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The Era-leader., 1919-09-11
Sawyers Wanted.

Wanted, hardwood log sawyers.
Pay Sl.50 per thousand.
Apply to
Richard ?. Baer & Co.,
Bogalusa, La.
The Era-leader., 1919-09-11
Seemed Incomplete.

A new baby had come to the home,
and the neighbors' little ones were al
lowed to come in to see him. A little
one looked him over generally, then
moved down to the bottom Of the long
dress and, quite puzzled, asked, "Ain'c
he dot his feet yet?'
The Era-leader., 1919-09-11
Real Bonanza Kings.

The "bonanza kings were James 5.
Flood, A. S. O'Bren, John W. Mackay,
and James C. Fair, four men of Irish
parentage who acquired vast fortunes
from the gold and silver mines on the
Pacific coast. They had various iml'
totors and successors who shared the
name, but these four men were the
"only original" bonanza kings.
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NOTICE..

!, the undersigned, con-
victed of shooting with
intent to kill, July rs,
1918, am applying for
pardon.
Richard Price.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-06
Soldiers Bill
Carried In City

In spite of the extreme Importance
of the majority of the measures be-
fore the people at the election Tues
day a very light vote was cast at all
the precincts in Ashland. or the ap-
proximate 1900 votes in the city,
only 354 ballots were cast. The sea-
son of the year with its accompany
ing rush of duties had much to do
with the failure of many to vote,
while with q number an indifference
or a failure to realize the Importance
of the measures to the interests of
the state was the reason for not ex-
pressing their wishes at the polls.
. The vote in Ashland was close on
every measure and the result showed
that four measures we're favored
while five were opposed. or the
former the irrigation, Roosevelt
highway, soldiers ana sailors educa-
tlon and market roads bills carried
in, the city by light majority. The
six per cent tax, hospital, bond
lieutenant governor
and bond bill were lost in the city by
o small majority.
Following is the vote from the
ombined preCinctg:
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-06
Wreck Caused BY
Mysterious Fire

The cause of the freight wreck
Tuesday which delayed traffic on
the Southern Pacific from the north
was due to the burning OF the little
bridge across Jump-off-Joe creek
nhar Merlin. II is not known how
the fire started and 1t was not dis
covered until the heavy freight COM
ing along about 2 o'clock in the
morning was fairly on the structure.
The train was making good time on
a down grade and Just before It
reached the bridge the engineer and
fireman jumped, escaping with a
few scratches The engine and four
cars passed over the burning bridge
in safety, but the next 13 cars went
down with the structure when 1t
gave way beneath the load, Seven
of the cars contained lumber and
four Of these added their load to the
flames
BY o'clock the Ashland wreck
ing crew was on the job and repairs
were made sufficient for the re-
sumption Of train service by eve
ming.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-06
Noted Speaker to
Tell War Stories

DR.. Charles T. Wheeler Of Chica-
go, special envoy to France and a
speaker of compelling power, will be
in Ashland Thursday, June IL, and
will give an address In the Elks
Temple that evening at s o'clock.
Dr.. Wheeler comes with thrilling
message straight from the front line
trenches He was all along the bat
tie front including Cantigny, Cha
teau Thisrry, Saint Mihiel, the Toul
and the Baccarat sectors, where he
spoke night after night to thousands
of doughboys with accompaniment Of
laundering cannons and exploding
shells.
DR.. Wheeler's lectures have been
unanimously acclaimed 'the great
est ever given" by the press of Chi
cago, st. Louis, Minneapolis, st.
Paul, Omaha, Denver, Seattle, Port
land and San Francisco. Hundreds
Of thousands have heard this noted
speaker. His story of the boys In
the trenches in France should be.
heard by every father and mother
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-06
NO WORD YET AS TO
AIRPLANE ARRIVAL.

