Orsgoa Historical Society Auditorium ta.-d - ,,-K ( B U M ) J CLIMATE .1 It jF the qm a of r ■ rra medicine ■ u ■ a» ■ ôwpm 1 M For N eatly Fifty Years . 1 ■ttraamram^ram Patriarch Like?» Flaming Youth; Shuns Old Folks tt tt 0 a a a a a a tt a a NEW FEATURE ADDED ? a a a A now department is to bs added to the State wjde develop ment «campaign of the Portland chamber of commerce, to iw «d ied the industrial department, according to W D. B. Dodson, secretary of the Portland organi sation, Who w a' here last, night tt- attend the opening of the L ith la Springs hotel,,. A drive for 326G.0«0 is to he started October «, among tho business men of Portland, In o r der to furntab funds w ith which to earry on tbs work fo r a-three year period, botisun declared. * A t the present tim e, the de partm ent Is divided in to thrso sub-departments the publicity, the marketing, and tbo-land set tlement. In speaking of these. Dodson said, ’’publicity, we w ill always have to do. Juat as we bave always had to do It in the past, la order to a ttra c t p o p i? to Oregon, either for n s h -rt pleasure trip or to make their permanent homes. “T he m arketing department! was formed In order to find bet t»r markets for the product* alieady found to Oregon, nt e id e r to make farm life In Ore gon' better and more worth while, and also, :<« pave the -a y for the markettu^ of the pro- dueta of the guHHrg. The !»:•<! settoment departments la feist whet the name ‘ mpliev. c d e partm ent which Is to b rir< • «t- llr r n to the lards of Oregon Which are now u ,occupied " The fourth department. the industrial department, w ill did ’In building up; Industries throughout the state, according to Dodson. There are possi bilities for numerous tndustties. such as the. furniture manufac turing depertinent, the paper pulp industry and many others. Which, although they are aow being carried on In a «m all way. can be enlarged and Improved. The drive this year w ill be fo r 3260.«««. a smaller amount than was subscribed during the last drive, at which the btisin« ?s men of Portland pledged 1 3 0 , - «00 to aid In the development of the state.. According to Dodson. 42 5 .0 0 0 or the firs t 3100.000 plod red w ill be tnrned oyer to the stalo chamber. Of conuperee. to aid l i the work of that body. Thg wHrafeeeeatatare* of Souths» Oie^m ajBhSSiix rs of commerco Day m and day out Louis Glnnocchlo hands outside the door of the room In the courthouse at Memphis. Ten»., where aelsed Uquor is stored. For years before the prohibition act went into effect he made it a hobby to collect bottles of rare liquor The police recently raided hit home and while Oinnocchio's lawyers are fight ing through the courts the seizure of liquor. he stands guard over his collection When anyone enters the liquor room, he enters also. Harbors Committee of Congress at Crescent C ity, October f and 8 to consider the completion oT harbor improvements by the gov ernment. Dodson as the principal speak er of the day dwelt especially on the Irrigation problems, or the State, also giving inform a tion ns to the w ork of the Port land chamber of commere« along the lines of land settlement and 'm arketing. A t the conclusion of the lun- cheon the group adjourned to Women's Civic Improvement the reception room c f the hotel Club is Facing Busy I where a program tasting the balance of the afternoon was car Season ried ont. The meeting was called to The Ashland Women’s Civic order* hy J. H. F u lle r, secretary- Improvement club, w ith its flow er show tomorrow, at the Lithla manager of the Ashland cham Springs hotel, ita guest's day, ber of commerce through whese October « a f t h e d u b house and efforts the conference was as its rummage sale October 9 and sembled and several matters of 10 has a very busy season fac importance were discussed. O f the th irty or more delegatee as ing It. Owing to the lateness of the sembled, nearly a ll took an ac season and the rains, the mem tive part in the deliberations. The firs t - m atter considered bers