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Following Is an interesting de-
fcription Of the aviation fields, writ
Ten by Halle Spencer to his cousin,
L. T. Spencer, of this city:
Sherman, Tex, Aug 23.
/ haven't written a letter in such
q time | harly know how to 80 about
1t, but will try to make out some
Ney. Wish | had some real inter-
esting news for you, but don't be-
lieye | have thing unless it is about
the airplanes. | don't suppose that
you see many of them there, but
they are quite common here now.
You know there are two large
fields at Dallas, and two at Fort
Worth, and they have been making
cross country flights for the past
two months. There is a lighting
ground a mile and a half from here
and one in Denison (Shone field. 1t
is the most papular OF the two. Elgh-
teen or twenty planes pass over our
house two or three times week,
and there are two or three every day.
Two went over this morning.
When they come in large num-
ters they come in battle formation,
five in each bunch, flying in the
form of a V, and the middle five
ahead of the two side bunches, then
two pilots, one on each side, higher
up and a little behind the others.
Such a noise as they do make. We
can hear them sometimes 10 miles
before we can see any Of them. It's
a wonderful sight and never gets
common. We watch them as long
as we can see them. They are like
huge wild geese flying.
When they come in battle forma-
tion, they don't do any stunts, but
when they come one, two or three,
they nearly always pull some fancy
sfunts-nose dive, tail spins, fly
back down, and many wonderful
things Keeps a fellow guessing.
Went to see "Pershing's Crusad-
ers." 1t is wonderful. Shows
everything from the harvest to the
trenches and beats anything I've
read or heard of. See it il you get
the chance. HALLE.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-09-09

here more than year now and as
this is my first furloug perhaps l
deserve it.
We spent a night and day at Ly-
ons, and used the time to good adj
vantage. 1t is the third largest city
in France, built at the junction OF
the Rhone and Saonne rivers. There
are some nice buildings and bridges
there and some fine pieces of statu-
ary; one fountain in particular is
very striking, called the Fontaine
bartholdi. On the highest hill there
is tower from which you can see
for miles over the fertile valley OF
lie Rhone and even to some of the
most prominent peaks of the Alps.
Besides the tower is the beautiful
church of Notre Dame de Fourviere
which is easily seen from all parts
of the city, but is not easily reached.
The people must be very energetic
and pious If they worship there Of
ten. Americans are not so common
in Lyons and everywhere / could
hear the expression ooh, voyez les
Americans" (see the Americans)
and of course, we were treated roy
ally, every where in fact, for the
American soldier is in great favor
ite here now.
At Nice we happened to meet an
American lady, one of the inspectors
of the Red Cross and various orphan
homes, and she took us to the best
moderate priced hotel, at which she
and her mother are staying. She
ceemed to take liking to our crowd
ard adopted us all. We called her
big sister," and she sure played her
part. AS she knows France very
veil and speaks French like a ma
tive, also Italian and German, she
was able to plan our excursions and
give us much interesting and useful
information. She arranged several
little parties for us at which we met
some real American girls, also sew
eral nice English and French girls,
We spent every morning bathing at
the beach at which we always met
some of our friends. The tempera-
ture of the water was just right, the
surf had the proper amount of roll.
and the beach was fine although of
small pebbles instead Of sand. After
moons we made various excursions
and evenings we were invited to
little parties or went out with the
girls to the "jettie" or other places
Of amusement | had some splendid
times with two little girls from New
York who have been living at Nice
with their mother for almost four
years. They were in Berlin at the
outbreak of the war where the older
one had been studying music and
painting for about seven years.
The finest excursion we had was
one in large tourning car (Which,
by the way, we were able to hire
only because we were soldiers).
There was our bunch Of six, a lieu
tenant, who was with us on several
occasions, splendid officer. Big
sister, of course, and another Ameri-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-09-09

