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Oregon Historical Society. Ashland j : Tidings SUNNY SOUTHERN OREGON ASHLAND THE BEAUTIFUL VOL. XXXVII ASHLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1912 NUMBER 34 CONFERENCE ISJINISHED FINAL ADJOURNMENT REACHED SUNDAY EVENING. WAS VERY INTERESTING SESSION "Week's Work Was Marked With Much Enthusiasm for Cause De tails of the 'Sessions Held Since Our Last Issue. The Thursday afternoon session of the Methodist conference was devoted principally to tie anniversary meet ing of the Woman's Foreign Mission ary Society. Mrs. Erskine was in the chair and the principal address was by Mrs. J. T. Abbott of Eugene. At 4 o'clock the daily evangelical session was held, the sermon being preached by Rev. C. T. Hamilton of Portland, followed by Rev. Mr. Van Marter, the conference evangelist. Rev. H. B. Swartz gave a stirring and powerful address upon Japan, showing wherein it may justly be called the great Japan, at the Thurs day evening session. Friday Sessions. The devotional services, from 8:30 to 9 o'clock Friday morning, were conducted by Rev. Dr. Young of Port land. At 9 o'clock the business ses sion opened with Bishop Cook pre siding. Dr. Jennings of the Methodist Book Concern, Chicago, was introduced and addressed the conference, speak ing first of the Freedman's Aid So ciety and its needs and afterwards taking the affairs of the Book Con cern, announcing the dividend to con ference claimants of $250,000, for the year. Edward Shipley, secretary of the i general book committee, of incinnati, was introduced and addressed the conference upon the work of his com mittee. Rev. H. B. Swartz then spoke in the interests of the General Mission ary Society, setting forth its works and the work needed to be done and what was necessary to accomplish this work. Rev. Edward Laird Mills of Butte, Mont., spoke in the interests of the board of education. The conference then went into ex ecutive session and the room was cleared of all not members of the conference. The executive session occupied the whole of the balance of the forenoon. At 2:30 In the afternoon the Lay man's Association met at the Presby terian church, Hon. R. A. Booth pre siding. The meeting was addressed by Bishop Cooke and the routine business transacted, after which the annual election of officers took place. The old officers were all re elected as follows: President R. A. Booth. Eugene. Vice - Presidents Portland dis- trict, B. district, district, Eugene Albany. Lee Paget, Portland; Salem A. A. Lee, Salem; Klamath J. S. Campbell, Medford; district, J. S. Van Winkle, Corresponding Secretary T. S. McDaniel, Portland. Recording Secretary F. D. Sack ett, Sheridan. Treasurer J. L. Hartman, Port land. The usual evangelistic service was held at 4 o'clock, the sermon being preached by Rev. W. R. Jeffrey of Grants Pass. The evening session was principal ly devoted to educational matters, Dr. Fletcher Horn an of Willamette University being the principal speak er. During the day Bishop Cooke made an address to the students of the Ashland high school at the new high school blilding. He urged them to make the most of every op portunity to the end that mental. moral and physical influences might i be combined for the utmost good. I Saturday Session. The devotional services Saturday I morning were conducted by Rev. Benjamin Young of Portland, in con nection with which was held a me morial service in memory of the wife of Rev. J. L. Startford, who died during the past year. At 9 o'clock the business session opened with statistical reports show ing a gain of 1,200 members during the year and $3,000 gain in the mis sionary collections in the conference over the previous year. The total receipts for benevolent purposes for the year were upwards of $50,000. A representative of the American Bible Society was present from San Francisco and addressed the confer ence. The secretary of Home Missions and Church Extension also addressed the conference. At 11 o'clock the members of the Laymen's Association were present ed to the conference and President R. A. Booth introduced T. S. McDan iel of Portland, who briefly ad dressed the conference. This was followed by a short ad dress to the laymen by Bishop Cooke and that by the bishop's address to the young pastors. But one yonug man completed his probationary studies and was elected to .orders, Rev. C. B. Rees of Beaverton. At 1:30 the Ministers' Wives As sociation was banqueted at the Pres byterian church, the local Ladles' Aid Society