Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, December 23, 1912, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextOregon Historical Society. Ashland ; Tidings SUNNY SOUTHERN OREGON ASHLAND THE BEAUTIFUL VOL. XXXVII BOWERS CASE SAVES MUCH DIVERSION' OF COUNTY FUNDS MUST HE STOWED. THE DECREE IS ONLY MODIFIED Supreme Court Upholds Judge Cal kins in Every Point in the Owe Excepting Regarding the $18,000 Appropriation. The full text of the decision in the Benton Bowers bridge case has been received in this city, and instead of being a reversal of Judge Calkins it sustains him in all but one point and modifies the Injunction in one point. The decision as handed down de cides that the county court has been at fault in mixing the road and gen eral funds, and that the acts of the court in past years in paying for road work out of the general fund have been illegal. Hereafter it will be compulsory to keep the funds sepa rate and when one fund is exhausted it will not be possible to use the money from the or.her fund for any but the purposes of the fund to which it belongs. Another point in which the suit means a great deal to the taxpayers of Jackson county is in compelling Medford and the P. & E. railway to pay $16,000 towurd the Medford bridge. At the time of the signing of the contract for the bridge by the county board there was no talk of Medford or the railway company do nating toward the bridge. It was apparently the plan to pay the entire $34,000 out of the county funds. Af the the Bowers suit was started the city and railway same into court with the proposal to pay $1C,000 toward the bridge, but according to all ac counts there has been no promise of record, except as ;t was entered into the pleadings of the case. The su preme court, however, enjoined the county court from paying over the $18,000 that would be the county's portion of the cost of the bridge un til tho city and the railway company has paid in the $16,000 which they promised. Thus the Bowers case has saved the treasury $18,000, even if ' the county does have to pay $1S,000 toward the bridge. Had the rule that the two funds (road and genera!) must be kept sep arate been complied with in the past, then the large amount of warrants now outstanding against the general j fund, many of which were issued for I road work, would not have been is sued, and the county would have been in much better shape, and all of her warrants would have been kept at par. Even the Medford papers admit that the law has been violated during the past four yars, as was alleged before the recent election. The Mail Tribune in an editorial Friday last cays: "The suit brought by Benton Bow ers has not been in vain. Though based upon prejudice and false legal premises, it has indicated clearly the cause of warrants being at a discount and in all probability the new county court will rigidly enforce the law. If it does not, the bondholders of officials should." The contention of Messrs. Bowers and Carleton and their attorney, Mr. Briggs, was upheld upon every point except as to whether the road in question was a county road, or a city street within the Meaning of the law. This question the court will be asked to reconsider in a motion for a re hearing which is being prepared by Mr. Briggs, and which 'will be sub mitted by him in the near future. The rules of the Oregon supreme court, which allow only an hour verbal argument in a case of this character, did not give Mr. Briggs a chance to more than touch upon this phase of the question, and he hopes to be able Jo convince the court that it should reconsider its decision in this particular. Hotel Ashland Dining Room. The Hotel Ashland dining room is now open under new management. Dinner and supper are served at 23 cents each, and short order break fasts are served. Dining room j)pen from 6:30 a. m. to 8 p. m. There will be a fine Christmas dinner served at 75 cents perplate. Mrs. E. J. Mahan, who is in charge, is an experienced caterer and will serve the patrons of the hotel in the best of style. ! . Have your suit pressed up for Christmas at Orres' Tailoring Shop: We call. Phone 141, TRAINED ll'KKEYS. Texas Man Will Have Them at Tan-ama-I'acific Exposition. San Francisco, Dec. 20. Frank Hoiser of Houston, Texas, has in formed the exposition that he has raised a large bunch of full-blooded Bronze turkeys and being a horse and dog trainer, has succeeded after six months' hard work and study, in training the turkeys to do numerous stunts. He says: "I will drive one hundred head of fancy gobblers with one or more lines in hand, hitched to a beautiful band wagon, carrying twelve musicians, twelve pieces of classy music, the