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Oregon Historical Society. Ashland Tiding SUNNY SOUTHERN OREGON ASHLAND THE BEAUTIFUL VOL. XXXVII ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1912 NUMBER 29 CITY COUNCIL INSESSION VIGOROUS PROTESTS AGAINST SIDEWALKS AXI GUTTEKS. NEW WATER SUPERINTENDENT Report of City Electrician Shows Ex tension' of lines and New Consum ers for Plant Koutine Business Transacted. Tbere was a chill pervading the atmosphere of the city hall Tuesday evening, perhaps partly conveyed by a mental Impression, two-thirds of the room, more or less, being piled high with pine chunks, causing the visitor to wonder if he were not in tkA 1 .1 f Vni-tti Tlulrstta Inataorl nf southern Oregon, where the plumber I very seldom has the pleasure of see ing a frozen water pipe and the small boy grumbles because skates are use less. On account of the chill, or for oth er reasons, some of the members were not present to answer roll call. In the absence of the city recorder, Alderman Gowdy acted as clerk. Those present were Councilmen San derson, Irwin, Werth and Gowdy and Mayor Neil. The report of the city electrician showed the completion of the exten sion made on Oak, Helman and Lau rel streets and that 24 new custom ers had been connected up on this line. The report of the water superin tendent showed the laying of 300 feet of pipe on Oak street and that the fire hydrants had all been re paired and various other work done in this department. Superintendent of streets reported work in various parts of the city with the total expenditure of $215. 75. Also reported the sale of the street sweepings for $3.25. A petition was presented by the residents of Oberlin street for a cul vert on that street and the same was referred to the fire and water com mittee. A petition was received from the employes at the electric light station here two weeks ago, was arraigned stating that a new sleeping room was j in the federal court today. He needed for the use of the man sta- I waived preliminary examination and tioned there, and the proposition was being unable to furnish bonds was made that if the council would pro-j sent to jail. After a pathetic leave vide the necessary material the men I taking in which the self-control and at the plant would do the work of j devotion of Mrs. Lounsberry was the construction. The estimated cost of i striking feature and the composure this improvement was $55. This jof the defendant was remarkable, the matter was referred to the electric j wife who has watched by her hus light committee with the power to i band's side ever since her arrival and act. jwho has cheered him in his misfor- A petition was received from the : tune left with her two boys for Med residents of Mountain avenue pro- j ford, where she expects to arrive Sat testing against the construction of j urday, September 7. sidewalks and gutters along that j Although Lounsberry is still weak street. Also a protest from the resi- ! from the effects of the wound, he dents of Sherman street against the j seemed perfectly calm and cheerful construction of sidewalks and gut- and his entire demeanor was that of ters along that street, the claiha be-; a self-respecting and somewhat timid ing made in each case that thi3 ini-; citizen who has been the unfortunate provement was not neded at the pres- j victim of circumstances rather than ent time. ja self-confessed railway bandit. A petition was also received from Although no plea was entered, it the residents of eBcah street request- ; is generally known that Lounsberry's ing that a six-inch water main be laid attorney will make insanity caused on that street. This was referred to by the railroad accident several years the water and light committee. ago, in which the defendant's skull Mayor Neil announced the appoint-! was fractured, the basis of the de ment, of Fred Rosencrans as water j fense. Lounsberry's father, though superintendent to fill the vacancy I caused by the death of the late Wil Ham Patterson. His honor stated that the services of Mr. Rosencrans in this position had proven generally satisfactory to the citizens of the city and requested the council to confirm or reject the appointment. On mo tion of Councilman Irwin the ap pointment was unanimously con firmed. Attorney J. A. Lemery appeared for the residents of the east end of B street in the matter of a paving as sessment in which there appeal's to be a legal tangle, a portion of the property having been sold by W. W. Drake to I. C. Moore. Instead of this assessment being divided accord ing to the present ownership, the as sessment was made in one piece, and the owners claim that this works an Injustice