sand bags for protection against air
raids. Nevertheless it is a beautiful
city even now and the people are
quite animated, so ! can imagine il
must be a wonderful place in peace
times.
We made circle somewhat as fol.
lows: l am strong for panoramic
views, especially when / want to get
my bearings in a strange place. Sc
the first thing we did was to climl
the highest hill in Paris on which
stands the beautiful, modern Church
Of the Sacred Heart UEglise de la
Gacre-Coeur). From there we de-
scended to the Madeleine, a fine old
church of the Grecian type or archi-
lecture, and then we passed the
vorld-famous opera on our way to
The Palace de la Concorde. From
there we rode out the magnificent
Avenue des Champs-Elysees to the
Arc de Triomple de L'Etoille
through which we all want to march
after the victory, as did the troops
of Napoleon more than 100 years
age.
From the arch we went through
the Trocadero and gardens and there
crossed the river Seine to the foot
Of the Eiffel tower. At the Hotel
nes Invalides we examined the fine
collection of war relics of all kinds,
ancient and modern, and nearby we
saw the tomb Of Napoleon /. Back
across the Seine by the beautiful
Pont (bridge) Alexander III, past
the Little and Grand Palaces,
through the Garden of the Tuileries,
to the Palace of the Louvre, from
which most Of the exhibits have been
removed,
Then we went to the Palace of the
Luxembourg, the Odeon, the Pan
theon, the famous and grand old Ca
thedral de Norte Dame (Our Lady,.
Then past the Palace of Justice, the
Hotel De Vile (the name of the
municipal administrative buildings
III every French town., to the Pal
ace of the Bastille, where the French
asserted their independence in 1888,
then to the Palace de la Requblique
whereon is the fine monument of
the same name, and later to other
places of less interest. too numerous
to mention. | gave a French dealer
money to send you a small book of
colored views Of Paris, let me know
il you do not receive 1t.
From Paris to Lyons the trip was
tiresome. The train was packed so
there was barely standing room. Il
travelled slowly, and because of the
many trains of American soldiers Oh
their way to the front 1t was delayed
several hours. However, 1t made me
feel proud to see such proof of the
part America is taking and is prepar-
ing to take in this struggle, and
seeing the eagerness of all the boys
I knew that they will go after the
Hun with vim which will soon win.
! felt little guilty beating 1t off on
a holiday when those boys were Just
getting into it, but have been over
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-09-09

the defenders used to pour boiling
water or molten lead on any enemy
who might attempt to force a pass
age into the town.
There are stone arches over the
streets between some of the highest
buildings, which bind all together
and act as shock absorbers in case
OF an earthquake. The inhabitants
are principally Italian /. mountain
folk, yet wondered why they should
i've in such an inaccessible spot and
what they might do for living
Passing through one OF the squares
lr the town we came upon typical
Italian mother knitting with n pert
ty little boy clinging to her skirts.
Pig sister spoke to her in Italian
and very soon the mothers eyes fill
ed with tears and for some time she
was unable to utter a sound. We
wondered what the trouble was and
asked. Big Sister said, "She says
Tile brave Americans have come and
soon they will win and then my hus-
band can come home to me-" | had
20 turn aside and grit my teeth 10
keep back the tears.
The road down the mountain side
% Mone Carlo is perhaps the mofs
winding of any | ever Travelled. The
little city with all of its beautiful
buildings and bright colors looked
like a toy model built about and
overhanging the tiny harbor on
which floated numerous small boats
and the elegant yacht of the Prince
of Monaco. On the promontory run
ming out past the harbor lies Monaco
which together with Monte Carlo
constitutes the whole OF the free
and Independent principality OF Mon
AGO, the gamblers paradise. II per-
feet climate. beautiful scenery and
plenty of gay life makes paradise,
you would have II there. But know
ing the reputation of the place so
well, when | saw It's elaborate, mag
hificence and brilliant coloring, |
felt exactly as If / was looking on
some gigantic stage set for some
comic opera, and yet | realized that
there might he as much tragedy as
comedy. All habitues at the Casino
lose in the long run. but there is one
man, so they say, who came out win
ner. will give you the story. It
has been customary in case of a sui
eide about the grounds for one Of
the keepers to Immediately stuff a
bundle of money into the pockets of
the victim so that it would not ap-
pear that II was caused by the loss
Of everything at the gaming table.
This man wanted to get out of there
but had no francs, so one evening
lie walked out into the gardens, fired
pistol and fell forward on his face.
One of the attendants rushed out
and stuffed his pockets full of notes
'nd then beat it. As soon as the at
tendant had left, this man got ~
and took the first train out The
prince does not permit his subjects
to gamble in the Casino.
After looking through the Casino
and the princes theatre which is
elaborately decorated ana ornament
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-09-09

