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Oregon Historical Society, 207 Second P' ASHLAND; TIDING SUNNY SOUTHERN OREGON ASHLAND THE BEAUTIFUL i VOL. XXXVIII PROF. VINING ISJNJURED DISLOCATES AXKLE WHEN FAR IX WILDERNESS. ONLY THREE BOYS WITH HIM Has Strenuous Experience When In juretl Far From Civilization Dr. Jarvis Went to His Rescue Sun day. Professor Vining and three young comrades had a pretty strenuous time last week, and a most painful one for Mr. Vining. He in company with Fay Phillips, Arthur Maxedon and Paul Winter had penetrated to the wilds of Beaver creek, way over beyond Red mountain. Just as they were finishing camp a week ago Tuesday evening, a rope with which Mr. Vin ing was helping pull a log out of the creek broke and let him fall, dislo cating his ankle, and, as it after wards proved, breaking one of the small bones of the foot. The situation was bad enough had he been accompanied by experienced guides and strong men and equipped with saddle animals, but as it was, was simply desperate. Many miles from the nearest habitation, and that a sheep camp on Mt Ashland, with only three lads to care for him, and with ohly a few provisions they had expected tq Becure plenty of venison to add to their scanty packs the conditions would have appalled many a strong man. But the three boys rose to the occasion. Professor Vin ing is an ardent advocate and organ izer of the Boy Scout movement and they had one of the Scout guide books with them. Acting under its instructions, and aided by the direc tions given by the professor, the boys treated the injured member bo successfully that when Dr. Jarvis ar rived nearly a week later he found practically everything done which he could do. , Meantime the grub ran low and Phillips and Maxedon made four trips to the sheep camp, tramping over 100 miles in the four trips, and carrying packs one way, to get provisions to eke out the rainbow trout caught by Paul Winter and the huckleberries gathered by him. The boys expected to find Fred Herrin's burros at the camp on each trip, and to take them in and bring Professor Vining out, but they were not there. When they reached the camp on the fourth trip the man in charge refused to turn over the animals, claiming that Mr. Herrln wanted to use them, when in fact the man himself wanted them to go hunting with. The two boys rose to tne occasion then, and young Phillips, who Pro fessor Vining says has an almost mar velous instinct of directions, and though 14 years of age is small and looks younger, piloted young Maxe don to the trail down Mt. Ashland and then returned alone to the camp. Maxedon came to town and notified Mr. Grainger and other relatives of Professor Vining. Early the next morning (Sunday) Dr. Jarvis and Arthur Maxedon, with a led horse for Professor Vining, started for the camp. When the other side of Mt. Ashland they got off the trail, young Maxedon yielding his belief in the trail to Dr. Jarvis' greater experience, where a cattle trail led them into a dep canyon in stead of following the ridge. Dr. Jarvis' horse fell and he rolled down a 20-foot hill, bruising him badly and nearly knocking him senseless. By good fortune, however, they came out near the Red mountain cabin, where Fay Phillips was waiting to pilot them into camp. The boys had made Professor Vin ing a pair of crutches and he had got able to hobble around and help some about the camp cooking, but he says he was the gladdest to see Dr. Jar vis he ever was to see anyone. They broke camp Monday morning and with Professor Vining on an excel lent mountain horse owned by Smith's livery, started for home., Mr. Vining says the intelligence of the horse was simply wonderful. He gave the animal its head and it tacked up the side of a mountain steeper than a house roof, with Mr. Vining on its back. Some places Professor Vining had to crawl up the mountain on crutches. They had to travel Blowly, the camp being in a very inaccessible part of the mountains on Beaver creek, where the party had blazed their own trail in. By the way, this blazed trail, without any track, was all SHR1XERS LEAVE TOMORROW Some Go to Klamath Falls by Train and Some by Auto. The Ashland members of Hillah Temple, together with the ladies of some of the members, will leave to morrow for Klamath Falls, where the Temple will hold a ceremonial Saturday evening. About thirty members from Ashland, Roseburg and Yreka will go by train. Others will go by auto, unless rain tonight should compel them to change to the Eteam cars. The coach and baggage car for the use of the party are now in the yards and will be attached to No. 13 tomorrow.' Hack From Yellowstone Park. Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Butler returned Wednesday evening from a trip through Yellowstone Park and other points in the inter-mountain states. In addition to their visit to the won ders of the Yellowstone they also vis ited Helena, Butte, Havre and other Montana points and penetrated Da kota to Williston. Th.ey had a most enjoyable time on the trip, which lasted about a month, SCHOOL OPENS MONDAY Ashland Public Schools Open Next Monday Instead of Tuesday ' as Rumored. The Ashland public schools will open Monday morning, September 1. There have been rumors and state ments that because of Labor Day the schooh would not open until Tues day, but such is not the case. Pro fessor Briscoe called the Tidings up today and requests us to correct the error which has crept in. Have your children on band Monday morn ing next. Made a Quick Turn. Jerry Conwell turned a quick trick in real estate Saturday. He pur chased a half interest in the Prader property on Nutley street. After holding it about an hour, and before the papers were made, he turned his interest over to B. L. Powell, a re cent arrival in Ashland, who resides on Factory street. Mr. Powell will occupy the premises and make im provements. The water in the Nile Is reported to be lower than ever at the present time, and some fears are felt over the cotton crop. young Phillips had to guide him and Maxedon in their trips to the sheep herder's camp. They also had to bring out the pack equipage on the burros, which Mr. Herrin had or dered turned over to Dr. Jarvis and Maxedon. Several times coming in they had to stop and Dr. Jarvis had to massage Professor Vinlng's limb because of its cramping, but finally they reached Ashland about 8 o'clock Monday night. Professor Vining is getting along as well as could be expected and spoke at the pioneer reunion today. He fears, however, that it will delay his trip around the world for another year unless the ankle becomes strong very rapidly.' Professor Vining Is very enthusi astic in his praise of the three boys and says were they members of the Boy Scout organization he would see that they received medals for their services, as they certainly deserve them. He also says that he will never go deep into the mountains again without keeping pack animals with the party for use in an emergency. He tried in vain to buy burros either in the valley or in northern Califor nia, but R. L. Burdic has promised to have three shipped from Mexico wifh the next shipment of cattle and Mr. Vining will have them pastured here for the use of himself and his boys' club. Mr. Vining also expresses himself as deeply indebted to Dr. Jarvis. The doctor, who is an experienced moun tain climber in the Alleghaheys, says he .is used to mountains which stand straight up and down, but when they lean over they get him. Professor Vining says that Dr. Jarvis is one of the coolest, most good-humred men he ever saw on the trail and in the mountains. By the way, it is not generally known In Ashland, but Dr. Jarvis is "the" Jarvis who won worldwide fame a few years ago as an intercollegiate runner and walker, holding several world's records. Now that the experience is passed Professor Vining looks upon it very philosophically in fact, did all the time, and enjoys narrating the events of the trip. ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1913 VOTE FOR THE GOOD ROAD BONDS SYSTEMATIC HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION IS PROPER AND DESIRABLE AND A GREAT BENEFIT TO ASHLAND. The Tidings has had little to say on the proposed bond Issue for road purposes. There is a peculiarly de pressed condition in the country at this time, occasioned by the radical tariff and currency measures which are now under consideration by con gress. Under cuch conditions people are more likely to act and think con servatively than during periods of great activity, and the Tidings has been slow on taking a stand on the bond question. There is no question about the ne cessity for good roads. The interest of the rancher and automobilist is identical when it comes to scientific highway construction. The advent of the automobile has been a godsend to those livin? in rural districts, even though they never use one, for the automobile has caused urban inter ests to combine with rural in the ad vocacy of better highways,' resulting in giving to the farmer a first-class road over