A shland D aily T idings M ALARIA GERMS Cannot «nrvive throa months in the rich ozone at Ashland. Pure domestic water helps. The Tidings Has Been Ashland’s Leading Newspaper For Nearly F ifty Years ASHLAND CUM ATE W ithout the use of medicine cure* nine cases out of ten of asthmn. This is a proven fact. (United Press Wire 8ervlce) Successor to the Semi-Weekly Tidings. Volume 4 3 a a a a a a a a a a Idaho Senator Preparing to A gain E ight Proposal, W ith a M ost of Colleagues W ho W aged W ar on League Idea a a in Senate During 1919. D eclare Court is B ut an a Offspring of League o f N ations. * a a a BY PAUL R. MALLON a (United Press Staff Correspondent) a WASHINGTON, Dec. 17—(IF)—The adm inistration’s a proposal that this nation adhere to the World Court came a before the Senate «today •under the unanimous consent a a agree^nent reached last gfession. f Supporters of the proposal claimed that far more a Jury of Generals Out Only 32 Minutes Before Verdict GIVEN Jury HH4r*s Again to INx-kle What W ill be Done With Fiery Petrel of Air Servire' WASHINGTON, Dec. 17— (U. P .)—The Jury of generals, try­ ing ColOgel William Mitchell, today found him guilty of offi­ cial misconduct while in office, as was charged by the army- department, after a brief delib­ eration, lasting only 32 min­ utes. Colonel Sherman Moreland, judge advocate' of the court, said that there was no agree­ ment as to the penalty, and the court closed again to make a formal decision and to fix the penalty. ■ « WASH1NG+ON, Dec. 17— (U. P .)—Colonel William Mitchell, in an address made to the court of generals, trying him for alleged misconduct In the army, today closed his case without an ar­ gument. immediately thereupon, the prosecution counsels, demanded that Mitchell be given Immediate “dismissal from the army,” as I l i h l t o “ » |J r x “l l v t i 14 it y 8 t m v Iw * ij t “ i i i n i i i i U p l v U n P r i l u i u i THREE ALMOST , D E C ISIO N 'O F COMPTROLLER , HDRTS NAYY „ G Made U nlawful OLYMPIA, Wash. Déc. 17— FLORIDAN SA Y S LOTS ARE UND ER W ATER (U. P .)— The Senate today passed a bill prohibiting the picking or the destruction of rhododen­ drons or other flowering shrnb- bery which may be growing along the highways of the state. Senator William Bishop of Jefferson, Clallahm and San Juan counties, where the rhododen­ drons grow In profusion, opposed the measure. “It would be Just as rldiculon» as It would be to prohibit the picking of Canadian thistles In Skagit county,” he declared. The bill passed the senate by a vote of 32 to 6. Subscribe For The Tidings. ACTIVE FOR YEARS IN CIVIC BUILDING WOMAN DESTITUTE She hag lived In it for years, and to leave would break her heart, and probably shorten the all too few years she has remaining. “We don’t have everything we could have, but we live, and we are happy, and I don’t want to go down there to the poor 1—she— so l di h op trembling, and her eyes filling with tears, as she told her story, “Everyone has been to nice to my daughter and I, and I ap­ preciate their efforts to make us comfortable, but I have always had a home of my own, and 1 always want to keep It,” she con­ tinued. It does seem q^eer. Tire horsea, after serving their best years In the department, used to be turned out to pasture, to enjoy. their declining years» In the green fields. Here Is a human being, who spent the bet­ ter part of her life in building up her community» and now, when she is no longer active. “They’re going to ship her to the poor farm.” SCIENCE HALL -No more will county prisoners get the privilege of roaming In the corridors of the Jail. Thfte Eugene automobile theft snspeol^ » placed In the Jail until the county sheriff could strive, roll » 88 when they nearly succeeded in n digging their way out through u the brick walla of the bastile » They had been turned loose In the « Jail during the day but were kept « in the cages at night. During « their brief liberty from the cells a they had torn out three tiers of » bricks in the jail wall and ware « awaiting .an opportunity to push n through the last tier and make « » their escape. « Deputy Sheriff Bennett on an Inspection trip was suspicious and b pushed on the place the men had ft been working and the whole thing ft fell out. It was a hole that the B men could Have Jumped through B had they been given a few min­ B utes of darkness. The wall was B ' repaired yesterday by William B Schroeder but Sheriff Hayes has B made a • New Year's resolution B never to take any more chances. B The bricks had been