ASHLAND WEEKLY TIDINGS
VOL. XLIII
APHLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1.5, 1919,
NO. 66
Club Rooms
for Soldiers
"When .the boys came back from the world war, or at least
those who came in. a .body and represented the C5th and C9th
regiments who served in France, they were feasted and feted
and shown a great deal of attention at the time. This was per
fectly all right and as it should be, but there were a largo num
ber of 100 percent soldiers whose coming into Ashland was only
known to their own homefolks, unless the newspapers accident
ally learned of their appearance and gave them a mention in the
local news columns. Ever since the boys returned much talk
has been going on about establishing a fitting memorial to these
heroes, over two hundred of whom gladly and willingly respond
ed to their country's call, and went out to help-fight her bat
tles and serve to the best of their ablity as they were placed.
When this project has been brought up, everyone lias agreed
that something of the sort should he done, but for some reason
or other the scheme has fallen through, and today, as far as any
outward appearance is concerned, no one would know that Ash
land had had a representative in the great world war, instead
of over two hundred and these, do not forget, were practically
all volunteers.
At a meeting of dry goods merchants held this morning, L.
F. Ferguson brought up the topic of establishing a memorial of
some sort for the Ashland ex-service men, and spoke of a plan
for fitting nip suitable club rooms for them in the Armory. This
has been the desire of the boys for some time, and they have
tentatively arranged to establish these rooms as soon as they
could see their way clear to do so.
The suggestion met with the hearty approval of the four
merchants at this meeting, Henry Enders, Jr., F. L. Ferguson,
J. H. McGee and C. II. Vaupel, and they immediately suggested
that the four of them father the project right then and there,
and immediately subscribed the following to the fund which the
citizens of Ashland will be asked to help raise:
J. II. McGee, $25; L. F. Ferguson, $25; C. II. Vaupel, $25,
and II. 0. Enders & Sons, $35.
Committeemen to help out-the project will be appointed
early next week, and plans worked out for the provision of the
club room as the boys would wish. The intention so far is to fit
up rooms with all the comforts and conveniences that can be
procured, with recreation equipment, billiard tables and any
thing that will go towards' making this a pleasant stopping
place for the ex-service men to pass their evenings.
Subscriptions for this memorial start today, and will be car
ried on from day to day. fots will be placed in the three banks
and citizens are asked to step in and make their contributions
aad register; and tlio list will lie printed in the Jocal paper,
daily of weekly as the committee suggests. While no personal
solicitation will be made, every citizen in Ashland will no doubt
feel it a great privilege to help contribute to this fund for the
comfort and pleasure of the boys who went to war, and will un
doubtedly be glad to have a hand in providing a real memorial
that will be a lasting tribute to the Ashland boys for their part
in the great world war.
CONFECTIONERY
S
E. N. Butler today turned over his
confectionery store on the Plaza to
Claude Milllt, formerly of Fossil,
.who came to Ashland a short time
ago and has purchased the Whlted
property. The deal was consummat
ed some time ago, but the final pos
session was not taken until today.
Mr. Milllt has come to Ashland with
the Intention of making this city his
permanent home- and will be Identi
fied with all Its Interests, and Tie will
therefore conduct his new enterprise
on the same popular lines that Mr.
Butler has heretofore carried on the
business. It Is Mr. Butler's inten
tion now to devote himself to look
ing after his wife's health, and will
spend some time traveling with her.
The war department has opened
twenty-four retail stores In which
will be offered for sale certain house
hold commodities which are Included
in stocks of surplus war materials.
The United States has been divid
ed Into twenty-four districts In each
of which a store Is located. Sales
will be made both over the counter
Mid on mall order. Residents of each
.district must send their orders to the
district stores, and mail orders
must fee addressed to the stores in
5vhlch patrons reside. Only new and
aused articles will be sold through
tJ Quantities of reclaimed or
renovated goods will .be handled
through these stores, and these will
-be sold only over he counters. Com
plete lists of commodWies offered by
these stores and prices at which
it hey will be sold are displayed in
the postofflce.
