Oregon Historic! Society
Auditorium
AS
Tidings
"Ashland Grows While Uthia Flows"
City of Sunshine and Flowers
HLAND
Ashland, Oregon, LIthIa Springs
"Oregon's Famous Spa"
VOL. XLIII
ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1918
NUMBER 35
Local Normal School Committee
Named For Campaign This Fall
The local normal school commit
tee is very greatly pleased to learn
that the state committee composed of
representatives from Eastern and
Southern Oregon has engaged T.
D. Neuhausen of Portland as the
e'.cte manager of tho normal school
campaign. Mr. Neuhausen has pro
ven a very successful leader In a
nutaiHer of very closely contested
Oregon campaigns. He Is an enthu
siastic supporter of good schools,
and goes into this campaign with
he Idea of winning. To tho local
committee lias been assigned the
Southern Oregon counties of Doug
las, Coos, Curry, Josephine, Jackson,
Klamath and Lake. Chairman Hrls
coo made the following assignments
of special work within the commit
tee: Women's clubs, societies, lodges,
etc., Mrs. D. PerozzI and Mrs. Frank
.Vckey; commercial clubs, F J.
S?''!nn; business men. II. L. Whlted;
schools and teachers' Institutes, Pro
fi'sror Briscoe; ministers, Homer
"filings; farmers' clubs, F. P.
Homes.
Clippings received from pap3rs all
over the state Indicate an under-sup-l'ly
of teachers, many districts being
forced to combine on account of not
being able to secure teachers. Pro
fessor Briscoe reported that of 17
rew teachers secured for Ashland
schools, one was from Oregon, one
from Wisconsin, and fifteen from
California. lie had diligently can
vassed the educational Institutions of i
Oregon before going elsewhere, and)
the one lone teacher that he was abb
to obtain from our Oregon Normal
tears witness of the crying need of
a training center for teachers to
fi.rply the schools of Southern Ore
gon. Similar conditions prevail In
ctber cities of this part of the state
and the conditions In the rural
tchools are much more acute. What
Yellow Demon Has
Started On Tour
The famous Yellow Demon auto
mobile will bring a party of strong
speakers for the Liberty Loan to
Ai hland Thursday, September 2G, at
4:30 p. m., to deliver a pertinent
liiessage to the people of this city
and vicinity.
Conspicuous among the speakers
to make the whirlwind drive
through the Interior Is Sergeant II.
L. White, of the 7th and 54th battal
Ions of Canadian Infantry, honorably
discharged from military service,
vho has been commissioned by the
United States government to aid In
tho Fourth Liberty Loan campaign.
He was one of the official staff for
the Third Liberty Loan at San Fran
cisco, and Is rated as an exceptional
ly winsome speaker.
Going from Seattle in 1915 to Van
cnuver, B. C, to enlist with the Ca-
r.adlan army for overseas duty
White was soon in the thick of tho
big battles. He Is one of four broth
ers, two of whom, as captains, have
made the supreme sacrifice. The
third, also a captain, Is stjll In active
service.
Sergeant White participated In the
battle of St. Eicle, the third battle
of Vpres, and was six weeks In the
Somme campaign. Ho was severely
wounded by shell fire and so effec
tively gassed that he still suffers
from the effects.
Other occupants of the Yellow De
mon car to make the drive from The
Dalles to Bend, Lakevlew, Klamath
Falls and back through Southern Or
egon, stopping at the remote town,
are John H. Stevenson, former mu
nicipal Judge; Mark Woodruff, pub
licity man; Harold K. Norenburg,
military chauffeur from Camp Lewis,
and Eric V. Hauser, Jr. Possibly
John L. Etherbrldge, state director
of organization, will go part way.
It has been aranged to send tele
graphic news bulletins on the war
deily to the automobile party to stir
interest In the several meetings they
vill hold each day en route.
