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Ashland Grows While Uthla Flows" City of Sunshine and Flowers Ashland IDING Ashland, Oregon, Llthia Springs "The Carlsbad of America" VOL. XXXIX ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY,' APRIL 15, 1915 Jackson County to ' Get $50,000; Roads The Orecon state highway commis 'eion met at Salem Tuesday and ap portioned the highway fund for this year. Fifty -thousand dollars each were allotted to Jackson, Hood River and Columbia counties, while lesser amounts were given to Douglas, Clat sop, Josephine and Washington, mak ing a total of $220,000. State aid was given only to those' counties that had bonded themselves for road work. It would appear (that Jackson county will lose the $5,000 approprl ated last year and it is understood that this amount is to go to Jose phine county. The appropriation of - this fund will lead to a continuance of the work started last year. Wheth er or not any more hard surface work will be done this year will be decided later. Home Talent Show Scores Success Working Hard For Dead Indian Road NUMBER 93 Engineer Bell Arrives and Work On Springs Goes Forward The burlesque on.the Panama expo sition and vaudeville put on by the Ashland Dramatic Club Monday even ing was a grand success. A fair-sized crowd was in attendance and many compliments were heard for the ama teur vaudeville artists. The first part of the evening's en tertainment was a burlesque on the San Francisco exposition and was a scream from start to finish. Each and ever.y one of the participants was a circus in himself or herself and deserve Individual mention which lack of space prevents us from giving them. This skit was written by Miss Winifred Watson, a local girl, and re flects highly upon her ability as a writer. The characters in the order of their appearance were: Miss Min nie Jackson as Samanthy Allen, J. J. McNair as Josiar Allen, Miriam Gregg as Widow Armstrong, Herman Pu rucker as traveling salesman, Miss Armstrong, Ora Diebert and Elbert Greer, Margaret Dougherty and Billy Scott as Mr. and Mrs. Lonzo and the Lonzo children. Ashland visitors at the fair were: Mr. Rasor as B. R. Greer, Mr. Norris as C. F. Billings, and Victor Flint as Mayor Johnson. Andrew McCallen as the Ashland bachelor. The several booths were manned by artistic spielers and the first part was a rapid fire succession of humorous dialogue and stunts. Following the Frisco fair came a succession ' of clever and artistic stunts. Miss Florence Clark delight ed the audience with a violin solo which was encored. Miss Nellie Briggs won the hearts of her hearers with a reading, "The Littlest Rebel. Billy Briggs created a continuous up roar with his ludicrous sketch and monologue, "I've Got the Mumps." H. O. Purucker and Mrs. James McNair in a beautifully staged duet, "In Old Madr'd," were well appreci ated. The sunbonnet chorus of Ashland's beautiful young ladies was to most one of the most attractive numbers on the program. The chorus showed the effects of hard work both In the dancing and singing. They were called back for an encore. The mem bers of the chorus were: Misses Miriam Gregg, Nellie Briggs, Grace Milam, Blanche Salsbury, Bertha Borelle Jean Creekpaum, Mesdames J. McNair, R. J. Smith and D. D. Nor ris. . The costumes and effects used were especially catching. Miss Minnie Jackson presented the reading, "Scene in a Street Car," a humorous monologue which brought down the house. The flower chorus, composed of the same members as the first chorus, was a beautifully executed and sung fantasy. Miss Jean Creekpaum sang the solo part and with the back ground of flower-laden damsels made a pretty picture in the selection, "Fascinating Night." As a surprise number which was not olf the program, Miss Catherine Swem of Medford presented "The Shadow Dance," nh artistic dance with beautiful music and color ef fects. Miss Swem is an artist in this line and the opportunity of seeing her was highly appreciated by the assem blage. Miss Swem Is the daughter of Mr. Swem, the photographer, who was formerly located here. The grand finale, "Long Way From Tipperary," Introducing the entire cast and the locdl company of militiamen,-furnished a fitting finale to a most auspicious evening. The evening's entertainment was put on by the Ashland Dramatic Club for the benefit of the Young Ladles' H. G. Enders was m :n:amatn Falls last week as a member of the Com mercial Club committee which is boosting for, a new road" to Pelican Bay via the