Second Sf
'Ashland GrowsAVhile Lithia Flows'
City of Sunshine and Flowers
ASHLAND;
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Ashland, Oregon. Lllhia Springs
"The Carlsbad of America'
VOL. XXXIX
ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1915
NUMBER 97
"Bohemian Girl"
; Delights Big Crowd
About seven hundred people - en
joyed the presentation of "The Bo
hemian Girl" by the musical talent
of the Ashland high school in the
school gymnasium last evening. This
opera seems rather an ambitious un
dertaking for high school students
and no doubt most of the audience
expected to have to tolerate a medi
ocre performance on the grounds that
the participants were amateurs and
school boys and girls at that. Such,
however, was not the' case. The af
fair was sung and acted in an almost
professional manner by the youthful
singers. The chorus work would
have been a credit to a road company
and the solo parts were handled in
a manner which was above criticism.
Fine music, elaborate costumes and
stage settings put the finishing
touches to acting and singing which
could only have been the result of
months of hard training. To Miss
Harris, the musical director, goes the
greatest credit for the evening's suc
cess. The part of Count Arnheim, taken
by Percy Elackstone, was one in
which Mr. Blackstone's excellent
voice showed to good advantage. The
part of Thaddeus was ably handled
by Monte Brlggs, who with Harrison
Howell, who played Devilshoof, were
the only participants who are not
high school students. Aubrey Redl
fer made an 'deal Florestlen, his act
ing and singing showing a thorough
preparation for this difficult part.
Miss Nellie Peachey as Arline won
her way into the hearts of her audi
ence with her beautiful voice and
attractive personality. Terhaps the
most difficult part, that of the queen
of the Gypsies, was rendered in an
artistic manner by Miss Prlscilla Car
nahan, whose dramatic ability com
bined with her excellent voice Titted
her admirably for the role. To give
each of the other members of the
cast the credit which la due them
would, occupy more 6pace than can
be afforded, and to find fault with
any part or person in the perform
ance is impossible.
No amateur performance ever
staged in Ashland was as totally free
from breaks, waits and Interruptions.
The words of the musical numbers
and dialogue were memorized per
fectly. Ashland high school may well
be proud of last evening's production.
Shasta Hits Auto;
Kills Occupants
Four children were killed outright
and a man was injured so badly that
he lived less than twenty-four hours,
when' the northbound Shasta Limited
train of the Southern Pacific Com
pany struck an automobile in which
they were riding in the outskirts of
Creswell Sunday morning at 9:25
o'clock. The dead are:
Frank E. Sly, aged 60 years; Beu-
lah Morss, aged 13 years, daughter
of Sherman Morss; George Robinette,
aged 8 years, son of Henry Robi
nette; Dorris Treanor, aged 7 years,
and Vincent Treanor, aged 6 years,
son and daughter of F. W. Treanor,
all of Creswell.
Neither engineer nor fireman of
the Shasta Limited knew there had
been an accident until the train had
slowed down north of Creswell for
the repair of a hot box, according to
the assertions made by the trainmen
upon their arrival In Portland. It
was then the bent bars of the cow
catcher and shreds of human flesh
bespattering one side of the engine
were noticed.
Charter Election
Monday, May 3
If work is to go forward in the
park it will be necessary to pass the
proposed charter amendment Mon
day. The writer has heard of little
opposition as it is well understood
that the amendment is only to cure
legal defects which will make it legal
to apply funds arising from the bonds
issue to needed park improvements.
It Is not now known just what strong
opposition will develop against the
measure, but I behooves all friends
of the proposed development not to
forget to Vote Monday.
If the charter amendment is car
ried the work will go forward at
once. If it fails it will be impossible
to do the park improvement until
such time as the money can be eo
legally expended.
Let everybody vote Monday.
Attractions Slated For This
Year's Chautauqua Are Best Yet
Beginning Tuesday, morning, July One of America's greatest singers
will assist Uni
Nels Darling of Oklahoma, the
town expert and community builder.
