ASHLAND CLIMATE W ithout the use of medicine cures nine cases out of ten of asthma. This is a proven fact. A shland D aily T idings The Tidings Has Been Ashland's Leading Newspaper For Nearly Fifty Years (In tern ation al N ew s W ire Service) VOL. XLVIII. Successor to the Semi-Weekly Tidings, Volume 43. POSTAL RATES TO BE LINKED WITH PAY RAISE New Bill to be Introduced as Joint Measure in Sen ate Tomorrow IS SOME OPPOSITION D em ocratic S< nators F avoring P ay In crease D eclare New M ove Made to D efeat Rill H ERE IS GOOD NEWS FOR MAMA’S DARLING 8 8 CHICAGO, Dec. 15. __ » | 8 The only child, contrary to 8 1 » popular belief, has more 8 « intelligence than children 8 ; « who have many brothers 8 I » and sisters, according to 8 :: Frank E. Hand, Supreme 8 u Vice Chief R anger of the 8 n Independent Order of For 8 8 esters in an address here. 8 8 “A study of 600 fam 8 8 ilies made recently by edu 8 8 cators in Iow a,” said Mr. 8 8 Hand, who is a director of 8 8 the F o resters’ Orfhanage 8 8 at Oakville, Ont., support 8 8 ed by the o rd er’s 165,000 8 8 members, “ showed th a t 8 8 the average mental abil 8 8 ity among children de 8 8 creased steadily as the 8 8 size of the families in 8 8 creased. Youngsters hav 8 8 ing no living brothers and 8 8 sisters averaged in mental 8 8 tests about 15 points 8 8 higher than children with 8 8 eleven living brothers and 8 8 sisters.” 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 ASHLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1924 ST. LOUIS PAYS SILENT HOMAGE TO DEAD CHIEF SEEKS TO DIVORCE WAR HERO Funeral Train Bearing- Body; of Gompers Halts in Missouri City NO. 89 boardwillnot : GRANT PUNITIVE.: PAYTORAILMEN M OURN Maintenance of Way Men Are Losers in Fight for Overtime Raise 20 ROADS ARE NAMED Roily tio be Taken to N ew York and Then R em oved to Tarry, tow n for Burial Tim e an<l H alf on M inute Hasis Granted to Shop anil Round. H ouse Men by Hoard THOUSANDS MALARIA GERMS Cannot survive three months in the rich ozone at Ashland. Pure domestic water helps. 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 * AM ED SCOTLAND YARD CAN’T FIN D OWN KEY a LONDON. Dec. 15. __ Scotland Yard, home of the British sleuths, is beating all its own records. Only a few months ago a thief walked calmly into the very holy of holies and appropriated any valuable property in sight and walked out again w ithout disturbance — and was never discovered. But now, the Lost Prop erty Departm ent has lost the key of its own office. Instead of offering a re ward for its recovery— that, of course, being be neath the dignity of the “ yard” — the public were adm itted by a small back entrance. Inside they found two locksm iths carefully pick ing the lock of the main entrance. They took a long time over it. * 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 STATE BUDGET ISAPPROVED BY CO M M ISSIO N a Expenditure of $2,659,480 ai During 1925-26 Meets 8 Board’s Sanction »! 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8Í 8 UP TO LEGISLATURE Total Exp« lv .»s Est aliateti to be Less Than During Current B iennium WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.— The CHICAGO, Dec. 15. — The ST. LOUIS, Dec. 15. — This adm inistrations new postal rate United States railroad labor board city, one of Gomper’s favorites, SALEM, Dec. 13. — Expendi schedule, Intended to raise sixty in a decision Friday denied puni and one th a t so often entertained tures of $2,659,480 by Oregon’s eight million dollars from ad tive overtime in the ninth and him while he was alive, paid him ten largest and most Im portant vanced charges on second third tenth hour to m aintenance of way touching trib u te, a fte r his death, state institutions for 1925 and and fourth class mail service will employes. with flowers, tears and silent 1926 have been approved by the be linked with the vetoed postal At the same time the hoard reverence. In these ways, the state budget commission, accord salary bill and introduced as a granted time and one-half on the city expressed its deep regard i ing to an announcement S atur jo int m easure in the Senate to- m inute basis for work in excess for the dead chiefton of Ameri day. m oriow, it was announced by of eight hours to shop and round can Federation of Labor, who | Appropriations for these insti Senator Sterling. Republican of house employes represented by the died Saturday m orning near San tutions for the present biennium North Dakota, chairm an cf the