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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28
WOMEN
RALLY TO THE FARM

President Wilson has promised
that soldiers in cantonments will be
given leave Of absence to go home
and help harvest the crops. Secre.
tary Houston's suggestion that the
lazy man and the man of leisure are
potential assets in this situation is a
new and interesting one. He points
out that this is matter for state and
municipal rather than federal action
In Maryland law has already been
passed providing that every able
bodied man must do at least six
hours work per day. Such laws
should certainly apply also to able
bodied women. If they were really
passed and enforced in all of the
states they would reach the two ex-
tremes of the social scale-the idle
rich and the idle poor.
The idle rich would be forced into
some sort of more or less congenial
and possibly useful form of activity.
The idle poor would be the net gain
to farm labor. In effect it would be
a conscription of elderly hoboes.
One serious difficulty in this coun-
try is that American women have
never learned to do farm work
Women have come forward in great
variety of other industries; their re-
sponse to the call of war has in gen.
eral been admirable-and sufficient
ly admired. But we have been un-
able to learn of any considerable
number of women going into farm
ing. The woman's committee of the
Council of National Defense is known
to be aware of this need for women
on farms, and to be working on the
problem. 1t may be that it will offer
a solution, although it will be diff
cult to train women in time to be of
use this year.
This is emphasized by the expert
ence of Great Britain, where women
have gone long way toward saving
the farming situation. Even before
the war there had been some discus
sion of the advisability of training
women for farm work, and women
farmers and farm laborers were not
unknown. When the war broke out,
after the first rush of munition-mak-
ing, England found that its produc-
tion of foodstuffs was falling for lack
of labor. Then the question of wom-
en- as farm workers was taken up in
earnest. The government instituted
a system of training them by periods
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28
ARMY WITH ETERNAL SMILE
English Warriors Display Greatest
Fortitude Especially During Hours
Of Suffering In Hospitals.

Sir Berkeley Moynihan, the represent
alive Of Great Britain In the surgeon
generals office in Washington, said re-
Gently that the English army Is an
army with a smile, that 1t never wears
off and that where it is most persistent
is In the war hospitals. In his cease
less visits to the bedsides of the
wounded at night he could not but be
touched by the awful loneliness and
solitude and the aching misery of the
early hours of the day. But never was
there a whimper Of regret or surren-
der.
Never would he forget one boy who
had bad compound fracture of the
knee joint, which every effort; had
been made to save. In spite of the
efforts gangrene had come on and amp
utation was necessary.
BY blood TRANSMISSION, the use Of
which in surgery was due to Maj.
George Grille, the American surgeon,
the boy had been put into something
like fair condition. Though still
grave surgical risk the boy had had
to have his chance.
Sir Berkeley had seen him several
times during the evening and again
at half past eleven, when he had said:
"Well, how are your" The boy turned
his white, weary face to him and said
as loudly as he could, II am tip-top,
SIR" and at midnight was dead.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28
MILLNIEN OPPOSE
EIGHT-HOUR DAY

The petitions for an eight-hour
day which have been signed by mill
men of Marshfield, according to the
Record, and North Bend have been
presented to the companies, with a
possible exception Of one plant-the
Smith mill. The opinion seems to be
that the mills will reject the appeal
of the men. There appears to be a
misunderstanding between the men
and the mill operators. What the
millmen actually want is the present
wages for eight hours work, but
they will work longer hours, If neces-
sary, If overtime is paid.
The mill owners come back with
the statement that they can not go
on an eight-hour basis because the
mills of the south. cutting pine, are
on ten hours or longer. The request
for shorter day at the prevailing
wages is thus left unanswered
The secretaries of the Loyal Legion
are to hold a meeting and consider a
number of matters between now and
Sunday. The secretaries have reso-
luton which some one has drawn up
and which sets forth the desire of
the men for national eight-hour
day, and this will be offered the men
for their consideration at two meet
ings which are to be held, one in
Marshfield and one at North Bend,
on Sunday.
The men do not take kindly to tho
national eight-hour plan, but are in
clined to insist on the regional short
day.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28
1917 A YEAR OF DISASTERS
Earth Never Trembled So Violently
and So Generally as During the
Past Twelve Months.

