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TIDINGS
"Ashland Grows While Llthla Flows"
City of Sunshine and flowers
Ashland, Oregon, Lllhia Springs
"The Carlsbad of America'
VOL. XL
ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 191 G
NUMBER G8
Defeat Klamath and
Will Play Eugene
The Ashland high school basket
ball teams, both girls' and boys', won
from the visiting Klamath Falls
teams last Friday evening in two
well-played games of the great Indoor
sport.
The Ashland boys played a game
60 per cent better than on Wednes
day evening and scored almost at
will. The final score was 42 to 8 In
favor of the locals. Grlsez starred
as usual for Ashland, while Houston,
the diminutive little Klamath for
ward, scintillated for the visitors.
Beaver substituted In the last few
minutes for Fraley and threw three
baskets for Ashland.
Girls Win.
The Ashland girls played a tie
fame with the visitors Wednesday
night and won Friday 11 to 5 in a
fast game. A good sized crowd en
joyed the games.
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ASHLAND'S FOURTH OF JULY ?
$ (Editorial In the Medford Mall
$ Tribune.) S
$ Ashland is planning a big eel- ?
$ ebratlon for the Fourth of July, $
$ and It is Medford's opportunity ?
$ to co-operate and help make it
a success. It is Ashland's turn
3 among the valley cities to cele- i
brate, and the enterprising clti- 3
? zens of the gateway city have S
? taken time by the forelock and S
? already started preparations, t
$ which would augur a celebra- S
tion well worth while. 5
There are many ways In which 4
? Medford can co-operate. There $
? can be Medford sections in the $
parade, ,In the decorated auto ?
S section, floats in the home in- ?
3 dustry section and In the mer
S chants' section. In other ways
Medford can be in evidence as
$ can all other valley towns. ?
4 Let the occasion be one for 4
the fullest co-operation between ?
Q cities of the valley, cementing 3
Smith, Emery & Co. Have Blazed
New Trail in Engineering Science
ft Is an old saying, and a homely I almost overcome the workmen
one, that "the proof of the pudding Is : around the station, and In fact In sev-
Kugciie Coined Saturday.
On next Saturday evening Eugene; the friendly ties that bind the
high school, champions of the upper
Willamette valley and one of the
strongest teams in the state, will play
against Ashland high at the local
high school gymnasium. With the
dropping of basketball from Intercol
legiate spirt at the university at Eu
gene, the Eugene high school team
has received especial attention. It is
coached' by Carl Fenton, former all
northwest center. This game prom
ises to be one of the best of the sea
con, and should Ashland win it,
chances for a Btate
loom Imminent. A record-breaking!
crowd is anticipated. The local team
sister cities. All of the valley !
in tho eating." Ashland is now eat
ing the pudding. Every day from
fifty to two hundred and on Sunday
probably nearer a thousand citizens
went up to tlie central station and
had a bite of the pudding, the pud
ding which will make Ashland fam
ous. A hissing, sparkling stream of
llthla water the size of a man's arm
and sufficient to supply drinking wa
ter in every home In the city, ac-
cording to Emory Smith of Smith,
Emery & Co., gushes out of the lithia
water main at the central station In
Lithia park when the pumps are go-
Ing at top speed, and not for a few
minutes, but for hours, has been
tested out at the capacity speed of
the pumps, AND DOES NOT LOWER
THE LEVEL OF THE WATER IN
THE LITHIA WELL. That such a
copious volume of water could be
la nnA nf iha aimncraat In iha Matnrv '
of the school and should receive the
support of the people of Ashland.
Medford Also Wins.
Medford high basketball team, now
under the tutelage of Coach Klum,
who turned out a winning team last
year in Ashland, is going to make
Ashland go some this year to revenge
the sting of the football defeat of
last fall. The Medford boys won
from the Klamath boys 36 to 8 on
Thursday night. Then on Saturday
night, with several Ashland players
In the audience, Coach Klum played
several substitutes and appeared to
Keep his men "under wraps," win
ning 26 to 17. The Medford girls
lost on Thursday 12 to 7, but won
Saturday 7 to 3. All of Medford is !
confident that their basketball team
can repeat the victory scored by the
football team when they meet Ash
land in the four-game series which
will close the southern Oregon bas-
ketbal season the latter part of Feb'
ruary. .
is proud of Ashland and its en- ; brought into Ashland comes as a sur-
terprise, and surely no city was $ prise even to those who have had un
4 ever better located with more limited faith in the matter. As one
i natural advantages to entertain ? gentleman put it, "Why, there is only
3 the multitude than "The Carls- ? a little trickling stream flowing out
-$ bad of America." S 1 at the spring. I can't understand It."
