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— I ■ MALARIA GERMS Cannot starvi?e three menthe in the rich oeone at Àatilond. Pore domestio water helpe. A shland D aily T idings Tidings Has Been Ashland’s Leading Newspaper. For Nearly Fifty Years (United Press Wire Service) VOL, X L » CHURCHILL 1 0 RETAIN BOTH OF ■ HIS POSITIONS JUNE 21 Will Save *800 A Month To The Normal Fund, ae He can Take Care of Work at Salem In answer to the many state ments which have been made relative to J. A. Churchill, who is superintendent of. education of the state of Oregon and also president of the local normal, and his probable action in con nection with these two positions, J. H. Fuller, of this city who is a member of the state board of regents of the normal school, gave The Tidings a statement this morning which clears up the regents’ attitude. The statement shows it is the wish of the regents that Mr. Churchill remain as superinten dent of education and also car ry on the small amount of work which is necessary until the (Continued On Page Six) 19 LIVES ARE SNUFFED AWAY IN EXPLOSION Onlpi u p in raangyivania aune Par Below Entrance / Oppose Proposed Highway to Oregon Caves; Blight Effect Borrowing —4------ JOB Doesn’t Pe£ But Popular BANKERS HOLD SUPER-ROAD A ‘LOAN’ MENACE J. H. Puller, Member of the Board of Regents, Bays Ife Their Wish LOCAL ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEB? 4, 1926 ur to the Semi-Weekly Tidings. Volarne 41 Pa Graduates A. O. Hiles, 44, restaurant pro prietor and father of four chil dren, received a diploma from Lombard college, Illnois, at the close of the first semester this winter. He completed the course in three and a half years and won high scholastic honors. His home is in Galesburg, ill. Million Tons News Print From Alaska PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 4— (U.P.)—A m i 111 on tons of news-print pa per could be produced annually by the forests Of southeaatern Alaska for an indefinite length of time, according to B. F. Helntzieman, assistant United States forester in charge of timber sales for the forest sales in Alaska. The timber in that re gion is especially weft adapted for use in the production of paper pulp, Helntzieman said. At tempts are now being made by the government to interest United States and Canadian capitalists in the region. PITTSBURGH, Pa. Feb. 4. — (LP) — Death again claimed its grim toll in a mine disaster and today 19 men are dead following an explosion that wrecked the i Right Butte No. 1, of the Pitts burgh Terminal company's mine No. 4 at Horning. Trapped in a passageway 4,000 SPANISH FLYER feet under the mine entrance, only RESUMED FLIGHT two of the 21 men at work fight ing a blaze In the mine escaped. PERNAMBUCO, Bratli, Feb. 4. The explosion was an aftermath — (IP) — Commander Ramon of a fire in the mine which was Franco, who recently made a started when a cutting thachine trans-Atlantic flight, resuming his broke through a clay vein into a Spain to Buenos Aires flight, to gas pocket. The 21 men had day hopped off from here before gone down to fight the blase when daylight to Rio De Janeiro, start the explosion occurred. ing at 5:15. a. m. ■H GRANTS PASS, Feb. 3.— Op position to formation of the Sis kiyou super-road district, embrac ing portions of Jackson and Jose phine counties, was voiced by the delegates to the Southern Ore gon district Assocaitlon of Fed eral Land Bank associations, in a resolution adopted by that body. At the * concluding session Klamath Falls was selected as the meeting place for the 1927 spring meeting and Mrs. L. B. Hague of Klamath Falls was elected president. C. H. Hoffmeister of Roseburg was named vice-presi dent and L. C. Sisemore of Fort Klamath was elected secretary. Two delegates, J-. M. Ledgerwood of Myrtle Creek and Sam H. Bak er of Grants Pass, with M. J. Norris of Phoenix as alternate, and J. R. Bowen of Rogue River, were elected to attend the Spo kane meeting tn April. Three directors, M. J. Norris, J. W. Tur- vey of Williams and Ralph D. King of Myrtle Point were elect ed. The reeulution concerning the super-road district was adopted with a dissenting vote, the senti ment of the delegates being that they considered the issuance of bonds would create a greater burden than the benefits would justify. A vote is to be taken within the district February 15 on the bond issuance. It was pointed out that the increased taxes probably would make it Im possible for the farmers to ob tain federal loans on their lands. Chickens And »! Bees Damaged 2 By High Wind GENEVA, Feb. 4— (U;P.)