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Oregon Historical Society ''""in 207 Kci'omi St Ashland Tidings Ashland Grows While Uthla Flows' City of Sunshine and flowers Ashland, Oregon, Uthla Springs "Oregon's Famous Spa' VOL. XLI ASHLAND. OREGON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1916 NUMBER 53 Many Mentioned as City Candidates With the city election which Is to be held on December 19, less than four 'weeks 'off, Interest In the can didates is becoming most evident. For recorder E. E. Phlpps has for mally announced his candidacy, and Mr. Autrey Is also said to be contem plating coming out. Added to the five who have already announced their intention of running and some of whom have been carrying on most active campaigns, there are now seven candidates. Henry Galcy, John Wlmer, C. L. Cunningham, W. H. Gowdy and R. P. Campbell have an nouncements elsewhere in tills pa per. Any of these men would make a good recorder, all of them having many good qualifications for the po rtion. The race for the recordership promises to be very close and the re sult decided by a very few votes. A. L. Lamb, who was elected from the third ward at the last election to fill out the term of Mr. Blegel, and who has given good satisfaction, If street talk may be taken as a cri terion, has announced his candidacy for re-election with no opposition as yet. It. P. Cornelius will probably con sent to run again from the first ward. John H. Dill Is being favorably men tioned as a candidate from the sec ond and will probably be prevailed upon to run. He has been an active worker in community projects and lias won a host of friends in Afihland. Ko other candidates for councllmen have come out into the open and lit tle talk is heard of other candidates. "Who will be mayor?" is, of course, the question which causes the most argument and conjecture wher ever voters gather. Up to the pres ent time no absolute certitude exists as to any candidate. That Council man Banta will probably consent to tun Is confceded almost universally, and J. F. Rocho Is probably next on the .list of those mentioned by the -would-be student of city affairs. C. B. Lamkln is talked of and would no doubt receive a hearty support can he be pravailed upon to run. F. E. Watson's name has been mentioned in more than one discussion. Mayor Johnson seems determined not to at tempt the yoke for another two years and unless the pressure brought up on him is made heavy enough to break a well-knit resolution, he will join the ranks of private citizens after a very successful mayorship. Frank Shlnn, who has been a big cog In the progress made recently by the Commercial Club, has been men tioned, as has also E. D. Briggs, and both would receive a hearty backing should they consent to run. Several of the bankers of the city are listed among "those mentioned." T. H. Simpson's name would please a great number of voters if he can be pre vailed npon to run, and If rumors are worth listening to more than one friend will sound out Mr. Simpson on the subject soon. Prof. Irving Vinlng was hailed by one group of prognoa ticators as a sure shot if he would consent to run. Many others are spoken of, and the next week should bring out more definite news of the candidates, the charter amendment election rather holding the center of the stage at present. LW.W.'sSaidToBe Headed This Way A number of I. W. W. Members are said to be headed this way from Portland and Seattle. The gang is part of the bunch which was mixed up in the pitched battle which oc curred at Everett recently. The re port was out that eighteen were to have arrived yesterday, but the local police state none have come through as yet. About thirty hoboes a day are cared for by the police here. Famous Singer's Son to Raise Fruit ' Henry Schumann Helnk, son of Madame Schumann Helnk, the fam ous singer, with Henry Van Hoeven berg, Jr., and Lincoln MdCormlck, Monday filed articles of incorporat tlon with Corporation Commissioner Schuldermap. of the Siskiyou Orch ards company. The headquarters of the new con cern is at Medford, where a large tract of orchard land will be devel oped. The company- U napitallzed at' $50,000. - Leaves Park Board Without Quorum Park Commissioner S. Penniston banded in his resignation from the park board at Tuesday's council meeting. The resignation came as the result of more of the friction which has made so much trouble in park management lately. Although the members would have less than 30 more days to serve, Mayor John son appointed W. A. Patrick to the board In order that the board could have a quorum in case they