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THE TIDINGS PREDICTION: Before December 31, 1918, Ashlank will have a Wion exceeding TWELVE THOUSAND.
It will be brought about by proper and complete utilization Mineral Waters
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"Ashland Grows While Llthla Flows'
City of Sunshine and flowers
Ashland, Oregon, Llthla Springs
"Oregon's famous Spa'
VOL. XLI
ASHLAND. OREGON THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1917
NUMBER 83
Old Rivalry Will
Burst Out Tonight
While Ashland basketball funs
Celebration Name
Must Be Unique
There seems to be a nilsunder-
Special Election Called for
Mar. 19 to Vote on Four Measures
Will Contract for
Fruit Here Soon
Commercial Club
Meet Fills House
have been bemoaning the "lack of ( standing as to what tho celebration
material and chances for a high j committee desires for a name for
school team which could win from 'the three days of festivity in Ashland
Medford this year," a bunch of earn- j during July. It is not necessary that
est young athletes have been quietly ithe name be connected with our min
imising one of the hardest fighting Ural waters, nor Is It 'necessary to
basketball machines which Ashland Include the name of Ashland in the
has yet possessed. Xearly all of the j title. You can make a composit word
games this season have been played or two that will have some mean-
away from home and several were
lost, but the team has shown a steady
Improvement which is little short of
wonderful, and a surprise 1b in store
not alone for the Medford team, butillsh language be used exclusively, so
for our own fans as well, when the
whistle blows which starts the annual
clash between Ashland and Medford
tonight at the high school gymnasi
um. The local lads have just as good
a team as several which have repre
sented Ashland high school. They
lack one thing, and that a most vital
thing, tho confidence and support of j
the townspeople of Ashland. Used to i
year after year of winning teams, the
Ashland fans have not shown their;
usual loyalty this year. The Medford '
contests are sure to arouse tho latent i
rivalry which always will exist be
tween the two cities In athletic con
tests, and the same mad enthusiasm
which turns a dignified gathering of
Ashland men and young people Into
a boiling, yelling mob, who are be
hind the red and wlhte team to the
last pass, la bound to be aroused
Thursday night.
The girls' team here this year Is
small but fast and should give the
larger Medford girls a run for their
money. Too girls' game starts
promptly at 8 o'clock and will he fol
lowed Immediately by the boys' game.
Ashland has never lost the basket
hall series to Medford, and only once
has the local team gone down nerore
the red and black tOBsers, and then
to come hack with two overwhelming
victories which wiped out tne score, j Fielding . given an opportunity to
Since away back In 1911-12, when speak in regard t0 the movement for
Ashland won 55-1 from Medford, the a new ,)a8sent;er station which is he
locals held the supremacy, and It isllng i,atkcd by the civic Club and in
the one ambition of Coach Klum of whicn tney are receiving the atd of
Medford to lower the basketball col- other organizations of the city. The
ors of Ashland. 'council agreed to meet with the la-
The ABhland team -will probably !dieg and tne Commercial Club Friday,
line up with Harrel and Bcntley at j Mr jfoore brought up the matter
forwards, Buck at center and Abbott, of tne purchase of a small triangle
and Furry guards. Winnie may he of ,and ln LItnla part from Mr Wag
uscd. Harrell is small butt, built like nefi 8tatins he had discovered a deed
a torpedo and with about the speed !at Jacksonville covering the land but
of that lnstrumentof destruction. j,)ad not had time to Inquire into the
Bentley tops the scales about fifteen lnecegsity 0f an abstract.- The land Is
pounds heavier and is at times a hril-a liule piece comprising about a
Ilant basket shot, although Inclined jtw.entjt.th f an acre, and Mr. Wagner
to be erratic. Buck is the steady 'askg j25 for it. The matter was re
plugging player which is always need- ferred lo ti,e realty committee,
ed to provide the element of steadi- j Attorney Moore then read the reso
ness In a team. Furry and Abbott iutIon8 covering the special election,
are both hard fighters from the word j A petition from the owners of the
go and will give the visiting forwards four ,)iard -parlors of the city was
a pleasant evening. The Medford ! readi f ing that the expression of
team is better this year than ever)tlie peopie t)e asked at the special
before and Is a heavyweight combina- eiectjon jn reard to two ordinances
tion. It will be a furiously fast game g0Verning them. Attorney Moore was
and the locals' main chance of a win instrucied to prepare the matter ln
lies in a brain-kindling brand of sup
port. Be there.
