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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22
Spruce Division OF
Y, NJ. c. A. Ready

The spruce division OF the y M
C. A., Of which DR.. H. A. carnahan'
recent pastor of the Presbyterian
church in this city is engaged, is now
,eady for work among the soldier
,orrers OF the coast, and will start
Immediately their great work among
the 10000 men engaged in the great
timber belts in getting out stock for
nIrplanes. The full Y. NJ. c. A. pro-
gram will he taken into these camps
and the men employed there Will
have music. speakers Of note, mo-
tion pictures, and all the entertain
ment and diversion accompanying
this form of service. AT your sery-
Zee" is the slogan adopted by these
workers. and their endeavor will be
TO serve the men with all the re-
ouirements within their reach.
A large appropriation has but re-
Gently been set aside for the spruce
division work, for equipment, etc ;
which will include motor trucks,
travelling canteens and movable "Y
tents for the six divisions which have
been created for the 4OO-miles-lons
belt that is of such tremendous i'm
portance in the winning of the war.
Spruce division headquarters have
been located in the Portland "Y'
building, from which all Of the work
will be directed by Tom Davis, super
yiging secretary. To do army work,
ne gave up his law practice at Butte.
Mont, and for a time served at Camp
Lewis. later being named as chief-in-
charge of the new spruce assignment
Secretary Davis has divided the
work into six sections, out of which
as many divisional secretaries will
work in their respective districts.
Among these are men of varied lines
Of business and professional life, who
have given up their vocations for the
period of the war in order to serve
military men and in this manner to
help to win the victory over the
forces Of the kaiser
The divisional secretaries are Guy
Y. Lewis, VIII +. Eoice. NJ. J.. Few
cnga. DR.. II. X. Marsh, Or E. T
Giboney and DR.. II. A. Carnahan F.
". Collins will also he associated
with Secretary Davis and his divi-
sional staff.
DR.. Carnahan is particularly
adapted to this work. His sympa-
thetic nature and keen interest in
humanity make him a proper leader
Of men, and he will take great in
terest in his new vocation.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22
Camp Lewis Turns
Out Fine Soldiers

Mrs. e. T. Merrill of $40 Boule-
Yard returned few days ago from
Camp Lewis, where she had been
visiting her son, Sergeant Il. r. Nc
Cormick, of the seth company 10th
battalion, 166th depot brigade, who
Is stationed there. Mrs. Merrill is
wonderfully impressed with the life
of the soldiers at Camp Lewis, which
is the largest in the coast country.
"One has no conception until they
visit Camp Lewis what the govern
rient is doing for our boys" Mrs
Merrill remarked on her return.
Camp life was a revelation to me.
The magnitude of the camp is sur
prising to one who does not realize
anything about it only from hear
say. 1t is laid out like veritable
city with paved streets, attractive
houlevards and beautiful driveways,
and this all goes into the formation
Of the army home of the newly
drafted boys
Another source of admiration OF
what the government is doing for the
6oys in her service is the physical
tenefit so quickly derived by the reg
ular life at the camp. Mrs. Merrill
saw a good example of that in the
condition of her own son, Sergeant
Mccormick, who had gone to Camr
I.ewis after a period Of college life
that had left him stopped from con
slant sitting at a desk, with pallit
that had left him stopped from con
lr!se was so great when big broad
shouldered husky man greeted he
that 1t required a second look to rec
ignize her son.
Boys are usually homesick and de
pressed when they first go to CAM
Lewis, Mrs. Merrill observed. Blu
drills and exercise, the out-of-doo
sleeping, the proper amount ant
quality of food work wonders will
them in a short time,
Boys. who have only been in cam
few weeks emerge in uniform wit
not only different appearance ply
sically, but with much better viev
point of army life. Uncle Sam /
making soldiers who are the salt o
The EARTH" was Mrs. Merrill's opin
,on after an inside view of one o
the great United States camps.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22
SUCCESSFUL FARMERS USE
ONLY PURE, CLEAN SEED

Oregon farmers are striving for
maximum yields by sowing only pure
seed. They are seeking good strains
of the best varieties, says B. F. Shee-
han, of the o. A. C. farm crops de-
partment.
THE farmers are confronted with
q scarcity of many kinds Of seed"
says Mr.. Sheehan, "and every effort
should be made to raise the quality
by eliminating seed of low quality
and all weed seed, and by seed
treatment. By treating our seed
many dollars worth of damage to
crops may be cut out. Cereals es-
pecially suffer heavy annual losses
for want of treatment.
ITO get clean seed it is necessary
to plant clean seed. Plant nothing
but varieties adapted to your local
climatic conditions. Perhaps moth
ing advertises a country better than
reputation for pure varieties of
seed Every grower is looking for
seed, pure, clean and good yield
er."
Farmers are using the tanning
mill. 1t is not necessary that a mill
he owned on every farm. Two or
more men may own one machine, so
regulating their time of use that
none is inconvenienced. One farmer
practicing this arrangement says: "If
ell farmers would clean and test their
seed before planting, in a very few
years farming would be brought to
nearer the high plane that the SUI
preme ruler intended it to occupy"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22
FLIER IS MADE CHEvALIER
cuynemer's Friend and Pupil Has
Seven Victories to His
Credit.

