t
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'
ASHLAND CLIMATE WITHOUT
THE AID OP: MEDICINE WILL
CURE NINE CASE3 OUT OP TEN
OP ASTHMA. ' - ' '
D1I
' ASHLAND IS A GREAT, PLACtf
Foil i THOSE SUFFERING FROM
ASTHMA.
VOL.XLIII
ASHLAND. OREGON, FRIDAY, IrfARCH 14, 1919
NUMBER 12 .
Klamath Neglected
and Would Secede
At a recent meeting of the Port
land Chamler of Commerce Judge
T. Baldwin of Klamath Falls mad)
the statement that ;lf a vote were
taken today In Klamath county, 90
er cent of the voOets would ba
found to favor annexation of that
county to Cafornla. ThOs sent:
ment has been caused largely, ho
claimed, by the fact that this county
has been neglected by the state, and
particular Portland. The buslnesi
men and residents In that section
want to transact business with Port
land, but they have rib good connect.
Ing highways, or no railroads In the
direction1.
What they want is the construc
, tlon of what Is known as the Natron
cutoff connecting; Oakriidge with
Kirk, a distance of approximately
90 miles, and 'more good highway
to the north end west.
"This is a great opportunity for
'you," he continued. "Build this lit
' tic gap of railroad, known as the Na
tron cutoff, and you will be able to
control the situation. Business
i should come this way, but it will not
come until the transportation facili
ties are provided." '' -
'As a result of Judge Baldwin's
statements a committee of three was
appointed by the board of director
of the Portland Chamber of Com
merce to go to Klamath county and
make Investigation to determine
what shall be done to meet the
wishes of residents of that section.
SUBSCRIBERS MUST ' ' '
. , PAY TO, RELIEF KUXD
Semi-official notification baa been
'received from the National Red
Cross Treasury, Indicating that an
other drive will soon be made for
the Red Cross. We therefore ap
peal to the subscribers to the Pair!
ouc mna wno are In arrears, to
make payment at once, in ordor that
we may have funds on hand tcj meet
onr quota when the demand is made:
Jnlte a number of the subscribers
have paid their subscription in full
for the year, and in Justice to them
we trust the payments will be made
promptfy. Committees will start out
the first of next week with this aim
in view. '
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
"Victory Garden"
is Latest Problem
.-now mat war gardens ' . are ft
thing of the past, the next move
v.. . .1 . ii
ment along that line is a "Victory
Garden." The lessons learned from
the former during the past two yearj
are of as much usefulness at the
-present time, and the present time
is right now, when spring symptoms
are beginning to be noticed.
The need for food Is Just as great
at present as Jj. was last year and
the year before. People have learn
ed that the backyard garden carves
a big hole out of the grocery bill
and if properly managed,, a garden
plot can be made to yield all kinds
of edible truck for canqipg against
the winter.
Indications are that there .will bo
gardens aplenty this year.,, While a
large army will not have, to be fed
Europe has appealed to America for
iooa, ana lr tnat is forthcoming, the
necessity for each Individual house
hold to raise as much as , possible
will be as great this year as last
The "feel of spring" in the air of
the past few days should bring out
the spade and rake, and tjie perusal
of the alluring se'ed catalogue..
NOVEMBER. ELECTION LEGAL
- SAYS CITY ATTORNEY
Owing to some discussion as to the
legality of the election, oX the Mayor
and Councilmen at the election held.
November 5th, 1918, I h,a.xe, atthe
request of the Council, rendered a
written opinion and filed same with
the. City Recorder wher,eit. may be
read by any person desiring to see; It.
Said opinion is rather,, lengthy
for publication, and I Just wish to
say to the public that it Is, my opinion,
that the Mayor and Council ' were
legally elected to the several offices
1n which they. are. now. servlpg, and
numerous, authorities - ape cited in
said written opinion in 'support of
such opinion.. ., . . . , ,.
L. A. ROBERTS, ,
City Attorney.
BOOTH ACKNOWLEDGES
fil l'I'OKT OF ASH LAM)
R. A. Booth in a recent letter to
E. V. Carter, expresses himself as
most heartily pleased with the many
messages he has received from the
Ablifland clubs and individuals ask
ing him to remain on the highway
commission. As Mr. Booth was on
the eve of starting from Eugene for
a tour over the roads In the eastern
part of the state, he did not hava
time to acknowledge each letter be
fore leaving.