can girl. We left Nice at 2 p. IN.
Went up into and over the greatly
advertised Riviera by way of the
upper Cornicc road. Stopped on all
of the high points to take pictures
and revel in the beauty Of the scenes
laid out before us. We were looking
down on the beautiful Cote d'Azur
Azure coast of the Mediterranean
which left a picture in my mind
which | shall never forget. Numer-
Gus rugged promontorles divide the
coast into many little bays of a deep
blue on the precipitous alopes of
which nestle the little towns AMI
artistic villas amidst an abundance
Of flowers, shrubs and trees of both
the temperate and tropical zones
Behind towers the snowclad Alps,
and all about you are ancient ruins,
With old churches and old-perhaps
also new-forts crowning all of the
highest hills.
One old church and monastery
called Notre Dame de Laghet, which
we visited, was of especial interest
to me. 1t has long been a famous
shrine for all of the mountain re-
glon round about il, and as evidence
Of its popularity there are thousanrs
Gf relics Of all description entirely
covering the interior walls of the
church, articles which the simple
folk have given as a thank
Offering for what they consider some
blessing conferred. There are crut-
ches which some one has long used
hut needs no longer, crude models
Of ships which some sailors have
ulade with much effort and patience
and given as token of gratitude for
deliverance from storm or ship
wreck; there are also many rough !
occasionally one is quite
artistic-and colored embroderings
which very realistically portray
scenes in which some near relative
has just escaped death, for instance
there is one showing a landslide on
the road Just behind the person who
81 narrowly escaped, there is another
depicting a horse running away VITA
4 child in cart on the mountain
highway-of course, the child es-
capped, hence the thank offering,
over in another corner is a bride and
in full wedding costume,
embroidered in many colors, perhaps
he bride offered it as thanks for q
good husband. / could describe doz-
'rs of similar unique gifts left there
T. | had the time.
Another interesting point was the
little town named La Turbie, situat-
ID on a hill Just above Monte Carlo.
t has old ruins which date back as
ar as the time of Caesar, and wind
ng streets paved with brick, some
If which are so narrow that by
stretching Iout the arms you can
ouch the buildings on each side.
The houses all join, making one con-
inuoIs wall through which there is
few very narrow gates. Above one
uch gate there is yet a projection
n the wall and holes through which
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-09-09
THE ALL AMERICAN SWEEPSTAKES

On SATURDAY,, September 2Slh, foriy-cgM states
in the Union will leave their marks at The crack of
the gun in the ~ Liberty Loan Race.
The course viii be long and rough, but It's
real race now. inc stakes are ever mounting
higher and e"c.y red boodcd American is backing
his entry 70 win.
Thrice w:nncr, Oregon will be jockeyed at the
post and beaten at the finish if we don't prepare
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-09-09
We Pay Losses

When bonded employees prove dis
honest.
We bond only those with records
for honesty, thus insuring the en-
ployment Of trustworthy men.
Our bonds exercise a moral re-
atraint over those bonded
No audit or other supervising sys-
TEN prevents dishonesty.
Trusted employees have stolen
45,2S9,577 in Is years.
L. S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
Billings Agency
Real Estate and Real Insurance
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-09-09

Let The blood of Our Boys "over there" slim
ulatc our driving power over herc-and once more
pull Oregon FIRST UNDER THE WIRE.
If every person in this town, county and state
will do his thinking, talking and figuring NOW
and when the time cOmeS-ACT-the 4lh Liberty
Loan Campaign in Oregon will be OVER WHEN
IT'S OPENED.
LIBERTY Lo,N COMMITTEE
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-09-09

SPACE DONATED BY ASHLAND TIDiNGs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-22
RUSH TO BUY TICKETS
FOR GALLI-CURCI DEBUT
Philadelphia Music Lovers Forget
Disappointment and Assure Warm
Welcome to Prima Donna

Auclita Galli-Gurci will find warm
welcome when she makes her first and
long-hcraldcd appearance in Philadel-
phia at the Metropolitan Opera House
on May L.
Philadelphia music lovers who eN-
pcrienccd disappointment when the prima
donna failed them several weeks ago
when she was scheduled to appear here
with the New York symphony Orchcs-
ira have returned to the seemingly end
less lines outside tho ticket Office with
only a kccner appetite. Tickets went on
sale at o'clock this morning. but long
before that hour the crowd had begun
to gather and hundreds already stood
patiently in line outside Of the ticket
agency ON Chestnut street near Eleventh.
They came resigned 10 a long ana weary
wait armed with books ana newspapers
and unlimited determination,
Since the furOrC created by ih" M
mitabIc Patti no singer has made INC
sensation that this COlOraturc has. y
little more than a year ago she appeared
with the Chicago Opera Company IL
is said that the manager engaged her
more or less against his Will, deciding
in a reckless moment, to take chahce'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-22
KENSINGTON TRADE
BOARD IN PARADE
Mas~-Mceting to Follow Loan DEM
onStration on Streets in North
eastern Section

