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Oregon Historical Society L'oimii 207 Second fit s 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 Tidings Ashland Grows While Uthla Flows" City of Sunshine and. flowers Ashland. Oregon, Uthia Springs "Oregon's Famous Spa" ASHLAND. OREGON THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1917 VOL. XLI NUMBER 69 Ashland Choral Society to Present "Holy City" The Ashland Choral Society, under direction of Mr. E. L. Rasor, will give the sacred cantata, "The Hply City," at the Presbyterian church next Friday evening, January 19, be ginning at 8 o'clock. Tickets will be en sale at Rose Brothers', there be ing . no reserved seats, but a flat charge of 25 cents being made. There are twenty-five of Ashland's best voices In the chorus and the music to be given is of the world's best, so a full house should he ac corded them. The program follows: Part I. Contemplation. . Chorus, "No Shadows Yonder." Solo, "My Soul Is Athirst for God," Mrs. Norrls. Trio, "At Eventide it Shall He Light," Mrs. Ashcraft, Misses Ander son and McCormlck. 1 Chorus, "They That Sow In Tears." Solo, "Eye Hath Not Seen," Mrs. "Wolf. - Chorus, "For Thee, 0 Dear, Dear Country." Chorus, "Thine Is the Kingdom." Special solo (by request), "Bright Btar of Hope," Mr. Rasor. Part II Adoration. Interlude, piano and organ, Mes dames Parson and Strickland. Solo and choru sanctus, "A New Heaven and Kew Earth," Mr. Love land and chorus. Solo, "To the Lord Our God," Mrs. P. S. Provost. Solo, "Come, Te Blessed," Miss Tonng. Chorus, "The Fining Pot Is for Stir ver." Solo, "These Are They Which Came," Mrs. Elmore. Dnet, "They Shall Hunger No More," Mrs. Ashcraft and Miss Poley. Chorus and solo, "List the Cher ubic Host" and "I Heard the Voice of Harpers," Mr. McCoy. Chorus, "Great and Marvelous Are Thy Works." Mr. Earl L. Rasor, director; Mrs. A. L. Strickland, pianist; Mrs. J. S. Parson, organist. Members of the chorus: Sopranos, Mesdames P. S. Provost, H. T. El more, J. H. Provost, D. D. Norrls, P. L. Ashcraft Jr., Misses Doris Bag ley and Margaret Anderson; altos, Mesdames C. B. Wolf, E. L. Rasor, Orta Coffman, Misses Eva Poley, Mary Young and Laura McCormlck; tenors, F. P. Keene, J. H. McGee, Carl Loveland, Clark. Bush, George H. Yeo, Winn Hayes; basses, J. W. McCoy, H. T. Elmore, H. A. Carna han, A. L. Strickland, Howard Ewer, J. A. Graham. Vining Has Fine Programs Listed Tonight at the Vining theatre Wil liam S. Hart will appear in "The Dawnmaker." Mr. and Mrs. Carl loveland will also appear In an ex hibition of the Litest dances which they brought back with them from San Francisco. Friday brings Mary Pick ford in "The Dawn of Tomorrow." Saturday brings Lillian Gish in "Diana of the Follies," a story of etage llfo. Sunday, in addition to the orches tra concert, Vining patrons will be Entertained with Anita Stewart In "The Combat." The same picture will also be shown Monday. It is a real feature. Phillips Helps O.A.C. Best Oregon The Oregon Agricultural College basketball team won two games from the University of Oregon Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Wal ter Phillips of Ashland played with O. A. C. The Oregon team is built of new material, that college having dropped the indoor game as far as yarslty contests were concerned last year, only to take it1 tip again this year. 0. A. C. has a strong aggre gation and will be high contenders for tho northwest championship. President W. B. Barrett of the Ore gon Woolgrowers' Association pre dicts 40-cent wool for 'the 1917 clip. La Grande's postofflce receipts for the past year show a large increase. HangUp Reward For Information A reward of $5 has been hung up by the electric light committee for Information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person stealing electric current for use In stoves or appliances not reported or paid for under the flat rate system. The of fer of the reward resulted from the fact that many people have told city officials of their knowledge of cur rent thievery but have not been will ing or public spirited enough to give specific Information. v . Tho members of the electric light committee stato that the city loses hundreds of dollars through current thefts. The city authorities are de termined to put an end to the steal ing and are going to actively prose cute every offender who Is caught. Attention is called to the fact that such theft Is a felony under the state law and punishable by a very heavy penalty. The flno ranges from $50 to $300 or a long jail sentence. Master Mechanic Small Leaves S. P. It Is reported that Master Mechan ic Small of the Shasta division of the Southern Pacific has left the services of the company. It Is rumored that he has gone Into a line of business for himself. A number of changes in the personnel of the motive power department of the 8. P. seem to be on the program following the trouble In securing enough motive power to handle the extra heavy freight traffic of the past few weeks. According to remarks of cnglnemen, the en gines on the Shasta division are many of them In bad shape, and suf ficient mechanics are unavailable to keep the locomotives