Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, July 20, 1914, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextOon Hl,iorlc.i Bod. 27 fiecoad st &SHLAND TT TV HT S- r VOL. XXXIX ASHLAND. OREGON. MONIUY JULA 2, 1914 NUMBKR 16 Queen Contest Exciting Enthusiasm The queen contest Is showing much interest, all places of business where tickets are given reporting a big vote, Suicide Near Bybee's Bridge While walking through the woods about fifty yards from the river, near Bybee's bridge, C. H. Farmer of this and two new names have been added city found the dead body of a man to the voting places Loomis & Nel-' hanging from the limb of a tree, still son and W. M. Flackus. Other places warm, seeming to have been dead The have asked for more tickets. vote now stands: First, Feme Murphy, 2,482. Second, Hope Burdic, 1,813. Third, Mildred Applegate, 1,691. Fourth, Peryl Wamsley, 1,638. Fifth, Beula'h Caldwell, 1,638. The queen's costume is furnished by the Civic Improvement Club and will be a beautiful creation of white. The highest vote elects the queen, and the other four young ladies in the contest will be her maids in wait ing and share the honors with her. The queen's float is furnished by the Civic Club, but the decorating is to be done by the winning lodge. Mrs. C. W. Chattin has charge of the baby parade for tha. East Side and Mrs. J. J. Cambers of the vrest Side. These ladies are working for a big showing in the second night's parade. The club urges all mothers to enter their babies and show that we can raise fine babies as well as apples and peaches. All information about details of entry will be given by these ladies. The Oregon Trail Girls will have something of interest to show the third night in the doll buggy proces sion. Mothers should let their little girls try their art in decorating their buggies and dressing tbe'r dollies for this event. Misses Kathleen and Madeline Silver wish to, meet the chil dren at the Congregational church at :30 Tuesday evening,-to: make ar rangements for .the affair. The comic parade Jb under the mant of C. A. Malone, with W. W. Ussher and Henry Provost as assist ants, and promises to be a big suc cess. Anyone having a suggestion re garding the comic parade will please be personally responsible for it and enter it as a feature, at ah early date., The committee on the first night's parade are promising many good fea tures and ask the. people to help in making this a big success. All auto owners are asked to enter their deco rated autos. They would like any lodge or society to enter a float or march in a body. Let us make this a gala time and keep Ashland the Beautiful on the map. . .This is a re sort town and the Civic Club wish to give a good entertainment to its own people and any visitors with us at this time. All work for' a bigger and better Ashland. . .t i; ' Good Roads Convention 27-28 T I I V 9 I f I IT " t about two hours. He called, to Ever ett Acklin, also of Ashland, who was fishing a little way above stream, and who immediately came to the spot, being the second man on the scene. His father, T. W. Acklin, was the next person to arrive. The body was found at 9:30 Sun day morning. It was located about four hundred yards up the river from the bridge on the left- hand side. Many people were In the Bybee park picnicking, and In a little while about a hundred had seen the grewsome sight. Deputy Coroner Perl was called and arrived on the scene with the sheriff about noon. The man was examined and nothing to Identify him was run across. He appeared to be a laboring man. His pockets con tained no money nothing except an Ingersoll dollar watch and a new deck of cards. He had no coat, at least none could be found. From appear ances he had climbed the tree, slipped the noose around his neck and let himself down on the rope. This was evident from the fact his neck was not broken. His hat hung in the tree about four feet above him. The rope was small and probably an old piece he had picked up. He appeared to be a foreigner. Everett Acklin and C. H. Farmer went to Medford this morning as wit nesses at the coroner's inquest held at 10 o'clock. ' TTT f TT TTTVT TTT" I1 4' important Meeting For Fruit Growers Pacific Highway Work Progressing A meeting of the fruit growers of the Ashland district nicni hers of the Ashland JYuit and Produce Association and others is hereby called for Saturday night at the city hall council chamber at 8 o'clock. The A. P. and P. Association has arranged an advan tageous contract with the North Pacific Fruit Distributors for sell