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VOL. XXXIX
ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1914
NUMBER 41
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Dr. Withycombe
In Ashland
Gov. West to Speak
Here Friday Mght
Dr. Withycombe, republican candi
date for governor, spent this week i
in southern Oregon, lie arrived in '
Ashland Tuesday evening and spoke I
at the armory Tuesday night. Wed-
nesday morning he made a trip to j
Talent and I'hoenix, returning here '
at noon and holding a reception for :
the ladies at the Oregon Hotel at 2 ;
o'clock. Tlie situation was unfortu- i
nate for his meeting at the. armory.
It was a race between his voice and
the cracking of the heating pipes, and
the heating pipes won. He found j
himself unable to talk against them
and his speech was reduced in time;
to about twenty minutes.
He complained all through his talk j
about misrepresentation by the press. '
He took up the charge that he had j
been corked up and delivered canned 1
speeches and assured the audience i
that it was not true. He said he had
been charged with dodging the sa
loon question, and justified his ac
tion by asserting that his party had
not taken a stand on the question,
therefore he was not privileged to
talk, but asked those interested to
look up his record, declared the
liquor question was a moral and eco
nomic issue and not a partisan one,
and in earnest voice said he could
"treat the dry and the wet in a
righteous manner."
Dr. Withycombe denied being in
favor of abrogating the Chinese ex
elusion laws, though he believed
what he had said about its being a
mistake that Oregon people had lis-!
tened to San Francisco agitators, and !
drove the Chinese from their work i
in clearing the lands in Clackamas j
county for $25 per acre and that this
400.000 acres of fine land was so
productive that the owners netted the
price from the first crop. He de-
V Wtfft fc-;;:'i;"--ryJ&
"Pauline," The Dashing
Operetta, Played Oct. 23
j "Pauline." the operetta that has Professor, a middle-aged school
entertained hundreds of thousand's of teacher T. II. Howell
1 people all over the United Stales, will i Chilkoot Ike, eccentric village
W. S. U'Ren Spoke ! Hardwood Output
In Asldand Today! Being Curtailed
lie played at the Vining Theatre, Oc-
character .
.11.
tober 215, Friday n i ;-;!) t . 'It will be ! Ruben , a farmer boy
put on by Ashland local talent, and
promises to be the live attraction of
the winter in this line. As nil know.
Ashland has some fine musical talent, I Three insurrection spies
(). I'liiiicker
J!. K. Uriggs
Tlie village physician. . . .1). 1). Norris
Uncle .ice, former slave of the
widow Arthur Graham
u'7
and tliis will be pur on in full force
a week from Friday. The operetta
will be given under the direction of
j Mrs. Mario Christian Watkins, who
I is training them to do their best,
i Mrs. Sylvan Provost, who has a
.charming clear voice, will play the
The other
UOYKUNOIl OSWALD WKST.
I leading role, as Pauline.
: characters are as follows
, Cull ie, servant maid
i Priscilla Carnahan i
iChiekie, a spinster sister of Cas-
1 sariy Miss Nellie Briggs
j Naine, a village belle. . . . .'
j ' ' Mrs. D. D. Xorris
Kiomi, an Indian fortune teller..
Miss Ruth Crown
Mother, a widow lady. Mrs. C. B. Wolf
I Her child Fred Watkins
j Faber, a New York journalist. . . .
Lloyd Stratton
Tomorrow night Governor West Shady, Faber's valet, a colored
will speak at the armory. The Ore- j boy Kenneth Cunningham
gonian has had much to say about I Cassady, landlord of The Dalles
1 the governor and his administration
during the past four years and he
j will now address himself to the Ore
gonian as well as the issues of the
j campaign. West is a man of cour
j age. He fights back. He believes
in the kind of administration he has
given Oregon and he is not afraid to
defend it against ail coiners. There
is no question but that the trimming
Sorrow Paul Williams j
Borrow liillie Briggs
Morrow Lynn Mowat i
The play is one of singular beauty, j
the scenes brin.; alive with color and !
beautiful settiugs. There is mirth
enough for all, and every lover of j
good lively songs and choruses should j
not fail to attend. Mrs. Watkins is!
very capable of training the partici-
pants, and the event is one which j
will be long remembered. i
The whole thought of the play is
to dispell all care, and bring only
"joy! joy! joy!" The subtitle of the
play is "An Eventful Day," eventful
In that it is one joy and frolic after i
another.
