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Oregon Historical Society tomp 201 Bw!0lU st Ashland Ashland Grows While Llthla Flows" City of Sunshine and flowers Ashland, Oregon, Llthla Springs "Oregon's Famous Spa' VOL. XLI ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 17, 1916 NUMBER 16" IT TT T T XU ,-4 1JJ1AUS Sunflowers Bloom on Lapels of Two Hundred Former Kansans Wearing huge yellow sunflowers and the smile of content which always follows a typical Kansas dinner, over two hundred former residents of the Jayhawker state left In private cars and jitneys for their homes through out the valley Thursday evening after enjoying the greatest gathering of Kansans which the Rogue River val ley has seen. They came from far and near, and if It were not for the panegyric of the present achieve ments of the Sunflower state which was given by Attorney Hurd of Med ford during the morning program, an unprejudiced bystander might have . been led to wonder who was left at home to till the cornfields when all these people emigrated to the Rogue River valley. The gathering was the third annu al meeting of the Kansas society of the valley and in point of attendance rivalled any state gathering which has ever been held In the valley and in point of general enjoyableness out shone any. The day's entertainment began with a program given in the Chautauqua building. The attendance in the Chautauqua building when the program started at 9:30 a. m. far excelled all expec tations, and the program was a very interesting one, not only to the for mer Kansans, but to their friends, who were present. S. S. Smith, president of the Kan sas society, presided. The first number on the program was a splendid splo by George An drews of Medford, who responded to a hearty encore. , t E. H. Hurd, recently from Wichita, spoke on "Kansas, Her People, Prog ress and Prosperity." Mr. Hurd said: "Kansas, her people, products and prosperity, is not as broad a subject . as one might think, as it does not take in her climate and scenery. What Kansas lacks in that respect Oregon makes up." He paid the greatest tribute to her people, those who laid the foundation for a free Kansas as well as those who later made Kansas famous. Among those famous of the present day men tioned ware General Fred Funston Victor Murdock, Henry J. Allen, Ar thur Capper, and particularly Mar garet Hill McCarter, the literary gen ius of Kansas. He said Kansas did -not let her present wealth and prosperity and the fact that she is first In bank de posits, automobiles, stock and wealth per capita keep her from being first for world's peace. He spoke of her lead in the union in education and morals. Miss Lillian Hilty of Ashland sang a very pleasing solo and responded to an encore. Superintendent W. G. Steel told the story of his first learning of the Oregon "lost lake" in a newspaper when a small boy attending a coun try Bchool in Labette county, Kansas, how it interested him and he resolved to find that world wonder. He said It never left his mind, and later when he came to Oregon with his parents he began to inquire about the lake, but it was "seven years before he found anyone who had even heard of it. C. B. Watson of Ashland was the first man to tell him of it, and they soon started on a search and found what is now Crater Lake. Su perintendent Steel told many Inter esting things about the lake, the se curing of the national park, the In dian legend and superstition about that famous wonder. J. B. Hunter of Ashland gave an excellent reading. Francis Labadie, a witty Chautau qua French Canadian, told of his travels in Alaska and other countries, weaving in his quaint humor beauti ful word pictures of the life and cus toms of the people in an unusually pleasing and Interesting manner. He recited several splendid selections, chief among which was "The Shoot ing of Dan MeGrew." The good things on the program lasted until noon, when the Kansans adjourned to the picnic grounds in Llthla Park, where under the" super vision of Mesdames Ashcraft, Stoner, Edglngton and other Ashland ladies great pots of coffee were bubbling over the gas plates and tables for on hundred and fifty were drawn up together. When all of the crowd had arrived the tables were found to be of insufficient seating capacity and others were drawn up until almost two hundred sunflowers nodded their heads about the board. Even then aome were obliged to find room at nearby tables in groups of four to eight. And the great stacks of good things that appeared as if by magic from the roomy baskets and disap peared again, but not back into the baskets. Coffee and cream furnished by the