— With the meeting here soon of the League of Nations’ newly created Disarmament Commis eion for the preparation of a general international disarma ment conference not less than six to eight different groups of states will come into open conflict as to what should be done and how to do it. While every nation in the world is, theoretically at least, in favor of disarmament, the League's five year study of the problem has developed that hardly any two agree either on the method, the extent or the scope. This Is one of the leadlug reasons why Leaguers remain convinced that disarmament will never come about as the result of any general agreement ou the subject but merely as logi cal result when security has been estafa gtablished to such an exteitb that the nations no longer feel the need of armaments. In any event at the meeting of the League's disarmament commission, the principal groups NO. 131 K. FAILS BACKS PACIFIC ROAD OFFICE PLANS Used \ &<Ue Corpse Reported That of Former Ashland Man is Found in Cal. Town KLAMATH FALLS. Feb. 3. — Definite approval of the plan to rent the six-acre tract at the Junction of the Pacific highway with the Ashland - Klamath Falls highway was .given today by di rectors of the local chamber of commerce, it being specified that the chamber is to be in no why liable and that a corporation com posed of public spirited citizens ran be formed to handle the mat ter. Absolute necessity for the move was pointed out In talks before the chamber. It was pointed out that cities along the Pacific highway last year formed the Pacific highway association, and that this associa tion is doing and haH done every thing within its power to keep travel upon the Pacific highway, to the exclusion of outlying com munities, such as Klamath. An option taken on the Helms trart expires Saturday. This will be taken up at once and another option taken for an additional per- Wisconsin, Hod, long enough to permit of a hair and company being formed to handle CORONER WAS WRONG r W » • • • • • • e l - MAN RETURNS TO PROVE THAT HE ISN’T DEAD Tract at Intersection of the Two Highways Selected For This Bureau M artha W alke, co-ed at he U niversity of wont bob her doesn’t pet, .doesn’t smo thoroughly approves of «fiaperotoee—but she has been ,he matter- The chamber will pay a nom elected queen of the annuil .junior prom this year, Her inal sum for the privilege of us home is in Peking, China. < ing the station as an Information MORE STORMS TO-BEAUTIFUL PREDICTED ON ROUTESEAUDED PACIFIC COASTS P. OFFICIAL Shipping Delayed; Rainfall Says Tourists W ill Have oice of Siskiyou and in Many Places Heavy; Choi Klamath Trips Marshfield 2.22 Bees and chickens seemed to Local Man Received Message That A. D. Porter waa Dead and Later Porter Denies Ruth McClarnon has been forced out as a teacher at Gunn City, Mo. She stuck a needle into the tongue of a pupil who had fibbed to her. Californians After Copy Lincoln Check SACRAMENTO, C a 1., Feb. 4—A. E. Culver, an inspector of the state fish and game commission, has a lithograph repro duction of a personal check signed by Abraham Lincoln which he will present to the state li brary. The production, which Itself is nearly a half century old, is interesting for the inscription. It was written by Lincoln during his presidency and reads: "Pay to the order of a colored man with one leg |5 .” It was signed "A. Lin coln.” center. The corporation will op erate a gas and oil station and may sub-lease part of the tract as an auto purk. Profits accruing from the arrangement will go to the corporation, subscription lists for which will be opened tomor row. Great benefit cannot fail to ac crue to the Klamath country by reason of this plan. It is pointed out. At the present time one lone Rign is Klamath's only rep resentative along th© Pacific FRANGIS PRATT MEMBER SORORITY highway, a small item in com parison with the spirited efforts OREGON AGRICULTURAL being made by valley cities to COLLEGE, Corvallis, Feb. 4.