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NGS' -Ashland Grows While Uthla Flows' ' City of Sunshine and flowers Ashland, Oregon, Uthla Springs "The Carlsbad of America" VOL. XL ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1916 NUMBER 67 xSHLAI MD H HV IT im Invents Improved Cattle Stanchion ' The writer yesterday had the op portunity of inspecting the model of an Invention completed by John B. Wimer of this city, who has lately filed application for patent through Washington attorneys. Mr. Wimer conceived a plan to eliminate the time and labor encountered by dairy men in closing and opening cattle stanchions by inventing a new stanchion and stall which, when placed on the market, bids fair to take the place of the ones now in use, which require an Individual op eration at each one to close and open them. ', The invention is pronounced by those who have seen it to be the most modern, serviceable, sanitary cattle stanchion yet invented, inasmuch as it is adjustable to the size of the animal, will turn to accommodate the animal in a comfortable position while lying down, is made of steel tubing and can be set up for use in a few minutes and is simple in its working. Its 'greatest advantage is that any number of stanchions can be closed or opened at a moment's notice, or any one can be operated separately, any certain ones can be thrown out of gear and made non operative at the option of the user, "they can be added to or taken away from at any time, and the time and labor involved in closing or opening each, one separately is eliminated, as with this new stanchion any number can be operated at once in less time than is required to operate one un der the present stanchions in use. Mr. Wimer is already receiving in quiries from some of the largest dairy barn equipment factories of the east regarding his invention, and he expects eventually to arrange with some factory to manufacture and place it on the market, and has stated that he expects to exhibit the model publicly soon to show the people, es pecially those interested in dairies or who use stanchions, what can be done in the line of a time and labor saving, as well as a sanitary, comfortable cat tle stanchion. Sugar Factory Near Grants Pass Geo. E. Sanders, vice-president of the Oregon-Utah Sugar company, who, with Alex Nlbley, has been in Portland for several days, is quoted in" the Oregonian of recent date as follows: "Rates on sugar beets from the farms of the growers to the mill will determine the location of the beet sugar factory to be established near Grants Pass, declared George E. Sanders and Alex Nlbley, officials of the company, who were in Portland yesterday. They left last night for Bait Lake City, where capital has been raised for the plant. It is ex pected to start operations next Sep tember. " 'We are now trying to get the freight rates settled definitely,' said Mr. Sanders. 'We have the matter up with the Southern Pacific, and a conference on the subject will be held in San Franclsco'next week. " 'We have in mind placing the factory on the new Twohy railroad outside of Grants Pass about three miles. But this is dependent upon the freight rates. " 'The contract for the factory will be' let next week in Salt Lake City. It will cost about $625,000. Dyer & Company and Larue & Company, leading builders of sugar beet mills in the country, will bid on the con struction, and the contract will call for everything ready for operation by next September. " 'Bonds have been sold to finance the project. We expect to have 75, 000 tons of sugar beets delivered to us this coming season.' " First National Elects Officers Stockholders of the First National Bank met on Tuesday and elected E. V. Carter, George W. Dunn, George Owens, C. H. Vaupel, W. H. McNair, O. Winter, T. H. Simpson, G. S. But ler and F. D. Wagner directors, who chose E. V. Carter president, C. H. Vaupel vice-president and '3: W. Mc Coy cashier, who has Clark Bush and Hal Emery for assistants. Gerald Wenner clerks. and Harold Simpson are Phone news Item to the Tiding!. Smith-Emery Are Finishing Up Job Smith, Emery & Co. are closing up their work in Ashland and are straightening up accounts and dispos ing of tools and equipment. Beyond a few minor details the contract is fulfilled and everything Is working in first-class shape. The waters are being delivered at the central station, which is the Mecca for hundreds despite the wet weather. Work on the fountains Is going forward as fast as conditions permit. Mr. Smith of the company Is in Ashland attending to the finishing up of the company's business and ex presses himself as highly pleased wjth the results obtained. He states that the lithia water flow Is much larger than was expected and will be more than an abundance. Circuit breakers which will pre vent a recurrence of the burning out of the motors at the springs have been installed and all are working well. At the central station the ap paratus for the carbonization of the Ashland creek water is being in stalled. Basement Fire Does Small Damage Fire starting from a stove in the basement of George Ganlere's house on Nob Hill street did a small amount of damage Wednesday morning but was subdued by quick action on the part of Mrs. Ganiere before it bad as sumed dangerous proportions. The loss was small and was covered by Insurance with the Billings agency. First Debate Next Friday Evening The first