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Oregon Historic e.r Auditorium I H I " ll ' ASHLAND CLIMATES WITHOUT TUB AID OF MEDICINES ; WILL CURE NINE CASES OUT OF TEN OF ASTHMA. MALARIA GERMS CANNOT LIVE THREE MONTHS IN THE PURE OZONE AT ASHLAND. OUR PURE WATER HELPS. IJLPiJNU VOL. XLIII ASHLAND. OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1919 NUMBER 32 Committee Will Canvass For Celebration Funds Camp Being Made For Highway Work Home Study Tour - Was Great Success U. S. Troops To Advance H Peace Is Not Signed Ashland The Commercial Club spent a! considerable of the time devoted to PIONEEH RESIDENT its business meeting Wednesday eve- ANSWERS LAST CALL Ding In completing plans and arrang- ing details for; the Fourth of July Mrs Qenevlevte R. Rose died ce(obratlon that will be the great Thursday, May 22, 1919, at the home -public feature of the summer for ot her daughter, Mxs. F. B. Sankey, Ashftind. These plaps includo a on Granite street, with whom the de largo and diversified program of in--Ceasd mad her home. Mrs. Rose toreiiting sports and events, and will ha 'n al'lng since last November oovpr over three days of playtime wltn complications arising from the for the citizen of the Rogue River , ejects of Influenza, from which she valley and all the surrounding coun- gradually grew worse until death -try,. The celebration will begla on ' at 6:30 yterday afternoon. Thursday, July 3, and will cover rrl-si,e a natlv of Jackson county dav and Saturdav. the 4th and fiiti. and had 8Pent Practically her whole ' To finance this celebration a can vass la going to be made among the citizens of Ashland In order to fal low them the privilege of assisting la staging this great event. Start! n; Tuesday tlije soliciting committee v. ill call on the residents to help in con tributing to the fund necessary to make this event the success its man agers are attfcraptlng to bring about, and It will be hoped, they will be re ceive! as graciously la this cam paign as they have in the many oth ers. Ashland has given liberally to thj? demands of necessity, and it Is now due them to treat themselve3 to a little pleasure, so much of which has been denied them in the past. Monday fnenlng the 'members of the soliciting committee will meet In the City hall to make final arrange ments for this canvass, and will start out promptly Tuesday morning to raise suffklumt funds to give the people of Ashland and vicinity a most glorious celebration. The needs for economy-are not so great now as they were in war-time, and.it is up to the peopla to devote a llttlo to-, wartl pleasure, now that the country will soon be on a natural basis again. 'When the committee visits yon next Tuesday remember that the contri bution you give towards this cele bration fond is 7our offering as a grateful people to those who have as sisted In preserving this nation, whosa fbtrthdny you celebrate at this time. Commercial Clubs Will Co-operate The directors of the Commercial Clubs of Ashland, Medford and Grants Pass will meet at the Med ford Hotel in the latter city Wednes day evening, May 28, to consider the matter of getting out literature for the Rogue River valleyi. The object of this meeting will be tfie co-operation of the three cities In arranging plans and methods fodr bringing out the advantages of Southern Oregon and uniting on the lines on which the Commercial Clubs of the three cities will work. These organizations con sider that great advantages may be ddrlvjedj from. co-operating tn this matter for the greater good of this section of the state. Park To Be Given Elk By B. P. 0. E. The attractions of tire park are soon to be increased with a herd of elk which will be the gift of Asa- land Lodg, No. 944, B. P. 0. E Arrangements ' have been comnleted when by three of these animals now located in the park between Jackson ville and Medford have' been purchas ed by the local Elk lodge and pre sented to the city! The park com mission in connection ,;with the ' city council will build, an, ! enclosure for the new gift on the plot above the children's play ground where the animals will be Confined! An ef fort is being madis' to" also secure a couple of deer and a? bear. ' PERSHING KEEPING 1 ' ' 1 ' WATCH ON THE RHINE General Pershing's proposal to vis: It England has been , , Indefinitely postponed, possibly due:, to thle be lief that it will be, inadvisable for him to leave the Rhine until the Germans have signed .the peace treaty. ,. .. . ; j Orws cleans clothes. Phonle 64. has many friends to mourn her loss. j Funeral services will be held Sat urday afternoon from the Stock chap el, conducted by Rev. Fatter Hamil ton, of the Medford Episcopal church If he has returned from Portland by 'that time, and Interment will be made in the Ashland cemetery. Sur viving Mrs. Rose ar,e the following children: Mrs, F. B. Sankey of Ash land; Mxs. J. S. O'Brien and John Goodwin of Medford, and Paul Good win, formerly of Medford. Archie Ferguson Writes From France Some time ago a Mr. Stuart told of Archie Ferguson, a former Ash land boy, enlisting in the 31st Engi neers from Alaska. Below is a letter recently received by his