✓ MALARIA GERMS Cannot erarvive three months in the rich oione at Ashland. Pure domestic water helps. The Tidings Has Been Ashland's ly T idings ASHLAND CLIMATE Without the use of medieiu ¿« nine cases out of ten '' s This is a proven f' Newspaper For Nearly Fifty Years . Wird Service) v ou xux 8ueceaaorto the Semi-Weekly Tidings; Volarne 41 FAIR TAKEN IN ATTEM PT TO ROB GARAGE Farin and Pupil Who Rob­ bed Local Store Are Captured CAUGHT AT GOLD HILL Career o f Crime of Youthful Oaklander "Bad Man** Come« to an End Paid fifty cents per day and nis expenses for his skill in thievery, Richard Dunn,“ IS, a runaway, school boy of Oakland, California, was arrested Monday afternoon at Gold Hill, where he and his Vteacher,” ’ H. D. McElroy, 28, of Los Angeles, attempted to steal a purse from the cash register in Kell’s gar­ age. Dunn was brought to this city yesterday afternoon, aud - 000,000 bushels In 1924." The output in the southern hemisphere. It added, Is still somewhat uncertain, with indica­ tions for a crop about« the same as last year. The Canadian crop was placed at 422,000,- 000 bushels, compared with a previous psh|( mate of 392,000 9 000 bushels and last year's* harvest of 261,000,000. The statement estimated that "there had been available for export and carryover from the ' Can- ad lan crop this year somewhat more than 300,000,000 burfhels.” Eight and a half inches of rainfall in less than a we used a disastrous flood that destroyed $1,000,000 worth of crops, tied up traffic enioralized oil wells in Louis- iana. Photo shows how the tracks of the Vicksburg, ;veport and Pacific railroad were flooded near Gibbsland, la., stopping all traffic or several days. STANDARD OIL PLANT ROBBED, OIL IS STOLEN 88 88 88 88 88 MONTAGUE TO BOND TO RAISE IMMENSE DAM Heavy Oil Proves Undoing of Thief Who is Forced to Leave Oar A burglar's ignorance of the workings o f/in internal combust­ ion motor, made the work of the local police force easy last night, pfter word was received that the main plant of the Standard Oil company had been robbed. In some manner, the thief gain­ ed entrance to the plant of the company and removed four five gallon cans of gasoline, three now tiros and a five-gallon can of heavy lubricating ol|. / About seven o’vtbck last atgkt, a tourist noticed ’an automobile standing on the highway a few miles south of Ashland, with the lights burning. He reported this fact to the police, and.a tow car was sent out after the machine, when it waa returned to Ashland it was discovered that the miss­ ing articles, with the exception of the oil, were In the car. It waa later shown that the thief had poured the heavy lub­ ricating oil Into the crank case of the macMne, but the oil wah so heavy that It finally stopped the motor. The machine, a 1924 Hupmobile roadster waa registered to R. Aqulstapsce of Weed. So far, the police here have not been able to learn when the car waa stolen In Wped. ™ -¿»“ saxftjss B| (Contlnued On Page 8ix) MONTAGUE, Calif., Nov. 18.— (Special)— By an overwhelming vote, the people of the Montague Irrigation District, of Which this city la a center, Monday voted to bond the district to the extent of 11,395,000, in order to furnish money .to Install a project for stor­ ing the winter water of the Shasta River and Parkes Creek. This water will be used to ir­ rigate 19,500 acres of land around Montague. The dam which Is to be con* structed will contain about 700,- 000 cubic yardf of material. Moat of this will be hydrauliced from the steep hillsides at the ends of the dam. More than 2,000 yards of con­ crete will be used.In the dam. The main canal for carrying the water to the land will be twenty one mi lets long, and there will be more thaii 60 miles of laterals for the distribution of the water from the main canal. Specifications for the construct­ ion of the project will be adver- (Continued On Page Six) THREE MILE HOUSE ON ROAD NEAR KLAMATH FALLS RAIDED "The Joint’s pinched.” This laconic statement from the lips of a federal prohibition agent and a 'deputy special state agent at the "Three Mile Hoike” mid­ night Saturday, froze about 40 chattering merry-makers Into sil­ ence. Ted Lewis, the proprietor, looking Into th« mouth of a re­ volver held by an officer, gladly assented to a "behind the bar" search which netted two gallons and a half of alleged moonshine Whiskey.' The door was opened by the of­ ficers to let Special State Agent William Cole, leader of the raid* Inside. Patrons of the road house were told to sit still, during a fur­ ther (search of the premises. They were all allowed to leave the house unmolested a. few minutes later. . Lewis waa taken In custody by the officers, Monday morning he was released under 8226 bond. Ho entered a tentative plea of not guilty but asked the court for per­ mission to change the plea to gutflty If he so desired before his trlaj. Lewis formerly operated the "Two Mile" hoWse, located just two nilles west of Klamath Falls on the Ashland - Klamath Falls highway. The* foad house was raided' several times and finally Lewis moved one mile down the Ashland highway and established what Is generally known as the "Three Mile” house located on the crest of a knoll and facing the state highway. Lewis was formerly charged wlith sale and possession of In­ toxicating liquor. Prior to the announcement that the house was under arrest, the two officers had purchased several drinks o f alleg­ ed moonshine. * .. - Wireless Operator is Hero When Vessel Bum s LEWIS, D els, Nov. 18.