A shland D aily T idings -¿■■f. ASHLAND CLIMATE Without the use of medicine cures nine cases out of ten of asthma. This is a proven fact. The Tidings Has Been Ashland’s Leading Newspaper For Nearly Fifty Years MALARIA GERMS Cannot survive three months in the rich ozone at Ashland. Pure domestic water helps. (International News Wire Service) VO L. X L V I I I . S uccessor to th e S em i-W eekly T id in g s, V o lu m e 43. MERCURY FELL TO NEW LEVEL DURING NIGHT MANY W O R K M EN AT 8 WORK ----------- B A iT i IN SHOPS O 8 F L IN T , Mich, Dec. 1 8 . 8 M ore th a n 3.000 m en have 8 r e tu r n e d to w o rk a t th e 8 C h e v ro le t M otor co m pany 8 p la n t h e re since th e an - 8 nouncem ent e a rly th is 8 m o n th t h a t th e com pany 8 w ould go on fu ll p ro d u c- 8 tio n b e fo re th e f ir s t of 8 n e x t y e a r. C h a rle s F. Four Degrees Above Zero Is 8 B a rth , v ic e -p re sid e n t an d Recorded by Weather 8 g e n e ra l m a n a g e r, said to- Man in This City 8 d ay th e p la n t now is o p er- 8 a tin g on a n ig h t a n d d ay PORT LAND FREEZ ES 8 sc h ed u le . C alifornia Citrus Saved From 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Kuin by U se of Sm udge Pots. W inter H olds Firm («rip [ AMERICA SAID TO BE FRIENDLY J ■ LABOR LEADER IS LAID TO REST IN NEW YORK TWO ARE IN CUSTODY j NELLIE IS UNABLE TO SE E MA IN A U G U R A T E D j ----- P ■ |“ 8 C H E Y E N N E , W yo., Dec. 8 8 18.— M rs^ IjNeJlie Tayf.oe 8 8 R oss, g o v e rn o r e le c t of « ! ! » W yom ing, w ill n o t a tte n d “ Í th e c e re m o n ie s a t A u stin , 8 8 T exas, J a n u a r y 20, In a u g ­ 8 I 8 | 8 u r a tin g M rs. M iriam A. » I« F e rg u so n as g o v e rn o r of 8 , th e L one S ta r s ta te , it » . : 8 becam e k n o w n to day. 8 Pro paganda Con cem ing £ ¡Thousands Pack Elks’ Tem- T he W yom ing le g is la ­ 8 War Between Two Na­ pie Where Final Services tu r e w ill be in sessio n a t 8 tions Declared False tt; Are Held th e tim e a n d M rs. R oss 8 she fe lt she should 8 CONFERENCE OPPOSED 8 8 said 8 LABOR MUCH GRIEVED re m a in h ere. C hester Sm eail and K. V. Catin U nder Arre?t W hile Third M em ber of Gniig at Large P i. .¿ident D eclares M eeting Now 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 in M aking W ou ld -b e Direct Slap at P eople of Japan Dead Leader w ielded More Pow er Titan Any Man in Country W ith Exception of P resident MEN SUSPECTED OF ROBBERIES HERE CAUGHT MEN AND WOMEN IN THE NEWS OF THE DAY Arrest in Astoria Leads to Round-up of Suspects in Medford REBELS MAY TAKE ALBANIAN CAPITAL FOUR MEN KILLED IN BLAST WHICH RUINS COAL MINE S E A T T L E , Dec. 18. — F o u r m en a re d e a d , tw o a re m issin g a n d tw o a ie in a lical h o sp ita l in a se rio u s c o n d itio n as th e re ­ s u lt of an explosion w hich took p la c e e a rly to d ay a t th e P acific C o a st C oal C o m p an y ’s m ine at B u r n e tt, th ir ty m iles e a st of T a ­ com a. C om pany officials re p o rte d th a t th e d e a d a re C h a rle s K irb y , B. W a s h b u rn , E lm e r C rip p en , an d E lm e r L a n d is. T h e a d d re s s e s of th e s e m en a re u n k n o w n to th e officials of th e m in in g com pany. T h e m issin g m en a re E . R idley a n d E. R u sh . It Is a lm o st po si­ tiv e th a t th e s e m en w ere k illed in th e b la st, a lth o u g h th e ir bodies h a v e n o t a s y et been rec o v e red . T h e In ju re d m en a re H a r ry H u- m ec k e , su ffered fro m b u r n s on his body w hich w ill p ro b a b ly p ro v e f a ta l -and R. L a z a ru s , su ffe rin g lro m a b ro k en leg a n d in te r n a l in ju r ie s w hich a tte n d in g p h y si­ c ia n s s ta te m ay p ro v e f a ta l. T h e c a u se of th e explosion is u n k n o w n as y et. T h e m en w ere w o rk in g in a s h a ft a t th e tim e of th e b la s t, a n d it is th o u g h t p o ssib le t h a t one of th e m m ay h a v e p ick e d in to an u n exploded » tick o f d y n a m ite . LONDON, Dec. IS .