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f i.«
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MALARIA GERMS
Cannot survive three months in
the rich ozone at Ashland. Pure
domestic water helps.
A shland D aily T idings
The
Tidings
Has
Been
Ashland's
Leading Newspaper For Nearly Fifty
ASHLAND CLIMATE
Without the use of medicine cures
nine cases out of ten of asthma.
This is a proven fact.
Years
(In tern atio n al News W ire Service)
VOL. XLVII.
PRESC O TT
WAS WASHED
OVER BOARD
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Successor to the Semi-Weekly Tidings, Volume 43.
i H ELD TO A N SW E R FOR
PORTLAND G IRL’S DEATH
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PORTLAND, Dec. 18. a
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a
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Huge Wave Strikes Lifeboat n
and Second Rescue
j»
Fails.
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DETAILS ARE RECITED a
'a
Particulars Received of How Ash­
a
land Young Man Lost
a
His Life.
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MARSHFIELD, Dec. 18— C har­ a
les N. Prescott, form er Ashland a
resident, was among those lost a
in the tragedy enacted here Sun­ a
day when the steam er C. A. Smith a
struck a subm erged rock of the a
Held crim inally negligent
and severely scored for
failing to render assis­
tance, three local boys,
Kenneth DeVoe, Howard
Zucker and Charles Valen-
ga, all under 18 years of-
age, whose part in the
death of Nora K elleher,
23, have been investigated
by a coroner’s ju ry and
bound over to the grand
jury.
Miss K elleher jumped
from a machine in which
she was riding w-ith the
three boys December 12.
She was picked up in an
unconscious condition and
never completely regain­
ed consciousness. She died
three days later of a frac­
tured skull.
The boys deny any im­
proper advances toward
the girl.
The tragedy is a ttra c t­
ing wide attention in tills
city.
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
LAUGHSAT
H A N G IN G
a'
a i
a
a -I
a
a
a Klamath Prisoner Tries on
a
Improptu Noose and
a
Laughs.
ASHLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1923
Chrysler, Wiping Engines 35 Years Ago
In Auto World Today is Next to Ford
« MATE IS TERRORIZED
a
a
a
a
One of Slayers of Box Factory
Worker Cowers in
Corner.
»!
KLAMATH FALLS, Dec. 18.—
» Pablo Montez, 20, who by his
» ; own confession struck the blow
» ¡ t h a t killed J. R. Felix, 50, Mex-
»
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
j lean box factory w orker, and who
with Damacio Cadena, who escap-
north je tty at the entrance to i
ed and was captured Friday, and
Coos Bay harbor as she attem pt- j **
Alfonso Roygoza robbed their vic-
ed to put to sea.
i»
tim of $360, is no longer a bold
; m urderer.
Prescott, deckhand of the tug ’•
Oregon, was drowned while the »
Montez has fallen victim to the
tu g was attem pting to reach the »
im aginative powers of his own
wreck of the steam schooner C.
com patriot and brother-in-crlm e,
A. Smith. Prescott was swept from »
j Roygoza, who idles away the
the deck of the tug and rescued ♦♦
hours in th eir cell by dwelling
im m ediately by the men aboard '
upon details of th eir hanging,
the life guard boat, and then !
which both now believe will come
W’ALTER P, CHRYSLER
while he lay half conscious in t h e !
to pass.
- Who ran k s second to Ford in the autom obile business? Ask
th a t question of th e average car owner and anv one of a dozen
small boat, a huge wave washed j
Describes Feeling
names may come to him
him from the boat. He sank at
His glib tongue, fortified by
try a S
3
22 bT
once.
descriptive gestures, Roygoza fore
A graphic description of the
casts Montez’s innerm ost feelings
road c o m p an y 2 n ea riSitatfe° io w T ’in K a n s a ^ ^ T o d a ? ^ k T o n ^ o f
experience of his crew, which re­ Numerous F actors C ontribute to as the hangm an’s rope tightens
the biggest production men in the country. He was one of the
sulted in the loss of Prescott, was
about his neck.
