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ASHLAND. OREGON MONDAY, MAY 28, 1917
NUMBER 2
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Special Train May Come From
Coos Bay to Hyiu Hehe
A special tralnload of Coos Bay
people is being boosted for the trip
to the Ashland Rogue River Roundup
and Hyiu Hehe on July 3, 4 and 5.
The Business Men's Association,
Roundup Association, Commercial
Club-, Hyiu Hehe celebration commit
tee, Elks lodge, Shrinersf park com
mission, mayor and a number of In
dividuals sent telegrams to Marsh
field and the other Coos Bay cities
Saturday, and the Coos Bay people
are enthusiastically taking hold of
the excursion Idea. John M. Scott,
general passenger agent for the
Southern Pacific at Portland, Is help
ing along In the effort to arrange a
special train, and It seems most prob
able that a big crowd of Coos Bay
folks will help stir up the atmosphere
around these parts during the big
show.
First F.xcurslon.
: If the excursion Is arranged to
southern Oregon It will be the first
big railroad excursion out of Marsh
field, the railroad into that district
having been completed about a year
ago.
Organize To Boost
For Liberty Bonds
Upon request of the "Liberty Loan
Committee of Oregon" the following
citizens of ABhland met in the Com
mercial Club office Satuiday at 8:30
a. m.: V. 0. N. Smith", J. W. McCoy,
Frank Jordan, H. F. Pohiand, C. H.
Vaupel, W. W. Caldwell, 'C. B. Wolf.
II. J. Vine, W. J. Douglass-, G. F. Bil
lings and H. O. Frohbach. .
The object of the meeting was ex
plained by Mr. McCoy and, Mr, Smith
and the following telegram, which
was received by all the Ashland
banks, was read:
"Will you organize commtltee'cdn
slsting heads of local banks and prin
cipal men your community to collect
subscriptions liberty loan, co-operating
this committee, Portland? Vital.
Employ all your efforts to get sub
scriptions, no matter how small. We
will send you circulars, If you desire,
which you can use to mail your de
positors. Wire. Name your chair
man. Address all commuincations to
this committee. Liberty Loan Com
mittee of Oregon, Northwestern Bank
building, Portland; A. Kalns, govern
or Federal Reserve Bank; F. L. Mey
ers, president State Bankers' Associa
tion; A. L. Mills, chairman of com
mittee." V. O. N. Smith was elected perma
nent chairman and J. W. McCoy sec
retary. Names of all who were Invited to
attend were read and are as follows:
. V. O. N. Smith, J. W. McCoy. H. 0.
Frohbach, J. E. Wlmer, W. W. Cald
well', E. V. Carter, C. B. Wolf, E. D.
Briggs, G. F. Billings, G. G. Eu-
' banks, C. B. Lamkin, Frank Jordan,
O. S. Butler, H. F. Pohiand, H. J.
Vine, W. J. Douglass, C. H. Vaupel
and B. R. Greer.
It was moved that the above named
citizens, together with others who
might be named, be the permanent
Ashland Liberty Loan Committee.
Upon motion the following were
assigned the duty of informing the
members of fraternal organizations,
churches and organizations of social
or civic betterment of the terms of,
the liberty loan bonds and of the ne
cessity of same: Revs. Douglass and'
Vine for the churches; C. H. Vaupel,
Business Men's Association; Frank
Jordan and H. 0. Frohbach, Commer
cial Club; Mrs. W. M. Barber, Civlo
Improvement Club; Mrs. A. W. Bos
lough, Ladies' Auxiliary Club; Mrs.
Bam McNalr, Honor Guard; H. L.
Whited, Red Cross, and that thes,
together with the presiding officers
of all fraternal organizations, be
members of the Ashland Liberty Loan
Committee and be notified to that ef
fect. Peryl Davis was down from Siski
you Saturday and reports an average
of about 35 cars a day passing over
the Slskiyous. He has put gravel on
the worst places in the road and has
a crew busy Ironing out the ruts. The
road over the mountain Is reported
to be greatly Improved by the good
weather of the past week, according
to Ashland autoists who made the
trip to Hilt or Hornbroo Sunday.
