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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-29
Gas Made From Straw.

The production of fuel and lighting
gas from straw is now made possible
by Il Canadian invention. This pro-
ducer, which is designed for individual
farm use, offers a practical means for
utilizing the vast quantities Of straw
that now 60 to waste On the Western
plains.
The gas is made in a retort equipped
with three cylinders, each Of which
molds a bale of straw seven feet
long, two feet wide, and six inches
thick.
After filling and closing these cham
bers, straw or gas fire is lighted
under them and allowed to burn 80
or 40 minutes. One firing with wheat,
oat, barley, or fax straw in this man.
ner produces 1000 cubic feet of gas,
having fuel value Of 400 B. t. u. About
1900 cubic feet Of gas can usu'
ally be generated from one ton of
straw, and in addition six to eight gal
Ions of tar and GAO pounds Of carbon,
from which lGmpblack can be OBJ
talned.-POpular Mechanics Maya
zine.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-29
PRESERVING SCENES OF WAR
Future Generations VIII Realize How
Much They Owe to Courage and
Skill OF Photographers.

When the history. Of the great war
comes to be written In the days after
the tumult and the shouting have died
away, the fortunate chroniclers Of the
momentous events now In progress will
have access TO enormously valuable
and enormously numerous documents"
OF kind with which their predeces-
sors Of the nineteenth century were
but scantlly supplied, and those Of
earlier times next TO not at all.
Photography can hardly be called
new, and as long ago as our war be-
tween the states we had photographers,
notably the never to be sufficiently
thanked Brady, who immortalized the
leading figures and some Of the events
In that conflict. But what was done
with the clumsy cameras Of that era
can hardly be mentioned I'm comparison
with the achievements Of the men who
today follow every army often TO the
very front Of battle. The products Of
their courage and skill will constitute
priceless treasure in the future, and
the students Of this war; even in re-
mote ages, will be able actually to see
Its every phase and operation.
The reproduction Of photographs by
printing processes is equally far ad-
yanced beyond the old standards Of ex-
cellence, and reproductions have be.
come wonderfully cheap. Indeed, so
cheap are they and so abundant that
few Of us realize the need Of their
preservation, and the result Is that
already foreslghted collectors Of care
lessly treated magazines and supple
ments are storing away the founda-
tions Of fortunes not to be scorned,
even in these days Of multlmllllOnaires.
With the war less than four years old,
copies Of periodicals that cost only Il
few pennies now fetch as many dol
lars, and complete sets are becoming
hard to get at any price.-From Topics
of the Times, in New York Times.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-29
First Tennis In America.

Forty-four years ago the game Of
lawn tennis was introduced by Bos-
tonian, according to records in the pos
session Of George Wright, father Of
the former national title holder, Beals
Wright. After visit to England the
Massachusetts man brought home nets,
racquets and balls, as well as book
OF rules then governing the game, and
set up court at Nahant. A little later
courts were laid out at Newport, r. l.,
and also on the grounds Of the Staten
Island Cricket club, Livingston, Staten
Island. ,-.4s .aew.S, ,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-29
Oriqin of "Douuhboy."

A phrase, strictly American in It's
modern usage, is that Of "doughboy''
as applied TO an American soldier. An
American infantry soldier recently ex-
planned the origin of the term to the
correspondent in Paris Of the London
Times after this fashion: "In the Civ
il war a great number Of federal troops
were waiting for uniforms, which were
made but lacked buttons. So great
was the hurry that eventually the men
went round the houses in the town and
collected buttons off the women's cloth
ing. These were for the most part
large buttons from overcoats. Natural
ly the infantry looked funny with their
uniforms fastened by great overcoat
buttons. Those resembled hard tack
(large, round, dry biscuits made Of
dough- and hence spraEg the word
'doughboy,' which has been kept in the
United States army as a slang phrase
for an infantry soldier"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-29
LEGAL NOTICES-Continued.

NOTICE OF REDEMPTION OF M
PR0VEMENT Recorders
Office, Ashland, Oregon, August
26, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that paw.
ing improvement bonds of the city
Of Ashland, Nos. 444 to 453, in
elusive, dated Sept. !, 1911, will
be taken up and cancelled by said
city on the first day of September,
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 same at this office for re
demption. GERTRUDE BlEDE,
City Recorder
Date Of first publication, August
26, 1918. 2S-2t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-29
History Repeats Itsef.

