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f « M p o MATxABIA GERMS Cannot aurvive throe months in the rich osone at Ashland. Pare domestic? water helps.. VOL. XLIX Assistant Attorney General " Tells Committee of . Probe DETAILS GIVEN Administration Farm R elief R ill Favorably JU-portcd 7 On WASHINGTON, Jaa. 15— (LP)- - The Department of luetic» 1« now conducting an Inquiry into the alleged “poultry industry trust,’’ Special Assistant Attor ney General Lott revealed today in his testimony, given before the Walsh investigation commit tee. Incidental to the examination, Lott said, ‘ Well, we're conduct- l a g ' s little Inquiry into thq poultry trust. I don’t know if these fellows know we are after them yet or not." Lott gave no details. Politicians Out at*Meetings of San Franciscans . SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16. _ (IP) _ r Politics are not to be mixed up with affair# o f the North Beach Improvement Club of this city, for it has been ruled that professional politic ians canhot take up time at regular meetings. At a recent meeting the Constitution was amend ed prohibiting a candidate from speaking at regular meetings unless he is a member of the club, and then remarks must be con fined to non-political top ics. In the future candidates must request the oppor tunity of addressing the club at special meetings. The calling of such a meet ing will then be voted on By the membership. self, as these four men. ' He predicted an exodus of Kiwanlans Sunday In search of ASHLAND, OREGON, jfRlDAY, JAN 1 ' J Î5 ÜTT- 15, 1926 ■ He’s Candidate l the said tree., Mr. Colvig told of many of his experiences during hie three tertns as district attorney in the early days, saying that the Ne-.v York state code, which Oregon adopted verbatim upon entering was far In advance of public opinion in this region and that without public opinion back oft the laws, enforcement was very difficult. In the same way many laws today are only half-heartedly enforced because public dplnlon does not want them enforced. , He said that It was necessary to build up deeper faith, lit laws before the officials could properly enforce them, Without public opinion back of a law, the enforcement officers cannot ocure the necessary assistance fr< rom the public which they need. Ralph Billings was drawn to (Continued On Page Six) MOTHER MINE BLAST HOLDS 3 8 WORKERS •‘•Si, I AT ANNUAL MEET 7*f Fairmont, W. Va., Scene of Entombing of Miners FOUR State Bank of Ashland and Citizens Bank Show Fine Records for Pas Year. Deposits Show Steady In crease, Indicating Prosperity and Thrift Within the \ Community. Olio BROMMER QUITS AS MANAGER OF ASSOCIATION PRICE SAID T0!35Y“ rOld Trees Are to BE WITNESS AT be Removed C H M TRIAL a • a Evangelist May Appear on Stand in Baptist Case WILLOWS, Cal., Jan. IS . — (LP)-—■ A group of Yg^Weeeiev treM Whlch fur- a nlshed1 shade around the a Oatholic church here for a the past 85 years are no » more. They have met the a fate of most trees— having a been felled by axmen and a reduced to kindling wood, a The trees are real land- n marks, although their a passing is not mourned, a In recent years, with old a age *upon them, they fell a victims to various tree a diseases and became so a scraggly in* appearance a that it was deemed advis- a able to cut them down. JAY UPTON TO BE CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR Í The action for damages of the Ashland Baptist church against the First Baptist Church Inc., will be called in the circuit court next Monday, Judge Whiter M. Evans of Portland presiding. The suit is the outgrowth of a religi ous row in the flock three years agq, following a series of revival meetings conducted by the Rev. Charles 8. Price, so-called “divine healer.” The complaint alleges that the First Baptist Church,, incorpor ated for the sole purpose of gain ing possession of the church property, that old members were denied membership, that the new wing embraced “Holly Rollerism’' which is in conflict with estab lished Baptist teachings, and "that-the “Tarjy meetings'' were “unseemly.’’ The defendants deny all im First School Gome of Year peachments ef ulterior motives, to be Staged at also that admission was prohibi Armory ted, and contend that their be Ashland High School's firs! liefs are not opposed to the es tablished tenets*of the Baptist interscholastic basketball gam» church. The Ashland Baptist of the season will be staged wing contentions were upheld here Monday night, when the by Baptist councils to the state. local tossers tangle with the The first wing In answer main Merrill High School /iv e, at the tains that advisory committees Armory. The Merrill outfit is competing lack "the authority to fix rulos this year ’for the first time with of faith." The schism, which has been other Southern Oregon teams in the local courts for 16 mdnths They are an unknown jjua.ui it*, holds high interest in the Baptist so far, for they have met nc teams by which a compari-or churches