Thnrnday, August 22, 1019,
ASHLAND TTDrN'GS
Spruce Division Of
Y. H.U. Ready
The ipruce division o( the Y. M.
C. A., of which Dr. H. A. Camahan,
tccent pastor of the Presbyterian
church In this city Is engaged. Is now
icady for work among the soldler
locgers of the coast, and will start
Immediately their great work among
he 30.000 men engaged in the great
timber belts in getting out stock for
airplanes. The full Y. M. C. A. pro
cram will be taken Into these camps,
and the men employed there will
liave music, speakers of note, mo
tion pictures, and ull the entertaln
nn'tit and diversion accompanying
this form of service. "At your serv
ice," is the slogan adopted by these
-workers, and their endeavor will lie.
to serve the men with nil the re
quirements within their reach.
A largo appropriation has but re
cently been set aside for the spruce
livlslon work, for equipment, etc.
which will include motor trucks,
traveling canteens and movable "Y"
tents for the six divisions which have
been created for the 400-miles-lontr
bolt that is of such tremendous im
portance In the winning of the war.
Spruce division headquarters have
Ucn located In the Portland "Y"
l.uildlng, from which all of the work
will be directed by Tom Davis, super
vising secretary. To do army work,
he gave up his law practice at Ilutto,
Mont., and for a time served at Camp
Lewis, later being named as chlef-ln-cbarge
of the new spruce assignment
Secretary Davis has divided the
"vork into six sections, out of which
at many divisional secretaries will
vcrk In their respective districts.
Among these are men of varied lines
of business and professional life, who
)ave given up their vocations for the
j.rrlod of the war In order to serve
military men and In tills manner to
help to win the victory over the
forces of the kaiser.
The divisional secretaries are liny
V. Lewis, Will F. Ilnice, M. .1. F"
rnga, Dr. 11. It. MumIi, lr K. T
tiiboney and Dr. II. A. Carnuhau. F
W. Collins will also be associated
vlth Secretary Davis and his divi
sional staff.
Dr. Carnnhan Is particularly
rrtapted to this work. Ills sympa
thetic nature and keen Interest In
humanity make him a proper leader
f men, and he will take great in
terest in his new vocation.
Talent Tidings
Miss Edythe Anderson returned
Sunday from her two weeks' vacation
with her parents at Portland. She
reported a very pleasant visit not
withstanding the stormy weather.
A family reunion party was held
nt the home of D. O. Hurley, the
occasion being their wedding annnl
mrsary. Rev. Edwards of the Ashland Xaz-
rrne church gave a very Interesting
and helpful discourse at the Metho
dist church Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Cook and son
1'red left Tuesday evening for Seat
tie. Mr. Cook will seek employment
In the shipyards.
Mrs. John Norman, who has been
Tlslting on friends and relatives hero
returned to her home In Klamath
Falls last week.
Ladles' Aid will meet at tho home
of Mrs. E. E. Fobs Thursday after
noon. All are cordially Invited to
Attend.
Church services as usual next Sun
day. Sunday school at 10 a. m.;
Treadling at 11. Epworth League at
7 p. ra.; preaching service at 8. Mrs.
Heed, who has filled tho pulpit In
Mr. Reed's absence, always brings
helpful and Inspiring dlscources to
the people. You are cordially Invit
ed to attend all these services.
Mr. Watt of Medford motored up
iWagner creek Monday.
The piece of road commonly
nown as the Dewey hill Is being
cut down making a much better road.
The county rock crusher Is being
moved up to the Jackson hot springs
where It will be located for the work
on the Eagle mill hill, thus doing
away with the steep .hill which has
to be climbed In order to reach Ash
land.
John Xyswaner took a trip over to
the Blue Ledge Saturday.
J. H. Yv'lthrow returned Sunday
from a week's trip over to Klamath
county.
Fred Rapp and James Brlner left
Inst week for a hunting trip in the
Big Butte country.
Mr. Llttrel has rented the resi
lience of Mr. Carlisle on Gibson
sireet.
Charles Bigham Is working at the
Bullls sawmill, weBt of Medford.
