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Ashland Grows While Lithia flows"
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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.