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Onion Hlit'orlcil BocUtf Comp 107 Second II Ashland Will Entertain 75,000 People at the Greatest Patriotic Celebration in the West; Annual Hyiu Hehe and Rogue River Round-up, July 3, 4 and 5. Ill II llll til 111 1111 T A. I Annual Hyiu Hehe ! h r FTT A TT'' r ti AT TT TVT" C River Round-up! Ashland, July 3, 4, 5. Asniana, juiy 3, i, 4. T TTttiTTtTTTTtTTTtTTTTTtTTT" 5 VOL. XLI ASHLAND. OREGON THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1917 NUMBER 103 Uv B N B ft E H -AIL- JL -B JLL- Fsy Governor Withycombe Guest of Honor at Good Roads Luncheon Governor James Withycombe wus the gueBt of honor at a luncheon ten dered under the auspices of the Ash land Commercial Club at, the Hotel Austin Tuesday. The governor was given a rousing reception by the rep resentative gathering of Ashland men and women present. The luncheon was up to the high standard main tained by Manager Chisholm of the Austin, and the brjef talks which fol lowed were greatly enjoyed. Mostly Good RonN. Although Governor "Withycombe prefaced his remarks with a little "war talk," the program was given over In the main to good roads dis cussion, and those present carried away a clearer understanding of the true status of the good roads prob lems of the state. Hon. F. D. Wag ner acted as master of ceremonies, and after a brief Introductory talk called upon Mayor Lamkln, who Gov. James Witliycombe, Who Was Ashland's Guest of Honor Tues day. briefly welcomed the governor and expressed the appreciation which this community felt In being honored by a visit from the state's busy execu tive. Governor Talks. Governor Withycombe wasnext In troduced and declared his apprecia tion of the .reception accorded him and of his opportunity to again vist the RogueRiver valley, which he re garded as "one of the garden spots of this earth,, blessed with the three things which go to make human hap piness and material prosperity fer tile land, Ideal climate and highly In telligent citizenship." The governor laid claim to the distinction of hav ing been the first to designate the Rogue River valley the "Switzerland of America." a phrase which has be come synonymous with Rogue River valley. War More Serious Than Realized. Mr. Withycombe then dwelt briefly on the country's war status and made an appeal to the citizenship of Oregon to realize the seriousness of the great est of all world wars in which this country is now engaged. He re marked His high regard for German efficiency, a regard which had been fostered by his study of German methods during his connection with agricultural extension work several years ago, and expressed his belief that this country did not realize "what it Is up against." He said: "I believe that within one year the tJnited States will have a million men fighting In Europe; the stupendous size and possibilities of this conflict are not realized by the American peo ple." "If we lose this war," he contlnueJ, "this country will become a vassal to Germany and will be the first to be levied upon because of our immense wealth." Mr. Withycombe called attention to the fact that Oregon ranked with the first In recruiting. In Honor Guard, Red Cross, Y. M. C. A. and like work, and urged that every Ore gonlan do their part in efficiently mobilizing every resource of this state in order that this state may con tinue to rank first In preparedness measures. The governor then called attention to the prominent part which good roads have played in military opera tions in Europe, attributing the French repulse to the Parlsward In vasion of the Germans to the excel lent highway system of France. He urged that the possibility of an In vasion of America be taken not too lightly and proclaimed the necessity 1 v! of a good road system In Oregon to be a necessity aa a measure of mili tary preparedness and a patriotic duty as well as a necessity In order to develop the great agricultural, mineral and timber resources of the state. He commended the present road program highly, stating: "Nev er before in any state has such a splendid method of building highways been evolved," and conjured his hear ers to use every effort In forwarding I sentiment favorable to the $6,000,000 bond Issue measure. Mayor Gates of Medford and Hon. W. H. Gore spoke brleflj regarding features of the ,bond measure, and urged immediate organization of a campaign with a view to sending speakers to every rural district In: the county. Mr. Gore dwelt partlctf-l larly on the benefit which good roads 1 would bring to the women In the rural districts, and asked the women of Ashland to take an active part In the campaign. Mayor Gates. Mayor Gates of Medford. who stat ed that he never turned down an In vitation to come to Ashland, delivered a clear, oencise talk on the road bonds measures, stating that the resi dents of Medford and Ashland did not realize the anti-bond sentiment which existed in the outlying districts be cause of lack of understanding of the road bonds measure. He compared the tire cost difference of similar au tomobiles operating on jitney service between Medford and Central Point and Medford and Eagle Point, show ing that In a year the tire cost of the car operating on unpaved roads ex ceeded thexother's by $132. He showed that the difference to the