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Oregon Historical Society. Ashland ' tidings SUNNY SOUTHERN OREGON ASHLAND THE BEAUTIFUL VOL. XXXVII . ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, UGUST 15, 1912 " " NIIMRFR PLANS NEAR COMPLETION AKMOKV CONSTRUCTION PROM ISKI TO BEGIN SOON. CHANGES ARE CAUSE OF DELAYS State Architect Knighton Writes of Progress on Building Drawings Were Submitted to Military Hoard August 1. L. L. Mulit, who has taken more than usual Interest in the construc tion of the armory in this city, is in receipt of a letter from State Archi tect Knighton in which the situation as it now stands is clearly set forth. It seems probable from the contents of this letter'that drawings will be submitted to the contractors for their bids within the very near fu ture and that actual 'construction of the building will be begun within a few days The letter to Mr. Mulit follows: Salem, Ore., Aug. 10, 1912. , Mr. L. L. Mulit. Ashland, Ore.: Dear Mr. Mulit: I submitted the drawings to the state military board, on the 1st, and, in discussing various features, some changes were decided upon. , These are now being made and will be presented to the board with the specifications early in the week, and will put them before con tractors soon as approved. In designing the building for' the accommodation of the stage and con sidering all features In connection therewith, made the building cost more than the available funds; 'even with W minor changes made it will run us pretty close. I have pointed out to the board -the advantage to your building by having the stage, and it may develop that some of the furnishings will have to be emitted until your people can derive some revenue from its use. However, this will be determined when the bids are opened. I will send two sets of plans and specifications to your city for con tractors to estimate on; also Port land and other - places requiring j ( plans. ' 1 The Rose Festival, Elks' conven tion and vacation time disorganized my work quite a little, but you will . find the plans quite complete, and when the work is finished am 'confi dent everybody will be satisfied and the public will feel that they have something for the money invested. Yours trulv, W. C. KNIGHTON. RATES SUSPENDED. General Advance in Wool Kates Held Up TeniiKrariIy. The state railroad commission Monday received an important notice from the interstate commerce com mission concerning the recent wool rates case. , Specifically, the cases were: The Oregon Railroad Commission vs. O. R. & N. and the National Wool Grow ers' Association vs. the O. S. L. The railroads had announced a general advance of wool 'rates on easttfin shipments. The growers contested the advance, and when the state commission decided against the rail roads the controversy was taken to the national tribunal. In the decision of the latter court it is ordered that operation of the rates be suspended until a hearing may be held and the question further investigated on several counts. The hearing Is announced for 10 a. m., September 16, at the federal building, Denver; Colo. At this time all parties concerned may appear be fore the commerce court and testify on the matter. Wants Plum Specimens. H. O. Frobach is having difficulty In finding, suitable specimens of plums for processing and would be pleased to receive clusters of any va riety. The fruit should not be too ripe and should be in -clusters, well colored and about right for shipping. They must be brought in on the branch. Boys' $3.50 oxfords only $ 1.95 during Enders' sale. , BOYS AREJOUND OVER Seventeen-Year-Old Youths Plead Guilty to Theft Clarge at Ayers Spur Last Sunday. Lawrence Brooks and Thomas Monk, two 17-year-old youths of Salem, were arraigned in Justice Hurt's court this morning. and pled guilty to the theft of a quantity of clothing, a revolver and minor arti cles at Ayers Spur last Sunday. The boys were taken to Jacksonville this morning, where they will await the action of the grand jury on their case.. The youths made no attempt to deny responsibility for the crime. They stated, however, that the third boyTia-med in the complaint took no active part in the robbery, being nervous and timid over the matter and refusing to enter the building. With this assertion on their part, pursuit of the other boy has been given up. The youths captured are juveniles and will likely be disposed of as such. TEST CASK STARTED State Health Board Sue City of Kil verton. To ascertain whether a corporate city can legally be enjoined from