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trim .. ... n MALARIA CERM3 CANNOT LIVE THREE MONTHS IK. THE -PURE OONE AT ASHtXXDi OCE PURE WATER HELPS, v;? ;; . '- aqitt AMn r-r.iMATia wiTi-rmrr ifl THE AID OB MEDICINE WILL CURE NINE CASES OCT OF ' TEN OP ASTHMA. VOL.XLIII 'A8HLAND. OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1919 NUMBER 5S Forest Fires Throughout the State A pall of smoke Is hanging over the valley at nresont .and comej from forest II ret In neighboring points. Bad fires are reported ..burning: In nearly, every county in the state, especially where timber is standing and where slashings have dried out. In Siskiyou county over In California reports state that twenty-four fires have been combatted within the past tea days. . About 2400 acres have been burned over, and late reports state that two fires are still uncontrolled at Whisky creek and Silver ereek. Other sections of the state are be ing visited by teriiflo conflagrations. A new blaxe sprang up at Roaring fiver, southwest of Mount Hood, which promises to reach large pro portions, and the flames on. upper Eagle creek, Fall creek and Little creek east of LaGrande are still un controlled. Several hundred men are engaged in fighting the fire in the various forest reserves; ' A blue which was supposed to have been completely under control, baa again broken out on Roaring fiver and threatens hundreds of acres In that section. This fire orig inally started about two weeks ago Ashland Won First Prize With Float ' The float put In the great parade at Klamath Falls last Friday at the Elk convention by Ashland lod3 oi cuts won. nrsi priie. in is -wis a very gorgeous affair, designed by Mrs. O. Winter, and arranged by E. ,T. Staples. The Ashland float was designated aa "Mother Ashland and Her Offspring." Ashland lodge, No. 944, Is the first one of that order instituted la Southern Oregon with Medford and Klamath ' Fall " as tranches, and this Idea was carried out on the float with Mrs. P. S. Pro ,Tost as "Mother Ashland," with Mrs? H. O. Endere, Jr., ' representing Klamath Falls, and Mrs. F. G. Swe denburg representing Medford. fife float was magnificently decorated with elk heads on the front and back with a stork holding a Yreka pennant drawn by Cupid, signifying ttat a lodge at Yreka Is expected Boon. Mrs. A. H. Pracht and Mrs. Charles Pierce assisted in the deco rr.tions Raised Phone Rate KilledBy Ruling BALEM, Ore., Aug. 21. Reduc tions In the cost of telephone ser vice connections and moving charges contained in the so-called Burleson ordernow, in effect throughout the state (.are made in an order issued here-today by the public servlcs commission. Practically 300 tele phone companies in Oregon, Includ ing all except the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company and Its con stituent concerns are affected by the new ruling. Henderson Hash Died of Typhoid Henderson Hash, a resident of Ashland for many years, died at his home on Oak street Wednesday even ing, August 20, at &.4S o'clock, after an Illness extending over nearly a month. Typhoid fever was the cause Of his demise. Mr. Hash was 59 years of age and Is survived byhls wife and four children, who are; iWalter, Charles and Eva of Ashland, and-Mrs. F. H. Harris of Juneau, Alaska. .... Funeral services will be held Sat urday morning at 10 o'clock from the Free Methodist church, conduct ed by the pastor, Rev. Elva Hobart. Rev; Rhoda Burnett of Medford, for mer minister of jthis church," 'will preach the sermon, and Interment will be made in Mountain View cem etery. .;. Mint. J Mrs. Louis Pankey of Prospect' and idrughter, Mrs. David Sargent 'Of Klamath Falls were guests Wednes day at the home of Mrs. O. Winter pn the Boulevard. Raging and burned over about 2000 acres ue,we ,l """c- The fire at the head of Eagle creek is still out of control of the forest service officials, although fifty men are fighting the flames. An other serious fire in the Oregon for est Is at Green Point creek, west of Hood river, where more than 600 acres have already been burned over. In the Cascade forests all the serious fires are reported under con trol. About 800 acres of. valuable timber had been burned over. At 8almon creek for a time 1S0O acres of artificial planting seemed doomed, but this fire is reported under con trol. Prom last reports the fighters state, that they hope the two ma jor fires are under control. On Dry creek 70 acres have been burned over, while a blaze at Elk creek has reached about the same proportions. .. One of the most serious fires In the entire northwest is reported in the MInam' forest east of LaGrande. The flames started at a sawmill on Little creek and a high wind swept the fire Into the reserve where it Is now burning fiercely. Five sections of forest had Wen burned over and 100 fire fighters seemed unable to check the flames. Original Auto-Camp Becoming Popular Ashland's auto-camp Is becoming famed throughout the coast coun try, where tourists are spending the summer and are traveling along the various highways that mark the pleasure . resort. The following comment on the local park is quot ed .from a Spokane paper of recent date:. Ashland's Lithia park automobile camp ' the "original" auto-camp of the Pacific coast, has come" Into Its own this summer; The fame