to their interests and that the council is in error in so making the assessment. Mayor Neil prom ised the petitioners that the matter would be looked into, and if there were any injustice suffered, efforts would be made to remedy the matter. There being no further business, the honorable council adjourned. Where Pupils Should Report. Superintendent Briscoe requests the following grade pupils to report at the high school building next Mon day morning: . , All beginners who live nearer high school building than the East Side building; all pupils who were in the following grades last year at the high school building: IB, 1A, 2B, 2A, and 3B. At the present time it cannot be definitely determined what grades will be taught at the high" school ; the number of pupils reporting at the high school and at the East Side for each grade will have to determine that when school begins. The first three grades only will go to the high school on the first day. Discount on Fall Millinery. You are cordially Invited to call and Inspect Miss Porter's Btock of millinery on Second street, between Main and Hargadine. Fifteen per cent discount on all goods bought for cash before September 20, In order to bustle trade. SWEDISH METHODIST COLLEGE. Ashland Commercial Club Takes the Matter Up With View of Locat ing School Here. Recent Portland papers announce a movement on the part of the Swed ish Methodists of Oregon to found a college of that denomination within the state's borders. To further this project, the matter will probably come up before the gathering of ths Pacific Swedish Mission Conference which meets in Los Angeles on the 5th inst. Agreeable to a suggestion offered at a late meeting of the loci! commercial organization, a communi cation has been forwarded this body, enumerating the advantages Ashland possesses for the location of such an institution within its borders, nota bly from a climatic scenic and edu cational environment, other features being also dwelt upon, in order that this prominent gathering of repre sentative Scandinavians may be fully advised in the premises, should they deem it advisable to include Ashland among the locations eligible for the location of such a college. The nor- mal cho1 situation is .not only re ferred to in connection with this mat ter, but in a general way the atten tion of the Swedish Methodist body has been called to Ashland's qualifi cations along the lines of an ideal home for such an influential school. - Change in Firm. The interest of Mr. J. E. Gowland in the Overland Garage has been pur chased by his partner, Mr. C. L. Mc Williams, who will continue the bus iness as formerly, in the line of re pair work and agency of the Over land , car. Mr. Gowland will still be connected with the firm in the me chanical department. Attention, Ladies. 300 pairs woolen and cotton blan kets will be on sale for next ten days. Ashland Trading Co. FAILS TO JAKE BOND Rancher-Bandit Committed to Jail to Await Trial Insanity Plea Basis of Defense. Topeka, Kan., Sept. 3. Wells Lounsberry, the Medford ranchman who shot himself after holding up the limited Union Pacific train near broken by the misfortune, keeps a stout heart and said today that -it would be shown that a man who had led an exemplary life for 40 years did not turn criminal unless there was some reason other than vicious criminality. "We will have an X-ray taken of my son's head," said Mr. Lounsberry, "and I believe it will show that he has been suffering from a form of insanity for many years. He has never been the same since that acci dent and that was one reason that he took up ranching in Oregon. This mania for holding up trains was simply mental derangement and he should be held no more responsible than a man who is delirious after a fever." The two Lounsberry boys are still in ignorance of their father's fate and have had the time of their lives while here. Local citizens have tak en a great interest in the youngsters, and although carefully guarded by their mother, numerous attentions have been paid them. They left their father today with simply "Good-bye, daddy," secure in the belief that he ! would soon be with them at their Medford home. An Acknowledgment. Editor of Tidings: I desire to ex press my sincere thanks and appre ciation to you and all others who have so kindly helped me in secur ing the free scholarship for the Poly technic School. Yours respectfully, PINA BENEDICT. September 3, 1912. Park Hotel. Mr. J. A. Slaughter assumes this week the management of the Park Hotel. The kitchen and dining room will have the personal oversight of Mrs. Slaughter and meals will be of home cooking. Rooms will be clean and well kept and can be rented by the "day or week. 