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S3? s Second St ASHLAND THE BEAUTIFUL i IDINGS SUNNY SOUTHERN OREGON VOL. XXXIX ASHLAND. OKEUON, THURSDAY. MARCH NUMBER 81 4. 1915 "' ' - ' ' 1 Council Meeting Is Interesting What was destined to be the most lively council meeting for a long time started joff jas peaceably aa a prayer meeting last Tuesday evening. All of the members and the heads of the various departments were present. The improved appearance of the floor, caused by oiling, was comment ed upon. The council chambers have been cleaned up until they present a fine appearance. After the reading of the minutes the rules were suspended in regard to the usual order of business and some citizens were heard. Mrs. Hum Pracht, chairman of the Vista street beautificatlon committee of the Ladies' Club, requested that the council order Vista from Gresh am to the top of the hill graded. The street is in very bad condition, and as It is one of the approaches to the scenic drive, Mrs. Pracht asked that It be made at least passable for autos. The matter wfcs referred to the street committee with power to act. C. A. Malone, in behalf of the local militia, requested the help of the city in kauling refuse from and dirt to the park rows and parking around the armory building. The militia boys will do the work but ask for teams and wagons. The matter was re- . ferred to the street committee with power to act. Mr. Eoyd asked a little time on putting in sewerage connections to the studio, saying that the property owners refused to pay for the same, Mr. Boyd owns the building but not the land. The matter was referred to the sanitary committee and city attorney. Ed Thornton, for the Elks lodge, asKed permission to . build a corru gated Iron covering over the porch at the rear of the Elks building. Re ferred to the fire committee with power to act. Mr. Moyer, representing the Star Theatre management, brought up the matter of an addition at the rear of the theatre. After considerable ar gument the matter waB referred to the fire committee and city attorney with power to act. The recorder started In with the reading of reports and was well into the water commissioner's report when a commotion like a ton of brick falling down stairs was heard out in the hall of the city hall and the meeting rushed out en masse to quell the disturbance. The affair is treat ed elsewhere In this issue. After quiet was restored Water Su perintendent Hosier was placed at the door with a star on his coat and Councilman Cornelius donated a wicked looking revolver to the new officer of the law with instructions to keep things quiet. Reports of the water commissioner, part commissioner, electric light su perintendent, electric plant superin tendent and street commissioner were accepted and filed. From this time on the proceedings were frequently interrupted by hurry calls for the mayor and various councilmen. The regular monthly bills were passed except that of Fireman Grlsez and Dr. Swedenburg, which were re ferred to the committees. A petition from the Commercial Club asking for free light service was granted. A petition from the Vining Theatre people regarding the payment of licenses was read and laid on the ta ble. Harley Holmes application for membership in the fire department was read and his appointment made. Application of A. L. Lamb to build an addition to his First avenue blacksmith shop was referred to fire committee with power to act. The purchase of a Wales adding machine, which was offered the re corder's office at a great reduction, was approved. Monthly reports of the sanitary committee, water committee, and re port of a special committee on as sessment were read and approved. The purchase of battery zincs by the light superintendent was ap proved. By this time the mayor and, Coun cilman Cunningham were alternating in the chair and the meeting was in such a .state of disruption generally that the meeting adjourned, until Wednesday evening ."on account of the unsettled conditions. Will Erect Modem Six-Room Bungalow A. C. Keller will erect a modern six-room bungalow on hio property at the corner of Allison and Sherman streets, starting work by the first of the month. Mr. Keller's aim is to build a home which will be modern in every respect and a credit to the city. This Is believed to be the forerunner of renewed building activity here and in a few months there will no doubt be many such homes under construction. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. FInnell left Tuesday for Ohio, where Mr, .Finnell will take up evangelistic work. He has been prominent in the work at the local mission and hag . become widely known and liked during his etay here. Adjourned Meeting Of City Council After the tempestuous meeting of Tuesday evening the council meeting Wednesday evening was unusually quiet. A large crowd attended in the hopes of seeing or hearing something exciting, but were sadly disappointed as the council transacted routine bus iness mostly. After the reading of the minutes and the recorder's report for January the rules were suspended and Mrs. E. D. Briggs asked that the matter of removing ill-smelling and unsightly barns be taken up. The matter was referred to the sanitary committee. The matter of superfluous light poles on Fairview street and else where was brought up and referred to the light committee. A petition from residents on and in the vicinity of Strawberry Lane asking that it be graded so that beau tlfication could go forward was re ferred to the street