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'. A CLEANER AND BETTER
'City Beautiful." Uelp the Women's
Civic Improvement Club in its worthy
work. 1
IDING
ASHLAND THE UEAUTIFUJU
depends largely niton the
Proiier encooragement should) be
stinted.
VOL. XXXVIII
ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1914
NUMBER SS
Sam Hill Plans
Diverting Tourists
TWO WOMEN ANSWER
CALL OF DEATH
Aa the Willamette Valley counties
have refused co-operation with Jack
Kon county in building the Pacific
Highway, and Hood River has re
fused co-operation with Multnomah,
Columbia and Clatsop in constructing
the Columbia Highway, Sam llitl,
fathpr of the good roads movement
in the northwest, has figured out a
plan for uniting the two road-build
ing sections and leaving' the unpro
gressive counties without the tourist
traffic.
"My plan is this," said Mr. Hill.
"When the, 1913 tourists come to
Jackson county over the Pacific High
way, send them to Crater Lake,
thence through central Oregon, over
good natural roads to Biggs, where
the state Is now building a fine
grade. From Biggs I have agreed to
operate a free ferry to Maryhill,
across the Columbia. Hero there is
a fine 'scenic highway to Stevenson.
Beteween Stevenson, on the Wash
ington Bide, and Cascade Locks, on
the Oregon side, Amos Benson has
agreed to build and operate another
free ferry, which will land the tour
ists on to the Columbia Highway.
Thus the tourists will see the most
r scenic parts of Oregon and be on good
roads all the time."
Mr. Hill is highly enthused over
the road activity in Jackson county,
visiting the scene of operations on
the Central Point road with Highway
Engineer Bowlby last Monday.
Granite City Savings Bank to
Become State Bank of Ashland
formalities can be complied with,
change its name to the State Uanli
Mrs. E. B. Cox was burled last
Friday in this city. She was a recent
arrival in Ashland from Grants Pass,
and her untimely taking off is deep
ly mourned. Her new born survives
to comfort the afflicted husband.
Mrs. Cox was in her nineteenth year
at the time of her death.
Mrs. Elizabeth Long died Saturday
anu ner oouy was uiiycn 'the bankin
Long Beach for burial, sue was uoin
in New York state seventy-two years
ago and has resided in the valley tor uunai uhiik. uuu win iuu uuu i
a number of years. - ' new location in a few days, in fact a
I B00n as p0SSii)ie after the U. S. Na
tional vacates. These quarters are
commodious, well located, having
been the location of the first bank
in the1 city, and been continuously
used for banking purposes ever since.
It is finely equipped, having a large
vault, with safe deposit boxes and
all up-to-date banking conveniences.
The Granite City Savings Bank,
since its organization, has made us
The Granite City Savings Bank its special feature the building up of
will, as soon as the necessary legal I 't8 savings department. In the future.
COLVIG CANDIDATE FOR
COUNTY TREASURER
Fred L. Colvig has announced his
candidacy for county treasurer, sub
ject to the voters in the republican
primary in May. Mr. Colvig needs
no introduction to Jackson county
voters. Ho is a native of Oregon and
the present recorder of this county.
His public, service during the past is
of Ashland. This bank has purchased j.tne bank, under its new name, will i l,nilL',oul appeal be is making for
p. liimklnir house, fixtures and ihocnm,. on flrtiv- ,.nmn,.tilr,r fn,. mm. h,lll ,nlsl1"11 With the public funds
while this department will be con
Itinued and given the same care, at-
i tention and consideration as before,
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Preliminary Survey
Line Completed
Engineers from Smitb, Emery &
Co. finished the preliminary surveys
for the new mineral springs project
Saturday night. They returned to
San Francisco yesterday. This data
will be compiled within the next thir
ty days and the estimates of cost as
certained. In the meantime the
metal tests, which are under way to
ascertain the kinds of pines required,
to successfully carry the1 water, will
be finished. So by May 1, or before,
the estimates, etc., will (be at hand
and the amount of bonds known.
After that it will take sixty days
more to submit the Issue to a vote.
The engineers reported that it
would be impossible to approximate
the cost before the kinds of pipes are
determined, as the cost would enter
so largely into the transaction.
The complete analysis of the waters
will be at hand within a week and
will be printed In the papers for the
information of the public.
Citizens will start tomorrow secur
ing right of way contracts for the
pipe lines.
