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"Ashland Grows While Llthla Hows"
City of Sunshine and Flowers
SHLAND
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Ashland, Oregon, Lithla Springs
"The Carlsbad of America'
VOL. XL
ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1915
NUMBER 8
Camp Grounds
Ready By Fourth
A large force of men Is rushing
forward the work on the automobile
camp grounds, which will be com
pleted with the exception of the plant
ing of shrubberies by the Fourth of
July. Ashland will have a camp
ground for automobile parties second
to none on the coast if in the country.
For pure natural beauty and ideal lo
cation the camp ground site is un
beatable. The magnificent twenty-foot-wide
drive winding along the hill
on a water grade one hundred feet
above the park brings the tourist out
into the glade which was formerly
called the "picnic grounds." Here
changes have been made which are
surprisingly effective. The acre and
a half has been leveled off and plot
ted off into camp lots which are sep
arated by low fences. Cutting back
into the hillside a spring has been set
down at the foot of a wall of boulders
and will furnish a constant flow of
purest Ashland water for drinking
and cooking. The spring is a beauti
ful piece of work and must be seen to
be appreciated. Each set of four
camps will have access to a kitchen
ette with gas plates and other handy
equipment. Comfort stations with
the latest models of plumbing fixtures
are under construction and the sewer
into the grounds is nearing comple
tion. All along the banks of the tumbling
waters of the creek are set rustic ta
bles and benches, while in every avail
able spot rustic seats have been built.
There are probably two score seats
scattered throughout the shady con
fines of the grounds. Many other
features are being provided which
will make this camp grounds a camp
ing place which will be heralded up
and down the coast by autoists who
stop here. By the end of next month
every auto camping party passing
through will hear of the camp here
and will make it a point to stop over
night if not for several days In Ash
land. Ashland merchants and garage men
will naturally reap a considerable
amount from the tourists and every
possible effort should be made to give
the grounds publicity up and down
the coast.
Garage men should invite every
party who stops here to stay over
night and should direct them to the
camp grounds. Access to the grounds
may be gained by the street which
goes up past the Chautauqua from
the First National Bank and onto the
Lithia drive to the camp grounds.
One Hundred Grain
Varieties in Field
D. M. Lowe was in the city from
his ranch north of town this morning
and reports that all who wish to see
over one hundred varieties of grasses
and grains, which will be sent to the
exposition and added to his exhibit
there, should come out to his ranch
this week. Mr. Lowe extends a cor
dial invitation to any one who Is in
terested to come out and look over
this wonderful exhibit In the field.
Varieties of grain in various stages
of hybridization form a most Interest
ing part of the exhibit. Mr. Lowe is
experimenting quite extensively with
the crossing of the various kinds and
is getting results. The addition to
Mr. Lowe's prize-winning exhibit will
be shipped to the exposition the last
of the week.
Is Enthusiastic
Over Development
John M. Scott, general passenger
agent of the Southern Pacific, was in
the city Friday. He was taken all
over the park and out to the springs.
Mr. Scott Is enthusiastic over the
development work here and was high
ly gratified over the superabundance
of water which has been developed at
the springs. In a conference with
the springs commission and publicity
' department Mr. Scott promised the
f co-operation of the Southern Pacific
' Bublicity department in the publicity
work. Ashland is indeed fortunate In
having secured the backing of the
. xv A nrArlr nf mAkfncr Ash-
raiiroaa in auo
land the" tesort city of America.
Klamath Etta Laf Cornerstone.
The Klamath Fills lodge of Elks
with Impressive ceremonies laid the
cornerstone for their new temple last
Saturday evening. The exercises took
place at the mystic hour of ll.' '
Dies From Auto
Accident Injuries
Stewart Patterson, prominent Med
ford orchardist, died Friday after
noon from injuries received In an
auto accident early Friday morning
when the electric light on the Sim
plex 50 in which he was riding sud
denly went out on the Pacific & East
ern curve of the Pacific highway and
the car plunged into a ditch at the
side of the road. Lucio Mintzer of
San Francisco, owner and driver of
the car, was thrown against the gear
rods and suffered a fracture of three
ribs and Internal injuries, while J. C.
