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Oregon Hiatorical Society
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"Ashland Grows While Llthla Flows'
City of Sunshine and Flowers
Ashland, Oregon, Llthla Springs
"Oregon's Famous Spa"
VOL. XLI
ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1916
NUMBER 1
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Ashland
Tidings
Finley Says East
Is Interested
William L. Finley, state biologlBt
and formerly state game warden, vis
ited the Tidings office Wednesday.
Mr. Finley has been lecturing through
the east and displaying moving pic
tures of Oregon. He had the follow
ing to say In regard to Ashland's de
velopment: "While lecturing In Springfield,
Mass., after having lectured In New
York and Boston, Emerson Hough's
great story of Oregon and Crater
Lake came out In the Saturday Even
ing Post. It was fortunate that it
came out at this time for it was fresh
in the public mind at the time I was
giving my lectures and showing my
moving pictures, and all these com
blned to Impress the beauty and won
derful opportunities of Oregon on the
mind of the audience. The picture
of "Fishing In the Rogue River" was
received with pleasure and applause
and several eastern capitalists men
tioned to me after the lecture that
they were going to Oregon to fish in
the Rogue. These people were from
the class who have money and do not
mind spending It to get recreation of
this kind. These people will doubt
less have their summer homes out
here and at the same time will see
the possibilities In southern Oregon
and no doubt become strong invest-
"I cannot help but feel that the
thoughtfulnesg and courtesy shown
Mr. Hough by Mr. Greer when he was
collecting material for his story will
have far-reaching results. It has at
least eiven this district honorable
mention, and this, being followed up
by my lecturing tour and display of
motion pictures, has made an Impres
sion in the east that is worth many
thousands of dollars to the district In
publicity.
"The fish and game commission,
under whose jurisdiction I work, Is
trying to enforce the game laws more
through a matter of educating the
people to a comprehensive under
standing of the necessities of the laws
rather than a compulsory arbitrary
enforcement.
"The lecture tour and moving pic
tures are, of course, purely advertis
ing and is done with the Idea of let
ting the eastern pleasure-seeker act
ually see the sports and scenery of
Oregon.
"During the past four years the
game and fish commission has been
interested In obtaining moving pic
tures, not only of scenery, but of fish
and animal life, and are now ready to
display these In colors. Imagine what
an Impression a colored moving pic
ture of Crater Lake will make In the
heart of the pleasure-seeker who Is
now forced to see America first."
In conclusion Mr. Finley states:
"After having looked over your de
velopment here I cannot help but
wonder whether your people appreci
ate the great work that the springs
commission has done and the tremen
dous possibilities in this line of de
velopment In this beautiful spot. If
they do not now appreciate It they
certainly will in the future. Consid
ering the small amount of money you
have invested, you have gotten tre
mendous and lasting results."
A New Bishop
For Oregon
The general conference of the
Methodist church, now in session at
Saratoga, N. Y., has elected seven
new bishops. Among them is Dr.
Matt S. Hughes of Pasadena, known
as one of the most eloquent preach
ers In America.
It is certainly good to know that
he will soon' ,become the resident
bishop of the northwest, with head
quarters at Portland.
Bishop Hughes is well known to
many of our citizens, having been
one of our Chautauqua attractions In
1909 and again in 1913.
He is the third man, in recent
years, taken from the Southern Ore
gon Chautauqua's talent to become a
bishop In the Methodist church.
He will receive a warm welcome
In Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
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fc NOTICE TO PUBLIC. ,
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Ashland stores will be open
3 till 10 a. m. on next Tuesday, $
Decoration Day. Businesrhouses &
closed for remainder of the flay.
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enters upon Its forty-first year 3
of existence. The circulation of S
$ the Tidings Is greater than It
S has ever been and Is still grow
S lng. The Tidings intends to be
$ this year, as in the past, In the
S van of the procession, heralding $
Q and striving for Ashland's de- S
S velopment.
Rouse Acquitted
In Circuit Court
Ranee Rouse, who was charged
with giving a way a circular advertis
ing a California liquor mail-order
house and was fined $200 after waiv
ing examination in the Ashland re
corder's court several weeks ago, was
found not guilty of the charge In the
circuit court at Medford Tuesday, to
which he had appealed the case. The
charge of distributing the circular
was brought against Rouse by Dis
trict Attorney Kelly Immediately af
ter a bootlegging charge against
Rouse bad fallen through, the jury
disagreeing. At the time Rouse
waived all examination and asked
that a fine be assessed so that be
could appeal the case to the circuit
court through his attorney, Porter J.
Neff of Medford.
