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gjwm Historic,, SocIeh, "7 SecnnH o "Ashland Grows While Uthla Flows' City of Sunshine and Flowers -:. Ashland, Oregon, Uthla Springs vThe Carlsbad of America' VOL. XL , ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1915 NUMBER 49 All Set For Big Game of Season Sideline support can not alone win s football game, but a united crowd cf 200 rooters who are training their vocal chords and sending out waves of enthusiastic support, injecU a lot cf pep Into eleven tired warriors bat tling out on the gridiron and no doubt has turned the tide In more than one hard-fought pigskin battle. Ashland high school and Ashland football fans intend to give the Ashland team that Lind of support at Medford Saturday. A monster crowd will journey down to our neighboring city in every man ner of conveyance from bicycle to S. P. train, and every fan goes with the one predominating idea of backing liis team, win, lose or draw, until the final whistle blows. "Ashland fighting spirit' Is a by vord which strikes terror to the hearts of every team in southern Ore gon, and that spirit is not confined to the Ashland team alone. Wearers of the red and white put every ounce of their strength into a hard game with full knowledge that behind them Is a uinted city boosting for a win. This year Medford has a big, heavy, fast football team. They have Coach Klum, who last year and the year before sent winning teams onto the field for Ashland, but Medford has not the Ashland spirit and no coach can take that from Ashland. When the whistle announces the opening of the annual contest for southern Oregon supremacy at Med ford Saturday, Medford will have more than a football machine to over come. They must overwhelm the Ashland spirit, the spirit that knows no such word as quit. Blanche Sweet in Famous War Play David Belasco's famous stage tri umph, "The Warrens of Virginia," greatest war drama of modern times1. The scenes are mostly In the romantic bettings of old Virginia. The plot revolves around stirring 6cenes of Civil War days. Great armies, realis tic battles, and the sorrows of impov crished homes mingle with the brok en threads of romance. As Agatha Warren, daughter of the aristocratic southern General Warren, Blanche Sweet was never better. Her admir ers pronounce it her supreme effort in the picture world. House Peters and a cast of twelve others complete the principal roles. This magnificent spectacle will be shown one night only at the Vlnlng Theatre, Friday, No vember 12. Admission 10 and 15 cents. Charlie Chaplin In "The Woman" Here Is a new one, for the excruci ating Chaplin. Charlie treats himself to a shave and his audience to a new phase of his art. He dons the gar ments of a fashionable young lady and impersonates the fair creature with uncommon skill. The picture does not contain as much rough and tumble comedy as most of its prede cessors, but is full of fun of a more subdued type. It will be shown at the Lyric for one day only, Saturday matinee at 2:30 and in the evening, at 5 and 10 cents admission. Former Jewish Rabbi Will Speak Ex-Rabbi Joseph Goldman 'Will lec ture on Sunday night at 8 o'clock at j the Congregational church on the "Ten Tribes of Israel." Mr. Goldman was until three years ago a Jewish rabbi in Russia. He will, discuss the present situation of Russia and the life of the Jews In that country. The effect of the present war on Russia will be discussed by Mr. Goldman and a most Interesting and entertaining talk is promised. ! Owing to the winter weather which has put a stop to operations at Fish lake, which cuddles under the wing cf Mt. McLoughlin and Is a couple of thousand feet above the level of the valley, about one hundred men came down into the valley Monday. All work on the Fish lake dam'haa been enspended until spring. ' Most of the men will be put to work on construc tion work in the valley. A big' gang to employed en the Phoenix ditch. Civic Banquet Big Success We will have to hand it to the ladles of Ashland. They can't be beat. Ninety members of the Civic Improvement Club and women of the city sat down to a banquet at the Hotel Oregon last Tuesday noon and many were obliged to go luncheon less. No active solicitation was nec essary as the luncheon committee was overwhelmed by reservations for plates, and soon saw that the number of plates which had been ordered would be exceeded. The banquet served by Manager Dobbins was a culinary conquest, and if any one is a fit critic of good cook ing It Is the lady of Ashland. Several shprt speeches and a splendid social time added greatly to the enjoyment of the banquet hour. Discussion of plans for the coming year predomi nated. Following the banquet, at a busi ness meeting in the hotel parlors, Mrs. E. D. Brlggs was elected club president, Mrs. C. B. Lamkin vlce 'resident, Mrs. J. J. Cambers secre