best I can select. "Then I propose to bring another hundred head or upwards of fancy gobblers, dressed as Turk soldiers, carrying their guns and parapher nalia. "I will also have classy trotting gobblers in trotting horse racing har ness and stllkeys, and will trot tur key races under trotting rules before your grand stands, crowds or places selected. "I will have turkey clowns of comic types. I win have another hundred head of fancy side steppers and trotters that will march to sig nal, strut to signpls and gobble to signals. "I propose to l ave these turkey? dressed in very fancy regalia, and the largest and finest specimens will be selected. Beautiful fowls, weighing as near 50 pounds apiece as I can get them. It will take several thou sand turkeys to select there from, be cause it is not every turkey that will 'train. ' j "I propose to put on an exhibition 'daily during your entire exnnsitinn with the exception of windy and rainy days, becalms turkeys will not perform in heavy wind or rain." (Jet Her An Economical Gift- Gray Dress Form. This advertisement means $2.00 if presented at the Gray Model Shop at Enders' before December 31. We guarantee this individual form to be an exact reproduction of your figure, built in strict conformity to individ ual lines and curves of the body. Does not chip off, crack or break. Removable, adjustable arms and completed stand your exact height. AGAIN IN BUSINESS Win Crowson Buys Confectioner' Store Which He Formerly Owned With Hum Pracht. Vtn Crownoil, who recently re turned from Portland, has purchased or Hum Pracht the confectionery store in the Meikel building which the two gentlemen opened in the summer of 1911. Since leaving Ash land a few months ago Mr. Crowson has been employed in Sweatland's famous confectionery establishment and returns better fitted than ever to successfully conduct a store of this character. He is an old-time Ashland boy with a host of friends who will be pleased to have him back in this city. ANNUAL MEETING. Congregational Church Supper. Gathered at On Wednesday evening last the First Congregatioral church of this city held its annual business meet ing and banquet. There were 125 members who sat down to supper. After supper the annual election was held, all of the officers of the church being re-elected, as follows: Clerk L. E. Stennett. Treasurer W. O. Dickerson. Trustees W. O. Dickerson and Charles A. Gray. Deacons Walter Powell and Percy Stratton. Miss Edith O. Porter was elected superintendent of the Sunday school to succeed A. C. Joy. Mrs. W. O. Dickerson was elected pianist and Rose Thomas assistant pianist. Christmas Specials at Ideal (Jrorery, Phone 1. Id. Calirornia head lettuce 10c! Oregon cauliflower.'. . . .15c and 20c California radishes, bunch 5c Ripe tomatoes, lb 10c Green peas, lb. ' 15c Cranberries, lb ,. 15c New crop mixed nuts, lb 20c Special mixed candy, lb. 12 c Homemade applebutter, lb. .... .10c Red and blue sugar, fancy cake candy, etc. A few nice quinces left yet at the Ashland Trading Co. . ASHLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1912 Christmas Eve. Dream, little child! The shadows fall. Over the land the mystic veil That hides the morrow from our eyes Is swaying in the starlight pale. Dream, little child ! Tis Christmas eve. Dream while the magic hours glide by. Each wind that, blows the snowflakes wild Is laden with sweet mystery. ' fiff rV' '''' h&r I Dream, little child ! The glowing coals Are painting pictures on the wall. Out from the quivering shadows there You almost hear the thrilling call Of "Merry Christmas, little maid ! 1 hope I've brought your heart's desire," And Santa's shadow just above Grows lifelike by the leaping fire. Dream, iittie child 1 The Christmas air Is glowing with your visions bright. And all the joys tomorrow holds Are shining on the, page of night. Dream, little child ! And may the years To you their richest treasures leave. And may all happy dreams prove real That come to you this Christmas eve! SEYMOUR AND SPANOS Must Pay Penalty for Murder of Geo. Dedoskelous on Gallows on February Fourteenth Next Unless Governor West intervenes, Frank Seymour and Mike Spauos, convicted of murder in the first de gree for the killing or George De daskauolus in Medford in Septem ber, will die on February 14, which date was fixed by Circuit Judge Cal kins shortly after noon Saturday in the circuit court. The two murder ers heard the sentence of death un flinchingly, but Judge Calkins in passing sentence broke down and was very much affected, being forced to pause several times. Mike Spanos was the first to be sentenced. When asked whether he had anything to say why sentence should not be imposed, he seated that he hoped the men who had committed the murder would come forward and confess, as he was inno cent. Just Arrived. Angle & Richardson, lessees of the Dreamland picture house, have to day received from Portland a new Pdwer8 6 A motion picture ma chine, which is the very latest and best machine to be had. It will he installed immediately. Come and see the best pictures ever shown in Ashland. Cider Delivery. Powell Bros.' pure apple cider de livered to any part of the city. Phone 130. 