IAGE EIGHT
ASHLAXD TIDINGS
Thursday, Felinwy 21, lotg
jNORTHWEST RICH IN TIMBER
. Paolflc; Coast Has.nough, Fir,, , Cellar,
- , rine, spruce una nemioen 10
' jj r' Build Hornet for ll. ;, .
In the Pacific northwest stand V
1 Irrtft iWH AAA flrtn A Cant.
jtle contractor tells me tbat .tblq . would
lliufld a bungalow for every' man, wom
iari and child In the nation, Edward
' iMott Woolley writes In McCIure's. Up
:on the north Pacific coast are 80,0000,
KOO acres of forests. It is estimated
'that the state of Washington alone has
labout 400,000,000,000 feet of standing
ifir, cedar, pine, spruce and hemlock,
iln Oregon and Idaho there are 700,
(000,000,000 feet. In 1010 the dlstribu
rtlon of Washington lumber by ocean
(carriers was nearly 000,000,000 feet
J cannot make a fair estimate of the
(money that lumber brings to the Pugct
leound country in a year. ' I might
Jguess It at several hundred million
jdollars.
1 I have seen It estimated that the
Washington lumber and shingles
whipped by rail alone are worth $50,
(000,000. Lumber last year represeut
jed Go per cent of the tonnage fur
mlshed Washington lallrcads. Of the
wage earners In Washington and Ore
gon more than 60 per cent are en
Imaged In lumbering operations. Wages
ipaid In Washington and Oregon for
rwork connected with lumber stand for
f9 per cent of the total. Some mills
-toave an output of 150,000,000 feet a
year.
; The evolution of the Pacific coast
flumber Industry has been in keeping
Pith the general development Giant
achlnery now handles both the logs
and lumber. Steam loggers and skld
ders do heroic work In the woods and
steel cables lower the big logs down
perpendicular mountain elopes. I
beard of an ocean-going log raft W0
feet long drawing 24 feet of water.
ENGLISH THRUSHES TUNE UP
High School Notes
Songsters Are In Evidence Even Early
In February, Robins Singing
Throughout the Winter.
Thrnshes In England are early sing-
trs, and It Is not unusual to bear a
brush singing even In the first week
iof February, says the Christian Science
Monitor. The gardens and, of course,
la thrush loves a gnrden are then
(green, and moist, and very quiet and
ulready In full possession of the robin,
a very charming musician a musician
that sings throughout the winter and
Igalns particular laurels in doing so.
This season the thrushes that In
.habit the woods and hedges and re
jmaln during the winter have decided
Jto break through tradition and sing
as much and as early as they have a
imlnd to. It seems that they, as well
us the robins, sing In December and
elng In full voice. Some one has heard
a De Reszke In a thicket, who begins
-with the daybreak, and sings as glori
ous a song as any that he Is wont to
dng In the early days of spring.
Have his calculations been thrown
out by the mildness of the weather,
tfor we. hear of bunches of outdoor
chrysanthemums coming In from
country gardens, or Is there a move
ment on foot for complete liberty of
action In regard to the commence
ment and duration of the musical season?
A "Changed" Quarter.
' Thousands of persons, banks and
corporations are dally causing the se
cret service and subtreasury great an
noyance by telephone calls Inquiring
it the 1917 quarter has ben counter
feited, states the-New York World.
The National City bank and the Fed
eral Reserve bank are among those
;who have been flooded with requests
for enlightenment.
The trouble results from an act of
congress, based on the Idea that the
Hegend on the reverse side of the piece
was not as clear as It should be, or
dering It changed. The new Issue re
cently was put In circulation.
In the first issue the eagle Is at
ithe bottom of the coin and there are
seven stars on the left and six stars
on the right of the national bird.
In the second Issue the eagle has
been placed near the center of the
coin, and there are five stars on each
Wide and three stars beneath the eagle
!and the "E plurlbus umim" and other
reading matter Is more dlRtinct.
! Both coins are of course O. K.
i The Handy Automobile.
I It Is not an uncommon sight on an
extra frosty morning, notes nn ex
change, to see a teamster walking
alongside his team to keep warm, but
It ct-rtainly was surprising on such a
day to see a driver doing that with an
automobile.
This was on a broad, smooth subur
Ban highway, where the passengers
rhootlng past In a big limousine saw a
delivery wagon ambling serenely along
while Its driver, swinging his arms to
warm hlmRelf, was trotting along be
aide It on the ground, Just as he might
fcsre done if Instead of a machine he
bad been driving a horse and wagon.
