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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-01
Items Of Interest
To Local Sportsmen

Tim Parslow, former Ashland
boy now residing in Portland, was
features as a main eventer in one of
the recent Multnomah Club smokers
in that city. He is making quite
name for himself in the four-round
amateur bouts. He fights at 1876
pounds.
The o. A. G. freshman basketball
five are cleaning up all of the best
high school teams in that portion of
the state. To date they have defeat
ed Newberg, Salem and Corvallis
high schools.
Medford high school defeated
klamath Falls high school basketball
team last Thursday by a 81 to 10
score. The Medford girls also won
Is to 8. This gives Ashlanders an
idea of what the locals will run up
against when they tackle Medford.
The Sacramento A. c. defeated the
famous Stockton All-Stars who have
been state champions of California
for three years past, in the semi
finals of the state championship SER
les.
Etna Mills has organized basket
ball team among the town players of
that city.
There is a rumor abroad that the
American Association and the Inter-
national League have been granted
admission into the major league class
by the National Baseball Commission,
The admission of these leagues would
exempt from the liability of having
their players drafted by the major or.
ganizations. Pacific Coast League
officials are much agitated over the
rumor and say that IL these class A
A. leagues are admitted to the higher
class the Coast League shall have the
same rating.
Medford high school basketball
| lCdh ueledleu inc hldIHdlu dli
team in the second game in that cit.
by score of 10 to IL. The girls from
Medford were also victors by to
score.
!, Ullman defeated o. A. c. in tn
. Pullman gymnasium last Friday b
} score of 23 to 81. Five minute
, of additional play were necessary t
deci lie the game.
Don RAIDER, Medford boy, ha
signed his contract with the Venic
) team in the Pacific Coast League 70
r the coming season. He played thir
7 base for the same club last year an
will probably hold down the sam
berth during the coming summer.
s The Chautauqua at oregon Cit
will have baseball played by the hig
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Identification Of
Roads Planned

The local committee appointed by
the District Federation of Woman's
clubs for the purpose of beautifying
the Pacific highway is making plans
for their share of the work. A COM
mittee consisting of Councilmen
Ware, Cornelius and Cunningham
was appointed by the mayor to assist
the ladies in their work. The ladies'
committee consists of Mrs. Vaupel
and Suzanne Homes.
A meeting of the committees from
Medford, Ashland and Talent was
held at Talent last week and Profess
sor Reimer of the experiment station
gave an interesting and instructive
talk on trees and shrubs which would
grow along the highway
Plans were laid for big tree plant
ing day on February %, when the
people of the valley towns will be
asked to turn out and help in the
work. Further details will be pub
lished later, but it is planned to make
a picnic affair out of the day and a
jolly time is assured. Everyone
should turn out and help.
Different varieties of trees will be
planted along the roadway, and
where there are already some trees
or where the property owners wish
to plant certain variety, that variety
will be planted. Cooperation of the
landowners along the road will be
asked. Vines will be trained over
the rocks and cement work along the
route and altogether the plans which
the ladies have in mind will make a
beautiful drive out of this portion of
the highway.
The bill which has passed the house
at Salem forbidding the placing OF
any advertising signs along the state
roads will be great help toward the
Identification movement.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-01
KELP BEDS OF PACIFIC
CONTAIN POTASH
(February Popular Mechanics Maga-
Zine.)