Prosperity Sure
Says Pres. Sproule
Declaring, with the promise of
abundant crtps, the Pacific coast
states should forge ahead and help
to get prosperity started once more,
President William Sproule of the
Southern Pacific company has re
turned from New York as optimistic
as ever In regard to conditions in gen
eral. Mr. Sproule's visit to New York
was of no particular significance, it
being a part of the natural routine of
his work to be in the east at least
twice a year.
"Preparations for the suit to
separate the Southern Pacific," said
Sproule, "are being bandied here, rec
ognizing the suit is not merely a ques
tion for the railroad company, but
one that touches to a very important
degree the material prosperity of the
Pacific coast states. We have a
strong desire to co-operate fully with
authorities who have shown so keen
an interest in the suit and a desire
to co-operate with the company.
"As for travel, this year It Is dull
because people everywhere are saving
up to come to California next year
for the exposition. Travel through
out the east is dull, too."
He was
ni-PHtiiiH of its. lnrntlmi nn,1 it f i,. 1 -"""' ' "i.i.v Hinihwm iiui.ua uuu
I
new home will without a doubt con
tinue to be a factor in the financial
field of Ashland.
The Granite City Savings Hank,
ever since its organization, has been
under the direct management of G.
G. Eubanks, cashier, who will guide
the idestinies of the new bank. He
has proven the right man in the right
place and has the confidence of the
entire community.
making the acquaintance of our residents.
Sustains Validity of
Grants Pass Bonds
Drilling For
v Artesian Soda
The development committee are
now drilling for artesian soda water
at a point about six miles east of
Ashland where the water experts In
dicated as the best chance. The well
Is now 105 feet down. At a depth of
102 feet a strong flow of soda and
Oregon Wheat
Yield a Bumper
The states of Oregon, Washington
and Idaho will produce a bumper crop
jof wheat this year, and unless all
signs fail, the yield will be a record-
breaker. Experienced grain men pre
dict an outturn of at least 70,000,000
bushels, of this cereal in the Pacific
northwest.
These views are based on the re
markably fine condition of the winter
wheat crop in the three states. From
the date of planting to the present
time, all conditions of climate, soli
and moisture have been ideal. From
every point in the northwest comes
an uniform report of perfect growing
weather and fine stand.
The increase in acreage has been
more extensive than expected, averag
j ing perhaps close to 10 per cent
throughout the entire territory.
The northwest last year turned off
a wheat crop of about 56,000,000
bushels. The record yield heretofore
bas been 65,000,000 bushels.
This year the three states will come
up to this latter figure and without
doubt will exceed it.
Spring wheat sowing is now almost
completed in all sections, and general
conditions could not be better for this
operation. Prospects for barley, oats,
The test caRe involving the legality
of the $200,000 bond issue of the city
G. S. Butler is of Grants Pass for the building of the
president and O. Winter vlce-presl- j municipal unit of the railroad to Wil
dent of the institution. j dervillo was argued before Judge Cal-
. ..... - L kins of the circuit court and a de-
-j , j cision was rendered by the Judge sup-
NO Idea 01 COSt l Porting the validity of the issue.
The complaint made an attack
Yet Ascertained
upon the constitutionality of the
issue, contending that the city could
not issue bonds for the construction
It is said to have been commonly :nr a rniiivv m,ti,io th limita f ho
municipal corporation
Appeal will at on be taken to the
state supreme court, which it will
rumored that the springs develop
ment committee has given an esti
mate of cost on piping in the pro
posed springs at $200,000. This is ! reach early this week. As matters of
an error. The development commit
tee has made no suggestion as to the
cost of the enterprise. . In the first
such public Importance as this are
usually given right of way in that
body, it is expected that a decision
O'Gara Succeeded
by Aggie Man
Members of the fruitgrowers' com
mittee appointed by the muss- meet
ing two weeks ago, of which F. II.
Madden is chairman, met vitt Presi
dent Kerr and Dean Corbaley of tli?
Oregon Agricultural College Tfiurs-
dny aiternoon ana discussed tin; mat
ter of naming a pathologist to suc
ceed Prof. P. J. O'Uara.
Though no definite decision was
reached, the proposition of the statu
college was taken under advisement,
and will probably be accepted, beiri'
as follows:' If the county will pay
$2,000 the college will pay the re
mainder of the pathologist's salary,
and approve the appointment of Path
ologist Ballard, who was recommend
ed by Prof. O'Gara, the college to m
given the right to use experimental
data, etc.
