Ashland tidings., January 22, 1917, Image 1

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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
Ashland Tidings
'Ashland Grows While LIthIa Flows"
City of Sunshine and Dowers
Ashland. Oregon, LIthIa Springs
' "Oregon's famous Spa'
ASHLAND. OREGON MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1917
VOL. XLI
NUMBER 70
Disastrous Fire
On Irwin Ranch
Fire Thursday night destroyed the
combination barn and packing house
belonging to Harry L. Irwin, three
and ono-half miles south of Medford,
entailing a property loss of $10,000,
largely covered by insurance. Spon
taneous combustion of the hay is
thought to have been the cause of the
fire.
A $2,500 White touring car, one
of the best span of mules In the
Rogue River valley, and a complete
orchard-spraying outfit were lost, be
sides a large amount of farm imple
ments, feed, etc. For a time It was
feared that the fire would spread to
adjacent buildings. The fire-fighting
facilities were slight.
The Irwin place is part of the old
Burrows orchard.
R. F. D. Boxes Must
Be on Right Side
In a communication under date of
January 10 tho fourth assistant post
master general makes the following
ruling regarding the location of rural
mail boxes:
"If tho traffic iegulatlons require
all conveyances to travel on the right
side of the highways, it is necessary
that the rural carriers shall be gov
erned accordingly, and the patrons
of the rural service should be direct
ed to erect their boxes In such a
manner (that they may be served
without requiring a rural carrier to
drive on the left side of the road.
"Patrons who fail to heed your no
tice within a reasonable time should
not be supplied with mall by rural
carriers, and their mail matter
should be returned to the postofflce
to be called for until such time as
they choose to properly relocate their
mall boxes." . . ..,
In compliance with the above rul
ing, Postmaster Kaiser makes an urg
ent request that all boxes be located
to meet the department's require
ments by February 1.
Steel Reports
Fine Progress
Crater Lake highway matters are
assuming very definite proportions.
Will G. Steel has Just returned from
Washington and Salem, where he
was eminently successful In the in
terest of that road. His work is not
yet complete, but he has sufficiently
progressed to announce that the road
between Prospect and the park line
will be built this summer, and he
hopes to accomplish considerable
more.
I While In Washington Mr. Steel was
sick for some time, under the care of
a physician, but among other things
he managed to' attend the national
park conference, which he pro
nounces the most Interesting and ef
fective ever held, of which he has
attended every session. Many ques
tions pertaining to national parks
were discussed by eminent men and
women, and considerable Interest was
awakened in congress. One of these
matters has already borne fruit. In
the passage by the senate of a bill
creating the Mount McKinley nation
al park in Alaska. Medford Sun.
Telegraphers Get
Six Per Cent Raise
The local employes of the Postal
Telegraph Company, together, with
all the other employes of that cor
poration, have received announce
ment (and cash to substantiate the
announcement) of a 6 per cent salary
raise which took effect with this
mouth's pay check. The amount dis
tributed through the local office to
tals quite a comfortable Increase
monthly.
Revised estimates place the amount
of standing merchantable timber In
the United States at approximately
2,767,000,000 board feet. Of this
amount 1,464,000,000 board feet, or
53 per cent of the total, is In Califor
nia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and
Montana.
It's easy to be patient when you
nave nothing f t stake.
Rocho Heads Valley
Rural Loan Officers
Members of the eight farm loan
associations of Jackson county met
at the public library in Medford
Wednesday and perfected a perma
nent organization for Jackson county,
which will have for its object a uni
formity of valuations for farm lands
of the county under the classifica
tions of fruit, alfalfa, stock and
grain. These valuations are to be ar
rived at by conferences and by data
gathered by the individual commit
teeman and to be used as a basis in
arriving at valuations.
The loan committees elected for
their president T. E. Scanlon of
Phoenix and for their secretary C. A.
Meyers of Medford.
A conference of the presidents,
secretaries and treasurers of the
eight Jackson county organizations
was also held, and at which J. F.
