Ashland daily tidings., January 21, 1926, Image 1

MALARIA GERMS
ASHLAND CLIMATE
Cannot survive three months in
the rich ozone at Ashland. Pore
domestic water helps.
The Tidings Has Been Ashland's
Without tiie use of medicine omcs
nine cases out of ten o f asthma.
This is a proven fa c t
Newspaper Far Nearly Fifty Years
W ire Service)
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ASHLAND, OREGON,
It Costs $21,000
Annually to
Polish Cuspidors
NEW YORK, Jan. U
'--That glided descendant
of the old sawdust box
— the brass cuspidor—
costs a single big office
building In New York
121,000 a year to polish.
The building is thè
Equitable building and
the cost 'estimated was
made today at an "econ-*
omy session” of the
present Conference of the
National Association of
Building
Owners
and
“ L et Bygones be Bygones
is Motto of Both
Tactions.
A B E V TO
CAREY
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Most Desperate Criminal of
Years is Now in
Prison
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Church Property, Parsonage and .Name, First B aptist
Church of Ashland, Given to Plaintiffs, W hen-R ev.
Miller, m Statem ent to Court, Drops AU D efense
of Action A gainst H is Faction:
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TAKEN
EASILY
‘Good la w y e r, Good A lib i, Shucks,
its a Cinch." Hays Notorious '"
Murderer
That it was the concensus of
opinion of his followers that they
CHICAGO, Jan. 21— (U. P.)
The suit of the Ashland Baptist church against the
It was decided to hold
should drop out of the salt 8
'— Martin Durkin, the most des­
brought against them, was given 8 the next national con-*
F irst Baptist chnrch, for possession of church property,
perate bandit the "capital of
as the reason for Rev. B/C. Mil­ 8 vention at Del Monte,
came to a dram atic-and prayerful close yesterday after-'
crime” has produced in recent
ler’s surprising statement before 8 California, next June 21
noon, when the Rev. B. C. Miller, leader of the defendant
years, who was captured in 8L
Judge Evans yesterday, which 8 « to 25.
forces,
made
a
statement
in
open
court,
yielding
his
case.
Louis yesterday, is now a pris­
abruptly terminated the case of
oner
in the county jail here,
“
You
may
have
the
house
upon
the
hill,
the
parson­
the Ashland Baptist church v4. the
awaiting
trial for murder.
age
and
the
name,’’
said
Rev.
Miller,
in
dropping
legal
Baptist Church of Ashlalnd.
Cecil Crapo, member of a wealthy
Durkin
laughed at the lav?
That It is the wish of both sides
action.
Wichita, Kaa., famljy, has been today, and predicted that ho
that old animosities be forgotten
Upon the conclusion of Rev. Miller’s statement, arrested more than SO times, but
and that each church carry on.
Judge W alter H. Evans of Portland, presiding, called he has never gone to prison. Now would go free. "Die ou the
gallows? That’s a laugh,” he
Rev. B. C. Miller and Rev. Myron
upon Rev. W. B. Hinson to lead the audience in prayer. he's in danger of it, however, be­ declared. ”A good alibi, a
Woodworth, pastor of the Ashland
The court, in a few words, commended both sides for ing held for highway robbery. clever lawyer, Clarence Darrow,
Baptist church, each convey’s this
their display of “ Christian charity, and consideration He’s been up for everything from maybe— and schucks, Its a
message in statements made this
speeding to throwing stink bails
morning.
cinch,” he concluded.
‘or the feelings of each other.’’
in a theater.
Rev. Miller this morning declar­
The Rev. Miller then called upon the audience to
The tip that resulted in his
ed, "in answer to your request
arrest
originated in 8au Fran­
stand in honor of Judge Evans.
for a statement of reason of the
cisco
from
where Durkin de­
"ign Declares End
During the statement of Rev. Miller, which came as a
termination of the suit of the
Reflected High
parted
in
a
stolen automobile.e
recefcs, unu
and ouugc
Judge ju
Evans
suid,
surprise, the court was in recess,
vuuh b
m iu ,
Baptist church, so abrubtly yester­
Character
The car was trailed by fed­
when the dove of peace began to hovfer over the contro­
day, I oan perhaps give you no
When Horace Chesuey, 16 (lower inset), and Howell T.
eral agents to 8an Antonio.
w
.
M.
