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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-27
Accidents Rouse Realization
Of Billings Crossing Menace

A growing feeling of indignation
is spreading in Ashland because of
the repeated delays which are hold
ing back the proposed Billings hill
grade and more especially the un-
dergrade railroad crossing. Ashland
considered the city's part of the work
completed when right of way
around the hill on a route settled
upon by state and county engineers
was secured and arrangements made
with Mr.. Billings whereby right OF
way through his property on both
sides of the track at the Wrights
creek proposed crossing was granted
in consideration of certain exemp-
tions and rights granted by the city.
The ground has been gone over ~
the state highway commission, state
engineer and county officials, has
been surveyed and resurveyed. APP
parently the money is set aside for
the work, and yet the Billings hill
and grade crossing remain, disgrace
to the county, detested by motorists
and drivers of teams, and constant
source of danger to all who cross the
tracks.
The almost daily appearance of ac-
counts of collisions between trains
and automobiles in the papers of the
state are a constant reminder of the
danger which confronts the traveller
at the Billings crossing as it now is.
A right angle curve, the track OBJ
scured to a great degree by trees
and high banks, the steep hill on the
from the north to the
tracks, the lack of any adequate
warning signals, and the fact that the
Pacific Highway is practically the
only entrance to Ashland from the
north and is probably the most heav-
lily travelled piece of road in the coun
ty at this point, all point toward the
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-27

imminent possibility of a disastrous
smashup with toll of human lives
which would so far outweight the
considerations which are blocking the
installation of the undergrade cross.
ing as to offer no comparison.
A committee fro mthe city council
is using every possible method to
bring about an early beginning on
the work of removing the crossing
menace and the rocky Billings grade.
The following kilograms were ex-
changed between Mayor Johnson for
the city and the state highway off
cials.
"E. |. Cantine, State Highway Com
missioner, Salem, Ore:
please quickly furnish city accur-
ate information as to railroads de-
cision or attitude on the Billings hill
bridge over proposed new highway
Also We urge you to come here as
soon as possible upon said matter as
we ssgar delay jeopardizes our chance
to get hill graded, and please wire
date of visit. o. H. JOHNSON,
Mayor of Ashland"
20. H. Johnson, Mayor of Ashland
Ashland, Ore:
"Cantine on way from San Fran
cisco. Railroad states absolutely op-
posed to plan proposed, Finally
agrees to compromise and suggests
shorter span. Matter will be present
ed in detail in a few days.
HOWARD w. HOLMES,
Assistant Engineer"
The proposed plan mentioned in
the reply to Mayor Johnson's wire
was an eighty-foot span under the
tracks at the Wright creek gulch 1t
is rumored that the railroad company
absolutely refused to consider this
plan, but offered to pay so per cent
of the cost for sixty-foot span.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-27
Pioneer Avenue
Is New St. Name

The streets heretofore known as
First avenue and Hargadine avenue
will hereafter be known as Pioneer
avenue, North and South. The
council passed a resolution at last
Tuesdays meeting officially sanction
ing the change. The name Pioneer
avenue was adopted after a number
of the pioneers at the recent reunion
had given their approval. Among
other reasons for the change, the fact
that there is already Hargadine
street and a First street were pre-
dominating features.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-27
Eastman Made
Assistant P. M.

H. G. Eastman has received his Of
ficial appointment as assistant post
master for the Ashland office. While
he has been performing the duties Of
the assistant for some time, the
Washington officials we're consider
ing doing away with the position here
and the appointment comes as an
agreeable surprise to Mr.. Eastman
and the other office members.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-27

County Clerk Gardner has received
a letter from the state game commits
sion holding that when tags on hunt
ing licenses are lost, it will be neces-
sary for the hunter to repurchase a
license to secure the tags. 1t has been
the custom of the county clerks to
reissue tags upon the plea that they
have been lost, upon the presentation
of the license. The law allows each
hunter the right to kill three deer,
and three tags are attached to each
license.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-27
Magnolias Fail
To Flourish

The park commission is replacing
the magnolia trees in the park rows
and parks of the city with other trees
which are better adapted to the cli-
mate. The magnolias which were
planted several years ago have failed
to show any signs or becoming of
much value either from a shade or
beauty standpoint.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-27
ElkS' Dedication
Brilliant Success

