Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, January 24, 1916, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextOregon Historical Soolutr Coin) 207 Second St Ashland "Ashland Grows While LIthfa Flows" City of Sunshine and flowers Ashland, Oregon, Lithia Springs "The Carlsbad of America' VOL. XL ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 191 G NUMBER 70 Mayor States Reasons for Veto Mayor Johnson has filed the fol lowing statement with the city re corder, as required Ty the charter of Ashland, after refusing to sign the ordinance regarding pool halls and theatres passed at last week's coun cil meeting. Since the ordinance was passed by a two-thirds vote it goes over the mayor's veto: Ashland, Ore., Jan. 21, 1916. To the Members of the City Council of the City of Ashland, Ore. Gentlemen: I herewith return to you, for your further consideration, that certain ordinance, passed by the council on the 18th day of January, 1916, entitled "An ordinance amend ing ordinance number 588, as amend ed by ordinance 592, and requiring the payment of a license fee by pro prietors of transient circuses, merry-go-rounds and shows, and the repeal ing of ordinances number 11, 66, 75, 89, 107, 131, 143, 144, 277, 288, 470 find 592, and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here with," for the reason that, after due and careful consideration of this or dinance, I am constrained to with hold my approval from the same, and in doing so I respectfully call the council's attention, to certain pro visions of our charter, as well as the general law pertaining to and bear- ?$$.$s.s$$$ssss$$$$ S , ? 5 EVEHV VOTER SHOULD REG- $ s ISTEIt AT OXCE. $ $ e $ Every voter in the state of $ J Oregon must register before tho s 4 close of business, April 18, S $ 1916, if he wishes to vote at $ J the primary election to be held $ May 19, 1916. S ? Failure to re-reglster before S $ April 18 will preclude him from $ S voting at that election. S P And since one of the first du- S i ties of good citizenship Is to 5 $ vote, it behooves every Ash- ? i lander to have his name appear $ 3 In the new register. ? $ Therefore, REGISTER NOW, ? and remember, no previous reg- ? -? istratlons count. ? Celebration Committe Starts Ball Rolling For Greatest Event of Year Circuit Breakers Protect Pumps R. A. Weimer, a representative of the Baruch Electric Contracting Cor poration of San Francisco, was in Ashland Friday Inspectlm; the clrcn'l breakers installed by the company the Smith-Emery plant rtre. Tho circuit breaker is a receir. invention in the electrical world and was put on the market about a er.r ago bv lng upon the subject of licensing and i"ie Barnch peopIe- A c,r?oi" brea;iar regulating rooms. The citizens' committee which has the proposed resort dedication in hand held Its first meeting last Thursday afternoon. Those present were Chairman Frohbach, E. V. Car ter, Harry Hosier, A. C. Nlnlnger, C. B. Wolf, C. A. Malone, A. II. Pracht, Clarence Adams, Frank Jordan, D. D. N'orris, Henry Enders and Monte Briggs. The press committee reports as follows: The principal discussion was of ways and means, logical dates for the three-day event, suggestions as to features, financial matters, etc. The committee meets again this evening to sett'e on the. best method of rais ing $5,000 to start the celebration, which is expected to cost approxi mately $10,000. It will also take up the matter of asking the commercial clubs of western Oregon and Superior California to yield the field for Ash land's event. The celebration is planned for July 4, 5 and 6. exhibition and the midway features, as both are planned on a large scale. Ashland people have put $200,000 Into a resort project and the finance committee anticipates no trouble In securing $5,000 In advance to intro- $ COUNTY I'KIXTIXO. S Under the Oregon law P county printing goes to the $ the $ S newspaper having the largest circulation in the county. Last $ S Thursday the matter of county j i printing and the evidence of cir- $ !' cualtlon was submitted to the S ;? county court, and the Ashland J v jiuings anu Ma Scales That Cheat Barred From State Weights and measures specifica tions that put Oregon on an equal basis with any state In the Union, and which will sweep out of existence all inaccurate weighting and measur ing apparatus and make It Impossible i llt.l Vtl I I r'l 111! lillV mmt'trtt nn iiim.... m-tl - 'iiiWIWI Ul