Dead Indian country. He says Klamath Falls people feel very kindly toward the proposition not only merchants who realize that such a road would bring our fruits In and take their grain out but by the sports men and autoists and others who look upon the road as contributing to the public pleasure. The Klamath Falls Herald says: "With a view to getting assistance hero for Jhe road the Ashland Com mercial Club proposes to have built over the Dead Indian route from Ash land to the Lake of the Woods and Pelican Bay, thus opening Crater Lake, Upper Klamath Lake and other scenic points In Klamath county to Ashland touristsT H. G. Enders, one of the committee in charge of the project, Is hero from Ashland. "According to Mr. Enders, Ashland people are subscribing from $25 to $100 each toward the construction of the road. Besides this, 'twenty-five or more men have volunteered to do I some work on the highway. What I Klamath county people will be will jing to do toward this project will be determined shortly. There is a pos sibility of help from the county court, as there is some money on hand from forest reserve, timber sale, which is to be used In road building in forest reserve territory within the county, and a portion of the Ashland-Klamath route Ij through government tim ber lands. "Besides the tourist advantages to both Ashland and Klamath, Mr. En ders points out possible commercial advantages. He believes that this route, which Is less than the Green Springs mountain road, can be used advantageously In marketing Jackson county fruit in Klamath county, and Klamath county- potatoes and grain Engineer Bel', of Smith, Emery & Co. arrived here from Saratoga, yes terday morning and has been going over the Ashland project with Mr Emery. He went into the Saratoga matter thoroughly with Mr. Anthony and found him very courteous and pains taking in showing him over the Sara toga development. Most of the million-dollar appropriation already made by the state of New York has been consumed in the purchase of land and boring for additional min eral water. Mr. Bell says he saw more mineral water here yesterday than Saratoga can produce in twenty years. The flow of our springs here far exceeds those of Saratoga both in mineral waters and gas. Mr. Boll will assist Mr. Emery on the work here until completed. He is a EiK'tialist in handling wateis, es pclaily of the carbon dioxide and aiKam. variety. Work ou the springs development will start tomorrow. Mr. Emery is again able to be about after ten days layup in the Sanitari um from sprains received from his fall on the stairs a week ago lust Saturday. Tagging SysU Proves a S In Jackson county Ladies' suit sale at EmJers". New Bishop Visits Ashland Church Appreciated By Vincent Astor Sunday even!ng Trinity Episcopal church of' Ashland was honored with a visit from the Right Rev. W. T. Sumner, recently consecrated Bishop of Oregon. The bishop, accompanied by Archdeacon Chambers, arrived on the evening train and conducted only the one service. The church was pack ed to Its capacity, chairs being placed in the aisle to accommodate late comers. A choir of twelve voices fur nished good music, special Easter numbers belnr: used. In his address the bishop 3howed himself to be a man of force who does not mince matters or hesitate to expres3 his con victions. He Is a man of very pleas ing persoiiality, congenial with all classes of people. Monday morning a parish gathering was held In the parish houee, at which the bishop spoke moro Informally. He outlined plans for the work in Ashland and. spoke of the possibility of a resident vicar. No definite promise was made for the Immediate future, but in all probability Trinity will have a vicar In the covrsa of a few months. At noon a delicious luncheon was served, shortly after which Bishop Sumner and Archdeacon Chambers left for Medford, where the afternoon and evening were spent with the members of St. Mark's parish. The ladies in charge of the city beautiful plans are busy all of the time and effects are beginning to show. Some big improvements are under way on the motor depot grounds. The work which the ladles have set out to do cannot be accom plished In a few weeks but will take a year before really big changes are apparent and still longer before the plans are carried out. In a recent communication to the Tidings in which Prof. H. G. Gilmore set forth the steps taken by Vincent Astor, the heir to John Jacob Astor's millions, to become a fullfiedged orchardist, and also to his many