Oregon Historical 6oeiiy,
Auditorium
Ashland
Tidings
"Ashland Crows While Uthla Flows'1
City of Sunshine and Flowers
Ashland, Oregon, Lilhia Springs
"Oregon's Famous Spa"
VOL. XLIII
A3HLAND. OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER ,29 1918
NUMBER 43
Influenza Victim Bur
ied at Mountain View
Only .One More Day
To File Petitions
YANKEES HOLDING IN
SPITE OF HUN BLOWS
Normal Boosters to
Canvass Valley
Cars Collide and
Inmates are Hurt
The body of Holland Williams of
Rosevllle, Cal., a former resident of
Ashland, was brought to this city on
Thursday evening for burial. This
young man was 21 years of age and
died at his home of Spanish Jnflu
vnza after a short illness. Burial
was made Friday afternoon at 1:30
o'clock in the Mountain View ceme
tery by the side of his father who
died some time ago. The deceased
Is survived by his mother, Mrs. Hat
tie Tremewan, who with her sister-in-law,
Mrs. J. B. Sells of Red Bluff,
Cal., accompanied the remains to
their last resting place.. Holland
Williams was a nephew of Warren
Williams of this city.
Helpful Donations
To Canteen Station
The following persons have made
helpful donations to the canteen sta
tion for which the committee In
charge extend their grateful thanks:
Mrs. R. P. Neil, pear marmalade;
Salvage Depot, two dozen bottles,
Mrs. Livingston, five pounds butter;
Mrs. Clarence Atterbury, seven and
one-half pounds sugar; Dr. Maude
Hawley, five pounds sugar; T II.
Simpson, $10 on plumbing bill; Er
nest Hicks, $5 on pflumbfrif bill;
Mrs. Barges, one basket peaches;
Mrs- Phlpps, one basket grapes; Mrs.
Halfhill, one box apples; Mrs
Brown, jelly containers; Mrs. Owens,
jelly glasses; Post office force, $1.20
worth of stamps; Mrs. Hargadine,
twelve pounds of fine pop corn; Mrs.
Nims, Sr., and Mrs. Glenn, jelly;
Mrs. J. M. Wagner, two baskets of
grapes andy nine glasses of jelly;
Mrs. Wlmcr, six baskets of grapes;
Mrs. Hal McXalr, one basket of
grapes.
City Contributes
Plenty Peach Pits
K S. Bennett of Medlord, who has
charge of collecting peach pits and
nut shells for southern Oregon, was
In Ashland Saturday afternoon gath
ering the pits and shells that have
been collecting thruout the week.
He reports that up to date he has
collected 2600 pounds for southern
Oregon. Enough carbon can be oh
talned from 200 peach pits or seven
pounds of nut shells to make a gas
mask, and all are requested to do
their share towards giving each sol
dler a gas mask.
Mr. Bennett reports that people
are responding nicely to the call and
drop all fruit pits and nut shells in
the barrels placed In convenient
. places. Peach pits, it Is claimed, pro
duce the best carbon.
Died of Influenza
. At Camp Fremont
Miss Veryl McFarland, formerly of
Ashland who had been nursing la
the military hospital at Camp Fre
mont, Cal., for about nine days, con
tracted Spanish Influenza and dtad
last Monday very shortly after be
coming ill. Her father, A. E. Mc
Farland, had been In Weed, but left
for San Francisco on learning of his
daughter's illness. The young wom
an was laid te rest' near Stanford
University. She is survived by her
father, two sisters and a brother,
the latter of whom is In military ser
vice In France.
Death of Aged
Ashland Resident
Levi W. Rogers of Oak street, died
last Tuesday evening in his SOth
year, after a lingering illness. He
had been a resident of Ashlan?. for
the past thirty years, and is survive 1
by his wife and four children,
Charles Rogers and.' Mrs.. Rena Sut
ton of Klamath Falls, Mrs. Ben Mow
of Ashland and Mrs, Addison of Cali
fornia. Funeral services were held
Friday afternoon from Stock's un
dertaking parlors at 2 o'clock, and
interment made in the Hargadine
cemetery. Mrs. Rogers is doubly be
reaved, as she had lost her son, Orin
Davis, of Michigan, very recently.
