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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-15
Feature Star at
Vining Friday

Edith Wynne Mathison, the world
famous dramatic star, will make her
screen debut in the Lasky-Belasco
production in pictures of MIR. Belas-
cos great dramatic success, "The
Governors Lady" Miss Mathison,
although approached by hundreds of
moving picture producers, long de-
clined to appear on the film at all,
but finally yielded to the arguments
advanced by Mr.. Lasky in connection
with his production of Mr., Belasco' s
modern American domestic master
piece Miss Mathison made her first
great hit in this country in the title
role of "Everyman." She is remem-
bered in England as the star whom
Sir Henry Irving selected to be his
leading woman throughout his fare
well appearances in London and his
farewell provincial tour Vining The
atre Friday night, July 16.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-15
"EnOch Arden" in
Masterpiece Film

The third of the series of Mutual
Masterpieces which are shown at the
Lyric feature every Sunday and Mon
day evenings will be shown next Sun
day and Monday with an additional
Sunday matinee The feature is
filmed dramatization of Tennyson's
famous poem, "Enoch Arden and
promises to be the best yet, Wallace
Reid, Lillian Gish and Walter Paget
are three of the cast of stars who
make the picture an exceptionally
strong film. Together with the four
part feature, the Pathe daily news
and special music make up the Lyric
program for these nights The story
of Enoch Arden is familiar to every
school child and is one of the most
beautiful Of Tennyson's works.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-15
Entire City Will Greet Liberty
Bell At Early Morning Hour

in the schedule it will be announced
at Chautauqua tonight. There will
be dances at Moose hall and the Nata-
torium and open house at the Nat to
everybody. Picture shows will run
until late and several watch meetings
will be held. Hundreds will remain
up until the arrival of the bell and
whistles and bells will arouse every
body in time to get to the station to
greet the relic.
The bell will be Illuminated and all
may have a chance to see it during
the stop here.
Everybody is urged to turn out to-
night and make a demonstration of
Ashland spirit, which will be unique
in the Liberty Bells journey across
the continent.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-15
Says Ashland
Most Hospitable

In an interview printed in the
Morning Register of Eugene Mr..
George N. Wills of Salem pays fine
tribute to Ashland. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wills have been travelling in their
automobile through California, Texas
and parts of Old Mexico, camping out
when opportunity offered. They
stopped here and made use of our
automobile camp ground. The beau
ty of our parks, the conveniences of
our auto camp and the treatment they
received from Ashland citizens seem
to have made strong impression on
them.
Among other things, Mr.. Wills said
to the Register reporter: Ashland,
Oregon, is the most hospitable city
we have visited in our eleven months
OF travel. In all our travels we found
no place quite as nice to strangers as
in Ashland, and our trip has been a
delightful one, too. Those who visit
Ashland will not soon forget the
place"
Mr.. Wills gave the Register man
quite a complete description Of the
things he saw here in Ashland, and
expressed himself, in most enthusias-
tic terms, as being very much pleased
with our hospitality and our enter
prise in providing so splendidly for
tn ecomfort and convenience of visit
ing motorists.
The money invested in the new
auto camp will come back to us four
fold. for those who visit it will carry
the story of Ashland's hospitality to
the stranger passing by far and wide
and give the city tremendous
amount of the best kind Of publicity
all over the Pacific coast Mr.. Wills
is but one of thousands who will tell
the story of this beautiful piece OF
civic improvement and municipal en-
terprise that we are so proud of wher-
ever they journey from our city.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-15
Dangerous Highway
Route Abandoned

Convinced that the majority of the
people of Jackson county disapprove
OF the route of the Pacific highway
running north from Central Point,
involving a greater distance and
three railroad crossings, Frank Mad
den and w. c. Lever, county COM
missioners, have decided to abandon
the route they had favored, which
means that a contract will soon be let
for the road favored by State High
way Engineer Cantine, Judge F. L..
Tou Velle and others.
This decision was reached after a
careful canvas of the situation by
both commissioners, and while they
both favor the route which would
serve a larger proportion of people
living in the Willow Springs district,
they both regarded their first duty
was to serve the interests of the peo-
pie they represent, and they decided
to make the opinion of the county
court unanimous.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-15
AShlandeIS at the
S. F. Exposition

