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Ashland Tidings
SUNNY
SOUTHERN OREGON
ASHLAND
THE BEAUTIFUL
VOL. XXXVIII
ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1913
NUMBER 25
A. L. LAMB GETS
THE CONTRACT
WAS LOWEST MAX IX WORK OX
THE CITY HALL.
JAIL NOT TO BE REMODELED NOW
City Council Ojned Rids Saturday
Evening, Rut Did Xot Award Con
tract I'until Monday Evening
Price $4,537.
The city council met in adjourned
session Monday evening and accepted
the bid of A. L. Lamb for the work
of remodeling the city hall, his be
ing the lowest bid received, being
$4,537. After thoroughly discussing
the matter Monday evening the city
attorney was directed to draw up a
contract with Mr. Lamb, which was
done Tuesday and was accepted and
ordered executed at the regular meet
ing Tuesday evening. Mr. Lamb will
give a surety bond for the perform
ance of his contract.
The city council decided not to let
the contract for remodeling the city
jail at present, but this matter will
be taken up later.
Death of Mrs. Perry Moore.
The Tidings Monday inadvertently
overlooked making mention of the
death of Mrs. Perry Moore, mother
of Mrs. W. H. McNair, which took
place Friday at her home at Ver
sailles, Mo. Mrs. McNair left for
that place Sunday night, Mr. McNair
accompanying her as far as San
Francisco. Mrs. Moore visited here
five months last year and made many
friends to whom the news of her
death comes as a distinct shock. The
immediate family left to mourn con
sists of a husband, "son and three
daughters. They .have the sympathy
of a large circle of friends.
Tunnel Caves In; Five Killed.
Raton, N. M., Aug. 20. A cave-in
In the old Raton tunnel today was
the cause of E. D. Stamill and four
Mexicans being killed. Efforts are
being made to reach the bodies.
During two years 34,000 miles of
improved roads were constructed in
this country, which is more than all
the roads of France.
ASHLAND JMP NO. 7
Sons of Veterans Camp Organized
Tuesday Evening With 24
Charter Members.
Colonel Scott, past division com
mander of the Division of California
and the Pacific of the Sons of Veter
ans, on Tuesday evening organized
a camp in Ashland. The name chos
en is Ashland Camp, and it is No. 7.
The following officers were elected:
Camp Commander B. W. Talcott.
Senior Vice-Commander M. C.
Edgington.
Junior Vice-Commander Albeit
W. Thomas.
Trustees Dr. Julian P. Johnson,
E. T. Staples, W. B. Holmes.
The camp commander only named
two of the appointive officers at the
meeting Tuesday evening. They
were:
Secretary Donald M. Spencer.
' Treasurer V. O. N. Smith.
The names of the charter mem
bers are: V. E. Johnson, M. C. Edg
ington, B. W. Talcott, D, M. Spencer,
L. E. Stennett, A. W. Thomas, M. S.
K. Clark, Julian P. Johnson, R. C.
Porter, M. C. Hicks, J. T. Sayles,
W. Y. Crowson, Ellis Newlon, T. L.
Powell, W. B. Holmes, R. J. Sayles,
B. Danford, O. T. Ganiard, H. W.
Barney, E. T. Staples, D. J. Raude
baugh, Harry Sayles and V. O. N.
Smith.
The next meeting will be held at
the G. A. R. hall, Saturday evening,
August 23, at 8 o'clock. Under the
dispensation for organization applica
tions can be received, balloted upon
and elected and mustered the same
evening, at this meeting, and any
eligibles are urged to be present. All
charter members are also urged to
attend as there is business of Im
portance to come up, including that
of arranging to participate In the
reunion at Talent in September.
All members of the Grand Army
of the Republic' are invited to attend
the meetings of Ashland Camp at all
times.
Notice.
Dr. F. H. Johnson wishes to in
form his patients that he has re
turned from his vacation. 2 4-4t
OX A LOXG TOUR.
Party From Ohio in City Traveling
By Auto.