Rocho of Ashland was elected presi
dent and George Carter of Talent sec
retary. The object of this organiza
tion. Is an exchange of ideas and to
make clear the duties of the presi
dents and secretaries of the several
separate organizations.
At 1:30 a business men's lunch
was served at the Holland cafe and
thirty-seven plates were laid. Sev
eral "after lunch" addresses were
made, among them being one by Pro
cessor F. C. Reimer oh "Orchard Val
uations;" Professor C. C. Cate spoke
on "Co-operative Value of the Farm
Loan Association to the County Agri
culturist;" C. A. Gammil of Phoenix
spoke on the "Presidents" and J. F.
Rocho on the "Secretaries."
Every member of the association
in attendance was enthusiastic and
the jmeeting was a crowning success.
Debaters Win Here
And At Grants Pass
Friday night was a banner night
for Ashland high school, for on that
night the local debaters defeated both
Grants Pass and Medford. Prlscilla
Carnahan and Lloyd Turner defeated
the Medford team In a hotly contest
ed argument in the high school gym
before a crowd of about one hun
dred townspeople and students. The
locals upheld the negative side. The
Judges were J. Percy Wells, County
School Superintendent Ager and Dr.
Webster, of Phoenix. Their decision
was 2 to 1.
Ernest Abbott and Cleo Kirk, ac
companied by Coach Miss Arendt, de
feated the Grants Pass team at
Grants Pass on Friday evening also.
They upheld tho affirmative side of
the question end got a decision of
3 to 0 from the Judges. The Judges
at the sugar beet city wore Superin
tendent of .Central Point Schools
Milam, a former teacher of E. Ab
bott's, Dr. Hart and Mr. Marsh, all
of them men from cities alien to the
homes of the debaters. An enormous
crowd cheerod tho debaters at Grants
Pass and a reception was provided
for tho visiting team.
The next debate in which Ashland
wljl participate will be between win
ners of the Glcndale-Central Point
debate and the locals.
Cottage Grove
Plays Wednesday
The first big game of the season,
which will attract sport fans from
all over tho valley, will bo held In
the high school gym Wednesday
evening. On that date the sensation
al Cottage Grove quintet will play
the local high school basket tossers.
This will bo the high-schoolers first
game with an outside team on their
horaef-Ioor, and it is- hoped that a
great amount of enthusiasm will be
shown on the part of the townspeople
and students. Ashland's chances of a
championship team this year are very
small indeed, but coach and men are
entering Into the project with a
"never say die" spirit. An unusually
large number of games have been
scheduled for this season, and If the
team is supported loyally by the peo
ple of Ashland they are sure to devel
op Into a team which will uphold
Ashland's basketball fame. Tho team
needs the support not only financially
but most of all by the enthusiastic
backing of Ashland's sport lovers.
Klamath Falls Awakens Into New
Era oi Enthusiasm for Strahorn R.R.
After a couple of years of depres
sion Klamath Falls Is "coming back"
with the old enthusiasm which bult a
city on Link river In the space of a
year after the arrival of the Southern
Pacific. Klamath Falls voted to bond
the city for $300,000 to assist in the
building of the Strahorn railroad
north' from that city, and It is now
raising a terminal fund and providing
right of way through the city for the
new road. The total amount raised
in land and cash will approximate
M00, 000 and stands as a great monu
ment to the indomitable faith and
belief of the citizens of that city.
The ladles are not to be left out of
the work, and from the results which
they are attaining must be of the
same sterling enthusiasm as the men.
Five thousand dollars, mostly in
small contributions of' $5 and $10,
has been raised by the women, and
they are still at it. The amount will
go to the terminal fund. Bookkeep
ers, school girls and women in every
business and home are doing their
share toward raising the fund.
Tuesday's Klamath paper an
nounced that a total of $25,552.50
had been raised toward the terminal
fund.
