Historical Society.
Oregon
Ashland Tidings
SUNNY
SOUTHERN OREGON
ASHLAND
THE BEAUTIFUL
VOL. XXXVII
l" ASHLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1913
NUMBER 78
FRANCHISE VOTE ALMOST UNANIMOUS
VOTE IN ASHLAND ON INTERUREAJH FRANCHISE IS 869 TO 11 IT IS
SAID THAT WORK WILL COOEKCE VERY SOON
The vote on the Minney franchise
last Friday was nearly unanimous in
Ms favor, the following being the
ote by ward:
Against. For.
First ward 7 316
Second ward 3 252
Third ward . . 1 301
Totals It 869
Medford, Feb. 22. "We'll make
good. Work will without question
begin on the construction of our pro
posed interurban trolley line within
the time limit of 90 days fixed in
our franchise. The preliminary work
in proceeding very satisfactorily."
8o declared M. T. Finney of tl?
Minney company, which was recently
granted a franchise in this city for
an electric trolley line, today, fol
lowing the granting ot a franchise
fly Ashland to the company by an
overwhelming majority Friday. The
company still has about two months
before actual construction Work
must start and there remains much
important detail and preliminary
KIND WORDSFROM HOCH
Kxcerpt From K-Ciovernor Koch's
Article on Ashland, in Home
Paier.
Amid the environment of rare
beauty, the beautiful slopes and as
piring peaks of Siskiyou mountains,
with the still more ambitious Cas
cades looming in the distance, nes
tles the charming little city of Ash
land, Ore. Threading the valley like
a 6ilver ribbon flows a mountain
stream of pure, sparkling water.
Yonder towers famous old Mt. Ash
land, rearing its lofty head 8,000
feet above sea level. Are there 5,000
people more favorably located than
are these hill-encompassed, valley
enriched, : climatically-blessed citi
zens of Ashland?
Ex-Congressman Reeder of Kansas
has a summer residence in Ashland.
In the cozy home of Mr. and Mrs. H.
Andrews 1 found a real home. At
dinner they had Mr and Mrs. George
Seager. Mrs. L. Jack is also an
other Kansan whom I met. Young
Perry Ashcraft kindly autoed me
over the town. His father was once
register of deeds in Kansas county
and is one of the "city dads." Mr.
V. O. X. Smith, another Kansan,
showed me many courtesies.
My audience was sprinkled over
with sunflowers, made for the occa
sion by Mrs. Chllds. A beautiful
sunflower wreath, made of cloth, was
presented to me by Kansans in Ash
land, which I will hang in my "den"
'"as a souvenir.
Ashland Is the home of the oldest
Chautauqua in the west, with beau
tiful park and permanent taberna
cle. The town's $75,000 high school
building is the most unique 1 ever
saw.
Ashland is in the midst of a great
fruit region, apples, peaches, grapes,
strawberries, cherries and other
fruits.
Renewed an acquaintance with
Rev. and Mrs. Schwimley.
I like Ashland and its intellectual,
progressive people.
DELAYED BY WRECK
Shasta Limited Did Xot Reach Ash
land Until After Noon Satur
day Mails Delayed.
A freight wreck near Nicholas de
layed south-bound trains- badly Sat
urday forenoon. The Shasta limited
was about six and one-half hours
late, reaching Ashland about 12:30
p. m. No. 13 was about two and a
half hours late, delayed by the same
cause.
According to reports received here,
the delay was caused by a derail
ment which tore up the track for
nearly a quarter of a mile. No one
wns injured, so far as can be learned.
Two English physicians arc experi
menting with a new parasite with
which they hope to exterminate the
flies of their country in a very few
years. '
One woman owns and operates a
farm in Texas which is larger than
the state of Rhode Island.
work to do before actual construc
tion is undertaken.
"But beyond a doubt," states Mr.
Minney, "the work of building the
line will be under way within the
time limit, and once started the line
between Medford and Ashland will
be lushed to completion."
Mr. Minney branded many of the
rumors that he hai turned the fran
chises over to other parties as false
and declared that his company still
held them and that they do not con
template turning them over.
"It Is reported that we have sold
out to the Southern Pacific," states
Mr. Minney, "but this is entirely er
roneous. I have worked with South-
orn Pafifin rtfflfiatu harntnfnra onil
u , r ,v , .u .
ave sought advico from them in this
. , .i
-onnetuon as uiey are my irienus.
