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Ashland Tidings
SUNNY
SOUTHERN OREGON
ASHLAND
THE BEAUTIFUL
VOL. XXXVIII
ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1913
NUMBER 31
MEDFORD FAIR
CALLED MANY
IjARGK attendance from here
ashland day.
SOME GO BYTRAIN, SOME BY AUTO
They Were Royally Welcomed by
Medford People ami Enjoyed the
Day Hugely Good Feeling is Pro
nounced. A largo number of Ashland people
journeyed to Medford Wednesday to
attend the Jackson County Fair,
Wednesday having been designated
as Ashland day. There was a goodly
trowd went down on the train, which
took the place of the motor for the
day in order to accommodate the
crowd. The Ashland band beaded
the crowd and many tickets were
jsold. By far the larger part of the
Ashland people, however, went by
auto, a perfect string of them cover
ing the road in the early forenoon.
Many also went down in the after
noon. The Ashland band furnished
music at the fair and all declare the
people from down the valley are royal
hosts.
The affair was of more than ordi
nary significance as it marks the sec
ond step in the get-together move
ment inaugurated by Medford when
they participated so royally' in Med
ford day at the Chautauqua. The
Jackson County Fair is now a fixture
at Medford, as it should be. No fair
can be successful as a wandering in
stitution, without proper home and
buildings, and no community can af
ford to erect buildings and maintain
a track, etc., withbut a fair every
year. Here's to the Jackson County
Fair at Medford in 1914. And Med
ford will do her share towards a
bigger and better ChAutauqua each
year in Ashland, with, we hope, a
new and big building for the next
session.
The Medford papers were very
kind in their mention of the Ashland
delegation to the fair, the Mail Tri
bune saying:" "
"Ashland day at the county fair
brought over 2 00 visitors from the
Granite City, headed by the Ashland
band. Ideal autumn weather marked
the day, and at noon Main street
was thick with wearers of the Ash
land badses, Many more coming in
autos will arrive this afternoon. A
holiday spirit, partly due to the bond
issue victory, prevailed."
The Medford Sua this morning
says:
"Headed by Bert R. Greer of the
Ashland Tidings and the Ashland
band, nearly 300 citizens and citizen
esses from the neighboring city re
turned the Medford compliuient dur
ing Chautauqua and made Ashland
day at the fair something more than
a mere name. It was the largest del
egation from the Granite City for
many years, and with the victory of
the good roads bonds and the suc
cessful opening of the fair the day
seemed in a sense dedicated to 'a bet
ter understanding between Medford
and Ashland and the rest of the coun
ty." The New Zealand Farmers Union
asks government aid for procuring
more laborers, more than 6,000
workers being needed.'
Putting Cement
In New Bridge
Frank Jordan's crew is busily at
work these days on the Mill street
bridge. The forms and reinforce
ment on the north half of the bridge
were put in place 'the first of the
week and the power concrete mixer
was at work Wednesday putting in
the concrete. The concrete runs
from the machine directly into place
by gravity, two men being employed
in properly spreading it on the arch.
The bridge is going to be a big im
provement and it will be possible
when the bridge is completed to con
tinue the sidewalk on the park side
across the creek.
New Polytechnic Student).
The following are among the new
students to enroll in the Polytechnic
this week': Chet. Smith, Gerald
Wood, Amy Farmer and Angle Loom
is. The attendance of the school is
steadily growing and all .students ex
press themselves as well satisfied
with th course.
Corporations Need Not Pay.
The Southern Pacific Railway Com
pany and the Weyerhauser Timber
Company were sustained by tlfe Ore
gon supreme court In their conten
tion that the special two-mill levy
made by Road District No. 1 in this
county last December was not legal.
The decision of a case from Coos
county governs this case, which will
probably be decided shortly. The
two companies were the only ones
who appealed, so all others have paid
or will pay their full taxes.
The legislature attempted to rem
edy the defect in the law by a cura
tive act, but by a mistake the wrong
law was sought to be corrected.
Turkey Trot to I jive Long, Ways
Sousa.
Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 11. Turkey
trot and live long is the gist of
advice handed out here by John
Philip Sousa, march king, in dis
cussing dances which have been
scored in many quarters.
