Tidings
SUNNY i
SOUTHERN OREGON
ASHLAND
THE BEAUTIFUL
VOL. XXXVIII
ASHLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1913
NUMBER 4,
Ash
land
GOOD ROADS
GIVENA BOOST
PARTY FROM TWO STATES
MEETS AT BORDER LINE.
BIG BANQUET AT HOTEL MEDFORD
Several From Here Are Guests and
Movement to -Bond County for
I $700,000 Was Launched at Ban
quet Friday Night.
Friday morning two automobiles
f-om Medford and one from Ashland
met a like number from Siskiyou
county at Hilt, Cal., and inspected
the proposed new route over the Sis
kiyous as laid out by Surveyor How
ard. As proposed, the new road will
go some distance east of the present
one and will be transformed from a
heavy rough grade to a grade of a
maximum of 7 per cent. Part of the
new route lies In Jackson county and
part in Siskiyou county.
The county court of Siskiyou coun
ty, together with the engineer from
that county and the California state
highway engineer, were present and
with County Judge Tou Velle and
Surveyor Howard went thoroughly
into the "proposed change. It was
agreed that the Howard route was
practical and would result in as good
highway over- the ridge as can be
found along the entire route from
San Diego to Portland.
There were twenty in the party
that met at Hilt. After the confer
ence the entire party came over the
hill to be present at the good roads
banquet which was tendered by the
Medford Commercial Club. t Ashland
entertained the visitors for dinner at
the Oregon, after which they contin
ued on their "way to Medford.
At 8 o'clock In the evening a ban
quet was spread at the Medford Ho
tel with 170 plates. -
State Treasurer Thomas Kay as
well as the state highway engineer
from California were present and of
fered some good suggestions along
the line of good roads, witlppecral
reference to the Pacific highway now
under construction.
" The jneetlng was an enthusiastic
one. Everybody r resent was in fa
for of the immediate improvement
of the Pacific highway. Mayor John
son, E. T. Staples, E. D. Briggs, J. W.
McCoy, Benton Bowers and others,
of Ashland, spoke in favor of high
way improvement.
It is estimated that the new road
across the Slskiyous will cost, when
completed with hard surface, about
$150,000, and to properly Improve
the highway through the county will
cost about $150,000 more.
The proposed bond issue will be
for $700,000. That will leave about
$400,000 with which to improve lat
erals into the main highway through
out the county. The next most im
portant road to the Pacific highway
is the Green Springs road over the
mountains to meet the splendid road
already constructed to the. west
Klamath county line by the commis-
' sioners of that county. It will take
about $50,000 to put that highway
in good repair and Ashland will ask
that that sum be expended on that
' road out of the bond issue.
That the uninitiated may have a
clear Idea-of what a 7 per cent grade
is, it might be noted here that, as a
result of a wager as to grades, City
Engineer Walker took levels on Main
street, between the city hall and the
First National Bank, and found it to
be 6.7 per cent.
RESIGNS PASTORATE.
Rev. J. T. Little to Leave Ashland
June 15.
Rev. J. T. Little has resigned the
pastorate of the Nazarene church In
Ashland and will leave this city June
15 to attend the assembly of that
denomination in Portland. From
there he will go to some new pastor
ate, but has not fully decided where.
Mr. Little's many friends will be
sorry to 8ee,bim leave Ashland.
Judge Calkins in Portland.
The Daily Abstract, Portland's of
ficial paper, In its issue of the 7th
Inst., containing schedules of the ses
sions of the Multnomah circuit court
for June, assigns Judge Calkins to
Department 7 of that tribunal. The
docket, a lengthy one, includes over
a score of important civil cases which
will come up before Judge Calkins
for hearing between the 7th and 21st
of June.
Ashland Man at Klamath Falls LookV
ing for Suitable Site.
Northwestern: A new industry,
that of providing Rainbow apd Dolly
Varden trout and other game fish
for the edification of California and
Oregon people at their tables when
game fish are scarce, is to be added
to Klamath county's list of resources.
Charles Hosley, a well-known resi
dent of Ashland, is responsible for
the move.
Mr. Hosley, who is the father of
E. L. Hosley of Merrill, intends to
secure a tract of several acres, with
proper water for trout, anJ take up
private fish culture. He has orders
from the leading cafes in San Fran
cisco for all the trout they can han
dle, and in his opinion there will be
a local demand.
