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Oregon Historical Society, Comu 2U7 (Second St Ashland 'Ashland Grows While Llthla Flows" X v City of Sunshine and flowers Ashland, Oregon, Llthla Springs "Oregon's famous Spa" ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1916 VOL. XLI NUMBER 24 "n TT "W THk T Xd 4 Next Sunday To Be Bedford Day in Park Next Sunday, August 20, will be Medford day In Ashland's Llthla park. The largest crowd of the year with the exception of the celebration of the Fourth Is anticipated. The Medford band will play a concert In the main bandstand In the park and thousands of Medfordites are plan ning to spend the day In the park. The kindliest of feeling exists be tween Ashland and Medford, In direct contrast to the bitter rivalry of past years. Medford Is coming to look upon Llthla park as the property of Medford and the valley as well as Ashland, and Ashland Is only too glad to welcome all the valeyltes to the great new playground. The Medford band was one of the most popular of the bands which played here during the celebration, and music lovers of the city are only too glad to have an opportunity to hear the band from the neighboring city under the direction of Professor Rowland. Dr. Austin Will Stay a Week Dr. B. F. Austin of Los Angeles will be in Ashland this week and will lecture at the Temple of Truth Monday, Wednesday and Friday even ings at 8:15. The lecture tonight will be on Martin Luther. The lec ture Friday evening will be an lllusr trated streoptlcon lecture. Dr. Aus tin pleased a large audience at the Temple of Truth last evening. He is the editor of "Reason" magazine and a noted author, lecturer and teacher of New Thought, New The ology and Spiritual Science. Ashland Is one of the few small towns on the coast which will have an oppor tunity to hear Dr. Austin, his trip In cluding Oakland, Ashland, Portland, Tacoma, Spokane and Vancouver, B. C. Sunday morning he spoke on "Finding Gold," or getting the truth, beauty, health, happiness and pros perity out of life, giving many valu able lessons on the art of successful living. In the evening by request he epoke on "Jesus and Spiritualism." and showed how medlumship is the true Interpretation of the life of Jesus and of the origin and meaning of the Bible. He was listened to with the closest attention by a large audience and la to continue his lectures to night, Wednesday and Friday even ings of this week. S. P. Picture Man Will Snap Views W. F. Chipman and wife, A. C. Coolldge and wife and Howard C. Tibbits and wife passed through Ash land Saturday morning, and after a trip to- Klamath Falls and Crater Lake will return here for a stay of some length. Mr. Tibbits is the pres ident of the Sunset Publishing Com pany of San Francisco and is also the official photographer for the general passenger department of the South ern Pacific. Mr. Tibbits' visit to Ashland comes as a direct result of Vice-President McCormlck's visit here. Upon the return of the party, who are traveling in their cars, from Klamath Falls and Crater Lake, they will make Ashland their headquarters for several trips, including the ascent of Mt. Ashland. Photographs will be secured and data for both the Sunset Magazine and the railroad company. County Fair Prize List Is Issued The premium list of the Jackson County Industrial Fair, at Medford, September 13 to 16, has been Issued and copies may be obtained by ad dressing Secretary S. I. Brown at Medford. Copies can also be obtained at the banks in the different towns in the valley. The premiums offered are very liberal along all lines and everyone interested in the fair should secure a premium list at once, look It over and prepare to make an ex hibit and help to make this year's fair second to none in the state ex cepting the state fair. Astoria has let contracts for six bitulithic streets. The primary election in Yamhill county cost 72 cents per vote. Car Smashes Into Roadside Bank A Briscoo eight-cylinder car be longing to and driven by a young man from Salem overturned at the foot of the Siskiyou grade yeterday afternoon, breaking two front wheels and bending the axle and fender slightly. The car was traveling at a good rate of speed when something went wrong with the steering gear and the auto plunged Into the bank. Four Ashland young men were in the car, but none was injured beyond a shaking up, the car luckily remaining right side up. Three States To Form Association There Is to be a meeting of the former residents of the states of Min nesota, Wisconsin and Michigan at the city hall on next Wednesday at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of forming an association. The object of the organization is to promote good fellowship between the former residents of these states now located in southern Oregon and with ia view of entertaining any notable men or women from there who hapr pen to visit Ashland. I The organization will elect a presl j dent, vice-president, secretary and j treasurer and a board of trustees. It has been suggested that the organiza- tlon be patterned after other assocla I Hons of Jhls kind and where the fee to join Is 25' cents per family, which Is to take care of the Incidental ex penses to further the objects of the organization. The former residents of 'e'astern states" will have a meeting on Fri day afternoon of this week for a sim ilar purpose. The Eastern States As sociation will take In all of the