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Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-01-04
OREGON CAVES IMPROVE
Work in Progress During the Winter
In Underground Wonder

GRANTS PASS. Or, Dec. 2S.-
The interior of the Oregon caves is
being fixed up so that the traffic
next summer can be cared for. r.
w. Rowley, the guide at the resort,
has been putting in rock and steel
ladders and has more steel on hand
which will be placed during the win
ter.
The "wiggle holes" are being en-
larged 40 a person can walk upright
into all the rooms in the caverns.
The road is about complete with the
exception of few fills and the
bridge over Lake creek. These will
be done by the first OF the season.
As the road Is not wide enough for
the passage Of machines In many
places. II has been decided that cars
can go out on even hours and In on
the odd hours. This would relieve
the necessity of providing passage
places.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-01-04
LOCAL RESIDENT
FACES CHARGE OF
POSSESSING BOOZE
(From Thursdays Daily

Henry Ballenger, 3G1 Mountain
avenue, was arrested yesterday af
ternOon by Chief of Police j. w
Hatcher, on a charge Of having H.
licit intoxicating liquor in his pos
session. He was arraigned before
Justice OF the Peace w. H. Gowdy
who set his bail at $1,000, and upon
his failure to supply this amount, lie
was locked in the city jail At z
O'Clock this afternoon, Ballenger had
been unable to raise the amount
and arrangements were Deing made
to transfer him to the county Jail at
Jacksonville.
The case will be tried Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock in the city hall
before Justice Gowdy. County At
torney Rawles Moore will act for the
plaintiff, and G. NJ. Roberts has
been retained by the defendant
The raid was made by Chief
Hatcher, assisted by Constables
George Robinson and ]. NJ. Neice.
While Hatcher entered the front
door, the two assistants tried to eff
feet a rear entrance, but found the
door locked. Four other men be-
sides Ballenger were in the house
at the time of the raid. Two of them
escaped through the front entrance,
one crawled under the bed and the
other, together with Ballenger, did
not try to escape while Chief Hatch
er was engaged in obtaining incrimi-
mating evidence.
The other two men were arrested,
but released on their own recognl-
zance. One of them is Bert Brown,
who faces a charge OF assault on an
officer. according to police. The 9TH
er one is Herbert Horan. Ballen-
ger and Brown were In a drunken
condition when arrested. police say.
Ballenger was breaking a bottle Of
liquor in the sink when Chief Hatch
er entered the room. but the officer
was able to save a considerable guam
tity of It which will serve as evi-
dence.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-01-04
Record Attendance
Crowns Success
New Years Ball

Ii a record-breaking attendance of
members and their ladies', dancing
and hilarity are to be taken as an
Index of success, the Elks' New
Years ball yesterday evening, was
a crowning one. From 0 o'clock,
when the guests began to assemble.
until the wee jsma hours In the
morning, everyone seemed to be
there to enjoy themselves. The en-
tertainment committee, consisting of
II. II. Gllett, Millard Grubb. Milton
Beagle, Glen Simpson Elmer Smith
and Carl H. Harris, left nothing un-
done to assure a success.
At | o'clock the celebrators gath
cred In the banquet hall In the base
ment of the Elks building and were
served with sumptuous luncheon.
The carnival spirit peryaded the ban
quet nail, ana toy balloons, tlcklers
and such merrymaking devices were
much in evidence and added to the
enjoyment of the evening. At the
conclusion of the luncheon, the Joy.
makers returned to the ball room,
where dancing was enjoyed until all
were ready to resolve that the Ash
land Elks have started the New Year
Alright.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-01-04
RAIL- WORKER HAS
LEG BADLY BROKEN