The following people from Ashland
have registered at the Oregon build
ing at the exposition since July l:
Mrs. f. G. Swedenburg, Evelyn Mer-
rill, M. Armeda Kaiser, Emma 5.
Meyer, C. f. Fraley, Mrs. c. h. Petl.
Mrs. Clyde L. Sweet, Mrs. F. S. Foltz
and family, Mrs. c. J. Boyle, Ray
mond V. Thomas, Lloyd Charles 7.
Weaver and wife, C. c. Walker.
Several parties have left within the
last few days and the greater por-
ton of the Ashlanders who intend
visiting the exposition will leave this
month after the closing of the Chau-
tauqua session. All Ashlanders
should make their headquarters at
the Oregon building, where informa-
ton, rest rooms and news from home
are available.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-15
Long is Blamed
For Recent Wreck

The report of the board of inquiry,
consisting of J. w. Metcalf, G. A.
Wester, w. T. Small, r. P. Neil and
V. o. ~ Smith placing the blame for
the wreck which occurred in the local
yards the morning of July 6, injuring
sixteen passengers and eight train
men and doing equipment damage es-
timated at $3.50 by the board, fol-
lows:
1T is the opinion of this board that
the main responsibility for collision
rests with Engineer Long on second
No 12 for failure to comply with Bull
letin No 114S, issued February 2S,
1915, supplementing Rule SO, "In
connection with Rule SO within yard
limit stations, all trains must be un-
der control within yard limits. This
does not relieve flagmen of train
within yard limits from protecting il
first class train is due, but as an addi-
tional precaution;' as well, approach
ing the extreme west switch at
speed which would not have enabled
him to comply with instructions con-
tained in Bulletin No. zoos ISSUED
October I, 1914, In order to secure
uniform action and simplify condt-
tions at kshalnd, you will please be-
governed by the following instruc-
tions: At any time when two passen-
ger trains of the same number east
bound arriving at Ashland, second
or following sections will not pass
the extreme west switch until signal
to do so by some member of the yard
masters force has been given.
"As well, 19 form of train order
was delivered to Engineer Long be-
fore starting out on the run, Account
Fourth of July celebration and heavy
travel next few days, use every pre-
caution to avoid accident and protect
against Tires
Might yardmaster II, II. Gillette
for permitting engines to go out on
main line in the face of second No.
10 without arranging for proper pro-
lection being given, is responsible to
degree. the same applying to En-
gineers f. NJ. Bowers and A. Living
ston, who did not arrange for or in
sist upon such protection being af-
forded them before occupying main
line in opposition to such train.
"There was a distance of 1,6OO
feet of tangent westward from point
of collision, the point of collision be-
ing $50 feet west of the west switch.
1T has always been customary to
get engine out in advance for east
bound trains and place in east end of
yard to expedite exchange Of engines.
Between January and June 30
this year Engineer Long was tested
twice covering movement within yard
limits, hand signals once, speed re-
strictions twice.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-15

Ashland will be thrown wide open
tonight, fireworks will be allowed,
crowds will throng the streets and
bells and whistles will aid in giving
the Liberty Bell, Americas dearest
relic, a most Unique night welcome.
At Tuesdays council meeting Mayor
johnson announced that in order that
fireworks dealers might get rid of
their wares before the new ruling
against them goes into effect, fire
works will be allowed on Main street
from the East Side Pharmacy to and
including the Plaza after o'clock to-
night.
The bell is scheduled to arrive in
Ashland about o'clock, according to
reports from the dispatchers' office
at Roseburg. If any change is made
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-15
New Chautauqua
Imperative Need

