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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-27
Plan for State
Poultry Show

At a meeting of the directors of
the Southern Oregon Poultry Associa-
tion held Thursday night at Medford
preparations were begun for the Ore
gon state poultry show to be held in
Medford the second week in January.
The show, it is expected, will attract
900 or more poultry fanciers from the
Willamette valley. Over 1000 blue
blooded birds will be on exhibition.
Among the notables who will attend
are Governor Withycombe and repre-
sentatives of the Oregon Agricultural
College and the state experiment sta
tion.
The annual business meeting and
election of officers of the state asso-
citation will be held during the week
Of the show.
Members of the valley association
are making preparations for taking
care of the visitors who are expected
to attend.
j. R. Woodford, former Medford
postmaster, was elected to the board
of directors last night to succeed W..
L. Fritchie, who has moved with his
family to seattle.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-27
Open Studio
In Bank Building

Mrs. 4. T. Elmore and Mrs. A. l..
Strickland have opened a music stu
dio in the First National Bank build
ing, where they have two rooms at
tractively fitted up for teaching pur-
poses. Mrs. Elmore will teach voice
and Mrs. Strickland piano. The study
of musical history and harmony will
also be a part of the course offered.
Both ladies are well fitted for the
work and are somewhat known to
the Ashland public. Mrs. Elmore
studied IN Portland, Maine, in Bos-
ton, and spent a year in Florence,
Italy, with the famous master, Van
nuccini. She has had a number of
years experience, both as teacher and
concert singer, and will have larger
range of material to draw from in
her teaching, than has heretofore
been offered to Ashland students of
voice culture. Mrs. Strickland is a
graduate of the musical department
of the University of Wyoming and
has taught piano for a number of
years-her successful student recit-
ais of few years ago receiving much
commendation in Ashland. Their
many friends wish them success in
their new undertaking.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-27
Will Organize a
Beginners Band

Carl Loveland is going to organize
another boys band, to be composed
entirely of beginners. All the lads
who began last fall have made won
derful headway and the Ashland boys
band by next summer will be a cork
ing good band. The beginners band
will be organized right after Christ
mas and the favorite demand for a
Christmas present, and one which will
be answered in score Of homes, is
for musical instrument.
Mr.. Loveland is also contemplating
the organization of girls band, the
idea meeting with a rapturous re-
sponse among the fairer sex, and per-
haps by next summer Ashland may
have four bands. Parents wishing to
buy an instrument should talk the
matter over with Mr.. Loveland.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-27
|. w. w Give Little
Trouble in CITY

Although over hundred members
of the |. W. W. have spent from three
to fourteen hours in Ashland during
the past two days, no trouble has re-
suited. The transients are bound
from Seattle to California and arrived
in lunches of from six to fifty-eight.
The local police met them at all trains
and saw to it that they remained in
the Hobo Hotel" on Fourth street
until the first freight out of the city.
The largest crowd arrived Saturday
evening and marched from the train
to the room, where they stayed for
the night. They invited all the COM
mon hobos to get out and held busi-
ness meeting. Special police were put
on Saturday night. Owing to the fact
that this is a division point the hobo
problem is big one and requires the
attention of two patrolmen at night.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-27
StOvell Gives
Ashland Big Boost

