'Ashland Grows While Utbia flows'
City of Sunshine and Flowers :-
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Ashland. Oregon, Ulhia Springs
' "The CaHsbad of America"
VOL. XXXIX
ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY; MARCH 22, 1915
NUMBER 86
-"Peg o'My Heart"
: Ashland theatregoers will have an
opportunity of seeing one of Amer
ica's most popular acresses tonight
when Peggy O'Nell appears In "Peg
o My Heart." The dramatic, critic
for the Sacramento Bee has the fol
lowing words of praise for the inim
itable Peg:
"Stronger enthroned than ever Is
Peggy O'Neil in the hearts of Sacra
mento theatregoers. Her consum
mate art, that, during last season's
visit here, stirred their emotions,
aroused them to laughter at the joy
ous humor of her, or caused their
cheeks to dampen with tears during
the softening moments of her pa-
meuc memories, yesieroay auernoon
and evening again created for them
the quaint Irish Cinderella, Peg o'
My Heart.
. "A most delightful Peg it was.
"A Peg that was a type of the un
expected,, and yet so real and natural
in the sudden blazes of wit and the
ready discovery of generous nature
and warm heart, so appealing In her
friendlessness and yet so Imbued
with inherent independence, so im
pulsive in resentment of wrong and
so quick in forgiving! Miss O'Neil
invested the character with the wln
somenesa of her own charming per
sonality, with tbe" breeziness and
freshness of her own youth, with the
piquant buoyancy of her own lively
spirits." -' -"
TeachersChosen
i For Next Year
At a meeting called for the election
of teachers at the Citizens Bank on
Tuesday evening, March 16, the fol
lowing teachers were chosen for po
sitions in the Ashland schools for
1915-16: G. A. Briscoe, F. E. Moore,
Cordelia Goffe, Madge Eubanks,
Anna B. Harris, Wilmette Hasslnger,
Maude NIssley, Charlotte Kennard,
Laura McCormlck, Otto Klum, L. T.
Hodge, Delmar Harmon, G. M. Ruch,
Callie Vogell; G. W. Milam, Margaret
Powers, Nellie B. Ross, Bertha Ella
son, Bessie Dunham, Effie Alverson,
Myrtle Johnson, Myrtle Mulr, Loraine
Johnson, Gertrude Engle, I la Myers,
Gussle Updegraff, Jeannette Creek
paum, Alice Thompson, Clarlbel
Morehouse, Evangeline Poley, Sllva
Brown, Irma James, Ethelyn Hurley.
Fruit Growers of Northwest
Perfect Strong Organization
S. P. Officials .
Here Friday
President Sproule, Chairman Krut
schnitt and General Manager Scott of
the Southern Pacific Company passed
through Ashland Friday on their way
to inspect v.-ork on the Coos Bay
branch of the road. The springs wa
ter commission met them at the depot
in hopes of getting them to look over
the springs situation with special ref
erence to the new. tourist hotel, but
their schedule had already been made
to meet a boat which was to convey
them down the river where some new
bridges were under construction and
it was found impossible to give the
Ashland project any time and make
their designed connections.
The party will return in a few days
and it is hoped to induce them to
stop off here long enough to give
them a final idea of our improve
ments. A fine bouquet of almond blossoms
and other flowers was presented with
compliments of the Ladies' Civic
Club, Mr. Kramer gave them a dandy
mess of trout offered by Harry Hos
ier, and the springs water commis
sion supplied them with several bot
tles of New Lithia, Siskiyou and Gil
lette Lithia waters.
They expressed great faith In the
Ashland project and assured the com
mission of their hearty and continued
aid and co-operation.
Appoint Three to
Library Board
Tuesday night Mayor Johnson re
appointed on the library board Mrs.
E. V. Carter, Mrs. Van Sant and Mrs.
F. W. Moore, whose term expired last
December and whose reappointment
had. been overlooked in the rush of
other business. Mr. Van Scoy had
resigned upon his moving away and
Mrs. J. B. Ware was appointed Tues
day night to take his place. These
are especially happy appointments,
for all of these ladies are Interested
and versed in literature, and the
library Is sure to be kept up with
the times in the-best literature to be
obtained and its government will be
handled in a way as to get the very
best results possible.
