Ashland tidings., February 14, 1918, Image 1

MSHLANi
"Ashland Grows While Uthla Tiros"
City of Sunshine and Flowers
IDINGS
Ashland, Oregon, Uthla Springs
"Oregon's famous Spa'
VOL. XLII
ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1918
NUMBER 77
Local Commercial
Many Prominent
Taking advantage of the oppor
tunity afforded them of having sev
eral candidates for important state
and United States offices in
this vicinity,' the Ashland Com
mercial Club held an open meet
ing in the Elks' Temple last night
at which the public was invited. The
Lincoln Club banquet in Medford
had called these men to southern
Oregon, and the event last night was
a purely patriotic observance, with
the object of acquainting the citizens
of Ashland In particular with the ob
jects and interests of the Commer
cial Club, and to present an outline
of its future plans.
The Elks' Temple was comfortably
filled with a representative audience
of Ashland men and women. F. D.
Wagner, president of the club, pre
sided and introduced the speaker!?,
who in turn gave short, stirring, pa-
triotic addresses. The Ashland band
played several numbers as a prelude,
and Secretary F. J. Shlnn gave an
Interesting report of the work of tha
Commercial Club and detailed many
plans that are being discussed for
the welfare of the city during the
coming year. Prominent among
these will be improving the Green
Springs road, for which the club !&
arranging to send a delegation from
Ashland to unite with Klamath Falls
and Lakeview to interview the state
highway commission on work along
the highways connecting these three
cities.
Hon. a P. Huston of Portland,
state senator from that district, was
the first speaker, and gave a purely
patriotic address on the conditions
confronting the nation during the
present crisis, which has been felt
by this country in no former war.
To this end- be declared the entire
country must bend every effort to
in, no matter at what a great sac
rifice. In closing Mr. Huston gave
a touching tribute to the American
boys who have offered their lives for
their country and spoke of the tre
mendous sacrifice all must pay to
-win. a war that must be won, if It
takes our all to do It.
R.' N. Stanfield of eastern Oregon,
speaker of the house of representa
tives and republican candidate for
United States senator, was intro
duced and spoke at length on a topic
very close to the hearts of Ashland
citizens the normal school bill. As
eastern Oregon is as deeply con
cerned in the passing of this bill as
southern Oregon, Mr. Stanfleld's In
Farmers' Club to
Meet at Belleview
The Farmers' Community Club of
the upper valley will hold a meeting
at the Belleview school house Friday
evening at 8 o'clock. This will be
the largest and most Important farm
era' meeting In the history of the'
community, and the following pro
gram will be given!, which- will be in
teresting, instructive and valuable to
all farmers and farmers' wives:
Music, Grover, Joy and McKenzie.
Introductory remarks, President F,
C. Homes.
Co-operative Shipping of Livestock.
Presented by F. C. Holibaugh of the
Valley View Grange. Discussion by
Butler Walker, C. M Brown, J.
3ygerv Mark True, H. Howard.
Shipping in of Pure Bred Live
stock. Presented by F. C. Homes.
Discussion by Denver Klncaid, M. M,
Tucker, V. Chapman, George Dunn.
What the Farmers' Wives Can Do.
Presented by Mrs. Mark True. Dis
cussion by Mrs. (X B. Howard, Mrs.
J. Gyger, Mrs. W. Thicker.
Music, Miss Mary Wheeler.
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The Squirrel and Gopher Cam
paign. Presented by A, C. Brow.
Discussion by W. J. Crosslin, W. L.
Moore, M. M, Tucker1, W. S. Tinker.
Organization. Presented by the
president. Discussion by Mrs. II.
Andrews, J. W. Young, Mm. M. M.
Tucker, C. B; Howard.
Uncle Sam Needs Soldiers. WiH
,Tou Enlist? Presented by Albert C.
Joy. Volunteers, Everyone present.
. "America," whole club.
The public Is requested to come
prepared to talk on one or more of
the topics under discussion. ...,.
Mra. Pk L. .Ash craft returned home
Monday from an extended visit' to
northern points. While there She
,nas a guest of three children, Mrs.