np to required 'standards. An interstate' commerce Inspector recently tied up a number of the engines In the local yards and refused to allow them to go out until they had, received extensive repairs. The lack iOf available locomotives has caused considerable trouble and some extensive delays of late. Medford-Ashland Debate Here Friday The first debate of the 1917 series In the southern Oregon district of the Oregon High School Debating League will take place Friday evening of thl6 week. Miss Prlscllla Carnahan and Lloyd Turner will uphold the nega tive against the Medford team at the local high school, while Cleo Kirk and Ernest Abbott uphold the affirm ative against the Grants Pess nega tive team at Grants Pass. The win ner of the valley series will debate Klamath Falls, who won the cham pionship of the southeastern Oregon section. The debate at the Ashland high school gymnasium will be free to the public Friday night and this Impor tant branch of the school activities should be welcomed by a record turn out. In years gone by Ashland high has not been able to get far in the series, but this year has two fine teams and should stand a good chance of winning the district cahm plonshlp. In order to arouse inter est in debating it was decided to make no charge at this Initial con test. The debate will be preceded by a musical program, starting promptly at 7:30. Austin Matches Will Advertise The Hotel Austin has Just received 100,000 packages of matches of vest pocket size, with a threo-color photo graph of tho hotel on the outside and a brief description of Ashland inside the cover. The little novelties are bound to be a very effective advertis ing medium, not for the hotel alone but for Ashland as a resort. The de scription of "Oregon's Famous Spa" Is well written and paints an attrac tive picture. The matches will find their way all over the coast and are destined to do their share in lighting the way of many tourists to Ashland. Phone news items to the Tidings. Asbland May Secure Dry-Fresh Cannery Plant in Near Future There In an Imminent possibility of Ashland's securing a Dry-Fresh cannery plant. The Commercial Club is In communication with the Dry Fresh company, which is a big con corn backed by Portland capital which already has several successful establishments in the state. A mass meeting was held Tuesday and the matter considered, .and Wednesday the club trustees authorized the send ing of F. D. Wagner to meet a re quest of the company that a repre sentative be sent to confer with them. Mr. Wagner will secure all details and an outline of the company's require ments. An outlet for the surplus fruit grown in and around Ashland has long been a crying need, and the Dry Fresh concern would mean a great deal for Ashland. The club has been working for a good many months on the cannery proposition, recognizing it to be one of the things which Ash land must have. Council Fixes City Salaries An ordinance fixing the salaries of the city officials was passed Tuesday by the council placing the monthly salaries as follows: City Treasurer G. G. Eubanks..$ 20 Recorder John B. Wimer 100 City Electrician Strickland 100 Plant Superintendent Russill. . . 100 Assistant Plant Superintendent O. E. Delbert 75 Plant Operator E. M. Stannard. . 75 Operator L. P. Nicholson. . .... 50 Fire Chief Robinson 75 Driver U O. Van Wegen 75 Patrolman and Fireman Pittln- ger 75 Chief of Police Attorbury 85 Patrolman Hatcher 75 City Attorney Moore 50 Water Superintendent Hosier. . 100 Street Superintendent Fraley. . . 75 City Engineer Walker 75 Poundmaster Daney is to be paid per dog or cow corralled. A. A. Graves, superintendent of the city dump, is to receive $5 per month. Keep away from drink or your friends will keep away from you. S. P. Will Build Freight Cars In West and Use Oregon Lumber San Francisco, Jan. 17. Announce ment that the Southern Pacific Com pany had adopted the plan of build ing all its wooden freight cars, such as box and flat cars, at its own shops, and will make them from lumber produced along its lines, was made yesterday by President William Sproule, who returned from New York and other eastern cities. "The plan," said Mr. Sproule, "Is in furtherance of our policy to favor home industry, and will provide a good market for a great deal of west em timber. The construction will be done principally at our Sacramento shops. We plan to build as soon as possible 2,000 box, 450 stock and 500 flat cars. These, added to the 2,700 new refrigerator cars just ordered by the Pacific Fruit Express Company, of which about 1,000 will be built in California, will give us 5,650 new freight cars for the coming season, enough to ward off the hardships through shortages of railroad equip ment experienced this season, provid ed we can get our cars returned to us after they are unloaded at destina tions. The Southern Pacific, as you know, is half owner of the Pacific Fruit Express." Mr. Sproule said that the prosper ity of the east and middle west is not merely coming here, but is already here. "The prosperity we have here," he said, "is different in nature from the east, but it is just as positive. Our mining Industlres