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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-08
For Seed Experiments.

Mr.. Miller of the local Forest In
sect Field Station has rented for the
use of the government a house and
lot near the high school and will con-
duct a series of experiments with
the termination of pine cones and
other matters along that line.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-08
CHANGE AT HOSPITAL
Miss Susie Arnold Leases Granite
City Hospital and VIII Take
Possession October I.

Miss Susie Arnold, one of the best
known nurses in the Rogue River
Valley, has leased the Granite City
hospital for a term of five years,
taking possession on October /. She
has purchased the furniture and
equipment from Misses Nelson and
Astrom, who have successfully con
Quoted the hospital since its open
ing.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-08
Rhodenite.

A new lot of especially we'll
marked pink rhodenite just received
from the cutter. This is undoubtedly
the most characteristic souvenir of
southern Oregon. We are pleased to
show the goods.
29-2t H. L. WHITED.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-08
Given Birthday Dinner.

F. H. Pohland celebrated his birth
day Friday evening last at a family
dinner including the Pohland, Wal
ker and Biegel families. Mr.. Poh-
land is coy about telling his age, but
it is upward of 80.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-08

Miss Frances McWilliams left Sun
day for Calexico Cal, on the Mexi-
can line, where she will teach school
the coming year She went to San
Francisco by train, thence by boat
to Los Angeles and by train from
there.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-08
NOTICE.

Please get your items for the Tid-
ings in the day before date of publi-
cation, if possible. All matter must
hereafter be in type by noon on pub
lication day.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-08

Miss Olive Thorne left Sunday for
San Jose Sunday to take up a course
of study in the Normal school.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-08
MUSIC AND ART.

SINGING-Vocal technique, tone
placing, artistic singing. Mr.. Mac
Murray, Director of Music, Pres
byterian church. Phone 1873. 30-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-08

Phone news items to the Tidings.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-08

Miss Eta V. Johnson left Sunday
for Los Angeles, where she goes to
teach.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-08

JAP-A-LAC for years has
been the standby of the house
wife for fixing up old furni-
ture, picture frames, etc., as
nice as the woodwork in the
home.
Made in a large variety of
colors, also white, black, gold
and aluminium and clear.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-08

Scale receipts at Tidings office.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-08
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR SALE-Alfalfa hay in the
shock. w. T. Gordon, Wells
ranch. 30-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-08

Collie. Address p. o. Box 454,
Ashland, or Phone 435-J. 3O-2t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-08

WANTED-Woman to do family
washing and ironing. Must take
work home. Call 125 Oak st. or
phone 1927. 30-tf
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-17
PAWNBROKE RS ON
GRILL SHOW CASE
OF BAD MEMORY
House Lobby Investigators,
Seeking Proof for Chief
Pages Charges, Make
Little Headway
Continued From Page 9

didn't go in, Steinem said he didn't
think 1t necessary.
I'm not out anything, he declared.
Although Bernstein swore that to the
best of his recollections the activities
of the three did not begin In 1911,
Steinem thought he had been ap-.
preached in that year. He had no idea,
he said. Of what money was raised or
how it was spent. Horning and Heiden-
heimer, the other brokers, are under
subpoena and will testify next week.
AT the morning session of the COM
mittee McMichael continued his story
WORLD PAYS SALARY
/. H. McMichael, formerly chief page
of the house, described by Martin M.
Mulhall In his lobby exposure as the
chief spy" on congressman for the
National Association of Manufacturers,
testified before the house lobby COM
mittee that he was now being paid a
weekly salary of SIS by the New York
World, which printed the original Null
hall charges. McMichaeI explained he
was being paid under an agreement to
write story about Twenty Years a
House Employee after the lobby in
vestigation was over. Attorney J..
Fasby Smith, representing Represent
ative j. T.. McDermott, told the COM
mittee that he would bring Allan A.
Irvine, government supply contractor
Of this city. to testify that McMichael
had informed Irvine he would receive
a weekly salary until he had corrob-
GRATED Mulhalps testimony.
II have a contract to begin after this
hearing, but / don't think you have any
right to inquire into my private pusi-
ness" retorted McMichael when
pressed for details
The committee finally requested a
fuller answer.
II am under a verbal agreement
not one in writing" began McMfchaei.
II am out of job and must make
a living. So I agreed to Write a story
of 20 years a house employe, but II
was expressly understood / was not 70
write it until after this investigation.
And you receive $75 week.!
s'Yes, sir
"Didn't YOU tell Irvine you were to
receive the salary for corroborating
Mulhall?"
mo, sir; l didn't"
Didn't you tell Irvine that If Repre-
sentative McDermott would pay you
1925 he owed you, that you would not
say a word to hurt him? demanded
Smith did you intend to suppress
all you have told If McDermott paid
you the $325?'' -
Absolutely not. said McMichael- I
intended to do just what ] am doing
tell the unvarnished truth.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-17
TYPOS SESSION
CLOSES IN TIFF.
Insurgents Are Routed and
Lynch Tells Leader to Sit
Down and Stay There

