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.. iv Tt1 .... l'UlP -Ashland Grows Whllelithla Flows" City of Sunshine and flowers Ashland, Oregon, Llthld Springs "Oregon's famous Spa" ASHLAND. OREGON MONDAY, AUGUST C, 1917 VOL. XLII NUMBER 22 News From 1st Co., Brightens Homes o. a. c. offers lythia Park Becoming Popular ...... VN 1. li , Traveling Man Strikes His Wife Ashland! .Tidings Dept. Employes Working Here A crew of government employes have been here for several days get ting data for the Interstate Commerce tOUrSe in VieiHM Amnnn Ufnctnrn Aiifn TnirnVf e The mothers and friends of the 1st Oregon Agricultural College, cor- cnmnanv bovs were made to rejoice 1 vallis, Aug. 4. Oregon women who last week on reading the breezy letter wish to barn to be dietitians for hos from the camp written by our former i Pltals and other civil, military or rltv editor. One mother said: "Was- i Ked Cross Institutions having to feed n't that a fine letter! feel bettor to read It." The company of boys who Llthla park is becoming popular the spot, among western auto tourists. On placed at their disposal and the fine the register at the auto camp grounds mineral waters that are found In the you can see names of tourists from park. One feature of Llthla park T) i i... - I I'-uuiB, a traveling salesman, the many conveniences i n-m. i,,,o,i,..fttM c ..ivi, tivuuiuuivcio mill I'lUllUinUU, was arrested In Rosehurg the other day for striking his wlfp, by .Marshal , Commission. They are civil service Wilcox, and taken before Recorder ! emnloves of the Interior Donnrtmonh It made us all large numbers of people may oo so ai .alm0Bt every 8ection of the United that Is worthy of special notice Is J Whipple, whero a $3 fine was Imposed : representing the Interstate Commerce i their state Agricultural College. A!States Up t0 August 1 1,066 people the fact that It is a "natural" park;"oa"t!ie follow for tlio demonstration, j Commission. When Interviewed by keep course In dietetics has been added jnave regiBtered already this season, requiring a comparatively small The wife of the traveling salesman the Tldl lies rnnrpRpnfnMvn thov "the cleanest and best camp In the In homo economics, wmpn is saia vy and tMe tourist season still In its amount of extra work on It to make !toll tHe Judge that her husband often ! nlalned that the United Rtn.s 1h rll- liunch" in every sense of the word are Miss Milam, head of domestic science, , prme The number registering to it ready for tlio public ubo as a real struck hei. In fact, It had become a i vlded Ihto five districts for this work the boys who are sure to win out on 'to be of much interest to young worn- r August 1 B a9 follows; April 14, the homoetretch. en wno are n01 B,,ne lo , Ashland expects splendid reports four-year collego course. They must from this 1st company, and we are,le at least 21 years of age to enter not at all surprised that good reports , this course, and graduates of a four are already beginning to reach us, ; year high school course, or Its equlv elnce some of the best and most tal- alent. Man&r 'inquiries are coming in cnted young men of our city went out for further Information. park. Another feature that probably regular practice with him and that: and each district is being covered by no other city park in the United 'e was "used to it." Like many j twelve different parties, each party with the 1st company last Sunday mornlcs. The Ashland people, as the years come and go, have had many pictures, pleasant and otherwise, painted upon the walls of memory, iut never has this city witnessed a picture that will j remain In indelible colors upon the Shipbuilding Stopped By Strikes Seattle, Wash. Six wooden' ship building plants in this state have Just minds of the people as the picture of c)ogrd b BtrkerB and Dr Carle-1 part that lles BOuth of Ashland creek Lltnla Par.k the boys' faces will remain framed as Parker representative of the !and nearor the Chautau(lua building, stances', cr if May 234, June 338, July 480, mak ing a total of 1,066. This number States can boust of Is the proximity of course does not Include all who of mountains. The restful, quiet have stopped at the camp grounds, mountainsides begin at the canyon Besides, In many Instances only a walls of the park. It Is but a few part of the party registered. After steps from the heart of the business many names you find "and family" part of town to the park. The weary source to get the "dear boy" out or "and party." So if the actual to- stranger stopping at a hotel, the tired I