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Ashland, Oregon, Uthia Springs
"The Carlsbad of America'
'Ashland Grows While Uthia Flows"
' City of Sunshine and Flowers
ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 20, 1915
' NUMBER 18
VOL. XL
Work on Hill
Soon to Start
Pinched With
Bathing Suits On
Medford Tribune: Two Ashland
vnuths were detained by Chief Hitt-
Moonshiners and
Still Discovered
1,000 Excursionists
Drown at Chicago
A thousand persons lost their Hve9
in the Chicago river Saturday by the
capsizing of the excursion steamer
Eastland, while warping from its
wharf with more than 2,400 em
ployes of the Western Electric Com
pany and their relatives and friends
on board, bound for a pleasure trip
across Lake Michigan.
After ceaseless work all day and
far into the night the bodies of 842
victims of the catastrophe, most of
them women and children, were col
lected from the temporary morgues
and taken to the Second Regiment
armory.
When these bodies had been
tagged, Coroner Hoffman, taking into
consideration estimates of bodies
thought to be in the hold of the
steamer lying on its side in the river
and in the stream itself, said he had
hopes that the total dead would not
exceed 1,000.
The Eastland, said by marine
architects to have been top-heavy and
ballasted in an uncertain manner,
turned over inside of five minutes
after it began to list, pouring Its pas
sengers Into the river, or imprison
ing them in its submerged hull.
Marine officials are at a loss as to
what to ascribe the accident. An
investigation is being made by gov
ernment officials.
The entire city went into mourn
ing, all baseball games being called
off, the theatres closing and business
houses being draped in mourning.
Amidst heartrending scenes of sor
row the work of taking out the
bodies of the dead continued all day
yesterday. Many were taken from
the water seriously injured and died
later in the various hospitals. Holes
were cut In the hull and many bodies
taken out by divers.
Forest Fires
Destroy Ranches
The first big forest fires of the
season are raging in the Rogue River
valley. About five miles west of
Grants Pass a big fire has destroyed
four ranch houses and several barns
and done great damage to crops. Mr.
C. Wise suffered over $10,000 loss
yesterday, losing house and barns.
Three houses belonging to George
Mathews and Mr. Carter were burned
and several barns. A large force of
men is fighting the fire.
Between Tolo and Seven Oaks an
other fire is menacing the ranches in
that section. The fence along the
Southern Pacific right-of-way was
burned for about a mile and the fire
is raging In the manzanita and chap
arral brush covering several hundred
acres. L. P. Ferguson spent Sunday
fighting this fire. Although he in
tended to merely visit at his ranch
property In that neighborhood, he
was impressed into the fire-fighting
forces. Several hundred men, women
and children from the surrounding
districts are fighting the fire. The
fire near Tolo was caused presum
ably by sparks from an engine yester
day morning.
Automobile Stage
To Klamath Falls
Charles B. Howard will start a
stage line next Monday between Ash
land and Klamath Falls. He will
leave Ashland Mondays, Wednesdays
and Thursdays. General passenger,
express and light freight traffic will
he handled by automobile. It has
been several years since a stage has
been run over Green Springs moun
tain. In former years the Klamath
Stage with its four-horse teams was
one of the picturesque reminders of
the old west. The honk of the auto
horn will now awaken the echoes
which once responded to the tally-ho
of the stage driver.
Railroad Officials
Are Shown Valley
G. L. Winchell, traffic director of
the Union Pacific, and Gerritt Ford,
general passenger agent of the Great
Northern, were taken from their
train at Medford Saturday and
brought over the paved highway to
Ashland. They expressed themselves
as being entranced with the beauties
of the valley and of .Ashland;
Phone Job orders to the Tidings-
That work will begin at once on
the Ashland hill crossing of the Pa
cific highway is indicated by the
following letter County Judge Tou
Velle has received from State High
way Engineer Cantine:
"Salem, Ore., July 21, 1915.
"Yours of July 15 with regard to
Ashland hill work.
