Ashland Grows While Uthla Flows"
City of Sunshine and Flowers
Ashland
IDING
Ashland, Oregon, Llthia Springs
"The Carlsbad of America"
VOL. XXXIX
ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY,' APRIL 15, 1915
Jackson County to '
Get $50,000; Roads
The Orecon state highway commis
'eion met at Salem Tuesday and ap
portioned the highway fund for this
year. Fifty -thousand dollars each
were allotted to Jackson, Hood River
and Columbia counties, while lesser
amounts were given to Douglas, Clat
sop, Josephine and Washington, mak
ing a total of $220,000. State aid
was given only to those' counties that
had bonded themselves for road
work.
It would appear (that Jackson
county will lose the $5,000 approprl
ated last year and it is understood
that this amount is to go to Jose
phine county. The appropriation of
- this fund will lead to a continuance
of the work started last year. Wheth
er or not any more hard surface work
will be done this year will be decided
later.
Home Talent Show
Scores Success
Working Hard For
Dead Indian Road
NUMBER 93
Engineer Bell Arrives and
Work On Springs Goes Forward
The burlesque on.the Panama expo
sition and vaudeville put on by the
Ashland Dramatic Club Monday even
ing was a grand success. A fair-sized
crowd was in attendance and many
compliments were heard for the ama
teur vaudeville artists.
The first part of the evening's en
tertainment was a burlesque on the
San Francisco exposition and was a
scream from start to finish. Each
and ever.y one of the participants was
a circus in himself or herself and
deserve Individual mention which
lack of space prevents us from giving
them. This skit was written by Miss
Winifred Watson, a local girl, and re
flects highly upon her ability as a
writer. The characters in the order
of their appearance were: Miss Min
nie Jackson as Samanthy Allen, J. J.
McNair as Josiar Allen, Miriam Gregg
as Widow Armstrong, Herman Pu
rucker as traveling salesman, Miss
Armstrong, Ora Diebert and Elbert
Greer, Margaret Dougherty and Billy
Scott as Mr. and Mrs. Lonzo and the
Lonzo children. Ashland visitors at
the fair were: Mr. Rasor as B. R.
Greer, Mr. Norris as C. F. Billings,
and Victor Flint as Mayor Johnson.
Andrew McCallen as the Ashland
bachelor. The several booths were
manned by artistic spielers and the
first part was a rapid fire succession
of humorous dialogue and stunts.
Following the Frisco fair came a
succession ' of clever and artistic
stunts. Miss Florence Clark delight
ed the audience with a violin solo
which was encored. Miss Nellie
Briggs won the hearts of her hearers
with a reading, "The Littlest Rebel.
Billy Briggs created a continuous up
roar with his ludicrous sketch and
monologue, "I've Got the Mumps."
H. O. Purucker and Mrs. James
McNair in a beautifully staged duet,
"In Old Madr'd," were well appreci
ated. The sunbonnet chorus of Ashland's
beautiful young ladies was to most
one of the most attractive numbers
on the program. The chorus showed
the effects of hard work both In the
dancing and singing. They were
called back for an encore. The mem
bers of the chorus were: Misses
Miriam Gregg, Nellie Briggs, Grace
Milam, Blanche Salsbury, Bertha
Borelle Jean Creekpaum, Mesdames
J. McNair, R. J. Smith and D. D. Nor
ris. . The costumes and effects used
were especially catching.
Miss Minnie Jackson presented the
reading, "Scene in a Street Car," a
humorous monologue which brought
down the house.
The flower chorus, composed of the
same members as the first chorus,
was a beautifully executed and sung
fantasy. Miss Jean Creekpaum sang
the solo part and with the back
ground of flower-laden damsels made
a pretty picture in the selection,
"Fascinating Night."
As a surprise number which was
not olf the program, Miss Catherine
Swem of Medford presented "The
Shadow Dance," nh artistic dance
with beautiful music and color ef
fects. Miss Swem is an artist in this
line and the opportunity of seeing her
was highly appreciated by the assem
blage. Miss Swem Is the daughter
of Mr. Swem, the photographer, who
was formerly located here.
The grand finale, "Long Way From
Tipperary," Introducing the entire
cast and the locdl company of militiamen,-furnished
a fitting finale to a
most auspicious evening.
