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VOL. XLII
ABHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 6, 1918
NUMBER 100
Ashland Patriotic Fund Will
Be An Established Measure
The meeting called for yesterday
y.tfernoon in the Chautauqua building
for the purpose of passing upon the
adoption of the Ashland Patriotic
fund, drew forth a number of repre
sentative citizens who were enthusi
astic over the adoption of the meas
ure, which passed without a dissent
ing vote. Mayor C. B. Lamkln pre
sided at the meeting, with F. E. Wat
son as secretary. As per arrange
ments made at the preliminary meet
ing Wednesday evening the committee
presented the report as below.
Ashland. Ore., May 4, 1918.
To the People of Ashland:
On May 1st there was a meeting
held at our city hall to discuss and
consider the advisability of adopting
some plan for the raising of fundi)
for the support of the various war
charities for the ensuing year.
' After a free discussion of the mat
ter a committee of three, E. V. Cart
er, George A. Briscoe and F. D. Wag
ner, was appointed to outline and
draft plans for an organization fol
lowing, In a general way, what has
been designated as the "Nutley, N. J.,
Plan."
It was decided to hold another
meeting at Chautauqua building,
Sunday, May 5, at 3:00 p. m. at
which time this committee was ask
ed to make a report which will now
be submitted for your consideration.
As outlined In the, article printed
In the Ashland Tidingi. April 29, we
wish to again call your attention to
the fact that in the last ten months
Ashland alone has raised and dis
bursed through the various commit
tees appointed over $13,000 for the
Red Cross, Y. M. C. A., Y. W. C. A.,
and Armenian relief and. this takes
do account of small amounts raised
for other charities nor for funds rais
ed and disbursed directly by our vari
ous church and fraternal organiza
tions and It would seem that, based
on the amount we have contribute!
the past ten months, we -should be
able to get pledges of monthly sup
port that would Insure us from $1000
to $1200 per month.
Each campaign Involved a separ
ate organization with Its executive
committee and the necessary sub
committees. We feel sure that very
many who willingly subscribed to
these charities when called upon
have no conception of the work in
volved in perfecting the organization
of these various committees.
We have every reason to believe
that for a long time to come we will
have to continue giving In the sup
port of these worthy causes and It
is certainly advisable to adopt some
plan for the raising of funds thai
vlll eliminate some of the duplicated
work of the past year and relieve our
solicitors and the solicited, as well,
from some of the inconveniences and
the work Involved In these repeated
drives..
Under the plan now proposed, each
citizen will be asked to subscribe $1
at stated Intervals, toward a general
fund, which we have called Ash
land's Patriotic fund. Some of our
citizens will doubtless be willing to
subscribe at the rate of $1 per day,
others at the rate of $1 per week, a
fortnight, a month, every two months-
or every three months. A subscrip
tion of $1 every three months Is a
little more than one cent per day,
and we think that this minimum sub
scription can be made even by those
whose resources are of the slightest.
The business section of the city
'would be solicited too, and it is be
lieved that quite a percentage of the
fund to be raised can be secured
from our business men.
Assuming that we were success
ful in carrying out this plan, a fund
would be created to meet demands
made from time 'to time. On re
ceipt of request for contribution In
the support of any cause the execu
tive committee , would, after reach
ing the decision that the cause was
a worthy one, authorize the payment
from the fund created and "there Is
no hysteria, no need to canvass the
town, no whipping up of enthusi
asm." Our Red Cross branch has so far
been able to carry on Its operations,
Involving the expenditure of several
thousands of dollars, without Incur
ring an indebtedness, but sooner or
later some provision will have to be
made to replenish Its funds If if Is
to continue its operations on the pres
ent scale, as the membership fee will
not provide the necessary amount.
We are advised that the National
Red Cross is to ask soon for another
,$100,000,000 to carry on Its work
and that the week's drive to raise
the amount will commence May 20.
This, of course, means organization
of committees, appointment of solici
tors and all the detailed work we
have already gone through many
times. Ashland will, of course, "come
through" as It always has In the pas',
but If we can carry out this plan
successfully it will, for the ensuing
12 months at least, relieve us of a
large part of the work now duplicat
ed in each separate campaign.
In submitting the following re
port we have only attempted to out
line the organization as In our opin
ion the various dealls of administra
tion can be provided by the executive
committee.
