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Orjfon lllitorlcal Society. Ashland Tiding SUNNY ASHLAND THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTHERN OREGON 1 VOL. XXXVII ASHLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1912 NUMBER 28 POLYTECHNIC OPENED TODAY ENROLLMENT EXPECTED TO ItEACH CLOSE TO SIXTY. EQUIPMENT NEW AND UP-TO-DATE Normal and Business Branches Show Large Number of Enrollments Many Outsiders Included Among the Number. The Ashland Normal and Business College, the local branch of the Oak land Polytechnic College, opened for registration this morning and will be in full swing tomorrow. Prof. W. T. Van Seoy, who is principal of the in stitution, is ready for business and btates that the end of the week will find the capacity of the school well taken up. The past few weeks have seen much corresponaence regarding the institution and those in charge have received much encouragement in the way of applications for schol arships. Between 25 and 30 have enrolled at this hour, and this num ber does not include many who have already bought scholarships or sig nified their intention of entering. The lateness of the fruit crop will hold some of these until later. The commercial branches are com manding the greatest attention at the hands of students. The engineering course, which promises to be one of the big drawing cards of the institu tion later on, is meeting with popu larity among the young men. This course will be handled temporarily under the normal department but will later be made a separate and distinct course. Prof. Hardy, who will have charge of the commercial department, ar rived in the city last week and has taken up his residence on Sixth street. He is a graduate of the Oak land Polytechnic Institution and is thoroughly competent to fill the po sition. Miss Stevenson is already well known here. She will be in charge of the stenographic work. Altogether the outlook is very bright for the school. t RAILROAD MEN" CALL. Officials in Special Train Slop in Ashland. Last Friday, Judge Lovett, head of the Southern Pacific and allied systems, President Sprdule and Vice President Calvin were in the city on a special, tmong the equipment of which were the private cars "Over land" and "Berkeley." They were met here by Superintendent Metcalf of the Shasta division, the entire imrty leaving for the south at 11 a. m. Judge Lovett was accompanied by Mrs. Lovett-and their son Robert, and Averill, oldest son of the late E. H. Harriman, and these members of the party were on a transcontinen tal trip combining business with pleasure. 'While here they were re cipients of Ashland fruit and flow ers. Food Sale. The Presbyterian Junior Endeav ors will hold a market Saturday, Sep tember 7, at Nelson's confectionery stand, North Main street. Bread, pies, cake, chicken, salads, etc. Your patronage solicited. The French premier will confer with the czar of Russia regarding a mutual protective alliance. DRY ORATORS SPEAK Messrs. Paget and Stillnian Address Large Crowd on Plaza Satur day Afternoon. After visiting eight tqwns in Jack son county or Friday and Saturday, B. Lee Paget, prohibition candidate for United States senator, and O. A. Stillnian, candidate for congress, reached Ashland Saturday afternoon in their "automobile water wagon," and addressed a large meeting in the public square. ' Mr. Paget possesses a magnetic personality and is a logical and force ful speaker and holds the attention of his hearers with the presentation of the principles and policies of the prohibition party and his views on public questions. Mr. Paget said he considered it his duty to ciear up the erroneous impression that exists that the prohibition party is a mere tem perance society; that, on the con trary, it is a vigorous, progressive political organization, capable of dealing with all the great questions of the day. While the opposition to the liquor traffic is, Mr. Paget said, the great issue of the party, it Is not by any means the only important one. He pointed out the fact that the pro hibitionists were the first to advocate the direct election of senators and the granting of the suffrage to women. Mr, Stillman devoted his address to a plea for higher standards in pol itics, declaring that the greatest need of the country is more intelligent and conscientious citizenship, with ade quate expression in the laws and pol icies of the government; that the greatest menace to the country is that which debauches the citizenship and lowers the grade of its intelli gence and conscience, or hinders their effective expression in the af fairs of government. IX ASHLAND SOOX. National Stock Company Made Good at Eugene. The National Stock Company is at tracting large crowds and everybody likes the plays which are being put on. They are putting on high-class plays and are not devoting their time to old, discarded dramas that have been exhausted on the 'boards. To night the high-class-society drama, "Friends," will be presented. This Is a recent play and has run in the best theatres in the country during the past year. It is a story of heart interest and is everywhere recognized as a powerful drama. Many people in the northern cli mates are not used to airdome shows and they are sometimes connected in the popular mind with the itinerant "under canvas" attractions which are