Oregon Historical Society
fomp 207 Second St
"Ashland Grows While Lithla Flows"
' City of Sunshine and Flowers
Ashland. Oregon, Lithia Springs
' "Oregon's Famous Spa'
VOL. XL
ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 13 1916
NUMBER 93
Soda-Lithia VeU ,
Ready For Pump
The soda-lithla, or Dodge, well has
been bored down to the original 131
foot level, the casing drawn and the
well made ready for the pump. En
gineer Phillips recommends that the
capacity of the pump be reduced to
approximately 25 gallons per minute
it now lifts about 38 gallons as
25 gallons he considers the safe
pumping capacity of the well. This
will bo accomplished by exchanging
the present six-inch cylinder for one
four and three-fourths Inches in di
ameter. Negotiations are now on for
the exchange, and as the pump manu
facturers are located In Now York
state it may be three or four weeks
before the new Installation Is com
pleted. The water appears all it was ex
pected to be good soda-llthla heavi
ily charged with gas. This water, the
commission thinks, will now be deliv
ered In the park In fine condition.
This should allay all doubt, if there
has been any, as to the successful de
livery of all the waters to the park in
the same condition as at the spring.
Reports have been received from
Corvallis on the lithia water, and it
Is found by analyses to be the same
at the fountain as at the spring.
The lithia and sulphur waters are
being now delivered In the park con
tinuously, and there should be no
serious intermissions in the future.
Medford baseball enthusiasts have
started spring practice and expect to
put a strong team In the field this
year. Ashland has much good base
ball material but owing to a lack of
a field where Sunday games may be
played, Will probably not have a
team.
Voters Turn Down
Refunding Deal
The voters of Ashland turned down
the proposition to rebond the city to
the extent of $43,500 by almost an
eleven to one majority at the special
election held Tuesday. But 402 votes
out of a possible 2,000 were cast.
Thirty-four votes favored the pro
posed deal and 368 voted against it.
The first ward stood 18 for and 108
against, the second ward went 9 for
and 118 against, and the third ward
10 for and 142 against.
The proposition was to rebond the
city, redeem outstanding bonds upon
which the city is paying 6 per cent
and turn the new bonds over to the
Lumberman's Trust Company of
Portland at 5 per cent Interest, thus
saving 1 per cent. The main objec
tion raised was that possibly by sub
mitting the proposition to the open
bond market a still better rate might
be obtained. Another objection was
to stringing the bonds out over ten
years or more when under the pres
ent system they would be paid off in
four. The public generally did not
take the trouble to Investigate the
matter thoroughly, hence the light
vote.
Jackson County
Registration
The followins is a complete list of
registrations, showing the number
registered in the various parties up
to week ending April 8, 1916:
Republican Male 1,639, female
964, total 2,603.
Democrat Male 843, female 464,
total 1,307.
Progressive Male 17, female 3,
total 20.
Prohibition Male 29, female 67,
total 96.
Socialist Male 95, female 35, to
tal 130.
Miscellaneous Male 117, female
77, total 194.
Totals Male 2,740, female 1,610,
total 4,350.
Arrangements are now being made
to reopen operations of the sawmill
of the Grand Applegate Ditch Co. lo
cated near Watkins at the terminus
of the canal of that company, nine
miles from the Blue Ledge mine.
The mill has a capacity of 3500 feet
a day of one shift. It will cut the
lumber for the flumes and other
necessary improvements In the mines
and mining camps of that district.
Easter April 23. We can have your
suit tailored for the great dress-up
day if you put your order In by Sat
urday, at Ones' Tailor Shop,, : It
Civic Club Favors
Roller Skating
The Civic Improvement Club met
at the library Tuesday afternoon.
The delegates were appointed for the
meeting of the Federated Clubs of
Southern Oregon which takes place in
Ashland on April 26, 27 and 28. The
delegates are as follows: Mesdames
Lamb, Leavitt, Jack, Whitney, Hodg
son and Winter.
Reports were made of the pageant
which will be put on on May 21 In
Chautauqua Park.
