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Oregon Historical Society. Ashland Tiding SUNNY . SOUTHERN OREGON ASHLAND THE BEAUTIFUL VOL. XXXVII ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1912 NUMBER 27 POST OFFICE CLOSESUNDAYS I'OSTMASTER CASEY RECEIVES NEW ORDER. DELIYER REGISTERED PACKAGES Change Goes Into Effect at Once Ashland Office Only One on Coast Where Every Clerk Has Reached Highest Grade. Postmaster Casey is in receipt of a new order from the postoffice de partment which affects offices of the first and second grades. The order is printed in full helow. ' This .will mean the absolute closing of the postoffice on Sundays and is in line with the policy of the department to give employes a day of perfect rest wherever possible. The Ashland postoffice is remarkable in that all the employes have reached the high est grade possible in a postoffice of the second grade, being probably the only one on the Pacific coast that can boast such efficient service. The letter follows: "Washington, Aug. 24, 1912. "Postmaster. "Sir: The postoffice appropria tion act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1913, provides: " 'That hereafter postoffices of the first and second classes shall not be open on Sundays for the purpose of delivering mail to the general pub lic, but this provision shall not pre vent the prompt' delivery of special delivery mail.' " 'Under this law you will close the general delivery, carriers' win dows, and lock boxes and discontinue all deliveries by carriers on Sunday. You will note, however, that special delivery mail is excepted and you will therefore arrange to have on duty a sufficient force to handle this matter promptly. "The department desires to reduce Sunday work to the minimum so that as many of the employes as possible may enjoy a complete day of rest on Sunday. You should, therefore, re- quire only a sufficient number of I clerks to report for duty on that day in order that transit mail and the mail collected for dispatch may be handled without delay. If no mail is dispatched on Sunday a very early collection should be made on Monday morning and the mail for local deliv ery distributed before the. carriers leave for their first trip. "Respectfully, "C. P.. GRANDFIELD, "First Assistant Postmaster Gen eral." EPWORTH LEAGUE RALLY. Young People Will Hold Siecial Ses sion Next Sunday. The regular autumn rally of the Epworth League will take place next Sunday evening at 6:45 in the league rooms. A special program of enthu siastic speeches and extra music is being planned. Every loyai support er of the league is expected to be there and by his presence and inter est help to start off the -fall work with a bound. The attendance has averaged 56 during the summer months, and in terest and enthusiasm have kept pace with the attendance. There is every reason to believe that both at tendance and interest will be greatly increased, if not actually doubled, during the fall and winter. All friends of the league are cor dially invited to attend the rally Sunday evening. Cox's Corn Saive. Will positively remove all corns and calluses :rom 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-R. E.A.ESTESBUYS CORNER Ruins of Opera House to Give Place to Fine Modem Husiness Structure. The transfer of the opera house corner, whkh was destroyed by fire two weeks Mo, from C. W. Stephen son to E. A. Estes for a consideration or $13,500 was concluded yesterday and Mr. Estes is today engaged in tearing down the chimneys and other menacing parts of the old structure, preparatory to the erection on the lot of a modem two-story structure for stores and offices. Mr. Estes states that he will prob ably begin' at once the erection of a modern store and office building. He has already been approached by merchants who wish to lease the building for a term of years at a lib eral rental and is assured of a splen did return from his Investment. His present plan is for a double store room on the ground floor and offices on the upper. A room at the rear, facing on First avenue, is also in contemplation. The corner is one of the best in the city. Mr. Stephenson bought it several years ago for $15,000. He received $4,000 insurance, which, in addition .to the price received from Mr. Estes, will bring him out about even on his investment.:... EIGHT TRUE HILLS. Reiort of Grand Jury Tuesday Night Shows Indictment. -, Eight Indictments were returned by the grand jury Tuesday. Aceoru