Hosley is here looking for a desir
able site. One place, Barclay Springs,
near Naylox, he believes is ideal. He
is also looking up other good sites
for a "fish farm."
For the past year Hosley has been
a close student of piscatorial cul
ture, and has given especial atten
tion to the Rainbow and Mountain
trout. He will be able to put his ex
perimental work to practical advan
tage when he commences operations
here.
In addition to raising fish for the
markets, Hosley has another source
of income from the "fish farm." This
supplying trout fry to the govern
ment bureau of fisheries, for distri
bution throughout the west. It is
said that he has already promised all
the excess fry to United States Fish
Commissioner O'Malley, in charge of
western operations.
HORSE WENT -CRAZY.
Valuable Animal Owned by Arctiie
Million Ran Amuck Last Week.
A valuable horse owned by Archie
Million, tne popular express man,
which had been sick for a few days,
went crazy suddenly one afternoon
last week and made things lively in
the north part of .the city for a little
while. The horse, which was seen
by L. J. Trefren and Mr. Ehrmann,
suddenly bolted against a barn and
was thrown flat by the rebound. It
then bolted through a chicken coop
and through a solid board fence, then
back through the chicken fence
again. Several times it threw Itself,
and Mr. Ehrmann, who Is a husky,
heavy man, threw his whole weight
on the animal's head, but was tossed
asid as if he had been a feather
weight.
The animal was so dangerous that
Chief Porter was called in to put it
out of its misery.
WOOD IS ACQUITTED
Lawrence, Mass., Manufacturer Freed
by Jury of Charge of Dynamit
ing Strikers' Homes.
Boston, June 7. William Wood
was acquitted here today on all
counts charging a conspiracy to plant
dynamite to discredit Lawrence
strikers.
Frederick Atteaux was acquitted
on the fifth count, but the jury dis
agreed on the four other counts.
Dennis Collins was found guilty on
the first two counts and not guilty
on the other three.
Wood was immediately discharged.
Collins and Atteaux remained in
their seats as Attorney Hurlbut re-
viewed the charge of attempted
bribery.
.Pelletier said he already had
called for a grand jury probe for
Monday and suggested that the pub
lic investigation go over to Wednes
day, when, he said, he would be in
a position to determine what is in
the story. Judge Crosby accepted
the suggestion and announced that
he" would consider the matter in open
court Wednesday.
All last night the jury stood 11 to
1 for Wood's acquittal. Shuman was
the only juror hanging out. At 5
o'clock this morning he yielded and
the Jury quickly decided Collins' fate.
The first ballot on Atteaux' case
stood 8 to 1 for acquittal. Four of
the jurors said they believed John
J. Breen's story and , would not dis
regard it in any circumstances.
Atteaux" bail was continued at
the present figure., but it is doubtful
if he will be retried. Pelletier will
not move for sentence to be imposedH
on Collins an dthe charge against
him will not be pressed.
A motor truck was built complete
recently by prison labor at Sing
Sing.
ROSE FESTIVAL SPECIAL WELL FILLED
MANY ASHLANDERS WILL GO TO PORTLAND THIS EVENING TO ENJOY
THE ROSE FESTIVAL SPECIAL TRAIN TO BE FULL
The special train for the Portland
Rose Festival this evening will be
well patronized. The available sleep
er space in the car assigned to Ash
land was all spoken for at noon to
day and a large number expected to
go In the chair car..
Agent Kramer has been largely in
strumental in securing the special
train and goes with it to assist in
looking after the comfort of the pas
sengers. Among those who have secured
reservations in the sleeper are: Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Kramer, Mr. and
Mrs. L. J. Trefren, Miss Beulah Cald
well, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Butterfield,
Dr. Bertha Sawyer, Mrs. O. J. Stone,
Mrs. R. P. Campbell, R. H. Minkler,
Mrs. J. M. Wagner, Mrs. J. M. Mat
tingly, Mr. Rasmussen, Mrs. F. H.
Crowson and Mr. and Mrs. Autrey.