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. 167 East Main. DISTRICT RALLY OF SUFFRAGISTS ENTHUSIASM NOT DAMPENED BY SHOWERS-INSPIRING ADDRESS BY ATTORNEY REAMES OF MEDFORD AND THE RECUITS Jupiter Pluvius, who has behav.ed In a way altogether beyond the mem ory of the oldest inhabitant, was still sprinkling the valley in liberal shape on the date set by the equal suffrag ists for their picnic. That is just the way with those antis. First, they set up a brimstone furnace, and when that does not bring results they sim ply form a combine and try to drown us. They need to get educated. Any way,' we converted several prominent citizens of Ashland right rapidly yes terday, so we predict fair weather about the first of November when Amendment No. 1 comes swinging in. Of course we had a good crowd, good looking, good humored, and with lots of uncommon good sense. The official officers, Mrs. Gillette, Mrs. Briggs. Mrs. Casey, Mrs. J. J. McNair and Mrs. Lamkin, were "true blue." They twined "the yellow" in festoons, nd placed banners and strung vines and arranged flowers when they were not receiving guests from out of town, among which were noted Mrs. Sherman Loughridge and Mrs. V. A. Bartlett of Grants Pass, las well as Mrs. Arthur Conklin, presi i dent of thtequal suffrage clubs for southern Oregon. Mrs. Russell and Miss Noonan were officers from Jack- 1 1 i. : 1 . r, . i i i? , sonvnie, wnue Mrs. Schiefeien,. vice president of the Medford club, to gether with Mrs. Sherman and Mrs. Reames, took the place of Mrs. John F. Reddy and others who were organ izing clubs in' Klamath county, and, to our regret, were not able to meet with us. There were other visiting members also. At high noon Mrs. Greenwood, ! generalissimo of good cheer, an- nounced the coffee, which under her supervision was - a record breaker, j was ready to be served. Dr. Mattie jB. Shaw, our all-round president, in vited every Doay to ue seated at tne tables, and to the amazement of our out-of-town guests there were as many men present as women. That dinner was delicious. There were 20 j kinds of cake and pie! There was 1 suffragist pie, progressive pie, demo ! cratic pie, socialist pie, t prohibition j pie, and Taft pie. Mrs. Rathbun, I Mrs. Charter, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, 'Mrs. Mattingly, Mrs. Lowe, Mrs. iCrowson. Mrs. L. M. Sanders. Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Everton, Mrs. Cambers i and Mrs. McWilliams were the hand jsomest women, and how they helped manipulate affairs. As for the G. A. j R. ladies and Mr. Mattinglyr they j were the heart of ' everything."" j The toasts well, they were unique jatid kept us all in good humor. Mr. ILemery, Mr. Kaiser and Mr. Lamkin were the first trio. Then one could jhear a pin drop when Mr. McWil liams crossed the burning sands and lined up with "our crowd." His was j the toast of the occasion. Mr. Lowe, iMr. Gillette and Mr. Johnson of Wil jderville added to our pleasure. I A brief interval followed to allow Ithe suffragists to unfurl their colors i iin the Chautauqua building. UNCLE SAM'S FAVOR IS DULY ACKNOWLEDGED Commercial Club Tenders City's Thanks to Everyone Who Assisted in Procuring Appropriation for Ml. Ashland Road Road matters or kindred subjects occupied most of the time of the local commercial body at its regular monthly meeting Monday evening. In the absence of President Briggs jthe chair was occupied by Viee-Presi-jdent J. W. McCoy. A communication was received from forest service headquarters rel ative to the appropriation for and construction of the Ashland moun tain road in the Crater reserve. Dis- itrict Engineer Herring and Ranger i Moore will meet Saturday with a committee representing the club and talk over the situation fully. Presi dent E. D. Briggs, Trustees F. H. Walker, F. G." McWilliams and C. ,B. Lamkin and Judge C. B. Watson were named on this committee. They will welcome suggestions as to the most feasible route for the highway. D. M. Lowe presented figures con cerning revenues derived from poul try, which exhibit is published at length elsewhere In these columns. Mr. Lowe also addressed the club re garding Improvements on the roads leading to Klamath county resorts, Coining. At the Chautauqua building, Ash land, Monday, September 9, under the auspices of the leading business houses, in presenting the National Stock Company with a company of eight capable players In up-to-date standard plays. A different play each night "The Money King," "The Walt'," "Paid in Full," "Friends." This company Is not a cheap road show, but a stock company that comes highly recommended and car ries all Its own special