Ashland tidings., October 19, 1916, Image 1

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IDINGS
Ashland, Oregon, Lilhia Springs ,
"Oregon's Famous Spa'
"Ashland Grows While Llthla Flows'
City of Sunshine and flowers
ASHLAND. OREGON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1916
NUMBER 43
VOL..XLI
Bring in Buck From Would Widen
First Football
Game Here Oct. 26
Irrigation for
Foots Creek Rear
Single Day's Hunt: Narrow Avenue
Petitions for the establishment of
an irrigation district in the Foots
creek district will lie heard by the
county court November 9. The proj
ect embraces 1200 acres on the south
side of Foots creek, and according
to its promoters, but two landown
ers in the district are opposed to ir
rigation. Attorney C. M. Thomas of
Med ford is attending to the legal end
of the matter.
C. W. McDonald, president of the
Jackson County bank is chairman of
the organization, and is assisted by
a committee composed of G. B. Al
den, Charles P. Champlin, D. II.
Head and committee from the Farm
ers' dug of Cold Hill. The circula
tion of the petitions Is now under
way.
The proposal of an Irrigation dis
trict In the Foots creek district Ik a
good omen of the increase of senti
ment through the valley for artifi
cial watering. Rain Is badly needed
at this time. Md ford Sun.
Ashland Boy
Highly Honored
Walker Thome, son of Mrs. O. II.
Johnson of Ashland, and who is a
fenior at the University of Washing
ton school of law, was one of the
honored few who were Invited to be-1
come members of Phi Alpha Delta,
honorary law fraternity at the uni
versity. Members are chosen be
cause of scholarship, activities and
goodfellowshlp and their prospects
for future success In the legal pro
fession? Walker Thome was a grad
uate of Ashland high school class of
1912 and made a remarkable record
In athletics and debating while hire.
He achieved an extraordinary honor
in being selected leader of the Uni
versity of Washington debating team
in his freshman year. He has not
participated in intercollegiate debat
ing since his first year, his studies
and outside work taking all of his
time.
Crowd Hears Talks
At Valley View
The Valley View school house was
filled with an interested crowd of
voters last Tuesday evening to hear
Borne of the republican speakers of
the county. Mrs. Herbert Hanna of
Medford opened the meeting with a
nolo which was followed by talks by
Ben. Sheldon, W. H. Gore and B. R.
Greer.
Band Concert
Cost Is Small
During the concert season from
May 24 to September 20 of the past
summer, the Ashland band gave thirty-four
concerts in Lithia park at an
average cost of $27.50 per concert,
according to the report of Treasurer
Clark Bush. Considering the high
grade of music which Ashland has
enjoyed this summer, this average
cost Is considerable of an achieve
ment. The total amount of cash re
ceived by the band for the season was
$1,128.75, of which $588.75 was
from popular subscription, $400 from
the springs water commission, $100
from the city council and $40 from
the park board. The expenditures
were as follows. Musicians, $637.20;
director, $200; outside bands,
$63.20; music and miscellaneous ex
pense, $36.55. A balance of $191.80
cash on hand is reported. This sure
ly bespeaks careful management of
finances on the part of the band boys.
The twice weekly concerts each
meant a rehearsal and an average of
four afternoons or evenings a week
were given by the band men to the
work. The band concerts were a big
feature during the past summer and
worth several times their cost to Ash
land. The band worked under a
handicap In many ways which a few
more dollars would have removed,
and It is hoped that a way may be
worked cut so that the leader may
be kept during the winter months
and a much better band, with result
ant better music; featured as one of
Ashland's big attractions next sum
mer. There is a movement on foot
to have a levy for the band included
in this year's tax, thus more evenly
distributing the. cost of a summer's
entertainment which Is enjoyed by
all and has been paid for by a few.
Registration Two to
One on Republicans
The final registration for Jackson
county shows an increase in the re
publican figures. Last year the re
publican registration was 4447, this
year 54S3. Only 39 progressives are
registered this year. The figures be
low show there are two republicans
to one democrat. The total registra
tion is 9340.
