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VOL. XLVIII.
Saccesaor to the Semi-Weekly Tidings, Volume 43.
PEACE TALK IS
DELAYED AFTER
WOULD FORCE PENSIO N
ON AB LE BODIED MAN
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ASSAUI
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F orces H eld in North by Clashes
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HORNELL, N. Y. Oct.
30. — For the ninth time
in thfe past few years
Edw ard M ullander has
scorned a pension. Mul-
lander, born in Sweden,
served In the Spanish-
American W ar. He con­
tracted a disability and
asked a pension.
By the time it was offer­
ed him ha had recovered.
At regular intervals the
papers are sent on again
and he is told to sign them
and get his pension. When
the last installm ent came
M ullander retu rn ed it.
ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1924
D E SE R T SH IRK S USE
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LIZZIES, NOT ST EED S
ANOTHER DEAD
FOLLOWING GAS !
FUEL TRYOUT
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LONDON, Oct. 30. —
Rom antic flappers, who
have visions of gallant
sheiks galloping across
sandy stretches on fiery
steeds are all wrong. Lord
Thomson, form er Air Min-
ister, who has ju s t retu rn -
ed from Irak, dispels the
illusion.
“ Many
shieks
run
F ords,” said Lord Thom-
son, “and they get th eir
petrol supplies along the
desert roads, from English
organizations.”
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T O PARTY WINS
RECOMMENDED
IN BRITISH POLL BY CRAZED MAN
THREE K ILLED
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« ' Ethyl Lead Gas Exposure Is a
R u n s Amuck
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a of State Would Material­ Liberal Party Practically Dissolved, Laborites Are Out Woodsman
Fatal to Fifth
Following
Refusal
of Girl
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of Power, With Goveramnet Ready to Resign. Stan­
ly Help Oregon
Victim
to
Marry
Him
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ley Baldwin, Tory Leader, Is Picked as Next Premier
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« i DRIVES THEM INSANE
WOULD COST MILLIONS
bf England.
THEN KILLS HIMSELF
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at H undreds o f W orkm en a t E liza­ a
a Body R eports Favorably on Sev­
W ash., Scene o f Tripple
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LONDON, Oct. 30—Unofficial returns from the B rit­ B4*ai*dan,
a a a a a a a a a a a a a eral N ew R oads W hich W ould
beth are in P an ic F ollow -
K illin g and Suit ide W hen Un­
a
A ssure G reater T ravel
D eath o f M any Men
ish election yesterday indicated fliat the Tories had rolled
balanced Man K ills Three
a a a a a a a a a a a a1
up
a
majority
in
the
House
of
Commons,
with
392
seats
in
Five new highways, which will
ELIZABETH. N. J „ Oct. 30.—
REARDAN. W ash., Oct. 30.—
directly
affect Southern Oregon, their possession at the present time. Returns coming in
Ethyl lead gas poisoning, which
Velma Beeman, 19; Dow Lath-
are now being contem plated for from outlying district! indicate the Tories are still going
drives its victims mad before k ill­
rom, 2" and J. S. Delbert, 30, all
ing them, today claimed its fifth
construction in N orthern Califor-! 6( r o llg > w i t h *a possibi itv that their majority will be much of this city were shot and killed
PEKING, Oct. 30. — Efforts
to arrange a peaceful understand­
ing between General Wu Pei-Fu,
deposed m ilitary head of the Pe­
king governm ent, and General
Feng Yu-Hsiang, the “ Christian
general” , were reported being
made today by friends of General
Wu, but the prospect of success
was considered doubtful.
President Tasso Kun was said Storm S ignals Indicate W ind and
to have sent word to General Wu ! Rain H urricane W ill Strik e
W ithin F ew Hours
th a t General Feng, who deposed
W u, w anted to talk, not to fight.
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General Wu replied th a t he
PORTLAND, Oct. 30. — A new
was willing to talk peace after he storm from the sea, headed in-
had resum ed control of affairs at land, should strike the Oregon
and W ashington coasts this after­
Peking.
