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Historical Society. Ashland Tiding SUNNY SOUTHERN OREGON ASHLAND THE BEAUTIFUL VOL. XXXVII ASHLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1912 NUMBER 3G Orr INSTITUTE WAS SUCCESSFUL MAXY INSTRUCTIVE ADDRESSES GIVEN. THE SESSIONS CLOSED FRIDAY )r. Winship, State Superintendent Alderman, President Ackerman of Monmouth Xornial and Professor Rebec of U. of O. Give Talks. The joint institute of Jackson and JoBeptaine counties closed Friday af ternoon after a very successful ses sion. Tired out, but feeling that they have learned much that will help them in their school work, the 300 teachers have gone back to their posts of duty. The lectures of Dr. Winship have been an especial fea ture. Dr. Winship is one of the most progressive educators of the day and his influence will be felt in the schools of southern Oregon. In his Thursday morning address Dr. Win ship declared that to work for edu cational progress the teacher must stop domineering the students and must begin to dominate their lives. The teacher, superintendent or teach er should do absolutely nothing to show his authority, but he should try to mold the child's ideals and shape his life in every possible way. The teacher must, moreover, stop wasting time on trifles; he must teach the vital things. In his popular lecture, "Getting Into the Game," Dr. Winship com pared life to a game because to get the most out of it we must learn to be good losers. There are games of chance and games of skill, but even in the games of skill luck enters in. Luck usually, however, breaks with the man who is already successful. If a person, therefore, depends upon his skill he can also be sure that luck will favor him. In the conclud ing lecture Dr. Winship spoke on the educational value of out-of-school life. Oregon, he says, is the only state which is attempting to give credit for work done in the home or elsewhere out of school. Superin tendent Alderman, indeed, would not be able to introduce such a radical plan in the conservative east. We are just beginning to learn that there are things outside the school, vital things .which have not got into the curriculum, but which are going to get in. Dr. Winship further told of the great work that the schools have done in showing that corn can be -raised in the south, as a result of which the south threatens to rival the so-called corn-growing section in the raising of corn. Superintendent Alderman, in one of his characteristically jolly, prac tical talks, presented his plan on "School Credit for Home Work." The school and the home should co operate, he said, but the basis of their co-operation should not be deci mal fractions, but boys and girls. It ts the teacher's business to establish habits which will lead to effective ness. Mr. Alderman gave out charts tabulating the points upon which he would judge the children, such as posture, state of health, industry and neatness, elements of leadership and self-control, ability to form judg ments, altruism, home industrial work, and scholarship. The teacher should also seek to discover for what calling the pupil is especially fitted. President Ackerman or the Mon mouth Normal School told the teach ers that, while great changes would come in educational methods, yet . . there were certain things which they could do while waiting for the big things. They can teach the child that to succeed he must know his bus iness from the ground up. He must be absolutely efficient, and to be ef ficient must have ability, judgment, physical and moral courage, and en thusiasm. He must also have confi dence, energy, initiative, experience, knowledge of human nature, and an infinite capacity for taking pains in small matters. These qualities the teacher must impart not by preach ing but by example and practice. "Social Efficiency" was the theme of Dr. Rebec, representing the Uni versity of Oregon, on Thursday at 11:10. Dr. Rebec declared that it is the teacher's business to connect herself with the progressive move ments of the day, to work for con servation, the square deal, efficiency, and the new democracy. The nine teenth century was the age of libera ation; the twentieth has not lost that ideal, but it has learned that the square deal is not secured by giving a man an equal chance. It is a mock ery to a man set loose in an unequal field of competition. The school, says Dr. Rebec, must look after the physical, social and moral welfare of the students. "Education is effect iveness unto life, 'but life, as life really is, ixrt an ideal