Baillargeon of San Francisco sus
tained a double fracture of the right
thigh. E. L. Eyre of San Francisco,
the fourth member of the party, was
thrown fifty feet against a wire fence,
but aside from a few scratches
escaped uninjured.
The party was returning from Gold
Hill after a dance at the Country Club
given by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bowne
In honor of the San Francisco visitors,
I where they had taken Porter a mem
ber of the orchestra. According to
Mr. Bowne, who with Livingstone Ba
ker, another member of the San Fran
cisco party, was following the first
car, they were going between thirty-
'five and forty miles an hour at the
jtime of the accident.
This accident occurred on the same
I curve that the car driven by Levi
Stagg turned over on two weeks ago.
This is the first death that has oc
curred In an auto accident on the
Jackson county paved highway and
will no doubt curb the speeders who
have been turning the highway Into
a racetrack.
Willis H. Jenkins, traveling pas-
Isenger agent for the Southern Pacific
! with headquarters at Portland, was in
the city Tuesday.
Court Gaffs
Salmon Gaffers
out on the railroad grounds and
Homer Farlow and Ed Wallace, ar-l48-44 as 8Pent in beautifying vari
rested last week ..by Game Wardens " corners in the ciy- The commit-
tee -still has on hand for the fall
with a gaff hook at the Golden Drift
dam on Rogue river, were found
guilty in the justice court at Grants
Pas. Saturday. The verdicts were re-
tnmoH fn rprnrrt timp WnUnre'ii twn
sons, Ted and Earl, and Albert Mead,
arrested at the same time for the
same offense, were tried Monday and
all sentenced together. Wallace was
arrested two months ago on the same
charge and pleaded that he was the
victim of a frameup by the wardens,
and Farlow entered the same defense
with added plea that he fished ille
gally to support his family. The
prosecution confiscated two sackB of
salmon gaffed by the arrested men.
Congressmen Are
Enraptured
Mark Woodworth, publicity man
for the Portland Chamber of Com
merce, was with the congressional
committee who were shown Ashland
this morning. Mr. Woodworth, who
is paid, mind you, for boosting Port
land, said: "You have here a park
which may be developed into the most
wonderful natural park in the world."
All of the congressmen who were
taken over Ashland and down the val
ley were enraptured with the beauty
of the city and valley. On account of
one party making the trip out to Car
penter hill above Medford it was nec
essary to hold the train for fifteen
minutes at Medford.
CHAPEL CAR HERE
LAST FRIDAY
A "full house" was present at the
services held in the chapel car
"Grace" which was side-tracked here
last Friday night at the foot of Oak
street. This car Is in charge of Rev.
George L. White, superintendent for
California, Oregon, Washington, Ne
vada, Idaho, Utah and Arizona, of
the American Baptist Publication So
ciety. He gave a very interesting
address upon the chapel car and
other evangelistic and home mission
work of that organization, including
their mission boat, the Robert G.
Seymour, on Puget Sound. This
boat, like the chapel cars, carries the
church and Sunday school to thou
sands of people who cannot other
wise be reached, in the numerous
villages and towns along the shores
of the Sound.
Elite Cafe for good eats.
Ashland Has World's Record
With Civic Club of 201 Members
Ashland may confidently claim a
world's record In having the biggest,
livest and most effective Woman's
Civic Improvement Club in the
United States or cn this planet. It is
doubtful If there are many women's
clubs of this nature in the country
of the size of the local organization,
Irrespective of the population of the
city, and when taken in ratio to the
population of Ashland we can con
fidently challenge any city to bring
forth a like club. In results obtained
there cannot possibly be a more ef
fective organteation anywhere. To
enumerate the many projects of the
Ashland ladies is unnecessary as
everyone is acquainted with the im
mense amount of work done and the
wonderful results accomplished.
