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Oregon Historical Social Coiup ao7 Second St TIDINGS Ashland. Oregon. Uthla Springs . "Oregon's famous Spa' "Ashland Grows While Llthla flows" City of Sunshine and flowers ASHLAND. OREGON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1916 NUMBER 52 VOL. XLI Old Man Hard Luck Loses First Game "Tough luck" and "Wait until Thanksgiving" is all the wearers of th. "Yn.i Know 1! Mcdford" but- tons will say. Without looking lor J November 12. Its purpose was that an alibi, It must be admitted that! the gold watch which Mrs. A. M. old man Hard Lulek Just naturally ; Miner had presented to the McMlnn stepped in and tossed Ashland's ! ville endowment fund, and which had chances of winning or breaking even! been the means of raising $500 to lnto the discard. Medford scored ward that fund at the Baptist state once on a blocked kick, usual- convention at Salem, might be pub ly classed as a fluke play, but forjlicly returned to Mrs. Miner, who is which they must be given credit in 1 a member of the Ashland church, view of the fact that on every Ash- j The Medford Baptist church, who in,i n,,nt the Medford forwards , had representatives at the conven- poured through the Ashland line and tion, were given the privilege of re on at least one other occasion turning it to the donor, and .quite a Mocked Lowe's kick, But when j number of their members were pres Ashland battered the ball a full ent. ninntv vnrrta down the field by end! After the singing of a couple of r.,nS nnrt line bucks and Lowe car-' ried the ball over the goal line only and scripture reading and prayer by to fumble wh"n tackled behind the Rev. H. J Vine, acting pastor of the line-tough luck, that's all. The re- local church, H. S. Stine of Medford turn game will be playcd.at Medford gave a very comprehensive report of Thanksgiving day. jthe campaign which resulted in It was a great game at that. Med-'. $330,000 being added to the endow ford sent up a band and a loyal ment of McMinnville. Miss Vivian bunch of rooters who gave back ch-fcr Stewart, also of Medford, gave a very for cheer to the avalanche of sound interesting account of McMinnville poured out from the Ashland side. ' evening at the state convention, and With true courtesy the visitors were ; her mother, Mrs. K. J. Stewart, told given one side of the field and the of some incidents showing the excel rooters' bleacher.' N ' lent spirit of the student body, as re- The eame was clean and penalties ' lated to her by one of the students. few. Medford was penalized once for. Rev. F. W. Carstens, pastor of the offside, five yards. Ashland was as- Medford church, then told in a most sessed three fifteen-yard penalties, pleasing manner of the attitude of forty five yards. The locals exhibit- the state convention toward the earn ed a slight tendertcy to hold in the paign for endowment, and after Mrs. first half, Harrcll neutralizing the Miner had been called to the plat longest gain of the day, a sweeping form and introduced by H. O. Butter end run, Lowe carrying the ball, field with a few appropriate remarks, when he found it necessary to grab told the story of the giving of the a Medfordite in order to give Lowe watch, and how it had so impressed the right of way, ' the people at the convention that Play for play, the Ashland team they had enthusiastically raised $500 showed just as much if not more to redeem it and return It to Its orig than the visitors, whose only inal owner. He then presented it to chances to score came as results of her on behalf of the people of the blocked kicks. Ashland made just convention. twice the yardage of the Medford ! At times choking with emotion, team and had an airtight defense Mrs. Miner told in a very touching when things looked dangerous. In manner how she had long ago given forward passing Coach Klum's team the watch to her Lord, who had done bad the edge, netting perhaps five so much for her, and how delivering passes successfully, all for good 1 it to the representative of the col galns. Ashland got away with but lege was only the Incident that set it one attempt. The local's one really in motion to do the Master's will. In weak point was tho hole In the line 1 a fine spirit of unselfish devotion to which let the Medford men through ( the cause she stated that she did not on Lowe's kicks. Medford, on the feel that she should accept It for her other hand, while blocking well In personal use, but that In some way the line, perpetrated several necktie it should continue to be of use in His tackles with the usual result of los- service, so she wished to return it to Ing their man. The teams must have those who had presented it to her, averaged about the same weight, and she Indicated that it