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Aug. 16.-The
fifty ninth annual convention Of the
International Typographical union
closed here today. The last session
was devoted largely to hearing COM
mittee reports and to final settlement
of appeals.
The convention concurred in the re-
port of the committee on resolutions,
recommending for rejection the report
OF Delegate Kitchens OF. Cincinnati
that committee of five be appointed
to study labor conditions In Europe.
The report on the Printers home in
Colorado Springs showed the institu-
tion to be in good financial conditions.
Plans were submitted for the erection
of a $4,000 monument to the printers.
The report of the committee on ap-
peals, recommending for dismissal the
appeal of George s. Belts against Bos-
ton union No. 13. precipitated the last
nght against the administration. The
report was concurred in by 144 to 81.
Delegate Kitchens, floor leader for the
anti administrations. clashed for the
last time with President Lynch during
the debate.
As vaiedictory remark to Delegate
Kitchens, President Lynch told him to
sit down and stay there"
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-17
FISH TIED To
HIS TOE TOWED
HIM Z MILES
Stretch Williams Tells How
He Was Pulled. From
His Boat by Sea
Monster

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-Streich Will
liams. a fisherman whose veracity and
general fishing ability have earned him
a reputation from City island to Port
Jefferson on the sound. was put ashore
al Larchmont yesterday afternoon by
a fast motor boat, whose occupants told
briefly of pulling Stretch out Of the
water about a mile off the beach. They
sped away without giving further de-
tails
1t was obvious from Streachs appear
ance that he had been taking dip
with his clothes on, and as he stood on
the beach wringing them out he told
of an adventure that he reckoned would
turn many a mans hair gray.
Yep" said Stretch, I wouldn't live
the last hour and q half over again II
Carnegie gave me Skibo castle and all
his bagpipers to wake me up every
morning for the rest Of my life-and
bein' woke up by real bagpipers is my
idea OF liyin'. believe me"
THE PLAIN TRUTH. BY CUNT
II don't like to tell this story" con-
tinued the fisherman, wringlng some
red and green water out OF his neck
tie, because certain people along this
here sound seem to think that, because
a man makes his livin' catching fish,
hes got to be a double back action
se1f-reversing liar. So want 1t under
stood that what I'm goin' to tell Is
the truth--the plain truth. by guml'
Whereupon, Mr.. Stretch Williams told
OF rowing out ut-yesterday morning to a
certain spot about midway between
Belle Haven and Little Captains island,
where he anchored his boat and started
the days fishing. Snappers, he said.
are not running vet, and he had his
hooks down for the tail end of the
blackfsh season He explained that
the blackfsh are running large this
time of year, and that to catch them
he was using big hooks and a very
strong line.
HOW THE TROUBLE STARTED
About noon Stretch decided he would
his lines about the oarlocks and the
third he wrapped carefully around the
large toe of his right foot This toe
Stretch regards as very sensitive to
blackfish bites.
i've been doin' that very same thing
for the last 20 years." said Stretch,
~'only sometimes I put a line on each
toe while eat my lunch. II had been
using both .toes today guess l
wouldn't be here to tell this story
You see by doing that 1 can tell the
second / get a bite.
Il hadn't had much luck all mornin'
and that's one reason why only had
a half hitch on one toe. When I fin
ished the sandwiches / began to feet
a bit drowsy and L guess 1 must have
fell asleep.
II dunno how long 7 slept. but the
first thing | knew / felt an awful jerk
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-17
NE " SYSTEM FOR
LOADING FREIGHT
Local Railroad Man Evolves
a Scheme to Save Time
and Mistakes