This man. Nels Darling, who is ex
pounding 'he doctrine of better mer
chandising, better city management,
better community interest aiTd kin
dred subjects, as a Chautauqua and
lyceum It inrer, had the misfortune
to be bom in an ordinary frame
house. "Darling was not long in
warming up to his subject. Hard,
cold facts, that fairlv st line, were
taken cheerfully without a chaser, at
least whin the joke was on the other
fellow.1 seldom in Ord has a more
powerful speaker addressed a more
interested audience." "Darling pour
ed the hot shot down our backs for
two hours. He grabbed us by the
neck and vung us up and down until
it seeme.l that we were all in, and
then left us and grabbed the other
fellow. f)li, Darling is all right, and,
as he said in the beginning of his
lecture, You will remember these
things aitcr I an gone." " All his
time, summer and winter, is sold to
the close of 1919.
Dr. Roland A. Nichols discovered
Harold Bell Wright, now the most
popular writer of fiction, when he
was a homeless, friendless, unknown
young num of twentytwo, recognized
his talent, believed in his possibili
ties, took him into his own home as
a member of his family and for two
years paid nis expenses to Hiram Col
lege. Later he read the manuscript
of the author's first book, suggested
the title and introduced him to his
publishers. All who have heard him,
speak In highest praise of his "The
sixth, the Southern Oregon Chautau
qua Association will begin its twenty
third annual session with a program
that certainly comes up to its high
motto, since the first Assembly was
held, "Better than ever." People
have been saying at the close of each
yearly session, "It is no use trying,
there can't be a better program than
this last one," but each succeeding
one was voted to be better. Look
over the- following partial list of at
tractions and see if it does not look
"better than ever" to you:
Lecturers.
Among the number will be Dr.
Dwight Newell Killis, pastor of
Plymouth church, Brooklyn, and one
of the foremost thinkers and'speakers
in the world.
A thrill of delight will come to
hundreds of our patrons when they
read that the "Prince of the Plat
form," Col. George Vv". Bain of Ken
tucky, has been engaged for one lec
ture. Years ago Col. Bain took the
place in public esteem and affection
which was once occupied by John B.
Gough. We repeat him year after
year because our patrons want him.
"He wears like home-made jeans.
He sparkles like a diamond."
Dr. Vv. A. Elliott of Ottawa, Kan
sas, one of the live, pushing young
men of the Sunflower state, has beei
connected with the great Ottawa
Chautauqua for years. He will bring
us not only a great message, but will
be able to give many valuable sugges
tions as to successful Assembly work.
Rev. Father P. J. I.IacCorry, dra
matic orator of New York, is a most
gifted speaker. His lectures are great
popular orations filled with vital
Auto Pilgrimage
Season Starts
One of the first automobile parties
of the season to cross the Slsklyous,
coming from the San Francisco ex
position, passed through Tuesday for
the north, two cars being in the
party.
The autos left Dunsmuir at 7:30
a. m. Tuesday. Everything went well
until 11 a. m., when ten miles from
the Oregon border soft road was en
countered. The leading machine be
ing a large and heavy one, mired, and
Civic Ciub Ladies
Getting Results
The Civic Improvement Club
transacted a large amount of business
at their regular meeting Tuesday.
It was announced that the railroad
would allow the ladies permission to
cell Ashland postcards from the ex
hibit building at the station.
The club appropriated $5 toward
the fund to provide story-telling for
the children in the library during the
summer months. The library board
and the two Parent-Teacher associa-.
It required four horses two and a Hons are also contributing, and story-
half hours to get It started again.
After crossing the border the road
over the Slskiyous was found soft in
places.
The California car had V. B. Gaff
ney of Seattle, Wash., his two daugh
ters, Albert Dresler, a newspaper art
ist, and .George " Eshlgoshima, the
chauffeur. Another car owned by
W. Young of Vancouver, B. C, fol
lowed from the same place. Both
cars are headed for Portland. Albert
Dressler's last work was a book of
fifty comic views of San Francisco
and the exposition.
Man Worth While." It will readilv
truths. His native wit, splendid epi-I be seen that Roland A. Nichols is
grams, and facility of apt illustra- abundaiitly endowed by nature, train-
Visit Enders' boys' department.
tlons play through his sentences like
shuttles in. a loom. He is one of the
great popular lyceum orators. An
art-musical-lecture recital on the life
and labors of the meek and lowly
Nazarene, "The Story Beautiful," has
been delivered nearly seven hundred
times. It is a big story told in a big,
broad way, illuminated by the repro
duction in fac-simile colors of the
world's greatest modern paintings
more than one hundred. His picture
are unquestionably among the finest
and most artistic coloring ever at
tempted on this side of the water.
