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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-19
MedfOYd Police
Offer Suggestion

A communication from the chief Of
police at Medford to the local head
of the police force was read at Tues
day evenings council and will doubt
less result in an addition being made
to the recently passed ordinance gov
erning the conducting Of second
hand stores.
The Medford chief states that he
had "pinched one dealer to the tune
of $40 for failing to come through
with his report and had experienced
no trouble since" He states that a
good deal of the trouble in Medford
had resulted from boys selling stolen
goods to the dealers and the Medford
authorities had put a stop to it by
passing a law that no dealer should
buy secondhand articles from a
minor.
Chief Porter stated that much the
same trouble had been experienced
with boys here who disposed of stol-
en- goods through the secondhand
stores. The matter was referred to
the ordinance committee, who will
draw up an amendment to the ordi-
nance which will include the prohib-
iting Of buying such goods from min
ors.
Under the intended amendment a
boy who wishes to dispose of a sec
ond-hand article which is legitimately
his will have to have his father or
some one of age sell it for him and
stand responsible.
The ordinance as it now stands
makes it compulsory for the dealers
to report every article which they
buy during the day and has been an
invaluable aid in recovering stoler
goods, at the same time protecting
the dealer.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-19
Georgia Ministries
Friday at vining

A real old minstrel parade such as
Ashland has not seen for a number
of long, dreary months will herald
the coming of the biggest and best
minstrel show in captivity next Fri
day. Every child in town is devour-
ing the bills that are scattered on the
streets, and we would be willing to
wager that more than one grown-up
sneaks a surreptitious look at the
program which is printed in this pa
per. Thirty-five coons-count 'em.
am going to borrow the neighbor's
children. If you haven't any of your
own, why don't you do the same?
The prices are low, only 25, so and
rs cents.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-19
Many Bucks Fall
Prey to Huntsmen

Several bucks, of course all "bie
ones" have fallen prey to the proves
of Ashland huntsmen. On the other
hand, much to the disappointment OF
morbid pessimists, no one has been
killed.
Brakeman Lewis of the Southern
Pacific Company probably carries off
high honors, since his buck was Sc
cured shortly after dawn Sunday,
Lewis was hunting in the vicinity Of
Siskiyou with Walter Frulan and Mr.
Bashahan, Much to the delight Of
his many friends, E. E. Phipps
brought down nice one Sunday and
is living high on venison steak. Car
roll Wagner returned Tuesday from
Beaver creek, where the Wagner and
Carter families are camped, and re-
ported that Horace Mitchell had Sc
cured a fine six-point buck near
Deadwood and that Walter Hash had
also enrolled his name on the lucky
list. NJ. N. Long and son Roy, who
waited the opening of the season on
the other side of Mount Ashland,
were repaid for their trip with the
securing of a deer. There are a cou
Pile of dozen parties out who are still
to be heard from and no doubt the
total of bucks killed on the opening
day will approach dozen at least.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-19
Gentleman Bandit
Escapes From Jail

John Austin Hooper, college gradu-
ate and gentleman highwayman, who
was captured at The Dalles recently
and who was charged with a series OF
the most daring robberies perpetrat-
ed in Oregon for many years, includ-
ing the Rogue River bank robbery,
broke Jail at Grants Pass Sunday
morning and made spectacular
escape. Hooper was held at Grants
Pass to stand trial for the robbery Of
the railroad station at that place
Hooper effected his escape with the
assistance of an Italian who was held
on a statutory charge. The couple
by carefully arranged plan pounced
upon Sheriff Smith as he was bring
ing their breakfast. Smith was bound
and placed in cell. The couple then
separated and the Italian, losing his
head, was captured half an hour later.
Hooper made clean getaway and
held up a man in buggy and forced
the driver to take him to near Rogue
River.
Although posses have secured the
country, no trace of the cool-headed
bandit have been found. Hooper was
a model prisoner and seemingly a
gentleman. He was most assuredly
an artist in his line but had never
killed man. 1t is expected that he
will eventually join the Indians on
Klamath river, where he has friends
Hooper was the famous "whistling
bandit" who forced Gordon Jacobs,
manager of the Jones store at Horn
brook, to march down from his resi-
dence accompanied by his wife and
open the store for Hooper to rob.
In concluding an article on the
escape the Redding Searchlight says;
"If the Oregon officers had yielded
Hooper to the California authorities
he would not have been prosecuted
for the Hornbrook affair. He is a
paroled convict from Folsom, where
he was sentenced for life for rob-
berry committed in Alameda county.
He had served ten years of his term
when he was paroled in 1914. So all
that would have been necessary to do
in this state would be to send Hooper
back to Folsom for breaking his pa
role and let him stay there the rest
OF his life"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-19
The Auto and
The Fisherman