Not for the first time have German
invaders been checked at Chateau
Thierry. It was there, in February
1914, that Napoleon, by one Of those
extraordinary forced marches Of his,
fell upon Blucher, who was confidently
marching upon Paris. BY swift blows
on succeeding days he shattered the
second and third divisions of the Prus-
sian army, capturing almost all their
artillery, and then fell upon Blucher's
main force, in the vicinity Of Chateau
Thierry, and compelled him to fall
back, with heavy losses.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-29
0a0h7


NOTICE FOR PUDLICATION-U. s.
Land Office at Roseburg, Oregon,
July 22, 1918.
Notice Is hereby given that
Frank Silva, of Buncom, Oregon
who, on September ., 1913, made
Second Homestead entry, serial
No. 09057, for a tract Of 26.74
acres in sec. 20, twp. 3so, r. wv.
unsurveyed, beginning at corner
No. /, identical with corner of secs.
22, 23 26 and 27, of twp. 39S, X.
2W, w. NJ, thence N SO deg, "a
min. y, 2G.40 chs; thence S 40
deg, 81 min. W., 1871 chs; thence
n SO deg. 05 min. W., 1875 chs;
thence n 0 deg, SO min. W., 1910
chs; to place of beginning, has
filed notice Of intention to make
final three-year proof, to estab-
llsh claim to the land above de-
scribed, before +. Roy Davis, U. S.
Commissioner, at his office at
Medford, Oregon, on the 18th day
Of September, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Nelson Pursel, of Buncom, Oregon;
Mrs. Cora Crump, of Buncom, Ore
gon; James Renoalds, Of Buncom,
Oregon; C. c. Pursel, of Buncom,
Oregon.
W. Il. CANON,
23-9t Register.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-29
Conquered at Last,

An unknown genius at Camp Kear.
ney is entitled to a monument "every-
where in America" He'd been a
naughty boy or something and was as
signed to cut onions for camp mess as
n punishment. Imagine the surprise
of the corporal of the guard when he
discovered the offender bllthely dis
sectlng the Bermudas under the pro-
lection of his gas mask. "Youse amt
sufferln' no punishment" scoffed the
officer, adding, "but It's ghrand idea
and It's the wimmen O. the country
will bless We, me lad"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-29

The Oreeous entered by the o. A.
c. in the international egg-laying
contest at Storrs, Conn, repeated
their June performance in July ana
won the blue ribbon, first prize, with
yield of 249 eggs.
They led all pens for the week
ending August IA with So eggs. They
were also first the previous week,
and now lead the world collection
by 81 eggs. Their total production
is 1919 eggs.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-29
PA1R sEvEs

600 and swine increased 100000.
For the Incompatible showing
made by American agriculture the
farmer himself by all means deserves
first credit. But In all his efforts
he has been constantly stimulated,
aided, and abetted by the president,
the congress of the u. s., the federal
department OF agriculture, the state
agricultural colleges and experiment
stations, the state departments Of
agriculture of the various staes, the
various farm organizations through
out the country, and an active, intel
ligent, and highly patriotic agricul-
msal press"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-29
NEITZCHE GIVES GERMAN
VIEW OF CHRISTIANITY

Frederick Wilhelm Neitzche was
one of the most noted modern Ger
men philosophers. How much has
lis philosophy affected the views and
character of the Germans Of today?
Is not the answer written in the blood
of the women and children, the old
men of occupied France and Belgium?
Are not the Lusitania victims witness
TO German adoption of Nietzche's
faith?
Here is his indictment of Chris
tianity:
with this | conclude, and pro-
nounce my sentence. / condemn
Christianity. To me it is the great
est of all imaginable corruptions.
The church is the great parasite;
with its anemic idea of holiness 1t
drains life of its. strength, its love,
and its hope. The other world is the
motive for the denial of every reality.
! call Christianity the one great curse,
the one great intrinsic depravity, the
one great instinct for revenge, for
which no expedient is sufficiently
poisonous, secret, underhand, to gain
its ends. | call it the one immortal
shame and blemish upon the human
race"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-29
LEGAL NOTICE
OSSO1 /