Everett Peeson left hiBt week for
the navyyards at Bremerton.
America must feed the world. Us
a big Job and requires team work.
Let everybody pull together In sav
ing what we have and producing
more food.
IV. A. Shell
TheBarber
M 137 . Main
ASHLAND AVPIKXCK THRILLED
BY DESCRIPTION OF WAR
(Continued from page 1.)
on on earth. When the boys come
home they will not ride on camou
flaged transports, accompanied by
(submarine chasers. They will sit
cn open decks without life-saving
belts and all fears of U-boat attacks
will be swept away. The boys are
coming home, and they are coming
In Just this way!"
A large audience greeted Dr.
Uoncy at tho Chautauqua building
lust night not one of whom but went
away a better American for hearing
fiiet-handcd of the splendid achieve
ments our men and our government
aro accomplishing in war-ridden Eu
rope. In connection with the lecture, the
Ashland band played In the pavilion
adjoining preceding the address, and
Mrs. II. T. Elmore and Miss Gcrt
tude Engle sans several patriotic
r.olos.
Gambling With Destiny
Spending your Income as you make It
Is simply gambling with destiny
md with all the odds against you.
You stand all to lose and none to gain
SYSTEMATIC SAVING
even though small, if constant, elim
inates tho element of chance and
establishes your future on a basis of
certainty.
This bank desires to co-operate
with you In building on that basis.
We have unusual facilities for pro
moting tho Interest of our customers.
STATE HANK OF ASIILAN'P
Camp Lewis Turns
Out Fine Soldiers
Mus. E. T. Merrill of 570 Boule
vard returned a few days ago from
Camp Lewis, where she had been
visiting her son, Sergeant E. H. Mc
Cormlck, of the 39th company 10th
battalion, IGOth depot brigade, who
is stationed there. Mrs. Merrill Is
wonderfully Impressed 'with the life
of the soldiers at Camp Lewis, which
Is the largest in tho coast country.
"Ono has no conception until th'.'.v
vlpit Camp Lewis what the govern
ment Is doing for our boys," Mrs.
Merrill remarked on her return.
"Camp life was a revelation to me.
.'The magnitude of the camp is sur
prising to one who does not realize
anything about It only from hear
Lay. It Is laid out like a veritable
city with paved streets, attractive
boulevards and beautiful driveways,
and this all goes into the formation
of the army home of the newly
drafted boys."
Another source of admiration of
v.iiat the government is doing for the
iioys In her service Is tho physical
benefit so quickly derived by the reg
ular life nt the camp. Mrs. Merrill
taw a good example of that in the
condition of her own son, Sergeant
McCorralck, who had gone to Camp
l ewis after a period of college life
that had left him stopped from con
etant sitting at a desk, with pallid
that had left him stooped from con
prise was so great when a big broad
shouldered husky man greeted her
that It required a second look to ree
Ignlze her son.
Boys are usually homesick and de
pressed when they first go to Camp
Lewis, Mrs. Merrill observed. But
(rills and exercise, the out-of-door
r.leeping, the proper amount and
Quality of food work wonders with
them In a short time.
Boys- who have only been In camp
a few weeks emerge In uniform with
not only a different appearance phy;
bically, but with a much better view
point of army life. "Uncle Sam Is
making soldiers who are the salt of
the earth," was Mrs. Merrill's opln
Inn after an Inside view of one of
the great United States camps.
State Police Will
Guard The Highway
Motorcyclo Cop McDonald who ha
been serving on the raciflc highway
to regulate the speed of autos be
tween Ashland and Medford, has re
ilgned and plans to enlist In the
aviation service. According to
statement made by County Prosecu
tor Roberts no other motorcycle cop
will be employed to replace McDon
aid, but that tho matter of looking
nfter Bpeed violators will be done by
two or" more state policemen who
will be assigned to this section wit
Medford as their headquarters.
He said these men will be on duty
Bhortly and that they will alBO keep
vatch for bootleggers and smugglers
of liquor over the mountains, as well
as porform other general duties per
teinlng to the enforcement of state
laws.
