'Ashland Grows While Uthla Flows'
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Ashland
TIDING
Ashland, Oregon, Uthla Springs
"The Carlsbad of America'
VOL. XXXIX
ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1915
NUMBER 103
Enders Still Kicks
On Commission
H. G. Enders complains lately on
the street because the Tidings Is
charging the regular rate for print
ing the expense account of the
springs water commission. He says
the Tidings ought to print it for noth
ing. For fourteen months prior to the
month of January, this year, the Tid
ings paid a man $100 per month sal
ary to take the place of Mr. Greer on
the newspaper so that he could de
vote his time to the springs work for
nothing.
After the subscription notes had
been returned to those who signed
them Mr. Greer was the only man In
Ashland who was out any money on
this, enterprise, and he was $1,400
behind on that one Item besides other
money he had spent out of his pocket
in the enterprise
. Now if Mr. Enders will be kind
enough to pay back to Mr. Greer the
$1,400 he spent last year in order to
be able to give his time free to the
city, then the said Enders will be In
a better position to ask Mr. Greer to
print the financial proceedings of the
springs commission without pay.
In the meantime the Tidings will
go right on performing the service
and charging for it at five cents a
line, the same price that Mr. Enders
pays for his business reading notices.
Such foolish and unjustifiable crit
icism makes us tired, but it is to be
expected from that source.
Five cents the line is the price paid
for legal notices by all lawyers, by
Jackson county, by the city of Ash
land and by every other municipality
in the country.
Why should not the Tidings be
paid that price for the service? End
ers talks like a man with indigestion.
Grand Jury Closes.
Shortest Session
Seven true bills, three of them
against one man, were returned by
the grand Jury Monday, which closed
its 'deliberations in the shot test time
of any Inquisitorial body in the his
tory of Jackson county. Four not
true bills were returned.
Harry Foster was indicted upon
three counts, two for larceny from
a dwelling and one for arson. Foster
is alleged to have burglarized the
home of County Jailor Wilson, wno
befriended him, and then setfire to
the house to cover up his crime. Fos
ter afterwards attempted to sell his
loot to second hand stores In Med
ford. Bert Collins, recently brought back
from Seattle, was indicted for larceny
by bailee. Collins is alleged to have
appropriated a suitcase belonging to
M. E. Craig, which was given him to
express to Portland.
Dave Alexander, indicted under the
name of John Alexander, is accused
of an immorality charge. J. Reinery
was indicted upon a burglasy accusa
tion. The petit jury for the May term
will be called next Monday, and also
promises to be the shortest session in
the annals of jurisprudence In this
county.
Chester Stevenson-Named For
Springs Water Commissioner
Mayor Johnson has appointed Ches
ter Stevenson to succeed R. A. Mink
ler on the springs commission. The
selection was made after weeks of
thorough discussion, and the mayor
believes that a better man could not
be found for the place. The appoint
ment of Mr. Stevenson will be rati
fied by the council Tuesday evening.
Mr Stevenson came to Ashland
four years ago from North Yakima,
Wash., where he owned and conduct
ed the largest department store in
the city. He has had years of busi
ness experience and was highly re
garded for his business ability in the
Washington town. Mr. Stevenson
came to Ashland for health consider
ations and has not engaged in busi
ness here, being well off In this
world's goods. He bought the John
son place on Wlmer street on his
arrival here. He has spent a goodly
part of his time in pursuance of a
bent for photography since coming to
Ashland and has made a statewide
reputation as an outdoor photo
graphic artist. He is a man of ideas
and his artistic qualities as well as
his business and executive ability will
be an invaluable aid to the commis-
College Will
Furnish Farm Help
The Oregon Agricultural College
offers its services to farmeTs needing
some farm labor this summer. Many
of the students are glad of a chance
to work. In the past, farmers who
have employed students have ex
pressed themselves as well pleased
with the character of their work.
Many of these young fellows are
specializing and can give extra good
service In their own lines, such as
creamery, cannery, cheese factory
employment and the like. Any Ore
gon farmer who wants help from the
college will be furnished a blank on
application, and can be Tairly sure of
getting the tvee of men he needs.
Sunday Concert
Promises Much
Manager Lawrence of the Ljirc
Theatre will direct an eight-piece or
chestra in a number of popular con
cert numbers Sunday evening.
Among the old favorites will be the
"Sextette from Lucia" and grand se
lections from the "Bohemian Girl."
This will be the biggest orchestra
both in numbers and in quality that
has ever been gathered together from
local musical talent. A great amount
of special preparation Is being in
dulged In for the Sunday evening con
cert and music lovers are assured of
a rare treat. The concert will begin
at 7:30 sharp and will be given to
gether with a picture program of ex
ceptional merit, with no advance in
the price ofadmission. Such an am
bitious musical undertaking has
never before been attempted in a low
priced moving picture theatre and
will no doubt become a great draw
ing card.
j.i 1
:
CHESTER STEVENSON,
New Springs Commissioner.