The train will consist of four stan
dard Pullmans, one of which will be
WORK AT CRATER LAKE
Road in Park Being Pushed
Large Force of Federal
Workmen.
by
Klamath Falls, June 7. The tem
porary road for hauling supplies from
Kirk to the park line has been prac
tically completed, according to G. E.
Goodwin, United States engineer
corps, in charge of the Crater Lake
road work, who came in Thursday
from Kirk on a business trip.
"The construction force Is now at
work a mile inside the park line,"
said Mr. Goodwin this morning.
"They are at Wheeler creek, where
permanent camp has been estab
lished. From Wheeler creek the
work will be carried on toward the
rim of the lake as fast as the snow
disappears. In getting into the point
designated as a permanent camp it
was necessary, a few days ago, at
some pointaAo shovel a road through
drifts of snow four and five feet
deep. The snow, though, is rapidly
disappearing."
"We expect to commence work on
the permanent roadways by Mon
day," continued Goodwin. "The work
will become more extensive as the
snow leaves. In ten days we will
have a large force of men and teams
at work."
According to the engineer there
are twenty men and five or six teams
at work now. In less than two
weeks, as the snow permits of a
greater scope of work, there will be
work for at least forty or fifty men
and thirty or more teams.
A rock crusher for use in prepar
ing dressing and foundation for the
government's system of roads in the
park has been received at Chiloquin.
Other road-building machinery is ex
pected daily.
The system of roads to be con
structed in Crater Lake park by the
United States engineer corps is very
extensive, and the roads will be con
structed with a view to permanency.
It is planned to make a number of
cross sections of experimental road.
In this manner it will be ascertained
what type of road building is best
adapted to the climate and traffic
conditions in the park.
"To Hell and Not Back."
Evangelist St. Clair, who is con
ducting special services at the Naza
rene church, will . preach Tuesday
night from the subject, "To Hell and
Not Back." This sermon is in an
swer to "Pastor Russell's" sermon,
"To Hell and Back Again." Before
preaching he will expose Pastor Rus
sell and his scheme. Everybody
ought to hear these startling facts.
The special meeing is one of great
success, over a score of souls seeking
God yesterday. About a dozen young
people and children gloriously
saved. The meeting is to continue
all this week at 7:45 every night ex
cept Saturday. Miss Greene will sing
at each of these services. Bible
readings Tues'day; Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday at 9:45 a. m.
Those, who are attending say that
thesei are the most helpful readings
that they have ever heard. ".
Notice to G. A. R.
Members of Burnside Post, G. A.
R., and Burnside Corps, W. R. C,
are requested to meet at the G. A.
R. hall Saturday evening, June 14,
at 7:15 p. m., to attend the Flag Day
services in Elks hall. -
J. M. MATTINGLY, P. C.
filled at Ashland, two at Medford
and one at Grants Pass. There will
be three chair cars and one baggage
car with a train baggage man to look
after the baggage. The train leaves
here at 6 o'clock and will be due In
Portland in time for breakfast. Af
ter leaving Grants Pass it will only
stop for fuel and water.
- First of the Season.
Among the first donors of flowers
for the exhibit building was Mrs. Eu
genia Atkinson, whose contribution
was a fine assortment! of variegated
roses. Flowers are solicited, now
that roses are in full bloom. They
may be left either at the Commer
cial Club rooms or at the exhibit
building, which is open morning and
afternoon near train time, about
11,15 a. m. and 4 p. m.
Phone job orders to the Tidings.
TRY TO WRECK TRAIN
Dastardly Attempt to Wreck South
ern Pacific Train Near Salem
Saturday Morning.
Salem, June 7. A dastardly at
tempt was made to wreck the South
ern Pacific Willamette limited pas
senger train at 9:18 o'clock this
morning near the feeble-minded
school, three miles from Salem.
A pinch bar lying a short distance
from the track and positive evidence
that a spike had been pulled from
the rails was found. There is no
clue to the criminal.
The train, consisting of an engine,
two day coaches, oservation, mail
and . baggage, was derailed but did
not tip completely over.
Joe Langlord, news agent, sus
tained the most serious injury. He
sustained a severe cut on the head.
Mrs. Isabelle Woods of Sweet Lake
was .bruised but not seriously hurt.
