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Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-05-10
FREAK SNOW
STORM VISITS
THE VALLEY

This morning, when the residents
of this valley looked out of their
windows, their eyes were greeted
with the unusual spectacle of the
whole countryside enveloped in a
blanket of snow, varying from two
and a half inches in the vicinity of
Ashland to four inches around Eu-
gene. In this immediate section it
is not believed that any great dam
age has been done. The snow began
in a furry yesterday afternoon, big
soft flakes falling. which melted al
most as soon as they struck the
ground. After sundown the fall was
heavier. continuing throughout the
night, but was not accompanied ay
any great amount Of frost. By 2
O'Clock this afternoon, the snow was
almost memory. Old Sol stretched
out his arm OF sunshine shortly ar
ter IL, and in an hour had swert
away all vestige of the storm, except
in the surrounding hills. To the
north of us. however, in the Rogue
River valley, they have not Jared so
well, and reports of damaged crops
from heavy frosts are coming in
hourly.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-05-10
ALL-DAY MISSIONARY
MEETING AT CHURCH

The ladies OF the Christian
church held an all-day missionary
meeting last Friday at the church.
After a splendid program in The
forenoon, a dainty luncheon was
served at u.
Mrs. James Putnam, OF Holly
street had charge of the table deco
rations, and the color scheme OF
pink and white was carried out
beautifully. The local women who
were on the program for the after
noon were Mrs. Catherine Morri-
son, Mrs. Will Hedrick, Mrs. Laura
Rowley, Mrs. D. N. Davis, Miss May
Benedict, Mrs. Ruby Harvey. Mrs.
w. L. Headley and Mrs. Josephine
Champie.
Following short talks and papers
by these ladies, Mrs. Kendall. from
McMinnville, conducted the round
table, receiving numerous answers
to the problem, How to make a
meeting most interest
ing" Following the round table dis
cussion, Mrs. Kendall delivered an
excellent talk on the subject, "The
needs of the home lane
Mrs. Kendall is missionary
mother" with beautiful white hair
and has sweet face and attractive
delivery. She does a big work
among missionary women as she
travels from place to place. She left
here Saturday morning for klamath
Falls.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-05-10
Annual Assembly
of Chaufauqna
\ May ~ TO 29

The thirtieth annual assembly, OF
the Southern Oregon Chautauqua
association will be held in Ashland
May "a to 20 inclusive in the Chau-
tauQua auditorium. The program
this year will be supplied by the FL
n-White bureau, and this asso-
citation has a program that Is we'll
spoken OF by all who are interested
in matters Of this kind. Ellison
White have acquired considerable
experience in this line and have fin
ally found the popular medium Of
clean entertainment and instruction
that will appeal to the patrons.
The expense Of the program was
guaranteed by lot citizens Of Ash
land, who signed the contract neces-
sary to produce this program on the
dates named. The guarantors have
held two meetings for the purpose
OF organizing and advertising and
promoting a general acquaintance OF
the public with this entertaining
and instructive six days course. The
literature will begin going forth this
week, and a campaign for the sale
OF season tickets has been organized
and will be put into operation at
once.
The building committee OF the
Chautauqua association are also ao-
tive with plans that will improve the
acoustic arrangements in the GEN.
ter OF the assembly hall and an
nouncements along this line will
soon be in readiness.
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DAIRY MEETINGS TO BE
HELD LAST OF THIS WEEK

Dairy meetings will be held Fri
day and Saturday afternoons of this
week at the dairy farms Of R. e.
Robinson of Ashland and I. A. Mer-
riman near Medford. Both meet
ings will be in the afternoon at 2
o'clock. All interested In dairying
should remember these dates.
Professor Fitz, from the o. A. c.,
will be the speaker of the day. The
topics for discussion for these meat
ings will be, Breeding and calf
raising" and Seasonal feeding"
Dairy work as well as other top
les Of interest to farmers wiI be
shown at community meetings In
free films this week. Tonight one
OF these meetings will be he'd at
Applegate, Wednesday at Browns
boro. Thursday at Wimar, aud FRI
day at Ruch. All OF these meetings
will be held in the evening at about
8 o'clock.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-05-10
By MARGARET E. DILL