(From Thursdays Daily
Edward P. Spencer, AZ, train clerk
in he local Southern Pacific yard Of
flee and lifelong resident OF Ash
land received very bad fracture In
the bones OF his right leg, short
distance above the ankle, in an ac-
cident which occurred at Fall Creek,
Calf, near the Copco dam, Tuesday.
Mr.. Spencer had gone to Fall
Creek to spend the day with his
brother, A. H. Spencer, who Is a
watchman for the California Light
and Power company at Copco. To-
gether with friends he was riding
on motor truck on railroad track
which runs to the dam. During the
night a huge boulder had rolled
down the hill to the roadbed. The
motorman saw the rock and shouted
back a warning to the men riding on
the truck with their legs dangling
over the side. Others on the truck
swung their pedal extermitles out of
the way. but Mr.. Spencer, whose
limbs were incapacitated as the re-
suit OF an accident he suffered many
years ago, was unable to get them
out of the way, and his right leg
smashed against the rock, badly
shattering the bones.
He was taken to Thrall. Calf, by
his brother In a machine, where he
was put on train 16 and brought to
Ashland. The injured member was
set by Dr. George Jarvis at the local
sanitarium, but due to the fact that
the break is a particularly bad one.
together with Mr.. Spencer's condi-
tion, he will leave on train SO for
San Francisco tonight where he will
etner the general hospital Of the
Southern Pacific company.
Nearly thirty years ago. when Mr..
Spencer was working on the section
crew OF the railroad company, he
was run owed by a push car In an
accident In which his back waN
broken. His body was totally par
llyzed for four years afterwards, but
by dlnt Of undying courage and de-
termination he improved to such an
extent that he could hobble along
with difficulty. although his left leg
has always been paralyzed. The
nerves Of his right leg have always
,aused him trouble.
Mr.. Spencer is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. C. Spencer. well-bnown pIo-
leer family of southern Oregon,
who live on East Main street.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-01-04
By o. II. BARNHILL


Rev. William Johnson, 347 Almond
street, who celebrated his sixty-fifth
wedding anniversary December II
was one of the two first men to dis
til kerosene from petroleum, but
was induced by Moody, the famous
eyangelis., to give up the oil bust
ness for Christian work, and for
seven years was music superinten.
dent of John Wanamaker's Sunday
school. He remembers seeing Abra-
ham Lincoln on his way to Wash.
ington to be inaugurated in 1861;
heard Henry Ward Beecher, Wen.
dell Phillips and Dewitt Talmadge
preach; taught school at the age of
sixteen; pastor Of church when
nearly eighty years old; teaches a
Sunday school class of thirty in his
eighty-seventh year; cares for his
invalid wife of the same age, and
considers Ashland the best place in
the world for old people.
The subject of this sketch consld-
ers himself a millionaire because he
has memories and experiences val
ued at that figure, having been used
as an instrument In divine hands to
turn men from darkness and despair
to light and happiness.
The decision to change from mm-
ey-making to soul-saving came at
the close of a meeting held by d. L.
Moody, the great evangelist. Turning
his back to the audience, the speaker
threw this at Johnson who was his
organist:
johnson, what are you doing ev.
cry day in the week for Jesus
Christi"
For eight years a wealthy oil man
in Cleveland named Doane paid
johnson to hold services in a big
tabernacle and work among the
needy of the city. Rev. Talmadge
preached there one Sunday evening
to 5000 people, also addressing an
after meeting of 600 in the base.
ment, where 1856 were converted.
zone OF the hOmellesi, awkwardest,
Coolest men | ever saw" is Rev.
JohnsOn's comment on the great
Brooklyn divine.
Afterwards, while playing the or
gan at a Y. NJ. C. A. convention at
Carlisle, Penn, Prof Johnson-as
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-01-04
250 WOMEN TO BE
INCLUDED IN JURY
CALL FOR COUNTY
(From Wednesdays Daily

NfTOm WeuneSudy DaiiyJ
Women will be called as jurors a.
the February term OF the circuit
court, under the state law, approved
by the voters at the May, 1921, spec
ial election, and County CLERK
Chauncey Florey will draw the list
the first week in January, which will
contain the names OF $50 women and
ESQ men. The list is for the year
The law as amended only requires
that a juror be voter, and not
alone a taxpayer as heretofore.
The second story of the new coun-
ty vault will be used as women s
quarters, though the deliberations
of a jury will not be separate.
School teachers are alone exempt
from service, but all other women
may he excused upon request, as
follows, as provided by the law:
ANY woman desiring to be ex-
cused from jury service may claim
exemption by signing a written or
printed notice thereof and returning
the same to the sheriff before the
date for appearance, and II exemp-
tlOn Is so claimed by reason OF sex,
no appearance need be made In ans
wer to said summons; provided, that
1t shall be the duty OF the person
serving any summons for jury duty
to inform every female person SO
served OF this provision and to furn-
ish her with written or printed
blank on which to make such claim
for exemption"
The requirement for juror OF
both sexes Is: a citizen OF the Unit
ed States, over twenty-one years of
age; a legal voter of the county in
which he or she resides, and in pos
session of his natural faculties, and
a sound mind.
The new jury law, effective Jan
uary /, also provides, that in all
criminal actions, where the com
planning witness or the defendant is
under eighteen years of age, one
half OF the jury shall be women.
The law also excuses members of
the legislature when the august body
Is in session.
Oregon is the last Of the Pacific
coast states to have women jurors.
Women served on the Roscoe (Fatty)
Arbuckle trial in California, one be
ing credited with hanging the jury.
In Washington, nOable case in
which women acted as jurors, was
the murder trial of James f. Ma
honey, charged with the murder of
his aged wife.
Among the cases to be tried at the
February term of court, with women
as jurors, will be the remainder Of
the Bank of Jacksonville failure
cases. and the probable retrial of
John Goodwin and James (Shine)
Edwards, taxi drivers charged with
bootlegging.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-01-04
NINE FROM COUNTY
AT TEACHERS MEET
(From Wednesdays Daily