An earthquake that destroyed the
city of Guatemala has added to the
record Of disasters and horrors that
nave marked the past year, quite
apart from the tragedies of the war,
as one of the most dreadful In modern
annals. Early in the year 1917 an
earthquake occurred in central For
mosa, killing 300. Later in the same
month 800 were killed by an earth
quake on the Island of Bali, on the
Malay archipelago.
In April many were killed in Tus-
cany and Umbria, in Italy, by an earth
quake. Shocks occurred in different
parts of the world throughout the
spring, the most severe being in San
salvador, where fortunately no lives
were lost, though serious damage was
done. Heavy damage was done in
July in the Samoan islands, with losses
OF life. In August an earthquake in
New Zealand caused serious destruc-
ton. In September Colombia felt
series of shocks lasting for two weeks,
with the destruction of hundreds of
houses and some losses of life. A
disaster of another character, but be-
longing to the record of misfortunes Of
the year, occurred in Halifax harbor
on the 9Th of December, when O. NUM-
tlons ship was destroyed by collision
with another vessel and over 1,500
lives were lost, with property loss Of
$50,0000O0.
Now comes the Guatemala quake,
the full effect Of which is not known,
but which has doubtless taken heavy
toll Of life and has rendered 125,O00
people homeless. Rarely has the earth
trembled so violently and so generally
as during the past year. The full toll
Of deaths from the shakes will per-
haps never be known, as many of the
disturbances occurred in remote
places.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28
ALL AMERICANS CAN
SERVE THE COUNTRY

Every man, woman and child in
this country, who wants to serve the
country, can serve it and serve it in
a very simple and effective way, Sec
retary of War McAdoo says. That
service is to lend your money to the
government. Every 25 cents loaned
to the government is help at this
time and practically every man,
woman and child by making some
trifling sacrifice, some denial of a
pleasure, or giving up some indul-
gence, can render the government
that support.
Every 25 cents will do something
to help a wounded American soldier,
wounded fighting for the American
people and American liberty. Every
cent loaned the government con-
tributes something for the safety and
strength and success of our soldiers
and sailors, equipping them, main
tanning them, clothing them, feeding
them, and giving them artillery and
ammunition and all things needed for
their efficiency and triumph.
The secretary of the treasury says
this question is before every Ameri-
can; "Are you willing to help the
fighting men of our nation, and in
helping them to help yourselves?
Are you willing in helping them and
helping yourselves to make liberty
supreme throughout the world and
to make the atrocities, the infamous
and unspeakable crimes against civil
zation committed by Germany impos-
sible forever in the future?"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28
NeighbOrs of WOOdcraft.

Acorn Circle No. 54 met in regular
and social session at I. o. o. F. hall
Saturday evening, February 29.
Great enthusiasm and activity
mark the thrift stamp campaign,
Neighbors of Woodcraft having been
appointed special agents of the gov
ernment to aid in the war savings
and thrift campaign. Mrs Mary f.
Swanson and Miss Eliza Hicks served
hot tamales in the banquet hall Five
closed happy evening. The
circle is doing something all the time
and the old stay-at-home members
are missing some great times by not
attending meetings. Look out for
the anniversary next June, when we
will have the time of our lives.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28
SANS VALLEY ITEMS.

