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Oron. Historical Society ' Ashland Will Entertain 75,000 People at the Greatest Patriotic Celebration in the West; Annual Hyiu : . ' ; Hehe arid Rnmie River Rnunri-un. Jiilv 2. 4 and 5. - Ivn -j?1 4-4"H-H-4M III t M I ff f K."ehei Ashland Annual ITT Kjr C fKoguc River Round-upii 111 in ! Ashland, July 3, 4, 5. I Ashland 4-M-M"i"W-M-' VOL. XLII ASHLAND. OREGON THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1917. NUMBER 1 Knocked Out Chink Lieut. Governor "And so I will be able to tell my great grandchildren that I blnged a lieutenant governor of Canton prov ince, in China, over the hed with a club," concluded W. E. Priestley after a vividly interesting narrative of liia experiences during an extended trip through China and Japan in a search for new fireworks features.- It seems that Mr. Priestly, who is the repre sentative of the Hitt Fireworks Com pany, who will stage the $1,000 fire works here' during the Hyiu Hehe, was staging a series of displays In Canton, China. The Contonese want ed to see the fireworks of the "for eign devils," but did not think it nec essary to pay. Mr. Priestly watched them tear down his fences the first night while the Canton police stood around and politely asked them (in Chinese, of course) to "kindly refrain from pushing." The second night he got permission from the governor to use the soldiers, who all come from the north of China, speak a different language and hate the Cantonese like poison. With a group of American marine sfrom a gunboat In the harbor as assistants, Mr. Priestly set about teaching the soldiers how to keep out the million Chinese who were howl ing without the fence and refusing to pay. Whenever a hole would appear In the fence, two soldiers would sta tion themselves alongside, and as soon as a Chinaman's head appeared would crack It with a club. Mr. Prietsly says the fence was covered with blood by the end of the evening, but they kept out the mob and had a barrel of fun In the bargain. The lieutenant governor part came In when, hearing a commotion over at the gate, Mr. Priestly hastened to see what the trouble wan and found an Imposing looking Chinaman in re gal robes Insisting that he be admit ted without a pass or a ticket. Priestly had given the governor of the province to understand that pass es would be furnished all the govern ment attaches to any number, and hence refused to allow the man to nter not knowing who he was. Finally the Chinaman sought to push his way In and received the Priestly club over his royal knob. The next morning the fireworks man was hauled up before the American consul on a charge of beanlng a lieutenant governor, but got out of the scrape when the 'clrcumtsances were ex, plained. He says the chinks finally found out that they would have to pay to see the show and came through all right thereafter. Mr. Trlestly was In Canton when China broke off peace relations with Germany and saw some German ships blown up. He was also In Manila when American relations were brok en. He says that 2,250 Chinese, great strapping men from the north of China, came over on the same boat he did and that he believes 100,000 are being sent to Europe to work be hind the lines. He says the northern Chinese are a totally different type from those seen here and are great, broad-shouldered men, most of them six-footers. Mr. Priestly and Mr. Frohbach signed up the contract for the big dis play which is to be staged here on the afternoons and evenings of July 4 and 5. The display' will be nearly all patriotic and will Include the sink ing of a battleship as one of the main set pieces. Many new features will be seen. The Ashland display Is the only big fireworks display in Oregon on July 4. Voters Should See Road Maps at Hotel ' The Hotel Austin of this city has Received from the state highway, com mission a may showing the various road throughout the state that will be improved In event the 16,000.000 road bond bill is approved by the voters at the special election of June 4 Persons Interested In the subject of good roads will be able to obtain a good idea of the scope of the road construction contemplated in the road bond bill if they wm can and inspect the map which has beefl .posted for the information of the people. Fran? Rlchlson of Pilot Rock was over Monday attending to business matters In town. - , Night Pageant In Park Pleases After numerous postponements on account of bad weather, the pageant staged by the girls of the Ashland schools was held