MALARIA GERMS
Cannot «arrive three months in
t ie rich ozone at Ashland. Pore
domestio water helps.
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SHERIFF SHOT
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ELECTION RIOT
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NEW CHURCH IS
DEDICATED BY
FALLS PEOPLE
LOST TITLE, LOST HUSBAND
NOT GOING TO LOSE DIVORCE
NO.
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A V X L O N,
Catalina
Island, C a l.,. N o v .. 17—
U. P .) — T. Kay Mitchus-
son. Lbs Angeles, Is the
first winner of th e -W rlg -
ley
gold
medal
fo r.
Mitchusson
won
the
award for saving three
lives,
a ll
within
the
BANK
space of an hour.
M lt-
chussoji
rescued .three
G ashes of
drowning persons from'
the surf in Avalon Bay.
T h e . decoration was ee-
tablisbed
by
W illiam
H A ZA R D , K y , N ot . 17— Com-
Wrigloy, Jr., owner of
®*®X H , 149th In fan try of the
the island.
Others who
Kentucky National Guard, wan
perforip In similar heroic
being mobilized here today, pre­
paratory to marching to Hyden, 8 - fashion, a t Catalina w ill
8 he rewarded - with the
the county seat of Leslie county,
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gold badge.
, where an armed mob Is reported
to be beselglng a Hyden bank,
In which the alleged slayer of
Sheriff Joe Morgan, sheriff of
Leslie county, has fortified him
seir.
Morgan was shot and killed
by David Steele, a political op­
ponent, during an election brawl
here yesterday.
Immediately a fte r, the shoot­
ing, Steele concealed himself in
the bank, and is being protected
by a score of armed followers
E a rly advices said that thé en­ M ason ic B o d y Lays C o r n e r
sto n e o f E p is c o p a l C h urch
counter between Steele’s pro­
a t K la m a th P a lls
tectors and Morgan’s henchmen
is imminent.
K L A M A T p FALLS, Nov. 17—
Although Steele has given him­
The hope of years of a small
self up to the law,, the officers
ever faith fu l band of Klamath
are afraid to risk taking him
county wognen was realized Sun
from the bank because of the
day with the laying of th e cor­
threats which have been made
nerstone of a beautiful new
against his life.
He' is closely
Episcopal etmrch. The ceremony
guarded In the bank by officers,
was conducted by Klam ath -Falls
and is perfectly w illing to leave
lodge No. 77, A. F . A .*M ., In sc
whenever they signify that they
cordanoe with their impressive
wish to take Mm to the county
ritual, aad m arking the first
J«ll.
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cornerstone ever laid by the
masons la this city.
For the Masons, the ceremony
M O D E L E D began with assembly at their
temple at 2 o’clock (n the Fellow
Extensible improvements are
C raft degree.
From the temple
now being made on Miller's
the Masons marched in a body
Toggery, among which is the
to the church site at Eighth and
remodeling of the front of the
Jefferson streets, under direction
store.
of Brother C. E. Dennis of K lam ­
New Bhow windows w ill be in­
ath Falls, acting as deputy of
stalled, according to V . D. M il­
the grand master.
The stone
ler, proprietor of the habedash-
was laid at 3 o’clock.
ery. The old windows have al­
Rev. Joseph Henry Thomas,
ready been torn out, and work
rector of the parish, officiated
started on installing the new
on behalf of the church.
The
windows.
architects, Holford & Lawrence
A small iBland window w ill
of Portland were represented by
be built in, giving opportunity
Howard R. Perrin, supervising
for better display of small ar­
architect. As building contract­
ticles, according to M r. M iller.
or W . A. Stevens assisted In the
H. C. High, local contractor,
laying.
Officials of the church
has charge of the remodeling.
who were preeent, were Carey
Business is being conducted as
Ramsey, warden; W alter West,
usual in the Toggery, according
secretary-treasrer, and Mrs. E li­
to M r. M iller.
zabeth Ramsby, president of the
woman's guild.
FO R M ER LOCAL M AN
Articles laid In the cornerstone
D I E S IN CO LO R A D O Include a copy of the message
E. E. Cadwell, for several from the bishop of eastern Ore­
years a resident of Ashland, died gon, R t. Rev. W illiam P. .Pem-
at his home In Denver, Colo­ gon, Rh. Rev. W illiam P. Rem­
rado,^ on 'October S I, It was ington; coplea of the Klamath
News (birthday edition) cbples
learned here today.
