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4 I MALARIA GERMS Onaot survive three months in the rich ozone at Ashland. Pure domeetio water help«. ASHLAND "LIMATE Without the n y / Jicine cures nine caaes o* A of asthma, This is a r fact The Tidings Hoe Been Ashland9 s Leading Newspaper For Nearly Fifty Years (unit«4, » « » s wire service) VOL. X L « Successor to the Semi-Weekly Tidings, Volusia 4* BS™ » INACCURATELY = 'g 10 Judges Quit Because of Low Salary Red Grange Signing $300,000 Contract I . M : x h ,.. 1 L. H. Parker, Revenue Head, is Criticised for Lax a Methods L IN E NO. 88. ASHLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, DEC. 14, 1925 088 S A V E D 111,000 Senate Would Hear From Davie on Request for Use of Ships as Transports WASHINGTON. v t . . 14-(LF>- The government lost half a mil lion dollars la taxes, as the re sult of the Irregular handling of all tax payments of the Rob ert Dollar Steamship company, Pacific Coast Ship operators, L. H. Parker, a member of the Cousens committee, iveetlgatlng the International Revenue Bu reau, told the committee In tes timony made to the House to day. Parker, in his message, criti cised the government's audits of the company's returns, made by L. H. Lehman, chief of the returns section of the Internal Revenue Bureau, saying that Lehman’s action resulted in the government refunding to the Dollar company $11,000 In 1918 alone. Secretary of Navy Lays Blame for Shenandoah Disaster on Commander Lansdowne, ¡in Report Says Com mander ICoud Have Deferred or Call (off Trip of Dirigible, By LUDWELL D E N N Y ------ (United Press Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. — (IP) — Secretary of the Navy'Wilbur today answered criticisms of the navy and its aircraft policy through his annual report, declaring in substance that all is well. Wilbur absolved the department of responsibility for the Shenandoah disaster 6y stating that Lieut. Comdr. Lansdowne, who perished with the airship, was express ly told that he could “ defer the trip,‘change the itiner ary, or abandon it altogether if in his judgment such changes were rendered necessary.’’ “ The development of naval aviation has progress ed during the past year with satisfactory results in spite of many difficulties inherent in the refinement of a new art,’’ the Secretary said. “ Aircraft operating with the other coordinate arms of the fleet are vitally essential to modern naval opera tions,’’ but, he added, “ must be closely coordinated with the plans and maneuvers of the fleet organization,’’ Referring to the surface fleet, Wilbur stated that the Hawaiian maneuvers and Australian cruise were “ a practical demonstration of the fitness of the navy.’’ WASHINGTON, Deo. 14— (V. P .)— Secretary of War Davis would be required to tell the Senate why he asked the Ad miral Oriental line in opera — --------------------- ----- , tion on* of Seattle, for ships to be used as army trans ports, under a resolution intro duced Into the Senate today by Senator Jones' of Whshlngton, chairman of. the commerce com mittee. MRS. DORA WARNER CALLED BY DEATH ■ f Mrs. Dora Warner, for several years a resident of Ashland, died Saturday evening, at tho home o t her daughter, Mrs. E. M. Reuse, 198 Alida street. Mrs. Warner is survived by One daughter, Mrs. Reuse ot Ashland and two sons; J. W. Warner of Weed, Calif., ann J. M. Warner of Plains, Montana. Funeral services w ill' be held tomorrow afternoon from Stock’s Undertaking Parlor. R**- B. C. Miller will officiate at the ser vices. Interment will be in Mountain View cemetery. BURGLAR8 GET LOOT IN RED BLUFF JOB Police officials throughout Northern Cslifornla and Southern Oregon Rave been asked to be on the lookout for burglars, who Friday nlyht broke into the J. T. Chalstrom Jewelry store In Red B ln «, removing hrticles valued at more than $4,000. Included In the Jewelry ob tained were several diamond rings, wrist watches. men's watches, cut links, belt buckles and many other articles. Advertise The While and I t . For the first time In 'twelve years Medford hue been eelected as tha meeting place, and this year the entire meeting will be devoted to the subject of pears. Prominent speakers f*pm Cali fornia, Washington and Oregon, and points as far distant aa Wash ington D. C., will cover, all angles of the pear game. Thia event Is of Importance to all of Southern Oregon, providing an .it does an opportunity for everyone Interest ed, which Includes all fruit rais ers, farmers and business men, to learn something of this subject. Everything from the planting WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 — Ten former federal judges and a former sen- ator today Xold a sub- committee of the Senate judiciary committee that they had been forced to retire from the bench be- cause of the low salaries. The sub-committee was