Pathologist Ballard, with Prof.
O'Gara, is considered oue of the gxnr.
authorities on blight and other frn;'r.
conditions, and is at present connect
ed with the department of agricul
ture. He took Prof. O'Gara's ptaco
In the department. He also discov
ered a spray solution that has been
highly effective In, the eradication of
blight. He is at present at Watsou
ville, Cal., and is highly recommend
ed. The final decision of the commit
tee will be reached and announced
this week. The county court will
meet and take action at an early dat.'.
within two or three weeks.
place no approximate guess of the ;,,an be obtained from the higher court
cost could b made until the kind of
pipes necessary to carry the waters
is ascertained. That will not bo
known until the analysis is complet
ed. The chemists are now subjecting
M. W. A., Attention.
Every member of Mahogany Camp,
63 C3, is expected to attend the
the waters to metal tests and will be , funenu services of Neighbor Thomp-
ready to report on the kind of pipes 801, at stock's undertaking parlors
to be used in a few days. In theUuclilaj. at o p. ni.
meantime the committee do not know . w a SCHWIMLEY V C
whether the work will cost two thou- j H G HEDBERG, Clerk of Camp.
sand dollars or two hundred thousand i
dollars.
' As fast as authentic reports from
Lthfj.'jhemlsts are received they will be
made public through the paperH, as
well as the estimates of the engineers.
It is hoped no more discouraging ru
mors will be circulated.
The committee are using every
The Mineral Springs
Contracts
Many persons have asked the coni
mit'.ea the terms of the contracts for
tha mineral springs.
The hot sulphur spring located oit
the Berkley place, just across the
railroad at tho cast end of the Boule
vard, was acquired by purchase. The
prlco raid was $250. The spring;
Special Train
Of Oil Received
gas was encountered and the water or&t,e and fruitg ot all kind3 are en
rose to within ten feet of the surface. .,, OBti(.ra.r.I.v
The water has been sent for analysis. '
The well is located near the line sep
arating the Dodge and Tucker places.
The experts think an artesian flow
is likely to be obtained at a depth of
from 175 to 200 feet. The drilling is
getting very hard and the committee
is undecided whether they will drill
deeper, as the present well indicates
a heavy flow of splendid soda.
Market Day Sales
Would Get Trade
means they can think of to protect j refUKe.
Cleanup day was generally ob
served today and Ashland is now al
most in the spotless city class. The
city street department had several j
wagons busy all day carrying off
the interest of the city, and when the
cost is ascertained no doubt it will
be found satisfactory.
The Medford Fruit Association re
ceived a special train of seven cars
of oil last Friday morning at 2
o'clock. The growers were afraid of
frost and wired for a special train.
The cold spell took them unawares
and they were afraid of losing their
entire fruit crop. The train left San
Francisco at 5 o'clock Thursday even
ing, arrived in Ashland, at 1:30,
stayed here three and a half minutes,
unloaded a car at Vorhies and arrived
at Medford at 2 o'clock. This was"
exceeding the regular Shasta limited")
time from San Francisco. The
Southern Pacific showed its perfect
organization In the way In which the
train was handled. While It was not
so cold Friday night, if it had turned
cold to a dangerous degree the fruit
growers would have been prepared to
save their crop.
Notice to Odd Fellows.
Ashland Lodge, No. 45, I. O. O. F.,
will confer the iniatory degree upon
a class of candidates Thursday even
ing, April 2, 1914. All members and
visiting brothers requested to attend.
WM. A. FLACKUS, N. G.
B. R. STEVENS, Sec'y.
Notice To
Water Users
Notice Is hereby given to all water
Hsers on the high pipe lin4 that the
water will hate to be turned off from
the upper mains Monday bight, and
you are hereby notified to store
enough water to last two days In
case of delay In repairing Said pipe
line. Please tclL-wur neighbors.
It E. R. HOSLBR, Stipt.
PANGOLINS OF AFRICA. "
Curious Anteaters That Train With
tha Owl and Bats.
