Ashland tidings., April 17, 1913, Image 1

Oregon Historical Society.
hland Tidings
SUNNY
SOUTHERN OREGON
ASHLAND
THE BEAUTIFUL
VOL. XXXVII
ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1913
NUMBER 93
As
CLEAN UP YOUR PREMISES MONDAY
MAYOR JOHNSON NAMES MONDAY, APRIL 21, AS DAY FOR CLEAN
ING UP-NOW DO YOUR PART IN THE WORK '
The mayor, in accordance with the
wishes of himself and the city coun
cil, and following a custom of several
years past, has designated a "clean
up" day for Ashland. Next Monday,
April 21, la the day selected and the
city council. at its meeting Tuesday
evening decided to furnish teams for
the hauling away of all garbage on
that day.
Citizens should burn any stuff that
can be burned and should put other
garbage in b,oxes, sacks or barrels
so as to minimize the expense to the
FIRST GAMEOF SEASON
Ashland High School and Grants
Pass High School Meet on Local
Diamond Saturday.
The first high school baseball
, game of the season will take place
on the high school grounds in this
city Saturday afternoon when the lo
cal team will cross bata with the
Grants Pass high school nine.
The local team is under the man
agement of Prof. West, the instruct
or in agriculture, and wl'l be cap
tained by Elmer Ashcraft. The local
boys have been practicing steadily
and are in fine shape to meet their
opponents. All indications point to
one of the best games ever seen so
early in the season in the history of
the school.
STORE IS REOPENED.
Mix Drug Store Reoiened by the
Creditors.
The F. B. Mix drug store which
has been closed for some weeks was
reopened the first of the week by
George W. Trefren, attorney for the
creditors, who has placed J. M. Rodt
in charge. Mr. Rodt was employed
. by Mr. Mix some years ago as a phar
macist and is no stranger to the
patrons of the store. Since leaving
Ashland he has been working in
Portland and Medford.
JAPANESE WILL MAKE TEST IN COURT
MATTER OF CALIFORNIA LEGISLATION RESTRICTING LAND OWNER
SHIP WILL BE GIVEN
Toklo, April 14. The "Japanese
cabinet reported to the emperor to
day that President Woodrow Wil
son's decision not to Interiere with
the .California land ownership legis
lation makes it necessary for Japan
to present a test case before the
supreme court of the United States,
proving that the Japanese are not of
Mongolian origin and therefore are
entitled to citizenship in the United
, States.
Welcome a Test.
Washington, April 14. The gen
eral opinion in official circles is that
the administration would welcome a
test in the supreme court on the
question of the eligibility of Japan
ese to naturalization. So far, all de
cisions of record, mostly in western
courts, have held that the Japanese
were not eligible to naturalization,
not being such white persons nor per
sons of African descent as are men
tioned in the naturalization laws as
being alone eligible to admission to
citizenship.
The issue has never been tested
before the supreme court of the
United States in a direct form.
The Japanese contend they are
Malayan and Aryan in lineage and
consequently may fairly claim to be
classified ethnologicaHy as the white
persons described in the naturallza
' tion act. ..
The importance of a determination
of the question and its relationship
to the alien land legislation now
pending in California lies in the fact
that as that act now stands' before
the legislature, any alien int'itled to
apply for naturalization may own and
lease land in the state,' so that a
decision favorable to the' Japanese
contention would completely defeat
the purpose of the legislation, so far
as it might be aimed at the Japan
ese. Japanese Appreciate Aid. '
Toklo, April 14. The members of
the Toklo chamber of commerce are
expressing high appreciation of a
message from the San Francisco
city of the removal of the garbage
to the grounds-
A clean-up day is a good thing and
every 'resident of Ashland should do
his part we know she will do hers
to make Ashland not only the
pleasantest . but the cleanest and
most beautiful city In America. But
we should not stop with one clean-up
day a year; there should be 365. In
this case as in many others, an ounce
of prevention is better than a pound
of cure. We should keep our places
cleaned up all the time.