The need of a new ChautauQua
tabernacle has become more appar-
ent with every day Of the 1915 assem-
bly,, Every number on the program
has crammed the building to the
doors and Monday evening fifteen
hundred people were turned away or
obliged to listen from the outside,
With the completion of the paved
highway to Central Point the South
ern Oregon assembly now has prac-
tically $4,000 people to draw from
who can reach Ashland in forty-five
minutes and for a nominal sum. In
addition to these who are put in di-
rect touch with the Ashland assembly
there is a constantly growing popula-
ton in northern California and south
ern Oregon who are attracted here by
the steadily growing attractions ol
the Chautauqua. The better roads
movement which has resulted in a
steadily growing number of auto
tourists and which extends by hun
dreds of miles the territory from
which the Southern Oregon Chautau-
qua may draw, is this year, and will
to a still greater extent next year,
attract many parties who will camp
here.
Above all other reasons, the COM
pletion of the park and springs de-
velopment will result in the attrac-
ton of thousands next summer and
when the park attractions and Chau-
tauqua assembly attractions are COM
bined Ashland will be taxed to capac-
ity to provide tenting room for camp
ers, and the present tabernacle, which
when crammed will hold but 1900,
will be four times too small to accom-
modate the crowds.
The Chautauqua management rec
ognizes the imperative need Of new
building, and with the cooperation
of the people of Ashland next sum-
mer should see a magnificent new
home which should accommodate at
least 5000 persons.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-15
Council Holds
Special Meeting

The city council met in special ses-
sion Tuesday evening with all mem
bers present except Councilman Cum
ningham.
The financial statement of the
various departments was read and ap-
proved.
The park commission reported the
completion of the summer house in
the Boulevard park and the purchase
of twenty-five park benches.
An application of Thomas Hatfield
to build barn on Willow street was
referred to the sanitary committee.
A communication from S. P. Stoner
was read in regard to the restaurant
building on A street and asking that
the council give him permission to
sheath the building in sheetiron so
that he could use it for an apple
packing house. The matter was re-
ferred to the fire committee with
power to act. From the discussion
which followed it would appear that
the council had ordered the building
torn down soon after it was gutted
by fire several months ago, and upon
reference to the minutes such was
found to be the case.
A petition from o. King OF the Mis-
sion restaurant, asking permission to
conduct a portable fruit and lunch
stand on the lower side of A street,
on the west side of the cement walk
which goes down to the station build
ing, was read 1t seems that the city
officials have kept all of the children
who formerly sold fruit at the trains,
off of the streets because of kicks
from the restaurant people and other
rent payers on A street. 1t seemed to
be the sense of the council that it
would be bad policy and poor prece-
dent to allow a stand on the street.
A letter from the state industrial
accident fund people in regard to the
condition of the fund was read.
The matter of piping water into
Lithia park was discussed, as is re-
ported elsewhere.
The matter of the gasoline pump
installed by the Simpson Hardware
Company on the sidewalk at the Plaza
corner was broached by Councilman
Cornelius, who stated that no permit
had been issued of any kind. The
matter was referred to the street COM
mittee for investigation.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-15
Kcwsy Publicity
Department Items

The publicity department has re-
ceived the leather albums that are to
be placed on the observation cars Of
the Southern Pacific. These will be
filled with a collection Of views of
Ashland and its environment, select
ed from the best photographs that can
be obtained. The covers are lettered
in gold with the words, Ashland
Lithia Springs, Ashland, Oregon" on
the line of the Southern Pacific" in
three lines. One of these albums will
be sent to Mr.. Frohbach, to be used
in connection with the springs exhibit
in the Oregon building at the exposi-
tion.
The three-color plates for the cover
of the new Ashland booklet have been
received. Work on the printing OF
this booklet will start very soon. The
cover design has met with great
deal of favorable comment wherever
shown. The manager of the depart
ment showed it to a great many peo-
Pile in Portland, and the universal
opinion was that it was unique and
striking and would do Ashland a
great deal Of good as an advertising
medium. Fifty thousand of these
little glasses of Ashland water will be
printed and sent broadcast over the
United States. They ought to be a
factor in placing Ashland on the map
as resort city.
Chester Stevenson has developed
the pictures taken along the Pacific
highway from here to the California
line on Tuesday, when he and the
manager of the publicity department
spent the greater part of the day get
ting views of the scenery and roadDed
for advertising purposes. The results
show that they obtained some of the
finest pictures ever taken on TINS
stretch of the highway. One picture
taken by Mr.. Stevenson from a point
below the Siskiyou station on the
Southern Pacific is especially fine as
it shows complete horseshoe curve
on the highway. These pictures will
be used to illustrate some special
stories on the road from Ashland to
the California line that the manager
of the department is going to send to
Portland papers and automobile mag
azines. Some of them will be made
into slides later on for illustrated lee
ture work.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-15
Q o Q Q . o . Q Q Q Q . Q o 9
MAYORS PROCLAMATION

