Ashland tidings., June 11, 1917, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2

Monday, June 11, loix
Ashland Tidings
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Lynn Mowat City Editor
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Ashland, Ore., Monday, June 11, 1017
HELP BUILD CHAUTAUQUA
TOMORROW.
One of the best chances which the
Ashland people have ever had to
show their public spirit and their
pride In the progress of the town will
ho offered tomorrow, when there will
be a ohance offered to every citizen
to appear and to lend his aid in the
work on the new Chautauqua build
ing. The new Chautauqua building
will he one of the best of Its kind on
the Pacific const and It Is probably
one of Ashland's best attractions as
a summer resort.
In past years the public-spirited
citizens pot together and by united
effort built the old Chautauqua build
ing. Each one of them was Interested
In bringing the new attraction to
Ashland and each one of them lent
Ms or her individual effort In actual
work on the construction, their only
recompense being the fact that they
had aided In the bringing of pleasure
seekers to Ashlapd and that they had
made the city bigger and better by
their effort. Their work was suc
cessful and for years the old building
lias housed large attendances which
nave increased year by year until a
new building has become a necessity,
and the coming sessions will be held
In one of the finest buildings in this
part of the state.
Will the people of Ashland let this
old public welfare spirit, that was
started by the founders of the city,
and which has since been responsible
for the present attractiveness of the
city, die? Will they Btand back and
not offer their services for one day
on working on such a splendid struc
ture as the coming structure will be,
while they have In memory the spirit
of the past generation who spent day
after day In hard work on the old
building, and without recompense but
the knowing that they were bettering
the city by their efforts?
The money which has been raised
for the building of the new structure
is not an enormous sum for the con
struction of such a large structure,
and If several finishing touches are
to be added to the edifice and the sur
rounding spaces it is up to the people
to be there Tuesday morning and to
do the work. Resources and time for
the comp'etlon of the new building
are ebbing fast and YOU, MR. CITI
ZEN, should be there if you are in
any way Interested In the future at
tractions and the prosperity of your
city.
j. Heard and Overheard
(By Lynn D. Mowat.)
With the coming of the roundup,
loud-fashioned handkerchiefs are
coming Into style. Howard Rose said
he saw an extra large, wonderfully
fashioned one the other day which
only cost $5. Howard was going to
buy It, but he says he thought a while
first and decided that it was too much
money to blow In.
Charley Loomis says that wood is
going to be so high next winter that
we will have to take the cords out
of our piano. Which sets us to
thinking. Did you ever see anyone
who could tie a knot in a cord of
wood? We have not.
RAIDING GARDENS.
Some people look at garden prod
ucts as almost common property. The
hosts of people who are putting hard
labor Into gardens this spring are be
ginning to ask Just how safe their
products are going to be in the dark
of the moon by and by, when vegeta
bles and fruits are matured.
In the outskirts of the larger
towns there always seem to be peo
ple who know the location of all the
promising crops, and who can do a
very good stroke of business on a
dark night with capacious bags. Some
of them come In automobiles, too, in
dicating that they are not always peo
ple on the hunger fringe of life.
Their point of view is that the owner
of a good field of potatoes will never
miss a few pecks.
Raids by hoys on fruit trees are of
ten condoned by people . of high re
spectability. When a man comes hack
after a succsesful life to receive hon
ors In his home town, he is apt to
brag about the apples and pears he
stole as the tough kid of the nelgh-
borhoodv And he Is applauded for it,
too. But the boy who makes free
with grapes and plums may later con
clude that the owner of the cash
drawer will never miss some of his
shiny coins. ,
In former years fruit and vegeta
bles were so abundant that they were
given away. Great quantities of them
rotted on the ground. The prices
were so low that It did not pay to
hire labor to pick them up. Under
these conditions It was perfectly nat
ural that they were looked at in a
different light from ordinary forms
of property.
Food supplies are now short, labor
scarce, and every garden now being
planted will represent effort and
some money. Raiding It will be just
like rifling the cash drawer. One re
sult of the school garden movement
has been to change the feeling of chil
dren about stealing fruit. After they
have put labor and pains into their
little tract they get the point of view
of the owner. The many people who
are gardening this year will demand
protection and they are entitled to It.
YOUNG MEN MAY STILL ENLIST.
There seems to be a general Im
pression that a young mnn who has
registered In the war census may not
enlist. This Impression Is wrong.
The war census was In no sense a
conscription and those who registered
may voluntarily enlist up to the time
they are conscripted, In which case
they may choose any branch of the
service they may prefer to enter. If
conscripted, they will have no choice.
"Oxsar" Silver, in speaking of
the examinations which he took last
month, says: "Of course I didn't
pass the history examination.. Every
thing they asked me happened before
I was born. And as for the mathe
matics examtnatlon, I didn't figure
In that at all. Then I flunked In my
English examination because it was
too cold last spring to do my outside
reading."
