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Ashland, Oregon, Llthla Springs
"Oregon's Famous Spa'
ASHLAND. OREGON MONDAYDECEMBER 25, 1916
VOL. XLI
NUMBER 02
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Ashland Will Observe Xmas in
? Homes and Churches-Elks tree
5 ' Christmas Gaiety,
i The week between Christmas and
' New Year's will see the greater por
1 tlon of the parties and dances be
cause of Christmas eve coming on
f 8unday. Christmas night in Ashland
will be given over mostly to home
i gatherings, although the children of
! the town will attend the Elks' Chrkt
f mas tree at the Vlnlng either in the
j afternoon or evening, depending upon
; their ages. Tho young folks have a
: few informal affairs planned, but no
big ball Is slated in Ashland for
Christmas night. A good many will
attend the Medford Alumni Christ
mas ball In Medford. The week fol
lowing Christmas will be full of good
times, many young folks being home
from college.
Elks' Tree.
The Elks' Christmas tree at the
Vlnlng is for every child in the city.
The brothers have been busy prepar
ing eiftB and candy In abundance
and a monster tree will be placed on
the stage of the theatre 'The little
tots will be entertained in the after
noon and the older children in the
; evening.
At the Churched.
All of the churches of the city will
hold Christmas services of some
kind, ranging from elaborate can
tatas to the usual Sunday services;
with a Chritsmas sermon.
Note. '
Although thte Issue of the Tidings
is dated Monday, December 25, It
is the intention to have It In the
hands of subscribers Saturday even
ing, and the following notices cover
Saturday night and Sunday as well as
Christmas day:
Presbyterian Church.
The Presbyterian church will hold
regular services Sunday morning,
wlttf a Christmas cantata Sunday
evening. The program of the can
tata follows:
"The Greatest Gift," by H. W.
Petri. .
Chorus, "Hear the Angels' Song."
Solo-duet, "The Greatest Gift,"
Mrs.Norrls and Miss Poley.
Chorus, "God Remembered."
Quartet, "Make the Day. Like
Him," Mrs. Ashcraft, Mrs. Rasor, Mr.
Rasor and Mr. McCoy.
Solo, "The New King," Mr. Mo
Coy. Solo, "Star of the Wonderful
Story," Mrs. Ashcraft.'
Trio, "Glorify Him." Miss Bagley,
Mr. Graham and Mr. Raeor.
Solo, "Star of Hope," Mr. Rasor.
Chorua, "The Quiet Starlight."
Chorus, "God Hath Given His
8on."
Chorus, "Let His Name Resound."
Karl Rasor, director. Mrs. Olive
B. Parsons, organlBt
Open Fine New
Billiard Parlor
Hum Pracht and Joo Alnutt have
opened on of the finest billiard es
tablishments In this part of the state
In the Elks temple. The equipment
and furnishings are all new and most
artistic. The front portion of the
room, which is that formerly occu
pied by McGee's dry goods establish
ment, Is occupied by tobacco and
candy show cases. All of the wood
work is finished In oak stain and the
furniture is mission style. An arch
way gives entrance to the billiard
Toom proper, where three pool and
one billiard table are located. Seven
feet of space on all sidos of the ta
bles gives plenty of cue room and
nmtnats an objectlonal feature
found In many halls where the tables
ar close togother. The tables are
all of the latest make, with return
channels which drop the balls pocket
ed into a basket at one end of the
table. The billiard table is a beauty.
Cues and balls are the befst obtain
able. The room Is well lighted.
Plenty of comfortable mission Btyle
chairs are conveniently placed for
spectators.
The Alnutt tobacco factory, which
turns out tho Tlslt, La Valencia','
Llthla and otiier well-kown cigar$, is
located on a balcony at the rear of
the building.
Wireless" messages have been re
ceived with a dotector made of the
lead of a broken pencil and two safe
ty razor blades. '
Scientist. .
The First Church of Christ. Scien
tist, will hold their regular service
Sunday.
Episcopal.
The Episcopal church will have
Christmas services and sermon at 11
Christmas day and communion at
7:30.
Congregational.
At the Congregational church there
will be (.pecial Christmas services
next Sunday morning and evening.
In the morning Mr. Brett will speak
on "Tho Message of Christmas," and
In the evening on "The Christmas
Spirit."
Methodist.
The Methodist choir are preparing
an elaborate program of Christmas
music u.ider tho direction of Mrs.
Henry Terry Elmore. Mr. W. Carlton
Janes and Miss Ruth Campbell, vio
linists of Medford, will assist, and
several soloists from the choir will
! sing. Following Is the order of serv.