was her Medford having a slight advantage wish that the proceeds received from In the line. it be used to assist deserving stu- Ashland started the gamo by re- celvlng and soon punted, the Med- cationai advantages or Mciuinnvuie ford safety fumbling and wearer of College. Brother Mellinger, pastor the red and white falling on the ball, of the Christian church, was called What locked like a chance to score upon for prayer, and seeking blessing was lost by a fumble. Both teams ' uPm the churches represented and , fumbled several times, a habit which : upon the one who had given such a heretofore neither had displayed. ; noble example of Christian giving. At the end of the first quarter Ash- Following this, a member of the land had the ball on the Medford local church arose and stated that fifteen-yard line. An attempted the meeting had undoubtedly been place kick went wide, and Medford , the means of much help and inspira punted out of danger. Medford's ! tion to those present, and that it score was made in the last minute ! would be fine for the church to have of play In the second quarter, Corum j some part In the good work. He blocking f kick from Lowe and Fields moved that the Ashland church catching the bell for a touchdown, j pledge Itself to see that the watch Brandon was successful In kicking, bring at least $100, and the motion goal. The shot announcing the end of the quarter came Just as the .play', started, which gave Medford a score, j ... i Five seconds earlier would uavenown nerwu ,UK.u..,- saved Ashland. The locals came back In the second half with an apparent determination to score and. receiving the kick, marched straight down, the field, the march ending in a disaster as record ed above. The last quarter was nip and tuck, but the Ashland punch was gone and ! land, both of whom have set fine ex no score was threatened. The final j amples of Christian giving in their ifcore gave Medford 7, Ashland 0. i contributions to McMinnville, and the Both rooters' sections paraded the meeting was then dismissed, field during the intermission, the On all sides was heard acknowl Ashland contingent being headed by , edgment of its uplifting and insplr a huge red and white ax. Ing effects, and it is thought by many No Individual stars stood out for that its influence will be felt in both either team. Lowe and Cunningham the Ashland and Medford churches were towers on the defense for Ash- land, their terrific tackling being re sponsible for several big Medford losses. Harrell ran balck punts from ten to thirty yards, neutralizing the slightly superior kicking of the vis itors. AH of the Ashland backs seemed able to reel off their quota of yards when needed. McClung of O. A. C. refereed and gave satisfaction. The line-up Ashland: Long, c,; TintAr and Bolres, guards; Jones and .nniriof nrnwer. Buck and ."I' I,.. Lnm,h.m HaPMii: WUn. axVLowe. backfleldirceutry and Calhoun, backfle.d. Gift of Watch Has Great Influence A novel and most Interesting and inspiring meeting was that at the Bapusl cnurcn ouuuay afternoon, rousing songs by the congregation dents to avail themselves of the edu- was enthusiastically carried. Mrs. C. ! T. Payne then made a few remarks on behaif of I.Irs. Miner expressive of her appreciation of the courtesies . 1 ii j! tkn 44Aann4 w n 1 4rto4- ed in the matter by all concerned, following which E. L. Rasor gave one I of his choice solos in a most pleasing , manner, which was received . with , most interested attention. Mention was also made of the self- sacrificing gifts of Mrs. Seaman of Medford and Mrs. Satterfield of Ash- i for many a day, In 1904, out of the total road and bridge expenditures, $20,000,000 of the $80,000,000 was paid in labor- that is, worked out on the roads. Nyssa Nyssa-Arcadia drainage dis trict contract has been let for $58, 000, . Medford.. Rollins, c; Wallace, Par ker, Collins and Normlle, guards; Mitchell and Jones, tackles; Fields and Young, ends; Brandon, Coram, Vice-Pres. RicCormick of S.P. Advises Every Ashlander You have a fine foundation and have made tho right start. Write letters or cards to every eastern friend. Send them clr cuMars, photos, and descriptions. Do not be afraid of a little tax judiciously applied for proper advertising. Advertise by circular, letter and word of mouth. Send every visitor away a booirter for the people as well as the climate. Don't hide your light under a bushel All the springs In the world are no good without advertising. Show every stranger every spot of interest you can and tell hira about the rest. But above all. have unlimited faith in the city , yourself and TALK YOUR HEADS OFF. Vice-President McCormick of the Southern Pacific sees a great future ahead for Ashland, and in a speech before an interested