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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12
BASKET BALL
FLOURISHINC
BARACA TEAM PLAYS HOT GAME
WITH MEDFORD.
CHOSEN FRIENDS ARE VICTORIOUS
MedfOrd Team Wins When Baracas
Go Up in Air-Other Games in
Sight.

The Baraca basketball team went
to Medford Tuesday evening to play
a team representing the Chosen
Friends" young mems club of that
city.
While the Medford young men
snatched victory from defeat in the
last half when the Baracas went up
in the air after one of their men was
hurt and a substitute was put in, yet
the boys are proud of their showing.
At the end of the first half the score
stood 1 to Z in favor of Ashland
Shortly after commencing the Sec
ond half one of the Baraca players
was slightly hurt and Mr. Barnt-
house, one of the substitutes, was
put in. This change slightly demor-
allied the team for a few minutes
and before they could settle down
the Chosen Friends had secured the
winning scores. The total score was
29 to IS in favor of the Chosen
Friends. Professor Manion of the
Ashland high school refereed the
game and gave excellent satisfaction.
The vocal team speaks in highest
terms of their treatment both by the
Medford teams and by the crowd, the
Baracas getting almost as many
cheers during the game as the home
team. The party from Ashland con-
sisted of Messrs. Favell, o. Douglas,
Grisez, Harris and Peters, regular
players; Barnthouse and Earl Doug
las, substitutes; V. o. ~ Smith, man
ager of the team, and Professor Man
ion.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12
BRIGGS OUTFOR MAYOR
Well-known Attorney Nominated for
Mayor at Meeting of Business
Men Tuesday.

At a hurriedly called meeting of
business men in the city held Tues
day forenoon e. d. Briggs was placed
in nomination for the office OF mayor
There were nearly forty business
men present representing every
phase of religion, politics and belief
The meeting was called to put up a
candidate who stood for lower taxes.
There were efforts made to get J.
Dodge, A. c. Nininger and others to
run, but after all had refused they
prevailed upon Mr.. Briggs, who had
refused, to permit the use of his
name.
After the meeting there was some
discussion as to the bond question
which had no more nor no less to
dc With the nomjnatiOn of Mr.. Briggs
than has the gossip at the church
door after the services has to do with
the sermon.
Mr.. Briggs was compelled to leave
for klamath Falls immediately after
the meeting and is expected back to-
morrow. He has been before the
people Of tn city for the past gee
people of the city for the past 20
years and his record is too well
! known to need commendation from
the Tidings. He was nominated by
those who believed that he would
give a better business admh.istra.
ton, or who were personally opposed
to Mr.. Johnson.
The gentlemen are both gooC
friends of the Tidiugs, both goot
men, and the Tidings has every rea
son to believe both are honest anC
will either enforce the law as h,
finds it. AS to the peculiar fitness
of either by reason of personal tenn
perament or mental equipment fOl
the position is a matter for each
voter to decide for himself or her
self.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12
FROHBACH ANSWERS STATEMENTS OF CIRCULAR
STANDS BY HIS PREVIOUS ARTICLES AND ASKES SOME QUESTIONS
REGARDING The CITY AFFAIRS IN GENERAL

of the city'S money is still to con-
tinue.
Sd. If the plant is paying at pres
ent as claimed by some, then let us
first reduce that $10,545.95 indebt-
edness over the bonded Indebtedness
out of the earnings of the plant be-
fore we go into further debt.
4th. Because we have had en-
gineers' estimates before, such as the
superintendent has published, but
they always called for additional
bond issue to complete the work.
5th. Because our water supply,
as little as it is and as poor as the
water has been lately stirred up and
muddy, had better be left alone.
General Taxation Pays the Bill.
The rates, as charged to the con-
sumers of Ashland, are here given as
given me by the superintendent:
For domestic use, 1ac per x. w.
hour.
For electric irons and motors, 1c
per X. W. hour
For street lighting, 21ac per K. w.
hour.
In Ashland. the penalty for being
a big user of current like the city
for street lighting, is 1c per K. w.
hour.
Let Mr.. Butterfield reduce the rate
for the city street lighting, which is
paid out of the general taxation
fund and put the big user on the
same basis as the small user, and
see where the monthly profit will be.
Mr.. Voter, | have been charged with
juggling, but is there a bigger case
of juggling than this one? And then
we are informed that our taxes will
not be affected by this plant. They
cannot help but be, run as it is.
Therefore, vote against these bonds
until such time when you and | are
satisfied that these discrepancies are
adjusted, and instead of doing bust
ness in private chambers, and that
all transactions will be known and
understood by the people.
j. G. Barnard Error.
In a criticism of j. c. Barnard to
an item of $S99.S9 where he says
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12
c. W. ROOT EXPLAINS
WelI-KnOwn Engineer Tells What He
Did Say Regarding Butter
fields Estimates.
Ashland, Ore, Dec. II, 1912.

