A S Hl ¿AND climate
W ithout the m e of medicine cures
nine oases out o f ten of asthma.
This is a proven f a c t
s Has Been Ashland’s
T idings
ly
Newspaper For Nearly Fifty Years
y At, ART A
GERMS
Cannot snrviv« throe months ip
the rich ezone a t Ashland. Pure
domestio w»*
helps.
W ire Service)
VO L. X L IX
SCHOOL HEAD
SEES NEED OF
NE* TAXA'
to tho float-Weekly Tiding*. Volume 49
High Freight
Kates £eep$^Spuds
in Alaska ,
8
SE A TTLE, Nov. 12—
8
99 Were it not for pro-* 93
99 hlbltlve freight ra te r on 99
99 the Alaska rallroag and 99
99 vessels
plying
between 99
19 Alaska and the states, 99
Churchill Says Real Proper­ 99 Tananpa valley potatoes 99 Sun Shines Throughout Par­
ade, A lthough W eather
ty O a n n o Longer Bear
99 would help relieve the 9)
Threatens
Burden
99 threatened potato short- 99
99 age. John E. Ballalne, 99
ACTION IS , E X PECTED 99 founder, of Seward, Ala»-— * A SH L A N D MEN PA R A D E
99 ka, told a press associa- 99 B eautiful
Floate
Intcowpenoed
Declares That Other Means of Ob­
99 tion section meeting here 99
Througliout Pgrade, Which Is
taining Revenue for Schools
99 last Monday.
99
Beet E ver in Medford
Must be Forthcom ing
99
The freight rates in 99
99 Alaska are the ’highest 99
M EDFO RD, Nov. 12— W ith tbe
OREGON C IT Y , Nov.. 1?, —
99 in the world,” he assert- 99 sun shining, but with threaten­
J. A. Churchill, elate euperlntend.*
99 ed.
“ Potatoes are rot- 99
ing clouds all around following
ent of public Inetruction, addrese-
99 ting in the ground in the 99 Tuesday night’s storm, tbe big
* ed the teachers at the secdnd day’s
99 Tanana valley in Alaska 99
Armistice
day celebration
of
session of the Clackamas county
99 because they cannot stand 99 Medford got under way at 9:00
teachers’ institute here Tuesday
99 the prohibitive rates to 99
on “Our Objectives In Education.” 99 the outside markets, while 99 a. m. yesterday ’ with various
Mr. Churchill praised the teach­ 99 ■ the whole country is In 99 street stunts and .outdoor enter­
ers of Clackamas county for the 99 the grip of a short po- 99 tainments, and big crowds from
loyal support they bad given him 8
ta to c ro p .’ '
* 4 * all parts of the valley and ad­
jacent northern California points
for the past 13 years.
on tbe flag decorated streets.
“As I am to talk on "O ur Ob­
A t 11:00 a. m. tbe anniversary
jectives in Education',“ said the
Although this automobile waa hit -broadside by a switch engine and
of
the armistice hour, taps were thrown from tbe flooring of • nflitoad bridge at Warren. Pa.. to the eteel
speaker, “ I w ill talk on what I
played by a bbgle corps a^nd nil gtrdero at tftssMe. a8 Ave occupants of the car escaped with but slight
think are Oregon's chief objec­
Injuries. „The fop ef the SMtomobite was reduced to kindling wood.
activities ceased as the throngs
tives, the firs t of which are the
stood in silent tribute two min­
teachers’
salarfes.
