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Tidings "Ashland Grows While Uthla Flows" . City of Sunshine and flowers- Ashland, Oregon, Llthla Springs , "The Carlsbad of America' VOL. XL ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9' 1915 NUMBER 57 &SHLAND Routine Business Of City Council The city council met in regular ses sion last Tuesday evening at 7:15 with the largest attendance of spec tators present which has turned out to any meeting this year. Following the reading of the min utes, Mr. Ware moved that the regu lar order of proceedings be suspended and a memorial to the meemory of the late A. J. Blegel be read. The tribute to the deceased councilman was approved and the recorder in structed to place a copy of the reso lution upon the records and send a copy to the family of Mr. Blegel. A standing vote was taken as an added mark of respect. The reports of the light plant, elec trical, water and street superintend ents for the month of November were read and approved. The usual monthly bills were read and ordpred paid. The bill of Earnest Hicks for $50 for damage done his house and prop erty on B street by overflow water from the streets was reported upon by the street committee. The street committee stated that the water which did the damage came from the ditches of the Smith-Emery people and that In their opinion this com pany could be held responsible, and uggested that the matter be referred to the springs commission, who bad contracts with Smith, Emery & Co. The report was approved. A requisition from the electric light department for material, the cost of which aggregates approxW , mately $345, was passed. A petition regarding an appropria tion for the band was favorably re ceived, as is reported elsewhere. The paving, fireman's pay and sev eral other matters were takln care of, as discussed elsewhere. Forty-three hundred and seventy five dollars was ordered taken from the interest and bonds fund to meet the interest coming due on auxiliary bonds. . The ordinance relating to electric wiring was taken from the table for the second reading. This ordinance was discussed in a former issue of the Tidings. After a reading by title only it was passed. Mr. Ware reported that in the opinion of the city attorney a special election would be necessary to place the lands along, the creek above Lithia park in the bands of the park board. He stated that the matter bad not been fully investigated from every angle, and no action was taken. After several minutes of heated discussion of an unimportant detail of transferring a small amount from the general to the water fund, the council adjourned. Club Prepares For Busy Year Will Organize County Tax League J. A. Westerlund of Medford, who was elected at a recent gathering of taxpayers of the county in that city, to appoint a committee of fifteen cit izens from the county to formulate a taxpayers' league for Jackson coun ty, has named E. J. Kaiser and E. V. Carter as the, Ashland members of the committee. The first meeting of the committee will be held in Medford Saturday, December 11, at 3 p. m., for the pur pose of organization. - Body of Suicide Shipped to S. F. The remains of William Green field, who committed suicide after shooting Postmaster Kaiser a week ago Tuesday, were shipped Tuesday to San Francisco for Interment. Isaac Greenfield, an uncle of the de ceased, Is a merchant of the bay city. Greenfield is said to have had $1,000 worth of stock in an orchard proposition and $2,500 insurance. No move has yet been made as to the dis position of the property. Postmaster Kaiser Is Back on the Job Postmaster Kaiser is out on the streets again and on duty at the post- office and Is receiving the congratu lations of his many friends on ac count of his q.ulck recovery. Mr. Kaiser was in the hospital just one week. The regular monthly meeting of tho Ashland Commercial Club last Monday evening was well attended, there being about forty present, In cluding all of the club's trustees and officers. V. O. X. Smith, newly elect ed president, officiated over tho meet ing. After the usual routine business was disposed of, the applications of four new members were favorably re ceived. The applicants were C. E. Shinn, E. II. Ketchum, Charles Willis and Delmar Harmon. Twelve resignations were read and accepted. The club is getting the dead timber weeded out and hopes to have an ac five membership of 300 paying, working members before long. W. D. Hodgson, for the committee appointed to meet and entertain Hon. Richmond P. Hobson and Edwin I. Stearns on November 21, reported that he had taken his car and met the gentlemen at Medford, had taken them around Ashland where they wished to go and had landed them at the depot for their train In the evening. The committee were dis charged. Frank Jordan, for the committee appointed to see to the clearing of a piece of land obstructing the view at the Homes crossing east of town, re ported that Mr. Grey had been In structed to clear the land and had done so very satisfactorily, and that bill for the same would be presented to the secretary, amounting to $5. As the committee had performed the work they were appointed to accom plish, they were discharged. M. C. Reed for the hotel commit tee reported that they had nothing further to say regarding the hotel proposition .further than that which had previously been reported. He stated that the committee, acting on the Instructions of the mass meeting held some time ago, had started a subscription list for stock in the ho tel company, but were not meeting with yery much, success. He also stat ed that they were working on other propositions and would prefer to wait until something further developed to i make further report. W. H. McNair reported for the committee which bad negotiations for the Oregon building in hand, the gist of the report being that no funds were