father, J. C. Ferguson. The Ralph Harlan men tioned in the letter is a well known Southern Pacific engineer: Nantes,' France, May 2, 1919. Dear Dad: I saw your letter to Col. Mears In the Office today where yoa asked as to my whereabouts, so I thought T would write you a few lines. I arrived In France with the 31st Engineers on June 19, 1918. I en listed while in Alaska, and came out over the trail on foot to Seward, Alaska, whpre I got a boat to Se attle, and was sent to Fort Leaven worth, Kansa3, to train. I enlisted on March S, 1918, and arrived In France, about 10,000 miles, In less than four months. Pretty fast time. say. Our regiment has done tlw main operating of the trains between St. Xazalre and 'up around Orleans, engine crews, train crews, switch men, even carcheckers and office men. Of course there ore a few other operating regiments working togeth er, such as the 67th Engineers and the 66th Engineers, so now all oper ating railroad regiments are In the 14th grand division of the transpor tation corps, and the company I am In Is stationed here at Nantes. Don't know when we will be thru. Maybe some time around the last -of July. I see Ralph Ha.-lan quite often. He is In our regiment. I iust got back from a 14-day leave to England. Was In Edinborough a day and a few days in London. I visited the Wilson family on Brists street- Thay are fine psople and were sorry I didn't have longer to stay. The old place looked the same. I wanted grandpa's silver snuff box pretty bad, but didn't have the nerve to ask for It. They still have the old cable line In Edinburgh. Mr. Wilson showed me where a bomb struck around the corner from their place. It did much damage and killed nine people! I hope you and the folks are all wlell. With slncerest regards I re main, Son Arch. Mech. Ai A. Ferguson, t 13th Co., 14th Grand. DIv., Trans. Corps, A. P. O., No. 767, Am. E. F, LEGION HEADQUARTERS j ESTABLISHED IN STATE Returned soldiers, sailors and ma rines win -be Interested In plans for establishing lileadquarters: for the Oregon branch of the American Le gion. About 1200 ' representatives from every state in the' 'union, also .Alaska and Hawaii, gathered In St. Louis, when It was decided to es tablish local units In every town which can produce a minimum mem bership of 15. i Ufa In this vicinity where slip C. A. Dunn, superlntendpnt for the construction of the Pacific High way over the SIskiyous, has been busy during the past week making final arrangements for commencing work on the grading of the new road, A crew of carpenters are on the scene of the construction camp on the mountain erecting bunk houses and making ready for the summer's work. Mr. Dunn has secured a portion of the grading equipment and as soon as the rest Is accumulated actual roukl building will begin. The idea of highway work is attracting many men In this vicinity and it is expect ed that a sufficient crew can be se cured easily when active work be gins. . Com. Club Wants Highway Wider The Ashland Commercial Club at thteir meeting Wednesday night passed a ljesolutlon asking the state highway committee to widen the grade on the Pacific highway on the Siskiyous to sixteen feet. The plans for this proposed road call for a pav ing twelve feet wide, and as this will be the chief highway by which tour ists will enter this statje from the south the twelve foot paving Is not considered of sufficient width to ac commodate the extensive travel which this new pavjed highway will entail. The preden,t roadled Is already graded to a width of twenty-four feet, which is the standard for the state, and a sixteen foot paving would therefore Incur no extra grad ing expense. The nature of the high way with high banks, heavy grades and sharp curves matye It essential that every precaution should be tak en to make the road safe for travel, as. It is practically impossible for two vehicles to pass with safetyon a twelv foot paving, This Is con smerea even more dangerous than a road eight feet wide, as no driver would attempt to pass another ve hicle on a road of that width. Klamath Elks Make Ready For Celebration Assurance that ample acconimoda Hons for the thousands who will at tend the convention of the Oregon State Elks association at Klamath Falls from August 14 to 16 has been given out from the Southern Oregon city. Every room in every hotel will be requisitioned while work on i "tent city?' Is to commence Imme aiaieiy. An kiks special will run direct from Portland to Klamath Falls. LAW STUDENTS WILL TAKE EXAMINATION Twenty-three prospective attorneys have applied to the state board of bar examiners to take the bar examina tions 8ch!eduled to be held in Salem on May 27. On the preceding day a literary test will be given the candi dates who have not had the advan tage of high school or college educa tion. This test will be given in the office of Roscoo ,C. Nelson, of Port land, who Is secretary of the board. Among those who have applied to take the examination is William Mc Kinley Brlggs of ABhland. Ashland Trading Co. will be pleas ed to quote you prices on seasonable groceries. 