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Oregon Historical SocUty, 20? Second St. ASHLAiX JJ SUNNY SOUTHERN OREGON ASHLAND THE BEAUTIFUL VOL. XXXVIII ASHLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1913 NUMBER 36 HIDINGS SCHOOL FAIR ISASUCCESS FIRST INDUSTRIAL FAIR EX CEHDS ALL EXPECTATIONS. OYER 1,000 ENTRIES ARE MADE Affair Throws Great Credit on Par-ent-Teu lier Association and Pupils of Schools of Ashland May Be Annual Feature. An entire page of this paper could be devoted to the children's indus trial fair held in the Natatorum Fri day and Saturday last under the auspices of the local Parent-Teacher Association, and then not do it jus tice. At 11 o'clock Friday, the time set for closing the entries, there were over 1,000 entries, including domestic science, domestic art and needlework, art work, manual training, cut flow ers, fruit and vegetables. In the livestock section there were, many . poultry entries which would take blue ribbons at many a poultry show. There were f 5 pens of rabbits alone entered. Two lambs were in evidence and several of the boys wanted to enter pigs, but there bad been no provision for their housing and they bad to be refused. It is impossible to mention even a fraction of the entries in this report of the fair, and no one should feel slighted that their articles did not receive mention. The reporter neces sarily made a rather hasty trip through the building and some of the most deserving articles doubtless . missed his attention. The ladies of the Farent-Teacher Association have worked faithfully in getting the fair up and are deserv ing great credit. Probably no two tiave done more, or given more of time or effort toward making: it a success than have Mrs. D. Perozzl and Mrs. E. C. Card. They have been untiring in their efforts and have been ably assisted by a large pumber of other ladies. One of the first exhibits seen when entering the building is that of the domestic science department of the liigh school. This exhibit was not ntered by individuals to compete for prizes, but by. the classes simply to )how what was being done in that line in the high school. It was cer tainly a very creditable showing and evidenced the fact that the woman of the future will be able to cook as well as to vote. Next comes the domestic science department proper. In this about 70 entries were maae, and toey were certainly very creditable. The re porter tried to get a position as judge in this department, but when told that the judges were not to taste the exhibits he lost interest. The young girls of Ashland (and the boys, for that matter) can certainly vie with their older sisters in the cookery line. This department was under the di rection of Mrs. J. W. Bergstrom. Next came the department of canned goods. This array was espec latiy tempting, both boys and girls participating in the contest for pre miums. One girl had 16 cans exhibit ed. Mrs. C. H. Veghte had charge of this booth. Next came the jellies, presided over by Mrs. J. B. Ware and Mrs. W. M. Barber. There was a fine display of beautiful, transparent glasses in this department. Mrs. F. S. Engle had charge of the art department and the showings were numerous and very creditable. While not strictly a part of the in dustrial fair, the exhibit of curios, which was presided over by Mrs. O. (Continued on Page Eigat.) Settlers Win in Fprest Homesteads Roseburg, Ore., Sept. 25. Two important decisions rendered by the ecretary of the interior, and re ceived in the local land office; indi cate that the Department of the In ferior Is favoring settlers when they come in conflict with the forest ser vice. These decisions reversed the , commissioner of the general land of fice, and sustain the register and re ceiver of the Roseburg office. The cases are those against Mary Albert and Margaret Lindsay, who bad taken claims in the Crater Lake national forest. Forestry officials protested the claims. Scores of oth er cases similar are yet to be settled. Minister Convicted by Jury (Acquit ted by Church. Eugene, Ore., Sept. 29. H. "W. Kuhlman, Methodist pastor at Tilla mook, who was arrested on a charge of accosting women, and who was convicted by a Jury composed of three ministers, three newspapermen and a woman social worker, was Sat urday acquitted by the Methodist conference In session. The confer ence went Into executive session to I try the case. Kuhlman did