Ashland members added the finishing touch. After the smallest and the largest had all had their fill, reminiscences and tales of Kansas were indulged in by a score of those present. Among the speakers were: Mrs. J. McClar en, C. H. Pierce, J. A. Westerlund, M. C. Edglngton, Mrs. H. W. An drews, Rev. J. S. Smith, Mr. Edwards Sr., Mr. Edwards Jr., Hawkins and S. S. Smith, Kansans. Mrs. Sleeth of Portland, formerly of Lawrence, a Btate W. C. T. U. worker, told of the Quantrel raid and other events, and T. B. Ellison, who was a member of .the Kansas legislature when the pro hibition amendment was submitted, told of that important event. Fred Mears, a loyal Iowan, was called upon and made a splendid talk on observations of Kansas, her splen did citizenship, interesting events, her noted men and grand women. Rev. J. C. Rollins told some good stories about Kansas and paid a high tribute to that grand state and its remarkable progress. S. S. Smith declined the offer of nomination for president for another year on the grounds that honors should be distributed, and the follow ing officers were elected: President, V. O. X. Smith of Ashland; vice-president, Will G. Steel of Medford and Crater Lake; secretary and treasurer, M. C. Edginton of Ashland The of ficers will appoint an executive com mittee from all parts of the valley to plan for the next year's meeting, which will undoubtedly be held in the same beautiful park surroundings during the Chautauqua period. All former Kansans are invited to send their names, addresses, former Kan sas address and the yearly member ship dues of 25 cents to the secretary, Chautauqua Finals To-Night Fred Emerson Brooks, the great Califor nia Poet, Humorist and Reader. Made a great hit when here in 1912.," You'll like Brooks. AIpo Tuesday at 2:30 p. ru.' Tuesday Night The grand finale The Great Larimcre Circus 200 trained "animals." Some thing doing every minute, and sometimes twice a minute. It is worth your wnile to see what the youngsters can do they'll make it interesting. Ashland Has Great Asset in Granite Which Rivals Barre Product Eight Pass Through The Golden Arch With the closing of Tuesday's pro gram Ashland has made another stride forward as a Chautauqua and convention center, and the twenty fourth session will go down into his tory as the best ever held in south ern Oregon. The program was par excellent. The talent great and un surpassed. One of the most attrac tive features, and which should have been given a whole evening, was on the Friday, afternoon program, the C. L. S. C. class graduating exercises, and was pronounced by those fortun ate enough to be present the most beautiful and impressive of the course. The building was handsome ly decorated. Four arches were built in the center aisle, decorated with the class colors of 1916-1917, with the following inscriptions, Literature, Science, History, Art. The platform was artistically arranged with the col ors green and red. Handsome bas kets of flowers and bouquets. In front and across the stage was a large thus getting in touch with one of the banner wl,h tl,ls motto- "Knowledge most likable groups of people in the J maketn a" mankind akin. in tne valley, the former Kansans. Will Be Known As Hotel Austin center of the platform a double arch way was erected. On one side was a Golden Gate, and on the other the Open Road. The effect was very beautiful and very artistically ar ranged by the members of the class. At the appointed time the past presi dent, Mrs. J. T. Rocho, took the plat form and delivered the class history in a most graceful and deliberate A huge electric sign, thirty-five feet long, with letters three feet In height, is being erected upon the roof ! manner, telling hom this class first of what has been the, Hotel Oregon but will hereafter be known-as the Hotel Austin. The change in the name of the hotel rather seems like disturbing the customs of our fore fathers, but on second thought would appear to be a good move. As one traveling man put it, "The old Hotel Oregon had a national reputation which it would take the new hotel a long time to live down." Anyway, hereafter people will please refer to Ashland's best hotel as the Hotel Austin. Manager Chlsholm tells us that as soon as, his furniture arrives the ho tel will be furnished with new furni ture completely from top to bottom. While many improvements were made in the furniture at the time or the remodelling, some of the old fur nlture was used in the lower priced rooms. The hotel was formerly opened un der the new management last night with a table de hote dinner which was a culinary conquest. Manager Chlsholm has a chef who is a