32tf Ashland Surpasses "There may bo as fine camping grounds as the Ashland Llthla park with its beautiful surroundings and conveniences for tourists, but I have not seen them." was the remark made by Gus Begemann, of Portland, who is spending the week here. Mr. I and Mrs. Begemann have len spend-! Ing the winter in California and are returning home. They arrived at j much also, making this scene one of the local camp' ground Monday eve- j unsurpasslng beauty." These tour nlng and will stay several days here(lsts are also enthusiastic about the. drinking the mineral water and en-J mineral waters in Llthla park, which Joying the charms that nature has Ms unequaled on the coast. One hundred persons representing evlery community In Jackson county attended the first home study tour which was planned and carried out by tlm women of the farm bureau Wednesday and Thursday. Wednes day's tour cohered the southern por tion of the county, and Included vis Its at the homes of John Gore, Pa sifio highway; A. A. Schuchard, Phoenix; J. R. McCracken, Valley View; and Charles E. Gray, Bello vievK Thursday the homes of J. R. Crews and M. I. Mlnear, Griffin Creek, T. S. Carpenter, Oak Grove, A. E. Strat ton, Jacksonville, and E. H. Pome roy, Central Point, were visited and the conveniences and devices at these homes were Jnspectedi. President Opposes War Prohibition President Wilson's message to the extraordinary session of congress was read Tuesday in the House and Senate. In his message which was cabled from Paris th(e president de clared: - ' That he would return the rail roads to their owners at the end of the calendar year. That the telegraph and telephone lines will be restored to their own ers as soon as posslbley That In the case of both the wires and railroads, there should be legis lation to develop a more uniform and co-ordinated system of opera tion. The war time prohibition act should be amended or repealed, so far es It applies to wines and beers. Thf re is no occasion for "any gen eral revision" of the present system of Import duties, with the (exception of necessity protection for the dye Industry and against trade dis crimination by foreign powers. Revision of federal taxes to sim plify administration (elimination of minor taxes such as excise upon various manufacturers and taxes up on Detail sales and adjustment of Incomes, excess profits and estate taxes as the mainstay of r'evenue sources, was necessary. That a "new organization of in dustry" with labor participating In Its control, Is necessary to make op erative a community of interests be tween capital and labor. United States employment service should lie continued and several agencies of conciliation and adjust ment co-ordinated by slatting up of new federal agencies of advice and The undeveloped land should be allotted to returning soldiers. That woman suffrage should adopted. bo PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE BRINGS JOY TO BREWERS San Francisco the liquor part of it received President Wilson's state ment regarding beers and wJnes with -wild delight. i Crowds swarmed Into saloons stop pling backs, shaking hands, and later wjseplng tears. The siren of the Rainier brewery startled the city with prolonged shrlleks of delight. R. Samet, president of tlile Steam Brewers' Association and manager of the Rainier brewery, announced that the brewery would abandon Its plans far a big plant In the Orient. "We will Increase our plant hero and our bottling works," he said. "We'll spend our money right here In San Francisco." See the special valifes in after tho war woolens at Orres tailor shop. Ml Camp Grounds. bestowed upon this section of ' tho state, "All along the way," said Mr. and Mrs. Begemann, "efforts are be ing made to fix up camping ground3 for the convenience of tourists, but from what we have seen, Ashland park surpasses them all. The work of man on the park is of unusual 'merit, while . nature has done so PROGRAM OF BAND , CONCERT TONIGHT At the oppn alio band concert this evening In the Llthla park the fol lowing program will be rendered; March, "Faithful." Overture,' "Murmuring of the For est." March, "Usona." Waltz, "Dream of Heaven' March, "Aviator." Concert Mazourka, "Dalore." "Teddy Trombone," "Star Spangled Banner." CITY OBTAINS FIVE ACRES FOR HIGHWAY The city council has accepted the offer made to them by T. Hartley for a tract of land on Walker avenuo to be used for highway purposes. This tJract Includes about five acres of land, and at the meeting Tuesday evening the city Attorney was In structed to close the deal and make out the necessary deeds. Track And Field . Meet Held Today The fifth annual track and field meet of the Southern Oregon Ath- letlo Association is being held today on the public school athletic field at Talent. The following schools are contestants for th Olympic cup now held by the Phoenix school: Talent. Butte Falls, Jacksonville, Central Point, Gold Hill, Eagle Point,. Rogue River and Phoenix. Outside of these events there are field and track events by all the rural schools on Jackson county. Fifty-four athletic congests wffll be presented at the meet. National Guard To Be Formed Instate That the National Guard units are tha salvation