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MALARIA GERMS Cannot survive three months in the rich ozone at Ashland. Pure . domestic water helps. A shland D aily T idings Has Been Ashland's Leading Newspaper For Nearly Fifty Years vk J L VOL. XLVIII Successor to the Semi-Weekly Tidings, Volume 43 . * MITCHELL AGAIN TAKES STA ND ON AIR FORC Appears as Thought Meas ure Will Finally Get Through Says “ We Gan Blq Ship Afloat Now J Clear „ » » out of the W ater’’ CONSIDERABLE DEBATE OM Building!« W ill Probably be U tilized iu E stablishing School H ere SALEM, Feb. 20. — The Ways and Means committee today ap proved the following bills, cal culated tq bring eight hundred thousand dollars annually to the state for use in meeting general expenses. A tax of ten per cent upon all cigarettes, cigars and tobaccos, snuff, cosmetics and the gross earnings tax against all public utilities of the state. The com mittee also reported out the bills repealing the quarter mill road- tax for the suspension of state aid to the industrial accident com mission. and the repeal of the appropriation for the battleship Oregon. Governor Pierce today vetoed Senator Maglarkey’s bill provid ing for the appointment of all state officers by the secretary of ataje, upon the grounds that at present there is no necessity for the bill. The senate shortly after wards over rode his veto on the bill. The kindergarten bill, pro viding kindergarten for all school districts of the state of the first class was killed through indefin ite postponement by < its friends In the senate and the commission of education. The house this morning passed a bill providing for the establish ment of a normal school ad Ash land, providing for a levy of one twentieth of a mill annually for the support of the school in South ern Oregon. But nine votes opposed the Ashland bill, which was passed after considerable debate, during which it was shown that the Mon mouth state normal school was at present unable to provide the number of graduate teachers re quired by the state. The Monmouth school, accord ing to figures presented, has an attendance close to 900, but has practice facilities for only 600 students, and now draws upon the schools of Monmouth, Independ ence and five county districts for school children, for embryo teach ers to “practice on.” The old normal buildings at Ashland will likely be utilized to a large extent It was shown that Oregon required between 1200 and 1300 new teachers each year. DEFENSES (International News Wire Service> 3 » ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1925 NORMAL B I L L t e X A:; PASSES H O U SE'a ,y 0 "— 5 BY 4 7 -9 VOTE MODESTO, Calif., Feb. 20. — Mayor Sol P. Elias announced today that Mo desto's annual juvenile government week be held April 6 to April 11. The purpose of the week is to afford the pupils of Mo desto’s grade schools an opportunity to become ac quainted with the methods of procedure in the city government. Last year a mayor and four councilmen were elected by the students, who manifested a large in terest in the affair. In company with Mayor Ellas and the other city officials they made a complete tour of Modesto’s civic institu tions and departments. Ward heelers are said to be active in the local schools, backing their re spective candidates for the position of mayor, __ jj Chief Figures in the News of the Day S f c USELESS Says O nly Sand F illed P rojectiles Used in S in k in g B attlesh ip W ashington ÌO .Ì4 5 POSTOFFICE AT For War Crimes RUCH IS BROKEN INTO, ROBBED NEW MANAGER APPOINTED FOR A SSO C IA TIO N Bandits Get $155 in Robbery of Postoffice Near Medford Carl J. Brommer Takes Charge of F ruit and Pro duce Association l i FINGERPRINTS SO W .x,-. ? ASHLAND CLIM ATE- Without the use of medicine cures nine cases out of ten of asthma. This is a proven fact. FOUND Safe B roken Into, M oney, Stam ps, and M erchandise R em oved by B urglars WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. — Hitting back fiercely at his critics who for the past week have been attempting to discredit his charges, and ridicule him before his investigators, Brigadier Gen - *?•; eral Mitchell today declared be « « fore the members of the house aircraft investigating committee, WK that the sole reason, why the bat tleship, Washington, was not sunk during the recent'vair bombing tests was that no real explosives were used in thoXmmbing opera 0 » tions by tb$ navy airmen. MitchelL,declared, and offered proof that only sand filled pro jectiles were used in the attempt! 