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Newspaper Page TextHistorical Society. Ore?.on Ashland Tidings SUNNY SOUTHERN OREGON ASHLAND THE BEAUTIFUL VOL. XXXVII ASHLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1913 NUMBER 70 CLOSE CALLS IN DEEP SNOW J. L. AM) ROY X)RBETT OUT ALL NIGHT. HOWARD HICKS HAS FEET FROZEN Weather in Mountains Has Been Terrible, and Several Parties Suf fered Severely During Past Ten Days in the Mountains. While as yet the storm king has j claimed no victims in southern Ore gon and northern California, there has been several narrow escapes. J. L. Corbett and son Roy L., both of this city, had a strenuous time a week ago Saturday while attempting to reach Hungry Creek mining camp from Hilt. They endeavored to make the trip over the divide without snowshoes and found the snow so deep as to be almost impassable, be ing nearly nine feet deep in spots. They were out all night in the moun tains and Roy gave out so complete ly that bis father, had to assist him the last few miles, and but for the father's insistence a's well as assist ance the son would have laid down and died. Neither, however, suffered any serious after consequences and they came out from the camp easily on shoes a few days later. They report good work and good prospects In the camp. Howard Hicks, son of Ernest Hicks of this city, is at Yreka, Cal., suf fering from a pair of frozen feet ac quired in a strenuous experience in the Siskiyous. In company with W. J. Mooney of this city, Howard was "shooting" trouble on the "high' line" between this city and Fall Creek for the California-Oregon Power Company. In their work they took horses as far as possible from the place where they were putting up and then went to the line on snowshoes. One evening last week they reached their horses with their feet wet from contact with the snow. After a three-mile ride through the .snow Mr. Hick'r-feet wre found to be badly frozen. Home remedies were used that night and the next forenoon they succeeded in reaching Fall Creek. Most of the afternoon and until 11 o'clock that night was consumed in reaching Hornbrook from Fall Creek. They left Fall Creek with a team and carriage, tel ephoning to Hornbrook to have a team from there meet them. When the teams met. the one which had come down the mountain was about exhausted. The company's doctor met them at Hornbrook. and after dressing his feet Mr. Hicks was tak en to Yreka. It was thought that a part of one or both feet would have to be amputated, but later reports bring the good news that all of both feet will be saved. Mr. Mooney informs the Tidings that the snow is so deep along the high line that it Is possible in some places to step over the wires strung at the top of the 35-foot steel tow ers, the snow being 30 to 34 feet deep. NOW WE WILL KNOW Southern Pacific Installs Thermo graph Which ill Record Ex act Temperature. After a new machine which has just been received by Agent Kramer, of the Southern Pacific, has been in ' stalled, it will be possible to tell exactly what the temperature was at any time, day or night. The thermograph consists of a cyl inder revolved by clockwork, which carries a paper record sheet on which a needle registers the temper ature. The paper record, which slips over the cylinder, contains the rec ords for one week, and as the clock is an eight-day one. the thermograph only needs attention once a week. It can be read, however, without re moving it from the house in which it will be installed in the park near the exhibit building. A man will be here Thursday to install the ma chine, ' which was imported, from England at heavy expense. , There will be several placed at important Southern Pacific points in California, but so far as is .now known the one at Ashland and one at Junction City will be the only ones in Oregon. The PORTLAND EVENING TELE GRAM and Ashland Tidings one year, $5.00. CONDUCTOR MARRETT INJURED. Fell From Car at Weed Thursday and Hurt Rack. J. O. Marrett, a conductor on the Southern Pacific Railway, who re sides in this city, was seriously in jured last Thursday at Weed. Re ports as to how the accident oc curred are conflicting, the first ru mor having been that there was a wreck. Zenas Moody, who had been working at Weed, came up Saturday evening, and states that they were working the house track there and that Marrett was on top of a car turning a brake, when his hands slipped and he fell backward from the ton of the ' striking his back on me eage 01 cue piauorm. 