tor( 207 St. Ashland ;- Aiding CLEAN UP DAY MARCH 30 DO NOT WAIT MAKE ASHLAND BEAUTIFUL AND HEALTH!' VOL. XXXVIII ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1914 NUMBER 83 State to Co-Operate With Fruit Growers Orehardists of the valley repre senting 10,000 acres o fruit land met in the public library at Medl'ord "Wednesday. A committee of five fruitgrowers will take steps at once to secure a horticulturist and agri culturist to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Prof. P. J. O'Gara. This committee will co-operate with the county court and investigate the proposition of the Oregon Agri cultural College. Resolutions thank ing Prof. O'Gara for his six years of service in the valley were passed, and action taken toward the securing of a weather observer for the front period, and unity and harmony In the Rogue River Valley was urged on all sides. The committee of five, elected by secret ballot, is composed of the fol lowing: Bert Anderson, A. C. Allen, A. S. V. Beckwith, F. H. Madden and W. H. Hart. Fred Hopkins of Central Point In formed the meeting that the O. A. C. bad informally announced through Dean Corbly that the college stood Teady to advance through their own appropriations and state aid funds bait of the $5,000 salary of a path ologist, asking only the right to use the data secured from the experi ments conducted by him,. the naming of the pathologist to be left entirely to the fruitgrowers acting with the county court. It was the consensus of opinion that a pathologist could not be se es red for less than $5,000 a year. The proposition of the O. A. C. will be fully gone into by the com mittee and a report made at a meet ing to be called in the near future. E. W. Carleton suggested that the new pathologist be both a horticul ture and agriculture expert, so the farmers could not wail they do not get their share of the services of the pathologist. Colonel R. C. Washburn of Table Rock and D. M. Lowe of Ashland paid tribute to the ability of Prof. "O'Gara and bis value to the valley. Other speakers urged unity and har mony. Colonel R. C. Washburn acted as Fruit Inspector Is Exonerated The county court Monday appoint ed Everett Van Dyke, son of the late Sam Van Dyke, road supervisor for tbe Phoenix district, to fill the unex pired term of his father, whose chief assistant he has been. Attorney Gus Newtmry requested the court to issue a statement exon erating Clyde Barnum from charges f dishonesty as' a fruit inspector, which the court agreed to, although stating that the charges of insubordi nation were sustained. Viewers were appointed for the proposed change in the Pacific High way through tbe Billings property at Ashland, preparatory to instituting condemnation proceedings. An order was made directing the sheriff to turn over to the county delinquent tax certificates for prop erty on which taxes have been delin quent since 1907. Tbe property will be sold to collect tbe taxes. Fifty Men Working At Steinman Camp The road builders' camp being put In by Contractor Sweeney at Stein man is now about completed and ap proximately fifty men are on tbe job. The past week several cars of equip ment arrived, including dump cars and rails tor the donkey railroad for moving the rock, dirt and so forth. The shipment also included culvert pipe and so forth. A carload of lum ber was taken to Coles, where an other camp is to be established. Still ' another camp will be Installed at Sis kiyou thus making a camp at each end or the contract and one near the middle. Recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. "I take pleasure in recommending Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to my ustomers because I have confidence fc It. I find that they are pleased with It and call for it when again in need of such a medicine," writes J. If. Sextoa, Montevallo, Mo. For sal lr all dealers. 1- chairman and E. W. Carleton as sec retary. To make the mass meeting a mat ter of record, the names of all pres ent were taken.-- The following resolution, intro duced by E. S. Palmer of Central Point, was read: "Whereas, Jackson county has for the past six years benefited by and enjoyed the services and friendship of Prof. P. j! O'Gara; and, "Whereas, Prof. O'Gara is about to leave this community to continue his work in another field, , "Resolved, First, that we, the fruit growers and farmers of the Rogue River Valley, are deeply appreciative of the high order of intelligence and tireless energy of the service ren dered by him, and of the great bene fits derived by us therefrom. "Second, that wo extend to him our hearty good wishes for his con tinued success and prosperity in his future career. "Third, that these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of this meeting and an engrossed copy thereof, certified by the secretary, be presented to Prof. O'Gara." Shamrock Tea. The ladies of the Civic Club will give a Shamrock tea in Memorial hall next Saturday, March 14. Every lady in Ashland is Invited. The ad mission is free and a silver offering will be taken. Every merchant's wife and every other man's wife and every woman who isn't a wife ought to belong to the Civic club. The ladies are plan ning great things for next year in the way of adding to the beauty of Ash land. Every woman can join even if she cannot attend all the meet ings. Come Saturday afternoon and enjoy the program and get in touch with the splendid