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Ashland Grows While Llthla Flows'
City of Sunshine and flowers
Ashland, Oregon, Llthla Springs
"Oregon's Famous Spa"
VOL. XL
ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1916
NUMBER 103
Tidings
AND
General Matters
From the Council
The matter of allowing S. A.
Hawkes to tap the city water main
was brought up again. He offered to
pay $25 and the cost. It seems that
he wanted to come into the city but
some of his neighbors who are be-
tu'oon Vllm nn1 ttlA pltv will tint. Pnmfl
in. This was his reason for bringing
it up again. The council did not
think this good enough grounds for
granting his request, however, and it
was disallowed.
The Springs Dedication Celebration
committee asKea permission
for a
fireworks display during the Fourth
of July celebration. It was referred
to the ordinance committee and Mr.
Frohbaeh, who was in attendance,
was asurcd that the request would be
granted, even if an ordinance had to
be amended in so doing.
The above committee next asked
for the exclusive right to sell conces
sions for refreshment and amusement
stands. The matter was referred to
the ordinance committee and the city
attorney. Mr. Frohbaeh stated that
besides being a proposition to raise
money for the celebration it was a
protection to business men.
The committee also requested that
they be allowed to license jitneys to
run to the round-up grounds. The
maximum fare to be charged was 10
cents. The matter was referred and
recommended to the ordinance com
mittee and the city attorney. Chief
Porter said that the drivers must
have chauffeurs' licenses also.
Mrs. Margaret W. Ware tendered
her resignation from the library
board. She Is leaving town. The
resignation was accepted and Mrs.
Palmerlee appointed in her place.
Mrs. O. H. Barnhill was appointed In
the place of Mrs. R. L. Burdlc, who
has taken up her residence elsewhere
permanently.
A lady living on Allison street re
quested that boys should be stopped
from playing ball on that street.
Chief Porter stated that he had al
ready taken action against them as
he thought, permanently.
Policeman John B. Wlmer asked
for a short vacation and his request
was granted.
W. A. Patrick for the West side
and J. E. Arant for the East side were
appointed td check the irrigation of
the city and their salary fixed at
$2.50 for an eight-hour day. They
were to start out Wednesday.
The council decided to meet at the
recorder's office Wednesday morning
at 9 o'clock to confer with a repre
sentative of the Bowers Rubber Com
pany of Portland about the purchase
of 500 feet of fire hose.
The present 4-cent rate per kilo
watt hour for electric ranges was low
ered to 3 cents on the recommenda
tion of the light committee.
The report was brought by the city
attorney that children under 14 years
of age cannot be placed In detention
in the same building with adults. An
entirely separate building must be
used. It was recommended that such
a place of detention be fitted out.
The Kinney barn on Mill street was
brought up again. It was decided
that it would cost more than the bam
was worth to move it, so It Is to be
sold to the highest bidder and to be
torn down.
Voting Places
Tomorrow's Primaries
The primary election ls to be held
tomorrow, May 19. The polling
places in Ashland and vicinity are:
Ashland Boulevard, H. F. Poh
land's residence, 678 Boulevard.
Ashland East Central, city hall.
Ashland West Central, McCarthy
building, corner Main and Granite
streets.
Ashland East Main, East Side
school.
Ashland Oak, Paulson building, 89
Oak street.
North Ashland, the Stone building.
East Ashland, Fourth Btreet engine
room.
Southeast Ashland, 416 Palm av
enue. Northwest Ashiand, West Side
school.
Barron, Nell Creek school house.
Climax, Kershaw ranch house.
Dead Indian, cabin on Meyer-Calkins
ranch,
Pinehurst, Plnehnrst school house.
- East Talent, elty hall..'
1 West Talent, high school building.
1 The polls are to be open at 8
(9'clock and dose at 7;Wj
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BAND CONCERT FRIDAY. 8
$ The second of the series of
? band concerts Is to be given to
? morrow evening in Llthla Park.
! The boys have worked hard and
? a good crowd Is to be expected.
