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ASHTiAND TTINNOH Monday, January 1, 1017 PAGE POUR " " 4t I pr() i imms M mo Mrri 8 ap i tective Association want every Ford owner to know that the Ford Garage is the home of the Ford Car. Come in and make your self at home if you spit on the floor at home, suit on the floor here; we want you to feel at home. We employ the host mechanic in South ern Oiep.'n. If your car don't run satis factory have the mechanic look it over, hewill Ml you what the trouble in rne of charge. (Continued from Page One.) solved by tlio Ashland Fish and Game I'rotectivo Association, that our rep resentatives and senator In the legis lature of Oregon bo requested to use all due and reusonablo efforts to close Rogue river to commercial flail ing as once by initiatlvo law was de creed by the people of Oregon and whose will was prevented and subse quently defeated ny the action of the stuto letilslaturo in the session of 1913." Screen! and l,alil'fN. The subject of screens and ladders was discussed at some length, it be ing the consensus of opinion that the I strong and are instigating; a joint meeting of tho associations to get to gether on various matters. Klamath. The move to shorten the deer sea son, which has boen put under way by Portland sportsmen, was deprecat ed, and the club passed a resolution which will be forwarded to the Klam ath Sportsmen's Club, which is work ing hard to keep the season the same, as follows: "Bo it resolved, that the secretary communicate with the Klamath Club, Informing them that we have gono on record as opposing a change in the time of the deer sea son and asking their co-operation in closing Rogue river." Game Warden Driseoll stated that from every sec tion roiuo reports that the deer are multiplying, the season at present al lows either summer or fall hunting. D Lee Ha!, Prop. Ford G-arege The Springs Water Commission's Adieu (Continue from Pago One) is the delivery of a soda water more heavily charged with gas and sodium. This tho commission is already at tempting to do by deepening the soda well in the hope of developing a soda water more palatable to the taste. From a medicinal standpoint the present soda water in tho fountains Is high class, h'lt It has not obtained that degree of popularity as a drink ing lotion that attaches to the sul phur and llthla waters. Therefore a contract Is now In progress deepen ing the well, with good' indications for a more palatable water and possi bly a strong artesian flow. Mr. Dodge Is paying half tho expense up to $500 incident to deepening the well and the commission the other half. In our Judgment, charge of Llthla park and the physical plant should be undar the same authority. The one is essentially a part of the other, and tho two should be maintained and developed In unity. However, the 'judgment of a majority is against us, and It may work out economically and satisfactorily. Tho park board, as now constituted, is an able body, with full realization of the necessi ties, and no doubt the park will be kept up to Its needed high standard. Careful :iltention ts needed in the rare of Jhe physical plant. It Is a complicated combination of high- class, expensive parts, and could be easily allowed to go to rack and ruin If proper attention Is not given it. That is tho danger of putting It in charge ot a department already bur dened with care of the domestic wa ter and electric systems. However, the heads of theso city departments are men of ability, and due care will keep the plant In successful operation and preserve It. Now we como to the movit Impor tant future feature of the resort de velopment: Promotion and publicity. A feature, we fear, that is not given Its propor wolght In the minds of cit izens. No matter how beautiful our park or how splendid our waters, the resort will not succeed unless the necessary accommodations and facili ties for high-class and beneficial use of the waters and comfortable and attractive housing, both for hotel gu dsts and families desiring private quarters, is provided. All of this must necessarily be supplied by pri vate capital. And before we can hope to Interest such capital, conditions must be made favorablo for such In vestments. Ashland must create and maintain such favorablo conditions. That can be dono only through Intel ligent and systematic effort. And such effort coots money. Ashland should maintain a "pro motion and publicity" department headed by a man of experience and judgment, In touch with needed capi tal, and enough funds should be pro vided to forward the work system atically, adequately and persistently. Unless this ts done the undertaking will provo ono of Indifferent success and burdensome consequence. With an expenditure of little In excess of four thousand dollars during the past year Ashland has gained publicity that would have cost fifty thousand dollars had It all been paid for at advertising rales. The forty-five- thousand-dollar excess was secured purely by the "know how" process. It is a great art to secure free pub licity, ono that can be exercised only by publicity men who ' know the art." Buch a man should be put In charge of Ashland'h department of "promo tion and publicity," with funds enough behind hiro to vitalize the un dertaking. Such men can not be se cured save at a good salary. Should some, not In touch with the (rue situation, argue publicity and promotion to be ono of the functions of the Commercial Club, It Is only necessary to look into the matter to discover that the Commercial Club, during the past five years, has been ; able to procure only funds