50-tf Ladles' and gents' clothing made, altered and relined at Fuller's, 81 Oak street. Phone 119. CONDEMNED TO DIE The . sentencing of Seymour fol lowed immediately afterwards, lie also was asked if he had anything to say, but did not answer other than to shake his head. Following the passing of sentence the two were returned to the county jail. They will be taken to the state penitentiary to await execution. It is understood that R. 11. Me Cabe for Seymour will attempt to appeal the case, seeking a new trial. The action of attorneys for Spanos Is not known. This was the second time Judge Calkins has imposed the death sen tence. He sentenced Mike Morgan, who was executed December 13. Philiy Doyle and Frank Martin, convicted or larceny, were given an Indeterminate sentence or Trom one to seven years. Basketball Hurts Girls' Nerves. Ithaca, N. Y Dec. 20. Young women students at Cornell will not be allowed to play basketball with other colleges in Tuture because' oT the high nervous tendencies result ing. The athletic council took this step upon the recommendation or Dr. Esther Parker, who told the council that intercollegiate games were injurious. . One-half off on trimmed hats, shapes and fancy feathers, and 25 per cent off on beavers at Mrs. Simons', 167 East Main. 06-tf Our store will be open nights until Xinas. H. G. Enders & Son. EXHIBITION I LLL'MI NATION. Panama-Pacific Exposition Under Charge of Expert. San Francisco, Dec. 20. Describ ing the illumination or the Panama Pacific International. Exposition, W. D. A. Ryan, the illuminating en gineer, who planned the lighting or Niagara Falls and the wonderrul il luminating of the Hudson-Fulton celebration, said: "One of the special features will be the intorduction of jewels in the place of incandescent lamps so com monly used at previous expositions. The whole efrect will be surmounted by a 48 electric scintillator, one for each state, which will be mounted off the main axis of the exposition, about five or six thousand yards out in .the water. It will be placed on barges anchored in the bay, and will require CO trained men to operate the lights. These will go through an evolution of color, forming auroras and various effects in the sky and over the exposition, and will spread like a great lily, and will be seen in all the surrounding bav cities and nn clear nights will be visible in the sky t A A r . ; l iui ui an nines.. "We have" a gret deal of fog here and this will assist us greatly in pio ducing wonderful lighting effects. "The lighting of this exposition will, without doubl, surpass anything in lighting in the world's history. One of the strongest features of the lighting will be the fact that effects will be produced here that have never been seen before. "The entire lighting' is new in every respect and it marks an epoch in illumination. The advance since the last big exposition in science and jart of electric engineering and devel opment of electric apparatus has been so great tint we are now able to produce effc.B with economy which would have been physically impossible rive or six years ago. In other words, the exposition is to be a magnificent picture by night, with i the architectural splendor brought out to the best possible advantage in both form and color, maintaining the daylight perspective." You can get the Hoover suction sweeper, absolutely the best made, at Simpson's Hardware Store. CONWAY OK IS BACK Ruilding Firm Completes $1 (,(( Worth of Work at Yreka in Ninety Days. The F. E. Conw&y Company are i back in Ashland for the winter, hav ing just completed $10,000 worth of business in 90 days at Yreka, Cal., having built three modern bunga lows, one for W. E. Combrink, re porter in the superior court; one Tor James A. Thomas, vice-nresident of j the Siskiyou County Hank, and one j for C. E. IJutlcr, a lending attorney j and abstractor, and a garage for James Lodge, superior court judge ! for Siskiyou county. Tliey are all occupying tnelr noines and voice nothing but praise of the company's work. ChristniiN Dinner at the Park. The Park Hotel will serve a f irst class five-course Christmas dinner from noon to S p. in. This dinner will equal any