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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-20
PLANADA EXCURSION
Cecil 4. Townsend to Personally
Conduct Excursion 10 1.-The City
Beautiful"

The excursion to Planada, THE
city beautiful" which was to have
gone last Tuesday, has been post
poned to Monday, February "a, in
order that Mr.. Cecil A. Townsend
might accompany it in person. By
this change better rate was also
secured and the railroad has given a
round trip fare of $3.50 for the
trip. Planada is a new town in Mer-
ced county, California, which is be-
ing built along modern lines. Pic
lures of the town and the surround
ing country are to be given at free
show at the Star Theatre this even
mig in addition to the regular four
reels of moving pictures. Children
will be admitted only when accom-
panied by their parents.
Mr.. Townsend is giving this Plan
ada excursion his personal attention
and will be in his office over the
Star Theatre all day Friday, Satur-
day and Monday, and wishes all in
terested to call and talk the matter
over with him. This excursion will
give anyone interested in California
a splendid opportunity to see the
famous lands of Merced county and
to inspect this beautiful little city
of prosperity in the land of sunshine.
Mr.. Townsend is no stranger to
the people of Ashland and in local
business matters has shown himself
to be man who does as he agrees,
and he stands personally behind any
representations he may make. All
he asks is that anyone wishing to
know more about the best part of
California call upon him and talk
the matter over and then 20 for
themselves and see whether or not
he has misrepresented matters to
them. The cost is certainly light
enough so that anyone considering a
change of location will make no mis-
take in going on the excursion.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-20

At the meeting of the city council
Tuesday night Councilman Cunning
ham arose and dramatically and ma
jestically read the article in the It'd
ings OF February daring to criticise
the method of acting upon bills by
wholesale by the city council without
reading them. He put especial en-
phasis upon the word sub rosa as
used in the article. Whether or not
he knew the meaning of the word
he did not say. That is neither here
nor there.
Mr.. Cunningham went into detail
as 70 the time spent by the sclf-sac-
rificing finance committee in looking
over the bills before the council
passed upon them. OF course they
scrutinized them if they did their
duty. Why should they not? But
that does not change the fact that
the other three members of the coun-
Gil and the mayor have no certain
knowledge what bills are being voted
upon, not to whom the bills run. Mr.
/ Gillette stated that all bills must
have the 20 *" of the party buying
the goods. That's easy. 1t is the
first thing done if there is any inten-
tion of jobbery.
Councilman Cunningham stated
that he had been on the council since
1908 and that the bills had not been
acted upon in open meeting in that
time if passed by the finance com
mittee. In this connection the city
tax levy for the past eight years may
be interesting reading:
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-20
TWOGOOD SUGGESTIONS
Mayor johnson Makes Good Sugges-
tiOnS to City Council Tues
day Evening.

Mayor Johnson made several good
suggestions to the city council Tues
day evening, one being that regard
ing the keeping Of park rows in
shape He believed if there was not
already an ordinance to compel own
ers to keep the strip between the
sidewalk and curb in good shape
there should be, and if there was one
it should be enforced He said, and
truly, that the Impression on etran-
gers was very bad.
He also wanted some regulation
of garbage cans so that there might
be regular inspection Of them and
property owners be compelled to
keep them in shape He said there
was no use swatting the fly in the
house and breeding it in the back
yard or alley.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-20
Lecture on the New Citizen, With
Salem Side Lights.


Mrs. Ada Wallace Unruh will give
a lecture Tuesday evening, February
%, in the Baptist church at 1880
p. IN. 1t goes without saying that
it will be highly interesting. For
five consecutive years Mrs. Unruh
has placed before Ashland Chautau-
qua audiences the most talented
women speakers in our country
Last fall, in Portland, she engi-
neered to successful finish a con-
ventiOn of national women. com
posed Of 1000 delegates from every
staie in the union She so exploited
i hland that 4 number visited our
city on their wa! home On the
Fourth, in Ashland, she was respon-
sible for one of our prettiest floats
Always loy2l admirer OF our little
city, she has worked hard during the
Salem Legislature for the re-estab-
lishment of the ashland Normal. es-
pecially among the Multnomah dele
cation. During her stay of some
weeKs in Salem she worked with the
Mothers Congress for the widows
pension bill. She has aided Mrs.
Milie Trumbull and others for the
establishment of an industrial home
for girls She expects to tell us in
l..
can 60 best and what manner it win
be most effective. She has an anus
ins way of putting things and will
turn the lights on the Salem salons
in manner that will be edifying.
AS n speaker she is one of the best
in Oregon and there will be no wear
isoLe moments. Come out and hear
her.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-20
RULES FOR GARBAGE GROUNDS.
Sanitary Committee Directed {,
Formulate Rules.