activities for this year. Please take this as a personal invitation. . . B. E. Whitmore visitor to Med ford says real estate is looking up all over the valley and many changes are being talked. ADDITIONAL IXK'AL. On Saturday of last week the Green Spring ranchers had a grand time at an old-fashioned log rolling at the ranch. The day was spent in erecting a log cabin for Jack Peebler. It was the merriest event here for some time. A big dinner was served to the party of forty participants, which all attacked with tbe eagerness which comes of appetite aroused by hard labor. Jack says the cabin will be ready to move into in a couple of weeks. - Lost, a purse, between Normal School md Taylor place, near the lithia spring. It contained two keys, a souvenir of Citizens' Banking & Trust Company, and between $2 and $35 dollars. Return to Tidings office and receive reward. 82-2t Spring opening day for men at Orres' tailoring shop Saturday, March 14. We will have on exhibition a complete array of exclusive spring weaves from European and domestic looms. You are cordially Invited and get your present. Ralph Leonard has purchased the Morris place on Granite street. He plans extensive changes and improve ments and will occupy the new house early in the fall or late summer. The property contains one and one-half acres. Ed Martin, John Martin, Jack Bailey and Arthur McKercher made a catch of 100, pounds of steel heads and cutthroats at Ray Gold dam Wednesday. They report tho water clear and the run of fish good. E. J. , i.Ryan was brought from Grants Pass and was put in the hos pital Monday. He Is a traveling sales man and the son-in-law of Mrs. Eliz abeth Harrington who formerly lived on Dewey street. '' Fire destroyed the home of L, M. Lines on the Medford road, presum ably from a defective flue, Thursday morning. The bouse was totally de stroyed. The loss is l,B00, par tially Insured. ( , Boy your fthoes a Enders. ' Cap sale at Enders'. ( . Merchants to Quit Trading Stamps Ashland merchants are planning on quitting the trading stamp as a business getter. It has now been in operation for several weeks and lias proved so unsatisfactory that a unit ed effort is being made to quit a bad bargain. It is probable a meeting of the merchants will be called for the com ing week to take the matter up unit edly and decide on the course to be Expert Says Lithia Certain Mr. Emery, the chemical expert, while here declined to make a guess as to what any of our mineral waters contained in the way of mineral. He said if he was able to tell what wa ters contained without analysis he would not need a laboratory. He said, however, our new lithia spring was the most perfectly naturally car bonated mineral water he had ever seen and it looked and tasted as if it contained lithia. Tbe committee expressed its anxiety to know as soon as possible whether the new spring contained lithia and Mr. Emery agreed he would reduce the mineral salts in tbe new lithia water as soon as possible and inform us as to whether it contained lithia. In fur therance of this agreement the com mittee received the following letter Booster Sermons Continue Great Local Interest Rev. Douglass' subject for his i "booster sermon" Sunday evening was "Trusts." He said in part: "I think I know good fruit and something of the conditions under which good .fruits are grown, as I was a business i WB ral8ed and lived 1 ne K'eater share yesterdav. He'of my 1Ife ,n 01,6 of th be8t fruit sections of tbe United States that j is, in southwestern Michigan. Ap ples, peaches, pears, grapes, ber 1 ries, etc., were grown In abundance. I For peaches Michigan has but few equals. In the short time I have been here I see that Ashland can raise good fruit. It is ahead of some of the famous peach sections that send fruit to Portland. Here we can grow the best. "In apples, pears, berries, vegeta bles, etc., this section is greatly fa vored. It has resources of which it may be proud. "There are two features that should receive our attention. . They are, first, the development of the fruit; second, the development of the market. "The possibilities In fruit growing are not developed. There are acres and acres not producing and we have not reached the acme of perfection in that which is produced. The fin est varieties and the best quality should be the slogan. Set the stand ard high. "Eight the diseases that Injure. It 's a perpetual warfare. Vigilance is the price of perfect fruit. "In this there should be tenni work, co-operation. If all work to- gether to keep clean, well-sprayed orchards the name 'Ashland' will be a synonym for good fruit. "It can be done. "II. Marketing that Is the great problem. Tehre Is but little Incen tive to raise fruit to have It spoil on the grower's hands. Here is where team work will bring great results. "We must not depend on commis sion men in the cities. "Have an association with men of ability and approved character to do the business. For example, some man at San Francisco to handle the Ashland fruit sent to that city. It will cost something, but if he Is the right man he will earn . his salary and bring good returns to the ship pers. "Have first-class fruit with every grower's name on the package he sends. See that the fruit grades as represented. '. "We need driers and canneries to take care of certain grades of fruit, and when the market is crowded to take care of all fruit that there be no