Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, February 23, 1914, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text0'onH,8torlcalSocIfl' 207 Second. ASHLAND .SUNNY 7 ' ' SOUTHERN OREGON IDINGS ASHLAND THE BEAUTIFUL VOL. XXXVIII ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1914 NUMBER 78 OREGON EXHIBIT KNTIU'KIAK.H AT KIGKXK FOR BOOSTING. ANOTHER MEETING MARCH 12 details Will He Made and Money Money Secured for AslUtuid Agri cultural Display for Tourists en Route to Fair. Each succeeding meeting for a state exhibit at Ashland is more en thusiastic than the last. Over seven hundred delegates at tended the meeting at Eugene last Thursday, delegates from every part of Oregon, .and every one of them bhouting for the exhibit. Ashland sent a large delegation. II. O. Frphbach worked like a Trojan for a week arranging the delegation, and his work was magnificently suc cessful. Medford had a strong and enthusiastic delegation, Grants Pass . was there in force, and Roseburg had a special train bearing 125 en thusiasts. Portland furnished 150 .delegates, eastern Oregon her quota, and every community in the Willam ette Valley was there boosting for the 1915 exhibit. E. V. Carter of Ashland presented our case to the convention and was received with great enthusiasm. He assured te convention that Ashland was ready to bear her share in the undertaking as well as furnish free light and water, embellish the grounds and if necessary furnish a caretaker for the building. A committee of one from each com mercial body was provided for by resolution and will meet the members of the Oregon legislature in Portland in the near future and formally pre nent the case to them with the object of getting their assurance for support to an appropriation of I25.0Q0 for the purpose. As soon as this assur ance ia received Oregon financial men rtand ready to advance the amount necessary to proceed with the work". Ashland will get a statewide ex hibit durins 1915. ' The next meeting will be "held at Salem at a future date. The Rogue River Valley is getting a lot of good advertising out of the agitation. Tom Richardson, the great Oregon Dr. Bushnell Lectures on Parks and Playgrounds Saturday evening Dr. Bushnell ad dressed the Parent-Teacher Associa tion and Civic Improvement Club at the Congregational church. The sub ject was "Playgrounds for Children." He explained how every year the per centage of people living in the cities becomes greater and in the next few years over half the population of the United States will live in cities. He showed we are turning more and more to industrial lines, and the ex pense of neglecting the things which are necessary to the making of good citizens of our growing boys and girls. Lantern slides were shown illustrating the improvements which are being made in the large cities, such as the National Cash Register. parks and gardens, Rockefeller parks, j etc. lie explained and illustrated how, if no playground is provided, the children drift to the streets, thereby lowering their ambition in life and tending to make shiftless, aimless men and women. The system of control of the playgrounds in vari ous cities was shown, consisting of a government by the boys themselves. There was the park mayor, council men, sheriffs, etc., who look after the welfare of the grounds, with the Judge who pronounced sentence on Hub Boys Go Gold Hunting Professor Vinlng and the Boys' Club to the number of about 100 went placer mining Saturday. They vtook the road to Medford, crossed over the Eagle Mill bridge and pros pected several of the old placer beds on the other side of Bear creek. Sev eral of the boys found colors, but there was nothing startling enough to start a mmrng rush. , pf course they had a very pleasant time. ti i - You'll Una It ;at Knders', t PRACTICALLY ASSURED booster, in stating the purpose of the gathering and his reasons for desir ing the exhibit at Ashland, said: "The reason why I nrge the niac in;? of the Oregon exhibit atAslihind is that it has the longest railway stop outside of the nietroMlitan centers of all places between the Missouri river and the Pacific ocean. One hun dred and fifty thousand people will visit the city next year en route to the San Francisco fair. That exhibit will cost us only 925,000 and it will be worth $5,000,000 to this state. Yon will get the services of ('. C. Chapman for nothing. You will get my services for nothing, and I will be willing to contribute $500 of that amount. "At the present time the ticket of i6l travelers are bought straight through to Portland. That is unfor tunate. This show at Ashland would pnt the thoughts of the traveler on agriculture." A meeting in Portland of members of the state legislature, the state of ficials, the Oregon Panama-Pacific fair commission, delegates from (he commercial organizations oi western Oregon and representative business men and capitalists will be held on March 12, or thereabouts, to make further plans for a mammoth exhibit of Oregon products at Ashland in 1915. The Ashland delegation adopted the slogan suggested by the Portland Ad Club for the occasion and greeted Medford with it and the home folks here upon their return from the con vention. Here is the slogan: "Did we put Rogue river on the map at Eugene?" Chorus: "ABSOLUTELY." "Did we