At the meeting Tuesday evening
the sanitary committee of the city
council reported upon the condition
of the city dumping grounds. They
reported much carelessnses about
burying carcasses of animals. The
ordinance requires them to be buried
two feet underground" According
to one man, this was interpreted to
mean two of the animals feet under
the dirt and two of them sticking
out
After considerable animated dis
cussiOn the committee was instructed
TO formulate rules covering the
grounds and present them to the
council.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-20
A FAVORABLE REPORT
Hill Engineer to Report Favorably
on Rogue River Valley Inter-
urban.

Medford Sun: N. A. Summer of
Portland, one of the Hill engineers
who has been in Medford for the last
week investigating conditions for the
building of an interurban line in the
Rogue river valley, left last night for
Portland. Mr.. Summer stated that
he would report favorably to the st.
Paul officers of tho Hill lines rela-
tive to the building of the road.
Mr.. Summer also made the fol-
lowing statement: In the past few
months ! have heard several remarks
as 60 the irrigation project that is
about to be carried out here. | re
garded it as only an advertisement
and boost for the valley but since.
my arrival horc l have noticed how
much interest is being taken and can
see for myself low it would help
this valley in several ways. One is
that it will bring prosperity, not to
the farmers and fruitgrOwers alone.
but to every one, and another is that
1t Will be a great help to the induce
meat of people with capital to come
into the valley and so ahead with
the work OF constructing the pro
posed interurban line and the gas
plant, the cement plant, etc.
These will all be built in time if
the people here could show they had
behind them. An irriga-
tion system would help every one and
this valley would bloom like rose
awoke one fine morning to find the
Ions drouth was al an end"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-20
POET OF SIERRASDEAD AT OAKLAND
JOAQUIN MILLER DIED MONDAY AFTER AN ILLNESS OF TWO YEARS
FAMOUS MAN WAS OVER SEVENTY YEARS OF ACE

San Francisco, Feb. 17.-Joaquin
Miller, "The Poet of the Sierras. -
died this afternoon in Oakland. His
daughter, Juanita, and wife were
with him.
Miller died in his one-room cabin
which he built with his own hands
in Piedmont hills many years ago.
Death came slowly to the venerable
poet, who became unconscious Thurs
day after a lingering illness which
began two years ago when he was
stricken with paralysis.
Since then, though he has worked
at times, he rarely ventured from
The Heights" as he called his re-
treat. Since his collapse Thursday
he has gained consciousness several
times. This morning he realized he
could not survive the day. At noon
life was barely discernable and three
hours later the end came.
Miller was one ci the most pictur-
esque characters in the literary
world of the United States in his
day. He was born from Scotch
American parents i'll the Wabash dis
trict of Indiana, November 10, 1912.
He was scarcely 10 years old when
his father emigrated to Oregon. then
a wild and sparsely settled country.
He received but little education and
lived a wild and adventurous life.
Three years later Miller, then a boy
of 13, left home TO try his fortune
in California.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-20

One of the real estate deals just
closed is the purchase through C. D..
Hoy of 40-acre farm four miles
north of Medford by ]. d. Berg of
Chicago for $4,000. The place is
set to one-year-old trees and is nice
ly improved, having two bungalows
thereon. Mr.. Berg likes this valley
very much and shows his faith in
the same by making investments
here.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-20