"I have wired Mr. Klttredge this
date to send me field data, that our
bridge department may prepare plans
for the under-crossing, and we will
at once check same tip with the state
railroad commission and the South
ern Pacific Company, and at the next
meeting of the state highway com
mission the question of expending the
appropriation of $10,000 at this
crossing will be submitted to them
for their formal approval.
"Respectfully,
"E. I. CANTINE,
"Chief Deputy State Engineer."
Australian Boys
Here Next Week
Thirty-five Australian boys, under
the leadership of Liutenant J. J.
Simons, will arrive in Ashland Wed
nesday, August 4, and will remain in
Ashland as the guests of the Wom
an's Civic Improvement Club Wednes
day and Thursday. On the evening
of August 5 they will appear in the
Chautauqua building in an entertain
ment made up of many Interesting
and unique features. They have a
35-piece brass band, a stringed or
chestra, vocalists and novel enter
tainers. The boys who are making the trip
are the pick of the boys of Australia
and are stars in mental, moral or
physical proficiency. The boys are
selected from the public and high
schools of Australia by competitive
examinations.
The purpose of the tour through
the United States is education for the
boys and to unite more solidly the
great southern colony in bonds of
friendship with America.
- Ashland remembers with pleasure
the visit of the last aggregation of
Australians several years ago and
will turn out In large numbers to
greet this company of young men
whom we are sure will prove to be
gentlemen and royal entertainers as
were their predecessors. The Chau
tauqua building will be crowded on
Thursday, August 5, and Ashland will
give the visitors from far lands a
welcome which will impress Ashland
and Ashland hospitality upon their
minds.
Pavement Lies
In Sloppy Pools
Henry Enders and Andy McCallen
returned Friday evening from an
auto trip to the San Francisco exposi
tion. They report a most enjoyable
trip and a fine time at the fair. No
trouble was experienced beyond a tire
blowout. On the return trip the heat
in the Sacramento valley was terrific,
according to Andy, who works in a
bank and is great on accuracy. "The
tar in the pavement lay in great
pools which splashed up on us and
smeared up the wheels," said Andy.
Here in Ashland we think it is hot
when the pavement gets a little soft,
but from this report the autoist who
intends using the Sacramento valley
pavements had better put pontoons on
his car.
N. B. We have applied for a copy
right on the headline of this article
and will serve an injunction against
the Medford Sun's "Smudging Pot"
or any other critical commentary
which tries to make a joke out of the
"Pavement Lies" part of it.
Landscaper Here
From San Francisco
Donald McLaren, the landscape
architect for the park, is in Ashland
today going over the park matter
with the, springs commission. He
brought the balance of the detail
plans with him, and if the park can
be made as fine on the ground as the
plan looks on paper Ashland will
have one of the finest parks In Amer
ica. ' ;
Marlon county Is laying about 20,-
000 yards of bard surface pavement.
Washington and Idaho.
son Friday morning upon telephonic
advices from Chief Porter of that city
on the charge of stealing bathing
suits. One of the boys was wearing
a bathing suit under his clothes when
found in this city. The boys prom
ised to return to Ashland and report
to the police. They were allowed to
go.
Crater Lake on
Motorcycles
Wilfred Carr and Sam Jordan of
this city, R. E. Helman of Los An
geles and William Safe of New York
left early Sunday morning for Crater
Lake on their motorcycles and re
turned this morning. They arrived
at the lake about l o'clock and spent
several hours there. Carr reached
Prospect shortly after dark last even
ing, but owing to a broken lamp was
unable to tome In and remained there
over night, driving on in early this
morning. Safe also got to Prospect
and awaited the others there. They
report an almost continuous stream
of cars going to and coming from the
lake and great numbers of tourists
up there.
Safe and Helman leave tomorrow
for New York on their motorcycles.
They recently rode up from Los An
geles. Activities of the
Publicity Dept.
On Saturday Chester Stevenson
and Manager Duryea secured five
splendid pictures of Glenview Drive.
These are to be used in illustrating
a special story that Manat"1'- Duryea
is to write for the autou.ublle section
of the Oregon Journal.
