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"iron Historical Society,' Andltnrhim , ASHLAN ASHLAND CLIMATE WITHOUT THE AID OP MEDICINE WILL CURE NINE CASE3 OUT OF TEN OF ASTHMA. ' ASHLAND 13 A GREAT PLACH FOR THOSE SUFFERING FROM ASTHMA. V; VOL. XLIII ASHLAND. OREGON,- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4. 1919 NUMBER 5 DINGS Commercial Club Plans Future Work A meeting of the Trustees of the Commercial Club was held Tuesday evening, ut which time the following standing committees were appolntel and definite plans for the year out lined: Membership L. F. Ferguson, W. H. McNuIr, A. C. Mninger. City Interests and Public Policy J. W. .McCoy, C, B. Lamkln, F D. V.'agner. Streets, Parks and Highways V. O. N. Smith, E. T. Merrill, F. H. Walker. Horticulture, Agriculture and For estryA. C. Brlggs, F. C. Homer, A. C. Joy. Mines, Mining and Minerals W. E. Newcombe, E. D. Brlggs, A. L. Lamb. Industries and Manufactories 0. F. Carson, A. M. Beaver, Frank Jor dan. Advertising and Publicity J. H. McCee, O. T. Berjner, B. R. Greer. House Committee Lodjls Dodge, Chas. Robertson, H. T. Elmore. The policy of the club, for this year, wJll be to center its activities on the following Important projects: Highway construction, 'especially the Ashland-Klamath Falls road. Formulate a consistent advertis ing program. Establish a mineral bath house. Improvement of real estate condi tions. , Expansion of established Indus tries, and the development of others suited to this locality. . Organizing young people's clubs, and equipping club rooms. Organize a company of National Guard. Form golf club. A motion prevailed that the club affiliate with the Oregon State Cham ber of Commerce. A committee of five composed of Secretary Shlnn, F. D. Wagner, Mi. Walker, Mr. Merrill and Mr. Greer, attended an Informal luncheon given at the Medford hotel Saturday by tho Commercial club of that city and en tered into discussion of' the proposed highway bill now before the legisla ture. Representative Gore waa pres ent and fully explained the provis ions of the bill. The Jackson county 'delegation have their eagle eye on it and It may be expected when it is finally enacted Jackson 'county will get Its Pacific highway paved from the California line to Grants Pass. There is a disposition on the part of the highway commission, as well as the legislature to finish the Pacific highway entirely thru the state out of the proposed ten million dollar bond issue. I HONRS SOLD FOR TALENT IRRIGATION PROJECT - The Talent Irrigation district has sold its bonds to the amount of $600,' 000 to Smith & Freeman, investment bankers of Portland and Seattle; at a satisfactory price, and work on the ditch Is expected to be started in a few weeks. Several months ago F. C. Dillard, engineer of the irrigating project, enlisted in military service and had left that section. The ces sation of hostilities, however, has se cured for him his discharge from the army and as Boon as he can arrange to return to Talent the necessary equipment to begin work on an ex tensive scale will be inaugurated. During the present season the op erations will be made on the western unit, where the water will be brought from McDonald creek to cover the western portion of the district. Later the eastern unit will be operated, as the proceeds of the bonds are ex pected to cover the work on the en tire district as it now; exists. The water for this unit, will be brought from the Hyatt Prairie district and will extend over the eastern side of Bear creek. Engineer Dillard is expected to arrive in Talent some time between the first and fifteenth of February, when active preparation for the gathering of tnen and machinery win commence, and if weather conditions prove favorable an era of prosperity and active industry is expected, for inai ueuuuii. The sale of the bonds was nego tiated by Senator C, M. Thomas, who vfflade a speclaj tip to Portland for that purpose. The proposed Irriga tion project will .... place water, on' about .3500 acres.,, - :, . ' I buy furniture and household goods and pay highest prices. L. Gartner, 383 E. Main. Phone 79. 5tf ASHLAND JURORS DRAWN FOR 1010 CIRCUIT COURT The following Ashland men have been drawn to serve on the Jury ! Hut for the circuit court panel fori tho present year by the couty court Joseph Alnutt, Daniel H. Barncburg, Thomas Bolton, John J. Cambert Charles James Brady, Edward J - Farlow, Charles H. Clllette, G. M. Grainger, Millard Cyester, Louis Dodge, Henry George Lnders, Sr Albert E Kinney, Henry C. Galey,: Bert R. Greer, George Ugg, Benj. L. Powell, fcmll 1'cii. jonn w,. flicuon- ough, Allen W. Storey, William J. Dougherty, Charles E. Abbott, Frank J. Shlnn, Elliott F. Smith, Edward T. Staples, Samuel B. Stoner, Robert' P. Nell, Markus P. 