r { I « »1 0 . Ï J f * * * O r «* * * ? affair 1 itertair. % ie even- ene. Ote A| A flb * % ^lanÒ FORM ERLY VOLUME B U SIN E S S A N D P R O S P E R IT Y . ON T A K IN G A D V IC E . M E M O R IA L TO COLUMBUS ^ -------------- ■ Secretary Hoover summarize« last year as regards wages and ployement thus: 3 OFFICIALS DISCUSS RAILROAD PROGRESS ASHLAND. JACKSON R r| itln rN < ll'< Farm Ik. Hoaaoa In Southern O r e g o n C E N T R A L P O IN T A N D A S H L A N D A M E R IC A N C O U N T Y . OREGON, F R ID A Y . HARD FOUGHT GAME WON BY FRESHMAN Tkl' M ajority o f J A N U A R Y 20. 1928. Thirty Thousand Shoe Soles Is Record of One Shoe Shop NUMBER LIBRARY INTEREST IS SHOWING _AN M EASE 73. STUDENTS HEAR TALK ON 1AVNB the shop was enlarged to meet the- increase in business and seveu A v e r a g e C irculatio n P e r D ay Ir years ago was moved to the pre O v e r T w o Hundred sent location. Over three thousand V olu m e s T h e r e was little unem dollars worth o f machinery alone p loy m e n t except during a m od being added, not to mention oth With the opening of the Public era te recession near the end er equipment and stock, until it I Library on January 3, 1928. vol o f the y e a r and the rate o f believed to be the best and most umes circulated in the library ac-> real w a g e « rem ained higher modernly equipped shoe repairing cording to Miss Blanche Hicks thi* than a n y w h e re e l«e in the shop in southern Oregon. The first i city librarian were 378, and sincO world, or than in any other year's business came to $2,400 that time the daily average o f cir tim e in the w o r l d ’« h i»to r y . gross, and for the year 1927 the! culation has been a little over 200 T h e high p ro«p ect o f the yea r volume on shoe repairing alond this does not however include the I did not represen t m e r e ly en came to $13,175.35 outside of the! reference work. On Saturday upwar d « w i n g in the busbies« shoe sale*. The mail order busi- | January 7, 382 volumes were tak _______ cycle, but w u the re«u !t o f ness done by the firm, reaches a . 1 en out o f the library. The desk! Members of State Public | call cow n with in theyw“r ,ketd lnc his family seeking a health giving E. K. Harper, Layman that g e n e ra l and perm anen t c . >■ . . -, scori lg li«u n .c climate, rented their large ranch fur north as Yonealln, to Oltura j and chairs are all in use during p r o g r e « « which ha> marked Evangelist Give» Talk Service Commission Meet The |0cai team notwithstanding near Baker in eastern Oregon, and’ in the east, and to the towns of the hours o f seven to nine o’clock the nation*« business.’ ’ Officials In Ashland northern California. Whereas it in the evenings, showing the the fact that they were somewhat ,,fter trying out several t«wns en That is the situation fo r .Ameri out o f their class in meeting the | route were advised to locate in required several days to get out great interest manifested by the can business men to keen in th -'r* older more experienced aggregea- Ashland, “ And here we have bee * a pair o f shoes, a doxen years ago, students and citizens o f Ashland. EM PLOYER OF LA BO R PLAN S O U T L IN E D minds, t:ius avoiding da....tiny tion, put up a good stiff battle, | ever since” said Mr. Mars. TE today they may be quickly repair doubtful hesitation. Business at; ■j Local Board Passei Reso' tbat a* threatened to bring shoe repairing business was oho «-1 pd while the customer waits. Mr [Speaker Is Business Man prosperity in this country ha' being ably , lution Favoring Railroad thc scor<' to “ more even basis en as th«- most promising future Mar* and son being ably assisted assisted That Devotes Majority ciiinben to a permanency hi . - ** ’l" | T k .n n o li C i . i - Abbott for the local team was the business investment, that he could by B. H. Nelson, an expert repair of Time to Services plape anc, barring foolishness, will| Through M ate , outstanding itar o f the game, hi. piy and be with his family, thus man, and another son Ned M a«i ' lire ’ ¡great defensive work, being an on February 15. 