Cadwell was well known hero, of the “ Oregon T ra il Church
and w ill be remembered as the man,” canons of the missionary
of
1923
father of Mrs. Julia C. Hockett, district, and coins
former
well
known
Ashland mintage.
woman. Mrs. Hockett was prom­
inently identified with musical Grants Pass— Josephine hotel is
to be rebuilt to six fu ll stories.
programs here.
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EDUCATION TO
BE TOPIC OF
FORUMTONIŒ
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S a le H e ld a t R o seb u rg L a n d
O ffice Y e ste r d a y
'M o r n in g
Gathering to be H eld a t
Lithia Springs Hotel
OW EN
H E W IT T
OREGON
T h is E v e n in g
BUYS
Government to Get Over *134,000
as R esult o f Hale of
Timber Lands
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SPEA K ER
Educational Matters to be IMs-
cussed a t Gathering o f
Chamber Members
Education and educational cen­
ROSEBURG, Ore., Nov. 17—
ters will form the topic for the
One of the biggest timber sales
speakers at the chamber of com­
¡Jo N>e conducted in recent years
merce dinner, to be given by the
by the Roseburg land office was
Ashland chamber of commerce
.William
Mulholland,
of
Los
AngelesJ
held yesterday, when the govern­
started his career as a ditch digger.1
. at the Lithia Springs hotel thia
ment disposed of approximately
d‘" ln/ For dltcheV
65,500,000 feet of timber on
«'’different way.
now he f a ,n!yl
in evening,
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Educational Week is now be­
1,854.22 acreb ot land located ¡charge o f a project to bring water
the way from the Colorado river, ing observed throughout the
chiefly in Coo*; Jackson and
southern .California over a 1700-'
country, and the program this
Lane counties. The sale brought*
elevation * and - across d wide
In *134,057.40.
,*to aupplfrl.600.000 people^ evening will tie in with this
campaign, which Is an effort to
The ’ largest ~ purchases were
better
educational
conditions
made by Ben R. Chandler of
throughout the country.
Marshfield.
who
bought
two
Roy Hewitt, head of the coni-
quarter sections of Coos Bay
merical law department of the
wagon road grant land In Coos
school ot social sciences of the
county.
The total amount paid
Oregon Agricultural College. He
was *78,702.10.
is a forceful and Interesting
The Booth K elly Lumber com­
speaker, with a magnetic per­
pany of Eugene bought 15,700,
sonality, capable of sustaining
000 feet ot fir. cedar and hem­
the - Interest of his audience
lock timber off 480 acres of O.
throughout the meeting.
and C. grant lands In Lane
The meeting tonight is some­
county, paying a total price of
A tte m p te d t o O b tain Con­ thing new in chamber of com­
*23.230.12.
fo r m ity w ith Ore. a n d
merce open
forum
meeting*,
Ivan and C. M. M iller of Mar-
C a lif L a w s in M ade
which are usually held on Tues­
cola, Ore., also purchased O.
The meeting this
and C. grant land timber, buying
O LYM PIA , Wash., Nov. 17— day noons.
evening
will
start
at 7:00 o’clock,
790,000 feet of fir on 28.44 (U . P .)— The conformity of the
acres in Line.
Washington automobile headlight J. H. Fuller, secretary of tho
Henry Fischer of Notl paid lew. with those of Oregon- and chamber of commerce stated to­
»1442.88 for 720,000 feet of fir California is sought by Bam day.
Reservations have been mada
timber on 41.44 acres in Lgne Kozer, secretary of state o f Ore­
gon, who was here today in an for 100, but it is expected that
county.
Three million feet of fir and effort to Influence legislation In more than that number wl’l be
presen at he gathering. Tickets
1,135,000 feet of car timber on that direction.
3*5.24 acres o f wagon rood
Ue had a staff ot official ».here hsve beep placed on
members of the caamber ffli*
grant lands in Coos county were to demonstrate the workings of
soliciting
the people of the city
sold to Jesse D. Clalnton of the Oregon law, which is prac­
with
these
tickets. Tickets may
tically
the
same
as
California’s.
Myrtle Point for *13,532.01.
Reclamation affairs advanced also be secured at the hotel this
Frank and George M. Over
holser of Cottage Grove, bought in opposite directions from Gov­ evening.
