'Ashland Grows While LIthIa flows"
City of Sunshine and Flowers
Tiding
Ashland, Oregon, Uthla Springs
"The Carlsbad of America'
VOL. XL
ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE! 10, 1915
NUMBER 5
Roses Greet the
City Fathers
Each councilman, the mayor, the
recorder, the chief of police and even
the lowly newspaper reporters found
a beautiful La France rose awaiting
them at Tuesday evening's session.
The roses were the gift of Councilman
Ware, and we must say that Mr. Ware
is some florist, with the accent on
the some.
The council plunged into the rou
tine of business, giving permits for
house moving to parties who are re
moving houses from the park prop
erty. A requisition for supplies from
the light department was honored. A
proposition from the Chautauqua
Park Associaton and Mr. Perozzi In
regard to turning over the sewer
owned by them, which extends from
the creamery to theconnect!ons near
the plaza, was read and referred to
the "sewer committee. Mr. Billings
spoke briefly in support of the own
ers' viewpoint of the propositon. The
owners agree to sell the sewer for
$115 to Mr. Perozzi, who owns the
greater part, and $fi0 to the associa
tion. The sewer in questoin includes
872 fort of six-inch tile and one man
hole. It was the opinion of Mr. Ware
"while talking over this sewer that
the easiest way to provide for the
future would be to construct an eight
inch sewer from the planing mill site
to the creamery, thus providing for
any unexpected increase in the num
ber of connections. When necessary
the city would merely have to replace
the present Perozzi sewer with an
eight-inch tlle.
The matter of keeping the park
comfort stations open was referred
to a committee after much discussion
Indulged in by Mr. Billings and mem
bers of the council.
A requisition from the water de
partment for material which must be
ordered Immediately was passed upon
favorably.
It seems from discussion which
took place that should the electric
light plant have to shut down for any
cause, before the city would get any
water the water would have to back
up through the plant line, fill up the
reservoir to overflowing and come
down the reek to the intake. Be
cause of this the water commissioner
advised that fittings be put in at the
plant which would allow of the water
being sidetracked into the mains,
should the plant have to be closed
down. The water committee was
given power to act in the matter as
it was deemed an immediate neces
sity. The possibility of purchasing the
Conner property above the reservoir
was discussed and referred to a com
mittee for investigation. The prop
erty belongs to W. A. Conner and re
cently a house which stood on the
place burned. Mr. Connor may possi
bly rebuild, but made a proposition
informally to one of the councilmen
which will be looked into.
The street, water and electric light
departments were ordered to sell the
old junk which had collected.
The taking of ferns and flowers
was discussed and the council came
to the conclusion that It would be
necessary to make an example of
someone before the practice will be
stopped.
Bryan Resigns and
Note Goes Forward
William Jennings Bryan, secretary
of state, has resigned and his resig
nation accepted by the president. Mr.
Bryan parts the best of friends with
Mr. Wilson f nd will continue to ac
cord him his political backing, but
believes he can further his life-long
principles in regard to peace policies
better as a private citizen than as an
official. The resignation came as a
result of the failure to agree over
the note to Germany, Bryan advocat
ing a policy which would secure peace
at any price, and Wilson and the rest
of the cabinet standing for a firm ex
pression of the United States' deter
mination to hold Germany to' interna
tional law in regard to neutrals.
Robert Lansing is now acting as
secretary of stale, and signed the
note which was forwarded to Ger
many yesterday. A permanent secre
tary will be named later.
The American note to Germany
definitely setting forth the policy of
the United States was cabled at 2
o'clock yesterday and will be made
public tomorrow.
The chief point upon which the
president and Mr. Bryan disagreed
was in regard to Americans taking
passage for the war zone. Bryan
advocated warning Americans against
taking passage on vessels belonging
to belligerent nations, while Wilson
and the rest of the administration
hold that Germany should observe the
'established rules in regard to vessels
carrying neutrals.
Every Local Man Out of Work
To Be Put On This Month
Every man In Ashland, carpenters,
concrete workers and workingmen,
who are now out of work will be em
ployed within the next two weeks.
