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Hehc and Rogue River Round-up, July 3, 4 and 5.
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VOL. XLII
ASHLAND. OREGON MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1917
NUMBER 4
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Twelve Questions on
Registration Cards
Twelve questions are listed on the
card which all men between the ages
of 21 and 30 will be required to sign
tomorrow at the registration places:
First: Name In full and age In,
years.
Second: Home addres3 In full.
Third: Date of birth.
Fourth: Are you (1) a natural
born citizen, (2) a naturalized citi
zen, (3), an alien, (4) or have you
declared ycur Intention (specify
which) 7 . i
Fifth: Where were you born?
Sixth: If not a citizen, of what
country are you a citizen or subject?
Seventh: What Is your present
trade, occupation or office?
Eighth: By whom employed?
Where employed?
Ninth: Have you a father, moth
er, wife, child under 12, or a sister
or brother under 12 solely dependent
on you for support (specify which)?
Tenth: Man led or single (which) ?
Race (specify which)?
' Eleventh: What military service
have you had? Rank? Branch?
Tears? Nation or state? .
Twelfth: Do you claim exemption
from draft (specify grounds)?
The ' answers to these questions
must he sworn to before the registrar
of your precinct.
If a person Is of American descent
one corner-of the card la to be torn
off.
Upon proper registration a card
certifying to same Is presented the
registrant and must be kept by him
and produced upon call of any officer
of the law.
Lemery Acquitted
Of Blackmail Charge
J. A. Lemc-y of this city was aq
quitted on a charge of blackmail by
the circuit court at Jacksonville
Thursday. The charge was flled'seT
eral weeks ago by G. O. Van Natta
of Ashland and revolved around let
ters sent by Lemery to Van Natta In
an effort to collect a bill which Van
Natta claimed he did not owe. A
great deal of feeling was aroused
over the case.
Van Natta presented a letter from
the Ashland attorney In which the
latter urged the payment of a bill
amounting to $17.75, and also men
tioned the fact that the plaintiff had
been accused of stealing a horse col
lar from a Mr. Thomason. to whom
the original amount was owed. Pros
ecuting Attorney Roberts maintained
this constituted a threat to extort
money, while Attorney H. A. Can'
aday, who defended the Ashland at
torney, maintained his client had
merely stated a fact and hoped to
warn Van Natta so ho could avoid
trouble.
The jury brought In a verdict of
"not guilty" after being out but a few
minutes. o
Neil Buys 5,000
Acres of
Range
Portland Telegram: One of the
largest realty deals in the state since
the first of the year was completed
yesterday when former United States
Senator Joseph Simon and former
State Senator Ben Selling sold for
$3o!oOO a 5,000-acre ranch In Jack
son county, near Ashland, to Elmo
Nell of Ashland.
The new owner Is a cattle raiser
and the purchase of the ranch gives
him extensive holdings In southern
Oregon. He has San Francisco and
Portland for markets. The former
owners purchased the property almost
twenty years ago. The original pur
chase price was not announced.
Note The ranch referred to Is
known locally as the Hargadlne range
and Is located across Bear creek from
the city.
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ig, WEATHER
Forecast. For the Week Begin-
nlng Sunday, June 3. . $
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& Washington, D. C, June 2.
4 Pacific States: Generally fair
with normal temperature.
B. H. BOWlci, rorecwHoi.
Tomorrow Is
Mail Holiday
Tuesday, June 5, being registration
day, the Ashland postoffice will ob
serve the same as a complete holiday.
The office will be closed all day.
Outgoing mail will be dispatched to
all trains as usual. Incoming malls
will be distributed to lock-boxes.
There will be one collection from
street letter boxes according to Sun
day schedule. No delivery of mail
by carriers, but regular delivery of
mail will be made by rural carriers.
Annual Musicale
Much Enjoyed
The fifth annual recital occurred
Friday evening at the Congregational
! church, in wheih Elizabeth Will
- Goodman presented her pupils:
"Fairy Bells," by Inez Monroe, was
perfect In memorization. The trio
by Ellalcen Stennett, Guylda Selby
and Esther Patty was well given.
Duet by Clara Will and Inez Monroe
was also memorized and played per
fectly. The selection by Master Fobs
Cramer, just eight years old, prophe
sied a future pianist. "Don Juan
Minuet," by Mozart, played by Ruth
Holley, was nicely rendered, and the
"Minuet In G," by Clara Will, would
have pleased Beethoven himself. "II
Trovatore," Verdi, by Mary Jane
Wiley and George Wiley, was well
received.
The singing qualities of the piano
were well exhibited In Mabel Trott's
rendition of "Romance San Paroles"
and the "Anvil Chorus" by Loletla
Pierson was splendid In rendition.
"Soldiers' March" from Faust. Gou
nod, by Lyle Sams and Mary Norton,
wag good in spirit, tempo and style.