If the trukey trot is danced as it
Bhould be," said Sousa, "there is np
doubt it is a positive aid to longev
ity. It is so simple and natural in
form that anyone can dance it. Middle-aged
and even elderly people en
joy it, and it does them good."
Ashland Needs a
First Class Hotel
Now that the bonds have carried
the need of a first-class hotel build
ing for Ashland is more imperative
than ever. When the Hotel Oregon
was built it was one of the best ho
tels in southern Oregon, but that
was a time to which only the mem
ory of the oldest inhabitant goeth
back. The site is fine but the build
ing itself is out of date. The hotel
in the year 1913 which does not
have hot and cold water in every
room and at least half a dozen suites
of rooms with private bath cannot
get and bold the traveling public
which pays. It is the man who
wants his private bath who buys the
high-priced meals which make the
dining room pay. The commercial
traveler, uncertain of hours because
of making trains, wants to have hot
water in his room to shave every
morning. These and a hundred oth
er little conveniences- of the modern
hotel are demanded by that portion
of the public which is able and will
ing to pay well for accommodations.
Ashland has been blessed with sev
eral first-class hotel keepers, and in
Mrs. Conners and Mrs. Billings has
two women who know how to cater
to the traveling public, but both are
handicapped, the former by the fact
that the Hotel Oregon is obsolete
and must be rebuilt to Command the
title of a first-class hotel, and Mrs.
Billings, of the Columbia, by the
fact that there are not rooms enough,
none are equipped with private bath
and the lobby and dining room are
not on the ground floor.
Ashland is now the only. town of
3,000 or over south of Portland
which has not a first-class hotel, and
it must have one if it is to reap ben
efit from the Pacific Highway.
It has been claimed" 'that the
reason hotel trade passed by Ashland
was that there was no bar ia the
hotel. Inquiry of leading traveling
men dispels that delusion. As one
said, "The booze fighters are not the
men that sell the goods, and the men
that do not sell the goods do not last
long."
Here's hoping that Ashland will
have a first-class hotel building ere
summer traffic opens up next year.
The Phoenix School Fair.
Quite a number from Ashland
went to Phoenix last week to attend
their school fair. A number of the
ladies of the Parent-Teacher Associ
ation, headed by Mrs. Perozzi, presi
dent of the West Side Circle, attend
ed, and Professor Briscoe, superin
tendent of the Ashland city schools,
was one of the principal speakers.
His address is very highly spoken of.
Police Seek Frisco Girl.
San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 11. A
general police alarm was sent out
Tuesday for ' Georgia Cameron, a
high school girl, who started for
school at 9 a. m. Monday and has
not been seen since. After visiting
all the hospitals vainly, the police
suspect a kidnapping.
Paw Knows Everything.
Willie Paw, what is a secret?
. Paw Everything two women do
not know, my son. Cincinnati En
quirer. , Russia's export of eggs exceeds
1,500,000,000 a. year.
BODS A
GOOD ROADS MEASURE CARRIED TUESDAY BY
NEARLY 2,000 MAJORITY
MEDFORD RECALLS SLOGAN OF 1S96 BY NEARLY 16 TO 1 VOTE FOR
MEASURE ASHLAND YOTE ABOUT THREE TO ONE-PRECINCTS
AWAY FROM LINE ONLY OPFOSE IT-RESULT CAUSES MUCH
REJOICING IN VALLEY TOWNS
The most sanguine expectations of
the advoctes of the good roads bonds
were more than realized at the elec
tion Tuesday. Ten days before elec
tion there was a strong feeling that
the fate of the measure was in doubt,
but there was a remarkable change
as men and women began to study
the situation.
As will be seen by the tabulated
statement published herewith, the
vote In Ashland stood about three to
one in favor of the bonds, the total
in the city In favor being 640 and
against 276. In Medford the vote
was 1,645 for and 165 againts the
measure. Northwest Medford, with
only four votes against the bonds,
was the banner precinct in that re
spect, while Central Point, though
one of the towns directly on the line
of the proposed Pacific Highway,
registered 124 votes against it, the
highest number in any one precinct.