I'nite Southern Oregon.
By the nature of its location Marsh
field should be regarded as the sister
city' of the Rogue valley towns and
'should be the port of entry for much
jof the freight Into this valley. The
big men of southern Oregon are be
ginning to realize that a closer tie of
friendship should be built up between
the various southern Oregon com
munities and the recently opened up
Coos Bay country, and look forward
to a visit from the Marshfleld people
as the first step In establishing an
everlasting friendship which will be
of mutual benefit.
Special Doings.
An especial effort will be made to
royally entertain the Coos Bay con
tingent and send them home regard
ing the Rogue River valley people as
friend3 worth having.
A number of Ashland men are be
coming financially interested in Coos
Bay enterprises and are aiding in
building up the co-operttlve feeling
which will go a long way in uniting
southern Oregon with its port.
Registration Day
Proclaimed Holiday
Portland, Ore., May 28, 1917. By
official proclamation of Governor
Wlthycombe, War Census day, June
5, will be a legal holiday throughout
the Btate of Oregon.
In his proclomatlon the governor
calls upon every patriotic citizen to
assist in the big task of registering
all men of military age and to make
War Census day an event memorable
in the state's history.
The proclamation follows in full:
Proclamation.
Whereas, the president of the
United States has designated June 6,
1917, as the day upon which our citi
zens shall register In accordance with
(the provisions of the selective draft
I law, and
Whereas, on this day we face a gi
gantic task new in our national hls
jtory and one whose proper conduct
can only be attained through the unit
1 ed co-operation of every citizen, and
I Whereas, it is vitally desirable that
I the registration be accomplished with
1 thoroughness and dispatch, both as
a testimonial to the efficiency of our
democracy and as a moral example
stimulating to our allies and depress
ing to our adversaries, and
Whereas, It is especially fitting
that this occasion be made one of
patriotic festival fittingly celebrating
the nation's unity and the willingness
of its citizenship to serve our flag
and to make sacrifice, if needs be, in
a righteous cause,
Now, therefore, I, James Withy
combe, by virtue of the authority
vested in me as governor of the state
of Oregon, do proclaim Tuesday, June
5, 1917, as War Census day, and I do
further declare It a legal holiday, be
lieving that by so doing the purposes
above set forth will best be served.
And I call upon the patriotic men and
women of Oregon, and their sons and
daughters, to make of this day an
occasion memorable in the history of
our state, marking, as It does, a great
forward step in the efficient utiliza
tion of our manhood upon the side of
democracy and Justice in the world
war, to the end that world peace may
the sooner be restored and perma
nently assured.
In testimony whereof I have hereto
set my hand and caused the seal of
the state of Oregon to be herunto af
fixed this 26th day of May, 1917,
JAMES WITHYCOMBE,
Governor.
$18,000 from County
For Y.M.C.A. Work
A statement from headquarters of
the Y. M. C. A. at Portland shows the
amounts subscribed by Jackson coun
ty up to 4 p. m. Thursday, May 24,
as follows: Ashland, $500; Central
Point, $300; Medford, $600; Eagle
Point, $300; Rogue River, $25; Wil
low Springs, $80. Shoshone, Idaho,
a town of 1,500 people, contributed
$1,500, which is the largest per cap
ita reported.
Cllf Payne makes stepladders.
Wednesday Is
Memorial Day
Wednesday of this week Is Memor
ial day and the business houses will
01080, patriotic services held and the
day given over to remembrance of the
soldiers and sailors who died fight
ing for the United States. The Me
morial day parade will start from the
Plaza promptly at 9 o'clock. The
G. A. R., W. R. C, Ashland band,
1st company Coast Artillery, Red
Cross, other organizations and the
school children and citizens are to
participate. After honoring the sail
or and marine dead by strewing
flowers on the waters of Ashland
creek, and the procession will march
to the Ashland cemetery, where the
usual ceremonies will J)e carried out.