life." What ever organizes men, whether in or out of school, is education. The echool, therefore, should be the so cial and intellectual center of the community. Dr. J. J. Emmons of Medford gave a Very practical talk on "The Sys tematic Examination for Defects of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat." The department meetings also were very helpful. Superintendent Greenleaf leJ a very spirited discussion of manual training and industrial work, In the high school section. In the same section Principal Moore led the discussion on the relation of the courses of study in the eighth and OLD SETTLERS' REUNION. Southern Oregon Pioneers Held An nual Meet at Jacksonville. The annual reunion of the South ern Oregon Pioneer Society was held at Jacksonville Thursday, September 26, 1912. Mr. Beekman, one of the pioneers of Jacksonville, presided over the meeting of the society, which was opened with prayer by Rev. Shields of Medford. A mixed quartet from Jacksonville rendered "Oregon, My Oregon," to the tune of "Maryland, My Mary land," after which memorials of E. K. Anderson, Mrs. Elizabeth Kinney, Mr. Moore, Mrs Ferguson and Mrs. Rebecca Eggieston were reaa. This was followed by a vocal solo by a gentleman from Jacksonville, which was much enjoyed. A Jack sonville young lady also read Will Carleton's poem, "The Old House." By request the quartet rendered "The Bells," after which the princi pal address of the day was delivered by Rev. Mr. Bandy, pastor of the Jacksonville Presbyterian . church. The program closed with the singipg of the pioneer song, "Auuld Lang Syne," written by Mrs. Jane McCul ly for the 1872 reunion and sung at every reunion since. A bounteous dinner was served by the Native Daughters of Jane Mc Cully Cabin No. 1, in the lower floor of the Odd Fellows hall on Oregon street. Covers were laid for loO. A committee was selected to nomi- nate 0fficers for the year 19l2 and 1913 and reported as follows: President Mrs. A. H. Russell, Ashland. First Vice-President George W. Dunn," Ashland. Second Vice - President Mrs. Mamie Day Nelson, Jacksonville. Secretary Mrs. Mabel Wagner Kinney, Ashland. Treasurer Mrs. Ella Thornton Garrett, Ashland. General Managers G. S. Butler, Mrs. Bertha Russell . Winter, Mrs. Mabel Wagner Kinney, Mrs. Lizzie Dunn Van Sant and J. M. Wagner. The repoit of the committee was accepted and the above elected for the coming year. According to the usage of the society, the next meet ing will be held in Ashland during the summer of 1913. PAIR PREMIUMS. Payable By Treasurer Within Thirty Days From Date. For the information of premium winners at the recent fair, it seems to be necessary to state that the so ciety reserves the privilege of taking 30 days' time in which to pay such premiums. They may be paid soon er, but inasmuch as there is a lot of clerical work to attend to in order to adjust the claims, it may be neces sary to apply the rules as set forth in the regulations, as follows: "There will be no entry fees on exhibits in all divisions and 20 per cent will be deducted from all pre miums awarded. All premiums will be payable by the treasurer within 30 days after the exhibition; these will be paid at his office, and he will forward any premiums not so paid in such name as the person entitled to the same may direct. All pre miums awarded will be liable to pro rata reduction, sufficient to meet any deficiency that may occur in the receipts, to meet said premiums and other expenses." J. W. McCoy is treasurer, at the United States National Bank. ARCHITECTS UNITE. Messrs. Bowen and Smith Form Part nership. W. F. Bowen and E. O. Smith have decided to combine their energies and have united under the firm name of Bowen & Smith. They will occupy the offices in the Citizens' Banking & Trust Company building, in which Mr. Bowen has been ever since the building was erected. Many friends will wish the new firm unbounded success. ninth grades. The problem brought . ut was the difficulty in bridging the gap between the two grades. The excellent musical programs were a feature of the institute. Vo cal eoIos by Miss Dorris . Bagley and Mrs. Ashcr'aft, Mr. Mills' flute play ing, and the piano solo by Mr. Dm Walker were greatly appreciated by the audiences. The resolution recently adopted by the alumni of the Southern Oregon Normal School, favoring the presen tation of an initiative bill for the re opening of the normal was unani mously adopted, as was the following resolution: "Whereas we, the teachers of Jackson and Josephine counties, feel that we have thoroughly enjoyed