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trron Historical Sori.t. Auditorium TV- ASHLAND IS A GREAT PLACK FOR THOSE BUFFERLN'O FROM ASTHMA. t - ASHLAND CLIMATE WITHOUT THE AID OP MEDICINE WILL CURB NINE CASES OUT OF TEN OP ASTHMA. ' ' ' ' DING A NUMBER 10 VOL. XLIII ASHLAND. OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1919 AbhlanI Soldiers From France Become Civilians Since Saturday the boys of the C5th Regiment of the Coast Artillery Corps have been arriving In Ashland until . up to the present virtually all who are due are homo again. The joy of this home-coming; Is reflected on the faces of the relatives anl friends who have been living under a strain during the past year, the burden of which has been almost greater than human endurance could bear. Nineteen men of the 03th have re turned to Ashland and are assuming the attire and walk of civilian life. These are Everett Acklln, Earl Belg el, Earl Burnett, John Enders, Ar thur Erlckeon, Elbert Farlow, Lee Flfiold, Hubert Bentley, Frank Hibbs, Meredith Beaver. Elwood Iledburg, Cecil Norton, Chas. Moors, Lynn Slack, Harold Simpson, Charles Larakln, Lawson Riley, Claude Saun ders and Arthur Long. LaVern Buck, whose home Is at Applegate, but who went out with the Ashland First company and was assigned to one of the batteries with the men from this city, has come to his home. Wilfred Can left the boys In the east to visit with rela tlves In North Carolina, while Rob ert Wlllett and Charles, Delsman re malned In Portland. The former came home Wednesday, and Dels- man will return the latter part of the week. . Five Ashland men did not return with the. 65th at this time. These are Guy Spencer, the only member from this city who lost his life In France, and Is burled at Limoges where he died last summer, from pneumonia Fred Schuerman Is numbered among the wounded, and was not returned at this time, altho he is reported to be recovered, Lieut. Donald2 Spen cer, Claire King and Oliver Anderson are filling Important positions In France and have been detained thero indefinitely. Two others, Charles Freeman and Burton Wlnne, wero Invalided home some time ago. The latter returned to Ashland several weeks ago, while the former, is at a reconstruction hospital in Denver, Colo. The return of these soldiers will add much to the Ufa and spirit of Ashland and their presence is heartily welcomed by the entire popu latlon of the city. Reception Attended By Many Soldiers Ashland residents are beginning to realize in a measure the import ant part this city played in the great war, particularly In the number of men who went out from this Imme dlate section. The gathering togeth er of the men who saw service either abroad or In the military camps in this country last Monday night gave some ldfa of the offering Ashland made of her strongest and best to her country's call. This reception while planned ostensibly to welcome home the members of the 65th regi ment from their' overseas campaign, was also in honor of those others who had preceded these war veter ans. The greater part of thess boys had come In one at a time from the various cantonments and naval yards and a public demonstration could not Ins given them btefore. ' Between forty and fifty returned soldiers ari'l sailors were present a.t this recep tion, and honors were evenly be stowed upon them as well as those who had lately returned from the battle fields of France. This Week Last Chance For Militia It is absolutely necessary that those who signified their' desire to join the militia by signing the appli cation presented, by .the ' soliciting committee to present themselves at the Armory this week and sign the proper enlistment papers,! Captain Frame will be at the Armory each day this week from 3. p;.m, untl) 9 p. m. to receive enlistments,. , The In spector will be in Ashland soon and unless the entire company is signed up Ashland will lose the company. There are thirty-six who .signed the application who have not yet signed the enlistment papers, SI.XTY-FIFTH HORN UNDER LUCKY STAR The sixty-fifth must have had charmed lives, Is the opinion of all who listen to the hair-breadth es capes of the boys In the front line trenches, as they relate them since their return from France. Among the stories told of miraculous escapes Is one that Meredith Beaver told of a German sliell that came over the lines and dropped Into the gun pit where these boys were stationed. Tw,o big shells, 75s, were hit by tlw German Invader and split open, but neither these nor the German shell exploded. Had this occurred the whole gun crew would have been In stantly killed. At another time Meredith saw a German shell fall Into the ammuni tion dump containing upwards of 400 rounds of high explosive which was set on fire. The blaze could be seen for ten miles around, but not a soul was hurt. This young soldier was a truck driver and had many other narrow escapes. At one time as be was driving along In his Ford a Ger man shell dropped by the side of the car In the mud and splashed mud over him, but he escaped uninjured. Rogue River Fish Bill Disapproved Declaring that the purpose of the Rogue river fish bill "Is to put out of business the seine, which It at tempts to regulate," Governor Withy combe during his last days on earth vetoed that bill and It Is filed in the office of the secretary of state for action by the legislature