Oregon Historical Society.
3 Ashland ' Tidings
SUNNY
ASHLAND
THE BEAUTIFUL
SOUTHERN
VOL. XXXVII
ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1912
NUMBER 13
WILL IMPROVE
DEPOTGROUNDS
LAWX AND SHRUBBERY TO RE
PLACE REFUSE. .
UPTOWN STATION SEES CHANGES
Civic Improvement Club of This City
Responsible for Much-Needed Im
provement Plana Drawn by J. A.
GHbertnon Accepted.
The long-wlshed-for improvement
about the grounds at the uptown de
pot is about to be made and the un
sightly piles of rock and rubbish are
even now being changed about and
removed preparatory to the parking
of the grounds according to the best
improved methods of landscape gar
dening. The plans contemplate the
improvement of the entire strip of
ground, extending from the turntable
to Spring street. When completed
the grounds will present the appear
ance of a city park and will be a
great improvement over the present
unsightly and barren waste.
That the improvement is being
made is due to the untiring efforts of
the Ladies' Civic Improvement Club
of this city'. For over a year the
ladies have been working with the
railroad officials in behalf of this
much-needed improvements Last fall
a number of prominent officials of
the company came to Ashland and
made a trip of inspection with a com
mittee of ladies, the result of whicu
was the assurance that the matter
would receive the proper attention at
once. The customary red tape of the
big corporations has been gone
through, the matter having passed
through 16 offices to date, and tne
decision of the company to make the
'Improvement is evidenced in the
work that is being done now. A crew
of men began last Monday and are
making rapid progress. ,
At the request of the club, J. A.
Gilbertson drew up th plans for the
parking of the grounds, which plans
have been accepted. They call for
parking of the slope to the east of the
tracks, from the south line to Spring
street. Shrubs and flowers' will be
planted here and the entfre tract
seeded down. About the round table
vines will be trailed against a wall
of boulders, and the same scheme
will be followed out on the bank west
of the track along Water street.' The
levej area west of the track will oe
powed to lawn grass and planted to
shrubs. Gravel paths will be pro
vided through the lawns. A cement
walk will be built from the present
temporary depot to Spring street.
WILL NOT REPLY.
American Woolen Company Ignores
Recent Kejxrt to Senate.
Boston. The American Woolen
Company will not reply to the report
sent to the senate by the federal bu
reau of labor on its investigation of
labor conditions in the textile mills
of Lawrence, Mass., where Industrial
Workers of the World scored a sig
nal victory and got higher wages for
the 30,000 mill operatives after a
uensational ten weeks' strike.
"The report made no recommenda
tions," said one of the officers of the
trust, "and there is nothing to do
about it. It is a closed incident."
The American Woolen Company
owns the largest mills in New Eng
land, and is the controlling factor in
the woolen' industry of the east.
Clif Payne makes cozy corners.
FOUNTAIN OF GRANITE
Splendid Specimen of Ashland Prod-
uct is Used in Combination Elec
trolier and Drinking Fountain
One of the most perfect specimens
of granite ever seen in this country
has been used in the construction of
the combination electrolier and
drinking fountain being erected on
the corner in front of the Citizens'
bank. The entire product conies
from the quarries of the Penniston
Granite Company and the electrolier,
when completed, will form one of the
most imposing monuments to the
prowess of the local granite that is
to be found In the city. It is being
constructed at considerable expense j
ty the Citizens' uanK.
The pillar is two feet square at
the base and tapers to about ten
inches by successive blocks of rough
granite. At a convenient height
lrom the ground, a polished slab of
perfect granite eight inches thick
protrudes from the pillar, on either
side of which is provided a bubbling
fountain. At the summit of the pil
lar is placed a high-power electric
light, completing the creation of an
imposing electrolier.
The quality of Ashland granite has
never been questioned and this exam
ple of its perfection is but one of a
number that may be found in differ
ent parts of the city. The stone is to
be found here in unlimited quantities
and only lacks the capital to proper
ly put It on the market. It is an
industry that should be developed.
Roseburg people are up In arms
because of the action of the Southern
Pacific In discharging fifteen white
engine wipers and filling their places
with Japanese.
TRAVELER GETS 60 DAYS.
Stole KuitcaKe at lext and Then Got
Caught.