Paris.-Sous-Lieutenant Bozon-Ver-
duraz, recently made a chevalier OF
the Legion of Honor, following his
seventh officially recorded aerial VIC
tory, was the intimate friend and pupil
of Guynemer.
He accompanied Guynemer Septem-
ber II, 1917, when the latter met his
fate. His one thought since, 1t is as
serted, has been to avenge the great
ace. One of the new chevaliers feats
was to shoot down three planes In four
hours. He was a cavalryman until
transferred to the air service.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22
Talent Tidings

Miss Edythe Anderson returned
Sunday from her two weeks vacation
with her parents at Portland. She
reported very pleasant visit not
withstanding the stormy weather
A family reunion party was held
Mt the home of d. o. Hurley, the
occasion being their wedding annni
1ersary.
Rev. Edwards of the Ashland Naz-
creme church gave very interesting
and helpful discourse at the Metho-
dist church Sunday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Il. Cook and son
Fred left Tuesday evening for Seat
tie. Mr. Cook will seek employment
in the shlpyards.
Mrs. John Norman, who has been
visiting on friends and relatives here
returned to her home in klamath
Falls last week.
Ladies' Aid will meet at the home
Q! Mrs. L. Z. Foss Thursday after
noon. All are cordially invited to
attend.
Church services as usual next Sun
day. Sunday school at 10 a. M;
preaching at II. Epworth League at
Up. m; preaching service at s. Mrs.
Reed, who has filled the pulpit in
Mr.. Reeds absence, always brings
helpful and inspiring discources to
the people. You are cordially invit'
ed to attend all these services.
Mr.. Watt of Medford motored ur
Wagner creek Monday,
The piece of road commonly
fnown as the Dewey hill is being
cut down making a much better road
The county rock crusher is being
moved up to the Jackson hot springs
where 1t will be located for the work
on the Eagle mill hill. thus doinl
away with the steep hill which has
TO be climbed in order to reach Ash
land.
John Nyswaner took trip over tC
the Blue Ledge Saturday.
]. II. Withrow returned Sunday
from weeks trip over to Klamatl
county.
Fred Rapp and James Briner lef
last week for hunting trip in th'
Big Butte country.
Mr.. Littrel has rented the resi-
dence of Mr.. Carlisle on Gibsol
street.
Charles Bigham is working at tn
Bulls sawmill, west Of Medford.
Everett Beeson left last week 70
the navyyards at Bremerton.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22
EONIB BERLIN BY SPRING
III NOT BEFORE WINTER

The bombardment of Berlin from
the air is not far from realization.
American airplanes and American
aviators will take part in the greatest
cir raid of the war when it takes
Place.
II is possible the allies may drop
bombs on Berlin this fall, and almost
certain that the kaiser will be routed
cut of bed in Potsdam palace by an
air bomb next spring at the latest.
This is the belief of General W. 5.
Brancker, controller general Of
equipment of the British air ministry
who has been in this county for sew
eral weeks in consultation with gov
ernment officials in charge Of avia-
tion.
1T is within the realm of certain
ty," says General Brancker, that we
can send a fleet or airplanes to bonn
bard Berlin in the spring, II not this
fall, as we have repeatedly bombed
Cologne and other cities on the
Rhine.
1--WE have not sufficient planes fol
really big offensive, in my under
standing of the term. We have plentJ
OF airplanes and can built plenty
more, but we lack engines, and VT
have about reached capacity in en-
gipe production.
I'VE need Americas help, hel
great resources and her men. To ge
the best results, the creation of
secretary of air forces, or the equiva
tent, under whom air fighting, air
plane production, equipment and per
sonnel will be a separate branch o
combat just as the army or the nav!
will be advisable.
1--WE have built up a big airplan'
program to take the Liberty moto
and bomb Germany, but America can
not now spare these motors, and s.
| fear our airplanes will be waste'
and the real offensive from the al
seriously delayed. Your air force
ought to be organized on a tremen
dous scale, and that is what we loo
to America to do"
In General Brancker's opinion,
IL is possible to fly to Berlin and bac
which is more than 500 miles, tn
flight across the Atlantic from New
foundland to the Azores (the longes
lap of the Journey which is 12O
miles, can be made. This will mea
an organization, airdomes and repai
plants in Newfoundland and tn
Azores.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22
o o @ o o o o @ o @ O Q o o o o O
o SOLDIERS LETTERS @
. o o Q 0 0 Q : 0 0 o o o % o Z

