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ess (, "Ashland Grows While Uthla flows city of Sunshine and Flowers , ASH- LAND DINGS .Ashland, Oregon, LIthfa Springs "The Carlsbad of America' VOL. XXXIX ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 24, 1915 NUMBER 104 Why Enders Kicks On the Commission Editor Tidings: For the reason the Tidings charged $81 for printing the first report of the springs water commission, which the Tidings claims is the legal "rate, and says the city of Ashland and all the attorneys pay 5 cents per line, the same as the springs water Com mission paid the Tidings. In locking the matter up I find that the Ashland Tidings and the Ashland Record have both been printing the city's legal . business at 2 cents per line, which would reduce Mr. Greer's $81 bill onei half, which is still about 100 per cent more than I pay for thesame space. While It is true I pay 5 cents per line for readers of from two to six lines In a space, it Is also a fact that I pay 15 for a full page ad, which would have been ample Bpace for the springs water commission's report, as a large amount of this Lad beert published as news matter In previous Issues. Who promised to print a weekly expense report of the springs water commission for nothing? Burt R. Greer did at a citizens' meeting In the Chautauqua building the night the commission was placed In nomina tion, in one of Mr. Greer's famous speeches In which he said he (Greer) would publish a full report of the springs water commission every Mon day without one dollar's expense to the taxpayers of Ashland. Is that not true, Mr. Greer? Please answer, Mr. Greer, why the commission's expense account to the council of April -20, 1915, not published until May 3, after our last special election? Give us your reason. 1 If we are only going to get 50 cents on the dollar for our money spent we cannot hope to accomplish much. Who pays the bills? Householders can move on, but what about the free holders, the men who pay the bills? Mr. Greer says that he paid $1,400 for extra help while he was working on the springs business.) That's his business. I am paying for extra help myself In my business. Why? Be cause I do not like to work and can make more money whin I do not wJnk than when I do. What will Mr. Greer's next request be. Can the pec pie guess? If there were only $81 at stake Enders would not kick, but if the $175,000 is to be spent on the same basis the taxpayers would get little value for their money. As Enders is one of the heavy taxpayers he has a right to kick. I believe it is up to the city council, after receiving'the springs water com mission's report, to publish it if they see fit to do so, and not a part of the springs water commission's business to have it published. Inasmuch as the city council is getting this class of work done for 2 xk cents per line and the spring's water commission is paying 5 cents per line, thus saving the taxpayers one-half of their money, I believe this business should be left in the hands of the city council. We either have a very capable city coun cil or a very jioor lot of business men on our water commission. There should not be 100 per cent difference on a single expenseltem. Pardon me, gentle reader, for this lengthy article, but I have said noth ing about the Smith-Emery contract or automobile repairs. If I had a lit tle newspaper of my own I would fully Inform you about other matters of importance. H. G. ENDERS. GREER'S JIEPLY:- I have never agreed , to print the report without charge. The .city does not pay 2 M cents per line for Its legal publications. It pays . 5 cents per line. The Tidings and Record made an agreement with each other that we would print the city legal notices in both papers, both using the same type, and that we would divide the 5 cents per line. That was an agreement between the Ashland Record and Tidings and the council had nothing to do with it. The city now and always has paid 5 cents the line for its legal advertis ing. Mr. Enders Is simply mistaken about that Just as he has been about everything,, else since this springs matter started. If he quit kicking and started boosting for a while his stomach would not hurt so bad. Fruit Association Elects Directors The stockholders of the Ashland Fruit and Produce Association met In adjourned meeting Friday evening at the Commercial Club rooms. Mr. Gowdy presided over the meeting. The entire board of directors handed In their resignations as was expected after the sensational developments of the previous meeting. The resigna tions were accepted. With the decks then cleared for action and a clean slate to start with the organizaiton elected the following directors: J. B. Ware, W. H. Gowdy, A. J piegel, VV. H. Carpenter, J. C. Barnard. These directors are all business men of high ability and should direct the association in a very successful man ner. All of the growers present were optimistic over the future of the as sociation and a loyal spirit of co-operation was much In evidence. The factional fight which has been car ried on between two parties in the organization is now at an end and a bright future is in store for the co operative growers Big "H" Causes Much Conjecture Much mystification has been caused by a gigantic white "H' which has adorned the Brow of Prospect Point, formerly vulgarly called Roper's Bunion, during the past few days. The explanation of the big white let tter is as follows: Some time a,go the ladies of the Civic Improvement Club suggested that a b'g sign which would be visible from all parts of the city -and the depot especially, be placed upon some prominent place, either on the hill back of Ashland or across Bear creek. The matter was taken up with the Commercial Club and Blaine Klum, the outdoor adver tising man of Medford, was up the last of the week with the big "H," which was placed In various positions to determine the feasibility of the plan. It's present location seemed, after much shifting around, to be the best possible location.