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jfttsoU niatorle.il BjJol j t'tiuHi 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 LAIN D 11 DINGS 'Ashland Grows While Llthla Flows' City of Sunshine and flowers Ashland, Oregon, Llthla Springs "Oregon's famous Spa' VOL. XLI ASHLAND. OREGON .THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1917 NUMBKR 79 ' State to Vote on $6,000,000 Bonds Charges Against Normal Saved At Session's Close Asylum Baseless km 4 The report that David Kilgore, a Klamath county pioneer, who died 4 Features of Hoad Bond Hill. S last week at the state hospital for 4 Provides for a $6,000,000 b the Insane at Salem, had been sub- bond Issue to construct a system Jected to ill treatment, was declared of highways. 4 absolutely unfounded as the result of ? Bonds to carry 4 per cent In- v an Investigation by a board of local terest and to bo refunded by V doctors, city officials and relatives, throwing all automobile license i 'lo attended an autopsy made Wed taxes into a fund for that pur- nesday morning at Stock's undertak $ pose. 'is parlors by Superintendent R. K. The bonds will finance themr v Stelner arid Dr. I.. F. Griffith selves through a capitalization of the state hospital In the presence of the waste on tires, mileage ' three local doctors, two ministers, cost, depreciation and overhead -several city officials and relatives of charges on automobiles. tlie deceased. Helatives and physl- The highways will extend Into 3 clans horo demanded an examination and through every county of w!ien lrulscs were found on the face the state, giving Oregon onel0f and head of thp body, which was the most comprehensive road shipped here from Salem for burial. systems of any of the Kates. 4,The asylum officials explained that Administration of the funds 'an attendant had overlooked report- and construction of the high- - ways will be under the super- vision of the state highway com mission and state highway en- gineer, provided for In the new ing the fall from a bed of the patient. That fall had caused the bruises. Kilgore was a very heavy man. Death was found to have resulted from heart disease In an advanced road code which has passed , stage, hastened by the shock of the both houses of the legislature, Sjfall. The autopsy failed to show any 4 j fractures of bones or the skull, which $&&4! had been rumored. Superintendent A special election will ho held in'Steiner Insisted that, for the sake of the state of Oregon on Monday, June ,the jelatives of other Inmates of the 4, at which the voters of the state; state Institution, every rumor be In fill have an opportunity to express , vestlgated. their will In regard to the Issuance The county attorney of Marion of state bonds for $6,000,000 for the; county made an investigation there purpose of constructing a series of ( and his findings corresponded with highways In the state. .the, findings here, and they com- The highways enumerated In the ' pletely exonerated asylum officials proposed construction code Include , and attendants from all blame, other the Pacific Highway, Crater Lake than carplessness In not Informing road, the Green Springs Mountain j relatives here of the fall which had road connecting Ashland and Klam- caused the bruises. ' Kilgore has a ath Falls, in Jackson county. Pass-j sister, Mrs. Squares, of Portland, age of the bill would probably mean .and a brother In Sacramento and two the ultimate hard-surfacing of these. nephews, Gtorge and Charley Harga, The bill placing the proposition be-; dine, here. fore the people at a special election The finding of the' bruises on the was passed by the state legislature , face of the deceased here, without Monday night. jany word from Salem as to their The special election n June 4 will ( cause, was the real cause of all the carry on the ballot the other meas-, troupe. Had the Salem attendant ures referred by the legislature to reported the fall, the relatives and the people with the exception of tht , doctors here would have had no cause bill establishing a normal at Ashland for the action taken, but under the Mil Mm .turn i 2 :i 1 , xm - Wr, ' ymt ' y k -itnX'i .Villi tL The city council has issued a call ,pay the Chautauqua $300 per year for a special election to be held on 'or upkeep of the -Chautauqua park. Saturday, March 3, to vote on the This araount wou,d be saved t0 tne ritv If tliA hnmla rnrrv and In eastern Oregon end the bill1 cl-cumstances they cannot be blamed ;Propositioa of issuing bonds for, . . ,.,,., , ,ho Special Election On March 3rd To Vote On Chautauqua Matter $15,000 to purchase the six and assessment amendment which gives providing for the establishment of a. for wishing an Investigation. 