IUMMUIJ- duce It to the public. Tho publicity 1 fn f tn V tC I erly constructed apparatus to be man- committee has set its stake at 20.00 I.J ' , T'T f tUcM r ouSht into the state, visitors, and the committee on In- I " MMon " 1 c were announced recently by Deputy formation and accommodation, will ? T ",y T'1 WWe State Sealer of Wei.hts and mL! designated as the county official newspapers. Therefore, the care for them The decorations and illuminations are expected to surpass anything yet seen on the coast outside of the large cities. Under the head of parades and public gatherings will come the annual soldiers' reunion, which Is to billiard halls and pool has been Installed on each of the mo tors at the spring pumping plants And Rota nntnmoHnallv . it. ..... ""'"b .... . u. uy u..nu, the cm.rent and stopp,ng the moto,s as amended by a vote of the people ,f anythjng g(jes wrong thn protc(,N i mi eiecuun neiu on luw om uay While no committees have as yet the Pendleton Roundup Is under con- been appointed, Chairman Frohbach sideratlon. A large barbecue event has outlined a number that will cover for be expected to see that the city and ffa hnfala an.l lin..t M j 4 , . AoM T l tlFd n. 11 -..I... v ..... .-t.,vt . imiin nu. jiihl u V t complete official report of coun- ty proceedings during the year ..$ 1916, and will be the only r newspaper In this end of the ? ' county printing the official - j 3 county news. I li hun, (1,1.. .1.- iml un f una )var; lie jMoposeui, Shriners ceremonial, State Editorial Association meeting, state society meetings, the Scandinavian League's meeting, encampments of militia, Boy Scouts, etc. A wild west show second only to High School Annual Staff Is Chosen Tho staff fnr Tim T?ncni lino at one of the days Is also being lIna. h " ., .. .. ... the proposition quite comprehensive- planned. Some of the best bands In -ri, . . i , . ,. . . ... h"". .no BlUll UllUSlll COUS1SI8 OI iu u Be;ureU anu some Fern Murpnyf editor-in-chief; Alice Xiciiii-. UlllllCllOIlS. !y, and others will be added later. Heads of these will be named and other citizens asked to serve on them. Among the committees suggested are the following: Finance, publicity, Extra space for auto camping will be provided for all comers and rest rooms for women and children will of October, 1908, provides (see Sec. E, Article 7) that "the Common Coun cil, by a two-thirds vote of the coun cil, at any regular or adjourned meet ing, shall have the power, within the limits of the city of Ashland, to license, tax and regulate public amusements, skating rinks, bowling alleys, billiard tables, pool tabl-'s, etc." A noted text writer of la books lays down the rule that lhe keeping of public billiard or pool tables for hire Is not a useful bus! lng the delicate pumping apparatus. Mr. Weimer during his short stay became greatly enraptured with A3h- land and especially Interested In the springs project, which he says will mean more to Ashland than even the most optimistic foresee. One of his statements was: "If a city In the Old world had your park and canyoa and springs, It would have become famous two hundred years ago and would have fifty thousand Inhabit ants. . You people who live in A.h- decoratlons, electrical illumination, be- adequate. Local business estab- sprlngs dedication ceremony, parades ! lishments will be protected ' In the and public gatherings, frontier ex hibition, midway attractions, inform- matter of concessions and all tran sient places of entertainment, wheth- ation and accommodations, bands and i er managed by local or foreign or- free attractions, barbecue, auto ac- ganizations, will be asked to con- achievement. He returned to San Francisco Fri day evening. A visit to Ashland early In the summer will be eagerly anticipated by Mr. Weimer. Brakes Lock and Car Turns Over land are Indeed fnrtitnata Oimli m. pess or employment, and is frequent- t y ..... , , . . vlronment. for a home and such a ljr attended by effects Injur.ous to , futur6 fts ,8 mogt assuredly ahead for the public. Hence it Is a proper and your clty are unequalled ln the Unlt. appropriate subject for regulation, I ed states nnder the exercise of the police pow-1 The mobllIzation plant lnstalIel er, under delegated authority to urn- by Smlth Emery & Co Mr Weimer Dlcipal corporations. It will thus proclaimed to be an engineering seen tnat tne city nas iun pow-jr, un der Its charter, to regulate thesi pool