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TAOE RIXTKEJT Monday, March 5, 191 J,,. Ashland High School Notes (By Lelth Abbott.) ' Basket en Iractlce. The boys' basketball team have put In several days of the hardest kind of practice during the past week, and as a result they are developing into a much better team. If the Med ford Sun reporter, who recently sent In .several false articles about the "un sportsmanlike Ashlanders" backing out in the annual Medford-Ashland series, could see the locals in one of their practices, he would immediately change his ideas about the poor spirit of the red and white team. Despite the fact that Mcdford has men who will outweigh the locals two to one, to say nothing of their superior size in every way, which so aids them in their rough style of play, the local quintet liavo entered Into a week of practice with a Rrlm determination to at least tie up the series if not wjn It. The fact thrt Ashland high has never been defeated by Medford high since basketball has been played in southern Oregon, says a good deal for the ever present fight and super iority which Ashland teams display against Medford. The Methodist church quintet of fered practice for the locals in a hard evening's practice Thursday evening, and several games are being planned with the militia team. The first game of the Ashland Medford scries will be played in Ash land this year on Thursday of this week. It will be speed, and spectacu lar shooting on the part of Harrell, which promlso to be the locals' long uit, and they have- developed into a much faster, better passing bunch of sphere heavers than they were at the . time they took the Klamath Falls hoop hitters Into camp last month. They are also practicing on versatile bits of team work which will surprise the Medfordites when feet are stuck Mut with the intention to trip, and arms punch something besides the ball. Both teams are reported as be ing anxious to bring the season to a close, so that active work in track can be started. Phew! Shades of a gum-chewer's future life wero presented to the students Tuesday when the rooms and halls of the hlch school became Infested with an odor which resembled llmburger cheese, codfish and sour gasoline all mixed Into one. Several of the stu dents thought that the domestic sci ence department was making cake and that some of tho eggs which they had opened had not been taken dl Tectly from the nest. However, after investigation It was found that the chemistry class wanted tho rest of the school to know they were still in existence, so a few tons of sulphur was wafted upon the breeze whllo ( they experimented with other chemi ' j cals. y Sophomores Win. In a heated preliminary game be fore tho Milltia-Rpscburg game at the armory last week the sophomore bas ketball team defeated the fast Meth odist team which recently defeated the second team of the local high school. The final score was 26 to 16. The sophomores have a strong group of basket tossers together, and with several men in that class who belong to the first and second teams of the school, they have a quintet which could defeat any other of the classes with the exception of the seniors, who have the majority of the first team In their ranks. Tho sophs intend to play the freshman team as part of the freshman-sophomoro reception Friday evening, and several inter-class games re scheduled after the Medford .games are through with. The line-up .for the preliminary was: Methodist Sophomores Gtegg forward Gill Beaver forward Bryant Barrett center Bentley Anderson guard Wlniie Clary guard Young May Have Baseball. Although track Is to be the recog nized sport for southern Oregon high schools and practically every school in the state this spring, several base ball enthusiasts arc working hard for a baseball team, and it is possible that Ashland high will be represent ed by both a track and a baseball team in the coming months. An all southern Oregon meet Is being planned for early In April. Coach Muggins of Klamath Falls is one of the best known distance men on the coast and will put out Klamath Falls' - Initial track team this spring. Med ford, Grants Pass, Crescent City, Roeeburg and the minor schools of the southern part of the state will he present. Tho meet will either be held in Medford or Ashland. The point winners will be awarded real medals, and tho point winners sent to the state meet In Eugene in May. There are several radical baseball fans In school, however, who are planning on a team who will be backed financially by local business men, although it will be a high school team and play with teams of high school class. The High School Athletic Association has a complete equipment of. high-priced baseball suits, but tho ever-growing cost of thjs other regalia connected with the sport has caused it to fall into disuse by the executive committee. John nie Finneian, Cleo Kirk, Fred Payne and several others would form a good