Keene Creek Stock
Men Elect Officers
Keene Creek StockmenS assocla-l01
tlon met March S , .at Jack Walker's :
store,,hear Nell creek, and elected
the following officers for the coming
year:
President, George W. Dunn; vice
president, M. M. Tucker: secretary
treasurer, Fred C. Homes.
An advisory board of four mem
bers was also elected, as follows:
E. B. Barron, Butler Walker, VT.
H. Elliott and A. D. Kincald.
The Keene Creek Stockmens' as
sociation is endeavoring to follow
' closely all rules and regulations set
forth by the U. S. forestry service,
arid are working ln perfect harmony
with the local forestry officials.
About twenty members were pres
ent at the meeting, out of a total
membership of about twenty-two.
The wondorful Lawrence summer
home, formerly known as Tolman
Springs, and which includes on the
premises several varieties of mineral
waters, mud baths and the like, and
was once a favorite resort before be
ing closed to tho public, has been
placed ln tho hands of local real es
tata men.
Lebanon has an assured cannery
project.
. mg as 10 wnai wc nave oere or wiihi
we want- to have known in an ad
vertising way.
It is not necessary that the Eng-
If there are any expressions In a
foreign language the same will be
given due consideration. Indian
names or names of historical events
connected with this western country
would be appropriate, for that matter
the committee wants something orig
inal, something that is different than
that which has been used hy others
and yet wants it so distinct that when
the name is mentioned you cannot
help hut think of Ashland, the same
as you think of New Orleans when
Mardl Gras, or Portland when the
Rose Show is mentioned.
Contest for thlg name closes on
the 10th of this month next Satur
day. You may send In as many
names as you wish. There Is a two
dollar and a' half cash prize to any
Ashland school girl or hoy who sends
in the name the committee adopts.
Leave your suggestions at the Com
meclal Club and be sure to have your
name and address on same.
Routine Round
Of Council Meet
After tne rea)jjng 0f th minutes
other business was sidetracked by the
council Tuesday evening and Mrs
shape for the ballot.
A resolution was passed releasing
the ex-springs water commissioners
from future liability under their
bonds. A like resolution was passed
releasing the bonded city officials of
last year from thpir last year's bonds.
A petition regarding the condition
a sewer ln lne east ena 01 lown
was referred to the sanitary xommit-
ttee.
A number of reports were read.
A matter regarding the purchase
of a sprinkling attachment for the
'street sweeper was referred- to the
street committee with power to act.
Two petitions from persons who
are anxious to cut down trees belong
ing to the city, for the wood, were
referred to tho realty committee. Mr.
Banta stated that In view of the pres
ent high cost of wood, he believed
the city should get something out of
the trees.
The purchase of a second-hand
mimeograph at a very reasonable
price was authorized. The machine
will be used in the recorder's office.
Since the electric light department
has requests for all the meters at
hand and the price of meters Is going
up, 24 meters were authorized pur
chased. The jitney question was briefly dis
cussed and Mr. Banta Instructed to
go to Medford with a representative
of the Jitney men and endeavor to
secure the co operation of the Med
ford councilmen in passing suitable
jitney regulation.
Watch Vaupel's ads for real values.
The city council publishes else -
where in this paper tho call for . a
special election to lie held on Monday,
March 19. The matter of the Issu
ance of bonds for the purchase of
Chautauqua park for the sum of $13,- !
000, this amount to be used by the
Chautauqua Association in the imrae-;Tnl8 nwmirv Is more thoroughly un
diate erection of a new auditorium ''"'stood than when It was voted upon
which" they announce will seat 4.000 !lo8t fa" '""1 lould receive a largo
people, is of course the main ques- favorable vote, as It is deemed im
tion to be settled at the election, but ' Perative to safeguard the city and
three other measures will also be sub- Property owners against anyone slld
mitted. makine four in all. i 'nS out of Pale their taxes through
Chautauqua Measures. !
Two of the four measures have to .
do with the. Chautauqua park pur-;
chase, which is generally understood. :
These were to have been submitted at
a special election to have been held !
a week ago, but on account of lack
of time to secure proper publication
and other legal irregularities, tho
election was postponed.
