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Newspaper Page TextHistorical Society. Oregon land Tiding SUNNY SOUTHERN OREGON ASHLAND THE BEAUTIFUL ASH VOL. XXXVII ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY APRIL 3, 1913 VTT.fPT,p o THE CITY BUYS MOTOR FIRE TRUCK THE COUNCIL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AUTHORIZED MAYOR AND RECORDER TO CLOSE CONTRACT FOR NEW EQUIPMENT The city council at its adjourned meeting Wednesday afternoon defi nitely decided upon the details of the purchase of a combined chemical and hose truck. The machine decided upon was a LaFrance Type 10, with two chemi cal tanks each with a capacity of 35 galllons. The equipment includes 200 feet of -inch chemical hose, a 20-foot extension ladder, a roof lad der, two lanterns, ax, crowbar, etc. The machine will carry 1,000 feet of 2 -inch fire hose in addition to the chemical hose, but this is not includ ed with the motor truck. The price paid is $58,000. The company is to send a man here to remain until at least three men are thoroughly F1NLEY TOJELP U. S. State Game Warden Appointed on Government Body to Plan Bird Irotection. Portland, April 1. Word has just been received from Washington that William L. Finley, state game war den, has been selected as one of the committee to have charge of drafting the new laws for the governmental protection of all migratorry birds. This will be a radical step in game protection. In the past each state made its own laws for the protection of wild fowl within its borders, but in the future the federal government "will have charge of these matters. This means that the laws will be uni form in the different states and that the enforcement of game laws is likely to be much more rigid. Mr. Finley has been appointed as the representative cf the government on the Pacific coast because of his wide experience in game protection and game legislation. He is well fit ted for such a position because of the years of study he has devoted to in vestigation of bird life. The Weeks-McLean " bill, which passed the senate pome time ago and the house of representatives on March 4, was immediately signed by President Tart. This took from the various states the right to regulate the protection of migratory birds, which includes not only ducks, geese, swan, rail, snipe, plover, doves, pig eons and other game birds, but it includes all song and insect-eating birds, which in their northern and southern migrations pass through or do not remain the entire year within the borders of any state or territory. This means that if the laws passed by the legislatures of the different states are the same as framed by the government, they will be effective, but where they differ the federal law jpill take precedence. "The passage of this federal law will mean that some of the sections of the game code passed at the re cent session of our legislature will be superceded by new federal regula tions," said Mr. Finley. "I am a firm believer in the governmental .regulation of migratory birds. We need uniform laws and uniform sea sons. It is impossible to get the leg islatures of the different states to adopt these laws, therefore the mat ter should be in the hands of the fed eral authorities to make such laws. Birds that pass from one state to an other, and are here today and there tomorrow, should be protected by a general regulation that is the same in states where conditions are the same. For instance, there is no rea son for ttje duck law on one side of the Columbia river in Oregon being different from the law on the other side of the river in Washington, yet both the laws and the limits have never been uniform. I am satisfied that this new law passed by con gress will mean the better protection of our game and for the ultimate good of all our sportsmen." THE STROLLERS QUAKTETTE. (Lecture Course Number One of Bent of Season. The Strollers Quartette, which was the. fourth number of the Ashland lecture course, save one of the best entertainments of theseason at; the. Elks hall Monday evening. Not only are the members of the quartette good singers, but they also possess good dramatic ability, and their en tertainment possessed much more variety "than is usual with a troupe of only four people. taught the operation of the car. Mr. Long, the representative of the company, stated that they would not sell the truck to the city except with the understanding that at least one paid man be kept to have charge of the car, and that no one but those trained by the company's engineer should handle the car. In other words, it was to be understood that no v one but the regular engineers were to be permitted to run the car. The LaFrance car was chosen after Councilman Ashcraft had gone to San Francisco and Oakland to invest igate the merits pi the cars used in those cities, and v after consultation with many of the members of the fire department. TO RAISE BLACK FOXES English Titled Women Will Engage in Project in Central and Northern Alberta. Several titled society women of London and other parts of England, attracted by the high prices paid for black fox pelts, are coming to En monton this spring to engage in fox breeding in central and northern Alberta. They are prepared to make large investments. If the venture is successful, it is likely that women, who have hitherto devoted their at tention to prize dogs and horses, will engage in the new Industry. Eight