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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-13
Would Give Medf0Yd
Kids Picnic Here

Medford Sun: An auto owner of
the city, who asks that his name be
deleted, has suggested that his fell
low auto owners set aside couple
of Saturday afternoons during the
summer and donate the use of their
machines to take the children Of the
city to Ashland, for play in Lithia
Park. Last Saturday." said the
bashful philanthropist, IT was going
down the street, and I counted over
100 idle machines. 1 thought then
what fine idea it would be If boys
and girls who never see the inside of
a machine could be taken for ride.
1t wouldn't cost anybody much, and
would do the little folks lot Of
good"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-13
New Panoramic
Views Catching

The Southern Pacific Company will
help advertise Ashland by installing
panoramic views of Lithia Park The
following letter from John NJ. Scott
explains itself:
I'VE can display in the show win
dow of our ticket office, Portland, to
good advantage, one of the panoramic
views of Ashland Lithia Park, or, in
fact, any other Ashland pictures, if
they portray some interesting views"
The springs commission will have
some of the panoramas enlarged and
grouped with other inter esting Ash
land scenes and send them to Mr.
Scott for the display.
Also we are taking the matter up
with Mr.. Batters, the California s. P.
ticket agent, with the view of get
ting them similarly displayed at San
Francisco, Los Angeles and San
Diego.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-13
Prizes Awarded
For Bird Houses

Robert Keller of the high school
and Ernest Fulgham of the grade
schools hold the dictinction of being
the best bird house architects and
builders in Ashland as a result of the
prize competition held at the library
this week under the auspices of the
Civic Improvement Club. over thir-
ty-five bird houses were entered in
competition, the styles of architec-
ture ranging from the rustic log
cabin to ambitious summer bird-hotel
size. All of the houses we're artistic
and the judges had a hard time
awarding the prizes.
Bob Kellers priZe-winning house
was one of several which he submit
ted for competition and was pro-
nounced by Carpenter Damon, who
was one of the judges, to be a very
clever piece of woody work. Ernest
Fulgham's house won the grade
award on the perfect workmanship
and artistic features.
John Fowler, Wence Keegan,
Frances Lane and Lea Peachey of the
grades won the second prizes in the
grade class, Russell Miller, John
Johnson, William Lentz, Frank
Smith, Neil Fennell, Walter O'Dono-
hue, Donald Wells, Francis Barnt-
house and Ernest Cooper won the
third prizes in their class.
Calvin McClelland and Paul VIM
ter won the second high school class
prizes and Wright Tinker and Ray
mond Long the third prizes.
Several of the bird houses have
already been sold and others will be
taken by the park board and other
buyers. Much interest was evidenced
in the contest and much interest in
the birds and their life aroused as a
result.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-13
Local and Personal

Julian Provost, of st. Paul, Ore,
is here visiting relatives in the Pro
vost family He is a brother of Pierre
Provost.
]. c. Herring, of Central Point,
candidate for assessor on the repub-
lican ticket, was an Ashland visitor
Tuesday.
George w. Owens, candidate for
county commissioner, spent Wednes-
day morning looking after business
and political affairs in Medford.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Penrow, recent
arrivals in Ashland from King coun-
ty, Cal, spent Sunday as the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Grow, in Medford.
Leonard Hinton special writer
from whose pen several special art
icles have appeared in the Tidings,
left Tuesday evening for northern
Oregon.
The old wooden coping on the front
of Simpsons hardware store is being
removed, and the change will much
better the appearance of that place of
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Brown leave
this week on an extended auto tour
of the Northwest, which will include
British Columbia points. They ex-
pect to be gone for two months.
A small-sized army of candidates
for county offices is in the city today
from Medford. Among those present
are Curly" Wilson, Roy Maule, A. T.
Brown and several henchmen. Sher-
iff Singler is also in the city today.
]. w. Massey, formerly in the en-
ploy of the Southern Pacific as oper-
ator and trainman, died at Van
couver, B. c., March 27, and was
buried there. For several years he
had been connected with the Hotel
Columbia in that city. He was a
member of Ashland Masonic lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Walker of Lib
erty street are expecting a visit from
some of Mr.. Walkers old schoolmates
in Wisconsin, whom he has not seen
for a great many, years, They are
now in San Francisco and are ex-
pected to arrive here the latter part
of this week. ,r
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-13
Scotch Capitalist
Buys Valley Home