Lovely weather, and everything in
dicates that there will be an early
spring.
Mrs. John Jones has gone to south
ern California to visit her daughter
Goldia. She will return the first of
MAJ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Straus are the
happy parents of beautiful daugh-
ter who arrived on Valentine day.
They have six boys, one daughter IA
years old, and this one will be espec-
tally appreciated as the rest of the
family are mostly boys. All told,
they are fine family.
Mrs. Nettie Gall . and daughter
Esther spent Sunday with Mrs. Gard
ner. She will return to her home in
Washington the last of this week.
Mrs. Gardner visited friends in
Medford Tuesday of this week.
Miss Mabel Cooper is employed at
the Wilson home during the absence
of Mrs. Wilson while she is with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nealon, at Ia
BILE Rock.
Mrs. Stoner and daughter visited
Ashland last week, reporting a fine
visit.
The Sunday School Union will have
a social at Pelton's school house Fri
day evening.
Mrs. Bertha Hoist visited the
Straus home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Frank Fitzgerald is the proud
mother of a new baby boy arriving
the first of this month.
Grandma Hoist is improving at this
writing. She has been indisposed all
wlntei.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28
Volumes Couldn't Saw More.

A curious sidelight on German
standards of probity Is found in re-
port Of the case of Lieutenant Spin
dler. who commanded the German
ship Llbau, which landed Easement in
Ireland and was captured, says the
Outlook. Splndler gave up four
pounds when taken prisoner, saying II
was all he had. "When his captor
asked, On your honor?' Spindler re-
piled, No, no more.'" A search re-
vealed 21 five-pound notes concealed
in his clothing. The attorney general
asked him: do you think in the cir
cumstances you were entitled to give
an untruthful answer" Lieutenant
Spindler replied: "There may be diff.
ferent points of view-the point of
view of an English officer and the
point Of view of German officer"
Volumes could speak no more
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28

of apprenticeship to farmers. Wom-
EN- are now doing an important share
of the agricultural work in England.
In France and Germany they have
done an important share for many
generations. 1t is safe to say that
neither of these countries could have
got along without the women to take
the places of men on the farms.
Thus it is seen that women have
saved the situation in every country
except the United States. 1t seems
to be up to American women.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28

The farmer who in these times
would feed wheat to hogs is an alto
gether new specimen of animal that
we have not yet classified. OF all
the utterly incomprehensible beings
that this war has brought to public
notice. he is easily the limit. If not
an avowed friend of the kaiser, he
must be simply an animal in the form
of a man. with gizzard where there
should be a heart
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28
Management Of
Hotel Is Changed

A. H. Pracht has taken over the
management of the Austin Hotel and
will take charge tomorrow. Austin
Chisholm, the former manager. will
move with his family to California,
where, it is said, he has fine hotel
proposition. The Austin will be con-
tinued in the same high class man
ner as has prevailed during the past
two years. Mr.. Pracht is a hotel man
of large experience and the hostelry
will no doubt grow in popularity un-
der his able management.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28
In the Social Realm
CLUB CALENDAR.
Ciyic-second and fourth Tues-

8 Civic-Second and fourth Tues
9 days.
o Auxiliary = Every alternate
g Monday evening.
o Junior High School Parent
. Teacher-Third Tuesday.
o Hawthorne School Parent
o Teacher-Third Tuesday.
8 Sunshine-Second and fourth
o Thursdays.
. Wednesday Afternoon-Second
D and fourth Wednesdays.
o Trinity Guild - Second and
q fourth Thursdays.
o w. R. C.-First and third Sat-
3 urdays.
8 Monday Afternoon Study-Al-
D ternate Mondays.
o Chautauqua-Monday evening.
8 Chautauqua-M Monday afternoon.
8 w. C. T. U.-Second and fourth
3 Tuesdays.
8 Home Guard-Monday evening.
3 Eastern Star Embroidery-Sec-
8 ond and fourth Tuesdays.
3 Teacup-First Tuesday.
8 Travelers-Second Tuesday.
B Rebekah Embroidery-Second
3 and fourth Thursdays.
B Christian Aid - Second and
B fourth Thursdays.
Q Choral Society-Every Tuesday
o evening.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28
Teacup Club.