black fox skins, each valued at $1,500, were sold in Edmonton last week by trappers from the north country. Fifty-four thousand dol lars' worth of silver fox pelts were sold last season. J. L. Cote, repre senting the Athabasca district in the provincial parliament, said in the course of an address the other day that the fur industry in Alberta was a matter of $1,000,000 in 1912, muskrats heading the list - with $400,000. He added: --"Contrary-to the general belief, the fur-bearing animals in the re mote districts of the province are not decreasing. They are simply re ceding before civilization, being driv en farther north. The catches dur ing the last few years and so far this season would indicate that furs are still plentiful in the hinterland. The government o! Alberta is keenly interested in the development of the industry and is doing everything pos sible to assist thone engaged in it." Factors of the Hudson's Bay, Re villon Freres and the Northwest Trading companies, which maintain posts in the north country, report that fur-bearing animals are plenti ful, but there is no indication that prices for black and silver fox pelts will be lower. AVHEELBARROW SPEED BARRED. You Can't Push a AVheelbarrow Fast er Than 12 Miles an Hour. The city council passed an ordi nance amending the ordinance regu lating the speed of vehicles at its meeting Tuesday evening. The pro visions affected were those covering muscle-propelled vehicles and limits them t6 12 miles per hour. This is going to go hard with the men who push wheelbarrow, and the ladies with baby cabs. The provision also applies to saddle horses, so may per haps apply to horse-propelled vehi cles. THE MEDFORD SOCIALIST. Organ of That Cult Now Slated to Ajiear Regularly. Number 6 of volume 1 of the Med ford Socialist -is the latest applicant for a place on the Tidings exchange table. Its sub-heading states that it is published semi-monthly at Med ford and is edited by members of the Medford socialist local. Ralph Billings, Robert Tweed, Professor West, Alvin Wheeler, Pete Spencer, D. Perozzi, D. A. Applegate and B. W. Talcott represented Ash land at the address given by Dr. Withycombe before the Talent Com mercial Club Tuesday night. WhitotTs Advice to Kodakcrs. When sending for film, paper or developers, always give correct sizes and brandB or send an old label. There are too many kinds to make guessing easy! TO RAISE LAVENDER. AYest Stayton Women Undertake Its . Growth for Commercial Iurposes. The first lavender club ever formed has? been organized at West Stayton, starting with fifteen mem bers with the following officers,: Mrs. H. S. McGowan, president; Mrs. D. B. Conness, vice- president; Mrs. S. D. Turner, secretary and treas urer. The object of these fifteen women is to raise lavender for commercial purposes. Having irrigation availa ble during the dry summer month?, they believe that the results will be highly satisfactory.' Dr. Withycomb, of the O. A. C, at a recent meeting held at West Stayton, spoke very encouragingly in regard to the possibilities of the un dertaking of this new club. v More Relief Funds. Yesterday nearly $75 was added to subscriptions for relief of flood suf ferers in the central west, and re mitted to Governor Cox of Ohio. The First National Bank, the Savings Bank, Judge Calkins, W. A. Turner and others promptly responded with generous donations, while C. W. Root, one of the most loyal sons of old Ohio in these parts, insisted on assuming $20 of the amount sub scribed. 'This draft supplements amounts raised by Dr. Brower and others, and forwarded through bank, the' Tidings office and Western Union channels, not to mention pri vate remittance from former Buck eyes who in a measure have added quite a sum to the aggregate of con tributions from Athland and vicin ity. AY ILL REPAIR BUILDING. Brick at Corner of Fourth and Streets to Have New Front, Councilman Ashcraft reported to the city council Tuesday evening that the owner of the building at the cor ner of Fourth and A streets is ex pected in this city soon and that it is his intention to put a new front in the building and prepare it for the revival of all kinds of business which is headed toward Ashland. ARE PLAYINGFOR TIME New Owners of Franchise for Inter nrban Ask More Time Before Commencing AYork. Medford Sun: Steps to secure im portant changes iu the electric line franchise granted by the city council to the,Minriey company, and now credited as belonging to S. S. Bullis and others, were taken Monday af ternoon, and a special meeting of the city council called to consider their proposition. The' council met, but F. B. AVaite and Attorney W. I. Vawter, representing the electric company, were called away from the city late in the afternoon, necessitat ing a postponement. It will be one of the matters before the council at its regular meeting tonight. It is Understood that they will ask for an extension of 90 days on the franchise, wherein it relates to the beginning of construction work and the laying of track.