enough to ! keep it in a miserable existence. It j has had no money to work with, j through no fault of the organization, j I but principally, wo assume, because ' I "everybody's business is nobody's business.' A more systematic plan for financing Ashland's promotion and publicity must be devised or the enterprise will languish. As every taxpayer will gain by tho success of the undertaking, every taxpayer should bo willing to contribute his share of the nocessary expense toward its vitalf.ation. Tho department should be maintained by a specific tax levy for the purpose. Saying this much, which we believe Is greatly to the Interest of the city and the future success of the enter prise', we desiro to thank the citizens of Ashland for their hearty co-operation in the past and predict for the city the great measure of success which the enterprise justifies In the very near future. BERT R. GREER, Chairman. J. P. DODGE, FRANK JORDAN. - SUNDAY The Incomparable Thecta B in BAST X-TBJIVTIEJ Heralded by all as a (iHKAT TlilUMPH Never in old stage days was this strong play so well done as on tho screen. Special music by orchestra. NOTE Three Complete Shows, Lasting Until Midnight If Chief Porter Will Re-Enter Game '"t i fit ft Help Make Catches Li ke This Again Possible ladders at Ray Gold were the only 'and no change is deemed necessary really effectlvo ones In the river and or advisable until the deer begin to that the Anient dam was a fish de- decrease, stroyer and needed fixing. The mat-1 Discussion, ter of bettor screens and ladders will I An Interesting Informal discussion bo tak on up with tho proper authorl-' of various matters followed. Game ties and every effort used to co-oper- j Warden Driseoll gave a very Illumin ate In getting better ones. atlve talk upon conditions at the Grouse. Another resolution was passed at the suggestion of Mr. Driseoll, which met with Immediate sanction of those present rnd will probably meet with the enthusiastic approval of everyone Chief of Police Porter, whose resig nation tnkes effect January 1, will re enter the detective game, accord ing to a f.ialement made to a Tidings reporter loday. Chief Porter has had eleven years' experience in detective and policj work and knows the game from all .ingles, lie has turned down offers from more than one reputable deteotiv-! agency in order to fill out his ternvr.s police chief here and has a couple outstanding, one of which he may nccept. Mr. Porter Is undecided as to whether he will affiliate with one of tho big r.gencies or establish a Rogue River valley agency of his own In h v 7 K. V, Porter, ItetirlnK tlilcf of Police conjunction with another man whose name is not to be madeiublic at present. At any rate, he will con tinue to make his home in Ashland, working from here. To the layman, the fact that enough work of this kind exists In the valley seems out of reason, but Chief Porter assures us that there are scores of inquiries which come to his office monthly which ho cannot handle as chief of police but which have to be turned over to an agency. He states that detective work is more profitable than policing. Whllo at the head of the Ashland force, Mr. Porter has established a fine system here and held the police force up to a high standard of efficiency. Card of Thanks. We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to tho many friends for their sympathy durlnc the sickness and after the death of our wife and mother. H. E. BRIGG3 AND FAMILY. The Lano county fruit exchange has shipped a car of apples to Chlco, Cal. Phone news Items to he Tiding vV' t7i mouth of the river, ho having re cently visited It in company with State Game Warden Shoemaker. It was his opinion that even although the move for a closed river should fail, evary effort should be bent to i New Year's Day ill BUBRYM iStar in "The Yellow cftreak," in "Band of Cowardice97 And one of the best Keystone Comedies ever made ally end label Adrift No Advance In Price J Coming Next Thursdav, January 4 3-BG HIPPODROME RCTS-3 in addition to regular Photoplay Program Adults 25c Admission Children 15c Q E. 1. IlriggK, Elected President Xew Fish Protective Association In this part of the state. This reso lution asks that the grouse season be placed the same as the deer season. For the Table. Another resolution, which is self explanatory, wais passed as follows: "Be It ro'-.olved by the Ashland Fish and Game Protective Association, that our members In tho Oregon leg islature bo Instructed to use every due effort to enact a law permitting pcoplo to catch a limited amount of salmon for home consumption by gaff or spear in addition to angling, be lieving fully that the peopl along Rogue river should have a right to catch fish for table use in preference to exclusive privileges to commercial fishermen at the mouth of tho river." California has such a law, which worWs very successfully. As It is at present, the man who lives along the river must wade up to his neck to t V ' it ij (Imiies Robertson, Iemler Club Executive Hoard Fish ward tho securing of the best possi ble legislation, as under the present law, with selns and drift nets In use, the river was "swept" at the mouth until no fish could got. up. Representative-elect C. M. Thomas will lead tho fight for a closed river In the legislature which convenes this month at Salem, according to Mr. Driseoll, who says that Mr. Thomas received the support of a great many In the valley with tho understanding that tho closing of Rogue river was to be ono of his chief alms. The val ley clubs are giving Mr. Thomas promises of any support he may ask, and when the fishing matter comes up, which will be In about, two or three weeks, a strong and influential delegation will go from southern Ore gon to aid In the fight. Tho Mcley Interests havo Bwung legislation In the past by the power of their money Harry Hosier, Vice-President Fish Protective Association get a salmon with a hook, and then ho stands about one chance In ten thousand. It was believed that the sale of anglers' licenses would be greatly increased if such a law were enacted. Will Co-operate. The local club is getting Into com munication with the other southern Oregon associations which are very V'-i' La . .!