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Thursday, NoTember 19, 101
Ashland Tidings
SEMI-WEEKLY.
ESTABLISHED 1876.
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Bert R. Greer, - Editor and Owner
Ohas. F. Greer, Mgr. and City Editor
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Buy real estate in Ashland. She is
going to make a city and she is going
to do it quick.
Said the Irishman: "From the
noise of them I thought there were
a million of them, but, alas! there
were but two of them!" But frogs
are frogs.
Wonderful vote of confidence that
on Tuesday both for the project and
the men handling it. The springs
commission appreciates it and will
not betray it. Work will go forward
speedily and be hastened to comple
tion. Ashland wants the springs project
to go through. Citizens are solidly
behind the project and the springs
water commission. There is still
time to complete the project by the
first of July. The commission is
going to work with a vim and finish
the project.
Let the people get behind the
springs enterprise with counsel and
advice as well as with their votes
and it will be carried to a successful
consummation in quick order. It is
a big job but it can and will be suc
cessfully handled. Ashland's splen
did destiny was marked and sealed
on Tuesday last.
This fall elections are coming
thick and fast. November 3 the
state election, November 16 the
school election, November 17 the
charter amendment election, and
December 15 the city election. Cer
tainly under popular government cit
izens have many duties to perform
and many Judgments to render.
Strange, isn't It, how few men are
ready to come forward In the incep
tion of an experimental enterprise
and how many there are who are
ready to cut In after success has
been assured. That is human na
ture. Always those who are slowest
to sacrifice and take a chance are
apt to be first in the running after
the glory.
Secretary Bryan't dove of peace is
about to go to roost on blood-stained
Mexico. Carranza has resigned,
Villa will step down and out and
Outierrlez will assume the reins of
power as provisional president. This
situation seems to be accepted by all
factions. Of course, in a little while
an "election" will be called and the
new president will have himself re
elected. Then things will begin
again to pop.
There were 1,409 votes cast on
the amendment 1,188 for and 221
against, or six out of every seven
votes for the project. At the bond
election In June there were 1,514
votes cast 1,206 for the bonds and
308 against. The people of Ashland
are stronger for the proposition now
than they were In June. In June
four to one votes were for the bonds,
now six out of every seven votes are
for the project. In the total vote
only eighteen votes less were cast for
the amendment than for the bonds
In June. All of which Indicates a
splendid confidence in the project
and the method by which It Is being
handled.
The "Forum Column" of the Tid
ingB In the last isRue carried Inter
eating letters from half a dozen clti
sens advocating the charter amend
ment. This column can be made
more interesting than any other de
partment of the paper. During the
next few years there Is big work to
be done In Ashland a work in
which every citizen should be inter
ested. It Is the desire of this paper
that citizens send In letters on topics
of Interest to the people, especially
along the lines of proper develop
ment. The "Forum" column was
established for expression by the peo
jple and It la to be hoped that it will
be used by many. Any subject but
politics and religion is proper to that
column. If you have an idea about
advancing the city write It down and
let us give it to the people. By this
method many good ideas will be dis
seminated to the great advantage of
the city.
At last the veteran of a thousand
well-fought democratic battles has
been recognized. For twenty years,
in season and out, E. J. KalBer has
carried the democratic banner in this
neighborhood and at last has been
recognized, not with the spoils of
victory but with the glory of it. He
has been appointed by Governor
West on the "geographic board." It
is strictly a place of "honor." There
is no salary attached. The salaries,
as usual, are saved for Willamette
Valley gladiators. Some day south
ern Oregon will become important
enough to get a pay job down this
way. But first she must be put on
the political map of Oregon. Now
she but hangs onto the tail of the
kite.
This is the springs situation now:
The record of Tuesday's election will
be sent to the bond attorneys at once.
That will take about t week. By
the first of December the bond rec
ord should be complete and ap
proved. Then it will take several
days to have the bonds lithographed
and signed. Wednesday the commis
sion mailed seventy letters to pros
pective bond buyers, offering the
bonds. Replies are to be in by De
cember first. In the meantime the
commission will proceed with the
preliminaries necessary to quick ac
tion. Dirt will be flying on the proj
ect by January first and it will be
ready for the tourist crop of 1915
before July first. There will be no
more monkey business or folderol
about this job. The people want it
quick and they are going to get it.
The city election occurs the mid
dle of next month. The office of
recorder, in several respects, Is the
most important city office. There
will be several candidates, and con
servatism should mark the voter's
choice. Ability and large experience
In active business life are demanded
in this office, more than in any other
office. Whatever may be said In be
half of any other candidate, for J. T).
