Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, April 17, 1916, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextOregon Historical Society romn 207 Second A QUI Tidings Ashland Grows While Llthla Flows' City of Sunshine and Flowers Ashland, Oregon. Llthla Springs "Oregon's Famous Spa' I 4 VOL. XL ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 17, 191 G NUMBER 94 A Mil JL JLVJ.il J. Pear Cannery For Rogue Valley The establishment ot a huge pear cannery In the Rogue River valley, probably at Medford, is an lmlnent possibility. Libby, McNeil & Libby, the largest cannery operators in the world, will send Philip Larmon, their general manager, and Mr. Marrow, superintendent of their California plants, to the valley this week to ar range preliminary details for the es tablishment of a pear cannery for the coming season, providing the assur ance of sufficient tonnage for the sea son can be secured. The Libby people will pay 30 a ton, run of orchard, f. o. b. plant, and some of the promi- nent fruit men are quoted as stating that this price is better than a dollar a box net to the grower and saves the expense of packing, shipping and refrigerating and the ever-present liability of a poor market. The es tablishment of the cannery will put pear growing on an absolutely solid and substantial business basis. This good news was brought to Medford Friday by County Commis sioner Frank H. Madden on his re turn from Seattle, where he inter ested Libby, McNeil & Libby. This year the concern erected a cherry cannery at The Dalles. They own In California pineapple, asparagus, peach and pear canneries ' and In ; Alaska salmon canneries. Mohair Pool Brings Total of $4,800 Approximately $4,800 in cold hard cash wag paid to the Angora goat raisers of this vicinity last Saturday I afternoon for the mohair produced this year. The price paid was $42.55 per hundred pounds and is a top notch price for mohair, ranging high er than the prevailing price in the east. The bair was pronounced to be of extra fine quality. Ten thousand pounds of mohair was sold, being the pooled product of the goatmen. This pool represents all but a few small lots of the mohair grown in the valley this year. The goatmen represented in the pool were C. W. Banta and sons, Davis and sons, Don Williams and H. S. Holt. J. N. Dennis, representing the Theo. Bernheim Company of Port- and, submitted the high bid in the.Lowe wag about the best all.round open auction held at the freight depot conteEtant Abbott was not far be. Saturday. J. M. Williams of the Tay-i hnd him au(, wag by far the begt lor Williams Company of Jackson-the races e took th(J ha;f mi,e by ville and Louis Worth, representing a,)0Ut haf a ap an(J m a)most ag Morris & Co. of Portland, also bid we on the othc,.g , Ml ,)e ra 011 tlle "'ohair- i Slack ran a very pretty long-distance Big Addition To Oregon Hotel Plans have been drawn for an ad dition to the Hotel Oregon which will cover approximately -10 by 140 feet and be two stories in height. The ad dition will bo an extension on the east enu ot tne notet to rioneer av- enue and down Pioneer avenue to the alley at the rear of the hotel prop-j cv- I The arcade across the front of the 1 hotel will be extended to the corner. The addition will be built of concrete. The entire lower floor will be given over to an immense garage which it is rumored will be occupied by F. L. Camps. Facing on Main street will be a display room 43 by 33 feet. The garage proper will have a floor space of 40 by 104 and will have an entrance on Pioneer avenue. This will give an immense storage space and workshop room. x The second story will be divided into seventeen spacious rooms with baths. First class in every particu-; lar, making a fine addition to the i hotel equipment. j The contract has not been let and i plans are still in rather an embryoticj state, but the erection of the addition j seems assured. Train Changes Take Effect Soon Effective April 20, the following changes will be made in passenger train service: No. 13 will arrive at 11 a. m. in stead of 11:35, departing at 11:15 a. m. No. 53 will arrive at 11 p. m. In stead of 3 a. m. and depart at 11:15 p. m. No. 54 arrives at 6:40 p. m. In stead of 6:20 p; m. and departs at 7 p-m- ,, L.i. i Bowers Is Delegate To State Conference At the meeting of the Jackson County Taxpayers' Leageu held Wed nesday afternoon at Medford, J. A. Westerlund of Medford and Benton Bowers