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VOL. XXXVIII
ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH
NUMBER 80
2, 1914
NEW OPERA HOUSE
FORTV-FOIK FKKT WEST OF
TEMPLE SECUKED.
PLANS ARE NOW READY.
H. P. O. K. Made (ienerous Conces
sions to Get New Theatre for City
Beautiful Will Seat, 1,000, With
Exits and Everything Modern.
Ashland is to have one of the finest
theatres and photoplay houses be
tween Portland and San Francisco.
Work is to be commenced within the
next week or two and the theatre
be completed and ready for occupancy
by July 1. Robert Vining, formerly
an Ashland boy, but of late years re
siding in Alaska, decided to assist
hia old home town by building here
a first-class theatre. At first he
bought the McConnel property on
Bast Main street now occupied by
Hose Bros, and a barber shop. The
barber shop had a lease for the west
room of the building which did not
expire till January next, and tbe les
sees refused to surrender their lease
unless they received a price which
Mr. Vining declined to pay. He was
about to give up the project when
the location to the west of the Elks
Temple was brought to his attention,
and after looking the situation over
ke concluded that if he could pur
chase the 44 feet frontage west of the
Temple, and get permission from the
Klks to use the west wall of the Tem
ple, he would build a theatre on that
site. He proceeded at once to ob
tain an option on the adjoining lot,
which he successfully accomplished.
The Elks lodge, considering the ben
efit it would be to the community,
ade satisfactory arrangements wl(h
Mr. Vining for the use of the west
wall at a nominal rental. Mr. Vining
states that work will be begun with
in the next two weeks and completed
.as quickly as possible. An architect
from Seattle who has planned and
1 supervised the erection of more than
a score of theatres will be in charge
ef the construction of the building
and the equipment. The plans which
Ashland Shops
Rank Very High
' The bulletin for February gives the
grades of the different shops inspect
ed in Oregon. In candy factories
Ashland ranks the highest in the
state. The following are the grades
which appeared in the bulletin: But
ler's Confectionery, E. N. Butler, Ash
land, 70.6; Spa Confectionery, Grants
Pass, 69.3; Crowson's Confectionery,
Ashland, 63.1; Palace of Sweets, W.
E. Ott, Roseburg, 56.2; Vicker's Con
fectionery, Roseburg, 56.2; Rose
Confectionery, Roseburg, 54.2; Kan
dy Kitchen, Forest Grove, 49.4; Rose
Bros., Ashland, 49.4; Star Confec
tionery, Fore3t Grove, 48.2; Medford
Confectionery, 46.4; Russell's Confec
tionery, Grants Pass, 39.0.
Ashland did not rank as high in
the meet shop grades, but she was far
above the average. Our confection
ers need to be congratulated on the
splendid showing they made with the
other condy makers of the state. De
fects In construction of buildings
rather than lack of cleanliness oft
times causes low ratings.
Few Forest Fires
During Past Year
The Jackson County Fire Patrol
Association held its annual meeting
Monday and elected officers and di
rectors: President, W. I. Vawter;
vice-president, H. D. Mills; hoard of
directors, W. I. Vawter, S. B. Merce
reau, F. V. Medynskl; Lincoln Mc--rormack,
secretary and treasurer, the
only new officer elected. E. A. Hll
dreth of Butte Falls held this posi
tion last year.
It was decided that new lookouts
should be built, pahways made in
some of the Isolated districts and
new instruments Installed on Wag
er Butte.
Few fires occurred last year, due
to the patrol, and with the co-operation
of state and federal authorities
the expenses were reduced to the
minimum. A one-half cent' levy per
acre was levied on all owners of tim
ber for inspection.; 'J
Phone news items to the Tidings.
TO ADJOIN ELKS CLUB
have been exhibited and which will be
followed in the erection of the build-
fng show a beautiful front; ample
stage accommodations; a parquet and
balcony that will seat from seven
hundred to eight hundred people,
with boxes and- logos of the latest,
approved styles. The seats are to be
of the finest upholstered opera
chairs. Every precaution will be
taken against fire and panic, there
being six exits, three to the front and
three to the rear. The outer wall
of the building will be of cement,
and fireproof.