4 X. to sink the Washington. He fuN ther stated that even these pro* s jectilee, by their weight alone, pierced the armor plate on the Washington, the most modern of ^ / t u s t c - kt 3EHT. tJ W C . BOI2AHE the American battleships. Y O K g ’J S E N U i A A C , SHETtWOOD: The Washingtoh was sunk off a , k . % the Virginia Capes two months n _n Thu K .. K, v ’ WtBalon Churchill, British Chancellor of the Exchequer, has writ'en ago. The big battleship, which i ptminee Minister elemental of France that Great Britain expects her was ordered destroyed in order to! creditor nations in Earope to pay her annually as much as she pays t * confirm with the terms of the first Hntted States in liquidation o th er war debt. Henry Ford has be- disarmament conference with * ttn tbe manufacture of alLmetal airplanes at a new factory in Dear- a “ « k T o conference, wlth-j Mlch Untted Sute# 8enatoj. Winiam E Borah, of Maho haa stood the attacks of a fleet o f , introduced a resolution In the Senate calling for the return or all prop- navy planes for three days before e« y held by the alien property custodian. General Isaac Sherwood, of she was finally riddled and sunk Ohio- eighty-oiue years old. veteran of the Civil War, has made nls Mitchell declared that no explos-j ^ u r Z s V a iT t 10 H° “ * RepresenUtlve8 ln Washington. He ives were allowed to be used in ' _________________________ ;_______________________ ___ the bojnbing operations, but th a t, the aviators took aldft with the' sand filled containers wlifch were ' dropped on the ship. These h e ' said pierced the big vessel through ' and caused her to sink. Mitchell declared that no mat-i both ♦» a ti » Xt XX XX XX XX XX XX. XX XX XX XX XX XX X| XX XX XX AMIENS, France, Feb. 20. — Nine German offi- cers were today condemn- ed by a French courtmar- ttal by default for crimes committed during the re- cent war. Lieutenant Borsmann was sentenced to hard labor for life for overriding the opinion of a German doc- tor and ordering the wife of a French officer from a house, although she was so ill she died while be- ing moved. Twenty years at hard labor and 10 years solitary confinement were among the other sentences im- posed for crimes which in- elude the pillaging of houses and castles, HAS MUCH EXPERIENCE K nows M arketing Problem s, and Is W ell A cquainted W ith Prob lem s Now F acing Farm ers MEDFORD, Feb. 20. — Rob Carl J. Brommer of Medford ber?— probably two— entered the has been appointed manager of Ruch postoffice and general store The Ashland Fruit and Produco at Ruch, 12 miles southwest of association and has already tak this city, Wednesday night by pry en charge of the business. ing open the front door with a Mr. Brommer has recently pick, and stole money to the sum been connected with The Farm of 3155 and a pair cf shoes and Bureau Exchange of Medford and u a a a a a a a a a a a other merchandise. The thieves was very successful in his work entered the safe by knocking off ln connection with the exchange the knob and secured $20 in which has proved a successful stamps! and $35 in coin belonging l’ .uk between the producers and » « x tx tx x a x x x x x x x x a to the postoffice. They also secur the markets. ed $100 belonging to C. M. Ruch, The i»ew manager told The store proprietor and postmaster, Tidings this morning that the in the money till. main problem the local associa The robbery was discovered tion faces Is to get all growers yesterday morning at 6:30 o’clock of the Ashland district ln har but according to the postmaster mony with the association and the crime was committed about 10 ts functions. He sajd he was -o/qlock Wednesday night, lights sff^xlous to have the producers seen by pa-sersby in the Eastwood Gets 15 Years, drop In and get acquainted with hulldifi|| at that time, while all Elak 10 Years and Duff him' and to talk over their prob was darkness after 11. An auto 5 Years lems. was heard about that hour, but Mr. Brommer, previous to his Robert Duff, Roland Eastwood as cars are continually passing Declares Auto in Which employment with The Farm Bu nothing was thought of it. and Steve J. Elak, who pleaded Husband Plunged to • Wnmediately following the dis guilty to robbing the Union Oil reau Exchange, was