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Oregon Historical Society Ashland "Ashland Grows While Llthla flows" f City of Sunshine and flowers Ashland. Oregon, Lithla Springs "Oregon's famous Spa" ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1916 VOL. XLI NUMBER 22 Lithia Park Makes Upon Editors of Editors and their wives to the total number of 140 were guoBts of Ash land In Lithia park last Friday even ing, and It will not be long before typewriters are hammering out and pencils are scribbling the glories of Lithia park and the beauties of Ash land all over the state. The editorial party were taken over the high drives early Friday afternoon and then over the magnificent Siskiyou Highway to the summit of the Siski yous. To a man the visitors pro claimed the SiBkiyou Highway to be the greatest mountain road they had ever traveled. 1 Returning to Ashland, the party nas taken up through Lithia park to the picnic grounds, where a unique luncheon In the form of a box lunch was served on' the tables beneath the trees. Coffee was served by a bevy of charming young ladies of Ashland. Mayor Johnson welcomed the ed itors with a brief address in which he told some of the hlsttyry of the Ash land park system and invited and urged the visitors to visit all parts of the park and the "original camp ground" particularly. .Phil Bates re sponded in a brief witty manner. . E. B. Piper of the Oregonian praised the hospitable welcome which had been extended and stated that "southern Oregon has exceeded all my expectations." He told two or three stories of which Major Patton of Hoqulam, Wash., was the butt, the major getting even a few minutes later when he was called upon to speak. V. B. Jessup, president of the Washington State Press Associa tion, gave a short and interesting talk. The party then M-oke up to walk over the park and admire its night beauties. Practically all of the party visited the auto camp and all drank lithia water at the fountains. The Oakland boys' band in concert enter tained the visitors for an hour and many remained for the dance which followed at the Bungalow,' About four thousand people thronged the park for the concert, the crowd mak ing a lasting Impression as being in dicative of the, drawing power of the park. Every one of the visitors was charmed with the entertainment pro vided and amazed at the wonders of Lithia park, As a matter of fact Lithia park, next to Crater Lake, was the sensation of the trip to the ed itors, and more talk of Ashland and Lithia park was heard around the lobbies where the visitors congregat ed in Medford than of any other fea ture of the southern Oregon conven tion, which Is conceded to have been the "red-letter" convention of the as sociation In every way. The city council aided in the enter tainment of the editors by donating $50. Arrangements were in the hands of a committee consisting of H. 0. Frohbach, E. J. Kaiser, Fred Wagner and Frank Jordan, and thanks are due the Commercial Club, the committee and the ladles who as sisted in serving. James McNair Passes Away James McNair died yesterday at 5:15 p. m. at the home of his son-in-law, Howard Rose, in Ashland, at the age of 77 years, one month and four days. Mr. McNair was born in Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, on the 2nd day of July, 1839, and came to High Point, Mo., with his parents in March, 1860. He, came to Ashland nine years ago. He leaves five sons, Hal, Sam and James of Ashland, Sydney of Santa Monica and Walton of North Yakima, and two daughters, Mrs. F, L. Fry of Astoria and Mrs. Howard Rose of Ashland. The remains ' were shipped to Ver sailles, Mo., this afternoon after pri vate services were held at the under taking parlors for the Immediate fam ily. The remains were accompanied to the depot by a Masonic escort. The funeral in Versailles will be held un der the auspices of the Masonic lodge, of which the deceased was a secret tary for thirty-two years. Hal Mc: Nalr is traveling in the east and will be in Versailles for the funeral. Mrs. P. L. Fry and her husband of Astpria will accompany the remains east. , wninhrandt succeeds L. A Luai ica " Fernsworth as editor of the Banks Herald, the latter having gone io serve his country on the Mexican bolder. Great Impression the State Papers . IH.YIK riCXIC. Q All former residents of the -v ; y southern states are urged to at- $ ? tend the Dixie Day picnic in v $ Lithia Park next Wednesday, . August 9. Bring lunch and cup. 