our selves at this institute, not only in pleasure but in instruction, we deem it pur duty to give an enthusiastic vote of thangs to those in charge of the institute and those who have loy ally contributed to it. "We feel that we should carry our resolution away rather than give it, to do rather than to say. "But furthermore, be it resolved That we teachers as a whole think in the largest unit possible, that of doing our duty cheerfully because it is our privilege and pass the good along. "Especially do we thank Miss Kirkpatrick and the committee on entertainment and- music. "To the instructors we say, "Our year's work will stand as a testimony of appreciation." (Signed by) "THE COMMITTEE." ASHLAND'S NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY DESCRIPTION OF CITY'S CARNEGIE BUILDING AND HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY BOARD WOULD GLADLY RECEIVE DONATIONS It is doubtful if a large number of the citizens of Ashland fully realize their good fortune in having so band- some and well-equipped a library as is now the property of this city. The handsome Carnegie building on East Main street is well worthy a visit from every citizen, young and old. its beautiful exterior is doubtless fa miliar to all, but probably but a small proportion of our people have visited the building and enjoyed the pleasure of its contents. The building, which is of brick with an exterior covering of cement plastering, is finished internally with Oregon fir and is handsome in the extreme. The librarian's desk, w hich is circular in shape, is in the center of the main floor, facing the floor. Directly back of the librarian's sta tion is the fireplace, flanked upon each side by a. handsome settle. In the right hand corner of this floor is the librarian's office. The walls of the main room are all shelved and about half filled with books. The number in the old library has been augmented by about 700 volumes re ceived from the Southern "Oregon State Normal School. Besides the books, the library also fell heir to a number of desks and some other handsome furniture. There were also a large number of chairs re ceived irom tne normal, enougn, in ftct, to seat the room in the base ment set aside for educational meet ings. It may not be generally known, but there is a room in the basement, which will . seat about 200 people, which under the terms of the Carne gie gift is to be free to the public for the holding of meetings of an educa tional or other similar purpose. For the use of this the library board is forbidden to make any charge, but the use of the room is under the charge of the library officials to pre vent its misuse or abuse. There is also another room in the basement which is being fitted up as a rest room and is open to the public, and ladies especially, at any time when the building is open. Lad it; from the Country are especially invited to make use of it. The basement also contains a work room to be used in cataloguing or repairing books, etc.. and toilet rooms for both ladies and gentlemen. The heating plant is also In the basement. It might also be added that the lecture room is provided with a place for a stereopti can, with necessary electric wiring. There is a drinking fountain in the outside corridor on the main floor and in the corridor in the basement. Probably some of the later comers in Ashland may be interested in knowing something of the early his. tory of what is now the Carnegie pub- lie li.brary. The movement seems to have had its inception in the Ep worth League of the Methodist Epis copal church of this city, as the first entry in the record book of the Ash land Library Association, made No vember 13, 1891, states that previous records of the association will be found in the Epworth League record X Votes for Women Club E The mqthers, wives and daughters of Ashland have done splen- X did work in organizing the campaign in favor of vote for women, T but if the measure is adopted it must be so through the ballots of the men. T A thorough campaign should be, made in the Interest of the T measure. ? jji Fathers, sons and husbands should be equally interested in S this work with the good women. The men should help. jfj 4. For this purpose there is hereby called a meeting of the men 4- j of Ashland who favor votes for women in the city hall on, Wednes- T day night to organize a Votes for Women Campaign Club. Every man interested shouid attend and help in this good 4j work. $ FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Exhibit Building Made Repository of Fair Displays. Quite