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w. s. r itKX,
Oregon's Original Idea Producer in
Legislation, mid Candidate for
(iovciiioi'.
Take a squint at the window of j
the East Side Pharmacy and see if I w- s- l"Ue" f,',o!e at 'i,-v 1,a"
there is not something in the way of 1 this afternoon. He is an independent
Hallowe'en goods that will suit von. candidate lor governor, and the
The most complete and well-selected ' ?l-r,0 tnx Pxemption, abolishment of
Inn A. O. McGeejline in southern Oregon. It
Patent Medicine Blue Departs
The mosr significant development
in fiie hardwood situation in tlm
south : ince the war began ill Europe)
lias been the vast cm tailment of out
put el feet ed. Practically all tlm
iim'Is in the Mississippi Valley, com
l.rMn,; the principal hardwood pro
'.!:; ing territory, were operating on
l.ill time at the end of July. Sincu
that time, mannfaciuiing operations
havn been confined practically en
tirely to the conversion into lunibei'
of tlm stocks of Iocs already on
hand. Such progress has been badu
in curtailment that conservative)
hardwood lumbermen estimate that
tlie output in tlie Memphis district,
j is not more than 'lu to :;o per cent
j normal. My means of curtailing out-
put and by virtue of ability on tho
part of the lumbermen to secure
funds for the financing of their lum
ber, very little stock has been forced
for sale. Demand has not been ac
tive at any time since the war began,
but the ability of lumber interests to
carry their stocks without sacrificing;
them has made it possible to main
tain prices at almost as high a level
ns that prevailing before the war. .
Exports of lumber are almost at
a standstill, particularly so far an
new business is concerned. With tho
I past three or four weeks cargoes des
tined for tho United' Kingdom hav.i
been allowed to go forward, but ship
ments have not been made to any of
the other warring countries hecauso
Tax Struck Out
clared he knew this to be true from i
Proposed taxation of proprietary
medicines in the war revenue bill was
he will give the Oregonian and the ordered stricken out Wednesday by
old political machine will be well 1 the democrats of the fenate finance
i worth the effort to hear him. The committee. Reports had come of
personal knowledge and had men-1
(Oregon system vs. machine domina-1 general opposition throughout the
tiott will be the key and he promises i country and Majority Leader Under-
j to handle it without gloves. It will I wood and other members of the house
be -interesting.
Baby Mine Is
Great Side-Splitter
Professor Vining will give The
theatre-loving people of Ashland one
of the greatest treats on the Ameri
can stage Monday night, in "Baby
Mine." As a fun-producer "The
Texas Steer," "Forty-five Minutes
from Broadway" and "The Two
tioned it in his speech there,'' and
felt hurt that he should be misrepre
sented, declaring the press was the
curse of politics. He ' declared In
grieved tones that he was being cru
elly used by the press by being de
clared unfriendly to labor when he
had worked for wages forthree years
in Oregon before be bought a piece
of land for himself and urged the
people to believe him when he said
he believed "the laborer was worthy
of his hire."
"I am being falsely charged with
being opposed to the primary system
because I had the temerity to say
that I was In favor of a convention Johns" sink into insignificance,
to help party organization." J "Baby Mine" is a scream from rise
He frequently injected a note of i of curtain to the last scene, and
grief and declared that his forty-! those who enjoy fun should not miss
three years in Oregon had been an j this performance. The demand for
open book. "I wish politics were I seats, which will be placed on saie
cleaner or more honorable and re-j Saturday morning, promises to pack
gret that when a man runs for office , the house and make the S. R. O. sign
he can't get a square deal." j appear before the curtain rises.
