A SHLAND climate, without the aid
of medicine, cures nine eases
out of ten of asthma. This Is a |
proven fact
A shland D aily T idings
M A LA R IA germs cahhci IG*rlve
* ’ * three m onths In the fleh ozone
at Ashland.
(International News Wire Service)
VOLUME
3
(Successor to the Semi-Weekly Tidings. V oL.43)
The pure domestic wa­
ter helps.
ASHLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 192?
No. 127
SLIGHT EARTHQUAKE FELT IN ASHLAND
DEATHS H
M AR IN E
AND
Peace Delegates
Begin to Pack Up
ARMY
SU PER IN TEND IN G
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan. 31.—
The long-awaited end of the W ash­
ington peace conference, which, for
weeks, has shimmied like a m irage
before the weary statesm en here,
actually'appears in sight.
The great forward step to bring
the parley to a close will be taken
tomorrow at the plenary session,
when the all-im portant naval treaty,
complete in every detail, will be for­
mally presented to the world. Its
provisions will follow closely the
outlines already made public. Amer­
ican delegates said th at it contains
no “ bomb shells.”
O FFICERS
RESCU E
W ORK AG REE THAT PIT HAS
GIVEN UP ITS DEAD.
D eath s A re Repo-, ted H ourly from
H osp itals
W here
141,
M any
of
W hom A re Near D eath, A re B e­
ing Cared for.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 31.—
— The death toll caused by the col­
lapse of the K nickerbocker theater
roof here Saturday night— one of
the greatest moving picture theater
catastrophes in the history of the
country— stood a t 114 late today.
Deaths were reported hourly from
the hospitals In the city, where 141
persons, many of whom are near
death, are being cared for.
BERLIN, Jan. 31.— In order to
W ith the death list constantly | secure a b etter grip on Russian trade
m ounting, police officials and res-'G erm an business men have decided
cue w orkers believe th a t It wass pass ¡to establish an “ Economic In stitu te
125.
for Russia and the Border States.”
E. H. Shaugnessy, second assist­ Announcement of this fact was an ­
an t postm aster, is in a critical con nounced today by the Eastern fair
dition today, with injuries in c u rre d ; m anagem ent at Koeningsberg, which
in the th eater horror. His legs were is to be the seat of the institute,
mangled and he suffered internal In-1 The in stitu te is to be organized
juries.
Three blood transfusio n s| along university lines, and will be
w ere made during the night. It- i s 1 controlled by the governm ent of
thought however, th a t he has a fair E ast P russia and th e m unicipality
chance for recovery.
of Koeningsburg. Exhaustive courses
The m arine and arm y officers su­ dealing with all prases of Russian
perintending the rescue work —
have I trad e and also dealing with the cul-
agreed th a t the pit has given up all I Uire and present economic organiza
the dead and injured. The last body. !tlon 01 the territo ry of the old Rus-
th a t of Jam es Shea, South Hadley slan empire, will shortly be organ-
Falls, Mass., medical student of lzetL
Georgetown university was recov­
ered about 8 o’clock last night.
Shortly before th a t the m arines had
dug out the m utilated body of Shea’s
companion, pretty Virginia Feraud,
sister of the G uatem alan m inister,
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Bianchi.
P. J. Smith, who opened up a fish
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 31.__j and Poultry m arket a fe wmonths
W ith its morgues and undertaking ago on North Main street in the Al-
establishm ents filled with m utilated len blocl£. has sold his stock of goods
dead, its hospitals crowded with in- to w - H Casebeer. Mr. Casebeer ex-
jured, m ourning W ashington today Pects to handle fish, poultry, eggs,
witnessed the inauguration of inves- Iunch goods and salad oils and is
tigations aimed at not only placing improving his place of business by
responsibility* for the terrible Knick- sonie additional shelves and cases,
erbocker theater tragedy, b | t also Mr- Casebeer was formerly in the
cleaning up the District of Columbia Srocery business at Central Point,
governm ent.
and only recently sold out his busi-
Grim and angry senators, most o f , ness there. Mr. Smith has not de-
whom lost friends and acquaintances' cided as to his future business.
in the terrible toll of life taken
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in the terrible toll of life taken by MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
Saturday night’s catastrophe, voiced
MET IN ASHLAND MONDAY
a dem and for a general “clean-up” i Th B
within a few m inutes a fte r congress! iflI
F
ley M inister*
convened today
ial association convened in the Pres-
convenea toaay.___________
¡byterian church Monday m orning at
TRADE BOOM IN
SOOTH RUSSIA
Fish Market!
Soldi Monday
BURG LAR GETS MOONSHINE
I
Were preS-
,ent from Central Point, Medford.