Very little of a reliable nature is
known of young Miller's life during
the seven years he roamed aimlessly
through the wilds of northern Cali
fornia and southern Oregon. Gold
diggers, lumbermen and trappers
Indians and outlaws were his com
panions. When he became a "squaw
man." sharing the tent of a young
Indian woman whose tribe he had
joined, he lost caste with the white
men altogether.
After his return to his home in
Oregon he began t. study law in the
office of George II. Williams at Eu-
gene. The following year he be-
came an express messenger in the
gold mining districts of Idaho which
position he resigned to become the
editor of the DemocI attic Register, a
weekly newspaper in Eugene, Ore.
He was well known and had no
difficulty in finding papers or mag
aznes eager to print and literally
pay for his prose and poetry. In
1873 he published volume under
the title, Songs of the Sun Lands"
and prose volume entitled Life
Among the Modocs: Unwritten His.
tory" Since then he has published
more than twenty books, poems, nov
els, essays and plays. OF the latter,
"The Danites" and "49" became
quite popular. The last years of his
life he spent on his estate. The
Heights" near Diamond, Cal
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-20
WATER AND SEWER MAPS.
Engineer Walker Contracted With to
Make Some.

The council Tuesday evening in
structed F. H. Walker to make maps
of the city water mains and sewer
system at q cost not to exceed $3.50,
he to be allowed s. per day for Of
flee work and Sc per day for outside
work, the city TO furnish the paper
upon which TO draw the maps.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-20
Many q Laugh.

Pleasing the people has been a
trade with the Schubert Symphony
Club and Lady Quartette for many
years, an dtheir program contains
lots of fun OF refined nature, as
well as wealth of fine music. Hear
them at the Baptist church, Febru-
airy 81. Seats at Rose Brothers.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-20

The Star Jubilee Singers, col
ored male quartet, will give an en-
tertainment February 2S at Elks
Temple, under the auspices of the
Parent-Teacher Association. The
proceeds will be used for fitting up
a rest room in each of the grade
buildings, for the use of teachers
and pupils, in case of fatigue, illness
or accident. The need of such rooms
has long been felt.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-20

The years named are the years in
which the levies were made, they be-
ing collected the year following. 1t
is interesting. to note from the files
of the Tidings that Councilman Gun
ningham in 1905 wanted a I0-min
levy instead of a 14-mill.
The Tidings would not contend
that the methods followed in audit
ing bills for the past four years are
responsible for the entire increase
in tax levy (and taxpayers should
remember that the taxable property
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-20
BANKS CLOSE SATURDAY.
Ashland Financial Institutions VIII
Honor Washington.

The banks OF Ashland will be
closed all day Saturday, Washing
tons Birthday, in accordance with
the law and custom which make that
day holiday.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-20

The Artists Dream, a poem in
pantomime, is one of the attractions
the Wednesday Afternoon Club has
to offer for Saturday evening at Me-
mortal hall, February %.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-20

The Billings Agency will have
the tax roll March l. so you can pay
your taxes without the expense of a
trip to Jacksonville.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-20

Among the new enterprises which
are slated for Planada is large
wooden mill which is to employ at
least 800 people,. which would give
the laboring man an excellent op-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-20

Fuller has moved to Main street
and has a new barrel. Come and
stand in it.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-20

Did you ever love widow?
It's just like trading at Enders'-
you can't overdo it.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-20
Hay fo~ Sale.

have quantity of hay for sale
here in the city, Emil Peil. 71-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-20
Vote for the Franchise

Do not fail to get and for the nterurban
tomorrow 1t great Ashland road and
it would be unmakabe not well
outside capital develop the city surrounding country
down. might defeat it,
Do not fail TO you
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-20

Rest for the sole John Kelly
shoes at II. G. Enders & Sons.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-25

