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VOL. XLI
ASHLAND. OREGON THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1917
NUMBER 103
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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
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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..