halls by the fixing of a license fee or by other appropriate means. I par ticularly call your attention t' the wording of this charter, "License, tax and regulate." The terms license and tax in their primary sense would mean merely a measure adopted for the purpose of raising revenue to de fray the expenses of the municipality. The term regulate has a broader sig nification, and would not oniy In clude the licensing of a certain busi ness, but It would also includ the police regulation thereof. For In stance, the licensing of a theatre is purely a revenue measure, for the reason that a theatre, as ordinarily conducted, Is a clean place of amuse ment, having Its educational features being a place where the most refined and cultured people of the commun Ity, of all ages and sexes, may congre gate, and a place where no question able conduct or language Is permit ted In fact, requiring no extra vigi lance or expense to control it. While the billiard halls and pool rooms are so closely akin to the sa loons that the small license that might' be exacted of the theatre as a commodations and traffic legislation, rest rooms, concessions and police regulations. Some of the committees on pro posed attractions are tentative and will consider the matters put up to tribute. Reports will be issued by the com mittee as fast as progress is made. The public Is invited and urged to co-operate. By the way, the commu tes would like suggestions for nam- them and report back to the head ing the frontier and midway features, committee before definite decision Is j The committee will appreciate any made or action taken. This Is partic- other Ideas the public may have to ularly true of the proposed frontieroffer. (Continued on Page Thirteen) C.O.P.EmpIoyesFind Pre-Historic Bull Workmen excavating for the California-Oregon Power Company's dam at Copco have reported unearthing, at a depth of about ninety feet below the bed of the river in practically solid rock, the skeleton of a prehis toric bull. The base of the head between horns was eighteen inches, and the tip of the horns measured five feet. It is planned to send this relic of About 4:30 last Saturday after noon, Kale Shepherd, driving his big Chalmers six, had a narrow escape from' serious Injury when the car skidded and turned over just this side of tbe Billings corner on North Main street. Mr. Shepherd had two passengers, Mrs. Webb, who lives four miles north of Central Point, and Miss Ragsdale of Medford. By a miracle none of the occupants were injured beyond a shaking up. Mr. Shepherd had just passed Adrian Wolf In his car and was slow ing down for the corner. The brakes locked and the car skidded complete ly around on the wet pavementand rolled off into the ditch. The top protected the occupants from more serious injuries. Had the car slid thirty feet farther it would have plunged down Into the ravine under the bridge. The car was smashed considerably, but was hauled to a lo cal garage and closer examination re veals less serious damage than at first seemed to be apparent. "Peer Gynt" At Vining Tuesday A picture that everybody should see "Peer Gynt" at the Vining Theatre Tuesday night only. Cyril Maude, star of the New York success, "Grumpy," plays the lead. Nearly everyone is familiar with the 1 Jauti- ful Ibsen tale, and the Parauount people have molded a picture feature from the story which is something ex traordinary. With Cyril Maude Is associated a very strong cast of play ers, with Myrtle Stedman, Paramount star, playing opposite the great Maude. If you want to see a picture which is really one of the great ones, see "Peer Gynt." Vondersluls, assistant editor; Elbert Farlow, business manager; Eunice Crubb, artist; John Anderson, per sonals; Helen Dlckerson, literary. Tho publication is to bo an annual this year, as the monthly which was tried Inst year was not a success. It will not be quite so large as the old annuals because there are to be no 'lis choice of two or throe values for advertisements. The business men!1'16 f'al,le weight are doomed. There ures Buchtel. They become effective 1 in mediately. Although the promulgation of sim ilar specifications iu several states made It necessary for the merchants to make large expenditures for new equipment, this has largely been avoided by the deputy sealer by mak ing the specifications retroactive only as to Inaccurate equipment iu use or held for sale. This will