Ices, to start at 1 o'clock:
Prelude.
Doxology.
Hymn 107.
Carol, "Ring Out, Ye Bells," Wal-
1 lis.
Apostles' creed.
Prayor.
Response, "Silent Night," Haydn.
Anthem. "Angels From the Realms
of Glory," Neidlinger:
Christmas responsive reading,
page 79 of Psalter.
Gloria.
Carol, "0 Little Town of Bethle
hem," George B. Nevin.
Scripture lesson.
Anthem, "It Came Upon the Mid
night Clear," J. Stainer.
Offertory, 'Trio O Holy Night,"
Adam. (Violin obligato.)
Sermon,.
Solo, "Angels From the Realm of
Glory," Shelley. (Violin obligato.)
Anthem, "Sing, O Heavens," Tours.
Benediction.
Postlude.
Baptist Church Not.
The Christmas exercises will be
held on Sunday evening, the 24th, by
the Sunday school. An interesting
program has been prepared. All
friends are invited. In the morning
Rev. Vine will preach a Christmas
sermon. Services begin at 11 o'clock.
There will be 'special music. Sunday
school at 9:45. Young people's meet
ing at 6:30.
Nazarene.
The Nazarene Christmas exercises
are to be held this Saturday night
beginning at 7:30. Regular services
Sunday.
Christian.
The Bible school of the Christian
church will render a Christmas pro
gram at their church Saturday even
ing, December 23. The regular serv
ices will be observed Sunday with a
Christmas sermon in the evening.
Full Tabulated
Election Returns
Miiyor
1st 2nd 3rd Total
Wrd W'rd Wrd -
Lamkln 280 198' 288 766
Wagner 185 204 221 610
Recorder
Wimer 123 98 127 ' 348
Campbell .... 73 110 85 268
Galey 81 66 110 257
Pnippb 105 51 74 236
Cunningham.. 61 49 63 173
Gowdy ...... 23 43 74 146
Treasurer
Eubanks.....349 361 418 1128
Park Commissioners'
Butler . 317
Watson 293
Holmes 312
Springs Com.
Jarvls .......263
318
810
312
376
373
386
1011
976
1010
255 318 841
Amend. Abolish. Spgs Com.
Yes ...
No .'. ..
Amend.
Yes . . .
No....
, 250 : 253 292
193 132 199
Abolish. Park Hoard
168 197 203
.....256 178 , 281 ,
792
524
568
715
749
623
Power to Lease Waters-
Yes 1240
No. 173
Councllmen ,
238
140
271
210
Cornelius
.224
.214
Stoner". .
Caldwell
Dill ...V.
250
154
Lamb .
Dennis . .
28.2
232,
Total number ballots, 1421.
Phone mwi', Items to the Tidings.
MERRY (MSTMAS,
EVERYBODY!
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THE TIDINGS OCT TWO S , POSTOKEICE (1IR1STMAS 4
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This issue of tho Tidings is fc
the regular Monday issuo but Is 3
? out on Saturday In order that
i the Tidings employes may 6b- S
serve the Christmas holiday.
There will be no paper Monday $
$ Th Jidings wishes evoryone a
$ merry, merry Christmas.
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Post-Mortems Held
On Street Corners
The mobilization of the three poll
ing places near the center of the city
made collecting election results easy
Tuesday evening, and a regular pro
cession of candidates and other inter
ested citizens made the round of the
counting places. The election boards
good-naturedly allowed a great deal
of peering over shoulders and gave
out the counts at each "breathing
spell."
Post-mortems on election results
occupied the attention of all the
street corner dopesters yesterday.
Some of the most frequently relter
ated conjectures and remarks fol
low:
"Wimer won because his popular
ity extended over the entire city or
else because his campaign extended
over the entire city. While each can
didate was very strong in hts own
ward, Wimer's vote was heavy in all
three."
"The cleanest recorder campaign
in years. Five fine men were de
feated." "Dr. Jarvls Is like the boy who
earned the money to buy a sled and
then had the sled broken before he
had a chance to go coasting."
"George Eubanks won In a walk."
"Only one new councilman."
"If the successful candidates make
good we will elect them again in
1918."
"By golly! I had It all doped
out." (Most frequent of all.)
"Say, wouldn't it Jar you?"
"Hurrah for ."
"I told you so."
Snow and Heavy
Mails Delay Trains
All of the trains are late today,
heavy mails and snow in the moun
tains delaying thorn. Several mall
cars are attachod to soma of the
trains. Two feet of snow is reported
from the Siskiyou summit and even
deeper snow from the Edgowood vi
cinity in northorn California.