Briggs,
member
of
the
better reason than that I gave to
versy:
Then
came word that Dhrkin
Hoskins,
17
(upper
inset),
came
down
the
turnpike,
theb
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______________ _—- ”1, a Presbyterian, will act as
the court at the . time.
I bad firm of Briggs and Briggs, lo­
and
a
woman friend had en­
automobile
packed
with
sundry
artijlery,
the
police
pf
_
■
( ^ /v m n n n 1 moderator of this meeting.”
been feeling for some time after cal attorneys, who were eounsul
gaged a drawing room on *
Kansas
City
took
them
to
jail.
To
add
to
the
police
sui
the beginning of the trial, that for the plaintiffs in the action
<a” B<i up°n by
Missouri, Kansas ^nd Tavaa train
1 t 'lr llX ll I IJVkJ Judge Evans lor a talk, first shook
bhllei wxrttoA la J ij» jtn i; r l
victory Ja the «oust room weaM o f the- Aahlgad JlapUt^e'lmvch picions, Chesney had. ft
to
Bt. jbeitt. ;
, ■’ '•*»- ‘ -*>,■
1 the hhftd of Rev. Miller, and de-
be defeat fbr the people of God. vs. the Firs’ Baptist chnrch of which Hoskins said was inflicted accidentally. In the
Three
trips
fair
Dsrkin
were
no matter which side woo, and Ashland, when taktd for a state* <
car were a Browning maclbde gun with Maxim silenfeer, 111X 7 T U A P I I I I I cIared that “the happy ^termlna-
arranged
along
the
M.
K.
and
PlLl
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r
u
l
l
l
111
,,on
of
an
»nhaPPr
controversy
especially if the people of which ment concerning the parties In i an automatic rifle, an automatic shotgun, three revolvers,
T.
route,
one
at
Webeter
Grove,
I
Jut
A
aAJfaVAM
-
n
iliw
a
a
a
victory
for
our
Savlo'r.”
I have the honor of being the the. case, this morning > declared.
0 . A. 0 . Instructors to be
,500 rounds of machine gun aipmunition, a four-tube radio
a St. Louie suburb, where the
pastor were victors there. We
Featured on Program
“The concession of everything ’ set, two flashlights and three heavy laprobes. Hoskins
M fip M A I
U L U L said his action had been prompted
train would step. Agents Scott
had offered to give the other side which was asked by plaintiffs,
of M eeting
and Dowd of the department of
I I I j|\ IJ by a conversation ho had Tuesday
the church edifice once, and the by Rev. Miller and his adher- was a University of Tennessee student and Chesney a 111 111 PI fill
noon with the Rev. Hinson.
»*
,
parsonage if It had not been tied
Starting at ten o'clock next justice and fifteen 8t. Louie de­
ents, was made as a complete waiter.
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Rev. Miller defended his "divine Tuesday morning, and continu­ tec tires went to the station.
up with the name The First Bap­
surprise to the plaintiffs, and,
Former Music Teacher Here healing” teachings, by scriptural ing for three days, farmers of At 11:05 o’clock as the train
tist Church, the name we wished
as I stated in court; Mr. Miller |
May be Head of
quotations in court yesterday, and Jackspn county will meet at
ANOTHER FLORIDA
then to retain. I felt'and our
was pulling into the station,
Department
denied the use of "hypnotic In- the Cfty Hall here, where a
lawyers felt that we had both the acted . very much the man, and
RAILROAD CRASH1
four
detectives took positions on
as
an
individual
who
has
the
fluence,” as alleged in the com-
law and the equity in the case.
farmer’s conference, one of sev­ either side of the train and the
courage
of
his
convictions.
His
MIAMI, Jan. 21— (V- P )-*
Tljat a well known Oregon plaint, at the "Tarry meetings”
I suppose the other side felt the
The Florida-East Coast Special public school music supervisor, of his flock. Rev. Miller was call- eral scheduled for this county, others boarded the coaches.
same. Yet because of our large action, and his manner of carry- ]
Agent Scott rapped on the
from Miami for New Y ork, who has a wide acquaintance in cd out of order, in order to hasten will be held.
majority in the church, and the lng it out, merits the approga-
instructors at the Oregon Ag­ drawing room door.
