Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, April 19, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text1Y4R- THE TIDINGS PREDICTION: Before December 31, 1918, Ashland will have a potation exceeding TWELVE THOUSAND. It will be brought about by proper and complete utilization of her best resource Mineral Waters ASHLANir- iiOiNGS Ashland Grows While UthTa Flows' City of Sunshine and flowers Ashland, Oregon, Llthla Spoil "Oregon's lmm iw VOL. XLI ASHLAND. OREGON THURSDAY, APRIL 19. 1917 NUWBh R 95 Sixty Enrolled In Honor Guard The Girls' National Honor Guard recruiting offices liavo closed. Begin ning with a membership of 16, the guard ended the whirlwind campaign with a membership roll of 09. Be cause of the present crisis, the state manager ordered all recruiting offices closed, so, that class activities might be begun, preparing the girls for ac tive service If necessary. It Is be lieved that the local membership roll would have reached 1 no if the work of the guard had been better under stood. Miss Moflfat, physical director of the schools, has accepted the o.'flce of local guard leader and will be special captain of 3rd corps work and actlne Instructor of the swimming class. Miss Moffat Is an all-round athlete and will be of great help to the girls. Dr. Hawley will be captain of Corps I, the first aid work. This is a very responsible position to fill, as first aid work is very important and valuable). First Rid class has proven the most popular class, as most of the girls have chosen this work. All girls under 18 are taking 2nd corps work. This will be a very In teresting study for the younger class, and their knowledge of social service nursing will prove to be very impor tant In the time of local or national disaster. Mrs. Hal McNalr will be captain of this corps. Those who have signed the pledges and are members of the National Honor Guard arc as follows: Ruth York, Bessie McMillan. Irene Er'ckson, Orphy Zeta Holmes, Evelyn Turner, Kato Fulgham, Norma Wil- Hams, Lena Provost, Nellie Roberts. Erla Turner, Edna Stcnnett, Mao Smith, Alice Eggers, ... Philomene Arant, Edith Anderson, Marie Holmes, Maxwell Fiddler, Cleo Mast, Bess York, Mrs. Elmer Ashcraft, Gor trude Moore, Ruth Whitney, Vera Moffat, Hortense Winter, Freda But torfield, Irene Johnson',. Lorena Mc Nalr, Margaret Anderson, Lora Wiley. Irene Brandes, Bessie Dunham, Nettie Mathews, Maud Hawley, Lillian Arant, Florence Allen, Elizabeth Nor- j The United States Civil Service Tls, Laura McCormlck, Florence j Commission is making an extraordi Erickson. Alice Hast, Nellie Penchey. ,nary effort to supply the needs of Minnie Beaver. Ocean Dc'hcrt, Made-j the navy department for ship drafts line Silver, Kntherine Silver, Minora men. Millions of dollars are avail Cornelius. Esther McErlane, Doris al'le for construction, but all ship Taverner, Mabel Moore, Bernlce budding work undertaken at govern- Mvers. Marian Summers. Atlilene Clymer, Irene Ringhelm, Margaret Powers, Trrna James, Dorothy Tinker, Bertha Smith. Emma Joorfetz, Helen Eske, Marjorie Griscz. High School Girls To Give Pageant 1 lie .May uay pageant given u.e competUor. Tnose who are f0nd to high school girls of Ashland promises j je quulified w.nl 1)0 ,fered emi,i0y. to be an attraction which will draw mpnt at mco Application Form thousands to Lithia park on Thurs-1S12 and , inforn,tion may be se day. May 17. The pageant is an an-ciire( from ,he rptary. Eleventh nual event and the girls have i.een working for months on the feature The pageant Is ent'tlod "Ceres and Proscerpine." It will be given at 8 p. m. on the 17th. This pageant is based upon a Greek myth. It will be presented by 12a high school girls. In tho opening scene, Ceres, the goddess of earth, and her daughter, Proscerpine, wander in a vale. Soon Ceres, bidding her daughter goodbye, leaves for the northern harvest fields. As a diversion, Proscerpine summons the wood nymphs and her favorite flowers to play and dance with her. Arrayed in their brightest hues: come flip daffodils, hyacinths and lilies. Troscerpine, while mingling among; these flowers, Is stolen by Pluto and : give in the high sclr&ol gymnasium taken to the underworld, where she is j tomorrow night. Miss Trevette spec entertained with drills and dances. I iallzes on humorous readings, and her Ceres, returning homo, discovers selections will be taken from the the loss' of Proscerpine and calls the 1 works of Ribiy, Fiolds and other mod wood nymphs to learn the fate of her jern authors and poets of note. The daughter Mercury, the messenger , high school orchestra, boys' and girls' god, is summoned and sent to Pluto to rescue here. Having done this, he returns to the vale and there Is great Tejoiclng by all. 