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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08
PAST MONTH DRYEST
IN LOCAL HISTORY

The past month was the driest
June in the history of the local wea-
,her bureau. The official precipita-
lion was 90 of an inch, scarcely more
than a trace, while the average is
,1.O9. This makes the monthly de-
ficiency LOS and the deficiency for
the season to date 1928. The driest
previously was in 1914, when .OG
inch of rain fell
The lack of rain, coupled with the
excessive heat, the last day of June
going over 1O2 in some section of the
county, the hottest day of the year,
has been hard on the grain and fruit
crops. Spring wheat has suffered
particularly and the hay crop will be
materially reduced,
While the orchards are now n
fairly good condition where there
has been intensive cultivation, if the
remainder of the summer does not
produce a good downpour, the fruit
will not size up and severe loss will
he sustained.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08
IMMENSE STORES FOR
q MEN on TRANSPORT

An account of how soldiers are
fed at sea is given in the daily news
PAPER published on a transport:
Outside Of providing 100000
meals at sea, the mess officer of the
ship has little to do.
He is only called upon to provide,
by the regulations, $50 different var
ieties of food. That's all. Ever try
to order $50 different things to eat?
Yet this is the authentic list
THE food needed to feed several
thousand men at sea ranges beyond
the glutton's dreams. You get the
answer in the ship down below the
water line, where 1890 loayes Of
bread have been baked in one day,
and where you stumble over every
variety, from 10000 pounds of beef
20 10000 eggs, or a compartment
Of brick ice cream in q 10-degree-
aooye zero vault
And If this doesn't suit, you can
bump along into 49,324 pounds of
potatoes, 100 pounds CT ham and
bacon, 1900 pounds of butter, 900
pounds CT sugar; and $500 pounds
Of flour.
If you can't get a meal out of this
you can still back on 1900 pounds
Of sausage, 34OO pounds of sauer-
kraut, 10000 pounds of apples, 49,.
500 pounds Of oranges and 4200
pounds of onions. And this leaves
out 1000 pounds Of jam and 9400
pounds of lima and navy beans"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08
FOREST FIRES RAGE
NEAR GRANTS PASS

Forest fires are raging on nearly
every side of Grants Pass, filling the
valley with smoke, says the Courier.
They have resulted quite seriously
in some places, burning crops and
buildings. The shortage of available
men in the forest service has made
it hard to prevent the fires from
spreading, but the citizens have vol
unteered and helped all that they
could to at least protect the homes
and grain.
The blaze in the Bloody Run dis
trict is spreading rapidly. 1t is only
half a mile from j. L. Pierce's place
and if the wind should change in all
probability the Pierce buildings
would be burned.
Friday night the fire in this dis
trict destroyed the buildings at the
old 23 mile house. Two section
crews and all the neighDors are out
fighting the flames. On the Jones
creek side the fire jumped Rogue
river and is endangering the home of
c. II. Gordon. The whole mountain
side seems aflame, and burning trees
fall in all directions.
A fire covering a large area is in
Pleasant valley. Many citizens of
Grants Pass have been>out protecting
nearby farm homes. The home of
Mr.. Bannister has been in constant
danger, having caught fire five or
six times. Each time, however, it
has been saved from serious dam
age.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08
Talent Tidinqs