not ap pear. He will be appointed to a charge for the coming year. Should Have Gone to the Pen. New York, Sept. 29. Max Blanck, former owner of the Triangle Shirt waist Company, where scores of girls lost their lives in a disastrous fire, was convicted here Friday of locking three exits in a new factory where 150 girls were employed, justice Russell imposed a fine of $20, the minimum penalty. Blanck peeled off a bill from a large roll and left the court room. 23 Babies Were Entered at Fair The bay show under the eugenics system held in connection with the industrial fair was a decided success, there being 23 babies entered. The babies are not judged; they are scored on a possible 1,000 points. The examinations and measurements were made by Drs. Swedenburg and Gregg, assisted by several trained nurses. The work of figuring out these scores is immense and is under the supervision of Mrs. Hilty, assist ed by Mrs. J. J. Cambers and other ladies.' Because of the other duties involving on these ladies In connec tion with the industrial fair these ladies will not be able to meet to complete the work until Thursday afternoon and they hope to complete the work. Mrs. Hilty asks the Tidings to re quest the mothers and others inter ested to be patient, and all will re ceive the cards of their babies as soon as possible. The; physicians, who made the measurements state that they never saw a more perfect lot of babies and that all will score very high indeed, the lowest being well worthy of the blue ribbon. Auction Sale Was Successful The big public sale held by Messrs. W. G. Gordon and Frank McCracken, on the Wells ranch, east of Ashland, last Thursday, was well attended. In fact, so many were there that the event assumed the proportions of a district fair. From 10 a. m. until 5 in the afternoon the bidding was spirited and most of the offerings brought good prices. The sale in clude! about 100 head of stock, farm implements and machinery, house hold goods, etc. Horses brought as high as $230 apiece, cows $90, year lings $25, and hogs $21. Even ducks In the- poultry schedule brought $1.25 each, they having aristocratic pedigrees, however. The proceeds of this joint sale were approximately $3,500. Sums of $50 and under were spot cash. William Ulrich of Medford was auctioneer, and F. S. Engle clerk. Mr. Gordon will leave the ranch and move into town, the property having been rented by Oscar Lowe, who is to vacate the Werth ranch north of Ashland. Mr. McCracken, who has been occupying the Dodge farm, a part of the original Kings bury property, will leave this section and relocate in California. The ladles of the Parent-Teacher Circle of the Belleview school dis trict served a substantial cafeteria lunch on the grounds, which was well patronized. By the way, these public-spirited women are doing a great work not only for their own particu lar community but also in furthering Ashland's enterprises in the way of fairs, etc. The circle, was only or ganized in 1912, but has already ac complished much good along school and social lines. Present officers are Mrs. .W. L. Moore, president: Mrs. J. A. Schoenthal, secretary; Mrs. Curtis Moore, treasurer. F. T. Burgess of Medford, district superintendent of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, with his wife and baby, is spending, the week at the J. R. Burnette avenue. Mr. Burnette is the local agent for tho company and the two men are worklnar th Kether this week , GRANITE MAN PLEASED WITH ROCK WASHINGTON MAN PICKS ASHLAND GRANITE AS BEST VISITS THE QUARRY SUNDAY DESPITE THE HEAYY RAIN One day recently H. P. Scheel, sec retary and treasurer of 'the Hercules Sandstone Company, of Tenino, Wash., a company of $100,000 capi tal, walked into the real estate office of J. L. McCulIough of Portland. In the office were displayed samples of building stone from all over the country. Mr. Scheel walked along the line, picked up a sample of gran ite from the Penniston quarries near this city, and asked: "Where did that come from? It is just what we want. It has the Barre, Vt., granite skinned a mile." As a result, Mr. Penniston received a telegram Satur day from Mr. McCulIough saying, "We will be in Ashland Sunday morn ing at the Oregon and would like to go out and see your granite quarry." Despite the rain they went to the quarry and were very enthusiastic. Mr. Scheel states that they are re organizing their company