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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-01-10

best judgment and the judicious use
of financial means at their command,
it stands as a monument to them.
And the people are the JUDGES. This
applies to every department of the
city's affairs.
Turning from the past and pres
ent, what may we see in the future
for Ashland? Possibly enough has
been said from time to time along
this line, but this much is certain,
whatever the future holds for us, it
will continue to hold unless released
through united effort of our people
to obtain it. We,can not remain the
passive subjects of chance. The
things worth having come through
exercising all that constitute our
means to possess. The more united
the efforts the earlier and greater
will come results. | feel sure that
if the new council will serve as faith
fully, being as energetic, fearless and
sacrificing as the members just pass
ing out, no halt will occur in the
city's affairs, and much will be ac-
AS the city grows the
greater will be the work in every de-
partment.
I do not hesitate to use the word
grow" as l believe in the future of
our city. I believe in her resources
and in her people, but repeat that it
is matter strictly up to the people
and their representative, the council.
Therefore, I urge cooperation, op-
timism and disposition to conserve
her interests and zeal toward great
er things. Much is to be worked out
in detail in several departments, this
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-01-10
Noted ViOliniSt
Is Coming Here

An entertainment of rare excel
lence is billed for January Is at the
Vining Theatre, in which Axel Skov-
gard is the central figure. This
young man has gained wide repu-
tation as a violinist, owning an orig
inal Stradivarius instrument for
which he paid a small fortune of
$4,000.
AXel Skovgaard, the noted violin
ist is a sterling player an artist Of
the highest rank, having mastery
control over his instrument and a
technique which wins the admiration
OF the most skilled musicians. In
the past Skovgaard accompanied
Walter Damrosch and his famous
New York Symphony Orchestra as
solo violinist, appearing in the larger
cities of the United States and Can
ada in Wagner's greatest work, Par
sifal"
Music was born in Skovgaard. AS
a child of four he fashioned his first
"violin" out of a cigar box, and at
the age of seven he was a child prod
iy, astonishing all by his muscal in
stnct and his rapid development as
a musician. His teachers found in
him the readiest pupil imaginable.
for II was only necessary to eXemplify
q difficult passage once for the LAD
10 repeat it with an accuracy which
many others acquire only through
Years of practice. When nine years
I'D a leading impressario took this
boy on concert tour in
,luding the largest cities in Europe.
AS a mature artist Skovgaard has
evisited the scenes of his boyish tri-
imphs, appearing in London, Paris
md Berlin, where he received flat
ering recognition. His violin is a
amous Stradivarius, and between
himself and the instrument there
GEMS to be an almost living sympa-
hy. AS a performer Mr.. Skovgaard
s graceful and easy in manner, his
emarkable skill enabling him to per-
orm the most difficult movements
With such surprising ease that the
Ininitiated do not always appreciate
lis great talent.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-01-10
RernOdeling Of
Hotel Under WaV

Mr.. Dobbins tells us that the re-
modelling of the Hotel Oregon is now
under way. This, however does not
meant that the hotel or any part of
it is closed. The dining room is open
and running as we'll as the rooms.
The first work to be done will be the
plumbing, installing of the hot and
cold water In every room in the
house. Every room on the front of
the second story will be equipped
with bath and porcelain toilets and
lavatories of the most modern kind.
On the top floor there will two and
possibly four baths and toilets with
complete equipments. Every sample
room will have its lavatories sep
arate, with all necessary toilet arti-
c!es. In fact, as far as all of these
items go, there will not be any hotel
with which he is acquainted that has
better facilities. The hotel will have
its own private telephone exchange,
with a telephone and fire alarm call
in every room. There will be a letter
chute from each floor direct to the
mail box in the office.
All the locks on the doors will be
changed to the modern style, with
ela~~ l,nohs or1 master keys,
Beautiful new lace curtains have
been ordered through Mr. McGee for
all the windows. These curtains are
the same as the beautiful Newhouse
Hotel at Salt Lake City has at its
windows.
AS the other features are fully de-
cided on the Tidings will from time
to time publish them.
Final arrangements were complet-
ed the last of the week for the re-
modelling. Many radical changes in
the exterior of the hotel as we'll as
the interior are contemplated, but
exact plans have not yet been de-
cided upon. The work will be active
ly pushed, however, and by next sum-
mer Ashland will have beautiful
hotel of the semi-tourist type with
of'the best. Messrs.
Perozzi and Owens, the owners, are
determined to make the hotel equal
to the best on the coast in the way of |
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-01-10
Unexpected Makes
Act a Scream

