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ASH 'Ashland Grows While Llthia Flows' City of Sunshine and Flowers Ashland. Oregon, Llthia Springs "The Carlsbad of America' VOL. XL ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1915 NUMBER 30 TT TT"X IT Tv T a IJJJNUS Ashland Has Finest Schools and Equipment Training School Near Portland Now is an appropriate time to tell something of the value of Ashland schools and Intimate affairs connect ed with them, and Ashland will cer tainly he proud of the showing of her educational institutions. It is well said that Ashland has some of the finest schools in the state, and gen eral opinion is that our superintend ent of schools, Prof. George Briscoe, and the corps of school board men, supported by the citizens, eager for the best educational advantages for their children, have made it so. Ashland now has three large schools, the West Side school, the East Side school and the high school, 10 acres of school grounds, and the finest of apparatus and equipment in each, representing a total value of $185,000. The West Side school building was built In 1904 by a bond issue of 125,000, is modern in every way, has 13 rooms and assembly, and is situ ated on a 1-acre tract, part of which is parked beautifully. Boston ivy adorns the sides of the building. Fifteen thousand dollars worth of the bond issue for the West Side school have been paid off, leaving only $10,000 remaining. Snook & Travers were the contractors and C. H. Burg graf architect. The East Side building, the oldest of the three, was built on a bond Is sue of $12,000 and has eight rooms. Five thousand dollars worth of bonds are still outstanding. This building stands in the center of a 2 -acre tract and possesses an attractive and well-kept lawn in front. Burggraf was the architect and Snook was the contractor for this building. The high school building, the fin est and most modern, was built and Its grounds purchased on a bond Is sue of $75,000, in 1911, and is situ ated on a splendidly located six-ncre tract in the eastern part of the city. It Is modern in every detail equip ment, architecture, etc. It has a 400 student capacity, has 24 rooms ex clusive of the assembly room, gym nasium and offices. A wide stretch of lawn, nicely landscaped, sets off the front of the building. The gym nasium is built so that it can as prop erly be used as a theatre, with a seat ing capacity of some 700 or 800, and has a model stage for amateur the atricals, with dressing rooms, etc. This building was constructed by Snook & Travers, and designed by George A. Ferris, architect. The Income for the city Bchools comes from three sources, namely, county, state and taxation In the dis trict. It costs about $44,000 a year to maintain the schools of the city. Taxation raises some $23,000, while the rest conies from the county and state. Last year only $6.07 of the tax payer's money was used for athletics, which have always been almost self supporting. True, a teacher is hired who has charge of this work, but this teacher also has his regular work in the instruction of mechanical draw ing. Below Is given a comparison of the relatives figures In the Medford and Ashland schools: Total disbursements, Medford $90,584.99, Ashland $44,025.95. Number of teachers employed, Med ford 50, Ashland 32. Enrollment In grades above the eighth, Medford 321, Ashland 286. Number of per sons over four and under twenty years of age residing In the district, Medford 1,755, Ashland 1,308. Esti mated value, of school houses and grounds, Medford $225,000, Ashland $175,000. Furniture and apparatus, Medford $5,000, Ashland $10,000. Ad Envelopes May Be Secured The publicity department has Just bad printed one of the neatest and most effective bits of 'advertising that they have yet got out, in the opinion of many envelopes having the glass of water printed on the face. The glass of water cut is indeed attractive and covers one-third of the face of the envelope. Inscribed on the glass are the words, "Ashland, Oregon, the Carlsbad of America." The cut is an ornament to any en velope, as it is extremely neat and elassy. The envelopes that have been printed so far will be used by the Commercial Club and publicity de partment, but it is urged that every Ashland person doing any corre sponding, whether business or per sonal, have his envelopes printed with this cut on them. The cost is no more. All ladles clubs who have their correspondence paper, and oth er organizations, can do a wonderful lot of advertising by getting these envelopes. It is hard to estimate the number of neoDle these reach. The I ad for Ashland is seen every time one handles the envelope, and the style of it is sure to attract attention and give the person handling it a curios ity to know more about Ashland. These envelopes can be printed at any time at the Tidings office. Be a booster. To make Ashland a resort will take the unstinted help and in terest of every citizen. If you don't have faith in your own town yourself do one else will, but if you do have strong faith, others will believe in it too. Marriage Licenses On Saturday County Clerk Gardner announces that more marriage licenses were is ued Saturday in Jackson county than ny day during his term of office. Marriage licenses were issued to the following parties: R. M. Moore of Gold Hill and Hilda Berg, also of Gold Hill; F. L. Hansen and Clarissa Turner of Medford; Dorris D. McCoy and Lottie M. Morgan of Tolo; Rob ert I. Peachey and Glyndon M. Scott of Ashland; J. M. Poole and Ola Bently of Talent; Stacy Hayes of Ashland and Nola Bently of Talent. Many Booklets Are