The Overland Marcy company has
tad on exhibition the new Overland,
model four In their garage during
the past two days, which has at
tracted much interest among car
owners and would-be owners. ThlB
ear which has been 1ullt to fill the
tdewand for a light ear ef economy
nd roadablllty. is claimed by the
demonstrator to fill the needs Cor
.economical transportation for ell
classes ef life and In all countries.
The Overland Marcy people are dem
onstrating the new model and are
anxious to have all people Interested
'in automobiles to call and see this
tiasdtome car.
CHANGES
AND
A novel plan has been worked out
in the south that Is helping greatly
to relieve the labor shortage in cot
ton mill districts.
Formerly, many women absented
themselves from their work a day or
twp a week to do their washing at
home. Now, small laundries have
been established. In many of the mill
towns, by the cotton manufacturers.
Eight to ten employes in the laundry
do the washing for bb many as 200
families or more, doing away with
the old washday delays.
The same general Idea is belmr
worked out by the laundryownerB of
the nation In their national cam
paign. A concerted effort Is being
mnde to tench the housewives of the
country the advantage of sending
their family washing to the modern
laundries in their city. If women
will do this, the Inuntlryowners say,
it will ultimately be possible to
completely emancipate the women of
America from the washtub.
The Ashland library board has
been asked to make public their
stand on the subject of a county li
brary (or Jackson county.
The board Is la sympathy with
the general Idea of county libraries
for rural communities as provided
by the new library law passed by the
last legislature, thus giving service
to districta that would otherwise ba
without It.
The Ashland Public Llbary was
organized November 13, 1891, ami
since that date has been serving
the same district It would be asked
to serve under the county system.
So while holding an opinion favora
ble to the county library Idea, Ash
land may under the law claim exemp
tion from taxation for this purpose
as the city provides adeqaute support
for their own, library.
F. E. WATSON. President.
H. T. ELMORE, Secretary,
i 1 .
yesterday a campaign for a mil
lion souls was started In the Meth
odist church. This campaign will
be urged all over the land in this
denomination for one million con
versions by next July, and encour
aged by the response to the Centen
ary Movement this year when the
church raised $116,000,000 they will
now try to enlist men and women in
the Master's work. Rev. C. A. Ed
wards presented the movement In
his church here yesterday at the
morning and evening services and at
the Epworth League, and was re
warded by a hearty response from
bis people.
FRIDAY'S NKW8
The parade of churches held last
evening at 6 o'clock was one of the
most attractive affairs ever staged
on the streets of Ashland, and
showed the energy and enthusiasm
with which they can enter and carry
out any project devised for a worthy
purpose. This parade was planned
and engineered by Dr. Keeney-Forrls,
who had labored unceasingly In
bringing this beautiful tribute to the
state W. C, T. U. to a lovely comple
tion. .
The parade was lined according to
numbers in attendance In the regu
lar Sunday school work.
Methodist, first, leading the pa
rade, Presbyterian second, Baptists
third, Nazarene fourth, and follow
ing were others associated with the
various churches of the city. The
parade was headed by the auto of Dr.
Gregg with the pastor of the M. E.
church. The personnel of decorated
autos were as follows:
Methodist organization had five
decorated autos. Official wag dec
orated In scarlet and white, repre
senting . the flower department of
W. C. T. U. Hoodoo class came
next with car decorated in autumn
leaves and red dahlias. Bible class
followed In asparagus decorations.
Two cars followed decorated In bunt
ing and flags, representing the patri
otic department of the W. C. T. U.
Presbyterians had only one car In
the parade. Mrs. Koehler's class
drove a very nicely decorated car
which was appreciated by all.
Baptists lined up as follows: Offi
cial car (planned by Mr. Holmes)
was the Liberty car. This float was
white with the national colors here
and there. The Goddess of Liberty
stood upon an elevated platform, the
Liberty Bell below and In front. Two
soldiers stood at the rear of the
float; the bell was sounded at In
tervals along the line of march.
Four children In dainty . colors
grouped two on each side of the
car.
