Monday, August 21, 1910
PARE TWO
ASHLAND TIDINGS
Ashland Tidings
By
THE ASHLAND HUNTING 00..
(Incorporated)
ESTABLISH KD J876
SFJUMVEEKLY
Bort It. Greer, Editor and Manager
Harry R, Ling, Advertising Manager
Lynn Mowat, - City Editor
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ATTRACTIVE TOWN LIFE.
Among the distinguished visitors
to Ashland with the State Editorial
Association was Edgar E. Piper, ed
ltor of the Portland Oregonian. The
following editorial from his pen ap
peared In the Oregonian of Thursday,
August 17:
"The enterprising town of Ashland,
In southern Oregon, has expended
something like $200,000 in creating a
park a rendezvous for young and
old, rich' and poor, happy and unhap
py, gay and sedate for all alike. It
Is a beautiful site for a park, upon
the banks of a sparkling stream,
with trees, vines, moss, grass, water,
flowers, rocks everything there to
Invite the artist and the utilitarian to
join hands in the arrangement and
use of nature's offerings. They have
done these things and more; for there
are children's playgrounds, gymnastic
devices, comfort stations, bandstands,
swimming pool, dancing pavilions,
camping grounds and many other
conveniences and attractions for the
resident and the wayfarer. It has
all been most excellently planned and
most skillfully executed. Ashland Is
proud of Its park, and it should be.
What Ashland has done others may
de in the development of their own
Individual municipal schemes for
parks or public utilities. It is not
Jong since the idea of pleasure
grounds for the people was a novelty
In Oregon. But there has been a
great advance In town life in the past
twenty years. Now there are publif
libraries, paved streets, social centers,
community activities of all sorts.
Some towns are more energetic than
others In promoting enterprises for
the common welfare; but all are do
ing something. The example of Ash
land may well be cited. To be sure,
there are not available for every com
munity the famous Ashland ltthla
springs nor the lovely Ashland
stream, but each bas some resources
cf its own and It should be devoloped.
The opinion may be ventured that
Ashland would not part with its park
for ten times its cost.
HUGHES.
A few left the Southern Pacific
station Thursday afternoon dissatis
fied because the man whom they had
nominated for the presidency had not
turned Ioobb on everything in general
and the democrats in particular; had
not mussed up his hair and thrilled
the crowd with stinging denunciation
of the present administration, expos
ure of the weaknesses of every big
democrat, and promises of double pay
checks and universal happiness
should he be placed in the AVhite
House. All but the scattered few
left with the feeling that they had
been listening to a truly big man,
had been listening to a calm, forceful
and convincing argument offered by
a man whose personality and record
fpeak level-headed ability to do
things. The day of feather-brained
crowds, swayed from passion to pas
sion by flighty oratory, has given way
to the day of Intelligent truth-seeking
crowds such as that which gath
ered to hear Charles E. Hughes.
COMMENDATION.
Portland Telegram: Highly to be
commended is the first step taken by
the reorganized Commercial Club of
Ashland In selling its billiard and
card tables to pay its debts. Around
those kind of tableB little business is
likely to be transacted that will help
8 town to grow.
These badgered soldiers .on the
Mexican border now wonder why
they bothered about traveling thither
In Pullmans.
Talks With Screen-Struck Girls
The useful
7" ' J
ness of thii
talk must
necessarily be
limited to the
few girls who
may find an
opportunity of
V -'' J availing them.
V 1 selves of the
suggestion 1 1
Beatrlz Mlchelena carres.
It is this: If fortunate enough to
secure a position as stenographer or
otherwise in a motion picture studio,
a girl may thus find an avenue by
n-hinii rIib can eventually break
the acting end. As a matter oi
fact, a good many girls try th and
some with success. In its final an
alysis, of course, it comes down as
always, to the question of wether or
not the girl has the requisite talent.
It is a common occurrence for the
office help in a great many of the
big studios to be called out on the
stace when there is an emergency
demand for extra people in a scene.
Sometimes a stenographer may be
come quite a prominent figure in a
production, and if she photographs
and acts well enough, the time will
come when she will be graduated
from the typewriter and permanently
associated with the producing com
pany. She will be in genuine Intent
a motion picture actress.
Of course, the great disadvantage
in this plan is the fact that motion
picture studios use but a limited
number of stenographers and conse
I Heard and Overheard g
Nate Bates says: "You ought to
call your column 'Hashed and Re
hashed' We always get it Just about
dinner time Monday and it would
kind of jibe with the washday grub."
