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Historical Auditorium .- "Ashland Grows While Uthla iflm s" City of Sunshine anjl flowers . Ashland, Oregon, Uthla Springs -; -Oregon's Famous Spa" ASHLAND. OKEGON, MONP'AY,;' JULY 15, 1918 VOL. XLIII NUMBER 16 Oregon Quota For Fourth Loan Decided Oregon's quota In the fourth Lib erty loan, the campaign for which will start Cctolie - 1, will he between $45,000,000 and $50,000,000 on es timates brought back to Portland by R. E. Smith, state manager of Lib erty loan campaigns, who has re turned from San Francisco, where he attended a conference of officials of the Twelfth Tederal Reserve district. Oregon's quota last time was $17, i;00,000, although the total subscrib ed was $27,500,000. The vast pros pective Increase In the Oregon quotn has already stirred bankers to con templative action, and Mr. Smith tave out word that it would go hard with Liberty loan slackers In Octo ber. A feature of t h 3 conference at San Francisco was the attention given to the Oregon "spirit" and Oregon "method" at the start, and Smith was called upon at the opening ses sion to explain how Oregon did It. The news of tills state's quick work in going over tin top In the loan i.rd all other patriotic drives was lresh In the minds of the men at the conference. . ' "The big feature of the next cam- iaign will be the comprehensive and' unfaltering way that so-called slack ers will be. handled." said Smith. "We havsn't any great loan slacker i'vil here yet, but the point Is that the campaign Is to lie organized so thoroughly that when a man refuses or falls to buy his quota, not only will he be asked to give reasons, but his reasons will go on record." Patrolman Kicked n if l if. DV UnrUly IlOrSC, W. T. Beigle, a Jackson county lire patrolman, 77 years of age, is lying seriously 111 at his home as the result of a bad .accident sustained in the mountains one day last week. Mr. Beigle was out on a scouting ti-ip with a horse, and leading a pack l.orse. Away out In the mountain fastness Mr. Beigle came across a fallen tree In the road, which the horse he was riding vaulted but the b-d horse refused to take. In attempt ins to encourage the horse to Jump the log, Mr. Belgie was kicked in the stomach by the fractious animal am' terribly injured. He succeeding in riding and walk ing for sl: miles, suffering excruciat ing pain, until he beached the home i'f Samuel Tvans, where he obtained resistance to his home. He Is under ti.e doctor's care tin J it is feared ho Is Injured internally. Medford Man Lost Life In Rogue River lord Roy Boupsum of Medford lost his life by drowning in the -cogue river Saturday morning when t'no canvas boat In which he In com pany with E. O. Waldron was trawl ing capsized. After a two-hours' f 'arch the body was recovered sev eral yards below the scene of the ac cident by G. Fisher and H. Haskins rf Trail, who conveyed the bodv as-bore by the aid of fish hooks at tached to the end of a pole. The overturn of the boat was due in Boussum attempting to seat him f elf in the small craft. The water a the place of the accident was nine feet deep. Died On Duty In Front Trenches The Long Beach Dally Telegram, cf Thursday, confined tho following: "Died from wounds received while doing his duty, in the front line trenches," In the Bad news that was :eceived yesterday by Mrs. Irvjlng Finley, 2930 East Fifth street, from her brother, Gunner W. R. Cornell, of the marine corps. Gunner Cornell was 40 years of age and had served 17 years in the marine corps. He was one of the lirst marines to reach France and s r.ee hl3 arrival had seen almost continuous service In the front line trenches. He was decorated for dis tinguished service before his death. Hir death , came as the results of wounds received while on duty. One Bister In Long Beach arid an other In the cast survive him. Mr. and Mrs. Irving Finley.- are veil known residents of Ashland, who have been spending the .past viLter and spring at Long Beach. Chautauqua Helps To Keep Home Ties During the general action of re trenching caused by the fact that our country Is In war, the question of the advisability of keeping up the annual Southern Oregon Chautauqua has been raised by many who feel that at this time all amusements and entertainments should be aban doned, and the money thus spent should be devoted to Red Cross work end other war charities. The fact that southern Oregon is pearly C000 miles away from the bat-j the vital question of Helium In the tie scenes Is a reason why it Is hard : elation of the status of that nation to realize our part In terms of home