dis posing of its sewage into creeks, the water of which is used for domestic purposes or for stock, the state board of health has begun . a test case against the city of Silverton, praying the court permanently to enjoin that city from allowing the sewer of the town to empty into Silver creek. This is the first of a seriesVof test cases that are to be brought in the state for the same purpose. Silver creek, .the stream which is involved in the- proceedings, flows along well-defined channels, and, ac cording to the complaint, carries 35 feet of water a second, flowing in a northwesterly direction through a thickly populated agricultural . dis trict and emptying into Pudding riv er. It is alleged that the creek is crossed at various places below the city of Silverton by public highways and county roads, where the water is used for drinking purposes by the traveling public and by stock. Fur ther, it -is claimed that residents ad jacent to the creek for many years have made use of the water for household purposes. Sewage and drainage amounting to 12 cubic feet a second is turned Into the. creek, it is claimed in the complaint of the health department, with the result that the water is cor rupted and impaired in quality and the health and lives 'of the citizens of Marion county and of the travel ing public are endangered. WOOL reason CLOSED. I'lices Have Been Good and Trading Active. The 1912 wool season (n Oregon is practically at a close, as nearly the entire clip is out of first hands. Last i year at this time the state was fairly well cleaned irp of wool, but dealers cannot remember a time when Ore gon was so bare of supplies as now. Not over 300,000 pounds are-left un sold in the state. j The season has been a most suc cessful one for both grower and i dealer. Prices were good at the start and became better as the season pro gressed. Trading was active from the time' the sheep were shorn up to , . ja ,1 1 i 1. me enu oi nit; ciusmg puuuc saie. The quality was about all that could be desired. The clip, as a whole, was superior to that of 1911. being I lighter in shrinkage and better grown. Some sections had the choic est clips the state has ever produced. In numbers of instances growers re ceived 5" cents -advance over last year's prices, whereas market condi tions indicated an increase of about 1 or 2 cents. iTO DISGUSSJINGLE TAX j Charles II. Shields Will Address Ash j land Audience Saturday Evening j Is Author of "Single Tax Exposed." Following a request from a num ber of prominent Ashland men that he come to this city to explain and elucidate single tax, Charles H. Shields, secretary of the Oregon Equal Taxation League, will be in this city next Saturday evening. Mr. Shields will speak in the Chau tauqua building at 8:30 p. m. Satur day, August 17, on ' Single Tax Ex posed." Mr. Shields .is author of the pam phlet, "Single Tax Exposed," which has been 'read by a large number of residents of this county, and he is at present conducting the campaign against single tax in Oregon which has received comment In some cases and commendation in others from all over the state. It will be well worth while for both opponents to single tax and those who agree with Mr. Shields to be present at tlii.s meeting. Following his address, Mr. Shields announces that he will be perfectly willing to answer any question pro pounded to him. It is expected that a number of local men will be on the platform with Mr.' Shields and he will be in troduced by one of our citizens. CHILI; IS BURNED. Three-Year-Old Sets Fire to Barn and -Loses Lire. A three-year-old boy, the son of C. A. Phillips, was burned to death in a fire at Kerby at 2 o'clock Mon day ' afternoon. The lad, whose mother died a little over a year ago, was living at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hogue. He was out play ing in the barn and chicken house Monday afternoon, and evidently had matches in nis possession, and start ed a fire that destroyed both build ings and his own life with them. The body was terribly burned, life being extinct when it was recovered from the burning building. Cripple Makes Ascent. John Stankey, Western Union messenger boy of Klamath Falls, Sunday "made a monkey" of timid tourists when, in spite of the fact that he sports an artificial foot, he walked from the rim to the shore of Crater Lake and then, after a boat ride on the lake, climbed to the top of Wizard Island. John is well known in Klamath Falls. He delivers messages for the telegraph eompany during the day, but there are not