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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-11

Mrs. Forrest Johnson assisted by
her daughter, Miss Margaret John
son, entertained number of friends
at bridge Wednesday at Gray Ga
lies.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-26
EGGS OUT OF AIR.
Russian Chemist Says He Is Going
To Make Them.

Chilcago.-Dr. Paul Walden of
kiga, Russia. has predicted here that
the next great feat of chemistry
would be the making of eggs from
air. DR.. Walden, who is president
elect of the ninth international con-
gress of applied chemistry to be
held in st. Petersburg in 1915, fur
ther predicted that a variety of nj
trogenous foods will be made from
the air some day.
81 consider it practically certain
that at no distant day we will be
drawing food supplies from the air, u
he said. Professor Beruthsen oi
Germany already has succeeded il
making the simple compound of nj
trogen and hydrogen. This shows
that we will be able to make more
complex compounds. An egg is ;
complex compound of nitrogen, oxy
gen, sulphur and hydrogen"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-26
Beans From the Aztec Ruins.

An example of what a market gar
dener can do in short time, and
what the Medford public market has
made possible, is shown by, o. j.
Ames, who from small garden on
Rogue river bottoms, two miles north
of Tolo, has sold over 500 worth of
vegetab! IS each month sIrc3 the mar
ket opened-s!l he had to offer. And
he has only been in the valley since
January.
Mr.. Ames took sweepstakes prize
of $50 for vegetables at the Jackson
county fair, displaying As varieties
of vegetables. All of the common
vegetables and some uncommon are
shown.
Perhaps the most interesting veg
etable showI. is a bean, the seed of
which was discovered in a crevice of
cliff-dwellers' home in the Aztec
ruins of Arizona. The original bean
had lain there probably for hundreds
of years, perhaps thousands. 1t was
shown that the terminating qualities
still survived. From the first crop
of the original bean the present dis
play was grown. 1t is similar to the
lima bean, white, but more prolific.
There are thousands of acres in
the valley that are available for just
such intensive cultivation as is done
by Mr.. Ames.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-26
TEACHERS OF TWO COUNTIES ARE IN SESSION
Josephine and Jackson Joint Institute Now in Session High
School Building-Many Eminent Speakers Present

The first day of the Teachers In
stitute for Josephine and Jackson
nunties opened with an attendance
of about 900. The incoming teach
ers were met by a reception commit
tee of Ashland teachers who escorted
them to the high school and later
found rooming places for them. The
assembly room of the high school
building was crowded to its capacity
for the speeches of the day, over 300
teachers and towns people attending.
The first session began at 10 O'Clock,
the teachers assembling to register.
After several songs by the assem-
blage and a piano solo by Miss Edna
Daugherty, Superintendent Briscoe
and Dr. Winship of Boston addressed
the teachers.
From 1880 to 2:1O department
sessions were held. The primary
department listened to a reading by
Mamie L. Fulkerson. In the absence
of Superintendent Alderman, the in
termediate and advanced divisions
discussed current events. The SUI
superintendent, principal and high
/ school sections considered High
School Contests - The leader, Mr.
Bowman, principal of the Medford
high school, outlined the things that
can reasonably be expected of high
school contests, the abuses to which
they are liable, and suggested rene
dies. Mr.. Manion of the Ashland
| high school gave his observations OF
eastern athletics and showed how the
west may benefit by the experience
of the east. Mr.. st. John of Ashland
outlined plan for local debating
league, in addition to the state
league, and also for local oratorical
league. The aim could be to give
as many students as possible training
in public speaking with the least pos
sible expense to the school. After
these meetings DR.. Winship again
addressed the assembled teachers
In the evening the Ashland teach
ers entertained the visitors in the
canyon above the park, with feed
of "hot dogs buns and coffee. Su-
perintendent Greenleaf gave several
readings, songs we're sung and games
played around the bonfires. The
teachers cast formality to the winds
and had thoroughly rousing good
! time.
This evening Dr. Winship gives a
popular lecture at the high school
on Getting Into the Game" To-
morrow at 9:20 President ]. H. Ack-
erman of the Oregon Normal School
will address the assembly Superin-
tendent Alderman will speak al
11:10, and at 2:40 DR.. A. e. Winship
will speak on Educational Value OF
Out-of-School Life" Everybody i;
invited to these lectures.
superintendent Briscoe opened the
session with an address on Social
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-26
LAND OFFICE DISCONTINUED.
Office at Redding To BE Consolidated
With Sacramento.