scenery. Have your seats reserved at Rose Bros.' confectionery and avoid a rush. Two hundred seats free each night, provided you have a mer chants' ticket. Your merchants' ticket and 20 cents gets you the best seat in the pavilion. Without a mer chants' ticket the cost will be more. Seat sale opens Friday, September 6. Positive guarantee with every ticket sold. The program was taken in charge by our splendid president, Mrs. Ar thur Conklin. Mr. Dewey favored us j with a song, Mrs. P. L. Ashcraft, Jr., accompanist. Hon. C. L. Keames fol lowed. He Bpoke on Oregon laws relating to women. He captured his audience when he said he believed they wanted real knowledge of Ore gon laws instead of oratory. He showed, first, that several laws were deficient in that women did not have equal rights compared with men, and that the mother was more liable to unjust legislation than any other hu man being in Oregon. He said that should appeal to every loyal son who truly loved his mother. He men tioned that, in several ways, the daughter or the wife had more rights than the mother who had borne the child or cared for it. He instanced the injustice of the law when an un married son dies intestate. He cited a case where he had just closed up an estate. The son had been insane and his widowed mother had taken care of him for twelve years. The property was divided by law among his brothers, and his mother was left with a mere pittance where she should have received the whole for ner devotion. He brought out facts i itfinffirninfr nnnthal npaenn lau' concerning another Oregon law where man and wife might be killed in the same accident, and where the law decided where it was not known which died first, that the woman's property must go to her husband's relatives. He showed injustice to women in the present school laws, Hts chief point was, however, that a married woman in Oregon had no real title to her land, her house, her pianot her books or any of hergoods. given her or acquired by her labor before marriage, unless, after the same, she appeared before the coun- tv clerk and filerl a verified eertifi. I cate to the effect that she had owned the before marriairp. Hp dwelt nn twtIt.lier laws that are of too serious ! a t)f're to be written In brief, but latwiJiy'tliose competent to deal with thai Till be placed before the public them. , Mr. Reames pleased his audience greatly because they wanted just such information. ' Following thta came a "Josiah Allen' reading on;as lne oaie-ior grants rass uay ai politic by Mrs. Bartlett of Grants Pass, which brought down the house, so to speak. Mrs. Schieffelen of Medford and Miss' Van .ice, candi date for county school ssuperinten dflt interested IhCaudienee- The program closed with a song by Mrs. C. B. Wolf that was exquisite to a; degree. - Secretary Day is duly appreciated in aiding to make this a happy affair. Of the business firms we would like to inform our suffrage friends that Holmes Bros, have the regular suf frage coffee and it is the best ever. We award the prize to Hum Pracht prove convenient as an attraction on for-decorating with our colors and j the date mentioned. Further partic bespeak your patronage. Hilars later on. MRS. M. M. EDMUNDS. Press Cor., Equal Suffrage Club. including Crater Lake, a matter on which he is an enthusiast. Having recently gone over the road, he took particular pains to investigate condi tions both in Jackson and the adjoin ing county, and he submitted a prop osition which he is sanguine will bring good results and lessen the present distance from Ashland to these resorts by over 40 miles, pro vided his suggestions are carried out. In order to investigate this plan and further the work, a committee of three was appointed to consider the matter. Mr. Lowe is chairman of this committee, assisted by B. R. Greer and F.Yl. Walker. On motion, thanks were tendered the state's delegation in congress, forestry officials, and other public spirited parties who assisted in se curing the government appropriation for the mountain road, which is the result of a bill introduced by Con gressman Hawley last January. As heretofore stated, the appropriation asked' for was $13,500, of which $6,000 is now available, and it is hoped that more will be forthcoming in due season. Meetings nt Christian Church. On next Monday evening at the Christian church, corner Second and B streets, this cit the Rev. I. II. i'eel, pastor of the Christian church of Grants Pass, will begin a series of meetings lasting one week. Every body is invited to attend. Remem ber 'the date, September 9, 1912. Bible Lecture. Walter Horace Bundy of New York city will lecture In the G. A. R. hall Thursday evening at 8 o'clock, under the auspices of the International Bi ble Students' Association. All are cordially invited. Collection. 