United Brotherhood of m a in te n -jL Antonio, Texas, following a fa aggregated $2,705,514. while the Senate postoffice committee. ance of way employes and r a i l - ! ||| tal attack while visiting in Mexi actual expenses probably wlIT to The proposed action will be .a • 1 way laborers. co City, Mexico. tal $2,591,513. O ffcials estim ated taken on the recommendation of The decision specified twenty ! Many of the fiercest battles, that these ten institutions, based Mrs. Sophie d'Antlgnac Meldrin railroads and their subsidiaries, j Postm aster General New, in an waged in behalf of labor were Coy. Savannah, Ga.. beauty, has on their expenditures for the first effort to meet the Presidents’ ob fought in this city, and or th a t entered the list of American women named by the brotherhood in a 23 months of the current bien jection to the postal employees seeking divorces In Paris. She nation-wide movement for puni reason, th e city is even more than nium, would return to the state wage increase. The move is op- charged Edward H. (“Ted") Coy, tive overtime. The principal af- ! usually touched by the passing of out of their 1923-24 appropria of New York, probably the greatest fects employes represented by the 1 posd by the Democratic Senators the greatest and only leader the tions approximately $114,000. backfield man who ever played on favoring the pay increase, who a Yale football eleven, with deser brotherhood on all roads in the In<i ’ 1,nn < a,‘ Goes off Tracks No provision has been made in of this Oregon Solons to G ather L ess laboring organizations Near B ellingham . H ighw ay announced today th at they regard tion. Coy, who served In the Navy United States. country have ever known. Tlian F our W eeks From the 1925-26 budgets for the con it as a scheme to defeat the pay B locked by Debris during the World War. won the The brotherhood contended that The Union Station here was T his D ate struction of new buildings. bill. Congressional Medal of Honor for "if we are to have a real eight — jam m ed today with men and wo The estim ated expenditures of bravery above and beyond the call President Coolidge vetoed the hour day,” according to the prin-1 BELLINGHAM, Wash., Dec. 15. of duty. men when the funeral train, SALEM, Dec, 15, — Less than the ten state institutions for pay bill, when he was informed cipal previously affirmed by the ^I(dorm an S. G arrett, iu charge bearing the body of Gompers a r four weeks from today 30 state 1925-26 are approximately $4 6,- by the Postm aster General that board, “ it m ust he protected bv 01 an e' ec*r ie interurban car was rived. A fter a short stop here, senators, 60 representatives, a 000 less than the appropriations there was not enough money in penalty rules, otherw ise it ¡c. I seriously injured and eight pas- during which reverent services ; for the current biennium. the postal fund to meet the pro brigade of newspaper men, a m eaningless.” It alleged th a t sen£e rs suffered less serious in- were held, the train proceeded to Th«« largest appropriation ap crowd of seasoned lobbyists and posed increase. The bill was under present rules employes had, j uries here today when the in- ward W ashington. It will go proved by the commission was a hundred or more ten tativ e lobbied, and it appeared for a a ten hour dav “ when it suits the! terurban ear, enroute from Bel- from there to New York where clerks will swarm into Salem. It for $855,584 for the Oregon state time as though it woudl be pass fanev of some carrier.” linghain to Mount Vernon, Wash- the funeral services for Gompers will be the day before the open hospital. This includes general ed over the P resident’s veto, but Under this contention the board *nSton turned over and rolled one will be held In the Elks club maintenance of $798,000, togeth Coolidge personally took up the ing of the legislative as^m b ly . ruled: hundred feet down an em bank house on Thursday. er with proposed repairs, replace With the mobilization of these fight to prevent it being brought “ Due to the inability to pro— ment a few miles from here. The train will then bearj -------- - j ---------- ments and improvements estim at invaders the excitement will be to a veto until .New could prepare The accident occured when a Gompers to Tarrytow n. New i R elatives F ail in A ttem pt to Ob- C hilly B last and Snow Announce cure men and to other reasons,! ed at $57,625. gin and there will be no let up a bill by which the money req u ir such time in excess of eight hours! grade, made soft by the continu- ta in Releas«« o f G oldstein Boys York, where the burial services E ntry o f W inter Into City The 1923-24 appropriation for ed to meet the pay increase could until about the small morning a day can be considered unavoid-! out rains of the past two weeks, will be held in Sleepy Hollow H eld for R eceiving Goods hours of February 22. the state hospital totaled $855.