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X rAGK TWO ASHLAND TIDINGS Thursday, May 11, 101S Ashland Tidings By THE ASHLAND TRIXTIXG CO. (Incorporated.) SEMI-WEEKLY. EST.VI5LISHK1) 1876. Beit R. Greer, Editor and Manager, Lynn Mowat, Xewa Reporter Issued SI o a J ays and Thursday Olticial City and County Paper SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One Year $2.00 fix Months 1.00 Throe Months Payable in Advance. TELEPHONE 39 Advertising rates on application First-class Job printing facilities. Equipments second to none in the Interior. No subscriptions for less than three months. All subscriptions dropped at expiration unless renewal is received In ordering changes of the piper always rive the old street address or poBtofflce as well as the new. Entered at the Ashland, Oregon Postofflce as second-class mail mat ter. Alfru, Ore., Thursday, May 11, '1 "THE SPITE RECALL" We are told a hurry up S. 0. S, rail went out from the Medford Mall Tribune office the other day. It seems the Putman political family were in trouble. In answer to the call there ouickly gathered TouVelle Putman Lever Putman, and the one and only our dear George Putman at the Mail-Tribune office, of course, where most of the county business has been transacted during the past four years The trio evinced more or less sup pressed excitement. Something had dropped and George had heard it. An offset must be "launched" at once There was need for some tall public ity. According to George's theory Jackson county had had a darned good county court for the past three years and didn't know it. They should be told. Somebody should at once vouch for it. Who better to do that than George? TouVelle Putman tried to sneak he had a "thunk", but George wouldn't allow him to express It. Then Lever Putman butted in but George silenced him with i a-h-u-e and a frown. "Let me do the talking," quoth he. "I am the head of the family. Haven't I been IT for low. these four years? Lets con sult the district attorney he is the only proper legal adviser. To h with the attorney-general he can't hold a candle to Kelly when he's full of his case, like he was during the Martin trial." "Hold," quoth Lever Putman, be fore George could stop him. "How about that posting you and TouVelle did some time ago at the bars? Don't you think we had better cut him and call Evans?" TouVelle: "Gee, I forgot that. Maybe we better try Evans." "Try him," quoth George, "try? We don't need to "try" him! He's there, when it conies to political opnions. Already I tried him enough during my four-year regime. I did little else. Now, the people are ask ing why, and we need Evan to tell them. "Anyhow, the court is 'composed of reputable business men of high standing' the people are chumps or they could see that. Look at ME, TouVelle and Connie and Kelly: Don't you think we're the candy? (Slapping Connie on the back while he calis Evan to prove he's THE court.) That 'spite recall' has got to be crushed. Tomorrow I write a hot editorial one of those exceeding ly hot ones that roll so oft from my lien already I've got them so scared they are afraid to appear in the open. Ml tell the d-e-a-r p-e-o-p-l-e that its all 'persistent calumy, knocking and abuse,' and lay the ground work 60 I that if Greer peeps we'll make it a ! community fight. We'll tell them Itowers did it and remind them of the liridge. I'll call it 'party politics and party spite', and roar so loud that the earth will tremble about me, and kick tip the dust for it's dust that we need. Nuthing else so effectively covers tracks e'.&e it be snow and snow is too white it hurts my eyes. What do you think of it, Evan? What is the lea! phase, in the case? Often, often did you show us how to do It, and the way around this seems drjvlous and uncertain. Kelly is all right in his place but, this case is different it's consultation, not beer, that we need. Yes, that's right and good law let's hoiler about the ex pense of a recall why didn't they do it sooner and get a bonus Instead of expense for the taypayers. That's good stuff, Evan, give us some more. That sounds like the advice you gave on the printing why don't it fit the taxpayers aa well?" . "Small towns make small people, Evan. I can't understand why you And I are here, towering, as we do, over Goliath. MB, the honorable onrt, and yon the advisor. 'Think YOU these small ones can Talks With Screen-Struck Girls WHEN I was a small girl I used to go to t ho country for my vaca tion times. There was a big ranch and a monstrously big barn. There were .4 "A UCLjL Beatriz Micnelena ais0 a 0t of tramps during the harvest season. I remember them well since I then thought the chief purpose in their unaccountaMo goinss and comings was to steal little girls. One day the men drove up to the big barn with a load of hay and derrick-forked it through a high little window v;ay up near the roof and dropped.it down inside. After the unloading was finished they heard muffled cries coming up through the straw. This set them to burrowing with their pitchforks and pretty soon they uncovered a very much dishev eled tramp. He had sneaked inside the barn to steal a midday nap and the hay was upon him unawares. I know that I must feel very much as did that tramp when he awakened from his dreams. Questions have been pouring In and down upon me from "screen-struck girlies" until I am covered high above my head. I don't know how I shall ever clamber out. One of the points on which I re ceive a multitude of inquiries is about recall us? Not much, not while MY faber is handy and the knot on my caranium is working. "And now. Connie and TouVelle quit shaking, Just leave It to Evan and ME, Just as you have in the past the business of the county. Goodby.' And George grabs his faber and writes, "The Spite Recall." 