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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-24
Grants Pass Man
Killed by Auto

Joseph R. Smith of Grants Pass, a
former well-known Chicago man and
who was well known throughout the
valley, was instantly killed Tuesday
night at 10 o'clock when his automo-
bile while running at high rate OF
speed turned turtle rounding a curve
on the Pacific Highway two miles
northwest of Central Point. James
T. White, who is manager of the gas
company of Grants Pass, and who
was in the car with Mr.. Smith, es-
capped without injury.
They were en- route from Grants
Pass to Medford when the accident
occurred. DR.. NJ. M. Dow of Central
Point was summoned at once, and he
notified Coroner Perl of Medford.
Mr.. Smiths shoulder was broken, his
skull was fractured, also number of
ribs, and he sustained other injuries.
The remains were brought to Medford
and will be there pending word from
Smiths relatives at Chicago.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-24
Class Of 1917 Get
Diplomas Tonight

The commencement exercises Of the
class of 1917 will be held this even
ing, beginning at o'clock, In the
Ashland Armory. Forty nine will re-
celve diplomas. State Superintendent
Churchill will deliver the commence
ment address. The program for the
evening follows:
March, "Shades Of Night" ......
............... Planquette
Chorus, "The Hiring Fair. ...
........ .Friedland and Franklin
Invocation. !. Rev. H. A. Carnahan
Glass Prophecy. ..... Ernest Abbott
Glass Sentiment, ..... .Leith Abbott
March, Forest Whispers" .Losey
Address-State supt, ]. a. Churchill
Presentation of Diplomas. .......
F. s. Engle, president School Board
Song, "Star spangled Banner. Smith
Audience.
Benediction. ...... Rev. G. s. Brett
Waltz, "The Charmers". Maitinsky
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-24
Memorial Day
Program Outlined

Memorial day this year will have a
new and solemn significance in view
of the war and the various observ-
ances of the day will be carried out
with a spirit never before manifested.
The G. A. R. and w. R. G. as usual
have charge of the plans for the day
and have announced the following
program: AT 8 q. m. on Wednesday,
May 80, the G. A. Il. and w. r. c..
will meet at the Plaza and, headed
by the Ashland band and Coast Artil-
lery company, and with the Red
Cross, Honor Guards, school children
and other bodies Of citizens represent
ed, will march to the waters Of Ash
land creek, where all honor will be
paid to the sailors and marines who
have gone on before. From there the
parade will march to Ashland ceme-
terry, where the usual appropriate pro
gram will be carried out.
, At $3.50 p. m. everyone will meet
at the armory and hear good speech
and worthwhile program. The after
noon program will begin with music,
prayer by Rev. Douglass, after which
Hon. c. NJ. Thomas of Medford will
make the address of the day, having
been chosen by the G., A. R. and W..
R. c. for this purpose. The program
will close with patriotic music.
The Red Cross members and all
other patriotic organizations, the
school children and the citizens gen.
orally are invited to participate in the
parade and other exercises.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-24
Comes Here For
Auto Camp Ideas

H. e. Burdette, landscape artist
Of Portland, who is laying out a park
at Walla Walla, was visitor in Ash
land Tuesday in order tc absorb the
ideas connected with the "original"
auto camp. Mr.. Burdette spent the
day in the park and proclaimed 1t to
be one of the finest natural parks he
had ever seen. He says he has some
what the same conditions to work
with in Walla Walla as regards nat
ural stream. but lacks the timber
which we have here. He admired es-
pecially the natural aspects Of the
park, stating that his hobby was util-
ization Of natural features rather
than formal planning of formal
grounds.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-24
Hosting Great
Arches Into Place

The dome over the stage of the new
Chautauqua auditorium is fast taking
shape, the skeleton of woodwork be-
ing in place. The first of the i'm
mense arched supports for the roof
was hoisted into place Wednesday, a
feat accomplished by means of great
poles. The scaffolding in the center
supports circular construction from
which the arches will extend down to
the walls on all sides. When the
arches are all up the scaffolding will
be removed, leaving the immense
auditorium without pillars to obstruct
the view. Crowds of interested spec
tators visit the building daily to
watch operations. When completed
the building, will be the largest in
Oregon without pillars or trusses.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-24
Senator Harry Lane
Died Last Night

