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Monday, April J, J91H
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People's Forum
Soldiers On Kat Coast.
Some Where,
1 Some Place,
. Sometime.
Dear Mamma and Papa: The cen
sor says we can't tell where we are
or when, but H'b the east coast, any
way. We have had SOME trip and I
lave not been at all sick, much to
nay surprise. All the fellows who
nere sick are all O. K. again. Our
trip will soon be over and it will be
good to be ashore again. We 'were
ashore for a while this afternoon and
I saw more negroes than I even saw
before. I don't believe I'd like to
live where there are so many. We
-were down in the negro section. I
"saw more boats of various descrip
tions than I ever saw before.
Things look much more warlike
here. We expect to get to the city
of my dreams tomorrow. Guess
where. I bought a newspaper toda,
the first I have seen for a couple of
tek8, and it never mentioned any
thing west of Kansas. Punk paper;
eh?
We bought some apples today, big
nice looking red ones, at & cents each,
but they lacked the good old Oregon
flavor.
I'm feeling fine but dirty, which
won't hurt me, I guess, If I don't
stay that way too long. First time I
ever considered a bath a luxury!
Lovingly, HAROLD.
March 17
Arrived Jersey City O. K. New
Yorf is some place, although it';
rather misty and we can't see much.
Boats - running around like bees.
warm nere, sun shining. Hope we
get passes soon. Statue of Liberty Is
quite SOME ctatue. Woolworth
building looks like Mt. Shasta (?). v
H.
Camp Merritt, N. J., March 18.
Here we are at Camp Merritt, set
tled for a little time, I guess, thougn
they haven't told us anything of the
future. Mail not censored here. We
arrived In New York harbor yester
day morning about 7 o'clock. Passed
the Statue of Liberty at 7:30 and
docked shortly after 8. There was a
heavy mist along the shore so that we
pawed the big buildings before we
saw them, and It was not until the
mist lifted that we could see the city.
We docked on the New Jersey side,
so the city was some distance away.
It Is Impossible to appreciate the size
of the place. I was not at all dis
appointed In JCew York, and only
hope we will be able to get over
there. We were on the boat until 5
p. m. and I spent every possible mo
ment upon deck rubbering, I expect
In true country style.
At 5 they unloaded us and we
marched through Hoboken to the
edge of Jersey City, where we took
the train for Camp Merritt. arriving
there after dark. All the people we
saw In Hoboken were Jews, and It
seemed Just like inarching through s
foreign city,. I, don't want to ever
live In a place like that. Flats, bar
ren looking houses, nothing green,
no trees, no grass. We did not go
through the best of the city, perhaps.
but it was not the worst , Dirty!
Ouch!
After we got on the train we got
some of the little "Sheenies" to get
us some fruit, and they brought us
Yakima valley apples. They are con
siderably more expensive than out
west. "
It is about 17 njlles from Hoboken
out here. We marched directly out
to the Camp and got settled. Had
supper at 10:30 p. m bread, butter,
corned beef, pears and coffee. We
got up this morning and the wash
house has been overrun all morning.
I feel like a new man, with all clean
clothes on.
This Is a blg'camp, with a capac
ity of about 30,000 or 40,000. It is
not full now, but troops are coming
In every day. Another regiment of
artillery and several of infantry came
In yesterday, besides us. The major
ity of ttyese are drafted. There are
a good many buildings still under
construction and finished buildings
in every direction. v
It is warm here and the sun Is
shining. Some of the fellows are out
playing ball, without their coats.
We are not allowed to leave camp
without passes. We may get 24
hour passes, and If we do wow!
Mailed cards and letter from
Portsmouth." Did you get them?
Will mall this now and write more
later. Lovingly,
HAROLD.
saw were wonderful. At the Hippo
drome the performance was vaude
ville, but the acts were all blended
into' one big show. I think there
were 350 people on the Btage at one
time. There was everything you
could Imagine, just like a three-ring
circus. Impossible to see it all at
once. At the Winter Garden "Sinbad
the Sailor" was playing a musical
comedy, with the most gorgeous cos
tumes, the best actors, the most elab
orate scenery and lighting effects you
can Imagine.