appointed to Investigate and report whether the salaries of Judges should be increased. W illiam Cole Attempting to Clear Self of Injuring Man BLAM ES Bellview Organizations to Give First Show for Club House Fund Friday The pen strokes being made bv the curly-haired gentleman in the picture means just $300,000 in his young life. The gentleman is Red Grange, and lie’s signing a contract to appear in movies. About him W. E. Sheltenberger, who holds the contract; Harry G. Kosch, his attorney, and Cl C. Pyle, Grange’s manager. ‘ FIRE CHIEF SAYS MCCOY BLAZE California’s Health Yearly Improves ENGINEERS IN STATE MDST HAVE LICENSE AUTOMOBILE V ictim is in H ospital W ith Frac tured Hkull, R esu lt o f Accl- <tei(t D uring A rrest 88 FUN ON PODUNK LIMITED FARCE TO BE GIVEN The first of a series of enter tainments to be ,given by the Bellview P. T. A. and the Upper Valley Community club, for the purpoee of raising funds for the construction of a club house will be given Friday evening, at eight o’clock. The entertainment will feature the farce playlet, "Fun on the Podunk Limited.” Prominent Bellview residents will take leading parts In the playlet, which Is said to be a screaming farce thTOBgttoat. " Refreshments will be served following the program, The cast for the playlet fol lows. Farmer Boggs, Albari-Thomas; KLAMATH FALLS. Dec. 14— William Cole, former special state agent,, rptprned to Klam ath Friday night. He has returned to defend himself against charges of har ing fractured the skull of Frank Pecholt, on the night of No vember 28. He will remain in Klamath until the entire affair Is settled and disposed of, he said . Satur day. Saturday Cole, W. H. McMIlls and an "under cover" man named Boyd, all of whom tonic part in the arrest of Pecholt on the night of November 28, held a conference with the district attorney, over the Pecholt af fair. The conference was M sj attended by State Prohibitin'. Awent L. L. McBride. "I am here to tell my part of the story in the Pecholt case." Cole remarked following the conference. “I want a grand Jury Investigation of the entire affair. I lvlte it and am naxlons to testify before that body.” __ Cole on a previous occasion. Just before he left Klamath for the northern part of the state. Issued a statement for the pres* la which he stated that Pecholt was hurt when he fell into a recommending an in SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. creased personnel from 82,000 to 14— A report prepared 84,000 end larger classes at the by ! Dr. Walter • M. Annapolto Naval Academy, which Dickie, secretary ot the —1 wonld entail increase^ expendi state board of health, tures, Wilbur praised the Admin Three Engineers Under In- and made public today, Baughman Bays Fire Bugs istration economy program: ” vestigation, State Board say* Californians are Set Blare Which Does "It la the «pinion of the dOr Says 88. healthier than they have . IK S -Damage .• i i * —— — , ’ . pdrtmeht that enforced economy X 88 been In t h e ' last six m car driven by Ben Sebett*i - peri PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 14.— h o e r h , Mrs. Fiutiwr warruii, Mary owner of the Klamath Moulding has benefited the navy by eUm- 'Boggs, Helen Johnson; 'Grandpa company. He denied positively Quick action by the fire • de 88 years. inatlng extravagance and waste; "The year 1926 will go . 88 (IPb—A drive to enforce the Ore Wiggins, Edwin Dunn; Grandma partment probably saved the home 88 that he had even struck Pe gon law which requires a practic by developing thoroughness and of Mrs. Jane McCoy or lowk St., $8 down in history as one 88 ing engineer to hold a stats li Wiggins, Mrs. Oscar Martin; cholt with a weapon of any thrift ;and, in particular, by de 18 of the state’s most health- cense is being made by the state Newsboy, Wilbur Tucker; Con kind. Work Thia Season Will Aid veloping the skill, seal, and char at 11:45 Saturday night, when 88 ful years," says the re- Are, declared by Chief Baughman board of engineering examiners, ductor, Henry Homes; Miss Hlgh- Hunters, Campers And acter of the naval personnel. 88, port, and produces fig- to have been set by some unknown Archy B. Cartor, secretary, de atyle, Mrs. Edwin Dunn; Irish FORUM LUNOH IS TO Giving Protection "The false doctrine that any Woman, Mrs. Kenneth McWil persons, destroyed the back porch 88 ures to back up the state- clared today. BE HELD WEDNESDAY military Improvement, or that any 88 ment. The statement liams; Susie Olsen, Gladys John During the 1925 session, the Improvement In the military value of the dwelling. This moVe is in conjunction 88 shows there were 793 Mrs. McCoy had not been at Forest service was exceptionally of a ship, should be accomplished R. H. Kipp,- manager of tho with similar hetion being taken in son; Woman Suffragist, Mrs. Fred 88 cases of typhoid in this