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VOL. XLII
ASHLAND. OREGON THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1917
NUMBER 5
Ashland Has But 174 Draft
Eligibles; 1383 In County
Registration day causod but little
excitement in Ashland Tuesday, and
the total number of men who regis
tered was but 174. Practically
three-fourths of the men who regis
tered are married and a large num
ber of them are railroad men, as Is
shown by the fact that the railroad
precinct had the largest number of
registers 36. The fact that there
were so small a number of eligible
men who registered can be accounted
to the fact that a considerable num
ber of the city's young men have en-
listed In branches of the regular army
and navy, and also because of the
109 members of the local Coast Artil
lery company who did not have to
register.
When the mobilization camps are
ready for occupation Ashland will
Captain
Malone
Visits Ashland
Captain Malone of the local Com-
pany 1, Coast Artillery, who Is now , of crime by the circuit court Satun
holdlng a responsible position in the ' day attempted suicide in the county
California-Oregon Light & Power Jail at Jacksonville Saturday evening
Company offices in San Francisco, ar-' and Sunday noon. They were Irving
rived in Ashland Monday and after j Oehler, alias Crcvendore, who took
ft short visl( connected with business poison but whose attempt was thwart
matters he left Tuesday morning tojed by the prompt woik of Charles
take up his work again. Captain , Basye, the Jailer, and John Ragsdale,
Malone expressed hlmBelf as being who was convicted of criminal assault
very much pleased with the local and who gashed both of his wrists
company's recruiting to full strength j with an old caaeknife some time Sat
and their splendid work of the past urday night or Sunday forenoon,
few months. He held a meeting with
the commissioned and noncommis
sioned officers and a few others who
knew of the meeting in the company
room of the armory Tuesday evening
for the purpose of lining up future
work and a general discussion of the
war and tblp part the local -com-
pany la liable to play In It. Cap
tain Malone, Who is recognized
as ono of the best captains of
Coast Artillery In the country, feels
that the United States' part in the
coming war will be a great one and
that every man must get the Idea out
of his head that the future mobilize-
tion or the isationai uuard will not
be for play purposes but that every
one of the enlisted men will feel the
pangs of actual warfare. It Is said
that he thinks the Coast Artillery will
be among the men who will be sent to
Europe when the National Guard
troops of the country areent over. It
Is probable that Captain Malone will
return to Ashland near the first of
July, when he will train the loca
company up to the 15th, at which
time the call for mobilization will be
issued, according to Information giv
en out from headquarters last month.
After the call for mobilization is Is
sued the company will probably drill
tn the local armory for two weeks
and then be sent to some fort where
they will drill and, according to Cap
tain Malone, they could be ready for
foreign service by the first of Septem
ber. Captain Malone says that the
Oregon National Guard has a high
record for efficiency when compared
to other coast states.
New Garwood Trial
Set for Next Monday
The new trial of Mrs. M. M.: Gar
wood, in the Strickfadden arson case,
has been set for next Monday morn
ing, to begin at 9 a. m.
This is one of the most sensational
cases which the county haa come in
contact with. Mrs. Garwood was
tried last week, but the Jury could
reach no agreement, ajx standing for
conviction ana 3ix wr acquiuui.
As before, District Attorney Rob
erts will conduct the prosecution and
Gus Newbury will defend Mrs. Gar
wood. Both sides claim to have new
evidence and tho case promises to be
even more sensational than the one
last week. A new Jury will be formed
Monday morning. Mrs. Garwood Is
still in Jail, having been unable to
furnish ball of $5,000.
Mrs. Strickfadden and Mrs. Drey
fus, who plead guilty, will not be sen
tenced until after the trial of Mrs.
Garwood,. .
Mrs. William Yeo and Ivan Culberp
son and wife have been visiting at
lake Creek for a few days.
rractlcally be drained of men eligible
for military service, for the pick of
the city's young men will leave with
the Coast Artillery and the remainder
will be in line for the training camps.
As provided by law, the names of
the men will be printed, appearing lo
cally in the Monday ed'tlon of the
Tidings.
Following is a list of the number of
men registered according to pre
clncts:
Ashland Boulevard 25
East Central Ashland 15
i Ashland West Central 19
Ashland East Main 13
Ashland Oak 21
North Ashland 16
East Ashland 36
(Continued from Page Four.)
Two Prisoners
Attempt Suicide
Two prisoners who were convicted
whlch caused him to near bleed to
death before he was discovered Sun
day afternoon.
Oehler'i conditln became known
about 8 o'clock Saturday evening
when Jailer Basye heard him moan
ing in hi-cell. He promptly went to
him' and," siisplcloning that Oebler
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iThls acted auicklv. and after Countv
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Physican Malmgren had been called
and had pumpd the prisoner out, It
was found that he had taken rat
poison which he had managed to con-
ceal somewhere In his clothing.