The figures are:
Men Women Total
Republicans 371 0 2313 54S3
Democrats 1706 1 178 284
Progressives 29 1 0 39
Prohibitionists .. 00 11C 226
Socialists 200 89 2S9
Miscellaneous . .. 225 1 94 4 1 9
Total 9340
Land Crew Moves
North to Roseburg
The land grant classification crew
has finished Klamath, Jackson and
Josephine counties and has moved
north into Josephine county, making
headquarters at Hoseberg.
Douglas county has approximately
OT.0,00 acres of grant lands and it
will require about 60 days to finish
the classification in the county, ac
cording to word given out by Louis
L. Sharp. Coos county will be the
next county Invaded.
Civilization Has
Wonderful Punch
A picture with the gripping, effect
producing appeal f "Civilization"
has never before been shown in Ash
land. The gveat film production was
so stupendous, the effects so real and
the music so harmonized with the
action that the whole will be remem
bered by all the hundreds who heard
it as an event in their lives rather
than just a motion picture. The or
chestra alone was, worth going to
hear. Good sized crowds greeted the
picture at all four shows here.
City Doctor Will
Feel Medford Pulse
The city of Medford has hired an
expert municipal doctor to feel of
the pulse of the financial life-blood
of that city, prescribe tonics and, it
necessary, recommend an operation.
For several months past as many
plans as there are prominent citizens
almost have been offered the Med
ford city council for the purpose of
overcoming or relieving city financial
troubles caused by an over indul
gence in paving and other reasons.
When the expert, Howard Hansen
of Seattle, has evolved the treatment
he deems best it will be pnt np to
the people of Ashland's neighboring
city for their vote.
Change May Mean
Hill Line to Falls
A change in the business world
that Is taken by many local people
as highly significant for Klamath
county comes in the announcement
that Frederick E. Weyerhaeuser, son
of the late Frederick Weyerhaeuser,
multimillionlare tlmberman, has been
elected a director of the Great North
ern Railway company. The election
was held in St. Paul last w:eek. Mr.
Weyerhaeuser was elected to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of
James J. Hill.
Placing of Mr. Weyerhaeuser who
is now president of the Weyer
haeuser Timher company, on the
board of directors of Hill's railroads
is considered significant by some peo
ple because it may mean extension of
the Hill lines into Southern Oregon,
particularly into Klamath county,
where the Weyerhaeuser company
holds 87,000 acres of standing tim
ber. The Hill road is already as far
south as Bend and not a very long
extension would put it in the Klam
ath timber. Klamath Falls Herald.
Howard Rose received word from
Mrs. F. L. Fry this morning that she
would arrive home in Astoria today
from the trip east. She and Mir. Fry
accompanied the remains of J. J. Mc
Nalr back to his old home, where In
terment was made.
Appoints Teacher
To Library Board
Miss Rose Thomas, duughter of A.
W. Thomas of this city and a teacher
in the Ashland school, has been ap
pointed a member of the library
board to fill out the vacancy caused'
by the expiration of the term of F.
jE. Watson.
Miss Thomas is well Informed In
I regard to library matters and being
direct touch with the schools
tin
i should be a valuable addition to the
I board.
A Real and a Sham
Eight-Hour Law
The care with which the demo
cratic spellbinders and the demo
cratic newspaper organs avoid fur-
! ther discission of the Adamson bill
is not without significance. Indeed,
; it amounts to a practical confession
i that the measure is indefensible.
I That the' Adamson law follows
'precedent in the matter of rogulat -
j ing hours of labor is strikingly re -
i futed by comparison of the regula -
Hons on the Panama railroad oper
ated by the government with those
on railroads in the United States
to be operated after January 1, ac
cording to the Adamson law. Here
are the regulations in two cases.
On the Panainii Railroad
"F.ffective Sept. 1 the working day
for train crews and switching engine
crews win be limited to eight hours,
' except In cases of emergency, when
! authority for over time must lie oh
; tained through the proper channels,
I either from the executive office or
from the superintendent of the Pan
' ama railroad." Extract from order
j issued by Col. Gocthals as governor
, of the Canal and president of the
Panama canal.
