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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-11-04
BRYAN SAVES LIFE
BY s-FooT JUMP

William j. Bryan former sec
rotary of state, narrowly missed
death at Toledo. Ohio Saturday
when he walked across the tracks
at the station with an onrushine
freight train bearing down close
upon him.
A negro porter warned Bryan
just in time.
When Bryan saw his danger he
quickly jumped from The track to
a platform which the porter af-
terward said was eight feet away
Mr.. Bryan was ON his way tn
Detroit to talk prohibition.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-11-04

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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-12
Auto Service To
KlamathIF alls

C. B. Howard has put on regular
auto service between Ashland and
Klamath Falls. He leaves Ashland
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
and klamath Falls Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays. His time sched-
ule for the trip is six hours and the
fare is six dollars per passenger. He
says business has already developed
sufficiently to justify the regular
service and he expects to maintain
1t. He says the Green Springs hill
is in good shape this year and easy
to negotiate, but there is a bad
stretch from Jenny creek this way
for several miles almost impossible
that could be put in good condition
at small expense. II that stretch OF
road is properly fixed he says a two
thousand-pound freight truck would
be put on at once.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-12
Claim Canal Co.
MOnOpOliZes Water

Farmers who use the water from
Little Butte creek for irrigation
claim that the Rogue River Canal
Company is taking all the water at
their dam near headquarters and
that there is not enough left to keep
the trout alive, to say nothing about
irrigation. The Little Butte water
rights have not yet been adjudicated
by the state board of control, so the
controversy does not come under the
jurisdiction of the county watermas-
ter. H. B. Tronson, one of the farm
ers of the district, says that the fish
are dying by hundreds and that the
fish screen on the ditch is a joke and
that fish may be found all over the
desert. No fish ladder has been
built by the company at Fish Lake,
but the fish warden has notified the
company that such a ladder must be
built.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-12
Famous Dancers at
Vining Friday

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Carville,
known to the stage as Robert Car
vile and Barbara Lamar, late stars
of the New York musical success,
THE Tango Tea" and Orpheum
headliners, for the past six months
official dancers at the P. P. l. E.,
San Francisco, where they appeared
daily to the music of the exposition
orchestra of so pieces, are here on a
weeks visit to Mrs. Carvilles par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Watson OF
Ashland. They have composed sew
eral new dances that have gained in
stant favor both in San Francisco
and the east.
They will appear in Ashland to-
morrow friday evening at the Vim
ing theatre and will feature the Bra
lillian Maxixe, Fascination Waltz and
Zone Promenade. Ashland is these
dancers only stop between San Fran
cisco and Chicago. They leave for
the east Sunday.
Together with this attraction a
Paramount picture, Victor Moore in
"Snobs," will be presented. Admis-
sion Is and 25 cents.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-12
Special Election for August 25th
To Ratify Contract and Vote Bonds

At Tuesday evenings council meet
ing the council authorized the mayor
and recorder to enter into the pro-
posed contract with the California
Oregon Light and Power Company
and called a special election for Aug
ust 20 for the purpose of voting
bonds not to exceed $4,000 for the
purchase of the company's lines and
apparatus in the city and to ratify
the contract. Every voter should
carefully read the notice of election
and the contract, which are pub
lished elsewhere in this issue. They
explain the proposed proposition
fully The advantages of the deal
are clearly apparent. Ashland's mu-
nicipal plant has always been on a
paying basis. Current rates in this
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-12
Southern Pacific
Is Making Good

The Southern Pacific is making
good its promises to help Ashland
become a leading resort city of the
coast. The latest piece of publicity
which has been accorded Ashland Is
printed herewith. 1t is taken from
the Southern Pacific Bulletin, COM
pany bulletin issued monthly and
which is sent to every employe of the
great railroad and to newspapers all
along the line of the road. Particu-
lar attention is called to the fact that
Southern Pacific employees are ad-
vised to call the attention of patrons
to Ashland and her springs:
Ashland, Ore, whose mineral
springs have been known and used
since the earliest settlement in jack
son county, has recognized them as
civic asset worth exploitation and
has undertaken a new role as the
Spa of southern Oregon. Bonls
have been voted in the sum Of $175,-
900 to carry out a project of springs
development and civic improvement.
The waters of lithia, soda and sui.
phur springs will be piped into the
heart OF the city and distributed to
the various places where they will
be consumed. In addition to piping
water, provision will be made to pipe
carbon dioxide gas, with which the
lthia and the soda springs of the
Ashland district are heavily charged.
This gas will be used in the sana-
torium in administering gas baths
under similar methods in the water
cures of Europe. Ashland is on the
main line of the Southern Pacific
and attention of patrons should be
called to its springs"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-12
Road Work at Crater
Lake Progressing