nucleus around which to build a fast bunch of horsehlde chasers. Kenneth" Lilly, a member of the class of 1915, who Is attending Stan- ford University, Ib one of the men who are planning to accompany the Stanford University baseball team on their tour of tho United States, on: the assembly guests. In introducing which they start next May. Kenneth I the subject Mr. Collins remarked that was a member of every branch of jTlioman and southern Oregon are bet sport while in high school and wasjtor and more favorably known In the well known in all branches of stu dent activity. His basoliall record has dated back to the days when the East and West Side schools played baseball for tho city championship on tho old baseball grounds near the Southern Pacific roundhouse. He I was also a member of tho fast little S. J. C. Club team which played Sis-. son at that city some eight years ago, and was the star member of the championship Weed team last sum mer. He is a sophomore in the law course of the university and was fa vorably spoken of In baseball circles there Inst year, when he played right field for the varsity. "Kllly's" favor ite position is shortstop. . Dramatics Stir. Preparation has started on the se lection of the senior play which is to be given this year. This year's senior class has several of the school's best impersonators in their midst, so that this year's play is bound to be worth while. The junior class is also planning on a vaudeville show in the near future for the pur pose of raising funds for the senior junior reception. Murmurs. Myra Gunter, a graduate of last year's senior class, who has been teaching school near Eagle Point but who Is at present visiting her parents on account of the deep snow In her district, visited school Friday. Mary Weisenburger was also out to her old haunts for a short visit, Friday. She Is a graduate of tho class of '16 also. Instructor Hallowell gave the ad vanced typewriting class a test for speed Thursday. Several of the high school students are writing essays for the purpose of ending into the state contest, on the effects of narcotics on the body, etc. Emerson Eastorling and V. Hugo Dalo have two especially well-written compositions. Practically all the basketball team saw one of tho Mcdford-Rdseburg basketball games at Medford last week. J.K.Choate Jr. New Elks Exalted Ruler J. K. Choato Jr. was elected exalt ed ruler of the Ashland lodge, No. 944, B. P. O. Elks last Saturday night. The other officers elected were: E. R. Greive, esteemed knight; Otto Klum, esteemed loyal knight; E. Cliff Payne, csteemod lecturing knight; Dan Applegate, trustoe; New ell Wright, tyler; Ed J. Thornton,, secrotary; P. Provost, treasurer, and George Owen, representative to tho grand lodge. Installation will take place on the 7th of April. The Elks are planning on a big an niversary blowout. The anniversary ball will take place tho evening of Friday, March 17, and on March 18 a big delegation from northern Cali fornia will .come up for the club's an niversary event, which promises to be the best yet. A number will be initiated at this time. Roundup Men Will Meet Tonight The stockholders of the Rogue River Roundup Association will meet tonight at tho Hotel Austin. The as sociation is getting preliminary plans well lined up r.nd at this stage of tho game a large attendance of the stock holders Is necessary.' Car of New Fords Being Distributed A carload of new Ford cars ar rived for the local agency today and are being delivered to waiting cus tomers. Messrs. M. M. Tuckor, Oscar Lowe, Purvis, Hcdgpeth and H. S. Glelm are among tho customers who will receive cars from this load. Mr. Hall states that he has over twenty customers lined up to whom cars will be delivered this spring. Show Appreciation For Work of Trio As a mark of appreciation for the yeoman's service done for Jackson county by Representatives Thomas, Sheldon and Gore, at tho recent leg islative session, residents from all over the county gathered at an ap !pleclation banquet at the Medford Hotel in Medford Saturday evening. TlionmH for Congressman. The big event of the evening was the announcement by George T. Col lins that C. M. Thomas "is going to be the next congressman from the first congressional district" and the endorsement of tho Thomas boom by minds of the people of Oregon than at any time during the history of tho state. The candldrcy of Thomas Is to be fostered,'' according to plans laid at the banquet, through a series of Thomn3 clubs, the parent club to be organized in Medford and branch clubs throughout southern Oregon and tho state at largo, which Mr. Col lins declared will bo only too glad to consldor the candidacy of and. to sup port the candidacy of "Fighting Charlie" Thomas. A committco was appointed by Gus Newbury, who presided at the ban quent, to organize the Medford and outside clubs, tho committee to be headed by Mr. Collins. C. M. Thomas in reply to the pre senting of his name