committee with power to act. A petition was read asking that the city attorney and one policeman be dispensed with. The petition was laid on the table for the present. The ordinance regarding the vacat lng of property on West Fork and legal notices attached were read n -d the ordinance passed. Resolutions regarding the rlght-of way through the Bodayla laads were adopted. The report of the commit tee of viewers In which they decided that the benefits balanced the dam ages was read and approved. An amendment to the building or dinance was read and pushed thrjueh. At this juncture Mayor Johnson set Monday, March 15. as cleanup day. Begin planning aow for tne most thorough cleaning up ever giv en Ashland. Engineer Walker, representing sev oral' committees of the ladies' clubs brought up several matters which are discussed elsewhere in this issue. The council decided to appoint a committee to act with the city attor ney and engineer in securing the right-of-way for the King's. Highway or western portion of the new drive Mayor Johnson will appoint the com mittce later. Authority was granted the recorder to refund several small overcharges made in reading the meters during the month of January. Authority vas given the recorder to pay bonds and interest which came due during the month and to pay the amount due the state for the com pensation of employees insurance also to pa7 the, clerks and judges of election ror January. Eight hundred dollars was tempo rarily transfered from the interest and bond fund to the general fund and seven hundred from the same fund to the street fund. Free water was granted to a widow In poor circumstances until Juno 1. It was decided to have the ntrwt commissioner build a fence around the city's supply grounds on Water street. The matter of the purchase of a rnr or pipe was, referred to a Joint com mittee of the water and finance rnm mlttees with power to act. The property owner at 1223 East Main street was ordered to install sewer connections. The meeting adjourned, havlne n. compllshed more business than In a like period for many moons. Smith-Emeiy Co. on Ground Open Offices in Oregon Hotel Mr. Smith of Smith, Emery & Co. and Engineer Miller arrived last evening on No. 16 and are getting ready for active operations. The first work will be running the per manent lines so the springs commis sion can secure rights of way. The Smith-Emery people will open offices on the ground floor of the Oregon Hotel, next to the barber shop. Plans for the development work Immediately about the springs will be made before actual digging can begin. That will take about fifteen days, so that the large work will not commence for some two weeks, and the exact date a full force can be put on will depend largely upon arrival of materials and conditions of the weather. Auto Fire Truck Driver Resigns After a year and one-half of ser vice in the employ of the Ashland fire department, Percy Grlsez re signed last week. Mr. Grlsez will ac cept a position with an auto drayage concern in the near future. The con finement necessitated by the twenty two hours which he was daily re quired to spend on the job, and the inactivity, reacted on his nerves until he found It necessary to seek more open employment. The new truck driver is Paul Guiley. Tidings Defayed By Lack of Gas Owing to a mishap at the gas com pany's plant the local patrons were without gas yesterday and most of today and the Tidings Is out several hours late. ' , Buy your hot chicken tnmnloa t Rose Bros. Nine years in the busi ness. 1 1 ' 79.1 mn' . . . City Engineer Will Advise At Wednesday evening's Council meeting Engineer Walker represent ed several committees of the Civic Improvement Club and brought up several matters of beautificatlon. The ladles have a committee in charge of the beautifying of every street in town and numerous matters are continually comlnc up which re quire attention from the city offi cials. Engineer Walker was granted per mission to answer any applications for bis services by the ladies and Will always be ready with advice as to grades, distance from street that trees should be planted, width and grading of parkways and any other matters which may come up in the matter of street beautificatlon. Any of the committee desirous of having him come and look over their Btreet may get him by phone at the city engineer's office or at home. It Is imperative that where the grade 13 not completed that advice be secured as to the proper place for planting trees so that they will not have to bo moved later on. Mr. Walker's kind offer of assistance is greatly appreciated by the ladies. Never has such a widespread and effective beautificatlon campaign been started here and the result at the end of the year will be surprising. Weed Lumber Plant Going Up in Flames A report has come in while the paper is going to press that the Weed Lumber Company's plant at Weed is burning. Dynamite is being used in efforts to stop the flames, but with small .iifcess. The Weed company Is one of the largest companies of California and the biggest In the northern part of the state. If total destruction results a great number of men will be thrown out of work. The biest part of the loss will be In the lumber in the yards. Martin Trial Holds Center of Stage The trial of Louis Martin, who shot and killed Game Warden Hubbard last December, is progressing slowly before a crowded court room. Con stable A. L. Irwin was on the stand most of yesterday and at last report today. Four venires of jurymen were drawn before a Jury