1910 a little hand helping during rush periods. An informal meeting was held ; . The character talk given at the important factor in keeping the shop built on the body o f a wagon Mr. Mars and son assert that High school by Mr. E. K. Harper John D. Rockefeller, t W y . ! Thursday evening in the Lithia It An nou nc e d Y e s te r d a y score down. Leedom at forward was launched upon the busine » their present high standard was L i » t o f the Harper Evangelical teamr I Surines Hotel at which time the F o r Jackson eight years old, the attained by using only the beM imme<.a:*i> j j ^ ^ r s o f the local chamber of was about the only one who could t world, being located where at Medford, on the subject of County changes his “ stance” at golf, j with any degree o f accuracy hi.» [ Standard Oil station now stands. materials obtainable, and giving “ I-aying a Road Bed," was replete commerce and business men of | the basket. when told by a profesisonal that The dimensions o f the little shop tbe be8t **rr**e at a reasonable Ashland met the members o f the Drawing o f a jury list for 1928 with illustrations on the need o f In the Freshmen team were he stood too close to the b a ll., . . . being but 9 by 14 feet. In 1920 ! Pr' ce* hus bene completed, and the com building for the future, by stay That change lengthened his drive !ft* ,e PUbI,C SerV,Ce commls,,on to seen many o f the stars o f the confer on proposed railroad devel- plete list was announced yester- ing in school and securing tho by twenty yards. Eugene High school team, that byst education and staying by the opment in Oregon. day. won the state championship lastj Mr. Rockefeller has said that his job until it is finished. Bringing Mr. Louis Bean, Salem, member Ashland residents on the list year and later made a trip to Chi-* | success in the beginning wa* du* j o f the commission, J. P. Newall are: Hattie Abbott. Perry Ash joy into work, being willing to a t to patience and economy. cago to compete in the basket ball Portland, engineer for the com- craft, Jas. Q. Adams, S. Albert tempt a hard job, and finally be tournament to decide the national It may have been due also to > . . . „ ..... , c . i i , i■ . mission, and William P. Ellis, at- championship. Arnold, W. S. Ball, J. M. Beaver ing willing when it is known that his ability to listen to others an»- , . . [ tom ey fo r the commission were Chas. W. Banta, Ralph E. Bowan a thing is right to sacrifice all in Tonight the High school team take advice. That is a thing that present. A s s e m b ly Period sod E ven ing Students Must H a v e a Standing Ruth A. Bowman, John S. Burn doing the right. will meet the Klamath Falls team1 many young men who would liko o f One and T w o in C o n c e r t Is G r e a tly Mr. Harper is an employer o f a Mr. Bean outlined the complete at the Junior High. This game will ett, Clinton Raufman, H. B. Bent to be Rockefellers have not ’ »arn- All W o rk Enjoyed plan for adequate railroad facili ley, Jas. M. Blair, L. D. Bowers, large number o f young men and ed to do. be unusually interesting due to Welborn Beeson, M. C. Bates. women. He is assisted in hia meet ties fo r Oregon which the late E. j the fact that in one game with Honor roll students of the Nor- the S. O. N. team S. auditorium Henry W. Clark. Geo. H. Carter. ings at Medford by Mr. Milla, sonj H. Harriman had planned* when ________ Medford, _____ the At neighboring Christopher Columbus memory |. , . . , . , . ................' I he wa? head o f the combined had difficulty in barely squeezing Thursday morning during the as- mal {or the fa '' , " ln ha'''; bp<‘n Geo. L. Carey, Lloyd Crowson: director and young folks workers is to be honored by building a ... . i - L.v Southern Pacific, Central Carter, Mr*. Mills, children's worker; Mr, il Pacific out a victory, over the boys from semb,y period and especially fin « announCP<i >’ Kat erine ,Pc*n_t-> Mabel Carey, Henry J. magnificent lighthouse costing $4.