Ashland, Ore, Dec. II, 1912.
Editor Ashland Tidings: am in
formed that it is being reported by
some persons who are in favor of
the bond issue for the auxiliary cleo
tric light plant that the plans and
figures of cost have been presented
to me, and that | have expressed my
opinion that the plant could be in
stalled for the amount asked for.
This | emphatically deny. had a
conversation with several parties
who are in favor of the plant and
listened to their statement of condi-
tions, as they understand them, and
they offered to show me plans, cost
estimates, etc, but did not have
time to examine them and so de-
Clined going into details. | have al
ways tried to work for the best in
terests of Ashland, and so | informed
these parties that the conditions, as
stated by them, were not as | under
stood them, and | suggested that
they make clear and correct state
ment of conditions, and an itemized
estimate of cost, and have it printed
soon as possible, so that the people
could vote intelligently on the prop
osition, and | made small contribu-
tion to help pay printing expenses
Their report may make a showing
that will warrant the bond issue.
Yours respectfully,
C. w. ROOT.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12
To the Voters of Ashland:

To the Voters of Ashland:
A number of our citizens have had
the energy to wake up and come out
of their slumbers and have had their
dreams put into printed form.
In this dream l have been charged
with juggling figures for the purpose
of making it appear that our electric
light system is not a paying PROPOSE
ton. l maintain that my figures are
correct The bone of contention
seems to be my monthly depreciation
charge of $400.60. l maintain that
this is not eXorbitant. Mr.. Voter,
did you ever consider that most any
part of the machinery in the power
house or substation may give out and
that new machinery would necessar-
lily have to be purchased? | have
shown no items of this character as
it is impossible to determine by the
records as to what they will be, but
they will be, just the same, and in
amounts to more than offset the fig
ures quoted by our superintendent
| contend that the plant has done
great deal for Ashland in reducing
rates, and l again repeat that | am
opposed to its sale to any one at any
time, but l must say that the man
who said my report was complicated,
is either ignorant or does not wish
to see the results as they really are.
l still contend that my report is alb
solutely correct and not colored for
any purpose.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12
DREAMLAND THEATRE
Passion Play Tonight and Caleb
Woods" Friday Night-Change
of Program Nightly.

The Passion Play on three reels
and one good comedy. This edition
of the Passion Play is the latest out
and far superior to any heretofore
given The first time seen in the
city at 10 cents.
Big feature Friday night. Caleb
West" in two reels, adapted from
F. Hopkinson Smiths famous book,
besides a Gaumont masterpiece and
a good comedy.
Change of pictures every night
Four reels of pictures. Admission
5 and 10 cents. Ora E. Angle, man
ager.
See it at Dreamland.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12
Oregon Historical Society.
MauSOleum Meeting.

There will be a free stereopticon
lecture at Memorial hall Sunday af-
ternoon, December 10, at 2:3O
O'Clock, showing the construction and
architecture of different mausoleums
in the various parts of the world,
which everybody is cordially invited
to attend.
The notice of this lecture will be
announced from the pulpits of the
different churches Sunday morning.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12
G. A. R. AND W. R. c.
Allied Bodies Held Annual Election
at q. A. II. Hall Last Sat
urday.

