Ashland tidings., September 22, 1913, Image 1

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ELANB TIDING
SUNNY
SOUTHERN OREGON
ASHLAND
THE BEAUTIFUL
VOL. XXXVIII
ASHLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1913
NUMBER 34
AS
CHILDREN'S
FAMMING
WILL BE HELD AT NATATORIUM
FRIDAY AXD SATURDAY.
EXHIBITS SHOULD BE IN THURS.
livery Patron of the Ashland Schools
Should Attend the Fair and En
con rage the Children in the
Work.
Ashland has had no Rose Carnival,
Fourth of July celebration or Dis
trict, fair this summer, so the Chil
dren's Fair is doubly welcome. En
thusiasm was marked from the time
f the first announcement, and the
scores of children who will exhibit
assures the success and guarantees
a splendid showing of agricultural
and handicraft exhibits.
The fair will be open to the public
Ffiday afternoon at 1 o'clock. No
entries will be received after 10
'clock Friday morning. It is de
sired to have as many entries as pos
sible made Thursday afternoon at
the Natatorlum, but flowers and
cooking exhibits will be best if
brought Friday morning.
The admission for all school chil
dren will be only 10 cents, for all
adults 25 cents, each time you visit
the fair, which will be open Friday
afternoon and evening and all day
Saturday, with splendid programs
during both evenings.
The admission money is to pay for
the premiums. So come several
times and help swell the fund. It all
goes back to the children.
Have your children bring exhibits.
The premium list includes cash prizes
for nearly every kind of garden prod
use; fresh fruits gathered and pre
pared for exhibit by the children;
canned fruits, pint jars preferred;
jelly, bread, cakes, pies, doughnuts,
candies; all kinds of needlework;
flowers, potted and in bouquets;
Manual training all work- the boys
are - done, such as tables,' chairs,
cabinets, benches, boxes, trays, etc.;
amateur photography; dolls of every
description; poultry, ducks, rabbits;
paintings, drawings, etc.
The curio corner would like all
Material you have that is suitable.
It will be an attractive feature if
you make it so.
Put your exhibits in as attractive
form as possible. It shows more ef
fort and will add to the general ef
fect. Remember the candy booth and
the food sale. Everything good to
eat for sale,
Saturday afternoon will be the eu
genic baby contest. The first ten
babies who will register with Mrs.'
Hilty will have this splendid oppor
tunity. A contest in which receiving
the blue ribbon means the best men
tal and physical development for the
particular age of the baby, as tested
by competent physicians and nurses.
Register your baby at once, if under
three years of age.
Remember the two fine programs.
On Friday evening a mixed program
from the different schools, and on
Saturday evening a White House
wedding and a basketball game.
Boost for the Children's Fair.
Hake it a success by sending exhib
its and by attending. It is an op
portunity well worth while, and one
you cannot afford to miss.
Medical Association
Lauds Road Bonds
Resolutions indorsing the good
roads bonding act and commending
the progyessiveness of Jackson
county in being the first to adopt its
provisions were passed at the final
session of the thirty-ninth annual
meet of the Oregon State Medical
Association at Med ford Saturday
morning. Good roads play an Im
portant part in the medical profes
sion in giving quick aid to the sic.
and injured and in emergency cases.
At the morning session officers
for the year and- next year's meeting
place were chosen. Portland was
accorded the last honor, and Dr.
Calvin H. White, secretary of the
state board of health, chosen presi
dent, succeeding Dr. R. E. Ringo of
Portland. Dr. N. B. Marcellus of
Portland was named secretary.
Pasture.
Thirty acres, for cattle and horses,
close in. Phone 259-Y. O. J. Rath
ban. 34-tf
Conway Homes
Are Appreciated
It is very gratifying to see the
number of homes the Conway com
pany is arranging for this section.
Co-operative companies like that con
trolled by Mr. Conway have done im
mense good for California, Washing
ton and middle western states.