Ashland Elks to the number Of
over one hundred attended the smok-
er given by the Medford lodge in
their new temple in Medford Friday
evening as a elimination to the two
days celebration of the dedication of
their new 100000 temple Plates
for $50 were laid and a most enjoy
able banquet and evening of amuse-
ments and social concourse made the
hours fly like minutes. c. b. Wolf
of the Ashland lodge was among the
speakers of the evening and several
other members of 944 responded to
requests for impromptu speeches.
Thursday afternoon the corner
stone of the building was laid and
Thursday evening about two hundred
from here, headed by the Ashland
band, went down to participate in the
dedicatory services.
Close to thousand Elks and their
ladies filled the lodge room at the
dedication exercises of the new
100000 club home, which followed
tho lodge ritual Deputy Exalted
Ruler T. e. Daniels presided, assist
ed by grand lodge officials. Past
Exalted Ruler A. c. Burgess pro-
claimed the new home dedicated, the
keys being presented by Past Exalted
Ruler l.. B. Haskins Past Exalted
Ruler C. l.. Reames delivered a fine
address upon the principles of Elk
dom, followed by an eloquent and
symbolic address by l. E. Vining Of
the Ashland lodge.
Among other gifts the Ashland
lodge presented the neighboring
lodge with beautiful rolltop desk.
The dedication was followed by a
ball at the Medford Natatorfum,
which was attended by over hun
dred couples from Ashland. The hall
was tastefully decorated in lodge col
ors and the numbers were inter-
spersed by exhibition dances.
Friday morning the visiting Elks
were taken over the valley in auto
mobiles.
Friday afternoon officers of the
State Elks Reunion Association were
elected as follows: T. Il. Daniels of
Medford, president; Charles Burgraf
of Albany, vice-president; w. f. New
combe of Ashland, secretary, and
Past Exalted Ruler Kennedy of The
Dalles, treasurer. The officers were
empowered to appoint an executive
committee to draft constitution and
bylaws to be presented to the lodges
of the state for approval. The pur-
pose of the organization is to get the
Elks of the state together. The
lodges represented at the formation
of the association were klamath
Falls, Ashland, Medford, Roseburg,
Oregon City and Portland.
The Medford business men gave
the Elks their fullest cooperation
and every show window in the city
was artistically decorated. The
streets were festoened with electric
lights and lodge colors and in fact
the entire city was decked out in n
which outrivalled any at
Tempt which has been made at deco
ration at any event in southern Ore
5on.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-27

Feature pictures and special fea-
lures under the auspices Of and for
the benefit of the Civic Improvement
Club at the Vining tonight. II you
have civic pride, help out the Civic
Club. 1t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-27

Pay the last half Of your taxes
before Thursday and save 10 per cent
cost May be paid at Billings
Agency. 1t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-27

Phone news items to the Tidings.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1915-09-09
Hello, Everybody!

Get "a dose of fresh fish at Johns
tons meat market.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1915-09-09
LOCAL NEWS
Pitts the Paint Man.

LOST-GIasses in black case
Mrs. A F. Drake.
Burgner- Bowman Lumber Co.
for paint and oil.
For market price of poultry, call
]. z. Carr at the Brick Barn.
Fresh fruits and table delicacies
at Toe II. Deardorff's.
School books and school supplies
at Pitts Drug Store.
Burgner Bowman Lumber Co
for corrugated iron roofing.
For market price of poultry, call
J. E. Carr at the Brick Barn.
See our new line of fall and win
ter dress goods.-Crow Mercantile
Co.
Underwear for everybody at
Jackson Bros, Jasper's greatest
store.
Bring your cream to Crow Mer-
camille Co. for the highest market
price.
Buy your auto tires at Jackson
Bros. and save money-Jasper's
Greatest Store.
We want your produce, cream,
butter, eggs and poultry.-Crow
Mercantile Co.
The great Majestic Range is best
value money can buy.-At Sharp's
hardware store.
The Ilinov Heater throws out
every unit of heat from the fuel
burned into the room Sharp s
hardware store.
Take your poultry and eggs to
Hammond the east end house, for
the highest prices.
Our new fail and winter dress
goods is ready for your inspection.
Grow Mercantile Co.
SEPTEMBER ct to October 2
is the week of the big Majestic
Range demonstration at Sharp's
hardware store.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1915-09-09
Dry Cleaners and Pressers.

W. will clean that suit of clothes
in thoroughly modern cleaning
plant, and press it for you in the
mo>r modern wav. A trial will
convince you there's diff
enc, ~ You can leave your suit
With our Jasper agent Mr. d d
B-tm. bv Wednesday evening OF
each week, and it will be returned
To you in time to call OF that girl
Sunday. We will all be benefited
10y your trial of this service The
Up To Date Laundry Co., Car.
thage, Mo.
So at ID. d. Beam, agent.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1915-09-09

Rubbers! RubbersI
The Ball Bant, at Jasper S
greatest store.-Tackson Bros.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1915-09-09
For Sale or Trade.

