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VOL. XLVIII
Successor to the Semi-Weekly Tidings, Volume 43
ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1925
NO. 127
SPECIAL ELECTION CALLED FOR FEBRUARY 17
Split In Church AUairs Results In Legal Action In County Court
MEMBERS DROPPEDOFF -ROSTER
FILE PROCEEDINGS IN CO. COURT
¡Gaston Means Is
Nome Appeals to
Found Guilty in
World for Aid in
Conspiracy Case
Diphtheria Fight
Chief of Police McNabb and St reet Commissioner Merrill Re­
appointed to Offices by Mayor Johnson, Council Approves
Action. Briggs Is Again City Attorney, While W. H. Gowdy
Is Appointed Police Judge. Other Business Is Transacted.
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Tuesday, February 17, was the date set last night by the city council for the
special bond election to decide upon the issuance of bonds for the purchase of the
Chautauqua building and site and the seventeen acre McCormick tract, to be used as
an addition to Lithia Park.
The resolution calling for the election was passed unanimously by the six mem­
bers of the council, although just before the calling of the vote on the proposition,
it appeared as though some of the members of the council were opposed to the measure,
and would vote against it. The issue in question was the wording in the resolution,
which some of the councilmen understood to indicate they recommended the issuance
of the bonds for the purchase of the park addition, while they* insisted they would place
the measure before the people, only upon the understanding that they did not recom­
mend it, but simply to get the approval or disapproval of the voters.
There was some discussion as to the possibilities of using the land to be pur
chased, several members claiming there were but twc acres in, the McCormick tract
which could be used for a tract upon which shelter cabins could be erected. Fran!
Jordan, President of the Park Board spoke before the council, explaining that the
board members intended to remove the elk now pastured upon a level piece of ground,
two acres in extent, believed by many to be the finest piece of land in the park, to the
rough land in the McCormick tarct. By this means, the additional two acres could be
released to be added to the camp ground, thus making, in reality, four acres of addi­
tional camp ground land made available by the purchase.
Jordan pointed out the profits made on the present shelter cabins had netted the
park board a neat sum which had been used in the betterment of the park, and he
declared that the addition which the park now wished to purchase would add still
further to the earning power of the park.
NE W YORK, Jan. 80. — Judge
L indley th is afternoon sentenced
M eans to tw o years a t A tlanta
prison, w ith a fine o f $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 .
F elder w as lined $ 1 0 ,0 0 ) but w as
given no prison sentence.
NEW YORK, Jan. 30. — Gas­
ton Means, form er detective em­
ployed by the United States treas­
ury departm ent, prohibition di­
vision, and Thdmas Felder, his a t­
torney, were today found guilty
of a conspiracy to bribe several
governm ent officials. The offense
carries with it a maximum penalty
of two years in prison, and a 310 -
000 fine.
The ju ry which returned the
verdict against Means and Felder
recommended Clemency for the
attorney. Means when he heard
the verdict of the ju ry seemed to
take the entire proceedings as a
huge joke.
The governm ent charged the
men with a conspiracy to bribe
form er A ttorney General Daugh-
terty, William Burns, form er head
of the United States Intellegence
Departm ent. United States Dis­
trict A ttorney Hayward, and
John Clark.
Means was indicted at ttie time
of the uncovering of the Teapot
Dome oil scandal at the result of
which two cabinet members were
swept out of office and indict­
m ents were returned against sev­
eral prom inent oil operators of
the country. At th a t time, Means
stated he would make a complete
denial of the charges brought
against him.
L ater, Means made a complete
confession of the charges, impli­
cating several influential oil men
who are not at first connected
with the crime. Almost immed­
iately he repudiated his confes­
sion, declaring he was forced into
m aking the incrim inating state­
ments.
NOME, Alaska, Jan, 30-*-Thls
diphtheria stricken city today ap­
pealed to the world for aid.
Conditions have become so ser­
ious th a t anti-toxin units are be­ • ▼
ing rushed into the city by a ir­
plane, as a necessary emergency
move in order th a t hundreds of
lives of those stricken with the
disease may be saved, Mayor May­
nard declared.
ANCHORAGE, Jan. 30— W ith
strained muscles bound in h ar­
ness today in an effort to bring
a million units of anti-toxin to
Nome, the strongest and fleetest
dogs of Alaska speed to the re­
lief in their “ death race,” Over
ice and snow covered trails, in
the b itter
Artie
cold,
Dan
Green, th ’rd champion dog racer
of the North, today was racing
on his way to Tanana, after driv­
ing all night. Seepala, Youkon
derby winner will receive the se­
rum from Green, and will drive
200 miles to Nome.