ing the present season's fruit output, and all details and advan tages to the growers will be discussed. The outlook is satisfactory, if united co-oieration is secured amrtng the growers. Plcu.se co operate by attending this important meeting. r4HHH.i..Hi.H.4...n..i. Editor Balfrey, in the Scott Valley Advance, has an article on the work progressing on the Pacific Highway in Siskiyou county, which we print for the information of our readers: "Messrs. W. H. Mason of Klamath Falls and F. T. Fradenburg of Horn- brook, who have the contract for the building of the first unit of the state Accurate Scales And Measures Finds Tarantula In Bananas Hood River in Line For Highway ' By a vote of 1,652 to. 428 the peo ple of Hood River county last week authorized a bond issue of $75,000 fdr the completion of the Columbia River Highway through their section of the state.. Every precjnctln the county, except one, gave a big major ity for the bonds. In addition to this action of Hood River, Columbia county has issued bonds to the extent of $360,000 for good roads, $260,000 of which will be applpied to the Columbia River Highway; Clatsop county will spend $315,000 on her section of the same road; Multnomah county is spending $400,000 In cutting the road from Portland to the eastern line of the county, and it will spend about $200, 000 more before the work Is fin ished; Wasco county has but about two miles of the highway and Is working on that little link now. The highway to the east of Portland will unite the Columbia river district with (From the Medford Sun.) Central Oregon, while on the west it The committee of the Good Roads , will be a beautiful road down the convention to be held in Medford July 27-28 spent yesterday interview ing some of the merchants and rais ing funds to defray the expenses of the meeting. ' The committee secured the opera house for the two days' session and made arrangements for the Columbia and as far down the coast as the Tillamook county line. The recent decision of the supreme court confirming the validity of the $1,250,000 of bonds issued by Mult nomah county clears the way for the disposal of bonds and the commence ment of actual construction of the Get what you pay for in regard to the standard weights and measures. The state assumed authority over the use of weights and masurea within its jurisdiction for the protec tion of the purchasing public. The purchasing public is the whole pub lic, but unfortunately the man who wants sixteen ounces when he pays for a pound is sometimes near-sight ed when he puts his own wares on the scales for sale. But supervision of weights and scales does not neces sarily imply that short weights and scant measures are the result of dis honesty. Not at all. Carelessness is often responsible for a scale that fails of exactness or of a measure that does not hold enough potatoes. The officials have recently Issued the fol lowing note of warning regarding the essential provisions of the law: "It is unlawful to sell any com modity at a greater or less weight or measure than Its true weight of meas- ure. For instance, a cord of wood, a pound of meat, a pint of milk, a cubic yard of gravel, or a pound of ice. "Under this law, a purchaser is en titled to the true net weight or meas ure of any commodity ordered. "It - is unlawful to include, . the weight "or measure of anything other than that of the commodity being sold. If a purchaser buys a ham, he Is entitled to the net weight of the ham and should not be made to pay for a canvas cover and several ounces of wrapping paper. 'The standard apple box for Ore gon is: Depth 10 inches at end width lHj inches, length 18 inches All are inside measurements and rep resent 2.173 'cubic inches. Boxes not measuring up to the standard must be marked 'short box.' Violat ors of the law are liable to a fine of $1 a box. 'Under this head let me say that there are no other standard meas ures for peaches, grapes a ad pears and in fact fruits in general, but a purchaser In buying a box or crate must receive a full box or crate, or it can be considered short measure ment and the seller is liable." Page orchestra to open the meeting j great interstate bridge across the Co with several selections of music. The committee also arranged with the AahUnd ladies to entertain the visit ors July 28 when an excursion to that I anticipated city is contemplated. . The committee is now working on plans to decorate the bridge and park by electric illum ination. Shortly headquarters will be opened for the information of visit ors who are expected from all the Pacific coast states.