o The Liberty Bell, one Of the o
o most priced possessions of the 9
9 United States, will arrive in o
o Ashland early Friday morning, 9
9 Everywhere along the route Of o
o the bells trip across the United 9
o States celebrations have made o
o the trip a triumphal progress o
o through the heart of the coun- o
o try. | sincerely trust that the o
o people Of Ashland will turn out o
o en- mass to greet the bell and to o
o give true demonstration of e.
o Ashland spirit. Q
% o. II. JOHNSON, 9
% Mayor Of Ashland. .
o o o o o o o o o o o o 8 o o 9
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-15
Beautiful Pagoda
In Boulevard Park

At Tuesday evenings council meet
ing the park commission reported the
completion of the summer house or
pagoda in the Boulevard park. The
total cost was in the neighborhood of
1927 and a visit to the new building
will convince the most skeptical that
It is worth several times that amount.
A more artistic little building is not
conceivable.
The park commission also reported
the purchase of twenty-five park
benches, which are now placed in the
parks.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-15

Truckee, Cal, July 13.-The
district recently has been greatly
troubled with swarms of red and
brown caterpillars. They were SC
thick on the Sierra Nevada Wood and
Lumber Companys track that the
engine got stalled and had to back up
and take a run for the hill. The
conductor and brakeman sat on the
pilot with brooms and brushed them
off the rails as the train went along.
J. Mills, local sheep man, reported
that Bald mountain, near Truckee'
looked like a ball of fire on account
OF them.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-15
Auto Goes Over
Grade; Kills One

A. H. Henson, a merchant of Glen
dale. Ore, and two daughters, driving
a new car, met with serious accident
about 4:90 Tuesday afternoon, while
returning from Canyonville.
Mr.. Henson was unable to see the
road ahead on account of the sun
shining on the windshield and the car
ran into the hillside, causing 1t to roll
over a 150-foot embankment, killing
his daughter Bessie, aged 16, Instant
ly and injuring himself and daughter
Mary, aged IT.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-15
Continuous Stream
OF Special Trains

What railroad officials declare to
be the largest special train move
ment for one group Of people in the
history of the west will pass through
Ashland over the Shasta Route of the
Southern Pacific between July 10 and
81. Twenty-Five specials will bring
approximately five thousand Shrin-
ers, hailing from every corner of the
continent, to the Panama-Pacific ex-
position at San Francisco. The first
of the Shrine trains to leave Port
land, Ore, will depart for California
on July Is, bearing Islam Temple OF
San Francisco. This special will ar
rive in San Francisco July II. The
other Temples will come in trains in
the following order: Medinah, Chi
cago; Columbus Shrine, Columbus;
AL Malakaih, Los Angeles; Lu Lu
Temple, Philadelphia Kansas City
Shrine, Kansas City, Mo-; Yaarab,
Atlanta; Ainad, st. Louis; Ft. Worth,
Ft. Worth, Texas; Almas Boumi, Kis-
met and Mecca, New York; Aleppo,
Boston, Kosair, Louisville; Acca,
Richmond, Va; Syria, Pittsburgh;
Wichita, Wichita, Kan. India, Okla
homa; Orak, Hammond, Ind; Is
mailin, Buffalo; Alhambra, Nash
Vile; Damascus, Rochester; Ell Jebel,
Denver; Alec, Savannah.
Each temple or shrine, as the case
may be, will have its own individual
train, except the three New York
temples, which will travel together.
The trains carry from $50 to 200
Shriners each.
Another train movement will ma
terialize the week of July 20, when
the Southern Pacific will bring fiji
teen special train parties of Elks to
the California expostions.
The train carrying the Boston Elks
lodge members and the newly elected
grand exalted ruler will pass through
next Thursday, according to report,
and the local Elks are planning en-
tertainment features.
This influx of specials will mean
an almost continuous string of trains
and to handle this great amount OF
traffic, which is about 500 per cent
increase over the ordinary business,
without delay and in safety requires
a high degree of organization, great
amount of equipment and largely
increased force of trainmen and other
railway employees. The Southern
Pacific has already detailed extra
men to patrol the tracks and flagmen
to keep the string of trains properly
spaced. All trains will be kept about
twenty minutes apart in the small
stretches where the line is not
equipped with automatic block sig.
nails.
The engines which will haul the
trains are now being concentrated al
Portland and the crew assignments
for each train have been made in a
scientifically planned manner. AS s
test of the Southern Pacific and other
railroads over which the Shriners
have passed in their trip west, tt
transport rapidly large bodies oi
men, the present tour Of the Shriners
is significant.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-15
MEETING TONIGHT.