Roller skating on the sidewalks of
the city came up for discussion and
tne ciuu memuers unaiiy weni on
record as favoring allowing the chll-
dren to skate on he sidewalks,
The meeting then adjourned so
that the members might have an op
portunity to inspect the exhibition of
bird houses constructed by the school
children.'
Train 53 Changes
Time April 20
Southern Pacific train No. 53 will
run between Portland and San Fran
cisco on a changed schedule on and
after April 20. The train will leave
Portland at,8.:30 a. m. and will ar
rive In Ashland at about 11 p. m.
Instead of 3 a. m. as at present.
Must Reorganize
To Get on Ballot
The socialist party of the state
must reorganize to place a list of
candidates on the ballot for the next
election, according to an opinion
handed down by Attorney General
Drown In response to an Inquiry
from Secretary of State Olcott, says
the Capital Journal. Any political
party, under the state law, must poll
a vote of not less than 5 per cent of
the total vote cast for congressman In
the district. At the last election the
socialist party caBt more than 5 per
cent for congressman in the first dis-
trict, In the second district they had
no candidate, and in the third dis
trict polled loss than 5 per cent of
the total vote for congress. This
would prohibit the party from put
ting candidates in the field except as
a new party. The attorney general
says the socialists may reorganize
and as a new political party may nom
inate candidates by circulating peti
tions which contain the required per
cent of signers.
James Vance, who is home from
the University of Oregon to Bpend
the spring vacation at Medford, was
a visitor In Ashland Monday.
S. P. Officials
See Lithia Park
A party of Southern Pacific of
ficials, consisting of J. H. Dyer, wife
and children in his private car Sac
ramento, J. W. Metcalf and wife in
his private car Shasta, arrive on train
16 this evening and will be met by
two automobiles and driven over the
Ashland parks while the train is In
Ashland. Local Agent G. N. Kramer
will pilot the party during their stay
In Ashland. Agent Kramer enter
tained General Manager D. W. Camp
bell Wednesday while train 16 was in
Ashland, he arriving in his private
car Siskiyou. Mr. Campbell was very
enthusiastic over the springs and en
vironment here and remarked partic
ularly upon the palatableness of the
waters.
Would Give Medford
Kids Picnic Here
Medford Sun: An auto owner of
the city, who asks that his name be
deleted, has suggested that his fel
low auto owners set aside a couple
of Saturday afternoons during the
summer and donate the use of their
machines to take the children of the
city to Ashland, for a play In Lithia
Park. "Last Saturday," said the
bashful philanthropist, "I was going
down the street, and I counted over
100 idle machines. I thought then
what a fine idea it would be If boys
and girls who never see the inside of
a machine could be taken for a ride.
It wouldn't cost anybody much, and
would do the little folks a lot of
good." " . "
Only Four More Days In Which
To Register for the May Primaries
Only four more days in which to
register. If you have not already
registered, crank up the car, hitch
up the horse or strike out on foot
for the registrar's office of your pre
cinct. You may register up until the:
Roseburg Will
Vote on Bonds Again
rndauntcd bv a decision cf the bu
prenie cort wnlcn declared $300,000
bonds voted by the city of Roseburg
to construct a railroad tapping the
rich Rock creek timber, Illegal, the
city of Roseburg will submit another
somewhat similar bond proposition
to the vote of the people. The new
bond issue, If It carries, will be legal,
In the Judgment of those who pre
pared it. A $500,000 sawmill project,
backed by eastern capital, will go in
if the railroad is constructed.
Wilson Murder
Trial April 20th
J. S. W'Fon, former Ashland police
man, who shot and killed a Stockton
bartender several weeks ago in Stock
ton, California, will be tried on April
20. His trial was set for April 14,
but was postponed until the twen
tieth. Wilson is held for murder without
bail. According to advices from
Stockton official opinion is that he
will be found guilty of manslaughter
but may be recommended to the
mercy of the court. The killing oc
curred under rather queer clrcum-
stances, Wilson having been ejected
from a saloon twice, returning with a
gun the third time and opening fire
on the bartender. Wilson afterward
stated that he remembered nothing
of the affair.
