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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05

'"e department Of mathematics and I sct voIinntly
. :. "'N 10 mike our quarters nt least habitable.
~ ~'''''"pn' furniture has cxnspcrating way of
irp''SehuhS The combined tnstcs of n long line
Of forIusr occuD.nts 7 ~
"e were assigned TO top floor fiat in Colds
"oi""I" row. the one where Admiral Theodore
o''s uhuEhter wrote her with da-
mona on window pane when she. WINS n child
hnu ne nut lieutenant Admiral Eenson our
present chief OF operations. lived In the same fiat
anu countess endured remnants of the same fur
ih,ure Wheh ne was an ensign. The mldshpmen
called the old place the Corrnls and sometimes
the lncubators-young devilsi The whole row
Is gone now to make way for n green lawn hut
IT'S memories VIII go out only with the last of the
souls who peopled the shabby rooms
II think II must be this succession of peopIe
facing mt different times the same problems md
dthicuitIes, stepping actually into each others
footsteps In work and play, which gives us that
splendid spirit Of the service. the warm brother
hood of thought and action that outsider may
really understand. II begins with the plebe class
in the academy and goes down n mans life till
he is struck or the list forever and its warmth is
his children's heritage II Is the unspokcn gene
rosity of the upperclnss men at the academy to
lend hand TO youngsters Uhird-class men) or
pehe alike. 1t begins in discipline and ends in
justice.
stands behind guns and sweats In the stokers
hell. It is the chap who stays aboard take
another fellows duty that some waiting wife
may be happy some child discover that the pho
tocraph he Is taught to call fnthcr isn't just
makebeievc. II is. more than any other
thing fleet efficiency. Its steady, unchanCng
istence is the armament against which politicians
errors break like froth. II Is our safeguard for
protection and against mtarism.
MY father had never let me visit the naval
academy girl for fear might marry naval
officer. l looked forward to meeting my first
mdshipman with curious bareback of youth,
almost as IL | to them through the eyes
of n girl. | had determined when went to
duty at the academy to have home place for
the bows who not invited out very much.
NV husband told once long years ago, when
1 had gone all the way from Boston to Gibraltar
co be with him for four days that no one had
ever asked him out to single meal at the time
he was at the academy.
~ never forgot that little confidence or the look
In his eyes. and when picked my first midship-
mnn TO invite to our quarters IL was because he
said Yes ma'am' to me and didn't know what to
do with his hands.
''The Sunday after S. reported we went to
chanel In the academy We were seated well
bnci, and In the shadow of one of the side hal
comics 1t was infinitely quiet there, the very
ttpbt held n quality of silence and the rows and
rows of empty pcws beneath the splendid dome
seemed to be waiting tensely with me for some
expected sound.
81 looked up into the rapidly filling balconies.
So many girls. young and eager, men and
.outsn tow1 folk and visitors Then as my
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05
The Ruling Passion.

"Who are those gentlemen having
lunch toGether;"
"a party of scientists"
Il don't suppose II low-browed indi-
vidual could understand what they are
talking about"
"Hc might. l overheard one of them
Just now ask the waiter if there was
a ball game today"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05
Mrs. Watson Looking for Brothers.

Governor Carlson has been asked to
assist a San Francisco woman Mrs.
Anna Emery Watson. to find her two
brothers, Henry and William Emery,
who were at Rocky Ford several years
ago. The men are of middle age. Mrs.
Watson lives at 24O2 California street,
San Francisco.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05
assessments Reduced About se 900 900

The Denver County Board of Equal
ization reduced the assessments on
the property of the Denver Tramway
Company and the Denver Gas and
Electric Light Company The total
reduction of valuation of the property
of the two companies is little more
than 100000 900
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05
AZ1ZZLL LE2Y A59LZL

in the grounds our navy In embryo KICKS i,s
heels puls down its dress jacket and is generally
uncomfortable
Bright and early of II Monday morning. nav. %
l.ss md bopny l went exploring. Something
lovely always happens to me when l explore I've
proved it from Hongkong to the Bahamas ana
back to New York
..First of all | inspected the quarters Oh l'e
ro,linr officers Some day II my lieutenant ever
a,c,os tho exalted rank of commander we might
live In one of these houses. sat on inc
bench sacred to irstcinss men, where my nus
hand had been as II hoy of nineteen. Gazeu
upon the academic building where at th't lot''en ~
ha was engaged in subduing 16 plebcs. sat IN
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05


ton after section march by
TO recitation and thanked my
Maker | did not have 10
study what they did.
"a nice yellow dog joined
me. and we wandered OF to
look at the old statue of Te-
cumseh. god of two-hve' or
passing mark. who must be
kissed by all plebes II they
hope to get through the ncad.
emy. There was flight OF
stone steps leading over the
terrace to the tennis courts
below. Dog and l went
down and there under the
single great willow tree sat
nv very tiny lady OF the
organ loft. A watchman APP
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05
Building Permits Increasing steadiI,

