' "flCODff ft, Ashland Grows While Lithia flows" 'City of Sunshine and flowers x ASHLAN'B IDINGS Ashland, Oregon. Lithia Springs "The Carlsbad of America' VOL. XXXIX ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 3, 1915 NUMBER 98 Guy Bates Post in "Omar" is Coming Tabloid Play at Lyric This Week "Omar the Teutmaker," which The Kenworthy Players with Helen comes to the Vining Theatre for a j Duffy will open an engagement of night's engagement, Saturday, June j seven nights at the Lyric Theatre 5, is rich in suggestions of the Orient j Thursday,. May" 6, presenting tabloid the plot and counterplot form an I or condensed versions of successful intensely interesting drama, but the Plays in one and two act3. . These principal interest centers around the . Plays carry the complete plot ana ac State Will Put Siskiyou Grade In Shape For Summer Travel character of Omar Khayyam, inter preted by Guy Rates Post. The vari ous phases of the role, the grave and the gay, the loving and the reckless, tion without the necessity of chang ing Bcenery or' using superfluous characters. The company Includes five capable people and all plays are are all given with a finenesse of art staged with scenery carried by the that makes this picture of the poetic ( company. The members of the eom tentmaker one to' be long remem-jpany are Mllburn Kenworthy. Helen bered. The rovsterer of the tavern ! Duffy, Edw. Fitz Gerald, Zoe Bates was a different Omar from the loving father of the little Shircen, but. at no .time has Richard Walton Tully, the "The Siskiyou highway is one of the finest roads in the country. It ha3 been well planned, Its grades and curves are excellent and the construc tion was a good job. It has stood the winter well, with .but few slides and settlements. Monday tho state will begin work upon it to place it in condition for summer travel," an nounced State Kngineer E. I. Cantine after completing a trip with the mem bers of the county court over the highway last Friday. The state highway engineer will have general supervision of all the Pacific highway work, including that done by the county, and will have complete charge of that done by the state. The county's engineer will work under Mr. Cantlne's supervision in constructing road north of Cen tral Point, while Mr. Kittredge will and Armine Lamb. An entire change of program and pictures will be given nightly, and for the opening perform- author, in presenting .this character j ance the famous play of "Charley's foreotten to siiceest the ' treat and Aunt" will be given. Thi3 play has subtle mind that was undoubtedly j heen arranged in one long act run possessed by. the ancient Persian ,nins forty minutes and is a scream poet. He gives him a large philoso- of fun from start to finish.1 Mr. Ken- - . - - - I . . ... It I 1. U -1 ' phy of life that Is beautiful, and the uny " 3 a continue as assistant state engineer verses that have been taken from theA'jnt, the lady from Brazil where the;on the o!skivou sectlon. Rubalyat have been selected with the , nuts come from, and the fun com- The fjrst vor- tQ ,.e done ,)y the idea of presenting the ideal instead j menees the moment he appears In state will be getting the road in shape of the more earth'ly phase of Omar : female attire. Miss Duffy is in the,over the ss;;V0U8 for R:Tlmer use, Khayyam's character. role or Amy ana air. Lamrj as cnar Perhaps the most beautiful feature '!' Miss Bates is the real aunt and of the play are thce quotations: In !Mr- Gerald as the funny old un eonstruefing the drama Omah js fv- :c,e- Pictures will also be on the pro en two dreams. In which his philoso-: ram andprices will be 10 and 20 p.hy is pronounded one, the scene in cents for the biggest small show that the potter's shop, while in the other, ' has ever been offered in this city, his conl. when tortured, disembarks ! For a real treat be sure to see the from the Forely tried body and peers Kenworthy Players at the Lyric behind the veil. Mr. Post's diction Is, Theatre nest Thursday night, perfect, and lovers of Omar Khayyam j Manager Lawrence has had these will enjoy a treat (n this preseata- P'ayers at his theatre In other cities tjon ! several times during the past three ! years and says that they are by far (the best small dramatic company on 1 the road. Beet Sugar Factory Issue is Live One estimated to cost several thousands, followed by raving operations begin ning at the intersection of the Klam ath road, thence south as far as this year's appropriation goes. The new grade will be allowed to settle a year