- The letter is plainly visible lrom a'lmost any part of the city... At night it was Illuml- natpri with a ir.n-xuniltiinriii's. io, J ....... H wV vuuuitjjvnt lauiji jwith good effect. The letter Is eight feet high and a sign of letters this j height would be plainly visible from any part of the city either by day or jby night with proper illumination. (The committee from the club who had ! thte matter under advisement are well satisfied with the results of the experiments and a permanent sign Wanted Some Free V ' Advertising The value of advertising Is certain ly appreciated by a certain tobacco salesman who was in Ashland Friday. This quick witted gentleman grasped an opportunity for some free adver tising while the moving picture men from Medford were taking ptetures at the entrance to the park and drove his car, which has a big tobacco sign emblazoned on the side, In front of the picture machine. He then simu lated an amateur driver having trou ble and managed to Jerk around in front of the machine for several sec onds, keeping his sign in a prominent place. It was a little overdone, how ever, and this part of the film is to be cut out. Suggests Giant Lawn Fete in Park A novel suggestion for a unique entertainment was offered by A. S. Ames of Talent at Friday evening's band meeting, and one which if prop erly carried out would result In a very Jolly evening for the people of Ashland and out-of-town visitors. Mr. Ames suggested that with the terraced hillside above the park and the level part of the park illuminated with Chinese lanterns strung on strings of electric lights such as are used in street decorations, with music by the band, possibly a few speech es, a short program of readings and vocal music, and many novel features which would naturally suggest them seslves, a lawn fete on a large scale could be put on which would provide a most enjoyable time for everyone. No doubt various clubs and organ izations could arrange money-making plans to be featured in conjunction with the fete, which should of course be free. The idea is not new, having been tried with astonishing success elsewhere, but Ashland park would be an ideal location for such a fete and would most assuredly draw a large crowd. The Idea is most worthy of consideration. Gov. Withycombe At Applegate Picnic Governor Withycombe was given a reception royal upon his arrival at Grants Pass, where he went to the Applegate picnic- All of the school children of the city, a band and big crowd of citizens met the executive at McLaren Going Over 'Park Plans Donald McLaren and Landscape Engineer Hammerstrom came In on No. 16 last night and are going over the general plans for park improve ments today. Mr. McLaren will make a general plan of the work and Mr. Hammerstrom will remain here for some time and direct operations. Actual, work will be begun on the park at once, as some of the units are already planned for development. F. C. Clark of Medford, who will present sketches for buildings, is also here today In conference with Mr. McLaren, with the idea of getting the landscape and architectural de signs to harmonize. Take Movies of Park Scenes A. C. Allen was up from Medford Friday accompanied by a party of Medford people who are taking the motion pictures which are to be shown in the Oregon building at the exposition. Several scenes were tak en in the park, .but owing to the cloudy day a second trip will be made to Ashland and other scenes taken. A story Is being interwoven with the pictures and hundreds of scenes from throughout the valley will be shown. It is hoped to have the pictures shown at a local theatre before they are sent to -the exposition. About 4,000 feet of film have been taken. When completed there will be 7,000 feet. Judge WIthlngton of Medford Is directing the production and di rected the action of the Medford act ors and the crowd of Ashland supes In Friday's pictures. About a hun dred of Ashland's most handsome men and beautiful young ladies were used Friday. Doc Freeburg took an important part in the production. "Lushus" is Brand Name That Wins "Lushus" was the best brand name for northwestern fruit among 2,500 suggestions entered in the contest re cently conducted by the North Pacific Fruit Distributors. This is the de cision of the'Study Circle of the Spo kane Ad Club, to which the matter of a final selection was referred by the original committee of judges. The word was coined by Carl W. Art of Spokane and the first prize of $15 awarded to him on it by a unan imous vote, after the number of names under consideration bad been sifted down to 1 50. "Mello-west," proposed by Mrs. C. A. Sanborn of YVenatchee, won the second prize of $10, and "Dependa pack," submitted by Carl G. Allen bach of Spokane, took the third prize of $5 In determining the prize winners the Ad Club ruled that only such names as 'appealed to the taste or ap petite should be. included that this was the primary function of the name of any food product. Lawrence Engaged To Lead Band Food Sale. The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid have selected the third Saturday of each month as a food sale day until fur ther .otlce. Next sale, June 19. It may be erected. The word! jslgn would be a matter to be deter- :the station and escorted him to the ! mined later, should the club decide bandstand- were he made a short I to have It erected. "Ashland the 6'1eecn- Each school child carried a Lithia City," "Ashland the Carlsbad uanner ana a rose or bouquet of roses muicu were siiowerea upon tne gov- Card of Thanks. . ' We wish to extend our thanks to those friends and neighbors that so considerately and kindly gave' their aid and sympathy and also for the flowers during the sickness and death of our husband and father, MRS. JAS. CRESS AND FAMILY. 