DEPARTMENT, OF TIE INTER
IOR-U, S. Land Office at Rose
burg, Oregon, August IA, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that
Frank j. Ritchson, Of Hornbrook
CAL, who, on May 27, 1913, made
homestead entry, serial No. OS9Ol,
for the VIZ of NEA and S1s OF
NWA of section "a, township AZ
S, range ~2E, Willamette Meridian
has filed notice of intention to
make final three-year proof to es'
tablish claim to the land above
described, before F. Roy Davis,
U. S. Commissioner, at his office
at Medford, Oregon, on the 25th
day of September, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
AL Hopkins, of Ashland, Oregon;
Riley. Kennedy, of Ashland, Ore
gon; Claude Long, of Ashland
Oregon; Frank Long, of Ashland
Oregon.
w. II. CANON,
25-9t Register.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-29
STATE WON ANOTHER FIRST
IN NATIONAL COMPETITION

Oregon had won another first in
notional competition. In transcript
of the efficiency report prepared by
the national bureau of public infor-
nation sent to the editor of the Ag
ricultural College Press Bulletins,
chairman Of the Corvallis four-min-
ute men, Oregon stands at the head
Of the list of states with a record
SO per cent perfect.
OF her entire list of 60 local chair
men only one failed to make/a favor
able report.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-29
FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE-Furnished cottage OF D.
rooms. Modern Improvements,
close in on improved street; large
lot. Terms $3.50 cash, balance
same as rent Liberal terms 20
right party. Phone S75-J. 26-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-29

DIR. ERNEST A. WoOD-Practic
limited to eye, ear, nose and
throat. Office hours, 10 to IL and
Q to s. swedenburg Bldg, Ash
land, Ore. 73-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-29
PROFESSIONAL.

DIR. j. j. EMdENS-Physician and
surgeon. Practice limited to eye,
ear. nose and throat. Glasses sup
piled. 0culist and aurist for 8. P.
r. r. Offices, M. F. and H. Bldg,
opposite postoffice, Medford, Ore.
Phone 667. 21-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-29

FOR RENT.-Two' furnished apart
ments; light and water furnished.
63 n. Main. Il II
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-29

FOR RENT-Bungalow. 143 Nut
ley. 26-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-29
TID|NCS CLASSIFIED ADS

Classified Kees
each insertion thereafter 80 words month No advertise
inserted for less than rs Classified
sxcspt parties havng ledger with the
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-29

GEO. #. WATSON, Painter and Pa
perhanger. Phone 202-R. 166
Ohio street. 40-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-29
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-My home 115 Granite
street, furnished. No children.
27-tf.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-29
WANTED
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

FOR SALE-Broccol plants, zoe
per dozen. Phone SO. 1923 lower
Almond. 23-7t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-29

FOR RENT-The best located store
building on East Main street. In
Quire at PA c street or phone
459-R. lift
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-29

FOR RENT-Two furnished bunga-
lows. Inquire at 115 Granite
street. 91-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-29

FOR RENT-The Bungalow for the
season from June l to Nov. 1. Is
equipped with hot water heater,
gas stove, show cases, counters, ta-
bles and chairs to accommodate
80 people at a setting. Good dance
floor and the coolest place to get
confections and ice cream in the
valley. Located at the big park
entrance. See Bert R. Greer, at the
Tidings office. II
Arizona republican., 1918-01-17
Phoenix to Kingman--New Direct Route

An almost direct road from Phoenix to Kngman one that will than 100 miles the present roue is highway under construction by Moa7e county one that
 declared will be of the best in the state and will attract many travellers.
 h. H. Foster member of the board of supervisors of M0aYe county and himself engineer in Phoenix yes terday At the offices of the state tax commission Mr. Foster outlined the route of the Kngm Phoenix highway and explained its many advantages, natural and otherwise
 The new highway south the present excellent load rom hgan to Yucca then southeast by the old Signal road to the Bill Williams fork crossing about seven miles above Swansea From that point Congress Junction. about o2 miles, there IS almost boulevard now
 The entire road from Kngman to Congress Junction is about 2l0 miles, 1t is dry road all the way highway of low elevation that will get and will be good ali through the winter The principal work will be necessary between the Bill Williams fork andthe McCracken Mountains From Yucca to the river is good desert road.
 t w. Lynch, another member of the Mohave county board o supervisors and myself the principal ones behind this highway It will be constructed from county funds surveying having started yesterday We hope some day to interest the state sufficiently to get bridge across the Bill Williams river on this road ninety span will cross it and there is solid rock on either side'
Arizona republican., 1918-01-17
MESA OFFICE Chandler Court Phone 1-R-2