for congress stat ed that he will enter the race only under certain conditions. "Now is the propertlme. if any," stated Mr. Thomas, "for a man from this section to be sent to congress. Southern Oregon needs a representa tive at Washington familiar with tho two groat questions which here con front us, namely, that of Crater Lake and the rate question. We all know that wo need a freight rate which will enable our business houses to successfully compete with those of northern Oregon and California. "The condition upon which I will enter the race is this: Southern Ore gon must absolutely unlto upon one man, whether it be myself or some one else. I believe the time is ripe for such a race and that a candidate if given undivided support has an ex cellent chance of winning. t . "To win this fight each and every man of you must get in the fight and stay in it to the flhlnh. It is to your interest to do so. If you will do so it means nothing but success.' Under this condition I will be glad to put myself forward as a candidate at the coming election." The mem net s of the Medford Com mercial Club and Jackson County Business Men's Association unani mously endorsed tho candidacy of Mr. Thomas. ...... (owl Roads Discussed. . (,;,-.. Good roads wore discussed from many angles, legislative, clubs, appro priations and tourist traffic. W. H. Goro, who worked earnestly for the Interests of Jackson county, explained the work which was gone through to preserve the interests of the county In the $6,000,000 road bond bill in the recent legislature. "Jackson county," he stated, "can not be neglected In the apportion ment of money under this bill unless tho road commission deliberately elects to ignore her. Tho highways, Pacific and Crater Lake, are specific ally named in the measure for hard surfacing at the earliest possible date." Crater Lake HJfjrway. Will G. Steel stated that there la in the treasury of Jackson county $30,000 available for construction work on the Crater Lake Highway. If the county will add $20,000 to this amount, the state will add a sum equal to both amounts, and this the United States government will match, making a total of $200,000 available for highway work this next summer. A committee was appointed to wait dpon tho county court next Wednes day and urge the appropriation of the necessary $20,000. J. W. Morris spoke upon the Ore gon State Motor Association and as sured support to Jackson county, pre dicting that within five years motor traffic will be open even over the Sisklyous, tho'e by the aid of snow plows, 365 days out of tho year. J. A. Westerlund, president of the Trl State Good Roads Association, an nounced that a convention of the as sociation will be held in Medford in May. Other speakers on the program wore: Ben- Sheldon, C. E.- Gates, George Putnam, D. M. Lowe, H. L. Walther, Bert R. Greer, R. L. Ewing, F J. Newman and J. W. Morris. V. O. N. Smith will tell of the nrorreiis made In regard to securing L dry-fresh pbnt, aUhe Commercial Club mooting tonight. 1 Heard and Overheard u ttttttttmmtmuiuiuuuuuimn:uiim ' (By Lynn D. Mowat.) Hurry, Girls. Say, friends, do you realize that there are only ten days of golden op portunity remaining in which to win .a year's subscription to the Tidings I free? Yep, that's right. Better get busy, for this contest is sure coming to a close on March 15, and any lim - erlck received after the night 6f the j 15th will stand Just as much chance "state" in one of his or her (which- ,as. Joe Alnutt would In a game of,ever x- Y- ,8 rhymes, and mad? a! pool wtlh Bobby VanBuskirk, which, for the benefit of those who are not acquainted ,wlth the style of game j played by these worthies, we would remark is very small. So scratch off that lilting lmlfi gem that you have housed under your brain cover and shoot It in by the next mall. The boss eave us special permission to fill three or four col - umns with limericks, if necessary, and we hope it will be. We can use them all. The only conditions are as follows: Don't use our name In vain; be careful what you write about E. R. Grieve he has a quick temper: limit yourself to one or two verses if you are able; sign your inltiali only; do not use perfumed station ery (we are liable to throw It in tho wastebasket when we find a llmenctf that smells bad); and last but no', least, don't make "love': rhyme wiili "prove," because it doesn't, can't and won't. We Have With Us Today. Readers and gentlemen. It gives its untold gratification to offer for your edification the following from Mi pen of G. A. S. Are you ready, pro fessor? Let 'er buck. A silly ypung fellow named Drew Said, "What on earth shall I dew? The girl has consented, The cottage I've rented But papa, his allowance withdrew. ' O. A. S. A man, whom we will call Glug, Was stung by the limerick bug. It affected his brain Till he went "insaln," And now he is safe in the jug. G. A. S. There was an old lady named Brew ster ' Who owned a fat