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About Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1915)
Monday, October II, 1S15 fAGK TWO ASHIiAND TTOIXG8 Ashland Tidings By THE ASHLAND PRINTING 00. (Incorporated.) SEMI-WEEKLY. ESTABLISHED 1870. Bert R. Greer, Editor and Manager, Lynn Mowat, News Reporter Issued Mondays and Thursdays Official City and County Paper SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One Year 12.00 Six Months 100 Three Months 60 Payable in Advance. TELEPHONE 39 Advertising rates on application. First-class job printing facilities. Equipments second to none In the Interior. No subscriptions for less than three months. All subscriptions dropped at expiration unless renewal Is received. In ordering changes of the piper always five the old street address or postofflco as well as the new. Entered at the Ashland, Oregon, Postoffice as second-class mall matter. Axlilaml, Ore., Monday, Oct. 11, 1015 "THE MAIL MI ST GO THROUGH!' Some people have an Idea that the frontier days are over. It's true that tho "wild west" Is ceasing to be wild, and is now mostly contained In the traveling aggregations of cowboys and Indians who entertain our eastern towns with a more or less accurate picture of the frontier as It was. The attack on the stage coach, the "pony express" that carried the malls, the nearness of death, and the performance of stirring duty are mostly memories now, so far as our west is concerned. But we have a new frontier. We have only pushed back the frontier to the Pacific ocean, and now It re- appears In our northern territory of Alaska. Here's a real story of how the malls are carried and what some times faces the man who carries them. It comes from the postoffice department and It really happened Once a month the mall steamer leaves from Seward and goes out the Aleutian Island chain as far as Un alaska, making stops along the way to deliver the .mall, One of these Is at Cold Bay, opposite Kodlak Island. After about the first of November from the Aleutian chain and In Ber ing Bea northward the ice packs form and navigation ceases. So the mail must go overland from the southern coast of Alaska into the in terior. One of these mall routes starts from the steamer landing at Cold Bay, goes across the Alaska peninsula to Igaglk, and around the head of Bristol "Bay to NiiBhagak. For years the man who carried the mail over this route was C. L. Bow dry. Between November 1 to April 30 the contract calls for four trips over this 350-mile trail by dog sled. Bowdry was a "musher." A mustier Is a man who' can stand the rigors of the winter climate, can wade in froz en water, run mail on his back if necessary, sleep in a bag on the snow, knows how to drive a dog team and keep the dogs in good condition, and Is prepared to meet all the emergen cies of a snow trail trip of this char acter. i In the winter of 1912 Bowdry left the steamship Dora with his pack of mall to hit the trail for Nushagak. He never arrived. A searching party found his murdered body and the looted mail sacks. A wandering band of hostile Eskimos had encountered him. He had with him valuable clothes and firearms. They belonged to the patrons of Uncle Sam and he was responsible. He defended the mall sacks and was murdered while doing his duty. But the Dora still takes the mall to Cold Bay and another "musher" takes It overland 350 miles to Nusha gak four times during the winter sea son, because the mining camps along the trail depend on Uncle Sam for their communication with the outside world during the long Alaska winter night. The mall pack may contain sorely needed medicines, or impor tant letters from the folks at home. And the mall must go through! The only interest out of an Invest ment in an automobile Is a bad scent. GOTHIC THE NEW ARROW a for a COLLAR IT FITS THE CRAVAT on CLWSTT. MAODV CO.. teoiuata NEW YORK GOVERNOR TO SAY . WHEN. A radical change in the proposed new constitution of New York state Is the executive budget. The new constitution provides a new Innova tion along this line. The require ments both of the constitution of the United States and of every state con stitution that appropriations must originate in the legislative body, though the executive may vote there for, is reversed. If New York adopts her new constitution, the appropria tions will be initiated by the govern or. The legislature may vote the governor's request, but the legisla ture will have no power to load the budget. If the expense of state gov ernment Is excessive it will be the fault of the governor. He Is to be the real chief executive and upon his shoulders rests the responsibility saying how much money is to be raised for the administration of the executive departments. The legisla ture may strike out or rescind Items of the budget, but it may not Insert new Items, and it can not increase the amount of money the governor re quests for any department. The pos sibility of this form of the budget arrangement is that It takes the first work of the legislature. Until the legislature has passed the budget pro viding for the appropriations for the ensuing term It can not take up any other legislaive work. There can be no log rolling in he matter of financ ing the state. A TRIUMPH OF SCIENCE. Very tllently, without blare of trumpet or previous announcement, there was conducted a most success ful and marvelous experiment