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irjffln iriBtorleal goc!ty, Auditorium r ASHLAND CLIMATE WITHOUT THE AID OP MEDICINE WIU CURE NINE CASES' OUT OP. TEN OP ASTHMA.' ' . "' " ASHLAND IS A GREAT PLACtf FOR THOSE SUFFERING FROM ASTHMA. VOIAXLIII ASHLAND. OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1919 NUMBER 14" Veterans of World War Feted On Return to Civilian Life C. E. Officials Are Coming toAshland Frost Expert Has Arrived in Valley Ashland Business Men Give Banquet to Agriculturists Ashland turned out ' again last night with merry hearts and happy faces to welcome another contingent of her soldier hoys home from the war. As the larcer number of seg regated groups of local men in .the army were in the coast artillery the return of the members of the two regiments, the 65th and 69th, afford ed the populace of the city an oppor tnulty to gather en masse and cele brate the home-coming of all the Ashland soldiers. The reception last night was car ried on after much the same manner as that given two weeks ago when 'the 65th arrived home. Ashland Lodge of Elks again opened the doors of her Temple, and the huge building was filled with merry-makers who bad come to do honor to the returned warriors. Plans had been laid by the man agers of the affair to have the honor guests formally received by the as semblage, who were all anxious to meet and greet the returned heroes, but this scheme was soon squelched by the boys themselves, whose mod testy forbade any hero-worshio busi ness. They were JuBt Ashland boys, homo from their work on a job thai had been assigned to them, and while they rejoiced in the freedom of civilian life, and the pleasure of once more greeting their home folks and friends any public attention ap parently had more terrors than Hun guns. So their wishes were respect ted and neighbors and friends met and greeted one another, while the boys In khaki and navy blue had the same Informal privilege. Music by the Ashland band wan the opening number of the program prepared by the committee in charge after which Mayor C. B. Lamkln gave a short address of welcome to the boys in uniform. He was fol lowed by Rev. C. F. Koehler, who gay a splendid address to the boys, Increased Fares, , on Railway Lines Flat increase to three cents a mile of all passenger rates on and after April 1 waB announced by the offices of tho United States railroad administration in San Francisco on Wednesday. The Increase was pro vided In general order No. 28, Issued June 10 last. With San Francisco as a terminus the fare- to Portland Is Increased from $20 to $22.61. Rates in excess of 'three cents a mile will be decreased to the three cent limit on all lines under the Jur isdiction of the ' administration, It was announced. All special and ex cursion rates will be discontinued. HOP GROWERS FILK ! THREE YEAR CONTRACTS Hop contracts In Josephine county are now being made for a period of three years at a price which insures, under ordinary conditions, a profit of 100 per cent ;to the grower, ac cording to the Grants Pass Courier. One contract was filed Saturday In the county clerk's office for thre? years at the following prices: 1919, 25 cents; 1920, 22 cents; 1921, 20 cents. This contract was made for a London firm. y Some time ago contracts were made with two other local growers at 25. cents per pound for the 191? and 1920 crops and 22 cents for the 1921 crop. The latter contracts were made with an Independence, Ore1., buying firm. Jin TrarA FAiinri nf i IV IIHVV VMUM VI Escaped Prisoner A posse made up of Jackson coun ty deputy sheriffs, Southern Pacific police and prison guards, with blood hounds are scouring the country for Clyde "Red"; Rupert, the . Portland Liberty bond thief who escaped from the Gold Hill prison camp last. Sun day. Up to. the present ho trace of the fugitive' has been found. Jack Hardy, who also escaped from the state lime camp the day before Ru jjert, has been captured. In which he expressed the sentiment of the city In their attitude toward the defenders of our flag and homes. Mrs. Julia llockett made a hit with two rousing post-war songs, which were heartily applauded. Rev. Father Conaty followed with an In spiring address which was also en thusiastically received. Before the closing number by the baud E. V. Carter, chairman of the executive committee of the Ashland Relief Fund, made an announcement in regard to the canvass to be taken next week to round up the delin quent subscribers In order to meet the coming demands for war charity. The playing of the "Star Spangled Banner" ended the Interesting pro gram, after which the house was thrown open to the assemblage to entertain themselves as inclination dictated. No one had to be coaxed into hav ing a good time last night. The se ductive strains of an orchestra on the third floor drew a host of boys and girls of all ages to tbeblg hall where dancing was carried on. Others played cards,' pool, .or Just visited In groups as the spirit moved them. The extreme informality of the affair was its greatest charm, and friends greeted friends and peo ple w'bo were strangers when they went to the Elks Temple soon felt perfectly at home under the genial atmosphere that prevailed. Fine refreshments furnished by the residents and the business men of the city were served in the base ment dining room. Here plates for nearly 400 people were laid at one time and were served by the