Next Tuesday, November 5, Is the
general electlpn for all state and
county offices. By the new law that
goes Into effect at that time it ir
also the day when the municipal of
ficers will be elected. Heretofore
these officers were voted upon some
time In December, but at the last
meeting of the council a resolution
was passed to amend the city charter,
making tlif; election law conform
with the state law.
All the elective officers of the
city will be voted upon at the coming
election, and are bb follows: One
councilman for two years, and one
councilman for one year for each
ward; mayor for two years; recorder
for two years; park commissioners
for two years and treasurer for two
years. All candidates for municipal
offices must file their petitions five
days before election, which makes
the last day on which petitions can
be filed tomorrow (Wednesday) eve
ning, October 30, at 5 o'clock.
Up to the present the following
candidates have announced their
candidacy: For council W. A. Tur
ner, second ward, for two years be
ginning January 1, 1919; C. W. Root,
Becond ward, one year beginning
January 1, 1920; C. W. Banta, first
ward, one year, beginning January
1, 1920; F. J. Shinn, two years, be
ginning January 1, 1919. For May
or C. B. Lamkln. For Recorder-
Gertrude Biede.
Gertrude Belde.
Telephone Employes
Help Other Offices
, Owing to the epidemic of Spanish
miiuenza prevalent In the cities
north of here the Bell Telephone of
fices are somewhat short handed on
account of many of their employes
being Incapacitated, and have been
drawing on the Ashland office for
assistance. Miss Ruth Osmun has
been called to help out in the Med
ford office, and Miss Emma Jenkins
was sent to Grants Pass. Mrs. Clyde
Dean, who with her little son. Is vis
Iting In Ashland from Portland, and
Mrs. David Sergent, of Klamath
Falls, former employes In the locar
office, have been pressed Into ser
vice during the absence of the regu
lar employes.
Southern Pacific
Again at the Front
The Southern Pacific employes had
Just cause to feel remarkably set up
over the record they have establish
ed In the fourth Liberty loan cam
paign Just closed. Final returns
show that the purchases total $6.-
369,350. This indicates 98 per cent
subscribing at an average of $139,
not Including the Portland division
In comparison with other lines the
Southern Pacific makes a very cred
table showing.
Rummage Sale
Started Yesterday
. The Ashland Sunshine society will
put on a rummage sale at the former
Beebe & Kinney store rooms from
October 28 to November 2. The work
of the Sunshine club is well known
and tho services of everyone In this
city are solicited to make this sale a
success, as the money will be used to
help the needy in our own city. This
society is of no sect or creed, and is
organized to help those who require
a lift over the rough places In life's
road, and assistance is given without
publicity. .Now winter Is at our door
and the members of the society find
they are without money to carry on
the work, so take this means of re
plenishing the treasury. Anything
that can be used will be thankfully
received. The clothing Is all fuml
gated and cleaned before putting out
to the public. Romem.ber the date.
The rqoms will be opened Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday to receive do
nations. Phone morning and evening
Mrs. A. L. Lamb, 346-J; Mrs.. Carl
ton, 278-R; Mrs. Wilshlre, 267-L,
and they will call for the donations.
' The River district at Alsea has a
large digitalis dryer.
The gains made Saturday by the
American troops east and west of the
Meuse were maintained Sunday in
spite of violent enemy opposition
and harassing artillery fire against
the American front lines and the
areas in the rear.
On the extreme left the Americans
have strengthened their hold on the
high ground in the southern part of
the Bourgogne wood.
The American position In Bour
gogne wood Is such that the Germans
no longer are able to harass the
Americans with machine gun fire
from the ridge at the edge of the
woods.
In the center of the line west of
the Meuse the German artillery Is
bombarding the American lines heav
ily with high explosives and gas
shells. On the right the enemy made
an unsuccessful counter attack dur
ing the night. From 2 to 6 o'clock
Saturday morning they shelled the
American lines there heavily, tho
bombardment at times reaching the
intensity of a barrage, but there was
no further infantry action.