which to haul his products. The writer has long been an advo cate of systematic action in public improvements. The work should be laid out with a definite plan, first constructing permanent main arter ies, as good as they can be made, into which laterals penetrating re mote districts can be constructed as occasion demands. The proposed bond issue contemplates this plan. The money is to be expended on the Pacific Highway. And while this highway Is primarily a tourist way, it is no less important to the ranch ers of the valley because it is the first link in systematic road construc tion which will soon result in later als penetrating the particular district in which they live. The almost impassibility of the Sis kiyourange to the south has. always been a great handicap to ingress and egress from the Rogue River Valley. The new project proposes a 6 per cent maximum grade over that hill, and a reduction and improvement 6T that grade will result in bringing through the valley thousands of tour ists who now detour at Ager and GOOD ROADS MEETING AT EUREKA LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING OF DELEGATES FROM WASH INGTON, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON The Three States Good Roads Rally held at Eureka, Cal., on August 20 21 was large and enthusiastic. Gov-erno- Johnson of California and Gov ernor Lister of Washington were present. Governor West had expect ed to attend, but was busy at the time entertaining Secretary Lane in Oregon and sent his regrets to the California meeting. California has voted 18 million dollars for good roads and the meet ing was called at Eureka in the hopes of having the expenditure di vided between the Pacific Highway route and a proposed route which parallels the coast from San Fran cisco to Crescent City. Governor Johnson announced that the proceeds from the 18-milMon bond issue would be used to put a road to every coun ty seat in California. Ihe main ex penditure will be along the Pacific Highway, the intention being to make that the main artery through the state. The proposed bond issue for Jack son county is for the purpose of join ing the Improved highway at the Cal lfornia line and continuing it through to the Josephine county line. When this Is done Josephine, Douglas and the other counties to the north will improve the way so that the Pacific Highway will constitute the main ar tery fiom San Diego to Vancouver. Therefore the importance of voting the proposed bond issue for Jackson county. The Three States Good 'Roads Rally was organized on the morning of August 21, with Governor Lister of Washington chairman and Bert R. Greer of Ashland secretary. Its ob ject was stated to be to promote tour ist travel on the Pacific coast from San Diego to Vancouver and to or ganize a permanent good roads as sociation composed of members from the three Pacific coast states. This organization was effected by the elec tion of Dudley V. Saeltzer of Red ding, Cal., president; George E. Boos of Medford, Ore., secretary; B. F. Lynch of Alturas, Cal., treasurer; journey on to Portland east of the Cascade range. Increased tourist traffic is espec ially important to A'-.hland, because the future growth of the city depends upon attracting here people in inde pendent circumstances who will set tle here on account of the scenic beauty, healthfulness and simple grandeur of this environment. The Paciric Hihgway when completed from San Diet;o to Vancouver, as con templated, will more than quadruple the present tourist travel through Ashland. Ah easy way over the Sisklyous froms an important chain in the project. California is coming to the Oregon line with a splendid road, and.t if we hope for the benefits to be derived from this increased traf fic, the highway must be scientifical ly improved through Jackson county. The writer has weighed carefully the benefits reasonably to be expect ed from this improvement against the sound arguments opposed to it, and has concluded that the road will be well worth the money to Ashland. The Tidinss is in favor of voting the bonds. 1,280 Are Registered. Registration of voters was discon tinued in Ashland Saturday night un til after the road bond election Sep tember ninth. The total number reg istered in Ashland was 1,286. At the time of going to press County Clerk Gardner is unable to give the full number registered in the county, but states that it will be over 4,000. Cooked Food Sale. The ladies of the Presbyterian church will hold a cooked food sale Saturday, August 30, in the Werth building on North Main and Granite streets. 