get what we went after?" Chorus: "ABSOLUTELY." "Did we fall in love with Eugene?" Chorus: "ABSOLUTELY." "Are we glad to get back to the Rogue River Valley?" Chorus: "ABSOLUTELY." At Medford: "Is Medford all right?" Chorus: "ABSOLUTELY." At home: "Is this Ashland the Beautiful in Sunny Southern Ore gon?" . Chorus: "ABSOLUTELY." Normal School mass meeting Tues- day. the guilty ones. The law is enforced by the children, which makes it much more effective, as they feel it belongs to them. This system also trains them for future citizenship. The boys have street cleaning squads and try to keep the neighborhood sani tary. The public playground has proved a benefit and a success wher ever tried. Ashland is in need of some sortof playground and our park is an ideal place, and we are sure the Parent-Teacher Association and Civic Improvement Club, if they attempt to build such a playground in Ashland, will have the hearty sup port of every citizen considerate for the welfare of the growing boys and girls and the future of the nation. Will Start Three Grading Camps J. W. Sweeney, the contractor on the Pacific Highway, states that his first camp is well under way and he hopes to be in shape to put on men in about a week. The first camp Is at Stinemnn. He will later put In one at Siskiyou and also one near Coles or Colestin, where the heavy rockwork is on the other side of the divide. Mr. Sweeney believes in being pre pared to take good care of his crew before he goes to work and Is work ing to that end. One of his cooks arrived Saturday and will be ready to go on duty when the first cook house is ready for occupancy. Mr. Sweeney ia buying everything, so far as possible, at Ashland and in the Rogue River Valley and is a strong believer in feeding his men well so that he can keep good men. No collection. No soliciting for fund Admission absolutely free. Normal School mass meeting at Arm ory Tuesday, 8 p. m, . M. E. Briggs Sells One-Half Interest F. J. Shinn of this city has pur chased a half interest in Briggs' Ex clusive Shoe Store and took posses sion Saturday evening. Mr. Shinn came to Ashland about a year ago from Linden, Wash., where he had been engaged in general merchan dising for several years. Prior to that he was cashier of the It. I!. & B. C, railway at Bellingham, Wash., for many years. Mr. Shinn conies to the business with much experience as a business mauand during the past year has made many friends in Ashland. Mr. Briggs is too well known and too popular to need any introduction from the Tidings and he has been a business man in Ash land longer than anyone connected with the paper and has built up a fine business. The new team will be a strong one and will make the store even more popular than in the past, if such a thing is possible. The many friends of Mr. Shinn and his estimable family will be glad to learn that they have decided to make Ashland their permanent abiding place. Mr. Shinn had a flattering offer and an excellent opportunity to return to Linden, where he still owns a home and other property, but the desirability of Ashland as a home city determined them to cast their lot here permanently. May they never regret their choice. Wear Your Ilooster Tag. Every loyal citizen who has pur chased a booster tag is requested to wear it until after the meeting Tues day evening. These tags should also be worn to the meeting, in order that each person may be properly seated. Two Hundred Boys Enjoy The meeting of the Boys' Voca tional Club held in the club room of the Elks Temple proved to be one of the most popular and enjoyable meetings thus far held. Around the spacious fireplace the boys arranged themselves in campfire order and for one hour and a half listened to the stories of the early settlement, the days of gold, and the Indian episodes of southern Oregon. The legends and facts of their home community seemed to possess a peculiar fascina tion for the boys, who were loath to see the meeting close. Professor Vining presented for their inspection 6ne of the early editions of thfi Tid ings, Vol. 1, No. 4, published in July, 1876. It contained a mention of the! Custer massacre, reported baseball games of the period, and contained a glowing account of their recent Fourth of July celebration. The ad vertisements showing the vocations of many of their fathers proved of much interest to them. The paper is the property of Mrs. A. II. Russell. In pursuance of these stories of the Plans For Financing Normal School Campaign The various committees working on the campaign for the reopening of the Southern Oregon State Normal School hnve been at work for weeks to bring matters to a head so there may be a united community behind the effort. The team work has been excellent and the two remaining events before active work on the campaign begins are the mass meet ing Tuesdany and the thorough solic iting of the town for membership In the "Normal School Association." This organization is a vital factor and in order that our citizens may see how the funds will be safeguard ed and the organization conducted the constitution and by-laws are herewith appended: CONSTITUTION. ARTICLE 1. Name. This organization shall be known and styled "The Normal School Asso ciation." ARTICLE 2. Interest. , The objects of the associa tion shall be to promote -the cam