to peace, and has deolarcd Germany tervlce. In certain parts of the i ('oes not intend to retain that coun country apathy thus caused actually try "in any form whatever." has stood in the way of active co-j She Is holding It as a pawn in the operation. That is why the govern- j reuotiations, h-3 says, and the Ger ment itself and all who sensed the J man government finds it expedient significance of this conflict . have ; to explain this utterance In an of sought in every way to educate the public and replace the indifference of Ignorance with the determined spirit born of enlightenment. The'tions bring a satisfactory result." task is so large, however, that no single agency can cope with it. And because of this Chautauqua this year has the rarest of opportunities for j The idea that the Bolshevik! are re proving Itself a war winning factor j taining power by a thread Is reflect of large Importance. ' 'n advices to some of ths German Since the Institution of Chautau-; crgans. qua as a perennial feature its bene-' Disquietude over the hold the ticlal Influence has everywhere been ; '.Vecho-Slavakg have secured upon Si- noted. Long before the outbrean ol the war it served as a public for um for the discussion of vital sub jects too seldom or too lightly con sidered by, the average person. You can't turn loose able, patrl otic speakers, framed in good music 1 and enjoyable entertainment, with- out making a deep imprssslon on the : common mind. This fact was un- '(ioubtedly the prompting Influence 1'ark of the president's recent mes- j cage to, the International Lyceum and Chautauqua organization, in which he said: "The work that Chautauqua is do ing ha3 not loiit Importance because of the war, but rather has gained i-" 1 r' """ " ""gin new opportunities for service. Letj!'ave ,)een Inclined to make an ef me express the hore that .you will i 10rt t0 retal" uPn the western let no discouragement weaken your j front. activities and that the people will not i The Albania campaign, although fall in sunnort of a natriotic lnstitu - tion that mav be said to be an in-' " " " '!Lrrtr;Il Man Makes rppreciate in right measure the place and power of this instlution peculiar to America. Such people forget that- battles are won as much by the spirit j of those at home as by the daring deeds of those on the firing lines. ! And tins spirit is nasen chiefly on accurate information and Intelli-' , , ,, . , , ; registrants of 191 S, numbering about ... , . , . the Ashland Christian church, who j onn . .. gent outlining of aims and purposes. ... . ,, -CO 1" all. -ithout such a spirit it would be a , J" wn. " CIiaa circuit deliver- The m(m wj, flt Uie I)nrk comparatively easy task for the Huns , S leetuIes dJil I at 6:30 and tables will be laid on to honeycomb with their pernicious : "Ml's- Flcchtl's Alpine singers and ; , lawn ln front of the Bti,d. doctrines and falsehoods. So in a . 5'Cl'!ers completely carried away the j Mrs- E, N Warner, county chair very real sense Chautauqua this vear ! 6"ent crowd thttt Packeil the tent both man of the woman's division of the becomes a training camp for national' Jtsterday afternoon and evening. The I ftute C0Uncil of defense, and Mrs. defense. ! ",!(iellce '8 3 a"ous6d to such a pitch I n w. Clancey, have generously This year Chautauqua U serving j of enthusiasm that the company, con -! aproed to tnke charge of this part in the ranks, not only reinforcing t;'ary t0 tllelr C'lstom. were forced j 0f the program, and will see that the the home lines, but, through its jun ior activities, actually stimulating the fighting lines of the future, how ever far spread they may be. It is a mothering place of the right sort ; for Americanism, and nothing should I be permitted to stand in the way of, its full and free development. All Signs Point To Merchants Big Day SlSnS POint TO I All the business men of Jackson county are going to close for one- half day this week and have a great j ret-to-gether picnic in LIthia park j Ample notice Is being given so that people can do their necessary shop-1 Ping in the forenoon of the 18th. Merchants will eat their dinners at home and then congregate in the I park. The speaking will be hold j rust below the picnic tables where! r.peaKejs cianu aim nenuncn u placed for meetings of this kind The following is the program for the afternoon. 2:30-3:00 Band concert by Med ford band. 3:00-3:30 Speeches by Will Gates and J. W. McCoy.' 3.' 30-4: 00 Trades conferences. 4:00-6:00 Athletic events, which will Include fat man's race, 50-yard each, three-legged race. Nail-driving contest for the ladies . Baseball game played with Indoor bull on the park lawn. Tennis games. 