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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-05
R. R. Officials Confer
Lower Living Cost

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-All rail
road officiala now in Washington
we're asked by Director General
Hines to meet with him at noon to-
day for conference on the high
cost of living
Besides the demands Of the engi-
neers and railway trainmen who al
ready have made demands for in
creased wages to meet high living
costs, it was expected that the heads
of the other two brotherhoods and
the organization of shopmen and
clerks would attend { h c
meeting. Thus a majority of the
2 2,OOO, 900 railroad workers would be
represented.
Mr.. Hines expected to explain his
plan to have congress create a COM
mission to go into all phases of rail-
read wages. This was proposed to
congress last week by the president
As chairman of the committee ap-
pointed by Attorney General Palm
er's conference on means to reduce
the cost of living, Mr.. Hines is in
close touch with plans under consid-
Grafton to bring about normal lev
ell of prices and relieve the distress
of the average citizen. 1t was said
today that the director general de-
voted the whole of Sunday to con-
sidering the cost of living problem,
going over many suggestions made
by Assistant Secretary Leffingwell
and Commissioner Colver, the other
two members of the committee. A
report to the conference will be
made tomorrow at the second meet
ing of the cabinet members and 9TH
er officials called together by Mr..
Palmer and recommendations are ex-
pected to be transmitted soon to
President Wilson.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-05

Senator Jones of Washington has
put up..a hard fight to s2ve the ship
buildings industry on the Pacific
coast. The situation promised dis
aster for the shipyards OF Washing
ton, Oregon and California, saving
the industry from a crippling blow to
100000 laborers.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-05
The Social Realm
Dinner and Theatre Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. A Sondheimer en-.
1ertained party of friends at din
Ifer at Hotel Austin last Friday eve
ming, after which the entire COM
pany went to Medford to attend the
play "Chin-Chin." at the Page
Theatre. Mr.. and Mrs. Sondheimer's s
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. b. r.
Greer. Mrs Vivian Ling. Mrs. Lii
Han Zundel. Harold Trigilgas and
Dwight Wilson.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-05
Beaver Realty Co.
THE POPULAR REALTY co.
211 e. Main St., Phone 68

"a man can borrow money on
what he puts into home. He can't
on what he pays out for rent"
81 want to see every wage-worker
own his own home"
w. B. Wilson, U. S. Sec'y OF Labor.
We have several choice homes as
we'll as bargains In acreage. Some
can be sold on small payments and
easy terms.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-05
Tourists Stopping
At Local Hotels

Following are the visitors at the
local hotels since the last issue OF
the Tidings:
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-05
Epworth u,caguers Picnic.

About twenty members of the Ep-
worth League OF Medford came up
TO the park Thursday evening where
they were Joined by the Ashland
League in picnic. A particularly
fine spread was enjoyed, and the
participants fingered until a late
hour playing games and telling
stories, after which refreshments OF
cake and ice cream we're served
More new Conqueror hats and
caps received. Mitchells.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-05
Entertained at Dinner.

Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Dill and
their guest, Miss Hazel Sharpnack
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs,
A. Sondhelmer at the Hotel Austin
last Saturday evening
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-05
Notice TO Subscribers

Under authority of the Postmaster General account of
increases wages employees toang for the State OF
Oregon upwards 00O0 certain changes in exchange rates
have been approved and made effective july 49, 1919 for the State
of Oregon.
The changes in rates apply particularly residence service
changes having been made the principal business rates May
1919
All business taken and after July 29th will be at the
rates and bills present subscribers for the month August
will be rendered at the rates.
The increased rates will yield annual upwards
,f $250OOOO0 but the wages upwards of 1925
10000 the net return the company under the rates made eff
fecve approximately 2 the valuation of its prop
crty at $34640OO0O found by the Public Service Commission
The schedule of identical with the approved
by the Postmaster General for the State of Washington which has
been effect March 1919 The are the same in both
states for exchanges that comparable.
We believe that proof to the advanced living
and the general high cost prevailing for labor and materials
necessary and that the telephone using public will accept
crease in rates in the spirit of fairness consideration as
has the advances almost every other necessity these u
usual times
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-05
Brownsville erecting new business