H. S. Ball Tossers
Win First Game
The Ashland high school baseball
team won the first game of the seas
on at Central Point Saturday in a
fast but slightly lopsided game. The
locals gave an excellent account of
themselves both in batting and In
fielding. Lilly starred, playing a per
fect game in the field and securing
several hits.
The high-schoolers go to Grants
Pass tomorrow and will play in that
city tomorrow and Saturday. The
first game on the home grounds will
be played one week from Saturday,
In all probability. Coach Klum Is
confident that his bunch of ball toss
ers have It over anything in this part
of the state and may arrange a game
with the best of the high school
teams from the north providing the
boys can go through the season un
defeated. Baseball is the only branch
of sport In which the Grants Pass
high school ranks with the other
'southern Oregon schools. Reports
from that city would Indicate an ex
ceptionally strong team this year and
the locals look forward to a couple
of hard-fought games in the Jose
phine county metropolis this week.
Vaudeville At
Lyric Sunday
A big show for a small admission
j Is Mr. Lawrence's offering at the
j Lyric Theatre for nest Sunday and
I Monday evenings. .An orchestral con
cert, the regular picture program and
I an act of top notch vaudeville go to
(make up an attraction which will no
doubt pack the house. The weekly
concerts put on by the Lyric eight
piece orchestra are becoming a
looked-forward-to event to the people
of Ashland.
Bert Bates and Andy JCatthews put
on a twenty-minute vaudeville sketch
which is billed for the big cities.
Clever comedy, ragtime piano selec
tions and comic cartooning make tip x,r- Worth arrived and took his cus
their offering, and any one who does jtomary chair a few minutes after the
ing and experience for his work on
the lectire platform." While there
1b a deep, inspirational purpose run
ning through all his lectures, yet he
is fully aware that the element of en
tertalnnient must be so blended that
while y, serves to illumine his sub
ject the audience is kept alert and
expecatnt. His humor is natural and
irresistible, his impersonations true
to life, his narrative and dramatic
powers thrilling, his voice deep and
resonant.
Two More Trains
After May 16th
Effective May 16, the Southern
Pacific will inaugurate an additional
passenger train in each direction be
tween Portland and San Francisco,
southbound, leave Portland 8:30 a.
m., arrive San Francisco 5:30 p. m.;
northbound leave San Francisco 11
p. m., arrive Portland 8 a. in. Trains
will carry day coaches, diner, tourist
and standard sleepers. No. 17, pres
ent Roseburg local, will leave Port
land :tu a. m. mere win tie no
other important changes in train ser
vice on the main line.
The exact time of the new trains'
arrivals in Ashland is not known but
will probably be during the early
evening.
The announcement of the addition
al trains comes as welcome news to
local railroaders as it will necessar
ily mean work for more crews out of
here. ' '
telling for the children Is assured
during the coming summer.
The trees which the Civic Club
have not sold have been set in a
vacant lot and will be in good shape
for planting in the fall.
Everyone is urged to get their park
rows put in shape. Engineer Walker
Is ready at any time to arfawer calls
for his service and makes no charge
for establishing park row grades. It
is not necessary to put in a cement
curb. Boards or just sod will do.
The ladies now have the pennants
with the Ashland slogan on them fin
ished, and anyone wishing one, phono
orders to Mrs. Whitney. Everyono
who drives a car should fly an Ash
land pennant.
Mrs. Bomar will be the club's rep
resentative at the exhibit building;
during the summer months at train
times. All who will asnit her by do
nating flowers or in any other way
will be helping out. If you have
flowers that you can spare call up
Mrs. Bomar and they will be put
where they will help Ashland.
The ladies are making a thorough
Investigation of sanitary conditions
in line with the city beautiful work.
and find unsanitary conditions at tho
rear of a great many of the business
houses and wish to call the attention
of the property owners to thoni.
Mrs. E. D. Hrlggs and Mrs. C. It.
Lamkin have been chosen to repre
sent the club at the national conven
tion of the Federation of Women's
Clubs which will be held In Portland.
