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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-11
MEDFORD FAIR
CALLED MANY
LARGE ATTENDANCE FROM HERE
ASHLAND DAY.
SOME co BYTRAIN, SOME BY AUTO
They Were Royalty Welcomed by
MedfOrd People and Enjoyed the
Day Hugely-Good Feeling is Pro-
nOunced.

A large number of Ashland people
journeyed to Medford Wednesday to
attend the Jackson County Fair,
Wednesday having been designated
as Ashland day. There was goodly
crowd went down on the train, which
took the place of the motor for the
day in order to accommodate the
crowd. The Ashland band headed
the crowd and many tickets were
sold. By far the larger part of the
Ashland people, however, went by
auto, perfect string of them cover
ing the road in the early forenoon.
Many also went down in the after
noon. The Ashland band furnished
music at the fair and all declare the
people from down the valley are royal
hosts.
The affair was of more than ordi-
nary significance as it marks the sec
ond step in the get-together move
ment inaugurated by Medford when
they participated so royalty in Med
ford day at the Chautauqua. The
Jackson County Fair is now fixture
at Medford, as it should be. No fair
can be successful as a wandering in
stitution, without proper home and
buildings, and no community can af-
ford to erect buildings and maintain
a track, etc., without a fair every
year. Here's to the Jackson County
Fair at Medford in 1914. And Med
ford will do her share towards a
bigger and better Chautauqua each
year in Ashland, with, we hope, a
new and big building for the next
session.
The Medford papers were very
kind in their mention of the Ashland
delegation to the fair, the Mail Tri-
bune saying:
Ashland day at the county fair
brought over 200 visitors from the
Granite City, headed by the Ashland
band. Ideal autumn weather marked
the day, and at noon Main street
was thick with wearers of the Ash
land badges, Many more coming in
autos will arrive this afternoon. A
holiday spirit, partly due to the bond
issue victory, prevailed"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-11

Washington, Sept. 11.-President
Wilson issued the following state
ment Tuesday night:
For the people and free business
which has lasted long generation
at last has been won a victory, hand
somely and completely. Leadership
and steadfastness in counsel has been
shown in both houses of which the
democratic party has reason to be
proud.
II am happy to have been connect
ed with the government at a time
when such things could happen and
to have worked in association with
men who could do them.
There is every reason to believe
the currency reform will be carried
through with equal energy, direct
ness and loyalty to the general inter-
est"
President Wilson expressed warm
admiration for Senator La Follettee's
and PoindeXter's conscientious in
dependence and courage"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-11
Ashland Needs a
First Class Hotel

Now that the bonds have carried
the need of first-class hotel build
ing for Ashland is more imperative
than ever. When the Hotel Oregon
was built it was one of the best ho-
tells in southern Oregon, but that
was a time to which only the mem
ory of the oldest inhabitant goeth
back. The site is fine but the build
ing itself is out of date. The hotel
in the year 1913 which does not
have hot and cold water in every
room and at least half dozen suites
of rooms with private bath cannot
get and hold the travelling public
which pays. 1t is the man who
wants his private bath who buys the
high-priced meals which make the
dining room pay. The commercial
traveller, uncertain of hours because
of making trains, wants to have hot
water in his room to shave every
morning. These and hundred 9TH
er little conveniences- of the modern
hotel are demanded by that portion
of the public which is able and will
ing to pay well for accommodations
Ashland has been blessed with sew
eral first-class hotel keepers, and in
Mrs. Corners and Mrs. Billings has
two women who know how to cater
to the travelling public, but both are
handicapped, the former by the fact
that the Hotel Oregon is obsolete
and must be rebuilt to command the
title of first-class hotel, and Mrs.
Billings, of the Columbia, by the
fact that there are not rooms enough,
none are equipped with private bath
and the lobby and dining room are
not on the ground floor
Ashland is now the only town of
5000 or over south of Portland
which has not first-class hotel, and
it must have one if it is to reap ben
eft from the Pacific Highway.
1t has been claimed 'that the
reason hotel trade passed by Ashland
was that there was no bar in the
hotel. Inquiry of leading travelling
men dispels that delusion. AS one
said, 1.-The booze fighters are not the
men that sell the goods, and the men
that do not sell the goods do not last
long"
Here's hoping that Ashland will
have first-class hotel building ere
summer traffic opens up next year.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-11
Yeggs Tote y. o. Safe Half Mile,
Then Lose Loot.