real chef. The help in the kitchen is all white help and the service in the din ing room outclasses anything which has been offered in Ashland hotels heretofore. A crowd which filled the dining room was present, over half coming from Medford, where Mr. Chisholm's dinners had estab lished his reputation while he man aged the Hotel Austin in that city. Delightful music was furnished by a j trio consisting of Harry Howells, I Florence Clark and John Anderson. Mr. Chlsholm states that he was much pleased with his reception, and those who were fortunate enough to have enjoyed the dinner served will state that he could not have been as pleased as they were. Mr. Chlsholm Is a believer in the theory that a successful hotel does not make a profit from its dlnfng room, figuring on breaking as nearly even as possible and using the dining room as an advertisement. J. W. Dobbins, former manager. left Sunday for San Francisco. originated in the brains of one lonely woman on a Wyoming ranch. Not having the means, opportunity or ma terial, her ideas laid dormant until coming to 'Ashland, where with the assistance ef one or two others her plans for the S. C, L. C. Reading Cir cle were formed, whereby eight of the number of twenty (limited) com pleted the four-year course were awarded their diplomas here today. She brought out clearly the fact of Ashland's great future possibilities, what one mind can do, alluding to the Ashland park and mineral springs, which have been born and brought to a successful conclusion by one man who had for his motto day and night, "We can and we will." Ashland needs a larger and mors comfortable convention hall, and it was shown that by concerted action, with con structive thoughts and ideas, we can draw to us what we want like a mag net drawing the particles of steel. The illustration was a good one and loudly applauded by the audience. Next number was a fine solo by Miss Hilty, accompanied by Mrs. Drake, which showed great musical talent and culture. Mrs. Drake start ed a march, which was the signal, for 'the class to take up their Journey and finish same by passing under the different arches. The procession In double file, headed by the incoming president, Mrs. Foster, and Miss En gle, led by little Flora Putnam bear ing flowers, looking like a "fairy," followed by the class marching on the stage, the Golden Gate being opened by the "fairy," who admitted one at a time of the graduates, the others passing to one side through the arch, seating themselves. The diplomas were delivered by the president. Then Sylvester Long was introduced by the president of southern Oregon as the greatest Chautauqua orator on the American platform, who dellverea the class "talk" in a very able and impressive manner. Afterwards the graduates were presented with beau tiful bouquets and congratulated by their many friends, when the exer cises closed. First Company Goes To Camp at Fort Under the leadership of Captain C. A. Malone, who came up from San Francisco to take his company to camp, the First Company C. A. C, sixty-two strong, left Saturday even ing for the annual encampment at Forst Stevens. A better set up bunch of hardy young men has never been sent out of Ashland before. Most of the boys who came in from the hay fields, orchards and other out-of-door occupations, and are in trim right now for the hardest kind of service. The encampment at Fort Stevens will last for ten days, and during this time the boys will be put through some hard stunts, the new prepared ness plan making the encampment more of a serious matter than in for mer years. The Ashland men will handle the big guns and expect to furnish some real competition for the other companies in artillery target practice. A big crowd was , at the station to see the company off. Capta'n C. A. Malone, First Lieu tenant D. M. Spencer, Acting First Sergatnt M. W. Grubb, Quartermaster sergeant H. 0. Eutterfleld; sergeants, H. A. Sayle, L. A. Porter, J. Q. Adams, O. E. Diebert; corporals, A. B. Freeman, J. A. Graham, H. G. Wolcott, A. E. Erlckson, J. L. Grubb Jr., James Poole; cooks, Leslie Phil lips, Earl Burnett; musicians, A. D. Powell, J. K. McWIlllams; mechanic, A. E. Long; privates, P. J. Amer, 0. G. Anderson, D. R. Eaughman, Roy Black, R. L. Burdic Jr., D. F. Carjdo, Arnold Coleman, Ray Coleman, Leslie Cunningham, Robert L. Divet, Chas. Freeman, Milton Fraley, Debert Hat field, Nelson Hall, Frank Hlbbs, J. B. Icenhower, A. E. Long, H. A. Merrill, R. L. Harris, C, B. Norton, Ivan O'Donohue, C. N. Prescott, S. A. Pe ters, W. Phillips, Oscar P. Peterson, John 0. Rlgg, Clyde Stearns, H. G. Spencer, B. F. Tilton, A. A. SettHs, Don