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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-01

Washington A scandal which
threatens to involve some Of WASH
ington's most prominent business men
and officials has been sprung by the
house special subcommittee which is
investigating the business methods Of
the Commercial Fire Insurance COM
pany and the First National Fire In.
surance company, both OF which cor,-
panies have their headquarters in the
sold their stock widely throughout the
United States.
The two insurance companies re-
Gently bought the Southern building
Washington's newest %fireproof office
building. for approximately $780, 0e.,
Within a few days. it is alleged. they
advertised it among their assets a.
strength Of this apparent $4,000 in
crease in prosperity advanced the
price of their stock. This and a
charge that the companies declared
a dividend out Of receipts from took
sales are under fire of the house CON-
mittee.
The names Of Robert Wynne. posi-
master general in the Roosevelt adj
m%inistration: Justice Ashley NJ.
Gould of the supreme court of D. c.;
Robert N. Harper. a prominent Wash
ingtOn banker, and others, appear in
the promotion literature of the com
panies.
1t is also charged by Col. Judson.
u. s. A.. one OF the governing board
of commissioners Of the district. that
the alleged irregular transactions
were o. KID by George C.. Ingham,
superintendent Of insurance for tho
District Of Columbia. after the COM
missioners had ordered him to make
an Investigation. From this O. K. Col.
Judson appealed to the house district
committee, whose chairman. Repre-
sentative Ben Johnson. ordered the
present investigation by a sub-com-
mittee consisting Of Representatives
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30
Additional Man
On Police Force

James Gault, formerly with E. E.
Phipps, has been added to the police
force of Ashland. With from 80 to
75 hoboes being driven out of town
every day it was impossible for any
two men to properly protect any city
as scattered. In fact, robberies take
place under the very eyes of patrol
men in the cities, and it is no Won
der two cannot properly protect Ash
land at time when hoboes are SO
plenty.
Mr. Gault will go on at noon and
work till midnight, Mr.. Hatcher be-
ing on nights as before. Chief Por-
ter goes on duty at in the morning
and stays till evening and often most
of the night if anything is doing.
The added man was needed and will
help some, but no three men can pa
troll city the size of Ashland SO that
determined men cannot elude them
and commit roberies.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30
Police Can't
Be Everywhere

There seems some inclination to
blame the police of the city because
of recent robberies, as is usually the
case when a series of crimes are COM
mitted. However it is not entirely
If at all their fault. No two or three
men can watch thirty or forty hoboes
and protect territory half to three
quarters of mile long. Again, any
three men can lurk in dark corners
and watch an officer as he leaves one
neighborhood, effect an entrance and
get away with the swag before he
returns.
Chief Porter says that after every
robbery he hears of people who have
seen suspicious characters around the
city just previous. He wishes all who
see men acting suspiciously would
notify him by phone. If he cannot
be reached otherwise the telephone
exchange will put out the sigma
lights for him. Then he can rount
up the parties and thus often preven
robberies.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30
Thieves Are
Getting BOlder

The light-fingered gentry are get
ting very bold in their operations.
The climax was reached Tuesday
evening when two young fellows took
a bicycle belonging to Clarence Cor
nelius from in front of Ores tailor
shop. They were seen by DR.. Har-
rington, the veterinary surgeon, who
called to young Cornelius. He start
ed after them and hollered at them,
but they broke into a run, going up
Granite street. Cornelius was un-
able to overtake them but saw them
turn up Baum street. There are
many deer guns being taken out of
their cases, loaded and put in con-
venient places, and some thief is
going to get filled full of lead first
they know. The people are getting
tired of these performances.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30
Thos. H. Simpson
Is Touched Up