Oehler s condition became known
five years for forgery Saturday after
noon. He has been awaiting trial
since last April, when he was arrest
ed for passlng several worthless
checks on Medford merchants. He
was arrested with his wife by Sheriff
Jennings on the muddy roads of the
Siskiyou mountains after they had
purchased a car from the Gates auto
agency of Medfofd, giving a worth
less check of $500 as payment, and
in which they were trying to make
their escape to California.
John Ragsdale of Lake Creek
slashed both of his wrists with an
old caseknlfe some time Saturday
night or Sunday forenoon, but was
not discovered until Sunday after
noon when the jail officers attempted
to make him rise from his bed in his
cell and found that he was too weak
to do so on. account of the loss of
blood. A physician was called, who
immediately dressed, his wounds, so
that his condition 13 now not serious.
He is watched closely, however, so
that he can not attompt other means
of self-destruction.
Ragsdale Is 64 years old and was
found guilty of criminal assault on
his stepdaughter by the Jury of the
circuit court Saturday. The verdict
of guilty automatically carried with
it a prison term of twenty years. Sev
eral neighbors of the Ragsdale family
believe the man is insane, and It is
likely that he will be examined for
Insanity after he reaches Salem
Prior to his attempted suicide he had
made out his will and left other writ
lngs.
Roundup Judges
Are Selected
Frank Adams, a prominent stock
man of Klamath Falls, Mike Hanley
and William Daugherty, president of
the Union Stockyards at Portland,
have been selected as Judges for the
Rogue River Roundup at Ashland on
July 3, 4 and 5. The selection of
these three men of ooastwlde reputa
tion and of the highest Integrity as
sures the participants in the roundup
events of an absolutely square deal.
Fish Lake Dam
Break Not Serious
The city of Medford wai thorough
ly frightened Tuesday morning when
It was learned that a break had oc
curred In the dam at Fish Lake, the
source of the city's water supply and
of the water for the Rogue River Ca
nal Company's Irrigation system.
The break was stopped without seri
ous damage, however. Use of water
for Irrigation In Medford has been
prohibited until the danger is over.
Had the dam gone out, much property
would have been destroyed and Ines
timable harm done to Medford and
the ranchers of the valley
Eight Mail Clerks
To Reside Here
On the loth of this month the mall
run between here and San Francisco
will be divided into two sectional, the
break being at, Gerber, in order to
comply with eight-hour day regula
tions. As the result of this change
eight mall clerks, several of whom
have families, will live In Ashland.
They are H. H. Strittmatter, R. B.
Warner, T. J. Mackoy, O. C. Hinds,
J. J. Carroll, H. B. Hockey C. H.
Ernst and G. N. Gray.
Several are now In the city looking
up a place to reside. The eight will
ail be paid here receiving their sal
aries from funds in the local postof
flce In order that funds may be as
sured, this postoffice will be made a
depositary for the funda of several
other nearby offices.
There will be but one clerk on each
tralrt, the work being so arranged
under the new space system, which
went into effect last September, that
through mail requires practically no
handling. The department expects
to have only eight clerks on, between
here and Gerber, but may Increase It
to as high as twelve If they are need
ed. There Is no change on the run
between Ashland and Portland.
Will Register .
Alien Subjects
Postmaster E. J. Kaiser will receive
on Thursday a ten days commission
as United States deputy marshal for
the purpose of registering alien sub
jects. All those interested are re
quested to report to the postmaster,
as the time for registration is brief.
Rose Brothers Add
New Attraction
Following the pattern now used by
practically all of the most modern
confectionery stores, Roso Brothers
have installed four new table com
partments in their modern confectlonr
ery parlors. The new sections are
most attractive and comfortable In
their design. The seats ere built on
the mission plan, with massive high
backs and soft, springy leather up
holstered seating spaces. The seat
ing arrangement is such that six peo
ple can occupy each of the apart
ments three on both sides of the
shelf-like table. By this arrange
ment twenty-four peoplo can be ac
commodated In the game floor space
that It took for tables for ten people
formerly. The newattractlon also
offers a drawing card for private par-1
ties who wish to be apart from the
other pleasure seekers. The table
tops are made from heavy plate glass
which gives vision to a patriotic de
signing of flags and the American
eagie under them. The entire ar
rangement Is constructed from highly
polished fir and pine material.Cllff
Payne executed their designing.
Besides the new scats, Rose Broth
ers intend to add a number of hang
ing flower baskets and other flowery
attractions at their inviting meeting
place.
"Womanhood," the great feature
picture shown at the VInIng last
night, should be seen by every Ameri
can. It deals with the subject of pre
paredness and presents a vivid por
trayal of war as it is today. The audi
ence last night was aroused to frer
quent bursts of applause and was
deeply stirred time and time again.
