Ashland Tidings SUNNY SOUTHERN OREGON ASHLAND THE BEAUTIFUL VOL. XXXVII ASHLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 8, 1912 NUMBER 12 15,000 PEOPLE ! CELEBRATE FOURTH OP JULY DAY OF GREAT FESTIVITY. AUTO RACES PROYE EXCITING Hall Game and Wild West Stunts Draw Large Crowds Parade Was Magnificent City Park Crowded All Day. Fully 15,000 people enjoyed the big celebration that was pulled off in Ashland last Thursday. Crowds began arriving the night, before the Fourth, coming from the south a day ahead because of the lack of train service in the morning. The evening trains July 3 were packed to their utmost capacity, even to standing room in the aisles, - people coining from as far south as Yreka and Mon tague and crowding in at; every point along the line. From all points down the valley as far as Grants Pass came hordes of pleasure seekers, cramming the regu lar and special trains to their utmost capacity of standing room, many Medfordites being. compelled to wait until the last morning train, which arrived here at 11:15. Long before the trains arrived came reports that ticket agents were meeting with dif ficulty in shelling out the tickets fast enough to suit the eager throng that pressed about the several ticket win dows. From Medford came the ru mor that a thousand tickets had been sold and two agents were having trouble to keep the supply going. A like situation was apparent in other , towns and the time it took the trains to unload at the depot here proved the truth of the glad tidings. Trains were delayed as a result of the crush, and although the parade was held for the first arrivals, fully half of the visitors from the north, failed to see it. And such a parade! There were commercial and comic floats, floats grotesque and floats beautiful, so ciety floats, school floats, lodge floats, and miscellaneous floats. In iaci, in poini or numners, variiryrana-J magnificence of floats the "paradentia 3- never been approached in this Eection of the state. The Ashland cornet band was in the forefront, discours ing music that was a credit to the (Continued on Page Four.) MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT Lloyd Chapman Dies Without Smith o! Medford Badly The entire community is plunged into grief because of the untimely death of Lloyd Chapman of this city and the serious injury to Tyler Smith of Medford last Thursday when the latter on his motorcycle crashed into the former as he was attempting to cross the street in front of the mo torcycle. The accident happened be fore the races were pulled off and is one of those unfortunate occurrences that sometimes happen under like circumstance and for which no" one is to blame. J. W. Keyes of Medford was trying out the course in his Chalmers 30 and Smith was riding alongside. As they approached the Loomis confec tionery on the Boulevard, riding to ward town, Chapman mounted, his bicycle at the curb and started across the road. He escaped the auto and Smith endeavored to dodge around him. The attempt was unsuccessful, nowever, and the motorcycle, going at a speed of 50 miles an hour, struck the bicycle with full force, hurling its rider for twenty feet against the curb, Smith himself being thrown from his machine upon the bicycle. Both victims of the accident were hurried to the hospital, where every attention was given them. Chapman lingered until 3 o'clock Friday morn ing and passed away without regain ing consciousness. Smith regained consciousness an hour or so after be ing picked up and although suffering severe Injuries will recover. - P. O. Raudebaugh, who was stand ing on the curb, was struck by the machines and knocked unconscious. He was taken into the house at once and was soon revived. An examina tion revealed no t-erious injuries, however, other than a badly swollen limb and bruised head. -Mr. Raude baught is an elderly man and it was feared the shock might prove dan gerous. This fear is no longer en tertained. Victor Payne also re ceived a blow upon the shin as well as a good shaking up. An examination of Chapman's con dition revealed a compound fracture of the right leg, a fracture at the base of the skull and three fractures of the jaw. He struck on his chin with terrific force. Smith struck the handles of the bicycle in a glanc ing manner, falling to the pavement and sliding several feet. His left eyelid was badly cut and ' it was thought for a time he would lose the sight of the eye. He alsd" sustained a bad cut in the scalp, extending from over the left eye to' the crown of the head. ' Llovd Chapman was the 16-year-i old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Chapman, residing on Lincoln street. EA.HLY DAYS RECALLED. Pioneer Float Made Up of the Genu ine Article. A most appropriate feature of the parade of 'last Thursday was the pioneer float bearing the slogan, "Oregon or bust." 