- Mr. Boos, the secretary of the association, is in re ceipt of letters from many who are coming by way of the Pacific High way and from those who have been appointed delegatwto represent their cities. Twenty speakers are sched uled to take the rostrum. The mem bers of the Greater Medford Club have offered their assistance and will entertain the visiting ladies. All citizens of southern Oregon; particularly those of Jackson county; are requested to extend their usual courtesy to the visitors. Arrange- ments will be made to have the visit ors taken through the valley by autos and those having carB are asked to help in this respect1. '" Arrangements will also be made to' take the guests over the Slsklyous' and' let them see what progress is being made on the road. The 27th the new road' be tween Medford and Central Point will fee open and trips of Inspection will be made over this portion of the Pa Klo Highway. " " lumbla. The bonds will be adver tised for sale at once and no diffi culty in finding a market for them is The office of Dr. F. H. Johnson, dentist, will be closed until August 17. 15-tf Enders' ladies hat sale, $3.85. Crops of Corn Unusual This Year It was not many years ago that it was thought corn could not be com mercially grown In this valley, but in recent years It has been demon strated that corn Is a very profitable crop and unusual number of bushels per acre have been raised between the trees In the young orchards. This season has been ' very favorable for the corn crop and everyone having a corn patcli should keep their eyes open for , good specimens for the county display at San Francisco. The various varieties ' of sweet corn,' such as well-filled ears In straight, even rows, are wanted for processing. "Mr. Frohbacli would ap preciate it If the growers give this subject thelf attention at the proper time. Leave specimens at the Beaver Realty Company, should hla labora tory be closed. G. T. McDonald of the Hot Springs bath house in 'Klamath Falls had a narrow escape last week when he escaped the bite of a huge tarantula which was lodged in a bunch of ba nanas. The Klamath Falls North western tells of the occurrence as follows; "To be within an inch of possible death by coming in contact with the fangs of a monster Central American tarantula was the experience of G. T McDonald yesterday evening while cutting bananas from a bunch in his store at the Hot Springs bath house for a customer. 'Mr. McDonald ordered a fresh bunch of this luscious tropical fruit from a local wholesale dealer and it was delivered yesterday morning After hanging in the store all day and both Mr. and Mrs. McDonald having Cut several from the stalk for cus toaiers, the monster spider was dis covered by Mr. McDonald while he was running his finger under the fruit to get hold of one particularly ripe for a customer. His fingers were within a few Inches of the venomous nsect when he saw it, and to say he got his hand away fro mthe vicinity pit the spider in short order is put ekjffi it mildly. . . i j "Mr. McDonald Is thoroughly con versant with the poisonous tarantula. He did not have to look the second time to know what the Insect was Following its discovery he attempted to capture it and cage It in a glass jar. . It showed much agility in elud ing all efforts at capture by Jumping to the floor and attempting to run away. It was finally caged, however, and now Mr. McDonald is showing his 'pet' to admiring and cringing friends. It Is a very large specimen and one sting of Its fangs would mean almost sure death to its victim." New Pathologist Has Arrived The county court has selected the new pathologist in the person of Dr. M. P. Henderson of the University of Wisconsin, to succeed Prof. , P. J. O'Gara, who resigned recently. Hen derson arrived this week, and will immediately take up his new duties. According to the Medford Sun we are informed that Dr. Henderson was ac- highway in Siskiyou county, which 1 companled by Professors H. T. lies between the Oregon line and i rentn ani Jackson of O. A. C, Hornbrook, were in Yreka last week. who came t0 at,end the final de" tailR or the nrrancAmnnt hptwppn th county court and the agricultural They informed a Journal reporter that work had commenced on the highway and with an even break they will complete their contract by the first of October. They have estab lished three camps and at present are working forty men, and that within a few days they will be prepared to put a full force, consisting of over seventy men and sixty teams, to