Historical Society.
Oregon
Ashland Tidings
SUNNY
SOUTHERN OREGON
ASHLAND
THE BEAUTIFUL
VOL. XXXVII
ASHLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1913
NUMBER 74
AIM TO HAVE PERFECT BLUE SKY LAW
NEW BILL IS INTRODUCED IN LEGISLATURE AIMED TO ELIMINATE
FAKIRS WHILE NOT HINDERING LEGITIMATE BUSINESS
Oregonian: Its object being to
combine the good features of "blue
sky" laws adopted in other states,
aud at the same time avoid some of
the provisions of the Kansas law,
which has been in effect two years
and which has acted as a deterrent .
to legitimate business, a bill was In
troduced in the state senate yester
day by Senator Farrell of Portland,
which, if it is enacted, is expected
to provide the best law of the kind
in the country. The bill, while it is
aimed absolutely to eliminate "wild
cat" mining promotion, prevent fake
orchard operators from pulling off
such a deal as was disclosed in the
recent Columbia Orchards cane, and
discourage sales of fraudulent secur
ities generally, will not interfere
with legitimate dealers in the least.
Rather, by eliminating the fakirs,
it will make it easier for tho.se with
meritorious stocks and bonds for
sale to do business.
The bill was introduced at the re
que.it of John A. Keating, vice-president
of the Lumbermen's National
Bank, of Portland, and represents
the result of a careful study of "blue
sky" legislation of eastern states
made at close hand by Mr. Keating
during a trip east last fall. The
ideas in his bill come largely from
a bill now under consideration by
the Ohio legislature, and some of
the best features of the Kansas law
have been appropriated.
The bill carries no appropriation,
nor does it create a new. board or
department for its administration
should it become a law. It proposes
to places its operations in the hands
of the state superintendent of banks,
and to increase his salary from
t?.O0O to S5. 0.0 a vear. It also
,ko( v, .,oii kovo !
nary clerks and deputies.
One of the main provisions of the j
bill is that no dealer or his agent
bonds or any kind of securities with
out a license obtained from the su
perintendent of banks, for which a
fee of $100 a year is to be paid.
Banks are excepted, for the reason !
that thev are aireartv snhif.t to in.!
spection and supervision by the su
perintendent of banks. To obtain a
license a dealer fust apply to the
superintendent of banks, filing evi
dence satisfactory to the superinten
(lent of his sound moral character !
and good business repute. The ap
plicant must also show for what
length of time and in what capacity
he has been engaged in dealing in
securities, and the same information
must be furnished regarding all in
terested as principals, directors cr
sales agents. A itatement must also
be filed as' to what classes of securi
ties are to be dealt in. Th issuance
of a license is contingent upon the
approval by the superintendent of
banks of all the credentials submit
ted. A license may be revoked at any
time by the superintendent if it shall
be shown that the licensee is insol
vent, has violated the law, engages
in illegitimate or fraudulent busi-
BURNED BY KEROSENE
Jack Robinson of Medford Has Nar
row Escape While Trying to
Build Fire With Oil.
Medford, Feb. 7. Jack Robinson,
aged 6 years, living with his parents
in a bouse near the Sacred Heart
Hospital, started a fire in the kitch
en stove Thursday afternon with
kerosene, and only the intervention
of a kindly Providence saved him
from a fiery death. The fire spread
and burned a hole in the floor and
was extinguished before the arrival
of the fire department.
Young Jack maintains the kero
sene exploded, but it is thought he
dropped the can on the floor and
ran quicker than one could say his
name when he sav.' his danger, which
paved his life. As he was pouring
the oil among tha dead ashes they
suddenly leaped into a flame, burn
ing his hand and fingers. Older peo
ple about the house threw clothes
and carpets upon the blaze, smother
ing it. In the meantime an alarm
had been turned in and the fire de
partment responded.
The little boy and his parents are
recent arrivals in Medford, and the
lad was frightened by his experience
and will start no more fires with
kerosene for some time.
ness or is in any manner dishonest.
Before revoking a license a superin
tendent must notify the licensee of
his intention and upon what
grounds. The superintendent must
lay before the district attorney any
evidence of criminality which conies
to bis notice. The bill provides that,
for the bene.it of the public, notice
of revocation of ary license must be
published in a newspaper.