There are now about one hundred
men employed altogether on the vari
ous phases of the park development
and the work of tearing down old
buildings and the like. Thirty old
buildings are being removed from the
property recently purchased for the
Lithia park. The plans for the park
are now being prepared by Landscape
Artist McLaren in San Francisco and
should arrive the first of the week.
As soon as the plans get here work
will be rushed and an additional hun
dred men will be put to work.
With the opening up of the fruit
and harvest season and the road work
and other projects going forward, but
few local men who really want to
work, are unemployed and the park
work will take care of these, so that
every man in Ashland will be busy.
It has been the policy of the
springs commission and will be the
policy of the Smith-Emery people to
employ only local men, thus keeping
every possible cent in Ashland. A
conservative estimate places the
amount which will go Into the pock
ets of Ashland workingmen at $90,
000. ,
Smith, Emery & Co. are now ready
to order their pipe, and ty the time
the park work is completed they will
be ready to take over the local men
for their work. In this way all of
the money for labor goes back to
Ashland men, who will spend it In
Ashland.
30,000 Gallon Flow
From New Well
Plight Celebration
To Greet Bell
Smith, Emery & Co. have devel
oped a new lithia well which flows
approximately 30,000 gallons per day.
The new well is located about fifty
feet above the old spring on the hill.
The engineers are not yet fully satis
fied, however, and will drill still an
other well lower down. With the
! development of these wells Ashland
will have a far larger amount of
lithia water than is necessary, but the
Smith-Emery people wish to accure a
large enough flow to provide for fu
ture demands.
Oregon Fruit
Exhibit Wins
Exposition Grounds, San Francisco,
Cal. Oregon has scored a tremen
dous triumph at the Panama-Pacific
International Exposition by being
awarded the gold medal for her hor
ticultural exhibit. The Jury on
awards was made up of eminent hor
ticulturists from the Netherlands, the
east, Japan and California.
The competition was extremely
keen ,and Oregon won over magnifi
cent exhibits from all over the world,
many of the states and all the Pacific
coast states. Oregon's exhibit cost
the state $2,500, Washington's
$7,500 and California's a much larger
sum. C. N. Ravlin, of Hood River,
chief of horticulture for Oregon, lays
his success to the fact that he pre
pared an all Oregon exhibit, even the
frame work of the Oregon section
being of Oregon logs, the floors of
Oregon timbers, the hedges of Oregon
shrubs and plants, the fruit and flow
er exhibit being varied, fully repre
senting the state. This is the first
time California has been beaten hortl
culturally. ,
It is a magnificent thing for the
state and will boost it horticulturally
to thousands of people now thronging
the buildings.
The famous Liberty Bell which
pealed forth the news of the signing
of the Declaration of Independence
of the American colonies will start
on its western journey on July 5, ac
cording to the itinerary fixed by the
committee of the council of the city
of Philadelphia.
According to the scheume fixed the
bell will leave that city on July 5
and take ten days to make the trip
across the continent, stopping at dif
ferent points along the route so that
the citizens will have an opportunity
of seeing this historic relic of
American freedom. The bell is due
to arrive in Portland on the 15th of
July at 6 a. m., where it will remain
until noon. But two stops will be
made between that city and Roseburg
a stop of an hour will be made at
Salem and one of 15 minutes at "Eu
gene. The train is due in Roseburg
at 8:15 and will remain 15 minutes.
This schedule will bring the bell
to Ashland after midnight, but stren
nous efforts are being made to have
the car opened and the bell exhibited
here. In a stirring speech yit the
Commercial Club meeting Monday
evening Homer Billings stirred up
the patriotic ardor of those present
and it seems assured that a big crowd
will greet the relic in Ashland. Be
sides seeing the bell Ashland will gain
much glory as the ctiy which stayed
up all night to show its patriotism.
At any rate we aren't going to miss
a chance to see the nation's most hon
ored relic and pay our tributes. Are
you?
Says
Exhibit
Is Effective
Commercial Club
In Monthly Meet
The Commercial Club met in regu
lar session Monday night. It being
the first meeting since election of of
ficers, President Newcombe appointed
his standing committees as follows:
Membership: A. M. Beaver, J. R.
Croxall, H. O. Purucker, Chester
Stevenson, Clark Bush.