a farmer, liv Death Was Hers covery of the robbery, Postmaster station here last month, were sen- ing a few mile northeast of Med Ruch notified the sheriff’s office tenced to long prison terms late ford for 15 years and thus knows JACKSONVILLE, Feb. 20. — and postoffice department by Wednesday afternoon by Circuit intimately the problems con The testimony of Rose L. Page of fronting the growers. His exper phone. Po ital Insnector George Judge Thomas. San Francisco, widow of Arthur ience with the exchange at Med Eastwood, accused of being the Hougsen and Sheriff Jennings Page, reputed bootlegger who and Deputy Forncrook went to man behind the pistol in the hold ford has given him an insight plunged to his death November the scene and secured a number up was given a 15 year term, into the problems of distribu 12, last, while driving a Chrys of fingerprints. Elak, who superintended the tion of farm products and the ler roadster that plunged over an crime, received a ten year sent many difficulties of marketing. No tracks were left around the embankment in the Slskiyous ence, and Duff, an 18 year old He contemplates the develop building, which is about 60 yards was heard by Circuit Judge C. M. from the Ruch home. It is thought boy who admitted he took the ment of a larger distribution of Thomas Wednesday afternoon. the crooks drove up to the front money from the station till, was feeds through the association to Mrs. Page is seeking possession the growers of the district, as porch which stands high, and sentenced to five years. of the car, and contesting the con- well as the enrollment of m orefl Hunger was given by the trio, thus kept off the ground, which (isoatory « t t o . of tke s t . . . growers as association cuUtomdh. is muddy. as the motive ii>x_thftir crime and Oregon, under the transportation der and over the water line a Mr. Brommer said that the Postmaster Ruch said it would all told the court that their first clause of the Volstead Act, capital ship was, it could not hold Medford and Ashland High Tossers Ready for Opening take some time to check un on move following the robbery was farmers of the Ashland district Mrs. Page, now living in San out against an air attack, saying the losses, as every pttle while lie to eat. could today purchase feeds at a Whistle in Series Which W ill Decide Francisco, claimed ownership of “we can blow any battleship in The men, on a pretext of buy lower price than they could be discovered something missing the car, and testified that her Championship of Section the world, no matter how power purchased in carload lots. from the shelves, and the theory ing gasoline, entered the station, husband was driving it without ful or well protected, clear out is advanced that a supply of food and at the point of a gun, held He is optimistic that the asso her knowledge or consent A bill BY TUT JACKSON j ly If they want to keep the Ash- of the water.” All methods of was taken along.. ciation will enjoy prosperity and up the operator and rifled the of sale to her from a San Fran With every member of both; land score down. Butter has a protection from air attacks at the cash register of $16. that it will continue to prove of cisco auto firm, and an insurance present time are useless he said. squad; in tip top shape, aftd their j disconcerting habit of sinking Elak was arrested while at great benefit to the growers. FORMER PRISON policy in her name, and Califor He added that overseas the final workouts a thing of tke past, baskets when they are badly need- tempting to buy a light globe for nia license cards, were introduc WARDEN GUILTY causualties from anti-aircraft gun the Ashland and* Medford High ed. In the Salem games, guard- an auto, and Eastwood and Duff $400,000 PAINTINGS ed to prove the contention. operations were only one tenth of school basketball teams w ill; ed by two men, Butterfield broke ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 20. — were captured near the Jackson Mrs. Page said that she stored one per cent of the aviators kill tangle this evening at the Armory '■ loose time and again to score. ARE REPORTED GONE Albert Sartaln, former warden of Hot Springs on the Pacific hlgh- the car in the Tivoli garage at ed. In the first of a four gamd series. LOS ANGELES. Fob?" 20. — Katzer, who has worked every San Francisco, with oral instruc The winners of the series will game