Burnside post, G. A. R., held its
annual election at it's hall Saturday
evening, with the following result:
p. c., James Mattingley; S. V, c.,
James Sayle; j. V. c., w. w. New
land; G. NJ, Amos Dahoff; chaplain,
S. S. Wilcox; surgeon, J. R. Casey;
adjutant, w. j. Hicks; o. g., B
Beach; patriotic instructor, w. w.
Carpenter. The installation will take
place January 4.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12
Continued on Page Five.)
NAMES ON BALLOTS
Two Candidates for Mayor and Three
for Recorder-Fights for
COunCilmen.

The time for filing for the city
election closed last evening and the
following are the names on the Of
ficial ballot:
Mayor.
o. II. Johnson, independent.
E. d. Briggs, independent.
Recorder.
Joe Hurt, Independent.
II, A. Autry, independent.
C. II. Gillette, independent.
Treasurer
G. G. Eubanks, Independent.
Park Commissioners
Elizabeth Van SAINT independent,
first ward.
Councilmen to Serve One Year.
Louis Werth, Independent.
Il. +. Smith, independent.
COunCilmen TO Serve Two Years.
Il. p. Cornelius, independent.
Il. C. Sherman, Independent.
Councilman, Second Ward.
G. S. Butler, Independent.
p, l.. Ashcraft, independent.
Councilmen, Third Ward.
d. d. Good, independent.
A. W. Thomas, independent.
A. M. Beaver, independent.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12

The annual election of Burnside
Woman's Relief Corps was held at
G. A. r. hall Saturday with the fol-
lowing result: President Mrs Lula
Howard; senior vice-president, Mrs.
Jessie Porter; junior vice-president,
Mrs. Malissie Sayles; treasurer, Mrs.
Myra Mcneil; chaplain, Mrs. James
Lowe; guard, Mrs. Ida Jennings;
conductor, Mrs. Catherine Rogers.
The secretary and color bearers will
be appointed by the president-elect.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12
WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE- SPENT
STATEMENT OF WHAT The ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT CAN
REALLY DO WITH SIS, 900 ACCORDING TO BUTTERFELD

In the handbills circulated by the
electric light committee Mr.. Butter
field gives the following statement
as to the proposed expenditure of the
S25, 900 bonds asked. This informa-
ton is what the Tidings desired and
expected would be in the communi-
cation from Mr.. Butterfield which it
published some weeks ago. 1t is
what the citizens have wanted all
along. If it had been given them at
that time there would have been
much less misunderstanding of the
question, and the Tidings gladly
gives it space
l 800 feet of 24-inch wire
wound wood stave pipe
from previous contracts
and estimates will cost not
to exceed $1.75 per foot. s. 2,630
500 feet of 24-inch steel pipe
from contract prices and
estimates will cost not TO
exceed $4.2O per foot. -. $3.50
Power house building and
foundations should cost
not to exceed $2,5OO for a
building 2Ox3O as there is
good site and the loca-
tion is accessible. ...... 2,5OC
800 K. w, 72O R. P. NJ. gen.
orator, f. o. b. factory, 1865
500 horsepower Francis type
waterwheel and governor,
f. O. b. Dayton, Ohio. 49,. 1890
Freight and installation of
machinery ......... 1000
Switchboard ... 50(
EXETER ............... 25(
Engineering and incidentals 1925
Total. OO(
For extension of pole lines,
for street lighting and con-
Meeting of new customers
now beyond our lines. . 5000
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12
CIean-uD Sale.

l will sell my dry wood to clean
up: Cord wood, $3.50; block wood,
$3.50; 12-inch block wood, $2.25.
Split wood 20 cents extra. Lay in
your supply now. Wood is getting
scarce Wood choppers wanted.
Phone 42O-J. j. F. Rocho. 54-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12

Probably the only chance to un-
derstand the architecture and design
of mausoleums as explained in stere-
opticon lecture Sunday at 2:30 in
Memorial hall. Free to all.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12
Who Pays the Bills.

l have been charged with being in
the employ of the A. E. p. & l.. Co.
Nothing would please me better, but,
for the truth of it, l must say that
l am not, but am to. receive, for my
three weeks work of investigation
the magnanimous sum of $25 from
about as many citizens of Ashland
whose names will appear in the Ash
land Tidings. These men, and only
these men, are contributing towards
the campaign against this bond issue.
Bonds Should Not Pass.
1st. Because the rates now in
force will not be lowered.
I'd. Because the unbusinesslike
methods in the past in the spending
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12

Many persons have said that the
nut-brown nut set decorated with
nuts is the prettiest piece of china
in town 1t is Pickard china. At
Whited's.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12

-TRAPPERS will find a big sup
ply of game traps, Victor, Newhouse,
Jump, and Tree Traps, and very low
prices, at Warmers.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12
E. 7. STAPLES
ANSWERS
REPLIES TO INSINUATIONS IN
BOND PAMPHLET.
INSISTS ON HAVING The PROOF
Declares That Men Assailed Have
Done More for Town in One Year
Than All of Pamphlet Authors.