audience at the city hall Thursday night predicted that Ashland would see a growth such as that enjoyed by Pasadena, which he watched grow from a little village to its present wealth. He Im pressed the fact that such growth does not come by sitting and waiting, but by constantly applied effort, ju dicious advertising and unlimited faith. "Show every stranger every thing you have and TALK YOUR HEADS OFF" was his advice, and eventually the growth is bound to come. "You have here a climate and scenic environment which has Pasa dena's faded off the map, and Ash land is bound to win out," stated the Southern Pacific head. He followed Stephen Mather, who told about the national parks. Mr. Mather had made some remark about "Mr. Greer's park," and Mr. McCor mick opened his talk with the state ment that he'd be hanged if he was n't getting to be like Mr. Greer and believed the park was partly his as well, "and what's more, I am glad to say, it Is getting so that every man, woman or child I meet In Ashland seems to be regarding the park as theirs." The unimprovable natural beauty of the paik, a beauty which attracted the notice of many great men before it was ever touched by man, was spoken of, Mr. McCormick telling the story of the Scotchman who. when asked what he would do to Improve the park, replied. "Use a Winchester on the first man that touches it." "However," Mr. McCormick added "you have certainly made a much bigger asset of the park, although from a purely natural standpoint you may not and could not have Improved j tg beauty. "This park, this city and the fu ture of this city look bigger to me every time I visit it, which you will notice is frequently of late," he said. "I'll bet there aren't many persons In Ashland who know the park and canyon from the entrance to the Overhanging rock yes, and even to the summit of Mount Ashland, as I do. Why, I could draw a map of that park and not leave out a single feature of interest." He then turned to an enthusiastic description of the surroundings of Ashland and offered as his advice, "Capitalize it." Turing to roads in the relation that they bear to all tourist attrac tions, he stated that it has been and is the policy of the Southern Pacific railroad to give every aid to road building, for although they had, through jitneys and private cars, cut an almost unbelievable sum from the railroad's earnings, the company be lieved the roads necessary to the de velopment of the vast western terri tory, which is as yet in its beginning of development. As an Instance of this he mentioned California, which has an area equal to eight or ten of the densely populated eastern states, but a population 700,000 less than the city of Chicago alone. He asked, "How many of you have been to the summit of Mount Ash land?" and when two-thirds of the audience held up their hands, called Mr. Mather's attention, stating, "You see, this is the advantage of having easily accessible attractions with an approach which Is every step a new succession of scenic beauty." ' Mount Ashland is one of this place's big as sets, according to Mr. McCormick. "Why, down at Grants Pass probably not one-twentieth of the people have seen the Marble Caves just because of their inaccessibility," he surmised. "And, people," he urged, "go after this tourist money. It Is the easiest money In the world." He outlined the demand for cottages for the seasons ahead and the lack of accom modation which is sure to be felt next 7 summer, and preuicieu mai Asiiiauu will within the next few years see , such an era of the building of beauti- j ful liomes as did Pasadena, where in , just 3C3 days 3GG beautiful real-1 mnf( Up0n a course of action In be deiicjs were built. "And you have iiaf 0f this school. My only sugges Pasadena backed off the map." )t0Ili aside from that of promptness, "Ashland, Medford and Grants is that the committee be large Pans should form a partnership. If properly advertised this valley would become the home of thousands of the retired people of this country, the class of people who have money and who make the most desirable citizens in auv community." I Mr. McCormick sat down, but 1-! fore the crowd could rise a lady in I the audience queried, "Can't you tell us what we can do now, each one of us? Mr. McCormick answered: "You have a fine foundation here with your environment, climate, park and mineral waters. Your Chautauqua will do a lot for you. Look what It I has done in Xew York state. Every one of you can do your part, ah the springs in the world would not amount to anything If not advertised. Don't be afraid of a little tax for pub licity. A small tax judiciously ap plied will do wonders, and what you have done so far you have done well. Some day you are bound to have a big