Thousands of homes have been built
by( such companies. Men engaged
in the business of home building on
the easy payment plan have system
atized thejr work to such a point
they save in every detail and can
build much cheaper than the aver
age small concern. The Conway com
pany watches every bit of waste and
cuts it off; they pay cash for all they
purchase and get the discount. They
thus save for themselves and can af
ford to make better prices than those
who build singly and in no system
atic manner.
If the Conway company comes any
where near being as great a factor
here as in the other cities where it
has operated, Coos Bay can well be
thankful for the Chamber of Com
merce having induced Mr. Conway to
settle here. Editorial in Marshfield
Record.
The Conway company has just
closed a contract for a home for the
chief engineer of the big Smith mills
at Marshfield, which is the largest
saw mill in the world. The people
of Marshfield are giving Mr. Conway
a splendid reception in the building
field, he having contracted for as
much work there this season as he is
able to handle before the end of the
building season.
Baby Show at Xatatorium.
Attention, mothers: You cannot
afford to misB this opportunity of
having a physical examination free of
charge. Register with Mrs. Hilty at
once.
There will be a special rest room
fitted up for mothers and babies, so
come early, that your baby may be
rested.
There will be three different
groups: Those under one year of
age, from one year to two years, and
from two years to three years.'
The state board of eugenics Is
'sending out the score cards with
especial instructions, so, mothers, the
first registered will be the first baby
examined, until all have received the
attention that time wijl permit.
Mothers, Try This.
Conductor Madam, that child
looks older than three years.
Mother Yes, indeed he does, con
ductor. That child has had lots of
trouble. Everybody's Magazine.
Prof. O'Gara Goes
Under the Knife
Medford, Sept. 24. Professor P. j"
O'Gara, county pathologist, who left
Monday for San Francisco for an op
eration, underwent the ordeal Thurs
day, and telegrams to local friends
report it successful and his condition
favorable. Mrs. O'Gara accompanied
her husband
Professor O'Gara went south un
der the belief he was a sufferer from
appendicitis, but later developments
proved this erroneous, other compli
cations necessitating going under the
knife.
The 'Edition Talking Pictures.
Thomas A: Edison's Kinetophone,
which will be presented here for the
first time at the Dreamland, Septem
ber -22, is a masterpiece of crafts
manship and the entire civilized
world is marvelling today at the re
sult of Wizard Edison's genius. The
Kinetophone, or Talking Pictures,
marks a new era in theatricals, fur
nishes a world of thought for pro
ducers and managers, and, in short,
a revelation that has come to stay.
Marking as it does the climax of
other remarkable discoveries by Edi
son, it is one that has immediately
won popular favor with theatre audi
ences. Wherever these talking pic
tures are shown the "sold out" signs
are early placed in the lobby.
All Gone.
A veteran talking to his great
granson, a little lad of 8 or 9 years,
remarked: .
"Nearly a generation and a half
ago my head was grazed by a bullet
at the battle of Chickamauga."
The little boy looked at the old
man's head thougfftfully and said:
"There isn't much grazing there
now, is there, grandad?" Cleveland
Leader,
I To the Voters
Ashland,
AsIJand, Ore., Sept. 17, 1013.
In accordance with the provision of the registration laws of the
state of Oregon, passed at the m'Nsion of the legislature of 113,
it becomes necessary for the voters of'nll iiiunUipiilities where the
county precinct and tfie city wnrds are not co-tenninoiis, to register
with the City Recorder. Therefore it will he necessary for ull per,
sons desiring to vote in the city election to reginter with the City
Recorder.
You can register at the office of the Recorder without witnesses
and there will he no other place of registration within the city.
The hooka are now open for registration and will close 30 days
prior to the municipal election in. December, 1913.
C. H. GILLETTE,
Recorder of the City of Ashland, Oregon.
Boys with Matches
Set Dangerous Fire
Presumably three small boys set
fire in the pine woods of G. F. Bil
lings, west of his home places, yes
terday afternoon. Being over the
hill, it was not discovered until it
had gained considerable headway.