neither edifying nor wholesome. The airdome plan is used in all large cities by the best summer companies and are patronized more than shows given inside. The National Stock Company played to large houses here last winter and won golden opinions from all. It is playing with equal ability now and deserves the patron age of all our people and of every one who loves a clean, wholesome show. Daily Guard. LABOR DAY QUIET. Rain Spoils Celebration of Xational Holiday. A general celebration of Labor Day today has been ' interfered witii by the rain that is soaking this part of the valley. Several picnics that were planned have been postponed indefinitely and Ashland canyon, in stead of being filled with parties from all over the valley, will be de serted. . Local banks are closed all day, while many of the business houses will enjoy a half holiday. $50,000 EVERY YEAR Such is Interpretation Put on Crater Luke Appropriation By Will G. Steel. That the oppropriation secured under the Bourne amendment to the civil sundry bill, of $50,000 for the construction of hignways in the Cra ter Lake park, is construed by the war department as a continuing au- i .Kit. ; it lrr nnA . Vi n . n cimilnr'j amount or more will be available each year until the $700,000 recom mended by the department has been expended, is the cheering news brought by Will G. Steel, , who ar rived Friday to complete arrange ments for entertianing the excursion of scientists under the auspices of the American Geographical Society who will visit the lake September 15. The bill as passed reads: "For the construction of a wagon road and the necessary bridge through Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, together with a system of tanks and water supply pipes to provide for sprinkling, in accordance with the recommendations contained in the report of the war department pub- i lished as house document No. 32S, sixty-second congress, second ses sion, to be expended under the di rection of the secretary of -war, $50, 000." These recommendations called for the full appropriation in annual in stallments, and Major Morrow and other government officials, state Mr. Steel, hold that the original bill has been modified solely by cutting down the initial appropriation. As it is too late in the season to begin work, highway construction will begin under Major Morrow's supervision early next spring, when not only the $50,000 secured for this year, but another $50,000 for next year, will be available. To the efforts of Mr. Steel is its Success largely due. By Senator Bourne's personal efforts, states Mr. Steel, was the final passage of the bill secured, and most of the credit belongs to him, though both Senator Chamberlain and Congressman Haw ley rendered effective assistance. Fruits and Vegetables. James Mattingly, who has been a generous donor to exhibit building displays, supplements previous gifts with specimens of Early Rose pota toes which are of large size and ab solutely flawless. Gravenstein and Red Astrakan apples, from Mr. Mat tingly orchard on upper Granite street, are also, specimens of the choicest fruit among leading varie ties, and show what careful and judi cious cultivation can accomplish. Notice. Members of Rogue River Eerie No. 1277, Fraternal Order of Eagles: There will be a special meeting on Thursday, September 5, at 8 o'clock. Business of Importance. All mem bers are urged to be present. ORRA E. ANGLE, Worthy President. JAMES STEWART. Sec'y. 3$S8S$838SSS CLUB MEETING. Important Matters Coming lie fore Body Thin Evening. The Commercial Club meets tonight, when, among other matters, action will be taken in regard to the approaching fair, the Ashland road within the na tional forest, the Pacific high way route project, and other questions. S $6,000 FOR MOUNT ASHLAND ROAD PART OF THE RECENT APPROPRIATION OF $13,500 IS ON HAND- OFFICIALS WILL BE The efforts of the Commercial Club toward securing a road from this city to the summit of Mount Ashland Are to be rewarded very soon by the actual realization of this important undertaking. Secretary Day is in receipt of a letter from the forestry department stating that $6,000 is available for the construc tion of this road. On December 19, 1910, the Com-1 mercial Club made application to congress for an appropriation suffi cient to cover the cost of this road. On January 12 of this year the bill was introduced and later passed car rying an appropriation of $13,000. The announcement tnat $6,000 of this sum is now available means that actual construction of the road will be begun within a short time and j that sufficient more to cover the complete cost of the road will doubt less be forthcoming in the near fu ture. District Engineer V. E. Herring and Kanger S. A. Moore will be in .Ashland September 7 for the purpose of conferring with officers of the Commercial Club relative to the con struction of the road. It is expected that the outcome of that meeting will be definite plans as to the route to be covered and the time and man ner of construction. A road over the mountains by way of Mount Ashland would be a big thing for Ashland merchants. The country on the other side of the mountain is rich in mineral in a more or less developed state. The Hungry creek district, known all over the state as one of the best ore-pro- DISTRICT FAIR. Iarge Exhibit of Pears