4, am impetus for tho third Liberty
L"an the Hcusiugron BOARD of Trade
has arranged for large demonstration
This evening u tine form of uarad, and
uuSs-wooriuU.
The parade i- scheduled to leave How
ard street and SuequcHauua avenue at
go %. m. sharp THE route win be- cast
'u SUSuurhauuI avenue To FuukfOrd
avenue, north uu Fraukford avenue TO
Allegheny avenue. West ON NIlegupuy
avenue lu kuusiugtOu avenue, south ON
kvuSiugtun avenue to Front street. south
u1 Front street to SuSuuvhaUua aNvuuc.
aud east uu Susuu,nuuul avenue To Nor
I.~ square where the school children
will sing patriotic airs. Tlyrr viii also
ur several vocal solos.
Tin" committee iu charge oG tine entire
.uITJuErWrut~ ar..
leroy H. Garrett chairman. Robert
:. ilamm"rsIcN Miss Fcuumorc sam
urI Read. SHmucl Eriuhcimor N g..
krrIry. Il; y, Ferguson. Mr. Galley. John
N9wsou. N. y Frau,r'. J3Duos g. John
son r.. Lincoln McNcii and William ".
Weir. Jr.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-22
GAS USERS WILL
CITY $3,OOO,OOO IN 1918
Record Indirect Tax Receipts
Forecast in L. G.. |. Three
Month Report

Through the indirect taxation system
in force by reason Of the 1897 gas lease.
Philadclpnians this year win pay into
the city treasury nearly S3,ooO,OOO. This
heavy drain on citizens Of moderate
circumstances results from the rebate
paid the city for each 1000 cubic feet
OF gas sold. Record sales Of gas will
he reported Thursday by officers Of the
united Gds Improvement Company.
The unusually heavy sales during the
first three months Of the present year
aUI carry the city's share far in ad-
vance of the S59l,391 paid for the same
pnviod last year, while the figures will
bo further augmented by the fact that
an additional five ceuts n thousand
cubic feet is payable to the city under
th" lease. Although no exact figures can
De- had iu advance Of the filing of the
,,uort, it. is estimated that the city
trog -Wy will benefit to the extent Of
',ou,uuu or moro for thc first quarter.
Record sales during January. Fcbru-
any aud March prove that more house,
holders ar, turning TO gas for relief trow
heavy coal bills, and that consequently.
more citizens than ever before are Cou-
trihutUr~ to this indirect revenue source
,'Hs stoves during the winter replaced
many old-tumc coal ranges. while gas for
lighting and other purposes Is i'm more
2 u,ru us" than ever iu several hundred
thousand modest households of the city,
Statistics show that the wagc-caruCr
.s 20 large consumer of gas. thus proving
that the greater portion of the revenue
received from gas sales comes from those
If. t.if ~,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-22
UNIVERSITY GRADUATE
PLANS SOLDIER GRAVES
Bruce c. Wenner, Of Pennsylvania,
Proud Of Sad but Necessary
Work for America

lhe honor Of layin" out aud dcsiguat-
ng all the cemeteries for the American
Ohlers in Fraruc" has been given to
Bruce c. Wcnucr 'lG. architect. Uuivcr-
sg Of Pennsylvania, Wrmcr is proh-
| iey doing The most unusual war srrviro
any man HcnnHNi NiNaIiH hIs S'ut Ia
rance, In letter tu the Architectural
sdoo, Wenncr SAYS:
lrSt sight graves registration
.aay seem strange for an architect. but
nave the honor to be laying out and
eSgnlng all the American cemeteries
France which is q big job at present.
SshdsCa9" training at Pennsylvania
Aetetore helps somewhat.
We are getting to see some French
aehIiectS over here. even though our
ne Is well occupied with war business.
1ld lor some of uS who might never
Ae reached France otherwise. the war
bringing experience and knowledge
'uvh would not have been acquired
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-22
WILLIAM b. SCOTT DIES
fuaeral Wednesday for Workmen's
compensation Board Chairman

b5sUu arrangements are being made
bstsot or Nllllam B. Scott. referee of
lsnsa,gl,o No; ] of the Worl,men's Conn
INN board, who died yesterday
Sa,ib'S. "a oconpllcatiOu of diseases i'm tho
( Pes vi,i vvIiH,isS,tern General Hospital. Serv-
M Wastp pe held Wednesday at his home.
Cdr eSS ill., uLehlgh avenue, with burial in
'sht Years Old 'N ""' "''' %
slS iSSGtt i1GStt had been active in polite.
gees5i 5ioSs' Two years later he was
sheissn,tGo 10 ,he the Legislature from thr
iaant th ~ ward. lie was a police lieu
pIss Islg In the old eighteenth n"Iice dis
ds,ric, a. number Of years and became
iinioiis highway chief in the Ashhridge
he co9'ratlon. lie was appointed 10
lsl5 son'pensatlon Board in December.
i,;" as a member of which he decided
Eddys,oIIne Ine claims resulting from the
ny ''Vne s disaster last year.
lalIstsSs scott was Mason and was
r"ueal organizations 9''''i anu
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-22
MUSKETEERS"
GIVEN COMMISSIONS
rrio of Philadelphians to BE
Second Lieutenants in
L. S. Army