Wyandotte rooster. She cut off his head And when he was dead Said, "Now ho. doesn't crow as he useter." G. A. S. Mrs. R. of Talent ! a real Ash land booster and submits the follow ing: Some people there were from Monte rey " Who came to Ashland for only a dav, But becoming so entranced With its beauty and romance. Declared they'd stay for ever and aye- Mrs. R. "X. Y., whoso efforts appearea in a recent Issue, writes us to call our attention to a grievous mistake we committed 'in inserting the wortl Another Good SttfescgiptionBaggaiii Until Match 3 st Only The Ashland Tidings, regular price The Youths Companion, regular price . McCairs Magazine, regular price One McCairs Pattern, price Regular price lor all . . And the Companion Home Calendar for 1917, FREE Our price until March 5U, $2 Ch only . v Saving to you on f he deal $1.30 mmm8mumuuiiiiin"' J. P. Dodge & Sons Undertakers "tttntiinttttttTTt ff , mum ii i state Issue out of a national prohlul. tlon movement. We apologize to a'l the wet states and assure them we dI(1 not mean to sll8ht 'em. X. Y takes the sting out of the criticism , hy tolling us not to worry, and arises i t0 0,lr defen8 wlth the followln :come,,uck in answer to B- V' Dl !Much ol,"Kcd' X- Y' We wl8n ourl '101' l"OU8"' "Kew'8U- I i . 1M....I tlT !!.. gel a raise. Finale. It's plain that B. V. D. ' Pure wit can't possibly see, Not to know that our Lynn Like Herbert Kaufman can spin Humorous squibs- in superlative key. X. Y. E. M. sends us some Cursery Bin- j gles which, although they are no'jFOR RENT Furnished rooms. In. limericks, wo will pass on to you. Cursery Mingles. Mary had a little lamb, A little and no more, And that's tho very reason why She dwells upon the golden shore. Sjlng a scng of expense And evi-r empty jeans. We've had to cut the movies out And live on pork and beans. Little Tom Thumb was only a bum, Yet ho was keyed up to a very high , pitch. ' The snow was so damp it gave him a cramp, And nowhere to sleep but the ditch. He arose none too spry and said with a cry, "This town is certainly anything but dry. E. M. We Can't Resist. Although rhymes take up most of our space this week, we just must tell the interested public that Andy McGee has shaved oft his mustache, that bristly growth hurting his lip when he plays the trombone. How ard Barrett says ho guesses he will have to get a horn in order to have an excuse for getting rid of his. He says he thinks he will get a bass horn as it will hurt much worse than a trombone. It would take a pipe organ to hurt Dijlo Gill's. Also that Chi Pierson says we have crabbed his wood deal for him, all the woodsaw men insisting on get ting two-thirds of the wood for saw ing it. Somebody calleid us up the phone the other day and asked, "Where was MHiiiiiiiiiiin'mTTrmtmii""1"""" Lady Assistant Deputy County Coroner Slate Licensed Embalmer Moses when the light went out?" We naturally answered, "In the dark." ! And whoever it was, hung up after saying, "So are you." And we have been ever since. Drain Local woman markets big- gost flock of turkeys in state, hundred birds not her $1,100. Four Oregon's entire bank deposits total $164,590,980, of which Portland has 48.3 por cent. Classified Advertisements TOO T,ATK TO CLASSIFY. FOR SALE Bargains, Ford touring , car and Saxon runabout, at Ash land Garage. Phone 180. 82-2t quire 131 East main or phone even ings, 342-J. 82-tf FOR SALE, CHEAP Milch goats: second hand bicycles; second hand Ford tires; second hand doubl harness; 1 horse; Black Minorca eggs for setting; 2 fine Minorca roosters for breeding; 1 60-gallon, steel tank; 2 sewing machines. Must be sold at once. Eastern Supply Co. 82-tf FOR RENT 9 -acre ranch on Pa cific Highway, with 6-room house and outbuildings, 3 miles north of Ashland. T. H. Rasey, R. R. No. 1, Talent, Ore. 82-3t j FOR SALE Almost new furnltur of 5 rooms, new Mandt wagon, plows, cultivator, harrow, light harness. Mile south of Talent, on Pacific Highway. T. H. Rasey. 82-3f FOR SALE -Fine 2-year-old colt. R. W. Bostwick, Box 92, Talent. Ad joining Rapp's farm. 82-2t WANTED Plymouth Rock or Rhode Island Red chickens at Hotel Aus tin. . 82-tf NOTICE TO CREDITORS In th County Court of the State of Ore fon for tho County of Jackson. In the matter of the estate of George Van Tassel, deceased.- Notice is .hereby given that that . undersigned has been duly appoint ed by the County Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Jack son, and has qualified as adminis trator of tho estate of George Van Tassel, deceased. All parties hav ing claims against said estate ar hereby notified to present tha same, duly verified and with prop er vouchers, to the undersigned at Ashland, Oregon, or at the Billings office, 41 East Main street, Ash land, Oregon, within six months from the date of the first publica tion of this notice, which is March; 5, 1917. H. C. GALEY, Administrator of . the Estate of George Van Tnsscl, Deceased. 82-5t-Mon. $2.00 2.00 .75 .15 .' .