.
e •
utes to those who sacrificed
"The total enrollment of the
their lives in the great world
public schools, including elemen-
war. .
tjary and high schools for the
Then followed five minutes of
year of 1913, was 134,468, and
daylight fireworks and the big
in 1934, 11 years later, 175,510.
patriotic parade, tbe largest and
This shows an increased enroll­
best in Medford's history. Tbe
ment daring the 11 years to be Medford Plumbers to do
*
LOS ANGELES. Nov.
scheduled parade formation was
31 per cent. The enrollm ent of
Work. B uilding Ready
8
12— When the automo­
aa follows, under the direction
the high school of 1923 was ap­
, B y July, 1926
8 bile driven by Leo Ser-
of the marshal of the day, Alex
.49 — -* •
- *-
proximately 9000, and in 1924
8 rera collided with a car
Sparrow: D. O. K. K. band.
there was a gain of 208 per cent.
SALEM, Nov. 12—(U.P.) G. A . B.. W . R. C„ Daughters
8 piloted by’ Leo Sellers,
“The average salary paid men —The contract for the con­ of Veterans, Spanish W ar Vet-
8 the two motorists fool­
teachers in 1913 w«s 394.24, and struction of the new state erana, Spanish W >r Veterans’ Hydro-Electric sa d Amend 8 ishly asked a stranger,
ment Measures Ready
in 1924, 9160.68.
The average normal school at Ashland Auxiliary, D . A. R „ American
8 who had witnessed the
Says Van W inkle
salary paid the women teachers was awarded by the board Legion post auxiliary. Company
8 accident to decide who
in 1913 was 961.74. and in 1924, of regents of the school this A of the national guard, tbe
8 was to blame.
He In­
Nov. is — Ballot
9122.33. The average number of morning to Transhall and city council. Boy Scouts, Med­
8 spected the dented ma­
dro ■» electric eta-
teachers- {in the state in 1928 Parelius of Portland. Their ford post of the American Legion
chines carefully and said:
8
tutlanal
109,972. Rushlight, accompanied by tbe Ashland L
was 6515, m tto
U |$ ,
:You axe b sS R w a g ' i
“The «ay is going to come,
land,~oh£alne<l *th? & £ ? ! £ glon Then; De Molays. Woodmen
Then he showed them
completed on Tues- ®
said the speaker, “when real and
his federal prohlUitlon
of tbe W orld, Redmen, Elks.
’an W inkle, attorney
personal property can no longer, and ventilating contract At Pythian
Sisters,
Jacksonville
agent's badge, and yes­
*
carry the load. When that day $22,107.
Native Daughters, W . C. T. U..
39 terday S A rera and Sel­
statute creates
The Modern Plumbing and public schools, fire department
eomes, the ei^lciency of our
lers pleaded guilty in
8
the Oregon w ater and power board
schools w ill be lowered. W e Heating company of Med­ and
other
fraternal
bodies.
United
States
district
8
was awarded the Then came tho commercial floats of five members, consisting of the 8 court, and were fined
should see that the schools are ford
state engineer and four others
maintained through some other plumbing contract at $2,895, and exhibits.
an aggregate of 9750 for
8
appointed by the governor with
and
the
National
Electric
tax source than that of tax on
111 e g al
possession of
Interspersed among the march­
8
real and personal property. I company of Portland the ing bodies were many beautiful an aggerate annual salary of 914,- 8
liquor. Thera was a 30-
400.
The board would control
don’t think that education is cost­ contract at $4,500.
gallon load In Serrera's
floats and some humorous dis­
8
water
power
and electric energy,
Construction will start at plays and decorated cars, while
ing too much. I t is not costing
car, and one gallon In
8
enough. There is plenty of wealth once on the building, which everywhere throughout the long while the statute authorises state 8
Sellers'.
bonds to 4 per cent of the assess­
in the state to care for education. is to be completed by July parade were large and small
flags and other patriotic decora­ ed state valuation, an appropria­
There is every
indication
of 1, 1926.
tion of 9300,000 from the general
wealth when I go into various
tions.
At 1 p. m., there were various fund and the Issuance of interest
parts of Oregon. The highways W A TER D ISTRIC T MEN
electric u tility
CHOSEN
A
T
G.