One new division and one new
regiment have been Identified as hav
ing been added to the German
strength against the Americans. The
division Is a second-class one which
Is reputed to have traveled more
than any other in the German army.
"Spray Crank" Gets
Results From Labor
The Agricultural Council News,
edited by C. C. Cate, county agricul
tural agent, haB the following to say
about one of Ashland's well known
orchardlsts:
There would be no use to try to
discourage a certain young man who
lives in Ashland about the fruit In
dustry. This young man's only re
gret Is that he is not 25 years old so
that he could continue In the fruit
business for another 50 years. This
young man (s 78 years young and has
been In the fruit business practical
ly all his life. He has Just harvested
one of the most perfect lot of Stark's
Delicious apples that the County
Agent has ever seen. These apples
are from 7 year old trees, and from
300 trees he has harvested 350 boxes
and sold them at $2 per box and the
buyer furnishes the boxes and packs
them.
He said to the County Agent: "I
took your advice In regard to double
strength of Arsenate of Lead for
Codling Moth and I have the clean
est crop of fruit that I have ever
grown." He says: "My neighbors
call me a 'Spray Crank,' but I am
glad of It at harvest time." This
young man also raised from a part
of his orchard that escaped the frost
4600 boxes of peaches that were sold
at an average of a dollar per box.
He also has a large quantity of good
Newton apples, King David, Gano and
Winter Bananas. If you have the
time and will visit his place, you will
have to take your hat off to Mr. Al
bert Johnson.
Sixth Jr. Rainbow
Regiment Organized
In compliance with the request of
C. S. Jackson, director of the War
Savings campaign for Oregon, Supt
Churchill has announced that appli
cations may be made now for mem
bership In the sixth Junior Rainbow
Regiment. Any boy or girl selling
$50 worth of War Saving Stamps
will be enrolled. The sales must bo
new sales or new pledges, and must
not be for the sale of stamps which
have been previously pledged.
As an evidence of the sale,' the
pupil may have a pledge card filled
by the one or ones buying, and file
the card with the postmaster where
the stamps are to be purchased. The
postmaster should be willing to make
a statement that the pupil has se
cured the pledge or the amount.
When teachers are satisfied that
a student is entitled to membership
in the regiment, the student's name
should be sent to the office of
County Superintendent O. W. Ager.
Each one that is enrolled In the regi
ment will receive a certificate of his
enrollment, a souvenir roster of .the
regiment and an achievement pin.
It has been successively on the east
ern front, the Italian front, on the
Somme and before St. Mlhlel. The
regiment belongs to the crack 28th
German division. ,
Violent enemy reactions continue
east of the Meuse and there has been
desperate fighting all along tha line.
The American position npw runs thru
the Clearing between the Bellcu
wood and the Etraye wooi!. The ene
my's determination to hold the high
ground east of the river Is shown by
the fact that ho has thrown In one
of his last remaining recerve divis
ions to check the American advance
In the Belleu wood, where the enemy
is counter attacking persistently.
The following document has been
captured:
"The enemy's crossing of the
Meuse is to be prevented absolutely.
Should he succeed In crossing he Is
to be thrown back Into the Meuse at
once. ,The enemy must not get a
foothold on this side of the Meuse
under any circumstances."
The last three words are capital
ized. Not only in a defensive way,
but by counter attacks the Germans
are fighting desperately to carry out
this order. This Is shown by the
futile attacks made Friday In the re
gion south of Banthevllle wood, north
of Rappes wood and In the valley
north of Banthevllle.
Three Died From
Spanish Influenza
One of the saddest instances of the
ravages of Spanish Influenza to come
before the notice of the peoplo In
this city was the death of Mr. and
Mrs. W'. L. Bezold and Infant which
occurred last week at a local hospi-
tal. The family, consisting of Mr
and ' Mrs. Bezold and two children,
had Started In an automobile from
Endlcott, Wash., for Arizona where
they . were going to live. Before
reaching Ashland the entire family
were strloVen with Influenza, and
stopped hfre for admittance In t
hospital. Mr. Bezold died Wednes
day morning of the dread disease
and Thursday morning the babe also
passed away. The wife and mother
lived until Sunday morning when
she also was called by death. Only
the little boy, four years old, remains
of the entire family, and It is ex
pected that he will recover.