'Henry Walthalll once studied to be- come a lawyer In the University of Alabama. Lebanon and Roseburg are making winning fights to establish fruit can neries. Ontario Fruitland people are to build a $15,000 canncyr. Ashland-Grants Pass Get-Together Lunch The Chamber of Commerce of Grants Pass has extended an Invita tion to members of the Ashland Com mercial Club to attend their noonday luncheon on Monday, April 23. Ar rangements are being made whereby Ashlanders may go by automobile, and all who desire to go must regis ter with the secretary of the Commer cial Club. The number who will bo permitted to attend this luncheon will bo limited and cdmlsslon will be by card only, so if you intend to go, you fhould nrtke application as soon as possible. If members who intend to take their cars will leave their names at j the Commercial Club an effort will 1,6 made t0 Scl Psengers to fill them. The charge should not exceed $1 for the round trip. Roads to Grants Pass are good. Billings' Crossing , Is Discussed Considerable discussion was preva lent during Tuesday night's council meeting when the time-worn Billings' crossing question was brought up. Mr. Billings appeared before the council in person and gave the city a deed to the land over which the proposed highway is to pass. It was put In the hands of City Attorney Moore for verification, adjustment, etc. Several of the councllmen have Interviewed piominent county offi cials of late on the matter, and the verdict is that there Is nothing which nn. KtllA. ln the wav of the much- needed Improvement. While the mat ter is really a county and state affair, nevertheless the city council Is deten mtned that the question shall be set tled in the near future. Ship Draughtsmen Wanted For Navy mem yarns is reiaroea y a snonage of ship draftsmen. Salaries range from $3.2 S to $6 and over per day. Age limit, 18 years or over. About thirty vacancies ex'st at the Puget Sound navy yard, Bremerton, Wash. Until further notice applications will be received by the United States Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C, at any time. Papers will be exam ined Immediately upon their receipt and a rating will be assigned to the cvl, Servee nistrict, Seattle, Wash., or from the Local Secretary, Board of Civil Service Excmalners in tbls c'ty. All qualified persons not now employed on government contracts are urged to apply. Entertainment At ISighlSchool Kathcrine Trevette, a renowned j reader from Chicago, who has de- I lighted countless audiences with her readings, has been obtained as the chief attraction for nn entertainment which the high school students will giee ciuim auu umci mumum u.6,.iS ations of the h'gh school will render a musical program which will also make the evening one of enjoyment. The purpose of the entertainment 'is to raise sufficient funds to cover a debt which was Incurred dur'ng the athletic season, and the students hope to make the evening an enjoyable one as well as a financial success. The program will start promptly at 8 o'clock and but 25 cents is charged ifor admission. ' Phone newi Uemt to the Tidings Latest War News From State, Americas and Europe Allies' Drive QH11 Drnffrccc!ony' tlie 8ltuat,on Dassed Wond the Ollll FlUgtCdOCtJ i control or the police. Several big I German establishments were de- Late reports show that the allied ' troyed by fire and the Grande Hotel drive still continues with unabated Schm'dt was reduced to fury against the German line. Num-1 crous new points of vantage have All doubt that a submarine actu been taken and during tho past three ally fired at the United States de days of fighting 1 7.000 unwounded stroyer Smith was swept aside yester prlsoners have fallen into the hands day when a report direct from the of the French, together with a large Smith said the officers on watch act number of cannon, machine guns and ually saw a periscope four hundred other