e w ‘- — ■M. ASHLAND CLIMATE Without 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 laA* MALARIA GERMS Cannot survive three months in the rich ozone at Ashland. Pure domestic water helps. VOL. X L V III. N U . H’ UTTLE1SD0NE AT MEETING OF CITY FATHERS S C IE N T IS T D E S C R IB E S W O R LD S G R E A T E S T N E E D A » UNDERW OOD BILL DISGRACE SENATOR SAYS CHIEF FIGURES IN NEWS OF THE DAY LONDON, Dec. 17. — U U n d e r th e lea d in g of “ W h a t th e W orld W a n ts ” 8 S ir R o b e rt H adfleld, fam - 1 ous E n g lish s c ie n tis t 8 t e n u m e ra te s th e fo u r fol- 8 > fo w in g th in g s as th o se ’ m ost n eeded by th e w o rld . I An alloy, fe rro u s o r non Old Council Content to Close ; fe rro u s , p o ssessin g 5 p er » Morris of Nebraska Declares c e n t to 100 p er c e n t h ig h Up Odds and Ends and u Proposed Bill Is Worse er te n a c ity th a n any Await Action of New :: Than Teapot Dome k n o w n c o m b in a tio n , w hile a t th e sam e tim e n o t b e MEETING IS SHORT ** PASSAGE NOW LIKELY ing b rittle . 8 I ______ A ction Tukcn A u thorizing Pum p A lig h tin g a p p a ra tu s ♦♦ i A dm inistration F orces W ish to in g o f W ater From M ains by c a p ab le of p e n e tr a tin g a B ring Issu e to V ote at Once. fog. R esidents o f H igh Places P rogressives W ant D elay R e fra c to ry m a te ria ls for th e lin in g of ste e l m e ltin g L ittle b u sin e ss w as tra n s a c te d W A SH IN G TO N , Dec. 17.— T he fu rn a c e s an d la d le s th a t at th e re g u la r se m i-m o n th ly p assag e of th e p ro p o sed U n d e r w ould be a b so lu te ly u n m e e tin g of th e city council held wood M uscles S h o als B ill, w o rk a tta c k e d by e ro sio n or la s t n ig h t. Soon a f te r th e m e e t ed o u t by S e n a to r U nderw ood, c o rro sio n . in g was c a lled to o rd e r by Dr. R. D em ocrat of A la b a m a , w ould A sa fe m eth o d o f s to p L. B u rd ic, c h a irm a n of th e c o u n m ak e “ T h e T e a p o t D om e scan d al ping s te a m e rs a n d sh ip s cil a c tin g in place of M ayor look s m a lle r th a n a p in h e a d ,” ro llin g in th e ro u g h e s t P ie rc e , it becam e a p p a re n t th a t S e n a to r M orris, R e p u b lic a n of w e a th e r. th e p re s e n t council w as d e te rm in N e b ra sk a to d a y c h a rg e d in th e 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 ed to s t a r t n o th in g new , being to S en ate. m e re ly close up a few odds and “ If th is b ill is .passed by C on e n d s o f b u sin e ss and a w a it th e g re ss It w ill be k n o w n a s a ra p e a c tio n of th e in co m in g council upon th e tre a s u ry of th e U n ited on a n y new m ea su res. S ta te s, a gold b rick to th e f a r m C ity A tto rn e y B rig g s w as in e rs a n d th e g iv in g a w ay of th e s tru c te d to d raw up a b la n k e t o r g re a te s t in h e rita n c e of th e A m e ri d in an c e , g iving p erm issio n to all can people to som e p riv a te c o r re s id e n ts of th e h ig h e r p o rtio n s p o ra tio n fo r e x p lo ita tio n and of th e city rig h t to pum p w a te r m oney m a k in g , “ M orris d e c la re d fo r d o m estic p u rp o se s d ire c tly d u rin g his speech w hich occupied fro m th e m ains. T he o rd in a n c e Total of 0 8 ,2 4 5 R eturns F iled m o re th a n th re e h o u rs th is m o rn W ith C ollector of Interim ! Rev w ill in clu d e a p ro v isio n th a t ZEevir. COUNT G U EN TH ER ftE R N F T O E F F 4 P fiE K lE S? H EEf?J0Y V ing. enue Front Entire State th e u s e rs pay fo r th e w a te r a t I t a p p e a re d tills m o rn in g as L G O ir TROTZTbCY LEO D F r R E C ir s ’TE.U T . sjsrz. th e sam e r a te as o th e r co n su m ers th o u g h th e fo rces of th e a d m in is PO R TLA N D , Dec. 17.