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Ofon Historical goolat Auditorium OP0i,t7' ASHLAND WEEKLY TIDINGS ASHLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, Al'RIL 14, 1920 NO. 92 VOL.XLIII AVTO CARAVAN MAY BREAKFAST HERE An automobile caravan which will be composed ot more thun 100 cars, carrying approximately four hundred of the leading busi jiess men of the northwest over the Pacific Highway to Stockton find through the Yosemite valley will arrive In Medford und Ash land on the night of May 20, and Jt arrangements can benade, will pat an open-air breakfast in Ash land park. The automohilists will form the most picturesque caravan that lias ever traveled over tho Pacific Jllghway and will be a means of fettlng much national publicity. Jt is planned to have a number of trucks and a detail of men and ufficers from the army accom-i pany the caravan us a recruiting - ,ii ,,.tii ' lllo Hessuins wore wuu bliuud advertisement. An airplune ll,(in(, nlIU,h ,ereKt was nroused fl over the ri.ule and keep in communication with the caravan, by wireless. Many unique adver tising stunts will be staged along the way, and Ashland is assured of seeing a novel caravan wheiij the big auto excursion hits here, j A motion picture outfit will ac-. company the caravan. i The trustees of the Ashland j Commercial Club look up the, matter of the breakfast at their meeting last night and placed the matter of endeavoring to make, euch arrangements in the hands of a committee consisting of J. W! McCoy, Mrs. D. I'erozzl and Mrs-, mollb I)rceg wlli,.h these! pletion 0f the expansion cam 11. T. Elmore. The caravan man-, c()ns(lel.e() ,0Wi 1)Ut ; palgn. v. O. N. Smith. C. I!. ligement does noi ass mai land furnish the breakfast, but are willing to pay for the accom odation. Tlie main objective of the trip s the annual convention of the Pacific Coast Advertising Club.i Association at Stockton. disaiilki) soldiers are kdicated; SEATTLE According to In for- j mation given out here today by Claude H. Anderson, bead ot the Federal Board for Vocational j Education in this district, the fol lowing disabled soldier of Ash land are being taught occupations at the expense of the government. Others who are eligiblie have de ferred their training for various; reasons as classified below. District No. 13, which Includes IWashlngon, Oregon and Idnho, has trained or ppproved for train ing over 2000 disabled Boldlers to date. In Training Oliver Anderson, mechanical engineering; Edmond M. Barrett, animal husbandry; Andrew B. Freeman, agriculture; all at Oregon Agricultural Col lege. - Approved Deferred account or illness Fred J. Ritzinger, agri culture, at 1'niversily of Idaho. The government Is training these men because they were dis ubled by wounds or diseases which handicap them in following their; former occupations. Some are trained in schools, others in unops, iacior.es or ....-, " by a combination of both meth-: cds. Single men receive 80 per month for living expenses. Ad-; ditional amounts, bringing t'e total up to as high as $150 per, month, are allowed for depen- j llcnls- j NEW SEWEIl FOR FREE AITO CAMP , At the meeting of the city coun-, - , . . r ,i, ,;,. of the Rogue River fishing rights, cil last evening most of the time . , . . . . a . i,.i., I Three unto loads of Ashland was devoted to routine business, i mong which was the passing of sportsmen were in n ten, lance, and resolution ordering the con. (lie hall was well Hied, .tructlon of a sewer to be known i Mr. Manstield of Prospect pre A. sewer No. 19, which will be sUed at the meeting, and the sub built near the auto camp ground ; tnce of the conflict which has und affect Upper Granite street. ; ed in the Rogue -River valley Mrs H. S. Parmerlee tendered over fishing rights for the past 20 nr Venation as a member of ;" or more, with the final cul- the park board, which was accept-! ed. She Is expecting to leave Ashland some time in the near fu ture, and will not be able to fill her iln lien !n that caoacitv longer. No