City Interest and Public Library:
O. H. Johnson, F. J. Shlnn, C. B. Wat
son! Streets and Parks A. E. Kinney,
George Taverner, W. B. Pennlston.
Immigration: . C. E. Wolf. H. O.
Enders, M. C. Edglngton.
Industries: W. D. Hodgson, O. F.
Carson, M. E. Briggs.
House: B. M. Shoudy, H. G. East
man, J. A. Graham.
Horticulture: D. M. Lowe, H. P.
Holmes, W. A. Freeburg.
Mines and Mining: E. T. Staples,
F. W. Moore, Frank Jordan.
New members were taken into the
club as follows: M, J. Duryea, B.
Klum, S. M. Hayes, J. H. Halght, A.
S. Moyer, W. O.. Sander. '
The usual routlno buslnnHH wnn
done and several speeches were
beard. Mention of other matters that
came before the club will be found
elsewhere. , .
II. O. Frohbach came up from San
Francisco Tuesday morning and will
return today accompanied by his wife
and daughter. Mr. Frohbach informs
us that the Jackson county exhibit
of which he is in charge is in first
class condition and ranks high above
the average county exhibit.
He says that so far no strawberries
have been entered for prizes from the
Rogue River Valley and but one lot
from the entire state. Washington
berries are severely handicapped by
the distance and liability of the ber
ries arriving in poor condition, and
therefore Oregon berries stand a
good chance and most assuredly
should be entered as it would be a
splendid advertising feature. Here
after fruits will be judged only on
Saturday mornings and entries from
here should be sent not later than
Thursday afternoon.
Thus far the only cherries shown
have been California Bings, Royal
Annes and Lamberts. The best show
ing is a facing of ninety to the half
section of a ten-pound box. Jackson
county can beat this and should get
in. Those who have fine fruit should
communicate with Manager Rand of
the Ashland Fruit and Produce Aebo
elation at once.
Portland Host
to Thousands
Portland is host to several out-of-town
visitors this week at the annual
Rose Festival. Opening Wednesday
morning with the roar of cannon and
the music of a dozen bands, the city
entered upoirthree days of unrivalled
gaiety.
Many Ashlanders are spending the
week in Portland as the guests of
friends. Features of the festival are
a children's parade with 4.000 "hu
man rosebuds" in line, a children's
chorus of 2,700 voices, and a dazzling
electrical parade.
Glenview is
High Gear Drive
Iowa is coming to be a much-traveled
street since the new Glenview
Drive was completed. It d a beauti
ful glide from the hill down that
street to the Boulevard. Since the
council has declared Glenview a one
way road, which was a wise move
because the road is too narrow to
pass safely, it is found by approach
ing it by the canyon road the entire
distance can be made on high gear.
Street Comlm-Hloner Kraley is now
engaged in repairing the old canyon
road, taking out the humps and
smoothing the surface. There are
few scenic drives, if any, on the const
where automobiles can reach such
heights on high gear, and it is cer
tain there is not to be found a more
charming and Inspiring scenic drive
on the entire coast. Citizens at the
coiner of Sherman and Iowa streets
have been lately improving their
premises with new walks and terraces
so that corner is now a veritable
beauty spot. It is to be hoped the
progressive spirit will spread until
every neighborhood in Ashland will
do likewise. No doubt Glenview
Drive will be much used by people
from down the valley of evenings,
for it is hoped to light it so it will , streams and cones, sufficient to niako
afford a charming night way. No : what would now he called a great vol-
more beautiful view can lie imagined
than would be afforded by a night
drive over the heights looking down
on the myriad of lights, both in Lithia
park and the homes and streets below.-
Volcano Plugged
Say Scientists
Various observers have given their
opinion that there Is no danger of
California's volcano, Mt. Lassen, In
creasing much beyond its present
magnitude, because It is so distant
from the sea that, according to their
theory, there is no possibility of suf
ficient leakagw of water to transform
It from a minor to a great volcano.