tary, Mrs. Otto Winter treasurer. Mrs. Briggs gave a very Interesting report of the recent meeting of the federated clubs of Oregon, which she r.ttended as delegate from Ashland. The Civic Improvement Club will do big things for Ashland this year, even bigger than the accomplish ments of last year. Dynamite Blast Scatters Dollars Workmen employed on the Phoe nix ditch of the Rogue River Canal Company construction Friday after noon touched off a charge of dyna mite underneath a stump, and half dollars and dollars filled the air, The blast uncovered a money cache that bad been burled there since the early '60s. Most of the coins were of the mintage o.t the '50s, and when the silver rain began to fall there was a wild scramble. The cache contained about $500, according to the conserv ative, but some of the more imagina tive place it as high as $2,600. How It came beneath the stump, or why, is a mystery, but was probably hid den in pioneer times. It might have been the last resort of a hard-pressed criminal of pioneer times 1 Grandma Martin Crosses Divide Mrs. Sarah Martin of this city passed away Wednesday at 3:10 a. m. The deceased would have been S8 years old next month. She is sur vived by four children, John, Edward and Joseph and Mrs. George W. Mc Cowan. Mrs. Martin was familiarly known as Grandma Martin and has a host of friends in the city who will mourn her death. The funeral serv ices were conducted from Trinity Episcopal church this afternoon. The Rev. P. K. Hammond officiated. $100 Merchandise Given Away Free The Pacific Coast Salvage Company will give away $100 in merchandise absolutely free Saturday of this week. The entire stock will be marked down to the very lowest prices ever dreamed of in Ashland and the stock will be closed out. The store will be closed all day Friday In preparation for the big Saturday final clean-up. Mass Meeting to Discuss Paving There will be a mass meeting of the citizens of Ashland at the city hall Saturday evening, November 13, at 7:30 to consider the recommenda tions of the committee as to the re adjustment of the paving indebted ness of the city. Everybody come. Medford Tribune (Tuesday) : Post master E. J. Kaiser of Ashland was greeting old-time friends on the streets of Medford today. Notwith standing the, importance of his fed eral billet and his Interest in the election business of this city today, he was not permitted to rote, hla temporary transfer from his polling ward In Ashland being of no avail here. " Commercial Club Banquet in Hotel Oregon at 7:00 Sharp Secretary Norrls of the Commer cial Club reports about sixty-five tick ets already sold for tonight's big ban quet and get-together meet at the Hotel Oregon. All citizens are Invited and any whom the ticket committee were unable to see are urged to be there, and may get their tickets from Secretary Norrls this evening. Seventy-five cents a plate, includes a fine feed, musical program, speeches, ci gars and everything. The Lyric orchestra of six pieces will furnish muBlc during the evening and other musical numbers will assist. Notice of City Budget For 1916 In compliance with the statute in such cases, made and provided, notice to voters, taxpayers and all others interested is hereby given that the corn iron council of the city of Ashland, Oregon, together with the city recorder, C. H. Gillette, at a special meeting held at the city hall on the 10th day of November, 1915, made estimates of the several amounts required to be raised by special taxation, upon the assessed valuation of the property within the corporate limits of said city, to pay the annual running expenses of the said city for the ensuing year, an itemized schedule of which is hereinafter set out. And notice is further given that on the 1st day of December, 1915, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m. of said day, the city council will meet at the city hall, at which time and place said estimates may be discussed with the coun cil, after which the council will make the levies for said purposes for said year 1916. BUDGET SUMMARY. Assessed valuation city property for year 1915. . $2, 409, 990.00 Estimated corporation tax 300,000.00 Total estimated taxable property 12,709,990.00 On which a levy of 19.8 millB is made for the following funds: General Fund 7.0 mills Interest and Bonds 8.0 " Fire Department , 0.9 " Parks 1 15 " Street 1.6 " Library . . .' 0.9 " Springs Water Commission 0.5 " Total ...,.... 