The dealer or firm whose license
has been revoked has the right of
appeal to the circuit court, and may
there defend himself against the re
vocation of his license. The bill
provides that "the court's decision
shall consult on the rights of the
plaintiff and protection to the pub
lic, and shall be final."
No licensee shall dispose of any j
stocks, bonds or other securities
without filing with the superinten
dent of banks such information as
may be required regarding the se
curities to be sold and the person
or corporation issuing them. This
information must include a balance
sheet showing in detail all assets
of the issuing person or corporation
and the amount and sources of the
issuer's income during a period of
12 consecutive calendar months.
The superintendent may require ad
ditional information until he is satis-
,leu lu" ' "
r e . 1 1 .. I 1. . w
of the. soundness of the
posed securities, and tnen is to no
tify the dealer of his approval or
disapproval.
However, the bill makes the ex
ception that such information is not
necessary concerning securities that
are listed in standard manuals of
investments. Also, sales may he
made to corporations without the
ng oi sucu uu j. mauo.i, cu i.u...
a . - t . .' .. , n.. 1.1? si
sinking fund trustees or in case of I
I municipal bonds of other public se-j
curities. Public ftrvice corporation j
securities are excepted because it is i
understood that a law probably will
j be enacted at the present legislative
session giving the railroad eonimis
I sion jurisdiction over them.
I One's own property may also
he
soI(l. the sale is to be for the
owner's account exclusively, without
ding the information with the su
perintendent, unless sales are made
continuously or repeatedly. This
would be construed to mean that a
firm selling its own securities to the
IhHc would be held to be a dealer
and subject to all the requirements
of the law.
The portion of the bill relating to
the examination of concerns issuing
securities is taken almost bodily
from the Kansas law. It permits
the superintendent, when he may
consider it advisaDle, to make a de
tailed examination of the affairs erf
any company offering stock for sale.
If he finds that the concern is insol
vent, or that its plan of business is
unfair, or is likely to cause loss to
investors, he may prohibit the sale
of its securities.
Penalties are provided for viola
tion of the proposed law in fines
ranging from $5 to $5,000, or by
imprisonment up ti three years.
A NEW BRUSH BURNER
Ashland Iron Works Builds .Machine
for Burning Orchard Trimmings
for Suncrest Orchards.
The Ashland Iron Works has just
completed a furnace for burning or
chard brush, built upon plans fur
nished by Manager Meader of the
Suncrest Orchards. The burner is
in the form of a huge iron basket
measuring about eight by ten feet
and built up of iron bars and rods
and mounted upon four wheels so
that it can be hauled through the
orchard and the brush heaped upon
It and burned. The draft of air from
under makes the brush bubrn much
easier and quicker than when burned
upon tho ground, and the machine
does not stay long enough in one
place to generate heat to injure the
trees. Mr. Meader has used similar
contrivances before, but thinks this
will beat anything heretofore used.
Kven Exchange. ,
Eggs and produce taken in ex
change for dry goods, shoes, gro
ceries, etc., at the Ashland Trading
Company. 71-tf
Hay for Side.
I .have a quantity of hay for sale
here in the city. Emil Pell. 71-tf
"KIBE" DROPS HALL, AX1) $5(1.
Jewelry Clerk Snap Chance Ut
Make VuUU and Pitcher Pays.
Spokane, AVash., Feb. 6. While
"Rube" Marquarl, star pitcher of
the New York Giants, failed to catch
a baseball tossed off the top of the
15-story Old National Bank building,
George Crofoot, a young clerk for a
local jeweler, caught the ball and
received $50 of the pitcher's money.
The affair was witnessed by 2.000
people, drawn to the corner by the
announcement made by Marcjuard
that he would catch the ball.
"Rube" missed two balls and, an
gered by the joshing of the crowd,
turned around and offered first $25
and then $5 0 to anybody who would
make the catch. Aoung Crofoot, 21
years old, who has played in the City
League, jumped forward, grabbed
the glove and gathered in the sphere
neastly as it hurtled down.
This is the second disappointment
this week for the ex-Giant pitcher.
w ho had set his wedding for this
c'ty. Miss Seeley pot a legal oninion
by wire after murn trouble Wednes
day, to the effect that she would
have to wait three months before
marrying if she wished to have the
ceremony legal in New York state.
Her husband, Julius Cahan, secured
the separation last December, and
now Rube cannot marry her before
next April.