The monthly meeting of the Teacup
Club will be held Tuesday, March 5,
at the residence of Mrs. H. T.. FL
more, 217 North Main street. The
following ladies will act as hostesses:
Mrs. H. T. Elmore, Mrs. James Full
Ter, Mrs. Dawson Foster, Mrs. C. A.
Edwards, Mrs. Ralph Billings and
Mrs, NJ. C. Reed. Strangers are cor
daily invited to attend.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28

Vice-President Marshall says cleo
tions should not be held during the
war. But just because the vice-presi-
dent is thoroughly satisfied with the
incumbent of one office, is no reason
that the people are satisfied with all
incumbents.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28

NOTICE OF REDEMPTION OF SEP
TIC TANK BONDS Recorders
Office, Ashland, Oregon.
Notice is hereby given that Sep
tic Tank Bonds Nos. 210 to 21S in
elusive, dated March 10th, 1911, of
the City of Ashland, Oregon, will
be taken up and cancelled by said
city on the 18th day of March,
1918, by payment of the face value
thereof and accrued interest, and
interest on said bonds will cease on
that date.
Holders of said bonds should
present the same at this office for
redemption.
GERTRUDE BIEDE,
Recorder Pro. Tenn.
Date Of first publication, Ash
land Tidings, Feb. 2Sth, 1918.
81-2t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28

German authorities are said to be
suspicious of Trotzky's actions. 1t
was a noted politician who remarked,
"D-n man that won't stay
bought"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28

If the critics would spend the same
amount of energy in the effort to
prevent the government making mis-
takes that they spend in denuncia-
tion, the per cent of errors would be
much smaller.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28

In deciding on a renewed German
offensive, perhaps Hindenburg CON
cluded Petrograd would be a more
suitable place than Paris for that
April fool dinner.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28
Valley View Red Cross.

The Valley View Red Cross Circle
continues its regular meeting every
Thursday afternoon. Much interest
is shown in the work, and since the
first meeting on November /, 1917,
they have made the following:
Twenty-Five pajama suits. 2 hospital
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28
shirts, pairs mitts. sweaters, l
scarf, IL knitted squares. $500 gun
wipes. 10 abdominal bandages, Is
towels and Is diapers.
Married at Central Point.
211 E. Main St.. Phone 6

William R. Davis and Mrs. Ida Nc
Gee were quietly married at Central
Point February 12 by Rev. l.. F.
Belknap. After the ceremony the
couple left for tour to northern
points and the marriage was unan-
nounced until very recently. On their
return they will make their home at
126 First street.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28

The fellow who is planning a war
garden is likely to take issue with
Mr.. Hoover on the wisdom of pro-
longing the life of the hen.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28

Austria tired of war! Well, II isn't
the first time in history that an in
dividual or a nation has started
something that they couldn't stop
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28

The American hen will tender a
vote of thanks to Mr.. Hoover for that
Communication of her sentence.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28
Classified Advertisements
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY,

WANTED-One or more cars of hay.
State price delivered at Grants
Pass. Address S12 North Eighth
street. S1-2t*
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28

The next conservation order to be
issued should be for a series of
speechless days in congress.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28

FOR RENT-Furnished five-room
bungalow. Adults only 147 Nut
ley street. Stiff
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28

There never was time since
Adam, as good to buy on easy terms,
as the present. Labor 10 unprecedent-
ly high, and no indications of it be-
ing lower for a long time to come;
and you can buy good house and
lot now Of the Beaver Realty Com
pany for less than the cost of the
house, and almost on your own terms.
This is especially attractive to R. R.
people.
Beaver Realty Co.
211 E. Main St.. Phone 6S
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28

Phone news items to the TidIngs.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-28
Valentine Party.

Valentine Party.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Settles OF Eighth street a valentine
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-09
Mark Twain's Spirit Novel"
Is Branded Attempt to Deceive