Ware scarcely too much can be
claimed, and the Tidings suggests
the voters look up closely his rec
ord. His year's work upon the conn- j
cil has been marked by his activity,
his good judgment, his frankness
and fearlessness, and his determina
tion to get at the bottom of every
matter coming before the council, no
matter how much time it requires
for him to look up the facts. As an
expert in bookkeeping and fractional
accounting, as one having had active
charge of office business for upward
of thirty years, and successfully, it
Is fortunate that Mr. Ware Is a can
didate, for such a man is certainly
needed for the office.
Friends of Mayor Johnson are cir
culating a petition asking him to
again be a candidate for the mayor
alty. It is understood he has agreed
to run. Mayor Johnson has ren
dered splendid service during the
past two years. He has gained val
uable experience that will stand him
well in hand in guiding the city dur
ing the next two years, for be It un
derstood the next few years will be
full of activity and growth for Ash
land. Many Important things are to
be accomplished and steady hands
are needde both In the common coun
cil and in the executive chair. One
of the best evidences of the satisfac
tion of Ashland citizens with the
public activities of Mayor Johnson
was exemplified in the general elec
tion just past, when, notwithstand
ing he had given public notice of his
desire that he should not be balloted
for as a candidate for the legislature,
the people of Ashland gave him a
complimentary vote second only to
the ballot of F. D. Wagner, who Is
one of the most popular men In the
valley. Mayor Johnson should be
and will be re-elected to serve an
other term at the head of the city
government.
Information.
It was a very fashionable concert
and the artists very' well known ones,
but the two young things were too
busy with picking out their peculiari
ties to hear the music.
In the midst of ft beautiful selection
the pianist suddenly lifted his bands
from the keys and one of the young
things was heard to say clearly:
i wonder If that hair Is bis own?"
The old man who sat beside ber was
slightly deaf, but be turned with a
benevolent smile.
"No. miss." be Imparted pleasantly;
"that Is Schubert's." Philadelphia
Press.
He Wanted to Knew.
"Charles," said the teacher, "do yoo
know the cause of the Revolutionary
warr
Charles looked Interestedly at hla In
structor and replied, as If carrying on
i social conversation. "No, do your
Ladles' Home Journal.
Col. Ray Boosts
Springs Project
Colonel Frank H. Ray, father of
electrical development in southern
Oregon, wrote George Putnam from
Karlsbad, Austria, last June, advo
cating the development of Ashland
mineral springs, and citing Karlsbad
as an Instance of what the springs
can be made to do tor the Rogue
River Valley. His letter follows:
Karlsbad, June 25.
Editor Vail Tribune: I am keep
ing in touch "with, your section of the
country by reading the Mail Tribune,
which Is forwarded to me every week.
I noticed your article regarding min
eral springs at Ashland. I am glad
you have taken it up, as that can be
made one of the most beautiful places
in Oregon and attract a great many
people.
I am sending you all data I can
gather on Karlsbad. You will note
that In 1764 they only had 273 per
sons here for the cure and in 1912
they had 68,000 for the cure and in
addition to that about 200,000 visit
ors. In the morning when you go to the
hot water springs between 5 and 8
o'clock you will see the streets lined
with 20,000 people every morning
during the season. Each one of
these persons who are taking the
cure pay taxes to the town of from
$2 to $10 apiece. This is called the
music and cure tax. This money is
used in keeping up the ninety miles
of walks through the woods, and I
must say they are very attractive.
You will find a great deal of the
data I send you in German; in case
you can't read German, call on Judge
Tou Velle or Dr. Reddy. They are
both good German scholars, or at
least I think they are, as I have seen
them eat a bushel of Wienerwurst
and sauerkraut.
You liave nothing to do here but
sleep, drink hot water and eat very
little. All you have got to do is take
care of yourself and rest, and that
can.be done at Ashland as well as
any other place. But they will have
to build fine walks through the woods
and garden cafes along these walks,
not for the purpose of drinking beer,
but coffee and hot milk. There are
about fifteen such garden cafes here,
running every day, where scarcely
anything but coffee and milk are con-1
sumed. In addition to your walks!
you will have to have plenty of ac-1
commodation and will have to adver
tise that the waters will cure rheu
matism, gout, stomach troubles, in
somnia, etc.
I think the whole valley ouht to
boost for Ashland springs as well as
the Southern Pacific Railroad. It
would be a great thing for the
Southern Pacific, and I am satisfied
that Mr. Sproule will do his part, if
he sees the people in the valley will
help the project along. If you start
In a small way you will soon see that
outside capital will come In and put
up large hotels and boarding houses.