We have a motto hanging over the
desk in our office which says: "To
err is human. Not to air other's er
rors is divine." P. M. Kaiser says
that's a queer motto for a newspa
per. D. M. Lowe says: "That newspa
per story about the Texas farmer who
plowed up a fortune of $250,000 in
old Spanish gold ought to be an in
centive for the 'back to the farm'
movement."
The Roseburg Review placed the
crowd which met Hughes in that city
at "less than 1,600," the Roseburg
News at "more than 4,000." We
will give you two guesses which is
democratic and which republican.
We would like to call the attention
of the young ladies of Ashland given
to wasting their time writing motion
picture ccenarlos, to the advertise
ment of the Ashland Junk Dealers
elsewhere in the columns of this pa
per: "All kinds of Junk bought."
Chi Pierson, while looking at the
$850 gob of gold Dave Good was ex
hibiting last Saturday, said: "It's
too bad that brains won't earn stuff
like that, ! would have more than I
can carry. It's just pure, unadulter
ated luck."
T. H. Simpson, chairman of the
Ashland republican central commit
tee, says: "It rained Just before
Hughes got here and just after he
left, but it cleared up while he was
here, which furnishes conclusive evi
dence that the Lord is on our side."
Miss Amy Grubb has submitted a
suggestion to the management of the
Tidings which is being seriously con
sidered, 1. e., running a "Keeley
cure" advertisement under every
story of automobile accidents on the
Siskiyous.
Passerby: "Why do you keep that
Flaxon squawking all the time?"
Mrs. Nlnlnger: "Why, this is the
third time the tire has blown out,
and Poke told me he could relieve
the stress on his mind while he was
fixing it without shocking me, if I
kept the horn going."
Henry Ford must have confided
some of his plans for Ford subma
rines to F. L. Camps when he was
back at the factory in Detroit. At
any rate, F. L. tried an experiment
up in the Willamette river the other
day, along these lines. Henry will
be greatly disappointed over tbere-
sult.
The girl hikers who passed through
Ashland last week must have been
SOME travelers. They left Grants
Pass Tuesday and made Hornbrook
Wednesday afternoon. N. B. Since
writing the above we learned that
some Ashland young hopefuls gave
the fair ones a lift over the Siskiyous
in their car. The girls said: "Sure
we agreed to walk all the way, but
who said anything about climbing
mountains?"
quently only a very few of the many
girls who wish to become screen stars
can find these office positions. For
those who have the opportunity, how
ever, it is well worth the trying.
An advantage of the scheme, and a
very big one, is that the studio sten
ographer, whether acting on the
stage or not, is constantly in the pic
ture atmosphere, and if she has an
Inherent adaptability 'for the profes
sion it will develop almost uncon
sciously. She may get no more op
portunities than other "extras," but
will somehow know better, how to
make the most of hers.
Kvon tlioncli a eirl secures her no-
sition as a stenographer, and really
has the talent to eventually win a
regular place In the producing cast
there remnlns one great danger of
the plan's miscarrying. Nine chances
to one the girl will get' impatient.
She will want to become the actress
all in a minute. The stenographer's
work will become irksome and she
will, unconsciously perhaps, neglect
it. The result is obvious. Long be
fore she has established herself as a
screen actress she will have lost her
position as a stenographer, and her
big opportunity will be gone. j
How much better had she realized
that it takes time and patience to
achieve a place in motion pictures!
She should remember always that,
until she is the actress, her chief duty
is to be the stenographer and to give
It her best attention. That is the
only way to make the plan work out
More Extracts
From StateJPapers
The column after column of un
stinted praise appearing in the press
of the state, as a result of the receu.
editorial convention held at Medford,
is giving this section the most valu
able publicity it has received in many
a day. If Ben Sheldon had done
nothing else for Jackson county, his
bringing this convention into our
midst, and his work in making it a
success, would entitle him to the
warm grptitude of our people.
We quote a few excerpts from
press comment, which fairly indicate
the fine things that are being said
about us: .. .. ,
Corvallis Courier; ' -
"Medford and Ashland, there are
no cities like them in Oregon, when
it comes to doing things and doing
them right."
This was the general verdict of
the 125- newspaper men and ladles
who attended the annual state ed
itorial association at Medford.
They can't say enough for the two
southern Oregon cities, for the splen
did entertainment given them, for
the courtesy of the people, for the
beauty and bustle of the two cities,
for the magnificent roads and for the
spirit of optimism and progress of
the people.