of the spacious and comfortable camp UUder the shady timber aflong Ash land creek ha been spread by every visitor until now the tourist beglis to hear of Ashland's camp and park as soon as he reaches California or Oregon, and often much further away. An average of from 25 to 50 cars are now at the camp nightly. During the Ashland Hlyu Hehe celebration 300 auto campers were cared for in the park. The auto camp Is so attractive that fully two-thirds of the campers, most of whom Intended to stay only over night, lengthen their stay Into one and two days and many for as long as two weeks. Ashland Is fast becoming Headquarters for scores of side trips, such a to Mount Ash' land, Lake of the Woods, Marble Caves of Oregon, many fine fishing stream and lakes, good hunting and dozens of valley and mountain drives within three hours' drive of the auto camp. - - Capt. Sperbeck Visits in Ashland Captain Frank Sperbeck of the Philippine Islands, with his wife and 15-year-old daughter, arrived here last week and spent a couple of days at the home of Mrs. Laura Allen. The captain and his family left the Philippines May 8, and arrived In San Francisco tho latter part of June. Since that time they have been taking an extended automobile tour through Northern California, to Klamath Falls, through Eastern Or egon and north to Seattle, Wash. They retirned ovfcr the Pacific highway, and will go to' San Jose where the daughter will enter school. ,.: While in the Philippines Captain Sperbeck was a personal friend bf Mrs. . Allen's son, First, Lieutenant William Allen, and he came this way to inform the piother In regard to her; son, who, , he states, Is getting alcing nicely. He thinks It quite possible that Lieutenant Allen will ret,urn to the United States , in, an other year., ' ., , 1 Mrs.S. J. Irwin came from Santa Cruz, Calif., Thursday and Will spend a few days In this vicinity looking after business matters. Strahorn Seeks to Raise It R. Funds Robert E. Strahorn president and general manager of tho Oregon, Cal ifornia & Eastern railroad, this week filed application In the office of the state corporation commis sioner for permission to Issue and float bonds in the sum of $550,000 with which to resume construction work on the line extendig from Klamath Falls to Bend. The railroad proposed by Mr. Strahorn already is completed from Klamath Falls to Dairy, a distance of about 20 miles, and upon comple tion will have connections with the Nevada, California & Oregon at Lakevlew, Southern Pacific at Klam ath Falls, D. W. R. & N. and Oregon Trunk at Bend and the Oregon Short Line and Union Pacific at Burns. In submitting his application to Corporation Commissioner Schulder man, Mr. Strahorn said, It wss es Tentiai that construction work on the road . should be resumed as quickly as possible for the reason that approximately 700 carloads of cattle already are awaiting shipment over the line, in addition to the pro duct of more than 20 mills, most of which are now In operation. The road is being constructed in units, and upon completion will cover a distance of about 400 miles. surveys have been made over the entire route, according to Informa tion received here, and In the event Mr. Strahorn's application is ap proved work will be resumed In the near future. The estimated cost of the road, under present conditions, ' was not given in the application, although It Is known that the expense of con struction will be much greater than that part of the line built prior to the outbreak of the war. Road Cleared But . Detour Is Good GRANTS, Otv. Aug. ?!. The Pa cific highway , to California from Grants Pass Is closed, but a fair de tour turns past the Western hotel to the town of Rogue River from Sixth street. The greater part of this dotour Is fairly good ' with some rough dusty portions. At Rogue River it is best not to cross the river, but continue on to Gold Hlli on tne same side and there cross over, following the road to right until opposite the city of Central Point, where the pavement for Ash land Is found via Medford. An auto park Is maintained at Grants Pass, Gold Hill, Medford and Ashland. The park at Ashland rarely passed by the experience J traveler and has the reputation of being the finest on the highway, It being equipped with gas, water, etc.. and in a beautiful forest park. Residents Petition Against Station Petitions for and against the res olutlon granting the Standard Oil company permission to establish a district wholesale distributing sta ttion in Ashland came before the members of the city council at their regular meeting last Tuesday night, The petition against the station be ing established In that section of the city was signed by residents of ad jacent streets who claim that the sta tion will constitute a mepace to life and property. A number of nron- erty owners in that vicinity have signed a petition favoring the new project. Council will act finally on the resolution at a . called meeting tonight. Band Concert This Evening In Park Prof. Applehoff, leader of the Ashland band, announces an open air. concert to be held In Lithia Park tonight, Friday. During the past month a number of the members ot the band have been out of town on their vacations and It. ha? been im possible to get enough together to give a first-class concert, but