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'Ashland Grows While Lithla Flows',
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Ashland
I1DINGS
Ashland, Oregon, Lithla Springs
"The Carlsbad of America'
VOL. XXXIX
ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY MARCH lc? 1915
NUMBER 85
Petition Council in
Regard to Police
Three petitions relating to police
affairs were presented to the city
council at Tuesday' meeting. The
first was from the backers of the
Fourth street mission and was signed
by Lawyer Lemery. This requested
investigation of the alleged breaking
up of religious services by Officer
Wright. It asked that the blame for.
the affair be placed where it belonged
and stated that Officer WrighOhad
said that he was' acting under orders
from the chief of police. When In
terviewed Chief Porter stated that he
was In bed, at the time, not having
recovered from the recent assault
upon his person and had given no
orders. lie said that his understand
ing of the affair was that Wright and
Wimer had promised to call some of
the transients when a freight pulled
out so that they could make the train.
The mission people have been in the
habit of gathering the men from the
Fourth street station for mission ser
vices and on this evening some of the
unemployed gentry had requested the
police officers to call them for the
train.
The second petition was from ex
Patrolman Atterbury, demanding an
( investigation of all the police records
during the time he was on the force.
Mayor Johnson ruled that this matter
must be brought up through a court
and that the council had no power to
take action upon such a request.
The third petition was from the
owner and employes of Curt's restau
rant and was a plea for police protec
tion. According to the petition, a
gang of young fellows had ended up
at Curt's restaurant after a trip to
the city of the swinging doors to the
north and were In a sad state of In
toxication. The restaurant people
stated that the young men got too
boisterous and that Patrolman Wimer
was unable to handle the situation,
and that when the chief of police was
phoned for he refused to come down.
The restaurant people requested that
some provision be made for protec
tion in the future. On this evening
Chief Porter was in bed under doc
tor's orders and told Wimer to handle
the matter to the best of his ability;
Wimer seems' to have handled the
matter in a diplomatic manner and
no one was Injured in any way. We
might venture to surmise that had
there been a wholesale arrest of the
crowd Involved considerable trouble
would have resulted.
A Word From
H. 6. Frohbach
We take the following excerpt from
a letter just received from H. O. Froh
bach from San Francisco:
"I have a wenderful feature display
for Medford of Crater Lake pictures,
biit.have been delayed in having them
hung
,,.:,,I hope, when the time Is ripe, 'to
have some feature display of the Ash
land mineral waters. I have some
thing In mind, but H will take several
hundred dollars to construct It. Here
not a cent should be spent except) on
displays different from any others, or
it will not attract attention.
"My vlfe and I took In the illumi
nation of the exposition grounds last
Saturday evening. If is simply won
derful, and so simple that I believe
it would pay you to come down here
and investigate for use In installation
of mineral springs."
Tuesday Evening Council
Sets Record for Briefness
i
Tuesday evening's council meeting tion, of $300 per year for this pur-
was the briefest that has been held pose and will be appropriated after
for many moons. That is, brief as , this. year. Four inHtoo tha ik
far as the public is concerned, as only were present in support of the peti-
about three-quarters of an hour cov- tion.
ered the routine business, after which 1 A petition from Romp former. upH-
the body went into executive session j tioners who signed their names to
and the spectators were Invited to; the recent petition asking that the
remove themselves. jcity attorney and one policeman be
After the reading of the minutes, 1 removed, was read, asking that their
Councilman J. B. Ware, who recently 'inames be removed from the former
petition as it had been changed after
Medford Boy Elopes
. With Ager Girl
A nearly heart-broken mother Is
happy and two young people have
learned a valuable lesson as a result
of the outcome of an incident which
was brought to the notice of the local
police Tuesday morning. A woman
who gave her home address as Ager,
Cal., accosted one of the patrolmen
early Tuesday morning and between
sobs asked that the police aid in the
search for her daughter, who had
run away from home with a young
man from Medford. It seems that
the young couple were desirous of
getting married, but parental objec
tions forced them to the world old
expedient of eloping, and the girl,
who is only 17 years of age, left home
without leaving any word of her in
tentions. The mother followed her
daughter over here and was almost
frantic. She told the officer that all
that she wanted was for the young
folks to get married and come home.