Brownsville erecting new business
buildings in burnt district.
Hood River.-Contracts let for 81
miles hard surface highways.
Portland to get modern fire proof
home for abandoned childrsl
Hood River auditorium outgrown.
new one to be built.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-05

POLEY's DRUG STORE.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-05

Gresham.-Columbia Brick Works
increases capacity 25 per cent.
Roseburg. - California Packing
Co. building warehouse and packing
plant. aHf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-05

rollOWlnB are tne VlSltOrS NJ the
local hotels since the last issue OF
the Tidings:
Hotel Columbia
Mr.. and Mrs. G. X. Reed. San
Francisco; A. r. Tabor and wife,
Edith White, Clinton L. White, Sac
ramento; G. H. Norman, Yreka;
Geo Q. Mcintosh and family, Port
and wife. Lewistown. Mont. John
Martins Ferry. o.; ]. H. Johnson
and wife, Eugene; Harold H. Hud.
son and wife, Portland; Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. l.. Bertelsen, San Fran
cisco; E. B. Imman and wife, Port.
land; Mrs. w. ]. Mann, Portland;
Philo p. Greene, Kansas City; Geo.
B. Jone and wife. Portland; Mr.. and
Mrs. Onhald, Seattle; Jno. Biglen
and wife, Lewiston, Mont; John
Miss Mary Conn, Ted R. Conn, Lake
l.. Mcmillan, San Francisco.
Hotel Austin
Carl Myer, Tacoma; ], H. Hull,
wife and baby, Miss Maud Funk,
Miss Iris Smith, Etna Mills: d. CASH
ing, Portland; Roy Parsons, Chico:
DR.. WI F. Killingsmith, Portland;
C. L. Sharno and wife, Portland;
Robert Reilly, Frank ]. Enos, Roch-
ester, N. Y; F. c. Stitson and son,
Doris, CAL; Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Cable, Mr. and Mrs. w. l.. Kadderly,
Corvallis; Mr.. and Mrs. d. X. Mill
er, Port Arthur, Texas; e. A. Nc
Clure, Chicago; L. F. Conn and wife,
Miss Mary Conn, Ted R. Conn, Lake
view, Or; Geo. d. Barber, Los An
geles; w. ]. Hall and wife, T. G.
Trengore, Sonara, CAL; S. w. Rob.
erts and wife, Portland; G. l.. Kent
and wife, Portland; Mr., and Mrs.
II. Brevoorx, Rutland, Ill.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-01-09
FLU SITUATION WELL
IN HAND
Peak of Epidemic Passed, 1t Is
Believed-No New Cases
Today

The influenza epidemic is under con-
new cases are reported today That
is the situation in Emmett as sum
married. by the board of health The
county and city boards met Tuesday
and decided to continue the closing
order for another week-to January
10.
The peak OF the epidemic is believed
to have been reached yesterday when
3S houses were under quarantine re-
strictions. No new cases were re-
ported today by Flu Inspector Parks
Ten cases are due to be released from
quarantine tomorrow, leaving total
of %. 1t is hoped people generally
will continue to exercise care and
caution and whether sick or well, CO.
operate fully with the efforts of the
authorities TO stamp out the disease.
The most desperate case is that of
Duncan Hunter at Frozen Dog ranch.
There a fierce battle is being fought
with death. The tide ebbs and flows,
but if the persistence of those in at
tendance, the skill of physicians, and
the prayers of the sick mans friends
can turn the scale, then victory will
crown their efforts. AS this is writ
ten at 4:3o, reports are encouraging
Mr.. Hunter is trifile improved, and
Elk. Hayes and c. L. Gamage, who on
Tuesday volunteered their services IN
taking care of the patient, believe he
now has fighting chance for life.
The interest in his case IS so general
that this office has been besieged by
telephone calls for several days for
news of his condition. Mr.. Hunters
mother has been summoned from ST.
Louis and is on her way here
Dr. Polly and Mrs o. U. Chambers,
who have been seriously i'll, are re-
ported on the road to recovery.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-01-09
From W. B. Shepard