war material. In yesterday' yards from the vessel. The stater battle an enveloping movement was ment of the officers was substantlnt carried out against the Germans and ed by the quartermaster and crew. 1,300 of them threw down their arms j and surrendered. The strength of the Germans can ' he gauged by the fact that they em- ployed 19 divisions of front line troops The trenches were absolute- ly filled with men, and, according to ! the German prisoners, they had or-: ders to stand until the last, but they ' found it Impossible to resist the French artillery and infantry. The! flexibility of their great switch trench system and the effectiveness of their machine guns are the two great ele ments of defense which the Germans seem to be placing their greatest re liance in in the present fighting. No where along the front do the Ger mans longer attempt to keep up with the allied iucrtase in artillery. Reports from Rio Janeiro say that popular feeling against Germany Is Hyiu Hehe and Roundup Stickers Secretary Frohbach has Just re ceived a quantity cf beautiful stick ers advertising tho aunual Hyiu Hehe and roundup, suitable to go on the back of the envelopes sent out in their correspondence by citizens. Every citizen should use one of these stfekers on every letter ho sends out. Under the postof.'lce rules these into your pocket for that dime which stickers must go on the BACK of the' you was going to spend on a cigar envelope. If they are placed on the j and help along a good cause. Satur front, address side, the postoffice will j day Is "tag day" and the girls of the return the letter to the writer and local Honor Guard hope to Increase not send It to Its destination. Clti-'their treasury by adorning everyone tens .should remember this. Get the j with a tag which costs but a dime but suckers from Secretary Frohbach and which will brand you as a loyal clti use them on your correspondence. It ! zen. Is an artistic end fetching ad. - 1 Sugar Company To IncreasesCapital Shareholder of thn TTtnh-Idabo Sugar Company will vote at Salt Lake Citv on Increasing the author - ized capital stock from $10,000,000 to $20,000,000. the new stock to be Irhhp(1 as n Kin nor font HIvMeiift An offcial statement issued says allowed to leave their prison car long that the assets Justify this step, as enough to eat at the local station, the earnings of the past two years, T'ln' wcre " a- "trapping, robust, due to war prices received for sugar !J"viil1 V0" Mow- a,u t,,py Re,,mt"1 and the profit realized In disposing!10 1,8 nJoy!n themselves thorough of its Bear river power plant, have!'?- Same of tnom wero TCMe 1,1 l.pon hPirt in BPnnmninfinn nntil nnv 1 their sailor outfits, while others of The total issue will repreesnt actual values. The new sugar factory at Grants Pass has recently closed Its first sea son and Is encouraging the produo tion of more sugar beets In the Wil- lamette valley. Another plant is in . prospect at Independence. The Utah-1 Idaho Sugar Company's new plant in ! YsK'ma valley will bo ready for oper ation this fall, when beets from 15,- 000 acres are harvested. Fill Eliminates True Hill Curve Work on the True hill, a mile east of the city limits, has resulted In the elimination of the dangerous "hair pin" curve which .formerly existed, and the reduction of the grade to a considerable extent. A fill was made' across the ravlno at the top of the. hill. The newly filled road Is stilff somewhat muddy, but offers no serl-J ous obstacles to motorists. Councilman Cornelius was again unable to attend the Tuesday night session of the city legislators. . I increasing. Ia the city of Porto Ale Igre, which has a large German col- Three different coast guard sta tions announced yesterday that heavy firing was reported off Prlncetown, MasB The firing is said to appear to be from heavy guns, and It Is thought that a patrol boat might have come into conflict with a German submarine or raider, but this Is pure 3y conjecture. The recently organized Infantry company at Grants Pass left for Port land last week. The high school of that city lost a good many of Its stu dents by the mobilization. Grants Pass has a Girls' Honor Guard of 1C0 members. The conscription bill is still wound up In a maze of legislative tangles at the national capital. Honor Guard To Sell Tags if you are