The annual meeting of the South
ern Oregon Federation Of Women's
clubs was held in Grants Pass on
Saturday, attended by over 200
members. Mrs. Hair, Of Grants Pass
gave the address of welcome. Miss
Grace Chamberlain responded, stat
Ing that "our watchword is service. 4"
And the reports from all clubs con-
clusively showed that the keynote Of
the federation is truly service, and
that conservation, preservation and
education Of the coming generation
is the most vital element In the
southern Oregon woman's life pro-
gram.
Mrs. Bacon, Josephine county
school superintendent, gave an ex-
cellent explanation Of Freud's meth
cd of psycho.analysis Miss Falldine.
Jackson county health nurse, de.
tailed the work she is accomplish
ing
The Grants Pass ladies served a
delicious luncheon.
Mrs. Ida B. Callahan, state presi-
dent, brought message OF inspira-
tion for effort by telling of past ac-
mplishments. She said in part:
united effort cannot fail, with
two million women in .49, 900 clubs.
I am startled at the illiteracy in
our own state Of Oregon and am de-
termined to hunt out one illiterate
and teach that one that may feel
| have done my bit. At Chautau-
qua this summer | shall speak of
the working power Of women, their
power to build Libraries, to build
health in the schools. Service is
our keynote. Every link in the fed
Grafton chain counts. Every time q
county is made stronger our state
is made stronger. We, In Corvallis.
and our county, seem to thrive on
getting in debt. We do everything
that is honorable to make money.
believe 1t pays to get in debt be-
cause then everybody gets interest
ed and works to get out.
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world has come to know that the
whole child goes TO school"
Miss Fuller, who teaches In the
Sans Valley schools, gave most
interesting account Of the wonder
full educational value OF the county
library to that section.
o. s. Blanchard president of the
Grants Pass chamber of commerce,
gave talk on the Isolation OF
Southern Oregon" An excellent pro-
gram was presented in the evening
by local talent.
Roscoe Arbuckle came In for much
attention, and a night letter was
sent to Mr.. viii Hays commencing
his stand on the Arbuckle films and
urging that he suppress them. Also
the federation declared itself as de-
termined to use united Influence to
keep the Arbuckle films out OF the
state.
The following officers were elect
ed: President, Mrs. Jay Terrill, Tai
ent; first vice-president, Mrs. Cor
don MacCracken, Ashland; second
vice-president, Mrs. Anna Clark,
Rogue River; recording secretary,
Mrs. G. r. Satchell, Medford; treas
urer, Mrs. p. B. Whitney, Grants
Pass; district organizer. Mrs. Ger
trude Mason, Grants Pass.
The following resolutions were
adopted; Unanimous disapproval of
Arbuckle films. Commentator Of
viii Hays stand Disapproval Of
street fairs because OF the trail Of
disease and immoral influence that
follows. A united effort to get city
councils to refuse them entrance in
to our towns.
The first Saturday in May was
set as the annual meeting date.
The following members attended
from Ashland: Mesdames Wiltshire,
Hammond, Gordon MacCracken,
Fuller, Lamkin, Perozzi, Denton,
Borah, Dill and Misses Palmer and
Chamberlain. --
The meeting next year will be
held in Talent.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-05-10
LARGE CLASS TO
GRADUATE FROM
LOCAL HI SCHOOL

1t is the opinion of some people
that Ashland is not growing these
days, hut look through the schools
would convince the most obstinate
doubter that the city is growing by
leaps and bounds.
The high school is growing equal
ly as fast as the grade schools, the
assembly room now being almost
full to capacity. The largest grad
uating class from the high school
previous to this year was SO in the
spring of 1920. This year will see
an increase OF nearly one-third over
that year, there being a total of "A
graduates on the roster as ii is now
made up, though it may De short OF
this number at graduation time as
some OF the students must make ur
few points before the end of the
semester In order to complete the
course.
Following is a complete list OF
the graduates;
Velta Ackley, Delpha Allen, Allen
Autrey, Fay Beebe, Everett Bell, AL
Ian Brewer, Thelma Bond, Ethel
Bryan, Katie Buchanan, Lee Bussey,
Werner Carson, Esther Church,
Claudine Cox, Paul Culbertson. Mil
dred Gully, Lucy Davis, Herbert
DOran, Marjorie Edison, Mamie Ev-
ans, Ruth Fifield, Raymond Finner-
an, Dorothy Frulan, Veda Griffith
Albert Guthrie, Glenn Hale, Frieda
Hanson, Helen Harrell, Thelma
Heer, Leslie Heer, Harry Hill, Pearl
Hodkinson. Florence Hoover, Maur-
itz Jalo, Alta Jarvis, Otis Johnson,
Beth Johnson. Joyce Johnson. Mar
garet Johnson, Frederic Koehler,
Margaret Mccoy, Marjorie McEl-
vaney, Harland McWilliams, Delbert
Marguerite Moore Harry
Morris, Russell 0verrocker, Marjorie
Payne, Lucille Perozzi, Cassius Per-
rinne, Leonard Petit, Lolita Pier
son, Pauline Plummer, Alta Powell,
Ethel Powell Flora Putnam, Viola
Quinn, LOurdes Raine, Elton Ram
sey, Edith Robinson, Harriet Ruger
Irma Sanford, Harriet Sayles, Ethel
Smith, Earl Snyder Ross Taylor,
Caroline Tilton, Mable Trott. Erla
Turner, Lester Weisenberger, Web
,ter Wertz, Francis Winters, Har-
riet Wolcott, Harvey Woods, Dale
Young.
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DRESSES AND WHISPERS VIE
FOR DAYS OF 40 PRIZES