No definite statement has been
given out by Mr.' Booth whether he
will remain on the highway commis
sion or not. He has been besieged
by bouts of people and commercial
and business men's clubs in South
ern Oregon to remain, and It is
thought be will probably make some
statement when he returns from bis
present trip. No man is better post-dt-
on the heeds of the highways than
Mr. Booth, as he has visited all sec
tions and has studied conditions In
a thoro manner.
Peace Treaty Draft
is How Completed
A recent dispatch from London
states that Premier Lloyd George and
Foreign Secretary Balfour have sent
word to their colleagues that-the
peace conference has nearly complet
ed ita work, the Evening News says
It understands. The draft of the
peace treaty already has been fin
ished and will be signed before the
end of March.
When, the Germans are summoned
to Paris, the News adds, the treaty
will be read to them and they will be
limited to sign It. There will be no
discussion, whatever to alterations of
the principal articles of the treaty.
If it is thought necessary, questions
Involving the adjustment of details
will be referred to a special commis
sion. ;
, According to a statement from
Parts dated March 11. military 5er
many will go out of existence as the
result of adoption by the supreme
council of the military terms of Ger
man disarmament as they will go
into the peace treaty. These terms
provide for a sweeping reduction of
the German military establishment
down to 100,000 men with 4,000 of
ficers, the army to be recruited by
the voluntary system for the period
of 12 years. The effect of this Is to
limit Germany's strength to less than
the number of men Switzerland has
In her army.
Other provisions in the military
terms limit the arms and munitions.
Gen-many may have to a quantity
sufficient for 100,000 men and all
the remainder must be delivered over
or destroyed. The German forts
along the Rhine also must be de
stroyed. The imperial general staff
Is abolished as the result of reducing
the force.
Paving Bids to be
Hade For Highways
R. A. Booth In a letter to County
Judge .Gardner states that at a
special meeting of the highway com
mission to be held March 26, bids
will be asked for grading and paving
the road from the city limits of
Ashland to the- foot ot the Slsklyous
This road will be what is known as
the middle route, and is being: sur
veyed at present. Bids will also be
asked for the paving of the Siskl
yous as soon as conditions are favor
able. These bids will be asked for
at either a special meeting or at the
regular meeting in April.
Other important road work in
Jackson county, Mr, Booth states,
has been decided upon are the
Blackwell HillTroute from Central
Point to Josephine county which Is
now being surveyed, and the Green
Mountain road which will be pushed
(his year. Mr. Booth claims that
within thirty days afll the Pacific
highway, in Jackson county will be
disposed of.
i: :
The tew" United States Standard
locomotives and equipment are be
ing distributed over the country and
ar working their way Into the west
The Western,' Pacific Railroad has
received, four Tight. Mikado type that
are attracting much attention among
railroad men. ..
Ashland Company of National
Guard Mustered In Last Night
Ashland's new National Guard
company was mustered into service
at the armory last evening with a
full quota of members and several
over which were necessary to fill in
In case members drop out or fall to
pass. Major J. Frank Drake of the
adjutant general's office of Portland
was present and mustered In and In
spected the company. The organ!
zatlon was only provisional last night
as it will further le Inspected and
approved by an officer from the war
department before It is finally ac
cented in the federal service. A
rigid military, mental and physical
examination of the provisional offi
cers will also be made before the
final organization is completed.
The names of 106 were accorded
on the muster roll last evening at
the time of the organization, altho
more are being added right along.
At the hour, of organizing interest
reached a high pitch, and several
who had paid little attention to the
project .previously, were carried
away by, the enthusiasm and pa
triotism prevailing at the meeting.
and eagerly sought admittance into
the new National Guard company.
Following Is the muster roll up to
last night:
William B. Allen, Roy D. Ander
son. George H. Billings, Earl A. Brown,
Samuel E. Brady, Arvln A, Burnett,
Clark Bush, Elmer C. Blegel, Wil
liam M. Briggs, John F. Butler.
Lloyd P. Crdwson, Fred M. Car
ter, Charles J. Cooley, James R.
Clary, Homer Car Ion, Henry B. Car
ter, William I. Childreth, William
Cress, William R. Clary, John H
Dill, Samuel S. Davles, Loyal H. Dy-
,ec, Carl C. Darling, Calvin R, Den
nis.