The Btate policemen, he further
stated, will be under direct orders
from tho state police headquarters
and are not assigned for duty only In
Jackson county, but will cover th
southern Oregon section and mak
their headquarters In Medford.
Council Of Defense
Urges Enlistments
At a recent visit to Portland, Mrs.
E. C. Gard, chairman of the com
mittee of national defense, was in
structed by the United States govern
ment employment bureau to urge
every able-bodied man to enlist In the
U. S. labor service. Two thousand
men are now needed In the state of
Oregon to work in ship yards, saw
mills, lumber yards, etc., and she will
be glad to furnish blanks to all thos.i
wishing to give service. They espe
cially want men who wish to wor't
tor promotion, and the chairman is
expected to send In weekly reports.
Wages are from $4 to $7 a day.
At the present timo governmt'it
work for women consists of nursliif?,
reconstruction work and other
courses given In the colleges. Blanks
and instructions have Just been re
ceived in regard to the government
nursing department.
For military hospitals all women
must be 21 to 33 years of age, and
must have a high school education or
its equivalent. For civilian hospitals
the same educational requirements
ro necessary, and the ages are from
19 to 35 years. .No married women
are taken, and those who are tendi
ng are urged to continue in their
ork.
Reconstruction work Is a four
months' course given at Reed col
lege, Portland. Women must be from
5 to 40 years of age and education
al Qualifications must Include anat-
my of the body and chemistry. A
tuition fee of $o0 Is charged and the
student pays all her expenses, then
the government gives positions at
0 a month and expenses. Those
ver 40 years or under sj years
f age can tako the courso but they
w ill not be guaranteed work and will
ot be called unless the government
has not sufficient workers.
A fund is provided from which a
cy or girl can norrow ir ne or sue
as not sufficient moans to finish the
course.
The local employment bureau for
A-onien In Portland at the present
timo is more than filled with the ex-
eptlon of domestics, which pay from
$20 to $2." a month. Cooks can get
from $75 to $l:o a month.
Any further Information desired
can lie rcreiv:;; iy nduressing tne
chairman of committee of nntional
council of defense, Mrs. E. C. Gard.
'.omii nr.iti.ix itv spring
IF NOT 11KFOUK WINTER
The bombardment of Berlin from
tho air is not far from realization.
American airplanes and American
aviators will take part in the greatest
rir raid of tho war when it takes
I !aco.
It is possible the allies may drop
bombs on Berlin this fall, and almost
certain thnt tho kaiser will be routed
cat of bed in Potsdam palace by an
air bomb next spring at the latest.
This Is the belief of General W. S
Brancker, controller General o.
equipment of tho British air ministry
who has been in this county for sev
eral weeks in consultation with gov
ernment officials In charge of avia
tion.
"It Is within the realm of certain
ty, says General Brancker, tnai we
can send a fleet or airplanes to bom-
hnrd Berlin In the spring, If not this
full, as we have repeatedly bombed
Colognb and other cities on the
Rhine.
"We have not sufficient planes for
a really big offensive, In my under
standing of tho term.. We have plenty
of airplanes and can built plenty
more,, but we lack engines, and we
have about reached capacity in en
gine production.
"We need America's help, her
great resources and her men. To get
tiie best results, the creation of a
i ecretary of air forces, or the equiva
lent, under whom air fighting, air-
piano production, equipment and per
sonnel will be a separato branch of
combat, Just as the army or the navy
will be advisable.
"Wo have built up a big airplane
program to take the Liberty motor
and bomb Germany, but America can
not now spare these motors, and so
1 fear our airplanes will be wasted
and tho real offensive from the air
seriously delayed. Your air forces
ought to be organized on a tremor
dous scale, and that Is what wo look
to America to do."
In General Brancker's opinion, if
it Is possible to fly to Berlin and back
which Is mora than 800 miles, the
flight across the Atlantic from New
foundland to the Azores (the longest
lap of the Journey) which Is 1200
miles, can 1)0 made. This will mean
an organization, alrdomes and repair
idants in Newfoundland and tho
Azores.
