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' , ASHLAND CLIMATE! WITHOUT THE AID OP MEDICINE WILL CURE NINE CASES OUT OF TEN OF ASTHMA. ... MALARIA CEKM3 CANNOT LIVE THREE MONTHS IN THE ' PURE OZONE AT ASHLAND. OUR PURE WATER HELPS. ' ' V. ' ' .' VOL. XLIII ASHLAND. OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1919 NUMBER 30 Three Communities Combine To Advertise Southern Oregon Outside Towns In- terested In Round-up Highway: Making . Rapid Progress Forty-Nine Young People In Graduation Class Of 1919 iMiililliiii Tuesday night one of the most Important plana that has been de vised foe putting Southern Oregon on the map as a tourist country was launched at a meeting of the Com mercial clubs of Grants Pass, Med ford and Ashland, as represented by a committee of five from each of tho clubs. The fifteen delegates met at the Victory Cafe for a lunch at six thirty and immediately thereafter adjourn ed to the directors' room of the Citi zens hank where, djuring a three hour session, plans were made to ad vertlse the tourist and scenic re sources of Southern, Oregon Jointly, the expense to be borne by the three clubs on an equitable basis. The organization was made under the title, "Tha Southern Oregon As sociation" composed of the commer cial bodies of the three cities. The . organization will be permanent at a department pf each club. The olijcct is to develop and ad- ' verilse Southern Oregon climate and scenery. The first activity will be I proper literature setting ' forth the advantages or this section as to cli mate heajthfuhttsa, scenic beauty and the like with the object of es tablishing Southern Oregon as a re sort for health and recreation seek fera It was the feeling of the commit tee that climate, scenery and bealth fulness was Southern Oregon's bis asset and that when properly and perristently presented to the world would become more famous than Southern California. Plans were outlined for the cam paign. Each club will prepare yljnt it thinks would be the proper matter to form the Joint publicity and that 'will be submitted to an expert to be put Into shape. Arrangements will be made for nation wide ' distribu tion. The committee will meet again on the evening of June 17th "at Bed ford to present their drafts of litera ture and further outline a working program. Publicity will be by no means the only activity of the association. By united effort, It will attempt to get from the state and the government adeua finances o develop Its scenic roads, post roads, forest trails and the like. It is the biggest and best proposi tion that has been offered and If properly pursued will result In es tablishing Southern Oreson as th greatest health and recreation cen ter in the United States. Mr. Bramble, of Grants Pass, was made chairman of the organization and V. O. N. Smith, of Ashland, secretary. . Lliraculous Escape In Auto Collision Two automobiles came together in a head-on collision last Tuesday eve ning on, the Pacific highway at Phoenix with serious results to the cars if not to the Inmaties. Two men came out of the wreck with bad cuts and bruises while all six people In the two cars escaped a frightful death almost by a miracle. , One of the Injumd Is R?.y DIx of the White Star garage of this city, who receiv ed a severe Scalp laceration and had one leg badly hurt The other was a man from Eagle Point. ' The accldsnt occurred In Phoenix where the large Bulck six owned and driven by Ross Small coming at a pretty good clip from Medford met a Hup bug owned by Al elements and accompanied by Buster McCllalldn, lxth of Eagle Point. In an attempt to escape a collision with the little car Small swerved hla car to one side but failed to clear the bug and , the. two cars struck, squarely , and were hurled against building used as the city hall in Phoenix. The .two . m A M i.1 T1..I-1. IUXZIX. VII HID liu-uv irvm "HIV" , re hurled thlru the wlndflilsld, "white the two men in the bug crawl ed from under the wrecked cars and ' escaped with only minor cuts and brulstes. Both cars were left, pn the road and the spectacle of . , the Bulck nstrWe the bug was., viewed with astonishment by the passersby ntext day, who were puzzled, to account for the fact that any on)e n the tele scoped tars escaped with their Hv!r. The little car is a complete wreck While the Bulck Is badly damaged. PROGRAM OF RANI) CONCERT TONIGHT ' The Ashland band will fender the following program at the open air concert In Llthla Park this evening, beginning at 8 o'clock: March Colonel Minors. Medley Sweet Old Songc. March Yanklana, Waltz Autumn Reverie. March Crystal Springs. Serenade Land of Dreams. Intermezzo Silver Star. Star Spangled Banner. Boy Scout Week to be Observed By proclamation, of the President of this United States the week of June 8 to 14 has been designated as Boy Scout Week. Tbla honor is ac corded the Boy Scouts of Anrerlca.l both for the principle for which the Scout movement stands, and Espec ially far the great patriotlo service which the Scouts rendered during the war. Thruout America, wher ever tnf?re is an organization this week will be appropriately celebrat ed. ' The local Scout authorities have formed the following program: , Sunday evening, June 8, both troops are to meet at the Presby terian church for worship. The pas tor will preach a sermon appropriate