% o @ o Q o s Q o @ @ @ o o o @
Mrs. ID. S. Powell, OF Oak street,
received last week the following let
ter from her son, Corporal Alden d.
Powell, who left Fort Stevens shoit
;ime ago with the 69th battalion for
tho east:
Camp Mills, Long Island, n. Y.
August IA, 1918.
My Dear Little Mother: Well, we
certainly had fine trip. Would have
written sooner, but the darn weather
has been so warm ! haven't been
feeling very ambitious. We happen
ed to hit New York on one of the
warmest days they had for 81 years,
and the fellows were about all in by
the time we reached camp.
Pill Holmes, Andy McGee and l
vent to New York last night. Gee!
We walked an awful ways, and saw
all the main parts. Even went to
Coney Island. New York is 81 miles
from our camp, and we can go foT
20 cents.
This is certainly large camp with
men from every branch of the sery-
ice. So many, you don't know where
they all are. Heard that Fred Gar
rett was here, and went to look him
up. but found he had left for France
about the same time that we came
in. Would certainly have loved to
nave seen him. This seems to be a
rest camp, no drill or anything ex-
cept inspections. We have all turn
ed in our stuff and have been equip
ped for overseas service. Even have
big, heavy, rough shoes with big hob
nails in them, also trench caps-just
little things that sit on the side Of
your head.
l@Ntl bOug NlO W dlNo W Nth@ aAAy
tobacco across with them are laying
in their supply. Each man is allow
cd to take four pounds.
I have an awful bunch of things
to write, but Bill and | will have to
he hurrying back. We're not sup
posed to be here now, and its almost
dinner time.
My, but it certainly is warm in
this country! Wouldn't live here on
bet. Saw some of the most beauti-
ful homes on the way to New York
yesterday l ever saw. Wish you
could see them.
They are sure strict with us. Won't
hardly allow us to leave camp. Even
had to stay on the train all the way
over. 1t sure got tiresome, though,
sitting on a train for whole week.
Give everybody my regards and
write everything you can think of.
Write soon and don't worry. Love,
ALDEN.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22
Railroad Employees
Must Be Courteous

Railroad employees have been spe-
officially ordered by Director General
McAdoo to show courtesy in dealing
with the public and to cease excusing
train delays and other errors with the
plea that Uncle Sam is running the
railroads now"
1.-The public be damned policy
will in no cause be tolerated on the
railroads under government control. "
said the director generals order, ad-
dressed to all employees in the rail-
road service of the United States" D."
The order follows in part:
For many years it was popularly
believed that the public be damned
policy was the policy of the railroads
under private control. Such a policy
70 lndefensible either under private
control or government control. II
would be particularly indefensible
under public control when railroad
employees are the direct servants of
The public.
The public be damned policy
will in no cause be tolerated on the
railroads under government control.
Every employe of the railroads
should take pride in serving the pub
lie courteously and efficiently.
MY attention has also been called
20 the fact that employees have some
times offered as an excuse for thei:
own shortcomings. or as a justifica-
ton for delayed trains or other diff
cultles, the statement that Uncle
Sam is running the railroads now or
these are McAdoo's orders, etc
Nothing could be more reprehensible
and nothing could be more hurtful to
the success of the railroad admins
! lration or to the welfare or the rail-
road employees themselves.
There are many people who for
partisanship or selfish purposes wish
government operation of the rail
roads to be a failure. Every employe
who is dlscourteous to the public or
makes excuses or statements of the
kind | have described, is helping
these partisans of selfish interests to
discredit government control of rail
roads.
Recently the wages of railroad
employees were largely increased. II
order to meet this increase the public
has been called upon to pay largely
increased passenger and freight rates
The people have accepted this new
burden cheerfully and patriotically
The least that every employe can de
in return is to serve the public cour
teously, faithfully and efficiently"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22
Gambling With Destiny

Spending your income as you make 1t
IA simply gambling with destiny
and with all the odds against you.
You stand all to lose and none to gain
SYSTEMATIC SAVING
even though small, If constant, elm
mates the element Of chance and
establishes your future on a basis OF
certainty.
This bank desires to cooperate
With you in building on that basis.
We have unusual facilities for pro-
noting the interest of our customers
STATE BANK OF ASHLAND
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22

