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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-06
VandalS Work
On Road Signs

An autoist who had come over the
route from Hornbrook to Ashland
reported that some of the signs along
the road had become badly obliter-
ated. One in particular caused them
considerable trouble and delay, as
we'll as the maddening uncomforta-
bleness of being on the wrong road.
The sign spoken of was just at the
junction of the Pacific highway with
the road leading off to Hit. The
road from Hornbrook to Hit runs in
straight line, while the Pacific
highway veers off to the right, thus
making the tourist go to Hit as a
natural consequence of following the
straight road. The sign which had
been put up there has been marked
over with obscene words and remarks
to the effect that Hit was the place
to get "thc last drink" etc. Many
tourists have been Inconvenience by
this very much, as they have gone
over the Hit road and have had to
retrace their steps.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-06
Many Booklets
Are Sent Out

The publicity department has sent
out, and given to Ashland people tc
send out, over 1000 col les of the
new glass of water booklet. In addi-
ton to these, $500 leaflets and
about 1000 postcard pictures with a
printed greeting to visitors have been
distributed, making total of 1920
pieces of printed matter about our
city put out by the department in
the past ninety days.
The glass of water booklet is max
ing a good impression wherever it
goes. Mr.. Attilla Norman, vice-presi-
dent and general manager of the
Oregon Power Company, makes the
following comment on the booklet in
letter to the director of publicity:
81, also, wish to compliment you on
the Ashland advertising booklet
which | received. This seems to me
very we'll done and ought to get you
lot of good publicity. 1t seems to
me Ashland mas been more talked of
this summer than any other Oregon
town. This is doubtless due in a
large part to your work there and /
congratulate you"
Other letters of a similar nature
are being received every day, and the
department is highly elated over the
success of this effort to turn out
something creditable for the city.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-06
County Fair
Opens Wednesday

From the interest being manifest
ed all over the county and in Med
ford the indications point to a larger
and better display in all departments
at the Jackson County Fair to be
held in Medford, September s to II,
than ever before in the history of
the fair, and it is proper that there
should be. The management Is do
ing everything possible to make the
fair success, have increased the
premiums on stock and many other
things, offer better premiums ON
fruit than the state fair, give splen-
did premiums on about everything
grown and made in the county, and
the people should respond with ex-
hibits in keeping with the county's
resources and by their patronage,
not one day only but every day.
The management has also decided
not to charge anything for grand
stand, autos or vehicles of any kind,
making one price of admission to
everything. They have also done
away with the fast harness races
this year and are giving purses for
county horses, buggy races, hitch-up
and mule races, etc.
The two big features will be ball
game each afternoon and the relay
races of two and a half miles each
day with the purse for the winner of
the three days contest.
Program of each day will be print
ed Monday or Tuesday.
The following special days have
been set:
Thursday-Medford and Eagle
Point.
Friday-Ashland and public
Saturday-Gold Hill, Central
Point and Rogue River.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-06
vining Bills
Special Feature

The management of the Vining
Theature has secured for Wednesday
and Thursday nights of this week a
fine special feature to be given in
addition to the regular run of pic
lures. The Cox Family, a musical
comedy company, composed of seven
talented people, will give an act each
evening. They present vaudeville
numbers, featuring tabloid plays,
musical numbers, as they have an ex-
cellent mixed quartette, and dances.
Mr.. Houston of the klamath Falls
theatre engaged them for one night
and played them nine, on account OF
their excellence.
Prices will be exceedingly low, as
only 10 and Is cents will be charged
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-06
Railroad Officials Are
Shown Development