Wilson was at one time a member
of the Ashland police force but about
a year ago was dismissed following
a disgraceful attack upon Chief Por
ter. Wilson was a mining man and
has a wife and child. Some few
weeks previous to the Stockton kill
ing, he was employed as a guard at
the insane asylum at Stockton.
Local and
Julian Provost, of St. Paul, Ore.,
is here visiting relatives in the Pro
vost family. He is a brother of Pierre
Provost.
J. C. Herring, of Central Point,
candidate for assessor on the repub
lican ticket, was an Ashland visitor
Tuesday.
George .W. Owens, candidate for
county commissioner, spent Wednes-
day morning looking arter business on the streets today. Mr. Meikle has
and political affairs in Medford. been in Arizona, his wife and tlaugh
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Penrow, recent ters making their home in Berkeley,
arrivals in Ashland from King coun-! where the young ladies are attending
ty, Cat., spent Sunday as the guests school.
of Mr. and Mrs. Grow, In Medford.
Leonard Hinton, special writer
from whose pen several special art-'
icles have appeared in the Tidings, '
left Tuesday evening for northern '
Oregon.
The old wooden coping on the front had registered 2,740 male, 1.610
of Simpson's hardware store Is being female, 2,603 republican, 1,307 dem
removed, and the change will much ; 0crats, 20 progressives,
better the appearance of that place of j
business 0 "Inlng theatre has secured
. ! "Peggy" with the famous star, Billie
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Brown leave I Dnrk for A 20 , n TIlig
uu uu ttu t.umCu auio
of the Northwest, which will Include
British Columbia points. They ex -
pect to be gone for two months.
A small-sized army of candidates
for county offices is in the city today
from Medford. Among those present
are "Curly" Wilson, Roy Maule, A. T.
Brown and several henchmen. Sher
iff Singler is also in the city today.
J. W. Massey, formerly in the em
ploy of the Southern Pacific as oper
ator and trainman, died at Van
couver, B. C, March 27, and was
burled there. For several years he
had been connected with the Hotel
Columbia In that city. He was a
member of Ashland Masonic lodge.
Mr. and Mrs.F. H. Walker of Lib
erty street are expecting a visit from
some of Mr. Walker's old schoolmates
In Wisconsin, whom he has not seen
for a great manyears, They are
now in San Franplscp and are ex
pected to arrive here tba fatter part
of this week. (: j j
evening of next Tuesday, April 18.
You must register in order to vote
in the primaries which occur on
May 111.
See nr:: of Ashland precincts and
places to register on second page.
Popular Prices for
Musical Comedy
grouped with other inteiesting Ash
Work on tlie musical comedy which i 'and scenes and send them to Mr.
will be presented under the auspices
of the Commercial Club is progress
ing merrily. The cast are now prac
tically letter perfect and are receiv
ing the iiiiishing polish under the
tuition oi Director George Watson.
The choruses are being selected and
preliminary work on tho music start
ed. The (uiuedy will be presented at
the Vlniug Theatre, and the present
indications point toward a full house.
Prices will be 25 and 50 cents.
$200,000 Medford
Mining Transfer
A mqn.-ter mining deal is reported
from Meili'ord as being
closed last
Monday when C. P. Kribs, E. W.
Liljegram of Medford and W, S.
Hayes of Detroit, Mich, sold their cin
nabar property near Gold 11 ill, known
as the King Mountain mine, to- an
eastern syndicate for $200,000.
The eastern syndicate was repre
sented by Colonel J. M. Bailey of
Rochester, X. Y., and the operation
of the mine has already been taken
er h w- s- Lashells, a mining en
gineer employed by the eastern capi
talists. "The King Mountain property cov
ers 940 acres near Gold Hill and is
probably one of the richest quicksil
ver properties on the coast. Accord
ing toHhe owners, quicksilver can
now be -panned out in a free state
without treatment. The new owners,
however, will at once install elaborate
equipment, including retorts and fur
naces, cook houses and shacks will
be erected, and 100 men will be put
to work as soon as the machinery is
in place. !
Personal
Engineer E. A. Hunter of the S. P.
company, has moved from his resi
dence property on the corner of Third
and B streets to 505 Boulevard and
has rented his B street property to
Conductor W. E. Jeter.