Mrs. Agnes Shepard has received
letter from her son, who is bugler
in the 91st division, which recent dis
patches stated was slated for an early
return home. This letter brought COM
fort TO Mrs. Shepard, who had not
heard from him for long time and
had nearly given up all hopes of ever
seeing him again. The letter is dated
December 2:
am on guard today and have a
good chance to write you. At present
we are on the outskirts of town in
Belgium. named Menlebeke (pro-
nounce that if you; | can't. If you
get large map of Belgium you will
be able to find town by the name
of Audenarde. That is where our
last drive ended. From there we
went to Hoorebehn st. Mariea, and
after few more jumps we are here
In this place. l don't know where we
ars going from here, but the trains
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-01-09
Injured in Auto Accident

Mrs. Frank Miller, of High Valley
who underwent an operation for ap-
pendicitis in Boise hospital short
time ago, met with an accident yes
terday. An auto had been engaged
to take her from the hospital to her
aunt's home and while en- route the
auto collided with street car, throw
ing Mrs. Miller through the wind
shield. Her face and head were badly
cut and bruised and the shock was
very severe. The extent of her in
juries had not been determined last
evening when, news of the accident
reached here.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-01-09
CITY ELECTION ON
APRIL %
Judges Appointed AT City Council
Meeting

The biennial city election will bt
held on the fourth Tuesday of Apri
which is the 22nd of the month. A
complete set of officers are to bt
chosen. At the regular monthly meet
ing of the council Monday night the
following polling places and judges
were named:
First Ward-Polling place, Pleas
ure Club hall Judges: James Van
derdasson, D. H. Root and the NJ. A
Pattison.
Second Ward-Polling place, So
cialist hall. Judges: j. c. Allmon, NJ
Gilbride and Sam Reed.
Third Ward-Polling place, City
hall. Judges: W. w. Wilton, A. M.
Howard and J. P. Dion.
All voters must register. The place
of registration is at City hall and
registration may be made during each
and every Saturday from January %
to the Saturday next preceding the
day of election.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-01-09
EMMETT BOY
MAKES GOOD
Blaine Moulton Appointed Manager
in Japan of Big Steel Company

| A few weeks ago The Index made
mention of Blaine Moulton's appoint
ment as representative in Japan OF
San Francisco firm. A letter from
Howard Steward confirms the news
and gives the following particulars.
Howard, it will be remembered, is IN
the naval radio service and Is sta
toned at St. Paul's Island, Alaska,
where big wireless plant is located:
"I am in receipt of letter from
Jas. B. Moulton enroute to Kobe,
Japan. Thinking that few OF
Blaine's friends would like to hear Of
him and his rapid rise in the CONNER
cial world, | will write the case as I
have seen it and as he has written me-
@For the last year and half Blaine
has been in the employ OF Thomas
W. Simmons & Co, exporters OF New
York City and San Francisco. Blaine
has specialized in the steel work OF
this firm and made good. Two months
age his manager was called to the
New York office and Blaine was put
in charge of the steel department.
When his manager returned and found
the showing that Blaine had made ne
asked him if he would ike to go to
japan. OF course the opportunity
was seized at once Blaine is to be
the authorized manager of all the
offices in Japan and Kobe is to be
his headquarters; all expenses are
advanced and the salary is one to De
envied By many Of our UnitedStates
representatives.
"This rapid rise is one due TO the
sticking-to quality that this young
man has in him and his steady habits.
Blaine has studied at nights in the
various night schools of San Francisco
and has been fully able to cope with
anything in the line of business that
generally arises in big firms like he
is with. These are his own words,
rs he writes to me in his last letter;
aNot so awfully bad for IN Emmett
High School student
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-01-09
B. P. co. TAKES CARE
OF employees
Lumber Corporation Employs
Nurse and Assistants for
Flu Victims

The Boise Payette Lumber Com
pany is handling the influenza cpl
demic among its employees in man.
ner that is highly commendable. A
trained nurse has been employed to
look after the welfare of all en-
ployes who are afflicted with the di-
sease, man is on duty at all times
to run errands and do chores, and
nutritious broth is distributed daily
from the kitchen of the company's
boarding house to those who are sick.
In short, nothing is being left undone
to care for those who are sick in a
most efficient manner.
At the rooming house, while there
have been only two cases, prepara-
tions had been made for the special
care and comfort of patients, and this
viii be continued for cases which may
develop. In the residence section Mrs.
Hoyt is employed as supervising
nurse. Her duty is to call at houses
where advice and assistance is need
ed, give instructions to those in at
tendance upon patients, see that ne
cessary medicines and sick room equip
ment is provided and, In short, keep
in touch with those needing her aid.
Under Joe Browns kindly interest,
Hot soup is being made several times
daily and sent to houses where help
is short. Several of the city school
teachers are doing nurse service in
this section of the town.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-01-09
From Sergeant Jerome Reed