On Thursday of last week E. 0
Mccormick, vice-president, John NJ
Scott, general passenger agent, and
II. A. Hinshaw, general freight agent
of the Southern Pacific Company
spent the greater part of the day in
Ashland. They came over the Pa,
cific Highway from Medford anC
were met at the Southern Pacific sta.
tion by Chairman Greer of the
springs commission, Secretary Norris
of the Commercial Club, George Kra-
mer, S. p. agent, and Publicity Di.
rector Duryea.
The entire party were the guests
at dinner of j. p. Wolf, proprietor
of the Depot Hotel, who had prepared
bountiful repast for their delecta.
ton.
After dinner these prominent
guests were taken in automobiles to
Lithia park, where they walked over
the entire park inspecting the vari-
Gus features of its development
Leaving the park, they we're taken
over Glenview Drive and out to the
springs, where they were given an
opportunity to see the substantial
character of the work that is being
done by Smith, Emery G. Company
On their return to town they spent
few minutes meeting citizens and
paying their respects to the president
of the Commercial Club, and were
taken to Medford by Mr.. Greer.
All three of these visitors ex-
pressed themselves as wonderfully
impressed with the amount of work
that has been done here in the past
few months, and were emphatic in
their praise of the beauty of Lithia
park and the general plan of develop
ment that has been followed by the
commission.
Mr.. Mccormick is lover of Ma
ture and is well versed in matters
pertaining to landscape gardening
and civic Identification. He ex-
pressed himself as tremendously
pleased with Lithia park and the
scheme of identifying it. He did not
let a single detail escape him, and
seemed interested in getting all the
information he could about the work
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-06

that is yet to be done before the park
is complete. 1t was plainly evident
he regards the park as a big asset
for Ashland as an attraction for the
visitors. MIR. Mccormick, is a man
who is accustomed to doing big
things, and he is looking to Ashland
to do things in a big way. He be-
lieves we have every reason to have
faith in the future, if we will back
that faith up with an intelligent util-
ization of our natural assets, He
believes Ashland can be made a great
resort, if the citizens will get behind
the present project and push it to
successful conclusion. He believes
in publicity on a big scale, and urged
the necessity of letting the world
know what Ashland has and what
Ashland is, Our waters par excellent
supply the basis for great resort,
and the future now depends upon the
intelligent force and cooperative
work put behind it by Ashland citl-
zens. He reiterated his statement,
made at the time of his last visit to
Ashland, that it is the desire and
purpose of the officials of the South
ern Pacific Company to do all that
they can to make our city success
as great resort.
Mr.. Hinshaw had not been in Ash
land for good many months, and
he expressed himself as amazed at all
that had been done. Speaking of the
park he said: This is certainly
beautiful. Your people ought to be
proud of it," He said he could see
big things for Ashland.
Mr.. Scott has been here lately and
is well posted on the work that is
going on. He believes in the possi-
bilities here, and expects to see Ash
land grow into splendid pleasure
resort.
These railroad officials are men of
wide experience. They know what a
resort ought to be, for there are
many splendid resorts along the line
of the Southern Pacific system, and
it is gratifying to the commission to
know that they commend so highly
the work that has been done and is
planned for the future.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-06
Training School
Near Portland

Oregon may have an agricultural
training school for boys who have
no chance Il. NJ. Burley, attorney;
Judge Cleeton, OF the juvenile court;
c. B. Woodworth, banker; Walter
H. Graves, civil engineer, and II. E.
Fairchild are behind a movement to
secure 1000 acres of land on the
Columbia river near Portland as a
site for boys training grade school
and junior agricultural college
Preliminary steps toward the in
corporation Of the hackers of the
movement have already been taken
Application for articles OF incorpora-
tion have been signed by the direct
ors, who will serve without pay. Mr..
Fairchild, who originated the move
ment, says he has arranged to secure
1000 acres of land near Portland.
He says he will have the land cleared,
and plans to sell part OF it to raise
money for the buildings.
"In addition to the regular school
work, training will be given in agri-
culture, stock raising, fruit culture,
poultry raising and mechanical
trades" said MIR. Fairchild. 1--WE
will try to teach each boy the line of
business for which he is best fitted.
Semi-military discipline will prevail.
Ten-year cumulative interest bearing
bonds will be issued against real es-
tate to cover the cost of the under
taking. We have secured the in
dorsement of number of prominent
men,"
Judge Cleeton said he believed that
if the plan could be worked out prop
erly it would provide a much-needed
system of training dependent chill
dren who otherwise would have no
chance. He said the juvenile court
would cooperate with the directors
of the project.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-06
Ad Envelopes
May Be Secured