Politics Is not the only thing
which should be adjourned -for the
period of the war. We might men
tion selfishness, extravagance, greed
and profiteering. What can you
think of to add to the list?
MONSTROUS IDEA
II! GERMAII MIIID
Treachery, Murder, Barbarity,
Anything, Praiseworthy if for
Prussia's Gain.
Abominable 8ystem That Must Be
Overthrown if the World It to Be
Worth Living In, Regardless
of the Cost
This I have seen. I could not J
believe it unlets I had seen It j
through and through. For sev- J
eral weeks I lived with It; I J
went all about It and back of it;
Inside and out of It was shown
to me until finally I came to
realize that the Incredible was J
true. It Is monstrous, It is un-
thinkable, but It exists. It is T
the Prussian system. F. C. Wal- ?
At n conference of field men of the
United States food administration held
In Washington, F. C. Wnlcott pictured
conditions ns he had found tin-in In
the countries Invaded by German
arms., Mr. Wnlcott served with Mr.
Hoover on the Belgium relief commis
sion when this nation was attempt
ing to feed the starving civilian pop
ulation of Belgium, rotund and north
ern France. In his address ho had
pictured such conditions as ho said he
could not believe unless he had seen
the situation through and through, nnd
had lived with It for weeks. lie
showed these terrible conditions to ho
the result of deliberate plans on the
part of official Germany, nnd In sum
ming up ho snld:
"Such Is tho Cermnn mind as It
was disclosed to me In several weeks'
contact with officers of the staff.
Treaties nre scraps of paper. If they
hinder Germnn alms. Treachery Is
condoned nnd praised, If It falls In
with Germnn Interest. Men, lands,
countries nre Germnn prizes. Popula
tions are to be destroyed or enslaved
so Germnny may gain. Women nre
Germany's prey, children arc spoils of
war. God gave Germany the Hohen
zollern nnd together they nre destined
to rule Europe nnd, eventually, tho
world thus reasons the kaiser.
"Coolly, deliberately, officers of the
Germnn stnff, permeated by tills mon
strous philosophy, discuss the dena
tionalization of peoples, the destruc
tion of nntlons, the undoing of other
civilizations, for Germnny's account.
"In nil the world such n thing hns
never been. The human mind has
never conceived tho like. Even among
barbarians, the thing would be Incred
ible. The mind enn scarcely grasp
the fnct that these things arc pro
posed and done by a modern govern
ment professedly a Christian govern
ment In the family of civilized na
tions. "This system hns got to be rooted
out If It tnkes everything In the
world, If It takes everyone of us, this
abomination must be overthrown. It
must he ended or the world Is not
worth living In. No matter how long
It takes, no matter how much It costs,
we must endure to the end with agon
ized France, with imperiled Britain,
with shattered Belgium, with shaken
Russia.
"We mnRt hope that Germany will
have a new birth os Russia Is being re
born. We must pray, as we fight
against the evil thnt Is In Germany,
thnt the good which Is In Germany
may somehow prevail. We must trust
that In the end a Germany really great
with the strength of a wonderful race
may find Its place ns one of the broth
erhnod of nntlons In the new world
thnt Is to be.
"The responsibility of success or
failure rests now upon our shoulders;
the eyes of the world are nnxlously
wntchlng us. Are we going to be able
to rise to the emergency, throw off our
Inefficiency, nnd prove that democracy
Is safe for the world?"
In ' the above statement Mr. Wnl
cott has described a condition thnt
must be changed If America, If the
world, Is to remain n "fit place to
live In." And the only way by which
this change can be effected Is tne de
feat of German nrms In this war.
Nothing good, nothing but evil, enn
come out of Germany, so long as the
German people are controlled by a
milltnry autocracy, nnd the Germnn
people cannot be made to realize this
until this nutocracy Is crushed. The
spirit of militarism that has made of
the Germans a reDner anu u muraw
notion must be utterly crushed If the
world Is to remain free, and to accom
plish this those of us who cannot fight
In France must lend our support to
our men who nre fighting for us.