for mer residents of Maine, New HamJ shlre, Vermont, Massachusetts, Con necticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, New York, Jersey and Pennsylvania. Restrict Fishing At Rogue Mouth Local fishermen who have watched steelhead fishing in the upper Rogue river decline as the commercial fish erman at the mouth got a firmer hold on the fish-filled Rogue, are jubilant over the announcement from Marshfield that the State Fish and Game Commission, which heard the complaint of R. L. Macleay, who was assaulted on Rogue river by Claud Barton, declared that a dead line would be established on the lower Rogue near the entrance, to allow the free flow of fish to the upper river and to aid in eliminating the constant trouble arising between the Macleay interests and fishermen who are operating for the Seaborg con cern. Governor Withycombe, chairman of the commission, said he believed the dead line would be a successful method of preventing further trouble and Intimated that fishing beyond the line towards the sea would be prohibited. State Game Warden Carl D. Shoemaker was instructed to visit Gold Beach and Wedderburn and will arrive there next Thursday. The hearing was on Friday and Mr. Shoe maker will establish the line. It was believed that the distance from the bar would be set at about 1,500 feet. Ships Litbia Water To Southern Calif. D. W. Coolldge of Pasadent, Cal., who visited the J. R. Casey family here recently, became a lover of llthla water, and after leaving for Pasadena decided he could not get along with out it. Hence he had Chauncey Stod dard ship him a case and will have it on tap In his Pasadena home. Mr. Coolldge says that there should be a fine market for llthla water in south ern California; that the water is dis tinctive and has made a hit with every one whom he has offered it to. The Kruse & Banks shipyards at Marshfield, operated electrically with power furnished by the Oregon Power Company, has secured contracts for building five large boats. Bids have been opened at Astoria for a $25,000 M. E. church. Forest Grove is to have a new brick business block. Chas. B. Hughes Depot August Word was received today from S. S. Smith of Medford, member of the state republican executive committee, that Chas. B. Hughes will arrive in Ashland at 4:50 p. m. on Thursday, July 17, and will speak at the sta tion here. A record-breaking crowd Is expected to assemble to hear the republican candidate for president. Mr. Hughes will speak for a few min utes in Medford. The train upon which he is traveling is No. 15, he having a special car, and stops for twenty minutes In this city, thus giv ing ample time for a brief speech. No doubt the valley committees will send a large crowd to Ashland. The Medford republicans are endeavoring to make arrangements to have Mr. Hughes brought up from that city to Ashland over the paved Pacific High way by automobile, In which case he would also probably be shown through Ashland's park before speak ing at the depot. But Ashland has Dr. Ford Has High Praise for Ashland Dr. T. B. Ford of Salem, whose chief laurels In the eyes of the news papers of the state Is the fact that he Is chaplain of the State Editorial Association, and who outside of that honor, or rather burden, is recognized as one of the broadest, both in mind and body, of the Methodist ministers of the state and holds the superln tendency of the Salem district and other honors, has been, in Ashland for the past week. Dr. Ford came up from Salem to attend the state editorial convention, and since he had been to Crater Lake on other oc casions and had fallen in love with Llthla park, preferred to remain in (Ashland rather than go to the lake with the newspaper men. He has become a great booster, for llthla wa ter and expresses his belief that with a water cure sanitarium costing $150,000 or so, Ashland would soon become a water cure resort of na tional fame. "I think your park and, in fact, the whole city is an earthly paradise," stated Mr. Ford. "Between British Columbia and Los Angeles I know all the cities on the coast, but none of them can approach Ashland, in my mind:" He proclaimed the park and mineral waters to be an invaluable asset and expressed his belief that great things are ahead of Ashland He left Sunday for Medford, where he stopped for a day before returning north. Ten Per Cent Pear Loss From Wind The heavy wind storm and rain of last Friday did but little damage in the Ashland district. According to County Pathologist pate, the loss to the valley pear crop will amount to about 10 per cent, much less thaii was estimated directly following the storm. The damage was mostly to young orchards, the older trees not suffering heavily. In Ashland a few peaches were blown from the trees, but apparently the wind did not gain the velocity which it did in the lower valley. , The Everfresh Food Company of Sutherlin will handle the fallen pears, according to announcement made in Medford, and will pay $16 per ton for fallen fruit, thus greatly reducing the loss from this source. Bosc pears suffered the least of all the varieties. Anjous and Bartletts were the chief losers, falling heavy in some districts. The storm embraced an area of fifteen miles about Medford. There was little wind at Jacksonville owing to Its protected position. Many Huckelberries AtLakeoftheWoods Reports from Lake of the Woods denote an unusually big crop of huckleberries. The "pie