In the afternoon C. M. Thomas will
deliver an address at the armory and
other members will make a patriotic
program.
This will be held at 2:30
p. m.
Bowers Goes To
Lime Board Meet
Benton Bowers, of this city, recent
ly appointed a member of the new
state linvj board by Governoi Withy
combe, left Sunday for Salem, where
he will attend the first meeting of
the board. He went as far as Gold
Hill by automobile in order to look
over the extensive lime deposit there,
which is said to be one of the best
and most accessible in the state. The
new board has been organized for the
purpose of developing the lime depos
its of the state and make them avail
able for converting the lime into fer
tilizer and getting it to the farmers.
Armory Crowded
For Commencement
. The twenty-sixth graduation exer
cises of the Ashland high school,
which was held in the armory build
ing Thursday night, attracted one of
the largest gatherings of citizens that
have met - for any event this year.
The entire lower floor and the bal
cony of the building were crowded
with the many friends of the gradu
ates. The stage was tantefully deco
rated with the class colors, green and
white, but the usual predominance of
flowers was slightly diminished on
account of the unusually late spring.
However, the friends of the graduates
saw to it the local greenhouses and
California flowers supplied each of
the class members with an arm load
of the floral compliments.
The evening's program was short,
well regulated and entertaining. J.
A. Churchill, state superintendent of
instruction, delivered the address of
the evening. -He complimented the
class on their remarkable record,
number and the fact that 31 per cent
of the class of 1917 have signified
their intention of going on to schools
of higher learning. He told of the
high standard with which Ashland's
schools and instructors are regarded
by school men of the state and fin
ished his talk with a masterful ad
dress about the requirements and fu
ture needs of the high school gradu
ate for a life of usefulness. Ernest
Abbott gave the class prophecy and
Lelth Abbott gave a short talk on the
class sentiment of the senior class in
their hour of elation. The diplomas
were presented by Fred Engle, presi
dent of the 3chool board, who con
gratulated the class on their success
on behalf of the school board and
who wished them the greatest of sue
cess as alumna of the school. Rev.
Carnahan gave the invocation and
the benediction was offered by Rev.
G. S. Vine. The high school orches
tra made the evening enjoyable with
several well-rendered selections and
the graduates sang their unique class
song In a creditable manner. The
program was brought to a close by
the singing of "The Star Spangled
Banner," the words of which were
printed on the back of the programs.
The singing of the song was made
doubly impressive as twelve of the
boys of the graduating class are mem
bers of the local Coast Artillery Com
pany, and in weeks part it looked
doubtful whether the boys would
have the pleasure of accepting their
diplomas In person. , .
The 1st company attended the Bap
tist church Sunday for the- annual
memorial sermon.
Belgian Relief
By Government
Ashland, May 26, 1917.
To Ashland Tidings, Ashland, Ore.
To the Editor: A few days ago
'you published over my signature an
appeal for subscriptions to the fund
that was being raised here In Oregon
for the relief of the destitute children
of Belgium. I am now notified by
the Oregon Belgian Relief Committee
that our government will, beginning
June 1, advance $12,500,000 per
month, for the next six months at
least, In support of this charity, and
therefore Individual subscriptions
will not be needed. Please publish
this statement that those who had
contemplated making subscriptions
may understand the change In the
;Rtnn,inn
Thanking you for your services in
this matter, I am,.
Your struly,
E. V. CARTER.
Shasta Limited
May
Be Eliminated
The Shasta Limited, palatial
through passenger train on the
Southern Pacific, may be taken off,
according t.o a report coming from
San Francisco. The traffic officials
of all western railroads will meet on
June 5 at Chicago to curtail the pas
senger service and make other chang
es bringing about a transportation
revolution. The report received here
added jthat other passenger trains
may bej eliminated and many of the
men now employed in handling these
trains will be used in - operating
freight trains.
Postoffice Closed
. Memorial Day
Wednesday, May 30, being Me
mortal day, the Ashland postoffice
will observe the occasion as a com
plete holiday and the service will be
the same as on Sunday except that
mall will be distributed to the boxes
No delivery by street letter-carrier
No delivery by rural cnrrler. One
Sunday hour collection from street
letter boxes.