The Saturday, November 18th
issue of The Classmate, the Method.
its Sunday school paper printed in
Cincinnati, and which has a national
circulation of immense size, prints
an illustrated article, "Circling the
State of Oregon" by. Dennis H. Sto-
veil. Mr.. Stovell camped in the Ash
land auto camp for several weeks
last summer while on his trip around
the state, and Ashland has a very
prominent place in the article. Mr..
Stovell tells of Ashland as follows:
Ashland is the gate city to Ore
gon for all those who come over the
Pacific Highway from the south. 1t
is one of the very prettiest cities in
all Oregon. 1t is a sort of American
Carlsbad. 1t has numerous mineral
springs and beautiful mountain seen
cry. All this has been capitalized by
the city. The free auto camp is To-
Gated in Lithia park, close by Ash
land creek. We had a good time
driving over the scenic roads in and
around Ashland and going up the
Siskiyou Highway to the state line.
The Siskiyou Highway is really one
of the great mountain motor roads of
the west. 1t is an important link in
the Pacific Highway that will ulti-
mately be hard-sufraccd boulevard
from British Columbia to Mexico
the states of Washington,
Oregon and California. 1t leads up
gently and easily, by graceful curves,
to the crest of the Siskiyous, reach
ing an altitude of almost five thou
sand feet, From the summit we had
a magnificent view of the purple
ranges and Of the glittering
peaks-Mount Ashland, Pilot Rock
md old Shasta"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-27
Steel Campaigns
For CraterL Lake Fund

Will G. Steel, United States COM
missioner of Crater Lake park, has
announced campaign to raise
100000 to establish a highway to
Crater Lake, 70 miles long and with
no greater than a per cent grade
on any part.
II the money is secured it will be
used in grading and later a second
campaign for the paving of the high
way may follow. The total cost
would be $1,5OO,OOO. According to
Mr.. Steel, if Oregon and Jackson
county can provide s35O,OOO, the gov
ernment will duplicate the sum.
The planned highway is to be a
spur on the Pacific Highway and
give motorists an inlet to the great
scenic wonder of the state.
Coincident with the announcement
of the planned highway came the
news of the resignation Of Mr.. Steel
as supervisor of the park and his
appointment as commissioner.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-27
Have One Chance in
Two Of Winning

Gloom is hanging over the local
football camp for some reason unbe-
known. The team has been unable to
get the usual snap into practices, and
hopes of taking the Thanksgiving con-
test at Medford are flickering. Those
around town who are in the habit of
backing their judgment with money
are demanding two to one odds from
the Medford hackers, and Ashland is
accorded about one chance in two of
taking the game from the Medford-
ties on their own home ground.
Medford is making big preparations
for entertaining the greatest crowd
that has ever turned out for a foot
ball game in southern Oregon. The
game will be played at the ball park,
where covered grandstand and bleach
ers promise the spectators comfort, no
matter what the weather. One or two
bands will be out and the entire stu
dent bodies of both schools will at
tend. Autoists will reach the ball
park in Medford by turning off the
main street north at the corner two
blocks toward the railroad from the
Medford hotel.
The Ashland rooters will go down
determined to give the team the limit
of their lung capacity, and the team
is going down with the intention of
beating Medford.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-27
Hornbrook Liquor
Firms viii Fight

The Astor Wine Company, one Of
the wholesale liquor houses at Horn
brook, doing great proportion Of
the mail order business into Oregon,
plans fight on the bone dry" law,
according to members of one of the
firms. They claim that the Oregon
law will not hold good in court, and
say that the mail order interests of
California intend to fight it to the
limit, as its enforcement would mean
the virtual death of business which
represents large investments. There
are two liquor firms in Hornbrook,
the Astor Wine Company and Meyers,
Incorporated, employing about thirty
men. The two firms are thought to
be doing a business of at least $751;
600 month.
Hornbrook will continue to exist
even If the liquor houses are closed,
as 1t is a helper station of the South
ern Pacific, being located at the
southern base of the Siskiyou noun
tains. 1t is also the supply center
for a big mining and farming coun-
try.
At Hit. six miles nearer the Ore
gon line, one establishment, conduct.
ed by V. L. Warren, does a mail busi-
ness in Oregon estimated at $3,5OO a
month. Mr. Warren says he expects
his business to be ended by the law
and has made no announcement as to
his plans His establishment is in a
lumber town.
An amount of liquor which is hard
TO estimate has been brought into
Oregon by automobile without the
formality of affidavits, up until the
last few days, when the first snow
fell in the Siskiyou mountains. A
great deal has been brought into Ore
gon in that way without molestation.
On several occasions auto trucks and
heavy cars loaded with liquor have
been reported as passing through
Ashland, but local officers hold that
no authority is given them to arrest
the drivers as long as the Ashland
city laws are observed. The winter
weather will soon put an end to the
automobile traffic.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-27
Drunken Man Burned
In HOYnbrOOk Jail