Mr. Bezold and babe were burled
Friday in Mountain View cemetery.
The mother of Mrs. Bezold had been
communicated with, and arrived
last (Monday) evening from North
Yakima, Wash., and she will arrange
for her daughter's funeral. The
mother had been detained at the bed
side of a dying son and could not
come to her daughter earlier.
Land at Tule Lake
Opened for Lease
Resuming a custom followed In
years past for the development of the
ney reclaimed lands along the
gradually receding shores of Tule
lake, on the Oregon-California line
in the southern part of Klamath
county, Oregon, and the northern
portion of Siskiyou and Modoc coun
ties, California, the department of
the Interior has announced that It
will lease to settlers approximately
7,000 acres of land early In Novem
ber. The land is flat and Irrigable,
the rental price of water being $10
per acre foot.
Bids for these farm units as they
are officially known, which range in
size from 47 to 100 acres, will be re
ceived at the Klamath Falls office
of the United States reclamation ser
vice until 2 o'clock on November 6.
Ninety-seven tracts In all are listed.
The minimum bid acceptable is 50
cents per acre. Only one lot will be
leased to each person, but bidders
may bid on as many lots as they wish.
One of the provisions made In the
Jease is that the lands must be cul
tivated. The term of the lease will
begin on January 2, 1919, and cease
December 13, 1919.
' Mrs. Esther Ashcraft was called
to Klamath Falls last week on ac
count of the Borlous Illness of her
father, C. S. Sllsby, who Is suffering
from an attack of pneumonia. The
latter Is much Improved at last reports.
Next Tuesday, November 5, will
decide whether or not the schools of
the state be kept up to high standard
as a war time and post-war time ne
cessity. In providing trained teach
ers for the schools the state is simply
trying to secure for the youth educa
tional advantages which will occupy
the attention of the country when
the war Is ended and the nation Is
again back to Its normal state. Thli
Is why the establishing, of more nor
mal schools Is gaining In popularity
thruout the state, and why the pa
triotic normal boosters are laboring
so assiduously for the passage of the
measure to be voted on November 6,
providing for the construction after
the war of two normal schools, one
at Ashland to serve southern Ore
gon, and one in eastern Oregon at a
point to be chosen by the normal
school board of regents.
In order to call the attention of
the people In Jackson county to the
necessity of getting out and voting
for the normal school Initiative
measure the Ashland normal school
committee and all other enterprising
normal boosters are planning a huge
auto parade to tour the valley Mon
day afternoon, November 4, (the day
before election), In the Interests of
the measure to be voted upon the
next day. At this time the neighbor
ing towns and various parts of the
valley will be visited, hand-bills will
be distributed and exciting and un
usual methods will be carried out to
bring the attention of the peoplo to
the necessity of getting out on elec
tion day and voting for the normal
school measure,
All who can join In this work and
furnish an automobile and driver for
part of the afternoon are requested
to signify their willingness to co-op
erate with the normal boosters, and
register at H. L. Whlted's Jewelry
store. Seventy-five cars will be re
quired for the work to canvas all
parts of the valley, and weather con
ditions permitting, Jackson county
will receive an awakening such as it
has never had before.
Concrete on New
Road is Finished
Monday afternoon of last week saw
the completion of the 4150-foot strip
of highway north of Ashland that
docs away with the steep grade over
the Billings hill. The working crew
under the supervision of J. M. Raker
removed the machinery Monday eve
ning after completing the crossing
at the north end that had been left
for the convenience of traffic.
The work on this new strip of
road was commenced August 15, and
has been virtually finished within
the specified time, despite the short
age of labor and heavy rains that
have been a cause of delay nt various
times. The road will not lie open to
trnfflc for several weeks yet, In
order tp allow tho concrete to set
properly. Tho middle of November
will undoubtedly see the road open
for use, In time before the hill road
becomes broken up by winter rains.
Roy Sanford Died
In Military Camp
Roy Sanford, son of Mr. and Mrs.
