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Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-06-09
Water Supply


The project which received an
overwhelming number of votes
in the building OF the tentative
/ program of work, the matter of
finding ways and means of secur-
ing an increased water supply, is
to receive immediate attention at
the hands OF a committee as fol.
lows: +. c. Homes, chairman:
j. II. Dill, G. NJ. Frost. n. S. WI
ley W. L. Everton. J. NJ. Wag-
ner, Emerson Howell, G. o. Jar
Wis, w. NJ. Policy, V. o. n. Smith,
Dwight Royce, Homer Billings and
+, w. Herrin. This committee
will start investigation immedi-
atcly and while it will probably
not be able to make Compl to rec
concentrations at the first meet .
ing, will have a report on pro.
gress to present
Band Concerts
A committee on music was ap-
pointed consisting of II. G. En-
ders Jr, chairman; Mrs. E. A.
Woods, and G. H. Yeo. This com
mittee will take up the matter
of securing concerts this summer
by the valley band and will make
recommendations at the first
The same committee
will handle other matters relating
10 music.
Auto Camp and Park
A committee consisting OF Mrs.
Il. T. Elmore, chairman; G. S.
Butler, l.. Dodge, Irving Vining.
Mrs, A. Schuerman, and Frank
Jordan, will seek the part the .
Commercial Club can play in as :
listing in the improvement and .
of the auto-canp ;
nd park with particular atten- .
ion to the auto-camp just at pres .
Mt when the season is Just begin {
ing to open up. Recommends :
ions will be made by this com 2
littee as soon as formulated. 9
Canncry 2
The matter of securing the OPP 2
ration OF the Ashland cannery
lis season is being investigated d
y a committee consisting of v .
. N. Smith, chairman; II. q.
nders, A. c. Joy, NJ, c. Lininger, /,
nd f. r. Phipps. d
Housing Problem (
With view to investigating .,
ethods used elsewhere in meet .,
E housing needs and rormulat-
& a plan to relieve the situation n
Ashland, the following com.
ittee will start investigation of
G Ashland housing situation: ]. n
p. Mccoy, chairman; B. II. Greer. I,
NJ. Beaver, A. l.. Lamb and II
rs. j. II. Fuller. d
Reports ai Meeting N
All COMMITTEES are expected TO III
we report on progress and n
concentrations il possible at t,
e first meeting. The commit r
es are authorized TO so as far
possible in their Investigations al
It must have plans formulated n
Idorsed by tho board OF direc- is
rs or membership before pro- :,
eding with action involving ex- pI
nditure OF funds. W
Other Committees Busy Il
The celebration committee and b,
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-06-09
Fuller Coming

Word has been received from
John II. Fuller, the new secretary,
that he will leave Redwood City,
California, for Ashland tomorrow
to undertake his new duties.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-06-09
Overhead Bridge Awarded.

The contract for the overhead
bridge on the Pacific highway
south of Ashland was awarded to
C. H. Natrick for $11,6SO at this
meeting of the commission.
The Washington times., 1920-09-04

So he wrote a 'Marche Funebre of
jazz" This he flung to the world in
June ISSUE of Musical America.
HARCOURT WAKES WARM.
Here are some of the choice CLEAN
ings the young woman reaped from
Mr.. Harcourt's "boilings":
Evoked out of sheer sensational
ism, ramified by an ill-placed en-
thusiasm on the part of the unmusi-
cal, commercially exploited to the nth
degree, jazz has had it's day"
"The nation is tired of jazz"
"Not only does jazz deserve to go
it is going"
This thing they call jazz is posi-
lively ona of the most awful and
most inexcusable of musical sins
committed against the face of the
people"
jazz isn't American-it isn't even
music"
For a more disreputable, savage,
tiresome, hideous. screaming piece of
musical tomfoolerye has never been
thrust on the public before the red
days of jazz"
SELLERS MOST INTERESTED.
"If we recall that the persons i'm
mediately Interested in the survival
of jazz unmusic are the sellers of IL,
we are spared a deal of conjecture as
to the reason of its continued exist
once even as far las this. But jazz.
like cheese and Fofds, has to be
pushed. else there would be no gorge
Gus dividends to split up
80 the musical convulsions of a
few harmonic freaks have been thrust
upon the long-suffering public until
they accepted jazz for the Identical
reason they accept any nationally ad-
vertised productivity were forced
to feel that they wanted jazz-and
they got It,"
"The blatant appeal of the stuff,
the exaggerated minor effects the
unmitigated noise the purple patches
of disharmony-all these elements
contribute hugely to the success of
jazz scores"
"In the meantime, we bid a cheer
full au revoir to our old friend, Mr..
Jazz. Play the Marche Funebre,
please-and don't jazz IT,"
But-sho also found something in
favor of jazz.
4 Denver pastor. firing of facing a
congregation OF twenty or thirty pco-
pie every Sunday morning, hired n
negro jazz orchestra and put u to
work, lie said that II boosted church
attendance.
Tho stuff goes ovrr big" the
PREACHER II reported to have said.
''Ney cat " up"
Needless to say, this raised a hor-
ncts nest around his ears.
The Washington times., 1920-09-04
COPS AND LEAGUE
co TO BAT TODAY
Soldiers From Hospital to. At
tend Game As Guests of
The Times.