a collection from the fruit and vegetable specimens at the recent District Fair has been donated to the exhibit building, including plate and box displays. M. F. Cyester presents a box of extra large and fine Twenty-ounce Pippins. J. M. Easterling, another box of different apple varieties, including Baldwins, Spitzenburgs, Pippins, etc. The plate displays include fine specimens of both apples and pears too numerous to mention, the own ers' names having been lost sight of in the hurry of removal from fair headquarters. Many Acres to Re Reforested. Thousands of young Douglas fir trees will be planted in the forest re serves of Oregon and Washington this winter. Twelve thousand acres are to be reforested and reseeded. ror this reason 100,000 saplings, mostly two years old, will bo used, also a large quantity of seed. In the S'uslaw mountains 6,000 acres will be planted and in the Mount Hood region 3,000 acres additional. The grand Jury of Douglas county for the fifteenth time recommends that the county build a new jail. book. At the meeting on the above date, however, the first draft of a constitution wm ordered made, F. G. Strong G. F. Billings and Mrs. D. Hyde being appointed as committee to do the work. At that meeting the permanent organization was effected by electing Mrs. Gantard president; Mr. Downing, vice-president; Miss Hattie Thornton, librarian; Miss Emma Ewan, assistant librarian; Miss Nellie Ewan, secretary; and W. H. Leeds, treasurer. It was ordered that there be an annual fee of $1. A board of man lagers was provided for, to consist of the present and secretary and three other members. The members chos en were J. G. Webster, T. A. Gets and Mrs. E. V. Carter. At a meeting of the board of man- agerslield December 7 of that year, some books having been donated to the library that did not apparently meet with the approval of the board, the following resolution was adopted: "All books of a controversial nature on the subject of religion, etc., shall be excluded from the library for the present and until the library is well supplied with general literature, or jntil otherwise ordered." The library was continued under the control of the Ashland Library Association until March, 1909, when it was turned over to the r.iunicipal- The library contains at present about 4,000 volumes. But few vol umes are being added at present with the exception of the 700 received from the normal school library. These are nearly all reference books and classic fiction, there being scarcely any modern fiction in the addition from this source. These books, like the furniture from the normal, are held subject to return it called Tor. It is not thought like ly, however, that they will ,ever be called for. Miss Hicks, the librarian, stated to a Tidings representative that the number of borrowing cards being taken out since the library got into its new home far exceeded the num ber in the same length of time at any previous period. There has also been a remarkable increase in the number of patrons of the reading room, there bejjig apparently a numerous patron as;l of the reading room among tran sients. ' lie reading room and library are open from 2 to 6 every afternoon ex cept Sunday, and on Saturday even ings from 7 to 9 o'clock. The room will be open for reading only on Sun day afternoons from 3 to 6 o'clock. Miss Hicks, the librarian, is en thusiastic over the prospects of the i library, and in company with the library board regrets that the cost of fitting up and moving into the new bunlding precludes the immediate purchase of new books. The board will be very grateful for gifts of Looks or of magazines or other peri odicals. Bring them to the library at any time during library hours and they will be made good use of. ASHLAND WINS FIRST. reaches From Here Win at Klaiiiatli Fair. Henry Kofeldt returned Sunday evening from Klamath, where he had been in attendance at the Klam ath fair. Mr. Kofeldt went to Klam ath with a consignment of fruit from this city and entered several varie ties of peaches in the fair there. The fruit was taken from the regular market pack, yet it won the first premium on three exhibits, all the varieties of peaches entered. They were Late Crawfords, Oregon Yellow Freestone and Golden Cling. Mr. Kofeldt was able to dispose of all the fruit ne took over, despite the glutted condition of the market. Slmkespenreiin Afternoon. The ladies of the Wednesday Af ternoon Club will open the season's activities by giving a Shakespearean afternoon in the Presbyterian church parlors, Wednesday, October 2. The