An Indefinite Liability.
" A true story about a dtlsen whose
jflaugbter Is about to be married, and
. who has Un trying to get a line on
what the mw of tbe rather elab
fcrate emmony wJU be, n ap-
Ktcbl a frl-nd of bu, .kBg
-matton.
"Morris,- U mi. -ym ok,t
daughter was torrid iWt tt yuri
ago. wasn't UT Wii4 y,n mni
tolling m abtit twv tuwb
dlbf eoet yoT
"Not at aU, Ka," M ft so,,,
AltofeUtff about rt,UiM 4,4!
(By Dave Whittle.) -Last
Thursday morning the Junior
Red Cross work began In earnest.
Edith Cole, ' Alice Hast and other
members of the committee were kept
more than busy writing out member
ship receipts. At the end of the first
day approximately 100 members had
joined at the Senior high,! Haw
thorne BChool reported a membership
of 80.
On account of the disturbances In
some of the classes due to getting
typewriting and penmanship paper,
the rule was made that all paper
must be bought before school hours,
beginning February 13.
A number of the high school boys
enjoyed the Father and Son banquet
held at the Methodist church last
Friday night. This Is a movement
in which all of the boys are greatly
Interested.
Wednesday of last week the Eng
lish eight class bad a Lincoln pro
gram. The Gettysburg Address and
the Perfect Tribute were read and
stories of Lincoln's life and charac
ter told. Those who took part in the
program were Mabel Hearn, Alice
Hast, Helen Walker and Anna Belle
Van Natta.
Miss Vogell, the school librarian?
now has thrift stamps for sale. She
sold 10 worth on February 14.
Minor preparations for the com
mencement exercises have begun.
The seniors were requested to fill out
credit slips Friday afternoon. These
slips will be checked up by the teach
ers. ' ,
The physics class has been work
ing as never before on laboratory ex
periments. Last term's experience
was a well-earned lesson to those
who had to make up back work,.
Stewart Hast was absent from
school several days last week on ac
count of grippe. Monday morning,
however, he was "back on the job."
The following Is the account made
by the classes on war savings and
war support for the period prior to
January 1, 118: Post graduates:
Liberty bonds, 1 150; war savings
certificates, 5; war savings stamps,
25 cents; amount to Y. M. C. A., $7;
amount to Red Cross, $7.50. Sen
iors: Liberty bonds, $220; war sav
ings certificates, $34.13; war savings
stamps', $3; amount to Y. M. C. A.,
$18.25; amount to Red Cross, $11, 75,
Juniors: Liberty bonds, $800; war
savings certificates, $155; war sav
ings stamps, $20; amount to Y. M.
C. A., $23.75; amount to Red Cross,
$30.70v Sophomores: Liberty bonds,
$500; war savings certificates, $33.
24; war savings stamps, $11.50;
amount to Y. M. C. A., $21.80;
amount to Red Cross, $40.50.
Freshmen Liberty bonds, $150;
war savings certificates, $5; war
savings stamps, 25 cents; amount to
Y. M. C. A., $8.20; amount to Red
Cross, $t0.25. Totals for all the
classes: Liberty bonds, $1,800; war
savings certificates, $236.62; war
saving's stamps, $40; amount to Y.
M. C. A., $77; amount to Red Cross,
$100.50. This report Is not complete
owing to the absence of some of the
students on the day it was made.
The senior class sent representa
tives and flowers to the funeral of
Mn. Neville, father of Alvin Neville,
who Is a member of the senior class.
Harvey Watt spoke to the assem
bly Tuesday morning on the results
of the Red Cross and Y, M. C. A.
campaigns since (the beginning of the
war.
Professor Moore read to the stu
dent body Wednesday morning an
announcement he had received saying
IiliEftierwl
New Spring Lines lor Spring Now on
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PRETTY
GOWNS
At POPULAR PRICES
The qualities of the
material used and the
many pretty styles at the
prices asked will prove a
surprise to you that we
have been able to assem
ble 6uch a good showing
under adverse conditions
Price 98c to S3
SKIRTS and CORSET COVERS
The skirts will meabure up to your ideas of quality
and style. The corset covers are shown in a great
many styles in muslin and silk at
60c to $1.50
ENVELOPE
CHEMISE
In Many Smart Styles
We take pride in offer- 4
ing you such daintily
made garments as these
are. They have been
tastefully trimmed with
laces and embroideries,
and the prices are rea
sonable as you will note.
