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Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1919-10-29
FRIDAYS NEWS

Mrs. p. L. Ashcraft, county pres
dent of the Women's Christian Tenn
rerance Union, attended business
meeting of that organization in Med
ford yesterday.
Robert Willetts, an ex-service man,
is a recent acquisition to B COM
pany, National Guard. Mr., Willetts
vas an instructor in training camp
Turing the late war. Several other
men who have served their time in
the army are contemplating again
joining the o. N. G.
Mrs. Lilly accompanied her sister,
Mrs. Clothfelder, who has been her
2uest for several weeks, to Sacra-
meuto yesterday where she will visit
for a couple of weeks.
The National Guard of Ashland is
raising a sum of money to secure a
slit Tor Captain II, w. Frame Of
Talent, who expended much time and
service to the organizing of the
company without remuneration. A
considerable sum has already been
raised and a suitable and appropri-
ate present will be soon purchased
for the retired captain.
Il. h. Gall was a business visitor
to Mediord yesterday.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1919-10-29
TuIrRSDAY,S NEWS

Talent citizens will hold a mass
meeting in the school house Friday
evening, October "a, at s o'clock at
which Miss Rhoda Burnette OF the
Pacific Coast and Protective society
will lecture and show fifty lantern
slides of the work being done by
this society for the babies and girls
of Oregon. Music will also figure
on the program. No admission will
be charged or offering taken.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1919-10-29

Id. Pittman, one Of the city wa
ter employees, has been granted a ten
days vacation in which he Will take
a much needed rest.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1919-10-29

The bulk Of the shipments Of the
government canned goods ordered
through the postoffice arrived yes
terday and are being distributed to-
day. The postoffice has not been
taking any orders since September
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1919-10-29

Station Agent G. N. Kramer will
leave Thursday night for DunsmuiI
on q business trip.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1919-10-29

Frank o. Slade Of Fairbanks, Alas
ka. is in Ashland visiting his sis
ter. Mrs. s. T. Singer, and brother
Charley Slade.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1919-10-29
WEDNESDAYS NEWS

The report cards for the first
month of school were given out TO
the pupils this forenoon. Interested
groups of youngsters were seen go
ing home this noon with their heads
together commenting on the condi-
tion of their report cards. In some
cases the teacher was mean old
thing" in marking the reports low
while in others she was "too lovely
for anything" when the grades were
high.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1919-10-29

The city council met in regular
session last night, but aside from the
usual reports and routine business
M affairs of interest we're transact
ed A considerable part Of the even
ing was spent in discussing the elec-
tricity situation in regard to heating
purposes, but no definite conclusion
was reached, and decision was post
poned for a week.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1919-10-29

Tom Pappas, well known young
Greek, who had been in the employ
of the Southern Pacific in Ashland
previous to the breaking out of the
war, is back from overseas service.
Tom served for over a year in the
American army and has lately re-
turned to this city wearing the uni
form OF Uncle Sam.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1919-10-29

Chief of Police ]. W. Hatcher and
George R. Robson of the fire de-
partment are back from a hunting
expedition. While they have no
great tales Of bagging big game to
report they claim a fine time out In
the wilds.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1919-10-29

Miss Frances Briggs has gone back
to her work In San Francisco after
spending a two weeks vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.
Briggs Of this city.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1919-10-29

OVTRLAND 4 has beer put through the
~ most thorough and severe test po>rh,
250, miles Of o1ounain uaii>, desert
sand, bylt, cold, mud and DUST demon
suated The quahy Of every part o! the car
long before we BEGAN manufacturing.
Observation-Disclosures sshoved conc'osiycIy
that Three Poing CanUiyvc Springs, eZcIu-
sve with Overland, are til, greatest improve
ment in riding comfort since the nuouuc-
ton ofpneumatic tires.
They protect the car from road shocks
and prolong the life Of every part.
They enable the wheels to hold II
better to the road. They give IN
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1919-10-29

Roy Anderson and little son Don
aid, of klamath county, were in Ash
land yesterday spending the day with
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Gillette. They
we're on their way to Oakland, Ore.
to visit with relatives.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1919-10-29