— D u rin g in th e city. T his actio n w as ta k e n Leon Trotzky, Soviet M inister of W ar, Is seriously III in Moscow tr a tio n w ill e n d e a v o r to g et a and rum ors persist he has been poisoned. London declures he is so th e fiscal y e a r e n d in g J u n e 30, u p o n th e rec o m m e n d a tio n of th e v o te on th e bill by S a tu rd a y , w ith w’a te r co m m ittee , a f te r th e ir r e la st, a to ta l of $ 1 0 ,5 0 0 ,2 3 7 .4 8 in th e h o p e of h a v in g it p assed a t greatly in fear Tor his life he m ain tain s eight homes to dodge his enem ies Prem ier Edouard H errlot, of France, has been com pelled to p o rt of th e in v e stig a tio n held on fe d e ra l incom e a n d m isc e llan e o u s th a t tim e, w hile th e P ro g re ssiv e s give up his duties until be recovers-from an attack of grippe, brought th e p e titio n of Mrs. H e a th . Mrs. taxes w as co llected in O regon, a c hope to p o stp o n e th e w hole ques-1 ' on by bis nation-wide drive ag ain st C om m unists and other f-tE ign a g ita to rs The public prosecutor of F ra n k fu rt a Main. G erm any, lias H e a th re q u e ste d th a t sh e be a l c o rd in g to s ta tis tic s p re p a re d by tio n u n til a f te r th e C h ristm a s Issued a w arrant for the a rre s t of Count C hristian G uenther von Bern- C lyde O. H u n tle y , c o lle c to r of in low ed to pum p w a te r from th e h o lid ay s. Btorff. son of the form er Am bassador to the United States, charging m ain s, c la im in g t h a t d u rin g th e te rn a l re v e n u e , an d an n o u n c ed Leo D itrlchsteln. one of the leading s ta rs of the Am erican F ro m all a p p e a ra n c e s , th e bill perjury g r e a te r p a rt of th e su m m e r she to d ay . C o llectio n s from th e sam e is a lm o st c e rta in to pass in th e stage, has been forced by ill health to quit the stage. He will make his fu tu re home in Italy. w as u n a b le to o b ta in w a te r b e so u rc e s fo r th e p re c e d in g fiscal S e n a te . A d ecisiv e d e fe a t w as ca u se of th e low p re s s u re in th e y e a r w ere s lig h tly g r e a te r , a g h a n d e d th e p ro p o sed a m e n d m e n t g re g a tin g $ 1 0 ,5 7 3 ,9 4 1 .IS . T he m ains. to th e b ill y e s te rd a y , p ro h ib itin g Mr. M cK issick re p o rte d to th e cost of c o lle c tin g th e se ta x e s d u r th e sale of th e p ro p e rtie s to a co u n cil t h a t he w as re a d y w ith ing th e fiscal y e a r re c e n tly clo s p riv a te c o rp o ra tio n , an d s u p p o rt h is re p o rt on a su rv e y a u th o riz e d ed, in c lu d in g s a la rie s , tra v e lin g e rs of th e bill d e c la re th a t th e by th e co u n cil, a n d it w as voted ex p en ses, su p p lie s, e q u ip m e n t and sam e S e n a to rs w ho voted dow n th e t h a t D ecem ber 29 he se t a sid e a s m isc e llan e o u s ¿ R i n s e s w as $122,- p ro p o sed a m e n d m e n t w ill v o te th e d a te fo r a jo in t m ee tin g of 97 9 .4 4 , as a g a in s t $ 1 3 1 ,9 0 7 .0 6 fa v o ra b ly on th e p a ssa g e of th e th e old a n d new co u n cils to h e a r fo r th e p rec e d in g fiscal y e a r p e r o rig in a l bill. iod, o r a sa v in g of $ 8 ,927.62. a n d c o n sid e r th is re p o rt. \ eteran, A ged 83, G ets Ik* cree S o C hanges A nnounced as Y et in T h e to ta l n u m b e r of incom e O llie E a s te rlin g , city e le c tric ROSS WILL FIGHT From W ife. Coyla M yers Di ta x r e tu r n s filed in C o llecto r ia n , w ho h a s resig n e d h is posi O ther County O ffices. Audit OUSTER MOVEMENT vorced From V oyla M yers tio n to ta k e up a c tiv e m a n a g e H u n tle y 's office fo r th e c a le n d a r to be C om pleted January 20 m en t of his p e rso n a l a ffa irs a p y e a r 1923 w as 68,245, of w hich PO R TLA N D , Dec. 17. — Dr. E. G. H a se ltin e , a v e te ra n of p e a re d b e fo re th e council a n d ex a p p ro x im a te ly 50 p e r c e n t w ere ED FO R D , Dec. 17. — Sheriff- lh o m a s R oss, o u ste d m em b e r of th e civil w a r, aged S3, a r e s id e n t' e le M c t R a lp h J e n n in g s a n n o u n c ed r e tu r n s . M u ltn o m ah p resse d his w illin g n ess to a id his ta x a b le th e O regon F ish a n d G am e C om of A sh la n d , w as g ra n te d a d :v o rc e ' M onday th a t w hen he a ssu m e s su c ce sso r in an y way possible d u r co u n ty , w ith 40,560 r e tu r n s , o r m ission a n n o u n c e d to d ay th a t he ing th e com ing y ear. lie e x p la in a lm o st 60 p e r c e n t, led w ith th e by C irc u it