(February Popular Mechanics Maga-
zine.)
Partly because the European war
has checked the Importation of pot
ash from Germany, and partly be-
cause of the results of recent scien-
tific inquiry, interest is being man
ifested in the conservation and
utilization OF the giant kelp beds of
the Pacific coast and Alaskan
waters. 1t is now fairly we'll
established fact that the incxhaust-
ible supply of marine vegetation off
the west coast of the United States
holds this country's largest store of
potassium salts.
In numerous places, as far north
as the Aleutian Islands, kelp grows
prolifically and is available for COM
mercial purposes. In view of the
fact that comparatively little use
has been made of it by Americans,
it is interesting to note that the
natives of the south shores of
Alaska and its nearby islands have
for years employed it in a crude
way as a fertilizer. AS a result, the
gardens in this section have thrived
remarkably well.
Surveys which have lately been
completed by the Bureau OF Soils of
the Department of Agriculture in the
search for new sources of potash
show that the annual yield of kelp,
commercially available, actually Of
fers d greater quantity Of this essen
tial fertllizing element than is now
being consumed by the entire world.
With this fact determined, working
maps of nearly all the groves, from
the Cedros Islands to the Shumagins,
off Alaska, have been prepared.
These show that the aggregate area
of the field amounts to approximately
400 square miles, practically all of
which is easily accessible.
The development of these valuable
resources, it is declared, is CONNER
cially feasible. From one ton of
thoroughly air-dried kelp, in excess
of other by-produces, there is an as
sured available yield of at least 500
pounds of pure potash salts and three
pounds of iodine. In the compare
lively short time that studied atten-
tion has been paid to the question,
at least dozen different companies
have been organized on the Pacific
coast to develop this new industry.
Most of the concerns are located in
the vicinity of Puget Sound, while
there are others planning to utilize
the kelp available at Long Beach,
San Diego, Point Firmin, San Pedro
and elsewhere.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-01
Local Sporting World
Ashland Defeats
Genital Point H. S.

Both the girls and boys teams of
the local high school came out victors
in the games played with the teams
from the Central Point high school
last Saturday evening at the local
high school gymnasium.
The Ashland girls had the visitors
outclassed and played second string
players. At the end of the first half
the score stood 13 to and during
the second half neither team scored.
The Ashland lineup included Misses
Chappell and Skeen, forwards; Hodg-
son, center, and Eske and Gearhart,
guards. The Central Point aggrega-
ton included Misses Beebe and Har-
rison, forwards; Wiedenchl, center,
and Hickman and Mickey, guards.
Miss Skeen was Ashland's star basket
shot, scoring four baskets.
The boys team from down the val
ley proved to be better team than
was expected, but on account of being
accustomed to small hall they were
unable to show up we'll and displayed
only occasional flashes of brilliant
passing and basket work. The weak
est spot in the work of the visitors
was their foul throwing. They had
eleven tries and converted none into
scores. Fraley for Ashland did not
show up as well as usual in this de-
partment, throwing four out of nine.
Plymate played the stellar game for
the home guard and secured seven
baskets. Lilly was next high man
with five. Grisez got three. The
game was fast and rather rough, the
defensive work of the home guard be-
ing much in evidence.
During the first half the locals
passing was not up to standard but
improved as the game went on. The
score at the end of the first period
stood 19 to in favor of Ashland,
and at the end of the game "a to 12.
The entire second team was put in
by Coach Klum in the last few min
utes and did not allow the visitors to
score. The lineups
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-01
Agitate for Finest Hotel.

Honolulu, H. l., Jan. 16, 1915.
Editor Tidings: have just re-
ceived copy of the Ashland Tidings
of December 81, 1914, through the
courtesy of your esteemed townsman,
Mr.. A. Il. Davinhill.
The writeup of Ashland and south
western Oregon is one of the best
ever, and there should be more of the
kind.
Ashland has all of the natural ad-
vantages, such as scenery, climate
and short side trips, necessary to
make it the summer resort of Amer
lea, but you woefully lack hotel ac-
concentrations; in fact, your present
hotels have no modern accommoda-
tions whatever. Agitate for a mod
ern, up-to-date family hotel where
people OF moderate means can receive
the best at reasonable rates, and you
will soon see Ashland in the lead.
An ideal spot for just such hotel
is the lot next to or rather across
from the First National Bank. Make
it summer hotel with large, sunny
verandss. Your present so-called
hotels would give one the "Willys."
have the pleasure of knowing sew
eral of your good citizens. your Mr..
Eubanks, Mr.. ]. w. Mccoy, Mrs. ].
w. Bergstrom and others, and am
also fortunate enough to have fif-
teen-acre tract under cultivation with
your Mr.. A. II. Davenhill, so when
I advise you to agitate for a modern
up,to-date hotel It is because ] have
a personal interest in the growth Of
Ashland.
My wife and I often speak of an
expected summer visit to Ashland,
and whenever we do, 1t recalls an
experience we had there in 1911. Our
train was very late coming in from
the north, therefore, as there were
during the day an unusual number
of visitors in Ashland. due to Grand
Army meeting, we were taken TO a
small private residence In the out
skirts of Ashland and put up for the
night, but we had to go to bed hun
cry as there was no way of getting
anything to eat. So you see we, nat
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urally, are anxious to see an up-to-
date hotel there so when we visit
again we will not have to retire hun
CRY.
l am sure you are now tired as we
were that night, therefore will close,
but before closing again say, "agi-
tate" and keep on "agitating" until
you have fine hotel Cor two), then
Ashland will be complete.
Very truly,
II. WAYSON, M. D.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-01
Dr.. Biscoe Opens
Office in Roseburg

