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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07
Ladies Won't Vote
In Hobo Hotel

AS the result of the agitation start
ed by several women voters of the
city the First ward polling place will
be in the Paulson block, opposite the
Hotel Austin on Oak street, at the
coming election.
The ladies objected to voting, and
many absolutely refused to vote, at
the Fourth street fire station, which
is used at night for a hobo hangout.
The idea of having to pass within
two feet of jail cell and into dirty
room in which perhaps fifty hobos
had slept the night before did not ap-
peal to many of the fair sex, and
quite Overcame their ambition to
make use of the right to vote.
c. B. Wolf broached the matter
to the council Tuesday night. The
new polling place is Just around the
corner from Mann's art store and
near the telephone office. All voters
residing in the First ward vote at
the new location
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07
Pine Beetle
War Imperative

The finance committee of the coun-
Gil reported at Tuesdays meeting that
they had made investigation of the
problem of destroying the pine beetle
infested trees in the city parks and
believed that the trees so infested
should be cut at once and turned into
cordwood. A year ago the entomolo-
gists of the government service made
a survey of the park timber and
marked the trees found to be infested
by the pest. All the trees marked
are now dead, according to the latest
investigation. The council recon-
mended that the committee work in
conjunction with the park board who
have control of the trees, in stamp
ing out the pest.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07
Mineral Springs
Expert Here

DR.. G. W. Tape of Los Angeles
spent Tuesday in Ashland going over
the springs development matters with
Mr.. Greer. DR.. Tape is a water cure
sanitarium expert and was here to
look into the subject and make a
report on it to prospective investors.
Ee has planned many of the water
cure sanitariums on the coast, includ-
ing Hot Lake, Oregon, Byron Springs,
California, and was for six years at
the head of the Bimina baths at Los
Angeles. He left Tuesday night for
San Francisco, where he will meet
with investors interested in Ashland.
It was hoped to have a meeting of
citizens last night to be addressed by
DR.. Tape, but on account of the short
ness of time in which to publish it
and the number of other attractions
on for last night, it was Thought best
not to attempt it. However, DR.. Tape
will probably be again in Ashland in
a month or so, at which time a meet
ing will be arranged and citizens be
given an opportunity to hear a good
talk upon subject in which they are
much interested and one in which the
doctor is acknowledged to be the best
posted man on the coast.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07
Commercial Club
Committees Named

The Commercial Club met Monday
evening at the city hall, but beyond
the discussion of the proposition of
hanging up the surplus mineral wa
ters as Sanitarium bonus and ways
and means by which this might be
accomplished, little was done.
Messrs. Banta and Frohbach were ap-
pointed committee to have a char
ter amendment drawn which would
clarity the power of the council to
offer the waters owned by the city
and which are not needed for drink
ing purposes, to prospective sanitar-
ium investors.
Committee chairmen were assigned
as follows. ]. w. Mccoy, city inter-
ests and public policy; F. II. Walker,
streets, parks, highways and public
improvements; NJ. c. Reed, immigra-
tion, information and transportation;
F. d. Wagner, mines and mining; w.
Z. Newcombe, industries and manu-
factures; Louis Dodge, house details.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07
Chief Of Police
Porter Resigns

In orGer that he may not be
Obliged to hold over after January
/, when he expects to take up other
work, Chief of Police Porter handed
in his resignation to the city council
Tuesday evening, to take effect Janu-
airy /. Included in his resignation
was an expression of appreciation for
the cooperation and goodwill of the
council in the past and an appeal for
the same aid and recognizance for the
new police department head, no mat
ter whom it may be.
During the time that Mr.. Porter
has headed the Ashland police depart
ment, that branch of the city govern
ment has made fine record and has
been raised to a much higher stand
ard than ever before. M. Porter has
insisted upon a most exact system
and has allowed no laXity in appear
ance or conformation to rules among
the police department He has built
up a force which has gained the re-
spect of the entire city and has kept
the city in such way that there is
not a cleaner municipality in Oregon
if anywhere. Mr. Porter installed a
system of reports which makes it pos
sible for any of the patrolmen to ac-
count for their presence at any par
ticular point at any time and which
has proven invaluable in several
cases. The police records of the city
for the past four years are most com
plete and will be valued by Mr.. Pot
ter's successor.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07
Grave Digger Will
Delve For Gold

