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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-06
Women of State to
Register Sept. Is

The women's committee of the Or
egon Council of Defense, through its
chairman, Mrs. Charles H. Castner
of Hood River, has designated Satur-
day, September 10, as official regis
tration day for the women of this
state.
Mrs. E, C. Gard chairman of the
council Of defense in Ashland, re-
ceived word of the registration re-
Gently. Together with Vice-Chair-
man Mrs. c. B. Lamkin, Secretary
Mrs. G. H. Turner and Treasurer
Mrs. H. o. Butterfield, the officers
Of the local branch of the council Of
defense have determined to call a
meeting Of representatives of all
women's clubs which have Ashland
for a postoffice, to meet In the
library Saturday afternoon at 8
o'clock for the purpose of laying
plans for the coming registration.
Any form or women's clubs are re-
quested to send a delegate to this
meeting The registration places
will be announced later.
This registration is wholly volun-
tary and is for the purpose of the
federal government becoming famil-
lar with the woman power of the
sta;s Glisting all girls and women.
both trained and unframed for work
in the gov ernment service IL some
capacity, should it be found neces-
sary for the nation to call upon the
women Of the country to take the
places of men in industry in order
that men may be released to join the
colors. It is also essential so that
trained female help may be secured
for government positions and posi-
tions directly connected with mill
tary affairs that can be filled by
women.
A properly printed card is to be
filled out by every woman, and on
the day of registration all assistance
will be rendered in filling the card
Local committees have been formed
in nearly all localities of the state
for the purpose of caring for this
work on September 10, and Govern
or Withycombe, appreciating the i'm
portance of this undertaking, has is
sued the following proclamation:
Whereas, the women Of America
as we'll as the men who are giving
themselves to our nations cause, can
now perform a great and timely pub
lie service; and
Whereas, the woman's committee
OF the Council of National Defense is
organizing local councils in every
community in this state with the pur-
pose of systematizing and making eff
CONTINUED on Page Four.)
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-06
Pedagogues to Feed
In Park Tomorrow

The customary reception of the
public school teachers, an event
which is now a distinctive annual
affair in the social calendar, as ten
dered the instructors by the school
board, will take place in Lithia park
tomorrow evening at $50 o'clock.
The occasion is to welcome the re-
turn of the old teachers and to greet
the new ones.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-06
Ashland Fruits Are
Shipped to Canada

Friday the Ashland Fruit associa-
tion shipped carload of pears and
Saturday shipped full car of
peaches to Canadian markets. Cana
da is supplying good market for
Rogue river fruit. Tuesday the as
sociation hopes to fill another car
order of peaches for the Canadians
and will do so If the growers will
pick their peaches and put them in
the association packing house this
evening and tomorrow so they can
be packed and shipped tomorrow
evening. Sunday the association
shipped full car of peaches to the
Portland market. -. re
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-06

According to the various conflict
ing accounts, 1t is evident that all the
Austrians will soon be prisoners Of
the Italians, and all the Italians will
be prisoners of the .Austrians. q Il.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-06

Fortunately those startiingfy
colored things the girls are knitting
for the Sammies will get toned down
In about three days by trench mud
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-06

W. j.. Wright of Prineville is al
present visiting his brother, J. v
Wright, of Lincoln street, Mr.,
Wright will visit the coast before
returning home.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-06

It's about time to make some OF
these spies feel at home by treating
them the way spies are treated in
Germany
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-06

Being exhorted to practice marks
manship, the boys are gaining much
skill knocking off fruit from their
Ineighbors' trees.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-09-06

The dove of peace should not ex-
pose itself recklessly with squads at
their present high prices.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-18