in Lithla park last Tuesday evening and provided an evening of enjoyment for a good sized crowd. An Ideal setting was provided on the vast lerel lawn of the upper Lithla park, with a background of shrubs and trees. A battery of four immense searchlights flooded the natural stage with light and turned the ensemble features into a glittering- kaleidoscope of swiftly changing colors. Under the direction of Miss Moffat the girls of the school have been drilling for months on the various dances, drills and tableaux, and the preparation of costumes has kept the mothers as well as the daughters busy for several weeks past. The pageant was elaborately costumed and perfectly executed in every detail. The high school orchestra, under the direction of Miss Anderson, provided the music. To pick out any single feature for praise to the exclusion of the others would be unfair in view of the un form excellence of all, but from a point of artistic individual work the solo dance of Miss Moffat and the dance of Misses Querita Brown and Mae Skeen were perhaps the most appreciated. Grants Pass Man Killed by Auto Joseph R. Smith of Grants Pass, a former well-known Chicago man and who was well known throughout the valley", was Instantly killed Tuesday night at 10 o'clock when his automo bile while running at a high rate of speed turned turtle rounding a curve on the Pacific Highway two miles northwest of Central Point.' James T. White, who is manager of the gas company of Grants Pass, and who was in the car with Mr. Smith, es caped without injury. They were en route from Grants Pass to Medford when the accident occurred. Dr. M. M. Dow of Central Point was summoned at once, and he notified Coroner Perl of Medford. Mr. Smith's shoulder was broken, his skull was fractured, also a number of ribs, and he sustained other injuries. The remains were brought to Medford and will be there pending word from Smith's relatives at Chicago. Hoisting Great Arches Into Place The dome over the stage of the new Chautauqua auditorium is fast taking shape, the skeleton of woodwork be ing in place. The first of the Im mense arched supports for the roof was hoisted into place Wednesday, a feat accomplished by means of great noles. The scaffolding ia the center supports a circular construction from which the arches will extend down to the walls on all sides. When the arches are all up the scaffolding will be removed, leaving the immense auditorium without pillars to obstruct the view. Crowds of Interested spec tators visit the building dally to watch operations. When completed the building will be the largest in Oregon without pillars pr trusses. . Bameburg Cattle Bring Over $20,000 Over $20,000 for his herd of 450 cattle was received recently by Henry Barneburg, who has disposed of hiB cattle interests to D. W. Parker of Klamath county. This is one of the largest individual cattle deals of re cent years in this vicinity. Acquire ment of Interests In the Marshfleld country and the fact that the recent hard winter has put a high price on cattle, which are needed by the cattle men of eastern Oregon to replace those lost, added to the fact (hat range is becoming hard to secure In this valley:, led Mr. Barneburg to go ont of the cattle business. A large shipyard Is to be built at Columbia City, Cal., by California parties. i ... First Chautauqua Building The Southern Oregon Chautauqua Association will hold its first session In the magnificent new auditorium July 10 to 20 Inclusive. Work on the great building is .being rushed and It will be ready for the session. The ' distinction who have been welded to 1917 attractions are all of the highest gether into an ensemble of extraordl class and will make the year's session I nary appeal and whose solo numbers the "best yet." lare equal to those of the most famous An array of Chautauqua talent has soloists. In fact, every one of the been ltaed up for Ashland which will artists has been with some great provide a varied program, every num'-1 musical organization in that capac ber of which is the best ot Its kind on ity. A versatility of ability enables the Chautauqua circuits today. numerous pleasing combinations of All of the classes held in former musical Instruments. years will be organized again with additions In conformity with the pol icy of the association to offer more each year. The new building will house over twice the number of spec tators that ever crammed into the old structure, and larger attendance from valley points Is anticipated as a result. President