one has yet been appointed to canneries at the mouth of the riv lill the Tacancy. ! er' was- thoroughly stated by Mr. Councilman A. C. Nlninger has Mansfield, Senator Thomas, Rep- .nn.,.,lllvn Cltnhlnn A t t .mnu V asked for a leave of absence for Xive or six weeks, which was o-ranfert at the meetine last night. The water and light question J thoroughly aired it was finally was brought up for discussion at moved D- M- Lowe that t,le ac (he meeting last evening, but ow-l "on of the committee in making Ing to the lateness of the hour the adjustment with Mr. McCleay action was deferred until next ! should be heartily approved by Tuesday night. The water ordi-the Fish and Game association of ........ Iu1rain fnimlir anil lh fluantllhlv nance was given its first reaaine i at this meeting. CHITW H CAN VASS I The meeting was very enthusias- Boudreaux of the Navy Recruit- STARTS APP.IL 25 tic, and no opposition whatsoever1 mg gtatjon flt rort,.in(1 nave ar ', An all-day conference In the In- to the action of the committee, (q & terests of tue inier-cnurcn worm : movement was held in Medford vMiardnr under charge of the team composed of Rev. Edgar ofision, was Oregon City, Mrs. Kellems of Eu gene. Rev. Duham of Eugene Kev. Bozer of Medford and Rev. r.nnrnell of Pendleton. Results t the worlds survey weie pre- .nlol roVA-.ilin faCtS that the ... .. ' . .i .l.i I. fn:noon to which all trends are cor- cnauengB wh . lace the whole task for the. whole 26 to May 2 In Juckson county. Euch denomination will Interview its own members and contribu- tors. An inier-cuuicu cuiiiiiiulw for the county will endeavor to soo all other friendly citizens to secure their aid for inter-church. The Inter-church world move ment arises to co-ordlnato the rit.lr nt Ilia rhlll'clipu. H is not I Honnmlmillmiul It Is a move- III out H alms at co-operation, j not consolidation. ' It advocates the elimination of work where there is duplication and the un dertaking of work where the facts reveal where there is nothing' be ing clone. Walter Froser Frown of Med ford is the Inter-church county director for Jasksou county while oach church taking part will have Its own director, n-i. - ottmwiofi 1 over tho movement being lnaugu- -....! T!,an i.re.eiit leineseiit- the Ashland rliurclies were. V. O. N. Smith. Revs. C. P. Koeh- ler I) P rJillrir.ders, W. E. lloan,. John W. Hoyt and Mrs. If. I'; Holmes. MAKKKT HAS Pltol ITAIll.K MONTH Eggs came in to the Ashbellent market plentifully during the month of March before hatching time, which alway causes a drop, in the production. These found will bo suggested to the new Ash ii rumiv niurket tlirnn tlinut the limil f 'mi. iiiercial Club at the coin- owlng to ie qu.tntIty produced made the egg money for the,L. I). Mowat, Rev. C. P. Koehler. ; housewives average up about as well as when the price hovered around 75 cents or more. Fol-1 lnwinir are the ei!B8 disposed of for each week in March: March 6, 1438 dozen, 38c. March 13, 1133 dozen, 35c. March 20, 1421 dozen, 35c. March 2, 1221 dozen. 3c. TESTS AIRPLANE iwum miii niciv . Now that the accidental break- ace of airolanea is less than In the strenuous days of the war, the attention of the Forest Products Laboratory, maintained hy the I'nited States Department of Ag- riculture at Madison, Wis., has been called to instances in which' ..I- airplane parts hare-hti 10 lie ? placed because of decay. The j fact is being recognized that many; woods in common use for making I aircraft are not sufficiently re-! slstant. Fortunately, there are, highly resistant woods whose val-j ue in aircraft has been demon-, strated. One of these is Port Or-, ford cedar. Others which tests I in the laboratory have shown to i be very resistant to decay are southern cypress and California redwood. Douglas fir, white oak and black walnut elso stand fair-' Iv hitrli 'in Hum hi lit v. finnirp. I , g appreciuby ,es9! j durable than the other species: mentioned here. Likewise, hass- wood, beech, birch, and maple be J 8pedefI ' si'tlltTS.MKV