MALARIA Onnet «arrive thrms months in the rieh onone ai Ashland. P an doneetio water hela«. * LY TIDINGS Newspaper For Nearly Fifty Years The Tidings Has Been Ashland's W ire 8« ft lee) vou xux o r 'to the Semi-Weekly Tidings, Volume 4 J B U SIN E SS OF 1 9 2 5 SEASON Special Meeting Held to Clear up Stray Ends of Work Dry Agents Will Dress to Suit Occasion SAN FRANCISCO, Déc. 8 _ so.— Every Federal pro- 8 hibltlon enforcement agent in ‘ San Francisco today received a little sealed en­ velope bearing the nota­ 8 tion; BILLS ORDERED PAID Advertising Campaign 8 8 8 T oned Down. Plana tor Care of Drainage W ater Asked For » Bills, amounting to slightly 8 more than 17000. the funds used* 8 in transacting the business of the city during the past month, were ordered paid by the city council last night at an adjourned meet­ ing, held to clear up the end of the year business. . The meeting was called, pri­ m arily for the purpose of order­ ing theee bills paid, but the council took other matters un­ der consideration but in most cases no definite action was taken. A request th a t. the city coop­ erate w ith the chamber of com­ merce in an advertising campaign in the Portland Journal was turned down fla t by the council, the members giving as their rea­ son for this action* a lack of 87 “ Do not open until New Year’s eve.” Colonel Ned. M. Green, enforcement officer for this section of the state, let It be known today that the envelope did not contain a bonus or any other form of g ift, but held terse ordeiy telling the recipient just how he Is to help to see that 1920 is christened w ith nothing stronger than FLYING SPARKS BADLY BURN L. APPLEGATE funds. A representative of the resi­ dents of A lld a street addressed the council, asking that some definite action be taken to care for the drainage of water on that street. He explained that the residents were ready to 1a- a ta ll tilin g -to carry -off the water, but they wanted some assurance that such work would be per­ manent. He also requested that the city set • standard sise of tilin g and a street line fo r the tile. The purchase of whatever hose the fire department w ill need during the coming year was re­ commended by a representative of a hose concern, who stated that a substantial increase in price might be expected after the first of the te a r. Again, be­ cause of a lack of funds, no ac-< tion was taken. ANNOUNCEMENTS OP SERVICES CALLED AU church notices for Sunday services must t/e in at the Tidings office ^tomorrow evening. Ann­ ouncements w ill not be taken over the telephone, and unless they are received In the office by tomorrow night, w ill not be published on Saturday. Year Old Southern Ore­ gon Pioneer is Hurt in Home K L A M A T H FALLS, Dec. 80.— A glowing spark from a pipe he held in his hand falling on a woolen bathrobe, caused painful burns about the legs of Lucien Applegate, 87 year old pioneer of Klam ath county, a major in the Modoc war, and an older brother of Captain O. C. Apple- gate, as he sat dosing before the fire of his home at Brookside ranch, in Upper Swan Lake val> ey, Bunday evening at 8 o’clock. Instant response of his daugh­ ter Elsie and “Chuck” M iller, hired ranch hand, who were in the room at the time, prevented the burns from being fatal. According to attending phy­ sicians, the burns, which appear­ ed at first to be serious, upon examination were found of such nature that they would heal rap­ idly. The old gentleman is In good physical condition, and although confined to his bed, will be about in a few weeks. Lucien Applegate, who Is a member of the prominent Apple- gate fam ily, and one of those hardy pioneers to cross the plains in the famous Applegate covered (Continued On Page Three) CHANEY PRAISED FOR MANNER OF HANDLING PROM FUNDS Thgt the prohibition fnad, the bane of the political lives of sev­ eral previous Jackson county law enforcement officers, is being well handled by D istrict Attorney Newton Chaney is shown by the report of the Jackson county grand ju ry to Circuit Judge C. M. Thomas. In this rsport, the .jurors 'de­ clare they have carefully gone -over the books o f the district attorney, and find that a bal­ ance of over 02700 was on