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ASHLAND
THE BEAUTIFUL
VOL. XXXVII
ASHLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1913
NUMBER 94
AS
IS KILLED WHEN AUTO TURNS TURTLE
EARL LONG OF YREKA MET DEATH IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT NEAR
MONTAGUE LAST SATURDAY EVENING
Earl Long of Yreka was killed and
two out of three companions serl
.ously -injured when an . automobile
he was. driving turned turtle near
Montague Saturday evening. Partic
ulars as to the names of the other
parties are meagre. Asscording to
the reports which haye reached this
city the party was driving along the
road and through some accident to
the machinery became unmanage
able. When Long attempted to stop
the machine with the emergency
brake It turned turtle, causing his
death. A young lady In the party
was seriously injured and another
A. H. S. ARE WINNERS
Local High School Defeats (rants
Pass High School in a Well
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The baseball season opened in
Ashland Saturday afternoon, when
the Ashland high school defeated the
Grants Pass high school by a game
which was almost phenomenal for its
excellence for the first of the sea
son. The Ashland team outplayed their
opponents but were compelled to be
up on their toes every minute of the
time to win. There was noi a minute
from the first to the last that both
teams did not play ball. There were'
a few errors, but exceptionally few
for a. game in which neither team
had played before this season. The
local boys showed up In first-class
form,- Kenneth Williams making his
debut as a high school pitcher. He
pitched the first six innings, holding
the grants Pass team down to two
hits. He was replaced by "Phillie,"
as Phillips V known to the fans, who
made the Grants Pass boyB find
holes In the atmosphere with his
usual regularity. Both pitchers
played their positions weK, making
Girricaii caccnes."
The playing of the Ashland boys
was so uniformly good that there Is
little chance to particularize.
'Gravy" Plymate was in his usual
good form as catcher and his throw
ing to bases was as accurate as ever.
The Grants Pass boys played good
clean baseball and it was certainly
refreshing to witness a game without
a particle of wrangling from start to
finish. Cornell, dubbed "Ikey" by
the fans, the Grants Pass shortstop,
is not only a first-class ball player
but as an entertainer he is no slouch.
By his good matured responses to the
guying of the bleachers, as well as
by his comical actions and ppeech, he
made friends with the entire crowd.
Grants Pass Is to be congratulated
upon its ball team, not only as play
ers but as young gentlemen who
know how to take defeat like true
sports.
A. H. Praeht umpired the game
j and the fact that there was no Vick
' ing on his decisions, even when they
meant much, speaks well foT -his
work as well as for the conduct of
! the teams.
The only regrettable feature of the
game is the fact that only about one-
fourth to one-eighth the number of
people saw the game that . should
have, both in the interests of the
team and because those who were ah
sent missed a good exhibition of the
national game.
v The following was the play in de-
tall:
Ashland's first scores came in the
third inning when Mowat rolled one
toward "third which Bixby was un
able to handle in time to get the
runner at first. Mowat advanced
' to second when Carner, trying "to
catch him off first,' overthrew the
base. Enders sacrificed him to third,
Whittorf to Teel and McWilliams
-walked. Mac stole second and
"Gravy" bunted toward third base.
Mowat scoring and McWilliams tak
ing third. Plymate stole. . Shinn
bunted , one toward Bixby, McWil
liams . reaching ( home . and Plvmate
reacqmg' tnira, wnne sninn was aiso
safe at first. Phillips caught one
of earner s speedy ones in the ribs,
forcing Shinn to second. With the
bags full , Ashcraft struck put but
Moody walked, forcing. Grayy, home,
with the third run of. the inning.
Frame ended Ashland's chances by
flying out to Cornell.' ,
The fourth and last tally came in
the fourth.-.. Mowat went out Hansen
to Teel and Enders grounded put to
Teel. McWilliams reached first on
an error and stole second. Plymate
walked out after Mac had safely
young man had an arm and shoulder
hurt. There is a report that the in
jured man was a brother of Earl
Long, but that is not thought to be
true by relatives in this city.
The deceased was a cousin of
Pearl Long, an operator in the Ash
land telephone exchange. Miss Long
had a conversation with the oper
ator at Yreka, who is a near neigh
bor of the Long's, and she made no
mention of the brother being hurt, or
being in the car at all.
See the new patterns of wall pa
per at Dickerson's.
OPIUM JOINTS RAIDED
Police Gather Six Outfits for Sniok
log Opium in Raid Sunday
Xight.