Money Received
For First Bonds
Through the instrumentality of
-Tnhn V T? nrhn Yitis woo on rA
friend of some of the head council of
the Woodmen of the World, that or
ganization purchased from the syndi
cate $15,000 of the Ashland fives at
par and Interest to date of delivery,
netting $15,145.88 for the fifteen
thousand in bonds. The money was
turned over to Treasurer Eubanks
last Thursday and the springs water
commission has settled with the city
for the expenses incident to voting
and selling the bonds as well as pay
ing the banks back the money ad
vanced for the preliminary develop
ment and estimates.
The local V. O. W. lodge Is elated
that Its head council secured a por
tion of this issue as it is considered
here as a splendid investment as well
as showing that its head organization
was willing to help out the commun
ity in such times of financial stress
as has maintained throughout the
country the past year.
The fruit growers of the northwest 1
met in convention at Seattle last
week and have laid plans for a solid
organization. Some of the recom
mendations contained in their report
were as follows:
Co-operation with the growers'
council, representing 2,000 fruit
growers of the northwest.
Membership to consist of those
handling northwestern- deciduous
fruits to the extent of fifty cars or
more and who agree to abide by rules
and regulations of the council.
Dues to be $100 per year for each
member, the remaining expense to be
assessed on tonnage basis. Expense
estimated at $10,000 per year.
Administration effected through a
board of control of fourteen members
and a governing board of seven elect
ed from the board of control. There
will be a president, two vlce-presi
dents, secretary and treasurer.
Only the latter two may not be
members ' of the board of control
The president must be from the gov
erning board.'
The object of the organization is
to form Information and traffic bu
reaus, study market conditions and
extend distribution. Everything tend
ing toward restraint of trade will be
avoided.
The committee to devise ways and
means recommended encouraging the
method of selling for cash or on firm
orders, generally known as the F. O
B. system; discouraging shipping un
sold cars, known as the tramp car
evil, seeking the necessary co-opera
tion of growers in this reform; avoid
Ing consigning fruit vith no mini
mum price attached; providing ways
and means of disciplining unfair
buyers who practice unjustifiable re
jection of shipments ordered, giving
specious excuses when their real mo
tive is to escape losses on a falling
market; throwing maximum protec
tion around buyers who practice the
square deal.
The tonnan controlled by shippers
In attendance fotals 16,000 carloads
All but a fv of the smaller cash
buyers and representatives of eastern
dealers signed the membership roll.
As a result oi caucuses the follow
ing will be elected members of the
governing board and the board or
control:
C. M. McKee and H. M. Gilbert, for
the Yakima district.
Conrad Ross and G. W. Coburnr for
the Wenatshee Valley.
W. F. Gv.in, general manager of
the Northwestern Fruit Exchange,
Seattle.
H. F, Davidson of Hood River,
president of the North Pacific Fruit
Distributors, Spokane.
Eight other members of the board
of control are to be chosen, one by
the shippers of each of the following
districts: Hood River, Rogue River,
Western Orison. Walla Walla, South
ern Idaho, Montana; Spokane and
Lewlston-Clarkston. These eight
will select the seventh member of
the governing board.
Mineral Development
Is Contagious
Mineral water development is
growing contagious. Since Ashland
began her development every town In
the country that has a mineral spring
n piping distance is figuring on util
izing it for baths and drinking pur
poses In the several towns. The
Greater Gold Hill Club now has un
der consideration the piping in some
mineral springs near that place, and
now the business men of Chico, Cal.,
are-considering piping in the mineral
waters of Richardson springs and
building a sanitarium. Verily, when
something new is started no telling
where it will. end. But, one good
thing about it, the more the better.
Soon the coast country will become
as noted for its medicinal waters as
for its climate.
Two More Weeks
Of Fair Contest
Notes of City
Beautification
The numerous committees of the
Ladies' Civic Improvement Club are
progressing finely with their work.
The plant and bulb exchange Is doing
a good exchange business but would
appreciate receiving more bulbs,
dahlias, baby breath and like plants
and shrubs. All having any extras
of any variety to spare are requested
to bring them to the exchange on Oak
street and receive varieties which
they lack In return.