1. . nH .1 t ! . nnJ i A 11 1- ( -1 ,. ...11.1 ! . , . , . i nuiiic iui m-uiiiiiu-iii oiiu u-jcnuuiii i "iu ui wiiu lutuuiB wt?rt? cir-' in ree-q uu rt t T8 acres oi nuuiauqua i (ne cy council power to re-assess children, which will not be voted up- j dilated in the city. By the time the! park, the money to be used in the j pr0perty where a mispelled word or on until the general election In 1918. ( state officials had arrived, the details I construction of a new Chautauqua 'oUier technical error has rendered The provision In the bonding bill in street talk had grown to such pro- auditorium which will be built this an as8essment void. This amend- exciuding .Multnomah county from its portions that the few bruises, which; spring if the election carries. (Continued on Page Sixteen.) Two Important Committees Named benefits is an element that appealed to the upstate members. The system of roads that are to bo built under this plan arc enumerated in the bill. Every county in the state excepting Curry county will be served. The bill, as amended by the roads and highways committee and the I T1,e two following committees, committee of the whole of the sen-wlllch must be ra,cd as among the nte, provides for an election on Mon-; most important of tho celebration day, Juno 4, of this year; carries an j committees, have been named by tho emergency clause as far as the spec- ( general committee: lal election Is concerned to' avoid I Parade Committee J. Edw. Thorn having the bill referred and carried ton, chairman, he to select the other over to November, 1918, and pro-, members. As to the number of pa vides that out of the $6,000,000 bond Irades and the character of same will Issue, $600,000 worth of the bonds j be left entirely with this committee, shall be Issued in denominations of ; and the success will probably rest I ment was voted down once before. Two Other Amendments. j because of lack of understanding on Two other charter amendments the part of the voters of its meaning, will be on the ballot at the special j but the council deems it imperative election. One would repeal the , to safeguard the city and is asking clause of the city charter which (that the people give It more careful makes it imperative upon the city to (consideration. Celebration Com. Gets Busy Early The Commercial Club committee appointed t,o arrange for the celebra tion to be held in Ashland next sum mer held their first meeting in the Commercial Club office last Friday evening and a great many of the preliminary arrangements were dis posed of in a businesslike manner. Those in chargo of the celebration are II. O. Frohbach, chairman, Frank Jordan, secretary, Louis Dodge, Harry Hosier and A. K. Kinney. Most of the members have had exr perience in celebration matters and roa(1 ll0n(lillK mpasm. WM the pr,n me in. "ill HltMllui?ra, I.UU18 uodge ail II A. E. Kinney, were appointed for tholr qualifications and enthusiasm along these lines. It was definitely decided that July 3, 4 and " would be the most suit able dates this year, and It Is up to the citizens of Ashland to keep them In mind. A preliminary circular will t be prepared by the publicity commit- j tee as soon as more definite Informa- J tion is obtained as to attractions that I will be offered, and It is the desire of this commlttw? that not a letter ! An Incident of tho last night of the leglslatlve sesslon had a large signifi cance to the Ashland normal school. Hy way of protecting the legisla tion put through at the session, much of which was important, tho Moser Stanfleld organizations determined to call a special election at which any piece of legislation on which the ref erendum was involved should be sub mitted to tho people. Thus a year and a half In time could be saved In putting tho rets Into effect. Tha cipal factor in bringing this about. A special bill, S. B. Xo. 3 IS, wns put through the senate late Monday night, after It was known tht the road bond bill would pass with a ref erendum clause attached. This bill provided that "all measures referred to the people by the twenty-ninth legislative assembly and all acts on which the referendum was invoked" should be preesnted at a special elec tion to be held next June. It went over to the house about will leave Ashland without one, n i midnight. Representative Sheldon ordoir to give the event the greatest amount of publicity and as early as possLhle. The selection of a suitable name ! for the entire three dayB' festivity was not decided upon, but a prize of $2. fiO cash to tho school children of Ashland for the best name will be awarded as noted elsewhere in tho columns of this Issue, G. G. Eubanks was selected to act as treasurer this year, and all sub. scriptlons will be payable to him. Letter paper, envelope and subscrip tion blanks were ordered printed, and In a very short time the solicita tion of funds will begin. Tho chairman wbb instructed to communicate with various fireworks manufacturers and request that the Ashland school board grant the corn- had been over In the senate looking after the appropriation bill in which was Included an item of $420 for re pairing the roof on Ashland's normal school. He returned to the house as S. B. No. 318 was belns read, and caught the fact that all measures. Including his resolution for two more normal