being hostess. There (Continued on Page Eight.) OFF FOR REUNION. Old Soldiers and Sailors Left Eagle Point Today. for A large number of old soldiers and sailors left this, morning, accom pained by many of their wives, for Eagle .Point to attend the southern Oregon reunion to be held there this week. The reunion will last several days, Professor Vining delivering the address on Ashland day. Small Blaze at Medford. Fire broke out Friday night about 11 o'clock in the store of the South ern Oregon Electrical Fixture Sup ply Company on Grape street, Med ford, from unknown causes, but pre sumably from spontaneous combus tion. The damage was about $300, partially covered with insurance. Smoke and water did most of the damage. The blaze, which caused quite a smoke, started in a pile of tape, conduit wire and scraps. The alarm was turned in just after the final curtain of "Baby Mine," and attracted quite a big crowd. The firemen kicked in the big plate glass in the front door to gain an entrance. The fire was In the back part of the building. Edward Hazelrigg, pass ing by the store, discovered the fire, the windows being "fogged." Other pedestrians smelled smoke, but were unable to locate it. Madame Dillian's Millinery. Correct and artistic millinery at the lowest possible priceB. 301 East Main street. ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Frank J. Leonard of Chit-ago plained Religion Friday Evening. Ex- One of the best expositions of the Christian Science religion ever given In Ahland was that presented in the free lecture at Elks Temple Friday evening by Frank J. Leonard of Chi cago. The speaker was presented to the audience by David F. Fox, 244 Hax gadine street, who in so doing took occasion to relate the circumstances of his own healing of a case of ca tarrh which had been pronounced in curable by the local physicians. Mr. Leonard spoke at length, set ting forth the beliefs of the sect and giving the reasons therefor. He opened by giving the Irishman's defi nition of a critic: "A man who was most down on what he was least up on." He stated that the difference between the Christian Science reas oning and that of other theologians was that others started from effect and tried to reason back to cause, and thus formed their conceptions of God. Scientists start with the one supreme being, all Love, all Power and all Mind, and starting therefrom 1U1U lue, ""'W ''' uu aiiu iJdiei;i. .tu. ucuudiu, line Mr. Fox, was brought into the Chris tian Science-work through healing, having been cured 28 years ago of an organic trouble that had existed from birth and which had ben pro nounced incurable. Speaking of the growth of the sect, Mr. Leonard stated that when he first entered the work there was Just one organization in the world, and that they would have been so tickled that it would have hurt them had they got a congregation as large as the audience that faced him in Elks hall. Now there are churches in almost every civilized country on the face of the globe. District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler. T. E. Daniels of Medford has been appointed district deputy grand ex alted ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks by Thomas B. Mills of Superior, Wis., grand ex alted ruler of the Elks. Mr. Daniels' appointment becomes effective at once and will terminate next , year when his successor is named. Mr. Daniels is a member of Med ford lodge 1168, which is one of the youngest lodges in the jurisdiction. Nearly every lodge in the district has a candidate. The honor is the high est that can be paid an Elk in the district, and generally leads to a na tional office. Mr. Daniels' duty will be to visit and Inspect all of the lodges within the jurisdiction and rule on many, matters arising in the several lodges. , Mr. Daniels joined the Elks eleven years ago at Portland, being initiated by Portland lodge 142. He was mem ber number one of the Medford lddge and served as its first exalted ruler. He has attended four grand reunions. Run Along, Ling. Jim Ling, the Medford Chinaman who was charged with stabbing Wan Lee of Ashland, has been given his liberty on his own recognizance by the court, to appear at the December term of court. The Jury in his trial last week disagreed because of the wide range of testimony offered by the ' Mongolian witnesses. Laura White, the "slave girl" In the same case, will likely be allowed to return to Portland, where she has a position as a waitress. A New Magazine. The Tidings is in receipt of No. 1 of Vol. 1 of The