— confine travel to the Pacific high Francis Pratt of Ashland is a way. Signs along the highway will member of Ki Beta, social soror be used to draw attention to the ity, which will be installed as information booth and other meth Alpha Omega chapter of Alpha ods will be taken to insure that no Delta Pl, national, social sorority. tourist passes without at least Sixteen active members will be having opportunity to find out installed as charter members of about the resources and scenic this chapter. XI Beta was first organized In wonders of the Klamath country. the spring of 1919 as a house club. A charter as a local soror ity was granted in the fall of the same year. The Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Delta Pl was granted last July at the annual Rational convention in Rainier National park. Wash. KING CITY, Calif., Feb. 4— (U.P.)—A. D. Porter, who read in the newspapers yesterday that he had been found dead here, returned to King City last night to deny the false report. The body found near here yesterday was identified by three persons as that of Porte»., who registered here at a motel- sov- eral days ago. Porter’s ’ return to life leaves the body still un identified. A. D. Porter is a former Ash land man and has many friends here. Hubert Dyer, of 77 Pine street, received a telegfem Wed nesday afternoon from J. A. Cor nett, saying that ' Rev. A. D. Porter was found dead at King City. Monterey county, Califor nia.” No particulars were given. Later another message came as follows: "Coroner mistaken. Very much alive. Mistaken identity.” signed Audley (A. D. Porter). This message received this morning bears out the tele graphic message received an above. Porter's Ashland friends are rejoicing that the first mes- (Contlnued On ‘ Page » Six) blanket COVERS COAST Atlantic Seaboard Whiten ed; Six M en. Believed Lost as Tows Break have been the favorites with the wind Tuesday, \ for according to William Sproule, president of PORTLAND, Feb. 4— (U.P) reports several stands of bees — More stormy weather is the the Sonthern Pacific system, in NEW YORK. Feb. 4— (U.P.) and chicken houses were damag forecast for the Pacific North a Portland newspaper interview — The worst blizsard of the win ed. west today, following the heavy said that the Southern Pacific ter (descended upon the North Glen Simpson, who has seven windstorms and rainfall of the with the Klamath Falls and the Atlantic .states today, the area Siskiyou .routes between Califor stands of bees In his apiary, last 48 hours. extending as far west as the reports that he has a colony of Shipping was delayed over nia and Oregon could offer un Ohio valley. Snow has fallen bees every one of whom are night by the strong winds at the usually attractive trips to the almost steadily since 3 o'clock ready to fight. The boxes were north Pacific ports, which reach tourists. yesterday afternoon. With reference to the Eugene- blown over and now the bees ed a velocity of 64 miles an are scattered. The Hevenor hour at North Head. Wash., Klfmath Falls cut-off line, Mr. NEW tfoRK, Feb. 4. — (IP) —‘ Sproule said: apiary near the W. W. Robison and 60 miles at Tatoosh. The Atlantic seaboard today lay ‘We expect to have this 108- home was damaged when a tree Victoria reported one of the miles of new line open for use encloaked in a thick blanket of fell on the bee boxes. ■now, while gales of high velocity worst storms in years, which the latter jiart of July or not The Autrie chicken houses in swept the strait of Juan de later than the early part of Aug furiously whipped the flakes. the Bellview district suffered Fuca. Western Oregon had an ust. This will give two lines over During the night six men are believed to have lost their lives about 1200 damage, according unusually heavy rainfall. Marsh which visitors coming to Oregon The danger of a dry summer off the New Jersey coast when to reports. A. J. McClellan's field reported 2.22 inches In the from the south may travel and is just a little more unlikely us two barges were torn from a tow chicken house on Beach street last 24 hours and Eugene 1 97 will result In bringing tourists a result of the welcome rain line. Other coastal shipping was was badly damaged. Inches. v here in greater numbers. One which fell during practically Oregon— Rain and snow in distress, while far out in the will be the lilne of the Sisklyous, all of Wednesday night and part J. Q. Adams’ garage is re