Up to the present no word has
been sent the Commercial Club re-
lating to the arrival Of the airplanes
going from Mather Field to Portland
next week. The planes have been
scheduled to leave Sacramento June
s, and will undoubtedly reach this
section some time Monday. Whether
or not they will stop here on their
way north or wait until their return
Is matter of conjecture, but a strict
lookout Will no doubt be kept Mon
day to see the planes If they pass
over here on their way to Portland.
The Commercial Club will get the
marking T made and placed in the
landing field in readiness for the
flight.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-06
Outside Towns In
terested In Roundup

Reports from all neighboring
towns indicate lively interest in Ash
lands big show and celebration, and
indications coming to headquarters
are very gratifying to the committees
in charge Northern California and
klamath will be here 10000 strong,
and all southern Oregon will come
in droves.
This year above all previous ones
the people in general are in better
spirits and are craving excitement
and entertainment such as will be
furnished them in Ashland July g.,
and 8. The contract for the fire
works was let to Hits Fireworks Co.,
the same people who furnished them
last year, and this concern promises
to the people something new and
Thrilling in their line.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-06
Council Orders
Special Election

On account of the election, Tues
day, council adjourned after meet
ing until Wednesday evening, at
which time a special election was
ordered on two charter amendments.
The first of these relate to the re-
cent constitutional amendment gov
erning municipal elections and pro-
vfding- machinery for holding sucl
elections instead Of in December as
heretofore.
The second amendment provides
for the creation of a municipal court
to be presided over by either the
mayor or an appointee. This court
is to have Jurisdiction in the enforce
ment of city ordinances, and the city
council is to confirm the appoint
ment of the city judge and fix the
amount of his salary. This special
election will take place Friday, June
OF
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-06
Highway Making
Rapid Progress

While s. S. Schell and his crew
of workmen have not been engaged
in the actual work of laying paving
but little over month, according to
the Grants Pass Courier, they have
finished one and one-half miles Of
the highway between Grants Pass
and the Josephine county line to the
south.
Asked as to how the work was
progressing, Mr.. Schell said II do
not see how things could go any
better We expect to start on the
second CONTRADICTION the Josephine
county line to Gold Hill-sometime
this month"
Workmen have already begun
opening up two rock quarries for
the second stretch of pavement, one
at Rocky Point and tho other imme
diately this side Of Rogue River
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-06
Ashland Students
Get Scholarships

Scholarship awards have been is
sued this year from SONS of the
leading institutions OF learning in
the state, and two of these will fall
to members of this year's graduating
class OF the Ashland high school.
The Willamette University of Salem
has issued the scholarship of ono
years tuition, and this was awarded
to Miss Pauline McClintock, with
James Porter as alternative. Also
the Oregon Conference Colleges, con-
sisting of Albany College. McMinl-
vile College. Pacific College. Pacific
University and Philomath, College,
have issued a scholarship to any one
of these, which was awarded to Miss
Lilly Policy, with Miss Elva Burris
as alternate These awards were
made by board from the local
school faculty. and were made pub
lie at the commencement exercises
by Principal Swan Of the high
school Thursday evening.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-06
Forty-Nine Young People In
Graduation Class OF 1919

June, the month Of roses, is close
by associated with the great events
in the lives Of tho young people In
practically every community, and
this year youth and roses were won
derfully lntermingled in the display
at the Chautauqua building last eve
ming, when f0rty-nine young men and
women took their final leave of tho
familiar school life, and made their
initial bow to the world as finished
products Of the public school system.
On a stage literally banked with the
choicest roses and other blossoms
these young people participated In
the commencement exercises Of the
class Of 1919, and we're greeted by
large audience of friends and rela-
tives.
On the arrival OF the class on the
stage in a body the program of the
exercises commenced with music from
the high school band. followed by
a prayed by Rev C.. r. Koehler. The
high school glee club sang two charm
ing selections. and Prof J. G. Swan.
principal of the high school. made
several important and interesting
announcements, and introduced the
principal speaker Of the evening.
President j. II. Alderman OF the Ore
gon Normal school.
President Alderman not only con-
graduated the class on their achieve
ment, but paid a very fine compli.
ment to Ashland in presenting this
creditable class OF young men and
women to the world, as the result OF
its exceptionally good school facili-
ties. Twenty years ago, Mr. Acker-
man stated, there vera only five high
schools in the state, and one Of these
was in Ashland. He proceeded TO
give a bit of school history. in which
he revealed the efforts OF interested
Instructors who finally procured a
bill to he passed In the state legisla-
ture eighteen years ago granting
high schools In the state.
The speaker further outlined the
educational bin before congress which
will eliminate illitelacy and equalize
educational opportunities In every
state and every section of each state
He closed his very interesting and
practical address with n personal
talk to the class OF 1919, with whom
he left some earnest words of advice
touching upon their future careers
Following the address Mrs. Perry
Ashcraft sang, end Supt. Briscoe pre-
ssnted the diplomas to the class afte;
l'bidding an affectionate farewell to-
these young people whose leader he
had been for many years. The class
sentiment by Miss Lilly Pinion Policy
was given in which she outlined whac
Ashland had done for the class OF
1919 during the past four years, and
what the class promises to do for
Ashland. A benediction and music
by the band closed one OF the finest
and most successful graduation ex-
ercises from the Ashland high school,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-06
Miraculous Escape
In Auto Collision