did have any business to transact in that time. Mrs. Van Sant is out of the city and two recent resignations and her absence has left but J. wo members In town. Mayor Johnson stated that he would ask Mr. Patrick to serve as a public spirited alet and that he thought he would not refnse but that if necessary he would spend all his time making park board appoint ments between now and election. Take Pait in Shoot For Bankets' Trophy Six members of the local C. A. C. company went to the rifle range near Phoenix Tuesday, where they participated in a shoot, making a fair showing. The shooting was done under the supervision of officers from Eugene, these men supervising the shooting of squads from each company in the state. The shoot Is for the Bankers' Trophy which is put up annually and contested for In this manner. Results will be made pub lic in a few days. Owing to the fact that several of the best shots in the Ashland company were unable to get away Tuesday the boys contend that a much better score could be made had the shoot been held on Sunday; Three Cars of Apples Loaded Two cars of Newtowns were loaded at the local fruit association for Manchester, England, last Friday, and a car is being loaded today for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Much of the fruit from this district Is being shipped abroad. .Apple picking is now over and the orchardists are receiving a slight re spite from their months of unremit ting toil. Fall plowing is next. Committee Will Plan Normal Future A committee of citizens appointed by the Commercial Club will meet on Friday evening of this week with Representatives Sheldon, Thomas and Gore and plan for a campaign for the reopening of the valuable normal school property. It is the Intention to go after the normal and stay after it until it is again turn ing out teachers. Birth of a Nation Is Great Picture "The Birth of a Nation" which was presented at the Vining theatre Monday and Tuesday, attracted fair crowds and was surely a great pic ture, outranking "Civllizationr' in the opinion of most who saw it. The ten piece orchestra was excellent and the effects magnificlent. Electric vehicles water the streets of Blackpool, England. IMPORTANT MASS MEETING 5 TONIGHT A mass meeting of citizens of Ashland will be held at the Armory tonight, Thursday, at 8 p. m., at which a definite pro posal will be made and the San itarium feature explained. The new charter amendment will be explained in full by City Attor ney Moore. Open discussion of the amendment will be held and both those In favor of and opposed to the amendment in vited to present their views. Every Voter of Ashland should attend. The meeting is to be held under the auspices of the Commercial Club, " Erection of $50,000 Sanitarium Depends Upon Tomorrow's Election If the charter amendment which the people of Ashland will vote upon at tomorrow's special election, car ries, outside capitalists stand ready to commence within sixty days, the erection of a $50,000 scientlffc water cure sanitarium in Ashland, contin gent, of course, upon satisfactory ar rangements for the mineral waters. A $100,000 Oregon corporation will be formed, half of this amount having ulready been subscribed in cash contingent upon the satisfactory outcome of the election and the sign 'ing of the contract for the mineral waters. Options which are held for the land for the site will be closed and construction of the sanitarium will be commenced within sixty days. The prospective investors have had this investment under consideration since last Fourth of July and as Mr. McCormick expressed It in the meet ing held at the city hall upon the Occasion of his recent visit to the city, "The future of this city is ap preciated by many big moneyed men, the only question being whether the people will stay behind the project. Shall Ashland Have a Water Cure Sanitarium? Mass Meeting, Armory Hal!, Tonight where an explanation will be made to the citizens ot a proposed large scientiiie water cure Sanitarium a nd the proposal tally explained. The matter will be opened tor dis cussion by the audience. City At torney Moore will explain the effects ot the two new Charter Amendments which are to be voted on tomorrow. Every citizen is urged to be present Placer-Armory Hall Time:--To-Mghf 8 o'clock Steps in Front of Car and Is Killed Clarence Hill, a young man 23 years of age, was struck by an auto mobile late Friday afternoon near his homo in the Illinois valley, below Grants P&ss, and so badly injured that he died at an early hour Satur day morning. The automiblle was a Buick belonging to J. Smith, of