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Malaria Germa cannot survive three months in the rich ozone at Ashland. The pure domestic water helps. VOLUME 2 D aily T idings ASHLAND (Successor to the Semi- Weekly Tidings. "Pre ASHLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, Vol. 43.) "PPP" 1921 amen Ashland climate without the aid of Medicine, cures nine cases out of ten of Asthma. This is a proven fact. NUMBER 159 ■— GERMANY’S DEBTS PAID INVADED AREA I0 KIDNAPS YOUTH BY seizing EXPORTS SURRENDER ARMS VICTIM OF GANG g se ge, TROOPS ÏÜ KEEP OUT (B, (By the the United United Presa) Presa) TACOMA, Mar. 9—Hugh C. Van Amburgh, a world war hero, and holder of the D. S. C., and Croix de Guerre for gallantry in action with the marines at Chateau Thierry, is in jail here today, the confessed kid napper of Arthur Rust, the 19-year- old son of W. R. Rust, a millionaire | smelter operator. i • VanAmburgh asserts he is the vic- tim of a gang of crooks operating in Portland, who compelled him to ‘pull ||| R fl ||| 111 IL ||| I IIO | Ur NUNTUumo- - - - - - - - - - - - VIANA A A -F [TO W IIOI I J J Ul V ULIV I By RAYMOND CLAPPER il nited Press Staff Correspondent » WASHINGTON, Mar. 9—American troops will be kept on the Rhine un til the flareup between the allies and Germany over the reparations is end- ed, according to the best informed here today. President Harding had planned to call in the American army of occu- pation at once upon assuming office, but the existing situation makes it I inadvisable. The* withdrawal might | he resented by the allies. (By the United Press) The president has no intention. PORTLAND, Mar. 9—The last however, of permitting the Ameri-chapter of a peculiar marriage tan- can troops to participate in the oc-gle has been written, and Mrs. N. V. cupation of additional German ter Wilma, Oregon pioneer, will soon be ritory. in undisputed possession of an estate DAUGHTER’S POSSESSIONS of $10,000. Mrs. Wilma’s daughter, Rachel Wil ma, married G. Brown when she thought her first husband was dead. Later, she discovered that the first husband was living, left Brown, and sued husband No. 1 for divorce. The decree was granted in December. Be- fore she could carry out her inten tion of remarrying Brown, however, she died. KANSAS CITY, Mo., . Mar. 9— Her aged mother could not receive Charging desertion, fraudulent con-her estate until Brown had waived tract and gross neglect of duty, Wil claim. For four months a state-wide liam P. Dwyer. 22, has filed suit for search has been instituted for Brown, divorce from his grandmother bride. who disappeared when his "wife" Mrs. Allie L. Dwyer, 64 years old. left him. Last week in a local res- Dwyer says he was 18 when he mar taurant one of the attorneys for the ried Mrs. Dwyer and she was fifty. estate accidentally recognised the She was a widow, he says in his pe-man, who willingly waived claim that tion, had several grandchildren and the entire $10,000 might be turned soon after’ the marriage took a sud- over to Mrs. Wilma. den dislike to him and drove him | from home. BAKER IS MADE COLONEL Dwyer says his erderly wife influ-’ THE RESERVE CORP enced him into marrying her. Be-1 cause of the failure of his matrimon- (By the United Press) ial cruise, young Dwyer joined the I WASHINGTON, Mar. 9—Secretary army, he says. When he was dis-'of War Weeks today appointed New- charged he returned home but Mrs. I town Baker, the former secretary, as Dwyer once more ordered him away, colonel in the officers’ reserve corps. WOULD DIVORCE AGED WIFE New Fireplace in Free Auto Camp Now Ready for Tourists Some months ago. Prof. I. E. Vin ing made the suggestion that a fire- place in the auto camp ground could be utilized with great convenience by campers, and the suggestion met with hearty approval, not only by the park board, but by the Chamber of Commerce. The latter organization, however, decided to take up the mat ter, and present the camp ground with this useful adjunct to visiting campers, so a committee consisting of Mrs. H. T. Elmore, Mrs. A. Schuer- man, G. S. Butler, I. E. Vining, Frank Jordan and Louis Dodge was ap pointed to take the project in hand and select a location for the fire- place, convenient to the campers in the park. A site was selected at the bank in close proximity to the kitchen in the camp ground and near the flowing spring? Frank Jordan, a member of the park board, and I. E. Vining of the Chamber of Commerce, were ap pointed to supervise the construc