A party in a great big touring car
bearing the 1912 Ohio number ar
rived in Ashland Tuesday morning
from the south, and went north
Wednesday morning. In the car
were Mrs. Mattie E. Evans and fam
ily and Mrs. Martha Scoville of
Youngstown, O. They left Youngs
town in December last, driving to
Miami, Fla., where they stopped
three months. From there they
drove to Tariipa, Fla., shipped by
steamer across the gulf to New Or
leans and drove from New Orleans,
leaving there April 6, and coming
via El Paso. They stopped some
time at San Bernardino. Coming
north they drove from Chico to
Dunsmuir in one day and from Duns
muir to Ashland the next. They
found little to complain of in the
road from the south except the toll
gate, which they thought 6hould be
done away with and were informed
that it would ha
Marries in Haste.
Medford, Aug. 19. J. G. Martin,
the well-known pioneer of North
Oakdale, surprised his many friends
yesterday by returning from Berke
ley, Cal., with a bride.
Mr. Martin left for the California
ciay the day after he had seen the
photograph of Miss Alice Sedgwick,
and after a courtship of three days
the marriage was solemnized at the
Knox Presbyterian church by Rev.
R. C. Eastman, a nephew of the
bride.
Mr. Martin came to Jackson coun
ty in the early sixties and is well and
favorably known throughout south
ern Oregon. Mr. Martin recently
celebrated his 66th birthday while
his bride is five years his junior.
When the news spread last night
that the marriage had occurred Mr.
and Mrs. Martin were obliged to hold
an informal .reception so many old
friends of the groom insisted upon
offering their congratulations.
Fire Truck O. K.
The committee of the city council
to whom was entrusted the work of
checking up the new fire apparatus
which accompanied the truck as a
part of its equipment, reported Mon
day night that they had done so and
that everything was all right. As to
the quality of steel in axles and
other similar points of guaranty the
committee reported themselves un
able to state but declared that the
company's guaranty covered these
matters sufficiently.
"The Hunters."
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter of Ashland,
who appeared three nights this week
at the Dreamland Theatre, attracted
large audiences, who were more than
pleased with their singing, dancing
and small talk. Being homefolk
added, of course, to their drawing
p: wer, but aside from that their act
was a most creditable one. After
witnessing one performance the man
agement of the Page Theatre at Med
ford engaged them for the coming
week.
Buys Residence.
F. F. Whittle today concluded a
deal whereby he became the owner
of the Earl Roach property on Nutley
street.' Mr. Whittle states that he
will fix the place up in good shape,
but has not yet determined whether
or not he will occupy it as a resi
dence. The people in that vicinity
would be pleased to see Mr. Whittle
and family make the place their
home.
Three New Fords.
The Ford garage has just received
three new Ford cars, of the 1914
model. ' They were driven up from
Medford Tuesday afternoon, F. L.
Camps driving one, Master Max Camp
the second and Hector Pellett of
Medford the third. The new model
cars are quite different in model
from the 1913, the body having a
pleasing boat-like swell.
rioncer Committee Meeting.
All the committees appointed to
serve in connection with the coming
pioneer reunion, and all others inter
ested, are requested to meet at the
city hall Friday afternoon at 2:30
to perfect arrangements for the re
union to be held on the 28th.
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Trinity Episcopal.
Sunday morning, Aug. 24, there
will be communion service at 8,
morning prayer and sermon at 11.
Rev. W. B. Hamilton, vicar of Grants
Pass.
REGISTER TO.VOTE ON BOND ISSUE
UNLESS YOU REGISTER THIS WEEK YOU CANNOT VOTE ON BOND
ISSUE AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD SEPT. 9
There has been but a very light
registration in the Ashland precincts
thus far. The books for the special
county bond election will clone Sat
urday night and unless your name is
written there you cannot vote at the
election. The last legislature defi-
niely declared that there should be
no swearing in of votes on election
day. Unless a voter registers he is
absolutely disfranchised.
There are only two days after to
day in which to register. Do not
fail to register whether you are in
favor of or opposed to the bond is
sue. If you have a conviction in the
matter it is your duty to express it
FIGHTING EXTRADITION.
Harry Thaw is Trying to Avoid Re
turn to State.
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Aug. 20.
Harry Thaw's legal fight against de
portation to the United States after
his dramatic escape from Mattewan
State Hospital for the Criminal In
sane, Sunday morning, will begin In
this Canadian frontier town tomor
row. He will be produced then before
Judge Globensky on a writ of habeas
corpus, obtained by Thaw's counsel
today.
