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MALARIA GERMS
Cannot tnuvive three months in
the rich osone at Ashland. Pure
domestic water helps.
A shland D aily T idings
ASHLAND CLIMATE
Without the use of medicine cures
nine cases out o f t e n of asthma.
This is a prove ^kct
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VOL. XLIX
CARS STOPPED
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One Light Testing Station
* Gets Seven Cars Found
to be in Adjustment
CHART IS MAKESHIFT
Some Other Method Must be Used
by T raffic Officers In Check-
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LONDON, Nov. 28—
Lady Astor paid tribute
to the old maid and ex-
pressed sympathy for the
bachelor In her remarks
as presiding officer at
the final session of the
Social Insurance confer-
ence today.
‘ "The bachelor Is the
itoost helpful
creature
that ever was." she- de-
dared. "He Js the one
thing making matrimony
possible.
I f . married
women look at bachelors
they get a little more
reconciled to their own
husbands."
Lady Astor said, she
could not say the equlv-
alent about the old maids.
They carried on the work
of the world, whereas the
bachelors got crotchety
and narrower as they get
older.
’ Old maids ex-
pand: old bachelors con-
centrate,” she added. "Old
maiden ladles usually be-
come more beautiful . as
they grow older while
man— the poor, lonely
animal-w-the
older
he
gets the lonlier he be-
comes."
A SH LA N D , OREGON, SATURDAY, NOV. 28, 1925
When Red Played His Last College Game
That If state traffic office»
are to continue tbelr methods of
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■ testing lights by ordering motor­
ists to line up before a chart,
stopping the motorists as they
are driving along the streets or
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roads, .some method of fixing an
accurate testing device must be
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devised, is the opinion of a
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number of motorists who were
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stopped here recently during a
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"light raid."
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At the time the raid Was
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held, motorists traveling along
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Main street were stopped, and
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ordered to drive ther cars In
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front of the police station, wheru
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a chart had been erected. This
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chart was set on the street, a
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few inches from Jhe curbing, and
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when cars were driven In line
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with It, they were supposed to
be against the curbing or a
few Inches from It.
During the raid, three driven
were found who had never had
their lights tested, while 43 Were
found with their lights out of
adjustment. These latter were
given warning slips and ordered
to have their lights tested at
once and'to return the slips to
the traffic officers, glvihg proof
that their lights had been tested.
Proving that this method was
inaccurate at best' one light Von Hinde^uTg^ Signs Law
tooting station, reports that faom , ♦A’
a total of slightly more than
German Rei
20 of these ca n which were
brought to the station for test­
BERLIN, Nov. 28.— (LP)— Ger­
ing, seven were found to have many*» adherence to the Locarno
the lights In perfect alignment. peace pacts were made binding
Six of these seven drove Into today, when President Von Hin-
the station In succession, and the denburg signed the Locarno law,
tester became Indignant, declar­ passed by the Reichstag yesterday.
ing that he should not be forced This set on the part of Von Hin-
to spend his time In retesting danburg, empowers Germany to
lights which were already in ad­ sign the treaty at London next
justment.
week.
Light testing stations are forc­
The reichetag yesterday ratified
ed to undergo a rigid examina­ the security pact and arbitration
tion before licenses are Issued. treaty.
The floor must be perfectly level
Chancellor Luther and Foreign
and means must be taken to Secretary Stresemann are now en­
assure the tester that the car abled to proceed to London to
is In perfect alignment- with sign the pact and treaties. In the
the chart. That It Is impossible
course of the next month Germany
for traffic officers to test lights will make formal application for
accurately with a makeshift ap­
admission to the league.
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paratus, erected on a street that
The only opposition to the var­
Is far from level, is absurd,
ious treaties came from the Ger­
testers declare.
f
man nationalists, communists and
The tester in question, is con­
extreme nationalists, led by Gen­
sidered one of the most com­
eral Ludendorff. The attempt of
petent in tjie city, and has tested
the nationalists to forestall Ger­
hundrds of cars. AU electricians,
many’s adhesion to the league by
before being given authority to
demanding tha enactment of a
test auto lights, must pass an
special law authorising such pro­
examination.
cedure was defeated by a heavy
vota.