The police of the valley were all put
on the lookout and the couple were
located at Talent. The boy, Raymond
Beige of Medford, and the girl, Mabel
Pullen, are to be married, the mother
has returned home, and "God bless
you, my children" is the happy outcome.
Choice pot roasts 15c pound. Plaza
Market. It
Wife ol Ex-Governor
Dies at Salem
Zenas A. Moody was called to
Salem yesterday by a telegram an
nouncing the death of his mother,
wife of ex-Governor Moody. Mrs.
Moody had been enjoying the best of
health until a few hours before her
sudden taking away. Mrs. Moody
was one of the pioneer women of
Oregon, having crossed the plains in
1852 with her parents. She was 79
years of age at the time of her death.
Besides her husband, she Is sur
vived by four children Malcolm P.
Moody of The Dalles, Zenas A. Moody
of Ashland, William H. Moody of
Shanlko and Ralph E. Moody of Port
land. A daughter, Mrs. P. McCor
mack, died several years ago. "
Gives Quart of Blood
To Brother-in-law
D. M. Horn, a Hornbrook man'well
known in Ashland, was one of the
principals In an unusual surgical op
eration at Portland last Friday. A
quart of blood was transfered from
the body of Mr. Horn to. the veins of
his brother-in-law, Alfred Johnson.
Mr. Johnson has been a sufferer from
anemia for several years and the in
fusion of blood is expected to make
a material change for the good In his
health. The veins of the two men
were connected for more than an
hour. Mr. Horn Is a big man and
made a record as an athlete during
his college days. He Is a member of
the local Elk and Masonic lodges
Elks to Celebrate
Next Two Days
Local Elkdom will revel In a riot
of carefree joy on Friday and Satur
day of this weef. The occasion is
the anniversary of the lodge and two
big days and nights are planned. On
Friday evening the annual Elks ball
and banquet takes place in the Elks'
ball room and banquet room. On
Saturday the lodge rooms will be
open all day to visiting Elks. Satur
day evening a big initiation is sched
uled for the men folks and the ladies
will be taken care of at the Vining
Theatre. Other entertainment has
been provided by committees for the
ladies and a good time is assured. A
large delegation Is coming from
northern California and northern
points. The Ashland band will meet
the delegations from the south and
a parade through the streets of the
city will follow.
Bert Freeman is mourning the loss
of a thoroughbred Black Minorca
rooster. The bird attacked his wife
and In the ensuing battle Mrs. Free
man delivered a kick over the heart
of the fowl which put it down for the
final count. Result: Stewed rooster
for dinner. ...
Fair Trip Contest
Grows Exciting
Warmer and warmer grows the ex
position contest. Some of the young
ladies have got down to real work the
past week and results are beginning
to show. Only a few weeks more.
Get busy. Watch for specials and
take advantage of them.
Blanche Salsbury ; . .531,658
Bessie Homes 508,282
Maple Payne 483,403
Effie Oslin .324,311
Madge Putnam 283,101
Ruth Hadley 190,452
Myrtle Dougherty 188,903
Elvera Nelson ..; 145,325
Mrs. Elsie Churchman 69,721
Beulah Caldwell 28,427
Ruth Scott ...... t 21,172
Millie Lowe'-. 18,344
Reta Card 16,179
Notice, Note Hlgners.
All signers of notes for the original
springs development fund are hereby
notified that their notes are in the
uanda of Dort R. Greer anJ will bo
returned to the signers on request.
Call at the Tidings office and got
your note. . . BERT R. GREER,
made a flying trip to the San Fran
cisco exposition, made a plea for a
better exhibit of southern Oregon
products at the Oregon and horticul
tural buildings. The matter of mak
ing an appropriation to help in mak
ing Jackson county's and Ashland's
exhibit a worthy one was taken under
tney ' ad signed. Petition filed.
A petition from residents and
property owners along Scenic Drive
was read asking that the street be
graded. Referred to street committee.
A petition regarding the old matter
consideration by the council and!0' accepting a piece of curbing on B
some action will be taken.
