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"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
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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.
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