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Tidings
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SOUTHERN OREGON
ASHLAND
THE BEAUTIFUL
VOL. XXXVII
ASHLAND, OREGON, THUKSDAy, FEHHUAKY 27, 1913
NUMBER 79
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APPROPRIATIONS PASSED OVER VETO
LEGISLATURE PASSED APPROPRIATION BILLS OVER VETO OF GOV
ERNOR WEST WHO OBJECTS TO EMERGENCY CLAUSE
Salem, Ore., Feb. 26. The legis-
lature today passed the general ap
propriation bill, carrying more than
a million dollars, over the veto of
Govornor West, Calkin and Wester
lund voting to oterride the veto,
Rearncs to sustain it.
This measure provides for salaries
and expenses of all the state officials
and departments, including the legis
lature add its attaches. It carries
appropriations which aggregate near
ly .$1,250,000.
In addition to salaries and ex
penses of state officials and depart
ments, there arc included such items
vhich also would be affected by J announces that a new model of the
the emergency clause as 125,000 j 1913 "Michigan" Is being shipped to
for clect'on pamphlets, $50,000 fori day.
immigration work, f 24, 000 for boun-l It is reported from localities where
ties on wild animals, $24,000 for this car has been shown that it has
naval malitia, $25,000 for the Port- created more favorable comment
age railway, $12,000 for the state;
board of horticulture, and a number
of smaller one3 of like nature.
The governor gave as his reason
that the bill, which has an emergency
clauEO attached, carries a number of
items for which no emergency exists
and that he doesn't approve of in
eluding them in any measure with an
ebergency clause. He siated he did
not believe in takirg away from the
people the right to pas3 on such ap
propriations if they so desire. He
also objected to having his right to
pass on them In Jependcnlly from the
necessary appropriations for the
maintenance of the various depart
ments of the siate government
abridged in 3uch i manner.
"Good business and the beBt inter
ests of the taxpayers of this state
DISTRICT IS DIVIDED
Jackson County to Have District :
Judge by Herself WJ11 Handle
Probate Business.
juago uamns reeeivea a telegram
from Representative Reaines last,
evening that the bill dividing Jack-'
eon and Josephine counties for judi-
clal purposes has passed the legisla-!
ture, and unless vetoed by Governor I who has been in the city the past
West will become a law. It is j week or so in the interests of the
thought almost certain that he will Planada Development Company, San
sign It. By the terms of this bill ; Francisco. Mr. Townsend was arrest
Judge Calkins will devote his entire ' ed in Medford Wednesday by Officer
time to Jackosn county and will have ! Harry Cingcaide, who brought him
the probate business to look after, 'to this city and turned him over to
taking this from the county judge 1 Chief Oien. Mr. Townsend was tak
who now has it. Judge Calkins ' en before Recorder Gillette and gave
states that if the bill becomes a law
he will be compelled to be In Jack
sonville every day. after the law
takes effect July 1. and that this will
compel him to move to Medford to
reside, a fact which willbe sincerely
regretted by all Ashland people. An
other bill passed by the legislature
provides that there be a prosecuting
attorney for each county, to be styled
the county attorney.
Indoor Baseball.
The boys in the first company, C.
A. C, are having lots of fun this win
ter playing indoor baseball in their
armory. The boys are playing with
the old football stuffed with rags and
tising a pick handle for a bat. The
game as played by them is similar to
what the boys 40 years ago used to
play outdoors under the names "pro
mote" and "work-up," and is giving
the soldier lads lots of good exercise
as well as amusement.
Hay for Sale.
I have a quantity of hay for sale
here in the city. Emil Peil. 71-tf
JUDGE WASNOT THERE
Judge Calkins in Grants Pass and
Auto in Ashland When Young
Purdin Was Hurt.
A report in the Portland Journal,
dated Medford recently, stated that
a young man there had been Injured,
having been run down by Judge Cal
kins' automobile. This is a mistake.
The young man in question met with
a mishap owing to the fact that,
while riding a motorcycle, he sought
to avoid a collision with L. E. Wake
man's auto, with the result that he
took a double-header and was quite
seriously hurt.