of the country, and that adjutant-generals of the United States have been preparing a propo sition thru a legislative committee to put beforo congress at its next meeting, which will take the matter out of the hands of the socretaryof war, was declared In a statement Is sued by Col. W. C. North, comman der of the Oregon National Guard. "Congress will tie glad to accept the suggestions of tho adjutant- gen erals," further stated Colonel North "for the people of the United States know what the .volunteer armies have done for them In the past. The poopl'? of this country will not sup port a large regular army becauso of the expense. It costs $16 to keep a regular array man, compared with $1 for the national guardsmen. Be cause of the regular arniy, men of the national puard were not given credit for work done overseas. In n number of Instances national guard men commanded regular troops. With the exception of the S 7th divis ion, commanded by General O'Ryan, a democrat, and a man of a dominating nature, every national guard organization was broken up when sent overseas. "We want to continue the old 3d Oregon. Every offter and man of the 162d artillery has a place In our present national guard if he wishes to accept It. The 3d Oregon must be preserved und!?r its own name. When General May reached America I telegraphed offering him the col oni?lshlp of the regiment and he ac cepted, altho three weeks later he was made adjutant-general. "Colonel George White will return to Portland late in June and Gen eral May has renounced that he will surrender his position to Colonel White. Then I will resign as com mander of, the 3d Oregon and Gen eral May again accept the position." Rosebnrg Owner of 40-acre prune ranch near here sells this year's yield at price "alove" 14 cents a pbrnd. , ' 'Ashland Trading Co. under new management. 3 2tf COBLE.VZ, May 22. Lieutenant ; General Hunter Liggett, commander of the Army of Occupation, and Ma jor General John Hlnea, commander of the Third corps, who were on their way to Ixmdon, today were re called to Cohlenz by orders from Am("rlcan general headquartors. Nine hundred motor, trucks began to move Tuesday midnight ; from west of the Rhino to the bridgehead area. The trucks are being dfs- tribunal to various points of advan tage among tho troops holding tho zone east of the Rhine should tho oc casion arise for the Americans to start an advance. . The recall of Centals Liggett and" Hines is part of the new program for the American army in the event the Germans do not accept tho pbaca treaty. The composite regiment of the Third Army, organized for partici pation In the Empire Day featlvltfo In London is bng held In CoblenK because of the new turn In the peace situation! The movement of the motor trucks was the topic of conversation among the German civilians In Coblonz. Many civilians complained the trucks as they rumbled across the Rhino bridges at night dlsturbci tholr sleep. The trucks which have a capacity of from 30 to 40 soldtfrs, are fully equipped. The army of occupation at present consists of tho First, Ses- ond, Third, Fourth and Fifth dl visions. . . COBLENZ, May 22. Bucause of Increased indications of friction be tween German civilians and soldiers thruoiit the American area of occu-. patWn, American officers Jtodh warned the burgomasters and other Gorman officials mat mey woum on ty-ld responsible for any violence or. any attempts ai aesinicuon oi ahum, lean, army property. 'PARIS, May 22. The seven days "' (Continued on pae eight) Sunday Schools of State Name Readr At the meeting of tha gihte Sun day school association held In Cor vallls Friday, Saturday and 3unday the following officers were electel " for tlfr coming year: President, Per-, ry Chandler, Canyon City: vlce presl- -dent, Dr. Earle Else, Portland; sec ond vice-president, Dr. Frank Brown, Salem; recording secretary, Hov W. W. McIIjjnry, Portland; treasurer, R. N. Park, Portland. Hithdsome baiuibrs wore awarded counties going over the top on Hun day school apportionments. They went to Multnomah, Morion, Colum bia, Polk, Douglas, Washington end Wneco. Counties having the best county associations were announced as Multnomah, Marlon, Hood River, Washington and Wusoo. Those re- cetivlng second place were Clacka mas, Columbia, . Douglas,. JacKson, Lane and Lincoln; third place, Jose phlne, Tillamook, Yamhill and Linn. Bootlegger Caught With The Goods On James E. Wynn of Seattle was ar rested yesterday morning at the lo cal Southern Pacifls station with bringing whiskey Into a dry state. Wynw hind In his possession tour large suitcases filled with liquor which had been procured In Horn- brook and which ho was attempting to convey to his home city. At a trial before Mayor Lamkln, Wynn was fined M00, the "extreme limit. and was relieved of bis load. FREE METHODISTS .' .. , RAISE LARGE SUM! At the morning service of the Free Methodist conference held In the lo. : cal church Sunday over, $400 wa' raised oil the debt of the Ashland church. In the afternoon over (125 was raised for missions.. Mrs. Clara Childs, president of )the' (Woman's Fonslgn Missionary society, led the missionary meeting. Pi