Poorest Duck S hooting
m n h u tW? er8 f? f an autom obi,e- And he has been piUHng auto­
mobiles together ever since.
auio
given by Captan Harvey. When
in Y ears.
“ Your neck, it goes ‘crack !’ ”
Mr.
Chyrsler
is
the
man
who
developed
the
Bulelr
hainmi
the tug went to the.C . A. Sm ith,
explains the torm enter.
W illys-Overland out of a post-war depression and today i’s bund­
waves were dashing over the lum-
An unusual scarcity of ducks
Montez meanwhile lo w e rs fln
ing Maxwells and Chalmers cars.
ber vessel. A breaker hit the t u g I , i R
sections of Oregon this fall the innerm ost corners of the cell,
and tangled the tow line with the has caused sportsm en
to take w himpering. He is terrorized. He!
steering gear. When Prescott, considerable interest in the dis- j has ceased to plead with th e other
who with another of the crew, cussion of lower bag lim its and , Roygoza, he realizes, will not stop
w ent to investigate he was wash- the control of autom atic and this awful talk. N othing m atters
! now to Roygoza. It is the end.
ed overboard. He was floating on ' pump guns.
his back when he was rescued bj j N umerous fa c to rs have contri-
(Continued on page three)
the coast guard crew, which w a s 1 huted to make this the poorest
Movements Indicates Rebels In­ Assult of a Custodian of I’ S.
returning with the men from t h e |duck shooting season in years but
tend Offensive Against Tam­
Mail is Charge Made
C. A. Smith. He was picked up in j tbe im m ediate causes were con- GRAND JU R Y P R A ISE S
pico; Woman Killed.
«
Against B rothers.
SHASTA
OFFICIALS
an exhausted condition. W hile tlnued mild w eather and lack of
several of the men were trying rain early in the fall. Mild w eath­
TAMPICO, Dec. 18.— It is re -'
PORTLAND, Dec. 18.— Roy,
REDDING, Cal., Dec. 18.— The
to revive him another breaker er deldyed the southern flight of
ported
from
Mexico
City
th
a
t
Ray and Hugh D’A utrem ont of
struck the life boat and turned the birds, dried up th e lakes and grad jury, reporting to the su-
American
Charge
d
’A
ffairs
Geo.
Eugene, were indicted by the fed-
prevented the birds from stopping l’erior court, highly compliment-
it over on its side.
T.
Sum
m
erlin,
has
offered
(h
e
eral
grand ju ry yesterday on a
Ied D istrict A ttorney Jesse W.
Prescott was washed out. C har­ over for the usual period.
W apato lake in
W ashington G arter and his office for the en- friendly offices of the United charge of being the men who held
les N ordstrom , veteran member
Pacific ‘ gold
greatest shooting forcem ent of the prohibition law S tates’ intervention in Mexico” s up the Southern
of the coast guards, grabbed him. county, the
civil
strife.
special” No. 13. in Siskiyou tu n ­
Both went out of the boat, but place for canvasbacks in w estern and added th a t as a result of this
That
a
rebel
campaign
against
nel, and in doing so killed Elvyn
some one caught N ordstrom ’s Oregon, was entirely devoid of enforcem ent there had been a
the
federals
defending
the
oil
E. Dougherty, mail clerk of Ash­
w ater up to the present week. great decrease in drunkenness
foot and dragged him back.
land.
fields
of
Tampico
is
im
m
inent
is
Prescott, who was 27 years There has been virtually no duck and crime.
indented
by
the
extensive
move­
Technically the charge reads
The d istrict attorney and the
old, is survived by his parents, shooting in the upper W illam ette
m
ents
of
governm
ent
troops.
1000
“assualt
and placing in jeopardy
Mr. and Mrs. W. G., Prescott of valley where shooting is usually sheriff alike were complimented
volunteers
are
being
arm
ed
to
the
life
of
a costodian of the Uni­
Ashland. He had m ate papers for good after October 1. In eastern lo r the efficient and prom pt hand­
aid in the defense of the petro­ ted States m ail.”
both the A tlantic and Pacific Oregon M alheur and W arner ling of the P it River bandits’ case,
leum belt. A dditional cannon
Bail of $25,000 is fixed on each
lakes have been at a new low which ended Monday in W illiam
oceans.
have
been
mounted
along
the
of the three men, if they are ever
level. Probably one-half of the Slater and Philip P eters being
shore
fro
n
t
to
protect
the
horbor
captured.