The case was tried Tuesday before
Judge Calkins The Jury was sworn
In at 9 a. m., the taking of evidence
occupying most of the day, and the
verdict being brought In about 3
o'clock. While on the stand Rouse
admitted having given away the circu
lar, but disclaimed any wrong intent
or that he was an agent of any Cali
fornia concern or had received any
recompensation for so doing. In bis
instructions to the jury Judge Calkins
made plain the fact that the act com
mitted was a technical violation of
the law. The jury brought In a ver
dict of not guilty after being out
about thirty minutes. Mayor John
son, Patrolman Wimer and a number
of Ashlanders interested in the case
were in attendance at the trial, and
according to the story told by some
of those who attended, the evidence
and Judge Calkins' statements all
pointed .toward a merely technical
violation.
This case is the first time that this
particular phase of the prohibition
law has come into the courts in Ore
gon, and the outcome was watched
with Interest throughout the state.
Mr. Rouse expresses himself as be
ing "sure glad that all this business
is over," and remarked that "I had
never been mixed up in anything like
this before and wouldn't have gone
through it for a thousand dollars."
Ashland Horse
Wins at Medford
A number of Ashlpnders attended
the races and ball game at Medford
Sunday afternoon. The events were
held at the county fair grounds and
an uneventful ball game, which was
won by Medford from Grants Pass by
a score of 5 to 0, was enlivened by
two running races and a bucking ex
hibition. Wade Hampton, running horse
owned by Jim Bowers of Ashland,
proved to be the fastest piece of
horse flesh entered, much to the de
light of the Ashland contingent. No
doubt Jim will get Wade Into shape
for the round-up races.
Another Band Dance
Tomorrow Night
On Friday night of this week at
the Natatorlum dancing to the music
of the Ashland band of twenty-four
pieces will be an attraction which
should draw everyone who likes good
music and likes to dance. Seventy
five cents will be the price for dance
tickets and a small charge for spec
tators. The band boys put on a dance
some six weeks ago which has been
the talk of the valley ever since, and
a record crowd Is anticipated at Fri
day's event. "
Cllf Payne makes bread boards.
' Get that new suit' now at Orres'
Tailor Shop. - July 1th will soon be
fctrtt . '
Order of March for Parade and
Program for Memorial Day
Next Tuesday is Memorial Day,
and every man, woman and child in
Ashland Is cordially Invited to join
with the G. A. R. and W. R. C. in the
parade to the cemetery apd decorat
ing the Eoldlers' graves'. The wish
expressed by the G. A. R. Is that
every person who enters an Ashland
cemetery on Tuesday will place at
least one flower on every grave that
is marked by a flag in memory of the
departed soldier.
Program tor the Day.
9:30. All will fall In line at the
armory and be led by the Ashland
band, followed by the militia, G. A.
R., Spanish War Veterans,. Sons of
Veterans, W. R. C, children and
citizens, and march to the Ashland
Cemetery.
Memorial service by Post and
Corps.
Decoration of graves.
Episcopal Church
Outing Date Set
The members of the Episcopal
church have selected June 20 for an
outing in Llthla Park. This will be
a basket picnic, and other congrega
tions of this denomination from out
Bide of Ashland are to be Invited to
participate. The outing is being
looked forward to be the members of
this church as an opportunity to make
their neighbors feel welcome and to
show them the beauties of our park
system and enjoy the benefits of our
mineral waters.
The Episcopal church Is the first
of the churches of Ashland to select
a date for an outing in the park this
summer. . i
Parent-Teachers'
Flag Day Outing
According to plana of the local
Parent-Teacher Associations, they
will have one of the largest outings
in Lithia Park this summer. There
are twenty-one separate Parent
Teacher organizations in the south
ern Oregon district, and all of these
are to be invited to participate In
the basket picnic which will be held
on June 14, the National Flag Day.
Arrangements are being made for
a program and the usual picnic games
will offer entertainment. It is hoped
that aM of the members of the Par
ent Teacher Associations of southern
Oregon will remember the date and
bring their baskets and have an en
joyable outing.
Illinois and
Indiana Plans
There will be another meeting of
the former residents of the states of
Illinois and Indiana at the city hall
on Saturday, May 27, at 2:30 In .the
afternoon to receive the report of
the committee appointed to draft the
constitution and by-laws of the asso
ciation and to elect the permanent
officers. There were a good many
former residents of these states at
the first meeting called a few days
ago, and all others who formerly re
sided in these states are welcome to
come to the meeting next Saturday.
Young Burglar Says
Father in Ashland
A. Hall, twenty years of age, was
arrested in Vancouver, Wash., Mon
day after breaking Into a house and
stealing $27. He made a desperate
effort to escape from the sheriff.
The young man confessed to the deed
and said that the last he had heard
of his father he was in Ashland, Ore.
Nothing has been learned of his fath
er here.