6:00-7:00 Big basket lunch. 7:00-7:30 Band concert by Ash land band. Everyone Is asked to bring plenty of lunch so that the band boys may be provided with free lunch. Coffee to be furnished by committee. Huns Pressed Across Savieres; ' Britons Down 3856 Huns In Year Rainy weather In northern Franc3 ha.; caused the thorough soaking of the ground, particularly In the Iow ivlng portions of the battle front, and perhaps has had something to do with the delay of the German of fen Five. Cerman diplomats are again air ing war aim programs and engag ing in peace discussions among themselves. The chancellor touched ficial statement in which it is de- clawed that the holder of a pawn does not intend to keep It, "if the negotla- Germany also Is exercised at the rit':at!on in Russia, If the utterances rf her newspapers go for anything. ' eria and at the prospect of on allied descent Into Interior Russia "from the north," the Murman coast evi dently being meant, Is likewise olred. In this connection It may lie noted, It was announced in Washington that Pritieh reinforcements have been rent to Siberia to assist the Russians and Czecho-Sloaks In protecting the i pII''e(1 stores at Vladivostok. Washington advices reflect the i t'ew there that further and more def- in itc peace feelers may lie expected Germany Is thought to hnve her eyed turned toward the east. The gain liif of control in Russia outweighing, i pntire!' suMdlary to the operations Hit As Lecturer The Algoma, Wis. Chautauqua Special, issued during the session of Ciiautauqna contains the following . .-.!)...... . I,- t i-iii...... .... ...... r . to appear for-an additional number ! Kvery number delighted. The hu- man violin, the ensemble numbers land the concert zither brought espe cially enthusiastic applause. Otto ' Kuester. the bass, was a source of much fun for the audience. Mr. W. L. Melllnger in his after noon lecture gave a most Instructive v'hicI listened to by a most ap- l-icuiatno uuuicuvc, iiui in me even ing he held the great crowd spell bound with hfs masterful, logical and indisputable argument on the cause of this great world conflict. His lecture, "The Background of the War," Is the talk of the town to-i day." j PAVC WXY FlflWMS WJf WU1U TIUVVCIO And Magazines The canteen station committee has t been worked overtime during Beveral oays wiille troop trains have been passing through. The women con ducting tlje canteen have been right on the jol) whenever a train of sold iers arrives at tho local station and ! FH.t,.Ma tTm llAVD U'ttll Bfl 1 it UL'I ptl P . .l,IUC Vlll. ....... .. .u...u coffee, fruit and flowers at a nominal fee, simply enough to pay for the ar ticles furnished. They have exhausted their supply of magazines, and would like dona tions sent In to the station tomor row, If possible. Also flowers, as the boys are enthusiastic over the Ash land roses. Anyone able to provide flowers or pagazines tomorrow who cannot get them to the canteen station, may call un Mrs. Maxey and she will come for j tiim with her car. on the western front, has continu ed to be tho most active In any theatre ,pf v,ar, so far as extensive gains of ground are involved. The advance, made mainly by the Italians with the French on the right flank,. has already reached a maxi mum depth of 22 miles on a front of some SO .miles, straightened the al iled line as It runs from the Adri atic and In Us up with tho Macedo nian front. Jn ona year on the British western front, the royal air force has ac counted for 3233 enemy airplanes. In the same period the naval men shot down 623, a total of 3S5G. An official statement dealing with these operations, says: "The royal air force during the year beginning July 1, 191S, on the British western front, destroyed 2151 hostile machines and drqvo down out of control 10S3. In the same, period tlio air force units working in con junction with the navy, shot down 023 hostile machines. "During thin period, 10!)4 of our machines were missing; 92 of these were working with the navy. "On tho Italian front from April to June, 191S, tho British destroyed 105 hostile machines and drove down six out of control. Thirteen of ours were missing. "On the Saloniki front between January and June, 21 hostile ma chines weie destroyed and 13 were (.riven down out of control. Four of ours were lost. "From March to J11110 in Egypt and Palestine, 20 hostile airplanes were destroyed and 15 were driven down out of cort 'ol. Ten of our machines were missing. "In all the wnr theatres tho Brit ish air superiority and strength pro gressed