FOf SAFE or IIdut.
Good Black Poland China Herd
Boar. c. Stalter, Jasper. 43 If
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1915-09-09

New line Of Cameras and Sup
plies at Pitts Drug Store.
For the highest market price on
poultry and eggs phone No. 9.
Don't buy that Picture Machine
without seeing those at H. F. Pitts,
Our new fall dress goods just re-
ceived.-Crow Mercantile Co.
MAJESTIC Range demonstra-
ton at Sbarps hardware store Sep
TENDER 81 to October 2.
H. H. SHARP announces his
Fifth Annual Majestic Range dem
onstration for the week Of Srptem
Der 81 to October 2
Mems and boys work shoes, the
Old Honesty, the shoe with an alb
solute guar Antte = Jackson Bros,
Jaspers greatest store.
One lot OF 10 cent dress Bingham
on sale at ST cents per yard.
Respectfully,
J. ID. Harbur.
For the next 10 days we are so
ing to sell mems $500 rain coats
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1915-09-09
See Pitts for school books.

See Pitts for school books
Fresh sailed peanuts at Quality
Bakery.
For Sale-Fresh cow with calf
H. L Tallman. If.
3 dozen cookies for IS cents at
Quality Bakery.
For the highest market price on
poultry and eggs phone No. 9.
Crow Mercantile Co. will give
you fair accurate test on all your
cream,
Just received fresh line of Pick
wick and Chas. Dickens coffee at
Quality Bakery.
The Ilinoy Heater has perfect
draft system. See them at Sharp's
hardware store.
Take your poultry and eggs to
Hammond, the east end house, for
the highest prices,
We are exclusive agents for the
Ball Band rubbers. - Jackson Bros,
Jasper's greatest store.
Ladies, your attention is called
to our new line of fall dress goods
Grow Mercantile Go.
Ladies, when YOU want quick
dinner see our line of canned and
bottled goods.-Joe H Deardorff,
Don't envy the we'll dressed wo-
man. She uses Pictorial Review
Patterns. Jackson Bros, carry a
complete line,
Your dairy and poultry products
bring the best market price, cash
or trade, at my store.-Joe H..
Deardortf.
The Ilinoy Heater-the best all
around heating stove on the mar
ket. See them at Snarp's hard.
ware store.
Bring ME your cream, butter and
eggs. l pay the highest market
price, cash or trade Watch our
window for fresh eats.-Joe II.
Deardortf.
When in need Of a good pair of
rubber boots remember we have
them for you The Ball Band IS
the best Jackson Bros, Jaspers
greatest store.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1915-09-09
lust Arrived.

Our Queen Quality shoes for
ladies fall and winter wear have
just arrived and they are of the
very latest in style and as to quail
ity and in fit they are unsurpassed.
Step in and we will be glad to show
them to you.
4 Respectfully,
] d Harbur,
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1915-09-09
Poultry and Eggs.

l pay the best market price for
poultry and eggs and give you a
qsuare deal -. E, Carr, at the
Brick Barn.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1915-09-09
Pay Your Account.

To those who owe me, you are
requested to come in and pay your
account on or before September l..
Don't delay this matter and conf
pei me to ask you personally for
it D. Harbur.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1915-09-09

We have the line of Grinnell
gloves, the best that money can
buy, the guaranteed glove, at
Jackson Bros, Jasper's gtcltest
store.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1915-09-09
Gasoline.

Teeter is now prepared to fur
nish gasoline in any quantity at
Carthage ptices, filtered through
Bowser System for autos-no water
or dirt. At the Furniture Store.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1915-09-09

The rain coat with pure rub
Der lining, just the coat for the
farmer and stock man, at the spec
ial low price of SIS 90 at Jackson
Bros. Iasper's greatest tore.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1915-09-09
Special for Saturday.