Most of the
K hunah F a lls H all o f J u stice Is Talent and Pheonix.
forenoon
session
was
spent
in a gen-
Scene o f T h eft
eral survey of th e various fields rep­
KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. Jan. 31 resented in the association. In ev-
It is not often th a t burglars p ic k 'ery case there was evidence of whole-
out a hall of justice for their dep re-i8ome growth and an optim istic out-
dations, but Justice Gaghagen. when ¡look for the fu tu re was announced
he entered court Saturday m orn in g ,! by the pastors
discovered th a t during the night i Two 3ubjects were presented be-
some m arauder had made away w ith ; fore the m inisterial body for their
several bottles of moonshine which • consideration and criticism. Rev C
had been m arked as exhibits i n j p. Roehler read a paper on the sub­
charges preferred against bootleg-I j®ct, “ How shall we preach Christ
gere-
¡today,” and Mr. O. F. Carson ably
Three bottles containing w hiskey1 discussed the subject, “ What I
were on top of the desk, which had would do if I were a preacher.”
j^been broken open. There was still
The la tte r was a constructive pre­
another Inside the desk. The visit­ sentation of th e subject and met with
ors got them all. So far as he could hearty applause, according to Rev.
discover, this was all th a t was ta k ­ Koehler, Presbyterian pastor. The
en, and the judge is in a quandry reason why a layman was asked to
as to w hether the moonshine was discuss such a them e before the as-
stolen for the kick in it or to destroy sociation is that the m inisters are I
the kick it might contain for the most anxious to discover what their;
bootleggers when offered in evidence real defects are, how their m inistry:
against them.
m ight be improved and in what
things they have been most success­
H ere to A tten d Funeral—
ful as viewed from the standpoint of
Mrs. T. A. Hayes, of Portland, O. the pew.
A. Thornton of Gresham, and Henry
Senator Thomas gave a very able
‘Thorton, of Persist, Or., all children presentation of the m atter of law
of the late Jam es Thornton, and enforcem ent, indicating the points or
v Homer Willey of Dunsm uir, a grand difficulty, failure and success. His
child, are here to attend the fune- appearance and his rem arks were
ral of their father and grandfather. greeted with appreciation and ap­
plause by the m inisterial body.
The spring m eeting of th e asso­
Powder as Par Back Aa 200 B. C.
It la said the Koreans made gun­ ciation will be in the public library
powder as far back as 200 B. C.
a t Medford.
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(International News Service)
BERLIN, Jan. 31.— Frederick Wil­
helm Hohenzoliern, ex-crown prince
of Germany, recognized the republi­
can regime in Germany as the legal­
ly constituted governm ent of the
country he was once destined to rule
as em peror and king. The former
German heir is now in exile upon
the Dutch island of W eiringen, in
the North sea.
He still believes th at a monarch-
ial system “ does more for a people,”
but since the m ajority of the German
pepple chose a republic, he accepts
th at as an iron fact, in the face of
which he adm its th at his own private
opinion “cuts no ice.”
He opposes a coup by any faction,
saying th a t his countrym en have su f­
fered enough and th a t the father-
land must not be subjected to any
fresh upheavals.
The form er prince’s confession of
faith was made in a letter to a fam ­
ous constitutional ju rist, Counsellor
Dr. Zorn of Bohn university, who
taught young Wilhelm when he was
a student there.
AT VINING TODAV
The New York Times says of this
picture: “ In Rex Ingram ’s produc­
tion, ‘The Four Horsem en,’ we have
a picture th at will forever remain
alone. It is not a war story; it is
a big pulsating dram a which carries
a big vital moral with it. \ One of
the lessons it teaches is th a t the wor­
shipping of earthly treasures is fu­
tile, and points to the greed and
selfishness which predom inates in
the hearts of men. Its romance in­
spires, its beauty enthralls, and as
a-spectacle, it amazes. It is superb
and all the superlatives of speech
fail in our desire to express our ad­
m iration. It must be seen to be ap­
preciated.”
“The Four H orsem en” opens at
the Vining th eater today.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan. 31.—
Whiskey warehouse guards hereafter
will be arm ed with sawed-off shot
guns to keep liquor bandits away.
Prohibition officials have authorized
heavier arm ing of guards after sev­
eral recent holdups which resulted in
the theft of large quantities of whis­
key.
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Roll of Officers
In Army Slashed
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan. 31.—
Before Congress adjourns its regular
session legislation supported by the
W ar departm ent, will undoubtedly
be sought which will authorize the
retirem ent, “ honorably and with ap­
preciation of services,” of between
700 and 800 regular army officers.
Under stress of necessity during
the la tte r w ar-tim e days many of-
fiers were promoted who lacked 100
per cent efficiency, according to the
W ar departm ent officials, and this
must be remedied.