tion, and they have been busy ever sjnee spring opened in the erection of this additionsto the camp ground. WITH THE ALLIED ARMY ... Mar. ■ gg gg WITH THE ALLIED ARMY, i 9—The surrender of all German arms; fl 1 L MEDFORD ELKS MINSTRELS AT y THEATER NO. CALIFORNIA OIL COMPANY HAS FILED IN OREGON I II fl । in the occupied areas was demanded ; || 7 . today by General Gaucher, command- “Iy 1| is 1 ing. The Germini police are permit- “ ted to retain their bayonets and re-1 volvers. Military precautions are taken |against a possible uprising, despite | the meek attitude of the German | people. | “li I I I | [I 1 I II 1 I LONDON. Mar. 9—The means which the allies will take to extract the required reparations from Ger many were revealed today by An drew Bonar Law. government leader 88 in the house of commons. Bonar Law announced a bill will be introduced shortly providing for the seizure of BERLIN. Mar. 9—British warships The Medford troupe made up of fifty per cent of the value of German I SALEM. Mar. 9—The Northern are reported sighted off Cuxnaven members of the Medford Elks lodge, exports. He stated the immediate California Oil company, capitalized at today. The British blockade of Ger-1 will appear at the Vining Theatre | passage of the bill will be urged. $100,000, has filed articles of incor man ports was a matter discussed by next Friday, March 11, at 8:15 p. m 'since trade with Germany is sus- poration at the office of the state cor WASHINGTON, Mar. 9—President the allies to enforce the reparation This well trained aggregation of | pended for the time being. poration department. The place of | Harding ’s first message to congress terms. I was dispatched from the White House singers has played three very success- With the first anger against the business is Klamath Falls and the tul engagements to Medford audi- dilatory tactics of the German dele- incorporators are E. D. Johnson, W. shortly after noon today. enees and from all reports the attract- gation subsiding, an insistent ques T. Lehman, O. D. Burke and R. C. 33 He urged the ratification of the Co tion is as good or better than the tion has arisen as to how the allied Grosbeck. The capitalization IS lombian treaty by the senate, which best professional troupes on the road, occupation of additional territory is $100,000. | is being held in special session to The Oregon Oil & Gas company. Many novel innovations will be to compel the payment of the Ger- I consider that measure and other trea presented, special scenery has been man indemnity. It is generally be- Medford, incorporators, Guy W. Con- ties. built, costumes and appropriate stage lieved the propose customs tax will ner, J. W. Dunlop, A. E. Reames; It is announced that the text of setting secured. A big orchestra is yield only a comparatively small | capitalization. $5000; has also filed the message will not be made public one of the best features of the show, amount of money, . articles. unless the senate decides to consider Reserve your seats at the Vining It is pointed out that while the it in open instead of executive ses- box office. Seats on sale beginning Rhine district is sufficiently well sion. Thursday noon. 1 guarded to prevent customs running, | there is no guard at the German sea- | ports. The necessity of seizing these I By HENRY WOOD ports is urged upon some of the gov t I nited Press Stall Correspondent) I I IUI Ft | H I II I ernment officials. ROME—( By Mail)—The “Adriat- Military and naval activity will be ico” is the name that will be given expensive, possibly consuming a great to the new line of railway that is share of the money gained through to connect Belgrade with the Adriatic | the customs. Fronm French sources I seaport of Cattaro and which is ex- | it is learned that an even more ex- I pected to work wonders in carrying PORTLAND. Mar. 9 -An increase | tensive invasion of German is urged, I modern civilization into certain sec of 10 per cent more lumber was in the hope that Germany at least tions of the Balkans cut in 1920 over any annual cut for wil agree in the paying of some- Where the railway was the prin-the past three years is indicated in | thing like the great sum demanded cipal factor in carrying modern pro- incomplete returns from mills which by the allies. gress Into the western portions of the have just been given out by the Dis- (By*the United Press) United States half a century ago, the | trict Forester’s office in Portland, ’ PORTLAND, Mar. 9—Incorpora lack of railways