4. h. Gall was a business visitor
to Medtord yesterday.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1919-10-29

c. D. Owen came home yesterday
from Montague where he had been
employed at the Lamkin wheat ranch
near there for several weeks. He
will get busy now on the Waite
ranch across Bear creek from Ash
land, getting it ready to SOW wheat.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1919-10-29

Revs. ]. w. Hoyt and c. F. Koch
Ter were in Jacksonville Tuesday
night holding a Sunday school con
ference. This covers the whole ter
rltory over which they have beer
holding these conferences in the
Southern Oregon Presbytery and fin
ishes the series.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1919-10-29

Otto Michel, the right hand man
on the Lamkin ranch near Montague
Calf, came up yesterday and made
a brief visit in Ashland while on his
way to Cottage Grove to visit his
daughter.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1919-10-29

J.P. Campbell of klamath Falls
was in Ashland yesterday paying a
visit to his children, who are living
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. W, A.
Shell on Granite street while they
attend the public schools.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-10
EX-PREs|DENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT
LOSES FIGHT WITH THE GRIN REAPER

mlssioners of the city of New York.
After a strenuous two years In this Of
fire, he was appointed by President
Mckinley In 1897 assistant secretary of
the navy At the outbreak of the war
With Spain, Colonel Roosevelt resigned
from the navy department and raised
tie first volunteer regiment of cav
airy, popularity known as the Rough
Riders, because many of Its members
were western cowboys. and many for
Ljn,er companions of Colonel Rooseveit's
during the days he had resided IN the
west in his earlier youth.
DR.. Leonard Wood, now Major Gen.
dral Wood, became colonel of the
Rough Riders, with Rooveselt second
Ia command. On July 8, following the
surrender of the Spaniards ut San
tiago, Wood was promoted to brlgadier
general and Roosevelt was made colo
mel.
On his return to New York he was
nominated for governor of New YORK
against the wishes of the machine
Republicans and was elected with q
plurality of 1876. He desired to
serve a second term, but Republican
I leaders of the state joined with west
ern delegates in forcing upon him the
EvIce presidency (June 21, l9e0) With
Mckinley as president, he assumed his
duties March 4, 1901
Rooseyelt's remarkable terms as
president began when he assumed the
office after the assassination of Nc
Kinley at Buffalo. Until he retired
from the presidency Mt the succession
Of William H. Taft Roosevelt headed
the administration during some of the
most eventful times In American his
+, tory. l,oosevet's policies, his fearless
aggression In securing enactment o
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-10
COMPLETE ANARCHY NOW
PREVAILS IN BERLIN
Civil War Breaks Out; Sound of Ma
chine Gun Fire Heard from All
Parts OF the City.

Berlin is in state of complete an
archy and civil war has begun there,
according to the Munich correspond
ent of the Politiken. His information,
he says, is based on telephone mes
sages from the German capital
All the banks are barricaded and a
great number of the public buildings
are in the hands of the Spartacan, or
extreme radical group.
Thousands of armed workmen of
the Spartacus faction, the correspond
ent reports, are crowding the streets
and at several points firing has begun.
The sound of machine gun fire could
be heard from all parts of Berlin.
The Independent Socialists, whose
leaders were recently dismissed from
the government, are reported to have
gone over entirely to the Spartacans.
These two groups have issued joint
proclamation declaring that the final
fight to preserve the revolution must
now be fought.
The message reported the intention
of the government to make an effort
to storm the building of the police
guard later in the day and take pos
session of all the machine guns and
cannon there.
DR.. Carl Liebknecht, the Spartacan
leader, has been seen about the city
organizing his troops for the final
fight which, the correspondent says
is expected to begin very soon.
Hundreds of persons are reported
| fleeing from the city.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-10
SUGGESTS THAT RAILWAYS
BE RETURNED TO OWNERS
Interstate Commerce Commission OPP
posed to Federal 0wnership-Ade-
qnate Safeguards to Meet Needs.