. Walter Gates won't have to work
for the next 60 days. He has been
awarded free board and lodging at
the county jail until September 8 for
the theft of a suitcase. And it
seemed so easy, too, for no one was
looking when he picked up the suit
case and he was able to elude all
guardians of the law until he made
the fatal mistake of going back to
the place where his prize was hid
den. A. L. Maule and Gates were botu
passengers on the No. 15 southbound
last Sunday. Mr. Maule was on his
way from Portland to Los Angeles.
He got off at the station here and
set his suitcase down while be
strolled about the grounds. Gates
picked it up when no one was looking
and proceeded southward along the
track. As he passed an orchard
some distance from the depot a
small boy in a cherry tree was struck
with the unusual spectacle of a hobo
carrying a suitcase and greeted the
pedestrian with a yell. Gates was
apparently confused and kept look
ing backward as he proceeded up the
track! This was his undoing, for the
boy reported his suspicions to the. po
lice and a search was begun.
The suitcase was found in the
brush below the Mountain avenue
septic tank but no trace of the thief
could be found. Soon after, how
ever, two men were seen proceeding
from the depot in the direction of the
hiding place and Chief Oien followed
at a safe distance, coming upon the
men at the identical spot where the
cache had been made. Gates had
taken several articles from the suit
case, and intended to present his
friend with a pair of trousers. The
latter, however, escaped the law by
the mere fact that he was taken be
fore he had anything in his posses
sion. Mr. Gates won't need the suit
case for the next sixty days.
VENDOMEJSSELECTED
Vice-President Ingram of the Poly
technic School Spends Two Days
in Ashland Thin Week.
Vice-President Ingram of the Oak
land Polytechnic College arrived in
Ashland Tuesday, and yesterday he
made a further examination of the
various sites available for the'branch !
which it is planned to institute here,
including the normaL .iulerty. the
Vendome, Elks rooms, Hofley block,
Allen-McNair rooms', et. Mr. In
gram states that the location of the
school here is simply contingent upon
the disnosal of the 100 scholarship,
and he takes it for granted that these j
terms will be comnlied with in the !
near future. In fact, the manage
ment of the Oakland college has gone
nhpflfl miH nrriorpri vnrinllu rpnllisitpa
for the school's equipment, with the
exneetation that the branch here will
be onenerl lin reartv for business earlv
in Sentember. Mr. Ingram's sta'v
here was necessarily brief, and he left
Wednesday afternoon to join his fim
ily, who are enjoying a vacation at
Shasta Retreat.
During the last few hours of his
stay here, Prof. Ingram met Mr.
Conklin of Grants Pass, the owner
of the Vendome property, opposite
the new public library, with the re
sult that this building has been se
cured for the new school, and ar
rangements to this end will be made
accordingly. In the meantime a lot
of advertising matter will be at once
placed in circulation setting forth the
advantages which this new education
al institution has to offer, and pre-
liminaries regarding the placing of
the scholarships will be pushed with
renewed vigor.
A rearrangement of rooms in the
Vendome will be made, and for the
present an office on the ground floor
of that building will be established
to be used as a bureau of general
information concerning the school,
j with Professor Van Scoy in charge.
Ashland lioy Shot.
Louis Farleigh, an Ashland boy
who is camping with his parents on
the beach at Bandon. Ore., was acci
dentally shot through the leg by a
boy companion last Sunday while the
boys were cleaning their guns after
a hunting trip. They had been out
shooting squirrels and when back in
camp they were taking the gun
apait when it was accidentally dis
charged, the ball passing through the
boy's leg. He was removed to a hos
pital and given medical treatment.
The wound is not serious unless com
plications set in and he will suffer
but little inconvenience. The rifle
was only a .22 calibre. Farleigh is
only 15 years old and a member of
the eighth A grade of the Ashland
schools.
Parent-Teacher Program.
The Parent-Teacher Association
will hold an interesting program In
the Chautauqua building at 10:30 a.
tn., for which no admittance will be
charged. An excellent musical pro
gram with orchestra has been pro
vided. Among the speakers will be
Dr. Mattie B. Shaw, who will address
mothers on "the Nervous Structure
of the Child," and will be replete
with medical facts that it would be
well for every young mother, every
grandmother and every teacher to
know.
Suits dry or steam cleaned
at
Orres' Tailoring Shop for $1.0i.
Chicken dinner at the Park Hotel
Sunday. 35 cents. Home cooking.
