'Ashland Grows While Lithia flows'
City of Sunshine and flowers
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Ashland, Oregon, Lithia Springs
"The Carlsbad of America'
VOL. XXXIX
ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1915
NUMBER 92
Defective Wiring
Causes Small Fire
A house on Third street owned by
Henry Bovin of Klamath Falls and
occupied by the family of C. H. Farm
er was considerably damaged by fire
last Friday afternoon. The fire was
discovered when In Its early stages
and the company responded quickly,
but the fire was confined under the
roof and was hard to fight. Finally
under the gallant leadership of Dave
Sargeant some of the boys scaled the
roof and ripped off a greater portion
of the shingles, after which the sub
duing of the flames vas a compara
tively easy matter. Both the big
hose and thechemicals were used.
All of the furniture and belongings
were taken out of the house and the
biggest damage was from water,
which played havoc with the plaster.
The fire did not get to the ceiling,
but destroyed a large part of the roof.
The damage was fully covered by in
surance, which was with the Billings
Agency. The new automatic cut-off
on the big hose received its first trial
In actual use and was a great aid. By
using this appliance when the water
1s cut off at the nozzle a cock Is
opened automatically at the hydrant,
thus relieving the pressure on the
hose and Joints and allowing of easy
handling.
A large crowd collected within a
few minutes after the alarm was
turned In, but melted away when
Chief Robison called for volunteers
to carry a rescued piano back Into
the house.
Careful examination revealed the
fact that the fire could have started
from no other reason than defective
wiring, the much overworked cause
for fires. In this case there could
not be a shadow of a doubt, however,
as the place where the fire started
was not within many feet of a flue
and the occupants of the house state
that there was no fire In any of the
stoves at the time. The house, like
many others In the city, is wired with
old white insulated wire and is wired
In such a manner that it would not
btand inspection.
A thorough inspection of the
honses with old wiring in them
should be made and extreme cases
ordered rewired. While wiring is
only rarely the cause for fires, It is
a wonder that the hit or miss system
employed ty some of the old-time
wiremen has not been responsible for
a still greater number o fires.
U..of 0. Thespians
To Appear Here
Towns of the Rogue River Valley
are again to have opportunity during
the spring vacation of the University
of Oregon to see a university student
cast in drarria. The play will be "My
Man and Lady," and ten of the best
student actors of the state university
dramatic class will put it on, under
direction of Professor Archibald F.
Reddie, who is well-known as a read
er in southern Oregon towns.
The university dramatic class put
on "The Professor's Love Story" in
southern Oregon last spring and
made such a success that several
Jackson towns asked for its return
this year. The cast that is coming
will be a new one, however, for the
most part. Its members will be: Mr.
Reddie, Miss Stebno, Miss Moorhead,
Miss Tuttle, Miss Ferguson, Mr.
Hardesty, Mr. Watkins, Mrs. Thorne,
Mr. Weiss and Mr Kellems.
The performances will be as fol
lows: Tuesday evening, April 13,
Glendale; Wednesday evening, April
14, Gold Hill; April 15, Central
Point; April 16, Medford; April 17,
Ashland.
"My Man and Lady" is the story
of a New "York boy who disappears
I on.l at olinut tMrtv.ftvo voara nf a fQ
reappears as a burglar a gentleman
burglar who with his force operates
only in homes of the wealthy. The
tale of family complications and of
his final regeneration is absorbingly
worked out.
The play will be presented in Ash
land under the auspices of the senior
class of the high school.
Are you insured? If not, better
call the Billings Agency now. It
One Big Laugh At
Vining Tonight
A crowded house is expected at the
Vining Theatre tonight to witness the
Dramatic Club's presentation of a
screamingly funny burlesque on the
Frisco Fair. A number of vaudeville
acts which would be hits on the big
circuits will be presented and an
evening cram full of takeoffs, music,
fun, dancing and pretty girls Is prom
ised. The ticket office Is open all day
and reservations may be made at any
hour. Tickets for the single even
ing's entertainment may be had for
25 cents for children, 50 cents for
adults. A ticket covering the entire
series of three entertainments which
are planned costs $1, children 75
cents.
