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VOL. XXXVIII
ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1913
NUMBER 33
COMPETITOR
ORDERED OUT
CITY FATHERS PASS OUSTER
RESOLL'TIOX.
A. L L & P. CO. TOLD TO QUIT
Lighting Corporation Given Ten
Days in Which to Ceaso business
and Begin Taking Out Poles and
Wires.
The city council at its ' regular
Meeting Tuesday evening, by a unan
imous vote, passed a resolution di
recting the "Ashland Electric Light
& Power Company" to cease selling
"Juice" to the citizens within the
city limits, and also to commence
within ten days to remove their
poles and, wires from the streets and
alleys of the city. Under the terms
of the resolution a failure to agree
In writing to accept the terms of the
resolution will be considered a re
fusal and the attorneys of the city,
City Attorney Moore and Attorney
Evan E. Reames of Medford, are in
structed to commence ouster action
at once.
The city council also appropriated
the sum of f 525 to be used under
the direction of the finance commit
tee for the purposes of the suit.
The council at the same meeting
raised the wages of A. L. Strickland,
"trouble man" for the municipal
plant, from $75 per month to $85
per month.
C. H. Veghte, in behalf of the pro
prietors of the Pioneer block, asked
permission to erect a metal or asbes
tos covered shed in the rear of the
building. He was on motion request
ed to make theppplication in writ
ing. A communication was received
from Blaine Klum, stating that he
was ready to pay the license and
make applpication for privileges as
bill poster. '
Congregational Church.
The services next . Sunday at the
usual hours. Rev. William Johnson
will occupy the pulpit in the morn
ing. The pastor will preach the
evening sermon. Subject, "Shifting
Responsibility." Special music for
both services. Everybody invited.
Former Ashlander
Tells of Shiipwreck
Mrs. L. M. Nickerson, daughter of
Mrs. Mary M. Shepherd of 77 Pine
street, arrived 'in Ashland Sunday.
Mrs. Nickerson, who was one of the
ones who were saved when the ill
fated steamer State of California
went down In Gambler bay, Alaska, ,
on the morning of August 17. Mrs.
Nickerson had only boarded the
steamer about ten minutes before
she struck on an uncharted rock in
the bay. Gambier bay is one of the
newly developed ports of Alaska, this
being the second season that the can
nery, which is the sole reason for the
existence of the place, has been run
ning. Mr. Nickerson is a bookkeep
er for the cannery company and Mrs.
Nickerson accompanied him to Gam
bler bay last fall. She had boarded
the vessel to take the trip to Skag
way and thence to Seattle, her hus
band intending to join her later.
Mrs. Nickerson says that old sea
men say that the sinking of the ves
sel within three minutes of the time
It struck is unprecedented, and that
the entire bottom must have been
torn out of the ship. It refused to
obey its helm almost immediately af
ter it struck and waterlogged, at
once. .
The women who were lost were
nearly if not all those who tarried
in their staterooms to attempt to
secure valuables. Mrs. Nickerson
was taken into the lifeboat, but that
1 was upset and she went down almost
Immediately after the vessel sank.
She never lost consciousness, and
though she had never known any
thing about swimming seemed in
stinctively to know how to swim.
She was badly bruised by being
struck while in the surf by floating
wreckage, and lost about $500 worth
of clothes, curios, jewelry, etc. She
feels, however, that she got out very
fortunately at that.
Mrs. Nickerson, formerly Miss
Shepherd, was for many years a resi
dent of thia county and taught sev
eral years ' in the schools on the
Klamath Falls Indian agency. She
has many friends in Ashland and vi
cinity who will rejoice at her escape.
Railroad Officials Sleet.