11 was thought at fust that his back was broken, but laier this was found not to be the case. Mrs. Marrett was telegraphed for and left at once for Weed, and ac companied her husband to San Fran cisco, when he was taken to the com pany bospitaj there Friday evening. G. N. OFFICIALS COMING President Gray and IjoiiIs W. Hill Said to Re Coming to Valley in Short Time. Medford, Jan. 25. Railroad ac tivity in southern Oregon, under way since the first of December, and in cluding the building of the Pacific & Interior Railway from Grants Pass to Crescent City, promoted by Dr. J. F. Reddy, the Medford & Crescent City, for which a survey has been made from the Pacific & Eastern depot to the summit of Jack sonville hill, and thence down the Little Applegate. the survey of a road from Bandon, Ore., to bold Hill, is expected to be clarified the first of the month with the visit an nounced Friday of President Gray and other officials of the Great Northern Railway. Included in the party, which will travel in a special car, will be Louis W. Hill, son of James J. Hill, and officials with headquarters at St. Paul, who will be on their annual tour of inspection of conditions .in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. The party will take a trip over the Pa cific & Eastern to Butte Falls and i spend in all the greater part of a week in this city. The Commercial Club will make arrangements at the next meeting of the board of directors for entertain ing the distinguished railroad heads. It will be the first visit of a party of Hill line officers. If the weather conditions permit, it is planned to take the party to the B!ue Ledge mine by automobile for a a ay s stay. 1 ne visit was nounced first last November. an- POULTRY LECTURE. Illustrated Talk Here This Week Friday Evening. In response to urgent requests from various part3 of the state for Professor James Dryden to lecture on poultry raising and show his pic tures illustrating the subject, the extension division of the Oregon Ag ricultural College is arranging a two weeks' tour in order to include the towns which have asked for this ser vice. The itinerary will bring Pro fessor Dryden here on Friday. Janu ary 31, and his lecture, with the aid of the stereopticon, will be given on the evening of that date at 8 o'clock, in the Commercial Club rooms. No admission fee will be charged. The speaker is cioing a "wonderful work in increasing the poultry jjnd egg production of the state, and the degree of interest stimulated by the illustrated lectures which he has adopted as the modern way of teach ing poultry husbandry has excited favorable comment from all parts of the country. This service is a part of the extension work which the col lege is doing In an effort to increase poultry production and thereby min ister to the individual, to the com munity, and to the state at large. For this reason it rs not the custom of the college to have the illustrated lectures given where an admission fee is charged. Remember the ?ate is set for Fri day evening, January 31, and the place is the Commercial Club rooms. For Rent. My residence at 141 High treet. Fully equipped with all modern con veniences, including wood and ' gas ranges, gas heater, etc. Terms reas onable. Inquire at premises or of any leading real estate concern. E. E. Bagley. 70-2t DR. WHITE GOES PHYSICIAN TAKES "GHOSTS" AS TITLE OF TALK ON CONTAGIOUS DISEASES MUCH GOOD DONE Dr. Calvin S. White lectured to a, small audience at the high school gymnasium Thursday evening, Janu ary 24, on general hygienic prob lems. He was introduced by Dr. Gregg, who smilingly stated that the subject, "Ghosts," surely had a harmful effect upon the attendance. In the course of the lecture Dr. White dealt specifically with typhoid fever, tuberculosis, scarlet fever, diphtheria and smallpox. It was not an attempt to display knowledge but a good plain talk to a small group of interested hearers. At all times it was emphasized that none of these diseases could occur without there was brought to the individual germs of disease from some person or per sons afflicted with the same disease. For that reason housekeepers and nurses should take every precaution to destroy ail chances of spreading any contagious disease. The common contagious diseases were talked of to his audience in such simple terms that all could un derstand the full meaning of what was said; how the different diseases were scattered in a community and what was the proper mode of treat ment in each of the cases to prevent the further spread of the disease. Ia dealing with typhoid fever, a strong plea for pure drinking water wau made. The