PASS
humorous
street stunts provided bearing hydro
are crowded with automobiles and
by the veterans of tbe Medford mortgage securities.
the moving pictures are filled
The proposed amendment also,
GRANTS PASS, Ore., Nov. 12 post, and more fun of this kind
with patrons.
authorises
the credit of the state
—
(Special)
—
Forbes
Fosberry
was presented at 5 p. m.
“ My prediction is thpt at the
to be loaned and Indebtedness In­
and
J.
C.
Calhoun
were
Tuesday
Tbe
big
annual
Armistice
day
next legislative ‘session, or short­
curred not t«t exceed 4 per cent
ly following the adjournment of elected on the board of directors football game between the teams
of the assessed valuation or the
the session, we w ill hear of an of the Grants Pass Irrigation of Medford and Ashland high
afote.
district.
Five
candidates
were
in
schools began at 2:30 p. m .
Income tax or a tax on business or
For the three-year the weather still being clear.
4*
luxuries.
I am quite sure the the race.
term,
Fosberry
defeated
A.
M.
The
day’s
celebration
ended
people are determined to impose
City A ttorney Overrules D e­
FUNERAL OF FORMER
cision Made by Portland
a direct tax or an indirect tax. Heston by a vote of 156 to 93. fast night with the big Armistice
LOCAL
WOMAN
HELD
C a lh o u n
defeated
WMillnm Day ball, and the accompanying
*
-
Police Head
z
'
-
Schroeder and H. W . Sparke-for French village feature, at the
Funeral services for the late
the one-yeat term.
Schroeder Natatorlum.
B R IT IS H HUB M IS S IN G
PO RTLA N D. Nov. 12. — Cap­
Fannie 8. Wlnchell, 43, who died
LONDON, Nov. 12— (U . ’ P.) based bis campaign on opposition
tain
F rank Ervin, head of the
at her home in Eugene, Tuesday,
— The A dm irallty announced to­ to the present management of
tra
ffic
police, w ill recognise the
November 3, were held at tho
night that the submarine, M -l, tbe district and received the low­
official
lig h t testing certificates,
Portland crematorium Thursday
was missing.
It was last ob est vote cast. The vote on the
'at 3 p. m. Mrs. Wlnchell Is sur­ issued by testing stations author­
served diving this morning, 1 5 1 one-year term was:-Calhoun 117,
vived by a daughter, Gall Maxine ised by the secretary of.state.
miles south of here.
, 1 Sparks 93, Schroeder 49.
He was told to do this Tuesday
Wlnchell of Eugene, and two
by
Chief of Police L. V. Jenkins
Sisters, Mrs. Emma A. Witten
Attorney
Frank
S.
Santiago Serrana, a Mexican, and Mrs. Leathe Grieve of Eu­ and C ity
- 4 , ' •
arrested
Tuesday
night
by gene, two nelces Miss Ethel Stan­ Grant.
He had previously announced
Southern Pacific Agent C. W . dard of San Francisco and Mrs.
that
he would not do so.
Priest and Deputy State Game L. F„ Stanley of Portland, two
Grant
holds that the .official
Warden Roy Psrr, on a charge of brothers, L. M. Duncan of Port­
carrying weapons, was yesterday land and K. M. Duncan of Cali­ certificate Is prim a facie evidence
that a motorist his compiled with
fined 926 and costa and his fornia.
revolver confiscated by the court,
Mra. Wlnchell is very well the state lig h t law and that un­
when he plead guilty to the known in Ashland, having llvod less there Is'something radically
Old coats, dresses, shirts, un­ doles of used clothing which they
wrong w ith headlights, the certi­
charge before Justice of the here in her girlhood days.
derwear, and other articles of take to their temporary homes
ficate Is to be taken by police­
Roberts here.
and make over to fTt lndtvtdnal
men as official.
Ssrrsna, an alien, when a r­
left some wear are being shipped needs.”
DR.
