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ASHLAND. OREGON, TUKSDAY, JANUARY 28. 1919
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NUMBER 4
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Shall Ashland Have .;
A National Guard?
' Effort are being made by several
county1 military men to estaldlsh a
company of Oregon National Guard
in Ashland, This will succeed the
old time First company of Coast Ar
tillery, whose war record will be em
blazoned on the annals of the, city t
history as responding to Its country';
call to. a man In the summer of 1917.
During the past few months an of
ficers' training unit, was established
here and did good work under the ef
ficient command of the state militia
officers, also an organized body es
tablished while the country was In
war. This is expected to be mustered
out soon, and unless a company of
the .National Guard Is organized Ash
land will be without any military
body.
During the past week Major Crow
son of Medford was In' Ashland meet
ing with some of the interested mem
bers of the officers' training unit
who agree most heartily with the
former's Ideas of the necessity of
organizing a company of the National
Guard. The Ashland Band has also
been approached, many members of
which are anxious to join, either an
a military band or as Individual mem
bers of the organization.
A meeting was called at the ar
mory last evening to discuss the
matter and canvass the possibilities
of organizing a National Guard unit
In Ashland. One hundred men are
required to form a company, who
will receive one-fourth the federal
army pay. This will be $8 a month
for privates, with corresponding sal
arles for officers. Many who have
been approached are Interested In the
matter, and It is hoped that In a few
weeks a unit may be formed.
The future of the armory Is at
stake at this period. Th question
before the citizens of Ashland Is,
ahall.a military company be estab
lished here, for which the armory
will be maintained by the govern
merit or shall this splendid public
military building of which the city
Is so justly proud be allowed to sink
into Innocuous desuetude? This woull
be a great loss to the youth of thl
community, as well as to the public
In general.
A movement has been broached to
establish a Y. M. C. A. branch here
in connection with the 'National
Cuard, with a paid secretary. In
this manner the gymnasium and re
creation rooms could be maintalnel
as well as the care of the building.
While It Is not known that such a
project could be arranged, It is be
ing considered and seems to meet
with favor.
While It la conceded that the larg
number of Ashland young men who
have already seen service have had
sufficient to satisfy their military
cravings for some time to come, there
are others who missed this, oppor
tunity and many boys of the coming
generatlon will be anxious to secure
this training as they reach the ag-s
enabling them to Join a National
.Ouard company.
OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL
JUDGE DECLARED VACANT
During the trial of a case before
the municipal judge last week It
was pointed out by the defendant's
attorney that by a technicality the
office of police judge did not exist.
The flaw in the law was In the mat
ter of changing the city charter cre
ating -the municipal - court. The
Judges of election serve without pay.
and in orjef to further economize
notices were posted instead of hav
ing a publication made in a news
paper. Tills proceedure is permis
sible under the charter In the matter
of city ordinances, altho the charter
amendment requires newspaper pub
lication. A new election will be or
dered by the city' council.'
GREAT DAM TO RK RUILT
1 , AT HEAD OF LINK RIVER
The California-Oregon Power Com
pany Is, contemplating the construc
tion of a great dam six feet high and
five hundred ,feet long at the head
of Link river as It flows out of Up
per Klamath Lake. ,The data wlll.be
used to regulate the flow of the water
from the lake to the company's power
plant at Copco, Siskiyou county, Cal.,
fifty miles below. ; -
A Bargain In furniture polish and
metal polish of the very best kind.
A large 50c bottle now 33c to close
out. Ashland Trading Co.
TRUSTEES OP COMMERCIAL '
- . XXl'U DISCUSS PROJECTS
,A meeting of the Trustees of Ash
land Commercial Club was held Frl-,
day evening, and being the first meet
ing since the election of officers, mat
ters of importance to the community1
were discussed. A resolution was
adopted, endorsing united action on
the part or the State Highway com
mission and the Legislature for an
enlarged program of road building,
favoring only a ' hard surface road
for all permanent construction. Ref
erence Is made to the provision of
the law passed by the 1917 Legisla
ture with special reference to Jack
son county, and urge the earliest pos
sible completion of the Pacific High
way from the California line north
thru the county. The plan to organ
ize a company of National Guard was
Indorsed by the Trustees. An effort
will be made to secure an Ashland
correspondent to the Portland dally
papers.
Another meeting of the Trustees
will be held next Friday evening, at
which time the various committees
will be named and a definite line of
work for the Club planned.
FARM LOAN ASSOtTATIOX
ELECTS NEW OFFlCF.aS
The Ashland National Farm Loan
Association'. held Its annual stock
holders ' meeting Tuesday, January
14, at which time directors for the
coming year were chosen. The board
to serve will he: E. E. Phipps, F. C
Hollbaugh. Fred C. Homes, D. H.
