Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-09-06
DOWNPOUR FAILS.
DAMPEN ARDOR.
FOR LABOR DAY
CROWDS FLOCK TO CITY FOR
CELEBRATION AND DO NOT
MIND THE RAIN
PIERCE SPEAKS ON
DECENTRALIZATION

Labor and WoOdmen Chiefs Also De-
liver Addresses; Prizes for Parade
Awarded by Committee OF civic
Club Women; Dances Finish Day.
Editors note-Context of waiter NJ
Pierce's address given on page g.
Labor received its proper recog-
nit.o Monday, when 1t was com
memorated with an all-day program
and celebration at Lithia park. BUS
mess houses were closed during the
day. while from early in the morn
ing until in the afternoon, crowds
kept driving in and out of the CITY
A great many citizens OF Grants Pass
and Medford were present.
At 10 O'Clock the parade passed
down Main street, headed by Jesse
Winburn, as marshal of the day He
was followed by the daughters OF
DR.. and Mrs. F. G. Swedenburg, the
Misses Geneyieve and Eleanor. Be-
hind them came the Wocdman or
paniy tions and the Ashland band,
followt by the Ashland Elks. Rep
resenta YES of the local railroad un-
ions. greeted along the line OF march
by great applause, came next. Last
came the floats and other automo-
biles.
Speaking on DECENTRALIZATION
Walter NJ. Pierce of LaGrande, deliv-
cred the main address of the day, in
Lithia park Rain, which had been
on a vacation FOR the past few
months, returned to Ashland and
descended upon the crowd grouped
around the bandstand. Other speak
ers were Walter Nash, chairman OF
the machin!sts, from San Francisco,
and ]. G. Ttate, head auditor of the
Modern Woodmen, from Portland.
81 look upon the recent injunc-
ton granted to ATTORNEY General
Daugherty as evidence that the rail-
way executives realize that they are
defeated" declared Mr.. Nash, who
also said that he had been travelling
extensively, and that he found the
railroad systems everywhere were
slowly becoming paralyzed, day by
day. Mr.. Nash also stated that the
recent I. c. C. report that there are
at present $4,000 railroad locomo-
tives out of order, and $4,000 more
that were being run in poor me-
chanical condition, was underesti-
mated.
Mr.. Ttate spoke on fraternity in
general He told of the work of his
organization, and of the tuberculosis
hospital at Denver, which has about
300 patients, where about ~ per
cent were completely cured. The 70
year age limit for members was also
explained.
On account of the inclement wea-
ther the various outdoor events
scheduled for the afternoon were
dispensed with.
At the request of Mr.. Winburn, rs
civic club women acted as judges
for the prizes in the parade. Through
the courtesy of Mr.. and Mrs. Leach,
the balcony of the Hotey Ashland
was used by the ladies as review
ing stand.
The SIS prize for the organza-
ti0n having the best line of march
was awarded to the Ashland Elks,
while the $50 prize for the best
drilled lodge team went to the Mod
ern Woodmen. Three prizes of $25
each we're given to the railroad shop
men for having the bfst line of
march of any of the 1G shop crafts;
to the Ashland band, and to the
float "Justice." Credit for this
beautiful float was given to Mes
danes C. r. d. Jones, L. Hilty Roy
Gearhart and William Wallace, who
received much favorable comment
for their fine work.
During the noon hour. the park
was filled with family groups gath
cred for the picnic dinner. All of
the barbacued meat and coffee was
consumed.
In the afternoon several fast bouts
were staged at the Lyric theatre.
Dancing was greatly aided by the
downpour, which caused many to
seek shelter in the Bungalow. The
evening was spent with dancing at
the Bungalow and at the Armory.