It took over $20 to cover the trip,
but it was worth it. We had a salad
at the Strand, composed of bananas,
oranges and grape fruit, with a little
salad dressing; 75 cents per plate.
with a 10-cent war tax.
The Winter Garden was $2.75 per
seat, the Hippodrome $1, the dinner,
seven courses, at the Pekln, $1.25.
We got along all O. K. Don't think
they would have taken us for coun
try guys or wild and woolly western
ers. We were "highbrows" (?) for
one day, at any rate. Had our shoes
shlned on Wall street, one block from
the Morgan building. Nerve? And
i after that we came back to camp and
I spent part of the afternoon shov
eling coal. Guess that was coming
down!
Your letters 1 and 2 were waiting
for me when I got back this morning,
and, believe me, I was glad to get
them.
I didn't mail any letters from Pan
ama because they wouldn't allow It,
and they would reach you sooner
from here.
We ran onto a sailor down town
last night, from the same boat
Charles Brady is ori, so we sent him
our cards. They are on convoy ves
sels. Elwood Hedburg was with Law
son and me last night. We did not
attempt to look up Professor Vining
as our time was so limited.
We are fortunate in having lovely
weather, the warmest seen In New
York in 33 years, in March.
Th&re were not so many soldiers
In New York as I expected to see.
We were about the only ones on Wall
street and attracted quite a little at
tention. When we say we are from
Oregon we are a.seml-curioslty. It
was fun when we would ask for
"four bits' " worth of anything. One
"Hasher" refused to take a $5 gold
piece. Bonehead! ,
I've had an awful time writing this
as there is a vaudeville performance
going on and they are shaking this
bench, so "there's a reason."
Love, HAROLD.
Canip Merritt, N, J., March 20.
Dear .Papa and Mamma: Once
again there is so much to tell that
I don't know where to start In. Law
son (Riley) and I succeeded in get
ting 24-hour passes, starting yester
day at 10 a. m., so we caught a jit
ney to the 130th street ferry. It Is
only two blocks to Grant's tomb from
there, so we hiked up there and went
through it. There we caught a River
side Drive bua infi rode on top down
Riverside Drive and Fifth avenue to
Eighth street. There we walked over
to Broadway and went through John
Wanamaker's store, then dropped
Into a restaurant for lunch. Imme
diately after lunch we took a street
car, with a lady conductor, down
Broadway to Wall street. Walked
down Wall street past the Morgan
building, Subtreasury building, etc.
Back at the corner of Wall street and
Broadway we caught a subway back
up town" to the theatre district,
46th and Broadway. Took In the
matinee at the Hippodrome, and It
was some show. After the show we
did a little shopping. Got a hair cut
a real Fifth avenue "movie actor"
hair cut and rubbered. We took din
ner at the Pekln Cabaret, overlook
ing Times Square, and then went to
the Winter Garden and saw Al Jolson
n "Sinbad the Sailor." From there
we went to fhe Strand Roof Garden
and from there to the Hotel Hermit
age, Corner4Broadway and 42nd.
This morning we got vp at 7, had
breakfast, then took the elevated to
Battery ' PJace and the aquarium.
From there we took the subway back
to the ferry, then came on out here.
I don't see how It would be possible
to gee more of the city In 24 hours,
although there Is much of It we .did
n't see. We sure took the town In,
and If our mouths gaped open you
couldn't blame us. The shows we
Camp Merritt, March 22.
There's a movie going Qn just now
at the "Y," but I'm behind with my
corresnondence. so wll lnass It un.
There 'are six "Y's" and a K. of C.for mlles'-ller father I)lcklng UP ne,J-
in response to numerous requests for
more California letters. Most every
bedy is more or less Interested In
our sister state south of the Slski
yous, for it Is truly a wonderland.