B
L
A
U
R
F
R
^
E
D
Grant told Ervin, however, that
rested for beating his way on a
“A t Salonika, Greece, which Is
from America to Athens and
there
le nothing to prevent his
Southern Pacific freight train,
O N M U R D E R COUNT
refugee
Salonika, Greece, by thè Near probably the largest
policemen from arresting motor­
was found to have a revolver In
East R elief for use In rehabili­ center of all, the Near East Re­
ists who do not dim their lights
his’ possession- Parr, who hap­
L IT T L E T O N , Colo., Nov. 12-
tating refugee families from lief supervises the operation of pened to be with Priest when
(U .
P .) — Dr.
Harold
Elmer on wet pavement, as the state law
Turkey, according to ’ a report a factory In which hundreds of the arrest wius made, took charge
Blaser is now a free man. Dis provides.
reaching
M.
B.
Parounagiac bales of American old clothing of the prisoner, and filed a state
trict Attorney Joel 8tone at ono
since he came to Southern Ore- are made over by refugee labor charge against him, charging
p. ‘ m„ today, moved that the
go«,( f)om
Adalbert B artlett, for distribution in relief camps
Ssrrsna w ith violation of the charges of murdsrlng his im­ PL E A D S GUILTY TO .
Los Angeles advertising man who and to assist families who are state statute forbidding aliens to
becile daughter be dismissed.
SLA Y IN G DAUGHTER
just returned from an European re-establishing themselves upofc
carry weapons.
Jhdge
Johnson
Immediately
tour which Included an inspec­ Macedonia^ farm lands provided
SANDUSKY, Ohio, Nov. 12—
passed on the motion.
tion of American, relief work In by the League of Nations Re­
“Although I believe the evi­ (U . P .) — Mra. M ary Keller, who
fugee Settlement Commission.
S T R IK E A T GOVERNOR
the Levant.
dence introduced showed that tho confessed, yesterday- that she
Ashland youths, members of the
“Jn Athene and its port, Pl-
Q LYM PIA , Wash., Nov. 19. — murder was committed, the de­ Blew her seven year old daugh­
reaus,A says M r. B artlett's re­ Y , M. 6 . A. w ill soon start on a
(U>>—Urrlgatlonlats were • moving fendant was given a fair trial, ter, M ary, to protect her from
port, “ there Is a constant stream campaign for the collection of
today for enlarging the stgtoe re­ and I believe it would be im­ "a life of poverty,” pleaded
of women and children refugees, old clothing, to be used in the
clamation activities, In direct possible to find a lu ry that g u ilty to a charge of first de­
most of whom are none too well Near Bast R elist work, it was
opposition to the desires of G ot would arrive at any other ver­ gree urder when arraigned here
fed, calling at the Near Bast stated this morning by Homer
today.
dict,” Btone said.
ernor Hartley.
•
Relief clothing warehouse 'f o r Billings.