Sent Out The publicity department has sent out, and given to Ashland people to send out, over 7,000 coi ies of the new glass of water booklet. In addi tion to these, 2,500 leaflets and about 7,000 postcard pictures wtih a printed greeting to visitors have been distributed, making a total of 16,250 pieces of printed matter about our city put out by the department in the past ninety days. The glass of water booklet is mak ing a good Impression wherever it goes. Mr. Attilla Norman, vice-president and general manager of the Oregon Power Company, makes the following comment on the booklet In a letter to the director of publicity: "I, also, wish to compliment you on the A3h'land advertising booklet which I received. This seem3 to me very well done and ought to get you a lot of good publicity. It seems to me Ashland has been more talked of this summer than any other Oregon town. This is doubtless due in a large part to your work there and I congratulate you." Other letters of a similar nature are being received every day, and the department is highly elated over the success of this effort to turn out something creditable for the city. Oregon may have an agricultural training school for boys who "have no chance." R. M. Burley, attorney; Judge Cleeton, of the juvenile court; C. II. Woodworth, banker; Walter H. Graves, civil engineer, and II. 13. Falrchlld are behind a movement to secure 1,000 acres of land on the Columbia river near Portland as a site for a boys' training grade school and junior agricultural college. Preliminary steps toward the in corporation of the backers of the movement have already been taken Application for articles of incorpora tion have been signed by the direct ors, who will serve without pay. Mr. Falrchlld, who originated the move ment, says he has arranged to secure I, 000 acres of land near Portland. He says he will have the land cleared, and plans to sell part of it to raise money for the buildings. "In adjlition to the regular school work, training will be given in agri culture, Btock raising, fruit culture, poultry raising and trades," said Mr. Fairchild. "We will try to teach each boy the line of business for which he is best fitted. Semi-military discipline will prevail. Ten-year cumulative interest bearing bonds will be issued against real es tate to cover the cost of the under taking. We have secured the in dorsement of a number of prominent men." Judge Cleeton said he believed that If the plan could be worked out prop erly it would provide a much-needed system of training dependent chil dren who otherwise would have no chance. He said the juvenile court would co-operate with the directors of the project. County Fair Opens Wednesday From the interest being manifest ed all over the county and in Med ford, the indications point to a larger and hotter display In all departments at the Jackson County Fair to be held in Medford, September 8 to 11 than ever before In the history of the fair, and it Is proper that there should lie. The management is do ing everything possible to make the fair a success, have Increased the premiums on stock and many other things, offer better premiums on fruit than the state fair, give splen did premiums on about everything grown and made In the county, and the people should respond with ex hibits in keeping with the county's resources and by their patronage, not one day only but every day. The management has also decided not to charge anything for grand stand, autos or vehicles of any kind, mailing one price of admission to everything. They have also done away with the fast harness races mechanical ! this venr nnit Are civinir nurses fnr county horses, buggy races, hitch-up and mule races, etc. f he two big features will be a ball gaiie each afternoon and the relay races of two and a half miles each day with the purse for the winner of th three days' contest. Program of each day will be print ed Monday or Tuesday. The following special days have bee,n set: Thursday Medford and Eagle Point. Friday Ashland ' and public Saturday Gold Hill, Central Point and Rogue River. Railroad Officials Are Shown Development Extra Fine Programs At Lyric Theatre $$'$SSJ$$-$$'S'S3SS S The Commercial Club meets $ S tonight. Important matters to ? be voted on. Be there and have $ $ a voice in same, etc. The photoplay version of Ibsen's wonderful drama, "Ghosts," shown at the Lyric last night was remark able for construction, settings and the acting of Henry Walthall, and will be of unusual Interest to stu dents -of the drama. The high signs of craftsmanship and artistry are everywhere visible, and Manager Lawrence further intensified the at mosphere by arranging suitable mu sic from Grieg. It will be repeated this evening. Those who believe the quality of a motion picture depends on the : number of spectacular incidents that may be injected into It may with profit study "From Headquarters," a three-part Broadway star feature shown at the Lyric Tuesday and Wednesday. In it are three princi pals and few others. Clanty is a sim ple story that maintains a hold on the feelings from beginning to the very end. Anita Stewart, Earle Wil liams and Anders Randolph are the three players who portray the story. Miss Stewart is a daughter of a head quarters detective who, when her employer has won her love and dis carded her, plunges a knife into him. Mr. Williams is the employer who has such a narrow escape from death, and Mr. Randolph is the detective assigned to clear up the case, but has reason, before he gets out of his home, to believe his daughter guilty of the crime. "From Headquarters" is a man's size and a woman's