- of Portlan«! be raised. Now th a t this bill is able from the standpoint of con-! gave way on the slope of Chuck- cemetery. The Masonic commit 485, including $814,604 for m ain Not in years lias there been a ready, Coolidge has intim ated tinuous and efficient operation anut mountain. The car rolled tenance and repairs and Improve tal service will be read at the session which, in advance, gave SALEM, Dec. 15. — G overnor’ PORTLAND, Dec. 15. — The th a t he will w ithdraw his obli of the. railroads. over and finally came to a stop, grave. ments aggregating $40,881. Of Pierce, at the conclusion of a Pacific N orthw est states are in gations to the vote on the veto, promise of more stirrin g times. “ The application of punitive resting 011 its top. The passeng Already the list of prospective the total appropriation for the hearing in the executive depart- the grip of real w inter w eather should the postal rate increase overtime cannot correct this con ers and motorman were thrown legislation is assum ing elaborate TRIBUTE ir PAID current biennium it was estim ated m ent Saturday indicated th a t he in many areas, with heavy snow- also be passed. dition. It is a situation which about inside the car, but all ex- that more than $40,000 would proportions and a not inconsider would not interfere in the sen- fall and rapidly falling tempera- The New bill would double the TO WOODROW WILSON cannot he controlled by the car-! cept G arrett escaped w ithout ser be turned hack to the state treas able proportion is of a strongly tence imposed in the cases of tures reported from the stations rates on newspapers and m aga riers, hence it does not seem just ions injury. G arrett sustained a ury January 1. character. The ' WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.— In H arry and Alex Coldstein who are throughout the area, according to zines passing through the mails, controversial For the state home for the which have the same solemn cham ber where serving term s of two and one the United States W eather Bureau th at they should be penalized.” 1 broken leg, a crushed shoulder and it is estim ated would easily “ religious” hills, The board added, however, th a tj and internal injuries which will feeble minded the budget com caused friction since 1917, will his spoken word affected the years in the Oregon state peni- officials here. raise the money required to meet this argum ent was based prim ar-j probably cause his death, accord mission has approved estim ated be conspicuous by their absence. A chill blast, accompanied by destiny of this nation and the tentiary for receiving stolen prop-J the pay increase of the postal ily on the character of m ainten ing to attending physicians. erty. expenditures aggregating $361,- Ku Klux Kian officials say they plenty of snow characterized win- history of the world, friends and clerks. The slide, started by the car 700. Of this amount $314,250 The Goldstein brothers were te r’s entry into Portland, the ance of way service and th a t the will sponsor no such legislation foes of Woodrow Wilson today carriers had shown little ju stifi continued down the m ountain is for m aintenance and $20.450 in the coming session. thirteen gathered in official ceremony and engaged in the second hand busi- therm om eter dropping It is freely adm itted that there paid trib u te to his greatness. Dr. ness in Portland prior to four degrees in two hours this morn- cation of a nonpunitive rule in side, across the state highway, for improvements. The appro RURAL MAIL MUST BF, the case of shop and roundhouse and onto the Great N orthern priation for this institution for ÍN OFFICES EARLY is no love lost between the law Edwin Alderman. President of years ago when they were arrest- ¡ng. Workers. F urtherm ore, it sta t railway tracks, completely block m akers and the executive office, the University of Virginia d e liv -;6^ an ^ conv^cted on a charge of According to the w eather bur- ed, the la tte r class are “com ing traffic on both the highway the present biennium $490.000, including $315,000 for m ainten Christm as is a holiday in the but the sentim ent among the ered a scholarly eulogy on t h e : rece^v’n^ a large quantity of stol- eau reports, a continued fall of monly governed by the same bul and the railroad tracks. ance, $16,000 for repairs and ru ral mail delivery service and senators and representatives ap life of the w ar-tim e president. en property. The defendants after- snow' is expected throughout the letins as mechanics’ helpers and parcels for delivery on rural pear to be th at the governor will $158.000 for perm anent improve wards appealed th eir cases to the day. Ranchers of Eastern Ore- apprentices already enjoying puni ments. There will be returned to routes should be mailed so as to have to “ start som ething” first. suprem e court, with the resu lt gon and W ashington have been tive overtim e.” • KEATTTT}F«t APP AkJnV.n the state for the present bien reach the office of delivery at The solons intend to perm it the SHEDD BANK ROBBER th a t the decree of the lower court warned to protect th eir stock SENTENCED TO JAIL was affaimed. FOR FORUM LUNCH nium approximately $57,000. least three or four days before governor to be^the aggressor, so from the cold snap which is ex- Estim ated expenditures for the Christm as. Last year for the first th a t for w’hatever happens th ere Relatives of the Goldstein pected to follow. A foot of snow ' ALBANY, Dec. 15. — George Ham and eggs, the eggs laid eastern Orcenn state hospital for • brothers appeared before the gov- and zero w eather has been re-j tim e Christm as was observed as a after the responsibility will be S itterf who confessed to the by the chickens competing in the the next biennium, as approved. holiday on all rural routes on the head of the governor. holding up of the Bank of Shedd i ernor Saturday and urged th a t ported from Kamloops, British : egg laying contest held during aggregate $392.800. This In throughout the country. This was Not until after the house and at Shedd, Oregon on November j the sentences of the two men be Columbia. A high barom eter in ! the W inter Fair, will feature the d u d e s $346,800 for m ainten an experiment. No complaint senate have been organized, com I commuted or th at they be released Alaska, with .the area moving 29 was sentenced here Saturday Forum luncheon of the Chamber ance, perm anent has resulted from the suspension m ittee assignm ents made and improvements by Judge Kelly to serve fifteen 1 under parole. It was argued th a t down the coast is the cause of the of Commerce tom orrow at the and purchase of land $16,000, new of service on th a t day, therefore work started for a few days is years in the state penitentiary. I they already had served four cold snap, the w eather bureau Hotel Ashland, according to J. farm buildings $18,000, addition the holiday will be continued. there likelihood of a clash be Clarence Replogle, an accom m onths which w-as sufficient for officials state. II. Fuller, secretary of the o r al dairy herd $5000 and general tween these two branches of the plice of S itterf was turned over the crime they had committed. The storm is likely to continue “Old Bill” for many years ganization. repairs $7000. The 1923-24 ap state government. There, are to the juvenile authorities when Alex Goldstein, the older of the for several hours, and bring six or monarch of the Elk herd in AIR MAIL PILOT TS In addition to the poultry fea propriation for this institution brothers was said to have a wife eieht inches of snow to the plans a-plenty now incubating to VISITOR IN ASHLAND checkm ate strictly political ac evidence was subm itted by his a t and four children dependent upon N orthw est areas, the w eather man Lithia Park is no more. Dying as tu re a splendid program has been was $401.200. This included he lived, “ Old Bill” veteran of arranged for the luncheon. One m aintenance $315.000, torn ies showing he was born in general him for support. tivities of the chief executive, but said. many an uprising among the of the features will be a talk 1907. Clarence Boggie and L au r L ieutenant Dean of the Aerial repairs $8000 and perm anent im these will not be put into mo younger bull elk of his herd fin by Dr. Swedenburg. relating hie Mail Service was in Ashland for en Neilson, also found guilty in provements $78,200. Out of the tion until the psychological mo Telephone lines were out from ally succumbed to a combination experiences during the recent trip connection