of 1821. The bill Is the only enactment of the re cent legislature that the governor vetoed up to the time of his death. It is said that under senate bill No. 1C5, by NIckelsen, giving counties the right of referendum, the Rogue river controversy may be settled by a bal lot of the people of The county. ' The .measure was the subject of controversy In both house and the senate and numerous combinations are reported to have centered about the measure1. In various forms the bill has been before different legis latures. At one time It was passed by. the people, but repealed by the next legislature. The 1917 legisla ture had the bill to wrestle with and passed it up to the people by the ref erendum route, and It was voted down in November last. Jackson County Man in Custody Peter Sampson, a well dressed man of perhaps 60 years of age and who is thought to be mentally unbal anced, was taken to the county Jail in this city Wednesday by Sheriff Lewis, says the Grants Pass Courier. Mr, Sampson says be has a home stead In Jackson county, altho ho has not been on tho claim for sev eral years. He is a French-Canadian but says he has resided in Oregon for many years and is a naturalized citizen. He is under the delusion that the Salvation. Army Is harassing him and giving him undue publicity and Is seeking asylum from their per secution. He demands $40,000 dam ages from, the government and as serts that if the money Is not forth coming immediately he will force the payment. When taken to the sheriff's of fice, a .38 calibre revolver and a large clasp knife were found In his pockets. The revolver was loaded and the knife was sharp. He claims to have recently returned from Washington, D, C, where he went to interview the president in regard to the payment of the M0, 000, and also went to Salem to see Governor Wlthycombe, but at that place was denied admission because of the gov ernor's illness. Mr. Sampson was far from being "broke," having soma money and about $600 in war savings stamps in his suit case. He will be taken be fore the Insanity board tomorrow, Judge Gillette of the county court beinig in Portland at tWe present time. All boys in U. S. uniforms will get special prices on high grade tailored suits at Orres tailor shop. Darling's for portraits that please. 7-tf Gov. Withycombe's Life Ends Suddenly Governor James Wlthycombe, Ore gon's lath chief executive, died sud denly at his Salem home at 8:45 o'clock Monday night. The summons came at the end of a day which the governor had given to the study of a large numlxir of bills passed by the recent legislature, several of which he approved and one of which he ve toed during the day. Ben Olcott, secretary of state, succeeded Imme diately to the governorship. The governor's death Is not as cribed to any particular cause, but to a general breaking down in health which began several months ago. More noticeably, the governor has been failing for the last two weeks. The tasks that confronted Governor Wlthycombe during a large part of his term of office, due to war condi tions, were more difficult than those faced by any previous governor, this, and the strenuousness of bin last political campaign, and many months of worry caused by the criti cal Illness of his son, Earl Wlthy combe, Jn & government hospital In Washington, D. C, the latter part of last year, are believed to have been the main causes of his failure in health. While Governor; Wlthycombe had been in broken physical condition for months, which many of his friends feared was grave, the end was not believed to be so near, and those who have been closest to him In the recent strenuous weeks were surprised and shocked at the sudden announcement of his death'. With him, at his passing, were Mrs. Withy combe, Miss Mabel Wlthycombe, his daughter; Earl Wlthycombe. his youngest son, and Mrs. Harry Withy. combe, a daughter-in-law. Governor Wlthycombe was the only Republican governor who ever succeeded himself In office In Ore gon, and he' began his second term last January. For a quarter of a century he had been actively in the service of the state. Seventeen years of his life he served as director of (Continued on page four) Phone Operators May Go On Strike A strike of 9,000 telephone oper ators and 3,000 linemen In Califor nia, Washington, Oregon and Nevada has been ordered by the executive, committee of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in the event that Postmaster Gener al Burleson does not speedily grant wage demands of the brotherhood, it was announced in San Francisco yesterday by T. C. Robblns, personal representative of L. C. Crasser, vice- president of tho organization.. YOUNG GIRL 1)113) OF HEART TROUBLE Gladys Lillian Abbott, the 13- year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L A. Abliott, died Wednesday at tho home of her parents at 866 Blaine street. This young girl has been a sufferer from heart trouble for some time and gradually grew worse un til death released her sufferings at 7:30 o'clock in the morning. Funeral services will take place this after noon at 2 o'clock with Interment In Mountain View cemetery. Gladys Js survived by her parents and several brothers and sisters. Fresh Kippered laud Trading Co. Salmon at Ash Y I & 69th Artillery is in Portland A special train bringing 484 men and five offioars of the 69tli regi ment, Coast Artillery corps, all from