Fishing, the keenest of sports, has
been even more popularized in Ore
gon by the automobile. The auto has
eliminated distances; it has brought
the angler to stream and lake, and
it has made week-entd trips to the
mountains possible, not only from a
time but also from a financial stand
point.
Hundreds of streams throughout
southern Oregon are visited weekly
by city dwellers, A few years ago it
was impossible to get to these
streams on a weekend. Now a few
hours, perhaps half day at most,
are required when the angler speeds
along in an automobile.
No longer is the fisherman depend
ent upon train schedules to return
home. There is no more waiting un-
til 11:57 at night for a train. AS
soon as the angler is through whip
ping the stream for the day he can
jump into his own car. And the trip
home is every bit as enjoyable as the
going journey. The road never is
long when travelled in an auto.
Scores Of automobile parties leave
the valley towns every Saturday af-
ternoon and Sunday morning. All
are bound for other cities and towns
or for the mountains of surrounding
districts and almost every autoist
has some favorite nook or dell.
The trout streams are numerous.
Because of the volume of water car
red in most of the creeks" there
always will be fish for the weekend
angler. The streams never will be
completely fished out.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-19
Council Will Go
Ahead With Jail

The special committee consisting
of Messrs. Cunningham and Ware
and Attorney Moore, which was ap-
pointed at last weeks council meet
ing to investigate the legal phases
of the proposed building of the new
Jail back of the city hall fire station,
reported at Tuesday evenings meet
ing. The report stated that as far
as the committee could ascertain, the
council had good and ample legal
right to locate the jail as previously
planned. Moreover, the intention Of
the committee to do so was signified,
but, It was believed, without material
injury or inconvenience to the ad1a-
cent property or property owners.
The report came as a result of objec-
tions made at last weeks meeting by
L. ID. Briggs, representing the own
ers of the Pioneer block, to the build
ing of the Jail on the intended loca-
tion. The building owners stated
that the intended building would cut
off ingress and egress from and to
the rear of Provost's store and could
be stopped legally because of an old
agreement entered into at the time
the city hall was built which gave
the property owners to the south the
right of an eighteen-foot alleyway
where the fire station now stands.
The committees report was ap-
proved and filed.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-19
No Timber Loss
AS Yet From Fire

Portland, August 15.-Reports re.
Gently received by the Western For
estry and Conservation Association
from all protective agencies in the
northwest, show practically no loss
of timber through forest fires up to
the present time.
Favorable weather conditions and
careful preparations for the season
are the chief factors which have SO
far made for a clean record on the
part of patrol organizations.
Following the plan of previous
seasons, each protective agency be-
gan, we'll in advance of dry weather,
to get its territory in the best posi-
BILE shape for successfully combating
any fires which might become start
ed.
Additional lookout points were
equipped, telephone lines extended
and repaired, new trails constructed,
and every effort made to secure the
best possible cooperation between
the various patrol organizations
These efforts are now bearing fruit
in the prompt detection and suppress
sion of all fires which become start
ed.
Although the beginning of August
saw conditions much more favorable
than those of year ago, there is still
time for the woods to become dry
and only the greatest care and vigi-
lance will prevent fires from starting
during the next few weeks.
Oregon experienced no fires wor-
thy of mention during July. A few
fires escaped as result of slash
burning but were speedily extin-
guished without loss of green timber.
About 800 wardens are on duty out
side of the national forests and this
number will probably be slightly in
creased if rains are not forthcoming
within the next few days. The need
for strict enforcement of the forest
laws has been especially emphasized
this season, and campaign to elimi-
nate the smoke nuisance has been
vigorously carried on. he itrao'
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-19
Attorneys Opinion
on Jail Contracts

At a recent meeting Of the city
council, Councilman Cunningham
raised an objection to the way in
which the committee in charge of the
building of the new Jail was letting
contracts. Mr.. Cunningham claimed
that since the city charter stated that
all contracts of over $500 should be
advertised and since the jail cost
would aggregate over that amount,
bids should have been advertised.
Councilman Ware of the jail commit
tee stated that the committee had
not asked for bid on the whole con-
struction but was subdividing the
proposition and letting separate con-
tracts for the cells, the work of build
ing and the material, none of which
came anywhere near $500.
This explanation failed to satisfy
Mr.. Cunningham and the city attor-
ney was asked for an opinion. His
opinion was read at Tuesdays meet
ing and after stating the proposition
expressed his Interpretation to be
that the matter hinged on whether
it was the intention of the council to
let one contract or to let separate
contracts. His conception was that
the committee had the right to let
the separate contracts without adver-
tising should the amounts not ex-
ceed $500, unless it was understood
that the contract was to be let as one
for the whole proposition.
Councilman Ware stated that the
council had given the committee in
structions to build the Jail and that
he was persuaded that money could
be saved by handling the matter with
separate contracts and that unless the
committee received instructions from
the council to the contrary they
would proceed to have the Jail built
in that manner.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-19
To the Voters of Ashland:

