Oregon Historical Society
J'omp 307 Second It
"Ashland Grows While Llihla Flows"
Ashland. Oregon, Llthla Springs4' ti
City of Sunshine and Flowers
'Oregon's Famous Spa"
ASHLAMT:1 : ' frniNras
VOL. XLII ASHLAND. OREGON MONDAY, JULY 23, 1917 kttt,,-
Siskiyou Grade To
Be Paved Soon
' S. S. Smith and Bert R. Greer, who
were selected by the Medford and
Ashland commercial clubs to appear
before the State Highway Commis
sion at Portland Friday to consult
upon the plans adopted for road work
through Jackson county, returned
Saturday well satisfied with the work
accomplished.
The State Highway Commission,
the highway engineer and Governor
Withyconibe were unanimously and
heartily in favor of paving the Siski
you grade sixteen feet wide from the
California line to the base of the
mountain. Equipment is now being
assembled for the work. Owing to
a contract entered into by the former
highway commission for sixteen thou
sand yards of crushed stone, part of
which was used last year, the first
work will be rock macadam eight
inches thick and sixteen feet wide.
The work will be done by force ac
count and the macadam 'will lie
through the winter before the bitu
minum top is put on.
The commission unanimously favor
the completion of the Pacific High
way from California to Portland as
the work of first Importance. Al
ready, besides the funds available for
the Siskiyou grade, $450,000 Is now
available to grade and otherwise Im
prove Pass creek, Cow creek and
Wolf creek hills in Josephine and
Douglas counties.
Work on the Billings hill Is again
held up, this time by the railroad,
company. Agreements between the
county and railroad company are all
completed. The construction plans
have been turned over to Superin
tendent Metcalf and the work ordered
done. The delay Is caused, by scarc
ity of labor. Mr. Dyer told the writer
that labor was getting to be a great
problem. On some of the road sec
tions only the foremen were working,
being unable to hold men enough to
do the section work.
The Ashland Commercial Club will
take up the matter at once with Su
perintendent Metcalf and try to ar
range some plan, of co-operation to
supply labor so the work caq go forward.
& FIIIE! FIRE! FIRE! TAKE $
$ NOTICE.
S
? Protection of your homes is ?
$ now urgent. The forest fire is $
S spreading about the upper wa- $
t ters of Ashland creek and is ?
Daring Attempt To Rob Safe
Made in Broad Daylight
On Sunday afternoon daring yegg
men attempted to break open the safe
hourly growing beyond control. S ' in the office of the Swift & Company
S All the help that can be possibly J planti Frank 0rouchi the 8uperIn.
obtained Is needed to protect 3L, , , , . . . , .
i. 1,1 ,! u , itendent of the plant, .iad been In the
the Ashland watershed. Every
5
household in this city Is Inter
ested, and nothing is at the mo-
S ment so urgent as fire fighters. S
? Mr. Grebble, the forest super-
visor, is calling frantically for 3
office till noon. Intending to return
$ ; In the afternoon, he only closed the
outer door of the big safe In the of
fice, but locked the inner door. Upon
his return in the afternoon he found
help. No hoboes noed be sent, Q i the glass broken in the front door,
S as he has no use for them, but S i the safe badly damaged and a crow-
MEN, MEN, MEN are wanted S bar lying on the floor nearby. While
? and wanted badly. Now Is the ? the deed of unusual daring was at-
time to show patriotism at $ tempted In broad daylight, no one
home. S, noticed the yeggman around. Mr.
3 Report to Mayor Lamkirt. $ i Crouch notified Chief of Police A-
$ terbury, at once and he hurried to
the scene, but no clue could be ob
tained whereby to got trace of the
robbers.
The bold yegmen obtained entrance
by breaking the glass in the door,
reaching through and unlocking It.
They were careful to carry the brok
en glass across the driveway and
hide it behind a fence. Then they
took a crowbar that they had picked
up somewhere i'n the vicinity and evi
dently tiled to pry the inner door of
the safe open. The safe was con
siderably damaged by the yeggmen
evidently gave it up as a bad Job a3
they did not succeed In obtaining en
trance to the strong box. Cbjef At
terbury anf s they were undoubtedly
experienced yeggmen.
