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Oregon Historical Society Cou.p W Sec0,ld 8t Ashland Iidings Ashland, Oregon, Lithla Springs "Oregon's Famous Spa" "Ashland Grows While Lithla Hows" Qtj of Sunshine and flowers N ASHLAND. OREGON MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1916 NUMBER 40 VOL. XLI Farmers Apply for $50f 000 at Loan Meet A larg.and enthusiastic meeting meeting f Mm Ahlnnd Farm Loan Associa- - tion was held at the city hall Satur- day afternoon. The chairman, J. F.j Rocho, after a brief and precise , sUtement of the principles and work- ings of the loan act, introduced Mr.j C. C. Cate of Medford, who delivered a strong argument in favor of the! organization and as a farmers' co-, operative plan. At the conclusion' an opportunity was seu nidations relative to the working plans, which were ably answered by John Dill, Mr. Cate' and the chair. An opportunity was offered to those present to become charter members, with the result of thirty members with an application of $50,000, which far exceeded the expectations of all present. The chair then ap-1 pointed on the nomination commit-! The rise in the price of pencil tab tee to nominate the board of officers lets which is affecting most of the for the local association, W. F. Shaw, ; big cities has not struck Ashland Belleview; E. E. Cook, Talent, who yet, according to Homer Elhart of asked to be excused on account of Foley & Elhart's store. That it may personal business. AW F. Dunn of come at any time Is conceded, how- Talent was appointed in his place, also with W. II. Jackson of Ashland. This committee will be ready to re port at the next meeting next Satur day at 2:30 p. m. at the city hall, of the advance in that city: Ashland, when the organization will "Blaine the war and the corre be completed. Everybody is invited spondingly high price of paper for to the coming meeting. j the passing of the jitney tablet and . 'composition blank book. . "The o-cent school tablet is a 10- Expose Brevers 'center no. j "This action followed an Inquiry " AffienQfflCnU Dill ' from the Wholesale Stationers' Asso- jciatlon of the United States. I "The standard tablet consists of Mayor Johnson and City Attorney, pageg Pflper costg have.ad. Moore of Ashland are listed among atmt tQ kepp the prominent lawyers of the state . centg u wou!(, ,)ave who have signed their names to a ; necegsary tQ cut the number of statement denouncing the proposed t to twenty.four Tne tablets brewers' amendment which will come ; to g(andard ge rather tnan BP for the vote of the people at the gtandard coming election. The statement and . , - names signed are as follows and, as will be noticed, Includes practically all of the district attorneys of Ore gon: "The proposed amendment permit ting the manufacture, sale and de livery of malt liquors in Oregon ..,m normi th hreweries to estab- lish agencies selling in the 'original package' (a single bottle or a whole case). These 'agencies' would be virtually saloons. The measure is nvu.w - v.. so inconsistent with the present law ho u n-nnirt npcessiute the draft-! lng of an entire new liquor code by one of the terrific mountain stovms the legislature. Dlstrfct Attorneys common to the section arose. Some W. T. Miller of Josephine county, W. : 0f the party became bewildered anl A. Bell of Wasco county, C. M. Hud-1 separated. The Ashland boy sue dleston of Sherman county, E. E. I ceeded after almost superhuman ef Kelly of Jackson county, Wlllard H. forts in gathering the party together VM7. of Crook county. J. E. Sibley 'and all were rescued. Raymond, of Polk county, George Neuner Jr. of : Douglas county, J. M. Devers of Lane 1 countv, R. L. Connor or Yamiiiii county, and the following candidates for district attorney: John Baker of Hood River county, W. G. Trill or wniinwn cnniitv. Charles H. GIos of Benton county, T. S. McKinney of j lake ronntv. Vine W. Pearce of Yamhill county, L. L. Ray of Lane county, John S. Hodgln of Union G. ,H. Bishop of Umatilla ; county, county, Robert M. Duncan of Mal heur county, S. M. Roberts of Jack son county; Judge Stephen A. Low- ell, Pendleton, practicing attorney; O. H. Johnson, Ashland, attorney and mayor; W. J. 