In view of tho fact that at the
time of the accident Judge Calkins
was in Ashland and his car was in
the garage the report of the Medford
correspondent is absurd if not Inten
tionally Inaccurate.
demand that such appropriations as
are covered by this bill be classified
and presented in smaller units," says
the governor in hia veto message. "1
know of no greater servico that you
can render to your state that that of
presenting theso appropriations in
the manner here suggested and there
by set an example for future legisla
tors." New 1013 Michigan Cur to be Shown
Here.
Aldred M. Beaver, formerly of
Ashland, now' with the Michigan
Auto & Buggy Company of Portland,
than any other car in the medium-
priced class. It embodies all the lat-
est features, such as electric lights,
electric starter, left hand drive and
center control, also the latest 14-inch
upholstering of hand-buffed Spanish
leather. The car is of that rugged
and sturdy construction essential for
use in a mountainous country.
Mr. Beaver expects to remain Jn
Ashland to work in conjunction with
H. G. Butterfield, the local agent,
for a week or ten days.
Skating ut the Natatorium.
Skating at the Xatatorium every
Tuesday and Saturday, afternoon
and evening. MUSIC every Saturday
evening by the orchestra. 77-4t
Phone news Items to the Tidings.
.BADLY MIXED AFFAIR
Cecil A. Townsend, Under Arrest,
Claim That He in Victim of
Spitework.
one or tne moft Daniy mixed up
affairs in the - writer's experience
culminated yesterday in the arrest of
Cecil A. Townsend, on a charge of
gross fraud alleged by Mr. Truss,
bonds in the sum of $250, which
were signed by Mr. Townsend's
brother-in-law, George Anderson.
Mr. Truss claims that Mr. Town
send made false representations to
them to get them up here on a land
deal and that he did not come across
as agreed; also that he agreed to
stand good for their hotel bills and
did not make good Mr. Billings, at
the Columbia, states that he did
come to him to make arrangements
for rooms for them, but did not
agree to stand good for the bills.
Mr. Townsend asserts his entire
innocence of any wrongdoing and de
clares that he will Lave Truss prose
cuted at once.
The hearing has been set for Fri
day . afternoon, at which time Mr.
Townsend declares he will show the
prosecution to bo a matter of pure
spite. Dr. Caldwell states that there
is no more reason to arrest Mr.
Townsend than there is to arrest
himself.
There are numeious other rumors
around of Mr. Townsend's doings,
some of which have been proved to
be mere rumors and some of which
there seems some ground for. The
only thing for the public to do seems
to be to wait until the various par
ties are placed on oath and the truth
determined, as it is simply impossible
to determine the exact facts from the
conflicting stories afloat.
First Baptist Church.
Sunday services March 2 :
9:45 a. m. Bible school.
11a. m. Theme of sermon
'The
Religion of the Modern Man."
6:30 p. m. B. Y. P. U.
7:30 p. m. "Life and Its Respons
ibilities." The pulpit will be occupied morn
ing and evening by Rev. J. W. Tan
ner of Palouse City, Wash. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all.
The Billings Agency will have
the tax roll March 1, so you can pay
your taxes without the expense of a
trip to Jacksonville.
STRANGER 1HKS IN HOTEL,
Man Found Dead in Room leaves
No Clue to I'aftt.
Main Tribune: In a room In a
local hotel, huddled in a corner, the
lifeless body of T. B. Ingham, whose
family connections and former home
are unknown, was found dead by a
maid Sunday morning when she en
tered the room to make it up. The
pol'ce were notified and an investi
gation made, the result of which es
tablished conclusively that Ingham
had died of natural causes, probably
heart failure. The body was re
moved to the morgue, where it is
held pending an attempt to learn
something of Ingham's past.
On the body was found an Inger
soll watch. Not a single letter or a
cent of money could be found. He
had paid for his room in retaining
it.
Ingham was but slightly known
here. It is believed that he was a
chimney sweep, and it is known that
he traveled up and down the line
occasionally. He arrived in Medford
this time Thursday or Friday.
HE RAPS THE CORONER
Judge Ton Velle Says County Court
Will Disallow Hills for Unnec
essary Iaquests.
Mail Tribune: Believing that an
inquest in such cases as the one held
Monday over the remains of B. T.
Ingham, who was found dead in his
room at the Hotel Holland Sunday
morning, is entirely unnecessary and
that it is only a needless expense to
the taxpayers. Frank L. Ton Velle,
county judge, announced Tuesday
morning that he would disallow an
bills rendered to the county by tha
coroner for an inquest under such
circumstances.