27-lt Rubber Type for Sale. The Tidings has a new set of rub ber stamps for sign printing for sale. Complete alphabet, about one inch high, J2. tf . vice-president for Washington, E. L. Callins, Ostrander; vice-president for California, Dr. G. D. Bullit of San Jose; vice-president for Oregon, J. W. McCoy of Ashland. Four mem bers from each state were elected as executive committeemen: For Cali fornia, W. J. Dutton, San Francisco; M. B. Johnson, San Mateo; T. R. Ramsey, Red Bluff; G. A. Webb, Crescent City. For Washington, Samuel Hill of Moryhill, Grank Gui bert of Spokane, J. T. Ronald of Se attle, E. G. Griggs of Taconia. For Oregon, N. R. Pittock of Portland, George Rogers of Salem, William Grimes of Marshfield, Charles Ren fro of Eugene. ' Medford was named as the next meeting place of the convention. Mr. Boo:-, the Medford delegate, made a gallant fight for the next meeting at his town and won, Medford pledging an entertainment fund of $5,000. FOR COUNTY BOOKLET. Representative of Sunset Magazine Here for Material. R. R. Howard, representing Sun set Magazine, which recently made a contract with the county court of Jackson county to issue a booklet advertising the county, was in the city yesterday looking up material for the writeup. Secretary Seager of the Commercial Club took him out to see the various springs and other points of Interest. PIOXEERS MEETING TODAY. Large Number In Attendance at An- ' nual Gathering. Ti e Jackson County Pioneers' As sociation is holding its annual gath ering today. There is a large num ber present. A complete report will appear in our next issue. More than 4,200 Scots reft Glas gow the 'other day on the way to new homes in the-United States. - HIXTZE SELLS OUT. Sells Interest in Ashland Furniture Co. to Partner, Who Sells. John R. Wick has purchased the one-half interest of William Hintze in the Ashland Furniture Company and almost immediately resold it to W. B. Smith, a well-known resident of Ashland, who will take an active part in the management of the busi ness. Mrs. Hintze is troubled with heart disease and because of the al titude was unable to reniais in Ash land, hence the family will return soon to their former home in Minne sota. Many friends here regret to see them leave. Ashland Ice Cream Good. The July Bulletin from the office of the. Oregon Dairy and Food Com missioner is at hand and shows four samples of Ashland ice cream tested for butter fat. Thirteen per cent is the legal requirement. One sample from Lane & Peebler'a showed 20 per cent, one from the Ashland creamery showed 23 per cent, while two from Crowson's showed respec tively 17.5 and 21 per cent. OVERRUN BY FLOWERS II. 1. Holmes' Garden a Rower of Beauty Which Fills Garden and Greenhouse and Then Some. If a man could ever be said to be crowded off his land by flowers, that man is H. P. Holmes, of the firm of Holmes Bros. A Tidings representa tive visited Mr. Holmes' garden the other evening and it is certainly as fine a one as the writer ever saw or expects to see. Not only is almost the entire large lot, except a small place reserved for vegetables, cov ered with beautiful flowers but the space between the walk and the fence and even along the sides of the alley are devoted to beautiful flowers. It would take an expert florist to prop erly describe the beauties of the gar den, and the pen of an Eben Rex ford to do them justice. Dahlias, in dozens of varieties and by the hun dreds, bloom profusely. Geraniums are like beds of flame. And sweet peas! They told us when we came to Ashland that sweet peas would not do well In Ashland as compared with the middle west, but Mr. Holmes has proved to the contrary. His long row of Spencer sweet peas, flanked on each side by a beautiful row of dahlias, is one of the finest sights in the beautiful garden. The asters, which he has in a pro fusion of colors, are among the show flowers, while a golden cock's-comb is one of the unique plants that is certainly beautiful. Mr. Holmes has just rebuilt his greenhouse, nearly doubling the ca pacity', and has now a large number of plants getting started for winter blooming. He has some fuchsias which are certainly dandies, and oth er beautiful plants too numerous to mention. CIRCUS PASSED THROUGH. Ringling Brothers in Ashland Sunday Afternoon and Evening. The Ringling Brothers circus passed through Ashland Sunday af ternoon and evening, making a long jump over 590 miles from Salem to Chico, Cal. Their show came in in four trains and went over