0ening 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. j 167 East Main. MUCH PROGRESSIVE SENTIMENT Vermont Election Shows Presence of Important New Political Factor. White River Junction, Vermont, Sept. 3. The strength of the pro gressive party in the first line-up against the older parties and the dis appearance of a republican majority for the first time in ten years and I the first time in the history of the state on a presidential year were the outstanding features of the state election in Vermont today. With two-thirds of the vote com plete, it is evident that Fletcher, the republican candidate for governor, has fallen between 5,000 and 6,000 votes behind the majority necessary to elect. Out of the 246 cities and towns 170 give Fletcher 17,369; Howe, democrat, 12,722; Metzger, progressive, 10,760. A sufficient number of republican representa tives are successful to insure the choice of Fletcher by the legislature. For years it has ben pointed out that any decrease in the republican majority in Vermont in September below the normal of 25,000 has been followed almost invariably by a party defeat in the presidential fight in November. Majorities of past years were rep resented today by a bare plurality. '1 he republican loss went in a great degree to the progressives and lesser to the democrats. The falling off in the republican vote began with the first returns while the progressives gained all along the line, in some cases carry ing towns heretofore regarded as strongly republican. Yet the disaf fection from the republican ranks did not extend very far beyond the head of the ticket. The failure of the candidates to get a majority at the polls throws the election into the legislature. The progressive leaders are greatly pleased with the results. The demo crats are also pleased at. the gains shown by the early returns. GRANTS PASS DAY FIXED i0i,r Xeiuhhois Coinlm- to the District i ' Fair .Friday, Sept. -7 Special A 1 1 fact ions Proix ised. Word from Commercial Club head quarters at Grants Pass is to the I effect that at a meeting of that or- j ganization on the 2nd inst it was de- J cided to select Friday, September 27, tne tair wnicn win oe neiu nere &ep-, teniber 2o-S. in regard to attractions, some have proposed a basketball game between the teams of Grants Pass and Ash- 'and on the evening of Grants Pass iay, but the club there states that" tne ball team is composed of pupils ot the high school, consequently it would lie necessary to take up the matter with the school management. At the same time, our neighbors would probablv desire to return home early in the evening, so that u game such as proposed might not A Minor Accident. C. M. Bovee, the local agent for the Grand Union Tea Company, met with an accident last Saturday which, for the nature of it. might have resulted disastrously. Coming down a steep incline on the Wagner creek road in his delivery wagon, the tongue dropped, frightening the horses, which became unmunngable and tipped the wagon over, pinning Mr. Bovee beneath it. Several men working near the scene of the acci dent came to his assistance and it was found that, aside from some painful bruises which confined him to his room for a few days, he was uninjured. The horses were cap tured several miles down the road. The damuge to the wagon was slight. England to Demand Arbitration. London, Sept. 3. It was officially announced here today that the Brit ish government will make a formal demand upon the United States gov ernment for the arbitration of its claim that, the Panama canal toll act, regarding American coast-wise ves sels, violates the Ilay-I'aiincefote treaty. -This means that the case will be taken before The Hague tribunal. Middies Go North. Ashland has been filled with sullor boys the last few days, notably yes terday, when several hundred went north on a special train, bound for Seattle to help man the various big warships and cruisers in the various Sound ports, the vessels having been ordered to south Pacific waters for mobilization and maneuvers. District Conference Wednesday. The district conference of the Church of the Brethren will be held in Ashland Wednesday, September 11, followed by other meetings of interest to the denomination. The entire state will be represented in the conference by ministers and lay delegates, .over one hundred of whom are expected. Fall aud Winter Millinery, Ladies of Ashland and vicinity are Invited to look over my hats. A fine assortment ready for early fall wear, at tho right prices. Madame Dilhan, 201 Kast Main