The great feature will he shown again
tonight ' , ; ; -.. ;'
Honor Guard Will
Accept Recruits
By permission from tho state man
ager, the local branch of the Girls'
National Honor Guards may receive
applications for membership until
Monday night of next week. Only
girls of 18 and over will be admitted
at this time, and only such girls of
that age as are willing to take up
active and strenuous class work In
the first and third corps at once.
Those wishing to take first aid work
may apply to Dr. Hawley in the First
National Bank building. For the
general utility classes, see Mrs. Hal
McNair at 323 Oak street.
County Gets Big
Slice State's Money
Jackson county received the second
highest amount of the $77,029.23
forest reserve money which was re
cently apportioned among eleven
counties of the state by Secretary of
State Olcott. This amount was the
amount received from the federal gov
ernment from forest reserve rentals,
sales of timber on forest reserves,
etc, for the year ending June 30,
1916. Jackson county's share was
$14,441.25. , The apportionment was
made according to chapter 269 of
the laws of 1917 Under this law
the money received from the federal
government Is paid to those counties
in which the forest reserves are sit
uated, on the basis of the receipts
from such sources from each sep
arate forest reservo.
Shares Outlined.
Baker ..$ 8,981.23
Grant 21,060.40
Harney 2,017.74
Jackson 14,441.25
Klamath 11,932.41
Lake ..... 1,099.19
Morrow i . 499.75
Umatilla 1,634.22
Union 6,245.34
Wallowa 8,784.09
Wheeler . 329.61
Flower and Baby
Shows To Be Held
The Sunshine Society will hold a
three-day baby show and conduct rest
rooms during the celebration July
3, 4 and 5.' The Parent-Teacher so
cieties will put on a sweet pea show
In the Mills-McCall block.
Aliens Must Have
Permit or Stay Out
All Germans who have not received
their final citizenship papers will,
after June 9, not be allowed within
half a mile of the armory In Ashland
without a permit from a United
States marshaL
The law will be strictly enforced,
and any alien enemies who do not
comply with it will be arrested.
The law defines an alien enemy as
a German who has not taken out his
final citizenship papers, even if he
has received his first papers.
Postmaster E. J. Kaiser has re
ceived a tenrday commission as a
deputy United Stat,es marshal to reg
ister all coming under this statute.
Since the Ashland armory Is in the
center of the city, no alien can law
fully visit tho business section with'
out first securing a permit.
S CHAUTAUQUA BEE. S
S Next Tuesday, June 12, Is to
S be the great Chautauqua bee, $
4 when the whole town is to turn
$ out and work on the great build-
$ ing. The business men, retired
4 capitalists and roundup boys and $
neighbors in general will come
with hammer and nail bag, also $
those who have good saws will
$ bring them along, and last but $
S not least, the ladles are going to
furnish the dinner which will be
$ served on the ground. ,
Let everybody eome.
The business men are plan-
$ ntng to elose the stores Tuesday
boon for the day. . .
.
Road Bonds Carry in State;
Ashland Gives Majority of Six
The $6,000,000 road bond bill car
ried In the state by an approximate
majority of 23,000 at the state elec
tion Monday. Ashland gave the
bonds a majority of six votes. Jack
son county gave a majority of about
412.
Light Vote.
A. light vote was cast throughout
the state, and especially was this true
In Ashland, where only about one
third of the normal vote was cast.
The vote on the bonds here stood:
Yes 319, no 316.
Other Measure.
The following measures apparently
have passed In the state: Empower
ing ports to levy bonds to develop
water transportation, providing uni
form tax classifications and providing
for simultaneous city and state elec
tions. The following appear to have been
defeated: Increasing legislators' sal
aries, prohibiting repeal of parts of
constitution by Implication, and levy
ing $400,000 tax for new peniten
tiary. Ashland Vote.
Ashland favored letting ports cre
ate Indebtedness by a vote of 313 to
225; declared againBt increase of leg
islative pay and limit on number of
Mils introduced by 111 to 426; went
against the declaration against Im
plied repeal of constitutional amend,
ments by 196 to 283; favored uni
form classification amendment 339 to
178; voted In favor of simultaneous
state and city elections by 418 to 141;
downed the new penitentiary appro
Commercial Club
Has Busy Meeting
The Commercial Club held a busy
meeting at the club room Monday
evening, reports from a number of
projects of the club's being read and
discussed.
New Meinliors.
The applications for membership
outnumbered the resignations this
month.
The following resignations were ac
cepted, satisfactory reasons being
given and dues paid to the time of
resignation: C. W. Fraley5, II. S.
Palmerlee and B. W. Talcott.
Applications for membership:
Charles Robertson, C. P. Sllllman,
Frank Croucn, Ernst MInuth ami J.