Mrs. J. W. Finnell, Mrs. Petterson
and her two daughters reached the
fire first and proved themselves
first-class fire fighters. Shortly af
ter several men arrived and succeed
ed in preventing further spreading
and by use of water and dirt until
very late at night had the fire out.
Had the fire not been discovered
until fifteen minutes later or had the
wind sprung up, the fire would have
doubtless covered many acres, includ
ing the fine timber on the Wagner
creek divide. When will parents
teach their children not to . carry
matches and the consequences of set
ting fires?
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Concrete ties with the upper por
tions porous to admit, water have
been patented by a Texan for" under
draining. JERRY CONWELL MEETS
Falls Over High Bank and Breaks
and Crawls Into It Unaided Now Doing Nicely
Jerry Conwell met with a serious
accident Thursday afternoon while
gathering wood on his place in the
south part of the city. He had gone
up on the side hill with a horse and
sled to gathersome dry light wood
and was standing on the edge of a
bank about ten feet above the road
when he felt himself slipping off the
bank. He grabbed hold of what he
thought was a green manzanita bush
to save himself and it proved to he
a dry one. It gave way and he fell
headlong to the road, striking in
such a way as to break his left thigh
a short distance below the hip joint.
He succeeded in dragging himself
some distance to his sled and into
that and started for home. A short
distance down the road he struck a
stone with the sled, which stalled him,
but the Elliason boys and W. H. Day
Storage Meat
Aids English Poor
Chicago, Sept. 22. That cold stor
age is making a new race of the Eng
lish was asserted by Georges Claude,
inventor of liquid air, in an address
last week before the third interna
tional refrigeration congress in prog
ress here.
"For years," he said, "800,000 to
1,500,000 cattle were slaughtered an
nually in Argentina for their hides
alone, the carcasses being left to rot.
Now the British have learned that
in refrigerating ships, with cham
bers cooled by liquid air, this meat
can' be taken to England and sold at
from 8 to 10 cents per pound profit.
It is not equal to American meat, but
it is revitalizing England's poor, who
have lived a subnormal existence be
cause they could not buy meat."
Using mercury vapor lamps in her
greenhouse, a Scotch woman horti
culturist not only forces seeds to
sprout and plants to grow in half the
usual time, but also produces greater
depth of color in the vegetation.
of the City of
Oregon
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Fred Herrin Ships
11,000 Lbs. Wool
As an Indication of the magnitude
of the sheep-raising industry in the
Rogue River Valley, may be noted
the fact that Fred W. Herrin last
week shipped about 11,000 pounds
of wool, the product of his flocks.
The wool goe3 to San Francisco,
where it is sorted and cleaned, only
the best being shipped to Boston. It
will go by steamer around the Horn.
The poorer grades will be used on
the coast.
Mr. ; Herrin expresses himself as
well satisfied with the sheep-raising
industry.
Portolu Festival.
San Francisco is preparing for a
festival commemorating the four
hundredth anniversary of the discov
ery of the Pacific ocean by Vasco
Nunez de Balboa, to be held October
22 to 25.
udge C. B. Watson has been ap
pointed, commissioner for Ashland.
Th judge, always interested in his
torical events, will no doubt see that
Ashland is well represented.
WITH SERIOUS INJURY
Thigh -Drags Himself lo Sled
were coming up the road nearby
with a wood-hauling team and he
called to them and they took him
home and summoned -Dr. Brower,
who reduced the fracture. He was
resting easily yesterday and his
many friends join this paper in wish
ing a speedy and complete recovery
Curio.
Mrs. Winters wishes everyone to
be a committee of one to nee that all
relics and Indian collections will be
brought to the fair Thursday after
noon or Friday morning. Make this
department as complete as possible
hy contributing what you have," as it
will be a good education for the
young people.
A proposed memorial tower at San
Antonio, Tex., will be 802 feet high.