realize there may not be was the effective organisation as many entries in the flower show as the club would like, but of the Southern Oregon cham all who can enter are urged to bers. and after considerable dis do so. I t is hoped this may cussion it was finally determined hereafter be an annual event regular meetings should be held ■with each local and th at a. beginning a t least alternately chamber of commerce according may be made this yeaif Guests* day next Tuesday to their alphabetical arrange comes on the regular meeting ment, thia bringing the next day. A ll old and uew members meeting with the Grants P»«s are expected to attend and edcli chamber. ( This proposition whs bring a friend. The afternoon’s presented by R. H . Boyl. secre program is In charge of Mrs. tary of the Medford chamber ’P. 8. Provost and Mrs. W . L. and a resolution to this effect Maxey. Card tables’ w ill be pre was unanimously adopted. The second proposition em pared tor those who care to ptay, and sectal games of other bodying the idea of a Joint ad kinds w ill . be ready for the vertising program for the en tire group of Southern Oregon remalndgr. The rummage sale, which Is an communities, was offered by M itchell Declares Army Little More Than Police Force The big 37-m lllim eter rapid- f»re Rune w ill be used In add* tlon to a targe amount of blank cartridges, battlg flares, smoke <'*»'»’’•. explosive shells, hand grenades, rockets and other materials need in actual war- fure. r ' The H ill i Firew orks company of Seattle 1» furnishing the spec- .»« mw »« g a a s a ! . g g y -.. „ »uM be' a department of an- the grantteet apectaeular and pto defease, w ith J It Mrs. Frances McWilliams Spencer W ell Known Here, I Called by Death ¡ LOS ANGELES. Sept. I # — (A. P .i— A man motored up to the home Of J. W. Slither nt Ver non, a suburb, today and called io him to come outside. Recognizing the volee. Buther took n let- tt R a tt U .tt a a a Vining, in Wonderful Address, Declare« oi Hotel Was Dream of 75 Tears. Pot Secretary Compliments City Upon Aeh: a Prominent Hotel Men in Attendance. a a a a a a a a U More than 500 peraons crowded into the loh i.ithia Springs hotel last night to listen to the. a who were to commemorate the opening of the hl a ry, Ashland’s $200,000 hotel. A person, w e ll» in Ashland, in looking over the assembled throi have Keen forcibly struck hv the thought that recognize hut one or two faces in each group, was the iittendance, showing that the opemng or* rate. • lathi« Springs hotel had attracted many from other pferto of Southern Oregon and from Northern Oregon, E a t e * * /' Oregon, Western Oregon and Northern California;)^/ Starting at 5:30, when the dining room w*fl.ftrB$/' opened, the huge crowd thronged throughout th? bpil&n** So great wfts the crowd, much larger than had been «W* fiected, that it was 9:30 before all had been accomodated! Oregon Man’s Body First to in the dining room, instead of 8:30, at which time it had be Brought to Surface been announced that the dining room would be domed. by Divers Irving K. Vining, in a wonderfully eloquent addreea, By CARL D. GROAT was the main speaker on the short program, which BP (United Press Staff1 Correspon eluded speeches by representives of visiting hotel men* a dent) • N E W LONDON. Conn., Sept representative of the Lithian Hotel corporation, rfeproa ett 29— The sunken submarine 8-11, tntives of chambers of commerce, and repreftentativef o f which went to the bottom after many other hroups. a Man Pens Note, Answers Call, Shot lo Death tt being rammed by the liner City of Rome, today began to yield up its dead. The body of John L. Gibson was the firat taken from the battery room of the submarine. II Gibson was-an enginemun of the first class. His home was 1» Am ity. Oregon. After being lifted from the tt shell, Gibson's body was quickly tt identified tt All Identifications, tugs and tt fingerprints, were sent previously to Camden, against the time when the bodies" should be brought to the surface. tt The second body, that of W il- tt liani Teschemaclier. first class tt scaman. was tnken from the hull tt I soon after Gibson's was brought tt to the surface. Teschemacbcr ter from his pocket and 0n the back of the en Mrs. Frances McW illiam s Spec.