doctor said that 85 per cent of all the cases of typhoid fever could be directly traced to pol luted water supply which in most cascu was due to the carelessness of some individual caring lor a fever patient. Milk was given as another source of danger. It was made plain that milk was only a very favorable medium for the rapid multiplication of the typhoid germ, and that the original source of infection was in the water supply, the troublesome germs finding their way into the milk containers through the water used in washing the vessels. Each of the contagious diseases P. 0. ROBBER WAS A HIGH FLYER ST. CLAIR, ALIAS TORGESON, PUT UP AT BEST HOTELS-LARGE LIST OF JEWELRY AND OTHER ARTICLES STOLEN BY HIM John St. Clair, the southern Ore gon postoffice robber arrested at Roseburg, stopped at the Medford Hotel during his two-day stay in that city, according to Postal In spector H. Morse, who spent last Monday there In picking up the odds and ends of the case. He registered there under the name of Darrington, and while he lounged in easy chairs of the lobby the police were search ing "whiskey row" for a likely look ing robber. A list of the articles. stolen by St. Clair, much of which was sent to Medford and southern Oregon people through the mails as Christmas pres ents, has been received by the local postoffice and will be returned as soon as arrangements for identifica tion can be made. Some of the loot he took and threw in the brush along Bear creek. St. Clair seems to have taken everything he could get his hands on, including the mar riage license of the man whose wife he ran away with. He also stole a box of jewelry marked for Mayor O. H. Johnson of Ashland. The list of articles which St. Clair confesses he stole during his south ern Oregon campaign is as follows: Thirty-eight caliber Colt's auto matic pistol, No. 30705, found in bureau drawer; 3S-caliber Iver Johnson revolver, found in locked suitcase; 32-caliber Coifs automatic pistol, No. 126308, taken from hi? person; holster for 38-caliber auto matic pistol in bureau drawer; 19 38-caliber shells for automatic, tak en from coat pocket; 52 38-caliber shells for automatic, taken from locked suitcase; 2 32-caliber shells for automatic, taken from locked suitcase; 18 32-caliber shells for au tomatic, taken from suitcase, in a cartridge box (the other shells were in a chamois-skin, loose);' all of the pistols were loaded; the automatics had full magazines and each had a cartridge in the barrel, ready for business; 18 25-ccnt stamp books, 2-eent; 18 25-cent stamp books, 1- cent; 6 4 9-ceut stamp books, 2- cent; 9 97-cent stamp books, 2-cent; 17 4-cent stamps, 22 5-cent stamps, 9 8-cent stamps, 21 10-cent stamps; $1.66 in pennies, $4.20 in AFTER THE GERMS named was dealt with in language stripped of professionalism, and the carelessness of any person or per sons responsible in any way for the spread of these preventable diseases was severely criticised. Before the doctor finished he paid a high tribute to the value of anti toxin in diphtheria, saying no one need have fear for it to be used, and to vaccination for the prevention of smallpox. At the close of the lecture the audience was given opportunity to ask questions upon any part of the lecture. Some of the best parts or the lecture were brought out in the discussion of the questions asked. The entire lecture was one of great practical value to any one interested in preserving the health, not only of his own community, but as it often happens of those in a community far removed from his own. As a sure germ killer, the doctor was enthusiastic in his praise of sun shine. But strong as were his praises for sunshine, his condemnation of shade and shadow were stronger. The dark, damp yard, dwelling and room were all characterized as the protecting home of the "ghosts" that haunt and threaten man from the cradle to the grave. Dr. White will return to Ashland later in the year and we bespeak for him a much larger audience. Calcium Chloride to Lay Dust. The highway department of the city of Leeds, England, has recently treated part of a macadam roadway with granulated calcium chloride to combat the dust. Solutions of the latter had previously been tried at greater cost and without such satis factory results. The road is first well swept and two applications of chloride are made on the succeed ing evening of about one-half pound a yard. nickels and 70 cents in dimes; 10 j pearl-handled silver dinner knives, j Sanders, Frary & Clark (Aetna Mils), makers; 1 dozen pearl-handled silver forks, . same make; 1 dozen King's