It wkj
Jumped the track three miles educational circles here through the trial, which is expected to take
fundamental principles of .the tlon of all factions.
ricultural College will be the opened a few Inches, and a man
south of Lakeworth early today. having been one of the featuro a weelt-
Baptist denomination, that th e 1 "Of course, when we, as at- 1
recog­
Bible alone Is our only rule of torneys, took the case for the
Testimony that supplicants at principal speakers on the pro­ appeared whom Scott
One car was overturned. Injur­ participants In Jackson county
old
Baptists,
we
believed
that
J
faith and practice, and as that
Scott and
teachers' institutes, may be one thMo -®»«»ons. "had barked like gram, although general discus­ nised as Durkin.
ing seven passengers.
sions of topics of interest tr Detective Sergeant Leonard Is-
..
.
.. members of the a dog,
same statement of faith was em­ we could win, or we would not
The train was running 60 of ~ the
faculty
” and cackled like a hen”
local farmers, will
be held ing swung their weight against
.
,
.
was
dismissed
by
the
Rev.
Miller
bodied in the constitution of the have taken it. We' still hold .
miles an hour, and bounced over new state normal school which
.
,
..
Canning Com]
Among
the
many
subjects
to b, the door. Then Ising, a for-,
as
'the
views
of
people
with
great-
Bnptist church of Ashland when
the ties until it was brought will open sometime next sum-
’ .
,,
lanning on Bi
v
er
imagination
than
mlrfe.”
He
taken
up
will
be:
dairying
I became pastor and still is in
to a stop.
mer, is shown by the following recaIled that after one meetlnR poultry, small fruits and land­ mer wrestler, .grabbed Dnrkln*«
Year
that constitution, and further that
wrist, and applied a wrist lock.
news Item In the Eugene Guard: an attendant had remarked that scape gardening.
every church has the right to in­
Betty Werner, girl sweetheart
S. D. Taylor, field managor
"Unless the members of the he had heart **a man barking
terpret the BibJe Itself, we natur­
• At noon on Tuesday, the reg­ of Durkin, said that he was
for
the
Bagley
Canning
company
Eugene
school
board
consent
to
j|ke
a
dog>
but
j
dld
not
bear
lt
ally felt that there seemed to be
ular Forum luncheon of the previously married to a girt
lessee of the Ashland Preserv­
pay a salary in the neighbor- myself.”
Ashland chamber of commerce by the name of Ruth Fieheck.
ing company plant here, is now
Pood of the offer made to Leonn
"It has been claimed that St.
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will feature a number of these "I never heard of him getting
signing up growers tor con­
Marsters, music supervisor, by Paul was a Baptist,” testified
a divorce from her,” she said.
tracts on delivery of fruit for
;he new Ashland normal gchool, Rev. Miller, when asked about the
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the coming season. A special
:he local Instructor will leave sermon when the congregation
drive Is being made to line
:o assume the position, in the voted the Apostle a member. The
up berries and vegetables for
touth, according to reports made ■ermon, he said, was taken from
n th e members of the school tbe B°°k of Acts, and declared
the pack during the coming sea­
son.
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tresl
M M ?2TFP\ Rev-
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KLAMATH FALLS, Jan. 21—
Bound for California and. armed
to the teeth, two young boyft
of Klamath Falls, one fifteen
years old and the other 15
years, would hMve probably
made good their escape if the
oldest bey had nqt weakened
they raided several farm housees
and stole food stuffs..
Finally they arrived 'at the
Frank Bryant home eight miles
arfbth of Klamath Falls on the
Merrill road. A horse owned by
Dehlla Hawkins, daughter of
Sheriff Hawkins, was on the
Monday ranch.
night from Mack’s
store on
the Merrill road
bid her
good-bye.
'
That telephone
their apprehension
from the sheriff’s
hones later end now they ere in
the custody o f . the sherlff’a' of­
fice pending the rdtnrn
bf
County Judge R. H. Bunnell
from Portland.
The boys embarked on a
career ' of crime. They/slipped
away from their homes'/in Mills
Addition Saturday night, slept
all night In a barn Saturday
and ^nndey night and on Mot-
day started on their tramp for
California. On their way south
They stole the animal
and a saddle, then looted the
home an'd made -way with three
guns and a dressed chicken.
When the pair of would-be
young desperadoes arrived at
Mack’s Cash store the oldest
stopped and said:
"I’ve g * to call my ma.
She’ll think I’m hart or some­
thing.” He marched into the
store and celled his mother,
calmly informed her where hb
was and that he was hound for
California. Wires scon hummed
with the news of where the
rnnaweys were and in a short
time they were caught by
deputies from the sheriffs of-
flse.