! ? The series is to last all summer J
? If funds can be secured to put 3
? them on. The last concert was 3
! ve m,,ch of s,,cu7 and th,s
ne ls e!Pected to be better-
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Week-End Here
Chiefly through the efforts of local
Southern Pacific Agent G. N. Kramer,
low round-trip week-end fares have
been granted by the Southern Pacific
Company from all stations between
here and Roseburg. This Is to be
come effective on May 20. The rate
is to be a fare and a third. The tick
ets are to be on sale on Saturday and
Sunday of every week after the 20th
and tho return limit is the following
Monday from the date of sale. The
railroad company Is advertising these
rates widely, as Is also the Commer
cial Club. This should make it pos
sible for many more people to visit
the park. The crowds are already
very larce, and with this addition the
park should almost overflow.
This is only one of many things
that the Southern Pacific Company
has done for the springs project. Be
sides giving the rates, they are doing
a great deal of advertising, thus aid
ing the work of the publicity depart
ment. The company has Issued a
special tariff schedule end is covering
the territory between Ashland and
Roseburg.
Report Conditions
On Fire Service
The report of the Underwriters'
Equitable Rating Bureau was read In
the council meeting Tuesday. It was
mainly as follows:
Five hundred feet of new fire hose
are needed and more of the "two-
way" type hydrants. It is essential
to figure maximum conditions in
making preparation for fires. It is
on account of this that the two-way
hydrants are needed. In some of the
outskirts of the town it is almost lm
possible to procure two streams of
water in one neighborhood at the
same time. There is almost always
danger from flying shingles spread
ing a fire, which makes it almost Im
perative to have more than one
stream. Two streams should be
made the minimum. The. mains are
not all large enough to supply pres
sure by two streams. These should
be replaced by new ones as fast as
possible.
The outskirts of town are the
places where the most improvement
is needed. Of course there, there is
not as much danger of the spreading
of fire as in the thickly settled part
of town. This condition should be
improved as the town grows. No fur
ther installations of mains smaller
than four-inch should be made. No
other town the size of Ashland In the
state ls now installing smaller than
four-Inch mains.
The council is taking the steps rec
ommended to put the system In better
condition.
Jury Foreman
Upholds Wilson
Gold Hill, Ore., May 15, 1916.
To the Editor of the Ashland Tid
ings: In a recent issue of the Ashland
Record I note a letter of B. C. Hub
bard, relative to the testimony in the
Martin case, of E. W. Wilson, deputy
sheriff and candidate for the republi
can nomination for sheriff. Having
been foreman of the jury in the Mar
tin case and having heard all the
testimony given at that trial, I desire
to state to the people of Jackson
county that the evidence given by
Wilson was no more material in the
making of our rerdict than that giv
en by other witnesses.
I am In nowise Interested In Mr.
Wilson's campaign, but feel that Mr.
Hubbard's letter was published whol
ly for political purposes and to injure
Mr. Wilson's candidacy for sheriff. .
(Signed) GEORGE LYMAN,
Foreman of Jury, State of Oregon rs.
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Mayor Johnson
Explains Action
The following letter read in coun
cil meet'ng explains Mayor Johnson's
attitude in casting his vote on the
side of the negative in regard to the
appropriation of $500 for tho secur
ing of a band for the Fourth of July
ceiebration: ,
"Ashland, Ore., May 13, 1916.
"To the Common Council of the City
of Ashland, Ore.
"Gentlemen: As you are aware, I
have been strongly In favor of donat
ing from the city funds a reasonable
amount toward tho Fourth of July
celebration to be held at this place,
if swell donation could be legally made
from any of the funds of the city. It
seems clear, from the opinion ren
dered by the city attorney, that such
donation would not be a proper ex-
! Iense of the clt7 and consequently
' could not be legally appropriated
from the general fund, even if there
were available money in that fund,
from which such appropriation could
be made, which there Is not.
"The only fund, as I view it, from
which the city could legally appro
priate to this celebration, Is the pub
licity fund. The total amount levied
by the council last December, for pub
licity purposes, amounts to $555. Up
to date the city has only received on
account of taxes collected for this
fund the sum of $158.31. The char
ter provision for tho creation of this
fund provides that out of the fund
the council shall appropriate $300 to
the Chautauqua Association. So far,
there has. only been $50 furnished to
the association, and the ballance of
the fund, so far collected, has been
donated to the Ashland band, leaving
this fund practically depleted.