w. A. PiniOn, caretaker at Noun
tain View cemetery, was granted per-
mission to transfer his digging opera
tiOns to the Praytor place in Ashland
canyon by the council Tuesday night.
Mr.. Pinion asked permission to delve
for precious metal upon the property
which is owned by the city, and
through Mr.. Nininger the request was
handed in to the council Mr.. MIMI
ger either knew not, or pretended
that he knew not, regarding the ex-
act location of the vein which Mr..
Pinion expects to chip gold off, and
anxious inquiries from all the coun-
cilmen failed to locate the location.
Finally the council granted the per-
mission with provisions that the pros
pecting operations should not dirty
up Ashland creek and also that all
holes left when the gold was hoisted
out should be filled Mr., Lamb stat
ed that he was glad to see a revival
of mining operations in the vicinity,
things having been quite slack in
this line of late days Neither Mr..
Nininger nor Mr.. Cornelius, who sits
next to him, were at the special meet
ing Wednesday evening, but accord
ing to the banks no gold dust or mug
gets have been deposited as yet.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07
Will Establish
Billiard ParlOlS

Hum Pracht and Joe Alnutt are
preparing to open up billiard parlors
in the quarters in the Elks temple
vacated by McGee's store. Messrs.
Pracht and Alnutt recently returned
from San Francisco where they Sc
lected the very latest in tables and
equipment and the new establish
ment is to be fitted up in big city
style.
Both of these gentlemen have had
considerable experience along like
business lines and should make sue
cess of the latest addition to Ash
lands places of amusement, Mr.. Al
NUTS cigar factory which manufac-
lures the Lithia, Tisit, La Valencia
and other well known brands of Gig
ars, will be established in the rear
of the billiard hall.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07
Thursday and Friday
At Vlning Theatre

The Thursday attraction at the
Vining theatre is IL. b. Warner in a
strong drama of great scope which
should be of intense appeal in these
war times. "Shell AZ" is a big pro-
duction with Enid Markey vying with
Warner for the starship honors.
Shell 43" is a unique narrative Of
cunning in the European war. 1t
concerns the adventures of a young
man of mystery who possesses papers
which prove him to be the corre-
spondent of big American newspa-
per, others establishing him as Ger
man secret service agent, and still
Others vouching for his commission
as a lieutenant in the English army.
The secret of his mission is not di-
vulged until the last tragic scene,
when the veil of mystery enshroud-
ing his identity is lifted and he is
shown in his true light.
Friday.
Friday brings Pauline Frederick,
starring as the devoted wife in a
Famous Players adaptation of Clyde
Fitch's drama, THE Woman In the
Case" The story is laid in the Amer
lean students quarters in Paris and
has a tremendous emotional appeal.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07
Fred Gets Another
Fine WOlfhound

Fred Herrin Tuesday received an
other fine Russian wolfhound from
Williams, Cal. The great lank beast
stands about four feet tall and six
feet in length, while milimeter rule
would be necessary to ascertain his
beam, which approaches zero at the
spot where dogs are usually the wild
est. The hound is a thoroughbred
and was secured for Fred by his
brother. The male of the original
pair which Fred purchased from the
owner at the San Francisco exposi-
tion, where they captured all prizes,
died from some kind of malady soon
after arriving here. A fine lot of
puppies, themselves monster dogs,
are penned up over on the Herrin
ranch. The original pair cost $500
and the puppies are nearly all sold at
SIS apiece.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07
Modern Drama TO Be
Lecture Subject

A free lecture on Modern Drama"
will be given commencing at o'clock
on Friday night at the public library,
by Dr. Bates of the University of Ore
gon extension bureau. This is the
first of a series of lectures which will
be given this winter through the ex-
tension bureau, and as Mr.. Bates has
a subject which is bound to interest
everyone, a good sized crowd is an
ticipated Friday evening. There is
no charge of any kind and everyone
is urged to attend.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07
John Henry Dill Out
For the Second