Engineer Montgomery saw the
kink in the rails about 75 yards
ahead and immediately applied the
emergency brakes, reducing the
speed of the train from about 45
miles an hour to 20 before the derail
ment occurred. The engine stayed
upright after the derailment. The
end coaches landed against telegraph
poles and held the middle coaches
from tipping over. The steel built
cars again demonstrated their super
iority. They withstood the wreck
with practically no damage, except to
the running gear.
Doctors Object to Small Fee in Mar
riage Law.
Astoria, Ore., June 6. The new
law requiring a man to produce a
certificate of health before he can
obtain a marriage license, which
went into effect in this state Tues
day, is proving impracticable, accord
ing to local physicians, who by agree
ment have refused to Issue the cer
tificates requested because they de
clare that they could not conscien
tiously do so.
The fee provided by law is $2.50
and local physicians declare they can
not make a competent test under
three weeks, and, furthermore, say
few of them have the necessary
equipment for making a thorough
blood test. . No physician could un
d rtake to make the test for less
than $15 or $20,they say, and a few
In the city have even refused to put
their signatures to a certificate for
that amount. Yesterday and today
several unsuccessful attempts were
made In the city to secure the de
sired certificates. The would-be ap
plicants have as yet not obtained
them.
Columbia Float Five Feet Alwve
Year Ago.
Kennewick, Wash., June 6.
Fields and roads hi the lowlands
near the Columbia river are under
water today following an overflow of
the river. The water is now nearly
five feet above last year's high mark.
Several residents of an island near
here were taken off in a launch when
the land was submerged.
The baseball game between the
Baptist and Christian churth Sunday
schools will be called at 6:15 at the
school grounds, Wednesday evening,
June 11. No, charge for admission.
In 1916 the navy of the United
States will rank below that of
France.
FORMER ASHLAND BOY.
State Treasurer's Father Ran Ash-
land Woolen Mill.
Tom B. Kay, state treasurer of
Oregon and member of the Oregon
highway commission and one of the
three men who govern Oregon, ar
rived in Ashland Friday to repre
sent the commissjon at the good
roads banquet. Mr. Kay is also pres
ident of the Salem Woolen Mills and
is a former resident of Jackson coun
ty, his father having operated the
woolen mills at Ashland many years
ago.
"The highway commission cannot
do any state construction this year,"
said Mr. Kay, ' because only $10,000
appropriation was placed at its dis
posal, but next year thsre will be
$240,000 available and construction
work can be done. In the meantime
the services of the commission and
the state highway.engineer are at the
service of any locality applying for
them, and Major Bowlby can be of
material assistance to Jackson coun
ty In helping It prepare for construc
tion. "Jackson county leads the state in
good roads effort and the state high
way commission will co-operate in
every possible way. We could not
get word to Engineer Bowlby in
time he is making a final inspec
tion of the Pacific highway before
assuming office, or he would be here
also. The board cannot force its co
operation upon any section under the
law, but Is for those that request it.
"I think Senator Bourne's schema
for federal aided roads the greatest
plan ever devised. It is merely a
loan of the nation's credit to the
state and costs the state compara
tively nothing. I hope it is adopted.
"I bought wool in southern Ore
gon years ago and know the county
as it was then but the valley has
improved so much that it is like a
new section to me."
PAY YOUR DOG TAX.
The Dog Catcher W ill Get Fido If
You Don't Watch Out.
Chief of Police Porter . has en
gaged H. P. Wilcox to canvass the
city in a quest for taxable canines.
Mr. Wilcox states that out of about a
hundred dogs located less than thirty
have been protected by the purchase
of licenses. The chief has not yet
secured a man to do the catching
act, but it is expected that the round
ing up will proceed at once against
all dogs found loose without the
magic brass ticket.
For Sale.
Hay at reasonable price, close In.
Phone 259-Y. O. J. Rathbun. 2-tf
AN ASHLANDBOY HIRED
Otto Khun Elected to Teac h Manual
Training in . Ashland Public
Schools Next Year.
At its .regular meeting last Wed
nesday evening the Ashland Board of
Education elected Otto Klum, for
merly of Ashland, but in attendance
at the Agricultural College in Cor
Vallis, to teach manual training.
Otto is well fitted for the po
wlse policy of the board to secure
home people in the school wherever
possible.
Masked Men Hold Up Street Car.