- ] . Registrar. In order to be eligible Tho*. A. Culbertson, Grace H. Long, Manager. Mr. Long and Mr. Union Pacific systems. This Klamath. Local fans are expecting program o f vocal numbers was 000.000. What is left o f Colum-1 for the honor roll a student must E . , . , ... .. . . . . . . i plan included a line running from to get a definite line on Chamberlain. Albert J. Carmondy, Mills together with Rev. C. the * ‘ven by a mala quartet from the bus’ body will lie under the light« . • . . 7 Mill and Rev. E. P. Lawrence **ave , . . . the Columbia river down into cen- strength o f Medford through this Wi,liams colored singers who ap« carry not less than nine hours of Tran k H. Crawson. house, on a reservation given by . , n , . , .... ’ . , „ * * ' | »ral Oregon, which was built; a game. peared in S repertoire o f planta*! 'vorlc and make * *tandinK ° f frank G. Dean, Jas. B. Duncan, formed a quartette .which sang .he Government of San Domingo. . . w /-> i , ... . . . line west from the eastern bourn tion melodies, spirituals and clas- and two* in a11 work t'arri“ d- Frances Darby, Wm. DcWitt, Herr two spirituals (negro melodies) at * Columbus would be puzzled by ■ e r\ . , - . ... v . : dary o f Oregon which was com- sics at the Normal auditorium The honor ro11 fo r the ' a 1 1 ‘ *•rn, L. Deisman, L. C. DeCarlow, Wm the High school. The men were in^ , , one fu tu re o f h.s memorial, | pleted far as Burn, and which Annual Y M C A Meet 1 » as follows: Kenneth Anderson, E Denny, G * ■. F Damon, ''lin t:*» troduced by Rev. Hugh T. Mitchel« To Be Held in Portland Th" 7 tay *ren'n* ' foari namely, lights shooting up into th« M mePt another from the Beck, Dorothy Bollan. _______ u ; and four men assisting in the pro* Lester H. Dunlop, Fred K. Engle, Peer! more. air to guide fliers. He would think south throUjrh Klamath Fal|g at a Lota Carroll, Vesta Coke, Yvonne The numbers given before Th*y Layman Evangelists ad The second annual meeting o f ?ram‘ angels were expected. Architects point near o d e „ The pregent N „. Dcvaney, Julia Eakin, Ben Ellis, Easterling, Henry G. Knders, Bes the assembly were, “ The Old Oak- dressed the members o f the Ro sie F. Elhart, Haze! Emory, W. S. are invited to compete in th.a en* | tron cu toff would connect the9f/ the Northwest Council o f Y. M. Leona Cries, Mildred Gyger, Au en Bucket” , an especial arrange tary Club yesterday noon at their C. A. s will be held in Portland terpr.se which should stir the Iineu with the prefent g p ^ brey Haan, Reta Lane, Muriel Eastman, N. Erby, J. R. Edwarda, ment o f “ Way down yonder in thd Gertrude Fraley, Isaac Fridegar, regular noon luncheon meeting February 4 and 5, according to an McCutcheon, Evelyn Mangold, imagine ion. Mr. g ean f urther outlined how Cornfield” in which imitations o f with several numbers. announcement) received by W. P. Stella Morse, Riley Pittenger. Carl F. Ferguson. Jas M. Fire this plan was attacked in the the welcome dinner bell wen' stone, Wm. A. Rlarkux, Bert Fre- W alter general secretary o f the Bonnie Scholes, Florence Smith*. The late Calvin McNab, an ex? I courts under the Sherman anti- cleverly given, and the last num man. EXPECT CA M ER A M A N tremely able lawyer o f San Fran- trust act and eventually the three« local Young Men’s Christian Asso ber being a harmonious represen* Alvia W'etherell, Edna Wisely, and Henry G. Galey, Hugh H. Gill ciation. Secretary W alter and W. E ffie Quinn. cisco, leaves $40,000 to two systems were unmerged and the« HERE M O N D A Y tation o f a steam