schools, were to go on tho ballot at a special election In .Inn0, which would mean its certain defeat (with no time for a campaign ). Sheldon promptly got the floor, but Instead of speaking, went up to the) speaker's desk and began explaining1 the necessity of putting tho normal, school mitier over to the 1918 ejec tion. Representatives Forbes, Callan. and Burdlck, organization leaders, followed him to the speaker and put In a vigorous protest against any mlttee the use ot the ba9eba.1l 'change, as it would require the re grounds during the celebration enrollment of the entire bill a rath period. A call will shortly be made r ,onK one by th" enrollment corn- to give a hearing to tho jitney driv ers In regard to the ordinance regu lating jitney service between the city and tho roundup grounds. It was mlttee, already worn out by tho heavy grind of the day and night. The senate was turning off the last of the appropriation bills and tha $.ri00 or less. It also is provided that whenever with a greater number of Ashland's citizens than any other singlo attrac- any specific present highway is desfg- jtion. nnted in tho bill, such as the Pacific j Information and Accommodation Highway, that Uio state highway j Committee F. H. Walker, chairman, commission shall bo empowered to , he to select the other members. Tho deviate the route of such highway in j importance oi the work of this com a local way only to meet engineering : mitte is not realized by the citizens il 1.1 . 1. 1 t. 1 1 A. I I . . . . . . or oiner pruuieuis wmcii miKiu arise or Asliland generally. It ought to be kept the sidewalks cleaned up in over the present routing of such named the satisfaction committee, (good shape in tho business section. Snowfall Heavy j First Ward Polls But No Freeze Again On Fourth St. About eighteen inches of snow has The polls for the First ward for I fallen In Ashland In the past two the coming special election to vote days, but owing to the fact that the on the Chautauqua proposition will thermometer has not dropped below be located at the Fourth street city freezing except for a few hours Tues- building which used to be used as a day night, the snow has melted fast fire station. The front portion of and only about eight inches stays on the station has been fitted up for vot the ground. The snow Is welcomed ing purposes and voters will not be by the farmers, who proclaim It the subject to the conditions which exist best thing in the world that could ed in former days, when they were have happened for the benefit of this asked to cast their ballots in the season's crops. j : .. . . - The street department and a num- City Seeks To Eliminate Interest highways. Jury Disagrees in liecauso Its duty is to see that none ;ber of volunteer snowshovelers have lliUluI! JjdMUd IV UU Opened For Sale go away disastisficd, that all are pro vided with the best of sleeping ac commodations, that there Is a place A one-horse snowplow operated by City Attorney Moore Tuesday night read a lengthy opinion to the council quoting from numerous legal authorities, dealing with the matter of the transfer of amounts from city sinking funds In order to pay off debts on which the city is now pay ing higher Interest. The city is get ting 2 per cent from the local banks on money which Is being set aside to pay off tho l.ectrlc light and water bonds whon they come due some years later and cauuot be paid until they conu duo. At the same time debts against other departments which could be paid at any time are drawing 6 per cent and in some cases 8 per cent from the city. The city council has been endeavoring to as certain if it could legally make use of the sinking funds to save Interest, and it wns Mr. Moore's opinion that the money from the light funds might be so used but that the water fund must be kept inviolate- because of a provision In the charter amendment Ten thousand acres of timber and (grazing lands, some under Irrigation, which created them. The council the street department has kept the walks cleared. ine municipal eiccinc iigm imhiii ... .. . ... b ,inriit.-. nH..n n.,,i 1 Mt,i. .. i, . .. . ii (iriir trnn a ara in na on . uu ii'inuiv m-uwn ui'n i imhmi HrthlK Mnrdfr Trial ... ?am' ;"a8 maDaged t0 1CeP a" C,,8tmer8 vertised for sale soon 'by Willi im B big the matter from every angle. At UUUUO HlUlUUi Hid!, campers with teams or autos are pro- supplied with current in the short yerl,8tu Ior Rale a0011 v William u-l , ...,,.., .. vlrtert with el. Mmninir ormniH. .... ...'. j l re"''. luamain Hunan reservation , l"" " --..."..., i - -1 " o' Ifl 1IUI8 lllHl UU11I Lilt,' riUHJIflTl ttllU A Jury disagreement was the re suit of the trial of Mr. and Mrs. J H. Hobbs at Klamath Falls on a : agent, according to H. H. Hincks of etc. This committee last year did ex- Fall creek power lines were down. cellent work and none went away but The high school was closed Tues- 'with a feeling that they would like, day and Wednesday owing to lack of ,,, . to visit us aealn this vear. Tkr nnn-.. n n.,nn n, l.in- c Indians and to aged Indians who need nf mnrrlprinz K. U. Wav. at " l" "I'1""" " "'6 imuiuid ui a ,. . !,,, !,,. ..'