(Ooatbnwd On Pag» Pour)
GERMANY CAN
SIG N TREATY
OF LOCARNO
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Red Grange played liis last college game against Ohio State University, lending lib
team to a 14-9 victory and playing a m agnificent gatyc. Photo shows him break inf
away for a twenty - yard gain in the first quarter. H eis st^en at the extreme right and
just in front of him Britton, Illinois fullb ack, is' lungMig to tuke an Ohio player oil
of the way.
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CLUB WORKERS
ARE ON WAY TO
CHICAGO SHOW
Adena Joy of Ashland is
Member of Oregon Dele­
gation to Exposition
"Adena Joy of Ashland, who
bakes the best prune bread in the
state of Oregon, and Alee Cruike-
bank of McMinnville, who raises
some of the beet sheep and cal­
ves, were in Portland Wednesday
on theif way to Chicago to at­
tend the national boys' and-girls'
club conference. <
"Both Adena and Alec were
born In Oregon and have lived
here all their lives. For both
it is the first trip East, and al­
though they are both competent
young people, It,is easy to see
that they are quite excited over
the trip.
"Miss Helen Cowgill, Oirls* club
worker, and L. J. Allen, assistant
director of boys' clubs, are here
to see that Jthe delegates get
started properly on the first leg
of their Journey, which takes them
to Sjjokane. There they will meet
the Idaho and Washington dele­
gates who will accompany them
to the big city.
"Mies Cowgill has Adena in
charge, and is cautioning her
about laying down her pocketbook
since there are many more ways
of losing It in Chicago than in
Ashland. Aden« has the lesson
about learned, in fact she refused
to lay It down even long enough
to have her picture taken.
"Allen Is telling Alec to count
his change, and not to Invest in
any oil wells or snap up the
Chicago postoftlce building at a
bargain.
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of Woods
HARRIED BUT NOT HARRIED Lake
Company Manager
TWO HUBBIES BY NO HUBBY Visitor Here
In the marines and when he
was ordered to Santo Domini;a,
she followed. She had filed an
action for divorce in Los Angc’es
county and left her father, with
pewar of attorney to act 1er
her. The final decree waa never
granted, but Mrs. Weir presume!
that It had been and when the
statutory time elapsed, she mar­
ried Root.
On their return from the Is­
land, the couple returned to
California and Mrs. Weir learned
that Weir had brought action for
a7 divorce from her In Colnmbua
and had secured It. Investiga­
tion later showed that her ac­
tion at Los Angeles had never
been completed and Mrs. Weir,
twice married but without hus­
band, entered the Siskiyou court
for the annulment of the second
marriage. She waa represen*od
by Claude E. Gillis and B. K.
Collier.
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FORMS
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FRANCE
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YREKA, Nov. 28— Like Iji'
Lincoln J. Carter heroine of more
than a ecade ago, Mrs. Vlrglr'i
than a decade ago, Mrs. Virginia
Virginia Root, found herself
twlca wadded, but not a. wlfa,
when she decided to bring actio a
for separation from Daniel P.
Root, formerly of the United
States Marine Corps but now
a merchant of Dorris.
The strange position Mrs. Weir
fouifd herself In was revealed
In the superior court here Fri­
day, when she appeared before
Judge Charles J. Luttrell and
sought, and won an annulment
of ¡her marriage to Root In
Santo Dominga, West Indies.
The testimony showed that
Mrs. Weir had first married D.
W. Weir at Catambus, Ohio, and
when that marriage did not
prove all that It might have
been, Mrs. Weir went to Los An­
geles. There, It Is said, Mrs.
Weir met Root, who was then
EFFORT BEING
HADE TO GET
OLD TAX HONEY
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R. G. Gleason, general man­
ager of The Lake of Woods Re­
creational company, who has been
at the Lake of the Woods for the
last five weeks, was In Ashland
yesterday, enroute to his home
Tn Berkeley, tsaiirornifc, Yet»-
ed that the lake had been won­
derful during his visit there.
He reports that one cabin has
been built and that ground has
been cleared for five more and
the store which will be opened
next* summer. He said arrange­
ments for water and light service
would lalso be completed next
summer.
,
Mr. Gleason is enthusiastic
about the Lakff of the Woods,
stating that conditions have been
ideal there during his visit. He
returned to Ashland via Klam­
ath Falls and said the road that
way was good. He will return to
the Lake In April to start con­
struction and other Improvements
which the company contemplates.
