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km Ashland, Oregon, Uthla Springs "Oregon's Famous Spa" "Ashland Grows While Uthla Flows" City of Sunshine and Flowers VOL. XLII ASHLAND. OREGON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1917 NUMBER 59 IDINGS Red Cross Membership Drive Will Be Inaugurated Next Week Two hundred and forty thousand new Red Cross members for Oregon; 16,0001,000 Red Cross members In the United States. This is the goal set for the nutlon-wl'de membership campaign to be conducted by the American Red Cross from December 17 to Chrifltmas eve. "Join the Red Cross; all you need a dollar and a heart," is the new slogan for this great drive. Ashland and her allies, the Talent and Phoenix districts, must acquire", according to the plans of this campaign, 3,000 Red Crocs members before Christmas eve. Old members are asked to re-enlist from January on, thus beginning the year in the right way. Small enamel pins, cj'.e in the form of a tiny service flag and the other the usual Red Cross emblem, will be given to each new member by the solicitors. . This effort to make the Red Cross larger will direct Its energies chiefly Creamery Formed For Jackson Co. The organization of the Farmers' Co-operative Creamery has been com pleted by the consolidating of the White Velvet and Medford creamer lea together with the farmers of Jack son county in one large plant to be operated in Medford. The new or ganization has the following officers: President, G. A. Morse, Talent; vice president, P. C. Holibaugh, Talent; directors, W. E. Anderson of Phoe nix, P. S. Charley of Brownsbono, G. S. Sleade of Gold Hill; manager, Frank Slade, Ashland. , $ Operations will begin vlmmedi ately, at, the present location of the Medford Creamery, and cream will be gaV red by routes as heretofore. All farmers and cream producers are urged to co-operate for the mutual benefit. . -- . .,. .' .. Mr. Davis was formerly connected with the co-operative creamery of Dorrls", CaL The intent of the new co-operative company is to build up an organization In the valley with the view not only of handling dairy prod ucts, but to eventually branch out into handling all valley products. May Finish Klamath County Court House Architects from outside point3 are in Klamath Falls, and more are ex pected to arrive, with a view to mak ing estimates on the cost of complet ing the new court house and repair- ing the damage already done due to its neglect from standing uncomplet ed. The taxpayers of Klamath coun ty have already expended nearly " $200,000 on this building, and In event of the finishing being excessive, further proceedure will be submitted to a vote of the people, according to information Riven out by the county commissioners. Elks Will Build A War Hospital Word was received by Walter E. Newcombe, district deputy grand ex &5d ruler of the Elks, that the offer made by the grand lodge to establish a war hospital in Boston has been accepted by the government. The in Btitution will cost $250,000 and will consist of a complete unit of twin ward hospital buildings,, vocational workshops, barracks, mess hall and post exchange. The proposition was handled by the Elks' war relief com mission, with the result that Ameri ca's first reconstruction hospital, where men wounded overseas will be fitted for occupational pursuits com- 'mensurate with their injuries, will be built by the Elks. Train Schedule , Changes Time A new schedule on the Shasta route will take effect next Sunday. The following trains leave Ashland: No. 53, 4:35 p. m.; 15, 12:15 a. m.; 13, 11:35 a. m.; 54, 5:20 p. m.; 16. 8:30 p. in. ; Phone Job orden to th Tidings. towards getting one-dollar members. Mrs. E. D. Briggs is to be campaign manager for Ashland and the drive will include an Individual and col lective appeal to every home and every person in this community, the aim being to make Red Cross mem bership as universal as citizenship. The emblem of the campaign will be a transparent window card, de signed as a service flag, with a large red cross on a white base as its cen tral figure, and with smaller Crosses to be .added for each member of the family who joins the. Red Cross. The idea Is that on Christmas eve a light ed candle shall be placed behind these transparencies, and that they shall be displayed In the window of every home entitled to show one Here's hoping every home In Ash land, Talent and Phoenix and the sections In 'between will celebrate Christmas this year by decorating a window in this fashion. Judge Neil Burned To Death Tuesday Judge James R. Nell, one of the best known and most highly respect ed men of Jackson county, lost bis life Tuesday evening in a fire which burned his house in Jacksonville to the ground. The fire occurred at about 8:30 In the evening and the cause is unknown. Neighbors saw the flames coming from the windows, and the house was broken into in an effort to rescue Mr. .Nell, who resided alone in the old Nell residence tfn West Oregon street. The judge's bedroom was found empty and fur ther search of the premises was checked by the flames. . Later when the fire had died down the body of the aged man was se cured In th ruins. It was badly burned, but recognizable, and it Is thought death was due to suffoca tion. Frank Neil, the Judge's 'son. who lives in Derby, arrived on the scene as soon as he was notified of the disaster, and ex-Mayor Robert Neil of Ashland hurried to Jackson ville on learning of his brother's death, and arrived shortly after the tragedy. Judge Neil was a pioneer resident of Jackson county, and had lived for many years near Barron, above