Opposition to government owner
ship or operation of railroads at this
time was expressed Tuesday by the
interstate commerce commission in a
statement presented to the senate in
terstate committee at its hearing on
railway legislation by Commissioner
Edgar Clark.
Considering and weighing as best
as we can all of the arguments for
and against the different plans" said
the statement, Eve are led to the con-
viction that, with the adoption Of ap-
propriate provisions and safeguards
for regulations under private owner
ship, it would not be wise or best at
this time to assume government own
ership or operation of the railways OF
the country"
The commission declared, however.
that "a reasonable period of readjust-
ment or preparation" should be allow
ed before REIMBURSEMENT of federal
control "It seems obvious" says the
statement, that no plan of private
ownership should be considered un-
less it is under a broadened, extend
ed and amplified government regula-
ton"
Commissioner Woolley hissented
from the recommendation against con-
tinuation of government control and
advocated adoption of Director General
McAdoo's suggestion for extension OF
federal management.
The commission presented detail
ed program of proposed legislation IN
case railroads are returned to private
management providing for strict reg
ulation by the government of rates
service, finance, security issues ant
pooling of facilities and clarificatioI
of doubtful relations between fedora
and state authority.
The proposal of the railroad execu
tives to be presented to the commit
tee probably this week, is similar il
general scope to the interstate com
merce commissions recommendation
it was stated Tuesday. The executives
however, are said to advocate eyel
more regulatory power for the gov
ernment than the commission sug
gests.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-10

born in New York city on October y {,
1853 Although born in New York. Mr..
Roosevelt spent much OF his boyhood
at Oyster Bay. the country home of his
father. on Long Island Sound, where he
began, with II distinct purpose, un-
usual among boys of his age. to build
up naturally frail physique by row
ing and swimming In the waters OF
Long Island, and by riding over the
hills aud ramplng through the
woods Of Long Island. This plan Of
outdoor life had been kept up by Colo
mel Roosevelt all his life.
Mr. Roosevelt was educated at Har-
ward university, where he graduated In
the class of 1880. Returning to New
York, he studied law, but later deter
mined to enter politics, and In 1881
WAS elected to the New York legisla-
ture. being elected again in 1882 and
1888.
In 1884 he was delegate to the lie
publican convention In Chicago, which
nominated james 6. Blaine for presl-
dent, at which convention he opposed
the nomination of Mr Blaine. In 1885
he was the Republican candidate for
Mayor OF New York. but was defeated
In April, 1889, on the accession to the
presidency Of Benjamin Harrison, sir
Roosevelt was appointed member Of
the United States civil service com
mission. serving six years in this Of
flee. In 1895 be resigned from the
civil service commission and became
prcsid Mt Of the board of police com
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-10
SOCIALIST LEADERS ARE
CONVICTED IN CHICAGO
Congressman- Elect Berger One OF the
Prisoners Found Guilty Under Es-
plonage Act Prison Terms; Fines.