Two automobiles came together in
a head-on collision last Tuesday eve
ming on the Pacific highway at
Phoenix with serious results to the
cars II not to the inmates. Two men
came out of the wreck with bad cuts
and bruises while all six people in
the two cars escaped frightful
death almost by a miracle. One of
the injured is Ray Dix of the White
Star garage of this city, who receiv-
ed severe scalp laceration and had
one leg badly hurt The other was a
man from Eagle Point.
The accident occurred in Phoenix
where the large Buick six owned and
driven by Ross Small coming at a
pretty good clip from Medford met a
Hup bug owned by AL Clements and
accompanied by Buster McClelldn,
both of Eagle Point. In an attempt
to escape a collision with the little
car Small swerved his car to one
side but failed to clear the bug and
the two cars struck squarely and
We're hurled against a building used
as the city hall in Phoenix. The two
men on the front seat of the Buick
were hNrled thru the windshfeld,
while the two men in the bug crawl
ed from under the wrecked cars and
escaped with only minor cuts and
bruises.
Both cars were left on the road
and the spectacle Of the Buick
astride the bug was viewed with
establishment by the passersby next
day, who were puzzled to account for
the fact that any one in the tele-
scoped cars escaped with their LIVES
The little car is a complete wreck
while the Buick is badly damaged.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-06
Three Communities Combine TO
Advertise Southern Oregon

Tuesday night one Of the most
important plans that has been de-
vised for putting Southern Oregon
on the map as a tourist country was
launched at meeting of the Com
mercial clubs of Grants Pass, Med
ford and Ashland, as represented by
a committee OF five from each of the
clubs.
The fifteen delegates met at the
Victory Cafe for a lunch at six thirty
and Immediately thereafter adjourn
ed to the directors room OF the Citi-
zens bank where, during a three
hour session. plans we're made to ad
vertise the tourist and scenic re-
sources of Southern Oregon jointly
the expense to be borne by the three
clubs on an equitable basis.
The organization was made under
the title, "The Southern Oregon AS
sociation" composed of the CONNER
cial bodies Of the three cities. The
organization will-be permanent as a
department Of each club.
The object is to develop and ad-
vertise Southern Oregon climate and
scenery. The first activity will be
proper literature setting forth the
advantages OF this section as to cli-
mats. healthfulness, scenic beauty
and the like with the object OF es-
tablishing Southern Oregon as a re-
sort for health and recreation seek
brs
1t was the feeling OF the commit
tee that climate. scenery and health
fulness was Southern Oregons big
asset and that when properly and
persistently presented to the world
would become more famous than
Southern California.
Plans were outlined for the cam.
paign. Each club will prepare what
II thinks would be the proper matter
to form the joint publicity and that
will be submitted to an expert to be
put into shape. Arrangements will
be made for nation wide distrlbu-
tion. The committee will meet again
on the evening OF June nth at Med
ford to present their drafts Of litera-
ture and further outline working
program.
Publicity will be BY no means the
only activity of the association. By
united effort. ii will attempt to get
from the state and the government
adequats finances 20 develop its
scenic roads, post roads, forest trails
and the like.
II is the biggest and best proposi-
tion that has been offered and II
properly pursued will result in es-
tablishing Southern Oregon as the
greatest health and recreation CEN
ter in the United States.
Mr.. Bramble. of Grants Pass, was
made chairman of the organization
and " o. N. Smith. of Ashland, sec
retary.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-06
PROGRAM OF BAND
CONCERT TONIGHT