That there is no longer any hope
of retaining the Redding land office
is settled, says the Redding Search
light. Under date of the 9Th instant
in Washington, d. c., the general
land office directed the local officers
to post notices of the time and place
of sale of such furniture and fix
lures in the Redding office as will
not be required by the Sacramento
office, and on Tuesday Register Lem
niger posted the notices as directed,
the sale being set for 10 o'clock a.
m, September 2S.
The designations of Register Lem
niger and Receiver Carter have not
been accepted and they have been di
rected to continue in their respective
positions until the office is closed the
3 9th inst.
1t is understood that the depart
ment of the interior has caused a
craeful investigation to be made of
the volume of business now being
transacted by the Redding office and
of the probable amount that might
be expected. 1t is also known that
the representations of the several
COullneTCldl DOuleS anu lnIluenLlal
citizens, who have made strong eff
forts to have the office retained
have been carefully considered by
the department, but that there is not
enough business, either present or
prospective, to warrant the continu-
ance of the office The receipts for
the month of August are reported to
be the lowest since the land office
was moved to Redding, and, as stat
ed there is no probability of any
increase.
Section $3.50, revised statutes of
the United States, provides
Whenever the cost of collecting
the revenue from the sales of the
public lands in any land district is
as much as one-third of the whole
amount of revenue collected in such
district, it may be lawful for the
president If, in his opinion, not in 9.
compatible with the public interest
to discontinue the land office in such
district, and to annex the same to
some other adjoining land district" :"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-26
BARN AND HAY BURNED
George Owen Suffers Loss of Struc-
ture and COntents-Partially
Insured.

The large hay barn on the ranch
of George Owens, on the East Main
street road, about two and one-half
miles from this city, was destroyed
by fire early Tuesday morning. The
fire was discovered about O'Clock,
at which time the entire barn was
ablaze. The hired man and family
were kept busy for a time looking
after the burning brands which fell
upon and around the stock barn and
residence, but succeeded in saving
them from damage.
The building, which was a large
one, surrounded by lean-tos on three
sides, was filled with hay, the last
having been put in Monday after
noon. The man in charge states that
there had been no smoking while put
ting in the hay, and that the hay was
so dry that spontaneous combustion
seems impossible. The theory held
by him is either that hobo crawled
into the shed to sleep and dropped a
match or fire from his pipe, or that
the blaze was the work of an incen-
diary.
There is estimated to have beer
! from 140 tons of hay upwards, in the
barn, the hay being part grain ha!
and part alfalfa, and was worth from
/ $12 to SIS per ton. The barn wai
built about six years ago and wal
worth probably $1,000. There wai
/ $500 insurance upon the barn in the
( Billings agency, but it is reported
/ that there was none upon the con
tents.
/ At the time of the fire Mr.. Over
was at his Dead Indian ranch, where
he had gone the day previous for {
! bunch of beef cattle.
/ Quite a number of Ashland people
aroused by the fire alarm, went ou
! to the ranch, but could do nothint
but look on and see the property de
stroyed, as there was no water avail
able.
A pathetic feature of the fire wa!
the action of some of the pigeons liv
ing in the barn. A large number O
young squads were destroyed and tn,
mother doves would keep circlin!
around the burning hay after th
building fell, at times almost goin,
into the flames in their anxiety afte
their lost little ones. 1t was a beau
tiful and touching display of mothe
love.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-26
ARRESTCREEK SUSPECTS
Chief Oien Made Important Arrests
in This City Monday
Night.

Chief of Police Oien gathered in
five Greeks Monday night who were
held till next day upon suspicion of
completely in the murder of George
Dedaskelous at Medford Sunday
night. The body of Dedaskelous was
found under what is known as the
Iowa warehouse at Medford on Mon
day noon, by George Stokus, section
boss on the Southern Pacific.
The Ashland authorities were no.
titled and took five Greeks into Gus
tody Monday night. Constable Au-
gust Singler came up Monday and
after examining the prisoners turned
three of them loose and they went on
their way rejoicing. Two Greeks,
Gus Dermadrakes and George Tuce-
les, were held and taken back to
Medford by Mr.. Singler These two
men were the two last seen with the
dead man and are thought to have
robbed him. Large amounts OF
money were found on both.
Tuceles was carrying revolver
when arrested, and if not held al
Medford will be returned to Ashland
on a charge of carrying concealed
weapons.
Two hoboes were also arrested
Monday night by the local police, ons
of whom is sususpected of HAVING
stolen a watch in a rooming house il
! the city, but there was not sufficien
evidence to hold him.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-26
SOME SPECIALS.

