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Oregon Historical Society I'oinp 207 Socond 8t ASH Ashland Grows While Uthla Flows' City of Sunshine and flowers Ashland, Oregon. Lithla Springs "Oregon's Famous Spa" JU ASHLAND. OREGON MONDAY, NOVEMBER G, 1916 NUMBER 48 VOL. XLI A TV i U' TTX TT T d "4 1 imiljrS -i h a.i m i i m ma v Splendid Republican Meeting With Mears and Candidates Last Thursday evening one of the, State Editorial Association which met hest political meetings of the present campaign was held In the Lyric Thea tre, which was comfortably filled with an enthusiastic and appreciative audience. Along the sides of the hall nearly 100 Hughes pictures were ar from front to rear, and as the people passed out at the ; in any sense, of a high school or any close of the meeting pictures of of the higher Institutions of learning. Hughes were handed to them by the With reference to the Pendleton HUgnes were measure, Mr. Sheldon said that ow- 1 3(1 168 Upon the platform during the , ing to Its late initiation there was not meeting sat Thos. II. Simpson, chair- j time for southern Oregon to co-open-man of the Ashland republican cen-late in framing a measure to Include tral committee, who acted as chair-, the re-establishment of the school man of the meeting and Introduced : here, that the Pendleton campaign the speakers- Fred A. Mears, an at-1 will be valuable to us and that the torney of Medford who was candidate , present feeling throughout the state, for congress on the progressive ticket J among the editors and people gener in 1912- William H. Gore, candidate ; ally, seems to be that three normal for joint representative of Jackson I schools are needed, one at Pendleton and Douglas counties; C. M. Thomas 'and one at Ashland In addition to and Benj C Sheldon, candidates for ' the present school at Monmouth. Mr. the state legislature; George W. Owen, candidate for county commis sioner; G. M. Roberts, candidate for district attorney; E. W. Wilson, can didate for county sheriff; G. W. Ager, candidate for county school su perintendent; Myrtle W. Blakeley, candidate for county treasurer; G. A. Gardner, candidate for county clerk, and J. B. Coleman, candidate for county assessor. The meeting was opened with the singing of Holbrook Withington's "Fairy Tales" by the Medford male quartet composed of Messrs. Alford, Colvig, Klrkpatrick and Osborne. This brought continued applause and the gentlemen responded with a short encore. One by one the chair man of the meeting called on the candidates for speeches, and those for the county offices each responded briefly In the following order: G. M. Roberts, for district attorney, spoke of his belief that jitneys com ing from adjoining states should be under the same regulations as other common carriers, which he thought would prevent some liquor from com ing Into the state unlawfully. He stated that he hoped to render effi cient service in the capacity of advis er to the county court and the vari ous county officers, and asked that his record be looked up. J. B. Cole man, for assessor, promised efficient service with absolute equality of as sessment as between the various dis tricts of the county and between the various property owners In each lo cality. He requested that his past record be investigated. G. A. Gard ner, for county clerk, called attention to the card Indexing, under his ad ministration, of all documents on file in his office. He stated that he has systematized the accounting depart ment of his office to such an extent that he can tell in a few minutes just what the operation of any county of fice is costing and just how much money has been spent in any road district. He promised to continue the same efficient service if elected. Myrtle W. Blakeley, for county treas urer, who has had much experience as deputy in the treasurers office, considered it a great honor to be a candidate on the republican ticket. She promised efficiency in the con duct of her office, if elected, and stated that all voting for her will never have cause to regret her elec tion. George W. Owen, for county commissioner, said; "If you want me for commissioner it is up to you to give me your votes." This short speech from the smiling countenance of the big, strong, hearty man brought a round of applause, during which it was impossible to catch the remainder of his talk. E. W. Wil son, for county sheriff, who has been the competent deputy for several years, promised to conduct the office in the present efficient manner. He stated that he will strive to improve the system and work of the office, but does not want to put into prac tice anything that does not mean real economy for the taxpayers. G. W. Ager, for county school superintend ent, stated that he favors rural school supervision and will fulfill his duties in a proper manner. Benj. C. Sheldon, for representa tive, spoke at some length, principal ly on the normal school question and In hearty support of his two col leagues, Gore and Thomas. He stat ed that the normal campaign work of two years ago and the educational work throughout the state since that time has brought the people of the state to a fuller and more definite realization of their needs in normal schools. He spoke of the great good done by the entertainment of the in Medford a few weeks ago, visited Ashland end Crater Lake and talked normal school, more or less, all the time. Of necessity the proper sphere of a normal school is in its special line of work and Immediate vicinity, and It can