The penalty, if convic­
MARSHFIELD, Dec. 18.— The lakes on Sauvies island and a -1 convicted °f m urder with the pen-
from a rebel attack by w ater. It tion is secured on the charge, is
lifeboat was driven away from the long the lower Columbia r iv e r , a,tY of life im prisonm ent at- is reported th a t several gunboats i 25 years. The court is not allow
stranded ships by two waves, one were dry until the first week in 1tached.
have joined the rebels at Vera ed to pass more or less.
of which washed overboard two December.
Cruz.
W hether federal departm ent of
But even under the most f av-i
NUMEROUS
men from the lifeboat. Charles
Tampico Objective
justice agents have evidence th a t
UMATILLA COUNTY
N ordstrom , one of the oldest orabte circum stances duck shoot-i
The opinion is growing th a t has not been made known to the
coast guard men on the coast, ing has been on the decline. G er-'
Tampico,
instead of Mexico City, public was not revealed following
PENDLETON, Dec. 18.— Trap­
■was one and C. N. Prescott, of the man carp introduced into the Co­
will
be
the
eventual, goal of the the retu rn of the indictm ents be­
T ug Oregon, who had been w ash­ lum bia liver many years ago have pers and hunters are applying to rebels.
fore Judge Bean.
ed overboard and picked up by dstroyed virtually all the wapato the county agent for strychnine
American
Woman
Killed
th e lifeboat crew, was the second. and other n atural duck foods and and inform ation about the best
One suspect is in jail and oth­ UNABLE TO IDENTIFY
P rescott was almost helpless from flashing autom obile lights have methods of hunting, trapping and er arrests are expected im m ediate­
STRANGER AT SALEM
th e cold w ater and • had been frightened the ducks and kept poisoning coyotes as they never ly for th e killing of Mrs. Ear-
picked up with his arm s tightly them from descending in the W il­ have in previous years.
The bounty for coyotes is not h ard t, American woman m urder­
SALEM, Dec. 17.— Salem police
wrapped about a two-by-foiir lam ette valley.
ed
a
t
Tula
Saturday
morning,
ac­
paid under the new law, and
have attem pted to identify a man
scantling. W hen the breaker hit
The few localities which re­
cording to reports received here. who entered the city hall S atu r­
money
has
not
been
available,
ex­
the lifeboat. Nordstrom was hold­ main favorable to duck shooting
Mrs. E arh ard t lived in the vicin­
ing him, and went overboard with are feeding places kept up and cept by private subscription, to ity of Tula for many yars and day aftrnoon, apparently fn quest
him . Prescott, being
helpless. controlled by private clubs. The match state and federal funds for wsa popular with all classes of of inform ation, The man cannot
.
.. . .
. .
.
.
x
employing trained h u n ters and
talk or w rite, and all efforts to
sank. Nordstrom being a good only opportunity th e
ordinary* ,
,
... t.
1
trappers. As a result, coyotes are residents. Her m urder is a ttrib u ­ elicit his name or address proved
swimmer, kept above w ater unti» h u n ter has to get a mess of ducks
said to be present in g reater num ­ ted to Peons, whose motive was futile. He is about 50 years old
rescued.
is along the coast or along some
bers on the range than for some robbery.
and fairly well dressed. The
flyway during a storm.
years.
stran g er had a small am ount of
Rebels Defeated
DE MOLAY HEADED
W ith exterm ination Of the
money, but nothing th a t would
TAMPICO, Dec. 18.— The fed­
BY A DENVER MAN . ducks threatened the
advisory TACOMA LETS CONTRACT
establish his identity.