before paving begins. The state will maintain the Siskiyou section until completed. tlur or not the Siskiyou sec tion v ill lie enlarged to include the Billinjs grade, norticof Ashland, will be determined by the state highway comm; sion. Its inclusion will prob ably 1 e le-.'oiiir.icnded by Mr. Can tine, dough he has not yet commit ted himself. K not included, the Lcountv will construct this section. Th" county will grade under En gineer Cantine's supervision, but with its own engineer, the highway from Gold Hill to Rogue River, and the paving of the same will follow. It is probable that cement paving will be iaid on the Slskiyous, as the cement highway has advantages ever bituli'hie on grades. In walking over the Siskiyous the Inspection party had a taste of real winter weather, encountering a stiff gale, ;i rMiilature blizzard and snow storm. All were pleased with the highv ay. That the beet sugar factory propo sition is not a dead number, as many seem to think, is shown by the fol lowing letter from Ceet Sugar Expert Storey: To the Farmers of the Rogue River Valley: Full Crew Bill Passes in California Railroad workers in California last week won their big fight of the ses sion in the assembly by the passage or the Full Crew Hill, A. B. 927, by Gelder. This measure is the most important on the labor program, so far as tho railroad and trainmen are The proposed sujar factory talk is j concerned. Against it was arrayed all the big railroads of the State, as well as the branch lines. It amends the Full Crew Law by providing for more men on certain trains and bringing under tho law other classes of trains now exempt from the preesnt law. Under the measure, mixed trains shall have the full quota of men. tho list being added to by one brakeman. It is provided that there shall bo three brakemen, an engineer and a conductor for every train this ap plies to freight trains of fifty ears, and an e::tra brakeman for every ad ditional twenty-five cars. Work trains also are brought un der the "full crew" provision, by add- not a wildcat scheme, as some peo ple seer-.i to think, as I a.n In posses sion of a letter which states that C. W. Nlldey, Sr., and associates are ready to build the factory if we wilt show them that sugar beets can be grown here. Now, I firmly believe that a great deal of the soil in the valley will produce the goods, there fore I ask the farmers to help me by giving the Vects planted the very best of care, and I will help you all I can. No doubt most of the beets are up by this time, nnd should bo cultivat ed and thinned early. Keep the ground loose and free from weeds. Thin as soon after beets have four Make Ashland the Spotless City Eigfyt Militiamen To Officers' School Teachers' Review Class. , A teachers' review class in the west !room of the Polvtechnlc College, Ash Ller.tenants Foss and Foster of thelan(Ji win ,)egin work June 1 and Medford C. A. C. company and Lieut- j contnue to June 30, when the several Dean of the local company form an i rountie8 have the regular examina evamination board which held exami-;tIon For lnfornialion address W. T. nations in this city last Wednesday Van S(.oy Rogue River 0re 9S.8t night for those of the local company . who wished to try for their gunner's j . ........ rating. Elcht first clas and six sec- ( f if) JJ IF Hj?I Rfl0lt5 ond class gunners received their .rat-J UvWZW ing as a result. On Thursday even ing Lieut. Dean went to Medford where like examinations were held Capt. Collins of the regular army On Flowers and Birds Any one interested, in Oregon wild was present Wednesday evening, also , fi0W(,rs v,.n find the "Floral Calen Lieut. Williams of the adjutant-gen- dar," sent out by Professor Sweetser eral's staff, the particular mission of 0f the University of Oregon, and ex the latter being to inspect and survey , hibitcd on the bulletin board at the the equipment at this station. public library, very interesting and The f.unners' examination is pre-' instructive, paratryy to the officers' school which The following books on wild flow will be held at Fort Stevens this ' ers aiui hirds may be had at the week. Lieutenants Dean and Blake Hhrarv- will go from here and five enlisted men. The men who will make the j trip will be named tonight. All of j the men who passed the examination j for first class gunner are anxious to go. The officers will have no trouble i with time on their hands at this en- j campment. says Captain Collins. J Their day wllf bo a full one. From i Bergin Elements of Botany. Rattan West Coasl Botany. Wright