The beautifully decorated car of
V. O. N. Smith came next with a
profusion of pink flowers and
streamers, carrying children dressed
in fairy gowns. "Next rame the float
representing two departments of tho
W. C. T. U., Americanization and
Sabbath departments. One half of
the car was grouped with girls
dressed to represent countries where
the W. C. T. U. have their workers,
These carried the flags of their re -
spective countries. A large white t)re Cty Think of snowcapped
cross was on an elevated platform mountains in the background. Think
and a girl dressed to represent anlof Mount Hood appearing so close
angel spread her wings over all, one geemg aim09t able to touch It!"
while a W. C. T. U. mother held the j c Ainsworth, president of the
white ribbon streamers floating over United States National bank; Julius
each nation. The front of the car. ,, Meir A Frank, and Guy M.
held the pulpit with Bible and the
pastor dressed a white suit; the mot
to was remember.
The next In line was a decorated
car driven by Mr. Minor. This car
was a color scheme of pink and
green, pink dahlias and pink stream
ers. A lattice work of pink on top
of the car covered it completely. Fol
lowing this came the girls bearing the
W. C. T. U. emblem with white
streamers floating down from a pole
bearing aloft the American Eagle.
A car followed driven by Mr. Coch
ran decorated in yellow and green.
The top of this car was also cov
ered with a lattice work of yellow
and green; yellow ropes were draped
on sides and front. Then came the
children with red and blue Jackets
bearing white letters, "Welcome" W.
C. T. U." ThlB division was, closed
by the patriotic car driven by Mrs
Griffith, carrying Sunday school
boys. Mrs. Merrill dressed In white
and carrying the Baptist banner,
beaded this division.
The Nazarene church was beaded
by the car decorated In white and
labeled "Purity." ThlB very beauti
ful car would without doubt been the
prize winner, had there been a sec
ond prize offered. This car received
many very flattering compliments,
and was driven by Mr. Sams. The
next car also received high compll
ments from the Judges, a car dec
orated In yellow and green. This
car was designed by Mrs. D. D. Ed
wards, the Nazarene pastor's wife. It
carried members of the primary de
partment. Another car was decorat
ed In red and green, and then came
the pastor with bis splendid float full
of boys.
The judges of the parade were
Mrs. Bright of The Dalles; Mrs. Mal
lett, of Portland, and Mrs. Campbell,
of Coos Bay.
The decision was read by Mrs.
Bright last nlgbt as she preceded it
with a very appropriate speech and
complimented the car of the Naza-rene-Purlty,
also' their ear of yel
low and green, though the judges
supposed this car to have been driven
by the Methodists. The judges
awarded the prize of five dollars to
the Baptist float, Liberty.
EXTRA! EXTRA! BOOZE
4 FIGHTERS GO ON STRIKE!
CAIRO, Egypt Saloon ha-
bltues here have agreed to "go 4
dry" until, the prices at the
principal bars, which have Just
been raised considerably, are
4 reduced.
CORRECT
ADDRESS
CAMPAIGN IN P.0
The employes of the Ashland post
office are conducting a campaign
among the patrons of the office to
have their correspondents address
their mail completely in order to in
sure prompt delivery upon arrival
and thus prevent the necessary de
lay caused by having to look up the
Btreet number, lock box number, or
rural route box number.
This is very important now that
Ashland Is again filling up with
strangers ana transieuis are niore,o(f , , d ,. d , ther ut.
numerous than In many yeari. m08t , Aestroy American's Inter
There is no better protection to mall , e9t8 ,. Sayerg gayg m, ,he goi(ller8
than a correct and complete address!,,, the Unlted stateg are umler 8trlcl
as It reduces the possibilities of lr-,orde ot to retailllte in any way
regular sorting to' a minimum and j untoward action on the pnrt of the
when complaint Is made the fault' Japane89 soWlerB.
can be easily located Patrons arej
t.AlInva thut thai mull will '
iiiuuo id uc.io. .constantly
come to them anyhow because the;dlerl) are
carrier or clerks know them person-,
ally. This Is a delusion as there are'
more names ana mmu.s ... .... n,.,
than they appreciate and on the face
of a letter. i
-.