Six joy riders from Medford made
night hideous In the neighborhood
of the Imperial rooming house on
Fourth street Sunday night. Coun
cilman Sherman, who lives near
there, notified Chief Oien, who or
ganized a posse consisting of himself,
Night Officer Porter, Special Officer
Bert Turner and Councilman Sher
man and swooped down upon them.
They arrested C. Woodburn, the
proprietor, searched the place and
found two complete "opium smoking
outfits, placed Mrs. Woodburn, who
is 111, under surveillance, and took
the six revelers to the police station.
Recorder Gillette was called up and
the six deposited $50 as surety for
their appearance when wanted. A
search warrant was issued for the
building occupied by Jim Ling; the
cook at the Oregon Hotel, who rooms
on Second street between A and B.
There Jim and another Chinaman
were found and four opium outfits
and a good amount of the drug were
found. . . . r -
Woodburn and the two celestials
were locked up in the city bastile to
await the action of the county at
torney, who was notified by tele
phone. Jim Ling is the Chinaman
who was tried last year for a cutting
scrape in an opium joint at Medford.
The joy riders from Medford gave
their names as Misses Hazel McCoy
and Hazel Williamson and Messrs.
Al Hermanson, Merrill Kellogg, E.
L. Roth and Walter Brown.
Sheriff Singler came up from
Jacksonville this afternoon and took
the prisoners to Medford. where a
hearing will be Jield, Holbrook
WJthington acting for Prosecuting
Attorney Kelly, who Is engaged in
court work at Grants Pass.
The Tidings for artistic printing.
made third. Gravy stole. On a
passed ball McWilliams scored and
Plymate went to third. Shinn struck
out, ending the inning.
'Grants Pass had men on third sev-
ral times during the game, but the
necessary hitwas not forthcoming.
The score: '
Grants Pass High.
" AB. R. H. PjO. A. E.
Teel, 1st b. ... . 4 0 1 10 1 0
Cornell, s. s. . . . 3 0 0 3 0 0
Hausen, 2d b. . . 3 0 0 0 1 1
Bixby, 3d b. ... 4 0 1 1 0 1
Stelnbaugh, c. f . 2 0 0 0 0 0
Blake, r. f . . . . . 2 0 0 1 0 0
Qalvin, 1. f. ... 2 0 0 2 0 0
Carner, p.....;2'0 0 0 3 1
Whittorf, c. .... 3 0 0 7 2 0
25 0 2 24 7 3
Ashland High.
AB. R. H. PO. A. E.
Plymate, c 3 1 1 8 0 0
Shinn, rf .-ss. ... 4 0 1 0 2 0
Phillips, ss.-p... 3 0 0 4 1 0
Ashcraft, 3d b. . 2 0 0 3 2 0
Moody, 1st b. . . 3 0 1 10 0 1
Frame, 1. f 3 0 1 0 0 1
Mowat, 2d b ... 4 1114 0
Enders, c. f . . . . 3 0 0 0 0 0
McWilliams, p.-rf 3 2 0 1 5 0
-28 4 5 L7 14 2
..Summary: Two hits, no runs, off
McWilliams In six innings. Two
base hit, Teel. Sacrifice hits, End-,
era, Stelnbaugh. Stolen bases, Cor
nell two, McWilliams 2Plmate twoj
Moody, , Hausen. . Double plays, Mc
VViHiama. !' to Moody "4o Plymate.
Struck out. by McWllllamB two, by
Phillips four, by Carner eight. Bases
on balls, off McWilliams four; off
Phillips one, lot f Carner five. - Hit
by pitcher, Phillips and Asberaft'by
Carner. Passed, balls, Whittorf 'two','
Plymate one. i Umpire, Praeht. ' '
MOTORCYCLE CAUSKS RUNAWAY
Chief Oien's Mucliiue Scares Colts,
Who Dash Into Rig.
Chief Oien's motorcyclo was the
cause of a runaway last Thursday,
but through . no fault of the chief.
He had been out on the Boulevard
beyond the normal school and had
been compelled to stop near Benton
Bowers' place to adjust his machine.
He was on the bicycle path and had
just started up when a tea.i) of colts
driven by A. H. Peaehcy and hitched
to a stone boat became irightened.
Mr. Oieu stopped his machine at
once, but the colts whirled and then
jumped while the lines veie slack
and Mr. Peaehev had no chanrn tn
control them. They got away and !
ran toward town, coming up behind
the rig driven by John Taylor. One
horse tried to go each side' of the
rig, with the result that one went on
top of it, throwing Mr. Taylor and
his sister-in-law, Miss McGee, out.