The bigger portion of the stunts
which will entertain the audience to
night have been kept shrouded in
secrecy and some sensational devel
opments are sure to appear.
Besides being an excellent show
for a moderate price, those who at
tend will be helping a most worthy
cause. The entertainment is given
under the auspices of the Auxiliary
of the Woman's Civic Improvement
Club and a portion of the proceeds
will go to fitting up the new organ
ization's club house.
To All lYIonds Who Have HcIiknI Me
Win the Content.
I desire to' express, through the
means of this paper, my thanks to
the friends who have so kindly helped
me to win the exposition contest,
since there are many whom I do not
know and cannot thank personally.
MAPLE PAYNE.
Did you ever wear tho ' fTvjvwcnr''
sock? Well, it is a gjod one- mid
guaranteed bIx pairs for six month,
$1.50. Colors black, tan anl nay.
Buy one pair for 25c and try them.
Mitchell & Whittle.
C- A. Bell, Smith-Emery Company'
Engineer, Here From Saratoga
C. A. Bell, assistant construction
engineer for Smith, Emery & Co., has
been at Saratoga, N. Y., for the past
three weeks examining into the
methods being employed there on the
mineral springs project. After hav
ing gone thoroughly into the matter
he left there for Ashland on April 9
and is due here tomorrow or Wednes
day. He has secured all blue prints
and specifications prepared by the
state of New York in connection with
the Saratoga project. He will be em
ployed on the work here until entire
ly completed.
As tiie Ashland project was a new
thin? i:i this country Smith, Emery
& Co. were desirous of availing them
selves of every bit of information
availiiMe before the work was finally
starts here. They will start the
work mi our springs Wednesday or
Thursday of this week and shove it
through in the hope of completing it
early in July,
Whether any part of the Saratoga
plans will he adopted here depends
upon the report made to the commis
sion by Mr. Bell.
Union suits, colors white nr ecru,
long or short sleeves, $1.25, or ne
famous B. V. D.'s, $1. Drawe3 !"0c
shirts 50c. Mitchell & Whitt'9.
Stockmen Form
Associations
Stockmen from the, district south
and east of Ashland met at Medford
last Thursday afternon and perfected
the organization of stock associations.
Matters pertaining to range, salt
ing, grazing rights and fences were
among those discussed and settled.
The stock organizations will be a
great help to this Industry in the dis
trict, which is becoming every year a
bigger factor in the stock-raising
world.
The Ksene Creek Cattle Associa
tion was formed with the following
officers: George W. Dunn, presi
dent; J. G. Walker, vice-president;
Denver Klncaid, secretary-treasurer.
The advisory board is composed of
A. B. Chapman, O. D. Law, A. R.
Kincaid and Mike Tucker.
The Dead Indian Cattle Association
named George Owens president and
Frank Nell secretary and treasurer.
Those who attended were: George
Owen. Fred NeiT. Carl Von der Hel
len, Charles Henry, Harry Barneburg,
Elmo Nell, Leander Neil, J. J. Mur
phy, Rader Brothers, L. C. Charley,
George Nichols. Charles Angle, Lee
Bradshaw, Emil Buson, Mr. Mitchell,
H. Carlton, T. Farlow and M. F. Han
ley from the Dead Indian country.
J. O. Walker, D. W. and W. R.
Kincaid, A. B., V. H. and T. D. Chap
man, M. M. Tucker, G. W. Grow, T.
A. Morris, T. H. Elliott. C. I. and
Fred C. Homes, Jack Walker, J. E.
Millner and R. A. McCalllston from
Keene creek.
Road to Quarry
Being Constructed
A substantial road that will accom
modate auto trucks is being con
structed by the Schanen-Blair com
pany, leading to their granite-quarry
near Ayers Spur, southeast of town.
This road branches off from the old
Nell creek highway leading to. th
sawmill up the canyon. Wie new con
struction embrace 1,700 feet, the
work being about half completed.
Constructor Stedman of Talent has
six men on tho Job. The cost will be
about a dollar per foot, inasmuch as
considerable of the work Is through
solid rock. With this road complet
ed the transportation question is
solved, inasmuch as there will be
clear and easy sailing from the quarry
to railroad shipping facilities at the
spur. In the meantime an excellent
quality of blue granite is being devel
oped on the premises, the supply ap
pearing to be inexhaustible on the
mountain side in that locality.
