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lest i '', n 4 . ' ' . ASHLAND CLIMATE WITHOUT . ASHLAND 18 A OREAf TLkCA I A rHfTTT 4 TTTV. . .TTTHVlfV Co THE AID OF MEDICINE WlW VOL.XLIir '- ...; , V A8HLAND. OREGON, TUKSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1918 ' , NUMBER 47 ' Commercial Club Has Profitable Meeting The Commercial club held the best meeting ' Friday night It has been the nleasure of the writer to attend since coming to Ashland.. In point of numbers It was not large, but the spirit of optimism was Inspiring and practical. Mr. McCoy made a talk along the line of the city's accomp lishments during the past year that was the best we have heard In many moons. If every citizen of Ashlana had been present to hear It and then had acted on It, It would be worth a million dollars to the city. Should It be reduced to writing the Tidings would like to print it for the good U would do. Mr. Reed followed with a strong showing of the natural ad vantageous points of the city to at tract strangers. Mr. Turner touched on the need for adequate hotel and apartment accommodation. Mr. Ho mer Billings said the demand for .rent houses was already greater than the supply. Mr. Carson, V. 0. N. Smith and others added their mite to the good feeling and the meetlnfi withal was one that will prove of ereat benefit to Ashland. Arrange ments were perfected to bring about the merging of the business men's association with the club and Mr Smith started definite movement to ward the securing of a highway be tween the valley and the Klamath country. No citizen interested In his own welfare, or in that of the city, could afford to miss such J meeting. The Commercial qlub should be one of the best attended gatherings In the city. There are good things In store for Ashland if the proper methods are adopted and the Commercial club Is the body thru which community plans must be forwarded. The annual election of officers was deferred until the amalgamation of the two organizations is perfected so members of the other association could have a voice In naming those who' will guide the destiny of the club, and of the city, during the coming year. The executive boards of the two clubs will meet during the next few days and perfect their junction after which a meeting will be called to elect new officers and make definite plans for the coming ear. reconstruction works NOW AT PUBLIC LIBRARY The public library has a number of volumes on reconstruction work which are of much Interest and con tain valuable Information along the line of affording help to returned soldiers. The works on this subject ai-e: "Recohstructlng the Crippled Soldier"; "Organization Work and Method of the Red Cross Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men"; "Rehabilitation of the War Crip ti1": "Vocational Re-education for War Cripples In France"; "Develop' ment In England of a State Sys tem for the Care of the Disabled Soldiers"; "Tlurvlelle; a Trade School for War Cripples"; "Train ing In English Technical Schools for Disabled Soldiers"; "Opportunities toy the Employment of Disabled Men"; "Placement Technique In the Employment Work of Red Cross for Crippled and Disabled Men"; "Rela. tion of the Short Industrial Survey to the Problem bf Soldier Re-education"; "Provision for War Cripples in Germany"? "Provision for Voca tional Re-education of Disabled Sol diers In France"; "Provision for War Cripples In Italy"; "Provision for the Re-education of Belgium War CrlDDles": "Vocational School for Disabled Soldiers at Rouen, France "Rehabilitation of the Wounded." ASHLAND LAUNDRY WILL HAVE NEW PROPRIETOR E. L. Fisher of Eugene has leased the Ashland laundry on Water street, formerly operated by Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Nlsbet, and is fjttlng It up to reopen for tmsiness In about a week. Mr. FiBheyiB an experienced laundry man and is 'known among the 'older residents of this city where he opened the first laundry here about twenty years ago. For the past' 14 ' years Mr. Fisher has been conducting a laundry tjusiness.in. Eugene.' His family "will 'tome to Ashland later to make tHelr4iome here. .', "" t C. Hv Robinson Is back from Brew ster, Wash., where, he ' packed' 1 and shipped 80,000 boxes of fine apples to eastern markets. Earlier In the season he handled 100 cars of pear.i In the same markets. ' i VOUXQ SOLDIER IIK1 I.N ARMY TRAINING CAMP A Montesano paper contains ' an account of the death of George Bernard Moore, a young man well known in Ashland where he was era- ployed as operator qt the Vining Theatre and Jitney driver for om of the lines between Medford and Ashland. 