With the erection of four office
buildings of the value of S15l 900.
twenty-eight brick residences, costing
1923, 500, and forty-eight garages, cost
ing $37,790. the September record of
permits issued in the building depart.
ment of Denver continues the increase
in the value of constructions made
this year over last. For the first nine
months 1916 shows an increase of ST..
l22,120 in value for buildings erected
as compared with the same period OF
1918
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05

dom from routine discipline
may be had openly and in or
der and with the sanction of
the authorities. Cnrvel hall.
the one possible hotel. the
Peggy Stewart inn and a few
boarding houses must be the
meeting place for friends and
family, and perched on
chair arms. overlooking into
halls and onto stairs, lining
balconies and filling benches
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05

cheney OF the fleet, but whose lives and traditions
are less understood by the people than almost
any group of In the country" Thus writes
NJ. kclton In the New York sun. She continues:
ihe American people unrepresented be
fore congress by the brains they are taxed TO
irain and upon which they must rely to protect
the national honor
Come with me through the Maryland avenue
Slee OF the academy, past the mdshipmcn of the
Nuiid ana let us look out at the world with the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05

0Iilit Anu swing of
the service back OF
US aud through the
eyes of the boys
who are among the
least appreciated of
o our national re-
sources but who
constitute the back.
bone OF our poten.
tiai preparedness;
FOR preparedness is
nor to bring on war.
nor 10 preserve the
peace: 1t Is for the
purpose of giving
the country n reson.
able surety of suc.
cess Ia war.
our first shore
duty unS ut IL
naval academy. Ny
husband. then n lieu.
tcnnnt. reported I'm
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05

HERE is no more Important unit of
preparedness for our national de
fense thun the United States Naval
academy The American people
are today making no better invest
ment for the future, come peace or
war, than in the education and
training of the men whose profes-
sionnl ability and personal integrity
we must one day trust for the cfli-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-13
Train Kills Two
Pass AutOiStS

c. l.. Dillon was killed and his SON
in-law, George Barrett was probably
fatally injured Tuesday when an au-
tomobile in which they were riding
was hit by an extra" freight train
on the Southern Pacific crossing at
Hugo, Ore, fourteen miles from
Grants Pass.
The train was travelling at only a
moderate speed and repeated warm
ings were blown, but Mr.. Barrett ap-
parently became excited and tried to
clear the crossing ahead of the train.
The conductor of the train was w.
b. Kurtz and the engineer j. V. Hale,
both Of Grants Pass. Mr. Dillon was
a farmer living at Hugo, coming to
Josephine county from Kansas three
years ago. He was about G5 years
old. Mr.. Barrett was a druggist and
came for his health three weeks ago
from Fort Rupert, Idaho. He was
35 years old. Both men are married
and leave families. Mr. Barrett was
being treated by a specialist for a
nervous affection, and to the strained
of his nerves IS attributed
the accident.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-13
First Auto to
SiskiyOu in 1916

The first car to reach Siskiyou sta,
ton, at the summit of the Siskiyou
grade, this year made the trip to the
summit Friday. The car, a Cadillac,
which was used on the Crater Lake
run last year, was driven by Seeley
Hall of Medford. His passengers
were Engineer Frank Kittredge, Paul
Leonard and the California highway
engineer.
The party started at 1880 a. m.
and reached the summit at p. m.
They encountered snow about six
inches in depth about half way up,
and the depth gradually increased to
two feet at the summit. Many diff
culties we're encountered and at times
the car was forced to take the old
road. A considerable amount of
work, removing small slides and fill
ing washouts, will have to be accom-
plished to put the road in shape for
summer travel.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-13
Believes In
Better Stock

r. D. Sanford, residing on Lower
Helman street, and a ,bi eeder of fine
Jerseys, this week shipped one of
the registered Jersey bulls adver-
tised in the Tidings to L. S. Irwin at
Banks, Washington county, Oregon.
Mr.. Sanford is a firm believer in
better breed and better feed. In
his opinion too many dairymen in
jackson county pay too little atten-
tin to using better sires and there
fore have a lot of "star boarders"
that reduce the profit on those who
do produce a profit. Many dairy
men go on from year to year without
weighing or testing their milk to
ascertain which are the profitable
and which the improbable cows. He
says that he finds that by wedding
out the herd and putting the same
feed in onehalf the number of COWS
more profit can be made.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-13
Questions Come
From Thirty States