tal of all persons who have stopped business man, or the tired housewife In Llthia park to camp was known, it can In a few minutes be within the doubtless would increase the above midst of nature with its refreshing figures materially. ; beauty, Us restful quiet and soothing - During the recent Chautauqua ses-! influenco on tired minds, wornout slon there were 300 persons camped nerves or weary muscles. Nothing I in the lower part of the park, the is more truly restful than a trip to under such clrcum you prefer to hie away in the "cooler," she lost no time In assembling the money from some Wife of Civil Var Veteran Is Dead Ma.ry K. Thomas died at her home on the Boulevard last Saturday, Au gust 4, at 6:20 p. m., at the age of RA vonra Q mnntria anrl 91 rlnva fra they were In the car windows four UnUed sllIpIn Boardi gald , In connection with the Chautauqua. , to a more secluded spot u can be nomu beert aIJng mon Qr ana rive deep mat sunuay morning as that Unlted gtates government i p uecuwms pupu- uu mv uiuumuuisiues aione wun ine ' lar. CiverQ' year ner iume spreads mrus in jusi a iew minutes, now farther and farther away as more ideal! Mountain breezes, rippling new people attend the Chautauquas. brooks and waterfalls, cool, shady the train pulled out from the depot. . mght )ntervene t0 prevent spread of We are proud of our boys who were willing to go at their country's the strikes to other yards. Four plants In the Grays Harbor district call, and proud of the mothers who,and twQ ftt 0,ympIa are closed. 0f were willing to give the dearest treas the Grays Harbor plants three are at ures of their homes. "Old Glory" j Aberdeen and one at Hoquiam. means to us now wnat it nas never , gt ov at the Som. meant before to the younger genera- j argrom shipbuilding plant at Colum tlon In all the history of their lives. ' c,ty ,g progreBBlng.rapIdIy. The some lime ago u.e u,. w ,arge hote, whch wU, provde the Ashland for Red Cross finance. We met the requirement and more. An-' men with comfortable quarters, is nearlng completion and the ware house and temnorarv docks will be that requirement and more, Now an- j fIn)8hed )n & few dayg Preparatory other call Is coming, and that Is to worfc ,g he,ng done fop the C0nstnic. meet with brave hearts the vacancies tion of a machine shop and, after this In our homes, and, God helping, we )(J under fouf wfly8 wh,ch w,n will meet the requirements there and old the kee,8 for four govcrnment more. M. B. .Qi ,mi u ,,,,.. Portland, Ore. The second steel vessel was launched last Friday in the yards of the Northwest Steel Com pany. , " . .. Southern Pacific Strike Deferred Band Concert in Lithia Park Sunday Not only have large numbers vis ited Lithia park already this season, but everyone, without exception, has nothing but praise for the beauty of spots and the songs of the birds to cheer your weary spirits, that Is one of the beat nerve tonics ever found and it costs you nothing. San Francisco, August 3: The threatened strike of 8,500 employes f the Southern Pacific Company, which was to' be called tomorrow night has been deferred pending ac- Sunday afternoon a good crowd as' tion by federal mediators, it was an- Benlbled In the vicinity of the band-1 nounced tonight by representatives Btand n Lithia park to enjoy the con-1 of the four railroad brotherhoods In- cert glven i,y the Ashland band. I Yrtlvori ! f .,tn!tn f.11nir nnlntfl nfAKA ' w.u. , jaJ ViSUUlE IIUIU lUIlCJ JUlUli? YC10 TV following statement was issued )n the park yesterday and enjoyed at the hoadquatrers of the Brother- tne i,and muBic. That the crowd en hood of Railroad Trainmen tonight, . j0yed the concert was evidenced by ffter representatives of the four the frequent clapping of hands. The lirotherhcwds had been In conference jast number rendered was "The Star all day with officials of the road: ' Spangled Banner," and everyone rose "The strike has been deferred. The J t0 their feet promptly, practically all Southern Pacific Company hat ap- o the men standing with heads un healed for federal mediation and, at covered during the rendition of the the urgent solicitation of the Federal i BOng, Board of Mediation and Conciliation, Besides tho Sunday afternoon con representatives of the trainmen have'cert8 tnore wu ais0 be a band con- School Begins Monday, Sept. 3 The Ashland school board, after considerable discussion, decided to open school as usual this year, so the first Monday In September was the date decided upon. The 3cbool board at thiss time makes a special appeal to the young