The days of sound municipal
guardianship, the electing to office
of the very best available civic tim
Der within the reach of the electors,
is upon us, and no man, y any man
ner of means, should neglect the
plain duty imposed upon him of max
ing his citizenship of positive benefit
to the community among whom he
has cast his lot. Church affiliations
and party politics should, as such,
have no claim whatsoever upon the
recognition of the citizen in regard
to his individual vote and he should
go to the poll entirely untrammeled,
as free and Independent citizen.
The possession of mayor with every
virtue to be found in christendom is
not of itself the determining point in
securing The ideal in progressive mu-
nicipalship. It's means to an end,
but not the end itself as all we'll
tried legislators know, sometimes to
their grief and disappointment. A
well-rounded, dependable. energetic,
and common-sense endowed body Of
city councillors is the great desider-
atum, and with little searching they
should certainly be found in our
midst.
A comparatively new resident in
the person of Mr. John Henry Dill is,
at the instigation of good many
friends, an aspirant for the council
lorship Gf the Second ward. Mr.. Dill,
if elected, would bring to the per-
fOrmance Of his duties rich expert
ence as banker, broker, and solid
business man, gained in years of eX-
perience in sections of the southland.
Mr.. Dill has been most successful
in the management of his ranch on
North Main street; in putting snap
and energy, with his associates, in
the conduct of the Fruit and Produce
Association, of which he is president,
and manifesting no little interest in
assisting TO put our Commercial Club
firmly on its feet once more, besides
associating himself with every under
taking calculated, however remotely,
to bring grist to the mill of ashland
the Beautiful" soon to become Ash
land the Great"
Mr.. Dill has most agreeable per-
sonality, a disposition always to do
right between man and man, and a
determination always to be guided by
every day prudence and common
sense, come what may.
II. G. GILMORE.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07
Establishes Branch
Auto Agency Here

A. W. Walker of Medford, southern
Oregon agent for the Chalmers, Saxon
and Maxwell cars, is establishing a
branch agency for the three makes
in Ashland and has leased showrooms
in the Shook building next to George
Miners agency. Kenneth McWil-
liams, who has been with the Over
land agency here, has been placed in
charge Of the new branch.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07
Pioneer Objects
To Amendment
(FOruIn)

To the Voters of Ashland, Ore:
] will 2sk every citizen of Ashland
to stop and ponder well before eXer-
cising their right of franchise on the
18th ins.., and to also look we'll into
the future, and at the same time re-
fer to the past, before casting votes
for the proposed charter amendment
whereby they will place the care and
control of our city parks in the hands
of the common council. This pro-
posed change emanates from mem
bers of the present board, whereby
they propose to increase their pow
ers, which are at present almost be-
yond the will or wishes of the ma
jority of the voters.
If you ponder over the past, only
go back two years and see what re-
spect the common council have for
the wishes of the people. The cleo
trio light contract for one, which was
voted down by large majority of
the voters, and then a time lease was
consummated in executive session
and brought forth and passed, there
by giving us lemon.
We all concede that our parks are
one Of our principal assets and
should be maintained in proper man.
ner in future, and the caretakers
should be composed of the best ma
terial in the city.
DO you stop to remember that no
surveyor or any other artisan will
follow out the plans of a predeces-
sor? Then just imagine what will
become of the present beautiful park,
with its foundation for future better
ments, if you place it in the hands
of the already overburdened COM
mon council. The mayor appoints
some one of his favorites superin-
tendent, and even if the board does
not approve of the appointment,
what can they do but confirm? They
have no appointive authority as the
present charter reads, but must ac-
cede to his demands, and the new
man reconstructs the park to suit his
inclinations and you, Mr.. Voter, will
be powerless to remedy that evil.
Why not let the park board con-
tinue in charge, who have used their
best enedavors in the past and have
future planned in harmony with
the present surroundings?
While amending the city charter,
why not so change it as to place the
appointive power in the hands of the
council as a body, with nominating
and elective power in a majority of
the council?
Before voting the authority to
grant franchise for the use of city
waters, why not have a requirement
that the grantees shall erect, main
tain and operate said sanitarium 365
days in the year and, if not so done,
franchise to terminate Immediately?
The foregoing is only few of the
futures as seen through the glasses
of a voter, if you vote yes to the pro-
posed placing care of the parks in
the common council.
A PIONEER.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07
Don't Like to Go
TO Work in Dark