On account of buying in carload
lots direct from the factory, ! am
in position to offer you some special
inducements on high grade buggies
and spring wagons-a saving that
will amount to $40 to $40 on a rig.
make it at point to meet compe-
tition, not only on quality but on
price of anything in the line of i'm
plements and farmers supplies. If
can't do as we'll ! won't be mad
because you get il of somebody else.
| buy where cash will buy the cheap
est, and it is your privilege to do
the same.
| want to sell you the best farm
wagon, regardless of price, that has
ever been sold in southern Oregon,
1t has the points over any, other, be-
ing the product of the latest, most
up-to-date and complete wagon fac
tory in the world-it's the genuine
IT. G.. Mandt wagon.
Come in and talk over your needs
with me, and | will do you some
good if | can Il. E. PHIPPS,
Implements of all kinds, 3S9 East
Main St, Ashland, Ore.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-26

Unrest" or Are We Running a
Fool Factory" an answer to the
violent attacks made upon the Amer
ican public school system by the La
dies Home Journal and other maga-
zines. Mr.. Briscoe stood solidly for
the proposition that the schools are
not a failure He pointed out the
fact that there is unrest in every ac-
tivity and department of life, in poll
tics, in the business world, in the
medical profession, in the school
room He emphasized the fact that
while he favors vocational training
in the schools, and that manual
training, agriculture and domestic
science occupy a prominent position
in the Ashland school curricula, yet
they must be built around the solid
core of arithmetic, grammar, history,
geometry and physics. The public
school cannot be a vocational school,
as each student is preparing for a
different vocation. It's function is,
therefore, to give him the fundamen-
tails upon which he can afterward
build. The schools are succeeding;
they are implanting high ideals in
the minds of the pupils, but these
ideals are crushed out by contact
with the business and professional
world.
DR.. Winship preceded his lecture
upon Education for Efficiency by
short talk showing the fallacies of
the Ladies Home Journal articles.
He then pointed out the ways in
which teachers are wasting the time
of students, teaching them things
which they know already. He plead
ed against throwing time away, say
ing that mo efficiency depends upon
artificiality or traditionality. But,
he said, " any inefficiency does not
trouble me when it depends upon
universal inefficiency." 1t took the
brightest and best paid railroad en-
gineers of the world 73 years to
learn that wear and tear, with
wreckage and loss. came from hav-
ing the breaks between rails oppo-
site each other. So, too, the school
teacher may spend much time in
eliminating and outgrowing waste
full methods"
In the afternoon DR.. Winship
spoke on Fundamentals of Educa-
tional Progress. I'VE must learn to
think in bigger units, not in terms
of our own little locality our state
of even our nation, but in world
terms. We must not bind the pupil
down by rules, but shape the rules
to the needs of the pupil. New
studies demand new methods. If we
must have agriculture taught by an
cient history methods, by all means
let us keep the ancient history. New
times need new ways and new stud
(non4ia,,oa 80, Dare IciuL4 ,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-26
FIXING DEAD
INDIAN ROAD
WILL SOON BE IN FINE SHAPE
TO KLAMATH FALLS.
JACKSON'S PORTION FINISHED
Fl. S. PalmerIee Tells of Good Work
Being Done on Dead Indian Road
by jackson and klamath Counties
in Road Building.