band. Since that time, Chaney declared yesterday, that a email amount ha* k een dea w a fa nas the toad, but there still remained over 02200 for prohibition work. This money camé from flnee aseeeeed against bootleggers and other dry law violators/ and none from the general fund, which, It Is said, In the past was drawn npofi rspeatsdly tor funds with Which to carry . on the prohibi­ tion work. Mem harp, of the grand jury were 8. P. Hunter, H. 8. H arrl- aon, George W . King, J. L. HUI, Orville Rlehey, Lewis H . W yatt and Hom e» Nichelson. A part of their rsport, con­ cerning ths prohibition fund, fol­ lows: “ W e have carefully examined into ths m atter of ths purchase and nee of automobile equipment of the District Attorney and find same was handled in an honest and business like, way, that the results accomplished by the uae of said equipment, as provided under the law, has warranted the purchase and use of said automo­ biles. ASHLAND, OREGON, DANA FAVORED AS SH IPPIN G BOARD MEHBQt ÎECDAY, DEC. 30, 1925 He’ll Join Ford Orchestra 1 9 2 5 WAS VERY PR O SPE R O U S FDR AM ERICA He’s lost THOUSAND DIE FROM FLOODS OVER EUROPE Raging Gales And Flood California Republican Prob­ able Map to Get Other Appointment • * Politically Yw r Was Quiet­ er Than Any Since Pre-War Years CONFERENCE IS HELD CABINET O H A N O E 8 . ——— — :—— W A SHINQ TO N, Dec. 30.....(IP) Senators McNary,. Republican of Oregon and Shortridge, Repub­ lican of California, after a calf at the W h ite House, today announc­ ed that an agreement was In sight on the appointees to the two Pacific Coagt,- vacancies, one Democratic and one Republican, on the United States Shipping Board. ; •1 — Phlllfp Teller of San F ran­ cisco, a Republican and Marshal N. Dana, a Democrat, are consid­ ered the most likely candidates. "WASHINGTON. Pe c. 30. The Wenatchee - Southern R ail­ way' company has filed with the Interstate Commerce Com- diissoln its application ., for a third extension of time within which te begin construction OP« line, authority for which was granted y» the summer of 1924. Negotiations for financing cannot be completed by January 1 , when the first extension expires, It is said. Stores of City to Remain Closed On New Years "Hurt- w e’re going to close New Years Day. don’t we have to start 1(KM right?” w as the answer o f several business men th is m orning when questioned as to w heth­ er they would have their plan's of business open F ri­ day. A holiday to open the > ear in Just the stuff, they de­ clare. The stores w ill be open again on Haturday and elosed on Sunday, givin g the em ployee and owners tw o days of rest in rapid order. There w ill be no Issue of the Tidings on Friday. All advertising copy tor tom or­ row’s issue m ost be in at nine o'clock tomorrow morn­ ing, w hile all advertising copy for the Saturday issue m ust be in the Tidings of­ fice by nine o'clock on Sat­ urday morning. ENGLAND IS HIT HARD Low Streets in Ixtixlon Arc Flooded by Waters Front Thames ' Little Ijeglslation Enacted. Ad­ m inistration is Defeated in Many Crises’ Report on Proposal for • Columbia • Channel is Heat Back for More. Information W A SHING TO N. Dec. 30.— (U>) — The report on the proposal for widening and deepening the Col­ o m b ia River channel has been returned to the district engineer at Portland for additional infor­ mation, according to Senator* Mc­ Nary. i t is expected that the pro­ posal w ill be back In time to bé submitted to Cognress if it is ap­ proved by the hoard of army en­ gineers. Waters Bring Destruc­ tion to Continent Jesse Martin, 71, Of Fre tion to the old-fashioned Ford is trying to popul ago. He plays a dulcimer, of pianoforte. FEO PIi -r Gertrude M. Suit J7 Fraley Gertrude M. Fraley Mom filed auit tor divorce In the cult court against Milton Fraley on the -ground» vtf and Inhuman treatm ent, the spe­ cific allegations being as fol­ lows: That “defendant was sulky and morose” and to r six weeks last spring “ never spoke .to the plain­ tiff.” That last A pril when plaintiff was stricken w ith the mumps, defendant refused husbandly care, failed to build the Drop or pro­ vide food, u n til p lain tiff was forced to ask her slater and brother-in-law, Mr. ^nd