or dinary owner bent on pleasure alone was more than enough to pay the Increased auto license. He discussed various other misunderstood phases of the matter and called attention to the fact that .Jackson county was promised completion of the paved highway from border to border should the bond Issue pass, without further expense to the county. A j county campaign to send speakers to i every rural center was urged as an Immediate necessity. Gore Appeals To Women. Hon. W. H. Gore, in a snappy talk Illuminated with humorous sallies, appealed to the women to aid in the campaign for the roads, calling at tention to the benefits which the good roads would bring to the women of Oregon. Music. Music furnished by a trio consist ing of Mrs. Ward Loveland. piano, Carl Loveland 'cello, and Sumner Parker, violin, was a pleasant feature throughout the luncheon, and the af fair closed with the rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner." Governor Sees Park. Mayor Lamkln took the governor and his party on a sightseeing trip through Llthia park and over the scenic drives, following the luncheon, the governor giving vent to repeated expressions of delight over the beau ties of the park and city. Those Who Were There. Those present were: Governor Withyco'mbe, of Salem; C. E Gates. W. H. Gore, Fred Mears, R. W. Ruhl, S. S. Smith, O. C. Boggs, J. A. West erluntf, George Boos, George Collins, of Medford; Messrs. and Mesdames T. H. Simpson, Lee Hall. J. H. Mc Gee, C. B. Lamkln W. D. Hodgson, W. W. Caldwell, A. C. Nlnlnger, Ralph Billings, John B. WImer, P. K. Hammond. Louis Schwein, F. D. Wagner, Gordon MacCracken, H. H. Leavitt, Benton Bowers, E. V. Carter, A. W. Boslough and Finley; Messrs. E, J. Kaiser, B. R. Greer, W. J. Doug lass, G. F. Billings, V. O. N. Smith. J. A. Kohagen, W. E. Newcombe G. S. Butler, Dr. G. W. Gregg, George Owen, Leander Nell, M. McGrath, C. Atterbury, H. O. Frohbach,. F. T. Shlnn and Lynn Mowat; Mesdames W. M. Barber, John F.. Rocho, Emil Peil, D. Perozzi, Ella Mills, A. D. Gra ham, Summers, Parker and W. A. Shell; Misses Chamberlain, Lillian Patterson and Williams, all of Ash land. Coos Bay Kruse and Banks ship yard Is using 70 electr'c horsepower and will increase to 150 soon. Marshfield Plant to utilize wood waste from sawmills for manufacture of chemicals to be built here. Says Siskiyou Road To Be Pushed Engineer T. M. Davis has returned from Salem, where he was in confer ence with State Engineer H. Nunn regarding the work on the Pacifiu Highway. Plans areabout completed and bids to pave from the summit if the Siskiyous to the Califorlna line and for about a mile this side from the summit to connect with the mac adam, will be advertised for In about two weeks. Mr. Davis says it Is the intention of the highway commission to push this work as rapidly as possi ble. Later State Highway Engineer Nunn, who is in attendance at the good roads meeting at Medford, states that state money for the completion of the pavement from the Siskiyou summit to the California line Is now available and that on Saturday an advertisement for bids will be pub llshed for this work. The state has $65,000 available for Siskiyou grade work and the state commission ha3 voted to Increase this so that the highway may be saved. State Funds Ready For Billings Hill State Engineer Nunn, who is In the valley, reports that the state has on hand $10,000 which it will devote to aiding Jackson county In the paving of the Billings hill, the half-mile stretch Just north of Ashland. A deputy highway engineer and crew of men will arrive the first of next week to set the new grade stakes. A committee from the local Com mercial Club has been overloading the malls and the wires wjth corre spondence concerning the hill, and were determined to see to It that the disgraceful piece of road was elimi nated this spring. The county court has been delay ing work on the Ashland hltf undc-; the belief that the state 'money was not yet available, but the information supplied by Mr. Nunn means that the county will go ahead at once with the preliminary work. An arrangement has been made with the Southern Pa cific whereby the grade crossing will be satisfactorily adjusted, and the right of way to the left of the pres ent road has been, secured. Three Take Exams For Enlistment Sergeant Paul J. Bower, recruiting officer for this district for the U. S. army, was in the city Monday and with Postmaster Kaiser gave exam inations to the following applicants, all of whom passed: Lloyd Turner passed examinations for entrance to the aviation co,rp9 and awaits his par ents' permission before leaving; Frank Delagoa, Southern Pacific telegrapher, passed the signal corps examination and has his resignation In with the company preparatory to leaving; Paul G Douher, a native Swiss who speaks both French and German, passed the examination for the hospital corps, having had train ing along these lines. Kenneth Mc Williams and Ray Helman obtained Information covering the motor corps and may take the examination alter. Freight Congestion Keeps Yards Full WT. B. Klrkland, trainmaster of the Shasta d'vislon, has been In the city the past few days working on the problem of relieving freight conges tion. Unprecedented freight traffic Is creating a myriad of problems for the men who have to