4 ' .-.,'( it! jof America," "Ashland Grows While i Lithia Flows" are a few of the sug gestions which have been offered for the wording. Such a sign would at tract much attention from all passen jgers who pass through on the S. P. trains, especially those who will pass through on the new trains which will go through Ashland in the early even ing, and also from auto tourists. - '' McKee Technically Guilty. Says Briggs E D. Briggs returned the last of the week from. Portland, where he ap peared in behalf of L. D. McKee in the postoffice case. Mr. Briggs says that it was' the opinion of the court that McKee was technically but not criminally guilty and therefore he was advised, to plead guilty and a light sentence of sixty days was Im posed. ' Many Visit at Exhibit Buildings Visitors .to the exhibit building at the depot are Increasing. So far this month 175 people have registered there, while the total for last month was only 98. The register does not show one-fifth of the visitors, either, as it would be safe to say that hardly one out of five register. The build ing will soon be painted and then new and additional lettering will be placed on it, giving the tourist and strangers more Information about Ashland and especially our springs. Dancing at the parish house Wed nesday night. Single admission 35c, couples 60c. . it ernor at a concerted signal, making a very pretty, spectacle and one which impressed the governor deeply Over eight hundred voices Joined In sing ing America,-1 after which the gov ernor and his party joined the proces sion of automobiles to Applegate. At the Valley Pride creamery In Applegate the governor addressed 2,000 people. There were big delega tions from Grants Pass, Medford, Ashland and other, valley towns and great numbers from the country dis tricts. The Medford and Grants Pass bands furnished music. The picnic was a big success. The day was passed with sports and speeches and a big picnic dinner. Miss Bertha Cal kins of Ashland rendered a reading which was encored and highly appreciated. Lassen Buries Valley in Mud Mount Lassen, California's widely I known active volcano, burst forth in an eruption late Saturday which far j outshadowed any previous outburst. I Clouds of steam and smoke rose for j miles into the air, ashes fell for hun- ! dreds of miles around and great I streams of lava and mud poured down ' the mountain sides and into the val- j leys. Thirty-five families v were driven from their homes in Hat Creek valley I hi flrtnJ I 1. K 1 1-11. 1 1 1 I u a uuuu Ul IIUl IIIIIU VIIICU uiuieu I the valley for fifteen miles In from I Kvery n-Rht of the year the patrol one to three feet of mud, destroyed j nlen of t,)e Ashland police force test Get in Touch With Friends From Home Some time ago the Commercial Club inaugurated the idea of having all the residents of Ashland register on a card their forme rlocation, coun ty, town and state. This was carried out to some extent, but only a small per cent of the residents of Ashland are registered. This is very valuable to the secretary of the club, especial ly during this year, when so many tourists are coming through. These cards will be found at the banks and jthe stores and the Commercial Club urges all to register or just put your name, city address and county, town and state where you came from and mail to the secretary. In this man ner old acquaintances may be brought together, whereas if the In formation was not at hand the secre tary is not in position to know when a tourist asks for some one from his Jocality whether any one from there is located here or not. It makes the tourist feel at homo Th co-operation of every citizen of Ashland Is asked by the secretary of the club in entertaining the tourists who are daily arriving In Ashland. A system will be worked out whereby the Com mercial Club will be put 'in touch with them the minute they arrive, and it Is the duty of everyone to be ready to give them a glad hand and hearty welcome.. Please register on the cards or send in your name. At the band meeting last Friday evening it was formally decided to engage E. R. Lawrence as director for the coming season. Mr. Lawrenca Is a real musician and a most excel lent leader. In the past weeks dur ing which he has been directing the band the musicians have become en thusiastic over his directing and with his formal engagement as director the band has entered upon a new era of enthusiasm. Ashland has a band which is capa ble of playing a class of music which the average amateur band is unable to handle. The local band is com posed In the main of business men who play for the love of playing and numbers among its members soma soloists of exceptional merit. Under the direction of a leader of Mr. Law rence's calibre Ashland will soon have" a band which will be second to none In the state The band will give the first concert within the next couple of weeks, the exact date to be announced later. All members are urged to turn out for practice promptly at S o'clock Mon day evening. Several new pieces have been received and will be used for the initial concert. A monster band dance which will attract crowds from throughout the valley and will be the biggest social event of the Feason is planned to be staged siometiino next month. The various ladies' clubs, the Commercial Club and other" organizations will be asked to co-operate in making the af fair an unrivaled success. The band will be often in demand during the coming summer, and un der the new regime will stand ready to turn out a brand of music that will be real music With the hearty support of the townspeople and the financial support which has been granted by the council-, Commercial Club, park commission and Civic Im provement Club, together with the enthusiasm and loyalty of the mem bers, the Ashland Concert Band will be an Institution to which the pcoplo of Ashland can point with pride. Five Thousand Hoboes This Year all crops, washed out all bridges and killed many cattle. 