The hotel I am staying at here, the
Imperial, is one of the finest I was
ever in, and best run. You will no
tice a picture of it in the book I send
you.
Round this town there are factories
which manufacture porcelain out of
kaolin, also glass, laces and worsteds
of the very finest kinds, and hardly
any of the people visiting here go
iway without buying from $1 up to
$3,000 or $4,000 worth of goods.
This Is what the Rogue River Valley
needs, so all of you give it a push.
Give my regards to all Inquiring
friends. I am,
Yours truly,
FRANK H. RAY.
Old Forts of Antwerp.
As loug ago us 1G41 an Kngllsh trav
eler to Autwerp was Impressed by the
extensive character of its fortifications.
'The praffs. ramparts and platforms
are stupendous," writes Jobu Evelyn
In his diary. " But there was
nothing about this cltty which more
ravished nie than those delicious
shades and watkes of stately trees,
which render the fortified workes of
the towuo oue of the sweetest places
In Europe: nor did I ever observe a
more quiet, cleane, elegantly built and
civil place than this magnltlcent and
famous cltty of Antwerp."
Compensation.
If It Is true, us our business philoso
phers tell us. that "those who never do
more than they get paid for never get
paid for more than they do," then it
is quite clear that If you want to get
paid for more than you do you must
do more than yon get paid for. Even
a philosopher ought to see how Impos
sible that Is, but. of course, the true
philosopher cannot be expected to hesi
tate over a mere Impossibility. Life.
Where Procedure Is Slow.
"What's your excuse for speeding?"
asked the judge.
"Oh. we live in rapid times, your
honor." answered the motorist flippant
ly. "Everything has to speed tip a bit
these days."
"Not at all." aald the Judge. "And
yon will observe the contrary If you
will alt down and spend the day In thia
courtroom. Ten dollars." Louisville
Courier -Journal.
LOSSES IN BATTLE.
Man Called "Misting Are Not Always
Dead or Weundad.
Ia accounts at battles one almost In.
Yartably reads of the dead, wounded
and "missing." That the tatter are not
always among the dead or wounded,
nor even among the prisoners taken
by the enemy. Is shown la thia extract
freua General Uoraee Perter's "Oam
paignme Wita Grant:"
v "Wi lea rued soinethlag at Saitoh
aboat the way la wbkb reports ef
losses are sometime exaggerated iu
battle. At the close ef tU first day's
flgbt Wvarmea mat a ooleuel ef oat of
nla Baftmeats wita enlj atoat a ana
dred ef his seMleM at Make and aaM
aim. 'Why. where ae year mear
"Tke eelenal aMt ska eyas sadly
aleae the liae. wiped a Wax froia hla
cheek sod reotled fas a whimpering
voice. 'We went ia tX streag and
taaf s aU that's left ef as.'
" 'Tou don't tell at! exelaimed Sher
man, begin n in ta be deeply affected
by the fearful carnage.
"'Yes.' said the ealeeal. 'the rebs
apiieered to bave a special apite
against us.'
"Sherman passed along some hours
afterward wueu the commissary was
Issuing rations and found the colonel's
men returning oh the run from under
the bank of the river, where they had
taken shelter from the firing, and In a
few minutes nearly all of the tost 700
had rejoined and were boiling coffee
and eating a beurty meal with an ap
petite that showed they were still very
much alive."
BABYLON AND NINEVEH.
The Incident That Led Sir Henry La
yard to Explore Their Ruina.
The first man to undertake extensive
and important explorations among the
ruins of Babylon and Nineveh was Sir
Hcury Layard. It was due to bis
friendship for a young mnnvwho bad a
great feur of seasickness that he was
led to begin what was to be his life
work. Layard was educated In the
law and started for Ceylon to practice
his profession.
He was accompanied by another lad.
who bud a horror of the ocean, and
Layard readily agreed when his com
panion suggested that they make the
trip by laud across Europe. Asia Mi
nor, Persia and India. It was while
on this journey that Lnyard was In
spired with the ambition to delve
among the ruins of the ancient cities
of Asia.
"When I first beheld the mounds of
Nineveh." he wrote, "a great longing
came over me to learn what was hid
den within them."
He yielded to the desire and largely
at bis own expense carried on these ex
cuvations at Babylon and Nineveh,
which were chiefly responsible for the
discovery, of the lost records and relics
of a people who lived 3.000 years ago.