grad ing. The first unit is eight miles. It does not follow the old traveled road from Bailey Hill to Hilt, but keeps to the mountain side of Bailey Hill. This makes a very pretty scenic route besides being an easily made grade. The road when completed will be 21 feet wide. The contract calls for the care of surface water and a railing placed along dangerous places. This railing will extend over a mile and a quarter of the eight miles to be built. The contract calls for thirty-five concrete culverts and 100 corrugated Iron covers for the carrying of surface water, besides the three concrete covers that will be built by the county. Sanfoid Receives Fine Calf R. D. Sanford, who resides on low er Helman street and has some high class registered Jersey cattle, , T ceived by express last Saturday from Benton county, Oregon, another reg istered male calf, to use In his herd. His dam is a Mella Ann cpw and a half sister to one he has owned for .two years, which last year produced college. A conference with CoOntyj Judge Tou Voile and County Com missioner Leever waH held yesterday afternoon and plans for the season outlined. Under the new arrangement Dr. Henderson will have charge of plant diseases, insect and spray work, with headquarters in Medford, while Prof. E. C. Relmer of the Talent experi ment station will have charge of gen eral agricultural work, soils, fertil izing, cover crops, etc. Professor Relmer on certain days will be at Dr. Henderson's office in Medford for consultation with the ranchers, and the two experts- will co-operate In every way though keeping their duties distinct. Under the present arrangement? the new pathologist's nalary will be $2,500 instead of $5,000, which waa paid to O'Gara, the county paying: only half of this and the state half. The expenses of the office will also be borne jointly by county and state with the understandiug that the total expenses of the county will at no time exceed $2,000. The state fur nishes Dr. Henderson with an auto mobile so that he will be in a posi tion to visit any point in the valley on short notice. Dr. Henderson has made a special study of plant diseases the last three years, has had practical field work experience with pear blight in hla former home in Idaho, and comes with the very highest recommenda tions from the University of Wiscon sin. He was very much. pleased with Follow the crowd to Enders'. Arrested For Killing Deer William Hillls of Rogue River and some friends were arrested and fined $119 for the killing of a deer last week. They were arrested by Game Warden Hammersley. The'deer was shot near Bybee Springs Sunday and was bung up in a tree by the parties while they went home to get proper implements to handle it. On Monday the men came back with the idea of quartering it and bringtng it into town. Meanwhile Game Warden Hammereley, while on his way to get supplies, paBsed the place where the deer was hidden and his horse shied, telling him where it waa located. He promptly investigated, left the deer hanging there, and rode on. down the trail, where he soon met the hunters. These he passed, and as boo nas he secured a witness retraced his steps to the place where the deer was con cealed. There he found the parties skinning the deer and promptly ar rested them. Upon being taken Into town a fine was imposed upon them of $25. They refused to pay and demanded a trial, which was given them. However, the results were far from pleasing as the next hearing fined them $119. .' O. F. Billings left Saturday night for Colestln, where he will recuper ate from the hard work of the Chau tauqua.1' NoUoo Cut Cockleburrs. Chapter 6458, road laws of 1913, provides that property owners shall cut thistles and weeds along the high ways upon which their land abuts and inside of their enclosures, and property owners in District No. 1 are hereby notified to cut all cockleburrs and thistles. JACK TRUE, It Supervisor. 707.08 pounds of butter for him, I appearance or me vauey out oe which he sold for $245.15. Her male t0, 4make f. ta temen calf when a few months old sold for 'ns ure possib .ties until he . , . . . ,.,u naa Decome more uu nuar wun iocb $75, having been fed $27 worth of i skimmed milk at 2 cents per gallon, conditions making her gross earnings for twelve mnntho H7 1 T, Tftu nlr In ft trrnnd-I . nu, . .i . .i, .o Phone 64, Orres the clothes doctor, son of Chief Golden Glow, who has i ' . more register of merit daughters , uear mo,or de,,ot' than any other Oregon bull, and Is at present owned by Ovid PIckard of Marion, Ore., who has built up such a high producing herd from him that the Oregon Agricultural College has recently honored them by purchasing all of them for the college, except a few young things which we presume Mr. PIckard reserved as a foundation of even a better herd later on. Your garments need cleaning. cto It Lectures on Exposition. 