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Oregon Historical Socletr.
Ashland
SUNNY
SOUTHERN OREGON
IDINGS
ASHLAND
THE BEAUTIFUL
VOL. XXXVII
ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1913
NUMBER 97
RAILROAD LANDS
REVERT TO U. S.
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CiOVERXMENT WIN'S AGAINST 8.
P, IN FAMOUS CASE.
SUBMITTED WITHOUT ARGUMENT
Case Involves 2,:00,0OO Acres of
Land in AVestern and Southern
Oregon Will be Apiealed to Su
preme Court. "
Portland, . Ore., April 291 "The
court orders that a decree be entered,
forfeiting these lands to the United
States government, and that the gov
ernment recover its costs and dis
bursements in this case." s "
By this simple statement of Judge
C. E. Wolverton, of the federal dis
trict court, today, and in the pres
ence of a few attorneys, lands stipu
lated to he worth $30,000,000 and
estimated by experts to have a value
of $40,000,000 to $60,000,000 were
taken from the Southern Pacific
Company and returned to the federal
government.
There were no spectacular or im
pressive arguments. In a quiet mon
otone, as if deciding some unimpor
tant affair, Judge Wolverton ended
in the lower courts the greatest land
case the federal government has yet
prosecuted. An acreage aggregating
slightly more than 2,300,000, for
which the people of Oregon have
been clamoring insistently the past
decade, was declared the property of
the federal government, to be opened
if congress so desires. .
While the decree finishes the fam
ous Oregon and California land grant
case in the lower courts, it will be
immediately appealed' to the circuit
court of appeals in San Francisco.
It seems propable that the case may
be brought up for' a hearing there
by October of this year, or possibly
earlier. From there, no matter what
is the decision, the case will go on
to the supreme court of the United
States for final adjudication.
Culmination of the famous contro
versy in the lower courts came unex
pectedly. B. D. Townsend, the spe
cilal district attorney of the federal
government, who instituted the for
feiture suit and has handled it ever
since its inception, was on hand pre
pared for ten to. fifteen days of
strenuous argument. W. J. Herrin,
general counsel for the Southern Pa
cific Company, and P. F. Dunne, gen
eral counsel for the Harriman sys
tem, reached Portland yesterday to
appear with W. D. Fenton, chief
eounsel for the Southern Pacific, in
the struggle.
Yesterday afternon the attorneys
for the railway got into touch with
Mr. Townsend, and they went before
Judge Wolverton. It was soon re
vealed that no new matter adduced
in the testimony taken, the past' year
altered the view of Judge Wolverton
when deciding the demurrer. This
prompted, the railway attorneys to
submit their case without argument,
and it was so clear to the govern
ment counsel that the interests of
the people were safe that the court
was informed that the government
would not argue. .
This case, which was instituted in
1908, has been one of the most force
fully contested ever brought in local
courts. The Oregon legislature peti
tioned congress to take action, and
a resolution was passed to that effect
by the national legislature. B. D.
Townsend was at once assigned to
the case. After he started his in
quiry into the facts, A. W. Lafferty
filed about 60 private suits for men
induced to v locate on the lands.
Townsend then filed the main case,
demanding forfeiture of the 2,300,
000 acres remaining unsold. The
court ordered the Lafferty cases con
' solidated, and later 4,000 or 5,000
DREAMLAND CHANGES
Henslee & Wood of Roseburg Buy
,Ora Angle's Interests in
I Plnyliouse.
. Ora Angle has disposed of his in
terests in the Dreamland heatre to
Messrs. Henslee & Wood, 'formerly
of the Palace theatre at Roseburg.
The proprietors are remodeling the
lighting of the building arid equip
ping the 'stage with a new curtain,
etc. They expect to add new fea
tures from time to time and hope to
give Ashland a better class of at
tractions than "ht& been possible
since the burning f the opera house.
WILL KLECT OFFICER.
Commercial Club's Regular Meeting
Next Monday Evening.
The Commercial Club meets Mon
day evening, May 5, at which time
will occur the semi-annua! election of
officers. Present officials are: Presi
dent, E. D. Briggs; vlcerpresldent,
O. Winter,'- treasurer, F. S. Engle;
secretary, W. II. Day; trustees, F. H.