Thrown into the Hornbrook jail in
an unconscious state of intoxication
last Thursday night, James Whitcomb
was burned to death when the jail
was burned in some mysterious man
ner. The affair has caused a great
deal of trouble in the northern Cali
fornia town and as yet nothing def
mite regarding the cause of the death
or the fire, whether it was done by
outsiders or by the transient himself,
has been learned.
1t is thought possible that Whit
comb, who arrived from the north
Thursday, was member of the l. w.
W., and scores of The wanderers are
hanging around in the neighborhood
of Hornbrook. The big delegation
which went south from here Saturday
was met by an armed posse at Horn
brook and escorted down the track
by men armed with shotguns and
rifles. Serious trouble is feared and
the sheriff of Siskiyou county is at
Hornbrook with an eye oren for trou-
BILE.
According to the story told by Dep
uty Sheriff Richardson, who arrested
Whitcomb, the man was drunk and
was relieved of matches before being
put in the Jail. One theory is that
he set fire to the jail from the inside.
Another is that an enemy of his fired
it, and third that outside parties set
it on fire either not knowing or car
ing that be was inside. The latter
theory is given some credence because
in the night before, when two hoboes
were held for shooting at a brakeman
at Siskiyou, on the Oregon side, an
attempt was made to release them.
The attempt was made by friends on
the outside. 1t is held by some that
these same friends" not knowing
that another prisoner was in the lock-
up set fire to it out of revenge on the
town.
The two prisoners we're taken to
Medford for preliminary examination.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-27
Merry Search for
Errors to Begin

The adverse vote which greeted the
reassessment amendment to the char
ter at Fridays election is likely to
cost the city OF Ashland dearly, ac-
cording to Councilman Poke Nininger.
According to him, the amendment if
passed would have given the council
power to reassess piece of property
should a purely technical error be
found. LAS it is now, the city can
not do this, says Mr.. Nininger, "and
the city will probably get it in the
neck from number of property. own
ers and the search for flaw in as
sessments is started in earnest" 1t
may end with the city several thou
sand dollars out and the taxpayers
who can not find technical loophole
to get out of paying theirs, holding
the sack"
The immediate cause for the coun-
ellis offering the amendment for the
people to pass came from the fact
that Barney Nichols. an Ashland
property owner, found that the city
had made the very grave mistake,
while levying his curb and gutter as
sessment, of passing the resolution re-
garding the curb before posting their
intention to do so. A very grave err
ror, indeed So grave that 1t does not
make a whooping bit of difference ex-
cept in a court where an undotted or
an uncrossed may render an assess
ment illegal. But Mr.. Nichols wanted
to teach the city lesson and at the
same time make little saving. and
contested the assessment successfully.
He saddled a debt of only little over
a hundred dollars onto the city. The
point is, If Barney could do 1t. how
many more can? A number have an
nounced their intention of trying. ac-
cording to city officials. The consen-
sus of opinion seems to be that the
reassessment amendment should be-
again put on the ballot at the general
election.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-27
Expert Diagnoses
MedfOyd Muddle

Medford is again attacking her
financial muddle, but this time
through a different agent than the
dozens of plans" offered by various
Medford citizens. The Medford coun-
Gil has hired Col. Howard A. Hansen
of Seattle, a municipal and financial
expert, to diagnose their troubles and
suggest satisfactory cure. A mass
meeting will be held in the neighbor-
ing city tonight and the Hansen plan
explained. The Medynski plan has
bobbed up again also, and a house to
house canvass is being made by work
ers on its behalf. Many held 1t to be
a satisfactory solution and it will be
voted upon at tho Medford city cleo
tion which is to be held January 9.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-27
Political Pot
Begins to Boil

