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Orr Historical BotW. 1 $0 THE YERR rfjO Strictly In Advance'. . J) CLASSIFIED ADS bring the yiMocui nu HUM retain for the io vestment.' Let your needs be know publicly and fill the want. .. t?e Ashland Tidings X VOL. XXXIX ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1914 NUMBER 40 Vote 312 X Yes and 316 X Yes, lor Solhern Oregon and Eastern Normals LAND S KLFjCTIOX POIiLIXG PliACKS. 4 S Polls Open at 8 O'clock. Q S West Central Precinct Mc S Cartby building, corner Granite S and North Main. - West Ashland Precinct Stone ? building next to Nims & Saun- 3 S ders. 8 S East Ashland Precinct 4th S street fire station. $ e East Central Precinct City $ hall. , 4 4 Ashland Boulevard Precinct $ Iowa and Boulevard.- 4 4 . $ 4 ! 4 S 1 'j S $ 1 V'.', " ' J--. VOTE for FKKDKKK'K HOLLIKTKK for Congress. He is a good vote for Southern Ore gon, especially for Ashland. Madden for - - Strict Ecopjmy The people of Jackson county will have presented to them an opportun ity on the 3rd of November which they do not want to overlook. . Frank H. Madden is a candidate for county commissioner, and if qualifications for the position are to be considered he should receive the unanimous vote of the county, and we predict ' that be would get it if he were as well known all over the county as he is by his Immediate friende and neigh bors. His training from, boyhood up has been along the best businoss lines. For years he was part owner and had uuder his managemeut one of the largest business concerns of Chicago. As a member of our county court he will be Invaluable to the people of Jackson county, for with his fine ' business training he combines great common sense. He is courageous, outspoken and honest and for every dollar of the people's money that is spent he will insist that a dollar in value is returned. Club Will Have Election Returns The Commercial Club has made contract with the Western Union for election returns hot off the wire on Tuesday night. The returns from the eastern states will commence coming about 6 o'clock. The rooms will be kept open all evening and everyone, whether members of the club or not, will be made welcome. Ladies are especially Invited, and for this reason gentlemen wishing to smoke will be requested to retire to the billiard room. The operetta Pauline is being rehearsed twice a week perfectly. It is ready for presentation now, but you must wait until November 9 at VinJng Theatre. ' . 45-3t KLHCTIOX OK OKKK'KKS t .:. . st and other Important business at 4 4 the' Commercial Club tonight. It Is the duty of every member to be present and take part In the selection of officers for the coming year. . ' 4 t :Do H0t waste Your Votes The issues in the" gubernatorial election tomorrow are of tremendous importance. Strict law enforcement and the Oregon system are at stake. As the date of election approaches polls, more or less carefully gathered, showUhat the fight is between Withy combe and Dr. C. J. Smith. - No other candidate has the least show. Either Dr. Smith or Withycombe will be the next governor of Oregon. Progressive government in this state is on trial for its life. The old political machine is behind Withy combe, tooth and nail, because he is opposed to the primary and stands for all of its old reactionary policies. No progressive vote no law enforce ment vote no vote that wants Ore gon dry in fact as well as in law, should be wasted by casting it for a hopeless candidate. The saloon forces will cast their ballots solidly for Withycombe. Dr. Smith will receive not a single saloon vote. ;; Every progressive, law-enforcement vote should go in the box for Dr. Smith. Do not waste your bal lot. The S. P. representative was in Medford and Ashland and other towns along the S. P. yesterdays-telling the employes that "they must vote for Chamberlain." Such is the power of the machine! . (Adv.) George H. Coffee Crosses the Divide i.. V" George H. Coffee died at his home on Oak street Sunday afternoon aH 4:15, after a sickness of three weeks, during which time he had not been out of his bed, A severe case of paralysis was .the ca'ues of the death. He was 63 years of age. . ! .Mr. Coffee has lived in this city for six years. He was born in Chi cago In 1851. In 1879 he was mar ried to Miss Emma Martin of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and the couple then made their home in Elgin, 111., the home' of