accosted by some smil ing faced young lady while on your daily ramble through the city streets Saturday, and she attempts to pin a tag upon tho lapel of your coat, do not hurriedly rush by or growl at her 'seeming Impudence, but instead sur- . prise your face with a smile, reach German Prisoners Pass Through City Twenty German prlsoneis of war P"9Sed through Ashland Tuesday ' : morning on train No. 13. The men ! ... i ,, hi. ! wpre connnea m a iprc.m car m. ( '""'d doorB aml windows, and were in the custody of five United States 1 K eniineiii uuie-cis. The men were ""''" were ntt"p(1 In ell-kept olvH- an clothes. They are prisoners tak- fron Gorman ships which were nterned at Seattle end Portland, and are being taken to Angel Island where they will bo confined until peace Is declared with Germany. Local Men Buy Park Bonds Considerable competition wi,s brought forth in the sale of the $15, 000 5 per cent Chautamiua bonds, as i was shown In the reading of the bidf at the city council lneoil.i Tuesila - night Six banking la.iitions from various parts ! the eouutrv offered bids, the nlghwt helnr; ui clfer c. $187.50 premium, which iv of fered , by a group ofThe Clii'e n i Jlank cli ents. The Lumherma i'. T-nst Com pany of PortIuid was the next high est bidder, wit an offer f $152. aO premium. J. The Standard Oil Company will build a (lO.OOO plant at Coquille. Marsh fluid will do considerable paving this year. Many See Recruits In First Drill A large gallery of spectators watched the fifty or more new re cruits for the first company go through their firBt Instruction at the armory Monday evening. The new men acquitted themselves very credit ably, showing a remarkable aptitude for the military work. Drill by com pany and by squad, setting up exer cises and manual of arms completed the evening's work. The new men are all of good size and as clean a looking bunch of young fellows as anyone would want to meet. All show an earnest deal re to master the various evolutions, and a few hard drills will build up a fine military unit. Tho veterans of tho company are taking a live interest in helping the raw material. A drill will be held tonight for those wishing to at tend. Art Exhibit at Country Store The Indies of the Civ.lc Club will offer a "Country Store" sale In the business rooms which were re cently occupied by Beebe & Kinney, on April 26, 27 rnd 28. The bazaar wtll be a novel one, and as an added attraction there will be an art exhibit of paintings belonging to W. G. Mc Donald. This collection of paintings is a valuable one and Is taken from the wonderful collection which adorns the walls of the well-known Elkhorn Lodge at Trail, Ore. The art works will be for sale, but the primary In terest of the display is to make the sale of interest to everyone. No ad mission will be charged for the ex hibit. Artillery Expects Call at Any Time Although of course tho orders re ceived by the offfcers of the Coast Artillery company are not made pub lic, it Is rumored throughout the state that early mobilization of the Coast Artillery Is contemplated and the companies oidered to get in shape for a call at any time. All members of the Ashland com pany are sticking around in close proximity to a telephone In anticipa tion of a call. Colonel Hammond Is reported In a Flnsebiirg paper as follows: "That the Coast artillery compan ies In the Oregon National guard are on the point of being called out is Indicated in telegraphic Instructions received late last night by Colonel Creed C. Hammond, commanding from Adjutant-General White of Portland. The instructions direct all officers of the Second and Third corn- ,,, t0 lfl ,.(,n(y for u clln mill to remain where they can lie easily reached by telephone or tele graph. " 'You may say thut all members of the Coast Artillery are to keep them selves in constant readiness for a call and are to remain where they can be reached without trouble by the offi cers.' 8ir!d Colonel Hammond last n,K,lt 'Colonel Hammond freely said that a mobilization call may bo expected any minute and thai every national guardsman must bo ready to go at once when callid." Honor Guard Classes Will Meet Tonight Soe'al service nursing class of the Girls' Honor Guard meets tonight at the Honor Guard club rooms in the First National Hank building This includes girls of