The dominion immigration authori
ties announced tonight they stand
ready to detain Thaw if he is re
leased and take steps to return him
to New Hampshire as an undesirable
alien.
One of five men believed to have
aided. Thaw's escape is believed to be
in jail here. He gave his name as
Mitchelf Thompsan and said he was
a resident of Toronto, but Sheriff
Hornback and District Attorney Con
der of Dutchess county, New York,
say he is Roger Thompson of New
York, reputed chauffeur of Thaw's
automobile.
Thompson was arrested in the
court room while waiting for Thaw's
case to be heard.
In 1911 the Russian empire's pop
ulation increased 167,034,000.
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Very Important
THE ELECTION FOR THE PROPOSED FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND ISSUE HAS BEEX CALLED FOR
SEPTEMBER 9, JUST 18 DAYS FROM TODAY.
UNDER THE NEW LAW OLD REGISTRATION'S DO NOT
COUNT. UNLESS YOU HAVE REGISTERED WITHIN THE PAST
THIRTY DAYS YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO VOTE ON
THE BOXDS. THE REGISTRATION ROOKS WILL CLOSE FIF
TEEN DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION. UNLESS YOU ARE
REGISTERED YOU CANNOT VOTE.
DO NOT FORGET TO REGISTER.
THE MEDFORD STORY.
Stepdaughter of Mike Spanos One of
Girls Caught Here.
Medford, Aug. 19. J. Titus and
David Boggs of Medford, who were
arrested at Ashland Saturday night
in company with two Medford girls,
Beatrice Cavanaugh and Myrtle
Hanscom, as they were eptering an
Ashland lodging house, were given
a preliminary hearing at 'Ashland
Monday afternoon and were bound
over to the grand jury on the charge
of contributing to the delinquency
of a minor, on $500 bail. They will
be tried before the circuit court in
October. The girls are 15 and 14
years of age.
One of the girls had on a dress
that is said to belong to one of the
men's wives, much too long for her,
that was intended to disguise her
age. The Hanscom girl is the daugh
ter of Mrs. Mike Spanos.
The girls sent to Grants Pass
friends for money while in Phoenix.
The request was reported to the fath
er of one of the girls, who followed
them to Ashland in an automobile.
The Ashland chief of police made the
arrest at his request.
Wanted.
A young lady who has had . some
store experience. Good position.
Steady employment. Ferguson, the
Bargain Store.
at the ballot box. If you neslect to
register or to vote after registering
you have no grounds for a kick, no
matter which way It goes.
Registration in previous years
avaii.s nothing. Unless you have reg
isters! since the opening-of the books
in June last you are debarred from
voting.
The following are the registration
places ior Ashland: West Ashland
precinct. Susie Allen's office; Cen
tral Ashland precinct, J. A. Leniery's
office; Kast Ashland, Homer Bil
lings' office; South Ashland, Mrs. R.
C. Porter's residence, Palm avenue;
Boulevard precinct, Charles Looniis'
store on Boulevard.
llorGHT COXFECTKVX ERY.
E. X. Butler Gets Lane & Peebler
i Confectionery for Ranch.
Lane & Peebler have sold their
Plaza confectionery to E. N. Butler,
formerly of Ashland, and take in the
deal a 360-acre ranch on the Green
Springs Mountain road. The deal
became effective yesterday. Mr. and
Mrs. Butler, who are well known
here, have had experience along mer
cantile lines before coming to Ash
land and will doubtless make good.
The Plaza confectionery has been a
profitable business under the man
agement of Lane & Peebler and will
doubtless keep in the front rank un
der the ne wmanagement. Jack
Peebler left a day or so ago for the
ranch and Mr. Lane will go there at
once. Mrs. Lane expects to join
them later.
They plan to make the ranch a
popular stopping place between Ash
land and Klamath Falls. '
More Exhibits.
Recent additions to the exhibits
at the depot are figs raised by W. A.
Patrick, peaches' and appples from
the orchard of E. J. Arant, Early
Crawford peaches raised by J. B.