J u d g e C. M. T h o m a s ofTice th e f ir s t of n e x t m o n th , he w ould fig h t th e c h a rg e s of ex- ed th a t h is p e rso n a l a ffa irs had g re a te s t num ber of re tu rn s . M onday m o rn in g , fro m h is w ife,! w ill r e ta in th re e of th e p re s e n t tra v a g e n c e a n d inefficiency a n d forced him to be a b s e n t from his W h eeler c o u n ty , w ith 50, m ade th e p u rc h a s in g o i liq u o r from A s M ary H a s e ltin e , ag e 79, \ H asel-: staff as d e p u tie s, L. H. F o rn c ro o k , p re s e n t p o sitio n p a rt of th e tim e th e sm a lle st n u m b e r of filings. to ria policem en, th e re a so n s given tin e on th e w itn ess s ta n d w o re ' Miss O lga A n d e rso n a n d G eorge d u rin g th e p re s e n t m o n th , a n d A m ong th e c itie s, P o rtla n d led F o rn c ro o k is re g a rd e d by G o v e rn o r P ie rc e fo r d ism issin g a blue c o a t w ith b ra ss b u tto n s, j H o w ard . T he n u m ex p ressed a d e sire t h a t th e c o u n w ith 39,777 re tu rn s . him fro m th e com m ission. T he H e a lle g ed th a t he w as d e s e rte d I 88 one o f ‘he b e st a ll-a ro u n d de- cil ta k e actio n in e x p re ssin g th e ir b er of filin g s from th e o th e r p rin - c ip a l c itie s of th e s ta te fo llo w : , “ “ T " ' “ ’/ . " ‘" S '" ' ,n " >li<' by h is ag ed w ife. H a s e lt'n e w as p u tie s iu th e s ta te , a n d a recog- fe e lin g to w a rd h is absence. It fo rm e rly a n in m a te of th e Sol-! nized a u th o r ity on fin g e r p rin t and " ' 8 . ' adv,s,1‘e R° M ™ “ '<l w as ex p lain ed th a t E a s te rlin g had A lb an y 589. A sto ria 1 2 (5 , B a k e r d ___ ___ . . Have a n h a e a rin p g nt a t Qnlom S alem on De ie r s ’ H om e a t S a w te lle , C al., a n d B e r‘ illio n m e a s u re m e n ts . H o w ard failed to receive a v a c atio n fo r 787, B end 951, C o rv allis 53S, Eu have took his m ea ls a t th e in s titu tio n w i.l be in th e ta x co llectio n d e a p eriod of five y e a rs, a n d a f te r gene 1241, K la m a th F a lls 930, c em b er 22, 1924. R oss c o n te n d s b u t lived in a re n te d house a b o u t p a rtm e n t a n d Miss A n d e rso n , w ill so m e d iscussion he w as in s tru c t- L a G ra n d e 963, M arsh field 906, th e c h a rg e s a re sim p ly p o litic a l a m ile aw ay , w h 'c h c a u se d tlie a tte n d to th e office w ork. ed to ta k e an In v en to ry of th e ! M edford 754, O regon C ity 641, m a n ip u la tio n to g et him o u t of | No c h a n g e s h av e been a n n o u n c - office. m a trim o n ia l s to rm s, h e sa id . sto c k of h is office, th e in v e n to ry P e n d le to n 1073, R o se b u rg 725, C oyla M ae M yers, th e m o th e r ; ' ’i ' “ ‘" f p e rs o n n e l th e to be re a d y by J a n u a r y 1. a t Salem 1415, T he D alles 675. nf riva o h iw , i - i office, w hen M iss D elilah S tev en s of five c h ild re n ra n g in g fro m 7 , ■ . . .............. w hich tim e h e w ill be reliev ed T he to ta l n u m b e r of r e tu r n s RAIL MEN TO GET 1 c , ta k e s c h a rg e , a n d n o n e is lik ely to 15 y e a rs ot age, w as g ra n te d - , GOOD INCREASE in office by C. W . M alone. for th e s ta te w as d is trib u te d , 111 th e office of th e c o u n ty school a div o rce from V oyla A. M yers,! s u p e rin te n d e n t. asse9sor a n J am o n g th e se v era l c o u n tie s as SAN FR A N C ISCO , Dec. 17.— ju d g m e n t fo r $90 s u it m oney, th e j tr e a s u r e r , in c u m b e n ts re-elected , W indow D ecorated— follow s: B a k e r 1105, B e n to n 618, A p p ro x im a tely five th o u sa n d m en h o u se h o ld f u r n itu r e a n d $100 p e r l s h e riff - e le c t J e n n in g s also said T h e P la za w indow h a s been C la c k am a s 1938, C latso p 1740, on th e P a c ific sy stem of th e m o n th .o r th e c a re of th e ch il- t h a t “it .m ig h t be n e c e ssa ry to d e c o ra te d w ith a la rg e stic k of C olum bia 996, Coos 2049, C rook S o u th e rn P acific ra ilro a d w ill re d re n u n til th e y a r e 21 y e a rs o f , n a m e a p ro h ib itio n e n fo rc e m e n t 128, C u rry 134. D esch u tes 1093. p e p p e rm in t c a n d y . E ach p u r ceive a C h ristm a s g ift in th e form age. M yers is w ire c h ie f o f t h e ’, d e p u ty , w e d o n ’t know y e t,” b u t c h a s e r is e n title d to g u ess th e D ouglas 1139, G illiam 223, G ran t of $500,000 in a n n u a l w age in P o s ta l T e le g ra p h s ta tio n a t A sh sa id th e d ra in on th e tre a s u ry th a t w e ig h t of th e a rtic le a n d th e c o n 175, H a rn e y 143, Hood R iv e r cre a se s a s th e r e s u lt of th e su c lan d . 