Charlie Terrill was over from
Brownsboro Tuesday visiting with his
brother Jay Terrill.
Mrs. Effie Seaman, who has been
residing at Ashland for time, moy-
cd her effects back to Talent recently
Miss E. V. Cook of the forestry
office in Medford and her mother,
Mrs. Cook, motored up Wagner creek
from Millionaire Row Wednesday
evening, They stopped to call at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E,
Tryer.
Fred Combs recently received the
sad news of the death Of his brother,
Loran Combs, who lost his life in a
cIoudburst which flooded Squaw
creek, near Fossil, in eastern Ore
gon.
Red Cross met Tuesday afternoon,
Tut owing to it not being known 4
small attendance was present. The
circle will meet next Tuesday when
The reports for the year will be read
and election of officers will take
place. A full attendance of all mem
hers and those interested is request
ed.
The Childran's day exercises which
took place at the Methodist church
Sunday evening we're much enjoyed
by large audience. The unveiling
Of the service flag and the address
of Rev. Edwards of Ashland were
exceptionally interesting. The flag
contained % stars to which three
more are to be added. The center
space was filled by gold star repre-
senting the one deceased from our
little town, Earl Beeson. The other
represented the following boys: Wal
terSowash, Henry Rice, Ozro With
row, Jay Withrow, Glenn Withrow,
Guy Quackenbush, Charles Tryer,
Ava Holt, Ray Coleman, Bill Lacey,
Bill Splitter, Jay Splitter, Lloyd Turn
cr, Billy Neal, Orme Goddard, By
ron Works, 4. c. Mccormick, How
ard Frame, Ben Wyant, Kenneth
King, Curley Credeau, Wyant Clark,
Those to be added represent Ted Sea
man, Everett Bailey ana harry
Cliems. The service throughout be-
ing of a patriotic nature and very
fitting of the present time.
Mr.. and Mrs. A-chie Estes arrived
from Glendale recently and are visit
ing relatives.
Jonas Splitter and Jonas Rarrett
returned from klamath Falls the last
of the week.
H. f. Bowman and family left
Wednesday for a 15-day vacation
They will spend the time in a trip
10 Portland to visit Mrs, Bowman 5
uarents and relatives. John Robin
eon will take the mail route in MI
Bowmans S absence.
Rev. Father Conaty of Ashland was
the dinner guest of Mr.. and Mrs D.
]. King and family Tuesday,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08
ARMY DECLARES WAR ON
FLIES AND MOSQUITOES

Special attention is being given by
the medical department of the army
in all camps to cleaning up spots
where mosquitoes and flies breed. In
some cases it has been necessary to
dig channels in streams, drain many
swamps and put in elaborate ditching
systems to clean up stagnant pools
and streams. In cases where it has
Geen impossible or impractible to
drain swamps and do similar work,
there has been installed a system for
keeping the slow-moving streams and
still bodies of water covered with OIL
At all points within the camp where
there is the slightest possibility Of
mosquitoes or flies breeding daily
spraying of oil is done
Arrangements have been complet
ed with the federal public health SER
vice to carry out a similar program
IN the territories adjacent to the
camps. The health service has agreed
tC fill bogs, open streams and drain
swamps, and continue the oil spray
ing for distance of one mile around
each camp.
Special precautions have been ta-
ken to prevent the spread of disease
hy flies.
Instructions were given on the dis
posal of materials that were likely
to become breeding spots Arrange
ments were made to protect all food
from flies. With this end in view,
all buildings in which food is pre-
pared or stored were screened. En-
frances to the buildings have been
vestibuled. An average of GOOO fly
traps have been placed in each camp.
More than 22,7OO,OOO square yards
OF screening has been placed in all
camps.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08
GID KLAMATH INDIAN
ASKS FOR A PENSION

Old Chief Leon LEU, a Klamath
chieftain, the last signer of the
treaty Of 1864, with the Indians Of
southeastern Oregon, was in town
last week to see his old commander
and make application for pension
under the act Of March 4, 1917, says
the Klamath Falls Record.
Though a man supposed to have
heen couple of years over the half
century mark at the time of the Mo-
loc outbreak in 1872, Chief Leu was
loyal to Uncle Sam and was then just
in the prime of a vigorous manhood
and was postmaster in the tech
EiQue of scouting. He enlisted in
Company A. first brigade, Oregon
Mounted militia, Captain o. c. Apple
safe and served efficiently through
out the Modoc campaign of 1928.
The census roll at klamath agency
credits Chief Lelu (Salo, as the name
now appears on the rolD, with SO
years, so that when the venerable
chiefs gets his pension of $40 per
n onth he cannot hope to enjoy it
many years unless the common rules
Of longevity in his case should be sus-
pended.
Captain Applegate's Modoc war
company consisted of 60 men, AZ
white and q Indian scouts. OF these
"a men, white and eight Indians.
Lave been located and have reported
to their captain since the passage of
the act of March IA, 1918. All these
have applied for pensions, which they
are entitled under the act mentioned
Chief LEU being the last one to ap-
ply.
Fifty men of Captain Applegates
have not yet been located
End 1t is certain that most all of them
II hot all have finished their earthly
end passed on. 1t is hoped
hat the census office though now
heavily burdened with work, will
grant this old veterans pension with
,ut great delay.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08