Local Artillerymen
Anticipate Payday
Several of the Oregon Coast Artil
lery companies have received pay for
the months prior to January, 1917
and hopes are high among the local
men who drilled faithfully all last
year that payday for the 1st company
may not be far distant. The hope Is
based on the. grounds that several of
the companies which have already re
celved pay had no better attendance
records than the local company. A
certain percentage of attendance was
necessary.
The Eugene Guard speaks as fol
lows of pay of the artillery companies
in that city:
"National Guard pay automatically
doubled with the Increase in regular
army pay. Units of the guard are
paid one-fourth the pay of regular
army men. Thirty dollars a month is
the pay for a private in the regulars
Accordingly, national guardsmen will
get $7.50 a month for their four
drills. The 2nd company received
pay for drill six months previous to
January, 1917, last Saturday. Next
checks will come about July 1. All
men enlisting since January will be
paid at this time, according to Cap
tain Svarverud of the 2nd."
Will Leave Tuesday
For Officers' Camp
Sergeants Arthur Graham and
Steve Erlcksbn of the 1st company
Coast Artillery, of this city, will leave
Tuesday for San Francisco, where
they will enter the officers' training
camp at the Presidio. They were rec
ommended by Lieutenant Spencer and
appointed to the school by Adjutant
General White. Both have made fine
records with the local company and
are highly popular with the men.
While wishing them the best of suc
cess, the company regrets seeing them
Digest of Measures To Be
Voted on at June Election
For the information of the voters
of the state, the following brief di
gest of all proposals to be submitted
to the electroate at the special elec
tion of June 4 has been prepared.
Effort has been made to state the
real purport and result of each pro
posal without bias and solely for the
information and possible guidance of
the voter in deciding the attitude he
desires to assume at the polls:
Constitutional amendment, re
ferred by the 1917 legislature, first
on the state ballot, entitled "Author
izing ports to create limited Indebt
edness to encourage water transpor
tation."
This proposes to amend section 9
of article II of the state constitution
in such manner that the people of
any regularly created port district
may, by a direct affirmative vote on
a specific question, raise funds, by
direct tax or otherwise, not to exceed
1 per cent of the assessed valuation
of all taxable property within the dis
trict, to be expended as a bonus to
aid In the establishment of water
commerce between that port and both
foreign and domestic ports.
The constitution at present pro
vides that no municipal corporation,
by a direct vote of the people or oth
erwise, can raise money for, or loan
Its credit to, any Joint company, cor
poration or association whatever.
The amendment makes an exception
to this rule by giving the people of
a port district the power, by an af
firmative majority vote of all per
sons voting on a proposal, to author
ize a direct tax or a bond issue with
in the limits noted above,, for the
purposes mentioned.
The voters who believe that the
people 'of a port district should have
thu fintlinrttv in tav ttiamaaluaa In
such manner and for Buch purpose
should vote "300 X Yes';; those who
oppose granting Buch authority
should vote "301 X No."
A constitutional amendment, sub
mitted by the legislature, third on
the ballot .entitled "Limiting Number
of Bills Introduced and Increasing
Pay of Legislators."
This measure proposeo to amend
sections 18 and 29 of article IV of
the constitution. At the present time
a senator or representative is not
limited as to the number of bills he
may introduce.
Members of both houses are pnld
$3 per day, with the limitation that
the per diem shall not exceed $120
for any regular session, which has
the effect of practically limiting the
regular sessions to 40 days.
The proposed amendment would
limit each member to the introduc
tion of four bills at a session, while
senate committees are limited to the
Patriotic Program
At Vining Theatre
On Wednesday, Memorial day, the
Vining theatre will offer a special pa
triotic program in the evening. The
orchestra will play, Sumner Parker
will render a violin solo, and in addi
tion to a two-reel comedy a most ap
propriate feature film, "The War
Bride's Secret," starring Virginia
Pearson, will be shown.