members of the executive committee are earnestly at work organizing in a thorough manner the Mesa Red Cross for the coming year At their meet ing held on Tuesday night it was stated that the chief effort to be put forth at present is to form the various committees and hold the chairman of each responsible for the work of that committee that no overlapping of de- partments may occur Each commit tee is to have it's hands full with it's own separate work and all confusion avoided by cOnfining the planning for that work to it's separate group of men and women
 At last nights meeting the following committees were appointed to serve for 1918:
 Sewing-Mrs. Emma Openshaw, chairman; Mrs. Gardner, Mrs Geo. H. Meyers, Mrs. Emma Rollins.
 Knitting-Mrs. Eliza Peterson, chair man; Mrs. Robert Longmore. Mrs. J. T. Lesueur, Mrs. Ed Griffin, Mrs. Will liam Hall.
 Purchasing-Mrs. II. D. Evans, chairman; Mrs. Bert Winger, Mrs. C.. A. Baldwin.
 Salvage-R. E. Steel, chairman: H.. (. Holcomb, Mrs. Cecil Drew, Mrs. W. | Gallagher, Mrs. M. L. Gibbons, Mrs. Jack Stewart
 Home Service-Francis Bloy, chair l man; Mrs. J. W. Clark, R. A. Kings ! burry, NJ. J. DOughefty Dr. Drane. pr. Openshaw
 Membership and Finance-W E. ! Walters. chairman; Dan Hilbert, R. E. Steele, E. Allan, J. w. Lesueur. $. L. Doughty, o. $. Stdpley, H. L. Chan dler, Fred Bracket, Alma Davis
 Daily Attendance-Mrs R. A. Kings bury, chairman; Mrs. Geo. Bracket, Mrs c. B. Grigsby.
 Publicity-A. D. Pochin, V. D. John son, Judge Irwin, B. Grigsby.
 Executive-The officers elected by the people will serve as the executive committee-namely, Francis Bloy John Cummard, C. B. Grigsby, C. E Van Spanckeren
Arizona republican., 1918-01-17

The funeral services of Rev. ". H. Stewart, of 325 North Seventh street, this city whose death occurred recent ly at Santa Ynez. California, will be held this afternoon at o'clock at the First Methodist church, corner Second avenue and Monroe street. Rev. Ray C. Harker, the pastor will Officiate, as sisted by Rev. W. l. Brooks.
 Services have been postponed for some time, pending the arrival of Mrs. Elisha $. Powers, a daughter of the deceased, who resides at Houlton, Maine. Unfortunately Mrs. Powers was caught in the blizzard between Montreal and Toronto. Canada and has been snow bound for several days. The date of her arrival is very indefinite and it is deemed advisable not to fur ther postpone the funeral, as two of
Arizona republican., 1918-01-17

selling cigarettes is prohibited by the state law and expressed the fear that these kits may be used as a subterfuge to get around the law.
 States Attorney A. w. Fowler has notified several dealers who have stocks of these kits on hand that these cannot be sold in Fargo and that prose cutions will follow violations of the law.
 As I understand it. the states at-
Arizona republican., 1918-01-17

torney said. these are to be sold over the counter to anyone who wishes to purchase them, and there is no assur- ance that they will be sent to soldiers at all.
 The sale of cigarettes is clearly il- legal. and while the furnishing of to- bacco to the soldiers is a very laudable project, there is great danger that this particular method might be used as a subterfuge for the illegal sale of ciga- rettes"
Arizona republican., 1918-01-17

the sons. serving in the United States Army, are subject to call at any mo- ment
 Memorial services were held last Sunday in three California churches, namely the churches at Santa Ynez, Los Alamos and Ballard. California, where the deceased last labored
 Letters of sympathy and condolence have been pouring in from every part of the country. in which MT. Stew art ministered during his lifetime, and all attest the love and esteem in which he was held
 In the death of Rev. Mir. Stewart the | home has lost a beloved husband and father, the community valued aEd re- spected citizen and the country at large a man whose untiring- labors for the betterment of his fellows have reached thousands of homes
Arizona republican., 1918-01-17
TEMPE LECTURE
 COURSE FRIDAY