of the northwest. Among the expert witnesses to could be made with Rogue niver l e called to testify OT' ftBlIfftlNM r vallej outfit«. Merrill will tanglethesn tear issues involved will be he Rev. Merrill and Medrofd will tangle Charles 8. Price, exponent of the ‘Aimes McPherson Four-Bquaro tomorrow night at Medford, '¡’hr Gospel,*’ now holding meetings former outfit will remain in tM» in Klameth- Falls. He has also section of the state until Mon conducted meetings in recent day, when they will taagle v ith years at Albany, Corvallis and the Ashlahd high five. Ashland has played but tWC other Willamette valley points. MERRILL HIGH TOSSERS PLAY HERE MONDAY raising section of Kansas.. Immediately following * the meelig of stockholders, the di rectors met and elected W. J. Moore president, C. W. Banta vice president, O. OÍ Eubanks cashier and Mrs. A. M. Davis, assistant cashier. The directory dqclarpd a six Former President of Senate * W ill Ron for Republican Nomination Jay H. Upton of Bend, former president of the senate, today announced hie candidacy for Governor in the following plat form: “I am forty six years old. I am a Republican. I expect to win. but if I should not, I will sup port the man who can defeat me at the Republican primaries. "I will give the people a dig nified, efficient and economical business administration. I will be Governor of Jill the people of Oregon. “As president -of the Senate in 1923, I appointed a Ways nnd Means committee who cut ap- pr optât ions below the demands of the budget makers and saved the taxpayers more than one mil lion dollars. Expense can be cut if those in authority have nerve enough to cut them. There bus been too much slackness. I will put a stop to Juncket trips by those who hold office under me and will endeavor to stop that practice in other departments. The way to economize Is to stop spending. "We have too much regula tions and inspection. New criminal laws should be passed with the greatest caution. Let ns get acquainted with the pen alties already provided before harassing the people with ,new ones. “All laws must be enforced and observed. Law observance is the duty of every citizen and I” as Important as law enforcement. The peclpo must cooperate with the olficers before lws can be successfully enforced. Respect o flaw should be taught In every school, church, lodge and civic organisation. TAOOMA POLICE HEAD IS ASKED TO RESIGN TACOMA, Jan. 15.— (U .P.)— Safety Commissioner Murray to day announced’ that he had re quested his chief of police. Archie Mondeau, to resign im mediately. Murray declared he vould not appoint a new chief, but would take charge of tho department himself. Failure to wishes of the great coach, the ashes ef "Andy” Smith Wars Portland— H, O. Tennpy per close gambling dens was given scattered today over the Mem fects flax-pulling machine btat as the reason. orial Stadium, the University of may revolutionise harvesting niv fiber. Advertise In The Tidings. California football field. games thia season, both with ’hr Battery B tossers. The soldi err were too fast for the hiflfe ANDY SMITH RITES schoolers, winning tha first gn«» WERE HELD TODAY by a one point margin, and tak BBRKBLBY, Cal., Jan. ll-A. ing tha second tncale by a com (U .P )— In conformity ' with the fortable lead. . vnt divi^ij^ «je stock and also made ah Increase in the undivided profits account. The annual meeting of tha stockholders of The Citizens Bank of Ashland was held Thurs day In the afternoon of Thurs day, the date provided by law. In addition to reporting on the condition of the bank, shown to be quite satisfactory, tho annual report of Cashier V. O. N. Smith commented on mat ters of Interest to stockholders, and also gave quite a compre hensive analysis of conditions affecting the community, and added some observations as to the general outlook for 1926 It gave many well founded reasons for optimism, and was very well received by the stockholders present. Following the readiag of re ports the election of directors was held, which resulted In tho re-election of the former board, which consists of the following- C. B. Lamkln, 8. Patterson, J. (Continued- On Page Six) Montgomery Rites Will be Held in Corvallis Saturday MEDFORD, Jan. 15.— No ad ditioual details could be learned today about the sudden death at Corvallis yesterday of Mark M. Montgomery, Southern Pacific agent here for the past ten years until recently, which so shocked Medford people and which was generally <ftplored because of the KNOWN DEAD Eighty Seven Bodies Taken From Oklahoma Mine, Which Caved in Tuesday J. B. Upton of Bend, former presi dent of the state senate, who to day announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Governor. Upton has been a part of the political life of Oregon for many years. MCCOY GIVES SUMMARY OF THIS D I S T O JUDGE COLVIG TELLS EARLY HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY He ,sald there were oply four men In Jackson connty who wpuld not molest the bottle