many who know that his left foot is off at the ankle and that he wears a cork 'substitute. ELECTROCUTION R. A. ALEXANDER GETS TANGLED UP IN LIGHT WIRES 23,000 YOLTS PASSES THROUGH BODY FOR SEYERAL MINUTES To be held supported unon the tnn of an electric light pole for five min utes while 23,000 volts of electricity passed through his body was the harrowing experience of R. A. Alex ander, lineman for the California & Oregon Power Company, last Tues day. That he is alive today and with no greater loss than two fingers is due to the nerve and presence of mind of his associate, R. L. Raymer, wheat the time of the contact, was at work on another pole. Mr. Ray mer is becoming used to such scenes, as he states that this is the eighth case of the kind he has witnessed, six of whom died. The fact that the amperage was low at the time of the contact saved the victim from instant death. The accident happened on the high power line on Mountain avenue across Bear creek. Alexander was making a hot wire tap and in order to support himself more firmly upon the pole slipped his lett arm through the brace rods that support the arms. In so doing he completed a circuit through the ground wire and 23,000 volts nasspii through his hnrlv As isoon as the circuit was made. Ray mer, from the other pole, was at tracted by his cries and hurried to his rescue. The' time that the cur- PROGRESSIVES GATHER Hull Moosers Heckle Xot to Put County 'Ticket in the Field Harry Irwin Central Committeeman. At Medford Monday night the pro gressive party was formally launched by the organization of the Jackson County Progressive Central Commit tee, composed of one member from each precinct in Jackson county. It was decided that no progressive county ticket would be put in the field, all of the present candidates having been nominated at primaries where a fair expression of the people had been registered. The meeting was enthusiastic. It i reflected the deep interest manifest ed in Jackson county for the candi dacy of Mr. Roosevelt. Although the notice of the meet ing had been but shortly advertised, twenty county precincts were repre sented at the meeting. Every precinct in Ashland was rep resented. Central precinct by N. F. Throne, West Ashland by C. H. Pierce, East Ashland by Bert R. Greer, South Boulevard by T. N. Hill, and South Ashland by C. A. Payne. A. K. ware was elected county chairman and George E. Boos secre tary. Both officers live at Medford. Harry Irwin of Medford was elected state central committeeman. The meeting was harmonious throughout. The committee will pro ceed at once to organize Jackson ! county, and it is believed that the progressive party will carry the coun ty by a large majority. MAPS OK CRATER FOREST. Supervisor Krickson Has 9,000 for Circulation. The local office of the Crater na tional forest has just received 9,000 maps of the forest for free distribu tion. These maps show all roads, trails, ranger stations, hotels, stage line, railroads, telephone lines and cabins irtside the forest asvwell as lake, mountains, and places of inter est. The principal roads, towns and cities in Jackson county are shown, making the map invaluable to hunt ers, campers or travelers in the for est or county. The map was pre pared under the direction of Super visor Erickson. On the back of the folder is much information regard- ! ing game laws, board of health laws j which apply to mountain streams, and data on the control of fires. The maps are very valuable. The Crater national forest con tains practically all that is left un appropriated of the former hunting grounds of the Indians in this re gion. It lies in two blocks. The more northerly and larger block ex tends on the northwest to the crest of the Umpqua mountains and on the northeast to the boundary of the Crater Lake national park. Lake of the Woods, Fish Lake and Four-Mile Lake are in the southern part of this block, which contains the southern end of the Cascade, mountains; the basin of Rogue river and' its tribu taries lies between the Umpqua mountains and the Cascade plateau, and drains them both. The trails which have been constructed by the forest service make available to tour ists and pleasure-seekers the trout streams, mountain lakes, hunting grounds, mineral springs and other recreation features, while a moun tain road to Crater , Lake runs through the forest. The southern block of the Crater national forest covers the northern send of the Siskiyou mountains, and extends Into California to the crest of the divide. Park Club Dinner. The ladies