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Oregon Historical Society. Ashland 1 ; Tidings SUNNY SOUTHERN OREGON ASHLAND THE BEAUTIFUL VOL. XXXVII ASHLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1912 NUMBER 32 ARRANGEMENTS ARE COMPLETE EVERYTHING SHAPING WELL FOR DISTRICT FAIR. LARGE ATTENDANCE IS CERTAIN Coining District Fair Will lie One of the Rest Ever Held in Rogue Riv er Valley Fine Exhibit and At traction. Arrangements are being perfected for the District Fair which is to be held in Ashland four days, Wednes day, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September 25 to 28, inclusive. Su perintendent Lowe has Just returned from canvassing various portions of the county in behalf of the sixth an nual exhibition, having also extended his calls to several localities in Jose phine county. A special feature this year will be the children's industrial contest, par ticulars concerning which are fully set forth in the premium list, copies of which may still be had on applica tion to officials of the society or at Commercial Club rooms. The fair has been extensively ad vertised not only at home but abroad. School superintendents and princi pals have been corresponded with and fair literature placed in their hands to be used to best advantage. It will be noted that the exhibition here occurs after the fair and pear show at Medford and the Grangers' fair at Grants Pass, and numerous displays at these attractions will be released in time for further exploita tion at Ashland. The Southern Pa cific has also taken a hand in adver tising the event, reduced rates for which are to be granted from sta tions south of Glendale to this point. The rate will be one and a third fare. Admission will be 25 cents each day, but evening attractions will be charged for extra. Grants Pass Day will be Friday, September 27, and a basketball game between girls' clubs of that town and Ashland is being negotiated for on the evening of that date, this plan being on the assumption that a spec ial train will be in waiting to ac commodate the Grants Pass people after the day's attractions are ended. Intending exhibitors of fruits and vegetables should note that the fair management has made arrangements for cold storage facil'ties at the ice plant, and all articles needing refrig eration should be placed there in due season. Superintendent Lowe will now i take active charge of the preliminar- j leg. Jne jsatatonum win ne sur veyed and space alloted accordingly. Those desiring concessions should apply early. For general announce ment concerning the fair, consult the display advertisement in current Is sues of the local papers. On and after Fray, September! 20, KUperlntendent Lowe of the Dis trict Fair will have his office at Commercial Club headquarters, where he will be in readiness to at tend to all matters pertaining to the exhibition until the event occurs. i - Attention, Poultrymen! Poultry delivered at the fair at the Katatorium on the 25th inst. will hot need coops. Coops of the same style will be furnished to all who apply and the poultry will be taken from the coops in which it is b ought and placed in association coops. Poultry of all descriptions will be entered, whether included in premium list or not. W. R. C, Attention! All officers and members of the order will meet at their hall for re hearsal Thursday at 3 p. m., as the inspector will be with us Saturday, September 21. Request of the president. Meat Pie Dinner at the G. A. R. building on Friday, September 20, from 11 o'clock a. m. on. Given by Congregational ladies. Price 25 cents. ' NOTED OUTLAW TAKEN Kidna Allen Captured Near Des Moines, Iowa, Because of His Love Letters. Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 14. Love for his mountain sweetheart back in Virginia led today to the capture here of. Sidna Allen, leader of the notorious Allen clan of bandits who shot up the court house at Hillsville, Va killing a judge, the sheriff and several others. Allen surrendered without a struggle. Allen's arrest was brought about through the interception of letters he had written to a young woman in Virginia. The letters' were filled with endearments and stated that Allen was working with a construc tion company near Des Moines. : . Wesley Edward, the only free member of the gang which did the shooting, is believed to be near Des Moines and his arrest is expected momentarily. Several other mem bers of the gang have been sentenced to death for the HillBville murders. Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 14. Wes ley Edwards, nephew of Sidna Allen and last of the Virginia Allen clan at large, was captured tonight after the officers had surrounded a street car on which he had taken refuge. ' BANDIT IN GRANTS PASS. Lounsberry's Acts There Link in Evi dence Chain. What Lounsberry did in Grants Pass before and after the Yoncalla train robbery, and who was his part ner, will be in important develop ment in the investigation of the fed eral authorities. A room in a Grants Pass lodging bouse will be the re volving piece in the investigation. There clothes were changed, plans made, and other developments, now not generally known, given light. In cidentally, not half the incidents of that day have been told. It was never intended for public ears that Mrs. Lounsberry had been partially recognized upon the streets of Grants Pass, clothed in male garb. The "leak" is now believed by fed eral and police authorities to have changed the plans of Mrs. Louns berry to return to Medford with her two boys. There was quite an ex change of words at the meeting, which recent developments have made of importance. The federal authorities and the lo cal police have never got away from the idea that Lounsberry had an as sistant in both the Redding and To peka robberies, on the ground tnat it would be Impossible for a man to leave and enter a train without tne help of someone, and not attract any attention. The whereabouts of Mrs. Louns berry is still a mystery. A telegram from Topeka says she left that city on (schedule. She may be with rela tives in Montana or Minnesota. In the meantime the home ranch is go ing to ruin, the crops unattended to, with kindly neighbors helping all they can to keep things in order. UBRARY TOBE OPENED Carnegie Building Thrown Open to Public Tomorrow. Ashland'sSrew library will be open to the public Tuesday, the 16th, at 2 p. m. There will be no formal opening, but the library board, the librarian and assistants will be glad to answer all questions and show you the building. The library will be open every afternoon from 2 to 6 and Saturday evening from 7 to 9 o'clock. Any one having books to donate please bring them along or leave your ad dress with the librarian and they will be called for. WILL MARK BROOMS. J. G. Miller Will Manufacture Prod uct of 20 Acres. "'JVC Mnier, residing one 'and one half miles east of Ashland, has 20 acres of fine broom corn and expects to manufacture It into hronms on his place. He is an experienced man at the business and will endeavor to supply the Ashland housewives with a superior weapon. WATER RIGHTS HEARING. The Oregon State Water Commis sion is holding a hearing on the con flicting claims to the water of Ash land creek for irrigation purposes at the city hall this afternoon. Rustlers Again Are Busy. The loss of several head of cattle in the Applegate section has again led the ranchers of that vicinity to form a vigilance society, and if one of the rustlers falls into their hands it is certain to go hard with him. The ranchers are much incensed ow ing to frequent losses of cattle which have extended over a number of months past. On Tuesday night of last week D. S. Ames is said to have lost five nead of beeves. Other losses of one or two beeves at a time have been re ported and the ranchers have decided that it is about time the thievery is checked. Several months ago the ranchers of that vicinity banded together to stop cattle rustling and for a time the rustlers were evidently scared out, for the daily shortage of cattle on the range ceased. It is said to have started "and the ranchers are determined this time to put an end to the matter for all time. It is be lieved that the rustlers segregate the cattle and alter securing a fairly large band they drive them over the California line and dispose of them in Siskiyou county to San Francisco cattle buyers. Principal Becomes Contractor. Etna Mills, Cal. Through the ef forts of Principal A. S. Coltqn of the high school, two new rooms, 30 by 60 feet in dimensions, have been add ed to the building. The rooms were built entirely by subscription taken in the spring and summer by Pro fessor Colton, who gave his services free for the vacation