The- people of the city of Ashland
will certainly owe a debt of gratitude
to Robert Vining as well as to his
brother. Professor Vining, who has
done so much for the betterment of
conditions in our city.
Mr. Vining expresses himself as
well pleased with the proposition
made by the Elks and heartily appre
ciates the stand they took In the mat
ter. Would Simplify Practice.
Washington, March 1. An appeal
for simplified court proceedure to fa
cilitate the administration of justice
was made to the house judiciary com
mittee last week by a delegation of
noted lawyers, headed by former
President Taft.
Speaking as president of the Amer
ican Bar Association, Taft said the
lawyers practically were a unit in
believing simple rules of practice
should govern all courts and urged
the passage of a bill introduced by
Representative Clayton empowering
the supreme court to lay rules for the
conduct of common law practice In
the general courts.
, In the examination of the lower
departments of our school a young
ster was asked to give the divisions of
North America, and with an air of
triumph replied. "Republicans, demo
crats and prohibitionists." Give him
a medal. V - " -
Occasional depression no' one can
avoid, but ill temper, everybody.
Feuchtersleben.
Tells His Experiences.
J. W. Sweeney, the contractor on
the Pacific Highway, was expressing
his opinion on the hobo problem the
other day. Mr. Sweeney has not
much use for the genus hobo and says
it only takes him a short time on
each job to get hard hearted. He
hired three .men who struck the job
Saturday night recently, paid their
board on a ranch over Sunday and
they flew immediately after break
fast. He says it is no use a man
coming to him and trying to hire out
at night. They must come when he
can see them work before they hit
the cook house. Men on that sort of
work he grades into several classes:
The hobo who won't work and wants
to get a meal and a night's lodging
and fly, the small stake man, the
medium stake man and the big stake
man. The small stake man will work
till he gets a few dollars and then
beat it. The medinra stake man will
accumulate quite a little money be
fore quitting, while the large stake
man gets a good big stake before
quitting. These three classes of men
are often all good workers, but the
genuine hobo is no good whatever.
Mows-Ridden Lawns.
The serious Inroads made by moss
on lawns Is best controlled in those
nooks and corners of the lawn that
are densely shaded. The ordinary
lawn grasses lose their vigor under
these conditions and are crowded out
by winter mosses that flourish there.
The moss dries up later and can be
raked off and burned. Light appli
cations of air-slaked lime are recom
mended. This treatment Is not ex
pected to kill the moss, but It invig
orate the grass, which Is thus en
abled to struggle successfully against
its enemy.
Influence of Demonstration Trains.
Demonstration trains exert a won
derful influence on the industries that
they exemplify. This Is shown In the
Increased pork production that fol
lowed the hog-ralsing demonstrations
in eastern Oregon three years aeo.
According to'rallway shipping returns
mere. were about 62.000 more hoea
shipped from that section of the state
last year than the year before. - On
the other hand, there were shinned
from western Oregon but thirty hogs
more, . .
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The Boys' Marathon
All boys of the Vocational Club
who intend entering the junior or
senior Marathon run will report to
Dr. Jarvis for physical examination
any day this weelP between the hours
of 4 and G and receive instruction
as to training and preparation for
this event.
Two silver cups have been donated
for this run. The event will occur in
about three weeks.
About fifty boys of the club accept
ed the invitation of the Rev. Mr. Car
nahan to attend services at the Pres
byterian church Sunday evening. The
subject presented was "The Elements
of Manhood." It was thoroughly en
joyed by all present and contained
suggestions for right living and high
er thinking that made a deep impres
sion upon those present. Mr. Carnn
han established himself as a true
friend and brother to the boys.
Medford and Ashland
Boys
The special train chartered Wed
nesday evening for carrying the Ash
land boosters to Medford for the Med-ford-Ashland
game was a huge suc
cess and over 250 staunch Ashland
supporters accompanied the boys to
the neighboring city. Two coaches
and a baggage car were required for
transportation purposes and when the
little train pulled into Medford there
was such a howling and roaring as
Medford had not heard in many
a year. The parade, which was led
by an elaborate 25-piece brass band,
consisted of the faculty, the girls'
and boys' teams, the high school stu
dents, rooters' gang and town people.