United States Senator Harry Lane
died last night at San Francisco
hospital following a nervous disor-
ganization produced by a blood-clot
on the brain. The Oregon senator
was stricken while in Washington and
stopped in San Francisco while en-
route to his home in Oregon. He was
62 years of age and is survived by a
widow and two daughters. He was
the son of an Oregon pioneer and the
grandson Of the first territorial gov
ernor of Oregon, General Joseph
Lane. Prior to his election. as SEN
ator he held only one political posi-
tion, mayor of Portland for two
terms. Senator Lane was one OF the
central figures in the opposition to
the recent war measures in congress.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-24
Bankers Will
Meet Here Next

Local bankers attended the meet
ing of the fourth group Of the State
Bankers Association at Grants Pass
Tuesday and participated in the pro-
gram, President Mccoy of this city
giving the opening address and V. o.
N. Smith responding to a toast at an
elaborate banquet served at. the jose
phine hotel Ashland has been chos-
en- as the next meeting place. The
officers elected for next year were;
president, Frank G. Bramwell; vice.
president, v. H. Vawter; secretary
and treasurer, Sam H. Baker.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-24
Night Pageant
In Park PleaSeS

After numerous postpOnements on
account of bad weather, the pageant
staged by the girls of the Ashland
schools was held in Lithia park last
Tuesday evening and provided an
evening of enjoyment for good
sized crowd. An ideal setting was
provided on the vast level lawn Of the
upper Lithia park, with background
of shrubs and trees. A battery of
four immense searchlights flooded
the natural stage with light and
turned the ensemble features into a
glittering Kaleidoscope of swiftly
changing colors.
Under the direction of Miss Moffat
the girls of the school have been
drilling for months on the various
dances, drills and tableaux, and the
preparation of costumes has kept the
mothers as we'll as the daughters
busy for several weeks past. The
pageant was elaborately costumed
and perfectly executed in every detail.
The high school orchestra, under the
direction of Miss Anderson, provided
the music.
To pick out any single feature for
praise to the exclusion of the others
would be unfair in view of the uni
form excellence of all, but from a
point of artistic individual work the
solo dance of Miss Moffat and the
dance of Misses Querita Brown and
Mae Skeen were perhaps the most
appreciated.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-24
Voters Should See
Road Maps at Hotel

The Hotel Austin of this city has
received from the state highway COM
mission a may showing the various
road throughout the state that Will
be improved in event the s6'ooo'ooO
road bond bill is approved by the
voters at the special election of June
4. Persons interested in the suo1ect
of good roads will be able to obtain
a good idea of the scope of the road
construction contemplated IN the roao
bond bill If they will call at the hotel
and inspect the map which has been
posted for the information OF the
people.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-24
Barneburg Cattle
Bring Over $4,000

Over $4,000 for his herd of 45O
cattle was received recently by Henry
Barneburg, who has disposed Of his
cattle interests to D. w. Parker of
klamath county. This is one of the
largest Individual cattle deals of re-
cent years in this vicinity. Acquire
ment of interests in the Marshfield
country and the fact that the recent
hard winter has put high price on
cattle, which are needed by the cattle
men Of eastern Oregon to replace
those lost, added to the fact that
range is becoming hard to secure in
this valley, led Mr.. Barneburg to go
out of the cattle business.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-24
Referendum On
Rogue Fish Bill

The referendum has been Invoked
against the Rogue river fish bill, Pc
titions being filed Saturday against
that bill and the Willamette fish bill.
These are the only bills upon which
the referendum will be invoked, as
the time for filing petitions closed
Sunday, and these two were the only
ones with the required number of
names filed.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-24