kerslake and his trained pigs were
heralded as the headline act in the
Empress program which was offered
last Thursday at the Vining theatre,
but Ashland will remember Walton
and Brandt, billed to give baseball
comic talk long after the little black
and white pigs are forgotten.
Mr.. Walton and Miss Brandt had
an act which in itself was catchy but
when the male member of the team
let his avoirdupois down too sudden
~ and broke his chair causing COM
plcations, the audience and the ac-
Itors dissolved into infectious roars
OF laughter which lasted for fifteen
minutes. The couple put in a lot of
wit and humor which their act as
suredly did not contain before and
'got away" with the act in a scream
ingly funny way.
The whole bill was good. a seven
piece orchestra, under the direction
of Harry Howells, adding greatly to
the enjoyment of the evening.
Col, Heeza Liar, most comic of all
comic moving picture cartoons open-
ed the bill. Martyr and Florence in
comedy juggling act, presented
some new stuff" in a snappy manner.
While their Juggling was nothing
WONDERFUL, the unlqueness of the act
made It better than the ordinary.
Marie Dreams, lady baritone, re-
ceived an ovation. Her singing was
really of better class than many.
many men baritones who have sung
here.
The Musical Hunters presented a
pleasing musical act the feature Of
which was a descriptive number CALL
ed "The Chase.
The skit, Birds of Feather" was
talr and gave Eddie Heron an oppor-
tunity for some facial expression
work which tickled the audience.
Kerslake's performing pigs made
up a most excellent bill. The pigs
went through all of the stunts per-
formed by trained dogs of the old
dog and monkey" shows, and sew
eral new stunts. Mr.. Kerslake must
have spent hundreds of weary hours
with these pigs,
The attendance was good, and a
weekly Empress vaudeville show
seems assured for Ashland. The peo-
pie really appreciate good theatre at
fractions and when the prices are
within the compass of eveybody's
pocket book, as the Empress bills
are, the attendance is good.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-01-10
Says Good Valley
Poultry Marker
(By w. w. Watson in Medford Mail
Tribune,

(By w. w. Watson in Medford Mail
Tribune.
Reference to our advertising col
umns will disclose the fact that 13
cents is being offered for heavy hens
and spring cockerals in this city. This
suggestion ought to afford the aver
age farmer in this valley food for
reflection. That is an old phrase,
but it ought to be taken very seri-
ously in this case
The price for chickens means
money to the farmer who has the
chickens. 1t suggests consciousness
of neglect to the farmer who has no
chickens.
Suppose the farmer who succeeded
in raising enough produce for chick
en- feed last year had possessed the
chickens to consume it and were now
able to offer a carload OF poultry to
an eager market. 1t would be worth
to him $4,000. How many farmers
raised $4,000 worth of anything last
year in this valley without irriga-
tion?
AS a matter of business fact, this
valley should easily supply a car
load of live chickens for shipment to
outside markets every week of the
So in the year. The aggregate Of
that would mean only $4,000 year,
which would be pitifully small out
put of chickens alone for this coun-
ty annually.
San Francisco receives from five
to ten carloads of poultry each week
from Kansas and Nebraska, states in
which it costs more money to raise
poultry than it does in this valley
because the percentage of loss is so
much greater. Why should not
Rogue River valley farmers supply
portion of that demand?
But here is a market at home for
chickens at 13 cents a pound. Man
ager Gardner of the local poultry
company, says he wants all they can
obtain, in fact, the demand is unlim-
tied; and yet not enough is raised
to supply the home demand,
Farmers do not have to hunt for
a market and suffer risks of ship
ment. The market came to them and
now begs them to supply it.
Beyond doubt this is one of the
big industries OF the Rogue River val
ley that is overlooked shamefully
There is no legitimate excuse for
there being shortage of poultry sup
plies in this valley at this time.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-01-10
Sunday Blue Law
Held in Abeyance