Saturday, September a, with
every IS cent purchase | will give
a sack OF good candy.-Quality
Bakery.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1915-09-09
Wood Wanted.

s cords inch cook stove wood.
Must be corded up, Leave bids at
Johnston S Restaurant.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1915-09-09

WAIT Tor the annual Majestic
Range demonstration at Sharp's
hardware, the week of September
81 to October 2.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1915-09-09

Old papers'at The News office
Big package for S cents. tt
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-15
NOTED PERSONS DIE

New York.-John Bishop Putnam,
an author and publisher.
st. Louis.-Daniel M. Houser, presi-
dent of the Globe Publishing company.
San Francisco.-Miss Josephine
Redding, daughter of Joseph d. Red
ding.
Orange, France.-Henri Fabre, the
entomologist. He was born in France
In 1923.
Denver, Col.-Dennis Sullivan, age
So, fourtimes millionaire, mining man
and banker.
London.-The Most Rev. Henry
O'Neill, the Roman Catholic bishop of
Dromore, Ireland.
Boston.-Mrs. Bowdoin B. Crownin-
shield, wife of well-known yacht de-
signer of Marblehead.
Portland, Ore.-Mrs. Abigail Scott
Duniway, the mother of woman suf-
frage" in Oregon, age 81.
Indianapolis, Ind.-James Kirby,
president of the Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners of America
Auburn, Neb.-Church Howe, long a
republican leader in Nebraska and at
one time consul general to England.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-15
PRESIDENT WILSON TO WE'D
Bride-to-Be IL Mrs. Gait of the Ma
tionaI Capital.

Washington, D. C.-President Wood
row Wilson, October 8, announced his
engagement to Mrs. Norman Gait, a
wealthy and beautiful widow of Wash
ington. No date has been set for the
wedding, but it is presumed that the
ceremony will take place early in De-
cember at the brides home.
The bethrothal is the result of a
short and ardent courtship on the
part of the president.
The president has been seen fire.
quently in public of late with the
pretty widow. Mrs. Gait is a great
friend of the daughters Of the presi-
dent, and it was through Miss Mar
garet Wilson that Mrs Calf became a
frequent visitor at the White House.
Mrs. Gait is the widow of a we'll
known business man of Washington
who died eight years ago, leaving a
jewelry business that still bears his
name. In social circles Mrs. Gait is
considered of striking beauty, with a
charm of manner that will make her
a popular first lady of the land. Her
literary ability is marked, and her
tastes are said to be similar to those
of the president.
With the marriage of two of his
daughters and the death of his wife a
little more than a year ago, the life
OF the president is said to have been
lonely. The president announces that
he will vote for woman suffrage in
New Jersey. The president will be 60
years of age December %.
President Wilson is Presbyterian
and Mrs. Gait an Episcopalian, and no
decision has been reached as yet as
to which service will be used at the
wedding. Mrs. Gait is a member of
st. Thomas Episcopal church here,
and is SO years Of age.
Plans for the honeymoon have not
been completed, but 1t was indicated
that the trip might include a visit to
the San Diego exposition.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-15
PRES|DENTW|[SON'S
ADDRESS TO OAR.
AYERS FOREIGN BORN CITIZENS
AID PATRIOTISM - INFLUX
SERVES TO REMIND US.
LOYALTY TO FOREIGN BORN
He Now Calls for RaIly-Presden De-
cares Now Is the Time for All Peo-
Pile to Show Loyalty-Be More
Than Neutral.

Washington.-A demand on all
Americans, on penalty of ostraciSm, to
be more than neutral in regard TO the
European war, to take their stand for
America first, last, and all the time,
was voiced by President Wilson Mon
day in a speech in celebration of the
25th anniversary of the founding of
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton. The United States, the presi-
dent said, was not merely trying to
keep out of trouble, but was trying to
preserve the foundations upon which
peace could be rebuilt.
Humanity Is Our Cause.
Peace can be rebuilt" he added,
"only upon the ancient and accepted
principles of international law; only
upon those things which remind ma
tions of their uties to each other, and
deeper than that, their duties to man
kind and humanity. America has a
great cause which is not confined to
the American continent. 1t is the
cause of humanity itself"
Declaring his faith in the loyalty of
the great body of naturalized citizens
of foreign birth, the president said he
believed the impression was too gen.
eral that large number of these citi-
zens were without a sufficient affec-
ton for the American ideal
But l am in hurry to have line
up" he explained, land let the men
who are thinking first and those who
are for America first, last and all the
time, on the other SIDE"
Every political action and every so
cial action in America at this time,
said Mr.. Wilson, should have for it's OBJ
ject to challenge the spirit of Amer
icaniSm,
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-15
MORE DELAY IN PANAMA CANAL
Little Hope Of Handling Shipping Be-
fore January.