Five leaders of the Socialist party
were found guilty by jury after Ave
hours and fifty minutes deliberation
In Federal Judge Landis' court We'd
nesday of conspiracy to violate the
espionage law by delivering public
speeches and circulating public arti-
cles with the willful intent TO causing
INSTRUMENTATION, disloyalty and refus-
al of duty among the military and
naval forces OF the United States and
with interfering with the recruiting
service and the enforcement of the
selective draft law.
The men found guilty are:
Victor l.. Berger, oongressman-elec
| from Milwaukee, and editor OF the
Milwaukee Leader
| Adolph Germer. national secretary
of the Socialist party.
j. Louis Engdahl, editor of the
American Socialist, official publica-
ton of the Socialist party.
VIM f, kruse, national secretary OF
the Young Peoples Socialist league
Rev Irwin 81. John Tucker, Social
list writer and lecturer, former direct
or OF the literature department OF the
Socialist party and author OF THE
Price We Pay" why We Should
Fight" and other antiwar pamphlets
The convicted men face prison.
terms Of frors one to twenty years, a
fine of from 81 to 10000 or both, at
the discretion OF the trial judge who
viii fix the punishment later,
Attorneys for the defendants imme-
diately presented a motion for a new
trial Judge Landis fixed January %
az the date when he will hear argu-
ments on this motion. The five de-
PENDANTS were taken In custody IN the
court room, but few minutes later
released on their old bonds OF $1O.-
900 each. Seymour Stedman, chief
counsel for the defendants. declared
that the case viii be appealed 10 the
United States supreme court II me-
cessary to keep his clients out Of pris-
on
The Jury halted In lts labors for Ave
minutes at 1l;4b a. IN. out OF respect
10 the memory OF Theodore Roosevelt.
Out In the corridors. the defendants,
their lawyers and friends were order
ed by the balllffs to remove their hats
while the city paid It's respect 10 the
, former president and statesman.
With the exception OF Berger, who
appeared nervous, the defendants lis
tened 10 the reading OF the verdict
without sign OF emotion.
Berger said. "The verdict is sur
prise to me. / was certain that the
Jury would acquit us on the case made
: out by the government. am no more
; guilty of this charge than the Judge
, in bench. | have been a citizen Of this
country and stood for the principles
for which | have been tried. for 81
years. Now II am to be prosecuted
for them shall accept my fate like q
man"
or the five convicted men BergeI
,, was regarded az the most important
, ALL however, are prominent In tins
leadership OF the Socialist party IN
= America.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-10
WOULD ACQUIRE A BIG
SLICE OF MEXICAN LANDS
Senator Ashurst OF Arizona, Urges
the United States to Secure all OF
Lower California.

Speaking in the senate Tuesday in
support of his resolution of acQuisi-
tion by the United States from Mexico
of Lower California and part of the
state of Sonora, Senator Ashurst of
Arizona, declared the Mexican gov
ernment was unable to control the
territory or protect 1t from foreign in
vasion. Annexed to the United States.
mense agricultural value by irrigation
from the Colorado river,
Lower California, he said, "is the
vermiform appendix of Mexico and
the Achilles heel or the United
States" The Mexican republic is
both unwilling and unable to police
the peninsula, he added, "and is un-
able TO resist agressions from or set
tlement by oriental powers; hence
base of supplies or of military and
naval operations with comparative
ease and secrecy could be established
among the numerous islands on the
Pacific coast
Enforcement of law and order in
Lower California. Mr. Ashurst declar-
ed, is left wholly to governor hold
ing over from the DiaZ regime and
still Independent OF President Car
rama and villa.
While Senator Ashurst was speak
ing in the senate, Representative Els
ton of California, Republican, intro
duced a resolution In the house re
questing President Wilson to oper
negotiations with Mexico for the pur
chase of the Lower California PENN
sula and other Mexican land alons
the international boundary "as shal
by topography promote harmonious
| relations by reducing TO a minimum
all international border difficulties.
The resolution was referred TO th'
house foreign affairs committee
The proposal made In the Unite,
States senate by Senator Ashurst tina
the United States purchase Lower Cal
/ ifornia and part of Sonora has Great
ed considerable comment in the Mexi
can press.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-10
Great American Statesman
Passes Peacefully Away
While Asleep.
Deeth Due to An Attack Of Rheu.
natism and Sciatica With Which
Colonel Roosevelt Was Taken
I u on New Yesr's Day.

Oyster Bay, N. Y.-Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt died early Monday morning,
January 9, at his home on Sycamore
Hill In this village, Death was due to
an attack of rheumatism and sciatica,
with which Colonel Roosevelt was
taken Ill on New Years day.
Colonel Roosevelt sat up most Of
Sunday and retired at IL o'clock Sun
day night. About a. M, Mrs. Roose-
welt, who was the only member of the
family at Oyster Bay went to her hus-
bands reom and found that he had
died during the night
Mrs. Roosevelt telephoned to Colonel
Emlen Roosevelt, cousin of the former
prtsident, and he went to the Roose-
welt home Immediately. Telegrams
were dispatched to the colonels chill
dren, who were in other parts Of the
country. Two of the colonefs sens
Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roose
welt, Jr., and Captain Kermit Roose
welt, are In service abroad, Captain
Archie Roosevelt and his wife left New
York at once for Boston, where thu
captains father-in-law is Ill. Mrs
Ethel Derby and her two children
were in Aitken, S. c.
Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixtl
president of the United Stntes, wal
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-10
THREE MORE STATES
VOTE RONE.DRY
Ohio, Colorado and oklahoma Make
Nineteen for Amendment - Idaho
Legislature In Line.

