f
MALARIA GERMS
Cannot aurvive three months in
the rich ofeone at Ashland. Pore
dom'eetio water helps.
The Tidings Has Been Ashland’s Leadftip Newspaper, For Nearly Fifty Years
(United-Wees Wire Service)
ASHLAND CLIMATE
Without the use of medio-* *
nine cases out of ter
This is a proven
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ASHLAND OREGON,
Mirine Will
Survive While
Camel Dies
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Sencralese Prise Fighter,
Known for Peculiar
Actions, Murdered .
HAD
HELD
T IT L E
Defeated Carpentier for Light
Heavyweight Championship,
W as Now Obscure
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N E W YO R K , Dec. IB — (IP>—
"B attling " Sikt, Sengalaee heavy­
weight prise fighter, was shot to
death by an unknown assassin on
Ninth Avenue today, three blocks
from Times Square, where his
pugilistic exploits, both in and out
of the ring, were the Rialto gos-
S ikl’s body was found by a po­
liceman, whom he lyid told about
four hours earlier in the evening:
"Good night. I ’m going home."
The revolver used in the shooting
was found lying near the body.
Stkl won- his chief pugilistic
fame when he,- defeated Oeorges
Carpentier, French fighter, and
became light heavyweight cham­
pion of the world.
There was
much talk of double crossing and
counter double crossing after the
match, but it was generally agreed
He was later
McTigue, and
steadily loWer
tic ladder, to
u n til
defeated by Mike
since has dropped
down the pugilis­
relative obscurity,
mt H i a
BOSTON, Dec. IB—
The Chelaa navel hospital
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boiled."
A week ago
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ill, toppled^, over upon
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him. Dundon was taken
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recovering
while
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ternal injuries, at a veter­
inary hospital and was
expected to die.
LOCARNO < PACT SIGNING!
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Here Is a photograph of a scene that will go down in hlgtory. It portrays the culmina­
tion of one of the greatest moves for peace in the history of modern Europe. It shows
the signing of the Locarno agreement in the gold room
the foreign office at London.
This picture records the actual signing by Premier Baldwin on behalf of Great Britain.
Grouped around him are plenipotentiaries o f Germany, -Belgium, France, Italy, Poland
and Czecho slovakia, about to sign the piece of paper that pledges their nations to
For Many Y ean Was Spec
ial Instructor of Oregon
National Guard
A fte r an Illness
years, brought on by
the regular army of
States, M ajor Kenna
died at his home,
of several
services
the U n ite !
K. Gandefe
668 North
Chloroformed by
Ohio«Highwaymen
garni* t-tan 11 v
through as a fighter.
The exploits of the Bengalese
out of the ring brought him much
grief.
A savage at heart, from
the depths of the Bengal jungles,
he was thrown into civilisation.
Ignorant of a il Customs, and as a
result became embroiled in the
tolls of the law upon countleas
occasions.
BABY CLINIC AT
LIBRARY THUR8DAY
The. monthly baby clinic, for
children of pre-school age w ill be
held Thursday at the Llbary in­
stead of at the Civic Club, where
the clinic hds been held hereto­
fore, It was announced this morn­
ing.
Dr. V. 8. Geary, oounty physi­
cian w ill be the examining physi­
cian. He w ill be aeelsted by the
county nnrsee. Miss Jennings and
Miss Beard.
By GEORGE B R IT T
N EA Service W riter ........
W A SHING TO N, Dec. 16— U n til
people get somewhat used to him
as Senator La Follette and not
merely as "Young Bob,” the
junior senator from Wisconsin
is going to be sedulously staid
and reserved.
He phrases the policy himself
by saying, “ I want to avoid
any ’clrcuslng’ of the Job.
During the clamor of discus­
sion as to whether he should
be accepted as a Republican *»»
the regular organlsatlop, he is
lis p in g quiet.
When he was
Jlnvgted to make after-db^ier
speeches by organisations of nil
M ajor Gaadee was born la the
Middle West,
la 1803 he «U-
llsted in the regular army and
was transferred to F o rt Stevens,
his
where he spent most
West Point Gr
tim e, while in the service
JMsHag most e<-Ms ear
fore the war, M ajo r Gandee was
a special instructor for the Ore-
U N IV B R S IT Y
O F OREGON,
gon National Guard, and he was Eugene, Dec. 15t— (Special)—
loved by svery national gtfards- Captain John J. McEwan, now
head football coacn at the United
States m ilitary academy, West
entrance of America into the Point, wsb today elected head
World W ar, he was made a lieu­ coach of the University of Ore­
tenant. W ith in a yer y short time gon, according to an announce­
he had earned promotion to the ment made by the executive coun­
rank of major.
cil.