Spray.
We will spray your orchards, rose
bushes and chicken houses with a
gasoline power spraying outfit. We
do not drive on your lawn or garden.
Our references aie the people we
have sprayed forr Leave orders with
Hemphill & Martin. 517 Boulevard,
or telephone 2S7-Y. 73-4t.M.
In'iKrtant Notice.
meeting in the interests of the
mining industry will be held at the
Commercial Club room February 11
at 2:30 p. m. Special object to ar
range for proper representation at
the next meeting
gress.
cf the mining con-
CO.MMITTEE.
Autos for women are being built.
WHAT THE 1NTERURBAN
Construction of Trolley Line Will
Era of Development
It was not until the wiiter visited
that portion of the Bear creek val
ley lying on the north and east side
of the creek that he began-to fully
comprehend what the building of a
j trolley line up that side of the valley
will mean, not only to the territory
tapped, but to the entire valley. It
is not alone in the fact that it will
permit easy access to the cities and
towns of the valley that it is valu
able, but also in the savings to the
owners and occupants in the way of
handling their produce and supplies.
Take the Suncrest orchard, for in
stance. Last yea.- with only 70 of
its 460 acres of orchard in bearing,
and those only in their first year,
i it bought its boxes by the carload,
j Mr. Meader, the manager, states that
I it will take four men and two teams
at least two days to unload a car of
boxes and haul them to the packing
house in the orchard. Two men. he
states, could unload and truck in a
car in half a day if the car could be
set on a sidetrack alongside the
packing house in the orchard. The
same is equally true about feed
shipped in, spray materials, and the
COOK PASSED THKOCtiH.
Arctic Explorer Still Claims He
Found North Pole.
Frederick Cook, the Arctic explor
er, passed through Ashland Friday
afternon en route to Los Angeles.
When seen at the depot, after pass
ing the usual compliments to the
towr, he stated that he still expected
to back Peary's claims off the
boards. He said that he had proven
the efforts to discredit his climbing
of Mt. McKinley to be the result of a
huge bribe and that he would also
prove Peary's claims false. He spoke
highly of Professor Amundsen, the
discoverer of the south pole, who
was mate on a Belgian expedition to
the frozen regions on the ship on
which he went as surgeon. Dr. Cook
stated that after Knottier trip or so
to the north regions he might return
to the Pacific coast to establish n
home.
Phone job orders to the Tidings.
DISPLAYS ITS IGXOIJAXt K.
Klunmtlt Northwestern Evidently
Knows Little of Oregon Men.
In an attack upon the proposed
state exhibit at Ashland the Klamath
Northwestern shows a lamentable ig
norance of the men who have made
Oregon what it, is when it refers to
"Tom Richardson of Ashland." That
the Northwestern should not know
that Tom Richardson of Portland is
one of the best known boosters in
the state, that he has been secretary
both of the Portland Commercial
Club adn of the Oregon Development
League, and is row a prominent
booster of the Rnre City, shows an
ignorance of the industrial history of
Oregon that is peculiar in a newspa
per man. It may be, however, that
the Northwestern thought that it
could discount Mr Richardson's in
fluence in the matter if it made it
appear that he was from Ashland
and locally interested. Klamath is
worrying lest Asnland be on a "side
track" in a few years. Ashland will j (,en-v ,,lat they have created unnnl
be growing steadily when Klamath is i mal shortages of food supplies, the
rwnvprinir from tTie allium it will m. I
ceive when it conies to its senses.
Klamath is a good town, but it is
not destined to be a second Chicago.
O. A. C. (.LEE ( LI IS yi'ARTET
j
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Johnson, Kan-
Eurl Canticld, L. I
dolph Thomas, Melvin Jordan
The lavishing vocal beautv of the
I Oregon Agricultural' College Glei
Club Quartette has charmed large
audiences in every city the club has
visited. Such a strong combination i
of male voices is iarely found in a
college and Prof. William Frederic
Gaskins takes pleasure in presenting
the quartet to those who enjoy music
in its truest form.
The C.W Pliili will imU itu ae.
pearauce in Ashland February 111.
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I-Special for this week only, one
lot new embroideries up to 10 inches!
wiJ$, 10c a yard. Minkler's Cloak
and'Suit House.
Australia has 35 male centenarians.