Laura Counter at Pullman, , Wash.,
Elmer Ashcraft at Seattle and LaRoy,
Ashcraft at the University qf pre
Epn, Eugene. . . ;:l
Club Entertains
Guests Last Night
terests are closely interwoven with
this community. Like the preceding
speaker, he touched on the vital
question of the war, and congratulat
ed Jackson county for leading In the
call for volunteers, and spoke of the
industrial and commercial life of
Oregon during the war. Oregon has
supported all the war measures, the
sneaker said, and has given most lib
erally to the charitable demands for
money and assistance, which has
made this state rank first In making
the world safe for democracy, t
"The man who Is responsible for
the recent drought In Oregon" was
announced as the next speaker, and
Dr. J. E. Anderson of The Dalles, re
publican candidate for governor and
the father of the bone-dry law of
Oregon, put the audience in a good
humor by making several happy ref
erences to the preceding speakers
and relating amusing storiea Like
the former speakers, he also touched
on the question of the war, and told
some interesting facts of what this
"dollar-chasing nation" has done.
Ir. Anderson quoted iexcerpts from
Ambassador Gerard's address telling
cf the attitude of the Germans to
wards the United States, and the im
portant place we have taken in the
vorld conflict. Dr. Anderson claimed
that the nation must be optimistic,
as there can be but one finish for
this war, and that will be the utter
annihilation of militarism.
y Senator Gus Moser, republican
candidate for governor, was the last
speaker and reverted to the work of
the Commercial Club of Ashland,
which, he declared, was becoming
well known and which is making this
city famous throughout the state.
Me also touched on the war and gave
a brief patriotic eulogy on the hero
Ism of the boys who have gone out
to help win the conflict.
Interspersed with the addresses
were excellent musical numbers.
Mrs. Henry Provost sang the French
national hymn, J. G. Anderson sang
"The Flag Without a Stain," and
Carl Loveland sang "Over There."
Following the open meeting, the
members of the club and the honor
guests had a smoker and social meet
ing in the dining room, at which
many other visitors took part. The
meeting was one of the most popular
held In Ashland for some time and
brought a closer feeling among the
members of the Commercial Club
and the citizens than had existed be
fore. Father and Son Week
Observed Tomorrow
Arrangements are nearing comple
tion for the Fathers and Sons dinner
to be given in the Methodist church
Friday evening to close the observ
ance of National Fathers and Son
Week. This is going to be one of
the leading, social events of the week,
and the committees are leaving no
stone upturned to make this particu
lar dinner one to remain long in the
memory of the participants, coming
ai it does at this crisis In the na
tion's history), when an effort Is be
ing made to bring fathers and sons
together In a common understanding.
W. E. Wright, acting interstate
secretary for Oregon and Idaho, will
be present and make the principal
address. He comes in the place of
I. B. Rhodes, who was in Ashland
last year, and who is now in France.
Other interesting patriotic addresses
will be made. Superintendent G. A.
Priscoe of the city schools will act
as toastmaster at the dinner.
Emphasis is being brought to bear
UDon the fathers and their sons In the
'teen age who are members of any
Sunday school in the city to be pres
ent at this dinner. Much that Is
worthy of emulation In the boyhood
of this country's great men Is more
applicable now than ever, and one
of the great appeals of Father and
Son Week should be to the boys to
appreciate their fathers before it is
too late.
Business Men's Meeting.
Business Men's Association will
meet in the Commercial Club room
next Monday night, February 18, at
7:30. Claude C. Cats and other
speakers will address members. New
members are urged to come. Busi
ness of importance will be taken up.
H. H. EIHART, 1
Sec. A. B. M. Ass'n.
, "A war stamp a day keeps' the kaiser
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Highway Paved
Over Siskiyous
A large force of men and teams
have worked through the winter
weather placing crushed stone on the
grades of the Siskiyous on the Cali
fornia side. The surface Is yet
rough, but within a few weeks will
be covered with crushed stone screen
ings, which will form a surface very
much like concrete pavement In ap
pearance and in durability. . This
surface 1b made very solid and
smooth by the use of a large gasoline
engine road roller.
Owing to the bad weather condi
tions and the isolated location, this
has been a difficult piece of work,
but, Superintendent M. J, Tilly has
demonstrated his qualifications not
only as an engineer but also as a
man who understands the handling
of men.