Other central and southeastern
Oregon communities are coming for
ward with the same financial aid,
and in a statement made to Portland
capitalists, Robert Strahorn an
nounced that $700,000 had been
raised by the various communities al
together toward the building of the
road. Mr. Strahorn is positive that
he has the capital interested to carry
on the road building, and his record
as a builder and financier stands be
hind his promise of a vast railroad
undertaking in eastern Oregon. It is
planned to construct 400 miles of
railroad, t ('
Bids of par with a substantial pre
mium have been received by the
Klamath council for the $300,000
bond issue of that city, and every
thing points toward a commencement
early this spring of constructior
work.
Mr. Strahorn was quoted as fol
lows from an Interview given out in
Portland:
Choral Society
Cantata Is Fine
Friday evening at the Presbyterian
church the Ashland Choral Society
presented Alfred R. Gault's sacred
cantata, "The Holy City," which
proved a rare treat to music lovers
of this city. The Choral Society has
for Its membership the best vocal tal
ent in the city and is one of our fore
most civic improvement organiza
tions, and as such well deserves and
should have tho hearty support of
the entire valley.
Each number of the program was
well rendered end thoroughly en
Joyed by the audience, which, owing
to counter attractions, was almost
disappointingly small.
To give each individual number
the appreciation which Is due would
require much more space than can
be afforded. Of the choruses tho
opening, "No Shadows Yonder," and
the closing chorus, "Great and Mar
velous Are Thy Works," wero won
derful. Every one of the solos was
fine, "Bright Star of Hope," by 'Mr.
Rasor, the solo with chorus by Mr.
Loveland, and Mrs. Elmore's beauti
ful solo being partlcuarly well re
ceived. The Choral Society is to present
the cantata at the Methodist church
In Medford under the auspices of the
Medford Methodist choir next Wed
nesday evening.
Under the able direction and lead
ership of Mr. Earl L. Rasor this or
ganization has shown wonderful Im
provement, and It Is with much Re
gret that we learn that he Intends
leaving this city in the near futare
to ( resume the study of his vocation
in Los Angeles. , J
In its round trip nearly from pole
to pole the Arctic tern covers 22,000
miles. Its dally Journey Is at least
150 mifes, and this Is probably multi
plied several times by the zigzag
twlstings and turnings In pursuit of
food. '
x "The work the people of Klamath
Falls have undertaken In procuring
terminals and rights-of-way to Upper
Klamath lake and through the highly
'cultivated valleys to tho east and
north is progressing splendidly," said
President Strahorn. "In fact, the al
most universal effort of the men and
j women Is so supreme you can not
bear of anything else on the streets
of Klamath Falls or out in the coun
ty. It evidences a determination of
( those people to bo connected with
Portland, which they consider their
natural trading point, more than San
j Francisco, and to which they are
bound by so many other ties.
"It ought to be a great Inspiration
;to the people of Portland to enter into
'the work we arc about to undertake
here when we see a little community
of 5,000 population raising alwut
' $400,000 in cash and donations of
, right-of-way and other property
worth muny thousands more, Just for
the privilege of closer railway con
nections with the metropolis of this
state, so they can do their trading
here. From these transactions we
can get the best viewpoint of the ex
tent to which reciprocal spirit and
action should go in Portland, which
will be the chief beneficiary.
'There are various important
projects well organized and practlcal-
, ly .financed to operate industries at
I Klamath Falls and In Its vicinity as
'quickly as the principals in action
are satisfied that the railway project
Is assured. . Among these are two
large sawmills and two box fac
tories which will almost duplicate the
present output of 6,000 to. 7,000 cars
of lumber and box shooks annually.
In addition, are some drainage and
J irrigation projects awaiting the . be
ginning of railway construction. They
probably will be put through this
season. ' The people of Klamath
county have high hope for the future
and are backing their faith with their
dollars.
"We will have a meeting of our
chamber of commerce railway com
mittee in the immediate future and
settle upon Portland's participation
in the financing of the railway
project."