Recorder Gillette read Attorney
Moore's opinion on the matter of the
legality of condemning barns and
other unsanitary buildings which for
one reason or another the council
deems to be nuisances.
A petition was read from J. J.
Morton and others In regard to the
purchape of the tract oCJand on Wa
ter street owned by the city and
which the petitioners wish to pur
chase for the purpose of erecting a
floir mill. It was referred to the
finance committee.
Three communications In regard to
police matters were read and are dis
cussed elsewhere.
A petition was read asking that the
council appropriate fifty dollars per.
month to the Chautauqua Park Club
to be used for upkeep of the Chau
tauqua park. The matter was looked
upon favorably and will no doubt be
granted, as a provision was made at
the recent election for an approprla-
street was referred to the street com
mittee and city engineer.
A portion of a bill from Dr. Swed
enburg r0r services when on the
board of health was ordered paid.
The mayor asked that any persons
having objections to the opening of
Glenview Drive through the Bodayla
land: , state them. None were made.
The matter of the condition of the
barn on the city's property opposite
jthe high school was brought up and
Councilman Ware stated that the
committee in charge of the property
intended to take it down in the near
future.
Councilman Ware's absence last
week was authorized.
The council ordered that Mr.
Bogne, owner of a shack on the city's
property on Water street, be ordered
to remove same, and the matter of
dolus some necessary dynamiting was
referred to the street committee.
The council then went into execu
tive session after it was decided to
meet again next Friday.
City Council May -Condemn
Old Bams
XI
Ware Says Jackson
Exhibit is Poor
As a result of the agitation J
gated by the ladies of the Civic
provement Club, the city council hu
..MJ IIIUVLCI JL HID ICaUlll Ul UUII
demning the old disused barns and
other unsightly buildings investigated
by the city attorney. There are many
such eyesores of this kind which dis
figure the streets of Ashland. From
time to time" petitions have been re
ceived by the council asking that such
buildings be condemned. The city
attorney rendered the opinion that
whenever such buildings were found
to be in an unsanitary condition they
could be condemned by the council.
While such action on the part of the
council might be fought in the courts,
it is believed that the city has power
to enforce such condemnation pro
ceedings and that the courts would
back up such action.
B. Ware returned the first of
veck from San Francisco and at
evening's council meeting
irrlng plea, for aid for a
"n county exhibit at the
at the fair. Mr.
A h q vo n lint f or a v
fc$ depot exhibit build-
4
Would Improve
Jackson Exhibit
. At the, meeting of the county court
Monday It was decided to improve at
once the Jackson county display at i replace G. W. Seager, who
the San Francisco exposition. More
fruit will be sent down, literature
provided, and a committee consisting
of G. Ptnam, W. F. Isaacs, A. E.
Reames and R. L. Ewlng named to
prepare a display that will interest
and attract sportsmen, hunters and
anglers.
Ladies Beautifying
Run-Down Cemetery
On last Friday and Saturday a
number of citizens and high school
boys answered the request of the
Civic Improvement ladies and donat
ed a day's work towards the beautlfl
cation of Mountain View cemetery.
The ladles have defined boundaries,
cleared out the weeds, planted trees
and shrubs and made-a big Improve
ment In the appearance of the ceme
tery. Much yet remains to be done,
but the ladles hove the work well
under way and will soon make a
beauty spot of what was once a most
desolate appearing burial grounds.
"Peg ' My Heart."
(From G. Franklin White.)
A Celtic sunbeam, breathing . the
exhilarating atmosphere of old Kll
larney, Is that of Peggy O'Nell as
Norris is New
Club Secretary
.p. D. NorrUhas been chosen as
secretary of the Commercial Club to
will re
sume his practice of law here. Mr.
Norris has been connected with tlje
Ashland Fruit Association for some
time past. The change will go Into
effect on the first of April. Mr. Nor
ris is a man of well-known executive
ability and his selection by the club
trustees should prove a popular one.
Bell to Take Charge
Of School Exhibit
Rev. J. R. N. Boll of Corvallin
passed through Friday morning for
San Francisco. He goes there as the
representative of Hon. J. A. Church
ill, state superintendent of public in
struction, to manage the exhibits of
the Oregon schools at the Panama
Pacific exposition. He expects to re
turn to Oregon In about two months.