keep the trails moving Often of late the Ashland yards have been cram full and freights waiting at Talent to get Into the yards. One day recently nine four-engine freights got out of Ash land southbound. There to some tallt of adding two more helper crews to run out of here. Train 13 was delayed about a half an hour Tuesday morning by the de railment of two freight cars about a mile below the city. A broken wheel was the cause of the trouble. The wrecker from the local yards cleared up the trouble. Phone newt items to the Tidings. Roads Delegates Guests at, Lunch All of the delegates to the good roads convention at Medford, togeth er with their Indies, were guests at a luncheon tendered them by the wom en of Ashland at The Bungalow, ad jacent to Lithia park, this noon. About eighty gathered around the ta bles. Prior to and following the luncheon the visitors walked and drove over Llthia park and the drives and revelled In the spring beauty of Ashland's playground. Ex-Mayor Cotherell of Seattle, now state engineer of Washington, spoke on general good roads subjects. Mr. Cotherell was the man who beat Hi f'.ill when the latter was recalled at Seattle. ' Oregon State Highway Engineer Nunn spoke briefly and stated hat the state money was ready and that he had given the county court in-1 structions to go ahead immediately with the grading and paving of Bil lings hill. Ashland Joins in Medford Parade Two hundred and fifty Ashlande's Joined In the great patriotic parade held at Medford Wednesday morning. The Ashland band, 1st company C. A. C, and over 170 men and women, all wearing Red Cross arm bands, repre sented this city in a manner which "made a hit" with the Medford peo ple?, Many others motored down but did not take part In the parade. The Ashland band led the parade, fol lowed by the Woodburn, Medford and Ashland soldier boys. Owing to i shortage of uniforms the full Ashland company was not In line, but over fifty stalwart young men made an equal showing with the Woodburn veterans and the Medford company. The Ashland Red Cross committee in charge, of the P.ed Cross features were: F. E. Watson, E. V. Carter, Rev. Hammond, Dr. Gregg, Rev. Douglass and W. D. Hodgson. They wish to thank all who participated. The roundup association was repre sented with several gaily bedecked riders bearing American flags and by a procession of men on foot decked out with roundup hats and badges. The parade was a great success, dozens of Medford organizations and three bands being In line. It was re viewed by Governor Withycombe. Women Injured In Auto Wreck An automobile owned and driven by Ralph Waldo Elden of Willow Springs, and In which were Mrs. Elden, Mrs. Harry W. Davlsson, Miss Davlsson and Mrs. Dr. S. A. Mulkey, collided with another automobile standing on the pavement at a point about half way between Medford and Central Point;, overturning the Elden car and seriously Injuring Mrs. Mul key and Mrs. Davlsson. Mr. and Mrs. Elden and Miss Davlsson were only slightly hurt. The accident occurred about 10:30 Wednesday night. Mrs. Mulkey Is suffering from a decompression of the skull over the left eye and many severe cuts and bruises about the head and face. Her condition is noticeably Improving, but she suffers severely. Mrs. Davlsson suffered broken ribs and painful contusions and lascera tlons about the body. Both women are at the Dow hospital In Central Point. None Found Guilty By Federal Court Not a verdict of "guilty" was reached In the federal court held at Medford during the past week on a number of cases In connection with the Klamath Indian reservation. One Jury hung, on the case of Tom Bar tell. The Jury found a verdict of "not guilty" In the case of O. T. Anderson, charged with hauling liquor onto the reservation. The cases against three of the In dians were also dismissed when ver dicts of "not guilty" were found. Seagoing craft to be built In the new shipyards at Milwaukee. Will Sing Round-Up At Tracey Lane, famous cowboy poet and singer, and Monte Brlggs, attired In cowboy costumes and mounted on bronchos, will sing the official round up song, printed below, to the thoa sands at the Roseburg 'Strawberry Festival tomorrow and Saturday. A chorus of Ashland men and girls at- tired in cowboy costumes will Join In the refrain, and the song will be sung through megaphones from tops of ASHLAND'S IlOGl'K I'lYKH KOIXDI I SOXO. (Tune: "When Y ju Are you coming to dear eld Ashland, Where there are sights to see, Where the water it flows free, Where cowboys, cowgirls, Indians will On the third, the fourth, the fifth of There'll lie the best of riders that the They're coming from dear Pendleton, CHORl'S So come to the Roundup, the Rogue River Roundup, In that dear old Ashlind town. See the riders and ropers, the buckers and lopers, See bulldoggers throw steers down. See horses prancing, see Indians dancing, See all that there is to see. So come to the Roundup, the Rogue River Roundup, And help yell Hyiu Helie. ' By Tracey Lane, the famous cowboy poet. Sidelights On Council Doings A variety of matters of city busi ness, minor and major, occupied the city council at Tuesday's meeting Discussion of the junk ordinance oc cupied the greater portion of the evening, all other business going smoothly. Electric Matter Untangled. A tangle over the matter of