The Columbia river highway be-
tween Hood River and Cascade locks
is now open for travel. While the
work is not done, the road has been
opened and will remain open the rest
of the season.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22

Politics is not the only thing
which should be adjourned for the
period of the war. We might men-
ton selfishness, extravaganza, greed,
and profiteering. What can you
think of to add to the list?
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22

Oregon has produced $2,270,S74
worth of gold, silver and copper, of
which Baker county produced ST.
$50, ,6O1 worth, copper being the larg-
est in value.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22

America must feed the world. It's
a big job and requires team work.
Let everybody pull together in saw
ing what we have and producing
more food.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22
.MONSTROUS IDEA
IN GERMAN MIND
Treachery, Murder, Barbarlty,
Anything, Praiseworthy If for
Prussia'S Gain.
AbomlnabIe System That Must BE
Overthrow II the World is to Be
Worth Living In, Regardless
of the Cost.

This ! have seen. ! could not
believe II unless had seen It
through and through. For sew
eral weeks | lived with II; !
went all about II and back Of It;
inside and out of II was shown
to me-until finally ! came to
realize that the incredible was
true. II Is monstrous, II Is un-
thinkable, but 1t exists. 1t Is
the Prussian system.-F. c. Wal
colt.
The evening world., 1918-05-15
WILL FIGHT
TO THE FINISH IN
ICE CONTROVERSY
Declares Oiell Is Dodging
Issue and Latter Says He Is
Chewing u. S. Orders.

The E.v Dr. Jonathan g. Day,
Commissioned OF Public Markets,
made it plain to-day hat In the con
trovcrsy bc.wccn himself and Benja-
min b. Odcll. state Ice Controller, he
will fight to TN finish.
Or. Day has proposed bringing 1oo,-
900 tons Of ice from the Berkshires to
New York and selling II It the dock
for 500 a ton and Comptroller Odcll
has Informed him that he will not
permit him to sell any ice under $40
"a ton. the price he has fixed through
his authority as Comptroller.
while Comptroller Odel is not in
clinci 90 keep up tho controversy. in
sistlnE he Is doing just what the Gov
eminent has ordered, DR.. Day asserts
he is lodging the issue. To-day Dr..
Day made public a letter from Ma
thanicl u. Jacoby, managing director
of the Federation OF Independent
Voters. in which certain ice lcgisla-
ton is discussed and Comptroller
Odcll receives harsh criticism. Mr..
Jacoby wrote the letter in reply TO
DR.. Days request that he e~nlighten
him on certain ice matters.
Tho letter. taking events in chrono-
logical order. tells Of the federation
OF independent voters comforting with
! Gov. Whitman on the conservation Of
the abundant supply Of ice IN the Mo
hawk and Hudson Valleys, and an in
spcctiou Of these ice fields by the Fed
Grafton. This was in February. Ar
ranTcmcnts were made for the pur-
| chase Of ice at so cents a ton, an adj
ditional charge Of 81 10 be made for
shipment to this city. thus making
tho price $50 +. o. b.. city Pier. After
this the letter reads in part:
"Fcdcration has learned that am
monia, the conservation Of which FOR
! Government purposes was used as
the reason by Odcll for shutting
! down hygcic Ice plants, was not
| needed 10y the Government and that
part OF Odcll's policy was camou-
nagc.
"Our experience IN this matter fur
nishes another illustration OF the
manner in which the peoples will
can be thwarted by predatory inter-
csts. II Is a dcbatablc question in
our minds whether Odcll was re-
questcd 20 serve in tho interest OF
tie Ice Trust or TO hoodwink the
public into believing nat they will
dcrivc certain benefits which can
never be- realized
Comptroller Odell said to-day Dr.
] Days proposal to bring the ice from
The evening world., 1918-05-15
BROOKLYN REAL ESTATE
BROKERS ATTACK HEARST
Article Advising to Keep Out Of
Mortgages During War" Con-
demnei as Unpatriotic.