'Moore, Ashland, city attorney; B. L. Eddy, Roseburg, attorney, ex-representatlve, candi date for state senate; O. P. Coshow, Roseburg, attorney and ex-state sen ator; Ora,H. Porter, Roseburg, attor ney and ex-state representative; C. E. Sox, Albany, attorney' at law. Will Open Wilson Campaign Tonight Senator George E. Chamberlain I will arrive in Asliland on No. 17 at j 6:15 to open the Oregon campaign for President Wilson at the Vining Theatre tonight. In order to make sure that the crowd will not overtax the seating capacity of the theatre, the stage will be set in parlor form to seat 75 people. The meeting will open at 7:45 in order to have the t ho xv and allow Senator Chamberlain to begin his ad-1 dress at 8 sharp. President Henry George Gilmore of the local league being absent in Seattle, Vice-President Mrs. J. F. Rocho will preside. A new creamery is to be started at Stanfield. North ights. Plains is to get electric j Hon. A.'E. Clark of Port- S $ land, one of the greatest speak- 3 erg of the coast, will address a 4 ? meeting to be held in the Lyric ? Wednesday evenlne of ' , . playlnp a prnmfnent part (n tJ)e b)g U)1,(igg done Jn port Jn thg gtate an(J s ft hear,ng prob. emR of tfce (,av w ,)e dg. from t)e republican view. Me(,'or(, w, g,ve a nv(,.mln. ,i, j c R w,n lntroduce Mr. Ciark. s $$$ss?S45S&SS$ One Rise Has Not Struck Ashland ever, as the price of paper is going ;up by leaps and bounds. When the present contracts run out, up will go the prices. An Oakland, paper tells Death Follows Act of Heroism nected with the death of Raymond .- dlu i v n .w.t.... - Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Thomas of Ashland. The young man was an instructor in the Runy high school of Elko, Nev., and wit'i a party of teachers waa in the moun- tains for a week-end outing w.ion however, was almost delirious when found, due to overexertion, and died a few hours later. He was 26 years nirt and had been In Elko about three years. He was a graduate of the local Mgn scnooi ami wen We. The body arrived here from Nevada Wednesday evening and the funeral was held Thursday afternoon from the Thomas residence on tho Boulevard. Interment was in Moun- tain View cemetery. Rev. W. J. Douglass conducted the services. Over Two Thousand Vehicles Pass The September travel over the Pa cific Highway through Ashland, both north or south over the Siskiyous, to talled 2,313 vehicles, according to statistics furnished by the state en gineer. How the figures are keptls a mystery to most, although that they are correct is not doubted. A few cars must slip through at night, how ever, that are undetected by the un known statistician. The September travel probably represents the high tide of travel for the year. Ministers of Valley Are Here Today The Rogue River Valley Minister ial Assocaton is convening in the Cnnereeational church In this city today, and pastors of churches all over the valley are in attendance, Ministers of all denominations at tend the valley ministerial meet. Business meeting and a program oc cupied the morning and afternoon sessions. Bids are to be considered for Jose phine county's new $75,000 court jhouBe at u rants rass. t September Was A Thirsty Month The booze shipments into Ashland are still on the increase, according to the September report of the chief of police. While during August 15 gallons of whiskey were shipped In, September saw the amount increased to 18 gallons. Beer shipments in creased from SO gallons to 87 gal lons. Wine slumped from two gal lons .to two quarts. The total ship ments during September were 165 gallons. May Encamp Here ! Again Next Year I That the G. A. R. encampment which was held at Ashland this year I was so successful that the encamp j ment next year may also come Jiere, i Is thought eminently probable. Ev erything was ideal for the reunion session here. The Chautauqua park ; provided an encampment spot ideally located, handy to town and to the ! Chautauqua tabernacle, where the I meetings were held. In other cities j in the valley the lack of a suitable camping place near a building where meetings could be held has proved a j handicap as it was necessary to pro vide means of transportation to and ! fro for the old soldiers. There seems to be no reason why Ashland