than she was that morning; and I
begged for an admission Of a senti.
ment above and beyond the mere sis.
terly regard to which hitherto she had
persisted in limiting her expressed az.
fection for me.
More than once I had read in her
eyes-without unseemly conceit. I
trust l may be permitted this asser-
:ion-what / now asked in lip avowal.
But there seemed to be with her a no.
ton that the occasion was ill-suited to
my plea.
Philip" she said, dear Philip. I
care for you very much; almost as
much as I care for Uncle Robert. You
have been very good to me, and -ery
good to him, and If could tell you
that love you In the way you ask,
L" And there she hesitated a shade
OF second. Even II could tell you"
she corrected, II wouldn't tell you
now. 1t is not stubbornness, Philip.
1t Is just woman's way. Ask me
again, when Uncle Robert Is we'll. and
all this horrible nightmare has passed.
Promise me that you will ask me
again!"
Never fear" returned. "r1l ask
you"
And promise me, too," she added,
that until all the skies are clear once
more, you will not mc!. NO.
iect."
was on the verge o. riuu:ising:
not because it would be az. tcsv pron.
ise to keep, for l knew it would be
very difiicult; but because could
deny her nothing. l was on the verge
l say, when the library door opened
and Louis, pale and excited, and so in
haste that he mad not paused to knock
was exclaiming:
Monsieur Cameron! Pardon! Mais.
enfin, etesvous prete?"
A score of fears springing instantly
to birth within us, Evelyn and I were
on our feet before the speech, rapid.
iy delivered as 1t was, was finished
Were we ready! We evidenced our
readiness in no such voiceless thing
as words.
Louis stood aside for us to pass, and
as l went by him. l asked, under my
breath:
What is it, LOUISE"
All" he whispered. Monsieur
Cameron Is talking in the strange
tongue which neither Monster Bryan
nor l myself can understand"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-25
TO RIDE BOTH WAYS.
President Will Observe Ancient Gus
tom of Returning From Inugural
With New Executive

Washington, Jan. 21.-White House
officials announced tonight that Presi-
dent Taft expects TO observe one of
the ancient customs of inauguration
day, abandoned by his predecessors,
and will ride lack up Pennsylvania
avenue from the capitol to the White
House with his successor This Gus
tom was broken by Mr.. Roosevelt four
years ago when he hurried from the
capitol to the union station to catch
train for Oyster Bay, leaving Mr.
Taft TO make the journey back up
the avenue with Mrs. Taft at his
side.
At the direction of the president,
Col. Spencer Cosby, chief aide at
the White House, on his recent visit
to Gov. Wilson, asked if the governor
desired that this custom be revived.
Col. Cosby reported today that Gov.
Wilson was anxious that Mr.. Taft ac-
company him.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-25
BLIND TIGER FOUND GUILTY.
Geo. Shaw Guilty of Transporting Lii
quor and Adelaide James Of Stor-
ing.

In the police court Monday Geo.
Shaw, colored, was found guilty of
transporting liquor for unlawful
purposes and was sentenced to pay
$50 or serve 80 days, while Adelaide
James was also convicted Of storing
liquor and was given q choice be-
tween a fine Of $50 and 80 days.
Rees James who had also been ar
rested was found not guilty and was
dismissed.
Rees, who has been up in the Re-
corder's court a number of times on
various charges in connection with
illegal liquor traffic, claimed that he
had refused tC receive the liquor
from Shaw as the latter had declined
to make terms which he considered
suitable. Shaw had, however, placed
the liquor in his house while he was
not at home and without his consent.
Both negroes paid their fines. The
arrests were made by officer II. G..
Mckagen on Saturday
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-25
GOV. BLEASE INAUGURhTED.
FOR SECOND TIME HE TAKES HIS
OATH AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OF STATE.
Declares His Allegiance to- His
Friends - Warns Against Appro-
priations for Colleges and Paid
Lobbyist-Lieut. Governor Smith
Sworn I'm.

Columbia, Jan. 21-At noon before
the joint assembly the governor was
sworn in by Magistrate w Pink
Caskey, of Lane, ster. His excellency
then delivered his inaugural address.
The galleries and floor were crowded.
In his address the governor reaf-
flrmed his allegiance TO his friends
and threatened to veto appropriations
for State colleges unless itemized. He
warned against paid lobbyists and
touched on other matters. The Gov
ernor spoke for one hour. The end
of his speech had a specific tone.
Lieut.. Gov. Chas. A. Smith, was
sworn in by Chief Justice Eugene B.
Gary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-25