Ware, and potato vines seven feet
long raised by S. C. Corbett of Sev
enth street.
Phone job orders to the Tidings.
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ORGANIZED AT MEDFORD.
Ashland Sons of Veterans Assist In
Installing Camp.
Post Commander James Mattingly
of Burnside Post No. 25, G. A. R.,
Camp Commander B. W. Talcott and
brothers E. T. Staples and Dr. Julian
P. Johnson of Ashland Camp No. 7,
S. of V., journey to Medford in Dr.
Johnson's auto last evening and as
sisted in the work of organizing
Chester A. Arthur Camp No. 8, S. of
V., in that city last night, Colonel
C. S. Scott, past division commander,
organizing the camp. P. H. Daly
was selected. as camp commander and
the camp moves out with good pros
pects. After the work was completed
Chester A. Arthur Corps, W. R. C,
served an enjoyable lunch to the vet
erans and sons present.
Off for Camp.
Members of the 1st Co., C. A. C,
leave this evening for Ft. Stevens,
Oregon, tonight. Ft. Stevens is lo
cated on the Oregon side of the
mouth of the Columbia river, and is
one of the most up-to-date and pow
erful fortifications on the coast and
offers a perfect site for target prac
tice. The company will be under the
command of Captain George C.
Spencer, with First Lieutenant Dean
second in command. A good sized
turnout la expected. They expect to
be absent about ten days.
ALMOST A TRAGEDY.
Four Come Near Going Over Ray
Gold Dam in Boat.
Medford, Aug. 19. What came
near to being a dreadful tragedy
happened at Ray Gold Saturday
when Mrs. Van Ness, her son, Miss
Ruby Burke and W. Caskey tame
within fifty feet of going over the
falls at the dam. Mr. Caskey was
rowing when one of the oars was
broken. The broken end was thrown
into the boat and in attempting to
paddle out of the current that was
rapidly drawing them toward the
falls the other paddle dropped from
his hands. At this time they were
only a short distance fro mthe falls
and the rock's below, which would
mean certain death for the entire
party if they should go over.
Mr. Caskey picked up the broken
paddle and with the help of the other
members of the party that paddled
with their hands, they were able to
slowly overcome the current and pull
into shore.
WHERE THE BUFFALO WENT.
Contention That They DisapiMwed
Seems Proven.
It has been long claimed that the
American bison, instead of having
been exterminated, migrated to the
.north many years ago. That this was
so would seem to be corroborated by
the following:
Edmonton, Alta., Aug. 16. Three
distinct herds of wild buffalo have
been located west of the Slave river,
on the extreme northern boundary
of Alberta, by a party of cruisers
under the direction of A. J. Bell,
governmen t agent at Fort Smith,
sent out by the Dominion forestry
department. Pierre Squirrel, chief
of a tribe of northern Indians, who
was guide for the party, estimates
there are fully 200 animals in the
herds. The buffalo resemble the
American bison, from which they de
scended, but life in the hilly regions
has made them more agile and fleet
er of foot. They travel in twos and
threes in the summer, herding to
gether in the winter for protection
against the timber wolf, their natur
al enemy. It is announced here that
the government will take steps at
once to prevent the extermination of
the herds by hunters and further pro
tect the animals by increasing the
wolf bounty. Harry V. Radford, an
explorer, discovered a herd In the
north two years ago.
Caught in Fire 4 10 Feet Below Pave
ment. jsfew York, Aug. 20. Thirty-five
workmen caught 440 feet under
ground in a section of the Catskill
j aqueduct in course of construction
i under Washington Heights here,
! when fire broke out in the shaft
I house overhead tonight, were found
unharmed two hours later when the
fire was controlled.
The chief suffering had been from
lack of air cut off by the smoke.'
The fire was spectacular. When
the fire started the men in the un
derground workings fled fifteen
hundred feet to the end of the sec
tion and huddled there, terror
stricken, until the air began to clear.
Then one reached a telephone con
necting with the street and told of
their safety.
Rosehurg Woman Dies In Auto
Smash.
Roseburg, Ore., Aug. 20. As the
result of the automobile In which
they were riding striking an embank
ment and overturning, Mrs. Mary E.