'Nh hNooO h<oOts
Salem, Ore, Sept. 11.-Burglars
Monday night entered the postoffice
at Pratum, eight miles east of this
city, loaded the safe on a truck and
hauled it away some distance. Then
they put in an extra large charge of
explosive and the safe was literally
torn into fragments. The postmas-
ter had over 500 in the safe and
the money was scattered over a wide
area and so badly mixed with mud
that the robbers did not secure much
more than half of it.
Tuesday Postmaster ID. L. Steiner
and assistants picked up $45 of the
stolen money. 1t is believed there
is more in the vicinity and a further
search is being made.
The burglars left no clue and il
was not known that there had been
robbery until Tuesday morning,
when Steiner went to his store and
found the safe missing. The safe
weighed between 500 and 600 pounds
and 1t is believed the robbers had
quite task in moving it.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-11
The Medford Sun this morning

The Medford Sun this morning
says;
Headed by Bert r. Greer OF the
Ashland Tidings and the Ashland
band, nearly 800 citizens and citizen
esses from the neighboring city re-
turned the Medford compliment dur
ing Chautauqua and made Ashland
day at the fair something more than
a mere name. 1t was the largest del
egation from the Granite City for
many years, and with the victory of
the good roads bonds and the sue
cessful opening of the fair the day
seemed in sense dedicated to a bet
ter understanding between Medford
and Ashland and the rest of the coun-
ty."
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-11
Iowa Corn Crop 80 Per Cent Shy

Iowa Corn Crop 30 Per Cent Shy.
Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 11.-Crops
in Iowa have been seriously injured
as a result of the intense heat of the
last eight days, according to an
nouncement made by Weather Fore
caster Chappelle. The corn crop, he
declared, has suffered the heaviest
loss and will be so per cent below
normal.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-11
W. W. Prober or for Bandon

1. w. w. Prober Off for Bandon.
Salem, Ore, Sept. l1.-Ernest R.
Ringo, special prosecutor for Gov
ernor West, will leave for Bandon
this week to investigate the alleged
deportation of DR.. Bailey X. Leach,
the socialist editor.
Attorney General Crawford re-
Gently spent week in Coos county
investigating the occurrence, but his
findings were unsatisfactory to the
governor. 1t is understood that
Sheriff Gage of Coos county will be
prosecuted if it is found that he
made no effort to prevent the al
legged deportation.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-11

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE senate
began final voting on amendments
to the tariff bill at O'Clock Tues
day afternoon. Half a dozen
amendments were pending when the
debate ceased under the agreement
made Monday night, and while no
debate was allowed on them, oppor-
tunity was given to senators intro
ducing new amendments to explain
them in five-minute speeches. The
voting on amendments was prelimi-
nary to the final passage of the bill.
which occurred about $3.50 p. m.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-11
TARIFF BILL
PASSES SENATE
La TOILETTE AND POINDEXTER
VOTE WITH DEMOCRATS.
FINAL VOTE ON MEASURE 44--37
President Wilson is Well Pleased
With Passage of Tariff Bill BY
Senate and Predicts Its Success
President Wilson Issues Statement.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE demo-
cratic tariff revision bill passed the
senate Tuesday by vote of "A to
81, after all amendments had been
defeated. Senators La Toilette, re-
publican, and Poindexter, progress
i've, voted for the measure, and SEN
ators Ransdell and Thornton, demo-
Gratis, voted against it.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-11

San Francisco, Cal, Sept. IA
general police alarm was sent out
Tuesday for Georgia Cameron,
high school girl, who started for
school at 8 a. m. Monday and has
not been seen since. After visiting
all the hospitals vainly, the police
suspect kidnapping.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-11
New Polytechnic Students.