The first amendment provides for
the purchase of Chautauqua park by eighteen up to play billiards. The
the city fpr the sum of $15,000 and council will repeal the two ordinances
the Issuance of bonds which will be ! which cover the propositions and al
paid for over a number of years and low the statelnw to take precedence
add the merest fraction of a tenth of ;ln both If the people vote that way.
a mill to the taxes. The Chautauqua There ire state laws which cover the
people, If the measure passes, will allowing of minors In billiard parlors,
then build the big auditorium which .but they are not enforced generally,
they have planned In time for the ' according to the billiard parlor men,
Coming summer's session. City offl- and the city ordinance is held to be
clals and the Chautauqua people are j discrimination which drives the
positive that this will be the only pos- youths of Ashland to Medlord to play
sible way of getting a new Chautau-' billiards, where conditions may not
qua building, and the proposition is he so morally high as they are here,
meeting with general favor. ,No doubt full discussion of both sides
The second amendment cares for;of the question will appear In this
the minor matter of $300 which has , paper before the election,
been paid to the Chautauqua for up-1 ' The voting Tlac-s ore to be the city
keep. This Is transferred to the park j hall, McCarthy building and Fourth
commission and will enable care of Jstrcct fire ststlon (or police station,
the neVly acqutrod par( without ad- ias It Is no-w called).
May Operate Local .
Cannery This Year,
Through the Ashland Commercial j
"Club we are Informed to the effect
M. O. Liningor reports that as soon
as he hears from the manufacturers
of tin cans be will he in position to
know whether he will operate the
Ashland cannery this year. Cans this
year have advanced about J 00 per
cent in cost and it Is doubtful If it
will be possible to get aa many as
he would like to have, as the mann-
iacturers aro lamng care oi me can-
. . . . .
neries (hat have been running right
along, and the Ashland cannery,
n-k n b boo bonn nifar,rt mr anma timo
is thereby handicapped. The reason
, , . i
of the advance in price of cans Is be -
I l l,lv, nrA .,!l,
,, ,,,,
usen conies irom rjuruiie uiiu m uuu -
cult get at this time.
Mr. I.inigner states that should he
operate the cannery it would be nec
essary to invest about $1,000 in new
machinery, besides putting money
t.n l...!l.l!v FA.. ania Tl.a,.A
will not be much fruit put up as the
. ... ... ,....u ...... .u.
..-I,.. t 0,iP-,,r lo fnn hlirh nrt the
uncertainty of the price for which
It -will sell for. If in case Mr. Llnin-
ger can get cans, he will be In position
to contract for not less than thirty
to forty acres of tomatoes. As to what
fruits will be put up depends entirely
upon his ability to get cans.
, . . ... ,
Mr. I.ininger reports that If anyone
will raise a carload of sweet potato
squash he will pay $15 per ton cash
for same f. o. b. Ashland. Two acres
ought to produce twenty tons, which
would ent the grower $300 for the
carload.
Mr. Lininger calls attention to a
condition as to Asliand's strawberry
crop the last few years. He claims
that ho did not see a crate of Ash
land strawberries in Klamath Falls
last year ana mat n was neceasmy
. . .
for them to purchase California ber
ries to the extent of twenty crates a
day. This is business that is getting
away from the Ashland growers.
Twelve years ago Ashland produced
an average of 300 crates of straw
berries during the soaBon and on
some days shipped as many as 500
crates, but during the last few years
strawberry production has fallen off
to such an extent that last year it was
necessary to ship berries from Med
ford to supply the local demand.
L. D. Lindley and wife of Holly
wood. Cel., are guests at the L. W.
derrick home.
. ditlonal expense. A voto for one of
those fiinmulments should of course
carry the some vote for the other.
lieusseNsment.
The reassessment amendment is
also to be placed upon this ballot.
taking advantage of a technical error
such as might slip Into any assess
ment, thus throwing the burden on
the othi r taxpayers.
liilliiii-ri Ordinances.
The fourth measure Is not a char-
i ter amf ndment but Is merely placed
on the ballot to get an expression of
the people upon the two problems of
Sunday closing of billiard pqrlors and
. allowing boys from the age of
Says Many Laughed
Out of Intentions
Postmaster E. .1. Kaiser announces
'that a recruiting officer will be In
I Ashland this week for the purpose of
, enlisting men ln the regular army
laud all those Intereated In the matter
are requested to mention their inter-
est to the postmaster, who will have
the recruiting officer call and explain
itlie new law. The postmaster Ib
'-anxious to get the attention of any-
one interested, as lie has been unable
. 1 I,... 1 t A.u
10 sucuie a single cnummem m n-
land, notwithstanding three recruit -
jlng officers from the United States
.-armv lflvo vi a it nn Aa i nnn TI1P T1HHL
few months. The federal military
j i . t , . .