$ Let everyone In the valley s I Mr. Smith replied, "We made it," and
plan to participate in the cele- ? the Smith-Emery engineers did make
bration and drink Ashland's : it. The fact that by digging a well
famous lithia water on the $ and placing the pump at a level much
-$ Fourth of July. $ below the spring level, tapped a flow
S i of water which keeps the water in
championship S"S" ??"$?$"$3?S the well at a certain level which the
pump has not the capacity to lower,
is hard for the ordinary person who Is
Ashland Escapes
Big Snow Storm
The entire northwest is In the grip
of one of the biggest snow storms of
recent years. The thermometer is
down below freezing in many parts of
the state and Portland has been suf
fering from the cold attendant upon
a temperature of 10 above zero,
which, is going some for that city.
Several inches of snow fell in Port
land and over almost the entire state.
Ashland for some peculiar reason has
escaped most of the snow and the
ground has barely been covered for a
few hour's at a time. While the
youngsters are enjoying coasting on
Three Empress Acts
And Two-Reel
Play
On Wednesday of this week the
Vining Theatre will show the three
strongest features of the Empress
vaudeville bill. Prices will be 35
cents on the lower floor and 25 cents
anywhere in the balcony; children 15
cents. In addition to the three acts a
William Fox feature picture of five
reels will be shown. The picture will
begin about 7:30, vaudeville 8:20
and close with pictures, the entire
show lasting about two hours.
The three headline acts of the Em
press bill will be here.
The Marlott troupe of two men and
three women present a whirlwind
juggling act with a sensational fin
ish. They juggle everything from a
bicycle to a buggy.
The Juvenile Kings, three little
girls and a boy, ranging In age from
10 to 16 years, furnish one of the
most delightful acts which have ever
covered the Empress circuit. The
children have been on the stage two
seasons and act like veterans.
Then last but not least is May
Belmont and Mattie Harl, billed as
"The man, the girl and the piano."
They give a pleasing singing and
playing act which is said to be a win
ner. Remember, three big acts, a five
reel picture, Vining six-piece orches
tra, all for popular prices, 15, 25, 35
cents. Wednesday night this week
and hereafter instead o.f Thursday.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .
tracks constructed on sheltered bill
sides south of the city, the pavement
has been free of snow with the excep
tion of a few hours Sunday.
The soil, thirsty from two years of
rain shortage, drinks up the moisture
as fast as it falls, and the precipita
tion total has been surprisingly large
In the last few days.
To the north snow has caused all
kinds of wire trouble both for the
telephone and telegraph and power
companies. Glendale has been In
darkness for six days. Snow several
feet deep is delaying railroad traffic
between Grants Pass and Roseburg,
Even in the lower valley there has
been serveral inches more snow than
at Ashland.
To the south, while the depth of
snow on the mountain has been no
greater than in former years, between
; Edgewood and Oisson six feet of snow
has fallen and rotary plows are keep
ing the track clear.
An east wind this morning Is dry-
ing up the mud and melting the little
snow that remains. The thermome
ter has crawled down to the freezing
point every night lately, but has not
gone far below.
Glad To Be Back
In Ashland
Tumblers usually hold about 10
ounces of liquid each; tea cups about
6 ounces; wine glasses 2 ounces;, a
tablespoon ounce; a dessert spoon
2 drams, and a teaspoon 1 dram.
The jackal follows in the wake of
lions and tigers and feeds from the
remains of the marauding expeditions
of the larger animals.
W. A. Freeberg returned this
morning from a four months' stay in
southern California, three months of
which was spent at Los Angeles. Mr.
Freeberg says that just before he
left he went out and watched them
knock snow off the orange trees,
which were In bloom, and that the
weather In the southland was far
more disagreeable than it is in Ash
land. He was delighted to find the
sun shining upon his arrival here, and
says it is the first good look he has
had at the sun for many days as it
was cloudy or hazy when it was
raining in Los Angeles and in San
Francisco, where he spent a week en
route home. Mr. Freeberg will re
main in Ashland for an indefinite
period and may stay through the sum
mer. He predicts a lively summer lor
Ashland and says that in both Los
Angeles and San Francisco he heard
mtich of Ashland and noticed a grow
ing movement toward the little towns
and away. from the cities.
not a hydraulic engineer to under
stand. However, anyone who has sat
beside that gushing stream of water
for two hours can understand that
Ashland has a supply of Lithia water
which will supply any possible needs
for years to come.