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DOVT lH'Y Oil RECEIVE S
$ PLASTERS FROM VENDERS ?
J Reports from various parts of
? the country to the effect that S
venders are distributing court- ?
f plaster and cornplaster carry- $
4- ing germs of leprosy and other S
$ diseases are current. Don't ?
? take a chance. t
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Trained Animals
Shown in C. P.
Examining Officer
To Be In Medford
Goddard Concert
Is Disappointment
"The Barrier" Big;
Strong in Realism
The James Goddard grand concert
ine examining orncer tor me sec- given ja8t Thurartay evening was the
..u un., illume tamp appn- ony disappointing number on the
cants will arrive in Medford July 28. entire program ot ... vea... Chau.
a.i applicants lor me second onicers" tauqua. The noted bagg-baritone sin-
camps win men De examined for final ger of tnc chlca0 Grand 0oera c
acceptance wfeo live in this section of ;panv had been advert8ed go exten-
the state.
Forest Fires Nearby
Beyond Control
Word was received this forenoon
that the forest fire, near Humming
Bird springs is beyond control and
an effort is being made today to pro-jJames Goddard did not come" up to
cure additional fire fighters. The ! expectations,
sively as the "greatest living bass
baritone" that the audience naturally
expected much of him. While many
In the audience doubtless had not the
musical appreciation that the true
musician has, and therefore were not
capable of just criticism, the noted
singer disappointed even those capa
ble of judging the best in music. So
there is really ground for saying that
fire is burning down the slopes into
the government reserve and Is endan
gering the city's water supply.
The big fire, which has been rag
ing for the past week, has been under
control several times, but has again
James Goddard is a giant in physi
cal build and size, standing six feet
and a half In his stockings, and re
minds you of the pictures of Jess Wil
lard. When he first appeared on the
platform he fairly shocked the audi-
gotten a big start. It has burned 1 ence w,tn hls Dullt anl height. By
the side, of his pianist. Bobert'Yale
Smith, the latter appeared as a mere
boy in size.
If the people had not expected so
over about 200 acres already, and
unless gotten under control very soon
the city water supply will be perma
nently crippled. If it continues, the
From Portland Oregonian, July 1.
Rex Beach's latest photoplay is
powerful In realism. In this new play
he has given to the public a ten-reel
epic of the frontier and racial conflict
that grips you, for Its characters do
not stoop to picayune quarrels; their
fight is over something big, and the
spectator is Immediately caught with
the power of the great play.
Ed. Note This picture will be
shown in the Vinlng Theatre Tuesday
and Wednesday Instead of at Chau
tauqua, as originally advertised. The
first companywill be guests of the
theatre on Tuesday night. In addi
tion to the picture there will be two
acts of vaudeville each night.
Jackson County
Registration
business houses of Ashland may have ! mucn of Goddard, it is safe to say
to close their doors to help fight the ; that the audience would have enjoyed
flames as they did In 1911. llis singing, for he has a voice of
wonderful range and power. Even
Hip rnitrfllnoi! ant aauM .AnH1n An
Lisnt and Power iteet the fact that ,n his singing he
v I shows that he has had many years of
RatM Ffll13ll7Pf1 !the verv fincst training that could
" be obtained. In his technic you could
, not find much room for fault-finding,
Rates for electric and water service j but in the quality of his tones you
furnished by the Cailfornla-Oregon j could. The range of his voice is
Power Company in Oregon are re-1 wonderful and it is of sufficient pow
adjusted by an order issued Saturday er to fill the largest auditorium,
by the Oregon public service commis- j However1, in Miss Ruth Ray, a violln
sfon. Towns affected by the order j 1st of remarkable ability for one so
in the Rogue river division include j young, the big crowd was truljy de
Medford, Central Point, Gold Hill, lighted. This wonderful young vio-
Grants Pass, Jacksonville, Rogue Riv- linist Is destined to reach the tonmost
Sheriff Warns
People of I. W. W.