Thia evidently gave rise to the re
port. But it is entirely false that
I have turned the franchise over to
them
' i am greatly pleased by the em
phatic manner in which Ashland cit
izens voted In repaid to the franchise
J-'riday. We will low do our part
an J build the road."
MEDFORD JAS FAGIN
Prosecuting Attorney Kelly Says
Henry Lerch Outrivids Pick
ens' Character.
Medford Sun: Henry Lerch, who
is charged with having outrivaled
Dickens' famous old Fagin, in teach
ing the young boys of the city to
steal, will be fciven his preliminary
hearing before Justice of the Peace
G. O. Taylor this afternoon at 4
o'clock. This hour was set in order
that the boys, attending school,
might be on hand to testify.
Iereh was arrested by Acting
Chief Cingcade Wednesday and for
a time was lodged in the city jail,
until he was released on a $500 bail.
His attorneys, DeArmond & DeAr
mond, protested violently against
having Lerch, a "business man,"
locked up even for a "brief period.
Prosecuting Attorney Kelly stated
that the cane he has against Lerch
is complete. He declares that sev-
eral of the boys who sold Lerch stol- 1
en goods will tell how Lerch en-j
couraged them to steal the junk, and j
if copper or lead to burn it so that
it could not be recognized if found ;
by the officers. j
Mr. Kelly states that much of the j
petty larceny in the city during the
past two years is due to the fact that
the youthful ofrenders had a ready
market for their loot.
Acting Chief Cingcade stated that
for some time the police have en
deavored to "'get the goods" on
Lerch, but each time something
would come up to afford a getaway
for Lerch.
Dr. Julian P, Johnson Makes State
ment.' I wish to state to the public, and
especially to tho.se who desire the
services of a homeopathic physician,
that hereafter I wiil answer any and
all calls, day or night, within the
field of the genera' practice of medi
cine and surgery, including obstet
rics. Let it be understood that I am not
giving up my special work in eye,
ear, nose and throat, but will con
tinue that work with the same care
and precision as before. I am sim
ply taking up general practice hi ad
dition to the specialty, because I am
fully equipped and able to handle the
two together.
JULIAN P. JOHNSON, M. D.
Corner Main and Granite streets,
Telephone 301-J. ' 78-2t
BROKE ALT- RIX'ORDS.
Harry Hosier Gets Steelhead Weigh
ing 18 Pounds.
Harry Hosier Broke all records on
the Rogue river last Thursday when
he captured a beautiful steelhead
trout which weighed 18 pounds and
was 36 inches in length. This is the
largest steelhead ever captured in
Rogue river, at least since the white
mert came 60 years or more ago.
Mr. Hosier has generously donated
the fish to the Commercial Club,
which Immediately got Into touch
with H. O. Frohbach, who will pro
cess It for exhibition purposes.
Phone job orders to the Tidings.
BTOP, T11IKF!
Commercial Club CiUIh Halt ou Pil
fering of Rending Mutter.
The Commercial Club, in connec
tion with its games department,
seeks to afford a reading room not
only for members but also to ac
commodate strangers who may be
tarrying in our midst from time to
time. The organization affords the
general reading room privileges, em
bracing several daily papers, maga
zines, etc., together with timetables
and maps, in addition to the various
phases of publicity literature. Gen
erally this reading room annex is
open from 8 a. m. until "10 p. m.
However, a lot of dally papers and
magazines are repeatedly found miss
ing from the piles. For instance, the
last five copies of the Sunset Maga
zine are missing, also other periodi
cals. If this state of affairs con
tinues, the trustee? of the club will
order the reading room annex closed
iDQt only evenings b
j
Word to the wi
but also Sundays.
se is sufficient.
Ton are welcome to avail yourself of
the privileges of the reading roomt
whether a member of the club or not,
but for the sake of others, do not
carry off the newspapers and maga
zines. POLYTWHXIC COMMITTER.
President Briggs Appoints Commit
tee on School.
E. D. Briggs, president of the Com
mercial Club, has appointed the fol
lowing committee as authorized by
the public meeting of Wednesday
evening last to take up the matter
of securing further support for the
Polytechnic, schoo': Mayor O. II.