ing to report, the probe of the in quisitorial body will.be deeper than expected and that several new chan nels of investigation will be opened. One is rumored to be the alleged sell ing of liquor on Sunday and to min ors. True bills were found against Frank Ceol, his wife and daughter for an alleged assault with a shovel upon A. C. Bailey last Maj The case involves a dispute over land rights, and is a feud of long stand ing. Richard Moe of the Dead. Indian country was indicted Jointly with G. W. Dunkip for the alleged theft of 21 traps belonging to the forestry service, and singly for the theft of a handsaw. Moe has a famiy, and when his three children were or dered by the county court to be placed in charge of a charitable in stitution, Mrs. Moe defied the sher iff or anyone else to take her chil dren from her. E. C. Montgomery was indicted on a charge of non-support of his wife, formerly Miss Jessie Broadley of Medford. Montgomery is alleged to have deserted his bride after a few weeks, and was arrested when he passed through Medford en route north. Lawrence Brooks and Leslie Monk were indicted for the stealing of a watch from a residence at Ayr's spur, near Ashland, and Fred Schaefer for the larceny of a watch from a Cen tral Point jewery store. Jim Gibbs is charged in a true bill with an as sault upon Bert Johnson. One of the informations to tie heard is the one against Jim Lee, a Chinaman, charged with keeping a white woman. in bondage in a laun dry on Riverside avenue. Hail road Men Call. Four private ears passed through Ashland last Sunday and Monday, all of which carried railroad officials high in affairs of the company. Sun day John M. Scott, general manager of the Southern Pacific lines, passed through in his private car, San Jose, and stopped here for a short visit. Monday no less than three care came through, General Manager K. Calvin, in hla private rar Berkeley, nassing throueh on 1 4 and President Sproule, hn oar 9 and J. W. Metcalf, super intendent or tne snasta division, coin- tug on 16. The significance of these frequent visits cannot be learned, but it is believed they portend well for this city. Furniture. A few nice pieces of furniture for sale at a bargain. Enquire Carson Smith Lumber Co. FIRE DAMAGES HOME L. A. Abbott Suffers Loss as Result of Defective Flue Flames Ruin Kitchen and Roof. Ashland was again visited by fire at 5:30 o'clock Wednesday niorning when the home of L. A. Abbott, re siding on Lincoln street, was badly damaged by flames. The kitchen is practically ruined and almost the en tire roof will have to be replaced. Mr. Abbott had Just lighted the fire in the kitchen stove and had stepped to the stairway to call the children. As he opened the stairway door he smelted smoke and a mo ment later saw it pouring out of the hallway in clouds. He rushed up the stairs and pulled the children out of bed, finding one of them near ly suffocated. By the time Mr. Ab bott had the children downstairs the flames had gained considerable head way and the smoke completely filled the house. A few neighbors hastened to his assistance and succeeded in bringing several streams from garden hose to play upon the house. The alarm was turned in and the fire wagon ap peared on the scene drawn by a Ford auto and followed by a dozen or so of Ashland's volunteer fire depart ment. When they arrived, however, the flames were extinguished. The kitchen suffered worst, but the entire interior of the house was damaged by the smoke and water. Furniture was badly soaked. A defective flue is given as the cause of the fire. SMITH WILL Rlrt. Grants Pass Mayor Out for Congress on Democratic Ticket. Robert G. Smith, mayor of Grants Pass and one of the best-known at torneys in southern Oregon, who was nominated for congress in April on the democratic ticket, has announced that he will make an active campaign for the. place. Mr. Smith's health has been poor fop some time and friends feared that he could make the race. Mr. Smith was a candidate years ago but was defeated. not two He polled a gratifying vote, however, and won many friends who will again actively support him. Fire Rale. We will offer for sale on Tuesday, August 27, at 9 o'clock a. ni., all of goods that were damaged during our recent fire. These goods will be marked at a price that will move them. Call early if interested. J. P. Dodge & Sons. A few rolls of hose to close at prices that will save you money. A. J. Biegel. STARK