The club has appropriated $10 a
month for the band with promises of
further assistance If needed.
(Continued on Page Eight.)
Deliberations Of
Council Are Quiet
The city council convened Tuesday
evening with all present but Council
man Werth. Crfy Electrician Strick
land, Street Comnflssioner Fraley,
Sexton Walrad and Chief Porter were
present at the opening of proceedings.
Mrs. O. H. Johnson was also present.
not get enough laughs out of the
.twenty minutes to lengthen his life a
couple of years, is beyond hope. A
complete change of vaudeville and
pictures on Monday evening.
State Highway ' .
Engineer in Valley
State Highway Engineer Cantlne Is
In the valley and Is expected up to
day to Inspect the Siskiyou grade.
Mr. Cantlne was shown over the
roads in the lower valley yesterday.
He la accompanied by Engineer Kltt
redge and members of the county
court.
Hoi man Bath
open for the season Saturday, May 1.
It
Standard legal blank forms of
very kind may be procured at the
Tiding office In any Quantity.'1
Head of Albany s
Chautauqua Here
'V. H. Lee, president of the Albany
Chautauqua,was in the city Monday
In the interests of Albany College, of
which he is a member of the faculty.
While in Ashland he conferred with
President Billings of the local assem
bly. The-Albany assembly has prac
tically the same program as the Ash
land program with regard to the
main lectures and entertainments.
The Willamette Valley assembly
holdB forth from the 6th to 14th of
July. r
In line with the extension w,ork of
Albany College, In which Mr. Lee is
at present engaged, being the head
of the department of education, he
visited the local high school. He was
shown through the building by Su
perintendent Briscoe, and states that
it is one of the best that he has seen
in the state. The beauty and practi
cability of the building won the visit
or's admiration. .
Band.
Members of the band are urged to
be on hand at the city hall for prac
tice promptly at 8 o'clock Friday
evening as the Auxiliary Club ball
will necessitate, a 'brief meeting.
session opened.
Recorder Gillette read his monthly
report for March, which was accept
ed. s
A petition was read from the board
of directors of the Auxiliary of the
Women's Civic Improvement Club re
questing free water and electric lights
for their club houses The council
granted the request and the club will
have free light and water during the
time of occupancy of the present club
home.
Christ Geuckel made,' application
for position as caretaker of Mountain
View cemetery. Referred to proper
committee.
A petition was read from Benton
Bowers recommending that the coun
cil place notices along the. Boulevard
prohibiting the pasturing of cows
along the Boulevard and stating that
several people had been tieing cows
to the newly planted trees, breaking
them and feeding off the foliage.
Thereis an ordinance covering
matters of this kind and the chief of
police was Instructed to put aii end
to the practice of pasturing cows
along this street.
A petition from residents along
Scenic Drive, formerly known as
Woolen street and Prospect street,
requesting that certain properties be
vacated so that the street could be
properly graded, was referred to the
street committee.
Councilman Ware then came for.
ward with a recommendation from
the street committee in regard to the
matter, it appearing that the com
mittee had already looked Into the
matter. The council recommended
the vacation "of , the property men-
Big Egg Blamed
On Lithia Water
S. P. Officials.
Here Monday
Chairman Greer of the springs wa
ter commission returned from San
j Francisco yesterday after a confer-
Another globe trotter passed
through this city Sunday evening, on
his homeward stretch. His name Is
John Towers and is from Portland.
Maine. His walk is from Portland to
Frisco and return and must include)
in It 1.000 miles in Canada.
Hobo's Diary Makes
Good Reading
ence with the Southern Pacific offi
cials on the -matter of thirty-ctay
stopover tickets on through traffic
after the first of July. Also he took j
i.miia water nas scored another ; i me muei in imuh improvement Two unwelcome tourists arrived in
triumph." A Rhode Ishland Red hen, w ith John McLaren, who will come , , . f , . . ,
both hungry and thirsty broke into
E. V. Carter's residence and Btole a
the property of H. S. Palmerlee, has! 'we withru a week to landscape the
tied knots in all local records for a park.
hen's egg. The record-breaking ! On next Monday General Passenger
product measures 9 inches by 6 4 Agent F. E. Batturs and Allen Pol
inches. Mr. Palmerlee says that it j lock of the hotel department of the
is the lithia water in the air which southern Puclflc Company will spend
caused the phenomenal outburst ofme day in Ashland going over the
generosity on the part of his fowl.
tioned and passed a resolution cover.