mem bers .of the canteen workers. Danc ing kept up until a late hour, and yas participated in by a large com pany. Rev. P. K. Hammond acted as master of ceremonies for the oc casion, and was ably sunoorted by I a corps of assistants. i . Girl Accidentally Shot With Pistol - At the coroner's Inquest held over the death of Miss Elvira Smith, who was shot at Deer Creek In Josephine county last Monday a verdict of ac cidental shooting was rendered. Ac cording to the story told by witness es, Elvira Smith, who was the 15- year old daughter of Mrs. J. V. Wel land, was left alone with her young er sister on the farm, while their mother and her husband were away from home. A workman on the farm by the name of Russell Tolln claimed he had loaned his pistol to Elvira, and It Is the theory that while hand ling it the girl accidentally shot her self. Tolln testified at the inquest tha: he had returned to the ranch Sunday morning from a dance, to which he was accompanied by Miss Smith. He says the shooting occurred about 3:40 o'clock Monday morning; that he went to the girl's room and open ed the door and as he did so she Talked the pistol to her breast and fired, exclaiming "Russell, I've shot myself!'" She was, according to Tolin's story, sitting on the edge of the bed and after firing the shot fell back and expired almost immediate ly. The. bullet entered her breast and came out near the spine; hav- Ing spent its force, the steel mlsslo struck the wall back of the bed and fell to the floor where It was later found. The dead girl's 13-year old sister also testified that she heard Elvira exclaim that she had shot herself.! DEATH OF INFANT , f OCCURRED. THURSDAY Robert Harry, the , 1 5-months-old son or Mr. and Mrs. I., R.Frldegar, died .Thursday morning' after an Ill ness ' extending" over a . little more than week. The Immediate cause of his death was 'due' to complications arising from teething.. On account of the absence of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Enders, parents of Mrs. Frldegar, who are In San Francisco, definite arrangements for tils' funeral will mot be made until after their arriv al which is .expected this afternoon. Oregon Glee Club at the YlniiiK Thui-Htlay. Seat Sale opens Monday noon. i Daniel A. Poling, Associate Presi dent, and National Citizenship Super intendent of" the United Society of Christian Endeavor, is to be in Ash land May 17th. This wUl be an un usual treat for the people of Ash land as Mr. Poling .Is one of the great men of the nation. ' He has spent much time In France and has a story of great Interest. . He is a ma)i of eloquence and personal force. ' Some one has said of him, "He is one of the biggest young men produced In a hundred years." Delegates Present Regarding PARIS, Mar. 20. Marshal Foch and other generals were called In during yesterday's prolonged ses sion of the supreme council to give their advice as to action which should be taken in Calacia, where Ukranlan forces are besieging Lemberg, which Is threatened from three sides. It was decided that a sharp warning should be sent to both sides asking for a suspension of hostilities'. The warning with take the form ofan "Injunction" to the two armies. . N'eutral countries of Europe, Asia and South America will be given op portunity today to express their views and proper amendments to the League of Nations plan. .Nearby neu trals have sent delegates while more distant countries will be represented by ambassadors and D-lnlsters resid ing In Paris. The meeting will be held at the Hotel De Crlllon, the American head quarters, and it is purposed to con tinue the session as long as necessary to complete all neutral proposals and prepare them for submission to the commission of the .League of Na tions. Lord Robert Cecil of Great Britain will be chairman. The claims of neutrals will be heard directly or by memorandum, Norway, Sweden, Den mark, Holland, Switzerland, Spain, COL. MAY COMMANDER OF NATIONAL GUARD Colonel John L. May, until' two weeks ago commander of the 162nd regiment, U. S. A., now is' comman der of the Third Oregon regiment, National Guard. . His commission was Issued last Monday by Gevernor Olcott. AH provisional officers of the re organized National Guard regiment voted in favor of Colonel May. Charles S. Silsby Buried Here Today Charles S.. Silsby. a former well known resident of Ashland; In point of service the oldest engineer on tho Shasta division of the Southern Pa ciflc, died Tuesday morning in tho 8. P. hospital at San Francisco where he had been. taken some time ago from his home in Klamath Falls for treatment. Mr. Silsby had been ill jfor several months, dute. to heart trouble contributory to an attack Of influenza. r The body was' brought to Ashland last evening and , funeral services were from the Presbyterian church this afternoon at 2 o'clock, conduct ed by Rev. C. F. Koehlef. . Interment was made In the family burial plot In the Ashland cemetery. Mr. Silsby Is survived by, his wife, one daugh ter, Mrs, Perry Aahcraft of Ashland, his mother, Mrs. Helen M. Silsby, a brother, John S. Silsby, and two sis ters Esther and ,Mary silsby of Cot tage Grove. . - " DELINQUENTS lhh . , BE ASKED TO PAY IP Committees will make a canvass early next week to collect the deli quent subscriptions to the Ashland Patriotic Fund. , The committee will be young men of the High school who have volunteered for this ser- vice as the . men are too busy to take It up. Receipts will be given for all payments,. . Please be ready to make your payment when called upon. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Floyd D. Young, the weather bu reau frost expert, liM arrived iu Medford from Pomona, Cal., for his annual stay here during tho spring fruit growing season. Mis wlfo" U with hlra and they will be guests at the Hotel Medford. Last year It will be remembered Mr. Young after waiting five days longer than be In tended thought it safe to close tho season and he departed from, the city on May 15th. The next morn ing there was one of the worst frosts of the season. Medford Tribune. Opinions Peace Conference Persia, Guatemala and most of the South American neutrals having some suggestions to make. , The three Scandinavian countries will present virtually Identical pro- posals, it Ib understood, these being In the main favorable to the league and asking that neutrals be admitted to membership. President Wilson will act as chair man at the meeting of the League of Nations commission which will be held Saturday when all proposed amendments and changes will be con sidered and the plan put into defi nite form. Lord Robert Cecil and Thomas W. Gregory, former United States attorney-general, are among those who have sought to draft a proviso rela tive to the Monroe doctrine In such form that It will meet the approval of legal experts. The commission on International labor legislation today ' decided against the International Labor Bu reau, when constituted, invoking the il'tpt the League' of Nations to en force Its decision. This decision was mainly due to difficulties which would be encountered In the United States, where . state constitutions would require alterations before they would permit such outside interfer ence. WORK RESERVE SERVICE - , FOR BOYS CONTIXVE1 The VDysj" working reserve ser vice will be continued, even tho urg ent deficiency- bills: (appropriating funds were not passed by congress "This is good news," says J. W Brewer, farm help specialist of the federal department of agriculture and O. A. C. "Word has been wired by W. E. Hall, national director, that funds are probably available for next year as well as to the end of this Tax Officers to Again Visit City By direction of the Commission of Internal Revenue Collector Milton A Miller la authorized again to station his deputies at various points thruout the state to assist those who fallod to complete income tax returns with in the required time, and to render any other service that may be neces sary or desired. Any adjustments of incomer taxes should be made NOW, as an extensive "DRIVE" for de llnquents will soon be undertaken. Income Tax Officers Guy R. Harp er and G. V. Wlmberly will be at the city hall at Ashland, Oregon, from and. Including April 3 to and luclud log April 5, 1919. It Is the wish of the Department that every one Interested should tako advantage of the opportunity afford ed by the visit of theee officers. APPOINTMENTS MADE - . BY GOVERNNOR OLCOTT Governor Olcott has appointed Dr Floyd B. Dayton of Portland, a mem ber of the state board of optomethy, succeeding Dr. W. J. Curtis, of Cor- vallls. . It Is announced that the gov ernor would reappoint V. M. Pearca of La Grande a membor of the board whea, his term expires. Both ap pointments are effective June 1, un der the law of the last legislature. A, fine rental contract for party who knows how and will run an or chard. See Billings agensy soon. 12-3t If a feeling of reserve between tho residents of the out-lying districts and those of Ashland had excr exist ed It was effoctually wiped away at the banquet last Tuesday night un der the auspices of the Commercial Club when the business men of Ash land entertained the farmers of the upper valley. ' Before the evening was over all felt (hat the residents of this section are entirely at one in regard to the interests of the com-" munlty la which they live and are ueepiy iiiieresieu iu us (lunui aim development. : The dining room in the basement of the Elks Temple was the scene of , i . .1 i t . .... i . n . . .i the festivities, where the members of the Civic Improvement Club had ergetic application to farm Industry prepared one of the finest banquets has made him a shining example as ever placed before an Ashland as-' a successful agriculturist, made an semblage. The rooms were beautl- Interesting address on successful dl fully decorated, while huge bunches ( versified farming and co-operation In of daffodils amid sprays of green or- marketing. namented the tables and added aj A guest from a distance who hap charming spring effect. rp'encd to be In Ashland at the time Upwards' of 120 guests and their, and was Invited to participate at tlm tentertalners wore seated at ' the banquet, was C. M. McAllister, field tables at 8 o'clock, and did Justica.man for the Union Stockyards of to the appetizing viands set befora .Portland, who talked most Interest- them. After the Inner matt was ap- peasod, the social features pre-empt ed the balance of the evening. Mrs Julia Hockett, whose singing is o source of delight to many entertain ments, was present and ong several attractive selections. Clark Bush, president of the Com mercial Club, officiated as toastmas ter, and after heartily welcoming the guests of honor Introduced the speak ers for the evening, who had espec ially been Invited to participate in the