RESTAURANT BURNED OUT FIRE COMPANIES CONTINUE IN DLTOD BUILDING AT FOURTH AND A STREETS GUTTED AT THREE O'CLOCK THIS MORNING. The sound of the fire alarm in the early hours of the morning is be coming so common an occurrence that people are beginning to sleep through it all. Sunday the wooden buildings on the Plaza burned, yes terday a-residence on Lincoln street was damaged and this niorning the Stark restaurant and rooming house suffered from tne flames. The alarm was turned in at 3 o'clock and the fire companies succeeded in saving the building, so that the loss is vari ously estimated at from $500 to $1,000. A peculiar feature of the circum stance is the fact that the fire start ed in three different places in the building. That it was saved at all is a matter of wonder. A pile of old sacks had been thrown into a cubby hole under the stairway at the rear of the dining room, where also re posed an old mattress. This corner was completely burned out. In the storeroom a large hole is burned through the floor behind a counter on one side of the room and on the other a similar hole behind another counter. This circumstance has led to persistent rumors of incendiarism. GRAND RALLY PICNX Southern Oregon Suffrage Clubs Meet in Chautauqua Huiiding; Wednesday. The Southern Oregon Equal Suf frage Clubs, which are those of Grants Pass, Phoenix, Jacksonville, Talent. Medford as well as others more distant, will hold a grand rally picnic in the park on Wednesday, September 4. Bring well-filled' bas kets with you. Tables will be pro vided. Coffee is free, thank3 to Holmes Bros. The "trimmings" for the same doubtless will be furnished by other enterprising citizens. Our friends will come in jn the morning trains. Every good-looking citizen and that means emphatical ly all Ashland is invited to come along and be introduced and show our visitors a royal welcome. After the noon hour is passed, the crowd will proceed to the Chautau qua building. There at 2 o clock Hon. C. L. Reanies of Medford has a message for us. He doubtless will be followed by others. Mr. Reames is said to be one of the most inter esting speakers in this part of the state. Of course the yellow ribbons will be in evidence, but that is the color of optimism and good govern ment. This is a sort of forerunner of the District Fair, so help us entertain, so that our friends will, come again at that time, realizing that Ashland hospitality can be outdone by none in this part of the state. NEW RANKING RILL. Measure Will Come Refore People in November Eection. An important measure on the-ballot next November gill be senate Joint resolution No. 13, gotten up by the state banking board. If enacted, this bill will make shareholders in the state banks doubly liable for their stock. As it now is, the shareholders merely lose their stock in case of the bank's in solvency, while under the proposed law they will be assessable for an equal amount in meetirfg the bank's liabilities. " The national banking act includes a" similar provision and the require ment is indorsed by conservative bankers throughout the country. While it is expected that consider able opposition will be encountered from the weaker banking interests, Will Wright, state bank examine!-, expects the hearty co-operation of the better financiers and hopes to see the bill enacted into law. Auto Trip to San Diego. Mr. John I. Harvey and W. D. Hodgson are planning a trip by auto to San Diego, Cal., going by way of Crescent City. They expert to start on Tuesday of next week and be ab sent about a month or six weeks. ' Mr. V. O. N. Smith has been ap pointed as acting cashier at the Citi zens' Banking and Trust Company during the absence of Mr. Harvey. Get your school books and supplies at the East Side Pharmacy. ? 3 CJA'B MEETING. S S Commercial Organization Gets $ Together Next Monday $ Even inn. $ j The Commercial Club holds 4 it3 regular meeting for Septem- 3 ber next Monday evening, the S $ 2nd, at which time further ac- $ S tion, if necessary, will be taken S S in regard to the Polytechnic j 3 school, and reports concerning the progress of the District Fair will be in order. Inasmuch as the latter event will occur be- fore another regular meeting, it is planned to have Superlnten- S $ dent Lowe present to report S $ work already accomplished and v $ offer suggestions relative to the $ & fair in general. & S The insurance-on the building had expired three days ago and had not been