488 windows and doors to see wheth er a careless merchant has left any Heretofore Mount Lassen has been !l,e- " one is found open the mer- a freak which gave the Redding dis-i,nant ,B called up and Informed of trict much free advertising and was lne ,art' during the month of March a gnat tourist drawlnc card. Now!seventv doov were left open. The 1912 Road Tax Refund Being Made Ashland taxpayers are receiving the refund from the 1912 road fund. The refund comes In the shape of county warrants with no discount, however. All who paid this tax. and have not already made application for the refund should do so, sending the amount of taxes and number, If possi ble. If the receipt has been misplaced an application without receipt will be honored. June 24 has been set aside as Ash land Day at the exposition. No defi nite arrangements have been com pleted as yet for the day, bnt we would suggest that 'everyone from Ashland contemplating making trips to the fair' arrange them so as to be there on Ashland Day. Keep this In mind and make your arrangements accordingly. ' the old peak bursts forth In a new role and belches out streams of lava which leave desolation In their wake. Scientists claim that none but the valleys nearest to the mountain can be- harmed by the eruption, saying that the volcano Is too far from the sea for any widespread danger to ex ist from a monster eruntlon sucli on those of the famous European volcanoes. Hood River Boosts New Manager Hood River News: D. E. Rand's many friends were pleased this week to leiun that he has been elected mannger of the Ashland (Ore.) Fruit and Produce Association. This Is an organization composed strictly of growers organized on a co-operative basis. It Is an important association In that section of the Rogue River Valley because 't supplies a consider able field In northern California with fruit and vegetables. i Mr. Rand's ex perience of several years here, first with the Davidson Fruit Company and later with the Apple Growers' Asso ciation, has fully qualified 'blm to fill his new position and should make him of great value to Ashland and vicinity. You will not go. hungry If you eat at the Royal CaXa; - number is not so great now, the aver age merchant learning to be more careful after being aroused from the depths of slumber to come down town and lock up his store. Since the first of the year the amazing total of 4,709 hoboes have been rounded up and guided ont of town by the local .police. One thou sand, six hundred and eighty were handled In the month of April alone. The local police say that probably twice that many more pass through Ashland, either eluding the police or riding through. Ashland Is little bothered with the hobo who begs at the back door and has been free from petty thievery, burglary or worse crimes. Being a division 'point and at the foot of a mountain barrier, nearly all of. the hoboes stop In the city, and the police have their hands full keeping the city cleared of the undesirables. At Med ford and Grants Pass"there are hobo camps where . large numbers hang out. In Ashland the camps are brok en up and the transients forced to move on, hence the freedom from crime. L. M. Meeker and wife of Hubbard, Ore., spent Friday In Ashland. They are motoring to the San Francisco exposition. Mr. Meekec says that af ter coming through Pass Creek can yon the dreaded Cow Creek canyon was a veritable boulevard. The Pass Creek road is the worst in the state, according to the Hubbard man. Auto Owners Will Be Recompensed A new system for nrovldinir cara to show tourist pnrties around town has been effected. The council ap propriated $200 and hereafter car awners will be paid for gasoline and oil in ratio to the length of the trip taken. All car owners are requested to get their names down at the Com mercial Club and help along the best advertising possibility which the city has ever developed. All of the several parties who have been driven over Ashland are de lighted with the entertainment given them and sny that it beats anything along the line. Three routes are mapped out for showing Jhe tourists over town, tho one taken depending upon the length of the parties' stay In the city. The first j for a twenty-minute stop, is ui the canyon, over Clenvlew drive and back in the Boulevard and to tho depot. The second, for stops of two hours, will Include a trip to the lithia spring and a longer stop In the park, where more time can be spent In ex plaining the development under way. The third will Include a trip down the valley to Talent for those who stop three hours. Auto owners will be paid In proportion to tho length of the trip, and while the amount fx not largo It is sufficient to cover tho expenses and wear and tear on the car. Tho Southern Pacific Company Is co-operutlnff with Ashland and will stop all special trains hero for froqi one to three hours. The fact that tho S. P. company thinks enough of the entertainment offered here to stoo all of the specials for hours and even hold some of the regular trains for a few minutes does more than any thing to make Ashlanders realize and appreciate the really tremendous value of the scheme. Samuel Hill, good roads advocate)., and Major llowlby, former state high way engineer, passed through Ash land Inst Wednesday bound by auto from San Francisco to Portland. They report the highway In the vi cinity of Redding to be In far worse shape than the Siskiyou grade but say that by July 1 the entire highway will be in shape for comfortable, travel. " ' 1 1 i tT.l Detter eats at the Royal.