"It Is plain that we have no money
vailable for the purpose of making
this donation, and that we shall have
to decline doing so, notwithstanding
our great desire to make this celebra
tion a grand success, and to ass'st in
accomplishing that and by all legal
and proper means possible.
- "I am therefore constrained to cast
my vote against making this appro
prlatlon." '
In order that the Springs Dedica
tion celebration may not fall short
of the measure of Immensity which ls
planned, it will be necessary for sev.
eral hundred dollars more to be sub
scribed, following upon the decision
of Mayor Johnson in regard to the
city's appropriating $500 to the fund.
Ashland cannot afford to fall down
on this celebration, and a request for
additional funds should meet with
ready response.
O. H. JOHNSON.
"Mayor of the City of Ashland."
Buckshot Gravel
For J'ville Road
Bids were opened Saturday by the
county court for the surfacing of the
Medford-Jacksonvllle road with buck
shot gravel. The following bids were
received:
C. E. Bade, esphaltlc surface,
$2,412.66 per mile; C. E. Bade, per
specifications, $2,412.16 per mile;
Chris Natwick, $1,990 per mile; Med
ford Concrete Construction Company,
$1,880 per mile; W. T. Schoults, $1,-
571.43 per mile.
The contract was awarded to
Schoults, formerly with the Clark-
Henery Company, as the lowest bid
der. The specifications provide six
inches of buckshot gravel, rolled,
with one Inch finishing surface of
granite chips.
Citizens Give Band
Encouragement
The Ashland band Is very much en.
couraged by the report of the commit
tee which has been calling upon the
citizens for financial assistance in
maintaining the band during the
summer. The band appreciates the
loyalty and interest shown as evi
denced by the many contributions
made, and the people of Ashland may
be assured that the band will put
forth its best efforts to merit their
support The band wishes to take
this opportunity of thanking all who
are lendintr their assistance and es-J
peclally the committee which is head!
ed by A. HT Pracht and G. S. Butlern
, The safety of little nations in war
times- seems to depend more on inac
cessible moinUtas than Irrefutable
arguments. , j, .-.ji," v .:. ,'"
Pageant To Be
Annual Event
The Masque of Myths a pageant,
Tuesday evening, May 23, in the au
tomobile park.
A synopsis of "The Heart of the
World". A little boy who Is des
tined to be a great man Is carried to
the heart of tho world In a dream
and all the myths of all the ages at
tend him and show him the secrets of
the heart of man. lie is shown
Beauty by the Greek myths, Power
by the Saxon myths, Woodcraft and
Field-lore by tho German elves, Pas
time by tho Gaelic fairies, but none
can show him Love.
Since lie keeps asking them which
one of the myths ran show him Love,
they' finally tell him it can be found
only on the earth.
Each srone depicts him as besought
to remain in Mythland, but each time
he refuses because they can not show
him Love.
Tho lust episode shows him a mor
tal bewitched, who can be released
only by the love of another mortal.
The boy breaks the spell and tho
mortal telis him that this is really not
tho heart of the world, because Love
Is not found.
Together they leave the spot with
all its charm and beauty to find iho
real heart of the world with human
kind. The sylvan beauty of the
grove, the charm and grace of the
goddesses appeal to the soul of all
lovers of the beautiful and true.
Out of a class of 150 who have
studied and drilled for twelve months,
Mrs. Hovey has selected the most
graceful and competent and beautiful
to put on this fascinating program.
This program ls to be the first fea
ture In an established annual gather
ing of four counties.
Ashlanders, come! Let us show
our willingness to build up the spirit
of fellowship and goodwill. Show
your enthusiasm by Influencing other
friends to .attend. Come; let this
beautiful mythical pageant carry you
back to the happy days of childhood
and cause you to live over again that
ideal period.
Ad mid' on 25 cents; proceeds to be
divided between the Greater Medford
Club and the Ashland Civic Improve,
ment Club.
Give us liberal patronage.