torn looge B B with boards and fire wood. B That the men were “hardboll- ed” was demonstrated when Sher­ iff Taylor told thorn that If they tried anything like that In Eugene they would find a man with a .70-30 waiting for them. One of the men came back at the sheriff with the statement that when they got Tiim they wanted to do a good Job aa there were more days coming. ------ ----- e FLOWER BIEL IS PASSED BY WASH. SENATE “They’re going to send me down to the poor farm, and I don’t want to go there. I’ve lived more than 80 years with­ out being dependent upon char­ ity and I don’t want it now.” Those were the wordB of a frail, timorous little old woman, who stopped a representative of too Vlanito aa he wae-aawing her home this morning. \ For years, this woman was one of the leaders in many civic enterprises In Ashland. She did much to help In building up her community to Ita present eminence, and now, "they’re going to ship me down to the poor farm.” More than 80 years of age, she resides here with her daughter, a widow. The little old lady needs care, and the daughter Is her constant companion. They each receive a widow’s pension, and although’ their Income IS pitifully small, they have some­ how, managed to keep the home together. . / The home In which they re­ side, the little old lady owns. PORTLAND, O it — iu . p.i — F t » . - tert stH in Alaska want ■ control of Alaska fish­ eries to be transferred from the federal to the territorial government, according to Dau Suther­ land, congressman from Alnska. Our salmon and other fisheries are of the ut­ most importance to us." he said. "We think that the salmon fisheries could be operated with the greatest efficiency under territorial control,” main­ tains the congressman. FRANCES, Dec, Parts and all of France a t this morning lay under a - B , mantle of snow. After a 8 brief period of mild a weather, the country has a • been stricken with th e ,, a worst blisxard It has ea- ,11 perlenced In 10 years, '¡»ST The snow Is falling in- a termlttently. Traffic to’jB ' greatly delayed ahd- tele- g r a p h lc and telephonic communication Interrupt-U ed. • , • ___ The weather prophPK concur In announcing ■ a. continuance of old-faah«._ ioned Christmas weather, to the despair of tfceL Paris city council, which B will be obliged to pre- ,t», duce 50,000 francs from ,B Its already depleted ee> chequer to pay for clear- nil! lng ,the streets. 3* than the necessary two-thirds of the senate was lined up a in favor of the Court but its opponents were prepared to a revive the)League of Nations issue and a prolonged con­ flict rivalling the hectic Senate struggle of 1919 was in prospect. Senator Borah, 4daho, Republican, who stood with PDAM’ ^a*)V *^ac^” L oh Angeles is only seven weeks old— Ordnance Head Says Order three others against the League when debate opened in UCPAOP | 1 I hut he’s a dope fiend. Policewoman Minnie Barton, shown 1919, was again the standard bearer today of the oppon­ Made by Comptroller ’ • ' J P ¡above holding him, was trailing a drug peddler and found ents of the Court jrhich they claim is but an off-ehoot McCarl Dam aging 1)I0P I All ¡the child’s m other'was an addict. The drug had such a pf the League. Six years ago Borah and his three allies I fit MJ • «1 ftllj hold on the baby’s system that vhen his mother was de- WASHINGTON, Dec. 17— (U. jtflunded dofcn the lea g u e defense with their steady a t­ P.)—A decision Comptroller- * . *4 I Pr’veti it lie suffered intensely.’. Doctors are of trying to tack and the little more than a dozon rfbnators opposed to General McCarl that the ap­ I i find a remedy. the Court now plan to repeat that success. propriations of the Bureau of H ad Torn Bricks From Wi Throughout the summer the present chairman of the Ordance could hot be used to And W ere R eady for' purchase patents and patent Foreign Relations Committee has been preparing his a r­ Break W hen Found Women, Unable rights is detrimental to the na­ guments, and lie will uuleash them as soon as the court tional security and defense, Rear GRANTS PASS. Dec. 17. — (IP) advocates have spent their first wind. to Walk, Are Admiral C. C. Bloch, Chief of his alleged misdeeds. “My trial.