"If the people of our northern Ore
gon cities would only go down to
Medford and Ashland and catch their
spirit, there would be no more songs
of business depression," said one of
the up-state newspaper men. on his
return home.
Medford and Ashland have set a
mark for doing things that is going
to be very hard for future cities
which will entertain the association
to maintain. These cities have the
real western way of going to a propo
sition with "pep" and enthusiasm
not as a matter of duty.
Estacada News.
Ashland's Lithia park represents
that same spirit of publicity and co
operation, the people having raised
over $160,000 by bonding, with
which to construct this beautiful at
traction surrounding the gushing
mineral springs. Being on the main
auto and railway tourist routes from
California, this park will ultimately
prove a paying attraction. ,
Oregon City Courier.
Ashland, with its magnificent Lith
ia park, was also host to the editors
on Friday, after an interesting trip
over the Siskiyou highway. The tone
of hospitality pervaded the entire
period of the convention and the two
cities literally outdid themselves to
make the convention a record break
er. An open air banquet at Lithia
At The
5-10-15C STORE
The little necessities for the
camping and canning season at
The 51015c STORE
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park was a feature of the trip to
Ashland and an address of welcome
was made by the chief executive of
the city.
Forest Grove News-Times.
Ashland has one of the most beau
tiful natural parks in the United
States. It covers an area of 800
acres, and the past year the city has
spent $170,000 in the erection o
suitable buildings, pavilions, band
stands, camping grounds, etc., mak
ing it beyond question the finest we
have ever seen. It would be impos
sible to describe Jts wonderful con
venience and beauty. It must be
seen to be appreciated, and the pretty
city of Ashland is to be congratulated
on its enterprise and splendid
j achievement. With a population of
nhnur R AAA iha nppnmnlldhmAnt rtf
such a work seems beyond a possibil
ity, yet by the united efforts of Its
citizens it has a playground that will
be of untold benefit to generations of
men yet unborn.
Ralem Statesman.
We were taken to the famous
Lithia park, where the citizens of
Ashland had prepared individual
lunch boxes with more than enough
for one's large appetite. Everyone
sat down to a table where hot coffee
was served. After the inner man was
satisfied and a few speeches made by,
prominent delegates, a walk through
this beautiful park was made, view
ing the many sights of nature and
the handiwork of man, where the city
of Ashland has spent $175,000 in
beautifying this spot.
1 want to say right here, this park
is as beautiful at night as it is in
day, as hundreds of incandescent
lights are used to light the grounds
after dark. Even the trees have
these lights scattered all through the
branches to the top, giving one an
idea of Christmas in the summer.
The free camp grounds are cer
tainly a great asset to the many trav
elers going through the country.
In this park there are springs of sul
phur, lithia water, artesian well, lit
tle rivulets running in all directions,
waterfalls, and where nature did not
take part in making, the hand has, i
until one can see almost anything he
wishes.
Marion County Fjiterprlse.
While in Ashland last week attend
ing a banquet given to the editors of
the state convention at the neighbor
ing city of Medford, we had the pleas
ure of enjoying not only the hospital
ity of that beautiful little city of six
thousand, but the beauties of Ash
land's Lithia park. It is a pretty
place nestled among the hills, beauti
fully shaded, with springs natural
and artificial, grottos and fountains,
large bandstand surrounded by
knolls making a natural amphithea
tre. At night the effect is enhanced
by the lighting scheme, numberless
electric lights glowing in the trees,
shedding over all a soft, enchanting
light. A convenient automobile camp
also.
The park is at the edge of a beau
tiful city of six thousand souls of
hospitality. Good Homes, paved
streets, commodious public buildings,
and this city linked to Medford by a
twenty-foot concrete and asphalt
street thirteen miles in length, both
towns helping each other make prog
ress. While Medford was the conven
tion city, the editors were banqueted
at Ashland also. Those towns are
doing their full share in upholding
the standard of Oregon civilization
and avantages.
Sheridan Sun.
Returning from this trip, the citi
zenry of Ashland, not yet fully re
covered from their "wild west" ex
hibition, threw out the lasso of hos
pitality and without the least resist
ance roped every one of that frolic
some band of editorial beasts and
made them captives within the fam
ous corral of Lithia park, and what is
more to tbelr everlasting credit, com
pletely tied them with attention and
kept them closely confined until the
ladies had served aft with a magnifi
cent box lunch of choice Ashland
fruits and the products of the appe
tizing culinary arts that have won
for these ladies the most comforting
spot in the heart of every editor and
his wife,
Lithia park is one of the grandest
scenic attractions that could fall to
the lot of any city, and with the work
of nature, assisted by the hands of
man and oiled with the outlay of
some $200,000, has produced an ef
fect that all the parks of the most
noted eastern cities can not rival.