nuggets" will be ripe about August 20 to 25, and lovers of the best pie under the sun Bhould go or send a delegate to gather a few gallons. Lake of the Woods Is yearly the Meca for several hundred campers during the time huckleberries are ripe. There are several parties already encamped at the lake. Will Speak at 17th at 4:50 p.m. been assured that no matter what other arrangements are made, Judge Hughes will speak at the Southern Pacific station shortly after the ar rival of the train. Republican ladles of the city plan to present Mrs. Hughes with some of the Justly fam ous Ashland peaches and a case of llthla water will also be placed upon the car. Mr. Hughes io making a fast tour of the coast and jumps from Portland to southern Oregon between speeches. Oregon was the one state of tho Union which made plainest its prefer ence for Hughes, nominating him al though he had requested that his name be withdrawn from the ballot. The Hughes party will be accom panied from Portland by several members of the state republican cen tral committee. Republicans of the upper end of the valley should turn out en masse to greet their presidential nominee. Mayor Returns From Long Tour O. H. Johnson and his brother, J. W. Johnson, of Medford, with their families, returned Thursday from a week's automobile trip which took them to Crater Lake and well over Into eastern Oregon. They motored around Klamath Lake, fished every where that fishing looked likely, and had a generally pleasant time. They went about forty miles over into eastern Oregon, and Mayor Johnson says he is going back for a good long stay so that he can visit five lakes over in that country. He tells of meeting a couple at Crater Lake who : told him of the wonderful fishing at Crescent Lake, which is about twen-! tfl-five miles off the main traveled road over in eastern Oregon. Ac cording to Mr. Johnson's informants, the 'inosi inexperienced fisherman; woman or child could catch twenty to twenty-five rainbow weighing from one to three pounds in an even ing's fishing, and an expert's catch would be measured only by the rapid ity with which he could take the fish off the hook. Mr. Johnson traveled over the road from Pelican Bay to Crater Lake and says it is in fine shape, even better than the road up Rogue river. If Ashland can get the road to Pelican Bay open for automobiles a new route to Crater Lake, which will be the most beautiful of all, will be opened up. Portlanders Get Fine Steelhead Portland Telegram: One of the finest strings of steelheads ever brought back from the Rogue river district was brought in yesterday by E. DeWitt Connell and Dr. R. B. Brandon. The fish were caught Monday and Tuesday in the Rogue river about thirty miles above Medford, at a point a short distance above a town called Trail. There were twenty of the steel heads, ranging between ten and eigh teen Inches in length. Five of them rai about three pounds in weight and tlree of them would go around the elpht-pound mark. The anglers report that the water In the Rogue river is unusually cold for, this season of the year, which mikes the fish full of fight and fit to pu: up a great battle, which they did. they used a No. 4 fly, a professor, a gray hackle and a royal coachman in making the catch. The fish are on exhibition in the Holcyman hardware windows. Commercial Club Committee to Aid President Smith of the Commer cial Club has appointed a committee to co-operate with. tho G. A. R. of Asliland in making arrangements for the entertainment of the veterans of southern Oregon at the annual re union which will be held In Ashland for the four days beginning Septem ber 11. The committee members are follows: Chairman W. E. New- combe, C. B. Wolf, E. N. Butler, G. W. Eubanks, J. A. Kohagen, L. J. Orres, B. W. Talcott and Charles Edg- ington. Crew at Work at Bailey Hill The Southern Pacific has a force of twenty men at work at the Bailey hill undergrade crossing in Siskiyou county, California. A plledrlver Is at work setting piles preparatory to tunneling under the railroad. The tunnel will be finished in about six weeks, eliminating the two miles of Jagged rocks which pass for a road over Bailey hill at present. When this obstacle is removed most of the Oregon pleasure seekers will make Hornbrook Instead of Hilt their des tination. Help Win Prize For Ashland All pei sons who have agricultural products for exhibit at the Jackson County Fair at Medford early in Sep tember are requested to enter them with the Ashland exhibit, where the Individual exhlblter will stand the same chance to win an individual prize and in addition the Ashland dis trict will get credit in competition for the Ashland prize. J. R. PIttenger, who has been ap pointed to prepare the exhibit for Ashland, requests that all who have fruit or vegetables, either canned or fresh, grains, grasses, flowers or any products of this nature suitable to exhibit, will please notify him by pos tal card at Ashland. Mr. PIttenger will call for such exhibits about Sep tember 1 and will enter them at the fair in the name of the person fun nishlng them, by J. R. PIttenger. Entered in this way, all products will count for most as possible prize win ners, and the person supplying the products will be relieved of the work of taking them to Medford and mak ing the entries. show everybody what Ashland can hsow everybody what Ashland can produce. Deer Season Opens At Sunrise Tuesday The 1916 deer season