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VOL. XXXIX
ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1914
NUMBER 3G
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War Tax On
Many Luxuries
Chinese Linen i
' Fiber Furniture
The emergency revenue bill to pro
vide $103,000,000, taxing beer,
wines, gasoline, sleeping and parlor
car tickets, telegraph and telephone
messages, amusements, and a variety
of documents, has been agreed upon
by the democratic members of the
house ways and means committee.
Republicans of both house and j
senate already have gone on record j
In opposition to any war tax meas-1
ire. The democrats hope to rush the J
bill through the house and the big
fight against it, it is realized, will be j
In the senate.
The committee Increased the In
ternal revenue tax on beer by 50
cents a barrel, making the new tax
total $1.50. Domestic wines are to
be taxed 20 cents a gallon on sweet
wines and 12 cents a gallon on dry
wines. Gasoline is to be taxed 2
cents a gallon.
Many items of the bill are adopted
verbatim from the Spanish war tax
bill, including the administrative
features.
Stamp tax provisions of the bill
and the tax on tobacco dealers,
brokers, bankers and amusements
are carried in Schedule A, which will
continue in effect until December 31"
1915. The remainder of the bill will
be in force until repealed.
Bankers are to be taxed $2 on each
$1,000 of capital, surplus and undi
vided profits; brokers will pay $50
each, pawnbrokers $20, commercial
brokers $20, custom house brokers
$10. Proprietors of theatres, amuse
ments and concert halls In cities of
15,000 population or over are to pay
$100 each. Circus proprietors are to
pay $100 a year, proprietors of other
exhibitions $10, and proprietors of
bowling alleys and billiard rooms $5
for each alley or table.
Tobacco dealers and manufactur
ers are to be taxed the same as in
1868 except that in the largest class
"tobacco dealers not specifically pro
vided for" the tax is to be $4.80 each.
In 1898 there was n $12 tax, on to
bacco dealers having annual sales of
50,000 pounds or more.
Bonds and certificates of Indebtefl
ness are taxes 5 cents for each $100
Wednesday, and Thursday
Red Letter Days for Masons
J. P. Dodge & Sons have on dis
play Tn their window several pieces
of Chinese linen fiber furniture, set
tees and rockers, which are attract
ing unusual attention. This style of
furniture is designed to take the
place of reed styles, having all the
virtues and many others. One of the
particular advantages is the fact that
the new fiber may be made in any
color or design, having a reed base
which makes it as pliable and easy
as the reeds. These new pieces are
indeed pleasing for the cosy corner
and will meet with approval by the
comfort lovers.
It is well worth one's time to in
vestigate this new style of furniture..
pay the tax. Messages are taxed 1
cent on all tolls of 15 cents or more.
The bill carries taxes of 50 cents
on each indemnity bond, 2 cents on
each certificate of damage, and 10
cents for each certificate not espec
ially provided for.
Life insurance policies are to be
taxed 8 cents on each $100 and other
Insurance policies one-half cent or.
each $100 dollars, as in 1898.
Goods withdrawn from customs
houses will pay a stamp tax of 50
cents. as in 1898, but the 25 cents
tax on each warehouse receipt im
posed in 1898 is omitted. The 1898
tax of from 25 cents to $1 for entry
of goods at customs houses, accord
ing to values, is renewed.
Passage tickets, which are tickets
from a United States port to a for
eign port, will be taxed from $1 to
$5 each, according to the value of
the ticket, as in 1S9S.
Other provisions are: Brokers'
contracts, 10 cents; deeds and other
conveyances, 50 cents, when not ex
ceeding $500 in amount, and 50
cents for each additional $500;
mortgages, 25 cents for each $1,500;
power of attorney to vote, 10 cents;
power of attorney to sell, 25 cents
protest of a note, bill of acceptance,
etc., 25 cents. Because of constitu
tional questions, the committee elim
inated altogether foreign bills of ex
change, charter agreements and biljs
of lading, and also struck , out all
reference to stamp tax on contracts.
Involved, and freight and express re-j bills of exchange, drafts and deposit
ceipts 1 cent each, with a mandatory certificates and postofflce money or
provision that the proprietors must ders and on leases.
Southern Oregon
Display at Fair
That southern Oregon is to have a
space ten by fifty feet in the Oregon
building at the Panama-Pacific Inter
national Exposition to display its
products was the word brought here
by H. O. Frohbach, president of the
Southern Oregon Association for the
Panama-Pacific exposition, and Sam
Josephson, vice-president, says the
Klamath Falls Northwestern. Mr.
