Oregon Historic.! , " Wfnnd fl "Ashland Grows While Llthla Flows'' X City of Sunshine and flowers 1 T DINGS Ashland, Oregon, Llthla Springs ! "Oregon's Famous Spa' v i VOL. XL ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1916 NUMB1.T. 77 Misrepresents Commission Action Next Four Days At the Vining Would Buy Wede And Build i'lne As usual, the Record misstates facts in relation to the springs water commission. It says: "The springs water commission voted Monday to accept the work of Smith, Emery. & Co. after a ten days' tryout." The springs water commission did noth ing of the kind. What it did do was to agree with Smith, Emery & Co. that a ten days' test run should be made, during which the plant would be inspected to see whether it filled the contract. There Is no obligation on the part of the commission to "accept" the plant after the run un less it comes absolutely up to (he contract. Today two experts from Portland, who were recommended by State Engineer Lewis, arrived and will thoroughly Inspect the plant in operation. The springs water com mission will be guided largely In its future acceptance or rejection of the plant by the reports from these experts. Stevenson And Duryea Resign , Publicity Manager Duryea has handed in his resignation to the springs commission, to take effect on March 1. Mr. Duryea states he has no statement to make at present re garding reasons for his resignation. The resignation of Chester Steven son from the springs commission was accepted Tuesday evening by the council without any great amount of discussion, It being the concensus of opinion that whether they wished him to remain on the commission or not, his desire to resign made acceptance' of the resignation their only possible course. Several of the councilmen spoke briefly regretting the neceesi ' ty of accepting bis resignation but accepting it as Inevitable Mr. Stevenson's resignation as read to the council was as follows: -"To the Mayor and Members of the City Council of yie City of Ashland, Ore. "Gentlemen: I beg to hand" yeu herewith my resignation as a member of the springs water commission of the city of Ashland. "I regret the necessity for this ac-. tion on my part, but because of my inability to agree with my associate members on the commission in re gard to matters that I consider vital to the welfare of this community and the success of the project that we have undertaken In connection with the springs development, It Is Impos sible for me to continue any longer mv connection with the commission. "I desire to have this resignation take effect Immediately, therefore I will appreciate prompt action on your part In its acceptance. "Respectfully submitted, "CHESTER STEVENSON, "Commissioner." On Friday night at the Vining Theatre Marie Doro Is starred in the Paramount feature, "The White Pearl." The story is laid in a Japan ese setting and Marie Doro assumes the life and mannerisms of a Japan ese geisha girl. . The love Interest of the story de velops from the ties between a young American of rich parents, who falls In love with Nancy, daughter of a skipper. In order to dissipate his affection for the poor girl his father, sends him to manage the Japanese office of his establishment In Yoko hama. At the same time, the skipper takes his daughter on his voyage to the Orient. How these divided souls are reunited under overpoweringly dramatic and mysterious conditions is picturesquely and logically set forth in the photoplay. An admirable cast, quaint and beautiful settings, the intensely Irf teresting romance, and, above all, the magnificent and Indescribably tender portrayal of Marie Doro, will cause this five-part feature to be termed one of the greatest yet produced by the Famous Players Film Company. Saturday, On Saturday, both matinee and evening, George Beban, who made a hit as the Italian in "The Allen,", which was shown here some time ago ' but which by its exceptional strength is still fresh in the memories of pic-1 ture fans, will appear in a feature, ' "The Italian," which gives him still greater opportunity to exhibit his wonderful emotional powers. A good clean comedy, "The Home Cure," will be an added attraction Saturday. . Sunday and Monday. On Sunday evening the Vining seven-piece orcheetra will ' present some new and late orchestral concert music In the regular concert which Is rendered ' between 7: 15 and 7:45.' Following the concert the "Chalice of Courage," a great Blue Ribbon Vit agraph feature In six parts, will be shown with especially selected music. The play is a virile stirring story of the west and is said to rank better than ''The '"Juggernaut" and "The Shooting of Dan McGrew." A mati ness will be given Sunday afternoon and the same picture will be shown Monday evening. I rz.m . ?- - , - 1 - I if ' ' -' 1 ; H.-K' . - S 1 K n i, . C. J. Foster has put up a propo:;!