'v c Coffee will be provided. S Relatives In Photo Number 175 Mr. H. R. Canine, living at 561 C atrpot hrnneht to the Tidincs Office Saturday a 'picture of the Canine fam ily taken at Wayland, Ind., in Au gust, 1913, showing 175 persons as direct descendants of the family, with some of their husbands and wives. The family was established in that locality In 1826 and this pic ture was taken near the old church established there about the year 1830. "rtie Canine family will hold a re union on the 17th of this mouth back at the old home place, but H. R. Canine will not be able to be pres ent. He intends remaining in Ash land over this winter at least. Liquor Imports Gain 300 Per Cent Summer weather, a monster cele bration and other less important fac tors contributed to an increase in the amount of beer shipped into Ash land of over 200 gallons. The July shipments included 369 gallons as against 126 gallons in June, or an increase of 300 per cent. One hun dred and fourteen quarts of whiskey were signed for during the past month, as against 64 quarts In June. Alcohol which has not been signed for in the past was brought in to the extent of 21 quarts; brandy one quart and wine one quart. Over half of this was shipped in within the first six days of the month, or during the celebration period, and the police records show It to have been signed for mostly by strangers. Many of the consignees were California people who either failed to bring a large enough supply with them or were afraid that they would be intercepted and relieved at the border line be tween the states. Eleven arrests were made during the month and nine men who had drank "not wisely but too well" were allowed to find accommodations in the city jail overnight. Six hundred and nineteen hoboes were cared for by the police during July, an average crop. Eighteen merchants were hauled out in the early morning hours to come down and lock doors which they had care lessly left unlocked. The total ab sence of any crimes during the cele bration speaks highly of the efficien cy of the police. Travelers May Register in Hills District Forester George H. Cecil, Portland, Ore., has sent to the forest supervisors of Oregon, Washington and Alaska a supply of the National Forest Travelers' Registers, which were recently issued by the Forest Service. These registers will be placed for use at ranger stations and other points frequented by tourists, camp ers, sportsmen and other forest us ers, to make a permanent record of travelers on the national forests. Each page of the register bears the Forest Service shield, and contains the following printed notice: "The national forests are the prop erty of the people and are adminis tered and protected for their bene fit. Care with matches, burning to bacco and camp fires is essential to their protection. Tour help is solic ited. In case of real need, the tele phone system of the forest is at your service. If the forest rangers know where you are going, they may be of assistance to you. Criticisms or sug gestions looking to the betterment of the Forest Service will be appreci ated if addressed to the District For ester, U. S. Forest Service, Portland, Receive Share of Immense Estate Zenas iiiul Eugene and Miss Edith Moody of Ashland are among the heirs named in the will of the late -. P. McCornack of Salem who died recently leaving an estate valued at over $S0O.0O0. The three Ashland young people are nephews and niece of Mr. McCornack's wife. They will receive $1,000 apiece and a life es tate in valuable Salem property. ' After making special bequests to his brothers and sisters, Mr. McCor nack divided the estate equally among 2C nephews and nieces. It is estimated that this gives them $25, 000 each. The Wocus ranch in Klamath county, which is scheduled as worth $175,000, will have a value of $500, 000 when the development work now going on is completed. The will directs that Herbert F. McCornack, brother, and Helen I. Stevenson, Janet Collier, Agnes M. Geary and Mary E. McCornack, sis ter, shall receive $10,000 each; that nephews Roy, Alexander and William McCornack and Harold, Frank and Herbert Wells shall receive $2,500 each. Mrs. Mary Moody shall receive all household furniture, jewels, sil verware and articles of all kinds once the property of Edna Moody McCon nack, and the sum of $5,000. Dru silla Moody West and Adelbert, Fran cis, Zenas, Eugene D. and Edith Moody, nephews and nieces of Edna Moody McCornack, are to receive lots 6. 