Josephson is publicity manager for
the Roseburg Commercial Club and
Mr. Frohbach is preparing the ex
hibit for Jackson county and process
ing all fruit displayed by the four
counties composing the Southern Ore
gon Association Douglas, Josephine,
Jackson and Klamath.
This space has no wall in the cen
ter, so for displaying purposes its
real dimensions are five by one hun
dred feet, and the walls are seven
feet high. This is to be filled by
products from the four counties to
make a harmonious whole, Klamath
showing grains and grasses and the
other counties fruits and other prod
ucts. Each product exhibited, how
ever, will be marked to Indicate the
grower and the county from which
It comes.
Messrs. Frohbach and Josephson
also bring the information from G.
H. Hyland, director of exhibits, who
was seen before he left Ashland for
Portland, that Klamath county has
been given a special place In the Ore
gon building at the exposition
grounds, where it may exhibit mount
ed or stuffed birds and animals of
this county. This space Is fourteen
by twenty-four feet and Is to be filled
by Klamath county only.
"The Oregon building, according
to Mr. Hyland, will be a great won
der in Itself and the exhibits we will
show from southern Oregon will open
the eyes of all easterners to the good
things this section can grow,?' said
Mr. Frohbach. i : i
Gathered Data
About Dry Town
Orton E. Goodwin representing
"The Committee of One Hundred"-
business men of Oregon who are aid
ing the campaign to abolish the man
ufacture and sale of liquor in Oregon
was In Ashland last week. His
visit here was to gather first hand
data concerning the growth and de
velopment of Ashland and what rela
tion the liquor traffic had in the mat
ter. "The Committee of One Hun
dred are business men and my work
is to get the information concerning
conditions in all the dry towns and
publish them in the newspapers of
the state in a series of articles"
says Mr. Goodwin. "All this Informa-
tion will thus be presented to the
people. The articles will not attack
any wet towns. The Committee of
One Hundred are utterly opposed to
billingsgate and rank assertions and
believe that citizens want facts and
not high-sounding words."
Inquiry as to the campaign drew
from Mr. Goodwin the information
that the Anti-Saloon League did not
favor the expenditure of the money
required to have the matter appear
in all the legitimate newspapers In
Oregon. "This committee knows the
value of business methods and knows
how to get results. They are adver
Users In their own business enter
prises and ridiculed the idea of ex
pecting newspapers to give free space
to a thorough presentation of their
facts."
Thursday, the 24th, was certainly
a great day in Masonic circles, as
well as to the general public in the
city of Ashland. The Grand Com
man'dery of the state of Oregon met
at Masonic hall at 10 a. m., Right
Eminent Grand Commander L. L.
Jewell of Grants Pass presiding. All
the commanderies of the state except
two were represented. The business
of the session was expedited in order
to finish the business of the session
by 5 o'clock, the time set for the
Shriners' parade. It is stated that
the session waa very satisfactory.
Dillon B. Grant, a member of Marta
Commandery, No. 4, of this city, waa
elected as right eminent grand com
mander for the ensuing year. Gen
erally the officers were advanced to
the next higher station. The local
commandery, in addition to the re
ception held on Wednesday evening,
provided a sumptuous banquet at the
Hotel Oregon at noon, when all the
delegates to the grand commandery
were the guests of Malta Command-
erv. Sir Knights and their ladies
enjoyed a pleasant hour at the ban
quet. The next annual conclave of
the state of Oregon will be held at
Portland.
The grand commandery closed its
session at about 5 o'clock and then
began the parade of the Shriners
About three hundred Shriners were
in line and nine candidates clothed
in a rather groter-que manner. The
procession was headed by the Ash
land band, next the Hillah Patrol,
next the imperial potentate, Freder
ick B. Smith, and members of the
Imperial divan, namely: W. S
Brown, Imperial treasurer; J. Harry
Lewis, honorary member of the im
perial council; W. O. Washburn, po
tentate of Osman Temple. St. Paul
Minn.; George T. Mathews, past po
tentate of Moolah Temple, St. Louis,
Mo.; J. C. Chandler, past potentate
Aarat Temple, Kansas City, Mo
Harry F. McChaun of Syria Temple
Pittsburg. Pa., and A. D. Aabn of
Zurah Temple, Minneapolis, Minn.
