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Oregon Historical Society CoiMp 207 Second St THE TIDINGS PREDICTION: Before December 31, 1918, Ashland will have a population exceeding TWELVE THOUSAND It will be brought about by proper and complete utilization of her best resource Mineral Waters iland Tidings Ashland Grows While Uthla Flows City Gf Sunshine and flowers Ashland, Oregon, Lithia Springs "Oregon's Famous Spa" ASHLAND. OREGON MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1917" VOL. XLI NUMBER 68 City Raids Hotel to Stop Current Theft The first step in a determined cam paign to put an end to the tlieft of electrical current In Ashland was tak en by the city authorities last Satur day when, armed with search 'war Tants, the Depot hotel was raided and nix electric stoves found in the first six rooms entered. The Depot hotel Is on a flat rate and had been paying for current for lights only. Manager J. P. Wolfe was liound over to the grand Jury on $150 bonds. Theft of electric current Is believed by the city authorities to be the greatest problem which they have to fight in making the municipally owned plant remain on a paying biisis. It Is believed that current lost through unreported elec trical devices runs, into a total of sev eral hundred dollars loss every month and the authorities are determined to put a stop to the law breaking. Sev eral others are on the list, according to the city officials, and other raids will follow unless there Is a general mending of ways. 'The unlawful use of current is a felony under Section 1992, Lords Oregon laws, and Is punishable by a fine of from $50 to $300 or a jail sentence. Tho case is in the hands of the state, not the city, as it is a state law. The Depot hotel was selected to become the "example" because fla grant law-breaking had become evi dent. A search warrant was Issued by District Attorney Roberts, and the electric light committee, consisting of Messrs. Lamb, Cornelius and Cald well, accompanied by other city of ficials, visited the hotel. Manarer Wolfe objected strenuously to a search being made, but when the varrant was procured, withdrew his objections. The fint six rooms en tered contained stoves merrily burn ing, and this being considered suffi cient evidence, the stovea were con fiscated and taken to the city hall. They were later returned when Mr. Wolfe gave a receipt for them. Gold Hill District Votes Irrigation By a vote of seventeen for ' and eight against, farmers of the Gold Hill and Foots Creek districts Friday sanctioned the creation of the Gold Hill irrigation district. This vote gives the required 60 per cent of votes cast. The land coming within the dis trict embraces about 1,200 acres ly ing along the south side of Rogue river between the townB of Gold Hill and Rogue River In what are known as the Riverside Colony and Foots Creek district. The cost of supplying water to the land is estimated at $35 per acre. Water will be taken from Rogue river about three miles above Gold Hill and will be carried to the land In a ditch about fifteen miles long. Work will begin at once and will be pushed as rapidity as possible. The land embraced in the district is devoted to the raising of alfalfa and fruit, but with the addition of water a considerable acreage will be planted to sugar beets. The soil Is a light sandy loam and is peculiarly adapted to the raising of either al falfa or beets. The following officers were elected for the district: C. W. McDonald, treasurer; directors, George B. Alden, C. R. Boyd and F. D. Eisman. Prohibition Bill Due This Week None of the important measures- that are sure to come up have yet made their appearance in the state legislature now in session at Salem. The prohibition bill is due early this week; the insurance bill and the mil itary bill also will come in some time this week. The road legislation also is wait ing. Each bouse, however, is enterr tainlng a bill designed to, provide state funds to match the federal ap propriation of $1,800,000 for Oregon roads. These measures are entirely independent of the general, program for state road improvements.. . Albany will seek to develop, the flax industry. Cannery Mass Meeting Tuesday There will be a mass meeting of the citizens of Ashland and vicinity tomorrow (TftTsday) at 3 p. to discuss the possibility of establishing a fruit cannery In Ashland. All who are interested in this enterprise and the future of Ashland are urged to be present.' s Visiting Team Loses in Oregon ' After playing and winning all the way from Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Normal School basketball team ran into hard sledding in Oregon, the stronghold of basketball in the west, and lost three games in this state. Roseburg high school, last year strong contenders for the state cham pionship and this year possessors of team winch will no aouoi come close to winning unaiBpuiea nonurs, nicked the Oklahomans' record of only one