Ing the customary posting of notices.
The $60 which Is granted annually
to pay the hire of a man to help put
Mountain-- View cemetery in shape for
Memorial day, was appropriated.
' A requisition from the fire chief
for some minor supplies for the fire
truck, was allowed.
An appropriation of $73 was re
quested i for the completion of the
work on Scenic Drive through the
Gibson property. On motion of Mr.
Ware the appropriation was granted.
Chairman Ashcraft of the water
committee asked authorization for
hotel and transportation situation
with the springs water commission.
At the same time Ellis F. Law
rence, director of the School of
Architecture of the University of Ore
gon, will be here and consult -with
the commission on the type of archi
tecture to be employed in the foun
tains and necessary park buildings.
Ho conies at the Instance of the uni
versity without cost to the city.
Obituary.
Miss Vivian, Freeman, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Freeman, died at
the family residence, 2fil Oberlln
street, shortly nfter midnight Tucs-
bottle of milk. The gentlemen worn
rounded up by the police force and
placed in the city cooler. Being of
a musical temperament, they enter
tained the business men of t lie Plazu
district with harmonious selections
at Irregular intervals during the two
days of their Interment. A mysteri
ous looking document was found on
one of the milk stealers. Being writ
ten in shorthand, it was necessary to
call In one of the high school short
hand students, who translated tho
document. It was found to bn a
diury and contained an account of
the owner's activities tdnco the first
of the year and makes Interesting;
reading. That a petty thief's life is
not one of unalloyed Joy is, shown by
the fact that about two-thirds of tha
past three months was spent either
In Jail or In the hospital. Some very
Interesting transactions of a Walling-
day. Miss Freeman was born In
the layinc of pipe in certain parts of N'ewtn, Kan., on February 10, 18S4. ford nature were recorded. One of
town ana siatea mat rourteen men
had been put to work Tuesday morn
ing. The work was authorized.
The bonds of Messrs. Strickland
and rtnsaell of the electrical depart
ment were approved.
The council authorized the pay
ment of a seed bill of $50, it being
understood that the ladles of the
Civic Improvement Club would pay
other bills In regard to planting of
shrubs and would take care of the
cemetery for the remainder of the
year.
The resignation of Mr. Mlnkler
from the springs commission was ac
cepted by the council, the mayor an
nouncing that the appointment of a
successor would be made in the near
future.
The mayor announced that he had
appointed Mr. Broener for the West
Side and Mr. Oowdy for the East Side
to check up the water system and
users. -
She Is survived by her parents and
one sister and five brothers.
Miss Freeman was 111 for fjve
months In South Bend, Wash., and
two weeks In Corvallls, Ore., before
being brought to Ashland about two
weeks ago. Funeral services will bo
held Friday, April 30, at the Naza
rent church at 2 p. m. Interment In
Mountain View cemetery. Rev. Scott
will conduct the funeral services.
the most Interesting wns that In
which he sold a kodak case full of
rocks for eight dollars and the kodak
for three.
The two gentlemen, who gave their
nntnes as Bert Williams and Clarence)
V. McMahon, were released and sent
on their way after a stay of throo
days as guests of the city.
At this juncture Mayor Johnson
stated that he had heard of a method
of exterminating poison oak by spray
ing with gasoline, and a trial of the
spray will be made by one of the
councllmen.
'The ordinance relating to the Bo
dalya lands was read by title and
passed, as was also the ordinance In
regard to prize fighting and fortune
telling.
The council then went Into execu
tive session.
There Is no such thing as "less
majesty" In Ashland. Councilman
Ware, head of tho ordinance com-,
mittee which framed the present ef
fective auto ordinance, left his car
standing In front of the city hall
while he attended council mooting;
Tuesday evening. During hlg ab
sence the lights went out and ho
found a tag tied to the wheel, asking
blm to call at the police station.
Standard legal blank forms of .
every kind may be procured, at tkV
Tidings office In any quantity.