FAVOR ,,.,su i'omi'homisE An en(bU9iu.tic meetnK of th(, Jackson County Fish and Hainej Protective Club was held in the city library at Medford Tuesday n!,.l.l In Annc.;,l. l,a n,i,h,nn,lu.i minatifin ot the controversy in an i aniicablo agreement nijide be tween the fish and game associa tion and R. L. McCleay, who prac tically controls the fishing and: ..., -"w - D. Brlggs and others. After conditions had been ....i....i., ,..a .,v0 ii. , action of the executive committee. eA.i:u. Hon. E. V. Carter, chairman ofiPalS" 'or additions 'the state fish and game conimis-, in attendance, taking , notes of the proceedings. I Guild Social t The ladies of Trinity Guild will : l.nM il.oiH ........I In fka ...... ! iso uouhb uni luunmajr dially Invited. Hostesses will be ' ... , ' Committee Outlines Tentative Program of Work for C C. $?$ 5 5 $ S TO 1"' CONSTANTLY KK- VISED I I'WARI) ii This program represents divided into three parts as will De0PWoUK Viei-It we're placed ' the best result of the think- ? ! n all probability, the definite ' i ? ing of this community at ! program. ; the Larger projects for which this time. Later, when The frist head Is, Sl'iiClESTED, there Is no immediate call foi team-thinking and team- TENTATIVE PROGRAM Ol' ; committee action. Whenever the' aeroplane fire control as evi ' action have onened the splr- WORK. I'nder this come the!. . w . ,.,,,,, deuced by my appropriation which itual eyes of the city to larger things, the program 3 can be "revised upwards" constantly. That is why so j much stress Is laid on the j - fact that this Is merely a I "suggesiea program. .u weeks more of thought on . ii. ? the future wolfare of the city will open up new possii.iu- r ties of ni.tion to all of us. The following members of tliejllirg0 nmnber n,i 0iy did so be- lirogram of work committee sug- DJ. the citizens of Ashland in their questionnaire returns met t the Commercial Club in City j Hall last night and outlined a tentative program of work which Lamkln, J. H. Dill, J. W. McCoy L. F. Ferguson, J. II. Mcfiee, W. H. McN'air, W. E. Eveiton, A. C. ISriggs, Rev. C. A. Rdwurds, Mrs. O. Winter, Mrs. C. B. Lamkln, Mis. D. Perozzl, Mrs. P. D. Wag ner and Mrs. H. T. Elmore. of This suggested program . work. Wllicll Will be pnssetl Upon Item by Item by the membership attractions and farming districts tunny to mane sucn ciianges as lulnib(1,. ,)f .n.tj0les of clothing of the club after the campaign, of Southern Oregon tributary to it sees fit and the privilege ol which ho found in the room, ac-u-m ren'resentine as it does the Ashland") and which the membe ' serving for a definite end In I ,.r,rding to his statement. He was i.u, ,hnL.,t nf th communitv. St (NESTED TK.NTATUK ruo- 1. 2. (iRAM OF WORK j Develop spirit of community j co-operution ( without; which community prograss is impossible). Investigate means and co- ' ' operter' securing ade-' quate Bupply of water for! domestic purposes and ir-, ligation. I Assist In developing Ashland's present industries and in creasing payrolls. j a. Invesitgate and promote means of disposing of sur plus fruit through cannery,! evaporator or dehydrating j plant. j. Secure equitable freight; rates. Secure mineral water bath es tablishment. Fourth of July celebration for 5. 1920. Co-operute with Park board in improving and maintain ing auto-camp and in car rying out as many as pos sible of suggestions for park Improvement. Investigate housing needs and ' foster practical solution ot housing problem. Secure establishment of tent city in or near park. Attract conventions, summer camps, and establish sum mer school as outlined in J. H. Fuller plan. Develop trade relations with Klamath district and Northern, California. Ashland-Klamath Falls road. (Present appropriation will not even complete grad ing.) Promote closer relations with 6 7. 8 10 11 farmers ot surrounding districts. 12. Secure new Southern Pacific railroad station. 13. Music for community. (Hand concerts for this summer, etc.) 14. Improve Park street. 