fourteen to eighteen years of age. The riding, shooting and swimming classes of the Girls' National Honor Guard meet In tho company club r0om at the Armory tonight, 7 to 8 O'clock. These classes will be In charge of Mr. Buttorfleld, Mr. Jar vis and Miss Moffitt. Miss Maud Hawley will ho captain of the firBt aid. work. All girls In terested in military work will meet at the Armory Saturday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Gold Hill Mining here sell for $80,000. claims near Arson Principals Out Under Bonds Three of the principals in the arson case resulting from the sett'ng of m fire in the Strickfadden house here on March 17, were bound over to the grand Jury after a prel'minary hear ing in the Recorder's court here Tuesr day afternoon. Mrs. Nan Strickfad den, owner of the house, and her sis ter, Mrs. Dreyfus, both of Seattle, confessed their part in the case and strongly implicated Mrs. M. M. Gar wood of the Port Angeles Land com pany as the principal consp'rator la the attempt to collect Insurance mon ey amounting to $5000 by burning the residence Mrs Gnrwood malnta'ned a brazen attitude throughout the hearing, while the other two women brokn down and wcepingly confessed their complicity In the matter. The bohds of Mrs. Garwood wera placed at $5000,. ano as she has not yet been able to procure bond to thU amount, she is In the county Jail at Jacksonville. The bonds of Mrs. Strickfadden and Mrs. Dreyfus were placed at 12.100 each and vre pro duced by them. Tho grand Jury wtll meet in May. Full particulars of the confession were not' given out, but the story of the two women, together with the confession made by N. B. Hemph'll, the tool ln the case, before he com mitted suicide ln the Eugene Jail, are said to coincide and to denote Mrs. Garwood as the prime mover. It ia believed that the attempt was made to secure the Insurance money for the purpose of backing tho Port An geles land proposition in which all four wero Interested. The precautions taken to assure de struction of tho residence here wan so thorough as to defeat their own, ends. Every window in the house Was sealed shut by pasted strips ot paper, the blinds fastened down and the house tightly closed. The top was removed from the furnace and ft firo started In it. Fire was kindled in practically every room in the house. Late houicconiers from a lodge anniversary affair saw smoke and ef fective fire fighting put out the fire before the traces of the Incendarlsm were destroyed. Hemphill, who it Is believed set the fire, was well known in this city where he operated a motion picture theatre at one time and was a mem ber of local lodges. Ho was well re garded by everyone Mrs. Strickfad den played a prominent part In the social life of the city during her residence hero severul years ago. She was divorced from her husband and shortly after left the city. Tho house ! was one o the finest residences ia , the city. I Organize To Get Vacant Lots Planted The Commercial Club and the school authorities of Ashland are ac tively responding to the call of the governor for mobilization of the ag ricultural resources of the state. A j committee composed of Mayor C. B. I,a 111 k 1 1) . Ileiilon Bowers and John Dill has been appointed by the Com mercial Club to organize the work in this city and Superintendent Brls- icne of the local schools has promised his fullest eo-operatiou. An agricultural bureau will lie es tablished at the Commercial Club where owners of vacant lots, who are unable to cult'vate them, will be asked to list them with the bureau .for use by those who have the avail- able time and not the land. The school authorities wilt meet with the Commercial Club committee in the near future to plan co-operative ac tion in Interesting the boys and girl of the city In the patriotic work of increasing the nation's food supply and at the same time making money. An attempt will he made to get several leaders to visit the young workers at least onee a week, direct ing and encouraging them In their work. The support of the entire citl zensh'p Is asked in the work and a means of providing f'nanclal back ing for the purchase of seeds and so ' forth will be sought. Oregon's export potato crop for 1916 is estimated at $1,400,000. : Ten thousand dollars has been sub scribed for a cannery at Iebanon.