Secretary Norris Of the CONNER.
cial Club made a very interesting re-
port at the meeting Monday evening
regarding inquiries received during
the month of February by the club.
There were 12O inquiries received
and answered. These We're divided
as follows; California 20, Oregon
II, Colorado Is, Washington II,
Iowa G, Idaho ;, Arizona 3, Pennsy'-
vania >, Canada A. Nevada 8, Okla
homa 8, Illinois 2, Missouri ?, Ar
kansas 2, Wyoming 2. New York,
North Dakota, Michigan, Indiana,
Wisconsin, Ohio Alaska, Maine, Min
nesota, South Dakota, Utah, Massa-
chusetts, West Virginia, Kansas and
the Philippine lshlands had one each.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-13
Take Chunk Of
Wood from Face

S. A. Parker had a piece of pine
splinter as big as a lead pencil REL
moved from his cheek recently. Mr..
Parker was nearly killed in an acci-
dent at his sawmill twenty miles
from Ashland, a few months ago, one
side of his face being torn terribly by
a piece of timber which struck him in
the face. The wounds healed up, but
Mr.. Parker continued to experience
pain in his cheek, and an operation
was performed at local hospital Sat
urday and a chunk OF wood which
the squire proclaimed to be "pure
timber" was taken out. Several splin-
ters had been taken out previous to
finding the big one, but neither the
Squire" nor the doctor suspected
that he was harboring a young two
by-four in his face.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-13
Vista from Drive
lmpreSses Alter

]. G. Alter, the United States
Weather Bureau man who came from
Portland to take charge of the frost
fighting campaign in the valley this
spring, was a delighted visitor to
Ashland and Lithia park Friday. Mr..
Alter explored every part of the park
and was especially impressed with
Glenview Drive, which in his opinion
excels any of the famous drives of
Colorado Springs. "The impressive
ness of the wonderful vista of scenic
beauty which lays before one from
the vantage points of the drive, the
grand sweep of the valley and the
somber beauty of the wooded canyon
leading up to the snowy summit
lined out against the wonderful blue
of your southern Oregon sky, have
made an impression upon me which
1 will not soon forget" said Mr..
Alter. 81 will be 2 frequent visitor
to your park and never miss an OPP
portunity to motor over the high
drive" '
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-13
Mutt and jeff
Drink Lithia Water

The fifty people of the Mutt ant
Jeff company arrived in Ashland to-
day, and most of them fastened tC
make a visit to Ashland park, OF
which they say they have heard much
from other show people. That little
bit of shortness you met on the street
this afternoon was Jeff. The tall,
ladderlike gentleman was Mutt.
Neither requires much makeup to
mold themselves into likenesses of
Bud Fishers famous cartoon charac-
ters.
The curtain will go up at S:15 to-
night on the funniest comedy Ashland
has had an opportunity to see in
many days Don't make the mistake
of staying home tonight. The show
is worth seeing. Loads of pretty
girls, snappy music, a big orchestra,
and thousand laughs are promised.
Vining Theatre tonight.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-13
Lewis Auto Line
Gets Hot Dose

The following article appeared in
the Medford Tribune of last Friday:
"The public will be especially in.
terested in the disposition of two
cases in Justice Taylor's court Thurs.
day, involving the enforcement oi
the anti-speed laws in this vicinity
Ed Wall and Lester Weiss, two jitney
operators for the Lewis valley line,
were arrested by Constable Ham
mond for violation of the law. In
Justice Taylor's court they pleaded
guilty to the charge and were fined
$40 and costs each. The penalty for
repetition of this offence is heavy.
The court warned them not to appear
again for an infraction of the speed
law in the hope Of leniency.
Officials claim the Lewis jitney
lines operators have been persistent
violators of the speed law, defying
that and other public safeguards in
practically every town on their line,
subjecting human life to danger from
violent collisions all along the Pa
cific Highway, both day and night.
They are said to manifest no respect
for the repeated warnings of officers
or for the parking of their machines
at any of the points touched by their
service.
Complaints against them are
numerous at Ashland Central Point
and other places for various infrac-
tions of the law as we'll as ordinary
highway rules and ethics Of travel"
When interviewed Saturday, Driv-
er Weiss of the Lewis line stated
that he had never been warned by
the police in any city or on the high
way, or accused OF violations, and
that he was at loss to see why both
drivers of the Lewis line should be
made into "examp' es" in view of this
fact and in view of the fact that cars
on other lines often passed them
Ike they were standing still and yet
escaped the clutches of the law.
Drivers of other auto service lines
between here and Medford state that
the Lewis drivers observe rules of the
road as carefully as any. The fact
that they have never had serious
even although they often
carry ten or twelve people in their
cars, is he'd by the drivers to be
proof Of their care in driving.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-13
Expert Here to
Erect Fountain