7, 8, 9 and 10, block 83, Salem, subject to the life estate of Mrs. Mary Moody, and also $1,000 each. R. .1. McCornack, brother, Is to re ceive $10,000 to be invested for Leathe M. Wells, sister, who shall re ceive the proceeds, and at her death the $10,000 shall go to her brother. The remainder of the estate Bhall go equally to the following nephews and nieces: Eugene, R., Kenneth H., Walter W., Emily B. Condon C, Elwin A., Eugene, Mary E., Agnes, Frank, Robert and Helen McCor nack; Ruth Stevenson Adlson, Don ald, Agnes M. and George E. Steven son; Ethan A., Percy M., Andrew M., Alfred C, Charles and Dorothy Col lier; Everett, Arthur, Edward anu Roladn Geary. The will was made January 25, 1915, and provided that Percy M. Collier should be appointed executor. Northwestern , Inventors The following patents were just is. sued to northwestern clients, report ed by D. Swift & Co., patent lawyers, j Washington, D. O.: Montana A. Campbell, Anaconda, oil and acid feeder; A. L. Edwards, Lewistown, sewing machine; E. S. Gregory, Anaconda, ball mill; W. M. Hartt, Great Falls, feeding device. Idaho H. J. Ptepgras, Caldwell, seed separator; W. B. Pusey, Boise, aeroplane; E. G. Wagner, Lewiston, valve construction; W. H. Wood, for est, handsaw set. , Washington N.'Asakawa, Seattle, spinning top; C. W Collins, Seattle, clothes drying machine; H. S. Hall, Home Valley, fluid vending machine; J. V. Kammers, Lamont, automatic wagon brake. Oregon D .E. Agnew, Portland, detachable rim clamp; H. L, Brlggs, tool-driving attachment for automo biles; H. E. Brown, Salem, ' animal trap. Ford Car Rolls Off Siskiyou Grade A Ford car, the owner of which is unknown, rolled off the Siskiyou grade yesterday, plunging for three hundred feet, over and over, down into the canyon below. No traces were found of driver or occupants, and as the nvtmber plate had been taken, undoubtedly no oue was hurt and the owner wished to escape pub licity. The tires and number plate were taken. There was not enough left of the car to be worth trying to salvage. From tracks found by Ash landers who motored over and saw the car yesterday, it appeared tjjat the driver must have been turning around when the car went over. Ap parently the occupants must have jumped. The car waa smashed to pieces. A movement 1b on foot to encour age the establishment of the beet su gar Industry. Farmers Hear I Engineer's Report The farmers of the Talent-Ashland irrigation district met last Friday evening at Talent and heard a very satisfactory report from Engineer uiuaru or roruanu, wno is employed t ny me district. Mr. Dillard s report covered jus worn during the month of July. He reported making two thorough trips over the south Bide of Ashland butte to the toll gap and a carenu estimate or tne run-orr or all the streams which this would tap. ! Vie fllwn rpnnrta koptilncr mosanra. ' ments on Buck lake, Beaver creek, Osgood's project, Bear creek and, in fact, all of the streams which are regarded as likely sources. The di rectors are mapping out future work and discussion of the work ahead of the board was indulged in at the Fri day meeting. The board of directors will meet next Wednesday evening with their attorneys and a contract mapped out which will be tentatively submitted to the promoters of the various proj - ects. Mr, McRae submitted a detailed closed up last night ith the repre report of the Beaver Dam project at sentatlves of the Philomath and Ash the Friday meeting. land roundup shows nt it Is necessary The directors of the district are i to change the date of the fair to se goinR about the big problem of select- j cure the show, placing it, probably, Ing the best source with a delibera- j one week ahead. This Is to be defl tlon and thoroughness which assures j nitely decided at a special meeting the farmers of the district of abso- ; this morning at 9 o'clock. The regn- lutely the best kind of results. The directors have their engineer on tin job all of the time and will keep him for the coming year. They will keep accurate measurements of the flood waters through all of next spring of all the various sources and will get absolutely accurate data of all the water sources before attempting any expenditure of money or even the picking out cf any sources as being better than others. At first it was planned to do some preliminary work which would utilize the flood waters this