Jackson, W. F. Dunn and F. W.
Moore. The following Monday th
directors convened and elected the
following officers: President, E. IS
Phipps; vice president, F. C. Holl
hangh; secretary-areasurer, John H.
DITl. A loan committee composed of
D, H. Jackson, chairman, Fred C.
Homes and W. T. Dunn was also ap
pointed at this meeting.
Slpce Its organization a little over
a year ago this association has had
a commendable record. In this time
$114,725 In loans have been closed.
and interest Is maintained for an ex
cellent year's business during 1919.
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CHAMBER OF (XW-MEItCE
....... . ... T J . , , .
Within one week's time the county
membership organization of the State
Chamber of Commerce, which had Its
Inception at a recent conference In
Portland, has been completed, accord
ing to John L. Etherldge, state chair
man of the membership committee,
who has named and received accept
ances rrom all connty chairmen.
Mr. Etherldge 'has received scores
or letters and telegrams from various
parts of Oregon, all rife with enthu-i
si asm for the organization, and all
alike In the declaration that It should
accomplish wonders for the unity and
progress or the state.
Jackson county Is represented by
C. E. Gates or Medford as county
chairman, who will perfect a local
committee. The commercial clubs,
chambers or commerco and other or
ganizations thruont the state have
been solicited to accept membership i
as units. Included among these are
the Commercial Clubs of Anliland,
Medford and Central Point of Jack
son county.
HUSBAND AND WIFE ARE
VICTIMS OK INFLUEXZA
Mrs. Ada Stannard was recently
notified of the death of Attorney
ffohn R. Stannard of Gold Beach.
Oregon, a nephew of the late George
A. Stannard or Ashland. This sad
news came as a shock to Mrs. Stan
nard, as the deceased had lived with
Mr, and Mrs. Stannard and was held
in their affections as a son. Tele
phone and telegraph lines were down
to the coast, so word or Mr, Stan
nard's Illness could not be communi
cated here to Ashland. Mr. Stannard
was county clerk or Curry county
ror the past six years, and was elect
ed as member or the Oregon Housu
of Representatives from Coos and
Curry county. He was enroute to
Salem when taken 111 with influenza,
and died at Bandon. Later news
tells1 of the death of his wife, from
the same' disease. ; Four little sons
are left In the family. A brother and
Sister of Mr. Stannard are enroute
from New York. ..
A.'E. Powell has plenty or rresh
cider now on hand at 40 cents a gal
lon at the S. P. Depot stand. 3-2t
If you use honey or peanut butter
get it in bulk. , Bring your Jar or
pail to fill, at the Ashland Trading
Company.
Memorial Services Held For; ;
nigh SchoolSoldier Dead
riioor. fnr Dm iivinr and tears
for the dead," marked the Imprs-
slve memorial services held In the
Ashland high school auditorium oa
Wednesday afternoon by the students '
1n honor.of the members of the hlghiders, is engaged In military work In
school who gave their lives to their
came, and to perpetuate the memory
of those who sacrificed their Uvea
for their country's cause. ' Ashland
patriotism during the past two years .
has never been questioned, but when 'stationed in the eastern camps pre
the audience at the memorial ser- paratory to starting out on their great
vice Wednesday looked upon tfce hon-1
or flag on the wall or the school audi -
torlum and realized that 191 students
of the Ashland high school alone hd
gone out to serve their country dvr-, besought the present day pupils of
Ing the great world war. each one the schools to cherish , the memorlei
there present felt a particular pride 0f the soldier students, whose ex
in claiming a share of- the honor of ample of patriotism and love of coun-
belonging to such a community.
Arvin Burnett, presidert or the
student body, presided at the tervlce.
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In his opening remark. Mr. Burnett
gave a brief history of tba military
""T"1 " ""
school students Out of the 19V stu-
-lent, to respond to the county . call
tlx have paid the supreme tucrlllce
Three of these are sleeping their last
sleep on the fields or Franc? where
they fell In battle. These yere Wal
ter Phillips, Ray Morgan nnd Clem
ent Summers. The other thr?e were
no less heroes and rave their lives
m . a .... m .. .
as rreoiy and willingly ror t;elr coun -
try, even tho they wore rtrlcken byir,m. , n ,K , . i
... . ... . ' , , i German plane October 1, while Ray
disease while In the tram ng camp In' ri. . . A , ,
ning camp
their home state. Th!a irlo .vere
Arthur Decker, Algle Loomis End
Forrest Wolcott. '
A telegram " from Prof. Felix
Moore, a former principal of the high
school, was read In which he express
ed regret in not being abto to le pres
ent at this service, and extended sym -palby
for loss of those x'A only a
memory henceforth. Rev C. F.