TEMPE. Jan. 1.-The next mum Scr of the lecture course will be given Friday eveLing, January 19. when the Homeland male quartet will give the evening program The purpose of this quartet is to awaken
 in the people, through song, to a better realization of our homes and the institutions of our country. The program is divided into three sec tions, patriotism of the homeland. homeland sweethearts and mothers and songs of the campus. The pro- gram will be held in the Normal auditorium.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-17
Play Full of Thrills

An interested crowd saw William Farnum in "The Conqueror' last night at the Majestic. Starting in one of the older states. the scene soon shifts to Texas in the days of General Sam Houston. This old war horse is gra- phically portrayed, in battles with Mex jeans and Indians, together with the more peaceful scenes in the early life of this great state.
 The film is of unusual interest in that it portrays an interesting period
Arizona republican., 1918-01-17

retary of the Commercial club, will have an office ire Of any rent. MT. Grigsby is one of those who believing heartily in the necessity of a com mercial organization in every commit nity, took the means of lessening the burden of expense to the members Miss Johnson will not be at the office steadily but will do all her necessary work at the new quarters.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-17
Gave Proeram

A number of Tempeans gave an interesting program out at the Ky rene school house last Friday even ing at which the neat sum of S3S.5O was realized for the schools library fund. The program was given in appreciation of the sum of money which the Kyrene school gave to- ward the Y. NJ. C. A. war fund sev- ural months ago.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-17
Judue Irwin improvinn

Judge George |. Irwin of the Mesa Tribune is out after a day in bed with lagrippe The Spanish war veteran thinks that it takes more than grip to keep him in bed, but for all that he isn't looking exactly in fit condition to go over the top.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-17
School Position

Prof Albert Estus of Cheyenne Wyo., has been elected to the posi- lion of manual training instructor in the Tempe public schools, in place of John K Bailey who recently re- signed to accept a place in the 3hoenN school 1Ir. Estus comes here well recommended.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-17
Streets Worked

Tuesday and Wednesday forces we're busy working the streets and they are beginning to be in splendid
 condition. The change from the dust and bumps will be welcomed by the travelling public, although the Tempe streets have not been in as bad condition as some nearby tow1.s.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-17
STATE BARS ARMY
 KIT CIGARETTES

Tobacco kits containing cigarettes cannot be sold in France according to a ruling just handed down by the states attorneys office. The states attorney calls attention to the fact that
Arizona republican., 1918-01-17
To Tucson on School ausir.ss

Superintendent II. E. Matthews and Principal August Nelson of agriculture of the city schools went to Tucson yes terday afternoon for the purpose of conferring with the agricultural de- partment of the university relative to planning the work for next year and to enable the new principal at once to get more closely in touch with matters pertaining to his department with re- lation to local agricultural conditions.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-17
Miss Hayes is Ill

Miss Hayes of the Franklin school is ill from an attack of la grippe. Miss Lelah Roe has returned to her duties in the same building following an ab- sence of several days occasiOned by the sad news of the death of sister.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-17
Matrnn ILL

Mrs. Mary Gregg, a pioneer of Arizona and Tempe, is reported very ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. A. R. Irvine in Phoenix. Her many friends hope she will rapidly improve.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-17
Gnlln 1 and

Jacob and Jennie Williams recently sold forty acres of land to Mollie Hunter and forty acres to Jehnie Dunham.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-17

J. w. Lesueur of the Lesueur Spills bury company, has gone east for the purpose of making purchases for the store. While en route he will stop at Camp Funston and organize a Mutual Improvement association among the soldiers who are of the Mormon faith.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-17
ILL Here

Mrs. Alfe Roberts is i'll at the home of Mrs. Louise Futile on East Fifth street.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-17
Farmers Meeting at Lehi

The Lehi farmers will hold a meet ing tonight at the naff w. A. Barr, farm advisor for Maricopa county will be present and will show illustrated
Arizona republican., 1918-01-17
Move Back

Olin F. Russell has moved back to Tempe from Phoenix, where he went to live in the fall.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-17
Leaves for Market

in the history of the Republic of Tex
 as and it's transplanting into the Union.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-17

pictures of the wheat and dairy in dustry.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-17

Commercial Clubs New Office
 Through the generosity of C. B Grigsby of the McFadden Cotton com pany, Miss Vera Johnson. the new sec
Arizona republican., 1918-01-17
MESA RED CROSS
 PLANS CAMPA|GN

MESA. Jan. 17-Francis Bloy, Sec Tetary Grigsby and the remaining