Youthful Robbers
Shoot Ohio Sheriff
Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 22. Sheriff
Wineland of Williams county was
shot through the head and seriously
wounder here Thursday In a revolver
duel with three youthful automobile
bandits. After holding un an auto
mobile party the youths forced the
occupants to vacate the machine,
robbed them of $300 in cash und
then drove away in the automobile.
The sheriff was notified and imme
diately started in pursuit in a high
power machine. Two of the bandits
escaped, but a posse of fanners cap
tured the youth who shot Sheriff
Wineland. j
Horsy.
. "Why is a horse that can't hold Its
head up like next Wednesday?"
"Don't know."
"Why, because It's neck's weak."
"Oh, I heard that joke about a
week back." Sacred Heart Review.
Alaska has 42 schools, attended
by more than '3,600 white children.
Seniors Have
Big War Dance
The senior class of the Ashland
high school met at the home of Miss
Lucile Barber lat Saturday evening
at 7:30 o'clock for a trip up the can
yon on an Indian war rampage. The
painting and dressing having been
completed at Miss Barber's, the jolly
bunch set out for the scene of the
evening's entertainment with Indian
yells and war whoops galore. The
journey was slow, everybody making
as much noise and confusion as he
could, but the warrior band finally
made their way to a remote part of
the ravine' somewhere near the loca
tion of Hanging Rock. Nobody
knows Just where the camp was situ
ated. The destination was reached
about 9 o'clock.
Immediately upon arrival the gal
lant braves gathered together great
piles of brush and small logs and
built a huge bonfire, around which
the grand Indian powwow was to be
enacted. This dance is indescribable
and the only light that can be
thrown upon it is the fact that Bud
Burdic has given up all hopes of
connecting It In any manner with the
rag. Everyone enjoyed themselves,
though, and that was all that was
needed. Next the peace pipe (which,
by the way, was nothing more than
a corncob) was passed around and
all took a long puff and pronounced
it quite good.
The stories that were told were of
different varieties, humorous, ghost
ly, Indian, etc. Each one present had
to tell a tale and they were of such
good composition and merit as to
even compare with Chaucer's "Can
terbury Tales." The company were
then refreshed by an abundance of
marshmallows, after which President
Briggs took a flashlight picture of
the whole crowd. Roasted weinles
and hot buns followed and they were
quite easily dispensed with. When
the eats were all done the band pre
pared for the grand Indian war
dance, of which there was also a
flashlight taken.
Then the sweet spuds which had
been placed in the fire early in the
evening were raked out by the above
mentioned braves and several rolls
of butter were consumed In the eat
ing. Several new senior Bongs were
indulged In and pronounced the best
yet and then the merry bunch of
savages departed for their respective
domiciles.
If some of the leaders have some
doubt as to what an Indian powwow
or war dance might be, the pictures
will be on sale at the drug stores in
a few days.
Medford May Have
a Woman Mayor
Mail Tribune: Interest in the ap
pointment of a successor to fill the
mayoralty chair now centers in a
proposed mass meeting to be called
next week by supporters of C. E.
Gates, who are disappointed hy the
action of the council last Tuesduy in
giving scant courtesy to the petition
signed by 400 taxpayers and citizens.
Where and who will preside at -the
meeting has not been decided, but
public sentiment is strong for the
move.
As a solution of the problem,
which promises to grow complicated,
a woman Is suggested for the place.
Mrs. Dr. J. P. Reddy, well known
suffragette worker and club woman,
j Is favorably spoken of for the place.
She has the executive ability and has
been identified with all of the civic
steps of the Greater Medford Club.
Whether she would accept the ap-
I polntment . is
not known. If the
council would make this step, Med
ford would be the first city in the
northwest to place a woman at the
head of Its government.
Xewspnper ItooNtjng.
