Some or the club ownara are J said to have private oplplona that , agreed with the public »Iterances of the American League ppaaident * but for the security of the game ■ and the confidence of the pub-' 1 lie, they had to support the big , chief when he asked them to take their choice. . Johnson, with a lack of Judg­ ment that hit long experience should have improved, picked a * had spot to quarrel with the com­ missioner and hla employers. The public was still talking about the O’Connelj-Dolan scan­ dal, and if the club owners did not vote confidence In the com­ missioner for the prompt, and dras­ tic action taken, it would have put the game in a very question­ able position. It is possible that the scandal may get another airing if fflends of O’Connell are able to get a hearing on a plea to have the case of the young outfielder re­ considered. There are many reasons to be­ lieve that O’Connell wfib not as on October 1. 7 ; guilty as his testitaoqy made him The distrshsing weather con­ appear, His crime, If a crime ditions that prevailed during the was committed, was an lnnqcent series between the Pirates and one because any one who knows the Senators convinced the com­ hhn knows that there Is nothing missioner and about 40,000 soak­ of the criminal In him afiS that he ed fans that middle October waB a never could be a schemer. poor spot for a bsiseball classic. Criminal law, which makes an Anothes lesson teamed in the accessory guilty, should hot .be world’s series may also rtadlt in applied to this pkrtlsular ease. a rule preventing encroachment in O’Connell certainly did not think the pla/lng field. The mfcgage- he was committing a crime of such ment of the Pittsburgh club was enormity that? be would be banish­ so eager to accommodate the ed from the game for life. fans — aad. Incidentally, to make The punishment seems-to hate the gate more substantial— that besa too eevere to fit tbs case. tbe outfield was littered up with a Baseball was O’Connell’s business. lot of special stands that tnrned He knew no other occupation and two-baggers into home-runs. he wee just getting » good .Start. The players whose aim was When he was kicked out of base­ good didn't complain bht the fans ball he had no trade to fall back «bought it was a Joke and fans on aad he wait so persecuted that to make good customers have td he finally had to get a Job hand­ their baseball Seriously. ling freight. i political situation, from ell appearances, indicates a peace­ ful session. Baa Johnson, the turbulent president of the Antsr- lean League, may think just -as SEATTLE, Dec., 7— (U. P., much or as little of Commissioner — Mayor B. J. Brown of Seattle, Landis as he ever did but he is Will face the crisis of his public beeping qeiet about it. career this afternoon when the Last winter Ban spoke out of city council is scheduled. to act turn end spoke so loudly in criti­ cism of the commissioner that on the demand for the Mayor's •he was given a verbal sock on impeachment, made by Rev. Am- aettafu Md bta eW the chib that Xaftft A Mm dofet ,by » a . sociatcs backed by petitions bear- is hie chair aad be has remain­ tar signatures of Seattle p60 ed seated ever since. Johnson may have had reasons to believe that he would be sup- 000. wkM-eafi ta l»20 tHerVOpa- TftaooSh gutomobllea, besides the number tation W «»000. St. Petars- > D. L. Downing pi Bugena etq»r < Nineteen'faajr &aqk* wbre char«’ a rriv ls? by rallrow<»and stesm- pod in AaWaad for a « p r t while ter»d. . 7 ' , ' ,h ip - .‘ ¿i. Satyffgr 1*00»,000 a day, ac- . cording to Bank Comptroller Er­ Miami Jed thy >Uta With >1M 182.Q00; and vp»lm Beach, <8,- nest Amos. Mora than >1,000,000 dally la «><,000; St. Petersburg. > « ,« > / . boiug spent* for land develop- 000; Tapma, «,164,(100; Jack» ' no nta and the construction of ,aonvllle, <2,0004*000; Orlaqdo, U ,«<1,000; ■ Mistoi Beech. l i ,- nqw homes and buildings. A toll bridge near Jackson­ >11,000, and Sarpsota <1,110,- ville along one main highway 000 followed In.'order: A ugust Jn to the state listed »7.127 per­ building permits In 'i t cities ag­ -J sons in ' automobile* en­ gregated <¿8,000,000. tering ‘Florida dpring the month It is ’ impossible accurately to of October. , estimate tbe present population The bank yeeources of Florida of ’ Florida. ? Slri- state figure on October «1, 1926, totaled in 1820, was around 1,000,000 >4 78,000,009 compared with persons Among cities, Jachson- <179,000,000* in i»24; <127,- ville and Tampa now dispute the Hsl.000 in 1M2 hnd <68,747,- lead in population, each claiming 000 in 1919,' mare or.lass that! 200,000. In Cath in Florida banks on Oct. 1920 the population of Jackson­ 81 totalled »117917.000 com­ ville. was 91,000 and TajnP*, z pared with «>008,000 In 1924. ei.ooO. Miami today la estimated to Total bank deposits in 1926 « 1 8 ,1 7 2 ,0 0 8 ,z compared have a population exceeding 100,- were ON AND RlCARDOOpKTEZ IN THE SIDNEY »NOTSOiPfiGAGQ' A PARAMOUNT P At The Vining Last Time Tonight «uestb of Mrs. { . IJwr— Mrs. l(. B. Irwlp o< Medford la a »vast at t h » 3 W « ot L. J/H adr on High street, »he wilF spend- some time with her. Mrs. Nellie Saaloff, of Raymond. Waghlngtoa, with her three chil- dfcen are 7 also guests at Mr»> Heur’s. Mrs. Saaloff is a cousin of Mrs. Hear. Oeser’s Ashland Service Station A BARGAIN 2—32-3 1-2 Own Dipped Firestone Cord Tires at #39 The Pair ALCOHOL TO PRO TECT VO U S R A D IA TO R OLYMPIA/Bed. 7— (U. P .)— Governor Hartley today .notified the rules . committee of both houses- that he requested* per­ mission to address a joint ses­ sion of the' elglslature at ten a. m. tomorrow. . MAN TAKEN HERE <• GIVEN 15 MONTHS PORTLAND, Dec. 7— (U. P.) —Pan O'Neil was sentenced to­ day to 16 months by Federal Judge Bean, on a white slavery charge, involving Grace Smith, 17, who was taken from San Jose, Calif., to Prospect, Ore­ gon. They wei» ' arrested at Ashland. BOOKS . BOOKS BOOKS t'ftlWJEKN’S BOOKS - . OIPT BOOKS * fcy JULIAN,SNYDER < United Press Staff Correspon­ dent) ' ’ TAMPA, Fla., Dec. r^-(U . P.) — Florid« is increasing in wa'alth and population at an unprece­ dented rate, according to Offi­ cial statistics fide available here. These figures show that: Moro than 2,000 persons dally are pouring into the 'statd in WHY NOT SHOES AS A QIFT? BOOTS FOR YOUNG SON! •» * ;• ‘ Darling Studio & Art Store ‘ • . • , « * tythia Springs Hotel Bldg. ! In football game« whe/i “ time out” b (Jailed it is usrtally for a good reason, NO CHRISTMAS, GIFT WOULD PLEASE HER MORE THAN A ROCKER But the man or woman who takes “ time out” from other busy concerns in Order to go around and pay bills personally, is simply wasting time and energy. Pay your bills by check through the Citi zens Bank of Ashland. and you can not do better than pur Mothers—if you do not guess the right pize, we will The Citizens Bank of Ashland exchange OVERLAND shoe 4