The few confectionery stores,
which are practically the only stores
In Ashland which now remain open
on Sunday, will probably remain open
on Sunday, at least until after cleo
ton next November, when the people
of the state will have a chance to
voice their decision as to an air-tight
Sunday. temporary injunction re-
straining the enforcement of the
Sunday law was continued by judge
in the circuit court of Multnomah
county last Friday until the Novem-
ber election. This decision will prob
ably be accepted by all over the state.
1t was made certain last week that
an initiative measure to repeal the
general Sunday closing law in Oregon
will be placed before the people at
next November's election, when can
vassers for signatures reported to
Portland headquarters total of over
10000 names on the initiative petit
tion. AS but $4,000 are required and
hundreds were pouring in, the num-
ber is doubtless secured by this time.
People in many sections of the state
are included among the signers. No
previous initiative petition has met
with such ready response as this one,
according to the canvassers.
In Ashland many signed petitions
who would favor some kind of closing
law but who believed that the present
law is unfair and discriminatory. The
present law arbitrarily puts under the
ban certain useful and necessary
works, businesses and occupations
while exempting certain others with
out cause
The Portland Oregonian asks:
"Why, for example, should grocery |
store be shut up and bakery left
open? Or theatre be unmolested
while baseball game is strenly sup
pressed?"
And goes on to say: "No one
worth needing calls for the literal en-
forcement of the law as it stands
not even the authors of the new rest
day which is to be substitute for the
orthodox Sunday. If now through the
mistaken zeal of misguided zealots
we are to have campaign to make
a dead law live issue, a great deal
of harm win be done-harm to the
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-01-10
Deep Snow TO
North and South

The heaviest SHOWS in several
years are reported from both north
and south, while Ashland has to be
content with a fall of about two
inches, not even enough for coasting
for the youngsters. However, condi-
tions indicate more snow and we may
yet get more than enough. All over
northern Oregon snow has fallen,
Portland having six inches Friday.
Hood River has over a foot. Snow
between here and Roseburg is much
heavier than usual. Over five feet
is said to be on the summit of the
mountains south of Roseburg. A
phone from the Lindsay place in
Dead Indian reports four feet of snow
in that vicinity. There is about four
feet on the Siskiyou summit and
more falling, almost a foot having
fallen this morning. At Sisson there
is five feet and about six at Edge.
wood.
Even in the lower valley for some
peculiar reason the fall was heavier
than at Ashland eight incres being
reported yesterday from Gold Hill.
All telegraph and telephone lines
were down up to a late hour this
morning, to the north, and were
working with difficulty to the south.
The high line of the Callfornia-Ore-
gon Power Company is down in sew
eral places between here and Fall
creek.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-01-10

occurring necessary through contin-
ual Improvement and growth, this
applying especially to the water and
electric departments respectively.
! believe the council should, dur
ing the coming year, and as early as
means can be provided, provide some
system Of water conservation so we
may not again suffer shortage Of
water supply and the city's electric
light. This can easily be done, ac-
cording to reports of competent au-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-01-10
ARE YOU USING
THE GLASS OF WATER
ENVELOPES
L., .,n.... -. . n
in your correspondence?

