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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-06
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Peoples Forum
Park Drainage.

Editor Tidings: In considering
the work which ought TO be done in
Lithia Park in the near future, the
installation of a proper drainage sys-
TEN is Of great importance. / shall
devote this article to the outlining
of such a system.
The two essentials for successful
construction of parks, gardens and
pleasure grounds are soil and drain
age. In Lithia Park we have fair
soil. but the drainage is very poor,
and until this defect is remedied'
few things can be grown to adyan-
tage on the wet land.
Lithia Park can be drained at
reasonable expense by laying one
main drain on the west side OF Gran
ite street. Now that the grading
guttering and paving of Granite
street to a certain point has been or
dered by the city council this addi-
tional work could be undertaken
with greater economy. l propose to
have a six or eight inch drain tile
laid under the gutter deep enough to
rest on bedrock, then filled with a
foot and a hall of coarse rock and
drained to the lower points. One
section of this drain should start
from a point one hundred feet south
of Strawberry Lane and run north
as far as Mr. Barber's residence,
where a sixteen or eighteen inch
storm sewer could be run to Ashland
creek This storm sewer would an
swer two purposes: drainage OF the
seepage waters and of the surface
cutters. The other section should be
run from a point opposite MIS-
Hatch's residence and run south TO
the park house, where there is al
ready a storm sewer installed leading
to the creek. If this system were in
stalled the drainage question OF
Lithia Park would be solved for all
time, as the seepage water in the
park comes from the neighboring
hills on the west. am sure that
our city engineer will agree with me
that If Lithia Park is to be brought
to artistic eminence some such sys-
tenn must be provided.
The city property on Mill street
should be drained if 1t is ever to be
parked. In connection with this
, property I want to say that a great
mistake will be made II any of the
top soil is removed from the bank
along the west side, as the granite
is only a couple of feet below the
surface here, and any removal of soil
will utterly ruin the park possibili-
ties.
BY cutting off the unsightly brush
and leveling a little, that bank could
be made beautiful as an entrance to
the park. A couple of rows of Ore
gon maple (Acer Macrophyllum) or
Norway naples (Acer Platonoides)
could be planted on the lower slope
OF the bank and would attain suffi-
cient size in a few years to shade and
hide the back yards Of the residences
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-06
MEDFORD's NEW RAILROAD.

Ashland ls much interested in Med
ford's project for new railroad to
Blue Ledge mine. The proposed road
will be great thing for the whole
valley and result in establishing
many lumber manufacturing indus
tries at Medford. What the valley
needs Is more payroll With the
wonderful. timber and mining re-
sources Of this section and with such
constructive force as Is indicated in
the action being taken by the people
OF Medford looking toward bonding
for the new road, the day Is not far
away when the whole valley will
prosper as never before. When this
road project is completed the Rogue
River valley will comprise three dis
tinct centers OF importance: Med
ford, the milling, mining and com
merclal center; Grants Pass, the su-
gar factory center; and Ashland, the
great health and home resort. With
each OF these cities advancing along
their distinctive and proper line there
will be no occasion for undue rivalry
and the Rogue River valley will be-
come the most prosperous commun-
ity on the Pacific coast. All these
things spell diversity Of industry and
combination OF effort Diversity and
cooperation will make the valley
blossom like the rose. Let's become
genuinely interested in our neighbors
and their enterprises and lend what
ever assistance that lies within our
power. for the advancement Of one
community in this valley means the
advancement OF all.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-06
THE ASHLAND SCHOOLS.
(Oregon Journal.)