not be classed as a rival, sneiuon saiu mat me rtsuinuu ui- mal school cause Is a live Issue, that the outcome at Pendleton will have a bearing on our own situation, and that the Jackson, Josephine and Douglas county candidates are plan ning to work together and In har mony for southern Oregon ;and Its needs, not only for a normal school but for proper protection of the fish in Rogue river and the establishment and building of more good roads through securing our just proportion of federal funds as well as for what- ever other matters may arise of vital Interest to the people or tnis section of the state. Rogue river fishing, said Mr. Sheldon, should be restored as an industry. He called attention to the fact that for many years the state legislature has been controlled by the republican party and that re publican representatives therefore have a much better opportunity than those of any other party to secure committee assignments, need and to which we are justly en titled. In addition to the above, Mr. Shel- don spoke of the high qualifications of William H. Gore for representa-1 tive, of his long residence In this part of the state, and of the advantage bound to accrue to the people of Jackson county In having at Salem a strong man so long and intimately identified with the pioneer life and vital Interests of the county. Some- I thing of the life and record or C. M. Thomas, candidate for representa-1 tive, was delineated, showing Mr. Thomas to be a man of high Integ- important committee assignments, 1 the cJerk drew from gad i,os the and that a solid republican delegation j nameg of 31 jurorg t0 serve at that working In harmony at Salem wlllterni ., stand the best show to secure for jn thfi geectIon of B jury to southern Oregon the things that we I y the cage of gute vg Lorls Mar Hty and accomplishments, fully ableiVan R0Uten, W. A. Stratton, J. O. to be a worthy representative of his constituents. He has been In Jackson county about six years and has very strong endorsements from his former home in Iowa commending him for his splendid work in that state with Cummins. C. M. Thomas spoke briefly, saying In part that it Is a disgrace to the state to have buildings and ground at Ashland for a normal school and no money with which to pay teachers. He spoke of the work he has helped to do In the Interest of the normal school here and said: "I stand to night ready to continue that work. My opinions have undergone no change, and it would be a pleasure to stand with Sheldon and Gore to get money enough to open the normal school again." He also spoke of de siring to assist in securing adequate legislation for the proper protection of Rogue river fishing. Gore and Sheldon he commended as splendid candidates. William H. Gore talked a few min utes in his usual entertaining and convincing manner. He spoke of the hopes of a solid delegation at work for the Interests of this part of the state, of several measures of most vital Interest to us and of the high qualifications of Candidates Sheldon and Thomas. Mr. Gore Is regarded as one of the sound and solid men of Jackson county and his opinions carry great weight. Fred A. Mears of Medford was the last speaker on the program. He dwelt upon national issues and told of the excellent record and ability of Charles Evans Hughes, the republi can candidate for president. Else where In this Issue Is a brief review of Mr. Mears' speech, which every voter In Ashland, of whatever polltl-. cal persuasion, should have heard. ' A loganberry Juice factory Is being promoted at Eugene. HOW TO VOTE FOR HUGHES 1 Mark your cross (X) between the numbers and names of each of the presidential electors on the ballot, as bIiowii below. You do not vote for president, but for the presidential electors, who cast the state's ballot In the electoral college. 12X R. R. BUTLER, oJoGo. Republican 13. X WILLIS L COTTEL, Multnomah Co. Republican 14. X W. P. KEADY, Multnomah Co. 15X VV. C. NORTD.JlulUjocoah Co. 16. X J. F. WILSON, Multnomah Co. 17 Oliver 1'. ConIiow, IS Itcrt E. Hiiiu-y, of Multnomah Co Democratic 10 Porter J. Neff, of Jackson Co Democratic 20 Daniel W. Sheahan, of Wallowa Co. ... Democratic 21 John H. Stevenson, of Multnomah Co. ... Democratic 22 Curtis I. Coe, of Yamhill Co Prohibition 2;l L. T. Pennington, of Yamhill Co Prohibition 21 Henry Sheak, of Benton Co Prohibition 25 51. Frances Swope, 20 Cyrus H. Walker, Judge Calkins Gives Facts from Records Mr. E. W. Wilson, Deputy Sheriff, Jacksonville, Ore. Dear Sir: Complying with your request, 1 have carefully Investigated I the records and nie3 in the office of the county clerk at Jacksonville, and (nd the folIowng facts in relation to U)e tHa, o( the case ot state Vs. Loris , Martin; . . ...,.. t0 law, the county court at Its regular January, 181". ,in coWfprl the names of 200 persons qualified to act as jurors, " " . . from the list of taxpayers or me county; that the county clerk placed said names in the jury box for selec tion during the ensuing year. That ten days prior to the Febru ary. 1915, term of the circuit court tin, after the list drawn for that term had been exhausted, the court ma(je orders for the selection of spec- la ven(res from said list of 200 Jur org Ti,at tne clerk, pursuant to !eac, 0f eaid orders, drew from said ' ist tlie names of jurors to fill each 1 special venire, and gave those names :t0 tl)e Biierlf f with directions that h" igummon eacn Tliat tne following is a list of the jurorg selected to try and who did try the case 0f state