6th Regiment May
Have Gone To Italy
The Portland Telegram of Tues
day contalnod a dispatch from Eu
gene that In stating that the 69th Ar
tillery, C. A. C, of which many Eu
gene boys an well as a largo number
i rem other cities of the state where
there were coast artillery companies,
arc members, has arrived safely over
(Contlnued on Page four)
1j true of Southern Oregon Is alsc
true of Eastern Oregon and also of
many sections of the Willamette
Valley, where they have several col
leges and the normal school at their
toor. All of this has prepared the
people as never before for a normal
,-.iiool campaign. A recent letter of
President Wilson to Secretary Lane
uges the peoplo to keep up their
f.rhools of all grades. The Portland
Journal quotes State Superintendent
Churchill as follows: "Next to the
winning of the war tho most Impor
tant problem before the peoplo of
Oregon is the establishment of suffi
cient normal schools to train an ade
quate supply of teachers for service
l.i Its rural schools." And he urged
the people to vote at the coming elec
tion for the bill providing the two
additional normal schools.
The people of Ashland and vicin
ity can help greatly In this cam
paign If they will write to their
li lends In other parts of the state,
toll their attention to the measure
or. the ballot, and ask them to give It
heir support. Often one letter of
this kind may mean a dozen affirm
ative votes or even more. There are
many people who are favorable to
our cause who do not know that the
normal school question is to be vot
ed upon this fall. Do not wait to be J
asked personally to do this DO IT
NOW. The local committee will ap
preciate your assistance In this ani
also your suggestions as to other
methods of reaching the people.
Wherever you have a friend In the
date go after them; a simple state
ment of the facts of the case ought
to win the vote of any fair-minded
person. We have a very nice song
i.lout "Keep the Home Fires Burn
ing"; we must do something more
than "sing" if we keep up with the
spirit of that song.
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j XOTICK TO DELINQUENTS.
In conformity to the order
of the United States War In-
? dustrles Board, all unpaid 4
f sulisc-lptions of every nature
will be discontinued with this
Issue. Those desiring the pa-
per continued will, we hope,
t call at the office before next
? Monday and pay the sub-
scrlptlon price so that no is-
sue of the paper will be $
? missed. sN
THE ASHLAND TIDINGS.
J 8 ' 4 J $ $
Feels Deep Regret
At Leaving Ashland
Mrs. Helen B. Gossagc, who has
I ten living at 207 Vista street during
the past summer, left last evening
for her former home In San Fran
cisco. Mrs. Gossage came here to
keep house for her stepfather, Wll
i'am Blair, on the death of her sister,
Mrs. F. A. Crlsez, but press of busi
ness has compelled her to return to
the city. She expressed deep regret
on leaving Ashland, and says her fu
ture ambition will be to return to
this delightful spot some time to live
permanently. Mr. and Mrs. Charles
R. Day have taken the house occu
pied by Mrs. Gossage, and will reside
there In company with Mr. Blair.
Valley View Pupils
Enter City Schools
Some timo ago the directors of
Valley View school district decided
to discontinue the school there this
year and send the children to Ash
land Instead, the transportation and
tuition to be paid out of their allot
ment. According to this arrange
ment a taxi was fitted up by W. A.
Cook, of this city, and started Mon
day to convey the pupils of that dis
trict to the high and grade schools In
the city. Two of these have entered
the high school, and nine the junior
high. Two more will enter later.
This arrangement has met with
general favor by the school patrons
of that district. The taxi goes a
mile and one-half beyond the Valley
View school house and the children
meet It at the roadside nearest their
homes. All travel a shorter distance
than they did to reach the district
school, and are provided with much
better school facilities than they
wore under the old arrangement.
Pbona job orders to tb Tidings.
Capwed German War Trophies
Will Be Exhibited in Ashland
The Fourth Liberty Loan committee received a tele
gram at noon today, stating that a special train of four
cars carrying captured German cannon, machine guns,
bomb throwers, gas tanks, bombs, gas masks, shells,
helmets, 'breast plates and much other equipment, will
reach Ashland Monday morning at 7:00 o'clock and will
remain here until 8:30.
A Pullman containing soldiers and speakers will ac
company the war trophies. The local band is requested
to meet the train, and every citizen of Ashland and vicin.
ity will be expected to be present to see this wonderful
display.