program will be opened by a violin solo by Mr. Chlsholni, a vocal solo by Miss Bagley, and a tableau from "Midsummer Night's Dream." Following which, the "Winter's Tale" will be read by Mrs. F. D. Wagner and illustrated by living pictures and pantomime. Mrs. Cun ningham, pianist. Admission ' 25 cents. Everyone cordially invited to come. DETAILS OK SWINDLE. Grunts Pass Piiier Tells How Scheme Was Worked. The Grants Pass Courier sheds the following list on the methods by which the McNicholas brothers worked the dour, public through the "Old Channel" mine: "The game worked by the McNich olas brothers involved mining prop erty in Josephine county, including the Old Channel mine at Galice. In Februaty, 1 9 1 0 , James E. McNicho las negotiated a purchase of the Old Channel, the price to- be $110,000, and an advance payment of $25,000 was made, the second payment to come three months later, a mortgage for $85,000 being given. He then formed a new company, capitalized at $5,000,000, and the claim is made that he sold $550,000 worth of stock in this new company, which was called the uld Channel Hydraulic Mines Company, before the next pay ment became due. The stockholders claim that ' they did not know the property was not paid for till pay ment on the second note was de manded, and the original owners proceeded to foreclose upon the prop erty. The postal authorities took the matter up because of fake re ports which McNichalas sent through the mails regarding this and other mining properties. "The Old Channel is one of the greatest producing placers in the west, having been worked continu ously since 1804. and previous to its sale to McNicholas had never had so much as a lien against it. but it is safe to say that the biggest clean up ever made from it was that taken by McNicholas through his sales of Etock to eastern people. One of bis victims Is said to have been W. K. Vanderbilt. who bit for $125,1)00." ARMY OFFICERS ARE KILLED. Two United States Officers Killed in Aviation Accident. Washington. Sept. 28. Lieuten ant Louis C. Rockyell, U. S. A., and Sergeant Frank S. Scott of the signal corps attached to the army aviation corps, are dead as a result of an acci dent to an army aeroplane late today. The machine fell with both men while 50 feet in the air. Rockwell was regarded as a most careful aviator. Three weeks ago he received a certificate as a civilian pilot and since then he has been ex perimenting with various machines. Rockwell was the fourth commis sioned officer of the United State army to meet death in an aviation accident. He was 28 years old and his home in Cincinnati. The cause of the at-eldent will be Investigated by a board of inquiry. Hempstead, N. Y., Sept. 28. John L. Longstaff, a former English army officer, was mortally injured this evening while flying a biplane with his mechanician, Pierre ("avail ier, who was uninjured. The machine fell 70 feet. The accident was due to a wire which became jarred. Long staff died tonight. TOO MAXY COUNTER TIONS. ATTRAC Dr. Hurry Limn Could Not Draw Crowd Against Other Features. Only a fair audience gathered at the Chautauqua tabernacle on Thurs day evening to hear Dr. Harry Lane, the democratic candidate for United States senator, discuss political is sues. This was no doubt largely be cause of the fact that Dr. Winship of Boston, who addressed the teachers' institute and public at the high school gyninasiuni, drew a large num ber of the pepolo, but. also because of the crowd that attended the fair and witnessed the swimming races. Dr. Lane Is a pleasant speaker and presented the old arguments of democracy in a creditable manner, but presented nothing new in the way of a solution of the problems now confronting the American people. THE ASHLAND TIDINGS. 15. AV. Talcotl, Formerly of Ilniincrd, City Editor of the Ashland I'liixT. Brainerd (Minn.) Daily Dispatch: The Dispatch la in receipt of a copy of the , Ashland Tidings, published in Ashland, Ore., an eight-page, six-column semi-weekly paper, all home print. Under the caption appears the name of B. W. Talcott, city ed itor, who was formerly city editor of the Brainerd Dispatch. The Tidings is a well-printed and well-edited paper and covers "Sunny Southern Oregon" ami "Ashland the Beautiful." Society news is well represented and is contributed by Miss Maud Hawley and Miss Vivian Greer. The paper is a very interesting publication and reflects credit on the work of Mr. Talcott. Few Fires, Better Lumber Market. Loggers and lumber men are again having their inning. After a summer in which there was less loss from forest fires than for many years, the lumber market is In better condition than foi a long time. Both rail and steamship business Is good and indi cations are that the winter will be a good one for the sawmill business. Save Time and Money by calling or phoning to East Side Inn your magazine subscriptions or renewals, All orders promptly at tended to. Call and see the new club offers. 