There are now enrolled in the club
201 paid-up members, and every one
Is a real booster. When the men
of Ashland look upon the work which
these ladles have fostered they look
upon results, and results which
count. Perfect co-operation and
united effort have been the dominat
ing features of the club's activities.
The men of the city may well take
lessons from the spirit of the Ash
land women. It is the spirit that
builds cities.
With all that has been done the
ladies proclaim themselves to be at
the very beginning and have inaugur
ated a campaign for 500 members
and have already planned work which
covers the entire coming year.
The report of the last regular
meeting of the Ladies' Civic Improve
ment Club follows:
The club met Tuesday of last week
at the library. Mrs. Rocho, chair
man of the city beautiful committee,
presented the following report: Paid
our for nursery stock, $125. Trees
sold, $124.85. Furnished $25 worth
of plants and trees for the cemetery.
One hundred rose bushes were set
planting season 100 elm, 160 catalpa,
250 mulberry and 20 linden trees.
j The ladies in charge of the work on
different streets did very effect-
! 've work in arousing the sentiment
for the beautificatlon of Ashland and
efforts will be redoubled this fall.
Park rows must be put in shape and
the committee wishes to remind the
residents that they need not wait for
street curb to be placed, but may use
boards or sod to hold the soli in
place. City Engineer Walker will
establish grades without charge upon
request. .
The window box committee worked
faithfully, many boxes and numerous
hanging baskets being used at pri
vate residences, Mr. Enders being the
only merchant arranging for boxes.
It is hoped that other business men
will follow suit. The city beautiful
committee intends making another
active campaign this fall so that our
city may be still more deserving of
the "appellation, "The City Beauti
ful." The railroad lot at the intersection
of Main street and the Boulevard is
rapidly being parked and soon will be
a beauty spot instead of a weedy
marsh as in the past,
The flower and bulb committee has
initiated a movement which will un
doubtedly be carried out each spring,
as hundreds of plants were exchanged
without cost, and the result of all
these efforts will be seen later in the
summer and the following spring.
Professor Briscoe In behalf of the
school board asked for hearty sup
port at the coming school election.
They wish to acquire the point of
land owned by the city opposite the
high school building, to be used for
domestic science and manual training
purposes. The noise of these two de
partments interfere in recitation
Oregon Leads
World At Fair
Oregon, according to announcement
of its commissioners, has set a record
in the number of prizes the state and
its Individual exhibitors have carried
off at the Panama-Pacific exposition.
Most of them have been In the depart
ments of horticulture and agriculture.
In both of these flolds, according to
the Oregon commissioners to the ex
position, . the state has won grand
prizes. In adidtion to these, it Is
stated, individual exhibitors . have
been awarded three medals of honor!
work and it is wished to equip a
building where the girls may be
taught laundry work, how to make
beds, house decoration, and, in fact,
all the details of a well-planned and
well-regulated home. The ladies
wore unanimous in support of the
idea.
If there are any unsanitary or fly-
breeding places that need attention,
residents are asked to remember that
Mr. Ware is chairman of the sani
tary committee and to report at once.
The afternoon meeting closed with
two piano solos by Miss Stahlman and
readings by Mrs. Wilshire, which
were enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Duryea was present and told
of the ladles' work in Eugene.
Every lady In Ashland is Invited to
be present at all meetings, the sec
ond aid fourth Tuesdays of each
month at the library. We need you
and you need us to develop the city
of Ashland to the fullest extent of all
Its possibilities.
The following' names are the paid
up members of the Civic Improve
ment Club:
Mesdanies H. G. Enders, L. H.
Wright, II. G. Gilmore, E. S. Rasor,
C. S.' Stevenson, M. E. Briggs, E. S.
Jack, E. Badger, H. Eastman, L. R.
