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ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 27, 1918
NUMBER 2
IDINGS
City To Have No
Slackers In Future
O. K. Baldwin, representing the
extension service co-operating with
the farm help specialist's office in
Portland, was in Ashland during the
latter part of last week mooting with
the mayor and city council in an ef
fort to establish in this city the law
compelling all able-bodied men in
draft age to follow some necessary
employment or fight. The movemen'
is liein? agitated as an amendment
to the selective Bervice regulations
to go into effect July 1, and will ap
ply to all able-bodied men following
non-useful occupations to either get
a new job or join the army.
In conjunction with practically all
the cities and incorporated towns of
the state, the extension service urges
Ashland officials to pass an ordin
ance to prevent all male persons in
the city who are physically fit to per
form come useful service, from re
maining Idle during the period of
the war, providing a penalty and de
claring an emergency. Failure to
comply with this ordinance will he
subject to fine or imprisonment or
both. The fact of the accused pos
sessing property or an income suf
ficient to support himself and those
regularly dependent upon him will
-not be an excuse to exonerate him
from coming under this law.
The matter of passing an ordinance
to this effect will be brought up be
fore the ctly council shortly and will
without doubt be made a law In Ash
land as well as elsewhere.
Order of Exercises
For Memorial Day
The C. A. R. and W. R. C. extends
a cordial Invitation to all Confeder
ate soldiers, state militia, home
guards, Red Cross, and all civic so
cieties and children and citizens of
Ashland to join with them on Mem
orial day, May 30, in the march to
the Ashland cemetery and in the dec
orating of the graves of our departed
soldiers. The line of march will be
formed on the Plaza at 10 a. m.
sharp. Processl&n will be led by the
Ashland band, who has so kindly of
fered the'.r services. They will be
followed by the state militia, G. A. P..
and all soldiers and sailors, W. R. C,
civic societies, and citizens.
After decoration of graves, the as
semblage will go to the armory where
the following program will be ren
dered :
Quartette, Messrs. Enders, McGee,
Norris, McCoy; Invocation, Rev. Fer
ris; solo, Mrs. Hockett; reading of
general orders, Adjutant W. A. Pat
rick; quartette, Messrs. Enders, Mc
Gee, Norris, McCoy; address, Rev. C,
A. Edwards; "America", audience.
Remind The Absent
Of The Roundup
Ashland people in writing to their
friends In the near future should not
fall to mention the grand patriotic
celebration on July 4, 6 and 6. Re
member this Is a community affair,
and it is up to every local individual
to do his or her share to making it
a real success.
Just mention the Roundup and the
many thrills of the big show, and the
thousands that were entertained here
last year. Tell them of the many
advantages this city possesses and all
about her wonderful park, how much
we spent to Improve it to make it
the most beautiful park in the west,
Also about our mineral waters and
If they will spend a few days in the
city this year, preferably July 4, h
and 6, you can promise them the
time of their lives.
Ashland Day At
Medford Carnival
Wednesday has been designated as
Ashland day at tho Greater Medford
club's spring carnival, which will be
inaugurated Tuesday evening for a
five days' run. A special program
'has been planned for the occasion,
and visitors from this city will re
ceive a cordial welcome. Friday
evening will be dedicated to Phoenix
and Talent, and large crowds are ex
pected from these towns.' , Saturday
will be "Everybody's day", and fun
will reign supreme until midnight.
The carnival Is for the benefit" of the
Greater Bedford club's patriotic
fund. '
Orres cleans clothes. Phone 64.
New Minimum Vage
Law Soon Effective
That the work of improving the
conditions of all workers may lie bet
ter performed, the Oregon bureau of
labor has Issued the rules and laws
made for the benefit of the female
tollers who in a meacuro are rallying
to take the place of men gone out to
fight for the country. I'mlcr pres
ent conditions many women are fill
ing occupations heretofore occupied
by men, and it is the duty of the bu
reau of labor to see that these wo
men receive the same pay that is
given men for the same kind of work.
The representatives of this bureau
desire to have the .following wage
scale for women which takes effect
June 12, placed before the public:
For adult experienced women, mer
cantile establishments, $11.10 per
week. Manufacturing, laundries,
personal service (Manicuring, usher
ing in the theatres, elevator operat
ing, etc, public housekeeping (ho
tels, restaurants, boarding houses,
etc, telephone and telegraph, $11.61
per week. Offices, $48 per month.