BALLOTSREADY
ON MEASURES
IS ANNOUNCED
Autos Crash;
Both Drivers
“Are Wrong”
PORTLAND TO
ACCEPT LIGHT
CERTIFICATES
Alien Has Weapon
Pays Fine of $25
to Judge Roberts
ASHLAND BOYS TO START
COLLECTING OLD CLOTHING
NO. 62
N 24 P A G I
E D IT IO N
— ------ ■"
ARMISTICE DAY
IN M EDFORD
FINEST SEEN
PORTLAND FIRM
GETS CONTRACT
FOR NORMAL
T H IS
SECTION ONE
ASHLAND, OBEGON
MEDFORD HIGH
SCORES 6 7 0
GRID VICTORY
SAYS OFFICER
SUGGESTED SHE
TESTIFY LIE
He Lost
W orst B eating in H istory o f
Local A thletics Handed
Ashland
Mrs? Lansdowne Strong W it­
ness in M itchell Court
LOCALS
OFFICER
ARE
Martial
GAM E
IS
NAMED
Suggestion Made W idoW ’ of A ir­
man Give False Testim ony
a t Investigation
B attle Throughout Tussle, But
Unable to Stop Gains of Strong
Opponents
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12— (U ,
Outweighed, outgeneraled .and
P -)— Mrs. Margaret Ross Landa-
outplayed, but not outfought,,the
tlowne, widow of the late Com­
Ashland high football team yes­
mander
Zachary
Landadowne,
terday took one of the Worst
commander
of
the
Ilf
fated dirig­
troundngs in its history, when
ible
Shenandoah,
which
was
it was walked over, run over,
wrecked two months ago In
run around, and generally tramp­
Ohio, thia morning told the
led on by the powerful Medford
Mitchell court m artial board that
high eleven,0 in the first /game
a naval officer had attempted
of the year. Medford won, 67-0,
to Induce her to testify falsely
but the score meant little, for
in the navy Investigation which
the way the Medford outfit was
followed
the crash of the Shen­
tearing around tjie Ashland team,
RoSsrt ri. Prout. St. Louis auto sales­
tbe score should have been even man. lost 91500 betting on the ponies andoah, in which her husband
larger.
a t East St. Louis, III. Now ho’« sued and thirteen others loat their
Game to the last;, the fighting to get the money back, under a fo r­ Uvea.
Mrs. Landadowne, in her testi­
little Ashland outfit, drew praise gotten Illinois law th at enables a loser
to sue the man th at won from him
from even the most partisan H e also asks damages for being mony, declared that she had re­
ceived a letter from Captain
Medford rooter.
Outclaaaed in • ejected from the race track.
Paul Foley, judge advocate ' Of
every department of the game,
the
Shenandoah Inquiry board,
going up against a team, w l’ h
in which Captain Foley sug­
weight, experience and every­
gested that she
change
her
thing else that goes w ith a bet­
previous statements that she had
ter football team, the Ashlandei
made in criticism of the navy
fought every second of the game.
department, and the administra­
They were battling Just as hard
tion of the air bureau o f the
at the final gun as when the
navy. Foley also suggested that
game was started.
The last
Mrs. Landsdowne testify only to
Medford touchdown came Just as
certain facts.
hard as the first and there waa
“W ere these facts true or
no letdown by the locals, even
false?”
Representative
Frank
though they knew they were up
Reid
of
Ilflnois,
Mitchell’s
coun­
against a hopeless proposition. ■
"They were talee,”
During the first ten minutes Compromise Believed Offer­ sel, asked.
she replied.
ed by Members of Debt
of the game only was the a<-
This testimony is believed to
Commission
falr near even.
In that short
be
tha most vU al-l«9
.Mme, Ashland shewed her geeefcl
W ASHING TO N. Nov.. 12— (IT |
>«»ere
eat
offensive ' strength,
.)— An agreement for funding Colonel W illiam Mitchell, long
punched the ball to the Med
ford ifi yard line. HtoWever, th? the Italian debt to the United a thorn in the side of the w a r
flashy work of the Medford line States was reached between tho and navy departments with bis
stopped the Ashland advanco, American and Italian debt fund- criticism of th e ir administration
and the local eleven was on the tog commissions today, under of the nation's air activities, is
defense for the remainder of the Secretary of the Treasury Wins­ attempting to prove his sta«e-
ments about the negligence of
game. In fact, Ashland was in ton announced today.
these departments.
#
possession of the ball only at
A t the court of Inquiry Into
short Intervals throughout tho
W ASHING TO N. Nov. 12— (U.
P .)— A counter proposal for the the Shenandoah ' disaster, Mrs.
tussle.
Gillette, acting captain yester­ settling of the Italian war debt Landsdowne testified that her
day, played a sweet game at to the United States, was sub­ husband advised postponing the
full.