The following is the tabulated vote
of the county:
For. Against.
Antioch 11 34
Applegate 8 ' r 23
South Ashland 36 13
West Ashland 139 86
Blvd. Ashland 65 53
Central Ashland 307 75
East Ashland 93 49
Barron 28 20
Butte Falls 31 31
Central Point 158 134
Climax 9 10
Eagle Point 14 2 86
Flounce Rock 24 12
Foots Creek",". 59 11
Gold Hill 191 37
Lake Creek 7 40
North Jacksonville... 60 37
South Jacksonville... 47 40
N. W. Medford 52 4
South Central 149 11
North Central . .' 202 IS
Southwest 46 ?
Oakdale 267 26
South Main 232 39
North Main 347 37
Meadows 4 20
Phoenix ...157 37
Rock Point 31 8
Rogue River 81 33
Sams Valley 37 4S
Sterling 7 21
Trail 17 31
Talent 137 43
Union 17 30
Watkins 0 29
Wimer 23 30
Willow Springs 17 30
Total .' .....3,238 1,293
Majority for bonds, 1,945.
Will Grade At Once
Over Mountains
The Medford Sun says:
"Judge Tou Velle announced last
night that he already had several
purchasers for the 5 per cent bonds
on the string and said there would
be no difficulty in disposing of the
issue advantageously. Work will be
rushed on the 6 per cent grade over
the Siskiyous and every effort will
be made to have the grade finished
before the rains set in."
This is welcome news to Ashland.
The road over the Siskiyous has long
been a disgrace to the county, and
the toil gate a thorn in the flesh of
every man who traversed the road.
Benton Bowers of this city is report
ed to have paid over $50 in tolls this
year, in trips and in driving stock
over the toll road. With a good hard
surfaced highway over the moun
tains, passable the year around,
there is little doubt that there will
be auto trucks which can carry stuff
to and from the valley and California
points at a rate that will compel a
reduction In railway freights.
Every boat engaged in the Jamai
can sponge industry has a water
glass or pane or glass inserted in
the bottom of a box or bucket,
through which the sponges are read
ily detected
RE VOTED
In commenting upon the result of
the election the Medford Sun of
Wednesday morning says:
"While everyone believed Med
ford would go heavily for the bonds,
the most sanguine boosters were not
prepared for the tremendous major
ity of 1,4 81 for the bojids. There
were only 165 votes against the
bonds in the city and 1.64G for, or
16 to 1.
"Perhaps the greatest satisfaction
was expressed in Medford over the
Ashland vote, where it was feared
there would be strong opposition.
Instead of opposition the Granite
City went strong for the bonds in
every precinct and rolled up 635
votes on the right side and only 276
on the wrong, which reflects credit
upon the Ashland papers and the
Sam Hill rally in that city.
"Jacksonville furnished another
surprise. Although off the route of
the proposed highway, the county
seat showed a fine sense of the coun
ty welfare and polled 111 votes for
the bonds and 77 against.a majority
of 34.
"The vote was close in Central
Point, although this town will be
greatly benefited by the new road,
while Eagle Point, off the route,
showed the result of public spirited
endeavor and got into the progress
ive ranks with 142 for and only 86
against.
"In Butte Falls, where the last
good roads rally was held, the strong
opposition which was known to exist
was materially weakened and the
vote split even with 31 for and
against. When Judge Colvig heard
that last night he jocularly remarked
that if Porter Neff had let him do
all the talking he would have
grabbed the other 31."
Coal Operators Fathered Strike.
Washington, Sept. 11. Testifying
before the senate committee investi
gating the causes which led to the
strike in the West Virginia coal
fields, E. W. Shipley, a Burns detec
tive, swore that he received informa
tion from a prominent operator iden
tified with Pennsylvania mining In
terests that Pennsylvania and Ohio
coal operators took a hand in fo
menting the trouble and promoting
the West Virginia strike in order to
more advantageously compete with
West Virginia operators.
Nine-tenths of the letters handled
by the United States mail are In the
usual business size envelope.