santarlum here which will make a J-A profit for its owners.' With me approacning era oi muuivipui ., , . . ownership which seems to be sweep- .. .. , , ng the country I see no reason why . , ,.J : - , , - a i . i urn; Your fruit rots and you have no cannery. Get together and build one. "And now to get right down to each person," he finished, "send out circulars in your letters. Write per sonal cards and letters telling of vour citv to everv friend vou have in tho onot rr tha nut Anrl nl.nvo an, uciieve 111 yuui uuj miu lain juiii .11 1 -1 ; i ...... .1,.. ..j city. The greatest good will come if the early comers to Ashland carry away a feeling that Ahland is the , , J, ,j , . best place in the world, and if you .,ii. u .u .iii . talk It enough they cannot help but believe you. In closing I am going to take the risk of never being able to speak here again, by advancing .... . ... ..... ,. have so much here and are so comfortable that it has made you just a little bit lazy." Street Car Worse Than Massacres Dr. Clarence D. Ussher, a brother of W. W. Ussher of Ashland and who has many friends in this city, was seriously injured by a slight fall In New. York city last Wednesday. A New York dispatch Bays: "Dr. Clarence D. Ussher, a medical uiiMsiuiiary ui me Aiueriuttii uuaiu u& Foreign Missions, was seriously in jured here today when he fell while attempting to board a street car. His collarbone and three ribs were broken i Snerw00d be removed. The and his spine was injured, it was said j 801lers were granted a hearing be at the hospital to which he was taken. the boar(, of contro)i whlch wa9 During nineteen. years of service in )n segglon t,)e acUon ,)elnf? tnollght Turkey Dr. Ussher twice was believed advlga))le ,n ordcr t0 prevent a riot, to be dying of typhus fever, and es- Th(j gucccBSOr for Warden Mlnto has caped death In three massacres of; namcd Armenians, and came uphurt through j . bombardments by the heavy guns of! Russian and Turkish arm els." Trades Place for Home and Cash It is reported that Mr. Gill has 'sold his ranch place on Walker av enue to a Mr. .Weston of Central Point, taking a home in Central Point and $4,000 In cash In ex change. The Walker avenue place is located northeast of tht normal school. Portland has an aeroplane factory. Sheldon Will Work for Noimal The following self-explanatory let- tor has been received by the presi dent of the Ashland Commercial Club: ! November 14, 1916. To the President, Ashland Commer cial Club, Ashland, Ore. Dear Sir: It is my desire, as a nrosnective member of the coming legislature, to do everything possible 'to advance the interests of Ashland's ! normal school. The conditions respecting that ef fort are quite complex and should receive careful study and discussion. There should also be some prelimi nary work done before the conven ing of the session, if any effort in itiated is to be successful. To this end, I respectfully request tnat you appoint, without delay, a committee of the citizens of Ashland t0 tai(e p this question and deter enough and of such personnel that tie people of your city may feel it is i renresentative and that Its determln- al0I1B wm (airly and ably represent tle cty's hopes and ambitions in this regard. niaouo nri-nnire for a meeting of tills committee at an early date and Inform me thereof, and we will get down to work on the problem. 1 suggest that the other two members of the legislature from Jackson coun ty should also be Invited to this meeting. Sincerely yours, BENJ. C. SHELDON'. May Is Colonel of Oregon Regiment "Cantatn" May, as he is remero bered in Ashland, has been elected colonel of the third Oregon regiment successor to Colonel McLaugh- 08 a lm Colonel May joined tne nattonal , when at Kmiru iwciiij ins J --' " " a . ....... i,ftv v.nr. SlfffV - mi. f Ashland he became a member or Aal"al,u tw,u Comnany D, second Oregon. Before u"'i''J this he had served n the Nevada na- tlonal guaw. tie was ciu tain of his company two years after his entry and on account of his record in the Spanish-American war and Philippine Insurrection he was pro moted to major. Five years ago he was advanced to the grade of lieuten- Bnt-COloncI, and when the troume broke out on the Mexican border last ,..j ,i.a "ummer i.e was in co m.. . second troop train leaving Camp , Withycombe. nor,n Colonel May is assistant superin- -oioei uj Pm tendent of the Southern Pacific Corn- lemlc'" ... , , , nonv Tiio election of Colonel may , Pftny- 1 lle elccuo" leaves his former post vacant and It jl hinted that Major L. E. Bowman, 'nf the first battalion, will be ad 01 "" - vanced. The appointment wm made as soon as Colonel May has passed his examinations and received his commission as colonel. Troubles Thick At Oregon Pen Warden Mlnto of