MALARIA GERMS
Cannot survive three months in
the rich ozone at Ashland. Pure
domestic water helps.
A shland D aily T idings
Tidings Has Been Ashland’s Leading Newspaper, For Nearly Fifty Years
(In tern atio n al News W ire Service)
VOL. XLVII.
Successor to the Semi-Weekly Tidings, Volume 43.
ASHLAND CLIMATE
Without the use of medicine cures
nine cases out of ten of asthma.
This is a proven fact.
ASHLAND> OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1923
■........................
No. 101
THE TIDINGS EXTENDS
NEW YEAR GREETINGS
i POVLTRY association
»
On this, the eve of a X*
collapse is averted 1
» New Year, the Tidings ex- XX
I»
PORTLAND, Dec. 31.—
XX tends to its patrons and XX
i ~
XX
XX friends sincere wishes for XX
! XX Poultry Producers Asso­ XX
XX a New Year of health, hap- XX
'XX ciation, which has been in XX
IXX piness and prosperity.
XX
¡XX danger of collapse, has XX
IXX
The year now closing XX
XX been saved, according to XX
XX has held much for Ash- XX
IXX
President Dixon. Difficul­ XX
XX land. Growth and alm ost XX
¡XX ty was met in securing XX
Citizens Issue Petitions to XX unprecedented prosperity XX Storm Extends From W in­
!»
of enough raisers XX
Council Relative to Cop­ » have been given to us dur- XX nepeg to Texas, Okla­
Action Taken Under County « support
to keep the association to­ XX
co Contract.
XX ing 1923. Ashland busi- XX
Law Is Declared
homa and Tennessee.
XX gether, and a hard fight XX Paige Theatre Discovered in
Flames at 6.10 Sun­
XX ness men and citizens en- XX
Void.
XX has been waged the last XX
‘RUMORS UNFOUNDED’ XX te r the New year permea- XX WYOMING 40 B E LOW
day Morning.
XX few weeks to arouse the XX
XX ted with enthusiasm from XX
BAKER’S SLASH LARGE » poultrym en of Oregon and XX
May<> Loomis Issues Statement, XX the achievements of the XX Denver Has Numerous Fires;
I S KILLED
XX Southw estern Was h I n g- XX FIREMAN
Saying Sponsors of Peti­
XX past year.W e go forth into XX Thousands of Cattle Endanger­
Columbia and Umatilla Also Show XX
ton.
Although 250,000 XX Chief Elliott Injured; Structure a
tions Misinformed
XX 1924 inspired with hope XX
Rig Savings; Opinion Rais­
ed by Wind and Snow.
XX hens were considered nec­ XX
Total Loss; Cause is
XX and confidence of achiev- XX
es Salary Issue.
XX essary to save the associa­ XX
Unknown.
Considerable interest as been XX ing greater things for our XX An I. N. S. news report to the
XX tion a thousand more than XX
revived in the much discussed XX city, our country, and our XX Tidings today says: N ebraska
SALEM, Dec. 31.— Tax reduc­ XX the required num ber have XX
question of electric power for the XX states.
Only four walls of the Page
XX is in the clutch of a blizzard, with
tions made by the county tax su­ XX been pledged.
XX T heatre In Medford remain
The Tidings will not ap- XX a tem perature of sin degrees be­
to
city by the appearance of petitions XX
pervising and conservation com­ XX
The fight is a real test XX
show
the
building
that
has
been
on the streets and in a few bus­ XX pear tomorrow.
low zero at Lincoln, and eight be­
missions prior to yesterday s an­ XX of the co-operative m ar­ XX
iness houses, asking the mayor XX
low
at
Kearney.