Mrs. Geneva W. Allen baa sold to
the Carson-Fowler Lumber Company
155 acres of woodland in Josephine
county and takes In exchange a house
and lot on Pioneer avenue. The sale
was made' by Mrs. Susie Allen.
, Buckaroo hate or any other styles
cleaned and blocked at Orree! Shan.
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All will again fall in line and
march back to armory, whore the
following program will be given:
Song, "America," by the audience.
Invocation, Rev. Douglass.
' Ladles' .quartet, Misses Jllson, Da
huff, Whitsit and Anderson.
Reading of department orders of
the G. A. R.
Flag drill by children of the pri
mary department , of the Talent
school.
Solo, Miss Engle.
Reading, Mr. Campbell ("Dick
Posey").
Ladies' quartet, Misses Jilson, Da
huff, Whitsit and Anderson.
Address by Mr. C. M. Thomas of
Medford.
Song, "Star Spangled Banner," by
audience.
Benediction, Rev. Smith.
Two Band Concerts
Weekly Promised
The Ashland band will give two
concerts a week, beginning Sunday,
and continuing throughout tho sum
mer season. One on Wednesday of
each week and one Sunday after
noon. The first concert of the series
will be given in the Lithia Park band
Btand at 3 o'clock Suuday, weather
permitting.
Through the efforts of several mu
sic lovers, headed by G. S. Butler
and Hum Pracht, an amount has been
subscribed by the business men of
the city and augmented from organ
izations and other sources which
makes it possible for the band to
guarantee two concerts weekly.
Vining Offerings
01 the Week
I Thursday.
Bessie Barriscale, whose sincerity of
expression, poise and beauty mark
her as one of the true stars of the
screen, will appear with Brice McRae
in "The Green Swamp," a heart-gripping
story of a wife's fight to over
come an overpowering jealousy. A
grand masked ball with several nun
dred society peoplo in the scene is
one of the novel ccenes of this pic
ture.
A comedy, the title of which Is
alone enough to guarantee one great
big laugh, fills out Thursday's bill
"Love Will Conquer" Is a Triangle
comedy which is a grouch killer.
Friday.
Hazel Dawn, the Inimitable Dawn,
comes Friday to the Vining In a
Famous Players production, My
Lady Incog." In this play Mss Dawn
takes the role of tbe Southern girl
suddenly finding herself penniless
and becomes a detective. The thrill
ing eventualities which ensue make
a mystery story unparalleled.
Saturday.
Nearly everyone knows and ad
mires the short stories of Mary Rob
erts Rinehart. A film adaptation of
one of her stories will be shown
Thursday with Wilfred Lucas In the
leading role. "Acquitted" presents
a character seldom seen on the screen
and a story which has a gripping
heart interest.
"Hereafter," another of those
funny Triangle comedies, completes
the picture program.
As a special added attraction and
at no advance In prices Manager
Bergner has prevailed upon Shirley
Keene and her pupils, who so delight
ed the crowd at the Auxiliary ball, to
present a beautiful Interpretive
dance, "Spring."
Sunday.
A play of strength and vitality tin
surpassed Is coming Sunday when
Robert Warwick appears on the
screen In "The Dollar Mark,", a pho
toplay of George Broadhurst's drama.
The picture throughout Is a succes
sion of masterful scenes which "tear
the audience to pieces." One partic
ular scene, when the dam breaks and
a swollen river sweeps away the cab
In of the hero, is a storm scene which
outclasses anything ever thrown on
a screen and leaves the audience
breathless. (
The stress of the story Is mellowed
by the romance between-- JM. Gre'sh
am and Alice Chandler, and with
beautiful Barbara Tennant' playing
opposite to handtome Robert War
wick, th combination. Becomes Irre
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"The Bungalow"
Opens June First
"Meet me at The Bungalow" will
soon become a frequently heard ex
pression In Ashland. Almost like
magic "The Bungalow," as the lunch
and refreshment pavilion opposite
Llthla Park hns been named, Is tak
ing shape, and according to Walter
Keene, who will manage the pavilion,
the opening will occur about June 1.
The building Is of a rustic bunga
low effect with overhanging eaves,
It Is finished in a rich brown, tho In
terior being left with the rough
beams, which heightens the rustic ef
fect. Lights are everywhere, thirty
six decorative lights adorning the ex
terior. A circling driveway will enter the
property at the point where Fark
avenue curves, will circle back to the
overhanging hill and back Into the
public drive close to the building,
which Is set against the row of huge
evergreens on the west side of the
lot. Plenty of parting space for cars
will be available along this drive.
All kinds of confections and novel
ties will be handled and a specialty
' made of lunches. Alec Hall, one of the
best known and most capable cooks of
this vicinity, has been engaged to
take charge of the kitchen, and his
steaks and dinners are sure to build
up a good'slzed clientele.