'The float is wor thy of special mention because of what it represents. In the first place the wagon used is one that actually crossed the plains and landed In this valley in 1852 and is now owned by Mr. Coffee of this city. The person nel of the party taking part in the parade included well-known pioneers of that year, including Mrs. Mary Dunn, Mrs. A. H. Russell, Mr: Mc-. Nair,- Mrs. J. K. Van Sant and Mrs. J. R. Casey. The old-fashioned muzzle-loader was in evidence, as were also every possible adjunct to the equipment of such an expedition. The stovepipe, tool and cattle were all there, while at the side of the wagon, with, the importance that naturally attached to their position, marched the younger members of the family. Appropriately, the pioneers followed the Indian float, symbolical of the march of progress and civiliza tion in trie wake or tne red man. Many other residents of the commun- lty were siirrea Dy me scene re-enacted and grew reminiscent, bo real istic was the feature. 91.2(H) APPROPRIATED. County Court Allows Office Expenses for O'Gara. The county court in their regular meeting yesterday voted to -appropriate $100 to the general expense of the 'county pathologist's office. The matter was brought to the at tention of the county court by a dele gation of fruitgrowers who attended the meeting. A. Conro Fiero spoke before 'the court and called attention to the fact that Wenatchee paid their man $10,000 per year and that his entire time was not devoted to 1 the work. E. S. Parsons of Hillcrest also addressed the court. Last year the incidental expense of the office, according to the report of P. J. O'Gara, was $2,700. This amount included office rent, the pub lishing' of the different booklets, photos, cuts, etc. With the county court bearing $1,200 of the expense, approximately half of the year's ex penses will be taken from Professor O'Gara. i Ioney to loan on Improved ranch-eVf-first iortgages; mixed farms pre ferred. W. D. Hodgson, Ashland. Phone 427-J. Portland will shortly call for bids for ten new pieces of automobile fire fighting apparatus. FATAL TO ASHLAND BOY Regaining Consciousness Tyler Bruised But Will Recover The family came here from Gleri wood Springs, Colo., three years ago. At the time of the accident his fath er and sister Eunice were in Etna Mills. Lloyd had been working at the Morris ranch on Neil creek. Smith is circulation manager of the Medford Sun. SURPLUS IS $:2,0(H),(MM). Government Fiscal Year Closed Re ccipts Less Than Last Year. Washington, D. C. The federal government closed the fiscal year Sunday with a surplus of $3,000,000, according to estimates based on in complete returns from the various sources of revenue the country over. This amount far exceeded the expectations- of Secretary MacVeagh, who months ago estimated that the sur plus would be $10,250,000. The surplus at the close of the fis cal year 1911 was $45,682,000. The failure of congress to pass gen eral deficiency and other appropria tion bills which would have called for large disbursements during the clos ing days of the fiscal year helped the government to pile up its surplus. Another big element in the figures was the corporation tax, which, it is calculated, brought in $27,000,000 agnlnst $33,000,000 last year. Custom receipts yielded about $310,000,000 this fiscal year, against $314,000,000 last year, while inter nal revenue taxes amounted to $292, 000,000 as against $289,000,000. The taxation on beer indicates that American people consumed 63,000, 000 barrels during the year. The government realized $149,000,000 on distilled spirits, $63,000,000 on beer and $70,000,000 on tobacco. Bourne Likes Wilson. Washington. Senator Bourne said recently he . considered Woodrow Wilson the strongest nominee the democratic party could have named and that it was a nomination he had predicted in a public interview 17 months ago. He said Taft is the weakest nominee the republicans could have put up. He declined to express an opinion regarding the need of a third , party or to define the attitude the National Progres sive League would, take.. He also declined to comment upon numerous requests he had received to become the progressive or independent candi date for senator. . A citizen of Eugene