street. Free tickets for stock company shows. Correct Millinery. See Madame Dilhan's hats and trimmings before buying. Every thing right In style, price and value. CUMMINS FOR COL ROOSEVELT LOYAL TO STATE TICKET HOLTS TAFT. HIT WILL OPPOSE A THIRD. TICKET Iowa Senator Dissents From Some of the Doctrines in Progressive Plat form Declares Taft Administra tion Has Not Made Good. Des- Moines, Iowa, Sept. 3. Pre ferring Theodore Roosevelt for presi dent over William H. Taft, Senator Albert 11. Cummins of Iowa an nounced today that although he was not in sympathy with the new pro gressive party and dissents from some of the doctrines in Its platform, he would vote for Colonel Roosevelt because "the Taft administration has not made good." Cummins also announced his oppo sition to the nomination of a third ticket in Iowa, which is expected to be put in the field when the progres sive state convention meets here to morrow. Roosevelt is to address the delegates and is expected to urge the nomination of a third state ticket. Cummins' Announcement. In announcing his determination to vote for Roosevelt, Cummins said: "It must, be understood that I do so protesting against the organiza tion of a new party but dissenting from some of the doctrines, con tained in the platform. But the re publicans of this country are opposed to President Taft because his admin istration lias! not done the things which the people believe should have been done." Open charges that the republican national committee "stole" delegates from Arizona, California, Washing ton and Texas for President Taft was also voiced by the Iowa senator. "The delegates seated from these states," Cummins continued, "had absolutely no title to their seats. If the convention had changed the old system of nominating in obedience to the popular demand, leaders of the new movement might have had pa tience and waited, but. as though wanting to furnish every reason for a revolt, they attempted to fasten the old system more fully upon us. if (l, wer(1 an we would be amply justified In overthrowing the system ,lnn relusinc to accent the nominee ot tnH convention, hut this is not an.- Alwilish the System. Cummins asserted that the only way to make sure that tho system employed in Chicago, would be abol- i wlls IO 11 l',ul candidate, the prt.di.ct of such a sys- i . cannot i.e eiecieu. "Because I cannot support Presi dent Taft," declared Cummins, "it does not necessarily follow that I am not a republican. I consider that I am a better republican than ever, for it is clear to me that the exist ence of the party depends upon a quick and emphatic condemnation of the wrongs I have mentioned. The reason the republicans are so largely against President Taft is that they profoundly believe that he is not progressive and does not believe, in the proper sense, that the people Bhould rule. The fact that this la the attitude of the vast majority proves to me that a new party is not a necessity, but untimely and unfor tunate. I fenr it will retard rather than hasten the necessary reforms. ApMals to Republicans. "I shall vote for Roosevelt because I believes ho desires to promote com mon welfare. It does not indicate, however, that I look upon the new party as a wise and enduring move ment. "My chief concern in the present canipuigii will bo that the republican party in Iowa elect, the candidates nominated In the June primaries. These candidates were honestly nom inated, and 1 appeal to all republi cans to support them." (i. A. R. Veteran Favored. The many friends of W. M. Abbott, who resides on Blaine street, will be glad to leurn that his pension bus been raised from $17 to $25 per month. Mr. Abbott enlisted in Com pany K, 6S Indiana, nt Morris Hill, I lid., In August of 1 862. Four days later he was on the march for the front, lie was in several hard fought battles during the war, among them being Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge, a severe Injury which kept him in the hospital foi" some time being received during the latter battle in 1863. Mr. Abbott says when he looks up at Old Griz zly, north of us, it always reminds him of Missionary Ridge. He says the positions are similar. Star La u in try Sold. S. A. Lindsay and his three sons, James, Hugh and Frank, have pur chased the Star laundry of B. H. Kerby, who has owned the plant the past two years. Two of the young men have been employed In the laun dry for some time and are competent to" manage it under the direction of Mr. Lindsay. Mr. Kerby will move to his ranch near Medford! Notice to Ladles. All 12'6c outings will be sold for 10c a yard for the next ten clays. This Is extra quality outing. Ash- ' land Trading Co.