j0regon and Washington, arrived In Fortland, Wednesday. Bareheaded the men stood in the rain greeting their friends and relatives at the sta tion. Later they marched thru the streets, cheered by thousands of per sons, to the municipal auditorium where breakfast was served and they were welcomed by the city officials. Entertainment thruout the day was provided and several hundreds of the men were guests of the city boxing commission In the evening at a boxing program at the auditorium. The train was scheduled to leave early Thursday morning for Camp Lewis where the regiment will be de mobilized.. Major Marlon of Seattle was In command of the 69th. The G9th regiment, C. A. C, which left Camp Mills, New York, and ar rived at Lldourne, France, Septem' ber 6, was assembled for overseas service In August, the units being collected from Forts Casey, Flagler and Lawton, near Seattle. They sail ed from France February 3 and ar rived at Newport News, Va,, Febru ary 13. They first went to Camp Stuart, Virginia, and later were transferred to Camp Eustls, Virginia, where the regiment was disbanded. The men from the Northwest started for home February 27. ' Thirty-five Ashland boys are In this regiment and are as follows: Sergeant C. L. Yarbrough,. A.' M. Thome, G. E. Simpson, B. H. Grubb, A. A. McCee, W. H. Sams, D. Ii Stev ens; Corporals G-, E. Evans, .A. . D. Powell. IT. G. Coleman, R. W. Har rell,E. M. Barrett, W C, Holmes, C, W. Kirk, P. S. Payn3, J. H. Jones. F. T. Rush, 0,"E. Sullivan; Mechan ics R. J. Keller, F. M. Lane, D. S. Tinker; Privates (first class) G. E. Gunter, L. W. Baughman, " M. . E. Dougherty, F, T. Homes, D. M. Scott, P. R,jCampbell, W. A. Settles, F. C Crosslin; Privates R. R. Fraley, R. C. Martin, Q. B. Carey, O. F. Silver, F. Pennlston, F. S. Songer. The Ashland boys who are mem bers of this regiment are expected to be sent home in a short time. State Legislature Passed Game Law Among the important work trans- acted at the session of legislature just closed was the passage of a state game code. This changes tho fish and game laws and gives the fish and game commission the au thority to close a stream to commer cial fishing, but to leave it open to angling. By this: ennctmont the commission may close Rogue River whenever deemed necessary. A closed season of four months oh trout was also placed. As it now stands, the sen;tm will be closed during December, January, Febru ary and March. The act originally provided for a closed season for Jan uary, February and March, and In asmuch as the steelhead Is a trim trout, the Rogue and Its tributaries are closed automatically hereafter to winter and spring fishermen. The fish and game code aluo makes the deer season uniform thru out the state, being open from Sep tember 1 to October 31, inclusive, with a, bag limit of two deer with horns, there being no change in the limit. The duck season under the act h to extend from October 1 to January 15, Inclusive, and in all counties In western Oregon,' with the exception of Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah anil Tillamook, open from October 13 to February 15, Inclusive. In tho four counties named ' the season will be from September 15 to Decemlter 31. Another' change of prime impor tance 'Is ..a provlsfon allowing the killing of three female Chinese phcasantsout of a bag of ten. State Game Wiiden Shoemaker declares that this is one of the best moves taken foi the conservation of the birds, Inasmuch as now, when a fe male pheasant is killed, the hunts man throws It into the brush. By legalizing the killing of a limited number be believes that It will bo for the best. Interests of the pheasant shooter. Orres cleans clothes, Phone 6 HIGHWAY WORK TO BB ITSHKl) ALONG " J.JJ. McLeod, district engineer of tho highway commission, was In Ash land the fore part of the week, and whllo here arranged with City Engi neer Walker to begin at once the survey of the route of the Pacific highway from the city limits to the foot of the Slsklyous to connect with the present grade. Of the three rcutes that had been under) discussion, tho middle one has been decided upon by the commission. As soon as the surveys are completed and plans drawn bids will be adver tised for the grading. While in Ashland Mr. McLeod stated that It is the desire of the commission to puBh the work in southern Oregoa along as rapidly as possible. Bids for the paving of the Slsklyous will be received in April and work will start In May, Work on the Green Springs moun tain road from Ashland to Klamatli Falls Is also expected to be started as soon as weather permits. The most of this route has been located already, and Indications point to a speedy termination of this road which will be one of the most im portant projects ever started in southern Oregon. Commercial Clubs to Meet at Medford The directors of the Commercial club at Medford at a meeting Wed nesday night arranged a get-together banquet to be held in that city Friday evening, March 21, to be par ticipated in by the commercial or ganUutons of Ashland, Medford and Grants Pass. The event will be In the nature of a reception to1 the Jackson and Josephine county delo gations In the legislature, who will address the bodies on the live issues of interest to Southern Oregon. Mu sic and othor entertaining features will also be presented: A committee of arrangements con sisting of