Ashland has made q sensible
change in her public schools. The
twelve years Of the course have been
diyided into six Of grade work, ,"
three Of intermediate and three Of
high school. We should not be sur
priged to hear in a few months that
the pupils in the lower grades are
working ahead under the new az
rangement faster than ever before.
They will probably now do as much
work in six years as they used TO do
in eight. There are at least two
reasons for this expectation.
The first reason is that they will
be promoted by studies. When they
have completed one subject they will
20 on to the next. No boy or girl
will be held back in geography be-
cause they cannot pass in history. II
they deserve promotion in mathe-
mates they will get Il. no matter
how backward they may be in rhet-
oric. This is practical good sense
applied to the schools, rare and
precious thing.
Another reason why the Ashland
children will probably advance faster
under the new arrangement is the
added work in vocational studies.
This work will not detract from the
culture studies, as some persons un-
wisely imagine. On the contrary it
will help them. The mind Of youth
can not intend" itself constantly
upon grammar. literature and alge-
bra. It must have variety. The vo-
cational branches actually help for
ward the culture branches by proyid-
ing the mind with that change Of ac-
tivity which means recreation and
fresh vigor.
It IS likely. again, that the Ashland
schools will gain in liyeliness by max
ing the big stages shorter. They
now have six. three and three years
instead Of eight and four as under
the old plan. The pupils will ad-
vance all the faster because the goal
is in palmer sight. We expect to
read of fine spirit and a splendid
vivacity of ambition in the Ashland
schools. The city superintendent
must De a man of ideas and wisdom.
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MR.. CRONEMILLER EXPLAINS.
Interest Was Related by Order Of
County Court and Says Transaction
Was Legal.

Interest Was Rebated by Order Of
County Court and Says Transaction
Was Legal.
Editor of the Tidings: In recent
issue of your paper appeared an arti-
Gle signed by Myrtle ". Blakeley,
which while not directly charging
fraud or gross neglect Of duty, might
lead the casual reader to think that
had connived with the Jackson
County Bank to beat the taxpayers
out Of some 1925 in interest on de-
posits OF county funds.
While some Of the statements in
the article are in, the main, true, only
part Of the story is told, and that is
told in a manner intended to mislead
the readers and injure me at the
polls. The facts are as follows:
The county court at the beginning
of construction OF the Pacific High
way made an agreement with a ce-
ment company for the purchase of
cement for the work, and in consider
alton of an advance payment or loan
OF $4,000 the company agreed to
furnish the cement at a considerable
reduction from regular prices; the
Jackson County Bank to advance the
money for the purpose, and in con-
sideration thereof the county court
agreed to rebate to the bank the 2
per cent interest on $4,000 for
time, the interest for which time
would amount to about 1925, and the
saving in cost of cement thereby
would be several thousands of dol
lars.
About the time that the arrange
ment was made with the bank for
advancing the money to the cement
company, the county court made an
order directing me as treasurer to
rebate the per cent interest on $685.
600 as stated above, and which order
/ l obeyed. A copy of this order was
left in the office when l turned it
over to the present treasurer, and
should be there now.
AS to the legality of the matter
the court informed me at the time
that they had consulted their attorney
in regard thereto and he had advised
them it was strictly legal.
/ do not, of my own knowledge
know whether the advance was made
or not by the bank to the cement
company, but if it was not so made
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-06

Tidings For Sale" ads are active
little real estate salesmen.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-06
WHEN YOU WRITE.
BY Leonard Hinton.

Do you like Ashland? Do you
think that the sunsets here are com
monplace, or beautiful? Do the
shifting lights on the hillsides ever
appeal to you. DO you think the
fruit and the vegetables OF Ashland
are superior In flavor to other fruit
and vegetables? DO you think the
people OF the east have been sharing
withus our early April weather? Are
the scenic wonders OF this section to
be duplicated In your friends back
yards? Have you found exceptional
fields here for your hobby Of hunt
ing, or fishing. or kodaking, or hik-
ing, or motoring. or camping? Are
there any mineral waters around
Ashland?
] might go on indefinitely, and
never leave the topics which are daily
discussed on our street corners. And
yet wonder n when I wrote Cousin
Georges folks last ! told them any
OF these things? Probably not, though
George has been a camera fiend for
years, with both the time and money
90 indulge his hobby. I wonder now
that ] come 10 think OF II, n ] have
ever devoted paragraph OF. one OF
my letters 10 a description OF Ash
land. or sent away pamphlet, or
postcard descriptive OF southern Ore
gon. ! am sure have never gone a
step out Of my way 70 tell folks OF
the Development Of the city and it's
possibilities. on, well, next time ]
write
wonder how many letter-writers
In Ashland have shared this expert
enee? A great many Of them, ] am
afraid. have unconsciously gone on
neglectng the right word in the right
place when II would be 30 easy 10 add.
n through some miracle every letter
leaving Ashland for the next twenty
four hours could be made richer by
single paragraph mentioning casually
some aspect Of the city that would
please and interest a friend, that
would be the finest advertisement
Ashland mas ever received, because II
would be the voluntary expression OF
eontented and enthusiastic people.
When you write again, try II.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-06
FRAGMENTS WORTH THINKING
ABOUT.