men and young women In the com munity for a large attendance. The commissioner of education at Washington has sent out strong ap peals to the school people of the United States asking them that spec ial effort be put forth to increase the efficiency of the schools. There has never been a time in the history of our country when trained young men and young women were in greater for the past five years. In order to wait for the arrival of a son from the east, the funeral will not be held un til Wednesday afternoon. The fua eral will be at the home and Inter ment will be In Mountain View ceme tery,. ReV. Brett of the First Congre gational church will officiate with Rev. Douglass of the Methodist church assisting. Mrs. Thomas was born In Indiana. A sister, Mrs. Sophia Jenkins, also of Indiana, has been here with Mrs Thomas for a number of weeks past. Securing the services of some of the!Mrs- Thomas Is survived by her hus- leadlng ministers on the Pacific coast, j hand, A. W. Thomas, a Civil War vet the National War Work Council of en and member of the G. A. It. Y.'BL C. A. Big Benefit to Army the Y. M. C. A has announced through F. A. McCarl executive sec retary for the western department, women, sue aid not want him prose-, traveling in a Pullman sleeper be cuted, and when fined $3, which lib cause they are ever on the move, was unable to remit nnd was placed This party has been on the road slnca Febraury, 1914. and has covered 250,000 miles already. FJnch crew gathers data covering different fea tures of the railroad's property, this party Invoicing the rondb"ds, track ago, right-of-way fencing, crossings, otc, tho data being the basis for plac ing the valuation on which the Inter state Commerce Commission will fig ure Interstate railway rates. When asked if they were here at this par ticular time because of the Medford rate caso being before the commis sion at this time, they said not. Tho crew Is made up of young men, all of whom are subject to draft. Threa In the party have been drawn and are expecting to be called to Jackson ville or Roseburg any tlmo soon to take the examination.. The three drawn happened to be Oregon boys . who lived in southern Oregon before going Into the government service. They have finished their work here and were moved to Medford this morning. The crew Is In charge of R. E. Bellinger. The rest of the party are J. V. Rast, C. S. Johnson, G. II. Kilgore, F. M. Earl, C. M. Hartsock. W. D. Yakeley, W. Y. Nelson, W. W. Brookey and Charles Putcher, the cook. When asked If ho was a Dutch man, they said he was, and a "full blooded one at that." Mrs, Thomas was a member of the Woman's Relief Corps. Besides the husband six children that Dr Mark Matthews, pastor of survive Mrs. Thomas. They are Al the First Presbyterian church, Seat-;liert W. and Rose Thomas of Ashland; tie, has ionsented to speak before the Vs Bcssle Stalsbury of Towers Lake, enlisted Utn at the training camps at N- D-! Mrs. Sopha J. Sherwood of American Lake, Wash,., Palo Alto and Roseglen, N.. D and Levi .N. Thomas Linda Vista, Cal. Dr. James A. Fran- of Fargo, K D., who is on his way els, pastor of the First Baptist church. nere t0 attend tho funeral, and M. E. Los Angeles: Dr. Albert F. Palmer, j Thomas of Bartley, Neb. ; i Camping, Fishing and Hunting Guide pastor of the Plymouth Congrega tional church, Oakland; Prof. Nor man Coleman of Reed Collego, Port land, Ore., and others have voliitir demand. Whether the war continues teered t0 P0"' t0 the enlisted men decided to accept tho good offices of foderal mediators." Fort Stevens Has Tragedy , While enjoying a swim with a number of companions In the Colum bia river near Fort Stevens last Tues day afternoon, Private Walter B. Scott, 8th companly, Oregon Coast Artillery, was seized with cramps and sank before several men who hurried to his assistance could reach him. His body has not been recovered. Many Men Rejected at Fort Stevens. According to word received .the other day, many of the members of the Oregon Coast Artillery, who are undergoing the physical examinations now., are being rejected. Twenty one out of a total of 109 In the Al bany company were rejected. The regular troops at the fort are packing their belongings preparatory to leaving for more active service "somewhere." cert each Wednesday evening In the park. These free band concerts' will continue through August and possibly September. Crescent City Date ol Celebration Set The date for the big day of the Crescent City celebration has been set for August IS, at which time Gov