Ashland Banks Do
Not Follow City Lead
Joining in a movement which has
becorao general throughout the big
cities of the nation, Portland banks
are making charges for many services
which heretofore have been per
formed free for customers, according
to a recent Portland paper. The most
radical change is the making of a
charge of 25 cents a month against
checking accounts which do not total
$100 per month. Draft charges, tele
graphic transfers, extra printing on
checks, escrows, collections and many
other forms of service performed by
the Portland banks .will cost the cus
tomers more than formerly.
The Ashland banks will make ho
changes, however, In order to encour
age use of banking facilities and
keeping of bank accounts.
When seen in regard to the matter
today, V. O. N. Smith, cashter of The
Citizens Bank of Ashland, stated that
It was a fact that banks all over the
country were looking for new sources
of income to offset the loss of rev
enue entailed, by the collection system
of the Federal Reserve Bank, the low
rate of interest received on bonds and
similar investments and the increased
cost of doing business, one Item
alone, tho corporation income tax,
having doubled in the past year.
He sald "Making a service chargo
on small accounts is not an innova
tion, but has ben advocated for some
time by many bankers, and the plan
has been placed In operation in a
number of places. In spite of the
fact that many small accounts are
handled at an actual loss, most banks
In small towns encourage new ac
counts of any amount, believing that
the practice of keeping a bank ac
count encourages thrift and better
business methods."
Oregon's metal output the past
year shows great increase, silver be
ing twice and copper five times 'as
much as the preceding year.
S. P. Is Building
2,700 Fruit Cars
Announcement Is made by the
Southern Pacific Company that It Is
having built, for the Pacific Fruit Ex
press 2,700 new refrigerator cars to
be delivered next April, In time for
the last of the orange crop and the
beginning of the deciduous fruit crop.
The additional cars will give the Pa
cific Fruit Express a total refriger
ator equipment of 15,500 and will
effectually prevent a 1917 shortage
of refrigerator cars, even should the
demand for them be as' great as in
1916.
The new cars, according to General
Agent J. W. McOlymomls of the ex
press company, are of a special model
worked out by the Pacific Fruit Ex
press and government experts. They
are designed to enable growers to
send their fruits and vegetables east
in sound condition, reaching the
markets without mechanical injury
or deterioration. As fast as the oth
er cars are repaired or rebuilt they
will be remodeled to the new stand
ard. "Our cars," says Mr. McClymonds
"have been so well built that we
found Inst year, when facing the ar
shortage situation, that they could
be loaded to greater capacity than
ever. For example, the boxes of fruit
were placed seven wide and two high,
with a total of 462 boxes to the car.
Previously tho loading was only 396,
so we got an Increase In car service
of 6 per cent. Had we had last sea
son the new equipment that has just
been ordered, the car situation 'would
have been greatly helped, for we can
use the cars for box shooks or other
dry commodities that will not injure
the interior of the car. In other
words, if necessary we can use them
for other loading than fruit.
Play Billiards
One Sunday Only
A week ago Sunday the billiard
parlors of Ashland allowed playing
all day and were crowded. The ac
tion was taken as the result of an
pinion secured from an attorney
general to tho effect that the repeal
of the Sunday closing law had ren
dered null any city ordinances order
ing the tables to be covered on Sun
day. Yesterday tho ivory balls .were
silent and the tables again shrouded
In their covers. Mayor Lamkln wrote
to the attorney general and received
a positive opinion In return that the
repeal of the Btate law left tho matter
entirely in. the hands of the city coun
cil and that therefore the Ashlund
ordlnanco stood. The billiard parlor
men took tho decision in fine part
and will not fight it. As Mayor Lam
kln stated this morning: "It Is pure
ly a business proposition and neither
tho city authorities nor tho bllMurd
parlor peoplo had any hard feelings
about the mutter. If the law said
the parlors should allow play, we
would have allowed It, and as it is,
tho proprietors of the halls are un
complainingly standing by the law.'
The ordinance means a weekly loss
of a good many dollars to the billiard
hall men, according to their state
mcnts, as Sunday is a big day for
them.