Local Surgeons
Do Fine Work
Dr. Swedenburg, assisted by Dr.
Parsons, performed an exceedingly
critical operation at Granite City
Hospital the past week upon A. W.
Warner for relief from an obstruc
tion of the bowels. Mr. Warner
came to Ashland some time ago from
Montana and has been visiting with
his relatives, the E. M. Reese fam
ily. About seven years ago he was
operated upon for appendicitis and
the bowels at one point grew to
gether with the result that one of
them was drawn down to an acute
angle, seriously interfering with the
patient's digestion. He visited the
famous Mayo Brothers at Rochester,
Minnesota, afterward but failed to
secure relief. The condition was
very painful and caused Mi Warner
to have numerous fainting spells
which were very distressing. Doc
tors Swedenburg and Parsons worked
over him for two hours, separating
the intestines in many places. Mr.
Warner rallied well from the opera
tion and has a good prospect of be
ing a better man physically than he
has 'been for years.
One of the world's largest church
organs is an electrical instrument at
Hamburg, which has 12.173 pipes,
some of which are 37 feet long
I. W. W. Prober Off for Randon.
Salem, Ore.. Sept. 11. Ernest R.
Ringo, special prosecutor for Gov
ernor West, will leave for Bandon
this week to investigate the alleged
deportation of Dr. Bailey K. Leach,
the socialist editor.
Attorney General Crawford . re
cently spent a week in Coos county
investigating the occurrence, but bis
findings were unsatisfactory to the
governor. It is understood that
Sheriff Gage of Coos county will be
prosecuted if it is found that he
made no effort to prevent the al
leged deportation.
Iowa Coin (Yop .-)( p,.r Cent Shy.
Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 11. Crops
in Iowa have been seriously injured
as a result of the intense heat of the
last eight days, according to an
nouncement made by Weather Fore
caster C'happelle. The corn crop, he
declared, has suffered the heaviest
loss and will be 50 per cent below
normal.
Is Pushing Work.
A. L. Lamb is pushing the work
rapidly on the remodeling of the
city hall. He' has a good-sized crew
at work and is equal to two or three
himself to keep things moving.
W. C. T. U. Holds
Annual Election
The Ashland W. C. T. U has just
completed its annual election of of
ficers for the ensuing year, which
resulted as follows: President, Mrs.
M. C. Ashcraft; secretary, Mrs. M.
M. Edmunds: corresponding secre
tary, Mrs. D. M. Brower; treasurer,
Mrs. Cora Slingerland. The vice
presidents from nine different
churches: Baptist, Mrs. James
Lowe; Free Methodist, Mrs. M. F.
Childs; Christian, .Mrs. M. E. Guiley;
Congregational, Mrs. U. L. Fish;
Nazarene, Mrs. Mary Stoner; Breth
ren, Mrs. D. M. Brower; Methodist,
Mrs. W. S. De Peau; Episcopal, Mrs.
G. Taverner; Presbyterian, Mrs. A.
H. Russell.
Excellent work has been done by
the various departments during the
past year. While not making a di
rect specialty of benevolent work,
this organization has distributed
1,600 bouquets, about a ton of fruit,
thousands of magazines, papers and
leaflets, many going to the poor
.aim. iney nave given numerous
rides and meals gratuitously as well
as uncounted provisions. More than
700 visits have been made to assist
the poor and those in sickness, while
our members have performed 150
days' work for those that needed the
same when in distress.
During the legislature, special
work was done for the bettering of
labor conditions and for the protec
tion of the health and morals of
children. Our representative did
much to promote the law calling for
the re-establishing of the Ashland
State Normal, also.
Mrs. M. M. Edmunds will be sent
as delegate to the State W. C. T. U.
convention meeting at Corvallis the
latter part of this month, to place
before this body a memorial from the
Ashland W. C. T. U., which will
pledge each one of the 200 unions
with their 4,000 members to vote for
the Ashland Norma! and also to se
cure as many votes as possible from
their individual counties. The Chau
tauqua work done by our body was
very successful both as to methods
and sociability.
There is every promise of an es
pecially effective year In every de
partment. SECRETARY.