period, acting as contractor and overseeing the building. Death of Mrs. Josephine Austin. Mrs. Josephine Austin, mother of the late Clinton B. Austin, died in this city Friday, September 13, 1912, and was buried in Ashland cemetery, September 15, after funeral services held at the home of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. May Austin. Seasonable Millinery. . Madame Dilhan is showing each day a fine line of practical and styl ish millinery at lowest prices. Hats ready to wear or trimmed to your order. The sweetest story ever told in moving pictures. Dreamland, Tues day and Wednesday. HOODOO GETS TRAIN NO. 13 -FRIDAY PASSENGER IN COLLISION ENGINEER POOR HURT AND STOCKMAN FATALLY INJURED WHEN RUNAWAY FREIGHT CRASHES INTO SOUTHBOUND TRAIN PASSENGERS SHAKEN UP, NONE SERIOUSLY INJURED The hoodoo certainly got the southbound passenger train No. 13, on Friday afternoon, September 13. Just as the train was pulling out of Edgewood, and when it was running at a rate of about six miles an hour, the rear end of freight No. 21, which had broken in two or got away from its crew at Weed, crashed into the head end of the passenger. Engineer J. C. Poor, who was at the throttle of the head engine on the passenger, set the air and Jumped before the crash. He was struck in the leg with a flying timber and the member severely bruised, but was able to re turn home on No. 12 last night. G. F. Irvine, the fireman, staid in the cab, crouching down behind the boil er head, and while splinters and tim bers went over and through the cab, he escaped without a. scratch. A stockman whose name could not be learned was hanging on the side of a horse car in the runaway train and was hurled clear outside the right of way and was thought to be fatally injured. A hobo who was riding the LOST THRKK FINGERS. J. C. Gibson of Yoncalla Meets With Accident. J. C. Gibson of Yoncalla, formerly a resident of Talent, and a brother of J. R. Gibson, 145 Scenic Drive, had the misfortune to lose the ends of the first three fingers on his right hand by getting them caught in a rope pulley on a threshing machine on Friday, September 6. Mr. Gibson came to Ashland last week to visit his brother and other relatives while taking an enforced vacation. Free Lecture on Christian Science. You are especially invited to attend the free lecture on Christian Science at the Elks Temple Friday evening, September 20, and learn something of the beliefs of this growing sect. Frank J. Leonard, the lecturer, is an eloquent and convincing speaker. Remember that the Tidings want ads bring results. WATER RIGHT CONTEST HEARINGS ARE DATED Disputed Claims So Flow of Oregon Streams To Be Heard By Ore gon State Board of Control The board of control of the state of Oregon has given notice of hear ing of contests in the determination of the relative rights to the waters of the Rogue and its tributaries, in water division No. 1, covering the counties of Josephine, Jackson and Curry, Earlier in the season representa tives of the state board were in this territory taking filings and notice of contests, and the time and place for the hearings on these Various con tested rights have just been an nounced. There are several hundred contests in the district embracing the three counties, and after taking the testimony of the witnesses presented by the parties of the contests,, the board will pass upon it, making final determination of the matter. Each individual case will be handled much as is a case in court, and attorneys have already been employed to rep resent many of the interested par ties. As there has been no adjudica tion of water rights in this state for many years and the laws have been changed and altered in many instances, some intricate questions are sure to evolve in the hearings. The following are the cases and the dates upon which they will be heard, that have a local interest: Grants Pass, November 7. James Gilmore vs. C. E. Selleck, Applegate water right. Ed F, Hannum et al. vs. C. E. Sel leck, Applegate water right. Mrs. Hannah Jones vs. J. D. Kerr, State creek water right. ' Laurel Hill Ditch Co. vs. Thomas E. Pinckney, Applegate water right. F. M. Miller vs. J. W. York, Mil ler gulch water right. Thomas Pinckney vs. Laurel Hill Ditch Co., Applegate water right. I. G. Roberts vs. F. W. Capp, Ap plegate water right. J. W. York vs. Fred Miller, Miller creek