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Tidings "Ashland Grows While Llthfa Flows" ' City of Sunshine and flowers Ashland, Oregon, Uthia Springs "The Carlsbad of America' VOL. XL ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1915 NUMBER 43 Sidelights On Official Doings Councllmen Ashcraft and Dlegel being out of town this week, Tuesday evening's meeting was necessarily short, since the council wished the presence of a full membership before the Perozzi-Chautauqtia sewer matter and others were finally acted upon. Councilman Ashcraft gave notice last week that he might take a notion to go hunting, and the call of the wild miiKt have proven too strong. Very few petitions have been pre sented at recent council meetings, and the workings of the city govern ment seem to be running aloug in oiled channels. The council will meet in adjourned 6esslon Tuesday of next week. Because of the continual confine ment of the firemen, who are on the job 24 hours of the day, they are granted a fifteen days' annual vaca tion. Glen Gulley, truck driver, hav ing been in the service of the city only nine months, was granted the usual leave of absence but is obliged to pay a man to take his place If he wishes to take advantage of the leave. The electric light department Is, praying for rain. The creek Is lower than it has been for years, and con tinual watchfulness Is necessary to keep enough head to furnish the pa trons of the system. Street lighting must necessarily he curtailed until the first heavy rain. Patrons of the city plant can help out by not leaving lights burning when unnecessary. Patrolman Wimer, who acted as chief of police during R. C. Porter's absence, effected the capture of two men, one of whom was wanted in Medford and one in Roseburg. Sev eral other crooks have been captured at Ashland recently while making for the California border. With the arrival of the hobo mi gration season the police force is busier than ever. Although Ashland is a stopping place for practically the entire freight car tourist travel, be ing a division point, and at the foot of a great mountain barrier, the po lice are successful in keeping the 4 streets fairly clear of vagrants-.' For a town in Ashland's situation there are mighty few cases of minor depre dations or, for that matter, depreda tions of any kind, reported. In this dry year the plentifulness of the water supplied by the munici pal system stands as a big tribute to the water committees of the present and those who had in charge the in auguration of various parts of the system in the past. The Tidings will deliver two free copies to the lucky personage who has the honor of being the first pris oner interned In the newly completed city jail. Ashland now has a modern fireproof bastile, which, like a Con way bungalow, is cool in the summer and hot in the winter. Car Shortage Denotes Activity Texas floods, the closing of the Panama canal and excessive local de mands are the reasons given for car shortage by the Southern Pacific, ac cording to a message received by the Oregon Public Service Commission yesterday from Commissioner F. J Miller, who is now in San Francisco, where he has conferred with Presi dent Sproule regarding complaints of the Oregon shippers. The message states that the Southern Pacific has delivered 585 empties from Califor nia this month, and that the com pany claims to be doing everything possible to relieve the situation in Oregon. Lack of cars to handle snipments of Oregon lumber and other commod ities has assumed serious proportions. The average number of empties fur nished Oregon during the last three days has been 60 a day. Previous to this the average was only 30 a day. The freight traffic has more than doubled in the past month and seems to be still on the increase. The car shortage is but one of the results of increased activity in many lines of industry. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jordan were among those who attended the Med ford band dance in that city last night. Several autoloads went down from here. The affair was reported to have been a most enjoyable one. A. big crowd attended. The Oregon cranberry crop is good, price around $10 barreL '" Big Day at Medford Armory i Medford Tribune: Governor James Withycombe and staff, consisting of Adjutant General George A. White of Portland, Colonel C. C. Hammond of Eugene, Lieutenant Colonel B. K. Lawson of Cottage Grove, Major Wll- jHam G. White of Eugene and others, army officer of Eugene, and Captain Malone of Ashland, will arrive in 1 1 Medford Wednesday, October 27, at J :4a to ueutcaje me new armory oi the seventh company, Coast Artillery, which takes place at 1:30 p. m. that afternoon. The governor will also make a short address at this time and everybody is Invited to attend and hear him and inspect the new armory. Mrs. Withycombe, Miss Mabel Withycombe, Mrs. George A. White, , Mrs. B. K. Lawson, Mrs. R W. Col-1 litis and Mrs. C. A. Malone will the lady visitors in the party. After the dedication in the after noon the visitors will be taken for an auto trip over the city, Pacific highway and the Siskiyous. In the evening at 8 p. m. a recep tion will be held at the armory for Governor Withycombe and party, af- .,!,., w .in i, o r..j mm. tary ball Thlo will be one of the most dis - tineuished parties that ever visited Medford