These anti several other local officers
and past potentates of Hillah jTemple
were In autos, and these were fol
lowed by 200 Shriners, the candi
ates and floats and autos making a
very creditable and amusing exhibi
tion. The line of march was from
the armory uu Oak street to Main
street, thence east on Main to Gresh
am, when the procession counter
marched west on Main to Helnian
where it again countermarched east
on Main and north on Oak street to
the armory. The streets were lined
with citizens daring the whole line
of march, and all seemed to enjoy the
good feeling and merriment.
At the armory a banquet was
served by E. N. Butler as the chief
chef. It was served cafeteria style,
and consisted principally of mineral
waters, coffee, fruits, turkey, cake
and many other viands.
At 7:30 a business session was
held, followed by the initiation or
the nine novices, to-wlt: James J.
McNair, Elmer E. Foss, Captain May,
Carl Hilty. W. A. Johnson of Jack
sonville, George T. Collins of Med-
ford, Dr. A. C. Boslough, Herbert
McCarthy and Charles S. Harris, each
of whom came through smiling, hav
ing passed the trying ordeal of the
hot sands without any serious in
juries. Some were limping and nurs
ing bruised places on their anatomy,
but from such light Injuries they will
doubtless recover at an early date.
The ceremonies were concluded by a
presentation to the imperial poten-
Normal Gathering
Was Great Success
For Sale or Trade.
A good piano. O. J. Rathipurne.
Pfcone 409-R. - 81-8t.
Phone news items to tne Tidings.
Leases IUg Orchard.
Beginning October 1, A. H. Daven
hill of the Meyer creek neighborhood
will take over for another year the
lease of the entire holdings of the
Rogoe River Orchards Company. The
corporation finds It advantageous to
have control of the property In the
hands of one party instead of being
farmed out In Job lots. Their expert
ence during the past year has been
eminently satisfactory, hence the re
newal of the lease.
Teachers' Institute will be held on
the 12th, 13th and 14th of October
at Medford.
tate of a loving cup, a tray and a
half dozen goblets made from myrtle
wood at Marshfield, and contributed
by-the Shriners' club at Marshfield
for' the purpose of such presentation
by Hillah Temple. Hillah Temple
will place thereon a suitable inscrip
tion and forward it to the imperial
potentate at Rochester, N. Y. Ad
dresses were made by the imperial
potentate and other members of his
divan, which were followed by re
freshments after midnight. The arm
ory was beautifully arranged, and
the Imperial divan voiced its sincere
ppmiation of the efforts of Hillah
Temple to make it pleasant for the
party. The mineral waters were
lauded, and all expressed their pleas
ure In visiting this city.
Thursday evening the ladies at
tended the Vining Theatre and were
well pleased with their entertain
ment there, after which they re
paired to the Masonic hall, where re
freshments were served and visiting
and card playing were indulged in
till the small hours of morning.
Friday morning the imperial po
tentate and his divan visited the City
and Chautauqua park3 and expressed
their delight at theit beauty. Several
pictures were taken. Several ex
pressed themselves that they would
like no better place to live than In
this city. In fact, they seemed
charmed with the Rogue River Valley
and the possibilities of Oregon.
The streets were decorated beauti
fully I with electric lights and the
fountain presented a beautiful sight
with Its colored globes. Many of the
business houses had their windows
tastefully and appropriately deco
rated. - It was a gala occasion and
was appreciated by the citizens as
well as by the notable visitors. The
members of the divan appeared to
be men worthy of their exalted posi
tion in shrinedom, and it was with
regrets that they left on the noon
train Thursday for a visit to the
Oasis of Oakland, Cal. They will
visit larger temples arid more noted
cities"," .but they will visit none where
thehr presence will be more appreci
ated than here in one of the baby
temples of the order.
Bond Situation
Is Explained
Rescue Mission.
II. Hash will speak Tuesday; Olive
E. Lemery,' Wednesday; Mr. Otto,
Thursday; Dr. Carnahan, Friday;
Miss Hathaway, Saturday. Sunday
school Sunday morning. A religious
service at 11 a. m. Sunday evening
at 7:30 J. A. Lemery will speak.
The small house on the corner of
the Boulevard and Iowa street which
was owned by the M. E. church South
is being fitted up for a place to hold
prayer meetings, in connection with
the Fourth Street Mission. Come to
the "Lire Saving Station" at 223
Fourth street. All are invited to any
and all of the services.