quiet. and then, before any one of US.
think. suspected his purpose, he
turned, suddenly, swiftly, and slipped
from beneath the bed clothes to the
moor where he stood erect, with arms
upraised and tensed, shouting In shrill.
strident key what seemed to be orders.
directed not at one but at a horde.
The great bed separated him from
both Bryan and myself, but we skirted
IL In haste, and came upon him be-
fore he had taken more than a single
step. AS We confronted him, his arms
lowered and his clenched fists shot
forward threateningly. But a far
more startling happening at this juno
ture was his abandonment Of his jar
gon. and his adoption Of Ineligible
English.
Below" he yelled, fercely. BE
low, you yellow dogs! Below, l say!
Every ours son of you! Below!"
Despite this turbulence he was not
difficult to master. Together Bryan
and l grappled him; in another mo-
ment We had him fiat on his bed once
more, and the nurse was pressing
home the piston Of that little shining
instrument Of glass and silver which
had SO recently seen him take up from
the medicine table.
For a moment the patient rolled
about, restlessly, mutterfng strange
oaths, mingled with suppliant mur-
murs. And to me this was the most
sadly trying part Of the incident.
would gladly have retreated, but Eve
lyn begged me to wait
Just until he is quiet" she pleaded;
Just until he falls asleep"
AT length he lay quite still and we
thought from his regular breathing be
had succumbed to the narcotic, and so
were about to go, when he started up
with little feeble cry, low-voiced, but
clearly distinct.
mo, no, for Gods sake, not that!
didn't kill them. / swear I didn't kill
them. 1t was an accident. She stove
on rock. I-I-didn't, say! didn't
i"
His voice trailed into silence. He
dropped back, heavily, upon the pill
lows. He slept.
GRO BE CONTINUED
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-25
GREAT PAINTING AT EXPOSITION
Ihe Shadow of the Cross" the Most
Discussed Work in the World to Be
on Exhibit.

Washington, Jan. 20.-After several
weeks Of delicate negotiation, the di
rectOrs Of the National corn exposition
at Columbia, S. c., have succeeded in
gaining from DR.. w. L. Wright Of
Washington City the privilege Of ex-
hibiting Henry Hammond Ahrs mir
acle painting, The Shadow Of the
Cross"
The Shadow of the Cross" is prob
ably the most discussed work ever
produced by an artist, not because
the artist intended that it should be
so, but because Of conditions over
which he had no control and which.
down to date, neither clergyman nor
chemist has been able to account for.
The picture is of the Christ Viewed
in the full light it is splendid but
not unusual type. With lights turned
off in utter darkness, the miracle ma
terializes. From the clouds in the
background there emanates a vivid
glow that t'.cows out the figure of the
Master in silhouette. Around the
head there appears a luminous halo
and athwart the whole picture and
behind the figure falls the shadow Of
the cross
Ahl, the artist, did not discover the
marvels of his work until it was near
1Ny RniS 10 l,o
ton of the Christ at the earnest behest
Of close friend, so he gave it up.
One day while dining the idea that
he had sought to grasp but failed
came to him in flash, and, rising,
he hurried to his studio and took rp
again the work upon his picture.
when it was near completion he had
occasion to go one night to his
studio. He entered in darkness and
was astounded to encounter a strange
light, which upon close inspection
proved to be an emanation from the
picture upon which he was at work.
Before him was a shadowy form of
background Of changing light and
with magnificent aura which he had
never painted. Athwart it all was
the shadow of the cross, and this, too,
he had not intended. Ali worked
not another day upon his picture. He
was of a deeply religious nature, and
his unintentional results impressed
him SO strongly that he would not
again put brush to canvas, but left
the picture in the uncompleted state.
Later it went into the hands of Dr.
Wright, $50 a man of deep religious
feeling, a1d he has sent it about the
country az various times for exhibition
for the benefit of religious or semi
| religious organizations.
No one has been able to account for
the effects which the artist did net
paint. Chemists have tried by analy-
| sis TO find some luminous quality IN
the paint but have found only the
ordinary pigments. 1t has been the
cause of contentious Of much heat be-
between theologists, but it is today
as much a miracle unsolved as il
was on the night the artist came uD-
| on il in his studio.
The proceeds will bc devoted %
some South Carolina charity.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-25
BALL FORMALLY ABANDONED.
Provisions for Ii Stricken From Com
grcS~ionl Resolution.

WashinEton. Jan. 1.-Presideni-
clcc, Wilson's inaueural ball was Of
HcIally abandoned today, when the
house committee providing for the
ceremonies of March struck il out
If tn, o"uer,Ssional resolution which
covers the programme