"June Roses" by Marjorle Grlsez,
showed good Interpretation. Trio by
Mary Jane Wiley, George Wiley and
Esther Patty reflected credit on
themselves. "The Palms," by Mar-
fjofte Grlsez and Mrs. Goodman, was
beautiful. Clara Will and Ruth Hol
ley Interpreted Dvorak's "Humon
eske" In a very creditable manner.
"Twittering Birds," by Loletla Pier
son, showed splendid execution. Hof
mann's "Barcarolle," by Loleia Pier
son and Mabel Trott, was as delight
ful as ever.
'The singing by Ermlna Selby, ac
companied by Guylda Selby, also that
by Zelda Monroe, accompanied by
Inez Monroe, were indeed pleasing,
and the "Bird Song," by Robley Ellis,
accompanied by Sybil Ellis, brought
before the audience a future tenor.
Little Dorothy Grlsez, Just four years
old, sang to the audience as if she
were accustomed to such perform
ances. Probably the most difficult selec
tion was the "Alpine Horn" by Schlr
ner, played by a senior of the high
school class of 1918 Lyle Sams.
The technic, Interpretation, memoriz
ation and skill in dexterity displayed
by this pupil would have done credit
to a finished artist.
The entire program was memorized
throughout and the closing numuer
was the difficult "Freischutz, by von
Weber, rendered In a faultless man
ner, true to the spirit of that great
opera, by Clara Will, Sybil Ellis and
Ruth Holley.
Will Cripple Co.,
Unless Action Taken
Unless some action is taken by the
city at large to provide for the care
of the families of seven married men
in the 1st company, Coast Artillery,
In case any of them should be killed
in action, the company will be sadly
crippled by the loss of practically all
of the non-commlssloned officers.
Seven non-coms will be discharged
from the company unless some such
provision Is made, and the company
men are working hard to arouse sen
timent which would save the men to
the company. Several married men
have already been discharged and
two sergeants have been sent to the
officers' school. Should the dis
charge of all the married men result
the company would be practically
without seasoned leaders in the
ranks. It is figured that assurance
of $30 a month in case of the death
of the husband would be sufficient
to keep the men In the guard.
Have a fit at Orres'.
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Mast Register Tomorrow
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Every man who has passed his 2!st birthday and who 1ms not
reached his 31st birthday must register at his home precinct poll
ing place tomorrow, Tuesday, June 5. The registration places are
the same as were usod for voting at the special election to
day. It makes no difference whether crippled, sick, married, sin
gle; no matter, what religious belie" or nationality. Every man
of the above age, with the single exception of the members of the
regular army and national guard, MUST register or be liable to Im
prisonment. All will be given an opportunity to state reasons
which are believed sufficient to exempt from draft, out register
everyone must.
Those who, through sickness, shall be unable to register, should
cause a representative to apply to the county or city clerk for a copy
of the registration card. The clerk will give Instructions as to
how this card should be filled out. The card should then be mailed
by the sick person, or delivered by his agent, to the registrar of his
home district. The sick person will enclose a self-addressed,
stamped Envelope for the return to him of his registration certifi
cate. Any person who expects to be absent from his voting precinct
on Registration day should apply as soon as practicable for a reg
istration card to the county clerk of the county where he may he
Btop'plng, or If bo Is In a city of over 30,000, to ,the city clerk.
The clerk will record the answers on the card and turn It over
to the absentee. The absentee should mail this card to the reg
istrar of his noma district, so that It will reach that official by
Registration day 'A self-addressed, stamped envelope should be 8
enclosed with .the card to insure the return to the ehsentee of a
registration certificate.
Registration booths will be open from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m. on 8
Registration day, June 6, 1917.
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Wolf Kills Deer
Within City Limits
A buck deer was chased down into
the city limits of Ashland, presum
ably by a timber wolf, got caught In
a fence and was killed and partly
eaten by the wolf last night. Resi
dents In the Wlmer street neighbor
hood on the. western edge of town
report having seen the wolf once or
twice recently, but so far have been
unable to get a shot at It. The deer
came down the hillside at a terrific
pace, as shown by the tracks, which
showed him to have been taking
twenty-foot leaps. It plunged into a
wire fence and one horn caught,
breaking off. The wolf apparently
made short work of the deer, and af
ter making a good meal departed.
The carcass has been left as It was
found and a watch will be kept to
night in hopes that the m olf will re
turn. Deer are becoming numerous
around the immediate vicinity of
Ashland owing to the fact that the
Ashland creek watershed has been
made a game preserve. Several deer
are making their home in Llthla park
and are becoming so tame as to visit
the mineral water fountains in the
early morning hours. Deer are seen
In the park dally.