Sunday's issue of the Journal had
a story about the Pacific Highway
from Ashland to the California line,
over the Siskiyou grade, with four
fine pictures taken by Chester Stev
enson. This story was written by
the manager of the publicity depart
ment. It featured the stretch of road
from Ashland, and will give the city
some splendid publicity.
Fred S. Lookley, special writer for
the Oregon Journal, spent Friday in
Ashland getting material for a write
up of the city. He was taken through
the park system and to the various
springs controlled by the city by
Chester Stevenson and Manager Dur
yea, and given an opportunity to see
for himself all the development work
that is going on. Mr. Lockley, like
all visitors who see what Is being
done to make Ashland a great resort,
was most enthusiastic in his expres
sions of faith in the future of the
city and surprise at the wealth of
natural resources Ashland possesses.
He -believes we have big things in
store for us.
The publicity department is carry
ing a display ad in the tourist guide
of the Oregon Journal. The ad will
be changed each week. Sunday's
Issue advertised the new auto camp
ground, as that Is the big feature of
the present season In Ashland.
Jeter Hurt in
Freight Wreck
A broken flange is held responsible
for a freight wreck which occurred at
Mistleoe, seven miles south of here,
Friday and which delayed the Laun
drymen's special from the Portland
national1 convention and No. 13 for
six hours in Ashland. A car of oil
was thrown across the track, necessi
tating the calling of the wrecker from
over the mountains. Brakeman W.
E. Jeter suffered minor injuries and
was taken to the hospital at San
Francisco. None of the rest of the
crew was hurt beyond cuts and
bruises.
Hold Postoffice
Examinations
H. G. ' Eastman, secretary of the
local examination board, is holding
examinations to create available lists
of carriers for Jackson county. The
Immediate, vacancy Is that of carrier
on Route out pf Rogue River. Sev
eral are taking the exams. ,.; .
Chaplin at the
Lyric Tuesday
Chcrlle Chaplin, the premier com
edian of the American screen, will
appear at the Lyric Theatre Tuesday
eveninj In a feature, "Ills Night
Out." The catchy comedy is a
scream. Chaplin has recently had
his feet Insured for $100,000. He
is receiving a salary of $1,250 a
week. Chaplin's name Is a drawing
card wherever motion pictures are
shown.
Boy Scouts are at
Lake of the Woods
Lloyd Crowson, one of the mem
bers of the Boy Scout expedition
whirh are now camped at Lake of
the Woods, cut himself siightly In the
leg with a hatchet on the first even
ing at the lake and was brought home
by hii father, who hauled out part of
the tamp equipment. While the in
jury was not serious, Mr. Crowson
thought it best to bring his son back
In the wagon as the party Intends to
tramp all the way back and carry
their luggage. The boys made Dead
wood the first night and Lake of the
Woods the second day at noon. They
were having a fine time at last re
ports and will return the last of this
week.
A number of the Scouts In George
Holley's patrol leave Thursday for
Lake of the Woods.
Illinois Governor
and Party Here
Gc.ernor Edward F. Dunne of Illi
nois, members of his family and his
offh'al staff were taken from their
train Thursday morning at Medford
and shown over the southern portion
of the valley In automobiles, entering
Ashland by way of the Pacific high
way, By making a hurried trip the
pjrty was given time to ride over the
Ashland scenic drive.
' A were delighted with the trip
and very much interested In the val
ley. They expressed themselves as
being sorry that they cruld not re
main here longer. The governor said
that the Rogue River valley Is one
of the beauty spots of America. lie
was greatly impressed with the hos
pitality of the people.
Those in the party were Governor
and Mrs. Dunne, the Misses Eileen,
Mona and Geraldine Dunne, Maurice
Dunne, Hon. James J. Brady, Hon.
and Mrs. Francis G. Blair, Hon. and
Mrs. P. J. Lucey, Miss Geraldine Lu
cey, Hon. and Mrs. Adolph Karpen,
Hon. and Mrs. William A. Tilden
Hon. William L. Sullivan, General
and Mrs. Frank S. Dickson, Colonel
S. O. Tripp, Colonel Edwin Romberg,
Colonel and Mrs. M. R. Kelly, Colonel
James K. Finn, Lieutenant-Colonel
Jacob Frank, Mies E. Quintan.