year, but careful consideration of all the phases of the matter have led the board to await the findings of the year before doing any actual conduction work. The real work, which will involve the expenditure of immense sums and bring water to all the district from the Phoenix ditch to the Dunn place above Ashland, will begin next year providing the farmers vote favorably on the project which is finally selected as most feas ible by the board of directors. Sugar Company nffirisK Visit ior the co,,ccrt was one of lhe larBe8t VlliUai.3 VIi3Hot the Bummeri there being an es- A Darty of twelve of the people, prominently identified with the beet sugar Industry in the valley visited Ashland last Thursday evening, tak- ing dinner at the Hotel Austin and enjoying a visit to Lithia Park andjng, enjoyed the band very much a drink of llthla water. Those in the party were Mark Austin, George Aus tin and wife, David A. Smith, T. R. Cutler, Miss Cutler, Miss Bagley of j editorial party, (lanced until mid Salt Lake, E. N. Austin and wife of night to the pepful music furnished Grants Pass, J. B. Pettlnglll and wife j iy the lads. The boys took up a of Medfod and Alex Nibley of Port- collection of $26 after the concert. land. Mr. Pettingill is the local field man of the company. Mr. Cutler is vice president and general manager of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company, which owns the Grants Pass factory. Mark Austin is in charge of the com pany's field operations. The other gentlemen were officials of the com pany. The men are Investigating soil con ditions in the upper end of the valley and negotiating with a committee from the Medford Commercial Club concerning the erection of a factory between Central Point and Ashland. Medlord Loses and Grants Pass Wins A number of Ashlanders went to Weed on the special train yesterday. Weed beat Medford by the over whelming score of 16 to 2. Tuerck pitched for Weed, Sieberts, Mclntyre and Caster for Medford. Grants Pass won from Hornbrook in a good game, 5 to 3. Anthony pitched for Hornbrook and Osborn for Grants Pass. Twenty-six men are employed by the Douglas County Fire Patrol Asso ciation. Sixty horses and mules are hauling copper ore from Grants Pass to the Thakllma smelter. Phone job orders to the Tidings. Ashland Is Headquarters for Land Classification Derations m m m COMMERCIAL CI.H5. The Commercial Club will $ meet tonight at 8 o'clock at the i to elnh rnnm. A full Attonrl.mpp ,B (e8,redi ag maUer8 of vta, import are to come up. Ashlanders Aid Eugene Roundup A number of the men who fur-1 tilshed stock for the Ashland roundup ! . are negotiating wtih the Lane county j fair people In regard to furnishing j ! stock for wild west features at the 1 1 fair. The Eugene Register says: j ! "The mutter was not entirely ' lar fair dates are September 22, and 24." , 2:1 Oakland Boys' Band Pleases The Oakland boys' band which camped in Chautauqua park Thurs day and Friday made a fine impres sion in Ashland. The lads are not only fine musicians but a clean, gen, tlemanly lot of fellows. The boys arrived Thursday afternoon from Yreka and marched through the busi ness section. They pitched their "dog tents" in Chautauqua park. On Friday afternoon they again paraded the streets and on Friday evening gave a concert at the main bandstand in Lithia park which would have been a credit to many a band of profes sionals. The selections played ranged from the new marches to selections from the old familiar operas with medleys and overtures interspersed. Thlrtyi-two lads ranging from eight I to eighteen years of age were In the band. The crowd which turned out peclully large number of automobiles from down the valley. About four thousand people in all heard the mu 8c. The members of the Stute Ed Uorlal Association, who were guests I at a lunch in the park Friday even- Following the concert the boys staged a dance at the Bungalow, where a large crowd, including many of the The Ashland band gave them $3, the businessmen contributed $10 nnd the dance netted over $40. The Oakland lads went on to Medford Saturday. Valley Pioneer Dies of Old Age One of the old pioneers of the Rogue River valley, William Payne, passed away at the home of his son Frank Payne in Sams valley last Thursday, death coming from old age. The deceased man was one of the early settlers in the valley and could tell tales of the Indian days. His cabin was featured In the south ern Oregon