Medford Tribune; BY the end OF
the present season 40 miles OF high
ways will have been graded by the
government in the Crater Lake ma
tional park, leaving approximately
25 miles still to be graded and the
entire system to be hard surfaced.
Engineer Goodwin of the war de-
partment, in charge of construction,
states that an appropriation of
100000 will be asked for work the
coming year, for use in paving the
main travelled roads now graded.
This surface will be of the Warrenite
type OF bitulithic pavement, and cost
approximately $4,000 per mile. The
pavement will be laid Is feet in
width, with the road from Anna
creek to the rim the first section
paved
From $50 to 200 men are now en-
ployed. As only $4,000 was Sc
cured this year, it is impossible to
finish the grading as could have
been done if the 100000 asked for
had been appropriated The com.
Ipleted grading will comprise the road
from the new Jackson county en-
trance to Anna creek, from the east
ern entrance up Sand creek to the
rim, from the klamath entrance to
Anna creek, and the rim boulevard
from junction of the Sand creek
road to Anna creek, from Anna creek
to the tavern, and around the rim
for few miles from the tavern.
This is considered by those in
charge critical time in the life OF
the park. Every friend of the park
must work for a large appropriation
for the coming year so Improvement
may be carried on uninterruptedly
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-12
Sheriff Explains
Tax Payments

In answer to numerous inquiries
in regard to time of payments of
last half taxes, Sheriff Singler issues
the following statement relative to
the payments of second half taxes on
1914 rolls:
If one-half of the taxes on any
property for the year of 1914 shall
have been paid before the first day
OF April, 1915, the second half of
such taxes may be paid at any time
before the first day of October, 1915,
without any penalty or interest Of
ary kind or amount.
Taxpayers who have not paid at
least one-half of the taxes charged
against their property before April
1, 1915, will be subject to a penalty
OF per cent for each calendar month
OF fraction thereof on the entire
amount unpaid until September ],
1915, at which time it becomes delin-
quent
All taxes remaining unpaid Sep
tember 1, 1915 Except WI ere first
half has been previously paid, will
be subject to a penalty of 10 per cent
and interest at er cent per month.
This penalty will supercede the l
lper cent per month for non payment
|prior to September /, 1915. and time
will be reckoned only from cepten
ber 1, 1915, in ceses of this kind.
Mr.. Singler states that about 80
per cent Of taxpayers took adyaNtaee
Of the na>f payment plan ar' that
exclusive of the Oregon x California
Railroad granted lands tS per cent
of taxes we're paid last spclng
In view of the favorable crop con-
dit!ons throughout the entire county
it is expected that the tax deiin-
quency will be smaller this yea. than
for several years past.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-12

city are as cheap or cheaper than
any other city in Oregon. The terms
OF the contract guarantee continued
low rates and provide plenty of cur
rent under the wholesale purchase
plan from the company To supply
the needs Of the city's system a plant
which would cost $4,000 would
have to be built, according to former
plans, and in addition to this a res
ervoir which would cost an addition
al $4,000 would be necessary.
From every viewpoint the proposed
contract appears to be most adyan-
tageous. Absolute unanimity existed
in the council as to the advisability
of accepting the contract. The polls
viii be open from 8 a. m. to G p. m.
August 25.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-12
Treasurer Of S. P.
Taken Over City