Local Boys Figure
In War Program
News of a number of Ashland boys
lias readied here recently telling of
tt.cir movements In the various de
partments In which they are serving
the government. Among the tidings
ot Interest lately received Is that
Terrell Mlnkler, who was formerly
on the battleship Oregon, has been
transferred, and Is now radio-electrician
on the U. S. S. North Bend, and
is on his way to New York and the
ar zone. The North Bend is a mer
chant ship carrying supplies over
teas. Mayor C. B. Lamkln received a
letter from his son Charles, who Is
with the 65th regiment in France,
stating that he has been attending a
motor truck school, and had lately
been given notice that his final in
structions had been given. Th's
would Indicate, it Is thought, that he
with the rest of the regiment, will
soon see action at the front. Charley
sent several intarestlng souvenirs
from France In his letter.
Arthur A. Maxedon, who Is serv
ing In the hospital corps on the U. S.
S. Pittsburgh, is at present In charge
of the operating room on the Pitts
1 urgh, and reports that he is pleased
with his work. His present location
It not revealed In his letters home
although it Is known that he has been
In the South Seas.
John FInneran, who has been at
tending an officers' training school
at the Presidio, Sna Francisco, sent
-.vord to his father, Section Master A
FInneran, Sunday, that he had pass-
ed his final examinations and mad J
the rank of second lieutenant.
University Officer
Coming To Ashland
University of Oregon, Eugene, Or
Sept. 18. Dr. John F. Bovard, head
of the department of roology In the
University of Oregon, Is making
tour of the southern part of the state
In the interest of the University. He
will spend Saturday evening In Ash
land, staying at the Austin hotel,
where he will be accessible to anyone
wishing Information regarding the
students' army training corps, the ci
vilian officers' training camps, the
third of which Is to open October 5;
the nurses' training premedlc work,
rew commerce courses for women,
and other lines of University actlv
lty. Dr. Bovard visited Roseburg Tues
day and Medford Wednesday. From
Ashland he will go to Grants Pass
Sunday.
Will Collect For
The Salvage Depot
Mrs. E. T. Merrill, of 570 Boule
vard, will greatly assist In the Red
Cross work In Ashland by using her
automobile to collect trtlcU for the
'alvngo Depot. Many people have
all sorts of articles of which they will
be glad to dispose, on! a difficulty
arises In 'Indin'f a way to convey
them at the Salvage rooms. Mrs
Merrill will overcome this obstaclo
by calling with her car., carrying the
enst-off articles to the depot. Any
one letting her know at her home or
by calling phone number 62 can get
their donations speedily conveyed to
the Salvage Depot.
a
Jackson County Has
2286 Registrants
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t-umo interesting statistics arc
Hleaned from the registration of the
Jackson county men between the
axes of IS and 45 last Thursday. The
craft board has Just finished its com
pilation by ages and nationality.
- In all 228C men registered In the
county, of whom 20S8 were natlvo
horn. Fifty-three were naturalized
and 2S became citizens by their fath
er's naturalization. Forty-three cf
the registrants had taken out their
first papers, and 88 had not declared
their Intention. Of the total reglBtra
I'on 22C8 were white, one a negro
and 31 were Orientals.
There were more men, 174, aged
37 years, than those in any other age.
The 33 year olds, 1G8, were next in
number. The 18 year olds only num
bored 132, while the 45 year olds
numbered 140. The 43 and 44 year
olds each numbered 14S. Surpris
ingly there was only one registrant
er.ch in the 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28
:'ear olds. There were no registrants
In the 29, 30 and 31 ages.
. The ages and number of registrants
'vcre r.3 fellows:
Eighteen, 132; nineteen, 101;
twenty, 103; twenty-one, 0; twenty
two, 3; twenty-three, 3; twenty-four,
1; twenty-five, 1; twenty-six, 1;
Iwenty-soven, 1;
thirty-two, 67;
thirty-four, 153;
thirty-six, 148;
thirty-eight, 147;
iwen,fy-elglit, 1 ;
thirty-three, 168;
thirty-five, 124;
thirty-seven, 174;
thirty-nine, 126;
forty, 131; forty-one,
I wo, 139; forty-three,
144; forty-
148;
forty'
four, 14S; forty-five, 140.