pr,u,d.l,,bian- ro,y nt tymp
IhIee r.., ,,
Hancock, KNOW" W.
.7ree MuskctcerS have just n''h
.issionod second rfruieuautS ia the
iiled S'a'eS "'"''
!, penn Charter school aud the lniv"r-
p,rrs,.l,.,r.y enlisted i'm tho
|sV VI ,,''
First Guy I'ooP 500" "'''' '''t ""''' 'dN
the war. Together they followed
~. fortunes as they HAY, dom. con-
-,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-22
REV. DIR. MAIN TO LEAVE
GethSemane Lutheran Church Pastol
Resigns to Regain Health

After q pastoratc of nearly tom years
Tn" Rev. Or. J. II. Mair announced hi.
resignation at the morning service yes
irrdaN I'm G"thscmauc Lutheran Church.
The resignation win become effective ON
the last sunday of May Doctor Maiu
had a nervous breakdown last year.
and he intends to lay aside pastoral
work to rccupcratc.
Doctor Main resigned last fan. but
at the pleading Of his parishiOncr- ne
rccOuSdcrCd his decision.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-22
.AENSINGTON YOUTH
IN MOTORCYCLE CORPS
lafry MallOn, Former Ascension
School Boy, Is Serving "Some-
where in France"

marry Mallon, son Of MI. aud Mrs.
Tnsrd Mallon Of $40 Hilton street.
gstol' has been Somewhere in
mSLiEso LE Ior more than ten months. lie
F ot motorcycles with his patriot
Ao,osd ana enlisted in the United states
an e,pV'g9ycle Corps at the age Of eight
Nv necent communications from him
e Is DOING well, lie was educated
Vi.bise bisehsloh sh school and has many we'll
''n'ng rlends i'm KcusinEton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-22

Frederick B. Rrl1hett
MADE SECOND LTEUTENANTS
These three Philadelphia boys at
Camp Hancock have just been
commissioned second licutenantS
in the United States army and
were classmates at Penn Charter
'""ho0l and at IN" University of
Pennsylvania. Brcuton G.. Wal
lace lives at Forty-sccOnd and
Chestnut streets. Carrot Brew
ster Rhoads at i5l2 Chestnut
street and FrCdcrick +. Prichctt
at 1909 Monument road.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-22
MAY CHOOSE HELFFERICH


Amsterdam, April @2.-'rhc Botrseu
Icitung, of Berlin. il still OF the opiu-
ion that tho resignation Of DR.. Richard
Nuehmann, Secretary of Foreign Ar-
fairs. may he expected notwithstand
ing all contradictions.
1t mentions as his possible successor
DR.. Karl Helfferich or Admiral Paul
Won IIintzc. German minister to Nor
way.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-22
'iORM DANGER HERE PAST
'a'ner Bureau Says Today Will
Continue Fair

DtAWaro uanser along the coast from
lnaly ns sor sooIresakwater to Boston has vir,
Ass yorls ylssTn, II now centers around
2dl night ny IN lesser degree than
tnls eansoS SShen heaNy rains and high
psltd. u STORM warnings to be dis-
itainlnS exceeded speed limits hy
ta hour Ia velocity of thirty-four mile
IA cosst st night, at some places along
llpe miie The velocity was twenty
f1lladelnbio an hour in the vicinity of
Af Neg, ia a and twenty-eight mile,
aIsots todal lork. The Weather Bureau
Nies tbe 10y TO continue fair. she be-
STORM danger Is passed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-22
~ shaElstrates Return s22, ,sOs.s5

~ retn,rr,nlS'elght police magistrates
stoa al Seu 9 lines and costs totaling
Mapist the iirst quarter of the
EAafge N e,tsate ttte John J. Grelis. who IN
'# Nlnter hearings az the Eleventh
fs,seo so the City Treasurer. Thomas
~ nrsest unll recently "A City Hall
AVA. ''''Nse ranked secpnd with
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-22
Nan Dies of Heart Disease

william Mcknight. thirty-fvc years.
of 273i South Colorado street was
stricken with heart disease at Nine
iyouth street and passyunk avenue so
day aud died before medical aid could
reach him. He is survived by his widow
aud siV children.