Opening the second week of Us
s,av m tho Garrlck Monday eveuin6,
ESQ Long Lefty" tae gingery mus'e4i
r,nedv IN which Charlotte 1feeh-
= ohd waves her long arms and
with, a1trh comic results. proved iH.''
. hetfer week -bef8re- .hrisiuH9 Ai
traction could not have been pi9--i eA
- the Garrirk nlauhg emeni
$50 T.ong Lefty Dr. an Nnfefth .h-
= emit fbat you like better every time
lu 500 ID because you have cnance
~ catch 90 with its smart JOKES ha
tffrs brentwood witty lines Mas
Policy. trn is e younR person 81 Wfase
~ 4plyucs. and comedy you like
beft the longer your ncquai htattf
r'hcso two women could make inF
snow speed along without otnef
Tho company "a aIl-rgrni capa nie
I'D clever. and ~ IL well dressed ana
tho piece is staged ont ~ me orat-
pary There is your uoners worth
of laughter and good entertalnm 70 Z
81 $50 Long Letty, and the large
audiences which have been TIE rule
fu tho Garrick go 90 prove that l'4-
4roit iikea 81 Greenwood ana her
associates and their amusing ahd
fuuefui little sh0W
The Detroit times., 1917-12-18
nr(,ENT

You don't have 20 wine snd dine"
g. listen tu JAR band IN the RE-
feut that does all the "tezz stun
iu regular style. mixing up the noise
and tho drums with the music iu ap~
proved fashion. The act IL called the
Lgabaret de Luxe and 81 introduces
tlyo dancing teams. Billie Richmond
tnd Maurice Lamar and the Moyer
listers The latter look and dance
much like the Dolly aisters while
Hiss Richmond sings
CLAYTON and Lcnnte capture most
~ the laughs with their burlesqus
Rf an English chappio and his friend
l.ennie has droll manner and their
kum0r gets over IN good shape Both
ben possess good voices end their
thatter ~ wholly original
From dramatic viewpoint Mon
B1v's audience took the greatest in-
Forest IN Colgate Bakers one act
Dlayiet "Chiidren OF France" which
hap been seen locally before. u is a
biayiet with . surprise and a punch
the story is well told and acted and
here are several genuine thrills The
The Detroit times., 1917-12-18

spurred on BY the ambition 20
rncceed In business in spite OF the
afnlctlon of fetal blindness, Earl <.
McCarty, a young man oi enyiaoie
oheerfulness. has decided 20 make
his mark ln Detroit where, he OPP
imlsucally overs, living is to oe
found for himself and wife
He has been totally blind since
be was four ears old un 90 which
time he enjoyed the sight ot one
eve. The last thing De remembt
was snow storm. and the ifitl0
beauty az a New Eng.afd bl'zfaia
remains bis ono memory OF .He
beauiy 81 nature.
During his 20 years ~ darkness
thu Young man has never spep "
moment railing az an unhl1 la'e
fh,t has drawn "A shade between
him and the wonders thar lie a2o0i
tim. but instead has spent his iime
rnrklnr the world brighter place
f0i those more fortunate
Ike n an opi.mii raised 20 me
last degree His ambition l7 "a"
prcacb good cheer and hriehln's.
a. fhose who think they have eau
for sorrow. and On ihis line he ia
successful tc "a remarkable eAieh.
thru his convincing manner ana
command uf si ecch
one OF the pleasures ot ms eH
isonce is to amuse children wl'H
fairv stories and my We tales Tues
dav afternoon az O'Clock be Niil
!, ito The cold Heart a fairy tale
hv William Hoffman, 90 the youth
f.a patrons 3f the Uuey branch o-
tbn paglic library This story ne
h8e translated from the German
iarruaqe. an accomplishment az
wbloh he BE- proud.
SIR McCarii IS pronounced an ae'
re.aplished pianist lie has com
The Detroit times., 1917-12-18

s~ygcgfcfd's FOilleH' began thc Ff'-
rrd week of fts engagement in fre
ilrf~eif arera house Monday cvcni7E.
a. an audience of standing room rfo-
Portions
Tho current edition of the Follee
s1ihodies an the weil-k known FEATURES
rf clever comedians uniq que end beau
4ffsI atqEe getfingH. fuueful wuFic.
EracofH dancing pretty girls and
Handsome costumes. which nave made
the show the most talked about en-
trrtaiumeut fn America. This season
patriotism ls the keynote ~ the songs
and the ensemble
The Detroit times., 1917-12-18

wIfb a burcf N rood a-fs IN fh0
rer4pfp this week tha Watson 2Is-
ters manage to waf on with the ap-
pfause houorH Of tho hlll
they have q number ~ GOOD song
ana their comedy banter is partly
,ueedv They both wear handsome
frocks. and their Ect has no iaErirg
suots Handsome FHru'e ts statue
esque. Jolly and good 1aturef ard Is t-
The Detroit times., 1917-12-18