Official and social Washington are
expected to turn out in full force
this afternoon to attend the annual
baseball contest between teams Of the
Metropolitan Police Force and the
Home Defense League, which takes
place at 2:30 o'clock at the American
League Baseball Fark.
Secretaries Baker and Daniels. Gen.
eral LeJune, commandant Of the
marine corps, General March and
other high officials of the army,
navy and diplomatic corps have sig
,nified their intention of being on
hand to witness the game. the pro-
ceeds Of which will go to the fund for
the benefit of the widows and orphans
Of members Of the force.
In addition to the chiefs of the
army and navy to be present. more
than 100 soldiers from Walter Reed
Hospital will attend the game as
guests Of The Washington Times.
The United States Marine Band. un-
der the direction of Lieutenant
Santelmann, will furnish music for the
occasion, which alone Is worth the
price of admission. The gates will
be opened at 2 o'clock and will be
followed by a concert until the game
starts.
Capt. Mike Ready, manager of the
police team, has been working hard
with his aggregation Of ball tossers
for the past week and feels confident
that his "coppers" will cop the game.
On the other hand, Capt. Jack Ryan.
of the Home Defense team, claims
that his team will "clean up" unless
Major Gessford gets sore and calls
out the reserves.
The Washington times., 1920-09-04
NURSE BADLY HURT
ALICHTINC FROM CAR

Miss Elizabeth Haney, twenty years
old. a student nurse at Garheld Hos
pital, was injured last night while
alighting from traction car at
Eleventh street and Florida avenue
northwest. Hiss Haney resides at the
training school at the hospital and
had Just returned from down town
when she met with the accident.
Miss Haney tripped and fell as she
alighted from the car and struck her
head on the pavement. A passing
automobile carried her to the hospi-
tai, where her condition was said to
be serious. The extent of her in
juries has not been determined. II
was said at the hospital today. She
is suffering from the severe shock
and il is thought by hospital physi-
clans that she sustained a fracture OF
1.-THE skull.
Miss Haney's home is in Buchanon.
Va. She has been a student nurse at
the hospital for three months.
The Washington times., 1920-09-04

If there is a ring around the moon
tonight, lay 1t to the cake-eaters.
They will be out in full force this
afternoon at the Tidal Basin bathing
beach at the first annual comedy con-
test for cake-eaters.
All the cake-eaters will be there.
Manager l.. Gordon said he heard 80
much about the cake-eaters in Bill
Prices Heard and Seen column in The
Times, that he decided TO see IL any
real cake-eaters wanted to frolic on
the sand at the bathing beach.
The cake-eaters will don fancy cos
tunes. The contest is open to men
only. The cake-eateresses, or what
ever they are called, will be invited
as spectators.
At o'clock the cake-eaters with
their comedy costumes will parade on
the beach. Several Alexandria cake
eaters have entered the contest.
There's been quite n bit of talk
about the cake-eaters' contest.
There1l be quite a few cake-eaters,
from reports. Many girls bathing
suits have disappeared or have been
borrowed for the occasion, and many
The Washington times., 1920-09-04