The political pot bubbles and boils,
but with much steam and little solid
results as yet. Another week, how
ever, will see candidates coming out
into the open. The latest rumors are
to the effect that S. B, Stoner may
become a candidate to run against R.
P. Cornelius from the first ward. j.
N. Dennis is being urged to run
against A. L. Lamb in the third ward,
according to report, and may accept
If the eventualities of the next week
suit him. W. W. Caldwell has also
been spoken of as possible candi-
date to succeed P. L. Ashcraft in the
second ward, and may run under
somewhat the same conditions as Mr..
Dennis. John Dill is also considered
as candidate from the second.
The aspects Of the coming race for
mayor are also becoming rosy for
those who crave excitement. No one
has openly announced their candidacy
as yet, but when the announcements
do start there will probably be some
surprises.
In years gone by the race. has
grown bitter around. the recorders
position, but this year with seven can
didates to choose from, all more or
less acceptable to everybody, while
the race will be thrillingly close, there
will be an absence of the bitterness
of former campaigns.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-27

j. S. Ianghorne, the phenomenal
sales manager who has been Great
ing such a sensation with his attrac-
tive sales methods at Beebe G Kin
ney's store, tells US that the store
VIII be closed by Christmas and what
remains Of the stock sold III a lump
to the highest bidder. Between now
and the closing hour a sensational
drive will be made to slash, cut and
trim prices until the buys offered
will be Irresistible. Mr.. LanghorTe
expects and no doubt will dispose OF
most of the stock over the counters.
so that the people of this community
may have advantage of it.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-27

Roseburg Review: Fifty years ago
tomorrow Simon Caro-, the local mer-
chant, stepped from the, overland
stage at Jacksonville and for the first
time set foot on Oregon soil. The
event, which occurred at $3.50 o'clock
in the evening, was vividly recalled
by Mr.. Caro- today on the eve of the
anniversary. At the time he had trav-
eled for several days on the stage
from Sacramento, having only short
ly before arrived there from Ger
many.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-27
Voters Reject
Both Amendments

Both the park control amendment
eliminating the springs commission
and park board and the re-assess-
ment amendment lost out at the spec
ial election held last Friday. The
vote on the first stood 376 for and
563 against. On the second 49S for
and 521 against.
The reassessment amendment lost
out because of lack of understanding
of the meaning of the amendment and
what it would accomplish. 1t will
probably again be put before the peo-
pie for their vote at another election,
as city officials deem 1t necessity
for the safeguard of the city's rights.
The park amendment was more
generally understood. Embracing, as
it did, a possible raise Of taxes-that
is, the council was given power to
make raise up to / " mills above
what is now authorized-those who
voted against it in the main were
those who did not believe that the
results obtained in the future would
justify the burden. Those who voted
for it, the real optimists of the city,
believed that the results gained by
a systematic five years development
OF park and publicity work would
bring results which would justify the
burden at present. But few of the
well-informed objected to the placing
Of control of the parks and springs
water proposition in the hands of a
new board which they themselves
we're to elect. A few did believe that
the city council could handle the prop
osition better than a new board, and
one plan advanced as a last minute
alternative was for the council to hire
a man to act as city manager and su-
pervise the various city departments,
including the parks.
A number of causes contributed to
the feeling against the measure, one
which counted most being the in
crease OF two mills in county taxes
and the proposed increase of six mills
as published in the tentative budget
of the city.
The people made one fact very
plain, by refusing to vote, by prac-
tically the same majorities, both the
reassessment amendment, against
which no sensible objection coul dbe
consistently made, and the park con-
troll amendment. against which there
was more pronounced opposition.
That fact is that Just at present the
people of Ashland are not in a mood
TO vote anything, no matter what its
advantages.
The bearing of the election result
on the proposed sanitarium construc-
tion is of course of vital interest. The
investors who promised immediate !
construction of the sanitarium had ]
the amendment carried. of course are
released from their obligation. 1t is
hoped, however, that means may yet /
be found to secure the $4,000 in /
vestment here, and those Ashlanders
who are working for the sanitarium
are redoubling their efforts.
About six hundred voters who /.
turned out for the presidential cleo
tion failed to vote.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-27
Sportsmen Urge
Closed River