Phone Job orders to the Tidings.
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$ The postoffice will be open ?
3 from 8 to 9 a. m. Christmas day, ?
Monday, December 25. No let- S
$ ters w ill be registered and no ?
3 money order business transact- b
$ ed. ' One complete delivery by ?
city- varricrs,
One collection $
from street letter boxes and reg-
3 ular delivery by rural carrier.
Hombrook Ships
Car of Booze Daily
Liquor shipments to Oregon and
Washington from Hombrook are
growing heavier day by day. They
have reached such a volume that the
Southern Pacific Company leaves an
emptor express car at the Siskiyou
county town, to 'be filled each day.
This Is always full and a great many
times more is loaded on the train
when It pulls in. The Increase In
business 1b duo to the nearness of
the holidays and to tho anticipation
that Oregon will go "bone dry" after
the New Year.-
Jeter Buys Powell
Store Near Depot
William Jeter has purchased the
old reliable fruit store and supply
headquarters of Thad Powell, which
the latter has been conducting since
1910 at the corner of Fourth and A
streets. Powell is resting up for
a while and is looking after his bil
liard hall and rooming apartments,
which are located in his business
block across the street from the es
tablishment sold to Jeter.
Are Shipping
Blue Ledge Ore
Two four-horse teams are now en
gaged In freighting oro from the
Blue Ledge mine to Jacksonville,
where It wil lbe shipped to Tacoma,
Wash., for smelting. Each team will
haul a little over two tons of ore at
a load and will make two round trips
a week. With the opening of spring
more teams will be put on and as
soon as the roads can be put in good
condition hauling of ore will be be
gun with auto trucks.
A committee on Russian Industrial
affairs reports that there is need for
a rapid Increase In the means for
generating electric power In Russia.
At preBont there are 93 generating
stations, with a capacity of 79,553
kilowatts. In European Russia. 1
Forming Local Rod and Gun Club
To Help Save Rogue Fishing
Preliminary steps toward the or- man of ample means and influence,
ganizatlon of an Ashlund Rod and ( and no doubt had figured out before
Gun Club were taken at an entliusl- j hand his subsequent course of action,
astic meeting of sportsmen and bust-! He finally succeeded In getting the
ness men held at the city hull Thurs-1 legislature to enact legislation con
day night. Six Medford men were rary to ine expreHBed will of the peo-
up to aid in tho organization, the 'pie, and the cannery resumed opera
immediate aim of which will be to tions and fishing in the upper river
aid in the endeavor to obtain leglsla -
tlon from tho state legislature clos- j Mr. Gottlieb told of the promises to
lug Rogue rlvor to commercial Hah- j protect the steelhead which Mr. Mac
ing and saving the steelbead fishing, ley had made and how the eight-inch
which has become an immense asset mesh net was to be used, buf how the
to southern Oregon in the way of at- cannery men succeeded In slipping
tracting moneyed vacationists and re -
tired men wjio make fishing their
chief recreation,
A membership committee was ap
pointed consisting of Messrs. Jordan,
Hosier, Brown, Morris and Mowat,
and theso will solicit members be-
tween now and next Friday, when a
big meeting will bo held and a per
manent organization formed, officers
elected a.ul by-laws adopted.
Take Over Old Clubs.
Two clubs, tho Rod and Gun Club
and the old Ashland Gun Club, which
now are rot active, have a combined
membership of about 125, all of
whom w'.ll probably become active
members in tho new organization.
While the immediate purpose of rush
ing the organization Is to bring the
combined Influence of the .community
to bear at the January session of the
state legislature, which convenes
January 8, tho club will no doubt
become a valuable asset In, other
ways.
Fee.
A membership fee has not been
definitely settled. Tho Medford men
stated that their custom was to sell
cards to everyone at a dollar for the
year and to ask those of means to
pny a little more for their cards. A
Blmilar plan will no doubt be carried
out here. All of the citizens present
at the meeting signified their inteu
tlon of becoming momhers, and little
difficulty is anticipated In getting a
live membership of two. hundred or
more. , . . . -
E. D. Bilggs acted as temporary
chairman of tho meeting and Louis
Dodge is secretary. A free discus
sion of the imperative need of clos
ing the river in order to save the
fishing was indulged In following the
business meeting.
Medford Visitors.