COMMITTEE.
The normal gathering last Friday
afternoon was a great success from
start to finish, one of the largest
crowds ever before gathered together
in Ashland attending. For one hour
about thirty autos plied back and
forth between town and the grounds
carrying passengers. It was estimat
ed that about three thousand people
assembled. All the schools dis
missed, and there was a throng of
children present to liven up the
merry scene.
Professor Mulkey, former profes
sor of the normal school, gave a
glowing speech about the benefits of
the normal work and the importance
of having different schools in differ
ent parts of the state. His talk met
with the approval and applause of
the crowd.
During the course of the afternoon
wrestling matches were held, many
of which were not planned for in the
beginning, the school boys taking it
upon themselves to furnish this part
of the entertainment. Some of the
school girls and boys competed in a
basketball throwing contest, which
interested a large number. After the
watermelon feed, at which a wagon
load of watermelons vanished like
the stars of the morning, a bucking
exhibition was pulled off. In this
one young man was beautifully
spilled by a little bay, but she was
finally brought to undergo the unac
customed weight on her back. Clif
ford Yarbrough, John Morgan, Red
Murphy and James Bowers with sev
eral others managed the exhibitions.
In the road In front of the normal
horse races were held, and Ray Mur
phy did the Roman ride, for which
he is already famous in this commun
ity. One of the most interesting and
amusing features of the afternoon's
performances was the boxing contest
between the French and the German.
Strickland and Dr. Jarvls were the
actors In this, and such an amusing
occurrence is not likely to happen
again . In Ashland very soon. The
rounds were snort,, fast-. and Carious,
and both of t'he boxers exhibited their
skill. .Dr, Jarvls is an experienced
college boxer, while Strickland has
had a good deal of experience in this
line, as was shown. On account of
The matter of the legality of the
auxiliary water bonds is now being;
examined into by New York bond at
torneys, and the springs water corn
mission is furnishing them additional
data as requested. There appears to
be some doubt in the minds of the
attorneys as to the power of the city
to make the issue without a charter
amendment granting the specific
power for this issue. That matter Is
now in course of adjudication anil
wnen semen tne puiuic will be so
notified through the press.
It may be definitely stated, how
ever, that it will not be necessary to
re-vote th4 bonds. There may be
need for either holding an electlou
to ratify the Issue or have a supremo
court decision on the matter. II!
either proves necessary the commis
sion will ask the council to call ait
election to adopt a charter amend
ment, as that can be accomplished
much sooner than a confirmation
could be had from the supreme court
and at much less expense.
Oakland Deputy
Praises Springs
B. Brown, deputy sheriff of Oak
land, Cal., who wan here Thursday
and Friday of last week, is a booster
for Ashland mineral springs. Fri
day morning ho was taken out to the
lithia springs and he was exceedingly
enthusiastic about them. He be
lieved that Ashland as a health re
sort, with U of the beautiful moun
tains surrounding the springs, the
fine, clear, pure drinking water,
would become famous throughout the
United States.
his long and powerful arms and
length, of body. Strickland was able
to get in a" few more than did nTs
opponent, but the latter made Boma
wonderful punches and guards. Fi
nally, after several rounds had been
fought, the rereree, Mr. Choate, saw
they were getting hot and perspiring;
freely, so parted thom.
The whole afternoon was enjoyed
to the full by all, and the affair could
be called a success from start to finish.
Christian Clitiitli.
Tonight J. E. Holley will give his
lecture on "Church Tnion." The
moving picture, "The Prince of Gali
lee," will be shown free after the lec
ture. Next Thursday he will give an
illustrated lecture on Yellowstone
Park. Beautiful colored slides will
be used. All Invited to attend.
Tickets for the Elks' lyceum course
will be on sale at the Vining Theatre
after October 1. An especially fine
program is arranged for, such as the
Dunbar Male Quartet and Bell Ring
ers and other first-class numbers.
Football Season Opens With
A Crowd-Drawing Feature
Football opens this season with a
real crowd-drawing game, that sched
uled between the high school team
and the alumni. As always, this is
considered to be one of the closest
and hardest games of the year. This
season It! will be specially so, as the
alumni have a powerful team, some
of the former stars like Perry and
Elmer Ashcraft, Fred Garrett, Ken
neth Cummlngs and others being on
the alumni squad. The high school
team is of all new material, except
Captain Spencer and one or two oth
ers, and it remains to be seen how
they will come out. Let us hope that
It will be with colors flying and amid
the cheers of the rooters, but to do
this they will have to put up an aw
ful scramble.