She suffered a broken arm and was
otherwise bruised, and he was
bruised but not seriously hurt. Miss
McGee was taken into a passing rig
and taken to the home of her sister,
Mrs. Charles Haight, 528 East Main
street, and is reported as getting
along nicely today.
HAVE IXCUBATOIt iJABY.
Tiny Mite of Humanity Thriving at
Granite City Hospital.
The tiniest mite of humanity
p-obably ever born in Ashland is the
H'tle daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. J.
Perrine, which weighed at the time
of its birth between two and two and
one-half pounds. The little one was
born about two weeks ago, and
though the mother's life vas at one
time despaired of, she is now get
ting along nicely. The little one is
also thriving and the hospital au
thorities have high hopes of its
growing to normal size and weight.
At present it is being carefully cared
for and artificial heat maintained
with an electric stove.
For Sale.
sold soon, a 5-room cottage with
bath. Address J. E. G., care the Tid
ings office. 94-tf
England's textile mills employ
more than 1,000,000 persons.
PRES. WILSON WILL NOT INTERFERE
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THREATS FROM TOKIO FAIL TO INDUCE CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO MIX IN
CALIFORNIA FIGHT AGAINST ALIEN LAND OWNERSHIP
Washington, April 18. Hysterical
demands by 20,000 persons assem
bled in mass meeting in Tokio last
night that the Japanese government
resort to arms to protest against the
passage of the antl-allea land bill
now pending before the California
legislature failed to excite President
Wilson here today. Naturally Wash
ington officialdom is slightly con
cerned over anti-American agitation
in Japan, but the president insists
that California is privileged to enact
any legislation it desires, and it
seems .certain that the government
will not interfere with the passage
of the land laws.
American difficulties in Mexico
and Japan are complicated because
only the acting heads of embassies
are in each country. The resignation
of Lars Anderson, the American am
bassador to Japan, is in the hands
of the president. President Wilson
is anxious to send a new and depend
able ambassador to Japan at once.
Former Mayor Guthrie of Pittsburg
Is urged for the place.
- President Wilson expecta Califor
nia to pass the land bill and frankly
told the Japanese ambassador that
when it is passed he expects Oregon
and Washington to adopt identical
bills.
The president expects Americans
to become most unpopular in Japan
and he wants an ambassador there
capable of handling the most deli
cate situations. Both President Wil
son and Secretary of State Bryan are
keeping in ' close touch with Sacra
mento and Tokio. t;
; Reports front Mexico indicate that
rebel activities are ' increasing
throughout the-northern part o the
country. ', ' ,. .
If he can prevent U, President Wil
son will not permit any anti-Japanese
agitation on the coast becoming
an issue which might endanger the
friendly relations between , this coun
try and Japan. He intimated to all
who have discussed the plan with
him that he thinks the less '.said
A VERY SAD DEATH.
Miller Lilly Died as Result of Blow
From a Stone.
One of the saddestdeaths in Ash
land in years was that of Miller
Lilly, the 13-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. John it. Lilly, which took place
Friday noon. Young Lilly and a
companion were playing together a
couple of weeks ago and the latter
batted a small stone with his ball
bat, which struck Miller on the
head. Brain fever set in as a re
sult, death ensuing on Friday.
The funeral was held at the resi
dence of the parents Sunday after-'
noon, followed by interment in
Mountain View cemetery.
The funeral was largely attended
and a local florist states that there
were more flowers bought from him
for this funeral than for any other
that ever was held in Ashland.
The deceased was a brother of
Kenneth Lilly of the Tidings carrier
force and had acted as substitute car
rier. BIG ASH LAX I) LEMO.V.
II. P
Holmes Can Hand One to
Someone Soon.
Who said Ashland could not raise
lemons? ' If there be a doubting
Thomas let him look in the window
at Holmes Brothers' grocery and be
c nvinced. H. P. Holmes has a lem
on tree on exhibition tht-.re which
contains an almost ripe lemon which
is certainly a whopper. It measures
13 inches in circumference the small
way and 14 Mi the long way. On the
tree is another large lemon, several
small ones and many buds, some of
which will be in bloom soon, when
the tree will have fruit in all 6tages
from the bud to the ripe fruit. It is
well worth a journey to the store to
Bee.
Polytechnic Students.
Holders of the new series of Poly
technic scholarship certifcates are
requested to call at the Commercial
Club, offices and sign up the notes
which are made a part of the con-
ry ------ - .
BigiiatB.es almost any day between
the hours of 9 and 11 a. m. and 1
and 13 p. m.