available for the purpose and the Chautauqua people did not look with favor upon contributing and us ing the building for auditorium pur poses. The committee was dls charged. A communication from the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce ask ing that the Ashland Commercial Club pass resolutions regarding pro posed changes In the marine laws, was referred to the trustees,- the In volved and intricate details being con sidered too lengthy for thorough dis cussion in the meeting. Communications from George E. Hardy of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, relative to the irrigation congress to be held in Portland De cember 27, 28 and 29, and a meet ing on the following day for the re organization of the Oregon Develop ment League, were read. M. J. Dur- yea talked on the importance of these two meetings and the importance of the club being represented there. He moved that the club arrange to send the secretary of the club to represent them at these two meetings. Motion duly seconded. After some discussion the motion was amended leaving the matter with the trustees, with the recommendation that they send ' a representative if finances could be ar ranged for. Motion carried as amend ed. Considerable profitable discussion of the trade at home idea was in dulged in and several of the club members spoke briefly on the mat ter. It was finally decided to pledge the co-operation of the Commercial Club in their problem of working out ways and means for creating more loyalty for home trade and to dis cover the underlying causes for the trade which goes out of town. Talks by Mr. Vining and Mr. Dur yea, in which plain facts and lan guage were used to show the pessim istic note which Ashlan'ders invari ably allow to creep into their talks with outsiders, were much appreci ated and led to the appointing of a committee to draft a pledge of optim ism to act as a reminder to the people of Ashland to dwell on the unbeatable climate, waters and advantages for home builders when talking to out siders and to forget (be personal trou bles which everyone occasionally al- Sl'RIXGS COMMISSION AM THE COUNCIL. Tuesday night the council refused to pass The resolution putting the matter of Jurisdiction in Lithia park on the ballot at the coming election. The vote stood, against allowing it to go on tho ballot: Cunningham, Ash craft and Worth. In favor of submit ting the Issue to tho people: Cor nelius and Ware. The matter stand ing three to two, the mayor was not required to register his vote on either side. Mayor Johnson and Council men Corn'elius and Ware have always stood by the springs project, and while many times differing with the springs commission on details and sometimes on principals, they have been guided by Judgment rather than prejudice and a real interest In the future of Ashland. On the other hand, Councilmen Cunningham, Werth and Ashcraft have been constitutionally opposed to the whole thing ever since the first election when the people created a springs water commission Instead of leaving the matter In the hands of tho council for some reason these gentlemen seemed to think the coun cil better qualified to handle the project than any commission that might be- selected and have been guided, we think, more by resentment than a spirit of interest in the future of Ashland. All along the way these three gpntlemen have availed them selves of every opportunity for either hindrance or criticism, and fhe work of the commission has been greatly handicapped by their opposftlpn and their expressed lack of faffh in the ability of the commission to success fully handle the project, as well as covert charges of corruption against the members. From the day the bonds were voted to the present hour they have stood in the way, at great annoyance to the commission and ex pense to the city. Therefore it was not surprising to find them voting solidly against submitting a measure to the people which the springs com mission feels is very important to the successful progress of ' the work. Without criticism of their official acts, if based on judgment and inter est in the future of the city, such op- positlon is exceedingly discouraging to the. commission. The members -of the commission feel that the responsi bility for success or failure of the springs enterprise is wholly on them and not on the council, and that the council should, when no greater favor is asked than that a matter it feels is of vital concern to the project be submitted for a vote, that commun ity interest should be strong enough In council members to overcome their dislike for any individual or preju dice against the enterprise to justify, at least, the submission of a matter Vitally affecting the success of the enterprise to an election that the people might hove an opportunity to vole the proposition up or vote it down. '", The Tidings believes that to refuse to allow the people to pass upon a proposition, under the law beyond the council to pass upon It, is an as sumption that no representative of the people who has faith In the good Judgment of the aggregate citizen ship should Indulge. To say that the power that created me has not the gond judgment to determine rightly a matter that is beyond my power is a position that none but an ab solute monarch, let alone a person who exercises but delegated power vouchedsafed by the'vote of the same people that his act now Implies he mistrusts, is at best a grave assump tion, If not a direct Insult to the In tegrity and good judgment of the people. ' It is devoutly to be hoped and is by the springs commission devoultly hoped that the work be not hindered by the council during the next year as It has been during the past one. Inasmuch as these three gentlemen have stood solidly together in oppo sition to every plan of the springs commission (save the purchase of land, which they favored