"Ashland Grows While Uthla Flows'1
City of Sunshine and Flowers
Ashland, Oregon, tilhla Springs' ':
"Oregon's Famous Spa"
VOL. XLII
ASHLAND. OREGON, THURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1918
NUMBER 79
Junior Red Cross
Started In Schools
Beginning Monday, the Junior Red
Cross movement in the public schools
will be an actuality. This will be
an auxiliary to the Red Cross chap
ter, and each school in the city will
be under the charge of a committee
consisting of three teachers, with the
principal as chairman, and two pa
trons of the school, which are as fol
lows: High school, F. E. Moore,
chairman; Misses Irene Rlngheim,
Ruth Lane, Victoria Taverner and
Mrs. G. A. Briscoe. Junior high
school, Miss Gertrude Engle, chair
man; Misses Alma Ross, Irene Bran
dts, Mrs. H, T. Elmore and Mrs. F.
D. Wagner. Hawthorne school, S.
A. McGavern, chairman; Misses Bes
sie Dunham, Rose Thomas, Mrs.
Louis Dodge and Mrs. Silver.
In order to Inaugurate a school
unit every child in the schools must
be represented by a 2 5 -cent admis
sion fee or its equivalent In work.
Instead of asking each individual
child to pay this amount, various
means will be taken up by the schools
to help raise the required amount.
The Hawthorne school has already
secured the most of the necessary
sum to pay for the admission of each
child, and the rest will be raised by
collecting waste paper which will be
sold. The Junior high school is
planning two entertainments one to
be given by the children In the first
six grades, March 1, and the other
by the pupils of the seventh, eighth
and ninth grades March 8. Interest
ing programs will be presented, and
at both a parcel post sale will be
given. The second entertainment will
also have a cooked food sale. The
sigh school ' will also devise some
means to raise the desired amount.
On account of the excellent record
made by the pupils In the purchase
of thrift stamps It Is thought that
the adults should be given an oppor
tunity to assist in providing this fee
to institute the Red Cross unit.
Honor Guard Wants
Soldiers' Names
The Honor Guard would like to
have the churches, lodges and busi
ness houses of Ashland prepare a list
of all their enlisted men in order
that they may be represented by
stars on the service flag the guard is
constructing. These lists should be
prepared this week and left at Rose
Bros.' not later than next Monday
night. The Honor Guard would like
to have the names of natives of Ash
land who ' have enlisted elsewhere,
those who have lived here five years
or more, but are not now residents,
or any who consider Ashland their
home. Parents of enlisted men who
have recently moved here are Includ
ed in this request and should make
a report, even though the enlisted
men have not lived here. These
names should be left with Dr. Haw
ley, phone 48.
Enemy Planes Come and Go Over
American Lines Almost at Will
Work Outlined for
Junior Red Cross
Boy Scouts Will
Drive for Funds
With more than 55 per cent of the
Boy Scout leaders of America an
swering the call to active military
service, a nation-wide campaign to
swell the ranks of scoutmasters, as
well as to raise fund3 for special war
work, will be launched Monday, Feb
ruary 23. The country has been di
vided into 13 districts. The one
which includes Oregon will also cover
Washington, Idaho and Montana,
with a tentative promise that head
quarters for the section will be at
Portland.
Daring the second Liberty Loan
drive the scouts brought in over
$102,000,000, or a ratio of one bond
out of every 18 bonds subscribed in
the United States was solicited by
them. . '
Their work In the Red Cross drive,
the Y. M. C. A. campaign, the Oregon
boys' emergency fund, the Armenian
relief, the food conservation, allied
' bazaar1, public welfare bureau, war
savings stamps and various other
timely Interests of the day, was indis
pensable, according to those In
charge of the work.
At a recent meeting of the Junior
Red Cross auxiliary plans were ar
ranged for the work to be taken up
by the school pupils. It was decided
that an appeal will be made for old
dresses and skirts, flannelette gar
ments, coats and trousers, men's
flannel shirts, scraps of outing flan
nel and old table linen. These dona
tions must be clean In order to be
acceptable.