The Ashland band will render the
following program at the open air
concert in Lithia Park this evening,
beginning at o'clock:
March-Colonel Minors.
Medley-Sweet Old Songc.
March-Yankiana.
Waltz-Autumn Reverie.
March-Crystal Springs.
Serenade-Land OF Dreams.
Intermezzo-Si Silver Star.
Star Spangled Banner.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-06
Grants Pass Plays
Ball Here Sunday

What promises to be the fastest
game OF the season will be staged at
Roundup Park Sunday afternoon be-
tween the Grants Pass and Ashland
base ball clubs.
The local lineup will be about the
same as with Dunsmuir, with the ex-
ception of Moody at first base, who
Is away on business. Harold r. Tre-
gilgas of the Ashland Natatorium,
and former University of Oregon star,
will hold down the initial beg.
The team has spent the past week
in fast and furious workouts and will
give the Grants Pass tcssers the game
of their lives.
A large crowd is coming from
Medford and the other valley towns
ana 1t is up TO Ashland 10 nave q
bunch of rooters on hand to break
even, This will probably be the last
game at home until the return games
are played at Grants Pass and Duns-
muir-then the Fourth Of July series
will be staged here with the best
clubs in this section of the coast
Ashland is dickering with several
fast college players and they will
probably be in the lineup before thu
month is over.
The admission for Sunday will be
25c and 35c. Game starts promptly
ct $780,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-06
GRADES LOWERED ON
DEAD INDIAN ROAD

Road Supervisor Jack True has a
crew Of man grading three miles of
road on the Dead Indian mountain.
This new stretch is near the summit
and will eliminate all the heavy
grades in that section. This road Is
extensively travelled by tourists thru
out the summer on account of scenic
possibilities, and the improved thoro-
fare will meet with popular approval
by automobilists going to Klamath
county over that route.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-06
Boy Scout Week
to be Observed

BY proclamation OF the President
of the United States the week OF
June TO IA has been designated as
Boy Scout Week. This honor is ac-
corded the Boy Scouts OF America.
both for the principle for which the
Scout movement stands, and espec-
tally foe, the great patriotic service
which the Scouts rendered during
the war. Thruout America, wher-
ever there is an organization this
week will be appropriately celebrat
led.
The local Scout authorities have
formed the following program:
Sunday evening, June s, both
troops are to meet at the Presby-
terian church for worship. The pas
tor will preach a sermon appropriate
TO the occasion.
On Tuesday afternoon at o'clock
all the scouts are to assemble at
the Plaza for an auto ride.
On Tuesday evening a banquet
will be given the Scouts by the citi-
lzens of Ashland The program al
the banquet will consist of the fol-
lowing short addresses:
THE True-blue Scout"-Rev. c. a.
Edwards.
What a Scoutmaster Expects
from a Scout"-Scoutmaster King.
What Scouting is doing for me-
Assistant Scout-master Edwin
Mowat.
What Scouts can do for the City
of Ashland Mayor Lamkin.
Short business SESSION.
On Wednesday afternoon at 400
o'clock the Scouts of Troop / will
give a free exhibition at the Plaza
On Wednesday evening there will
be popular meeting at the Chau-
tauqua building to which every par
eLt of Boy Scout, every parent
with a boy Of Scout age, and every
citizen interested in the welfare of
boys is urgently requested to be
present. The following program has
.bleen prepared:
Music, by band or individuals of
the band.
Reading of the Proclamation of
the President-Patrol Leader John
Hoyt.
Reading of Mr.. McAdoo's mes
sage-Patrol Leader Frederick
Kohhler.
/ Address by MIR. Rigg of the Y. NJ.
c. A., recently returned from over
seas on the subject, What Made a
Good Soldier Makes a Good Scout"
Music-Wood's Orchestra
Address, "ThIe Scout in History"
|-Scoutmaster C. F. Koehler.
Address, "The Aims and Benefits
of the Boy Scout Movement
Scoutmaster of Medford Troop
Business session.
Program closes with Scouts
Pledge and salute to the flag.
Mr. o. Winter having a special
commission from the Government
will preside at this meeting
I The services of the week will close
Sunday evening, when both troops
of the city will visit in body the
Baptist church for worship. The
pastor WILL preach an appropriate
sermon.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-06