'Jrue, James K. Nes blt, Geo. W. Crews, James Barrett. John A. Hagen, Denver Klncaid, Ralph Billings, Charles E. Gray, Geo. W. Dunn, Manley Brower, Geo. C. Eubanks, Horace B." Badger, George C. Culey, Clarence Farnum, W. J. Beagle, Geo. W. Barron, Ernest Ap plegate, Jacob Casebeer, Benton Bow ers, Joseph Cboate, Charles L. Berg strom, Charles Blake, Richard Bes wlck, Robert Casey. COUNCIL SETS SALARIES FOR MUNICIPAL EMPLOYES At an adjourned meeting of the city council held last Tuesday eve ning the salaries of the municipal employes were arranged for the com ing year. In some instances the city employes get a raise in salary, while others will receive the same as the preceding year. These will be as fol. lows: O. S. Easterllng, city electrician, f 150 per month, an increase of $48. F. E. Russil, electrical superinten dent, $100. Theodore Russlll, $75. O. W. Klng,$75. W. Kitrldge, $05. These latter are helpers at the elec tric light plant, and receive the same salary as formerly. Geo. M. Roblson, fire chief, $95. Wm. Myer and J. R. Roblson, assistants, $90 each. C. W. Fraley, street commissioner, $75. J. W. Hatcher, chief of police, $100, a raise of $5. G. M.' Lowe, patrol man, $85.' L. A. Roberts, city attor ney. $30. Earl Hosier, .water super intendent. $100. F. H. Walker, city engineer, $75k G. G. Eubanks, city treasurer, $75. Gertrude Eiede, re corder, $100, an Increase of $10. Calla Biegle, clerk, $75, an Increase of $15. CAR SMASHED BV RUNNING ( INTO HORSE AND BUGGY As Charles Abbott was driving along East Main street about 6:4" o'clock Monday evening, a car came down Sherman street from the Boule vard and 'struck Mr. Abbott's horse and conveyance. The car ran square ly against the horse, breaking the windshield, fenders and radiator, and knocking the animal down. ' Assis tance came and the traces, were cut that were not already broken, and the horse got to Its feet practically unhurt. A woman, who was an In mate of the car, was slightly cut on the cheek from the broken glass of the windshield, but no further In Jury was done any fine.. : - OPKRATIOXS CEASE ON ' PACIFIC & EASTERN LINE The Pacific & Eastern railroad, the thirty-three mile line running out of Medford, has ceased operations in compliance with the order of Re ceiver W. F. Turner, and the crew made their last trip In from Butte Falls Thursday. With the suspen sion of the railroad line the mills and logging camps around Butte Falls shut down, throwing out of employment a large number of men. Upwards of 100 came out from Buttft Falls on the last train. The closing of the mills incident to the suspen sion of the railroad operations loses for Butte Falls practically a payroll of $500 daily, and Medford also will suffer from the shutting down of the plants in that vicinity. It is ex pected that the railroad will be sold In a couple of weeks. Dale Baughman arrived In Ash land Saturday, having been discharg ed from the army at Vancouver, where he has been working In the medical department of the spruce camp. ' At one lime , Laie was we. only "medic" in charge of 46 men, of whom 40 had the flu and 34 died Some of the sick men com muted suicide. At another camp there' were only four medics to care for 3(H) men, with supplies for only forty men. Mr. Baughman expects to go to Etna in a lew days, mis parents are now at Woodburn. . Sixty-filth Coast Landed on i The slxty.flfth coast artillery In ' ,,Ch a numi)er of Ashland boys saw service on the battlefields of France i ,)a3 reaclieij Amerflcan shores and are now gtatloned at Camp Dlx, New i Jersey. This regiment of Orego.i . , d d . Philadelphia from the llner Haverford. which sailed from ijref)t January 15. The first tidings of their arrival on American soil reached Ashland Thursday af ternoon when A. M. Beaver recoiveJ a message from his son, Meredith, stating that they had arrived safely In Philadelphia that morning. Newspaper dispatches following the arrival of the 65th stated that Philadelphia extended a hearty wel come to the 2197 men of the Ameri can expeditionary forces, the first of the overseas contingent to arrive at that port. It is expected that the regiment will be detained at Camp Dix for a week or ten days, after which they will be sent to Camp Lew- j is for. demobilization. They are ex pected to arrive there about Febru ary 15, . . The Sixty-fifth' regiment has had an enviable record during its war career. It is composed almost en tirely of men from Oregon, under the command of Colonel Benjamin H. Kerfoot of Kansas, who stated on his arrival in Philadelphia that in the 70 days his regiment was in action, either firing or changing its posi tions, the casualties amounted to only three men killed and 99 wound ed In action. His records also show that since the regiment's inception there had not been a