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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-05-31
Will Entertain
Many Specials

Committees are being appointed
among the Elks, Shriners and the
Commercial Club to take care of the
entertainment of the various special
trains which are coming thick and
fast, and the majority of which,
through the cooperation of the
Southern Pacific Company, will have
stops here of from one to three
hours. 1t is thought that this ar
rangement will greatly facilitate the
work connected with this most i'm
portant part of our publicity activi-
ties this summer. G. N. Kramer will
receive notification of all special
trains in time to make the proper
arrangements and will in turn notify
the proper parties in charge here.
Cooperation should be the first word
in this work and we must have 1t If
we expect to be successful in our eff
forts. q,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-05-31
Improvements In
Park Are MANY

The arbor in the park which has
housed the round table during Chau-
tauqua meetings for many years was
torn down last week and will be re-
placed by larger arbor. The old
arbor was rotted until deemed dan
gerous.
A drinking fountain has been
placed in the park near the bridge
which crosses to the creamery. A
framework which will be filled with
sand for little children to play in
has been placed in the park.
Nearly all of the old buildings in
the upper park are being torn down
and the work of Transforming the
park is under way. One of the pret-
tiest places in the park will be the
little island just below the auto
campgrounds. This has been filled
in and built into boat-shaped
island with a wall Of rock around it.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-05-31
Trading Stamp Law
To Be Tested

That the trading stamp law, which
became effective May 22, will be
tested as to its constitutionality, is
assured from the fact that the fed
eral court has issued an order reuuir-
ing the green stamp people to con-
tlnue to redeem the stamps in mer-
chandlse instead of in cash, and re-
straining Attorney General George
Brown and District Attorney Evans
OF Multnomah county from interfer-
ing with the enforcement of the or
der, pending a hearing set for June
l. Upon issue of the order w. A.
kress, Portland manager for the
Sperry & Hutchington Company, sent
out notice that until further action
Is taken, green stamps will be re-
deemed in merchandise as before.
The anti-trading stamp measure
imposes a per cent tax on the gross
receipts not. only Of companies deal
ing in trading stamps, coupons, etc,
out also on merchants using them.
The complaint to Judge Bean, which
was made by Woodard Clarke & Co.
and'a number OF other Portland busi-
ness firms who give green trading
stamps with purchases, attacks the
law as not a revenue measure at all,
but a prohibitory law, intended as
such, and therefore against the con-
stitution' of the state. 1t is alleged
also that the law violates the four
teenth amendment to the constitution
of the United States; in fact, that it
deprives plaintiffs and the defendant
of their liberty and property without
due process of law, and denies to
them the equal protection of the law.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-05-31
Polytechnic Goes
Out Of Business

The Polytechnic Business College
OF Ashland sounded its death knell
with an auction sale of furniture Sat
urday. The commercial course at the
high school has done away with the
necessity of an institution of the kind,
as full commercial course may now
be had by Ashland boys and girls
without the necessity of the payment
of the tuition fees necessary to the
life of private business college. The
next step will be to arrange the high
school commercial course so that the
boy or girl who could not afford to
spend the four years required for the
standard course at high school can
take the commercial course. Super
intendent Briscoe has heretofore been
unable to make the commercial course
as inclusive as is possible as he did
not wish to break into the sphere of
the business college. With the clos
ing of the business college the COM
mercial course at the high school will
be strengthened and extended. A
course of night school will be estab-
lished providing there is a demand
This is new innovation in high
school work and one which is worthy
of the progressive spirit of the Ash.
land schools.
Any boy or girl over the age OF
seventeen or eighteen who has had
the rudiments of an education may
take the commercial course, but must
also carry spelling and English. Thi.
course will be arranged only for those
who through some pressing reason
are unable to finish the whole course
of standard high school work.
At the start of school in the fal
there will be offered to the studen
a strong typewriting course, short
hand, bookkeeping and fine cours,
in accounting, Spelling and penman
ship are also among the courses of
fered, making the commercial cours,
most complete.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-05-31