If they should find it, and , named B. V. Carter, B. D. Briggs, Judge C. M. Thomas— and him o of the most soebessful years in the history of (he State' Bunk of Ashland was reported by Cashier G. ;G. Eubanks at,the annual meeting of the stockholders, held in the bank building last evening.. ' . /Deposits of the hank have increased steadily during p'The past year, until at the end of the year they totaled ■15221,589.50, the highest total ever recorded at tl« bank, Eub'ftnk’s report showed. This amount is more tlian double the deposits at the end of -1918; the last year of tlie World War. 1 During the year, $4,021.99 was paid as interest on deposits, while' taxes amounting to $1,221 were paid to the citv, countv and federal governments. W'. J. Myore, C. W. Banta, J. H. Fuller, W. E. Blake, Crown Prince Carol of Rumania, who resigned his ri 0. 8. Butler and G. G. Eubanks were reelected to their to his country’s throne, is believed to have done positions as directors, with J. C. Hopper being chosen a return to Zizi Lambruni, former wife (abpve) .Zizi, commoner, married Carol during the war, but in 1921' new director. Hopper was one of the leading King Ferdinand induced Carol to annul the marriage bankers of Kansas before com Directors Accept Resigna ing to Ashland, operating at tion Submitted by Excellent Survey is Mode by and wed Princess Helena of Greece. Now Carol and Helena one time a string of bank« will be divorced, dispatches say, and he will remarry Zizi. Manager Local Bank throughout tho great grain Cashier Hospital Manager Suffers Broken Bone in Leg * there, since he had agver been able to locate the aaM tree con taining the pre-war stuff. Newspaper. For Nearly Fifty Years ASHLAND Without the use nine cases oat This is a pr» Wire Serri ««) Gives Up Throne for Her WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.— (LP) — The administration farm re lief bill, establishing a bureau in the Department of Agricul ture to assist in the formation and operation of cooperative marketing associations were re ported favorably to the House today by the Agricultural com mittee. Chairman Haugen of Iowa An excellent summary of the will attempt to obtain a con activities In the Ashland district sideration of the bill in the during the past year was contain ed in the latest .issue of the House early next week. Business Digest, published by the United States National Bank of OIL BOARD IS TO EARLY IN FEBRUARY Portland. The summary was written by J. W. McCoy, cashier W ashington . Jam the First National Bank 6f — Secretary of the Interior Work Ashland, and gives a general today announced that tha Presi survey of conditions here. dent's* oil conservation board The report follows: , would hold hearings pn Febru i “The feeling among business ary 10 and 11, to enable repré men and residents of this city sentatives of oil industries to is very optimistic as to the express their views relative to future. The erection of the national petroleum conditions. normal school will, of course, be of material benefit to the City of Ashland and Us operation, hr. the ^entire state. Other building activities of a substantial nature ftiako it appear as though the winter and spring seasons will be unusually heavy in this line. • „• The completion of pur hotel dur ing the past summer has brought Miss Jean Aitchison, manager into our city a greater number of the Community hospital, is of tourists and travelers than we today a patient in her own e s have ever known before. A heavy tablishment, as the result of e Increase in this line is also ex fall she received yesterday pected. The yield of small fruits, morning. Miss Aitchison suffered with the exception of cherries, a fractured ankle, and will be was about normal and the prices confined to her bed for several high enough to insure a reason weeks. able profit to the growers. Early yeetarday morning. Miss Cherries were deficient, both a(i Aitchison slipped and fell, doubl to quality and price. Apples and ing her ankle under as she wont pears yielded something less thnn down. An X-Ray reveled a frac tured bone Just above the ankle. (Continued On Page Six) Law enforcement In the pres ent days of multiplicity of laws is very difficult, Judge William Colvig, pioneer of tMs county, stated in his informal talk be fore the Kiwanis club today nt noon at Llthla Sprnlga Hotel. TH8 judge humdrenily ' trated the difficulties by stat ing that some 40 years ago when he was superintehdent of the county schools he had hid den a quart of bonded liquor In a dead tr e e . on a ¿0-acro tract In the Jacksonville district, and that the bottle was still T idings The Tidings Has Been Ashland’s Successor to the Beni-Weekly Tiding«. V o lin e 41 COMES IN FOR INVESTIGATION NO «r i;'"' t» Carl J. Brommer, for the past year manager of the Ashland Fruit and. Produce association, yesterday resigned from that posi tion, It was' learned this morning. Broraer's resignation will be ef fective as soon as a successor can be obtained. The