Mr. Tilly has other forces on the
highway along the Klamath and
Shasta rivers, which are maintaining
a smooth roadway and widening at
the grades. This portion of the high
way is a very good road at present,
but the California Highway Commis
sion seem to not be satisfied with
anything that Is not up to date and
far the best In meeting the require
ments of the highway traffic, there
fore they have recently appropriated
for the macadamizing of that portion
of the highway along the Klamath
and Shasta rivers. This work will
be rushed to accommodate the com
ing summer traffic.
As more than thirty automobiles
and Fords passed over the Siskiyous
ltRt Sunday, the highway is evidently
Inviting to the Joyriders.
Anderson Makes
Good Impression
Dr. J. E. Anderson was a central
figure among the speakers at the
Lincoln banquet at. Medford as well
as at the Commercial Club meeting
last night, H6" was for three terms
mayor of The Dalles, and for three
I)r. J. E. Anderson.
terms representative In the legisla
ture, from the 29th district. He is
best known as the "father" of the
''bone dry" law, but ha3 not confined
his activity to prohibition legislation',
being active in support of all nro-
gressive measures. He supported
such measures as the workmen's com
pensation law; the bill creating the
stat;e board of control; the Ashland
normal school bill; the child labor
law; semi-annual payment of taxes;
the law which t6ok the state printing
rut of politics; good roads and irri
gation laws, and all laws for moral
uplift.
In his plattorm asking for the sup
port of his candidacy for the offlcr
cf governor ho pledges unqualified
support f the national administra
tion In its efforts to bring the war to
. triumphant and successful conclu
sion. He endorses the constitutional
amendments for national prohibition
und national women's suffrage. He
pledges his support to the efforts to
obtain more adequate assistance from
the national reclamation bureau, to
the end that hundreds of thousands
cf acres of arid land be reclaimed
and our great waterpower possibili
ties be developed
The marriage of Miss Winifred
Coldwell of Ashland and Frank J.
Cuttozzo of Hilt, Cal., took place in
Medford Friday, Rev. Father Powers
officiating.
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Harry Sayle moved this week to
Portland, where he wllj reside. The
house he vacated . on. Union street
will be occupied by I. R. Frldeger
ami family, who are now living on
Fine street.
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Robt. N. Stanfield
Likes This City
After making a hurried campaign
trip through the Willamette valley,
Coos county and down as far as Ash
land, R. N. Stanfield, candidate for
United States senator, expresses him
self as well pleased with the outlook
and confident of winning the nomi
nation. .Mr. ' Stanfield, who comes
from Stanfield, Umatilla county, ar
rived in Ashland Wednesday fore
noon an;l was one of the speakers at
the Commercial Club meeting Wed
nesday night, where he delivered a
short but pointed talk on community
enterprise and civic Improvements.
Mr. Stanfield, who is known as
the bigpjest man in eastern Oregon,
has been a member of the state legis
lature, in the lower house, for the
past six years, and is at 'present
speaker of the house. He Is a promi
nent figure In political affairs of the
state and is also one of the big stock
men of the northwest. In his candi
dacy for the nomination for United
States senator he is making a plea
for the greater development of Ore
gon's resources, ani is very familiar
with all the various phases of the
State's industrial requirements.
Mr. Stanfield was greatly delight
ed with the showing which Ashland
has made in the way of municipal
Improvements and civic enterprises.
Especially was he astonished at the
wonders of the mineral springs, the
beauty and the extent of the park
and the Auditorium, and he predicted
that within a few years Ashland
would become one of the famous
mineral springs resorts of the west.
After spending Thursday In Ash
land Mr. Stanfield left for Portland,
where he will remain for a week, af
ter which he will make a tour of the
Columbia river counties, and will re
turn to southern Oregon later in the
campaign.
Time Extended for
Filing Tax Returns
( X A. Miller, collector of In
ternal revenue for the state of Ore
gon, has been notified by the Treas
ury Department at Washington, D.
C, that the time for filing the 1917
income tax returns, Including indi
viduals and corporations, has been
extended to April 1, 1918, thus giv
l:ig an additional month to that pro
vided by the war tax act of October
?. 1917. As soon as the blanks are
received each corporation will be no
tified. Collector Miller would ap
preciate the early filing of returns.