be nevolent acts to the poor of the crowded slums of New York city a copy of the Tidings was sent M. Astor and has, through his secretary, in voked the following appreciative ac knowledgment from the scion of Im mense possessions: "23 West 26th Stret, "New York, March 27, 1915. "Mr! H. G. Gilmore, 2 83 Scenic Drive, Ashland. "Dear Sir: I wish to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of March 17 which you addressed to Mr. Astor care the Rev. Sidney E. Ussher. Mr. Astor is not now in New York, but I wish to thank you in his behalf for both your letter and the Ashland Tid ings containing notices which I am sure will be much appreciated both by Mr. and Mrs. Astor. "Yours sincerely, "WM. A. DOBBYN, Secretary." It may, perhaps, be mentioned that Mr., and Mrs. Astor and party have just reached San Francisco from New York In their magnificent yacht, the Norma, passing through the Panama canal, and that they are being very much lionized whenever discovered in their ramblings through the exposi tion buildings and around the endless Etretches of enchanting scenery and floral embellishments. Steel Would Change Name of Park Superintendent Steel of the Crater Lake park has sent the following communication to Secretary Lane, suggesting that the discoverer of Crater Lake be commemorated by renaming Glacier peak in his honor as Hillman peak: "April 5, 1915. "The Secretary of the Interior, Wash ington, D. C. "Sir: It is with sincere regret that I have to Inform you of the death at Hope Villa, La., on March 19, 1915, of John W. Hillman, who on June 12, 1853, discovered Crater Lake. He was the leader of a party of twenty-two prospectors, of whom he was the first to see it. "Now, therefore, 1 recommend that the name Glacier peak, applied to one of the highest points on the western rim of the lake, be changed to Hill man peak, and in justification thereof will say, one of the most important mountains of the state of Washington is known as Glacier peak, as also in I the state of California, thus leading 'to unnecessary confusion, and at least ont of them should be changed. Such a clunge would also be a deserved ait'r. appropriate recognition of, the first white man who ever saw Crater Lake, and for whom some prominent point should be named. "Very sincerely, "WILL G. STEEL. "Superintendent." V 5 O 'o The tagging system by th .ti police in an effort to enfon & street ordinances in regard to .uto Ists is provign to be a decided suc cess 'and violations of the various regulations are much fewer in num ber as a result. When an auto violates one of the minor regulations and the patrolman cannot find the owner of the car a tag is fastened to the wheel stating the nature of the ordinance which has been violated and asking the of fender to call at the station. At the station he is given a copy of the auto ordinance and warned against fur ther violations. Ordinarily no fine is imposed for any of the minor viola tions, such as lights being out or cars on wrong side of the street, but upon a second violation of the ordi nance a fine is imposed. All car owners' who find tags on their cars Will Haul Gravel By Auto Trucks The county court has awarded the contract for hauling the buckshot gravel from MeAndrews Hill to Wil liam Holmes oi Griffin Creek, who will do the work by auto truck. Valley teamsters also bid on the job, but their figures were higher than those for auto trw.k so in the Interest of economy the noniraet was let as above. The county court can now deter mine with accuracy the exact coat of road construction. "Our policy," said Commissioner Frank Madden last niht, "will be to put all the main roads of the county in as good condition as possible in stead of spending everything on any one road. We have enough gravel In McAndrevs hill to cover the entire rou n ty. ",s W L should call at the station at the eiH-l-HlVlC llUpIOVcinCIlL icot iunnitiie nine. j puirOIUiei) Auto Smashes Rig Near Voorhies take the number of the car and fail ure to call will cause trouble for the owner. Some of the clauses which are vio lated oftenest are in regard to lights, stopping on the wrong side of the street or within twenty feet of a fire hydrant or plaza corners, tor leaving standing between Mill and Water streets for a period exceeding ten minutes, for lack of proper license number, and for leaving engine run ning while car is unoccupied. Speeding is not a minor offense and will be dealt with according to the law. Other provisions of the ordinance which are often violated