'HANDICAPPED BY THE LAW Putnam says HIS court has been handicapped by the law". Well, they have not been much handicapped. They have paid no attention to "the law". In the matter of levying and distributing road district funds the county court was the law. The Ore gon statutes were as If they were not, There has never been a more flagrant disregard of the law manifested by any court as has been the habit of the present Putman county court regime. The law says that each road dis trict is to have certain proportion of the road funds so that there may be no discrimination by the county court. In that matter George s coun ty court has not been much handi capped. Also it made a general fund levy instead of a road district levy in order to evade the law. No, George, your county court has not been much handicapped by any thing except your advice. They are in the hole up to their eyebrows be cause they followed your advice In stead of the law. A NIT FOR GEORGE TO CRACK Putman, you seem to be making heroic defense of YOUR county court. The people of Jackson county are greatly agitated over the manner which you have advised disre gard of the law and covering up coun ty transactions. Now, will you please answer this: Why did a member of the county court try to make arrangements with one of the Medford banks to allow Evan Reams to check directly against the highway fund for his expense ac count In the Sweeney trial? Did he do this, like the county I court did with Harmon, so that the amount of the expense would be cov- ered up and the people never become aware of the amount of taxpayers' money expended in the suit? Please answer this, George, you know, for no county court action is ever consummated without your ad vice. Did you advise that? Johnson the Jeweler Tor fine watch work. 97-tf Straight Distilled Refinery Gasoline kEp ihe Gasoline of Qwliij rtdacM your ffuoli'r cort bacauM dip Monim evenly through tin truy earbiH Mtor aod fivft full power. Deakra evwywbcrf aod at our SERYICI STATIONS. Standard Oil Company ' Vm ZUOLIXS, 71 tuUrd Oil J SUr Ctn the necessity of athletic accomplish ments. "Must I be able to ride? they write, or maybe it is "must know how to swim?" Others want to know about rowing or autoing or what not. Now none of these things are ab solutely necessary to becoming a mo tion picture actress. They often help, but, after all, are accessories to rather than the substance of the thing. The outstanding essential to becoming a great motion picture ac tress is being ab'.e to actually llv and breath a great part and make the audience live and breath it with you. The success of anyone on the screen is not a matter to be analyized for analysis is a thing of cold intel lect and motion picture success lies In making the people feel rather than think. Athletics that work for soundness of body and mind very greatly lie! the picture actress, although Indirect ly. They may also be of immediate use. I would advise every girl enter Ing motion pictures to learn to rid and swim and do all the rest cf it, but I would have her realize thei subordination to the really artistic side of the profession. A good ward robe is often a very handy thing for the film actress to have, but because of it she can never become a great actress, nor even more nearly a great actress. The same may be said of athletic accomp. lishments when considered merely as such and not as possible aids to good health and clear thinking. OFFICE 1U XTIXG THE MAN A. N. Hildebrand Is the coming man For Jackson County clerk, Who will all its duties understand, And the labor will not shirk. He's one of Medford, tried and true Who Is an honor to mankind; Who's as worthy of a vote from you As any man you'll find. One thing more I will have to say, For my mind is so inclined To the county seat he's on his way, And will be there on time. Then on the nineteenth day of May We will all give him a boost, For we sure start him on that day Toward the court house roost. Adv. E. M. S. Q, OVR HOTEL. Ashland now has a beautiful hotel, first-class in every particular. The hotel stands as a monument to the progressive spirit of its owners and the co-operative spirit of the Ashland- ers who assisted in accomplishing the remodelling by subscribing to the bonus. With the formal opening on Tues day evening an accomplishment wor thy of Ashland was celebrated. How ever. Ashland's duty does not end with this banquet. We havejthe ho tel. Let us patronize it ourselves, boost for it among strangers and in every possible way assist Manager Dobbins so that the standard of serv ice at the hotel may be kept on a high plane and in keeping with the splen did structural improvement. New Camera Gets Wonderful Views Chester Stevenson, of the Studio Ashland, has secured the first really good picture of the Ashland high school which has been taken. A new $150 camera which is entirely differ ent from any photographing machine used in securing views in the valley has been added to the studio equip ment and with It Mr. Stevenson is able to get a view which is almost panoramic In its inclusiveness. The camera will be very valuable In turn ing out beautiful views of Ashland park and scenes around the city. What do you wantT A Tiding rant ad tells it to more than two thousand people in a day. Twenty five cents does the business. Fine! When you drink it at breakfast, you will realize what gre.it care has gone into the production of such coffee as Schilling's Best. For instance, the even grinding is one important reason for its flavor and economy. Every particle of coffee yields the utmost in smooth rich coffee-taste. Schilling's Best goes further. Sold only through grocers. In vacuum-scaled tins Dest Supports Sheldon For