Homer H. Elhart, Herbert G. East,
man, Dorman D. Edwards, Henry T
Elmore, Arthur W. Ellis.
Henry W. Frame, Howard Fox.'
Paul Gulley; George N. Gray, Ed
ward Gyger, Dwlght W. Gregg, Geo.
S.. Gohrke, Norrls J. Coddard, Clar
ence It. Galey, Clyde M. Gunter, Mil
lard W. Grubb, James M. ' Gasper,
William F. Gulslnger. ,
Bert H. Hlnthorne, Malcolm N.
Humphreys, Clarence I. Homes,
Stewart C. Hast, Elza Haviland,
George B. Holley.
Charles A. King, Leo. W. Kenyon,
Marlon Kincald.
William LIndsey, Lloyd S. Lacy,
John E, Lacy.
Samuel B. McXalr, Walter P.
MIksch, Elmer, S. Morrison, Francis
J. Murphy. Frank S. Maness. Edwin
L. Mowat, Charles E. Mackey, Phil
lip S. Moriarlty, William E. Moor,
VernI V. Mills, Chester C. MacCrack-
Early Fire Burned
House and Contents
The residence on the I. R. Bate-
man ranch near the Bellevlew school
house was burned to the ground at
an early hour Tuesday morning with
all of Its contents. The house was
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Guy, W
Randies. The former had arisen at
an early hour and kindled the fire,
after which he went back to bed to
wait for the house to be warm. He
evidently dropped off to sleep, as
the first thing he knew the parti
tions between the bedroom and liv
ing room were ablaze, Mr. and Mrs.
Randies were forced to vacate the
house ln their night clothing and
the fire had got such a start that
none of the furniture could be saved.
The house was comparatively new
and, carried no Insurance, neither
did Mr. Randies have Insurance on I
his furniture
CHICKENS STOLEN
AT MIDNIGHT RAID
Ole'Llndstrom, who lives on Ober
lin street and who owns a fine flock
of chickens, was visited by chicken
thieves Saturday night and as a re
sult of the depredations he Is short
IS fowls. Neighbors living next door
heard a commotion in the poultry
house, but supposing It was visited
by Mr. Llndstrom, paid no furthor
attention. - The) lock on the coop had
been broken and the chickens carried
off presumably ln sacks, as a num
ber of the latter were left at the
coop-. ' Eight of the chickens bad
been killed on the spot and their
heads were left lying on the ground.
en, Paul A. Mars, John R. Miller.
Louis J. Orres,
Henry S. Palmerlee, William B.
Pennlston, Wlnfred C. Payne, Irving
,W. Porter, George E. Plalsted, Les
ter M. Phillips, Chester F. Phillips,
Domino S. Provost, John R. Pitten
ger, John M. Pierce, James L. Por
ter, Arthur Petorson, Benjamin L.
Powell.
George W. Ross, Jr., Charles C.
Robertson, Theodore V. Russlll.
, Peter L. Spencer, James M. Saw
yer, Theodore H. Smith, Ross M.
Small, John G. Swan, Frank B. 8an-
key! Charles B. Seaman, George E.
Stannard Harry W. Silver, Percy C.
Stratton, Steven R. Schuerman,
Horace C. Sergcnt, Earl P. Smith,
Howard W, Shutt, Charfes C. Snyder.
Willard Veale.
. Eric H. Weren, Donald D. Walker.
Lawrence M. Wiln, Horatio G.
Wolcott. "
Harry D. Young. Clyde G. Young.
., The new National Guard is feder
alized and the members are enlisted
as United States soldiers, subject to
call on military duty anywhere In
the United States. They are also
subject to call by the governor any
where In the state. The men draw
one dollar for every drill attended,
but to draw this there must be a
certain percentage of the organiza
tion in attendance at drill. All their
equipment is furnished and expens
es paid by the government. At the
organization last evening Captain H.
W. Frame was elected captain ot the
new company. The other commis
sioned officers will either be ap
pointed by the captain or elected by
the company. The Ashland company
will be a part of tho new Third Ore
gon regiment which Is being organ
ized. '
' After the company was mustered
In a social period followed to whlcn
the public partiolpatedDancIng waa
kept ut -until a late hour with music
furnished by the Potter orchestra
and refreshments were served.