"The most beautiful air trip In the
world. Rival of California's Lob An-geles-Catulina
island flying excursion."
Pictures of making the air above ; early 60,g afe now re9(ng peacefu,
the Columbia river canyon and the.,y n ,he Deaert Muaeum , the
Columbia river highway the pluy-
ground for a Curtlss Seagull are con
jured up in the minds of four Port
land men now in the East. They
have had their first flights.
Chester G. Murphy, attorney for
the recently incorporated Pacific Air
Line company, writes that tne tea
gull, the latest Curtiss type flyina)
machine, is now on the way to Port
land. "I simply cannot find wordB to ex
press what a magnificent flight the
Columbia river highway would
make. The Pacific Air Line com
pany intends to operate a regular
line of Seagull boata up the highway,
and this will do much to advertise
Portland and furnish tourists with
one of the most beautiful air trips in
the world. The line will soon be
come as famous as the Los Angeles-
1 catallna Island, route.
j "Think of rUIng from the aviation
' fleja te a compJUe view of tho e re
Standifer, shipyard man, all took
tbelr first flights at Roosevelt field
and Atlantic City last week. They
think there ts no gume like it in the
world. They are among those back
ing the Puciflc company.
, HATIRDAY'H NEWH
The closing session of the state
convention of the W. C. T. U. was
held last night, and on the program
was designated as Medford night.
For some reason or other Medford
failed to respond, and when the con
gregation gathered no entertainers
were forthcoming. Ashland, how
ever, was equal to the occasion, and
provided so excellent a program that
it fully compensated for the absence
of the regular one.
Dr. Woods' orchestra rendered the
opening music, and other features
were singing by Mrs. Cadwell, Mrs.
Hockett, Mrs. Ashcraft and Misses
Poley and Allen. Rev. D. D. Ed
wards gave an excellent and Inspir
ing address and Mrs. Jlllson deliv
ered a very helpful talk. Another
entertaining feature was a reading
by Dr. Keeney Ferris.
This annuul meeting has been one
of the most helpful and entertain
ing conventions ever held In Ashland
and was largely attended by dele
gates from all over the state.
D. M. Brower, Judge of the city
court, presented bis report for the
month of September at the meeting
of council last night, which Is as fol
lows: Number of cases heard for
violation of booze ordinance, 2;
number ot cases heard for violation
of traffic ordinance, 2; number of
cases for violation of ordinance
against resisting a pound official in
discharge of his duties, 3; total num
ber of cases heard during the month,
7. Amount of money on hand the
first of the month, $3.50 ; amount of
money received in ' fines for the
month, HIS. 00; amount ot money
deposited with the city recorder,
$112.50; balance on hand October 1,
"Have you noticed that Ashland
began to pick up from the time that
pelican arrived In the park In Au
gust?" remarked a prominent wo
man of this clt7 recently. "Ever
since that beautiful bird came, from
no one knows where, things have
looked brighter and better In the
city and the surrounding country.
That was such an ornament to the
park and. was so tame and at home
here, making friends with old and
young alike, that it might well be
taken for a good omen.
"Even the wild birds choose Ash
land as a most delightful place In
whlcb to live."
JAPANESE IW SIBERIA
MOLEST OUR TROOIJS,
TRAVELER DECLARES
SAN FRANCISCO. "Japanese
soldiers in Siberia assault American
soldiers with bayonets, or sometimes
clubbing their rifles, and always
never overlooking an opportunity to
molest them,' says H. E. Sayers,
Pasiidena millionaire, who served as
senior socretary of the Y. M. C. A.,
for more than a year In Russia. Say
ers returned here on the transport
Thomas. j
He adds that the Japanese are I
buying land on both Bides of the
trans-Siberian railroad for 60 miles;
that they have bought practically
every large hotel in the cities along
the route, have bribed government
He nays th Juponese go armed
while the American sol-
nut permitted to carry
wftap()n9 Qf Rljr cnarhCter wmle on
,lbert). He sud ,hat M Amer,cun
ftre anJ(oug ((J Ret buck am,
,hat the)r ery 1veg (ll!pen(,
prorapt actiou on the part of the
government.
