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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07
ROAD FIELD WORK
LOSSES FOR YEAR

With the completion of the loca-
tion survey for seven miles of the
Republic -Wauconda road In Okano-
gan county, Washington, recently,
field work on forest roads in the
north Pacific district for 1917 is
practically ended, according to Dis
trict Forester George H. Cecil of
Portland. The one party still in the
field was expected to finish the loca-
tion survey of ten miles of the Ocho-
CO canyon road, six miles of which
are on the Ochoco national forest,
by Christmas. Location surveys OF
the twelve-mile section of the Mount
Hood loop road between Zigzag and
the government camp on the Oregon
national forest, Oregon, and two
miles of the Lake Quinault road on
the Olympic national forest, Wash
ington, were also completed in De-
cember.
The surveying and other engineer
ing work on these forest roads is car
ried on by District Engineer L. /.
Hewes of the Office of Public Roads.
Construction plans for the Flora-En-
terprlse project have already been
finished, and it is expected that the
plans for the other projects will be
worked up in the Office of Public
Roads before March /.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07
Trapper Arrested
For Killing Cattle

Jesse Gordon was arrested in Mer-
rill, Klamath county, last week by
Sheriff Humphrey on a warrant from
Modoc county, California, on a
charge of stealing 125 sheep. The
arrest of Gordon is said to be the re-
suit of a game of hide and seek be-
tween the officers and the alleged
criminal which had been going on
for several months.
Some time ago Gordon was under
arrest for killing hog belonging to
J. P. Harter of Merrill. Persons who
seemed to think they knew at the
time said there was no doubt of Cor
don's guilt of the theft of the hog.
The conviction of Gordon was not
pushed at the time, it was said, be-
cause they thought it was only mat
ter of short time till more serious
charges would be preferred.
During the past season Gordon got
forehanded enough to own an auto
mobile, and it is said lie varied his
usual occupation by importing liquor
from California, which till it became
too dangerous was lucrative occu-
patton.
For the past four years Gordon
spent much time trapping in the lava
beds, where he has a homestead, and
last spring when the cattle and
horses were dying in the lava beds
several of the stockmen became con-
yinced that Gordon was the cause of
much of the loss of stock, which, it
is claimed, he poisoned to sell the
hides.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07
Trinity Guild Elects Officers.

At the regular meeting Of Trinity
Guild last Thursday afternoon Of
ficers were elected to serve the fol-
lowing year as follows: President,
Mrs. Herman Mattern; vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. G. II. Hewlett; treasurer,
Mrs. c. w. Whine. Mrs. G. w. Loos-
ley, the retiring president, has served
in that capacity for two years and
is conceded as being one of the most
capable ever filling that office. Ow-
ing to inability to fill that position
another year, her mantle has fallen
on the shoulders Of one as efficient
as the retiring president. After the
business was disposed Of delicious
refreshments were served, with Mrs.
John McRae and Mrs. F. S, Foltz act
ing as hostesses.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07
Wednesday Afternoon Club.

The Wednesday Afternoon Club of
the Presbyterian church will be held
at the home of Mrs. F. ]. Shinn on
Oak street Wednesday afternoon at
which the members and friends are
invited to be present. Mrs. Shinn
will be assisted in entertaining by
Mrs. j. l.. Creeks and Mrs. w. G,
Curry.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07

considers such a registrant qualified
for limited military service in some
specified capacity, and he will be
subject to call for such service.
Even if the examining physician is
in doubt as to whether the registrant
is physically qualified or disqualified
for military service, he is required
to report the registrant definitely one
way or the other, and to notify him
of his conclusion. If the physician
is in doubt, he may request the local
board to send the registrant before
one of the medical advisory boards
for an exhaustive re-examination.
On the other hand, if the regis
trant himself is not satisfied with
the conclusion of the examining ply
sician, he may request to be sent be-
fore medical advisory board for re-
examination. But he must make this
request on the day he is examined
and informed of the result, or he will
lose the right of such appeal.
Registrars who made no claim
for deferred classification, and there
fore were automatically placed in
Class l, will receive their notifica-
tions within very short time to ap-
pear for physical examination. 9th
ers who asked for deferred classified
tion but have been placed in Glass
will receive their notifications as
soon as their cases are finally deter
mined.
Men in deferred classifications will
be physically examined after the next
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07
1900 Oregon Men
To Face End Draft