vs. Loris Martin: piPOrp iVman foreman; William Lewis. B. M. Clute. E. F. Jacob3, John Mitchell, W. E. Kahler, W. L Godlove, Ray E. Wilson, George W. Ross and Fred J. Fick. That each of the jurors who tried the Martin case were jurors selectei by the county court as aforesaid, and were drawn by lot from the Jury box by the clerk, and were summoned ' the sheriff's office. In cases of less Importance, It U customary for the court to order the sheriff's office to pick up extra Jur ors when the regular panel Is ex- jhausted. but in the case of State vs.. Loris Martin, that custom was not followed, but each juror was drawn from the jury box by the clerk as above stated, and by direction of the court. Yours truly, F. M. CALKINS. Jury Foreman Vpholds Wilson. Gold Hill, Ore., May 15, 1916. To the Editor of the Ashland Tid ings. In a recent Issue of the Ashland Record I note a letter of B. C. Hub bard, relative to the testimony In the Martin case, of E. W. Wilson, deputy sheriff and candidate for the repub lican nomination for sheriff. Hav ing been foreman of the Jury In the Martin case and having heard all the testimony at that trial, I desire to state to the people of Jackson county that the evidence given by Wilson was no more material In the making of our verdict than that given by oth er witnesses. I am in nowise Interested In Mr. Wilson's campaign, but feel that Mr. Hubbard's letter was published whol ly for political purposes and to In jure Mr. Wilson's candidacy for sher iff. (Signed) GEORGE LYMAN, Foreman of Jury, State" of Oregon vs. Loris Martin. (Paid adv.) Patrons of the more or less legiti mate drama express the belief that better plays will be given In future. It is difficult to see how Improve ment Could be avoided. : Republican Republican Republican of Douglas Co Democratic of Multnomah Co Prohibition of Linn Co Prohibition $500 Watch To Be Returned "The spirit of the gift" Is an elu sive, phantom thing which is seldom tangible; but in the case of a gift given to a cause by an Ashland wom an, the spirit of the gift is turned Into a living thing which is under standable and which has worked big things. Some time ago President Hill of the Great Northern railroad and cer tain eastern Baptists agreed to give $100,000 for the McMInnvllle Col lege, the only Baptist college on the coast, providing the coast BaptlBts would raise $200,000. The amount has been raised, churches everywhere on the coast taking a big part. In the course of the campaign for funds the financial secretary of the committee visited Ashland and called on a woman member of the local chu' ch among others. AVhile unable torglve any money, this lady with true spirit insisted upon giving a valued gold watch to the cause. The watch was accepted, and at a meet ing of the state convention the story was told of the giving of the watch and $500 in $5 subscriptions given to buy the watch, the money going to the fund and the watch to be re turned to its former owner. The Medford church was appointed to re turn the watch, and on next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock a gathering will be held in the local Baptist church and the watch which raised $500 returned to the Ashland lady The gathering will also be in the na ture of a jubilation over the success ful raising of the college fund. Dr Carstens of Medford will take charge of the affair and Medford and local musical talent will assist. Councilman Lamb Consents to Run Councilman Lamb of the Third ward has consented to be a candidate for councilman from that ward, and elsewhere announces his candidacy Mr. Lamb was elected last fall to fill out the unexpired term of Mr. Beigel who died while in office. Mr. Lamb has proven a conscientious council man and a valuable man to the coun cil because of his experience as a contractor and businessman. As soon as the smoke of battle has cleared away after the national elec tlon tomorrow, all Interest will be 'centered upon the race for the city officershlps. Only One Hunter Killed for Deer The 1916 deer season came to a close last Tuesday. During the last few days of the season hunters from Ashland had remarkable BucceBS, nearly every party which went out bringing back venison. Had the rainy weather arrived a few days sooner even greater success would have greeted the huntsmen, as the long dry spell had made "still hunt ing" impossible. No fatal shootings occurred In southern Oregon, and as far as we are informed only one In the state, that of Nate Ingraham, who was shot and killed by Ray Hyde near McKln ley, in Coos county. Orres cleans clothes. Phone 64. It For President CHARLES E. HUGHES For Vice-President CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS For President: Woodrow Wilson For Vice-President: Tliomiis It. Marshall or President: J. Frank llanly For Vice-President: Ira Lumlrith Election Returns All Night at Vining The Vlnlng Theatre will be one of the liveliest places in Ashland Tues day night. With unprecedented In terest In the election tomorrow, elec tion returns will be awaited with un matched Interest, and the announce ment that the Vining Theatre is to have the returns direct means that a capacity house will be at the Vining tomorrow night. The management invites everybody to attend, bring their lunch and make a great big night of it. A fine picture program will be shown, an orchestra will fur nish music and Miss Florence Clark of Medford will play a violin solo, the one which the postponement of Sunday's concert made impossible. There will be