To the Voters OF Ashland:
After several months of negotia-
tions with representatives of the Ash
land Electric Light & Power Com
pany and the California-Oregon Pow
er Company, the council has complet-
ed contract with said interests,
which contract is being published in
our local newspapers and upon which
citizens are to express by vote their
approval or disapproval at an elec-
tion to be held August 25, 1915.
In brief, the contract provides,
among other things, that the city for
twenty years shall buy of the Califor-
nia-Oregon Power Company any cleo
trio current required which the city
can not make at its own power plant,
and at prices ranging from one cent
down to three-quarters cent per kilo-
watt hour according to quantity, and
that an amount not less than 500
per month be paid the company
based on the current used.
In return for these acts by the city
the company agrees, among other
things, to sell to the city such current
as it may require, at prices stated,
during said period, and agrees not to
sell to any other party or individual
within the city.
At present the company has 625
customers in Ashland, being about
twenty-five less than has the city. 1t
has for the past two years had an
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-19
Bridge Carpenter
Injured In Fall

]. w. Losier, who has been en-
ployed on Southern Pacific bridge
gang at Oregon City, Tuesday fell
from a scaffold about eighteen feet
to the ground, sustaining severe in
jury to his head, arms and legs. He
was taken to the Good Samaritan hos
pital in Portland, where he will likely
be confined for some time.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-19
Council Makes Statement
Explaining Electric Proposition

annual income averaging over $1,000
per month. BY the contract terms
these customers will be taken over
by the city and their monthly pay
ments be then made to the city.
The electric committee, and in fact
the entire council, believe that even
with no improvement in conditions
the city's income from the company
customers will more than pay the
$500 per month, and the increased
expense of maintenance and the in
terest on the increased plant required
to serve the entire city with electric
ity.
The city's electric plant can not
make sufficient current to supply
more than the present street and
residence lighting, as a rule. The
city's plant is more than self-sustain-
ing. 1t is profitable. In general
terms, the city under the contract
can purchase additional current
cheaper than it can manufacture it,
and We believe can continue at a
profit its present low rates for do
mestic use to the old company's Gus
TONERS, as well as its own. The
council unanimously believes that
with the contract ratified the opera
tion of the electric department will
be more profitable and more advan-
tageous to the city than heretofore,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-19

N. ]. Reasoner, former real es-
tate man of this city, now pastor of
the Christian church in Palisade,
Colo, arrived in the city the first of
the week and is renewing old associa-
tions. He will also attend to business
interests in the city before returning
to his new home.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-19
Banjo Artists
Will Play Again

Davis and Davis, the wonderful
banjo artists who appeared at the
Lyric last week, have been secured
for a return engagement by special
request for next Saturday evening
only. These wonderful musicians re.
ceived the warmest reception that has
ever been accorded vaudeville act
in Ashland. Ask the people who
heard them.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-19

A matinee especially for the chill
dren. Mutual masterpicture fairy
story at the Lyric theatre Monday
afternoon.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-19

Monday matinee of the beautiful
Mutual masterpicture fairy story,
"Rumpelstiltskin," at Lyric theatre
Send the children.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-19

Things are all wrong when your
wife won't turn the freezer twenty
minutes so you can have five min
utes' pleasure eating ice cream.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-19

Medford is promised a 100000
sugar beet factory in time for the
crop of 1916.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-19

Standard legal blank forms Of
every kind may be procured at the
Tidings office in any quantity.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-19
Auction Sale

Household goods in the yard Of the
Polytechnic school next Saturday at 2
o'clock. r. ]. FERGUSON.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-19

Mrs. Simons will have new showing
fall hats Saturday, 21st. 1t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-19

Monday matinee. Feature fairy
story. Lyric theatre.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-19

Continued on Page Eight.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-28
WAR ECHOES

Cincinnati Enquirer: The entrance of first stage of the conflict. and at that end the forces of the belligerents upon the lines in western Europe have changed but little in the six months since November, and on the eastern battle line 1t is ony since May that the Russians have suf- fered serious and what seems to be a very heavy, reverse.
 Despite the losses of life, amounting to hundreds of thousands upon each side. since the opening of the conflict, no prog ress has been made that would indicate an end of the war.
 The allies have found it impossible to drive the Germans back from the in trenched lines which they hold on allies territory, and 1t does not seem now that this can be accomplished with all the power that Russia, France, Servia and Great Britain can bring to bear.
 They welcome Italy's assistance; they will be gratified to have the help of Rou- mania, Greece and Bulgaria. and as Italy starts In to regain the territory lost one and two centuries ago and to revenge the loss of the legions of Varus so the others can base their entrance into the strife upon their right and desire to restore the empire of the east to regain the ,erri- tories of the successors of Constal tine.
 When a nation or people desires an idea to justify war there is never doubt of sI1ch idea heinz found
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-28