The street lights are to remain
turned on until daylight as the re-
suit of n petition of the night and
day forces at the local railroad shops
and yards who go to work and leave
between the hours of $3.50 and 6
a. m. The lights have been turned
off about $50 prior to this time, but
the lengthening nights leave it dark
at this time. City Electrician Strick-
land states that it is customary to
change the time of turning the lights
off about this time of the year any
way.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07
Students Will
Make Comedy

The annual anniversary play given
by the high school student body is
slated for tomorrow evening at the
high school gymnasium. This year
the play is to be a lively rollicking
comedy, "The ElopemenJ of Ellen"
with comical situations and laughs
enough to please everyone.
The cast is a capable one and has
been drilled exceedingly hard. The
proceeds are donated to the school
reading table and other activities.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07
Shows Make Road
About Impossible

The road over the Siskiyou noun
tains between this city and Horn
brook is now almost impossible ow-
ing to heavy SHOWS which have fallen
during the past few days in the high
mountains.
It is still regarded as possible to
cross the mountains at night when
the ground is frozen should the rains
cease.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07
Applegate Votes
Special Road Tax

BY a vote of 26 to "a the Apple
gate road district has voted special
road tax of 32 mills which will yield
about $4,000 for rebuilding of the
road to the Blue Ledge mine. The
county court equals the sum given
and the government will be asked to
put up the same amount $4,000, that
county and district spend, under the
new federal road law.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07
Three Charter Amendments To Be
On Ballot at Regular City Election

drawing up OF two separate amend
ments A special meeting was called
for Wednesday night, at which the
resolutions placing the amendments
on the ballot we're passed without ar
gument The amendments provide
for specifically the same tax, not to
exceed one mill, for the upkeep of the
mineral water plant and two mills for
the parks. If both the amendments
pass the council will have complete
control Of the parks and mineral wa
ter system. If only one passes the
council will control that part, and If
neither passes things will remain as
they are.
Mineral Water Amendment.
The third amendment was drawn
up under the supervision of Council
man Banta and II. o. Frohbach as a
committee appointed from the Ash
land Commercial Club. The problem
of attracting sanitarium investors to
Ashland was discussed at some length
at Monday evenings club meet and it
was decided that an effort should be
made to attract investors who were
known to have investigated Ashland
by hanging up the surplus mineral
waters over that required by the pub
lie, as bait. At present no one has
the right to lease these surplus wa
ters and a charter amendment is nee
essary TO make it possible. Mr.. Banta
and Mr. Frohbach were appointed a
committee to present an amendment
to the council. The amendment was
Offered the council at the special
meeting Wednesday and a resolution
putting it on the ballot passed with
out argument. The amendment does
not bind the council to any particular
project, but merely gives a body rep
resenting the people the right to Of
fer the waters should an advantage
Gus chance be offered.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07
COMMITTEE WANT ADVICE

10 The following have been ap- o
. pointed by the Commercial club .
. to consider the advisability of o
g" having a celebration in Ashland Z"
q" next summer: f. ID. Wagner, o
g. A. c, Nininger, Louis Dodge, II. o
Q o. Frohbach and f. Fl. Walker o
g The committee will meet next o
@ Friday afternoon at o'clock to o
Q decide this question and to for o
% mulate their report to the Com o
20 mercial club The individual o
o members want an expression o
o from the citizens of Ashland as o
o to whether they are in favor or o
. not Of having such an affair o
9 again this year, and either o
9 postal, letter, telephone or per .
o sonal conversation to the mem o
9 bers Of the committee or to the 9
o secretary of the club will. it is o
. hoped, bring out the sentiment 9
o for or against and 1t will give o
o the committee basis upon .
%<3which to intelligently decide o
o and make their report to the 8
o Commercial club o
9 If you want celebration, say .
o so, If you object to it, register 9
o your objections, but whatever 9
o you wish, do SO before Friday .
8 afternoon. .
o ~ Q
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07
PeltOn'S Hogs
Top the Market