1915 W. C. Poole gave the closing fea ture of the Chautauqua program by his lecture on the exposition of 1915, illustrated by colored slides, which The feed outHlde of pasturage for j were Indeed beautiful. Henderson Assumes New Duties Mr. Sanford's high producing cow he tells us cost $70 for the year, figur ing bran at $28 per ton, bay at $12 and beets for Biicculence at $4 per ton, cost to him of production. Many people no doubt keep cows that eat as much and do not make groBS over 70 hence the reason so many think dairying does not pay. "There Is very little blight in the valley," said M. P. Henderson, county pathologist, after a tour of the orch ards, "but this should not lull the fruit men Into any sense of false se curity. The price of good fruit Is eternal vlllgance and I would particu larly warn all orchardlsts to keep a close watch on Infection and prompt ly cut It out as it appears. The way to keep blight out of the Rogue River Valley Is never to allow it another Btart." When asked regarding the weather bureau Mr. Henderson said he pre ferred to confine himself to patholog ical work alone and believed that weather forecasting would seriously Interfere with his more Important du ties. The question of who will take tbe place of Leland Beverldge, pres ent forecaster, has not yet been de cided. - r Mr. Henderson Is now looking for an office In Medford and hopes .to Hocure a place In the next' few dnys, his family arriving from the east In the near future. ' New fall styles and woolens a.e now being shown at Orres tailor shop. It -t-Good chambermaid - wanted at Oregon Hotel. Apply at once. It Professor Vlning, Darrell Mlnkler and Arthur Maxedon returned the first part of the week from the Little Applegate, where they have been fishing. They report the fishing ex cellent. Big suit sale at Enders'. Billings Elected For 21st Term At the meeting of the life members of the Southern Oregon Chautauqua, held In the O. A. R. hall Friday af ternoon, O. F. Billings was elected to serve for the coming year as presi dent his 2 1st term. The vote was almost unanimous in his favor. Rev, J. 8. Smith was re-elected to the of fice of vice-president and Leo Tretren as secretary and treasurer. The meeting was very short and there were not many other .matters that came before the assembly. About sixty members attended. For the next session it Is hoped business may prosper sufficiently to Justify a . new building. . It would mean a great deal to the city as a social center, where public meetings could be held and people congregate. Such a building is necessary,, as. the armory la not suitable for public pur poses. , . ,.lt .... The scenic beauties of America were emphasized, and the spouker re marked that though he hud traveled through all parts of Europe and for eign countries, he had never viewed scenery that compared with that of our United StateH. He brought on to San Francisco by several different routes by the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, by the Alamo in Texas, through New Orleans, by the Can adian Pacific, the Garden of t"he Gods, and many other beautiful places. Finally he ended up at the wonderful exposition of all nations. The people who go to San Fran cisco and San Diego in 1915 will not be disappointed in their expectations, for a most wonderful year is being planned and wonderful buildings are being erected. The San Francisco fair is to be a world event, people coming from every country In tha world. The lecturer bad Just re turned from New Zealand, where he had been telling the New Zealandem about our wonderful United States of America, and he thinks many -wilt come from that section of the globe, as they have put on a wonderful ex hibit. Another of the points that he brought out was that the exposition of 1915 will be a modern one, that no products manufactured befort 1905 will be on exhibit. This fair in to show what a wonderful advance has been made since that time.. The lecture was much appreciated and en Joyed by tbe audience, and certainly was a fitting number to close the Chautauqua session. Mr. Poole took the place of Dr. Fisher, who was un able to attond. i , v- Made-la-Ashlund , suits for men and women at Or ros' , tailor shop, near motor depot. v. .. It,.