The publicity department has just
had printed one of the neatest and
most effective bits of advertising that
they have yet got out, in the opinion
of many-envelopes having the glass
of water printed on the face. The
glass of water cut is indeed attractive
and covers one-third of the face OF
the envelope. Inscribed on the glass
are the words, Ashland, Oregon, the
Carlsbad OF America" "
The cut is an ornament to any en-
velope, as it is extremely neat and
classy. The envelopes that have been
printed so far will be used by the
Commercial Club and publicity de-
partment, but it is urged that every
Ashland person doing any corre-
spending, whether business or per-
sonal, have his envelopes printed
with this cut on them. The cost is
no more. All ladies' clubs who have
their correspondence paper, and 9TH
er organizations, can do wonderful
lot of advertising by getting these
envelopes. 1t is hard to estimate the
number of people these reach. The
ad for Ashland is seen every time one
handles the envelope, and the style
of it is sure to attract attention and
give the person handling it a curios-
ity to know more about Ashland.
These envelopes can be printed at
any time at the Tidings office Be
booster. To make Ashland a resort
will take the unstinted help and in
terest of every citizen. If you don't
have faith in your own town yourself
no one else will, but if you do have
strong faith, others will believe in 1t
too.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-06
Resigns Position
At First National

In order to be closer to his mother
and give his fathers estate more
careful attention, A. j. McCallen has
resigned his position with the First
National Bank, to take effect Septem-
ber Is.
Mr.. McCallen has spent many years
behind the counter of the First Ma
tional, his employment having been
only interrupted by year or two OF
service with the Warren Construc-
tion Company in connection with
their paving operations in Oregon
and adjoining states.
1t is hoped by his many friends
that the change he is making will
prove beneficial from every stand
point.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-06
Hawley Arrives
Here "wednesday

As is his custom when congress is
not in session, Congressman w. c.
Hawley is spending his time going
over the first congressional district,
interviewing his constituents and
learning from them directly their
opinions and needs. He was in Clat-
sop county last Saturday and has an
engagement in Clackamas county to-
day. On Tuesday he will leave Salem
in the evening and arrive in Ashland
Wednesday morning. He will spend
the remainder of the day here.
Thursdany and Friday will be devot-
ed to Medford and vicinity.
While here he will be shown over
the city, and his local supporters and
will occupy good deal
of his time.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-06

A recent notable realty transfer is
a finely improved ranch property In
the vicinity Of Evans creek, decided
by the Oxford Investment Company
of which F. w. Streets of Medford
Stuart Saunders of Ashland and q
e. Bagley of Rogue River are incor-
porators, to E. e. Raymond of San
Luis Rey, Cal, who with his son will
occupy it. The tract comprises 100
acres. For postoffices facilities it is
tributary to Winner. Consideration
was $1,000. Pending removal onto
the property October 1, Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond are visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. r. ]. Edwards, old-time Kansas
friends, residing on Laurel street.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-06

Now is an appropriate time to tell
something of the value OF Ashland
schools and intimate affairs connect
ed with them, and Ashland will GER
tainly be proud of the showing of her
educational institutions. 1t is well
said that Ashland has some Of the
finest schools in the state, and gen
eral opinion is that our superintend-
ent of schools, Prof. George Briscoe,
and the corps of school board men,
supported by the citizens, eager for
the best educational advantages for
their children, have made it so.
Ashland now has three large
schools, the West Side school, the
East Side school and the high school,
10 acres of school grounds, and the
finest of apparatus and equipment in
each, representing a total value OF
$4,000.
The West Side school building was
built in 1904 by bond issue Of
$25, 900, is modern in every way, has
13 rooms and assembly, and is stu
ated on a l " acre tract, part OF
which is parked beautifully. Boston
ivy adorns the sides Of the building.
Fifteen thousand dollars worth of the
bond issue for the West Side school
have been paid off, leaving only
$4,000 remaining. Shook & Travers
were the contractors and c. H. Burg
graf architect
The East Side building, the Oldest
OF the three, was built on bond is
sue of $4,000 and has eight rooms.
Five thousand dollars worth of bonds
are still outstanding. This building
stands in the center Of 2k acre
tract and possesses an attractive and
well-kept lawn in front. Burggraf
was the architect and Shook was the
contractor for this building.
The high school building, the fin
est and most modern, was built and
its grounds purchased on bond is
sue of $4,000, in 1911, and is stu
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-06
Ashland Has Finest
Schools and Equipment

