help the poor in our own community.
The Christian church also OBJ
served last Sunday for the Armeniau
relief, and fund of $21 was raise1
to help the wretched people across
the water.
The Sunshine Club remembered
the worthy families in Ashland or
Christmas day Ten families vera
supplied with eatables and gifts frona
this society.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-27
Practice Thrift and Give Uncle
Sam Lift by Buying War Stamps

The time is approaching for New
Years resolutions, and one of the
very best to be made by everyone,
young and old alike, will be the in
vestment of War-Savings Thrift
Stamps, which are now on sale at the
local banks and postoffice. Every
time a War-Savings Thrift Stamp is
purchased something is added to the
comfort and convenience of an Amer
ican soldier or sailor now fighting
our fight. and at the same time it
lightens the nations war burden just
that much
To show to what extent small saw
ings invested in thrift stamps and
War-Savings Certificates will help
the big cause, Col. John NJ. Williams,
acting adjutant-general of Oregon,
has prepared the following, based on
the cost of equipping a United States
soldier for service
Every time a child or an adult
buys 25-cent War-Savings Thrift
Stamp he buys for a soldier some-
where in the service any one of the
following articles: A belt, a fork.
a knife, pair of stockings or an ideut-
ification card When he buys two
stamps he may be furnishing any one
of these Canteen. suit of canton
flannel underwear, pair of gloves,
pair of goggles, mess plate, pair of
heavy wooden socks.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-27
Fine Ore Yield
From Dewey Mine

The Dewey mine, reopened last
summer after an idleness of ten
years is yielding some fine ore, are
the reports that come from Gazelle,
Siskiyou county. The mine is
equipped with an electrically driven
ten-stamp mill, and a complete plant
of mine machinery. The vein ranges
from ten to twenty feet wide, and
large tonnage of profitable ore has
been placed in sight The new ma
chinery was specially designed to eff
feet large extraction at low cost.