The hardware store Of Thos. H.
Simpson was robbed Monday night,
about $40 in cash being taken from
the till and pocket cutlery to the
amount of about $50 being taken.
The robbers obtained entrance
through the back door. The door
had an ordinary inside door lock and
the key was pushed nearly out of the
keyhole, a skeleton having been evil
IDENTIFY used. The robbers apparently
crawled up behind the counter, TAX
ing the knives out of the case in the
boxes and leaving the boxes on low
ledge under the shelving. They care
fully selected the high-priced knives,
but probably did not stop to note that
every knife carried the name and ad-
dress of Mr.. Simpson etched on the
blade. If they are professionals the
police believe that they will send the
knives to some city fence where they
will be reground and repolished. If
amateurs or mere hoboes they will
probably be planted" somewhere
and abandoned.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30
MRS. EDMUNDS WRITES OF REFERENDUM LAWS
Prominent w. C. IT, Woman Discusses Laws Before Oregon
Voters al Election Tuesday, November

First, the sterilization bill. Not
long since, ! had the pleasure of an
interview with Mrs. Lola G. Bald
win, one of the leading officials in
the municipal department of Port
land, and an officer, by appointment,
for the state. There l saw this hui
name dynamo of big forces at work
for the public good. Portland's may
ors may come and mayors may go,
and, incidentally, policemen, but
through all political changes this lit
tie woman retains her position be-
cause she is efficient and needed.
Her work carries her constantly to
the court room and 1t carries her also
at times into the remote corners of
the state. 1t is not easy work and
brings other things beside a salary.
For instance, during my call an epi-
sode occurred. A woman had res
cued her little daughter just in time
from some man who had sprung
trap for the child. The case was to
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30
Poor Fastenings
Tempt Burglars

That businessmen of Ashland are
some of them rather negligent in the
matter of the fastenings in the rear
of their buildings is brought out by
the recent burglaries. While it is
true that the professional burglar
can get into any building If he takes
a notion, he is not going to take the
notion half as strong where the door
is solid and we'll barred. Many jew-
elry stores will not have any rear
entrance at all for just that reason.
A solid door barred on the inside,
while it will not absolutely prevent
burglaries, will lessen the chances OF
success, especially when the burglar
has butalittle time in which to work.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30
Re0rganized as
Peoples Church

The Brethren church at the corner
of Fifth and Main streets has been
reorganized along the lines Of the
Moody InstituteAand will be conduct
ed as a Peoples church. 1t is an
nounced as gathering of Christians
who desire to get back to the direct
teachings of the New Testament with
the help of the Old Testament, but
onward to Christ.
Rev. Frank Lindblad, former pas
TOR OF the Brethren church, has re-
signed from that denomination. The
church had been decided to trustees
forever for this use. Rev. Mr.. Lind
biad and Rev. w. N. D. Mccullough,
the recently resigned pastor of the
Baptist church, will be pastors and
evangelists of the new church. For
the present Mr.. Lindblad will devote
most of his time to work in sur
rounding towns while Mr.. MacCul-
Tough will have the work in the city.
Connected with the Peoples church
will be the Peoples Publishing Com
pany, which will print weekly bulle-
tins for the church, Christian tracts
and a monthly undenominational
magazine called THE Pathfinder
They will receive no lob printing
Evangelists and missionaries will be
sent out to northern California
southern, central and western Ore
gon.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30

Capt. Collins, U. S. A., detailed as
instructor for the Coast Artillery
Corps in Oregon, and Sergeant Gan
dee of the u S. A., arrived in Ash
land several days ago and installed
the fire control apparatus in the
new armory. The fire control appa-
ratus does not mean, as might be
thought. means for fighting fire., but
means by which the guns hidden in
the Notifications can with certainty
fire at and hit targets miles and
miles away and entirely hidden from
the men at the guns. The guns in
modern Notifications are safely hid
den and the men directing them and
observing the targets or enemy may
be and usually are miles from the
Notifications. This requires COM
plete system of telephone connection,
powerful telescopes and other equip
ment. The equipment is in part
placed in the main drill hall and in
part upstairs, and officers and men
are trained in laying off the range
and elevation of the guns, etc, so as
to be able when placed in real fort
to do their work promptly and skill
fully.
Captain Collins and Sergeant Gan
dee went to Medford last evening and
Captain Collins will go north from
here while Sergeant Gandee will re-
main in Medford and Ashland for
about month to drill the members
of the Artillery Corps in these cities.
The local soldier boys have not yet
taken possession of the armory, but
it is expected that the company prop
erty will be transported to their new
quarters sometime during the COM
ing week. The armory is now. COM
plete and ready for their occupancy.
The U. S. officers express themselves
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30
THE PROBE
A FAILURE
JURY CAN'T FIND WHERE SHFR-
IFFS MONEY WENT.
MIR H. C. KENTNER IS INDICTED
Trial of Criminal Cases Began Today,
Moses LITER Being the First Tried
Several Other Cases Due This
Week.