The
therm
om
eter
nouncement
by the suprem e court XX keting plan and other or­ XX the center of Medford show ac­
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
and council not to en ter contract
has dropped to 20 below at Fargo •'
th at the 1923 act of the legis­ XX ganizations are watching XX tivities for the past few years, ac­
w ith the California-Oregon Power
North Dakota. W innepeg, Canada,
lature creating the commissions XX the results with interest. XX cording to Fire Chief Baughman,
who visited the scene of the per­
Co. for a greater am ount of elec­
reports 22 degrees below. Snow
had been declared void because of
» XX XX » » » XX XX XX plexing fire yesterday.
tricity than is supplied by th a t
is drifted four feet deep a t Fon-
i defective title, aggregated appro­
Amos W illett, volunteer fire
company at the present time.
dulac, \\ is., with the therraom etnc
ximately $1,000,000, according to;
fighter
and brother of the m an­
‘ The petitions state: “ It is un­
standing at zero.
reports received from the various
ager
of
the Union Oil plant in
derstood th a t the company will
The same storm ha3 reached
counties by the executive depart­
Medford, was killed
instantly
ment.
m ake a proposition to sell the city Mrs. J. K. McWilliams Reports down into Texas, Oklahoma and
when
the
curtain
fire
wall
on the
Tennessee.
In
Oklahoma
the
m
er­
all the electricity desired for use ' Interesting Session__Briscoe
The largest reduction in tax
stage
fell
upon
him
and
crushed
cury dropped as low as five above.
by the city and in regard there-
R etains Office,
levies ordered by the tax super­
his skull.
Near zero w ather is also reported
to we hereby petition th at you do
vising commission was in Baker
Mrs.
V.
Iauiini
Becomes
Mother!
Roy Elliott, fire chief of tho
county. This reduction amoqpted
not enter in to any contract for
Mrs. J. K. McWilliams returned at Des Moines, with three inches
While
En
Route
to
Hos­
Medford
departm ent, was serious­
to $106,302? In Columbia county
the purchase of a n y g r e a te r a- early last evening from the State of snow.
pital
in
Ashland.
ly injured on the face and chest,
One person is dead, another re­
the commission pruned the levies
m ount of elecricity than the city . ! Teachers Convention held in
when
he was with Mr. W illett on
to the extent of $99,107, while in
is now paying for, and we prefer Portland Dec. 27-8-9. No definite ported burnedt o death and sev­
the
stage
and knocked down by
A
new
babe
was
brought
into
Um atilla county the cut3 aggre­
th a t the city own and operate its I legislation concerning southern eral are suffering from injuries
the
world
in
the
midst
of
a
wind-
thp
weight
of the falling curtain.
gated more than $92,000.
own power plant to the extent Oregon was passed and only res- and exposures following a series
driven
snow
storm
on
Dead
In­
Workmen
were obliged to la­
A sum ary of the reductions or­
of furnishing all the electricity for olutions of a very general nature of fires in Denver, caused by over­
dian
road
this
morning
at
2:00
o’­
bor
an
hour
extricating the two
dered by the tax supervising com­
use of the city and its inhabit- were voted by the conventioners. heated stoves, necessitated by the
missions, segregated by counties,’ clock. The. mother. Mrs. Vincent men held captives under the
a n ts.”
All the sessions were very in- most severe cold wave the city has
Lanini, occupied a m attress, was weight of debris. Only the top of
follows:
It is not-know n how many of C resting and two noted speakers, experienced in many years.
A tem perature of 40 below p re­
B aker county, reduction, $106,- accompanied only by her hus­ Mr. Elliott s head was seen when
the petitions are being circulated ^ r. Bryan of th e University of
a quilt
302; Columbia, $99,107;
Coos, band, L and
,
T ™ or two offered : the nien started to rais< the heavy
but it is beleved th a t a t least four Ohio, and Dr. Adams, of the Uni- vails at Rock Springs, Wyo. The
from
the mass.
„
— ,*42.631; Curry, $2344; D eschu-' *
X protection
or five are in existence. The fif-st Ters^y of London, were men the cold is accompanied by terriffici
Miss Fox is literally hunting trouble— not because she’s quarrel-i tes, $79 78; Douglas
$33 s?3- storm . The m other and little s o n 1 Reports given Mr. Baughman
gales
and
threatens
to
wipe
out
intim ation of the petitions being pr°£ ram committee were fortun-
8„0.m.e:.bu.L becau9e 8be * “ “ >8 ‘O hi™ herself out as the otdclal "Miss Harney. ¡35.385
Hood River'. a re now a t the Applegate home w^re to tne effect that the entire
thousands of cattle and sheep.