Homes; Margurlte, Nsrma Reed marketing department of tke successful In Its construction work irrespective of Its cost has given home for two days, and aa far as 24 states of the Union which have 18 state this year to Decern- er; Groom, Ebe Dunn; Brldo, Portland chamber of commerco In and near the Crater National place to the moral doctrine that she knew, she said, no one had licensing laws. 18 her 1; 5,034 cases of Mrs. Dean Scott; Mias Prim, Nell will be the speaker at the cham forest, according to Forest Sup it Is the primary function of naval been la the house. Carter said that at present one B diphtheria, and 5,061 of However, an inspection showed ervisor Rankin. Work on four county engineer and two city en Dunn; Mrs. Horbly, Lorraine Mc ber of commerce forum luncheon administration to furnish the 18 scarlet fever. These aro that the fire had broken out In mountain roads was practically maximum possible defense to the gineers are under investigation Williams; Chinaman, Clarence to be held Wednesday in the R much lower than the fig- completed while -approximately country for every dollar of ex two places on the back porch. 18 ures given for the pre- and will be removed from their Homes; Mrs. Stutterly, Mrs. J. Llthla Springs hotel. The date The flames, broke out on solid .54 miles of trail were finished. In penditure." . positions if they do not meet the E. Oowland; Mrs. Deafy, Delta of the luncheon has been chang 18 ceding year. Martin; Fat Man. Bert Peachy; ed from Tuesday until Wednes walls, leading Baughman to be speaking of the road and trail state requirements. Wilbur added, however, that Woman "with baby, Mrs. Roy day, In order to accommodate lieve that the Are bugs had pour work, Suupervlsor Rankin re He cited the example of Eugene "replacement of obsolescent ma Hassanaur; Colored Porter, Bust both producers and business men, ed oil on the walls and touched marked that although the roads terial, including ships, is essen B. Henry, former city engineer of er, Buster Owen; Musician, L. B. who will meet tn this joint ses It off. . were primarily built for forest Klamath Falls, who was forced to tial to the malhtenance of a a Tucker. sion to discuss cooperative mar la a clear case of an Incen protection and for opening inter resign in November despite strong navy.” Projected Improvement of keting. diary fire, but we have no clues ior forest regions, they are also support from substantial political listing ships would cost $40,000,. of value to the hunter, the camp 000, though he did not make such at present which would lead ua sources, because he had not pro Scio — Important strike of lead to accuse anyone of the crime," er and settler. cured a state license. C. T. Bar a recommendation. silver-gold-copper ore made, in Springfield — Two miles of ce Baughman stated immediately Six miles of road between ley has replaced him In that posi Morale of the service "has Crown Mining Co. ment sidewalk laid here this year. Applegate river and 8teamboat never been better," according to after the Are. tion. 4 Damage to the home will not ranch were built and a new road The penalty for violating the the report: amount to more than $125, around the foot of Manzanita hill law, is a maximum of six months 'This is manifest to some ex Baughman states. Most of thia in the Applegate district elimin in prison and $600 fine. tent in that net desertions have loss was caused by smoke and D. Perozzi Heads Committee ated a steep and narrow grade. decreased from 8 ,4 8 2 ,in 1928 to water damage, the wall paper and A total of $5000 was expended to Care for Cases in 991 in 1925, or about two-thirds, some of the interior of one room on the Dead Indian Soda Springs Ashland while reenilatments have increas being rained by water, while the road, and, according to present ed from 50 per cent in 1928 to entire house was Ailed with a D. Pecossi, chairman of the, plans, a like amount will be 72 percent In 1926." dense smoke, which did consider Elks Christmas charity commit spent «liext year to tranaform .it In reporting on the naval oil able damage to linens and article* tee, Saturday night was author reserves and litigations, Wilbur of that kind. (Continuos on Faso Four) Mired to his armpits in the clothes somewhat, and the* ised by Ashland Lodge No. 944, said. mucky swamps of the Klamath started on the hike to where he B. P. O. Elks to spend 8500 in Pat V. Grace, formerly a "During the past year the Sec river near Keno, then wander had left h|s companions. Upon the relief of the poor during the dishwasher emplqyed la a retary of the Navy has continued HILTY ARRESTED ON ing about In the darkness ovsr arriving at the spot, he discov holiday aeaaoa. PUNOHBOARD COUNT local restaurant was Satur under his personal supervision all the frozen marshes for two hours, ered that hla partners had left, i-»— day afternoon fined *20 and activities In connection with the was the experience of C. B. and he was facing the three Lou Hllty, proprietor of a sentenced to serve 90 days petroleum and oil shale reserves pool room, : was arrested Sat Shinn, well known local dentist mile hike to the boat landings In the county Jail when he and the general policy relative urday by Chief of Police McNabb, yesterday. WtriO TK* With only a pair of heavy plead guilty before Judge to future fuel-oil supplies for the charged with having a punch- .