opens at sun rise in the morning, and from the number of red-hatted citizens who have been departing for the hills to day, the Blege of Verdun will have nothing on the opening of the deer season. Harry Hosier says he has been busy all day writing out hunting licenses. Everybody is going to "that place where I know a big old buck i holds out" and will be waiting for hlni in the morning. E. E. Phipps was one of the lucky ones who bagged a deer on the open lng day last year, and will go back to the same hunting grounds, the Colestin vicinity, with C. L. McKini' mey-of the Elkhorn store. E. R. Greive is going up to Whit- point to get an early start. Bill Loomis, Bert Dennis, Pete Ahl strom and Charley Poley are away up In the Umpqua river wilds. A number of camping parties from here who are out in the hills will send their men folks out after venl son. "Look before shooting" Is the mot to. But the first two or three days of the deer season are uneasy ones, State Rifle Shoot Postponed to Sept. The state rifle meet will probably be held on September 10, Instead of during August, as had previously been Intended, according to word re ceived by members of the local CoaBt Artillery company. The reason for tho postponement of the competition is assigned to a lack of federal funds, which are be ing held up by the delay in the pass age of the army appropriation bill. No money will be available until the bill has been approved by congress. Dallas and Falls City have united to operate a large rock-crushing plant. Four grain elevators, with a capac ity of 20,000 to 100,000 bushels, are being built In Wasco county. Henry Neiger of Lincoln, Ore., makes 400 pounds of Swiss cheese per month from 32 cows, t The Southern Pacific Company Is back of a new railroad from Cottage Grove to Lorane valley. More Guardsmen Called to the Border Considerable interest has beeti aroused among the membership ot the local CoaBt Artillery company by, the report that ,25,000 more national guardsmen had been ordered to the! border. The troops will go from Ohio and Kentucky mainly. It Is es timated that aproxlmately 100,000! national guardsmen are now on thai border. The Oregon guard is about 650 short of standard strength and new recruits are being trained at the) Clackamas camp and sent to the bor der as fast as possible. It is not thought likely that the local company, will be called upon to go to the bow der. The announcement was made along with the order sending the additional troops to the border, that no new ex igency had arisen, the troops which, are being sent having been ready to go for some time, and the release ot many of the guardsmen on the bor der for various reasons making thd movement advisable. Seek U. S. Aid For Caves Road It now appears probable that irl the very near future Grants Pass Is to have access to the Josephine Coun ty Caves by a fine government high way, built to the very entrance of tho' marble halls. Every pressure Is De ign brought to bear by the Grants Pass people on the Interior Depart ment to have a portion of the first million of dollars, which will likely be available this fall by the terms of the Shackleford bill, appropriated toward the early construction of tho road from Grants Pass to the caves. The Interest of the entire Oregon delegation has been solicited and as sured in the appropriation of a por tion of the funds to the caves road Drolect. Head Forester Graves, as well as'the Grants Pans forestry offi cials, are favorable to the proposi tion. An automobile road to Josephine caves meanB a great deal to Ashland, since this city Is already becoming a basis for automobile trips to Crater Lake and the caves. The end of tho present road, or the Caves Camp, is less than two hours by automobile from Ashland. Many automobile pari ties have used the Ashland automo bile camp grounds as headquarters for trips to the caves and other points of interest in southern Oregon this, summer. , John Dill Heads Auto Committee John Dill is chairman and A. C, Nininger and Thomas Simpson are) members of a committee appointed from the Commercial Club to get to gether cars to bring the San Fran cisco business men's excursion from Medford to Ashland. The visitors are) the heads of the biggest firms In Saui Francisco and are men upon whom a favorable impression of ABhland will count heavily. Probably twenty to twentyrftve cars will be needed, and every car owner In Ashland should be willing to donate bia car for this purpose. The party will be ready to. leave Medford about 3:45 on Satur day, August 26, and will remain foJ two hours in this city. They arei- travellng in their own special train.. Tho trip through the valley and the! stay in Llthla park Bhould be accom plished by Ashland in ber most hos-t- pltable manner. . . v..4 , Choral Club Will Give Concert The Choral Society is planning a concert to be given at the Vlnlnff Theatre on August 30 which should have the patronage of every Ashland- er. The members of the society, which has taken such a prominent part in the musical life of Ashland during the past year, hope to make the society a permanent organization. and of course to do this there must be funds raised in some way. ThO concert will be given for this purpose. Ashland has musical talent of extrar ordinary ability, and the hit scored by the Choral Society at Chautauqua guarantees a performance well worth hearing at the coming concert. Have a fit at Orres' tailors.