Organize for '
States Day Picnic
There have been a number of meet
ings held at the city hall during the
ilast few daya for the former residents
of various Btates, and the same will
be continued until the various states
are organized for the purpose of an
outing In Llthla Park this summer.
The meetings have been scheduled
for 2 o'clock each day and on Friday
the former residents of Illinois and
Indiana will organize; on Saturday,
the 20th, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and New York; on Monday, the 22nd,
the New England states, and on Tues
day, the 23rd, the former residents
of the southern states, which takes
in Florida, North and South Caro
lina, Georgia, Virginia, West Vir
ginia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky,
Texas, Oklahoma, MIssourJ, Louisi
ana, Mississippi and Arkansas.
The former residents of the states
mentioned are urgently requested to
attend the meetings of their state on
tho date set.
Buffalo Vernon
Will Be Here 4th
Tho committee in charge of the
Ashland Round-up has received word
that Buffalo Vernon, the one man
who has done more than any other
showman in making the Pendleton
Round-up the success which It always
Is, will be here for the Ashland af
fair. He Is a bulldoggor, champion
roper and rider, and has won the
world's championships during the
past two years. The committee ls
overjoyed at securing Vernon as he
Is In great demand and is a high
priced artist. Vernon has Just re
turned from two years' service In the
show business in Australia.
The commute is negotiating with
Skeeter Bill Robbins, bulldogger and
fancy roper, andjporotby Morrell of
Cheyenne, champion bucking horse
rider of the world in 1915. Bkeeter
Bill wlfl assist with the show an
Miss Morrell win ride one of the
worst buckers dally." : '
Phone news Items to the Tidings.
$ $
CHURCHILL WILL XOT $
3 SPEAK. $
'? On account of the sudden 111
? ness of his wife, State Superln- S
tendent J. A. Churchill will not
$ be able to keep his engagement
S as the speaker at the gradtia-
$ tion exercises at tho armory to- $
H night. Dr. E. S. Conklin. pro- 9
feasor of psychology at the U. of ?
? O., Is to speak In his place. Dr. S
Conklin has spoken here several
nines ueiore and nas always
? pleased his audience.
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Sunshine Report
Shows Good Work
The annual election of officers for
the Sunshine Society for the ensuing
year was held on last Thursday at
the Temple of Truth. The following
officers were elected: President,
Mrs. Ida Gard; vice president, Mrs.
Alameda Carlcton; treasurer, Mrs.
Jessio Rondeau; secretary, Mrs. Lydia
Lamb, secretary.
The retiring secretary's report was
as follows: Number of visits to sick,
418; garments given out, 1,030; bou
quets, 72C; many other donations,
such as fruit, vegetables, milk and
provisions of all kinds, and the usual
Christmas and Thanksgiving dinner
to the poor. Donations received,
$449.91; disbursements, $445.03;
cash on hand, $22.58. The meeting
closed with a basket supper which
was enjoyed by the members and
their guests.
The Sunshine wishes to thank those
who so kindly assisted financially to
ward the maintenance of the organ
ization and thereby made It possible
for them to do such a vast amount of
good.
Will Move'Red Blulf
Terminal To Gerber
A dispatch from Red Bluff to the
Sacramento Bee says that the Smith
Sales Company, through W. II. Smith,
has made announcement that it has
been officially advised by the South
ern Pacific railroad officials that the
terminal will be moved from Red
Bluff to Gerber on July 1, 1916. The
company ha3 completed its water and
oil tanks and crews are now working
on the roundhouse. The removal of
the terminall to Gerber will mean
about a $10,000 a month payroll, ac
cording to conservative estimates,
S. P. Makes
Promotions
It became known Sunday that the
Southern Pacific Company has made
three promotions of officials on the
Shasta division. Assistant Superin
tendent Fitzgerald has been made as
sistant superintendent of the Oakland
pier, and ho has already departed for
his new location. G. V. Glllett, train
master on this division, has been ap
pointed Fitzgerald's successor, while
W. V. Klrkland, chief dispatcher, has
n turn been promoted to the position
of trainmaster.