There are trout in Ashland creek,
says Frank Crowson, who is working
for Smith, Emery 8 Co., excavating
for the central station for the springs
project. While going for water for
their MONDAY lunch he caught a
trout in a bucket, over seven inches
long. Frank being a law-abiding cit
izen and knowing 1t to be unlawful
to catch fish without hook and line,
after exhibiting 1t to his fellow work.
men, Matt Potter and William Hook
EFT, put II back into the creek.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-05-31
Bruce Evans Opens
Revival Meetings

"A mule can't kick and pull at
the same time. That is true of a
church member as we'll"
There are three classes in every
church-workers, strikers and jerk
ers.''
"a lot of people do not come to
church because we fleece them, flay
them, fool them but fail to feed
them"
With epigrams flying from his lips
as sparks from an anvil, Bruce
Evans, the "live wire" evangelist
who has been stirring the towns of
central Oregon as they never have
been stirred before, this winter,
opened what is hoped will be the
greatest effort along revival lines ever
undertaken in this city last night in
the Baptist church.
Mr.. Evans has just closed a Won
derful revival in the city of Oakland,
Ore. The ministers of the churches
of that town wired the pastors of
Ashland that there never had been
such campaign before in their city.
Even the places of amusement were
compelled to close, so great was the
crowd which swarmed to the opera
house to hear this young man.
A movement is on foot whereby
the Chautauqua tabernacle can be
secured for the meetings.
About 500 people heard him last
night.
Evans speaks tonight in the Bap-
tist church upon the subject, The
Church With Hobble Skirt"
Get scale receipts, legal blanks,
a+o of tho Tidipuc offina
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-05-31
Fire Destroys
Home in Canyon

A house belonging to w. A. Conner
burned between s and79 O'clock Sat-
urday evening. The house was To-
Gated above the city reservoir in the
canyon and was comparatively new.
A portion of the household goods
were saved. Since the house was
outside the city limits no alarm was
turned in. Particulars of the fire
and the cause were unobtainable this
morning. Mr.. Conner has moved his
household goods to city residence.
1t is doubtful II the house will be
rebuilt as 1t is the only residence on
the Ashland watershed.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-05-31
We Stand Corrected.
Ashland, MAY

Ashland, May 2S, 1915.
Editor Tidings. The article print
ed in your late issue about Dunkards
not being permitted to own automo-
biles is mistake. There is a branch
of the Dunkard church who are op-
posed to the use OF autos, but the
branch represented in Ashland, Tai
ent and vicinity have not had their
annual conference yet this year Also
two years ago at our conference held
at Winona Lake, Indiana, there were
said to be 1000 automobiles on the
grounds at the Sunday service: Our
conference this year will be in June
at Hershey, Pa.
Yours respectfully,
MRS. M. c. LININGER.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-05-31
Banker Mccoy on
State Council

San Francisco, May 2S.-Members
of the California Bankers Associa-
tion, meeting in joint convention
here with bankers associations from
Oregon, Idaho and Nevada, went on
record today in the closing session in
favor of an American merchant ma
rine. The officers elected we're:
For Oregon: President, j. M.
Poorman, Woodburn; vice-president,
F. l.. Myers, La Grande; secretary,
]. L. Hartman, Portland, treasurer,
William B. TAFT, Tillamook; execu-
tive council, E. d. Cusik of Albany,
E. G. Crawford of Portland, ]. w.
Mccoy of Ashland, T. G. Montgomery
of Baker City, Mark L. Tisdale Of
Sutherlin.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-05-31
Auction Sale Of
Many Houses