F ix it” of Denver.
in evidence became known Satur- a ^e to secure.
building was in flames when the
Anaconda, Mont., reports 20
$28,256; Jackson, $43,370; Jef aud a re doing nicely.
day.
j Superintendent Brisco holds his
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Lanini
left
their
fire
departm ent reached the seen,»
DENVER, Dec. 31.— Miss Jac- become “ Miss F ix it” , and is pre- ferson, $4775; Josephine, $32,250
Mayor. Loomis and members of position on th e executive commit- degrees below, Helena 32 below
at
6:10
id the morning. Ineffec­
home
in
the
m
ountains
late
Sat­
queline Fox, pretty young Denver pared, according to h er “a d ’’ in Lake, $3793; Lane, $78,113; Lin­
and Milas City eight below.
the light com m ittee of the city lPe another year and no southern
urday
for
Ashland,
where
the
la
t­
tive
stream
s of w ater played on
Woman, w ants to be a friend in a locaY newspeper, to assum e “ un­ coln, $27,326; Linn, $11,830;
council express surprise in th e i1rt gon delegates were elected to
Correction
need” to all of Denver— at $2 pleasant jobs and disagreeable Malheur, $38,077; Morrow, $3750 te r was to enter the hospital. They the building three and a half
m atter and the form er is of the fill state offices. Only four of the
A corrected report from Denver per hour.
task s” for her clients— at a stip- Polk, $65,575; Sherman, $800; proceeded on the road down Dead hours, but flames were still ro a r­
opinion th a t those responsible for five credentialed delegates were places the num ber of dead in th a t
Baslng her unique business on ulated sum.
lillam ook, $900; Umatilla, $92,- Indian Mountain to a point a mile ing in a caldron lil e m anner on
the petitions are m isinform ed re l­ able to be at the convention from city at two. Both are women.
the
well-known adage th a t a
599; Union, $18,315; Wasco. and a half below the Applegate the interior at 3 o'clock in the
Following is the ad:
ative to the subject. Mayor Loom­ the southern part of the state.
“ friend In need is a friend in­
$24,710;
W ashington, $10,580; farm. They had encountered a afternoon.
All sessions were held in the
is has issued the following state­
C igarette smoking had been al­
driving snow storm th a t bordered
Yamhill, $72,542.
Seattle reported 21 above at deed,” Miss Fox has decided to
(Continued on page 4)
auditorium of Lincoln high in
m ent:
lowed
in the upper floor of the
<^n
a
blizzard.
It
was
at
this
point
R eports Are L acking
Portland. The general attendance 5:00 o’clock this morning. Predic-
building
for some time, it is said,
that
the
baby
was
born.
Follow­
“ Ashland, Or., Dec. 31, ’23
Counties not reporting to the
was very good &nd the auditorium tions made for 16 above in next
"To the Tidings: —
and
it
is
possible that the flames
ing
the
arrival
of
the
baby
the
executive departm ent, exclusive of
of the school was filled and the 24 hours.
might
have
come from th,. stub of
husband
turned
his
team
and
It has come to my notice and to
Portland
suffered from a
Multnomah county, which
has
balcony used to accomodate the
some
lighted
cigarette.
th e attention of the members of
N ortheast gale, the
m ercury
oprated a tax supervising commis­ headed for the Applegate home,
large number.
The approximate value of the
the light committee of the city
sion for several years, include where shelter and available com­
Eastern
E ntertainm ents were provided tum bling to 19 above
building
is said to be about $150,-
forts
were
afforded
the
m
other
council th a t petitions are being
Clackamas, Clatsop, Crook, Gil­
for visitors and various reunion Oregon and W ashington suffered.
----------
I
----------
000
and
was
insured to the extent
and
babe.
Dr.
Swedenburg,
accom­
circulated in the city th a t indi­
luncheons were held at Hotel B aker is the coldest town in Ore­ Salaries Total $67OS; Automobile i State-wkle Program of Develop- liam, K lam ath, Marion, Wallowa
of
about
60
or
70 per cent of (he
panied
by
Kenneth
McWilliams
cate th a t th e city is considering Portland. Mrs. McWilliams was gon with, the therm om eter a t 8
and W heeler.
Expense
Claims
the
Sum
entire
valuation.
ment
to
Be
Planned;
Dud­
left
Ashland
at
2:30
but
owing
to
Entering a contract with the Cal- able to attend the Oregon Normal above. Spokane reported the low­
The supreme court opinion de­
of $2590.40.