-' tion to buy the triangular uhapu.l piece of property which enters as a wedge at the intersection of Iowa street and the Boulevard, oii'ui;n: $1500 for the property. Then: irf $1900 In paving assessments due on at one time used as a voting place. Mr. Foster wants to buy t'uo prop erty on installments, paying $100 down. Mr. Banta suggested a p':iu to properly protect the city's in- Marle Doro in "The White Pearl," at the. Vining, Friday, Feb. 18. Business Men Have Profitable Meet Portlanders Will Play Here Tonight Franklin high school basketball team of Portland will furnish the first opportunity that Ashland has had to see what an Ashland team can do against the much-vaunted Port landers at the high school gymnasium tonight and Saturday night. Last night the Medford team managed to garner a 13 to 3 victory from the Portlanders, who showed the effects of the long railroad trip across the state and displayed occasional daz zling bursts of speed which promise a lively time when they are rested up and accustomed to the altitude, as they will be tonight. The Portland ers played in hard luck last night with their basket shooting, missing easy ones by a hairbreadth time after time, while Williamson of the Med fordites converted some miraculous shots which made even he himself blush. The preliminaries tonight be tween the fast Phoenix team, which has not lost a game this year, and the Ashland second team promise to run the main event a close second for interest. Malone Invites Visitors To Armory Captain C. A company Coast Artillery Corps ap peared before the city council Tues day night to make an appeal through them to the citizens of Ashland for The Ashland Business Men's as sociation held their regular monthly meeting at the Commercia' club rooms Monday night. A very good turnout of members was present and profited by a harmonious and pro ductive meeting. President Shinn called the meeting to order and after several minor business matters had been disposed of, presented M. J. Duryea who talked upon the relation of the mer chants to the farmers and the ad- Council Meet Is : Short and Sweet Fb'Iowing minutes Mr. the reading of Mslone and Mr. the Eu- banks appeared before the council in ( O. C varsity appearance next week regard to matters which are discussed ( and Trnally the Medford-Ashland elsewhere. .... j.gameg whcn conC,e the seagon The hotel owners asked permission ' Medford is much elated over Ash to tap the water main in front of , land's defeat and. see rosy visions the Hotel Oregon with a two-inch of "Victory when the old rivals meet, pipe to be conducted into the hotel . The loca' are chnstened by their de ter tts protection purposes. This '. fea and are pitching into practice was granted and a matter regarding wl,n 8 vim which augurs ill for their water rates for the hotel was referred . nexi opponents, to the water committee. Miles Pinion stated that he had Roseburg Dims Championship Hopes The. local high school basketball team lost tile second game and their chances at the state championship to Roseburg Monday night on the Rose burg armory floor, by a score of 28 to 13. The boys returned home Tuesday. iney nave nothing but the highest j the property and in the ofi'hau words of praise for the treatment opinion of several of the coiiiii:i.-:i:r;.i received .at Roseburg and on the j the city would be getting out, easy other hand the Roseburg papers refer i to get $1500 out of the p'ueo. A to the Ashlanders with the following: shack stands on the place which v. us The Ashland boys played a clean, fast game and were good losers, from the very first whistle they bat tled hard for their school but were outclassed and outgeneraled by their heavier opponents. Ashland has a:terests, which he hud discussed with right to the boasts she has made of her team, as no cleaner or more sportsmanlike players have ever Vtsltod the city." Upon arriving In the Umpqua val ley town the boys were met with a baud and escorted by a parade of rooters to the best hotel In the city. Throughout their stay they were im pressed with the cordiality and hos pitality advanced by everyone whom they met. The second game was won by Rose burg by more accurate basket shoot ing and closer teamwork. The big floor seemed to have the Ashlanders at loss and team play was lacking. Shots from the center of the floor were resorted to by the Ashlanders, but the success which attended their shooting at home was lacking on the strange floor. The redheaded Rbse- J burg guard whose work made such a hit upon the visit of the Roseburg team to Ashlandi was a tower of strength for the winners. Jewett and Ackley did most of their scoring. Grisez, Fraley and Harris divided scoring honors for Ashland. All Interest Is now centered upon the Portland games this week, the A t lie city attorney. The matter was referred tn tho realty committee which was appoint ed by the mayor and consist:! of tin) following councilmen; Lamb, liimtii, and Cornelius. This cominliipo a n 1 the city attorney, mayor and re corder, were given authority to con summate a satisfactory deal. Recorder Gillette stated that understood Mr. Foster Intended build a store on the property. ho to Tries To Stage Wild West S'iOT vantages to be gained for both by the development of better acquaintance ' In hnth O onilal an tiii.lnonn arm, l . .. i , I " v..o, a,,u "uoiiiras ntt.r. oi .Mountuin view cemerery aunng H. O. Frohbach outlined the work the past summer and asked that the which