Horace Pelton of Sans valley has
sold the record car of hogs at the
Portland market, seventy-four hogs
bringing $1993, or an average Of $27
hog. Mr.. Pelton's livestock always
tops the market, and this particular
carload broke all Portland records.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07

Several carloads of Tillamook
cheese are being shipped to the east,
the first time in the history of the
Oregon industry that cheese has been
sent from Tillamook to the eastern
states.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07

The Albany Democrat tells Of the
growth of peppermint raising in Linn
county and describes this new indus
try as becoming very profitable.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07

Three charter amendments will be
on the ballot at the regular city cleo
tion on December 10, the ballot TAX
ing on quite sizely proportions in
view of this fact and that there are
six candidates for recorder and prom
Use to be at least two for every other
office.
The Amendments.
One charter amendment provides
for the abolition of the springs COM
mission and the vesting Of their pow
ers in the city council; one provides
for the abolition of the park board
and the turning over of all their pow
ers and authority to the city coun-
Gil; the third provides for the grant
ing, under certain restrictions, to the
council the right to lease, for term
not to exceed twenty-five years, the
surplus mineral water beyond the
amount needed for drinking purposes,
with the especial proviso that the wa
ters shall be leased for use in sani-
tarium for drinking, bathing and 9TH
er medicinal purposes.
Adjustment.
The two amendments calling for
the cancelling of the park and springs
commissions were petitioned for by
a number of residents of the city at
Tuesdays council meeting, it being
their request that one amendment
abolishing both be passed. Mr.. Banta
stated that he believed many people
in the city were in favo? of putting
an end to one of the commissions but
not both and moved that the meas
ures be put on the ballot separately.
Some argument as to the legality Of
putting on the abrogation of the two
bodies separately or together was in
dulged in, but finally the petition was
granted and an amendment added on
Mr.. Banta's motion providing for the
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07

Mrs. Simons will have ten day
sale beginning Saturday, Dec. 9. ANY
trimmed hat $500. 5f-zt'
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07

A million dollar gold strike is re-
ported in the Ben Harrison mine
near Baker.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07

A Belfast, Ireland, linen mapufac-
turer says flax raising is an ideal in
dustry for Oregon.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07

Multnomah county is to erect a
$3.50, 900 hospital.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07

Boost for Beets" is to be the slo-
gan of Grants Pass.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07

. . Q o Q o o Q o o . o . o Q
Arizona republican., 1916-02-25
L4!SgA4&&!IMAIER
Empress today and tomorrow, witt lnatinees both days.
EDNA GOODRICH AT
 THE ARIZONA TODAY

One of the most unusual and thrilling photodramas ever seen will be pre- sented at the Arizona tonight and to- morrow when Edna Goodrich, the not ed dramatic actress and international beauty, makes her photodramatic de- but as d Paramount Star in the Jesse L. Laslly production of Armstrong s Wife, the gripping drama written es- pecially for Miss Goodrich by Mar garet Turnbuil, the celebrated nov elist.
 The scenes, carry the audience from the little country village to the gamb- bling halls of a great city and from there to the heart of the rugged noun tains of the great Canadian north west
 .Miss Goodrich. as little Mae Field ing, the country girl, is given a splen- did opportunity to display her excel lent dramatic ability as well as somo of the beautiful gowns for which sine is noted
 The production of Armstrong s Wife" is said to be one of the most beautiful ever turned out by the Las ky company and Miss Goodrich has been given a support of unequalled eX- cellence. including Thomas Meighan, James Cruze, Mrs. Lewis McCord, Florence Dagmar, Hal Clements, Ray mond Hatton and other members of the Lasky all-star stock company.