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f ,'JIW'i,-l,'.ll Oregon liioluiitul Society. IDINGS SUNNY SOUTHERN OREGON . ASHLAND THE BEAUTIFUL VOL. XXXVII ASHLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1912 NUMBER 30 ASII.LA.XD MT. ASHLAND ROAD SOON s DISTRICT EXGIXKKU INSPECTED ROUTE SUNDAY. NO NATURAL DIFFICULTIES FOUND Probable Tliat Road From Long's Cabin to Foot of Brushy Hill Will Re Suneyed and Partly Ruilt This Year. Tliat the road to Mt. Ashland will soon be more than- a prospect was assured by the arrival in this city Saturday of District Engineer W. E. Herring and Forest Ranger ' S. A. Moore of the forestry service. The gentlemen remained in the city until Sunday morning awaiting the arrival of C. B. Watson, and at 6 o'clock Sunday morning the three gentlemen named, accompanied by N. M. Long, left this city for the top of Ashland Butte. Messrs. Herring and Moore took saddle horses, while Messrs Watson and Moore went by buggy to the Long ranch, where they too took to the saddle and all rode to the top of the mountain. They were in the rain until nearly the top, when they tame into 10 or 12 inches of fresh snow, and while it stopped storming and cleared somewhat by the time they reached the summit, it did not j get so that they could see any dis tance. In speaking to a Tidings represen tative of the trip and its results, Mr. Watson said that it was impossible to make any definite plans, but some tentative conclusions were reached regarding the best route. The party looked along as best they could and it was practically definitely settled that the foot t Brushy hill is a point that will have to be reached. This is about half, way between Long's ranch and the summit of Mt. Ashland. Mr. Herring, from a cas ual inspection, believes that a six or seven per cent grade can be secured from Long's cabin to the foot of Brushy hill. It is thought that the general route will be about-the same as at present, but the trail will not be followed at all points as it will be necessary to take a more tortu ous and longer route in order to se cure the desired grade. Mr. Watson expresses it as his opinion, and believes it is also that of the district engineer, that nothing more in the way of construction can be accomplished with the $6,000 now available, than the building of the road from Long's cabin to the foot of Brushy hill and possibly making pre- liminary surveys of the route to the! t0 , I The gap that will be sought to be rPBcheri will he about 1.000 feet be-1 low the summit of Mt. Ashland, leav ing an ascent of only about 3.000 feet to be accomplished after leaving T rr cr'a rahin It is agreed that the character of the country furnishes no difficulties in the way of construction, the only problem being to reduce the grade to a practical ascent, and it is believed by . the engineer that 'this can be done. Mr. Watson states that his opinion, in which he believes the engineer concurs, is that any money left after building to the foot of Bushy hill should be used in bettering the grade from the city to Long's cabin. Mr. Herring told Mr. Watson that preliminary surveys would be made at once, and should the good weather continue for a couple of months, as is likely after the early rains, Mr. Watson is of the opinion that a good stretch of the road should be com pleted this fall. SMALL FIRE ON BOULEVARD. Department Called to Save Kluni Residence Early This Morning. Ashland had another fire of mrs-i" Crop Brought 4,000,000. terious origin early this morning, j The fruit crop of Oregon in 1911 The alarm was turned in about 2iwas worth over $4,000,000 in cash, o'clock, because of a fire at the Klum j The greater part of this sum was residence on the. Boulevard, now oc - cupied by A. H. Davis and family. The flames were discovered by James Mattingly, who aroused the occu pants of the house. Neighbors re sponded quickly to the alarm and all the household furniture was quickly Temoved, as it looked as if the house would go. The flames were, how ever, confined to the outbuilding and the house undamaged but for a little scorching of the paint. There was no damage to the furni ture except what always follows a removal and return In such a case. The furniture was returned to the building and the family remained in the building. . There was no insurance on the household goods of Mr. Davis, but the damage to the building was fully covered by - insurance. ' CHILD WELFARE. Ashland Pastors Took This Subject Sunday at Request of Parents Teacher Association. By request of the Parent-Teacher Association nearly all the pastors of the various churches in Ashland yes terday took for their subject "Child Welfare." There were excellent ser mons from all the pulpits and the so ciety