The plan already broached by Gen­
eral Pershing, Chief of Staff, to the
House M ilitary A ffairs Committee,
is expected to take the form of a
bill d raft for presentation to both
Houses of Congress at an early date.
General Pershing believes th a t the
U. S. Army should have the benefit
of the most efficient officers avail­
able, and the weeding-out process
will be vigorously prosecuted by him.
Today there are practically no second
lieutenants in the regular army.
“ This condition cannot prevail,”
said General Pershing. “There have
been too rapid promotions. Army
officers m ust be efficient, but there
are degrees of efficiency, and the
American arm y m ust have the best.
General Ptershing is alam ant in his
determ ination th at, under existing
conditions, the United States army
m ust not be less than 150,000 man,
will officered.
If Congress favors the proposed
legislation a shake-up all along the
line of officers will be made.
H a z lÇ ik
v;
Looks to me as though it is
about time to whip up a little.
Denver’ m ountain park system of
5000 acres, located 12 miles from
the city, had 600,000 visitors last
year. Mount Ashland, and Ash­
land's two-township park, s ta rt­
ing at the Plaza and extending 12
miles to the sum m it of Mount
Ashland, had about 200 visitors.
Yet Denver’s park does not hold a
candle to A shland’s. Something
wrong with us, somewhere. L et’s
take an invoice of ourselves.
HAZ KIK.
2,000,000 Russian
Children to Be Fed
LATE TO DO
KLAMATH FALLS, Jan. 28.—
Five m inutes after the F irst State
and Savings bank closed its doors
here Saturday morning, assurance of
financial assistance was received
from Portland, which would have
perm itted the bank to stay open.
This inform ation was given out by
bank officials. The bank opened at
10 and closed a t 10:20 o’clock, when
it seemed improbable th a t the aw ait­
ed word would be forthcom ing.
One hundred and forty thousand
dollars had been promised from
Portland, $5000 from San Francisco,
and $30,000 from other sources, it
was said, bringing the total up to
$175,000.
General economic conditions which
prevented loans neing called with­
out forcing business houses to the
wall, depletion of reserves, together
with recent steady w ithdraw als were
the reasons given for the close. S.
E. Wailes, of the state banking de­
partm ent, has been appointed re ­
ceiver. The closing was a crushing
blow to officials of the bank, who
believed the steps they had taken
would prevent such action.
The bank closed its doors Jan u ­
ary 12, 1912, but reopened at the
end of 90 days, after the whole coun­
ty had given evidence of its faith
in Captain J. W. Siemens, the
founder, by offering every dollar
that could be raised.
The reopening was m arked by a
dem onstration said never to have
equaled in the history of banking.
“ The affairs of the F irst State &
Savings bank will be liquidated in a
m anner th a t will safeguard the in ­
terests of the depositors and stock­
holders and without causing distress
to those who owe the bank, or w ith­
out disturbing the business of the
community.
This was the statem ent made by
C. E. Wailes. receiver. He said no
effort would be made to reopen the
institution.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 31.—
Representatives of the American Le­
gion, appearing before the house
committee on ways and means, were
assured th a t the soldier bonus bill
would be reported favorably to con­
gress within two weeks.
A U Indications Point to Norm al
E
NOTICEABLE IN
CALIFORNIA
NEW YORK, Jan. 31.— Meals for
2,000,000 children in the famine re­
gions of Russia will be provided by
the American Relief adm inistration
by March 1, according to an an­
nouncement made by the local of­
fice of the relief body. Shipments
of food commodities are being
rushed from America.
A FT .
The relief adm inistration hopes
j ».
later on to undertake the feeding of
ING
adults.
INC
- SIDE NTS OF ASHLAND
-
AK ENED THIS MORN.
A bLIGHT TREMOR LAST-
♦•301 T FIV E SECONDS.
j L,u c„
C J if., According to Tele»
Jfr.p j R eports, E xperienced th e
Most Severe Shock, Broken W in­
dow« Only Dam age Reported.
Several Ashland residents felt the
slight earthquake shock experienced
throughout this section of the coun­
try this morning at 5:30 o’clock.
Quite a few people w’ere awakened
by the quiver, but no damage of any
kind has been reported in this vicin­
ity.
Telegraphic reports Indicate
th at Eureka, Calif., experienced the
heaviest quake of any place on the
coast, although no damage of any
consequence other than a few brok­
en windows are reported from there.
DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 31.— Henry
Ford yesterday authorized the De­
troit Times to transm it to the mem-
bers of congress his suggestion th at
they give immediate attention to
vital questions involving the future
supply of fuel for use in combustion
engines, pricipally automobile mo­
tors.