413, Ja c k so n 1227. Je ffe rso n 73. h a s p rev a ile d to th e tu n e of from te s t w ill be o f se v e ra l d a y s d u r a cessfu l co m p le tio n of n e g o tia J o s e p h in e 326, K la m a th 1217, T h e “ o th e r w o m a n ” fig u re d in I $800 to $1000 a m o n th fo r tw o tio n . T h e stic k Is a ttr a c tin g L a k e 179, L an e 1922, L incoln tio n s a n d th e co m p an y m a n a g e th e s u it. T h e c o m p la in t c h a rg e d y e a rs w ould be tu rn e d off a s soon m u ch a tte n tio n fro m p a sse rs by. 322. L in n 763, M alh eu r 258, m en t. T h e in c re a se w ill be r e th a t 11 y e a rs ago M yers becam e as h e h a d a u th o r ity to tu r n It off. M arion 2201, M orrow 205, M ult tro a c tiv e to S e p te m b e r 1 of th is in fa tu a te d w ith “ a c e rta in o th e r H e is opposed to o v e rla p p in g a u n o m ah 40,560, P olk 467, S h e r y ear. w o m a n ” now liv in g in A sh lan d th o r ity in th e c o n d u c t of Ills o f m an 224, T illa m o o k 615, U m a tilla a n d w as m o re o r less in h e r co m fice. 1851, U nion 1233, W allo w a 280, P u b lic A c c o u n ta n t E. M. W ilson p any, t h a t he ex p en d ed m oney W asco 760, W a sh in g to n 1014, h a s s ta r te d th e r e g u la r a n n u a ' upon h e r n eeded fo r th e s u p p o rt W h e e le r 50, Y am h ill 604. a u d it of th e c o u n ty books a n d ex 00721333 o f his fam ily , a n d th a t th e y “ h ad to d e p e n d on th e c h a rity of r e la p ects to h av e th em fin ish ed by MAN IS FROZEN TO tiv e s .” O th e r a c ts a lle g ed in J a n u a r y 2 0 th . 9EATH, VANCOUVER c lu d e d g a m b lin g , an d in to x ic a tio n upon o n e occasion. I t is also HUGHES ASKS ACTION D E N V E R , C olo., Dec. 17. __ VANCOU VER. B. C., Dec. 17. c h a rg e d t h a t M yers’ p ro m ise to ON JAPANESE CONSOL »»» . T en lives, in d ire c tly a ttr ib u te d to — F ro z en to d e a th , G eorge W a tts i a cook re s id in g in ,1,1» c ity w as W1^ " A™ DeC k eep a w a y fro m th e “ o th e r w om OFFICE th e se v ere w e a th e r in th e R ocky DECLARATION ta k e n from an open Boat in «1» Z d ° » " » ' » » '“ a n ” w e re n o t k e p t. M o u n ta in reg io n w as th e to ll re T h e Myfers w e re m a rrie d a t PO R TLA N D , Dec. 17. — C ity , * x. p o rte d h e re a f te r one of th e se F ra z ie r R iv er by a resc u e tu g , a t i v e re s t s to rm s on rec o rd in th is ‘ he sam e tim e J. G reenw ood, a _ ! &n. 1 le 1 k c o n tin u - H e le n a, M o n tan a, in J u n e , 1908. a n d s ta te officials w ere s tir re d s se e c ctio t i o n n . Tw T u ’n m a en n a a n nd tn-n T °P e r a ‘*ons on to d ay by a n in q u iiy from S ecre- o m d tw o y <rn..nn, o u n g fire m a n , w as rescu ed in a s ta te of su l Islaild I th e I * “ «®» V alley m a r k e t ro ad , PWATVITiTPU «ntr a U r y ° f S ta te H u g h e s 89 to w h e tb - w om en school te a c h e rs w ere in th e c o u n ty ro ad c o n s tru c tio n pro- UHAJV1BER THANKED e r th e p erso n o r p e rso n s g u ilty G reenw ood w as a tte m p tin g t o 1 s ta n tly k illed w hen a d riv in g g ram h as d e fin ite ly ceased u n til FOR GIFT OF BOOK Of re m o v in g a n official n a m e p la te convey W a tts , w ho w as sick, from snow p re v e n te d th em se ein g an th e sp rin g of 1925. ' fro m th e d o o r of th e Jap an ese a p p ro a c h in g tra in w hich s tru c k a d re d g e in th e m id d le of th e G ra d in g on th e C h ilo q u in -W il J. H. F u lle r, s e c re ta ry of th e c o n s u l’s office h e re on A rm istic e a n d d e m o lish e d th e ir a u to m o b ile riv e r to th e sh o re w hen th e ir b o