Association will hold its first session
in the magnificent new auditorium
July 10 to 20 inclusive. Work on the
great building is being rushed and it
will be ready for the session. The
1917 attractions are all of the highest
class and will make the years session
the "best yet"
An array of Chautauqua talent has
been lined up for Ashland which will
provide varied program, every num-
ber of which is the best of it's kind on
the Chautauqua circuits today.
All of the classes held in former
years will be organized again with
additions in conformity with the poll
icy of the association to offer more
each year. The new building will
house over twice the number of spec
tators that ever crammed into the old
structure, and larger attendance from
valley points is anticipated as a result.
President Reed Of the association
gives us the following foretaste of the
years offerings. Announcement Of
exact dates of the various attractions
will be made later:
Lecturers.
Several lecturers of world fame are
included in the lineup for this year.
Dr.. Henry Smith Williams, designated
by McClure's Magazine as "the great
est living popularizer of science" is
a scientist and lecturer who has the
happy faculty Of presenting his inter-
esting lecture on Everyday Science"
with an intimacy, breadth Of appeal,
incisive force and brilliance which has
made him one Of the most sought af-
ter lecturers of the day.
DR.. A. E. Turner, formerly presi-
dent of Hastings College, Nebraska,
will lecture on community problems.
He is student of community life and
problems, with genial personality,
eloquence and experience which are
bound to appeal.
]. Whitcomb Brougher of Los An
geles is a Pacific coast clergyman who
has turned to the Chautauqua plat
form to carry new and well-worth-
hearing message to the people.
Montaville Flowers brings one of
the most thought-compelling lectures
of the age. Guarding the Golden
Gate" is a vital question, involving
American destiny, and is presented
by a master lecturer. At meeting
of the International Lyceum Associa-
ton in Chicago this lecture was CIV
en- and was pronounced "the most
perfectly constructed and vitality i'm
portant lecture on the American plat
FORM"
As juvenile Judge of Dayton, Ohio,
Judge Roland w. Baggott has earned
a place among half dozen conspicu-
ously great juvenile judges of Amer
lea. His lecture is replete with hu-
NOR and pathos, intensely dramatic,
and reflects his sympathetic under
standing of the problems Of wayward
boys and girls and his original meth
ods of dealing with them.
Lee Francis Lybarger is nationally
regarded as one of the country's pro-
foundest thinkers on political and in
dustrial problems, and has lecture
which every citizen should hear.
Music.
Turning to music, we find more
and better attractions of this kind
than ever BEFORE
James Goddard, who stands pro-
dominant among the international
celebrities on the concert and oper-
attic stage. Goddard Of t~ Vienna
grand opera, assisted by Robert Yale
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-24

BUSINESS Mems Notice To the Public.
All stores In Ashland will be closed
ALL of Decoration Day, May 80,
1917. Order your groceries, etc., on
the 29th. Unanimously voted at
regular meeting of the Ashland Bust-.
ness Mems Association.)
II H. H. ELHART, Sec.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-24

More than a million head of stock
grazed on the national forest ranges
in Oregon and Washington in 1916.
OF this number 9s6,741 were sheep
and goats, and 1889 cattle and
horses.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-24
Two More Recruits
Enlisted Here

Sergeant William A. Kinney, q. 8.
army recruiting officer, left for Klam-
ath Falls today. He enlisted Ray Hell.
man in the aviation branch and Alva
J. Lowman in the hospital corps.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-24

Franz Richison of Pilot Rock was
over Monday attending to business
matters in town.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-24

A large shipyard is to be built at
Columbia City, CAL, by California
parties. ...e
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-24
First Chautauqua In New
Building Offers Fine Talent

Smith, pianist, and Ruth Ray, violin
ist, presents in costume some of the
greatest operate roles.
The Smith-Spring- Holmes orches-
tral quintet is, composed of artists of
distinction who have been welded to-
gether into an ensemble of extraordi-
nary appeal and whose solo numbers
are equal to those of the most famous
soloists. In fact, every one of the
artists has been with some great
musical organization in that capac-
ity. A versatility of ability enables
numerous pleasing combinations of
musical instruments.
"Chimes of Normandie," comic
opera in three acts, is presented by
a company of twenty-four people
with their own orchestra. The COM
pany is elaborately costumed and
carries elegant scenery, but, best of
all, is composed of singers who are
all there with the goods" This is
the most pretentious offering of its
kind ever sent out on Chautauqua
circuit in the west, and Ashland is
fortunate in having an opportunity
to hear it.
The Musical Arts Quartet provides
the attraction without which a Chau-
tauqua program would be unfinished
to the average music lover, the male
quartet. This quartet presents pro-
gram full of life and color-snappy
from the word go-but at the same
time of highly finished musical ap-
peal.
The Davenny Festival Quintet
rounds out the musical end Of the
program with a program of operatic,
folk songs and popular selections,
including (who does not love it?) se-
lections from the Bohemian Girl.
They combine instrumental work
with the vocal offerings and are one
of the oldest and most sought-after
musical companies doing Chautauqua
work.
Special Features.
OF especial interest to the children
will be "The Wonderful Manikins," a
novelty featuer from Australia which
is bound to create an evening of fun.
And we will guarantee that the older
folks will enjoy it just as much as
the kids"
Elias Day will present speciality,
the exact nature of which has not
been ascertained.
A delightful Japanese fantasy,
"Along the Road to Toxic" will
transport the audience tc Japan in
cherry blossom time, where they will
meet a picturesque people, happy as
butterflies. The scenery for the act
was designed by famous Japanese
artist the costumes are of special i'm
portation, and the combination OF
Japanese music, folk lore and dances
provides the something new" which
makes life worth living.
An illustrated nature lecture by
Chauncey Hawkins is unlike anything
you have ever seen or heard. 1t is
a masterpiece of realism, crowded
with humor and fine touches OF
pathos. It brings you the lore of
the forest and the poetry of nature
in her wild solitudes. Mr. Hawkins
will carry you for an hour into the
great north and with him you will
see the life of the north woods.
Last but far from least is Annie
Therese Davault in "Polly of the Cir
Gus" Everyone can't help but love
her as presented through the medium
Of Miss Davault, who is one Of the
greatest readers Of the age.
Other good things will be an
nounced later
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-24