The lithia water as it comes from
the pipe Is much more heavily
charged with gas than at the spring,
this being explained by Mr. Emery
as being due to the fact that the wa
ter is taktn from the pump far below
the surface and the weight of the
water on top holds in a greater pro-
lortion of gas.
Mr. Smith informs us that when
the fountains are connected up it
will be necessary to run the pumps
only at low speed and possibly not at
all part of the time, and that he will
advise blowing off the pipes every
day as the six miles of pipe four
inches in diameter will hold more
water than the people of Ashland
could drink in a week.
While having no fears as to the
ultimate success of all of the plans,
Mr. Smith stated that the problem of
piping in the gas was the hardest of
all, and that it was with the greatest
satisfaction that be had witnessed
the successful consummation of the
gas line plan. A volume of gas Is
now pumped through the pipes which,
like the lithia, is more than can be
used, A strong current of gas hisses
out of the pipe, and is so strong as to
eral Instances workmen have been
obliged to quit work on account of
tho funics. The gas Is so cold as to
almost freezo tho fingers If held over
the mouth of the pipe for a few min
utes. The soda water is also coming
through in fine shape and the sul
phur water has been flowing at the
cave spring for two weeks and is now
pronounced by even those with the
strongest of Imaginations to be ab
solutely free of the pipe taste.
When asked concerning possible
breakdowns, Mr. Smith said: "I can
best answer that query by comparing
this p'ant to a high-priced automo
bile. Like the automobile, It Is of
the best, mechanical construction and
has delicate and complicated parts of
high tension machinery. Liko the
automobile, it may happen that de
fects In material or adjustment may
cause trouble once or twice when
first operated, but, these remedied,
the machinery, as long as it gets the
best of care, will run smoothly until
worn out parts require replacing."
Mr. Smith states that in his
opinion It will keep one man busy
taking care of tho station and mak
ing daily rounds of the pumps and
fountains, oiling and adjusting and
carefully watching tho machinery.
"And it should be a man who under
stands his business and will watch
his business," stated the company
head.
The fountains will be completed in
the next week or so, and by the time
they are ready for the water all vest
ige of new pipe taste will have disap
peared.
To C. A. Dell, engineer in charge,
must bo given the greatest credit for
the substantial construction and suc
cessful solution of the manv engi
neering problems attendant upon the
construction of the physical plant.
Smith, Emery & Co. in accomplish
ing the mobilization of lithia, soda
and .sulphur waters from distances
ranging up to six miles from Ashland,
and in the piping In of the carbon
dioxide gas, have accomplished a feat
of engineering and construction
which has never before been accom
plished and which was proclaimed by
some of the big engineers of the
country to bo imjiossible. Overcom-
ng numberless obstacles !n engineer
ing and construction, blazing new
paths in science where they were no
footprints to follow, they have per
sistently overcome adverse conditions
and have completed a monument to
their engineering reputation. Ac
cording to Mr. Smith, the company
has not made any financial gain and,
In fact, consider themselves lucky to
have broken out even on the contract.
Ashland owes to this company a deep
debt of gratitude. Smith, Emery &
Co. have built, and built well, a sub
stantial foundation for the greatest
watering resort in America.
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Appreciation cf
Ftohtach's Work
all-Oregon Letter
- Writing Week. Do your share. 4
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$ biirirest tonH-t trnffin tL lri (;hare of the Joson county ex
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$ has ever known, durlnur th nvt
summer. Tell of the seashore, -ft . tm :
resorts, Portland and Columbia ? 1 , Prar Frohh- This is to
I In appreciation of his work at tho
exposition, H. O. I'rohbach, who was
Jackson county ex-
has received the following let-
$ Highway, Josephine
Caves (Marble Halls
3 gon), Crater Lake, Rogue river,
southern Oregon the sports-
men's paradise, the wonderful
3 Siskiyous, and of Ashland, the
Carlsbad of America.
$ Extend to every friend to
whom you writ, an urgent Invi-
$ tation to bo In Ashland for the ?
S big celebration during the first
l week in July and for the Chau- J
i tauqua session. $
Do not confine your writing
$ to the eastern Btate alone, but $
write also to those in California J
? and the northwestern states. ?