too. Drama of Days Before the;War Dustln Farnum in "Cameo Kirby," the new Lasky production which Is to pe seen at the Vinlng Theatre to morrow night, is a romantic drama of New Orleans and the far south In the days before the war, ,when gen UeDien adventurers really lived and the spirit of daring had not become commercialized. "Cameo" ' Klrby, the son of a bankrupt plantation owner, with a native fondness for gambling, is the hero of the tale, which involves a story of true love that runs far from smoothly but conies to a happy conclusion. Young Kirby gets his name "Cameo" through his fondness for cameos of every size, shape and description, which he wears in place of all other adornment. The cameo, now com paratively little used, Is In itself rem iniscent of the era of the play. "Cameo Kirby" is presented by Jesse L. Lasky through a special arrange ment with the Liebler company. Portland Man Likes Ashland On Thursday of last .week E. O. McCormick, vice-president, John M. Scott, general passenger agent, and II. A. Hinshaw, general freight agent. of the Southern Pacific Company spent the greater part of the day In Ashland. They came over tho Pa cific Highway from Medford and were met at the Southern Pacific sta tion by Chairman Greer of the sprin.fs commission, Secretary Nonis of the Commercial Club, George Kra mer, S. P. agent, and Publicity Di rector Duryea. The entire party were the guests at dinner of J. P. Wolf, proprietor of the Depot Hotel, who had prepared a bountiful repast for their delecta tion. After dinner these prominent guests were taken In automobiles to Llthia park, where they walked over the entire pork inspecting the vari ous features of its development. Leaving tho park, they were taken over Glenvlew Drive and out to the springs, where they were given an opportunity to see the substantial character of the work that is being done by Smith, Emery & Company. On their return to town they spent a few minutes meeting citizens and paying their respects to the president of the Commercial Club, and were taken to Medford by Mr. Greer. All three of these visitors ex pressed themselves as wonderfully Impressed with the amount of work that has been done here In the past few months, and were emphatic In their praise of the beauty of Llthia park and the general plan of develop ment that has been followed by the commission. Mr. McCormick is a lover of Na ture and is well versed In matters pertaining to landscape gardening and civic beautificatlon. He ex pressed himself as tremendously pleased with Llthia park and the scheme of beautifying it. He did not let a Bingle detail escape him, and seemed Interested In getting all the Information be could about the work that is yet to be done before the park is complete. It was plainly evident he regards the park as a big asset for Ashland as an attraction for the visitors. Mr. McCormick Is a man who is accustomed to doing big things, and he is looking to Ashland to do things in a big way. He be lieves we have every reason to havo faith in the future, If we will back that faith up with an intelligent util ization of our natural assets, Ho believes Ashland can lie made a great resort, if the c'tizens will get behind the present project and push it to a successful conclusion. Ho believes In publicity on a big scale, and urged tho necessity of letting the world know what Ashland has and what Ashland is. Our waters par excellent supply the basis for a great resort, and the future now depends upon the Intelligent force and co-operatlvo work put behind it by Ashland elti zenis. He reiterated hla statement, made at the lime of his lut-t visit to Ashland, thct it Is the desire and purpose of tho officials of the South ern Pacific Company to do ell that they can to make our city a success as a great resort. Mr. Hinshaw had not been in Ash land for a good many months, and he expressed himself as amazed at all that had been done. Speaking of tho park he Bald: "This is certainly beautiful. Your people ought to be proud of it." He said he could see big things for Ashland. Mr. Scott has been here lately and Is well posted on the work that Is going on. He believes in the possi bilities here, and expects to see Ash land grow into a splendid pleasure resort. These railroad officials are men of wide experience. They know what a resort ought to be, for there are many splendid resorts along the line of the Southern Pacific system, and it Is gratifying to the commission to know that they commend so highly the work that has been done and Is planned for. the (uture. . Pilot Rock Cattle Industry boom ing. One grower has shipped 23 ears. Vining Bills Special Feature The management of the Vinlng Theature has secured for Wednesday and Thursday nights of this week a fine special feature to be given in addition to the regular run of pic tures. The Cox Family, a musical comedy company, composed of seven talented people, will give an act each evening. They present vaudeville numbers, featuring tabloid plays, musical numbers, as they have an ex cellent mixed quartette, and dances. Mr. Houston of the Klamath Falls theatre engaged them for one night and played them nine, on account of their excellence. Prices will be exceedingly low, as only 10 and 15 cents will be charged. Vandals Work On Road Signs An autoist who had come over the route from Hornbrook to Ashland reported that some of the signs along the road had become badly obliter ated. One in particular caused them considerable trouble and delay, as well as the maddening uncomforta bleneBS of being on the wrong road. The sign spoken of was Just at the Junction of the Pacific