Botany. Beal Seed Dispersal. J Weed Seed Travelers. ! Parsfins ;Wild Flowers. U. of O. Oregon Ferns. Howell Northwest Flora. Henshaw Mountain Wild Flow R a. m. until 4 p. m. they will be kept 1 Bailey Handbook of Birds of the busy with instruction practice and Westerrt United States. Governor Withycombe has advised that the entire state devote the period of May 4 to 11 inclusive to the cleaning up of backyards and vacant lots and to the painting of unsightly fences and buildings. Port land commercial bodies are instigat ing a general city cleanup for three days. While Ashland has already had a cleanup day with good results, a great deal more can be accomplished. Everyone who is in a position to do so should apply a coat of paint to their fences, outbuildings and houses. Do not rest content with having gath ered' up all'of the trash from your back yard, but be sure that the yard is kept clean. Keep the lawn mowed and irrisated so that Ashland will present the same uniform appearance of green lawns in September as it does at the present time. Ashland has always been noted as a clean town. Make a special effort County Government Cheap in Jackson Washington. The per capita cost of county government is higher in Klamath county than in any other county In Oregon, according to the report just made public by the cen sus bureau, which gives elaborate detailed figures on county revenues and expenditures for 1913. Jackson county was one of the lowest in per capita cost, nearly $1.50 per capita less than the general average. The report shows that in Klamath county the per capita cost was $27.77, as against an everage cost of county government for the entire state of $10. S3. In nine counties tho per cWfiita cost exceeded $!!, a follows: Crook $15.22, Curry $1S.GS, Gilliam $13.31. Josephine- $18.00, Klamath $27.77, Lake 19.02. In Multnomah county the per cap ita cost was $S.70, in Washington county $12.95 and in Lane $12.2X. The record for low per capita gov ernment was made by Hood River leaves as possible, from eight to ing a brakeman. Pile-driving outfits twelve inches apart in the rows, us-: and other vehicles moved on track, ing a short handle garden hoe for the not now covered by the law, aro purpose. In thinning, try and select obliged to have a conductor and n the best plants, where you can. brakeman in charge, in addition to After beets are thinned', say a week 'the engineer. or two. cultivate with n spike-tooth j Another provision Is that locomo culiivajtor, so as to loosen the soil fives moved under steam shall bo deep. I manned by a locomotive engineer and When it becomes hot and dry. just !a fireman, cultivate the surface of tho ground, Under the present system watch- where you have no irrigation. When men sometimes occupy the place, water Is to be used don't irrigate as long as plants will grow well without, as early irrigation stops the beets froin getting the required length. After Irrigation, as soon as the soil will permit of working, cultivate so as to keep the ground loose, then never let thorn get too dry, but irri gate again when needed, and I am sure we will get results. Yours truly, SAMUEL STOREY. R. F. D. No. 2, Central Point. which thcPhill sets apart for the firo-man. Physician to Take Reports Road to Be in Good Shape Tiie controversy Grants Pass Courier: Ex-Highway Engineer Bow'by will please take note that autos aro now traveling; the 'Pacific highway Its entlro dis tance and are meeting none of tho difficulties that he had pointed out. A driver recently left Portland trav eling smith his Fun! nntn parrvlnir Charge of Poor'f"r i,as,:pn",rn an,i 2,r, pounds or I baggage. Here is t ho report this driver made of the condition of tho over the care of highway to the secretary of tho Port- uie poor wno need uosp.iai em e nun ,., Automobile Club: this year and let us have a town j county, where the cost wns $7.50 n which will be spotless. person. Other counties in which the j per capita cost fell below $10 were: The second of the Dramatic Club's , Baker $S.34. Clackamas $0.07. Co- vatidc-ville entertainments at the Vin ing Wednesday, May 12. It drills about the fort3. The rest of ho Hmp will hp 7ivpn nr to ctudv 1 From Juno 15 to 2 8 tho entire company will go to Fort Stevens (located near the mouth of the Co lumbia river) for the annual encampment. Finley American Dirds. Lord First Book oi Oregon Birds. Miller Bird "Lover of tho West. Reed Western Bird Guide. Wheelock Birds of California. Kearton Our Bird Friend. Miller First Book of Birds.. Miller Second Book of Birds. Commeirlnl