6eorge was 19 years of age and had been In the service only a week or so, being among the vol unteers for the training at Pullman. A few days after arriving at Pullman he caught cold which developed into Influenza. His condition was so serious that his mother was sent for and she arrived In time to minister to her son personally for the last few days of his life. The lad was conscious to the last, and one of his regrets was that he might not get to wear the uniform At the burial which was private on account of the quarantine, the casket was draped with the stars and stripes and the body adorned with the uniform he never yet had won in life. The Interment was made In the Wyanooche cemetery. 1019 SERIES OF" WAR STAMPS TO WE ISSUED A new series of war savings stamps and certificates will be put on sale by the United States govern ment early next year. They will be for an aggregate amount of $2,000,- 000,000, known as the series of 1919, and practically In all respects will be Issued on the same terms and In the same manner as the series of 1918. They will mature January 1. 1924,'one year after the series of this year. The thrift stamps and cards now In use will be continued In 1919 and will be exchangeable Into the 1919 series of $5 stamps, thus en abling school children and others who have not yet filled their thrift cards to obtain Interest bearing stamps next year. A new stamp of $5 maturity value, blue In color and bearing the head of Benjamin Franklin, apostle of saving and one of the fathers of the posfoffloe' department, will be ready for distribution and sale early In January. , COUNTY RAISED UNITED WAR WORK SUBSCRIITION The United War Work campaign closed last Tuesday morning with a total of $13,900, Jackson county's exact quota. This may be Increased when all the subscriptions from the outlying districts are reported. Ash land's relief fund worked a "relief" more ways than one, Inasmuch as It saved the business men a hug amount of time and expense In mak ing a canvas of the city to raise the quota ascribed to this city. The Victory Boys and Girls of Ashland district subscribed over $400 for the United War Work cam palgn. which Is nearly $196 more than their quota. These workers thruout the county over-subscribed $1050. ' CROSSED ATLANTIC OCEAN TEN TD1ES ON CONVOY Roy Van Natta, grandson of Ceo. O. Van Natta, who Is In the naval service, Is having great experience on board ship, according to the let ters he writes to his relatives here. The young man Is only 18 years of age, but has already become a sea soned seaman, having made ten trips across the Atlantic on board a con. voy to the army transports overseas Roy. states that while visiting many foreign ports he has not landed at any station, as the convoys do not make port" overseas, and return be fore sailors could avail themselves of shore leave, even should It be granted. He Is well pleased with the naval service, and all his trips have been accomplished safely. RASPBERRY BUSHES ARE BEARING SECOND CROP ,A- branch.. bearing ripe and green raspberries Is on exhibition In the window, of Billings real estate office, which was' brought In by William Myer from bis' home on High street This unusual phenomena Is undoubt edly .due to the heavy rains this fall and warm weather following that has given all vegetation a new lease on life. . In many orchards in this val ley fruit trees are seen in blossom for the second time this year. Pumpkin, mince, apple, chicken pies, fresh baked bread at Bakery, Allen Bldg. . New Paved Extention Opened to the Public The 4150 foot extension of high way around Billings hill and doing away with the dangerous grade cross ing north of the city limits has been opened to public travel since last week. The concrete of this strip was laid a month ago and the road was closed until it had perfectly harden ed. The new roadway leaves the North Main street pavement near the A. W. Herbert home and extends un der the railroad with a grado not exceeding six per cent. Joining the old paving at the Eagle Mills. Work on this new strip of high way was under the direction of Superintendent J. M. Baker, of the state highway commission's construc tion department. It was commenced August 15, and was practically com pleted within the estimate time. Ac cording to Mr. Baker's figures the cost of this new strip of highway Is approximately $14,000, and Is on of the finest units of paving in the Pacific highway In Oregon. E. V. CARTER NAMED AMONG FEDERAL BANK DIRECTORS E. V. Carter, president of the First National Bank of Ashland, was named among the nominees' for Fed eral Bank directors. The terms of two of these officials expire Decem ber 31. Oregon Is Included In Group 3, which