feels much encouraged over the success of J,he day's effort to Interest the people of Ashland in the work of the association. TWO HOVS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. Forest Loomis and Leslie Weisen burger Victims of Accidental Discharges. Two Ashland boys were victims of the accidental discharge of firearms last week. Forest Loomis, aged 10, who was with his father, William Loomis, and a party of friends hunt ing on the Umpqua divide, was acci dentally shot the first or second day they were in camp, the bullet inrnct ing a slight wound in the heel. The wound was so slight that the boy re mained in camp until a day or two ago, the party reaching Ashland last evening. In the party were Mr. Loo mis, W. A. Cottrell, Charley Poley and N. G. Bates. The other victim was Leslie Weis enburger. He in company with a young friend. Major Morris, were looking over some old relics belong ing to the father of one of the boys, last Thursday, when a weapon sup posed to be unloaded was discharged, causing a flesh wound in Leslie's thigh. The injury was slight and the lad is now able to be out. Grants Pass Mayor. Accused. Mayor Robert G. Smith of Giants Pass, democratic nominee for con gress in the First district, was nlaced under arrest at Grants Pass 'last week by Deputy United States Marshal Frank Beatty. Ah order for arrest was issued by the federal dis trict court here, upon the affidavit of Attorney Dan Earle, charging that Smith as an attomey-at-law had "fraudulently misapplied and 'con verted" funds paid him by James D. Lacey as the agent of the Cleopatra Development Company. Bonds were fixed at $5,000, which Smith is reported to have furnished immediately, with James Logan, a mine owner of the Waldo district, and A. A. Porter of Grants Pass as sureties. The arrest is incidental to a civil suit brought against Smith to recov er $3,490 which he is charged with wrongfully appropriating, and to se cure $1,000 damages alleged to have been sustained by Lacey and the Cleopatra company as a result of their transactions with Smith. Bull Moose Electors Regular. Topeka, Kan., Sept. 6. Federal Judge Sanborn of Denver denied the application for an injunction to keep the Kansas Roosevelt electors off the republican state ticket. The decision was reached this afternoon. The case of the eight Roosevelt electors was brought three weeks ago. The attorney for the Taft fol lowers went to Red Oak, Iowa, to obtain a temporary restraining order from Judge Pollack of Kansas. The injunction is asked on behalf of the 13 Jewell county men who had signed the nomination petitions for eight Taft electors defeated in the primary. It was sought to prevent the names of the Roosevelt electors being placed on the November ballot under the republican emblem, ' Judge Sanborn now holds there ware no rights of which any man i -vould be deprived and that the only j recourse to Taft men is in a court of t law " " ul Jury Recommends Clemency. Recommending clemency, a jury in rtie trial of Earl Jackson, charged with an assault with a deadly weapon upon George Matthews near Phoenix over two years ago, Wednesday re turned a verdist of guilty. At the time of the assault there was con siderable excitement among the friends of both men, but the bitter ness died out, and legal action has been hanging fire for months. There was also some doubt as to whether Jackson fired the .22 Winchester v. ith which the assault was alleged to have been committed, accidentally or intentionally during the progress of the 'dispute. The jury is supposed to have based its request for clem ency from the court upon this ground and the approach of the statute of limitations for prosecution was near ing. ireceieu lor appies, una Biapie cum manding the highest prices both at home and abroad. Next to apples, peaches are the most important fruit in the state, last year's crop selling for $523,000. Pears we'.e so'd to the value of $300,000, being an aver age of nearly $1.50 a box. Cherries, i prunes, loganberries, grapes, straw berries, etc., helped to swell the sura, paid to farmers and orchardists dur ing the year. About 300.000 pounds of English walnuts were produced, valued at $45,000. An Acknowledgment. In behalf of the Medford district, southern Oregon conference, Free Methodist church, we wish to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to the Chautauqua association for the use of their beautiful park for our camp meeting, and to the city of Ashland and the Siskiyou Electric Light Company for the lights for the same.. Rev. B. F. Smalley, district elder; Mrs. Myres, secretary ; 0 M. F. Chtlds, pastor. Y ' Attention, Ladies. Will all' ladies interested in the equal suffrage movement please meet with the Equal