of Ashland were elected dele gates, with J. H. Carkin and E. M. Wilson alternates, to the Btate con ference to be held in Portland April 22, for the purpose of organizing a state league. Discussion of matters affecting roads and other conditions in the county were freely entered into. The matter of issuing a league bulletin "as "t been fully determined, al- though the sentiment is strongly in favor of securing verified information and giving it due publication to tax payers of the county. Church Workers Will Take Census There will be no cottage prayer meetings this week, the religious workers of the city foregoing other activities and centering upon taking a religious census of the city. The city will be divided into forty-three districts and committees from the churches will make a house to bouse canvass on Tuesday and Wednesday. The church preference, number in the family, number of children at tending Sunday school and other data will be obtained. The evangelical party will arrive Tuesday evening from Klamath Falls and will be boused at the Swigart residence dur ing their stay in Ashland. Juniors Take Meet From School The Junior track meet held Friday at the high school athletic field was a grand success in every way. The only drawback to the day whatever was that it rained some and was rather cold. This probably made the average time In the races higher than it would have been had it been warmer. Much new material was listed in the meet and some of it will probably develop into very good track men. It is hard to pick out anv narticular star, tint nrnhnhlv race. The juniors challenged the school and, as is usually the way in a ease like this, got away with it. The final score was M to 43 in favor of the juniors. The score was count ed five points on the first place, three on the second and one on the third. The contestants in the events were as lo. lows: those marked with a J represented t'.ie juniors, those marked S the school. The first three contestants in each event finished in the or(lei. in whIl.h tlu!. como. ;(0-yard dash: Redifer S, Winno S, Lowe J, Brovver J, Buck J, Cun- ningham J, Slack S. 440-yard dash. Lowe J, Bryant J, Harris S, Gunther S, Warren. High hurdles: Badger S, Harris S, Buck J, Holmes J. Badger was the only one in this event who quali fied. Mile: Slack S, Brower J, Phipps S, Fraley S, Ashcraft S, Holmes J, Warren J. Low hurdles: Buck J, Cunning ham J, Brower J, Harris S, Winne S, Phipps S. Half mile: Abbott J, Slack S, Summers J, Loud S, Gunter S, Rel gei g Fraley S. shot-put: Lowe J, Furry J, Young s, Badger S, rhipps S, Cunning- nam j javelin: Lowe J, Cunningham J, Younr S, Harris S. 100-yard dash: Abbott J, Winne Map of Yosemite National Park The Department of the Interior has issued a new automobile map com bined with a copy of the regulations of the Yosemite national park. These are being distributed by the department free of charge. The maps show all of the points of inter est and routes for reaching them In the park. Any autoists contemplat ing a visit to Yosemite should ob tain a copy. , $10.00 REWARD. S 5 4 The Springs Water Commis- sion will pay TEN DOLLARS j i REWARD for evidence to con- ? 8 vict persons who tamper with 3 v cup vendors, pud flowers or shrubs, stone squirrels or com- mitli other depredations in e Lithia Tark. Llthla Park was & 4 constructed for the pleasure of ? the people and the commission S is determined that depredations S 1 shall cease. There is little use S $ of spending money beautifying 3 3 the place unless citizens take S ? pride enough In it not to destroy 3 it. It Is the duty of citizens S ? seeing persons commit depreda tions there to promptly Identify S the miscreant and notify the 5 S police, 60 that he may be ? promptly apprehended and con- S ? victed. ? 3 Pulling flowers and shrub S $ blossoms in Lithia Park and the ? Ashland canyon is strictly pro- ? S hibited by ordinance. Persons ? ? violating that ordinance will be S t apprehended and fined the limit. The park cannot be made beau- t S tiful unless people let the flow- $ ? ers alone. They were not put ? there to be picked by citizens 8 S " SSJ-?;?'$'S'$$$4S Schoolmasters' Club At Eagle Point The Jackson County Schoolmas ters' Club will meet at Eagle Point on Saturday, April 22. The follow ing is the program for the day: 10 a. m. "Biology as a Unifying Basis of General Science," G. M. Ruch, Science Department, Ash land high school. 