The following notice has been sent
out through the sheriff's office:
"In view of tho recent destructive
activities of the I. W. W. In Klamath
county, I deem It expedient to ask you
to keep this office posted about any
suspicious characters or occurrences
In your precinct.
"While no trouble Is anticipated in
this county, owing to lack of labor
union organizations, etc., It must be
remembered that there Is consider
able floating population, and un
doubtedly members of the I. W. W.
who might run amuck, and poison
stock, fire mills, fields and farm
buildings as they have In the Klam
ath country.
"Anyone caught committing any of
these felonies should be held and this
office notified (Sec. 1769, L. O. L.,
provides that private persons may ar
rest without warrant for (1) crime
attempted or committed In the pres
ence, or (2) crime when he has reas-
onabje cause for believing the person
arrestl to havo committed It). I
ita preparedto make deputy appoint
ments In each precinct in order to
minimize any possible danger, and in
vite volunteers for this purpose.
"Youri very truly,
"RALPH G. JENNINGS,
"Sheriff.
"By L. W. Stansell, deputy."
Arthur Altcliley, the well known
animal trainer who lives west of Cen
tral Point, gave an exhibition of his
work at the Central Point Opera
House not long ago. The wonderful
miniature horse that he received
from the cast last spring was exhibit
ed for the first timo. This little pony
stands only a little more than two
feet high and has been taught by Mr
Altcliley to do many remarkable
tricks. He alw) showed his two dogs,
Dodo and Dum Dum, which he has
been training. The many stunts per
formed by these animals were very
nicely done and Is a credit to Mr.
Altchley's ability as a trainer of ani
mals. These animals will soon be
ready for the road, says Mr. Altcli
ley.
Federal Probe of
I. W. W. Actions
er, Phoenix, Tolo-Gold Ray, Prospect,
Graves Creek, Wolf Creek, Glendale,
Eagle Point and Talent.
It will be noticed that Ashland is
round in musical fame. Her playing
alone was mo-re than worth the entire
evening. Ker numbers were marked
by a finish and a beauty of tones of
tne oniy incorporated city in mis dl-1 transcendent quality. Robert Ray
vision that was not affected. The Smith also rjlaved excentlnnniiv u-p11
' The following Is a complete list of
registrations, showing the number
registered in the various parties up
to close of registration on July 14:
Republican Male 3,282, female
2,448, total 6,730.
Democrat Male 1,907, female
1,4121, total 3,319.
Progressive Male 27, female 7,
total 34.
Prohibition Male 56, female 166,
total 222.
Socialist Male .213, female 96, to
tal 309.
Miscellaneous Male 221, female
170, total 391.
Totals Male 5,706, female 4,299,
total 10,005.
If yon want to buy or seii any
thing, try TIdlnga want aas. They
do the work.
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U. S. WEATHER FORECAST.
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For week beginning July 22.. $
$ Pacific states: ,( Warm In in- 4
t trelor, moderation coast; fair. S
$ except scattered, showers in Ore-,
egon and Washington by th
middle of the week,, . $
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commission asserts that changes are
made to maintain as nearly as possi
ble the present total income of the
company.
"The commission is satisfied that
the company has not received an un
reasonably high return upon its prop
erty, but on the other hand has ob
tained less than investors might reas
onably be entitled to expect from in
vestments involving like risks, and
less than the prevailing rate of inter
est throughout the territory," said
the order In part.
"In view of these findings no gen
eral reduction in rates is justified,
nor is it believed that total returns
can be satisfactorily increased by ad
vanced charges. All charges In pres
ent tariffs will, therefore, be designed
to maintain as nearly as practicable
the present total Income and to erase
any possible unjust discrimination
between consumers."
Eoth in technic and in quality of
tones produced he deserves to rank
among the best. Both of these as
sistants won loud applause and were
called back time and again.
In tho singing of "Old Black Joe"'
and "Drink to Me Only With Thine
Eyes" James Goddard was most ap
preciated. In these songs he ap
pealed most to the cosmopolitan
audience present.
Back From Tour
Of Valley Points
Government officials left San Fran
cisco last night to investigate the ac
tivities of the I. W. W. at Dorrls and
other points along the Oregon-California
line and at Klamath Falls on
telegraphic communication from
Washington. The party Included
United States Attorney Casper A.