Japan Says
American Rails
Are in f e r io r 11
SITE FOR NEW
POWER PLANT
IS PURCHASED
Resolution Passed by Oourt
Urging Efforts of County
to Get Settlement
For Eighth Time in Career,
Briand Forms French
Government
RAILROAD LAND CASE
PAINLEVE IS INCLUDED
SH4.OOO Yearly Tuken From Tax
Roll» by Congressional Action,
May be Recovered
Prem ier Who Resigned Sunday is
War Minister In New
Briund Cabinet
The first open effort to receive
from the federal government, re­
PARIS, Nov. 28—(LP)— Aristide
imbursement for the 884,000
Briand, the "man of the hour"
yearly in tax money which was
has succeeded in forming a cabi­
taken from the tax lists of Jack-
net to replace the fallen Paiulevi
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son county by the congressional
regime. At noon today he reached
act of 1916' removing 422,158
the Eiyseee Palace to Inform
acres of railroad land In Jack-
President Doumergue that his
son county from the Southern
second mandate this week had
Pacific company, was taken
been successful.
Thursday when the county court
TIU b is the eighth time in hie
passed a resolution commending
political career that this states­
the action being taken by a Amasa Clark of Bandera county, man has successfully formed a
group of men, headed by W. R. Texas, has just passed his 100th government.
Gore of Medford, In’ obtaining birthday, and has spent all of hjs
The cabinet composed by Briand.
a settlement with the govern­ 100 years in Texas— except for is as follow's: Premier and Minis­
ment.
the Mexican and Civil Wars, when ter of Foreign Affair«. Briand;
The plan calls for appropris-; he Wen t~~s5pierTh g/' HeTsTsho wn Mlnlstar ofTheinterior, Camille
tlons of federal funds, to bo hern in the uniform he wore In Chau temps; Minister of Justice,
paid directly to tho counties in the Mexican war. The Veterans Ren Renoult; Finance Minister,
proportion to the tax revenues of Foreign Wars recently made Louis Loucheur; War Minister,
of which the counties were de­ him a life member.
Paul Painleve, Minister of Marine,
prived through the federal' ac­
George Leyguee; Minister of Pub­
tion.
lic Instruction, Edouard Daladier;
The- congressional action was
Minister of Commerce, Daniel
upheld by a decision of the
Vincent; Minister of Public
supreme court of the United
Works, Anatole DeMonzle; Min­
States, and the Southern Pacific
ister of Labor, Louis Durafour;
was relieved of the title, to
Minister of Colonies, Leon Per­
ceedingly heavy tax burden on
rier; Minister of Agriculture, Jean
the lands. Thts threw an ex-
Durand and Minister of Pensions,
the real property of the county,
Paul Jourdaln.
since it removed from the tax
M. Briand, who was minister of
roll, lands which yearly brought
foreign affairs in the PainlavA
in tux revenues of 884,000 and
cabinet, found the situation quite
made it imperative that this
different than when he triad to
money be received from levies on Pansage of Budget Ordin-
make up a ministerial combflno
the remainder o f tha land tn the
ance is Only Item of
tion
early in tha weak.
county.
rtance Transacted
Importance
The socialists tn tha meantime
The resolution passed by the
had by their maneuvers forced
county court follows:
President Doumergue to call on
At
a
short
session
of
the
coun­
WHEREAS in 1916 tho Feder­
M
. Harriot, and It was discovered
cil.
held
last
night,
the
ordinance
al Congress enacted Legslatlnn
they
had made it Impoaslble for
authorising
the
levying
of
the
divesting the S. P. Railroad
M.