occasion. The first speaker was Prof. F. C. Retnier of the Southern Oregon Experimental Station, who talked on soil analysis of the valley When Prof. Relmar was In Ashland on "Cherry Tree Day," February 22, he gave a brief address on the topic! which' met -wrtaluiVk licar? Inter est by those who heard it that he was requested to repeat the same ad dress for the benefit of a larger number of listeners. Prof. Relraer enlarged on the subject, which he Il lustrated by charts, showing the Military Training is Endorsed by Soldiers Overwhelming endorsement of a universal military training system coupled with equally strong support of the existing disciplinary relation ship between officers and men of the ar,ray was expressed by a represents tlve group of selective service- men of the 12th division, Camp Devens, Mass., Just before the organization was demobilized last January. The opinions of 1,380 men, with an average length of service of 10.7 months were obtained thru a care fully arranged questionnaire system with every safeguard provided to in sure absolutely free expression of opinion and with such distribution In the division as to make the answers representative. The report on the Inquiry was made public this week at the war de partment. It is headed: "Our military system as It ap peared to. America's citizen sol diers." Altho half of the men questioned ere rated as dissatisfied with mili tary life, the report shows that 89.5 per cent of the replies expressed the soldier's belief that he personally had been benefitted by his army .life. 79 per cent were glad of their train ing aside from footings of patriotism and 88 per cent favored universal military training as a national pol icy, A substantial majority agreed that the existing relationship ' be tween officers and men was neces sary and disapproved the social mix ing of the rank and file. Members of the 69th regiment who have returned home from Camp Lew Is since Tuesday are George E. Evans, Heston Jones, Reld Harrell, Oscar Sliver, Alden D. Powell, Ural Cole man, Slade Songer and Harry Grubb. Several others have stopped along th way and will be home In a few days. Easter, April 20th. Only 4 weeks off. Get your order In now for that fine Easter suit at Orrcs tailor shop Darling's for portraits that please, 7-tt . analysis of the soils of the upper valley and tolling of the abundance of some properties, while proving tho absence of others necessary to tho satisfactory production . of . varlou.; crops and products. . , ' Miss Anne McCormlck, county homo demonstrator, was e.lso a guest at the banquet, and gave a most In teresting talk on food values In dairy products. Miss McCormlck has mado an exhaustive study of thl.i 'subject and could give in a convinc ing-manner the advantages to be gained by the use of milk, especially as a food for growing children. ' A. C. Joy, president of the county farm bureau, whose earnest and en- Ingly on the advantages oi procur- ing and raising blooded stock. : County Agriculturist C. C. Cato, emphasized the co-operation among agriculturists and business mon, which, he claims, Is the strongest asset to the growth and develop ment of a country. He compliment ed Ashland upon this meeting, which he stated was an unusual feature In most sections It Ih difficult to get farmers and business men to co-operate either socially or In a business way, and the feeling of friendship and 'good fellowship existing heri points, to a splendid outlook for tho future welfare of the community. i :The banquet .was an expression of the kindly and Interested feelins? with which Ashland business men deavor to show them In what majw ner they may expect the hearty oo-, operation which will attend all busi ness endeavors and enterprises which will be of mutual benefit to one and all.' ' Y. M. C A. Work er Gave Address; The work of the Y. M. C. A. In tha army camps abroad had an able de fender. In the person of Ivan B. Rhodes, Interstate secretary of thu Y. M. C. A. work of Oregon, who spoke to a largo audience in tho Presbyterian church Wednesday eve ning. Mr. Rhodes has shortly re turned from overseas where he had spent an extended time in the army camps, and particularly In ' close touch with the many Y. M. C. A. huts scattered along tha War invaded ter ritories wliere the American soldiers wore prominently located. : In the face of tho severe criticism that has recently been made of the Red Triangle organization in connec tion with their work among the sol diers of France, workers like Mr. Rhodes, are being sent abroad to re fute some of the most serious state ments and explain othors that throws different light upon the accusa tions. Mr. Rhodes gave an Interest n g address on his personal work In the overseas Y. M. C. A., and pre sented a convincing statement in re gard to the movement abroad. Preceding the address Dr. Tllton'.i orchestra of the Methodist Sunday school, played a' flue selection. Slogan Contest is Arousing Interest Much local interest is being arous ed In the contest for the Victory Lib erty Loan slogan that has been start ed by the general publicity commit tee of the Twelfth Federal Reserve District, and a number of contest ants are anticipating sending In ap propriate slogans from this section. The time of the contest has been ex tended to April 5, and all slogans should bo addressed to General Pub licity Committee. Twelfth Fecferar Reserve District, San Francisco, Cal.