Write at least ono letter a day ?
and a dozen if possible. $
a r- l.. .1. . . .
v wiukuii uus i ne tourist aiirac- i
t Hons. Help to Inform the world. $
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Ashland Will Be
Mecca for Thousands
Candidates Being
Heard From
"The call of the people" Is being
heard by many throughout Jackson
county and already, from the lower
valley especially, "honorable men
tions" of candidates are becoming as
numerous as bees around a sugar bar
rel. Up in this district but little in
terest Is evident as yet, and what lit
tle fire is burning is kept smothered
under until the right time to let it
burst into flames.
The sheriff's office Is the greatest
magnet. It is understood that Sher
iff William Singler will not run for
the office. Among those who avowed
and otherwise, slated as seekers after
the berth, are Deputy "Curly" Wil
son, now chief aide of Sheriff Sin
gler, County Assessor W. B. Grieve,
Sergeant Pat Mego of the Medford
police force, H. N. Lofland and A. W,
Walker, defeated at the last primar
ies for the office. All these would
seek the office on the republican
ticket. As the office Is the most re
munerative on the county list, there
tire probably other republicans and
democrats in ambush, awaiting a fa
vorable opportunity to show their in
clinations.
For county assessor O. Winter of
Ashland Is mentioned and would re
ceive good support in this end of the
county. Mr. Winter has had much
experience in the work and is well
qualified. E. M. Wilson of Medford
And J 'J Rllfr.tlAr mnnncar nf ttlA
California-Oregon Power Company at
Medford, are also mentioned.
County Clerk Gardner will be a
candidate for re-election and. Miss
Marian Towne of Phoenix, represent
ative to the state' legislature, is also
said to be a candidate for the county
clerk position. Chauncey Florey Is
In the field for re-election to the re
corder's office and as yet no other
applicants have made themselves
known. Treasurer Fred L. Colvlg is
not positive that he will run again,
but Frank Coleman, a deputy in tho
office, will run. An Ashland banker
is rumored to be in the field also.
Attorney E. D. Briggs and Attor
ney C. W. Moore of Ashland are both
talked of as possible prospects for
the prosecuting attorneyship. Judge
Kelly, present incumbent, and George
M. Roberts of Medford are both in
the field.
For the vacant county commislson-
ership several Ashlanders are talked
of, among them being Mayor John
son, Joe Hurt, G. S. Butler, Benton
Bowers and others. In all probability
one candidate will be decided upon
from this district who will receive the
backing of the southern end of the
county. Any one of the above gentle
men and several other possibilities
would receive the support of the com
munity. F. V. Medynski of Medford
and Colonel Sargent of Jacksonville
are also being boosted for the place.
The primary will come In April and
within the next month a much more
definite lineup .will probably become
evident. At any rate the county
campaign promises to be a hot one.
That Ashland will be the Mecca for
thousands from the valley and thou
sands from points along the Southern
Pacific between San Francisco and
Portland, seems assured by the ready
response which has already been
aroused to the announcement of tent
ative plans for tho greatest celebra
tion which Ashland and the valley
have ever known on the 3rd, 4th and
5th of July next.
A committee from the Commercial
Club will be appointed immediately
to lay preliminary plans, and the big
gest event which Ashland now looks
forward to Is the formal dedication
of Llthla Fark and the attendant
celebration. By July the lawns and
shrubbery In the park will be at their
best and every property owner In the
city should immediately begin to get
his property dressed up for the occa
sion. Ashland will probably enter
tain fifteen to twenty Thousand visit
ors during the three days' celebra
tion, and well-kept lawns, tidy
houses, park rows, flowers and plenty
of fresh paint wherever needed will
make a big difference in the appear
ance of tho city.
Of course, plans for the ceelbratlon
are as yet in an embryotlc state, but
it seems assured that the Shriners
will hold a big ceremonial In con-
Junction with the celebration, the
Chautauqua Is planning to have Pro
fessor Larimore here for some time
before the celebration and take
charge of an Immense children's pa
geant, the Civic Improvement Club
is planning a sweet pea show, the
regular session of the Southern Ore
gon Chautauqua will closely follow
the celebration, and many will re
main for this session. Accommoda
tions will be provided for several
times as many campers as have ever
camped in Ashland parks before, and
special Imitations extended through
commercial clubs and auto clubs to
members everywhere to come and
camp. Dozens of special features
will be formulated as soon as organ
ization is perfected, tho whole cele
bration centering around the dedica
tion of the new Lithia Park and the
$100,000 mineral water mobilization
plant. It is hoped that it may be
possible to have Governor Withy
combe, many of the state officials,
President Sproule and other South
ern Pacific officials, and represents
Hlnnls vnii fnt. ot.rt , .. T . . .