Major W. N. McKelvey of Chicago
now owns the sword of Balboa.
about it now the better. The pro
posed California land laws were not
discussed at today's cabinet meeting.
Tomorrow the president will con
fer with Congressman Raker, who
will submit the text of the bills
pending in the California legislature.
President Wilson is also having pre
pared a digest of all court decisions
regarding alien land owning, in or
der to familiarize himself with land
laws.
Secretary Bryan today character
ized as "utterly foolish," reports that
he intended going to California to in
vestigate the situation there.
MISS ARXOLD -WINS.
Gets Fine Piano Offered by Kolia
Ken. The piano contest at Kohagen's 5,
10, 15. and 25 cent store closed Sat
urday evening. The winner of the
piano was Miss Orpha Arnold, who
had 383,039 votes. Miss Cora Clift
came second with 191,675 votes and
receives a due bill for $250 toward
one of the pianos at $350. The East
Side school receives a due bill for
$250 on a similar piano, with a vote
of 85,736. Miss Dorothy Howard
stood fourth with a vote of 34,496
stood fourth with, a vote of 34,548
and gets a due bill for $240, while
Miss Minnie Dunlap had 31,496 votes
and receives a $230 due bill. ..
' A Martin Mot. '
Condemning the dissipation and
extravagance of a certain clique of
young married peoplpe in New York,'
Frederick Townsend Martin said: '
"It requires money to get into that
set, and it requires brains td keep
out of it." '
, The . continuous increase iri trade
of the port of Manchester has made
necessary additional equipment for
loading and unloading vessels at the
docks. ' : '-"
IRRIGATION BOOSTERS TO CAMPAIGN
BUSINESS MEN OF MEDFORD TO VISIT RANCHES IN AN EFFORT TO
INDUCE OWNERS TO SIGN IRRIGATION CONTRACTS
Medford, April IS. Concentrated
efforts toward the securing of irri
gation in the Rogue Kiver Valley)
will be inaugurated by merchants,
bankers, property holders and influ
ential citizens of Medford this morn
ing, ,when 13 automobile loads of
boosters will leave for the orchards!
to talk water to the fanners, fruit-1
growers and landowners, on the
value of ifrigation as a prosperity
producer in southern Oregon. The
campaign will last for a week or
more and is backed by the Commer
cial Club, Merchants' Association,
business houses and banks of the
city.
The automobiles will leave with
from half a dozen to ten people in
each car, and personal effort will be
directed to secure the signatures of
landowners to the recently revised
contracts of the Roguelands Canal
Company. It is the intenrion of the
boosters to secure contracts for 20,
000 acres by May 1, and to this end
no energy will be Bpared. The prop
osition has brought out a strong re
PROTECT WATERSUPPLY
Medford Buys Half Section of Land
Around City Intake for That
Purpose.
Medford, April 20. Arrangements
have been perfected by the finance
committee of the city council where
by the Hamilton ranch of 320 acres
abutting the intake of tho city water
supply this side of Fish Lake will
be purchased and the danger of con
tamination prevented jy tho clearing
of the land and its enclosure with
a fence to prevent stock from graz
ing on the property.
Shorty Hamilton, who owned the
land, sold it to the city fo" the price
he paid for it, $7,000, not even asK-
uife iui iuiCitat Oil liro - ,ituiicj .
four banks of Medford Agreed i ,e
take the city warrants necessary S
finance the sale. Twenty-five hun
dred dollars will be paid this year
and the balance . next year.
With the sale go extensive water
rights which will give tho city an
amount of water approximately equal
to that now taken from Fish Lake.
The land Is also valuable as a hay
ranch and plans are now being per
fected by which the city will be able
to benefit the taxpayers far more
than is involved in the Initial cost.
The main object at present, how
ever, Is to insure a pure water sup
ply throughout the year. Although
the water has been free from typhoid
there have been traces of malaria
germs, and hereafter the only possi
ble objection to the supply will be
removed. Active work toward fenc
ing in the land and ciearing the
drainage surface will begin in the
near future.
STATE GAME WARDEN HERE.
Mr. Flnley SjKMit Sunday In City to
Consult With Local Men.
W. E. Finley, state game warden,
who was In Medford to meet the
sportsmen of that section Saturday,
came on up here Sunday to talk
things over with the local nlmrods
and Waltons, but owing to the short
notice saw comparatively few. He
spent a portion of the afternoon at
the Elks club and talked over the
situation with those of that order
who were present. Mr. Finley is re
ported to be opposed to a referen
dum on the Rogue fiver fish bill lest
it start a referendum fight upon all
game legislation.