New West, a month ly, publication to be published at Reno, Nev., with Edward Nelson Buck as editor. The first issue contains about 120 pages of reading matter largely pertaining to the west or fic tion, and well illustrated. It will be 15 cents per copy and $2 per year. Buy your blankets and comforts this week at McGee's, while tne sale is on. MADERO HAS ORDERS FROM U. S. TO HALT REVOLUTION THIRTY DAYS' TIME LIMIT GIVEN BY STATE DEPARTMENT-HAVE PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT AGREEABLE TO BOTH PARTIES 0R0ZCO IN CUSTODY OF UNITED STATES OFFICERS El Paso, Sept. 21. Minister Ca lero when he departed from Wash ington two weeks ago conveyed to President Madero a warning from the state department to put down the revolution in 30 days, according to a declaration here tonight of Juan Pedro Didapp. Senor Didapp comes here directly from Washington, where he asserts he represented the Zapata revolution in the south of Mexico. He says he also can speak for the Orozco revolution in the north, and that Francisco I. de La Barra will be acceptable both to Za pata and Orozco as provisional pres ident, warranting a suspension of . ostilities in all the republics. De la Barra was formed ambassador to the United States and provisional RIG LAND SUIT. Suit Concerning Title to Big Farm Near Talent. Facts and figures concerning land deals in southern Oregon, most of which run back Into the early '60s, and the recalling of names familiar to the pioneers of Jackson county, were brought to light Friday in the suit of Edward W. Salee against Page & Knight, real estate dealers of Medford, for the return of $20, 000 paid down on the purchase price of $40,000 for a 200-acre farm near Talent. The suit is based upon the allegation that the title to the land is faulty. The evidence shows that the land has passed through many hands dur ing its legal life. The abstracts are befuddled and entangled, and three estates, to which the land was left, failed to administer upon it. Other conveyances were not filed and trans fers of portions of the land not made in the county records. Salee is suing for the $20,000 that he paid upon the purchase price, and money expended in making improve ments to the place. The defense Friday tried to show by testimony that the land had been neglected, and even if the title was faulty they could not take back the land for the original price. Other witnesses tes tified that the land was not neglect ed. The case was heard before Judge Calkins, who will give a decision shortly. Attorney Evan Reames rep resented the plaintiff and Attorney W. I. Vawter and Attorney H. L. Wil kinson of Portland the defense. FAIR PREPARATIONS ARE COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS TO EXHIBITORS AND OTHER INTERESTING INFORMA TION CONCERNING BIG EYENT TO BE HERE NEXT WEEK The management of the fair re quests that all entries be made by Wednesday noon of this week, Sep tember 25. Officials will be on hand to attend to this matter Wednesday morning, and the work can be expe dited by having as many of tha en tries as possible made at one and the same time. Although as yet i there has been no formal move made towards the clos ing of business houses on the after noons of Thursday and Friday, it is hoped and expected that everybody will be allowed the privilege of at tending the fair in line with any ar rangements which may be' entered into most satisfactory to all con cerned. Remember, Friday, September 27, is Grants Pass Day. Turn out, every body, and assist in entertaining the visitors in a manner which an ob servance of the holiday implies. Thursday, September 26, is Ash land Day, and it goes without saying there will be a record-breaking at tendance on that occasion. There has been some criticism that the fair has not been advertised ex tensively enough. -Weeks since cop ies of the premium list, varying in number from 25 to 100, were placed in the hands of every superintendent and principal of schools in towns of the county outside of Ashland, to gether with other advertising matter. Large posters and display cards have been distributed in all territory be tween here and Merlin, and these features have been supplemented by the Southern Pacific in announcing Its reduced rates to the fair from all stations between Roseburg and this city. In addition, practically all the papers in the county have advertised the fair, while the three papers at Grants Pass have published favor able notices, and the exhibit here has been further exploited through chan nels of the