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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.
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