The evening's entertainment was
put on by the Ashland Dramatic Club
for the benefit of the Young Ladles'
H. G. Enders was m :n:amatn Falls
last week as a member of the Com
mercial Club committee which is
boosting for, a new road" to Pelican
Bay via the Dead Indian country. He
says Klamath Falls people feel very
kindly toward the proposition not
only merchants who realize that such
a road would bring our fruits In and
take their grain out but by the sports
men and autoists and others who
look upon the road as contributing
to the public pleasure. The Klamath
Falls Herald says:
"With a view to getting assistance
hero for Jhe road the Ashland Com
mercial Club proposes to have built
over the Dead Indian route from Ash
land to the Lake of the Woods and
Pelican Bay, thus opening Crater
Lake, Upper Klamath Lake and other
scenic points In Klamath county to
Ashland touristsT H. G. Enders, one
of the committee in charge of the
project, Is hero from Ashland.
"According to Mr. Enders, Ashland
people are subscribing from $25 to
$100 each toward the construction of
the road. Besides this, 'twenty-five
or more men have volunteered to do
I some work on the highway. What
I Klamath county people will be will
jing to do toward this project will be
determined shortly. There is a pos
sibility of help from the county court,
as there is some money on hand from
forest reserve, timber sale, which is
to be used In road building in forest
reserve territory within the county,
and a portion of the Ashland-Klamath
route Ij through government tim
ber lands.
"Besides the tourist advantages to
both Ashland and Klamath, Mr. En
ders points out possible commercial
advantages. He believes that this
route, which Is less than the Green
Springs mountain road, can be used
advantageously In marketing Jackson
county fruit in Klamath county, and
Klamath county- potatoes and grain
Engineer Bel', of Smith, Emery &
Co. arrived here from Saratoga, yes
terday morning and has been going
over the Ashland project with Mr
Emery.
He went into the Saratoga matter
thoroughly with Mr. Anthony and
found him very courteous and pains
taking in showing him over the Sara
toga development. Most of the million-dollar
appropriation already
made by the state of New York has
been consumed in the purchase of
land and boring for additional min
eral water. Mr. Bell says he saw
more mineral water here yesterday
than Saratoga can produce in twenty
years. The flow of our springs here
far exceeds those of Saratoga both
in mineral waters and gas.
Mr. Boll will assist Mr. Emery on
the work here until completed. He
is a EiK'tialist in handling wateis, es
pclaily of the carbon dioxide and
aiKam. variety.
Work ou the springs development
will start tomorrow.
Mr. Emery is again able to be about
after ten days layup in the Sanitari
um from sprains received from his
fall on the stairs a week ago lust Saturday.
Tagging SysU
Proves a S
In Jackson county
Ladies' suit sale at EmJers".
New Bishop Visits
Ashland Church
Appreciated By
Vincent Astor
Sunday even!ng Trinity Episcopal
church of' Ashland was honored with
a visit from the Right Rev. W. T.
Sumner, recently consecrated Bishop
of Oregon. The bishop, accompanied
by Archdeacon Chambers, arrived on
the evening train and conducted only
the one service. The church was pack
ed to Its capacity, chairs being placed
in the aisle to accommodate late
comers. A choir of twelve voices fur
nished good music, special Easter
numbers belnr: used. In his address
the bishop 3howed himself to be a
man of force who does not mince
matters or hesitate to expres3 his con
victions. He Is a man of very pleas
ing persoiiality, congenial with all
classes of people. Monday morning
a parish gathering was held In the
parish houee, at which the bishop
spoke moro Informally. He outlined
plans for the work in Ashland and.
spoke of the possibility of a resident
vicar. No definite promise was made
for the Immediate future, but in all
probability Trinity will have a vicar
In the covrsa of a few months. At
noon a delicious luncheon was served,
shortly after which Bishop Sumner
and Archdeacon Chambers left for
Medford, where the afternoon and
evening were spent with the members
of St. Mark's parish.
The ladies in charge of the city
beautiful plans are busy all of the
time and effects are beginning to
show. Some big improvements are
under way on the motor depot
grounds. The work which the ladles
have set out to do cannot be accom
plished In a few weeks but will take
a year before really big changes are
apparent and still longer before the
plans are carried out.