Directors Meet
With Medford Men
Last Thursday afternoon the di
rectors of the Ashland Fruit and
Produce Association met the direct
ors of the Medfo'd association In that
city and spent a most profitable af
ternoon discussing means by which
co-operation could be secured which
would be of mutual benefit. Ar
rangements were made whereby In
case neither organization had enough
fruit of a variety to fill a single car,
the two could combine and get the
advantages of carload rates. Several
other plans were dlBcussed and co
operation Is promised which will be
of great advantage to the growers of
both the Ashland and Medford dis
tricts. Champion Roper
I At Vining Tonight
Jack Martin, champion rope spin
ner of the world, and the only man in
the world who spins two ropes at
once, together with a cowboy com
edian with a unique and entertaining
line of chatter, will appear at the
Vining Theatre tonight. Martin is
on his way to the Zone at the exposi
tion and has just arrived In the
United States from Australia. This
vaudeville is big circuit stuff and is
worth seeing.
Phone news Items to the Tidings.
A thrilling round-up of moun
taineer moonshiners and the discov
ery of an illicit still In the mountain
wilds thirty miles up tho McKenzle
river above Eugene reads like a ro
mance of Kentucky. Fifteen men are
said to be implicated In the unlawful
operations, which have been going
on for the pant five years.
Dogs shot at nlgbt, veiled threats
and fear that their houses might be
burned over their heads, are aliened
to have been potent factors in indue-
lug residents of the McKenzle coun
try to hold their tongues.
The quality of the whiskey pro
duced In the Lane county stills Is
pronounced by federal officials to be
most excellent, being of the kind
known as "new corn whiskey,"
"mountain dew" or "white mule."
One sample brought to Portland as
evidence Is S5 proof.
Over a Mile of
Trench Completed
Several crews of men are at work
on the ditch for the pipe lines from
the various springs. Over a mile of
ditch is already completed. The
deeds for the right of way have been
filed at Jacksonville, right of way
having been given by the following:
Sarah R. Jeter, Marcus P. True, P.
M. Bayliss, Mary J. McCallister, Ellen
I. Wells, Camilla E. Owen, C. II. Wat
son, A. G. Livingston, Sadie Walker,
Charles E. Englirh, J. J. Murphy,
George W. Dodson, Wesley S. How
ard, J. W. McDonough. Tho rest of
the right of way has been secured
and deeds will soon be filed.
The Smith-Emery people have done
an immense amount of development
work around the various springs. At
the Uthia sprlnc an immense retain
ing wall has been built, concrete
walls, floors and steps, the surround
ing ground has been leveled and the
vicinity of the spring is assuming a
parklike appearance. A crew is still
at work digging out the marshy
ground around the sulphur spring.'
One crew is bringing a trench this
way from the Dodge Boda well, an
other bringins a trench from the
Berkeley sulphur spring and a third
crew has already brought, a trench
from the lithia spring ns far In as the
Graves place. These three trenches
will converge at a point near the
juncture of Ashland street and the
Boulevard beyond the Normal school
property.
The company has received a ship
ment of 60,000 feet of piping ap
proximately eleven miles of it. They
have already received the structural
steel for reinforcing the concrete
work of the various structures to be
erected. They also havo on the
ground the tubing for the Dodge
well.
Wild Beasts in
African Jungles
Paul J. Rainey's great African
hunt pictures will be shown at the
Vining Theatre next Wednesday and
Thursday nights. Manager Vining
has been negotiating for these pic
tures ever since they were released,
but has heretofore been unable to
secure them. Ralney was Inspired
to secure these pictures by the Roose
velt expedition. When the ex-presl-
dent returned from Africa Rainey de
clared that he could secure pictures
of the things Roosevelt described. An
expedition was organized and at
enormous expense, and after under
going untold hardships and dangers
a film was secured which is one of
the wonders of the world. Pictures
of many of the wild beasts of the jun
gles taken at a distance of only a few
feet,, pictures of trapping and of
shooting, wonderful African scenery
and inimitable photography make
these pictures rank among the best
of the world's films.