Arrested For
Stealing Hog
Tom, Kinney, Roy.Watklns and
Carl Hammond of Medford have
been bound over to a hearing next
Wednesday on $250 bonds on a
charge of stealing a hog from A. M.
Tyrrell of the Lake Creek district.
The trial will take place In the Med
ford court.
The three men are alleged to have
camped about a quarter of a mile
from tho Tyrrell placo Tuesday night.
In the morning the hog was missing
and the men had vacated the camp,
leaving pieces of pork hidden In close
proximity to the camp. The county
authorities visited the camp and
gathered ovidenco which resulted in
the arrest of the campers. Game
Wardens Drlscoll and Walker in their
examination of the camp found what
they believe to be good evidence of
the Illegal killing of deer.
Gold Hill May
Lease Phone Lines
Since the rise in rate of the farm
ers' telephone lines to $6 a year,
many of the rural telephone lines
have been disconnected from the Gold
Hill exchange. This has been very
much the case on the telephone line
to Sams valley. At Gold Hill a com
mittee was appointed by the chalr
nian, J. II. Beeman, from each rural
telephone lino to decide on the mat
ter of taking over the Gold Hill tele
phono exchange on a lease and report
January 20. Those appointed are:;
Cold Hill, Joe Beeman; Galls Creek,
ft. M. Cook; Sams Valley, T. Stra
horn; Rock Point, Hen Human; Foots
Creek, Grant Matthews; Kanes Creek,
J. W. Herron; Sardine Creek, S. A.
Dusenberry.
Armory Team
Wins from H. S.
The high school team went down
to a noble defeat In the second game
of the season played against the
crack armory team Saturday night.
The Inexperienced students played a
rattling good game against their,
strongor adversaries. Tho score at
the end of the first half was 15-15,
but lack of condition forced the high-
schoolers to slow down on the second
period of play. Millard Grubb was
the star for the soldiers with six bas
kets and six fouls. Harrell and Bent
ley each netted five baskets apleca
for the red and white basket heavers.
Cunningham also played a banner,
game for the high school team.
The high-schoolers are practicing
day and night now so that they will
be In condition for the Cottage Grove
qulntef whlqh meets the locals this
Wednesday. It is hoped that the
townspeople will support the team to
the, limit In their first game at home,
because tho locals' chances will be
slim unless they have the best of
support.
Two Local Boys
To Enter Navy
Paul Winter, son of O. Winter, and
Arthur Maxedon, son of J. R. Maxe-
don of this city, have passed their
preliminary examinations for en
trance to the United States navy at
the Medford recruiting station, and
expect to leave early in' February for
Portland, where they will take final
examinations and then go to San
Francisco for training service at Goat
Island for four months, after which
they will enter active service. The
young men, like many other high
school boys and older boys of the
state, are being attracted Into the
navy service by the educational ad
vantages offered and by tho short
term of service which has recently
been instituted In an effort to get
the best young blood of the country
Into tho navy. The boys will enlist
for four years, but at the end of six
teen months may leave the service it
they wish, remaining on the reesrve
list, subject to call, however.
Arthur Maxedon Is entering the1
yeoman branch and will learn expert
bookkeeping and like work. Paul
Winter will take the electrical
course.
Charles Bess Is ,
Master Mechanic
Charles Bess, for mony years fore
man of the Dunsmuir Bhops of the
Southern Pacific, has been appointed
Master Mechanic to succeed W. T.
Small, who resigned. Mr. Bess has
been a foreman of the Rosevllle
shops for the past few yeara He is
an old employe of the company and
an experienced man. Mr. Small has
not announced his future plans, but
will go to Pacific Grove for a vaca
tion before entering business.
During the pust fiscal year there
were constructed on the national for
ests 227 miles of new road, 1,975
miles of trails, 2,124 miles of tele
phone line, 89 miles of fire lines, 81
lookout structures, 40 bridges, 222
miles of fence, 545 dwellings, barns
and other structures, 17 corrals, and
202 water Improvements.