Suffrage Club in the library rooms at 3 o'clock to morrow afternoon, September 10, to arrange for campaign? By order of the president. MATT1E B. SHAW. SHRINERS RETURN FROM THE COAST CONDITION OF ROADS FIERCE BUT NOBLES HAD TIME OF THEIR LIVES ON PILGRIMAGE-FIRST CARS RETURNED SUNDAY Tidings from the west have been filtering back to Ashland for the past week, through the medium of telephone, ' telegraph and general rumor, ' regarding the vicissitudes and adventures of the little band of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine who set out on a pilgrimage to Roseburg and Marshfield some ten days ago. Seven automobiles carried 28 local Shriners away on their adventures in the early morning of August 30. Calamity traveled with them, to test their nerve, and first alighted at 9 o'clock that sanle morning, when the leading car, driven over the hot sands by R. S. Burdic, bumped a rock and broke its rear axle. As an indication of the determination "of the order, it is only necessary tff-say right here that the broken axle was replaced during Sunday night by a special relief party made up" of the original occupants of the car, and the same car not only made the trip to Marshfield, but was the second car to reach Ashland on the return pil grimage. Rain and more rain was the lot of the voyagers from the beginning of the pilgrimage to its end. Hav ing led a perspiring group of 2 3 novices across the hot sands at Rose burg on Saturday night, the journey was resumed toward the coast early on Sunday morning, and again ca lamity went with the pilgrims. On this occasion it was L. L. .Mulit whom the lightning struck and the rear axle of his car that was broken, i Traeling in company with some I eight or ten other cars, there was no '. lack of assistance, and a rope was i fastened to the disabled car and some 40 nobles dragged it through mud and mire to a safe place beside the narrow road and again the pil grimage continued Not to dwell on minor casualties, Tuesday morning found each red fez dodging the rain- i drops in the streets of Marshfield. Local nobles and many from Rose burg and the north swelled the num ber to 100, and on Tuesday night 43 more novices successively clung with might and main to the rope and were finally welcomed as fullfledged no bles of Hillah Temple. We are able to say but little of the return journey from Marshfield, for the reason that most of those participating are not yet among us and their experiences are known only to themselves. Of the cars that ; OPPOSE SUSPENDING ' Commercial Clob Sees Menace in Attempt to Change Interstate Commerce Commission's Ruling cn West Bound Tariffs It will be remembered that during the latter part of August there was considerable agitation in southern Oregon circles regarding interstate freight tariff schedules, and the In terstate Commerce Commission, as well as the Oregon Railroad Commis sion, was importuned not to suspend a recent ruling of the national body. In relation to this matter, and as a circumstance of particular interest to shippers throughout this territory, the following communication is pub lished as received the last of the week from the Oregon Railroad Commission: "Ashland Commercial Club, Ashland', Ore.: "In reply to your telegram of the '23rd inst., in which you urge that no action be taken by this commis sion toward suspending the recent ruling of the Interstate Commerce Commission relative to suspension of Tariff No. 4-J, advise that under date of August 21 this commission sent the enclosed telegram to the Interstate Commerce Commission. "You will note that we' directed their attention to numerous AD VANCES in rates in said tariff. "Very truly yours, "R. R. Commission of Oregon, "By H. H. COREY, Sec." The following Is the telegram re ferred to as having been sent to the Interstate Commerce Commission by the Railroad Commission of Oregon: "Salem, Ore., Aug. 21, 1912. "Interstate Commerce ... Commission, Washington, D. C. "For shipping and consuming in terests of Oregon, we call your at tention to numerous advances effect ed by transcontinental freight bu reau tariff, No. 4-J. This has un questionably been presented to you by numerous requests of shippers and others, for investigation as to reasonableness of increases, and in meantime that operation of the ad vances be suspended. This is matter of great public interest and we be lieve you would be fully justified in exercising your discretion by sus pending the advances in the tariff and instituting inquiry in which car riers will have opportunity to justify increases attempted. If such course commends itself and advances are suspended, we will be glad to render you any assistance in investigation . "R. R. COM. OF OREGON." This freight rate