From the Kansas City Star.
 "HATS an awful slap at the consti-
 tuition and the fathers and Charley
 | Scott that this man Edison has taken He's gone and invented what he calls "telescribe' working on it Ss years. the traitor.-an uncanny and un- cor stitutional thing that you can talk into in New York and your words Will be recorded in San Francisco.
 The country has put up with good deal from Mir. Edison, but this is little too much. It has stood for lot of things from him that have tended to show up George Washington and Patrick Henry and knock the underpinning from the con tinental congress- but the time has come now to rise up and tell him firmly that if Alexander Hamilton had wanted tele- scribe in this country he would have put it in the constitution. Yes and John Mar shall would have handed down an opinion about it.
 But they didn't do it. They showed by their silence that they thought tele-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-28
From the Wall Street Journal.


 ' AST Friday the New York Tribune
 devoted an editorial to Secretary 1 Garrisons address before the Mo honk Peace Conference" This is the sort of sloppy inaccuracy which renders so much editorial writing futile or positively mischievous. There has never been d .peace conference" at Lake Mohonk It's annual arbitration conference has just completed its session for the twenty-first consecutive year.
 On the authority of the chairman of the press committee of the conference It may be stated that if there was a single peace at any price delegate or invited guest present, he remained in obseurity, and certainly did not speak. The object of the conference should be well enough known It is to consider ways of sub stituting arbitration for war in the settle ment of international disputes.
 The work accomplished by this confer ence, unique of it's kind. has been of the greatest value, and. indeed. may be said to have inspired some of the best results at The Hague in 1899 and 1907. The state of war at present existing made condi- tions this year peculiarly delicate. All methods of international co-operation were considered; pacifist and soldier were listened to with equal attention and ap- preciation. both benefiting by the condi- tions of intimacy which Mohonk 90 pe- culiarly affords.
 One criticism which would occur to the business man present would be thar com merce and trade, international finance and exchange, received inadequate consicera-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-28

from all indications the Fundamentals are improving from day to day.
 "The best business has been done In the south and prices have advanced Pipe makers have been leading purchasers Basic and pipe making irons have had the call and sold in the best tonnage. At both northern and southern furnaces prices have advanced, stocks are being de- pleted and improvement in production will be noted during the present month Look ing over the entire field and drawing com parisons with even two months ago, the change for the better seems almost phe- nomenal The spirit of optimism which has been based on fundamentals and tie prospect of great crops during the next few months. is uppermost and has not changed.
 With the settlement of dispute be- tween Germany and this country renewed activity will undoubtedly be manifest in the iron and steel market Many of the inquiries which are hanging fire will be changed into orders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-28

has on hand statistics of almost every kind-has only to write to the director of the census. All letters written in good faith are answered promptly.
 The bureau makes and publishes from time to time estimates of the population of cities and states. In 1914 it made very comprehensive estimate of the population of cities. Thirty or forty years ago compara- lively little interest was shown in population statistics. But now much commercial value is attached to popu- lation figures; and at the rate the bureau is progressing it is probable that, following the next census, the people will be counted every five years instead of every ten. It would be well at least for Congress to consider the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-28
ALABAMA PRESS

Selma Journal: 'Pick boil weevils often and blow cotton shallow" is the advice concering weevils given from the state de- partment of agriculture. War and weevils are bad companions.
 Sylacauga Advance: Monday. June T. has been set aside by the governor of Alabama, Hon. Charles Henderson, as Illiteracy Day. Every person in the state should enter into this movement to elimi- nate illteracy from our state.
 Elba Clipper: Up at Hurtsboro the women have voted to let the men 70 to preaching without their coats during the summer Some scheme-we wonder what excuse will be made now.
 Andalusia Star: Marconi, wireless in ventor, says he can see through a brick wall. Let's buy it for Hobson.
 Greenville Advocate: The low price and non-sale of cotton seemed to have checked the sale of automobiles for time but the dealers are busy again and the sales are going on as usual.
 Ozark Southern Star: The poultry crop is one of our most highly prized assets in the game of life. We should look after 1t closely.
 Dothan Eagle: Life is just one Palm Beach suit after another these days.
 
 Gadsden Evening Journal: There are two kinds of Alabama moonshine. Dab bling in one leads to several months or years at hard labor; the other, to life sentence. Many prefer the latter Tuscaloosa News: Another horror of the war is that it has caused a great in- crease in the output of the Scotch bag pipe factories.