only on the ground that whatever springs com mission money got Into land the members of the springs commission would not be able "to get away wfth"), and have proven the absolute dictators of the acts of the council (Juring the past year, the springs commission entertains the liveliest hope that they will not be returned o the coimell for another term. ' The springs commission does not see how the enterprise can be made to succeed over such opposition, and its present members have no desire to attempt it. for another year. If the people have lost faith in the abil ity and intentions of the present r,; nbers .of .the springs commission asJCouncIlmen Cunningham, Ashcraft and Werth seem to think, every mem ber1 of the commission stands ready to resign the instant they become convinced that they have not the solid backing of the people. The en terprise cannot be made to succeed without the support of the people, and the ambitions of no man should be allowed to stand in the way of such tremendous community possi bility! ' ' University Y.M.C.A. Team Will Be Here J. D. Foster, general secretary of tho University of Oregon Y. M. C. A., was in town Monday and Tuesday arrutiging for a visit of the team of university boys and girls who are making a trip through southern Ore gon under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. extension department. The team Is composed of five men and two gills, the pick of the university Y. M. C. A. The team will be here December 20, 21, 23. On Tuesday evening, the 23rd, the visitors will play a game of basket ball with the militia team at the arm ory, followed by a reception and so cial good time to which all the young people In the city are invited. The University of Oregon has dropped basketball from the list of Intercol legiate sports this year, and as a re sult some of the best players in col lege are with the Y. M. C. A. team. The nillitla boys have been working hard all fall and have developed a very creditable team which they are confident will give the visitors a close rub. Wednesday morning members of the visiting Y. M. C. A. team will ad dress the assembly at the high school at 8:45 o'clock. On Wednesday even ing there will be a West Side young people's rally, all of the West Side churches joining in. On Thursday there will be a like rally of the East Side young people. Thursday even ing the visitors will play basketball with a high school team In the high school gymnasium. The various churches and young people's organizations In the city are preparing to give the visiting Y. M. C. A. delegates a royal good time while they are in the city. Paving Matter Laid by for Time At Tuesday evening's council meeting Councilman Ware reported, regarding the paving equalization matter. He stated that the joint Com mittee composed of Messrs. Ware, Werth and Cunningham of the coun cil and Messrs. I.amkin, llanta and McAllister of the citizens' commit tee, had discussed the matter fully and had arrived at the conclusion that there was too little time to pre pare a feasible plan In time for tho coming election, especially In view ol the fact that City Attorney Mooro was out of the city for a week. The committee therefore recommended that the matter be abandoned for the time being and suggested that thq council should re-open the subject only upon the filing of a petition signed Ly 35 per cent of the voters, thus assuring the council that tho plan stood a chance of passing tho people's vote. Mr. Ware reported that many legal obstacles were en countered In trying to work out a plan, and a workable plan would re quire much study to formulate. in Medford the various forcea have united and will instigate a friendly suit to decide the validity once for all of the Bancroft assess ments. Ashland will now sit back: and watch the outcome. Theda Bara in Play at Lyric "Man From Oregon" At!ViningTomght A stirring story of national poli tics with -the -plot- revolving around the i famous,. -or .infamous, Oregon land grab, Is the basis for the great motion picture, "The Man From Ore gon," which is the attraction at the Vining Theatre tonight. The picture shows many scenes of life in the na tional capital and shows the United States senate in session. The story Is that of the final triumph of the man from Oregon over the machina tions of politicians who use every means, including the wiles of a beau tiful woman, to accomplish their means. . j Civic Club Christmas bazaar, Wed nesday, December 15, corner Granite and Main streets, in building former ly occupied by L. J, Orres. Nothing over DO cents. 57-2t "Ben Sholders: Write Oliver your. address at once. Important. 249 Frnnf airaM Son Prannlunn " KK-9t Billings Hill : Matter Again The city council Tuesday evening decided to suspend further payments on paving assessments on the piece of property owned by Mr. Billings which will become the property of the city when the Billings hill road and tin-der-grade crossing are put in, until some definite action has been taken. The crossing matter is now held up by a controversy between the state engineers and the railroad people over the under-grade crossing. The state officials are using every effort to hasten a settlement of the matter so that' construction may begin on tho road and paving. lows himself to let creep into conver sation with strangers. Standing committees for the ensu ing, six months were appointed as follows: City interests and public policy, F. J. Shinn, F. E. Watson, George A. Briscoe; streets, parks, highways and public improvements, W. B. Pennlston, Clifford Jenkins, D. Applegate; immigration, location, Information and transportation, M. C. Edgington, H. S. Palmerlee, J. W. Dobbins; horticulture, agriculture and forestry, H. P. Holmes, E. T, Merrill, R. D. Sanford; mines, mining and minerals, F. W. Moore, C. B. Watson, F. G. McWilllams; Industry and manufactures, O. F. Carson, C. D. Cain, John H. Dill; house, H. O. Eastman, H. G. Enders, Jr., H. C. Emery; membership, Louis Dodge, J. H. McGee, (Or B. Lamkin, . E. , R. Grieve, F. H. Walker. Nininger and Lamb Nominees from Third At a meeting of voters of the third ward held Wednesday evening at the city hall and attended by a represent ative gathering from that ward, Amos Nininger was nominated unan imously for the two-year term and A. L. Lamb was unanimously nomi nated for the one-year term. Peti tions were formed and signed at the meeting and will be filed In due time. Both of these gentlemen seemed to have the confidence of every man present. Messrs. Doran and Carpenter are the only other nominees yet' filed from the third ward.. i We are showing the latest items in Parisian ivory, also new lot of Sterl ing and platinoid photo frames. Johnson's Jewelry Store. . 