should not again get the encampment. The matter Is left in the hands of the of ficers, no selection having been made at the recent gathering of the next year's location. ' Mount Lassen Is At It Again Mount Lassen is performing a'ain ; for the edification of a world unused jto the erratic activities of live col canoes. After keeping out of the papers for quite some little time and arousing the fear in the hearts of all, loyal Calif ornians that their pettrict the past few days. Pickers are i.,- n Ala a notnrnl death, losing to the Golden state fii:ini mis i ii in I. iic: iiuiucu ovnis n,i1,T.f,,i tnnrtst attraction, the vol - .. cano, probably moved by a plea from thp RpHrfine Pbamber of Commerce. burst forth again last week. A great black streak, believed to be lava, belched out Thursday by Lassen peak, was visible Friday stretching down the western slope of the mountain far below the timber line. Observers from the railroad said the black mass was first Been j about 4 o clock Thursday afternoon with great masses of steam rising from it. Rush Grading of Sutherlin Road Orders were given last Monday to rush work on the gradeB of the Roach logging, road at Sutherlin which is under construction from there to the timber company's big holding east of Sutherlin, says a dis patch from that place. Owing to the limited supply of local teams the compauy has contracted for teams from Junction City and points In the 1 Willamette -valley. Another carload of grading ma chinery was shipped from Portland Monday, and fifty teams are to be employed as soon as they can be gathered up. Lights Beautify Park Fountain The globes for the Butler-Perozzi fodntain In Lithla park arrived last week and were placed on the elec troliers by City Electrician Strick land. The globes were of an odd size and had to be specially ordered. The lights make the beautiful foun tain still more attractive. Frost Gets Lithia Park Flower Beds The frost last week nipped most of the flowers in Lithi park flower beds and the park force is now busy cleaning out the dead foliage. Prep arations are being made to plant to shrubbery", which will be planted this fall.. Phone news Items to tne Tidings. No School This Week After Tuesday The schools of the city will be closed on Wednesday, Thursday and , Friday qf this week on account of j the teachers' institute, which this year Is a joint affair of Jackson and Josephine counties and will be held at Grants Pass. All of the local teachers will attend. The three days together with Saturday and Sunday will give the students five days with no school, and many hunting trips are planned as a result. New Official on Portland Division further efforts of the Southern Pacific system more satisfactorily to control the distribution and move ment of cars to minimize the effects of the car shortage have been ex pressed in the appointment of Wil liam Wibon to the position of as sistant superintendent of the Port- land division. j ter at Tucson He Is now trainmas Arlz., and assumed his new duties October 1 under Su perintendent P. L. Burckhalter. This gives to assistant superintendents at Portland. C. W. Martyn will retain his position as assistant superintend ent. With the aid of the new offi cial and G. A. Newell, who has been appointed to the position of assist ant superintendent of transportation, with headquarters at the Portland j union station, in full charge of car I deliveries. It Is hoped to work out some Improvements immediately in j the Southern Pacific's distribution and movement of empty and loaded cars. Apple Pickers Are in Demand "Apple pickers wanted." neatly de signed on a placard, has met the eye of every visitor to the downtown dis-1 ni,.iili In demand nnri rnnH wsirps arc a'beingpaid. Many of the orchards are uvn-in. ... ! having trouble finding enough pick-' j ers, and wages range a little higher , ! than last year. Other labor Is In de- mand also, an advertisment appear ing in valley papers last week for twenty men for quarry work and oth er projects have also required the addition of crews. Biggest Cattle Sale This Fall The largest sale of cattle from this end of the valley of the fall occurred recently when Miller & Lux of San Francisco purchased 720 head of cat tle from the