SALT LAKE CITY The bones
' of Chief Black Hawk, who played
i havoc with npttlMm In ITtuh In th
Mormon Temple grounds in this
city. The skeleton was brought
from an Indian burinl ground near
Spring Lake Villa, Utah county, this
Btate, and with all the accouterments
of Indian burial, now reposes In a
!lMB cage )n the Mormon chnrch
P
I museum. The curator of the muse
um has made every effort to prove
to a tertainty that the bones are
those of the famous Indian chief, and
the evidence he has gathered seems
to prove their authenticity. These
Include affidavits of early settlers
who witnessed the funeral proces
sion of the chief. " ,
Black Hawk Is said to have died
In 1870 as the result of a wound re
ceived In a fight with white settlers
several years previous. Prior to his
death, it Is said, he visited towns In
the section he had harrassed and
made peace with all of his enemies.
From veterans of the raids made
by Black Hawk's bands, It is declar
ed the Black Hawk wars of Utah be
gan in 1864 when a small band of
Indians encamped near Gunnison,
San Pete county, Utah, suffered an
epidemic of smallpox and blamed
the white settlers for It. The In
dians attacked small settlements In
numerous communities. Women and
children were tortured, children car
ried away and much property dovus-
tated, according to the stories of the
old settlers. This continued until
about 1872, It is said, when the In
diana, bard pressed by soldiers, ack
nowledged the superiority of. the
whits man,
Many have been the comments on
the street today, overheard by the
Tidings reporters, as to the apprecia
tion felt by the ex-service men over
the Interest shown in creating a
fund with which to fit up suitable
club rooms in the city.
Some citizens have talked of erect
Ing a memorial monument to the ser
vice men, but the general Impression
among the ex-soldlers is that a mon
ument Is a useless thing, which will
do the soldiers themselves no great
good. Something substantial and
useful Is more In keeping with their
Ideas, consequently the movement,
started by prominent business mei
of the city, to raise money to equip
club rooms In a comfortable way.
which club rooms will serve as a place
where the service men can while
away their evenings, and talk over
old times, meets with the genuine en
dorsement and support of the service
men.
ArrangementB are being complet
ed for the Roosevelt Memorial cam
paign which will take place all over
the country the week of October
20-27. A committee to have chargo
of the local drive has been appointed
and Is as follows: O. H. Billings.
H. H. Elhart, Miss Georgie Coffee.
Clark Bush, Howard Rose, How
ard Barrett, C. B. Lamkln, Mrs.
D. Perozzl, Mrs. O. Winter, V.
O. N. Smith, Lynn D. Mowat, Rev.
C. E. Edwards, Rev. P. K, Hammond,
Henry Enders, Xr, L. F. Ferguson
and W. M. Brlggs.
The county quota for this fund Is
$750, and Ashland Is supposed to
raise $300 of this amount. No solic
iting will be done, the people being
expected to make their contributions
voluntarily, and boxes will be placed
at convenient points for contribu
tions. Definite Instructions will be
issued later to the committee.
A large crewof men in the employ
ot the Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph company have Just completed
a new line from Rock Point to Hilts,
Calif, and are now engaged In con
structing a new line from Wolf
Creek to Canyonvllle. Much other
work by the company Is expected to
be accomplished In Southern Oregon
that will continue practically
throughout the whole winter. Ac
SCHOOL NOTES FROM A. H. 8.
Thelnitiatlon of seven new mem
bers into the P. S. last Tuesday
evening afforded much amusement
to the older members of the organi
sation. The various trials and trib
ulations experienced by the victims
are not here to be enunciated. It
will suffice to suy that the late ac
quisitions exhibited promising abili
ty. Besides the Initiations an Inter
esting program, consisting of a num
ber of talks and readings and a mu
sical number, was rendered by the
various members.
A banquet given by the Parent-
Teachers' society of Ashland was
served In the High school by Mis
Neal's cooking class Thursday.
