Mondays February 11, 1918 ASHLAND TIDINGS PAGE TWKES3T Thrift Movement In Public Schools The Btate committee on thrift said "One of the greatest problems of our nation la this hour of her unprece dented expenditures of money, time end energy for the world's highest permanent good, is the practice and development of genuine thrift. "America Is classified as the most extravagant of all nations, with the highest wage scale and the lowest proportionate savings record of any civilized race, and so obvious has leen our wastefulness, in 3pito of ef forts put forth within the past two or three years to curb it, that Presi dent Wilson's first message to the nation, after the declaration of war against Germany, dealt with the ne cessity for real thrift. This .effort has been Increasing with every pass' Inn hour during the nation's struggle "All mankind must share In this carnival of colossal waste that Is rag ins across tho seas, requiring the cur rent expenditure of billions of dollars of our money and of the money and credit of Europe. "Millions of men are being annihil ated and millions of widows and helpless children left, whose future roust be provided for. To prepare for thi3, there must be put forth effective effort to train the future citizenry in the appreciation and practice of real thrift as a patriotic duty. "The school room is the vestibule of the great tomorrow. It Is the only point of contact between the present and the future. And it is through this avenue that we can best make our influence felt for to day and posterity, and It is here that we must lay the foundation and train for the future leadership of tho nation by every means within our power. "The national and state organiza tions promoting thrift are many. Among them are the American So ciety for Thrift, the American Bank ers' Association, the National Orange, the agricultural division of tho United States government, the war department and all educational associations." Every county in Oregon is doing ltj best through the schools to incul cate the Idea of thrift. Thrift cards are given to every pupil. If a prop er amount of Interest on the part of WE HAVE NOW , ON HAND . full and complete line of accessor ies, Tires, Oils, Grease, Batteries and anything for the automobile. We have several used cars to select from at low prices. Come In and look over our new stock. Overland Millner Company parents and all the forces interested In the proper instruction of the young In thrift Ideas can be enlisted In this movement, it is certain that the oncoming generation will be thoroughly Imbued with the Idea of producing and saving. It may bo true that the thrift cards given to the children seem dif ficult to manage. However, If It is understood that no child is expected to fill out all tho Items on this card the matter will be greatly simplified. Such items 'should be selected as the - child Is interested in and a monthly or weekly record kept of the activi ties selected. In fact, the card should just summarize the diary kept by the child. We should think it strange If a bank-or business institution of any sort were to go on from year to year without keeping an account of re ceipts and expenses, let it is as much the place of an individual to know what ho produces and expends as It is of any corporation. The time to form tho habit of accounting is in childhood. The local school peoplo ask the parents of Ashland to help the chil dren to select such items as they think will best promote the' habit of thrift in their homes and to assist tho children In keeping these from month to month. This is not a re quirement; it is merely an effort to teach every child to produce, to save and to keep such an account of his transactions that from day to day l;o may know Just what ho Is doing. Automobile Show Is an Education S. B. Huston to Be Principal Speeker The address of the evening at the Lincoln day banquet at Medford will be delivered by S. B. Huston of Port land, a prominent member of the Multnomah county ban. Mr. Huston has been a resident of Oregon since 1 - . 1 1S84, and has three times been elect ed to the stato legislature. He has been a student of Lincoln, the states man and the man, and his address will prove of abiding interest. The c)u,b made no mistake in Inviting Mr. Huston to speak at this time, with ar conditions uppermost in the minds of the people of the state. Josephine Co. Bank Organizes Pig Club The Josephine County Bank of Grants Pass is co-operating with the Live Stock State Bank of North Port land in organizing a pig club In that city. This club work is now becom ing a recognized factor in the country in building up the livestock potential- ides of the land, and it is being fos tered by many of the banks in the country. They encourage the hog Industry by offering the boys money with which to purchase pigs, the money to be repaid when the hog is sold at maturity. Government estimates of the pro duction of petroleum In the United States in 1917 place it at nearly 14 per cent greater than any previous year. Portland, Oro., Jan. 11. No event to be held In tho whole Pacific north west this year is of more Importance in a practical and educational way