An Improvement in the method OF
handling merchandise freight in rail-
road stations which. according to its
inventor, is. destined to revolutionize
freight handling on every railroad line
in the country. has ben devised by w.
B. Blanton; acting freight agent in San
Francisco for the Northwestern Pacific
railroad. 1t will be put in operation at
the Northwestern Pacific depot, Front
and Vallejo streets, tomorrow morning.
Under the ordinary system of loading
merchandise freight-that is small
freight of less than carload lots. dray-
ing teams dump their parcels on the
floor of freight pltforms and subse-
quent separation of these parcels and
removal into box cars bound for the
right destination--is a confusing and
extended operation.
Mr.. Blanton's scheme transfers
freight from the wagons directly on to
waiting trucks. AS fast as each truck
is loaded 1t is labeled with a numbered
and colored card, which shows plainly
to the trucker into which boxcar 1t is
to be delivered.
On the opposite side of the station
are three spur tracks filed with cars.
Each is numbered in a series running
UP to Is or 20. while color series of
ISu, W0ltt anu uAuc teAiS WnlcL
the car is on. A red tag indicates that
the car. is on the inner track. blue on
the middle and white on the outer.
When the trucker unioads inside the
car he places his truck tag in re-
ceptacle on the wall. SO that glance
at the color number of the cards there
shows whether mistakes have been
made. Mr. Blanton contemplates pat
enting his scheme. Before coming to
the Northwestern Pacific he was con-
nected with the Queen and Crescent
route at Cincinnati.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-17
TELEGRAPH BREvITIES


NEWPORT. n. l.. Aug. 16.-October
%. 1913. has been set as the date for
the Atlantic feet TO start on its Medi-
-erranean tour Plans for the trip
were discussed today by Secretary OF
the Navy Daniels and Rear Admiral
Badger aboard the flagship Wyoming
The feet will return December 20, so
that the sailors may spend the Christ
mas holidays at home.
LYNNFIELD. Mass. Aug. I6.-Eugene
y. Foss, three times elected governor
Of Massa cbusetts as democrat and a
candidate for the democratic nomina-
tion for the presidency last year, to-
day declared himself again a repubIi-
can, but remained indefinite regarding
his reported candidacy for the repub-
lican nomination for reelection.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1s--OHiciaIs of II
western railroads signed a telegram
that was sent to Postmaster General
Burleson urging thes government TO
increase the compensation of the roads
for handling the mail The increase is
asked on the ground that the volume of
mail greatly has increased as a result
Of the establishment of the parcel post
and will increase further after Au-
gust 20.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. ia lone
bandit who boarded Pullman car OF
St Louis and San Francisco passenger
train No Ill, known as the Metsor. at
the union station here tonight, held up
four OF the passengers on the car soon
after the train left this city at 10
o'clock for Oklahoma and Texas. The
rcbber escaped by jumping from the
train.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-17
ME EXICAN PAPERS
ATTACK WILSON s
PERSONAL ADVISER
DR.. William Bayard Hale
Accused of. Being Anxious
to See Stars and Stripes
Wave Over Land
DESPERATE BATTLE :.
NEAR RODRIGUEZ
Two Thousand Federals
Reach Juarez for Defense
Of Border City
DESPERATE BATTLE .
NEAR RODRIGUEZ

affairs In view OF his formal deciara-
ton In the senate of his purpose to
stand squarely behind the president,
providing the Mexican difacuity could
be kept out of the field OF politics. this
Is believed to foreshadow a better en-
tente between the democratic and re-
publican members of the foreign rela-
lions. committee.
Henry Lane Wilson. the titular am
bassador to: Mexico. remains in Wash
lngton, still undecided as to his future
movements. Mr. Wilson today also was
rejecting upon the communication
which Secretary Bryan dispatched to
Ambassador Page in London regarding
f. hts comment on the statement attributed
to the British foreign office. Whether
he will make any further criticism in
this matter probably will depend upon
Great Brftainfs answer to Secretary
Bryan, S apology, which probably viii be
DELAYED until Monday or Tuesday.
DEMOCRATS WILL CONTROL
Democratic. members of the senate
foreign relations committee have de-
termined that if the Investigation of
Mexican border conditions and Ameri-
can financial support to revolutionists
Is TO be continued by the special sub
committee. that worked along the bor-
der Hast year, that committee will be
rebuilt so that It's control rests with
democratic senators
The investigation conducted last
year was under the direction of Sena
tor Smith of Michigan, and Senator
Fall, republicans, who are now pre-
pairing reports.
: The foreign relations committee will
determine next week, as to whether
the. Investiga tion is TO be carried on.
Several resolutions for an investiga-
tion of Mexican conditions, introduced
in the senate recently. are being con-
sidered by the foreign relations COM
fnittee
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-17