Monday of this week Mr.. A. X.
Van Deventer, treasurer of the South
iern Pacific Company, passed through
here in his private car Cheche. An
invitation to take an automobile ride
was wired to him by Mr.. Kramer,
which he accepted, On arrival of
train 16 Secretary Norris and Pub
licity Director Duryea of the Com
mercial Club met Mr.. Van Deventer
and, in company with Mr. Kramer,
local agent OF the Southern Pacific,
and Mr.. Fitzgerald, assistant super
intendent of the Shasta division,
took him through Lithia park and
over the highway to Medford.
Mr.. Van Deventer expressed his
pleasure at being able to see SO much
of Ashland and the country tribu-
tary to it. He predicted big things
for Ashland as a resort city and said
he was very much impressed with
our wealth of natural advantages in
this respect. He spoke in glowing
terms of the beauty of the city and
the loveliness of the Rogue River
valley, and thanked the Commercial
Club for making it possible for him
to see it in so delightful a way.
Through the courtesy of Mr.. G. G.
Ogg of this city the publicity depart
ment was able to place box of beau
tiful flowers on Mr.. Van Deventer's
car.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-12
Lithia Fountain at
City Park Entrance

A fitting monument to the pioneer
spirit and the pioneers of Ashland
will be erected near the entrance to
the Plaza if present plans are carried
out. The monument will not be in
the shape of tombstone-like shaft
of granite such as is usually used for
the purpose, but will be an unique
and unusual grotto fountain con-
structed of rustic boulders. The
springs commission has promised to
pipe lithia water to the grotto and a
lithia fountain close to the Plaza
will be the result. The grotto is to
be excavated into the little hill just
west of the falls at the entrance to
the city park. 1t will be visible from
the Plaza and will add greatly to the
attractiveness of the city park en-
trance. A unique monument of
boulders with a plate stating the
fountains inception and dedication
will be a part of the fountain. A
committee is endeavoring to secure
appropriate plans for the grotto.
Funds will be raised by popular sub
scription among the pioneers, their
sons and daughters. No difficulty is
anticipated in raising sufficient
amount.
Another plan which will be taken
up later is that of the erection of
log building somewhere in the park
which shall be dedicated as muse
um for articles of interest in south
ern Oregon's varied history, A very
interesting collection could be made
up and such a museum would be a
fine attraction.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-12
Cars Bump at
Plaza Corner

C. M. Stout narrowly escaped a
serious accident at the Plaza corner
yesterday when he ran into a tourist
car from Hillsboro which was headed
toward North Main street but which
slowed up at the corner on account
of another car ahead According to
automobile law, Mr.. Stout had the
right of way as he was approaching
from the right and the tourist driver
should have stopped. However, Mr..
Stout's brakes apparently refused to
hold and the two cars collided. No
damage was done beyond bent fen
der. A lady who was riding in the
front seat and carrying baby in her
arms was thrown against the front Of
the car, but neither was injured.
Had the car been travelling at fast
er rate of speed serious results would
have been certain. The Plaza gro
Gerry corner is one Of the worst in
the city owing to the narrowness of
the street. Drivers should use the
greatest caution in approaching this
corner. Yesterdays little incident
was unavoidable and only Mr.. Stout's
customary careful driving obviated
both cars from further injury.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-12
Clover Leaf Dairy
Makes Improvements

The Glover Leaf Dairy has been
making extensive improvements and
alterations of late. The new milk
house is, beyond doubt, the finest
and neatest structure of its kind on
the coast. The exterior has bun
galow appearance, nestled in beauti-
full rustic surroundings. The ulti-
mate aim is sanitation in every de-
tail. The floor is concrete with q
good drainage. The main walls also
are concrete and finished with a
coat of snow-white enamel. 1t is fit
ted with city water, which greatly
facilitates the washing problem. The
house contains refrigerator, bot
Ting machine and milk cooler in one
room and a sterilizer with 700-bottle
capacity, a bottle washer and steam
boiler in another.
Everything is up to date and san
itary. Even the attendants are
garbed in white.
The public is welcome at all times
and even urged to make visits and
become imbued with the fact that
the milk they receive is fit for
kings table. Much credit is due l..
B. Sander for his undying efforts to
serve the public with better and more
wholesome milk and cream.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-12
Strong Bills at
Lyric Theatre