contention is over the revised schedules as ordered by the Interstate Commerce Commis sion, which rates were to have gone into effect September 2, affecting leading terminals such as Seattle. Tacoma and Portland. The tariff was, in a measure, equalized; that is set forth from Ashland eleven cjays ago, tnat belonging to O. W inter, and driven by him, was the first to return. "Driven" Is a proper term, for this car made the, trip from Ash land to Grants Pass, on the outward trip, in the record time of two hours and twenty minutes, and went through the entire Journey to Marsh field and return without a mishap. For those living in the peaceful and sun-kissed Rogue River valley it is difficult to properly describe that return trip. Mire and quagmire copstitijted the major part of the road tprough the mountains. A narrow! wagon trail, averaging six feet in width, covered with water, rocks and viscous mud was the high way for some 20 miles, through the mountain ravine. The driver of a car rode. The others walked and pushed. Mr. Winter enjoys the dis tinction of having climbed the hills and wallowed through the mud holes, with his car, without having em ployed any additional horsepower than that furnished by the car and the passengers thereof. He was for tunate in having Frank C. Routledge as his companion in the front seat, and Mr. Routledge proved himself a veritable inudhen. a Shriner and first assistant of the first water., When, during the next few days, the other pilgrims come straggling home, many thrilling experiences will doubtless be unfolded. Several 'local cars started for home by the coast route, via Crescent City. At the present writing no word has been heard from them. Whether they have struggled through or returned to Marshfield, are now stranded in the mountain mud or are on boat en route for Portland, time will di vulge. Suffice it to say that they will all return, in time, and that there is no noble who has not had the time of his life'. Hillah Temple has gained over 60 members by this notable pilgrimage. Those who have returned Taffnot say too much for the hospitality that has been extended to them on their jour ney. The men who forced their cars through the mountain roads and back again are the heroes of the oc casion and every noble is an example of the energy that enables Hillah Temple to put through, successfully, any arduous undertaking that she cares trf assume. FREIGHT RATE RULINGS to say, higher for the cities men tioned, and lower for this territory. The cities named immediately peti tioned the interstate commission to have its ruling suspended, and in the meantime endeavored to have the railway commissions of Washington and Oregon participate in this ap peal. Southern Oregon territory de murred, and wired not only the in terstate commission, but the Oregon Railroad Commission as well, not to Interfere with the revised tariff, but to allow it to go into effect. The following is a copy of the telegram sent to the Interstate Commerce Commission at Washington by the Ashland Commercial Club: "After due consideration, and in view of the benefits to accrue to the smaller business interests, the Ash land Commercial Club sincerely hopes that no suspension of the in terstate rate ruling will be granted, as such ruling is deemed just and proper, and same should be in force as soon as practicable." Edward M.i Cousin, traffic attor ney of Portland, who represented not only this territory but other sections of the state in the contention before the interstate commission, in a re cent letter announcing his intention to visit Ashland later on and explain the rate controversy, giyes some par ticulars concerning results as fol lows: "I want to lay before your organ ization plans for continuing the ad justment of freight rates, in which work we have so far been very suc cessful in southern Oregon. Your shippers are no doubt aware that the class rates from the east and also from San Francisco have been great ly reduced and are now In effect. This was altogether the result of my work during the past two years and it is only a beginning because the great bulk of the goods rpore under special commodity rates which have not yet been adjusted. The work has practically ceased now owing to lack of funds, and it is highly desirable that the commercial interests at once take measures to continue the cam paign for further rate adjustments, so that commercial development of your section may, proceed." Lane to Speak Here Sept. 20. 