Music all the time will be one of
the' aims of the, management and
special entertainment attractions will
be added on big days. The building
is large enough to accommodate a
good-sized crowd, and a force of
young men and women is being en
gaged who will assure patrons of The
Bungalow of tho best of service. The
management Intends to cater espec
ially to small dinner parties and au-
tomobllo parties. A telephone will
be Installed for the accommodation
of the public and The Bungalow
promises to become a popular place
for gatherings of all kinds.
Medford Votes
Railroad Bonds
Medford voted five to one Tuesday
In favor of amending the city char
tor, authorizing the city to vote
$300,000 bonds for the construction
of a railroad to the Blue Ledge mine.
In spite of the unfavorable weath
er a large vote was polled, the result
being 1,331 for and 295 against the
Issue.
When Informed of the vote, S. S,
Bullls, owner of the traction com
pany, which proposes to build the
road, said he would now offer a. con
tract to the city which he believed
would be accepted by as large a ma
jority. A second election will be held in
the near future, when the people will
vote upon the contract, and if that
passes construction will be started as
soon as the bonds are marketed.
Official Count
Brings No Change
The official count of the ballots
for Jackson county brought no
changes In the standings heretofore
announced. An interesting feature
Is tbe fate that 145 republicans wrote
In Roosevelt's name on the ballot for
president The closest contest In the
county was "thai for district attorney,
George H. Roberta nosing out John
H. 'Catkin by 45 votes, , w j
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In time of Ford. Brewue for Rooee-1
Important Meet
Of Fruitgrowers
The big new fruit-marketing plan
worked out by federal experts and
already largely adopted by the lead
ing fruit districts of Washington and
Idaho will be explained and discussed!
May 29 at the Commercial Club at 2
p. m. The Ashland Fruit and Froduco
Association and the Commercial Club
unite in urging everyone to be out
and assist In deciding what this dis
trict Is going to do.
Our national government recog
nizes the fruit marketing situation la
the Pacific northwest to be one ot
tho most serious problems confront
ing agriculture in the United States.
In 1915 at the hearing of the Federal
Trade Commission in tho northwest,
more pressure was brought to bear to
secure direct assistance in perfoctlmj
organization among fruit growers
than for help in any other line of In
dustry. The result was that three ?f
the best experts of the Federal Office
of Markets have spent three months
In devising a plan which will appar
ently greatly relieve the marketing
situation if a large majority of the
tonnage can be controlled by one or
ganization. The Federal Office of Markets
strongly urges that each separate dis
trict In the northwest become thor
oughly acquainted with the plan and
actually organized and drilled in the
fundamentals of marketing, including
physical handling, standardization
and organization. The campaign out
lined by the federal authorities calls
for a threefold plan: First, an ex
planation of the clearing houso plan
for marketing the crop; second, local
problems ot organization; third,
physical handling. It Is necessary
that the business men of a commun
ity as well as tho growers and ship
pers become thoroughly familiar with
the details of this plan. The meeting
on Monday will be addressed by rep
resentatives of the Federal Office of
Markets and the Oregon Agricultural
College.
The plan will be presented to th
fruit groweiB In order that they may
determine what this district will do.
If it Is decided at this meeting to ac
cept the plan, steps will be immedi
ately taken to bring about the neces
sary organization and adjustments.
Committees will be appointed and col
loge or federal representatives will
assist In perfecting final arrange
ments. Fruit growers, bankers and
business men generally throughout
the state recognize the great impor
tance of this matter and are aiding
In flnnnclng the campaign which the
College Extension Service Is now car
rying on. '
Have You Room
For a Guest?
The committee on accommodations
for the celebration July 4, 5 and 6
has had prepared a card to be filled
in by those who will accommodato
one or more persons during the three
days, and when distributed should be
tilled In promptly and returned to
the Commerclul Club. This will en
able the committee to have complete
Information on the subject. An In
formation bureau and reservation of-
fice will be maintained and such res
ervations and accommodations will bo
furnished from these cards.
The committee desire to Improsa
upon the people of Ashland In general
the magnltmlo ot this part of the cel
ebration. Wo must take care of the
peoplo who will bo our visitors on
these three days. We want them to
come back and we want thorn to
speak well of us when they are gono.
Every available space In town must
be used for the accommodation ot
these people. If you have a room
you can vncnte for those three days
do not withhold It from the commit
tee because you do not want to go
Into the rooming house business, but
file the Information. Of course, those-
being accomomdated will be expected
to pay for the privilege, and yon will
be protected as far as Is possible from
all undesirable patronage. In thfa
way you are helping to take care of ,
a visitor to Ashland and materially
assisting In making the celebration a
success.
If there Is anything yon do not un- ,
derstand regarding the matter, phone '
the secretary of the commercial club.
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