ORDERMORETRAMCARS
Fruit Growers' Supply Company, of
Hilt, Place Order With Ash.
land Iron Works.
The Ashland Iron Works are busy
turning out an order of 25 tramcars
for the Fruit Growers' Supply Com
pany, of Hilt, Cal. This company
has already had two orders, one of
25 cars and one of 50 cars, construct
ed by the Ashland " firm, and the
third order is a strong boost for
both quality and price of work. They
are also talking of an additional or
der of 25 more cars later in the
season.
The iron works has just complet
ed the contract for. the iron work
for the Ashland Armory.
Unclaimed Letters.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for in the Ashland postoffice for the
week ending April 12, 1913:
Ladies Mrs. J. P. Bounell, Miss
Marie Goltman.
Gentlemen Harry Garnett, D. E.
Goran, B. E. Sumner, L. R. Priester.
These letters will be sent to the
dead letter office April 26, 1913,
if not called for before. In calling
for the above please say "advertised,"
giving date ot list.' A charge of one
cent will be made on delivery.
J. R. CASEY, P. M.
Baseball Saturday.
A LEGAL TRYOUT.
chamber of commerce announcing
that the two bodies will cobbine
forces in opposing the land bill,
pending in the California legislature,
which would prevent aliens from
owning property.
Many organizations here continue
conferences on the situation. A joint
meeting of the American and Japan
ese peace societies has been arranged
for today and tomorrow for the pur
pose of presenting their views. The
Japan-America Society, whose leader
ship Is composed entirely., of Japan
ese, and many other bodios, are or
ganizing in opposition to the bill.
President Non-Committal.
Washington, April 14. President
Wilson, talking informally today
about pending land legislation in Cal
ifornia construed by the Japanese
government as offensive, indicated
that since his last talk with Viscount
Chinda ,the Japanese ambassador,
some changes had been made in the
proposed laws which might quite
solve the situation. The president
added, however, he did not know
Japan's views of the alterations.
The president said he felt he had
no right to intervene against the un
doubted constitutional powers of the
state of California,, but that as an
individual, and also as president, in
view of his relations to foreign coun
tries in that office, he was at liberty
to seek counsel in California and
give intimations of what he thought
would be just. He said he had been
trying to do that in as tactful and
proper way as he could aud was not
without hope that the legislation
might be affected by his course.
The president said he looked on
the situation as a local one and that
other nations would not regard it as
a general condition; He declared
that Japan understood the peculiari
ties of the situation and did not
think the Japanese government itself
would take offense at the legislation
as finally drafted. He thought the
only fear was that a strong national
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CIGARETTES FROM GRAVES.
Salem Youth Have Novel Source of
Supply.
Salem, Ore., April 16. Graves of
departed Chinese are the latest
source of supply for cigarettes for
certain youthful smokers in this city,
and consequently relatives and
friends of the departed ones are con
siderably agitated in Chinatown.
It is a custom of the Chinese to
place cigarettes on the graves of
their dead to soothe them on their
journey to the- unknown land. Boys
have learned of this and have been
keeping watch on the Chinese ceme
tery at the edge of the city. Chi
nese reported to the police today
that one of the boys found eight
cigarettes on a grave "and appropri
ated them for his. own use.
THE GHOST IS LAID.
That Wagon Episode Now a Thing of
Past.
The ghost has been finally laid
and the electric light wagon contro
versy is at last closed. The electric
light committee reported that Mr.
Clark agreed to accept tho wagon in
full for the work done on it and It
was decided to give it to him. Thus
the most famous vehicle in the his
tory of Ashland passes into history.
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
J. 0. O'BRIEN, TRANSIENT, FOUND
ROOMING HOUSE ON FOURTH
Bob Wilcox, a roomer at the Globe
rooming house on Fourth street, was
attracted to room 9 Wednesday
morning at 6:15 by moans coming
therefrom. Upon entering to investi
gate he found the occupant swelter
ing in his own blood, havinft attempt
ed to commit suicide with a razor.