Collllty . "-""KHIIUIUIO UH
of Ore- ? U,on the B'llemli(1 success attending
i jour representation In the Orecon
building and exposition pnvllion3 dur-
i ing tho term of the big show.
"That you have been a faithful as
sociate and attended to the responsi
bilities develoving upon you goes
without mention, but on behalf of
the Oregon commission, P. P. I. E.,
and myself personally, we wish to ex
press our appreciation' for the splen
did work you have done.
"Southern Oregon has covered her
self with glory, and without your
co-operation and the co-operation of
similar active, enersetlc, hard work
ing men, Oregon's representation
could not have been what it has been.
It Is worthy of note that during tho
j time of the assembling, preparation
and maintenance of the splendid ex
hibit in your cbarpe, there lias not
been a single note of discord between
yourself and the Oregon commission
or the writer. In fact, It has blended
so perfectly into the schemo of things
that It is incumbent upon me to con
gratulate both yourself and the com
mission upon tho opportunity wo
have had of working together.
"In closing let me say that Poguo
river pears an 1 fruit in general have
a wider acquaintance throughout tho
world than it hnd before this display,
or would have gotten In any other ten
measures of time without your rep
resentation and time here. A special
consideration that Is due from your
district and county Is that you have
at no time been remiss In the fulfill
ment of the obligations resting upon
you or failed to take advantage of
every opportunity to promote the wol-
fare of your community. Your work
Is gaining recognition for your dis
trict as a scenic and health route, aa
well as your recognition here as a
processor of fruit, etc., being note
worthy. "With every kindly wish for your
future prosperity, we beg to remain,
Faithfully yours,
"OREGON COMMISSION P. P. I. E.
"By George M. Hylnnd,
"Managing Secretary."
Rand Retained
Association Mgr.
The first meeting of the new board
of directors of the Ashland Fruit &
Produce Association was held at the
association office January 10, 1916,
at which time the following were
elected: President, John H. Dili;
secretary, William Tavener; treas
urer, V. O. N. Smith. D. E. Rand,
the former manager, was retained
for the year 1916. The new presi
dent, J. H. Dill, has been in Ashland
about a year and owns a fruit ranch
in the western outskirts of Ashland.
He is a retired attorney and business
man and has already won the respect
and admiration of a large circle of
Ashland friends. Mr. Tavener, the
new secretary, Is an old Ashland res
ident who has kept in close touch!
with the fruit marketing problem
here and has always been a booster
for co-operation among the fruit
growers. Treasurer V. O. N. Smith,
is cashier of the Citizens Bnnk nml
needs no Introduction, as his sterling
character and business worth aro
known to every resident of Ashland
and vicinity. Mr. Rand, despite ad
verse conditions during the past year,
handled tho affairs of the association
tives from most of the cities between iwith results which have proved him
Portland and San Francisco here for
tho dedication.
It will take the united co-operation
of every man, woman and child in
Ashland to carry through this event
as it should be carried through and
will be carried through.
Ashland will have natural attrac
tions and artificial attractions su
perior to any, but to add the crown
ing feature Ashland must permeate
an enveloping warmth of hospitality
which will perpetuate her reputation
not only as "The Carlsbad of Ameri
ca" but as "The most hospitable little
city on the Pacific Coast." To do
this will take the best that is in the
character of every Ashlander.
Klamath Falls is shipping much
livestock, Iambi, hogs, mules and
horses to different parts of the country.
to be a very valuable man. He enma
to Ashland last year from Hood Riv
er, where he had established a fine)
reputation In the fruit-marketing
business.
For the first time In years the fruit
growers of Ashland and vicinity seem
to be in total harmony, and great
things are looked forward to because
of this harmonious feeling. The big
problem In the past In this district
has been marketing. Ashland fruit
will admit inferiority to none. The
members of the Fruit A Produce As
sociation are fortunate in having se
cured men of the calibre of those who
head their organization, and by given
their continued backing may be as
sured of the best fruit year yet dar
ing 1916.
Reports state that the Geo. W.
Moore Lumber company of Brandon,
will soon operate again.
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