War draft registration officials es-
innate that there will be approx
matelyN 900 men in Oregon listed in
Glass l when the last QUESTIONABLE
has been passed upon.
These men will be the first sub
ject to conscription into the army
and include unmarried and unat-
tached men and those who have not
habitually supported their wives or
are not usefully engaged, among 9TH
ers. 1t does not include married men
with dependents
If the recommendations of Provost
General Crowder are carried into ef-
feet it means that only the men in
Glass / will be called upon for sery-
ice and that further drafts will be
made from young men as fast as they
attain their majority.
1t would also mean that draft quo
tas would be drawn on the basis OF
the number of men in Glass /, and
not on the population basis which
has obtained up to the present.
In this connection, the registration
boards now are receiving many
claims for deferred classification by
men. on the grounds that they are
engaged in industries. The claim
ants range from bank employees to
farm hands, and the boards are di-
vided in their opinions as to the
proper way of classifying the men.
Under the regulations, the govern
ment places particular emphasis on
the need of men in shipbuilding and
agriculture. AS to other industries
it is silent, except for the statement
that men should be selected with a
view of interfering as little as posi-
BILE with industrial activities.
The matter of passing judgment,
however, is taken largely from the
shoulders of local boards by the
rules.
Under these rules, men who claim
exemption, but whose questionnaires
indicate that they are without de-
pendents and single, are placed in
Glass /. Their Questionnaires, how
ever, are automatically passed on tt
the district board, where theil
classification can be changed, if, ii
the boards opinion, the Withdrawal
of the registrant from his employ
ment would interfere with some in
dustry.
In giving out the names of delin
quents, the local boards want it un
derstood that the purpose is to dis
cover the whereabouts of the regis
trant and at the same time make |
possible to correct errors. 1t alread
has been found that some name
posted as delinquent are those o
men already in the service. Others
however, either have failed to receiv
their missionaries or are shirkers
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07
Inthe Social Realm
CLUB CALENDAR.

D Civic-Second and fourth Tues
b days.
D Auxiiiary-Every Monday even
p ing.
o Junior High School Parent
b Teacher-Third Tuesday.
b Hawthorne School Parent
o Teacher-Third Tuesday.
b Sunshine-Second and fourth
o Thursdays.
% Wednesday Afternoon-Second
o and fourth Wednesdays.
8 Guild-Second and fourth
b Thursdays.
o W. R. C.-First and third Sat-
d urdays.
8 Monday Afternoon Study-Al-
o ternate Mondays.
o Chautauqua-Monday evening.
o Chautauqua-Monday afternoon.
o w. C. T. U.-Second and fourth
o Tuesdays.
o Home Guard-Monday evening.
o Eastern Star Embroidery-Sec-
b ond and fourth Tuesdays.
b Teacup-First Tuesday.
q Travelers-Second Tuesday.
o Rebekah Embroidery-Second
o and fourth Thursdays.
d Christian Aid - Second and
D fourth Thursdays.
8 90 @ o 8 o @ o 8 8 o o o o o
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07
Ashland Man Married.

Married, at All Saints cathedral,
Spokane, Wash. December 29, 1914
William Rogers of Ashland and Miss
Alice B. Pension of st. Paul, MINI.
The ceremony was performed by
Dean William C. Hicks. The bride
is a native of the Bermuda Islands.
and has been visitor in this vicinity
heretofore. The newlyweds will be
at home early in January at the fam
lily ranch on Walker avenue east of
town, where hearty welcome awaits
them from many friends.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07
Officers Elected
To Fill Vacancies

A. L. Williams, who has been one
of the firemen in the fire department
of this city for some time, has accept
ed a position as night patrolman held
until recently by Otto Michael, who
rendered his resignation few weeks
ago. o. S. Easterling, who has been
lineman for the California-Oregon
Power Company, has succeeded A. l..
Strickland as city electrician. Both
gentlemen are we'll qualified to fill
their respective positions.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07
City Recorders
Request Rejected