The building is owned by Dr.
ley to Present Program.
lornia-O regon Power Co. for a luncehon and it was at this meet- est tem perature in W ashington
claring the tax supervising law the snow and wind on the moun­
F.
C. Page, who is in Glendale
tain
did
not
arrive
at
the
Apple-
g reater am ount of electricity than ing th at President Landes, of the with 2 above.
void has raised the question as to
Cal.
gate
home
until
5:45.
P
r
o
h
i
b
i
t
ion
enforcem
ent
in
PORTLAND,
Dec.
31.—
The
An-
provided for under the present Oregon State normal, urged the
how the secretaries of the various
Late reports from Medford this
Jackson county, for tho year to - ‘nual Meeting of the Oregon State commissions are to receive com­
Considering the exposure to
contract, and th a t rum ors are a- cooperation of alum ni to secure
Chicago Doctor Killed
tals
$10,
9fr8.68,
according
to
fig
-1
Chamber
of
Commerce
will
be
morning
say that Roy Elliott, will
which
she
was
subjected,
Mrs.
float th a t the council is consider­ a standard of the state teachers
In a blinding blizzard which
pensation for work already done.
get
well.
Funeral services for Mr.
ing the m atter of closing the m un­ college. The campaign has been gripped Chicago today, Dr. Heig- ures compiled by E. M. Wilson ex- ' held in Portland Jan u ary 4th, ac-
The law, as approved by the Lanini is in good condition, and
icipally owned plant. Nothing started for th e movement and its ley was killed when a train pert accountant, who is auditing cording to announcem ents sent to- legislature, provided th a t each Dr. Swedenburg has hopes for the W illetts will bp held Thursday.
The deceased was a distant cou-
th e county books. Of this sum day to all commercial organiza- commisison should have not to ex­ baby living.
struck his automobile.
could be fa rth e r from the actual success is assured.
Bin
of Mrs. Ella G arrett in Ash­
$5357.55
was
draw
n
from
the
tions
of
the
State.
tru th of the m atter and I am in­
ceed $2500 with which to pay a SADATOL ORDERS POOLED
Following afternoon meetings,
land
and other relatives here who
general
fund,
and
$5602.15
from
i
The
outstanding
feature
of
the
Ashland Has Snow.
clined to believe th a t those re­ historical
secretary, purchase office equip­
films
were
shown
BY
JACKSON,
JOSEPHINE
will
probably
lx* in Medford for
Ashland experienced the breath the prohibition enforcem ent fund. ' annual session will be th e con- m ent and for clerk hire. The com-
sponsible for the petitions and through the courtesy of Mrs.
the
funeral.
Ho
is survievd by his
tum ors are actuated by wild ru ­ Kayne, of the Portland teachers of w inter beginning early yester­ The m onthly average is $913.37. j sidération of a state wide pro- niisisoners served w ithout com­
MEDFORD,
Dec.
31.
—
Inas­
wife and one year old child.
Classification of the expendi- ! gram in which each community pensation'
mors which they believe made of council. Charles Ray in “ The day morning. Snow fell to a depth
much as Josephine county farm ers
Mrs. W illett will he rem em ber­
tures
shows
th
a
t
$6708
was
paid
'o
f
the
state
will
have
a
part.
Ex-
Decision Expected Soon
whole cloth.
Courtship of Miles Standish’’ was of about 3 inches. Rising tem pera­
and others only ordered about ed ai Miss Alice French, a grad­
out
in
salaries,
$2590.40
went
for
1
écut
ive
Manager
Dudley
will
pre­
Although members of the su­
“ As a m atter of fact the light one of th e films displayed, tho it tures prevailed, during the noon
auto expenses, which includes oil, ! sent this program for the ap- preme court would not intim ate 6000 pounds of sadatol, the gov­ uate of the local high school and
hour
and
afternoon,
most
of
the
com m ittee has not even had the has not been put on release.
gasoline and mileage, the general proval of the delegates, placing as to when the formal opinion in ernm ent explosive, this county a musician of repute.