Form er Prem ier Chang Shao- noon, the w eather office announc­
Tseng took a hand in the negotia­ ed here today. High winds, ac­
tion for peace when he came here companied by a driving rain. Is
from Tientsin and made sugges­ expected to sweep the two states
The
tions to the “ Christian general,” according to indications.
as a representative of the adher­ w eather bureau officials here in­
dicated th a t the storm would be
ents of General Wu.
The suggestions were re je c te d 1 a severe one. Storm w arnings
along the coast have been chang­
by General Feng.
Mukden troops have occupied ed to the southwest.
The lum ber schooner Trinidad,
Lwancho, a fte r surrounding a
large num ber of Chihli forces. in tow of the tug Douglas, 50 miles
The rem aining Chihlis, retreating, i off Coos bay, following the break-
took up fresh positions on the , ing of the rudder on the Trinidad
yesterday, is reported to be m ak­
L utsi Canal.
Lwanchow is a city approxi­ ing good progress, and may ba
m ately fifty miles southw est of able to m ake port before the
Shanhaikw an, scene of the recent storm breaks, officers of the
fighting between the Mukden sol­ Trinidad indicated in radio dis­
diers of Chang Tso-Lin and the patches received here.
Chihli troops attached to the com ­
mand of Wu Pei-Fu.
TO BE HEADED THIS
WAY E
E
E 0 F3
CENTS ANNOUNCED
nia by the State of California a c j
k r th ftn f i r g t
cording to inform ation received
1
The returns give the Laborites
from Sacramento.
I the party now in power, 150 seats.
A committee, composed of nine
The Liberal party has been prac­
Surplus Supply in C alifornia Is prom inent citizens of California
tically wiped out, having only 39
G iven as R eason for Cut in
formed a body which inspected
seats.
The Tories gained 130
P rices on Coast
road conditions in the state, and
seats, while the Labor party lost
reported favorably on the several
34. The Liberals were the big
In line with a general price re­ roads in the northern end of the
!
losers
in the election, 100 mem­
duction on gasoline throughout state which a re badly needed in
bers
of
the party In the House
the Pacific Coast states, officials order to more closely align Cali­
j
of
Commons
being removed from
of the gasoline companies, operat­ fornia with Oregon.
j
th
eir
seats.
ing filling stations in Ashland,
The new roads will greatly af­ Mayo Says W ashington Snrrem l-
Unless Lloyd George, leader of
announced a reduction here of
ered Control of P acific in
fect the prosperity of Southern
the
Liberals, Is able to bring his
three cents par gallon on gasoline
Arm s Conference
Oregon, for w ith the highways in
party
together it is probable that
and distillate. The new price on
operation, g reater to u rist travel
the Liberals will be forced to
gasoline is tw enty cents, which
CHICAGO, Oct. 30. — The dissolve, as a party. This would
through th is d istrict will be as­
includes a three cent state tax.
United States paid an enormous
the certain doom of Lloyd
All the companies doing busi­ sured, while the business dealings price to bring the W ashington mean
George ag a nationa, flgure and
which
are
carried
on
between
ness in this territo ry are rep re­
disarm am ent conference to a sue- „
probable th at hp wJU do
sented in the uniform reduction. residents of the two states will cessful conclusion, said Rear Ad- it is
everything in his power to reor-
The Standard Oil company, the be greatly facilitated.
contem
plated
m
iral
H
-
T-
May°-
retired,
in
an
i
ganize
his party.
The new roads
Union Oil company. Shell com­
'
address
prepared
for
delivery
yes-
j
The Labor government, under
pany, and Associated Oil company for N orthern California, and terday before the Chicago Assoc­
Prem
ier MacDonald is expected
which
will
cost
millions
to
con­
all made a uniform reduction fol­
iation of Commerce.
1
to
resign,
following the display
struct,
are
as
follows:
lowing the announcem ent of a de­
“ We surrendered command of ! of popular opinion through the
Crescent City to Oregon Line—
cline in the basic price in Cali­
This
highway is asked to connect the W estern Pacific to Japan, i pleN1on. Stanley Baldwin Tory
fornia.