Yeggs Tote P. O. S.ife Half
Mile,
Then los Ijoot.
Salem, Ore., Sept. 11. Burglars
Monday night entered the postoffice
at Pratuni, eight miles east of this
city, louded the safe on a truck and
hauled it away some distance. Then
they put in an extra large charge of
explosive and the safe was literally
torn Into fragments. The postmas
ter had over $100 in the safe and
the money was scattered over a wide
area and so badly mixed with mud
that the robbers did not secure much
more than half of It.
Tuesday Postmaster D. L. Stelner
and assistants picked up $45 of the
stolen money. It is believed there
Is more in the vicinity and a further
search is being made.
The burglars left no clue and it
was not known that there had been
a robbery until Tuesday morning,
when Stelner went to his store and
found the safe missing. The safe
weighed between 500 and 600 pounds
and it is believed the robbers had
quite a task In moving it.
TARIFF BILL
PASSESSENATE
LA FOLLKTTK ANI POIXOEXTEIS
VOTE WITH DEMOCRATS.
FINAL VOTE ON MEASURE 44-37
President Wilson is Well Pleased
With Passage of Tariff Ittll Hy
Senate and Predicts lis Success
President Wilson Issues Statement.
Washington, Sept. 11. The demo
cratic tariff revision bill passed the
senate Tuesday by a vote of 44 to
37, after all amendments had been
defeated. Senators La Follette, re
publican, and Poindexter, progress
ive, voted for the measure, and Sen
ators Ransdell and Thornton, demo
crats, voted against it.
Washington, Sept. 11. The senate
, began final voting on amendments
to the tariff bill at 4 o'clock Tues
day afteernoon. Half a dozen
amendments were pending when the
debate ceased under the agreement
made Monday night, and while no
debate was allowed on them, oppor
tunity was given to senators intro
ducing new amendments to explain
them in five-minute speeches. The
voting on amendments was prelimi
nary to the final passage of the bill,
which occurred about 5:30 p. m.
Washington, Sept. 11. President
Wilson Issued the following state
ment Tuesday night:
"For the people and free business
which has lasted a long generation
at last has been won a victory, hand
somely and completely. Leadership,
and steadfastness in counsel has been
shown in both houses of which the
democratic party has reason to be
proud.
"I am happy to have been connect
ed with the government at a time
when such things could happen and
to have worked in association with
men who could do them.
"There is every reason to believe
the currency reform will be carried
through with equal energy, direct
ness and loyalty to the general inter
est." President Wilson expressed warm
admiration for Senator La Folletteo's
and Poindexter'a "conscientious in
dependence and courage."
I'lilque HirtJi Announcement.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Billings an
nounce the birth of a daughter in the
following unique manner:
Announcement.
The Time September 9, 1913.
The Place Ashland, Oregon.
THK GIRL Ruth Frances Billings.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Billings.
(The Old Folks.)
Hock Springs Coal.
1 wish to inform the consumers
of coal that we are able to furnish
you all the Rock Springs coal you
need, direct from Rock Springs.
Wyoming, regardless of other talk
In last week's issue of the Tidings.
City Truck Co., by D. D. Good,
Prop. It
Recent investigations indicate that
the greater part of the diet of the
bat consists of mosquitoes, and ad
vantage is being taken of this fact in
ridding communities in Texas and
other southern states of the mosquito
pest.
Mr. Turner Will
Build Fine Home
W. A. Turner broke ground this
week for his new bungalow which
will be Just south of the fine home
adjoining the Methodist church prop
erty, which he recently Bold to W. W.
Caldwell. Mr. Caldwell will occupy
the Turner home as soon as Mr. Tur
ner's new bungalow is ready to move
into. The new house will be con
structed by Messrs. Borror and Leon
ard, who built the other one, and
will be along similar lines though
narrower and one room smaller and
with a more sloping roof. Mr. Tur
ner lias made a beautiful place of
the one he now occupies and resi
dents of that section are much
pleased that he is to build again and
remain in the city. His present lot
is narrower than the other one
having a fifty foot frontage- The
lot adjoining on the south is owned
by E. E. Bagley and we are informed
that he will build a bungalow