the Fourth of July celebration council pay him $20 per month dur committee was doing and asked the jng the summer for the same services. I ffnannlnl anrl ntrwn .iinnA.1 n . I. ... . . .... Malone of the first. ""!. ui me nis request was reierrea to tne ceme- uuoiiiesu nieu u: Asumnu. i ne gain- - tery committee ering endorsed the committee in; A number of residents of the Iowa' much the same manner as did the atrPB. ,.,,. no,,,,nni,A tw ,,,. Commercial club and promised to do ; ,,.,, ha , ,in ,hano Thn of the roundhouse was given his dis- their co-operation and moral support 'c - .m ,)etiticn wag reforred t0 the Btreet ;rr;," "V " " 1 8 mo jjivjcu. jx jji uiiuBiiiuu ior secur- cnjnrnitteB r"" "cio iM. oriD. Junius rergiison, Ing financial aid from the city at 1 Tho roi,i ri,.,. o.o l,eorBe Culy, George McNah, Sam large which was endorsed by the' nn ,vw . . Oslln and Raninoy. . The day and Shake-Up At S. P. Roundhouse A shake-up in the Southern Pacific roundhouse force, which threw six men out of work, occurred last Mon day night. Five men from the night shift were laid off and Foreman Cane Medford has renewed the agitation against the habit of locomotive en gineers of indulging in exceeslve whistling while in the Medford city limits. Past agitation resulted in loud promises and louder whistling. The city threatens to get out an In junction against whistling In Med ford environs. toward the first company. Mr. Ma lone stated that Ashland had put sev eral thousand dollars Into the armory building and then left the company to take care of themselves, with the re sult that the company was at one time within a dangerously disorgan ized condition and at the point of be ing mustered out. At present the company is on a sound financial basis, and while they have no trouble in spending the $600 a year which they get from the state, it is not financial support but the In terest and moral support of the city which they ask. Under the captaincy of Mr. Malone the company has weed ed out the undesirables and raised its standard until It Is now made up of the best young men of the city. Mr. Malone asked specifically that the citizens and business men occasional ly visit the armory on drill nights from 8 to 9:30, and assured them that the company would welcome Commercial club, met with the en dorsement of the Business Men's as sociation. W. Y. Crowson spoke on-an indi vidual co-operation and competition giving a very Interesting discussion of an Interesting subject. Ex-President L. S. Brown told of the origin of the c'.ub and the results gained during the year of Its ex istence, stating that a better and more economical administration of business throughout the city both from the standpoint of the merchant and the customer has been effected by the association. night forces are now rearranged so that several less men are used. Mr committee. The resignation of Chester Steven son from the springs commission was accepted by the council. - Thn altfWrio llirht pninnilHna ra- .1, . , . i.i I Anguinn former. y bnckshop foreman ported the successful synchronization '. ,. ' , . !" ,k oi . i i, u . the Dun8niuir shops, Is now day of the electric light systems as a re-' j r suit of the installation of the copper i wire from the plant to the city sub-1 The mcn were discharged by Mas station. I ter Mechanic Small of the Shasta dl By reconsideration of previous ac-jvislon' toward w,lom' however, thore tion the dates for navment of electric ls "ttle bltter feG,l"B 08 11 fs believed light bills was put back on the old that he was ftct,nS "ln orders from basis which provides for payment "higher up." Conflicting stories are from the 1st to 10th of the month told of the 08,180 for the shake-up, after which they become. delinquent. I the most generally circulated being At the previous meeting it was de-.tnat the niht shift men were caught cided to change this to the 15th but.layinS around when their work was invPHtitrnHnn 1,0 r.,.nvsn ,Mo oo on. ; done instead of hunting more work President Shinn then outlined the ;comm0(latlon t the few rather tk to do. Several of the men are old the majority and also placed addi- employes of the company, Jlmmie tional and needless work upon the.FergU80n having worked twenty co'lecting department. I ),ears for the s- p- A" of them had Several other minor matters were K00d reputations as far as can be taken care of with dispatch and the learned- and railroaders predict that hopes which he held for the future work of the..club and made an im- j pression which gave every member a I determination to help make his hopes come true during this year. Among other projects which Mr. them and gave them an interesting shjnn olltlined and which time. Drills occur every Monday night. Several of the councilmen re marked that they had not known that visitors were Invifed, pled guilty to not taking as much interest as they should in the company, and promised to visit the armory on coming drill nights. To the company boys especially and to the citizens of Ashland on the whole, who have come to recognize Mr. Malone as a valuable citizen and a live booster, the news that he will remain In Ashland and can reassume