They all marched to the Medford
Xatatorium double file, covering a
length of almost four blocks. At the
game the Ashland supporters made
more noise than all the Medford peo
ple put together, and there must have
been at least 400 or 500 of them at
that. Medford had never seen such
a crowd in the Natatorlum and the
receipts were reported to have to
taled over $300. The game was the
fastest seen in this section of the
state for a long time and everybody
got their money's worth.
Professor Moore says we should
First Sermon of
Booster Series
The first o; a series or booster ser
mons to be delivered by Rev. W. J.
Douglas3 at the M. E. church was
t,iru ii niyii. in aiscussing tne;
value of water as a boosting asset Mr.
Douglas declared that a large part of
the waters of Ashland creek are wast
ed and that there should be big dams
erected to conserve the winter flow.
He also discussed the mineral
springs as an asset and told of the
large amount spent in 3earch of
health-giving waters the world over,
and predicted a future for Ashland
In the way of a health resort.
Mr. Douglas emphasized the fact
that a town cannot build very high
or very great by the buying or selling
of real estate, it must be done bv
furnishing something that the people
desire or need and making that sup
ply as convenient as poseible.
Ashland, he declared, has these re
sources; things the people desire;
acres or diamonds at our door. If
Ashland is to grow It must develop
these resources; It must furnish what
the people want. When people come
to get things they must be able to get
them without having to pay a price
which will rob them or make them
feel that it Is not worth the coat.
He then declared himself a booster
for Christ who gave the living water
of which whomsover drinks shall
never thirst, and declared that wher
ever the message of Christ has been
carried and lived, there we see new
life.
Examination for Carrier.
Probably because there was no va
cancy, either present or prospective,
there were but two candidates ap
peared for the civil service examina
tion for postofflce clerk or city car
rier held In the city hall under
"Happy" EaBtman of the local post
office, Saturday. While there Is no
position In view It is always possible
that there will be one at any time
and the postofflce has to keep eltgi
bles from whom a man can be ap
pointed to fill any vacancy occurring.
Do not say all that you. know, bnt
always kn,ow alj that you., ay.
Claudius.'" .
New Fish Ladder.
The new fish ladder at the Gold
Ray dam Is now completed and water
was turned into the new runway re
cently so that the fish may now get
to the upper river at either side of
the power company's dam at that
station. The game and fish commis
sion, urged by sportsmen interested,
have for several years been working
for a fishway on the south side of the
river on the contention that the north
side ladrler was not sufficient to ac
commodate the fish during the spring
runs, and at last the desired im
provement has been made. It Is be
lieved that the new ladder will make
ita great deal easier for the fish to
get up over the dam and consequent
ly mean better fishing in the river
above the backwater from the dam.
Have you set out a "red rose of
Ashland" this spring?
Have Great Time
shake hands with Medford and forget
past happenings. He says we are all
boosting for southern Oregon and
we should be on better terms with
"Medford. The game there Wednes
day was a fine example of this talk,
and though there must have been sev
eral hundred people present there was
no rowdyism on the part of either
city and there was absolutely nothing
but clean rooting, each ection of
rooters taking its turn.
Bankers Meet in Medford June 15.
The state bankers' convention will
be held in Medford June 15 and 16.
W. H. Gore, president of the Medford
National Bank, has received word to
this effect and arrangements are al
ready being made to entertain the
visitors. At this meeting a special
study will be made of the state with
reference to financial matters, new
officers will be elected and many mat
ters of Importance discussed and act
ed upon. . .-
Commercial Club Meeting Tonight.
Do not forget the regular meeting
of the Commercial Club tonight.
There will be business of Importance.
Every member should be present.
Macbeth Given
. By Prof Vining
About two hundred boys and grown
people attended the lecture of Pro
cessor Vining at the Boys' Club last
Friday evening. The subject was the
Shakespearean play of Macbeth. Pro-
fessor Vining certainly drew some
vivid pictures of the play and les
sons to be learned through it, and
an acquaintance with the characters!
represented In the play. Hia address
was brought home to his hearers in
many forceful remarks as to the ap
plication of the lessons brought out
in the play to those of every-day life.