LECTURERS DEIGHT BIG AUDIENCES
RUSSELL AND SADLER SPEAK ON PROBLEMS OF THE DAY-BYRON'S
TROUBADOURS HAYE LARGEST HOUSE OF THE SESSION '
Charles Edward Russell, one of the
foremost sociological writers of the
age, author of a large number of
magazine articles dealing with the
social problems of the day, gave his
lecture on "Soldiers of the Common
Good" to a well-filled house last Fri
day evening. Mr. Russell is a con
vincing speaker, preaching a sound
doctrine that is full of sordid facts
and equally as full of hints for the
betterment of' his fellowman.
In his address, 'Mr. Russell pic
tured the horros of the lives of thou
sands of men and women in the
crowded portions of London and
other English cities, who live at the
starvation line. He dwelt upon the
conditions in the national life of Eng
land that make these circumstances
possible, drawing the appalling pic
ture of the starved wretches in the
very midst of wealth and opulence,
born without hope, living without
hope and dying without hope. He
cited as a fitting climax to the policy
of Great Britain in dealing with this
problem, the fact that at the time of
the South African war Englanr was
unable to raise an army at home be
cause of the frightful condition of
her poor.
Bringing the scene to our own
country, Mr. Russell pointed out that
the United States is fast following in
the footsteps of England .with her
poor increasing in larger -proportion
than her population. He lamented
the large expenditure for naval arma
ment in the face of these facts when
so much good could be accomplished
with the same amount of money ex
pended in behalf of v the suffering
poor. The increase of sentiment in
favor of the workingman, the growth
of the movement in behalf of the
fallen brother, were cited as the
hopeful side of the problem, the lat
ter part of the lecture presenting less
of the sordid features of the situa
tion. Mr. Russell had the attention
of his hearers throughout the Ions
discourse anu was frequently ap
plauded. His own wide experience
as a reporter has given him the
knowledge that he presents first
handed in his lecture.
The lecture of Judge Frank P.
adler of Chicago Tuesday evening
wa.s grapnic in its delineation or tne
eviis oi cuy lire mat tenu to pu
down the men and women who come
within its influence. Judge Sadler
has been a judge in the municipal
court of Chicago for several years.
naving presided over tne criminal
branches of Harrison and Desplaines
streets. He has had the opportunity
to study men and women of every
nationality and degree of morality.
and knows his subject thorongnly.
j "The Criminal in the Making" was
tne subject of nis lecture and was
listened to by a large audience, mr.
Sadler dealt with the disorderly sa-
loon and its influence on the lives of
those on whom it preys, depicting the
scenes enacted within its doors and
WT C. T. U. DAY PRONOUNCED A GREAT SUCCESS
Mrs. Florence Atkins Delivers Impressive Address (o Large
Audience Suffrage Finds Prcmiuenl Place in Discussions
W. C. T. U. day at Chautauqua was
a great success. It began with the
morning program in the urove. with
the discussion of initiative measure
' 0. i presented by Mrs. Unruh and
.discussed by many.
The afternooii address by Mrs.
Florence Atkins was a most surpris
ingly eloquent one, as Mrs. Atkins
arrived at noon from a continuous
trip of eight days' and nights, the
journey being made much more
wearisome by the washouts and two
narrow escapes from wreck.
Mrs. Atkins is a typical southern
woman with a pronounced southern
accent, petite and attractive. Her
snowy hair sits like a crown above
a" earnest face and intellectual brow
She took for her topic "The Vital
Question" and discussed prohibition
as the only remedy for -the evils of
the rum traffic. Pathos and humor,
hart! argument and convincing logic
followed each other in rapid flow,
holding the audience in earnest
thoughtfulness, broken by frequent
and enthusiastic applause, for an
hour and a half. She Is pronounced
by those who heard Mrs. Armor two
years ago as quite the equal of that
marvelous speaker.
Miss Gilbert sang "If I Were a
Voice," and was loudly applauded.
The round table that followed was
presided over by Mrs.- Ada Wallace
Unruh, state president of the W. C.
T. U. Mrs. Unruh introduced the
topic and called on Mrs. Dr. Shaw,
Congressman Reeder, Professor Bris
coe and Rev. Holmes to speak. Each
responded in arguments for the en
franchisement of women. Mrs. At
kins was introduced again and
proved her mastery of this subject as
well as that of temperance reform.