33-4t The Tidings prlntery gives satis faction. Prices reasonable. ASHLAND MAN GETS CONTRACT HAS. II. VEGHTE WILL RUILD THE NEW ARMORY. WORK TO BE COMMENCED SOON The Contract for the Armory Award ed and Contract Here to F.e Signed Work Will Commence Proliubly This Week, if Nothing Hinders. Charles H. Veghte has been awarded the contract for the erection of the armory building and the con tract was received here the last of the week for execution. Mr. Veghte as securing a bond from one of the bonding companies and as soon as that arrives the papers will be exe cuted and forwarded to Salem. It is now expected that the formalities will be completed during the present week and that preliminary work will be commenced. Mr. Veghte esti mates that it will take thirty days to complete the excavation for the building. This will go to a depth ot nine feet and will be no small task. Just how much of the work of con struction will bo finished this fall will depend entirely .upon weather conditions, but Mr. Veghte holies to get the foundation and basement walls at leufct in before winter" seta in. It is a matter of congratulation to the citizens of Ashland that a local man has received the contract, as it means that practically all of the work will be done by residents of this city. Mr. Vcghte's bid was $29,300. while the next lowest, that of Snook & Traver. was $29,414. Of the six bids offered the highest was that ot William Foster, it being $48,234. A LOCAL DRYING PLANT. K. C Hollies Will Put Ont 23,000 Pounds of Prunes. It may be news to many Ashland Tidings readers, as it was to the pencil-pusher of this sheet, that Ashland has a prune-drying industry. The plant is the property of Fred C. Homes and was installed some years ago at his homo on the Boulevard road east of this city. Mr. Homes does not claim to do a general busi ness, having erected the dryer to care principally for the product of his own orchard, but has this year not only done considerable custom drying for his neighbors, but has bought a largo amount of fruit. The output thiH year has so far been about 17,000 pounds and it is expected that tha total amount will be in the neigh borhood of 25,000 pounds. Mr. Homes' friends are urging him to put in an apple-paring plant and next year extend the scope of his opera tions to peaches and apples. He ban handled peaches some in the past, but found himself unable to give the time from his ranch work this year. MOTOR SERVICE. S. P. Officials Take Matter of Change. Under Advisement. In connection with a petition re cently circulated In this vicinity, re questing that the morning trip of the motor might be made earlier, thus allowing a stop here of at least 30 minutes before the return trip, a prompt response from John M. Scott, general passenger agent, is as fol lows: "You may rest assured this matter will receive our best consideration, and unlets there are serious operat ing objections, we will be very glad indeed to carry out your wishes. We have the matter in hand with our operating department, and will ad vise you further us earlv as possi ble." PLATE GLASS WINDOWS BROKF.V Lust Week Was Hard on the Big Windows in Ashland. The hoodoo evidently was at work on the plate glass windows in this city last week. One night the horso driven by the night mail carrier rati away and broke a large plate glass; in the front of Provost Bros.' store. On Wednesday evening several boys got to scuffling in front of the Ash land Trading Co.'s store and broke one of the large windows in the front on the dry goods side. Both windows are reported to have been: insured. Attention. Will all ladies interested in the equal suffrage movement meet in the Commercial Club rooms Tuesday af ternoon at 3 o'clock? By order of the president. Wanted. A practical lady corset fitter to canvass for a well-known make. Ad dress M., this office. 36-2t Governor Wilson announces that he has taken on seven pounds in weight since the nomination. It is no use. He cannot hope to beat Pres ident Taft in that way. SUNSET MAGAZINE and Ashland Tidings one year $2.75 to old or new subscribers. Regular price of Sunset Magazine Is $1.50 per year. Stand in Fuller's barrel.