water right. ' J. Twohy vs. Woelfly et al., Apple gate water right. ' Grants Pass, December 2. V. W. Brown vs, Swastika Mining Co., Jump Off Joe water right. J. C. Cochrane vs. Carrie Fry, Jump Off Joe water right. J. Duncan, vs. Columbia mine, Grave Creek water right. Three Pines Timber Co. vs. Ruth Wright, Jump Off Joe water right. Three Pines Timber Co. vs. Wood ford and Cook, Jump Off Joe water right.. Grants Pass, December 4, E. G. Patton vs. Fidelia Lang, Grave Creek water right. Grants Pass, December O." H. A. Perkins vs. Ruth Ruble," Coyote creek water right. freight is reported to have been in jured, but not seriously. The pas sengers on No. 13 were badly shaken up and several in the smoker and day coach slightly injured, one lady having her chin cut quite badly. No one in the Pullmans was injured. There were several from Ashland on board, but all escaped injury. The second engine, with E. H. Bush as engineer and A. H. Connelly as fire man, had the pilot torn off and the headlight demolished, but neither man was injured and the engine was able to pull the train into Dunsmuir. J. H. Kennedy of this city and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sweney of Osage, Iowa, who had been viBiting in this city, were on the train, but word has been received that they were unin jured. The freight cars were piled" up, and the forward trucks of the head engine on the passenger were up on the wreckage. The passing track I was cleared in about five hours and (the passenger train proceeded on its jway toward San Francisco. FIKK BELL "LOCOED." Wind Set Bell to Ringing Sunday Morning. Ashland people began to wonder if the Ashland fire alarm system had gone crazy in the wee sma' hours Sunday morning when the bell began to strike eratically. It routed out most of the fire boys and many other citizens, but proved to be a false alarm, caused by the wind bringing swinging wires together. Mr. Vining's Address at West Side School Tills Evening. Mr. Irving E. Vining of New York, who has made an exhaustive study of child life, will deliver an address on child welfare at the West Side school this evening, at the social given by the Parent-Teacher Asso ciation of the West Side, at the school building. All parents of West Side pupils and others interested are cordially invited to attend. W. C. Smith vs. W. G. Smith, Wolf creek water right. Grants Pass, December 0. I. K. Evans vs. Emma G. Robin son, Galice water right. Oriole Gold Mining Co. vs. H. L. Lewis, Rocky gulch water right. J. H. Tompkins vs. Isaac Vincent, Rocky gulch water right. Williams, November 4. Bigelow vs. Topping, Williams creek water right. Bigelow1 vs. Heard, Williams creek water right. Ira F. Sparlin vs. M. Sargent, Pan ther gulch water right. C. M. Williams vs. O, H. Fields, Williams creek water right. Applegate, November 11. Frank Mixter vs. Miles Agee, Car berry fork water right. Frank Mixter vs. W. C. Sparks, Carberry fork water right. All the hearings called for Grants Pass will be held in the circuit court room; those at Williams in the Wil liams ball, and those at Applegate. in Rose hall. ' ALL AIR RECORDS BKOKHN. Frenchman at Times Reaches Two Miles a Minute. Chicago, Sept. 9. France today won the world's aviation champion ship. Jules Vedrlnes, champion of France, driving a Deperdussin mono plane, took from Americans the James Gordon Bennett silver trophy without a contest. . Not an American aeroplane arose from the ground in defense of the cup won by this coun try from England last year. DeLloyd Tnompson'the only Amer ican aviator who had not withdrawn from the race up to the last hour, took a final glimpse at Vedrines' rec ord and walked off the field. Officials of the Aero Club of Amer ica explained their concession of the trophy to France at the outset by saying that in point of speed this country had not the ghost of a chance. Vedrines' time for completing the 124.8 miles over the 4V4-mile course was 1:10:66.85. His average time was 105.5 miles an hour. His only competitors were two Frenchmen Maurice Prevost, also In a Desperdus sln, and Andre Frey in a llanrlot monoplane, who quit after the twenty-third lap. Starting before any of his compet itors were out, Vedrines sailed around the course like a swallow on the wing, attaining in some of the laps almost two miles a minute, and then rested in his hangar while the American