of the Chautauqua Park Club will serve dinner and supper'ln the park club house tomorrow. The popular price of 25 cents will be charged. Clif Payne makes bookshelves. BARELY AVERTED ent coursed through Alexander's body was that consumed by Raymer in descending from his position and climbing the other pole. When he reached his co-worker he thought he was dead and was obliged forcibly to tear the body away from the wires, at the risk of himself forming a part of the circuit. Alexander, upon reaching the ground, recovered quite speedily and was able to walk into town and out to the hospital. He says his suffer ing was intense, being conscious the entire time and expecting death to come every second. The mental agony was as great as the physical, the sufferer longing for death and wondering how long it would be de layed. That he escaped with his life is a wonder to the physicians who at tended him. Two fingers of his right hand were amputated and he left the hospital yesterday feeling quite him self. Besides the loss of the two fingers, a slight burn was made in the form of a half moon just over the heart. No serious results will come from this. The fingers were charred to a crisp so that the flesh was broken off in chunks. Alexander came here from Medford some time ago. He is about 25 years of age. ON ACCREDITED LIST Graduates of Normal Department in Polytechnic College to Get State Certificates Without Kxaini nation. Prospective patrons of the Poly technic College that is to open in Ashland September 2 need no longer worry over the credit to be given graduates of the school who desire t follow the teaching profession. Prof. Van Scoy and the proprietors of the school have been in eorre siKyulence with the state superin tendent of public instruction and yesterday received from him an af firmative reply, guaranteeing to stu dents who complete the course in the normal department a state certificate without examination, which certifi cate will be followed by a second cer tificate of the same grade when suc cess in teaching has been evidenced. This assurance on the part of the superintendent will have the effect of putting the institution on a par with the state normal school and will be the means of attracting many stu dents that would not otherwise at tend. The normal course, as pro jected by the management, is a strong one, furnishing all the neces sary branches, besides practical train ing Proprietors pf the club have ac cepted the Commercial Club guaran tee of scholarships and preparations are about complete for the opening of the school. Present indications point to an enrollment of 150 the coming year. Equipment is begin ning to arrive. Ten new typewriters are due from Portland this week and the new furniture is also expected to arrive within the next ten days. Students will find the institution ready to receive them on the opening day, September 2. CLERKS MAY ORGANIZE. But Postal Employes May Not Order Strikes or Lockouts. Washington, D. C. Barred from affiliation with any organization countenancing strikes or lockouts, United States postal clerks won a hollow victory in the senate Tuesday when that body by a vote or 4 9 to 7 decided to give this branch of the government service the right to or ganize. The voting followed a spirit ed debate in which Senators La Fol lette of Wisconsin. Root of New York and Smith of South Carolina took a prominent part. Senators La Follette and Smith took the position that there were no laws to prevent postal clerks from organizing or declaring a strike if they were dissatisfied with their compensation and working condi tions. Senator Root took sharp issue with this stand, declaring bitteriy that no organization should be al lowed which would be in a position to cripple the government service even in the slightest degree. Other senators saw behind the movement an attempt to co-operate with the American Federation of Labor and bitterly fought the measure. ,. Still others asserted that as the American Federation itself cannot call a strike, the provision could not possibly af fect, that body. The. postal clerks won a victory, however, by the adoption in the sen ate of the amendment granting them the right to appeal to congress over the head of the postmaster general, whose word heretofore has been final. Cox's Corn Salve. Will positively remove all corns and calluses from the feet if used ac cording to directions, no matter of how long standing. Don't complain about that bunion. Cox's Corn Salve will relieve your suffering after three