the Del Norte Claimholders' Association, and was driven by A. C. Hoffman of Grants Pass. In the car with Mr. Hoffman were his wife and A. C. Hoofer. At a coroner's inquest, held Sat urday afternoon at Kerby, a Jury re turned a Verdict exonerating the driver of the car from blame, hold ing that Hill came to his death through his own negligence in step ping in front of the machine. Miss Kathleen Parkin, a California girl, fifteen years old, has construct ed a wireless outfit which she uses expertly to send and receive mes sages. ' . Wireless enabled one big daily newspaper to score a heat on report ing the news of the German subma rine's work off Nantucket. Clean ekimmed milk is a valuable food, but : should . he told . , ekimmed. . ', . . ... , : . . It has been the experience of inves tors everywhere that in order to make an investment a success, the people of the community must vital ize it with their continued backing." The charter amendment is In re ality the outgrowth of the sugges tion of outside investors that they would supply a sanitarium if the ; people of Ashland voiced their Inten sion to stay behind the resort pro : ect here in a positive manner. Ash land has an opportunity to get a ! $50,000 institution. The investors are asking nothing in the way of J money bonus, site or priviledge. The sanitarium will be built immediately if the people show their faith In the project by voting for the amend ment which as far as the financial side is concerned Is merely a gunran- i tee that the park will be kept up and I the city will remain behind the proj ect, which to save the park invest jment, the city will have to do any ; how. A full discussion of the proposi tion will be opened to the public at the mass meeting to be held at the Armory tonight. Want New Street Below Wimer A petition from a number of resi dents of the west end of the city ask ing that a new street be opened up through from the lower end of Wimer street, below Main, was re ferred to the street committee at Tuesday's council meeting. The street committee will investigate the advisability of opening up the pro posed street and report at the next council meeting, when formal action will be taken. Stockmen Round Up Stock for Winter A number of stockmen and cow boys from the Butte Falls, Apple gate and lower valley districts were in the city Tuesday. The stockmen are getting together for the annual roundup of cattle on the summer ranges and bringing them in for the winter. The sheep are alBO being moved in from the high mountains. Tents lighted by elelctricity pro vide living quarters for 600 students of the State College of Texas. The melting point of southern made sutter it higher where cattle are fed cottonseed product. Elks Have Three Big Affairs Ahead The Elks lodge has three big af fairs lined up for the near future. On Saturday a big delegation will go from heve with the Medford minstrel troupe to Weed, where a jubilation will be held. The second event an nounced is the annual Thanksgiving ball, which will be given, together with the usual banquet, on the 30th. This is the great event of the season In local Klkdom and is looked for ward to with much pleasure. Each member is entitled to invite a friend. The third event is the annual Me morial Day service, which will be held publicly in the lodge room Sun day afternoon, December 3, at 2:30. A good program, literary and musi cal, Is being prepared and the public is cordially invited to bear the date in mind and attend. Greek Chokes and Beats Women Some weeks ago a Greek and an American woman eloped from Weed, leaving the woman's husband behind. They went to Klamath Fulls, where they were arrested on a white slav ery charge. Nothing came of the ar rest, the woman standing up for the (Ireek, and finally both were turned loose, the woman coming to Ashland, where she has lived since. Sunday night the Greek, Gus Kutrulls, by name, foiced his way into the house where the woman was staying, dis played a revolver and choked and beat the woman. The woman filed a complaint against the Greek and a warrant was issued out ot the local justice court, but no trace has been found of the man as yet. Pendleton Man Is New Warden Charles A. Murphy, Pendleton, Oregon, was appointed warden of the Oregon state penitentiary at Salera by the state board of control. Mur phy will succeed John W. Minto, W ho was deposed last Tuesday. Over twenty candidates were considered. Murphy is a Spanish war veteran. Among the candidates was W. A. Grelve, county assessor of Jackson county. Break Into Fourth Street Drugstore Trefern's drugstore on Fourth street