Speculation has been advanced snow melting. A nother light snow
m atter
of
a
new
light
expense totaled $628.48, which particular emphasis upon the im th e tax conservation case will be will be unable to get a carload,
contract presented "by the Copco as to th e next date at which the was recorded about 4:00. The
but will pool In with Josephine FIR E CAUSES $12,9(>o
includes money spent for liquor,
people. Two of the representa­ convention will be held. The m eet­ therm om eter dropped to only 23 rooms and other activities of portance of the to u rist traffic ant prepared, it was the opinion of county, which has ordered over
DAMAGE AT ROSEBURG
an early solution of the m arket- state officials interested in the
tives of the company were in Ash­ ing place has been autom atically above during the night. A nother sleuthing for the wily bootlegger, ¡ing
20,000 pounds. The car load for
problem.
proceedings th a t the decision will the two counties will be shipped
land December 14 and discussed set a t Portland, but it is hoped light snow fell this morning, the
ROSEBURG. De<^ 31.— Loss a-
cu rren t expense of $55.46, and ' Nine directors are to be elected
generally the question of electric­ by one th a t the conference will depth never attain in g more than $970 to A ttorney O. C. Boggs, for .to replace the following whose be forthcom ing within the next to G rants Paas, and from there Jnounting to about $12.000 re ­
ity but subm itted no form of con­ not be held next year during the two inches. It is thaw ing this af­ services as “ special prohibition Aerms of office have expired: two or three weeks.
brought to Medford by auto sulted early yesterday morning
ternoon and w arm er w eather is in
In the
memorandum
.
.
opinion
trucks.
cost to Jackson eoun- when fire was discovered in the
tract. An arrangem ent was made holidays
prosecutor” before he was ousted i Ralph A. Holte, Vale; J. T. Ror- anded down yesterday the court ty farm The
evidence.
ers, Including freight and
for a meeting to be held a week
Roseburg garage. The sedan be­
by Governor Pierce.
lick, The Dalles, F rank Sloan, confined its ruling to the title of '
truckage,
will
be
$8.70
a
hundred
later, a t which tim e discussion of FRANCE WITHDRAWING
longing
to Gorge Lovejoy of P o rt­
The banner month of the year Stanfield; Roy T. Bishop, Port- the act. The supplem ental opinion
TR(X>PS FROM RUHR
pounds.
a contract was to be entered into.
land
and
the sedan owned by H.
was October, when $1429.25 was ¡land; W. O. Munsell, P ortland; to be handed down later will have
However, representatives of the
M. Wetzel of Portland were des­
spent, and December, with nine i A rth u r Clarke. Corvallis; E. B. to do with the constiutionality of
PARIS, Dec. 21.— France is be­
company advised m embers of the
troyed, as was a touring car own­
more days to hear from is second Hall, Klam ath Falls; L. I. Ray, the act and other questions sub­ MISSIONARIES FROM
MINNEAPOLIS KILLED ed by Ralph and Eugene Smith of
com m ittee th a t they (would be ginning to withdraw h er troops
with an outlay of $1083.45, dis- Eugene and L. D. Drake, Astoria.’
m itted to the court.
unable to be here on th a t date from the R uhr, it was officially
tributed as follows:
Coos Bay. Three other cars were
The
m
eeting
will
be
called
to
SHANGHAI. Dee. 31.— Mr. and badly damaged. The garage is sit­
and Jan u ary 3 has been set for a anonunced but the district will Southern Pacific Reports a Re­ M. L. Dailey, taxi .............$ 20.00 t order at 10 A. M. and an address
not be entirely evacuated until
Mrs. Bernard Hoff and Mrs. J. uated on the lower floor of the
conference.
J. H. Leggitt .........................199.59 of welcome will be delivered by
duction of 15 Per Cent
France is satisfied on the rep ara­
Kilen,
captured American mis- K nights of Pythias lodge building
"Citizens of Ashland can rest
O. C. Boggs ...........................225.00 Fratfk E. Andrews, President of
in Lives Lost.
tions issue. The Foreign office an ­
sionaires,
have been killed by and the fire burned through to
W ililam Finley .......................88.00 the Portland Chamber of Com­
well assured th at at the coming
nounced th a t three regim ents had
Chinese bandits, according to a the lodge rooms, causing consid­
In the month of October, com­ Ray Ingling .......................... 88.00 merce. Responses will be made by
m eeting with officials of the C.
been recalled during the past
report which is not confirmed. erable damage there.
pared with October last year, Sam B. Sandefer ..................228.84 R. S. Hamilton of Bend, Irving
O. Power Co. th a t no action will month.
All
three were form er residents
grade
crossing
fatalities
on
the
be taken th a t will in any way af­
E. Vining of Ashland and J. W.
McCLOUD LUMBER CO.