Some of the woodsmen of the city
scout at the idea that a timber wolf
would come into the city, but those
who have seen the big brute are posi
tive in their statement that it Is a
wolf and not a big dog. The tracks
seem to bear out their contentions.
Gets Carload of
Sewing Machines
Emil Peil has received a carload of
White sewing machines and will put
out agents in Beveral of the northern
California and southern Oregon coun
ties. Good crops in prospect through
out this country and prevailing high
prices should make this a fine year
for the sale of White machines.
Installs Model
Ice Cream Plant
E. N. Butler has installed an ice
cream manufactory in the basement
of the Plaza confectionery which Is
one of the most complete and up to
date in southern Oregon. He has a
two horse electric motor which oper
ates two freezers and an ice crusher.
Eighteen gallons of cream every ten
minutes can be turned out. Mr. But
ler now has the equipment to make
any kind of frozen confection. Every
thing about the plant is compact and
complete. Everything is arranged
with a view to keeping the plant in a
spotlessly clean condition.
The Standard OIJ Company will
build a $150,009 distributing station
at Astoria. '
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Judge Gay Faces
Grave Charge
Charles B. Gay, probation officer
of Jackson county, was arrested
Thursday by Sheriff Jennings at
Medford. The charge for the arrest
was that he had contributed to the
delinquency of a minor. The com
plainant In the case is Mrs. Johnson,
16 year sold, who as Fern McDanlels
was committed to a home for delin
quent girls in Portland, about a year
ago, and taken there by the probation
offlcei. It was during this trip that
Mrs. -iron pVp ,th.) crime, was
committed.
Owing to the prominence of the
defendant and his activities in the
juvenile court, the arrest caused con
siderable sensation. Mr. Gay stoutly
claims his Innocence and says his
arrest is the result of spite work on
the part of the girl, whom he claims
never forgave him for being instru
mental In her committment to the
home, and a Mrs. Upton, who is head
of. the Louise Home for Friendless
Girls in Portland. He maintains that
the court of Jackson county formerly
sent all delinquent girls to this home,
whereas the girls are now committed
to other places of correction, and
that his present predicament was ar
ranged by the officials of the home
and the girl as a revenge.
Judge Gay has secured the services
of Porter J. Neff and former Prose
cuting Attorney E. E. Kelly, and has
entered a plea of not guilty before
Circuit Judge Calkins. The case will
probably be tried toward the end of
the present term of court.
Commercial Club
Will Meet Tonight
On account of the fact that the
election board Is using the city hall
this evening, the Commercial Club
will meet in the office of the club.
The matter of securing a fruit evap
orator and a number of other matters
will come up before the meeting.
Coyotes Invade
Citv for Chickens
Coyotes are growing extremely
bold up in the region of Bert Free
man's chicken house. On two occa
sions of late the coyotes have picked
fat hens from off Bert's roost and
once took a hen from a brood of
chickens. The forays are more nota
ble in view of the location of the
chicken coop, which Is within thirty
feet of the house and well down with
in the bounds of civilization on Nut
ley street.
One hundred thousand acres of
land in eastern Oregon will be wa
tered at a cost of $5,000,000.
Albany will pave six blocks of Ba
ker street with asphaltlo concrete.
Plunge Mo Gulch
But None Injured
'
A Grants Pass automobile went
through the fence and down into the
gulch at the Bllllngo corner in the
west end of the city. Sunday. Luck
ily, the car did not turn over and no
one was hurt. The driver, a woman,
tried to turn around on the pavement
and went through the fence. By
means of a block and tackle the ma
chine was hauled back Into the road
and was found not to be badly dam
aged. (
Ribs Nearly All Up
For Chautauqua
The ribs which form the dome of
the new Chautauqua building are now
all up but twenty, and these will be
up within a couple of days. Work
has been held back somewhat by fail
ure of lumber to arrive and the crew
has been laid off for a part of last
week. Two carloads of lumber ar
rived from Eugene this morning and
work will now go ahead with a rush.
About forty men have been employed
and this number will be Increased to
one hundred when the work of nail
ing on the sheeting begins. The Im
mensity of, the building can now be
better realized than before since the
dome has taken shape. There are
126 ribs in the roof, each about 180
feet In length. The roof is sixty feet
high at the center and when com
pleted will support itself without
trusses or pillars.
Largest In Country,
The dome will be the largest in the
country supported without trusses,
The Salt, Lake Tabernacle is bigger
but trusswork is used. About 160,
000 feet of lumber go Into the roof
ribs. Each rib is composed of six
Inch by six-inch boards, nailed to
gether. They are built In forms on
the ground before being erected.
Sheeting.
The rlbi will be covered with.
solid sheeting composed of three-
fourths by one and an eighth strips
nailed both to the ribs and to each
other. Mr. Lamb states that when
this sheeting is on it would stand by
itself without the ribs and will be ab
solutely uncollanslble. In case the
roofing is not all on by the assembly
dates, the sheeting will keep out the
rain. The sheeting will use 600,000
feet of the strips.