A motion picture which includes
in the cast interpreting it such per-
formers as Robert Edeson, Olga
Gray, Loretta Blake, A. d. Sears,
Otto Lincoln, George Beranger, Au-
gustus Carney and Alfred Paget is
an event in itself. All these and
more are to be seen in THE Alb
sentee," the five-part allegorical Mu-
tual Masterpicture by w. c. Cabanne
and F. e. Woods. Power, Might
Evil, Ambition, Contentment, Age,
Justice, Happiness, Innocence, EX-
travagance and Vanity are all per-
sonified in this picture, which has
created the greatest stir in dramatic
circles since the production of
"Everywoman. THE Absentee"
will be shown at the Lyric theatre
next Sunday and Monday nights. Do
not stay away because you expect a
colorless allegory. The picture is
full of action and fire. A fist fight
between one man and mob is but
one Of many lively scenes.
Special selections from Lohengrin,
Mariana and Rusticana especially
selected to harmonize with the pic
ture will be played by the full Lyric
orchestra. Owing to the fact that
these pictures cost the management
three times the price of an ordinary
film, the price will be 10 and Is
,ents.
Thursday and Friday of this week
Francis Bushman, the most popular
actor in the movies, will be shown In
The Return of Richard Neil" To-
night the Georgia Merrymakers will
)lay a return engagement with a
new program of skits,
songs and dances.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-12
City Fathers In
Extended Meet

The city council commenced Tues
day evenings meeting with the hear.
ing of a request from the park COM
mission that the council define the
powers of the commission over newly
purchased lands. The commission
also reported that one man had been
at work cutting poison oak during
the past month.
A special committee reported ia.
vorably on the opening of an alley
east of Garfield street and connect
ing Iowa street and the Boulevard.
Matters pertaining to the new Jail
were discussed at some length.
The electric light proposition was
decided and special election called
as reported elsewhere.
Four appointments to the fire de-
partment made at a recent meeting
were rescinded and Manly Brewer,
Glen Guiley and l.. o. Van Wegen
only appointed.
Six fire hydrants were ordered
The price is constantly going up on
all supplies for the water department
and the council decided to "shop
early"
Blacksmith Van Leer was given
years lease of the building on the
public market lot on First street at
a monthly rental of SIS.
The mayor brought up the oft
discussed matter of the tearing down
of the opera house remains and it
was decided to push the matter to
finish as soon as title to the building
was settled in the courts.
The park commission in a COM
munication brought up the question
of why the city parks were charged
for water when the Chautauqua park
and other departments of the city re-
ceived free water. The matter was
referred to a special committee.
Along about 1870 the council
men decided that further business
could wait until next week.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-12
Pennsylvania
Succeeds Multi

]. M. Logan of Lancaster, Pa, has
been appointed national bank exam
iner for this district, to take the
place of Lloyd L. Multi, who resigned
the latter part of June to accept the
second vice-presidency of the North
western National Bank Of Portland.
The new examiner has been serving
in a Pennsylvania district. His dis
trict covers Washington from Tacoma
south and east to Walla Walla and
all of Oregon north of Roseburg, e.
cept the extreme northeastern cor
ner.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-12

Two houses belonging to G.. w.
Milan, who goes from here to teach
school at Gold Hill, have been sold
to ]. o. Elrod of Portland through
the Ashland Real Estate Company.
John NJ Wall, prominent lawyer
of Hillsboro, Ore, August Tooze,
owner of extensive ranch properties
in the vicinity of Hillsboro, and an
other Hillsboro man, with their
wives and families, passed through
Ashland yesterday in their autos.
homeward bound from the exposi-
tion.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-12
New Jail Meets
With Objection