Walker, W. A. Freebui, W. D.
Hodgson. ' ,
Other matters to coma up before
this meeting will be further consider
ation of the Polytechnic school ques
tion, also reports concerning the pro
posed. Old Ladies' Home and the im
proved roads movement. Mr. De Car
low of Pinehurst (nee Shake) has
written the club concerning a poor
condition of the , highways in that
vicinity, and begs the organization to
use what influence, is at Its command
in behalf of Improved roads over In
that section. Ashland is looked to
for relief In this matter, and De Car
low hopes it will be 'forthcoming
soon.
The United States last year im
ported 153,000,00 pounds of cocoa,
the greatest amount on record.
HOSLEY ISBADLY HURT
Head Caught While Coupling Cars
in Local Railroad Yards Mon
day Evening.
Roy Hosley of this city was badly
injured about 5 o'clock Monday even
ing while coupling cars in the local
yards of the Southern Pacific rail
way. He was down under the cars
fixing the hose and in some way his
head got caught between the bump
ers and he was held there until the
engine was started ahead, when he
dropped senseless to the ground. He
was thought to be dead bat came to
in about half an hour and was able
to sit up the next day. His ear and
the scalp behind the ears were badly
cut and he bled freely, but it is
thought that the skull suffered no
injury, though how he escaped in
stant death is a wonder to all who
saw the accident.
BRITISH OFFICERS TO RIDE.
Englishmen to Join Americans in
50-Mile Battlefield Jaunt.
Washington, April ''S. Thirty
one army officers composing the
army war college staff will be ac
companied by two British army of
ficers, Major-General Colin MacKen
zie and Lieutenant-Colonel Paley,
connected with the Canadian mili
tary forces, when they start Thurs
day on their 50-day ride over battle
fields of the Civil War. The two
English officers paid their respects
today to Secretary Garrison and
Major-General Wood, chief of staff
of the army.
The cavalcade will reach Gettys
burg, Pa., May 18, for the gathering
of veterans there.
READY FOR SUBMISSION'.
Road Tax Caw Briefs Are Filed
With Judge Calkins.
The attorneys for the city have
submitted their briefs in the case
brought by the city in the name of
the mayor to test the action of the
county court in levying a road tax
within the city of Ashland, and it is
hoped that Judge Calkins will be
able to take the matter under con
sideration next week. It is not
known yet whether or not there will
be oral arguments in the case.
interveners also appeared and were
also consolidated.
Lafferty proceeded on the theory
that specific performance of the orig
inal grant should be had. Townsend
fought for forfeiture. In the final
decree, authorized today, the Laffer
ty and all other intervening eases
were ordered dismissed, and the gov
ernment's main contention for for
feiture was declared the final verdict
of the lower court.
A total of 820,000 acres of land
has been sold, some for as high as
$40 an acre.
In regard to the Union Trust Com
pany's intervention, for which J. M.
Gearin appeared today, the court
ruled that the trust compnny, own
ing $17,000,000 mortgage bonds on
the lands and property of the Oregon
& California system, acquired an in
terest with full notice of the condi
tions attaching to the grant, and
could not Interpose the plea of an
innocent purchaser. .
CITY FATHERS DISCUSS WATERWORKS
PROPOSITION BROACHED TO ERECT BIG DAM IN tANYON TO FORM
RESERVOIR FOR STORAGE OF WATER
At the special meeting of the city
council the members ot the water,
committee reported in favor of buy-
ing 3,000 feet of pipe and necessary
fittings to put In place of smaller
pipe on the Eonth side ot the city.
After considerable discussion the mo
tion to make the purchase was with
drawn, the majority o' the council
believing tltat it was useless to en
large the pipes until the supply of
vater available was sufficient to fill
the present pipes.
This brought up the question of
water supply, which was discussed at
length. The matter of a dam up the
canyon and a leservoir capable of
I supplying tl e city with water for
pcwer md irrigation during the dry
season was taken up and given con
siderable discussion. Mayor Johnson
expressed himself as heartily in fa-
i vor of bonding the city for about
$75,000 to erect such a dam and for
all time to solve the question of wa-
WORE OTHERS OUT.