Will Be a Feature. All indications point to an excep tionally large exhibit of pears at the coming district fair, according to Su perintendent Lowe. All points out side of Ashland are making big plans for the exhibit and Mr. Lowe is anxious that Ashland come forward with her share in this department. The pears are here. Bring them out. Cold storage room at the Ashland ice plant is now ready for exhibits of all kinds. All persons having fruits for exhibition are urged to have them placed in cold storage at once. Place a card inside with owner's name and address and address the outside, "Care of D. M. Lowe, superintendent." ASHLAND COMPANY IS SECOND WITH BIG GUN Shooting at Fort Stevens Gives Local Boys First Service Practice With Ten-Inch Rifles Eight Companies Participate Company 1, Coast Artillery Corps, returned from their ten days' "en campment at Fort Stevens last Fri day evening, having completed their full service practice with excellent percentages. The Ashland company was successful in winning the title of second best company, the Albany company making the best record of the encampment. Eight companies participated in the shooting with the ten-inch rifle, the first six using Bat tery Russell at Fort Stevens and companies 7 and 8 working at Fort Columbia. The shooting was com pleted Wednesday evening. The range to the target used for the large caliber guns was C.140 yards out, the target itself being pyramidal in shape, eight feet high SIGNAL FROM LAKE. Heliographing Becoming Regular Pastime in Crater Forest. Ileliographing between Eagle Ridge Tavern and the rim of Crater Lake is becoming a regular pastime on clear days, of late. It is about 40 miles from Eagle Ridge Tavern to Crater Lake, by an air line. Several weeks ago the ex periment of signaling from one place to the other-with a mirror was though of and put into practice by prearrangement. During a clear day Eagle Ridge Tavern can be seen with the naked eye from the rim of Crater Lake, and at such time an ordinary looking glass is used to flash the signals. They are caught with the aid of a pair of field glasses. Helio graph signals also have been flashed from the summit of Mt. McLaughlin and Harriman Lodge recently. The Spear brothers while spending their vacation at Harriman Lodge ascend ed to the summit of Mt. McLaughlin and by arrangement carried on a regular conversation through these sun flashes. Klamath Northwest ern. Build School House. School district No. 8 will be pro vided with a building this fall, the contract for a one-room school house having been let to Mr. Rose of Tal ent. The building will be placed at the end of Talent Lane, on the Rogue River Valley Orchard Company's tract on what was formerly known as the Myer place. The cost of the building is $1,390. Construction will begin' this week. HERE SEPTEMBER 7TH ducing districts on the coast, would immediately become tributary to Ashland if this road were construct ed. Other districts, equally rich, would also be tapped by this road. The trade of these districts is now claimed by Hornbrook and other northern California towns. Just how far the present appropriation will go toward the completion of this road is a matter yet to be determined, but it is thought this amount will go far toward opening up the trade terri tory. The bill was introduced by Con gressman Hawley and is as follows: "A bill for the completion of the con struction of a road across a por tion of the Crater national forest, in Oregon. "Be. it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress assembled. That the sum of $13,500, or so much thereof as may be neces sary, is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the treasury not oth erwise appropriated, for the purpose of completing the construction of a permanent road from a point near the top of Mount Ashland for a dis tance of ten miles across a portion of the Crater national forest toward the city of Ashland, in the stat,e of Ore gon. Said road shall be completed in its construction under the super vision of the chief of engineers of the war department: Provided. That all timber and underbrush cut along the right of way shall be disposed of under regulations prescribed by the secretary of agriculture." EQUAL SUFFRAGE RALLY. Picnic Will Be Held in Park Next Wednesday. Do not forget this is a picnic for all Ashland, regardless of "age, sex, or previous condition of servitude." Do not forget that we want to show our interest in the speakers of the day, Hon. C. L. Reames and our Grants Pass orator, who address us in the Chautauqua building, and that these addresses are free. Do not forget that the park is free for your basket dinners at noon, that the cof fee is free and the "trimmins" for the same. Do not forget to give our visitors a royal welcome. UuJer the new system, the pri mary will decide the matter in cases of some of the city offices. and 12 by 12 at the base. All the four shots made by the Ashland com pany struck within the target zone, three of them falling short by an average of 10 yards and the other going about 20 yards over the mark. This uniformly good shooting brought out much favorable com ment on the part of officers In charge. The Albany company was the only one to exceed this record. The cost of firing one of these large guns is a consiuerable item. An idea of it can be gained from