Mr. Coffee. For about thirty-five years he wo'rked on the railroad there, later coming to Ash land with his family. He leaves, be sides his family who reside in Ash land, a brother in Elgin, 111. Mr. Coffee has become well known to many during his residence here, and his death is mourned greatly. The funeral will be held Wednesday af ternoon. Siskiyou Opens Thursday Next The new Pacific highway over the Siskiyous will be opened next Thurs day. The occasion will be celebrated by automobllists, if the weather per mits. A great number of cars will leave Medford at 9 o'clock Thursday morning, being joined here by others at 10 o'clock, and the trip will be made in grand prosession. It is a momentous event. It will mark an epoch In the Rogue River Valley. Every automobilist should make the trip. Take your lunch along. The occa sion will be one grand picnic festival. The company will take their lunches at a suitable point on the great Pa cific highway. Silversides Are Now Running Reports from Grants Pass state that a large run of silversides is now headed up river, and that many are being taken with the spoon. It Is a remarkable fact that, after nego tiating the Ament dam and that's some stunt the silversides proceed up the Rogue as large but ordinary steelhead, arriving for the winter spawning season. At Rogue river steelhead the fish are unmarketable by law; as silversides the market fishermen of Josephine county find the mprofltable and easy of disposal. All of which may have somewhat to do with the singular "rapid change" habitiof this splendid fish; Gold Hill News. M l I IIP I Country Before Party Robert M. LaFolIette Urges Inde pendent Action At no time in half a century has there been such urgent demand for fearless political independence. ", No man who cares for the welfare of his fellow men and for the future of the country can afford, at this time, to blindly fol low any party standard, regardless ot the character of the men nominated. Be he republican, or democrat, every voter should hold himself free to serve his country before his party, supporting the better man. We are now n somewhat of a transitional period. Two years may establish progressive control within the republican party. The progressive element in the democratic party may grow so strong that its legislation will not be tainted with compro mise to special interests. When either party or both parties are purged of the evil influence," then a man may follow the party standard with more confidence than now. But while we are In this developing stage, the highest call of service to one's country is ren dered in acting on all bad nominations with an entire freedom from the restraint which intense partisan feeling would impose. Such independent action by the membership of both political parties will teach a. needed lesson. It will serve as a lasting warn ing that the nomination of no man will be tolerated who is sus pected of reactionary motives. ROBERT M. LA FOLLETTE. . Culprit Uses .lean Methods Some culprit printed signs with-a lead pencil and posted them 'on tele phone posts in the east part of town, which read, "Vote for saloons," and wrote the name of Mayor Johnson beneath it. Of course, everybody knows Mayor Johnson knew nothing about it.' He stands solidly for state wide prohibition and is a candidate for the legislature on the prohibition ticket. The man who did that should be sent to jail., it is an attempt at character --assassination. Mr. John son' is justly Incensed and offers a reward of $25 for the. apprehension of the- man forgery. who perpetrated the . Drs. Sawyer ajid Kammerer wish to announce that Dr. Martin has tak en charge of their practice of oste opathy. Office, Pioneer building. Phone, 208. Hours, 9 to 5 and by appointment. 46-1 1 A baby daughter was born to Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Hamaker October 29 at Visalia, Cal. The old corrupt machine is trying to come back. "Oregon Is a menagerie of freaks and freak legislation," eald Clyde Fulton In Introducing Dr. Withycombe at the Withyconibe-McCamant meet in In Astoria. That was Mr. Fulton's way. of referring to what Dr. Withy combe calls "our new-fangled government." The atmosphere around the crowd running the Withycombe campaign is one of de rision for the Oregon system. They think the people need to be advised; that the people don't know enough to choose candidates, and that there ought to be an assembly. Dr. Withycombe Is himself an avowed advocate of as semblylsm. Every old reactionary warhorse Is lined up. solidly for him. They want the governorship. They are for Dr. Withycombe and Dr. Withycombe Is for them. They are running his campaign. The only chance to keep popular government secure for the next four years is to vole for C. J. Smith. No popular government vote should be wasted. Either Dr. Withycombe will be governor or C. J. Smith will be governor. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I VOTE Defeat the Dentistry Dill II you are vot ing for the welfare of our slate and people. . C F. TILTON, f ' YV. E. BLAKE, v - F. II. JOHNSON, Paid. Adv. Mr. Vi Free Demonstration ' On Election Day Miss Emma Jones of New York will be in Ashland on Monday and Tues day .November second and third, to demonstrate the merits ot Durkee's Salad Dressing at the Ashland Trad ing Company. She will fix up a nice assortment, of salads for samples and Invites the public tp come and taste. The proof of the salad will be in the eat it?! this time. A' nice receipt book will be given free with every bottle of salad dressing. The time, Novem ber second and electior day, Novem ber third. The place, Ashland Trad ing Company. Blend coffee Berved election day. Mrs. Simons , will continue the sale this week. Twenty per cent off. New shapes and fancy feathers Just received j The Elk's Quartet made a decided hit: with its Hallowe'en number at the Booth meeting Wednesday night. Altering and repairing done at Orres' shop. neatly tm ! 1 1 1 F. A. II ALL. Whose Undertaking Tf ast? The cry of "undertakers' trust"! raised in the local papers by Mr. Ussher, the republican candidate for coroner, is somewhat amusing in view of the fact that he Is the candi date of a Medford firm of undertak ers which financed his campaign in the primary and is now spending a solid month in the field trying to elect him hoping thereby to control the undertaking business of the coun ty so far as the coroner's office is concerned. i That the firms of Dodge & Sons of Ashland, the Medford Furniture and Hardware Company at Medford and Coroner Kellogg of Gold Hill consti tute an "undertakers' trust" Is a falsehood which was known to be such by Mr. Ussher when he caused It to be printed and circulated. The nearest thing to an undertaker trust In Jackson county Is the combination that is back or Mr. Ussher. It would be interesting to the vot ers of Jackson county to hear Mr. Ussher explain Just what the three- cornered relationship Is that exists between him, and the Medford under taking firm that is backing him so enthusiastically, and the office of coroner to which he seeks to be elect ed. The public would like to know just what It Is that a Medford under taking firm hopes to gain by picking out the manager of the Pacific Tele phone and Telegraph Company at Ashland and booming him .for" the office of coroner so strongly. We haven't seen, anything in the newspapers to the effect that Mr. Ussher'B company won't permit him to hold the Job of coroner yet Mr. Ussher hastens to assure the public, in his article in the local papers, that his company doesn't object to its managers ''engaging In "other call ings, ". Since Mr. Ussher has raised th!spoliit we presume to suggest that perhaps . he had In mind his com pany's ruling that its employes shall not "mix In politics." Evidently he had something on his mind that he wished to reassure the public about In advance. It does look reasonable that the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company might apply the rule against "mixing In politics" in Mr. Ussher's case. In case they did, it hardly looks possible that Mr. Ussher would give up his salary, as manager, for the few hundred dollars a year that the coroner makes. The com pany might allow its "managers to engage In other callings that did not Interfere with the run of their bus iness," but It is not Impossible that they might balk at having a' man ager off duty, for several days at a stretch every little- while, , to. .look after the duties of a coroner In the outlying districts. Perhaps, however, Mr. Ussher Is to be coroner merely In name and the Medford firm of undertakers are to be the coroner In fact. Perhaps he thinks the public has suspicioned W. H. Singler, Candidate for Sheriff The republican nominee for sher iff, now filling an unexpired term by appointment, has at all times .and does now Invite an