Had Operation In
Order To Enlist
The patriotism of Kenneth R. Cum
mings, son of Mrs. E. A. Hunter, of
this city, Is unquestioned. The
oung man has made six attempts to
enter tho various departments of ser
vice, and each time has been rejected
on account of physical disability,
Some time ago he was told by physi
cians that by undergoing an opera
tion for hernia he may be able to
Join the army or navy. Accordingly
he had the operation performed In a
hospital In Sacramento, and has been
In bed for the past four weeks under-
foing severe pain in the hope that
he will be accepted by the govern
ment to enter the service.
Another son, Donald, Is serving In
the navy at Puget Sound, and Is ex
pected home September 23 to spend a
few days.
John B. Wimer
Seen In London
In a recent letter published In tho
Grants Pass Courier from D. R. Mor
ris, a Boiaier overseas, the latter
states that while waiting for a south
bound train Just out of London a
short time ago, a troop train pulled
In, and one of the first soldiers to
alight was John B. Wlmor, of Ash
laud, looking fine and fit.
Mr. Wimer was former city recor
der and police judge, when he enlist
ed In the quartermaster's department
last spring. He was sent to Kelly
yield, San Antonio, Texas, where he
remained until some time during the
summer, when he left for France.
Battle Renewed at St. Quentin ;
Lindenburg Line Broken Twice
With tho British Army In France,
Sept. 18. Field Marshal lialg's for
ces this morning attacked tho Ger
man positions on a considerable front
northwest of St. Quontin. Simulta
neously French troops carried out
an operation on the right. Success
ful progress was mado on both
fronts.
In their attack today northwest of
St. Quentin tho British scored an av
crgo advanco of from two and one
half to threo milt's on a 13-mlle
front, according to reports up to this
hour.
The town or Ilarglcourt was cap
tured by the BrltlHh.
Tho town or Ilarglcourt was cap-
llolnon wood west of St. Quentin
icrthward to Gouzeacourt.
Tho British attack took them far
rearer tho lino from which tho Gor
man offemilvo started on Marcli 21
laft. The latent reports placed Field
Marshal lialg's troops at an average
distance of about a mllo from this
lme.
Prisoners tc tho number of 1500
are repo-ted.
Tho fighting was continuing this
ifternoon.
The town of Kpiiiy, toward tiie
r.orthern part of tho front under at
tack, was almost surrounded by the
British this afternoon.
The British have crossed the Illn
donburg line at . two points at VII
leret and at (iouzeaucourt. Tho
(irpth of their penetration, however,
Is not reported.
Vllleret was taken by the advnnc
irp forces as wore Le Verguler,
Hossoy and Bertbaiicourt.
Vith the French Armies In the
Field, Sept IS The French advance j Ing that an operation of major pro
'.oward St. Gobaln has seen tho Tortious may have been begun there,
heaviest fighting of tho war. It has' The front whore tho fighting Is go
been hand-to-hand encounters over ing on, almost rhut oft from tho
the most difficult terrain. Advanc- v-orld, and except for official report
ins from shell hole to shell hole over ''lore aro few details known as to tha
ground that appeared from a distance progress of the entente forces,
to be a glnnt face ravaged by small- Sofia adnilts'ths allies have been
pox, Ceneral Mangln's men defeated successful at some points, and says
tlx divisions that were put Into a line that the Bulgarian troops have been
over a front of 5 miles between Al
lomont and Vaiily. In doing bo thoy
conquered four caves at the summit
of the height from which the stone
T.'na ftlinrrlml rt ItulM nltu nt Gnla. i
sons. One of the caves measured 400
Duck Season Now
Open In Klamath
To settle the question whether tho
duck season opens this year on Sep
ember 16, In accordance with the
Federal regulations, or on October 1,
as provided by the state game laws,
the mattor was referred to State
tiame Warden Shoemaker, with the
result that the following telegram
has been received:
"Duck season opens one-half hour
before sunrlso September 16 In Kla
math county and 8,11 other Eastern
Oregon counties. Season closes at
runset December 31. Bag limit, 25
birds In one day and not to exceed 30
birds In any seven consecutive days.
This is a combination of the Federal
and state laws. I hope the shooters
of Klamath have good luck."
John Griffith, who was In recently
from the Upper Lake, reports plenty
of ducks In that section.
Store Entered And
Clothing Stolen
The men's furnishing store of II.