The work for the Junior Red Cross
wag outlined as follows, to begin
February 25:
Senior High School-r-( Besides reg
ular time In school, two evenings a
week to be given.) Work to be hos
pital supplies, such as undershirts,
bed socks, etc. Also work on refugee
garments, for children from 1 to 16
years. (Some of this may be done in
Junior high school.)
Junior High School Seventh,
eighth and ninth grades. Bandage
foot socks, khaki handkerchiefs, tow
els, hot-water bag covers. Infants'
layettes.
Sixth grade Tray covers, knitted
washcloths, bags for comfort pillows.
Fourth and Fifth Grades Gun
wipes, gun-cleaning rags (not
hemmed).
First, Second and Third Grades
Snipping for comfort pillows. Work
ing on layettes, such as fastening in
safety pins, etc.
With the American Army in
France, Feb. 20. Control of the air
in the American sector belongs to
the enemy.
Any officer at the front will make
this declaration all have made it.
The control is obvious.
Germani airplanes come and go
over the American lines almost at
will.
Shots at Iln hps Futile.
Every time the Germans Come over
their path the sky Is specked by
fleecy shrapnel puffs, but the chance
of hitting an airplane with anti-aircraft
shells is so remote that the en
emy aviators calmly fly along as If
on a pleasure tour,. Every now ad
then airplanes on this side attack the
enemy. They always do this when
they get a chance. But the boche is
clever while flying, and manages to
come over and take pictures, make
observations and do virtually what
ever else he desires, and then calmly
sails home without interruption.
-Vearly always he is at an altitude of
about 3,000 meters, where he Is com
paratively safe from anti-aircraft
fire, and know it.
( all for Flyers.
It Is not permitted to name any
officers of the American force. It is
not permitted to quote them. If both
were allowed It would be possible to
carry quotations from vrtually every
officer at the front, urging a speedy
appearance of a large number of
American airplanes with American
pilots.
For there Is only one way to wrest
control of the air from the enemy
that is to fight him for it In the sky,
and relieve him of it by force of
overwhelming numbers.
Right now If the Germans knew
American airplanes were waiting for
them every time they came over the
line, their trips would be less fre
quent. Neither fould they dare to
attempt such a bold piece of work
as when they recently flew over the
line in an airplane disguised with
the allied red, white and blue bulls
eye marking.
Cenuuns Storm Americans.
Tor several days the Germans have
been concentrating artillery of vari
ous calibres opposite the American
nnDttlnno Tlmw nmu Itni.A ....tin .Via '
y t.w.ioi A nvj itun unrc inito bile
number of guns as when the Ameri
cans first took tho sector and be
tween sun and 1,000 shells are being
fired at the American positions,
when at first there were hardly 150.
American shells have been dropped
on enemy works and have cut the
enemy wire pieces in many places.
School Children
Earn Thrift Stamps
The children of the Junior high
school are much Interested In the
thrift stamp movement, and many
amusing remarks have been heard
and much self-denial has been no
ticed. One little girl told her moth
er that she must "thrift every day."
Another little girl said she couldn't
take part in a coming entertainment
to which the mothers were asked to
donate, but she wanted to give some
thing "even If she wasn't a mother."
A little girl in the fourth grade has
earned several thrift stamps by deny-,
Ing herself Jelly using It only two
days in the week. A young lad of
seven said he earned the money for
stamps by carrying in wood. Miss
Engle is very proud of the record
this school has made, and of the
spirit they show.
Organized County
Health Association
Gold Bar Mine on
Rogue River Sold
v .
The Gold Bar mine on the Rogue
river, one and one-half miles beolw
Galice, was recently sold to Hayes
. Temple, Gua Fisher and Alfred Eu
:l ' banks, all of Seattle', who have been
operating the property for the past
two weeks. The equipment consists
of three giants and a steam shovel.
Lower Intake May
Not Be Enlarged
Little beside routine business was
transacted at the regular meeting of
the city council last Tuesday even
ing. City Engineer Walker submit
ted an adverse report on the propo
sition to increase the capacity of the
lower intake, stating that It would
not increase the water supply during
a dry season. The matter of amend
ing the city charter so as to relieve
the recorder of duties as police judge
and justice of the peace was dis
cussed, and the amendment will be
submitted to the voters for their ap
proval. Several other unimportant
jeports were submitted, during the
jmeet.ing. . ... j '.