prohibit bi cycle riders from hanging onto the rear of autos or motorcycles and from riding without at least one hand on the handlebars. A copy of the motor ordinance may be had from any police officer, and every automobile driver or bicycle rider in Ashland should secure a copy and read it carefully.. Such action will save a possible trip to the police station. John Kelly pumps ct Enders'. Careless and speedy driving on the Pacific highway Tuesday evening was the cause andvresult of an auto and rig accident. One of the autos of the AIco Taxi Company of Medford start ed to pass a rig on the highway near Voorhies and a large car coming from the opposite direction endeavored to go between the first mentioned car and rig. The driver was going at a high rate of speed, and misjudging his distance his fender caught the hub of the buggy and turned it com pletely over. By some chance both University Cast Presents Play Wanted One boy with a talent for amateur acting as a "supe" in "My Man and Lady." A chance for an Ashland youngster to be a real live actor for one night will come on Saturday, April 17, when a cast of ten from the Univers ity of Oregon will put on "My Man and Lady" under auspices of the senior class of the Ashland high school. The university students are to receive only their expenses, the class retaining the profits. The pro duction will be directed by Professor of the occupants of the rig escaped An hlbald F. Reddle, who is well Shoes. Yes, for men only. They are the real leather kind and made up In good sensible slfapes. Prices $3.50, $4, $4.50, $5. Mitchell & Whittle. Auxiliary. It was directed by Miss Bertha Calkins, who deserves much credit for the success which was scored. Miss Calkins was assisted by George Watson. Miss Swem coached the choruses In dancing and Mr. Nor ris assisted with the music. Fine mu slo was furnished by the theatre or chestra during the course of the evening. uninjured. The name of the driver of the big car is not known, but the police have the number of the car and an investigation Is being made. Wheels Spin With , Car Upside Down An auto belonging to Mr. Sanders of the greenhouse turned completely over while coming down the hill from Vista street Tuesday. Mr. Sanders was taking the short cut from Vista street to Beach avenue and got off the road. In trying to turn back the car turned turtle. The engine ran for several seconds at full speed and the wheels buzzed merrily. Mr. Sanders through a stroke of luck escaped un hurt beyond a few minor bruises. The car was bent up a little as to fenders and hood, but after being righted was taken to the garage on its own power. , This Is about the steenth auto accl detn in and around the city during the past fev months. No lives have been lost as yet. Tlinnkfl to Friend. . I wish, through the columns of thin paper, to thank my many friends who have so faithfully aided me In the recent contest. BESSIE HOMES. known In Ashland as a reader, and who was in charge of the university cast that last spring made such a good impression in Ashland with "lluck Finn." "My Man and Lady" Is the story of a gentleman burglar in New York, who with his force operates only In the homes of the wealthy, and whose regeneration is brought about by a complication of circumstances, In which a young woman and the bur glar's father, whose home he had de serted about twenty years before, are figures. The cast In this piny la considered superior to that of the ordinary trav eling troupes, embodying, as It does, the pick oi" the talent among the thousand students at the university.'' While It has been customary for the graduating class to put on a class piny, It was deemed advisable on ac count of this chance to secure a high class entertainment, and the fact that a class play calls for so much of the participants' time, to Invite the uni versity players here, and Ashland people should accord the production their patronage. AimtoB will run from downtown. Seats are on sale at Rose Brothers'. Reserved seats 35 cents. General ad mission 25 cents. Should Campaign Against Deadly Fly Ashland should start a thorough campaign against the fly Moreover, it should be instigated at once. The school children should be enlisted in the fly war, the housewives and citi zens. People must overcome the feel ing that flies are not so bad after all and should realize the enormous po tentiality for evil of which tiles nr capable. Having done this, the peo ple must be convinced that a flyless town is possible. Many persons