Editor Tidings: In a sheet head
ed Truth About Our City Light
Plant" which contained printed
statements from H. G. Butterfield,
n. F. Throne, Ira Shoudy, F. E. Rose
Grams, j. c. Barnard, F. w. Moore
and c. Cunningham, there appears
one paragraph, as follows:
This morning a meeting was held
in the Commercial Club rooms.
Among those present were G. S. But
Ter, c. A. Malone, local manager of
the Siskiyou company, E. r. Staples,
+. d. Briggs, Joe Hurt and others.
e. d. Briggs was nominated for
mayor. What does this combination
mean? What do these men stand
for? What does the Siskiyou COM
pany have to do with it,"
AS it has no special signature, it
is fair to assume that each Of the
above named gentlemen approved the
nasty insinuation, or, if not, then
some one of the gentlemen slipped it
in surreptitiously and was too cow
ardly to attach his name As to all
other articles, | care not to answer
except as to one Mr.. Thrones ungen-
tlemanly and unwarranted insinua-
tions.
Answers the Question.
What does tins combination
mean?"
In the first place there were pres
ent at the meeting nominating Mr..
Briggs, SO citizens, many OF whom
pay more city taxes than all of the
editors of the sheet referred TO COM
bined They propose to try to get u
set OF representative, active, honest,
businesslike, competent men for city
officials-men who are loyal to ALL
INTERESTS of Ashland, who have
proven their loyalty, who believe in
LOWERING TAXES and making
Ashland happier and better
What do these men stand for?"
They stand for honesty, accuracy,
and LOWER TAXES. They stand
for protection of our water system.
/ They stand for retaining the electric
| light plant Not one of the SO pres
ent would vote for sale of that plant.
What does the Siskiyou company
have to do with it?"
Not damn thing except that that
company pays heavy taxes here and
their local representative has as
much right and should be accorded
the same courtesy at public meetings
as any other individual.
And now as to Mr.. Throne. Who
is this man? Is his word good? All
right, assuming it to be so. Let me
ask him few questions:
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12

There will be no skating at the
Natatorium rink tonight, but there
will be skating Saturday afternoon
and Saturday night. 1t*
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12
To the w. F. NJ. and F. B. Members

of the NJ E. Church:
We are asked to give Xmas offer
ing to 90 towards the outgoing ex-
pense for our second new missionary
Can't We take from our Christmas
money and give to our treasurer
Mrs. w. d. Hodgson, at once, and SO
feel that We have helped Miss Ever
EFT on her way to Korea?
MRS. ID. f. BILLINGS.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12

You'll find a suitable gift for
him at Enders'. It's easy to buy fer
a man at our store
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12

An excellent lot of solid gold
children's neck chains at 50 to $3.50
each at Jeweler Whited's.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12
$4,000

1t is very unfortunate that the
above estimate was not made public
several weeks ago, for at least two
reasons:
First, it would have made a much
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12

Postcards sc per dozen to close
out at Ashland Trading Co.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12
Cider Delivery.

Powell Bros pure apple cider de-
livered to any part of the city. Phone
13O. Soft
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12

bedroom slippers for you all at
Enders'. Note the prices of them.
Cheap in price only.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12

Homemade sorghum, hominy
and kraut at Ashland Trading Co.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12

-Ferguson's prices on holiday
goods are the talk of the town.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12

Santa Claus will be in Toyland
Saturday at East Side Pharmacy.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12

Cliff Payne makes hatracks.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-12

Continued on Page Four.)
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06
SakinQ Economy.