to the occasion. . On Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock all' tho scouts are to assemble at the Plaza for an auto ride. On Tuesday evening a banquet! will be given the Scouts by the citi- Pzens of Ashland. The program at thje banquet will consist of th fol lowing short addresses: "The True-blue Scout" Rev. C. A, Edwards, "What a Scoutmaster Expects from a Scout" Scoutmaster King. "What Scouting Is doing for me Assistant Scout-master Edwin Mowat. "What Scouts can do for the City of Ashland" Mayor Lamkln. Short business session. On Wedni?sday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock the Scouts of Troop 1 will give a free exhibition at the Plaza On Wednesday evening tlierta will be a popular meeting at the Chau tauo.ua building to which every par er.t of a Boy Scout, every parent with a boy of Scout agi, and every citizen Interested in the welfare of boys is urgently requested ' to be present The following program has ;b:en prepared: Music, by band or individuals of the band. Reading of the Proclamation of the President Patrol Loader John Hoyt. Heading or . Mr. AicAooo s mes sage Patrol leader Frederick Koehler. ' Address by Mr. Rlgg of the Y. M. C. A., recently returned from over seas on the subject, "What Made a Good Soldier Makes a Good Scout" Music Wood's Orchestra. Address, "Thla Scout in History" Scoutmaster C. P. Koehler. Address, "The Alms and Benefits of the Boyi Scout Movement" Scoutmaster of Medford Troop. Business session. Program closes with Scout's Pledge and salute to the fla Mr. O. Winter having a Bpecinl commission from the Government will preside at this meeting, ' The services of the week will close Sunday evening, when both troops of the city will visit In a body the Baptist church for worship. The pjastor wjll preach an appropriate sermon. S. McGilvray left Wednesday for Condon, Ore., where ho will Join Mrs. McGilvray who had Ween spend ing some timo there, After three weeks' ' visit they will return home. A resolution was adopted at the council meeting Wednesday night to vacate the East Side addition to the city, owned by the Carter Land com peny and. F. II. Carter. This addi tion is east of Mountain avenue be low the railroad. Ashland Trading Co. under new management. 32tf Reports from all neighboring towns Indicate lively interest in Ash land's big show and celebration, and indications coming to headquarters are very gratifying to the committees in charge. Northern California and Klamath will be here 10,000 strong, and all southern Oregon will come In droves. This year alove all previous ones the people In general are in better spirits and are craving excitement and entertainment such as will be furnished them In Achland July 3, 4 and 5. Tho contract for the fire works was let to HItts Fireworks Co., the same people who furnished them last year, and this concern promises to the people something new an thrilling In their line. CHARTER AMENDMENTS TO RE VOTED UPON A special election will be heM Fri day, June 27, between the- hours of 9 a. mi and 6 p, m., to provide for two charter amendments that gov erning municipal elections and pro viding for the creation of a municipal court to be presided over by either a mayor or an appointee. Provisions for this special election were ordered at the last meeting of the council. S. P. Engineer Dead After Long Illness Charles Edward Davis, a well known and popular Southern Pacific engineerl died Thuteday evening, June 5. 1919 at his home on Second . . . a , mM Ana to hardening of the arteries. Mr, Darts had taken sick some time in the winter and as his case did not seem to yield to treatment he was sent to the Southern Pacific hospital in San Francisco and also other hos pitals for special treatment. This however, proved unavailing, and be was brought home May 7, where ho was cared for by his faithful wife. Death relieved his sufferings at 9:39 last evening. Mr. Davis was 68 years of age, and had been a railroad engineer for the past forty years. He and his wife had resided in Ashland for four years and during that period both had mado many friends and Intimate acquaintances. Funeral services will be held from the late residence, 120 Second street Sunday, June 8, at 2 o'clock, with service conducted by Rov. W. N, Ferris of the Baptist church, of which the deceased was a member. Burial will be made in Mountain View come try, where services by the Masonic order and Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers will be conducted. Ashland Trading Co. will be pleas- td to quote you prices on seasonable groceries. 