Mesdames Poor and Wolfe sang most
charmingly, . '
The morning program in the grove
Wednesday dealt with the same all
absorbing anL. important topic of
equal suffrage and was rendered
more interesting by the presence of
many members of the Medford Equal
Suffrage League with Mrs. Rexldy, its
president. Mrs. Reddy addressed this
meeting, as did also Mrs. Edmunds,
secretary of the Ashland W. C. T. .
showinf the schemes and devices
used by its frequenters to part the
unsuspecting girl from her virtue or
the unsophisticated visitor to the city
from bis money.
In referring to the hobo problem.
Judge Sadler stated that the hobo
resembles the millionaire in that he
has a summer and a winter home,
the latter being in the large cities,
where he takes advantage of the five
and ten cent lodging house. From
this place he emerges in the spring
and starts for the country, carrying
with him the germs of disease and
filth, and the. one who feeds him at
the door runs the risk of taking some
disease from him. The judge con
demned the practice of feeding the
hobo, stating that such a practice en
courages the nuisance.
Judge Sadler is actuated in all his
work by an interest in the welfare of
his fellowman, an interest that makes
possible the forcible presentation of
his message.'
Byron's Troubadours were hon
ored with the largest audience of
the session thus far, the building be
ing full and extra seats being de
manded. They gave a popular en
tertainment that met with hearty re
sponse from the audience, encore
after encore being given. The saxo
phone work was perhaps the most
popular, while the harpist was heart
ily received, as were also others of
the company. Programs this after
noon and evening will be given by
this company. They are well worth
hearing.
Class work continues to receive
liberal patronage. Dr. Wilkinson has
been holding his Bible work in t.e
G. A. H. hall and has had a room full
nearly every day. Yesterday he dis
cussed the functions of tne four gos
pels and toddy the class is consider
ing the book of . Philemon. Tomor
row Dr. Wilkinson will give a gen
eral talk on Bible literature.
Every other class is receiving its
proportionate amount of patronage,
Prof. Gilbert's work in economics be
ing greatly appreciated, as is also the
work of Prof. Berchtold in literature.
Round table discussions have been
lively. The hour of meeting of this
j class is 4:30.
Tomorrow is the closing day.
Bronte, the intellectual dog, is the
attraction for the afternoon, whiie
the circus given by Prof. Larimore's
class 'is the attraction of the even
ing. This is children's day, both
numbers being, especially intended
for the youngsters of ages from 4 to
94.
Young and old will find the en-
1 tertainment worth while.
In the way of preludes. Prof. Dick
' Posey has delighted Chautauquans
with his readings of original poems.
Prof. Posey is a local genius whose
worth has not heretofore been dis
covered. He has shown rare ability
as an interpreter and impersonator.
Pedersen's orchestra has also beef?
well received. '
Mrs. Unruh In answering objections
to the enfranchisement of women and
the questions of the antis showed
herself most thoroughly informed,
and presented the facts in such at
tractive and eloquent manner that
she lias been invited by the suffrag
ists to return to this part of the state
for a series or addresses.
Mrs. Grace' Holines. county presi
dent, has proven herself a host In the
careful planning for and care of these
meetings. Thbeautif ul decorations
on W. C. T. U. days were placed by
herself and husband, assisted bv Miss
Howell of Medford.
ROOST CONGRESS.
Yreka Man in Ashland in Interest of
Meeting.
C. L. Proebstel, secretary and gen
eral publicity agent for the coming
session of tne Southern Oregon and
Northern California Mining Congress,
was a recent visitor in Ashland. Mr.
Proebstel states that Yreka, where
the congress meets on the 19th and
20th of the present month. Is making
great plans for the entertainment of
the visitors. The new building which
ib' being erected for the meeting is
practically completed, and a photo
graph which Mr. Proebstel has of It
proves that It Is a structure of spa
cious capacity and imposing archi
tecture. It will be initiated by the
congress, but will be maintained in
the city for future meetings of what
ever character may come.
Mrs, llelinan Hurled.
The funeral services of Aunt Sue
Helinan were held from the Method
ist church at 10 o'clock this morning.
A large number of friends attended
to pay their last respects to a much
loved friend. Rev. L. C. Poor of the
Methodist church had charge of the
services, which were of a quiet na
ture. The life of Aunt Sue was
touched upon as an example for her
friends to 'follow, her devotion to
everything that Is good being empha
sized. Interment was made in Ash
land cemetery.
PRAISE HILLAH TEMPLE.
Philadclphian Writes of Itaeption
Given in Ashland.