investigation of his record by the voters mid .taxpay ers. The office under my administra tion has been conducted In the most economical manner consistent with efficient service, In every particular In tl'e interests of the taxpayers and the community at large. To Insure efficiency, I retained, at a personal financial loss, an expert accountant as chief deputy In the tax collecting department, at a salary considerably In excess of the allow ance for such position. Under the present laws an annual audit Is made of all the counties in the state, under the supervision and by the direction of the state Insur ance , commissioner and the State Board of 'Accountancy. This audit for my office has JuBt been complet ed, and I quote 'the following from the certified public accountant who made thia audlt: "Grants Pata, Ore., Oct. 27, 1914. "Mr. W. II. Singler. Sheriff Jackson County! Jacksonville, Ore. "Dear Sir: I report that In my rfuW '6Y fouf orflce Just made, I find that he is going to resign,-ft he gets the office, and let one of his Medford' backers be appointed coroner. At any rate there seems to be a doubt In Mr. Ussher's mind as to whether ha can hold the job or not hence ha hastens to reassure the public before it has even questioned hfin on the subject. The Medford Hrm that is putting time and effort, and very probably money, into Mr. Ussher's candidacy, is the firm that has had a corner on the undertaking business of Jackson county so far as the county poor are concerned during the last three ad ministrations. Unquestionably thitt firm would be pleased to add the cor oner's office to its establishment ' either through electing some friend who will hold the title aud let it run the business, or some friend who will resiirn unci let the i nnntv ciiiii t in. point one of its niembeni, ',, It is not impossible that Mr. Ussher sitspected the public of having something of this sort in mind when he reassured It on a point thut had not yet been raiseJ. The Idea of an "undertakers trust" was possibly generated in Mi Ussher's mind by his understanding with the Medford firm of undertakers who are back of his c andidacy.. Prob ably he surmised that the public: would smell a "combine" before long, and concluded to "beat them to it" by accusing the other fellowH. Messrs. Dodge & Sons are supporting Mr. Perl for coroner, It is true. So is uoroner and undertaker KeiiogB- oi itoia tun. i ney are cioing so De cease Mr. Perl is qualified, by pro fession and experience, to hold the Inh -whila M r ITuuhur lu tint - - (PAID ADVERTISEMENT) . 4 I. W.W.CaFOn Mayor Johnson A rrnwil nf uhnnt firtv 1 W W 'a called upon Mayor .Johnson Thurs day afternoon. They arrived in tho city on the noon freight and then came up to his Jewelry store; where they corraled the father of the city and asked him if there was Work ho could provide for which they could procure a little food and sustenance to keep them in a merry disposition. A. I.. .... ... . t ' t siuei a. vuiu Hiieuiii 10 gum worn in the city for them, and seeing that there was too large a bunch to set to work spading up the garden lot at the rear of his house, he told them that he hud at lust hit upon an idea, und'.lbut if they would remain at the portals of his shop he would let the Idea materialize. In a few momenta Chief of Police Porter and his wor thy assistants appeared on the scene and the chief gave his orders, "Dou ble file, lock step, freight yards, oa box cars, move on!" Ralston shoes at Tenders', efficiency shown In the correctness of records and the endeuvor to im prove and simplify the work of the office to meet Increased requirement and up-to-date methods. Talso find a close compliance with legul require ments of the office. "Very truly yours, J "K. M. WILSO.V. "Certified Public Accountant." If merit and conscientious cr formance of duty count for anything" In public service, I feel Justified in asking the loyal support of all voters at the polls. It has been my aim at all times to maintain a clean record In and out of office, and my cam paign has been conducted along tlto samo lines, open and above board, which I believe will appeal to alt fair-minded and thinking voters. Assuring you of my thorough' ap preciation for your favorable, consid eration, I am, ' Respectfully, W. H. SINGLER, ' Candidate for Sheriff. ; (Paid Adv.) 45.1t ' Make Rose Bros.' your head quarters for chicken - taiuales, hot drinks and fresh home-made candies. 43-tt I