debate of the 1916 series for the championship of southern Or egon takes place Friday evening at the high school between the Ashland and Talent high school teams. Ash land high is represented on the p'pj form this year by Raymond Badger, Cleo Kirk and Earnest Abbott. The question for the evening, and which will be debated throughout the Ore gon High School Debating eague, is, "Resolved, that the United States should adopt the essential features of the Swiss system of military train ing and service." Medford and Grants Pass highs de bate on the same night and the win ners of the two debates meet. Then the team which wins that debate meets Klamath Falls for the cham pionship of the district. Finals for the whole state will be held in May at the University of Oregon for the university cup and the state cham pionship. Medford City Election Returns The city of Medford went through one of the closest elections of recent years Tuesday. F. F. Medynski, father of the famous rebondlng plan which nearly caused a civil war" in Medford civic circles and which start ed the pavement equalization agita tion in Ashland, was nosed out by Dr. J. J. Emmens in the first ward. The vote was 281-252. Dr. Keene won over T. G. Burrows in the second ward by a majority of 75. City Re corder Foss and City Treasurer Sam uels were returned to office by a good majority. Bonds for remodel ing the Medford city hall lost out and the new registration plan carried by a good majority. "TheBirdofParadise" Not a Motion Picture That interesting drama of Ameri cans and modern Hawaii will be seen at the Page Wednesday, January 19. Miss Carlotta Monterey, a young native Californlan, will be the new Luana, and hearsay has it that she is as clever, if not cleverer, than those who have played the part be fore. Among others in the cast are Hooper L. Atchley, Richard Gordon, Jane Haven, Robert Morris, John W. Burton and a score of others, includ ing five native Hawaiian isngers and players, whose quaint music lends a charm to the play. The scenlo effects are wonderful, showing as they do a tropical electrical rain storm and the eruption of Mount Kllauea, Hawaii's most terrible volcano. f w www rFr W w W I I I I Proclamation designating Letter Writing Week Whereas, it appears that much beneficial publicity will result for Oregon and all its communities by the writing of letters de scriptive of our state to our acquaintances, friends and relatives who have not the good fortune to dwell in Oregon; and Whereas, It Is pointed out that the best results in such letter writing campaign can best be obtained by organizing and sotting aside for it a definite period; and Whereas, many organizations' have already interested them selves in Individual efforts along this line; Now, therefore, I do hereby proclaim e' week of January 17 to 22, 1916, as .. ORKGOV LETTRIt AViyTIXG WEEK, and during that week it is desired thut the people and the organ izations and communities of our state bend their energies to dis patching as many messages as possible to people in other states and countries descriptive of the opportunities, resources and at tractions of Oregon; and I further suggest that our newspapers, officials, school teachers and community organizations will do well to give the purposes and plans of Oregon Letter Writing Week rec ognition and their hearty co-operation, so that organized effort for Intelligent and far-reaching publicity for Oregon may be achieved. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the great seal of the state of Oregon to be hereunto affixed this 8th day of January, 1916. JAMES WITI1YCOMBE, Governor. BEX W. OLCOTT, Secretary of State. By proclamation of the governor, the week of January 17-22 is to be all Oregon Letter Writing Week. During this week from every city in the state thousands of letters will go back to friends, relatives and busi ness acquaintances in the east telling them of the wonders which Oregon holds forth for the tourist and invit ing them to visit Oregon this sum mer. The Portland Chamber of Com merce Is asking every business man of Portland to write fifty letters this week and every citizen of Portland to write ten letters. The letters sent out from Portland will tell not alone of Portland and the wonders near it, but of the entire state. Every woman and child in Ashland should write not less than seven let ters, one each day, to friends in tha east, inviting them to make their trip this summer to Oregon, It will take cut i few minutes of time' and the results of Oregon Letter Writing Week will be farspread. - It is hoped that while all of Eu rope Is enshrouded in war and the tourist must turn to his own country for new playgrounds, Oregon by unit ed effort can draw thousands next summer. Movies May Be Made By Cailfornia Company in Ashland Ashland and the Rogue River val ley may become the home of one or more of the big moving picture production-companies now located in California, but which for various reasons are now casting about for new locations. The Rogue River val ley offers wonderful and ideal condi tions for motion picture production. During the past year, according to figures, there were 203 clear days in Ashland and many others upon which photographic work could be carried on outdoors. Then from Ashland there Is available the most varied types ot scenery, all within a couple of hours by auto at most and to a great extent within a few