- if,-,? .:. "- A " : $ v : " J?? " ' m Rim Morris, Member Fih Club ' Executive Hoard and lnfluonce, according to Mr. Dris eoll, and the fight will be a hard one. The backing of every citizen through the sportsmen's clubs is needed. The Valley Canning Company at Newberg has an order for about 3,000 cases of canned potatoes. Phono job orders to the Tidings. Cost of Audit Stumps City Dads The consensu of opinion of the city councllmen was that the books of tho city should be audited. An outside accountant has not gone over the books for 3even years, and while there is not the least thought of any thing wrong, it is considered good business to have the books audited and the audit kept up. At Thurs day council meeting the matter was brought up, Recorder-elect Winter suggesting it. The council enthusi astically took up the Idea and voted to havo the books audited. In the midst of the conversation Accountant E. M. Wilson arrived from Medford. Mr. Wilson lias been auditing the' Medford accounts "and the Jackson county accounts for years and Is ac knowledged an expert. He was "placed on tho stand" and rapid fire questions fired at him by the coun cllmen. When the fact was elicited that the cost of auditing the books would approach approximately $200 per year, or from $1,200 to $1,500 for the seven years which the audit has fallen behind, the council gasped but came up smiling and voted to postpone tho audit for another year or until some provision was made for such an pmottnt of mohey. In the discussion which followed it devel oped that tho city accounts really un derwent r. monthly auditing at the hands of the finance committee, which left little chance for error, and that In th's respect the Ashland ays tem was far ahead of that used In many other cities. It seems that the I finance commltteo audits tho month- j ly bills, the treasurer's and recorder's books. The audit Is deemed a neces-' slty, however, and will probably be done some day, although, as Council i man Ninlnger put it, "It may need a i bond Issue to do It." Wilson's Plurality Goes Over 500,000 A consideiablo number of bets were ma.le In Asliland on the popu lar majority In the recent presiden tial election. Most of them depended upon Wilson getting a 500,000 ma jority. First reports Indicated that Wilson received but a few thousand over 400,000. Many of the bets were paid. Naw the final returns are In and Wilson Is found to have 5fi8,822 plurality. Several bets which were paid are being refunded. The com plete re' urns are as follows: Mr. Wilson received 9,116,296 votes and Mr. Hughes 8.547,474, a plurality of 568,822 for Mr. Wilson. In 1912 Wilson, democrat, received 6.297,099; Taft. republican, 3,846, 399; Iloosevolt, progressive, 4,124, 959. The vote for Mr. Benson, socialist candidate for president, was 750,000, with eight missing states estimated, against 901,873 for Dobs, socialist, in 1912, and for Mr. Hanly, prohibi tionist candidate, the vote was 225, 101, against 207,928 for Chafin, pro hibitionist, In 1912. The toal popular vote for the four candidates was 18,638,871 as against 15,045,322 In 1912. This Is an in crease of 3,593,549, accounted for by the increased population and the woman vote In the new suffrage states. Roseburg Hereafter all county road work of $1,000 or over will be let by contract, the present system proving too costly. To the Bachelor You can do your own washing with the California Washing Pow der. Let your clothes soak 15 minutes to a half Itour, then boll for about a half hour, keeping them punched under the water while boiling. Rinse thoroughly and your clothes will be white as snow. California Washing Powder will not fade your clothes or injure tho finest of fabric. For salo at your grocer's. Ashland Washing Powder Factory fJwh'4S f"1;,1 P' T ila new system protects your Interests And Insures vwvrre ..... - . wiviu vre in iremendoua Demand Th lante markotii we hv tompplj nUv It absolutely Marat I al for u to et tiwn the Intenirtapf tlioai) who ahip the r (on to na. We eaUbllahei ihia conyi.rMiun to protect mrutt, ae much aa to protect y. It wa7a niplrgooj lni.in.-A We mnke more In the end ly paying V more? And beeidefcMluS euoouraglng trappwa of high grade pelu b, VreaUumaiitem. F R F V in,tn"l' r",TTr"- t. Oar proBt aharlng plan r IEJU toulygetoBtoncah prioM, butalw glvea jon free, rffl, a ..ml . . ll'!tQ"tBJ."'otherthlni(ajroiiwant. So don't be temuted to rmi TOOT tore elwwhere. V e can make thla year the HWt year yon hara erer In.. . Write for our For Club Newa, tremluaj LUt aid lirt oi Frloea. All ma I lint tn AHik U.i,. 1 Hill v ,ul wi, w sum S. Silberman & Sons, iumim. wast Chicago, HL MO one man can grade furs rightly at all times. That ' is why we have established a commission ot three fur ttlMrtl Bhrt Itn.-B nn. HA.hJ.H ..... ... 1 . ... j ........ ...,,u,,,u,ll,,1,1,,iUI, iura i or years, ineywm Bi arte the furs you Bend us and price them according- to the latest EitaWiiktd im LarXtit Fur and Wool Houu ' Amtrka (27)