Ornbaum, Chief Deputy U. S. Marshal
George ft Burnham and Deputy Mar
shal Thomas B. Mulhall. They have
full power to act and will decide as
to the advisability of sending troops
to quell attempts to burn crops and
livestock, to hampor transportation
and to damage the waterworks at
Klamath Falls. Mr. Ornbaum will
co-operate with United States Attor
ney Clarence L. Reames nt Portland.
Fifty arrests have already been made
in Dorrls alone.
1st Company Now
Ready for Duty
The local 1st company, Coast Ar
tillery, are now recruited to 104 men,
and it is probable that It will coma
to full wnr strength of 109 men be
fore or soon after the call for mobil
ization, which will be Issued Wednes
day. Captain Malono is highly satis
fied with the company, and under his
able captaincy the local organization
will prove to be one of the finest or
ganizations of Coast Artillery on tha
coast, a record which It has hld for
the past few years. The personal ap
pearance of each man Is excellent,
and during the encampment at Fort
Stevens In the past years a member
of the 1st company could always ha
picked Diit from the men of the other
companies by the cleanness and neat
ness of his attire.
The men nre all anxious to ha
called and thus settle the unsettled
condition which they have been
placed in since Inst March. The men
who are out of town are returning
daily and every man will be on hand
tomorrow night to report to the arm
ory Wednesday morning.
Considerable equipment has ar
rived, but a good many of the men
will have to go to the mobilization
point in their civilian clothes. This
is the condition all over the state,
and over seven hundred men In tha
state who will bo mobilised Wednes
day will have to leave without equip
ment. Several new non-commissioned of
ficers, have been appointed and the
arrangement of squads will take place
soon. The out-of-town men will live
In the armory after mobilization,
while those who live In town can eat
and sleep at their homes If they desire.
The company has no Idea when
they will legve or where they will go,
r.lthpugh It Is highly probable that
they will leave within ten days after
the call for mobilization and their
destination will probably be Fort
Stevens, nt the mouth of the Colum
bia river.
'Quaker Show' Gives
To Red Cross
Auto Replaces
Team on Farm
Prof. "Heins" Heldenreich of last
year's high school faculty and Lynn
Mowat, ex-city editor of the Tidings,
returned this morning after a week's
jaunt through the Willamette valluy.
They were guests at the Delta Tau
fraterinty house at Engene, and are
displaying coats of tan obtained dur
ing an extended canoeing trip on the
Willamette river. They say that Eu
gene Is full of college men returning
to answer the call with the Coast Ar
tillery and that they enjoyed a royal
good time.
Mr. Heidenrelch's name was well
along toward the head of the list In
the Lane county draft, but since Lane
county, like Jackson, had furnished
Its quota of volunteers, he will not
be called until the second draft. Mr.
Mowat Is a member of the local artil
lery company.
Mr. Heldenreich has entered the
service of Lane county as a deputy
sheriff and will return Thursday to
take up his duties.
0. & C. Land Grant
Opening Delayed
Big Party For
1st Company Boys
The young people's societies of the
local churches wljll give a lawn social
on Thursday evening at the First
Presbyterian church In honor of the
1st .company boys, who may leave
soon: for war service. ' Arrangements
are about complete for the affair and
a fine time Is assured. All young peo
ple and especially the friends of the
soldiers are cordially welcome." ' "
Last Thursday, late in the after
noon, the pedestrians on Main street
witnessed the novel sight of an auto
hitched to a farm wagon with a big
load of hay moving along with com
partlve ease. It has not been many
years since the modern automobile
first came Into existence. The use
of an automobile to pull a farm wag
on instead of Dock and Dobbin, while
not entirely new, is a real novelty
today. Tomorrow will we see big
loads of hay floating through the air
suspended to a Zeppelin or some
other air craft?