His defensive work was mitted to the members of the trip of tbe dirigible over Ohio
especially brilliant, and time af­ Italian Debt Commission by the and the Middle West, until next
ter time he smeared Medford American Debt Commission yes­ year, when the trip could have
been made in more opportune
advances after they had sifted terday afternoon. *
through the Ashland line. Gos­
The American commission wan weather. However the testified,
nell at tackle and Cotter at in session for slightly more than Landsdowne was overruled, and
I I
center were towers of defense one and a half hours yesterday, ordered to make the trip.
AMERICANS IN
NEW PROPOSAL
TO ITALIANS
for the Ashland squad, while
Beeson stopped plenty of plays.
The Ashland offense was lack­
ing throughout the game. With
the exception of the ground gain­
ed by Tilton’s punting. Ashland
did not gain more than 46 yards
throughout the tussle.
Conrad, Moore and Stemm
were the big ground gainers for
Medford. Conrad was stopped In
the first quarter, but in tho lat­
ter periods of the tussle got
loose for several nice gains. He
also kicked six of the nine goals
he attempted.
Man Wanted For
Theft of Car Said
to be Local Man
H. Knoles,- wanted by the po­
lice of Portland for the theft
of an automobile in that city
Monday, Is reported to be the
H. Knoles who recently estab­
lished an Insurance agency in
the same office here w
Ketch, local real estate man.
Knoles on Tuesday announced
that he had taken up his offices
In the Ashland Hotel building,
and would maintain an insurance
agency. That afternoon, he re-
arked to M r. Ketch that he
would be out for a few momenta.
He has not been seen since that
time, and this fact has led the
police to believe that he Is the
man wanted for the theft of the
car.
Num eroui bad checks were la-
sued by the Knolee who Is want­
ed for stealing the car, which
was recovered by the Medford
police.
Advertise l a
The
drafting the proposal and getttnr
it into shape for presentation.
The new proposal Is understood
to offer a compromise between
the 950,000,000 annual payment
offered by Italy and the 350,- 8
000,000 annual payment asked ! 8
by the United States.
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, 99
¡8
Classified Ads Bring Results. , 8
THE WEATHER
Oregon and Washington
— Unsettled! w ith rain
tonight*
and
probably*
Friday.
Freeh southerly
winds* along the coast.
SPIRIT OF WELCOME HOLDS
AT UNIVERSITY HOMECOMING
In the evening there w ill he
U N IV E R S IT Y OF OREGON,
an
alumni dance in the Woman's
Eugene, Ore., Nov. 12— (Special)
— Oregon students are busy get­ building, and various kinds e f
tor
those
not
ting plana set for the best Home­ entertainment
This a ffa ir ia a o t* to
coming ever held, according to dancing.
members of the Homecoming be formal In any way, and. all*
directorate.
The dates are No­ the old grade are especially
urged to attend.
vember 13, 14, 16. '
Friday
night
the
program
Sunday morning a t * o’clock
on n e ra butte.
* T i i — M SRxr
Bonre.
ssm or
torch light procession will begin woman’s honorary society, w ill
to wind Its way through town entertain at a breakfast a t' the
going up Eleventh avenue and Anchorage.
ending at the bon-flre on K in­
The attitude is to .he dis­
caid field. .H ere the traditional
tinctively one oC,
drum and beaver ceremony will
year. Everyone It
be reenacted, and the bon-flre
alumni of other
lighted. Then an old time rally
living la Oregon A n . urged to
w ill he held In the Womans
come.
The. general nnrnnee of
building.
A fte r the rally a
Homecoming w ill ho
smoker la scheduled In the men’s
tag tho old grade aflfito and to
gym for the alumni and upper­
•how thorn th a t tho
classmen.
not declining a
t, e-
Saturday morning at I o’clock
velopmeat.
there w ill he aa alumni meeting.
Vespers
The Campus luncheon will be­
gin at 11>:96' and after thia ia nt t : l f i to
over the game will start, with R t Bov.
the! Oregon Ajrgicuttural col­ copal bishop «
lege football teem.