and 1 shot out of that boat like one
of them Harlem torpedoes I'll never
be able to tell what kept my toe and
even my whole leg from bein' carried
away 1t took me some time to col
leet my senses and when / finally did
! found that 1t was up to me to get a
new stock of breath, If I wanted to
keep from drowning. That was my
first sensation and the next was that
/ was being pulled through the water
at something like 2s knots. as near
as / could figure 1t. j was travelling
SO fast that the rush of water almost
tore my eyebrows of.
Luckily, 1 was near the surface
and when, by mighty effort, / man
aged TO attain something like a sitting
position l could get an occasional
BEING TOwED BY HIS TOE
1T didn't take me long to figure out
that something big and husky in the
way of flsh. either q shark or more
likely a porpoise was at the other end
OF the line 1 felt in my trousers
pocket for my knife and remembered
that I had been cutting bait with 1T in
the boat and had left 1t there I even
tried to reach down and unite the cord.
but 1t was no use. The pulling had
drawn the half hitch so tight that II
was Out VI the Qucstlou 10 40 dnyknlnR
but cut Ii. All this time I was being
carried at a high rate of speed In what
l figured was a southerly direction.
The strain was beginning to sap
my strength. and I concluded that
my time had come. / began to think
of all my relatives and of all the bills
l owed and few that are owed to
me. ! was saying a last farewell to
the world when, as fought my way
to the surface to get my last breath.
I caught sight of a motor boat racing
after me. also got chance to look
ahead and saw there the fin of huge
fish cutting through the water like q
streak of lightning, and l knew I had
been right in my conJectures.
Il waved my arm weakly to the mo-
tor boat and then I guess I sank for
a few seconds later I felt the fishline
relax suddenly and man grabbed me
by the back of the neck and pulled mo
over the side Of the boat. They had
s1ighted me on the Port Chester break
water and had pursued me all the way
to Larchmont before they could get
near enough to cut the line. I guess I
was towed by the toe a distance OF "a
miles
Take my advice, boys. and don't
fasten any fsh1ines to your feet while
you do something else with your
hands. Never again for me-"
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-17
Parade. Addresses and
Dance Included in
Festivities

BERKELEY. Aug. 1e.-When a spe-
cial train carrying officials of the
Southern Pacific company arrived in the
new main line station In West Berke-
ley at University avenue and Third
street this afternoon cheers were given
by the thousands of citizens gathered
to celebrate the event, whistles of fac
tories in this city, Oakland and Rich
mond Joining I'm the demonstration.
Forty-six trains a day will in the
future stop at this point
Business was practically at stand
still from the time the big parade
started until after the dedication OF
the structure. with c. c. Juster as
marshal, assisted by stephen H ALI
son and George Friend, procession of
gayly decorated automobiles, headed
by the large sightseeing car of e. c.
Piatt, started at 2 o'clock from the
Hotel Shattuck. From there the ma
chimes were driven down Shattuck ave-
nue. to the boundary line of the city at
Alcatraz avenue and Adeiine street, re-
turning to the intersection of Bancroft
way and Telegraph avenue, thence to
Center street and Shattuck avenue.
From that point the parade counter
marched to University avenue and
thence down that thoroughfare to
Third street.
Among those occupying machines
were T. III. Fallon, Mayor Haywood;
w. r. Scott, general manager of the
Southern Pacific company; F. p Far
ber president of the West Berkeley
Improvement club; B. ]. Bitherm OF the
Berkeley Manufacturers association:
DR.. David p. Barrows acting president
of the University of California; Cap
tain III. r. Oakley, chairman of the
automobile committee: Prof William d.
Armes; f. t. Robson, director of the
Chamber of Commences; Mrs. Adelaide
Marquand and Mrs. Julia Sanborn of
the ladies' reception committee.
The program opened with national
airs by the Berkeley uniform military
band, which also took part in the
parade. T. Fl. Fallon, Jointly repre-
senting the West Berkeley Improve
ment association, the Berkeley Manu-
facturers' association and the board of
directors of the Chamber OF Commerce,
acted as chairman of the day, first in
PRODUCING Mayor Haywood.
The mayor spoke OF Berkeley on the
Map" saying that the western portion
of the city has always been on the map
and this Improvement places the entire
city there. He predicted that 1T will
be matter of only few years before
the site of the station will be in the
geographical center of Berkeley. after
the tidelands have been reclaimed.
General Manager Scott of the South :
ern Pacific company responded to the
previous speakers. He said that the
railway corporation was ready to do
all in it's power to develop the city
Other addresses were made by r. P.
Farber on Home Interests In Trans
portation': B. J. Bither on Getting
There" and Doctor Barrows on Town
and Gown" Tho university professor
spoke Of the unity of the various inter-
ests OF the city in working for the ad-
vancement OF the college town
Following the ceremonies refresh
ments were served and this evening a
dance was given in Maple hall.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-17
Star Killed Vasco Nunez
go go
| AstroIOger Warned Balboa