A meeting of the Southern Pacific
officials and agents was held at Ho
tel Medford Sunday, those in attend
ance being from various points from
San Francisco to Portland. Matters
of general interest to railroad men
were discussed and suggestions for
improvements of one kind and an
other were considered. Some of
those in attednance were: Fred
Hansen, assistant Superintendent,
Portland; V. P. Harrison, auditor,
San Francisco; F. S. Fagan, trans
portation department, San Francisco;
J. C. Boise, traffic department, Port
land; W. M. Merriman, agent, Port
land; O. B. Hughes, agent Pacific
Fruit Express; George S. Elvidge,
Transcontinental Weighing Associa
tion; W. W. Harvey, Pacific Fruit
Express; J. M. Isham, agent, Grants
Pass; L. B. Moore, agent, Roseburg;
J. F. Jamison, superintendent's of
fice, Portland, and many agents
from the territory above mentioned.
Jordan Given Thirty Days.
Frank Jordan was given thirty
days by the city fathers Tuesday
night. Not thirty days in the lock
up, but" thirty days more in which
to complete the job of the bridge
over Ashland creek on Mill street.
The unusually heavy rainfall in June
and July kept the water in the creek
at a high stage so long that it was
practically impossible to commence
work on the bridge any earlier than
Mr. Jordan did.
Apollo Club
At H. S. Gym.
The famous Apollo Concert' Com
pany, consisting of Frederic The
roux, the blind violinist; Donald
Walker, a well-known pianist, for
merly of Ashland; Esther Gertrude
Hart, a soprano, and M. Bernice
Jackson, a reader, will entertain in
the city at the high school gymnas
ium Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
This concert will be given under the
auspices of the juior class of the
local high school and the proceeds
will go toward giving the senior re
ception at the end of the year.
The juniors wish to announce that
they believe this concert will be a
better entertainment than the class
itself could give the public, and since
they have gone to' some expense in
order to bring these people here they
expect a big crowd. Free auto ser
vice from Rose Bros.' confectionery.
Admission 25 cents; reserved seats
35 cents. On sale at Rose Bros.'
For Humane Society.
It is the desire of those who are
interested in the work of the Hu
mane Society to have a meeting at
the Commercial Club rooms next
Monday evening, for the purpose of
forming a Humane Society in Ash
land. The State Humane Society at
Portland is trying to interest the
men and women in the smaller towns
of Oregon in this work and it is
hoped that there will be a good at
tendance next Monday evening, Sep
tember 22, at 7:30 o'clock.
Xob Hill Property Sold.
The George Ogg property at 124
Nob Hill street was sold this week
through the agency of Mrs. Susie
Allen to Thomas Wright of Sisson.
It consists of a cottage and lot and
will be occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
Wright In the near future.
Council Orders
Light on Bridge
The city council at its Tuesday
evening session ordered a cement
lamp post erected on the south end
of the city's new bridge across Ash
land creek on Mill street at a cost
of $90 besides the expense of wir
ing. , In addition they also added
panel work to the north end rail of
the bridge at a cost of $6, both to
be put in by Frank Jordan in con
nection with his bridge, contract.
Got Dose of Carbonic Acid.
Grants Pass Courier: Will Lemp
ke, fireman on the Southern Pacific,
is suffering from the effects of a
dose of carbolic acid and likewise
from the effects of the physician's
efforts to rid him of the baneful
drug before it could put him where
firemen are not needed. Lempke
says that on returning from his run
on the freight Saturday evening he
went to the medicine chest, got the
bottle of acid by mistake, and taht
it came near being a most serious
mistake. He will suffer no bad re
GRANTS PASS GETS NEXT REUNION
OFFICERS ELECTED WEDNESDAY TOMORROW IS ASHLAND DAY
AND LARGE ATTENDANCE EXPECTED FROM HERE
Wednesday was Grants Pass day
at Talent encampment and the most
excellent program rendered Wednes
day evening was by Grants Pass tal
ent. 'The city of Grants Pass was also
honored by being the choice of the
association for their meeting place
next year.
The election of officers was also
held yesterday, with the following
result: s
Colonel Henry Metz, Medford.
Lieutenant Coloned Charles Gan
iere, Ashland.
Chaplain Mrs. McNeil, Ashland.
Quartermaster John Patrick,
Grants Pass.