cattle raisers of this vi cinity. Messrs. J. J. Murphy, George Nichols, Kincald, McAllister and a number of others were represented. The beef was in fine condition and brought a handsome sum In good hard cash which will jingle around in the Ashland marts of trade to quite a noticeable extent. Will Welcome Women's Special A committee consisting of Mes dames Vaupel, Frohbach, Alice But ler, Boslough, Brlggs and Provost has been appointed by the local Hughes Alliance to welcome the vis iting ladies of the "Women's Spec ial," which train is expected to pass through Ashland on Sunday, Octo ber 15. Baptist Young Folks to Medford Forty-five of the young people of the local Raptist church Journeyed to Medford last night, where they attended the rally day exercises of the Medford Baptist Young People's Union. The party made the trip In Jitneys and private cars. Mrs. Bur ton, state president of the B. Y. P. U., was one 'of the speakers of the evening. j , Oregon has sold 25 tons of flax at 7 cents a pound to California mills. It was produced with convict labor. North Bend men have started a new shingle mill on Larson inlet. ? ? XOTK'K TO IUSI.VFSS MUX.' 3 A smoker at the Chautauqua 9 hall (old O. A. K. hall) Tues- diiy evening at S o'clock. Musi- cai numners ana snort, snappy talks. Every member of the, . Business Men's Association j should be on hand. tion Party." She expects to address 8 S S S S 3 S j the members of the W. C. T. U. at I their meeting on next Tuesday at PheaSantS Safe PVl'lanly club will probably be or- Affcr T7mArAFillzp' Ashland. nilVl A vliiuil v iV The pheasant , Beason In Jackson county closes tomorrow ot sundown. The hunters have been many and tlio birds few during the past eight days. Most of the birds were found in the creek bottoms, due In all probability to the dry weather of the past month. Owing to a decrease in the number of birds throughout the state, the season in other counties will close on the 15th instead of the 30th, as usual. This step was decided necessary to preserve tne mrus, wnicn were rapiu-1 -" "-'. "" "''ji ly being exterminated. The quail sea-1 will speak on "The Aim and Out son lasts until the end of the month. ! 'k-" Splendid music will be one Valued Relic May Be Offered John II. Doran, the mall carrier I sittot tlia fii f tit pniito f nu'nrila infill I. Springs, may possibly offer the city , glad to go to the outlying school dis a valuable relic which would make a trlots. great addition to the exhibits in the pioneer exhibit building which the Pioneer Association may build In Lithla park some day. At least "Hop" Turucker says he wouldn't wonder If such a thing would be pos sible. You see, it Is like this: Mr. Doran has bought a new car for use on the mall route and the faithful old '348" which for many years (business of tears) has plowed Its way through mud and dust, never faltering or failing (more tenrs). will now stand Idle, its useful life i o'er. Us exhaust silent, its flywheel I mntlnnlesH Willie the shillV new 1 usurper does the business of Uncle Sam. Would It not be a fit end forlof reorganization and the auilitiona - - - - . .,.., I,.., inlrt itu PVPn PUT the faithful servant of Its govern-1 ment to stand, perhaps with a pink rlbbbon draped from spark plug to spark plug, in an honored place between- the shoe which rocked tho first cradle in Jackson county and straight which won the first Jack pot. W. D. Hodgson's Car Stolen and Wrecked W. D. Hodgson's Ford automobile was stolen about 2:30 Sunday night from the street in front of his resi dence, ran rour miles toward Talent, then through a fence, over a ditch and Into a tree. F. L. Camps bought the tattered remains today. No cluo was left of the thieves beyond a cap, size seven. The police have a fairly well defined Idea of who the thieves were, however. The car must have been going at a high rate of speed when It went off the paved highway, for It went through a well-built wire' fence, across a deep ditch and finally hit sideways on a tree. It Is hardly thought possible that the occupants could have been hurt, as some people llvlnir In the vlclnltv heard the crash and .nt un and dressed and were at the scene of the accident within five minutes of the time of the wreck. The