Councilman Cunningham instigat-
ed discussion which occupied about
an hour of the city councils time
Tuesday evening when he charged
the committee in charge of building
the city Jail with violating the letter
Of the city charter by letting the con-
tract for the new Jail without adver-
tising the bids in the newspaper as
is required in the charter for bids
of over $500. Mr.. Ware explained
that the committee had asked for
bids for the construction and among
others had received a bid of $103
from A. l.. Lamb for the construction
Of the building, the council to fur
nsh the cement and iron. The esti-
mated cost of the materials Mr.. Ware
put at less than 800, the cells would
cost S405 delivered here, and the
total cost would come under the
800 authorized Mr., Wares eX-
planation failed to satisfy Mr.. Cum
ningham, who appeared to fail to get
the formers point of view that no
contract came to over $500.
This minor consideration was for
gotten by most of the council when
f. d. Briggs, appearing for Messrs.
Butler and Veghte, owners of the
Pioneer block, stated that the new
jail would block the ingress to Pro-
vost Bros store from the rear and
appealed to the sense of justice Of
the council while still maintaining
that his contentious were not bluffs
and would be carried into court IL
necessary"
Mr.. Briggs stated the the Pioneer
building was originally on the corner
of the Plaza and that the city hall
was built with the understanding
that an alleyway was to be left be-
tween it and the Pioneer block. The
city afterward rented this space to
Provost Bros. and eventually built
the fire station upon it.
Mr.. Briggs stated that his clients
would be forced to resort to injunc-
ton proceedings in case the city per-
sisted in its design. The contention
brought out an ancient deed in which
Captain A. D. Helman did, in the
year 1884, long after he had given
the land to the city for public plaza
purposes, re-deed it to the city for
plaza purposes and the building of
city hall and Jail, Mr.. Briggs con-
tended that Captain Helman had no
legal right to do this, the land al
ready being city property dedicated
for plaza purposes, etc. He cited n
Portland decision in support Of his
contention.
The council referred the legal
aspects of the jail proposition to a
committee consisting of Messrs.
Ware, Cunningham and Attorney
Moore.
Mr.. Ware stated that he had heard
of no objection to the Jail until Tues
day and that the whole affair was
new to him as chairman of the COM
mittee. Mr.. Ware stated that had he
known of the objection before he
would have had the matter investi-
gated.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-12
SideightS on
Official DOings

If the electric light contract is rati-
fled, the suit brought by the COM
pany against the city will be dis
missed. The company will furnish
current for operation of the pump
ing plants at the springs for 81 a
year. Many other advantages are
apparent upon reading the contract.
Look it over.
Some confusion may result from
the private electric corporation S
names. The Ashland Electric Light
and Power Company controls the
company's local system but is owned
by the California Oregon corporation.
The municipal plant and distributing
system are owned by the city. Under
the proposed plan the city will own
the municipal plant, all the distribut-
ing systems in the city and will buy
whatever current the municipal plant
is unable to furnish from the COM
pany at wholesale prices.
Along towards midnight Tuesday
evening several of the councilmen
gave away their early to bed" predi-
lections by winding their watches
For the first time in months the
council dispensed with the usual ex-
ecutive session after the regular
meeting Tuesday night.
E. d. Briggs made a touching plea
for fright and justice" in the Jail
matter. No doubt the council will
find a way to build the Jail and dis
pense justice at the same time.
Why not build a glass cage in the
park for a jail. 1t could be used to
keep Fred Herrin's baby coyotes in
during the greater portion Of the
time, and the fact that a prisoner
would have to undergo the gaze of
curious tourists would act as a great
detriment to crime.
For goodness sakes don't make the
new jail too comfortable. Some Of
the travelling men who make Ashland
might prefer it to the hotels.
Simpsons gas tank was barely
mentioned at Tuesdays council meet
ing. The city attorney is investigat-
ing the legality of placing the tank
on the sidewalk at a crossing. Mean,
while Mr.. Simpson is reaping a harv-
est from tourist travel.
John Winner of the police force
and E. M. Stannard have been grant
ed leaves Of absence for short vaca-
tions
During July one IS fine was col
lected in the recorders court and S.
was paid in for dog licenses. Appar-
emily no wave of crime or of fleas
visited the city during that month.
Two new residences were connect
ed up to the sewers last month.
The street lights burned only 232
hours during July.
If the city council keeps up this
burning of the midnight municipal
current at council meetings this pa
per is going to buy one of these new
tangled dictagraphs and 60 to the
picture show during the evening
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-12
Prompt Settlement.

The full amount of the policy on
the dwelling and contents of ]. F.
Koehler of Woolen street has been
paid by the Billings Agency.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-12

Your best friend is the one who
knows your faults and still remains
your friend. - %
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-12

Be loyal to the flag of our coun-
try. You have need Of 1t more than
il needs you.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-12

Johnson the jeweler for fine watch
work. 97-tf