-! velope wrote a brief fare- eer, 43, for many years a .rd u l-! tt well note to h it sweet- dent of Ashland, passed away at tt heart in Houston, Texas. • :S0 p. m. last n ight after an tt Then he opened the illness lasting for some time. tt. front door, walked out Mrs. Spencer was born f t tt and a few seconds later Neola, Iowa, January 1«, >88?. tt fell lifeless to the side- tt W ith her parents, she moved to , tt walk w ith three bullets In - t t Ashland In 4 8 » « , where she was. his body. His caller sur educated in the public a n d,h ig h * rendered to the police, schools of this city. gave his name as Leland 8ta* was graduated from the , H arder and explained, Ashland High school with the J they said, that he had class ol 1900, and entered upon J J shot Sutber because he a teaching career. F o r many J bad been •in tim a te with years rhe was a teacher in th e 1 j h i» wife. public schools of Ashland, and ( On the envelope In for the past six ‘years has been ( Snther's pockets were the au educator in the Lake Bide', wordfc: school a t Oakland. CallfcrnJa. case anything hap- Mrs. Spencer was married on ( notify Miss Anna June 26 of thia year to J. M. ( 87) Borner avenue, Spencer, a classmate during her ( m, Texas. Good- high school years. ear, If I never see She is survive# by iier h(js- ( sin. Love.’* * band. J. M. Spencer and her father. F . O. MqWllUams. both o f A.«bland, one slater Mrs. J I ?. t-eck, of E l Centro. Cali/or- I nta, and two brothers, C. L. Mc W illia m s of Klam ath Falls and J. K. McW illiam s of Ashland, | In addition to her relatives, thousands o f friends mourn her passing. The funeral services will be held from tBe Episcopal church a t 2 :2 0 , Wednesday afternoon, September 30. Interm ent will be In the Mountain View cemetery. gecretartee trlo tle demonstrailon ever pi t the army navy and tor under' on In this part of the country, r seeretary," Mitchell declared, the promoter« declare. lution Introduced by I. “ • viw nu of Ashland, president of the state chamber of commerce arid seconded by  ntlm . of Roseburg, was to the effe c t th a t “ W e de precate the continued tendency of public men and speakers lu the State of Oregon to give out unfavorable, pessimistic state ments regarding general condi tions .o f agriculture and various pmjecta la Oil« th a t we condemn such statements as mis leading and damaging as a whole.” This resolution r wa? unanimously adopted. The coming conference at Crescent City was presented by M r. Demaray of G ran tl Para and fu lly explained, by Saltroarto of Crescent City. The general discussion revealing the poest- billtlcs of developing great dor mant mineral reaouroee. which can scarcely be estimated, pro- vlded a suitable outlet la finally obtained with the development of this harbor. A wootatlon was adopted unanimously .that each o< the communities rep- The annual harvest festivnl celebration by the Salvation Army w ill be given a t the Bnr- racks of the organisation on Fourth street this evening, En- voy Schwlndel, in charge qf the organization’s work here an nounced this morning. A program In keeping with the harvest sehson has been arranged by the members of the Salvation Army, to be presented this evening.' The program will be preceded by a devotional service. The" festival starts st 7:30 Sermon— Rev. fodder. « RATER LAKE 1 CLOSED TO Price, leraee pf the Lithla Spring* hotel here, w ill be dosed for th e eeaeon tomorrow, when th e few rem aining members of the hotel craw ere removed, ac- cordlag to Price. Tomorrow la the final day of the season, which normally I* from July 1 to September to . Price elated. Harvest Festival to be Stag ed at Barracks on Fourth S t is a twin brother of Frederick Peter Teschemacher, also flr.it class seaman, who 'also went down with the 8-51. Divers were sent down today when the rough sea, which is Still running out beyond Block Island, necessitated the con tinued suspension of any a t tem pt to hoist the nubmasine w ith the giant cranes. Monarch and Century. They were drag ged back to Newport, to be The kept there until the heavy seas follows Devot tonata aittato“ .