One Will Fight.
Chief Oien had a busy day Sunday
and made his niotorcyclw assist in
paying for itself. He gathered in
three speeders during the day, F. L.
Camp and Newsom Harrison of this
city and II. A. Sherroll of Medford.
The latter deposited a check with the
chief of police to insure his appear
ance before Recorder Gillette today
and forfeited the check.
Mr. Camp denies, hat he was
speeding and secured Attorney II. V.
Richardson and. will fight the case.
Harrison and Camp were simply
notified by the chief to. appear in
recorder's court, today. ) , -,
Two previous victims, have . con
tributed $5 each for speeding since
the motorcycle was dd,ed to. the po
lice force. They, were; O, .Winter of
this city and Fred Purdju of Medford.
vival of the Medford spirit. It i3
believed that by this step the farm
ers and growers will be brought into
closer touch with th
relative to the irrigation proposition.
Hinging upon tho success of the
irrigation proposition is the interur
ban line and the cement plant at
Gold Hill, upon which preliminary
work has begun. The securing of
the signatures means the svpenditure
of two million dollars in the building
of ditches and the commencement of
work within 30 days.
The "Irrigation Auto Bolsters' id
a child of the brain of Councilman
Mitchell. Among those who furnish
care today are: Councilman J. .
Mitchell, Colonel Mundy, York & Co.,
Horace Howard, F. E. Merrick,
Shorty Garnett, Dr. R. E. French,
J. A. Perry, C. M. English and many
others.
When the outdoor world is call
ing you, take a Kodak then leave
the film at Whlted's and get it de
veloped and printed right. 92-4t
AFTER REAMS' SCALP
Democrats Will Oppose Him Because
of Alleged ltailroiul Affilia
tions, is Humor.
Portland, Ore., April 17. It be
came known here today thac a move
ment has been started to defeat the
confirmation of Clarence L. Reanies
of Medford for appointment as Unit
ed States district attorney on the
score of his affiliation with the
Southern Pacific railroad and his
record in connection with the public
land grants. Friends of Mr. Reames
claim this Is simply a back-handed
stab by a few disgruntled democratic
politicians who hope to embarrass
the Medford man and if possible pre
vent bis appointment. a far as
BeniR.wlJi-n.9J!0J'nial Potest has been
probably be done. The report was
printed In the Evening Telegram co
Incident with the announcement of
President Wilson sending Reanies'
appointment to the senate.
Medford, April 18. 'Such a
charge is absurd," said Mr. Reanies
last night when informed of the re
port, "and as far as my affiliation
with the Southern Pacific and my
public land record Is concerned I
consider both good. I was one of
the first lawyers In Oregon, to pub
licly oppose the withdrawal of the
public lands by the Southern Pacific
and In 1906 when a candidate for
the state legislature I spoke in every
school house In the county favoring
intervention by the state to compel
the railroad to return tho land to
public sale for the benefit of actual
settlers.
"At the last session of the legisla
ture I introduced House Blil No. 515
11' H lull ...on a .ntl.nnJ 1 . 1 . - -. 1 n n.
. ..! it no a iaiiiuii.il uiiiij Divy law
and was designed to prevent any
railroad In this state from Issuing
stocks or bonds without the sanction
of the state railroad commission.
The bill passed the hous3 but waa
defeated In the senate.
"As to my connection with the
Southern Pacific, everyonu in Med
ford knows that my only relation
was through my former partenr
Judge W. M. Colvig, and when he
retired the position fell to me. Upou
my election to the legislature I re
signed this position and have had no
connection with the Southern Pa
cific or any other railroad since.
"Opposition to my appointment on
such grounds can have little weight
at Washington or in this state. My
record is open to the Inspection of
anyone at any time. I might perhaps
feel complimented to know that this
is the worst that my political enemies
can bring against me."
Mr. Reames left for Portland early
this morning oh the Shasta.
Eastern Oregon Dry Land Potatoes.
-The best potatoes on the market
for table use. If you desire and
appreciate a first-class potato order
some of these: 75 cents per 100
POUndS." Also the Vfirv boat Rarlv
Verrabnt (eastern Oregon) seed po
tatoes, as early and fully, equal la
quality to Early Rose and .much bet
ter ylelders. 'At ' 'Ashland-Klamath.
Exchange, North Main street!. Phono
No. 4i'-i-'' , ; ' ' "' ':l ' ' '
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SmaUpoit is almost constantly;
present in Mazatlan, Mexico.