I law passed last June made postmas-
tnro rofrn II In a nfMnnrc nn,l utlnu'S
i.. r - ' u,.m
! iuf m iui ciiuu yt-i nun cmimcu
Kaiser will present the $5 to every
j person making a successful enlist-
; ment
There appears to be no sentiment
in Ashland for enlistment in the
United States army." said the post -
! muster this momfnir. "The few that
i master mis morning. - j ne lew uiai
liave ma(Se inquiries seem to have
I l,een laughed out of their Intention
j' f,'ion(,s a8 oon as tm'ir thoughts
beanie known. As far as I have been
a'''e to learn, none of those Interested
; ave received any encouragement
fronl n"? of our prominent and sub-
'stantlal citizens. - Unless some con-
,
numerous public and civic organiza
tions or some co-operation by our
substantial citizens to modify the pub
lic opinion on the matter of enlist
ment, it will be a waste of time and
effort for reoruiting officers to come
to Ashland. The power of Inertia In
this matter must be removed or the
reputation of our citbjpns for uphold
ing the president's hands will eventu
ally become a grim joke. There never
w8g a time that tn n,stment re.
qulremcnts were so advantageous and ' fo(u, exp0Ht,d t0 geI.ma, a gheetlron
the social and moral conditions werel8tov0i throe gIattod )(,ncho8i an nue.
so good."
1 $ 4
ATIO.V.
MOTOR AHKOC
! There will be a meeting of
the Ashland unit of the Oregon
State Motor Association tonlcht
4 at S o'clock at the Hotel Austin. $
Organization will he perfected
and officers elected. Interested $
citizens all urged to attend. 8
Although It will be impossible for
Wlttenburg, King & Co.. of the fam-
ous "dry-fresh" process to establish
an evaporating plant at Ashland this
year, the company will send a repre-
sentative to Ashland in about a week
tn rnnt.rnet for nnimbpft nn1 Atlmr
. fruits ind vegetables to be shipped to
The Dalles for evaporation
This and
much other Interesting Information proportion to the men, and tho Inter
regarding the dry fresh company and , est taken by both women and men
their intentions was explained to t lie j presages good things for future club
Commercial Club Monday evening by meetings. Probably 150 people were
V. O. N. Smith, cashier of The Citl-! present. Additional chairs will bo
zens Bank, who called upon the com-
pany officials upon tho occasion of a
recent visit to Portland. The com
pany is making extensive enlarge
ments of their Dalles plant and other
extensions, and will not be in a posi
tion to consider building in the Rogue
valley this year.
Mr. Smith gave a very Interesting
4n, - , I. - 1 1.
ltt,B "" u,e !""-"
whlcn u had met wltn' ani1 a,s0 Kave
amount of products which one of
these plants could handle. Tf!e offer
to take Ashland peaches will mean a
great deal to the peach growers of
this vicinity, as the peach market
has been wobbly In recent years.
Following the meeting, Mr. Smith
displayed and allowed tho visitors to
partake of the many products of the
evaporating plant. The plant puts
out its goods ln pasteboard packages
and tho list includes potatoes, car-
rotB, peaches, apples, soup, vegetables
and, in fact, practically every fruit
and vegetable.
Going Alter a New
Passenger Station
The Civic Improvement Club ap
pointed '((.special committee to Invest
igate the possibility of getting a new
station at Ashland, urging that the
present depot accommodations are In
adequate, unsightly and unsanitary
conditions that give offense to the
traveling public, provoke unfavorable
comment from strangers and reflect
discredit upon a too-tolerant com
munity as well (is upon tho manugo-
lnent pi.lncpaiiy responsible for them
The committee is as follows: Mrs.
Harriet C. Fielding, Mrs. O. Winter,
Mrs. Nellie Briggs and Miss Lillian
Patterson. I'pon request of this com
mittee they will meet the trustees of
the Commercial Club and the mayor
, . nllimon conci on Friday even-
)nB Marcn 9 nt tlo council chamber
'of tho'clt'y h'all.
"' "
Unforced by a number of other ladles
'
council and secured t lint body s co
, i operation in the campaign for a new
; depot.
The ladies present were tho club's
president, Mrs. V. Jl. Barber, Mrs.
;Otto Winter, Mrs. E. D. Briggs, Mrs.