paign for the reopening of the South ern Oregon State Normal School with a permanent appropriation and to assist in developing an adequate and efficient normal school system for the state of Oregon. t -..ss- . Many From Here i To Hear Minstrels A goodly number from Ashland' contemplate attending the minstrel performance to be given at Talent tomorrow evening. Talent has much musical ability nnd it has been well trained and will give a fine perform ance. The Elks Quart from Ash land will also participate. You will not miss it if you attend. Old Tinier Returns. George V. Wimer has purchased, through the Denver Realty Company, the residence property on the Boule vard formerly owned by Dr. Bower sox. His youth was spent in the Rogue River Valley. His father for merly owned the flouring mill at Phoenix; that having been sold, they started a flouring mill on the Apple gate river near Murphy, then started to mine in the vicinity of Waldo, and were engaged in mining for many years. Mr. Wimer finally moved to eastern Oregon and now comes back to spend his declining years in our city, where he was so well known in his boyhood days. He will receive a hearty welcome. Walker for Sheriff. A. W. Walker of Medford has an nounced his candidacy for sheriff, subject to the electors at the republi can primary in May. Mr. Walker is proprietor of the Nash livery stable at Medford and has a wide acquaint ance over Jackson county. He was in Ashland .Saturday getting ac quainted, and from his activity in getting about it is assured he intends to make a vigorous campaign. Saturday, March 7th? Campfire Meeting gold days of sfi ; lern Oregon a "hike" was arranged to the old French diggings on Bear creek, an account of which will appear in the next issue of the Tidings. The next meeting of the club will be held Friday night instead of Thursday, in order to avoid a con flict with the Byron Troubadours company, who appear at the Elks Temple Thursday evening. This meeting will be an open one and the parents and friends of the boys will be cordially welcome. The subject will be "Character and Character De lineations" and will be based upon the play of Macbeth. This subject will be presented by Professor Vin ing, who was at one time instructor j of Shakespearean character delinea tions in Charles Frohman's Empire Dramatic School of New York. Mr. Vining's object will be to bring these character studies in direct relation ship to the dally life of those present. Students of literary clubs are espec ially invited. A special musical pro gram has been arranged. ARTICLE 3. Membership. The membership of this asso ciation shall consist of all per sons who may contribute $10.00 or more to tho work of the associa tion during the year 1914. The said membership fee may be puid in ten eiiial monthly Installments, as per the terms of pledf.e card specified In Article 2 of the By-Laws of this asso ciation, ARTICLE 4. Officers Section 1. The officers of this or ganization shall be: President, vice president, secretary, treasurer and three trustees. The three trustees, together with the president and sec retary, shall constitute the executive committee. Sec. 2. The term of office shull be for the balance of the year 1914 nnd until their successors are elected. Sec. 3. The officers shall be elect ed by ballot by a mnjorlty vote of ull members present at the meeting. Sec. 4. Should any vacancy occur In any office, the same may be filled by election at any regular meet ing. ARTICLE B. Charter MemlierN. The charter members of thin asso ciation shall be any and all qualified persons who shall have paid or agreed to pay the membership fee prescribed in Article 3 hereof, before the regular monthly meeting of March, . 1914 (March 9). ... (Continued on Page Elgat.)' v GREAT RIVALRY OVER SALE Many Took Kxaniiimt ion. F. H. Walker took the civil ser vice examination for senior civil en gineer In the valuation of railway service for the interstate commerce commission, and passed with a good grade. Mr. Walker says he was much surprised at the number who took the examination, over S00 having passed the examination In the United States. Inasmuch as the position re quired eight years' railroad experi ence, live years of which had been in responsible charge of men and money on a large scale, Mr. Walker was much surprised at the number who must have taken the examina tion, and expresses little hope of be ing uppointed, because the number of engineers of that grade who will be In charge of the work will neces sarily bo small. 3,000 Posed for Camera. Three thousand people were used in the arena and eruption scenes in George Klelne's beautiful photo drama production of Bulwer Lytton's celebrated novel, "The Last Days of Pompeii," which Is announced for Dreamland Theatre Thursday and Friday. The skill with which this tremendous amount of people is posed before the camera and the wonderfully lifelike effects obtained are unmistakable proof of the su perior qualities of the Italian produc ers and stage directors over all their competitors. . The Elks Quartet visited the poor farm at Talent Sunday afternon and entertained them with a musical pro gram. This organization deserves great praise tor the readiness with which they respond to every call of the public, for their services and the cheerfulness with which they lend their voices to the public good. The members of tho club are Messrs. Briggs, Strickland, Norris and End ers. , Eighteen members of the Medford volunteer fire department have gone on a strike in protest against the city council's decree to deprive them of telephones nt the city's expense. They hnve made out their resigna tions and will present them March 1. The eighteen members comprise the entire memberrhip. Spaldings Will Offer Fine Baseball Trophy Weighing the Mail. . 