¿WKHVM ! Shinn and a party of duck woolen socks a s . covering for Frost to two complaints filed navy." * hunters were tramping ovsr the his feat, and with the mars,.* board In his possession. Hilty against him by Chief of Po- Redaction of Marine Corps per will be given a hearing before marshy land bets V Klam- land, tracked by countless came lice McNabb, ' ____________ « 111 river and. the K1 a in a of th» orchard, down-through ir sonnel from 19.500 to 18.000 has Grace was arrested Friday straights, when àhlnn became Every step was torture, hat io rigation, pruning, topworking, not curtailed training activities or evening, when he threw a separated from his party. Fur stop meant probable death by blight eradication, spraying, or reduced tho complements aboard bottle from one of the upper ther and further u« went, pay framing. chard heating, pollination, har ships, the report staled. floors of the Hotel Ashland. ing little sttentlôn to tha laud vesting, precooling, storage, «hip Perozzi's request for this Wilbur explained the Increase MORE Shinn’s companions, meanwhile He was Intoxicated at that in his hunt for ducks. ping, canning, drying, and other In deaths caused by accidents by amount was granted by • unani were organising a searchlg party, SHOPPING time, he admitted in court. Suddenly and entirely with their minds filled with every kindred subjects, will be covered. saying "w ith'the development of mous vote of the lodge, follow The *1S) fine waa assesw-d W frS out warning he sank over his of pessimistic thought. Finen* The comprehensive program ar aviation activities new tjasards ing a report of a show committee, because of the disorderly boot tops In the Jelly-like soil Shinn’s cry for help was heard. ranged assure* everyone that this have been introduced." Disasters recommending that a show not conduct charge, while Judge Orlpped tight by the clingtrg event will be well worth attend occurring in 1924 Were respon be held this year to obtain money When rescued, he was scan-* Frost meted out the Jnll mud, he was slowly gulled tu ing. The finest talent In the en sible for the loss or six officers to finance the charity work. Ing on a plank he had round oil sentence for the charge of until only his head and shoulaer.« tire country will cover the var and 72 enlisted men. "Exclusive Several organisations In Ash the edge of the river. Stiff wtth breaking glam on the street. were above ground. ious subjects. land which carry on relief work ot these 72 deaths, the total rata cold almost unable to move aft- By a superhuman effort, and It la expected that a large dele would have been 8.52 per 1,000 here during* the holiday season, after over an hour’s strugg •. assisted, the dentist clutched Oragon— Cloudy. Prob gation from Ashland and vicinity which la a higher figure than tha have gotten together on the work, Shinn finally suce«..- n frac with one hand his et*o* run and ably rain In the north will attend the sessions. A real 1922 rate." In ordsfr to avoid duplications, ing himself, but be was mlnne the other four duck* ly bMf west portion. Southwest opportunity to obtain valuable In which hav* occursd In many cases "The death rate from disease hlb trousers,’ boots, and coat shot. winds along the doast. formation Is easily available to was very low; 1.78 per 100”, or In the past. It was an hour before Shtmi Underwear, socks and shirt were W.a a h I ngton — Cloudy everyone Within reach, and large the .lowest In naval history ax- Committees of Investigation could mov« about c**<«rtaMjr. dripping with mud and water. Probably'rain In the west numbers of fruit fTowsrs from th* eept one year. have been appointed, and each but today I* *•*« the worm After succeeding In lighting portion. Southeast winds entire Pacific Coast will ha in at for the experience. a small firs, Shinn dried his along the const. (Continued on )*nge Four) On tendance. 0 . n - -i® COMPLETED BY SERVICE DEFT. ¿SB: “.?,'1 ELKS TO SPEND $300 ON XMAS CHARITY WORK Throws Bottle From Window. $20 And Jail Term PEARS TO BE FEATURED AT STATE HORTICULTURE MEET gon 8tate ■ Horticultural Society will be held at the Elka Temple In Medford on December i t , 17 81 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 rROHI AGENT FACES CHARGE AT KLAMATH ¿q/oro LOCAL DENTIST HAS NARROW ESCAPE IN KLAMATH MARSH