G. B. Iamkin was a California Wis
ftor one day this week.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-24

Phone news items to the TidinsA
The Detroit times., 1917-05-22
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME
Farmer Browns Boy Finds Reddy's Home.
........-=.. n..---...
BIZ THORNTON W. BURGESS.

While Reddy Fox and Mrs Reddy
wanted their home 10 b. kept a So
cret from everybody so tar as pos
sible this was chiefly because they
knew Just "a YOU and | know, that
the more people know a certain
thing the more will ind II out. and
they thought that in this way the
only ones they really feared would
find out their precious secret Who
were these Can't you guess? Why
they were Bowser the Hound and
the two-egged creatures called men
and boys. This was one reason that
Mrs. Reddy had chosen 10 make
their home way or there In the Old
Pasture. She had noticed that the
Old Pasture seldom had visitors.
Farmer Browns Boy drove the
COWS there every morning and
every night he let them out and
drove them home again 10 be
MIXED But always the cows were
waiting for him right al the bars.
so Il was very seldom he ever en-
tered the old Pasture
So ~ was a long time before any
body but Sammy Jay knew where
Reddy and Mrs Reddy were living.
Always when they went out 10 hunt
and when they returned Reddy and
Mrs. Reddy took the greatest pains
TO break their TRAN two or three
times 80 that II Bowser the Hount
or any one else with a nose for fol
lowing a trail should happen along
and start TO follow the trail OF
either Of them II would lead no.
where in particular II was lot OF
work 10 do this every time. but
they we're too shrewd and cunning
not to- II was a part OF the wis
The Detroit times., 1917-05-22

permission 10 depart from Germany
has been refused all travellers By
the refusal OF a passport 10 Hon
mann IL r. apparent the German
government Ia only credentaling
those whose pro-government lean.
ings II can depend upon. The Stock
holm conference is 20 De held in
June. Russian Socialists. realizing
the German domination OF the
peace conference" originally agi-
tated by Philip Scheidemann, Ger.
man majority Socialist leader. re
Gently issued a call for a Stockholm
conference of their own, which was
20 be fully representative OF Social
ists OF the world and which would
be free from suspicion OF any Ger
man faint
The Detroit times., 1917-05-22
THEATERS

ara puzzlinE 20 an audience. Tie
closes his act IN the role Or n tramp
iuFRier and ns such provides much
real wholesome run.
The Ponzlllo sisters are pair of
Italian girls whose singing 10
source N constant charm e. the audi.
snce Their voices are sWset and
we'll modulated. and show excellent
training Their selection OF numbers
shows them 20 be true artists.
RAY and Gordon Dooley, OF the
famed pooley family. run true 70
form Their antics. combined with
their singing and dancing numbers =.
are a source az great amusement 20
the audience They gain the most APP
plause Of anything on the bill.
A wonderful performer on the
xylophone Is Idhonati He ~ called
the "ragtime yyl0phonist" but tnat
doesn't prevent him from putting
across several classics In truly clhes
cal style He stopped the show
Monday afternoon.
Motor Boating u a piece full OF
comedy that gives four persons
chance 90 mae q lot OF fun. One mem
comedian The others are adept M
singing and dancing
Joseph Bennett and Edward Rich
ard The Dark Clouds" have novel
opening Then they make fun as
good blackfaces do. and dance 1T
Tie Valentine and Rel, the openers
have a trick bicycling act that brings
forth a few new twists. and the -Four
Iukens. who ara No. 2. perform rare
feats in casting one another about
from trapezes and horizontal bars
The Temple movie weekly shows
patriotic scenes in various parts Of
the country.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-22
BAR RADICALS
FROM FARLEY
Germany's Delegation to
Stockholm Strictly
Hand-Picked

