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Ashland. Oregon, Uthia Springs 7
"The Carlsbad of America'
VOL. XL
Lowe's Exhibit Wins
Highest Awards
D. M. Lowe's one-farm exhibit In
the Agricultural building at the Pan
ama exposition has scored sweeping
victories over all exhibits of its class.
The exhibit has been awarded the
medal of honor, highest award made
as the best agriculture exhibit, and
the medal of honor for the best one
farm exhibit. This was in competi
tion with exhibits from the entire
world and are the highest awards
made in that department.
In addition to these awards for the
collective exhibit Mr. Lowe received
the gold medal for the best collection
of barley, gold medal for the collec
. tion of 670 varieties of products from
one farm, gold medal for the best
collection of seeds, bronze medal for
the collection of grasses and honor
able mention Tor the collection of
clover and alfalfa. A letter from O.
E. Freytag, director of agriculture,
highly compliments Mr. Lowe on his
sweeping success, the exposition man
saying: "Your farm is an immense
factor in helping Oregon to tal:e its
place at the top of the agricultural
states." A letter from George M.
Hyland, director of exhibits, says:
"Congratulations on awards won by
your splendid exlfibit in the agricul
tural building, and I wish personally
to express my appreciation for your
efforts In helping to make the Oregon
display a grand success. (You are
needed in San Francisco." These
awards reflect great honor upon Mr.
Lowe and upon the Ashland district.
New Committee
Rustles Members
The new membership committee,
consisting of H. O. Purucker, Clark
Bush, Chester Stevenson, A. M.
Beaver and J. R. Croxall, are out In
earnest for the largest class of new
members the Commercial Club has
ever had. So if you are accosted In
the near future by this committee,
fall in line and become a member.
The club has been reorganized, the
meetings are a source of interest and
information, and, last, the social
phase appeals to all.
Therefore, this committee .asks
that you be an optimist don't be a
dead one. Help along the good work
by the dissemination of a cheerful
spirit. True, you are but a single
individual, but it is single individuals
that make up in the mass the city's
mind, and what we believe we real
ize. Everyone get busy and pry things
loose. We are going to make our
Commercial Club the most talked of
In the United States.
THE COMMITTEE.
ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1915
Finds Siskiyou Highway in Oregon
To Be in Excellent Condition
Would Close Rogue
River Cannery
An Injunction has been granted by
County Judge Wood of Curry county
restraining the Seaborg Cannery
Company from operations at the re
quest of the Wedderburn Trading
Company, owned by the Macleav es
tate, who charge that the Seaborg'
cannery is occupying ground belong
ing to it. The injunction will not re
sult in a cessaton of operations,
claim the Seaborg Interests, as only
the warehouse encroaches on Macleav
property and not the cannery itself.
The Seaborg interests recently
completed their cannery,' which is two
miles up the river from Gold Beach.
The property is under ten-year lease
from A. Miller, who has owned land
in the vicinity for thirty years.
The Wedderburn Trading Company
is controlled by the Macleav estate,
which purchased river rights from
the estate of R. D. Hume, who was
known during his life as the "king
of the Rogue river."
Leave For Annual
Camp Tomorrow
Ashland's population will be de
pleted by about sixty men for the
next two weeks with the departure
of the local company of the Coast
Artillery Corps for the annual en
campment at Fort Stevens. The com
pany, about sixty strong, leaves to
morrow evening for the fort, which
is located near Astoria. All of the
officers will make the trip and most
of the non-commissioned officers.
The encampment is a much-looked-forward-to
outing and all who could
possibly make arrangements to get
away are going. The company re
turns on the 28th.
Harry L. Sinclair of this city
made the trip over the Siskiyou
mountains Sunday and incidentally
made several interesting discoveries
in regard to the much discussed bad
condition of the roads. Going up this
side of the mountains over the beau
tiful new grade, the road was found
to be in perfect condition .with the
exception of two short rough places
which are now being smoothed out.