.. ' that the work of his office may
not be unduly congested.
Easfern Oregon
Instructors Met
The Eastern Oregon Association of
Superintendents and Principals met
'i the high school at La Grande FebT
ru ry 9 and patsed the following res
olution, which Is of Interest to the
friends of the normal school:
"Ho it further resolved that we
heartily endorse the proposed nor-
I"1"' scho1 bm whlch Provldc '
the establishing of a state normal
school at Ashland, Ore., and one for
eastern Oregon, the eastern Oregon
normal to lie located by the state
li-rd of regents."
State Superintendent) Churchill
vas present at this meeting. He ha3
taken a great deal of interest In this
measure and thinks that this is a
propitious tlmeor it to come beforo
iho people on account of the great
(it'iuund for trained teachers and
crowded condition of the one normal
school at Monmouth.
Tochers of Oregon
Favor More Normals
At the meeting of the Oregon State
Teachers' Association held in Port
land last December the fifth item of
the resolutions adopted was unanl
mcuely in favor of the establishment
of two more normals in the state,
The fifth item of the resolutions is
as follows:
"Resolved, that the Oregon State
Teachers' Association go. on record
ns favoring the establishment of two
more normal schools as provided by
the bill which has been submitted
by the legislature to the people for
their approval In November, 191&."
Have you a W. S. S. baby" bond In
your borne?
German Allies Form Battle Line
But Fail to Start Offensive
Although under good weather the
terrain In France and Belgium is fast
drying out and the Teutonic allies
are continuing to pour thousands of
troops to positions behind the battle
line, there still has been no indica
tion that the enemy Is ready to begin
his much-advertised offensive. Bom
bardments and patrol encounters
along the entire front are still tak
ing place as for many days past.
While the German reinforcements
have been coming up the entente
commanders have not been Idle. On
the other hand, they everywhere
have strengthened their positions to
meet any emergency.
The Associated Press correspond
ent with the French headquarters
says the French authorities consider
t.iat the total number of the enemy
now facing the French, British,
American and Belgian troops, or held
In reserve, aggregates 2,340,000 men.
Recent statements from the British
military authorities have been to the
e.'fect that preponderance of weight
In both man and gun power still lies
with the entente armies.
Several additional successful raids
by the British, In which German of
ficers and men were captured and
others killed, and heavy' artillery
Cast-Off Clothing
Still in Demand
Mrs. E. T. Merrill, who in com
pany with several other Ashland
women sent out an appeal for old
clothing some time ago, Is most
gratefully appreciative to the house
wives of Ashland for the way In
which they responded to the call.
Among those who gave most bounti
fully was Mrs. T. J. Bonham, whose
large parcel of clothing has been ap
preciated by those engaged in con
structing garments for the needy
Belgian children. While the request
has met with a ready response the
domand Is by no means supplied, and
any one having cast-off wearing ap
rnrel In any form will lie doing a
beneficent act by leaving them at
Mrs. Merrill's home at 570 Boule
vard, or call her up by phone No. G2,
and she will be glad to gather the
garments in for the use of those who
are making them over.
For three years not one yard of
c'oth has been shipped into Belgium,
end. during the stress of war In that
country the children have become so
destitute that anything in the way
cf covering is most acceptable.
While It has been generally under -
stood thnt no bright garments are
desired in that country of extensive
mourning, anything In the way of
discarded clothing is accepted by the
women who are making over the
garments, and they will be given to
some needy persons here at home.
It Is desired that the garments
should be clean before sending in,
and free from any disease germs so
thnt no epidemics lie spread that
way. Arrangements are being mnde
v. hereby the. clothing will bo sont to
Belgium soon, and it is necessary to
get as much in as possible so that a
large consignment will go to those
In such dire need.
Laymen Meet to
Plan Convention
An Interesting meeting of the Lay
men's Missionary Movement ' of the
Rogue River valley was held in the
Baptist church in Medford last Sun
day afternoon. Addresses were made
by Mayor Lamkln of Ashland, Mayor
Cowley of Central Point and Mayor
Gates of Medford, as well as W. II.