fur nishing electric service to the new bungalow which Is being constructed by Miss Grace Chamberlain on Over look Heights was straightened out satisfactorily at Tuesday's council meeting. Owing to the fact that the city's lease of the California Oregon Power Company's lines In the city ex pires at the end of two years and that there Is a possibility of the con tract not being renewed, there exist ed a doubt as to whether a line con structed from the end of one of the company lines the nearest connec tion point would pay out. A satis factory arrangement, Incorporating a change In the terms In case a new line was not necessary, was arrived at. Miss Chamberlain Intends to do the heating, lighting and cooking exclu sively by electricity, and has agreed to use at least $100 worth per year, exclusive of current used for heating, the minimum to he reduced later If, the status of the C. O. P. Co. remains unchanged. l"ne of Polls. The free use of the polling places of the city was granted to the gov ernment for the one day of registra tion of draft eligibles. The city ordi narily has to rent some of the polling places, but . will enedavor to Becure free use of all for this day, appealing to the patriotism of the owners. Special MeetinK For Sewers. A special meeting of the council will be held on May 29 to take pre liminary steps In providing sewe-s on Lincoln and Maple streets. The council extracted much merriment out of a tie vote on the matter of an adjourned meeting. Mayor Lamkln was called on to decide a tie vote, and made a martyr of himself to civic duty by deciding that the extra meet ing should be held. Chautauqua Comfort Stations. The council has authorized the construction of comfort stations in th Chautaunna building to replace ho uhlfh will bo removed when the old white shack In the lower park -s . a .hih win ho In the nearitersnea rviuuvcu, 1 ..... - future. WImer In Delegate. Recorder WImer has been electeAa delegate to the state Odd Fellows' convention at Eugene, and has been granted leave of absence from May 21 to May 25. To Cultivate Street. Thomas E. Hatfield has been grant ed permission to plant garden In an unused portion of Willow street be tween Oberlln street ifnd the railroad. C'n-opernto For Water Protection. The United States forestry officials have been after the city of Ashland Song Roseburg Festival buildings at all the big gatherings and from the roundup section in the parades. Cowgirls will distribute handbills by the thousands and the Ashland roundup is due to receive some great advertising at Roseburg. ''This Is the official roundup song. It was written by Tracey Lane and Is sung to the tune of "When You Wore a Tulip." Clip It out and learn it, for everyone In Ashland will be sing ing it before long: Wore a Tulip.") where the Roundup's going to bo, scratch the ponies high, this July? west has ever known which is the cowboys' home. Start Construction Of Immense Dome The work of putting the roof oa the Chautauqua building is now un der way, Contractor Frank Jordan having practically completed the cement wall work. Crowds of spec tators watch with much Interest the roof construction. When finished the roof will be the largest In Oregon built without trusses or pillars. A scaffolding 65 feet high Is being built In the center of the building, and from this the roof work will-be car ried on. Great beams of Interlocking timbers in the form of arches will rise to the center from close intervals' on the walls. When completed the roof will be shaped like half an egg shell and oa absolutely uncrushable by the great est weight of snow and a Kansas cy clone will have no effect on It. So pillars will obstruct the view and no trusses will interfere with the acous tic qualities. It is an Immense con struction undertaking and a novel , one A. L. Lamb Is overseeing th3 crew of twenty carpenters at work on the roof. The roof will be cov ered with fireproof roofing of fine quality. The greatest width of the building Is 160 feet and it may thus lie seen that the great arched timbers are Immense. The great truss above the stage Is being constructed from Immense scaffolds. The building will not be floored this year, sawduit and benches as In the old building be ing used this summer. It will be ready for the celebration unless some thing goes amiss. G. A. R. Reunion May Be Held Here The Ashland Commercial Club has extended nn Invitation to the Grand Army of the Republic to hold the southern Oregon reunion In Ashland again this year, and a committee has been appointed to help raise $100 to defray expenses If the Invitation 's accepted. The reunion here last yenr was a fine success. Robert Dollar Co. sawmill at Co qullle to double output. to secure assurances of co-operation In protecting the Ashland creek wa and Tuesday evening the council passed a resolution assuring such co-operation. In case of forest fire the city will co-operate In fight ing fire and will also aid In other ways In protecting the source of the city's water supply. Will Sell Fire Wagons. The two horse-drawn fire wagons which were displaced when the city bought the fire truck are to be sold, to some small town If possible, and If not, to anyone who could use then. The wagons cost $700 each new and are practically as good ai new, but are of no use to the city..