Incorporates nearly 400 banks thruout several dnter-moin-taln an coast states. In group 3 are fifteen candidates, three of whom are from Oregon. Directors In this classification serve In an honorary capacity, and their duties do not require constant service. Occasionally, however, there are meetings at which these officers are reaulred to attend. The banks nominate their own candidates, and the members of each group has one vote. TROOPS ARK BEGINNING - TO BE MUSTERED OUT Many Ashland families, are begin nlng to look forward to a return of the absent boys who are serving In the United States camps. During the oast week E. F. Smith has received word from his son Bert, who Is sta tloned at Camp Taylor, Kentucky that he has received his discharge but is being detained for the present on guard duty. His other son in the service, Chester, stationed at Camp Lewis, also wrote home that that cantonment Is undergoing the throes of demobilizing, and that he expect to be mustered out soon. These two boys were among the volunteers, and according to statements made public they will be mustered out first. SAILORS AT GOAT ISLAND FORM HUMAN SERVICE FLAG A picture of a human service flag formed by the sailors stationed at Goat Island, Cal., is displayed In the window of Hastings' barber shop on East Main street. The commingling of the blue and white unlfqrms of the sailors formed, a star of blue In white field. Among these sailors are two Ashland boys, W. J. Hastings, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Hastings, and Harvey Cliff, both of whom are serving Uncle Sam In that depart ment. Y. M. C. A. SECRETARIES WANTED FOR DUTY OVERSEA The Y. M. C. A. has Issued the fol lowing Instructions to local commit tees engaged In recruiting Secre tarles for Overseas service: 1. Men thirty-seven or older on Sept. 12, 1918, may be approved for Overseas and secure passport with out draft classification or permit to leave country. 2. Men thirty-two to thirty-seven, deferred classifications, may now bo recruited, but need permit to leave country. I Owing to the changed conditions It Is quite possible that some men in this community are available for this service now that could not b accepted under previous restrictions of the government. A recent cable urges Immediate sending large num ber of secretaries to assist during the demobilization and reconstruc tion period. M , Orres cleans clothes. Phone 64. For Thanksgiving pies, cakes, doughnuts and. rolls, call at the Bak ery at 69 N. Main st. ' ,. . Thanksgiving next Thursday. Have your garments cleaned and pressed at Orres tailor shop. Elks Will Hold V Lodge oi Sorrows According to the usual custom Ashland Lodge, No. 944, B. P. O. E., will hold memorial services In honor of the members who have departed this life during the past year. This service will take place in the Elks' Temple at 2:30 Sunday afternoon, and will be a particularly Impressive one this year, as a number of mem bers who had responded to the call of their country have made the su preme sacrifice since this annua! event took place a year ago. Rev. L. Myron Boozer, pastor of the Presbyterian church of Medford, will make the memorial address. Prof. Irving E. Vining will also speak and a musical program consisting of vocal selections by Mrs. II. T. El more and Roy Hale, and a violin so lo by Sumner Parker will be given. A large attendance Is expected to attend this annual memorial service. THANKSGIVING SERVICE HELD IN BAPTIST CHURCH Union Thanksgiving services will be held this year In the Baptist church. They will begin at 10:30 O'clock, with a sermon by Rev. C. F. Koehler, pastor of the Presbyterian church. It Is expected that particu lar Interest will be taken In these services as much cause for thanks giving and rejoicing Is felt this sea son. Following la the program :i full: Hymn Congregation. Invocation Rev. D. D. Edwards. Thanksgiving Proclamation Rev. W. N. Ferris. Quartet Baptist Choir. Scripture Rev, W. L. Mellinger. Prayer Rev. Charles A. Edwards, Offering. Vocal Solo Mrs. Esther Ashcraft Sermon Rev. C. F. Koehler. Hymn Congregation. Benediction Rev. G. Southwell Brett. A cordial invitation is extended to the public. 