He went to France in the sum­
A fter searching the entire
mer of 1918, but shortly after country and interviewing^, the
landing there, the Armistice was biggest coaches in the east,
signed. He returned to America McEwan was selected as the out­
standing gridiron mentor.
Mc-
and was stationed at Chicago.
However, the illness which fi­ Ewaa's record w ith the army
nally caused his death, became team la one of the best in the
country, according to Virg il Earl,
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athletic director of the univer­
sity.
A five year contract Is to
be signed with McEwan, the ex­
ecutive council announced. His
verbal acceptance of the elec­
tion
wss
received
yesterday
morning and the contract w ill
be signed as soon as McEwaq
can reach port as he is now en
route to Porto Rico. He w ill re­
enemies, there are personal dang­ sign his commission in the army
ers. For instance he m ight be­ Immediately and assume his du­
come classified, easily and fatally ties In Eugene In plenty of time
aa just his father's namesake to hold spring practice.
or his mother’s boy.
Captain McEwan has been
The latter was a possibility head coach at West Point sln.o
as real as ever confronted a 192,3.
In 1919 he became as­
United States senator.
Mrs. /U sistant coach to Major Daly at
Follette had been the *partncr West Point.
of her husband.
She exercised
In 1911 he played at the
a keen political eye and a guid­ University of Minnesota under
ing hand aa did few senators* Coach W illiam s and In 1912, ’ 15,
wives. She was considered ser­ and '14 played football for the
iously as a candidate to suc­ a r r a y a t West Point.
ceed her late husband.
During the war from 1915 to
Those
who
knew
"You ig 1918 he was a commissioned of­
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Bob" haven’t felt anp danger fice? In the army.
that he would fail to be his
Oregon gained 6 7.8 farms in
own man. H it father of course.
is a
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favors in his father’s name. His
mother has begun the largo V
MOPE
task of w riting her husband's H
SHOPPING
biography and probably will pay
f lA y -C
less attention to public affairs
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this session than for many years
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pa8t
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m anner
th e
F o lle tte
ts a m o re o m in o u s
of future potency than
he
were entering with fireworks.
th e
q u ie t
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One’s first Impression Is eur-
pries that this talked-of person
is so short la stature.
He ts
Inches below average height, no
teller than hla father, although
bnll-dogglah in build. He looks
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Banquet for Visitors Will be
Given. at Medford
Tomorrow Night
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Former Local Man Buys
Place in Eagle Point
Max OeBaner, owner of the
Valley Candy company, Satur­
day closed a deal whereby he
becomes the owner of one of
the la rg e|t Irrigated bottom
land farms In Jackson county.
This ranch is the old Stanley
farm located at the, town lim it*
of Eagle Point, and now owned
by George Barker, banker of
Butte Falla.
One hundred and
forty-five acres is in alfalfa and
meadow and is under a deeded
state water rights from Little
Butte; the balance of the ranch
la irrigated from the Eagle
.Point irrigation project.
The
Twenty-nine California fruit
growers will be among the several
hundred expected at the Medford
Chamber of Commerce banquet
Wednesday evening at 6:30 at
the Hotel Medford, given In honor
of the visitors at the Oregon State
Horticultural meeting to open
there Wednesday, according to a
telegram received by Secretary
R. H. Boyl of the Medford cham
her from Frank T. Swett, man­
ager of the California Growers'
association.
In addition, O. K
Conant, president of the H o rti­
cultural Union of Kakima, Wn..
has also accepted the invitation
to be present at the banquet.
The banquet will be open to the
general public at the regulai
cover charge and the ladies are
especially encouraged to attend.
The best speakers on fruit in the
state w ill make short speeches in
regard to general horticultural
problems.
The occasion will be
marked by special music and vocal
selections by local artists.
MODERN WOODMEN
CHOOSE OFFICERS
W illiam Orenbemer was elected
consul of mahogony camp No
6666, Modern Woodmen of Amer­
ica at the annual election ol
officers, held recently. Other
officers selected were Past Con­
sul, J. W . Beck; Advisor, C. B
Lamb; Banker, S. K. Barnes;
Clerk, W . H. Day; Escort, A. F
Rosencrang; Watchman," C. O.
Crosslin; Sentry, A. V. Hood:
A uditor, O, H. Hedberg; Caftip
Trustees are: W . R. Clapp,, F ro l
L. Putnam 'and W . H. Hodkln-
son.
Drs. F. O. Bwedenburg
and E. A, W oods, w ere chosen
camp physicians.
Ing site surrounded by a beau­
The officers will bo installed
tifu l locus grove, and has one
early in January, in conjunc­
of the largest and finest ba mi
tion with those of the Royal
in the country.