defeat by winning 34 to 32 at Roseburg last Tuesday. Then the Chemawa Indians took the easternr ers down the line and the Multnomah Athletic Club also chalked up a w in. The University of Oregon loBt to the normal team. Roseburg high won from Eugene. Dallas, with Pebo Shaw, of former Ashland fame, in the game, won from the university. Second Semester Begins Kext Monday The second semester ot the Ash land schools will begin Monday, Jan uary. 22. ., rm 4 . ' All children, who are now six years of age or will be by. March 15, 1917, should enter school . at that time. Usually the beginning classes are smaller at the mid-year than they are In September. For that reason more time can be given to each individual than in the fall semester. Also the severe weather is over, making it quite a favorable time for the little folks to be In school. All parents are urged to get the children who will be six by March 15, 1917, in school on Monday, January 22, 1917. The second semester of the high school begins at that time. It may be there are some young men and young women, who have no regular employment, and who should like to continue work along some line in which they have special interest. To such there is extended a cordial invi tation to interview the superintend ent or the high school principal. The high school is here to serve the peo ple of Ashland, so let's make it serve the greatest number. The school authorities ask every one to co-operate with them In mak ing it one of the chief assets of all our people. Sells Five Autos In Single Day V Newton Harrison, of the local Chevrolet agency, reports the sale of five Chevrolet cars last .Saturday. This is Just about the local record for sale of cars in a single day. The pur chasers were Lawrence Coder, Paul Eslop, C. W. Banta, H. G. Eastman and O. Helman. The automobile sales of the past two weeks in Ashland would seem to denote anything but hard times. The Dodge agency sold five cars and sev eral others have also been sold in this city since the first of the year. Lyle Carlton Buys Crown Jitney Line Lyle Carlton, Ashland young man,' has purchased the Crown auto line which, operates between ,here and Medford. , Two cars , are operated upon this line. The three Jitney lines, the Interurban, Crown and Valley, are now working in harmony as far as' schedules are concerned and are' affording the best Jitney service be tween Ashland and Medford that the1 valley has yet had.' Cars leave prac tically every half hour. G. S. Butler Retires From Bank Presidency and Board of Directors C. S. Ilutlcr, one of Ashland's most prominent business men and substantial citizens, has resided the presidency of tho board of directors of the State Bank of Ashland, of which he has been president since its organization in 1907, and has also resigned from the board of directors of the First National Bank, of which he Is the oldest member. Mr. Dut ler'B retirement from the local bank ing world is due to impairment of his hearing. He will hereafter devote himself to his cxtenslvo property In terests. Mr. Butler was a director in the G. S. Butler, who retires from bank directorships. pioneer Bank of Ashland, his direc torship dating back to 1895. When the Bank ot Ashland was consolidat ed with the U. S. National. Bank, of which he was also a director, he be came a director on the board" f the consolidated bank, w.hlch is the pres ent First National Bank. His sound wisdom and ability have been .big factors in the building up .of the banks upon whose boards he - has served, to their present high stand ing. . O. Winter, a member of the board of directors of the State Bank, .has been elected president to succeed Mr. Butler, and F. D. Wagner has been elected vice-president and director. J. W. McCoy, present cashier of the First National Bank, has been elected to succeed Mr. Butler on the F."l). Wagner, new director, State Bank. board of directors of that institution. The board of directors of the First National Bank now consists of the following: E. V. Carter, C. H. Vaur pel, W. H. McNair, J. W. McCoy, T. H. Simpson, George W. Dunn and F. D. Wagner. Mr. Carter is presi dent and Mr. Vaupel vice-president. J. W. McCoy is cashier, Clark Bush assistant cashier, H. C. Emery assist ant cashier, Gerald Wenner and Har old Simpson clerks. The State Bank officers are now: 6. Winter, president? F. D. Wagner, vice-president; directors, O. .Winter, F, D. Wagner, E. V. Carter," C. II . Vaupel,' W. H. McNair. T, H. Simpr son and G. W. Owen. G; G. Euhanki is cashier. - ;i i The Citizens Bank also held khelr annual flection recently, there telng no changes in the directorship or list of officers. 