— T he A l­ b a n ia n le g a tio n officials h e re a n ­ n o unced to d ay th a t th e A lbanian g o v e rn m e n t had d ec re e d a g e n ­ e ra l m o b iliz a tio n of th e c o u n try ’s m ilita ry fo rces in o rd e r to cope w ith th e S e rb ia n in v asio n of A l­ b a n ia . T h e re b e l forces, accorl- ing to th e a n n o u n c e m e n t, hope to c a p tu re and hold T ira n a , A lb a n ­ ian c a p ita l w ith in th re e days. T he re b e ls a re a t p re s e n t w ith in fif­ tee n m iles of th e c a p ital. MALONE COMMANDER AMERICAN LEGION E le ctio n of officers w as held a t th e m ee tin g of th e A m erican L egion T u e sd a y e v e n in g a n d th e fo llow ing officers e le c te d : C. A. M alone, C o m m an d e r; M illard G ru b b , V iv e-C o m m an d er; G erald W e n n e r A d ju ta n t; M erton H a n ­ sen, C h a p la in a n d S ervice officer; a n d F re d S c h u e rm a n . new s c o r­ re sp o n d e n t. A good crow d w as in a tte n d a n c e a n d a v ery successful m e e tin g w as held. PIERCE APPOINTS NEW CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE SA LEM , Dec. 18. — W illiam R am sey of M cM innville, a D em o­ c ra t, fo rm e r re s id e n t of P e n d le ­ to n a n d L a G ra n d e , w as to d ay a p p o in te d by G o v ern o r P ie rc e to succeed J u d g e H a rry B e lt, ju d g e o f th e c irc u it c o u rt of P o lk a n d Y a m h ill c o u n tie s. J W A SH IN G TO N , Dec. 18. — AI new e ra of frie n d ly a n d even c o r­ d ial re la tio n s b etw een th e U nited S ta te s a n d J a p a n is expected to begin w ith th e a rriv a l of th e new Jap an ese a m b a ssa d o r, M atsui D aira, it w as d e c la re d h e re to d ay by a high official in th e C oolidge a d m in is tra tio n forces. T he sp o k e s­ m an fo r th e P re s id e n t said th e p re s e n t re la tio n s b etw een th e tw o c o u n trie s had seldom been m ore p lacid, d e sp ite th e s p e c u la tio n of th e m any m em b ers of th e E u ro ­ pean p ress of th e p o ssib ility of w a r betw een th e tw o P acific c o u n ti ies. B oth P re s id e n t C oolidge and S e c re ta ry of S ta te , C h a rle s E v an s H u g h es a re b o th decidedly opp o s­ ed to a p roposed re s o lu tio n , sp o n so re d by R e p re se n ta tiv e s B ritto n . R e p u b lic a n of Illin o is, w hich w ould in s tru c t th e P re s i­ d e n t to call an in te r n a tio n a l co n ­ fere n c e of th e w h ite n a tio n s b o r­ d e rin g th e P a c ific ocean fo r th e d iscu ssio n of th e ir m u tu a l ec o n ­ om ic a n d co m m ercial re la tio n s a n d th e ir n a tio n a l d e fe n se u n d e r­ sta n d in g s . Such an a c tio n , H u g h e s a n d C oolidge d e c la re , w ould be a d ire c ? sla p a t th e J a p a n e s e n a ­ tio n . T h e th e ft of th e in sig n a from th e d o o r of th e hom e of th e J a p ­ a n e se consul in P o rtla n d , O regon, on A rm istic e Day cau sed a c o n ­ s id e ra b le a m o u n t of p ro p a g a n d a to be c irc u la te d in th is c o u n try t h a t A m erica a n d J a p a n w ere v ery n e a r th e b re a k in g p o in t. T he fact t h a t th e in sig n a w as fo u n d w ith ­ in an h o u r a f te r th e th e f t was disco v ered , a n d t h a t th e U nited S ta te s g o v e rn m e n t w as e n d e a v o r­ ing to u n co v er th e c u lp rits w ere n o t ta k e n in to c o n s id e ra tio n w hen th is p ro p a g a n d a w as p u t o u t by J a p a n e s e o p p o n e n ts. A lth o u g h th e re w as som e d iscu ssio n be­ tw een th e d ip lo m atic d e p a rtm e n ts of b o th n a tio n s, H u g h e s d eclared t h a t th e n o te s w hich p assed b e ­ tw een w ere of th e m ost frie n d ly n a tu r e , an d t h a t th e S ta te d e ­ p a rtm e n t h a d a ssu re d th e J a p ­ an e se F o re ig n office th a t e v e ry ­ th in g p o ssib le w ould be do n e to b rin g th e th ie v e s to ju stic e . N E W YORK, Dec. 18. — R ace, color an d cre e d to g e th e r w ith c a p ita l an d la b o r to d ay m et oil th e com m on g ro u n d of m u tu a l sy m p a th y a t th e fu n e ra l h e re of S am u el G o m p e rs, la te P re sid e n t th e A m e ric an F e d e ra tio n of Edith R ickm an Starts A ction! L abor. T h e E lk s C lub H ouse w as A gainst R. Rh kinan C harging filled to c a p ac ity d u rin g th e s e r ­ no Support and Abuse vice, w hile tw o th o u sa n d p erso n s, la b o re rs, w om en, c h ild re n a n d E d ith L. R ic k m a n , w hose te s ­ c a p ita lis ts p a c k ed a h all ac ro ss tim o n y in th e M edford ju s tic e th e s tr e e t, lis te n in g to th e serv ice c o u rt la ft F rid a y , re s u lte d in h e r by m