Although it is impossible for a mo
torcycle to knock a heavy automobile
off the street, raany'taotorcyclists feel
called' upon Jn tha interest 'of1 science
to try' the experiment. . '
Dog Poisoned by
I. W. W. Is Claim
A telephone message received to
day stated that the dog owned by the
"call boy" at the depot was poisoned
by a member of the I. W. W. The
dog died after suffering untold agony.
We were unable to confirm the facts
related.
Rev. W. F. Shields, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Burns,
who is here on his vacation, preached
at the First Presbyterian church Sun
day morning.
Opening of the Oregon & California
grant lands, for which arrangements
have been practically completed by
the general land office at Washing
ton, D. C, Is clouded with uncertain
ty as a result of tho attorney gen
eral's opinion advising against pay
ment of any penalties or interest on
taxes to be paid by the government.
Senator Chamberlain believes the
attornaly gonoral's office is wrong on
the law In saying tho taxes are not a
Hen on the lands. Congressman Sln-
nott held the same view, and It Is
also known that some of the attorney
general's advisers do not agree with
the opinion, which Is rendered in his
name by Assistant Kearfut.
Commissioner Tallman of the gen
eral land office plainly Is stumped by
the opinion. Ho withholds comment
and is i undecided whether to follow
the advice of the department of Jus
tice and proceed with the effort to
dispose of tho lands, with an appar
ent cloud resting upon the title1.
SInnott has wrltton Attorney Gen
eral Brown of Oregon1, Inviting sug
gestions for solutions. It is consid
ered certain that congress will do
nothing, since its legal advisor re
ports that no lion for taxes exists
nnd any payment by the government
would bo more gratuity. Assistant
Attorney General Kearfut, comment
ing on his opinion, was positive in
the declaration that the taxes create
no Hen on the lands. He does not
feel called on to advise congress as to
Its policy, ho says, but no legislation
is needed as the lands may be die
posed of without delay. Oregon coun
ties, if not satisfied with settlement
on this basis, have their remedy by a
test In court, he suggested.
The manager of the "Quaker
Chow," which runs every evening this
weeW, Is willing to give 10 per cent
of the door receipts to the local Red
Cross Auxiliary. The show will be
In the VIning Theatre and will be frea
to everyone die i'lrst night Monday.
The show consists of high-class vau
dovllle and comedy drama. Tonight
a valuable present will be given to
the ohlost lndy and the oldest gentle
man present. If you want to spend
pleasant evenings go to the VIning
this week nnd help along the Red
Cross cause at the same time. Yon
will do well to read their ad In this
Issue.,
Josephs Arrested;
Pleads Guilty
Klamath Falls, July 20. The cap
ture of Joe Josephs, for whom a com
plaint was issued for transporting
liquor from a wet state into a dry
state, was effected last night by Sher
iff George Humphrey and Federal Of
ficer William Byron, when Josephs
returned to his homo in Mills addition.
He was arraigned before Justice Hi
W. Gowen this morning and plead
guilty to the charge. He will be sen-,
tenced tomorrow at 10 a. m.
Josephs was caught Wednesday at
tempting to bring two cases of whis
key into tho city by means of a launch
from a point two miles below town,
where he hnd cached it the night be
fore on his return from a trip to Dor
rls. He was held up by a plucky
Klamath county woman, who thought
he was an I. W. W. bringing in dyna
mite.
one new ttetdi to he Tidlacs,
Rev. If. A. Carnahan, pastor of the
First Presbyterian churchleaves for
Salem. .ton attend i'the1, Presbyterian
synoa oi uregoa, Tuesday.
.M
. The Tiding ! m sale aCPoTeir '$
ru store, 17 Easjr'lftin W
In the wafy of stage adornment at
the Chautauqua auditorium, Miss
Hortense Winter, Ashhjnd student at
'one of1 the leading California art
schools, painted, the cuplds at the
ape 'of 'the stage arch-. Her. aunt is
Miss Mabel Russell, an artist of more
than local celebrity.
It is predicted that congress will
be released on suspended sentence
about August 15.
.
S . Washington, July 21. The
house gill appropriating $640,-
000,000 for the aviation service
$ was passed late today by the '
senate without amendment ar t 0
record vote, and with' lees than
an hour's discussion. It now
$ goes to the president