court martjal of either an officer or enlisted man. The conduct of all under fire and in most trying circumstances was most exemplary, he stated. This regiment claims the honor of 8 MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION There was a meeting held at tho armory Monday evening, January 27, for the purpose of organizing a com pany of National Guards in Ashland. The meeting was very Interesting. Captain H. W, Frame, of the Orego'i Guard, presided and gave very satis- factory and intelligent answers -to the many questions asked him re - gardlng the rules, privileges an benefits accruing from the proposed organization,. Many spoke briefly and favorably on the subject. An op portunity was given and thirty men volunteered. A committee composed of Messrs. H. S. Palmerlee, P. L. Spencer, D. D. Edwards and H. T. Elmore waa chosen as recruiting of ficers to secure enough men between the ages of 18 and 45 Inclusive to bring the membership up to 100, which is the required number to form the company. Anyone who wishes to join will please give his name to any of the above-named com. mittee-men. The object of the or ganization is not only to give mili tary drill and training but to have if possible a Y. M. C. A. In connec tion with the organization. We can all recall the transforma tion that took place, when our boys went to the training camps. Bent forms and stooped shoulders were squared up, lung power developed and the -youths changed from boys to strong, rugged men that we all ad' mlred and were proud of. Let us utilize the splendid armory we have And give our. boys a place where they can have their games and not only entertain themselves but build up character, manhood and physique and be a great benefit to themselves j and a credit to our city. We would! like to have the organization com pleted as soon as possible so It can take part In the welcome which we are going to give to the 65th Coast Artillery on their arrival In Ashland, which we expect will be In about a month. I would) request parent, sisters and sweethearts to urge the boys to avail themselves of this splen did opportunity. . C. B. LAMKIN,, Mayor. -This January 29, 1919. ,', . WEEKLY FORECAST FROM V. S. WEATHER BUREAU ' Forecast for the period February 3 to February 8, 1919, Inclusive. Pacific coast states: Occasional raliillncorporntes the plan of Secretary of after Monday northern district! gen- erally fair southern district. Nearly normal temperature. Who threw the brick? Artillery American Shores being the only organization of Amer ican troops to fire the British 9.2 incli howitzer in action, and It is said to have handled the heaviest mobile armament, outside of the rail road mounted guns, used by tin American first army. Tho regiment fired 15,000 tons of steel and explo sives at five different points In tlu German line of defense, all within period of 70 days and nights. ing tribute has been paid to the'"""11- Sixty-fifth regiment for its partlcu larly daring actions during the last grcat offensive In October, when tho! reglmcnt took part In the heavy ithey dldn,t Btop to 8sk tne P,atoon , Ishlng the Pacific highway and tho fighting In the Argonne wood. On commander what 'lonu9 lney w'ou,,, Columbia River highway if the ten October 7 it was ordered to Verdun ' Bet lf tl,ey won the ol,Ject,ve or "million dollar bill Is passed, and had the distinction of belnir the' for a Guaranty osalnst loss. They, Mr. Boolh publicly outlined tho first foreign organization to assist! the French that day. The regiment took nart in the battle of Verdun. holding certain sections of what is known as Hill 295, called also "Dead Man's Hill," and was later used as reserve troops. Thirty Ashland men went out from Fort Stevens with this regiment Feb ruary 26. Of these only one lost hla life in France. This Is Guy Spencer, who died from pneumonia last sum mer and fills a grave In the cemetery at Limoges, France. The rest went thru the great row with comparative ly little damage, so far as they have Teported. v , A feeling of great gladness and re lief was felt In Ashland when the news reached here of the safe arrival of the regiment, around which so much Interest has hung during the arduous campaign In which they have been engaged. While nothing has leen planned yet for their welcome home, it Is safe to say that the vet erans will receive a hearty welcome on their arrival. '$$$?