EUREKA, calif., Jan. 31.— A
Ford, in the interview, said that heavy earthquake was felt in this
at such a time as now, when the section at 5:30 o’clock this morning.
farm ers throughout the country have
A trem or of considerable duration,
millions of bushels of corn on hand, I lasting from 15 to 20 seconds, was
with no prospects of a m arket for generally felt throughout northern
their product, congress should turn California. Clocks stopped, dishes
its attention to the m anufacture of were shaken from shelves, and plate
commercial alcohol.
glass windows shatered, but no other
“ I suggest to congress,” said Mr. j damage has so far been reported.
Ford, “ th at m anufacturing plants be
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established throughout the country; SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 31.
for making commercial alcohol, to | Slight trem ors were felt in the
take the place of the fast diminish- residential district about 5:30 o’ock
district
about
6:30
ing supply of gasoline. It would residential
o’clock
this
morning.
Some
report­
create a m arket for the farm er
whose corn is now a drug on the ed the trem or to be so slight th at it
was hardly noticeable, while others
m arket.”
said it was of sufficient vibration to
awaken them from sound sleep. No
damage of any kind is reported.
Pastor Denounces
Jazz For Duncing
CANYONVILLE. Or., Jan. 31.—
Beds rocked, and windows rattled
when residents here were awakened
NEW YORK, Jan. 31.— “ Is Jazz at 5:30 o’clock this morning by a
Our National A nthem ?” was the sub­ distinct earthquake shock. The tre ­
mor lasted nearly half a minute. No
ject of a serrAou by the Rev. Percy
serious damage was done.
Stickney G rant at the Church of the,
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Ascension. Fifth avenue and Tenth
ROSEBURG, Or., Jan. 3 1 __This
street, Sunday morning. Dr. G ran t’s viclnltv was shaken by two earth .
arraignm ent of the modern dance quake trem ors at 5:30 o’clock this
and its music was direct and specific, j morning. No damage was done, but
In linking up many of the evils of citizens in all parts of Roseburg
life in America today with jazz, he were awakened.
took for his text a contem porary'
-
Broadway play on this subject and
EUEGENE, Or., Jan. 31.— Slight
proceeded, as he said, to “annotate” earthquake shocks were felt here at
the dram a with observations of his 5:30 this morning.
own.
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“ In ‘The National A nthem ,’ by J.
H artley Manners, jazz spells inner
degradation by rink, drugs and sex
abandonm ent, also extravagance, do­
mestic destruction, suicide and fatal
accident,” said Dr. Grant.
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Jazz Is D efined
“W hat is jazz, then? A music of
animal noises which makes you want
to chatter and twist your tail around
Dix and Sons, who have operated
a tree. It is going back to the tom ­ the W hite Star garage at 376 East
tom and he beating upon a hollow Main street, for the past few years.
log of savage times for music. Cub- have obtained the lease on the
ism and other m onstrosities of mod- building occupied by the Overland
ern expression are a t least serious garage, and have bought out all of
attem pts to go forward. The ‘Nude • the accessories which Mr. Schmidt.
Descending a Starcase,’ although it owner of the Overland garage, had
reminds me of a lum ber wagon dis- on hand, except the tire stock. Dix
charging its load after the horses and Sons have relinquished their
have run away, does strive for a j lease on their present location and
deeper analysis of m aterial forms, are moving their entire stock of ac-
But jazz rings the bell for full steam cessories to the Overland garage,
astern and goes back to the jungle, where they will carry on the same
=1
“ Any great m inuet or waltz is as progressive business th a t they have
EEJ good on the concert program as in heretofore. Mr. Dix is in doubt as
the ballroom because it tells a story to w hether he will act as agent for
of hum an hopes and human dreams, the Overland car, or not. He will
You cannot have sentim ents while make his decision in this m atter
listening to jazz. It seems to say, within a short time.
‘cut out the dreams, don’t hope for
A. G. Moss, who has been connect-
better things, but snatch the mom- ed with the W hite Star garage for
e n t’s pleasure while you may.’ ”
. the past three years, has bought the
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repair shop of the Overland garage
C onsistory to be Form ed—
and will operate it Independently of
Mr. Davidson, secretary of the the garage. Mr. Moss is a good me-
Conslstory of 32d degree Masons at chanic and will, w ithout a doubt, re-
Portland, was in town Monday, andiceive a liberal patronage from the
informed local Masons th a t it has I people of Ashland.
been definitely decided th a t a con-j Mr. Schmidt, who recently pur-
sistory will be formed at Medford. I chased the Overland garage, is a
A nother m eeting in regard to the G rants Pass man and has business
m atter will be held in the near fu ­ interests there th at he will return to
tu re a t G rants Pass.
a t once.
A