Paris, Dec. 9.-Dear Dad: AS it is
Just a few minutes until dinner, will
write few lines to let you know that
l am having the time of my life. |
arrived here Friday, but failed to
locate Madge that evening. A Ca
madam boy and l went to the English
show, "The Man Who Stayed at
Home" and it was certainly fine. The
next morning l went. out to the hos
pital near one of the posts and found
Madge, and we went to the same show
that night. l had already bought
tickets for the opera for Sunday
night, so we went and saw Faust"
1t certainly was wonderful. So much
beyond the imagination of the average
person that it was almost unbeliev-
able. AS meant to say sooner,
Madge and l had just been down to
NJ P. headquarters regarding my pass
and had been speaking of Anna Camp
bell, and were walking back toward
the opera, when after going about a
block leisureiY looking at the fine
displays in the shop windows waiting
for the show to begin, when we met
her, she and another girl from Mon
tana. Well l guess the people
thought that we Yanks had turned
French from the amount of hugging
and kissing and hand shaking that
took place. l never saw anyone more
pleased than she was to meet US. |
still think we were lucky, for she is
the first person we have met that we
knew and we were the first Anna had
met whom she knew. We went over
and tried to get tickets for them, but
they were all gone, 80 guess they will
go next Sunday.
| thought l had heard singing and
seen some very good plays, bgt will
say that it is worth special trip over
here for just one night to see Faust.
Well, Madge is off duty for short
rest and we are seeing the city to-
gether. Had letter from Floyd and
he is out near where Madge was, but
guess there is no possibility of get
ting to see him owing to the conges-
tion of traffic on the railway.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-01-09

H. L. Barnes, better known as
Barney" one of the real Overseas
service" men, arrived in Emmett this
week to visit his mother, Mrs. Anna
Barnes. Barney" was in the Black
foot country and went in the draft
from that place He has some very
thrilling experiences to relate, having
taken active part in the Argonne For
est engagement The sixth day of
his career in the front lines, he was
badly wounded in the right hand, but
remained with his company 10 days
longer, getting into action occasional
ly. After that he was sent to hos
pital and early in November, just be-
fore the signing of the armistice, was
invalided home. He landed IN New
port News November %, and has
had various transfers since his ar
rival, being able to see considerable of
the good old u S. A. He received his
discharge December 27, and after a
visit with his people here expects to
return to Salt Lake. Mr. Barnes says
France may be all right, especially as
to mud, but this country is the place,
the only place, to live.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-01-09

run not far from this place and of
course we all hope to go on a train
direct to seaport.
The last battle we were in was
called the Battle of the Audenarde. |
never heard just how far we advanced
there, but it must have been five or
six miles, anyway. We must have
captured from 200 to 300 farms and
lost of machine guns, but never saw
any artillery, except a few trench
mortars that were captured We new
er got into anything like the barrage
on this front that we did on the Ar
gonne and consequently did not get
so many men injured and killed The
main part of the fighting the boches
did was with machine guns planted in
houses, churches, holes in the ground
and anywhere that they could make a
"set up" and be out of sight. They
sure could make the bullets whistle
around US all right, but their gun
ners are mostly killed and they were
using infantry men for machine gun
ners and that doesn't work, for they
couldn't hit the broad side of barn.
One of our guns made set up
near where l was laying shooting with
dead infantry mans rife and be-
tween US we got boche machine gun
nest out of house pretty dam fast
| saw the nest afterwards and there
were four dead boches and two
wounded ones, and our infantry mop
ped up the two wounded. The boche
take none of our machine gunners
prisoners, so you can bet that we
don't take many of them prisoners.
Well, it is all over now but the
shouting, and believe me l can do
plenty of that if had never heard
an old 16-inch boche high explosive
shell come over my head. They whine
like dying cat and seem about a
foot above your head when they go
by, and sometimes they don't go by.
When one of those big boys bursts
about 10 or Is feet from you, knock
you down with the concussion of the
explosion and then cover you up with
dirt, believe me you think your time
has sure come. l know thought |
was sure gone lots of times, but |
always got through some way. After
it is all over it seems miracle, but |
guess it was just luck.
l hope you are all we'll, as | am.
On the Argonne front in France we
started near Obreville and advanced
to about five miles the other side of
Verrie. Now you know as much
about that drive as I can tell you
in letter, but when Lget home and
get a map of France, one of Belgium
and get my feet cooked up on the
stove will tell you some more about
II
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-01-09
Red Cross Membership 2335.