waste. , "Get together to save tbe fruit and to market it. Manufacturers get to gether to market their wares, so should fruit growers. This must be done till the time comes when we will have population in Ashland Pictures Wffl Please Everyone i The Tudor Princess is to be shown at the Dreamland Saturday. This two-part play is particularly pleasing to women and children, as it portrays the ideals of a subject familiar to all. pursued in redeeming the outstand ing stumps. As a business proposi tion the stamps have proved an ab solute failure, according to the ma jority of Ashland merchants. Water From First Test from Mr. Emery yesterday: "Mr. Bert R. Greer, Chairman, Ash land, Ore. "Dear Sir: All samples of your waters arrived at our laboratory in good condition with seals unbroken. The sample of water from the new lithia spring shows it to contain lithia, by the spectroscopic test. "The complete analysis Is under way. Will write you in a few days regarding further development. Smith, Emery & Co." It will take from three weeks to one month to finish the complete analysis, and that must be completed before the character of pipes neces sary to convey the waters are deter miner: and the exact quantities of the diffeient mineral salts contained in the waters. large enough to consume the produce of our orchards and gardens. If we do this we will not need to boost Ashland it will attract people. It wiU assure them a living and soine thinj; rir a rainy day. ''""Vftiave been 'talking about per ishable fruits. I would now call your attention to fruits that abide. Back of all abiding prosperity, back of all advance, is character. The man is what makes a city or nation greta. We are proud of our fruit and vege tables, stock and grain, the stuff that we raise from the soil. Are we as deeply interested in the fruit of char, acter, in the boys and girls who grow up in our midst? They are the real riches. "Ashland is interes-ted in this. We see it in the character of her public schools and the interest taken in them. In one little country there were nineteen great men whose names have come down tho centuries men great In literature, art, sci ence, statesmanship and military men. Theso were not only contem- porai ies, but half of them were born . '. , . .... .changes. The pastor will speak upon In w hat was then tho little town of Athens. What a school teacher they must have had. "What an environment of good In fluences there was in that town. An atmosphere for the children to grow in. "We 'have expert fruit growers, so we need experts to train our children. TllH Tllinnnt uihnnl lu in frnin uiwh experts. There is need or a normal school in southern Oregon. "The training, or creating the en-i vironment, cannot be left to the pub- lie schools alone. Other factors en ter in. They are: "Home life: Social life, which in cludes amusement. "Business life: The character of the men of a community makes the business atmosphere. "Religion: The basis is the re ligious bejlof and life of the com munity. "Two out of three of the children of the community are not In the Sun-! day schools of Ashland. This Is called a city of churches, yet not more than one In five of the community attend church. "We protect our Dees against scale, blight and disease. "No saloon in Ashland, but our neighbors have saloons. We must bnnlsh them from our state and then from the United States." Talk on Mexico, V. L. Melllnger, former pastor of the Christian church, Is here. Has been engaged In missionary work In Mexico the past lve years. Will give a talk on Mexico tonight nt the Christian church at I o'clock; Every body Invited, Ladles' spring suits.' Enderi. Belleview Leads in Normal Belleview wants the Southern Ore gon State Normal School reopened. It does not expect the. event to fall out of the heavens without reaching out for it, but believes effective or ganization is necessary to bring it about. Belleview shows up one-third of the memberships constituting the organization of the Normal School Association. The striking disparity of memberships between the 5,020 people in the city limits and the few scattered farmers east of town is not so bad as the face of the situation discloses. Incomplete solicitation by some committees, failure to go to work by two, were some of the causes. rne committess that com pleted their districts showed some of!", the Belleview spirit in the town citi zenship. The new officers met Tues day night and made arrangements for the completion of tho solicitation of the people in Ashland. The list of ' membership will not be printed until everyone in town has had an oppor tunity to subscribe. The meeting Monday extended a cordial vote of thanks to the ladies in charge of the tagging campaign to bring out the crowd at the big nor mal rally at the armory. The small expense of the meeting and the nice balance turned over showed the women how to handle money as well as bring out crowds. Tho Normal School Association has effected its organization and will soon be able to enlarge the statewide campaign heretofore carried on by the Alumni Association. Monday evening was the time sot fo.r the elec tion of officers and it was also the occasion for a checking up of the several committees appointed to so licit for memberships. It showed several committees had finished their districts, several had not completed their work and two had not gone to work at all. The weak parts were