are very prosper ous. Tbe increased wealth of the east has produced a crop of produc ers who are paying good prices for the wheat, barley, fruits, vogetables and lumber that we have to offer. Never before has there been such a The Dry-Fresh process has proven very successful and the plants else where havo boon big money-makers. One of the plants, a year old, has a payroll of $7,500 per month and is to be trebled In capacity for the coming season. The fruitgrowers of this vicinity are mostly owners of small orchards, and owing to the fact that their crops are not large, profitable marketing of all but the very best grades of fruit has in the past, boon difficult. The cannery will provide a home mar ket for the greatest part of the fruit crop of the Ashland district, would provide a big payroll and be generally beneficial to the entire city. The bus iness men of tho city are anxiously awaiting the outcome of the negotia tions with the company, and It Is the universal desire that a satisfactory arrangement can be made so that Ashland may have this Industry for the coming fruit season. Local Boy May Enlist In Navy Chief Quartermaster Norstrom Is in receipt of a letter from Lieutenant Commander J. H. Blackburn, in charge 'of the navy recruiting st ations of this district, to the effect that up on visiting Bend, Ore., it has been decided not to establish a station at that point, and that the station at Medford will be indefinitely contin ued.. : Lieutenant Commander Blackburn will visit Medford on tho 19th Instant and young men who are contemplat ing entng in the navy, as well as their parents, wl'l be welcome at the station, for the purpose of interview ing the commander if they so desire. Of the enlistments made during the past week the following were of Med ford: A. E. Watson, W. G-Laldley and R. L. Sprague. Applications to enter the radio school have been made by L. D. Mlnkler and A. Don Runyard. Arthur Maxedon of Ash land Intends to enlist for the Yeo mans school. Lane county's budget has been cut by $31,000 below estimates. vast multitude of the people who are buyers of luxuries. The spending power of the cast has helped us and Is helping us, for we are the sellers and they are tho buyers. "The earnings of the Southern Pa cific Company, which have Improved along with other business, are giving us an opportunity to spend much money for betterments needed upon our property. Whllo there are no new extensions contemplated, the shop forces are working full force at full time, and the maintenance of way crews are also busy. We are making heavy expenditures In laying new rail, reballastlng track, widening tunnels for greater freight clearances, and other similar Improvements. All this means employment of larger forces. It moans enlargod payrolls, and en larged payroll for our men means increased circulation of money for the communities we serve. "I look forward to a continuance of the company's prosperity for some time to come, peace or no peace. Tbe wave of prosperity that has resulted In part from improved domestic con ditions and in part from the European war has gained too much momentum to be easily stopped, and even after the declaration of peace Its forward movement will proceed for a consid erable length without Interruption. "As far as the Southorn Pacific Is concerned, it is doing Its share as the largest institution in the west to con tribute to prosperity out hero. Its principal contributions are added em ployment, increased payrolls, larger home Industry purchases, and new car building at home. These are all In conjunction with our efforts to keep our service up to the highest standard." Will Complete Data Of Electric System .A complete Inventory of all the property owned by tho municipal elec tric light system and accurate com pendium of figures regarding the status of tho plant and system will be compiled by tho electric light com mltteo of tho city council with the aid of such expert valuation work from the outsido as may be found necessary where accurate data is found lacking. The announcement of this movo will be welcomed by the people of Ashland, who are on the whole rather "In tho dark" as to the exact status of tho electric situation. No records of a dofinlte nature were kept (luring tho building up of the present system, and hence nothing is avallablo upon which to base accurate information regarding the electrical situation In the city. The committee will go clear to the bottom of tho matter and compile a complete digest of all matters pertaining to this Im portant branch of the city's service. Compulsory School Age May Be Lower A movement Is being fathered by the Southern Oregon Schoolmaster's Club which seeks to place the com pulsory school age at seven years In stead of nine years as at present. The educators throughout the state who have been communicated with regarding the proposition regard it with general favor. Under tho school laws now In ef fect In Oregon children between the ages of nine and fifteen years can be compelled to attend school. In the event they do not' attend school, their parents are subject to prosecu tion and punishment. The new law, if adopted, will