car was badly damaged. Both wheels on one side were off and the" fender and running board smashed. The wind shield was broken and the font end bent and battered out of shape. Hughes Alliance Committees Named Mrs. Louise Perozzl, president of the local Hughes Alliance, has ap pointed the following committees: Executive Mesdames Simpson, Kinney, Clark Bush, F D. Wagner, DIdra, McCracken, Lamkln, Miss Nel lie Dickey. Finance Messrs. Butler, Butler, Pracht, Frohbach, Smith, Lamkln. Publicity Mesdames Emma Jack, Greer, Day. Membership ' Mesdames Grace Turner, Shepherd, Dodson, Susie Al len, Putnam, Crocker, Miss Belle Anderson. Prohibition Workers Busy in Ashland Mrs. Juliette M. T. Francis, field secretary for the Oregon prohibition, state committee, spoke at the Chris tian church of Ashland at 11 o'clock Sunday morning on "The Vision, the Aim and the Outlook of the Prohibl- There will be a meeting at Talent on Wednesday evening at the M. E. church In the Interest of national prohibition. Rome of Ashland's best niiiKers have consented to participate and the speakers will be among the best. On Friday evening. October 13, there will he a prohibition rally held at the Chautauqua hall. Mayor John oon has consented to speak on "The Need of National Prohibition," and the Ilev. Heed will discuss "The Platform of the Prohibition Party." fif tho tn:i I ii feiiturea nf the meetlnc. All urgent invitation is extended to all to be present and hear this live issue discussed. Mrs. Francis is stopping at the Hotel Austin and will be pleased to arrange for meeting any evening dur ing the week outside of Wednesday and Friday. She states she will be Smith Says Club Entering New Era During the past several months V. O. N. Smith has been at the hend of the Ashland Commercial Club. Dur ing the same months the club has lifted all but a minute portion of a good sized debt off its shoulders, has accomplished radical changes in It self and has accomplished things oit the outside. The club la now get- ( ting settled after a t.irbu lent period . ..... turmoil of moving into its excellent new quarters. The club Is also pre paring for a big expansion move ment, and in order to get into touch with the status and plans of the clul from the person who Is most con versant with conditions, a Tidings reporter journeyed up to the Citizens Bank and there found V. u. Smith bubbling over with enthusiasm for the club work and anxious to let others know how he feels. Here are a few oi his statements regarding the Ashland Commercial Club: "To me the outlook for the Com mercial Club is most gratifying. Our splendid new office with its cheerful appearance and easy access creates a better atmosphere and feeling ill regard to the club and club affairs, and I am sure our present plan of operation will appeal to nil as busi ness like and progressive. We aro In position now to render more and better service to the community than over before, and service to the com munity is the ono thing the club ex ists for. "From the applications for mem bership that we have had In the past few days 1 am confident that the club Is entering upon a new era of usefulness. I find that a good many of our people were not favorable to tho Idea of maintaining amusement feU" 0,lt )f tlie P"noraI treasury or tne chid, anil win commune muio cheerfully when they are assured that tho entire income will be used to advance the community interests. "With our board of fourteen trus tees nlive and active In the city's in terest, with our expense' cut to a minimum, and without the burden ot debt that wo have been struggling with, I am sincere in saying that I believe we have an organization that is worthy of the support of every man Interested in the future of Ash land. "In granting the club the nse of a room in the city hall, the members of the council showed their apprecia tion of and desire to further the in terests of the club in a way that ia worthy of much commendation. ' It was decidedly a progressive step, and speaks well for future co operation between the council and Commercial Club, in solving community prob lems." Engineer Arthur Miller, whose run is on the Klamath Falls branch of the Southern Pacific, was a visitor at his home' here over Sunday.