was burglarized Sunday night, a panel being cut from the back door. The safe was not locked and seven . dollars was taken from it. Chewing gum and candy was also taken in large quantities leading to the belief that the robbery was the work of boys. Oregon Will Play Penn. at Pasadena The University of Oregon football team has been selected to play Penn sylvania In the annual clash between the pick teams of the east and west which is to be staged New Year's day at the Pasadena Tournament of Roses. The eastern team has a fine record and ranks well with the best, while the Oregon team has demon strated that It has no superior on the coast. The Silver Falls Lumber Company at Silverton is installing a blowpipe system. An illuminated fountain pen which carries Its own minlatu'0 battery and tiny Mazda lamp is used for writing at night WIIX CLOSE THANKSGIVING DAY. The business houses of Ash land will close all day next Thursday, Thanksgiving day. Housewives are urged to keep this fact in mind and to do their Thanksgiving shopping early In order to get good serv ice and avoid the last minute rush. "' BUSINESS MEN'S ASSN. Routine of Council Meet The usual batch of minutes and re ports were cared for at Tuesday's council meeting. A couple of peti tions were cared for as elsewhere re ported. Mr. Nicholson's request for a ten days' vacation was passed with the proviso that he hire someone to take his place since he has been in the employ of the city less than a year and the annual ten days' vaca tion wth pay is granted only to em ployes who have been working for the city a year or more. The resig nation of S. Penniston from the park board was accepted. The Vienna bakery requested per mission to erect a woodshed on the upper side of the alley back of the building. The permit was granted providing the proposed shed was out side of the fire limits. Mr. Miller has had a tent over his wood, the tent recently catching fire from soma ashes and necessitating calling out the fire department. Mr. Gillette stated flirt the proposed shed was just outside the lfift-foot limit, ac cording to Mr. Yeo. A map outlining a subdivision lu the McCall addition out In the Sher man street-Boulevard district, deed ing certain alleys to the city, was approved. After hearing a report Ifrom a special committee which has I been Investigating securing land on the east of Ashland creek from the Chautauqua Association for the wid ening of Park avenue, the whole matter was laid on the table for the present because of a proposition, which the Chautauqua people may later make to the city. Indigent matters were discussed at some length and police matters caused a little squabble. A board of viewers for the north Ashland sewer was appointed. The council adjourned at 9:50. Another District Wants Irrigation The county court Monday morning ordered a special election to be held December 27 for the creation of au i irrigation district. The land to como under the proposed district includes about 25,000 acres lying between Medford, Fhoenlx and Jacksonville and touching the corporate limits of these towns. Also there is a strip lying to the east of Medford and Phoenix, extending to the Hillcrest orchard, and another small strip north of Jacksonville, boundud by the Hopkins cannl. All citizens of Oregon owning laud in the district, whether or not they reside on the land, may vote in the election. Citi zens of Medford, Phoenix and Jack sonville will not vote unless they own land in the rural district, which wilt be subject to Irrigation. The elec tion was called after a hearing held at Jacksonville before the county Court Friday and Saturday of last week. Three Days' Offering At Vining Theatre Tonight's attraction at the Vining is Bessie Barrlscale In one ot the strongest dramas on the screen. "The Payment," together with a funny Keystone comedy, "Skirts." Friduy Friday brings Hazel Dawn and Owen Moore in "Under Cover." Saturday Saturday night's show Is another strong one, featuring the great Douglas Fairbanks, in "The Half breed." Gulf Agents See Sights of Park A party of Southern Pacific ticket representatives from the Gulf coun try were In Ashland Monday, com ing from Medford over the Pacific Highway and taking in ail the sights in Ashland under the guidance of Local Agent G. N. Kramer. They were C. R. Denton of Houston, Tex., . Frank J. Bole of New Orleans, O. B. Puryear of Beaumont, Texas., and J. C. Loggins of Dallas, Texas. The latter was the official chaperone of the party. Young chickens treated with eleo. tricity by a London experimenter grow more rapidly than those raised without treatment.