- Song— Bringing In the Sheaves. Scripture Reading— Mrs. Csp- P O R TLA N D . . Sept. 29— (P . P .) — Sorrow stretqhed across tain Gay. 'Chorus— He Is Mine.__________ the continent today to the home Prayer— Captain Osy. O t Mrs. Charles Gibson, mother Chorus— I do Believe. of the seaman whose «body wai Special Song— Berths Leblsne. the first taken from the sub-i m atlne. “ I was ieavful all the^ Program tim e,” she said today. “ But I , Sketch— Coffee Strong — Med never gave up hope until the ford contribution. Trio— Lieut. Jones. Mrs. H art telegram eame this morning. and Mr. Fredenberg. Recitation»—Unfortunate Bes sie -L ieu t. Jonee. Dialogue— Negro Philosophy— Jefferson Isabel and Dick Foster. • Harp Solo— Mrs. O. Booth. MRS. LANSDOWNE IS TO GIVE TESTIMONY WASHINGTON, S ep t. 39— (U . y . ) — The United States arm y and are impotent fo r national defense. Colonel W illia m Mitchell to ld the President's aviation in quiry board toddy. The netlon is a t the mercy of any enemy AU Is in readiness for thé nlr force, he said- Mitchell toM big sham battle a t the Jackson the board the details of how Japan— could. county fair grounds this everlng at 7:35 to be put on by he n atio n al guard cOmpnirirfc of Ashland, Grants Pass and M--1- ¿ .d a te d and treated like a » c h ild The arm y Is " little re than a police force” and , navy ta old fashioned and good fo r national defense. •It Is very plain and simple A ground men should run the mnd. th a t water men should i th e water hnd th a t a ir n,en aid ran the tor. W e shotod ’ of discussing matters of impor tance to this particular te r ri tory and local matters affecting I the various Individual organisa tions. Representatives from the chambers of Roseburg, Orants Pass, Medford, Ashland and Klam ath Fall« Wbre In attend ance, with' a delegation present from Crescent City, the north ernmost coast town of California. The Portland chamber of com merce was repreaeated by its manager, W. D. B. Dodson. T*he meeting convened at noon fo r luncheon .'at the new hotel w ith President O. A. Briscoe of the Ashland chamber presiding. H. R. Saltmarsh representing Crescent City made a strong plea for representation on the part of oacb community a t a, meet ing to be held by the Rivers*snd (Continued on page fo u r) m U ’ 1 aaaem b tad at tho L ith la Springe hotel yeEerddy fo r the purpose land settlement department wUI also be placed under the «Ute chamber, the Portland officicb believing that body can dp bet te r w ork in obtaining settlers than ean the Portland organ iza. non. . ' / • . D uring th e pest eight months ropreePatetivea of the Portland Chamber lead settlement depart ment have been working In Ash land, sad many new settlers for Southern Oregon, have been annual event, w ill be held in obtained through th eir efforts. the club house on October 9 and 10. I t is In charge of the house „ ,u . a LONDON,' Sept, i t — " I don’t like old folks» they . a y e n \ Intereating enough. ’ They are Co« * serious and nee’ nothing funny or jo Vial in life. Put me among the ‘young ’une,’ then I enjoy my- »eif.” • Thia Is no modern flapper speaking... It Is Fred Wernham, who has reached the ripe old age of 100 years. Fred has a nlghtHy glass of whiskey to keep him going, and insists on shaving every morning, "A beard makes a man of my age look old.” ed prra»dent. Rev. Roy Nelson of Phoenix was elected v co president. Rev. E. J. Jolinson of the L utheran church of ford wga made secretary-treas- urer e t the Jane meeting. Rev. W . T . Baton of the Flrvt Baptist chnreh of Medford gave the paper Of the day which whs follovrud by raund table dlscus- The lodge was opened upon | ston'hy <ho mambers. scheduled time this