provide that all chil dren between the ages of seven and sixteen years shall attend school reg ularly, unless they are ablo to pre sent a valid excuse. Tho bill Is being drafted at the present time and will probably be submitted to tho legislature some time during mxt week. Ashland Seventh In Size of Debt In a list of tho larger cities of Ore gon, excluding Portland, Ashland stands seventh In point of actual debt and sixth in population. Ashland Is unique, however, In that besides own ing its own waterworks and electric light system, it owns an Immense park and mineral water system val ued at over a quarter of a million dollars. The list of cities was com piled for use prior to tbe Hanson plan eli-tclon held at Medford last week. Following is the table as used nt Medford: Capita Popu- Debt. Debt, latlon. Medford ... .$1,689,500 $188 9,000 Eugene 1,333,530 1 11 12,000 Salem 1,133,562 75 15,000 Astoria 816,300 81 10,000 Baker 652,800 92 7,000 La Grande... 598,000 119 5,000 Ashland 550,000 91 6,000 Klamath Falls 419,709 105 4,000 Grants Pass.. 410,812 102 4,000 Rosoburg ... 311,655 62 5,000 Albany 306,119 61 5,000 The Dalles... 243,500 48 5,000 Police Judge Tired Of Being the Goat Municipal Judge Charles B. Gay of Medford, who for the past few years has prosided over that city's police court, has tendered his resig nation to Mayor-elect Gates. The po sition pays the munificent salary of $25 a month and has been worth double the price in grief to the in cumbent, he states. "1 am tired of being the goat," re marked Judge Gay. "They call me ud at all times of night to permit drunks to ball and autolsts arrested all declare they are being discrimi nated agalnBt because everybody else does what they are pinched for. And I get all the blame." Phone job orders to the Tidings. Routine Work By City Council After the reading of the minutes and other customary preliminaries at the council meeting Tne?day, the rorder read the treasurer's quarterly report. Ex-Recorder Gillette e plaiued some matters regarding tlio payment, of taxes from the county Into the city treasury. The purchase of licenses for the ant- truck u;:l motorcycles owned by the city was au thorized. The purchase of a new motorcycle for the water department was author ized. The machine Is to be pur chased from the Jordan Indian mo torcycle agency for $290, Mr. Jordan allowing $50 for the old machln), which is several yars old. A bill from the Ford agency of $390.82 for the new Ford motor truck was ordered paid. Fifty dollars a month was appro priated for 1917 for the payment o ' the leader of the Ashland band an! boys' band, A proposition from a bondlug com pany to rebond the city at a lower rate of Interest than at present paid on all the city bonds was discussed In view of the fact that at a special election several months ago the peo ple voted down a like money-saving proposition, and that special elections are not especially popular at pres ent, the recorder was Instructed to inform the bonding company that there was no chance to do business with Ashland. Other mutters were attended to as elsewhere reported. The city Btoreroom at the corner of B and Water streots has been con verted into a garage for the city auto truck. The street committee was granted an extension of time in the matter of the extension of Terrace street be cause of lack of time up to Tuesday's meeting to investigate the matter. Councilman Banta stated that Street Superintendent Fraley .had traded the lame horse belonging to the city for another horse. The deal Included a ten days' trial, thus giv ing Mr. Fraley plenty of time to dis cover any defects, If there are any. In the newly acquired animal. The salaries of the city officials, both elective and appointive, were fixed. The bonds of the various depart mental heads were accepted subject to the approval of the city attorney. Churches Work In Co-Operation Tuesday, the 9th, a company of Presbyterian and Methodist ministers met at Medford to perfect comity re lations between the two churches, whereby the PreBbyterlans leave the field at Yoncalla to tho Methodists and the Methodists leave the field at Jacksonville to the Presbyterians. Tills change is in the interest ot greater efficiency in religious work and will be consummated In a few weeks. Presbyterian ministers pres ent were Dr. Montgomery of Port land, Carnahan of Ashland, Ballls of Phoenix and Hogg of Medford, and the Mothodlst ministers Van Fossen and Douglass of Ashland and Rollins of Medford. Lamkin Vice-Pres. Of Chautauqua At a meeting of Chautauqua of ficials on Monday, Rev. J. 8 Smith resigned as rice-president and the vacancy was filled by the election of Mayor C. B. Lamkin. C. W. Root was elected a director in place of E. E. Bagley, resigned. A committee was appointed to draft resolutions complimentary to tbe retiring offi cials for services fatfhfully per formed. Mr. Smith will remove to southern California and Mr, Bagley contemplates a return to the central west. Beaver Creek, on ths Willamette Valley Southern line, may get a cheese factory. Deschutes county nay construct a McKenzle pass road with federal aid. Michigan men will Install sawmill near Riddle.