" These envelopes are a splen-
" did advertisement for Ashland
@ and they cost you no more than
o the plain envelope.
9 Do you not feel it a duty to
9 do what you can to advertise
-" Ashland when it costs you moth
o ing but a little thought and ef-
o fort?
o TEN CENTS FOR 25 AT
o THE TIDINGS OFFICE.
o $3.50 IN LOTS OF 500 WITH
o YOUR BUSINESS CARD PRINT
3: ED ON THEM.
o The Commercial Club has the
o Glass of Water booklets and a
o booklet of analyses which you
9 can get for the asking and put
9 one of them in each letter you
. write. YOU CAN HELP IF
9 YOU WILL.
. o . o o o o o o o o . o o o
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-01-10
Cupid Buster
Than the Courts

The following are the county rec
ords for the year 1915 up to Deem
Der 1:
Curry county, to December L
Marriage licenses, 25; births, boys
4S, girls 21.
Douglas county-Marriage licenses,
313; divorces, 26.
Jackson county-Marriages, 1885,;
divorces, 33.
Josephine county-Marriages, III;
divorces, 13; births, boys 6S, girls 90.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-01-10

cause of a rational Sunday observ-
ance, which most people now agree
is proper.
ut may well be hoped that the
relic of early-day foolishness which
still reposes on the statute books
almost forgotten in its well-deserved
be permitted to remain
there until the people or the legisla-
ture have an opportunity to say what
they want in the way of Sunday OBJ
servance. The attention of the pub
lie and the authorities ought not now
be diverted from the prohibition law.
1t is enough for the time"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-01-10
Mayor JOhnSOn'S Annual Message
70 City Council Of Ashland

To the Common Council and People
of Ashland, Ore;
Again, following custom, ! submit
the following annual message to the
council. shall vary from custom in
being more brief, dealing with the
future instead of the past, prospect
i've, not retrospective. will, how
ever, state that the council within
the past three years have achieved
much; their work is self-evident.
The result of exercised energy, their
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-01-10

G. w. Dunn, ex-county judge, was
in from his ranch east Of the city
Thursday, and continued his journey
to include Medford.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-01-10

The county court has prepared a
list of zoo names of citizens who
may be called upon for jury service
during 1916.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-01-10
AN OPTIMIST.

An optimist is a man who can {
, make wholesome lemonade out (
of all the lemons people hand
) him.
9 9 9 9 9 9 o @ o @ @ o o 8
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-01-10

Baseball is said to have originated
in New York.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-01-10

Nigeria formerly sent A per cent
of its exports to Germany.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-01-10

Minnesota receives 10000 new set!
tiers yearly.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-01-10

Coal is more than $40 a ton in
Rome.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-01-10

Australia has apparently unex'
haustible marble Quarries.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-01-10

Phone news items to the Tidings
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-28
REPORT IS MADE ON
COTTON SEED INDUSTRY
AMOUNT OF SEED RECEIVED AT
MILLS FOR THREE MONTHS
2,2D1 ,233 TONS.
seed Crushed During the Same Pc
riod Amounted TO ,O82, 500 Tons.
Exports Exceed Inn
ports.

WASHINGTON, December Is
Cotton seed received at mills between
August l and November l amounted
to 2,297,233 tons, the census bu-
reau reported today.
The amount of seed crushed dur
ing that period of time was 1882
$50 tons. and-still on hand at the
mills 1,227,712 tons.
Cotton seed products manufacture
ed during the three months period
included crude oil 9,250,235
pounds. cake and meal 513,421 tons,
bulls 261.133 tons and linters 270,-
761 bales. Refined cotton seed oil
produced during the quarter amount
ed to 194,37s,179 pounds. Oil inn
ported in the same period of time
amounted to 1,293,247 pounds. OIL
exported 26.833, 46S pounds.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-28
METHODIST UNION IS
BEING CONSIDERED
FROM NORTH
AND SOUTH CHURCHES As
sEsiIuLED ~ BALTIMORE.
Long Nootei Question May lie SET
tied During the Next Pew Days
of Methodist Church
Union.