at back guard will start at the federal prison here, and Law way, while walking to Medford by A nation wide search was launch tions to her husband, not to drive be adjudged Southern Oreglon the position, tonight, and thé rence Reihl were today found Traffic Officer McMahon, Game ed this morning for those respon ANTI-CIGARETTE it. She left for a visit with rela- champions, eligible to enter the Medford forwards will find him guilty of having conspired to so Warden Parr and Chief of Police sible for the theft of art treas BILL IS KILLED tivps in Seattle ahd Portland, championship tournament at about the toughest position to licit and accept bribes from the McNabb of Ashland. BY LEGISLATURE state prisoners of the institution, in The hold-ups were en route ures valued at more than $400,- Page to join her later, and move Salem. get around they have gone up return for “soft births.” from Los Angeles to Seattle In Bn 000 which were stolen last night to Montana, on account of Mrs. The second game of the series against this year. Katzer has yet SALEM, Feb. 20. — Despite L. Fletcher, former deputy war automobile, and told the court from the palatial residence of Page's health. Her first know the vigorous fight made by Sena will be staged in Medford tomor- to let an opposing player get be- den was found not guilty. Sartain they had been unable to obtain Martin Weinschenck, noted art ledge that the Chrysler car was tor Garland in behalf of his bill row night. The teams will th en , tween he and the basket, and it was sentenced to 18 months and work In the south, and were collector. used, was when she saw it in Ash- to prohibit the advertising of cig skip a week, and on March 6, is a cinch the Medford forwards Reihl to a year and a day. Rethl’s “drifting north.” ‘“Boy Blowing Bubbles” by Ma- MINERS ENTOMBED arettes in Oregon through th e 'th e third'game will be played on (Continued on page 4) will have the time of their lives rillo, and “The Vocal Lesson” by BY BAD CAVE IN sentence was lighter since he was Judge Thomas in passing sent medium of posters, paintings or the local ' floor. The following in trying it. not an official at the prison, the ence urged the prisoners to “re Metsu, world famous paintings, SULLIVAN. Ind., Feb. 20— Bigns, the senate, by a vote of 17 evening the fourth tussle will be • Working with Katzer at the judge stated. make their lives ln prison and valued at $175,000 were among Medford. Should a to 11, defeated the measure when staged in Fifty miners were entombed many I the paintings found missing when other guard position tonight will it came up for final considera fifth game be necessary to diecide tye Ramsey, the (Continued on Page Four) of whom may have been killed the collector returned from Cata other veteran POSTOFFICE CLOSED MONDAY; the championship, it will be play tion, by an explosion In the Mine City lina Island early this morning. guard. Ramsey has a neat way Monday, February 23d, b ein g ' Senator Garlgnd charged that ed on a neutral floor, at a date to of checking which fits in perfect coal company mine here this aft recognized as a national holiday j there had been a, decided increase be set later. ernoon. All the 'rescue cifews ly with the style of play being on BRAZILIAN TRIP account of Washington’s The Ashland tossers went ln the use of cigarettes in the have been assembled. A hundred used by Hughes this year, and Birthday falling on Sunday, Feb- MEMBERS ARE LOST United States during the past few through a light workout last night ^ls speed makes him dangerous and twenty men were at work at urary 22d, the Ashland postoffice NEW YORK, Feb. 20. — The years, with the result that the at the Armory, their final practice ; (ill the time. He is one of the the time of the blast, which wasj will observe the same as a full before the series opens. Coach; Alexander Hamilton Rice expedi manufacturers had become weal believed to have been due to an i fastest men on the squad, and holiday. Service same as on Sun Walt Hughes worked the boys on tion into the Brazilian interior thy and financially able to carry electric spark igniting mine gas. knows how to use his speed to day. No city or rural delivery. shooting fouls, with a light floor to study for tropical disea-es ha« on an effective campaign of bill Six dead bodies had been remov anvantage. Short discussions of community practice. The Ashland