%TAAv>5 AL FlGHT," SAID UHAT
IS BECAUSE He TOOK YOUR
PULSE WHEN He WAS MERE
TEEpAN|
The Detroit times., 1917-12-18
MORGAN GIVES
PAINTINGS TO
n. Y. MUSEUM

NEE YORK. Hec
memorial .a tis father J - Hafln
br given tra Mr'roUo W..
f4oIr.o.u worth of paintings and
other rare .0biert 1f art b. w9s. an
nrmrea today This famcg rollrc
Hr1 r gathered by fFe iat" ! IT,
Morgan in 1ll parts m f1e world lt
rr- frst loaned t0 fhe mu--tm and
tislnr rrr -aut.a f1
Haf a milton quarts of NUTS and
tag tables warr CrnrH hv eight
tru and Nau r' f.r------i----f=s--
anI .a
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i observe eaa
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The Detroit times., 1917-12-18

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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-12-21

iaorpal Want Adj. business setlers
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20
WIRES CROSSED somewhere
Baxter Lawyers Not Advised
That They Were to Hold
Forth at Library to Help
Drafted Men

A misunderstanding somewhere
caused the trouble drafted men ex-
perienced the fore part Of the week
in finding q lawyer to help them fill
out their question blanks.
The Daily Citizen received the in
formation that it har been arranged
by the county board at Columbus that
one Baxter lawyer at q time would be
at the Library every day.
After the Citizen was printed last
night some of the lawyers hoped on
us pretty hard, because we stated
that they had not been on duty at
the library. We were informed that
they had received no information
from Columbus that they were to
hold forth at the Library, but had
supposed that they might attend to
the work each in his own office, and
thus do just as good service and not
be obliged to abandon their private
business altogether.
The lawyers are willing to give
their assistance at any time to men
who wish it in filling out the blanks
and may be found at their own Of
fees.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20

A Baxter man engaged in the bus
mess of jobbing building material
went to Miami a few days ago to
drum up some business. The first
prospective customer he spoke to
asked him where his place of bust
ness was located. When Baxter
Springs was mentioned the Miami
man replied: Nothing doing, we buy
our material all from Miami dealers.
Why don't you bring your business to
Miami. Then l will give you an or
der" A few more turndowns just
like the first convinced the Baxter
salesman that he might just as well
hunt new fields. Miami people are
all boosting Miami first, last and all
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20
DRAFTING FOR FARMS
is ENDORSED
Massachusetts State Grange
Would Exempt Tillers Of
Soil from Army Ser
vice

Worcester, Mass.,-A resolution
urging President Wilson to exempt
farmers from service under the selec-
tive draft and to form a drafted agri-
cultural army to produce the crops to
feed the world was adopted at the
forty-fifth annual convention of the
Massachusetts State Grange, here,
Tuesday night: In giving the annual
report, Mrs. George S. Ladd, worthy
lecturer, said, in part:
"There have been no more loyal or
patriotic people in the United States
since the war began than those upon
the farms, but the land cannot be TIL
led without laborers, and the Mass
achusetts State Grange will not be
doing its duty by agriculture unless
it sends a message to President Will
son demanding our farmers be left
to till the SOIL"
The resolution includde the follow
ing statement: '1f our government
has the power to draft a man for the
army and fix his pay at $50 month,
it must necessarily have the same
power to draft another man for an
army which it might
create, and fix its wages, also"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20
Editor and Publisher

paper would contain nothing but the
truth. Among other items appeared
the following: Married: Miss Susie
Scruggs and Horace Guffin last Sat-
urday at the Methodist Parsonage,
the Rev. James C. Williams officia-
ting. The bride is a very ordinary
town girl who flirts with all the trav-
cling men she meets and never help
ed her mother three days all put to-
gether in her whole life. She is any
thing but a beauty, resembling q
gravel pit in the face and walks like
a duck. The bridegroom is a natural
born loafer and a bum. He never did
a lick of work until his step-daddy
run him eff from home last fall. He
went to the county seat and just be-
fore starving to death accepted job
as chamber-maid in q livery stable.
As soon as his Ma found out where
he was she went and got him and
brought him home. He now resides
at the home of his wife's father, and
says he has no definite plans for the
future. Susie will have a hard row
to hoe"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20