$1.19 (0 $2.50
Display
CORSETS
New Gossard Corsets for spring are here. The
corset is the first consideration. Be correctly fitted
to one before you buy your spring garments.
Prices $2.25 to $8.50
THE FIRST SHOWING NEW GARMENTS
Suits
$19.50 to $40.00
That's not so bad a range of
prices considering the price of
cloths. There is a big range of
styles.
Dresses
Betty Wales and Virginia Dare
dresses in silk and serges and
combinations of silk and serge.
COATS
$15.00 to $37.50
A surprisingly clever lot of
popular priced coats. You will
.surely find many you like if you
look soon.
New Sweaters
and Yarns
Wonderfully attractive are
the new spring sweaters. Many
Shetland, fibre eilk and worsted
sweaters in the spring ehadiDgs
are now on sale.
Yarns
KnitUnft Worsteds
$1.15 and $1.25
We have received several
shipments of khaki and gray
knitting worsted, everyone a
first class quality, Some infer
ior yarns have 'been put out.
Put these to the test, $1.15 and
$1.25.
New "FITRITE" Silk Petticoats for
March Are Now On Sale
n
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WHITE FABRICS
For Spring
Bridal muslins, cambrics, nainsooks,
Longcloths, tubings and sheetings, A com
plete line of the various qualities in stock.
Voiles for dresses promise to be as pop
ular as ever. The range is from 35c to 75c
in plain and fancy voiles.
Beach cloth, gaberdines, middy cloths,
poplins and fancy skirtings, are here in
quantities that insure early buyers a very
moderate price.
Largest Stock of Renfrew Devonshire
Cloth Is To Be Found Here
Who Steals My Purse
Steals Trash
The man who can truly say this Is to
lie envied. YOU can say 11, and with
TRUTH, If you
GET THE BANKING HABIT.
When your money Is In the Bank It
is SAFE safe from the sneak thief,
from the con man, from the bum
SAFE. Then it's so handy for YOU
to reach It when you want It. Let
the thief have the purse If he wants.
Keep your MONEY In the Bank.
State Bank of Ashland
Ethel Freeman, work of the Red
Cross In time of peace by Olln C'on
well, a modern war poem by Naomi
Moore. Dwlght Gregg's talk on
"What "We Can Do to Help in the
Red Cross Work" made a fitting end
ing to the program. Professor Moore
was heard to say that we were devel
oping some real good talkers, after
the program was over.
The second team overwhelmed
Talent last Thursday by the score of
68 to 11. The next basketball games
are with Medford, here on Thursday
night, February 21, and at Medford
Friday night, February 22. The old
stamling rivalry between the two
schools will make these games doubly
exciting.
that regulation khaki uniforms
would probably be worn at all the
colleges the coming fall. Those In
tending to attend college should
make Inquiries so that needless
spending of money will be eliminated.
Thursday night of last week there
were two socials In town. Needless
to say, yarns and stretches were
much In vogue on Friday.
Miss Arendt and Miss Lilly sur
prised the basketball boys by being
on hand to witness the game at
Roseliurg last Saturday night.
Wednesday morning the second
program by the seniors was present
ed to the student body. A solo by
Isabelle Barron was given as a pre
lad and btartlly encored. The his
tory iA tbe Rtd Cross was given by
Floyd Ramp Gets
Two Years' Sentence
Floyd Ramp of Roseburg, socialist
agitator, preacher of disloyalty and
opponent of war against autocracy,
was sentenced Tuesday to two years'
Imprisonment at McNeil's Island and
a $1,000 fine by Federal Judge Wol
verton. On receiving his sentence
Ramp remarked: "I suppose there
is no chance to get this changed to
banishment to Siberia.", He gave no
tice of aDneal and was eranted 20
days. He declared Seymour Sted-
man of Chicago, chief counsel of the
socialist party In the United States,
would handle the appeal.
state headquarters of the public ser
vice reserve Monday morning showed
that for the week ending last Satur
day night the aggregate registration
of skilled workers throughout the
state was 1,673. As Oregon's official
quota is 3,204. she has more than
passed the half-way mark. The Indi
cations, based on comments by the
various county chairmen who filed
their first week returns, are that the
enrollment will be considerably heav
ier this week than It was last, largely
because of the fact that additional
enrolling agencies have been estab
lished in several populous communi
ties that were not reached last week.