DALE IS RELEASED
which is now in absolute m ilita ry -leader is plpked by ,eaderg ,n
Falling of demand, due to the the Redwood Highway in Califor
FROM JAIL AFTER
C
.° T mand in LhOSe 7 a„tte rs - able t o , polities here,* as the next premier.
DEPOSITING BAIL approaching w inter months, to-; n il. w ith the R oojevelt Highway take possession of Guam w h e re , The Tory vjctory in all prob-
getber w ith the piling up of la rg e ; which Oregon is building down we undoubtedly sbould have
a j ability sounds the death knell of
surplus
stocks in the C alifo rn ia! the coast.
Victor Dale, who was placed in
strong naval base, and the Philip
jail yesterday, following charges district, is given as the basis fo rj "Y .eka to K lam ath Falls— T h i s pIne'~ i8iands," wherever such a c -' mBikAe i r ? o ^ Uff7 c rth e <>naw el)Ut| ”
of appropriating
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, the reduction, which in Califor-1 inter-state
g o~
o v ._
ern
m en t;
highway is a s k e d 'tion sppms ndvisflb1p tn hpr » h e ' for reparations
awes p an
property from the Armory here, | nia embraced a two cent cut, sometime in the future, to provide said.
was released upon furnishing i which was led by the Standard a w ater level road from the sea
“ Our country never has been, '
$100 bond.
i Oil company. The three cent cut to K lam ath Falls.
is not now, and never will be un­
Dale has signified his inten-1 in Oregon and W ashington is due
ABANDON ATTEMPT TO
A lturas to Oregon L ine— This der any m ilitarism th a t will men­
tions of pleading not guilty to t h e ! to the fact th a t w ater transpor- highway is in much the same cate­
SAVE ARCTIC FORCE
ace the liberties of the country. I
charges against him, and ha3 been tation for the gasoline is possible. gory as the Crescent City-Oregou Our arm y is practically disarmed
NOME, Alaska, Oct. 30.— The
held over for a m ilitary trial.
w hereas in California it is n eces-. u ne road. Oregon is building a today— reduced almost to a force
c u tter Mojave of the United States
It has been discovered th a t sary to move the gasoline to t h e ' ma{n highway south from Bend sufficient only to be a police
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In a divorce suit filed in the
1 ORTLAND, Oct. 30. — The
coast guard, which attem pted to cjrcujt court Tuesday Minnie Dar‘- i Dale> on a recent visit to Portland distributing centers by means of, through Lakeview to the state force for our possessions, but we
penetrate the Arctic ocean to modv charges th a t Ralph Dar- 1 did not make the trip to sell the rail transportation, i
have not seen other nations re- |week starting next Friday will bf
line.
i officially celebrated as apple week
rescue four men from the gaso­ mody, her husband, both residing articles it is alleged he took from
Yreka to Alturas— This road is, ducing their arm ies.”
. in Portland and Oregon. Markets
line schooner Silver Wave, which ' in Ashland, called her “ vile and the Armory, but went to sell some
asked for a far-north cross state;
was carried away locked in ice, mean nam es,” and “ hit, slapped,' rea' estat® which he owns in Ash- RAINFALL FOR TEAR
are accum ulating Increased stocks
lateral in California.
DEAD. MAN
has turned back, according to kicked and abused the defendant.” t land-
apples against the unusual de­
FAR BELOW NORMAL A lturas-K lam ath F a lls— This WOMAN
IS FOUND DYING of
word received here today.
mand
th at it is expected will be
No
date
has
been
set
for
Dale’s
These incidents, th e com plaint
A total of 8.28 inches of rain road would connect K lam ath
The Majove, which went from I ge(g forth occnrred {n the p re s. trial, since it has been impossible
made
for them because of the
ANACORTES, W ash., Oct. 30.