ea n s of rad io . h u sb a n d , R u fo rd R ick m an , a S carcely a person e n te re d th e S o u th e rn P acific ro u n d h o u se e m ­ im m ense E lk s T em ple w ith o u t a ployee h e re , being bound over to te a r w e ttin g his c h eek . T h o u s­ th e g ra n d ju ry , c h a rg e d w ith s u b ­ a n d s passed b efore th e b ie r o f th e o rn a tio n of p e rju ry , T u e sd a y fil­ d ead lea d e r, p ay in g a fin a l, sil­ ed s u it in th e c irc u it c o u rt fo r e n t tr ib u te to th e g e n iu s w ho p u t divorce. A m ong th e a lle g a tio n s of th e A m erican la b o rin g fo rces on & £ o v c : M R S 1. C O l/IK T O ’M D R E . $ M R Ä G Y V I N ' G O O lzLD S B th e c o m p la in t, is th e one sh e told an e q u a l fo o tin g w ith th e c o r­ from th e w itn ess s ta n d , t h a t in p o ra tio n s fo r w hich th ey la b o r­ fe a r and u n d e r th re a ts , she sw ore ed. " Charles A. Stoneham, owner of the New York Giants, lost a legal to a c o m p la in t c h a rg in g h e r h alf- point when Federal Judge A. N. Hand, in New York City, ruled that C om ing to th is city six ty one b ro th e r, W illiam D eB oalt, w ith a he must answer creditors* charge that he was a partner in the bank* y e a rs ago, w hen h u t th ir te e n rnpt brokerage firm of E. M. Fuller ft Co. Princess Ketto Mikelads, c rim in a l a tta c k upon h e r. y e a rs of age, G om pers fo u g h t his Russian exile, Is about to break a 500 year record for idleness in tha T h e co u p le w e re m a rrie d at w ay up fro m th e ra n k s , e d u c at- ▲rlstoff family, of which she Is a member, by working for a living S p rin g fie ld , N e b ra sk a , A p ril 6, on the New York stage. Mrs. Colin O’More, of New York City, known !. ng h im te lf. o rg a n iz in g th e now 1909, a n d h a v e tw o c h ild re n , th e in private life as Mrs. Madeline E. Hornberger, has sued tor divorce p o w erfu l A m erican F e d e ra tio n of and 575 a week alimony from the San Carlos Opera Company tenor. cu sto d y of w hich th e m o th e r r e ­ L ab o r and becom ing p re sid e n t of Mrs. Calvin Coolidge has been awarded the honorary degree of doctor q u e sts. t h a t o rg a n iz a tio n u n til a t th e of laws by Boston University. U n d e r an o rd e r issued by th e tim e of his d e a th he w eiided m ore c o u rt, R ic k m a n is e n jo in e d from i vi . . . i p pow er p ro b ab ly th a n an y one m an in te rfe rin g o r a n n o y in g h is w i f e '7 ....... , » . / ______________ ____ ' in th e c o u n try w ith th e ex ception an d c h ild re n , is o rd e re d to tu rn of ih e P ic sid e n t of th e U uited o v er to th e m th e hom e in A sh ­ S ta te s. lan d , p e n d in g th e s e ttle m e n t of F o llo w in g th e serv ices in th is th e divorce, d e liv e r to h is fa m ­ c ity , th e body w as ta k e n to T a r ry ­ ily th e c lo th in g th e w ire a lle g es to w n, N. Y., w h ere it w as b u rie d he is k e e p in g fro m th em , a n d in in th e b e a u tifu l, q u a in t old Sleepy th e e v e n t of h is fa ilu re to com ­ H ollow ce m e te ry , in w hich G om p­ ply, th e s h e riff is o rd e re d to act. e rs had p u rc h a se d a p lot but a $ 1 3 ,5 0 0 to he E xpended in P u t­ Andrew C ollier W ould do Away R ic k m a n is a lso in s tru c te d to pay few w eek s b e fo re his d e a th . W ith Sw earing in or V oters tin g F ire F ig h tin g Equipm ent $35 p e r m o n th fo r th e c a re of th e L ab o r in th is c o u n try is g rie f on a Safe Standard and Present H eadlight Law c h ild re n . s tric k e n o v er th e su d d e n d e a th In h e r s u it, W . M. B rig g s, J r ., of th e le a d e r w ho h a s been p re s i­ K LA M A TH FA L L S Dec. 18.