This action is assumed to
the
(Continued on Page 4)
Farewell
Ceremonies
Held
in
Old
of
Minneapolis.
Southern
Pacific
involving
auto­
fect the operation of the m unicip­ first step of F rance’s new policy
Brewer of Portland. Following
PURCHASES LARGE TRACT
Temple Preparatory to Mov­
ally owned plant.
No other of “invisible occupation” . Under mobiles were reduced 33 per c e n t1
appointm ent of committees, A. S.
U. 8. WEATHER REPORT
ing to New Structure.
SISKIYOU, Cal., Dec. 31.— The
thought exists than to operate this policy German police may be and injuries 15 per cent, despite EMBEZZLER LAYS TRAP •
Dudley, Executive M anager of the
WASHINGTON.
D
e
e
.
30.—
TO
REVEAL
SHORTAGES
an
increase
of
16
per
cent
in
lo­
tSate Chamber will putline the
Red River Lumber Company and
the local plant to its fullest capa­ brought back into the R uhr to
PORTLAND, Dec. 31, 1923— W eather outlook for the period
1924 program .
,
the
Lumber Company
city. Members of the council are m aintain order. French troops comotive miles and a very large
Members of Portland lodge of of Dec. 31 to Jan. 6, Inclusive: have McCloud
OAKLOND, Cal., Dec. 31.— Af­
closed the biggest deal ever
At the afternoon session W. D. Elks with several hundred lodge- ' Pacific Coast
unanim ous in this, and I am sure have evacuated Luxemburg, which increase in the num ber of regis­
States— Frequent
te r embezzling $25,000, Bruce • B. Dodson, Paul B McKee, Wil-
made in Shasta and Siskiyou
th a t even though they were ad ­ was occupied at the end of the tered automobiles.
men from various neighboring • rains in California, and below
Form
an,
31,
cashier
here
in
t
h
e
'
Ham
McMurray,
J.
A
Ormandy.
Comenting
on
the
result,
R.
J.
Counties
for timber, according to
verse to operating the plant th at war at the request of the Luxem­
cities and towns arrived here F r i- 1 norm a, elsewhere much of the
frieght
departm
en
of
the
W
’estern
I
r
.
h
.
Kipp
and
J.
W.
Brewer
will
Clancy,
A
ssitant
to
General
Man­
an
agreement
filed for record last
public sentim ent would preclude burg government.
day and Saturday and are cele week. N orthern Rocky Mountain
Pacific,
was
so
conscience-grip-;
be
among
the
speakers..
Friday.
ager
of
the
Southern
Pacific,
such action.
mal open,ng of the States— Decidedly eolder begin­
ped th a t he laid a trap to reveal i
____________________
said:
The first agrees to sell to the
“ The local plant cost Ashland
new
E
lk
’s
temple
at 11th and Al-
KIT KLUX KLAN TO HOLD
_____
ning
of
week,
continuing
cold
for
second
all the
“By the efficacious work of
the , his shortages, the police stated LEONARD A. BRUSH, 79
pine tim ber.
$105,000. The unpaid balance
der streets.
' several days.
NATIONAL CONCLAVE press, autom obile associations, when Form an was arrested. Be-
DIED
THIS
MORNING
standing
or
fallen,
on
86,798 acres
to tals only $30,000. We have a
The celebration, according to
fore leaving Christm as to visit
schools,*
churches,
and
o
u
r
own
of
land
along
th
e
Siskiyou-Shasta
sinking fund set aside for the re-
those in charge is more elabor­ SENATOR C. A. McNARY
ATLANTA, Dec. 31.— The fu­ safety organization em bracing all his m other and sisters in Colora- . Leonard A. Brush, 79, died at
boundary, most of It in Shasta
tiring of the unpaid principal and
ate than any previous Elk affair
MARRIED IN CHICAGO
ture of the Ku Klux Kian will Southern Pacific officials and em­ do, Form an placed the books in the family home on Allison and
County,
or nearly 140 square
accruing interest. In addition we
given in recent years in Portland
be determ ined at a national con­ ployes, the public is being edu­ such shape th a t the embezzlement j union Streets early this morning
miles.
and featured the farewell services
have a sinking fund to provide
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.— United
clave to be held here February 15, cated in the exercise of safe prac- could be discovered.