11 a. m. "The Place of Manual Training in the School Course," H. H. Wardrlp, principal Grants Pass high school. 11:30 a. m. Question box. 12 m. Recess. 1:30 p. m. Entertainment by local talent. 2 p. m. "The Value of Athletics from a Superintendent's Point of View," V. Meldo Hillis, superin tendent Medford school. 2:45 p. m. Address (to be an nounced later). G. WT. ACER, Secretary Southern Oregon School masters' Club. H. T. Elmore Buys In with Monte Bi igg; I H. T. Elmore of Augusta. Maine, j has purchased the interest of F. J, jShinn in the Briggs & Shinn shoe i store, and took possession this inorn I ing. Ho is a brother-in-law of J. II. I Fu'.ler of Talent. He has a family i consisting of wife and three children, I who vviil take up their residence in I Ashland. His father-in-law, Mr. J. E. I tiller, of Augusta, Maine, and wife will move here as soon as their prop erty there can be disposed of. Mr. Elmore was engaged in the whole sale grocery business in Maine. He comes well recommended as a live business man, and the combination with Monte Briggs Insures a live, progressive firm. S, Brower J, Fraley S, Cunningham J, Buck J, Holmes J, Radifer S. Broad jump: Lowe J, Furry J, Jones J, Loud S. High Jump: Jones J and Lowe J tied for first place, Winne S, Ran dalls, Young b, Furry J. 220-yard dash. Abbott J, Lowe J, Slack S, Bryan. I. Discus: Young S, Radifer S, Bry ant J, Phipps S, Badger S. Pole vault: Cunningham J, Sum mers S, Relgel S and Finueran J tied for third, Randalls. Relay race: Abbott J, Buck J, Brower J, Lowe J, Summers S, Young S, Badger S, Winne S. The time or distance made by the first place in each of the above events was: 50-yard, 6.1; 440-yard, 1.10; high hurdles, 14.01; mile, 5.0G; low hurdles, 13; half, 2.10; shot-put, 29 ft. 5 in.; javelin, 101 ft. 11 in.; 100 yard, 11; broad Jump, 17 ft. 5 in.; high Jump, 4 ft. 11 in.; discus, 75 ft. 2 In. No time was taken for the 220-yard dash and the polo vault was not measured. Randalls entered from the Belle view school, but as he was not a real contestant he is not listed as a win ner. He took the high Jump by one inch and the pole vault by two inches. $"$$$$3$$$$.$$ ji $ TOMORROW IS LAST DAY TO S RKOISTER. 1 ? Tomorrow is the last day to register. If you have not al- ? J ready registered, and a big pro- ? $ portion of the citizens of Jack- -i ? son county have so far neglected ? $ that important duty, attend to b J it the first thing in the morning. ? S You cannot vote if you do not ? I ? register before tomorrow night. t ? A recent and wise legislature $ amended Oregon's election laws 3 so that voters would have to ? register before April 18 of this 3 $ year, or not vote. The excep- S tions to this are few and far be- ? $ twrcii. People who get thoir S $ final citizenship papers between ? S April IS and September 8 may $ Register in the period between ? S September 8 and October 7, as S may also voters who become of ? legal ago during that period, or S ? who will become of legal age be- i fore November 7. But for all i S the rest of us APRIL 18 IS 8 THE LAST CHANCE TO REG- ? S ISTEIt BEFORE THE PRIMAR- ? IES. ? S S Hotel Oregon Opens This Week All but two of the rooms on the second floor of the remodeled Hotel Oregon are ready for occupancy and all but six of the rooms on the upper floor. These will be finished in a day or two. Manager Dobbins states that he will be ready to provide sleeping quarters for his friends to morrow. The dining room will be opened next Sunday and an Easter dinner served. The formal opening will be held at a date to be announced j lateif after the hotel is completely finished and running smoothly. A committee from the Commercial Club and representatives of other organ izations will join in making the for mal opening a gala affair. The rooms of tne hotel are fin Isheivand furnished in a most de- llghtful manner. Rich carpets, oak dresser, tables, chairs, etc., heavily white enameled iron bedsteads, dain- land at tho Columbia Theatre and ty curtains, artistic electric lighting broke all records for attendance fixatures, the best of linen and equip- there as it has in the big cities of nient, hot and cold water in all the i the east. The Vining eight-piece rooms and private baths, etc., in sev- orchestra will play on both Thursday eral, roomy clothes closets and, in ' and Friday nights, special music nc fact, everything provided in the high-1 conipanylng the picture. This is a est class hotel. Ashland