vnsco Nunez de balboa, dis
c0verer of the Pacific ocean, who
- to be hOn0red I'm SAN Francisco
I'm the POrtola festival of next
October, died through the inAu-
ence of star, according to one
Of England's foremost men OF
science.
~ Venetian astrOIoger once
told VascO Nunex that when he
should see q certain STAR says
Sir Clements n. Markham, for
meY president Of the Royal Geo.
graphical society, (which he
named, I'm q certain part of the
heavens his life would be I'm
danger.
sTrue to prediction. Balboa
met his death at the hands of
Pedraffas,. a rival.''
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-17
MARE ISLAND NOTES

tspecial Dispatch to The CALI
MARE ISLAND. Aug. 16--That the yard can
the space now occupied oy tae the
two proposed torpedo boat destroyers OF the
McDougall type is the opinion OF Commannan1
f. NJ. Bennett.
cisco next Tuesday for San Diego and there Is
a possibility that she may continue soutn ~
Mexico. 1t is believed at the yerd III .nsr snI
OF the flagship Pittsburgh. 30 that kear AZ
miral Cowles u. s. N. can transfer his nag:
The Pittsburgh is to remain At san Diego ana
cording to advices received
Strong sentiment is prevalent among many
eeet 81 ahe tbsa the " should pay
pensation for each day OF injury lncun.a u =
line OF employment. Under existing conditions
Tar. an .egoys fu period pc of Is 1 days
being entitled to injury compensation, whereas,
under the new state law, private employers
are liable for proper scale OF compensation
for all injuries
warrant Machinist f. G. Kutz, Boatswain
Frank Hendrelet and Chief Machinist Schuize
completed their examinations at Mare Island
TODAY for proomtion to the grade of ensign
The three had no trouble In passing their
examinations, 1t is said, and their friends bs-
lieye the naval board recommended them 1or
The Union Iron works OF San Francisco ap-
pears to have the jinx on Mare Island, for It
was learned today at the station that tho
metropolitan ship building establishment had
underbid the yard on the army tug General
Barrett job
Brooks executive officer Of the collier Jupiter,
was recommended for retirement by the board
this week.
Ensign +. NJ. Kraus, formerly attached to the
destroyer Truxton of the Pacific feet, is to
face the yard retiring board next Monday
corps, arrived at the yard today from Peking,
China, and was assigned to duty
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-17

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Aug. 16.-P.
George Paulus, Greek, arrested at
Abilene, Kan. charged with the murder
of two persons in his native country,
jumped from a passenger train near
Clark, Mo-. today and escaped, accord
ing to information received at the local
government immigration station. He
was being taken east to be deported.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-17
FRIGATE SANTEE IN CRASE
Veteran ship OF Three Wars Damaged
I'm Collision

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1s.-The old
United States frigate Santee, which
did valiant work in the war of 1872.
the Mexican war and the civil war
and which was being towed from An
napoiis to New England, put into the
Delaware breakwater tonight with six
feet of water in her hold. The old
vessel was in a collision shortly after
leaving Annapolis, but it not endan-
gered.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-17

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-JOaquin
Mendez, Guatemalan minister here,
called on Secretary Bryan today and
stated he had received full instructions
from Ills government to sign a general
peace treaty as proposed by Secretary
Bryan, with the United States. This
will be done early next week Guate-
mala will be the second nation to do.
this, Salvador having been the first.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-17
WIFE FOLLOWS CASTRO
Woman Who Hasn't Seen Mate for
Year Bound for Colombia

HAVANA, Cuba, Aug. 16.-Senora
Castro. wife of Cipriano Castro. for
mer dictator of Venezuela, arrived In
Havana today from the Canary islands.
She is bound for sabantlla, Colon
bian seaport Sonora Castro said she
had not seen her husband, whose fol-
lowers recently invaded Venezuela in
an attempt to overthrow the Gomez
administration. for nearly g. year.