According to this theory, volcanoes
are simply explosions of pent-np
steam, caused by water leaking Into
the heated deeper strata of the
earth's crust, and the explosions of
Mt. Lassen are attributed to local wa
ter supplies from rain and snow,
which would be obviously inadequate
to produce anything much exceeding
what has already happened, since the
volcano became active a year ago
But against this theory is the fact
that there are lava flows In the Las
sen region which are evidently recent
enough to have been produced while)
Lassen was Just as far from tho sea
as it Is now. The meat lava flow of
northern California belong.; to a for
mer geologic ago, when tho distribu
tion of seas and continents may havo
been radically different from tho
present one. Hut there are minor
Railroad Men
Back Duryea
Ashland's new publicity manager
has always enjoyed the confidence
and friendship of the officials of the
railroads serving the people of Ore
goo It was very largely on account
of the reVommendations. of officials
of the Southern Paciric Company
that Mr. Duryea was employed to
handle the publicity campaign for
Ashland. Some idea of the opinion
the prominent officials of the South
ern Pacific Company have of his abil
ity may be gathered from the follow
ing letter from Mr. Charles S. Fee,
general traffic manager of the South
ern Pacific, which was received yes
terday: "Pear Mr. Duryea: I have J.ist
learned that you have been appointed
to the position of manager, publicity
work, city of Ashland. I congratu
late you on your appointment and I
congratulate the city of Ashland in
being able to secure the services of a
man so well fitted for the position.
"Wishing you success In your new
work and with kind regards, believe
me, Very truly yours,
"CHARLES S. FEE."
Bubbling Spring
At Exposition
The publicity department of the
Commercial Club is working on plans
for some effective advertising for
Ashland in the Oregon building at
tho Panama-Pacific exposition. Man
ager Duryea has been in consultation
with Mr. Frohbach, who has been
home for a few days, with a view to
arranging for some publicity for Ash
land's mineral waters that will be
cann, which cannot be more than a
few hundred or nt most a few thou
sand years old. The map of the earth
has not altered appreciably during
that time and any argument for'tho
impossibility of a great eruption of
Mt. Lassen would apply exactly an
well to any period within the present,
geologic age us it does now. Possibly
the news, just received, that both the,
old and new craters of Mt. Lassen
have been filled to the top, apparently
by the upheaval from below of their
bottoms, may lie the first step toward
the determination of this matter. If
the source of the eruption Is local
water it will decrease the access of
thnt water to the heated strata be
low and will make further eruptions
less likely. If, ou the other hand,
the source of the water is deeper and
more distant, this closing of the vent
will prevent relief of the pressure by
frequent minor eruptions- and will
unique and attractive.
Mr. Frohbach reports that he has j therefore prepare the way for a great
been able to hold a space twelve feet Lnll)toll. wi,i.h nu.v blow the whole
Make Plans for
Quiet Fourth
Ashland will not celebrate the
Fourth of July in the usual fireworks
and parade style, but will no doubt
entertain fully as many people as the
lower valley cities that are planning
big celebrations. Probably four thou
sand local people will prefer a quiet
day in the park to the dust and con
fusion of a big celebration. At Mon
day evening's Commercial Club meet
ing the proposition was discussed and
It was decided that a monster basket
picnic In the park with everyone
bringing their own basket would be
one feature. A band concert for the
afternoon will probably be arranged.
L. S. Brown brought up the idea and
together with F, H. Walker and H. G.
Enders were appointed a committee
to make arrangements. No doubt a
thousand people will come up from
the lower valley who prefer a quiet
day to a noisy celebration. It is not
the intention of the club to buck the
attractions of the other celebrations,
but to furnish quiet entertainment
for those who prefer that kind of an
Independence day. Ashland's big
celebration features are being re
served for the formal opening of the
Lithia park, when the entire valley
will be invited to help celebrate the
opening of a new era.
Duryea Addresses
Commercial Club
M. J. Duryea, Ashland's new pub
licity man, spoke before the Com
mercial Club Monday evening and
told of the impressions made upon
him by Ashland. He believes that
Ashland has a wonderful future
ahead as a resort city and that the
natural attractons here outrival those
of any resort city in the world. Mr.
Duryea has visited many of the re
sort cities of the country and knows
whereof he speaks. He says that
nothing can hinder the development
of a great resort here f every citizen
gets behind the projects now under
way and which will be taken up later,
and boosts to the best of his ability.