now lias a ! production no Ashlantler can afford hotel to which the citizens may lie to miss. proud to send anyone. j The barber shop is moving their equipment into their new quarters. I The lobby and drawing room are re ceiving the finishing touches and a few (lays will see the hotel completed internally. i I The cen.ent stucco is he'ng applied to the colonnade columns and walls 'and the brickwork will be painted a cement color with waterproof paint. iThe roof will be painted green, j At the rear the old barn and I shacks have been torn down and an I alley put through. A cement retain- ing wall lias been built between thej bote lot and the alley and is rein-1 forced with steel and of sufficient , strength to support the walls of an annex. DEPOT DOINGS. , Johnny Ilarrell left last week for Mina, New, whore ho will accept tho position of stationary engineer. F. G. Allard, former roundhouse fore man at Ashland, Is the head squeeze at Mina. Ed Dews is at Mina, hold ing down the day hostler job. A reduction in the size of the cars used In the railway postal service bo tweeti San Francisco and Ashland has been ordorod by Jesse S. Rob erts, superintendent of the railway mall service. The cars are now 40 fet long and are considered too largo by Roberts. The lithia water fountains at the depot, make a big hit with visiting officials and with the passengers on the trains as well. Braketnan G. N. Pugh of the South ern Pacific was killed Saturday near Anlauf when tho Jar resulting from the sudden stop following thq break ing of an air hose throw him from tho top of tho train, beneath the wheels. Fifteen cars passed over the body. Pugh has been a Southern Pa cific brakeman for sixteen years and was a member of the Railway Train men. He leaves a widow, two chil dren at Roscburg, father, two broth ers and a sister. Old-Timer Visits Ashland Friday evening Superintendent Dyer of the Sacramento division of the Southern Pacific, together with his wife and two children, viewed Lithia Park In company with Super intendent Metcalf and wife. Mr. Dyer was formerly superintendent of this division, having changed to the Shasta division about five years ago. He was much surprised and pleased at tho great changes In Ashland since ho left. Most of our paving, most ot the building above the Mills property and all of our park development has been accomplished sinco his depart ure. He was especially struck with the park and remarked on its natur al beauty and splendid development along natural lines. Senator Burton At Medford Tonight Senator Burton of Ohio, candidate for the nomination on the republican ticket for president, will pass through Ashland this evening and will speak at the Natatorluin at Medford at 8 p. ni. Senator Burton is one of the lead ers in the United States senate, has been very prominent in tho councils of the republican party In the na tion, as well as in Ohio, is a promi nent candidate for the nomination of president and is a splendid speaker. His name will lie one of those on the Oregon ballot this year. Billie Burke in "Peggy" This Week The premier moving picture attrac tion of the year, Billie Burke In "Peggy," has been secured by Man ager Bergner of the Vining Theatre for Ashland ahead ot all the towns in the valley and will be shown on Thursday and Friday of this week. This Is the biggest attraction ever thrown on the local screen. "Peggy" i has been showing for weeks In Port- "Peggy" received more space in the Portland papers during the weeks j the play was showing than did Villa. The winsome Idol of the stage is said tn he simply irresistible in the Scotch 1 :;.y .;ory. In Portland tho manager of the Columbia Theatre was arrested be cause the crowds which came to see Billie liurke blockaded the streets. In Spokane tho picture showed for six weeks to unprecedented crowds. In 0;:!iland the theatre manuger ran "midnight matinees" to accommo date the crowds. It Is undoubtedly the "one picture'' of the year. The story of "Peggy" Is that of a member of the Scottish clan of Cani- eron, plunged in, the midst of New York revelry, who is ordered to Scot land by her uncle and guardian, a role masterfully handled Ty William II. Thompson. Tho hoydenish lass Invades the Sunday sanctity of the Scotch village and shocks the natives by traveling on Sunday and breaking automobile speed records. Slio fur ther outrages the feelings of her stem guardian by donning overalls to tinker with her