L. Stevens, Oscar Tuttle, Van Treese, E. VF. Wolcott, Robert Wag ner, F. G. Wolcott, E. C. Weaver, D. A. Walker, J. S. Pritchard, Frank Rush, Will Thomason, Byron W. Works, William T. Lacey. Southern Oregon, so bountifully supplied with those elements which bring fortunes to men of open mind and keen perception, seems Just to be on the threshold of an era of rare discoveries and wonderful develop ment. Particularly in the Rogue River valley tributary to Ashland, In deed practically within her very bor ders, are coming to light during re cent months the evidences of hidden treasure trampled upon and disre garded through past centuries by the clumsy foot and under the clouded eye of man. Ashland has mines which have turned out gold running Into many thousands, kaolin beds of demon strated value, other deposits of vari ous nature and extent, and mineral springs of great variety and marvel ous potentiality in attracting the mul titudes of the world in their anxious search for health and pleasure. ! These springs have bubbled freely in past decades awaiting the mind and hand capable of appreciating and ap propriating their peculiar value; At last their merit is realized and is be ing made known to the world. Apparently In substantial confirm ation of the bold faith of optimistic Ashlanders another new evidence of uncovered wealth is being revealed in the development, within the past few weeks, of mighty deposits of a splendid granite In the hills to the southeast. Within a short hour's au tomobile ride from the business cen ter ol Ashland the Blair Granite Company is opening up a quarry showing great quantities of a very fine bluish gray -granite. To these ancient deposits and their possibili ties your immediate attention Is di rected by the writer, who, as one of a party of four, feft Ashland in the forenoon of July 12 for an Inspection of this property. Leaving the old Oregon and Cali fornia stage road, now a part of hte Pacific Highway, just beyond the Neil creek crossing, the road led di rectly south across the Southern Pa clfic railroad track and on up the creek. About one mile above the Chautauqua Closes Tomorrow Night Chautauqua will come to a close to morrow evening with the biggest event of the assembly, Larlmore's circus. In which the hundreds of bovs and girls of the physical training cou,d not Eet aIong w,th ,llra Ile de' classes will take part. The program j cluea 10 leave 1116 Part' at lalent- Fire Chief Sits on Escaping Deserter To use the words of Chief of Police Porter, the deserter who Is impris oned in the local bastlle Is a "bad one." The deserter, Roy N. Murray by name, swears that he will get loose before he comes to trial at Spokane or wherever the government chooses to try him.' On Friday when the boy from the restaurant was let Into the jail to take out the prison er's dinner dishes the man made a break for the door and got out Into the fire hall, but was tackled by George Roblson, who got the best of the ex soldier and threw him back into the cool interior of the "Jug,' where he took out his ire incusslng, fhe fellow threatened to break out when Officer ,WImer visited him whereupon Wlmer dumped him into one of the steel cells, where he stands about the chance of getting loose that he would out of the vault of the First National Bank. When asked why he deserted, Murray replied that he had a row with the lieutenant In charge of the eleven men with whom he was mak lng the trip from Missoula, Mont., to Fort AlcDowell, and that since be for tomorrow follows: Children's Dav July 18 11:00 New building movement. 2:30 Prelude. 3:00 Fred Emerson Brooks. 4:15 Election of officers. 8:00 Larlmore's Great Annual Animal Circus. (More than one hundred star" performers!) Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Dahlberg and daughter Edith of Grants Pass spent Thursday In Ashland in attendance at Chautauqua, . . Work on the million-dollar post office at Portland will start In August. Too much praise cannot be given to the committee of which Mrs. Hilty was chairman for their fine artistic ability and skill. This we hope will only be the In itiative of many circles being formed In Ashland, availing themselves of the opportunity of a college1 educa tion at a nominal cost. The worst grief which he faces Is the matter of trying to sell his gov ernment ticket to parties in Talent, there being a penalty of a $2,000 fine or Its equivalent In a Jail sentence hanging In waiting for the person who commits such an offense. In an swer to the query of the chief as to what he should do with Murray, word was received from the recruiting of ficers at Spokane to hold hlra here for further