Hall silver (1066) tea spoons; one-half dozen 1847 Rogers tablespoons; 1 bracelet gold watch, maker, "Champ"; 1 box jewelry, 3 pairs earrings, 1 cross and crown brooch, gold and pearls, 2 breast pins, baroque pearls and sapphires, 1 pair gold cuff buttons, 2 stickpins (the box bore the name of O. H. Johnson, Ashland, Ore.); 1 gold seal rin marked with the letter "S"; 1 German coin, about the denomina tion of a 5-cent piece; 1 string of rose beads; 1 souvenir coffee spoon, f-'ilt bowl, Masonk: temple, Spokane, Wash.; 4 gold watches; 1 fountain pen, black rubber, made by the Em pire Pacific: Stationery & Printing Co.. Portland, Ore.; 1 razor, made I by J. S. Holler (Our Daisy); 1 brass compass, stamped "made in France"; 1 pair nickel-plated round nose pli ers; 1 pair heavy pliers; 1 diamond glass-cutter; 1 1 urge size, pearl haiulled knife; 1 large flashlight; 1 keyring with 4 skeleton keys and 4 lock picks; 1 keyring with 8 keys; 6 long-handled keys- 5 Yale and Cor- bin keys; 1 street letter box key, No. I E2:i076; 2 railrond switch keys; I marked $2 bill from postoffice at Gold Hill, Ore.; 1 gold-lined drink ing cup and leather case from New York city; 1 white wool ladies' jacket, trimmed with lavender silk; 2 chamois skins; 2 purses and 1 can vas coin sack; 1 bound book of checks issued by the First National Bank of Medford; had marriage cer tificate showing marriage of Archie Eail Dietz, aged 25, to Krankie Amanda Crocker, pt Red Bluff, Cal., June 18, 1909, at St. Peter's church, by Kev. Henry A. Creason, Hint for Sick Room. Placing a watch under a tumbler near the bed of a sick person will give him relief from the ticking, which is frequently very trying to highly sensitive nerves. Phone No. 39 wnen in need of Job printing. Work and prices are right. TO ADD NEW LIXK. Rose Bros, to Put in Small InMni nients. Rose. Bros, have now the whole of their storeroom, Mayor O. H. Johnson having moved his stock of jewelry to the Thompson store and consolidated it with the stock pur chased of Mr. Thompson. Rose Bros, have practically decided to add a line of violins, guitars, etc., to their stock and will probably install them in the corner vacated by Mr. Johnson. Rose. Bros, have proved them selves popular in catering to the pub lic along both musical and confec tionery lines and will need the addi tional room secured by the removal of Mr. Johnson. Spirella Corsets. Mrs. Myra McNeill, 190 Oak street, phone 34 4-L, is the only rep resentative now in Ashland for the very popular flexible, comfortable Spirella corset. lt-Mon. TO RE-AUDITTHE BOOKS Expert to Expert Work of KMrt on Sheriff Jones' Hooks, is County Court's Order. Medford, Jan. 2 5. In an effort to locate the so-called $21,000 "short age" in the tax collection books of ex-Sheriff Wilbur A. Jones, the county court Friday authorized the auditing of the books for several years back, by W. H. Whaan, an ex pert accountant, now employed at Grants Pass in similar work. The auditing of Whaan will include Mr. Jones' term and for four years be fore, and cover a larger ground than the accounts embraced in the report of Expert J. H. Wilson of Corvallis. Since his retirement from office the first of the year Mr. Jones has been making a thorough inspection of the tax receipt records for a num ber of years. The former sheriff has maintained from the start that the "shortage" was due to an error in bookkeeping and that when the truth was unveiled it would be found that no one had been, guilty of any thing more serious than a regretta ble mistake in addition or subtrac tion. County officials and taxpayers generally have taken this view of the matter, and the employment of Mr. Whaan is expected to clear up more or less of a mystery. It is expected that the report of Mr. Whaan will be completed in time for presentation to the county court by the first of March, and if the er ror is located stepH will be taken to return to Mr. Jones the amount made good by him at a great person al sacrifice. Rogue River Applci in 'California. Grants Pass Courier: What the individual producer can do when he goes out alter a market himself was demonstrated by George A. Hamilton during the past week. Mr. Hamilton lives at Fruitdale, where he has a commercial orchard and general farm. Unable to make a satisfactory sale, of his apple crop here, Mr. ilam lition loaded a car with Spitzenbergs, Baldwins, etc., and went into the Los Angeles market with them, go ing individually to make his own sales and so get awny from the com mission men. The car netted Mr. Hamilton $062, or an average of just