Los Angeles Man
Gets May Ranch
A. Berkley, recently of Los An
geles, a brother-in-law of C. E. Gray,
has purchased the John May ranch
of 16 acres east of Ashland and will
take possession at once. Mr. Berk
ley, who is an expert brick, stone
and cement worker and contractor,
has brought his family to Ashland
and will make this his borne, work
ing at his trade in connection with
ranching. Mr. Berkley is a very
pleasant gentleman to meet and this
paper gladly welcomes him and his
family to the city.
Ashland Magazine Agency.
The Tidings representative was
surprised to find the extent of the
periodical subscription business be
ing done by Mrs. A. E. Lennart of
the East Side Inn. Mrs. Lennart
last year ordered several hundred
magazines and other periodicals for
Ashland people, getting for them the
lowest possible club rates and saving
them all bother. It is an institution
which deserves the patronage of our
people' In ordering of her you do
not have to take any fixed club bat
can get any magazine or periodical
desired at club rates.
High school "duds" at Enders'.
PULLMAN COMPANY MUST EXPLAIN METHODS
California Railway Commission Will Investigate Several Phases
of Pullman Sleeping Car Management
San Francisco, Sept. 18. The
Pullman Company has been called on
the carpet by the California Railroad
Commission, which last week issued
an order to the company to appear
November 19 and explain its "prac
tices, rules and regulations."
Complaints against the mode of
operation have been made from time
to time with the commission, and the
present order was made by the board
of its own volition. It wants to
know something about certain of the
happenings in the management of
sleepers.
Rates will not figure in this in
quiry, but otherwise the investiga
tion will be a broad one. Among
the things which the commission de
sires to know are these:
To what extent the Pullman Com
pany depends on the tips given by
passengers to porters as a means of
paying the porters a living wage?
Why it is that the upper berths
are pulled down when not occupied?
Why it is that passengers are fre
quently told that "there are no low
ers left" and the next morning on
climbing down the ladder out of an
upper berth frequently are con
fronted with a long line of lowers
that are not occupied and have not
been?
Why it is that berths are so fre
quently sold more than once?
What rules govern the porters In
making the berths at night and why
it is that a passenger cannot get
them made when wanted?
This is only the beginningSof the
Investigation that will be undertak
en. Every rule, regulation and prac
tice of the company is to be turned
over and officers of the company
to be questioned.
New Rules to Be Made.
After the inquiry is over the com
mission intends to take a hand itself
in rule and regulation making as far
as the cars are concerned when in
California.
In its announcement of the investi
gation the commission says that
, Today is Medford day and the post
from that hustling city will have
charge of the program this evening.
Friday (tomorrow) is Ashland day
and it is hoped and expected that
there will be a large attendance from
this place.
There will be Quite a delegation of
Sons of Veterans down In the even
ing and all are urged to go whether
members of that order or not. The
Talent Industrial Fair will be held
by the- schools tomorrow and there
will be a flag presentation in connec
tion. Rev. W. A. Schwimley and
Professor Briscoe will be among the
speakers to the encampment.
E.G. Waters is
Killed by Cars
E. G. Waters, a brakeman on the
Southern Pacific, who ran on the
freight service south of Ashland, was
killed at Kennett, Cal., Monday by
being thrown under the train which
started unexpectedly. Mr. Waters
was well known in railroad circles in
Ashland, having been ' running in
here for about a year, and -was fa
miliarly known as "Kid" Waters.
Tlie Edison Talking Pictures.
The seemingly impossible has at
last been accomplished moving pic
tures that talk and laugh and sing.
Thomas A. Edison, the wizard, has
at last made this possible and these
wonderful Talking Pictures will be
seen at the Dreamland September
22. .Mr. EdiBon does not claim that
his pictures are the first talking pi
tures, ,but he does claim that they
are the first and only practical and
genuine Talking Pictures perfected
and presented to the public.
The Edison Talking Pictures are
genuine, that is, the film and. record
are taken simultaneously, and every
ound- and every action 1b faithfully
reproduced.
Brooms. Ask your dealer for the
product of the local factory. 87-tf
there is a confusion of reservations
and an apparent lack of an efficient
system in making berth reservations,
but It is intended that the investiga
tion shall be as thorough-going as it
can possibly be made.