— M ED FO R D , Dec. 18. — T he h e r a tto rn e y , th e fo llow ing a lle ­ d e n t of th e A m erican F e d e ra tio n city council m e e tin g of T u e s d a y , C onvinced fro m in v e s tig a tio n s so g a tio n s of c ru e lty w ere m ad e: of L a b o r fo r th ir ty seven y ears. n ig h t w as n o t th e la s t m e e tin g f a r m ad e t h a t s u p p o rt w ill be T h a t R ic k m a n in th e la s t th re e R equiem serv ices h av e been held of th a t body d u rin g th e p re s e n t fo rth c o m in g , A n d rew C o llier, rep- y e a rs “ h as becom e a p e rs is te n t by a lm o st ev ery la b o r o rg a n iz a ­ y e a r, as it w ill re q u ire one o r tw o re s e n ta tiv e e le c t from th is dis- an d c o n firm e d g a m b le r,” a n d h a s tio n in th e c o u n try since th e m o re m e e tin g s in w hich to c le a r | tric t, s ta te d re c e n tly th a t he is d issip a te d p ro p e rty v a lu e d at d e a th of th e ir Leader, w ho fo u g ht up th e odds a n d en d s of c ity busi- • c o n te m p la tin g th e in tro d u c tio n of $6000. his v a in fig h t fo r life ill a f o r­ ness fo r th is y e a r. H ence T u e s -' a bill a t th e co m in g session of th». T h a t he h as ind u ced h is m o th ­ eign c o u n try , h u t re tu rn e d to d ie day n ig h t’s m e e tin g a d jo u rn e d le g is la tu re w hich w ill c h a n g e tn e e r to spy upon h is w ife, a n d th a t in th e c o u n try of his a d o p tio n . u n til n e x t T u e sd a y evening. m eth o d of vo te re g is tr a tio n w ith ­ th e m o th e r h as “ c u rse d a n d p u ll­ In a d d itio n to p a ssin g a n u m ­ in th e s ta te a n d do aw ay w ith ed th e h a ir of p la in tif f.” b e r of o rd in a n c e s s tr a ig h te n in g th e p ra c tic e of sw e a rin g in v o tes T h a t th e fam ily is " a lm o st d e s ­ VETERAN CALIFORNIA o u t p ro p e rty m a tte rs , p a ssin g an on e le c tio n day. titu te of c lo th in g .” CONGRESSMAN DEAD o rd in a n c e to p u rc h a se fo r $13,500, Mr. C o llier s ta te d t h a t he h a s T h a t M rs. R ic k m a n , by th e care a trip le c o m b in a tio n fire p u m p er copies of o th e r s ta te 's law s b u t SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 18. — of cow s a n d c h ic k e n s has m a n a g ­ fo r th e fire d e p a rtm e n t, th e coun- th e C a’ifo rn ia s ta tu te h a s been C o n g ressm an J u liu s K a h n , 63, ed to s u p p o rt th e fam ily . cil also c o n sid e red a te n ta tiv e rec o m m e n d e d to him a s good one A nd, th a t th e d e fe n d a n t has v e te ra n C a lifo rn ia m em b er of th e p ro p o sitio n fo r th e o p e n in g up to follow . T h e law p ro v id e s th a t accused th e p la in tiff of in fid e lity , H ouse of R e p re se n ta tiv e s died of W e st S ix th s tr e e t, th r u th e F. no one m ay vo te a t a n y electio n u n til life h a s becom e u n b e a ra b le . h e re to day. He h a d been ill fo r R oy D avis p ro p e rty on N o rth u n less he o r sh e h a j, re g is te re d a t S u it m oney to th e a m o u n t of m o n th s. A n in fe c te d fo o t, s u s ­ O ak d ale s tr e e t o u t to W e st M ain le a s t 30 d ay s previous*. It also $105 fo r a tto r n e y ’s fees is ask ed , ta in e d fo llo w in g an in ju ry in s tr e e t o p p o site S o u th N ew tow n ) w ipes off th e rec o rd a ll re g is tr a - M rs. R ic k m a n filin g an a ffid av it W ash in g to n s ta r te d th e d ecline s tr e e t. M r. a n d M rs. B e rt A n­ tio n s e v e ry tw o y e a rs a n d re- t h a t sh e is p e n n ile ss, a n d forced w hich c au sed his frie n d s a la rm . d e rso n , E m il M ohr, J o h n P e rl, q u ire s v o te rs to re -re g is te r. to borro w $10 to m ak e th e in it­ H e su ffered a re la p se last n ig h t C a rl F ic h tn e r , A. S. B lito n a n d “I b elieve th e r e is a g e n e ra l J o h n Bocil, 30, a n a tiv e of S e r­ ial filin g s, and is now liv in g w ith w hich w as follow ed by a c e re b ria l F . R oy D avis a p p e a re d b e fo re th e a c ce p tan c e o v er th e s ta te th a t b ia, w ho w as a rr e s te d in H o rn ­ frie n d s an d n eig h b o rs. h e m o rrh a g e . K ah n w as re e lec te d council in b e h a lf of th e su g g e st­ th e “ s w e a rin g in ” p ra c tic e is b rook a n d re tu r n e d to th is city to C o n g ress d u rin g th e la s t elec­ ed im p ro v e m e n t. o fte n em ployed to u n f a ir en d s y e s te rd a y to face a c h a rg e of r o b ­ tio n w ith o u t opp o sitio n . FORMER RESIDENTS T h e $13,500 fo r th e fire p u m p -' a n d s e rv e s to in v ite fra u d n o t 1 bing a S o u th e rn P acific caboose ARREST EXPECTED IN HEAR OF DEATH OF POSTAL BILL SCANDAL e r, w ill be paid by m e a n s of city { to m en tio n d ilia to ry ta c tic s on th e in th e local y a rd s S u n d a y n ig h t, THEIR SON-IN-LAW w a r ra n ts , th e local b a n k s h a v in g , p a r t o f th e citiz e n s. W e h a v e an y e s te rd a y a fte rn o o n p leaded W A SH IN G TO N , Dec. 18.