appears to have been covering Oregon and Washington. tion papers were signed and forward the determining factor in leaving While the returns received by the ed to Secretary of State Sam Kozer portions of the Balkan peninsula in Forest Service are* «till incomplete, at Salem today by the Public Service a state of primitiveness that is a sur-they are given as indicative of last ZURICH, Mar. 9—Grand Duke Recall Committee, which proposes toi prise to Americans. year’s lumber production in the two Michael, brother of the former czar conduct, a campaign for the recall of However. Jugo-Slavia’s new rail-states. The figures from eight class is leading the anti-Bolshevik offene- Public Service Commissioners Corey. way project is intended more esperi-1 1 mills, or mills which cut from ive in Siberia and has captured five Buchtel and Williams. Robert G. ally as a commercial short-cut to Eu- 5.000 up to 10,000.000 feet per year thousand prisoners. Polish reports Duncan is president of the recai com rope rather than purely a means of for Oregon, show an increase of 6,- today state. mittee. and local headquarters have civilization. The '‘Adriatico" from 000,000 feet, while eighteen mills Catta ro will connect up with Brin- reporting from Washington report a been established. The grievance against the commis disi on the Italian side with hug decrease of 5,000,000 feet. sioners is the recent increase granted ferry boats. WASHINGTON. Mar. 9—Senator The tabulation shows for thirty- by them for higher telephone, gas I McNary in discussing the matter of | five class 5 mills, or mills cutting shipping board appointments with and steam heat rates. CANADIAN WHEAT TO ENGLAND over 10,000,000 feet annually, for Secretary of Commerce Hoover, found CALGARY, Alberta—More than Oregon, an increase for 1920 over 12,000 tons of Alberta wheat will 1919, of 12 0.0 0 0,0 0 0 feet, while six- I him very favorably impressed toward yap ar IAE IIIA- Senator Chamberlain being on the pass through the port of Vancouver ty-four Washington mills reporting and the Panama Canal for Great I show an increase in 1920 of 174,- "board. | Britain. 000,000 feet. 2 5000 FALL TO DUKE „ MIGMAE HOOVER FAVORS WAGE WAR OVER BIG ADVANCE TREATY BE RATIFIED TO CIVILIZE THE BALKANS |IMD[D PUT INCREASES CHAMBERLAIN ON i SHIPPING BOARD SENATE WILL DEFER ACTION ON TREATY: ! ! . WEATHER FORECAST. For Oregon—Fair. I • (By the United Press) 66666669869603 WASHINGTON, Mar. 9—The sen ate will decide tomorrow whether to take up the Columbian treaty or let it go over until the special ses- sion of congress. Following the receipt of President Harding’s message urging ratifica tion, the senate adjourned without acting. ________________________ ANTL-CIGARETTE BILL SIGNED BY UTAH GOVERNOR WAR AGAINST BOLSHEVIK Ashland Chamber NOT SUCCESS Of Commerce Meets; (By the United Press) WARSAW, Mar. 9—The Kron stadt uprising against the Bolshevik | probably will fail, Boris K, Savin-1 koff, Kerensky’s war minister, ad-1 The Ashland Chamber of Commerce tures of the Chamber, together with was given an impetus to new endeav-all its activities and the future plans, mitted today. or at the real get-together and busi-. This will be given to the public at NEW GOLD FIND. ness meeting held in Chautauqua Pio- an early date, and will afford an ex CLINTON, British Columbia—More neer hall last evening. The event cellent opportunity to the citizens of SALT LAKE CITY, Mar. 9—The than 100 claims have recently been was the annual meeting, and marked Ashland to discover what real live anti-cigarette bill, forbidding the staked in the Clinton and Lillooet dis- the election of six directors, the sec- wires the Chamber of Commerce sale of cigarettes in Utah, was signed trict-along the Caribou road in the retarys’ report of the past year’s members have been the past year. by Governor Charles R. Mabey yes- direction of Scotty Creek. A large work, and many other essential top - A report ol the auditors of the Elects Directors V * j ... Yesterday saw the co.pletion of the fireplace, which is built of huge 296999009% • • • • • s • stones and has a capacity sufficient • SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS • to hold as large logs as tourists wish . . . . . , , . to provide. It is pleasantly and con- veniently located in the camp ground,. SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 9— Fol- and will be a delightful resort where lowing are market quotations: tourists may gather around a cheer BUTTER—4 