H. G. Enders Led Crowd a Merry
CI tone Over Road.
The party of, land-lookers who
went to California the first of the
week returned Wednesday evening
with the exception of G. W. Seager,
who was detained on business. The
auto in which the crowd went from
Montague to Yreka was 'afterwards
burned and they undertook to walk
from Yreka toMontague tinder the
leadership 'of H. G. Enders. F. G.
McWilliams, who was one of the
party, says Mr. Enders is a terror on
a hike. He carried a 10-pound rifle
which Frank Jordan purchased as a
souvenir, the entire distance of seven
miles, and then nearly wore out the
other members of the party. Fran
Jordan and J. C. Newton gave out on
the trip and had to be carried into
Montague on a farmer's wagon.
The greatest ocean depth yet
measured, a point 40 miles north of
the Philippine islands ot Mindanao,
ofMi
is 32,088 feet deep.
EVANGELIST CRIM ON CHILD PROBLEM
ADDRESSED W. C. T. U. AT M. E. CHURCH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
GAYE POWERFUL ARGUMENTS
Evangelist Crlm delivered a schol
arly address on the necessary safe
guards that should be, placed around
the child to an audience on Tuesday
composed of some of the most
thoughtful men and women in Ash
land. It was listened to with close
attention and applauded at the close.
This distinguished sojourner has
made child life a study not only in
his own home but in the slums of
Chicago and other Ikrge cities.
He pictured, first, the pre-natal
influences that should or should not
surround the child yet unborn. He
dwelt on heredity, of which, it is
said, we get one-half of our charac
teristics from our parents and one
third from our grandparents, leav
ing one-Bixth or less of dominant
traits to' be really our own. Thus
are handed down the line the love of
intoxicants, the licentiousness of
forefathers or else ' their dominant
traits of reverence, honesty and In
tegrity. The mother, either real or
prospective, is entitled to be guarded
and protected from harmful influ
ences, for she it is that upbuilds the
commonwealth as no other factor
can do, nor any imported factor will
do.
The speaker dwelt on the dawning
of light when some of our congress
men at the capital of our country
were heard insisting that prevention
of crime was better a thousand fold
than attempting to deal with its re
sults. One of the most potent fac
tors of crime were tho 250,000
licensed saloons in the United States
with an average attendance of
2,500,000 young men from 21 to 30
every evening. Another fuctor was
uncensored shows that catered to the
sensual and eaarly sowed the seeds
of vice In the minds of the young
children. So It is no wonder that
such a club as the millionaires' club
of Los Angeles be now under Inves
tigation for deliberately ensnaring
young girls yet in their teens. The
African jungle has only moved to our
western shores in new .'form.i t if
ter supply. He had seen the big irri
gation project 'dams in eastern Wash
ington and on the Snake river and
was confident that Ashland canyon
presented possibilities which far ex
ceed that section. Ho hollovort ihof
the city should be amply supplied j
with water for domestic uses, irriga-1
tion and municipal power.
After considerable discussion the
matter was left without formal ac-l
tion, but it is understood that the
city engineer will be instructed to
spend some time this summer investi
gating the matter of site, cost, capac
ity, etc.
For Sale.
At a bargain and on eaay terms if
8 Id soon, a 5-room cottage with
bath. Address J. E. G., care the Tid
ings office. 94-tf
See the new patterns of wall pa
per Dickerson's.
TO EQUALIZE RATES.
City Fathers Get After the Water
Users.
. The city fathers are balking at the
city parks and city schoob being fur
nished with water free of charge.
They also believe that some users
are getting their city water for in
adequate prices, and at the meeting
Monday evening the water committee
was instructed to readjust rates. At
the same meeting the mayor wa3 in
structed to secure one or two men to
check' up the city and acieage and
see that no water was being used for
which the city was receiving no pay.
Normal Alumni, Attention!
A special meeting of the Alumni
Association of the S. O., S. Normal
School has been called for 7:30 p.
m. Friday, May 2, at Ike home of
Mrs. D. Perozzi, 88 Granite street.
All members who can possibly be
present are urgently requested to at
tend. Business! Business! Busi
ness! FRED C. HOME'S, JR.,
President.