Rum Runner in
Daring Attempt
at-New York
N E W YO R K , Jan. 21
1 fP*. 1 P . ) — W im
nnwWuw
guns rattling through the
harbor, the tug Rosene led
the police coast guard boats
a
th rillin g
chase w ithin
sight of New Y o rk City
daring the night, and was
finally abandoned, w ith the
seacock* open.
Four men
were arrested and 20 others
are believed to have escap­
ed, while 21,000,000 worth
of liquor was confinosted.
Boarding officers managed
to close the seacocks Just
before
the
vessel
sank.
The Resbne attqaapted the
bold feat of rannlag a
cqrgo down to the New
Y ork wharf.
—
M iss Halen Cowgill Will
M eet W ith Parents of
Girls Tomorrow
Southern Calif,
is Advertising
Entire Coast *
Parents and frlsnds of 4-H
club wj>rk are cordially In­
vited to meet- at the Librery,
Friday morning, January 22 at
10 o’clock to hear Miss Helen
Cowgill, assistant state cinh
lander.
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HOME ECONOMIC MEET
TO BE HELD JA N . 27
Ashland clubs ere Just getting
organised, end Miss Cowgill's
visit will start things with en­
thusiasm Tor no one can l“* r
Mlse Cowgill and not become
actively enthusiastic about this
important phase o f education.
Ashland people may well be
proud bf the achievement*) of
their club hoys and girls; this
year should produce even belter
results. The aim is every club
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On
Pago
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A home economics luncheon
will be held at 12 o’clock Wed­
nesday January 27,
at
the
Llthla Springs hotel, It was
learned this morning. All ladles
who will be present are asked
to phone or write Miss Ada
Brewster, home economics dem­
onstration agent, Medford, or
Mrs. J. R. MacCracksn of Ash-
laud, not later than Tuesday
noon.
All ladles ¿of Jackson
county are Invited to attend the
gathering.
The Pacific Empire advertising
idea, which was decided upon at
recent meeting of representatives
of Pacific Coast cities, w m car­
ried out this week In an adver­
tisement in the Saturday Evening
Post from Southern California.
In the left-hand corner of the
page advertisement was the fol­
lowing about the entire coast:
"When yon come to Los Angeles,
see the Great Pacific Coast In one
glorious vacation trip. Six fam­
ous National Parka and other
wonders— Seattle, Portland, Spo­
kane, Tacoma, San Francisco and
San Diego. See the entire west
bis year — *the extra cost is
very small.!’
It Is understood that every ad­
vertisement by any Pacific Coast
community will devote 15 per
cent of the space to exploiting the
entire Pacific ’Coast,
<’
"For S3 years I have lived in
Ashland,” said William B. Pracht
when I Interviewed him recently
at his home at Peach blow Para­
dise Orchards. "I was born in
Indiana, November 22, 1870. In
1878 We moved to San Francisco,
where I put in most of the next
five years at school. When I was
14, I decided to study history and
geography at first Jtsnd, so I
shipped as- an apprentice aboard
the English bark Howrah. We
were 153 days between Sen Fran­
cisco end Liverpool. 1 spent the
next few months in North Wales.
"In 1886 we moved from Port­
land to Alaska, I was 15 when
we went to Alaska. The Indians
celled me ’Tenes Son,* meaning
'little son.* I have dug clems end
shot deer on the site of Ketchi­
kan. At that time there was only
a board and bark shack, owned
by an Indian, where Ketchikan
was later located. I almost liv­
ed with the natives. I made fre­
quent tripe of several hundred
miles up and down the coast in
Indian canoes with the natives,
I soon learned to speak their
Jargon like a native and also
picked up a working knowledge
of the Stlfck tongue.
J,
"In 1890 I went to the Fmb
burg Mining academy, in Oat-
many, where I put in >0 months
studying chemistry, mlnernlotr
and mining. I remember going
to Dresden one night to hear
Mark Twain lecture. Father ta d
known Mark well, so that decided
me to attend the lecture instead of
going to hear Patti, who sane
that sasse might.
"In 18*2. while father wan an
▼eat in the street railway epm-
peay. ha stopped off at Ashland.
He foil la lav« with Ma «HauOe
a id the location, so he ) H |) ‘ 1*
nw »” - r r T
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