Mayor Hylan this morning received a
letter from tho Board OF Real Estate
Brokers Of Brooklyn. his home town. In
which william Randolph Hearst II &C.
vcrclv taken to task for an article in
the New York American OF MAY 10.
wherein an anonymous banker Is
quoted as advising TO keep out Of
mortgages during tho war" The words
appear In the headlines OF the article.
Last night at a meeting OF the board
tho New York American was censured
for Tho publication Of the article, in the
belief that that portion OF the said
article referring to mortgages Is preiu-
dicial TO every interest supporting our
Government; against public policy. log
ically and In fact untrue. false and mis-
Leading" The. article was condemned
as uupatriotic. IAN evident effort to dis
turb the public mind. and unsettle es-
tabnshed conservative investments. and
appears to be inspired by interests seek
ing to disturb financial conditions"
The reason given for addressing the
Mayor Is hat he named Hearst as n
member OF his committee 10 take up
the subject Of taxation in conjunction
with the Tax Commission"
The letter IS signed by William p.
Rae. president OF the board.
The evening world., 1918-05-15

the Bcrkshires would neccssitate the
utilization Of thousands OF freight cars
and hat the Government cannot
spare one car for anything hut war
purposes In reply 10 this Dr. pay
said the Mountain Ice Company OF
Sew Jersey Is bringing ice here In
cars and also that the transportation
Of the ice would be spread over four
hot months and would not take any
great number Of cars from the Gov
eminent at any n time.
Also said Comptroller Odell,
"'here has been a 25 per cont. In
crease in freight rates since Or. bay
got his figures for hauling this ice"
And Dr. Day replied that In the
figures he quoted he figured on IN,
increase because he knew It was com
ing.
The evening world., 1918-05-15
Clearance Sale of Fruit
Trees and Shrubs

rec anu ON ubo
Ounce, Apple, Cherry Pear and
Plum, reduced a. follows.
4 70 s #, high, az ....... 4pc
7 20 3 f. high. az 69c
Red Cuuaut, Blackberry, Goose
berry and Grapevine reduced 10 l2c
H~ydranPea, Lilac, SNOWFALL,
Deut2ia, S|yringa, tgrsythia, Splrea,
Rose Of Sharon, Bridal Wreath, Red
Dogwood, Purple Fringe, etc. Re-
duced 70. Observation-Disclosures. nc
The evening world., 1918-05-15
DAUGHTER OF M'ADOO
TO WE'D PHILADELPHIA
Mrs. Taber Martin VIII Become
Wife Of Clayton Pratt jr.,
Secretary ANNOUNCES.

WASHINGTON. May i5.-The Score.
tary OF the Treasury and Mrs. McAdoo
today announced the engagement OF
the socretary's daughter. Mrs. Tabor
Martin Of Chestnut HIN, Pa. to Clayton
platt Jr. OF Philadelphia.
Mrs. Martin is the eldest daughter OF
tho Secretary OF the Treasury. Mr..
plat belongs 10 one of the oldest and
most prominent families in the Quaker
No date has been set for the wedding.
The evening world., 1918-05-15
The Family

Ought to take Father Johns
Medicine as a Spring Tonic and
Body Builder y You gain flesh
and strength taking this whole-
sOme food medicine.
Remember Father Johns
Medicine does not contain alcohol
or dangerous drugs.
Over so Years In Use
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-05
PueLIc AUCTION.

Public Auction-As we are going to
Denver, Colorado. we will sell our
household furnishings on premises, No.
6. South Second street, Marshalitown.
beginning at o'clock, as follows:
Good black imitation leather Daven-
port, couch, box, good Royal drop
head sewing machine, two carpets,
book case, cupboard, beds, three fourth
bed, black walnut bed, good folding
bed, stands, five oak chairs, six cane
seated chairs, four rockers. sewing
table, cot, mattresses. Library table,
vacuum sweeper, round dining table.
five chairs one desk magazine rack.
dressers. commodes, wall mirror. plant
stand, baby walker, two good mat tress-
es, rugs. kitchen table. a lot of fruit
jars, three-hole Perfection oil stove.
one oven oil, heater lawn mower,
washer. lwringer and many other ar
ticles. Terms cash. Here is a good
bunch OF goods. Everybody come. l.,
". Rich, owner; Col. Kendall. auc-
tioneer Phone 1872.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-05

Public Auetion-As am changing
my residence. will sell my household
furnishings on premises, 80 West State
street. Thursday. April 4, beginning
at 9 o'clock. as .follows-Vernis Mar
tin bed, springs and mattress. dresser,
library table, rocker, chair. diners. D.
foot round extension dining table,
above goods are all practically new.
Mahogany settee, oak bed room suits,
2 iron single beds springs, mattresses.
full bed springs, mattress, marble top
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-05
MONEY TO LOAN.
MlScElLANE OUS

Southwest Iowa is a fertile field for
the man with anything to sell that has
merit. Seventy-five thousand people
in southwest Iowa read the daily Non.
pareil. It Is the great want ad medium
OF this section. II IL known far ana
wide as a producer Of results. II you
have land or anything else 70 sell or
trade, get in touch with southwest
Iowa thru the Nonpareil Council
Bluffs Iowa.