Johnson, chairman; Messrs. F. G.
McWilliams, F. W. Moore, C. W.
Danta, Rev. W. A. Schwimley, Mes
dameR C. H. Gillette and E. C. Gard.
The Commercial Club expects to
take the matter of the Polytechnic
school up at its regular meeting next
j Monday evening and give it serious
'attention.
I
The Fraternal Brotherhood will
give a benefit dance at Memorial
hall Thursday evening, February 27.
Everybody invited. Tickets 50 cents.
Music by Pedersen.
nay for Sale.
I have a quantity of hay for sale
here in the city
Emil Peil. 71-tf
TAXES ARE PAYABLE MARCH 1ST
PAYMENT WILL COMMENCE AT
ON NEXT SATURDAY MORNING
Next Saturday, March 1, 1913, the j
payment of taxes will commence at
the sheriff's office and those who
desire to get in early and avoid the
rush may do so. The total tax pay
able to the sheriff this year amounts
to about $706,012.76. The sheriff s
office has issued the following in
structions to the tax-payers:
"If you pay your taxes on or be
fore March 15 you will be allowed a
rebate of 3 per cent.
"If you pay your taxes between
March 15 and up to and including
the first Monday in April there will
not be any rebate allowed, and
neither will there be any penalty or
interest added.
"If your taxes are not paid on or
before the first Monday in April they
will become delinquent, when there
will be added a penalty of 10 per
cent and the tax will also draw in
terest at the rate of 12 per cent per
annum in addition to the penalty.
"If yon pay one-half or your taxes
on or before the first Monday in
April, then the remaining half may
run up to and including the first
Monday in October following, but if
the last half of tax due is not paid
by the first Monday in October, it
becomes delinquent, and there will
bo added to such balance a penalty
of 10 per cent and In addition such
balance will bear interest at the rate
of 12 per cent per annum from the
first Monday in April until paid.
"On all personal property taxes, if
one-half is not pai l on or before the
first Monday In April, the law com
pels the sheriff to levy upon and col
lect the same after May 1, hence to
prevent a levy upon personal prop
erty after May 1 it will be necessary
for one-half to be paid as above
stated.
"If the taxes are not paid either
half or In full by August 1 the prop
erty will be advertised, which cost
will be added. to the tax.
"If the taaxes are not paid by Oc
AT DRF.AMLAXD.
Nashville Students Oldest of Colore '
Shows.
For over thirty years the Nash
ville Students and Jubilee Minstrels
have been touring the country and
they have always been noted for the
merit of their performance. The
show is clean, refreshing, and a class
of entertainment that most everyone
enjoys. The name signifies just
what they are intelligent negro col
lege boy8 who havo had the training,
moral and educational support to de
velop the best that is in them. There
is ,not a member of the company who
isnot a born entertainer and who
cannot play some musical instrument
in the band, do a song and dance or
tell a funny story. They are present
ing one novehy r.lone that should
prove worth the price of admission
in the form of Coy Herndon and his
educated hoops, They are also pre
senting such well-known artists as
George Washington, the man who
never tells a lie; Nay and Freels,
singing and dancing comedians;
Thos. Thompson, the silver-voiced
tenor. Their famous Cotton Pickers
Baud will parade the streets and
give an enjoyable concert in front of
the theater Friday night.
AKTILLKK1STS KXTKRTA1X.
First Company, C. A. C, Hosts
(i. A. II. and V. K. C.
to
The first company, C. A. C, were
hosts Saturday evening in honor of
the Father of his Country. The in
vited guests were the members of
the Grand Army of the Republic and
Woman's Relief Corps. The affair
took place at the G. A. R. hall. Af
ter a few remarks by Sergeant Wat
son the artillery boys gave a drill
for the edification of their guests.
The evening was devoted to story
telling and general enjoyment, the
boys serving elegant refreshments.
Taken altogether it was a very
pleasant affair.
Chautaiiqua Park Cluh.
Tho Ladies' Chautauqua
Club will meet with Mrs. E. E
Park
. Mil-
1J37 Church street, Friday after
Jioon, .February 2S. All members
are requested to be present. 7x-2t
It is said that in 1910 one person
in every 800 in the United States
was in prison.
SHERIFF'S OFFICE AT JACKSONVILLE
tober 1, a delinquent certificate may
be issued for same which bears in
terest at the rate of 15 per cent per
annum.