FOR NEED OE CRIME PREVENTION
there is not a sudden halt called in
the attempt to legitimatize vice, the
youth of America are doomed.
As a result largely of crime statis
tics prove, said the speaker, that in
Berlin 31 per cent only of that city
meet the requirements that make
them eligible to enter the army. In
England the children 10 years of
age, in the country, excead those of
the city in height by more than
three inches and about 11 pounds in
weight In Edinburgh one-half of
the children are found to have rick
ets, the result of unsanitary condi
tions. The very things that have
depreciated the children of Europe
are now making great headway in
our own country. More than 2,000,-
000 young Americans are practically
"down and out" because of the sins
of their fathers or the carelessness
of child labor laws, or allowing them
to use the cigarette, to get access to
morphine, or to enter the back doors
of saloons. And tax-payers must sup
port this army of young incompe
tents for years to come. To prevent
an Increase and thus lessen this in
cumbrance to our nation, we must
rear children with good blood, and
amidst good surroundings.
The giving of alms is not needed
so much as' Intelligence to control
tl is menace. The great horde of in
creasing immigration makes it still
more important. In fact, the stu
dents of sociology repeat that the
child born in heathendom has a bet
ter chance for right living than one
born In the slums. You may cherish
your child as you will, but if you do
not help to keep Its environment de
cent, yours will surely suffer.
The lecturer was given hearty
thanks. Mrs. Lester Poor added to
the occasion with a charming solo.
The evangelistic meetings at the
Christian church are growing In In
terest and : results. Thus far there
have .been fifteen additions to the
congregation. There will foe three
services Sunday. " '?
CONVICT ESCAPES BY RISE.
Missing Uniform of Guard Gives
Clew to Method Ibed.
San Rafael, Cal., April 28.
Guards and a posse from San Quen
tin prison are searching the hills sur
rounding the penitentiary '"or Charles
Bauer, aged 34, a convict sentenced
on January 20 last to three years
in San Queut.in for forgery.
Bauer was assigned to work in the
sleeping quarters of the guards and
was kept busy all this morning.
When the convicts were rounded up
at 1 o'clock he was missing, as was
also a guard's uniform. There was
a band concert this morning, and it
is presumed he mingled with the
crowd listening to the music and
walked off unnoticed in the uniform
of a guard. It is believed Bauer is
hiding in the hills.
Men's League Meeting.
.There will be a rousing meeting of
the Men's League of the Congrega
tional church next Monday evening
at the church. The ladies are Invit
ed to attend the social part of the
meeting. A large attendance is ex
pected.
FOR CURRENCY REFORM
President Wilson's Ideas to be Rep
resented in Bill to be Intro
duced Later.
Washington, April 28. There will
be a Wilson currency reform bill,
and it will represent the president's
views on what is needed to place the
monetary system on a solid basis.
President Wilson, his friends in both
houses of congress and financial ex
perts already have agreed on the
general principles of the bill.
It is certain that when the bill is
completed it will not carry any guar
antee of bank deposits. This ..was
developed at today's weekly confer
ence between the president and the
newspaper correspondents. The pres
ident thinks the bank guaranty ques
tion is broad enough to be consid
ered independently and he is devot
ing to study what the bill must in
clude to prevent the mcney trust
from increasing its power and at the
same time to give the country banks
an opportunity to become more po
tent factors. The president wants
public hearings held.
The president indicated to the cor
respondents that he would retain an
open mind regarding Panama canal
tolls.
Japan's proposal to send a repre
sentative to Sacramento has not
reached the president, but Secretary
of State Brya'n undoubtedly will
settle this matter himself.
President Wilson is watching Sac
ramento developments carefully and
expects Californlans of sober judg
ment to prevent any embarrassment
to the federal government. He
thinks much of the newspaper com
ment represents the views of radicals
and does not reflect the real views
of a majority of the legislators. The
administration is merely marking
time until Secretary Bryan reports.
The president believes the Califor
nia legislators will be found willing
to co-operate with Secretary Bryan
and does not expect any unpleasant
ness to result from his visit to Sacra
mento. President Wilson's attitude on the
tariff is unchanged. He discredits
the suggestion that Jokers are con
cealed in the measure, and thinks It
represents the views of the majority
In congress.