For adult apprentices in mercan
tile establishments, one month at
$7.20, three months at) $8.40 and
four months at $9.60. For all other
occupations, excepting telephone, one
Jear apprenticeship of three periods
of four months eah. First four
months, 7 20; second four months;
$8.40; third four months, $9.60 per
week. Telephone occupation, one
year apprenticeship of four periods
of three months each. First period,
$7.20; second period, $7.92; third
period, 58.64 and fourth period $9.30
per week. When room and board
are furnished not more than $1.60
per week for room, nor more than
$3.20 for board of 21 meals per week
may be charged.
E. L. Convention
Held At Grants Pass
The tenth annual convention of
the Epworth League of the Klamath
district held tills year at Grants Pass
opened Friday afternoon In the New
man M. E. church. The program for
the afternoon included a song and
devotional service, followed by short
talks by Joe Bateman of Medford,
Mrs. McCabe of Merlin, Edith Brown
of Wilbur, Minnie Klncaid of Ash
land, and represntatlves from Klam
ath Falls and Central Point.
In the evening a reception was
held In the church to which mem
bers of all the young people's socie
ties of Grants Pass were Invited.
Saturday morning a sunrise prayer
meeting was held at Riverside park
at 6:30, led by Miss Catherine Miller.
The program for Saturday included
group prayer meeting at 8:30, busi
ness meeting at 8:50, round table
talks and department meetings and
an address by President Mary Tinker
of Medford. Saturday evening an ad
dress was given by J. W. Spencer, of
Rogue River.
On Saturday afternoon commun
ion services were held, led by G, O.
Oliver of Klamath Falls. In the even
ing at 6:30 league service was in
charge of the district cabinet and at
7:15 a patriotic service was held,
led by Dr. J. C. Rollins of Medford.
This was In honor of the men In the
T-'nlted States service, there being 77
league members in the) army and
navy from Ashland, Medford, Gold
Hill, Merlin, Talent and Grants Pass.
I
Joyful May Dance
Planned By Ladies
The Ladles Auxiliary are prepar
ing a great feast for lovers of danc
ing. Next Friday night at the Nata
torlum the ladies will delight the
visitors with a splendidly arranged
May pole exhibition, as well as af
ford them an opportunity to enjoy
an evening of joyful dancing to the
drains of the finest music.
The demands from the charities,
such as the Red Cross and general
war charities, have depleted the Aux
iliary treasury and this dance Is
given In the hope of raising more
money for charity and Auxiliary pur
poses. There will likely be present
the largest crowd of the season, as
citizens like tc encourage the ladies
In their splendid efforts.
Miss Marguerite Hammond left to
day for Eugene where she will spend
eeveral weeks visiting friends.
Mrs. Medley of Sacramento, a for
mer well known Ashland resident, is
spending several days here, a guest
at the C. II. Vaupel home.
Mexico Takes Strike at U.S.
German Efforts Seen In Action
Washington, May 25. In Mexico's
sudden breaking off of diplomatic re
lations w ith Cuba is seen an indirect
action against the United States.
Those here most familiar with Latin
American affairs profess to see In It
the forerunner of more direct action,
possibly an interruption of inter
course between the L'ulted States and
Mexico.
Although without official informa
tion of a detailed character, It Is un
derstood hero that Mexico's real
grievance against Cuba Is the recent
incident to which the Mexican min
ister to Argentine, Senor Vsidro Fa
bela, was dealyed in Havana, while
somti official, ostensibly a Cuban
customs inspector, searched his bag
gage and probably removed some pa
pers said to be of an International
character.
This Incident is believed here to
be the real cause of the break and
those who entertain this belief are
firm in the conviction that Mexico
was convinced that the United States
was responsible for the searching In
cident. ; i
When Senor Fabela's luggage was
searched, it' was maintained by some
that the person who- did it was not
a Cuban official at all, but some
other agent In the disguise of a Cu
ban inspector or gendarme. Later,
however. It seemed to have been sat
isfactorily established that the man
rer.lly was a Cuban inspector.
A break between Cuba and Mexico,
it is felt, disrupts practically nothing
but a long-standing friendly relation.
In the opinion of those in close touch
with the subject it may actually give
Cuba a free hand, as the Mexican
foreign minister says in his an
nouncement, but perhaps not In the
manner suggested.