1 Dr. Harry Lane, democratic nomi nee for -United States senator,' Is scheduled to speak in Ashland on the evening of Thursday, Septem ber 2C. Latest Styles. ' A full stock of trimmed and tail ored hats at reasonable prices at Mrs. Simons', 167 East Main street. Scale receipts at Tidings office. VETERAN DIES OF GRIEF. A. Micliels Follows Helpmeet to Better Lund After Only Few Weeks. . Louis A. Michels, a veteran of the Grand Army of the Republia, passed awav at his home, 399 Bearh street. Sunday morning, September 4, 1912. J Mrs. Michels died last June and mourning over his loss is considered the principal cause of Mr. Michels' death. His son. H. C. Michels, had been summoned from the east but did not arrive until midnight Sunday night. The remains will be taken to Flora. 111., by the son, the start being probably made Wednesday. The de ceased was 68 years of age last March and served during the civil war in an Illinois regiment. Advertising Talks. The Tidings wishes to announce that beginning with Thursday's issue it will start a series of "Talks on Advertising" by Ralph Kaye of The Ralph Kaye Company of Portland. These talks, contrary to the gen eral rule, are short, concise, bringing out one point at a time, and can be read In five minutes. They first take up advertising from a moral standpoint and then get down to specific examples not telling how to write advertisements from a theoretical standpoint, but showing how it is being done by suc cessful advertisers, large and small. These talks, besides appearing in the Tidings, are being published in The Spectator in Portland and in 'i he Astorian of Astoria. Ore., and are creating considerable interest amory; readers. The Ralph Kaye Company, of which Mr. Kaye is the head, is a Portland advertising company hand ling numerous accounts, such as Woodard-Clarke & Co.. Log Cabin Baking Company, Pacific Power & Light Company, etc. Mr, Kaye has associated with him A. E. Bennett of A. K. Bennett & Co., Portland publishers' representa tives. Mr. Bennett is an advertising man of twelve years' experience, principally on newspapers in New York ahd Boston, as well as Oregon and Washington. Mr. Kaye's experi ence has been chiefly in New York, where he was with three of the big agencies. Besides being in the ad vertising business, Mr. Kaye' is the author of numerous articles on ad vertising and merchandising that have appeared in eastern publica tions. Chiefly among his works are "Creative Shoe Retailing," "Success ful Selling Methods From the Pub lic's Standpoint," "Putting It Up to Your Goods," "The Personal Ele ment in Demonstration," etc. The Tidings wishes to assure its readers that much benefit can be de rived from reading these articles, the first of which will appear in Thurs day's issue. Discovers Herd of Wild Bisons. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Harry Rad ford, the American explorer, who lelt Edmonton, Alberta, three years ago for the north country, reached Tren ton river last winter, and has been hunting there this summer, accord ing to word just received by the Hud son Bay Company. News of his arrival at the bay across the Barren Lands was the first that has been heard from Rad ford in more than a year. Radford says there are more than 350 wild buffaloes in the Slave Lake district, In the Hudson Ray country. He says they are well protected, and that there is every chance to believe they will multiply rapidly. Trie In dians, he says, guard the animals and will not allow one of them to be shot. Saloon Men Defeat Suffrage. Columbus, Ohio. With the excep tion of the woman suffrage clause and possibly one or two minor amendments, practically all of the progrVssives 4 2 amendments to the Ohio constitution carried by over whelming majorities nt yesterday's election. The suffrage amendment whs defeated by about 50,000 votes. Although the women made a hard fight, the almost solid alignment of the suloon vote against them and the large foreign vote in the cities downed them. Only 50 per cent of the normal state vote was polled, but present in dications are that the initiative and referendum, home rule for cities and the laws calling for good roads, taxa tion and judicial reforms carried by pluralities ranging from 10,000 to 00,000. Straus Heads New York Ticket. Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 6. Oscar Straus, the millionaire merchant, philanthropist and diplomat, was this afternoon nominated for governor of New York by the progressive delega tion. The delegates stampeded to Straus as a compromise candidate Just as the vote was about to be tak en. Timothy Woodruff withdrew the name of William R. Prendergast, and Straus' nomination was made unanimous. State Chairman William K. Hotchklss had also been placed In nomination, despite his personal ob jection. Pace ReapHinted Suiieiintendeiit. J. N. Pace, formerly of this city, has been reappointed superintendent of the county poor farm for the en suing year. Mr. Pace has given the fullest measure Of satisfaction In the management of the home and his re tention Is a source of satisfaction to his friends here. School Shoes. We carry the largest line of school shoes, at lowest prices, in the city. Ashland Trading Co. GIVE THEM A FAIR CHANCE IF HE WANTS EDUCATION, HELP HIM. LET HIM EARN PART OF EXPENSE I.are Proportion of Hoys at Oregon Agricultural College Pay Part or AH of Their College Expenses. " 'Just two kinds of boys attend college those w ho come and those who are sent.' So spoke the presi dent of an agricultural college. 