pre vent the condemnation at tho pres ent of much apparatus that is reason ably satisfactory and will make tho process of elimination gradual. Equipment, however, to be hereafter manufactured or brought Into tho state must comply absolutely with tho specifications. The most Important or the specifi cations are those governing the man ufacture and use of computing scales. Trovislon is made that all computing scales must bo correct both as to weight and value indica tions, and that the charts muBt not repeat the amo value In any given column or row. Under them all computing scales that give the user Lieut. Shippen 4 Succeeds Collins High School and Militia Will Meet Roof Falls As Occupants Escape At about 10:30 Saturday night, fire, starting presumably from a de fective flue, gained fast headway In a house occupied by Joe Hosklns and his son on upper Granite street and cnmnlfiffilv cnnmimnd tho ilwelllncr ancient times to the University of The father and gon barely had Ume California. Thomas G. Bradley, superintend ent of the company, estimates that It has been buried there at least ten thousand years, owing to the forma tion it was found ln. A. J. Sigman of Boston will build a $100,000 summer hotel at Port Orfc-rd. to get out of the house before the roof caved ln and saved few belong ings. By the time the fire truck ar rived the house was lost. The house was one which was moved from the lands now in Lithia park and was set on the hillside above the upper end of the park. It was insured. On Thursday evening of this week the championship of the city will be decided at the Ashland armory when the. high school and Coast Artillery Corps basketball teams meet In a game, the announcement of which has aroused more interest than any outside game. The militia boys will be playing on their own floor, but what advantage they have will be off set by the greater experience of the school lads. A monster crowd prom ises to be present and a great deal of rivalry is being aroused over the coming contest. One admission charge of 25 cents will be made. Seats may be reserved at Rose Bros.' at no additional charge. Lieut. Willis Shippen, U. S. A., will succeed Capt. R. W. Collins as Inspector-Instructor of the Coast Ar tillery Corps of Oregon. Lieut. Ship pen will be In this city next week, ac companying Capt. Collins on the Iat ter's last trip to this district. Capt. Collins will return to his command, which is now stationed at San Diego. The annual federal inspection of the local company will take place on March 6, according to orders issued from the office of the adjutant-general. Married Thrice and Takes Fourth B. F. McCrary of Siskiyou and Mrs. Viola Rice of Eagle Point were married at Jacksonville last Friday and were the objects of congratula tions from a number of friends. The bride gave her age as 54 and the groom 7S. Mrs. McCrary proudly laid claim to the happy event as be ing her third marriage, while the groom went her one better, ho hav ing been married three times before this, "and was so fortunate that he was glad to take another chance, by jing." decided that, as the advertising value of The Rogue was not very much, they would put up a lump sum to help the publication. This Is much better for the staff and should hasten the publication a great deal. The advertisement-getting has heretofore been the hardest part of the work. The staff are already at work con cultlng other school papers and hunt ing for material. The form of book has not been decided on, but a form similar to a common tablet, opening at the top, Is looked on with favor. Grants Pass Miner Lost in Sncw Hayden Dean, a Bixty-year-old miner living on the Rogue river be low Grants Pass, has been missing from his cabin on Schan creek since January 7. On that day he had start ed for his cabin on Schan creek with a park of provisions. As a big snow storm was raging It is feared he per ished. His pack was found on the trail about a quarter of a mile from his cabin by his partner, Mr. Carlton, of Central Point. Searching parties have found no other trace of Dean. As there is ten feet of snow in that section it Is feared that his body will not be found until spring. Tests Electrical Part of System is said to be a considerable number of them In the stato. Becauso this class of equipment is considered ab solutely detrimental to the welfare of customers these specifications have been made retroactive. Com puting