.large company was present and en
Joyed the hospitality of the National
Guard members, whose good cheer
and happt fellowship brought bad:
the"old-tlroe sociability for which the
Ashland armory has been famous
The success of this venture was so
groat that the guard promise man
repetitions of the soolal feature
the future.
'First Lieutenant J. B. Webster
has been selected medical examiner
of the new company, and all the
members are requested to report to
the armory next Monday night for
the medical examination, as well as
to participate in other Important
business.
Many Participate in
New Era Meeting
large number of Ashland peo
pie went to Medford Wednesday af
ternoon and evening to attend the
Xew Era meeting of the Presbyter!
an church in session there. At 4
o oiock a women s conference was
called in the First Presbyterian
church of that city, presided over by
Mrs. Wortman, president of the Med
ford Missionary society, and promi
nent speakers at the meeting were
Mrs. O. B. Lamkln and Mrs. C. F.
Kochler of Ashland'. A dinner was
served at 6 o'clock In the church par.
lors, followed by a mass meeting In
the evening. The principal address
es given at the latter were by Rev,
C. F. Koehler, pastor of the Presby
terian church, and Rev. Dorrls of
Hope Presbyterian church, Portland.
Tho plan of the New Era movement
before the Presbyterian church of
the world was outlined at this meet
ing.
Kffective March 1st there was a
reduction from 5 to 3 in the num:
her of railroad tickets required for
occupancy of a drawing room for
seat service on day rides, and a re
duction of froth 4 to 3 In the num
ber of railroad tickets required for
the occupancy of a 'compartment for
service on day rids The number
of sleeping or, parlor car tickets re
quired remain unchanged. '
Umatilla county : carries $1,050.
000 highway bond Issue; .
Ungell valley will Irrigate 16,000
acres from Clear Lake, California.
YRKK.V ELKS HOSTS
OK S. O. BROTHERS
AH Elks of Southern. Oregon are
Invited to be guests of their Siskiyou
county brethren Saturday, at which
time they will be entertained at
Yreka. A special train has been
chartered to start from Medford at
1:30 on that date and will run di
rectly to the capital of Siskiyou
county, picking up the delegates
from Ashland lodge on the . way
Grants Pass will send a large dele
gation, who will Join the special at
Medford. Gold Hill and Roseburg
will also be largely represented.
Entertainment of a diversified or
der is assured to while away the
time enroute on the special train,
and a big minstrel show is to be
Btaged by tno Modf(rd Blks at Yreka
Saturday night as a part of the cele
bratlon. , -
The. special train will go directly
to Yreka without the Elks having to
change cars, and wiH return some
time Sunday. ,
Big Tournament at
Eugene Being Staged
All Is In readiness for the biggest
basketball tournament Eugene and
the University of Oregon has ever
seen a tournament in which eight
teams, champions of their respective
districts in the state, are to compete
for the honors of Oregon which will
be staged on Friday and Saturday of
this week in the University men's
gymnasium, says the Eugene Guard.
Extremely enthusiastic, all high
schools with which Dean Waller,
sponsor for the tournament, has
corresponded) have responded stat
ing that they believe It to be well
worth consideration; Eugene busi
ness men have shown their willing
ness to co-operate by offering "both
their financial and, moral support
and students of the University and
the Eugene high school have been
working together with a view to mak
Ing It a success.
Prizes to the winning team and to
each Indlvlduall member, and to each
member of the all-star team which
is to be picked there, will be present
ed, the visitors will be entertained at
the different fraternity houses, the
Rex theatre has offered for them a
fiee show, and Saturday evening they
will attend the concert of the girls
glee club.
The merchants of Eugene have of
fered the Individual prizes to the
winners and the Chamber of Com
merce Is assisting In procuring auto;
mobiles for a trip about. the city.
The Ashland basketball team, the
champions of Southern Oregon, have
gone to Eugene to take part in the
tournament.
Roads Program For
Year Being Made
With a view to mapping out a
comprehensive, program for the con
struction of forest and post roads
during the year, the engineering de
partment of the state highway com
mission Is now assembling data con
cerning all such projects, and It In
believed that it will be ready to an
nounce Its plans with relation to
them at the April meeting of the
commission.