It is expected that assistance will
be received from commercial travel
ers' organizations, as well as from
the general traveling public, in get
ting to the bottom of the manage
ment of the sleeping' car business.
Christian Science Lecture.
The annual lecture on Christian
Science, given under the auspices of
First Church of Christ, Scientist,
Ashland, Ore., will be delivered at
Elks Temple Thursday evening, Sep
tember 25, at S o'clock, by Judge
Clifford P. Smith, member of the
Board of Lectureship of the Mother
Church, The First Church of Christ,
Scientist, in Boston,. Mass. Judge
Smith is a speaker of high repute
and well able to set forth "the reas
ons for the faith which is in him in
a forceful manner. The lecture is
free and all are cordially invited.
Revival Meetings.
The revival meetings at the Bap
tist church are being splendidly at
tended. Mrs. MacCulloiigh spoke lust
evening. Dr. MacCullough will
preach tonight.
An excellent interest is being
shown and large crowds In attend
ance. Services begin promptly at 7:30
p. m. Meetings held by Dr. and Mrs.
MacCullough of Medford. Sunday
services. W. N. D. MacCullough,
pastor, will preach. Dr. MacCul
lough will preach Sunday evening.
Good music
Rubber Type for Side.
The Tidings has a new set of rub
ber stamps for sign printing for sale.
Complete alphabet, about one inch
high, 2. tf
The. Tidings for artistic printing.
For State-Owned Text Books.
Rogue River Argus: The new
school books reached here late Tues
day night, having been carried by
and then returned. There is a great
deal of complaint about having to
buy a large number of new books
every few years, and especially this
year when money is scarce. The av
erage will run close to $5 or even
more for each child, so it comes
pretty havy on some. It is just the
time now to start the question of
state ownership of books. The state
now owns a large printing plant and
can print all the books and lot each
district buy the books needed, and
they are then let to the scholurs und
If there is no damage to the books
there is no charge, but if they are
damaged beyond the ordinary wear
the parents pay full price for the
book. Why is not this a good time
to start a petition around for state
ownership of books and thus stop
one big graft?
They Are Prize Winners.
L. J. Orres has some samples of
pears In his window which were
raised on his place on Palm street,
which ure certainly b4autitf. In
connection with them as prize win
ners he has a unique advertisement
of his tailoring goods.
Dahlia
roots for sale. Come and pick them
out while they are in full bloom.
S. Pennlston, 200 Helman St. 33-4t
Increasing Force
At Round House
The Southern Pacific is making a
decided Increase in the number of
men at work in the local round
house. Frank Allard, the round
house foreman, states that he has
put on a number of men recently
and that he will put on seven or eight
more next week if he can get them.
He states that the report that" men
are being brought here from Duns-
muir is a mistake; that he is hiring
local men wherever possible.
Restaurant to Move. ' '
Curl's restaurant owned by Curtis
Roberts, and one of the popular
"feeding places" on A street, will
move soon into the vacant rooms in
the Powell building at the corner of
A and Fourth streets. - The change
will give much more room and will
offer an opportunity to cater to the
trade of ladies and children as well
as of men. The Roberts brothers
have made a big success of the res
taurant and their many friends are
glad to see them get larger quarters
Wants Delegates to Road Mertv.
Mayor Johnson of Ashland, Ore
gon, has been requested by the Hon.
Logan Waller Page, president of the
American Road Congress and direct
or of the United States Office of
Public Roads, to name three dele
gates to attend the sessions of the
congress at Detroit during the week
of September twenty-cine as the rep
resentatives. of the city.
Mayor Johnson would be pleased
to commission any Ashland booster
who expects to be east the last of
the month and In position to attend
the meeting. A representative from
Jackson county would be "some
pumpkins" since the recent action of
the county on good roads.
Apollo concert tomorrow night.
Council Votes Aid
To Normal Fight
m
The city council Tuesday evening
appropriated $50 at the request of
E. J. Kaiser, representing the Alumni
Association of the Southern Oregon
Normal School, to assist in defraying
the postuge upon a lot of campaign
matter in behalf of the appropriation
for the school, which is to be sent
out this fall and winter.