Sportsmen of the valley met at the
Medford public library Friday night
and adopted resolutions calling for a
closed river, to promote the best fish
ing. The matter will be threshed out
at the coming session of the legisla-
ture. Representatives-elect Thomas
and Sheldon gave talks, as did Chris
Gottlieb, e. L. Ewing, w. F. Isaacs
and other fishermen. There was a
discussion in general of the subject.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-27

During the forest fire season, For
est Service lookout men stationed on
high peaks look over practically all
the national forest land in the state
of Oregon.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-27
Great DOings At
Vining Theatre

There will be all kinds of great do.
ings at the Vining Theatre this week.
Tonight.
Tonight "Pennington's Choice" the
great picture featuring Francis Bush
man and Beverly Bayne, which made
a pronounced hit last night, will be
repeated. Ask some one who was
there.
Tuesday.
Tuesday night comes the inimitable
Charlie Chaplin in another Chaplin
scream, THE Fireman." and also a
big five-reel Paramount feature, "The
International Marriage" These two
pictures assure well-balanced pic
ture program of the kind which al
ways packs the house, and the good
seats will all be gone early.
MinstreIs.
On Wednesday and Thursday
nights, together with the regular fea-
ture picture, the Nashville Students
and Jubilee Singers will put on a min
strel show which is said to be one of
the best en- the road at the present
day. It is the Oldest colored organiza-
tion travelling and has been favorite
for many years. The students tango
band will give a concert in front of
the theatre prior to each show. The
picture on Wednesday will be Virginia
Pearson in Blazing Love-" on Thurs
day Frank Keenan, and Charles Ray in
Honor Thy Name"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-27
. o o o o o o o . . 0 Q o . Q
WEATHER FORECAST
o For the Week Beginning Sunday,
O November 20,

% November ~.
o Washington, D. c., Nov. 20. 9
o Pacific States: Rains will be &
@ frequent in the north Pacific 9
o states and northern California; Z
o southern California generally Z
o fair during the week. Tempera- 9
@ lures will average near seasonal &
@ normal. {
@ Rocky Mountain and Plateau 9
@ Regions: First half of week un- &
o settled, with probably SHOWS in e
o central and northern portions of g
o these districts; latter half of 9
@ week fair; much colder about z
o Wednesday and cold thereafter g
o until near end of the week.
@ E. H. BOWIE, Forecaster. g
o o @ @ @ @ 8 9 @ 9 @ O O @ @ @
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-27

The timber and grazing resources
in the national forests Of Oregon,
Washington and Alaska have an esti-
mated value of $233,OOO, 900.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-27

The national forests contain the
most extensive public Fairgrounds in
the world, and are open to the free
use Of the people.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-27
Q o @ Q @ @ @ 9 o o o g 8 o 8 4
o WILL CLOSE THANKSGIVING
9 DAY.

q" The business houses of Ash (
o land will close all day next (
{? Thursday, Thanksgiving day. 4
o Housewives are urged to keep
o this fact in mind and to do their (
o Thanksgiving shopping early in Z
@ order 20 get good service and Z
o avoid the last minute rush.
@ BUSINESS MEMS ASSN.
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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-27

Fresh oysters at Rose Bros /
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-27

Phone news items to the TidIngs.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-10-10
BUSBY'S TENT WAS CROWDED.

The worlds greatest minstrel show
under the management of ]. M. Busby,-
had a crowded tent at their perform
ance in Neodesha last night, and judg-
ing from the applause they pleased the
people immensely. Regular old negro
melodies pleases nearly everybody
once or twice year in this part of the
country, and these darkies certainly
were the genuine. both with their sing
ing and their dancing Their jokes and
songs were clean in tone and theme
Neodesha Dali Sun.
Twin Falls people will have an OPP
portunity to see Busby's Minstrels this
coming Saturday, October IA.