In a recent communication to the
Tidings in which Prof. H. G. Gilmore
set forth the steps taken by Vincent
Astor, the heir to John Jacob Astor's
millions, to become a fullfiedged
orchardist, and also to his many be
nevolent acts to the poor of the
crowded slums of New York city a
copy of the Tidings was sent M. Astor
and has, through his secretary, in
voked the following appreciative ac
knowledgment from the scion of Im
mense possessions:
"23 West 26th Stret,
"New York, March 27, 1915.
"Mr! H. G. Gilmore, 2 83 Scenic Drive,
Ashland.
"Dear Sir: I wish to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of March
17 which you addressed to Mr. Astor
care the Rev. Sidney E. Ussher. Mr.
Astor is not now in New York, but
I wish to thank you in his behalf for
both your letter and the Ashland Tid
ings containing notices which I am
sure will be much appreciated both
by Mr. and Mrs. Astor.
"Yours sincerely,
"WM. A. DOBBYN, Secretary."
It may, perhaps, be mentioned that
Mr., and Mrs. Astor and party have
just reached San Francisco from New
York In their magnificent yacht, the
Norma, passing through the Panama
canal, and that they are being very
much lionized whenever discovered in
their ramblings through the exposi
tion buildings and around the endless
Etretches of enchanting scenery and
floral embellishments.
Steel Would Change
Name of Park
Superintendent Steel of the Crater
Lake park has sent the following
communication to Secretary Lane,
suggesting that the discoverer of
Crater Lake be commemorated by
renaming Glacier peak in his honor
as Hillman peak:
"April 5, 1915.
"The Secretary of the Interior, Wash
ington, D. C.
"Sir: It is with sincere regret that
I have to Inform you of the death at
Hope Villa, La., on March 19, 1915,
of John W. Hillman, who on June
12, 1853, discovered Crater Lake.
He was the leader of a party of
twenty-two prospectors, of whom he
was the first to see it.
"Now, therefore, 1 recommend that
the name Glacier peak, applied to one
of the highest points on the western
rim of the lake, be changed to Hill
man peak, and in justification thereof
will say, one of the most important
mountains of the state of Washington
is known as Glacier peak, as also in
I the state of California, thus leading
'to unnecessary confusion, and at least
ont of them should be changed. Such
a clunge would also be a deserved
ait'r. appropriate recognition of, the
first white man who ever saw Crater
Lake, and for whom some prominent
point should be named.
"Very sincerely,
"WILL G. STEEL.
"Superintendent."
V
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The tagging system by th .ti
police in an effort to enfon &
street ordinances in regard to .uto
Ists is provign to be a decided suc
cess 'and violations of the various
regulations are much fewer in num
ber as a result.
When an auto violates one of the
minor regulations and the patrolman
cannot find the owner of the car a
tag is fastened to the wheel stating
the nature of the ordinance which
has been violated and asking the of
fender to call at the station. At the
station he is given a copy of the auto
ordinance and warned against fur
ther violations. Ordinarily no fine is
imposed for any of the minor viola
tions, such as lights being out or
cars on wrong side of the street, but
upon a second violation of the ordi
nance a fine is imposed. All car
owners' who find tags on their cars
Will Haul Gravel
By Auto Trucks
The county court has awarded the
contract for hauling the buckshot
gravel from MeAndrews Hill to Wil
liam Holmes oi Griffin Creek, who
will do the work by auto truck. Valley
teamsters also bid on the job, but
their figures were higher than those
for auto trw.k so in the Interest of
economy the noniraet was let as
above.
The county court can now deter
mine with accuracy the exact coat of
road construction.
"Our policy," said Commissioner
Frank Madden last niht, "will be to
put all the main roads of the county
in as good condition as possible in
stead of spending everything on any
one road. We have enough gravel
In McAndrevs hill to cover the entire
rou n ty.
",s W L
should call at the station at the eiH-l-HlVlC llUpIOVcinCIlL
icot iunnitiie nine. j puirOIUiei)
Auto Smashes Rig
Near Voorhies
take the number of the car and fail
ure to call will cause trouble for the
owner.
Some of the clauses which are vio
lated oftenest are in regard to lights,
stopping on the wrong side of the
street or within twenty feet of a fire
hydrant or plaza corners, tor leaving
standing between Mill and Water
streets for a period exceeding ten
minutes, for lack of proper license
number, and for leaving engine run
ning while car is unoccupied.