rapidly and continuously. Trom this it is safe to assume that when the new factor of America's output, both aircraft and personnel, enters the situation in the fighting toues'.vihe aerial ascendency of the entente -allies should give them very great advantage." i Reception Will Be Given Drafted Men A reception and supper will be held In ..Medford Friday evening, July 19, In honor of the drafted men I -ho leave July 22, and the couiUy boys who are soon to fisrlit for their country are generously provided for. Following the supper there wl'l be a Bhort meeting tinder the direc titn of Mayor O. E. Gates. John K. Kollock, executive secretary of tho Ftate council of defense, will deliver an address, particularly for the war workers of Medford and vicinity, and there will probably be short talks by other speakers. Following the open meeting the drafted men will gather in the public library where a meeting will be held for them exclusively. This will lie hd dressed by a national officer of j the I'nlted States army and lega Instructions will lis given by an at torney. Charles M. Schwab Eats Real Cherries flection one of train No. .'4 from tho south Friday night consisted of two specials containing Charles M. Schwab, director-general of the emer gency fleet corporation, and party, who aro touring the coast country. Mr. Schwab and party were on their way from San Francisco to Port land, and during the 20 minutes' stop In Ashland the director-general and several men of the party left tho train and strolled about the plat form, whore they were treated to real Oregon cherries by J. P. Wolf, proprietor . of tho Depot hotel, and which they particularly enjoyed. Mr. Schwab will Inspect all the various shipyards and steel w,Drks during his stay ln Portland. Phone Job orders to th Tidings. Salvage Bureau To Open In Camp Block At a recent meeting of the Civic Improvement club the matter of tak ing up salvage work for the benefit cf the Red Cross was adopted, and plans for establishing a bureau of this branch of revenue have accord ingly been under consideration for some time, and have finally been formulated. Through tho generosity of Mrs. Ilattio Camps, who has do ni'ted tho use of her store rooms, formerly occupied by Ferguson's store, the Ashland Red Cross sal vng3 bureau will shortly be opened and become one of tho leading fac tors in the city. Tho plans of this branch of Red Cress work had been outlined pre viously by Mrs. J. M. Wagner, who became familiar with the movement during her recent visit to Fun Fran c sco. Lat ;r Mrs. C. U. Lamkln, presi dent of the Civic cluii, while in Port land visited tho salvage bureaus am', inspected the s,tock of articles col lected for this purpose and placd on sale. It was like visiting a huge depart ment store, Mrs. Lamkin suid. While some departments were devoted to old and comparatively useless art ! (lea that were gathered up and brought there which otherwise would have been thrown away or burned, yet in many instances people had do nated some very beautiful and serv iceable articles which were sacrificed for tho good of the cause. However, the plan of the salvage I urc:iu Is to collect tho leftover ar ticles which have a habit of accum ulating in every household and plac ing th"m on sab, as almost Invari i.hly some one will find a use for them. Tills will Include almost every thing that heretofore has been rele gated to the scrap heap. Not only -Vature allows no waste, but tho Rod Cross has also ndj'sptiJd the samn plans of '.he kindly old mother, and Is going to utilize everything under t lie sun hereafter. Saturday attractive little sacks were posted in conspicuous positions throughout the city as receptacles for tin foil. This Includes the little foh'ers around chewing gum, tobacco and many other nrticlcs that aro usu ally discarded. Tin foil brings a liign price now, and every lilt will be care fully hoarded by t lie Civic club to be sold for the Red Cross. The .management of tha salvage bureau will arrange their room to rpen at once, and will lie ready to r.cccpt donations In the way of prac tically everything. A list of articles especially desired will be placed be fore the public, and In a short time this branch of Red Cross work will i be cue of the leading business places In the city. The Civic club desires to state that anything of the slightest value will help the cause. There are in every bouse many llttio things that have by themselves but slight Intrinsic value, but If a hundred housewives each send In what she has, tho ag gregate will be wonderful. In this way each one will be helping the cause of our