Ash land. He had served as district at torney for three terms and county judge three terms, besides being a practicing lawyer for upwards of half a century. Beside Ills 5,011 Frnnk Noll of Derby, Judge Neil Is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Rob ert and Leander Neil and Mrs. J. J. Murphy of Ashland, Jefferson Neil of Brownsville, William L. Neil of Ruckles, Mrs. W. C. Dean of Grants Pass and Mrs. Russell Alford of Grants Pass, Jury Trial Case Was Dismissed The case of the city against Mrs. E. T. Merill, charged with violating the city ordinance regarding the dis charging of firearms within the city limits, came to an end Wednesday afternoon when the case was taken from the jury and dismissed. The defendant was charged with shooting a dog belonging to Dr. Swedenburg. the shooting taking place on the Boulevard near Iowa street. A trial occurred last week before City Re corder John B. Wimer, at which time the jury disagreed, and the case was later set for retrial yesterday. Prof. Vining Will Address Soldiers Prof. Irving E. Vining left Sunday evening for American Lake, where he will deliver a series of lectures at the army cantonment under the auspices of the National Defense League. Prof. Vining is one of sev eral public speakers who have been asked to address the men at arms in the various army camps throughout the United States this winter, to give the soldiers a proper conception of the aim of the nation In prosecuting the war. Prof. Vining expects to re turn to Ashland for the holidays, af ter which he will go east, where he will continue his work for the De fense League, or offer his services to the Y. M. C. A. . Campaign Opened For Normal School Ben C. Sheldon, representative from Jackson county, through whose influence the normal school bill was placed on the ballot at the last legis lature, spoke at a meeting held at the city hall Wednesday evening In behalf of two more normal schools for Oregon. The meeting was called by Fred 0. Homes, president of the Ashland normal school alumni, for the pur pose of getting a representative body together to discuss and arrange plans to - carry on an energetic campaign for the normal school at the next fall election. Representatives from the various organizations in the city, in cluding the Commercial Club, Civic Club, council, school board and Busi ness Men's Association, were In at tendance. Mr. Sheldon gave a very I interesting talk reviewing the condi tions as they appeared to him, and of what had been done, and stated that a vigorous effort must be made if the people of southern Oregon and eastern Oregon are to win the meas ures that have been placed on the ballot to be voted on jointly next November. In addition to the talk given by Mr. Sheldon, Mr. Homes called upon a number of those pres ent for an opinion In regard to the matter, and a feeling seemed unan imous to proceed to make a vigorous campaign. A motion, was passed to elect a normal committee. Fred C. Homes was selected as chairman. Four others were to be appointed by him to act as an executive committee and these were authorized to make further arrangements in the near fu ture to carry on this campaign. Carelessness Cause Of Most Accidents In striking contrast to the report made by Julius Kruttschnitt, chair man of the special committee on ac cident statistics, the fatalities and accidents to those who Ignore safety first principles as practiced by the roads. Forty-nine per cent or almost half of the total fatalities for the year 1916 were due to trespassing on trains or on tracks, a thing that Is forbidden by law In Europe under heavy penalties. One and seven-tenths of the total number of fatalities were due to neg ligence of passengers, and 21.4 per cent to negligence of employes In fall ing from or getting on or off trains and in walking on track; only 5.6 per cent were due to collisions and de railments of trains. Final!?, 5.3 per cent 0' the fatalities occurred in shops, at stations, etc., and were in nowise due to the operation of trains. Collisions and derailments caused 3.9 per cent of the total Injuries. Negligence of passengers and em ployes, trespassers and others caused 30.1 per cent, while 66 per cent of the total was in nowise connected with the operation of trains, but cov ered accidents, mostly trivial, In shops, around stations, etc. Cavalry Units Formed in Texas A recent dispatch from Washing ton states that a devlsion of regular cavalry, the first the American army has had since civil war days, Is being formed at El Paso, Texas. The project is part of the regular plan of the department, it Is understood, for the tactical organization of the ex pended regular army. There is no present Intention of employing mounted troops with Gen eral Pershing's forces; although the general officer is reported to have recommended the creation of from three to five cavalry divisions. Em ployment by General Byng, leader of the recent British surprise attack, of mounted troops, points the way to the conclusion that It may be advis able later, when the transportation situation Is easier, to send over cav alry in such numbers as the Ameri can staff may think wise. Should the German line be broken by a drive In which American troops participat ed, it is not to be dmibted that Gen eral Pershing would need mounted force to drive home his attack In the open country beyond. ' La Follette will yet succeed In whitewashing; himself If that senate committee doesn't soon turn off the gas. Camp Life Becomes Home to Soldiers (By L. D. Mowat.) , We have had a few of the things the Astorians call "showers" and which make