by the American Telegraph and Telephone Company. Seated In his office in New York city, Theodore N. Vail, president of the American Telegraph and Telephone Company, talked in a matter-of-fact and conversational tone of voice to J. J. McCarty, chief engineer of the company, who was stated in his office on the Pacific coast, by wireless telephone apparat us. The conversation showed the pos sibility and practicability of wireless telephone conversation across the continent. In accomplishing this re sult, the wireless telephone was called into play. Mr. Vail spoke through an ordinary telephone In hlu office con necting with wireless at Arlington station, then jumped 'through space to the Pacific coast, where it was caught by wireless apparatus connect ing with Mr. McCarty, preserving without loss the distinctness of the personal tone of the speaker. JOHN HULL'S BRUTAL INHUMAN ITY. Count von Revenlow, the noted German military writer whose re marks in the Berlin newspapers from time to time add to the entertain ment of the world, and even to the moon and stars on occasions, now calls attention to another example of the brutal, not to say beastly, in humanity of the British. He points out the utter disregard of the princi ples of humanity and civilization shown by the English government in deporting the 5,000,000 civilian men, women and babies of London from their homes so that they shall not be blown to hash by the destroying Ger man Zeppelins. Let's hope for the best, count. If John Bull won't be- civilized, let's force kultur into his blamed old hide, count! A St. Paul dairyman whose milk was spreading typhoid was found to have an infected well. Will dairy men never stop milking the pump? "What is this move for a dual pur pose cow?" asks "Old Subscriber." It's a cow that will give all the milk possible and then beef about it. Oregon's Big Day At Fair Is Coming Oregon Building, P. P. I. E., Oct. 11. Oregon State Day at the exposi tion has been set for Monday, Octo ber 30. This is an expolstlon ar rangement and on that day all the honors that can be heaped upon the Beaver state by the exposition offi cials will be forthcoming. This means that the chief dignitaries, as well as the lesser luminaries, of this greatest of all fairs will don silk tiles and other prescribed parapher nalia, gather themselves into auto mobiles and with Governor Wlthy combe In the front car, will follow the Exposition and Marine bands to the Oregon building, and there in the shadow of the modern Parthenon wax eloquent over the glorious achieve ments of the state to the northward. Governor Withycombe, whose busi ness in life it has been to make two blades of grass grow where but one has grown before, will probably be asked to plant a tree where none has grown before, and In the name of the great state of Oregon he may receive a plaque, or, more aristocratically speaking, a "commemorative medal." The guns at the big forts will prob ably boom, the battleship Oregon may let loose some six-inch salutes, flags will fly, Oregon cider will flow and at no time, before or since, will the Oregon building be in such gala at tire. After the prade, which the peo ple at the Oregon building and the Oregon Society of California will en deavor to make the largest and most memorable in exposition history, and all orating has been done to the de light of the assembled multitudes, Governor Withycombe and the ahos en few will be carried away to the California building and there wined and dined until their stomachs as well as their hearts are filled to over flowing. In the case of Governor Withycombe, the wine win be water, of course, but San Francisco water is of such thickness and color that even the diner nearest him will not notice the substitution unless it is announced. After the feast and laudations of the greatest state in the Union by the highest officials of the greatest exposition that ever hap pened, there will be a reception at which the people gathered here from the four corners of the earth may have opportunity to greet Oregon through its most distinguished repre sentative, the governor, and, inci dentally, they will get to shake hands with the president of the exposition and . others next to him in official rank. When the shadows have fallen and the exposition buildings and grounds have taken on the irrldes cent glow that makes this a dream city, a fairy land, the California building will be the srene of a grand ball at which the governor and other Oregon representatives will bo guests of honor. Gentlemen In full dress and ladies in undress "creations" will trip the "merry ha-ha" and the rev elry will continue until exhaustion and the dawn of another day de mands a cessation. All in all, Oregon Day will be some large occasion, and during the entire time Governor Withycombe and his party are here, there will be things doing calculated to be of special in terest to Oregon people. At the Ore gon building there will be as much social activity as the governor will stand for, and in every way possible HSHLKND Storage and Transfer Co O. P. BATES Proprietor. Two warehouses near Depot. Goods of all kinds stored at reason able rates. A General Transfer Business. Wood and Rock Springs CoaL Phone 117. Office, 99 Oak Street, ASHLAND, OREGON. tMH I IHHtHWH I EXPOSITION VISITORS ' Stop at the Fine New Hotel Bray ton 50 TURK STREET AT MARKET CENTER