$ $ MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION j 8 S $ .ifam glad to announce to our peo ple that the Spanish Influenza Is rap Idly disappearing from our city, for which we are very thankful. ' So tvr as I have been able to ascertain Ash. land has passed thru the epidemic better than any city In the state. ; This splendid record is due to our 1 pure mountain water, fine climate and the fact that 99 per cent of our 'people are right-living Americans not given to the use of Intoxicating liq uors or Impure lives, Some timo ago an order was Is- , sued discontinuing all dances, as they have proven to be the most ef- fective channels for spreading the germs of the disease. I have Just received orders from the State Board of Health to continue the ban on dances. C. B. LAM KIN", Mayor. This January 29, 1919. PLEASED WITH ASHLAND AFTER SHORT ABSENCE Mrs. C. V. Beeler and (laughter Goldie have returned from a recent visit in Portland and Oregon City, and will occupy their home on the Boulevard. Last summer Mrs. Beel er rented her home here and left with her daughter for Denver, Colo., with the expectation of making that ,j,ie city her permanent home. glamour of the Granite City, howev er, was too strong to withstand, and soon drew them back to Ashland. As they had leased their home here they spent the period waiting until their house was vacated In visiting friends In the northern part of the state, but as soon as the house could be secured Mrs. Beeler and daughter returned to their former home. Both expressed themselves as being great ly rejoiced to return to Ashland, and after trying other cities as an abid ing place are perfectly satisfied to settle again in this city. SHELDON ASKS FOR LAND SETTLEMENT COMMISSION 'A bill creating a state land-settle ment commission and providing for co-operation thru tho commjlsslon, between the state and federal gov ernments n the settlement of honor ably discharged soldierB, sailors and marines upon Oregon lands, has been Introduced In the legislature by Rep resentative Ben C. Sheldon. The bill the Interior Lane for land sememei!1 Who's the mlck that threw the brick thru Orres show window? $50.00 reward. HHOUI.I) PREPARE NOW FOR VICTORY LIBERTY BONDM It Is not yet known what Interest Is to be paid by the Victory liberty bonds to be Issued next April, and suuscnoers uo not care, u is omy known that the next and last Liberty Loan will bo a whopper probably )e)ng covered by a ten million dolla'' six billions and that's enough to highway ,jh one bill in tho senato start preparing to raise It. Americans anJ one 1(l the.hotiBe. Altho the fin with tho reputations of being dollar ;aj provisions have not been decided chasers won't pay a great deal of at-j upon, after Interviews with niuni tentlon to tho Interest of these short. ,erg 0( both committees, as well as term bonds, because there Is always wtQ members of the state highway bobbing Into their minds the thought, niof lhe l"toreBt their partners tho Yanks received on their invest When our boys went Into the Ar - gonne Forest, St. Mlhlel, Chateau Thierry. Cantlgay and Bclleau Wood. 8ucr''ced w',en they joined the army and they were willing to make the su- preme sacrifice. If the government cn00908 10 start ,lB ,ast Liberty Loan on the second anniversary of our en try Into the war or before, It Is up to the people to buckle in and have a part In the glory of showing our fighters that the folks at home arc "Bears" at big Jobs themselves. MADAM TRACEY FAN FUND STARTED FOR RED CROSS .Because of the Interest taken in the fan donated by Madam Alma Tracey Young to the Christmas de partment of the Salvage shop, and because two of her pupils hesitated thru courtesy to outbid the other In buylnij :t, at Madam Tracey's re quest It was decided that since she parted .'. h the fan as a means of maU v a mouey gift to the Red Cross each of her pupils have the privilege of donating to a fund which will be kept open thru the month of February at the Salvage and be en tered as the "Madura Tracey Fan Fund" and the fan will be given to Miss Bcrna Halght. There are now itwelve dollars In the fund. . Madam Tracey has carried the fan on six concert tours overseas, playing In nearly every capltol In Europe and In private concerts to the . crown heads, appearing In several recitals for the late king Edward. It has been her companion when with tho Strauss Orchestra in Vienna, tho Phllomonlc In New York, Boston Symphony and Thomas Orchestra and In joint concerts with Nordlca. Ashland Js fortunate In having Madam Tracey, and only those who are privileged to know her well, know how untiring she Is In coaching pu pils in whom she sees talent, and her judgment is unfailing. She ab solutely refuses remuneration, stat ing lf she finds talent she develops it, If not she passes on. This little lady who makes so many trips from her country home to teach in Ash land homes, and to whose home ar tlHts from this part of the country make pilgrimages for instruction Is so unselfish, so enthusiastic in her service to others that she is lovingly palled by many of her admirers, "The Inspiration Lady." UNITED STATES TO SPEND MILLIONS IN OREGON Oregon roads will