Three more states ratified the pro-
posed prohibition amendment Tues
day. making total of nineteen states
that have iadorsed the PROPOSAL OF
congress. The house OF the Idaho leg
islature voted Tuesday for the amend
ment and. II the senate follows suit.
the proposal will need to be passed
by only sixteen more states.
While the proposed addition to the
basic law was ratified Tuesday by the
legislatures of Ohio, Colorado and
Oklahoma, representatives Of the dis
tillery companies OF the country met
in Chicago and decided to oppose both
the amendment and the war prohtbi-
tion law. which is to go into effect on
July l, by every legal means possible
The states which have ratified the
prohibition amendment thus far are;
Kentucky, Virginia, Mississippi, South
Carolina. North Dakota, Maryland,
Montana, Arizona, Delaware, Texas,
South Dakota, Massachusetts, Georgia
Louisiana, Florida, Michigan, Ohio,
Colorado and Oklahoma,
At a meeting of the distilling inter-
ests of the United States. resolutions
adopted declared that the time had
come for members of the industry to
make "A most determined resistance
TO such revolutionary methods refer
ing to the wartime prohibition and
the proposed federal constitutional
amendment. The action taken Tues
day also provided that power to make
liquors fight shall be vested IN a com
mittee, and Attorney Levy Mayer OF
Chicago was appointed chief counsel
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-10
LETTERS FROM POWER
COUNTY SOLDIERS.



Chester Greene last Sunday receiv-
ed the. following interesting letter
from Corporal A. B. Brown:
Somewhere in Belgium, Nov. 2S, 1918
Dear Chester: Many, many times,
in imagination, have l written this
letter to you telling few of my
many and varied experiences and
letting a little light in on my life
since we began the real business of
finishing this war. l wish | might
give you the story complete but the
very highest spots are all that can
touch at the present
II was in France that our first
fighting took place and l can assure
you that it was a REAL fight and
never will be forgotten by those who
were in it, Our fighting here in Bel
gium has been pudding" compared
to it, for not only the ''Boche" but
the nature of the country and the
climatic conditions as well were all
against us and yet when we left
there the Square Head" was rum
ming back so fast that we had
trouble keeping up with him. We
were even driving them back so fast
that our supplies could not keep up
with us and so we lived on nothing
but raw cabbage the Germans left,
for three days straight. | did man
age one morning to get a couple OF
candles and a little coffee from a
dugout and Herewith proceeded to
cook the precious beverage.
| will never forget that eventful
morning when our ear-splitting yet
m ha t-ra
and then as we advanced we passed
under those tremendous guns whose
Peace Notes were being sent across
told that this was the biggest en-.
gagement that American troops hac
ever been in and the strongest re
sistance was met here.
II was with SOME curiosity in
deed, that we looked at our first pris-
oners and II was here that | saw my
first German dugouts and they wert
certainly elaborate affairs, some o.
them being 8 and 4 stories deep anc
would hold hundreds of men, 1t wa!
in one OF the officers quarters that
picked up those post cards which
sent you. You will notice that som'
of them are French and l wouldn'
doubt but that they had history al
their own. THE Germans in theil
surprise and hurry left PRACTICAL!
everything and so if | had had thu
time and could have been able u
carry them l could have any mum
ber of REAL souvenirs. Our hgh
lasted for days and we were tries
out with almsot every weapon tn
Germans had (they sure gave u
plenty of artillery fire. gas and ma
chine guns and their dirty sniper
were busy plenty but nothing
could stop our advance and at tn
end of the drive we finished with
Real Honest to God charge for whicl
we were given two citations.
l wish | might take you step b
step through those days of adyanc
ing and digging in at night and Lis
tening to the whine of the bullets o
the whistle of the Big Boys (Bar
racks we called them and seein
them burst all around you; but
know you can appreciate all of thi
much better when ! get home an
can tell it 10 you. IL seems quit