I committee of the Biological Sur-j
FOR $1,1 »5,559 HOTEL erals inflicted a crushing defeat
upon the rebel forces at San-
KANSAS CITY, Ma., Dec. 17.— j vey is this month m eeting at
marcos,
capturing 200 prisoners, BRIDE COMMITS SUICIDE;
Roy E. Dickerson, Denver, Colo-1 W ashington, D. C. and consider-
TACOMA, Dec. 18.— C ontract
ILL HEALTH IS CAUSE
rado, has been appointed Director I ing reduction of the duck bag for the construction of Tacoma’s acording to advices reaching Mex­
of Program and Activities for th e lim it from 25 to 15; control of civic hotel, Hotel W inthrop, was ico City.
PORTLAND, Dec. 18.— Mrs.
O rder of DeMolay, according to I autom atic and pump guns and awarded yesterday by the trustees
Hazel Oblander, 2 6, a bride of
an announcem ent from the office taxing of private clubs to obtain of the Citizens’ Hotel corporation COMPLETE 22 MILES
less than a year, killed herself
SEWER AT LONGVIEW in a bedroom, shooting herself
of Frank S. Land, Grand Scribe, a fund for the purchase of pub- to P ra tt & W atson, Tacoma con-
a t National H eadquarters in this lie shooting grounds. All of these tractors, at $1,195,559.
through the head. Nervousness
LONGVIEW,
W
ash.,
Dec.
18
—
city. W ithin the last five »years he m easures are of vital in terest to
and depression caused by ill
W ork on the hotel will sta rt
The
first
u
n
it
of
Longview
sewer
health is the reason for her sui­
has made detailed surveys of this state.
early next week. T hat the hotel
cide according to coroners evi­
system
is
nearing
completion
and
every phase of boy life in six
will be furnished and open by
dence.
may
be
finished
this
month.
All
American cities of various sizes,
April 1, 1925, a t the latest, was
business buildings are connected
includng San Antonio, Pasadena TEACHERS HACK PLAN
DF GOVERNOR P IE R C F I
prediction of the architect
with the system and w ater is be­ FIREMAN KILLED BY
an d Colorado Springs.
AN EXPLODING BOILER
ing drained off streets efficiently.
SALEM, Dec. 18.— The Marion AGED WOMAN DIED
W hen complete, this unit will
SEATTLE CLEANING UP;
IN ASHLAND SUNDAY
KIRBY, Wyo.,Dec. ■ 18.— Low
County School Principals’ assoc­
give
Longview 22.4 miles of sew­
4« ARRESTS ARE MADE
w
ater
in a boiler is believed re­
ia tio n at a meeting here Saturday
The death of Lydia Anna Smith er pipe, 14.54 miles of which will sponsible for the accident in
SEATTLE. Dec. 18.— Forty ar-i Ment_ On record indorsing Cover-, occurred December 16, 1923 at be sanitary sewer and 7.86 storm
which G. L. Davis," firem an, was
. . . .
.
. „ ..
n° r Pierce’s move to obtain legis- 266 Third street. Mrs. Sm ith has sewer.
rests had been made up to Friday . . .
, .A.
killed and A. W. Schultz, an en­
« u* u ou
o*
• v, - ,
latlon Prohibiting the advertising not lived in Ashland long and
night by Sheriff Starwich and his .
gineer, was m ortally injured when
. • ,
i of cigarettes in the newspapers or little is known about h er here. U. 8. WILL NOT GIVE
their Burlington^engine exploded.
deputies as the resu lt of 71 in-1 „ .....
. .
| on billboards in this state.
Sh was 70 years’, 9 m onths and
RECOGNITION TO RUSSIA
dictm ents returned yesterday by I
F. A. Fagan was elected a del- 11 days old.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.— Ef- MOTHER INSTALLS HER
th e King county grand ju ry which
Relatives came to Ashland from forts of the Soviet Russians to bid
to represent the Marion
DAUGHTER IN OFFICE
has been investigating a lle g e d !
.
...
x . -
,
,
.county association at the annual K lam ath Falls, the form er home for recognitions and the resump­
DUNSMUIR
Dec. 18.— An in­
vice conditions in this city.