— (LP) — The Clyde Line* Ix'napc, with a fire in the hold, Was rushed through­ out the night toward the Deleware breakwater and seem ingly won the race to safety at the last moment. The vessel (steamed into port early th is morning w ith fire burning from the hatches. The ITS passengers w ere discharged, and the crew then beached and abandoned the vessel, which burned to the hull. A calm w ireless operator, who told the passengers that 4« 4 k « ln old “from every direction,” prccented a panic. BARNETT SUFFERS A FRACTURED LEO Bert (Shorty) Barnett, wall known Aahland character la in the Community hospital today, suffering from a broken leg, as the result of an accident which Barnett himself cannot desert to. Barnett declares he waa walk­ ing along yeaterday evening, whan suddenly he slipped and fell to the sidewalk. H$ waa unable to arise, and a physloiait was called. The latter ordered Barnett removed to the hospital where his injury was pronounoed to be a fracture of the lag. Widow, About to, Wed Again, is Killed SCOUTS ARE TO GATHER OLD CLOTHES SOON PALO ALTO, Cal., Nov. fl 18— Death Intervened St 91 the altar when Mi's. 88 Luelle Fredman, * w idow ; 88 of San Francisco, waa 88 killed in an automobile ■ 18 Near East Relief Work Be­ accident at Mayfield, near 88 ing Carried on by here yesterday. She was 88 Boy Scouts on her way to San Jose It to be married. Heir 88 Next to food, the greatest need fiance, Charles Cuneo, al- 88 of the refugees In the Near East so of San Francisco, 81 Is clothing. Old coats,' suits, driver of the car, was not 88 shoes and woolen thinge are. hurt. He was arrested 88 literally, worth their weight In on a technical charge ot 81 gold, relief workers say. Warm man slaughter. 88 garments can be exchanged for The car crashed Into anything and are far more valu­ a telephone pole. The able than the depleted currency. victim’s neck was broken Last winter, children, scarcely and she died Instantly, old enough to stand, came shiv­ Police said that Cuneo ering to the doors of Near East had been drinking. Thia Relief hospital! and orphanages, he denied. , He was for warm garments, sad boohed here and releas­ Often showed that their tfny 'd on bell of 81.000. hands and feet were frozen. fh e couple had driven "Bundle Days’* are being hbld from Ssn Francisco and all over the country for the bene­ expected to be married in fit of Near East Relief. Tho San Joee yesterday. clothing Is packed in bales and SE SSIO N OF GRAND JURY ON THURSDAY Several Criminal Matters to Come up. Petit Jury Meets Today A meeting of the grand jury kas been called to convene Thursday morning, and will con­ sider criminal matters pending, which Include three liquor viola­ tions, a chock forgery charge, and a statutory charge from Gold Hill. The grand jury per­ sonnel la the samq as in the May term of court, holding over for the October term, upon a court ordeY which aet forth ’’economy” the “beat Interests of the county,” and "the famil­ iarity of the grand Jury with the situation" aa the reaaon. The petit jury will resume thia morning, and will hear civil caaea until Monday, when the trial of Omar W. Murphy, charged with manslaughter la scheduled. stored at the Army Warehouse In Brooklyn until It' can be shipped to the Near East. There it Is distributed to the needy refugees who, for the most part, are clad In rags and strips of burlap and linen, anything they ean find. The shipping tags distributed by the Boy Scouts last Saturday will he sailed for next Saturday morning, November 21. If bun­ dles have not been prepared, those who have old olothes arig requested to do ao at once so that there will be no delay when the Scout calls for the clothing. Those who have not recelvod one of the shipping tags and who have some used clothing which they do not Intend to use further, please call 353-Y or 211 and the bundle will be pick­ ed up. ONE KILLED. 