at liam so n riv e r ro a d , a p ro je c t five A sh la n d C h a m b e r of C om m erce! Day h ad been a p p re h e n d e d , on a g ra d e c ro ssin g a few m iles w as c a u g h t in th e c u r r e n t a n d c a r an d o n e -h a lf m iles long, w as p ra c to d a y receiv ed a le tte r from R. F . j D is tric t A tto rn e y S ta n le y M yers fro m th is city. ried dow n w ith th e ice. tic a lly co m p leted w hen H. F. Vic- G ra n t, p re s id e n t o f th e C h a m b e r, re p lie d to d a y to an in q u iry from F o u r lives w e re lo st n e a r H el ory, c o n tra c to r on th e jo b , w as of C om m erce of th e U n ited S ta te s , j G o v e rn o r W a lte r P ie rc e t h a t th e e n a , M ontana w hen a tr a in a n d SERVICES TO BE HELD forced to r e tir e h is m en . O nly th a n k in g th e local o rg a n iz a tio n i g u ilty p e rso n s h a d n o t y e t been s tr e e t c a r collided. T h e b lin d in g IN CITY DURING WEEK a b it of re to u c h in g on th e W il- fo r th e g ift of A Day in th e Sis-J a p p re h e n d e d , b u t an in v e stig a - snow p rev e n ted th e e n g in e e r and I , lia m so n R iv e r b rid g e e n d o f th e k iy o u s.” F u lle r re c e n tly fo rw a rd tio n w as b e in g m ade. m o to rm a n from se ein g m ore th a n T h e r e g u la r q u a rte rly m e e tin g ro ad „ ded c o m p to t, th e ed one of th e books to G ra n t. T h e official in sig n ia of a few feet a h e a d o f th e m , w h ile »<■*• C . u « y E n g in e e r Japan ese c h a rg e d ’affairq th e slip p e ry , icy c o n d itio n of th e a t th e F re e M eth o d ist C h u rch w ith JosfW i J e n so n said. P O L IC E INVESTIGATE fo u n d In th e office b u ild in g n o t tr a c k s on b o th lin es m ad e it Im p re a c h in g se rv ic es on T h u rsd a y , W hen th e c o u n ty e n g in e e r c a ll MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF f a r fro m th e p lace fro m w hich it p o ssib le to sto p e ith e r th e tra in F rid a y a n d S a tu rd a y ev en in g s, ed a h a lt to th e w o rk of c o u n ty FORMER SISKIYOU MAN w as rem o v ed . T h e local J a p a n e s e o r th e c a r In tim e to p re v e n t th e a c c o rd in g to a n a n n o u n c e m e n t ro a d fo rces on th e L a n g e ll s u r — ■ - . J c o n s u la r office re p o rte d th e m a t- c ra s h . T he fo u r w ho w ere k ill m ad e h e re to day. fac in g p ro je c t, 14 m iles of th e OAKLA ND , Dec. 17. — A po-; t e r to its re p re s e n ta tiv e s a t W ash- ed w e re p a sse n g e rs on th e s tr e e t A ll in te re s te d a re c o rd ia lly in w o rk h a d been co m p leted . T his lice in v e s tig a tio n is u n d e rw a y ! Ington. c a r. v ite d to a tte n d th e m e e tin g s on m ea n s t h a t s u rfa c in g h a s been h e re o f th e m y ste rio u s d e a th of T w o c h ild rn w ere suffocated In th e se n ig h ts . co m p leted fro m B o n an za on th e L. B. H o ta lin g , w hose body w as Salem — New Salem h o tel, a fire a t B ozem an. M o n tan a, w hen r e g u la r ro a d to a p o in t one m ile fo u n d In a room in th e K ey R o u te b u ild in g c o stin g o v e r $100,000, a fire d e stro y e d th e ir hom e. Every ad has a message beyond th e L o re lla . Inn. Sunday. opened for service. n COUNTY PEOPLE FILE TERRILL'S STAFF TEN LIVES LOST IN HEAVY FROST CAUSE OF 1OO YEAR OLD WILL BE BABY IN FUTURE WINTER STILL HOLDS GRIP ON ? THIS SECTION? 8 8 $$ 8 8 “ Weather Bureau Stations :: Report Coldest Spell of , :: This Year • 8 8 TEMPERATURE DROPS 8 8 i P acific N orthw est Held in Grip 8 o f C oldest Snap of Year. Hei- ; 8 8 ena R egisters 26 B elow 8 PO R TLA N D . Dec. 17. — T he 8 re le n tle s s and p ierc in g cold spell ' 8 still c o n tin u e d to hold th e P acific 1 0 N o rth w e st in a firm g rip t o d a y '! ! fo r tlie th ird successive day. F ro m ! th e C a n a d ian line, th ro u g h o u t ; !! W a sh in g to n , O regon, Id ah o , M o n -' ” ta n a , U tah and N evada th e lo w - ! ö e st te m p e ra tu re s of th e season ' h av e been re p o rte d , w ith pros- ' !! p ects of still c o ld e r w e a th e r to I com e. T h e w e a th e r b u re a u s ta tio n at