was selected. On mesaay considerable furore was caused by a charge that the jury had been tampered with. Investigation will be made. Numbers of people from Ashland and other valley points are in attend ance and the trial is the one talked of subject in Jacksonville. It is im possible at this time to predict the length of the trial. Judge Calkins Is hearing the case. The prosecution is under the charge of E. E. Kelly and the defense un der that of Attorney Evan Reamea. Sensational developments are awaited by a huge crowd of the mor bid who hang around the court daily. Local Auto Dealer Demonstrates Saxon Perry L. Ashcraft. Jr.. the local au tomobile dealer, has Just received one of the famous Saxons of the 1915 model and is showing it to admiring groups daily. The little car is sure .a beauty and fills a long-felt want for a business man's runabout or pleas ure car. ' Buy a Mallory at finders', Remodel Star Into M dtf. Playhouse Manager Lawrence of the Star Theatre has started work on remodel ing the theatre and will turn it into a beautiful playhouse, modern in every respect. He is removing the back wall and will build the theatre back twenty-five feet, thus adding this additional depth. A stage will be erected upon which first-class vaudeville and less pretentious enter tainments may be shown. The floor will be lowered so that the front will be at street level. This dropping of the floor will give much more1 air space and simplify the ven tilation which heretofore has been the malh1 objection to this picture house. The most modern ventilation system will be installed. The celling will be beamed and will be eighteen feet above the floor. New opera chairs will be installed and the remodeled show house will seat three hundred comfortably. The indirect lighting system will be used. After the formal opening of the re modeled house an orchestra second to none in the valley will be put on. Mr. Lawrence is an accomplished mu sician and realizes the drawing card which good music will be to Ashland peojile. When the Improvements are fin ished Ashland will have another up-to-date picture house which will greatly add to the amusement facili ties of the city. The theatre will continue to run with Its present high-class pictures while the remodeling at the rear Is being constructed and will be closed for a few days while the inside work Is beinc done, which will be n matter of a couple of weeks. E. D. Briggs Wins Malpractice Suit Monday afternoon at Medford the Jury In tho circuit court In the dam age suit of Russell Wheeler, a minor, against Dr. R. W. Clancy of Med ford, for $10,000 for alleged mal practice in- the setting of a broken leg, returned a verdict In favor of the plaintiff for $400 judgment after a deliberation of six hours. Most of the evidence was of a highly techni cal nature. Lawyer E. D. Briggs of this city represented the plaintiff. Commercial Club Enthusiastic A large attendance of Ashland's most prominent citizens and the har monious splrit-which filled the meet ing marked the Monday night Com mercial Club session. Instead of the former spirit of passive indifference, a new spirit has appeared and be lief and hope were written all over the meeting's progress. After the minutes were read and the bills for the month passed upon the matter of resignations and appli cations was brought up. A distinct surprise was caused by the fact that only two resignations were read, both Patrolman in Mix With Police Chief An unseemly occurrence took place Tuesday evening during the course of the council meeting at the city hall. Chief Porter absented himself from the room for a few minutes. T . . ... iuier sounds or a scuuie were heard In the hall and the entire council ",iv .n uicnc j uBiieu iu me uoor ana found Chief Torter on the floor and Patrolman Wilson standing over him. It seems that Wilson had come up to find I'orter and tn,et him at the head of the stairs. Whether any words preceded the attack has not been ascertained, but it is certain that Wilson lost his head and knocked the chief against the wall and to the floor. Councilman Cor nelius and Arthur Strickland held Wilson, who was fighting mad. Wilson left the building and after things had quieted down it was found that Chief Porter was not seriously injured but had a large bump and cut on his forehead. Mayor Johnson appointed Strick land special officer with, orders to find Patrolman Atterbnry and arrest Wilson. When Atterbnry was found he refused to arrest his brother pa trolman and turned in his star and equipment. The matter was allowed to rest until morning, when Wilson was fined $10 for assault. The fine was paid by friends, according to re port. Mr. Wilson has turned in his from people leaving town. Then the announcement of the application of .star and equipment. eighty-one new members were read Chief Porter is confined to hia and the announcement met with , home for several days and Mr. Wilson cheers. D. D. Norris reported on the re cent banquet. The membership committee was In creased by three, Messrs. Croxall, Norris and Trefren being added to the old committee of Messrs. Jordan, Banta and Lamkln. The tenor of several speeches at this point was that every member should become a is ill as a result of the affair. As near as can be ascertained from reports at hand, the patrolmen have not been working In harmony with the chief lately and a series of small Incidents ahve occurred which have fanned the feeling of antagonism. The Incident which was the direct cause of Tuesday night's mlxup waa only a small