City Recorder Winner read COM
munication Friday night to the coun-
Gil asking for an increase of salary
from 500 to 1925 per month. The
communication stated that living ex-
penses had advanced during the past
year and salaries were increasing
throughout the country. A levy was
provided in the 1918 budget for the
increase asked. The demand for the
increase was rejected.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07

son and Professor Gilmore furnished
vocal and organ music very much to
the edification of all who believe that
the service of song is no small ele-
ment of grace in the conduct of pub
lie worship in the sanctuary. Mr..
Anderson, who has been intimately
associated with the rise, progress and
maintenance of the Apollo and Men
delssohn clubs of Chicago, has a
tenor voice, smooth, expressive and
we'll managed, and his coming to
Ashland will be no small acquisition
TO musical circles.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07
Beaver Realty Co.
at the popular corner, First and Main
streets, Ashland, Oregon.

1t is rumored that ex-Czar Mich
olas of Russia has escaped from ST.
IBERIA and his whereabouts is un-
known. Kerensky also has faded
from view. Lenine and Trotzky will
probably soon join the disappearing
procession. Such is the destiny OF
dictators in Russia.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07
Il. Y. L. U. Held Social.

The young people of the Ashland
Baptist church entertained the Med
ford B. Y. p. U. last Monday evening
with a New Years social. After lis
tening to a sermon by Dr. Driver, an
impromptu program in which a num-
Der of Medford people took part was
rendered, which was followed by
games, and refreshments were
served. There were about forty
young people present,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07

DR.. Nelson, the foot specialist
from Portland, is stopping at the CO.
lumbia Hotel. Now is your chance
to have first-class man work on
your feet. Cures corns, bunions, in-
growing nails, chilblains, warts and
moles. No extra charge for calling
at your home. Charges very reason
able. Phone "a 66-2t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07
U. S. Department
Weather Bureau

For the week beginning January
6, 1918. Pacific coast states: Fair
except occasional rains over north
portion second half of week; moder-
ate temperatures.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07
Decisions Issued
Anent Stamp Act

The following decisions have been
issued by the Treasury Department
regarding documentary stamp tax
under the war tax act of October 8,
1917, and is herewith transmitted for
your information:
Assignment of Insurance Policies:
No stamp tax is imposed upon the
power of attorney contained in a
transfer by assignment, absolute or
as collateral security, of an interest
in contract of insurance, if the pow
er of attorney grants an authority to
90 or perform only such acts for or
in behalf of the assignor as are other
wise vested in the assignee.
Contracts and Articles of Incor-
poration: Articles of incorporation,
applications for issuance of corporate
charters, and contracts for the per-
formance of services are not subject
to stamp tax.
Contracts to Convey: A contract
for the sale of real estate, making
provision for future delivery by deed,
is not subject to stamp tax.
Contracts to Issue Stock: The
stamp tax does not apply to a con-
tract or agreement by a corporation
to issue stock.
Conveyances, Deeds, etcE On an
instrument conveying real estate
there should be attached a tax stamp
of the face value corresponding with
the amount representing the vendors
equity conveyed. Where an exchange
of equal equities in real estate is
made between two persons tax
stamp should be attached to each of
the two deeds corresponding with the
amount of each equity exchanged. In
determining the amount of encum-
brance upon real estate being trans
ferred, no consideration is to he CIV
en- to new encumbrances placed upon
same at the time of, or after, the sale.
Only encumbrances which rest on the
property before the sale and which
are not removed by the sale are to
be taken into consideration.
Leases: The provisions of the law
imposing taxes upon conveyances OF
real estate are not applicable to
leases, and tax stamps are not re-
uuired to be attached to such instru-
ments.
Parcel Post Packages Mailed to
Porto Rico: Parcel post packages
mailed in this country to Porto Rico
and such packages mailed in Porto
Rico to other points therein are not
subject to stamp tax.
Promissory Notes on Account oi
Premium Extension Agreements:
Policy loan and premium extension
agreements are not promissory notes
as contemplated by the law and
therefore are not liable to stamp tax
Security Agreements and Applica-
tions for Loans: Neither security
agreement signed by prospective
borrower or a bank, empowering the
bank to apply any securities, money
or other property of the prospective
borrower in the hands of the bank to
satisfy the bank debt of the borrower
to the bank, nor the form of applica'
tion for the loan, is included in the
classes of instruments made subject
to stamp tax under Schedule A oi
Section S07, and neither is therefore
subject to such tax.
Transfer of Stock Before Issue oi
Certificate A tax of 5 cents on each
500 of face value or fraction there
of attaches to the original issue oi
each certificate of stock, and tax oi
2 cents on each 500 of face value
or fraction thereof to each transfer
or sale of stock, whether the transfer
is made before or after the Issuance
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07

We are assured by Washington Of
ficials that profiteering in food VIII
be ended. May the end be soon, and
may it also be the end of the prof
iteers.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07
Musical Entertainment.