the fact that the powder for a single dis chards weighs 182 pounds, while the projectile weighs G06. The Ashland boys made three shots in 17 minutes, tlie quickest being made in 18 sec onds. For the first service practice this is considered very good. liFLLVIEW SCHOOL OPENS. Much Interest Among Patrons in Year's Work. The fall term opened at the Bell view school today with a large en rollment. During the past year con siderable improvement has been made in the grounds and buildings, besides the purchase of an additional five acres of land. The school starts out under the most favorable auspices under the principalship of Miss Mary Hopper of Kansas. Miss Hazel Shaver, who taught the lower room last year, will again have charge of that department. Much of the increased interest in the school and the general welfare of the puplis is due to the excellent work of the Parent-Teachers' Association during the past year. WOMAN KILLED IN STORM. Outdoor SIeeier Hit in Head By Limb of Tree at Vale. Vale, Ore. Mrs. J. D. Cooper of Vale was instantly killed Tuesday night about 9 o'clock at her home a few miles west of Vale, when she was struck In the temple by a huge limb blown from a tree under which she was .standing. The family had been accustomed to sleeping out or doors under the trees and as they were retiring Mon day evening a storm came up, which forced them to seek shelter in the house. Mrs. Cooper had picked up one of the small children and started for the house when the, accident occurred. DISCUSSES IMMORTALITY. Father Barrett Begins Series of Ix-c-tuies ut Catholic Church. Father Barrett stated in opening the lecture last evening that he was not fanning the air in discussing the "Immortality of the Human Soul." He stated that he was arguing against such thinkers and philoso phers as Herbert Spencer and that he would meet them in the forum of reason. He began by explaining a number of the crude and imperfect ideas of the soul which we find in our mod ern literature as a consequence of the false teaching of several modern schools of philosophy. He then went on to show that the mind and the will are spiritual facul ties because their acts are the acts of spirit. "Let those who deny that the soul is spiiit" tell us what is the weight of truth, the size of virtue, the length of honor. And because the soul is a spirit, Father Barrett argued that it must be immortal of necessity. Father Barrett will lec ture tonight on "Sin," at 8 p. ni. huge swordfish caught. Monster. Weighing JUlli Pounds Breaks Record for Fourth Time. Avalon, Catalina Island, Cal. For the fourth consecutive time this year the record for a swordfish catch was broken here when Frank II. Reed of Oklahoma City, Okla., brought in one of the kings of the deep weigh ins 232 pounds. It took Reed two hours to bring his fish near enough to be gaffed. Bible Lecture. Walter Horace Bundy of New York city will lecture in the G. A. R. hall Thursday evening at S o'clock, under the auspices of the International Bi ble Students' Association. All are cordially invited. Collection. APPLICATIONAPPROVED Benton Bowers ('runted Permission to litigate 8,200 Acres From Butte Creek. The approval of the permit of Benton Bowers for the irrigation of 8,200 acres of land adds another to the long list of irrigation projects that have been initiated in Rogue river valley since the enactment of the water act in 1909. The water supply for this project is to be taken from Big Butte creek. In connection with this project the promoters contemplate supplying a number of towns in the Rogue river valley, Medford, Jacksonville, Cen tral Point, Talent, Eagle Point and Pnoenix, with municipal water. Other projects in the Rogue river valley are: Fred N. Cunimings, for the irrigation of 55,112 acres, a part of the water supply for which will be stored in Fish lake. The Chicago Rogue River Company contemplates the irrigation of 56,875 acres in the vicinity of Grants Pass, with Rogue river as a supply. A. W. Silsby's project covers 23,570 acres of land in what is known as Sams valley, the water supply coming from Rogue river. T. M. Osgood's project of 15,385 acres lies directly across the river from the Sams valley project and has the same source of supply. M. C. Miller contemplates the irri gation of 10,155 acres with the water of Emigrant ''and Keene creeks, sup plemented by storage. J. P. Atkln has a permit for the irrigation of 6,970 acres of land with the waters of Applegate river. These projects, aggregating 176, 2G7 acres, lie with in a few miles of each other and In most cases the land is contiguous. In addition to the Benton Bowers application a number of other small er applications have been approved, among which is that of T. W. Lester for the Irrigation of 1,045 acres in the Bulger creek valley, in the south east corner of Crook county. Irriga tion activities in this section are probably due to the railroad con struction being carried on up the Mal heur canyon from Vale, 'WILLIAM A. CORDELL. Ashland Citizen Dies Suddenly of Heart Failure. For the third time within the last few weeks, the grim reaper has claimed a citizen of this vicinity by heart failure. W. A. Cordell, resid ing at 368 Otis street, being the lat est one to suffer death in this man ner. Mr. Cordell went out to feed the chickens about noon yesterday, while his wife was preparing dinner. A few minutes later, Mrs. Cordell called to him, and upon receiving no response went out into the yard, where she found him lying dead upon the ground. Mr. Cordell has been for the past twelve years a respected citizen of Ashland, having engaged in fruit growing and dairying. He was aged 69 years, 10 months and 6 days. Funeral services will be hold from the Methodist church tomorrow Tuesday) morning at 10 o'clock. Friends of the family are invited. Interment in Ashland cemetery. Opening of Trimmed Hats. Saturday, September 7, at Mrs. Simons' millinery. The latest styles and reasonable prices. The ladies are cordially invited to inspect my stock. 