Fishery products of Alaska in 1917
were valued at S51 ,4O5,260, or more
than seven times the purchase price
paid by the United States to Russia
for the entire territory, according to
the bureau of fisheries. Salmon rep
resented SO per cent of the years to-
ta' catch, amounting to $47,77S,0S1,
as compared with $1,120,226 for hall
but, $767,729, for herring and $744,-
976 for cod. Whaling operations re-
turned products worth $653,S52.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08
ASBESTOS PRODUCTION
INCREASING IN U. S.

The asbestos industry of the U. S.
is in better condition now than ever
tefore, especially as to the quantity
and the grade produced, and the out
look is encouraging. Most of the
asbestos used in the large asbestos
factories Of the United States comes
from Canada, but the growing appre.
oiation of the high quality American
fibre, especially that from Arizona,
Is a welcome feature of the industry
The total quantity of domestic as
hestos sold in 1917, according to j,
5. Diller, of the L. S. geological sur
vey, department Of the interior, was
1853 short tons, valued at s506,056,
an increase of about 19 per cent IN
both quantity and value over 1916.
Most of the domestic asbestos comes
from Arizona, where the proportion
Of crude spinning fibre to that of
lower grades is much larger than in
Canada, so that the average price of
American fibre in 1917 was 1901 a
ton, whereas the average price of that
in Canada was only about $50.
Some years ago the opinion was eX-
pressed that as the Arizona fibre con-
,ains less iron than that mined in
canada, it is therefore better adopted
to use for electrical insulation than
the Canadian fibre. This opinion has
lately been confirmed by analyses
made by L. E. Zimmerman Of Pitts
burgh, whose investigations also indi-
cate that the harshness of certain
rarts of the Arizona asbestos is due
tc thin films of calcit among the
fires.
\ small amount Of spinning fibre
was mined in Fremont county, Wyo.,
from contact deposit of remarkable
interest.
The increased demands for ashes
tos due to the war have been met
largely by increased imports from
Canada. Africa and Italy have been
largely cut off. The demand for i'm
Iorted asbestos for use in filters is
being supplied by amphibole asbas-
tos of the crystalline rocks Of Mary
Jaud
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08
SEND MONEY ABROAD
INSTEAD OF PACKAGES

The original order that the approx
al of regimental or higher COM
mander was necessary before pack
ages might be sent to members of
the eXpeditionary forces has been
modified so officers with the rank
of major and higher may approve
shipments. The approval of COM
pany commander is not sufficient.
The question of shipment of par
cells to France first came to the at
tention of the war department when
the commanding general of the eX-
peditionary forces cabled that con-
Gestion of such articles had reached
such a point that French railroads
were unable to handle the load A
board appointed by the secretary of
war and the postmaster general eX-
amined 5000 sacks of parcel post
mail, and found that the articles be-
ing sent not only, in the main, were
absolutely unnecessary, but undesir-
able. The investigation showed that
the amount of such mail had reached
a total of 100000 pounds week, and
was steadily increasing.
Relatives and friends, according to
9 recent statement by the war depart |
ment will find they often can do
greater service to soldiers by send
ing them money for the purchase Of
in France than by forwarding
the articles. Tobacco is now being
supplyed as part of the army rations
{ nd merchandise of nearly all kinds
may now he purchased in France
through the huge general store es-
tablished by the quartermaster corps
at lower prices than charged by re-
Lalers here.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08