the captaincy of the Coast Artillery company comes as very good news Indeed. When the California-Oregon company turned over their distribu tion system to the city, Mr. Malone expected to be transferred elsewhere, but the company has decided to estab lish offices here, over which Mr. Ma lone will preside. were ex tensively discussed and will probably be carried out by the club were a Valley Business Men's picnic in Ash land park and a monthly bargain day. He suggested that a day be set aside this summer when all of Ashland's stores be closed and all of the val ley stores if possible and all of the council adjourned at 8:55 o'clock. Wild Steer Feeds Only at Night most of thorn will be put back on before two months have passed. Sev eral of the discharged men have f anil ities, and the circumstances make the shake-up most distressing. The reasons for Roundhouse Fore man Cane's dismissal are even more obscured than the others. Mr. Cane has but recently finished fitting up a The peaceful quietness of Ashland was broken last eventug when a man dressed In the true western style, hlgh-hee!ed boots cowboy hat and corduroy clothes, and a dos'ro to stage one of the old stunts of tho days of '49, or put on a wild west scene, appeared in one of the local pool halls. The show began, attract ing the attention of Patrolman Wimer, who, having a desire to pre serve the peace and quietness of tha town and save all round-up stunts for the big Fourth of July celebra' tion, promptly called the show off and landed the main performer in the city bastlle, and After unloading him of his merrymaker, alcohol, left Sam to sleep on the hanging beds fur nished free by the city to all occu pants, and await the coming of morn ing, when the program was chancred from a wild west show to a court room scene, with the new city liquor ordinance the main story. Last night while supposedly peace fully reposing In the bastlle, the would-be wild westerner busted tho electric stove all to pieces and de molished everything he could. Prose cuting Attorney Kelly was up this afternoon and gave the over exuher ane gentleman a ten-day sen'onc". The drunk was attained on pure p'co hol. Part of the contents of a qunrt. bottle was confiscated by the po'leo, and the man who gave the alco'ml to the victim fined $5 and costs. WU1 Stop Betting At School Games George Eubanks of the Ashland school board appeared bofore the city' council Tuesday night and asked that, some kind of police aid be furnished the school authorities in putt in n a stop to betting, which he stated had become prevalent at the. high school gymnasium preceding and during bas ketball games. The betting referred to was not Indulged in by school boys, but by the young men of Ashland and Medford. Mr. Eubanks asked that a couple of plain clothes men ho sent out to the basketball games. It is believed that announcement of the intention of the authorities to put a stop to the betting will effectively ac complish that end. Inspired by the story of Fred Swin .0o ...... wouib uroncno, .Midge JJUnn hfinlltf, llnnln wM,.h ho nnrfhnoPil business men join In a great picnic; has entered the lists with a Mexican n Aghlaml, Hls wlfe fInds the cl11. and get-together meeting in Ashland steer which-he proclaims to be ttae'ate here particularly beneficial to her park. The bargain day idea may .wildest creature he has ever seen or DnJ ,,,. mo. In tPOnr heard of. The judge states that the'to better payIng jobg eiBewhere have steer is so wild that it only comes 'been reCentIy turned down by him, down out of the hills at night to feed, acc0rdlng to report. It will be re- also become a reality, the idea being to have a monthly dollar bargain day on which every merchant would offer a real bargain at that price, thus drawing trade from all over the county. Monte Briggs, who has been act ing as recording secretary, resigned. D. D. Norris was elected managing secretary at a salary of $20 a month. The college papers urgently the students to cut out slang. ask going back before daylight and never allowing a man to get within a half mile of It. He says he would like to see It ridden or bulldogged ajjd will try to round it up for the wild west features of the dedication celebration which will take place this coming July. Phone Job orders to the Tidings. membered that F. O. Allard, the fore man preceding Cane, was discharged on a trumped up charge of stealing a sack of onions from a freight car when he had decided not to accept a master mechanic position at Mlnah, Nev., which pays more than the Ash land foremanshlp. After he was dis charged he. was again offered the Minah position and Is now holding It. Jackson County ItexiNtrution Following Is a complete list of registration, showing the number registered in the various parties for the week ending Fob. 12, 1916: Republican Male 454 femntrt 174. Total 628. ' " Democrat Male 268, female 100. Total 368. Progressive Male 7, female 1. Total 8. Prohibition Male 15,. femnlo IB. Total 31. Socialist Male 19, female B. To tal 24. Miscellaneous Male 48, female 41. Total 89. Total registration 1148. Some men who have been disap pointed In love are Wky an never know it. t