recent attractions both at Medford and Grants Pass. At home premium lists have been available on every hand, while other advertising matter has been placed In every nook and corner except on billboard space which has not yet been released ow ing to pending contracts. In the way of displays, especially in the ladies' department, Mrs. Win ter wants a good exhibit of stuffed birds and animals. If you have any thing In this line send them to the president of Mexico after the Diaz regime. El Paso, Sept. 21. "Viva Orozco," cried the derisive federal sympathiz ers at the railroad station when Colonel Pascual Orozco, former mili tary chief of Juarez and the father of the leader of the Mexican revolu tion, arrived tonight from Marfa, Texas, handcuffed to an alleged smuggler in custody of the United States marshal. "The revolution will triumph," re torted the aged Orozco to a crowd of hooting Mexicans who followed him to the county Jail. He will be given his premliminary examination tomor row on a charge of murder preferred by the Mexican consul. BUSINESS CHANGE AT TALENT. J. B. Coleman Succeeds Vander Sluis in Talent Mercantile Company. An important business change takes place in the village of Talent today when J. ,B. Coleman of that place takes over the half interest in the Talent Mercantile Company owned by Peter Vander Sluis. The transaction is on an inventory basis and involves a business which totals well up around $15,000. The work of Inventory commences today and Mr. Coleman will at once assume the duties of Mr. Vander Sluis. Mr. Coleman has been driving the rural mail route out of Talent since Febru ary, 1907. and during that time has failed but once in making the entitfc trip. Thren or four times only was he compe.led to take to the saddle, and that during the heavy snow of the winter of 1910-11. The Talent route, he states, has 131 boxes and served 147 families, and required a drive of about 25 miles each day. Will Continue Hotel. Mrs. W. E. Conner states that she will continue to conduct tne Hotel Oregon, the management being prac tically the same as during Mr. Con ner's lifetime. Mrs. Mary L. Whit ney, mother of Mrs. Conner, will make her home with her daughter ani, assist her. in the hotel. Mr, Thornton, the popular night clerk, and, in fact, the entire force will re main as before. Factory blocks are cheap fuel. If wish a load call up 98. Carson Smith Lumber Co. 34-3t iatatorium. Curios are always in teresting, so please send them along. Mrs. Stone wants the best art ex hibit ever made In southern Oregon. Mr. Gilbertson has charge of the flowers; bring your best, cut' with long stems. Send your best cakes and cookies, bread, rolls and baking-powder bis cuits, to the fair, also fruits and jel lies. Mrs. Losher and Mrs. Mix have this department. The ladies also want your best nee dlework, crochet, tatting and knit tins. Mrs. Veghte will answer all questions, as she has charge of this department. Mrs. Card and Mrs. Lamkin have charge of the children's exhibit. (Jive the children a chance. This is the last opportunity to so licity displays through these columns before the fair begins, so please get busv and help along the movement. Mrs. C. II. Gillette will have charge of the display articles on which no particular premiums are offered but which nevertheless pos sess merit and assist in making the fair attractive. Wholesale Fruit Raising. The Suncrest orchard, which comprise the old Patterson ranch east o Talent, is getting In a carload of paper for use In wrapping and packing apples. The same orchard has received a carload of boxes (shipped knocked down) totaling about 15,000 boxes. . The Suncrest orchard has 130 acres In bearing out of 460 acres, most of the balance be ing in young trees. Medford Fair Rcxrted Successful. Those who attended the Medford fair last week report a good attend ance and good displays. In the auto races Thursday the Stevens car from the Savler garage in this city won over the Ford from Pellett's garage and a car from Medford. The auto races scheduled for Saturday were cancelled. Several good horse races took place Friday. New Goods. Ladies, do not fall to see the beau tiful hats which I have Just brought from Portland and also the splendid line of embroideries. Madame Djl han, 201 East Main street. I NTERESTl NO I N FORMATION. Some Pointers as to Work Accom plished for E.HKition. The Court of Honor will be entire ly surrounded by a colonnade com prised of massive arches. Groups of statuary symbolizing the rising and the setting sun will surmount