ic. ful open fire on chilly nights. It is , the intention of the committee to terday. The bill also prohibits smok- body of hermetite ore carrying gold ics to be discussed that will appear ballots for directors was presented HENS—34@ 36c. gravel the ground well in front of | BROILERS—Small, 54 @57c. ing in public places, which are de-, values has been located about 15 before the chamber during the com- by F. e Watson, and revealed the the fireplace in order to make a clean,. in year. fined. BROILERS—Large, CO a 63c. 1 miles from here. election of the following: F. S. En dry flooring before the fire. The room was comfortably filled gle, h Q Enders, Jr., A. C. Briggs, The Chamber of Commerce is plan- with members of the Chamber when Mrs. h . T. Elmore, J. H. McGee and ning to inaugurate the new fireplace Henry Enders, leading the commun Frank Jordan. Mr. Jordan, on ac- with a big bonfire opening with at- ity singing, assisted by the Loveland- count of press of business which com- tendant ceremonies in the near fu- Dickey orchestra, opened the meet- pels him to be absent from the nec- ture. ing with President L. F. Ferguson essary directors' meetings, declined The park attaches have been busy presiding. This feature is gaining to accept and I. E. Vining, whose every available day in cleaning up ! great favor in the chamber meetings name was next highest on the ballot. the park and getting it ready for the and the members are excelling in was assigned Mr. Jordan's place on tourists who are expected in large I singing the booster songs of Ash-the board. numbers this summer. Already i land. . i Carl Loveland, well known tourists are beginning to come into Secretary Fuller read his report musician whose return to Ashland has the camp, This week three automo- of the past year's work in the ( ham- been acclaimed with gladness by all. bile loads have arrived at the park ber of Commerce, which gave an in- favored the assemblage with two de and have their tents pitched on the sight into the workings of the organ-lightful songs, after which Presiden' grounds, These are from Los An- ization that had not come under the Fuller introduced A. G. Clark of geles and are on their way to Salt consideration of a number ot the Portland, manager of the Oregon As- Lake City. i members. The report, which is i sociated industries, who was in the ' lengthy document, gave a detailed | account of all receipts and expendi- | (Continued on Page Four) Starting To Run Happy and Active On 106th Birthday WEST CHESTER. Pa., Mar. 8—, Attributing her long and active life to plenty of hard work and an appe- tite which has never failed, Mrs. Julia Ann Walter is busily engaged today in knitting washrags for here friends and relatives who will call tomorrow and spend a portion of the day in properly celebrating the 106th anni versary of her birth. Mrs. Walter is the oldest woman born in Chester I Pa.) County. Except for her hearing, which is badly impaired, Mrs. Walter’s fac ulties are unimpaired. She reads By ED L. KEEN (United Press Staff Correspondent ) on g ■ A mga i newspapers and letters every day without glasses and spends much of her time knitting and sewing, She ■ remembers very distinctly the visit ; in 1824 of General Lafayette to the scene of the battle of the Brandy wine in which he was wounded. Dur ing the late war Mrs. Walter did a large amount of sewing tor the Red Cross of which she is a member. Mrs. Walter insists on drinkin coffee with each meal, and has a particular fondness for boiled ham and cabbage. She eats cake, ice | cream and pie of all kinds. L Too Busy Motoring To Enjoy Sports (Copyright I ------------------ Fresno's sports consist of one FRESNO. Calif., Mar. 8—This city bowling alley, two basketball teams of 50,000 souls enjoys the reputa-and some playgrounds, The high tion of having less sports and more school tries its hand at football in automobiles than any other city of the fall. its size in the United States. It is st reet "Every janitor and probably the only city of this size sweeper owns his own car,” said the in the country with no baseball team ■ sport writer, "and he spends his spare and no baseball park. time riding in it. You have to hunt "Fresno is dead as a doornail so for blocks before you can park on a far as sports go,” said the sport writ- downtown street. Fresno just doesn't er of a local newspaper, “and some seem to have time for sports. It of us blame the autos for it.” | doesnt’ even have a city golf course.'