the moun tains in five. The first train arrived snortiy uerore z o clock and con tained almost the entire menagerie of caged animals. The cages were opened on the shady side of the cars and the public was invited by the at tendants to go around that side of the train and view the animals. Two cars of horses in the first train were unloaded and fed, and a large num ber of horses and ponies from the later trains were driven to Ashland creek for water. MAKING IMPROVEMENTS. E. N. Butler Having Interior of Con fectionery Brightened Up. It is an old saying that one new thing calls for another. The new front in the confectionery recently purchased by E. N. Butler from Lane & Peebler called for new paper and paint in thd Interior and it Is getting It. W. O. Dickerson has the contract and George Watson and William Sow erby are doing the work. The place will look "scrumpttlous" when they get through. Meat costs so much In Bavaria that freight rates have been reduced and customs duties lowered. NUMBER 27 ORDERED TOBORDER TROOPS DISPATCHED TO MEXI. CAN FRONTIER IX HURRY. ALL AMERICANS GIVEN WARNING President Wilson Notifies American to Leave Mexico, Yet Holds That Country ResjKjiisiltle for Their Welfare. San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 27. One troop of the Third cavalry and a battery of the Third field artillery were rushed from Fort Sam Houston to the border tonight on orders from the war department at Washington. Two special trains were made up on two hours' notice. Omaha, Neb., Aug. 27. Secretary of War Garrison, who arrived hera ( tonight, received and sent several telegrams during the evening, re maining up until midnight. The na ture of the telegrams was not dis closed.. ' . Washington, Aug. 27. President Wilson tonight warned all Americana to leave Mexico immediately. At the same time the American embassy and all the consular representatives in Mexico were instructed to notify all officials, civil and military, in Mexico that they would be held strictly responsible for harm or in jury done to Americans or their property. ADVERTISING ASHLAND. Beautiful Fruit Being Shipped Out is Boosting Us. The beautiful fruit being shipped from Ashland this year is helping wonderfully to boost this community and is causing many eyes to turn this way. Mr. Jennings, who last spring pur chased the original Albert Johnson orchard from Mr. Putnam, is one (of Ashland's biggest and best boosters. Mr. Jennings, who is one of the lead ing merchants of Portland, shipped all his cherries direct to Portland merchants and they attracted much notice and brought a big price. Mr. Jennings has adopted a handsome la bel and the name "Gold Medal Fruit Farm, Ashland, Ore.," as the name and label under which to ship his fruit, and the peaches are creating a furore and drawing crowds where they are on exhibition in the center of the Portland business district. Max Pracht's Peachblow Paradise orchards are another place which is sending out handsomely labeled and well packed fruit. Many believe that a rubber stamp on the boxes is just, as good a label as any, but a rubber stamp label will not linger in the memory like a bright, attractively printed or lithographed label. The latter brings follow-up orders when the rubber stamp label Is forgotten. Doubtless there are many others who are packing and shipping just as good and just as attractively put up fruit as the two mentioned, but it has not been brought to the attention, of the reporter. Notice to Pupils. All pupils who attended school last year in other places than Ash land will report at the superinten dent's office in the high school Sat urday, August 30, 9 to 12 a. m., for examination and assignment. t Those pupils who will attend high' school for the first time should ap pear at high school Saturday, Au gust 30, from 1 to 4 p. m. for se lection of course of study and as signment. Examinations for delinquent work of high school pupils will be given at high school Saturday, August 30. from 9 to 12 a. m. A Unique Egg. Mrs. E. S. Groff, residing on the W. W. Dann place, west of the city. has on exhibition at Poley's druj? store a unique egg. It consists of a perfect large egg, in the center of the yelk of which is a little eggiwith a perfect shell. It Is certainly a curi osity. Will Use Same Books. Just as we go to press Professor Briscoe phones that he has received word from the state superintendent of public instruction that the 8A grade . will use the old books the balance of the year instead of being compelled to buy new ones.