highway with the road leading off to Hilt. The road from Hornbrook to Hilt runs in a straight line, while the Pacific highway veers off to the right, thus making the tourist go to Hilt as a natural consequence of following the! straight road. The sign which had been put up there has been marked over with obscene words and remarks to the effect that Hilt was the place to get "the last drink," etc. Many tourists have been inconvenienced by this very much, as they have gone over the Hilt road and have had to retrace their steps. F. W. Gobelman of Portland spent Friday in Ashland. He is preparing data for a book, "The Truth About Oregon." He is well qualified, hav ing had wide experience In publicity work. He was much attracted by our springs development, saying: "Ashland at last has discovered its big, distinctive asset and is going about its utilization in the proper way. Your mineral springs supply a basis for tremendous growth and prosperity and your people should put the force behind the movement to carry It to successful consumma tion. I wonder whether your people realize the force it takes to properly and successfully change the type of a city like Ashland from a horticul tural to a resort city? Your future will depend largely upon the alacrity with which they grasp that responsl bility. You have one of the most beautiful parks on the coast and the opportunity is great." Postal Clerks At Exposition San Francisco, Aug. 6. Delegates from all the larger postoffices In the United States will attend the ninth annual convention of the Na tional Federation of Postofuce ...1.1..U ...111 1, l,nlj 1 C.n IvltM HN, ivim:ii mil uu ueiu in ouu Francisco rrom September b to 1 1 under the auspices of the Panama Puciflc International Exposition. This will mark the first time a na tional convention of the mail men has ever met on the Pacific coast, and the San Francisco members of the Feder alon are making elaborate prepara tions to entertain the visitors, who are expected to number into the thousands. United Stntes Senators Phelun and Works and Congressmen Nolan, Curry, Kahn, Kent and Hayes, to gether with other prominent public officials, have been asked to address the delegates on service problems. None of the local clerks expect to attend. Pioneer Reunion in Ashland, Sept. 16 Notice. The Southern Oregon Chautauqua Association meets Tuesday, Septem ber 7, at 3 p. m. at G. A. R. hall. All members requested to attend. L. J. TREFREN, Secretary. Phone job orders to the Tidings. A recent notable realty transfer Is a finely Improved ranch property In the vicinity of Evans creek, deeded by the Oxford Investment Company, of which F. W. Streets of Medford, Stuart Saunders of Ashland and E. E. Bagley of Rogue River are Incor porators, to E. E. Raymond of San Luis Rey, Cal., who with his son will occupy it. The tract comprises 160 acres. For postoffices facilities It is tributary to Wimer. Consideration was $11,000. Pending removal onto the property October X, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Edwards, old-time Kansas friends, residing on Laurel street. Hawley Arrives HerelWednesday The annual reunion of the pioneer settlers of the Rogue River valley and their families la to be held In Ashland Thursday of next week, Sep tember 16. Arrangements were tak en in hand Friduy by Ashland native sons and daughters for the entertain ment for the occasion, which will em brace several features, Including gas tronomic, social and literary. Mr. Vinlng has very generously tendered the free use of the Vining Theatre to the pioneers for the literary and mu sical program and the Elks' dining hall hus been secured for the serving of the dinner. The entire arrangements for tho dinner ure in the hands of the follow ing committee of ludies: Mrs. R, M. Garrett, Mrs. E. J. Van Sant, Mrs. A. E. Kinney, Mrs. G. M. Grainger, Mrs. Butler Walker, Mrs. Will Dodge, Mrs. J. True, Mrs. Charles Chrlstensen. The annual reunion place altern ates between Ashland and Jackson ville and the old settlers gather from all sections of the valley to partici pate. The program of addresses, read ings, music, etc., to be given at the theatre auditorium Is being nrranged by a committee and will be duly an nounced. This program is for the public In general as well as the pioneers, but the dinner is confined to the latter and their imedlate families. As is his custom when congress Is not In session, Congressman W. C. Hawley is spending his time going over the first congressional district, Interviewing his constituents and learning from them directly their opinions and needs. He was in Clat sop county last Saturday and has an engagement In Clackamas county to day. On Tuesday he will leave Salem In the evening and arrive in Ashland Wednesday morning. He will spend the remainder of the day here. Thursdany and Friday will be devot ed to Medford and vicinity. While here he will be shown over the city, and his local supporters and constituents will occupy a good deal of his time. Sclo milk condensery has closed down. Resigns Position At First National In order to be closer to his mother and give bis father's estate more careful attention, A. J. McCallen has resigned his position with the First National Bank, to take effect Septem ber 15. Mr. McCallen has spent many years behind the counter of the First Na tional, his employment having been only interrupted by a year or two of service with the Warren Construc tion Company in connection with their paving operations in Oregon and adjoining states. It is hoped by his many friends ; that the change he is making will prove beneficial from every stand-. point.