The millionaire is pauper, for he
is supported at the expense Of the
public. II works. tolls and sweats
that he may live in hleness and lux
ury. You say be also works. and
plans. and schemes. and ls therefore
not idle. Yea. but all IS for SET. not
for humanity. for gold, not for the
souls Of men nor the good Of the
many. nor in necessity for those de-
pendent upon him. The men bend to
toll for him and get scsnt board and
lodging Tor recOmpense. while be
nouts his riches in the fares Of MS
slaves. and as his wealth piles higher
and higher he ezac,s more and more.
and they get less and less. Yes. the
millionaire Is a pauper.
We hear much about the nature
lover" and are sometimes scoffed at
for our enthusiasm in what is termed
"sight-geeing." This is natural We
are all constituted with faculty for
loving something. Some loyable oc-
cuDation or recreation is absolutely
essential for Us. 1t may be book,
or flower, or a landscape. or COM
panion; but Whatever il is, it is es-
sential. Our capacity for loving may
be broad. comprehensive; It may take
in all Of humanity or be restricted to
self. We may embrace half the poets
or a whole library, or, better yet.
the great book Of Nature. the worlds
library. read and understood in all
languages and By all people, though
the type from which the pages are
printed are all taken from the same
font. The most pitiable spectacle is
he who only loves self.
There is little to live for, to work and
to strive for,
II the making Of money is the busi-
ness Of life.
Far better is it to love more. and
work hard to learn more.
Than to gain wealth with bitter
ness and strife.
To gain alone what the world calls
wealth. at the expense of wisdom
and health,
Is to bow the neck to a seryile yoke,
and see ones strength go mp in
smoke;
To spend ones days in "dig and
grind" while better things are
left behind.
Will make one fear in days to come,
a morbid fear OF going home
You can't take your gold as you go
away, when you shuttle off this
mortal clay.
Your love is anchored here on earth,
with no hope OF another birth.
There, gold and pelf, and the grosser
part OF your mortal self,
Will lind the door shut close and
/ tight, and no love to shed a ray
Of light. C. B. WATSON.
/ Ashland, Ore, March 2S, 1916.
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on Granite street that can now be
seen by the passerby on Mil street.
I have at hand a fine plan Of Mr..
for a sunken garden on
that piece Of land. This ! would like
to see carried out, especially as It
would be just as cheap to build a
sunken garden here as to fill it in.
P. H. GRAVES,
Superintendent Lithia Park.
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Take This Case for Instance.

Beaver, Oregon. III was suffering
longer than II months with asthma,
bronchitis and sore throat. l had a
very bad cough, difficulty in breath
ing, tightness about the chest; could
not sleep; had no appetite; was always
tired. / was running down, from l5S
pounds to III. Every one told me l
must die. | started to use the Golden
Medical Discovery, and with the best
Of results. l used three bottles, which
cured me. l have no asthma, no
cough, no sore throat, no difficulty
in breathing any more. Bronchitis is
gone. | thank DR.. Pierce for his kind
advice. Mrs. THERESA ToTZAUER.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-06
THE FADING OF A CROUCH.
BIZ Leonard Hinton.