Coon, C. Bush, B. H. Hinthorn, E
Dunlap, F. D. Yarbrough, C. Ganlere,
F. B. Tracy, H. L. Whited, J. M.
Wagner, H. A.'Sayles, E. R. Grave,
J. N. AInut, J. H. McGee, F. C. Dean,
G. Jackson, I. C. Baughman, P. Ash
craft, C. Malone, G. Kramer, R. New
man, W. Skean, W. H. Wenner, E.
D. Briggs, B. Parsons, M. E. Dill,
Drake, Moyer, H. Barron, C. F. Til
ton, M. Z. Wilshire, F. Putnam, L.
Dodge, H. Provost, H. C. Vaupel, C.
B. Lamkin, D. L. Minlder, E. Atkin
son, H. S. Mulit, C. H. Veghte, A.
T. Warner, J. R. Casey, E. C. Card,
L. Hilty, R. S. Burdic, C. II. Gillette,
E. Yockey, E. V. Carter. O. J. Stone,
Lettle Trask, S. A. Carleton, J. K.
Van Sant, F. F. Whittle, II. L. Nor
woodjGeorge H. Briscoe, W. M. Bar
ber, Dan B. Smith, J. Rondeau, II.
O. Frohbach, M. E. Ilerrill, W. M.
Poley, A. Ogg, W. W. Cssher, W. W.
Caldwell, D. Perozzi, C. E. Peil, E.
E. Bagley, A. C. Briggs, A. W. Bos
lough, F. Jordan, E. H. Bush, W. L.
Morey, R. P. Cornelius, L. J. Orres,
H. Pracht, J. H. Christenson, B. Son
ger, I. Shoudy, George Kitchen, C.
Christensen, B. M. Shoudy, A. L.
Lunih, A. Livingston, S. Provost, J.
M. Graham, L. Kinney, W. Y. Crow
son, C. II. Shutts, Carey, W. Everton,
N. Bates, C. Davenhill, J. Miller, D.
Good, H. Hockett, C. W. Chattin, S.
Saunders, Patrick, C. W. Nims, Dr.
Martin, W. Bartlett, W. Blalock, P.
Nininger, Stalhman, S. Jordan, J. B.
Ware, C. Cunningham, L. H. Stewart,
B. C. Whitmore, Kinsman, O. Win
ter, L. H. Johnson, George Seager,
J. F. Rocho, E. D. Briggs, G. W.
Scott, L. S. Brown, S. Patterson, E.
E. Miller, F. McWIlliams, H. II. Leav
itt, J. R. Robertson, J. Zelgler, W. R.
Leonard, F. J. Shlnn, D. D. Norris,
M. F. Cyester, F. A. Grisez, C. W.
Banla, S. McNalr, G. H. Hedberg, II.
McNair, H. Rose, F. Neil, II. E. Bnr
ger, J. P. Wolf, E. B. Barron, A.
Brown, A. Schuerman, C. M. Somers,
H. Conner, R. P. Neil, M. C. Hast,
A. R. Norris, J. Choate, A. JohnBon,
H. Carter, B. Greer, W. D. Hodgson,
F. G. Swedenburg, V. O. N. Smith,
M. E. Boslough, M. J. Moor, J. Por
ter, J. J. McNair E. J. Smith, E. E.
Weisenburger, A. R. Wright, M. Mc
Callen, H. B. Helndman; Misses E.
LaCerte, P. Wilshire, G. Bede, L.
McCall, M. Hawley, M. Brown, N.
Ewing, B. Hicks, M. Slemantel, R.
Palmer, Jury, Davenport, Lillian Pat
terson, Mollle Songer, V. Tavener,
H. E. Hargrove, V. Greer, II. Caey,
N. Briggs, A. Ramsey, E. Hayes, T.
Briggs, Carnahan, L. ProvoBt, Ella
Brown, Edna Brown, G. Updegraff,
E. Jerrfitz, R. Patterson, W. Wassoa
twenty-three gold medals, sixty-nine
silver medals and eighty-nine bronze
medals, all for products of the soil.