„
¡m eeting of th e Oregon State of Mrs. Smith and retu rn ed to tion of cordial relations with the teresting event at the installation
Teachers’ association to be held in K lam ath Falls th is m orning with United States met with failure. of officers of Fidelity Chapter,
20 CENT TURKEY
Portland startin g December 27. the body where interm ent will be Secretary Hughes instructed the Order of Eastern Star, occurred
made.
American at -consul to reveal the
The program m e included
a
advise to Soviet authorities at when the retiring w orthy m atron,
CONDON. Or.. Dec. U . - T u r - ' „ „ » h e r
addresses, sped», m u ,- '
o V h e 7 'd « « h “
Moscow that “there seems to be M artha Eagles, installed in the
keys are going to be 20 cents a leal num bers a n d . discussions of | j . P . Dodge and sona cared f<>r
at this time no reasons for neogo- office of worthy m atron, her
pound in Condon this Christmas, school problems.
J th e body.
tlatlons.”
daughter, Reubena Sears.
E;
E BAG
FRIENDLY OFFICES OF I FEDERAL JURY INDICTS
II. S. E X T E N D E D
CIVIC BODIES
MAKE REPORT
AT LUNCHEON
NO. 91
BODY OF PRESCOTT HAS
NOT BEEN RECOVERED
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ELKS' SHOW
GREETED BY
B I G HOUSE
MARSHFIELD,
D ec. a
18.— (Special.) — W. Q. a
Prescott, of Ashland and a
H ubert Prescott, Of Eu­ 8 j
gene, arrived thia a fte r­ a
noon to see w hat could be a.
done about finding the
Reviews by Representatives ~ body of Charles n . Pres-
Disclose a Successful
; » cott, first mat« of the tug n Musical Show, “ Ten Thou
sand Dollars,’’ Unquali­
Year.
, a Oregon, who was drowned n
fied Success.
Sunday morning while
ASHLAND IS GROWING a the tug was standing by a HOME TALENT SHINES
a the wreck of the steam er a
General Tones of Reports Indicate
i » C. A. Smith. They will re ­ a S ettin gs und C ostum es B eautiful;
City is Going Steadily
Acts E xcellent; to Repeat
a main until his affairs are «
Ahead.
Perform ance T onight.
a in order and they are sure 8
The- Tuesday forum-luncheon a th a t everything possible 8
The musical comedy and Elks
held today by the Chamber of a has been done to find the n
Charity
Show, “ Ten Thousand
Commerce proved one of the most a body. H ubert Prescott is 8 Dollars,” produced and staged un
interesting and valuable of the a a student in the Univer­ 8 der the direction of Mr. and Mrs
8
year, and fittingly so as it is the a sity of Oregon.
iC. J. McNaughtan at the Vining
a
The
coast
guards
say
8
last to be held during 1923. As
j
T heatre last night, proved to be
previously announced, the topic a th a t it is impossible to 8 the most colorful gathering and
was “ W hat We Have Acomplished a predict w hether or not the 8 pretenetious display of local ta l­
a body of the dead men will 8
for Ashland in 1923.”
!» be found. Storm condi­ 8 ent presented in Ashland for
W ith but one exception the),
many seasons.
tions have so disrupted 8
various civic organizations of the
No moment of the entire even­
¡ 8 ocean currents th a t there 8
city were represented and made I
ing
lagged, following the prompt
8
is no way of telling which 8
intelligent reports of the aetvi-
8
way the body would have 8 rise of the curtain at 8:15. The
tles and accompllshmnts of the
usual enthusiasm of the Elks
»
drifted, they say,
8
year now draw ing to a close.
kept the ball rolling and the even­
« » » » « a » # «
8
W. M. W right presided and
ing's entertainm ent was fluctu«
called on the following for re ­
ated by the “ horseplay” of the
ports: Mrs. W. M. W right, presi­
Elks' mysterious clown brigade of
dent of the W omen’s Civic Club;
funm akers. D. Perozzi, Andy Mc­
Mrs. Louis Dodge, president of
Gee, "H an k ” Pace, “ N ash” Mc­
Nair and ' ‘Candy” GeBauer sold
the Parent-T eacher association;
kisses to their hearts content and
Miss Marion Leach, president of
the student body of the Ashland
their hilarity was npontaneous.