Mr. Bell has for many years taken
an active interest in the educational
affairs of this state and will ably rep
resent its Interests at this great
world's exposition. lie expects to
see probably one million people In the
next two months, and he can be de
pended upon to do his share toward
impressing them with the fact that
Oregon is a mighty good state to live
In, whether viewed educationally or
climatically, or from the standpoint
of productivity of its soil or abund
ance of natural resources. While rep
resenting the schools, and especially
the public schools, he can be depend
ed upon to be an able ambassador for
Oregon In all lines of endeavor and
advancement.
be.
Oreg.
Ware sk.
hibit at tlic
ing than at the exposition. In hia
estimation none of the Oregon coun
ties are in it with the California or
Canada exhibits and he advocates Im
mediate action. The county court
has appropriated a small amount and
Medford commercial bodies have dona
likewise. The council takes the mat
ter under consideration and will no
doubt take action upon the matter.
While Mr. Frohbach is doing the best
he can with the material at hand, ha
is pleading for more material for the
exhibit, and it is necessary that some
thing be done or Jackson county will
be out of the running. Mr. Frohbach
In a recent letter states that some
thing out of the ordinary is all that
will attract attention among the enor
mous number of mediocre exhibits,
and says .that he has a plan iu view
for an attraction which will catch the
people but will require more money
than at his disposal to carry it. out.
All of the Ashland visitors to the ex
position have remarked the ineffect
iveness of the Jackson exhibit, and it
is certain that something must bo
done if the valley hoix-s to attract
many people through the fair. Tho
Oregon building on the outside is one
of the most impressive, but inside la
not one-third as effective as it could
be made.
1913 Road Tax
To be Refunded
As Is set forth in official notice
elsewhere in this issue, all Ashland
property owners who paid the gen
eral road tax levied in 1913 may have
same refunded to them by sending a
bill of same to the county clerk. The
number or the tax receipt should be
attached, if convenient.
This refund comes as a result of
suit filed by the city against the
county and which was decided favor
ably to the city.
G. Smith of Denver arrived Satur
day and spent the day In the city at
tending to business matters.
Phone Job orders to the Tidings.
Windy City will doubtless see another
run after a hurried trip to the coaHt
Is made.
Interesting is the fact that the New
York-Chicago cast with Henry Stan
ford, Emelle Melville. Roland Hogue.
portrayed In J. Hartley Manners' ex-I Lillian Kemble Cooper, Gordon Dur-
uberant comedy for the Vining Thea
tre Monday, March 22, direct from a
seven months' run In Chicago, with
the identical production and company
intact.
Truly refreshing is the character
of the buoyant spirited Peg, and most
popular of all stage heroines has she
proven, a veritable whirlwind of nat
ural enthusiasm and ingenuousness.
New York audiences found her equal
ly as admirable as did Chicago and
scored the longest run ever achieved
In this country theatrically. The en
gagement was for. 700 performances,
of which 604 were credited to Lau
rette Taylor and were uninterrupted,
while the last ninety-six were made
without the original star. A glowing
tribute has been paid to the popular
ity of Peggy O'Nell at the Garrlck
Theatre In Chicago, and right up to
the finish of the engagement found
the- theatre dolne capacity business,
but contracts for other attractions,
made months ahead, that had been
pushed back to allow this unprece
dented hit to continue, forced the
comedy out, temporarily, and the
by. Reginald Mason, Clarence Handy
side and Grace Hasemier are still
with the company that are to come
hero, and In this fact the producer,
Oliver Morosco, has added much to
the value of the local performance.
There are eight companies en route
presenting the charm of Peg, but the
New York-Chicago show will favor
this city with their presence.