Legislature To the Voters of Ashland: The undersigned, your committee having In charge the late normal school campaign, were satisfied from the conditions developed during that campaign and from conferences with leading educators and public men of the Btate, that the need of a normal school in this section was generally recognized and that the school would come if a persistent effort to that end was maintained. We felt that such effort should be made. As a beginning, It it was deemed important that there should be in the state legislature from this county, someone thoroughly conversant with the problem, able to present It and devoted to the cause, and we formally requested Benj. C. Sheldon to be a candidate for the position. He did not want the place and finally con sented only when we insisted the school needs his further effort. Aside from a consideration ot his general qualifications and well prov en devotion to the interest of Jack son county, we want Mr. Sheldon to represent us in the state legislature because we know he Is thoroughly conversant with the normal school problem, both national, state and lo cal; because we know he is heart and soul for the re-establishment of our southern Oregon school; because he is able to present the cause forcibly and convincingly, and because he is widely and favorably known through out the state. We have no hesitation, therefore, in asking the voters of this commun ity to give Mr. Sheldon's candidacy their hearty support. This request is made, not in a personal Bense, but from an earnest desire to further the Interests of a school which means so much to the children of southern Oregon. ALBERT C. JOY, E. T. STAPLES, E. J. KAISER, C. W. BANTA. G. H. BILLINGS, 1914 Normal School Committee. Rids Wanted. Notice is hereby given that the City f Ashland, Oregon, will receive bids for the removal of the barn situated on land bought of A. E. Kinney on Park avenue (formerly Mill street) to the city camp grounds on Water street, site to be selected by the Council later, on Tuesday evening, May 16, 1916, on or before 5 p. m. of said day, the contractor to furnish all material and power to move said barn and be responsible for all dam ages and costs, the city to be held blameless under all conditions, prop erly level and place on good founda tion on site selected, everything to he done In a good and workmanlike manner. The city reserves the right to re ject any or all bids. Bids will be opened at 8:30 of the said 16th. day of May. C. H. GILLETTE, City Recorder. The Oldest National Member Federal FIRST NATIONAL BANK Capital and Surplus $120,000.00 DEPOSITORY OF City of Ashland County of Jackson State of Oregon United States of America MHH IMIIIIIHIIHHHIHIH4HtM Heavy Frost Damages Fruit From Sacramento to Washington state the fruit of the West suffered heavily from the heavy frost last Saturday night. The grape crop of California was Injured to an extent which will re duce it by 40 per cent, according to reports. At Ashland the thermometer fell to 27 above zero and early garden truck suffered a great deal. Through out the valley the damage to the fruit was considerable. Where smudging was resorted to the effects were hard ly noticed, but the hillside fruit suf fered In many parts of the valley. The pears were not injured much, according to reports. Even some of the cherries in the Ashland district were hurt, although far along In their development. However, the frost did not do as much damage as It would have bad it come a couple of weeks earlier. XOKTH TALENT AND PHOENIX ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Good of Ash land were guests at the Carey home Sunday. Mrs. E. O. Rease of Ashland spent Sunday with home folks In North Talent. Mrs. Joe Rader and Mrs. A. S. Furry, of Phoenix, were at Ashland Sunday. Many growers of large fields of tomatoes were heavy losers by the frost Saturady night In Talent and Tlclnlty. Mr. and Mrs. Noah Chandler drove to Ashland Llthla park Sunday from North Talent. Mrs. William Cottrell of the Mead ows was visiting her sister, Mrs. S. S. Stephens ot North Talent the first of this week. C. Carey of North Talent was trad ing in Medford Monday. lrs. Joe Rader, Mrs. A. S. Furry, Aubrey Furry and Arthur Rose sang at Talent Monday evening In the Methodist church. Orren Mathews and Bernard Vessey, the evangelist, held services. The Cheerful Country club held their regular meeting Tuesday after noon at Mrs. James Allison's. Among local attendants upon ses sions ot the Southern Oregon Con gress of Mothers and Parent-Teachers associations held at Medford were Mrs. Effie Ussher, Mrs. Louise Perozzi and Mrs. Anna Myer. iMICHELIN-FOUNDED-1832 ji II III pn.i.' ii. i.i'jiiiimwiLiiiiiimiiwiiniiM 1 11 , iiiarnil.li uriinrtiiiii nrmti-i inn mi J I I I MICHELIN it fef I If UTIRES -J Red Inner Tubes llll One Quality Only j 1 II The Best! ! jj Ycu Want trie Best Tires j 1 1 J And You Want Service! i PARK GARAGE I Ashland ' Oregon I j I Ml M Bank in Jackson County 1 Reserve System j HSHLHND Storage and Transfer Co C. F. BATES Proprietor. Two warehouses near Depot. Goods of all kinds stored at reason able rates. A General Transfer Ituslnesg. Wood and Rock Springs CoaL Phone 117. Office, 99 Oak Street, ASHLAND. ORKOOV. Thirty-nine subscribers to the fund which was subscribed by Ashland business men to help finance the Polythenic college, now a defunct school, held a meeting recently with the bankers hol.Ung tbelr notes and arrived at a mutual agreement to settle the notes at $C5 each. AT YOUR SERVICE Our Modern, Well Organ ized and Carefully Stocked Prescription Department Physicians, nurses and patrons favorably comment on our careftl work and prompt deliveries. East Side Pharmacy J. J. McNAIR, Prop. Phone 51 303 East Main St 1 r