than the coming big Portland Auto mobile, Truck and Tractor Show which will open in the new Portland city Auditorium on February 7 and continue to February 13, inclusive. This Is one of the few show events Id which the railroads have granted reduced rat,es this year. Special round trip low fares will be In effect to show visitors from Oregon and northwest points during the week of the automobile show. The particular Importance of this Automobile, Truck and Tractor Show lieT in its emphasis of Improvements that havo been made (a the efficiency of the automobile. Beautiful body lines and refinements adding to tho comfort of motoring will have their place, to be sure, but they will be rel atively In tho background at this year's show as compared to Improve ments tending to increase the all around value of the automobile. Ever since the United States en tered the war, automobile engineers have been concentrating their efforts on adding to the already great effi ciency of their cars. The result lias been many betterments, such, for ex ample, as improvements in motors whereby they utilize low-grade gaso line and make more mileage to the gallon, thus adding to the war re sources of the country. The very latest of these improve ments will be seen In the passenger cars, trucks and farm tractors on ex hibition at the show. The show will be a liberal education in itselj. I sills The Hals themselves and the demand for them is conclusive evidence of the superior wearing qualities, style and comfort of, CONQUEROR HATS If we knew of a line oi better hat values than these we would have them. We carry all shapes and colors. $3.00, $3.50 The small amount of extra money paid for better merchandise is soon forgotten, but you will always miss thejquality in the poorer goods. FL, Red Cross q Activities Directors' Meeting. The directors, of the local Red Cross held their monthly session last Monday evening. Much important business was transacted, Miss Lillian Patterson, vice-president, ably pre siding in the absence of the chair man, H. L. Whlted. There were several Important gaps in the ranks of our workers at head quarters this past Friday. Mrs. J. M. Wagner, our popular and most efficient work directress, is away and Mrs. F. S. Engle, who is well qualified for the position, is acting as her substitute. Other noticeable absences were those of Mrs. J K. Choate and Mrs. E. V. Carter, two of our most faithful and expert work ers, both unavoidably kept away by illness. MITCHELL The Men's Store & W TTLE vance in value of cotton goods. Mr. Vaupel has added to our obligations, too, by volunteering to store our stock for us and to care for it as he docs for his own, and also by offer ing to relievo us, at Its purchase price, of any of these goods which we may not use or need. Such splen did co-operation as this has been Invaluable to us, and Is much appre ciated by Ashland's Red Cross Auxiliary. On Our Gift List. Mr. Eli Albert presented our local Red Cross with a check for the noble sum of $25 this last week, while Mrs. Loosley, as a parting gift before leav ing for the winter, gave $10 for the purpose of ouJflt,tUig some needy soldier boy, soon to be ordered to France, with a knitted outfit. If any Ashland boy needs such help, he wlfl be the one to benefit by this thoughtful provision. An Acknowledgment. The work directresses of the local Red Cross fejol that public acknowl edgments are due to C. H. Vaupel for his generous co-operation in al lowing them to buy goods at whole sale prices, without a cent of profit and without any middleman to get a percentage of the purchase. This has enabled us to lay In a 6tock of materials that would otherwise have been beyond our means, and to take advantage of a price list that will seem like a "bargain list" in a few months, considering the daily ad- School Committee. A school committee consisting o Superintendent Briscoe, Chairman Dr. Gregg, Miss Ila Myer, Mrs. Moore and Mrs. F. S. Engle, has been ap pointed to take charge of plans for organizing Ashland's Junior Red Cross, which will undoubtedly be one of the "llvest" departments of local Red Cross activities in the near fu ture. A Correction. Last week this column made mistake in speaking of Mrs. Benton Bcwers in connection with the Belle- view sewing circle for Belgian re lief. Mrs. Bowers belongs to group or women organized among her, own immediate neighbors, while the circle of the Belleview district under Mrs. Fred Homes, Mrs. A. C Joy and Mrs. Ed Gowland, is a quite separate and distinct organization. MANY COLORED MEN CALLED INTO ARMY Hope of Reward Quickens the Footsteps of Humanity It you suffer from stomach trouble, don't miss this rare offer. Take no chances! Fill out the coupon and mail it NOW. 