SACRAMENTO. Calf. May o.
Two OF the most unique contests
ever scheduled will terminate dur
ing the Days OF 40 celebration In
Sacramento. May 1928. One will
be a fashion event. with prizes to be
awarded to the women who appear
In the most Characteristic Days OF
40 gowns. The other--a whisker-
growing contest. On March II,
scores Of Sacramento men. starting
with a smooth face. entered a race
to see who could grow the most
whiskers by May %. Both events
will be judged in public,
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NEWLYWEDS ARE ROPED
AND LED TO NEW HOME

BEND, Or, May 9.-Rev. ]. Ed.
gar Purdy, pastor Of the Methodist
church. tied hard tight knot when
he united L. V. Ough and Miss Fan
ME Moore in marriage at the par
sonags Saturday night, but their
friends supplemented the bonds of
matrimony by tying them together
with a long rope and they were led
through the streets Of the business
section for a half hour before the
party, under the leadership Ken
meth Helm, Howard Sellars, AL Lat
tin and Harvey Dunn, finally escort
ed them to their new home.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-05-10
CELEBRATES ARRIVAL OF
HIS TWELFTH YOUNGsTER

WEED, Calf, May 9.-When a
son arrived at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Belcastro, Monday night
the father was so elated that he
rushed on the front porch and fired
several shots from a revolver.
The watchman In the vicinity
thought some one was firing at him
and began firing in the air. Consid.
erable excitement was caused in the
neighborhood until the true cause OF
the fusillade was learned.
Although Belcastro is only 35
years old, and his wife some years
Six are boys and six girls.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-05-10
MRS. SAMUEL GAVIN
DIES At HER HOME
ON IOWA STREET

Mrs. Samuel Gavin, of 726 Iowa
street, died at her home this morn
ing at o'clock, aged SO years, 3
months and Is days.
Mrs. Gavin was born January "a,
1859, in the state of Arkansas. where
she spent share Of her childhood.
She moved here, with her husband,
about IA years ago, since which
time she has made a host OF friends
who will miss her kindly face.
The funeral will be held Wednes-
day afternoon at o'clock at Noun
tain View cemetery, where burial
will take place in charge Of ]. P.
Dodge and Sons, funeral directors.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-05-10
STRAWBERRIES AND OTHER
FRUIT DAMAGED BY STORM

PORTLAND, May 9.-Heavy dam
age to fruit crops is feared in sec
tions of Oregon. Washington and
Idaho as a result of frosts last night.
Baker, Or, reported temperature
of % degrees. The lowest May tenn
peratures ever recorded are gener-
ally reported throughout the state,
and continuance of the cold wea-
ther is predicted.
The strawberry crop on Vancou-
yer Island Is ruined by the heavy
frost, which also damaged other
fruits and vegetables.
The snow, which started last
night. is still falling in Bend and
vicinity.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-05-10
HEROIC FATHER
SAVES FOUR AND.
LOSES OWN LIFE
AUGUST BORKE PERISHES IN
FLAMES AFTER RESCUING
FIVE OF FAMILY
Dropped His Wife and -Four Children
Into Lfe-Saving Net from Upper
Windows OF Burning Home, Then
Falls Back into Furnace.