improve greatly with $4 of federal money, where $1 has been given before. In the new postornce appropriation uiu iigu, 000,000 assistance is provided to be allotted to the states on the basis of $1 for every dollar that the state themselves expend. . Oregon's allotment under the new plan will be, for the fiscal year of 1919, $1,259,853, as against the pres ent federal help of $472,394. For the fiscal year of 1920, the total appro priation available for Oregon roads will be $1,496,172, as'against the present allotment for tho fiscal year of 1920, of $314,983. L, WHITTINGTON DIED , AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS James Lee Whlttlngton, aged 58 years, died at his home on Miierty street last Tuesday after a lingering Illness caused by cancer of the stom ach. The family came to Ashland from Salem a few months ago, hop ing the change would be beneficial to Mr. Whlttlngton's health.. Funeral services were hold from Dodge's un dertaking, parlors Wednesday after noon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. G. S. Brett of the Congregational church, and Interment was made In Mountain View, cemetery, . Mr. Whlt tlngton isa survived by hls wife and three sons. Bill May Pass for Pacific Higfavay , Tne g00d roads situation at tho present session of the legislature Is CominiKsion the final provisions of. ti,e bill can be outlined with a fair degree of certainty. In the first place Mr. Booth nii'l .jjr. Thompson of the state highway commission have both gone on rec- ord publicly In favor of first fin- p program as follows: Devote $7,500,- ooo to the Pacific highway and Col- Umbia highway, the remainder to laterals and feeders. Of this amount $5,440,000 will be needed to com plete the Pacific highway from Port land to the California line divided as follows: From Portland to Junction City, west side, $1,300,000, east side, $1, 100,000; from Junction City to enl of Willamette valley, $560,000; from end of Willamette valley to Grants Pass, $1,442,000; from Grants Pas to Central Point, $720,000; from Ashland to California line, $322,000. Total, $5,440,000. It Is felt probable in Salem that the Pacific highway will be the first road to be completed with a hard surfaced pavement, from Portland to the California line, if this Is not dona Comnifsslonecaf Booth and Thomp son must break their promises publicly.- made,' or the present personal friends and supporters of the com mission must turn traitor and se cure their ends by forcing out Bootli and Thompson and compelling the appointment of new men to take their places. Neither contingency seems at all likely. - 1 It can also be stated with consid erable assurance that if the ten mil lion dollar road bill passes, the Sis kiyou grade will be hard ' surface? before the end of 1919. RETURNED SOLDIERS FIND , LOCATIONS IN CIVIL LIFE n rrt nntr i nA riiTiipnnii on i i i nra n n n have arrived in Ashland during tho.' past week are Lloyd and Rex Strat- ton, who have recently been discharg ed from tho government service. Lloyd has lately returned from Eng land where he had been serving l:r the aerial photo section. , His unit was ready to cross the channel for service in Franco when news came of the signing of the armistice, after which they were returned to this country, arriving In New York De cember 4. From the latter city ho was transferred to Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich., and later to Camp Lewis from where he received his discharge. After a short visit with Ashland frlendB he Intends to go to Marsh field and engage in th photograph business. Rex has been serving in the infantry at Camn Lewis, and after a short visit here it is his Intention to go to Eugene where he will pursue tho study of pipe or gan In connection with other em ployment. ELKS OBSERVED TAST EXALTED RULERS NIGHT Past exalted rulers night was ob served by Ashland Lodge of Elks Saturday night. Tho Initiation work was performed by past exalted rulers of the lodge, and the various offices -were filled as follows: Exalted ruler. Geo, W. Owen; esteemed loadliu: knight, Walter E. Newcombe; es teemed loyal knlnht, J. K. Choate. Jr.; esteemed lecturing knight, D. A. Applegate; esquiro, E. T. Staples: Inner guard, J. M. Wagner; chaplain. F. G. Swedenburg. A large number of visitors were presont from Med ford, Yreka and Weed. Accompany ing the Medford dolcgation of Elks was Lieutenant Colonel E. E. Kelly, the recently returned army officer, who came as a guest of honor to the local lodge and made a stirring ad-. dress. ... A memorial for the Into Tlieodqre Roosevelt will be held at the Metho- diet church next 8unday at the morn- , ing hour. ' A fitting tribute to tlH great soldier statesman and ex-presl-dent of the United States will be giv en by the pastor, Rev. C. A. Edwards.