Maple Payne Wins Exposition
Contest and Trip to Fair
It was sure some contest. Satur
day the votes were turned in by the
million. Following is the
Complete -Vote for Each Contestant:
Maple Payne 11,922,404
Bessie Homes 8,881,219
Blanche Salsbury 8,709,335
Madge Putnan . . .v. 3,664,930
EI vera Nelson 994,332
Effle Oclin 832,080
Myrtle Dougherty ... 819,381
Ruth Hadley 748,792
Mrs. Elsie Churchman... 307,712
Millie Lowe 265,798
Beulah Caldwell 207,394
Ruth Scott 125,442
Reta Card 49,791
The East Side Meat Market sold a
car of hides, pelts and tallow to the
Albany Hide Company, and the votes,
amounting to more than two and a
half millions, were cast for Maple
Payne, and the same merchant paid
a bill for feed to the Ashland-Klamath
Exchange and these votes, total
ing way over a million, were also
cast for her. This put her safely in
the lead, although Bessie Homes
came in with one ballot from the
Ashland-Klamath Exchange calling
for 1,080,000 votes.
The contest was a tremendous suc
cess. Maple Payne, having the great
est number of votes, will be presented
today v.-'th $50 In Gold to pay her
trip to the exposition.
Evt ry one of the contestants made
fine showings, four of them going
over x lie three-million mark.
There was a lot of hard work done
by the girls and all of them are en
titled to rewards, especially those
who show much effort by their work.
Howewr, but fifty dollars was pro
vided for expense, and but one, Maple
Payne, ran be awarded the free trip
under t lie rules governing the con
test. . The Tidings gained more than 150
subscribers through efforts . of the
contestants, and In order to show our
appreciation of the effort we are go
ing to make this offer:
To ISessie Homes, Blanch Salsbury
and Madge Putnam, whose friends
worke;! hard for them and lost only
by comporativeiy small margins
each of them exceeding three million
votes we make this offer:
If you will secure 25 new yearly
subscribers for the Tidings before
July l, 1915, collecting $2 In ad
vance from each of them, the Tidings
will present you with $50 to pay ex
pen'tfbj of a trip to the exposition.
Eadj of you get 25 subscribers and
we will give each of you $50 for the
trip.
New Business
Organization Meets
A good attendance of the members
of the newly organized Ashland Busi
ness Men's Association met at Moose
hall last Friday evening and complet
ed the organization of the body. The
greater portion of the evening was
taken up with the drafting and ac
ceptance of a constitution and by
laws and some interesting discussion
was indulged in. Several new mem
bers were admitted and it is expected
that before Ions every business man
of the city will be a member of the
association. The association will be
a help to every business man and
every man who joins will add just
that much strength to the association,
so if you are not already a member,
Mr. Business Man, ta!;e out an appli
cation. The association is separate
from the Commercial Club and has a
different sphere.
A committee consisting of Messrs.
W. H. McNair. A. L. Lamb and
George W. Seager was appointed to
attend to the matter of selecting
dates for and arranging for the clos
ing of the stores for special occasions.
Heretofore it has been necessary to
circulate petitions when It was
thought advisable to close the stores
for some event, and a good deal of
trouble was always experienced.
Nearly all would promise to sign up
providing that their competitors did,
and in this way one man could hold
up the whole bunch. Under the new
system whenever it is wished that
the stores be closed the matter must
be put into the hands of the commit
tee, who will decide as to the advisa
bility of the move and in case of a
favorable decision will attend to the
proper notification.
After the business of the evening
had been attended to a light luncheon
was enjoyed.
Experienced Band
Leader in Town
It has been a foregone conclusion
for some time that Ashland -should
have a better band organization. A
paid leader Is necessary to a good
band, and the matter has been favor
ably discussed by both the Commer
cial Club and the council. V. L.
Bentson of San Francisco, an experi
enced band leader, Is in town, and it
would appear that Ashland would do
well to secure him Tor a leader. Mr.
Bentson is a clarinet player of extra
ordinary ability and a fine musician.