car, and then, In a sack suit of her cousin's, Journeys forth Into the night, Is caught In a storm, and takes refuge In tho village tavern. A delightful fairy tale is woven Into the story, whllo a flash of tragedy is introduced through an af fair between Cameron's son, Colin, and the weaver's (laughter. Peggy decides to return to America alter bringing tho couplo together, but the minister (William Desmond) per suades her to remain as his wife. Hairdressing Parlor To Open Mrs. C. D. Wlnelaud will open a hairdressing, manicuring and mil llnery parlor at 71 North Main street this week. Mrs, Wlneland Is an ex perienced artist in her lines, coming originally from Detroit, Mich. A complete lino of accessories will be carried and equipment installed for doing the highest class work. May Electrify S. P. Over Siskiyous Electrification of the Southern Pa clfic railroad over the Siskiyous i3 beingrfonsidered by the Southern Pa cific officials, and two surveys havo been made by the company engineers completely covering the project. A. II. Bahcock, chief electrical etigineer of the company, testified before tho California state railroad commission Friday that both the Siskiyou electri fication and the electrification of tho Southern Pacific lines over the Sier ras was feasible. Negotiations have already been entered into with tho California-Oregon Power Company; for power. The cost of the electrification ot the Siskiyous would be enormous, but trains could be taken over the grades at a very small proportion of the present cost when completed. Ash land would most likely be the north ern terminus of the electrical unit of the road, and should it be accom plished a complete upheaval In rail road circles here would result. The California-Oregon Company la putting in electrical units on the Klamath river and at Fall creek which will develop more current than can be used commercially In their territory for years to come, and that their intention is to provide a sourco of supply for the electrification unit seems most possible. Ames Will Manage Duluth Boat Club A. S. Ames, proprietor of the Paclo ard Interurban truck service which operates between Central Point and Ashland, has gono to Duluth, Minn., where he assumes the managership of the Duluth Boat Club. Mr. Amca has a host of friends In the valley who regret seelug him leave. Ha was secretary of the Duluth club bo fore coming to the Rogue River val ley and has kept in close touch with rowing events during his stay la Jacksou county. The Duluth Herald states: "Albert Ames, a former member of the Ames-Barnes Grain Company and secretary ,of the Duluth Boat Club for a number of years, will re turn to Duluth April l.'i and assiimo general charge of tho boat club. Tho national regatta will be staged by tho l)u nth club during the present sea son, and Mr. Ames' duties will ba to run the club end of the big meet. James 10. Ten Kyck will he the pro molor of the nga:ta, it has been an- I noiiiiced. .Mr. Auk's, when secretary j of the c ut;, was one of the hardest voil;ing oflVia's the organization : .ser had. Not on'.', this, but he was i;o,v i n, if Hie i ly lil: ,1 b every member Remove Slides On Siskiyou Grade Travel over the Siskiyou Highway bus been made diliicult ill one spot by the presence of a huge slide which made a rough detour necessary. Tho i state highway department, sent Dis trict Highway Engineer T. M. Davis down to superintend the removal of the slide. .Mr. Davis has been over seeing the work of a crew of men at the scene of tho slide, and now has things pretty well cleared up. Ha was a visitor to tho city tho last of the week, returning to tho mountain again Thursday. A number of smaller slides will soon bo repaired, but until tho earth above the newly constructed highway settles there are liable to bo recur rence of slides. Tho crew of men at work is making the detention walls more secure in dangerous spots. Gardner Replies To Strictures To the Medford Mail Tribune: Relative to the registration matters ot which you have been so freely at tacking me, will say that I have been following the law according to tho opinion of tho attorney-general of Oregon, which Is superior to the ad vice of the county attorney. If the registrations havo not been properly taken care of, why have yon not had your county attorney bring; mandamus proceedings and the mat ter could have been settled In a few days. G. A. GARDNER. Clif Payne makes bookshelves.