These, were the only places where it
was necessary to drop out of high
gear, and when these are ironed out
the entire grade may easily be made
on high gear. The scenery on this
side of the mountain Is beyond de
scription. One who has traveled over
the mountain several times realized
more of its beauties yesterday when
the strain of watching the tortuous
old road was no longer present.
The highway is in fine shape down
the other side to the California line,
which, by the way, is unmarked ex
cept for a board sign with California
chalked upon It. From there on the
road fchows evidence of lack of care
and is rutty and rough in frequent
spots.
Coming back from the other side
the reason became easily evident for
the departure of several auto parlies
from the highway. During the past
week two or three parties have come
into Ashland highly disgusted with
the Siskiyou grade because of the fact
Will Extend Rural
Postal Routes
Postmaster-General Burleson has
announced that by the end of the
fiscal year, June 30, the rural free
delivery mail service will be extended
to one million new patrons without
increasing the cost of delivery. This
is to be accomplished by the read
justment of routes and the use of
motor cars. Congress authorized the
use of .motor vehicles after JuJly 1,
next. This will be an important fac
tor. Changes were authorized last
month that reduced operating ex
penses $177,644. This saving has
been utilized to establish 263 new
routes, serving approximately 135,
265 persons. In the same period, ex
tensions aggregating 104 miles have
been made. These extensions serve
approximately 6,010 persons.
Elks' Flag Day
Exercises Tonight
Exercises which are open to the
public will be held tonight at the
Elks temple. The occasion is the
annual Flag Day. The program for
I the evening is as follows:
i Music, "Star Spangled Banner". . . '
I Orchestra
Introductory exercises
Exalted Ruler and Officers
Prayer Rev. R. W. Farquhar
Solo, "The United States Is Good
Enough for Me".. Mrs. C. B. Wolf
Flag Record Brother Otto Klum
Solo Brother Earl C. Rasor
Altar service. . .Esquire and Officers
Song, "Auld Lang Syne"
To be sung by all Elks
Song, medley, "Under the Stars
and Stripes" Elks' Quartet
Elks' Tribute to the Flag
Brother C. B. Wolf
Music Orchestra
Recitation, "The Name of Old
Glory". Minnie Jackson
Song, "Star Spangled Banner"...
Elks' Quartet
Music Orchestra
Remarks on Patriotism by Brother
W. E. Newconibe, Past Exalted
Ruler.
Song, "America"
that they got off the road on the.
other side and unknowingly came
down the old toll road instead of the
new grade.
At; the top of the Bailey hill com
ing toward Ashland a road turns off
which connects with the new high
way, !but no sign marks the road, and
as the old road leading to Hilt is just
as greatly traveled and is straight
ahead, the tourist naturally takes it
unless he has been otherwise direct
ed. There are no evidences of work
having been started on the grade on
I the other side, and while the road is
!not steep it Is very rough and does
jnot compare w'lth'that on this side.
i The stretch of roadl after the autolst
'turns off at the top of the Bailey hill
jto come over to the new highway ia
steep and rutty, resembling a wood
jroad rather than a part of the great
highway.
Track Is being laid up this side of
the grade almost as far as Steinman
for the paving work which Is soon to
begin.
The Ashland Commercial Club or
some other local body should see to
It that the Oregon line has at least a
! . , i . : . .... ... i. : t :
a tourist that the good roads from
that point are Oregon roads, and by
all means a sign should be put tip at
the top of the Bailey hill to direct
the tourist over the new highway.
High-Class Cafe
Opens Saturday
Ashland is to have a high-class
cafe, open all hours of the day. The
new cafe will be located in the Ash
land Hotel building, the spacious res
taurant room o" the hotel being com
pletely renovate.l and rerinished.
The new eating place will be under
the management of Mesdames L. J.
Orres and C. II. Metcalf. Both of
these ladies have had extensive ex
perience in the cafe business and will
furnish a class or meals which will
be a welcome addition to Ashland's
facilities for entertainment. First
class cooking and a wide range of
eatables will be the aim of the cafe,
which will be designated ns the "Elite
Cafe." Dinner parties will be espec
ially catered to and the new restau
rant promises to become one of the
most popular eating places in Ash
land. This new venture will fill a
long-felt want in the city and Is as
sured of good patronage.
