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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-06-12
Ask Cooperation
To Regulate Jits

The Medford council has decided to
ask the Ashland, Talent and Phoenix
authorities and the county court to
cooperate in regulating the number
of jitneys which ply over the Pacific
Highway, limit the number of pas
sengers which each can carry, time OF
arrival and departure, and other
features which have caused trouble.
Many complaints have been made of
overloading the Ford jitneys. One
man claims to have ridden from Med
ford to Ashland with fourteen pas
sengers on a five-passenger Ford.
The only serious accident which has
occurred was when an overloaded Ut
ney hit pig and Harry Sayles of
Ashland was thrown from the Ford,
breaking his collarbone.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-06-12
President ProclaimS
June IA Flag Day

President Wilson has issued the
following proclamation calling upon
the people of the United States to cell
ebrate Flag. Day, June IA, with patri-
otic exercises, giving expression to
"our thoughtful love of America:
my fellow countrymen: Many cir
cumstances have recently conspired to
turn our thoughts to a critical exam
ination of the conditions OF our ma
tional life, of the influences which
have seemed to threaten to divide
our interest and sympathy, of forces
within and forces without that
seemed likely to draw us away from
the happy traditions of united pur-
pose and action OF which we have
been so proud.
1T has, therefore. seemed to me
fitting that l should call your atten-
ton TO the approach of the anniver-
sary of the day upon which the flag
of the United States was adopted by
the congress as the emblem of the
Union and to suggest to you that 1t
should, this year, and in the years to
come, be given special significance as
a day Of renewal and reminder, day
upon which we should direct our
minds with special desire of renewal
to thoughts of the ideals and prlnci-
pies of which we have sought to make
our great government the embodi-
ment.
II therefore suggest and request
that throughout the nation and, IL
possible, in every community, the
14th day of June be observed as Flag
Day with special patriotic exercises,
at which means shall be taken to
give significant expression to our
thoughtful love or America, our COLL
prehension of the great mission OF
liberty and justice to which we have
devoted ourselves as people, our
pride in the history and our enthusi-
asm for the political progress of the
nation, our determination to make 1t
greater and purer with each genera
tion and our resolution to demon
strate to all the world its vital union
in sentiment and purpose, accepting
only those as true compatriots who
feel as we do the compulsion of this
supreme allegiance"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-06-12
Dun's Agent Says
Conditions Improved

o. l.. Lassiter Of R. G. Dun & Co.,
the company that fixes the financial
rating of all firms and merchants,
was in the city last week on his reg6-
lar trip. Mr.. Lassiter's territory in
ciudes all of western Oregon.
Speaking of business conditions in
Ashland, Mr.. Lassiter said that he
found business so far this year to be
a great improvement over the same
period last year and conditions to be
much better. All throughout western
oregon he reports finding conditions
picking up, and while in many places
the actual conditions are not much
better, everywhere the feeling is won
derfull! more optimistic and good
times are felt to be on the way. In
Ashland this feeling is exceptionally
apparent, according to the visitor,
and a cooperative spirit is becoming
evident here which should mean much
for the future OF the city.
Mr.. Iassiter is great admirer OF
Ashland az a home city and is in love
with Ashland park. He says he mas
heard more comment on Ashland's
park and chiefly the automobile camp
ground everywhere that he has been
than of any other tourist attraction
in Oregon. He gave as an instance
of the widespread advertising which
Ashland was receiving from the auto
camp the query concerning Ashland
which he had received in letter from
friend in the far east concerning
Ashland. He says this friend, who
has never been west, was told by an
eastern acquaintance, who had toured
the coast in an automobile last year
of Ashland's auto camp and beautiful
park, and wrote to him, asking i
Ashland was one of his stoppine
places. The writer of the letter vii
include Ashland in a tour of the coas
this summer.
The Hotel Oregon, Mr.. Lassiter re
marked, was a very comfortable
place and great Improvement ove'
the old hotel accommodations. H
says that heretofore he always staye'
in Medford and came up daytimes t
do his business here, but that thi
trip and hereafter he would stay a
the Oregon.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-06-12
Council Votes
To Light Park