renewed. C. B. Stark & Co. are in the midst of litigation that may rob them of insurance on their stock. The situation in the latter case is an interesting one. Some time ago E. T. Staples solicited in surance from them and wrote a pol icy for $1,500. When he came to collect for it, however, the Starks denied ever having ordered it and refused to pay the premium. Mr. Staples sued for the premium and was defeated la6t week in justice court in Talent. He has appealed the case and it is scheduled to come before the circuit court in the near future. The Starks, through their attorney, J. A. Lemery, now claim the insurance. A part of the evi dence introduced by Staples last week is to the effect that he had for warded the premium for the policy and had received the company's re ceipt therefor. The policy is then in force. Attorney Bi'ins, for Mr. Sta ples, states that an assignment of the business had been .made by Stark Co., which brings the case under the state law for determination. MAN FAINTSJN WAGON Harry Rocho Narrowly Escapes Death When Sickness Overcomes Him Head I Sadly Hruised. Harry Rocho, son of J. F. Rocho, residing on Granite street, had a nar row escape from death yesterday and is 'today confined to his home with a number of severe cuts about the head. While the injuries are not serious, they are quite painful and will keep Mr. Rocho from work for some time. The accident happened on East Main street in the vicinity of the Erb place. Harry was driving his fath er's team of mules from town when he became suddenly sick and must have fainted. He fell over the side of the wagon, his head hanging be tween the front wheel and the wagon box, in which position he was found. How long he hung in that position is unknown, but the cuts and bruises About his head caused by the strik ing of the wheel would seem to indi cate that he had been unconscious foft pome time. . C!iailes E. Abbott was coming to Ashland from his ranch east of the city. When near the Erb place he noticed a team of mules coming to ward him, apparently without a driv er, and upon coming even with it saw the body hanging in the position indicated. Blood was spattered over the wheel and axle and the head of the man was found to be bruised and cut in several places. Upon examina tion, however, he found that the man was breathing, and after placing the body in a comfortable position, with the assistance of Mr. G. W. Kennard, carried him to the house of the lat ter, where the unfortunate victim was made comfortable and a phy sician summoned. Before the phy sician arrived, however, Rocho had regained consciousness. His father also arrived on the scene at this time and assisted the young man to his home. Harry can give no explana tion of the accident except that he became sick and fainted. He will suffer no permanent injury as a re sult. CURS ARE HOLD. Autoists Encounter Two on Green Spring Mountain Road. O. Winter and L. L. Mulit encoun tered two bear cubs on the Green Spring mountain road 011 their re turn from Crater Like last Sunday. The cubs seemed hot at all fright ened at the approaching auto and stood persistently in the road until the machine was almost upon them, when they scurried to either side of the road and each climbed a tree, where he perched himself in the top most branches and watched the auto pass. An Indian was met a little farther on and was told of the cir cumstance. He hastened , to the scene, but no report of his success has been received. MASS MEETING. Ttii)ienance People Will Gather Vnrk Sat unlay at 4 :iiO.. in Temperance forces In this vicinity will hold a public meeting in the tent on the park grounds Saturday after noon at 4:30 o'clock. Hon. E. Lee Paget, prohibition candidate for the United StateB senate, and O. A. Still man of Salem will be the speakers of the afternoon. All interested In the discussion of the question In any of its phases are requested to be pres ent. Hirthday Social. The W. R. C. will give a birthday social at G. A. R. hall Saturday, Au gust 31. BurriHide post No. 23 and wives, W. R. C. and husbands, and old soldiers and wives are Invited to Join us. Those that are to be enter tained will be April, May, June, July, August and September. Others than these months please bring well filled baskets. Big line of Boys' knlckerbocker Biiits moderately priced at Enders'. OREGON SECOND. This State Next to Maine in Number oi Autos Purchased. Some interesting statistics on the automobile situation