Koehler conducted devotional nr
cises with prayer an J .seriptjpl
reading, after which Mrs E?ther AbIi-
sang, "When- ttn Dlae. f;tars
(Turn to Gold."
The roll of honor was read by Miss
Dorothy Jones, secretary of the stu
dent body. In which she read the
names of ail who served on land and
ses, In the Student Army Training
MINISTERS ASKED TO Am
VOVl VICTORY GARDENS
Forty thousand ministers covering
every denomination In the United
States have been requested by the
national war garden commission to
aid in the campaign for Victory gar-
dens. The commission suggests that
on Sunday, February 2, the message
or the Importance of home food pro -
dnctlon should be carried to the
congregations. v
Keports 01 the national war gar
den commission show that organiza
tion work Is going on in nearly ev
ery town In the United States. Thous
ands of posters are now being dis
tributed thrn the agricultural agents
of the United States railroad admin
istration and other agencies In tho
various towns and cities.
DIRE4TOR OF IRRIGATING
DISTRICT WON RY 3 VOTES
By a margin or three ballots, It
C. Bradbury, o the Olene district,
was selected ror a three-year terra
as director or the Klamath Irriga
tion director of the Klamath Irriga
tion district at the election held on
Tuesday.
ninety-three votes, a small repre
sentation of the water users, were
cast at the election. Mr. Bradsbury
received 48 and his opponent, Rob
ert Cheyne, or the 8prlng Lake dls
trlct, 45.-
05th ARTILLERY SAID
TO RE ENROUTE HO.ME
The 65th regiment Oregon heavy
artillery are somewhere on the At
lantic bound rorjiome,- according to
reports purported to be authentic.
This regiment which dispatches state
sailed oh the Haverfdrd January 15,
Is supposed to land In Philadelphia
on or about January 30.' While it
may be several weeks before the Ash
land boys who are members of this
regiment will finally return to their
homes, the fact that they are safe ou
American soli will he a source of
much gratification to their parents
and friends here. ' ' '
' Canned peas and asparagus at the
lowest price at Ashland Trading Co.
Corns and In government service In
Washington, D, C. : The latter are
young women who have gone out
from the high school, while one
- young woman, Miss Josephine Saun-
!ia reconstruction hospital In France.
- Prof. Irving E. Vlning, who has
taken so much Interest In the wel-
fare of the boys from the Pacific
s'coast m the army camps, especially
- the Ashland boys when they were
adventure overseas, made an impres-
ve address to the students which
tend to make a lasting impres-
i0n on their minds. Particularly he;
try should always live In the hearts.
tf Ashland youth. '...'.. J
. vn. nn th.
I a vocal quartet, "Tenting on
01(, Cftmp Or0UDd ..' by Meggri.
CUry Ar, j, Harry gl
Ray
Silvers
and Rameyn Long, was followed by
Rgy Morga of the c,ag3
, of im who ,ogt h(g 1(fo
November 10, the day before the
signing of the armistice, given by
i James Porter. Dwlght Gregg gave a
eulogy to Clement Summer, of the
class of 1916, who was killed in
I battle July 15, Clyde Young gave a
Iplllflp-V in Will.. Phllllna tf Ida
1 O, - II llll UD V. tUt, VIHDB
inf ,,1
his a euiugy iu r urresi voi-
cott who died at Fort Stevens Novem
ber 8 rrom pneumonia. Two mem
bers or the junior class of the high
school also lost their live, by dis
ease fn tho camp at Fort Steven..
These were Algle Loom Is and Arthur
Decker, and were eulogized by Mar
lon Kincald and Charles Cooley. For
each soldier dead a bouquet or red
and white carnations, the hlghtechool
fkiwer.-was hung above the service
!TTii'contiajnlng the six gold stars
mjd the Immense field of blue ones
After a few brief remarks by May
or C. B. Lamkln the services closed
with a song by the music class.
large audience of citizens as well as
the pupils from the various schools
of the city participated In this me
mortal service.
RALLY OF SUNDAY SC H(KL
f WORKERS ENDED CONVENTION
Ashland's share In the Jackson
County Sunday school convention
, ,,eW ' Medford the fore part of the
week consisted or a rally of Sunday
school workers which was held
tlie Presbyterian church Wednesday
levenIn8 - A KOdly number of repre
sentatives of the various Sunday
schools In the city were in attendance
aa 'well as several from other sections
of the county whose Interest in the
convention continued thru the last
session.