15. Secure excursion rutes to Ash- land. 16. Investigate City Commission Plan and other modern forms of government us In use elsewhere. NAVY RECRI ITINO STATION .NOW OPEN Chief riiarmacisi a aiaie w. i. Corder, and Water Tender C. J', to "I'ncle Sam's Navy, Headquarters of the party will be at the Austin ; ibotel. "There are 65 different irane open to a man enlisting in the navy at the preseut time," said i f-,A rnritnf trrl;V Tho IIBP Of . ..... , . ii(ii-,eiiii.mi.ii. ..i. . ,-'Hlgn(iiit u . - can enlist for two, three or four; .... , ;,. ,' hasls for ! building the definite program of , work. Three Parts of Program The tentative program Is di-' things, which is the opinion of ' the people of Ashland as repre- sented by the: questionnaires and of the committee selected by them, j should be placed upon a program ; of work for the Ashland Conimer- cial Club. These are the immedi ate things to be done and the things understood and believed in- by a large number. The com mittee hesitated considerably over leaving off one or two other pro jects which were suggesled by a cause the other projects were not deemed to be Immediately practi- cal to obtain and the program ot Immediate projects is so large , that tho new organization may not deem it advisable to koep all . that are on it. 1 The second head is Sl'CnEST-: EI) FOIU'M AND MSCUSSIONAL; PROGRAM. On it were placed projects which either required I crystallization by discussion Into- ilcri.iltp nines (such as the many ,. ii ,, nn' siiKcestions or cleaning up nnu serve ns an excellent beautifving the city); or which , l'edence was atteinpl are so little underwood as not to ' bB 11 'i""''' ' "'" be popular; or which embody a."-" orRuninHtlon to take up. number of big pro.'ects In them-; selves ( such as "Secuce Improve-1 . 1.. nlla tn anallll' lliwiu 01 .uuu u uaun m Dvt., ship will discuss and from whirl, ' !-' .. ' - .......n.t.-ik n't' VT 1 LVtn t r-n.i.r..r.u . r..-...... . w.-h ri a vri murrws;mv-ll, 'A PIUMil'AM 1. County road bond bill. 2. Support state education aid, miilage bill. f 3. Development of resort fe.i.-' tures. (Under this nea.r will come discussion of wide range projects having to do with interesting, ac commodating and provid- z Ing entertainment fori tourists.) ! 4. Co-operation with city coun-; cil in securing improved ; sidewalks, graded st reels, and cleaner streets. j 6. Discuss feasibility and desir-i nbilty of women s rest room in business district. C. Y. M. C. A., Y. W. C. A., or some community center where both young and old can get recreation and clean, supervised amuse-(- ment. 7. Outline and follow definite plan for making Ashland aj cleaner and more beaiili-j ful city paying special ai- tention to Improving tliej district near the S. P. sta tion. (By discussion, crys-j tallize the scores of sag gestions into a (lei Illlie plan which could ! placed on the major pro gram of work.) 8. Secure new Industries. (Dis cussion of various suggest ed new Industries with view to placing best on pro grain of woik when mem bership desires.) 9. Establishment of public mar ket. 10. Encourage trading at home. 11. Securing of means for voca tional training. 12. Secure improvement of roads and trulls to secenlc attrac tions and farming districts of Southern Oregon tribu tary to Ashland. (All lhp various roads and trails projects would come up for discussion under this head.) FOX FARMING PROVES HEAR GRASS VALLEY, Calif. Ho farming In the Lake Tahoe region nf the Sierras lias moved a cosily experiment and may end in fail are. Of three pair of silver-gray foxes brought from British Co lumbia early last winter to slock a farm projected there, two have escaped, one of them being killed recently by a trapper, and the other is at large. The animals are said to have COBt 3000 I)Pr p.,ir pt the place !of purchase, and their pelts are. ,,,, at fr0m $500 to 1200. Mrs. Annice McClannahan hs. .... aaaA tl.A rauiilnflCA nmtterl) T .... ,..,. .,r,i n: by the Beaver Realty company, they will place on the program of work