'Hi' F. Pohland Is presi dent, 3. P. Dodge vice-preside; di rectors? H. F. Pohland J. P. Dodge, V. O. N. Smith;' W.: Mi' Pdle'yC. B. Lamkli, Don V. Smith and tV. T. Loomis. V. O. N. Smith is ashler, Fred Engl assistant' 'cashc Miss ' A' Ethel Davenport assistant cashier, and Troy Phlpps clerk. Both of the banks passed resolu tions us evidences of their apprecia tion of Mr. Butler's services. These follow: First National. Whereas, Mr. (1. S. Butler, on ac count of impairment of his hearing, has felt impelled to tender his resig nation as a director of the First Nar tlonal Hank of Ashland; and Whereas, Mr. Butler has been a stockholder In this bank since 1904 and was a stockholder in the pioneer Bank of Ashland beginning with July, 1 S S rt , and becoming a director thereof in May, 1895, he served continuously in that capacity until the U. S. National Bank of Ashland, successor of tho Bank of Ashland, was merged into and consolidated with this bank, since which time he luis been a director as well as a stock holder it) the consolidated institu tion, this record showing him to be the oldest, in point of service as a director, on the present official board of this bank. Therefore be it Resolved, That the stockholders of the' First National Bank of Ashland at this annual meeting accept the resignation , of Mr. Butler from its board of directors with keen regret, and with an expression of the fullest confidence in his ability and wisdom as a counsellor In tho successful con duct oj the extensive business affairs of this bunk and of Its predecessors now merged into it. His record has ever been one of harmonious efforts J. McCoy, new director, First Nutiloniil Bunk. with his coworkers to build up. a strong, safe and sound,. yet progress ive, financial Institution. The stock holders hereby extend ..to him their sincere thanks for his efficient ef forts In behalf of sajd banking insti tution. i State Hank. Whereas, Mr. G. S. Butler, presi dent of the board of directors of the Sate Bank of Ashland, has tendered his resignation, impairment ot his bearing impelling him to this action; and, Whereas. Mr. Butler has been a director and president of the board continuously from the date of the organization of this bank in 1907 until the present time, and the suc cess of the institution and the repur tation it has established for conduct ing a safe and sound business Is due in no small measure to Mr. Butler. He has always been alert in the safe guarding of every Interest of this bank, and his, relations with the stockholders and board of directors have ever been harmonious and pleas ant. Therefore be it Resolved, That it Is with real re gret that the stockholders of the State Bank of Ashland at this annual meeting accept Mr. Butler's resigna tion as a member of the board of di rectors, at the same time expressing the fullest confidence and satisfaq tion In his record as the president of the bank. Be it further Resolved, That this evidence of our appreciation an thanks to our retir ing official be spread upon the min utes ot this stockholders' meeltng. t Albany Furniture factory is in the market for eighty carloads of coast alder, maplw and ash, cut in the following lengtfc: Four feet four Inches and eight feet eight Inches, cut in cord-wood style, . , Phone Job ordJrs to tie Tiding!. New Dispatcher Shasta Divison C. G. Heeth, chief dispatcher of tho Shasta division, was transferred and M. A. Wallace, a dispatcher from the Sacramento division, has been ap pointed to succeed .Mr. Beeth. Other changes in the official family of the Shasta division are rumored to tie Im minent. County Cuts Expense 512,632 in Past Year From the coming report of George A. Gardner, county clerk, It appears that tho expenditures of Jackson county were $12,632 less in 1916 than in 1915. In 1915 the county spent $211,738 and in 191G $199, 106. On roads and bridges the ex pense the past year was $C8,047. A neat saving was made In election ex pense this year over 1914, although this year was a heavier election, car rying presidential candidates. In 1914 the election expense totaled $9, 410, while' this year it was cut to $7,40?. a net saving of $1,939. The circuit court expense was $339 less this year than last. Care of poor, exclusive of widows' pensions, was $16,464 In 1915 and $15,041 In the past year a net saving of $1,423. Sick Woman Hauled Seven Miles on Sled After being hauled by four young men over four feet of snow for seven miles on a sled improvised from a pair of skees, and brought Into Ash land in a buggy, Mrs. S. A. Parker, whose condition demanded immediate removal to a lower altitude, arrived safely in Ashland last Tuesday from the Parker ranch on the Kalmath Falls road. Mrs. Parker was suffer ing from heart trouble and became weaker and weaker until It became evident that she should be moved into town. Harris Dean, Howard Parker, Leland DcCarlo and Ray Sayles built a sled and brought her over the snow to DeCarlo's station, where the snow Is about thirty Inches deep. They were able to get through to Ashland with a buggy from there. Restaurant Moved To Larger Quarters Curl's Restaurant, owned by Curt Roberts, has been moved from the building two doors from the corner of Fourth and A Btreets into the building