Is German Effort
American agents for some time
have been reporting German agents
operating in Cuba, some of them
crossing frequently to the United
States as Cuban citizens or Mexican
citizens. A severance of diplomatic
relations probably would leave tho
Cuban government feeling more at
liberty to investigate their activities.
When first-class powers are con
cerned, a break in diplomatic rela-
War Relief Fund
Met With Success
After a week of unprecedented ac
tivities, the campaign for Ashland's
war relief fund has narrowed down
to the final sifting out of those who
have been unsolicited during the past
week on account of being absent
when the committee called upon
them, or to some who through some
oversight, were missed In the solici
tation. There are also a few who
failed to subscribe anything to the
fund, and these will be called upon
again in the hope that they may have
had a change of heart and will sub
scribe. While the entire amount of sub
scriptions has not been checked up
yet and will not be for several days
when all the returns have been
brought in, indication point to a
gratifying sucess of the project The
executive committee expect to have
realized enough on their subscrip
tions to pay the present quota of the
Red Cross drive, and receive enough
in the war chest monthly to meet all
other charity demands that will be
made in the future.
This will be an Immense relief to
those who give their time and means
to promote these drives, as well as
relieve the citizens of being Impor
tuned frequently for subscriptions.
The executive board wish to call
the attention of any who have been
overlooked in the soliciting that thei
subscriptions will be received by any
of the team workers at any time
Every citizen of Ashland is supposed
to make a contribution to the fund
and no matter if they have not been
approached by the campaign man
agers, the duty of making a subscrip
tions is obvious. This should be made
immediately so that the amount can
be credited in making up the total
of the war chest.
V. 8. DEPARTMENT OP
WEATHER HUREAU
Forecast for the period May 27 to
June 1, 1918, inclusive. Pacific
coast states: Fair except showers
over north portion first half of the
week; higher temperature Monday
over Interior district.
Phon Job orders to th Tiding!.
tions Inevitably has been follwed by
war. Between lesser powers this
rule often fails to hold good.
Military operations on the western
battle front have been overshadowed
in Inl' i . st recently by development.!
elsewhere.
No sinus are observable, according
to con ..ponjonts at the front, of
the enemy's intentions as to the time
and place of the delivery of his ex
pected s-troke. The artillery activlly,
Indeed, sterns less marked than for
some days past, while the aviators
have been obliged to let down in
their Intense labors by the advent of
less favorable weather.
It seems not improbable, however,
that . the magnificent work of the
allied airmen has had much to do
with the clowness of the enemy In
putting his offensive machine in
working order again. They have
established themselves as masters of
j the situation to such an extent that
I the Germans have been foced for
the most part to keep well back of
thelr own lines.
Tho allied aviators, on the other
hand, have been able to carry out
photographic observations and bomb
ing work on a large scale for lon
distances In the enemy's rear terri
tory. In the aerial activity American
airmen are taking an Increasingly
active part, and in the Toul sector,
an exclusively, pursuit squadron Is
operating with success to date.
The allied Infantry raiders have
been ' active equally with the avia
tors,! but here tho Germans have
more nearly matched their oppon
ents. The enemy raiding parties have
been especially active on the front
of General von Ilutier's army, south
!of the Sorame.
A total of 53 Americans lost their
lives In the sinking of the British
transport Moldavia off the English
coast Thursday morning. The men
were all members of B company, 58th
U. fi. infantry, fourth division. The
rei2uiatoj American soldiers on
board, 427 in number of the 58th
Infantry, were safely landed, together
with all other persons the steamer
carried.
1. 0. 0. F. Grand
Lodge Week Closed
The grand lodge of I. O. O. F.,
which had been in session at Sea
side, Ore., during last week ended
Thursday aftternoon after the pro
gram tor tho year had been com
pleted. A3hland was honored by be
ing represented among the grand of
ficers elected in both tho grand lodge
of Odd Felbws and the Rebekah as
sembly. These representatives wore
George W. 'Trefren, who was elected
grand representative, and Mrs. D
Perozzi, chaplain of the assembly.
Appropriations of ample funds was
made for the I. O. O. F. home for
aged and orphans in Portland. Sa
lem was chosen for next year's grand
lodge sessions as a matter of sent!
ment, for the reason that Salem Is
the birthplace of Pacific Coast Odd-
fellowship, the first lodge west of
the Rocky mountains having been In
stituted there 66 years ago, and
which lodge has never missed holding
a legal session on Wednesday night
of each week In all the years that
have passed, and 1919 being the
100th anniversary of the institution
of the order in the United States.