The popularity of the Rogue River
valley as an all-year resort is shown
by the purchase Tuesday of the Emil
Britt property of 430 acres by Sir
Francis Webster, a wealthy flax
spinner of Arbroth, Scotland, for
$4,000
Sir Francis did not buy the prop
erty for an orchard or a commercial
ranch, but merely for country
estate, where he expects to place his
younger son and also spend a few
months himself every year. The Britt
place has no fruit trees, but is a pic
turesque tract near Jacksonville,
nesting attractively among the foot
hills with a splendid view of snow
capped Mount Pitt and the Rogue
River valley.
Sir Francis is said to be one of the
wealthiest manufacturers of Scotland
and plans to make the Britt place one
of the most attractive properties in
the valley. A rambling country house
will be erected at once and the
grounds laid out by one of Sir Fran
els Webster's own gardeners.
Sir Francis was the guest of r. r.
Guthrie of Medford several months
ago and became so attached to the
valley that he at once looked over
the ground for future home for his
young son. Sir Francis elder son,
an officer in the British army, was
killed a few months ago in France.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-13
Washington Auto
Tourists Camp

Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Virden and Mr.
and Mrs. j. w. Kinney of Gle Elum,
Wash, spent last night in Lithia Park
auto camp, leaving for the north this
afternoon. They are en- route home
after spending the winter at San
Diego. The roads between San Fran
cisco and the Siskiyou mountains
were found to be in good shape, but
they hit the Siskiyou grade immedi-
ately after the heavy rains of this
week and had quite a slippery time
getting over. The women of the
party were especially enthused over
the auto camp and park. and before
leaving Mrs. Virden said eve will
carry away most pleasant recollec-
tions of Ashland and the day and
night spent at your perfect camp"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-13

Engineer E. A. Hunter of the S. P.
company, has moved from his resi-
dence property on the corner of Third
and B streets to sos Boulevard and
has rented his B street property to
Conductor w. E. Jeter.
]. F. Meikle, former Ashland resi-
dent and owner of considerable prop
erty in the city, arrived this morning
and is holding an informal reception
on the streets today Mr.. Meikle has
been in Arizona, his wife and daugh-
ters making their home in Berkeley,
where the young ladies are attending
school.
With but five days more in which
to register, over 80 per cent of the
voters of Jackson county have not
registered. 1t is to date the lightest
registration in years. With a posi-
BILE registration of 10000, but 1850
had registered-2,74O male, 1910
female, 2.603 republican, 1907 dem
ocrats, 20 progressives.
The Vining theatre has secured
peggy with the famous star, Billie
Burke, for April 20 and 81. This
picture is one of the biggest attrac-
tons which has been released in
months and the metropolitan papers
have been full of it. Manager Berg
ner was fortunate in securing 1t for
Ashland, as usually pictures of such
drawing power do not get out of the
big cities for several months after
they are released. Ashland has the
picture ahead of any of the valley
cities.
The original Walking Jarboes, who
are on walk from Kansas City, Mo-,
to Kansas City, No, were in Ashland
Wednesday, the first hikers of the
season. They left Kansas City broke,
and are supposed to get back in the
same shape. If they do they will
win a purse of $4,000. They exist by
the sale of postcards, and so far have
not had to sleep out or miss any
meals. To date they have walked
1886 miles, and before they reach |
their terminal will have traversed, by
putting one foot in front Of the other,
over 10, 900 miles.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-13
Jackson County
Registration