Believe Jas. Brady Was Victim
High school; Mrs. J. W. McCoy,
The plot of the play, easy to
of Bullet Meant for
follow and speculative as to o u t­
representative of the P. E. O.; J.
Another.
H. Fuller, secretary of the Lith-
come, held many fine places for
ians; Fred C. Homes, president of
YREKA, Cal., Dec. 18.— Dis­ local talent to display their art.
the Chamber of Commerce; Rev., trict A ttorney C. E. Johnson Sat- Mr. McNaughtan deserves praise
S. J. Chaney, president of t h e I urd ay announced one theory of for the m anner in which the play
M inisterial association. The only the authorities is th a t Jam es B ra­ was produced under so short a
•
organization not represented by dy, pugilist of OmaJia, Neb., shot time.
down
and
killed
In
a
mysterious
an official spokesman was the
Every character was good. The
Kiwanis club, of which H. K. m anner on the principal street in settings were lavish and gowns
Tomlinson is president and who Shastina, suburb of Weed, was the prudently designed. C. J. Mc­
victim of a bullet m eant for an­
is out of town. However, the
N aughtan. C. E Hedberg, and
other.
chairm an of the meeting, who is
Miss M argaret Campbel! were
A nother theory is th&t the dead
a member of the Kiwanis, spoke man killed by a bullet from some­ able to captivate their audieuee,
for the organization and gave an one who was held up or thought tho the rem ainder or the cast
excellent report of its activities they were being held up and now handled their parts with ease.
and plans.
The Elks' Jazz Pony chorus,
fear to reveaJ connection with the
with
their fantastic and chic cos
Owing to the fact th a t the var­ shooting.
tnmes. dimpled knees and rouged
Shot Through Neck
ious reports were not completed
Brady
had
ju
st
alighted
from
lips,
filled in numerous places
until rath er late it is impossible !
Southern
Pacific
train
No.
53.
on
with their catchy song hits and
to present each In this issue of
which
he
had
been
beating
his
way
rollicking
dances. The
Vining
the Tidings, but a special article
and had walked down the princi­ stage was turned to a Broadway
will cover them in detail tom or­
pal street in Shastina. At a dark show-house with the g litter and
row.
corner a revolver shot was fired
A silk in g feature of the re­ and later Brady was found near sparkle of the show girls’ enthu­
siasm.
ports of accomplishments and ac­ death on the ground. He was h u r­
Baldheaded first nighters were
tivities of the year indicated ried toward a hospital but died
able to get their fill of feminine
growth and progress in Ashland en route.
The fatal bullet passed through daintiness and sat back In their
and those present left with a feel­
seat contented for Ashland pre­
ing th a t real achievements have his neck.
A third theory Is expressed— sented a real, honest-to-goodness,
been accomplished that are al­
th a t Brady was the victim of a bunch of fine looking young
ready being felt in the growth and
stray bullet— but this Is not given women.
developm ent of the city. One of much credence.
Probably “ Um-um-da-da” was
the best Indexes of the growth of
The shooting took place Thurs­ received better than any other
the city was revealed in the re­ day night.
aet, tho encores were free at all
port of Rev. S. J. Chaney, presi­
times and no am ount of applause
dent of the M inisterial associa­ HIGHWAY TO NEWPORT
was lacking to bring the danc­
tion, which conclusively proved
IN GOOD CONDITION ers to their places.
th at the populaton has been grow­
The grand opening revue, with
ing at a healthy rate.
NEWPORT, Dec. 18.