Hollifield is dead today and her
daughter, Mrs. Walter Kent, Is suf
fering from a fractured shoulder.
Walter Kent, who was driving the
car, and the three Kent children es
caped with minor bruises. The car
was descending a steep grade on the
Roseburg-Myrtle Point road when it
became unmanageable. Mrs. Holli
field was 60 years old. Kent is a
prominent merchant at Drain. The
party was en route to Coos county
for a week's outing.
Deserved Bigger Hearing.
Miss Blgelow, the good roads lec
turer sent out by the National Feder
ation of Women's Clubs, who spoke
at the Chautauqua tabernacle Tues
day evening, was only listened to by
about forty people. The lecture,
which was Illustrated by stereoptlcon
slides, was worthy a much' bigger
hearing, but August is vacation time
and people do not care to attend lec
tures or do unnecessary brain work
during that month.
Scale receipts at Tidings office.
WILSON NOT
BACKED UP
HUERTA SO DECLARES IX REPLY
TO L1XI) NOTE.
DEMOCRATIC POWER TEMPORARY
Hiii-i'ta Declares Congress and Amer
ican People Are Xot Back of Wil
son's Refusal to Recognize His
Government.
Washington, Aug. 20. Intrmations
are contained in Provisional Presi
dent Tuerta's reply to the American
note presented by John Litul that
President Wilson is not backed by
congress or the American people ii
his stand against recognition oC too
Huerta government.
Referring to the attacks on tko
Washington Administration by Con
gressmen and pointing to official
recommendations of Ambassador
Wilson advising recognition, Huerta
declares he is entitled to be recog
nized. He holds the democratic party's)
power is temporary and argues recog
nition of his government is a parti
san question in the United States.
This information was obtained to
night from those wflb know the con
tents of the note so far as it has
been deciphered, although the com
plete note is not yet at hand.
Though negotiations between
John Lind and Huerta continue on a
cordial basis, neither side is receding;
from its position and alternatfvo
measures are under consideration
here.
Statement of City Finances.
The city council on Monday even
ing received the balance sheet which
is the result of the audit of tha
books and the installation of a sys
tem of bookkeeping for the city by
Professor Hardy of the Polytechnio
school, which was ordered some timo
ago by the council. The report of
the committee having the matter in
charge wa saccepted and the com
mittee discharged and Professor
Hardy ordered paid the agreed prica
of $100 for the work.
The report wp.s also ordered given
one publication in the Ashland Tid
ings and appears in this issue.
M. I. DIGGHONVICTED
Jury in Dlggs Case Out a Little Over
Three Hours Guilty on Four
Counts.
San Francisco, Aug. 20. In elop
ing with Marsha Warrington from
Sacramento to Reno, Maury Dlggs,
former California state architect,
was guilty of violating the Mann act.
which makes it felony to transport
women for immoral purposes fronj
one state to another.
This was the verdict tonight of
the jury which tiled Dlggs. Five
years in a federal penitentiary Is the
maximum penalty.
There were six counts in the In
dictment and the Jury found Dlggs
guilty on the first four. Each count
carries a maximum of five years aud
a minimum of one year In a federal
prison.
Diggs, his wife, father, mother and
three aunts, Mrs. Drew CaminettI
and Mrs. Anthony CaminettI were fn
court waiting for the verdict.
Dlggs was pale as paper and his
wife Bhowed the tension about her
eyes.
Questions of the foreman clearly
foreshadowing the coming verdict
gave them time to steel themselves
against the coming shock and there
was no demonstration of any sort
when the blow fell. The jury was
out a little over three hours.
Nine ballots were taken and from
the first the jury was unanimous for
conviction on the first four counts.
but on the fifth, charging the de
fendant with persuading, advising;
and Inducing Marsha Warrington to
go to Reno for immoral purposes,
and on the sixth, charging the sarno
offense regarding Lola Norrls, they
disagreed.
Sentence will be pronounced the
week of September 2. Judge Van
Fleet fixed bail at $20,000, which
was furnished by Diggs' father and
uncle. The defense's counsel an
nounced they would appeal.
Cooked Food Sale.
The ladles of the Presbyterian
church will hold a cooked food sale
Saturday, August 23, in the Louis
Werth building on North Main street.