ployes the neighboring houses were
saved. Matches and small boys were
responsible for the blaze,
Mrs Orval pierson spent the 4th
at McCloud the guest of l.. Gross
man.
Jno. HILBERT has returned from
his summers vacation with his
grandparents at Sisson.
Olin Conwell of Ashland has ac-
cepted a position in the store here.
C. A. Doynton and family will
leave soon for Sacramento where
they will reside permanently.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08
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Mrs Harry Warren and daughter
Ruth have gone to Auburn, Califor-
lila, for an extended visit.
The company is adding one room
to the house in which Mr.. and Mrs.
Irving Dunn are now living.
Crosby-Nunn
An announcement has been recelv-
ed by the friends of Lloyd w. Cros-
hy Of his marriage at Seattle, on
May 20, to Miss Frances Num-. Mr..
Crosby has been stationed at Camp
Lewis since spring and is now on his
way to New York. He will sail for
Europe with his company shortly
Miss Num- and her mother visited
at Mountcrest last summer, which
was then superintended by Mrs. Cros-
by.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hilbert AMI
daughter Helen and son John and
DR.. and Mrs. G. L. Hall and son Billy
left Wednesday for a trip to Crater
Lake.
The brothers of Mr. and Mrs. Cox
Will, Ben, Mckinley. Jess, Charley
and Dee Gentry of Medford came to
Hit Saturday and with Mr.. and Mrs.
Cox and two children, left Sunday
morning for klamath hot springs,
where they spent the day, indulging
in a picnic dinner. On the eve OF
the departure of Ben, Mckinley and
Jess for the training camps this was
a greatly enjoyed family reunion.
Dora Smith, who is employed at
Mountcrest, spent Saturday at Med
ford.
Fred Jasmann and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Irving Dunn. Vernon Evans,
Olin Conwell, Orval Perry and Flor
ance Holmes enpoyed a wiennie roast
at lower Soda springs Friday evening.
The Hornbrook orchestra furnish
I'd music for the dance at the club
house Saturday evening.
Mrs. G. j. Hall spent several days
1t Yreka last week the guest Of Mr..
md Mrs. +. ]. Webber.
Catholic services were held at the
hub house Sunday morning,
Friday afternoon the chicken house
II the home of Clarence Russell was
'urned to the ground. Through the
imely action of the members of the
'ruit Growers Supply company en-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08

Salem. Desert land board ap-
proved terms of preliminary contract
to be entered into between the state
and Nancy Brothers, of Boise, Idaho,
for reclamation of $4,000 acres in
first unit of Jordan Valley irrigation
project, in Malheur county. This is a
Carey act project. Estimated cost
CT the first unit of the project is
placed at approximately 100000.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08

Berlin newspapers object to the
tone of the Presidents latest message
wherein he assures that nation that
we shall use force to destroy force.
Why their objections? Hasn't the
kaiser declared he wants no soft
peace?
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08

Which do you care more for, per-
sonal qualification or the principles
for which the civilized world is fight
ing? If the former, we shall continue
to spend recklessly; if the latter, We
shall save to the utmost of our abil-
ity and with our savings buy w. S. 8.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08

Up to date no enterprising Paris
reporter has interviewed Won Hinden-
Lurg to learn how he likes the city.
Are you putting that conserved
hour to good use for your country?
Get busy.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08

Marshfield.-Courtney mill will
be enlarged. Plant is to have much
additional machinery and operations
OF a larger scale will commence as
soon as material contracted for it is
installed
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08

After the United States Senate had
debated for eight hours whether the
word intended" should be substitut-
cd for the word Calculated" that
lody must have adjourned with very
jaded intellects. How proud we should
he that not, the smallest matters es-
cape the Argus eyes of our law
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08

Coos Bay lumber trade growing,
Over 100000 shipped to San Fran
cisco in two weeks. Coos county sup
plies more than one-third of the fir
received there late in Nay.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08