Among the awards to Oregon was the
grand prize for forage. ,
Of these the Jackson county and
Ashland district has carried off a
lion's share. D. M. Lowe of ABhland
has two medals of honor, several gold
medals and many awards of a minor
nature. The Bagley Canning Com
pany of Talent carries off the highest
award for their apple Juice, and H. O.
Frohbacb, made a sweeping victory
with his display of processed fruits.
: The Tidings Is on sale at Poley'i
drug store, 17 East Main street.
Local Party Visits
Josephine Caves
Thursday of last week a party of
Ashland people were taken to the
Josephine County Caves by L. O. Van
Wegen. The party left here at 10
o'clock and arrived at the foot of the
trail at 2. Camp was pitched there
for the night and, arising early in the
morning, the party covered the ten
miles of trail to the caves in three
hours. After five hours spent in the
caves with the government guide sta
tioned there the party returned to
camp Friday evening and drove home
Saturday morning.
They were enthusiastic over the
beauties of the trip and especially of
the ten miles of mountain scenery
along the trail. The caves themselves
they declare to be beyond description,
saying that one must see them for
himself to appreciate their wondrous
beauty. The party who made the trip
consisted of Rev. W. J. Douglas, Peter
Spencer, Miss Irene S';een and Miss
Maple Scott of Sams Valley.
This cnve trip is one which may be
made by auto from Ashland lit one
day by getting an early start, but the
party who are In no especial rush are
urged to take two days for It. The
roads are in fine shape between here
and the foot of the trail and the run
can be made In three hours easily.
iThe Grants Pass Commercial Club has
a tent at the camp and furnishes
meals at 75 cents a plate and lieda for
the same price, but a party going
from here could take their own blan
kets and lunch. Saddle horses may
be rented for the trip over the trail
for those who do not care to walk.
I Mr. Van Wegen pays that he figures
that he could take a party of five,
with everything provided for, for $43.
This is a trip which should be tak
en by every Ashlander. The "Marble
Caves of Oregon" are among the won
ders of the world.
New Train Made
Advent Sunday
With the new train service inaugu
rated Tuesday Ashland has much ap
preciated local service in the valley
and additional through service.
No. 54 is a semi-limited train and
docs not make local stops, stopping
only at Ashland, Medford, Grants
Pass, Glendale, Roseburg, Drain, Eu
gene, Cottage Grove, Junction City,
Albany, Salem, Woodburn, Oregon
City, East Morrison street and flags
at Chemawa and Clackamas.' No. 53
southbound between Roseburg and
Ashland stops at Dillard, Myrtle
Creek, Riddle, West Fork, Glendale,
Grants Dass and Medford as well as
Ashland and flags at Green, Round
Prnirle, Dole, Cornutt, Peck, Brandt,
Reuben, Gold Hill and Central Point.
County BoyCorn
Growers to Fair
At the request of the National Top
Noth Farmers' Club, Governor
Withycombe has announced the ap
pointment of three boys from each
county In Oregon as delegates to the
Universal Corn Convention, which
will be held in San Francisco on Aug
ust 5 and 6. These boys have been
selected upon the recommendations
of the various county school superin
tendents because of the interest they
have manifested In agricultural work,
either in school or on the farm. The
following boys have been chosen to
represent Jackson county: Kilmer
Bagley, Talent; Phillip Loud, Rogue
River; Merle Willlts, Persist.
Portland Stook Murkot.
The receipts for the week ending
Thursday have been: Cattle 1,564,
calves 36, hogs ,4,016, sheep 4,142.
Cattle Prices a shade lower than
last week. Nearly all consignments
are grass cattle, quality not above
the average. Bulk steers soli around
$7 to $7.25, cows as high as $6.75.
Hogs Hogs remain steady at $S.
Not many loads of well-finished stuff
came forward and, considering qual
ity, prices held well.