A song service conducted by Stato
Secretary Harold F., Humbert opened
the rally at 7:30 o'clock. , Assisting
in this was an orchestra under direc
tion of Prof. F. H. Appelhoff which
rendered two very pleasing selections,
and which added much to the enjoy
ment or the evening's program. Oth
er attractive musical features were
solos by Mr, Humbert and Mrs. Es
ther Ashcraft.
The meeting was presided over by
Rev. M. L. Melllnger and addresses
were given by Rev J. W. Hoyt, Sun
day. school missionary for Jackson
county of the Presbyterian church,
on "Trained Leadership," , and State
Secretary Humbert on "The Church
and the Xew Age." Both were master
ly talks and full of helpful sugges
tions.
OFnCERS FOR COUNTY
SUNDAY SCHOOL ASS'N
'
At the twenty-second annual con
vention of the Jackson County Sun
day School Association which met In
thet Presbyterian church In Medford
last week the following officers were
elected to serve for the ensuing year:
President O. C. Carson of Ashland;
Vice , president, Arthur D. Hess of
Medford? "Secretary-treasurer, Georgo
J.' Kunsjtian of Medford.. Assistant
officers and committees will bo ap
pointed, by the new head of the asso
ciation, and the next annual meeting
place will be selected later.
Special bargains now at Orres, In
Suits and Overcoats.
OREXJON OVER TOP IX ' '
. j . . SAVLNGS STAMP, DRIVE
Final results of the war stamp
drive In Oregon for 1918 hava been
announced 'officially at a total sale
of 116,489,973 for the entire state.
This is one-half of one per cent lu
excess of the state quota, according
to figures given out at state head
quarters. Oregon's quota, a. originally fixed
by the treasury department, was 17,
253,740.' This was $20 per capita
giving the state an estimated popu
lation or 862,687. ' Later readjust
ments brought the quota down to
$16,414,326.
The record of the lower tier of
counties, showing quota, maturity
value of stamps sold and percentage
standing Is: Jackson, quota, $258,
366; stamps sold, $361,902.33; per
centage, 140.0. Josephine, quota,
$170,000; stamps sold, $169,647.39;
percentage, 99.8. Douglas, quota,
$468,04; stamps sold, $477,648.87;
per centage, 102.0. Klamath, quota,
$238,000; stamps sold, $175,947.16;
percentage,' 78.9. .
COAL PRICES WILL RE
SUSPENDED FERRl'ARY 1
All coal prices and zone regula
tions on coal and coke will be sus
pended February 1 by the Fuel Ad
ministration, according to advices
received by Fuel Administrator Fred
J. Holmes, from Washington. An
exception Is made In the, case of
Pennsylvania anthracite which will
remain subject to the present regu
lations. The price regulations refer to the
prices, margins of wholesalers, coin
mlsFloun of agents and retail mar
gins --I prices, ovc whlth the Fuel
Administration ha- had ontro for
the last year. , ... .. , .
The zoning system has been in ef
fect since March, 10! S, and has jq-
sulted. In . he avoidance of much
waste in transportation. Distribu
tion has been prohibited l.?yond the
limit, or. each, zone, except thru
special permit Issued by tho Fuel
Administration.
STATEMENT OF ASHLAND
PATRIOTIC FIND ISSUED
Following Is the financial report
of the Ashland Patriotic Fund to
January 20, 1919: . .
ReitH
Amount received on sub
scriptions $14,151.35
Disbursement .
General Expense ....... 3!).G-r
Second Red Cross quota.. 5,000.00
Salvation Army fund 440.00
United War Work 6,758.78
Armenian Reljef ...... 1,667.00
Cash on hand 245.92
Total $14,151.35
Wrlle all demands so far have
been met, It Is hoped that the sub
scribers will promptly meet their
payments from month to month in
order that the executive committee
may be able to meet the future de
mands.
FRANK J. SHINN. Sec.
R. W.
HEWITT GIVEN A
TWELVE-YEAR 'BKNTHNt E
Reuben W. DeWItt, who was tried
in the Josephine county court Inst
week for having helped rob the Bo.j
well gold mine of $6,000 In gold '.Mil
lion last spring, pleaded guilt.)- to the
charge and received a sentence or
twelve years In the state peniten
tiary. . Before sentence wan passed
upon him DeWItt stated In court that
tor two or three years prior to tho
robbery , he had been coaxed by 01 ti
ers, and especially by Jeff Howe' I,
his partner In crime, to turn high
wayman, and that he finally consent
ed. He said that It was his partner
nd not himself that drew tin gun
on the Boswells, but that did not ex
cuse him In the eyes of the law.