Less than one week ago. harmony
and peace reigned among the local
musicians. Then the crash of drums
and the jazzterical wall of a slipping
trombone was hurled into the puriinS
symphonic poem by one Mario Armel-
lini. formerly leader of the orchestra
at Wardman Park Inn.
Armellini as Washington musicians
will long have occasion to remember,
was discharged by Harry Wardman
proprietor OF the inn, because he
couldn't play jazz" Armellini several
days ago filed suit in the District Su-
preme Court against Wardman Tor
alleged breach of contract.
STIRRED UP RANCOR.
or course, the bringing in of jazz
in that fashion Immediately stirred UP
rancor. Musicians discussed jazz
many of them "cussed" it over their
breakfasts, and from theNce until bed
time, when jazzy animals wandered
through the meadows of their dreams
The local symphony began taking
on a jazzy aspect. Nasty harmonics
and clashing dissonances upraised
their shaggy heads. Above a dis
cordant muttering from the tympani
rose more discordant muttering from
the players.
Among these mutterings occasional
bits were Ineligible above the glib
bering. Some of the bits were on this
order: Jazz isn't music and never
was" at don't take a musician to
play Jazz" How some people can
bear that stun is more than can
see" awful" xiii jazz"
And from all this muttering not one
word has yet been heard In favor of
Jazz Are the jazz cohorts marshall
ting their strength for one fierce
swoop on the "stralght' musicians, or
have they retired In shame?
NEyINs FLAYs jazz.
Yesterday William NJ. Nevins. lead
or of the Mey er Davis Orchestra, who
has taken over the contract to fur
rish music for the Ward nan Park
Inn. though himself "a jazz leader,
walloped jazz fercely.
And yesterday afternoon a young
woman in the music division OF the
Congressional Library got busy.
"Ahw she exclaimed. 81 think we
have mothing hero that VIII hurt
jaIz."
Jazz" she said. pausing In her
delving, "must have madc many mu-
siclsns boil over We viii sec if we
can And some OF the 'builinRs' here"
And she surely did Among the
boilers" she found noted musical
writer. Harcourt Farmer Mr.. Far
rrer Is "dovn on j1zz" and wants the
world to know w.
The Washington times., 1920-09-04
The Times Referendum
Result of the Balloting in Which Between
10000 and 10000 Votes for Choice for
District Commissioner Were Cast Will Be
Announced in The Sunday Times.
BY THE VOTE EDITOR.
Well il is all over but the shouting.
il has been SOME JOB.

It has been SOME JOB
We got between 10000 and 10000 votes in The Times
advisory referendum for District Commissioner.
They in sngly and in punches up to O'Clock yeste
day. last batch being wedged through the door of the
aging editors private office just the writer shouting Oyez
oh, yes and announcing that the polls of this election
closed
After the door locked there succession of loud
knocks the codes all the societies be found in the
aterna directory and all the blows cited in the Queensbey
rules belated voters told of trolley and elevator delays
and puncured tires that had caused them to be late.
This morning the mail still heavy with ballots but could
be because the referendum ended yesterday at
O'Clock .e
people of Washington certainly have shown interest
in the selection administrative officer.
The result? Well frankly don't know. If did, ii would
be telling it given out that the result would be
nounced in The Sunday Times.
The various lists in the managing editors desk and he's
gone away for the day and taken the key with him. He evil
den afraid somebody would be asking me- and it isn't TO
be known till tomorrow
The Washington times., 1920-09-04
DIRECTOR RESIGNS
FROM IRISH BUREAU
Daniel T. 0'ConneII to Resume
Practice of Law in
Boston.

Daniel #. O'Connell has resigned as
director of the Irish national bureau
in the Munsey building and will re-
surhe law practice in Boston. Mr..
o'Conneirs resignation is to take ef-
feet today.
Wright Mccormick will succeed Mr.,
OConnell temporarily as head OF the
bureau. A permanent director will be
appointed as soon as the general
board of the Irish national bureau
sits in New York. Mr.. Mccormick Is
a graduate of the Harvard class of
1915. He was born in Washington
and attended the public schools here.
Mr.. O'Connell assumed the director
ship of the Nish bureau in July, 1919,
with the understanding that he
would be relieved OF duty after the
organization of the bureau.
Mr.. O'Connell served as member
of the commission appointed by Gov.
David /. Walsh of Massachusetts,
which reorganized procedure of the
courts of Boston. During
the war he held a captains commits
sion in the Judge advocate generals
and was recently com
missioned captain in the judge ad-
vocate generals section of the re-
serve corps.
Prior to engaging in the practice of
law, Mr.. O'Connell was a member of
the editorial staff Of the Boston Post.
He is a member of the law frm of
Joseph F., James T.. and Daniel T..
of Boston.
The Washington times., 1920-09-04
POWER BOARD
FIXES POLICY
Completes Regulations Which
viii Govern lssuances OF
Permits and Licenses.