The ladies have been planting
roses and shrubs on the depot
grounds and have built archways.
Great improvements are being
made along the Scenic Drive. J. J.
McNair is putting In a wall and plant
ing Ivy and shrubs. Mr. Dunlap has
removed an old fence and will put In
a retaining wall. Mr. Gibson has
taken out a row of peach trees and
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, nui put in h main, ocvei ai uiuei
property owners are making big improvements..
Only two more weeks of the expo
sition contest, and the leaders are
running neck and neck with several
others within striking distance, of the
top of the list. The next few days
will be full of thrills and the young
ladies will be busier than at any time
yet No contestant has kept at the
top for more than two consecutive
issues. The contest standings: .
Bessie Homes 651,997
New Dodge Carls
Sensation of Year
The latest phenomenal success in
the automobile world, the Dodge car,
has arrived in the valley and was
shown on the streets of Ashland to
day. The dealers, Bernard & Hall of
Medford, have sold eleven of the cars
already In the week that they have
been demontsrating in Medford. A
prominent Ashland business man
bought one of the cars this morning
Blanche Salsbury 643,292 ' after the demonstrators had brought
Mapel Pavne 543.336! four passengers up the Jackson hill
Glenview Drive
Open For Autos1
The city of Ashland appropriated
for the purpose and spent $1,170
constructing Glenview Drive, the new
scenic way around the summit of Sen- "
tinel hill. They got more than a
half million dollars' value to Ashland
with that eleven hundred dollars. It
Is worth that and more to the pro
posed springs development. When
the park is finally developed and
electrified -d our magnificent park
entrance . jf.ter temple are com
pleted. will be one of the
most pf g n the coast, for It will
an tnese
look
ilium
star
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Auto Makes Trip
Over Siskiyous
The highway over the Siskiyou
mountains is now passable. The first
car came over last Monday, but had
to have help of a team for some dis
tance. Saturday the Hubbard broth
ers of Medford made the trip over
and back in their Ford car without
any assistance from the ever-ready
farmer. Only one really bad spot
was encountered, that being below
Steinman, where a wash has filled the
road with mud and where the sun
cannot shine on account of trees. The
upper portion of the road is in fine
shape. In a few weeks the auto
travel to the exposition will Btart In
and the boys who made the trip Sat
urday say that the once dreaded Sis
kiyou grade will be in fine shape.
Effie Oslin 392,484
! Madge Putnam 283,101
Elvera Nelcon 274,156
Ruth Hadley 190,452
Myrtle Dougherty 188,903
Mrs. Elsie Churchman 69,721
Beulah Caldwell 28,427
Ruth Scott . . v 21,172
Millie Lowe 18,34 4
Reta Gard 16,179
Medford Mall Tribune: The state
game department Is liberating Bob
White quail in the Rogue River Val
jey. Deputy District Game Warden
para Sandry Saturday released two
dozen of the birds on the Alice Han
ley and Neidemeyer places. The
plrds are being freed 'in all western
bregon counties.
Prof. MacMurray has resigned as
Irector of the Presbyterian choir
ind Is succeeded by E. L, Rasor.
Ashland Boy on .
Famous Warship
Lieutenant James D. Moore of the
navy has an assignment on the battle
ship Oregon, now in San Francisco
bay, waiting indefinitely for an op
portunity to lead - the American
armada through the Panama canal.
OwLnjj to complications Incident to
the European and Mexican wars,
President Wilson finds himself un
able to come to the Pacific coast and
head the procession. In the mean
time the old battleship lies safely
anchored off the exposition grounds,
and opportunely is clearly visible
from the Oregon building. . "Jim" Is
a former high school graduate here
and has been In the navy about nine
years. He is the son of Mrs. S. J.
Evans of this city. He has seen ac
tive service on a number of naval
vessels, including the cruiser Cleve
land and the giant collleV Jupiter.
, Sheriff Qulne of Roseburg is on
the . trail of a man who rented a
horse and buggy from a livery stable
at Roseburg and sold the harness to
a second-hand store. The Roseburg
officials upon learning of the saddle
Incident perpetrated here last week
believe that the same gentleman was
mixed up In both affairs.