alentlnn of a buard of di rectors whom he believed could not gins him their whole hearted support, and unsatisfactory con ditions «\lthln the association are the reasons given by Brommer for his .resignation. , Shortly afteç the election of the new board, Brommer inform ed the directors that unless the board would promise him their undivided support, and could give he • and his assistant a slight in- » crease in salary, is resignation was in order. He received a reply from the directors, informing him that his conditions could not be met, add his resignation had been accepted. Brommer succeeded Manager Robbins as head of the associa tion last year, after Robbins was asked to resign by the board of directors which went out of office this y u r- It is understood that there was considerable dissent ion among the directors over the re moval of Robbins, and this year the directors who were favorable to Robbins and unfavorable 'to Brommer were elected to office. WILBURTON, Okla., Jan. 15. — (IP)— Eighty seven bodies were taken from the Degnan - McCon nell mine at 7 a. m. today. Six more bodies remained in the mine, the rescue workers reported wRen they came to the surface. FAIRMONT, Jan. 15—(IP)— The Inner recesses of the Jami son Mine today gave up the bodies of flfiten men. Twenty four miners are believed to re main entombed. Some of those may be alive, it Is thought. FAIRMONT, W. Va.. Jan. 15. — (LP) — Hampered by gigantic piles of debris, and dense smoke which permeated the entire mine, three thousand feet below the surface, rescue workers toiled heroically here today, in an effort to reach the 38 miners' who were entombed last night in No. 8 mine of the Jamison Coke and Coal company. The miners were trapped un derground by an explosion, shortly after midnight last night. Jagged timbers, piled in the debris, and huge mounds of earth, reinforced with large boulders, slowed up the rescue work. Several of the miners who were worklq* aLJJie loot of the hoist shaft when the explosion occ cr ed. were brought Uf the top, after crying out for help. - Four bodies were brought out from the smoke filled recesses, which the rescue workers have already reached. H. 0. EMERY HAS LONG BEEN IN BANK HERE In some lneapllcable manner, the name of H. C. Emery, as sistant cashier of the First Na tional Bank was not included in the list of employes of the bang, published in The Tidings Wed nesday. Emery has been in the employ of the bank for many years, and patrons of the bank have learnAd to look for his face behind the counter, as soon as they entai; the bank. Emery Is still with the bank dte assistant cashier, and officials of the bank are hoping he will Ko like the proverbial brook, cap able of going on forever. DOCK SEASON CLOSES TODAY FEW HONJERS OUT LAST DAY Put away the scatter guns the wader and the decoys. Tie up the faithful old retriever, and huddle around the stove, and lett memory run wild on those wonderful days, spent on the lakes and marshes of Southern popularity of this widely know n Oregon, when the trhlrr of wings the blood iOUrnlnjf thiuush railro ad man. many a half frosen duck huntor. A testimonial to the general esteem in which Mr. Montgomery For today, the season on ducks was held over the Southern Pa closes. Bren though the season la cific lines haa been .evidenced since the death by the fact that dosing, the last day will see but members of the various pass few hunter» milling about the enger and freight train crews Klamath county swamps aud passing through Medford, on 'ho mgrshee, for Old Man Wluter short ftops of these trains hero brought the season practically to eagerly Inquire about the latest a close several weeks ago. There details and voice« their regret ara a few hardy hunters, how ever, who are braving the Ice at Mr, Montgomery's demise. The funeral services will be and aaow, and are standing la held in the Presbyterian church the freezing water, their eyfls at Corvallia Saturday at 10 A. Manning the sklea for the com M., and that afternoon the re ing flocks. Although the docks have prac mains will be taken to Cornelina, Ore., former home of Mr. Mont tically deserted the favorite gomery, where his mother and marsh hunting grounds ot Kin- math country, reports from other relatives are hurled. „ Lake Indicate that the flight has not started from* that dis trict. It Is very doubtful whether the ducks will continue south ward. hunters say. for the winter Is very mild. In comparison with other years, and the docks afo enjoying the good feeding and open water of the Tuts Lake 4tx- trlct. a Hunting during the past season old hunters declare, hah not been an good as In preview seasons This was partially tree because of the epidemic which caused the death of countMn thousands of the game* early In the season on Tale : nnd caused reetrlctiona hunting there. Those on the hnnt steadily de geese were lees pleatIM ever before, largely the heavy Inroads them In the pant *y Today' It Uf we ll see you next w e ll eee yon Î ï j à