.. ... 1 in fnnila fnn Jhol.. n,, ,,,.... Tl.rti, I .!.... . i I hur fimn flftnlmr 14 "c a "nu m iiwubd tali mao , me Healing 8y8tcm. , 1T""" , Slime room lllfU WHS useci iu mil imii the Indian reclamation service. These lands belonged to deceased voted to ask the common council to 'conference committee on the road enact the same ordinances covering , ond bill was ready to report. V permit for fireworks and concessions change meant keeping both houses In the same as last year with but slight .session at least one extra half hour. changes. The speaker decided against isneniou and Insisted that the bill, No. 3 IS. be put throir.ii without change and at once. Forbes got the floor, snolta for the bill and moved the previous question. The steam roller was in motion. Sheldon demanded reci'nHlon and was ruled out of order. ITr persisted so vigorously and sharply, Ignoring the nps of the speaker's gavel that a general confusion resulted, the members crowding up about the chairs of Sheldon and PVvibes, both of which were wll to the front and In the center of the house. In a lu'l, and without recognition by (he chair, Sheldon started such a plea for M normal school measure that In a few minutes he had member after mem ber shouting "yea" and "that's right." Forbes, realizing li Is bill would be heal en unless he conceded Sheldon's point, changed his motion to one for a "committee of the wholo to amend," and the bill was amended so as to except from Its provision the normal school measure and one other. Had this change not been secured, the measure would haw doubtless gone down to defeat, which would prove a barrier to further effort for more normals for at least four years. As It Is. the measure Is In better shape than before, as the many other measures referred to the people will be disposed of at the June election, lenvlng the ballot comparatively ably be mad a. If a legal way can be I the Algoma lumli made in the near future to list all in., Tnriff-e KnvKenoa a scnargea ' ' . 0 .,i, c-,,j, , places of residenco that aro willing the jurors at 8 o clock Saturday ; ' ... are first appraised and then offered hoboes nt night. By vote of the fniitul a a.iL'liiir nt tin amnll neniinii. ! ., . ... . . clear for the normal measure at tho Hons to tho taxpayers will bo made.; . if I CHJCIUHI. lill fii: Illinium measures mitigates against each one, as a general disposition to vote "no'' The teachers of tho high school , for l,lds for e.ual or above their ap- ully sell It They had deliberated since10 rent a room or two to stranBors took advantage of their enforced Va- n''oxlnlato vaIuo- They usuul 4 o'clock Friday afternoon. who win ,e tho clty'B Klle8ts' The ! cation Tuesday and yesterday to visit j'0'' al,0,lt 10 an acre. The case was begun February 1. experience Mr. Walker had on last j the Mcdford schools. The blower The Klantfth. Indian reola It Is reported a great effort was made by the jury to agree upon, a verdict because of the great expense the county has incurred. The defense offered was that Way had forced his attentions upon Mrs. Hobbs and had mistreated her. S. P. will build large floating dock year's committee particularly quali fies him for tho duties connected with this work. Charles Peter Stooks died at the home of his son, corner Fourth and C streets, Tuesday night, aged 49. He camo recently from Albany and the body was shipped there for burial. nuitlon system which forces the hot air service soryes 11,000 acres of land, through the local building was out and there aro 140,000 acres of land of commission, duo to current fail-i in the reservation. Each Indian on ure. . . tne reservation Is worth anproxl- mately $29,0OTT Hugh Gillette, night yardmaster, has been promoted to the day job The Oregon Agricultural College along similar lines, in place of Wal- j basketball toara lost two games to tor Bevington, who will be detailed , the Cnlverslty of California at Berke- on another S. P. position. ' 'eley this week develops. city council tha voting place will be known ns Uie Fourth street police Snow sliding off the roof of tha station hereafter. At Tuesday's conn- (citizens Bank building broke th ell meeting C. B. Wolf voiced objec tions ugainst the change back to the city building, on tho grounds that people living In the Laurel street sec tion would have to walk many blocks farther. He advocated redisricting the city and complained against the "long, lanky wards" such as the First, which Includes all the land be low Main street. .No action was (ik on on his suggestions. glass out of the canopies over tin entrance to the bank and the stair way this morning. A young man has been busy with a long-handled ar rangement pushing snow off of per manent awnings. Mrs. C. F. Tllton was taken homo from Granite City Hospital Tuesday after a lengthy stay. She is reported to be much Improved. at Reedsport. , iLjJ i