Corvallis Gazette-Times.
What we would like Corvallis peo
ple in particular to read is a very
brief account of Ashland park. This
is what "got our goat." Here is a
beautiful little town, not as large as
Corvallis, with nowhere near as good
a country around It, spending $200,-
000 to build a park. And they seem
to have gotten their money's worth.
Up to this trip, we had believed Man
itou, Colo., to be the prettiest little
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resort in the country', but now we j ing waters, an infinitely better clim
know that Ashland has it beaten so I ate, for we have sweltered in the
far that thev are not to be mentioned
in the same day. They call it "Lithia
park" because it has several natural
lithia water springs. A busy, noisy
little mountain stream flows through
its center. It is terraced and laid out
with beautiful drives
It has rustic
benches scattered all through it and
many .Ashland people were enjoying
its beauties in the afternoon. It is
covered with a profusion of flowers,
, carefully selected and tended. It has
! several tennis courts. It has a play-
ground for children, with its sand
I hAvoa ita awinpa cvmnAfiMft Annnra.-
tus, slides, etc. It has a camping
ground for tourists a free camping
ground. The camping ground is sup
plied with vtents and gas stoves,
where for 25 cents the weary tourist
can cook his meals. And there are
tables there for him to eat on. Twice
a week there are band concerts. Up
town there is a big natatorium, forty
feet wide and 100 feet long, with a
varying depth from one foot to nine
feet. Here kiddies and grownups
were enjoying themselves to the limit.
The natatorium has dressing rooms,
shower baths, water slides and all
the accoutrements necessary to make
up to date. And the four Corvallls
ians in our car rid ourselves of the
dust of the road by plunging into its
cooling depths. Mrs. Kerr passed it
up, but as she watched the rest of us
splashing round in the limpid depths,
she had a rather envious look in her
eyes that made up imagine she was
sorry she wasn't in. '
And in the beautiful park Ashland
people entertained the editorial
crowd that evening. They served aj
very novel lunch. It was put up in
neat cartons and everybody was
handed a carton as soon as he ar
rived. There were tables enough to
seat the entire crowd, and handsome
young ladies hustled around with hot
coffee and cream and sugar and
smiles and made every one feel either
at home or in heaven. And a band
from Oakland, Cal., occupied the
bandstand, filling the air with excel
lent music. The park is beautifully
lighted and there must have been
5,000 people gathered on its sloping
hills listening to the music. Many
cute little cottages -are built on the
terraces overlooking the park. Some
are for rent, and we can not imagine
a more delightful place to spend the
summer season.
And some day it will be as well
known as Manitou. It has as many
interesting side trips, as health-giv-
Tuxedo Nights
by Walt Mason
When the day's work's done, and the good old sun
has sunk in the well known West, then I stretch my
form by the fireside warm, I sit at my ease and rest.
Then I take my pipe which is mildly ripe, as the pipes
of good smokers are, with a chortling soul then I fill
its bowl from my glass Tuxedo jar. And I smoke at
k fa
gf j ViaiA4J WAV AVA Wll till LU1C9
fcthU I s around through the
? busy day. The worries and
woes and such things as those
in the daytime leave their scar, but there's rest at
night and a calm delight in my
glass Tuxedo jar." OtwTlKc-
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NZWCOUCATIONAL
daytime at Manitou. Ashland Is a
much prettier city. It is not merely
a resort as Manitou is. And when
eastern people find it out, it will be
a tourist Mecca that will make fam
ous not only Ashland, but all Ore-
i gon. And Corvallis could have as
pretty a park of a different kind if
we would only get over our self-satisfied
spirit and wake up to our oppor
tunities. By getting the Avery tract
added to what we have, there would
be unlimited possibilities with our
beautiful river, majestic trees and.
balmy climate. And but what's the
use, what's the use? We can't even
build a school house! It must be our
low altitude. Tomorrow we will tell
you about Crater Lake.
Meanwhile Mr. Hughes has his eye
to the periscope and Is peering into
President Wilson's trenches.
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Did you ever stop to think Just
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your Insurance compared to the ben
efits which you receive? A few dol
lars invested today may save you a
thousand tonight.,
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ease, and my trouble flees to
the place where dead troubles
go; and my worries seem, in
my waking dream no longer to
have a show. And I say, "In-,
deed, it's a noble weed that
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