Vel. did you see 'en Sunday, The
stzcks Of people And more stacks.
You wondered where they all came
from. There were more varieties Of
people IN Lithia Park than kinds Of
mice that followed the Pied Piper Of
Hzmlin- And such nice people. Ny!
Ard again Ny, There was man
whom I've passed every day On the
street for months. and he never has
spoken. Once be nodded. think
il hurt him. But SUNDAY he spoke.
He smiled when be did It. too. It
seemed quite painless. And ] saw Z
woman who tatts. or cEoshays. Or
whsterer il Is called. al day in the
house and has an ingrowlng disposi-
ton. she was drinking lithia water,
and ] 5elieve It was doing her good.
and there vas man With a crouch.
You knew II was a crouch because Il
had come ont on him in spots. He
was going into the park, and ! was
behind him. and ! heard him say
You never can tell what crazy stunt
these Ashland people will be pulling
of next" And he said it just that
WAY You know.
An hour or two later saw that
fellow. But be was changed. Oh,
yes. very. He was sitting on the
grass. and his coat was on the grass
beside him, and his hat, and he was
playing with two children while the
wind was playing with his hair. The
crouch? It had faded. Yes, ma'am.
Just faded. l heard him laugh as
walked past. and that laugh said that
II was beautiful day, and that a
park like Lithia Park was the next
best thing to being a boy again, and
that the people who agitated for
things like that were prety rum chaps
after all and that he was going to
come here often, by George, and
everything.
Which was going some. But, be-
lleye me, his was not the only crouch
that faded. A happier, pleasanter,
comfier crowd you have never seen
than the one Sunday. The folks
didn't want TO be fed, either, or en-
tertained, or preached at. They we're
quite contented, thank you, with
looking over their property, the park,
with its fountains, at which they were
eteranally drinking, and lounging on
their lawns, and admiring their lake
and their shade trees. And they
went home thinking pleasant boost
ing things from which a great many
OF them have not yet recovered, and
from which we hope they will never
recover.
The only pity is that everyone in
Ashland was not there. For there
are still some who did not 90 to Lithia
Sunday, who still have yenomous
grouches hidden away somewhere un-
der their hide. ! should have said
the ghosts OF grouches. For a nor
NAL crouch cannot live where there
Is so much boosting. A few, pale
wrecks OF former animositles, we still
have with us, but their voices are
growing faint and far away.
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INTERURBAy AUTOCAR 60.

Leave Ashland for Medford, Talent
and Phoenix daily except Sunday at
300 a. IN. and 100, 200, 400
and 5:15 p. IN. Also on Saturday
night at $3.50 and 1920. SUNDAYS
leave at 300 and 100, 1880, $3.50
and 1890 p. m.
Leave Medford for Ashland daily ex-
cept Sunday at 800 a. m, 1900,
200, 400 and 5:15 p. m. Also on
Saturday at 1915 p. m. On Sun.
days az 500 and 1890 a. m, and
100, 200, $3.50 and $3.50 D. m.
Fare between MedfOrd and Ash
land, 20 cents. Round trip, 35 cents.
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Why Don't They Advertise?


Editor Tidings: One Of the most
unaccountable things ! know Of in
business way, is why ALL Of the I've
real estate agents don't keep card
in the Tidings. wanted to write a
firm on corner Of Main and Oak
streets Il think Mr.. Reed, minister,
is a member, and cannot recollect
the firm name. A real estate agent
in Red Bluff keeps list card con-
stantly in the paper here and sells
more properties than all the others
combined. He has just made one Of
the largest sales 5000 acres) here
this season. Respectfully,
CHARLES A. WILLIS.
Red Bluff, Cal, March 81.
Tidings For Gale" ads are active
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-06

Fifty cents invested in a Tidings
For Sale" ad often sells a $4,000
property. Did you ever try 1t?
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-06

then the bank owes Jackson county
interest on the s3j, 900 amounting to
about 1925.
JAS. ". CRONEMILLER.
(Paid AdY)
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THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD

themselves with the new venture, the
leadership naturally fell into the
hands Of small men, men perhaps
not less jealous in the good cause,
not less faithful in the performance
of duty, not less intelligent and en-
ergetic, yet men without weight and
standing, without maine and distinc-
ton outside of their own circum-
scribed spheres. Louis d. Brandeis,
the only man fit for actual leader
ship, could not, owing to present cir
cu1nstances, occupy the position and
was given only the honorary chair
manship, even though he was alb
sent from the Conference. The men
on whom the other honors were
bestowed are not such as will lend
presti &c to the body and it's activi-
ties.
Let us hope that the big men of
American Jewry will soon recognize
the Importance of the new agency
for good thus created by American
Israel, and will abandon their at
titude of aloofness, criticism, and OPP
position, identity themselves with
the new organization and thus
furnish great and noble cause with
great and distinguished leadership.
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CONFERENCE NOTES.