contestants withdrew. J. E. KODGERS KILLED. Southern Pacific Brakeman It Life Near Corliam tast Week. Rumors were rife among the rail road boys last week that a brake man had been killed near Coram, on the "south end," but no confirmation could be had for the rumor for some days. The following telegram to the Redding Searchlight gives the par ticulars, the brakeman having been comparatively little known here: Coram. An unexplained accident caused the death of Brakeman J. E. Rodgers on an extra northbound freight at about 3 o'clock Wednes day morning between here and Ken nett. Rodgers fell unoer his train, ten cars passing over him and cut ting off both legs near the trunk. The train crew noticed that the brakeman had disappeared. His light went out suddenly and this aroused suspicion that he had met with an accident. An investigation when the train was halted verified the worst. Rodgers had been killed without a chance for his life. The deceased, aged 24, was exceed ingly well liked by train men, his personality being of the kind that attracts. He leaves a bride a widow in Dunsmuir, his home. She is in the delicate condition that precedes maternity, thus the blow will be i doubly hard for her to bear. A. M. Dick, deputy coroner, held an inquest here this afternoon. The death was found, as expected, to have been accidental. ' The body will be shipped by the Redding Undertaking Company to Dunsmuir and from there it will be sent to Nashville, Tenn., the former home of Rodgers, for burial. CLOSE 1912 REUNION New Officer Fleeted by Old Soldiers Next Convention City to lie Chosen l-ater. Ix) Angeles. The forty-sixth an nual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic ended here tonight with the election of officers. The place of the next encampment will be selected by the. executive council. The new officers of the Grand Army include: Commander-in-chief, Judge B. Beers of Bridgeport, Conn.; senior vice-commander, Henry Z. Osborne of Los Angeles; junior vice-commander, Americus Wheaton of Louisville; chaplain, George Seward Lovejoy of Lawrence, Mass. The Woman's Relief Corps named the retiring president, Mrs. Cora M, Davis of Union, Ore., delegate to the national council. Daughters of Veterans elected Mrs. Nina Littlefield of Cambridge, Mass., as president. KILLED AT BLUE I.KDGE. J. !. Hall Met Death by l.g Sunday Afternoon. Meagre reports have been received here of the accidental death of J. D. Harr, at his home near Blue Ledge, on the Applegate. As near as can be learned, he was crushed under a fall ing or rolling log. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at Jacksonville, where interment will take place. Ling Case in Court. The case of the State vs. Jim Ling for assault with a deadly weapon upon the person of Wo Lee, a Med ford laundryman, was called Friday morning In the circuit ourt with B. F. Mulkey for the state and E. E. Kelley for the defense. The preliminary work of choosing a jury proved a more formidable task than was expected. A new panel was drawn during the morning, the box being filled shortly before noon. The jury consists of T. Came ron. J. I. Pelton. W. Kahler, J. M. Williams, John T. Donegan, H. S. Lynch, George McClain, N. Mitchell, W. Von der Hellen, Carl Von der llel len, Ed Dutton and G. H. . Wainsley. The case promises to be one of the hardest fought in many months in the circcuit court. A score of China men were on hand to watch proceed ings. A large number of witnesses were summoned by each side. TO RE MIXED FOR SALT. Central Oregon Lake to Supply Much-l'scd Mineral. Portland, Ore. Summer and Al bert lakes in central Oregon are to be made to yield up the wealth of salts in their waters. A Los Angeles company with a very large capital has secured a long lease on 88,000 acres about these lakes and is build ing a refining plant for evaporating the water. It Is estimated that not less than 100,000 tons of products will be secured annually. Unclaimed Letter). List of letters remaining uncalled for in the Ashland postoffice for the week ending Sept. 14, 1912: Ladies Mrs. Melissa Corbett, Mrs. Mae Unburn, Mrs. Mina A. Sperapt. Gentlemen The. Wm. Goderhain, F. W. Potter, E. J. Shoemaker, Ben R. Willey. These letters will be sent to the dead-letter office Sept. 28, 1912, if not called lor before. In calling for the above, please say "advertised," giving date of list. A