Sheep A fair run of sheep for the
week with prices lower and market
Inactive. Spring lambs are coming
in small consignments only. Choice
Iambs are selling at $7.50, ewes $5
and wethers at $5.50.
"The Moore" patent sleeve 'work
shirt at 50 cents seems to be gaining
In favor all the time. There la noth
ing better for the money. Mitchell ft
Whittle.
Dispatchers May
Come To Ashland
The long-rumored change In the
dispatchers' offices is to become a
fact. Whether Ashland or Portland
will get the offices is not known to
local officials. Should the offices
come here it would probably mean
the moving oT some of the Dunsmuii
officials as well as the Roseburg men
to this point and would mean a big
Increase in the railroad payroll.
The following clipping from the
Roseburg Review covers all that is
known locally of the contemplated
move?
"That the Southern Pacific train
dispatchers' office located in this city
is to be moved elsewhere, was given
confirmation today when telegraph
linemen began the installation of
wiies in the ticket office in the depot
building preparatory to the Roseburg
operators being located at that place.
"Rumors have been heard for some
time to the effect that a change was
being contemplated by the company's
officials thereby this important office
was to be removed. Preparations
have gone on quietly intil a few days
ago the fact became geneially known.
It is the report that the Portland di
vision will be shortened with Rose
burg marking Its southern limit in
stead of Ashland. This will extend
the Shasta division from Ashland to
Roseburg. Roseburg will then be of
little value as a point for dispatching
trains and some operators located
heie at present will be moved to eith
er Portland or Ashland, where a new
train dispatchers' headquarters is to
be located. The reason which rail
road men give for the change Is that
several branch lines in the noithern
part of the state are to be taken over
by the comnany on July 1, and this
will materially increase the mileage
to receive the attention of the super
intendent at Portland. As the Shasta
division is of comparatively small
mileage, it Is the plan to make the
divisions more equal in their extent.
"Several local men, conscious of the
loss In payroll that will result from
the removal of these offices from
here, today contemplated taking the
matter up with the company officials
In an effort to retain them here. Tho
men believe that with the new rail
road soon to be built here the South
ern Pacific Company will be greatly
benefited by increased business,
which should influence it to retain Its
present arrangement of local offices.
The payroll resulting from the local
offices to be moved amounts to $8,
850 annually, according to the local
business men. If the train dispatch
ers' office here is transferred to Ash
land the present force of eight people
employed in dispatching here will be
reduced to three telegraph operators,
with quarters In the ticket office at
the depot."
Aviator Tumbles
Wrecks Machine
Fred DeKor, the aviator who ap
peared at Medford Saturday and yes
terday, drew large crowdB to the
neighboring city. A number of Ash
land people went down. Yesterday
after making a most successful flight,
looping the loop and doing many
fancy stunts, he came to grief when
dipping too low to the ground. One
wing struck the earth and the ma
chine crumpled up on the ground.
The aviator escaped unhurt. The ma-,
chine was quite badly wrecked and
only good luck saved the filer from
serious if not fatal Injury. From the
grand stand It appeared as If he stood
no chance to escape and a crowd of
hundreds of sensation mad spectators
streamed across the field expecting
to find him dead. The paid admis
sion was very small, several thousand
people watching the flight from
points outside the grounds.
At the Medford ball grounds yes
terday Medford defeated Hornbrook
5 to 3 and Grants Pass 4 to 3 In two
well-played games. Pernoll, former
Coast leaguer, pitched for Grants Pass
but was not very effective.
Hand Rehearsal Tonight, City Hull.
The members of the Ashland band
are notified that regular rehearsal
will take place tonight promptly at 8
o'clock at the ctiy hall. All band
members and other musicians are re
quested to be present. Those In
charge of the band believe that there
are many' musicians In this city who
would be valuable additions to the
band and extend a cordial, invitation
to all to come up tonight and get ac
quainted.