MEANS TO THE VALLEY
Mark Commencement of Great
Along Bear Creek
shipment out of the packed fruit. It j against the commission men, said j against the individuals, but the criiu
is probable that the saving of ex-.; yesterday that the commission men inal prosecution was chosen in pref
pense to that one ranch would come i received him with the utmost con-'; erence as the more effective method
well into the hundreds of dollars per
year.
This is but one of the many ranch
es which are becoming developed on
that side of Bear creek.
Another valuable asse
line is that it will without a doubt
mean the developing of the . coal
mines, kaolin beds, etc., which are
now so inaccessible as to he practi
cally worthless.
There are some who favor the road
simply because it will give labor to
many men while building. This is
one good reason in its favor, but it
is a very small one in comparison to
the lasting benefits to the city and
to the country. It is the country
whii-h must be developed. The Med
fovd Mail Tribune, in an editorial a
few days ago, wisely states that the
towns of the valley are large enough,
what we must do is to develop the
country. This interurhan, unless it
is very different from all other inter
urlians, will do this. For this reason
we should all favor the franchise.
It. .1. SMITH REMOVES.
Jeweler Removes From North Mlnin
Street to EII.S Building.
It. J. Smith, who has been con
ducting an up-to-date jewelry store
in the Allen-Cunningham building at
the corner of Granite and North
Main streets, finda his business out
growing his present quarters and has
leased the east storeroom in the Elks
building, and Is having it fitted up
for occupancy. Ilo expects to re
move to his new location about
March 1 and will then have as hand
some a jewelry Ftore as is to be
ton .id in southern Oregon.
The best value for the money
ever offered in automobiles. The
new 1913 model latest improved
Ford, the universal car, at the Ford
Garage, Shook building. 74-2t
SiskiyoU apple orchards for rent.
Inquire at 117 North Main street,
city. 74-.2t
PROSECUTING COMMISSION TRUST
GOVERNMENT PROSECUTOR SAYS BOTH CONSUMER AND PRODUCER
HAVE PAID TRIBUTE TO FOOD COMBINE
Portland, Feb. 7. Every person
in Portland who eats vegetables, j
fruit or nuts, say the government '
prosecutors, has paid tribute to the
alleged commission men's trust
against the individual members of
which the federal grand jury on
Wednesday returned indictments j instructions from the department of
charging them wiih violations of the j justice direct and expects soon to
Sherman anti-trust law. I retire from the work. In the last
Infornatien it the hands of th I few years he has assisted in seeur
I'nited States district attorney's of- I jng evidence in anti-trust eases in
lice, it is said, tends to prove that various parts of the country. The
the Produce Merchants' As -ociation ' rules of the department require him
i.i.'u aim manipulated prices uy ,
stifling competition and by restrict
ing the trade movement to an un
natural extent.
While members- cf the association
federal officials declare that they!
;win hring forth witnesses who will
i testif that on various occasions
w"n ,ile market was overstocked
; large quantities of fresh, wholesome
fruits and vegetables were destroyed.
I Such actions, the government
says, violate the spirit and letter of
.
I me anti-trust law, inasmuch as tney
I prevent free competition and there
, by restrain trade, .
J But the government's principal
point of attack will be made against
ithe alleged combination itself. By
pooling their interests, it is declared,
! the commission men under indict-
ment were able to control !I0 per
cent of the food products coming
! into Portland from California, Texas,
I Florida and the West Indian Islands,
I ""r
which are the principal sources of
. ....
: cnarus, uems and garuens are not
.
producing.
So far as breaking up the alleged
combination is concerned, the gov
ernment has accomplished its pur
pose already. The Produce Mer
chants' Association, which the feder-
al prosecutors say is a trust organ
ized and conducted in violation of
the law, has disbanded. Its life
ended about a week ago when J. V.
Bunn. its secretary, was served with
a subpoena demanding his presence,
together with the books and papers
of the association, before the grand
jury.
Elton Watkins, the federal invest-
i isator. who worked up the case
, sideration when he appeared before
them and explained the purpose of
his visit to Front street.
Mr. Watkins first interviewed
! commission men uot members of the
that all the business was done
through Mr. Bunn's office.' Mean
while members of the organization
learned that the federal authorities
were making an invesCgation. To
prevent the possible destruction of
documentary evidence the subpoena
was issued on Mr Bunn. Although
he was not required to appear before
the grand jury until the following
day, he allowed the authorities ac
cess to all his books, papers and
GOATS MONEY MAKERS
I Paul Denber Tells of Profit Raising
i (.'oats in Mountains and Foot
hill Regions.