The Mrs. Florence Farlow, as soloist
Two excellent musical num bers good road boosters of Lincoln gave early impetus to the pro­
by members of the Ashland Musi­ county, a fte r m aking the trip duction. ‘‘The Kiddies Fashion
cal Club were features of the from Newport to Corvallis, said Parade,” was cunning and the
lunchon. A vocal solo by Mrs. today th a t the highway was hold­ youthful vamps with their feath­
W. R. Henry received a hearty ing up well and th a t the trlfflc er« and frills provoked endless
encore, and Mrs. Ray Dlx delight­ has been heavy during the win­ m irth.
ed atten d an ts with a piano solo. te r months. The road is well sup­
Eight beautifully gowned mod­
plied with m aintenance rock from els caused the breath to pause
Eddyville to the Lincoln county and people to ponder where the
HAIR-PULLING CASE IS
DISMISSED BY JUDGE line and has been kept up reason­ stunning models came from. Ev­
ably well during the stormy ery costume was unique and
♦
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Dec. 8.— w eather.
pretty and fitted to the type that
Displaying a hank of hair she al­
No m aintenance rock has been wore it. Mrs. Ura McNaughtan
leged had been torn from her placed on the Newport-Toledo designed all costumos In the
scalp by Marie Marini, 1526 Sev­ part of the road, and this is the
comedy. Dr. Phetteplace featu r­
enth Street, A ndrea Albaro, 1331 worst part of the highway a t this
ed as the soloist.
Third St., appeared as complain­ time.
Mrs. J. W. Shortridge, accom­
ing w itness against Mrs. M artini
The road to the valley is good panied by Loveland's Harm ony
in the police court. Through In ter­
and the trip from Corvallis to Fiends, was more thnn fine and
p reter M artin Morelli the two
women told their story, with the Newport can be made In less than the spot light was used effective­
ly. Mrs. Shortridge has an en­
result th a t Judge O. W. Anderson three hours.
viable soprano voice and appeared
held “ there was battery on the
WINNING
TEAM
HEADED
well in her act.
p art of both complaining witness
BY ASHLAND MENTOR
and defehdant,” and ordered the
“ The W onderful Girl Revue” .
case against Mrs. M artini dismis­
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preceeding the third act of the
sed.
An interesting account and pja y featured Mrs. Bobbie Bow-
slowing story of the football ma- w s M,.„ A1,fc
chloo th a t has been worked op
IIen8kJ, cn„
He)en
HOME FOR AGED IS
in the high school at Watertown,
PLANNED AT EUGENE South D akota by Coaeh H arry E. Erickson. The song hit, “ Other
Roese, form erly of the Ashland Lips” livened the skit to the sa t­
isfaction of the audience. Carl
EUGENE, Dec. 18.— Plans for high school, reached the Tidlng’s
Loveland,
in a genteel and highly
a L utheran home for aged in Eu­ office this morning.
Four games in eight days is an thusiastic close.
gene are being made, it was an­
Repeated Tonight
unparalleled record of the W ater-
nounced here yesterday by Rev.
town high school. According to
O. Skilbred, pastor of Trinity the story, th e school has labored
(Continued on page 4)
L utheran church of this city.
under a jinx for many years, but
Mrs. Pelle Severson and Ed­ through the untiring efforts of
¡GUARDS HALT CONVICT
ward Kjensbeck have donated the coach and a crew of men, the
W ,,° ATTEMPTS ESCAPE
nearly $20,000 as a nucleus for a high school has won the N orth-,
west
championship,
an
unheard
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foundation fund of $100,000 for
of
fact
for
the
state
of
South
SALEM,
Dec.
17.— Antonio
the home.
Dakota.
Sasso. alias Tony Sasso, serving a
It Is planned to raise th at sum
A close taly on the num ber of 15-year sentence in the Oregon
during the next year and to erect games played records seven games state penitentiary for aswiult and
a sanatarium , cottages and other won, one lost and one tie game, i robbery while armed with a dan­
buildings where aged members of A “picture accompanying the story ! gerous weapon, attem pted to es-
thfe church may be cared for. A shows forty eight sturdy players, cape from the institution early to­
mass m eeting was held at the their coach, and captain.
day, but was captured by guards
local church tonight to discuss
before reaching the walls some
the campaign.
Classified ads hrtng ifemit*.
distant* from th« sell hoqse.
PRIZE FIGHTER IS
i