S. McGilvray left Wednesday for
Condor, Ore, where he will join
Mrs McGilvray who had been spend
ing some time there After three
weeks visit they will return home.
A resolution was adopted at the
council meeting Wednesday night to
vacate the East Side addition to the
city, owned by the Carter Land COM
peny and F. H. Carter. This addi-
tion is east of Mountain avenue be-
low the railroad.
Ashland Trading Co. under new
management. 32tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-06
LOCAL CONTRACTOR ia-
BUILD CULvERTS

Frank Jordan has secured the con-
tract to erect the concrete culverts
ard bulkheads on the new highway
being made from Ashland to the Cali
fornia line. Three culverts and from
twenty to thirty bulkheads are to be
built, and Contractor Jordan has been
getting affairs we'll under way to
keep ahead of the grading on the
highway.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-06
CHARTER AMENDMENTS
TO BE VOTED UPON

A special election will be held Fri
day, June 27, between the hours OF
Q a. m, and G p. m, to provide for
two charter amendments-that gov
erning municipal elections and pro-
viding for the creation of a municipal
court to be presided over by either
a mayor or an appointee. Provisions
for this special election were ordered
at the last meeting of the council.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-06
Mrs. Lydia Simmons Smith

Mrs. Lydia Simmons Smith OF
Spokane, Wash, arrived in Ashland
this week from California where she
had been spending the past winter.
and will remain here for some time
visiting with friends. Mrs, Smith
was former resident Of Ashland
and left here twenty-four years ago.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-06
S. P. Engineer Dead
After Long Illness

Charles Edward Davis, a well
known and popular Southern Pacific
engineert died Thursday evening,
June 8, 1919, at his home on Second
street after a lingering illness, due
to hardening OF the arteries. Mr..
Davis had taken sick some time in
the winter and as his case did not
seem to yield to treatment he was
sent to the Southern Pacific hospital
in San Francisco and also other hos
pitals for special treatment. This,
however. proved unavailing, and he
was brought home May Z, where he
was cared for by his faithful wife
Death relieved his sufferings at $3.50
last evening.
Mr.. Davis was 5S years OF age, and
had been a railroad engineer for the
past forty years. He and his wife
had resided in Ashland for four
years and during that period both
had made many friends and intimate
acquaintalces.
Funeral services will be held from
the late residence, 1870 Second street,
Sunday, June s, at 2 o'clock, with
services conducted by Rev. w. N.
Ferris of the Baptist church, of which
the deceased was a member. Burial
will be made in Mountain View GENE
terry, where services by the Masonic
order and Brotherhood OF Railroad
Engineers will be conducted.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-06

The highest majority given any
measure in the city was to that Of
the soldiers and sailors educational
bill which carried almost two to one,
and showed the predominating spir-
1t of patriotism that has always pre-
vailed in this section.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-06

Mrs Kale Shepherd and little
daughter of Bend are visiting the
formers parents, DR. and Mrs. G. w.
Gregg
Fred Smith former resident OF
Ashland but who now is connected
with the Oregon Motor company of
Portland, was 4 guest of friends in
town this week Mr. Smith has
lately been released from military
service with the army of occupa-
tion in Germany.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-06

Ashland Trading Co. will be pleas
I'd to quote you prices on seasonable
groceries. 32tf
Klamath Falls-Several brick
buildings to be built here.