After an argument of some length
over the means, the city council vot-
ed at Tuesday evenings meeting to
light Lithia Park and Park avenue
from the Peil corner to the park en-
trance according to plans submitted
by the electrical committee and City
Electrician Strickland. The path
through Chautauqua Park will be
lighted by the springs commission at
a cost of approximately $40, the
lighting being done on the theory
that this path, being the only foot
entrance to Lithia Park, is in reality
a component Part of the system. The
cost of lighting Park avenue and
Lithia Park will total about $500.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-06-12
LOCAL And PERSONAL

Miss Fay Carver of Phoenix visited
friends in the city Friday and attend
ed the pageant in Lithis Park.
DR.. F. A. Hall has engaged DR.. A.
C. Caldwell to assist him in his Of
fices during the month of June. 4-4t
The contract for building the high
way around Blackwell hill has been
completed by Contractor Chris Nat
wick.
For concessions for the Roundup
see w. S. VOORHEES, at Susie Aliens
real estate office or write P. o. Box
"a. 5-tf
The macadamizing of half mile
of the Eagle Point-Brownsville road
was ordered by the county court at
a meeting held last Thursday.
Hodgson & Reed have a special
piece of improved property on Gran
ite street, fronting the park, for sale
at bargain. See them at their Of
flee, Hotel Oregon building. 4-St
Editor Ruhl Of the Medford Sun
is the proud father of nine-pound
baby boy which arrived last Thurs
day.
Juvenile Court Judge Charles B.
Gay was a visitor in the city Tues
day, coming up from Medford to at
tend to court business.
Miss Alice Thompson, one of the
West school teachers, has with her
mother left for Berkeley, where she
will attend summer school.
The Phoenix high school has pub
lished an annual, this being the first
publication of the kind issued by the
schools of that little city.
For concessions for the Roundup
see w. S. VOORHEES, at Susie Aliens
real estate office or write P. o. Box
"a. Aft
]. H. Basler of Portland arrived in
Ashland last week and has accepted
a position with Briggs & Elmore. He
is an expert shoeman and will be a
valuable addition to their sales force.
Mrs. G. H. Coffee and daughter,
Miss Georgia, left last Saturday on
train 13 on three months trip back
to the middle west. They go by the
Ogden route and will visit friends and
relatives first at Columbia, Neb., later
at Elgin, st. Charles and Chicago,
ILL.,, then back to Denver and then to
southern California, where they will
visit Long Beach and Los Angeles.
They expect to be gone about three
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-06-12
Investment

When you have money to invest,
the officers Of this bank will be glad
to have you confero with themaand
receive the benefit of their experience
in determining the kind Of invest
nent best suited to your needs.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-06-12
San Diego Fair. ..
Attracts Crowds

The half-million mark has been
passed in 1916 attendance at the
Panama California International Ex-
position. In view Of the fact that
the early months are considered low
from an attendance standpoint along
the coast, the showing is highly graf
Styling to exposition heads. President
G. A. Davidson points to the fact that
the attendance is greater than for the
same period last yeaE. and is firm in
the belief that July, August and Sep
tember will bring the biggest months
enjoyed by the exposition.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-06-12

w. s. VOORHEES,, newcomer from
Napa, Cal, will open the Park pro-
vision store this week in the store
building located at the entrance to
the auto camp which was recently
built.
II. R. Palmer OF Los Angeles is the
possessor of the Brush ranch on Wal
ker avenue as the result Of trade
involving California property. The
properties involved we're each valued
at about $4,000.
Twenty teams and three auto
trucks are engaged in the work OF
hauling gravel OIL the. resurfacing of
the Jacksonville road. The contract
is held by Carlton & Schultze. The
work will be finished by the middle
of July.
V. o. N. Smith of The Citizens
Bank of Ashland was elected men,
Der of the executive committee of the
Oregon State Bankers Association at
Portland Wednesday. e. V. Carter
and ]. w. Mccoy of Ashland were
also in attendance at the convention,
which was attended by bankers from
practically every city in the state.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-06-12
Fined $3.50 AS
Aftermath Of Smash