AMSTERDAM. May 22-Al Ger
man socialists-except one-of both
majority and minority PAL ttes. whU,
have been designated BY their or
carnations as delegates to the
Stockholm peace conference. were
granted passports by the German
government today. The lone excep-
ton was Adolf Hoffman. Of the radi
cal Socialist group. II was snnounc-
ed that his application 70 leave Ger.
many had been refused because OF
Hoffman's recent connection with
the general strike agitation.
Granting OF permission 20 leave
Germany 10 these Socialist delegates
IL an extraordinary concession by
the government and strengthens
still more the conviction OF German
plotting in the pseudo Socialist
peace conference at Stockholm
Since the latter part az April AL
The Detroit times., 1917-05-22
One Woman S Story
nv CAROLYN BEEcHER.

come. and Mr. Drayton sent me in
to you"
More nowers?" / asked without
much interest People are very
kind TO me, Bring the box here
and let me see them.
had been wonderfully remem.
bered. My room resembled a flower
garden. so filled was II with frag-
rant blooms.
Martha brought the box 10 the
bed and cut the string. Then I lift.
cd out wonderful bouquet OF
orchids. with Harper Cartoons card
attached He had gone away the
very day ! was taken sick. and !
had not heard OF his return.
Aren't they beautiful" ex.
claimed. put them in vase Mar.
tina. and leave them where can
see them"
They sure r. lovely ma'am," Mar
tina enthused as she placed them
according 10 my directions. then left
me alone.
had kept the card in my hand
and as soon as the door closed
turned Il over and read the mes
sage written on the back There
were only few words written in
pencil.
u a. -
Illness The flowers are my mes
sage TO you They will at least re.
mind you OF one who will be anxious
until he sees you"
Sick as was the message graft.
fed me. II was a pleasure TO know
that he thought OF me so kindly.
Then | wondered idly what Robert
would say when he came in and saw
the flowers. Would he care?
wished that he would. that he loved
me 80 much that he would object
TO any attentions from others. And
again in my weakness few hot
tears rolled down my cheeks, but
] wiped them away Robert must
not see them He might ask me
their cause. and l. in my weakness
might let him see more Of my
heart than | wanted 10.
He came in quietly, thinking
might be asleep. bur when spoke
he drew up chair and taking a
book seated himself to read aloud
You don't notice my flowers" I
The Detroit times., 1917-05-22

did not allow myself, little book,
TO think OF what | had read In.
stead, quickly opened the other let
ter. II also had two enclosures. The
first was written rather formally
and said:
"Old Friend
III Margie hands you this letter |
know you will carry out tho instruc-
tons II contains.
Il want her TO have enough OF my
money. which has never made me
very happy. TO make her comforta-
BILE the rest OF her life. | need not
tell you. my closest friend. that
love her. You must have known
that when came TO you and asked
you to go to America TO cure her
terrible illness.
Because she, besides yourself. Is
the only person in all the world who
has any part In my affections. /
want TO feel that II I should die she
viii be not only out OF reach OF
want. but able 10 live In the modest
comfort to which she has been &C
customed.
ITO do this. II will be necessary
for you 10 give her outright that
block OF United States bonds total
ing s260.000. also want her TO
have anything OF mine that she
wishes on the yacht. any or all my
things in tn storage warehouses in
New York and London.
II think you had better have
everything brought 70 THE country
from London and put on the yacht
30 that she can make any selection
che thinks best II Il should happen
that she is abroad AZ the time OF my
death. and she sends YOU this by
registered mail. YOU can consider II
as binding as tho II we're given into
your hand BY hers
TOld friend. tried and true, ] want
YOU TO know that ! think MarEie the
best and truest woman have ever
known. She has made me change
my whole idea OF her sex Without
knowing her should have been "a
cynic and philandcr A. LONG as
shall live from this date. shall
thank fate for letting her come With
in my ken.