Fred "Mike" VanDyke might have
run Into difficulties In registering the
other day because he claims his first
name is VanDyke and his last name
Is Fred. When asked to explain,
Mike says: "Of course my first name
Is VanDyke, for you see I wasn't
named Fred until three months after
I was named yanDyke."
It was during the nightly session
of the bunk tossers over at "Red"
Grelves' soft drink emporium the oth
er night that Ben Bowers was telling
of his experiences with tobacco.
"Why," he said, "ten years ago the
doctor told me that If I didn't give
up smoking I would become feeble
minded." His hearers were struck
dumb with the terrible assertion and
more than one pipeful of P. A. sought
the spittoon until suddenly Frank
Jordan spoke up and said, "Well, why
didn't you?"
Latest Russian War Song.
Hurrah! Hurrah! we'll sing the Jubi
lee!.
Hurrah! Hurrah! the flag that sets us
free!
So we'll sing the chorus from Retro
grad to the sea,
While we go marching through
Skcylpoqofulghjcmbudrstrutskl.
LaVern Buck,
Who left
For Weed
Recently,
Writes back to us
That he had a
Most harrowing experience
On the way over.
He says
That Just before
He arrived In Weed,
A negro porter asked him
If he wished to be brushed off,
And LaVern says that he told him
No, that he preferred
To get off In the usual mannei.
"CONTOUR"anm
Arrow
FORM - FIT
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CLUlTT.riABODT r CO. Inc. JKmkrrt
State Game Paper
Is Interesting
The last Issue of The Oregon
Sportsman, the publication of the
Oregon Fish and Game Commission,
Is an unusually interesting number.
Transplanting elk In Oregon is the
theme of an article that tells of the
transfer of elk from the Billy Mead
ows pasture, Wallowa county, to
southern Oregon, for propagating pur
poses. Angling experiences are con
tributed by W. T. Wright of Union,
and early-day hunting on Mt. Pitt
Is described by John B. Griffin.
Rosoburg Pacific Highway to be
Improved with. 400 cars of gravel to
be placed on the roads in several dis
tricts.
Portland Men employed in local
shipyards, numbering at present
5,060. will draw $5,100,480 a year,
based on an average wage of $3.50 a
day.
Albany Contract let for paving
Baker street.
Government Mustache Report.
G. S. Butler, prominent Ashland
capitalist, offered us fifteen cents, in
terest free, for the purpose of having
our mustache shaved off. We told
him to buy a Liberty Loan bond with
It. We do not have time to raise po
tatoes and have to confine ourself to
raising a mustache, which is easy to
grow, not requiring hoeing.
While we are on the mustache sub
ject we might as well publish a few
excerpts from the government crop
report as It. applies to the cultivation
of mustaches In Ashland: .
"The promising outlook of a week
ago has taken a sudden slump. Joe
Alnutt let a beautifully curved one
grow for three days and then shaved
It off because of objections on the
part of his better two-thlrdB. Coley
Coleman, who has a peach of a start,
singed his sadly on one side, and the
barber fearing blood-poisoning, had
to have It amputated. E. R, Grieve
was reported to have had one started,
but investigation by our mustache
sleuth revealed the fact that he mere
ly needed a shave. John FInneran
thought seriously of starting one, but
some minister told him that the only
way men got Into heaven was by a
close shave, and John always did
want to go to heaven, as he figures
he will get enough of Fred Payne's
companionship on earth.
We know a lady who Is so economi
cal that she waves her face In front
of a fan In hot weather so that she
will not wear out the fan. She has
one of these faces you can't wear out
without a veil.
No, Effle, the Standard Oil Com
pany does not control our ink-well.
Military Ranks
And Army Terms
With the United State on the eve
of having troops in actual physical
contact in the European battle front,
an interpretation of the military
terms in general use will be an aid
to the general reader. The following
are among those In constant use:
A corps is two or more divisions,
commanded by a major general.
A division Is composed of two or
more brigades, also commanded by
a major general.
A brigade, commanded by a major
general, is composed of two or more
regiments and Independent com
panies or battalions.
A regiment of Infantry consists of
twelve line companies and three ad
ditional companies. It Is commanded
by a colonel, with the following addi
tional officers: One lieutenant col
onel, three majors, fifteen captains as
company commanders, three of them
also being members of the colonel's
staff as adjutant, quartermaster and
commissary; two lieutenants to each
company, one lieutenant acting on
each of the three majors' staff.
What Is a Battalion?
A battalion Is made up of four com
panies and Is commanded by a major.
A company of infantry consists of
about 150 men, divided into two pla
toons; platoons are divided Into
squads. A platoon Is commanded by
a lieutenant a commissioned offi
cer; two or more squads are comr
manded by a sergeant; a squad Is
commanded by a cqrporal and com
prises seven men besides the corporal.
A company of cavalry Is called a
battery. It Is divided into sections
and there may be different numbers
of gunsraccordlng to the kind of artillery.
Three batteries of artillery make a
battalion.
The word "company," "troop" or
battery" should not be used before
the letter as "company B." It would
be the same rs to say "Street Jack
son." The letter comes first, Just as
the numeral comes before the word
regiment "2nd regiment," not regi
ment 2nd.