Many cities and palace, including the
palace of King Nebucbaduezzar, were
unearthed by Layard.' and the most
valuable treasures in the British mu
seum serve to commemorate his name
and fame. Milwaukee Sentinel.
Parting of the Ways.
It was over, then the dream. T,be
wife rose unsteadily and put on her
bat.
She was wenry weary to the bone
of It all bis threats, bis uumanly eva
sions, bis weak, despicable subter
fuges. But her eyes were resolute.
"It's no use, Henry," she said bit
terly. "I'm going."
At the door she paused paused with
set lips and unpltying eyes, while he
poured forth a husband's soul in one
last anguished appeal.
"Think of me!" he cried desperate
ly. "Think of your father and minel
Think of our sou"
"It's no use, Henry." she repeated
wearily, as the door closed. "I shall
vote the straight ticket." Judge.
An Ancient Builder.
Trobably the greatest builder the
world ever had was Nebuchadnezzar,
king of Babylon from C04 to 501 B. C.
There Is scarcely a ruin In Babylonia
which does not show traces of his
work. Nearly everywhere In Mesopo
tamia and even In Persia are found
bricks bearing his name. He delighted
In restoring the old temples. He sur
rounded defenseless cities with walls
and moats. , He confined the rivers to
their courses with huge brick embank
ments. Shortly before his time Baby
lou was completely destroyed, but bo
rebuilt and enlarged the city.
And One to Carry.
The high school freshman was not
doing very well with his studies and
the principal called him Into the office
one afternoon to Dud out what the
trouble was.
As a preliminary question he asked:
r "Er Ralph, how many subjects are
you carrying?"
"Why, I'm carrying one and drag
ging three. Mr. Buford." wus the un
expectedly accurate reply. Woman's
Home Companion. ,
Warsaw.
Warsaw, the capital of Poland, Is the
third city of the Russian empire. Beau
tifully situated on the left bank'nf the
Vistula, It is 700 miles from Petrograd
and 400 from Berlin. It is a recogniz
ed center of science, art. Industry and
commerce and has a population of well
over half a million.
Soothing.
The professor looked worried.
"I don't think." said be. "that my
lecture last night was very much of
success."
"But. think dear." replied hit wife,
"what a splendid audience yoo began
wlth."-8t Louts Poet-Dispatch.
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The Bodleian Library,
la size ami importance the Bodleian
library at Oxford is the greatest a Di
versity library ia the world, and the
greatest library ant directly aided by
the st.nte. About seven rank above it
In the world, bat among English
speaking peoples only the British
museum It contains 2.700,000 printed
literary pieces in perhaps 800,000 vol
umes. There ure also about 40.000
manuscripts, not counting separate
charters and deeds, which number
about 18.rXM). The staff consists of
sixty-eight pcrsoim. The number of
readers averages more than 250 a day.
Loudon Standard:
Obliging Conductor.
The fussy lady hud noticed that the
rude man sitting beside ber on the
street cur had expectorated on the floor.
The fussy lady immediately signaled
the conductor, and that olliclul came In
to see what was wanted.
"Do you allow spitting In this car?"
demanded the fussy lady.
"Well, no." replied the conductor.
"But you can come out on the plat
form if you want to, lady." Cincinnati
Enquirer.
' Knew His Limitations.
"I don't want to brag about myself.
I've done many foolish things iu my
time, but I've been wise iu oue way."
"What's that?"
"I never bad an Idea that' I could
paper a bedroom myself." Detroit
Free Press.
The Careful Wife.
"Wife. I wish you'd buy me a couple
of five cent collar buttons. 1 need 'em
badly."
"All right: Just as soon as somebody
has a sale." Kansas City Journal.-
Good Work Done Promptly
AT THE .
Rough Dry at Reasonable
J. N. NISBET, Mgr.
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BILLINGS
41 E. Main St. REAL ESTATE
We have clients coming who are
desirous of obtaining ranches
near Ashland.
One wpnts a poultry ranch, another a
stock ranch and another a dairy ranch.
Anyone having property ol this kind
to sell right should call and give us
your listing.
REMEMBER, prices must not be inflated. We
mean business. The buyers have the
money. Have you the place?
Staples Realty Agency
HOTEL ASHLAND BUILDING.
Bank in Jackson County
Reserve System
of Jackson State of Oreroi
of America
Tou have something yoa do aot
need. Somebody else needs it and
has what you want. Twenty-five
cents puts your proposition before
two thousand people throagh the
"For Trade" column of the Tidings.
Phone No. 39 when In need of Job
printing. Work and prices are right.
Phone newt items to the Tidings.
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