Rev P. K. Hammond, vicar
400,000 feet of fir timber from ernor H artley’s policy, when
of
he Episcopal church la also
the
reclamation
committee
ot
forty acres of O. and C. lands Ir
the house endorsed tbe Banker scheduled to speak. Rev. Ham­
Lane county.
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The timber from eighty acros reclamation bill, which would mond is known here as a pol­
of O. and C. lands in Lane coun have placed the affairs of the ished speaker, and U nlawys in­
ty was sold to C. W. Cone of code Department of Conservation teresting.
Teachers
of
the
Ashland
Cottage Grove.
The tract con and Development in the hands of
schools
will
be
guests
at the
Commissioner
of
Public
talned 450,000 Feet of red fir the
meeting
tonight.
Lands.
and 475,000 feet of yew fir
Ashland people hav? long been
and a small amount of white fir.
O LYM PIA , Nov. 17— (U . P.) Interested In making Ashland an
The sale price was »1,637.02.
One half section purchased by — The House of the Washington educational center, and It to
Ben R. Chandler of Marshfield, legislature adjourned today un­ probable that at the meeting
contained 4,200,000 feet of old til 10 a. m. Wednesday, after this evening, ‘ this m atter wi(l
growth fir; 3,425,000 feet of an Introduction of bills today. come up for discussion, and
second grodth fir, 25,000 feet of The Senate passed 14 code re­ plans for furthering the Idea fo r ­
spruce, 750,000 feet Of hemlock vision bills Introduced by the mulated.
and 475.000 feet of cedar. The joint House and Senate commit­
purchase price wos *18,774,98, tee, to correct or eliminate e r­
M ill City — 1,200,000 salmon
Tho other half section which rors In laws already In force,
eggs
shipped, and 5,000,000 more
where
unintentional
ambiguity
he ackulred had *10,470,000
to
go
from Brbitonbush to San-
or
omissions
defeated
the
In­
feet of old growth fir, 16,005,000
tlam hatchery at Mob* ma.
of second growth fir and 2,615,- tent of the measure.
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Two children were killed and 35 more were hurt when a truck bearing students of
Harrison, O., high school to a neighboring town for soccer game skidded off the
road and went down a 30 foot embankment near Cinqipnati. Photo shows the wreck-
ed truck after the dead and injured had been removed
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Spokane to Build
Giant Wigwam
for Gatherings
JOSEPHINE CD.
HAS 2 3 CARS
OF BROCCOLI
C ou n ty A g e n t D ecla re« Gen-
te a l S e llin g A g e n c y M u st
b e E s ta b lis h e d
GRANTS PASS. Nov. 17-*,
There wilt Be 25 cars of Broc- *
coll In Josephine county In the
spring, provided unlooked for
weather
la
not
encountered
County Agent Herbert Howoll
declared yesterday at the forum
luncheon of the Chamber of
Commerce at the Oxford hotel.
Howell stated that the crop is
coming along In good shape,
with the exception of a few
places where the land Is too wet.
He also told the chamber mem­
bers that the etrawberry acre­
age is Increasing, with prospects
that the planting of early pota­
toes would be much larger than
ever before here.
He brought
out these points in showing that
there must be a central selllnk
agency, such as the cooperative
association, to handle the pro­
duce. The failure of the grape
m arketing this year was brought
out, there being nO attempt
at cooperative marketing.
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SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. '«
17— (U . P .)— S p o k a n e , 8
w ill bnild a huge wigwam 8
coating many thousands 8
of dollars, which w ill be tt
the headquarters for an- 8
nual trib al council« o f *8
Indians which are ex- 8
peeted to be held here.
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The wigwam w ill, be of • X?
tog" c o irst i w e tloa.
awd ***
w ill have a large council 8
hall and banquet room.
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Thousands of Indian 8
relics and trophiee w ill 8
be kept In a museum 8
Which w ill be part o f the 8
structure.
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MORPHY TO GO
ON TRIAL BY
NEXT MONDAY
S la y in g
C h arge * A g a in s t
M ed ford M an C om es to
T r ia l S o o n
The tria l of Omar W . Murphy,
well-known resident of Medford,
indicted by a grand Jury on a
charge of manslaughter, growing
out of the death of his wife last
spring,, w ill be called in the cir­
cuit court* next Monday, accord­
ing to the re-arranged court cal­
endar. The case is expected to
Great strides are being made
take a week.