s'ss'S ''oPS VI IdHoiiH9 shipping BE-
fore January.
Panama. careful survey of the
slide area in the Gaillard cut reveals
that there are probably 1O,OO0,O 900 Gu
bic yards Of earth in motion, which
must be taken out by dredging opera
tions before a permanent channel
through the cut is probable.
This is the conclusion reached by
the canal engineers, who concede
there is now little hope of opening the
waterway, even for the temporary use
OF shipping, much before the first of
the year.
The present rate of wet excavation
is 100000 yards per month and at
this rate it would require not less than
10 months to remove the mass which
is now sliding into the canal consider
ably faster than the dredges can take
1t out. 1t is said that often the canal
bottom bulges up to a height of Is
feet above the surface of the water.
due to the tremendous weight of the
hillside.
The area of motion is roughly calcu-
lated to be in the neighborhood of It's
acres, which constitutes the greatest
slide area in the history of the canal.
1t extends $500 feet along both banks
OF the waterway, with probably an av-
erage of 1900 feet back of the center
line of the canal prism.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-15
NAVAL SHAM BATTLE ENDS
Atlantic Coast Defense Fleet is
Smashed for Second Time,

Neutrality-suspicious. the second con-
secutive time the naval defense of
the Atlantic coast has been smashed,
theoretically, and hostile troops land
ed on American SOIL; Admiral Fetch
er's blue" fleet was scattered or de-
stroyed by night torpedo attack, the
navy department announced Saturday
night, and transports bearing an en-
envy landing force steamed into Dala-
ware bay at 6 o'clock D. M, bringing
to an end the fall navy maneuvers
which began October 4. Rear Admiral
knight, commanding the red" enemy
fleet, had until October Is to make
landing.
In the maneuvers last spring Rear
Admiral Beatty's red" fleet broke
through the blue" defense asd estab-
lished a base in Chesapeake bay.
1t Is clear from the brief announce
tent OF the result that Admiral Fetch.
er,s scouts, combing the seas for
signs of him, while Admiral Knights
oestroyers, in daring night raid,
found and sunk" nearly all of the
10 blue" battleships.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-15
BANDITS MAKE RICH HAUL.
Rob Baltimore & Ohio Mail Train Of
About 100000.

Observation-Disclosures inspectors
after investigation of the recent hold
up on the Baltimore & Ohio train near
Central Station, w. Va, said that less
than 100000 in currency was taken
by the robbers.
Later Comptroller Williams issued a
statement that the train carried only
$4,000 in unsigned national bank
notes. How much of the money on
the train was stolen has not been as
certained.
Government officials, who have been
in touch with the situation, are of the
opinion that the bandits were aware
that the money, which was being sent
from Washington, was on his train, as
1t has been definitely learned that
they demanded the Washington pack
ages of the main clerks.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-15
SPORTING ITEMS

For the eighth time in his career, Ty
Cobb is champion batter of the Amer
lean league, with percentage of 1863.
In one of the most bitterly fought
games ever witnessed in Aberdeen, s.
d., the University of South Dakota
football team triumphed over the Uni
versity of Montana last Friday, 10 to Z.
Anderson, driving Stutz, won the
350-mile race for the Aston cup and
took the biggest share of the $4,000
cash prize at the Sheepshead bay
speedway in New York last week. An
derson's time was hours "a minutes
AZ seconds, an average of 102.60.
1t took 10 years of almost incessant
pummeling to pound some common
sense into the head that is carried
around on the shoulders of one Bat
Ting Nelson, the greatest piece of
fighting machinery ever nodded. While
he does not say so in as many words,
Nelson is through with the ring for
ever-so far as his being principal
in bout is concerned
SATURDAY FOOTBALL GAMES.
At Pullman-Washingto State col
lege, %; University of Oregon, 8.
Al Minneapolis-Min "a; Ames,
Is.
At st. Louis-Washingt 13; Mis-
souri,, 0.
At Seattle-University OF Washing
ton, 81; Washington Park, O..
At Hanover, N. H.-Dartmouth, 20;
Tufts, 7.
At Lincoln, Neb.-Nebraska, 81;
Kansas Aggies, o.
At Philadelphia-Pe State
college, ID; University of Pennsyl-
vania, 3.
At Annapolis, Md-University of
Pittsburg, AZ; navy, H.
At Princeton, N. princeton, 3;
Syracuse, 0.
At Observation-Disclosures 20; Car
isle, T.
At New Haven-Yale, z; Lehigh. 6.
Worlds Series Wins.
First game-Philadelphia--3-1.
Second game-Boston-2-1.
Third game-BostOn-2-1.
Fourth game-Boston-2-1.