ated on splendidly located six-acre
tract in the eastern part of the city
1t is modern in every detail-equip-
ment, architecture, etc. 1t has a 400
student capacity, has "a rooms ex-
elusive of the assembly room, gym
nasium and offices. A wide stretch
of lawn, nicely Handicapped, sets off
the front of the building. The gym
nasium is built so that it can as prop
erly be used as a theatre, with a seat
ing capacity of some 700 or 500, and
has a model stage for amateur the
atricals, with dressing rooms, etc.
This building was constructed by
Shook & Travers, and designed by
George A. Ferris, architect.
The income for the city schools
comes from three sources, namely,
county, state and taxation in the dis
trict. 1t costs about $4,000 a year
to maintain the schools of the city.
Taxation raises some $4,000, while
the rest comes from the county and
state.
Last year only $6.07 of the tax
payers money was used for athletics,
which have always been almost self
supporting. True, teacher is hired
who has charge of this work, but this
teacher also has his regular work in
the instruction of mechanical draw
ing.
Below is given a comparison of
the relatives figures in the Medford
and Ashland schools
Total disbursements, Medford
90,5S4.99, Ashland $44,O25.95.
Number of teachers employed, Med
ford so, Ashland 32. Enrolment in
grades above the eighth, Medford
321, Ashland 2S6. Number Of per-
sons over four and under twenty
years of age residing in the district,
Medford 1,755, Ashland 1908. Esti-
mated value of school houses and
grounds, Medford s225,OO0, Ashland
s175, 900. Furniture and apparatus,
Medford $1,000, Ashland $4,000.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-06
Marriage Licenses
On Saturday

County Clerk Gardner announces
that more marriage licenses were is
sued Saturday in Jackson county than
any day during his term of office.
Marriage licenses were issued to the
following parties: R. M. Moore OF
Gold Hill and Hilda Berg, also Of
Gold Hill; F. L. Hansen and Clarissa
Turner of Medford; Doris D. Mccoy
and Lottie M. Morgan of Tolo; Rob
ert I. Peachey and Glyndon M. Scott
of Ashland; ]. N. Poole and Ola
Bently of Talent; Stacy Hayes of
Ashland and Nola Bently of Talent.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-06
Notice.

The Southern Oregon Chautauqua
Association meets Tuesday, Septem-
ber 7, at 3 p. m. at G. A. r. hall.
All members requested to attend,
l.. j. TREFREN, Secretary.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-06

= The Commercial Club meets g
o tonight. Important matters to g
. be voted on. Be there and have Q
9 voice in same, etc. 9
o Q
8 o o o 8 8 8 o 9 9 o o o 9 9 Q
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-06

Pilot Rock-Cattle industry boom
ing. One grower has shipped 2S
cars.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-06

Scio milk condensery has closed
down.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-06

Phone Job orders to the Tidings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-26
MANY BRIDGEPORT
 BILLS ON LAST DAY. FOR NEW BUSINESS
Amendment Authorizing Stock Increase of $2,O00,OOO to
 ID. M. Read Go.
1speciaI to the Farmer. }