The grand jury adjourned Tues
day without returning any Indictment
as a result of it's investigation Of the
deficit in the books of former Sher-
iff Wilbur Jones, and where the S21.-
600 went to all intents and purposes
is as much OF a mystery as who his
Billy Patterson with brick, or the
whereabouts of the long-lost Charlie
Ross. The only facts elucidated are,
the money was taken and the short
age was made good.
The grand jury probed the affair
as far as possible, but could gather
no evidence upon which a legal ac-
tion could be based. Several things
in the report of Expert Wann indi-
Gated the way the wind blew" but
nothing definite. The amount in
volved was made good by Wilbur
Jones at a heavy personal sacrifice.
II. c. Kentner, indicted Tuesday
upon charge of embezzlement, will
probably be arraigned to plead to-
day. The case will likely by the last
upon the docket of the present term.
The trial of criminal cases will be-
gin today, the first being that OF
Moses LITER, charged with burglary
in the night time. Other cases due
for a hearing this week are those
of. Earl Potter of Ashland, charged
with accomplishing the ruin of his
own sister, and Boggs and Titus, al
legged to have contributed to the de-
linquency of Myrtle Hanscom and
Beatrice Kavanaugh, sixteen years
old, who have figured quite glaring-
ly in recent developments of their
mode of life.
A large number from Ashland have
been in attendance in Jacksonville
this week, some in connection with
various criminal cases and some in
connection with the case of C. b.
Stark and others against the Mutual
Insurance Company an action involV-
ing the insurance upon the confec-
tionery and restaurant business at
the corner of Fourth and A streets,
WHICH was destroyed by fire some
months ago. The case was expected
to last half day and lasted three.
1t went to the jury last night.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30
THE EXHIBIT
is SHIPPED
CAR TO CHICAGO LAND SHOW
SENT OUT SUNDAY NIGHT.
MEDFORD'S EXHIBIT GOES ALSO
MIR. Lowe VIII Leave Here About
November @ so as to be in Chicago
to Assist in Arranging Entire Ore
gOn Exhibit.

The Rogue River Valley exhibits
for the Chicago Land Show left Sun
day night in a through car for Chi
cago. Ashland's exhibit consisted Of
$3.50 pounds, of which 3,110 pounds
came from d. NJ. loves ranch, in
cluding 214 different varieties of
products.
Medford shipped her products to
Ashland, the car being loaded here.
Mr.. Lowe will leave here about No
Vember 6, c. c. Chapman, secretary
of the Oregon Development League,
tHving requested him to reach Chi
cago in time to assist in arranging
the entire exhibit. Mr.. Lowe wishes
to thank the people of Ashland and
vicinity for their hearty cooperation
and hopes that they will be repaid
for the services rendered. In a let
ter to Mr.. Lowe, Secretary Chapman
says:
Every section of Oregon will be
represented in proportion to the mer-
its of its exhibits, the number of the
same taken into consideration, the
fact that those communities who send
representatives are most certainly en-
titled to special cooperation.
"You will be one of our star cards
at the land show. We will want to
play you hard in all the newspapers
a. H~"o Won meet and interview not
only the newspaper men but large
assemblages and commercial bodies
as well. Your success as farmer
and exhibitor will give US a lot of
good capital to work with that will
help the entire state and incidentally,
OF course, help Ashland.
"The Ashland Commercial Club
never made q better investment than
when it arranged to have you go to
the Chicago Land Show with your
exhibit material, and, believe me, we
are not going to let you return to
Ashland with anything but the feel
ing that you have been treated fairly
and that Ashland got her moneys
worth many times over"
When at Portland last year Mr.
Lowe was interrupted while prepar-
ing the exhibit and called to the plat
form to make speech. He appeared
In a suit of overalls and jumper, with
a hoe in his hand. and made bic
Nit. Recently he received a personal
letter from Governor West asking
that he appear in the same way al
the Chicago Land Show. here is nc
question but that Mr.. Lowe will
prove a drawing card there as he did
in Portland.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30
Run Down by
MedfOrd Auto