Congregational (lum-li.
A specially fine service is in store
for all who may attend the services
at the Congregational church next
Sunday. At the 11 o'clock service
there will be a violin solo by Dr.
Bonar, "The Holy City;" also a vocal
solo by Mr. Strickland, "All Ye Who
Seek." The pastor will take for the
subject of the sermon, "The Blessing
of the Church." The muaic for the
evening service will also be an at
tractive feature. A violin solo by
Dr. Reno, a male quartet and a
mixed quartet. Subject for the ser
mon, "Knowledge and Us Responsi
bility." A welcome is exteuded to
everybody.
Five hundred marriage licenses
were Issued In one day in Philadel
phia recently.' On the 'same day 60
divorces were granted.
Chicago has a skyscraper with a
golf course on its twelfth floor,"
This country" employs " 860,000
women in its Industries; "' '
TARIFF BILL
ABOUT READY
EXCITING DEHATK MARKS THE
IHH'SE SKSSIONS.
WORDY WAR BETWEEN MEMBERS
r
Progressive leader Grills Republi
cans for Bad FaJtFi Regarding Tar.
iff Corn mission as Urged by Taft
(lark Supports Charge.
Washington, April 30. "I think
we will finish the tariff bill in the
house by Saturday night," declared
Democratic Leader Underwood to
night after an all-day debate on the
iron and steel schedule. The metal
schedule is only the third of the 14
schedules which are followed by the
free list and income tax plan and
many of the members of the house
expect to see the debate stretch into
next week.
All day and again tonight the dem
ocrats with their overwhelming ma
jority bowled over all amendments
proposed by the republicans and pro
gressives.
The ways and means committee,
however, had carried a number of Its
own amendments, all of minor char
acter and designed to perfect the
classification.
The iron and steel schedule wan
the particular target of attack by the
republicans and progrecsives and
Representative Palmer, who is in
charge of that schedule, was fre
quently reminded that the Bethle
hem Steel Company was in his dis
trict. Mann, republican leader, and oth
ers charged the duty on ferro man
ganese was distinctly in the interest
of the United States Steel Corpora
tion. ' Personalities were indulged
in several times, particularly in the
discussion of the steel corporation
and its holdings in Minnesota mines
and concerning the Alabama Iron
companies.
Washington, April 29. Exciting
debate and heated wrangles marked
the beginning today of the reading
of the democratic tariff bill In the
house for amendment. Progress in
perfecting the measure was slow but
talk was t loud, and on one occasion
brought Speaker Clark on the floor
with a vigorous speech.
All day the republicans offered
amendments to the various passages
in the chemical schedule and every
amendment was calmly voted down
by the big democratic majority. Most
of the talk of the day was turned on
the records of the democratic side
of the house on the question of cre
ating a tariff commission.
The republicans, led by Mann, be
gan their attacks on the provisions
of the first schedule by declaring the
weakness in rates showed a need of
Investigation by the tariff board.
Underwood replied that the demo
crats had provided a bureau of for
eign and domestic commerce and
that the Taft administration had
(Continued on rage Eight.)
Attention, Please..
We have purchased the Dreamland
Theatre and will make a number of
changes in this playhouse within the
next few days. In fact, we are going
to make a first-class place ot this, .
and will especially cater to women
and children and there wl'l be noth
ing shown that will offend our
patrons.
We com to your city as experi
enced people In this business, and.
we especially Invite your strong pat
ronage. ' HENSLEE & WOOD..
Get your violin, banjo, mando
lin and guitar strings at Rose Bros.'
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BUY 500 FEET OF HOSE
City . Council lurt'liaes Through
uurner Mercantile l ompuny
of This City.
At the meeting of the c'ty council
Monday evening the proposal of the
Warner Mercantile Company of thia
city to furnish 500 feet of fire hose
of the Goodrich make at 80 cents
per foot was accepted, tho city to
receive a rebate of 5 per cent of the
purchase price.. . ,.
The PORTLAND EVENING TELE
GRAM and Ashland. Tidings one year,
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