MARENGO, ILL.,, May 9.-Five
members of family of nine were
burned to death here when fire de.
stroyed the home of August Borke
Bodke lost his life in aiding the
members Of his family, four Of whom
he saved. He had dropped his wife
and infant son out OF first floor
window, and wrapping his nine-year
old son in a blanket, he dropped him
from the second floor window. But
he was unable to rescue the foul
other children or himself, and they
dropped back into the seething fur
mace and perished.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-05-10
Convention of Federation of Women's Clubs
AT Grants Pass Well Attended
By Ashland Delegates

"Clubs are outgrowths OF sewing
circles, then literary societies, now
br0adened to civic service. There
Is only one thing have seen women
balk at, and that is jury duty. Let's
serve. ", been rather anxious to
serve. don't believe women are
slack In voting-that Is a duty; Sc
is jury service. Last year my goal
was 10000 state membership. We
have over that No, want 10000
We have started an endowment
fund Of $4,000, starting with $1,000
last year. think district meetings
ideal and would like to have six dis
tricts in the state
Mrs. Louise Perozzi ably explained
the citizenship bill for married
women.
Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar, chairman
OF child welfare, told of service to
children in the state. The law pro.
viding for care Of crippled children
which was made possible by the
united efforts Of the federation, is
giving relief to hundreds Of chill
dren. The law provides that any
one interested in a crippled child,
II that one can get consent OF the
parents, the child may be sent to
the hospital in Portland, where ev-
cry care will be given Il free OF
charge, II the parents are in pov.
erty. Mrs. Van SAINT, club woman
OF Portland, is said to contribute
more time than any woman in the
state for childhood, and she per-
sonally looks after the children who
are sent to this hospital. The moth
er's aid law, which has since become
the widows pension law, was first
drafted in 1911 and passed In 1918,
due to the united efforts of the Par
ent-Teachers association. The serv-
ice being rendered to mothers and
children over the state 10 marvellous
in its educational scope, Mrs. Dun
bar stated. She closed her address
with this thought: What does 1t
profit the child II he learn the whole
curriculum and lose his health? The
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STRIKERS ARE
RETURNING TO|
WORK IN M|L[S|
BOX FACTORIES HAVE RESUMED
OPERATIONS on A NINE
HOUR BASIS
Report That Union Men Have Prac.
tically Given Up the Fight and
That Klamath Falls Factories
Will Start Operations Next Week.

DORRIS, Calf, May 8. - The
strike of box factory workers which
has paralyzed the lumber industry
here since March l, ended with the
resumption of operations today by
the Associated Lumber e. Box COM
pany and the Doris Lumber & Box
company plants. The factories re-
sumed on a nine-hour day basis.
The end of the strike was unani-
mously voted Saturday evening by
the strikers, following a meeting at
tended by citizens, operators and
strikers.
About forty men are working to-
day, but it is believed the plants
soon will be operating at capacity
when the former employees who left
this region when the strike was call
ed, return. A report is current he
that an attempt Will be made this
week to operate the plants at Klam-
ath Falls.
The ending of the strike is taken
to mean that the local strikers, who
became members of the Internatlon-
al Timberworkers' union at the out
set of the strike, have given up the
fight as a hopeless proposition, and
relinquIshed all connection with the
klamath Falls labor organization.
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HOSPITAL DAY TO BE
OBSERVED AT MEDFORD

The 102d anniversary of the birth
Of Florence Nightingale. Friday.
May IL, will be observed by the Sac
red Heart hospital at Medford, as
hospital day." The hospital will be
thrown open to the public for their
inspection on that date, between 2
and o'clock, and any and all ques-
tions in regard to the care and at
tention given patients will be gladly
explained.
There will also be a program dur
ing the afternoon with a talk by
Mayor Gates and music by the Med
ford band.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-05-10
TEDD|E PROVOST
DROPPED DEAD At
BREAKFAST TABLE

Theodore Provost, well-known
Ashland man, dropped dead this
morning at o'clock while eating
breakfast at Dunamdir, where he
has been employed for the last two
months.
He had written to a sister in Ash
land about two weeks ago, stating
that he had been very sick, but had
recovered and wass all right at that
time, and it seems no direct word as
to the state OF his health had come
to his relatives since that time. Ray
Minkler was in Dunsmuir Wednes.
day of his week and talked to Mr..
Provost at that time, and he seemed
in his usual health, and nothing was
said about feeling i'll,
Mr.. Provost was born in Montreal.
Canada, in October fof 1882, and
came to Ashland with his parents
about 20 years ago, and has lived
here since that time. He has been
in the employ of the Southern Pa.
cific for several years.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
Henry Provost, who is living at
Weed, Calf, has gone to Dunsmuir
and will bring the body to Ashland.
where II will be laid to rest In the
family lot In the Ashland cemetery.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed at time of going to
press and will be announced later.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-05-10
ANDERSON TOWN HALL
BURNED AT EARLY HOUR