the state peniten tiary was asked to resign and did so last week, as the result of an inci dent when he deemed It necessary to hose" a couple of prisoners, hosing ! conslst,ng of turnlng a f,re hose on the shackled incorrlgiblcs. Close on top of this conies a revolt Saturday of 300 prisoners in the state institu tion uhn rlpmnn ded that Assistant S. 0. Legislators To Work Together At the suggestion of members of the legislature which will convene the first of January at Salem, the Com mercial Club of Grants Pass will ex tend an Invitation to the solons from Jackson, Josephine and Douglas coun ties to meet In that city on Monday, Decomber 4, and dlsteuss matters and measures that are of Interest to southern Oregon as a whole. Linn county clover seed Industry netted $150,000 this year. Mather Tells of National Parks Before a crowd which filled thai hall Thursday evening, Stephen D. Mather, assistant to the secretary of the interior and superintendent la chief of the national parks of th3( United States, urged that Aslilana give every co-operation to the work; of providing better accommodations at Crater Lake and transportation to the lake. He told how the Portland men of capital were beginning to see the advisability of Investment there, how Mr. Parkhurst had gone about as far as he was able in building tha hotel there, and how, although tho department expects to secure a big appropriation for Crater Lake, it can not be spent on hotels, under the law. Mr. Mather gave a good Idea of the big increase in touriHt travel, an Increase whicli was larger every year by far and which, with the com pletion of a national highway ateross the continent, would be several times what It now is. He had some very nice things to fay about Ashland and dwelt upon, the fact that Ashland was bound to profit from every tourist who visited the lake who makes the trip liy auto, as nearly all will visit this city. lie told of the educational work which has been started to Interest people in tho national parks, and stated that the big men of the nation were beginning to realize the race that the national parks were most valuable from a hard-headed just ness standpoint. Mr. Mather told of tho use he had made of impressions gained at a visit to the Ashland auto camp, mu pioneer rtito camp, two years ago. lie has told of the Ashland camp at good roads meetings everywhere and before the United States senate. Ha pointed out many camps which had been established as a result of his story of the Ashland camp. He predicted that the national park travel of the future would be almost entirely by automobiles, quot ing figures to prove that the auto was displacing the-railroad for tour 1st travql. ; "Crater Lake park is close behind' Yellowstone and Yoseinite in roads, although the roads aro yet to bar hard surfaced in this park," h.e stat- . , tpld of t,)0 thlnK8 wlicu tna government was doing in building roads, trails, power plants, etc., iu the national parks, and also of the hundreds of thousands which San Francisco men are spending privately in providing accommodations in Yo semite. He stated that $125,000 . Is to bo asked for Crater park at the coming session of congress and that $250, 000 should be spent by private capi tal In providing accommodations. Ha urged that as many as possible ba Interested in the work. "Get men of means to invest sums from a thou sand dollars or so up men who can await returns which are bound to conio with the constantly Increasing travel." The park man told many Interest ing things regarding the various na tional parks, things which gave his hearers a new understanding of the magnitude of tho business of attract ing and entertaining tourists. B. R. Greer Introduced Mr. Math ers aud told of the many magnificent accomplishments which Mr. Mathers had engineered and tit his undevlat ing devotion to his work. Mr. Mathers was an interested vis itor to Lithla park while here and walked over the entire park. Road Advisory Board Member Here J. H. Alberts, a prominent banker of Salem and one of the three mem bers of the state advisory board ap pointed last year by Governor Withy combe, is here with his wife for a few days' stay. They are driukins llthla water and looking over the sit uation here and investigating condi tions. On Thursday he was taken over the Siskiyou highway to tha summit and returned with enthusias tic praise for the fine condition of the road and the wonderful scenic beauty of the drive.' Mr. Alberts states that he believes the next legislature will find a way to make an appropriation to match; the amount allotted from the federal road fund contingent upon the state's furnishing an equal amount and that, road building will receive a good Im petus therefrom. Phone news items to the Tidings.