H e le n a, M ont., re p o rte d a te m p e ra tu re o f tw e n ty -six below zero. T he m e rc u ry c o n tin u e d to d ro p ip P o rtla n d , going to th ir I tee n d eg rees above zero th is ----------- D E T R O IT , M ich., Dec. 17-— How w ould you lik e to live to be 1,000? D on’t get excited , fo r new e ra of M e th u se la h s w ill n o t be rea liz e d in th e p re s e n t g e n e ra tio n . A. W . F ry e , su p re m e com - m a n d e r o f th e M accabees a f r a te r n a l o rd e r th a t now solves th e p roblem of old a g e by p h ila n th ro p y a n d re lie f m e a su re s, In- d u lg ed in a n a d d re ss h e re in som e In te re s tin g specu- la tio n s on lo n g ev ity . “ T h e a v e ra g e ag e of d e a th in th e s e v e n th cen- tu ry w as 21 y e a rs ,” said M r. F ry e . “ In 1824 it w as 35 y ^ x * '• In th e la s t c e n tu ry it lias been ra ise d to 55 y e a rs. C a rrie d on a t th e sam e r a te of gain th e a v e ra g e life w ould be 83 y e a rs by th e end of th e nex t c e n tu ry . By th e y e a r 2624 it w ould rea c h th e sp an of 1,015 y ears. p 8 8 8 8 8 8 8; 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 ELKS’ BASKETBALL SQUAD PREPARING FOR TOUGH TUSSLE m o rn in g . ,<ujd a c c o rd in g to th e w e a th e r b u re a u , it is expected to d ro p still low er d u rin g th e n ig h t. Port land M unicipal Q uintet I n T he B u re a u looks for a possible C onsidered One of F astest b rea k in th e e x tre m e cold sn ap in Northern Oregon by to m o rro w n ig h t, a lth o u g h th ey re fu s e to give o u t a n y d e fin ite W ith tlie d a te fo r th e ir tu ssle s ta te m e n t to th a t effect. th e P o rtla n d M unicipal T he su d d en m o v em en t of cold w ith B a sk e tb a ll C lub b u t th re e days a ir fro m th e N o rth d ro p p ed th e off, th e A sh lan d E lk ’s b a sk e tb a ll te m p e ra tu re to ten d e g re e s below sq u a d is p u ttin g in som e s tr e n u zero a t B a k e r, a n d to below zero ous p ra c tic e sessio n s in an a t a t P e n d le to n , La G ra n d e and tem p t to g et in to th e best condi B end d u rin g th e n ig h t. tio n p o ssib le fo r th e ir b a ttle . T h ro u g h o u t tlie W illa m e tte V al T he boys re a liz e th a t in ta k in g ley, th e te m p e ra tu re s re p o rte d a re th e low est y e t recorded~ t l i i J 0,1 th e P o r “ * n d ®«’8 ‘hey a re going w in te r. M ost of th e s ta tio n s re-1 Up a g a ,n 8 t 8 fa s t o u tflt’ b u t feel p o rtin g s ta te a fail of snow w hich ’ th ey h av e an even ch an ee of g r a b ' is ra p id ly m e ltin g lias covered I b in g off tb e v erd ,cL A big !M»uad th e v alley in a b la n k e t of w h ite. h has a s beeu re p o rt,n g fo r P ractice a t th e A rm o ry e v e ry n ig h t, and T h ro u g h o u t th e R ogue R iv er V a l ley e x tre m e cold w e a th e r is r e th e te a m is sh a p in g up w o n d e r p o rte d , th e low est on rec o rd th is fu lly w ell, a c co rd in g to Jim Bow- y e a r, w ith m o st of th e p o in ts re - e r s ’ >"a n 8 Se r ‘ h® o u tfit, c o rd in g an an a v e ra g e sn o w fa ll o | ^ A lth o u g h no d e fin ite lin e u p has w been se le c te d to s ta r t a g a in s t th e tw o inches. P o rtla n d e rs , th e boys h av e a. big sq u ad to pick fro m , a n d it is a l T he s tr e e ts of A sh la n d , c o ated m o st c e rta in th a t th e y w ill all w ith snow , becam e e x tre m e ly g et in to th e b a ttle b efo re th e slip p e ry la te y e s te rd a y a n d la st tilin g is over, in o rd e r th a t a lin e n ig h t, cau sed by th e fre e z in g of w a te r on tlie snow . T oday th e on th e a b ility of th e m en m ay be su n peened o u t m e ltin g th e snow o b tain e d . T he P o rtla n d M unicipal Bas- on th e s tr e e ts , h u t p le n ty of th e i k e tb a ll C lub q u in te t is m ad e up c ity ’s h o lid a y g a rb re m a in e d on i of em ployees of th e c ity , a n d is th e g ro u n d la te th is a fte rn o o n . j c o n sid e red one of th e fa s te s t ag- I g re g a tio n s of c a sa b a to ss e rs in MAN SLIGHTLY HURT th e m e tro p o lis. T hey h av e ta k e n IN AUTO CRASH HERE! fa s t