Reed of the association gives us trfe following foretaste of the year's offerings. Announcement of exact dates of the varloub attractions will be made later: Lecturers. Several lecturers of world fame are Included in the lineup for this year. Df. Henry Smith Williams, designated by McClure's Magazine as "the great est living popularizer of science," Is a scientist and lecturer who has the happy faculty of presenting his inter esting lecture on "Everyday Science" with an intimacy, breadth of appeal, Incisive force and brilliance which has made him one of the most sought af ter lecturers of the day. Dr. A. E. Turner, formerly presi dent; of Hastings College, Nebraska, will lecture on community problems. He is a student of community life and problems, with a genial personality, eloquence and experlenco which are bound to appeal. J. Whitcomb Brough'er of Los An geles Is a Pacific coast clergyman who has turned to the Chautauqua plat form to carry a new and well-worth-hearing message to the people. Montaville Flowers brings one of the most thought-compelling lectures of the age. "Guarding the Golden Gate" Is a vital question, Involving American destiny, and is presented by a master lecturer. At a meeting of the International Lyceum Associa tion in Chicago this lecture was giv - en and was pronounced "the most perfectly constructed and vitally Im portant lecture on the American plat form." As Juvenile judge of Dayton, Ohio, Judge Roland W. Baggott has earned a place among a half dozen conspicu ously great juvenile Judges of Amer ica. His lecture is replete with hu mor and pathos, Intensely dramatic, and reflects his sympathetic under standing of the problems of wayward boys and girls and his original meth ods of dealing with them. Lee Francis Lybarger Is nationally regarded as one of the country's pro foundest thinkers on political and In dustrial problems, and has a lecture which every citizen should hear. Music. Turning to music, we find more and better attractions of this kind than ever before James Goddard, who stands pre dominant among the international celebrities on the concert and oper atic stage. Goddard of t Vienna grand opera, assisted by Robert Yale Senator Harry Lane Died Last Night United States Senator Harry Lane died last night at a San Francisco hospital following a nervous disor ganization produced by a blood-clot on the brain; The Oregon senator was stricken while In Washington and stopped In San Francisco while en route to his home In Oregon. He was 62 years of age and Is survived by a widow and two daughters. He was the son of an Oregon pioneer and the grandson of the first territorial gov ernor or Oregon, uenerai vosepn Lane. "'Prior to his election, as sen ator1 he held only one political posi tion, mayor of Portland for two terms. Senator Lane was one of the central figures In the opposition to the recent war measures In congress. In New Offers Fine Talent ' Smith, pianist, and Ruth T?av vlniin- '1st, presents In costume some of the I greatest operatic roles. j The Smith-Sprlng-Holmes orches - ; tral quintet Is. composed of artists of "Chimes of Normandle," a comic opera in three acts, Is presented by a company of twenty-four people with their own orchestra. The com pany Is elaborately costumed and carries elegant scenery, but, best of all, is composed of singers who are all "there with the good3." This Is the most pretentious offering of Its kind ever sent out on a Chautauqua circuit in the west, and Ashland Is fortunate In having an opportunity to bear It. The Musical Arts Quartet provides the attraction without which a Chau tauqua program would be unfinished to the average music lover, the male quartet. This quartet presents a pro gram full of life and color snappy from the word go but at the same time of highly finished musical ap peal. The Davenny Festival Quintet rounds out the musical end ot the program with a program of operatic, folk songs and popular selections, Including (who does not love it?) se lections from the Bohemian Girl. They combine Instrumental work with the vocal offerings and are one of the oldest and most sought-after musical companies doing Chautauqua Special Features. Of especial interest to the children will be "The Wonderful Manikins," a novelty featuer from Australia which is bound to create an evening of fun. And we will guarantee that the older folks will enjoy it Just as much as the "kids." Ellas Day will present a specialty, the exact nature of which has not been ascertained. A delightful Japanese fantasy, ! "Along