Many High School
Positions Open
University of Oregon, Eugene.
Changes in high school staffs, or ad
ditions to them, are uncommonly
numerous this year, according to the
requests so far made by the boards
of directors for candidates whom the
University of Oregon appointment bu
reau will recommend. "More re
quests have come this year than dur
ing the whole of last year," said Fred
C. Ayer, professor of education and
director of the bureau.
Professor Ayer suggests two reas
ons for the numerous openings: Ore-
gon boards of directors show increas
ing tendency to look for state trained
teachers; and the new union high
schools are providing numerous
teaching places.
The drift toward state trained
teachers Instead of eastern teachers
is due to improvement in state stand
ards and to the fact that much thor-
Short Session
And Much Routine
sion in the work of laying out the
park.
Mr. Stevenson Is in a position to
devote a great part of his time to the
work and Is universally conceded to
be the man for the place.
Tuesday evening's council meeting
was short and' to the point. Nothing
came" up of momentous importance,
but the city fathers waded through
a lot of routine business. After the
reading of the minutes the fire com
mittee was instructed to investigate
the request of John Rusk to build an
addition onto his Fourth street bak
ery. Permission to move a building
through the streets was referred to
the street committee. The fire com
mittee was ordered to consider the
purchase of u00 feet of 2'-inch fire
hose and the retreading of the fire
truck tires.
On recommendaton of the sanitary
committee the Ashland Trading Com
pany was given permission to put in
a temporary outlet from the vegeta
ble stand in the vestibule to the gut
ter. It was made plain that this per
mission was revocable so that as soon
Find Fewer
Vacant Houses
Noted Lady Speaker
Saturday Night
Miss Meddie O. Hamilton, field
secretary of the great New York
Chautauqua, the oldest and largest,
who is visiting the coast, will speak
at the Presbyterian church next Sat
urday evening at 7:45, on "The
American Idea." Miss Hamilton Is
one of the finest of speakers and a
lady of great ability. The demand
for her work is far greater than she
can fill. Dr. Newell Dwight Hillls
recently spoke very highly of Miss ! property upon which a vacant house
Hamilton's lecture. This is the first stood and where there was no Bep-
The report of the water inspectors
at Tuesifay evening's council meeting
brought forth some Interesting facts.
The fact appears that there are about
seventy-five less empty houses than
at this time last year. This with the
increased school attendance points
toward a material increase in popula
tion. A new proposition for handling the
cases of those who wished to Irrigate
ough investigation of the qualifica- j ns other arrangements be made, over-
tions of candidates is possible when
their education has been obtained in
Oregon. Often they can be looked
over personally; usually the refer
ences they give are of persons well
known in the state, and the appoint
ment bureau of a state institution
can be consulted.
time that Ashland has been honored
with a representative from the Moth
er Chautauqua. Let us give her a
large audience and a warm reception.
No admission. No collection.
Medford (Jolfers l$mt Eugene.
The Medford Country Club defeat
ed the Eugene Country Club In both
tennis and golf matches Sunday. The
visitors scored four points in golf
and none In tennis. Chandler Eagan,
who was runner-up In the Panama
Pacific golf championship, is a mem
ber of the Medford golf team.
Phone job orders to the Tidings.
Talent Party in
Auto Smashup
Levi A. Stagg of Talent Is In
Sacred Heart Hospital at Medford In
a very serious condition as a result
of an auto accident early Sunday
morning. For a time his life was
despaired of, but he Is now resting
easier and will no doubt recover.
Stagg is well known to many Ashland
people, he having been engaged in
the auto livery business out of Talent
and spending a great part of his time
In this city.
The car turned turtle while going
around a curve on the highway near
the P. & E. crossing below Medford.
According to occupants of a car which
was following, the car was going at
a high rate of speed and leaped high
In the air when it left the road, turn
ing a complete somersault and light
ing In the ditch. Stagg and Guy
Quackenbush of Talent were pinned
underneath, the other five occupants
being thrown clear and escaping with
minor scratches. Quackenbush was
brulBed about the face and head and
his chest crushed. Several reasons
are given for the accident, the most
commonly accepted being that Stagg
misjudged the curve. The party was
returning from the Gold Hill celebra
tion. Stagg Is married and has two small
children. He Is a young man of ex
emplary habits and was considered a
good driver
Free Methodist
Conference
Get right on your feet try a pair
of Scholl's Foot Eazers. Briggs &
Shlnn.
Land Purchased
For a Park
Tuesday night the city council ap
pointed a committee to investigate
The southern Oregon annual con-j the purchase of land for the park be-
arate cutoff was discussed. Hereaf
ter by giving a bond such Irrigation
can bf. carried on and the property
owner is obliged to notify the author
ities when the vacant house becomes
occupied or when water is used In It.