Stage.
The stage will be the largest In the
state and will be sixty feet in width
at the proscenium opening by thirty
feet deep. The largest scenery and
lie handled on It, the dome above giv
ing room to care for eighteen foot
scenery. The great productions
which have heretofore been able to
show only in the big cities can be
accommodated at Ashland. An as
bestos curtain and one set of scenery
will be Installed In time for the com
ing assembly.
First Band Concert
Draws Thousand
It looked like old times in Lithla
park yesterday, the Ashland band np
pearlng in the first concert of the
seasoh, and a crowd which was as
large as at the height of last sum
mer's season attending. xThe park
drive was lined with parked automo
biles and probably a thousand people
heard the concert. The program was
well arranged and well rendered and
gives promise of fine entertainment
by the band this summer. The in
itlal concert was given by the band
in order to arouse Interest In the
campaign for financing the summer
concert season, a campaign which Is
now being started by the Commercial
Club.
Appeal To H.S.
Bureau For Help
The Fruit Growers' Supply Com-
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pany or urn. nas bskbu me uigu
school employment agency for twelve
or fifteen boys for work in the box
factory. Any of the boys who want
work of this kind and are not already
engaged, call Homer Billings, secre
tary, at once. Boys 16 to 18, only 18
hours a week; above 18, 60 hours a
week. . , ,
Says Railroad
Changes To Be Few
The following telegram was re
ceived by Southern Pacific Asent
Kramer this morning:
"No serious inconvenience will bd
occasioned the public by the readjust
ment of the railroad service to meet
the needs of the government."
This assurance was telegraphed;
from New York by Julius KrutV
schnltt, chairman of the executive
committee of the Southern raclflo
Company and member of the "rail"
road war board." The message will
serve to allay apprehension of th
general public that passenger servlcaj
will be radically curtailed. Mr
Kruttschnitt's telegram Indicated that;
the railroad war board has done noth
Ing other than suggest avenues of
Inquiry and Investigation to deter
mine means to increase transporta
tion. The positive statement has beeni
made that the board baq neither di
rected nor suggested that the roads!
reduce passenger service to the ex
tent of wrongly discommoding thf
public. So far no reductions in pas
senger service have been made except;
In some local and community Bervlce,
and this, it la pointed out, should no(
cause alarm to anyone. The meet
ing of the traffic men In Chicago!
June 5 Is for the purpose of consider
ing only the elimination of such serv
ice as constitutes duplication or un
necessary facilities. At the Southern,
Pacific headquarters In San Francisco
it was decided that the needful facili
ties for travel would always be avail
able and that no one need have any)
worry as to the Interference with)
summer plans. . .
Boy Collides With
Cai and Breaks Leg
Carl Lowman, 12-year-old son ot
Max Lowman of 147 Laurel street, la
lying in Granite City Hospital with a
broken leg as the result ot smashing
Into an automobile at the corner o
Main and Granite streets while riding
his bicycle. The boy was coasting
down Granite street and was unabla
to stop in time or swerve out to
avoid an automobile driven by A. J.
Waning, Southern Pacific agent at
Medford, which was coming down
Main street. The Van Waning car)
was not going fast and stopped with
in a few feet. The boy was thrown;
across the front of the hood and one
leg broken above the knee.
According to Mr. Van Waning, thd
boy, who was riding a man's bicycle,
did not appear to be able to reach;
the pedals In order to put on thai
brake properly. Witnesses of the ac
cident absolved the automobile party'
from blame as they were proceeding
slowly and stopped In the shortest
possible time.
Mr. Van Waning carried the boy
Into the gas office, and after first aid;
assistance had been rendered took!
him out to Granite City Hospital.
Mr. Van Waning, In view of the fact
that the boy's parents are in poor1
circumstances, has taken it upon him
self to pay the hospital bills of the
lad and also secured a position for an
older brother. The other Medford
men in the car were J. H. Mulkey,
R. Adams and V. S. Andrus.
The boy's bicycle was badl?
smashed. This Is the second accident
which has occurred at the Granite)
Btreet corner, which on account of
the steepness of the streets and the
angel at the Intersection Is dangers
ous.
The Grant Smith Company of Port
land Is to start a shipyard at St.
Johns.
The Bandon shipyard has been sold
to the Pacific Shipbuilding Company
of San Francisco.
$. LIBERTY LOAN BOXDS.
$ To date Ashland has subr
scribed $49,700 for Liberty
Loan Bonds. Thirty thousand
was subscribed by the three 9
banks and $19,700 by Individ-
uals. This is very encouraging,
but Ashland has a duty to raise
$ $100,000 all told, and the com-
mtttee is making a strenuous
effort to bring Ashland up to
$ her apportionment.