The officers installed before ad
journment are:
Grand lodge W. F. Walker, of
Springfield, grand master; Forrest
L. Hubbard, Baker, deputy grand
master; Dr. A. II. Johnson, Portland,
grand secretary, re-elected for the
25th term; Dr. O. D. Doane, The
Dalles, grand treasurer; George W.
Trefren, Ashland, grand representa
tive; W. A. Morand. Boring, grand
marshal; S. F. Bowman, Pendleton,
grand conductor; Fred J. Melndl, of
Portland, grand chaplain; W. S.
Wright, McMinnvIllo, grand herald;
W. A. Weddle, Stayton, grand guard-
Ian.
, Rebekah assembly Mrs. Jcanlei
Burke, Grants Pass, president; Mrs.
Jese Jarvls, Portland , vicu-pioi-
dentil. Mlsg Ethel Fletcher, Salem,
warden; Mrs. Ora Cosper, Dallas, sec
retary; Miss Eda Jacobs. Portland,
treasurer; Mrs. Ethel Meldrum, Mil-
waukle, marshal; Miss Ceorgia
White, Corvallls, conductor; Mrs.
Louise Perozzi, Ashland, chaplain;
Mrs. Nettle Whltestone, Pendleton.
Inside guardian; Mrs. Mattie Taylor,
Grass Valley, outside sentinel.
State Goes Over
Top In 68 Hours
Oregon is once more the first state
In tho union. The second war fund
of the American Red Cross of $000,-
000 has been completed and tho en-
tiro state has swept far beyond that
figure. Just OX hours elapsed from
the inaugural Ion of tho campaign In
tho entlro state untH tho coveted
goal had been reached, while In Port-
ind only 4 1 hours had passed, as
tho campaign did not begin until last
Tuesday morning. It Is obvious now
that the total for tho state outside
of Portland will approximate close to
$100,000.
The campaign in the entire state
lias been conducted in rapid-fire or
der. Henry L. Corbett was state
chairman, with H. E. W'ltham state
chairman. Every county in the state
was organized through the local Red
Cross chapter, aided by six assistant
state campaign managers, appointed
by Corbett.
In both city and state the cam
paign has been marked by many spec
tacular features, and especially in
the city of Portland the executive
committee acknowledged a debt of
gratitude to Julius L. Meier, who has
worked early and late with the man
agers of the campaign in making its
success possible.
Marshfield Navy
Officer Remains
C. F. Amidon, naval recruiting of
ficer stationed at Marshfield, who
had orders to move to Ashland, has
had his plans changed, and returns
to Marshfield form Portland whore
he had been called a few days ago.
He will reopen the office In Marsh
field temporarily, or as long as re
cruits enough como In to make its
maintenance profitable. Heretofore,
Mr. Amidon has been allowed only
one recruit a week, but a new rula
just In effect, calls for all tho re
cruits obtainable for the reserve, and
one weekly for the regular naval
work. In addition to this work, Mr.
Amidon is now taking recruit for
the aviation construction unit, for
the time that enough men respond to
the call to keep the office open.
This also is for the reserve and
all are wanted, and will be taken
who apply for enlistment. Another
officer will probably be sent to Asli
land to have charge of the recruit
ing office to lie established here.
Hilt Over The Top
In Red Cross Drive
Hilt has gone over the top again in
the Red Cross second war fund drive.
With Miss Irene Jasmann as vice
chairman and her assistants, Mrs. A.
E. Stonehouse, Mrs. O. Plerson, Mrs.
I. Disbrow and F. Nave, $1304.67
has been collected to date.
The contributions are as follows:
Barn dance, $193.90; Junior Red
Cross May day fete, $188.06; Fruit
Growers Supply company, $100; E.
V. Warrens, $25; M. H. Grover, $25;
Reginald & Parsons, $50; Red Cross
women serving lunches at Saturday
evening dance, $30.50; Fruit Grow
ers Supply company employes at mill
and factory, $327; men, at camps,
$425.
PROCLAMATION
Whereas, Burnslde Post', G. A. R..
and Woman's Relief corps, are mak
ing proper and splendid arrange
ments for the observance of Memor
ial day, I hereby request that all
stores and other places of business
so far as possible be closed between
the hours of 9 a. m. and 1 p. m. and
Whereas, It has always been the
reverent habit of our people to turn
n humble appeal to Almighty God
for his guidance In the affairs of
their common life.