orders and to obtain de tails of his attempt to sell his ticket. Hen Must Have Swelled with Pride Mrs. John Wlmer sent an egg down to the Tidings office which must have caused the hen which laid it to cackle with' pride for several hours. The egg measured a fraction over eight inches by seven Inches in circumfer ence. The egg was labeled "Llthla Production," "The Recall Egg." railroad crossing where the side of a tributary canyon rises at an angle of perhaps 40 degrees, the quarry road branches off, skirting the can yon slope on the west side on an up grade of about 1 8 per cent and reach ing the quarry In a distance of 1,800 feet in a, southwesterly direction. Vpon arriving at the foot of the hill the machine was abandoned without any apparent reason except the de sire for exercise and the fact that a heavy truck blocked the way for the time being. On the walk up the grade the first delay was occasioned by greetings to the Chinese cook at a sidehlll ditch where he appeared to be after water to boil potatoes. Ap proaching the quarry, the party was met by Walter M. Blair, recently of Portland, general manager, operator and owner of practically the whole works. He came forward with a hearty handshake all around and a genial smile on his face, probably In spired by the certain knowledge of being In possession of a hard, speck led bonanza. He conducted the visit ors from start to finish for a com plete examination of everything con nected with the operations. Since February last Mr. Blair has rebuilt ten bridges on the old Neil creek road, besides constructing tho branch road to his quarry. This wan all done to provide a good highway for his five-ton truck, which carries two tons up the hill and all you wane to pile on for the down trip. To be sure, the road Is not exactly a paved thoroughfare, but this man ' Blajr makes his truck do all the transport ing both ways. Only this summer after finishing the road work was tho actual quarrying commencfU. In at short time an enormous ledge of the finest granite obtainable in this coun try for monuments and building pur poses was uncovered. To the casual observer approach ing the works all Blair has is a big; pile of sundry rocks and dirt, pro vided one overlooks the beautiful stone already gotten out. On thes flrRt level and directly south of the hoisting machinery is the cutting shed with trap doors In the roof' through which the big "back-lift" derrick lowers tho granite blocks af ter grappling them from where they pre now being blasted out above the- main ledge perhaps thirty or forty feet higher than the cutting shed". This derrick consists of two large poles about forty feet long. One of these stands upright and Is: One of these stands upright and 1: guyed from the top with six one-lncfu wire cables reaching in different di rections to solid anchorages. From the base of this pole another is hinged at the bottom in such a way that It points outward at any angle desired and can be turned in any directions From the top of the perpendicular pole five wire cables running througlr pulleys support the outward end of the other pole, from which hansr the heavy chain and hooka for holding the rock. For handling tho stone two forty- horsepower and one ten-horsepower motors are used. The power Is fur nished by the Oregon and California Power Company, having a line right , to the quarry. The building of this line is one mark of confidence in Mr. Blair's prospects. The man sent by the power company to make an In spection before building the' rtiie brought with him a piece of granite from the celeb: ated quarries of Barre, Vt. Holding this In one hand and a piece of the Ashland granite m the other, he agreed on the spot to put In the power line w ithout guaran tee of any sort as to consumption of power. The rock itself was all the evidence he wanted that plenty of power would be required. The trip with Air. Blair over hla property and his answers to many questions rired at him constantly by the visitors proved to be wonderfully Interesting and revealed the follow ing facts relative to this spbudld anl enduring asset at Ashland's door: The party clamoered up the sfear mountain side 250 feet above the main ledge to a second ledge ol gran- lte a little darker but rot quite ti faultlessly and uniformly clear as In the lower ledge. Still fartber up tho hill is a third ledge near th j top of the mountain. The exlsterce cf thtse extensive upper ledges is conclusive evidence that the lower ledg Is enor mous in proportions, else during the original formation the uprer ledges, lacking adequate support, would have fallen to a solid foundation. (Continued on Page Six.)