Billie Burke Star
At Vining This Week
"Arms and the Girl," which is ap
pearing on Friday and Saturday of
this week at the Vining Theatre, fol
lows closely the stage version which
met. with such Buccess a few years
ago. Billie Burke is the star. Brief
ly, the plot Is as follows: An Ameri
can girl', stranded in Belgium at the
opening of the present war, innocent
ly exchanges her passport with a
Russian girl a spy. Another Amer
ican a young man also helps the
Russian girl by the loan of his auto
mobile. When the Germans seize the !
town the two Americans who have
not been able to escape are held for
complicity, especially the man, who
ia ordered to be shot. "The Girl"
saves him by declaring him to be the
fiance she has been waiting for, and
as if to prove her statement the Ger
man general orders the two to be
married at once. This Is done and
the two young people find themselves
In a most' embarrassing position. The
husband escapes, however, while in
the meantime the real fiance appears
The latter proves himself to be rather
a cad, so the newly married couple,
who are becoming very fond of each
other, resolve to do nothing about
annulling the ceremony as they had
planned. Altogether "Arms and the
Girl" is one of the most charmingly
humorous and vivid photoplays of the
season.
Red Cross Benefit
Held Friday Night
"Boffin's Bower" with Its "halls
of dazzling light" had nothing on
Elks temple as it will look tomorrow
evening, when it will be handed over
to the Red Cross as the handsome
setting for the brilliant benefit ball
and card party with which the local
Red Cross order proposes this year
to celebrate Washington's Birthday.
For the occasion, the attractive club
rooms on the lower floor will be
thrown open for card players, while
the Elks hall above, with its perfect
floor, will be used as the ballroom.
There will be patriotic decorations
throughout the building, good music
for the dance, appropriate favors In
the form of badges for dancers, card
players and spectators, and temper
ance punch "on tap" for those who
want it. Gracious hostesses will re
ceive the guests, and the floor com
mittee will see that every appoint
ment is arranged to meet the con
venience and to further the pleasure
of those in attendanca.
Admission charges are $1 for the
dance, and 25 cents each for card
j players, spectators and extra ladies.
The proceeds of this event will go to
replenish the treasury of the' local
Red Cross. Combine patriotism and
pleasure by being "among those present."
Bishop of Oregon
To Visit Ashland
Bishop Sumner of the Episcopal
diocese of Oregon will arrive in Ash
land with Mrs. Sumner on Sunday
afternoon and officiate at Trinity
Episcopal church on Sunday evening.
As the bishop and his wife will be
here over Monday there will be a
parish meeting in the parish house
on Monday evening. '
Holiday Will Be
Observed Friday
Washington's Birthday will be ob
served at the local postofflce Friday,
February 22, as follows:
The postoffice will be closed all
day.
Butler Indicted
: For Second Degree
"' " A
The grandlury in session at Jack
sonville this week returned an In
dictment of second degree murder
against William Butler, the Eagle
Point rancher, who shot and killed
J. M. Stewart last fall. The petit
jury will lie called Monday and the
trial of Butler will probably start
the first of the week. Attorney O.
G. Boggs will defend the Eagle Point
rancher5, and Prosecuting Attorney j
Roberts will handle the case for the
state. Much Interest Is expected to
tie taken in this trial owing to the
prominence of the principals. It is
probable that Butler will claim that
he shot Stewart in self-defense.
At a meeting held in Medford yes
terday afternoon the Jackson County
Public Health Association was
formed. Mrs. Alice Holloway was
elected president, Mrs. Hi L. Nobllt
secretary, and E. V Carleton of Ta
ble Rock treasurer. An executive
committee was formed as follows:
Mrs. Holloway, County Commission
er Owens, D. S. A. Lockwood, Mrs.
O. E. Osborne, Dr. L. A. Salade of
Seven Oaks, School Superintendent
Ager and E. V.. Carter of Ashland.
To complete the working organiza
tion vice-presidents were named from
the various' districts in the county
(.s follows: Ashland, Mrs. Ida Card;
Central Point, Mrs. W, A. Cowley;
Talent, Mrs. Burgan; Jacksonville,
Mrs. Fv L. Tou Velle; Rogue River,
Mrs. Horace Fowler; Gold Hill, Dr.