Tom Hathaway, who has spent all
of his time for the past month in or
ganizing fish protective leagues in
Medford and other valley towns;
Chris Gottlieb, T. E. Daniels, Charles
Davis, Mr. Welscr and W. T. Grieve
of Medford were in attendance at tho
meeting and rendered valuable aid In
forming the temporary organization
and offering suggestions. All of the
visitors spoke briefly, telling of the
conditions which the movement was
fighting.
Tells History.
Mr. Gottliob outlined the history of
the closed river fight. He told how
the river had been closed by a two
to one vote of tho people of the state,
how Hume had retired from business
and Macley, tho present owner, bad
purchased the cannory for a mere
song. He stated: "Macley knew
that the river was closed, but is a
Business Men Make
Good Use of Books
The business men of tho city are
making free use of the business
man's library of forty-five books
which the state library has sent the
local library for a limited length of
time. From one-half to two-thirds
of the books are out all of the time,
and names are on the waiting list for
some of the best. Every phase of
almost every business is dealt with
and any business man can gain much
profit in spare minutes from making
use of the books. Advertising, show-
card, window decorating and arrang
ing displays seem to be the most pop.
ular subjects, as in the study of these
the Ideas of others may be made use
of to the best effect.
Music Teachers
Are to Organize
The music teachers of the city will
be invited at some time in the near
future to meet at Mr. Dana's etudlo
to consider the organization of a mu
sicians' nub for the purpose of help
ing the musical life of Ashland.
. immediately began to deteriorate."
i through a bill reducing tbo mesh to
four Incncs. He told of the violations
of the law which are said to be com
mou at the rlvor mouth where Mac
ley's woid Is law; the reduced mesh
and the extended seanon. Ho gave a
graphic picture of the thousands of
salmon and stcclhead thrashing in
the nets :intil tho stoelhead were mu
tilated by the heavier salmon, and
the flshormcii throwing out the steel
head.. Mr. Gottlieb explained how
the touch of n human hund causes a
growth to start on a fish thrown back
Into tho water, which icon kills it.
"Until now tho seallons by the hun
dreds make tholr home at the moutli
of the Rogue to feed on the mutilated
Hteelhpad." Tho speaker stated that
he knew definitely of a number of
wealthy valley residents who mada
their home here chiefly because of
the Rogue river fishing, and named
several to clinch tho argument. He
stated that it was his belief that an
Investment of one million dollars in
this valley by wealthy men could 1)9
attributed directly to the steelbead
ffshlng and its charms for tho Invet
erate angler.
West's Veto.
E. D. Brlggs, who was one of the
commlttoo of three, tho other mem
bers being Gus Newberry and George
Putnam of Medford, who succeeded
in keeping the river closed a number
of years ago by appealing to the leg
islature and finally to Governor
West, toid of the many obstacles
which a delegation to the legislature-
would meet, and also told how, main
ly through George Putnam's influ
ence with Governor West, the gov
ernor had vetoed the open river bill..
Putnam at that time was a strong
advocate of a closed river.
Davis Talks.
Charlie Davis supplemented tho
previous remarks and told of the ef
forts Mackty had made to gain the
favor of the Rogue fishermen. He
spoke interestingly of the changed
policy of the Medford Mall Tribune
in regard to the closed river and
hinted strongly at a 'cause. .
The meeting closed with Informal
discussion of means by which favor
able legislation might be obtained, it
being the consensus of opinion that
the valley wan united as never before
on the proposition and that the leg
islature would bo forced to listen to
the plea of the population of the en
tire Rogue watershed in preference
to the manager of one concern at the
river's mouth.
An active campaign has begun for
members and a monster turnout l
anticipated at the meeting next Fri
day evening at 8 o'clock In the city
hall. A number of Medfordltes will
be up.
Hombrook Footpads
Get Seven Years
Elmer Sexton and John Kelly were
on Tuesday sentenced by Judge
Lodge, Jn the superior court at
Yreka, to serve seven years In Fol
som prison for the brutal assault and
robbery of J. West at Hombrook on
October 2.
West was an employe of the Cali
fornia-Oregon Power Company and
had savod several pay checks. Meet
Ing the two men In Hombrook, he
befrlendad them rnd took them with
him to dinner. Later in the evening,
while waiting lor a train, the trie
walked down the track and West was
unmercifully beaten and robbed of
one of his pay checks. Left by the
track for dead, It was some time be
fore West was found and given aid.
He suffered a broken leg, several
broken ribs and many contusions
about tho head and body. An alarm
was sent out from Hombrook and
the men were picked up in Dunsmulr.
West was able, with the aid of
crutches, to appear in court against
hlB assailants. Following their sen
tence Sexton Is reported to have
threatened to kill one man for each
year be served In prison.