"County warrants will be accepted
to the amount of $3.30 on the
$1,000 valuation, instead of $1.90
on the $1,000 valuation as hereto
fore collected.
"The 1912 tax statement sent out
will be termed official receipt when
return dand signed by the collector,
therefore do not fail to return state
ment with your remittance."
Iecturo by Ada Wallace I'nnili.
Do not forget the lecture on "The
New Citizen" at the Baptist church
on Tuesday evening by this talented
woman. She will lie able to tell us
about the true Inwardness of differ
ent measures that are now interest
ing the Salem legislators. She knows
why they are wrangling over the
opening of Rogue river for commer
cial fishing, the true inwardness of
the Lawrence compensation bill,
those that are opposing the establish
ment of the Ashland normal, and
why the joker was added to house
bill 34, for Governor West to dis
cover. Her lecture will bo highly
interesting, for she knows Portland
and Multnomah county and about the
whole state like a book. Come out
and hear her. Tho time is 7:30
p. ni. and there will bo music.
Revival Meetings.
G. J. Carter, "the man from the
far north," will open special revival
meetings at the Full Gospel Mission.
223 Fourth street, Ashland, this
evening. Mr. Carter Is a returned
missionary who was formerly a seal
hunter, but is now a "fisher of
men." These meetings are free to
all and everybody is cordially in
vited. Gas is being extracted from the
cottonwood trees of Kansas.
C. R. D. JONES ALMOST SUFFOCATED
FREIGHT TRAIN STOPPED WITH REAR ENGINES IN TUNNEL AND
ENGINEER IS OVERCOME BY GASES
There came mighty near being a
fatal accident in one of the tunnels
on tho Siskiyous Friday afternoon.
A freight train with several engines
was coming this way and the crew
on the head engin-- stopped the train
to head into a siding while the en
gines near the rear were still in the
tunnel. C. D. R. Jones, engineer on
one of the rear engines, got off the
engine to try and cut teh train so
that they could back out, when he
was overcome and fell beside the
track. As soon as the train pulled
out of the tunnel searching parties
went in after him, having to carry
fusees to light the tunnel and to
crawl on their hands and knees.
They made two attempts before they
found him lying c.n his face beside
the track with his coat pullel over
his head.
ITe was thought to be dead, but
was hurried to thin city and revived
while on the way down but was
somewhat delirious when the city
was reached. Dr. Parson, the com
pany's physician, bad been notified
and met the train and Mr. Jones was
TROOPS TOGALVESTON
Will be Held The."c in Heaviness to
Kmbark for Mexico if XifM.
sary.
Washington, Feb. 22. About 4,000
soldiers were ordeied today to Gal
veston, Texas, atid vicinity, the
nearest seaport adapted to the em
barkation of troopn for Mexico. They
are not under orders to proceed to
Mexico and it is expected and the
hope of the administration it will
not be necessary for such a move.
The situation in this country, how
ever, is regarded as sufficient to
warrant, the concentration of a force
strong enough to take possession of
a seaport and opea the way for the
Invasion of that country. It will lie
for President Wilson to determine
whether such an expedition shall be
dispatched, although, of course, it is
assumed he will first seek the guid
ance of congress. Through trusted
agents, and though not directly, the
president-elect is understood to have
placed himself in a position so he
can secure specific knowledge of all
details before he comes to Washing
ton March 3.
Up to today the war department
has contented itself with the issu
ame of preliminary orders to the
troons. In the ordinary course of
events it would require at least eight
days additional to gather the troops
at the gulf ports ready for embarka
tion.
It has been decided this is a great
er period than can be properly al
lowed before tho dispatching of
troops to Mexico, should an enter
gency arise, and it is for the purpose
of saving this timo that the orders
were issued today for tho assem
bling of a force at Galveston, and
additional reason was the belief that
the moral effect, there probably wi
be produced upon the extreme ele
ment in Mexico an l they will be con
vinccd of this country's intent to
deal firmly with any lapse into semi
barbarous treatment, of ex-President
Madero and his adherents.
Produce Men Sentenced.