Opening Of Conference at 3 ?. M.
Sunday. America and Hatikvoh
were sung.
Dr. Stephen Wise in his address
defends the use of the name Con-
gress. Refers to Sanhedrin in time
of Napoleon. Attacks "beneficent
autocrats" within the camp of Israel.
Pays great tribute to Brandeis.
Officers Of Conference: Honorary
Chairman, Louis d. Brandeis, Gin
his absence) Permanent Chairman,
Judge Hugo Pam. Vice Chairmen:
Rabbi Levinthal, Prof. Deutsch,
Barondess, DR.. Friedenwald, DR.. Ru-
binsohn, Prof. Hourvich, and Jo-
seph Herman.
Present 357 delegates: 131 from
Is national organizations and 226
from 81 Congress Committees in 81
cities Of % states.
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WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH
NEW ORLEANS?

The charge is openly made by the
Jewish Ledger that the Jews of New
Orleans have been utterly ignored
snubbed, as it were-by the various
clubs that had the recent Mardi Gras
carnival in hand They are said to
have been rigidly excluded from the
balls. entertainments and other So
cial functions.
However, the Jews were, no doubt,
permitted to stand on street corners
and watch the parade 60 by. This
information is not official, but we
simply take it for granted that
mans religion did not force him to
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March 81, 1916.

stay indoors while the masked snobs
rolled by.
Has New Orleans been infected
with the modern "southern spirit
or has the traditional southern hos
pitality given way to southern snob
berry?
Is this really the city of Judah
Touro the Jew who made Bunker
Hill monument possible, and who
valiantly fought and was severely
wounded at the battle of New Or
leans in the war with England in
1912, and whose philanthropies are
world wide?
But the joke of it all is that Lewis
]. Solomon, Jew, was the father
of these carnivals and when, forty
four years ago, the first New Orleans
Mardi Gras was held Solomon was
crowned King of the Carnival.
If Mr.. Solomon were alive today,
he probably would have to visit the
city hall, for permit to stand at a
window to watch the procession-
Jewish Independent.
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March 81, 1916.
EDG 1T0R1AL
THE CONFERENCE.

The Pre-Congress Conference is
now matter of history. The
momentous event has actually taken
place A large number of American
Jewry, perhaps million, sent their
chosen representatives to take cOun-
sci together on what is best to be
done to improve Israel's condition.
And the congress has been decided
on, which is to formulate the ew's
demands and to present them at the
coming peace congress of the ma
tons whenever that is to take place.
The conference is a great achieve
ment in the life of American Jewry.
1t has brought the most diverse
Jewish elements together to work for
a common cause. Orthodox and radi-
cal reform rabbis, presidents of
orthodox synagogs and socialistic
Zionists, leaders in the labor move
ment and lodge orators, American
Jews who don't understand Yiddish,
and recently natural1zed citizens who
don't understand English, all touch
ed elbows together in perfect har-
mony and accord. That in itself is
an accomplishment worthy Of note.
And it was a thoroughly democratic
gathering; all present were duly
elected by their constituencies, and
could freely express their opinions
and voice their sentiments and have
their wishes noted and recorded
And yet, one regrettable tact
stands out quite prominent in con-
nection with the conference.-the alb
sence of truly great and worthy
leadership. The leading Jews Of the
country having refused to Identify
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NEWS REPORT ON PHILA-
DELPHIA CONFERENCE.

Delegates from 20 States, repre-
senting 1881 local and centralized
organizations, with membership Of
more than 100000, yesterday as
sembled at the Walton and held the
first session Of the two-day prelim-
mary conference to complete ar
engagements for the great Jewish
Congress to be held soon. During
the proceedings Louis d. Brandeis
was named honorary president Of the
conference.
Speeches recalling the ancient
glory of Israel and prophetic of a
still more glorious future aroused
the delegates to manifestations Of
deep feeling. The conference was
opened by DR.. L. S. Rubinsohn who,
as chairman of the Philadelphia
delegation, welcomed the visitors
Patriotic hymns were sung, and the
conference was addressed by f. J.
Cattell, who was the representative
of Mayor Smith. He commended
the Jews as being as patriotic as
any class in the country, and told
them that patriotism did not mean
divorce from all the traditions and
inherent strength that makes a pow
erful race. Judge Leon Sanders.
of New York, was named tenn
porary chairman to open the
business Of the conference. The vari-
GUS committees were named and
delegates chosen to serve on them.
After the report of the Commit
tee on Credentials had been re-
ceived the chairman introduced
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, of New
York. His speech struck the key
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