The alleged spirit communication
from Mark Twain, which was turned
to commercial purposes by Mrs. Emily
Grant Hutchings. of St, Louis, in the
form OF a short novel entitled Gap
HERON" was denounced in the Su-
preme Court yesterday as an attempt
to deceive and mislead the public.
This allegation was made by Harner
q Bros, who for seventeen years had
the exclusive publishing rights of all
the writings Of Mark Twain. The pub
llshers filed an action yesterday against
Mitchell kennerley, publisher Of the
",posthumous" Mark Twain work. and
Mrs. Hutchings, in which they ask an
injunction to restrain the further pub
llcation of Jap Horror" an accounting
OF the proceeds from its sale and the
obstruction Of all the copies now on
the market.
Harper e. Bros. say in their COM
plant that for several years before the
death of Samuel L. Clemens the firm
rad the exclusive right to publish all
ms works under his nom de plume Of
Mark Twain and that they still have
that right. For five years they carried
on an advertising campaign and cir
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-09
.cAdoo Revokes
Order Increasing
Hudson Tube Fare
Decides on Investigation to
Show if 1t Is nee
eSsary

There will be no increase in fares
on the Hudson tube cars at the pres
ent time. Orders to this effect were
issued yesterday by William G. Nc
Adoo, Director of Railroads at Wash
ington, following the receipt of hun
dreds OF protests from commuters and
executives of New Jersey cities.
The new rate schedule was to have
gone into effect tomorrow. The in
crease originally announced by Wilbur
c. Fisk, president of the Hudson &
Manhattan Railroad Company
amounted practically to 100 per cent.
In his order, Director McAdoo stated
that an immediate investigation would
be made to determine the need of the
railroad company for an increased traf-
fic rate Pending the result of the in
vestigation the existing schedule will
remain in effect.
Questions McAdoo's Power
Legal questions as to the power of
the National Railroad Administrator
through Director McAdoo to advance
rates Of fare upon railroads located
wholly within the city or within the
state, without submitting such pro
posed increases to the jurisdiction of
the State Public Service Commissions,
are raised by eX-Justice William l..
Ransom, chief counsel for the Public
Service Commission, for the LIST Dis
trlct, IN an opinion rendered by him
yesterday.
The summary Of his opinion follows:
MY view Of the matter is that no
action has been taken by the Congress
or by the President which authorizes
the Director General of Railroads to
initiate rates for the ordinary course
ct intrastate transportation. by any
procedure other than that prescribed
by the state laws. or which transfers
to the Interstate Commerce Commits
SION in Washington the sole jurisdc-
ZION TO regulate intrastate rates, with
power to disregard state laws, commits
SION orders, franchise provisions, and
the solemn agreements of the COM
panies with franchise granting or pub
lie contractual authorities.
The right and power Of the Direc-
tor General of the Railroads 80 to
supervise the operation of the rail
roads and so to rehabilitate their prop
critics, that they will most efficiently
perform the great tasks of wartime
transportation, is most clear The right
and power of the Director General. ir
respective of military necessities. to
say to all passengers and shippers, even
between points wholly within a state or
single city, that hereafter rates and
1ares need not be reasonable and re-
muneratlve according to the familiar
standards OF existing statutes and ju-
dlciai decisions, but that the basis of
rate making shall be the revenue needs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-09
Wilson Sees Republicans Win
House Ball Game; Score 9 to )

laney went over from his position at
third base to give McClintic some
pointers on what to throw the Repub-
lican pitcher. Mudd responded by
bouncing a hot one off Delaney's shins,
clearing the bases.
The Republicans lay much Of their
success to the fact that they had Sc
lected Miss Jeanette Rankin, Repre-
sentative from Montana, as their mas
cot.
The teams played as follows:
REPUBLICANS
Lufkin fMassachusetts). 2b.
Fuller (Illinois). 80.
johnson South Dakota). O.
Mudd (Maryland) p.
Smell New York;, CT.
MORN !Pennsylvania)t, 1b.
Waldo New York;, 3b.
Miller tMinnesota) and FAIR tPennsyl-
vania), IT,
Denison Ullinois). IF.
DEMOCRATS
Sterling (Pennsylvania). 8b and c.
Card (Ohio). RI and IT,
Web North Carolina. CT.
Rouse (Kentucky) Id.
McClintic (Oklahoma), and p.
Whaley (South Carolina). 2b.
Delaney New York;. O and p.
Bankhead (Alabama), r.
Lunn New York;. IF.
Nichols (South Carolina). So.
Kincheloe kentucky. II.