the things of immediate iin- l poitance. The third head is Sl'tlfi ESTEI.' Sl'I'PLEM ENTAH Y PKOC.KA.M ,. , . , . .....i;..,, ,i,j. ti(lllu projects , tliese will bo either ,.k(!n from (nc reslltl) ,)( (,., ' (UhciissUiiih or from the Supple-, .. .., ...v . ,i, M1,linij. , inentary program are several .mil-! lew such as Normal School which ure of importance hut which l.e-;' cause of various conditions are not quite "ripe" for active work. Nearly two bun. lied different suggestions were Included In the questionnare returns. Many of I!,, 'so roulil be ilaseil under iu- ,.i... ' , m ho fil,.,l ., r,,.:U.i,l.. uuing itvTiii.r. i in: n iik .crniiuiis KyRt)n gQ (hat a fl)mmittoe up.:hcre and stealing a quantity of (lie(, ((J ,ull(e au hl(,,uilve ! clothing and provisions, wai m)jm wjM h,ue cy(1.y SR).,,9. ! brought back hero yesterday bj tjun j(s (,nmlnillul This sheriff Terrill. The lad staled hf represents the original Ideas or llio whole city and will be Inval- liable in planning the projects, Citizens who have not yet filled out questionnaires should send ' f In building these programs no " uemenuier mat tins is merely .1 tentative program. The new 1116111 lie I'stl i 11 Will till Vft the 01)1101'-: , - -.. which it believes. i iir,,,., VT11. Kl I liKHTKII SI I" i.MKM AHl I IKMiRAM OF WOKK 1. Normal school establish ment. 2. Secure first-class tourist and resort hotel. 3. Secure establishment of In come producing' lea lures for park. 4. Formulate and carry out eco- iiiiiuical and effective pub - licily plans. ( Includes tin-; e x a g R e rated literature, signs, folders, etc. ) 5' Secure action on part of Or egon and California in es tablishing arch or other suitable monument at in terstate line on Pacific highway. 6. Investigate feasibility of pub lic swimming pool. 7. Secure enlargement of munic ipal electric plant. 8. Co-operate with American Le gion In securing club-room for ex-service men and other young people as war memorial. 9. Investigate modern street lighting systems in other cities und co-operate with city government in improv ing lighting of Ashland streets. I t,U-Uirinii! in nrcn,,uis oiiitiii A n.. :.. .l,.nl..!n, u,.,.,ll rnnrh places hy every pos- Bi bio means, 11. Make survey and analysis of city's present and poten-: tial resources as basis for future plans. DK. M'CltACKE.N HEADS SALVATION' ARM V WORK i Jaws to her hips, slowly is ossify-' A meeting of the Ashland ad-j Ing. It Is feared ossification vlsory board for the extension soon will reach the heart, causing service program of the Salvation ''cath. i The si range nflliction seized Army for 1920 was held at thei. . .. ,,.... jComnci.(,lu ,)ei.e Tu,,s(.iy morning. Warren A. Chilcote, j Salvation Army field representa tive, outlined a reportof the state! convention which was held in Portland on March 17th. This report Includes the extension sec-1 ng for five minutes and after-j vice program for the Btate for ward, she declared, she experl- this year. . j enced the feeling of entering an-1 The local board endorsed the! other world and of having been plan und pledged their hearty I In the. arms of her late husband. co-operation and assistance ' In j I carrying forward tlie extension, NATIONAL (il'ARI) CO. I service program. A cominitteej ELECTS NEW OFFICERS from the board consisting of P. K. First Lieutenant William M. Hammond. I). Perozzl and A. C. liriggs was elected captain of the Ninlnger, selected Dr. Oordon . local National (lilard company al MacCracken to sorve as president ; an election held at the Armory of the campaign committee for under the direction of Captain Ashland. Dr. MacCracken will Canaday of the Medford company appoint t,he sub-committees, nn-i Monday evening, iioiincemeiit of which will be made j After the election of captain in the near future. j the company held a special met- A campaign for funds will mini- lug and effected a company or menco May 1st. The quota for I ganlzation. for social purposes, the Ashlmid district is 12100. The- and to promote the best