Harriot
to succeed In forming
tax
necessary
to
raise
the
866,000
Company of title to 4 4 2 138
a
government.
necessary
to
conduct
the
city
busi­
acres of lands in Jackson County,
The experiments remaining to
Orgon, known as the O. & C ness during the coming year was
be
tried were socialist cabinet or
passed
by
a
unanfmoYis.
vote
of
Railroad Land Grant Lands, and
a
concentration
government which
the
members
present.
revesting the title of these lands
would
be
formed
regardless of tha
This action was merely a rou­
in the Federal Government, and,
socialist
vote
In
the
chamber. A
tine
proceedure
since
the
budget
WHEREAS said Legislation
goo<)
many
radicals
—
and some
committee
several
weeks
ago
had
was subsequently approved, sus­
tained and confirmed by a de­ fixed the budget, and the council of the more moderate parliamen­
cree of the Supreme Court of the had accepted it. The passage of tarians advised that tha socialists
the ordinance therefore was mere­ be given a chance to show what
United States, and,
ly
in line with the provisions of they would do in power. It was
WHEREAS the said act and
decree had the effect of remov­ the city charter. As soon as the thought the venture would last
ing permanently the assessed ordinance is signed by Mayor only a few weeks when th £ )un
Johnson and City Recorder Blede, would be cleared of socialists*
(Continued on Page Four)
a copy of it wili be sent to the obstruction and a new govern-
ment could be formed.
county clerk for record.
President Doumergue decided.
The only other Item of business
TOKYO, Nov. 28— The
railway department of
the Japanese government
announced plans to re­
place all, steel rails on
Frain Property Near Topsy
all railroads with brand
on Klamath River Bought
Sew German made rails,
by Copco
excluding all American
rails.
YREKA' Nov. 28— Confirming
An expert committee'
the
announcement made August
after tests lasting two
-<>.....of
the prospective con­
years, found the ABuBT-
struction
of
a third huge hydro­
ican rails vastly inferior
electric
-
unit
of the CallfornK-
to the European product
Oregon Power company of North
Insofar as Japanese to­
ern California, a dispatch Iron:
pographical conditions are
Klamath Falls last week topi
concerned. JJtoe replace­
the sale of the George Eruln
ment work will require
10 years and cost 60,000,- 8 property, near Topsy, to the
power company. The dispatch
000 yen. It Is estimated.
If
follows:
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"Just as soon as the title Is
found to be perfect, the Frain
property at Topsy will pass to
the ownership of the California-
Oregon Power company, accord­
ing to information received here
from reliable sources.
With
the purchase of this property, a
long step will be taken towards
the commencement of work on
the construction of aother gi­
gantic power plant on the Klam­
Murder Case Expected to go ath river.
"The site at Topsy has long
to Jury by Next
been recognized as one of the
Tuesday
ideal spots on the entire length
The trial of O. W. Murphy for of the Klamath for the placing
man-slahghter, under way In the of one of the hydro-electric
circuit court, adjourned Wednes­ plants that will eventually dol
day noon until Monday morning, this stream from Keno to thf
The one obstacle to
when the defense will continue. ocean.
Murphy is accused of the death such an enterprise at this point
(Continued on Page Four)
of his wife last spring, following has been the Frain * property.
Realizing
the
full
value
of
hfs
an alleged beating.
An affidavit by Dr. C. R. holdings, Frain has steadfastly
Sweeney of Medford, who was refuted all offers below that
called to California suddenly ow­ which he believed his property
ing to the serious illness of his to be worth, and if the infor­
Has Ashland a slogan?
daughter, was Introduced Wed­ mation that the abstracts of
This qustlon has been pre­
nesday Just before noon. Dr. title for the property .are be­ sented by the Editor of Oregon
Sweeney, in response to a hypo- ing looked Into Is correct, It Business, the official organ of
thecal question by the defense, would Indicate that the Califor­ the State Chamber of Commerce,
deposed that “death| where the nia-Oregon Power Company has and the secretary of the local
By GRACE B. ANDREWS
causes are unknown” are fre­ finally come to his terms.
chamber is casting around for an
"For two years or more the answer.
Tuesday's meeting of the Civic
quent, and cited Incidents he en­
countered while coroner at Great California-Oregon Power Com­
A, search through the booklets Improvement Club features a
Falls, Mont., for eight years, pany has been purchasing prop­ and literature for the past twenty program of splendid numbers,
where he conducted over 100 nu- erty and making exhaustive In­ years falls to find anything that presented by one of Ashland's
vestigations in the vicinity of might be properly designated finest musical organisations.
topsles. *
When the Civic Club year book
Medical testimony for the state Topsy for the purpose of as­ an official slogan. True it Is
certaining
the
character
of
thb
was
planned, a number of the
held that Mrs. Murphy died from
that Ashlands climate has always
an embolism, caused by bruises on strata beneath the surface. A been given much attention and clubs In the city consented to
her body, and reached their con­ diamond drill has bhen at work in one paragraph of a booklet provide programs at Intervals
clusions by a process of eiir.'.ina- for some time making borings of fifteen or more yearn since during the club year.