R. C. Kelsey; Thoenix, -Rev. J. K.
Baillle; Eagle Point, Dr. W. H. P.
Holt; Butte Falls, Mrs. Carson;
Sams Valley, Mrs. Horace Pelton;
Table Rock, Mrs. Pendleton; Med-
Iford, Mrs. C. L. Schieffelin.
The object of this organization is
to work in connection with the visit
lng nurse who will be kept in Jack
son county for the first three months
by the state Red Cross organization,
and later on, If the plan Is a success,
will be maintained at the expense of
Jackson county(.
Ashland Merchants
Plan New Features
That the merchants of Ashland are
wide awake to their Interests in the
coming year was manifested by the
enthusiasm that attended the meet
ing of the Business Men's Associa
tion held In the Commercial Club
rooms Monday night. The activities
of the soliciting committee during
the past two weeks resulted in gain
ing 14 new members who have been,
gleaned from the business men and
who will devote their interests mu
tually with the rest. A proposition
was taken up to co-operate on a
spring opening lasting three days,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
March 20, 21 and 22, In which every
merchant In the city will make spec
ial displays of seasonable goods. A
style show at, the Vining has been,
suggested as one of the features, and
special window displays will be given
at all the business houses. The co
operation of all Is particularly urged
to help In this movement, and build
up a community spirit with Ashland
and the surrounding districts.
County Agricultural Agent C. C.
Cate was present at the meeting, and
gave an interesting talk on the bene
fits that can be derived by a closer
co-operation between the city and
the rural communities. He en
larged upon the helpfulness obtained
by building up rural communities
Into co-operative groups to work to
gether, and urged the merchants to
foster a movement to bring closer
relations between them and the
Country districts. From present in
dications the get-together movement
agitated among the merchants will
be productive of good results during
the coming season.
Asphaltum Found
In Antelope Hills
More than ordinary interest cen
ters In a discovery made some time
ago In the foothills at the head of
Antelope valley, ten miles from this
city, In which ; carbonaceous shalo
was found in great quantities and as
phaltum of an unusually pure quality
also discovered in large amount.
Mcintosh Pleads
Guilty to Assault
Outgoing mail will be dispatched jAbout these pecuar formatlonfl, ln
iu an liai!i as usual.
Incoming mall will be distributed
to lock boxes.
One collection will bo made from
street letter boxes according to Sun
day schedule.
N'o delivery of mall by city or rural
carriers.
Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Butler have re
turned from a month's sojourn in
Bakersfleld, Los Angeles, San Diego
and San Francisco, and other Cali
fornia points, where Mr. Butler was
looking after business interests.
The grand jury made an Inspection
of the county poor farm, court house
and other buildings at the close of
their session Wednesday1. With the
exception of the roof of the county
jail, which was recommended to be
repaired and made -safe, the county
buildings were found to be in a sat
isfactory condition. i
Ashland Elks Will
Observe Anniversary
Ashland lodge, No. 944, B. P. O.
E has prepaiations well under way
for the observance of the thirteenth
anniversary of its organization
These observances have always been
the occasion of elaborate social af
fairs, and the plans already Institut
ed will be of as much Interest as
those of former occasions. Another
large class of candidates will be In
itiated Into the lodge on anniversary
night, and it is expected this will
swell the membership to six hundred.
State Senator Gus Moser stopped
off in Ashland the fore .part of the
week on his way north from Klamath
Falls. Mr. Moser has started his
gubernatorial campaign and Is visit
ing many of the southern Oregon
towns ln this capacity.
many places, asphaltum oozed from
the ground, with numerous evidences
of the existence of petroleum.
Such a discovery as this ln many
countries would create a sensation.
In England, for Instance, they are ex
tracting a fine quality of gasoline
from shale, Immense industrial plants
being kept busy night and day ln
that line of work, during these wan
times. However, the extratcion of
oils from shale in that country was
being done on an extensive commer
cial scale long before the war.