o The State Advisory Board is 9
o in Ashland and will be at the 9
o Commercial Club at o'clock 4.
o tonight. All Ashlanders are in g
o vited to be present. The Advis- 9
o ory Board wishes to consult .
@ with the citizens and get their .
o opinions on the various highway .
@ matters. g
o g
o o Q o o Q o o o o Q Q @ @ o 9
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-15

Baker-Improvements to be made
on Ben Harrison mine will total
100000.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-15

Pilot Rock-Work started on O..
W. r. & N. terminals to cost $780,
900.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-15

Eugene-E. j. McClanahan will
manufacture combination chair and
stepladder.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-15

Phone news items to the Tidings.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-15

Phone job orders to the Tidings.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-22

To part this film and play with Essanay film actors
will be great honor and will have opportunity show
talent and may permanent offer from of the
leading film companies
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-22
Campaign closes September 18th

The campaign does not last long and does not require very
work. SO you live in Birmingham other part of the state
till out and send the nomination blank another page for
yourself or friend Address all communications to Manager
Motion Picture Dept, Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-22
Film, to be g;ven general re1e4

The motion picture play will be given general release and appea
theatres IN Birmingham we'll in other cities Throughout
the country, the any Essanay film
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-10-22
w. D. MResnoIds selected


W. D. McReynolds 81 Boise was
yesterday appointed IN Judge Frank
S. Dietrich, clerk 81 the United states
distfic court Tor Idaho. He will take
M his new duties as soon as he can
quality by furnishing the required
bond, when he viii take tile oath OF
office. Mr. Mclteynolds announced
yesterday that for the present tle att
tachcs oil the office Will be retained.
Mrs. Pearl Xanger will remain as dep
uty clerk She has been acting In the
capacity OF cierE for some months.
Says the Capital News,
MIR Mcileynolds succeeds Len
Richardson Who died recently. For
many years MIR. Richardson was clerk
81 the federal court. He died while
holding that position Since. his death
there had been not 4 little speculation
as 10 who would be appointed TO slic-
coed him II is known there we're a
number OF candidates from all parts
Of the state. While The names Of
many had been linked with the office,
mentioned and the announcement OF
came as genuine surprise,
That Mr. McReynolds has all the
necessary qualifications for the office
~ Well known. For number OF years
he has been engaged in the insurance
and bonding business under the firm
name OF McReynolds. Whitson Il Co
lie has been prominently identified
with the business intrest of the city
and took an active part In politics.
He was candidate for state treas
urer at the Republican primaries in
1912, served as chairman OF the Rep
ublican county central committee of
Ada county and during the last politi-
cal campaign in this state had charge
of the speakers bureau for the Rep
ublican state central committee.
The new office which Mr.. Mercy
nolds has accepted is one the du-
ration of which Is practically for life.
The office handles all of the record
business of the federal court for the
entire state in which terms of court
are held in Boise, Pocateilo and
Occur d'Alene. The compensation is
regulated on fee basis and cannot
be over $1,000 per annum. On a NUM-
Der of occasions the fees have ex-
ceeded that amount, the surplus re-
verting back to the United States
treasury.
The department of justice fixes the
amount Of the bond required Mr..
Richardson was under $4,000
bond. The department has been
communicated with to ascertain II
this amount Is sufficient for Mr..
McReynolds.