The game will take place at 2:45
Saturday afternoon, October 3, and
there will be a large crowd to herald
the Initial event of the football sen
son. The price which is to be charged
is nothing as compared to the amount
of enjoyment the onlookers can ex
perience, for this is going to be a
real live game, for we have got high
schoolers versus hlghschoolers, and,
knowing them all to be fighters, pros
pective game-goers can see what a
treat In the line of sport they are
going to have. Let's start the season
off right and make the football game
a paying proposition. Think of It!
A whole, big, live, shouting, cram
ming, jamming football game for the
small sum of 25 cents. Be on hand.
You will be missed If not there.
Oakland Deputy
Here for Simpson
Deputy Sheriff B. Brown of Oak
land, Cal., arrived in Ashland Thurs
day. He came for the purpose of tak
ing Lynn Simpson, the young man
who has knowledge of the murder
which occurred at Llvermore on Aug
ust 4, back to the trial as a witness.
The murder, as will be recalled, was
that of an unidentified tramp, who
was found In the third story of a tank
house in a vineyard near ivennore,
Cal., slashed and hacked with a razor
so as to be unrecognizable.
For some time the authorities in
California have been working on the
case, and have had in custody an
Indian boy, IK years of uge, who was
suspected of the murder. Also they
have almost all of the members of
the hobo gang which were In com
pany. with them
The story of certain townspeople
led to the detention of the Indian, for
they said that he ran up into one
of the city streets crying for help,
saying there was a man chasing him
who would knife him If he cnught up.
Men Immediately started back on his
trail, but the pursuer had disap
peared and so had the Indian during
the excitement. The body wbb found
by the men going back looking for
the pursuer.
Again remembering the published
account of the boy's story to the ef
fect that when "Seattle Biackle" had
returned from Llvermore, where he
had been to get supplies, he asked
where his partner, the boy that had
traveled in company with him and
the Indian, wan. The Indian had
bloody hands nnd "Seattle Biackle"
Instantly suspected that something
was wrong. It was at this point that
Simpson's story left off, for here, he
said, he and his pal, "Frisco Biackle,"
left, fearing trouble.
The Indian was recognized at the
tlmo by several of the bystanders as
being one of a notorious hobo gang,
but as there was no proof that he
did the killing, they could not detain
him. However, some of the forego
ing facts were more fully developed
and followed up and his preliminary
hearing was called for last Tuesday.
Team Runs Away
Through Main Street
A team belonging to the Smith liv
ery stables ran away Thursday after
noon. They had been left standing
In front of the electric light com
pany's office on Onk street, and, be
coming frightened by the gorgeoiiH
costumes of the Shriners, nnd having
no driver to hold them quiet, started
for the livery stables, with the ono
Instinct of home and safety. They
turned the corner of Oak nnd Main
streets and In front of Provost'a
store met up against W. DeWltt's
auto, which they damaged by tearing
a fender off and Jamming a lamp.
One wheel of the buggy was so dam
aged that win n they went a 1 1 tt !
further and rubbed ugainst Provost'n
buggy the wheel collapsed. Tim
buggy struck was not Injured. It
wan an extremely lucky thing that
KeWltt's auto received the first
shock as it kept the frightened team
and buggy from the buggy In which
Mr. Provost sat. The team nindi
their way from there on Fafely to tlTo
livery stables, one axle or the buggy
dragging.
In the nieuntime Chief of Police
Porter of Ashland had run across
young Simpson and sent hlH evidence)
and Identification of the picture vt
the Indian as the man. This fur
nished the missing link, for hereto
fore they had not been able to flint
out positively what had caused Seat
tle Biackle to chase the Indian..
When the Indian was told of the new
Incriminating evidence he ceased de
nying bis innocence, broke down,' anil
confessed to the crime. He claimed
that he did it while under the Influ
ence of liquor, which always had
tendency to cause something to g(
wrong with his brain and make hint
savage. He would not admit that
he did any more than to cut the boy'n
head off, and said he knew nothing:
about the other slashings of tha
body. His preliminary bearing waa
put eft until next Tuesday, when they
will have the Simpson boy there as a
witness. Sheriff Brown left with
Simpson Friday morning for Llvermore.