Mr. Duryea made it apparent that he
has come to Ashland to become a citi
zen and has already fallen so deeply
in love with our beautiful city that
his work is made a pleasure.
Waite's Dairy
Rated Highest
The state dairy commissioners
awarder Waite's Dairy highest rat
ing, at their last inspection of Ash-
land dairies. Special delivery for ba
bies and Invalids. Mllk'for ice cream
delivered promptly. EaBt side patron
age solicited. Address 634 Iowa
street. Phone 2 7 7-J. It
square at one end of the southern
i Oregon exhibit for Ashland. This
space Is so located that it can be ap
proached by visitors to tho exhibit
from three sides. It Is proposed to '
utilize this valuable space by con-1
structing n bubbling spring of water j
as a medium to exploit Ashland's
greatest asset her springs of living
water. The spring will be built of I
rocks, with ferns and mosses placed :
so as to give it the appearance of ;
nature itself. A small pump, operat- j
el by electric motor, will cause tbei
water to boil up as it does in our own
springs, and, If possible, air will be
forced through to give the appearance
of gas bubbling to the surface in the
manner it occurs In our springs.
Pictures of Ashland and signs calling
attention to Ashland's famous lithia
springs will be placed about this
spring, and literature descriptive of
our city and the many attractions It
has to offer the tourist and home
seeker will be distributed to those
who visit this unique advertisement.
It Is believed this form of advertis
ing will mako a greater Impression
than the distribution of water, for
Mr. Frohbach reports this is being
overdone at the exposition. Thov.
sands of people will see thlH repro
duction of a living spring, and the
novelty of It will make a lasting Im
pression on their minds.
As soon as Mr. Frohbach returns
to San Francisco he Is going to have
estimates prepared of the cost of In
stalling this feature. If it Is not
prohibitive the department will havo
the work done at the earliest posslbU
moment.
top off the mountain, when It occurs.
Evidently California's volcano is eith
er Just ending or just beginning Its
real career, according to what that
career is going to be.
The City liny Saints.
On Thursday evening every Boy
Scout iu the city is ordered to report
at the Methodist church to form In
lino to march through the city to the
Chautauqua building. Then on Fri
day morning at 10 o'clock Bruce and
the Boy Scouts are all going to meet
nt the Natatoriuin for a good swim.
Every good Scout will be on hand on
time. We want a half dozen boys in
the fit y who beat drums to bo on
hand too," whether they are Boy
Scouts or not. This order comes from
all the Scout leaders in the ctly.
ARTHUR R. BLACKSTONE.
Baptist Chapel
Here Tomorrow
The Baptist chapel car "Grace" will
arrive in this city Friday afternoon
and an Informal meeting and recep
tion will be held in the car Friday
evening. This car was dedicated in
Lost Angeles and cost twice as much
as the best chapel car In the world,
being an all-steel car wltb elegant
appointments. Everybody is invited
to attend the meeting. The ear is
sent out by the American Baptist
Publication Society.
Tidings "For Sale" ads are active
little real estate salesmen.
Chinese Officials
Will Pass Through
Distinguished men from the Orient
and Washington, D. ('., will pass
through Ashland and the Rogue Riv
er Valley the last of the month. The
Honorary Commercial Commissioners
and officials of the Chinese republic
will be here Tuesday, June 29, south
bound, on train 15. The party Is on
a tour of the country to study trado
conditions, and its personnel Includes
some of the leading figures In the
political and financial life of tho
Flowery Kingdom.
Monday, June 21, the committee
of appropriations of the 64th congress
will pass through the city In two pri
vate cars on train 14, en route from,
the fair.
Monday, June 14, a party of 100
under the auspices of the Kreuger
Association will pass through the city
In a special train.
Harold Simpson, son of Thomas
Simpson and a 1 9 1 f graduate from
the Ashland high school, has entered
the services of the First National
Bank. Cashier McCoy asked Super
intendent Briscoe of the schools to
recommend a young man to enter the
local bank and of three names sub
mitted Harold Simpson was chosen.
The young banker graduated from
high school with high honors and
was one of the most popular men la
school.