with $5, 000,000 capital to take over quarries of various kinds of stone in Wash- ington, Alaska and the Dominion of Canada, but that nowhere have they found and granite which compares with the Ashland granite. Mr. Scheel says that the fact that a local company Is" being organized to develop the quarry just suits him. It will be some time berore their company is organized so as to be in the market for a .quarry and that Private Exhibits At School Fair There were several creditable pri vate exhibits at the Industrial Fair. Provost Brothers had a handsomely arranged booth in which Henry was demonstrating Samoline varnishes, which attracted considerable atten tion from the ladies who are inter ested in home decoration. Thomas H. Simpson had a neatly arranged ' hardware exhibit which also attracted much attention. ; The exhibit of photography and other art work from the Marble stu dio was one that would have done credit to a city many times the 6ize of Ashland. In Mr. and Mrs. Marble the community is blessed with two rare artists. Death of Sirs. Hutchinson. Mrs. Etta Hutchinson died 'at the home of her daughter, 249 Fourth street, Saturday of complications fol lowing asthma. She was 45 years 10 months and 9 days old. Funeral arrangements are held pending the hearing from relatives in Portland. FAIR AND MARKET MAKE HIT WITH R. R. MAN Sept. Metcalf Visited Fair and Was Amazed at Exhibits -loaded His Car at the Public Superintendent J. E. Metcalf of the Shasta division of the Southern Pacific was up from Dunsmuir Fri day night and Saturday forenoon. Agent Kramer took him to the indus trial fair and he was amazed at the number and extent of the exhibits, as well as by their high character. He expressed much regret that he had not known so as to have Mrs. Metcalf accompany him to Ashland just to see the fair. Mr. Metcalf also bids fair to be a regular customer at the Ashland pub lie market. He was there a couple Saved From Gallows Through Act of God Sacramento, Cal., Sept. 25. "The defendant has lost his right of appeal through an act of God. Therefore' I commute his sentence to life impris onment." This paragraph, written today by Governor Johnson, prevents August Gerber, convicted in 1905 of murder in San Francisco, from bgoing to the gallows. While Gerber's case was under ap peal in the supreme court the rec ords were destroyed by the earth quake and fire in 1906. The com mutation of sentence today resulted. Austria is irrigating more ' than 2,000,000 aqres'of grazing lands with artesian ' wells.'" . they would be willing to pay well for having it developed by the time they would be ready to buy. It might easily be, however, that the local capitalists who are consid ering the organization of the com pany may not be willing to let go when they get it developed. The development of the quarry would mean a great deal to the city, not only in the way of a payroll, but in the advertising it would give the city and surrounding country. County Leases Quarry, Jacksonville, Sept. 29. The coun ty court has agreed to least the gran ite quarry at Gold Ray dam of the owners in order to control the price paid for crushed rock and sand used in the construction of the Pacific TTI1 . "'S"way, ana by this arrangement will be able to supply these materials at 25 cents per yard for crushed rock and 20 cents for the sand, which is considered a very reasonable fieure j considering what contractors usuallv pay. it is planned to let the con tracts for the new road in sections anJ the first one to be let is the one over the Siskiyou mountains, which it is desired to net itoh f,. the winter rains begin. . Erie railroad's net profits last fis al year were $6,682,268. Washers Replace Dollars in Sacks Washington, D. C, Sept. 29. Be cause seven iron washers were found in four bags in the San Francisco mint In place of seven silver dollars, Director Roberts has directed the re count of $61,000,000, the entire sil ver reserve in the Pacific coast mint. The count will be made by pieces, and, involves the opening of all the sealed silver to ascertain whether the bags contain any washers. Each bag will be watched as it is resealed. It will require weeks to complete the count. The mint has reported to the treasury department that the only loss so far discovered is the seven dollars. Director Roberts thinks that the workmen are responsible, as the seals on the bags are unbroken. Assayer