Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-14
TELLS ABOUT NEWPORT
Ashland Tourist Writes From East's
Most Fashionable Seaside Re-
sort of Life There.
(By Henry c. Gilmore. !

d es an insular position with indenta-
t1ons and deep waters that admit of
a ready passage of deadly leviathans
from point to point, it is no wonder
that the authorities of the nation
should have appropriated Newport as
furnishing a most desirable base for
naval operations.
The smart set" it must, however,
be admitted, has brought distinction
to the place and by the expenditure
of large sums of money has erected
palatial residences and beautified
them in a manner, through the ar
tistic manipulations of an Olmstead.
that has brought fame and much
good money to Medford.
The Ocean Drive-nine miles long
and with roadbed as perfect as any,
thing terrestrial can be-furnishes,
in itself, a spot for riding, driving
and autoing without peer, probably,
to be found anywhere. The "colon-
ists,' as they are euphoniously
termed, hail chiefly from New York
city and Philadelphia, with such we'll
known names as Vanderbilt and
Astor to back up their respectability
and capacity for money-spending
The name of Benjamin Thaw-uncie
to the notorious Harry Thaw-is we'll
known and not little appreciated
among the so-called idle rich" of
this beautifully situated burgh.
1t is true that at the close of the
season quite number of the "giddy
ones" take themselves off to sani-
tariums and other restful spots to
recuperate, but the fact remains that
there are many staid ones among the
400" who keep aloof of the social
maelstrom and in a sane fashion en-
joy all that Newport has to offer as
beautiful, up-to-date dispenser of
ozone and summer breezes. The COL
onists, too, make all their purchases
here; stand ready at all times to
help out" in every good cause, and
the recent erection by Mrs. Thomas ].
Emery of Y. M. c. A. building for
the sailor boys of the nation" while
stationed here, and splendidly
equipped throughout as it is, pro-
claims the fact that wealth oftentimes
takes occasion to make itself useful
to its less favored brethren. Mrs.
Fred Vanderbilt, too, is a constant
contributor to several local charities,
and every Thanksgiving Day she
opens her purse -lavishly to the pro-
viding of a bounteous feast for the
newsboys of Newport. t
With the exception of a recently
established chewing gum factory on
the very outskirts of the city, there is
neither smoke nor noise of any sort
to discommode the inhabitants of this
health-giving and pleasure-promoting
city.
The dinner-pail brigade of Ford
auto factory, IL, 1000 strong, suddenly
sprung upon the 400" of Newport
would disperse that noble army of
suffering humanity to the four winds
OF heaven, with a velocity never to
he forgotten. Philosophically recog-
nizing this fact, Newporters know
enough to leave we'll enough alone.
NewpOrt's Naval Attractions.
The mere mention of the Wyoming,
the latest and largest of our splendid
ly equipped drcadnoughts, is suffi-
cient guarantee of the naval company
one may expect in the ocean waters
OF Newport. The Wyoming is the
flagship of Rear Admiral Charles ]. |
Badger, and critical personal ex-
animation of every part of her can |
alone impress the beholder with it's |
significant greatness and deadly ca
pabilities of bringing things to
pass" The Wyoming has 81 officers
and 1923 enlisted men, making in
all force of 1880 operators to place |
this immense floating destroyer in a
position where it can do the most
harm. The fact that it costs over
$500 to fire off single gun of this
masterpiece of naval architecture
will give the landlubber an ADEQUATE |
idea of running solitary department |
of the splendid navy of our great
country, and all this, we are told for
the purpose of maintaining peace
among the nations of the earth! |
Uncle Sam is very insistent upon
keeping his sailor boys in a good
healthy fighting condition, and only |
the other day Flag Admiral Badger
was reported to have walked his ac-
customed bi-annual ten-mile test,
with result that gave entire salts
faction to the ships medical examin-
ing officers.
The Atlantic fleet will cruise in
these and more southern waters until
October, when under Rear Admiral
Badgers skillful seamanship it will |