the Road to Toklo," will transDort the audience tc Japan in cherry blossom time, where they will meet a picturesque people, happy as butterflies. The scenery for the act was designed by a famous Japanese artist, the costumes are of special im portatlon, and the combination of Japanese music, folk lore and dances provides the "something new" which makes life worth living. An Illustrated nature lecture by Chauncey Hawkins Is unlike anything you have ever seen or heard. It is a masterpiece pf realism, crowded with humor and fine touches "of pathos. It brings you the lore of the forest and the poetry of nature in her wild solitudes. Mr. Hawkins will carry you for an hour Into the great north and with him you will see the life of the north woods. Last but; far from least is Annie Therese Davault in "Polly of the Cir cus." Everyone can't help but love her as presented through the medium of Miss Davault, who is one of the greatest readers of the age. Other good things will be an nounced later. Comes Here For Auto Camp Ideas H. E. Burdette, a landscape artist of Portland, who is laying out a park at Walla Walla, was a visitor in Ash land Tuesday in order to absorb the ideas connected with the "original" auto camp. Mr. Burdette spent the day in the park and proclaimed it to be one of the finest natural parks he had ever seen. He says he has some what the same conditions to work with In Walla Walla as regards a nat ural stream, but lacks the timber wlhch we have here. He admired es pecially the natural aspects of the park, stating that his hobby was util ization of natural features rather than formal planning of formal grounds. C. B. Xamkln was a California vis itor one day this week. Memorial Day Program Outlined Memorial day this year will have a new and solemn significance In view of the war and the various observ - ances of the day will be carried out ! wlth a Bplrlt never before manifested, Tne 01 A- R- and Wl R- c- as usual have charge of the plans for the day and have announced the following program: At 9 a. m. on Wednesday, May 30, the G. A. R. and W. R. C. will meet at the Plaza and, headed by the Ashland band and Coast Artil lery company, and with the Red Crosn, Honor Guards, school children and other bodies of citizens represent ed, will march to the waters of Ash land creek, where all honor will be paid to the sailors and marines who have gone on before. From there the parade will march to Ashland ceme- tery. where the usual appropriate pro- Jgram will be carried out. At 2:30 p. m. everyone will meet at the armory and hear a good speech and worthi-whlle program. The after noon propram will begin with music, prayer by Rev. Douglass, after which Hon. C. M. Thomas of Medford will make the address of the day, having been chosen by the C A. R. and W. R. C. for this purpose. The program will close with patriotic music. The Red Cross members and all other patriotic organizations, the school children and the citizens gen erally are invited to participate In the parade and other exercises. Class of 1917 Get Diplomas Tonight The commencement exercises of the class of 1917 will be held this even ing, beginning at 8 o'clock, in the Ashland Armory, Forty-nine will re ceive diplomas. State Superintendent Churchill will deliver the commence-1 ment address. The program for the evening follows: HnL 3 - Vl.k.H March, "Shades of Night Planquette . .UuI'tIi' 'in. 'ot,' Chorus, "The Hiring Fair Frledland and Franklin Invocation Rev. H. A. Carnahan Class Prophecy Ernest Abbott Class Sentiment. Lelth Abbott March, "Forest Whispers" Losey Address State Supt. J. A. Churchill Presentation of Diplomas v Q TTntrlA nrpslrient School Board Song, "Star Spangled Banner". . Smith, s' Audience. Benediction Rev. G. S Ttrett Waltz, "The Charmers".. .Maitinsky Bankers Will Meet Here Next Local bankerB attended the meet ing of the fourth group of the State Bankers' Assoclatlpn at Grants Tass Tuesday and participated in the pro gram, President McCoy of this city giving the opening address and V. O. N. Smith responding to a toast at an elaborate banquet served at. the Jose phine hotel. Ashland ha3 been chos en as the next meeting place. The officers elected for next year were: President, Frank C. Bramwell; vice president, V. H. Vawter; secretary and treasurer, Sam II. Baker. Referendum On Rogue Fish Bill The referendum has been Invoked against the Rogue river fish bill, pe titions being filed Saturday against that bill and the Willamette fish bill. These are the only bills upon which the