This section will ever rem em ­
ber the wonderful sacrifice of
“Curly” Refrew, The Pas derby
favorite, who yesterday, the first
of the dog team drivers drove
two of his dogs to d eath ’ in the
first rush, willing to sacrifice his
pals in order th at the stricken
humans in Nome might live.
Today Refrew is broken heart­
ed. Lying on the graves of his
dogs, every effort to get him to
help h'.mself have proved unsuc­
cessful. So badly exhausted were
his rem aining four dogs that
they wiy never again be fit for
racing.
The sacrifice Refrew
made was the greatest a man in
the North can make, th at of kill­
ing his dogs in an attem pt to save
a life. There is a move on foot
here to have a medal awarded
Refrew giving him The Pas der­
by championship for this year.
Rev, B. (>. Miller and Board of trustees in Charge of Church
Property at Present Are Charged With Obtaining Control
Through Fraud. Matter Will be Fought Out in Court Be­
tween Two Boards of Trustees. Members Are Locked Out
The factional fight for the control of certain church properties, raging between
two organizations within the Baptist Church membership here, burst into open flame
late yesterday afternoon with the issuance by the county court of an injunction re­
straining Rev, E. C. Miller, at present pastor of the church, from barring certain
members from the church roster, and from selling certain of the church properties.
' The complaint filed in the county co irt in petitioning for the injunction relates
the history of the Baptist church in AshlanI, and. the changing of the name of the
?hurch from that of the Ashland Baptist Church to the First Baptist Church of Ash­
land. Upon the changing- of this name hangs the entire factional dispute.
According to the complaint, the church, when organized in Ashland in June,
1884, was incorporated as the Ashland Baitist Church. At that time the church re­
ceived title to a section of land at High and Church streets, and erected a church,
under the name of the Ashland Baptist Church. Although the church was incorpor-
ited under the name of the Ashland Baptist Church, by the common consent of its
members, it came to be known as the Firs; Baptist Church of Ashland, the complaint
states.
In 1919, the Ashland Baptist Church, then known as the First Baptist Church
uf Ashland, purchased land at First street and Hargadine avenue, and erected a new
church at a cost of $15,000, The title to this land was held under the name of the
First Baptist Church of Ashland, since the members contended that being the first
Baptist church organized in Ashland, the church automatically became known as the
First Baptist Church of Ashland, the name signifying the time of organization of the
church.
In August, 1910, according to the complaint, Sarah J. Merley willed the First
baptist Church of Ashland a house and lot, with the understanding that it be used as
a parsonage by the First Baptist Church.
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The couneilmen who at first op-'
posed adding this measure to the council, on two occasions flatly
refused to ratify these appoint­
ballot, were finally won over to
! The complaint sets forth th a t; are not in accord with the doc-
ments.
the proposition, but before the
the teachings of the Baptist trines nd teachings of the Baptist
In making these appointm ents,
vote was taken, a new policy of
Church
have for a century been Church.
Johnson quoted the Kelso, W ash­
the Park Board was given. The
j distinctive, In that it had distinc­
The term s of the complaint
ington, mayor who is now dead­
policy, according to Frank Jo r­
tive
principles
and
articles
of
state
th at Rev. Miller and the
locked with the council over city
dan, Is th at the Park Board will
BRAZIL
RESIDENT
TO
faith as promulgated in the ri- members of his flock
OREGON
ASKS
VOTE
who em-
pay for the bonds which are to appointm ents, and who was or­
ON EDUCATION LAW GIVE LECTURE HERE
tuals of the denomination, th at j braced the new movement obtain-
dered a recall election in order to
be Issued, out of the funds re­
these principles are known to the . ed a m ajority of the membership
settle the m atter. Johnson said,
Dr. Henry J. McCall of Bahia,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.— The
ceived from the rent of cabins in
pastor and the members of the in the church, and notified the
“ I will not take the position of
the camp ground, th at the elk will
State of Oregon through it’s At­ Brazill, of the foreign mission
Baptist Church, and th at until j members of the organization who
the Kelso man in fighting his
torney General, Van W inkle, to­ board of the Presbyterian shurch
be removed from their present
about 1923, the Ashland B aptist, had not embraced the new more-
council, for I believe other busi­ Was One of First Residents
day petitioned the United States who has been touring in the
paddock, thus giving additional
Church was governed by such , ment, th a t unless they took up
ness of far g reater importance
of Southern Oregon. To Supreme Court for an early de­
room for expansion, and th at the
principles,
and is still subject to this movement they would be
than are these appointm ents, is
United States for some time will Metropolitan Grand Quartet
be Buried Sunday
Park Board will not ask any fu r­
cision
on
the
.validity
of
the
Ore­
and
governed
by such principles, i dropped from the roster. The old
to come before the council, and
speak at the Presbyterian church
Will Present Program at
ther aid from the city in the de­
j The complaint states “ that *on members refused to acced to his
deadlocked the w aj we are we.