min utes' walk. The foothills of Grizzly offer one type, the heavily timbered mountains back of Ashland another. Ashland canyon, the Siskiyou grade, Rogue river and its wonderful scen ery afford thousands of setting of every variety which could be de sired. Beyond the thousands of dollars which a single company would spend annually, the greatest consideration which should be Incentive to leave no stone unturned In making efforts to bring motion picture companies to Ashland is the advertising which the section would receive. The motion picture is the biggest recreation of the American people today. The es tablishment of a company here would mean that every person in the United States who goes to movies would know of Ashland and know that Ash land must indeed have wonderful at tractions. The making of films brings mil lions of dollars each year to Los An geles. For several reasons some ef the largest producers In the world arenow planning to leave that ter ritory if a suitable location can be fonnd elsewhere. Other California cities are offering inducements of every kind. The Calif ornlans real The scenic wonders of the Oregon country cannot be surpassed any where in the world. Tell your friends of Crater Lake, Josephine Caves, the wonderful Sisklyous, the Rogue River falls and gorges, fishing, hunting and camping. Tell them of the wonders ot northern and eastern Oregon. Tell thtm of Ashland, the Carlsbad of erica, her scenery, her climate lier springs. Ashland is the one city in Oregon which will realize most from the tourist traffic, as advertis ing already is making Ashland one of the big places on the Oregon map. Every tourist who visits Oregon may be drawn to Ashland. Tourist dol lars are new dollars. California gets millions yearly from the tourist crop. Let us do our share and more to bring the tourists to Oregon. Then let every resident of Ashland write a letter a day to eastern friends and acoi'alnUnces next week, invite them fCRCS their vacation in Oregon arid at Ashland". The Commercial Club requests that a list of all those writ ten be left with the secretary so that literature may., be sent to follow up the letters. In writing use the glass of water envelope. The glass of wa ter Is Ashland's trade-mark and is becoming famous. ize the dual advantage of commercial film making in their district, for not only is a large amount of money spent directly in the industry, but the scenery and natural advantages are given publicity which could not be bought with any amount of money. The 11,000,000 or more the com panies themselves spend directly in Los Angeles is but a small part of the total amount of business the industry creates in that city. The Portland Chamber of Com mence is now making every effort to induce California companies to come to Oregon. Publicity Manager M. J. Duryea, who is in Portland on busi ness for the Ashland Commercial Club, is making a strong pull for Ashland in the matter. Local Dealers Clip Liquor Ads i-ocai newsaeaien ana magazine agencies are resorting to tne use or the scissors to keep out of the clutches of the law. If you are read ing an interesting continued story, "continued on page 22" and thon find page 22 mutilated by scissors, don't blame the man who sold you the magazine. Blame yourself, you veted for it. Some of the weekly publications are already coming with liquor ads expurgated. The publishers sup posedly are now, and eventually all, with issue "prohi" Oregon editions. One or two of the local purveyors of magazines are letting them all go through, stating that they have re ceived no official notice except through the news agencies. As things now stand everybody and every business seems to be per foctly willing to hold back and let theotaer fellow make the first break Business Men Enjoy Luncheon The Business Men's Association members to the number of about boys of Ashland during the winter thirty gathered around a bounteous months should be met by the parents spread at the Hotel Ashland cafe last 1 and townspeople. At present the Monday evening, and after enjoying boys are thrown totally upon their the many good things prepared by own resources with the usual amount Mrs. I'pdegraff launched into discus- of needless mlschlevouBiicss occurln? slon of several matters which are bo-jas a result. Two or three boys' or fore the club at present. The dinner ganizatlons, namely the boy scout was complimentary to its members patrols of the Christian and BaptiHt from the association and proved to 'churches and the patrol under the be a most popular innovation. directorship of George Holly, have After considerable discussion it! enrolled numbers of the youngsters, was decided to finally decide at the but are handicapped In that no suit regular adjourned meeting of the as-1 able quarters for gymnasium or even, soclatbn next Monday evening j meeting places are available, whether or not the association should It would be the most public-spirit-become a part of the Commercial , ed act which could be accomplished Club and merge into it. should a suitable place be provided Following lengthy discussion It was 1 for the youngsters to engage In bas- declded to give the high school stu dents $100 for the annual this year instead of advertising as in previous years. ThiB will be welcomed by the students as this amount together with nrome from other sources will enable them to put out a most creditable an nual. Stevenson