Speeding is not a minor offense
and will be dealt with according to
the law.
Other provisions of the ordinance
which are often violated prohibit bi
cycle riders from hanging onto the
rear of autos or motorcycles and
from riding without at least one hand
on the handlebars.
A copy of the motor ordinance may
be had from any police officer, and
every automobile driver or bicycle
rider in Ashland should secure a copy
and read it carefully.. Such action
will save a possible trip to the police
station.
John Kelly pumps ct Enders'.
Careless and speedy driving on the
Pacific highway Tuesday evening was
the cause andvresult of an auto and
rig accident. One of the autos of the
AIco Taxi Company of Medford start
ed to pass a rig on the highway near
Voorhies and a large car coming from
the opposite direction endeavored to
go between the first mentioned car
and rig. The driver was going at a
high rate of speed, and misjudging
his distance his fender caught the
hub of the buggy and turned it com
pletely over. By some chance both
University Cast
Presents
Play
Wanted One boy with a talent for
amateur acting as a "supe" in "My
Man and Lady."
A chance for an Ashland youngster
to be a real live actor for one night
will come on Saturday, April 17,
when a cast of ten from the Univers
ity of Oregon will put on "My Man
and Lady" under auspices of the
senior class of the Ashland high
school. The university students are
to receive only their expenses, the
class retaining the profits. The pro
duction will be directed by Professor
of the occupants of the rig escaped An hlbald F. Reddle, who is well
Shoes. Yes, for men only. They
are the real leather kind and made
up In good sensible slfapes. Prices
$3.50, $4, $4.50, $5. Mitchell &
Whittle.
Auxiliary. It was directed by Miss
Bertha Calkins, who deserves much
credit for the success which was
scored. Miss Calkins was assisted by
George Watson. Miss Swem coached
the choruses In dancing and Mr. Nor
ris assisted with the music. Fine mu
slo was furnished by the theatre or
chestra during the course of the evening.
uninjured. The name of the driver
of the big car is not known, but the
police have the number of the car and
an investigation Is being made.
Wheels Spin With
, Car Upside Down
An auto belonging to Mr. Sanders
of the greenhouse turned completely
over while coming down the hill from
Vista street Tuesday. Mr. Sanders
was taking the short cut from Vista
street to Beach avenue and got off
the road. In trying to turn back the
car turned turtle. The engine ran for
several seconds at full speed and the
wheels buzzed merrily. Mr. Sanders
through a stroke of luck escaped un
hurt beyond a few minor bruises. The
car was bent up a little as to fenders
and hood, but after being righted
was taken to the garage on its own
power. ,
This Is about the steenth auto accl
detn in and around the city during
the past fev months. No lives have
been lost as yet.
Tlinnkfl to Friend.
. I wish, through the columns of thin
paper, to thank my many friends who
have so faithfully aided me In the
recent contest.
BESSIE HOMES.
known In Ashland as a reader, and
who was in charge of the university
cast that last spring made such a
good impression in Ashland with
"lluck Finn."
"My Man and Lady" Is the story
of a gentleman burglar in New York,
who with his force operates only In
the homes of the wealthy, and whose
regeneration is brought about by a
complication of circumstances, In
which a young woman and the bur
glar's father, whose home he had de
serted about twenty years before, are
figures.
The cast In this piny la considered
superior to that of the ordinary trav
eling troupes, embodying, as It does,
the pick oi" the talent among the
thousand students at the university.''
While It has been customary for the
graduating class to put on a class
piny, It was deemed advisable on ac
count of this chance to secure a high
class entertainment, and the fact that
a class play calls for so much of the
participants' time, to Invite the uni
versity players here, and Ashland
people should accord the production
their patronage.
AimtoB will run from downtown.
Seats are on sale at Rose Brothers'.
Reserved seats 35 cents. General ad
mission 25 cents.
Should Campaign
Against Deadly Fly
Ashland should start a thorough
campaign against the fly Moreover,
it should be instigated at once. The
school children should be enlisted in
the fly war, the housewives and citi
zens. People must overcome the feel
ing that flies are not so bad after all
and should realize the enormous po
tentiality for evil of which tiles nr
capable. Having done this, the peo
ple must be convinced that a flyless
town is possible.