at the present time Prof. Applehoff will try and secure sufficient players to en tertain the people tonight. . '. . Cliff Payne makes screens. Gold Hill Girl Drowned in River Velno a Davidson if Gold Hill, 19 years Of age, while bathing In the Columbia river at Forest Hall, near Crown oPInt, Tuesday, gave her life In an attempt to rescue a compan ion bather, Lloyd Coff of Portland. MIbs Davidson and young Goff both were employed at Forest Hall. Tues day afternoon they went for a swim about a half mile from the tavern In company with George Lord who lives at Bridal Veil. Lord and Miss Davidson could both swim, but Goff was inexperienced in the water. Lord, according to reports from Forest 1 Hall, warned Coff to stay near the shore and close to his com panions; They had left the water and were starting back to Forest Hall when Coff decided to take an other plunge. Before bis compan ions realized his danger he had got in the current of the rivter and be yond his depth. Liord first attempted to rescue him, but the struggling boy grasped him and almost pulled him under. When Lord saw that they were both In danger of drowning he manage! to release himself and regained the shore. Despite warning from Lord Mis Davidson then attempted a res cue. Goff ctung to her, and the two went down together. As soon as help could arrive the bodies were recovered. A physician had been summoned from Bridal Veil, but It was Imposlble to resusci tate them. i ' Miss Davidson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J E. Davidson of Gold Hill. She comes from A prominent southern Oregon family and her father Is road supervisor for his district. The girl attended Cold Hill high school. Eagle Point Wants . Service Improved . Two bvadred patrons of the Ea- gie rcini postorrice nave sent a pe tition to Congressman W. C. Haw ley, protesting against the present mail service, and asking her immedi ate relief from what is characterised as "unsatisfactory.!' The petition sets forth that de spite the Increase in business at the Eagle Point office, the service has been decreased. The chief complaint Is that the people receive today's mall tomorrow, though within easy distance of Medford, the dlstrlbut Ing point. The mail auto now leaves Medford at 9:30 a. mt This Is the only mall and deprives Eagle Point of daily Portland papers. Up to .June 30 they received two mails dally, and the petition asks that this ser vice be restored, with the addition of a mall Sunday forenoon. Teachers Attend Training School About 30 teachers are taking ad vantage of the training school now in session in the Crants Pass high school. This Is the third yosr the training school has been held here and this season a more diflnlte plan has been followed than in any pre' vlous year. Superintendent Alice M. Bacon has organized and planned the work with the special needs of the rural communities In mind, and it is her earnest desire that the rural schools of the county be made more efficient and Interesting that the cnuaren in these districts mar an proach more nearly the advantages of those who recejve their training in the city schools. Courier. Officer Accused Of Leaving Fire Deputy Federal Attorney Elton Watkins filed information Wednes day, charging that State Insurance Commissioner A. C. Barber failed to extinguish a fire In the Santiam Na tional forest on July 22. Barber Is himself a fire marshal with power to enforce the law against offend ers. The act Is alleged to have occurred when Barber was reported lost. Bar ber later denied being lost, but a for:t ranger declared he found Bar ber lost and exhausted. Mexico Objects to US. Troops Entry WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. The Mexican ambassador here has been Instructed by his government to pro test to the state department against the dispatch of Amorican troops across the bortyr and to request their withdrawal, according to a statement issued at Mexico City yes terday. The statement as received here today said: "Two aviators of the army of the United States, through error, so they state, flew over our territory, land ing approximately 112 kilometers to the south of the frontier, where they were captured by a band of twenty bandits. They have now been lib erated. "Some troops of the eighth caval ry of the United States crossed the frontier in pursuit of the outlaws. The department of foreign relations gave Instructions at once to our em bassy In Washington to make appro priate representations, protesting and requesting the immediate withdrawal of the invading troops." ( tl was said at the state depart ment that no protest had been made by Ambassador Bonillas. Visiting Editor Enjoyed Dinner Oue of the ineffaceable and hap py memory that will be carried home by the eastern editors who were in attendance at the annual session of the National Editorial as sociation this year will be of the splendid dinner which was served to them In the beautiful Lithia park at Ashland last Tuesday even ing. This bountiful dinner was pre pared and served by the ladies of AshOand and sponsored by the com mercial organizations of Ashland, Medford and Grants Proa, . It-was en "Oregon products" dinner, manyjgun company, a headquarter conr of the viands being supplied by the Oregon manufacturers thereof, as a compliment to