'With the former the faculty have no trouble. Such boys mean business, and, as a rule, they make their mark, in the world.' "This thought should be of great assistance to the fanner confronted with the question, Shall I send my son to college? College may be the making or the marring of a career so may staying upon the . farm. Every normal father desires the wel fare of his children. Flow decide; Watch the boy! Give him a chance in the direction his taste naturally lies. Many a boy cut out to be a merchant fails because his purents won't give him a chance. Many a boy fails as a farmer because he should have been a blacksmith or a lawyer. His'heart is not In the farm. therefore he cannot succeed. Every noimal boy is by nature better equipped for some one thing than for anything else. Here is the father's cue. If the son has a mania for mak ing things, cultivate and educate that mania. "The boy will largely train him self up to a certain point. Then if he wants a college education euougn to work his way more or less he may safely be trusted to make a start. If he is half-hearted about being sent, it is not safe to send him. The safest college for such a boy is the agri cultural college, because he will there associate largely with farmers' sons and be in contact with farm subjects. Should he return to the farm he will not have departed so Tar from the farmers' line of work as he would had he been sent to a different kind of college." North west Farmstead. At the Oregon Agricultural Col lege, last year there were 253 stu dents who earned every cent of their expenses, 160 more who workeil for half the money they spent, and 243 others who earned some ffftt 'bf the money for their college course. For the boy who wishes to go into the business world there are both two and four year courses In the school of commerce; for the boy who woitld like to become a blacksmith or a carpenter there are special courses in forge work and carpentry in the school of engineering; for the boy who has an aptitude for electric ity, surveying, mining or road build ing there are also special engineer ing courses. Farmers' sons and those from the fruit and cattle lands, however, are offered a wide choice of agricultural branches of training In which they can prepare themselves either for special work wi some one line, or for general farming, either under the conditions of the moist western part of the state or those' of the dry farming regions in the east. Xunuh Litigation Ends. By the decision of the United States court of appeals handed down to San Francisco Thursday, Jerry Nunan of Jacksonville Is given full title to property near Jacksonville which has been in litigation for the past three years, since suit was filed by Laura Fitch et al. as heirs of James Cardwell, against Mr. Nunan. The final decision terminates the suit and leaves Mr. Nunan in full possession of it. Many years ago James Cardwell died leaving a will in which he gave all of his land to his wife with power to dispose of it as she saw fit. The estate being heavily In debt, she exe cuted a mortgage on a tract near Jacksonville in favor of Mr. Nunan. Fifteen years ago he became the owner of the land through this mort gage. The land has since become very valuable. About three years ago the heirs of James Cardwell brought suit to oust Mr. Nunan, claiming- that Mrs. Card well did not have power under the terms of the will to execute a mort gage. The case was tried before Judge Wolverton of the federal court, who found for Mr. Nunan.. The case has just been decided on appeal and Judge Wolverton's de cision affirmed. Have You Tackled 10 Per Cent Problem '.' A new brain puzzler, a belated successor to "How old Is Ann?" has been introduced by C. W. Ho.ustoa of Los Angeles, Cal. It Is this: "An article cost $1 wholesale. For what will It have to be sold to allow a profit of 10 per cent after deducting 22 per cent for the cost of selling?" Mr. Houston says the answer is neither $1.32. $1.34 nor $1.43, the three common answers. Fall and Winter Millinery At popular prices. Correct styles; and values. Madame Dilhan's. School books for both the public and high schools are carried at the East Side Pharmacy,