referendum will be Invoked, as the time for filing petitions closed Sunday, and these two were the only ones with the required number of names filed. Business Men's Notice To the Tubllc. All stores in Ashland will be closed ALL of Decoration Day, May 30, 1917. Order your groceries, etc., on the 29th. (Unanimously voted at regular meeting of the Ashland Busi ness Men's Association.) It H. H. ELHART, Seo. More than a million head ot stock rrazed on the national forest ranges in Oregon and Washington In 1916. Of this number 996,741 were sheep and goats, nd 157,689 cattle and horses. : . . Grand Jury Indicts Arsonist Trio The arson trio composed of Mrs. Garwood of beattlo, Mrs. Strlckfadded and Mrs. Drelfuss, formerly of Ash- land, were Indicted by tha grand jury; which convened Tuesday for the May; term of court, for "burning with in tent to do injury to the Insurer." This promises to be the most Import tant criminal case during the present! session. Mrs. Garwood, now In jalL, is believed to be tho ringleader lnl the arson ring which operated exton slvely In all parts of the Pacific coast She was with N. E. Hemphill of Med ford when the latter was arrested IrJ Eugene and later committed suicido., rt was upon confession of Hemphill that the arrests were made, and InC his death the state Is believed to have lost a valuable witness. Mrs. Garwood, Mrs. Strlcktaddorl and Mrs. Drelfuss were arraigned and! will plead Thursday. They are repro sented by Attorney Gus Newbury. Indictments were returned Monday against Irving Oehler, alias Craven dore, on the charge of obtaining mon ey under false pretences, and Lloyd Parker for larceny from a dwelling. Oehler was captured several weeks) ago when following his passing oC worthless checks on various Medford merchants he was fleeing from th$ city In a car which he purchased from! C. E. Gates and paid for with 0 worthless check. He wag caught M the Slsklyous by Sheriff Jennings) when his auto became stalled in the) mud. Ills wife, a former Medford glr whose maiden name was Nan Smith was arrested with Oehler, but was) later released on small ball, on recom mendatlon of County Prosecutor Rob erts. She was more wanted as a pos sible witness against Oehler. It 1st said that Oehler will plead guilt?) when his case comes to trial. I Parker is accused of having stolen! a suitcase full of clothing from thai Depot Hotel at Ashland some tlmo) ago. I T I .. T I -1. . 1. T. .flMnT UUU1B UttVIUO, I'llUlfiCU Willi OQ9UUII .. trl w'tn a deadly weapon, who was in dieted last fall for shooting a brake jman In the Slsklyous but could no? Innnoflp honniina nt a hrnlrnn lAf will . . . . . " be tried at this term of court, which. opens May 28. I The two "not true" hills werj ' against Mrs. Nan Oehler for forgers and Jesse Hopkins of Ashland, charg ed with attempt to defraud the Ash , la"dt com- I The .grand Jury completed ita worl r 1 uesuiiy unci uuiui unu nuiuu uio iuif lowing report: 1 "To the honorable circuit court of Jackson county: Wo, the grand Jury rojapectfully report we have examined! all criminal matters, brought to oui attention. We have returned six truol hills and two not true bills. We alsd examined the county Jail and find IB In excellent sanitary condition and well managed. The celling wher two prisoners recently escaped has) not yet been repaired and we recom mend that It be Immediately put Ii good repair. I "Many old records. Including manjf years' tax records, are being kept lnj a frame wood house and looseljl strewn around without system or pro tection. We recommend a fireproof vault be constructed In which to store) old records, and suggest such a vauIB can be constructed at reasonable ex pense In the basement of the court house). ! 'J "We also believe It would be ecori omy to construct in the basement of the court house a heating plant foi heating that.hulldlng and the count jall. The fuel expense for these? buildings the past year han been and we believe a suitable heating plant would greatly reduce the fuel expense and make the offices and Jail much more comfortable as well as) greatly reduce the fire risk. "J. H. COOLET, Foreman. ? "H. J. Deari, D. Perozzl, C. A. Apple gato, W. S. Hammond, R. P. Camp bell, A. H. Flsher," ' The grand jury was held over fof the next term of court. j J J Two More Recruits Enlisted Here Sergeant William A. Kinney, U. St, 'army recruiting officer, left for Elan ath Falls today. He enlisted Ray Heh man In the aviation branch and Alv J. Lowman In the hospital corps. Phone news Items t the Tidlnsfr j