The following is a complete list of
registrations, showing the number
registered in the various parties up
to week ending April s, 1916:
Republican-Male 1,699, female
964, total 2,60S.
Democrat S49, female 464,
total 1907.
Progressive-Male II, female 8,
total 20.
Prohibition-Male 20, female 67,
total SO.
socialist-Male 95, female 80, to-
tai 1870.
Miscellaneous-Male H. female
n, total 1874.
Totals-Male 2,74O, female 1,610,
total 1880.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-13
ashland Grows While Llthla Flows
City of Sunshine and Flowers
S0da-Lithia We'll
Ready For Pump

The soda-lithia, or Dodge, well has
been bored down to the original 131-
foot level, the casing drawn and the
well made ready for the pump. En-
gineer Phillips recommends that the
capacity of the pump be reduced to
approximately % gallons per minute
it now lifts about SO gallons-as
25 gallons he considers the safe
pumping capacity OF the well. This
will be accomplished by exchanging
the present six-inch cylinder for one
four and three-fourths inches in di-
ameter. Negotiations are now on for
the exchange, and as the pump manu-
facturers are located in New York
state it may be three or four weeks
before the new installation is COM
pleted.
The water appears all it was ex.
pected to be-good soda-lithia heav-
lily charged with gas. This water, the
commission thinks, will now be deliv-
cred in the park in fine condition.
This should allay all doubt, if there
has been any, as to the successful de-
livery of all the waters to the park in
the same condition as at the spring.
Reports have been received from
Corvallis on the lthia water, and it
is found by analyses to be the same
at the fountain as at the spring.
The lithia and sulphur waters are
being now delivered in the park con-
tinuously, and there should be no
serious intermissions in the future.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-13
ROseburg Will
Vote on Bonds Again

Undaunted by decision CT the SUI
preme court which declared 100000
bonds voted by the city Of Roseburg
to construct a railroad tapping the
rich Rock creek timber, illegal, the
city of Roseburg will submit another
somewhat similar bond proposition
to the vote of the people. The new
bond issue, if it carries, will be legal,
in the judgment of those who pre-
pared it. A 100000 sawmill project,
backed by eastern capital, will go in
if the railroad is constructed.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-13
Popular Prices for
Musical Comedy

Work on the musical comedy which
will be presented under the auspices
of the Commercial Club is progress
ing merriIy The cast are now prac-
tically letter perfect and are receiv-
ing the finishing polish under the
tuition OF Director George Watson.
The choruses are being selected and
preliminary work on the music start
ed. The comedy will be presented at
the Vining Theatre, and the present
indications point toward a full house.
Prices Will be 20 and 80 cents.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-13
Two New Teachers
Are Selected

Two of the four vacancies in the
teaching staff of the Ashland schools
have been filled. Miss Margaret An
derson of Central City, Colo, has
been elected teacher of music, sue
ceeding Miss Anna b, Harris. Miss
Grace Lilly of Portland will preside
over the destinies of the English de-
partment, which is under the direc-
ton of Miss Elfreida Merz this year.
Miss Lilly is at present connected
with the University of Oregon. The
new appointees will take up their
work at the beginning of the fall
term. Two positions are as yet un-
filled.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-13
Auto Stage Line
To Klamath Falls

C. D. Howard is resuming the auto
stage service between Ashland and
Klamath Falls and will make his first
trip next Monday, going by way Of
HOrnbrook and Ager. He will make
three trips a week at first and later
will put on two cars, one to leave
each city at $3.50 every morning.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-13
Train So Changes
Time April 20

Southern Pacific train No. SO will
run between Portland and San Fran
cisco on a changed schedule on and
after April 20. The train will leave
Portland at $50 a. m. and will ar
rive in Ashland at about II p. m.
instead of 3 a. m. as at present.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-13

Arrangements are now being made
to reopen operations of the sawmill
of the Grand Applegate Ditch Co. To-
Gated near Watkins at the terminus
of the canal of that company, nine
miles from the Blue Ledge mine.
The mill has a capacity of $500 feet
a day of one shift. 1t will cut the
lumber for the fumes and other
necessary improvements in the mines
and mining camps of that district.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-13
Only -Four More Days In Which
TO Register for the May Primaries

Only four more days in which to
register. If you have not already
registered, crank up the car, hitch
up the horse or strike out on foot
for the registrars office of your pre-
cinct. You may register up until the
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-13
Scenic Drive
Has Maple Trees