Following conferences held for the
past two weeks between representa-
tives OF the water power interests OF
the country and the Federal water
power commission, the commission
today announced that II had COM
pleted the regulations and policies
which will govern the issuing OF per-
mits and licenses under the water
power act.
Rules governing construction,
operation and maintenance OF projects
are being prepared by the commission
and will probably be completed in a
month. Further hearings may be
held before they are finally adopted.
About fifty applications for project
permits already have been received
by the commission and more are ex-
pected. The act requires the commits
sion 10 report to Congress annually
all the permits and licenses issued.
with the names of the parties and the
terms of the license.
In discussing the water power act
today. Gen. Samuel T. Ansell. former
ly OF the War Department and a
water-power legal specialist. declared
that the task OF the Federal Water
Power Commission was difficult one.
Congress and the people expect to
see water power developed under this
bill and developed to the advantage of
the public" General AnseIl said. 'The
task of the commission Is a difficult
one, and IL will have to proceed with
caution. Their policies. their regula-
tions and the licenses granted by
them doubtless will be carefully scru-
tinised.
ION the other hand. delays or fail
ure OF development under the bill, or
other difficulties, will be the subject
OF criticism both in and out Of Con-
gress."
The Washington times., 1920-09-04
BUILDING men TO
CONFER ON HOUSING
All Interests Identified With In.
dustry to Be Represented at
Chicago Meeting. ~

Relief for the public from the hous-
ing problem will be the object of a
conference of labor, professional and
business interests. identified with the
building industry. to be held in Chi
csgo September 81.
The building trades in the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, dealers In
materials. bankers, building loaa or
ganizations. the Association of GEN
eral Contractors of American, and the
send delegates to unite on a program
to eliminate profiteering in building
materials, establish machinery to
avert serious tie-ups in the building
with other items necessary to the
speeding up of the construction of
homes in congested communities, and
the bringing about of resumption of
normal building activities.
The conference will be the most i'm
portant Of its kind ever held, John II.
Donlin. head of the Building Trades
Department of the American Feder-
otioH Va hdpoI, sdiu tOUay.
The building and construction in
dustry is now facing difficulties which
are seriously retarding national
he said. The housing
solve that and other problems all ele-
shortage has reached crisis and to
ments allied with the building indus
try must get together and correct the
present chaotic condition. The best
interests of the public demand that
these elements unite on some sort Of
a program to provide steps to elm
mate the various factors which are
retarding the resumption of normal
building activities"
An organizing committee of thirty
three includes six representatives each
of labor, the architectural profes sion.
engineers, contractors and
dealers in materials. William j. Spen-
Ger. executive secretary of the Building
Trades Department of the American
Federation of Labor; Charles Harris
Institute of Architects, and William
secretary of the Association
Couper. secretary of the Association
of General Contractors of America
form the committee which has charge
of the program.
The Washington times., 1920-09-04
-FOUR MILLION
CREEL'S COST
Report Of Liquidating Officer
Shows information Bureau
Was Expensive.

George CFeers committee on public
information. which was the official
channel for dispensing news during
the war, cost the Government the net
sum OF s4,954. 200. according TO the
report of Emmons X. Ellsworth, OF
the Council OF National Defense. who
was appointed Iiquidating officer
after the committees funds were dis
continued by Congress June 80. 1919.
The report has been transmitted by
Herbert N. Shenton, director OF the
council, to the president OF the Senate.
The report shows that the Creei
bureau received 81 .250. 900 from Con-
gress and $3.50. 900 from President
Wilson out OF his appropriation for
national security and defense. The
sale OF publications and photographs
and subscriptions to the official bull
letin brought 1925. .79T.02, and receipts
OF the film division, mostly from ad-
missions to the various war exposi-
tions. were ST41 ,2O4.S5. making the
total resources of the committee
S7,I67. .001.s7.
s4.sssAss-ss DIsBURsED.
There was disbursed $4.s59,435.s0.
and direct settlements were made by
the Treasury amounting to $1.416,-
O97.Ss. a total OF s8.275.533.6s. or
cred $424.357, of which $393. 3.610.77 rep
resented advances made for foreign
propagan anda and not expended: S25,-
036.65 for work done for other
branches OF the Government and
x5.710.T0 from over payments made
on vouchers. The net disbursements.
therefore. were $6.S51.176.56 to June
80, 1920. with outstanding liabilities
estimated at $4,000.
These payments do not take into
account the cost of the film division,
which was met mostly from the re-
ceipts. Payments from such receipts
amounted to $2,394. .OI3.09 balance
of s741 ,2O4.s5 being turned into the
appropriation.
The total expenditures of the com
mittee. therefore amounted to SS,245.-
249.65 to June 80. 1920 the net cost
to the Government being $4,954.-
20O.01.
SI,7OAOOO RETURNED.
There has been returned to the gen.
eraI fund Of the Treasury the sum of
s1,700,000, and after outstanding liza
bilities are settled it Is estimated
that there will be a further sum of
$3.50, 900 to turn back to the Treasury.
The principal items of expenditure
as shown by the report are: Propa-
ganda work in foreign countries.
81, ,44S, 900; salaries, $1,250,OOO. the
exact amount of the Congressional
appropriations; printing done by the
Government Printing Office, 1886, 600;
printing done elsewhere, 100000;
telegraph and cable service. $4,000;
films and moving picture apparatus.
$435, 600; stationery. $4,000; travel
in the United States, $122,000.
Since the appointment Of the liqui-
dating officer. August 25, 1919, $676,-
369.47 has been recovered from va
rious sources and deposited to the
credit of the proper appropriations.
and claims approved and forwarded
to the auditor for settlement amount
ing to $365,337.80.
The Washington times., 1920-09-04