H. S. Palmerlee, who has a home
stead out in the Dead Indian coun-
try, informs the Tidings that the
road between this city and Klamath
Falls is being put into excellent
shape for travel both with automo-
biles and teams.
G. w. Jones has finished the work
to the county line and stretch of
road in klamath county, between
Glover creek and the Jackson-Klam-
ath county line, is all that remains
uncompleted A crew of about 20
men is now at work under the direc-
tion of the Klamath county authori-
ties, and the road should be com
pleted in about two weeks if the
weather remains good.
When this is completed the Dead
Indian road to klamath Falls will be
much better than the Green Springs
road, which has heretofore been
principally used between that city and
Ashland. klamath Falls has com-
pleted a fine automobile road from
that city to Pelican bay, and by fol-
lowing this route Crater Lake can be
reached about as easily as by the
Rogue river route, thus giving tour
lists an opportunity to see new seem
cry each way. The route is highly
beautiful and almost if not quite
equal to the northern route.
The route via Lake OF the Woods
is shorter cut, but not as yet good
for automobile travel says Mr.. Palm
erlee, but should be improved as
soon as possible. This portion of the
road, however, is entirely in klamath
county,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-26
DISTRICT FAIR A GREAT SUCCESS
EXHIBITS FAR EXCEED ANY PREVIOUS EFFORT In VALLEY and AT
TENDANCE Is C0OD-ALL SHOULD ATTEND

The District Fair which opened in
the Natatorium yesterday is by far
the biggest in point of exhibits ever
held in southern Oregon, says SUI
perintendent lowe. 1t not only eX-
ceeds any in the valley, but any this
side of Eugene.
When visited by a Tidings repre-
sentative Wednesday morning the
Nat" was very busy place, many
people being at work putting delayed
exhibits in place.
The needleWork, art exhibits, culi-
nary exhibits, floral exhibits and col
lection of curios, together with that
portion of the children's industrial
contest comprising gardening and
fruit raising, manual training and
domestic economy, are accommodate
ed on the main or dancing floor of
the building. The pressed flowers
drawing exhibits, needlework, etc.
of the children's contest are to be
found on the gallery of the dancing
floor.
The basketball floor and adjacent
walks are devoted to the horticul-
tural and agricultural exhibits. The
various exhibits of business firms are
/ distributed throughout the building
and every available foot of space i:
occupied. The exhibits are so mum
erous and so uniformly good that il
is impossible to particularize eXcept
in case of exceptional uniqueness.
I In the art exhibit is a display o.
the Crater Lake paintings of Mis-
Russell, including the one sent t
Washington for exhibition to con
gress, and which was instrumental il
securing the appropriation for Cra
ter Lake by the national govern
ment.
The work of placing the exhibit
was barely complete this morning
and the judges were gathering thi
forenoon to place the ribbons on th
winning exhibits.
One of the unique exhibitions
one of farm products by d. NJ Lowe
These occupy a booth by themselve
and comprise 234 distinct produc
tions raised or made on his farI
north of Bear creek. The exhibi
was entered as 22O varieties, bu
more were added later, and run
from beans and bread and butte
down the line of products throug
grain, vegetables and fruit. A nota
BILE feature of the exhibit is that a
the products of the soil were grow
without irrigation.
The Ashland Nursery Company ha
, handsome exhibit of flowers and {
, nursery stock. a feature of which
branch j inches long containin
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-26
VOLCANO IN ERUPTION.
Mt. Wrangell Again Throwing Out
Smoke and Lava.

Seattle, Sept 26.-Mail advices
from Valdez, Alaska, say Mt. Wran-
gell, the most widely known of the
smoking volcanoes of Alaska, is
again in eruption. Lieutenant Pros
ser of the signal corps, who returned
to Valdez from a trip of inspection
along the military telegraph line be-
tween Valdez and Fairbanks, report
ed that Mt. Wrangell is throwing out
large volumes of smoke and lava.
Instead of one crater there are
now at least seven vents, and with
the aid of field glasses lava can be
seen issuing from the openings and
flowing down across the glaciers.
This is believed to be the explana-
tion of the high water in the streams
draining that district.
From Kotsena it is reported that
sulpherous fumes are so strong that
miners working near Kotsena glacier
have been driven out.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-26