Covers were laid for 75. An inter-,
r . , .
esting talk was given by Mr. Briscoe
ut the conclusion, after which the
vlal.lnfr iimmKitN a-ara otmw.
me bunding. . -r:,ot, t,,:":k ot a,,y
i that might have given rise to the ru
The cast for "The Arrival of Kit-! mor. Furthermore. If the wires to
ty" having been chosen, the practices : the burglar alarm hud been cut, that
started Tuesday evening and will n Itself would have sounded the
continue to be held every Tuesday, alarm. Supposing there had been
Wednesday and Thursday evening j a robbery of $20,000. as stated, It
until the play is presented. ( would not have effected the bank In
Class organizations will begin next . the least, for the entire amount Is
week. Various electioneering post
ers have appeared on the bulletin
board this week, boosting promising
candidates.
Dr Louise M. Rlchter, formerly
official speaker for the Section ot
Women's Work of the United States
government, gave a very Instructive
talk to the girls of the high school
Friday afternoon.
It is quite likely that a person
passing by the A. H. S. at noon would
be horrified to hear strange shrieks
and moans proceeding from the build
ing. Upon investigation, however,
they would be found to be nothing
less than some musical young ladies
lifting their voice In song, In the as
sembly It was officially announced Friday
that the first football game of the
season will be held with Klamath
Falls, ut Klamath Falls, next Satur
day, Octolior 18. It Is hoped that a
large number of local rooters will be
at the game, to inspire the boys to
greater efforts.
Miss Helen Carlton of Elizabeth,
N. J., was in Ashlund this week and
with the help of several of the rep
resentative women of the Hogu
River valley, effected the permanent
organization of the girls' conference
which held its initial meeting in the
Ashland park this summer. Off!
cers elected for the permanent or
ganization were: President, Mrs. E
N. Warner of Medford; vlce-presl
dent Mrs. John Fuller of Ashland
secretary, Mrs. Holne of Medford
treasurer, Mrs. J. W. Hoyt of Ash
land. Alias Carlton will be camp
leader. She expects to luuve shortly
fur her home In Elizabeth, but will
be back with her girls next summer.
The establishing of this confer
ence promises to be one of the li.ud-
Ing features that go to make Ash
land's summers the most attractive
season of the year. The project was
started lust summer with fear and
trembling on the oart of the Instiga
tors, who were not certain how the
movement would be received by the
young girls ot Southern Oregon. But
the week spent in the tents here in
the city park wns such a success that
the permanent organization was soon
established, and the girls who were
here this year are looking forward
to the season next year that will
bring them back to Ashland. Thirty
young girls enrolled in, the first con
ference, uud fifty visited It during
the week, and Indications point to 1
much lurger enrollment next yeur.
Dr. Louise M. Richter ot Los An
geles, former lecturer for the worn
en's section on sociul Hygiene ot the
1'. S. government, hus been In Ash
land for the past two duys where
she Bpnke to the girls in the Senior
and Junior High schools Friday and
the women and girls in the Auxiliary
hall Saturday. Dr. Rlchter hus been
a practicing phyalcla.i for the past
twenty-five years and was one of
250 women physicians who were Bent
out during the war ty the govern
ment to carry on the work anion"
clrls that had been started among
the boys in the army camp, that of
instructing them in the right way of
living. On account of the Influenza
epidemic. Dr. Hlchter's work last
winter was Interrupted, but she waf
ns anxious to visit Ashland as Ash
land was to have her, so she made
this visit during her vacation. Dr.
Klchter had a wonderful message to
bring and delivered It In a dignified
and Impressive manner that carried
weight with her hearers. She was
greeted by a good sized audience at
both the afternoon and evening lec
tures Saturday.
cording to the local manager of thr
company nothing less than 35-foot
poles are being used, with 50-foot
poles in towns. Trees along the
lines' are being cut down where they
niK'ht endanger the wires and every
thing to promote first class service
Is being done. Shortage of help Is
the principal drawback at present,
hut when the rainy season sets in
and entails the laying off of crews
on the highways It is though the sit
uation will improve.