Ashland Patriotic Fund
Article I. All money contributed
to this fund shall be used for the fol
lowing purposes:
1. To provide Ashland's quota for
the National Red Cross and to main
tain the Ashland Red Cross branch.
2. To assist in caring for any of
the relatives or dependents of any
Ashland soldier who may need our
help while he Is away fighting our
battles and such direct aid to him as
my urgent situation might demand.
3. To contribute to the malnte
nace of the Y. M. C. A., and to the
support of such war charities as, In
the Judgment of the executive com
mittee, are worthy of help from this
community.
4. The entire fund collected shall
be expended only as provided in Ar
ticles 1, 2 and 3. Such Incidental
expenses as are necessarily incurred
In the collection and administration
of this fund shall be met by private
subscriptions. ,
Article II. This fund shall be ad
ministered and disbursed by an execu
tive committee of seven members com
posed as follows: One member des
ignated by the governing board of
the Ashland Red Cross branch; one
member by the mayor and council of
the City of Ashland; one meinUer
by the board of trustees of the Ash
land Commercial club; one member
by the governing board of the Ash
land Civic Improvement club; one
member by the Ashland school board
one member by the Ashlalnd Business
Men's association; and one member
by the Ashland Ministerial associa
tion. 1. The executive committee shall
In organization elect such officer
as necessary for the transaction of
its affairs.
2. Regular monthly meetings
shall be held and special meetings
upon the call of the chairman or
three members of the committee.
3. Meetings and records to be open
to all subscribers of the fund.
4. Permanent records of receipts
and disbursements shall be kept and
monthly statements furnished to the
press.
1 5. The executive committee shall
provide suitable records, establish
time and places of monthly payment
of all subscriptions and provide for
the complete administration of this
fund.
6. Should any of the above nomin
ating board designate their represen
tatives to act on the executive com
mittee, then and in that event, the'
executive committee shall be author
ized to make appointment to fill sucq
vacancy.
Respectfully submitted.
E. V. CARTER,
GEO. A. BRISCOE,
F. D. WAGNER,
Committee.
The chairman instructed the vari
ous organizations represented on the
executive committee to appoint their
members by Wednesday morning In
order to have the committee In readi
ness for the coming Red Cross drive.
Further details of the project will be
developed by the executive commit
tee, and it is expected to be in fine
running order in a few days.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF
WEATHER BUREAU
Forecast for the period May 6 to
May 11, inclusive, Pacific coast
states: Fair with nearly stationary
temperature.
Especial attention is called to the
members of the Commercial club to
be present at the meeting In the city
hall tonight. The semi-annual elec
tion of officers will take place. An
excellent program of speaking and
music will be given and refreshments
will be served.
Drive For Normal
Starts This Week
During the past year Ashland has
exceeded all expectations in meeting
every demand that has been made
for money for the various drives. This
.veek 'the citizens of Ashland will
have the opportunity to demonstrate
their loyalty to their own home town
Ly boosting and helping with their
money .In the drive for funds for
the normal campaign. Never before
have we had so many peculiarly fav
orable conditions. The co-operation
of eastern Oregon Is no small Item.
Such Influential towns as Pendle
ton, Baker and La Grande' are al
ready organized for an active cam
paign because of the unnamed loca
tion of, the much-needed -school for
that section. The board of regents
and every school man in Oregon are
heartily In favor of establishing the
two schools at once; the overcrowded
condition at Monmouth, and the in
creasing demand for trained teach
ers all give this impeus to settling
this matter right once and for all.
It means more to Ashland than
any other locatlty. This city is nam
ed on the ballot as the location of one
school. The measure provides for
$125,000 to establish the school and
an annual tax of 1-25 mill for main
tenance. To keep the home firel
burning is one of the trite sayings
of the hour, with it goes the care
and education of this younger gener
ation, who are to be the leaders of
the world tomorrow.
But to put on a state-wide cam
paign requires a large amount of
money, and Ashland should plan to
make her contribution as large as
possible.
Colored Fugitive
Caught at Phoenix
Sam Sherman, a much wanted ne
gro of Siskiyou county, was arrested
at Phoenix Thursday by Chief of Pol
ice, Hatcher after an exciting chase
in which the foxy colored man at
tempted to elude pursuit. Sam was
wanted In Hornbrook for the alleged
sandbagging of a lumber man in a
Hornbrook saloon, and making off
with $80.
