Poland a a l the appointment of Vr V U 't-f Ctelotfca « » k o v llr M Afisbassa- •er to Prance mar heartd the 1 • W ï beginning e f g mare active period to the Franoe-UeWlet negotiation« for the adjustment of pre-war debts and other economic fiuest- polltleal rappreegmset, do th e ‘hopes which were ortgii raised By the reelgaatioe of rotary pf State.Charles.il. Hu ee Indecisively months. for Baverai 1826 witnessed the signing of the first twe large seals Indus­ trial concession agremnsnta which been a year Of peaceful the Soviet Aevenuaeat has con­ Ion for the Soviet 'Vn- cluded with foreign capital. The the hegotlations which lad dfi 'American Interests o f W. ▲. Har­ taenl&r developments in home to the signing of the Locarno riman obtained a twenty year« or foreign politics. Pact. It has takes a conaistenily lease on th* largest concentrated -The most Important diplomatic hostile attitude toward the Pact, naaganep* field I® the world, e m u ot the »ear Were the rt- which it regards as a device ol which 1« located in the Chlatourl cognitloe of ih s Soviet Govern­ British diplomacy aimed * «he district Of Western Georgia, near’ ment by Japan In January and encirclement and isolation of the the Black Sea. the slgetog o f thu Russo-German Soviet UalSSL Internal polities have been' Recently Soviet dlptatostlc gnlet In Russia during 1823. In commercial W anly in -October. spokesmen hare been nt pain» January the dominant group in ed la the summer by the arrival to emphasise the uawUllngesM thu Communist Party Central In Moscow e f a Japanese Ambas­ ot the Soviet Government to have Committee signalised its victory sador, Tanaka Tokltsi, sad by the any political or economic cooper­ over Trotsky by removing him inauguration of negotiations for ation with the League of Nations. from the post of War Commie- the g ra c in g of coal oil conces­ As a cduntengreke to Locarno, ear. which he had held since the sions la th e northern half of the ‘S oviet foreign policy during the early days of ths • Revolution. last twe or three months hsn Some of Trotsky's more bitter clearly pursued the Jtoe of culti­ opponents at thia time advocated vating friendlier relntjpsu With his complete exclusion from the Central Committee; but more * moderate counsels prevaQed and r Trotxky, Who had been convalesc­ ing la a Caucasian health resort, returned 4» R sseew in May to, receive a triple appointment as January 6, 1926 ' head of thy scieatitte-tecknlcal department of the Supreme Econ-, I t whs recommended that at 4hs conclusion ef , cm lc Council, head of the Con- AnnuaU report to read the following: ' (Cessions Osmmittse and head of “That to make it peasiMe fer ate successfully the grower th e state trust which superclass ■ovUUd is ths original through the Association I th e building o f new Russian elec- wet all sales so (he dull By Laws., thus helag able J plants. contact and low er the stuff win net corns la 41: tor Industry and for agriculture. IPS eartoed shipment to pries of ths better grad« ' None «f these poetg carried The volume of industrial produc­ s g d in the near future the logical way to market Cabinet rank and son e of them tion W eefro m Ml percent to 7« and can beet be hag Roses— d very great significance percent of the pre-war figure, tive marketing ags before Trotsky’s appointment; Produce Association ns and stockholders i bet the former Soviet W et Lord, support te the Aehlani with hia dynamic energy, succee- of Special Committee by tSe Ashland < for the Past the country apee his echemos tor electrical devAopment and. still more upon hie vigorous cam- ggigh tor improved guaHty in ,1n- dgstriel productiva, It to gutte itble that- he may receive a ably la the field of economic ad- thfetotratlon, ig the future. Mean­ while the politlcaJ leadership of the, Communist Party, and hence 1' gfoep e f old Bolsheviks, e f whom per- hags the Most forceful character WINTER Is the Party Secretary, Stalin, - The Soviet Government during Through