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."
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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.