Together with a white accomplice
the negro was detected getting off
a frleght In the Ashland yards at an
early hour Thursday morning. Chief
Hatcher was summoned, and arrived
on the scene in time to see the negro
depart on the blinds of passenger
trail! u'o. 14 going north. The chief
telephoned to Medford where the
train was met by the police, who
learned that the man had been thrown
off at Talent. Chief Hatcher was
immediately apprised and In com
pany with Fire Chief Robison start
ed in pursuit. On arriving at Tal
ent the officers learned that Sher
man had started for Phoenix.
. The pursuit was resumed and the
officers arrived' at Phoenix in their
car at thesame time the negro
reached that point on foot. A cap
ture was made and the fugitive was
brought to Ashland 'from where the
officers of Siskiyou county were noti
fied. The sheriff of the latter coun
ty soon appeared and took the col
ored man back to Yreka. On being
ejected from the freight In Ashland
the two fugitives had separated, and
nothing further was seen of the whlta
man accompanying Sherman.
Made Best Record
In Mask Handicap
At a bond rally at Fort Stevens
a week ago Friday, featuring a big
regimental parade and athletic con
tests, Corporal A. E. Payne, of 13th
Company, Columbia, made fastest
time in 200-yard gas mask handicap.
"Paynle" was chosen one of four
to represent the first battalion to
compete with three other battalions.
The gas mask cases were placed five
yards in advance of the line, and as
the gas alarm sounded, the first
man of each team started, picked
up the case, put over his head, hook
ed it under the chin, took out the
mask, tied string around his waist
to hold it in place when they stoop
or run to finish for fifty yards, when
the next man takes it.
The first battalion made second
place, but "Paynle's" time was 25
seconds, whilo the next best was 31.
Corporel Payne is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. S. Payne and Is a well
known Ashland boy.
Monthly Report of
Co. Thrift Contest
Following Is the monthly report
of the Jackson county thrift con
test co-operatjng with the federal
government In thrift stamp, Liberty
bonds, Junior Red Cross, war savings
societies and other campaigns:
Money Earned or Received r
Amount of money earned by work,
$541.80; amount of money earned
from investment, $1S1.08; allow
ance from parents or guardians,
$368. 4S; all other money received,
including gifts, etc, $320.31. Total
receipts, $1,417.67.
Money Paid Out Each Month
Amount paid for necessities $667.60;
amount paid ftfr amusement, -is
shows, games, etc., $67.07; amount
paid for luxuries as candy, drinks,
etc., $68 SO; for gifts, church, Red
Cross, Y.M.C.A. and other charity,
$77,27. Total paid out other than
necessities saving, $SS0.G4.
;Mony Saved Paid for thrift
stamps, $418.23; for war savings
certificates, $1,419.48; government
bonds, Liberty bonds, etc., $210.00;
other bonds or securities as notes,
etc., $80; deposited In banks and
savings accounts, $289.81; paid for
life Insurance, $18.52; money loaned
to others, $74.28; cash on hand,
checking hank account included, $1,
419.24. Total amount of all savings,
$3,929.56.
Class, Club or Home Work lu
Thrift Hours devoted to club work
out of school, 734; hourB devoted to
ciub work In school, 817; lessons In
club work completed to date, 105;
hours devoted to other horn, work,
21,280; articles completed in Junior
Red Cross work during the month.
189; Red Cross or other patriotic
compositions written, 169; times dur
ing moBth appearing on thrift pro
grams, 96; thrift maxims committed
during the month, 2,138; .number of
pupils taking boys' and girls' club
work, 335.
.The above is an Incomplete report
for the county as not all schools
have reported at the time of making
out this report. Number of students
represented In above report. 2285.
Veterans' Reunion
Held in September
A meeting of the officers of the
Soldiers' and Sailors' Reunion asso
elation of southern Oregon was held
in Medford Thursday and prellmin
ary arrangements for the encamp
ment to be held in Grants Pass Sep
tember 9 to 14.