mentor not been heard from for four board advertising. ed by three o’clock. Two others problems, led by Sylvester Patter was taking no chances on injur * The old reliable Tom Bryant teen days, according to a radio were rescued from the shaft and son, old time resident of this ing any of his men and having will face the Medford center when message today from Walter Hin taken to the hospital. section and V. V. Mills, business them on the shelf for the big thé ball is tossed for the first ton, hydroplane scout for the A new system will be inaug time tonight. Bryant has plug man of this city, featured the tussles of the year. party. An air search for the mis urated in the land settlement w eekly' luncheon of the Ashland ,, Marske and Butterfield, the ged along in every game, getting campaign in Oregon this year, ac sing party is now under way. The Kiwanis club today. forwards who have carried the a big share of the points in every cording to Arthur Foster, field expedition plunging into the jun Patterson chose as his subject; load at the scoring positions dur game, and playing a wonderful KLAMATH FALLS, Feb. 20. — representative of the Land Set gles is meeting with cannibals the water problem facing the city. I ing the year appeared to again defense game. A lot of the fans The pelicans are here! And tlement department of the Port and war like natives. He declared that the development The rumor that a second fru’t be back in form after Marske’s rate him as the most valuable of the Ashland Creek possibilit and produce association would be enforced layoff of about three man on the squad, for hi? cool spring must be just around the land Chamber of Commerce, whp Just as the sun went! is to open an office here in the ies for augmenting the water organized and operated here has weeks. The little forward over head has been a steadying influ corner. down last evening a flock of the i »ear future. Mr. Foster states KLAMATH FALLS, Feb. 20.— supply could be undertaken at a been emphatically denied by matched himself with some ence on, the team throughout the long billed, sqnawky things! that the gateway system will be J In spite of councilmanic inter much lower cost than any other those who were supposed to have mumps bacilli, and was out of the season. ference, Mayor Fred R. Goddard development proposed. Several been taking a leading part in the Chief Stratton, the battling swooped down on Lake Ewauna, used in getting in touch with the two Salem tussles and the Grants : examined the shore line for the tourists, who may be interested and Chief of Police Harry Loucks members of the body spoke on the proposed enterprise, according to Pass game. He appears to have guard and Wilson, forward are in old familiar haunts and land- ip locating in Oregon. Offices will are assured the unwavering sup subject, and' asked Patterson reports given today. lost none of his speed or eye for fine shape, ready to step in if i marks, finally decided their reck-, be established here and at On- port of the better element of citi questions concerning the matter. WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.— Th » Recently changes were made in ' the basket through his- illness, any of the regulars should be zens in their announced deter The subject chosen by Mills the management and directorship j and Hughes is counting upon him taken out. Both men have plenty i oning was, right and turned in j tario, where the Incoming tour- sharp clash in the next congresc. mination to give Klamath Falls was “ The Chamber of Commerce of ability, and ,(^Jn nicely in the i for the evening without givin g: ists can be met and, if interested. over tax revisions for the cour • of the present frudt and produce, for plenty of basket? tonight. 1 a whoop whether the reception ’ directed to the various points of try, which is expected to spjit the a moral cleansing. as a Community Proposition/’ association? Following thia there “ Butterfield, who has been high team play. committee was out to meet them ! interest which might result in republican majority into two di< • This was assured today when Mills described the chamber as The tussle will be started to were rumors that another asso point man in most of the games or not. getting them to locate. Quality, tinct groups waa made virtuall ' local ministers, without except the clearing house for community ciation would be organized, but. this year, appears as steady as night at 8:15. A good prelimin The flock was not large, mere-; m t quantity, is sought, he ex- certain this morning, as the re ion, announced themselves as be booster and development spirit. it is said, those who were figur ever, and the Medford gang will ary game has been arranged, ly the vanguard of more to fo!