the time, and this is the reason why
that city has made such q wonderful
growth during the past year. It is
not a very neighborly spirit, but no
one can blame Miami people for
putting their home town first. II the
same spirit could be awakened in
Baxter Springs 1t would produce
results in n very short time. When
you have a man in your home town
who can do your work as well as any
outsider, employ the home man, and
keep all the money at home. When
you can buy what you want in Bax-
ter Springs, at the same price, buy
it here. After a while you will see
the wisdom of home loyalty and
take pleasure in being q booster.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20
BOY STRUCK BY CAR
Taxicab Driver Says Youth Ran in
Front of Automobile to
Climb Onto Truck

Ted Roy, ID years old, son of Mr..
and Mrs. James Roy Of Galena, was
probably fatally injured yesterday af-
ternoon as a result of being hit by
an Oklahoma taxicab, driven by Earn
est Shafer of Baxter Springs.
The accident occurred near the
Blackjack school, southwest of the
city about 4 o'clock. According to
Shafer, the boy ran into the road in
tending to shop" large motor truck
and did not see the oncoming touring
car, which could not be stopped in
time to avoid hitting him. Shafer,
who said he was travelling about fif-
teen miles an hour, is declared to
have done all in his power to avoid
the accident, and the blame was not
placed on him.
Following the accident, the taxi
driver took the injured boy to the
offices of DR.. C. H. Jones who, with
DR.. H. A. Browne, operated on the
boy and dressed his injuries.
Both of the lads legs were broken
above the knees, and one side of his
face was badly cut and bruised. Slight
hopes were entertained for his re-
covery last night. Several hours were
spent in attending the injuries by the
doctors.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20

[,ISHED THURSDAYS AT BAXTER SPRINGS, KANSAS
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20

Rents are too high in Baxter. Own
ers, some Of them, demand about 80
per cent on their investments. That's
usury, and the people are not going
to stand for it long after the electric
line is put in operation. People can
work in the mining field and live in
Galena where rents are not half as
high as here. Where is that Christ
ian spirit, Give and let live" that
we hear 80 much about?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20
BUY AND BUY AT HOME

Buy at home and try at home
TO give your town q show.
Live at home and give at home
And help the town to grow.
Make your home the incest spot
That's under heavens dome.
Then boost a lot for tits your lot
To buy and build at home.
If you'd like your town to strike
All comfort and content,
Help build your streets and roads q
like
Right where your moneys spent.
You should not send to other towns
And ask them to advise,
For they will only lend you frownS
If you don't advertise.
If we want Baxter Springs to grow
And make a mighty place, -@.-,
We should let our papers know
For they are in the race.
Let's be a booster for our town,
For it is great and wise;
For it won't grow if you lay down
Or never advertise.
Begin at once your paper read,
And send it local news.
And Baxter soon will take the lead
In real sights and views.
John w. Ragan, Baxter Springs.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20
AVOID FIRE ON CHRISTMAS EVE
Metal Tinsel and Asbestos Fiber
Should Take Place of Cotton
Warns Fire Marshal Hussey

warns FIRE MarSnal huSSey
Christmas trees in Baxter homes
should be decorated with metal tinsel
and white asbestos fiber, according TO
a warning issued by L. T. Hussey,
state fire marshal. Cotton, paper and
other in flammable materials should
not be placed on the trees, and es-
pecially at this time, cotton, so nee
essary in the manufacture of clothing
and war munitions, should not be
wasted in unnecessary decorations.
According to the bulletin, the Christ
mas tree should be securely set So
that there may be no possibility Of
the children tipping it over. The use
of candles should be avoided, but if
it is necessary to use them, children
should not be permitted to light or
touch them. The electric wiring in
the homes should also be given due
consideration by the families who in
tend to have Christmas decorations.
Bad wiring and the placing of electric
light wires too close to paper or other
inflammable decorations may cause
disastrous fires. The bulletin eau
lions all families to clean up the
trash and haul their tree away or
burn it in some safe place immediate
ly after Christmas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20