country, making the boys at th front more comfortable, more fit to assist In annihilating tho I'un. Family Of Skunks Residing In City Several householders In the east side of tho city have been losing voung chickens for some time past. The numerous raids on the chicken cjops wcro laid to marauding cats, and many household pets have been sacrificed as a result. However, the Iosh of the chicks was accounted for romewhat one evening last we"lt v. hen one of the residents at th cast side went to the rear of his lot late In tho evening to turn off the water with which ho had been irrigating, and discovered there a nether skunk with seven little kit tens sporting about tho place. The young ones were summarily dispat ched and a wutch placed for the old ore which was later shot. It was Incidentally discovered that a family of skunks had been making their summer homo under a vacant house In that section, and was rear inj a fine family, when they were discovered and met an untimely end. I'. S. DEPARTMENT OF WEATIIKK lU IlEAl' Forecast for the period July 15 to July, 20, inclusive. Pacific coast ctates: Fair with normal temperatures. Portland Officials Coming To Ashland Two Portland officials, Chief of Police K. F. Johnson and O. C. Eortz-nu-yer, secretary of the Portland Civil Service board, will be in Ash land tomorrow, July 10, for the pur pose of recruiting men for the Port land police and fire departments. The two Portland ,men will spend one day I:i A.hiand and then will proceed to Medford whore they .will fipend another day, seeking for suit able material for the two depart ments. They will then proceed to other southern Oregon point3. Last week they went through eastern Ore rni and received a largo number of replicants. No effort will bo made to secure men for Portland service who are now members of the Ashland police or fire departments. Men who are physically fit. mid nonially compe tent, or without previous e::pmienc9 are wanted. For months PirUand has faced a serious problem In keeping the pollco and flro departments fully recruited. War Industries such ns shipbuilding lias attracted many of the men, and with the rcccrsity of keeping both departments fully maintained with n'on, In order that the war industries may be Mven constant protection, the city council authorized the tour of the two officials. The council recently granted a lib erul increase of pny to tho men in loth departments, making the posi tions attractive and lucrative. Per rons Interested nmy see die two men' on Tuesday by inquiry of the Ash land chief of police, chief of the fire ('epartmr nt or the mayor. Should Encourage Choral Societies A word cf appreciation and of hearty encouragement should bo rpoken in behalf of the Medford Ashland Choral society. Certainly a finer entertainment than that given in the park the other night, an Ash land audience lias" not witnessed In a long time, or listonod to, with more delight. The choral society has had real uphill work and constant struggle to keep going. But because a few have believed In tho need, and be cause Goorgo Andrews has persistent ly held on, It still li-'os and with the co-operation of tho Medford society they have put on som'i programs of real merit. So come and hear them uic ujiciiiu II 1,11 U Ul V iitiuiatuiiiu and lend real support to one of the finest assets of the valley In musical lines. Railroad Employes umuii bvv i lag One of the handHomst American flags that have been unfurled to the breezes In Ashland recently Is one placed in the railroad yards by the i.tation and car departments. This flag Is 7I4 and floats from a pole 00 feet above tho building near which It stands, and is one of the first sights to greet the traveling: public entering tho city limits, to proclaim tho patriotism of the em ployes In that department. This flag with tho one unfurled by the roundhouse employes about the same time, are two of the hand somest pieces of bunting flying in the city. Soldier Is Lonely In Training Camp The Tidings is In receipt of a let ter from a soldier at Camp Lewis, r.ignlng himself Corporal Wallie J. Johnston, of Co. 25, 1 60 depot bri gade, in which he unys he is very lonely. During lib) spare moments ho has Composed the following llttio pof-m : The Flnjj There Is no flag like the Stars and Stripes, Oh, ever may it wave! It Is the flag my dear old dad Gavu up his life to save. And If any roan from any clan Should say, "Whero is your land?" Hold up your right hand And shout, "the U. S. A." Henry Hickman left Sunday night for San Francisco, whore he entered the railroad hospital. He. was ac companied by Mrs. Hickman.