He has b6en
M artha A. W alker Barron died gon state law which requires th a t tonight a t 7:50.
Methodist Church
velopment of the proposed addi­
or about the year 1921, the said demands, and they were imme­
children
of
th
a
t
state
attend
pub­
cannot accomplish those- purposes at her home, 117 Almond street,
attending the Foreign Missions
tion. These statem ents could only
lic
schools
w
ithin
the
ages
of
six
W ith the piesentation of the Ashland B aptist Church engaged diately barred from the church
for which w’e were elected. I am this city last evening, aged 92
week conference in Portland and
be quoted as a policy, since the
and
sixteen
years.
The
federal
going to back down, and in back­ years and 29 days.
is m aking a tour of the state program tonight to be given by as its pastor, one B. C. Miller, services.
park board members are elective
Members of the body which had
Grand
M ale'
a ^ Diat time claimed to be a
ing down, I do not believe I am
The foregoing short paragraph court a t Portland held th a t the speaking at Salem, Roseburg. the M etropolitan
officers and thus may be out of
quartet,
the
Ashland
¡Celebrity"
i
n,emi,er
of
the
true
Baptist
been
ousted met and elected a
stullifying myself, for I am sim­ m arks the passing of one of the law- was unconstitutional.
G rants Pass and Medford.
ofTice before the bonds are re tir­
C ourse-series for the .season o f j C hurch’ and a duly licensed and board of trustees, consisting of
ply sacrificing yone purpose in early pioneers of the Rogue River
ed.
1924-25 will come to a close. The ! ordain«d m inister of said church, H. P. Holmes, V. D. Miller, J. L.
order to accomplish a still great­ Valley, one who came here with
Before the vote was taken on er purpose.”
The
program tonight will bo given in He proceeded to occupy the said Richey and F. B. Travis.
the vanguard of home builders,
th e election resolution, it appear­
parsonage
bequeathed
to
the
said
members of the congregation sup­
Mayor Johnson made a blanket
j the Methddist church auditorium .
ed th a t every member of • the appointing George McNabb Chief finding it a veritable wilderness as
church by the said Sarah J. Mer­ porting Rev. Miller also elected
Although
the
attendance
at
the
council was em phatically in favor of Police, Frank Merrill Street far as population and development
three previoutwnumbers lias been ley. and still occupies the same, a board of trustees, consisting of
of the purchase of the Chautauqua Commissioner, W. H. Gowdy, po­ were concerned. Here she lived
discouragingly
smart, it is hoped and officiated as the pastor of! w - T. Minor, Paul Held, J. W.
and the resolution,' reading that lice Judge and William Briggs Jr., and labored for nearly three quar­
th
a
t
the
attendance
tonight will I 8aid church for a year, more or W alkup and W. C. Jackson.
the council “ recommends” the City Attorney. McNabb and Mer­ ters of a century to see this home
be better, for the M etropolitan j ^ea®> but during the year 1922, on
A member of the Baptist council
purchase received no opposition. It rill and Briggs are at present of her adoption of which she was
Grand
is
one
of
the
finest
male
or
abont
September,
the
said
pas-
visited
Ashland to investigate the
appeared that several of the mem­ holding the offices to which they ever proud, developed into a veri­ William Henry Smith, Associate of Kit Carson, Famous
-----
i
tor
embraced
the
schism,
called
m
atter,
and a meeting of those
(Continued on page 4)
bers were dubious about the suc­ were last night appointed, while table garden spot with all the
:
and
known
by
several
names,
to-
members
who had been ousted
Indian
Scout,
Dies
at
Age
of
Ninety-Three.
of
tw entieth
cess of the resolution should the Gowdy replaces Clinton Baugh­ accompaniments
,
wit:
The
Aimee
McPherson,
Four
was
he'd.