' . I Mr. Vining is putting on some of
THimif rl Cfill ' tne finest vaudeville to be secured.
iiiailluLIl jLlil ! In fact, his photoplays and perform-
n TIP ances are ' sutD an unusually high
CeiieVeS van infinidass and expensive to secure, many
have doubt whether so many can be
tj-, A. T7 ii .i . . t made to pay. They certainly cannot
Klamath Falls Northwestern: Lo-1 ' '
, , .. , i i i -a unless the people show substantial
cal athletic fans are looking forward I , ,
, ., . ,. . i appreciation by attending. ,
with iniir'Vi anHrtnntmii in thfl lirKt 11 "
jn error in wif uuvei umii iui uic
Vining in the Record led many to be
lieve the tickets for "Baby Mine" will
For Honolulu1
the senate and proportional repre
sentation wen his main themes. Mr.
U'Ken put over the initiative and ref
erendum on the people of Oregon a
number of years ago and this state of the extreme risk involved therein
soon became a laboratory for the ex- The British government has been ii
pcrimentation of social and political j moderate buyer of southern hard-
j ideas with the result that Oregon woods more recently, but demand
D P. Mine leaves ns soon as he can became famous throughout the Union i from 'fr countries is particularly
get his booking from San Francisco , as a people that did not fear to enter
for passage for Honolulu, where he upon and carry out the broadest pos-
joins his family. He has accepted a ; sible democratic form of government. ! 1t owners to cut any part of their
position in the schools as a teacher j Repeated efforts either through the J timber .under present conditions,
of manual training. He has been to ! initiative itself as well as through j logging is at a complete standstill,
the islands several times before, and candidates or political intrigues to While stocks of lumber in the south
likes the country and climate there kill or cripple this comprehensive are not at all excessive, it is saiti
small.
Through the indisposition of tim-
ways and means committee had given
notice that the house would not agree
to a tax on "the poor man's medicine."
Action, however, did not include
elimination of the proposed tax on
shipments of newspapers. This would
eliminate bills of lading in the ship
ment of news and provide that all
bundles included in a general pack
age on a single train or other con
veyance should be regarded as one
shipment. In lieu of bills of lading,
the witness would require publishers
to issue on the 15th of each month
a sworn statement of the number of
such shipments made in the preced
ing month and attach to these stamps
to the value of 1 cent for each ship
ment. Shipments of newspapers
made within the county of publica
tlon would be exempted from tax.
Phone news items to the Tidings,
Clay Deposits
May Be Developed
football game of the season, which
will be staged at Modoc. Park Satur-
il.v nf.tlit.i 9i tiatu'Opn thf Klnm-
' ' .. .' . , , u, i i not be placed on sale until Monday,
ath county high school and Ashland 1
high school elevens. Athletic Man
ager Hawley of the high school has
finished schedules for the- game and
only enthusiasm now remains to be
secured to make the game for the
homo boys.
Although news was received from
the valley city yesterday stating that
Ashlnnd walloped Grants Pass Satur
day with a score of 84 to 0, the nervy
Klamath Falls boys feel confident of
their ability to make the score lop
the other way when they get a hand
In the game. In weight the Ashland
boys are far superior to the local
high school players, as well as in
experience. Nearly the entire team
of Ashland players were with the
squad when It visited this city last
fall and was held down to a scoreless
game. Only two men of last year's
local eleven remain to play for their
school this year, but despite this fact,
Coach Motschenbacher is confident
his men can outfight and outclass any
bunch of school plgskinsters looking
for challenges.
This is an error. Saturday morning
they will he on sale.
very much.
He tells some very interesting
stories about the people and the cus
toms of the country. Wages are high
and work quite plentiful, he says.