the colonnade. The dominating theme of the ex position from an architectural view point will be the huge tower of the Administration building, 425 feet high and flanked on either side by the gilded domes, towers and mina rets of the remaining buildings of the group. The largest building group in the exposition will be the Palaces of Ag riculture, covering in two sections a floor area of 680,000 square feet. Hundreds of thousands of trees, shrubs and vines are ready to be re moved at the proper time and set out in accord with the plan that will har monize with the architectura I and color scheme of the buildings. One of the most striking of the ex position palaces will be the Horti cultural building, whose domes and minarets will rise up 100 to 125 feet. The building will be constructed of glass. The concessions and amusement center will occupy 65 acres, the Man ufactures building an area of 276,- the main exhibit palaces in square ground feet will be 3,731,500. Advance sale in all fall dress goods this week at McGee's. TRIP WASJELIGHTFUL Best Season to Visit Crater Iake Is in Autumn, Says Mrs. Winter to ReMtrter. Mr: and Mrs. O. Winter, who made the trip to Crater Lake and return last week, report a most delightful outinfc. In speaking to a representa tive of the Tidings Mrs. Winter was most enthusiastic in urging the peo ple of Ashland to make the trip at this time. They left Ashland at 6:20 In the morning and reached the rim of the lake at 2:30, having stopped an hour for lunch. They carried lunch and enjoyed it at Union creek, but those wishing to can stop at Pros pect, a few miles this side of Union creek, where there Is a good hotel. Just before reaching Prospect they stopped and visited Mill Creek falls, which are about one-fourth of a mile from the main road. These falls are one of the wonders of the Rogue Riv er valley and are well worth a visit. The Royal Gorge, about a mile from Union Creek and within 100 yards of the road, where the Rogue river cuts its way through walls of solid rock, is another of the marvels of Oregon. One of the fantastic shapes of the rock is an immense urn, almost as perfect as if sculptured, and In the center of the top a beauti ful clump of maiden-hair fern accent uated the resemblance to man's handiwork. The natural bridge is another of the wonders to be visited on a trip to Crater Lake. Going via Medford, it is 96 miles to the rim, and they were able to drive to the rim with their auto and look over Into the lake. Their visit was coincident with that of the American Geographical Soci ety. The 70 scientists present repre sented 16 foreign nations, and Mrs. Winter states that all were greatly impressed with its wonders. All took copious notes and many took photos, and Crater Lake Is sure to figure largely in the Europen scientific and illustrated periodicals In the next few months. The scientists held a camp fire the evening they were there and discussed the question of whether the lake and crater were caused by an ex plosion or a sinking of the mountain; whether, as Mihh Hortense Winter aptly put it, It was "a blow-out or a puncture." The general opinion seemed to be that there had been an an eruption and then that the top of the mountain had settled Into the wa ters of the Interoir of the earth, forc ing them up to form the lake. The crater proper, as it is known. Is nn island shaped like a mountain peak, and in its top a depression contain ing a miniature lake, the water be ing much higher than that in the lake proper. The scientists to the number of 70 and the accompanying Medford party went up in 31 automobiles, and so taxed the resources of the hotel that many chauffeurs were compelled to sleep in their machines, wrapped in robes. Two weeks previous two feet of snow fell and the Misses Russell of this city were Bnowed in and were unable to leave their tent for nine days, but the weather had cleared and the roads were simply superb last week. Mrs. Winter says that the view from the rim, 2,000 feet above the lake, is unsurpased and at its best at this time of year. She went to the rim and, lying down, looked over 2,000 feet almost directly vertical to the blue water below, and says that experience alone 'was well worth the trip. On their return the next day they made almost equally good time as going over. Notice, Cooks! All ladles who expect to enter cooked things at the fair are request ed to have their offerings ready by Wednesday morning and take them to the Natatorlum so they may be properly placed and marked. Mrs. Vaupel 