Residents of Scenic Drive have
planted seventy-five Oregon maple
trees in concerted effort to secure
uniform Identification of that beauti-
full residence street. The drive prop
form park rows. These good citizens
for mpark rows. These good citizens
are setting an example which no
doubt will be followed by the resi-
dents of other streets.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-13

Medford baseball enthusiasts have
started spring practice and expect to
put strong team in the field this
year. Ashland has much good base
ball material but owing to lack of
field where Sunday games may be
played, will probably not have a
team.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-13

evening Of next Tuesday, April IS.
You must register in order to vote
in the primaries which occur on
May 19
See map Of Ashland precincts and
places to register on second page.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-13
Died.

Thomas G. Cox passed away at
1890 a. m. Wednesday at his home
on East Main street. He was so
years, 1 month and 8 days of age.
lie lived with his daughter, Gertrude
Cox. The remains will be shipped
to Osseo, Wis, for burial.
The immediate survivors of Mr..
Cox of Klamath Falls, Miss Gertrude
Cox of this city, and another daugh-
ter whose home is in Canada.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-13

Easter April 23. We can have your
suit tailored for the great dress-up
day if you put your order in by Sat
urday, at Ores Tailor Shop. 1t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-13

James Vance, who is home from
the University of Oregon to spend
the spring vacation at Medford, was
a visitor in Ashland Monday.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-13

We are showing some handsome
woolens for your new spring suit at
SIS, $1S, $40 and $22 at Ores. 1t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-13

I. F. Brittson and family have
moved to Eagle Point.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-13

Phone Job orders to the Tidlngs.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-11-16
Small Screw Made Trouble.

A dipinutiye screw worked loose in
one of the big steel safes in the treas
ury department of Cincinnati recently
and dropped into the mechanism op-
Grating the combination. Thereafter
there was trouble says the Popular
Science Monthly Magazine. The screw
took its tumble on Thursday night
and 1t was not until the following
Tuesday that the safe was opened. On
Friday morning, when 800 persons
were standing in line waiting for S25,-
600 In pay envelopes reposing behind
16 inches of steel, the paymaster dis
covered that something was wrong.
He asked the people to wait until he
found a JimmySValentlne.
After several men who admitted
that they knew uncanny things about
opening safes were tested, the big
safe was just as obdurate as ever, and
the line of watchful waiting ones was
dismissed.
Friday night the safe was ordered
drilled open. crew of four men
worked from that time until Tuesday
morning before they undid the mis-
chief caused by that one little screw
when 1t dropped out of its allotted
Place. The additional work cost the
city S7j. besides the patience of 500
citizens.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-11-16
Smithsonian Institution.

The first great scientific institute ia
America. the Smithsonian institution
In Washington, was founded 20 years
ago. James Lewis Macle Smithson, who
beuueathed the funds for the founding
of the institution, was a natural sou
Of the third duke Of Northumberland.
He was distinguished scientist and
freethinking philosopher. and on his
death in 1920 left his fortune Of about
Sj9O,OOO TO his nephew with the pro-
yIsO that If his heir died without issue
the money was 20 go 20 the United
States government and 20 be used In
establishing am Institution for the in
crease and diffusion of knowledge.
His nephew died in 1885 without heirs,
and the property accordingly came into
possession of the government The in
suuuon was formally organized on
August S, 1916, and placed under the
control of % board of trustees, consist
ing of the president and vice president
of the United States. the cabinet mem
Jers, the chief justice OF the supreme
court, and other officials. The Smith
sonion institution has played an inn
p0rtant part i'm the scientific re-
searches of the last half century and
Its publications have added vastly to
human knowledge. The remains Of
James Smlthson, buried at Genoa, were
brought to America in 1904 and buried
on the Institutions grounds.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-11-16
WARNING TO BEER.pRlNKER.