Ladies Beautify Valley Exhibits
Railroad Lot
The Civic Improvement Club ladies
are making a beautiful little park
out of the lot belonging to the South
ern Pacific Company on East Main
street opposite the Congregational
church. Receiving permission to
park the lot from the company, the
ladies have had It graded and set
trees out and are having a sprinkler
system Installed. . A lawn will be
planted. The company has promised
to put In a concrete wall around the
spring on the lot from which water
for the tanks in the railroad yards is
obtained. When completed this prop
erty will be one of the prettiest parks
in the city.
New Trains Put
On Tomorrow
The two new trains will be put on
by the Southern Pacific beginning
tomorrow. The southbound, which
will be known aa No. 53, arrives In
Ashland at 3 a. m. and leaves at
3:15 a. m. The northbound, No. 64,
will arrive' at 6:20 In the evening
and leaves at 6:40. The trains will
accommodate local .traffic In the val
ley but are essentially thrqugh. trains,
making fast time. VThe trains carry
full standard equipment and are of
the best clasa. . . ... .
Mr. Junkln of Albany la In the city
this week making preparations for
moving his family down for the Bum
mer. ,They come to Ashland on ac
count of mealtfa considerations.
The big cement mixer for the pav
ing work on the Slskiyous passed
through Ashland this morning. This
was the first machine that ever
passed through the city which even
the most pessimistic of bystanders
would admit was not exceeding the
speed limit. In fact, the big ma
chine, which travels under Its own
power, was making the tremendous
speed of about on-elghth of a mile
per hour when it passed through.
A party consisting of Miss Naomi
Scott, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Martin of
Dallas and Mr. and Mrs. E. Miller of
Corvalllg were visitors at the O. W.
Scott home over Sunday. The party
Is en route to the exposition and ex
pect to return In a couple of weeks
for a longer stay.
E. E. Young and . family passed
through this morning bound from
San Francisco to Seattle by auto.
Mr.' Young says that the roads are
fine all the way -up from the city
and that be 'did hot see where any
one had room to growl about their
condition.' '
' Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Walters enter
tained Mr. and Mrs. George Bear of
Bakersfield, Cal.; between trains
Sunday. '"
School Election
Next Monday
Ashland's annual school election
will be held Monday, June 21. The
election call will be published later.
There is one director to elect. O. F.
Carson, who has been filling out the
unexpired term of C. B. Lamkin by
appointment, has consented to be
come a candidate for the office. Mr.
Carson Is a capable business man
and highly respected citizen, and his
candidacy will doubtless meet with
favor.
You Will Enjoy
The Opera "Sari"
A musical education Is not neces
sary to enjoy Emmerich Kalman's
melodies In Henry W. Savage's oper
etta triumph, "Sari," with Mlzzl
Hajos, which comes direct from an
all season's run 'In New York to the
Vinlng Theatre on June 24. If you
can whistle you will appreciate them.
If you can't whistle them you will
hum them. There are song hits you
won't forget, notably "Love Has
Wings," "Softly Through -the Sum
mer Night," "My Faithful Stradi
vari," and the joyous, rollicking Hun
garian folk-dance, "The Hazazaa."
And there are ahead-of-the-mlnute
gowns which will make the ladles
gasp with envy at their beauty and
richness and with amazement at the
daring of the designs and color com
binations. "Sari" comes with the
original New York cast and setting,
and the, same singing, dancing and
good-looking chorus.
Associated with Miss Hajos In the
cast are such popular players as
Charles Meaklns, J. K. Murray,
Gretcben Hood, Bert Gilbert, John
Squires, If. W. Marsh and others. ,
BuMinemi Men's Association.
; The Ashland Business Men's Asso
ciation meets , tomorrow (Tuesday)
evening Instead of tonight, being
postponed on account of, the Elks'
Flag Day exercises.. . '
Win Gold Medals
The display of, processed fruit from
this district which was processed by
H. O. Frohbach won the gold medal
award at the exposition in competi
tion wtih fruits from all over the
country. ,
The Bagley Canning Company at
Talent Saturday received a telegram
to the effect that the Bagley apple
jinc,'8 had won the gold 'medal.