32tf Klamath Falls Several brick buildings to be built here. Wreck Caused By Mysterious Fire The Cauda of the freight wreck Tuesday which delayed traffic on the Southern Pacific from the north was due to the burning of tho little brfdjge across Jump-off-Joe creek n(?ar Merlin. It is not known hpw the fire started and it was not dis covered until the heavy freight com ing along about 2 o'clock in the morning was fairly on the structure. The train was making good time on a down grade and just before it reached the bridge the engineer and fireman Jumped, escaping with few scratchiest The engine and four cars passed over the burning bridge In safety, but the next 13 cars went dftwn with this structure wWon it gave way beneath the load, Seven of the cars contained lumber and four of these added their load to the flames. By 7 o'clock the- Ashland wreck ing crew was on the Job and repairs were maJde sufficient for the re sumption of itraln service by eve ning. While S. S. Schell and his crew of workmen have not been engaged In the actual work of laying paving but little over a month, according to the Grants Pass Courier, they have finished one and one-half miles of the highway between Grants Pass and the Josephine county line to tho'aird bulkheads on the new highway at the Chautauqua building last eve eouth. being made from Ashland to the Call- (nlng, when forty-nine young men and Askil as to how the work was fornla line. Three culverts and from women took their, final leave of tho progressing, Mr. Scholl said1. "I do twenty to thirty bulkheads are to be familiar school life, and made their not seo how things could go any better. We expect to start on the second contract from the Josephine county line to Gold Hill sometime this month." "Workmbn have already ' begun opening up two rock quarries for the second stretch of pavement, one at Rocky Point and tho other Imme diately tbls side of Rogue Riven GRADES LOWERED ON DEAD INDIAN ROAD Road Supervisor Jack True has a crew of man grading three miles ot road on the Dead Indian mountain. This new stretch Is near the summit and will eliminate all the heavy grades in that section. This road la extensively traveled by tourists thru out the summer on account of scenic possibilities, and the improved thoro fare will meet with popular approval by automobillsts going to Klamath county over that route. 1 Council Orders Special Election On account of the election, Tues day, council adjourned after meet- Lng until Wednesday evening, at. which time a special election wa3 ordered on two charter amendments. The first of these relate to the re cent constitutional amendment gov erning municipal elections and providing- machinery, for holding such elections Instead of In December as heretofore. The second amendment provides for the creation of a municipal court to be presided over by either the mayor or an appointee. This court is to have Jurisdiction In the enforce ment of city ordinances, and the city council Is to confirm the appoint ment of the city Judge and fix the amount of his salary. This special election will take place Friday, June 27. NO WORD YET AS TO AIRPLANE ARRIVAL Up to the present no word ha bean sent the Commercial Club re luting to the arrival of the airplane!) going from Mather Field to Portland next week. The planes have been scheduled to leave Sacramento Juno 8, and will undoubtedly reach thla section some time Monday. Whether or not they will stop here on tholr way north or wait until their return Is a matter of conjecturo, but a strict lookout wHI no doubt be kept Mon day to see the planes If they pass over here on their way to Portland. The Commercial Club will get tho marking T made and placed in the landing field In readiness for tho flight. Noted Speaker to Tell War Stories Dr. Charles T. Wheolor of Chica go, special envoy to France and n speaker of compelling power, will bo In Ashland Thursday, June 12, and will glvb an address In the Elks Temple that evening at 8 o'clock. Dr. Wheeler comes with a thrilling message straight from tho front line trenches He was all along the lwt- tle , front including Cantlgny, Cha teau Thierry, Saint Mllilel, the Toul and the Baccarat sectors, where lie spoke night after night to thousands of doughboys with accompaniment of I thundering cannons and exploding shells. Dr. Wheelter's lectures have been unanimously acclaimed "tho great- lent ever glvon" by the press of Chi cago, St. Louis, Minneapolis,.. St. Paul, Omaha, Denver, Steattle, Port land and San Francisco. Hundreds of 'thousands have beard this poted penker. His story of the boys in tlie'trenchs In France should be liV;ard by every father and mother. j LOCAL CONTRACTOR TO IH'ILI) CULVERTS, Frank Jordan has secured tho con- tract to erect tho concrete culverts built, and Contractor Jordan has been getting affairs well under way to keep ahead of the grading on the highway. Grants Pass Plays Ball Here Sunday What promises to be the fastest game of the season will be staged at Round-up Park Sunday afternoon be- tween the Grants Pass and Ashland base ball clubs. The local lineup will be about the same as with Dunsmulr, with the ex ception of Moody at first base, who is away on business. Harold R. Tre gilgas of the Ashland Katatorlum, and former University of Oregon star, will hold down the initial .bag.. . . The team has spent the past week In fast and furious workouts and will give the Grants Pass tcsscrs the game of their lives. A la-ge crowd Is coming from Medford and the other valley towns and It Is up to Ashland to have a bunch of rooters on hand to break even This will probably be the last. game at home until the return games are played at Grants Pass and Duns mulr then the Fourth of July series will le staged here with the best clubs In this section of the coast. . Ashland Is dickering with several fast college players and they will probably be in the lineup before the month is over. The admission for Sunday will be 25c and 35c. Game starts promptly ct 3:30. Soldiers' Bill Carried In City In spite of the extreme lmportnnco of the majority of the measures I fore the