Under the pastorship Of Rev. G.
Southwell Brett. there was an up
lifting and interesting service on
Sunday evening at the Congre-
gational church when John G. Ander-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07

A war comet" is coming this way
at the rate of 1,1S4,246 miles a day.
At that it can't equal the speed with
which autocracy is rushing to its
doom.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07

P. S. Provost returned from trip
to San Francisco this morning. Mrs.
Provost, who is in the city, will not
return for another week.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07

Miss Gala Biegel went to Medford
Friday evening and was the guest of
Miss Iva Whitcomb of that city over
the weekend.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07
Former Ashland Resident Married.

Mrs. Ida May Yost, former resi-
dent of Ashland, was married in
Portland New Years day to Robert
II. Craddock. police inspector OF
Portland The bride is daughter
OF Volney Colvig. former county
Judge of Josephine county.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07

Miss Leota Keller returned to Cor
wallis Sunday evening after spending
the holidays with her parents in this
city.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07
Choral Society Meets.

The Choral Society will meet next
Tuesday evening, and all members
are requested to be present.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07

]. j. Rice of Medford is now in the
employ of Swift & Company ware
house in this city.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07
Nazarenes. Notice!

There will be no prayer meeting
this week on account of revival serv-
ices in other churches.
DORMAN D. EDWARDS,
Pastor.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07
NOTICE

320-acre cattle and hog ranch for
sale in Northern California; 60 acres
in alfalfa, under water; house and
barn. Will be sold cheap for quick
sale.
We have number of real bargains
in all classes of real estate in Ash
land and vicinity. Small payment
down; easy terms on balance.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07

The food hog has given place to
the food hoarder. Dig him out and
pen him.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-07

preceding class has been exhausted
by calls into military service.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07
HARMON WILL
SAIL THE SEA
keokuk Young Man Licensed as Ma
rine Engineer for Unlimited
Tonnage and Will Serve
on Transports.

Charles A. Harmon, formerly fire
man at the bridge draw, has been IL
censed as second assistant engineer
of condensing ocean steamers Of un.
limited tonnage, and has been accept
ed for service by the United States
shipping board.
This means that he Will soon be
crossing the Atlantic back and forth
on transport conveying American
troops, or supplies for the armies In
the field.
Six weeks ago, he was accepted by
the shipping board and sent to Ar
mour Tech, at Chicago, for intensi-
fed special training. After complet-
ing that course. he passed his exam
nations and was licensed
He had been in Milwaukee before
entering the service. He is the son
of Mrs. J. w. Harmon. Of 1924 Oak
street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07

In January, 1900. there were clever
d soline automobiles In Cleveland.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07
The Rest Of This Week Special Col
lection Of Them Must be Made
in keokuk, Authorities
Say.
GOVERNOR PRoCLAIMs TT
National Red Cross TeIegraphs Urg-
ent Appeal for More Of Com
ponent for Gas Mask
Protection.

Our orders are full speed ahead
regardless of peace talk or negotia-
tons for peace, and there must be
no let up on the pit and nut cam
paign," read telegram from the ma
tional Red Cross to the Keokuk chap
ter received this morning.
There arrived by mail this morn
ing the proclamation Of Governor
Harding setting aside next Saturday,
November 9, as gas mask day.
1--WE are told that the losses by gas
are greater than those by the guns
of the enemy" says the governor,
land it's effect when death does not
ensue Is much more horrible than the
wounds inflicted by shells.
The Only Things Available.
ut is singular, but true. that the
small pits and stones used for this
charcoal placed in the masks, are the
only material from which charcoal
can be made to protect the men and
nurses under fire for us across the
seas"
The Keokuk Red Cross chapter in
charge of the collection of fruit
stones and pits and nut shells for
the war department, issues special
, appeal to all Keokuk persons, small
/, boys and girls and large boys and
girls included, to put forth special
efforts the remaining two days of this
week to collect pits and shells.
They should be delivered at the
Mcfarland Paper company office, 519
Johnson street, beginning Monday
morning-for this campaign must
continue until the last Hun gas gun
lis fired.
In India the automobile was used
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07
.SANDUSKY
RED CROSS
That Auxiliary is Active and Working
Hard and Efficiently for the
American Sol
dIerS.