and they will be given a hearty welcome. They will leave Thursday, October 28, for San Francisco to attend Ore gon day at the fair. Impersonator TurnediLoose W. E. Brown, the federal of f icer impersonator who got into troube at Roseburg and was captured after an exciting chase a few miles south of Ashland last week, was released by the Roseburg authorities. A federal officer who investigated the charges made against Brown stated that noifOUBd sentiment favoring the re-es charge could be made against the man since he had made no profit by ihere . Tne university man bid Asb hls impersonation. The Roseburg of- ian(j t0 jjeep up courage on the prop- ficlals were only too glad to drop the case, as a trial would have been very expensive. The man and girl whom Brown tried to implicate by white slavery charges, and who were held at Roseburg pending the outcome of the Brown investigation, were re leased. Another Shipment Of Valley Cattle Another tralnload of valley cattle was shipped Monday, afternoon to San Francisco, consigned to Miller & Lux. The cattle, of which there were approximately 600 head, were loaded at Medford. The average price was $50 per bead, meaning $30,000 total. Practically every stock raiser in the valley was repre sented in the shipment. A few weeks ago another shipment from the Ash land yards netted $45,000. The stock-raising Industry is be coming a big factor in the valley and turns loose large amounts of good hard United States coin every year. Stockmen are interested in the new beet factory in that dried beet pulp is said to be excellent stock feed and naturally the sugar factory will have large quantities of this commodity to dispose of. "Wild Olive" Is Full of Thrills A murder mystery a young col legian wrongfully held guilty his escape from the gallows his conceal ment by a mysterious girl In her cab- In studio a mile abovo the sea his flight in her canoe his exile In gay Argentine the grand opera season at Buenos Ayres the famous docks a camera-eyed detective who never forgets a face and the exile's ulti mate salvation through the sublime self-sacrifice of the "Wild Olive," as the mountain girl is known. Such is the kaleidoscopic rush of scenes which make "The Wild Olive," which will be shown at the Vlnlng Theatre Friday evening of this week, one of the most thrilling photoplays ever produced. Mr. and Mrs. James McNair leave thlg evening for Portland, where they will tislt the'land products show." Talk About The Ashland Tidings ono full year and the Sunset Magazine for ton months, all for Two Dollars This offer good for ten days only If your subscription is not quite due. by paying two dollars the subscription will be extended from date of expiration. This offer is made for new subscriptions, but will extend to old subscribers on above basis. Subscription must be paid al the Tidings office to secure this bargain j H'yt , . : - : - Rebec Says Still Hope for Normal Some perfectly good school bulld- mss are rouing away on uie aiaio normal school grounds in the south lo of the city. Maybe Oregon will need two training schools for teach. ; some day. About a dozen young people from Ashland and presumably a like number from every other city In southern Oregon are attending California normal schools this year. "The Southern Oregon State Normal School proposition is not dead yet," said Prof. Rebec of the University of Oregon', on a visit to Ashland early this fall.' Prof. Rebec, who is ac counted one of the leading educators of the Etate. is the head of the unl , vergty extension department, and in the course of his work visits every section of the state. Prof. Rebec stated that he had talked with the state superintendent of schools, the governor and many other prominent men of the state, ana everywhere Uablisbment of the normal school osition and expressed his belief that the buildings would yet be put back into the service in which they accom pllshed so much good in the past. Some time ago the normal proper ty was offered to the city, but the state board wlched to keep strings on the property to such an extent as would render making use of the buildings for other than school pur poses impracticable. Twenty men are fighting a forest fire in the vicinity of Prospect to day. Grand Jury Meets In Short Session The grand jury for the October term session of the circuit court closed Monday afternoon, after but one day's session the shortest in years in Jackson county. Four true bills and four not true bills were re turned. The grand jury report was brief. Aside from the observations on the criminal matters, It was found that "the county offices are conduct ed in an orderly manner and the building is sanitary." The true bills returned were: Fred Chipp, charged with burglary of the Cranfill-Robinett store at Central Point; Charles Austin, Indicted for pointing a gun at another; Harry Young, Indicted for larceny, the pris oner refusing to reveal his true name, to protect the good name of his fam ily, and a "John Doe" Indictment for robbery. The petit jury will open its ses sions next Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Hearings upon applications for citizenship papers will also be heard this week. Sunday School Parade Today Ashland is host to the Sunday schools of Jackson county at the an nual convention today. A Sunday school parade at 4:30 this afternoon