o u tfits dow n th e line fo r d e cisive d e fe a ts a n d expect to finish A m in o r sm asliu p in w hich F. • on tlie lo n g end of th e score h ere, R. W e st receiv ed a s lig h t gash I b u t th e E lk ’s o u tflt o p in es d if on h is h e a d o ccu red th is m o rn in g j fe re n tly . on th e B o u lev ard n e a r th e hos- ( T he gam e w ill g et u n d e r way p ita l. W est wa3 rid in g a m o to r - 1 a t n in e o’clock S a tu rd a y n ig h t. cycle w hen he w as s tru c k by a T he la te s ta r tin g h o u r w as a r- c a r d riv e n by D. S. D a rra g h . T he I ran g e d In o rd e r th a t m e rc h a n ts of slip p e ry c o n d itio n of th e s tre e t . I th e city , w ho w ish to see th e m ad e it im p o ssib le fo r th e la tte r ' : gam e, b u t a re forced to rem a in to sto p b e fo re s tr ik in g W est he j in th e ir s to re s d u rin g th e e v e n claim s. W est w as ta k e n to tlie ' ing, m ay be on h a n d w hen th e C o m m u n ity H o sp ita l w h ere his tu ss le is given th e gun. w ound w as d re sse d , and he w as T he s ta r tin g lin e u p , acco rd in g th e n rem o v ed to a dow n to w n to B ow ers, w ill be se le c te d from h o te l by C hief of P olice M cNabb. th e fo llow ing sq u a d . B ill D ean. D ale Y oung, C lyde Y oung, M el vin K alg i, H u b e rt B entley G eorge E llis, M illard G ru b b , Don P ro v o st, L eslie H eer and A1 G u th rie . ALLEGED THIEF IS RETURNED TO CITY BY POLICE John Bocil, Suspected of Ca boose Robbery Is in Jail Here DENIES KNOWLEDGE Man Picked Up i„ Hornbrook as Vagrant D iscovered to H ave A rticles Taken in T heft J o h n Bocil, a p p a re n tly a b o u t 30 y e a rs of age, a S e rb ia n , w as re tu rn e d to th is city la st n ig h t from H o rn b ro o k , w h ere he w as a rre s te d on a c h a rg e of ro b b in g a S o u th e rn P acific caboose in th e ra ilro a d y a rd s h e re la st S unday. Bocil d e n ie s a n y k n o w led g e of th e ro b b ery , a lth o u g h a n u m b e r of a rtic le s ta k e n d u rin g th e ro b b ery w ere found in his possession. H e claim s th a t th e se a rtic le s w ere given to him by a tra m p a t H o rn brook. T he caboose w as robbed d u r ing S u n d ay a fte rn o o n o r n ig h t, a c c o rd in g to th e tra in crew . T he t r a n a rriv e d in th e y a rd h e re la te S u n d ay m o rn in g , and th e crew left, leav in g behind a n u m b e r of a rtic le s of th e ir p e rso n a l p ro p e r ty . W hen th ey re tu rn e d M on d ay m o rn in g th ey discovered th e c a r ra n s a c k e d , w itli e v e ry th in g in th e place tu rn e d up side dow n, a n d w ith a la rg e n u m b e r of b u r n ed m atc h es s tre w n on th e floor. Bocil w as picked up by th e H o rn b ro o k officers a s a v a g ra n t a n d th e loot ta k e n in th e ro b bery h e re w as d i-co v ered on him . Since C hief of P olice M cNabb of th is city had in fo rm e d th e police th ro u g h o u t S o u th e rn O regon a n d N o rth e rn C a lifo rn ia of th e ro b bery, Bocil w as held on a th e ft c h a rg e , and th e a u th o ritie s h e re n o tifie d . A m an w as se n t to r e tu rn Bocil to th is city. A rticles ta k e n from th e caboose have been id en tified by m em b ers of th e tra in crew , b u t se v era l a rtic le s re p o rte d , a s sto len w hen th e rob- b ery was discovered a re m issing. No re p o rt of an y sale by Bocil h as been receiv ed , and it is th o u g h t possible th a t he m ay h av e h id d en p a rt of his loot e ith e r n e a r th is city o r in th e vicin ity of H o rn b ro o k . U pon th e evidence in th e h a n d s of th e police Bocil w ill p ro b ab ly be bound over to th e g ra n d ju ry and th a t body w ill be ask ed to r e tu r n an in d ic tm e n t a t th e ir nex t session. CHINESE OFFICIAL IS FObND MURDERED LONDON, Dec. 17. — C a p ta in LI Yen C hing, head of th e p e r sonal body g u a rd of T sao K u n , deposed P re sid e n t of C hina, w as m u rd e re d y e s te rd a y on th e ste p s of th e P re s id e n t's resid e n ce , a c c o rd in g to P e k in g d isp a tc h e s r e ceived h e re to day. A ccording to a d h e re u ts of Li, th e m u rd e r is laid a t th e d o o r of a g e n ts of F e n g Siang, C h ristia n g e n e ra l. JACKSONVILLE BANK CASE TO HIGH COURT NEW YORK PAYS LAST TRIBUTE TO L E A DEB OF In th e s u it of th e c ity of K LA M A TH FA L L S, Dec. 17.