Dewey of the San Fran cisco mint has wired' that the gold coin is intact. J. B. Eddy of the right of way de partment of the Southern Pacific Railroad was in Ashland on business this week. Market Saturday of weeks ago and stocked up his car with good things and again Saturday loaded it to the gunwale with the products of Ashland gardens and or chards. He declared that he should in the future arrange his trips so far as possible to be here market days. Permanent Hoard at Hotel Oregon. Mrs. L. W. Conner of the Hotel Oregon is prepared to accommodate permanent guests by the month for family table with rooms if desired, or board alone. Reasonable rates. 36-lmo. Place Blame for New Haven Wreck New Haven, Conn., Sept. 25. An inadequate signal system, the bundl ing of six passenger trains under too short a headway for a foggy morn ing, and the recklessness of Engineer Wands of tho Bar Harbor express In running by a danger signal were held responsible by the state utilities com mission for the recent Wallingford wreck, in which 21 persons were killed and forty Injured. Harvey Howard, who lived here about seven years ago, has moved up from Hilt, California, with his fam ily and will occupy the old Salsbury place on Oak Btreet, which he ' has bought. Wp understand Mrl' Howard wlll.;0ngage' in the dairy business. Not the Confectioner. When the reporter wrote the item In the last Tidings regarding the in carceration of Charles Rose for mort gaging property too freely it did not occar to him that there was great similarity in cognomen with Charles R. Rose of Rose Brothers, the well known confectioners of this city. 'The Charles Rose arrested is a German teamster who has been around Ash land for several years. "Charlie" Rose, the well-known caterer, is too well known as a business man of high standing to be even suspected of such work, but this did not pre vent the boys joshing him consider able over the affair. Aged Wooer Fight Over Woninn. Berkeley, Cal., Sept. 29. Robert Klrby, 75, and Edwin Cotton, 82, will answer before Justice of the Peace Edgar Monday to charges of fighting together. Each says the other was the aggressor. Each has a black eye and other wounds. They admit they fought over a woman but will not reveal her name. Pacific Highway Advertises County The September bulletin of the Pa cific Highway Association of North America contains the following reso lution adopted at Vancouver, British Columbia, in August when the asso ciation held Its big meeting there: "Resolved, That the Pacific High way Association in annual convention tender an expression of approval and support to the citizens of Jackson county, Oregon, In their present ef forts to secure the hard-surfacing of the Pacific' Highway within their county. Copies of this resolution to be forwarded to the County Court of Jackson county, the Chambers of Commerce of Ashland and Medford, to the county vice-presidents in ttoat locality to the Oregon vice-president I and to the public press." Thus is Jackson county's fame spread abroad. The advertising that has already been given the county over the country is worth the $500, 000 voted. ' - . Sewing machines valued at $10, 000,000 were exported from this country in 1912, more than $4,000, 000 worth going to Europe. Medford After Careless Drivers Medford, Sept. 29. Following three auto collisions on Main street in as many days, the police Friday morning took drastic steps to curb reckless driving and speeding. A large white dot is now painted in the center of the intersections of each street, and any driver who does not swing around this dot in making a crossing turn will be subject to the heavy penalties imposed by the state and city laws for violation of the rules of the road. Friday morning J. G. Boyden and F. G. Stuart, driving autos, collided at Main and Bartlett streets, through, Chief of Police Hittson says, failure to observe the road rules, and cutting corners. Both cars were damaged, fore and amld shlp, and only moderate speed pre vented serious consequences. Under the state law covering auto driving, the driver cutting the cor ners Is liable to the damage sus tained by the other car, besides pros ecution. The police besides strictly and Impartially enforcing this rule will arrest all autos who dodge out from behind vehicles, speed up to the curb and try to pass other ma chines by crossing over to tho wrong side of the