Anything good
Plaza Market.
in meat
at the
It
Ashland Plan
To Be Discussed
Can't Agree on
Highway Location
Friction has developed over the lo
cation of the Pacific highway from
Central Point to the Josephine county
line in which William C. Leever and
F. H. Madden, Jackson county com
missioners, are arrayed against Coun
ty Judge Tou Velle and E. I. Cantine,
state highway engineer. The commis
sioners, as the majority of the court,
officially decided on the route to be
followed in making the road and the
county judge refused to sign the or
der. He filed a protest and Cantine,
when in this section of the state,
sided with the judge.
Judge Tou Velle and the new high
way engineer assert the route select
ed necessitates three railroad cross
ings between Central Point and Tolo.
They say that by keeping the highway
on the east side of the track one
crossing would be enough. Cantine
recently named Engineer Clark of
Seven Oaks to have change of the con
struction of this section of the road.
flow of this kind may be otherwise
disposed of.
Councilman Cunningham reported
that a telephone had been Installed
in the city electrlsian'8 office.
Mrs. Chapman appeared before the
council in regard to the -petition to
redress for the death of Lloyd Chap
man, which occurred a year ago the
Fourth of July. It was decided 'to
take up the matter in executive ses
sion. The recorder reported In regard to
a matter of irrigating lots where no
cutoff had been provided. The mat
ter was referred to the ordinanco
committee.
A petition from Mr. Minor request
ing the use of the normal grounds
for the purpose of holding a camn
(Continued on Page EigUt.)
ference of the Free Methodist church
closed its fourth session at Grants
Pass last Sunday, at which the follow
ing appointments were made: D. D.
Dodge, district elder; Medford, J. E.
Bradley; Trail and Derby, J. E. Mc
Donald; Ashland, J. F. Smith; Klam
ath Falls, to be supplied; Grants
Pass, T. W. Oliver; McDowell, Cal.,
W. E. Goode; C. E. Glazier, evangel
ist; J. W. Sharpe, J. H. Brown and
H. J. Blair, superanuated; Roseburg,
R. H. Dollarhide; Cottage Grove,
Rhoda Burnett; Springfield, Marsula
and Fall Creek, M. F. Childs. Mrs.
M. F. Chllds was elected delegate to
the Woman's Foreign Missionary con
ference to be held In Chicago com
mencing June 9. Mrs. Childs will
visit friends In Manhattan, Kan., on
her way to Chicago.-
Hotel Builder
Is Interested
French Lick Springs in Indiana
constitutes one of the big watering
resorts of the United States. Tom
Taggart, who owns and manages
them, is one of the big politicians and
promoters of the middle west. He
has a friend In Ashland, who recently
wrote him and sent descriptions of
the Ashland springs and development
project. Taggare Is noted for build
ings hotels at favored places and op
portune times. He writes back to his
Ashland friend that the proposition
here looks good to him and that he
expects to look Into the matter fur
ther later on. Just now he states he
Is unable to do anything owing to the
fact that he is expending a large sum
of money Improving his holdings at
French Lick.
Don't forget that- Saturday Is the
last day of the big reduction sale at
Orres' tailor shop. Suits tailored to
your measure for $18. Values tip to
$30.
tween Granite street and the creek,
University of Oregon, Eugene. On
May 27, the day before the annual
commonwealth conference at the
State University, the second annual
and from the old mill property to (session of the League of Oregon Mu
nicipalities will be held.
Charters for Oregon towns will be
discussed during the forenoon. Ben
jamin Sheldon of Medford Is to read
a paper, and Willamette Valley offi
cials are scheduled to lead the argu
ment. A second forenoon topic will
be ideas for making Oregon towns
individual. A town that is setting
out to make itself individual is Ash
land, which has voted bonds for a
municipal watering place and which
hopes to become the spa of the west.
American watering places are oper
ated privately, and Ashland hopes to
model Its enterprise cm European
municipal watering places.
B. it. Greer will speak at the ses
sion. Cheaper town government and bet
ter town government will be the
opening afternoon topic. "Excess
Condemnation In Municipal Improve
ments in Oregon" and city-planning
movements will be other subjects An
illustrated lecture on city plans will
be given.
where Mill street Intersects Granite.
While the committee will not re
port until next Tuesday night, it is
understood that It has made satisfac
tory prices and terms with all of the
property owners within that district
and will take the property over at
once. t
Mr. McLaren will be here the first
of the coming week, ready to draft a
general plan of park development.
The property will be at once
cleared of improvements. Already
the Carson-Fowler Lumber Company
have cleared the old drykiln away
from the upper end of the Chautau
qua ground and are getting their lum
ber out of the way so the mill can be
speedily moved.
It Is understood that Butler and
Perozzl have let the contract for re
moving their buildings from the
Messenger place and they will be gone
within thirty days.