has been rais ing gooseberries this year that- aver age 35 to the pound. BRIDGE INJUNCTION IS SUSTAINED JUDGE CALKINS HANDS DOWN DECISION ADVERSE TO ERECTION OF BRIDGE ACROSS BEAR CREEK IN THE CITY OF MEDFORD Judge Calkins this morning gave out his decision in the matter of the injunction against the construction of a bridge in Medfdrd by the coun ty. The suit was brought by Messrs. Bowers and Carlton and the facts as presented before the court are as foHows: That the county levied a four-mill tax for road purposes, which 6hould produce $152,000, half or which goes to the several road districts and the other half to the county treasury for use under the direction of the coun ty; that it appears from the certlfi-. cate of the county treasurer that he as expended in redeeming road war rants during 1912, exclusive of Jan uary and February, $41,530.05, and that the county clerk has issued warrants to the amount of $16.- I 116.23 exclusive of January. .This leaves, of the $76,0 J expended balance of $1 ooo, an un- 8,353, not taking into consideration the $12, 253.40 redeemed by the sheriff for road warrants. Continuing, the de cision says: "It also appears that the county court is about to incur an indebted- ness of $33,900 for the bridge in question, but that the city of .Med ford and the P. & E. railroad have agreed to assume $16,000 of this amount, leaving a balance of $18,000 for the county to pay. But it does not appear that defendant Perham is willing to look to the city of Med ford and the railroad company for the $16,000, and primarily it is the obligation of the county. "Then, conceding all the defend ants claim, there would be approxi mately $450 margin for the county court to go on, if none of the road for the construction of the bridge in fund collected for 1912 was to bejthe event of a reversal by the su used in redeeming outstanding conn-j preme court. The case will be taken ty warrants, but conceding that all up Wednesday and a decree granted, outstanding warrants, whether forju is understood an appeal will be road purposes or not, are general : tfrken at once. fund warrants. "Defendants relv on Municipal Se- m.'ii i-iu umi curity Company's case in Baker coun- j ' 1 ty for the proposition that the agree- !, ... ,, ,. ment of Medford and the railroad UaU'" ttutm ltyM,,""M "' U,r company must be counted as assets, Animals. but this was not conceded bv the su- preme court in t.ie Baker county Tho two l,ear t,lbs t,lat appeared case, the court not deciding thelin lh parade here last Thursday paint, and it would be a long striae j nave bee" to Oklahoma parties TrefmThe concess on that unco eoted and delinquent taxes are to be count ed as assets to the point where the promise of a municipality or a rail road company should be considered as assets. If either the city or the railroad company should fail to pay the amount agreed, the county would be compelled to pay defendant Per ham, and the total contract price be comes an obligation of xthe county. "Defendants contend, however, that all road warrants redeemed I should be consideye d as redeemed I from the general fund, as any in j debtedness incurred over and above ; the- levy for road purposes for any year would not be indebtedness against the road fund for the next year, but against the general fund. But our- supreme court in the case of Hoyt against Northrup takes a dif ferent view of that matter, for in that case it ordered the county treas urer to redeem outstanding road CAMPERS ARE MAN Y. Grove Well Filled With Local and Visiting Campers. Tlie grove is filled with visitors daily, many coming from valley towns in the morning and returning in the evening. Tents line either side of the walks, the number including several from out of the city. We give below the list of those securing tent space. In every case the family Is included among the list of camp ers. The list does not incnide an tne campers, as a . number have pitched their tents farther up tne canyon. The following people are camping in the Chautauqua grove: From Ashland Mrs. Kate Howeil, G. F. BilUngs, Mrs. E. A. Smith, .1. K. Wick, Rev. J. S. Smith, H. P. Holmes, Mrs. E. A. Pratt, .1. A. Schoenthal, W. S. Ball, Mrs. W. W. Wright, J. W. Bruner, Mrs. R. Good year, W. A. Patrick, W. H: Evans, Mrs. McCarty and the girls. From Central Point Mrs. Tabor, Professor A. J. Hanby and W. E. Kahler. , From Medford C. W. Conklin, Mrs. Nellie Hoy, S. L. Bennett Mrs. J. H. Fuller, Mrs. W. H. Meeker, Mrs. R. C. MInear, J. F. Workman, F. Tnompklns and Mrs. T. A. Howell. From Grants