Deputy Game Warden Hubbard of
Ashland and Constable Estes of
Medford had a narrow escape Mon
day evening when they were in col
lision with an auto at Medford.
They were riding Hubbard's motor
cycle and collided with an auto driv-
en- by Medford business man. Mr..
Hubbard states that the auto was
cutting the corner contrary to the
ordinances and the state laws. Mr..
Hubbard was thrown into the auto
with Mr.. Estes on top of him. A. C.
is sporting a very sore arm and a
bum leg as the result and the motor
cycle is in the garage with busted
fork. MIR. Hubbard returned home
on the train Tuesday noon.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30

Meeting on Referendum Measures.
A meeting will be held in the an
mex to the Methodist church, entrance
on Laurel street, on Monday after
noon at 1880 p. m. to explain the
referendum bills which are to be
voted upon on November 4. DR..
Jarvis is expected to handle the sterz
ilization bill. Hon. E. j. Kaiser will
show forth the merits of the work
mans compensation act, while Mr..
Homer Billings will make known the
merits of the bill for the State uni
versity. Men and women voters are
invited to be present and will be cor
daily welcomed.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30

be tried. He did not care to have
his character "smirched d'-such as he
had. AS is the law in Multnomah
county, the facts were placed in Mrs
Baldwin's hands to sift and handle
SO the kid-gloved gentleman rung her
up-and began to plead to be '1et
off, When this was of no avail.
he threatened her dire vengeance,
the loss of her office being the least
With laugh she turned to me and
said: "It is not all joy in the mu-
nicipal department, is it? But gee
used to these things" She, having
had years of experience along the
lines of morality, can speak with
wisdom on anything pertaining to
that line, it seemed to me. So L
asked, What do you think of the
sterilization bill?" She weighed the
question, as is her wont, and then
answered, II am in favor of it
"Why?" 1 asked. Because of it's
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30
MANY SHOULD GO TO GRANTS PASS
ASHLAND SHOULD HAVE BIG REPRESENTATION AT BOOSTER MEET
ING IN SISTER CITY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER

Arrangements are being perfected
for one of the biggest meetings in the
history of southern Oregon at Grants
Pass Thursday, November 6. All the
towns from and including Roseburg
south will be present. There is
strong talk of a special train from
Roseburg and one from this end of
the valley. AS one of the principal
objects of the movement is the estab-
lishment of state exhibit at Ashland
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30

during the Panama exposition, it is
not only meet but necessary that
Ashland have a large attendance at
the meeting. Every business man
and every property holder will bene-
fit enther directly or Indirectly by
the exhibit and al! who possibly can
should attend the meeting.
The matter will be taken up at
the regular meeting of the CONNER
cial Club Monday evening and all
should attend that meeting also.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30
Chief Advises
City Rock Pile

In speaking to Tidings represent
ative Chief of Police Porter expresses
the opinion that city rockpile, while
perhaps not financial success as to
the amount or rock crushed, would
solve the problem of the hoboes. 1t
is his opinion that few sentences to
work on rockpile would make Ash
land place that would be strenuous
ly avoided by the gents of the road.
He says he has never seen it fail yet.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30
O'LeaIy is Beaten.