FaT.ls with A lturas, and with the
advertising
and general publicity
here to Bering strait, forced h e rj enpe Qf others and Mrs j ?a-nie ' to thus far make arrangem ents has fallen in Ashland since Jan u ­
— Mrs. Freem an Thorburn. 35,
way many miles through five-1 B ruennlng a n d ’ E iizabeth’ Gagnon ! with the m ilitary authorities who ary 1, 1924, according to Louis?; aid oi the Yreka to A lturas road. was found dead in bed and her that will be made a part of the
Dodge, w eather observer. This Klam ath Falls with Yreka.
inch Ice, it was stated, but was of Ashland are named as eye wit-1 w' 1! tr -v tbe case-
husband, 45, a cod fisherm an, was week’s activities.
total is 6.49 inches below norm al i
unable to approach the point 80 nesses. Last April, Mrs. Darmody
The Portland Cham ber of Com­
found lying on the floor with a
PR E SID E N T VOTES
for the year, to the present d a te ,'
miles north of the stra it where departed fron, the home, the com­
merce
is stim ulating - interest in
bullet wound in his head when ,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.— The according to Dodge.
the Silver Wave was last seen, plaint states, and has not re tu rn ­
PLEDGES
officers this afternoon entered the 1 e greater consumption of apples
President and Mrs. Coolidge, to ­
At this date in 1923, a total
after being caught in the grasp ed.
TO
CONTINUE
WORK;
Thorburn home. Physicians said next week ln a num ber of ways
day, as citizens of M assachusetts, of nearly fifteen inches of rain
of the ice as she was hurrying
j Thorburn could nob recover? j ^ bG ^ n *on Pacific Railway
m arked their ballots for Tuesday’s had fallen. The extrem e dryness
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. — If! A neighbor was attracted tn the 'Company has issued a booklet of
back from the last trip of the
WILL
TRY
TO
PROVE
election and mailed them to North of this season has been severly e l e c t e d .
President Coolidge
season on her mail run into
by the crying of the 14- 150 apple reciP«« th at w ill be
RAILROAD LABOR IS Hampton. The voting took place felt throughout the country, and pledges th a t he will “ continue home
Kotzebue sound, an arm of the
month-old child of the Thorburns. ’ distributed to »hose asking for
HELPING SENATOR on the W hite House lawn, b e fo re ' the Ashland district is not the those policies which have brought
Arctic.
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them at the trade and m arketing
a battery of moving picture cam­ only one to feel the effects of the peace and prosperity to the n a­
departm ent of the cham ber of
CHICAGO, Oct. 30. — Wey­ eras.
dry year.
tion,” he told a group of 45 ad­
commerce on the sixth floor of
mouth K irkland, counsel for the
The present storm , all indica­ vertising men who had breakfast
the Oregon building.
Republican National Committee,
tions should boost th e total for a t the W hite House with him this
Hotels and restaurants, includ­
today asserted it was his purpose
the year somewhat n earer normal. morning. T ie guests were mem­
ing railroad dining car3, will fea­
to prove to the Borah Senate cam­
Reports from northern districts bers of the Coolidge - Dawes Na­
ture apple dishes during the week.
paign fund investigating com­
indicate th a t a severe storm is tional A dvertising League, sup­
Civic organizations In Portland
m ittee th a t thé Progressive cam­
headed this way, following the porting the President and hly run­
are
cooperating with th e chamber
paign was virtually subsided by ;
rain and wind storm which struck ning m ate in th eir campaign for
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in
stim ulating interest in the
the railroad labor federations, and
here last night.
i election.
AVON. Calif.. Oct. 30. - a ' ■‘’ » ''- • " ’'•k
The A» e' ub
th a t the money revealed John
YREKA, Cal., Oct. 30..— J. C.
chock la being made of np-rlver
* " u " 'b w ’‘ovelty
t
. Nelson as having contributed to
i
i
i
t
,
at
lts
regular
luncheon meeting
PORTLAND, Oct. 30.— Efforts
¡th e Independent cause, was only
boats, bound for Sacramento, fo l-1 nuxt
„ * wgpk
,
legislative board of the B rother a small part of the am ount being ' w*^ be made to increase the
MUSIC STUDY CLUB HAS MEETING MONDAY
lowing the report made here th a t !