On U. S. Itollioads
"Beginning Jan. 1, 1917, eight
I hours shall In contracts for labor
j and service be deemed 'a day's work
' for the purpose of reckoning the
I compensation for service of all em
j ployees engaged In any capac-
Ity in the operation of trains .
j For all liecessary time in excesB of
j eight hours, such employees shall
be paid at a rate not less than the
pro rata rate." Verbatim provision
of the Adamson law.
j The older relating to the Pana
I ma railroad, It will be observed, is
i a specific and definite regulation of
hours and labor. That is a real
i eight-hour law.
j The Adamson bill, however, adopts
the eight-hour period for what pur
pose? Not for the purpose of pro
hibiting labor beyond that length
! of time, but "for the purpose of
reckoning the compensation." Min
neapolis Tribune.
Sidetrack Social
Whirl for Politics
Superseding all club and society
interests in the attention of Ashland
women is me ponucai science cmss i southern Oregon Schoolraas
which has been organized In this city terg. Clul)i comp0Red 0f the superin-
uniier ine auspji.es oi me Auxiliary
club. Meetings have been held on teaciers ln tno h)gh BChool(i of Jack.
the past two Saturday afternoons in , son and j08ephlIle COunties, met at
the Auxiliary clubhouse and will lj 0nttt8 Pas8 dlrlng the tpncler8' in
held every Saturday until election. rtlhrte anU ,)esl(,eg electing offlceri
Seventy-five women attended the last mnfle p,ang for the year The finst
meeting and interest is growing by me(41ng for ,lterary programs will
leaps and bounds. Lart Saturday's j ,,e Md at Central rvtnt ln Novem
sesslon was taken up with a discus-1 ....
sion of party platforms. A nnmber
of the measures which will appear
on the November bollot will be dis
cussed at the next meeting.
Miss Marian Towne, of Phoenix,
representative from this district to
the state legislature, presides over
the meetings. The local Hughes Al
liance Is entirely officered by society
women of the city and the Wilson
league is made np to a great extent
from among the women of the city.
Prohibition work Is also keeping
a number busy and the butterfly life
is being sidetracked more or less
for the more engrossing occupation
of campaigning.
Appoints Farlow
To Watson's Place
Mayor Johnson appofbted E. J
Farlow to fill out the unfxrtyred term
ot F..E. Watson on the park board,
the appointment being confirmed by
the council Tuesday night. I
Phone Job orders to Ue Tidings.
K. H. Greive and Ben Bowers left
iily Wednesday morning for a spot
within a few miles of Ashland where I
Mi ll was sure he could locate a deer,
inn! returned in the afternoon with a
sii'ke buck thrown in the back of the
'.ii?on. They "jumped a whole flock
em," to quote one of the hunters.
Ti,.-y are naturally reticent regarding
It!" exact location of the hunting
j grounds.
I
Council Meets
, . . i
In Brie! SeSSiOni
We expected to have the mayor
t ist the order of procedure around
bii' kwards at Tuesday's council meet
li. the furniture and fixtures in the
CH iicil chamber having undergone;
rmilcal changes since last meeting.
'I I,. railing which encloses the august !
councilors has been moved to the oth-'
! ei ml. the old benches are replaced
! v. i:h comfortable chairs from the
j Cmiiniercial Club, and other changes
, for the , better have bee n effected.
Tin mayor managed to keep his head,
however, and the meeting proceeded
a smoothly as ever. After the read-
im of the minutes and routine re-
pons a communication trom II. O.
Punickcr, calling the uttontlnn. of the
council to an unsanitary condition on
Pioneer avenue where drainage from
the hotel flowed across the sidewalk.
The sanitary Committee was Instruct
ed, to order a drain established.
A deed for the land sold by the
city to W. B Holmes was ordered
executed with an agreement as to
tenis.
' A deed for the purchase of the
Billings Imrn tract on Park avenue
was accepted and the purchase
i
I Closed.
A requisition for material from the
I electric light department was allowed
as was ?lso a requisition from the
water department.
A vote of thanks was tendered the
Commercial Club for two large ta
bles presented to the council, Mr.
Root stating that there is much more
, room for knees under the new ta-1
bles.