The following are among the new
students to enroll in the Polytechnic
this week: Chet. Smith, Gerald
Wood, Amy Farmer and Angie Loom
is. The attendance of the school is
steadily growing and all students ex-
press themselves as we'll satisfied
with the course.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-11
Turkey TrOt to Live Long, Says
Sousa.

lJUUNds
Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 11.-Turkey
trot and live long is the gist OF
advice handed out here by John
Philip Sousa, march king, in dis.
cussing dances which have been
scored in many quarters.
''If the trukey trot is danced as il
should be-" said Sousa, there is nc
doubt it is a positive aid to longev-
ity. 1t is so simple and natural in
form that anyone can dance it. Mid
dle-aged and even elderly people en-
JOY it, and it does them good"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-11

! wish to inform the consumers.
of coal that we are able to furnish
you all the Rock Springs coal you
need, direct from Rock Springs.
Wyoming, regardless of other talk
in last weeks issue of the Tidings.
City Truck Co., by d. d. Good,
Prop. Its
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-11
Is Pushing Work.

A. l.. Lamb is pushing the work
rapidly on the remodeling of the
city hall. He has a good-sized crew
at work and is equal to two or three
himself to keep things moving.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-11

Every boat engaged in the Jamai-
can sponge industry has a water
glass or pane or glass inserted in
the bottom of a box or bucket,
through which the sponges are read
lily detected.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-11

One of the worlds largest church
organs is an electrical instrument at
Hamburg, which has 12173 pipes,
some of which are 81 feet long
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-11

Recent Investigations indicate that
the greater part of the diet of the
bat consists of mosquitoes, and ad-
vantage is being taken of this fact in
ridding communities in Texas and
other southern states of the mosquito
pest.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-11
Unique Birth Announcement.

Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Billings an
nounce the birth of a daughter in the
following unique manner;
Announcement.
The Time-September 8, 1913.
The Place-Ashland Oregon.
THE GIRL-Ruth Frances Billings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Billings,
(The Old Folks.)
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-11
Paw Knows Everything.

Willie-Paw, what is a secret?
Paw-Everything two women do
not know, my son.-Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-11

The New Zealand Farmers Union
asks government aid for procuring
more laborers, more than 5000
workers being needed.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-11

Washington, Sept. 11.-Testifying
before the senate committee investi-
eating the causes which led to the
strike in the West Virginia coal
fields, E. w. Shipley, Burns detec-
tive, swore that he received informa-
tion from prominent operator iden-
titled with Pennsylvania mining in
terests that Pennsylvania and Ohio
coal operators took a hand in TO-
menting the trouble and promoting
the West Virginia strike in order to
more advantageously compete with
West Virginia operators.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-11

Russia's export of eggs exceeds
l 500, ,OOO, 600 year.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-11

Nine-tenths of the letters handled
by the United States mail are in the
usual business size envelope.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-15
LABOR DAY PICNIC COM
MlTTEES.

The Labor Day Picnic Committee
meets every Thursday. at 1880 p.
III. in Trades Council Hall.
The committees appointed by
President Few are as follows.
Refreshments. .-Chas. Vaughn
Robert Shiering, Frank Mooar, Sam
Hiltpolsteiner, A. P. Lombard, JOS
Stoker, Mrs. Vaughn, Mrs. Fin
frock, Mrs. Weatherby.
Printing and Advertising. Ed
Etzler, George Mayer, Frank Coch-
ran, Fred Schwab ard JOS. STRAIT
egier.
Amusements Edw. Weiss, Ed
Sims, A. d. Howard, Elmer Hall
David Linn, Geo. A. Hill, Henry
Betcher, A. Erbs.
Music. VIM. Finfrock, John
Hartman, Henry Janser.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-15
Picnic Committee.
HsIds Meeting Thursday Night.

The 2Ist Annual Labor Day Pic
mic Committee held another meeting
Thursday night in Trades Council
Hall. The different committees
reported that they have about COM
pleted their work and arrangements
for the parade and outing at the
Fair grounds. The Grand Mar.
shall reported that the line of march
would not be extended across the
river this year on account OF the
narrowness of the temporary bridge.
The bands have been contracted
with to play for the parade and the
dance also. The amusements will
be up to the standard of other
years. A contract has been let to
the Adams Company to furnish the
hats for the parade. All unions
ordering the hats are requested to
get them of the Adams Co, on the
Saturday before Labor Day. A
committee of FIVE was appointed
to attend the Farmers Union Picnic
at McGonigle and invite them to
take part in the parade.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-15
A Good Settlement.