1b supervisor of entries. Good rooms at Park Hotel. GRIM REAPER VERY ACTIVE SEVERAL DEATHS OF ASHLAND PEOPLE LAST FEW DAYS. W. L CONNER PASSED FRIDAY Frank Simpson Died at Phoenix, Mrs. Itloch at Portland, Marcus Mayer Near Talent Mr. Samuels of New York IHes Here. The death angel has ben unusually active among Ashland people the past few days, and many people are saddened by the passing of loved ones and friends. Death of Walter K. Conner. Walter E. Conner, the well-known host at Hotel Oregon, died on Friday, September 20, 1912, from kidney trouble, after an illness of some time, the last four weeks of which he was confined to his bed. The funeral services were held at Elks Temple, Sunday afternoon, and were attend ed, by. a large circle of friends and brother Elks and their families, the beautiful burial service of the order being conducted by Ashland lodge No. 944, followed by interment in Ashland cemetery. The floral offer ings were many and extremely beau tiful, including a handsome piece from the Hotel Oregon Company, of Portland, and several from San Fran cisco and Portland. Walter E. Conner was born at La Bette City, Kan., October 21, 1872. He came to California when a child with his parents, and his boyhood was spent at and around Calistoga and Healdsburg. About ten years ago he was for four years proprietor of the Hotel Oregon and was mar ried In this city August 15, 1906, to Louise Whitney of this city, who sur vives him. Alter leaving Ashland Mr. and Mrs. Conner resided two years in Seattle and three In San Francisco. Two years ago they re turned and have since conducted the Hotel Oregon. Mr. Conner was well and favorably known by a large circle of friends In Ashland and elsewhere, and will be sadly missed, not only by bis family and his brother Elks, but by his wide acquaintance among the traveling fraternity. Mr. Conner also leaves a brother, Dan Conner, residing In Portland, and his father, J, Conner, of Oak land, Cal. Death of Frank Simpson. Thomas H. Simpson received a tel egram Friday from Phoenix, Ariz., announcing the death of his brother, Frank Simpson, in a sanitarium at that place, where he went some months ago for tubercular trouble. The funeral was held at Phoenix yes terday, according to advice received by Mr. Simpson, conducted by Rev. Ray Harker, a schoolmate of Mr. Thomas H. Simpson. Interment was at Phoenix. The deceased was about 34 years of age and leaves a wife, formerly Miss Winifred Bolton, who is now in Portland, where Mr. and Mrs. Simp son moved some years ago. Besides his widow, the deceased leaves two sisters residing in this city, Mrs. Frank Lowry and Miss May Simpson; also one sister residing in Wisconsin, one in Washington, and two brothers in Montana. Mr. Simpson began to fail fn health and was obliged to give up business over two years ago and tried ranch life and many remedies in vain. Both Mr. and Mrs. Simpson were well and favorably known here and the widow and bereaved rela tives have the syiv.pathy of the com munity. Mrs. George Samuels Died Suddenly. Mrs. Jessie Samuels, the wife of George Samuels of J))ew York city, died very suddenly at the Granite City Hospital Thursday, September 19, 1912, of uraemic poisoning. The remains were taken to San Francisco Saturday afternoon by the bereaved husband for interment in Salem cem etery, in one of the suburbs of that city. Jennie Samuels was born In New York city on the 17th day of March, 185 7, and had been married to George Samuels a quarter of a cen tury. For twenty-five years her travels have ben world-wide and she has been loved by many friends and her beautiful traits won the friendship and high appreciation of many emi nent men and women with whom she came In contact. Mrs. Samuels Is described by hr husband, with whom she came to Ashland a few weeks ago, when he came to lecture on the white slave traffic, at a local theatre, as "a per fect helpmeet to her mourning hus band, and a guide to all good, and his constant, loving support. The best 'pal' on earth." The best efforts of her life were given with her husband to the sup pression of the white slave traffic, making plain that tragic subject in words commended by every audience. She was a great lover of Masonic lore and of the history and traditions of Klkdom, her husband being a mem ber of lodge No. 1 of Masons and lodge No. 1 of Elks of New York city. Delegations from both these orders escorted the body to the train and the local lodges did all possible to assist and comfort Mr. Samuels fu (Continued on Pace Eight.)