School Law
Proves Effective
Frank Schrank of Baker, Ore., be
gan to serve a sentence of ten days
In the county jail Wednesday because
he persisted In keeping his 13-year-old
daughter out of school. He was
taken bofore the Justice three weeks
ago, convicted andm suspended sen
tence Imposed. He refused to com
ply with the order to send his child
to school and so was taken before
the justice again and committed,
This shows what can be done when a
parent refuses to educate his child.
Ask Subscribers
To Pay Up
The committee In charge of the
Springs Dedication Celebration find
It necessary to make some payments
on contracts entered Into, and urgent
ly request the subscribers to pay one
halt of the subscriptions made and
which Wer die on the 20th of April.
Singler Endorses
E. W. Wilson
Statement by W. H. Singler In re
gard to candidacy of E. W. Wilson,
who is seeking republican nomina
tion for sheriff:
I have been requested by friends
of law enforcement and clean politics
to submit a statement as to the worlc
of Mr. Wilson in the sheriff's office
during the Incumbency of myself as
sheriff, and in replying I have the
following to offer.
! r- w ,, h" fnr ,1w nnof (.
and one-half years been chief deputy,
directly In chargo of the service and
criminal department of tho ofrico; he
has aiso rendered valuable aid to the
tax department, and during his ro
ginio as deputy, a complete reorgan
ization of tax collections has been in
augurated, tho expense of collections
greatly reduced, better service ren
dered, and a great amount of work
on delinquent taxes done, In an effort
j to collect surh delinquencies.
Three foreclosure suits aggregat
ing $23,000 in behalf of the county
have been instituted, and delinquent
taxes for several years back carried
forward and noted on current tax
rolls.
The vast experience gained by Mr.
Wilson has fitted him to render very
valuable services to the taxpayers,
and I do not believe it advisalilo that
a radical cliango be mado in this im
portant office at this time.
I can say without successful con
tradiction that the sheriff's office Is
in the best condition in tho history
of Jackson county. This is in a great
measure duo to tho untiring efforts
of Mr. Wilson, and I sncerely recom
mend htm to the voters of the county
as a man of exemplnry morals and
habits, and especially fitted to con
duct a rigid enforcement of our new
prohibition statute.
An official audit of all county of
fices recently finished and approved
by the court on March 4, 1916, con
tains the following In regard to tha
sheriff's office:
"Total collections and fees, $366,
904.91. All of these tax collections
have been promptly deposited In the
treasury. The sheriff Is observing
law requiring all delinquents to bar
bronght forward on the current rolls
and entered upon the tax receipts.
This is a huge task, and they are do
ing the work as diligently as possi
ble during the stress of a heavy tax
collection. It Is praiseworthy In the
sheriff to find his office administered
with no bustle or confusion. Only
expert men are employed In the of
fice, In the tax collections and other
departments of the office. And it is
a great pleasure to find Jackson
county coming forward as one of thee
best officered and equipped countios
in the state. Undoubtedly it Is econ
omy to employ only efficient mon in
the office of tax collector. I have
scanned every tax collection and
every fee coming Into the office andt
I find nothing out of place nor en
tered wrongly. This is an unusually
good record."
I believe Mr. Wilson's work merits
your further approval by giving htru
your support In the coming election.
Respectfully submitted,
Adv. W. II. SINGLER.
Preparing for Big
Crowds July 4-5-6
In order to take care of the great
number of people who will come to
Ashland on the dates of the Rogue
River Round-up and Springs Dedica
tion Celebration, It will be necessary
to put into service every available
room, eating place and space for tents
in the city. D. D. Norris, secretary
of the Commercial Club, has been
placed In charge of this part of the
celebration committee's work and
will nppoint his assistants. The Com
mercial Club office will be headquar
ters for this work, and all who will
be willing to accommodate partlos
with rooms or meals during the three
days are requested to notify Mr. Nor
ris by phone or letter at the ear'Iest
possible moment. Give the number
you will accommodate and your name
and address. Ashland citizens must
rise to the occasion on these three
days and some sacrifice must he made
on the part of a great many in order
to properly prorlde for the many vis
itors. We are rapidly approaching the
period when men can eat pear with,
their knives without being ostracized. .
Don't make yenrself nshanny
trying to be happy.