One thing he remarks about employ
ment is that an employe seldom gets
fired, as the managers of most of the
concerns live on the American conti
nent and know very little of proceed
ings over there, except that It pays
or doesn't pay. When a proposition
doesn't pay, then is the only time
that a man gets bounced. Many of
the big emporiums, he says, are oper
ated by .Chinese and Japanese, and
there are special departments for
white and dark trade. He believes
that the country is a wonderful one
for a young man to gain experience
in.
system of government have been de
cisively defeated by the people. The
Oregon system has been extensively
introduced in many states and is
steadily gaining ground and there Is
no present limitations to its wide
sweep. To consider this In the face
of the fact that Mr. U'Ren was an
obscure citizen of a state of small
population and somewhat isolated
from the larger commonwealths
shows the power of the people as well
as their desire for democratic ideas
when they are once Intelligently or
ganized and presented. No citizen
of Oregon will leave as large an im
press upon the history of his time as
Mr. U'Ren, a modest and unassuming
personality.
that there is plenty to meet require
ments of the trade until such time ass
conditions materially improve.
The Tidings is on sale at Poley's
drug store, 17 East Main street.
Cotton Pinched
By Europe's War
Hallowe'en Window
Attracts Attention
Notice.
At 1 p. m. October 31 1 will sell
at auction all harness, " wagoni,
horses, farm machinery, household
goods, etc, at the old Brown place
on the East Main road.
41-Bt H. U. . MITCHELL.
Phone Job orders to the Tidings,
Broom Corporation
Is Reorganized
The broom factory corporation
held a stockholders' meeting last
week. W. R. Davis. V. O. N. Smith,
L. S. Brown and M. C. Bressler of
Ashland and E. L. Minear of Med
ford were elected directors, who in
turn appointed W. R. Davis presi
dent, V. O. N. Smith, cashier of the
Citizens Bank, secretary-treasurer.
Mr. Minear. is an orehardist living a
few miles out of the metropolis.
Some broom corn has been raised
this year, and together with what
was left over from last year will be
sufficient to run the institution a
year. The corporation has an au
thorized capital of $5000. The of
fice of manager will be filled and
operations resumed at an early date.
J. O. Miller, former manager, has
moved to the vicinity of Myrtle Point,
in Coos county, where he is operating
a big dairy ranch.
' The Vining Theatre Thursday and
Friday evening of this week will have
a distinct novelty in photoplays, the
entire cast being composed of chil
dren from 7 to 13 years of age.
Dr. Brower and others whose
names he is not yet at liberty to di
vulge are at work on a scheme whore
by the deposits of kaolin which dec
orate the bluffs at certain points in
the Dend Indian country are expected
to be converted Into the body ma
terial of a most excellent quality of
fireproof and waterproof paint. It I last year
is the assertion of the Doctor's asso
ciates and his own opinion that the
kaolin mixed with other ingredients
will form a coating for builders that
cannot be beaten by anything now on
tho market.
In lino with their project the Doc
tor has been out to the white cliffs
which are in plain view from Ashland
and has brought In a quantity of the
material for experimenfal purposes.
At the Depot Drug Store, of which
the Doctor is now in cha 'ge, he hai
a quantity of the kaolin ground to
powder and experiments with it are
under way. It certainly has the ap
pearance of a good body 'for exterior
coatings.
While In the vicinity of the kaoll t
deposits the Doctor also secured
quantities of two varieties of clay
a peculiar variety of brown clay and
a blue clay of very remarkable qual
ity. The brown clay the Doctor be
lieves is hard to beat as a binder or
fire clay and the bine he declares Is
a rival of "Denver mud," scientifical
ly termed antl-phlogistlne. , . j
The window at the Eat Side
Pharmacy, unveiled Wednesday
morning, is attracting a great deal
of attention among the grownups as
well as the young people. Mrs. Mc
Nair has the honor of dressing the
window, and it is indeed artistic.
Dr. Ethel J. Martin from Winnipeg,
Canada, will arrive Sunday to assume
the professional duties ot Dr. Kam
merer Kerby. ....