1C7 East Main. ' Crescent City. Special facilities -ror tourist par ties at the Bay Hotel and annex, Crescent City. Hot and cold water, baths and rooms en suite. 22-tf COUNTRY FACES CAR SHORTAGE WARNING COMES FROM RAIL ROAD CIRCLES TO SHIPPERS. BIG CROPS MAKE HEAVY DEMAND Situation Said to Be Worst Since Panic of 11)07 Shippers Urged to Load and Unload Cars as Prompt ly as Possible. That the country is facine a car shortage for the movement of the big crop this fall, Is the substance of a bulletin sent out by Mr. W. A. Garrett. The bulletin urges shippers to co-operate with the company in moving their produce and other freight as rapidly as possible and in unloading freight consigned to them as expeditiously as practically. The bulletin further suggests that cars should be loaded to as near their ca pacity as possible. Continuing, the bulletin says: "The time is here for the railways and shippers of the United States to begin active and energetic prepara tions to prevent a car shortage. The indications are that if they do not begin such preparations at once they will be confronted next October with the worst situation that has existed since October, 1907, just before the panic. No railway man or shipper needs to be told what that situation was. None needs to be told what was the condition in the preceding fall and winter of 1906-1907. Rail way facilities were inadequate to move the business; yards and termi nals were congested; and heavy loss to the railways, the shippers and the public resulted. "Conditions that are likely to cause a heavy demand for, and a rapid re duction in the supply of, cars exist. The amount of traffic handled varies greatly during different parts of the year. During about eight months there usually are large car surpluses. During about four months, beginning around October 1, there are apt to be shortages. This is owing chiefly to the fact that that is the season of heaviest crop movement. Now, the crop prospects in the west this year are unusually good. That helps to make the prospect of a car shortage unusually bad. "The railway management are do ing and will do everything that they can to provide for batisfactory hand ling of the traffic. Their net earn ings per mile were less in the fiscal year 1911 than they were in 1910, and they were lesB in 1912 than they were in 1911. Meantime, in 1912 their taxes were increased over 1911 and in 1911 they increased over 1910. These developments, both of them impairing the managers' ability to maintain and develop the proper ties, have prevented, and are stilt preventing, them from buying the' equipment and making the other im provements that conditions demand. The situation apparently confronting ub is precisely what the managers re peatedly during recent years have predicted would come if the present policy of regulation were not chang ed. Nevertheless, hampered though they have been, they have made num erous improvements in plants and operating methods. For some years the purchases of equipment were rel atively small, but recently they have substantially increased." China has offered the post of ad viser to the government to William Rockhill, an American. WOULD OUST MULKEY F. W. Cowles After Ncnty of District Attorney Says He Will Se That Fire Laws Are Enforced. F. W. Cowles of the Westaway or chards, who has indulged in a wordy war with B. F. Mulkey regarding fire protection in Jackson county during the past few days, on Thursday evening telegraphed Governor West asking that District Attorney Mulkey be removed and that an attorney bo appointed who "will enforce the law." Mr. Cowles' action followed his appearance before the grand Jury' Thursday In this connection. What action the governor will take Is not yet known. The grand jury Thursday declined to take any action in the matter. When the body convened in March. the diffeient hotelkeepers - in the county were ordered to put in ade quate fire escapes, and according to witnesses before the grand jury Thursday, these orders have been observed. The Hotel Medford was oixlered to put in an additional 'fire escape on the north side and was given until September 10 to do so. Manager Mohr of the Medford as sures the officials that this will oe done. It is this fire escape which Mr. Cowles insists upon. Mr. Cowles Thursday exhibited a photograph of a victim of a hotel lire at Portland. The photo show3 the man, badly burned, lying on a slab at the morgue. "Above this man's dead body I swore that the fire laws of Jack'son county should be observed, and I mean to see that they are," states Mr. Cowles. Three hundred Ironworkers in San Francisco went on strike, demanding; 1 per day increase in wages.