A newspaper gets little credit for
being a booster, says the Rolfe
(Iowa) Arrow. As a general thing
they boost everything that comes
along in which the public Is interest
ed from a revival meeting to a horse
race, and the common assertion is
that the paper needs the news to fill
up and consequently gets no credlt
for the spirit shown. A newspaper
man could hang back in the traces
and do no pulling at all if he chose
to, for he could fill his paper with
"boiler plate" at 10 cents a column,
if he wanted to display the spirit
some people love to show. It Costs
money to set type whether boosting
something or Just giving the news.
ENCAMPMENT
ENDEDFRIDAY
ASIILAXD PAY" WhXL ATTKXDEI
AXD ENJOYED BY ALL.
RESOLUTION OF THANKS VOTED
Medford Day Had Pigget Attend
ance Veterans Agree That Xever
Did They Have Better Ground ur
Weather.
The Talent encampment has passed
Into history and in remembered in
the hearts of all the veterans and
others who attended as one of th
most successful in the history of thu
association. The grounds by unani
mous consent were declared th
equal of any ever furnished and thf
people of Talent vied with the cletfc
of the weather in his efforts to haia
the "encampment perfect.
Wednesday evening at the encamp
ment was Grants Pass day and th
program rendered byb the ladles of
that city was one of the events of the
encampment.
On Thursday the Medfordites had
their innings and they put up two
good addresses, Attorney Caady
speaking to the old soldiers and W.
R. C. in the afternoon and Attorney
B. F. Mulkey was the speaker of th
evening, both programs including mu
sic also. Medfordites turned out en
masse, it being estimated that over
2,000 people were in attendance at
the evening session.
Friday, the closing day of the en
campment, was Ashland day and was
filled chock full from start to fin
ish. In the forenoon, as recorded
elsewhere, there was a flag presenta
tion to the Talent nchools.
In the afternoon the principal ad
dress was delivered by Rev. W. A.
Schwimley, pastor of the Congrega
tional church of Ashland. Rev. Mr.
Schwimley paid a high tribute to th
soldier of the Civil War and gavo
one of the ablest and most impress
ive and pleasing addresseiTof the ses
sion. Mr. Schwimley is always felici
tous and happy in his remarks and
this was no exception to the general
rule.'
Following the address of Mr.
Schwimley, Professor Briscoe gave a
short talk on the life and character
of Abraham Lincoln. Professor Bris
coe lived in the same section of In
diana where Lincoln spent his boy
hood and told several stories of bin
life. ,
In the evening the program opened
with a recitation by Miss Bernice Jen
nings. This was followed by a read
ing by Miss Divet, both of which
were well received. "
Professor Briscoe delivered the ad
dress of the evening, speaking from
the standpoint of a son of a veteran,
a citizen and an educator. Mr. Bris
coe was at his best and paid a high
tribute to the veterans and to their
work. He made an earnest plea for
better citizenship and for the settle--meut
of all matters; through interna-,
tional arbitration in the future, rath
er than hy force, noting the growing;
popularity of the settlement of labor
troubles by this means rather than
by the warfare of the strike.
Following Professor Briscoe's ad
dress, Mr. and Mrs. II. 11. Battler of
Grants Pass entertained the audience
for some time, giving a number of
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More Commissioners
For Portola Festival
The names of eight more commis
sioners for Oregon have been an
nounced by the Portola Festival com
mittee of San Francisco. C. B. Wat- '
son of Ashland. George C. Sabin of
Giants Pass -and W. M. Colvig of
Medford have been named among the
number. The Portola Festival,
which will be held In Frisco Oetobei
22 to 25, In celebration of the ,-tOOtIt
anniversary of the discovery of 'th
Pacific ocean by Balboa, has created
little Interest in this section so far,
being entirely eclipsed by the bir
show of 1915. With a committee of
the energy and hustle of the three
named above, however, there may b
considerable enthusiasm aroused yet.
Did you ever know that for read
ing, gas light is much brighter and
easier on the eyes than any other
light? Try it a few days if your
eyes are, troubling you and be con
vinced. ' 34-2t
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