The French expert arrived from
San Francisco this morning to super
intend the erection of the Perozzi-
Butler memorial fountain in Lithia
park. AS do most of the visitors to
the park, the Frenchman waxed en-
thusiastc over its beauties and pro-
claimed the chosen site for the foun-
tain a fine one.
The foundation of cement which
has been put in will have to be
changed around somewhat. This
comes from what Mr.. Perozzi calls
trying to do something you know
nothing ABOUT"
The fountain is a reproduction in
marble of Antonio Frilli of Florence,
Italy, of Gondi's fountain.
The expert does not speak word
of English and has some difficulty
making himself understood. Mr..
Perozzi is quite a linguist, speaking
several languages, and is the only
man on the works able to understand
his experts directions.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-13
Quarry Operation
Is Assured

Development of every kind is opon.
ing up in southern Oregon. Among
the projects of the greatest interest
to Ashland is the commencement c.
operations at the Blair granite quar-
~ upon a scale never before attempt
ed in quarrying in southern Oregon,
j. F. Blair of Portland the owner
of the quarry, and whom, by the way,
we are told is able to properly
finance an immense proposition, is
rushing the work preparatory to the
opening up of the quarry. Christen-
sen Bros. gave Mr.. Blair a right of
way through their timber property
to the quarry last year, and a road
was commenced which is now being
finished up. The road makes connec-
tiOns with the railroad at Steinman
the quarry lying about mile and a
half from that railroad point.
About twenty men are now at work
installing machinery and working on
the preliminary development. A
power line is being erected to tap the
California-Or company's electric
power line at the Neil Creek school
house and will carry power to operate
the giant electric motors which will
operate the hoists and other machin-
cry. An electric hoist which was
used on the Roosevelt dam has been
purchased by Mr.. Blair and is on the
way.
The quarry development is a "sure
thing" There will be no halflheart-
ed attempt and then a failure, but
real development. Mr.. Blair is a
quarry man of many years experience
in the business, and was a partner in
the Blair company which
created a sensation and captured
highest awards at the exposition with
tnelr eXnlOlts OF granite. Among the
exhibits was some stone from the
Ashland quarry which was pro-
nounced to be equal to the best gran
ite quarried anywhere.
The exact number of men who will
be employed has not been announced,
but large crew of highly paid work
men will be required, and Ash and
will of course be the supply point for
the quarry.
For years the Ashland granite has
been acknowledged to be the best on
the coast, and sooner or later devel-
opment on a large scale was bound to
come. 1t is extremely fortunate that
the development comes with a man
of the experience, ability and means
of Mr.. Blair behind it.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-13
Will Direct Valley
Frost Fighting

j. Cecil Alter, of the United States
weather bureau at Portland, is com
ing to the Rogue river valley anC
will make his headquarters at Med
ford to direct the frost-fighting work
this spring. He gave the following
interview to the Eugene Register
while in that city investigating orch.
ard conditions;
"The weather man hits it sc times
out of 1OO," said Mr.. Alter.
In the Medford district there are
IA sub-weather stations in the valley
according to Mr.. Alter.
eve have found that with varying
weather conditions, some parts of a
valley will be affected and others will
not. BY knowing the general wealth
er conditions and by reports from
all parts of the world, Mr.. Beals, in
charge at Portland, can forecast for
the local district By knowing what
the conditions are there, whether it
be a clear or cloudy night, a local
forecast can be made as to which
parts of that valley will be touched
with frost. Thus by lighting the
smudges only where the frost is pre- !
dicted a great saving can be made"
says Alter
THE weather man does not hit it
always" said Mr.. Alter, "but we
found and know of instances where !
we have saved people a great deal of
money.
For instance a new branch of |
work was undertaken recently under
Mr.. Beals direction. Sheep men all
owed the state have lost heavily from
storms or sudden changes following
the shearing or during the grazing
periods. We found by inquiry that
hey wanted a weather forecast and
now have a system working by which
We can reach every large sheep dis
rict with a forecast that will be like
y to cover conditions for the next
hree days.
"The warnings are sent to such
enters as klamath Falls, Bend,
Burns, Lakeview, and others and
rom there sent over private phones,
Orestry rangers phones and by vari-
us methods to the sheep tenders in
he recesses of the mountains.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-13
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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-13
Business Mems
Meeting Postponed

The Business Mems Association
will meet in the Commercial Club
rooms on tomorrow CTuesday) even
ing at o'clock, in place of this even
ing, on account of counter attrac-
tions There will be important mat
ters pertaining to the organization
which are of vital interest to all the
members, and a good attendance is
desired to dispose of the same.
There will also be interesting talks
by different members.
F. ]. SHINN, President.
D. D. NORRIS, Secretary.