The extraordinary success of "Peg
o' My Heart" is undoubtedly account
ed for by Its humanity and whole-
someness, two elements which in
these days of bizarre mechanical plots
and tawdry sexuality, are put so far
in the background as to be almost
mythical, ' '
Teg is a little Irish girl, witty, phil
osophical and quaint, a being from
the world of hard facts, certain sor
rows and many Joys, with a touch of
melancholy sobering the brightness
of her laughter with smiles that trem
ble from the irresponsible tears be
hind them. Many are the trials of
this child sent to England to resldo
with unknown relatives, but all ends
well. '
Civic Club has
Active Auxiliary
Thirty-four 'charter members" of
the Auxiliary of the Civic Improve
ment Club met at tho library lecture
room Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. Emll
Peil, chairman of the board of direct
ors, presiding, and organized by elect
ing the following officers: Mrs. S.
B. McXnlr, president; Mrs. J. P. Wolf,
vice-president; Miss Victoria Tavern
er, secretary. MisB Winifred Watson
was made press correspondent for the
Auxiliary.
With the newly elected president
In the chair and Mrs. Jackson acting
as secretary pro teni., the business
meeting opened w'lth discussion of
the momentous subject of a club
borne. Mrs. A. II. Pracht presented
Mr. C. B. Wutson's generous offer of
his house on Vista street for this pur
pose, on condition that the place be
kept up and ured subject to snlo. The
Auxiliary gladly accepted these con
ditions and the house.
Two money-making projects were
brought before the club vhlch It was
decided to undertake, the proceeds to
be applied to decorating and furnish
ing the club home. One of these
projects is along dramatic, the other
along social lines. Details of these
events will be given to the public
later.
Athletics are to be included among
the club's activities and Miss Gladys
Carnahan was appointed by the pres
ident as chairman of the committee
on outdoor sports.
Tho prime object of the Auxiliary
Is to promote the social and aesthetic
side of life as distinct from the more
practical alms of the Civic Club prop
er. All women Interested along these
lines are welcome, Irrespective of age.
An event that will emphasize the
social features of the Auxiliary will
be given at the home of Mrs. W. H.
McNalr.on tho evening of March 24.
It Is hoped that every one of the
thirty-four women who were present
at the business meeting and as many
more as care to come will attend this
social session of the Auxiliary.
Chickens are
All Laying Now
Chickens are getting more and
more valuable every day. A certain
lady was seeking to purchase some
chickens for a church dinner the oth
er day and was surprised to find that
chicken owners were loati to part
with their fowls. Tho reason for thia
fact was apparent, however, when one
gentleman informed her that he bad
thirty-three hens and was getting
thirty eggs a day. Another chicken
owner reported thirty-two eggs from
forty hens. When tho price of eijga
Is considered it Is no wonder that tho
owners refuse to part with their
profit-producing fowls.
Dressed chickens 17V6c
Plaza Market.
pound.
It
Crowds Visit
Sterling Sale
Crowds of buyers are thronging
the renovated home of the Sterling
Cloak and Suit Company today. The
new owner, J. H. Graham, has al
ready In stock a large line of ladies'
cloaks, suiis and millinery. Tbeso
together with the wonderful bargains
offered. In the Minkler stock are at
tracting practically the entire femi
nine population of Ashland. Mr. Gra
ham has made extensile Improve
ments In the fixtures and equipment
of the store and contemplates still
further Improvements. Ladles who
contemplate visiting the anew store
and who have not yet done so should
mnke an early visit as tho bargains
are going l'ast.
Autos Smash
At Plaza Corner
Ten-pound
Plaza Market.
pall compound $1.
It
The' second automobile smashup of
the last month occurred ou the Plaza
last Tuesday. William Meyers and
Charlie Hast were the drivers anil
tho accident occurred when Meyers
turned the corner to go up the hill
while Hast was coming from the gar
age, and crossing the Plaza to go up
North Main street. The front end
of Mr. Meyers' car was badly crusliod.
the wheels being broken and the axTi
bent. Mr, Hast suffered the less of
the two, his car receiving nothing
worse than a bent fender. The racket
of the collision brought a large crowd
who soon 1tsersed when they
learned that no dne was hurt.
Billy Brlggs and Sidney Hazelton
attempted to climb Mount Ashland
yesterday, but ran Into soft snow
kneo deep before they got to the top
of the rldgo and decided to wait until
Old Sol has put In a fow more licks
before making another' trial.