J. F. Meikle, former Ashland resi
dent and owner of considerable prop
erty In the city, arrived this morning
and is holding an informal reception
With but five days more In which
; to register, over 50 per cent of the
voters of Jackson county have not
registered. It is to date the lightest
ble registration of 10,000, but 4,350
picture Is one of the biggest attrac-
-tionfl whch hag be(jn releagc(, ,
monthg and thfl metroI,olit!in apor8
ilave ,)pen fu of t Mana?or norR.
; ner was fortunate In securing It for
j Ashland, as usually pictures of such
drawing power do not get out of tho
big cities for several months after
they ore released. Ashland has the
picture ahead of any of the valley
cities.
The original Walking Jarboes, who
are on a walk from Kansas City, Mo.,
to Kansas City, Mo., were In Ashland
Wednesday, the first hikers of the
season. They left Kansas City broke,
and are supposed to get back In the
same shape. If they do they will
win a purse of $2,000. They exist by
the sale of postcards, and so far have
not had to sleep out or miss any
meals. To date they have walked
3,635 miles, and before they reach
their terminal will have traversed, by
puttlag one foot in front of the other,
over: to, 000 miles.
New Panoramic
Views Catching
The Southern Pacific Company will
help advertise Ashland by Installing
panoramic views of Lithia Park. The
following letter from John M. Scott
explains Itself:
"We can display in the show win
dow of our ticket office, Portland, to
good advantage, one of tlio'pauoramlc
views of Ashland Lithia Park, or, in
fact, any other Ashland pictures, if
they portray some interesting views."
Tho Eprings commission will havo'
some of tho panoramas enlarged and
! Scott for the display.
Alsj), we are taking tho matter up
with Mr. Hatters, the California S. P.
ticket agent, with the view of get
ting them similarly displayed at San
Francisco, Los Angeles and . San
Diego.
Auto Stage Line
To Klamath Falls
C. D. Howard is resuming the auto
j stage service between Ashland and
S;n,fi,S
(1 will make his first
y, going by way or
llornbrook and Agor. lie will make
three trips a week at first and later
I w'" 011 wo rarH' 0,10 to '''nvo
i nnph eltv nt R'flO nvprv ninrnlntr
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9,272 More
School Children
The year 1915 shows 9,272 more
children attending school in Oregon
than during the previous school year,
State Superintendent J. A. Churchill
finds In going over the records pre
paratory to .making his next biennial
report. The total number last year
was 151,799.
In teachers an Increase of 303 is
shown. In public schools 6,055
teachers were employed and 509 In
private schools. Exactly 10,000 pu
pils were enrolled in private schools.
The percentage of attendance was 93.
" The total cost of the public
schools last year was $7,065,018.54,"
says Superintendent Churchill. "Ofj
this amount $3,7SG,679.9S was paid
to teacners, i i,4ii. was use" ' younf!or son aml a,K0 ,,,, a f(JW
In building new school houses and In I nlontng himself'every year. The Rrltt
the purchase of building sites, $545.-! place ,)ng no friit tr0(!g ,)llt g a
286.45 was expended for repairs and tur),gqll0 .n(.t m,un Jacksonville,
janitor work, and $421,791.34 w I nestling attractively among the foot
spent for fuel and school supplies. I i.ms wilh sniI1(ij,i vipw of SI10W.
School district clerks were paid $47,
198.50 for their sorvices. The In
debtedness of the districts at the
close of the last school year amount
el to $5,560,894.17, of which $1,
718,849.14 was bonded indebtedness
which has been assumed in the erec
tion of new school buildings."
Washington Auto
Tourists Camp
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Virdon nnd Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Kinney of Clo Elum,
Wash., spent last night in Lithia Park
auto camp, leaving for the north this
afternoon. They are en route home
after spending the winter at San
Diego. The roads between San Fran
cisco and the Siskiyou mountains
were found to bo In good shnpo, but
they hit the Siskiyou grade Immedi
ately after the heavy rains of this
week and had quite a slippery time
getting over. Tho women of tho
party were especially enthused over
the auto camp and park, and beforo
leaving Mrs. Virden said: "Wo will
carry away most pleasant recollec
tions of Ashland and the day and
night spent at your perfect camp."