San Diego has waited ten years for
the completion of the railroad to the
Imperial valley and there Is still
ten miles of heavy rock work before
the rails meet the sails Before the
soldiers came to Camp' Kearney
30,000 of them, with many thou
sands of sailors and aviators the
"Sandy Egg-ans" were getting pretty
hungry, for the population of the city
had doubled In anticipation of a rail
road which was never completed.
The beautiful exposition buildings
at tiaiooa parK are being used as
barracks for the marines and the
grounds for a naval training station
Surely no salt water Sammies are
more pleasantly located. So far as
climate is concerned, Camp Kearney
has all the other cantonments pushed
off the map.
Coronado Beach Is one of the most
beautiful places we visited. Before
going over on the ferry we strolled
around the docks scanning with curi
ous, landlubber eyes the big ships at
the wharves, some of them manned
by swarthy crews of pliatlcal Mexi
cans, reminiscent of the bold buc
caneers who used to sail the Spanlsn
Main. A fishing boat had its hold
full of luclous lobsters, while enor
mous turtles, some weighing as much
as a man, dozed on the slippery deck.
A dozen aeroplanes circled over Avia
tor's Island, while swift-moving gov
ernment boats, armed fore and aft
with quick-firing guns, carried sail
ors and supplies across the bay. Near
the harbor entrance lay the battle
ship Oregon, a mighty engine of de
struction in gray war paint. A
husky soldier-sailor recognized us
and smilingly Introduced himself as
Claude Saunders, formerly of Ash
land, now an aviation mechanic.
ow we are at Coronado, gazing
at the great hotel with Its many-tur-reted
red roof and old-fashioned
white walls, one of the world's great
hostelries. A sea wall extends north
ward to the racing stable3 and golf
course, where gouty millionaires and
dainty scions of foreign nobility gam
bol o'er the greensward. A splendid
boulevard encircles the mile-wide
Island, which Is covered with beauti
ful homes. Adjoining the hotel is
Tent City, a beach resort for common
people. The "tents" are . composed
of hoard floors and palm-thatched i
roofs, the canvas walls being re
moved during the winter season.
Mrs. Kirkpatrick and I motored
along tho narrow sand cpit which
connects Coronpdo with the main
land, while, the Little Lady, shoes
and stockings off, waded In the surf
TShe Bank ifh
tho . Chima, Clock,
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YOU be the first person In Ashland
to get on the "Honor Roll" In the
coming drive. '
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saving are now decorated the same as
a hero on the western front.
The decoration takes the form of
bright red paint on the circular plate
which fronts the boiler. At a dis
tance that number plate gives the
Iron monster' the appearance of a
somewhat gory and indignant Cy
clops, but the locomotive crews ex
plain that their "hogs' really are all
swelled up over the idea.
Be cheerful. Mental depression
checks digestion. Poor digestion
wastes food. Wasted food helps the
enemy. Cheerfulness Is therefore
conservation.
KEEP THE KIDNEYS WELL.
hall here. There Is something doing
every night, and they are now hold
ing a big theatre In one of the Lib
erty theatres.
It seems fairly certain we will
leave here about Sunday, We have
been Issued two pairs of trench shoes,
a trench hat just like the Scottish
Highlanders wear, six pairs of heavy
sox, new rifles and several other
minor things. We are fully equipped
now, I think. Our time has been
taken up with Issues and inspections.
They have 'stopped Issuing passes to
the 65th, so we are'lucky. The music
we sent you Is some that Is played
at. the different places in New York.
One a song sung by Al Jolson, "Over
There," Is played by all the bands.
As our ship sailed Into Chesepeake
bay one of the bands on a big battle
ship broke Into that. The harbor Is
full of navy ships, one having an ob
servation balloon floating over It.
Submarine chasers, launches and war
ships, too. We have had very little
mall; apparently held up some place.
Lawson and I went to Englewood,
N. J,, this afternoon and had our
snoes half soled. Cost us $2. Ouch!