The m atter was discus-
Was Há*e Since 1909
two propositions be coupled on man as Police Judge.
sed,
and
the
body then visited the
Square Gospel, New Movement
(Continued on Page Four)
one ballot, and this obstacle held
church,
only
to
find the door lock­
Creed, promulgated at Ashland by
Stuart McKissick. engineer who
William Henry Smith, aged 92 and there wife employed by Max­
up action for some time. It is was retained by the city to survey
ed.
an evangelist of said creed, name­
years. 11 months and 28 days, well in a flour mill.
probable th at without the Chau­ the w ater possibilities in this sec­
The complaint sets fortlf th at
ly Doctor Price, and ever since
■died at his home here this m orn­
tauqua purchase plan contained in tion gave his final reports last
He left Santa Fe, going to
Rev. B. C. Miller and his board
the
said
time,
the
said
B.
C.
Mil­
ing after an illness of but a few
th e resolution, calling for imme­ night. The reports were accepted -
Placerville, California, in April
ler, by proselyting and through of trustees learning th a t the name
days.
W ith his death passes an­
diate action, th at the council and ordered placed on file for fu­
1855. He rem ained in th at place
Roland Eastwood, Steve Elek his sermons and teachings has of the Ashland Baptist Church had
other of the pioneers of this sec­
would still further have delayed a ture reference.
for some time, but finally moved 1 and Robert Duff, the three men industriously and continually used never been changed to the F irst
tion, who have done much for
vote on the park addition pu r­
.to Sacramento. From Sacramen­ who were arrested here last week, his influence and efforts among Baptist Church of Ashland, ex­
Upon the recommendation of
Members of the victroious Ash­ the upbuilding of the city.
chase.
to he walked to Hornbrook and following the robbery of the Main the members of said
Baptist cept through common consent of
Earl Hosier, w ater superintendent,
Mr. Smith was born in Roches­
For the first time since the new an ordinance was ordered drawn land High School basketball team
Yreka with his partner, John street Union Oil station, were yes­ Church to cause them to desert the congregation, and th at the
council took office early this putting w ater consumers now on were guests of the Ashland Ki­ ter, N. Y., on Feb. 3, 1832. His Hilt. A fter rem aining in N orth­ terday sentenced to 15 years in the faith and teachings of the property of the church was held
m onth, six members of the body a m eter basis, upon a flat rate wanis Club at th eir regular week­ m other died when he was n’ne ern California, for a short while, the state penitentiary by Judge Baptist Denomination, and to em­ under the title of the F irst Bap­
faced Mayor Johnson at a m eet­ basis from June 1 to October 1, ly luncheon at the Hotel Ashland years of age, and he was taken he returned to Michigan, where, Thomas of the county court. The brace in its stead the McPherson tist Church of Ashland, filed a r­
today, in w hat turned into a reg­ into his uncle’s family, working on February 22, 1869, he was
ing.
Councilman J. H. Hardy during the irrigation season.
men plead guilty to the ’charges or Four Square Gospel, or New ticles of incorporation under the
ular boys’ meeting.
w ith his uncle u n til he was twen­
who has been convalescing in
m
arried
to
Miss
Ellen
Shetler.
against
them, and signed a full Movement Faith, and has also, name of the First Baptist Church
Mayor Johnson made several
•
Coach W alt Hughes and P rin ­ ty years of age. He cast his fiifet
of Ashland, thus obtaining poss­
Southern California for the past changes in the standing commit­
He returned with his wife to confession of their complicity in through deception, hypocrisy and
ession
of the property, as they
m onth was on hand last night tees in the council. The new list ciple Ben Forsythe were the prin­ pres'dential vote for President Henley, California, where
the crime immediately after they i mesmeric influence, prevailed on
Polk
and
Vice
President
Dallas.
thought.
cipal
speakers
of
the
luncheon
and was sworn into office just of committees follows: Finance,
•again engaged in gold mining. were taken into custody by Chief Quite a large number of the mem-
At the age of 20 he removed He removed to Ashland in 1909 of Pollce George McNabb, T r a f f ic '’' bers
Members of the body ousted
a fte r th e m eeting opened.