FLIER IS MADE CHEVALIER
Guynemer'i Friend and Pupil Has
Seven victories to nit
Credit
Tnr!aSous-Lleutennnt Bozon-Ver-
durnz, recently made a chevalier bt
the Legion of Ilonor, following his
seventh officially recorded aerial vic
tory, was the Intimate friend and pupil
of Guynemer.
Tie accompanied Guynemer Septem
ber 11, 1017, when the latter met his
fate. IBs one thought since, it is nS'
sorted, has been to avenge the great
ace. One of the new chevalier's feats
wns to shoot down three planes In four
hours. He was a cavalryman until
transferred to the ulr service. .
1rIBJUGLE gu,l
Summoni all the force! tnd rewurcei of the Republic to
the defense of Freedom
THE OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
which the United State authorities have ranked atone of the
fifteen distinguished institution! of the country for excellence in
military training, has responded to the call. The College it
distinguished not only for its military instruction, but
DISTINGUISHED ALSO FOR
It! itronfj industrial ccunct for men and for women:
In Asriculure, Convnerce, Engineering, Foreitry
Home Economics, Mining, Pharmacy, and
Vocational EJucation.
It! wholesome, purposeful itudcnt life.
It! democratic college spirit.
Its successful graduates.
Student! enrolled last year, 3453; ttan on hi icrvice flags, 1258,
over forty percent representing officers.
College opens September 23, 1918
For catalog, new IlluitratcJ Booklet, anil oilier information write to (he Regiitrar, Corvallii, Oregon
Railroad Employees
Must Be Courteous
Railroad employes have been spe
cifically ordered by Director General
McAdoo to show courtesy In dealing
with the public and to cease excusing
tialn delays and other errors with tho
plea that "Undo Sam is running the
lallronds now."
" 'Tho public be damned' policy
will In no cause be tolerated on the
railroads under government control."
cald the director general's order, ad
dressed to "all employes In tho rail
road service of the United States."
The order follows in part:
"For many years It was popularly
believed that the 'public be damned'
policy was the policy of the railroads
under private control. Such a policy
h Indefensible either under private
control or government control. It
would be particularly Indefensible
under public control when railroad
imployes aro the direct servants of
the public.
' " 'The public bo damned' policy
will in no cause be tolerated on the
lailroads under government control.
Every employe of tho railroads
should take pride in serving the pub
lic courteously and efficiently.
"My attention has also be?n called
to the fact that employes have some
times offered as an excuse for their
own shortcomings, or as a Justifica
tion for delayed trains or other diffi
culties, tho statement that 'Uncle
tarn Is running the railroads now' or
'theso are McAdoo's orders,' etc.
Nothing could bo more reprehensible
and nothing could be more hurtful to
tho success of tho railroad adminis
tration or to tho welfare of the rail
road employes themselves.
"There are many people who for
partisanship or selfish purposes wisn
government operation of the rail
roads to be a failure. Every employe
who Is discourteous to the public or
makes excuses or statements of the
kind I have described, is helping
tbese partisans of selfish interests to
discredit government control of rail
roads.
"Recently the wages of railroad
employes were largely Increased. In
order to meet this Increase the public
has been called upon to pay largely
Increased passenger and freight rates.
The people have accepted this new
.urden cheerfully and patriotically.
Tbo least that every employe can do
In return Is to serve the public cour
toously, faithfully and efficiently."
IWJ SIMS AVAILABLE
AS LOAN'S TO FAHMKKS
President Wilson has placed at the
alsposal of the treasurer of agrlcul
tural department $3,000,000 to en
able them to furnish aid to wheat
growers In certain sections of the
west, who have lost two successive
crops by winter killing and drought
The Federal land banks will act as
Unanclal agents of the government
to make and collect the loans.
This fund Is not Intended to be
lent to farmers who have banking
collateral; the action of the war fi
nance corporation In urging the
banks to finance such farmers and
Its promise to support them In such
financing, It is believed, will amply
provide for them.