do not really think flies are very naty. They fish them out of milk and gravy, but they eat the gravy and drink the milk. Con vince them that the fly Is deadly. Remember always the motto, "Co operative good "ii ill." You can ehnse the snmo fly all summer but you have to catch it only once. Better let It catch itself. Begin early; one pair in April may mean millions of files In July. A ftreut campaign r.gaiust the fly Is about to begin In Portland, with local organizations and health offi cials in ehargo mid the University of Oregon helping in an advisory way. School children are to make 4,000 fly trups und Innumerable fly nets. Sev eral upstate cities have asked for tiap models and advice. ClublMetjTuesday The Civic Improvement Club met. Tuesday afternoon at the library with a goodly number of members In at tendance. One hundred and twenty five ne" members have been added to the club since ihe last election of officers. Tho club is getting bigger every day and Is perfecting smoother executive systems, thus getting more work done with less effort. The bulb cxcha.i;;o reports that they have handled hundreds of plants and bulbs, so many in fact that they could not keep track of the exact numbers. A more thorough report will be made later concerning this de partment of the club's beautlficatioa work. The Auxiliary club report that the work of, installing lights and paper hanging has been donated and that work on their home (the C. B. Wat son residence) Is progressing finely. The ladies of the Auxiliary request that since trading stamps will not bo obtainable after a few weeks and as there will necessarily be a number of people who will be unable to fill their books, that all who have such un filled books turn them In at Provost's store and they will bo used In getting I furniture for t lie dull house. The Odd Fellows have voted tho free use of Jholr hall to the club five times drrlng the year for social pur poses. The Civic Club will hire a girl and put her In charge of the distribution of flowers to tourists at the depot this Kiinimei. The club I? getting behind the cam paign aiuiinst flies and have induced Mr. A. L. Lamb to nuild fly traps and sell them nt actual cost. These traps may lie had for 35 cents or (10 cents, coming in two sizes. Every one is urged to purchase nt least one nnd put It where It will do the most good. Considerable reluctance in fixing park rov.'s hr.s been evidenced by res idents of streets where there is no curbing put In. According to En gineer Walker it Is not necessary to wait for the Installation of curbing ns the ov.'ncr can either put in n board curbing or merely level It off nnd plant sod. One half dollar (50c) will buy a real good sun hat, made In Old Mex ico. Mitchell & Whittle. Hard Frost On Tuesday Night The frost Tuesday night and Wed nesday morning was one of the long est that the valley bus seen for sev eral years. Tho pots were lit in the majority of the orchurds In the lower valley about 1:30 and were used con tinually until 7 In tho morning. The cost of the smudging Is figured as a 1)0 ut $2,000. The damago done was slight, being confined only to those orchards that did not smudge. The lowest temperature registered was on the Holloway tract, 24 degrees. In the Ashland district little, harm was done by tho frost, as near as can be ascertained. Tho cherries have suffered worse than anything else so far. Much Band Talk But Little Action All members of the Ashlnnd band urged to be present nt the city hall tomorrow evening for band practice. Important business will be discussed. The matter o? a paid leader and an effective bund organization has been favorably received by everyone, but no organization seems anxious to take the Initiative In tho matter. The Idea of weekly afternoon band concerts Inlho park during the sum mer sounds attractive to everybody and sentiment Is unlversnlly In favor cf doing something for the band. We have It a combination shirt and union suit at $1.75. It Is es pecially fine for the warm days. Mitchell & Whittle. ' Henry Jennlng died In Portland last Wednesday night. He was ati old friend of J. P. Dodge of Ashland nnd was well known to ninny other here. Three years ago he bought tbo Albert Johnson orchard in west Ash lnnd ond has spent much time on It, shipping his peaches to Portland, where they attracted much attention In the windows of his big store. Telford Bros, will be In Ashland demonstrating Metz cars in a few days. lt Notice The Plata Market Is dellT erlng all orders. Phone 190.