66-2t; Tbeda Bara, the famous Parisian emotional actress from the Theatre Antolne, Paris,, the Boulevard's play house of thrills, who created a verit able earthquake of comment through out the country for her marvelously telling performance of The Vampire, in "A Fool There Was," repeats her gripping characterization of that role in her rendition of Celia in the Wil liam Fox plcturizatlon of Tolstoi's "The Krentzer Sonata." Celia Frlendlander, the beautiful and ruthlessly passionate girl who, without scruple, breaks the heart of the faithful Miriam, so that she may possess herself of Miriam's husband Gregor, the brilliant violinist, is one of the strongest Bcreen parts ever written and In- many ways the most startling and remarkable. Miss Bara's powers, developed In the com panies of Bernhardt, Jane Hading and other famous French actresses as well as during her seasons as leading woman of the world-renowned An-, tolne and Gymnase Theatres, Paris, were . never displayed, even in the memorable "A Fool There Was," to more transcedent advantage than in Tolstoi's great work as it Is seen upon the screen. With ' cruel, sen-pent-like cunning, Celia weaves her coils about the infatuated Cregor. She casts her unbreakable spell of beauty and fascination over him till Gregor forgets everything In order that he may be in her arms. From the farm In Russia, where, as a wealthy land-owner's adopted daugh ter,' she first meets Gregor and charms him by playing "Kreutzer Sonata," to the last throbbing scene of the play where she and Gregor are trapped by Miriam and, In a scene so thrilling as to be almost painful in its intensity, meet their deserts, Miss Bara's superb art never falters nor steps aside. It will be shown at the Lyric Thursday and Friday in connection with an orchestral concert from 7 to 7:30. Band Gets $25 Monthly from City E. R. Lawrence of the Lyric Thea tre, one of the Indefatigable workers for a band In Ashalnd, circulated a petition Tuesday afternoon asking the council to continue an appropriation of $25 per month which was appro priated for two months last summer. Carl Loveland, a most capable leader, musician and teacher of band instru ments, is here from Dunsmulr, where he has been employed as leader of an orchestra, . and 'the band" men of tha city hope to get the finances tor a baud so arranged that Mr. Loveland. can start In at once to develop the beginners and young musicians in tha city to join with the older musicians In forming a band which by next sum mer will be ready to dispense real music on every occasion. Mr. Lawrence was out about two hours with the petition and was met with enthusiastic approval, practical ly all of the business men of the downtown district putting down their names without hesitation. The peti tion was presented to the council. and the appropriation made. Firemen To Have Six-Day Week As a result of repeated petitions from the firemen for 'more pay, the fire committee made investigation and found that the dissatisfaction came not from the pay, which to them seemed ample considering tha amount of work which the firemen were called upon to do, but rather from the IrksomenesB of the hours. The firemen are obliged to be on duty 24 hours every day In the week, with meal time off only. On recommendation of the commit tee the council decided to allow tha firemen one full 24-hour day off duty In every week, and will select a sub stitute to fill In during the day off. A new Graflex portrait camera has been added to the equipment of Stu dio Ashland. This highly efficient and expensive instrument will be used exclusively in this up-to-date studio from now on. ' ' It Notice of Meeting. An Informal meeting of the stock holders of the Ashland Fruit & Produce Association Is herewith called for Saturday, December 18, at the city council chamber, at 2 o'clock. The object Of the meeting Is to informally consider as to the fu ture welfare of this organization, and perhaps select a committee to formu late some definite plan to submit to the annual meeting of stockholders. By order of DIRECTORS. B7-2t Will. Davis spent last week with. Mr. O'Connor' in Little Shasta valley. New Arrivals. The shipment of eastern photo graphic, mountings for Studio Ash land, delayed by the slide In the Pan ama canal, arrived this morning and are creating much favorable comment. These mountings are the sensation of the year, something new and en tirely different, being made of the newly patented Velumet stock In new and harmonious color combinations. Studio Ashland has the only stock of these new mountings in this lo cality and should do a rushing holi day business. It A. C. Allen and Holbrook Wlthlng ton of Medford, who directed and photographed the Rogue River valley moving pictures which were shown at the exposition, are organizing a motion picture company to produce in this valley. The accessibility of varied locations and the weather con ditions here would seem to be almost ideal for such a venture. '. One gift that pleases all Studio) Ashland photographs. It