The government co-operates with
the state In the construction of all
forest and post roads, and among the
Important projects Is a link of Tho
Dulles.-Callforala highway In Klam
ath county. A considerable section
of this link runs thru a forest re
serve and assurances have already
been received that the forestry serv
ice will co-operate on a 60-50. basin,
Part of It., also runs thru an Indian
reservation,, and the commission
hopes also to procure aid from, the
Indian department.
Klamath Falls has advised the com.
mission that it stands ready to co
operate in the sum of $50,000 In the
construction of the highway, but Just
hat source this money Is com in i;
from la unknown.
A flno. rental .contract for party
ho knows how and will, run an , or
chard, See Billings apensy soon.
nan Struck by Bul
let from Officers Gun
Because he refuned to stop hh
automobile at'.' thle command of
Speed Cop McDonald, Harrison
Rlggs, a well known orchard fore
man, is an inmato of the Medfor.l
Sanitarium with a dangerous bul-
het wounJ n h8 right ihonIder ln.
dieted by McDonald last Monday
ujcht. Tttp shooting occurred on
tho highway near the Three Oak
orchard, about throe miles south oC
Medford.
According to tho story told by,
McDonald after tho shooting, a
message had reached the police sta
tion in Medford from the Three Oaks
orchard asking for an officer to bo
sent out to dlspersei some disorderly v
men who were in- an auto ln front
of the orchard. McDonald went to
the orchard in a taxfcab with M. L
Daily as driver, and states that when
they arrived there a car .was Juflt
leaving. Halting the taxi McDonald
Jumped out and landed on the run
ping board of the auto and demand
ed that the men stop the car.
Instead of stopping .the car in
creased its speed, and, according to
McDonald, the drhor attempted" to
strike him with a bottle of whiskey.
McDonald tried to wrest the bottb)
from the driver, who then threw thal
bottle away and reiwraed down under,
the seat. ;
.Thinking be waa geing to draw a
gun, ' McDonald claims he dropped
off the car and J I red six shots at the
rear tires, hoping ft disable the ma
chine and bring it to a stop, "it la
evident that one Of the shots wa
aimed,, too high and took effect in
the shoulder of Rlggs, who was the
driver of the auto. '
.'Rfggs after thp fchootna It Is
clainiH, admitted that he had a
quart bottle of whiskey when Mc
Donald boarded (hie running board
of his. car. He explained that the
disorderly language1 in front of tho
Three Oaks orchard was caused by
one of his eouactkos who refused '
to. go away with him in the car..
Rlggs is a mart, who has always -borne
an exceHlenV reputation. Un
less' complications set' in he has a
good chance to recover.
Ashland Corporal in,.
Far-off Siberia
Coroporal Ellis Potter, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Potter of 327 Morton
street, who is with Company Af, 31st
Infantry, American. Expeditionary
Forces in Siberia, writes Interesting
descriptions of that country, which.
according to his statements, Is not
such a bad country as we have al- ,
ways been led to bolievo. According
to Corporal Potter Siberia la a great
country for hunters. In a letted
written December 7, ho tells of kill
ing a wild hog and two deer the da
bofoTe Thanksgiving. ' The country;
Is pretty wild tlioro, ho says, and ho
expects to get a big hear If they stay
there all winter. . .
Mr. Potter enclosed some Russian
money in his leltor which he said
was one kopeck and five kopecks. It
takes ten kopecks to make a penny,
100 kopecks to make a rouble, and
that ten roubles equal a dollar.. His
salary in the army is 422 roubles a
month, and that Is more money than
Russian general gets.
The regiment' In which Corporal
Potter is a member' la at the largest
coal mines in the world, and is about
100 miles from, a city, lie states
that they would not know there waa
ny war if they did not read about
It in the papers. The snow is about
two feet deep and, It has been as
cold as 33 degrees below zero. Hl8
clothing Is all fur-lined and they
have much amusoment playing hock
ey on the ice and sfel Jumping.', Os
car Thornhurg, the champion.' ski
Jumper of the world, is in his com
pany. , '
' Corporal , Potter stated that ' he
thought they would remain In Rus
sia for. a long time yet, according
to present Indications.
Darling's for Cameras and Sup
plies. " ( .. ; , 7-tt .
Hood River farnitvs urged to keen
bees. ..'Honey. now $5.00 per gallon.
, Lacomb residents excited over tho
prospects of oil in vicinity.
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