Jackson county Is represented by
nine delegates AT the Oregon State
Teachers association meeting which
opened this morning in Portland. to
extend to Friday. The Jackson
county division of o. S. 7. A., sends
six delegates. the Medford grade
teachers one. and the high school
teachers and principals club. one.
Superintendent A. G. Smith. E. H.
Hedrick. Walter Hughes. Inc Will
its, Almeda Fuller. Elizabeth BuH.
Kitty Bragg Superintendent George
A. BriscOe. and Susanne w. Homes
will be the delegates In attendance.
Fare at one and one half rates are
guaranteed to all teachers. and the
members of their families. who go
to Portland on or after December
2S and return not later than jan
uary 4.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-01-04
MASONS INSTALL
OFFICERS WITH
EASTERN STAR
(From Thursdays Daily)

Ashland lodge No, 23, A. F. &
A. NJ, and Alpha chapter No. /, o
E. S., held public installation Of
officers Tuesday evening 1t was the
annual joint affair and was largely
attended by Masons and Eastern
Stars and their families.
Following are the Eastern Star
officers which were installed last
night for the coming year:
1 Worthy Matron, Lorene McNair;
worthy patron, S. A. Peters Sr.;
associate matron, George Coffee;
secretary, Mrs. Leah Caldwell !;
treasurer, Lydia Mccall; conduct
ress, Mrs. Effie Brown; associate
conductress, Jessica Porter; chap
lain, Mrs. Elizabeth Van SAINT; Or
ganlst, Mrs. Mabel Jacobs; marshal.
Emma Murphy; Ada. Mrs. Bertha
Denton; Ruth, Ruth Osmun; Esther,
Mrs. Maize Bates; Martha, Miss Hell
en- Dickerson; Electa, Mrs. Lulu
Cheever; warden, Mrs. S. A. Peters
Sr.; sentinel, w. II. Day.
The installing officer was Mrs.
Elizabeth Bush, past matron, as
sisted by the marshal, Mrs. Maize
Bates.
The new Officers of Masonic lodge
which we're installed were as fol-
lows: Worshipful master. George
Icenhower; senior warden. X. p.
Minis; junior warden, Milton Biegel;
senior deacon. Milton H. Ellis: jun
ior deacon. s. A. Peters Jr.: senior
steward, DR.. r. L. Burdic: junior
steward. w. f. Cook; chaplain, p. X.
Hammond; tyler. o. c. Welsenbur-
ger. DR.. W. f.. Buchanan served as
installing officer.
Mr.. Icenhower was unable to at
tend the ceremony on account Of Ill
ness, 50 had to be installed at his
home. In bed.
The following literary and musi- /
cal program was rendered; Plano
solo, Bernice YeO; vocal solo. Mrs. |
Guy Jacobs; reading. DR.. Matte
Shaw; poem, s. Permission. All num-
bers were heartily encored. Rev.
P. X. Hammond had charge of the
program.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-01-04
DOROTHY REID BREAKS ARM
Girl Suffers Accident ~ Result OF
Collision nc Skating Rink

Dorothy Reid, IA year old daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reed who
reside at 264 Oak street, suffered
the misfortune OF having her left
arm badly broken at the Natatorlum
skating ring Monday evening. The
accident occurred when the young
lady was run into by another merry
maker Immediately following the
collision she was rushed to the san
ltarlum by Domino Provost. where
DR.. George Jarvis cared for the In
Iured member She is now lmproy-
ing rapidly but as the break was a
bad one, It will be several weeks be-
fore the arm can be taken from its
cast.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-01-04
WINTER FAIR
CLEARS $3.50
FINAL PROFIT
(From Thursdays Daily