T. Baughman on Fourth street was
entered sometime between midnight
and morning Monday and articles of
wearing apparel amounting to about
$30 were stolen. An overcoat, two
dress coats, underwear and shoes are
missed, and it is not known whether
or not this is tho full extent ot the
loss. Entrance was made by prying
open the bnck door.
Nothing was known of the robbery
until Mr. Baughman opened the store
In the morning. An old coat was dis
covered left In the store, which may
result In tracing the thief, as several
people recognized the garment as one
worn by a hobo who had come in tJ
Ashland Sunday afternoon on a stock
train from California. The man had
jcaten his way this far on the train
and had been evidently dropped off
here, as he was seen by a number ot
people around the railroad.
Officers have beon put on the
man's trail, and It la thought he will
be picked up soon.
by 400 yards, and has a dozen galler
lor through which an automobile can
pass.
An entire German battalion wai
made prisoner In one of the caves
v.hllo In another a colonel and h'.j
cntlro staff were taken. AH tho
caves were defended by machine guns
that were raised to the mouth of tho
cave. This sort of reslstanco was
particularly stubborn at tho top o
Mount Des Singes, where the French
troops exterminated tho garrison
which belonged to tho Fifth Prus
sian Guard division. They also oc
cupied the chateau northeast of
Vauxalllon definitely after It had
'eon taken and retaken several
times.
In this region tho French are fao
Inr, a part of tho Ilindenburg linn
which t!iy hnve already broken Iiiti
from the Mont re Singes to Vaiily
without tho aid of tanks. Yesterday
t'io French advanced one thousand
yards at a 3lns;lo effort, which Is nil
enormous tain considering tho ob
str.(!es mot. The (ioimans have re
In forced the fighting front not only
with dense nias.-es of Infantry, but
are bringing ur throp-!nch guns closa
to the front line uml are firing poln.
tlit ii k.
I atest reports from the front ara
'hnt tho fighting is still In progress
and that General Mangln's men arj
slowly pushing on toward tho Chomiii
f!es Dames.
In .Macedonia the allied drive l.i
progressing. Serbian and French
lioops, afte- taking the Important So
l:ol rld';e, have pressed forward ten
miles on a front of more than fifteen
mflos.
As the allied offonslvo In Macedo-
rla continues tho Imnroaxl nn ti frrnu
withdrawn to positions further;
mirth. Maps of the region where the)
iiittlo Is being fought show It Is pos
sible that the allies havo passe.!
hrough the zone where the hardest
1 reslrtnnco might lie expected.
Officers Elected
For Chautauqua
The Southern Oregon Chautauqua
association held its annual meeting
.Monday night for the purpose ot
electing officers for the ensuing
year, and transacting all business af
lalrs pertaining to the association
(luring the coming year. The present
official board was re-elected, as fol
lows: President M. C. Reed.
Vice-President C. B. Lamkln.
Trustees E. D. Brlggs, C. B.
l amkln, Sylvester Patterson, Mrs. O.
Winter nnd Mrs. E. J. Van Sant.
Secretary F. J. Shlnn.
Treasurer G. G. Eubanks.
A resolution was passed asking
the city council to lovy a tax of one- '
half mill annually for a period of six
I years to cover the mortgage Indebt-
edness on the new Chautauqua build
; Ing, which Is really under thd con
i trol of the city at all times except
! li'.iring the regular Chautauqua ses
j Fiona, and is altogether a public utll
i Ity. Inasmuch as the levy was re
duced 6 to mills this year, making a
saving of about 125,000 to' the tax
payers, it Is believed that the city
will assume this small obligation
without any hesitancy.
The treasurer's report for the year
Just ended shows a balance of about
$70, which is a good showing, con
sidering the cost of the talent appear
ing here this summer.
Mae Marsh At
Vining Theatre
The attraction at the Vlnlng Fri
day and Saturday will be Mae Marsh,
In what ia probably her most suc
cessful production, "Sunahine Alley."
This is a most wonderfully pro
duced picture and no doubt will prova
most pleasing to the audiences.
On the same bill comes one of
Mack Sennett's latest hilarious com
edies, "Ladles First." Many new
thrills and comlo situations will be
seen In this scream of comedies.