— An a g re e d to flo a t th e r e q u ire d n u m ­ ex am p le of how m an y p e rso n s) g Uu t y to th e c h a rg e of p e tty la r- A ccording to in fo rm a tio n r e ­ a r r e s t is exp ected s h o rtly in th e b e r a t 5 p e r c e n t, in ste a d of 6 s ta te d th e y h a d failed to reg is- j ceny b e fo re J u s tic e of th e P eace, ceived h ere, Air. a n d M rs. W. J l . n a tio n a l c a p ita l’s n e w e st “ sc a n ­ p e r cen t, as alw ay s th e case h e re ­ t e r in th e la s t K la m a th electio n G ow dy and w as se n te n c e d to pay S u l’ivan, fo rm e r re s id e n ts of th is d a l” in v o lv in g th e a lle g ed sa le of to fo re w h e n b o n d s w ere flo a te d . — som e 1300 a n d m o re o u t of a n a fine of tw e n ty -fiv e d o lla rs a n d c ity h av e re c e n tly receiv ed new s in flu e n ce in c o n n e ctio n w ith th e T h e council a lso la s t n ig h t v o t­ a p p ro x im a te 7000 e le c to rs h a v in g given a six ty day te rm in th e c o u n ­ of th e d e a th of th e ir so n -in-law , p e n d in g a ^ s ta l pay in c re a se bill ed to r e tir e $5000 w o rth of g r a v ­ been m ad e e lig ib le a t th e polls. ty jail. J. T. C. Van S re u en , ex -co m m an ­ in th e S e n a te , it w as le a rn e d a t “ T h e p re s e n t law is also w eak , ity w a te r b o n d s, in ac co rd a n ce M uch of th e loot o b tain e d by d e r in th e R oyal D utch N avy. Van th e D e p a rtm e n t of J u s tic e today. w ith its p ro g ra m lo n g in fo rce of m an y b elieve, in t h a t it does n o t Bocil w as reco v ered by th e H o rn ­ S re n a n died in Nice, S o u th e rn W A SH IN G TO N , Dec. 18. — r e tir in g such bond« y e a rly to th e re q u ire a re-ch eck by p e rio d ica l b ro o k police, b u t a few of th e F ra n c e , a c co rd in g to th e re p o rt. R ein fo rced by th e r e tu r n of th e ir r e - r e g is tr a tio n , a m o u n t of $2 0 ,0 0 0 . a rtic le s ta k e n in th e ro b b e ry have H is body w as rem o v ed to P a ris le a d e r. S e n a to r La F o lle tte , th e “ T h e re a re m an y th in g s to n o t been re tu r n e d to th e ir ow n­ fo r c re m a tio n . m em bers of th e S e n a te in s u rg e n t w o rk o u t a n d p ro v isio n fo r co u n ty ers. Il Is believed Bocil cached Mi38 A lice S u lliv a n , d a u g h te r of bloc to d ay opened th e ir fin a l d riv e c le rk s to e s ta b lis h re g is tra tio n th e s e a rtic le s e ith e r in th e v ic in ­ Mr. a n d Mrs. S u lliv an , becam e) to p re v e n t is possible a final v o te places m u st be lo o k ed a f te r in ity of th is city o r n e a r H o rn ­ th e b rid e of th e c o m m a n d e r on on th e U nderw ood bill on th e th e bill. I t is my p re s e n t in te n ­ b rook soon a f te r th e ro b b ery , and A u g u st 10, 1918. A ccording to M uscle S hoals p ro je c t u n til a f te r tio n to p re s e n t such a m e a s u re .” th e police h e re a re in hopes of th e r e p o rt receiv ed h e re sh e wili C h ristm a s recess. M r. C o llier w ill also be th e a u ­ o b ta in in g in fo rm a tio n fro m him c o n tin u e to re sid e a t th e ir hom e T h e in s u rg e n ts , jo in in g h a n d s th o r of a b ill w hich w ill rep e a l as to w h e re th e a rtic le s have been a t T h e H a g u e , H o llan d . SA LEM , Dec. 18, — T h ro u g h ! w ith th e o th A te e r g o v e rn m e n t o w n e r- M ED FO R D , Dec. 18. — T he th e p re s e n t a u to m o b ile lig h t dim - h id d en . No re p o r t of an y sa le by an e r r o r in c o m p ilin g th e a p p ro v ­ ship ad v o cate m em b e rs of th e ed e s tim a te d e x p e n d itu re s of th e S o u th e rn P acific ra ilw a y h a s fil­ m in g sectio n of th e tra ffic law i Bocil h a s b een receiv ed , a lth o u g h BRIDGE GATE KEEPER S en ate, th re w a ll th e ir re so u rc e s 10 s ta te in s titu tio n s o p e ra tin g ed w ith th e c o u n ty c le rk its cost a n d s u b s titu te th e C a lifo rn ia sys­ th e a u th o r itie s th ro u g h o u t th is IS FATALLY INJURED in to th e effo rt to block th e pas- u n d e r th e b o a rd of c o n tro l d u rin g bill in th e s u it of N elson J . W iley tem of s e ttin g lam p s a t a c e rta in sectio n h av e c o n d u cted an in te n ­ _______ i sage