The defense is
In locating local noises and
represented by Attorney George
interferences, caused by power
M. Roberts, and the state by
lines, which have for several
District
Attorney
Newton
C.
months annoyed radio “bugs”
\Chaney and Assistant District
The instruments employed In
Attorney Allison K. Moulton.
these teste here have been espec­
The court w ill be occupied the
ially built for the purpose, and
coming week w ith civil matters,
represent the combined efforts
and the disposal of routine mat­
of W . J. Virgin, F. M. Rush and
ters.
Sam Jordan, Jackson
county*
radio dealers.
.
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The Rogue R ivet Radio asso­ S T A T E C O U R T G IV E S
L O C A L D E C IS IO N
ciation, a local organisation of
radio "fans,” and the Ashland
SALEM , Nov. 17— (U . P .)—
City Light t Department, have
Opinions of the State Supreme
united their efforts, and hope
Court, handed down, today
to have the
eluded the Hollywood Orchard
tereferlng noises, as fa r as the
Company, appellant, versus Den­
city power lines are concerned,
nis, K im ball and Pope, an appeal
within a few days. Several bad
from the Jackson county court.
leaks have been found and rem­
A motion to dismiss the appeal
edied already, and at present, no
was overruled in the opinion of
new leaks can be located. How­
the court.
ever, the tests w ill he continued
until Sunday, and If no more
complaints ' are received by thé
lig h t department by that time,
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Oregon nnd Washington
the tests w ill be terminated.
Radio Interference
Being Remedied Ty
Light Department
er-ln-law, George Schroth, Sr.,
Sacramento, for her mfttrimonlal
troubles.
She charged In her
complaint
that
Schroth,
Sr.,
turned from her when she lost
her- title, and that George, Jr.»
follows suit, to say nothing of
treating her ift a niggardly man­
ner, and making her wear his
sister’s cast-off clothing.
. Suit against thp father-in-law,
for *100,009 damages for alien­
ation of 'affect(ons, i t threatened
by the former star fcwlmmer,
I t will be Interesting to some
“I lost my swimming title and who married the Olympic club of the “ fans” to know that the
that lost me my husband.’* said swimmer, when he ' was her old “humbug” of recaption, the
Postal clicks, have Interested
Mrs.; Schroth. Now I am not coach.
OLK A AN D , Nov. 17— (IL P .)
-— Although her divorce papers
were filed here Saturday against
George E. Schroth, Mrs. Frances
Cowell« Schroth, former women’«
national
champion
swimmer,
cooked dinner in her Piedmont
home for her husband, herself
and th e ir four-year-old «on.
Not
only , that,
but
Mrs.
8chrotb w ill continue occqpaacy
of a part of the home until the
day that a decree is signed,
awarding her the divoree.
ASHLAND» OBEQOyrVESDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1925
Saves Three Lives
Within, Hour, is
Awairied Medal
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A shland D aily T idings
A N D C L IM A T E
W ith ou t th e n se o f m ed ic in e i
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THE WEATHER
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Declaring her husband
Is three of the company engineers 8
going to lose this divorce.
If
I left the houde I might ba sued worth *50,000, and has a month­ sufficiently to have them meet 8
on grounds of desertion.
I ’d ly income of *176, Mrs. Schroth here Sunday, and every effort 8
asks *250 monthly tor support wilt be made to dear up the
rather be the plaintiff.”
leaks at that time.
Mrs. Schroth blames her f«Jh- of her son.
— Unsettled, with
rain
in
the
west
portion.
Probably rain In the east
portion of Washington,
with fresh, strong south­
erly winds along the
Tidings Want Ads never fail.
BOARD CALLS
WITNESSES IN
DIRIGIBLE CASE
Hearing into Charges of Mrs.
Lansdowne Started
by Board
W A SHING TO N, Nov. 17— (U .
F .) — The naval board
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inquiring
Into the Shenandoah disaster
today called a group of witnesses
for questioning concerning Mrs
M argaret Landsdowne’s assertion
that an attempt was made by
Captain Paul Foley, judge ad­
vocate of the board, to “ fram e”
ker testimony before the board
last month. A t th a t time, Mrs
Landsdowne was testifying con
cernlng the conditions under
which the Shenandoah took ita
last trlrf, when her husband and
12 of the inembers of the crew
of the dirigible were killed.
Charles D.
Parmer, United
News service correspondent In
Washington, who w ill be ques­
tioned concerning an Interview
with Mrs. Landsdowne, was one
of the witnesses called.