It is doubtful if a better man could
be found for the place. Besides be
ing a musician the newcomer Is an
experienced business man and would
be competent to manage the affairs
of the band. Ashland must have a
band thin summer and now is the
time to organize. Tho old organiza
tion has struggled along without
backing and has been kept together
only by the loyalty of a few men.
Ashland has some high class band
men and with a few veeks' prepara
tion under an experienced leador
would be prepared to deliver a brand
of music superior to any organization
in the valley. A weekly concert In
the park th's summer would brint;
thor.tauds of people from down tho
valley and would lie a big attraction.
A band is a necessity at any celebra
tion such as will be held when tha
mineral water project is completed.
Importing an outside band for this
one occasion would cost over a hun
dred dollars.
Financial backing is necessary and
the matter is being considered by tho
council and Commercial Club people.
Ever.yono wants a hand. Let's have
one.
Totes Springfield
From Coast to Coast
Sunday Concert
Well Received
A good house heard the excellent
program o" concert numbers rendered
by the Lyric Theatre Orchestra under
the direction of E. R. Lawrence Sun
day evening. Especially enjoyed was
the cornet solo. "Nazareth," played
by Mr. Andrew McCallen with orches
tral accompaniment.
The orchestra, which consists of
seven pieces, plays wonderfully well,
and was so well received that the
Sunday evening concert bids fair to
become a weekly occurrence. While
stating that such a big orchestra is
naturally expensive, Mr. Lawrence
says that he will continue these con
certs once a week. Announcement of
the program for Sunday evening will
be made In Thursday's paper. Much
favorable comment was heard regard
ing last night's program and a crowd
ed house of Ashland's music lovers is
expected next Sunday.
This is the first time that a local
picture house has put on an orches
tra of this size, and the innovation,
while still in the experimental stages,
will in all probability be a success.
In addition to the concert numbers
the regular excellent program of pic
tures, was shown. No advance in
price is made for the Sunday night
entertainments. Watch Thursday's
announcement of next Sunday's pro
gram.
W. T. Van Scoy
Has a Fife
W. T. Van Scoy, who is teaching
the Wagner Creek school, had a fire
Fri lay noon of last week, which de
stroyed the house and part of the
household goods. The house, which
belonged to Daniel Neathamer, was
a complete loss. Van Scoy saved all
bedding and most of the clothing, but
lost in other stuff over $100.
The fire caught In the roof. Had
It not been for the Bchool boys and
a neighbor everything would have
gone. Van Scoy's goods that are left
will be shipped to Ashland at once
and he will board with a school pa
tron for the seven weeks remaining
of school. His wife, who is much
broken In health, will stay with a
daughter in Medford till the last of
May.
Phone 190 for your meat.
DleI.
Carson Smith, Bon of T. F. Smith,
who now resides near Talent, died at
noon today from complications with
a case of pneumonia. The young
man attended high school here a
couple bf years ago. The funeral
will be held Wednesday, in all probability.
The orchard is'ts of the Medford dis
trict were obliged to smudge Thurs
day night, and Friday morning a pnll
of smoke hung over the lower valley.
The early frosts have injured the
cherries somewhat but none of the
other fruits have been badly bitten
as yet in this district.
It Is positively true that you can
find an all wool suit of clothes fur
men at $15 at Mitchell & Whittle's.
Rogue River to
Get Many Steelhead
Henry O'Malley, field superintend
ent of the United States Bureau of
IJatdierles, arrived In Medford last
Wednesday and left at once on a trip
of Inspection to the Elk creek hatchery.
"This promises to be the record
year in steelhead propagation In the
Rogue river," states Mr. O'Malley
"We have taken over a million eggs
at Elk creek and over three million
at tlio Applegate stat'on. The total
take may reach five millions. These
will lie hatched and liberated In the
Rogue, a million being kept at Elk
creek until they reach the flngerling
stage, Our propagation work is be
ginning to tell and we look for an
annunl increase in the number of
steelhead in the river."