DR.. Lance Briscoe, son of G. A.
Briscoe, superintendent of the local
schools, has opened offices in the
First State and Savings Bank build
ing at Roseburg and will practice his
profession in that city. DR.. Briscoe
is a graduate of the Kentucky Medi-
cal College at Louisville and has had
valuable training in various hospitals
of the east. He passed the state med
ical examinations at Portland early
in January. His hosts of Ashland
friends wish that he may have a large
and successful practice.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-01
obe
Peoples Forum
Ohe
Protest From a Muzzled Doe.

Protest From Muzzled Dog.
Editor Tidings: l am a thorough
bred Cocker Spaniel, getting little
into years, with gray hairs scattered
here and there, rejoicing in the name
of Sparkles, and while at all times,
perhaps, amazingly vociferous, have
never been known to approach with.
in biting distance the calves of sim
gle individual of either sex. With
this much in the way of self-recom-
mendation l want to register a kick
Certainly not bite) against the OPP
preston (unreasonably so) myself
and other well-intentioned CANNES
are subjected to by mandate from
the Ashland board of health, depriv-
ing us of our liberty as the guardian
angels of our respective abodes, by
muzzling us with such cumbersome
engines of torture-not only when
taking our walks abroad but even
when peacefully reclining on our
doorsills, watching the movements of
sundry men and women as they pass
AS to make life, excepting during
sleeping hours, burdensome if not
agonizing servitude.
1t is to be regretted that for
season, rabies should have taken COM
plete possession of our town, but
there seems to me to be but small
necessity for prolonging the agony
any further, even if our public prose-
cutor-the dog .catcher-did have his
fingers scraped with the teeth of
dog unaccustomed to too much ia
miliarity. An experienced dog catch
er invariably handles the tail end,
and not the mouth part, of any ami
NAL he may desire to take into cap
tivity, and with the same hand, of
course, gathers in a fee of decidedly
liberal dimensions for his trouble of
pursuing the avocation of munich
pal dog catcher.
My mistress speaks out, sometimes
quite loudly, at meeting, and heard
her say, only the other evening, that
the muzzling decree went out of oper-
alton in. Portland (that little village
some $50 miles north of us) as far
back as November 1, 1914. There is
in all matters time certainly to be-
gin and time to cease (not seize),
and the muzzled dogs of Ashland are
wholly of the opinion that it is about
time the ceasing business COM
menced.
Our Ashland dog catcher owes it
to himself and the animal creation
at large to speedily recover from his
undignified molestation from single
protesting canine, and so set at lib
erty the gracious company offaithful
watch dogs, in our midst, anxious to
recover what looks to them very
much like the stolen liberty of a
season, and protracted one at that.
There is-twelve months in the
year-a dog side as we'll as a human
side to this dog-catching business,
and with one voice the CANNES of
Ashland ask, for the present at least,
to be left absolutely and severally
alone.
Always obediently and faithfully
yours, BOW-WOW-WOW.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-01
Soda Pop'Factory
Changes Location

j. M. Wagner has moved the plant
of the Crystal Carbonating Works
from the building on Ashland creek
just above the park to the building
on Granite street just below Payne's
carpenter shop. He is getting the
plant in shape for the summer rush.
The site of the old building up the
canyon was sold to the springs COM
mission and will form a part of the
beautiful park which is being
planned.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-01
A Word of Congratulation.