scales must also In common with all other kinds of scales be so constructed that their zero adjust ment can not be changed without tho use of a tool. Probably the most Important speci fication with relation to scales gener ally Is the one providing that "all scales shall be of such construction ' that they are renRonnbly permanent In their adjustment, and will repent their weight Indications correctly. and are not designed to or may not be used to facilitate the perpetration of fraud." This specification puts tho ban on the family scale for com mercial purposes. Separate specifi cations have been provided for plat form, counter-platform, counter-bal ances, suspension and spring scales. This specification is also retroactive. Liquid measures under the specifi cations must have their capacity legi bly and permanently marked on tho side, and they can only be mado In gallons or multiples of gallons. Milk and crenm bottles, and also Ice cream forms, however, may be made in the five and three pint bIzcs. The capac ity of milk and cream bottles must also be clearly and permanently marked on their side. This specifica tion, however, applies only to bottles brought into the state after the spec ifications were announced. Linear measures under the specifi cations must he mnde of material that will remain reasonably perma nent, and this will elimlnnto tho Phone news items to the Tidings. Taxpayers League - Met Saturday X meeting of the directors of the County Taxpayers' League was held Saturday at Medford and officers elected and committees appointed to carry on the work for the coming year. A full report of the meeting will appear in Thursday's Tidings. Among those from Ashland who were in attendance were. Benton Bowers, V. O. N. Smith, C. B. Lamkln and George Barron. Artillery Team Loses a Game The local Coast Artillery Corps basketball team Journeyed to Central Point last Saturday evening and went down to defeat at the hands of the Central Point Athletic Club team in a fast and rough game. The final score was 22 to 16. The locals are confident that they have the better team and have challenged the Cen tral Pointers for a return game, William Grant of the Westlnghouse Electrical Company Is spending sev eral days In the city, inspecting the I'ommon cloth tape measure, and also electrical equipment of the springs system and testing It out for possible defects. Ho is also conducting a series of tests with the aid of C. A. Bell, engineer In charge, for the pur pose or securing tne nignest en i ciency from the apparatus. the soft wood yard stick. Tho specifications also cover berry and apple boxes, and all automatic meas uring devices. Civic Club Prints 1916 Year Book County Court for Kome Industries A single projectile from a 15-Inch naval. gun weighs 1950 pounds. New South Wales devotes 5,188, 000 acres to wheat growing. Reports In Paisley say that the Western Pacific plans a feeder Into this section of Oregon. Twohy Bros, may get orderg to build 1000 box cars at their Portland shops. Every time a 15-inch gun Is fired a hale of cotton weighing 600 pounds Is blown away. The Civic Improvement Club has had printed a Year Book for 1916 in a dainty and attractive booklet form, The booklet contains the list of of ficers, order of tho meetings, list of members, programs for every meet ing of the year and much other inter esting material. The booklet will be distributed at the meeting of the club tomorrow afternoon at the city library and all members are urged to be present to get their year book. So many horses have been com mandeered In Germany lhat oxen are being used for plowing. On the averake farm a flock of 100 to 150 hens is more easily made pro fitable than one of a thousand. Home Industries were given anoth er boost and the "trade at home" movement another impetus when tho county court of Jackson county passed the following resolution after dlscusalug purchase of material for county use for this year: "Believing home Industries that are also taxpayers and supporting large payrolls should be encouraged, it Is hereby ordered that all county supplies, necessary for the use of county officials be purchased of tho home Industries of Jackson county, excepting only such articles as are not obtainable here in the county. "F. L. TOU VELLE, "County Judge. "W. C. LEEVER, "County Commissioner." A rank growth of weeds becomes an asset when plowed under before they make seed.