have been re ceived by Sam Kozer of the secre tary of state's department. The fig ures are taken from the publication, Automobile, which is a standard per iodical in its field. It shows that this state is going in for the joy wag ons at a rapid rate. Oregon with 47 per cent ranks second to Maine of all the states in ratio of new an ton from January 1 to July 1. In the per capita distri bution this states is classed with such as Ohio, Massachusetts and Michigan and now has a machine for every 85 persons. In absolute num ber Oregon ranks twenty-fifth. The figures show that there are S59.S59 cars in the whole country, and that in the 45 states that require state registration, $4,769,873 is raised through fees. Another interesting comparison is in the selling price of the average American car, which is (July 1) at $1,083.10, where it has declined in the last five years from about $2,300. POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE NOTES. School opens next Monday at 9 o'clock Students will register and pur cuase the necessary books. No class work till Tuesday. The new school desk is the finest and latest in use in business col leges. The engineering classes will be connected with the normal depart ment for the present. The electrical engineering course is the choice of young men already enrolled. E. A. Sherwin has just made a gift of $100 in stock to the school. Who will be next? Miss Silva with her violin class will give two or three selections for the opening Monday morning. Miss Bertha E. Calkins, a recent graduate of the college of oratory of Northwestern University, will teach elocution in our school, giving op portunity to young people of town as well as in, the school to get train ing in this popular branch of educa tion. All of Prof. Cumnock's gradu ates know elocution. Miss Calkins is a sister of Mrs. Prof. Joy, who lives near the normal. Prof. Hardy will have charge of the commercial department. Fire Sale. We will offer for sale 011 Tuesday, August 27, at 9 o'clock a. m., all of goods that were damaged during our recent fire. These goods will be marked at a price that will move them. Call early if interested. J. P. Dodge & Sons. WEST OPENSCAMPAIGN Summary Removal of District Attor ney Cameron is First Gun in ' Poll land Crusade. Salem, Ore. Governor West Tues day removed District Attorney Geo J . Cameron of Portland from office and appointed Deputy Federal At torney Walter H. rJvans as Came-. ron s successor. The removal was made under a statute providing that whenever a district attorney fails to furnish the governor with a complete statement of facts in a pardon rec ommendation case, the governor may remove him. This case was based on Cameron's request for a pardon for W. J. Byron, sentenced to one year in the Multnomah coun ty jail foe larceny. Asked by Gov ernor West why the pardon was asked, Cameron refused to reply Governor West says this Is not the first instance of its kind wherein Cameron has been derelict of duty. District Attorney Cameron, when Informed he had been removed by Governor West, said he did not be lieve West had the power to remove him. He said he would resist West's attempt, but would take 110 action till he was informed officially that lie bad been removed. Walter H. Evans said he had not decided definitely if he would accept the appointment as Cameron's suc cessor. Evans has intimated, how ever, that he will undertake the work, if It can be arranged legally. Cameron said he believed the old statute under which West removed him was repealed by constitutional amendment in 1911 providing that crominal proceedings might be insti tuted against district attorneys ac cused of -improper conduct. He thought West ought to proceed un der the later law if he wanted to make war on him. Pate of Trial October 21. Los Angeles. The trial of Clar ence Harrow on a charge of bribing Robert F. Bain, a McNamara Juror, was set Tuesday by Judge Willis, presiding judge of the Los Angeles county superior court, for October 21. Judge Willis announced that within the next few days he will name the judge who will sit on the case. Stolen. "From D. D. Good's residence Tues day night, August 27, one silver watch, chain, Elk's charm and Elk's pin. Large engraved letters E. R. G. on outside of case. D. G. GOOD. School books for both the public and high schools are carried at the East Side Pharmacy. 