The beer-drinker is much worse Off
than the whisky drlnker, who seems
to have more elasticity and reserve
power. He (the whisky dripker) will
even have delirium tremens; but after
the fit is gone you will sometimes find
good material to work upon. Good
management may bring him around all
right. But when a beer-drlnker gets
into trouble, it seems as if you have
to re-create the man before you can
do anything for him. / have talked
this for years, and have had abund-
ance of living and dead instances
around me to support my opinions
DR.. S. II. Burgen, Toledo, o.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-11-16
Endurance Of Marines.

In a test of endurance conducted by
Lieutenant Kingston of the United
States marines in Haiti to determine
the staying powers of his men, 11S
men, ranging in age from nineteen to
fifty-two, and carrying the regulation
field equipment, were given the test of
ascending steep mountain path, APP
proximately eight miles, within u two
hour limit.
Eighty-four men accomplished the
feat in the prescribed time, and of
those 20 per cent were veterans of
"A years and over The average age
of those who succeeded was twenty
nine years, while the percentage Of
tenderfoot recruits among the losers
reduced their average to twenty-four
years.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-11-16
curtlss Builds nzenp Chaser.

A Zeppelin destroyer has been test
ed at the -Curtiss Aeroplane company's
flying grounds In Buffalo. Reports of
its performance, remarks the Philadel-
phla Ledger, say it is the most remark
able machine ever built for pursuit
and airship chasing. Victor Carl
strom, the long distance record holder,
was the pilot and tested the aero
plane under all conditions, remaining
In the air for more than an hour and
landing with ease.
The aeroplane is a tractor triplane,
and was developed in answer to the
demand for an aeroplane which could
leave the ground, overtake and de-
stroy a raiding Zeppelin. The new
machine made a maximum speed OF
100 miles an hour and throttled down
until 1t made 40 miles an hour. The
chief feature of the new triplane model
is its ability to climb. At the trial 1T
ascended 10000 feet at the rate of
1000 feet minute.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-11-16
81 Have Suffered Deeply for Ny
Wicked Action"

silently. He could never forget never
cease 20 love this woman. lie kept
the wedding ring ga a little packet next
10 his heart. He went TO q friend in
the town and arranged that once a
month the little cottage he had worked
so hard TO possess and furnish should
be duated and aired and repainted once
q year.
Then. with O heavy heart Merrill
started out once more on his wander
ing role Of q travelling salesman. He
applied himself 20 it and made money.
One day. while seated ln q railway
station a haggard shGbhIIy dressed
woman eaed opposite 60 him came
over TO hin. Her face bore the traces
o. former beauty. her manner showed
a certain refinement
"You are Mr Alton Merrill" she
spoke. cam I r.-hts'
''That is my name" assented Mer-
pin.
81 saw you four years ago i'm Br0c-
Ron s1d remembered you. Mr.. Merrill.
because SC lies heavy on my conscience,
because you are too good a man TO go
through the world saddened by the
myStory OF the disappearance Of the
woman you loved, / am about to make
= confession ! was the cause of Miss
Estelle Harradeu leaving Brocton and
you"
your exclaimed Merrill, ncredu-
lously.
"At the behest Of another Bruce
Wyant. That other was the man who
sHore that you should never wed the
woman he coveted. He led me to
pose as one yor had already married
and deserted. He furnished me with
forged proofs to sustain the fiction.
] did my work because he claimed he
sought only revenge. because he prom
ised to make me his wife If l would.
He followed Miss Harraden, but she
Lynored him with scorn. He failed in
his promise TO me- He was killed In
3 quarrel In a gambling den and Z"
she uttered low p,ainuYe moan. 1
have suffered deeply for my wicked
action."
you have no idea where Estelle-
Miss Harraden went tor eagerly in
ouired Merrill.
"None," was the depressing reply.
you viii curse me. but had to re.
EeYe my mind" aud. despite his gem
tle words Of forgiveness, his proffers
Of money aid, the poor creature van
ished In the throng.
It was then that Merrill renewed
his quest for Estelle. lie advertised
in the papers, he even employed de-
fectiyes, but no trace was found Of
missing or hidden Estelle Harraden.
His grief was the more poignant, how
ever. now that he knew that a plot. a