Now, therefore, I do hereby pro
claim Thursday, the 30th of May, a
day of humiliation and prayer, and
do entreat our people, regardless of
creeds or faith, to assemble on that
day in their several places of worship
and there as well as at home, pray
Almighty God that He may forgive
our sins and shortcomings as a peo
ple, and may we love tho truth, to
accept and defend all things that are
just and right, and may God give
wisdom to those who take council
In our behalf in these days of strug
gle and anxiety, and. may we all
make every sacrifice necessary, that
our boys may know that we are do
ing all In our power to back them In
this great contest for liberty, human
ity and justice. C. B. LAMKIN,
Mayor of Ashland.
America's Present
Duty To Feed Eupd
No one hearing the lecturo given
In the Methodist church Sunday af
ternoon by Dr. W. J. Kerr, could,
with an conscience, eat wheat at least
until after the coining harvest. Dr.
Kerr presented in the most Indisput
able manner the food situation In
America as regards the war and her
position in the world struggle, and
pave the American people tho ulti
matum of doing without wheat for
four or five months or running the
risk of having to fight tlto war with
Germany alone.
Some time ago Dr. Kerr, president
of the Oregon Agricultural college
of Corvallis, was called to Washing
ton, D. ('., to a conference of tho al
lied heads of food conservation to
discuss the problem confronting Eu
rope today in the great struggle
From that conference lie was sent tof
present the question to tho people of
the northwestern states and notify
them of whati they perhaps have
never realized, that France and Italy
cannot remain In the struggle much
longer without American asistanco
in the matter of food.
According to Dr. Kerr, France has
reached the limit of her endurance
In the sacrifice sho has been under
going during the past four years of
war. She lias sent word to America
that unless relief comes immediately
she will not be able to continue in
the war. This will not mean tha;
France has been beaten, but that she
has collapsed from sheer starvation.
This, Dr. Kerr presented, was the
cause of Russia's collapse. Hor agri
cultural resources were exhaustod.
her peopln were starving, and even
the soldiers were on short rations
until they could hold out no longer.
It was not lack of men that caused
Italy's recent loses In battle, but lack
of food which is undermining tho
morale of the array. And France,
which has stood the brunt of the
whole war, has reached the limit of
sacrifice and suffering behind the
lines, and unless America, by slnif-.
lar sacrifice, comes to her imraedl-
lUte aid when bIio does arrive with.
her full military strength, she may
find the condition upon which vic
tory depends entirely changed.
American people have to face one
of two conditions, Dr. Kerr stated.
Either the sacrifice of all wheat un
til the next harvest, or the alterna
tive of finishing out) the fight on'
American soil with a recruited array
of from 10,000,000 to 15,000,000. If
France drops out of tho struggle,
Italy will follow soon, and it Is only
a matter of a few mouths until the.
British army Is forced out of the
field. What of our American boya
who are already in Europe? The ex
posure in which this condition would ,
leave them Is appalling, and will .
mean that the fight would be trans
ferred to American soil.
The American people and especial- .
Iy the western people have never
realized the seriousness of the pres
ent situation. Despite the appeal
made by the press of the United
States not one bushel of surplus
wheat has been saved during the
past year. People have been urged .
and besought to conserve on meat In
order to send It to Europe, but In
spite of this appeal, more meat has
been consumed In the United Statea ,
during the past year than formerly.
American people are not selfish,
according to Dr. Kerr, only thought
less and have no conception of the
true situation. By Russia's collapse
Germany and Austria will be able to-
obtain food enough by the next har
vest to carry them on Indefinitely
through the war. Unless every farm
er, shopkeeper, hotel man, every citi
zen will co-operate with the food ad
ministration In sacrificing wheat to
starving Europe, tho war will devolve
upon America alono to f Inlah, and
will be fought out on American soil.
CHEAT ATTRACTION
AT V1NING THEATRE!
"Carman of the Klondike" will bo
presented at the Vinlns Wednesday
and Thursday, May 29 and 30. This
play Is an epic of snow-bound Alaska,
the golden goal of the fortune seek
er; where men measure their brufa
strength and cunning for the posses
sion of Mother Earth's treasure:
where raw-boned and two-fisted pi
oneers of civilization combat the ele
ments and wrest from the snow-clad
hills the pure gold that builds great
cities far back of their ranks; where
men are yet untainted by hypocrisy;
where, they think with fists hard as
steel, and love with the hearts of
children.
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