He had slashed his throat, arms and
legs in an attempt to end his career,
but had reached no vital spot. Chief
of Police Oien was notified and had
him removed to the Granite City
hospital, where he was placed under
an anaesthetic and his wounds
dressed.
When questioned the man said
that his name was J. O. O'Brien. He
came in from the north on the mid
ANNIVERSARY MEETING.
Local W. C. T. U. Will Celebrate
Tuesday Next.
The W. C. T. U. will hold its
twenty-ninth anniversary meeting at
the. Presbyterian church on Tuesday,
April 22. A program will fill the
hours from 10 to 12 in the morning
and 2 to 4 in the afternoon. Visit
ors -are invited and can bring their
lunches with them and thus dine
with us and enjoy the social part
during the intermission.
The whole program will be devot
ed to the problems of the growing
generation. The discussion in the
morning will be on the following
topic: "Is the average mother care
less of' her child's environment?"
As Dr. Blumenthal of Australia is
now lecturing in our country and ex
ploiting the idea that bad mothers
make good sons, it belongs to us to
decide whether he has any founda
tion for the theory he brings forth.
During the afternoon various
prominent men of our city, who are
in position to know, will give their
ideas on training children and the
dangers, that menace thefr welfare
morally, spiritually and physically.
Good music by good singers will in
tersperse both programs.
-Ashland citizens in many ways are
above the average. Witlh splendid
work from, their instructors for and
with them, they measure up well In
books and athletics. They are al
ways a matter of comment from
strangers because of their mannerly
behavior abroad. But still there are
problems which will face us all the
more when the great tide of foreign
immigration shall reach us, and it Is
up to the parent to study the wel
fare of his growing child. Men and
women are both invited to be present
at our conference and are assured a
hearty welcome.
MRS. M. M. EDMUNDS, Sec.
Prior to the present war Adriano
ple had a population of 70,000, half
of whom were Turks, the rest Bul
garians, Armenians and Jews.
Do not forget the baseball game
between the high school and Grants
Pass Saturday afternoon at the high
school grounds.
WILL BUILD BILLBOARD.
One to Adorn Sight of Ruined Build
ing on Main Street.
Blain Klum of Medford appeared
before the city council Tuesday night
and asked permission to erect a bill
board on the ground, or rather on
the floor of the building on Main
street owned by George Stephenson
and damaged by fire and recently
torn down. Mr. Klum offered fo put,
the billboard back four feet from the
street, burn all paper coming off the
board and to put a railing along the
property, line. The permission was
grafted, the council believing that
the board would improve rather than
disfigure the street at it would hide
a very unpleasant backyard outlook.
GRESIIAM STREET DISCUSSED.
Property Owners Hoard as to Im
provements. Several property owners on Gresh
am street and vicinity were heard by
the city council Tuesday evening con
cerning the proposed curbing and
guttering of that street, alao regard
ing putting in sidewalks. Mr. Bress
ler and Dr. F. G. Swedenburg ap
peared before the council and ex
pressed their wishes and those of
others in the matter.
BY RAZOR ROUTE
WITH THROAT CUT IN BED IN
STREET WEDNESDAY MORNING
night train and went at once to the
rooming house and took a room.
Nothing more was heard from him
until morning, when his moanings
attracted attention. He stated to the
chief of police that he had been
on a drunk for three weeks but that
he could not remember the attempt
to end his life.
-It is not thought that his wounds
will prove serious, though he was
considerably weakened by loss of
blooC
He is reported at the rooming
house to have been well dressed and
gave Very little indication in his per
sonal appearance of a condition of
debauchery whichshould Instate an
attempt at self-destruction
A PROCLAMATION.