Dear Mr.. Greer: You are certain
ly to be congratulated upon the sale
of the auxiliary water bonds of the
city of, Ashland, to which you have
contributed so much time, energy and
enthusiasm.
Everyone feels that the successful
promotion of the mineral springs is
destined to be of great benefit to the
city of Ashland and to Southern Ore
gon. To yourself and to the other
members of the committee, Mr..
Dodge and Mr.. Minkler, is certainly
due a large part of the credit for
bringing this matter to a successful
issue.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-01

school teams OF the surrounding
towns during the summer session II
plans of ball fans Of that city are
carried through.
The American Colored Giants Of
Chicago will play in Medford the first
week In April. This is the sanie ag-
gregation that played the Portland
Colts in Medford last spring.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-01

Not property in Ashland but that
can be sold by Tidings For Sale"
ads in less time and at less cost than
through the regular agent channels
Try II.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-01
Yours very respectfully,
GEORGE o. JARVIS.

(Note.-The springs water COM
mission thanks DR.. Jarvis for this
expression Of confidence both in the
commission and the springs prof.
ect. 1t makes us happy to feel
that whatever efforts we are
putting forth in the interest of
the town are appreciated, and es-
pecially are we gratified at the conf
dence. expressed as to the beneficent
effect the project will have on the
Rogue River Valley, coming as IL
does from a man learned in the eff
fects of minerals on the human sys-
temp
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-01

What do you want? A Tidings
want ad tells 1t to more than two
thousand people in a day. Twenty
five cents does the business.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-01

FOR SALE-Leaving for Iowa, Feb
ruary 15. Quick sale, work
horses, l driving mare, colts 1,
2. and 4 years old; fine Jersey
COW. / rubber tire buggy, steel
tire buggy, 2 sets single harness,
good wagons. w. G. Gordon,
$50 Boulevard. Phone 404-R.
72-2ts
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-01

The Tidings is on sale at Poley's
drug store, II East Main street.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-01

BARBER-First-class married bar
Der wants steady job by May 1.
Address o. B. Wheeler, Lock Box
645, Riceville, Iowa. 72-4ts
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-01
6% MONEY 6%. MONEY 6% MONEY

Loans may be obtained for any
purpose on acceptable Real Estate Sc
curity; liberal privileges; correspond
ence solicited.
A. c., AGENCY COMPANY,
75S Gas, Electric Bldg, Denver, Col.
72-8t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-01
Classified Advertisements
Continued from Page Three.)
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR RENT-Housekeeping and sin
gle rooms, light AMI clean, at the
Park Hotel. Inquire Royal Bak-
cry. 72-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-01

Phone news items to the Tidings.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-01

Stump puller, good as new, bar
gain. 115 Granite street. If
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-11
STECHER TO APPEAR
AT FREMONT RACES
Wrestling Wonder Will Give Exhi-
bition with His Brother Anton
Coming Week.
MANY CHALLENGES RECEIVED

FREMONT. Neb.. July lo.-CspeciaL)-
Fremont viii have the opportunity to see
Joe steoher. the new worlds wrestling
champion, in action for the first time
since he annexed the title by defeating
Charles Cutler Of Chicago At Omaha
Monday evening Word has been re-
oeived from Joe's manager, ]. T. Het-
manek. to the effect that the Dodge won
der boy has agreed 20 put on an exhibit
ton with his brother Anton here during
the races next week. Joe has been given
his choice of days. He will be here Mon
day to have his picture taken along with
other views OF Lincoln Highway. These
pictures will be used to advertise the
Lincoln Highway over the country.
The champion has received scores OF
of challenges and letters from various
promoters over the country for matches
and exhibition bouts. The Dss Moines
Speedway association has offered a large
purse for the appearance OF the champion
at Des Moines during the automobile
races. II is probable steoher will accept
the offer.
Henry ordeman has challenged
Joe for a match to take place at Min
neapoils In the near future. The Dodge
wonder boy is giving II favorable con-
sideration. In the meantime the cham
pion is taking life easy among HE home
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-11
Amateur Games to
Be Played Today
FORT OMAHA.