Interests) members of the Ashland advisory jot the company. Officers In On board who were at tho meetiutt social organization who were yesterday were A. C. B. iggs. , ..v..i. I v ' Ferguson. E. V. Carter, D. Per- President, Elmer Morisan; Sec ozzl. A. C. Ninlnger. Louis Dodge. ! retary, Eric Weren. M'.NARY TRIES TO (iKT AIR PATROL I In response to the message re ceutly sent by the-Ashland Com mercial Club to Senator McNary : requesting that lie make an effort to secure airplane patrol of the ' forests west of the Hock inoun- tains, the following return ines- Knge was received by the Com mercial Club from the senator re garding his action in the mat- A8hl"nJ f'omm,'l('i"1 club- Ashland, Ore.: , am , ,arly ,.cord wUb ,c- desire to provide for adequate passed the senate appropriation Blxt' thousand dollars for that, purpose. I am thoroughly disan-j Pointed by tlie ruling of the gen- erul staff of the iiriny who only lecommeiMis one ...r .... j "' Purpose. Have again applied tlie war" ilepailment and will ! W M cluil" strongly, C'ftARLES L. McNAHY. j ; OI TH (iKTS .10 DAYS l JAIL Manuel Oreiif lies, 18 years old who was captured in Dunsmulr Tuesday, charged with breaking '"to the section men s hunk hoim had lived In Oakland, Calif., and had been In Seattle, where he he-; came broke and started to limit ' his way home. On arriving in Ashland he had gone to the bunk: house in the hope of getting some thing to eat, hut found the house hut up. An open window proved u temptation to the boy, and he gained entrance to tlie bunk house, where ho found -some pro visions, to which he proceeded to help himself. Ho also decided to 1.1- ...111. r. pieuiHO no wimui,,,,, won .i convicted on a charge of petty li rceiiv and given 30 days in the i,. i,.n COl llV lull. MltS. IRWIN DIES AFTER OPI'R.VIiON Mrs. S. .1. Irwin, a well known resident ot Ashland, died Sunday, April 11, shortly after noon at a local hospital whore she had un dergone a serious operulion last Tuesday. Tlie death of Mrs. Ir- ; win came as a great shock to her many friends, who were not aware her condition was so serious. Al ter the operation she had rallied and was thought to be getting along very well until two days be fore her death, when her condition look a serious turn and it was seen that dcalli was imminent. The deceased hail been a resident of Ashland for the past thirty ears. Funeral services will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock Irani tho Slock undertaking par lors, With interment at Mountain View cemetery. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Clara En t;le of Sequel, who had come here over a week ago to be near her mother during her operation. Mis. Irwin's husband, Ibe late A. L. Irwin, met his death last May when he was struck hy a train nl Corher where ho was employed. BODY TI'RNS INTO IUINE BOWLING GREEN, O. Mrs. Levi Shroyer, 27, presents to the medical world one of the most baffling cases in history, hxperts, ( the world over, havo smlied her malady without being able to help her. j The woman's body, from her tor an operation. , jrs. Shroyer was brought here fiom the South to take chiroprac- tic treatments. I While under treatment at one time she lapsed into a state nf coma. Her heart stopped beat-' elected were chosen as follows T'.lriV.it II T. Elmore: Vice mittee elected, who were as fol- LEASES FOR OIL lows: Ray Clary, S. It. McNali',! RKiHTS IX KLAMATH H. B. Hinthoriie. Entertainment! KLAMATH FALLS Consider nd other committee, will bean-jab9 ,nterest and excitelnf,llt u noiinoed later. aroused in this vicinity as the re- The meeting was very enthusi- gult of offrg (hat have ,, ustic. and it was decided to launch mu(,e , mmer0U3 rall(,,lCT.s fol. a big recruiting campaign in the , ,Q th li(,hta of thr near future, and to Increase the pr01,,.lv ,ul(1 the situation has company to over 100 men. ! attained the aspect of a tuinature The new armory lawn is nea.