calliope. ette, Gerald Gunter, John R. Gib clients to make up fo r McNab’s railroad development stopped. M. W right are the local represen Thursday evening the singers son, Hurry C. Hansen, Chas A. bad1 advice about investments. Oregon as a result, has been hin tatives o f the Northwest Council gave a complete concert in V. C. Carter o f tho West Coast a Creamery Men Will Haines, Walter Hall. Weston R. and plant to attend the meeting. It is fortunate for the heirs o f dered in its growth and adjoin- Studios received a telegram front Meet in Ashland well filled auditorium. The crowd Henry, Ralph R. Hadfield, Harlan The call, which is signed by J. certain gentlemen in and out o i ing states have far outstripped us, W. Preston Mayfield o f Dayton, was unanimous in their praise o f (Continued on page 2) Wall street that such requests an due largely to better railroad fac- R- Ellison o f Portland, chairman the evening o f singing. cameraman for the West Coast S. O. Rice attended the South not customary or compulsory. I f \ ilities. What the commission is in- o f the managing board, and Le«. Studios that he will arrive in Ash ern Oregon Creamery Associa i**i Adams o f Seattle, executivi Miss Yoder Entertains Wall street gentlemen had to | terested in now i, the completion secretary land Monday morning. tion held at the Redwood Hotel o f Yh* r •. 7 * make good losses caused by bad, o f the plans originally made by * ..... Councl1* advise*e Examine Twenty Two With Violin Solos All the equipment such us cam in Grants Pass Monday evening. . . . . 3 j *ost in addition to its usual busy At Babies Clinic This was both a business and so. advice on investments, there Harriman. particularly the eras and prop* is also expected c°m i business sessions, thre outstand- would not be much left for legal pletion o f the line west Miss Yoder, member o f the which means that the filming of 1 cial affa ir and the report is that fron* j ingr leaders from m Neirs. the National Y* . Twenty-two children were pre -1 the meeting was well attended. NVrmal school faculty, and lead "Whiskers” will Burns. begin imme«’ - M. C. A. Mr. N e w ,11 outlined the engin-j are Freed M." H a 'n sen .^ n pbe*e sent ^or ‘’»""¡"«• tio n at the Ba- This meeting will be held in Ash. er o f the Lincoln school Harmoni iately under the direction o f Carl ’ ran- bie’s Clinic held in the local Com-j land next month. The exact date ca Band entertained the Kiwanis Theohold, production manager. eering features o f the new line cisco executive Club at the regular luncheon meet The West Coast Studios will and indicated that it would be a Pacific Region ^ mun'ty hospital Thursday, Jan- | has not yet been decided. monthly | The Ashland creamery reports ing today, with two selections by sponsor a movie exposition Fe eb. 2. comparatively easy road to builc* ghn. New York L . ' v . ..... Ka' ‘ uar''.*1’' ’ at the/ » ‘» “ '“ r monthly county I that the Southern Pacific railway the band and a delightful group of 3, 4, which will include a variety over the high, level plateau o f the| tary’ ‘o f - the - eXeCUt,ve meeting. Dr. IiAkeep. - r i ’e''*onnel d'vi»ion, I health physician and the county lulullc o I company m p a n y has nas increaesed inc their or* violin solos. Miss Yoder was ac o f acts showing how motion pic- middle section o f the state. Mr. and « . n i n / - ! L . ; J {0b! rt?’ N>W York' unit nur*” ' Mrs‘ L T* King. Mi*, der for butter. Every day the but- companied on the piano by Misr tures are made, acrobatic stunts Ellis, outlined some o f the legal senior secretary o f the town and E ig h ty - N i n e P e r C ent o f L o w e r | phases o f the m a tte r and h„ w ^ , Augusta Glover, and Miss Fior j ter is delivered to the trains here Leona Marster* o f the Normal and other entertainment. There j country department. Grad es T a k i n g Special enee York, county demonstration : and it is also shipped to the faculty. will be a two hour performance (Continued on Page 2) W ork agent conducted the clinic, assist -1 Southern Pacific commissaries iir The Harmonica band proved to »•ach night with a parade every r e g is t e r t o h a v e ed by Miss Glover. Mrs. G. H | west Oakland and San Francisco. be decidedly different nnd the evening with hands and music. Legion Show To -___________________ youngsters, as they played, Am eri Artists o f the West Coast studio, Four hundred and ninety-eight A N E W FEATU R E Pierson and Mrs. McCormack who j Be Monday, Tuesday ¡w ere in charge o f the weighing F. D. Swingle is in Ashland ca and Old Black Joe won a place will furnish the entertainment. children are enrolled in the Ash special1 „ .. , , Through , - ------- arrangement and n,easurin«r. Mrs. Elda Ander- again after several month* ab- for themselves in the hearts o f all land Bible School which is under Due to the fact that Mr. May- the leadership o f Mrs. Grace An fied and his camera:! did not ar« a ?,'tb . R.a.lpb ® °wen« commander of *on and George Briscoe sence. Mr. Swingle’s friends the Kiwanian*. i scarcely knew him since the bar* drews. This is approximately 89 | comedy drama will be presented the Ashland Post o f the X n e ri, ian wrote the historiet. Miss Yoder was forced to give rive the movie dance which was to at the Vining theatre, next Mon« j Legion, the Register w ill Mrs. Harris Dean wa« the host- | her robbed him o f his mustach. per cent o f the public schoo'i two encores, so pleased were thf have been held Friday Jan. ’ 0 Has soci enrollment fo r the grades 1 to 6* day and Tuesday night, by the lo « ! start an interesting series o f new? ''** o f the «fteraoon. Mrs. Hal Mc- with her been postponed until Friday Jan. The Baptist ladies hold their members o f the club, Bible instruction is given in a!<j P 1 ° f ,bf>. • 'mPncan Lcyion. stoii«-« on this important o_„___ J7, Some scenes for the pi-ture organ- ' ' air and Mr*’ s y ,va" Provot» missionary meeting on Wedaese- violin selections. m r.de, from 1 to «. There are now ^ °l The** « “ He, will take up with their cars. Whiskers’ were to be taken of the day afternoon at church parlors. This is the time for election of Rev. A. L. Knudson. who had dancers. % Classes which vary in member- E * 'n fortu’n.'r l 7 ° ° f thf * ^ « * « ship from 12 to 28. Nine class.*si . . . i " " m.* s" m*' interesting fact* regarding Mr. George Well* o f D'*ugl,v officers, consequently part o f the been in San Francisco for some o f the rehearsals are loud in their its T l and three entire room, have a one ‘" ud ln tb**lr ' dpvelopment. a ' Plopment. Th, They will start county is visiting this week with meeting will be o f a business na time stopped over and visited at Mr. J. W. A. Hansen o f San i praise o f the work that has beeiijin a very ftw daya. hundred per cent enrollment ml the home o f Rev. and Mr*. J. E. Francisco and Mr. H. C. Baker o f Watch f o r ! b'* relatives Meg. Myrtle Wells tare. done. « I them the week-day bible school. Durin,' The Christian Mi ftsionary So- Murphy Wednesday. Rev. Knud Minneapolis stopped o ff in Ash In «W itlon to t h . p ta , t l.o .h t ^ , . f ,h . the past three weeks there ha.* clety meets on Thursday after* son was on his way to his home i:l land Tuesday to visit with Mr. and | number, b. pm m nt.! «,. .