RUMOR
OF BANK
Fi
There have been persistent ru
mors last Saturday and Monday 10
the effect that an employe of the
Citizens Bank who was in the bank
at a late hour Friday night was held
up. the wires to the burglar alarm
j cut, he being . forced to surrender
IT. , IUndJ-
! " " regard t0 11 todHV
V "' lat?: "The
I , l8 ttbsolutelj' fa'se and without
luuuuuiiun. ino employe
was in the bank after about 5
o'clock Friday afternoon except the
covered by burglary insurance.'
The matter c! eloctricity for heat
ing purposes in the city was again
before the council at their meeting
last night. This Is a subject thut
the approach of winter Is bringing
closely to the residents of Ashland,
as the fuel question Is becoming n
vital one. No arrangement was agreed
upon by the city fathers at this
meeting, but they did approve of u
combined lighting, cooking and water
heater rate.
This rate applies to residences us
ing equipment necessary for lighting
cooking and heating. The cooking
equipment Is to consist of not letu
than an electric range with oven, one.
or more hot plates of other cooking
devices, and water heaters and light
ing service at the regular lighting
commercial lighting rate. The sched
ule applies to commercial heating
and cooking loads and Is first 30 kil
owat hours or less per month, $3.00;
next 200 kilowatt hours, each,' .0.',
excess per kilowatt hour, .01. '
Single phase motors to h. p.
may be used on residence lighting
circuits at the rates given In sched
ule"R" of the California-Oregon rato
schedule with tho following minimi i
charges: v
Minimum for lighting, heating snd
cooking, and 1 h. p. motor, $4.1")
per month.
Minimum for lighting, hentln? nr 1
cooking, and 2 h. p. motor, $6. no
per month.
Minimum for lighting, heating and
cooking, and 3 h. p. motor, $7.25 per
month.
The rate Is the supplementing rate
applying to Douglas, Jackson, Jose
phine and Klamath counties given by
the Cnllforina-Oregon Power com-,
pany, and has been already adopted
In Medford.
Plans are completed for the enter
tainment ot the Portland trade ex
cursion to Southern Oregon, which
will arrive In Ashland at 9 a. m., Oc
tober 16 and remain until 2 a. in.
the 17th. The program committee re
fuses to divulge some of the stunts
which are being lined up, but It bc
gans to appear as It a full day wa;.
ahead for the Portland visitors.
The business men are planning
Oregon products displays for the
week, and rivalry Is wuxing Intense
In the effort to capture the prize;.
offered by the Associated Industries
of Oregon tor the best-decorated
windows. Ladles of the Ashland
Civic Improvement club will act es
Judges.
The excursionists will be met ut
the station here by Ashland business
men, and after a few minutes given
over to sorting out and grouping
those interested in the same llne.4,
the entire party will be loaded into
automobiles and taken on a drive
over the city.
At noon the Ashland business men
will be guests of the Portlanders at
luncheon, where shop talk and seri
ous business will be sidetracked for
pure nonsense and a Jolly good time.
The afternoon will be given over to
visiting and talking r.hop. In the
evening the Ashlanders will return
the luncheon compliment with a
dinner, at which the visitors will be
urged to "rip 'er wide open" and tell
Ashland just what Portland thinks.
of her, and at which Ashland will
do likewise.
According to a new labor law
that goes Into effect Monday the
working hours of women and girls
clerking In stores will be 48 hrnrs
a week instead of 54 as heretofore.
To arrange for that law here in
Ashland the four dry-goods mer
chants, J. H. McGee, H. O. Enders,
I,. F. Ferguson and C. H. Vau
pel, held a meeting this morning and
decided rn granting their women
clerks a half holiday each week to
make uo for the six hours taken off
from their accustcmed week's work-
ng time. This arrangement will only
be temporary, however, as a meet
ing will be called some time next
week when an effort will be made
to have all stores dose at !:! In
stead ot o'clock. Aa arrange
ment of this kind would be a help to
wards shortening the hours.
ROBBERY
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