promises to be a unique feature of the convention.' Two large pennants have been offered as awards to the schools in Ashland and outside of the city that have the largest number ot representatives in tha parade. Bargains ! j Council Meets To Cornet Music The meeting of the city council on Tuesday evening was enlivened by cornet solos and scraps of exhorta linn ..'l.w.1 r. J t . l .... ... wu.ieu up irom me sireei ueiow, vnere a group ol wandering preachers of the gospel held forth on the Plaza in front of the city jail. ' The minutes were read to the tune 9 A 1J rri... .1... nr. m of "A Hot Time in the Old Town To night." A bill for the cells for the city Jail was read and ordered paid. (The cornetlsts below played "Annie Lawrle" while the cells were being paid for.) The application of Paul Gulley, driver of vl:e fire truck, for fifteen day;' layoif, to take effect upon the return of Chief Robison, who is now enjoying his vacation, was read. Since Mr. Gulley has only been on the job nine months and leave of absence is ordinarily granted after an em ploye has been in the employ of the city for a full year, his leave of ab sejko was granted but not on pay, as will be bis future annual vacations, should he remain in the city's serv ice over a year. A requisition for supplies from the electric light department was grant ed. A resolution putting the small tri- angle of lawn in the Tlaza and the parkway on the Boulevard under the care of the park commission was read and passed. The council then adjourned, break ing all records for briefness. A meeting v.-lll be hold next Tuesday evening, at which time the Chautau qua park sewer and other matters will come up for final action. Fatality Mars Hunting Season llUlltUlg iJbcMUU The deer hunting season in south- ern Oregon was marred by the first death of the season when J, L. Myers, for 16 years a respected citizen of Grants Pass, and head of the munici pal government during the year 1911 as mayor of the city was shot and instantly killed while hunting in the district above Anchor, In the Cow creek country, late Sunday evening. The unfortunate shot was fired by Jim Manuel of Grants Pass, who had accompanied Mr. Myers on their trip. The dead man has been a popular and public-spirited citizen of Grants Pass for the past 16 years, and was now in the 47th year of his age. He was a native son of the state, having been born in Yamhill county of pioneer settlers in that district. He is survived by his wife and three children, and by two brothers and two Bisters. The brothers are A. L. Myers of Ilwaco, Wash., and Levi Myers of Lents, Ore., and the sisters are Mrs. A. B. Cornell of Grants Pass and Mrs. G. W. Grayson of Buhl, Idaho. The two men had separated and Manuel had Jumped a deer. Seeing a movement in the brush, he fired, hitting his friend in the forehead. The coroner's verdict was that Myers had come to his death by the shot of Manuel, who mistook him for a deer. Dr. Julian P. Johnson, Homeopath ic physician and surgeon, will be in his office in the MIlls-McCall build ing, Masonic, hall stairway, on and after October 21. General practice, but special attention to eye, ear, nose and throat. Glasses fitted and guar anteed correct. Hours 10 to 12 and 2 to 5. : : It Irrigation Plans Are Progressing John II. Whistler, engineer in charge of government irrigation pre liminary work In Oregon, who was in the valley last week overseeing the preliminary survey of the available water supply for irrigation, left Sun day for Portland. ' He will return to the valley in about a week. His as sistants are working in the Ilutte Falls district and other parties are taking preliminary surveys of other water sources. The Buck Lake supply was made the subject of extensive study recent ly and promises much. H. G. nutterfield of Ashland and Welborn Beeson of Talent spent two weeks on the headwaters of Wagner creek and believe that they have worked out a fesaible plan for turn ing waters from other streams into Wagner creek near its head. The Keene creek proposition is also receiving attention. The Rogue River Canal Company has a big force of men at work at Fish Lake and on the Phoenix proj est and stands ready to bring addi tional water from Lake of the Woods and Four Mile Lake in sufficient quantities to irrigate all of the dis trict between Central Point and Tolo, should the landowners sign up a suf- , ficlent alllollnt of acreage for Irriga Hon to Justify the expenditure neces sary. TMn en, .in nnmrtanu la hiitlsltntr a bIg diverting dam below Talent to utilize the flow from Bear creek, and state that they can supply enough water from this source to irrigate 1,000 acres in the summer and 3,000 in the winter and spring. Vining Vaudeville Best Seen Here The vaudeville acts which were presented at the Vining Theatre last evening were exceptionally well re ceived. In fact, the acts were pro nounced by many to be the best that have ever been shown In Ashland. Tonight the company will present a tabloid version of "Cousin Kate" with Miss Russell playing the part taken in the New York production by Ethel Barrymore and in which she understudied the great actress. Two other acts and the regular pictures will round out a program of excep- tlonal merit. Pavement Plan To Be Discussed On the initiative of several prop erty owners who find the pavement assessments to be a