with the same robbery, Y OFRTUTAT. PRAISES a short time Saturday. His reg 1923-24 appropriation this in m ent arrives. That it will arrive WORK BEING DONE P ortland to A storia and St. of the onslaughts of time and the will be sentenced soon. ular run is from San Francisco abroad. stitution will return to the state is as certain- as daylight. Helens late this morning, but fierce rushes of a younger hull. to Elko, Nevada, but he came $62,415. W. W. Dillon of Portland, In were later repaired and put into For one of inexorable laws of na north on a short business trip. The Oregon state training V 7Ô M A W T<5 PTTTPT TkT terstate Secretary of the Oregon- service. Twenty breaks in power ture is th at of the surival of ‘he Dean made the trip from Van school budget for 1925 and 1926 Idaho Y. M. C. A. was in Ash- SISKIYOU CAR CRASH and high voltage lines were re- fittest, and when “Old BUI” was couver, W ashington to Medford was approved by the commission land yesterday and met in « « ■ -'p o rte d 'b y the""portï.”n d T ë î i t r k no longer the fittest of the herd 39054180 Saturday morning in three hour* at $161,675. as against $140.000 Mrs. L. Hellen of Seattle was A n,nCei Wv \ i % T ° f the most of them due to then he passed on his leadership, and five minutes. He states the for the current biennium. The Ashland Y. M. C A. He c o m --fallIng treefl and po,e8. The wea. but not until he had lain down sun is still doing,business above bodly cut on the head yesterday plim ented the local association on, th er bureau here predlcted th at his life in attem pting to retain the fog but the tem perature at when the car in w’hicli she was fContinued on nage 4) riding in the Siskiyous skidded e e ciency of the present work the storm will continue over the th a t leadership. 10,000 feet is eight degrees be The tuberculosis health seal and ran into the bank. A piece with t h . boy, in the Hl-Y. Pion- NorthWMt. perh ap5 ,„ r „ low zero. Three years ago, “ Old Bill” of rock projecting from the bank e e r, and Friendly In d ian , Clnba. days. A tem perature of tw enty sustained an injury to his hack sale In Ashland has already ffet R. Rickman of Ashland, a went through the glass of the car The d ire c to r, are much pleaaed , ollr degree, 1, predicted for during one of his battles in p u t ted the committee ;n charge $290 Southern Pacific roundhouse em and struck her on the head. She with the work being done by C. P o r,iand tonight. ting some younger bull in his according to an announcement ploye was bound over to the V. Howell, local secretary. > was rushed to the hospital here place. From this injury the old made today. W ith a num ber of j grand ju ry Friday afternoon, by j and is reported to be resting com fellow never fully recovered. It mail list subscribers not yet ! Justice of the Peace Glenn O. fortably today. She was trav el MAN ARRESTED IN sapped his strength, and he heard from and with the sale stil! 1 Taylor of Medford on a charge ing through the country with her MYSTERY SLAYING; probably knowing th a t his next continuing a t the post office, it of subornation of perjury. His husband. Mr. and Mrs. Hellen and fight would be his last, attem pt is believed the sale this year wilt bond was fixed at $1000. The LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15. — ! a woman whose name is not ed to prolong his rule by keeping equal or surpass th at ot previous charge was preferred b j his wife, Matthew D eckert was a rre s te d ! known were in the car. The the younger members of his herd years. Edith, and the defendant wept here Saturday as a suspect in the! WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.— The group were coming down the Sis cowed. This system worked The comiriittee regrets the fact bitterly at times. United States, in Secretary MEDFORD, Dec. 15. — Gene kiyous but were down the m oun m ystery of the killing of W alter' splendidly until last night, when that many did not rece ve letter H ughe’s note to G reat Britain has ’ Rickman, age 37, testifi-, Powers, prom inent automobile W atkins and W alter W hisenant, tain when the accident occurred. MEDFORD, Dec. 15. — The one of the youngsters, braver containing seals, owing to an In made no concessions to any of the ed that last sum m er her husband saiesman, who was shot to death new Copco office building on local young men charged with than the rest, decided to contest complete mailing ll'jt and to the British argum ents th at America