Portland, Feb. 21. Fifteen mem
bers of tho Portland Produce Mer
chants' Association in the United
States district court today entered
pleas of gully to charges of violation
of tho Sherman anti-trust law nnd
comparatively heavy fines were as
sessed. The total nmount of the fines is
$8,500. The men were indicted by
tho federal grand Jury three weeks
ago. W. B. Glafke, of W. B. Glafke
& Co., and president of the associa
tion, was the one to receive the
heaviest penalty, his fine being
$1,250. Other finea imposed were
as follows:
Timothy Pearson, $1,000; John A.
Bell, $750; W. A. Dryer, $750; Mark
Levy, $750; Fred II. Page, $500; C.
H. Dilley, $500; Herbert McEwen,
$500; Charles R. Levy, $400; Ed B.
Levy, $400; Ben Levy, $400; John J.
Cole, $400; G. II. Cardwell, $400;
W. A. Mansfield, $250; Edwnrd A.
Bamford, $200.
A recent return of women bank
rupts showed ,that there were three
undertakers, two gardeners, six to
bnconists and seven farmers.
taken to his home on Mountain ave
nue. At last accounts ho was getting:
aloag finely and it is not thought
that there will be any serious results.
The accident wa, caused by a lack
of forethought, according to some of
the railroad men who were on tho
train and also some who were on a
work train whose crew assisted lu
the rescue. The train should have,
pulled through the siding and back
ed iu rather than stopping with tho
rear engines in the tuunel to head
in.
Skating at the NutikUiriuin.
Skating at the Natatorium every
Tuesday and Saturday, afternoon
and evening. MUSIC every Saturday
evening by the orchestra. 77-4 1
The Billings Agency will havo
the tax roll March 1, so you can pay
your taxes without the expense of a
trip to Jacksonville.
-Wall paper at Dickerseu's.
MR. TAFT AIDS HADERO
Prevented L cent ion of Pcposcl
President of Mexico, TVmpo-rau-ily,
at I.cat.
Washington, Feb. 21. President
Taft has prevented the execution of ,
Francisco 1. Madjro, deposed presi
dent of Mexico temporarily at least.
This fact was developed here this
afternoon when it was authoritative
ly stated that United States Ambas-
salor Wilson was notified more than
thirty-six hours a;:o of this govern
ment's oposit.lon to any plan to exe
cute Madero. General lluerta was
notified and he advised the American
ambassador that Madero's fate would
be settled only after careful consid
eration. It was stated that humanitarian
motives prompted President Taft to
intercede in Madero's behalf. After
he had acted, the president received
the following telegram from Manuel
Rajos, grand master of Mexican Ma
sons: "As a brother Mason I ask you to
intercede in behalf of Madero."
The cabinet considered . Madero's
fate at its meeting today. It was
learned that another communication
is to be sent to Provisional President
Huerta advising him that the United
States government would consider
the execution of Madero inhuman.
A cable from Ambassador Wilson
this afternoon said that lluerta and
General Diaz had riimmoned revolu
tionary leaders and prominent citi
zens to Mexico City to discuss plans
for the pacificiiti'in of tho republic.
United States Consul Canada at
Vera Cruz reported that Generals
Velasco and Valdez and other prom
inent residents th-re refuse to recog
nize the provisional government. lie
added :
"Orders from Mexico City to re
lease the Diaz rebels who have been
imprisoned hern since the Vera Crux
revolt have not. and will not b
obeyed. A general sentiment of un
rest prevails."
SI III liKKT SYMPHONY CLUB.
This Company of Singers and Play
ers Pleases Large AiuKence.
The Schubert concert at the Bap
tist church Friday eveuing was
greatly enjoyed by tho large audi
ence which greeted it. Owiug to the
illness of Miss Blanche Fox, the
reader, these numbers on the pro
gram were filled by Miss Fiances
Rhinehart, who plays the Italian
harp with much artistic skill. Tho
quartet consisted of Miss Leeta Cor
der, first soprano; Miss Frencea
Rhinehart, second spprano; Miss
Kathryn Roberts, first alto, and
Lovie Zendt Pureed, contralto, witli
Thomas Valentine Pureell violinist.
These musicians are all artists of a
rare type and extremely versatile.
The numerous applause which they
received testified to the appreciation
of the audience. This concert was
given under the auspices of tho
building committee of the Baptist
church.
A machine has been perfected that
brushes bugs from potato vines as it
is driven over a field, and crushes
them to death between steel plates.