discussed and the reasons located and the good workers congratulated. The reports showed that the commit tees that had gone over their terri tory thoroughly got the results ex pected, showing a desire on the part of the community as a whole to give the campaign a thorough support. CHUM II ANNOUNCEMENTS. First Itnptkf. Sunday next is to be observed all over the country by the Baptists as "Denominational Bay." Mr. Foskett will speak at the morning service upon "The Distinctive Principles of the Baptists." A semi-annual gath ering of offorlugs for all lines of missions will be made. At the even ing service, by special request, the delightful program of music given by i choir and congregation a week ago Li11 liti I'lilknntrkil U'ftVl unlnu ulftrtlt i ,'. The Great Problem of Life." A welcome for all. Sacred Concert. At the Baptist church next Sunday evening a delightful concert of sa.Ted song will be rendered. Following is 1 11,0 P'oKiam: 1iano I H.V11111 "I KllOW Whom I Have Believed" Scripture and prayer Trio, "Praise Ye" . . .Verdi I ' ' 'OVe Mieiiey Virti'fi iwi wu (t nl vn ntwl fi f I ! "In. gels Ever Bright ami Fair" . Handel Hymn, "Like a Shepherd" Quartet, "Crossing tho Bar" Dudley Buck Address, "The Great Program of Life" Pastor Tenor solo, "() Lamb of God, Still Keep Me" Stultz Quartet, "Rock of Ages" Dudley Buck HyinA, "Shall You, Shall I?" Congregational. The pastor of the Congregational church will preach next Sunday morning and evening. The evening sermon will be tho second 1n a series on "What Must the Church Do to Be Saved?" Subject for the sermon, "Problems In the Church Today." A splendid audience listened to the ser mon last Sunday evening. Everybody Invited to these services. Church of the Nny-arcne. Special evangollHtic services will begin next Sunday In the Church of the Nazarene, conducted by Rev. Thomas G. Rogers of Los Angeles, CaL Evening services at 7:30. Hons of Prayer. . Qod Is Messina; the services with a, good presence of his Holy Spirit. Brother Llndblad leaves Monday School Activities Arrangements weiv. made to enter tho field in the districts that were not. well canvassed in order that every household in town bo 'solicited for membership. The Belleview solicitors made n remarkable showing of membership! and the liih spirit of the out-or-towu people was a marked contrast on the, whole to the effort inside the city limits. It was so distinct that it pro voked comment. The meeting was a success in that. the work continues steadily anl along the lines of the previous effort, thus preserving the value of the work already performed and giving nssur- '""'- purpose au me way inrougn. The membership signed up at tft time set for organization was 1C'. The following officers were elected: President, E. T. Staples; vice-presi- jdent, C. B. Lamkin; secretary. Homer Billings; treasurer, Frank Jordan: executive committee, A. C. Joy, ('. W. Banta, K. J. Kaiser; auditing; committee. V. O. Tl. Smith, W. H. McNair, G. O. Eu banks and .1. V. McCoy. The Weston Leader reports tho subscription fund for the reopening; of the Eastern Oregon State Normal School has grown to 2470, and that paper says "the committee still find good picking." The 1910 United States census gave Weston a popula tion of 440. If you have not been solicited to join thc Normal School Association call on (1. (1. Eubank at the Granim,. City Savings Bank and sign ui Big Two Part Indian Photo-Play The Big Horn Massacre will lm shown at the Dreamland Friday in two parts, This photoplay is said to be unusually lifelike and Is higlily praised wherever produced. Lovern of fills' class of plays should lie pres ent. I. ml Ies' hats at Knders. Officers Elected By Local Elks Ashland Lodge Number 944, B. P. O. E., held its annual election last Saturday night. The officers elected are .F. M. Wagner Exalted Ruler, ('. B. Wolf Esteemed Lending Knight. W. N. Wright Esteemed Loyal Knight. O. H. Hedburg Esteemed Lecturing Knight, K. J. Thornton Secretary, Pierre Provost Treasurer, A. C. Nin Inger and A. H. Pracht Trustees. Teddy Provost Tyler. Installation of the new officers will occur several weeks hence, at which time appoint ments of Esquire, Inner Guard, Chap lain and Organist will be announced. Tlie Saturday night, meeting was en livened by several good talks and mu sic by the Elks Quartet. A banquet followed. Nearly one hundred mem bers were present. Medfom Police Chief Out for Sheriff I. F. Ilittson annouures his candi dacy for the democratic nomination Tor sheriff ut Hie primary May 13. He is chief of police at Modtord ami Ik well known over Jackson cotintv. As a peace officer he has had many years' experience, having been u member of the Texas rangers befoio coming to tho Rogue River Valley five years ago. He was mnde pollen chief three years ago and has worr the confidence of his home people by hls businesslike conduct of the affairs of his office. At thlH time ho has no opposition for the nomination. Ho was accompanied by his wife on UN visit to Ashland Tuesday. Miinh Meeting. Sam Hill will be in Ashland (he evening of March 211 and will hold a ' mass meeting, when he will talk on' good roads and the beautifying of the Pacific Highway. . . . morhlni . for a. week's meeting 'at Butte Falls and will be home Sunday; ; ' Pray, for the work. Suada? morning? ' " ' serriJn Vou.lc. "Speaklig the Truth In Love.''' Sunday evening, "8atan'n Schemes." Frank Llndblad, pastor Mirlet