us wonder, whether the people down here grow gills when the wet weather everyone prophesies for the next three months arrives. Much to the surprise of everyone, the tents have weathered the gales and the downpours in excellent shape, and, thanks to the forethought of the fel lows in "borrowing" lumber for floors soon after our arrival here, the tents are quite comfortable. The new 'cantonments are progressing, however, and will soon be ready for occupancy. Whether the 1st company will get cantonments Is a much dis cussed matter around camp, but from the size and number of the buildings under way it looks like there would be room for all. A number of the carpenters on the job struck the other day and are causing a slight delay. Most of them were men of most striking appear ance, mostly of the scrambled dialect and .nationality which Is so character istic of this seaport vicinity. But to get back to the canton ments. ' Each unit there are four under construction here consists of six buildings: the captain's quarters, lieutenant's quarters, bath-house, mess ball, kitchen and main barracks which Is supposed to house 66 men but which looks to be large enough to hold twice that many without as much crowding as is at present the case In the tents. The tents are beginning to seem like home. to the boys; In fact, we all say "go home" Instead of "go to camp," now. I can't figure It out why a man starts calling a place "home" as soon, as he gets well enough acquainted with It to be able to enter and undress In the dark without stubbing his toe on numer ous objects, buttsuch is the case. The old song, "Any Old Place I Hang My Hat Is Home Sweet Home to Me" doesn't apply becaOse there Isn't any place to hang your hat In a tent. You can suspend It from a safety pin stuck In the roof if you want to take a chance of making a hole which will let the rain in. Suspend and hung are two highly different words. You can live down being suspended from school or most anything, but people always will consider it a blotch on your character if you are hung from even sucli an Innocent thing as the cross-arm of an electric light pole. Likewise with suspending a hat from I a pin it is rarely effective more than temporarily. We are beginning to get acquaint ed with the people of Astoria; who are setting out to make friends with all the soldiers of the Columbia river i defenses. They are surely succeed ing, as the constant increase In' the number of requests for passes to As toria will" testify. Hardly a day passes that some of the fellows do not receive dinner invitations or dance invitations from some of As toria's best people. Ashland Man Died At An Early Hour Thomas M. Leffler died at a local hospital early this morning following a short Illness. The deceased was 42 years of age and leaves a wife and one child. For several months Mr. Leffler had been proprietor of a pool room and cigar store on Fourth street near the station. The funeral will take place Sunday. Home Guards May Be State Militia At the meeting of the Ashland Home Guards last Monday evening' It was voted unanimously to offer them selves to the governor of the state to be organized Into state militia. This resolution was forwarded to the governor, and chances are that the Home Guards, may be mustered In soon. A special effort will be made from now on to get recruits into this organization, and these will be taken from the ages of 18 to 45. The of ficers of the local guard request new recruits to meet at the armory next Monday night. lesson peak; the only active vol cano in the United States, Is dying. How pathetic a sick mountain! Attack On German Defensive Is Successfully Met by Haig The Germans, following their heavy artillery preparations of recent days,', have attempted to drive a wedge Into the British line west of Cambral, but, although they used numerically superior forces, their ef fort brought them only a minor gain. The attack, launched between Bullecourt and Queant, was similar to that adopted by Crown Prince Rupprecht's troops when they pierced General Byng's front southwest of Cambral nearly two weeks ago and caused a retirement of the British on the salient General Byng previously had driven toward Cambral. A like purpose doubtless was involved In the latest offensive, and for its exe cution huge waves of Bavarians were thrown upon the sector in an en deavor to overpower the defenders. The British, however, held tenacious-, ly to their ground, except at one point, where the enemy penetrated a front line position. As In their previous attempt to wreck the Cambral salient, the Ger mans lost heavily In the enterprise, the British mowing them down with machine gun and rifle fire in the fighting, which lasted from dawn until 1 o'clock In the afternoon. Tho spot chosen for the attack was simi lar from a strategic standpoint to that near Gonnelietu where the of fensive of a fortnight ago began, and, had It succeeded, another retirement by the British on the Cambral sector would have been necessary.. Notwithstanding their failure, the Germans are keeping up an Intensive bombardment fcf British and French positions all along the western front and dally are receiving adltlonal re "A Mormon Maid" At Vining Tonight "A Mormon Maid," starring Mae Murray, will appear at the Vining to night and tomorrow night. The fol lowing criticism of this gripping drama is taken from Wid's: "Certainly this is a stirring melo drama that convinces and holds per fectly all the way, produced in an at mosphere that Is distinctive and de cidedly artistic. "This is one of the best six-reel of ferings of many months, considered 1 purely from the viewpoint of dram j atlc development tmosphere and stirring, convincing action, und it has ja great additional advantage In that I it is a bold statement of alleged con ' ditioiis in the Mormon church in years gone I'.'