There will be an auction sale OF
five buildings and other improve
ments on the properties purchased
by the springs commission for the
upper park on next Thursday, June
3. The lot includes fences and out
buildings besides the houses. The
commission expects to get rid OF all
and any one who is in the market for
such propositions should take advan-
tage of this sale.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-05-31
Deals Closed For Properties
Which Will Go Into Upper Park

ing able to secure all of the land
from Granite street east, as no dis
reputable appearing barns or houses
can be built in sight of the park.
The only property facing the park is
that on the upper side of Granite
street and as a matter Of course some
of the prettiest homes in the city
will be built along this street.
With the deals for the necessary
lands closed the commission will at
tack with new vigor the work of
laying out the most beautiful park
in America.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-05-31

There is well-defined rumor prev
alent that Washington parties who
have taken over a lease on the old
Ashland mine property will start de-
velopment work in the near future.
This mine was at one time one OF the
biggest producers in southern Oregon
and is believed to still be most val
liable property, -
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-05-31

The springs water commission,
working in conjunction with the city
council, have closed deals for the
following properties between the low
er park and the picnic grounds The
planning mill property, the Wagner
bottling works property, the ]. c.
Gibbon, e. NJ. Fowler, Christiana
Holly, R. E. Cowley and Farnham
properties, both the upper and lower
Robert Casey properties and the old
Chestnut property. The cost of all
these totals approximately $25,30O
Ashland is indeed fortunate in be-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-05-31

for Ashland in a disinterested way?
In regard to leaving town: Let's
see who goes first, Enders or Greer.
From what talk we have heard on the
street, Enders Is not likely to be
here to see Greer leave. II the End
ers crowd should succeed in running
Greer out of town, however, he will
go with the consciousness that he did
the best he couldA and failed trying
to do something for his community
in the hope Of making better town,
and helping the whole citizenship
more than himself.
Enders has indigestion. Outside
Of that he is pretty good fellow.
His first bad stomach symptom ap-
peared about eighteen months ago
when he realized that IL the springs
went successfully through, the bats
might fly away from "the plaza
hole" 1t got worse when he failed
to land job on the commission HIM
self in order that he might block the
success Of the enterprise. And he is
growing worse every day; pity it's.
Enders is and has been every moment
Of the enterprise against the whole
springs matter, his protestation to
the contrary notwithstanding. He is
afraid it will help plaza property
more than 1t will Enders. That is
all the trouble. with his mind, He is
supremely selfish.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-05-31
Take Movies Of >,
'.
Street Scenes

The Medford moving picture peo-
pie were up Saturday taking street
scenes and pictures of the city coun-
Gil grouped around the Carter me-
mortal fountain. The films are ex-
pected to be completed within few
days now. 1t is hoped that It may be
possible to have them shown at a
local picture house before sending
them to the exposition.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-05-31

Inventory of the estate of the late
C. C. Beekman, pioneer banker of
Jackson county, places his total
wealth in Jackson and klamath coun-
ties at $31S,S45.72. This does not
include property in northern Califor-
mia that will be probated in Siskiyou
county. The schedule of his hold
ings, which consist of seventy type
written pages, itemizing each and
every article, was filed with the
county court Monday.
Phone news items to the TidingS
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-05-31
NO FIRECRACKERS.

I. There is an ordinance which
3 prohibits shooting of firecrack-
3 ers, cap pistols or fireworks
. within the city limits. This or
. dinance has been violated by
3 numerous small boys lately and
> the police will arrest and prose-
: cute all offenders. The Fourth
. of July is the only day i'm the
: year when fireworks are permis-
. sibIe.
. BY order of
8 CHIEF OF POLICE.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-05-31
Patr,onize Home Industry.