Tom McEnery, a Southern Pacific
locomotive fireman running out OF
Ashland, was fined SIS and $3.50
costs, or a total of $3.50, in Justice
Taylor's court at Medford Tuesday
afternoon for alleged violation of
rules of the road. McEnery, driving
Dodge car, collided with a Ford
driven by E. R. Oatman of Medford
Sunday, doing considerable damage
to both cars. McEnery agreed to pay
the damage to oatman's car. The
accident occurred pear Talent.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-06-12
Fishermen Strike
On Lower Rogue

All fishermen fishing on the lower
Rogue river went on strike last Tues
day. They demand that the price OF
salmon be raised to 81 per fish or
s1.25 where the fishermen furnish
their own gear. Rod Macleay, who
was in Ashland few days ago, is
expected to arrive at Gold Beach and
settle the strike.
AS an act Of retaliation the We'd
derburn Trading Company is reported
to have ordered their stores in We'd
derburn and Gold Beach to refuse
credit to all fishermen.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-06-12
Drys Initiate Bill
TO Clamp on Lid

Secretary of State Ben W. olcott
at Salem Monday approved, as to its
form, a petition for the initiation OF
an amendment to the oregon con-
stitution prohibiting the Importation
of liquor into the state for beverage
purposes.
The existing prohibition law per-
mits the importation of limited
amount of liquor. The amendment
which will be voted upon at the cleo
ton in November, was filed by the
Oregon State Prohibition committee.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-06-12
Strike Causes
Heavy Traffic

The heaviest business of months
resulted beginning last week over
the Southern Pacific, both freight
and passenger, due to the longshore-
men strike which tied up all coast
boating traffic. The passenger
trains are filled to capacity and be-
ginning Sunday have carried fourteen
cars IN many cases. A rumor is prev
alent to the effect that trains SO and
"a, which we're recently taken off,
would be placed back on again.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-06-12

A certain Miss NJ. A. Of Medford
was heard to remark, being shown
the lithia water fountain in the park:
"Why, ] didn't know there was water
in those cages. / thought one OF
them was for monkeys and one for
birds like they have in all parks"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-06-12

Somebody put two dimes and a
nickel instead of a quarter in the gas
meter at the auto camp last week.
The meter calls for a quarter and
undoubtedly the unlucky camper
thought it made no difference wheth-
er the two bits was in pennies or
money order.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-06-12

20. n. Smith, who was one of the
bitten, suggests: while the ladies
are collecting paper, why don't they
gather up all the perfectly nice bond
paper used for shares in the broom
factory? 1t should not go to waste
altogether"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-06-12
E. G. Payne

DR.. Lanse Briscoe, son Of Superin-
tendent of Schools G. A. Briscoe, of
Ashland, will enter the practice Of
medicine in Talent this week and will
open offices in the Ames building.
DR.. Briscoe is a graduate Of the Ken
lucky College OF Medicine and served
an IS months interneship in the
Louisville city hospital. He has been
practising on the coast in Oregon for
the past Is months.
For concessions for the Roundup
see w. S. VOORHEES, at Susie Aliens
real estate office or write P. o. Box
"a. 5tf
Mr.. and Mrs. Stacy and daughter
have just arrived in Ashland from
their home in Athol, Mass. They are
stopping with Mr.. Stacy's sister, Mrs.
e. Grant Embree, and niece, Miss
Maye Glover, also with his step
mother, Mrs. A. E. Stacy. They ex-
pect to remain in Ashland quite a
while, as he has long vacation. Mr..
Stacy holds a very responsible posi-
tion with the B. & NJ. Railroad Com
pany, having many clerks in his Of
flee.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-06-12
HEARD AND OVERHEARD.