movies which were shown at the San Francisco exposition last year. Young Reynolds Goes to the Pen Merle Reynolds, who was appre hended at Pasco, Wash., on the charge of stealing a boat and re turned to Jacksonville, where he had been sentenced to serve from two to twenty years on a charge of forgery and later released on parole, was sent to Salem Tuesday by Judge Cal kins to serve an indeterminate sen tence of from two to twenty years for violating his parole.' He was taken to the penitentiary by Deputy Sheriff Wilson. Louis L. Sharp, chief of the field division cf the general land office, arrived here last Friday from Port land and has gone to the camp which is being established near Pinehurst, thirty miles east of Ashland on the Klamath Falls road, to take personal charge of the commencement of the work upon the classification of the Oregon-California land grant lands. Ten thousand pounds of camp sup plies have been taken to the camp headquarters and the crew of men. who will work under Mr. Sharp are arriving daily. Thirty cruisers and surveyors were at the Hotel Austin Sunday and are being transported to the camp as fast as possible. The crew which will commence classifica tion operations will bo composed of about one hundred men, sixty of whom are expert timber cruisers, sui veyors and land experts. The re mainder are assistants and camp men. No men are being hired in Ashland, the crew being brought In mainly from Portland. The workers who are undertaking the big job of classifying two and a half mil lion acres of land into min eral, power and agricultural classifi cations are the pick of the experts of the Taclflc coast. Mr. Sharp states that absolutely no politics were played in the selection of the men and every man had to prove that he could do and had mado a record doz ing the particular work to which ha will be assigned. The crew will commence operations at the California-Oregon Hue and wilt work north. Mr. Sharp states that at present he could not give any defi nite estimate as to how long the work will take,' but that no doubt It will extend over most of two years. The Jackson county land will be classified first and may be opened to eutry within the year. Mr. Sharp expressed his belief that the opening of the lands would be a great thing for the state, but also stated that he feared that wildcat stories of fabulously rich land would bring hordes of people to the land who would be disappointed because ine ranches were not to be had on every hand. He stated that while Inter he would be nble to tell ruor definitely, he believed there was much fine agricultural land nnd tim ber which the opening of the grant, lands will open up. Ashland will be used ns a base of supplies and headquarters for the classification crew, Red Bluff Loses Division Aug. IS It has been announced . officially from railroad headquarters that on August 15 the southern terminal of the Shasta division will be changed from Red Bluff to Gerber, a new town eight miles south of Red Bluff and three miles north of Tehama. CJerber will be the dividing point be tween the Shasta and Sacramento di visions. Tho removal of the division point from Fled Bluff to Gerber has been In contemplation for several years. The change was a railroad necessity. because the growth of business had made it impossible to handle division business expeditiously In the yards in Red Bluff. Larger yards yards free from street crossings were needed imperatively. So the com pany bought a large track of level ground at Gerber, and there is to bo tho division point. Train crews that have been mak ing their homes In Red Bluff will in time move to Gerber. The loss to Red Bluff Is serious, but It has been discounted for years. ' Locomotive engineers, firemen and freight crews running on the south end of the Shasta division will now have to cover 112 miles, instead of 104 as before. The Bame crews from Sacramento will have to cover 124 miles Instead of the 13,2 miles be tween Red Eluff and the capital. Prof. H. C. Baughman, wife and three children leave Ashland tomor row morning in their automobile for Prinevllle, where the professor is su perintendent of the Crook county high school for the coming year. They will go by way of Crater Lake. Prof. Baughman was county school superintendent of Lane county sever al years ago before going to eastern Oregon. He and his family haro spent some time in Ashland this sum mer. They like our city very much