These' awards are the highest that are
made and place the winning exhibits
in a class by themselves for quality.
With the horticultural grand award
which was given Oregon in competi
tion with the world, the state Is tak
ing Its rightful place as the best fruit
state in the world.
New York Special
Passes Through
A special train carrying members
of the National Electrical Association
from New York arrived in Ashland
Sunday afternoon and were greeted
at the station with Uthia water and
roses In profusion. The special Is a
New York Central Twentieth Century
Limited of ten cars and elegant
equipment. The party were much
taken with the reception accorded
them here and stated that it beat
anything they had received in Califor
nia. ..
Thousands of
Shriners in July
Coming from. every part of the
country, 100,000 nobles and families
of the Mystic Shrine will begin their
pilgrimage late this month or early
in July to the oasis of Seattle, where
they will participate In the forty-flrHt
Imperial Council session.
Because or the many sights which
the Shriners wish to take In while on
their journey to the northwest, many
of the temples will leave home several
weeks before the opening date of the
convention. In their special trains
they will assemble at Seattle, and
after the meeting Is over will dis
tribute to every corner of the west.
A total of 150 special trains Is ex
pected. Fourteen special trains from
the south will pour through Ashland,
Portland and Tacoma, bringing the
Oregon, California and southwest
temples to the meeting. Thirty spec
ials will travel practically In one solid
string from St. Paul westward, stop
ping at Spokane and crossing the Cas
cades by various routes.
After the council meetings the
specials will either take their hordes
south to California, stopping at Ta
coma and Portland, as well as other"
points, or will go north through Ever
ett, Belllngham and other points and
going east via the Canadian Rockies.
Farnham Found
Guilty at Roseburg
The jiiry in the I toy Farnham ense
at Roseburg aTter twenty-four hours
of deliberation brought in a verdict
of guilty and recommended him to
the mercy of the court. The Farn
ham trial lias occupied the greater
portion of the Roseburg papers and
has received considerable space in
other publications throughout the
state for the past two weeks.
Farnum was charged with the mur
der of Edna Morgan of Goldendale.
whose charred body was found in a
burning barn near her home, where
the girl, aged 15 years, was believed
to have gone to meet Farnum.
to have gone to meet Farnham.
Farnham is already serving a term
victed on another .charge in connec
tion with a girl.
NUMBER 6
1,200 People Hear
Bruce Evans Sunday
Saturday night Bruce Evans said: -"A
man who becomes a Christian has
nothing to lose and everything to
gain. A man who does not become a
Christian gains nothing and he may
lose everything."
Last evening the Chautauqua
building was filled with. 1,200 men
and women who came to hear Bruce. '
This great crowd was held all atten
tion for an hour while Bruce talked
on the Unpardonable Sin, saying:
"Some men and women said 'No' to
the appeal of God in Christ when they
were children. Later in life the ap
peal came and they said 'No.' Again
the appeal came, and again the an
swer was 'No.' Today that big 'No'
represents the unpardonable sin."
Evans says: "It is a refusal to yield
to the appeal of God's spirit. Man
is three-fold in his nature physical,
mental and religious. To fail to use
one of these is to love it. Not to re
spond to the religious impulse is tha
unpardonable sin. Cod ever loves
man. He !s ever ready to hear the
appeal or cry of 1 1 is creature; but ye
( man ) will not come."
Bruce will speak every night tills
week in the Chautauqua building.
Our best locnl talent of the city in
contributing special numbers every
evening. Large chorus.
Two Ashland Men
Suffer Accidents
During the past week there were
reported to the state industrial acci
dent commission 127 accidents, of
which three were fatal. Of the total
reported, 91 were subject to the
workmen's compensation law, and 30
were from public utility corporations
and firms not under the act.