A very pretty young lady, spying
one of the signs forbidding throwing
stones at squirrels in Chautauqua
Park, remarked to her mother as we
were passing: What's the use OF
that sign? / don't see any squir-
rels." We indiscreetly giggled and
she added, Although there are plen-
ty of nuts for them to eat"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-06-12

D. l.. Greenman returned home
Thursday from Roseburg, where he
was called by the serious illness OF
bis cousin, Charles Greenman. His
cousin Is improved somewhat.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-23

lachia are reported to be scoring fur
Their gains in the Alt and jul Valleys.
The Rumanians announced that VIC
lent fighting continues in those two
valleys, but say they made progress
near Dragoslavile.
London, Nov. 20.-After having
been for months men without a coun-
try, the Serbians are again to estab-
lish their capital on native soil. Mon
astir, for which the entente forces
have been struggling since the ad-
evacuated by the German and Bull
garian forces and occupied by the
French and considerable number of
Serbs.
The Germans found their position
untenable and withdrew, according to
Berlin, to new position to the north
of Monastir. Unofficial advices from
Saloniki say that a temporary cap
ital of Serbia will be Immediately es-
tablished The railway line from the
entente allied base at Saloniki now
is in entente hands.
East and southeast of Monastir the
French and Serbian troops continue
to make gains in the Cerna river re-
gion, having captured several other
towns.
On the Transylvanian front the
Austro-German armies continue to
make progress against the Russian
and Rumanian forces or to hold them
back without gains. The latest re-
ports from Berlin say the Teutonic
allies have forced the narrow noun
tain passes leading to the Wallachian
plain of Rumania and have reached
the Orsova-Cralova railroad. Bucha-
rest reports a Rumanian advance in
the region of Wragoslavele.
From November l to November 10
the Austro-Germans are said to have
made prisoners of 1879 officers and
1888 men and to have captured 26
guns, u machine guns and II am
munition cars.
Lively infantry and artillery &C.
tons are taking place in the Dobrud-
ia region near Silistria.
British Take Many Prisoners.
The British have captured rs ad-
.ditional German officers and 752 men
in the Ancre sector in France, max
ing their total of prisoners since the
18th of November 1862. Berlin says
that in Saturdays fighting, which
was over a front of seven and a half
miles, the British met with a san.
culinary reverse except for insight
ficant gains southwest of Serre and
near Grandcourt. A French attack
south of Sailly-Saillisel met with a
similar repulse.
In attacks by the Austrians in the
Adige valley and upper But regions,
the Italians were victorious, accord
ing to the Rome war office.
Teutons Capture Craiova.
London, Nov. 22-Austro-German
forces in southwest Rumania have
ctptured Craiova, and the Rumanians
are retreating. In the jul valley
Rumanians are outflanked at Graiova
and seemingly must be caught in the
wise of the Austro Germans from the
north and south.
The Teutonic allies are advancing
in the Alt valley, where Petrograd
admits the Rumanians are retiring
southwark
Little fighting is reported from any
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-23
MINING NOTES

The Rex Consolidated Mining Co.,
which recently made an investigation
of the property of the Hypotheek
Mining Co., has taken an option on it
and the deal will probably be made
in the near future. Officers of the
The Rex Consolidated Mining Co.
has purchased six claims adjoining
the Rex group in the Nine Mile dis
trict of the Occur d'Alenes, paying
Rex Consolidated stock for the hold
ings, according to announcement by
officials Of the company. The owners
An ore body 16 feet wide was en-
countered Saturday night by work
men in the property of the Northern
Lights Mining Co. This is one of the
biggest strikes made on Pine creek
for some time and the men are now
drifting to determine the length Of
the streak. The strike was made on
the 4OO-foot level Manager Benja-
Control of the property of the Her
cules Mining Co., with it's untold
riches, passed to the Day interests
when a deed conveying the one-six-
teenth interest formerly held by the
late Damian Gardener was placed on
record conveying the interest to Flea
nor Day Boyce of Portland, sister Of
Harry, Jerome and Eugene R. Day Of
Wallace. With the exception of Au-
gust Paulsen of Spokane, Mrs. Boyce
becomes the largest individual owner
in the Hercules mine.
New York Metal Market.
The metal exchange quotes lead 81
@7.10; spelter strong; spot East St.
Louis delivery, 11A@12hc.
Copper = Firm; electrolytic, first
quarter, $32@33; second quarter. $50
@32. la
Bar silver, 1850.
Tin-Strong; spot, $44.75.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-23
Alarming Decrease.