Another one of the many of that
type who are walking through the
country under various conditions to
win a wager passed through Thnrs1
day. This renileman looked like n
German soldier just out of the
trenches. He carried an old Spring
field rifle, a knapsack and a blanket
about the size of a pocket handker
chief. He stated that his name was
F. E. Weltberg, that he was a Rus
sian and that he was en route fom
San Francisco back to New York,
havlty; already completed the trip on
foot from New York to the coast me
tropolis. I'nder the conditions of the
wager he left the eastern city with
just four cents, arrived in San Fran
cisco with a like amount, and must
return to his starting place with just
fou r-f it lis of c jitney. He '.vas to re
ceive $5,000 on the completion of
the trip. He made the trip across
the continent in 120 days and aver
aged in the neighborhood of thirty
eight tulles a day. He walks on the
railroad track most oT the time, but
said he appreciated a chance to take
to the highway between here and
Medford. He told ofmnny hardships
along the way and states that he shot
three coyotes and three wolves in one
day.
U. S. Collins, superintendent of
Medford public schoolH for the past
five years and for a year previously
principal of the high school, tendered
his resignation Tuesday night to tho.
school board, to take effect at the
expiration of the present school year,
and will not be a candidate for reelection.
Verl Barnthouse earned five dol
lars easily and accommodated a trav-.
eler last Tuesday. A stranger on No..
14 got left and Barntlioiiso volun
teered to take him to Medford and
catch tho train there. They arrived
several minutes ahead of the train.
Barney pays they can't beat his old
Indian for speed.
Oregon made gloves, canvass, thrre
for 25c, two for 25c, and baihcr
faced 25c. Also anything Hsu ui
gloves. Mitchell & Whittle
Musical Comedy
Pleases Hearers
Miss Vivian Freeman has returned
to Ashland from South Bnd, Wash.,
where she has been in a ho3nlil lor
some time suffering from comnlha-
tlons which followed an attack of la
grippe. She is Blowly impt'ovin j.
New line of ties, tin larte open
ends, also plenty washable", 25j and
50c, at Mitchell Whittles.
"A Modern Eve" was pleasingly
presented at the Vining Theatre last
Thursday evening before a fair-sized
audience. A number of out-of-town
people were in attendance. The mu
sic was excellent for a production of
this kind, the company evidently car
rying a number of real singers In
stead of the mere beauty (?) show
which niout managers think all that
Ih necessary to get by. Some side
splitting comedy and the artistic
dancing of Miss Wolbcrg nnd Mr.
Ackerlnnd also added a great deal to
the evening's enjoyment. The com
edy has a plot which strains no one's
mind to comprehend and Is well
stagod. The deservedly popular
"Good-bye, Everybody" waltz was the
one big musical hit, although "Every
Day is Christmas" also tickled tho
fancy of the crowd.
Speeding on
Pacific' Highway
As nn aftermath to Veil Barnt
houso's record-breaking motorcycio
ride from Ashland to 'Medford when
he carried a passenger who was left
behind when No. 14 pulled out, we
print the following from the Medford
Mall-Tribune:
"A warrant was Issued out of Just
ice Taylor's court UiIh morning for
the arrest of Verl G. liarnthouse for
speeding on the Pacific highway. Dis
trict Attorney Kelly declares that a
speed cop with an automobile will bo
placed on the highway to trap violat
ors and that motorists and motorcy
clists who are seeking new records on
the highway had better heel them
selves wltli the wherewithal for a
healthy fine before starting."
An account of the ride was printed
in the Medford paper and is no doubt
the basis for the Issuing of (lie war
rant. Ilarnthoiiso was later fined
$1.15, thus leaving him a profit of
85 rents on tho transaction. It
would nppear that there are several
extenuating circumstances attached
to the episode. It would seem that
Barnthouse was at leant partially
Justified In speediug a little as it was
Imperative that his passenger catch
the train.
The, Plaza Market delivers tho
goods. Phone 190,
In n letter from Medford to Mr.
Itaruhlll, our old townsman, R. P.
Campbell (Dick Posey ) says he lit
sure Ashland Is In the dawn of quite
an awakening and is on tho right
lend now. If Ashland Is once started
as a resort town there Is no estimat
ing the extent of her growth. Ho
thinks the high public spirit lately
generated here will result In great
success.
You know you can get that nfc
steak, roast or chicken at the Plaz
Market. Phone 190.
New harness shop, new stock, new
pads, straps, bridles and collars at
Pell's. 85-lt