, The mayor declared a ten-minute
recess, everybody wandering around
admiring the maps and pictures hung
by the Commercial Club.
In hopes that some of them would
turn up, no mention was made until
this time of the absence of CoudcII
men Ashcraft, Nininger and Cor
nelius. The mayor appointed Messrs. Au
trey, Finnell and Gowdy as viewers
for the district No. 8 sewer.
The realty committee was instruct
ed to interview D. Perozzl concerning
a promise to buy a portion of the
land taken over from H. L. White for
pavement assessment last spring.
Supt. Briscoe Will .
Represent Club
tenfltnts, principals and all male
E. B. Stanley of Central Point is
elected president; G. W. Ager of
Talent, vice-president; 3. A. Haaby
of Medford, secretary and treasurer.
A circuit is being established in
the counties whereby lantern slides
of considerable value from various
educational Institutions throughout
the country will be made available
in all of the leading schools.
Superintendent George A. Iirlscoo
of Ashland was selected as a repre
sentative of the club at the State
Teachers' Association which will
meet in Portland during the holi
days.
Characteristic
Of the Times
How characteristic of the Wilson
administration! It even affects local
democrats. A crlBis In Ashland' po
litical affairs such as the Wilsonites
seemed to 'regard the recent visit of
a few women, was met with a deluge
of carefulTy worded notes in the
"Wilson organ."
At Tuesday's council meeting Mr.
Banta reported that 10. F. Smith and
Ii. It. Greer had talked wlfh him con-1
coming widening Park avenue Just i
above the livery barn. Tlio proposed
widening would make the road 25
feet wider at the turn. According
to Mr. Itanta, Mr. Smith had offered !
. to give the slice needed off his prop-
erdy if tho city would buy him an.
equal amount off the property be-1
hind him, and Mr. Greer offered his j
gratiB. This is a very narrow place, i
us those who drove cars up through I
I'ark avenue when congested at cele- 1
' ration t'me or on concert Sundays
can testily. Tho matter was referred
to the real estate committee for In-'
vesication und the cltv engineer was !
instructed to prepare a plot of the
proposed change.
Ririf CftnPPlY 1
IlU UlUl 111
Park Sunday;
Unless prevented by rain, there
will be a baud concert by the Ash
land band In I.lthla park next Sun
day. The band has planned to give
an additional concert for some time,
j ,t other things have interfered. If
the nice weather continues over Sun-
slay, a big crowd is anticipated.
From Siam to
Albany Paper
William H. Hornlbrook, United
States minister to Slam, has resigned
his post in the Orient and will re
turn to his Albany, Oregon, news
paper next February.
Mr. Hornlbrook resigned because
he found that the climate was not
conductive to the health of his child- .
ren. Hornibroob was appointed to ;
the Slam post In 1914. He was prom
inent in democratic politics in the
state previous to the oppolntnient.
Seek to Reduce
Dead Indian Grade
A new grade over the Dead Indian
mountain which has u maximum o(
10 per cent grade lias been worked
out by the Lindsay brothers and Sur-
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veyor ltae of Medford. County bur-
D ,11, n. ,,
veyor Brown and Jack True went
over the survey this week an
d admit
it to be feasible, but since the cost
would be ton or twelve thousand dol
lars, do not see where the pjoney is
coming Ifrom. The present grade In I
the last
four miles frequently ap-
proaches a 20 per cent grade t
.viessrs. iruea.m .uu
oit a plan whereby the present road ,
win ue reuuefj 10 a n ici u-m
grade at a cot of about a thousand
flollars, and will recommend this to
the county oojrt.
Receives Word of
Father's Death
11. L. Whi ted received a telegram
Monday announcing the death of his
father, Stephen Whlt.ed of Eldora,
Iowa, at the age of 87 years and two
months. He was a pioneer of that
section, having located there in 1855,
and was a hale, strong man untlll
within fhe- past few years. Three
years ago he and his wife, who sur
vives him, celebrated their 60th wed
ding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs.
Whited of Ashland were present.