By the use OF perfect baking powder
tne housewife can derive as much econ
0my as from any other article used in
baking and cooking. In selecting a bak-
ercised TO purchase one that retains its
original strength and always remains the
same. thus making the food sweet and
wholesome and producing sufficient leav-
ening gas TO make the baking light.
Very little of this leavening gas Is pro-
Ing 1t necessary to use double the guam
tity ordinarily required to secure good re-
suits.
You cannot experiment every time you
make cake or biscuits, test the
strength of your baking powder to find
out how much of it you should use; yet
with most baking powders you should do
this. for they are put together sol care
lessly they are never uniform. the quality
and strength varying with each can pur-
chased.
Calumet Baking Powder is made OF
chemically pure ingredients Of tested
strength. Experienced chemists put It up.
remain always the same. Sealed in air.
tight cans Calumet Baking Powder does
not alter in strength and is not affected
by atmospheric changes.
In using Calumet you are bound to have
uniform bread, cake or biscuits. Calu-
or aduterating ingredients so commonly
used to increase the weight. Further, it
produces pure, wholesome food and is a
baking powder of rare merit: therefore Is
recommended by leading physicians and
chemists It complies with all the pure
food laws. both STATE and NATIoNAL:
The goods moderate In price, and any
lady purchasing Calumet from her gro.
Ger, II not satisfied with 1t can return II
and have her money refunded.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06

This time two or shree cards were
sent In One by one he saw the vtsi-
tors refused, and Dan, without any
formality. himself knocked at Lefty
Lanes small door, which Higgins
opened. looked back over her shoulder
to give his name to her mistress. ana
said to Dan confidently. Wait. sir;
just wait a bit" Her lips we're al
fable. And in a few moments. to
Dams astonished delight, the actress
herself appeared. big scarf over ner
head and her body enveloped In hef
snowy cloak, and he understood Win
q leap of his heart that she had SIN
gled him out to take her home,
She went before him through tho
wings to the stage entrance. which he
opened for her. and she passed out
before him into the fog and the mist.
For the first time Blair followed her
! through the crowd. which was a DIG
one on this night On the one side
waited the poor. who wished her many
blessing, and on the other side her
admirers, whose thoughts were quite
different Something OF this flashed
! through Dams mind-and In that mo-
ment he touched the serious part OF
life for the first time.
In Lefty Lanes motor, the small
electric light lit over their heads and
the flower vase empty. he sat beside
the fragrant human creature who
London adored. and knew his place
would have been envied by many
man.
II took your friends to their place
all right" he told her. land I'm going
to see them myself tomorrow. l ad-
vised the girl not to get married tor
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06
Putty-Head Hard 10 Penetrate.

Napoleon Bonaparte once said the
hardest task his artillery ever essayed
was the reduction of mud fort in
Egypt 1t absorbed shot and shell as
the desert absorbs rain. That's why
q putty-headed man discourages you,
II you hit him in the side of the head
with sledge hammer you only make
dent IN his skull Then If you hit
him on the other side, the second
dent drives the first one out. He is
capable Of receiving and retaining
but one dent at time. and that on
the outside. The only thing you can
do to give him new Impressions Is to
lay his head out In the sun for hun
dred years. when it will harden like
granite, which can be easily pune
tured
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06
HAD 1T TIMED TO A NlCETY
But Limit to Existence Of impecunious
Grandee Was Not Set by
God Of Love.

Representative Henry Of Texas,
continuing his campaign against In
ternational marriages. said at a din
ner in Washington:
"Old Gobsa Golde's daughter. Lotta
Golde, the heiress, was courted very
strenuously last month at Monte
Carlo by Spanish grandee.
Wherever she went-walking on
the terrace. lunching at Ciro's, play
ing in the Casino-the grandee, i'm
maculate in his Poole clothes, was at
her elbow
The man said to her one evening
between the acts of Dejanire, in the
beautiful Sale Garnier:
Mees Golde-Lotta-w wizout you ]
cannot exist but one fortnight more.'"
You can only exist another fort.
night, Don Guzman? But tell me-
cried the beautiful sirl-'tell me how
you can specify a definite time like
| that?'
'Helas, Mees Golde, said the Span
lard, 1t is not l. It is my creditors
who do re specifying"