FORT OMAHA.
Armours against Ancient Order OF
and $3.50.
Kennedy & Besellns against West Leav-
enworth Merchants at 80.
Ld&us against Bourgeois at $3.50
LYCK PARK.
South Diamond-Blacks Kats against
Alamitos in double-header at 1880 and $3.50
North Diamond-spring Lake Parks
DUCKY HOLMES.
Chris Lycks against Dueky Holmes in
double-header at 1870 and $3.50.
CARTER LAKE CLUB.
Murphy Did It's against Auto School
THIRTY AND BOYD.
Tradesmen against j. ID. Crews at J.
ELMWOOD Park.
East DiaInond-OmahR Printing COM
pany against st. Francis at 80 Trimble
Bros. against Brown Park Juniors at $3.50.
West Diamond-Brown Parks against
Mdazdas at 1880 Beacon Press against
North Diamond - Nationals against
Southeast Improvement club at 1880 Mer-
chants Hotel against Thcrpeisns at $3.50.
FONTENELLE PARK.
East Diamond-Auto Row against @. a.
Nelson's at 1880. Dundee Wooden Mills
against Mandy Lees az $3.50,
Eleetrics at i;SO Central PARKS against
MILLER Pa Rk.
Vinton Cubs against Gentlemans Ath-
letics az 30 Riversldes against Twenty
Fourth Street Ramblers at $3.50
RINERNlEW PARK.
Ford Motor company against Nourse
oil company at $50. Kraticeks against
Browning-kings at 1880.
THIRTY SECOND AND DEWEY.
Omaha Rubber company against South
Omaha Merchants at 1880, Hollys against
MiCkels at $50
MORNING GAMES
DreNel Shoe company against Haydsns
at Rivervlew park at 10
Brandeis stores against Kilpatricks in
double-header at Fontenelle park at O.
burgess-Nash against Hupmobiles at
Fort Omaha al 70.
INDEPENDENT GAMES
Council Bluffs lmperials against De Vol
at 1890
Council Bluffs Joe Smiths against Per
STA, la. at Athletic park. Council Bluffs
at $780,
Stars and Stripes at Crescent City. Ia.
Storz at Blair. Neb.
kahouts Colts against Townsends al
Third and Pierce at s.
John Deere Plow company AZ Hopper
Neb.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-11
The HypOdermic Needle
=ny FRBD 3. HUNFHR

An. a story. A story. How remark
able. They never have q story to tell.
We'll" we said. is II good enough
to sell to the Saturday Blade for a
dollarT'
''whaddye tryin' 10 DO, Kid US. or show
us a good time" he shifted This Is on
the square. I'll tell you because you look
like a gentleman. wouldn't tell any
body else"
OF course he wouldn't tell ANYBODY
else. Certainly not. Only US because
we looked like a gentleman.
On the level" he continued, TIN over
In this country buying mules for the Ger
man army"
why not buy boats for the Swiss
navyT" we countered. congratulating our
selves silently for that one, which, we
think, is very clever, II we do sny It
ourself
Undaunted he continued. Evidently
there is something about us that looks
easy.
And I'm broke. The boat on which
my remittance was sent was summarized
Lend us a quarter. will yuh. until tomor-
row."
ny TINS NAfNtN We Hhn Nth1ItGu EpuNNeHNNh
street do you think that yarn worth
two bits?' we queried. We are q foxy
guy and give no vag two bits for . punk
yarn.
Wait a minute. wait minute" hs
pleaded. I'm tell 1t ell, I'll tell tho
truth.
TITS the wife"
At last. The wife. Who would think
that man would blame the wife, Surely
an unusual story. We hardened.
'It's the wife. she's done for me- he
cried. She's done for me. A good wife
she once was. a kind wife. never had
better one. (Joke.) She didn't even
have a mother-in-law. (Laugh here) But
she is no longer good wife, she has
done for me.
1T all happened when this shoe craze
started. She got shoe buggy. First they
put out shoes lacing up the front Then
1t was up the inside Then up the out
side Then up the back. She had to buy
them all Then II was low shoes with
spats. Then without spats. She bought
them all. Then it was shoes with black
vamps and gray uppers, then white ones.
then white ones with black tips, then
black ones with white tips. then white
ones with brown patches, then brown
ones with white patches. She bought
them all. She spent all my salary. She
spent all the coin won on stecher. She
drew my savings out to buy shoes. 1
sold the house and home and the I'm
ported Boston bull. I sold my very soul
for her to buy shoes. couldn't stand IL,
she has driven me bugs and I'm out in
the street alone and poor. Can't you
lend me a quarter?'
We sobbed aloud. We could believe his
story. With tears dimming our eyes we
handed him a plugged Canadian dime
| and caught a Farnam car. It was a sad
tale.