The Christmas membership drive re-
suited in a fair increase over last
years roll, showing a total member
ship of the entire Gem county chapter
of 1885, with an income of dues
amounting to s2370. This chapter, as
you know, includes Valley county, and
of the figures stated, Valley county
is entitled to a membership of 594,
with 1908 dues received, and Gem
county alone has a showing of 1741
members, with S1762 income.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-01-09
NEWS OF OUR SOLDIER
BOYS
Interesting Letters fron Our
Boys at Home Camps
aad Abroad.
From "The Boy"

December 8th-We are still inter
ested in the election results, and Col.
Clark especially for as yet we don't
know whether Gooding or Nugent was
elected to the senate. The papers we
receive that were printed in Paris
stated that Gooding was elected, but
the Index says that Nugent has it by
about 400 votes 50 there we are.
John Gamage and Dallas Burt have
each received raise the past week,
and are now entitled to all the honor
due corporals. They are both good
soldiers and have done mighty good
work and deserve all they got. also
came in on the raise and have gone
s4p one more notch. Second lieutenant
Floy Clark is now assistant supply Of
Acer for the hospital, and is in the
supply office with Harvey Parks and
Earl Graham. Slim Gaylord has been
sick the past week, but is up now and
back at his old job in the kitchen.
Col. Clark has developed new tactics
and instead of telling up how glad
he is that we have hopes of getting
home some day, he tries to make us
believe that he likes the country and
don't care how long we stay over
here, but we know that he is just try
ing to dash cold water on our hopes of
an early home coming. He claims
that we will be over here year yet;
we know better or at least we think
we do.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-01-09
Broom Factory Busy

Gus Driscoll informs us that he is
more than pleased with the success
of his venture in the broom business,
finding ready market for more than
ne can supply. He has two men work
ing at his factory and has worked up
fine little business at several neigh
boring towns, including Payette, On
tario, Parmo, Nyssa, Plymouth and
others. His supply of broom corn is
somewhat short, but he hopes to pro-
cure enough from other sources to
keep going until another local crop
is produced, when the venture should
show a neat profit to all concerned.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-01-09
Skating is Good

The lovers of winter sports are
enjoying the rare opportunity of skAs-
ing, these days, and groups of skaters,
young and old are seen daily hieme to
the several ponds which afford the
winters delight. Degan's pond has
been turned over to their use and
White Pine also is popular spot
In many places through town the ir-
rigation bitches furnish safe. though
somewhat limited stretch for the
Youngsters.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-01-09
Funds for the Unfortunate.

The people of Emmett have re-
sponded generously to the relief of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Pattison, who last
week lost their residence by fire. c.
B. Knox and Ed. Hayes, who had the
subscriptions in charge, yesterday re-
ported over $3.50, with more in sight.
The funds viii be used to build new
house for this worthy old couple.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-01-09
Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of the Gem
County Farm Bureau viii be held Sat
urday, Jan is, in Emmett Announce
ment of program will be made in next
weeks paper Preparations are be-
ing made big meeting. Place OF
meeting Commercial Club rooms.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-01-09
Cit, Water Pipes Frozen.

Owing to the cold wave which at
tackled this section about the first OF
the year. many residents have found
their city water pipes frozen, causing
no end of inconvenience. The city
authorities today instructed the elec-
trie power company. to pzt thsir cleo
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-01-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Omar Duckworth ar
rived the latter part OF last week from
New London, Conn.,. to pay short
visit to the latter.s mother, Mrs. A.
S~4rtz. Mr- Duekwurth is a chief
eomm4sary in the navy and he and
his wife are on their way to the naval
station at Mare Island, Calf. where
he has been Transferred