Nobles of Lu Lu Temple in Phila
delphia evidently enjoyed the recep
tion given them by the Ashland
Shriners during their short stay here
on May 13. In a neatly gotten up
booklet describing their return tnp
from Los Angeles to Philadelphia,
Noble Ed D Rose has the following
to say regarding their stop here:
"In the afternoon of May 13, at
Ashland, Ore., we made a short stop,
where nobles of Hillah Temple gave
us hearty greetings, postcards and a
couple of boxes of mineral water.
inis temple has the unique distinc
tion of being located in a town con
taining the smallest number of In
habitants of any temple in Shrlne
dom, their membership at the pres
ent time being 21f, amidst a popula
tion of 5.020. What they lack in
membership they made up in enthu
siasm. "Our band rendered a number of
selections at the station for their edi
fication and were rouudly applauded.
Hillah Temple, we salute and thank
you kindly for your many brotherly
attentions 'and gifts.
Extra Fine Cherries.
Among varieties of choice fruit" ., Ka"' 'uu,us .
recently left at the exhibit building !V18 td A8hl,llnd for the Purpose ot
are samples of the finest Royal Anne , ht T ,
cherries from E. B. Hunt of the Cove lm,hf. of th tate, J10'!1 8cho1
fruit ranch; Bings from Mrs. J. Zeig
ler, Almond street; Black Tartarians
and Royal Annes from T. W. Hudson,
on Woolen street.
H. H. Leavitt, residing on Chest
nut street, has had a tree of prize
Royal Amies that is a sight to behold,
but the palm for prodigious yieiu
evidently belongs to a tree in the
Cherry Crest orchard of .1. II. Morse,
on Walnut street, which furnished
712 pounds of fruit by actual weight,
the first picking having yielded 300
pounds and the last 412 pounds. The
first portion of the crop netted the
owner 7 cents per pound.
ASHLAND CARS WIN
Edwards in Kurd Captures Two
Firsts and Saviors in Rambler
Two Seconds in Med lord Knees.
Ashland cars carried off two-thirds
of the prizes offered in the automo
bile races in .Med ford last week, A.
J. Edwards, driving Fuller's Ford,
taking first in two events and W. J.
Saviers, in his reconstructed Ram
bler, capturing two seconds.
For more than 4 0 laps in a 45-lap
race, 3,000 people Thursday ' after
noon witnessed the prettiest automo
bile race, with two cars less than 5
seconds apart, ever seen In southern
Oregon. Then a rear tire blew out
and A. .1. Edwards In a Ford romped
A
home winner, making 50 miles in
52.44. W. J. Saviers in a 1907 Ram
bler was the man who crowded Ed
wards for 40 laps and fell to second
place at the finish when a tire blew
up. But the crowd had their mon
ey's worth as lap after lap passed
with the cars holding tehir own.
While Edwards won the race by
driving splendidly throughout and
using his head, premier honors go to
Saviers, who had a car which had
been sent into the junk heap last
year. Saviers' time on 40 laps did
not vary two seconds. He knew what
he could do and did it. He took the
curves in a masterly manher aiiu
never failed to make his time. His
engine got hot and his radiator went
dry, but on and on he rolled, fight
ing gamely to hold his place until
he lost a tire. Then a quick change
was made and he got back in time
to win second place.
Elmer Cox in a Locomobile won
first place in Friday's race, making
30 laps in 41.10. J. W. Saviers was
second in 50.00 and J. W. Keyes in
a Chalmers third In 52.30. Offut in
an Overland and Edwards in a Ford
did not finish, meeting with acci
dents. Driving an excellent race, A. J.
Edwards in a Ford won the 60-mile
free-for-all Saturday afternoon. El
mer Cox in a Locomobile was second
and J. W. Keyes in a Chalmers third,
The winning time was 1.16, Cox
1.21.30, Keyes 1.23.45. Three other
entries, Offut In an Overland, Sa
viers in a Rambler and Mark lu an
Oldsmohile, did not finish.
The race was tne prettiest as well
as the final one of the meet. There
were thrills to spare and the large
crowd shrieked its approbation time
and again as two cars would put up
a close race on a curve.
Saviers again won praise by his
heady and nervy driving, It being
generally conceded that had he been
driving a reliable car he woud have
won easily. As it was he stayed in
the race longer than a less deter
mined driver would have, in spite of
the most overwhelming' odds;
Just to keep up Ashland's reputa
tion, after the Rambler went to the
bad, Monte Brlggs piled out of the
grandstand and peeled his coat and
borrowed a machine and got Into the
motorcycle rnceH. Without trying
the track or machine and after being
out of the game for a year, he fin
ished second In a ten-mile race with
the handle bars of his machine loose.