Pass Mrs. Dr. Fin ley and C. Duncan. From Yreka, Cal. Mrs. J. C. Gil lette and J. B. Russell. From Talent T. F. Smith. From Applegate J. H. Robinson. Several of the parties given above have two tents and there are rest rooms maintained by the W. C. T. U., the Sunshine Society, the joint mis sionary societies and the Medford Equal Suffrage Club. The plant of the Omaha Automatic Telephone Company was sold at a re ceiver's sale for 25 cents on the dol lar. Many thousand dollars' worth of stock Is held by residents of tne Pacific northwest. ; A movement is on foot to estab lish a library In Corvallls. Several church and society libraries are available as a nucleus. warrants from the road fund levied for the current year. That case arose under the laws of 1892, and the wording of that act Is much more susceptible of the construction the defendants contend for here than section 6321, L. O. L. "Before any money can be drawn from the county treasury, the clerk must Issue bis order therefor, and sections 2959 and 2961 provide how ( these orders shall be paid. And if tne c ounty has Incurred indebtedness for roads and bridges which indebt edness Is now outstanding, any money coming into the hands of the treat, ii rer from the 1912 road levy would have to be used for the pur pose of redeeming those outstanding warrants, and any indebtedness in curred by the county for the bridge in question would have to lie evi denced by orders issued by the clerk and would have to be paid according to the priority of the time of pre sentment and would be additional indebtedness, which the constitution al amendment is intended to pro hibit. "1 will therefore deny the motion J to vacate the restraining order." Tlie effect of this decision is to give outstanding road warrants pre cedence over others. Had it been decided the other way, it is easy to 6ee t hat no difficulty would be en eoui.lered in exceeding any levy for any purpose, as all moneys expended In excess of the amount of the levy would come from the general fund on general warrants. Judge Calkins stated this morning that he would require the county court to withhold a sufficient fund i "f smppeu uns morning. The pair were captured several weeks ago by Clayton Burton in the Dead Indian and have been kept in cap tivity since. They created no end of Interest by appearing in the pa iTj'o, each one perched at the top of a pole surrounded by evergreens. Onei is a cinnamon and the other a black bear. They have gone to Homestead, Okla., and will be placed in a store window for advertising purposes. They brought $25 each. Chautauqua Visitors, Attent iiui. Madame Dilhan's Millinery Store, 201 East Main street, for the latest novelties in Turkish, felt and duck hats. Also bais, veils, neckwear, hair goods, belts, hosiery, and a fine new stock of art embroidery designs and supplies. A splendid collection of postal cards. Open evenings. CI if Payne makes book stands. HAWK INVENTS ANOTHER. Central Point Blacksmith X'mv Metallic Clothespin. Has Xot content with the wealm and fame brought to him by the "Baby Kuth jumper, Prank A. Hawk, a Cen tral Point inventor, has again scored with a metallic clothespin which he h;i3 just bonded to P. R. and Harriet L. Treau of Medford for'a considera tion of $25,000 and a royalty of 5, per cent on all of the articles manu factured. The sale when consumma ted involves not only the rights In tlie United States but also in Canada. Mr. Hawk Is an inventive genius, lie has patented a number of devices pertaining to blacksmithing and horseshoeing, but tiie Baby Ruth jumper was his first big success. He Hold that patent some time ago to John D. Olwell and associates of Medford for $25,000 and a royalty, and his clothespin is his second suc cess. Belmont School for Boys. The assistant head master, Gilbert N. Brink, will be in Ashland and vicinity for a few days only, about July 6, and will be glad to have par ents who are anxious about the edu cation of their boys confer with him and learn whether Belmont School offers a reasonable solution of their anxiety. A frank talk with parents is helpful in securing the best results for the boys entrusted to the school. Appointments for conference with Mr. Brink may be made with Mrs. Anabel Scott of Phoenix. Money In Cherries. Cherries are about as good a pay ing fruit crop as we have in Ashland. It is not uncommon to take from to $50 from a single tree. I have for sale a tract of 1 acres, five blocks from postoffice, new, plas tered house, cement basement, 2 good modern chicken houses, and about 40 first-class cherry trees just beginning to bear tnis year. I can sell this property for $1.7o0, with $350 cash down. Worth $2,200. W. I). Hodgson. 