ernor Stevens of California will at tend. The Ashland Commercial Club has received a special invitation for all Ashland era to attend that can. The wise guy and th fool's money soon wed. Boys Severely Lectured by Court In Juvenile coutr Friday afternoon Judge Tou Velle severely lectured John Parker, the youth who pur loined the automobiles of Frank Owens and County Prosecutor Rob erts recently and used them for Joy rides. The court then paroled Parker into the custody of H. C. Garnett. Judge Tou Velle exonerated Fred Southern,, who was arrested on a sim ilar charge, as the testimony showed that he had nothing to do with the taking of the cars and Innocently took part In the joy rides, thinking each time that the car was rented by Parker. for a long time or ends speedily the demand for well-prepared young men nnd young women will bo great for a number of year3. It will be the aim of the schools this year to fit as nirly as possible all those in attendance to function promptly In the affairs of life. The appeal for attendance upon school is Important not only to young men and to young women but to everyone who at services to lie held in tho camps under the auspices of the National War Council of the Y. M. C. A. "Home Guard" to be Organized At Once We are In receipt of an attractive) booklet, entitled "Cnmplng, Fishing nnd Hunting Guide," which was com plied by tho Forest Service and pub lished by the Southern Pacific Com pany. Tho forest lesorves of western Ore- gon with ronde, trails, resorts, camp- At the meeting held at the nubile !lnR places. mountains, fishing library lust Thursday evening It was i streams nnd lakes are descrlbod In wnerever the enlisted men or the aKree(1 thllt Ashland should organize ' detail. Complete instructions ar United States army are sent, the YJa nonio Guard" comnanv at once. ! Kve to prepare for a hunting or M. O. A. will follow. It will be with now tlmt t))0 lst company Is gone ! flailing trip, even to cooking utensils and amount and quality of food. This booklot contains much useful information regarding western Ore- tbem In the training camps, on the nnd tno clty ,8 ,ett wilhout any mill- ocean, in concentration camps and at tary protection. O. B. Delbert, a for- tne rrnnt. it will be the nearest ap-i proach to home that the million lads called Into service in this country will 'know nncfl thnv fire nu'nv frnm iha is interested in qualifying better for .,,., T , . , ., ... , . .. family circle. In order to handle this the needs of any vocation. I . ,k XT ., . ... r , great work the National War Work As long as the classes are not Council of the Y. M. C. A. was crowded the school board offers the", brought into being. Immediately It facilities or tlie SCnoOl to adults Of . effpfitPrt nn orirnnlznfinn tn iinrlortnVa any age. Persons having home du ties may attend school part of the time In order to fit themselves in any special line. Th'e laboratories In the departments of household economy, science nnd commerce are here to serve tho people of Ashland, and it Is hoped that manly will avail them selves of this opportunity1. Persons interested are asked to liir terview the superintendent or the principal of the high school. They in a comprehensive and united way to promote the physical, mental, so cial and spiritual welfare of the en listed men of the military and naval forces of the United States. This organization is today serving tlvo enlisted men through a corps of trained secretaries stationed at mili tary camps, with splendid equipment for the use of the soldiers, clean, wholesome quarters where they may wrlt;e letters home or find entertain will be glad to make arrangements ing reading.. As General Pershln? In been selected as captain In command Kn and will be Invaluable to anyone- contemplating a fishing, hunting or camping trip In that territory. Copies enn bo obtained from any Southern Pacific agent, or will be furnished free on application to the genornl passenger department of the Southern-Pacific at Portland. of the company. Notice to Men of Ashland. Those who wish to join enn call or send In their names to the city re corder, Mr. Wlmer. Any one can join who wishes. There Is no obligation attached except to protect the city. In case any fires are set, the city fire whistle will blow "two long and two short" whistles. In case of a riot, the whistle will blow "two long and three short" whistles. All should then hurry to the city hall, where Captain Delbert will be in command. In case cf riot, bring any firearms iyou may have at home. C. B