Money to loan on Improved ranch
es, first mortgages; mixed farms pre
ferred. W. D. Hodgson, Ashland.
Phone 427-J.
From the Columbia river district
during the past month there was
shipped to foreign ports nearly 2 8,
000,000 foet of lumber, and amount
unequaled during a similar period
from this or any other single port In
the world.
ATTORNEY SEES
ADVANTAGES
ADVISES ESTABLISHMENT OK
GIRLS' SCHOOL HERE.
SUGGESTION WORTH ACTING ON
. It. Kanaga of San Francisco
Writes the Tidings Regarding Op
portunities for Educational Insti
tution in Old Normal Buildings.
The Tidings is in receipt of a com
munication from A. R. Kanaga or
San Francisco, which we print be
low and which is self-explanatory.
The suggestion ouered in this com
munication is worth acting upon.
The normal buildings have been Idle
too long already and some sort of
institution should be established
there at onee. The letter follows:
San Francisco, Cal., July 8, 1912.
Editor Tidings: In July, 1911, as
attorneys for two eastern ladies I
buildings with the object of opening
a modern school for girls in your
city.
Some complications arose which
made it impossible to then get con
trol of the old college buildings and
my two women clients returned
shortly after to their home in the
east.
Having seen your normal school
buildings and looked over your town
when I was there one year ago, it
has suggested to me the propriety of
sending this letter to the Tidings and
calling attention to the fact that Ash
land has the best facility for start
ing a school for girls of any town
or city in Oregon. You have the ele
gant climate, the position, the Chau
tauqua assembly, no saloons, a city
full of young ladles, almost equidis
tant from both San Francisco and
Portland.
I have visited Ashland nearly
every year since 1890 and it has al
ways impressed me as one of the very
best places in the west for a girls'
seminary. By way of illustration, let
them model the Ashland school after
the Miss Harker School for Girls at
Palo Alto, California. This seminary
for girls is only eleven years old, yet
it ranks above every girls' school in
our Rtate, and here are Borne of the
reasons for it:
In addition to a girl being educated
In the usual academic studies, she is
given lectures in deportment, beauty
of a pure life, obedience to parents.
respect for authority, reverance for
old age. From one to two hours each
day in open-air athletic exurcises.
Every girl must dress neat but plain,
mostly a shirt waist and skirt; not
a particle of jewelry unless it be a
pin or bracelet and plain, ordinary
ring. No costly dresses, no costly
hats. This Is done so that rich girls
can make no better showing than a
poor one. Now a similar school run
on these lines would soon be just as
w'ell known as the Harker School for
Girls at Palo Alto, and girls would
attend these from all parts, of the
west and Pacifies, coast. The line of
work would appeal to every father
and mother who had girls to educate.
I started out to write this letter
six months ago but never got at It
until today, and 1 now hope that
something will be done on the lines
I uamj'd herein, for in my estimation
it is the most valuable asset at your
commnnd to the end that Ashland
may come into its own. Less could
not be said. More need not be.
Very respectfully,
A. It. KANAGA.
BOURNE GETS $100,000
Crater Lake Schedule for Appropria
tion in Civil Sundry Hill Senator
iloK'ful of Securing Passage.
Under date of July 9, Senator
Bourne wired to local newspapers to
the effect that at his request the sub
committee on appropriations had in
serted in the civil sundry bill an ap
propriation for $100,000 for Crater
Lake national park. The message
states: "1 am confident that the full
committee and the senate will concur
in the action of the sub-committee."
Senator Bourne Introduced the bill
calling for $100,000 a year for seven
years for the improvement of Crater
Lake park last winter and secured its
passage by the senate. The bill was
favorably reported by the house com
mittee, but was stricken out by the
house, vyhlch struck out all park ap
propriations in excess of those al
ready made.
Congressman llawloy offered an
amendment calling for $150,000 for
the park, but it also mot defeat. The
sundry civil bill was vetoed by Presi
dent Taft and sent hack to be re
drawn and passed.
After its passage by the senate the
house must also act upon it, and the
danger to the appropriation lies
there.
Every person acquainted with con
gressmen or senators should wire
once to them to assist in the bill's
passage. i
The newly organized Falls City
Potato Growers' Association is the
first and only organization of its
kind in Polk county, and promises
to become an important factor lu
finding a cash market for potatoes.