-;bonm t s glW by , ,,,, cunver " 1 muu"' """" lion of Private Dyer. Private Las been appointed janitor of the building, and will hereafter have the building In clean shape, and have heat, and hot water (or the drill nights. The company will soon be busy'he capita,jst,, behill(1 thp pmjort wi,h lifle Practice on tho target range, and pistol practice will also he held. An arrangement was made wilh the Medfnrd com pany for a joint Saturday eve ning and Sunday morning hike, and as soon as blankets and the proper equipment arrives, a inarch and entertainment in the woods will be staged. Entertain ment will he furnished for the evening out-doors, and each com pany will he called upon to pro cure its share of the talent. Lieutenant Vein H. Marshal of the Medford company accompan ied Captain Canaday on his visit hero. The general spirit of the com pany was exprt sse.l In tlie senti ment of "Let's have a good snap py company, and a big company, with big attendance, or let's have none at all." All men wro are interested are urged to make application st once, as encampment is soon coin ing. Appointment to fill the vacancy of First Lieutenant will be mi nim need in the near future. , ,,. , . I Vlebrate.l Silver Wedding About 25 friends of Mr. and Airs. ('. L. I.ouiiiis took possession of their home on the evening of April 1 1, to help celebrate the sil- ver wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Looinis. The evening was spent In recalling events ol the last twenty-five years and some musical numbers added to1 the pleasure of tho evening. Tlie self-invited guests had come pro vided with a dainty lunch. Mr. and Mrs. I. omuls bale for the pas', twenty-five years been closely connected with community affairs h(, ,!.,. which will meet and have a long list of friends and lm) ,.,.,-uialions in this reaped. An neighbors who wish I hem "" ' j.nHru new financial equipment The guests left a handsome set of hai) (.t mill ami will be In silver salad forks In memory of M(ai,.,i. There will he three win Ihelr visit. Those who were pros-: ,imvs jn p.,,.,. f n, W1) the en- nt were Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Dodge, Mr. ami Mrs. O. II. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Cassias Waile, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Dodge. Mr. and Mrs. ('. F. Shepherd. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Merrill, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hodge, Mr. and Mrs. Ileniy Parf. Mr. and Mrs. Henry lialey, Mi and Mrs. Will Mcltae. Mr. and Mrs. Will Looinis, and Mrs. llal tio Williams. Yesterday the billiard parlor ii ml ciuar store of Alnult it Moody went Into the hands, by purchase, of Dobbin Irwin, wh,l,sii, , u.'ts will ! i.-infmced with recently sold bis jiluey line to tile Valley Auto Company. 11 is un derstood that Messrs. Aliiull & Moody have under consideration two or three different proposi tions in California, one of which they may lake t ver. The billiard parlor and cigar store will con-' l in no to be operated by the new proprietor in the same high class manner as formerly. Mr. O. An - I'le, it Is linden tood. will n-iiuiln wilh the new purchaser. I'lno Musical Recital The musical recital given in the I'resbyteriaii church hy the choir last evening was a fine treat to miisic lovers und was well received by a large and appreciative audi- eiice, and rendered most credital.lv a fine musical program. The church was beautifully decorated fur the occasion. PRAVS IOR LOWER TAXES CIMSKIELD, Md All ministers of Crisfleld at special services, ........... I r,. ll.i. ,!.livireni' of their u 1 " people from increased taxes and licenses on the crab and oyster business provided for by bills pending in the legislature. For more than a week Crisfleld lias been alarmed by the prospect of confiscatory Jaxes on its one great Industry sea food. Meet ings of protest have been held , . The taxing measures are backed hy the conservii'loii commission, and provide Increased inspection ires nil uiei 1 1.1 i ,-os. ...... ... . , rers license ant. mii.mih-iii h on hard and soft shell crabs. .. ROSE ni'RC According to an ordinance passed by the city com.