road. The authorities also announce that they will put a damper on motorcy clists who of late have taken to mak ing speedways out of paved streets in the residence districts. Some ar rests are scheduled for auto drivers and motorcyclists who ride and drive with the hands off the wheel and the handle bars. Death ot I. 11. Owens. Ira B. Owens died Sunday night at his home on Church street. The remains have been embalmed at Stock's undertaking parlors and will be shipped to Abbington, Kan., ac companied by his daughters; Mrs. W. II. Andrews and Miss Stella Owens. Mr. Owens was nearly 72 years of age at the time of his death and has been in poor health since coming to Ashland three or four years ago. The family have the sympathy of ..all In their bereavement. BEGIN WORK ONBIG DAM OSGOOD TO COMMENCE WORK OX IRRIGATION PROJECT. 20 MEN LEAVE HERE THURSDAY Work on Dam on Kecne Creek First Move Toward Got tin;; Water on Eight Thousand Acres in Hear Crwk Valley. T. S. Osgood of Medford was In Asliland Friday and while here mada arrangements for the assembling of material and men for the commence ment of work on the foothills Irri gation proposition. A force of 20 men will leave here Thursday morn ing for Keene creek to begin work on the dam for the reservoir. TherH will also be a four-horse team loaded with equipment, tools, etc. This is but the starter of a large force of men whom Mr. Osgood announces his intention of putting to work in the near future. What is known as the old Barron ranch, on Keene creek, one of tho oldest and best known ranches in that section, has been under option to Mr. Osgood for several months for a reservoir site and it will be covered with water 20 feet deep when the dam is completed, upon which work is scheduled to commence this week. Lincoln National Highway. Through the kindness of Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Stone the Tidings has been furnished a copy, of the Clinton (Iowa) Advertiser, which devotes a full page to the plan and route for the new road across the continent. The road as laid out starts at New York city, enters New Jersey at Jer sey City, the state of Pennsylvania through Philadelphia, through Ma rion and Lima in Ohio. Chicago. Joliet and Sterling In Illinois, Clin ton, Grand Junction and Council Bluffs In Iowa, through Nebraska to Cheyenne, Utah , Tla . Salt Lake, through Reno and Carson City in Ne vada, via Truekee, Sacramento and Stockton to San Francisco. The road will be constructed at a cost of ten million dollars and as a memorial to Abraham Lincoln. Five million dol lars of the funds have been already subscribed and the balance will bo raised by subscription In five-dollar contributions. The association Is duly Incorporated with headquarters at Detroit. Contributions can be sent by those interested to Lincoln High way Association, Detroit, Mich. League Baseball in View. If the fans of southern Oregon will guarantee $1,000, the New York. Giants and Chicago White Sox will stop In Medford November 18, on the tour of the world, according to a telegram received Saturday by Agent Rosenbaum of the Southern Pacific at Med for J, from General Passenger Agent J. M. Scott. If tbt plans are carried out special trains will be run from northern California and nearby points. The two aggre gations are composed of the great stars of baseball, Including Muggsy McGraw, Christy Mathewson, Walter Johnson, Big Ed Walsh, Jimmy Cal lahan, Chief Bender, Joe Tinker, Ty Cobb, Jajole, Charles Comiskey, own er of the White Sox, besides the reg ular personnel of the two teams. For the trip the stars of practically every team in the two major leagues have been drawn. Steps are being taken towards securing the guarantee. A Pennsylvania woodworking plant is using the largest drill ever built to bore ihrough six feet of boards at a single operation. Sentenced to Hang Oct. 31 Jacksonville, Sept. 29. Mike Spanos and Fred Seymour, alias Par ker, convicted of the murder or George Dedaskalous In Medford a year ago, will die on the gallows fn the prison yard of the state prison at Salem, October 31. unless Gov ernor West exercises his pardoning power and grants the murder pair a reprieve or commutes their sentenced to life. In the circuit court Saturday morning the two appeared for resen tencing, and Judge Calkins fixed the above date of execution. The pair were emotionless. ' ' ' : " I The best school shoes at Endars;