ANDERSON, Calf. May 6.--In-
cendiarism is suspected here tsday
in the destruction by fire Of the
old I. o. o. F. building, Just off
the main street, used since the Odd
Fellows lodge here dissolved as a
town hall and gathering place for
community events.
The blaze, still smouldering today
started at a. M, the same hour as
the fire which destroyed the yard Of
the Anderson Lumber company, two
weeks ago, began. Authorities here
express the belief the same parties
may be responsible for both fires.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-05-10
BODY OF MISSING MAN
FOUND IN RIVER

REDDINd, Calf, May 9.-Fol.
lowing the discovery OF the body OF
a man in the Sacramento river at a
point near the Shasta county hospit-
al opposite the Michael Leonardini
ranch. It was regarded as pretty sure
the body was that OF John Bee, SON.
in-law OF Leonardini, who has been
missing for a week.
The body was discovered by Char
les Cerro, who had gone to the river
to obtain a drink OF water. o
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-05-10
FIRST SNOW IN SIXTY
YEARS ON THIS DATE

The snow flurries of today are the
first to have fallen in Ashland on
this date for so years, according to
Mrs. A. Fl. Russell, of North Main
street, who has lived here almost
continuously since she was married
on May 0. 1854. On her wedding
anniversary in 1862, Mrs. Russell
says. there was six inches of snow
fell all over the valley, and foot
in the mountains.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-05-10
WILL MAKE TRIP EAST
WITH IDEA OF LOCATING

H. T. Elmore of this city will
leave soon for Chicago. from which
place he will go to Maine. where he
will consider an exceptional busl-
ness opportunity in line with
which he was associated for many
years. Should he accept the propo-
sitlon. he would dispose of his shoe
business here and move his family
to the east.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-05-10
AGED COUPLE DIE
THREE DAYS APART

The deaths OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
Nichols came three days apart. The
wife, aged 70, passed away Wednes-
day evening. The husband, John
Nichols, was not able to attend her
funeral. He fingered three days
and passed away shortly after mid
night Saturday, at Redding.
The venerable couple lived at Dur
ham, Butte county, for over 80
years before coming to Redding
eight years ago.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-05-10
CONsCIENCH-sTRICKEN OVER
TWELvE.YEAR-OLD THEFT

SACRAMENTO, Calf. May g.
Bothered by his conscience for
12 years. Sacramento contractor
walked into the local division offices
Of the Southern Pacific company a
few days ago and gave the company
check for SIS in payment for tools
which he appropriated to his ovS
use while tearing down q building
on the company's lines In 1909.
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LESS WHEAT rs PLANTED
THIS YEAR THAN LAST

WASHINGTON, May s.-0n May
1, the area OF winter wheat to be
harvested was 6,446,OOO acres GAS
per cent? less'than the acreage that
was planted last year, the depart
ment Of agriculture has announced.
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WOMAN CANDIDATE FOR
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

REDDING. Calf, May s.--Mrs.
Flora !. Braynsrd. widow OF Charles
II. Braynard. has entered the field
as a candidate for justice OF the
peace In Redding township.
Mrs. Braynard has had consider
able legal training. Assemblymaa
A. y. Ross IL also q candidate.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-05-10
PHONE SERVICE AT EUGENE
INTERRUPTED BY SNOWFALL

EUGENE, May 9.-The Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph company's
long distance wires were out of CON-
mission for a while today due to four
inches Of snowfall in the mountains
between Cottage Grove and Yoncalla
last night. The snow weighted guy
wires so heavily that 1t caused poles
to break, allowing the lines to sag.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-05-10
WEDNESDAY CLUB WILL
MEET IN CHURCH PARLORS

The Wednesday afternoon club OF
the Presbyterian church will be en-
tertained this week in the church
parlors by Mesdames Ross. Moore
and Stevens. Miss Agnes Danford
will be present and will give her ex-
periences as a teacher in the govern
ment schools in Alaska. which will
be well worth while. All members
Of the club and women OF the con-
gregatlon are invited to attend.
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EVE HAS FIVE LAMBS

BEND, Or, May 9.-Five lambs
from one eve, something which
sheep men say is practically un-
known, was reported from the Cal
lahan brothers ranch at Powell
Butte. The phenomenon is creating
considerable interest among sheep
men.