12-2t Ashland made good Thursday. SINGLE TELEPHONE SYSTEM. ItoiHirted Home Company Buys Out Pacific in Valley Towns. Medford is to have a single tele phone system. For two weeks past a deal has been pending far the pur chase of the telephone plants and local business of the Pacific Tele graph & Telephone Company at Med ford, Gold Hill, Rogue River and Jacksonville by the Home Telephone Company of Southern Oregon. At a meeting of the board of directors ol the Home Telephone Company held Wednesday afternoon a deed exe cuted by the Pacific Telegraph & Telephone Company and conveying to the Home company all of the rights and exchange property of the Pacific company in the towns men tioned was reported and notice of its arrival duly recorded. The consid eration for the transfer is not made public at this time, but the funds necessary to effect the transfer were supplied by San Francisco and local capitalists. The physical valuation of the property involved is placed at a million dollars. MUST Itl'ILD EISHWAVS. Master Fish Warden Send.. Notice to City Officials. , Notice has been served upon the city of Ashland through Mayor Neil to the effect that the state law, in regaru 10 nsnways over clams is not being kept by this city in Ashland creek. Service was made last Frldav by Master Fish Warden R. E. Can ton and the matter was taken up at once. Ashland creek has three dams be tween the c ity and the upper intake, over none of which is a ladder tor fish to ascend the stream. The dams are not hjgh, but at certain seasons of the year there Is very little water flowing over them and 'the stream is entirely blocked at those points. The notice given the mayor is spe cific in its instructions as to the manner of construction of the lad ders and the same will be built at once in accordance with the specifi cations. Auto Given Away. The Depot Drug Store will give away a new Overland machine to the person securing the highest number of purchase coupons before June 1, 1913. In addition to this fine machine a choice 42-piece dinner set will be given evry three weeks to the high est contestant. Place your order for winter wood now. $2.00 per tier, three tier or more. Phone 420-J. ASHLAND PROFITED BY GREAT CELEBRATION Pronounced Success From Every Standpoint Committee Receiving Universal Commendation for Excellent Results That the Fourth of July celebra tion was a decided success from every standpoint is the universal opinion in this community. The fes tivities began early, the sunrise sa lute rousing all inhabitants who were not already awake, at 4 o'clock. Bells rang out, whistles blew, the earth shook and every one within 4 0 miles knew that the Fourth had come. Everybody entered heartily Into the program of the day, which went off without a hitch. The police state that there was no disturbance of any nature in the way of drunken ness or rowdyism, the day being no different from other clays in that re spect. In fact, the only Incident to mar the pleasure of the day was the unfortunate incident before the races that resulted in the death of Lloyd Chapman of this city and the serious injury to Tyler Smith or Medford. Chautauqua profited handsomely by the celebration, the afternoon per formance being especially well pat ronized. The park was filled the greater part of the day with a crowd of eager pleasure-seekers after rest, many availing themselves of its de lightful shade during the afternoon, despite the excitement afforded else where. Several hundreds of the vis itors had never seen Ashland before and the expressions of surprise and delight at the beauty and plctur esqueness of our natural surround ings were gratifying to the commit tee and to the public at large. If no other thing was done by the cele bration, the Interest aroused In this city as a place for a summer picnic or a month's vacation Is enough. Ashland will see many of the visitors again and some, no doubt, will come here to remain permanently. The celebration has had the effect of raising Ashland several degrees in the estimation of her neighbors and for this the committee is entitled to the greatest credit. Messrs. Hos ier, Brlggs, Wolf. Pracht and Nluin ger put into the matter their best thought and business judgment. The affair was advertised, judiciously and well. Every dollar was expend ed In a manner that brought out the most good. The immense crowd was well pleased with Its treatment and