people at the election Tues day a very light vote was cast at all the precincts in Ashland. Of the ap proximate 1800 votes In the city only 354 ballots were cast. The sea son of the year with its accompany' ing rush of duttes hud much to do with the failure of many to vote. while with a number an indifference or a failure to realize the importance of the measures to the Interests of the state was the reason for not ex pressing their wishes at the polls. -; The vote In Ashland waa close on eviery measure and the result showed that four measures were favored while five were opposed. Of the former the Irrigation, Roosevelt highway, soldiers and sailors educa tion and market roads bills carried In the city , by a light majority. The six per cent tax, hospital, bond amendment, lieutenant governor and bond bill were lost In the city by a small majority. Following is the vote from combined precincts: , .' . Yes tho No 153 162 133 162 154 124 180 111 121 any Six per cent tax. 131 Hospital ..117 Irrigation . 135 Bond amendment 118 Lieutenant governor ....119 Roose.vtolt highway .... 172 Bond bill 108 Soldiers bill 200 Market roads ......... .152 The highest majority given measure In the city was to that of the soldiers', and sailors' educational bill which carried almost two to one, It of patriotism that has always pre vailed In this section. Mlrs. Lvdla' Simmons Smith of Spokane, Wash., arrived in Ashland this week from California whero she diad been spending the past winter, and will remain here for some time visiting with friends. Mrs, Smitn was a former resident of Ashland and left heYe twenty-four years ago. I June, the month of roses, Is close y asHoclnted with the great event In the lives of tho young people in practically every community, and this year youth and roses were won- derfully Intermingled in tho display initial tow to tho world as finished products of the publlo school system. On a stage literally banked with the choicest roses and other blossoms these young people participated in the commencement exercises of th class of 1919, and were greeted by a large mid Ion ce of friends and rela tives. On the arrival of the class on tho stage in a' body the program of tho exercises commenced with music from the high school band, followed by a prayed by Rev. C. R. Koehler. The heh school glee cliih sang two charm ing Mieciious, ana t'ror. j. u. ewan. principal of the high school, made several Important and Interesting announcements, and introduced tho principal speaker of the evening. President J. II. Ackerman of the Ore gon Normal school. President Ackerman not only con gratulated the class on' their achieve ment, but paid a very fine compli ment to Ashland In presenting thl.i creditor! a class of young men and women to the world, as the result of its exceptionally good school facili ties. Twonty years ago, Mr. Acker man stated, there wivro only five high schools In tho state, and ono of thes waa in Ashland. He proceeded to -flvo a bit of school history, In which ho rfvealed the offorts of interested -instructors who finally procured a bill to be passed In the state legisla ture eighteen years ago granting, high schools In the state. The speaker further outlined thtf educational bitl before congress which will eliminate' Illiteracy and equalize educational opportunities In every state and every Ecctlon of each Btate He. closed his very Interesting and practical address with a personal talk to the class of . .19 19, with whom he left some earnost words of advfco touching upon their future careers. ' Following tho address Mrs. Ferity Ashcnift sang, rnd Supt. Briscoe pro- entiled tho diplomas to the class nftw? bidding an affectionate' farewell lw these young people whose lender ha had been for many yws. Tho clasn sentiment by Miss Mlly Pinion Poley was given In which nho outlined whaC Ashland had done for the class of ' 1919 during the past four yonrs, and ' what the class promises to do for Ashland. A Ix'itcdlction and mnsfn by the band closed one of tho flnesf and most successful graduation ex ercises from the Ashland high school. Ashland Students Get Scholarships Scholarship awards have been is sued this year from soma ot tho leading institutions of learning In the state, and two of those will fall to members of tbls year's graduating class of the Ashland high school. The Willamette University of Salem has Issued the scholarship of onJ year's tuition, and this was awarded to Miss Paulfne McClintock, with James Porter as alternative. Also the Oregon Conference Colleges, con slating of Albany Collego, McMini vllle College. Pacific College, Pacific University and Philomath, College, have issued a scholarship to any ono of these, which was awarded to Miss Lilly Poley, with Miss Elva Burrls as alternato. These awards wero made by a board from tho local school fuculty, and were maido pub lic at the commcnoumant exorcise by' Principal Swan of the hlgV school Thursday evening. ' Mrs. Kalo Shepherd and little daughter of Bend are visiting the former's parents, Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Gregg.'.. . Fred Smith, a fwmor resident ot Auhland but who now Is connected with the Oregon Motor company of Portland, was a gwst of friends in town , this week. Mr. Smith has lately been released from military service with the nrmy of occupa tion In Germany.