The session turned Into one
of turm oil.
Mrs. Landsdowne'«
attorney,
Joseph
Davies, was
forcibly ejected from the court
room before she took the stand,
amid great hubbub and uproar.
Following this sensation. Mrs.
000 feet of hemlock. The price
Landsdowne twice declined to
paid was *69,817.50.
testify at all, but Ignoring her
The
Owen-Oregon
Lumber
refusal. M ajor Henry Leonard,
company of Medford bought 996,-
new judge advocate, put ques­
000 feet of pine and 710,000 feet
tions to her, and received ans
of fir timber, situated near their
were which she pliably gave.
present holdings In Jackson coun­
ty. The timber, was on 128.27
acres of O. and C. grant lands.
The company paid *3,203.90.
Richard N. McCarthy of Marsh­
field paid *10,375.00 for the
ttmebr on 120 acres of wagon
road grant lands.
He acquired
Duck hunters are duck hunt­ 1700 feet of yellow fir, 2,226,000
ers.
B ut some duck hunters feet of red fir, 600,000 feet of
are
better than
other dilck white fir, 126,000 feet of hem­
hunters. 8ome duck hunters are lock and 125,000 feet of red
confident, *eome simply suro of cedar.
their own powers, while some are
Four hundred and eighty feet
braggarts.
of fir timber located on 32.27
land
wsg nu ro ad gr a nt l ands
Bunday night for the Klamath In Coos county were sold to
country, falls In the latter cate­ James A. Hobson of M yrtle Point
gory, according to their 'friends. for »1,120.40.
H a rry M cNair, Terry Talent.
Ham ill A. „Csnaday, register
Fred Tajjlor, Bert Mattern. Roy of the local lend office, made^an
P arr and H a rry Ingling made up announcement that w ill affect
the party, which is the supply future timber sales.
Where a
department for the eounty o f­ purchaser bids on only a portion
ficers In the banquet which (hey of a section when the entire lot
are to hold In the near Future. Is sold, he will be required to
The members of the party sign an agreement that he w ill
when they le ft declared they be a bidder on the le tte r when
were sure they would be back the timber has been removed
by Monday night, each man car­ from the portion acquired by
rying the U n it.
him.
Last night, word was received
from Parr, that the party would
hsve to slay over another day,
Grants Pase— Prospectors re­
since they had felled to bag a
port high grade gold ore In
Mount Reuben district.
(Continued on Pngs Four)
Duck Hunters are
Failures, Six Men
Get Nary a Duck
KOZER ASKS
WASH. FOR NE»
AUTO STATUTE
MISS 1926 TO HAVE LES
CLOTHES AND MORE PAINT
By ROY J. GIBBONS
NEA Service W riter
CHICAOO. Nov. V — M1,B 1926
w ill be an abbreviated creaturel
She w ill be typically a flapper
sad everything about her will
be shorter, from hair to skirts.
Only her complexion will be
much different •’ from her 1925
slstet*.
It w ill be ghastly white. Miss
ypgg w )H - eade* v e v by
cosmetic mean* to resemble, as
closely as possible, a spook.
A t least these various qual­
ities have been' attributed to
the “New Year G irl,” by tho
prophecy of Ernie Yonng, fa­
mous theatrical producer of this
cHy.
A
Ernie Is the Flo Zlegfeld pf
the middle west and way points.
F o r - 16 yeSfn he has been hir­
ing upward of 10.000 ladles
•very year to perform behind
his footlights In a dosen different
coming girl for the next
hsve always come true.
never once has missed.
And here's what he says
1926 w ill be like;
She will weigh between
and 120 ponnds.
She w ill be about five
four Inches tell.
She w ill sffeit the face
corpse.
year
He
Miss
115
feet
of a
painted * ghastly
white with carmine smears across
tho lipa.
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H s r hair w ill be predominantly
hennaed or blond. Few brunets
will be seen.
She w ill balance w ith dexterity
a clgaret holder no leas than 10
laches long between her teeth.
She will use ktss-proot rongo
at evening.
.
Her costume w ill ha of the
eight-ounce variety aad will af­
fect the pattern at verttanl-
atrlped allk.
cities.
Bor drsaa w ill ho leose and
This experience amply quali­ drape Itself from ker figure
fies him to speak with authority showing mlaato Mtlhsas.
on things pertaining to the fair
sex, he believes.
Ernie’s predictions shout the
Her oomphet ease win