applications. Prepared by A. E. Cox. Ashland. Ore., 357 Vista street. Phone 322-K. Enders big suit sale Is now going on in full blast, lou ought to drou around and see the bargains. i : INVESTIGATES HIGHWAY. A. I. Westgard Pasties Through Ash land on Way to San Francisco. A. L. Westgard, traveling field representative of the American Auto mobile Association, who at the pres ent time Is "strip-mapping" the Pa cific highway, passed through Ash land today on his way to San Fran cisco. His work upon this particular as signment consists of obtaining the general topography of the country, the condition of the roads and bridges, the nearness of road ma terial and similar data connected with the building of good auto roads. Mr. Westgard is accompanied by his wife and a chauffeur. The party covered 109 miles from Roseburg yesterday. Before entering upon the work of collaborator on the Pacific highway he marked the trail from New York to Seattle. After arriving at San Francisco he will leave at once over another transcontinental road for New York, returning immediately to Los Angeles, at which place he expects to spend Christmas. He was very enthusiastic over the Rogue river valley. PIOXKKK HAXKEK yi'ITS. V. V. Heck man of Jacksonville Will Give Active Work. After more than fifty years of ex istence, the pioneer banking house of southern Oregon is to ge closed in the near future, according to an an nouncement by C. C. Beekman, the pioneer banker at Jacksonville. When the banking house finally closes its door one of the most inter esting landmarks of this section will pass into history. Mr. Reekman gives his reason for retirement his desire to quit active business. His an nouncement follows: "Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, sole owner and propri etor of the Beekman Banking House, at Jacksonville, Ore., on account of advancing years, contemplates retir ing from active banking business in the near future. All those having moneys on deposit in said bank or who have entrusted ' valuable docu ments or papers to its keeping are therefore requested to call and re ceive the same at their convenience. In this connection I desire to thank the many patrons of the bank for the long-continued trust and confidence and patronage extended to it during the course of the more than fifty years of its existence. C. C. Beek man, Jacksonville, Ore." Notice. All persons knowing themselves in debted to the undersigned will please call and settle without rurther notice. 23-0t S. T. SONGER, M. D. WILL MAKEPILGR1MAGE Nobles 'of Hillali Temple Looking Forward to Trip to Roseburg and Coos Hay, August 31, : Great preparations are being made :for the pilgrimage that is to be made by nobles of Hillah Temple to Rose burg and Coos Bay, August 31 to September 3. Shriners from the south and east will join the caravan at Ashland, while those from the north will join at various points en route. Half a dozen autos bearing Shrin ers and their ladies are signed up to go from Ashland and scores will go by train. Ashland Shriners who already have their "name in the pot" for the event are Messrs. Cornelius, Sherwln, Simpson, Wagner, Rout ledge, Dann, McNair, Harry Bates, Vaupel, Reynolds, Bowers, Poor, Bol ton. Brfggs, Wick, Butler, Cyester, C. F. Bates, Carter, Staples, Dunn, Swedenburg, McKee, McLeod, Burns, Mulit. Hurt, Livingston, Sanderson and Winter. Ceremonials will be held at both Roseburg and Marshfield. At the lat- I ter place a big class of unregenerate sons of the desert will be led across the hot sands. The ceremonial at Roseburg will be Saturday evening, August 31, and the one at Marshfield Tuesday evening, September 3. A feature of the Marshfield event will be a clam bake on the seashore. Imperial Potentate William Colvlg has appointed the following commit tees: Program F. D. Wagner and E. T. Staples. General arrangements on caravan from Ashland L. M. Mulit, E. V. Carter, E. T. Staples, J. A. Perry, W. C. Leever. Stunts J. G. Hurt, D. B. Grant, F. C. Rout ledge, C. E. Gates, R. H. Burns. Special Train Excursion. A special excursion train will leave Grants Pass Sunday, August 18, at 6 a. m., Medford 7:lo a. in., stop ping at intermediate points to take on and let off passengers for Duns niuir, Shasta Springs and other mountain resorts, returning same day. A one fare for round trip has been made and plenty of roomy, wide and easy-riding coaches will be fur nished. Bulletin Ready. Senator Jonathan Bourne, Jr., has for distribution a number of 'copies of bulletins Issued by the bureau of mines and of particular Interest to managers of power plants, coul mines, metal mines, or quarries, and he will be glad upon application to send a copy to any person interested therein. Interesting to young people and some others: Get your marriage license of Billings. Mum is his motto. 