J. W. Dressier, J. B. An drews and J, W. Wakefield was ap pointed at this meeting, also a re ception committee consisting of Will G. Steel, Rev. L. Myron Boozer and Rev. D. E. Millard. Invitations have leen Issued and the Ashland Com mercial club is anticipating attend ing'. Immediately preceding the ban quet the membership committee will make a drive for members of the club, to which end the city will be divided Into districts and each dls- trct handled by two men Ashland High Wins Roseburg Series The local basket-ball team re turned from Roseburg yesterday with the scalps of the Rosoburgers dangling from their belts. Two games were played, one Tuesday night which resulted In a score of 23 to 22 In favor of Ashland. At no time was there more than six points dif ference between the two teams. ' Wednesday's gnme was a differ ent story. The Ashland lads trimmed the Rosoburgers to the tune of 32 to 15, due to the bu per lor team work of the red and whites. RoHijiurg wojii lHth preliminary games played by the girls. The first game resulted In a score of 22 to 6, while In the latter the Ashland girls went down to defeat with a score of 20 to 9. By the winning of the Roseburg Series as well as that of Medford, Ashland Is now able to qualify , for the tournament for the champion ship of Western Oregon which will take place at Eugene some time next week. NOTICE! We have purchased tho French Cleaning & Dye Works and w ill con tinue business at 177 East Main St. We have had extensive experience In this work and we know that we can give you satisfaction in any depart ment of this work. WE DO EVERY THING THAT IS POSSIBLE IN CLEANING- AND DYEING, and no charge If not satisfactory. Give us a chance to prove this statement. We call and deliver free of charge. Phone 196 or 165. FISHER LAUNDRY COMPANY. 9-2t Jersey Breeders' Ass'n. Organized Realizing the great benefit to be derived by the wholo Roguo River valfcy In fostering the dairy Industry along more Intelligent and practical ' lines, a few enthusiastic Jersey breed ers met at the city hall Thursday and formed the nucleus of the Rogue River Valley Jersey Breeders' Asso ciation by electing tho following of ficers: President, R. D. Sanford; vice president, William J. Fern; secretary-treasurer, F, C. Holllbauglu board of directors, J. R. McCracken of Valley View; Robert Purvis of Talent; Isaac Hcmman of Central Point; F. C. Holllbaugh of Valley View; R. D. Sanford of Ashland, and William J. Fern of Phoenix1. These dairymen realize that by breeding hotter and more profitable cows the present high feed costs will be In a measure offset, and the mu tual benefit a broader co-oporatlon among Its members will mean to bring the best methods of breeding to attaaln the desired ends. Also by organising a cow testing association In this valley, embracing every breed, both grades and regis tered cattle, the Interest of every cow owner who milks one cow or forty should be fostered. By thla means they are given accurate knowl edge of which cows In their herd are making a profit and which ones they are keeping at an actual loss. ThlJ can only be determined accurately by weighing and testing each cow's output." ' Another object of this project to encourage the formation of oie or more co-operative bull associations . so that they con afford to buy the best blood with which to Improv) there stock. Above all, the .Idea promoted Is to 1 foster community spirit among dairy- -men that is now figuring so promi nently in many other lines of en deavor and Is surte to bring greater prosperity to the whole community by Sta earning power, and thus stimu li le all lines of business. This association will meet In the city halt Tuesday, March 11, ' t further perfect the organization and adopt a constitution, and bylaws. and plan for increasing their mem bership. All who are at all Interest ed should not fail to he present and help foster this work which is en couraged by the Farm Bureau an ! Oregon Agricultural College. Historian Chosen to Compile Records Miss Ella Dews of Klamath Fall?, a student of tho University of Oregon, has been1 chosen historian of that In stitution. This Is a new student body office and Is represented by th student body, faculty and alumni. who have been working out plans for compiling university records. AmonK tho plans inaugurated by Miss Dewa will bo a loose leaf scrap hook to bo started at once, which will contain accounts of the activities of all de partments of tho university. Posters, programs and clippings will be col lected, and military accomplishment? and the name of every university man will be kept. Miss Dews was a former Ashland girl and has many frlvnds here who are interested In her new appointmont. She is a sis ter of Edmond Dews of this city. New School Bills Important Measures Of educational bills passed by th3 30th legislative assembly, five aro held by the state department of edu cation to be highly important. These bills are: Acceptance of the Smltu Hughcs act for vocational education; establishment of part-tlmo schools; minimum salaries of $75 a month for teachers; minimum fund of $620 for school districts; ' raising of the per capita tax for elementary schools from 19 to $10, and an act provid ing that the high school tuition law shall be effective la all counties ex cepting those having central county high schools. i Buttons! Buttons! Orres make' them.