25 ARE HURT IN BIO WRECK OLYMPIA. Wash., Nov. 18 — (IP) — One dead and 25 injured was the toll today of the wreck of the Northern Pacific patsaenger train No. 426, which jumped the track near here last night, en­ route from Grays Harbor to Ta­ coma. B. M. Pitnam of Tacoma, the engineer, waa killed outright. The three seriously Injured are Mrs. Laura Hahn of Aberdeen, George Kephart, a brakeman, of FOUR MEN. WOMEN _ Puyallup and Ralph Whitman, FAIL SHOOT INFANT fireman, of Tacoma. All but two MEXICO CITY, Nov. 18. — (IP) of thp injured were taken to a — Pqlice are searching for two men and two women Who were frightened away from an attempt­ DARLING IS MAKING ed lnfanttelde here recently. MANY IMPROVEMENTS Hearing pistol shots along the bank of a drainage canal In one Extensive Improvements are of the suburbs a gendarme reach­ to be made immediately on the ed the spot la tlm sto see a group Darling J trf Store, according to of four well - dressed men and C. A. Darling, proprietor of the women firing at an object floating establishment. In the water. They fled at his ap­ New shelving, new tables and proach and were driven away la new display cases are now be­ an automobile. ing installed in the store. Fishing the object wrapped la Early. In July, when Mr. Darl­ clothing and paper from the water ing first occupied bis present the gendarme discovered a six location, he Installed much new months old girl within. The child equipment used la photographic was placed In a .hospital awaiting work, sand now has one of the possible dtscovsry of the members finest studios In Southern Ore­ of the group. gon. > HEWITT GIVES PLEA TO POT AN END TO WAR The Chosen HARTLEY MUST SHOW POWER OF POLICIES Declares Youth Should be Educated Away From Worship of Militarism Test of Strength to be Made in Wasnington House Today : DECRIES ALL WARFARE BRIDGE IS APPROVED Hays World Not Safe so Long as Flow er of Manhood Used as Cannon Fodder Oregon Shipping Interests Show­ ing Home Antagonism Over Proposed Move I ---- With a powerful plea for the education of the youth of thw country to an abhorrance of war, Roy R. Hewitt, assistant professor of political Bclence at the Oregon Agricultural College last night brought to a clone the observance of Education Week here at the gathering of members of the chamber of. com­ merce at a dinner meeting at the Llthla Springs hotel. Heroism may mean many things, according to Professor Hewitt. He declared that die youth of the country should be educated away from the wor- shlp__of. generals anil soldier«. and toward the worship ot those who have labored /ind died In an effort to rid the world ot disease, poverty, waste and In­ humanity. "Education should direct Its Miss Elinor Kountx, 19, daughter energies toward the solution of of Charles T. Koutc, multi-million­ the world's problems. Its func­ aire banker, of Omaha, Neb., Is tion should be to conserve and the 31st annual queen of Ak-Bar- develop the best In this civilisa­ Ben of Omaha. Each year the tion. World wide education, by most beautiful girl In Omaha's presenting war stripped ot Its wealthy and socially prominent deceptive glamor and glory, with families in chosen ter this honor, its debasing lies, its brutalities. and this year she's the lucky ons. Its horrors and In its other futility, can stop the develop­ ment of war psycosls and put an end to war. "We fought In the world war to make the worlff safe for ffe mocracy. The world Is not a sa re place for democracy, so long as the world selects Its fin est and most Intelligent man hood and sends It to the sham­ bles to be slaughtered. The price of war Is the blrih right of generations tljen unborn. If men must fight, education should Bids Are Asked for Grading train and Inspire them to fight on Redwood Highway in the enemies of mankind, which Del Monte County are Ignorance, disease, poverty, waste and Inhumanity,” Profes­ SACRAMENTO, Nov. 18— The sor Hewitt declared during his bids were asked Monday by the speech. California Highway Commission Moro than 100 members of the for grading a section of the chamber were present at the Redwood Highway at the south gathering last night, one of the approach to the Douglas Mem­ largest turnouts of the yrfar. orial bridge, now under con­ Several musical numbers were struction over the Klamath River, near Kequa, .Del Norto (Continued On Page Six) county, Tho work to be done OLYMPIA. Wash., Nov. 18— (U. 1*.)— The test of Ooverner Hartley's influence in reclama­ tion affairs in the state of Wash­ ington was expected to come up In the Washington legisla­ ture House today. The reclamation committee has recommended that the Banker reclamation bill be put on the calendar for today. The mea­ sure would take the powers and duties of the code Department of Conservation and Development from under the appointive con­ trol of the Oovernor, and place them with the Commissioner of Public Lands, which is an elec­ tive office. CALIFORNIA IS DOING WORK ON HIGHWAY Duck Hunters Gain Lost Fame. Bag Several Limits Showing that they can and do come back, the party which ycuterdny was report­ ed to have failed’ to bug a ahigle duck «hiring their day's hunting on Mon