Gore and others. . This meeting, to
gether with several others held at
various dates recently, are prelimi
nary to the convention to take place
n Medford the latter part ot March.
Simultaneous with the holding of
the layman's convention, the women
of the valley will bold a similar in
stitute. Mrs. L. L. Cathcart of Med
ford has been appointed chairman
for this branch of work and plans
are being formulated for putting this
through to a successful conclusion.
Within a short, time the women will
ue called together to, effect their or
ganlzatlonv and it is hoped that they
Will respond willingly and cheerfully
to the summons.
Miss Jane, Hanson of Medford. Is
spending a few days in Ashland, the
guest of Mrs. Chester Stevenson.
fighting between the French and the
Germans on various sectors, sums
up the activities that have been In
progress on the western front.
The American sharpshooters and
artillerymen are keeping up their
good work against the enemy in front
of their positions, having with their
shrapnel fire compelled the enemy
tr almost abandon first line trenches,
end with their sharpshooters and
rapid fire guns forced snipers to quit
their posts and seek safety at other
places.
Meanwhile German airplanes are
still flying over the American posi
tions In an endeavor to obtain infor
mation as to the number of men
there and how they are arranged.
Whilo the Austrians at last ac
counts were still trying out the Ital
fin line on the Sctte Communl and
at other points, and meeting with
sanguinary defeat for their pains, be
1 ind the fighting line they and the
Germans are playing the role of van
dals, UBing violence against the na
tives, pillaging their homes and
stores and sending back to their own
countries foodstuffs and other spoih.
Even women and children are being
brutally treated by the troops.
Senator Moser Makes
Big Hit at Banquet
Hon Gus C. Moser, president of
the Oregon state senate, was one of
the principal speakers at the Lincoln
Club banquet at Medford on Tuesday
night, and In addition to delivering a
patriotic address which thrilled his
audience and received tumultuous
applause1, he also touched with direct
ness and emphasis upon one of th.i
principal issues involved In his cam
paign for the republican nomination
for governor. It was the subject ot
highway construction under our pres
ent state highway commission. I!
quoted figures to show that durlnx
1917 we paid about $5,000 per mile
more for a 16-foot pavement than
was paid In the state of Washington
for the same pavement and undor
similar conditions at the same time.
Senator Moser charged that the War
ren Construction Company's hold
upon the road situation In Oregon is
no absolute that there is not any free,"
fair and open competition in the let-
jt'nff t paving contracts, and that we
j'l" "ot get a dollar's worth of roada
tor a dollar. Ho Insists that tin
money coming from the $C,000,00i)
1 1'ond lsuo must be conserved anl
; that we should got our pavements nt
as low as figure as Washington. Hi
promises to make this his principal
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campaign issue, and will have more
o say about It from this time on.
At the Ashland Commercial Club
meeting lust night Senator Moser
again referred briefly to this matter,
but thought it Inappropriate to go
Into It deeply, not wishing to enter
Into a political discussion. He also
spoke for a closer relation between
southern Oregon and Portland, and
admitted that It was regrettable that
many mistakes had been made In tlu
last by the business man of Portland
which did not tond to. create thi
proper feeling of harmony and co
operation; that he personally dl-I
not share any feeling of competition,
lie referred to his record In the state
senate In support of the Rogue river
fish bill favoring southwestern Ore
gon in direct opposition to the inter
est of one of his own constituents in
Multnomah county who has a monop
oly there. Also to his earnest sup
port of the A3hland normal school
bill.
Senator Moser said he would be
here later In the campaign to address
tho people of Ashland and vicinity
on the road Issue.
Mrs. C. A. King has returned from
school district No. 71, near Butte
Falls, where she bas been substitut
ing for Miss Madeline Silver, while
the latter spent a week at her home
here.
Miss Jessie Hopkins, Jessie and
Gladys Inlow accompanied the' for
mer's brother, Claire King, as far
as Medford when he passed through
Ashland Tuesday on his way from
Jacksonville; Fla., to Fort Stevens. -
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The attention of wood contractors
is called to the advertisement '(or
bids In this week's issue of the Tid
ings on page 7, for furnishing wood
to school district No. 6.
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