Don't Use Militia.
Troops are either "federal" (regu-
lar) or national guard. Every male
citizen of the United States between
the age of 18 and 45 is a member of
the militia. Never use the word when
referring to organized bodies of
troops.
There are no such things as "mil
itia officials" or "army officials" in
military parlance. They are national
guard and army officers.
A skirmish, engagement, brush,
fight or encounter is not a battle.
A battle Is an engagement for the ,
possession of a certain point and Is
general in Its character. Large bod-'
les of troops are engaged more than '
a brigade. Otherwise the fight is an j
engagement, a skirmish or an encounter.
Never say "Captain Jones and hisi
soldiers of Company A." Say "a I
company, commanded by Captain
Jones'," did so and so. !
Any regular, body of troops less
than a company, or troops, Is called
Psiiii.
loosen Up For The
Liberty Loan
WOULD vou lend Two Billion Dollars on .
security of TWO HUNDRED BILLION,
plus the CREDIT of the World's richest
Nation? That is what the Liberty Loan of 1917
means. Do your share if only $50 or $100. The
terms will suit your income.
The War Bonds yield 3 1-2 per cent Interest,
and will be readily convertible into cash if
need be. They are exempt from ordinary
taxation.
Member of Federal Reserve System
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
ASHLAND j . OREGON .
61.V.CA&TE.R., President C.H.VAUPtL.Vict Pits,
a detachment, unless It Is a platoon
or squad or section of artillery. Nev
er say "Lieutenant Jones and a num
ber of men" from such and such an
organization. Say "a detachment
from Company A, commanded by
Lieutenant Jones."
Correct Forms.
Ammunition, is spoken of In terms
of rounds. "Fifty rounds" means fif
ty cartridges fifty shots.
Never say muskets. There are not
any. Artillerymen carry plBtols and
not' revolvers.
Troops generally move In columns.
The usual column is four men
abreast two ranks comprising a
squad, with the corporal as the man
on the left In the rear rank. They
go into the firing line In "extended
order" sometimes referred to as a
skirmish line. Troops are sent Into
battle or engagement as the firing
line, the support and the reserve.
The tactical unit In line of battle. or
engagement Is the battalion.
A picket consists of several men
generally a squad. One of a picket
Is a sentinel or sentry. In front and
on the flanks of all troops In camp
are outposts pickets. All troops do
ing guard duty, picket duty, outpost
duty, etc., are commanded by "the
officers of the day," so designated for
a period of twenty-four hours as are
the troops on guard duty.
Troops carry "ponchos" rubber
blankets. Not raincoat! or rain
capes. Mounted troops and drivers
are equipped with "slickers."
A bayonet Is kept in a-scabbard.
A rifle or carbine is loaded with a
clip.
Fatigue duty refers to work to be
done about a camp.
A camp Is "policed" when It Is
cleaned up rid of rubbish and the
like.
A cavalryman Is called a "trooper."
A r.ecrult Is not a "rookie" unless
you want to use slang. The phrase
"new recruit" is redundant.
Troops are "mustered" into the
service and out. Also thev rre "mus
tered" each month for the benefit
of the paymaster that hp may know
whether dead men are drawing pay.
Insignia of Rank.
The Insignia of Unlto l States offi
cers designating rank are as tcllows:
Second Lieutenant Brown braid:
on cuffs, gold black n'. raid, V. S.
on collar,, leather leg? up,a.
First Lieutenant One bar on
shoulder, other insignia c.!.r.ond
lng to second lieutenant.
Captain Two bars on sh' t.lcer.
Major Gilt leaf on shouldef.
Lieutenant-Colonel fill or leaf on
shoulder.
Colonel Silver eagle on shoulder.,
Brigadier-General Ont klher star
on shoulder.
Major General Two tilver stars
on shoulder.
Lieutenant - General Four silver
stars on shoulder.
All grades wear brown braid on
cuffs, gold-black cord on hats, leather
leggings and U. S. on collar.
The Insignia worn by the various
branches of the service are as fol
lows: Infantry Two crossed rifles.
Cavalry Two crossed sabres.
Artlllery-rTwo crossed cannon.
Medical Mercury wand with en
twined snakes.
The designating colors for each
branch are: Infantry, blue; cavalry,
yellow; artillery, red; medical corps,
maroon.
'1
Coyotes Menace
Sheep Industry
The coyote menace to the sheep In
dustry In Jackson county Is becoming
serious. The annual loss from the
predatory raids of coyotes and wolves
on the sheep herds at various places
(ln the foothill range Is estimated to
j be greater than the profit, realized on
: what they do not kill. The numbers
of sheep in the country are being
' rapidly dtcimuted. Careful estimates
place the number of sheep now In the
county at less than half of what it
I would be If the lambs devoured by
the coyotes had lived to maturity.
Stevenson will dovelop your films.
Pendleton Much wool Bold here
at 50 cents a pound.
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