Following the annual custom here
tofore observed, I wiBh to announce
or designate Monday, April 21, as
"Cleanup" day in our city. In order
to stimulate all citizens to personal
interest and effort, the council
passed a resolution that the city fur
nish teams and drivers at the city's
expense for this occasion, therefore
I would urge everyone to make a
thorough cleanup about his or her
premises, putting all garbage into
boxes, bags or cans, placing same in
a convenient place along the street
or alley line where it will be easily
accessible. Let us all take a special
interest in this important matter and
rid our homes and premises of all
rubbish, which is not only unsightly
but a menace to health and life, and
keep pace with our reputation as the
"clean city" of Southern Oregon.
. Respectfully,
O. H. JOHNSON,
Mayor.
Seymour and Spanos at Ease.
Medford, April 16. That Mike
Spanos and Frank Seymour, convict
ed of the murder of Geoige Dedas
kalous, a Greek, in this city Septem
ber 22, have lost their worried ap
pearance and now believe that they
will escape the gallows is the word
brought from Salem by Sheriff Sin
gler, who returned today after tak
ing Cecil Townsend to the peniten
tiary. Singler visited both of the
condemned wen.
"The boys seem to believe now
that they will escape the gallows,"
states Singler, "and in consequence
are far more at ease than when I
last saw them. They are model pris
oners, according to the guards, and
make no trouble. Seymour is con
tinuing to show a deep religious
strain. They have apparently forgot
ten Medford and asked nothing con
cerning anyone in this section."
Two of the great railways enter
ing London are about to carry out
an important electrification scheme
involving more than 150 miles of
track.
The Cincinnati Enquirer defines a
hotel as a place where you swap dol
lars for quarters.
IS SUMMARILY ORDERED REMOVED
CITY RECORDER INSTRUCTED TO WIRE OWNER OLD OPERA HOUSE
ORDERING BUILDING TORN DOWN AT ONCE
. At the meeting of the city council
Tuesday evening summary action
was taken regarding the old opera
house building now owned by Ed A.
Estes. The front of the building has
sagged out till it leans into the street
at least a foot. The sidewalk was
roped off some days ago to prevent
danger to pedestrians. A report
from C. E. Welsenburger, who had
been employed by the city to pass on
the condition of the building, was
WANT OAKST. GRADED
Old Quetsion Comes Up in Slightly
Different Form Before the
City Council.
The old, old question of paving
Oak street was up before the city
council again Tuesday evening. The
question has been ip in varying
phases several times the past year
or so, and is yet unsolved. The last
proposition from the residents of
that street is that if the city council
the citizens owning land along the
street would donate half the work
necessary. On motion ihe matter
was referred to yie street committee
with power to act.
Congregational Churih.
At the recent communion service
of the church there were thirteen
persons received Into the member
ship. A fine class of nine adults
and four from the Sunday school.
Tlie" services for next Sunday will
be as follows: Preaching at 11
o'clock, at which time the choir will
render special music. Subject for
the sermon, "Why Go to Church?"
Subject for -the evening sermon,
"Morality vs. Religion." Special mu
sic by the male quartet, "Art Thou
Weary?" arranged by Parks, and
"Onward, Christian Soldier," ar
ranged by Parks.
A very cordial Invitation is extend
ed to all. Good fellowship. Good
music. Good services.
CEMENT PLANT ASSURED FOR VALLEY
BEAVER PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY IS INCORPORATED TO OPE
RATE PLANT AT GOLD HILL-FINANCES ARE ASSURED
Salem, Ore., April 16. The Bea
ver Portland Cement Company has
filed articles oi incorporation with
the secretary of state. The capital
stock is $600,000 and Portlund Is the
principal place of business. . The ar
ticles state the company will engage
in anything from digging of certain
kinds of clay to operating logging
roads and the establishment of re
tall yards.' Attorneys for the com
pany appear as the first trustees.