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hood of Locomotive Engineers and j gpent t o b r jng abou‘t La F o llette’s! m em bership of the American Le-
six
men
are
missing,
following|
FFFT qTnANTE
chairm an of the La Follette
"
* for
— election.
gion in Oregon to 10,000 by a big
an explosion and fire at the pier
1 ä i h ä x JhJhluo
The first program of the Ash­ "Adieu, ’Tls Love’s Last G reet­
President Siskiyou county com­
membership drive to be conducted
of the Associated Oil company
land
Music Study Club was given ing,” delightfully given by Mrs.
m ittee, is the first man in Siski­
PANAMA, Oct. 30. — An earth
throughout the state. The drive
DEATH EXAGGERATED
"yesterday.
It is reported th at
Monday
evening
a
t
the
Library,
P.
S.
Provost.
quake
of slight intensity was felt
you county to cast his vote in the
some of the men were picked up
KELSO, Oct. 30. — W. Slagle, will begin on Armistice day and as announced. There was an ex­
here
yesterday,
the disturbance
presidential election.
At
the
close
of
Mise
W
allace’s
by a passing boat, and have not
until recently a resident of Port- end December 15.
cellent
attendance,
notw
ithstand­
appearing to be centered about
Fidler is an active locomotive
division, Mrs. Henry reviewed a
Plans for the state-w ide effort
yet reached a port from which
land, today learned of th e- fears
engineer in the employ of. the felt th a t he had been burned to! arp being made by a special corn- ing the inclemency of the w eather num ber of' chapters, followed by
200 miles from the canal zone.
they can give inform ation of their
Southern Pacific Company and death in thé $40,000 fire here ' m ittee beaded by H arry N. Nel- and a num ber of new names were Mrs. E. O. Smith and Miss E stel­
The shock caused no damage.
escape from death.
under the construction of the yesterday. Slagle’s automobile | 8On
added
to
the
roster.
le
Jones
who
closed
tha.discussion.
Portland, ex-state a d ju tan t
Company officials today placed _ .
A A -r\ n * v o
sta te law a railroad . man
may
vote
Miss Imogene W allace, Mrs.j Each of these speakers had given the damage caused by the explos- j
.
.
.
parked across
the street from the > legion. Other members of
ONE-
ten days before eleefo n day by
, ,,,e com m lttM . a r e . p red E . Kid- W eston H enry, Mrs. E. O. Smith l thoughtful preparation to their ion on the tanker Anderson, as
TENTH COUNTY TAX
visiting the clerk of the county'
,
and Miss Estelle Jones presented i topics and presented the subject 600 feet of warf, a quantity of oil. i
6
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. authorities thought Slagle had die of Island City, ex-state com-
in which he resides at the county . . . . ... ,
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According to an announcement
m ander; .Harold J. W arner o f , th e book review on Finck's m atter as given by the au th o r in and a gas and oil barage, valued
. . . . . . . . .
lost bis life in the fire
seat and casting his ballot in the
Pendleton; A rthur A. Murphy of “ Musical Progress.” The musical comprehensive, entertaining way. at a million and a quarter d o llars.' by County Asse«sor J. B. Coleman
usual m anner.
Portland; Carl Y. Tengwald, Med- num bers, in illustration.’ were The listeners felt th a t the work so The entire loss is covered by in-1 a search of his rftcords reveals tha
S ixty M iles B efore B reakfast
ford, Charles J. Johnson of Sil- given by Mrs. P. S. Provost, Mrs. ¡delightfnll presented, surely would surance. according to the offic-; fact th a t the O. A C. Railroad in
CIVIC CLUB CARD
Fidler drove sixty miles before
verton
and Jam es R. Bain of Port- H nry Reid, Miss Lolita Pierson , be well w orth the w inter’s study ials. It is believed the explos-; Jackson county pays taxes on an
PARTY ON TUESDAY
breakfast Tuesday to reach the
and Mrs. H. S. Aikins. '
; Plano selections were given by ion was caused by a marine assessed valuation of >2,949.928.
WAS BIG SUCCESS! land.
office of W. J. Nellon, clerk of
At
the
opening,
with
the
presi-
Miss Lolita Pierson, who played storm.
The 1923 taxes of the railway
^Three prizes, will he given by
dent,
Mrs.