— “ I know n o th in g of a n y te n d e r J a c k s o n v ille a g a in s t A. C. W a lk m ad e m e by G o v e rn o r W a lte r M. ■ e r. c o u n ty tr e a s u r e r fo r th e r e P ie rc e to a c ce p t th e p o sitio n of i covery of J a c k s o n v ille m u n icip al s ta te p ro h ib itio n c o m m is s io n e r ," ; bonds, held by th e official as se E . L. E llio tt, special p ro h ib itio n ■ c u rity fo r co u n ty fu n d s, lo st in p ro se c u to r fo r th is c o u n ty , stat-1 th e B an k of J a c k s o n v ille fa ilu re , a m o u n tin g to a p p ro x im a te ly ed h e re S a tu rd a y . $1700, an o rd e r Avas Issued by Mr. E l li tt ’s a n sw e r w as in r e f th e c irc u it c o u rt M onday g r a n t e re n c e to a q u e ry over a p u b lis h ing th e tr e a s u r e r , u n til J a n u ary ed re p o rt th a t he m ig h t succeed th e p re s e n t co m m issio n er. G eorge 20tli, in w hich to p e rfe c t his a p L. C le a v er w hose v e rb a l re s ig n a peal to th e su p re m e c o u rt, and tio n of th e p o sitio n h a s been th e tr a n s c rip t th e re o f. given tlie s ta t e ’s c h ie f ex ecu tiv e. R q m o rs re a c h e d h e re tw o days a g o t h a t a te n • d e r of th e office VOTE ON INCREASE h ad been m ad e Mr. E llio tt a n d , VETO IS POSTPONED also F . W . S n y d er, s ta te p ro h ib i tio n a g e n t, b u t in v e stig a tio n d is W A SH IN G TO N , Dec. 17.— T he closed t h a t no fo u n d a tio n e x ist S e n a te a g re e d to d a y to p o stpone ed th e v o te on th e P re s id e n t C oo T he s ta te p o sitio n c a rrie s a s a l lid g e ’s v e to of th e p o sta l pay in a ry of $2400 p e r y e a r an d is ac c re a se bill u n til J a n u a r y 6. T he ceded to be one of th e m o st d if veto m essage w ill com e up fo r fic u lt in th e s ta te to fill s a tis fa c c o n s id e ra tio n in th e S e n a te on to rily , d u e to o p p o sin g fac tio n s J a n u a r y 5, a n d a fin a l v o te Is on p ro h ib itio n m a tte rs . expected th e n e x t day. T he office u n d e r C leav er h as In th e m e a n tim e , th e a d m in is been th e o b je c t of m uch c r iti tra tio n fo rces w ill seek to c o n cism . s o lid a te th e fo rces in th e S e n a te fo r th e p a ssa g e óf th e bill co m E u g e n e — T e lep h o n e com pany b in in g th e p o s ta te in c re a s e s w ith c lo sin g 1924 p ro g ra m of $100,000 ( th e s a la ry in c re a se s a sk e d fo r im p ro v e m e n ts h ere. p o sta l em ployes. N EW YORK, Dec. 17. — T he g re a t city of New Y ork, to w hich S am uel (ta m p e rs, dead c h ie f of th e A m erican F e d e ra tio n of L a bor cam e sixty-one y e a rs ago a p e n n ile ss im m ig ra n t hoy of t h i r teen y e a rs, to d ay paused th o u g h t fu lly in its m an ifo ld d u tie s and paid th e dead le a d e r of A m e ric a ’s la b o rin g fo rces a no b le trib u te . T he body of th e la te le a d e r a rriv e d h e re from W a sh in g to n e a rly th is m o rn in g , jftid will lie in s ta te in th e E lk ’s T em ple u n til to m o rro w , w hen fu n e ra l s e r vices will he h e 'd . I t w ill th en be conveyed to T a rry to w n , New Y ork, w h ere b u ria l w ill be held in Sleepy H ollow c e m e te ry , w ith th e M asonic c e re m o n y bein g p e r form ed. T h o u sa n d s paid s ile n t tr ib u te to G om pers w h ile h is body lay in th e p riv a te c a r in w hich it w as tra n s p o rte d a c ro ss th e c o n tin e n t to W a sh in g to n . At e v e ry sto p , th e la b o re r in o v e ra lls ru b b ed elbow s w ith little c h ild re n and w om en in th e ir e ffo rt to pay final tr ib u te to th e m an w’ho m ad e th e A m e ri can F e d e ra tio n of L ahor th e s tro n g e s t o rg a n iz a tio n of Its k in d In th e w o rld , a n d m ad e th e A m erican la b o rin g public a force to be rec k o n e d w ith a ll tim es. 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