about a dollar a box. Included in the shipment were some small apples that could not command the top price, so that the sale must be con sidered a most satisfactory one in view of the flooded condition of the present season market. The dealer to whom his carload was sold has written to Mr. Hamil ton since the latter's return from the south asking for a second car, and this Is now being loaded out by Messrs. H. T. Pritchard and George Eaton, Mr. Hamilton having disposed of nil his crop. California will always be one of the best markets for Rogue river ap ples. South of this thero is no dis trict that produces the first quality apple, and this district will not only have the advantage of quality over all other districts, but will likewise have the added advantage of near ness to the market. Both Hood Riv er and Wenatchee apples are sent to the California market, but these will not be able to compete with Rogue river apples when we properly in vade the southern field. That mar ket belongs here, and the producers should be ready to take care of it next season. Glasses fitted in strictly up-to-date methods at Whlted's. 68-3t WOULD WRECK TRAIN NO. 13 ATTEMPT MADE AT OREGON" CITY SATURDAY NIGHT. TIES ARE PILED ON THE TRACK Train Runs length .r txmg Trestle on Ties, Rut FotrunatHy Remains Right Side Up and Pass unci's and ( w Are Unhurt. Oregon City, Jan. 25. An unsuc cessful attempt to derail and rob the San Francisco Express of the South ern Pacific was made here tonight as the train was approaching Oregon City. A pile of tics was thrown across the tracks at Sixteenth 'street and Railroad avenue I the tracks), Just within a few rods of the trestle across Abbernethy creek. The train crashed into the ties at a good speed, but only four of the cars were, derailed, the train traveling more than eight blocks and across the trestle before stopping completely or before the cause of the trouble was learned. The train Is known as No. 13. It left Portland at !:15 and reached Oregon City at 9:02. A heavy pas senger list was curried and many Portland folk were among them. The train carries u-.n cars, including one tourist sleeper, four standard Pullmans, baggage and express cars and three coaches. Instead of jump ing the rails the engine scattered the ties, some of which were carried in front of the engine eight blocks. Several were carried fonr and five blocks or entirely across the trestle. Flying ties nearly laid out Night Po liceman Griffith, who was walking the track, as is hiK nightly custom. The train was not damaged when the four cars left the Tails. Ther were replaced in cuick time. That a disaster was narrowly averted is declared by the railway officials. That the idea of the would-be rob bers was to derail the train and send It into the ditch beneath the trestle the raiway authorities assert. De tectives are being assembled from Portland and surrounding towns, and the Portland police also are at work. YIN1XG IS PINNED. Professor Itcripient of Elks Pin From II. S. Juniors. Professor Vining was presented with a handsome Elk pin last week by the members of the junior class of the Ashland high school. In an attempt to partially show their ap preciation of his work in behalf of the Junior Minstrels. There was no formality in the presentation, which was made at Mr. Vining'ti home by the president of the junior cluss. Troublesome to hold a paper away off and not see it well then?" Rotter get a pair of those nifty spec tacles of Whited. 6S-3t Mr. Blake, the ladies' tailor, is at Fuller's, 81 Oak. IS SOME SWELL PLACE Win (Yownson'H New Coiil'ccliouery Ou of the Finest in the State of Oregon. Win Crowson opened his new con fectionery store in the Elk block Wednesday evening, and has been doing a rushing business ever since. The new establishment is one of th swellest in Oregon, and with its Oak back bar and furniture certainly makes a very cheerful place to drop' In for a lunch or other light refresh ments. Mr. Crowson, who is an experi enced caterer, will not ouly serve ice. cream, hot and cold drinks, sherbets, etc., in all ways known to the art. but will also servo more substantial entertainment for the inuer man. such as sandwiches, ready cooked cereals, oysters and sholl fish, etc. Mr. Crowosn also keeps on hand a full line of home-made candies as well as the choicest brands of choco lates and bonbons. SPECIAL NOTICE. All matter for the Tidings should be directfcl to the paper, rather than to any Hrson connected therewith. When directed to a person, it is apt to lie sent to the homo oddness, thus delaying its insertion.