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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.