The park situation Is now cleared
so that the plans can go at once for
ward for transforming it into a place
of beauty and accommodation for
tourists.
Ladies Give
Tourists Roses
The Civic Improvement Club ladles
commenced distributing roses to all
passengers on the north and south
bound trains at the depot Tuesday
and will continue to do so throughout
the summer. Hundreds of roses will
be required dally and everyone Is
urged to send flowers to the Commer
cial Club or depot. The ladles sent
the first shipment of wild .flowers
and roses to Mr."Frohbach at the Ore
gon building at the exposition today
and will send others later as required
', Briggs & Shlnn. for shoes.
Let ns shoe you. Briggs & Shinn.
Band Practice
Tomorrow Night
The Ashland band will hold their
regular practice tomorrow (Friday)
evening at the city hall. All mem
bers are requested to . turn out and
Inform others who may not have a
chance to see this paper. The band is
putting In some hard licks In prepara
tion for some coming events and ex
pect to be In shape to render a con
cert which will be worth while In a
couple of weeks. ,
McKee Receives
Light Sentence
!.. D. :.;. " e, former assistant post
:. r.'.c:- !.c:c, icelvcd a sentence of
' i' .ys' incarceration in the Mult
nomah county jail as a result of the
tangle over postofflce affairs "in
which he Implicated himself. E. D.
Briggs has been in Portland at the
trial in behalf of Mr. McKee during
the past week. McKee's offense must
have been a slight affair In view of
the sentence which he received, and
his many friends here will lie glad to
learn of the light punishment because
of his wife and children. Portland
papers exaggerated the affair and
made it appear that he had fled from
Ashland to the east, a statement dis
tinctly untrue ns everyone who knew
hi in here knew. Mr. McKee moved
from Ashland to Indiana and made
no effort to conceal his movements.
Ships Carload
Of Dairy Cows
A carload of dairy cows was gath
ered up hereabouts last week for ship
ment to California. The shipper, J.
L. Napton, although a resident ot
Roseburg, is sending these cows to
Willows, where he has extensive
lanch Interests. A clean bill of bovine
health being a requisite preliminary
to Interstate shipment, Doc Helms,
Medford's veterinarian, passed upon
the merits of the animals. A man
was also engaged to go along and
milk the cows en route. This makes
the sixth car which Mr. Napton has
purchased in various parts of the
state for export.
Lure of the West
. Draws Educators
New harness shop, new stock, new
pads, straps, bridles and collars at
PelPi. 85-tf
The lure of the great west Is draw
ing a class' of school teachers to the
weBt which could not be obtainable
under any other conditions. Super
intendent BriBcoe has received stacks
of applications from eastern teachers
who desire to come west. It Is said
that the Portland schools have re
ceived three thousand applications
for the thirty positions which are va
cant. According to President Camp
bell of the University of 'Oregon, he
has received fifty applications from
exceptionally high-class educators In
the east for the ten positions which
are open.
Several Ashland visitors in Medford
Monday evening had the pleasure ot
watching the Medford police force ar
rest an obstreperous drunk who cre
ated a disturbance on Medford's
"Great White Way." As big a crowd
collected to fee Officer Crawford
crack the drunk's head open with hitf
night stick as attended the evening
performance at the circus.
Yon need a $30 suit. I need $18.
Let's swnp. Orres' tailor shop
Stockholder' Meeting.
A meeting of the 'stockholders of
the Ashland Fruit and Produce Asso
ciation Is called for Friday, the 21st,
at the Commercial Club rooms at
7:30 p. m. for the purpose of taking
action on the resignation of the board
of directors, and for such other busi
ness as may come before the meeting.
J! W. GRAHAM, Secretary.
Work at Springs
IsJProgressing
Preliminary work on t ho actual
development of the springs by th
Smith-Emery people is going steadily
forward. Work so far lias been con
fined mostly to the Berkeley and
Dodge springs. Mr. Finery returned
this morning from San Francisco,
where he went to make arrange
ments for a drilling outfit. An ex
pert driller will arrive from that city
tomorrow and the wells will lo
reamed out to ten Inches. Very satis
factory progress has been made so far
and it will be only a matter of a few
weeks until the big crews of men will
be put on the ditch work.
The springs commission has ap
proved the detailed plans for cement
work around the Berkeley sulphur ,
spring and work will be started there
on In the near future. Excevatlou
for the central station in the park has
already been started and plans are
practically complete for same. They
will bo submitted to the commission
and approved within a few days.
An artesian bore will be made near
the Uthla spring in an attempt to de
velop still further flow of lithla and
a possible gas flow. '
A new meat market, the Quality
Market, with new and up-to-date fix
tures and best meats, open Saturday
morning. . Enders block. Meat deliv
ered any part of city. Try us. Phono
L118.