250 feet reguar 10c hose to close at 7c. A. J. Biege';. SHRINERS ON PILGRIMAGE THIRTY NOHLES LEAVE LAND IX)R COOK HAY, ASH. BIG PREPARATIONS BEING MADE Stop Will Re Made nt Rosebiu-j? Sat urday Festivities Ik-Riii at Marsh field Tuesday Coos Ray Proclaims Holiday. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine to the number of thirty will leave Ashland before sunrise tomorrow morning and journey by auto to Coos Hay for a big ceremonial in that city next Tuesday. The nobles will stop in Grants Pass for breakfast, the num ber being augmented by the addition of automobiles from Medfoid and Central Point. They will arrive in Roseburg, barring mishap, . at o'clock Friday evening. On Satur day evening a reception is to be ten dered them on the part of Roseburir citizens and the party will leave for loos Bay at their leisure Sunday and .Monday. Those who will constitute the nartv from Ashland are: Nobles W. W. Dann, It. H. Burns, F. C. Routledee. O. Winter. Benton nowers. T n Simpson, E. I), liriggs. If. O. Fro bach, It. L. Hurdle. G. S. Butler It. P. Cornelius, F. I). Wagner, O. J. Stone, Alex McLeod, C. F. Bates. Harry Hates, George Dunn. M. F. Cyester, T. K. Bolton, F. G. Sweden burg, L. L. Mulit, J. O. Hurt, W. H. McNair, E. T. Staples, E. V. Carter, W. H. Reynolds., F. II. Carter. II. C. Sparr, E. A. Sherwin, W. A. Reader. Tuesday is the big day at Coos Bav and Mayor Straw has declared a half holiday for the afternoon. As indi cation of the preparations beinir made for the entertainment of the visitors, we quote the following from the Coos Hay Times: "The pilgrimage to be made to Coos Bay from Ashland by Hillah Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles or the Mystic Shrine, is to be a big event in this locality. It takes place September 3, and the vis itors will be arriving for probably several days previous and many will likely prolong their visit here for several days. "There are about twenty-five Shriners in this county and on the occasion of the pilgrimnge. about fifty more will be initiated. There is no temple here, so all of those in itiated will belong to Hillah Temple of Ashland. "The pilgrimage to Coos Bay la uniiHual In view of the fact that the order does not often undertake so difficult a trip. It is expected that probably one hundred automobiles will make the trip over the moun tains from Roseburg. Most of the visitors will come by way of that city as there is to be a meeting at Rose burg August 31. "The gathering is quite an adver tisement for Coos Bay as all of the organizations of the Shriners in the country are given official notifica tion of the pilgrimage. Many prom inent men of the state will be in at tendance. One 01 the features of the entertainment here will be a clam bake at the beach. "It is the Intention to have the city decorated and the local commit tee is doing everything to make the viRit of the Shriners (t pleasant one. The Shrlner colors are yellow, red and black. The Program. "The following Is the program ar ranged by the local committee: "September 2, Tuesday 1:30 p. m., street concert, by Coos Bay band; 3:00 p. m., address of welcome by Mayor Straw nnd response by Noble D. S. Grant, of Hillah Temple. Ash land, Ore. (at Masonic. Templet; 4:00 p. 111., street parade; 7:30 p. m.. ceremonial session at Masonic Tem ple. "September 4, Wednesday Route leave Marshfield at 9:00 a. in., auto mobiles at 9:30 a. in., for North Bend. Reception nt North Bend till 10:45. Leave North Bend at 10:4 a. m. for Mussel Reef, clam bake and general good tirno." ASHLAND ORL BURNED Mis. W. Put cell Baibc Suffers Seri ous Itm-iis On Her Arms While t'leaiiifiK With Gasoline. Mrs. W. Purcell Barbee, formerly Miss Georgianna Jackson of this city, was seriously burned about the arms at the Smith rooming house In Med ford last Sunday morning while at tempting to rub a spot from a skirt. She was using but a little gasoline In a bowl and is at a loss to explain the explosion as there was no fire near. Mrs. Barbee is cf the opinion that the flames started by friction, as she was rubbing the skirt in the gasoline in order to remove spots from the garment. In an instant the flames leaped to the ceiling. Mrs. Barbee screamed and R fellow lodger rushed to the room. He seized a comforter from the bed and after plunging it in water smothered the flames. Mrs. Barbee's arms were blistered to the shoulders but she will suffer no permanent Injury from tha wounds. She came up from Medford this afternoon and will remain with her mother while the burns are healing.