Many persons do not really think
flies are very naty. They fish them
out of milk and gravy, but they eat
the gravy and drink the milk. Con
vince them that the fly Is deadly.
Remember always the motto, "Co
operative good "ii ill." You can ehnse
the snmo fly all summer but you have
to catch it only once. Better let It
catch itself. Begin early; one pair
in April may mean millions of files In
July.
A ftreut campaign r.gaiust the fly
Is about to begin In Portland, with
local organizations and health offi
cials in ehargo mid the University of
Oregon helping in an advisory way.
School children are to make 4,000 fly
trups und Innumerable fly nets. Sev
eral upstate cities have asked for tiap
models and advice.
ClublMetjTuesday
The Civic Improvement Club met.
Tuesday afternoon at the library with
a goodly number of members In at
tendance. One hundred and twenty
five ne" members have been added
to the club since ihe last election of
officers. Tho club is getting bigger
every day and Is perfecting smoother
executive systems, thus getting more
work done with less effort.
The bulb cxcha.i;;o reports that
they have handled hundreds of plants
and bulbs, so many in fact that they
could not keep track of the exact
numbers. A more thorough report
will be made later concerning this de
partment of the club's beautlficatioa
work.
The Auxiliary club report that the
work of, installing lights and paper
hanging has been donated and that
work on their home (the C. B. Wat
son residence) Is progressing finely.
The ladies of the Auxiliary request
that since trading stamps will not bo
obtainable after a few weeks and as
there will necessarily be a number of
people who will be unable to fill their
books, that all who have such un
filled books turn them In at Provost's
store and they will bo used In getting
I furniture for t lie dull house.
The Odd Fellows have voted tho
free use of Jholr hall to the club five
times drrlng the year for social pur
poses. The Civic Club will hire a girl and
put her In charge of the distribution
of flowers to tourists at the depot this
Kiinimei.
The club I? getting behind the cam
paign aiuiinst flies and have induced
Mr. A. L. Lamb to nuild fly traps
and sell them nt actual cost. These
traps may lie had for 35 cents or (10
cents, coming in two sizes. Every
one is urged to purchase nt least one
nnd put It where It will do the most
good.
Considerable reluctance in fixing
park rov.'s hr.s been evidenced by res
idents of streets where there is no
curbing put In. According to En
gineer Walker it Is not necessary to
wait for the Installation of curbing
ns the ov.'ncr can either put in n board
curbing or merely level It off nnd
plant sod.
One half dollar (50c) will buy a
real good sun hat, made In Old Mex
ico. Mitchell & Whittle.
Hard Frost On
Tuesday Night
The frost Tuesday night and Wed
nesday morning was one of the long
est that the valley bus seen for sev
eral years. Tho pots were lit in the
majority of the orchurds In the lower
valley about 1:30 and were used con
tinually until 7 In tho morning. The
cost of the smudging Is figured as
a 1)0 ut $2,000. The damago done was
slight, being confined only to those
orchards that did not smudge. The
lowest temperature registered was on
the Holloway tract, 24 degrees.
In the Ashland district little, harm
was done by tho frost, as near as can
be ascertained. Tho cherries have
suffered worse than anything else so
far.
Much Band Talk
But Little Action
All members of the Ashlnnd band
urged to be present nt the city hall
tomorrow evening for band practice.
Important business will be discussed.
The matter o? a paid leader and an
effective bund organization has been
favorably received by everyone, but
no organization seems anxious to take
the Initiative In tho matter.
The Idea of weekly afternoon band
concerts Inlho park during the sum
mer sounds attractive to everybody
and sentiment Is unlversnlly In favor
cf doing something for the band.
We have It a combination shirt
and union suit at $1.75. It Is es
pecially fine for the warm days.
Mitchell & Whittle. '
Henry Jennlng died In Portland
last Wednesday night. He was ati
old friend of J. P. Dodge of Ashland
nnd was well known to ninny other
here. Three years ago he bought tbo
Albert Johnson orchard in west Ash
lnnd ond has spent much time on It,
shipping his peaches to Portland,
where they attracted much attention
In the windows of his big store.
Telford Bros, will be In Ashland
demonstrating Metz cars in a few
days. lt
Notice The Plata Market Is dellT
erlng all orders. Phone 190.