1IKMH CLAIMS RESIDENT ' AFTER SERIOUS ILLNESS Mrs. Kate Dale of Terrace street died at a local hospital Monday af ternoon at 4 o'clock after an illness extending over two months. An op eration was performed a few days before her death In the hope that le lief might be afforded, but to no avail. The deceased was 56 years of age and was a native of Sweden. She came to the United States at an early age and had been a resident of Ash land for the past three years. Funer al services were held Wednesday af ternoon at 2 o'clock from the Metho dlst church, of which Mrs. Dale was a faithful member, and interment was made In Mountain View ceme tery. Rev. C. A. Edwards had charge of the services. Mrs. - Dale Is sur vlved by her husband, J. S. Dale, and one son, Victor Hugo Dale. YOUXG ARMY OFFICER IS G1VEX SENIOR COMMISSION The "Oregon Overseas," Issued by the University of Oregon and con taining news of all students who are serving In the army and navy, states that John Flnneran of Ashland, Phi Gamma Delta, ex-'21, who received a commission as second lieutenant at tne fresidio this summer and was sent to the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colo., has been niede senior lieutenant and acting commander of the first battalion at that place. John is one of the popular young men of Ashland and the city Is proud of his rapid promotion which he has deservingly earned. THANKSGIVING: SCHEDULE AT THE LOCAL POSTOFFICK Thursday, November 28th, being Thanksgiving Day the Ashland post- office will observe It as a complete holiday and the office will be closed the same as Sunday. Outgoing mall will be dispatched to trains as usual. Incoming mall will be distributor! to lock boxes. One collection , from street letter boxes on Sunday sched ule. . . "' , , ' Mrs. F, E. Russlll accompanied two railroad patients from the Ashland Sanitarium ito tho general hospital at San Francisco Vhere they were placed tinder treatment. The pa tients were Buell Sherman, a swltch maa In the local yards, and o Mexican section hand frbm Mistletoe.) " Dock Martin, a merchant tailor from San Francisco, Is now with the Orres tailoring establishment. FIRE INSURANCE KATES HAVE BEEN ADVANCED The cost of living continues to grow. For many months Increases of one kind and another have been made until they are quite common, and ono docs not wonder that the advance Is becoming general all along the lino, for when any consid erable number of Increases are made then other forms of business have to fall In line Inasmuch as no form of luminous Is Isolated and the cost of its operations depend on the cost of the things which it must use from other lines. Insurance agents until now have been alilo to tell their patrons that with all the other In creases, Insurance was to be had at the same rate; but a recent bulletin Issued to the fire Insurance com panies and their agents explains the need of a slight raise In fire Insur ance rates. This bulletin states that the cost of operation of tho flre Insurance business has Increased so material ly that an advance of ten per cent went Into effect November 1, to re main until such time as business conditions warrant Its withdrawal. lECEIVED TIDINGS THAT SON HAD FALLEN IX BATTLE Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Smith of B street received the sad tidings Sun day afternoon that their son, Archie Smith, had fallen In action on the battlefields of France, September 27. The family had been apprehensive for some time, as no letters had come from the soldier In France for sev eral months, but the telegram con tainlng the sad news came as a shock to the bereaved family. Archie Smith was a well known Ashland boy and had spent the great er part of his life in this city. He was called in one of the drafts from California where he was during tho past summer and after spending only a few weeks In Camp Lewis was sent overseas and went immediately to tho battlefront. The family had only re ceived one letter from him since he went to France which was written In August. , Besides his parents Mr. Smith I. survived by his wife who lives In Sacramento, one brother William of Montana and one sister, Mrs, Jesse Drew, of Klamath county. MAYOR LAM KIN'S THANKS. GIVING PROCLAMATION It is proper, fitting and a time honored custom during the autumn of the year especially, to render unto Almighty God praise and thanksgiv ing for the numberless blessings and mercies that we as a nation continu ally receive from His beneficent hand. This year we have greater reason than heretofore to rejoice and be thankful. God has given us peace and victory because of the righteous ness of our cause. Democracy was In the balance when we were called Into the war. We as a people have reason to be proud of the part our boys have taken. As a nation we stand out as beacon light and the world Is beck oning to us for guidance. May God give us wisdom to discharge our duties so that small and great na tlons alike shall realize we have done our duty without fear or favor. Our President has designated Thursday, the twenty-eighth day of November next, as a day of thanks giving and prayer. I would there fore urge the people of our city upon that day to assemble In their several homes and places of. worship, or In union service as is the custom of many, to render thanks to God, the Ruler of Nations. u C. B. LAMKIN, : ! 