Staggs Daily wring Ashland fit 7:00 A. M. and IL A ylMMSS sns day trip. ' J her of political aad economic re- with the ’poor dfop jift lfft * an« the resumption of gala exports to counted Sn to ensure g total foreign trade «ernevsr of about a bfllio a d o ila ca (about Aft par sent yt the prlfswN figure). Russia want hack to a thor­ oughly “wet*» regime at the-be- glening ot October, when the sale of vodka with forty percent e l- ooholic content’p ree authorised. The InsIstcnodJ^tWWWSalM'on getting their fortaer strong drink in th s shape of moonshine whls- kefi missing ff yo u havA n e v e r tried G en eral before* H ere's life for yo u r m otor that takes hills a-flying and response th a t y o u n e v e r k n e w the old Y o u ’ll n ever ev en guess bow great that difference is until you drive up to the sta- w e k n ow h ow to mnlefr. you’ll k n o w w hat w e m ean by "dif* ferent* gasoline. A n d the m an w h o serves you is an Inde» pendent—he ow ns h is o w n sta tio n . n en rs a new m n n —a n ew "kick” in driving. W hat a lot for all way points. For further information Farg Aihland Portland, $BJ0 Connections at Roseburg tor Ceos Bajr Points e • TULVII, BY MOTOB ST A G S AT THB CLdSS OP BUSINESS, DECEMBER d l, J»26 RESOURCES Loans Sad discounts, including rndto- eouata, acceptances or bills of ex- ehaag*, sold with endorsement of the bank {including Items shown In 2», 10 and 31, jf any) ..........— •-« Overdrafts secured and unsecured ......... U. 8. government secnrltles owned, in­ cluding those shewn la items SO aad S3 F r o m A sh lan d 1170034.00 8.38 4»|her heads, warrants and seegrtttes, including foreign government, state, municipal, corporation, etc., including these shown la items SO aad X». If any Basking house, |S,000.00; furniture aad fixtures, 32,708.00 ...... (ab) Cash oai hand In vault aad due from bank*, bankers and trust compan­ ies designated aad approved reserve agents ot this bank ...... - ..... ...... .......... Exchangee for cl earing house and items on other hanks in the same city or town SOLD ONLY THROUGH AUTHORIZED INDEPENDENT DEALERS FAKE DOCTORS TOKIO.— Laws have been passed to provide corporal pun­ ishment for persons who practlco medicine without a license. There are a great number ot fake doc­ tors here who are sai^ to be mak- ing a huge am ounf of money from their Illegal practice. KISS FROM FINGER LONDON.— Small girls are be­ ing aught that the modern way of ‘.’hlewtbg a Mias'’ to from thy tip of one finger only. This form was introduced by one o t Eng­ land’s society leaders and is be­ ing accepted by those la the social swim, NeAt, Oonfifirvfitive Shoe» for the man who has Passed the Jazz £ge Round Trip serrent expenses, teter- ’ FLORENCE, Arik. Jan. 8. — (Ip)— Bill Lawrence, Oklahoma bad man, was banged today for the msrder of Hase Burch, Phoenix police officer. BASKETBALL BATTERY B. HIGH SCHOOL Armory, Friday, January 8 Photographs of the Kiddies Never ' .... Grow Up . \ Studio & Art Store Toppaniah, Weak Complete Landscape Service SOO Ashland St. H. 8. Mallo > Representative Capital stock paid in ARIZONA BAD MAN IS HAKuZD TODAY thia Springs Hotel Bldg. DBMAKD DKPOM1E, other than hanks, subject to reserve. Individual deposits sehfeA to check. Including deposits due the State of Oregon, county, cities or other pgbllc byowltae to deposits, ether ihject to reserve. Items 13. H , 33,-2« .................. ........... « H R AND SAVING« DEPOSIT*, sub- fedt to vdserrs and payable on fiemafid or subject to notice: Time eerttnoetee o f deposit out- The reputation for excfiptiohal eervioe which has been tmilt up by the Citizens Bank of Ashland ia due largely to out wOUnguess to do the little “ extra” things that our customers appreciate. fia m g s fiepoeiu, «gyable subject to Wfi will wtlootte the opportunity to dem- oMtotte th« ia YOUR tonfi of Jan., t» N Notary Public, t , Í«W . O. ff. BUTLER. W. J. MOORE. J. H . J FULLER, Directors. 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