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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.