Some idea of the extent to which
the cotton-growing industry has suf
fered as a result of the European war j Hvery imaginable kind of "spooky"
was disclosed Wednesday in a census ! article is represented. Here, dang
bureau report, showing that for the j ling on a string, can be seen skele
fir t two months or tho war cotton , tons, who open and shut their bony
exports Tell off more than a million j Jaws and rattle their joints together,
bales compared vith the siinie period , Anyone that wants devils, witches,
Hallowe'en stationery, favors, wltcli-
I'omcstic consumption of cotton '.s peaked caps, can ncre cenainij
(lu ing the same period decreased : find their pick. Two fantast ic heads,
more than "."..(1(10 bales. operated l'.V clockwork, are kept nod-
Imports of foreign cotton, how- ding lo the passerby from tlie back
Malone Is Making
Recruiting Plans
C. A. Malone is making big plans
for the recruiting of the local com
pany of the Oregon National Guard.
For some time past there has been
very little discipline, but he believes
that this can be readily stopped. The
first thing he intends to do its to
raise the standard of the guard, and
to enlist new members. Mr. Malonw
believes that every young man should
have had at least three years of mili
tary training, as It gives them many
advantages, such as erectness, correct
walking, and other physical attri
butes. Also he thinks that every man
should be willing to spend at least
this much time in the service of hia
flag. The work is very instructive, asi
it is practically a branch of civil en
gineering. Mr. Malone wishes to get
the company up to full strength.
Practice will be regular, and every
one will be compelled to attend, un
less they previously send In their ex
cuse. Athletics will be taken up and
the whole woik made as Interesting
and instructive as possible. Mr. Ma
tone will take the examinations in :t
mouth or so. We believe that, he will
be able to make a great success of
the work.
over, increased 42,40:.' bales, having
been brought from abroad, compared
wilh 15.2H4 bales last year, Egypt
sending 13,241 bales, or 3,('.8S bales
mom than u year ago.
part of the window. Mrs. McNair Is
to be complimented on the unique
windows that she ifiraiiges.
Registration Is extended to 17th.
Circular On
Food Buying
In the third of a series of circulars
on how to buy foodstuffs, sent out
for distribution In the public schools
of New York city, the mayor's com
mittee on food supplies warns tho
school principals that New York h'as
a critical winter before It because of
the European war, and that their co
operation Is necessary if the public
Is to realize the gravity of the situa
tion. 1
The committee asks that every
means possible be taken to educate
parents through their children In
economic methods ot purchasing food
supplies. The circular contains ad
vice on the purchase of vegetables.
Phone news items to the Tidings.
Registration Open
Until Saturday, 17th
Registration Is held open till Sat
urday, the 17th, upon advice received
from County Clerk Gardner as we
go to press. This Is done by the
advice of the attorney-general.
Every county clerk all over the state
was advised to do tho same. This
gives two more days in which to reg
ister. Do It now.
Kellogg's Toastod Wheat Biscuit
Pudding served with Oolden Gate cot
fee Saturday afternoon at Holmes
Bros.' It
Currency System
Meets Disapproval
Richmond. Va., Oct. 15. Discus
sion of the nation's new currency sys
tem marked the first general session
here Wednesday of the American
Bankers' Association convention.
"Only the wisdom of management by
the directors and officers of the vari
ous reserve banks and of the federal
reserve board can insure tho success
of the experiment," declared Arthur
Reynolds, president of the associa
tion, In his annual address.
"It Is a Just criticism of the meas
ure," said Mr. Reynolds, of the re
serve law, "to say that It does not
take the government out of the bank
ing business and that it confers upon
one ot our government officials an
extraordinary power and discretion
unwarranted by the spirit of our In
stitutions and repugnant to republi
can principles."
Come in and look over the late
styles at Studio Ashland. October Is
bargain month for classy Xmas gift
work. '
Don't be sorry you missed get
ting one ot those swell framed pic
tures free. Studio Ashland. This
month.
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