This fact is shown by the letters
we have been receiving inquiTinS
about the provisions for voting" she
said. 1t is an Interesting fact that
most of the inquiries we have re-
ceived are from women in North Caro-.
lima. South Carolina, Virginia. and
West Virginia, none of which ratified
the amendment. We have received
hundreds OF letters from women IN
these States asking us how to go
about voting. They evidently are
anxious to avail themselves of the
privilege of the ballot.
THAT the majority of these women
have never taken any active interest
in equal suffrage is evidenced by the
The Washington times., 1920-09-04
.SEEKM|N|MUM.
PAY Of $4 DAY
Federal Employees to Make De-
mand Of Congress at Fall
Session.

A minimum wage OF not less than
y4 a day for Government employees
probably will be asked OF Congress
this fall. according TO opinions es-
pressed in the various departments
this morning.
The National Federation OF Fed
eral Employees also favors a mini
mum, OF more than So. as provided by
the Nolan bill, and Is expected to
take action In this respect during the
national convention OF the organlza-
tion In. ST. Louis beginning Monday.
Before his departure for the West.
President Luther c. Steward, of the
federation, declared: THE Govern
ment empioye Is at least entitled to a
minimum wage not less than the cost
OF living as shown by authentic In
vestigations." r.
Just what figure such isyestiga-
tions would disclose Is not known.
but II is generally believed to be con-
siderably in excess OF 50.
Employees expect to center all their
energy on the Nolan Minimum wage
bill when congress re-convenes, be-
cause they believe IL Is the one
measure through which the speediest
actibn for relief of the poorer paid
workers can be procured. An ef-
fort undoubtedly will be made. ac-
cording to the prevailing belief. TO
raise the figure from SO to 81.
TIL Nolan bill already has passed
the House and will be one of the first
measures to come before the Senate,
which fllbustered IL out In the
closing sessions last spring.
Employees are prepared to center a
warm fight on the bill, not only be-
cause of the benefit 1t would bring to
the employees, but because II would
establish the principal of a minimum
wage long sought by the employees in
The Washington times., 1920-09-04
DOESN'T PAY ENOUGH
MONEY, so HE QUITS

Poor pay is cited by Percival Mar
shall, first assistant corporation
counsel of the District, as the reason
for resigning his post to enter Dri-
vate practice as a member OF the
firm OF Bell, Marshall & Rice.
Marshall first came in the District
service in 1911, remaining until 1913
when he resigned. Three years later
he returned to the office. On jan
uary / last, he was made first as .
sistant District Corporation Counsel,
taking the place of Francis II.
Stephens, named corporation counsel.
The pay for the position is $4,000
a year, which Marshall holds is in
sufficient for him. In accepting Mar
shalrs resignation, Mr.. Stephens paid
tribute to his work in the office. Mar
shall resigned yesterday.
The Washington times., 1920-09-04
MOTHER ASKS $4,000
DAMAGES FOR Her son

Thomas Kelly filed suit today in the
District Supreme Court, through his
mother, Mrs. Norah Kelly. against
Phillips & Lynch, Inc, for $4,000
damages. for injuries alleged to have
been inflicted by a motor truck own
ed by the defendant company.
1t is asserted that on July last,
while Kelly was riding his motor
cycle on New Jersey avenue, at X
street southeast, he was struck by
the truck and thrown to the ground.
receiving serious and permanent in
juries.
The Washington times., 1920-09-04
COMPERS AND PALMER
TO CONFER MONDAY

President Samuel Gompers and
committee representing the American
Federation of Labor will hold con-
ference with Attorney General Pal
mer on Monday, September 13, on the
subject Of amnesty for political pris-
oners, officials of the federation an
nounced today.