matter and a mlsunder- commlttee of one to gather In new standing at that and was no just members. cause for such violation of law. A Resolutions of thanks were passed hearing of the matters which have to the Elks for the use of the hall impaired the harmony of the police uM.im.ei, 10 me emrai roini , uepariment was to nave been neia band, to the Bchool children, the Ash- after the council meeting Tuesday land band, the ladles of the Civic Im provement Club, and all who helped with the booster banquet. evening, where It Is believed all the misunderstanding would have been straightened out and an amicable ad- Mayor Johnson then held the ! Jtistment made, crowd with a pointed nnd timely talk Special officers were appointed for In which he spoke of the big gain In the night and permanent selections members as being a more index of j will be made later of officers to take what gain could be made by the prop- i the plnCe of the patrolmen, er kind of planned effort, and out- . . lined a plan for a big boot-tor meet ing to be held In the Chautauqua building. vTlie plan was enthusiastic ally received and was seconded and added to by several other speakers. A committee to take dm r ire nf flip affair will he nn..nite,l lnt,.r iha Manv Ashlanclers aie making early planned for event will be the biggest i vlslts t0 ,he l"" at San Fran- In Ashland's history. Several matters of signs were brought up and some action will bo taken by the club In the near future' as to the placing of signs. Token altogether, the meeting was Many Ashlanders Leave For Fair cisco. Among visitors from here who have already gone are: Dr. and Mrs. Boslough, Andy McCallen, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Koot, Mr. and Mrs. II. O. Frohhach, I). M. Lowe, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Turner, Mr. and Mrs It. J. Ed wards. Mr. and MrM It T. Hurdle more harmonious and enthusiastic ' Mrs Lou,He Conneri Mrs . Lollia mlly Mrs. W. A. Freeberg, Julian P. Wolf. H. V. Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. than has been held for many years and speaks well for tho future of the Commercial Club and Ashland. Contest Standings Are Going Up Despite the European war, despite the Medford-Ashland basketball ser ies, despite riot in police circles, despite anything and everything, the girls are still bringing In the votes and rolling up the standings In the exposition contest. Watch the spec ials, girls, and get those numbers of extra votes. The contest standings: Bessie Homes 107,838 Blanche Salsbury 157,251 Effle Oslin ". 111,483 Mapel Payne 8.0,250 Madge Putnam 03,511 Ruth Hadley 61,911 Elvera Nelson 30,318 Myrtle Dougherty 22,465 Ruth Scott 13,690 Mrs. Elsie Churchman 11,651 Millie Lowe 9 172 Beulnh Caldwell 6J87 Reta Card 3,280 Mildred Million 628 Miss Louise W. Connor and Hnrvev V. Richardson, both of Ashland, were united In marriage by the Rev. Chun Bomes of St. Paul's Episcopal church in ban Diego. The marriage cere mony was quietly performed at th home of the clergyman on Nutmeg street. The couple are at home at 2316 Lincoln avenue, San Diego. Deciding Game Saturday Night Saturday evening the Medford high school and Ashland high school bas ketball teams will met in the local high school gymnasium in what will probably prove tho most exciting con test In recent years. An Immense crowd of rooters will be on hand from Medford and the local fans will turn out en mass. Jitney service will run from Butler's and a limited num ber of seats will be reserved at the snme place. Should Medford win the game In that city tonight, which, by the way, the locals have no Intention of allowing them to do, they will mako a mighty effort to settle the series by winning the final game here, and should Ashland win the game tonight (Friday) they will do the same. More excitement Is evi dent than over any former games be tween the old-time rivals, and a warm time 1b assured. Mr. and Mrs. E. Finley and Miss Alice entertained at 6 o'clock dinner Wednesday evening at their home on Scenic Drive. The following guests were present: Mr. and Mrs. Yonker, Mr. and Mrs. George Eeager, Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Whltmore, Mrs. Emma Jack and Mrs. A. Ferguson. The East Side Market pays 11 and 12 cents for good fat hens. 78-4t George Van Natta, Miss Annu Har grove, Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Lawrence, Mrs. G. Walker, Henry Stutes, Mr. Bouillard and wife. Andy McCallen visited his mother and sister In Berkeley. Tho Van Nattas will visit their son, Fred, who lives in the exposition city. The Law rences may extend their trip to In clude Hawaii. The present round trip rate from here on a thirty-day limit Is $18.50. On or about March 17 a round-trip rate of $20.25, good for ninety days, will be In effect. Oregon Building ' At Fair Dedicated The state of Oregon occupied the spotlight at tho Panama exposition last Monday. Governor Johnson of California, Mayor Rolph of San Fran cisco, President Mooro of the exposi tion and many other dignitaries from California wore present. Judgo Wol verton presided over the exercises. R. A. Booth was the special represent ative of Governor Withycombe of Oregon and presented the greetings of the governor and the people of Oregon. Speeches by others and flag raising ceremonies concluded the dedication. Young ladles from the culinary departments of the Oregon schools prepare all the food In the culinary department and young men from the colleges of the state act aa guides throughout tho building. Have a fit at Orres.