Vancouver, B. C., June 5. Three
masked men perpetrated 'one of the
most daring robberies ever carried
out here when, about 10 o'clock last
night, they held up a street car in
South Vancouver and "relieved Con
ductor J. Morrow of about $20 and
made their escape. , They have not
yet been captured.
"With Verdure Clad."
The park surroundings ' are more
beautiful than ever this season.
Some extra fine views of this charm
ing spot are now available, one of
which has been presented to the
Commercial Club by Marble, the pho
tographer, representing to perfection
the scenic beauties within park en
closures. '
June Clearance Sale.
The June clearance sale of mil
llnery ribbons, etc., now on at Miss
Hargrove's.
Midsummer Sale.
A 20 per cent reduction on all mil
linery at Mrs. Simons' millinery par
lors. 4-tf
. Sophia, the new queen of Greece,
is a slater of the present emperor of
Germany.
ASSOCIATION TO
RUNCANNERY
FRUIT & PRODUCE ASSOCIATION
TAKES IT OYER FOR YEAR.
M. C. UNINGER WILL MANAGE IT
Fruit & Produce Association Will
Conduct Canning Business and
Thus Be Better Able to Handle
Crop.
It will be good news to the fruit
raisers around Ashland to know that
the Ashland cannery will be run this
year. There has been some feeline
of doubt in the minds -of many on
this point, because of the changes
and entanglements resultant from
the operations of F. A. Korman in
connection therewith. All difficul
ties, however, have been adjusted
and the Ashland Fruit & Produce As
sociation has arranged with the own
ers of the plant to take it over for
the year and will operate it in con
nection with the regular business ot
the association. M. C. Lininger, the
manager of the Fruit & Produce As
sociation, was manager of the can
nery last year and is thus experi
enced in the business.
The cannery will be run on black
berries, peaches, tomatoes and per
haps fruits if the supply to be mar
keted is such that there can be more
realized for the producers by canning
than by selling fresh. This will un
doubtedly assure a good market for
all stuff raised here this year, pro
vided, of course, the quality of the
stuff Is right.
OPERATORS COMPROMISE.
Wireless Men Ordered to Return tu
Work.
San Francisco, June 6. The strike
of the wireless operators against the
Marconi Wireless Company has been
settled and the men reported for
work this morning. The settlement
was a compromise. The union is not
recognized, but all strikers are rein
stated, and conditions are bettered.
The wage increase demanded was not
granted.
The strikers were instructod by
International President S. J. Konen
kamp to report for duty today.
While there is no recognition of the
union, there is an agreement that
union men will not be discriminated
against. The company promised to
reinstate the operators as fast as ves
sels reach ports where they are sta
tioned. "The settlement is not a victory;
neither is it a defeat," said Konen
kamp. "Conditions made it better
to effect a compromise than to con
tinue the fight, and the company
was very willing to meet us haK
way."
It was distinctly understood that
the operators have the right to join
the union, and the company agreed
to receive and treat with grievance
committee, despite the fact that
recognition of the union as a whole
was not accorded. The matter of
promotions on the basis of ability;
and seniority was adjusted.
The company promises to put into
effect rules which will protect the
men from summary dismissal withr
out a hearing and in case of dismis
sal for reconsideration of the case.
ASHLAND BOY, INVENTOR.
Band Re-Saw Machine Patented by
Resident of Hilt.
Samuel E. Ranger of Hilt, son of
Mrs. L. A. Ranger, 546 Holly street,
Ashland, has received a patent upon
a band re-saw' machine, which it is
thought will prove of great benefit
In the lumber industry and also in
cidentally increase the financial
holdings of the inventor. The Tid
ings hopes that the most sanguine
hopes of the inventor may be real
ized. i
Love of Son Leads to Arrest.
Roseburg Review: Attracted to
Roseburg through the love for hia
little son, James II. Staley about 24
years of age and from all appear
ances a young man of ordinary re
finement, was arrested here this
morning by Sheriff George Qulne and
Deputy Sheriff Fred Stewart on a
charge of murdering Matt Monahan
and seriously wounding the latter's
brother, Hugh Monahan, near Spring
field, 111., on March 18, 1912.
Cuba ranges from twenty-five to
one hundred miles in width.