served in the city and will cost you only 50 cents per i plate. The following Is the MENU. Oyster Cocktail. Soup Rivel. Dill Pickles. Tenderloin or Sole with Tartar Sauce Potatoes Natural. Pressed Chicken with Quince Jelly. Waldorr Salad. Young Pig with Haked Apples. Stuffed Goose with Cranberry Sauce. Mashed Potatoes. Cauliflower. . Desserts: Suet Pudding with Hard Sauce. Apple Pie. Mince Pie. Pumpkin Pie. - Assorted Cake. Ashland Apple in Oklahoma. Word received today from Ed Estes, who Is in Muskogee, Okla., states that the recent shipment of apples forwarded him by the Com mercial Club reached there in good shape. He further says: "They were certainly fine, and I think they will make quite a hit. I will try to get a good show window and place them on display. Arter that 1 will pass them around where I think they will do the most good." He also adds to the letter that he is conri- dent this locality will receive some substantial Oklahoma boosting. Sterling silver photo frames 1 to $4 at Whited's. NUMBER 60 CHRISTMAS AT THE CHURCHES YOUNGSTERS TO 11K HAPPY OV CHRISTMAS FVE. TREES AT MOST OF CHURCHES Annual Holiday Will Re Celebrated at Nearly Every Church in the City on Christmas Eve Musical and Literary Programs. There will be "somehting doing" in nearly every church in the city Christmas eve. In nearly every in stance will there be a distribution of goodies to the younger children, while in many cases it will include more substantial gifts. In several schools the children will lie taught to think of others. 'ongergat ional Chu i Wi. At the Congregational church, there will be a play entitled "The, Garden of the Fn'rics." In addition to this there will be recitations, songs, etc. There will be. t lie time honored Christmas tree, with it goodies for the little ones. The chil dren are also asked to bring gilts for children less 1 ighly favored than themselves. Methodist ITpiitopj.I Church. At the Me.thoditit Kp.scopal church, following the rule of the local church established several years ago, the children, instead of receiving pres ents, have been askt.l to bring them for distribution among the poor oi' the city. The evening's entertain ment will consist of the cantata. "Around the Manger." This beauti ful piece w ill be put on under the di rection of Mrs. G. V. Gregg, assist ed by Dr. Tilton and the church choir. There will be no tree at this church. PiU'sbyterinii Chimb. The Presbyterian church will cele brate with a tree and will have a fine musical program under the direction of the chorister, Professor Howell Isaac. There will be the usual good ies for the little folks. Rapt 1st, Cluiirh. At the Rapt 1st church, which will hold its exercises on Tuesday even ing, there will be a cantata given, entitled "Santa's Elves." There will also tie other musical numbers by the choir and Sunday school. There will be a Christmas tree, with tho usual treat of good things for tho children. Christian Church. At the Christian church the en tertainment will consist of the can tata. "Santa Clans at His Best." There wiil be about twenty musical selections in the cantata, which will' also include a tairy drill In costume.. Uncle Sam, John Bull, the "Little People of the Unknown" and others will be present. There will also lie a Christmas tree and the Sunday school is pro viding. a treat of homemade candies for the little ones. All are invited to bring presents for their friends and place them upon the tree. The can tata is under tho charge of Miss Maud 1. Ilawley, assisted by Olivo Thome and Walter L. Smith, while Miss Cornelia Larson has charge of the. Christmas tree. Mad King Otto to He Dethroned in Near Future. Munich, Bavaria, Dec. 20. De thronement ot Mad King Otto and the installment of Prince Ludwig. the prince regent of Bavaria, is Uto pian of the Bavarian premier, who imparted this information today to tho speaker of the Bavarian diet.. Otto has never known that ho is a royal personage and his dethrone ment is planned for early in 19 13 An amendment to the constitution to be submitted at a special session of the diet in January, by which the regency would receive the title of king, is the way Otto's dethronement. Is to be accomplished. Sweat land's Chocolates in Ashland. Win Crowson, hack at the old stand, 171 East Main, is prepared to supply, your wants in high-grade homemade chocolates with a big shipment from "Sweatlands'," Port land's popular sweet shop. In holly boxes at no advance in price 50 cents the pound. It's strictly fresh t Dr. Endelman desires to an nounce that he is in his office again after a three weeks' Illness. His or rice hours aer Trom 9 to 12 and 1 to 5. Telephone 15. Kodaks at H. L. Whited's.