"The holding of an Inquest Is very
necessary in certain cases where
there is some suspicion that a crime
has been committed," stated Judge
Tou Velle, "but to hold an inquest
where there is no suspicion of crime
is a needless expense, and I do not
propose to see the taxpayers im-
posed upon in this manner, any more
than in other ways.
This is tin second time to my
peisona! knowledge that a needless
inquest, with its expense to the tax
payers, has been held. The first was
over the remains of William Vincent,
accidentally killed In the presence of
a score of witnesses. Vincent him
self spoke of the manner in which
he lost his life before he died. Yet
an inquest was held costing the tax- J
payers over $70. This bill, however,
was disallowed by the former county
court, and when presented to us last
month, again turned down. This
will be the fate of all bills for in
quests where there is no suspicion
of a crime in connection with the
death."
"The attitude of the county court
in cutting down the coroner's bills
and refusing to allow some of the
bills for Inquests is most commend
able," said District Attorney Kelly,
commenting on the Inquest held Mon
day over the body of B. T. Ingham.
"So far as I am able to determine
there was very little need of calling
the inquest held yesterday. The po
lice were able to report that Ingham
came to his death by natural causes
and that there was absolutely no
reasonable ground for any other be
lief, and this might easily have been
verified by the examination of the
county physician. Evidently tho coro
ner and his deputy have misinterpre
ted the law governing such cases.
The only occasion for the Interven
tion of a jury is where a person has
been killed or dangerously wounded
by another, or has suddenly died
under such circumstances as to af
ford a reasonable ground to suspect
his death has been occasioned by
criminal means, or has committed
suicide."
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR RALLY.
City Christian Endeavor Union to
Have Two Meetings Next Week.
There will be a rally of the Chris
tian Endeavorers of this city at the
Presbyterian church next Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings. On Tues
day evening there will be a stereopti
con lecture by Mrs. Rottman, and on
Wednesday evening Mr. Shaw, the
International field secretary of the
association, will speak. All young
people of the city are Invited to at
tend. First showing of spring hats
March 1 at Mrs. Simons' Millinery
ParlorB,
VISITING OFFICIALS.
Vice-ITesidont ami General Manager
I
Western Union Here.
Aboard the private car "Electric,"
Tuesday afternoon, southbound from
a tour of this portion of Western
Union territory, was Vice-President
Hibbard of New York, on the way
east via San Francisco. He was ac
companied by Mrs. Hibbard, and this
was his initial visit to the Pacific
northwest. On this trip he wa3 the
guest of General Manager Gaunt and
Assistant Manager Dodge. E. V. Car
ter's automobile was at the disposal
of the party, and accompanied by
Local Manager Routledge they made
a hurried call at the Western Union
headquarters hero, which station is
noted as being one of the most com
plete on the entire system in its mul
tiplicity of first-rMass equipment.
On the same train was the private
car of President Farrell of the O.-W.
R. & N. Co., who was accompanied
by leading officials of the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company.
Wall paper at Dickerson's.
MANY STEP OUT NOW
Joe Cannon Only One of Many Con.
gressmen Retired ut Last
Election.
Washington, Feb. 24. Many noted
leaders of the senate and house to
day entered upon the final week of
their congressional careers. When
the Bixty-third congress assembles in
''extraordinary session a few weeks
hence there will le much about it
'strange to those who have long beeri
familiar with the personnel of paGt
.congresses.
Id the house the most conspicuous
thing will be the absence of "Uncle"
Joe Cannon. It ii more than forty
years since Mr. Cannon was first
elected a member of the house, and
be Was occupied a seat in that body
even since, except during the term
of 1 ;91-3. He has served as a mem
ber in the house longer than any
other man that has ever occupied a
seat Vhere, and his service as speak
er emeded that cf any other man
except Henry Clay.
But Mr. Cannon will not be the
only member of the house who will
be missed after March 4. Dalzell of
Pennsylvania and McCall of Massa
chusetts, who for years have been
shapers of republican tariff policy,
will be among the missing when
Speaker Clark raps the sixty-third
congress to order. The tidal wave in
Illinois wrought notable changes.
Among the members of the Prairie
state delegation left out in the cold
are George E. Foss, George W.
Prince, William A. Rodenberg and
William B. McKinley, the last named
widely known as the chairman of the
republican congressional campaign
committee.