. "Surely there Is a lot of Interest everywhere in Mormonism, for the I very good and sufficient reason that I it is a subject which has rarely been : discussed. "Producer Leonard has worked the thread of the Mormon attack theme into a story of melodramatic action so liiU'lllgently that this never Im presses as preachment, but rather holds all the better because of the strength of the underlying tjiought standing back of the melodramatic action. Rarely, if ever, have 1 seen a better combination of beautiful ex teriors, artistic as to composltlo'n and delightful as to lighting, and thrill ing daredevil riding such as we used to get In the very best westerns." Opposes Officials And Faces Court Mrs. J. K. Pospisal, wife of a farm er near Malin, Klamath county, Is under bonds to appear before tho grand Jury for holding up operations of the United States reclamation serv fce on her husband's ranch. The government ditch Is laid out to go through an alfalfa field, Instead of through a low piece of ground as wished by Mr. and Mrs. Posplsal. When the government employes at tempted to begin operations they were met by Mrs. Pospisal, who was armed with a buggy whip, an empty shotgun and a coffee pot full of rot ten eggs. The galley slaves of ancient Rome had a picnic as compared to the ed itor of Unlay. Just think of having to fill a certain space twice a week with "bright, original pearls of thought" -About the only advantage he has of the slave Is that he has the privilege of registering a kick!, and the other fellow hadn't. This Is. our kick. . inforcements In men and guns from the eastern theatre. Snow Is falling heavily In th mountains along the northern Italian front and optimism prevails among the Italians that this will aid them, definitely in holding the Austro-Ger- j mans back from the Italian plain. Amid the first flurries of the storm on Tuesday the enemy renewed hist attack among the hills and was re- 1 t warded by the capture of several po-i sltlons. Later, however, the Italians In a counter-attack regained their; lost terrain against which the artil lery duels were resumed, j The Cossacks under General Kale- dines and the Bolshevikl forces an ; reported to have met In at least two fights, with the counter-revolution-, Ists the victors In both. The engage ments occurred at Mohilov and at .Tamanovka and the Bolshevik! losses are declared to have been heavy. General Allenby, commander of the British forcesin Palestine, haa entered Jerusalem and taken over oontrol of the Holy City. The popu lace greeted the British commander cordially. In a proclamation he told tho inhabitants that all sacred build ings and holy places would be pro tected and maintained. Meanwhile the British army continues Its opera tions In Palestine, having captured additional positions from the Turks. Twenty-one British merchant ships were sunk by mine or submarine last week, as against 17 the previous) week. A resolution declaring that a state) of war exists between Austria-Hun- ' gary and Cuba has been passed by the Cuban house of representatives; Soldiers May Be Remembered Xmas The officers in command of th Oregon Coast Artillery at Fort Stev ens will aesistVall friends of soldier encamped there to bring the Christ--mas spirit to the men as much as pos sible Through the efforts of Chan lnln Albert K. Mathews any one de siring to share In this Joy of giving ' I will bo accorded that privilege. Gifts j Intended for the members of this or ! ganiza'tlon should be plainly marked ("For 1st Co., O. C. A., Fort Stevens. , Ore., care Chuplalfi Mathews, Y. M. If!. A. Hut," from whence they will I be distributed after appropriate exer clses on Christmas eve. PROCLAMATION'. Whereas, the American lied Cross, through its president, lion. Woodrow Wilson; its chairman, Hon. William H. TnftJ, and tho chairman of its Wat Council, Hon. II. P. Davidson, haa called upon all loyal and patriotic! citizens of the United States to affili ate with said organization by taking membership therein; and Whereas, the week of liocemben 17-21 bus been designated by th aforesaid as the time for member ship I'l'l'illation; and Whereat, the state of Oregon ha.i been assigned tho quota. of 240,000 members, being 30 per cent of ltrt estimated population; and Whereas, to fulfill Its quota it is! necessary for every man and woman in Oregon to join the American Red Cross, Therefore. I, C. T. Lamkln. mayor of Ashland, do hereby proclaim to all citizens of the city of Ashland that it Is a patriotic duty Incumbent upon, each and all of them to affiliate with the American Red Cross during the aforesaid week of December 17-24. to tho end that the city of Ashland and the state of Oregon may sustain our beloved nation and the American Red Cross to the full extent required. Every man and woman of Ashland should become a member of the American Red Cross during the week: named to fulfill this patriotic obliga tion. Our boys In training and at the front are facing hardships, priva tion and death. Let every citizen of Ashland stand square behind our boys and the government and help win the war. This proclamation by me issued on. December 13, 1917. 59-2t C. B. LAMKIN, Mayor.. The sugar used for making candy in the United States, according to ttfc food administration', Is sufficient to. meet all the , sugar requirements of England under the rationing system adopted there.