of th e U nderw ood bill. T h is th e next tw o y e a rs, th e s ta te b u d ­ a g a in s t th e ra ilro a d a n d th e city a n g le . T his ste p also is k n o w n sive s e a rc h , an d th e y a re th e r e ­ P o rtla n d , Dec. 18. I r a H odges,) bill w ould give th e S e c re ta ry of g et com m ission a n n o u n c e d S a tu r ­ of M edford fo r $2000 d a m a g e s, to h av e m an y s u p p o rte rs o v er th e fo re led to believe th a t he h a s 65, a g a te m a n on th e M orrison W a r u n til S e p te m b e r, 1925 to day th a t th e s ta te tu b e rc u lo s is a lle g ed t o - h a v e b een s u s ta in e d , s ta te . cached th em w ith th e idea of o b ­ s tr e e t b rid g e w as k n o ck ed dow n i lease th e im m en se pow er a n d ni- h o sp ita l w ould expend d u rin g th e w hen W iley rid in g a bicycle, r a n ta in in g th em w hen re le a se d . a u d f a ta l.y in ju r e d h e re to d a y b y ' tr a t e p la n ts of th e A la b a m a pro- c u r r e n t b ien n iu m a p p ro x im a te ly in to an o b s tru c tio n w h ile re p a irs Bocil, ww lien f irs t re tu rn e d to a u a u to m o b ile d riv e n by C arl { je c t to p riv a te in te re s ts . $67,000 in excess of its a p p ro p ria ­ w e re u n d e r w ay a t th e J a c k s o n REPORT SHOWS DEATH A sh lan d , den ied a n y k n o w led g e C o rn eliu s, a sh ip w rig h t. C o rn el- F ro m a ll in d ic a tio n s a t p re s e n t. s tr e e t c ro ssin g la s t A p ril. A fte r RATE IS DECREASING of th e ro b b e ry , b u t a f te r a few tio n . th e bill w ill p a ss th e S e n a te e a s ­ iu s is being held in ja il in lieu of la s t T h e c o rre c te d fig u re s show th a t h e a rin g a ll th e te s tim o n y m in u te s q u e s tio n in g by C hief of $2500 bail on a c h a rg e of m an- ily if it is allo w ed to be b ro u g h t W A SH IN G TO N , Dec. 18.— T he th e r e w as a p p ro p ria te d by th e w eek, th e c o u rt u p o n m o tio n of P o lice M cNabb he p ra c tic a lly co n ­ s la u g h te r. H odges w as a tte m p t- to a vo te a t th is tim e. T e st vo tes O reg o n d e a th r a te in 1923 w as le g is la tu re fo r th e o p e ra tin g of co u n sel fo r p la in tif f ’s, d ire c te d fessed to th e c rim e, a n d a t h is in g to close th e g a te , p rio r to al- ; on m e a su re s d e a lin g w ith th e bill 1094 p e r 100,000 p o p u la tio n , as th e tu b e rc u lo s is h o sp ita l d u rin g th e ju r y to b rin g in a v e rd ic t fo r p re lim in a ry h e a rin g a d m itte d his low ing a riv er boat to pass show th a t a m a jo rity of th e S ena- c o m p a red w ith 1153 in 1922, a c ­ th e c u rr e n t b ie n n iu m a to ta l o f th e d e fe n d a n t c o rp o ra tio n s . g u ilt and a sk ed fo r im m e d ia te th ro u g li th e d raw , w hen th e a u - 1 to rd fav o r th e bill, .an d it Is to T he ra ilro a d lists its co sts e n ­ c o rd in g to fig u re s m ad e public se n te n c e. $188,150, of w hich $ 1 85,333 h a s to m o b ile c ra sh e d in to th e g a te , | k ill th is fe e lin g th a t th e oppon- g e n d e re d by th e s u it a t $232, to d ay by th e c e n su s b u re a u . T he b een ex p en d ed . T h e re w ill be re ­ k n o c k in g H odges a g a in s t th e ) e n ts of th e bill a re a tte m p tin g to d e c re a se w as a ttr ib u te d to a de­ tu rn e d to th e s ta te by th is in s ti­ m o stly fo r w itn esses, som e fro m b rid g e beam s. C o rn e liu s to ld th e o b ta in th e p o stp o n m e n t. LONDON, Dec. 17. — W h e th e r tu tio n a t th e end of th e p re s e n t p o in ts in th e W illa m e tte v alley. clin e in d e a th s fro m p n e u m o n ia , police t h a t th e g a te k e e p e r clos- ) ------------------------------ T h e a tto r n e y fees of th e ra ilro a d in flu e n z a , d ia b e te s a n d suicide. G re a t B rita in is to b rin g back h e r b ien n iu m a p p ro x im a te ly $28D0. ed th e g a te w hen h e w as fifte e n ! B ro w n sv ille— H isto ric B row na- A n in c re a se o v er 1922 w as a rm y of o cc u p atio n fro m G er­ liste d a t $10. J u d g m e n t T he to ta l to be r e tu r n e d by a ll a r e fe e t aw ay in h is m ac h in e a n d t h a t . v ille w oolen m ills ru n n in g to ca- o f th e s e 10 in s titu tio n s is $187,- a g a in s t th e p la in tiff fo r th e $232 show n in th e d e