II- Is perhaps just as well to know
what a pangolin is. 'although oue Is not
llkelv to uieet It outside of Africa or
the London zoological gardens. The
latter establishment hs one of these
rare mammals and Is very proud of
it. This specimen Is of the particular
ly rare variety with Hie rather luele-
tut dveu unfile f "while bellleu,
The secretary of the Commercial
Club has a letter from a man in Port
land who has bad considerable ex
perience in putting on market day
sales in Kansas and Oklahoma and
is inquiring about the possibility of
putting one on here. At these sales
livestock, implements, buggies, etc.,
are brought In and sold at a stated
time and place and the owners pay a
commission for the auctioneer and
advertising. They are very success
ful in the middle west.
If you are interested in the propo
sition drop in and see the secretary
of the club.
Mayor Johnson and Commissioner
Fraley were highly elated by the ac
tivity with which citizens generally
l assisted in this work. However, there
Make It "Ashland the Beautiful." iwero a f(w negligent ones and Chief
i Porter and his assistants will follow
ClPPfic Trt fl : up and see that these do not over-
9CCUO IU UU j look their premises.
Utr Divral Dncf ! Tlle tity offic'ialrt arfi anxio,ls t0
Dj rdlVCl UOL i make Ashland beautiful, not only In
, nnme but In fact, and in this ambi-
.,.,, , ., ,. tion have the hearty support of the
ithln less than a month alter the I , , . '
allied organizations throughout thei-""- ""-"- ""-
northwest started a campaign for an
AUTO CRASHED IXTO
EElKiUKOX STORE
extension of parcel post provisions, j
the postmaster general has tssued an
order that in future seeds, bulbs, cut
tings, roots, scions and plants, in
packages exceeding four ounces In
weight, will be subject to parcel post
zonal rates. In packages weighing
four ounces or less a flat rate of one
cent per ounce will apply.
ASHLAND SPOTLESS
CITY IVY CLEANUP f'ows Bixty gallons per minute and ia
90 degrees hot at bedrock.
There was no money consideration
paid for any other spring, each one
being a conet for the present own
er to have a perpetual surplus water
right, the city to use it exclusively
for public drinking purposes.
Under the contracts the springs ar
for the benefit of the city, witb it
provision that if tho city fails to carry
out its contract to pipe the water
within ono year the contracts are void
and the springs, together with all de
velopment made by the comiinttee.
revert to the present owners of tho
land upon which the springs are lo
cated. The contracts were made strictly
for the city ot Ashland. Private per
sons cannot hold the water by piping
it In, or otherwise.
SPRINGS DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE
FROST WARMXCitf
BY LOCAL PHONES
RAINFALL SUNDAY
Weather Reporter Louis Dodge has ;f lfViiO Tlnfrpr
in t lt;u (iini.i u iiviiin aiwiaa !(- i
ton that frost warnings for orchard
Ists In this district may be hud b i
calling central at the telephone of-;
fice. Arrangements have been mnde J Aft,.r (.nleri examination of the
by the government weather forecast-1 ut hia water field about the old and
er whereby those who care to call thetnow llthiu sl inKH the mineral water
In Large Volume
telephone office each evening may I
An auto, probably attracted by the
Inducements offered by low prices of
Ferguson's Bargain Store, crashed
through the big plate glass window
The. pangolin Is a sort of antenter, i Sunday morning. The car, belonging
whose bodv is covered with scales. Al
though It Is a mammal, a strsnger ssk-
ed to mnke Hiroffbsnd dingnosls would
certainly call it a lizard.
The white licllied pnugolin trains
with, the owl and huts and sleeps dur
ing the daytime. When sleeping it Is
rolled up Into an object about the size
of n large croquet hall, and In this po
sition owing to lis plating o? pointed
scales, is slKMit a easy to attack or
handle as a hedgehog. The sharp
IHilnted scales give It somewhat the
appearance ef an "'animated fir cone."
Its natural food appear to, be white
ants, but In cHptlvlty It thrives on
chopped row meat and egg. It is r
horenl and a wonderful cllmlier with
its cluwed feet nnd prehensile tall.
' It seem to have no value' to the hu
man race except u o curiosity, al
though perhaps the unlives' in Africa
eat It us tbe.v do most everything else
that by eny stretch of the imagination
can be called edible worms. atiU.
lizards, snakes, etc.. ad nauseam.' New
York Post ;' ,
The First National Bank and the
United States National Bank will
elose at 1 o'clock on Tuesday, March
31. as a convenience In.. connection I : Bound common aense wl.hout eb
vlth consolidation and mowing.: qoenoe la brttef tbnn folly witb Out
.' -..;:. 8Mt "l toff of tanguast.- : .
to Mrs. Carlton,' was driven by her
son, and had been left standing in
front of the Oregon hotel. As the
brake did not hold on the Incline, the
car -followed its natural bent and
started down the hill. The damage
was slight except to the glass.