a Western Union wire direct to the theatre and the returns will be given Vining patrons just as soon as they are given to the big cities. The theatre will be open all night. Delayed Show Here for Tonight Owing to the wreck on the rail road In Cow Creek canyon, the films for the Vining Theatre's Sunday show failed to arrive and the theatre was dark last night. Tonight the picture, which, by the way, is one of the best of the month, will be shown. "The Kid," with Lillian Walker In the title role, is a picture which is sure to please. Miss Walker plays the part of a live, peppy, clever news paper reporter, and is a winner. Buys Town Place And Locates Here It. W. Biiggs, who has been lo cated on the Patterson place nortlir- west of Ashland, has bought the Fer guson property Just below Carson & Fowler's lumber yard property on Second street, and will move to Ash land and make his home here. He has been employed by the Flackus Btore. The deal was negotiated by C. B. Lamkln. Nine-Mill Levy For the Schools A nine-mill levy was unanimously carried at the meeting of tho Ashland school district taxpayers held for the purpose of hearing objections to the budget as published. The meeting, whfeh was held last Monday, was well attended and the plans of the school board seemed to meet with ap proval from all present. Postoffice Closed On Election Day The postoffice will observe holiday hours on election day. The general delivery window will be open from eight to nine and one delivery of mall by carrier will be made. The banks and city hall will also observe the holiday. Cove has shipped 40 carloads of prunes, to date. Saturday Is Sugar Day at Grants Pass Saturdny, November 11, will bt Sufjar Beet Growers' day in Grant3 Pass. It will be the day when the people of the district celebrate the coming of the great industry that means a revolution In farming condi tions and that will bring a new era of Industrial development. The cele bration will not be of the red flro sort, however, but the effort and en ergy of the community will bo put forward to bringing the beet grow ers, and those who ought to be beet growers, and other interested citizens of southern Oregon to Grants Pass that they may Inspect the mammotli factory and see Oregon beets mada Into the best sugar manufactured anywhere In the I'nited States. To bring the people of the valley to the Pass on that day It Is expect ed that a special train will be char tered and an excursion run from tho upper part of the valley, whllo ex cursion arrangements will be mae'e for the bringing of the people from the other directions. It is proposed that the train be run free for all bejt growers from Ashland to Sutherlli:. The families of the beet growers wt.l be Invited, and for the day they Will be the guests ot the city of Grants Fuss. Following the arrival of the trairs with the excursionists In this city tha visitors will be taken direct to the sugar factory, where they will be piloted through and the workings ot the various machines and equipment explained by the factory people. Tt.e beet from the dumping bins to the sugar sack will be followed, and tl the processes of manufacture ex plained. Each lady visitor at the factory dii that day will be presented wtln a souvenir sack of sugar. This souve nir will consist of a sack made u? just as are the lurger commercial sacks, with printing, etc., and will contain enough sugar to give every family a trial sample. The factory la giving half a ton of Its best sugar for this purpose. s After pn Inspection of the factory' the visitors will be given lunch by the citizens, when a public meeting will be held, at the tabernacle If than building Is available, and Governor Wlthycombe and other notables will be Invited to speak. Chief Agricul turist Austin of the Utah-Idaho Su gar Company will be urged to come from Salt Lake City, and the cultura of sugar beets will be a subject for free discussion. Farmers who have grown beets this year will tell how they have succeeded, and the publio will hear why some farmers hava harvested 28 tons of beets to tha acre while other crops have failed of profitable yield. The dissemination of information upon the culture of sugar beets will be an order of the day, and the experiences of the grow ers will be discussed. The details for the program of the afternoon will lid largely under the direction of Man ager Nlbley and Agriculturist Austin. The distribution of excursion tickets will be under the direction of Mr. Austin and the field men of the su gar company. Armory Rally Is Well Attended About three hundred people at tended the closing democratic rally at the armory Saturday night and listened to two interesting talks. Miss Ruby Palmer entertained tha audience with plnno selections, fol lowing which Porter J. Neff gave a clear and concise exposition of the Wilson administration's foreign and Mexican policies and relations and John H. Dill talked for half an hour on the domestic Issues. Attorney Kelly was slated to talk but was called to Grants Pass and Mr. Dill took his plnce without preparation. Claim Boys Stole Barbwire Drink Claiming that "Whlzzer" Cress and another lad, . who were found last Sunday in a state of Intoxication, bad stolen the "barbwire" Whiskey from him and that he had not giren tha booze to the boys as Cress claimed, Rob Roberts was acquitted in the re corder's court last Monday. The tea. tlmony of one of the boys upheld Roberts to some extent and the evi dence pointing toward conviction was almost totally lacking.