The association comprises veteran
organizations of Lake, Klamath, Cur
ry, Douglas, Jackson and Josephine
counties. J. E. Peterson, of Grants
Pass, Is commander of the assocla
tion, and James Holman, also of that
city, was elected quartermaster.
Interest Is also directed In the1
state encampment) which will be held
in Albany May 13 to 15. Past Com
mander Cyrus II. Walker, who Is an
aide-de-camp to the national com
mander, states that great plans have
been made for the reception of the G
A. R. and W. R. C. members and
that at least 1200 veterans and their
ladies are expected to visit Albany
during the three days. The city
council, county court and business
men of Albany have contributed to
a large entertainment fund and a big
time will be given the visiting com
rades.
Interesting Talk
To Business Men
Last Thursday evening while Wal
ter GIvens, a prominent merchant of
Estaca, Ore., was In Ashland during
his tour of southern Oregon In the
Interests of the Robert N. Stnnfleld
campaign for United States senator,
the members of the Business Men's
association called a meeting and ask
ed Mr. GIvens to address them on
"Trade Acceptances and Their Use
In Retail Credits, as Well as Whole
sale Amounts." The meeting was
held in the city hall, and a fair sized
audience greeted the speaker, who
Is a live wire, and gave an Intensely
interesting talk that merited a much
better attendance than was accorded
him.
Mr, GIvens claims to be the plon-
4
eer of the use of trade acceptances
in retail business, and was thorough
ly conversant on the subject.
If liberty Is worth dying for, It Is
also worth chipping in for.
Lively Fighting Reported on
Italian Front-Quiet in Flanders
AutrK-IIungary supplies some of
the most important Items of the cur
rent news. With a critical economic
and political situation officially con
ceded to lie developing at home, her
armies at the front are apparently
about to bo launched in a new at
tack on Italy.
The crisis in Vienna is marked by
the dismissal of the Austrian parlia
ment by the emperor's order and the
declaration, that forcible measures
would be taken to make a resump
tion of its sessions impossible.
A statement Issued makes It clear
that the government was embarrass
ed by the divisions In the legislative
body over the garve food situation
and the various racial grievances in
the Austrian body-politic and desired
a free hnnd In the next few months.
Meanwhile Vienna dispatches have
reported Emperor Charles leaving
for the front, and have announced
greatly Increased activity along the
Austro-Itallan lines, where a renew
al of the Teutonic offensive has long
been threatened. The Rome official
statement does not give a like pic
ture of the front line activities, but
records Intensive aerial operations
with the entente airmen, bringing
down 14 enemy machines.
The German offensive In Flanders
has been held up now for virtually
five days since the enemy waves last
Robbers Bind Men
And Take Gold Bars
Robert Boswell and his son, Rob
ert Boswell, Jr., two miners of Jobo-
phlne county, brought word to tliO
settlement of Holland that they had
been bound and gagged by two mask
ed, robbers at their mine Thursday
night, and robbed ot $6000 In gold
bullion. According to their story,
they had just finished melting down
their pannings of the past week, when
the robbers appeared. Father and
son were tied to trees by the rob
bers, who then took three gold bars,
weighing about $2000 each, and left
on horseback.
After several hours, the younger
Boswell managed to free himself.
He then cut his father's bonds, and
the two started on foot through the
night for Holland to report their loss
A sheriff's posse has been beating
the woods about the mine, but re
port that thus far no cluo of the rob
hers has been found.
The Boswells have offered $;VO0
for tho apprehension of the robbers,
and $1,000 for the return of the bul
lion. The Boswell mine Is said to
be one of the richest In southern
Oregon, and the two owners operate
it alone.
Unconscious Men
Taken Off Train
A man was taken from trnln No.
16 Friday night in an apparently un
conscious condition and turned over
to Chief of Police Hatcher, who lodg
ed him In a local hospital. The man
ad papers about him Indicating that
his name was Pete Perlclch, and fs
thought to be an Austrian. He had
purchased a ticket at SanFrancIsco
for Hoqulam, Wash., and acrrled a
letter purporting to be from a broth
er from the latter place.
He had been in a seml-unconsclous
condition all day, the train officials
stated, and was put off here to re
ceive attention from a physician. His
condition Indicates that he Is an epil
eptic. Chief Hatcher has notlflod the
brother In Hoqulam of the man's con
dition.