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JUST MAIL THIS COUPOX Eight per cent of the 9,586,508 men registered under the selective service law are colored. Of these nearly 209,000 have been called and more than 75,000 have been certified for service. Out or every 100 colored men called, 36 wero certified for service and C4 were rejected, exempted or discharged, while out of every 100 white citizens called, 25 were certl fied for sorvicQ. ARMY SIX TIMES AS LARGE AS LAST WAR 3111 1 P For Belllagham Chemical Co., i Money k ffl , . r . Bellingham, Wash. Refunded M Sale by Gentlemen: E IjEj Tour Please send me a FREE TRIAL PACKAGE of J-O-T-Q. M jjft Eg ' Not Es, I JV Addr688 Satisfy 9 1 I "am tor, Re IE There were 1,428,650 enlisted men and 110,865 officers in the United States army at the opening of 1918, more than ono and a half times as large as any force ever before mobll lzed by this nation, according to a strtement by Secretary of War Baker. During the war with Spain the army of the United States at its max imum strength aggregated 272,000 men and officers. The army in the field and in training now is practical ly six times as great as the maximum number under arms In the Spanish American war. About 45,000 officers were com missioned from civil life in the two series of training camps', nearly eight times as many as the number of of ficers in the regular army April 1, 1917. I ssena iais 10 me rroni ana neip grease the skids under the kaiser. Talent Tidings Lloyd Turner left Tuesday even ing for Vancouver, B. C, where ho will be in training camp. Lloyd en listed as stenographer in the quar termaster's department. Chas. Chapman was elected mar shal at council meeting Monday night. H. J. Wright of Medford was a business caller in Talent Wednesday. Miss Mattie Turner is ill at her home with pnumonia. N. O. Powers is loading a car of apples this week. Ernest Jeffrey is home from Ash land, where he underwent an opera tion. Red Cross met Tuesday afternoon. A good number of the ladies turned out. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Estes are tho proud parents of a big ten-pound bEby girl, born Tuesday. Mrs. J. J. King and daughter, Miss Katherlne, spent Tuesday afternoon i:i Medford visiting friends. Mr. Quackenbush was a business caller in Medford Wednesday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. William Bruin were business visitors In Ashland one day last week. Arthur Hall, who enlisted with the 20th engineering regiment at Med ford last week, left Monday for Washington, D. CV Ho expects to lonve soon for France. Miss Harrison and Miss Palmer, teachers of the Ashland schools, vis ited the Talent school Thursday. W. W. Vogell was a business caller In Ashland Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. J,. King are enjoy ing a few days' visit with their daughter, who is attending school at Medford. Mrs. Reed of Ashland spent Thurs day afternoon in Talent visiting with friends. Mrs. R. E. Robinson Is reported ill with pneumonia. Mrs. Gard of Ashland was in Tal ent one day last week on business affairs. Mr. and Mrs. Dunn gave a dancing party at their country home In South Talent Wednesday evening. About twenty couples enjoyed the evening. Light refreshments were served at a late hour. Mrs. D G. Burgan was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ji H. Fuller at Twin Oaks a few days last week. Mrs. Tom Lamb was a caller In Medford Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holdridge re turned Friday morning from Iowa, where they spent about three months visiting friends and relatives, Mrs. McMahan was the guest of friends in Modford Thursday. Frank Dlllard was a business call er in Ashland Thursday,. Mrs. Murray spent a few days in. Ashland last week. Mrs. Goorge Galbraith was the guest of friends in Ashland Thurs day. Miss Emma Crawford and Mrs. Frank Dlllard were soliictlng for the benefit of the Y. W. C. A. drive. About 35 was the total amount re ceived at Talent. The Phoenix high school students will give a Red Cross benefit play at the Talent high school Monday night, February 11, at 8 o'clock. The title of the play will be "Jack and the Beanstalk." This was played at Phoenix two woeks ago and was a great success. Miss Calllo Vogell spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Vogell. Miss Vogell is teach er in the Ashland high school. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mason and daughter spent Friday afternoon la Ashland. Mrs. Dunn and daughter, Miss Anna, left Sunday morning for Mon tana. The ladies' missionary socloty met at the Methodist church Thursday afternoon. A good number of the ladles turned out. Mr. Bickerdyke niado a business trip to Ashland Thursday afternoon. Miss Alta Scott, who is attending" school at Ashland, spent the week end with her parents. Mr. Bettman of. Seattle was a busi ness caller in Talent one day this week. No one woul think of keeping a gun for shooting rabbits If that gun were needed by a soldier at the front, when all the rabbits needed could be caught with a trap. Wheat is needed in fighting Europe, and we Con use cornmcal, oatmeal and other substitutes for home consumption, In stead of white flour. Save the wheat and send it to the front. Phone Job orders to the Tidings. I GET THE REARR RUT LEAVE TnE ROOTS . I'm riot after the "pound of flesh" I leave the roots to continue their growth. "You are next." Duckhorn Barber Shop Clyde Costolo Ford Cars have been hard to get. Looks better now. I have a lew on hand and will be able to fill orders that are given now within a short time Leave your order this week FORD GARAGE Lee Hall, Prop.