Doctor Wins Suit.
Grants Pass, Sept. 18. Charles
Kincaid of Williams has brought suit
against Dr. J. C. Smith, state sen
ator from Josephine county, for $10,
000, claimins that Dr. Smith had
been negligent In treating an injured
leg. After devoting a day and a half
to the case, the Jury decided, on the
first ballot, that Kincaid had no case
against the physician. There Is on
file a damage suit against Dr. S.
Loughridge, for $10,000, brought by
James Mc.Gowen, who claims that his
injured foot was not properly treat
ed. This case will probably not be
heard thia term of court.
MAKING LIBRARY
MORE PRACTICAL
ANALYTICAL INDEX BEING: PRE
PARED AT CITY LI BRAKY,
WORK WILL OCCUPY SIX WEEKS
.Miss Johnson, an Kxjiert Library
Worker, in Charge of Task Wlilcfi
Will Take About Six Weeks to
Complete.
Under .the direction of Miss John
son of Seattle. Wash., who recently
completed the work of making an
analytical index of the library at the
University of Washington, a force
consisting of Miss Hicks, the libra
rian, Miss Burdic, the assistant libra
rian, and Miss SuBanne Homes ar
engaged in the work of indexing tbe
books in the Ashland public llbrarj".
The work, which began about the
first of September, will occupy the
four for at least six weeks.
The object of this index is to ren
der it easy for students and others
seeking material on any given sub
ject to find U easily. The card sys
tem Is used, as many as five or six
cards being used for a single book,
in order to render its contents easily
found and used.
Miss Hicks states that the use of
the library has fallen off during the
summer months, especially as to
adults, and that since school com
menced many of the pupils are turn
ing their cards in saying they will
have little time to use them during;
the school year.
The library recently added a good
ly number of books, mostly for the
young readers and the old readers
with young hearts. The following
is the list of the last Installment re
ceived :
Barrie Peter and Wendy.
Blaisdell Tommy Tinker's Book.
Champlin and Lucas Young:
Folks' Cyclopedia ' of Natural His
tory. Ouken and Baker How to Under
stand (Electrical Work.'
- WiKBin Talking Beasts.. . "
' Wlggin Tales of Laughter.
Adams Harper's Machinery Book
for Boys.
(Continued on Page Eig'.it.)
Annual Inspection
Of Southern Pacific
A special train consisting of three
private cars and one couch was in
Ashland Tuesday night. It is what
Is known in railway parlance as the
inspection train, and is carrying the
officials of the road over their an
nual trip of inspection. Under the
system of the Southern Pacific the
divisions are paired, the superinten
dent and officials of one division in
specting and scoring the other di
vision and vice versa. The assistant
chief engineer, J. Q. Barlow, who
lias jurisdiction over the entire sys
tem, and F. M. Burkholder, district
engineer, are with the party. For
the past five days the party was on
the Portland division, completing the
Inspection of the main Hue and
branches of that division, Superin
tendent Metcalf doing the inspection.
Here, as he put it, he and his assist
ants took a back seat and, to use
Mr. Field's expression, they began to
pick him to pieces. With Mr. Bar
low, who Is traveling in the private
car Pacific, in addition to Mr Burk
holder, are C. A. Cook, general store
keeper, Mr. Searles, chief Inspector
of fire protection, and T. O'Conner.
scale inspector. With Mr. Field, who
has the private car Portland, are M.
M. Siefer, division engineer. Road
master Harris and P. Shulz, signal
supervisor of that division. Mr. Met
calf is accompanied by C. A. Wester,
division engineer of the Shasta di
vision. The party left Wednesday
morning for Kirk, the northern term
inus of the Klamath Fulls line, and
came back to Klamath Falls last
night, according to schedule. Today
they expect to inspect to Red Bluff,
where the party disbands. The work
of inspection on the southern divis
ions will be taken up by Mr. Barlow
and his assistants later, it having
been made up here at this time to
avoid the snows In the mountains
in winter. The officials of course
give out little specific Information,
but express themselves as welt
plased with the general condition of
the road and of business.
Phone newt item to the Tiding.