“ Mitchell said. “Is the culmination of efforts, hav­ ing been made for some time by the general staff of the army and the general board of the navy, to depreciate the value of the power of the'air department, and to* keep It In an auxiliary position, which absolutely com­ promises our whole system of national defense. To proceed further with the case would servo Picking of Rhododendrons no useful purpose. A long H ighw ays to be A letter Just received by an Ashland business man from a friend who Is visiting In Florida, says. “Of course you have heard of the big real estate boom here. I am In a city whose 1920 popu­ lation was less than 30,000. Lots for resident purposed twenty miles from this city are selling from 17,000 up, mostly up. The corner stakes to these lots are nearly covered In water. There are no streets or other Improve­ ments. Business lots are selling as high as 140,000, and there are sixty thousand real estate agents in this city, ope every other door,” Alaska Wants* Fisheries Under Territory Heads Baby Becomes Dope Addict France Having Worst Storm in Ten Years MITCHELL r o m gouty o r MISCONDUCT NO P E N A L T Y ASHLAND, OREGON, T tt Buried Alive “The length of debate dependa on how vigorous a fight Borah wages,” Senator 8wanson, Demo­ GENEVA, Dec. 17— crat, Virginia, and author ef The report estimates that the world court resolution told »the UlMted rtesk. “The Whole have been deported from thing depends on him.” the Mosul-Turkish fron­ “I hope that Is true." Borali Explosion in Gas Lines Lead­ tier. It-accuses the Turks said when informed of Swan- ing into Building Gauses of violating and slaying son's comment. $100,000 Loss Ghrlstian women. Debate is to be opened by Alt Christians were de­ Swanson who will review the CORVALLIS, Dec. 17— (U. P.) ported from the village of familiar arguments for the court — Damage from fire which de­ Merga, north of the pro­ cited by President Coolidge in stroyed a portion of Science Hall visional line which was his recent annual message to on the Oregon Agricultural Col­ fixed at the Brussells congress asking its ratification. lege campus, was today esti­ conference pending defin­ The suggestion tor American mi J mated at approximately $100,000 ite demarcation of the adherence first was made by H i It was stated by Thomas Graham, frontier. President Harding in his special g! chief of the Corvallis fire de- Five aged women who message to the senate February »¿tpartment.----------- ’------ —----- were unable to keep up 24, 1923. With this message g! Many chemicals were Ignited with the marching col­ Mr. Harding sent a copy of a g 1 by an explosion lu the gas lines umns are declared to have letter from Secretary of Stale g l leading Into the building. Ser­ been burled alive under Hughes suggesting the following gi eral students narrowly oacaped piles of stones and left four points to protect this g Injury. Fireman Walter Backus to their fate. According country “from any involvement g was knocked down and tem- to Xlhrlstlans who escáp­ with the League: g porarlly blinded by a chemical ete those -^r£malnlng in ”1. That such adhesion shall the Turkish concentration g explosion. not be taken to involve any g Science Hall was one of the camps are not supplied legal relation on the part of the g | oldest buildings on tire campus, with food by their captors United States to the League of g and had* for years housed th) and are fftreed to live on Nations or the assumption of g chemistry department of tho acorns. any obligations by the United school. Up until two years ago States under the covenant of the the school pharmacy was located League of Natlona constituting on the fourth floor of the build­ part-1 of the treaty of Versailles. ing, but was recently removed ”2 .‘ That the United State» to the ngw Pharmacy building, shall be permitted to participate which was completed two years through representatives designat­ ago. ed for the purpose and upon an Chemicals and scientific ¡Ap­ equality with the other States, paratus forinod the largest por- members, respectively, of the i tlon of the loss, college officials council and assembly of the state. League of Nations. In any and all proceedings of either the council or the assembly for the QUEEN MOTHER OF Camp Fire Girls to Put on election of judges or deputy Bhow to Obtain Funds ITA LY IS VERY ILL DESTROYED GIRLS STAGE BENEFIT SHOW ON SATURDAY (Continued On Page 8Ix) Registrations at Local Office Are on Increase For Charity Work BORDIOHORA, Italy, Dec. 17 — (U. P .)