Mr. Vining waxed eloquent in hia ad
dress and held the closest attention
of his audience, and the time seemed
too short, many wishing that he could
continue for another hour. Ashland
Is exceedingly fortunate to have
among Its citizens a young man of
the culture and ability of Mr. Irving
rVining. His efforts in behalf of the
youth of our city, and his willingness
and earnestness in their behalf,
should meet with appropatlon and en
couragement from all those who de
sire to see a nobler manhood In the
rising generation. ' (
Heir to Indiana Proerty.
William G. Gordon, 630 Boulevard,
is heir to part of an estate at Elkhart,
Ind., of which the Review recently
contained the following:
"The Gordon Corporations of Elk
hart have been incorporated with a
capital stock of $6,000, to deal In
real estate. The directors are Allen
H. Gordon, Albert A. Gordon and
Alexander Gordon. 1
"The purpose of the corporation
which consists of the six heirs of the
late Alexander Gordon Is to manage
the estate left by him. In addition
to the three above named, the heirs
are William G. Gordon of Ashland,
Ore., Mrs. Samuel Murdock of Lafay
ette and Mrs. B. G. Schaefer of
Goshen. A. A. Gordon Is president
and Samuel Murdock Is secretary
and treasurer.
"The estate consists of 720 acres
In Elkhart county; 640 acres in Iowa,
several properties In Elkhart, Includ
ing the $30,000. residence on East
BeardbUy avenue, and railroad stocks
and bonds;
ASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL
DEFEATED MEDFOUD FOVKI
TIMES HAND IUWXIXtJ. I
HOLDS TROPHY FOR SECOND YEAR
One Year More Will Make Silver Cup
Property of Ashland High School
AH Four (James Were Very
Closely Contested.
j made possible the victory by a one-
The Ashland team has finally land. ; I)0't margin,
ed the cup by defeating Medford in j O'irls Ixt Two iniiies.
four straight games. Grants Pass de-1 The girls' team of the Ashland
l'eated the locals at one time after a!11'"'1 Iost both games to the Medford
tie game had been played off, but i team, the first on Wednesday cven
Ashland has beaten them since by an !ln ,,v ,n score of 0 to 1, and tb
eight-point margin. Grants Pass has
also been defeated by Medford.
Ashland high school defeated Med
ford high in the fourth game of the
series here Saturday evening, 17 to
11. The game was not nearly so In
teresting as the others of the series
and the Ashland boys had the game
well In hand from the start. The
Medford lads were In the lead but
once In the first half, when they
overcame Ashland's 8 to 4 lead and
brought the score Into their favor, 9
points to 8. It was only for a mo
ment and the half ended with the lo
cals on the long end.
Medford put up a scrappy game
and fought hard for the final game,
but they were outclassed on all styles
of play; Ashland played rings around
them. Beacom played a star game
for the visitors and secured three
field baskets as well as scoring a
poiut from the foul line.
Ashland 17, Medford 15.
Before the largest crowd ever to
witness a basketball game in the
spacious Medford Natatorium the
Ashland high school quintet defeated
the Medford team by the score of 17
to 15 Inst. Wednesday evening. At
the end of the second half the score
stood at a tie, 15-15, and a playoff
was necessary, Ashland finally win
ning by a beautiful basket contribut
ed to the cause by Gravy Plymate.
The crowd nearly went wild and
Gravy was carried off the floor on
the shoulders of hia teammates and
some of the Ashland supporters.
The contest was hard fought from
start to finish, tlit first half ending
In Medford's favor by 7 to 6. But
during the last period the locals be- j
gan playing real ball and the score
began to climb under tbe work of
Plymate, Fraley and Grlsez. Medford
was also busy during this time and
when the half ended both teams were
fighting In vain for the necessary
point. Pelouze, for Medford, missed
two free throws during this critical
period. When a playoff was agreed
upon and Gravy came through with
the winning basket the suspenno was
over, but not so the excitement. The
hall rang with shouts of triumph and
the 'Awhland - contingent cleared out
for the special, having seen one of
the best played and most interesting
games of their lives.
Ashland H, Medfoitl ."5.