NrTOH lHuTsudy DdllyJ
Receipts OF the Winter Fair were
$3.50, and the expeditures to date,
$3.50, leaving a profit balance Of
$3.50 Final figures may modify
these amounts slightly. One hun
dred and fifty persons were paid
$500 in premiums, the poultry peo-
pie getting s169 and the exhibitors
of livestock $3.50. The poultry en-
try money amounted to $1O1, Sixty
seven dollars was paid for Armory
rent, $50 for the Natatorium, and
$50 for Smiths barn.
Ticket Sales $500
Ticket sales amounted to 1902, Of
which nearly one half was due to
the excellent efforts of high school
students. The city council donated
5000, which is four times last years
appropriation, and the county court,
$500, which is double the amount
given last year. Merchants displays
brought in $500. The Ladies' Civic
Improvement club was paid $25 for
putting on an entertainment one ey-
ening.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-01-04
SANTA CLAUS VISITS
LOCAL "HELLO" GIRLS

If anybody thinks that a telephone
girls life is just one Hello" after
another, that idea would have been
dissipated Saturday evening by a
peep into the room where the chief
operator and her assistants sit en-
throned at the switchboard. The
Christmas spirit had thoroughly per-
meated that sacred apartment, judg-
ing by the beautifully decorated
tree, the piles of presents and the
jolly, friendly spirit which prevaded
every nook and corner of the sane
tum sanctorium.
Wire Chief H. s. Aiken officiated
as Santa Claus, distributing gifts
with lavish hands to the other EN-
ployes, who were more accustomed
to receiving phone calls than pres
ents. In addition to things which
were useful and beautiful, there
were a number of things which were
supposed to be peculiarly appropri-
ate to the recipient. Thus, Mr.. AK
en- received rattles, baby toys and a
jumping frog; S. F. Kelly, janitor.
toy broom, pick and shovel; Mil
dred CarletOn-athletic doll, duck
and other feathered things; Lola
Coney-a Dickey doll and cock-eyed
manikin; Alice Craig-llttle baby
dolls; Bessie Mcyillan-rag dolls;
Bertha Smith-monkey and other
comical things; Gladys Inlow-man
dolls; Norma Williams-sailbOa
and similar naughty nautical toys;
Myrta Otterdale, "Bob"-sled, put
and-take top; Mrs. Dora Hubbard
Katzenjammer kids, scale and bank.
After the merriment which these
gifts occasioned had subsidized, other
and more valuable presents were
handed out. Each girl gave a pres
ent to every other girl in the Of
flee, mostly caps, jackets, towels,
aprons, and other things dear to the
feminine heart, and which showed
the personality and handiwOrk of
the giver.
The traffic department presented
Mr.. Aiken with Elks' emblem cuff
links. Mr.. Kelly also received a
pair of fancy cuff links. Beautiful
boxes of candy were received from
each of the following business
houses: II. +. Norton Co., f. r. Is
aacs Co., Prices Confectionery, Por-
ter's Confectionery, and Mack's Taxi.
DR.. +. G.. Swedenburg gave each girl
a box of candy, and S. F. Kelly sent
up two dozen lovely carnations from
the greenhouse. Mrs. Sugg, milli-
ner, gave each operator corsage
boquet which will not wither. There
were oranges and other good things
too numerous to mention.
Bert Hinthorne appeared at Just
the right time and took a flashlight
Of the tree. presents and
pretty girls. Ashland is the only
place in southern Oregon where the
Christmas spirit in the telephone EN-
ployes blossomed out into COM
pany tree and appropriate festivities,
but already others are planning to
follow their example.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-01-04
Most Work Donated

The managers Of the fair are re-
luctant to make public the fact that
the project shows a small financial
profit, due to the fact that prac-
t'cally all the work in connection
with the enterprise cost the organi-
zation nothing, fearing that some
will jump to the conclusion that the
management should have paid sal
aries to all helpers, or that larger
premiums should have been paid. A
much larger livestock display would
have put the association In debt,
since the total premium offerings
amounted to 1880, which is $3.50
more than the amount actually paid
-$620.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-01-04
OREGON TEAM BEATS
ELEVEN COACHED BY
FORMER LOCAL MAN
(From Wednesdays Daily