Driller Stricken
With Paralysis
Well Driller Delmas, in the employ
of Smith, Emery & Co. was stricken
with paralysis Sunday and Is now In a
local hospital in an almost helpless
condition. This is the second attack
which Mr. Delmas has suffered, . ,.
the Depot Hotel will pay 15 cents,
ilve weight, for large fat hens. NMt
Pretty Mrs. Smith
Charming Comedy
"Pretty Mrs. Smith," a charming
comedy-drama starring Fritzl Scheff,
the Initial release of the Oliver Mo
rocco Photoplay Company, will be
shown at the Vining Theatre for one
night only, Tuesday, July 27. Any
one who has never heard the heathen
rage, nor seen them sit about tlio fire
eating their simple repast, may now
do so, for Mrs. Smith's first husband
was a missionary and took her to
just such scenes. By quick chango
Mrs. Smith is at a great reception
where she meets her second husband.
Then follow scenes of life in a cot
tage. A supposed suicide etuis this
colorless existence, and Mrs. Smith
Is soon the wife of a millionaire, with,
all the trappings incident to that life.
Anything, however sweet, after a
time grows tiresome, and so did tho
millionaire husband. "Pretty Mrs.
Smith" knew how to meet such exi
gencies, and the last act finds her
surrounded by three husbands, all
alive and well, In the beautiful Alex
andria hotel lobby. Such diversity
of scene, with artistic direction and
superb photoplay, must result in a
picture of absorbing interest, and
this is tho case with "Pretty Mrs.
Smith," which no one should miss
seeing.
Frltzi Scheff conducts a miniature
fashion show in "Pretty Mrs. Smith,"
which will be shown for one night
only at the Vining Theatre. Import
ed gowns galore are worn by this
exquisitely dainty star, who has long
since been accorded the best dressed
woman on the stage. This is Miss
Seller's Initial performance in photo
play work, and the prediction is well
founded that in the silent drama she
will be quite as popular as she has
always been on tho legitimate stage.
Mrs. Smlthe Burton Jay, the noted
motion picture pianist who has pre
viously delighted audiences at this
theatre, will play for this picture
Tuesday night.
Help Prevent
Forest Fires
To obtain the co-operation of the
public in preventing forest fires
which are doing a great deal of dam
age In the east this spring, the de
partment has prepared ten "Don'ts
to lie observed in the woods.
The ".Don'ts" follow:
1. Don't throw your match away
until you are sure it is out.
2. Don't drop cigarette or cigar
butts until the glow Is extinguished.
3. Don't knock out your pipe
ashes while hot or where they will
fall into dry leaves or other inflam
mable material.
4. Don't build a camp fire any
larger than Is absolutely necessary.
5. Don't build a fire against a
tree, a log or a stump, or anywhere
but on bare soil.
6. Don't leave a fire until you are
sure It Is out; If necessary smother
it with earth or water.
7. Don't burn brush or refuse In
or near the woods If there is any
chance that the fire may spread be
yond your control, or that the wind
may carry sparks where they would
start a new fire.
8. Don't lie any more careless
with fire In the woods than you are
with fire in your own home.
9. Don't be idle when you discover
a fire in the woods; if you can't put
It out yourself, get help. Where a
forest guard, ranger or state flro
warden can be reached, call him up
on the nearest telephone you can
find.
10. Don't forget that human
thoughtlessness and negligence are
the causes of more than half of tho
forest fires In this country, and that
the smallest spark may start a con
flagration that will result in loss of
life and destruction of timber and
young growth valuable not only for
lumber but for their Influence In
helping to prevent flood, erosion and
drought.
Throughout Oregon the govern
ment has established forest telephone
lines which are available to any one
discovering a fire. The government
and various fire prevention organiza
tions are doing their part In placing
more rangers and guards than ever
nut this summer. Every Ashlandor
who goes out Into the woods should
be a committee of one to help in lire
prevention. ,
In this state there are heavy penal
ties Inflicted for even mfnor Infrac
tions of the fire-prevention rules. .
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Phone Job orders to the Tidings.