Women's Land Army
Will Be Organized
Medford Is planning the organiza
tion of a branch of the Women's Land
Army of America during the com
ing spring and summer, the purpose
of which is to help meet the labor
situation in caring for the fruit crops
of the valley.
All women and girls willing tr
work will be enrolled. The organiza
tion places no restrictions on those
enrolled, but is simply for the pur
pose of service. It proposes also to
arrange a uniform wage and hours
of work and transportation facilities
for the workers.
dashed UKalnst the rock rlbbel de
fense of the British and French early
last week, and the Ypres line stood
firm under tlio at.t.-ick.
General von Arnlm evidently has
been forced into this Inactivity by tho
severity of hia lossies and the timo
necessary to marshal new forces for
a fresh blow.
Concededly, however, the Germans
have fresh troops for a thrust ot
even greater power, If the'y think IC
advisable to emp'oy them here, and
there have been Indications for the
last day or two that they were pre
paring to do so.
The has been a strengthening ot
the allied defense at importune
points along both the northern and
southern sides of the Lys salient. Th'J
French have thus operated success
fully In the Locre region, which la
one of the main objective points ot
the Germans as an approach to Mont
Rouge, and the British, on Friday
night, strengthened their lines In tho
vicinity of Hinges, northwest of Beth
une. In Palestine, the British have met
and defeated the Turks In engage
ments In the vicinity of tho river
Jordon. Attacks by the Ottoman
troops on two successive days have
beaten off with heavy losses to the
enemy and In the fighting the British
took more than 300 prisoners.
Ashland Has Gained
$96,400 Over Quota
Ashland closed tho week Saturday
with the satisfaction of knowing that
she had nearly reached the $200,
000 mark In the Third Liberty loan
subscriptions. While this was tha
goal the executive committee has been
trying to attain no especial effort
has been made to canvas for this
amount. It being left to the citizens
to make thel subscriptions to tha
banks as they see fit.' In this man
nier the subscriptions have been in
creased gradually until at the close
of business Saturday night the banks,
lOgether with the amounts subscrib
ed ny the railroad employes total
$199,400.
Following are the subscribers and
amounts since the last report, May 2:.
f 1500 Subwriptlon i
Mrs. T. W. Acklln.
$500 Subwrlptlons
Lou N. Caso, Frank Cox, Mrs. Ber
tha W. Mckerson, Clifford II. Nicker
son. $250 Subscriptions
F. W. Herrln, Sarah K. Ganiard.
$100 SiibHcriptloiiM -W.
J. Albert, Albert A. and Maudo
Marske, Wm. G. Rush, Mrs. Ira Reed-
er, Adeline C. Morris, Mrs. Elizabeth
lemple, Rose Patterson, Grace II.
Chamberlain, Elizabeth D. Palmer,
Edith B. McCracken.
$50 Hulmra-iptioim
John B. Harrell. Jr., Mrs. J. B.
Harrell, Martin J. Love, Otto E.
Rohrke, treasurer Acorn Circle No.
54, N. of W., William Peterson, W.
W. Young, R. M. Andrews, George-
W. Grow, J. B. Icenhower, Albert L
Peachey, Westley P. Bellus, Mr. and
Mrs. W. II. Bartges, A. C. Gunn, E.
Eugene Cadwell, Cornelia Kirkpat
rlck, Webster Wertz.
The ' Southern Pact fiq employes
subscriptions In addition to those
made through the banks are 169 sub
scribers with $14,300 subscribed,
making a grand total of 947 subscrib
ers with subscriptions amounting to
199,400.
Following are the number of sub
scribers and the amounts made at
tho banks and various corporations 1
First National bank, 378 subscrib
ers, $101,750 subscribed; Citizens
bank, 325 subscribers, $38,550; State
bank, 73 oubscribers, $18,800 sub
scribers; S. P. railroad, allotted
$3000; California-Oregon Power Co,
allottod $3000.
The Ashland physicians. will be at
the armory tomorrow night to maka
the necessary examinations for en
listments In the state militia com
pany. All Joining this company
should be present at this meeting.
Those wishing to complete the pay
ments on their subscriptions to tha
Third Liberty loan In time to get tha
full interest must do so by May 9,
which Is the date of the bonds.
The man who plays as he goes Is
always asked to make return visits.