Medford, April 16. The erection
and operation of a $50,000 cement
plant at Gold Hill is assured. The
Beaver Portland Cement Company
has been organized to develop and
operate a quarry near Gold Hill
where cement can be easily manufac
tured. A few local men are interest
ed in the company, but most of the
Sumptuous Moving Pictures.
New York Times: London now
possesses in the. West End perhaps
the most magnificent cinematograph
theater in the world. It has cost
$650,000. The West End stands
half way between Leicester Square
and Piccadilly Circus, In the heart of
London's pleasure land, and the aim
of the management is to attract the
wealthy and cultured In fact, to
win over a class of people to whom
the moving picture is comparatively
little known.
Attached to the West End, which
seats 900 persons, Is a first class res
taurant, while a feature will be made
of afternoon tea in the foyer over
looking Coventry street. The inter
ior of the theater is delightful and
the pictures are set with all the ele
gant surroundings of a stage play.
Besides showing the best and newest
films, the West End ia to be the ex
clusive home of chronochrome, the
latest discovery in nature solar pic
tures. The Greater. Honolulu Chamber
of Commerce la being formed to
merge the several trade and commer?
cial bodies in the capital of Hawaii.
read and discussed. On motion the
city recorder was instructed to send
a night message to Mr. Estes order
ing the building torn down and giv
ing him three days in which to com
mence the work. The said letfer
was to be written under the super
vision of the city recorder.
A telegram was received this
morning from Mr. Estes ordering
that the upper story be taken down
and a crew will set to work at once
to remove the dangerous walls.
TO BUILDJPOLE LINE
Western Union Will Rebuild Entire
Line From Dcjmt to the Up
town Office.
A crew of linemen under H. B.
Lincoln, foreman of construction of
the Portland district, is engaged in
rebuilding the line of the Western
Union Telegraph Company from the
depot to the uptown office. The
poles will receive two coats of paint
each and the work will be done in
an up-to-date manner, and the Tid
ings is assured that the improve,
ments will add much to the appear
ance of the streets where the old
lines were.
Evangelistic Meetings.
Evangelist A. L. Crim of Wash
ington is one of the leading preach
ers in the Christian church on the
Pacific coast. He will bo In Ash
land for at least a few days, having
stopped on his way home from south
ern California. He will preach at
the Christian church this evening,
Friday evening, Sunday morning, af
ternoon and evening. Prof. Howell
lHaac will have charge of the music.
The people of Ashland are invited
to these services.
Russian' peasants produce great
quantities of hand-made goods.
There are villages In which every
home Is a workshop for the produc
tion of furniture.
capital to be used is foreign.
For some time the proposition of
establishing a large cement plant
near Gold Hill has been discussed.
A number of cement men have re
ported on the project, stating that
the deposits there were unexcelled
In the west. .Re cently a number of
cement manufacturing concerns be
came interested, which has resulted
In the organization of the Beaver
Portland Cement Company.
According to reports reaching thla
city from Portland, where the com
pany lias its principal office, work
is to start at once on tho erection
of the plant. It Is said that 500
men will be employed when the
works are established.
W. I. Vawter has been active Ut
the formation of the company and'
has looked after its interests locally.
THAT DUMPING GROUND
Residents Near It Object to Further
Use by City May Build
Crematory.
The dumping ground question bids
fair to be one of the big ones which
the present city council will have to
solve. Residents in the vicinity of
the present grounds have been put
ting up a vigorous protest against'
the conditions of the ground for
some time. These cond!tlnnn ac
cording to all accounts, have been
greatly bettered, but the residents
are not yet satisfied and their repre
sentatives were before the council at
Its regular meeting Tuesday evenlne
urging the council to discontinue the
use of the grounds. They offer to
purchase the tract for 1200 a i
stands or for $400 If the garbage ia
removed.
The matter of a garbage crematory
as discussed and plans were pre
sented by the city engineer. After
considerable discussion the matter
was postponed to permit the obtain
ing ot information from other cities
regarding garbage disposal.