Three counties of Oregon have al
ready topped their quota Baker,
quota 36, registration 101; Clatsop,
quota 75, registration 183, and
Crook, quota 10, registration 10.
The registrations from" the 17
counties heard from to date follows:
Baker, 101; Clackamas, 17; Clatsop,
183; Crook, 10; Hood River, 21;
Jackson30; Klamath, 6; Lake, 15;
Lane, 49; Lincoln, 3; Multnomah,
1,033; Polk, 15; Umatilla, 20:
Union, 56; AVasco, 31; Washington,
41; Yamhill, 42; total, 1,673.
over the manner In which Oregon ca
terers are observing the new require
ments of the food administration. In
nearly all instances sugar bowls have
been taken off the table, he asserts,
and all wheatless, meatless and pork
less days have been strictly adhered
to.
There are between 800 and 900
eating houses throughout the state,
and reports are now rapidly corning
in from all establishments showing
the percentages of saving effected
during the past month.
SOLDIERS IX CAMP .
RECEIVE SWEATERS
SHIPYARDS'
QUOTA
TO BE EXCEEDED
If Oregon continues the pace ,set
durrng the first week of'the United
States shipyard volunteers drive the
state will go over the top with the
specified quota. Reports Vecelved at
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NEW FOOD RI LES
MAKE BIG SAVINGS
Under the new food regulations ef
fective during the past month for all
hotels, restaurants and eating places,
according to a report recently com
piled by R. W. Chllds, president of
the Portland Caterers' Association, a
total saving of 40,000 pounds of
meat, 25,000 pounds of flour and
10,000 pounds of sugar Is shown
from only 200 houses throughout the
state, an estimated one-fourth of all
hotels and restaurants In Oregon.
In discussing the situation recently
Mr. Chllds expressed enthusiasm
Nearly 20,000 soldiers at Camp
Lewis have been provided with Red
Cross sweaters, it was announced
Tuesday at headquarters by civilian
relief. Already this week 2,190
sweaters knitted by patriotic girls
and women have been distributed to
the men of the camp.
Many of the sweaters contain
notes from ttte makers and cheery
words of encouragement are offered
the men. Five hundred wristlets
and 500 mufflers knitted by the
folks at home have been distributed
this week and the demand for them
Is keen, according to Mrs. W. R. Van
Valen, wife of the assistant field di
rector, who is aiding in the distribution.
Right to the Point
One of the Judges, of the county
court was called upon at his club re
cently, muses a New York correspond
ent, to make a speech In favor of the
appointment of a well-known lawyer
and member of the club, who was gun
ning for a political Job. The Judge
touched on the pntriotlc Issue, various,
questions of civil virtue and the value
of keeping good men on the bench. At
this point one of the members of the
club, noted for his argumentative and
violently demonstrative support of any
point he took, arose. The remainder
of the audience mentnlly got on tip
toe. Here Is where the fireworks
started. "Judge," began the question
er, "there's one thing that has always
bothered me, and I hope you can settle
It for me so thot the other members
of this club will see that I nra right.
This Is It: Does or does not a
straight flush beat four of a kind un
der any and all circumstances?"
The Joy of Work. ,
Instead of being a curse, work Is
man's greatest blessing. There Is no
one thing that has ever done so much
for humanity that has given so much
happiness, saved so many human be
ings from despair, and kept so many
from suicide; no one thing that has
called forth so many hidden resources,
developed and strengthened so many
powers of mind and body as bat work.
Nautilus. . ...
Always In.
It was the shopping period, and Miss
Smith thought she would "drop In" on
Mrs. Jones and ask her If she would
assist her In the noble art of present
hunting. "Is your mistress In?" she asked the
young maid.
"Yes, miss," was the prompt reply.
She was shown Into the drawing
room. But an hour passed and no;
Mrs. Jones appeared. At last the lady
got up and called to the maid:
"Did you tell your mistress I was
here?" she asked.
"Oh, no. miss," replied the girl
quickly; "she hasn't returned from
shopping yet"
"Not returned!" exclaimed the as
tonished visitor.
"No, miss. You see the mistress told
me she was always home to yon I"
Woman's Imagination. '
When a woman arrives three min
utes late at a railway station she lm-i
iglnes that the engineer saw her corn
In? and pnlld out Jnst for spit.
Have a fit at Orres'.