20.3 " ITEMIZED SCHEDULE. General Fund. Salaries Recorder's office: City recorder $1,200.00 Clerk 420.00 Clerk i 210.00 Janitor 96.00 $ 1,926.00 Salaries: Chief of police ..; ' Two patrolmen m Extta natrgjmen Salaries: Salaries: ' Mayor and six councllmen. City treasurer City attorney City elections Legal expenses Miscellaneous Street lighting Supplies Recorder's office, printing, books and miscellaneous Supplies Police office, sundries Caretaker and expenses Garbage grounds Donations Chautauqua Park and other donations . ... I Printing State accident insurance Insurance City property due this Telephone service Bonds for city officers City engineer Money borrowed Fuel Real estate Less estimated receipts as follows: Licenses $150.00 Fines 100.00 Rent of city property 200.00 Interest 7n'Un Garbage grounds 40.00 Rent Pac. Tel. & Tel. Co 100.00 Miscellaneous sources 150.00 7 mills on $2,709,990 valuation. $18,969.93. Street Fund, 1010. 'alary street commissioner Labor on streets Material, etc City enclneer Horse feed rhone rentals Supplies r.laek3m!thins Streets and alleys Realty Printing Freight Statu accident Insurance Indebtedness 1.5 mills on valuation of $2,709,990. $4,064.99. lliirixot, Park Commission, 1010. Wages, one gardener, the entire year Wages, five mer, eight months Care auto camp ground Care new tenting camp ground Grubbing poison oak and cutting brush Work in upper canyon Work on new camp grounds, Goble and Praytor streets... P'ants, seeds, bulbs and shrubs Horse or motor lawnmower, hose, pipe, hardware and tools. Cement walk in city park Other improvements Office expense, stationery, printing, etc $ 5,500.00 1.5 mills on valuation of $2,709,990, $4,064.99. Ashland Public Library. Books I 500.00 Periodicals 65 00 I Ibrarian's salary 780'nn sslstant librarian's salary 420.00 Janitor 20.00 Fuel 165.00 Lights 5.00 Telephone and clock 30.00 Binding 100-60 Insurance and incidentals 50.00 Printing and supplies 60.00 Postage, express and freight 25.00 Improvements and furniture 100.00 (Continued on Alex Nlbley of Salt Lake and C. E. Gates of Medford will speak regard ing sugar beets and the factory. C. M. Thomas of Talent will discuss irri gation. Prof. Vlnlng of Ashland and Emory Smith of San Francisco will complete the list of speakers. All of the talks will be run on the time limit rlan and promise to be short, snappy and full of Interesting Information. There will be no drag to the evening's program. Everybody is urged to be on hand f.t the hotel at 7 o'clock sharp for one of the best dinners and most interest ing evenings of their lives. $1,020.00 v ,... . 1,800.00 . .........' 30.08 $550.00 2,850.00 650.00 240.00 600.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 5,300.00 150.00 200.00 70.00 450.00 260.00 year. . .- - 50.00 15.00 150.00 110.00 250.00 2,650.00 75.00 4.646.00 $20,932.00 1,215.00 $19,717.00 936.00 1,035.00 877.04 365.00 249.00 . 10.00 76.33 67.05 125.00 8.45 2.70 18.72 1,200.00 $ 5,639.29 900.00 2,200.00 250.00 100.00 300.00 150.00 300.00 150.00 500.00 200.00 400.00 50.00 Page Eight) Turn Down Building Account No Funds The committee from the Commer cial Club which had the Oregon build ing matter under advisement met for the second time Saturday morning. An answer to the telegram which had been sent to President Billings of the Chautauqua Association regarding the possibility of using the building for Chautauqua purposes, was read as follows: "Personally Oregon building for Chautauqua does not appeal to me. Could not put on hill for auditorium and do not want in grove. What do Whlted and Root think?" Mr. Whlted had in the meantime l een interviewed by Mr. McN'alr and Mas reported as not favoring the project. A motion summarily dismissing the matter was then proposed but later modified to read as follows: "That the commission be advised that the committee does not deem proposition of Moving Oregon building to Ash land and reconstructing In park feas ible at this time as funds are not available." The motion was carried without a dissenting vote. Secretary Norrls was Instructed to so inform Mr. Froh bach by telegram and to post a letter of explanation to the state commis sion. St. Elmo at the Lyric Theatre A soul laid bare, a masterly analy sis of the passions) and emotions of humanity. That is what Augusta Evans has given the world in St. Elmo, the most popular play and novel ever written in America. In the screen version of this modern classic the producers have constructed a film play In which all of the dra matic Intensity and realistic charac terization of the novel is skillfully retained. The outdoor settings were made in southern California and the natural beauty of the wonderful tropic scenery adds greatly to the ef fect of the picture. It will be shown Thursday and Fri day evenings at 5 and 15 cents admis sion. Duke and Duchess Will Speak Here The Civic Improvement Club is fos tering a very interesting event for the evening of the 29th of November when Lord and Lady Aberdeen of Ire land will speak at the Elks Temple. An admission fee will.be charged and the proceeds devoted to the war suf ferers of Belgium. The Aberdeens are giving unremittingly of their time and efforts for the Belgian relief cause. Lord Aberdeen vas formerly governor general of Canada and now holds a similar