Brooms made In the local broom
factory are now better than can be
shipped in from the east and we sell
them cheaper. We carry a good sup
ply at Csc, 35c, soc, Coo and 75c.
Ashland Trading Co., phone 1872.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-05-31

MRS. j. w. Lozier Of Portland Is
with Mrs. Miller in the city.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-05-31

Get scale receipts, legal blanks,
ETC., at the Tidings office.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
SEA RAIDER MUST STAY
IN PORT UNTIL END OF WAR
ration, but German Says He
Will Leave.
REASON FOR SINKING FRYE
Naval Board Of Three, Under Orders
of Rear-AdmiraI Beatty, Inspects
Vessel-Commande Tells Why
Newport News Was Chosen.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. March 1o.-
81 can say positively that the Prinz
Eitel Friedrich never Will leave this
port until the end OF the European
war"
This declaration was made tonight
to II representative OF the Associated
rress by Captain IT, Fl. Kiehne. ma stcr
OF the American sailing ship William
T.. Frye. which the German raider de-
stroycd in the South Atlantic Ocean on
January 2S last.
Captain Kiehne had Just concluded
his arduous work hero since landing
on American soil 10 toll tho story of
his vessels fate to the world last We'd
nesday. He had bade farewell to Com
mnndcr Thicrichcns. OF the German
cruiser, had paid off his crew, and was
leaving for Washington TO reveal the
details of his ships destruction direct
Is to heads Of the government
why do YOU make such positive
statement" the American captain was
asked.
That | will not say" he replied.
but ! know she has come here to stay
until the war is over"
notwithstanding this, tho com
mander OF the lIitcl Friedrich to- night
reiterated his intention that 1t is his
purpose TO leave American waters as
soon as possible
REASONS FOR SINKING:
OF AMERICAN SHIP
Regarding the reasons for tho sink
ing by the German cruiser of the
American ship Fryo, It WAS reported
tonight that officers Of the converted
cruiser reached a decision after fnd-
Ing In the Frye's papers a record that
the ship. with it's cargo OF wheat, was
bound for Queenstown. Falmouth or
Plymouth for orders" Under the Brit
ish proclamation on contraband, II was
pointed out that foodstuffs were classcd
as conditional contraband II consigned
10 fortified port Plymouth, Eng
land. is IA fortified port.
Captain kiehne also threw additional
light tonight on tho coming OF the
Eitel Friedrich 10 this American port,
and insisted that the German COM
mander did not choose Newport News
hazardly rs a port of safety.
After February 90" said the cap
tain. the Germans entirely changed
their tactics. Up to that time. when
ever a smoke smudge was sighted
there was cry OF Alarm! Alarm"
'S'>iS hioh Noo 10 tnc guns,
and the ship sailed straight for tho
smoke. After the sinking Of the
Willerby there was a change
From then on the Friedrich ran from
everything. On the last three nights
1 knew that tho officers were getting
the wireless from British cruisers On
the last two nights before passing into
the Virginia Capes the order to the
crow was, Everybody to the guns:
nobody to sleep.
"on tho last night two OF tho Brit
Continued on Third page.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
JOFFRE Is GRATEFUL
Thanks Ncw York for supply Of To-
hnrco Sent 10 French Soldiers.

PARIS. March l9.-ticncral Jomrc has
scnt letter Ia Mrs. clara Washington
T.opp. cf New York. thanking her heart
lily for the large supply of tobacco she
gathered for distribution among tho
French soldiers. Ills letter follows:
IL hasten TO thank you heartily and
sincerely Tor tho magnificent cif; YOU
sent on behalf Of generous friends in
America to my brave soldiers. | am
deeply touched Ia sec your great coln-
try taking nn interest in them. They
deserve all the gifts which are made
them. because of tho courage. energy
and unaltcrablc good humor they bring
to tho defense OF Il noble cause. You
have helped To give them a little joy"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13

Continued on Seventh Page.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
TO TOUR HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Pnrty of Senators md Representatives
nnd Families VIII Mnke Trip In April.