Paul Deuber, who lives near
Green Springs mountain, is an ard
ent devotee of goat raising. He be
lieves that the Angora goat will
solve the problem of the country
rancher. Mr. Deuber has been
bringing goat meat to this city regu
larly, as has one of his neighbors,
Mr. I). N. Davis, and both have found
ready market for it. Many, the
writer included, prefer goat's meat
to mutton, and agree with Mr. Deu
ber that it will find a ready sale at
the meat markets under its own
name. It has already been sold as
mutton in many places.
Not only nre gcats valuable for
mutton, but they p.re of great value
in cleaning the underbrush from the
mountains and hills, thus giving the
natural forage plants a chance to
prow. They also need very little
fodder. Mr. Deuber has a flock of
ii boil I 425 goats and has been com
pelled to feed them hay but two or
three days during the entire winter,
which has been unusually hard. Or
dinarily, when in need of feed, It la
only necessary to go out and fell a
tree or, two and the goats will eat
other documents. Members of the
organization, Mr. Watkins says, did
not attempt to stand in the way of
his work.
Mr. Watkins, who is a practicing
attorney in Portland, is not a secret
service operative. He works under
to work openly and do not permit
him to hide his identity. He denies,
therefore, that he secured employ
ment with the firms against whom
he was seeking evidence and the he
used knowledge that, might have
beea thus gained to assist the gov
ernment. Attention of the federal authori
ties first was directed against tin
alleged combination upon tho fail
ure of the Italian I'ruit & Produce
Company last year. Other com
plaints drifted into the office of the)
"trust busfeis" i't various times.
Orders came to Mr. Watkins direct
from Washington, I). C. Meanwhile
John McCourt, 1'nited States district,
attorney, prepared to lay the case
before the grand jury. Mr. Watkins
worked only ten days, when he hail
i his case complete. K. A. Johnson.
assistant district attorney, assisted
.Mr. Watkins in presenting the evi
dence. The indictments were the
result. Of the 15 men against whom
true bills were returned, 12 havn
submitted to arrest. V. B. Glal'ke
appeared at the United States mar
shal's office yesterday and gave
I Iwiiiil in llx. s n Til nf tl (inn Inllll
A. Bell, Fred II. Page and John J.
Cole are still out of town. They
have been advised of the situation
and will return at. once. The au
thorities will not send warrants out.
of town for them, as each man i
individually responsible and bears
the confidence of (lie government of
ficials. There are two count.'; against each
individual. The law provides a max
imum penalty of one year in the fed
eral penitentiary or a fine of $5,000
or both on each count. There is a
provision of the same law for a civil
jsuit by the government in equity
of accomplishing the desired results.
The wood business Is profitable iir.
Ashland, especially when the timber
is available and roads and bunk
house built. W. D. Hodgson offers
his 200-acre wood lot with estimate
of 5,000 to 10,000 cords tor $1,500;
easy terms. Now in the time to get
out 500 or 000 cords for next sum
mer. The land is worth $10 to $15
per acre for goat pasture when wood
is off. Phone 427-J. 73-4t
Rather than move my china and
cut glass stock I will offer it one
third off during the preesut month.
R. J. Smith, jeweler.
EXPERT THE BOOKS
County Court Will Try to Save Jones
the $21,000 lie I'ui.l the
County.
The county court hist week or
dered the exporting of the sheriff's
books for a period covering six yearsi
prior to January 1, 1913. This will
go back to January 1, 1907, a year
and n half before Wilbur Jones took
office.
The court contracted with W. II.
Wann, accountant, to do the work.
He is to receive $7 a day for his.
sorvices, but no one year's accounts
are to cost more than $125. He will
start work at once.
Clif Payne makes ironing boards.
the moss, foliage and small twigs,
subsisting and growing fat on them.
They prefer cedar, with red fir and
pine in their order. They also are
fond of the twigs of the dieiduous
trees, but of course there is compar
atively little feed on them.
The fleece of a goat weighs about
half of that of a sheep and bring
anout twice the price, thus making
the wool-bearing value of the two
animals about the Fame, but the goat
is much more hardy and much
cheaper to keep.