Other well-known members of the
house who will be relegated to pri
vate life one week hence are Nicho
las Longworth of Ohio, James C.
Needham of California, Ebenezer
Hill of Connecticut, Edgar D. Crum
paeker of Indiana, George P. Law
rence and Butler Ames of Massachu
setts, Martin W. Littleton of New
York. Victor Berger of Wisconsin,
who lias been the lone representative
of tlie socialist party in congress;
Wi'lii.m B. Wilson of Pennsylvania,
chairman of the committee on labor,
and Arsene Pujo of Louisiana, chaser
of the "money devil," chairman of
the committee on banking and cur
rency. Wanted, 300 Cords Four-Foot Wood,
Oak, Fir or line.
All wood to Le cut from live,
sound trees. Fir ?nd pine to bo body
wood only, split to a maximum diam
eter of twelve (12) Inches.
Bids will be received at the United
States National Bank, Ashland, Ore.,
up to and Including March 31, 1913,
for all or any part of above. A sat
isfactory bond for 10 per cent of
amount bid, to insure the faithful
performance of contract, must accom
pany each bid. Tho wood to be de
livered to the Ashland Ice & Storage
Co. of Ashland, Ore., on or before
September 1, 1913, and piled In ricks
eight feet high, between ice plant
and llclnian street, as said Ice com
pany may direct. Ninety per cent of
contract price will be advanced the
firbt day of each month, for all wood
delivered the previous month. Final
payment to be made as soon as con
tract price is completed. The Ash
land lco and Storage Company re
serve the right , to reject any or all
bids.
ASHLAND ICE & STORAGE CO.
CABINET OFFICIALS ARE FORECASTED
REPORTS COMING DIRECT FROM TRENTON FORESHADOW PRESIDENT
WILSON'S APPROINTMENT OF OFFICIAL FAMILY
Washington, Feb. 2C. Coming di-. The appointment of Burleson to a
rect from Trenton, N. J., and in such cabinet position was forecasted yes
a way that its reliability can hardly . terday by the United Press in an an
be questioned, democratic congress- nouncement that he would not be a
men closely identified with the In-1 candidate for re-election as chairman
coming administration are informed j of the house democratic caucus corn
today of the identity of five of thejmittee.
men who are to make up President-
elect Wilson's official family. Al
though no official verification is
forthcoming from Wilson, it was said
that the following cabinet appoint
ments have been definitely decided
upon:
Secretary of State William J.
Bryan of Nebraska.
Secretary of the Treasury Wil
liam G. McAdoo of New York.
Secretary of the Navy Josephus
Daniels of North Carolina.
Attorney General Louis D. Bran
dtis of Boston.
Postmaster General Albert
Burleson of Texas.
S. J
Two other men,
Congressman A.
Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania and ' minimum wage, and establishing an
Mayor Newton D. Baker of Cleve-' industrial school for girls. Her Ice
land, Ohio, who bad been slated for j ture waB replete with facts. - She de
cabinet positions, declined appoint-; nios that it was the worst legislature
ment. Palmer, it is said, was slated
for secretary of war, but turned
down this portfolio because of relig
ious scruples. He is a Quaker and
his sect opposes war. Another reas
on advanced is that Palmer wanted
to remain in tho house of representa
tives as virtual representative of the
Wilson administration in important
legislation about to be formulated.
Baker declined because he wanted to
remain as Cleveland's mayor and
carry out the reforms he already has
started there.
BURNS CITYATTORNEY
U. H. Burns Appoints by Mayor at
tho Special Meeting of the Coun
cil Monday Night.
R. H. Burns, the well-known at
torney, having offices in tho First
National Bank block, has been ap
pointed city attorney by Mayor John
son at a salary of f COO per year, ex
clusive of appearances in court. It
was tho opinion of the mayor and
council that this would be more eco
nomical and satisfactory than the
plan of the past few years of retain
ing a lawyer only for each matter as
it came up.
MEET AFTER 35 YEARS.
Johnson Brothers Reunited
Quarter Century.
After
One day last week Mr. and Mrs.
Trodway Johnson and son of Winter,
Cal., who had been visiting at Sump
ter, Ore., stopped off here to visit
hjis brother, It. I. Johnson, near
Bellview. The brothers last met 25
years ago in one of the eastern
states. Both were then in the prime
of life. Now they meet as old men.