two doors east yhlch at one time was occupied by Rosenhaum's restaurant. The new quarters are much more commodious and new equipment has been Installed. The old restaurant would not accommo date tho crowd when two or three trains came In at once. But One Change in Association Board The Ashland Fruit and Produce Association elected officers last Sat urday afternoon. All of the officers who served during 1916 were re turned with the exception of R. D. Sanford, who did not wish to serve on the board again. G. S. Butler was elected to succeed him. J. PI. Dill Is president of the association. Poultry Show To Close Wednesday The state noultry show at Medford will remain onon for four days long-'! er. Wednesday will be Asniana ana Talent day. Some fine birds are on exhibition and the show is well worth a visit by anyone interested in the poultry business. The show will close at 10 o'clock Wednesday even ing. Tests at tho forest products labora tory at Madison, Wis., indicate that by the use of four additional nails in each end an increase of 300 per cent in the strength of canned-food boxes la secured. . State Bank Is In Fine Condition - Granite City Savings Bank, of which the State Bank is the succes sor, was organized In April, 1907, and was first housed in tho eaHt half of the present Provost Brothers' store; later was moved to the corner of Oak and Main streets, after the First National moved to its present, quarters, and later tho bank pur chased the present quarters facing the Plaza. O. S. Butler has been president from Its organization until January II, when he resigned owing to his hearing becoming so defective as to make him feel unable to longer pre side at meetings. Tho State Bank of Ashland has an enviable record for careful business management, ns tho first loan charged off Its books Rince organiza tion occurred on January 1 1 this year and was for only $25. The policy of the management has been to declare but few dividends, which have amounted to $3,250, but yearly, to lessen furniture and future account, or building and lot account. At Its last meeting $1,000 was charged off of building account and $500 was carried to surplus account, which was done instead of declaring a 6 per cent dividend. When organized as a savings bank the othor banks were not accepting savings deposits, but since thoy have adopter the savlngR department the State Bank has enlarged Into the commercial dopartmenf and is the only bank in Oregon so changing. Mr. O. Winter, who has long been the vice-president, was elected as suc cessor to Mr. Butler. High School Wins First Basketball The local high school basketball team made their first game of the season a victory by defeating the Sis kiyou Union high school of Yreka by the scoro of 34 to 18 at Yreka Satur day night. The game was not as slow as the score would Indicate, although Yreka showed exceptional bursts of speed and was plainly in better con dition than the locals. The outcome of the game was certain, the locals leading the first half with a score of 20 to 8. Superior basket shooting. was responsible for Ashland's suc cess, although their passing and team work were good, considering the brief timo they have plivyed together. Captain Buck was high point man for tho red and white basketers, with six baskets to his credit. Forward Cunningham and Running Guard Furry also proved their ability to lo cate the basket on numerous occa sions. Captain Howard, Yreka's lengthy center, was their star man. with four baskets, and they had a capable set of forwards who annexed several points of tho Union high school. The game was played on the new Yreka high school gymnasium floor. It is a well-lighted, roomy floor, al though the slickness hindered the speed of both tenms to a small extent. A large crowd of wild, enthusiastic fans was present at the game with the Yreka high school band. The lo cals report a splendid timo and were treated royally . by the Callfornlang.. They were guests of the Moose cluh Sunday. ' Cecil Grisez, the all-star forward of the locals' spectacular quintet of last year, and who Is coaching the Yreka team at present, refereed the first half of the game. Coach Held enrclch of the locals officiated In the second period of play. The locals lined up as follows: L. Buck, cen ter; H. Bentloy and L. Cunningham, forwards; Ac Furry and L. Abbott. guards. D. Gill was substituted for Bentley In the last five minutes of play, along with Reld Harrell, who took Furny's place at guard. The lo cals' schedule is not filled out yet. but tho next game will probably be with Yreka here in tbo near future. The Sigma Theta class of the Pres- byterlan Sunday school was enter tained by Mrs. Carpenter at her home Saturday evening, January It.' Th class was organized and other busi ness was discussed. All girls who are In high school, not attending any Sun day school, are cordially invited to become members of this calss. Alt visitors are welcome. ' . ' '