- cil. voters of this city will pass upon the proposed bonding mess re al ihe election May 1. provid- ing . municipal light and wat?r .r.tem. ant with operations. The attempts ,0 ,ea)e prol,el.v. h.lg , been C(nljIle1 , 01le particular local ity but is general throughout the valley and has given rise to the report that five or six rigs are ready to start drilling as soon as )are (,Ui8fi( RUfi(,jcllt i,.astMS South ot Hie California line, Sis kiyou county is having the same experience. Much property has been placed under lease there by oil prospectors. The Medford Oil company is sinking a well west ot the Cascades and there is much discussion In technical terms by the Medford press regarding the progress aniKpossihilities nf dril ling in that field, and consider able activity on th" part of specu lators seeking leises. In the local field the only ac ti'alMlrilliug so far is being done by the Klamath Oil company on the Manning ranch in tlie valley. The drill is down to about Ollii feet and has passed through vari ous formations, some highly Indi cative of the presence of oil, ac cording to experts. Local Post Offce Being Remodeled Tlie remodeling of the Ashland postofl'iee under the new ten year lease at the old site began Mon- .lav when a force of carpenters laid i ... down the new floor in the lobby s,,liim This is .,,,1R follow! hy (h)) ,.,,,,, r lno a.Re plate KUS8 ..mraii.e. In tlie center of the (,(il,t, Th(, mnv entrance wi Kjll,Ml t() , m,rth side ()( lh, ,ho pulpl)se being to enlarge the financial section si) that the same will he able to hold all the equipment end necessary room for all the belongings of that section which will then be proper ly safeguarded from both the post master's office on one side a ml the general work room of the of- n,,.,,,,. 8l.,.tjon. The general deliveiy section will also lie re-stocked with modern equipment, among the items being a new Kit-division letter case and new iHi-iimsioli paper rase ant. a am, pS. packing case of 2S .ii- visions lor large parcels win nu added. Ill the mailing division a new 15-division separating case with wire doors at hack as well as i p.1(1. r:ltine case siinlarly equipped will be installed and the present standard mailing case with a slumping tame wnii hichim-h pan and a facing slip case Willi fiB di visions. Tin' rural carrier will ho equipped with a s'aiidar.l carrier case will. SO-letter separations anil 10 paper sepal al ions. A largo burglar proof vault-like ..... ... I:.. -.1 I safe will he installed III due time () )mil hp s.,mp stok and cash tH jn ,,1( (jmill,.(., section. Many i,,,. smaller and 'ess expcimiv J ,.,,(,,,,.! will also be provided jn onll1. ln, Ashland may have i j, postoffice that will meet the re- quheiuents until a federal bllild- j,,,. s constructed. ohwrnMl Klst llirlhihiy April 6 was the 81st anniver- sary of the birth of Prof. H. O. (lilmore. and the occasion was ob- served by a community dinner held at tlie home of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Flnlev. This event has been one that has been celebrated ' in this manlier for a number of years, but owing to the Flnlev family being away from Ashland ' tor the past three years. Tuesday's . - tlit tho onservaiiie wa m mi .... entire com puny was present since Prof, (iilmore reached his 78th a movers a ry. A fine dinner wus !-. talile was graceu vy a ui-.iiiinu. birthday cake with eight daffodils on one side and on- on the other, with other attractive decorations which inailo the table particular- k iittraclive Those who partici ' atiuune. pated were Prof, and Mrs. G. H. tlilinore. .Mr. and Mrs. Irving Fin ley, Mr. and Mrs. John Dill. Chas. o.ja ,,.! liainsev, Miss Amy Ramsey and Tom Hudson. The funeral of the late Edward day afternoon at 2 o clock from the Dodge undertaking parlors, r.nd interment was made in Moun- tain V.ew cemetery. A brother of the deceased came here from Scott Bar. Calif., to attend the funeral services and look after the '' ' ihe aKe,1'