Mr. and Mrs. Brush have lived in the old tem ple Saturday, a
The consideration is not men­
funds for m aintenance of the
States Senator McNary, of Oregon,
The th efts covered a period of in Ashland the past five years and
according to Edward Younk Clark tics a t grade crossings, as eviden­
tioned
but it is well understood
street parade from the old to the and Miss Cornelia W. Morton, of
plant. There is at present in this one of the founders of the organ­
ced by the reduction in casual­ six years and followed a unique came here from Hillsboro, Ore­
th
a
t
the
price was far beyond
new temple, dedication ceremon­
fund the sum of $18,964.52, and ization.
ties effected despite increase in system which he refused to re­ gon. One son and daughter su r­ ies a t the new temple, with open Boston, were m arried a t 1 o’clock $2,000,000.
th ere is invested in im provem ent
Saturday at the home of Mr. and
locomotive miles and registered veal, saying: “The system is so vive him, besides his widow.
house
yesterday
and
today
and
a
bonds of the city $6,491.63 be­
Mrs. Joseph B. Morton, th e form ­
automobiles, constituting of itself simple and efficient th a t I wont
Funeral services have not been grand ball tonight.
SEATTLE MAN KILLED
er
a cousin of the bride. In Oak EXPLOSION IN MIXING
longing to this sinking fund, m a­
a fine reward for the efforts made disclose it. as it m ight be a tem p­ arranged. J. P. Dodge & Sons
Milton R. Klepper and C. C. Park. The Rev. Carl D. Case, of
ROOM FATAL TO TWO
king the total $25,456.15. Sure­
SEATTLE, Dec. 31.— W illiam and an inspiration for continuous tation to other poor fellows with have charge of the body.
Bradley
are
Joint
chairm
en
of
the
the B aptist church of Oak Park,
RIDGEWAY, Pa., Dec. 31.—
ly these figure« are such th a t no N. Foran, 49, proprietor of a effort in this regard.
small salaries.”
general com m ittee on arrange­ officiated. A few relatives of the Two men are known dead and two
m an w ith common intelligence small cafe, was instantly killed
To meet increased appropria­
THE WEATHER
w ould consider abandoning the when he slipped and fell back­
Roseburg— New warehouse of tions state tax levy was a rb itra ­ m ents for the celebration with bride were the only persons in a t­ others seriously injured in an ex-
Gus C. Moser in charge of the tendance.
R eport for December 20, 1923, reinforced concerte going up at
j plosion in the mixing room of the
m unicipal plant.
ward onto a coal hod, while he
rily Increased $133,650, for 1924. farewell services, Major H ibbard
maximum, 38, minimum, 23; set Pine and Oak streets.
Mrs. McNary is a (laughter of Hercules Powder
Pow der plant at Emp-
was preparng a meal for a cust­
in charge of the parade and Joe the late Major Morton, U. Í A., rlum , 25 miles from here and is
maximum, 32; 3 in. snow yester­
(Continued on page 4)
omer.
Eugene — B aptist to erect new Reisch in charge ofthe ball to be
day and 3 % in. fell this morning.
who for 30 years was aide to reported to have caused heavy
Classified ads bring results.
church.
given tonight.
< General Nelson A. Miles.
property damage.
QUESTION OF
ELECTRICITY
BROUGHT UP
MIDWEST IS
IN GRIP OF
COLD WAVE
Denver Girl Patches Up
COMMISS
IAIT0
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IVllLP
1
mTïn
1 H 1“
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ATREIS
DESTROYED
AT MEDFORD
Personal Estrangements
$ 1,000,000
RETURNS FROM STATE
HOST
0 f NEAR BLIZZARD
T STATE CHAMBER WILL
T COUNTY 510,358 MEET IN PORTLAND
FATAtlTES REDUCED
AT I I
» A N D ELKS ARE