season, and -------» throughout the summer months ' Aetorta —• Freeland Table m has enjoyed a splendid business, sold' to W /H Fellman, who wll according to the leaal hotel man. enlarge (M bry. O ltA N TS PASS. Sept. 39. — No definite clues to the thieve^ who Saturday night got nwny wltft «500 In merchandtio from the! Gilmore store at M urthy have been found. The theft, which was committed after 11 o’clock Sat urday night, appears to have bcen^ done bv some one who loaded the loot Into an automobile or t r a il.! as a large amount o f stuff was, taken. Word was sent to towns north nn<| south to be oh the lookout^for the stolen articles. Only »20 ,ln cash was taken.! A ll the wool shirts and wool sox In the stor« were stolen. Tobqcco, .valued at 3200, leather and can vas gloves, a 330 gun, gum from the machine on the counter, toilet articles and overalls were among the articles selected. Thirty-two p a in of shoes, mostly slto 7 end 8 were' delected,, these including sev eral pair« of high-tope. Some slabs of bacon and cheeee w e n , taken flrom the grocery depart ! Raatus Corn- Sonif— Preacher and the Bear — Envoy Schwlndel. Dialogue—^Taking h it Picture — Negro Sketch. Song by Sally Grindstone. Dialogue— Pete In the W ell— Negro Sketch. Song hy Sally Grindstone. Dialogue -<r Monkey In a Boarding School— Negro Sketch. Instrum ental selection. Brave Deer Hunters Make Long Trip, Deers* Live? Saved “This hotel is the result Of the dream of seventy-five years, the dream of two generatioM ," said Vining. ''Looking at the faces of one or two persons nest ed on the meaanine fleor. we can see the joy. the happiness of a dream come true. Among us are pioneers, who came to Soathern Oregon, .who pgunud the very portals of this hotel, the roadway was but a trail, leading to Jacksonville, where a gold strike had been made. “ That was the first epoch. Then cante the longing fo r • ttt- tln home. The ^ r a ll broadened to an emigrant road, and the covered wagon rumbled by. Homes sprung up where the gold m iner’s shack has stood. Thus did another dream come true. Then came the dream that this valley might yield the woaderf*.! producte of which we now know it capable of producing. Men labored long, and finally their dream came true, when the laud blpaaomed forth. "Then came'another dream, a dream which hoped that wa of the West, when we invited our friends of the Best, could offer them accommodations equal to the best, thus joining the bettor things of east apd Feet. the. comforts of a splendid hotel with the Joys and happiness of red blooded men playing In the great outdoors. '»Tonight we eommemeedhe the opening of such a hotel. Tonight we can say. Coase to Oregoa. where life is beet, the land where dreams come trae." W. D. B. Dodeon, secretary of the Portland chamber of com merce. In speaking pf tbo do- velopment hero. said. "Ton havo built a monument to Oregon boro at the gateway of our gi>et state. You bave offered your hand to the tourist, the business man and the traveller, coming from the Routhtand, giving to them the hearty greeting they may expect to find in Oregon. "W o of the northern part of the state have coufideaee In you. We believe In yon. sad in behalf of the business men of Portland, 1 wish to thumb you for the aid you have given O e - gon In building this hotel.” . The stockholders of the Lttbtaa Hotel corporation were r t gr oooa t- ed by H. O. Enders, Jr., presi dent of the corporation. Ba ders traced the growth of tbo hotel idea, and Its fin al ronttan-’ Hon through tho cooperation Of the praple ot AsfcIttA something of the work e i (fee board of dlncton. and th anked the people for their help. Phil Metchaa. prominent Fart- land hotel man gave • * u r t speech, complimenting (fee pegple of Ashland for their r narrators ness In constructing saefc a feadM. after It had hera declared lto“( possible hy hotal fla aa rt orw throughout th e country. 7*3 Following the program, tfer floor of the lobby wag toawwA and the remainder of the «»«- 11 msd I t . • aegBto wee- rarrfet.