Scenic Drive
Has Maple Trees
Residents of Scenic Drive havo
planted seventy-five Oregon maple
trees in a concerted effort to secure
uniform beautlfication of that beauti
ful residence street. The drive prop
form park rows. These good citizens
for mpark rows. These good citizens
are setting an example which no
doubt will be followed by the resi
dents of other streets.
We are showing some handsome
woolens for your new spring suit at
$15, $18, $20 and $22 at Orres'. It
Phone job orders to the Tidings.
Prizes Awarded
For Bird Houses
Robert Keller of the high school
and Ernest Fulghani of tho grado
schools hold the distinction of being
the best bird house architects ami
builders in Ashland as a result of tho
prize competition held at tfie library
tills week under the auspices of tho
Civic Improvement Club. Over thirty-five
bird houses were entered In
competition, the styles of architec
ture ranging from the rustic log?
cabin to ambitious summer bird-hotel
size. All of the houses were artistic;
and the judges had a hard timo
awarding tho prizes.
Rob Keller's prize-winning housd
was one of several which lie submit
ted for competition and was pro
nounced by Carpenter Damon, who
was one of the judges, to be a very
clever piece of woodwork. Ernest
Fiilgham'g house won the grado
award on tho perfect workmanship
and artistic features.
John Fowler, Wenre Keegan,
Frances Lane and Lea I'eachey of tho
grades won the second prizes In tho
grade class. Russell Miller, John
Johnson, William Lentz, Frank
Smith, Xeil Fenne!!, Walter O'Dono
h no, Donald Wells, Francis liarnt
houso and Ernest Cooper won tho
third prizes in their class.
Calvin McClelland and Paul
Win
class ter won the second high school
prizes and Wright Tinker and
Ray-
mond Long the third prizes.
Several of the bird houses
havo
already been sold and others will bo
I taken by the park board and other
buyers. Much Interest was evidenced
in the contest and much interest in
the birds and their life aroused as a
result.
Scotch Capitalist
Buys Valley Home
The popularity of the Rogue River
valley as an all-year resort is Bhown
by the purchase Tuesday of tho Emit
Britt property of 430 acres by Sir
Francis Webster, a wealthy flax
spinner of Arbroth, Scotland, for
$9,500.
Sir Francis did not buy the prop
erty for an orchard or a commercial
ranch, but merely for a country
estate, where he expects to place his
rapped Mount Pitt and the Roguo
River valley.
Sir Francis Is said to be one of tho
wealthiest manufacturers of Scotland
and plans to make the Urltt place ono
of the most attractive properties In
the valley. A rambling country houso
will be erected at once and the
grounds laid out by ono of Sir Fran
cis Webster's own gardeners.
Sir Francis was the guest of E. F.
Guthrlo of Bedford several months
ago and became so attached to tho
valley that he at once looked over
the ground for a future home for his
young son. Sir Francis' elder son.
a officer in the Rrltish army, was
killed a few months ago In France.
Two New Teachers
Are Selected
Two of tho four vacancies in tho
teaching staff of the Ashland schools
have been filled. Miss Margaret An
derson of Central City, Colo., bun
been elected teacher of music, suc
ceeding Miss Anna 13. Harris. Miss
draco Lilly of Portland will presldo
over tho destinies of tho English de
partment, which is under the direc
tion of Miss Elfrolda Merz this year.
Miss Lilly Ib at present connected
with the University of Oregon. The
new appointees will take up their
work at the beginning of the full
term. Two positions are as yet un
filled. Died.
Thomas G. Cox passed away at
12:30 a. m. Wednesday at his home
on Eust Main street. He was 82
years, 1 month and 9 days of age.
He lived with his daughter, Gertrude
Cox. The remains will be shipped
to Osseo, Wis., for burial.
The Immediate' survivors 'of Mr.
Cox of Klamath Falls, Miss Gertrude
Cox of this city, and another daugh
ter whose home Is in Canada: '
i
I. F. Brittson add
moved to Eagle Point.
family - bate-