Hartford, Jan. 26-Bridgeport1 bills came ina shower int the general as- senb1y today. As Thursday is the last day for the introduction of new business, members of the Bridgeport delegation were on hand this morn ing with a sheaf of measures most of them amendments to the city char ter.
 Senator Connley's measures included the following: An amendment to the city charter providing for the re- tirement on pension of half pay of members of the police and fire de- partments who have attained the age of 50 years, or who have become dis ab1ed for the discharge of their duties. This amendment was approved by the common council at it's last meeting.
 An amendment to the city charter providing that the work of register ing vital statistics shall after the first Monday in November, 1915. be done by the health officer and assistants appointed for that purpose. Town clerk at present is ex-omcio regis trar of vital statistics
 An amendtnent to the city charter increasing the salary of the build ing inspector from $1,6oo to s2,00O per annuTn.
 An amendment to the city charter providing that the director of public works, instead of the city engineer, De authorized to do gradlng work or- dered by the common council and not accomplished by the property own CTS interested within a, specified time.
 Senator Comley also introduced a bill allowing the Bridgeport Trust Go. to establish and maintain a branch ohice in the West End, west of Iran- istan avenue and South of Fairfield avenue. Other bills by Senator Com- ley include an amendment to an act incorporating the p. M. Read Co, auth ortzing an increase in capital stock to an amount not to exceed s2,- 00O,0oO This increase may be made through the issuance of not more than 1s.75O shares of stock of the par value of $1OO.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-26
CLAIMS BRITISH LOST g
 SHIPS SUNDAY
Official VIEWS OF War
FRENCH

Paris, Jan. 26-The French war of flee this afternoon gave out a state ment on the progress of the war, reading as follows:
 .'On the Yser front Belgian troops have made progress in the vicinity of Pervyse.
 ..At daybreak yesterday the Ger mans, one battalion strong, delivered an attack against our trenches east of Ypres. This movement was ar rested sharply. Three hundred dead, including the commandant of the company at the head of the Ger man advance, were left on the field of battle. This attack was to have been supported by certain compa- ntes from the German second line but these men, under the very exact fire of our artillery, found it impos- sib1e to come out from behind their shelters.
 Mot far from LeBassee at Given- chy and Guinchy, the enemy de1iv- cred five attacks against the Brit ish line. After having made some light progress the Germans were re- pulsed and left on the field mum erous dead and 60 prisoners. This attack was accompanied by endea- vors at several points on our front. Between the road from Behtune to La. Bassee and Aix-NouIette, a de- tachment of the enemy which en- deaVOred to come out from it's trenches was at once stopped by the fire of our infantry and artillery. SOn the rest of the front between the Lys and the Disc yesterday saw ar ti1lery duels.
 'eTo the west of Craonne the enemy delivered two successive attacks each of great violence. The nrst was re- pulsed but the second penetrated our trenches. By 8 counter-attack, how ever, our troops succeeded in regain ing almost all the ground lost by them. At this point the fighting is still going on around that part of trench which is occupied by the Ger mans.
 "In Champagne the artillery of the enemy yesterday showed less activity than on preceding days while our batteries delivered an effective fire against the German positions.
 tIn the Argonne, in the vicinity of St. Hubert, we checked with our artillery fire an attempt on the part of the Germans to deliver an attack.
 ''In A1sace the enemy was active in the employ of his mine throwers against our positions at yHartmannE WeiIerkopf and\ at this point yester- day there was no fresh fighting. The Germans yesterday bombarded Thann, Lanbach and Sennheim.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-26
WOMAN WHO SUES
 DOCTOR SAYS ROOM LIKE COLD STORAGE

That the hospital room which her husband occupied was like a cold storage plant and was oppressive with the fumes from an oil stove, were charges made this morning by Mrs Clara White of Greenwich when she resumed the stand in the superior court in her $10,00O suit against pr. Fr1tz c. Hyde of Greenwich, whose negligence she planes for her hus- bands death.
 Mrs. White said she visited her hus- band at least once every day while he was in the hospital. Sometimes the temperature was as low as 6 de- grees. Her husband remarked that he didn't see why they kept him so cold. The witness declared she never saw any hot water bags on the patti ent. The atmosphere in the room was very cold and damp and during her visits she generally had to wrap herself fin a, bathrobe to keep warm
 Mrs. White contends that after her husband underwent an operation the attending doctor became negligent and allowed the patient to contract a, fatal attack of pneumonia.
 A deposition of Vivian Montgomery Reese, the nurse who attended the patient, was read She contradicted much of Mrs. Whites testimony She declared Dr. Hyde had=psvisited the patient at least twice day She could not account for the fact that the charts showed he sometimes came only once every two days. The nurse declared neither the patient nor Mrs White complained of the treatment. The trial was not finished at press hour.