Gets Good Park Views Chester Stevenson Is taking a num ber of vlows of the new Lithia park and is securing some exceptionally eood pictures. A flashlicht of E. N. Butler and wife and Harvey Lingyeftrs of age? la""" " i"'"s 111 l,,B im"1 18 U,"0,1B 11,0 "Kal Postcards of the new views will be out before long. 0. A. C. Coach Goes To Nebraska U. Dr. E. J. Stewart, athletic coach at Oregon Agricultural college, has accepted a $4000 a year coacmng,,,, ghown by. the minlber who Joia position with Nebraska university, the chautaura boyB. cll,b in tho and wi:i o to that Institution nexOgmnu.r and who' are anxious for ad- fal1- I mission to the boy scout organiza- Dr. Stewart has made a wonderful (ion8i reputation as a football, basketball It hafl been guested that tho and track coach at O. A. C, and has Mlnl8terial wnoctoUon or tho Corn turned out several championship :nlrf,i rni)s lnvPRtlirnfii tho nintter. teams. Ills most notable success and the one which was probably the most Instrumental In his securing the new position, was the defeat of the Michi gan Aggie football team by his O. A. C.'teara this fall. The "cover-up" basketball system which is used by the local high school team is a Stewart product, which was Introduced to Southern Oregon by Otto Klum, who spent a year under Stewart at O. A. C. W. 0. W. Holding County Bonds A poultry show was discussed and The financial Interests of a committee was appointed to deter Woodmen of the World in this c1tym1ne whcth(ir or not ,t lfl feag)Me to and county are sufficient to 8"; hoid a valley poultry show this year, prise many who heard the statement at & date to be f)xed i)refer of District Manager D. J. Beaky (aWy for the month of February. That a speech last Friday at the big ses- committoe consists of E. T. Gardner, slon of that organization's local w w yatmn, J. A. Blckerdlke, Geo. camp. The Woodmen have Alforl and E. J. Runyoid. This com- 000 invested In Ashland bonds, andmttee Wflg g,ven power t0 B))0,nt $250,000 invested in bonds In the , assi)tan(. mcml)erg ,n varlolls com. county altogether. munltles throughout the county. The order has a membership of i n will report next Saturday at tho 450 in this county. The sum Invested firfit roR1I,ar met.tng of the oremha. here, therefore, represents about tbon wh(.h wil, ,)0 hcU, ftt the Med. $507.77 per member. Tho W. O. W. has $1,530,000 invested in the state of Oregon. District Manager Beaky, who Is making a tour of tho camps of this district, which extends from Red Bluff, California, to Eugene, this tended the Ashland enmp'f regular session last night nnd Install- ed the local camp officers. . Congressman Hawley, by the way, represents Oregon on the board of, head managers of the W. O. W., and Attorney B. F. Mulkey, recently of Medford, is a membor of the head camp's law committee. Canned spinach Is better and more economical than the fresh. Sold at Ashland Trading Company. Phone 122. Get your suit pressed to look your host. Paulserud ft Barrett will give you satisfaction. Suits pressed 60 cents. It and then see what happens. Several of the clauses of the law are un expectedly hard to diagnose by the average person. Ashland Lads Need Gymnasium Tho problem of taking care of tha ketball and other Indoor sports dur ing winter months. There are several men In Ashland who would be willing to donate part of their time to supervision of the lads and equipment costs but littlo ana woum douuiicss ne uonateu Dy the parents. There are but few cities In tho country the size of Ashland which have no Y. M. C. A. or boys' club of any kind to Interest the boys and develop them mentally and physi cally In the winter months. During the summer the great out doors will care for the boys, but can. we not find somo place for organized winter sports for the lads up to 10 It is barely possible that the arm ory might be secured during the af ternoons and several other buildings with sufficient floor space to allow of games are unoccupied. The old skating rink tn one of the natator ium's unused tanks would be good and the old armory In the McCarthy bulldjng or the store room downstairs could be used if nothing better of fered. Th th b f the dty wouM ; meet lhe J(lea wl(Jl re8pon8a it Is a. worthy cause. Poultry Raisers Plan Annual Show There has been talk of the organi zation of a poultry association for :some time and as a result of the first call poultry enthusiasts from all parts of the valley met at the public market at Medford Saturday after noon and effected a permanent or ganization, with E. W. Hunter, Med ford, as president and Roy B. Peb bles of Medford as secretary. for(1 ,,,,,,,. mai.ket at 2 G.clock , tne afternoon. Everyone In the valley should bo present and If you can't come write a word of encouragement t 8ecretary I A poultry organization and espe cially an annual show means better i poultry, more of it. hotter orices. and more money for not on)y tbe pouItry. nlan but for the merchant and tn peol)Ie ln general, Quinlan Grants Pass Postmaster W. P. Quinlan, secretary of tha Grants Pass Commercial Club, haa been nominated for postmaster at Grants Pass by President Wilson, and his appointment by the senate is thought assured, since both senators from Oregon are understood to be agreed upon his appointment Geo. W. Donnell, the retiring postmaster, has held the position for eight years. Every sawmill ln Linn county ex pects to be running by spring.