Is the great American turkey disap-
pearing? While Thanksgiving is a
festival of rejoicing, yet of late it has
come around with feeling of anxiety.
For abroad in the land has gone the
news that our national bird is dying
OUT that year by year it's numbers are
growing less.
According to the last census-that
Of 1910-there were in the country g.
6SS,7OS turkeys. BY the census prior
that Of 1900-there were 1854, 1896.
So it is seen that though our popula-
ton has increased by many millions
in ten years the number of turkeys Do
creased at least one-half from 1900 Ia
1910.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-23
INDUSTRY AND IMPROVEMENT.

The commissioners of the Lapwai
valley highway district in Idaho have
issued call for an election to be
held December to submit to the
voters the matter of issuing $15O,000
bonds for road construction.
A thoroughly modern brick and con-
crete public school building is being
completed at Thornton, Wash, at a
cost of about $4,000. 1t will be ready
for occupancy early in December and
will have gymnasium, domestic sci
ence and manual training equipment,
etc.
The first steps toward new high
school building at Standpoint, Idaho,
were taken Monday night at the
meeting of the board, when Clerk
Rowe was instructed to take the mat
ter up with architects as to plans,
and the building committee, composed
of William Ellison, Arthur ]. Ewing
and Charley Kerr, was asked to in
spect different sites and take options.
The building will contain from 16 to
10 rooms and Superintendent Hender-
son says should not cost to exceed
100000.
D. C. Corbin, president and builder
of the Spokane International railway,
has announced that negotiations with
Lord Thomas Shaughnessy, president
Of the Canadian Pacific railway, had
resulted in the Canadian Pacific and
the Minneapolis, st. Paul & Sault Ste.
Marie (the 500 line) jointly purchas-
ing the road from Mr.. Corbin and his
associates. The actual bonded in
debtedness of the road, including the
Occur d'Alene and the Pend Oreille
branch, is $4,744,ooo, and the out
standing stock is $4,2oo,Ooo. There
is no stock issued on the branch
lines. This bonded Indebtedness, $4,-
$4,000, represents the cost of the
road, equipment, terminals, shops and
roundhouses. The main line is 14O.s
miles long, and the two branches %
miles.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-23
GERMANS SAID TO HAVE FOUND
POSITION AS UNTENABLE
AND MOVE NORTH.
WILL OCCUPY 1T AS CAPITAL
Teutons Force Passes to Plains in
Rumania-Take Thousands OF
Prisoners-BerIin Reports the
British Defeated.

London, Nov. 18-The advance Of
the Austro- Hungarians continues stead
lily, and Campulung, 80 miles northwest
of Bucharest, the Rumanian capital, is
almost within the grasp of the in
vaders. Battles are taking place with
in few miles of Campulung, and Pet
rograd says the forces of General Won
Falkenhayn have taken Liersht, about
five files northwest of Campulung.
An attack against the Rumanian posi-
tions at Albechti, three miles north
west of Campulung, was repulsed.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-23

Of the other fronts. Commandments
and minor infantry attacks have &C.
Cured in the Italian theater.
According to Paris the entente al
lied troops north of Monastir are still
pressing the Germans and Bulgars.
West of Monastir Italians have re-
pulsed counter attacks delivered by
the Teutonic allies. An unofficial
dispatch from Saloniki says the Ser
bians have captured seven villages
west and northwest of Monastir.
Rumanian Troops Retire.
Petrograd, Nov. 22.-The Ruma-
nian forces in southwestern Ruma-
MIA have retired in the face of Aus
tro-German attacks to the region of
Filliash (Filliachu, 40 miles north
west of Graiova), according to an Of
ficial statement issued today by the
Russian war department.