PRIVATE PEET" WILL
RE ON LECTURE COURSE
No definite program for the sum
mer session of the Southwestern
Chautauqua has been planned, but
one number on the seven day course
hich 'Will undoubtedly be arranged
for thl. city Is "Private Peet," the
well known soldier, author, whose
writings have made him famous thru-
out the land during the war. This
.number 1. sure to be a great attrac
tion for the people of the Rogue Riv
er valley.
We have a few extra cases of dif
ferent kinds of soap on hand to sell
at the right price. Ashland Trading
Co. '
Klamath Falls Will
1 Build Good Roads
F. J. Shinn, secretary or the Ash-, . r
land Commercial Club, received a let
ter during' the past week rrom K. J.
Murray, president or the Herald Pub
lishing Company or Klamath Falls,
In which the latter confirms tho
statement that Klamath Falls Is on
the alert towards establishing a goo I
roads, movement In that county, es
pecially In connection with a high
way between Klamath Falls and Ash
land. In connection with this com
munlcatlon Mr. Murray states:
"Confirming my letter of a former,
date, we have started a good road,
movement over here by the organiza
tion of the Klamath Good Roads As
sociation. The purpose of this or
ganization Is to secure an amendment
to the state constitution that will en
able u. to vote, bonds to the extent
of ten per cent of our assessed valu
ation. This will enable us to raisri
$2,000,000, which with the state ami
government aid would give us $5,
000,000, which would be enough to
give us paved highway, along the
trunk line., and one of these Is tho
road to Ashland. The secretary of
the new organization was instructed
to ' communicate with the various
cities In adjoining counties, asking
for their co-operation,",,
Mr. Murray further states that thli
new organization of Klamath, Fall
will be glad to have the hearty and
whole-souled assistance or Ashland
and Jackson county In . this move
ment.' ir the amendment to the con
stitution passes, he claims, Ashland
may rest assured (hat Klamath, coun
ty wll pave the road to the Jackson
county line, and put it up to the lat
ter county to do the rest. ,"ir you
are going to travel our gait," Mr.
Murpy said, "you will have to ga
som, for we have taken a running
start and nothing that we can con
ceive of is going to stop us. . Are you .
In the race?" ., , '. :
HOARD OF OFFICERS FOR .
, POULTRY ASSOCIATION"
', .The annual meeting of -tha South
ern Oregon Poultry Association wan
held In Medford last-week at. which
the following officers-and directors
were elected for the comlqg year"
President. J. O. Isaacson of Central'
Point; vlco president, Mrs. .Victor
Bursell of Modford; secretary, Henry
W. Frame or Talent; treasurer, My
ron F. Sheets or Phoenix; directors,
William Nortrldge or Ashland, John
H. Fuller or Talent, William P. Rathu
or Phoenix, William A. Hanna of
Modrord and R. H. Paxson or Central
Point. Mr. Nortrldge was one or tha
prize winners at the recent poultry
Bhow held In Mad ford.
SHELDON ASKS ADVICE
ON NORMAL SCHOOL ACTIO V
SALEM, January 27. Represen
tative Sheldon has written the mem
bers of the Ashland Normal School
Committee asking for an expression
of their opinion, aa to the advisable
course to pursue at the present ses
sion of the Legislature regarding fu
ture effort for the reopening of the
Ashland normal, Mr. Sheldon states
that he wants to shape his cdurse ac
cording to the wishes ot tho local
committee and will make a right
along any line It may Indicate.
AUTO PARK ENLARGED
FOR HUMMER TRAFFIC
Park Superintendent Galbralth ha
been making some extensive and im
portant Improvements in the park
during, this winter, preparatory t
the summer Influx of tourists which
promises to be larger than ever the
coming year. In order to enlarge tho
parking space ror autos he has clear
ed a portion of the land across tho
creek from the old camp ground and
is cleaning out the, brush above the
kitchenette. This will add a large
space to the camping ground;
ASHLAND MAY RE GIVEN
CAPTURED GERMAN CAXXOV
W. Ct Hawley has Introduced In
the House of Representatives a bill
asking the secretary of war to donate
to the city of Ashland, a German can
non or fjeldpl'ece captured by the
American ' army from the forces of
the imperial ' German ' government
during' the present-war. ; " '
WEEKLY FORECAST FROM
V. S. WEATHER nURKAl
Forecast for the period January
27 to Febmary 1. 1919. Inclusive.
Pacific coast states: Normal temper
Mure and frequent rains.