a th s fro m tu b e r ­ m an y is now a q u e stio n p e r tu r b ­ he did n o t h a v e tim e to sto p . p acity , tw o s h ifts. in g th e B ritis h C ah in et. cu lo sis a n d m easles. is s o u g h t. 980. F o llo w in g a s e a rc h la s tin g n e a r ­ ly tw o m o n th s. C hief of P olice M cN abb of th is c ity , a id e d by S h e riff T e rrill a n d m em b e rs of th e M edford police fo rc e have fin a lly ro u n d e d up tw o m em b e rs of a g a n g w hich th e y believe to Appeal of C. S. B utler in ('ase h av e ro b b ed th e P la z a C onfec­ A gainst C ity o f A shland tio n e ry a n d th e E n d e r ’s s to re in Is D ism issed th is city tw o m o n th s ago. One m e m b e r of th e g a n g w as ta k e n SA LEM , Dec. 18. — R eo p en in g in to c w to d y in A h to r'a se v e ra l of th e d is b a rm e n t p ro ce e d in g s in ­ v olving M orris G o ld stein , P o rtla n d days ago. w h ile th e second m em ­ a tto rn e y , w as o rd e re d in a v e r­ ber w as a rr e s te d a t T olo y e s te r­ bal o p in io n h a n d e d dow n by th e day a fte rn o o n . E. V. C atin , a rr e s te d som e tim e s ta te su p re m e c o u rt h e re T u e s­ ago in A s to ria on a c h a rg e of day. U n d e r th e ru lin g of th e b u rg la ry co n fessed to th e two. c o u rt th e M u ltn o m ah C o u n ty B ar a sso c ia tio n will ta k e f u r th e r te s ti­ ro b b e rie s in th is city , a f te r be­ ing q u e stio n e d by th e police of m ony in th e case. T he re c o rd s in th e case show th e n o rth e rn city an d im p lic a te d t h a t G o ldstein w as o rd e re d d is ­ “ W h ite y ” F u lle r a n d C h e ste r b a rre d fro m p ra c tic in g law in S inead of M edford, s ta tin g th a t PO R TLA N D , Dec. 18. — T he O regon by th e su p re m e c o u rt a f te r th e y aid e d him in th e tw o th e fts. co ’d e st sp e ll in five y e a rs still te stim o n y h a d been in tro d u c e d in ­ C atin s ta te d t h a t th e g a n g e n te r ­ c o n tin u e s u n a b a te d over th e e n ­ tir e N o rth w e st, w ith th e w e a th e r d ic a tin g th a t he had been u n ­ ed th e P la za on O ctober 24, and b u re a u officials h e re h o ld in g o u t fa ith fu l to a c lie n t. rem oved a il th e m oney in th e C. S. B u tle r, a p p e lla n t, v e rsu s o n ly a s lig h t hope fo r a b re a k in place, a m o u n tin g to a b o u t tw o th e sn a p w ith in th e nex t fo rty C ity of A sh la n d e t a l, a p p e al from h u n d re d d o lla rs, to g e th e r w 'th a J a c k s o n c o u n ty ; a p p e al fro m o r ­ e ig h t h o u rs. n u m b e r of ch e ck s w hich w ere E n te rp ris e , O regon, re p o rts a» d e r s u s ta in in g d e m u r r e r to com ­ c o n ta in e d in th e sam e d ra w e r as te m p e ra tu re of tw e n ty e ig h t d e ­ p la in t. O pinion by J u s tic e Cos­ th e m oney. He th e n to ld th e g rees below zero. S p o k an e re g is ­ how . A ppeal d ism issed . police (h a t on th e n ig h t of No­ W . C. L ogan v e rs u s J o h n L u u k - te re d fo u r d e g re e s below and v e m b e r G, th e o u tfit jim m ie d a Y ak im a tw o d e g re e s below . A t in en a n d W a te r H a rris o n , a p p e l­ w indow in th e E n d e r ’s s to re an d Boise, Id a h o , th e m e rc u ry d ro p ­ la n ts ; a p p e a l fo r C la tso p c o u n ty ; a c tio n to rec o v e r m oney. O pinion ra n sa c k e d th e place, leav in g w ith ped to six d e g re e s below zero. P ipes. J u d g e J . A. a n u m b e r of ra z o rs, pocket k n 'v e s T h e lo w e st te m p e ra tu re of th e by J u s tic e an d sa fe ty ra z o r b lades, to g e th e r p re s e n t spell in P o rtla n d w as r e ­ E a k in affirm ed . E. C. P re stb y e , a d m in is tra to r w ith a la rg e q u a n tity of food. co rd e d e a rly th is m o rn in g w hen C a tin in fo rm e d th e A 'd o ria po­ of th e e s ta te of G e rh a rd t W iebe, th e m e rc u ry w e n t h u r tlin g dow n lice th a t th e sto le n a rtic le s had to eleven d e g re e s above zero a t a p p e lla n t, v e rsu s J . W . K lip h a rd t e t a l; a p p e a l fro m U m a tilla c o u n ­ been cached by F u lle r a n d Sinead, six a. nt. ty ; a c tio n fo r n e g lig e n ce a ris in g and gave th e ex act lo ca tio n of the fro m d e a th of G e b h a rd t W iebe house in w hich th e sto le n p ro p ­ LOS