OF BUSINESS AND THEATRE DISTRICTS San Francisco ROOMS $1 PER DAY AND UP 1 PRIVATE LAVATORY TO EVERY ROOM ROOMS WITH PRIVATE BATHS AND SHOWERS SINGLE AND EN SUITE Free Bus On arrival in the city take t UNIVERSAL BUS direct to X .Hotel Brayton at our expense. effort will be made to bring Oregon to the forefront. Crowds of Ore gonlans here will help very material ly, and those who delay their visit for the two weeks of which October 30 is the center will find much of in terest extraordinary at the exposi tion. October 21 ushers in Horticul tural Week, which will be a hummer, and at the same time the fall flower show will be under way. The stock show will be in full blast until the middle of November, and November 2 is San Francisco Day. The latter is certain to bring a crowd of 300,000 and the greatest day of special events and festivity of the fair period. The weather continues perfect, and those who know San F-ancisco best say that "settled" weather may be count ed on until near December. Prizes Many at Portland Show Portland, October 11. 8he second annual Manufacturers' and Land Products Show at Portland this year will receive exhibits of goods from any jobber, manufacturer or retailer, without reference to where manufac tured. This throws the exposition open to Oregon manufacturers and those in the northwest and the Pa cific coast In general, or the world at large. This year a grand prize will be given by the manufacturers' exhibit comlmttee of $100 for the best ex hibit made by an Oregon manufactur er. Working exhibits are to be a feature and the one believed best by the judges will receive $75. There will be second and third prizes of $50 and $30. The best exhibit occu pying more than three booths will receive $60. The second and third prizes.ln this class are $40 and $20. Three prizes of $50, $30 and $15 go to the three best exhibits occupying less than three booths. A cash prize of $100 goes to the most harmonious section of booths. The second prize calls for $75. The most attractively decorated conces sion booth receives $25 and the booth displaying the best "Made-in-Oregon" slogan receives $10. The girl voted No Difference The man with a small account in this bank is given the same courteous attention that is given larger deposit ors. Our service Is for the small depos itor as well as the large one. First National Bank ASHLAND, OREGON. Oldest National Bank In Jackson County 9 IMMIMX I The Oldest National Bank in Jackson County Member Federal Reserve System j FIRST NATIONAL BANK Capital and Surplu $120,000.00 DEPOSITORY OF f City of Ashland County of Jackson State of Oregon United States of America t n ,1 tnt mini by popular ballot the most popular demonstrator will receive $20. She will also be crowned "Queen of Dem onstrators" on closing night, Novem ber 13." Already requests have been received for-space from Industrial concerns in several cities of Oregon and Washington. Portland Stock Repurt, October 4. With a run of about 650 head of cattle, the market opened up with steady to strong prices, choice steers going at $6.85 with 6 cents above last week's top, cows going at $5. A few heifers sold at $6 and calves brought $7,50. Hogs Not many good hogs are on the market. Buyers seemed inclined to pass up the offering until late, when a couple of loads went at $6.3 for tops. Market a little unsettled with bulk around the $6.15 to $6.26 mark. Sheep A fair run of sheep came In over Sunday with a nice lot of Washington lambs which brought $7. A few ewes were sold at $5 and a couple of oars of feeder lambs sold at $6.25. Outlook good with demand keen. When equal rights for women are established, some mere men can square old accounts by using a lot of women for non-support. The bloomln' British are" putting the 'ell in the Dardanelles. FREE TO BOYS 1 9 This $222 Knife We Mean Just What We Say FREE! A ddT, fuinntee JoeUuUfo. mvU of tho hot Jo, who, will do Itw houri work for us.ia hl own BolSbbochood. We Want One Boy Portland. Cat Out this Coupon ind Mail it.te ns MGR. BOYS' DEPARTMENT " THE EVENING TELEGRAM, Portland, Or.i Please tell me how 1 can-secure the $2.00 Boy Scout Knife Free. Name .. Address Prices that Mean Real Economy Our modern methods and extensive stocks I have earned for us an enviable reputation as f Ashland's quality store. Unparalled selections of reliable new and stylish merchan- dise at right prices-prices that mean value received. Staple and Fancy Dry Goods Sorosls Shoes VAUPEL'S Ue QUALITY STORE Bntterick Patterns GENTS' FURNISHINGS SHOES Silks Ladies' Underwear Silks occupy a very prominent place Athena underwear for women and in mylady's wardrobe this fall. We children, made in all weights and all have the new ones you'll need. combinations at the price you care to pay New Furs Shoes The new furs are in, including separate Sorosis and Utz & Dunn Shoes, Shoes muffs and neck pieces and the new melon of style and quality but prices within mnlt. the reaeh of your purse. Men's Underwear Blankets In wool or cotton fleeced, including In wool and cotton, prices from 50c Klosed Krotch union suits at $1.00. and up. Boys' Suits and Overcoats Dress Goods Special reduced prices on all boys' New fall dress goods in all the new col' suits and overcoats. ors and weaves at prices to fit your puree ... VAUPEL'S X3hQ Best in Quality Ujq Lowest in Price iiiiii i ii lis i II III III I MM II 1 1