— Queen Mother Mar­ gherita of Italy la suffering from pleurisy, and is In a * critical condition , today. The ehd Is believed % be very near. The Duke of Genoa has rushed her v w w b w in Rome this morning. Out of state registrations at the local registration office «re more than twice the totals for this time last year, Mrs. J. H. Fuller, in charge of the office announced thia morning. An average of 20 out-of­ cars have stopped at the office dally during this month, while the average for Decem­ ber, 1924, was only 18, the figures indicate. These figures show that the tourist travel la holding up bet­ ter during the winter months than ever before, indicating that In years to come, tourist travel may continue Juet as heavy dur­ ing the winter as during the summer monthe. Members of the Camp Fire Girl» organization In Ashlind will give a benefit stunt show at the high school gymnasium on Saturday evening, to raise money with which to carry on mr — — 1 » * . /I »t e»l n ur r fiitr iiy the holiday season, It was an­ nounced this morning. v Each troop will stage some stuift for the program. The program for the entertainment follows: ! Opening Address. Caipp Firs OIrl Drill. Indian Legends. . Irish Lilt. The Morals of Mother. Grace. . Catty Capers by the Cut© Clowns. High Jinks. Yankee Doodle. Trees. Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy. Xmas Carols. Retreat. Hotel Ashland to Have Immense New Electric Sign the Bureau, told ■ Secretary Wil­ bur In his annual report today. “For many years it has been the practice of this bureau to purchase patents and patent rights from its general -appre- prlatioM»” JUoch declared, "The changing Of this policy of ac­ quirement of the sole or limited use of the newest improvement» in the equipment of vessels for the Navy appears to be detri­ mental to the national security and defense. “Without the availability of some funds for this purpose the military advantages afforded by the sole ownership or control of essentially military designs or patents are lost to the Navy. The North Sea trflne barTaga could not have been laid without such avkllablllty. nor could sec­ recy In regard to many new developments be maintained.” Admiral Eberle — Mrs. Rudolph Valentino today began divorce action against her husband In the courts here. Valentino is registered under his natal name of Oagllemlml. The divorce, papers show the couple were married at Crown Point, Ind., In 1923. SHIPS err O'” TACOMA, Dec. 17— (U. P ) —Shot through the cheat while on his way to work today, Oscar Johnson, 3 5, a mill worker, la fn a critical condition thia afternoon. His assailant es­ caped, and the motive for the crime la unlearned. STATE HORTICULTURE BODY OPENS MEDFORD GATHERING MEDFORD, Dec. 17. — With lng In Increasing the yield of delegates from all over the coast pears per tree, overcoming the and with hundreds of local or- rtotorlet-y of the Cornice In limit­ chardlsts in attendance the three ing Ita offspring. Mr. Johnson, cited the wine days session of the State Horti­ The Hotel Ashland has or­ cultural association opened at the grape Industry of California as dered an Immense electric sign Elks temple In thia city yester­ growing by leaps and bounds which will be placed In front day morning with an address __, of since the advent of prohibition, _ of the- hotel sometime the e u r l y p y "majo r o. O ?~Ä lexaer» | ana hold« Him f aci e—e hrw part of 192«, according to E. T. fer and a response by B. W. John­ ure responsible for tho car short­ Allen, owner of the hotel. son, a well known grower of ages which exist annually, vitally The sign ia of the animated Comice pears from Monroe, Ore­ affecting the perishable fruit Ig- type, and is 14 feet high, -flash­ gon. The meeting la declared to dustry of the northwest. Interest­ ing In various colors. In order be the largest gathering of ex­ ing figures upon this subject were that tho sign may bo seen as clusively pear growers ever hold given, Mr. Johnson stating that people are loitering Ashland ”13.000 cars were need fa Cali­ in thia country. » from the north and aonth the fornia Prefacing his remarks with the sign will be erected on a polo 40 feet high In front of the Idea that his speaking on grow­ hotel. It will add considerable ing Comice pears to a Rogue to the Illumination of Main River valley audience wks klmllar street and be another link In to “carrying ooal to Newcastle,” Johnson gave Intereating facts, making Main street brighter.. however, on growing tho delicate Cornice to tho large EARTHQUAKE FELT DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska, tlvo audience, bringing Dec. 17— (U. P .)—A. severe points of interest, such of spreading the cerned. earthquake shock was fejt on slrabllity the Unalaska shore during tho branches comparatively early dur­ (Continued On ing the life of tho trees result- night.