too heavy bur - den, a meeting will be held at the city hall tomorrow evening to discuss 'p,ans for the cIty s takinB over part if the pavement payments as is being I attempted in Medford. The ategt ian wnj(,n l8 receiving the attention 0f the Medford council is a fifty-fifty proposition whereby the city at largo will pay half of the assessments and the property owners on paved streets the other half. The various plans broached at Medford have aroiiBod much discussion. Med ford, with practically every street paved, feels tho weight of pavement assessment much more than does Ashland, where the paving was not overdone to any great extent. Love Sways All In'Masteipicture A woman's descent of the crimson path is feelln0ly pictured In "Strath more," the four-part Masterplcture founded upon the famous novel of that name by Oulda. The story Is a good old-fashioned romance with thrilling heart Interest. The story Is built around the boast of Lord Strathmore that ho is woman proof. How he falls victim to the wiles of a beautiful woman, kills for and lives for her is woven in the way in which only Oulda could weave a story into one of the greatest romances of all time. The picture was photographed under the direction of Griffith, the greatest of all directors. This Mas terplcture will be shown at the Lyric Theatre tonight and Friday. The high school football team, one substitute and Coach Hutchinson left thlg morning In automobiles for Klamath Palls, where (hey will play tomorrow afternoon. High School Starts Season With Win The first game of the 1915 football season with an outside school result ed In a big victory for the local high school, who overwhelmed the Grants Pass high school team by a 19 to 0 score lafit Saturday afternoon. Coach Hutchinson has welded a bunch of green material Into a football ma chine which followers of the gamo proclaim to be the best in years. Bet ter balanced attack and steadier de fense have never been seen on an Ashland rootball field than that pre sented by the red and white last Sat urday. From the first whistle tho locals clearly demonstrated their su periority over the visitors, who fought to the last, however. All of Ashlnnd'g scores, three touchdowns and ono goal, were made In tho first half. Grants Pass came back strong" in the second half, but was not dan gerous at any time. Forward passes, line bucks and end runs seemed to work equally well for the locals. The only criticiHiii which could bo made was a lack ot speed In running off plays. This) fault will, of course, be eradicated as the season progresses. No particular star could be named, although, of course, Captain Delsman made the greatest gains on IlnA punches. In Kraley and Harrell Coach Hutchinson has a pair of quarterbacks both of whom hava good heads and handle the team well. The most spectacular play of the game came when Cunningham hook ed a forward pass out of the air In. the sec nd period for the locals' sec ond touchdown. Medford high school defeated Klamath Talis last Saturday and, ac cording to reports, is developing a heavy, BhICty team. While at the first of the year the outlook for a winning team in Ashland was poor, a spirit of optimism is developing with, the wonderful development of tho team and more enthusiasm in tha great fall game is evident this year than ever before. Several hundred fans were at the game last Saturday, and It would appear that the school team Is to receive tho support which they deserve this year. The Ashland lineup was: Furry, center; Winney and Jones, guards; Buck and Young, tackles; Cunning ham and Lowe, ends; Delsman, full back; Leavitt, left half; Brower, right half; Fraley, quarterbnek. Sub stitutions, Harrel for Fraley, Bentley for Brower, Long for Cunningham, Norton for Furry. Grants Pass lined up with Bear ass, centei ; Tlnkerton and Under wood, guards; Bocock and Mooro, tackles; Hansen and Prescott, ends; Cornell and Ilestel, halfs; Smith, quarter; Spaulding, fullback. Referee, Blauchard. Umpire, jgaves Punch Jones Black And Tan Rag Time Manager Vining of the Vlninff Theatre announces the engagement for two nights, commencing Monday night, of Punch Jones' Ragtlma Opera and Minstrels at his playhouse) beautiful. This attraction is a bin Pantages feature and opens in Port land again on that time for Its fifth season week from Sunday. The company Is composed of 1! people and numbers somo of the fore most colored artists of tho black race. Punch Jones and George Cassmern are the prime fun makers; Bertha Grant and Mabel Deheard, late of Williams and Wakers' -"In Daho mey," are the leading women. Mlssi Babe Hockley is the feature dancer and an exceptionally clever girl. Morris Crawford is the solo barltona and a sensation In his line. The old plantation songs so dear to the southern darky will be ren dered. Jesse Huston, the sweet- voiced lyric tenor, will be heard in a series of songs. There will be an absolute change of bill each night. The attraction carries a ragtime band and orchestra that put over some cracking good numbers. They will give a parade and concert daily. Word was received from Fleet wood, Ore., this morning of the ar rival of a baby girl at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Briggs. The) newcomer has been named Lois Mau rlne and weighed 8H pounds. The Ashland Trading Company la the borne of nice apples. Phone 123.