Dan O'Leary was defeated by a
narrow margin of only six feet at
the Nat rink Tuesday evening, two
lads, Phillips and Barney, skating
against him. He lacked just six feet
of making 25 laps while they skated
so. At that it was good walking and
showed the Ashland skater to be
fast. At Medford the previous night
O'Leary made 23 laps to 80 for two
of the fastest skaters in Medford.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30
Write to Your
Chicago Friends

Have you friends in or near Chi
cago? Then write to them at once
to go to the Chicago Land Products
Show to be held in November and
see the Rogue River Valley exhibit.
There is no way you can better in
terest them in the valley than by
showing them what we can raise
there. Do it at once and tell them
they cannot afford to miss the chance
to see what southern Oregon can pro-
duce.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30
Kirk Fined For
Mutlating Deer

James Kirk, from the Butte Falls
country, was fined $25 in Medford
Tuesday for mutilating the carcass
of a deer to conceal its sex. The
complaint was made by Deputy Game
Warden Hubbard of Ashland and
Kirk plead guilty. In view of the
fact that the penalty for mutilating
a carcass is the same as for killing a
doe, it seems odd that hunters will
persist in doing it. They probably
hope to get the carcass eaten before
anyone shows up.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30
Onions Pay Well.

Fred L. Heath of Eagle Point. who
raised the large onions sent by the
Medford Commercial Club to the Chi
cago Land Show. in letter states
that this years yield was $50 sacks
to the acre and sold at an average of
$1.30 per sack, or total of $46S an
acre ---l.-- ~
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30
W. H. MNAR ELECTED COUNCILMAN, TUESDAY
Popular Druggist Chosen by City Fathers Fill Vacancy Caused
by Resignation Of E. c. Sherman

subject to possible change at the next
regular meeting. The new traffic
ordinance was considered somewhat
and will probably be brought up at
the next regular meeting.
Mr.. McNair is one of Ashland S
best known and most respected citi-
zens, a keen business man. director
in the First National Bank and is
well equipped, both by nature and
training, to render the city good ser
vice. ti &er
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30

At the adjourned meeting of the
city council held Tuesday evening w.
II. McNair was elected councilman to
succeed E. c. Sherman, whose tesig-
nation was accepted at the time he
left the city some weeks ago. .. The
council transacted little other busi-
ness, though they decided practically
upon the tax levy for the coming
year. This, however. has to be acted
upon through an ordinance and Is
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30
Congregation Discrepancies.

Ashland, Ore, Oct. 30, 1913.
Editor Tidings: At business
meeting of the First Brethren church
of Ashland, Ore, held October 81,
1913, 1t was unanimously voted to
disorganize said church or congrega-
tion. MRS HARRIET KERR,
Secretary.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30
INSTALL APPARATUS in ARMORY
REGULAR ARMY OFFICERS PLACE FIRE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR
LOCAL COAST ARTILLERY CORPS

very favorably as to Ashland's arm
ory, and, as one put it, it is good
enough for any city in the state. The
local boys have been fitting up some
scenery and hope to have some shows
in the armory this winter, it is said.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30
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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30
Sacred Concert.

The Christian church will give a
sacred concert at the church. corner
of Second and B streets, Sunday
evening. The program will begin at
1880. Prof. Howell Isaac will be in
charge. The morning service will
also be of special interest.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30
Home From the East.

J. M. Mattingly returned Tuesday
noon from a four weeks visit at his
old homes in Iowa and Illinois. In
the latter state he enjoyed attending
a reunion of his old regiment, the
46th Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30

The 'old adage that it is an i'll
wind, etc., is exemplified in the re-
suit of the recent storm at Nome.
Great quantities of gold-bearing sand
were washed int is reported.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30
perailed Freight Delays Passenger.

A derailed car on freight No. 221
at Ayres Spur Tuesday morning de-
layed No. IA for about two hours.
The accident in itself was not seri-
Gus, but blocked the track until a
wrecker could be gotten from Ash
land.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30

Huerta denies that he will resign.
That man seems determined not to
be the source of any good news.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30

One of the prize babies lives in a
city apartment house. There, now
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30

Fresh oysters in any quantity at
Rose Bros. 39-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-30

No. the Filipinos are not fit for
self government, probably, but are
we? '-'