23-4t TAFT VETOES STEEL BILL HIT HOUSE PASSES IT THREE HOURS LATER, PRESIDENT'S ACTION EXPECTED Yote Was 173 to 83 Fifty-nine Al lied Industries Said to Be Affected By Measure Is Second Veto of Steel Measure. Washington. August 14. Within three hours after President Taft had sent the steel tariff bill back to con gress, with a message of disapproval, the house today passed it over his veto. The vote was 173 to pass it. S3 against it, and one present and not voting. It is not expected to re pass the senate. As soon as the president's veto message had been read, the house democrats began an attempt to re pass it over the executive's disap- ' proval. The republican leaders en tered upon a determined fight against the plan and a long debate was precipitated. In a message to congress the pres ident said he disapproved the meas ure because it provided for revenn only and took no account of protec tion ror American Industries. He condemned the mittee for refusing public hearings on tne bin. His veto was expected. Mr. Taft gave as another reason for his veto that the bill affected not only the iron and steel industry but 59 allied industries,. which, he said, were worth sepurate classification. Mr. Taft wrote he was not pre pared to say there were no Items in the steel schedule which ought not to he reduced, but he pointed out that its ad valorem rate was an ap parent reduction of 15 per cent from the duties of the Wilson hill. "A bill for a complete revision of this schedule was presented to me a year ago In the extra session of this congress," wrote the president, "Many increases and decreases of rates are now made from those named in the former measure. The changes are not. explained and indi cate the hasty method pursued in the preparation of both. Ik it tint fnii- to ask, either on the basis of protec tion or revenue, which was right? "On the whole, therefore, 1 am not. willing to approve..of legislation of this kind, which vitally affects not only millions of working men and the families dependent on them, but hundreds of millions . of dollars' worth of stocks of goods in the hands bf storekeepers and distributors gen erally, witnout first providing for a careful and disinterested Inquiry into the conditions of the whole indus try." . . WILL DEFEND MEASURE. F. E. Coulter to Speak , in Ashland Monthly Evening on Single Tax Invites Debate. E. J. Kaiser of this city is in re- Iceipt of a letter from Frank E. Coul ter announcing, that the latter will be in Ashland next Monday evening and address an audience on the mer its of the single tax. Mr. Coulter is an exponent of the initiative meas ure that will be before the people this full and is prepared to shed light on the subject. Mr. Coulter states that he will debate the subject with anyone who wishes to meet him on the platform here and will welcome such debate. It Is understood the socialists have asked for an oppor tunity to debate the subject and ef forts are being made to have other parties take issue with Mr. Coulter Monday night. The public is cordial ly Invited. Meeting Posttoncd. The business meeting of the Young People's City Union, which was scheduled for last Monday evening, was postponed for one week and will be held next Monday evening in the Baptist church. Park (lull Dinner. The ladies of the Chautauqua Park Club will Serve dinner und supper in the park club house tomorrow. The popular price of 2 5 ' cents will be charged. COUNTY COURT REPORT Grind of the Jackson County Court Mostly Routine Work for Lust Week. Circuit Couit John K. Thomas et a. vs. Margaret Mitchell, suit for foreclosure. Jennie B. Barnes vs. Lewis Barnes, suit for divorce. A. Crenson vs. Arthur H. Woodln et ux., suit for foreclosure. Eva Fisher vs. J. M. Fisher, suit for divorce. IVolmte Order appointing J. M. Stephens, admitting will of Lizzie Hale, deceased, to probate. Bond of E. A. Rosenbaum, administrator es tate Leroy Cardue, deceased, filed. Petition for sale of personal proper ty estate Susan Helman, deceased, filed. Inventory and appraisement estate H. E. Stone, deceased, filed. Murrluge Licenses Floyd L. Ed dings and Dora Caine, Gold Hill - Albert T. Brown and Jeannette Os good, Medford. Hugh Hayes and Jessie Bailey, Central Point., Scale receipts at Tidings office.