Follow the crowd and buy John
ston's chocolates at Rose Bros.'
Railroad Springs
To be Beautified
The Southern Pacific Company will
concrete their sulphur springs on the
lot opposite the Congregational
church, make it sanitary and turn it
over to the city. The ladies of the
Civic Improvement Club will park
and beautify It and make it a place
of beauty.
Last Friday the ladies started two
hundred plants, bulbs and shrubs on
the new scenic drive and planted
roses along the railroad parking at
the depot from Eighth street to the
freight house so that they will grow
Into arches the entire distance.
They are still selling trees and
shrubs at the bulb exchange at 98
Oak street and desire citizens to
leave there all kinds of plants and
bulbs they can spare, as the demand
Is large.
on high gear from a standing start.
The Ashlander said that any car
which could do that was the car for
him and signed a check for a Dodge.
The dealers will have the car on ex
hibition on the Plaza again tomorrow
afternoon. Electric lights and self
starter and-n-Tbut come down tomor
row and see the classiest car for the
price or anywhere near the price that
has ever been put on the market.
Eight hundred and eighty-five dol
lars, fully equipped, here.
Register Stock
Brands State Vet:
County Clerk Gardner has received
instructions from Secretary of State
Olcott at Salem that after April 1 all
stock brands must be registered with
the state veterinarian, Instead of the
county clerk, as at present. This
change Is embodied In a bill passed
at the last session of the legislature.
In-the neighborhood of 350 owners of
stock in Jackson county are affected
by the change.
The county clerk was also noti
fied to strike from the registration
books all voters not naturalized citi
zens. At the last election a law was
passed denying the vote to unnatural
ized citizens. Upto that time declar
ation of intentions to become citizens
entitled them to a vote. Provision
is made for the re-registering, if they
since have become citizens.
Local and Visiting
Elks Make Merry
Friday and Saturday of last week
were big days for local Elkdom. A
number ot ont-ot-town Elks were
present and together with the Ash
land herd put on one of the best an
niversary celebrations that 94 4 has
yet enjoyed.
On Friday evening the anniversary
ball was well attended by the lodge
members and their ladies. On Satur
day the Elks kept open houre. The
ladies were entertained at the Vining
Theatre In the evening, after which
the club rooms were turned over to
them. Although the men made de
termined efforts to break- into the
ladies' fun-malting, they were kept
out, and from all reports the ladles
had "some time." The lodge room
on the third floor was the scene of a
big initiation for the men. Two ban
quets Were served, one for the mascu
line and one for the feminine element.
splendid
developments. From
o v sh it presents a panorama
? rand and beautiful.
s iay Jhe drive was opened to
ile traffic and the writer had
asure of driving over it with
i-cC? Johnson this morning. It la
easy of access by going up the canyon
to where the drive goes up the hill
and coming on it toward the city
almost all of it being made on high
gear and the main stretch around the
heights being on water grade to
where It comes down the grade at
Boslough's corner.
This summer that drive will charm
automobile parties from all over tho
valley, and when properly lighted will
draw hundreds of them every even
ing, for the safety of it and the easy-
grade will become a drive Irresistible.
Forger is Author
While in Jail
Ashland Real
Estate Moving
Ashland real estate Is movlns.
Some of the sales made during the
paBt week and recorded at Jackson
ville are given below:
Albert V. Whitney to Blizabetli
A. 8mlth, land near Ash
land in T. 39, R. 1 K., W. I).$ 500
William G. Sander ct ux. to
Joseph H. Sander Jr., land
in Ashland, W. D 10
America J, Smith et vir. to
John H. Dill, lot liv Ashland.