Municipal ownership removes the
constant conflict between the owners
Of the plant and the public, because
the privately owned plant is ogan-
lied for the purpose of making profit
for its owners, while the municipality
owned plant is organized for the pur-
pose of giving service to its custom
ers."-Mayor George H. Edwards, of
Kansas City.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20
KEEP UP THE PUB.
Lie IMPROVEMENTS


1t is regretable to observe that in
many localities, because Of the war,
there is already evidence Of a lack Of
public spirit and push in the matter
of necessary public utilities. There
is tendency to put off till a later
day, needed improvements, on the
plea of the high cost of labor and ma
terial.
This is a great mistake, and the
town or section of country that is
enticed into it will wake up in the
near future to find itself out Of the
running from a business point Of
view. 1t is very true that labor is
scarce and material high, but neither
of these is as expensive as is neglect
of the material interests Of the COM
munity.
A county needs a bridge across a
stream, but because of the added cost
refuses to build it. AS a result, the
people of the community are put to
unnecessary trouble and expense en-
tirely out of proportion to the small
added cost. A pike road should be
repaired, but the war interferes and
the road is left to grow worse and
worse, with the result that a good
road goes down in the mud and will
have to be entirely rebuilt in the fu-
ture.
Every business man or manufact-
urer knows the keen foresight neces-
sary to keep any business up to the
standard of the times. He knows that
constant vigilance is necessary to pre-
vent deterioration and decay. The
business man who relaxes on main
tenance because of a slight increase
in the cost of repairs, is the man
who must sooner or later make the
acquaintance of the sheriff.
Just so with the peoples business.
The community that keeps up with
the demands of the times, even
though it does require greater effort
and an added outlay in expense, is
the community that when the heavy
demands are made upon its facilities
is able to meet them.
There is, also, the added reason
that if we wait until times grow bet
ter we may have to wait q very long
time indeed. The prospects of lower
prices on the necessities of life are in
the dim and distant future. The
scarcity of labor, instead of relaxing
is almost sure to intensity for some
time to come.
In view of these facts, it is incum-
bent upon those charged with the
conduct of the peoples business to
see that all public utilities are kept
up to the highest point of efficiency.
The time may come in the future
when we may be compelled to neglect
hem to some extent. But that time
IS not here yet, and until it does come
we should strain every nerve in the
Effort to place our country in the
irst rank of efficiency. The eff
,iency of the country is already be-
ng put to a very severe test, and the
est will grow harder and harder as
he war drags on. The only way we
an successfully meet with this test
S by keeping ourselves and our facil-
ties up to the top notch.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20

With 100000 hip. developed and
100000 hip. undeveloped, the water
powers Of the South offer a splendid
field for the erection Of electrochem-
ical and electrometallurgical plants.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20

"If / were a boy again" said Bax-
ter man who is now rich, 81 would
take orders for rabbits and go out and
shoot them while there is no school.
Many people would buy them and it
would help Hoover conserve the meat
supply"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20

The Denver Labor Bulletin tells of
an editor who grew tired of being
called liar whenever a Topographic
cal error crept into the sheet and ser
we'd notice that the next issue of the
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20

Rumor has it that while the o. X.
& M. Railroad is flirting with Column
bus she never takes her eye off Bax-
ter Springs. Here's a case it appears
where little clever wooing might
win a fair lady. Business for the
Chamber of Commerce.
The Keota news., 1917-08-31

Tha, ended the CTccle family's In.
-srest in the Labor day procession.
o'Toole went with his wife and boy
70 their rooms. where he explained
his long silence. He had been sud.
denly taken I'll and attacked with loss
az memory. II had partially returned
- him and he had written his wife,
bet she hai already left Ireland fre
America.
That was a number of years aEA
Since then Danny O'Tcole has grown
to he stalwart young fellow, has
learned his trade and can swing a
sleacehanner with any man. And
when Labor day pr,cessicns march
down the street between admirine
crowds Danny is sure 10 be among
them And ne takes a great interest
in tire day because II Is the anniver>
SHY II his first meeting With his IA.
tfsen ii America and Of his family re-
union.
tCopyTient, 49,. by tie Mcclure Ne~npa.
Ter Sya6scNte)