Mrs. W. H. M cNair, for aid and her fam­ ily for financial asslatafice. That for years the defendnnt neglected intentionally to split wood and kindling, being forced to do it herself. That he complained about "the poor quality of her cooking” and “ five yekrB ago brutally pulled p la in tiff’s hair." A restraining order prohibit­ ing the defendant from visiting the home on tho grounds "it would simply be grounds for further argument and abase,” is also sought, w ith 040 a month maintenance money, custody of three minor children and an ab­ solute decree of divorce. The contestants are residents of Ashland. TWO ARE KILLED IN CAVE IN OF MINE S E A TT L E , Dec. 30.— ( I D - Two men were killed, and three others trapped for several hours SUSANNE CARTER in the old Black Diamond mine IS QTVEN HONOR No. 11 of the Pacific Coal com­ pany late yesterday. PO RTLA N D, Dec. 30.— (IP)— The dead are W . R. Bruner, Mrs. Susanne Homes Carter, sup­ 36, and Em il Piquet, 36. A erintendent of schools In Jackson cave-ln or “ bump” took place county, was elected vloe presi­ at the tw elfth level at the hot- dent of the Oregon \ Teahcers association late yesterday. She snceeds D r. J. N. Lkndera, presi­ fa th er dent of the Monmouth Normal, IS REPORTED BETTER who w ill automatlcAUy succeed to the office of president of the * PL Y M O U T H , V t , Dec. 30 (IP) “We further find that the said automobiles purchased were so purchased out of the prohibition fund created by the prohibition law violators namely; the boot­ leggers, and- not by the taxpay­ ers of Jackson County, Oregon. We fu rth ê r'fin d that the sys- tem of bookkeeping and record kept by the District Attorney is excellent and that his expendi­ tures ef the prohibition funds have been made as provided un­ — Colonel John Coolidge, father der the law, and that he has had association. of the President, today was re­ his prohibition fund and system audited three times by E. M. EARTHQUAKE ORAOXS ported to he very comfortable, Wilson, C. P. A., of Jackson TOP OF MOUNTAIN following another restful night. His condition is so favorable that County, Oregon, to-wit: On, May 12th, 1025; on Sep­ ANCHORAGE. Alaska, Dec. Dr. A lbert M. Cram, his physi­ that the cian, . postponed his usual earty tem ber' 12th, 1926, and in De­ SO.— (ip)— indicating peak of Mount McKinley had morning call. cember 22nd, 1926. That we have carefully examin­ been fractured by an earthquake, ed the audits of the said B. M. which shook this section a week W ord has been received from Wilson and find all accounts of ago, an Immense volume o f smoke the prohibition fiind to bé true and steam were pouring from the M r. HoBfcbyer who left Ash­ and correct; that we find a bal­ top of the mountain today. From land last fa ll oft account of slok- ance on December 22, 1920, of this point to the south of the nsM that he la much Improved 02710.11, according to the Coun­ mountain, the eruptions appear! and hopes to he able to return to Ashland soen. to be steady. , ty Treasurer's Bboks." PREBIDENT’8 (• urg, N. Y., is the latest addi- ee orchestra by which Henry e the-steps of a generation shown above, an early form Electrir * » Shocks Fished From Ocean SEA TTLE, Wash., Dec, it 30.— On exhibition here today for a meeting of tho Pacific fisheries so­ ciety was an electric tor­ pedo. This la a fish that gi v es an e l ec t r ic s h ock-tor- half an hour after it is taken. A fisherman who caught the specimen said that the torpedo knocked him over with a shock aa heur 8 after he captured It. 8 How the torpedo re­ charges Itself under water was a problem for the meetlfig. The fish is flat and has an ugly snout. I t was caught in the Pa­ cific ocean 200 miles from Washington. GRANTS PASS TO BE COUNTY ROAD CENTER Number of D istricts in State Are Reduced B y New Move SALEM, Ore., Dec. 30.