- plained, for settler? with a little ing strongly In favor of the much- George Briscoe, president'of the sult of President Coolidge flatly ing on the new project realised have to watch him pretty close- starting at 7:30. low. As correctly as can be learn- money ir e needed, rather than advocating the repealing of the needed moral and social awaken local chamber took part In the when they carefully surveyed the ed the white pelicans who come to “those people who want to go to federal inheritance taxes. ing and pledged themselves to discussion, declaring tha,t every SCHOOL Famous Ship Builder’s field that the production in the Klamath Falls for their northern work. aid wherever and whenever pos member of the club should be an Representative Green, chairman MEASURE KILLED Ashland territory would not just The irrigated portions of South-jo f the way8 and means commlt. visit fly from the Gulf of Mexico - | Home Razed by Fire sible to make this a better place active member of the chamber. ify another company. ' SALEM, Feb. 20. — Senator, northward. Great swarms of ern Oregon are to get consider-! tee today voiced h,g 8trong d|Rap to live. The club will send out cards to Garland's pet measure, providing them are to be found during the able attention this year, Mr. Fos- j>rOval of the plan advocated by The fight for an honest enforce- be used by residents, warning] for the creation of a commission winter months on the Mexican ter states. Last year 600 settlers the President. 1 ment of the laws and a cleaner peddlers to keep out of town, it MAN EXECUTED BRISTOL, R. I., Feb. 20. — to select' certain passages from -city has just begun, and with the was decided, by the members. Lack of water facilities doomed coast. Ungainly in. appearance and ; were brought to Oregon and this The proposal made by President the bible, to be read in the public churches now ready to line up SALT LAKE CITY. Feb 20- the old Herfeshoff homestead, awkward as they appear the year a much greater number are Coolidge was for the federal gov Carl Loveland Jr., Tuml?hed their forces for a determined and the music for the meeting. The Just as the sun peeped over the schools of the state, was yesterday birthplace of the famou? ship pelicans are said to cover a? much ; expected. The irrigated lands ln ernment to get out of the inherit lasting clean-up, the mayor and little fellow sang “Why did I Wassatch mountains today, Hen painlessly put to death in the builders at Point Pleasant, Pop- mileage in a day’s flight as anvj this part of the Btate are to come ance tax field, leaving the levy chief of police are assured qf vic Kiss that Girl’’ and “Oregon”, ry Hett wag put to death by a fir house by tbe committee op health pasquash, Bristol, to destruction feathered animal. They fly high in for their full share of these, ing of this tax to the states, and in the air. The Ashland office will be opened the plan will probably ba in tory in spite of any temporary the latter composed by his father. ing squad for killing a police ser and public morals, which recom by fire. mended that the bill not pa3B. This Is an extremely early date as soon as there are enough tour- cluded in the Coolidge - Mellon obstacles a reluctant council He received a real hand for his geant in Pierce on November 23A Valuable antique furniture on The recommendation was adopt , for the appearance of pelicans as ists passing through who show plan which will be presented to might throw across their path. efforts. 11922. the first floor was saved. ed without deliberation. far north as Klamath Falls. an interest in locating here. the slxty-ointh Congress. MRS. PAGE IS FIGHTING FOR CAR OWNERSHIP OIL STATION R O BBER S ARE GIVEN TERMS,: FIRST GAME OF BIG HOOP SERIES ON THIS EVENING D ISC U SSIO N S FEATURED AT Spring Hath Come,’ Churches to Start , Cleanup of City at Klamath Falls New Association Development Here Is Called Rumor OPEN GATEWAY SYSTEM TO BE USED BY FOSTER Pelicans A r r i v e at Klamath Falls President Favors Congress Repeal Inheritance Tax i