The Keokuk chapter of the Red
Cross has received from the San.
dusky auxiliary $42, the proceeds OF
luncheon served at public sale.
This auxiliary has been busy dur
ing October in its sewing department
They have completed and sent to
the Keokuk shop, ten gray outing
Jackets and six canton flannel shirts
for French refugees. For the soldiers
they have made five hospital bed
shirts, fifty waterproof bags for com
fort kits and one hundred property
for hospitals.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07

| There has been some moving by
Nauyoo families in the past several
idays. Ed, Simmons has moved with
his family from Nauvoo to FIT. Madl-
son his former home. Ed. Boedeeker,
wife and son are now occupying Mrs.
Mary Childers' residence on south
Thirteenth street Erwin Reimboid
and family took their household ei-
fects into his newly purchased prop
erty. the Peter Wolf residence. Mrs.
|Herman Schenk has moved into her
residence vacated by him. Mr.. ana
Mrs. M, Clements went to the Quincy
soldiers home for the winter.
| Merle schaefer, son OF Mr. and Mrs.
lJohn Schaerer, former Nauvoo resi-
dents. who died in Montrose, Colo. on
Tuasday Of last week was brought 10
Nauvoo for burial and was inferred IN
the Catholic cemetery. The YOUNG
man was twenty years OF age.
Henry Argast Of rlauvoo. has gone
tn Roclr Island, where he has secured
employment
Mrs. Maude Ross and daughter,
Miss GLADYS. Of Keo1uk, were last
sunday visitors with JOS Carol anu
tramlIy L. Nauvoo.
Mrs. Oscar Peterson and child OF
lF1int. Mich, are visiting relatives IN
Nauyoo, the guests of the ladys par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Hudson.
| Mr.. Edward Argast. who has been
Visiting relatives in Davenport, Iowa
Ifor several weeks, returned to MS
Nauvoo home.
Miss Anna Moffitt Of NauVoo has
Ireturned to her school work in Grand
Fork. ILL.,, after an enforced vacation
Icaused by the influenza.
| Mrs VIM. Bicker and Miss Neva
lCarroll OF Nauvoo were In Iowa Caty
Iowa. for visit of several days. one
lforepart of the week with the former
lsou. who is attending school there
The Nauvoo young people VINO are
attending college in Quincy and were
Isent home on account OF the ttu'
have returned to resume their studies
The quarantine having been removed
dell Brady, q clerk In one OF Nau
lyoo's stores has resumed her pos1uon
after q weeks illness -,
Martin Keely an aged Nauvoo cdti
jzen who has been in hospital II
Huntington, Iowa, is reported as get
Ting well and will return to his home
here this week.
, The Nauvoo Presbyterian church
lconsregation have announced unior
meeting for next Sunday evening II
the interest of the United War Worl
campaign and extend an invite to al
to attend.
The Nauvoo Fruit shipping assoc1a
ton has settled with their member:
for the grapes sent to the markets
lthis season. The growers received
81 20 per cwt for the Moore's early va
riety and $4.O4 for the Concords. Thi
lis a splendid price received for tn
fr7,it. but not too much conslderin;
the high cost of everything in tn
,"eats" line.
Mrs. Lawrence Reiner OF Keokuh
lIhas been visiting relatives in Nau
VOC during this week.
Mrs. Fred Boedecker and Mrs.
Schupp of Nauvoo visited in Yves
point, Iowa, during this week.
VIM H. Pitt and AL Schmidt G
jNauyoo's vicinity went to Chicag
last Monday with a good shipment G
live stock for the markets.
Herman Meiertholen, who has bee
working in the railroad round hous
lin Hamilton, has returned to his pal
Ient's home in Nauvoo.
Miss Hazel Hudson, returned to he
home in Nauvoo after several day
Visit with relatives in Chicago an
detroit.
John Meier, who was born an