Historical 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.