Neighbors.
The lodge now has
a membership of 132. Meetings
are held the second and fourth
Friday evenings of each month.
ROM E, Dec. 15. — (IP) —
Forces are at w o rt, the United
Press was informed today, to­ RUSSIA WILL NOT PAY
UP ALL OLD DEBTS
ward a “ peace conference” and to
and the Popd’s “ Imprisonment”
PA R IS , Dec. IB . — (IP) —
In the Vatican, which has en­
Foreign Mtplster Tchltcherln of
dured since tha separation of tha
Russld today announced that “It
church and state.
Political cir­
1s practically Impossible for
cles are convinced that Premier
Rusts, to even consider payment
Mussolini ta In » fa ir way to solve
of debts contracted by the pre­
the knotty problem of the Pope's
ceding Russian government."
status in Rome, and to affect a
reconciliation between Italy sad
ps?'8aom w s5
the Pope.
160 Members for Association
Have Been Secured in
This Pity
Amendment is Offered on
Rates of Income Over
<100,000
EQUIPM ENT
ORDERED
LENGTHY D E B A T I N G
Better Service for Southern Ore­
gon Made Possible W ith Pour
New Towing Stations
Attack Made Upon Prohibition in
in Senate by Edge, Leader of
New Wet Blot-
W ith 160 members of the Ore­
gon Slate .Motor association sign­
ed up, an office of the A. A. A.
will be established here within
the next few days, B. C. Mc­
Henry, field secretary of the as­
sociation announced this morn­
ing.
Only 160 members were
needed to assure the office being
established here, but before the
drive was over, ten more than
the necessary number bad been
secured.
Following is the list of Ash­
land people, members of tae
W ASHINGTON, Dec. 15— (U.
P .)— Normal tax rates in the
$325,000 tax reduction bill were
approved by the House yesterday
afternoon without an amendment.
When the surtax provisions of the
bill’ were reported, however. Rep.
resentativs Rainey, democrat
Illinois, proposed an amendment.
Increasing the surtax from twenty
per cent on Incomes of $100,-
000, to wenty five per cent on
incomes of $150,000.
Rainey’s amendment cause the
first extended debate on the bill.
No attempt was made to alter
the ormal rates which provided
a tax of 1 1-2 per cent on the
first four thousand three per
cent on the next four thousands,
five per cent above that.
Married persons were granted
$3600 exemption and a single
person, $1500.
Sqnator
Henri
Berenger
of
France will be the next French
ambassador to the United States.
He will replace the present en­
voy Emile Daeschner, who is
V. V. Mills, Louis Dodge, 11. G blamed In Paris for the failure
Enders, Jr., W ill M. J)odgc. Dr of the French debt funding com­
W. Oeser, A, l>. Lamb, J. L. mission to reach an agreement
Darnthpuse, Thomas H .«Simpson. with American commissioners
Dr. O. W . Oregg, Joseph R
Robertson Edward P. Spencer,
O. F. Carson, J. H. McGee, A,
E. Jordan, O. M. F ranklin, F.
F. W hittle, C. 8. Richardson, L
R. Coder, Robert B. W arner,
W . B. Norris. M. L. Belts, c '
W. Wenne. J. V. M iller, Ralph
Bllllngs, Mrs. Evelyn Caldwell,
A, F. Abbott George P. King,
J7~ S.~ Jordon,, J. M. BOTgeraon?
R. F. Kruggel, F. E. Shafer,
Joe Hassell, W. II. Swim, J. N .
Dennis, A. Becker, F. E. Rus­
sell, Henry W. Frame, J. G. H ib­
bard, R. C. Logan, Q. Arnsplger,
W . ’ r . Nygwaner. ,D r. Mattle
Shaw, j . 6 . Rlgg, Rev. W . J.
Oldfield, E. B. Adamson, Mrs.
Mary A. Courts, V. O. N. Smith,
F. 8. Engle, Mrs. Daisy Mc­
Garry, Car! Brommer, W . E
Pierson, F. D. Wagner, O. H.
kins, W . W . Hevener, William
M. Briggs, H. B. Hurst, Jack
Milton, James W . Bowers, W in
M. W right, H arry Tomlinson, P
Hardy, A.’ M. Beaver.
linai Meningitis Quaran
tine Ordered by County
Physician
K L A M A T H FALLS, Ore., Dec.
15. — Décision to close down all
public schools, movies, churches,
pool h a lls ,, dances and public
meetings of every description dur-
lug the present spinal meningitis
epidemic was reached shortly
after noon yesterday after a con­
ference between Dr. O. S. New­
som, county health officer and
Klamath Falls physicians.