position in Ireland. Fall Rains Are Here In Earnest The fall rains seem to have set In the regulation southern Oregon style, and the farmers are wearing broad fcrlns as a result. Monday morning found the Blopes of Grizzly peak cov ered with snow, and rain has been falling Intermittently every day B'nee. Considerable snow has already fallen in the higher mountains. The past two years have been exceptionally dry and "the more rain the merrier" Is the sentiment throughout the valley. J. W. LoBher and wife of Portland lassed through Sunday en route to San Francisco, where Mr. Losher will enter the Southern Pacific hospital for treatment. He was employed as a bridge carpenter on the S. P. and a few months' ago suffered a fall from a bridge on the Portalnd division and vas badly Injured. He is unable to use one hand and suffers constant pain. The LoBhers were formerly Ashland residents and spent a con siderable time here shortly after Mr. Loader's accident. Mrs. William Ellis, left Tuesday evening for her home in Cave City, Ky., after an extended visit with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Rose, and son, W. N. Ellis, in this city. She will return to the east by the southern route and will visit her son, Robert Ellis, in Oakland and take in the exposition. 47,105 Pieces Of Publicity Matter The publicity department, as shown by the following figures, has made an excellent showing for the first five montliB of the present management. Fiom June 1 to November 1, 35,613 booklets, 1,324 letters, 150 marked newspapers, 7,518 printed postcards and 2,500 leaflets have been sent out from the ofrice. This foots up to the respectable total of 47,105 pieces of matter sent out. These figures Indi cate that Mr. Duryea and his assist ant, Miss Swigar1, have been industri ous, to say the least. In addition to this work, manu script has been written, and proof read, for a booklet and a leaflet on Ashland. Special articles have been written for Portland and San Fran cisco papers, State Grange Bulletin, T. P. A. Magazine and other publica tions. The Btory of Ashland's springs development and statements of the city's advantages for the tourist and homcseeker have been mailed, In per sonal letters, to the editors of nearly every newspaper In Oregon. The tianager has assisted in the enter tainment of visiting railroad officials end other guests of the city. When Interviewed by a representa tive of the Tidings, Mr. Duryea said: "1 am trying to give the citizens of Ashland a run for their money. I believe the city haH had more genuine and effective publicity in the past five months than it has had in an ten months of its history. We are laying the foundation for the work of ex ploitation that must be done if Ash land Is to realize her dream of being some day, In fact and not in fancy, the Carlsbad of America, and I want to make that foundation a solid one.". Rebonding Plan Loses at Medford The Medynski plan for rebonding the city of Medford tor $1,030,000 to cover the paving indebtedness was defeated by a majority of 102 votes In the election held in Medford Tues day. Much interest was evidenced la the election and 1,478 votes were caBt. ' The outcome of the election wa watched with interest throughout the fltate and especially tn Ashland, where various plans to equalize pavement assessments were discussed some time ago. Medford will now take up sev eral other plans for equalization and will no doubt work out a plan which will receive the approval or the 'peo ple. The fifty-fifty plan, which di vides the assessment equally between the property owner on the paved street and the whole city, Is one of the favorite plana advanced at Med ford. Ashland will watch with In-' terest the outcome of Medford's ef forts to overcome their paving trou-. bles. HAIL! ALL HAIL! 8 S . 3 Tuesday evening, November S 23! That's the night! Keep it S open. It is 23 for everything else. What will It be? Watch your Tidings next week. It 8 Relieved of $25 At Grants Pass n. It. Bauglunan of this city was (he victim of a footpad at Grants Pass Inst Thursday and was relieved o? $25 and presented with a healthy wallop over the cranium. Young Baiighninn had started for Crescent City and stopped Thursday In Grants Tans. Thursday evening he was at tacked near the Oxford Hotel In that city with the above results. The Crescent City trip was necessarily postponed and the victim returned home in a badly battered condition. The police have been working on the case, but with no results. L. O. (Deacon) Walker, a former Ashland boy, now employed In the Rogue River Public Service electric plant at Gold Hill, passed through Ashland the last of the week bourn! for the bright lights of San Francisco, where he will disport himself along the Zone for a few days. Friends of "Deacon" will be glad to learn that be is not yet too old to enjoy a trip, to the big burg. I