J.
H.
F
u
ller
in
t
h
e
!
a
‘.
‘
Polonaise”
and
a
‘'M
azurka
ln
am ounted to a total of >114,546.
Siskiyou county, when the la tte r
The card Party which was giv-j the 40 and 8 to help create inter-
or a total of 9 3-5 percent of all
opened the doors for the d a y s ^ en by tbe civic clu b ladies a tje s t in the campaign. A prize of chair, a short business session was B flat by” Chopin brilliantly, and
taxes paid in Jackson county.
work.
their clubhouse Tuesday evening $100 will he awarded to the team ] held, followed by a roll call of Mrs. H. S. Aikins, who closed the LA FOLLETTE LEADS
Fidler had been at Dorris, near was a great success in every w ay.! obtaining the largest Increase of item s of in terest to musicians. program with a bright number,
FIELD IN BALLOT
the Oregon line last night cani- Eighty-four people were present) new m embers in percentage over Miss W allace, chairm an of the pleasingly interpreted.
TAKEN IN ASHLAND PRICE SET ON HEAD
B rahm ’s most beautiful cradle
paigning for La F ollette and made and gpenX the evening playing ) the previous year. A prize of >60 evening’s program then took
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OF CHINESE LEADER
La Follette was given a la rg e '
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the drive, startin g at daybreak, j bridge and fjve bundred
M r s w ill be awarded to the team which charge, giving a survey of the first song was given so tenderly by
‘You don't have to ask me A. E. Kinney and Mr. H. K. Tom­ obtains the greatest num ber of seven chapters of the book. From Mrs. P. S. Provost during the vote in the straw vote conducted 1 PEKING, Oct. 30. — A price of
the first chapter, “ Mixing Music j evening. Mrs. Dix accompanied a t The Army Goods Store in this $50,000 was today put on the
whom I voted for,” Fidler smiled
linson took th e bride prizes and old m em bers to pay th eir dues
with B rains” , to the conclusion Mrs. Provost and Miss Wallace city, according to the returns, j head of Wu Fu, who until a week
as he walked out of the court­
Mrs. Mitchell and Mr. B. F; Storm based on percentage o f previous
of
her section, the speaker gave, accompanied Mrs. Reid.
While the vote was small, the pro-: ago was China’s most powerful
house.
year. A prize of $35 will go to
the 500.
•
in
interesting
fashion,
interspers­
“ La Follette Is gaining daily.
Ai
the
close
of
the
program,
portion was : boat three to one in, w ar Lord. Feng Siang, the Christ-
The Hallowe'en motif was car­ the post which attain s the la rg -'
He is certain to carry C alifornia.”
ed with pertinent comment, the Mrs^ Fuller made a num ber of au- favor of La Follette o v e r ian General, form erly aiding Wu.
est
increase
of
new
members
in
program s
were Coolidge. Davis was given only and who is at present endeavor-
His ballot cast. Fidler proceed­ ried out in menu and refresh­ percentage over the previous year. au th o r's views anent the differ­ nouheem ents;
ed with the less Im portant busi­ ments. The evening was complet­
Folders outlining suggestions ent phases of the subject under given out, and attention called three votes, a very small propor- ing to w rest the capital from W u’s
ness of eating breakfast before ed with dancing and singing.
! control, offered a rew ard of >100,-
to the
November m eeting in tion of the votes cast.
for conducting th e drive, describ- discussion.
The social committee for the I ing what the legion has done and
m otoring to his home at Duns­
At this point, two vocal num­ charge of Mrs. E. O. Smith. The
Some hum orists or adm irers of 000 for the capture of Wu alive,
year, which were in charge of t h e ; givjng reasons why every veteran bers were given; a Scotch love general topic is “ The American local people cast their votes for lan d another rew ard of >50,000
m uir.
affair are Mesdames P. S. .Provost, ghould
to thflt organlxaUoll( song, “ W e’d B etter Bide a W ee” , Prim a-donna,” by Mrs. E. O. various local people.
i for him dead.