II. S. Sanford of this city, died at
the military camp at the Presidio,
Cal., Saturday afternoon after a brief
Illness, due to pneumonia. During
the past week the family of the
stricken soldier were notified of his
orlous condition, and his mother
left Immediately. Later In the week
his brother-in-law and sister,, Mr.
and Mrs. Donald Whitney, also went
to San Francisco.
The family returned to Ashland
last evening, whllo the body wus shlp
p d yesterday afternoon with a mili
tary escort and will arrive here this
evening. Funeral services will bo
arranged after the arrival gf the
body.
Mrs. N. B. Reynolds, 67 Scenic
Drive, (Phone 317-J) will give In
struction in Piano or Organ, Musical
History, Theory or Harmony. In
strumental lessons will be private
but the History and Harmony will be
class work. She has passed the Mln
nesota State Music Teachers' exami
nation, and Is prepared to instruct
pupils from the beginning thru the
eighth grade.
Two cars camo together Sunday
night of last week on East Main
street which resulted disastrously to
both machines, and in which the In
mates suffered Injuries of a more or
less degree of seriousness. The ac
cident occurred at about 8:30, when,
the Chalmers car belonging to O. T.
West of Hornbrook and containing
himself and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Keeler and baby Helen, all of Horn
brook, was struck by a Velie car
from Medford returning from over
the California line.
Mr. West, who was at tho wheel,
was badly cut on the head and left
hand. Mrs. West received the most
serious injuries of any In the car.
She sustained a four-Inch cut oa th
forehead, her uppor lip was cut
open and she was badly bruised. Mr.
Keeler had three teeth knocked out
while Mrs. Keeler was bruised badly.
Little Helen was the only one In the
car to escape any Injury.
The injured members of the party
were taken to tho hospital and their
wounds dressed, and Mrs. West af
terwards was removed to the home
of Mrs. Elva Rouse where she was
confined to her bed for several dnys.
Both cars were practically demol
ished by the accident. It is report
Velie car wore Injured, but to what
ed that some of the Inmates of tho
extent Is not known.
Ashland Abstract
Office is Closed
. .. ..'i"
Tho office of the Jackson County,
Abstract company has been closed lit
Ashland and the offlco equipment'
and records have ntcn taken to the
office of the company lu Mcdfoid
where the entire business of the
county will bo handled. G. 11, Yeo,
who has been manager of this office
since 1910, will cmitlmie vKli the
company until he has finished In
stalling the records and no.iialnted
the force thcro with Ue system un
der which the business was handled"
In this office, after which he will
take up some other line of work.
Business conditions, particularly'
since the war, does not justify the
keeping two offices open In the coun
ty. It has not been announced yet
who will represent the company li
Ashland.
Medford Young Man:
Died at Eugene
Robert G. Stuart of Medford, sou
of Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Stuart, died of
Spanish Influenza October 18 In Eu
gene where he had been attending
the officers' training school at the
unlverslty. The deceased hnd at
tended the public schools of Ashland
for a number of years before making
his home in Medford. He was a mem
ber of Company 7 of the National
Guard and went to Fort Stevens
with' his company when that
body was called, but was rejected for
minor physical causes, lie also fail
ed to go to Italy with a Rod Cros
unit as a truck driver. Ho was final
ly accepted In tho officers' training
school whore ho was working hard
when he was stricken. The body
was brought to Medford where burial
was made In the Odd Fellows ceme
tery Monday of last week.
Red Cross Making
Masks for Public
vviiuu iiio (.'imieiiuu ui iiimuhim
has not reached the alarming' stage
in Ashland that haB prevailed In our
sister towns, the Red Cross workers
have prepared to guard against
a further spread by manufacturing
gauze masks for those who are trav
eling, or any one wishing to wear
them during the ravages of the
dread disease. During the past week
they made a large number and gave
to the Canteen Station where they
were quickly purchasod by travelers,
especially those going south into the
infested territories. A number also
were given to the Salvage Depot and
found ready purchasers. While the
gauze mask Is not a thing of beauty
It Is considered a necessary precau
tionary measure to prevent contagion.
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