Accidents according to the indus
tries were as follows: Sawmill 22,
lumber yard 2, railroad work 11,
construction 24, planing mill 2, auto
works 1, woolen mill 1, paper mill 2,
dredging 1, meat packing fi, rock
quarry 2, boiler making 1, logging
2", foundry machine shops and iron
works 13, transfer company 2, min
ing 1, flour mill 1, veneer manufac
turing 1, can manufacturing 1, bur
lap and jute bag works 1, ice manu
facturing 2, metal works 1.
The only Injuries reported from
southern Oregon were two railrond
men of Roseburg, C. C. Shaw of Gold
Hill, a miner who had his eye Injured,
James Heer and C. L. Splndler, both
of the Ashland Ice and Storage Com
pany, the first of whom suffered a
cut hand and the second a cut wrist.
S. P. Consolidates
Oregon Lines
The directors of six subsidiary lines
of the. Southern Pacific in Oregon
held a meeting at Portland June 7
and resigned in readiness for the for
mal transfer of the properties of tho
parent company at the end of the fis
cal year, June 30.
The subsidiary companies were tho
Corvallis & Eastern, Pacific Railway
& Navigation Company, Salem, Falla
City and Western, Willamette Paclflo
as far as constructed, the steam lines
of the Portland, Eugene & Eastern,
and the Coos Bay, Roseburg & East
ern Railroad & Navigation Company.
The companies have been under
Southern Pacific control but main
tained separate Identity.
Practically all of the directors of
tlie companies nre Southeri: Pacific
officers. The meting of the directors
iwns arranged by I). W. Campbell, as
jslstant general manager of the South
jern Pacific lines In Oregon, immedi
jately upon his return from Chicago
, after an absence of many months at
tending the wnge conference.
Tortuous Trip
Down Old Grade
Many Sheep Taken
Care of in Ashland
Thirty-five double-decked cars
loaded with sheep arrived Friday, be
ing the biggest sheep train that has
come Into Ashland for some time.
The sheep were herded Into the cor
rals here and fed. They were trans
ferred into single decked cars here,
the cars having been fumigated.
This Is necessary before the sheep
can be taken out of the state. This
Is one of many large shipments of
sheep which have been taken care of
here recently. Most of the sheep
came from Roseburg and Oakland
districts and are being shipped to
California, where grazing is good at
this time of the year. C. F. Bates
has the contract for handling them at
the local corrals.
Hand Notlc.
The Ashland band meets for re
hearsal a week from tonight in the
city hall. Tonight's practice will be
omitted on account of the Flag Day
exercises at the Elks Temple.
A. C. Allen, who. is taking the
moving pictures of valley scenes, will
return to Ashland some time this
week to take pictures of the new auto
camp grounds.
A party consisting of Mr. and Mrs.
George R. Blackburn of Cleveland,
Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Gal
breath of Chlno, Cal., arrived Friday
for a day's stay in the city. They
were en route from a visit at tha
exposition to Seattle and from thenco
east. The party made the mistaka
of taking the old toll road down tho
Siskiyou mountains, being informed
by some fiendish monster that tha
new road was not open. The old
road Is all cut to pieces and the party
had a-far from enjoyable time mak
ing it through. No work has been
done on the old road since the com
pletion of the new grade last fall.
It Is si'ch misadventures as these
that have caused the rumor to be
spread that, the Siskiyou grade Is Im
passable. The party left Saturday morning
after spending Friday in the city, and
before leaving hunted up a represent
ative of this paper to pay a tribute
to Ashland. The charms of Ashland
had captivated them, not only tha
scenic beauties but the homelike
aspect of the city making a lasting
Impression upon the entire party.
The Ashland roses and cherries were
particular objects of enthusiasts
comment.
O. N. Kramer and W. N. Wright,
local agent and ticket merchant for
the Southern Pacific Company, to
gether with their families, spent Sat
urday evening along the foam-flecked
reaches of Bear creek, whipping the
riffles with flies and plumbing' the
depths with angleworms. From ail
reports obtainable the fishing was
fair, the only drawback being the
Inability of Mr. Kramer to live up
to bis well-established reputation aa
a. carp ilsberman. The . party got
enough fish for a meal and-enjoyed
a merry time and an eicellent lunch.
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