“
of other churches, as well
Hardy Detrick, Burdic; Ordin­ hour. They gave an outline of the
In order to clear the way for ance, Hardy. Wiley, W right: Elec­ work of the basketball team this! to D etroit, where he made his and resided at 166 East Main Officer Joe McMahon, Game W ar­ as members of the B aptist Church, from the church complain that
Im portant business, which he de­ tric Light, Detrick, Hardy, Wiley; year. The team has a w onderful; home with his fath er’s brother street until the time of his eath. den Roy P arr and Deputy Sher­ to become adherents to the said tbe board of trustees supporting
a year. At this tim e the gold
clared to be be of far greater im­ W ater, Burdic, Wiley D etrick; chance of capturing the state!
iffs Forncrook and Cronnemiller. schisms, which schisms are an- Rev- MIller are attem pting to sell
Mr.
Smith
retained
hi's
faculties
championship,
and
the
K
iw
an
is;
rush
to
California
had
started,
portance than several appoint­ Street, Peters. Detrick, W right;
The men staged a sensational tagonistie to the established doc-!the Parsonage on Oak street willed
until
the
last,
although
he
was
members
gave
the
players
to
un-
and
a
lthough
both
his
uncles
m ents which have deadlocked the Fire, Hardy. Wiley, W right; Cem­
holdup in the center of the busi­ trines of the Baptist Church. That to the F irst Baptist Church by
council during the past meetings. etery, Detrick, W right, Burdic; derstand th a t they were behind tried to dissuade him from the w ithin three days of his ninety- ness district when they drove up he has caused a large num ber of Sarah Merely, and th a t board has
He third birthday.
Mayor Johnson last night ac- Indigent, Peters, W right Detrick; them, supporting them to the last. venture," he started West.
to the service station, and after m alcontents tt> embrace the new obtained a deed of correction to
went
from
Detroit
to
9t.
Louis,
He
is
survived
by
a
daughter,
ceeded to the wishes of the coun­ Sanitary Burdic, Peters, Detrick:
backing the attendent into the doctrine to the detrim ent of the the property upon which the
Mrs. Cleo V. Howell entertain-
thence
up
the
Missouri
by
boat
to
Mrs.
W.
R.
Parshall
of
Montague,
cil members and appointed George Building and
building looted the till and drove Baptist Church and contrary to church building stands, w ith
Realty, Wiley, the local Y. M. C. A. gave a ta lk '
McNabb Chief of Police and Frank Hardy, W right; Board of Health, on "Boy’s work in A shland.” M r . i ^ es^ Ror^’ where he m et K it Car- a grandson, Em ery S. Parshall of away. They were captured within the ordinances of the council of them8eIves named as trustees.
It has been explained by E. D.
M errill,
Street
Commissioner.’ Peters. W right. Burdic, meeting Howell has charge of the boys of son the famou's scout and Car­ Montague, and a great grandson, two hours, however, when the en­ said church, duly called and held.”
Briggs,
attorney of the plaintiffs,
These two appointm ents have held with Drs. Swedenburg and Woods. the association, and his talk was son’s partners, Maxwell and R obert S. Parshall of Montague. tire law enforcing fbrees in the
“ The complaint also sets forth
H
atcher.
These
men
were
ship­
th
a
t
the
Baptist Church has no
A
son,
A
lbert
E.
Smith,
died
in
up the final appointm ents ever
county co-operated and blocked that “ the doctrines of the new
based on th e activities of the Y.
ping
goods
from
St.
Lou’s
by
June,
1883.
centralized
head, each church
since the council took office. May­
every "road out of the county. In movement embraced speaking in
A gasoline tax comes high, but in helping boys’ affairs since its
boat,
and
Mr.
Smith
w
ent
into
o r Johnson favored J. W. H atcher tourists ought at least to help inauguration here.
Funeral services will be held addition, an intensive search was unknown tongues, extreme hys­ standing upon its own ideals, and
as Chief of Police and E. J. Fraley nave the roads with good inten­
Mrs. Cleo V. Howlel en tertain ­ th eir employ. He took a load of Sunday at 10 a. m. from the started in this section which re- teria. lying on the floor of the that therefore, there is no re­
as S treet Commissioner while the tions.
ed the members with a violin solo. supplies to Santa Fe, New Mexico, Dodge Chapel. Interm ent will be suited in the capture, first of Elek t church and other unaccountable course except through the courts.
one of the distributing points, at Yreka.
and then of Eastwood and Duff.
acts are a m atter of ridicule, and
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MRS. M. BARRON
PASSES AWAY
LAST LYCEUM
NUMBER TO BE
GIVEN TONIGHT
ANOTHER PIONEER BUILDER
OF WEST DIES IN ASHLAND
Basketball Team
Guests of Local
Kiwanis at Lunch
Oil Station Thugs
Are Sentenced to
15 Years in Jail