Many parties are interested ln two
or three sections of land ln the Ante
lope region and more territory Is be
ing acquired. The principals In the
enterprise proposed are busy matur
ing plans for the development of the
discovery at the earliest possible day.
Details are withheld at this time by
those concerned, but enough Is known
to Buggest that the find Is regarded
as a discovery of unusual Impor
tance.
The trial of Chester Mcintosh, who
stabbed Antonio Henderson, a fellow
brakeman, in a fight on the streets
In Aehlund three weeks ngo, pleaded
Kuilty to the charge of assault with
a dangerous weapon at the trlul at
Jacksonville Tuesday, and was given
a sentence of one year In Jail. On
suggestion of Prosecuting Attorney
Roberts, however, the sentence was
suspended and the young man pa
roled to the prosecuting attorney
during that period. Mcintosh claim
ed that he had apologized to Bonder-
son for making ungentlemanly re
marks In the presence of the hitter's
wife, and explained that he was un
der the Influence of liquor at the
time. Bonderson, he claimed, re
fused to accept his apology and
called Mcintosh out In the street,
where he started to beat him up.
Ohio Society to
Meet In Medford
Employers to Help
Employes Buy Bonds
The campaign for the third Lib
erty Loan, has already been started
in many sections of the state, and
good progress Is leported. In Klam
ath county one lumber company has
announced that it would give oppor
tunity to each of Its 176 employes to
pay for each $50 bond in 20 weeks,
the company making the last pay
ment of $10 as a gift to the employ
ing subscribers.
Charles Hail of Marshfiold, com
mitteeman from Coos and Curry
counties, reported that arrangements
are forming to have every employing
Institution in the two counties pro
vide facilities for employers taking
bonds on installment payments, Mis-
employes to receive accruing Interest
on the first coupons.
Assistant Executive Secretary
Blaine Hullock says that It Is prob
able, If the new bonds are not ready
for delivery promptly, arrangements
will lie made so that subscribers may
obtain 1)ond3 of the former issue
with their paid-up subscriptions, and
change them later for bonds of the
new Issue.
J. . Ormandy, chief clerk in the
Southern Pacific general passenger
office, has been drafted to assist at
state campaign heudquarters. Ills
duties will pertain to organization
of employes of the rnlhvays.
Junior High School
Goes Over the Top
Lynn D. Mowat, who was recently
sent from Fort Stevens to a special
training school at Fort Wlnfleld
Scott In California, lias successfully
passed an examination ln the electri
cal department and has been trans
ferred to Fort Monroe, Virginia', for
further training. He now holds the
rank of sergeant. ,
The Ohio Society of Ashland and
the Rogue River valley will hold its
annual meeting ln Medford Satur
day, March 2, at St. Mark's hall. AH
who belong to this society, the re
quirements of which are to have
come originally from the state, are
requested to attend this reunion and
bring a well-filled basket, as lunch
eon Is one of the leading events of
the day. The Ohio Society has been
In existence for several years and has
upwards of 100 members enrolled,
with officers consisting of Dr. G. W.
Gregg as president, Mrs. Casslus Mil
ler secretary and W. B. Smith treas
urer. The union Is always held on
the anniversary of Ohio's admittance
to the Union, and Is usually held In
Ashland. This year, however, it was
decided to change the custom and
hold the reunion In our sister city.
The Junior High school Is extreme
ly proud of Its record In purchasing
thrift stamps among Its pupils. In
the past five weeks the children lu
this school have bought $003.11,
which with the $4,500 the teachers
and pupils have Invested In Liberty
bonds reaches the sum of $5,103.11.
At the beginning of the thrift stamp
sales the ambition of this school had
been to make good their slogan,
"Over the top for $5,000." This sum
lias been more than reached, and the
sale of thrift stamps Is unabated.
The reports from the other schools
will not be presented until the end
of the month.
Spring woolens are now ln at
Orres for ladles' ' suits, coats and
skirts. i
Noted Lecturer
To Speak Tuesday
Dr. Joshua Stansfield, pastor of
the First Methodist church of Port
land,) will lecture In the Ashland!
Methodist church next Tuesday even
ing. The topic of the lecture will be
"Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde," and a
large attendance Is anticipated. Ail
Invitation has been extended to the,
high school to attend In a body.