everyone went home happy, If tired. To this executive committee Is due the thanks of the community, and to the sub-committees who carried out the several phases of the celebration Is due the-ir proportionate share of praise. The parade was the greatest thing of the kind ever pulled off In southern Oregon, the management of the dance made that feature a pro nounced success, the races and other contests were well handled, and all TABERNACLE PACKED FULL CHAUTAUQUA SATURATED WITH GOOD MUSIC. CONCERTS ATTRACT HUNDREDS Fred Emerson Krooksk Please Large Crowd Saturday Night Charles Edward" Russell Holds StJige Tonight. The Tidings is indebted to Prof. Henry G. Gilmore for the following appreciation of the opening musical numbers of the Chautauqua season. Prof. Gilmore is a musician of wide reputation and is well acquainted with the companies considered: "The powers that do," in connec tion with our local Chautauqua As sembly, deserve infinite credit for their nffnrta In cui'iifnn ..... .1.. . lemtion or their patrons, two sucli musical organizations as the Chicago Operatic Company and tne Schumann , Quintet, who occupied the boards at 1 the auditorium the former July 2 ; and 3 and the latter July 4 and 5 in a fashion that, while doln local missionary work, contributed im mensely to the pleasurable anticipa tions of large audiences bent upon appreciating to the full the oppor tunity of listening to the very best theie is in music. The Chicago Op eratic. Company consists of a soprano (Leonora Allen), contralto ( Freder Icka Downing), tenor (J. B. Miller) and basso (Arthur Middleton), and an accompanist in the person of Ed gar Nelson, who possesses a good piano technique, a prodigious mem ory, the gift of adaptation and im personation, but, with It all, the weakness of stepping loudly In where angels, perhaps, would fear to tread with their instruments. The Chicago company was hardly happy In the make-up of some of tho numbers of Its program, particularly In wedding the magnificent sextet from Lucia di L.iminerinoor" to tha sacred words or "Praise Ye tho Lord" repeated again and again. Such unholy alliances ought not to be tolerated in this age of consum mate wisdom and sturdy discrimina tion. .he abstruse harmonies in num bers of a Wagnerian type soared above the heads of many listeners (Continued on Page Four.) other features of the day received their proper attention. Ashland takes off its hat to these gentlemen and ladies for the success of the af fair. The Central Point, band is deserv ing of comment for the unstinted service rendered for the entertain ment of the crowds. They put up a high class of music and cheerfully responded to every demand made upon their time. The local band boys were on tap all day. going from place to place with a large selection of pieces that gave variety to their programs. The evening concerts In the park by the two bands attracted large crowds, the local band occupy ing the grand stand and the visitors the lower park. Each received Its share of patronage. The lighting effects of the Plaza, and park were such as have never been seen here before. By arrange ment the system remains in place; un til! after the close of Chautauqua, giving to the park a splendor most imposing. The falls at the entrance showed a soft red, due to the con cealment of a series el' red lights be neath the waters. The same scheme was in evidence in the pond. Tho current for this lighting was fur nished gratis by the city and the Sis kiyou company, to both of whom the community is indebted. Much fa vorable comment on the lighting was heard from outsiders. The decorations were in the na tional colors, of course, with ever greens as an Important factor. Many merchants availed themselves of the advertising possibilities and present ed finely decorated windows. AsImsios Roofs for Bungalows. The snow-white rooTs have become very popular In southern California for bungalow construction. They are cooler and more artistic than other roofs. The Carson Smith Car Co. has recently furnished the F. E. Conway Co. and W. G. Turin, the first two asbestos roofs for residences. In Ash land, having had the manufacturers send, an expert roofer from San Fran cisco to lay them. The style and attractiveness' of these roofs give these bungalows the proper finish. We predict that there will he more white roofs in Ashland within the year. Millinery Clearance Sale. Madame Dilhan's clearance sale Is genuine. All trimmed and tailored hats at half price. Great bargains on fine Milans and hemp shapes. 201. East Main street.