Weather Reporter Louis Dodge re
ports 0.64 inch rainfall for Saturday
night and Sunday, and predictions for
a continuation for several days. This I
is the second rain of tho month, to
taling less than an Inch in all.
Rain fell generally over t'ic vuley
and predictions are for more mois
ture, which will be welcome news to
the farmers and fruit growers, for
the fields and orchards are dry to
WAS (MM INCH J roroivo warnings throughout the
night when frosts are expected. By
this method tho fruit growers may bo
resulted more readily and better pro
tection given.
CIGAR BOXES.
Thara Is a Tramandoua Trada In Thaea
Cdar Wood Racaptaclta.
Cigar boxes niv a negligible quantity
to the nverugo smoker who stands be
fore u Ui silly dressed showcase and
B. V, JOXE8 IS
FRIEND OF ASHLAND
B. F. Jones, candidate for congress
In this district, "was In the city Fri
day renewing old acquaintances. Mr.
Jones was a member of the legisla
ture1 during the fight for the reten
tion of teh normal school and made
many friends In Ashland by his stand.
He is making an active campaign,
and while his district is exeremely
difficult to cover, he la making a fly
ing trip In an effort to get around
before thftuMay, primaries.
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The eountry clubs will soon open
for the 'pOTpofte ..of , holding tango
dances weekly , through tha summer.
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the point of dustiness. It has been j cent straight- or a "three
the driest March In six yenrs, and
there Is a rainfall 'deficiency since
last September.-. OltfreHldonts are Is
suing warnings of a wet April, full
of drenching showers. .
NEW WATER PIPES
BEING CONNECTED
Water Commissioner Earl Hosier
hail a large force of men at work on
the now pipe connections and Is "pro
gressing fine. The water was shut
off In certain portions of the city last
week, and as the connections needed
overhauling it will be necessary to
shut the water off again tonight and
Tuesday.
When this connection Is completed
the Increased facilities will greatly
benefit water users.
- Phone No. I when- In need of Job
pllntlig. Work? and prlcei ife rfght.
for a quarter." Few of ercn the most
inveterate smokcra ever stop to think
of the number of these boxes used la
the United States during a year, or
from where they come.
Thirty millions is the total number
of boxes supplied to clgur manufactur
ers In the United Suites. Many mil
lions more enter the country tilled with
foreign rolled cigars from Cuba. Porto
Rico and the Philippines. Manufactur
ers declare thot the boxes made from
Spanish cedar, a wood which Is rnrely
seen outside of Cuba. Is the best for
packing the seductive weed.
Various woods have been tried, but
whorevor used connoisseurs hure pro
tested that even the finest of cigars
were spoiled by puttlug them In boxes
mndo from other wood tha a Spanish
rodsr. This wood always retains, the
flavor of a good cigar, and tome assert
that It greatly Improves the flavor.
The reason given Is that the Spanish
wdar growa only in lhat soil, which
produces the finest .quality of -what 1
tuowft at ITavana tobacco. Wasblo.
ton Star .
experts give It ns their opinion that,
large volumes of fine lithiu water can
be developed. They say tho Indica
tions point strongly to an artesian
flow If well were drilled.
YELLOW STONE LECTURE
FOR THE PUPILS
Arrangements have been mad
with Mr. Wright to give his lecture
on Yellowstoue Park tomorrow at the"
close of school in the Dreamland
Theatre for all pupils of the grade.
An admission of 10 cents will ?
churged, merely to meet expenses. It
Tango Club Party
On Thursday, March 2, the Tungi
Club will give their opening party lit
Memorial hall. During the evening
Miss Ireland and Mr. Sawyer will giro
a demonstration In tho form of public
instruction of the hosltutioii watte
Spanish waltz, one-step, tango and
the other dances of today.
The object of ho club Is to Intro
duce into Ashland society the new
dances. ,
Everyone cordially Invited. It
Theorists who contend that news
paper accouats .are responsible for
series of crlifipa of similar character
might explain how conflagration
come in bunches.