A N G E L E S, Dec. 18. — in a u to m o b ile a c c id e n t. O pinion e rty w as located . T he A sto ria C a lifo rn ia 's c itru s f r u it cro p , cov­ by Ju stic e ’ B ean. J u d g e H a rry police in fo rm e d M cNabb a n d th e e rin g th o u s a n d s of a c re s an d s h e riff ’s office, a n d y e s te rd a y th e w o rth m illio n s of d o lla rs w as sa v ­ B elt a ffirm e d . J . A. H a rris v e rsu s J . S. Lebb h o u se a t Tolo in w hich Sm ead ed fro n t a b itin g , k illin g fro s t a n d H azel Lebb, a p p e lla n ts , and w as liv in g w as se a rc h e d . A q u a n ­ -o n ly by m ea n s of e x te n siv e sm ud- S e c u rity S av in g s & T r u s t com ­ tity of th e sto le n food a n d m o st ‘ gin g , it w as in d ic a te d by e a rly pan y e t al, d e fe n d a n ts ; a p p e al of th e h a rd w a re ta k e n in t h e r o b ­ m o rn in g re p o rts com ing fro n t th e from M u ltn o m ah c o u n ty ; m otion affected d is tric ts to d ay . T he bery w as rec o v e red , an d Sm ead O pinion by w e a th e r b u re a u re p o rte d th e cold to d ism iss a p p e a l. a rre s te d . H e s te a d fa s tly d en ied A ppeal sp e ll com ing, a n d th e sm u d g e po ts C hief J u s tic e M cB ride. an y im p lic a to n in th e th e ft, s ta t­ w e re b ro u g h t in to use, sa v in g d ism issed . ing t h a t th e a rtic le s had been In th e m a tte r of th e e s ta te of front ru in th o u s a n d s of o ra n g e p u rch a se d . g ro w e rs th ro u g h o u t S o u th e rn X a rifa J . F a lin g , deceased , on p e ­ F u lle r is s till a t la rg e , an d th e titio n of Coy B u r n e tt e t a l, p eti C a lifo rn ia . police of C a lifo rn ia a n d O regon tio n e rs an d a p p e lla n ts ; a p p e al from M u ltn o m ah c o u n ty . P e titio n h av e been n o tifie d of his b e 'n g O. A. C. INSTRUCTOR It is believed he fo r r e h e a rin g a n d re c o n s id e ra tio n w an ted h ere. WILL BE HERE SOON of o ld e r of a llo w a n c e . P e titio n is in S o u th e rn C a lifo rn ia a n d th e a u th o r itie s in th a t se c t'o n have d en ied in o p in io n by c o u rt. E dw in L. M ow at, a s s is ta n t in In th e m a tte r of th e a p p lic a ­ been given a d e sc rip tio n of him . th e O, A. C. school of fo re s try , tio n of H a rry A shley fo r w rit of S h e riff T e rrill ex p ressed th e p la u s to spend th e C h ristm a s v a ­ h a b a e s co rp u s, v e rs u s H azel W e n ­ b e lie f t h a t th e g a n g w as la rg e r c a tio n in A sh la n d . M r. M ow at given by do v er, d e fe n d a n t a n d a p p e lla n t; th a n th e in fo rm a tio n w as g ra d u a te d fro m A sh lan d high ap peal fro m C latso p c o u n ty ; a p ­ C atin im p lied , a n d a se a rc h is be­ school in 1919 a n d fro m th e p lic a tio n fo r w rit of h a b a e s cor ing m ad e th ro u g h o u t th e co u n ty school of fo re s try a t O. A. C. in pus. O pinion by J u s tic e B u rn e tt lo r th e m en su sp lc io n ed of con­ 1923. He is a m em b e r of X i J u d g e T. A. E a k in rev e rsed . n ectio n w ith th e c rim e. S igm a Pi, h o n o ra ry fo re s try so­ ciety. A ccording to L o u is D odge, w e a th e r o b se rv e r, old m an F a ­ h r e n h e it c u t loose on a ra m p a g e la s t e v e n in g a n d e a rly th is m o rn ­ ing. a n d b e fo re he w as checked in h is w ild flig h t he h ad passed th e m e rc u ry in th e official th e r ­ m o m e te r dow n to th e fo u r d e ­ g ree m a rk , th e low est te m p e ra tu re re g is te re d h e re so f a r th is y ear. T he s tr e e ts w ere co ated w ith a th in film as a re s u lt of th e fre e z ­ ing o f th e snow w hich covered th e city M onday. B e la te d to u ris ts a n d C a lifo rn ia n s v isitin g h e re w ere tru d g iu g a b o u t th e s tr e e ts sin g in g th e ir b a ttle h y m n , “ C a li­ fo rn ia H e re I C om e" b u t re p o rts from th e su p p o sed ly su n n y s ta te show th a t snow h a s fa lle n in th e S an J o a q u in V alley, th e la s t o u t­ post in th e b a ttle a g a in s t w in te r. NO. 92 ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER, IS 1924 KLAMATH SOLON Ï0 VOTES PURCHASE INTRODUCE 2 NEW LEAD TO FILING OF DIVORCE SUIT 10 CRIME, GIVEN 00 DM M L IB M E Ï0 BLOCK VOIE ON MUSCLE SHOAL BILL COMPILING S i i l i « A D SUES 10 ÎI RECOVER SDII COSI