WASHINGTON. March I2-Plans for
congressional tour TO the Hawaiian
Islands. under the auspices OF Prince
Kalanianaolc. the Iia waiian delegate.
were announced to-da =. The 1870 per-
sons in the party !nclud" iiftyfive SEN
ators and Representatives. and members
OF their families. Expenses OF the trip
Will be borne by the iIawaiians. The
party viii leave the last OF April and
spend twenty-two days on the islands.
returning To San Francisco about
MAY -.
Among those who have accepted in
itatious for the trip are Senators stone.
Overman. salisbury. Cummins, Poin-
dexter, MARITIME and Representatives
Mann. Illinois: Sherlcy. Kentucky. and
Glass, Virginia.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
TRANSPORTS AT KINGSTON
Ninc British Ships Apparently Ready to
Convey Troops.

NEW YORK. March 1o.--PasscnGcrs
ana crew OF the American steamer Al
mirantc, In o-day from South American
ports by way OF the West Indies, told OF
seeing a fleet Of nine British trans
ports at Kingston, Jamaica, apparent
~ lying In readiness to convey troops
TO Europe.
The transports. IL was said. were
anchored just on the port. Four firit
ish mcn-of-war lay alongside one OF
the warships was recognized as the
cruiser sydney, which sang the German
sea raidcr Emdcn off Cocos Island last
November. The Sydncy's presence in
Atlantic waters had not been recorded
before None of the other warsh;ps
were recognized.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
BA1'rLES ARE RAGING IN
CARPATIlJkN unV-NrAyNa

BERLIN. March 1a (via London, $50
L. M).--Correspondents with tho Aus
trian army headquarters say battles.
between tho Russians and Austrians are
raging In tho Carpathian Mountains
under weather conditions which hitherto
had been regarded prohibtory. Tho
mercury Is reported to have dropped
to thirteen degrees below tho freezing
point. and there have been Icy snow
storms.
Tho Russians continue, nevertheless,
tho correspondents say, to send troons
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
Great Britain Loses
Another War Vessel

REiT BRITAIN Inns lost another
~ war vessel ny n result OF Ger
mnn!'s submarine blockade. The
auxiliary cruiser Bnynno, with n
crew snid to nggrcgnte about 2IT
men, hns been sunk by n hostile
torpedo. Only twcnty-six men are
known to have survived the din
nstcr, and the British admiralty he
licveH the others persisted.
Fierce lund battles nre proceeding
In Helgium. France, North Poland
md In austrln's territory in Gnlicin.
Probably the most general engage
mcnts nre taking place in Poland
between the Germnns and Russians.
Paris INSERTS TINT the French
hnVc tnkcn trench near LOm-
bnrrtHydc, La tciEIum: thnt the
British have occupied E;pincttc. near
Armcnticrcs. md pnrt OF the Ger
mnn line at Pictrc, mud ON the
heights OF tho Mcuse trenches have
been tnkcn or rctnkcn by the allies,
nnd officers and men captured.
No fresh details of lighting In tho
Dnrdnnelics nre Mt hand.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
CONTRABAND LIST GROWS
Great Britain Announces Addition OF
Number of Articles.

LONDON. March l2.-Great Britain
to-day added the following articles TO
the absolute traDand list
Wool. woo,cn aud worstcd yarns. wool
tops and noilS, tin. chloride OF tin. tin
orc. castor oil. parafiiR wax. copper, TO-
dine. lubricants. hides OF all kinds OF
leather suitable for military equipment.
ammonia aud its salts. urea, anilinc and
It's compounds.
Foohstuns for animals. heretofore
conditional contraband, are broadened
TO include '.olearinous seeds nuts and
kernels, and animal and vegetable oils
and fats. other than linsecd oil suitable
meals"
This apparently makes cottonsecd and
all cottonseed oil products conditional
contraband.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
CHECK ON CITY EMPL LOYEES
For Every Five Minutes Late. Wen VIII
Lose IInif-itoUr From Aununi Lcnvc.

TSnccal to The Times Dispatch
NEW YORK. March 12.-Thc growing
habit OF city employees TO report for
work any old time is to he checked
in novel fashion. \ special employee
will register tho time OF their arrival
and for every five minutes Of tardincss
they will he docked half an hour from
their ANIMAL leave