Toronto, Can, Aug. 8.-The
decision of the arbitrators appointed
to settle the differences between the
Toronto Hyero- Electric Commis-
sion and the Electrical Workers is
satisfactory to the employees. The
two arbitrators selected found 1t
unnecessary to call in a third, as
the terms were agreed to by the
two sides. Under the ruling of
the arbitrators the increase in wag-
es from IL per cent to 18 per cent,
according to til class of work ON
which the men are engaged. The
award includes holiday periods with
pay, as we'll as alternate Saturday
afternoons to all employees paid by
the hour. Men employed by the
month will receive two weeks hol-
iday with pay.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-15
SOCIAL SESSION
Held BY Machinists Union After
Meeting

Hamilton Lodge No, 241, l. A.
of M. held their regular meeting
last Tuesday night The meeting
was well attended by machinists
from every shop in the city.
A letter was received from the
Grand Lodge stating that 15, 600
new members were taken in the or
ganization in the past few months.
Fifty organizers are on the road
and doing good work. Eleven new
members were initiated into the
union Tuesday night and l6 appli
cations were received.
$50 was donated to the Grand
Lodge to assist the Herman strik-
ers. The District Council of ma
chinists met last week and it was
reported that all over the district
the machipists are coming into the
union. A committre was appoint
ed to go to Middletown and invite
the machinists of that city to come
to Hamilton and take part in the
Labor Day parade.
After the meeting adjourned the
members held social session which
was enjoyed by all.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-15
ACCEPTED
By The Cigarmakars.
Are Terms OF Employers and Strike
Is Over.

A final settlement of the strike
OF the cigar makers, started last
week, took place Wednesday, ac-
cording to union men present at a
meeting at Cincinnati o., in Work
mems Hall yesterday About 900
of the 700 strikers attended. 1t
was said that committee was ap
pointed to confer with the Cigar
Manufacturers Association and to
have them sign the agreement.
This action taken yesterday, will
mean that most of the men will re-
turn to work Friday. President
J. L. Gillian, of the Cigar Makers
Union, will heather confirm nor
deny that partial settlement had
been agreed upon, but said he
would be In a position to-day to
make an authentic statement. The
committee in charge of securing
the incorsement of the manufac-
turers Monday afternoon called at
the office of Captain Peter Ibold
but were unable to secure con-
ference with him.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-15
Jacob Meyers
Not Expected To Live.

Jacob Meyers, formerely of this
city but now located In Mt. Vernon
Ohio, is not expected to live.
About two months ago he visited
this city for two weeks and while
here stated that he had just been
relieved from the Columbus Hos
pital He has not been in the best
of health for the past year and was
taking treatments for stomach
trouble. Jacob Meyers is mem
Der of the Machinists Union and
while located in this city was quite
active in labor circles. His rela-
tives were called to Mt. Vernon,
Wednesday.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-15

Attorney General Hogan and
other orators will make speeches.
in the hill country of Ohio for the
purpose ef boosting "Hillikin day"
at Ohio State Fair. Tuesday, Sep
tember 2. The Hillikins, number
thousands. Any person who has
lived among the hills, and has one
leg shorter than the other from
walking on Hillsides, can qualify
and become a member Hillikin
Bean Dinners are now choice
events Two tons of beans are ex
pected to disappear at the Bean
Dinner, to be served on State Fair
Grounds. Six yoke of oxen and
old time spinning wheels will be
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-15
The Ianaino JUDGE,

When Lord Norbury, the hanging
Judge" as he was called In Ireland.
was sentencing a man to death for
stealing a watch he said;
"My good fellow, you made a grasp
at time and caught eternity"
Nothing seemed to please Lord Nor.
bury more than the continual uproar In
court created by his puns.
What is your occupation, my honest
manp he asked a witness
Please, your lordship, keep q
racket court"
80 do L." said the Judge
When Lord Norbury was being bur
led the grave was so deep that the
ropes by which the undertaken was let
ting down the coffin didn't reach to the
bottom. The coffin was left hanging
midway while somebody went for new
ropes.
Aye" cried one In the crowd. give
him rope enough; don't stint him He
was the boy that never grudged rope to
poor body"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-15
DIDN'T WANT TO BE HAsTY.
Hence He Was Pleased to Have Hss
Judgment Confirmed.