IL large blue Pearmain apples.
These were grown upon Mr.. Thomp-
sons place on Granite street
The Pennistin Granite Company
has handsome exhibit of rough and
cut stone.
The Warner Mercantile Company
has an effective display of stoves and
ranges.
The exhibit of stuffed animals and
furs at the north end of the main
floor is very fine and the showing of
Indian relics, blankets, baskets and
the like is one of the most brilliant
spots in the entire fair.
The youngsters have taken great
interest in the fair and the exhibits
in the children's industrial contest
would do credit to adults in many
! lines. Many of the youngsters have
entered chickens, hares, rabbits, etc.
The fruit displays are credit even
to so great fruit section as this.
The exhibits of corn are very no
ticeable in view of the oft repeated
statements that corn cannot be sue
cessfully raised in the Rogue River
valley. They would be creditable al
a northern Iowa fair; though not
quite so large as the corn grown in
southern Nebraska and Kansas, that
shown is sound and demonstrates
that this cereal can be profitably
grown in this section.
The exhibits of squashes and
pumpkins are also something re-
markable, even for this section, anC
some of the former are certainly
monsters
There was a fair attendance thi!
forenoon and good sized crowd thi:
afternoon.
Tomorrow, however, will probabl!
be the big day of the fair. 1t il
Grants Pass Day and our neighbori
down the valley are noted for doini
things right Many Ashland people
also will attend tomorrow instead o
; other days in order to embrace tn,
opportunity to greet Grants Pas
; friends.
No reader of the Tidings who ha
! failed to attend the fair yesterday O
/ today should miss seeing the display
| tomorrow or Saturday. Besides, on,
} day is not enough to carefully exam
inc the exhibits, and if possible al
l should attend more than one day.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-26
CREDITABLE ASHLAND NUMBER.
Pacific Christian Advocate Devoted
Much Space to Conference City.

The Pacific Christian Advocate,
which is the Methodist Episcopal Of
ficial organ in the northwest, in its
issue of September g devoted much
space to articles concerning Ashland.
On the front page appeared cuts of
the Chautauqua auditorium and of
the Methodist Episcopal church,
while an illustrated article on Ash
land from the pen of Judge G. B.
Watson. Ashland Methodism" is
the theme of Rev. j. s, Smith, who
traced briefly the history of the
church here from the time of the
preaching of the first sermon in the
school house here in 1852. An un-
signed article on the public schools
of Ashland is another of the features
of the number The Southern Ore
gon Chautauqua is also the subject
of comprehensive write-up.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-26
Sunday School Rally.

Next Sunday, the 29th, is rally day
for the Sunday school of the First
Baptist church, located on the corner
of First and Hargadine. 1t is de-
sired that all members of the Sunday
school and others interested, both
young and old, be present and enjoy
the service. There will be special
music and other matters of special
presented 34-2t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-26
The Village CutuD.

The village wit seats himself at
the Easter social table.
Zone oyster-two soups" he CUR
giles to the waitress.
Now, the waitress has her own
opinion of him and the joke. With
out going to the kitchen to give the
order, she raises her voice so that it
is heard all over the hall, and re-
marks:
Zone lobster-two soups"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-26
WILL BUILD BUNGALOW.
j. II. Dennis viii Erect Fine Home
On the Boulevard.

j. H. Dennis has purchased of c.
H. Vaupel the lot on the upper side
of the Boulevard, lying between the
F.. S. Engle home and the residence
owned by G. w. Milan Mr.. Dennis
expects in the very near future to
commence the erection of one of tho
finest bungalow homes in the city.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-26
Democratic Rally.

DR.. Harry Lane, democratic can
didate for United States senator. will
speak at the auditorium tonight, and
will explain to the voters why, in
his opinion, they should support the
policies of Mr.. Lane and the demo-
cratic party. h
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-26
Equal to Anything.

At a Benthnal Green inquest the
foreman pf the jury remarked on the
light weight of a child. 81 have
been Judge of horseflesh for years" ="
he added. and ought to know what
child should weigh"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-26
Going to School.

Two lads with their books were
on the way to school recently. They
did not seem enthusiastic, and evil
IDENTIFY one had been arraigning the
whole system.
well" said the other, "yeh got to
have an education. II yeh amt got
no education you can't do nothin' fer
a Twin"
The first somewhat sullenly ad-
mitted the truth of this, and the pair
continued on the way to get it.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-26
Save Time and Money

by calling or phoning to East Side
Inn your magazine subscriptions or
renewals. All orders promptly at
tended TO. Call and see the new club
offers. 33-4t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-26

Wednesday afternoon many of the
visiting school teachers were given a
pleasant surprise by being really fit
with John Kelly shoes. Enders' big
store.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-26

L. w. Robinson and associates
have started a state bank at Molalla.
Capital, $4,000. The bank fixtures
should be made in Oregon.