accused her of misconduct with a statutory offense against a 14- ASHLAND OTRT.R APE late Friday night while sitting In ■ Holly street, which is rapidly “ Old Bill’s” right to the throne scarcity of supplies. However is not entitled to participate in year old girl last W ednesday NEW S STA FF MEMBERS her half brother, W illiam DeBolt. his autom obile in a fashionable'! nearing completion, will be fit- in combat. Bravely the old fel- those who failed to rece've stamps the German reparations paymenst, and th at under th re a ts and in evening, were bound over to the residence district. Deckert ad- tingly dedicated next Saturday low took up the challenge, but h i - ! ean obtain them by mailing a arranged by the Dawes plan, on a fear, she had sworn to a complaint grand jury, by justice pf the m tted to the police th a t he k n ew ( when the annual Christm as tree injured back, F ather Time and OREGON AGRICULTURAL against DeBolt. L ater she told peace Glenn O. Taylor, Saturday COLLEGE, Corvallis, Dec. 15. — Powers, but denied any connect- celebration of the Copco Forum the fierce rushes of his foe spell check to the chairm an or by pur pro rata basis, it was learned of- the district attorney it was un chasing them a t the sales head ficia'ly here Saturday. The Ameri ion with the m urder. a t the prelim inary hearing. Bail | M argaret McCoy and Frances l takes place. ed defeat, and with it death. To quarters. The school children of can and British positions in the true. was fixed at $2500 each. P ra tt of Ashland were two of According to present plans of day th e herd has another lead Mrs. Susan Beeman, who testi J. L. BARNTHOUSE the city will start tomorrow on a argum ent are clearcut, according But one witness — the com the 14 new members apointed on the committee in «harge of this er. fied she knew the defendant when campaign in which it is hoped to to the statem ent. plaining witness — was heard. the O. A. C. Daily Barom eter IN JU RED IN FALL annual affair, the usual turkey The cold w eather and the ice reach every person in the city. he was a little boy In Nebraska, The. defense. th ru A ttorney staff. Miss P ra tt, sophomore in dinner and entertainm ent will be forming upon the lake in Lithia LONDON. Dec. 15. — The for The Kiwanis Club has offered a George M. Roberts, waived call commerce and Miss McCoy, soph was also called as a witness, and i J. L. B arnthouse, well known held a t the Hotel Medford, after P ark resulted in the death of flag to the school room, the pu eign Office is undecided w hether ing any witnesses. The events omore in home economics, are told details of w hat she had heard, j local resident slipped and fell on which the children will anarch another of the attractions in- the leading up to and following the members of Xi Beta, local sro- during the progress of a bitter the ice in front of his house on to the new Copco building, where pils of which sell the most stamps it will reply to the American note park. One of the swan, much family row. on the subject of war claims, or the Boulevard yesterday and hurt alleged attack were recited by orlty. Santa Claus will preside over the adm ired by visitors here, in at; this year. The public was excluded from his back quite seriously. He is th e girl. A local dairym an aided the allow discussion to rest until the Christm as tree. The new build tem pting to land on the ice after , , ,, , heAring on account of the financial conference to be held reported to be resting quite com ing w ill be fittingly decorated The public was excluded from ugene Stock subscribed Io- sordid details, and th ere was a fortably today. a short flight was unable to gain campaign greatly during the past in Paris during January, by the the hearing, on the grounds of S r , " P° t,e r r 8n,, “ " ne « ' ‘he m o Z l ? for the occasion, and it is expect a foothold and slid into a rock week when he stam ped every “ public m orality,” the court said. ed th a t this year’s party will be on the edge of the pond, dis bottle of milk delivered with one Allies, according to an official curious on hand. Tidings Want Ads are go-getters bigger and b etter than ever. announcem ent made here thia of the seals. locating Its neck. morning. LEGISLATURE READY | T e IN GRADE SLIPPING AND HEAVY BATTLE r nrnicrp to l ncruoco iu WEATHER MAN SAYS IS STATE PENITENTIARY: COMING THIS WAY VETERAN LEADER OF PARK ELK HERD IS KILLED IN BATTLE SEAL SALE HERE t O VER ID G- COPCO OFFICE ID BE DEDICATED DEC. 2D J