W. D . 1,200
frc f S VVIno in Mro N' ,.,,
Cunningham, lot In'ftailroad
add., Ashland, deed 10
Anna A. Bryant et vir. to Mol-
iie Songer, lots In Ashland 750
William D. Hodgson e ux. to
Herbert G. Eastman et ux.,
lot in Ashland 10
D. It. Mills et ux. to J. II.
Wick, land in Ashland 10
M. M. Murray et ux. to Henry
II. Leavitt ct ux., lot in Ash
land, V. I) 400
J. G. Hurt, adm. of F. M. Bag
ley, dec, to Pearl A. Storm,
lot In Mathews add., Ash
land, Adm. I) 17S
Albert Kerns was n-Modford visitor
lata Wednesday. lie attended to sev
eral businees matters of Importance
while In the neighboring city.
Mrs. Eugenia M. Wright, who has
been visiting her son, Newell Wright,
for the past two weeks, left Sunday
for her home In Chicago. She was
accompanied to San Francisco by Mrs.
Newell Wright, with whom she will
take in the sights of the exposition.
Autos Must Pay
$2 at Crater Lake
The fee for automobiles entering
Crater Lake park has been raised
from the former fee of $1 to $2.
Will G. Steelf park superintendent,
attended the conference of national
park superintendents which was held
in San Francisco last veek. The fee
In most of the national parks is $5,
and it was only through the raising
of strenuous objections that Mr. Steel
as able to keep the fee down to $2.
Union Oil Co. to
Build Storage Plant
The Union Oil Company of Califor
nia the strongest competitor of the
Standard Oil will construct a $25,-
000 storage plant, according to pres
ent plans, at Crater Lake Junction.
Work upon the plant vlll begin about
the first of April. A representative
of the company spent Thursday In
Medford arranging for the securing
of the land. The contracts for the
construction work will be let at once.
The plant will be used as a distribut
ing center for the southern Oregon
Orres cleans clothes cleaner than; and northern California oil trade.
any cleaner that cleans clothes clean.
Phone 64. Phone Job orders to tbo Tidings.
J. C. Devcreaux, held In the county
jail under an Indeterminate sentence
of from two to twenty years for forg-
ery, was taken to the state prison at
Salem last Thursday. Devcreaux
since his incarceration has sold mag'
ailne articles to Munsey'H, the Re
view of Reviews and the Literary Di
gest, and during his prison term ex
pects to be able to continue his liter
ary work. Most of the articles he has
sold have first passed through tho
hands of Circuit Judge F. M. Calkins
for criticism. Practically nil of his
time In jail is spent writing, a typo-
writer being one of his luxuries.
Deverennx is n young man, and
before ho landed in tho county Jail
engaged in varied pursuits. Friends
will ask the prison authorities to give
him a chance to follow his literary
bent during his prison term. The
sentenced man is also a poet.
Dr. Frederick Borchtold of Corval
lls, who has been the mu:h-apprecl-ated
representative of the Oregon Ag
ricultural College at Chautauqua for
many years past, has just written an
Interesting novel, "Against tho Tide,"
a Pacific coast story of much Inter
est. It will soon be published In
Boston.
Hood river Is going to have an ex
change day. All of the farmers of
the surrounding districts will bring
In whatever they have to exchange
and a busy day is looked for. The
merchants Intend to make special
sales offers also on that day.
Council Meeting
Takes Little Time
The council meeting last Friday
waB short if not sweet. After a few
routine matters hnd been disposed of
the matter of granting James I
Wells permission to tear down a cow
barn was referred to the sanitary
committee. Tho matter of the pur
chase of a carload of pipe was taken
up and Councilman Ashcraft rend
some figures on the proposition. By
getting firms to bid on the cailond
tho committee has got a material re
duction over tho prices of former
purchases. The Joint commltteo of
tho water and financo rominitteo
was given power to act in tho matter.
Mr. Ashcraft brought up the mat
ter of seepage on High street which
causes a pool to form. This was re
ferred to the street committee. Tho
council then went into executive ses
sion after ejecting evcryono but tb
flour mill men, whose proposition
they vUhed to discuss.
Two teachers of the local schools
were visitors to other educational
centers last Friday. Miss Bertha
Ellnuon, fifth grade, east school, went
to Medford, where sho visited the
Lincoln and Roosevolt schools. Mfsa
Beulah Caldwell, fifth grade, West
ncnooi, went to urants rass on a sim
ilar errand.
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Mrs. J. E. Barrott returned to
Happy Camp Thursday to resume her
school duties.