— Effec­ tive January 1 on account of curtailment of the new construct­ ion program of the state high­ way department, the Southern Oregon division w ill be discon­ tinued and Klamath and Lake counties will be consolidated with the division now supervised by District Engineer C. W. Warner, whose headquarters wUl be trans­ ferred from The Dalles to Bend, Jackson and Josephine countlas w ill be consolidated with the Southwestern Oregon division un­ der the supervision of W . E. Chandler, whose headquarters w ill be transferred from Marsh­ field to Grants Pass. Under this new arrangement the northern boundary of Chand­ le r’s division would be the Doug­ las county line on the Coast IB V k f fillff Ruaohuig m r the Pacific highway.' District Engin­ eer J. A. Sawyer’s territory, with headquarters in Salem, will be extended correspondingly south to the Coos-Douglas county line. The change reduces the num­ ber of divisions in the state from six to, five and leads to the resig­ nation of C. C. Kelly, who has been district engineer for the Klam ath division and who has been with the department since its organisation in 1917. BY L U D W E L L DEN N Y United Press Staff Correspondent W ASHING TO N, Dec. ’ 30— (IP) — Politically and legislatively thg year 1925 was quieter than any since pre-war years. For the first time since before the war Con­ gress was in recess for nine months, and it was an "off-year** for ejections. Butteressed behind the-mandata of 17,600,000 votes received la the 1934 election. President Coo­ lidge intensified his politicles of conservative administration with federal economy and tax reduct- ion as the focal points. Meanwhile Administration op­ ponents, challenged and defeat­ ed the Administration when the Senate rejected the President's nomination of Charles B. Warren as Attorney General, and again at the polls when Robert M. La Follette, Jr., following the death of his father, was overwhelm­ ingly elected senator from Wls consln over his Old Guard op ponent. Overshadowing other attack? «gainst 4be- A dm in i s tr a tio n— in public interest were the sweeping charges of Brig. Oen. W illiam Mitchell, assistant army air chief, against his superiors, thvr conse- quent Mitchell demotion 'and Court m artial and special Presi­ dential A ir Board probe. W hile Europe was apparently moving toward International ac­ cord through the Locurity and arbitration pacts, the State De­ partment here was having- its difficulties In Latin America and the Far East. A sharp exchange of words with Mexico, the dis puted preliminaries under Oen John Pershing e f the Tacna-Arica plebiscite, and Chinese ctyjl war and antl-forelgn demands em­ barrassed the Administration In • conduct of Its foreign policy. Cabinet changes, which contin­ ued throughout the year, began with the announcement early In January of the resignation df Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes, who was succeeded on March 4 by Frank B. Kellogg, ambassador to Great Britain. On the retirement of Justice McKenna, Attorney General H a r­ lan B. Stone was elevated to the 8upreme Court and John G. Sar­ gent of Vermont wak put in charge of Department of Justice.j President W illiam M. Jardine of the Kansas State Agriculture Col­ lege was appointed to succeed Secretary of Agriculture Gore, who had been elected governor of West Virginia. A fter five months absence from Washington fbllowlng a paralytic stroke, Secretary of W ar John (Continued On Page Three) Tidings Employe Taken to Hospital Seriously Hl John Hollenbeck, for several o ntnl iiflm P ft dpkfator in tfifl Tidings office, was token to the hospital yesterday, suffering from diabetes. As a result, the Tid­ ings mechanical force Is lacking ono operator, and the force 1» being rushed to the lim it to turn out the paper. Hollenbeck, since, hie arrival here from W alla W a|la, has made a host of friends, who unite in wishing him a speedy recovery. His physicians declare that he has a splendid chance for a quick recovery.. The Tidings Is in need of a linotype operator, and any man In P o r t la n d - Frank Murphy is spending a who has had experience on a tow days in Portland this week machine, and Who desires to on h combined business and work, is asked to call at tke Tidings offloe. pleasure trip. LONDON Dec. 30.