Club Meets Tonight. The semi-annual meeting for elec tion of officers of the Commercial Club will be held tonight at 8 o'clock. Under our constitution there Is no voting by proxy, ana any member in default for more than sixty days Is SPOKTlXfJ EVENTS FOR, PORTLAND ROSE FESTIVAL Athletic events his year will be an importanj d'vlsison of tho Portland not entitled to vote. You should I "wo" c"""- retary or me iiesia, niter a confer ence with officials of the Multnomah Amateur Athlet'c Club announces the list of events as follows: 100-yard therefore see that your dues are paid. There will be other matters of im portance to. come before the club, nnrl vnn nra oornfRtlv rpnupsted to be i i iiiinn f, I dash, 220-yard dash, 440-yard run, present and bring one application for , ' - ..... membership In the club. Ask your neighbor to join. W. E. NEWCOMBE, President. Classy Vaudeville Vining Next Week Another classy vaudeville enter tainment will be put on by the Ash land Dramatic Club under the auspices of the Civic Auxiliary Club Wednesday evening, May 12, at the Vining Theatre. Tho program will be entirely dif ferent and promises to be even better than the first. It will consist of fancy danVing, dramatic readings, at tractive choruses, novelty songs and a thirty-minute playlet or skit with Dutch setting. Reserved seats 50c, children 25c. SCHOOL i HILDREN ARE s KAISING MANY HOGS Medfonl Has Team. Medford has organized a city base ball team which they expect to clean jof four mrn up tne vauey. me ministers oi uim city have got together and organized a Twilight Sunday School League. The Medford high school has no ball team, the students -devoting their time to track work. Ashland, on the other hand, has no track team, so that It would appear that the old riv als will not meet this spring. half-mile run, five-mile modified marathon. 120-yard dash, 220-yard low hurdle, shot-put, discus throw, IC-pound hammer throw, 56-poimd weight, running high Jump, running broad Jump, pole vault, Javelin tnrow fe(.t8 0n the Industry. and a mile relay, each team composed The plan Inaugurated about threo months ago by the Portland "Union Stockyards whereby the school chil dren of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, by signing a ten-months note at 6 per cent, could receive high grade sowb already bred and treated for cholera, has met with such unex pected success that it has been neces sary to call a conference of the rais ers of stock of that class to devise means for filling all the applications for stock. It Is believed this cam paign will be nation-wide in Its ef- Bay, don't forget that you can get a real Mlxlcan sun hat for 60 cents at Mitchell & Whittle's. The meet will be held June 11 and will be known os the P. N.. A. track and field meet, 't will be under the auspices of the Multnomah Club and the" festival association. The games will serve as a tryout to select a team to represent the Pacific Northwestern Association In the far western track and field championships at San Fran cisco. Entries are being received from all athletic clubs of the north west, Including those of Vancouver and Victoria, W C. ; W. C. Wells and William McGregor of Flint, Mich arrived here the lat ter part of the week with tho object of looking over the situation as to locating permanently. Their atten tion to the Rogue River Valley was directed by C. E. Wallls, contractor, who divides his time between south ern Oregon and Washington localities. . A gentleman's Union suit In the Porosknlt or B. V. D. for $1, all sizes up to 46, at Mitchell & Whittle's. lumbia $0.82, Jackson $0.2,1, Marlon $.31, Union $9.00, Wasco $8.23. Baseball Team Breaks Even The Ashland high school baseball team-broke even In the two games played at Grants Pass last Friday and Saturday, winning tho first and los ing the second. Ikey Cornell, the GrantB Pass pitcher, was the main cause for the locals' downfall in the second game. Cornell Is :-:aid to be the best high school pitcher In the state. A series of two games will be played here In a couple of weeks with the Pass team and promise to be clmcly contested. A full account of last week's games will be given in Thursday's paper. lieen delinilely settled. Ir. ,. K. Hart will take over the ( institution and attend those of the inmates who need hospital attend ance. The Sacred Heart hospital at Med ford offered to take all of the indi gents who needed medical attendance under their charge at a contract price. The consideration of the offer by the county court brought forth a "lioad report