- There is no dis position on the part of the council to oppose this. The time for the opera tion of the Minney franchise will ex pire April 15. The men behind the electric fran chise at this time are keeping their preliminary plans ttuiet and conduct ing the organization of their affairs with the minimum of publicity. Then same changes will be asked in the Ashland franchise, and assurances have been received that that city will offer no objectionto a short continu ance. NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSN. Pencil Pushers to Gather at Colorado SriKs in June. Word has been received that the National Editorial Association will Wet in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 17, 18 and 19, 1913. Following its close there will be a tour of the state. It is desired to get an excur sion from Oregon, and all literary inclined people' are .entitled, to at tend. For particulars address Albert Tozier, Portland, Ore. The forests now cover 550,000,000 acres, or about one-fourth of the to tal area of the world. The Ozarks will soon be exploited by lumbermen. SIDEWALKS ORDERED. City Council Decides to Fill in Some Small Maces. The matter of the Palethorpe side walk on Mechanic street, which has been like Banquo's ghost before the council meetings for a couple of years, was in evidence again Tuesday evening. It is hoped it was finally laid when the council ordered the owners notified that unless tiu-v i ;it iu-t'ne sidewalk at once the city j wo'ihl do it for them and charge ; same as a lein against the property. ihe recorder was ordered to draw a resolution ordering sidewalks in front of the Blevins and Robinson property on First street. Ralph Bingham. Ralph Bingham, another number on the lyceum course, is a humorist who for 35 years has been making large audiences laugh and still is in the prime of life. This is accounted for by the fact that his first appear ance was at the age of 6 years, when he traveled as the "Boy Orator of America." His appearances on the v V V H RALPH BINGHAM. f American " continent number nearly 10,000. The past summer he has been traveling in Europe. T. De Witt Talmage, after hearing Bingham, said: "Bless Bingham and all the apostolic college of humor ists. The man that makes me laugh is my benefactor. God bless all skill ful punsters, all those who mirthful ly surprise use with unusual juxta position of words. Theirs is a divine mission." - . Mr.-Bingham is an impersonator, a humorist,-a violinist, a pianist and a vocalist. . This season his wife is traveling with him and, plays the ac companiments for his vocal and violin selections. Elks Hall, Friday evening, April 4. Council Stands Pat. The city council laid on the table at its meeting Tuesday evening a pe tition from numerous citizens ex tending the limits in which the chil dren be allowed to skate on the side walk. The prohibited district still continues to be Main street from Coolidge to the Boulevard, and the Boulevard to Iowa street. Bicycles and bicycle sundries at cost at Settles' Harness Shop. S7-tf ANIMP0RTANTMEET1NG Imposition for Old Ladies' Home to Come Before Commercial Club Next Monday Night. The Commercial Club meets in reg ular session next Monday evening. Reports will be forthcoming in re gard to Polytechnic school and other matters, also suggestions will be in order connected with the distribution of the new booklet. A prominent member pf the organ ization will launch a project for the institution of an old ladies' home in Ashland, having received assurances that a proposition from this vicinity looking towards such an outcome would receive favorable consideration from parties having the matter in charge. An institution of this char acter would have more than a local significance, as the scope of its influ ence would be state-wide. The foregoing being'of special In terest, the general public is invited to attend this meeting, and specially are members of tho Ladies' Civic Im provement Club urged to be present. Wear a Wachusett shirt and get the best for f 1 at Enders'. THE GRAND JURY INVESTIGATED 33 MATTERS-RETURNED 25 INDICTMENTS RE VIEW OF COURT HOUSE CONDITIONS We. the grand jury of the above entitled court, empaneled and sworn free-ember 7, 1912, having completed our tev.ji of service, submit th f al lowing: In all we have investigated 2?, mat ters and-have examined 76 witnesses. We have found 25 true bills and have returned five not true bills. Upon a casual examination of the offices of the court house and build ings we report as follows: In the sheriff's office we find a great con gestion of work, caused principally by the labor incidental to tax collect ing. In the clerk's office we find Mr. Gardner has a fine large room and vault with excellent filing cases, am ple desk room, and a new. counter which adds greatly to the service of this office. Apparently there is "a place 'for everything and everything in its place." The recent cleaning or retinting of the walls has added greatly to the attractiveness of the room. The county recorder is very much cramped for both office and vault space. The vault is narrow, possibly 5x10, 9 or 10 feet high, one side, or half, filled with book racks, every space filled, with some 12 or 15 vol umes of deed mortgage records lying on the floor. Also the several large volumes of plat records standing on edge, the covers becoming badly warped and broken, fpr want of proper space to put them. Also the door of this ault is not properly im bedded in the masonry, several bricks have already fallen from over the door and many more are loose, and the vault does not appear to be fireproof. We therefore recommend that this vault be repaired or a new and larger one built. Also that as soon as the sherifi can dispense with the cement building now occupied by the tax collecting department, that