charge of one cent will be made on delivery. JOHN R. CASEY, P. M. The White Domino, world's great est detective story, in three reels, Tuesday and Wednesday, at Dream land Theatre. MOOSE ELECT FIVE DELEGATES JACKSON COUNTY TO RK. REPRE SENTED AT SALEM. STATE TICKET TO BE PUT IN FIELD Relegates Were Named! at Confer ence Held in Medford Saturduy Evening Plans Being Outlined for Vigorous Campaign. The time being so short to get a progressive state ticket in the tield, there could be little time given by the county committee to the meeting called for Saturday evening at Med ford. However, there was an en thusiastic gathering and five dele gates were elected who were em powered to select their own altern ates. The delegation to Salem as select ed by the meeting is as follows: Bert R. Greer, Ashland. Fred W. Mears, Medford. Dr. H. F. Ratte, Medford. A. C. AbraniB, Medford. Clyde Payne, Ashland. In addition to appointing dele gates, the meeting listended to sev eral interesting talks regarding the plan or campaign, notably one from Dr. Ratte, who was one of the men attending the governors' conference which induced Colonel Roosevelt to take the field. F. W. Mears and Professor Beveridge of Medford and Bert R. Greer of Ashland were among the speakers. Ashland had a full delegation at the convention. RACK FROM OHIO. M. M. Sheldon Returned Last Week From Visit to Old Home, M. M. Sheldon, the well-known contractor, returned last Thursday evening from an extended visit to his old home in Ohio. This was his first visit to his mother in 32 years, and it is needless to say that .it was enjoyed very much, though it waa marred by the death of his brother's wife's sister, who was killed by a train while he was there. The lady's mother was also injured. The con ductor of the tain was Mr. Sheldon's cousin and a friend of the victims. Mr. Sheldon states that the weath er there was very rainy and stormy, there being scarcely two sunshiny days in succession while he waa there. Crops, however, are immense, not only in Ohio but other Mississippi valley states, and he says he never saw such corn in his lite as that in Iowa. He attended the Ohio State Fair and was there the day that Taft was. One of the exhibits that vied with the president as an attraction was a steer that weighed 3,360 pounds. Mr. Sheldon states that the con servative politicians of all three par ties agreed that Roosevelt would pre vent Taft from carrying the state, but that the republicans and demo crats believed Wilson would receive the electoral vote of the common wealth. Starts Fire With (Ml. Mrs. A. D. Anderson was severely burned in a fire which destroyed her home in the Climax district eany Friday morning. The blaze started when she attempted to start a fire in the kitchen stove by the use of kerosene oil. Only her presence of mind in smothering the flames which enveloped her with a heavy blanket saved her life. Seeing that the flames were beyond control, she rushed Into a bedroom and hurried her two young children to u place of safety. She succeeded in saving a portion of the furniture. Her husband was at Portland on a short business trip. He has been summoned by telegraph. Meanwhile neighbors have made a home for her. Meeting at Temple of Truth. At the Temple of Truth tonight, A. Scott Bledsoe of Kansas City, Mo., will lecture on Psychometry at S o'clock. All welcome. WOULD LYNCH MAN Youths Put Rope Around Old Farm er's Neck Fire Build ings. Butte, Mont. Fifteen boys, rang ing from 12 to 15 years of age, con fessed recently in the juvenile court that tliey attempted to lynch Joseph Meyers, a chicken farmer, after hav ing set fire to the Meyers home. Mrs. Meyers testified that she and her husband had been rendered des titute by the depredations of the boys. She said she and her husband,' as they were returning home, had come upon the boys as they were fir ing the house. As her husband at tempted to climb to the roof to ex tinguish the flames, he was over powered by the youngsters, who put a rope around his neck and attempt ed to lynch him. Mrs. Meyers' screams brougl t as sistance and the boys ran away. Thei house was destroyed. The case was continued one week until other boys implicated in the confession can be apprehended. SUNSET MAGAZINE and Ashland TldiniiR one vear $2.75 to old or nw subscribers. Regular price of Sunset Magazine is fl.oO per year.