Mr. R. B. Johnson, not knowing his
brother was coming, was taken com
pletely, by surprise, and 'when the
brothers' met, with a clasp of the
hand and arms around each others'
necks, with good, honest brotherly
tears running down their cheeks,
Trodway says: "This hain't brother!4
Oh, just say it hain't you, for it
don't look a bit like you." R. B.
Johnson with a qii-vering lip said:
"Yes, it is me, brother; what is left
of me. But we have changed. We
are young men no longer." Then
stepping over to where Mrs. Trodway
JolniKon stood, he lifted her head,
brushed the hair from her brow and
with a long, earnest young look, with
faltering voice said: "You are the
SKme, but how changed! Oh, how
changed."
Twenty-five years ago they were in
the prime of life. Now as they meet
they can see old ago creeping on,
and how they would like to say, "Oh,
youth, return. Oh, give me back my
younger days."
Mr. and Mrs. Trodway Johnson
may decide to make Ashland their
future home.
MONDAY NIGHT.
Commercial Club Holds Regular Sim-
sion March 3.
The commercial organization meets
next Monday evening, March 3. A
report from the Polytechnic school
committee will be iu order In addi
Hon to tidings concerning legislative
matters of local Interest, etc.
Ierture at Baptist Church.
The lecture by Mrs. Ada Wallace .
Unruh at the Baptist church was
well received by the fine and intelli
gent audience that, greeted her.
As a prelude, Mrs. Slingerland and
Mrs. Childs sang charmingly a song
with Miss Haight at the piano.
Mrs. Unruh touched mainly on
Salem legislation, as she was one of
three strong womn from three vari
ous organizations that directed work
for the good of tho women and chil
dren of Oregon. In more than ono
way they were successful iu bringing
things to pass, notably in the nieas-
i ures for the widows' imnKinnu the-
: morally. More good measures
parised than at any previous session.
HiiuouK" it was a lac.t tnat some
legislators have disgraced their coun
ties by unseemly conduct. She in
sisted that when women cau exercise
tho right to say who shall represent
them next time, that they look well
to It that they do not help to put in
office men who shrink four InctiPH
to the yard, but see that they meas
ure up to true manhood.
Hunger makes the brain heavier.
MERGER BJOMPLETE
Telephone Exchanges to be Combined
March 1, When New IUrec
tory is Issued.
Mail Tribune: The printing de
partment of the Mall Tribune is' com
pleting the work o'. publishing a new
telephone directory for the lloma
Telephone & Telegraph Company,
which will bo distributed to tele
phone subscribers in time for the
change iu their service, when the two
telephone systems In tho city will be
completely merged into one. The.
change goes into effect at 10 p. m.
Saturday, March 1, 1913. All of tho
Medford numbers have been changed.
The offices of the company will
be located after March .1 in the Home
Telephone Company's building oiij
West Sixth street. The office or the..
Bell system on Central In to bo dis
connected. According to the directory, over
1,700 telephones are connected with
the Medford central and as many
more are reached on fanners' linos.
HOOKER T. WASHINGTON.
Noted Colored FdiiCutor to lie Here
Kuturday, March 112.
Booker T. Washington, the noted
colored educator and orator, will bn
in Ashland and speak in the Meth
odist church Saturday evening.
March 22, and vill Hpcak on his
work among tho colored race. Port
land and Ashland aro tho only two
citlea 1p Oregon in which ho speaks.
The Nashville Students and Ju
bilee Minstrels will appear at Dream
land tonight. Watch for the street
parade at 5:30 p. m. and hear thej
concert In front, of theatre at 7:30.
WORK IS PROGRESSING
ForniN IleiuK Erected for Main Wall
of Armory Building To be
Ready tliuie 1.
Tho work on tho Ashland Armory
building is being rushed forward
since good weather commenced. Tho
basement walls have been completed,
the rough filler laid and the forms
are being put in nlace this week for
the reinforced cement side walls. G.
E. Ehrmann of Portland, who is su
pervising the construction for tho
state, says that the armory will un
doubtedly bo completed about thei
firBt of June. It would seem emi
nently fitting to dedicate tho autl
torium If possible by holding tlu
Memorial duy services there May 30.
You will look swell in one oC
Enders' new Norfolk suits.