Thursday night there was but a
small crowd to see the game at Med
foid and only a very few Ashlanders
were present. The contest was much
slower and exciting than that of Wed
nesday evening, but the Ashland boys
were there and started winning from
the jump. Spencer and Fraley con
tributed the Ashlnnd points for the
first half, which ended 4 to 1 in the
visitors' favor; Spencer and Fraley
each threw a field busket, while
Dutch Thomas registered Medford's
point on a free throw. The home
team came back in the latter half of
the game and tied Ashland at 5-5,
but Gravy broke the deadlock with a J
well-directed basket. Fraley added
another point through a free throw
and the game ended with Ashland
again on the long end of the score.
Cowglll secured Medford's only fluid
basket In thlB game, while Dutch
Thomas was responsible for the other
three points.
Ashland 15, Medford 11.
The third game was played on the
Ashland floor, and it ever there was
a comeback the Ashland fans saw it
last Friday evening. With the score
14 to 4 against them at the begin
nlng ot the second half tbe home boys
went out to win and overcame the
decisive lead the visitors had taken
and won the game by a single' point.
Even Referee Cooper, who had seen
some mighty good games, said, he
has never seen quite such a comeback
its Ashland pulled oft Friday. ..It Is
hard to tell Just who the victory
can be credited to without Orlsez's
AGAIN WINS THE CUP
three beautiful baskets we could
never have won; nor could we havo
brought home the bacon if Lilly had-
n't shot the basket that put Ashland
i V
the lead and the basket that
I brought, the score to 1.".. And then
' w! have to consider Fraley; the fel
low who, after missing two fouls in
the first period, rallied with a crowd
of about 500 people yelling in hi.s
ears ami scored the free throw that;
8e:nd rriday on the Ashland floor
by 12 to 3. The girls played in hard
luck most of the time, but were clear
ly outclassed by the Medford girls.
Ashland has won two games this sea
son and lost three.
Vital StotsticH lor Oregon.
The report o? the state board ot
health i'or last month shows 64:i
births, 643 deaths. The death toll
for tuberculosis heads the list witli
89, typhoid 42, dyplitheria 40, sear
let fever 31, measles 337, smallpox:
4 4, cases, no deaths'; other infectious
diseases 21, with 3 deaths.
Jackson county had 16 births, 21.
deaths, one by tuberculosis, two from
typhoid, one case of scarlet fever,
measles none, sinal'pox none. Mar
riages in the county numbered 10.
Encouraging; I tog liaising. .
C. M. McAllister of the union
stockyards of Portland, who Inspect
ed conditions In the Rogue River Val
ley last week, particularly in regard
to hog raising, expects to return in
about a month and continue his work.
He has Interested a number of local
orchardists In the value and profit,
of scientific hog raising, and several
!are J,lunniR enter the field
Chautauqua Park Club
will have a meeting at the kinder
garten building at Chautauqua park
Friday at 2:30. A good attendants
Is desired.
! .
Buckeyes Held
! Annual Meeting
j
j The annual Ohio gathering wan
j held at the Armory Saturday. Eighty-
nine Huckeyes together with their
relatives to the number of 150 gath
ered In the forenoon and partook ot
u bountiful dinner and later enjoyed
a delightful program.
The first thing on the afternoon
program was the election of officers,,
which resulted as fotlows:
President Rev. J. S. Smith.
Vice-President VV. S. Ball.
Secretary O. H. Johnson. ,;
Treasurer W. B. Smith.
Mrs. Ella Marble recited "Aunt So
phronia at the Opera," In a manner
which held the close attention of all
present and was truly artistic. MIhh
Beaver recited "Potatobug" to the
greal delight of the gathering. There
were delightful musical numbers by
Prof, and Mrs. Adams of Gold Hill.
By no means the least enjoyable
part of the day was the Informal re
unions and reminiscences of tho
"Buckeyo" state, which all enjoyed
to the limit.
Make It "Ashland the Beautiful."
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EASTERN FRIENDS POSTED
ON ASHLAND!
Ashland Is on the eve of her T
greatest era ot development, t
Your friends In the East are I
T naturally interested in the com- T
j iiiunuy in wnicn you nave Jo- t
Z cated. Keep them posted by X
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Only $2 ier year.
If you wish to send copies to
five of your friends In the East
for one year we will send the
five for $5. We do this as part
of our share of the "Forward
ing Oregon" movement. ..-.:
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