E. Fuller.
Billings Hill.
B. R. Greer, as chairman of the
special committee on the Billings hill,
reported that there Is every indica
tion that grading of the new road will
begin very shortly.
Advertising.
II., O. Frohbach, as a member of
the committee on advertising, report
ed that the committee would be ready
to make recommendations In a few
days.
A communication from the Los An
geles Times was read in which they
stated thut advertising rates were to
be advanced on June 1, but that the
club would receive the benefit of the
old rate during the term of the con
tract made.
To Conserve Fruit.
The secretary reported that a com
munication had been sent to Secre
tary Houston of the U. S. Department
of Agriculture, asking assistance to
conserve the fruit which has always
gone to waste in the past, due to
poor markets or due to defects of the
fruit, which the law does, not permit
to be shipped. A communication had
been sent to F. B. Walte in regard to
land suitable for golf purposes, but
neither letter had been replied to.
Band.
H. G. Enders, Jr., representing the
band presented the band situation
for the summer concerts before the
club, and the result of which the fol
lowing motion was adopted:
That the secretary present the
band situation to the park board at
their monthly meeting to be held June
5 and request a donation of cash to
ward the fund necessary to maintain
the band concerts during the summer
season.
No Meetings July and August.
It, was moved and carried that the
club discontinue the regular monthly
meetings during the months of July
and Augusts
It was moved and carried that the
priation of $400,000 by 425 to 147,
and favored the road bonds 313 t
316.
Counties in Favor.
The complete list of counties that
have reported majorities for thsi
bonds follows: Clatsop, Columbus.
Coos, Crook, Deschutes, Douglas, Gil
llam, Grant, Hood River, Jackson,
Josephine, Klamath, Lake, Malheur,
Multnomah, Sherman," Tillamook,
Umatilla, Wasco, Washington and
Yamhill.
El-jven Count ioti Oppose Issue.
Counties voting against the bondsa
Baker, Benton, Clackamas, Curry,
Jefferson, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Mar
lon, Morrow, Folk and Union.
Sherman county Is the first in thai
state to complete and report Its offir
clal retuni3.
Douglas county, in addition to giv
ing the statewide bonds a handsome)
majority, voted to bond itself fort
$555,000 for county roads to be built
In co operation with the state.
Tillamook county also voted to
bond Itself for better roads.
Grant county carried a local bond
Issue of $140,000.
Portland.
At the city election in Portland,
Georgo L. Bakor was elected mayoq
by 1,500 over Will H. Daly. A. U
Barbun, Incumbent city auditor, hast
been definitely elected. One city
commissioner and the second placei
probably will be won by John M
Mann1, who Is leading Dan Kellaher on
unofficial, but almost complete), re
turns by more than 200.
Two Go To Bankers'
Meet At Bakersfield
JV W. McCoy, "Cashier of the First
National Bank, and V. O. N. Smith,
cashier of The Citizens Bank of Ash
land, left this morning for Marsh-
field, where they will attend the
meeting of the State Bankers Asso
ciation. A r.peclal car was put orj ,
nt Ashland to pick up the delegates!
between here and Eugene, where ft
special train will be made up to run!
to Marshfleld. While at Marsliflold
the Ashland men will boost hard for
tho special trnln from Coos Bay toJ
the Hyiu Heho. 1
Ashland Woman
Commits Suicide
A woman said to be Mrs. A. L
Storey of Ashland committed sulcld
by leaping Into the Sacramento rived,
near Dunsmulr Tuesday. According
to reports, Mrs. Storey formerly lived
In Ashland, although no Information!
concerning her could be found here)
this morning. Her son was employed
as a brakeman up until two weeks
ago on the Southern Pacific railroad
He was dismissed from the railroad;
service and had not been seen for two
weeks, and it Is thought that hid
mother became despondent over his!
disappearance'. Mrs. Storey's fatnei)
Is said to be W. P. Colton of Tolo, this
county. j
The, park board Is grading a wld
walk up through the former Chautau
qua park. It will be gravelled and
provide an all-year-round thorough
fare to Llthla park. t
club buy Jars for D. M. Lowe to re
place the ones containing fruit exhib
its In the club office. ,
Exhibit.
After a lensthy discussion as to the
disposition of the exhibit building.
the following motion was made and)
carried:
That ti e trustees be authored tof
advertise for bids for it& sUTg of the
exhibit building, and that the same
be sold to the highest bidder, the
club reserving the right to reject all
bMa, and that the money derived,
from same be placed in the mnsltf
fund. ;
Evaporator. '.
Letters and telegrams were read
from the A. A. A. Evaporator Menu
facturing Company tf San Francisco
and detailed plans of an evaporatof
were inspected, but in the absence?
of some information desired there)
was no action taken1. Jj Tj