Loans from this fund will be made
to Individuals who have not hanking
collateral, and only where It Is nec
ossary to enable a farmer to con
tinue to grow food products. Th
noney will be advanced upon tho
crop of wheat or substitute grains
planted on the land, and no loan will
be in excess of $3 per acre and no
applicant financed beyond 100 acres,
The use of the fund will be under
the joint control of the treasury and
rienartment of agriculture; as the
machinery for the work is already In
Existence, no substantial delay Is
expected.
The corporation of local banks and
local associations and individuals Is
looked for.
The Columbia river highway be
twecn Hood River and Cascade lock.j
Is now open for travel. While tho
work ! not done, the road has been
opened and will remain open the rest
of the season.
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t SOLDIERS' LETTERS 0
Mrs. D. S. Powell, of Oak street,
loceived last week the following let
ter from her son, Corporal Alden D.
Towcll, who left Fort Stevens a shoit
rlnio ago with the 61 th battalion for
tho cast:
Camp Mills, Long Island, X. Y.
August 14, 1918.
My Dear Little Mother: Well, wo
tertalnly had a fine trip. Would havo
v rilten sooner, but thS darn weather
has been so warm 1 haven't been,
feeling very ambitious. We happen
ed to hit New York on one of tho
warmest days they had for 37 years.
and the fellows were about all in by
the time we reached -camp.
Bill Holmes, Andy McGee and I
vent to New York last night. Gee!
Wp walked an awful ways, and saw
all the main parts. Even went to
Coney Island. New York Is 27 miles
from our camp, and we can go for
0 cents.
Tills Is certainly a large camp with
nen from every branch of the Berv-
cc. So many, you don't know where
t:ey all are. Heard that Fred Gar
rett was here, and went to look him
t'p. but found he had left for Franca
about the same time that we came
in. Would certainly havo loved to
have seen him. This seems to be a
rst camp, no drill or anything ex
cept Inspections. We have all turn
ed In our stuff and have been equip
ped for overseas service. Even have
big, heavy, rough shoes with bis hob
nalb In them, also trench caps just
little things that sit' on the side of
vour head.
Everybody who wants to take any
tobacco across with them are laylnp
in their supply. Each man Is allow
ed to take four pounds.
I have an awful bunch of thing
to write, but Bill and I will have to
be hurrying back. We're not sup
posed to be here now, and Its almost
dinner time.
My, but it certainly Is warm in
t'!s country! Wouldn t live here on
a bet. Saw some of the most beauti
ful homes on the way to .New York
jesterday I ever saw. Wish you
could see them.
They are sure strict with us. Won't
bardly allow us to leave camp. Even
had to stay on the train all the way
over. It sure got tiresome, tliougn,
sitting on a train for a whole week.
CIve everybody my regards and
vrite everything you can think of.
Write soon and don't worry. Love,
ALDEX.
SUCCESSFUL FA KM KKS USE
ONLY PUKE, CLEAN' SEED
Oregon farmers are striving tor
maximum yields by sowing only puro
teed. They are seeking good strains
of the best varieties, says B. F. Shee-
hnn, of the O. A. C. farm crops de
partment. "The farmers are confronted with
a scarcity of many kinds of seed,"
says Mr. Sheehan, "and every effort
rhculd be made to raise the quality
by eliminating seed of low quality
and all weed seed, and by seed
treatment. By treating our seed
many dollars worth of damage to
crops may be cut out. . Cereals es
pecially suffer heavy annual losses
for want of treatment.
"To get clean seed It Is necessary
to plant clean seed. Plant nothing
but varieties -adapted to your local
climatic conditions. Perhaps noth
ing advertises a country better than
a reputation for pure varieties of
teed. Every grower is looking for
reed, pure, clean and a good yicld
er." Farmers are using the fanning
mill. It Is not necessary that a mill
lie owned on every farm. Two or
more men may own one machine, so
regulating their time of use that
none Is Inconvenienced. One farmer
practicing this arrangement says: "If
all farmers would clean and test their '
seed before planting, In a very few
years farming would be brought to
nearer the high plane . that the su
preme rulor Intended It to occupy."
Oregon has produced $2,270,874
worth of gold, silver and copper, of
which Baker county produced $1,
6S9.601 worth, copper being the larg
est in value.