— (IP)— Flood, waters and a raging chan­ nel gale brought disaster or dis­ comfort to a large area of the continent and England today. The Transylvanian floodr, the worst in thirty years, have taken a toll estimated at from fivd hundred to one thousand lives, over a large area. Reports from Germany, H o l­ land and Belgium told of the Dr. W illiam McGovern of Lon­ flood damages. Some low streets in London don Is being sought in northern Peru by a searching party that were flooded by the Thames. fears he has met some accident? He left London last August to ex­ LOCAL STORE WINS plore South America and haa not PRIZE FOR WINDOW been heard from «Ince Oct. 31. R. J. Woods, manager of the local Western Auto Supply com­ pany store, this morning receiv­ ed word that hia Chriatmas win­ dow had taken third prise In competition with 70 other com- pany stojres op the Pacific ootsy. Tn awarding coat of installing the windo— amount of merchandise dlspla ed and the amount of wlndo~ pace available were taken Into ____ __The window her« was installed at a cost of 61.26, High School And Battery B Woods aays. HOOP SQUADS ARE TO CLASH THIS EVENING Fives to Tangle in First Game of Season Christmas vacation has meant little to the squad* df candidates for the Ashland basketball team thia year. Almost every night since school closed, Coach W alt Hughes haa had hla squad at the armory, working them overtime. In an effort to round them into shape for their opening game, to be played tonight with the Battery B. five. Hughes did condescend to let his charges rest on CKrist- mas day, and on the Sunday following, but since that time haa pounded them harder than ever. He realised his pluyors are go­ ing up ugalnst a real basketball team thia evening, and wants to have them In the beat shape possible for the tussle. The Battery B. o u tfit haa a number of last year’s players In the line-up,’ together with players who starred on Ashland High fives during the past several PORI AS RESULT OF WOO! ___ - - j r PORTLAND Dec — Ray Trask, 29*. confessed bandit, died at St. Vincents hospital here today frftm a bullet wouad, in­ flicted when he sought to elude the police Monday. Traak con­ fessed to a aeries of holdups and robherlea. In which he impli­ cated Ned Bahomdony, who waa arreeted. The latter also con­ fessed. > BANDITS GET RICH H A U L FROM BANK KANSAS CITY. Dec. 30.—(IP) (LP)The Argyle State Bank waa robbed today of 030,000 by five bandits, who escaped In an auto­ mobile. AIR MAIL BID IS AOOEPTED TODAY W ASHINGTON, Dec. 21.— (IF) — Postmaster General New today years. announced the acceptance of the Cleon Caldwell, Hoxie, Butter­ hid of Vern C. Oorat of North field, Bryant, Ramaey and a num­ Bend for the contract to carry ber of others w ill take the floor air mall from Seattle to Angeles. (Continued On Page Three) MCNABB TELLS MINISTERSOF LAW ENFORCEMENT METHODS The M inisterial Association of the Rogue River valley held their monthly meeting In Ashland on Monday. The Association was well represented by most of Its dilatators, and several visitors. A moat delightful luncheon which was enjoyed by all was served at the Llthia Springs ho luncheon the party ascended to the observatioq tower of the hotel where they were able to bask In the sunshine, and look down upon the fog. z I The meeting of the afternoon was held at the First Baptist church of which Rev. M. 8. Wood- worth Is pastor, and proved to be one of interest mingled with the moat splendid fellowship. O W . McNabb, chief of police of Ashland M t lp 'w lth the brethren, and gave a rMume of the law en­ forcement work In Ashland. He also pointed out how the Minis­ terial Assodatlen oould assist the public official, to making Jack- son county morally pure. His presence was much appreciated by all. -The program fo r the day wee a paper presented by the Rev. T. L. Thuemler of Medford, on the subject, “The Speculative Themes of Scripture, and D efil­ ing W ith Them." Rev. Thuemler arly way, stating that the two speculative themes were “The Second Coming of Christ” and “The M illenium.” find ho point­ ed out In a clear and coaripr manner how we should deal w»*»> them. ' ■ T A lively discussion’ fo lio -" ’ the brethren being dtoevee» ’ their remarks. Many at) things of vital internet were cussed. Leonard Brown told a few in­ teresting things relatlvfi to »h> preacher in t8w fiMfhli Anselmo Semfoarp qg cisco. A t a la te r fionv ual. the memhfite left various homes hig h ly i the day to AshU^d. a Vt..-*- .idi W