1'iicle Sam Is now engaged in the weighing of the mail which passes between Portland and San Francisco. This Ih done every four years by the government and the railroad to de termine what should be charged the government for carrying the mail. The headquarters of the weighers are in Ashland at the Oregon Hotel. The mail is weighed on each train be tween Portland and San Francisco, one man taking each train through. This weighing is done for 105 days, nnd the average they get from this determines the rates the government will pay for tho next four years. There are four men stationed here at present. Kiials Qui) VimIW. The most beautiful and elaborate photo-drama produced since George Klelne'H "Quo Vudis" startled this country Is "The Last Days of Pom pell," taken from Lord Bulwer Lyt ton's classic novel of the same name. It Is a gem and worthy of the repu tation of Mr. Klelne," who Is also sponsor for It. The whole delightful love tnlo is told In a series of three reels In six acts. The engagement here will be Thursday nnd Friday nt Dreamland. After seven years of wandering through flesh nnd blood,' tho broken point of a needle that Mrn, Mary Stevens of Spokane ran into her hand emerged last week from under a wisdom tooth in the : back of her mouth. The little sliver of motal, about three-eighths of an Inch long, was black as a coal, but tlll retained the point. ... Central Polnl is to have a new Southern Pacific depot, the crew now being on band to move' the old' one. When will Ashland'a turn come? OF BOOSTER TAGS BKi MKKTIXG THCS.V NIGHT WILL UK I.1VKI.Y. LADIES PROVE REAL WORKERS Good Program of Speeches Promises Kiithiisla.siii and Every Live Who in Tow n Should be (m, Boost tho Game, One and All. The mass meeting at the Armory Tuesday evening will be a rousing one and the Normal School campaign will get a start it never had before. The selling of tags and the boosting of the campaign by the ladies in charge of the work has shown excel lent results. A splendid rivalry to see whether the east or west sido brings out the largest crowd is stim ulating both factions. The arrival of the crowds will bo noted as they are seated in their respective sides by unique devices. The program begins at 8 o'clock sharp, hence the crowd is expected to get in early. Dr. George Rebec, who is one of the ablest educators in America and who is Intimately connected with the, educational interests of Oregon by reason of his work on the extension department of the University of Ore gon, will speak, hence anything ho may say will have the added weight of a morn thorough, up-to-date, knowledge. E. V. Carter, who ha had so much to do in keeping tho J Normal School alive, will say a few- words, and the veteran founder of tho present plant, Professor W. T. Van Scoy, will he on the program. Professor George A. Briscoe, of tho city schools and a representative of the Alumni Association, will speak.' and the Boys' Vocational Club band and the Siskiyou Quartet and a num ber by A. .1. McCuIHm on the cornet will be among the numbers. Notice to Odd l-'ellous. Ashland Lodge No. 45, I. O. O. F.. will confer the Initiatory degree on five candidates Thursday evening. February 26. All Odd Fellows uro invited to -he present. WM. A. FLACKl'S. V. G. B. R. STEVENS, Sec. Paint your house. Help make it "Ashland the Beautiful." James J. Richardson, representing A. G. Spalding & Son, tho world famous athletic goods men, arrived In the city Friday evening nnd spent. Saturday forenoon looking over tho field In the Interests of baseball. Mr. Richardson, in behalf of his firm, promises to put up a fine silver cup for a trophy for southern Oregon or Rogue River Valley leagues. Mr. Richardson wus last season an um pire In the Tri-State League and Is also a scout for Walter Mclteadii. having located several fast ball play ers for the Heavers nnd Colts tho pats year. Ho will join the Heavers In their California training camp in the near future. Mr. Richardson visited a number of the baseball fans in the city, and while some felt discouraged over past efforts, there was a unanimous reel ing that It was worth an effort to ar tempt to put Ashland on the map In this respect. A meeting was hastily called for the Commercial Club rooms at 7 o'clock Sunday evening, at which time u few enthusiasts gathered, but. nothing definite was accomplished. Mr. Richardson promises to have hln firm take the matter up later by let ter with local fans. Oscar Werth Has Fingers Amputated Oscar Werth hud the first two fin gers on his right hand so badly crushed in the sausage machinery in his father's pork packing plant Sat urday thnt it was necessary to ampu tate them. The other two fingers) were Injured, but Dr. Jarvls hopes ro save them. The young man in at Drs. Jarvls and Boslough's private hospital on East Main Btret. Saturday, March 7th?