The University of Oregon football
teams AZ to 0 victory over the Uni
yersity Of Hawaii eleven at Honolulu
Monday was Of especial interest to
local sport lovers by reason of the
fact that the Hawaii team was
coached this year by Otto proc"
Klum, former local high school
and captained by Robert Spencer,
who starred on Ashland high ath-
letlc teams in 1914 and 1915.
Klum grew to young manhood In
Ashland and established an enviable
record first as a player on local
athletic teams and later as coach Of
Ashland and then Medford teams.
This is his first year as coach of the
Islanders, but, according to press re-
ports, he moulded one OF the strong
est machines Island sportsmen have
ever seen and II Is probable he VIII
be proffered the membership again
next year.
Spencer IL Star Player
Spencer, as quarterback of lhe
ukelele players, has proven a tower
Of strength to the eleven and the
star OF every conflict. He played on
the University of Hawaii team last
year.
Athletic officials of the island uni
versity are making a strong bid for
football hOnOrs with teams from the
mainland. and last year brought the
university OF Nevada eleven across
the Pacific for Christmas day
game. The Nevadans, although they
were not rated high in Pacific coast
intercollegiate circles, had no trou-
BILE In declsiyely trOuncing the Ha-
walians.
The University of Oregon squad
left Eugene December II for the Is
lands, and will remain there to play
navy eleven from Pearl Harbor
January 4, The Oregon eleven got
away to poor start this year but
each game showed the players I'm
proving, until. at the end OF the sea-
son, they were acclaimed one of the
strongest .elevens on the coast this
year. The eleven was composed al
most entirely OF new men who win
return next fall so that grldlron
prospects for the university loom
brightly.
Bczdek to Stay East
An effort was made to secure the
return Of Hugo Bezdek as coach of
the Oregon team when that famous
athletic director visited the West
early this month with his Penn
State team to play the University OF
Washington. Despite tempting IT,
nancial offer, Bezdek later decided
to remain in the East, and tine uni
versty again hired "Shy" Hunting
ton, coach for the past three sea-
sons, to mould the team next season.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-01-04

Pure home life is the most pre-
elous asset this nation has.
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The Missouri herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1922-1990, 1922-08-25
TO BUILD GRAVEL ROAD.
Part of Cairo-Poplar Bluff Highway
Across Scott County Was Awarded
Monday.

Contract for the building of that
part OF the Cairo-Poplar Bluff high
way from the end of the concrete
road west of Bertrand to the New
Madrid county line near Morehouse
through Sikeston, was awarded to
Norman Davis of Sikeston Monday
Mr.. Davis was the only bidder for
the work, his bid being SS3,007,91
while the engineers estimate was
SS3,4S716.
The contract is known as Federal
Aid Project No 5, and the surfacins
is to be of gravel, is feet wide.
This contract, when completed
will finish all of that portion of the
Cairo-Poplar Bluff highway from the
terminus at Birds Point to the Stod.
da-d cC,!H.y line, including, as il
docs, that portion of the road in Mis-.
s:ssippi county which is in the sDe
cial road district.-Charleston En-.
terprise Courier.
The Missouri herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1922-1990, 1922-08-25

not through on this subject by 8
long shot. However, the fellow re
ferred to had, for some time, beer
showing growing symptoms OF his
disgust with our course, and since
we were equally diagvsted with him,
the severance is mutual and porteI
tial of more happy state for .all
concerned. There are plenty of peo-
pie in Pemiscot county who believe
in white supremacy to support and
sustain us in our fight for what we
believe to be right and the best In
terest OF ell concerned There il
much more to be said on the negro
issue and it is 4 duty we owe the
white people OF Pemiscot county tc
say it, Not yet have we stunned
3ur duty, and for every subscriber
we lose we expect to gain two in his
place. We have lived too long aMoaa
the people of this community to mis-
take their temper.
The Missouri herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1922-1990, 1922-08-25
x

The farmer who has to go ten
miles for trace chain finds it an
expensive purchase. If the town
man had to go to the nearest city
for a pencil, or his wife had to jour
ney hence for spool of thread, both
would be peevcd beyond endurance
1t pays to spend your MONEY with
our local dealers. for the more tnaJ
sell ne greater thc v1rie," Il stock
they can a ford 10 carr for your con-
yEnience.
The Missouri herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1922-1990, 1922-08-25

perately, and that they must be
clean in all of their dealings with
their fellows.)
8. They must be an educated
people. (To be educated, we mean
people who read not only the news
papers and magazines, but some
good books.)
4. They must have quick and
easy transportation, which in turn
means that they must have good
roads.
These are some of the essentials
for a good community and any OF
our organized communities will dc
we'll to try to carry out some OF
these principals.
The Missouri herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1922-1990, 1922-08-25

Once an editor was severely criti
prin ing the plain truth in his paper
Stung to the quick, he announced
that on given date he would omit
from his columns every class of news
20 which any objections was made by
any person. When his paper was is.
sued on that date every page was
blank. To what class OF news Dc
You object?