BALTIMORE. Dec 2s.--Delegated
by their churches, commissioners
from the various sections OF the
north and south are holding preiimi-
nary sessions today preparatory TO
settling the long mooted question of
a bond between the northern and
southern Methodists. An executive
meeting was first held, followed by a
prayer meeting OF the assembly COM
missioners
Bishop Gambler of Atlanta preach
ed a sermon at the IL O'Clock hour.
after which Bishop Cranston presid-
ed at the communion service.
The real split which resulted in
the separation OF tho Methodist Epis-
copai Church. North, and the repre-
sentative body of the south came in
1s44-45, at which time Bishop An
drows, who had married a slave-hold-
ing wife. refused TO recedo from his
stand. Southern Methodism sprang
into being. AS time wore on the two
bodies drifted further apart until
the last few years leaders thought
it wise TO get together again after
the teachings of Wesley.
The delegates in Boston this week
have history in its making.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-28
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ADDITIONAL PERSONALS.


-. Tidwell OF Smithviile has been
here ut the bedside OF his brother.
Otis Tidwell, for some days.
Il. N, Hall. district plant chief of
the Southwestern Telephone COM
pany. was spending the day in the
city.
Mrs. J. N. McElroy left yesterday
for Hico TO visit her sister. Mrs. Hor-
ace Trippett. who Is entertaining a
new boy in her home.
r. r. Reed OF Corsicana. CONNER
cial agent, and w A. Hardin, dis
trict traffic chief, OF the Southwest
ern Telephone company were here
on business today.
w. ID. Anderson. who underwent.
d minor operation at the Baptist
sanitarium in Dallas. has returned
home.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-28
OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE
MAY CONVENE AT TULSA
TIFF BIG AUDITORIUM At THAT
PLACE HAS BEEN RENDERED
THE LAWMAKERS.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. rs. -
Belief that the legislature, if It
convenes next Tuesday. would find
itself without adequate quarters
prompted the Chamber of Commerce
of Tulsa to offer the use of the big
auditrium there for that purpose
whether the legislature would concur
By two-thirds vote should the gov
erncr conyoke the legislature at Tul-
sa is the question being discussed to-
cay. Such action would be eonsti-
tutional.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-28
Printing to satisfy the most OK
acting Tucker. the printer. Job
printing, That's All. "--t Adv)
Hotel Rogers Arrivals.

II. NJ. Herreil. Houston: +. 7.
Reed. Coraicana, O. s. Martin. Dali
las. c. G. Cunningham. Corsicana;
H. b. Seay. Dallas: z. s. Wright,
Dallas. Miss Agnes Banding, Corsi-
cana, Miss Lille Halbert. Coleman;
Miss Francis Rosebrought. Marshall;
Mrs. Pat McKie. Corsicana: J. d.
Hlanding, Denver. Mrs. l.. s. Hender-
son. Cameron: Mrs. A. Il. Pool, Big
Spring: O. l.. Hargroye, Waco: G. y.
Smell, Denver; Or. Singleton. Calves
ton; DR.. Wright. Dallas; J. l.. Col
Inns. Dallas; Jno. p. Huff. Fort
Worth: W. A. Goodwin, Fort Worth !
", H. Washington. Dallas: Lee Fran
els. Fort Worth. Z. w. Hall. Dallas;
j. f. Slay. Dallas; W. r. Mitchell.
Dallas: Mrs. j. 3. Lucas. Dallas.
Dallas; Mrs. Mangold. Dallas; l.. v.
Anderson, Dallas. Chas. Marian.
Dallas; d. F. Cox. Mineral Wells:
c, f, Stone. DALLAS; J. B. Mikell.
Corsicana: Mrs. Jessie Keys, Fort
Worth: c. p. Kennon, Bardwell.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-28
FIFTY PASSENGERS OF
WRECKED STEAMER LANDED
|TWO AMERICANS WE'RE AMONG
THE PASSENGERS ON STEAM
ER s,ANkAKU MARU.

TOXIC. December Fifty sur
vivors of the passengers and crew
from the steamer Sankaku Maru,
which was wrecked off Chefoo, were
safely landed, according to dispatches
from that city received here. The
survivors include two American pas
sengers. A few Chinese escaped in
"a small boat and landed at Dairen
before the other passengers abandon
ed the steamer.
The fate of the remainder of the
400 passengers and crew who were
aboard the Sankaku Maru when she
went aground has not been made
clear from the dispatches. Ii is
feared. however that many of them
have frozen to death.