Judgment Confirmed.
A Kansas man. who had played the
role OF the benpecked husband for q
number Of years, one day met an agent
who was selling q book. The book
agent dilated at length on the beauty
and literary merit OF the book, but the
Kansas man told him he wasn't pre-
pared to buy. But" he said, there
is woman who lives In the house
next to the corner in the next block
who I'm satisfied wants that book
and wants 1t bad"
The agent FASTENED to the house and
managed somehow to get inside the
door. In about a minute he came ont
on the run and In wild jump from
the porch missed all the front steps
and lit on the sidewalk running. The
hen pecked husband had been an In
terested spectator from the outside.
When he saw the Kansas man. the
agent stopped and with some heat said: /:
Say. that woman you recommended
me to is the worst wildcat ever saw"
Sure about that, are you" said the
Kansas man.
Sure? Well should say / am sure"
said the agent as he rubbed the place
on his head that had been hit with the
broomstick
Sort of glad to hear you say so, said
the Kansas man. After twenty FIVE
years experience with her I'd about
come to that conclusion myself, but /
didn't want to be hasty about formin'
an opinion till / had the judgment of
some unpreiudiced witness. Kansas
City Journal.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-15
Safeguarding Life.

Washington, Aug, l5.-It is re-
ported that the Illinois Steel com
pany in its FIVE plants has reduced
accidents during the last ten years
by 81 2-3 per cent. These figures
are significant because the steel in
dustry is an extra hazardous indus
try, including large hazard which
has not heretofore been covered
with mechanical guards. 1t is fur
ther asserted that one third of this
reduction has hecn accomplished
by means of guards and two thirds
by means of education, inspection
and organization.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-15

Flynn Says proposed "No Strike
Law Would Unconstitutional.

The bill drafted in Cincinnati
for the prevention of strikes and
lockonts, said Thos. H. Flynn,
General Organizer of the American
Federation of Labor, upon his arri-
val in Cincinnati Tuesday, is a
huge joke
In the first place, continued he
''it is unconstitutiona in the United
States, inasmuch as it interferes
with the right Of the American
people to remain free.
The No Strike Committee sug-
gest going over the border to Can
ada for a plan of arbitiat when
the greatest plan of arbitration is
contained d in the statues of our own
state and still better one is con
tanned in the laws of Massachusetts.
The teamsters' strike seems to be
the bone of contention In the in
dustrial crisis in this city, and the
teamstets have called on the Ar
bitration Committee and are anxious
to and willing to arbitrate and
comply with the laws. | can con-
ceive of no tangible reason for call
ing an extra session of the Legisla-
ture for the enactment of a Cana
dian law for arbitration, when the
laws of Ohio have already provided
for the most adequate means of ar
bitration in this country, with the
exception of Massachusetts,
Asked if he thought settlement
in the teamsters' strike near Flynn
said he was under the impression
that settlement could be locked
for at any time
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-15
REGAlNING CASTE.
ordsais Natives of India Will Faos 10 |
Be Cleansed

Ordeais Natives OF India VIII Faos to
Be clsansed,
1t Is astonishing the belief natives in
southern India have In their "caste"
and what they will do to regain 1t if
lost certain day In the year is set
aside for the ceremony of regaining
"caste"
An inclosure about twenty feet square
is fenced Off, and in this logs OF wood
are burnt, the ashes Of which are kept
red hot by continual tanning
Those going through the ceremony
have to wash themselves In the river
about a mile away; then, with strings
OF flowers hanging round their necks,
they run to the inclosure BY the time
they reach 1t the red hot ashes have
been raked all over the floor and the
idol Of whatever caste they belong to
has been placed on platform at one
end
In rush the "casteless," barefooted,
without the slightest hesitation, and
dance round and round on the red hot
ashes until they drop from exhaustion
and are dragged out by their friends
Before going through this painful cere-
mony Of regaining "caste" man is
first supposed to fast for at least three
days.-Pearson Weekly
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-15

tended tewnward rather than up
ward. The Ohio State Fair has
joined the Women's Home Com
panion in campaign for Better
Babies. The Fair is educational
in all lines. The big baby camp at
the State Fair, September l to 5,
will be interesting even to old bach
elors. Trained doctors will exam
inc and score theinfants and kickers.
All mothers are welcome to enter
babies. Entries close August 25.
For entry blanks and information
write to Doctor Harriet B. Clark,
i50 East Broad Street, Columbus,
Ohio.