It was practically the unani­
mous decision of the medical men
that the situation is serious and
that the precaution of putting the
lid on all public gatherings should
be taken as a means of prevent­
ing a widespread sweep of the
dread malady. x
Dr. Newsom telegraphed the
state board of health Immediately
following the conference asking
for permission to place a ban on
all public gatherings and, expect­
ed to receive telegrsphic author­
ity by three o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
Williams, 8. H. Short,
B. Bryant. J. L arkin Gri
It. Campbell, J .'W . Beck
uel B. McNair, O. T. E
H. C. Oaley, O. R. Kluth
Ninlnger, H. H. Elhart,
Kaegl, N. O. Bates, E.
lln^s, ’ Charles Deverson, George
H. Yeo, E. M. Berg. D. H. Ap-
plegato, C. F. Tilton,
Carter, D. H. Jackson,
Claycomb,
A.
G.
Llvl
Frank Jordon, Miss L . 1
son, T.' D. Pryor, Hom
lings, Dr. Ernest A. Wo
J. Bailey, J. D. Mars,
Ebert, Dr. Charles A.
Dr. W . J. Crandall, H. B
mer, C. L. Curtis, H. T.
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Basketball schedules for th •
C. L. Swensflh, E. D.
’ winter season were drawn up
Saturday, at ihe meeting of the
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Southern Oregon High School
Athletic association at Medforn.
which was attended by schp.4
superintendents, principals and
coaches. Grants Puss was given
six association games, three *o
be played here.
B. C. For-
■ ayt^fce— ■ principal of the Ashland
R. H . Kipp, manager of tn* high school, was elected presi­
J. P.
marketing department of the dent of the association.
Brown,
coach
of
the
Grants
Paaa
Portland chamber of commerco,
will speak on "Cooperative Mark­ high school, wee named as vico-
eting**' at thd forum luncheon of presl&ent, and Prink Calllaon,
the chamber of commerce, to be coach at Medford, was elected
held at the L lth la Springs hotel secretary-treasurer.
Trophies for the foolball end
tomorrow noon.
basketball
championships wore
Kipp was hern several days
decided
upon.
A cup will he
ago, conferring with (he -direct­
ors of the Ashland F ru it and secured to he presented the win­
Produce association, in an effort ning team of the association,
to secure better support for that posaeaalon tor three years mak­
organisation, and a t that time ing the cup the permanent pos­
The
promised to return for the lunch­ session of the winner.
competition
for
the
football
cup
eon tomorrow.
starts.
neat
fall.
The
basketball
The gathering w ill be a meet­
ing of the buslneea men and pro­ cup alto goes permanently to
ducers, in aa effort to establish a the three-year winner, the pres­
ent season to count as the fltet
closer Contact between them.
Kipp Will Speak
on Marketing at
Forum Luncheon
MAN INJURED BY
HIGH VOLTAGE WIRE
John Dougherty, motion picture
operator at the Vining theatre,
suffered wrtppg t n m w r aud ■ e er-
ered muscle on hie right arm yes­
terday, when he fell across a 4000
volt wire of the cl$y light depart­
ment.
Dougherty was engaged at his
hom e,. 456 Movatein Aveuue. M
rigging up a radio aerial when he
fell across the wire.
He is resting easily, it was re­
ported this morning at the Corn-
unity Hospital.
HILTY FINED <50 ON
PUNCHBOARD COUNT
Lou H lity, arrested on a charge
of having a punchbonrd in his
pool room on A street, yesterday
plead guilty to the charge before
Judge Frost and was fined $50.
The heavy fine was meted oat
when Chief of Police McNabb and
Patrolman Ingling, who made the
arrest, asserted that they had
been endeavoring to catch H lity
w ith the punchboard for some
time, hut he had succeeded in hid­
ing it. However, on the date of
the arrest, they were able to ap­
prehend H lity hiding the punch-
board they declare.
Grande Ronde — Machinery ar­
riving for new sawmill here.
year.
The schedule for
follows:
the season
Jan. II— M errill at Medford.
Jan. 18— M errill at Aahlana.
Jan. 22— Grants Pass at Mod
ford.
Ashland at Roseburg
Jan. 23— Roseburg
Paaa.
Jan. 39— Ashland
Jan
3 0 - A shland
Falla.
Feb. 6— Medfofd
Pasa. Roseburg
Feb. 6— Roseburg
Feb. 13— Medford
Falla.
Feb. 13— Medford
Feb. 19—Ashland
at
Gran a
at M errill.
a t K la m a th
at
Grant»
at Ashland.
at Medford.
at Klamath
at Merrill.
at Medford.