A storia— Plans made for 200- chairm an, V. D. MIH st , Frank bave been printed and sent out sung sym pathetically by Mrs. Smith, who will make the assign­
(oot bridge on Brownsmead road. Dilard and Johnny Gruelle.
to every legion post in the sta te.1 Henry Reid, and Schubert’s ments.
There la wisdom In reading ads
Tidings Ads brings raeults.
life when H erbert Fuson, who
was exposed to the gas recently,
died in a hospital here.
Fuson became violently insane
yesterday, and was placed in a
straig h t jacket in the hospital to
prevent his injuring some of the
other inmates. Scores of other
w orkers in the Standard Oil plant
here are under observation for
the effects of the gas. which phy­
sicians know little about, except
th a t It is slowing toxic and the
effects of which are cum ulative.
A reign of terro r has spread
among the homes of other w ork­
ers in the plant when it was real­
ized th a t Fuson was not consider­
ed seriously ill whpn first taken
d’wn with effects of the gas, but
who continued to grow worse,
after being taken to the hospital.
It is feared th a t several more em­
ployes of the Standard Oil com­
pany have been exposed to the
gas here.
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this afternoon by Ray Sperry, 4 5,
a woodsman, who also took his
own life. The girl was said to
have rejected Sperry’s attentions.
No theories have been advanced
as to why he killed the two men.
Stephen Lathrom , father of
Dow ^Lathrom, was slightly in­
jured by the bullet which pierced
his son’s heart.
Sperry, who had lived here for
many years, had been keeping
company with Miss Beeman for
about a year until recently, it
was said. He returned a few days
ago from a logging camp where
he had been working, and tonight
walked to the Charles Travis
home, where Miss Beeman was
working. When she opened the
door to his knock, he shot her
in the head with a small caliber
pistol.
From the Travis home he went
to the residence of Steven Lath
ron<, a few blocks away, shot Dow
Lathrom through the heart when
he opened the door, the bullet
also wounding the boy’s father
in the abdomen.
Then Sperry made his way to
the Dueber m otor sales company
and asked for the manager. H ear­
ing tbe request, Dueber turned
toward him and was shot through
‘lie left temple.
Sperry then
made his wav
through a nearby store and into
an alley where he shot and killed
himself.
DAVIS DENOUNCES
ALL TARIFF LAWS
NEW YORK. Oct. 30.— Brand­
ing the Republican tariff laws as
instigators of financial
panics,
John Davis. Democratic candidate
for the presidency, today announ­
ced the Fordney-McCumber act
as a “ robber m easure.”
Davis pledged himself, if elect­
ed, to take the League of Nations
issue out of politics while endors­
ing the Democratic proposal for
the League referendum .
INCOME TAX TEST
CASE TO BE MADE
WASHINGTON. Oct. 3O ._A t-
torney General Stone today an­
nounced that he had asked “ sev­
e ra l” United Stiftes attorneys to
present suitable cases against
newspapers within their Jurisdic­
tion, charging them with the
publication of the recently issued
income tax lists, “ in violation of
the law” . A test case will be tried,
from the reports received from
these attorneys, Stone said.
CASE TO TEST TAX
PUBLICITY LAW TO
BE FILED IN COURT
W ASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 30.
— A fter a meeting of the cabinet
today, A ttorney - General Stone
said a general agreem ent had been
reached on the question of pub­
lication of income tax retu rn s and
indicated th a t such publication
was regarded a3 in violation of
the law.
Mr. Stone announced th at the
departm ent of justice would have
“ an appropriate case presented
!n the courts” to obtain a judical
construction of the law.
The attorney - general declin­
ed to indicate w hat procedure
would be followed in the case or
what newspaper, editor or pub­
lished would be selected as de­
fendant.
In a long statem ent Mr. Stone
pointed out th a t the effect o? one
section of the law was to allow
general Inspection of the income
tax retu rn s, while on the con­
tra ry side 3tood a section speci­
fically prohibiting their “ publi­
cation.” He said publication of
this inform ation “ in new spapers”
was nowhere specifically provid­
ed for by the law, and he was
i not clear w hat purpose congress
I had in mind.