Four children survive him. One
son is on tne rennsyivanin Maie
Highway commission as superinten
dent of the department of bridges
A daughter, Mrs. Hurling, lives at
Eldora, and another daughter, Miss
Myra Whited, is secretary of the fac i
' . . . i
ulty of the Iowa State Agricultural
college at Ames. It was not possible
for Mr. Whited to reach the old
home in time for the funeral rites.
G. W. Hake, driving a Ford car,
smashed Into the rear end of a new
Overland roadster driven by Kenneth
Williams, near the George Owens
place east of the city, Wednesday.
McWIlUams was slowing up to stop
and says he was well to the right of
the road when Hake drove into his
car. Wilfred Carr was riding with
McWIlUams. The rear fender and
body of the new car were dented and
the fender ot the Ford bent.
The Ashland high school football
team has been obliged to "take It
ew" 'ar this week while recover-
ins from the many minor sprains,
bruises, etc. sustained in the Grants
Puss game Inst Friday. "Doc" furry
has not been able to get out for
practice owing to an injury to his
foot. Ilarley Brower has an arm
1" " s result of a wrenched
shoulder and three or four others
are barely able to hobble arouud the
field.
scrimmage has been indulged
In us yet this week. There will be
no Kmo for the locals next Satur-
Hay. nut on lliursclay, a weeK irom
tn(l'''. Ashland will meet Klamath
Falls on the local gridiron in a game
which should be one of the best of
the season.
Klamath held Medford to a tie and
a good basis for comparison will be
obtained. Klamath plays Grants Pass
Saturday and Medford also after
if-"',:;
d. Ashland will ln-
for a return game on
Saturday, November 4.
Paint on Gas Stove
Causes Small Fire
Cooking usphaltiim paint over a
pas stove is liable to result dlsas
trousously. At least Mrs. C. H. Gil
lette found this to be the ease. The
fire truck was called to the Gillette
home on High street Monday even
ing to find tho kitchen floor and
walls blazing. A pot of paint which
Mrs. Gillette was routing on the
stove had caught fire and upset,
running over the floor. The blaze--was
extinguished with the chemicals
and little damage resulted. Driver
Guiley says: "Tell 'em to boll paint
out In the yard or the middle of the
street, but by no means on a gas
stove
The firemen also ask that
people bo requested to take care to
speak slowly and distinctly whem
i phoning in a fire call. On several
! occasions recently the aid ot central
("has been necessary to find out where
i a call came from.
Gunshot Wound
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c rcumstances occurred at Medfoid
I p.i,,.h
ast Saturday when Arthur Edwatd
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iroin me resuiis oi a kihinuui uuu
sustatned about a month ago.
The
boy shot himself In the leg while
cleanliiK a 22-calibro rifle. The
wound apparently healed, but later
became infected, and an operation
miBUCce8Hful the oy diod.
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iirniiui. nil. i uwimi w an emi;iuyeu
on the. Ashland Record previous to
moving to Medford, where he la
working on the Mall Tribune.
Grand Jury Hears
But Four Cases
After a session lasting only part
, of Monday the Jackson County
Grand Jury was discharged Monday
afternoon after considering four
criminal cases.
A not true bill was returned In
the case, of William Foster, charged
with a statutory crime.
True bills wero returned against
Richard Roo and John Doe, who
were out of the state.
True bills were also found against
Retha Swartzflger and Carl Dusen
berry of Gold Hiil, who were charg-
ed with contributing to the delin
quency of Mzzlo Horn, a minor sister
of Mrs. Swartzflger. Dusenberry is
a litnev (lrlvpr ami lilu ln,ll.,i. i.
R. ,',. ' '""'",uc"'-
a forerunner of action to b taVm
against other jitney drivers of tho
county, who are making a practice
of hauling parties containing minors
upon Joy rides.
Mrs. Swartzflger and Dusenberry
were arraigned Tuesday morning in
circuit court and were given until
Saturday morning to enter a plea.
The criminal docket of the circuit
court will, in all probability, be the
lightest in a number of years.
Fourteen civlj cases have been set
for trial and It is expected that the
term' of the court will last ln the
neighborhood of two weeks.
Phone news items to the Tiding.