Fred Putnam, Mrs. ( . H. (.lllette,
j Mm. J. J. Cambers Mr.. I I
ney and Mrs. Melding, r!
whit -
ney ana Mrs. ineiaing. rne nisi
named lady acted as spokesman. '
Mrs. Fielding, a comparative new
comer, has the "first impressions"
of Ashlaml's depot vividly In mind
and handled it without gloves. Orig
inally designed to accommodate rail
road employes, it has become Inade
quate to the accommodation of pres
ent pnssenger traffic, she declared,
and added In effect:
"We nre advertising Ashland's
beauties and advantages. Our guests
embarrass us with comment on our
disgraceful depot. Tho reputation of
Ashland is at stake. The huge, hide
ous, architecturally obsolte building
shuts off the mngtiificcnt panorama
of our hills. The traveler enters a
narrow, grimy door and finds himself
in a dirty, Illy ventilated room whoso
chief assets are a lunch, counter with
scrlhable toilet room. Add to this the
fumes of hoboes loafing about the
etovo on stormy days, and we doubt
If It has a counterpart between Seat
tle and Sr.n Diego."
.Mrs. Fielding believes Ashland is
discriminated against
She cites the
depots at Medford, Klnmath Falls,
Grants Pass, Uoscbnrg, Eugene and
elsewhere as examples of what can .
be done hy an aroused public senti
ment. She asked that the mayor ap
point a council committee to work
with the club. Mayor Lamkln -ap
pointed Jhe whole council and set j
For the first time In many, many
months, standing room was at a pre-
mlum Monday night at the monthly
meeting of the Ashland Commercial
Club. The meeting was a "live" one
In every respect, and even the twenty
nr mnra men u-lin b.irt tn atnnri u-pi-
well repaid for the Inconvenience.
The ludlea were out In almost equal
1 1
furnished at the next meeting, and
:then If the crowd overflows the room,
as it most likely will, the meetings
will be held In larger quarters.
Jai-vlN Talk Big Kent lire.
The talk of Dr. Jarvis on the Ash
land mineral wators and their use
and effect should have been heard by
i every Ashlander. Handling a subject
I, nlmnol rlnmnnila tnnhnlpill Inn-
-"- --
guage, nr. jarvis micceeueu uuum
a lily In putting the most technical
medical problems Into understandable
terms by the liberal use of every-day
examples. His talk will be published
In the next lsBiie of the Tidings. It
may also be published in pamphlet
from by the Commercial Club, as It
whs considered by several present to
he valuable advertising matter and
Its use as such was advocated. A mo
tion to have It published was passed.
V. O. N. Smith told of the evaporat
ing plant which the Commercial Club
hopes to get fof.Ashhind, his talk be
ing elsewhore reported.
The club endorsed the Chautauqua
park purchase, deeming the new
Chautauqua building to be one of the
best things Ashland needs.
Chairman Frohbach of the celebra
tion committee gave a brief and very
encouraging report of progress belnK
made. He also read a report concern
ing the possibility of operation of th
Ashland cannery by M. C. Llninger;
which Is reprinted elsewhere.
R. D. Briggs explained a couple of
points about the Chautauqua proposi
tion, calling special attention to the
fact that the city was to get. the rev
enue obnlned from the park camping
grounds during the Chautauqua ses
sion. Mrs. O. Winter made a suggestion
that the Chautauqua assembly should
be included in the advertising for,the
roundup and celebration, as many au
tomobile parties and others would
plan to come here to cemp or visit
over the whole July period If mads
aware of the attractions. The sug
gestion was received with hearty ap
plause. To fill the position made vacant on
iwb . ir. y m i.is.
iA ii n proi.imi.ii wbn wiw
"on oi n. u. rronnniii, wno wan
BleClOU Secretary Or llll! Cllll), V. U
.N'. Smith was unanimously elected.
Brief reports of routine buBlnesa
mutters were made. The financial
report showed the club to be In very
good condition, with a substantial
"j bank balance.
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mi uivvvivu vuuiw
Will Build at Once
The Chautauqua building commit
tee held a meeting on Monday
evening, March 5, at Attorney G.
W. Trefren's office in tho Citizens
Rank block. If the proposition to
sell Chautauqua park to tho city car
ries at the special election, President
M. C. Reed st-ites that building opera
tions will begin immediately.
At the Commercial club meeting
Monday E. I). Briggs announced that
tho building committee had settled
upon plans for the building and that
it was to be of circular shape wltll
the nta;;c built on ut the lower end.
It Is to sent 4000 people on the main
floor and have provisions made for
later addition of galleries to seat
1,400 to 1,500 nioro.
The old building Is to he torn down
and the timbers used. In the forms for
the cement work on the new build
ing. Cleorge Millner is carrying his right
arm In a sling as the result of an ln-
fectiou in his hand,, caused by soma
poisonous substance which entered au
abrasion while he was overhauling a
car at the' Overland garage.
Phone Job orders to the Tidings
Friday night as the date of meeting
to lay plans.