The first of these programs is
tlon. Testimony of the doctors and exact record has been pre- Ashland is referred to as the
making tha autopsy «bowed all pared showing what will be en- Cilmalla Capitol of Oregon. In I t o ha given the gfternooq of De-
the vital organs to be in a heal hy counter irdd as . excavation work more recent years Grants Pass camber 1, at the Civic Club
proceeds for the great dam that has capitalised the idea in "It's house, by the Ashland . Music
condition.
Study Club, a club -whose in­
The case is expected to go to is to be placed at that point.
the Climate."
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"This will make Hie sixth
the jury late Tuesday afternoon.
"Ashland grows while Llthla tensive work and wall planned
hydro-electric plant that the flow s" was proposed about the yearly program 'has attracted
California-Oregon Power com-
E M0LAY8 TO ATTEND pany will hâve on the Klamnth time the mineral waters were much favorable comment in mu­
DE
JOINT OffUROH MEET river—two In Klamath Falls, brought into the city, the sical circles.
Mrs. H. S. Alklns Is chairman
"Granite City” has always been
Every members of Llthla Chap­ ono at Keno and two at Copco.” a title applied by Oregon folks. of the committee which has ar­
ter, De Molay, le requested to
"The Tourist Centre,” “The City ranged the treat In store for
meet at the Plata tomorrow
of homes an& schools,” etc., have guests at the Tuesday afternoon
morning at 10 o’clock, In order PORTLAND MAN PAYS
been used aa title» for pam­ meeting. As the orogrnth has
to attend the annual Joint church
»25 FOR SPEEDING phlets from time to time, but been planned, a short outUn-’ of
meeting at the Church of Christ.
none of these seem to form an the year's work will be given
A prominent Mason from Loa
F. W. Vogler of Portland, ar­ honest to goodness slogan that by Mrs. John H. Fuller, presi­
Angeles will be the speaker, ae- rested yesterday morning by State has the necessary pap and- punch. dent of the club. In this talk
cordlng to tha. notice.
Traffic Officer C. PJ Talent, was
Why not have about one hun­ she will define the reason for
According to Virgil Gillette, yesterday afternoon fined 826 by dred bright folk put on the'r its being and the present and
members are requested to bring Justice of Peace Roberts, follow­ thinking caps and propose some ultimate alms of th » organisa­
their parents. Members who do ing his plea of guilty to a charge real good onea, then let the tion.
The life and work of Frits
not attend will be fined 81.
of speeding.
chamber vote the beat?
COUNCIL HOLDS
SHORT SESSION
TO MEET SOON
MURPHY CASE
IS POSTPONED
UNTIL1 MONDAY
Has Ashland a
Slogan? Do ..Your
Stuff on One
(Continued on Page Four)
MUSIC STUDY CLUB WILL GIVE
PROGRAM AT CIVIC CLUB MEET
t
Kreisler, from the Tlew point
of a musician, will be discussed
by Mrs. Alice Wlllets.
M bs .
Claire Beebe, a gifted member
of the club, will give an ad­
dress off “African Music."
Mrs. E. O. Smith, sopraro,
will be heard in solo, “A Song
of Thanksgiving,” by Frances
AUitfes and Rubenstein’s "Valse
Caprice will he played by Miss
Berne lialght' whose p Basins
jp|arpretstlon In her solo work
is
w e ll
know n
In
local
m nstesl
circle.!.
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A violin solo is promised hy
Mrs. W. K. Bolger. a recant addi­
tion to musical circle« in Ash­
land. Sho will be accompanied
by Mrs. Alice WUlete.
Members of the Music Study
Club are guests of. the Civic Club
and Mrs. Gordon MacCraekea.
president of the Civic Club, an­
nounces that its member» are
privileged to bring guaets on
this occasion.
Hostesses are named for the
reception which will follow Aa
presentation qf tha program, rka
Impressive ritual and tha
ueaa session will precede
program numbers.