Englewood is a nice town, mostly res
idences of New Yorkers, I think.' No
wonderful mansions, but many fine
homes. This country looks old old'
trees, houses, etc. Camp Merritt ap
pears to have been built on several
old farms; several nice houses and
several old orchards. There are
troops coming and going all the time
Infantry, cavalry, artillery, drafted,
militia and regulars, part of the mili
tia from Massachusetts, Alabama, etc.
H.
Camp Merritt, March 23.
Well, we are all packed and ready
to leave. Will cable as soon as I get
across, if I have a chance The
weather has been grand. We have
been so busy and seen so much that
everything Is muddled up. We are
leaving 34 of our bunch in quaran
tine with scarlet fever. One case
broke out and that entire floor was
put In quarantine. Doctors are very
careful. That makes 83 of the bunch
we have dropped. There are only
six Ashlanders left, In Battery E
WInne, Lamkln, Spencer, Delsman,
RHey and I. Love, HAROLD.
Attractions of San Diego.
Editor Tidings: This Is Written
hies and shelb along the beach, both
supremely content.
The next and last letter of this
series will treat of churches, apart
ment houses and real estate;
O. H. BARNHILL.
Health is Worth Saving, and Some
Ashland People Know How to Save
Many Ashland people take their
lives in'thelr hands by neglecting the
kidneys when they know these or
gans need help. Weak kidneys are
responsible for a vast amount of suf
fering and lit health the slightest
delay Is dangerous.' Use Doan's Kid
ney Pills a remedy that has helped
thousands of kidney Bufferers. Here
Is an Ashland citizen's, recommenda
tion: Mrs. E. F. Wolters. 263 Mountain
avenue, says: "I have been taking
Doan's Kidney Pills off and on for
a long time when I have felt any need
of a kidney medicine and they have
never failed to give good satisfaction.
I am subject to backache at times and
my kidneys act Irregularly. Doan's
Kidney Pills soon correct this trou
ble." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that
Mrs. Wolters had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
INCREASE OF MEAT
ANLHALS IN YEAR
Reports based on figures from the
Department of Agriculture show that
January 1, 1918, the number of meat
animals In the United States was
greater by more than 6,000,000 head
than it was January 1, 1917. Th
number of inspectons for slaughter
Indicate a decrease in consumption.
The summary shows the total num
ber of cattle in the United States
January 1, 1918, was 66,830,000, an
Increase of 1,247,000 head over the
same day the year previous Hogs
Increased 3,781,000 head, or 5.7 per
cent. The increase in sheep was
1,284,000 head, or 2.7 per cent.
Phone job orders to the Tidings.
Why 'Safely
First'?
Because of tho ever-increasine
number of accidents,
Some accidents are preventable
usually by the other fellow.
Protect yourself against accident
tliat you ran not prevent by insur
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Inrurance Company of America. '
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. SAVING IiOCOMOTIVES
If you see a locomotive with a red
nose a proboscis as effulgent as a
Hawaiian sunset don't attribute it
to Influenza or alcoholism, but just
put it down that said locomotive Is
wearing the new Southern, Pacific
D. S. O.. the Distinguished Service
Order of the rails.
Conservation of fuel oil on the
Southern Pacific lines is regarded as
of such importance now that locomo
tive crews on every division are bend'
lng all their energies along that line
Under orders from Vice-President
and General Manager Wi R. Scott the
locomotives of each class which make
the best showing on their respective
divisions in the matter of fuel oil
More Orders
Than
We Can Fill
- We desire to thank the good
people of Ashland for the splen
did patronage they accord us.
Our mill Is running 24 hours a
day and yet we are unable to
keep up with our orders. ,
We are adding to our capac
ity and hope In the near future
to be able to supply the demand.
Ashland
Mills
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I Steadies nerves
I 2 Allays .thirst
3 Aids appetite
4 Helps digestion
5 Keeps teeth clean
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