„T y ,,. ^ been 23 new enrollments. Mrs- L. H. Han «en o f the Hotel e been I noon the home o f their presi* Seattle. ed between acts. The Reserved Talent were visiting 7riLLnd- n on the «ick list for » Mr. and Mr*. Hugh Sampsqn an Ashland. Mr. Hansen is a cousin a few dayi dent. Mrs. V. V. Cold well seat, m.y^ be secured at the Vin- Ashland the first o f the week during the week. baby o f Lou Hansen, and in company Mrs. Floyd Putman as leader o f nounce the arrival o f a Donald Whitney, engineer for lin g box office any afternoon, Miss Minnie Barnum o f K.am daughter, born in Santa Monica, with Hr. Baker wa* returning to Miss Elisabeth Schoffen, from the program. the Southern Pacific Company, j _ _ _ --------------------- — ¡»th Fall, was called to this city Long Beaerh is giving so mu inter- Mr. A. L. Pierce and family o( California January 12. Mrs. Sam •San Francisco after a visit with who is stationed at Dunsmuir, Mr*. Glen Fabrick o f Medford ; b7 the illness and death of friend, in Seattle. Mr. Hansen is «pent several day, this week visit. AA]mnd ^ WedllM. ! father who pMa*<| . 7t her th * l esting and instructive lecetures* to 128 Bush street is leaving this son will be remembered by her ing hi* family on Allison street. i, . .. p*°*ra * tb<> womPn- E»ch afternoon this week week for Los Angeles, Calif., many friends in Ashland as Mary musi« ian and is in the musso busi- A1 Van Lindt spent the week-1 * ‘ «n »U riu m Wednes- | » t the Christian church. Th talk where he will be employed by the Virginia Hargadine. Mrs. Samp ne,* in the bay city. 1 Mrs. Pearl Jones o f Talent was d,Jr eTPB1" » The Bam um family on Wednesday afternoon Edwin G. Cumiss o f Portland is son resided with her parents in was Standard Oil Co. end with his family on Fifth i* on Palm Avenue in Ash- »lon g political lines. Miss Schof. Mr. Spratt Wells o f Trail, Ore., this city for a number o f years, conducting business affair* in street. Mr. Van Lindt «* employed an Ashland visitor the first o f thc i rp*'d land. local Ashland this week. fen will continue her lectures td j*P *nt * d» y ir* th# city this week where she attended the by the Southern Pacific Company, week. Miss Lena Burton o f Willows, schools, moving to Santa Monica Mi«* Eva Gande o f Portland it women during the next week at I l®«k'nr after business affairs. ¡ 3 Klamath Falls. Mrs. W. H. Sam* has been con several years ago where she met California is at present visiting fined to her home on Second [ »pending a few days in Ahaland. 1:30 each afternoon. Mr. F. J. Smola returned to Mis* Blanche McLean ia down Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Fraley na street for several weeks fcith a Mrs. Roy Taylor spent sever I Mrs. Kate Scroggins arrived Portland Wednesday after a few Mr. Sampson. f r >m Shale City, for a short visit Miss Burtog Mr. and Mr*. Fred Henry o f Mountain avenue. days this week visiting ia Medford Thursday from Copco where weeks visit with hi* family in this severe cold. w.th friends. Miss McLeaa foamorly lived in Ashland and h.s Dunsmuir are viaitng in Ashland Mrs. R. C. I ogaa e f Talent waa*at lh* bom* Mr. and Mrs. Joy h " *>•*» nursing for th* last city. Mr. 8mola ia employed ia formerly employed t t the X-L a number o f fnond* hove. this week. fifteen days. Welker. city. shopping ia Ubi* city Wediirday. Electric Store on the ÍTasa. Thirty thousand soles treading Boy s F rom Eugen e Are Visitors the street* o f Ashland and vicinity In Inte restin g F ra y at yearly, testify to the proficiency o f the modern Overland Shoe- Junior High Shop owned by J. D. Mars and son In a hard fought basketball Paul, located across from the city game, the University o f Oregoi* hall in Ashland. It is estimated Freshmen team from Fugete d e-1 that fifteen thousand pairs of feated the Ashland High school shoes were half soled by this shop i last night at the Junior High gym during the past year, this does not nasium by a score o f 21 to 37. include the heeling or stitkhing The Freshmen while somewh;« that was done. handicapped by a late start, thi» The flourishing shop had its being the first game o f the season humble origin in the year £910 for h n», showed a d a z .'iig spied eighteen years ago. Mr. Mai* and MANY ASHLAND FOLKS DRAWN FOR IDE I0RY HONOR ROLL AT L NORMAL LARGE ENROLLMENT .IN BIBLE SCHOLL I