the eastern visitors, and included a long Hot of products as well as fresh vegetables and fruits of southern Oregon growth which means the best In the world. All was daintily prepared and ele gantly and generously served. The visitors had Just returned from that world wonder, Crater Lake, where they spent the previous night, and after the long ride in the open air sharpened appetites added zest to the enjoyment of the feast. This, together with the announce ment that tho special train was to leave soon for Portland with the party, caused the post prandial ora tory to be brief, pointed and witty. The visitors wore accompanied; to Crater Lake by Governor and Mrs. Olcott, President Ingalls, Actlns Secretary E. E. Brodlo, Past Presi dent Albert Tozler and other mem bers of tho Oregon Editorial asso ciation. The visitors voiced only unfunded praise for this scenic wonder. They also impressed uni versal appreciation for the splendid hospitality accorded to them while In Oregon. L. Wlmber'y In the Roseburg Review. Editors End Road Convention Tuesday . American newspaper men and women, attending the 1919 "road convention", of the National Editorial association, Tuesday reached the of ficial end of their Journey. At Vic toria, the capital of British Colum bia, the farthest western point on their travels, the delegates held their final session, elected Edward Albright of Gallatin, Tenn., presi dent; selected Boston for the 1920 meeting and passed a number of res olutions. The delegates Btarted home via Vancouver Tuesday nigh Their train, the Victoria Special, will carry them back to Winnipeg, stopping at Lake Louise, Banff snd other Cana dian Rocky mountain points. In the resolutions adopted the as sociation Indorsed the zore system of mall distribution, declared In favor of Imrr.edlat ratification ot the federal woriian suffrage amend ment and urged that living costs be readjusted. . . MARFA, Texas, Aug. 21. As soon as It was sufficiently light this morn ing to follow the trails the Ameri can punitive expedition in Mexico took up the bandit chase for tae thlrdl day across the border. Oner column picked up the hot trail or two bandits believed to have beetv companions of4 the two bandits eap tured late yesterday by Captain Leonard Matlack. By sunrise airplanes left the ground here for Presidio, 60 mites south, where a flying field base for the expedition has been established The work of the aviators 1 enn-, sldered extremely dangerous, be cause there are few landing fields fm Mexico, tl Is necessary to fly cIosh, to the ground, where the tuadlts may fire on the aviators as tney dTo? Tuesday. Fliers returning long af ter dark last night to headquarters) here reported many narrow escapes. When the fliers left this moraiir? they carried news bulletins furnish ed by the Associated Press, wMch they planned to drop for each: cavaf ry troop operating in Mexico, to piva them news of the outside world since-. I they crossed the border. , May's Resignation Hot Yet Received. The resignation of Colonel John LI. May as commander ot the Third Ore gon Infantry, Oregon National GtrardV has not yet been received by Ad jutant .General Conrad StaOinv bar. la, expected, to come shortly. Cbov P&nles O and F of Portland, D of Medford and M of Salem, watchr haw not yet qualified for fedarafCV" zatlon, will ' be roady to quartfy thr " (wp or three days, General Stafrtn. said this week, and the regiment mt 15 companies will then be complete The 15 companies include a machine The four companies that have been holding the regiment back were .' unable to . qualify because they : lacked qualified commanding offf- -' cers Qualified men have been as- ' signed to them by the adjutant gen- -cral. Upon the resignation of Colo- f ' hel May the captains ana majors will call an election and choose .1 1 nfilnn tCVT MlA TOfff IUIIIIUU11UI1I6 V.tlVVt .v. . ment. '. Auto Trucks Msf. Used in Road WSife Jackson county has reootvait from tho government, through the state highway commission at Sulera, a. Hurge motor, truck to be used ft hauling gravel to repair county roads. The first work will b qn the Crater Lake road near Prospect, which has been In lad shape owing to heavy traffic. Work will start this week, as the tourist travel to the scenlo wonder Is now at ft& height, Playground Course Finished This Week: Miss Josephine Goldbtaib, the su pervisor for the children's play ground, has finished her two months-T work in the Ashland park and will: leave for her home In Portland. It was the Intention of the committee In charge of the playground to iep Miss GoldBtaub until the first of Sep tember, but the latter's brother hae. recently returned from military ser vice in France and Gertaany and will only be at his home in Portland, for a few days before returning to New York, so she asked to be res leased at this time. The children of the city have had an exceptionally good summer at the playgrounds, thanks to the efficient. service given them by Miss QoM- . staub, who has played with and en tertained them every day, and hits- trained them In many athletic sport that has been extremely beneficial to them. She has also conducted classes In sewing and embroidery;;, among the older girls and was In tending, to give an exhibit of thefr work had she remained here untlS September I. ,