between Portland ll'ge of (lie ! nn,i Dr-iln- I'm thiiiil tit f'nll'll'n Grove, roads excellent. We made It with four iissengersand 250 pound of baggage in Ford in twelve hours. Cotlake Grove to Drain: Some bad holes, nut we made it without get ting stuck. "Road report between Drain ami Roseliurg: Road to Yonealie not bad, a few small mud holes; Yoncall: storm of protest from the Protestant j j0 Koseliurg, fine. churches of the -county, w ho objected to the poor being sick or dying under the enre, of Catholics. Since tiie greater portion of the inhabitants of the poor farm need medical attendance which necessitat ed the retaining of a physician, it would seem that having a physician in charge would be not only the FILTH MEANS FLIES; FLIES MEAN DEATH Flies love to feast on filth, and then go into the house and wipe their feet on your cake or on baby's bottle. Screen the house! It Is true they are nature's scaven gers, but they spread filth and dls eaf.o In doing their work. And be sides it Is better to do your own scav eiu'.ering by keeping clean than to have tho fly do It for you; for not only as a fly a dangerous companion, but clean people are beginning to suspect that those who have flies about them are dirty housekeepers. If, therefore, you wish to bear a reputation for cleanliness In your neighborhood, be sure that your trush and manure heaps are frequent ly removed and that your house Is properly screened! D. C. Hodge will be In Ashland Sunday, May 9, 8 p. n., and will de liver his famous lecture, "Nature's Religion.'' He Is a veteran of our civil war and has been an the plat form for over twenty years. Every body cordially Invited at the Temple of Truth. "Road report between Rosebtirg; and Diint'.inuir. Ror.eburg to Ashland: Good roc.ds. Cow Creek rnnyon dry, roail newly completed. Central Point to Ashand, hard surfaced. Ashland to Co'e, near Oregon-California stato line: Road over Siskiyou mountain!! good. Now dry; if it rains it might lie impassable. Ran more than half cheapest but the most effective wayu..V ovor the .Mountains on the high of caring for tho county poor. I wish to announce that I have added to my stock a full line of en tirely nev corsets which I am proud to orfer to the public. The Art Store. East Main. gear. Road from Cole to Duiismulr fir.e." Storms Do More Good than Harm As far us can be ascertained, no damage was done to the Rogue Kiver Valley fruit crop by the storms of the past week, and but little to garden truck nnd small fruits. Although of his companions. WHAT GO!:s TO MAKE A FINE SI'OKTKMAV "A true sporti-.nian" a the hfghos-t compliment that can bo offered to the devotees of rod and gun sports. If a person be entitled to that desig nation among his friends, we under stand lie has got "the real stuff" In his makeup. In no place more than on outing expedition can we find out the true character of any person. Tho real sportsman never takes unfair ndvantago of the fish nnd gano nor and ho rather frost. waB expected, the temperature moderated beforo tho clouds disap peared and frost danger is conceded to be past. The weather of tho past week was the coldest April weather for many years past, but happened to come at a time when the fruit wuu in shape to withstand it. Much good will result from tho moisture which was precipitated. Many thousands of sheep were lost In eastern. Oregon. Reports from California citrus and apple belts show that Jack Frost denlt a heavy blow, causing much damage. This affects a field of. com petition of local growers. Most all numbers In D. Mc. crochet and embroidery threads. No advance In prices. The Art Store, East Mali). Factory methods and factory ma terial. Jbhnson the Jeweler. 97-tf prides hliurelf in taking "the worst end of it" in seeking to bo agreeable) and doing his share of tho work nec essary to make, a successful outln If a fellow has got a real big. warm heart in him he can't help being a true sportsman. Ho doesn't want "the best" of every proposition, but Is ready to take an even break" ami smile at sin-cess or the absence of it. He never complains at trifles, nor gets peevish becauso things don't al ways "come his way." He uses hia best Judgment and abides by the re sult. It Is a real pleasure to have such companions on one's outing trips, and all selfishness disappears. How fine Is this sentiment which In duces the whole party to equalize the opportunities for sport and divide up the catch of fish., or bag of game equally among all, as well as equal izing all the other preparations1 con nected with the sport.