1 Mayor of Ashland. AGED WOMAN CALUH) TO FINAL REWARD SATURDAY Mrs. Josephine Smith passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. E. Davis, of Second street last Sat urday at the age of 75 years. She had been In falling health for some time and her death was not unex pected. The remains were shipped to Red Bluff .Monday evening for burial. Besides Mrs. Davis, ,' Mrs, Smlth is survived by the-following children, who, were at her bedside when the end came: O. L. Hussla of Red Bluff; Albert Smith of Oakland and Mrs. Sarah Judy of Dunsmuir. Christmas will soon be here. Gel your order, In for that new suit or overcoat at Orres Tailor shop. Special Thanksgiving prayer meet ing will be held In the Methodist church Wednesday evening. 65th Regiment Has Been Ordered Home In the late news from overseas IC was given out that the 65th regi ment In which a number of Ashland boys have been serving in Franco hat been among those first ordered home. Those In the aerial servlca, In con struction companies and radio sec tions will also be returned. Tills an nouncement was made by General March In Washington that authority had been given to General Pershing to send back home all such troops an will not be needed In making up tho army of occupation. He said that General Pershing had Indicated that the following units would not be so required: Divisions 31, 34, 39, 76 and 65, 84, 86 and 87th. Coast artillery regiments 46, 4", 49, 50, 73 and 76. Field artillery brigades 65th and 103rd. In addition General Pershing Indi cated that the following general classes of troops will be returned: Railroad artillery troops, army ar tillery troops, gas troops, tank corps, air forces and those divisions which were broken up to be used as replace ments for other divisions which had seen active service. Troops returning Immediately from England, General March said, will Include practically all of the air squadrons, 16 construction com panies, one sallmaker's detachmcut, one Handley-Page training station and several photographic and radl" sections. Orders for the return of these already haw been Issued. I ! s CONGRATULATED MEMBER OF BIBLE CLASS A resolution was made on Sabbath. November 17, In tho Good Cheer Bible class and unanimously adopt ed, congratulating our beloved senior member, Mrs. Gillette, on bavins reached her 85th birthday anniver sary In such splendid condition of physical, mental' and spirituar . . il . in.. M..... 1,a ava la 11 n t Rirengin iir munc, n w dim, nor her natural force abated. The class desires to express thel warm affoctlon and wish that sha . M... I, l,iv ft'lM- may nava many mum umiuuu versarlcs. Rev. Wm. Johnson,". Teacher. -i 1 , CHARLES R. CLARK DIED '"'"! OF INFLUENZA SUNDAY Charles Rufus Clark died Sunday forenoon at about 10 o'clock at hlr homo on Iowa Btreet after an Illness lasting only a few days. Influenza was the cause of his demise. Tb de ceased was 56 years of age and had? been a resident of Ashland for thJ past three years. Funeral services will be held this (Tuesday) after noon at 2 o'clock from the Christ Ian church and Interment will be mado In the ABhland cemetery In charge of the Odd Fellows lodge. Mr. Clark Is survived by his wire and one daugh ter, Mrs. Orvllle Gaines, and several stepchildren. ASHLAND LAUNDRY WILL HE RE-OPEXEO I will open the local laundry un-, der the name of Fisher Laundry Co. and will be ready for business Dec. 1st. We will do all classes of laun dry work Finished Rough Dry, Wet Wash and Dry Cleaning. Our price on finished work will be standard. On rough dry we will charge 7 cent a pound. On wet wash we charge 7 cents for 20 pounds and 3 cents pound for all over. We want your support to help make this business a success and ask that you nhone us your order as sooi as possible, or we will call and talk: with yoq. Keep Ashland money In Ashland. E. L. FISHER. BELLV1EW DISTRICT TO VOTE ON SPECIAL ROAD TAX A meeting of the legal voters of road district No. 1 will be held at the Bellevlew schoolhouse Saturday, No vember 30, at 2 flm., for the pur pose of voting on a. special road tax which Is proposed to be levied In be half of specific highway Improve ments In that district. This election is called by the county In response to a request of the citizens directly In terested. ' . . ; , . i ' . 1 Tliift Bantlst ladles will have a ba zaar and food sale Baturday, Decem ber 21.. The time, and plac9 will bo. anpounced later, -.. " 47-4t Whfted's Auction Sale was a nuro- mer Saturday. '"'.,''.