Uncle Carranza must be getting
mighty impatient waiting for Ger
many to keep her promise and deliver
Texas to him.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08

There are those people who claim
to believe you can waste things and
also have them to use for war pur
poses.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08

The hens reprieye has expired and
oiddie may now prepare to pay her
final debt.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08

We still have z sneaking suspicion
that Villa has German ancestor
somewhere in his family history.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08

The less the American people save,
the less money, labor and materials
there will be for war purposes.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08

Heppner-Contract let for build
ing pieces of new roads leading out
OF this place.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08

Glendale-Dewey hotel being re-
modelled and repaired.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08

Won Hin the Hun seems to have
struck a stone wall.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-08

Newport -Yaquina Bay is to get ?
state highway.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-10
LUNCHEON AT LANE HOME

The H. w. Lane home was a scene
of much enjoyment, last Thursday,
When Mr.. and Mrs. Lane, with their
children and a number Of friends,
assembled at luncheon, the occasion
being in honor of the 31st wedding
anniversary of their son, Thomas s.
Lane, and his wife, of Dalhart, Texas.
Those participating in this event
were: Mrs. Clarence Middlemiss and
daughter of Salt Lake City, Utah !;
Mrs. Russell Davis and daughter of
Dalhart, Texas; Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Payne, Mrs. Susie McCants and
daughter and Robert Vogt of Lo-
rena, Kansas; Mrs. MaryChrisle of
Mrs. H. G. Vessels and son, Don, of
Guymon, Oklahoma, and Mr.. and
this city.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-10
CHRISTMAS TREAT AT
THE MEXICAN CAMPS

To those who so generously con-
tributed to the treats for the Mexican
children across the track, the Star
Grocery, the Enterprise, Wilson's,
Georges and Riggle's we want to
say:
Christmas afternoD we found them
eager and waiting for what seems to
be the only Christmas affair Of which
they knew. We placed the tree in one
of the larger cars, decorated and
lighted candles, and arranged the
treat which was a generous supply of
candy, nuts, oranges and apples. At
our call there were more than could
get in. Children came first, then
women with their babies, and the
men seemed anxious to come too.
We sang America" and "Joy to
the World, and then a Spanish girl
read the Birth of Christ from her
bible. After prayer we gave each
their Christmas treat. Everyone
smiled and was happy, thanking you
through us again and again.
COMMITTEE.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-10
ARE SHIPPING
J MANY RABBITS
The Equity Creamery
Loaded Another Car
Last Saturday
HAS SHIPPED $4,000
Liberal Territory Is Contributing Its
Share of Material for Jack
Rabbit Sausage.

he rabbit industry is one Of the
%tSkhings in this section just now.
Almost daily, wagon loads of rabbits
are unloaded at the Equity creamery
and workmen are kept busy packing
them for shipment to eastern points.
Another car was shipped last Sat
urday, which contained $500 rabbits.
They are packed in barrels, forty to
the barrel, and there were 1873 bar
rels in the shipment.
Since the above was written, Man
ager Edison of the Equity Creamery
called and informed us that the rab-
bit market had gone off until they
would be unable to pay enough for
rabbits to make it worth while to
bring them in.
Asked as to whether he thought the
market would come back, he replied
that he had serious doubts about it,
but that it might. Thus, profitable
industry is snuffed out.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-10
TRASH IN THE ALLEYS
CAUSE INSURANCE HIKE

In certain sections Of the city, the
insurance rate has been increased ten
cents per hundred, owing to the ap-
pearance Of trash in the alleys, ac-
cording to the local agent for one of
the big companies.
Only last week the Democrat had
to dig up two dollars as advance
premium on a policy. The fact that
the Democrat has no alley, the build
ing abutting on the alley, seemed to
make no difference in the matter.
Liberal should have cleanup day
and then continue to clean up at fire.
quent intervals. 1t would be much
cheaper than paying increased insur-
ance rates, which everyone will admit
are high enough as it is.
Let's clean up, by all means, or we
may get another hike.