This Monday evening's attraction
Is the same as last night's, Ethel Bar
rymore in "The White Raven." This
picture created a great deal of favor
able comment last night and Is one
of the most virile dramatic screen
offerings which the Vining has of
fered for some time.
Tuesday's picture will be "A Girl
Like That," a picture full of punch
and which works up to a big climax.
Mrs. Oskar Bergner returned last
week from San Francisco, where she
spent several weeks. Mr. Bergner
will be here for the roundup. Mrs.
Bergner has lined up some fine at
tractions for the Vining theatre, hav
ing an opportunity to. see many of
the recently Issued attractions at first
hand and select the best. A new
outfit of artistic brass display frames
arrived today and are being installed
at the front of the theatre for the
purpose of displaying billing of com
ing attractions.
Teal Gage of Ashland has secured
employment at Weed.
Introduction of a total of 30 and
house committees to a total of GO
bills. This would limit the number
of bills at any session to 450, exclu
sive of appropriation bills. The
amendment also raises the pay of leg
islators to $6 per day, with a total
per diem to each member of not mora
than $300 for each regular session,
the equivalent of full pay for a 50
day session. The adoption of thej
amendment would very probably re
sult, in practice, In the lengthening
of the regular session from 40 to 50
days.
The voter who desires to limit the
number of measures introduced and
to raise the pay of the members from
$3 per day for 40 days to $6 per day
for 50 days should vote "304 X
Yes"; those opposed Bhould vote
"305 X No."
A constitutional amendment, sub"
mltted by the legislature, fourth on
the ballot, entitled "Declaration
Against Implied Repeal of Constitu
tional Provisions . by Amendment
Thereto."
This proposes to amend section 1
of article I of the constitution. It
provided, In brief, that any constitu
tional amendment adopted by that
people which repeats any exltsing
part or parts of the constitution with
out specifically stating the fact of
such repeal shall be void. The effect
of the amendment, if adopted, would
be to take from the voters the right
now given by the constitution to alter
or amend it, whenever in the opinion,
of the supreme court a newly adopted
amendment repealed an existing pro
vision without definitely saying so.
It would give the court the power to5
set aside a duly adopted constitution'
al amendment, no matter what af
firmative majority it might have re
ceived at the polls. -
Those voters who believe thej
should place such a limitation upon
their present rlht of constitutional
amendment should vote "306 X
YES"; those who do not so bellevaj
should vote "307 X No."
A constitutional amenlment, sub
mitted by the legislature, fifth on the
ballot, entitled "Uniform Tax Classi
fication Amendment."
This proposes to amend section 33
of article I and section 1 of article
IX of the constitution by broadening
the present constitutional basis of
taxation beyond real and personal
property. The effect of its adoption
would be to permit, the enactment of
laws taxing the gross Income of cor
porations and the passage of other
similar statutes to reach Invisible or
Intangible property which now es
capes taxation because not coming
(Continued on Page Five.)
Help To Spread
Hyiu Advertising
Wednesday being Memorial day
and ail the stores intending to close,
many Ashland auto owners will take
the day for automobile trips, and it
is the earnest desire of the roundup
advertising committee that every car
which leaves Ashland should take
along some of the advertising ma
terial and help spread the good word
about the roundup. Every autolst
should consider it his duty to tack
up a few posters or at least to hand
out a few handbills.
At Grolve's.
Grelve's cigar store is headquarters
for the supplies of advertising and
all autoists Bhould stop there for
their supply before leaving town.
The roundup committee has got out
a classy bunch of posters, folders and
handbills and has the material to ad
vertise the roundup as no celebration
has ever been put beforn the publfa
In this part of the country before. It
Is up to the citizens generally to do
their share.
Especially does the committee want
literature taken to the districts off
the main highway. Brownsville.
Eagle Point, Evans Creek, Rogue
River, Applegate, Hilt and Yreka are
but a few of the communities which
the committee will appreciate naTlng,
help in billing. .
Edmund Barrett has gone to Hilt,
where he has employment In the mill.