this building then be fitted up as a hall of records, arid equipped with steel shutters, ample nhelf room, counters, etc., to meet the require Ashland AYeatlier. Ashland, according to figures of the co-operative observer for the month of March, is short 1.10 inches of rainfall. The rain for the month was .77 inches. The average for March based on 31 years of record is 1.87, making a deficiency for the last 31 days of 1.10 inches. From the period from September 1 to April 1 there was a rainfall of 13.24 inches. The 31 years' average for this period is 15.08 inches, leav ing a shortage of 1.84 inches for the season. The average yearly rainfall at this station is 20.23 inches, based on its 31 years of record. Our total for the year 1912 was 26.26 inches. The greatest amount in Oregon that year was 144.58 inches at Glenora, Tillamook county; the least, 7.01 inches at Anna River, Lake county 32.45 inches falling in January alone at Glenora. ALL UOOD BOYS NOW. Chief Says SHHd Has Lessened on the Street. . The city council a few days ago supplied the chief of police with a new Indian motorcycle, with a speed ometer, and he is now engaged in watching the men and boys who have been in the habit of exceeding the speed limits. He says that they are pretty careful now and it doesn't look as if the fines were going to pay for the machine right away. The machine was bought through Jordan Brothers. That Wagon Again. That electric light wagon is still making more trouble for the city dads than the water wagon for a bib ulous citizen. Tho affair came up again Tuesday night when the super intendent of the electric light plant handed in a report recommending that Mr. Clark be paid for the work done on the wagon and that the wagon be repaired bo as to be ser viceable. The communication was referred to the electric light commit tee with power to act. The foundations of the Boston public library are reported sinking, the result of the new eubway. Latest things in wall paper at Dickerson's. MAKES ITS REPORT . . ments of the county's business and the accommodation of the public. We have also visited tho county treaMirer's office tmd tho assessor's I office and find everything apparent ly in first-class condition. The coun jty jail we find to be clean and sani tary and a credit to its present man agement. I In the woodhouse we find many old records, some of which are of vnai importance to the affairs of the county and which should be bet ter cared for'. The toilets, both ladies' and gen tlemen's, we find in a deplorable condition. We recommend that these be kept clean and sanitary. The woodwork and walls of the court room and some of the offices would he much improved by a coat of paint or calcimine. We therefore having completed our labors, respectfully ask for our formal discharge. FRANK E. BYBEE, Foreman. FREDERICK PELOUZE, SCOTT V. DAVIS, H. G. MEYER, , L. A. ABBOTT, E. E. OMAN, n. J. C. BARNARD. Band Conceit. The Southern Oregon twenty-piece brass band will play at the Natator ium Saturday evening. April 5. Ad mission only 10 cents. Don't miss hearing this. Frequent moonlight skating and couples only. Skating prices: Gentlemen 25c, ladies 15c. Don't miss skating by this music: Skating Saturday afternoon. Chil dren under 16 only 15c. Taxes. Better pay at least one-half of your taxes at tho Billings Agency by next Monday, and save a big fine. Those Brotherhood gloves wear longer. Also lineman specials at H. H.' Enders & Son's. NOT GUILTY0F LIBEL Jury Held TVitli Attorney Briggs That the Statements Complained of Were Not Libelous. The case of the state against Bert R. Greer, editor of the Tidings, for libel, was tried at Jacksonville Tues day and Wednesday, and resulted in a verdict of acquittal. It wlllbe . remembered that Mr. Greer was arrested last October on the complaint of Mr. Tou A'elle, who was then and there a candidate for county Judge against George Dunn. The article complained of grew out of tlje bitterness of the campaign, and the complaint was brought, It was charged by this paper at the time, altogether for political effect. It seems that the judgment of the court now warrants that conclusion. Judge E. D. Briggs was attorney for Mr. Greer. He took the ground that the matter ccmplained of was in nowise libelous, and the jury, in rendering a verdict of not guilty, held to that view. The service of Judge Briggs in the matter was ten dered without fee. He considered the issue more of community Interest than of personal concern. The case was prosecuted by those interested with much apparent feel ing and every inch of the ground was contested from the moment the first juror entered the Lox until the case was finally submitted for considera tion. The editor feels that the victory was won through the Rplendid man agement of the case by Mr. Briggs, and takes this occasion to publicly acknowledge his indebtedness to him for his priceless service. Found a Cure for Rheumatism. "I suffered with rheumatism for two years and could not get my right hand to my mouth for that length of time," writes Lee L. Chapman. Ma- pleton, Iowa. "I suffered terrible pain so I could not sleep or lie still at night. Five years ago I began using Chamberlain'8 Liniment and In two months I was well and have not suffered -with rheumatism since." For sale by all dealers. French exports to the United Statel increased by nearly $17,000, 000 in 1912, a3 compared with the preceding year.