LAMKIN, Mayor. with any who are Interested. Par ents are especially asked to cooper ate with the school board in securing regular attendance. It Is Important speaking of the association says: "It gives the soldier an opportunity of Improving himself physically, men tally and morally. Physical fitness California Soldier Killed in Tunnel Dunsmulr, Cal., Aug. 3. Simon Campas, private In Company K. which has been doing guard duty on the Shasta division since the declara tion of war, was killed and a com rade, Michael Carlle, was badly hurt, apparently struck by a train, In tun nel 7, between Antler and Delta, some time In the late afternoon last Friday. . The naked truth la sometimes mis taken for a deliberate slam. that the children be in school every I demands correct living. The assocla day. For grades 7 to 12, school will .tion encourages that kind of life. It be In session six hours each day. This i affords clean amusement and asso gives the regular time to the academi- dates whose Instincts are worthy; cal studies with two periods for hand j mon banded together with aims, mu tually assisting each other. It stimu lates a man's Intellectual life. Strong muscles, clear brains, high Ideals In the soldier, increase the fighting effi ciency of the army, and these quali ties of the1 citizen Insure the perma nency of our Institution." K. of P. Conclave At Crater Lake Rogue River Valley Under Dense Smoke or laboratory work. The morning ses sion begins at 8:45 and ends at 11:45. The afternoon session Is re sumed at 1 o'clock and closes at 4. Children who are not needed at home will be permitted to remain upon the playground about one hour each afternoon for supervised play. One or more teachers will be upon the.playground to direct the games and oversee the property. The superintendent of schools asks the co-operation of the parents and the children In making the work of the year effective and pleasant. For the schools to mean most to a com munity there must be a high grade of co-operation on the part of every one. part of everyono we can go forward yet more rapidly. ' In the Judgment of the superin tendent, the schools have never been manned 1' a otronger corps of teach ers than this of 1917. The outlook for a year's work Is encouraging. Regular attendance, close application and a spirit of co-operation will bring the results hoped for. Let us keep Throughout th statie Ashland together and make the schools of has the reputation of a fine scbMHAJhiand one of Its great assets, spirit. By earnest endeavor on lha GEO. A. BRISCOE, Supt. All arrangements have been com pleted for tho big conclave of the Knights of Pythias which will be held at Crater lake August 14, 15 and 16, and Indications point to a very large attendance of knights from all over the state. The conclave will be held under the auspices of Talisman Lodge, No. 31, of Medford. All the grand officers of the state will be In attendance and will put on the knight rank on Wizard island, August 15.- Members of the order are coming to the conclave from all over Oregon by auto and train. The Rogue River valley is hidden from view by a dense blanket of smoM. In Ashland, which Is five hundred feet and more higher than thje floor of the valley, the tops of the hills across to the east where the val ley narrows down were barely dis cernible Sunday. Today even the hills right back of Ashland are en tirely bidden from view as well as the hills to the east. While there has been no fires in the vicinity of Ashland lately, the smoke has been gathering from the fires In the Prospect district and oth er points In the hills surrounding the valley farther to the north. We have had more or less of smoke for a month or more, but nothing like the smoke that envelops the Rogue River valley now. A. Q. Nlninger of the White House Grocany, who has been confined to his home some time with sickness, Is out again. His friends will be glad to hear that he Is able to be out again. It has been said that a soft an swer tnrneth away wrath, but some times It turns Into a love affair and later marriage that ends In war right. No Commercial Club'Meetlng Tonltiht. At the regular meeting of the club In June It was voted that there be no regular monthly meeting held in July ' and August. The board of trustees will meet tonight at 8 o'clock to con sider several matters which need at tention Immediately. This Is sure a strange old world. The man who Is always on time wastes more time than the fellow who isn't, because he always has to wait for those who aren't on time,