in the mountains; couth- 8 Atlantic the Furness freighter and schools of disarmament that ported to have been blown in attractive for its beautiful val of Thursday mftrning. erly winds; gales on tt Manchester Producer was report- will clash with each other are four different directions by the leys, and the otlufi* the line of the I The precipitation totalled .75 tt ed in trouble. coast. as follows: , Cascades, noted For its beautiful wind, demolishing it. inch, according to Louis Dodge, lakes.” The S e a ndinavlan group Completion of the new low- Many of the cross streets were which demands complete disarm FIRES SECRETARY gYade cut-off at Grass bake. Cal., littered with dirt and rubbish ament for reasons of their’ own. KLAMATH PROJECT will be accomplished so that Im this morning, result of the water As several of the Scandinavian proved route inay he used at the rushing down from the hill states are already disarmed or KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Feb. time the Eugene-Klamath line is streets. The street department are preparnig to dicarm they 3. — A. M. Thomas, secretary put into use, Mr. Sproule said. had a busy morning clearing oppose any plan of disarmament of the Klamath Irrigation dis The important improvement pro the drains and removing the based on mutual assistance. trict, was virtually fired yester jects the Southern Pacific has out The ex-"enemy" group, con day afternoon when the district NEW BRITAIN, Conn., Feb. lined for the east side in Port sistlng of Germany, .Austria, board, by a vote of two to one, PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 4. — southwestern part of the aUte land must be held In abeyance Hungary and Bulgaria, having declined to re-appoint him secre 4— (U.P.)— The weight of «l*o while the larger projects are be- (LP) V _ Charles Hall, Marshfield, participating I * BVV ....... ----- » Is W W ~' liberally In that TO been disarmed under the reace tary of the district for 1926. E. snow, which has been falling lag completed, the rail executive ARMS PARLEY BP M A V fiTTI rumored as a republican candi- rowth and prosperity. treaties Insist that *. fiale for the nomination for gov- T 0 r fifrecHong B neid or grr- tfiM . disarmed them come across with and a 'former employe of the roof of the foundry of The eral institutions In which thu sav ernor of Oregon, announced today Mr. Sproule said th a t he dif WASHINGTON, Feb. 4— (U. theiy Pert of the disarmament. United States Reclamation ser North and Judd Manufacturing fered with certain eastern rail P .)—Informal assurances have he would not run for that office. ings of numerous men and wo The French group consisting vice, was named by the board, to company to collapse today. In a statement to the press he men— mostly of Southwestern Ore authorities who have predicted been given the American Am succeed Thomas. Fifty workmen were reported gon — ere invested. My flret duty of France and the various Euro ■aid: Thomas lost his job with the buried. Two bodies were taken that all motor transportation ser bassador Gibson at Berne. Swit Is to these investors. pean states with which she has "To -those hundreds of my irrigation district because of his out. ■ Six persons, seriously In vice will within a few years grav zerland. by the league of nations “I have made strenaoua efforts military alliances Including Bel long conflict with R. E. Bradbury, itate into hands of the railroads. that the postponed preparatory friends throughout Oregon who to arrange my affaire so jured, were carried away soon gium, Poland, Csecho-Slovakla, president of the board. "I don' take stock in that the irm i commission will meet at have spoken and written to me could be free to serve the after the, accident and possibly Roumanta end Yu- ory,” he skid. "If the railroads Geneva May 6, Gibson advised urging me to become a candidate of Oregon for four years, for governor In the May repub- go-SIavla want disarmament enter the gasoline transportation the state department today. NEW BR1TIAN, Conn., Feb. 4 llcan primaries, and to the thous- honor were won, but my based upon the perfecting of a SMUGGLING OF field, it Is a foregone conclusion and» of other citizens who have Interests w,n “ot . — (U.P.)— Three workmen ark LIQUOR BRINGS mutual assistance armaments they would immediately encounr shown a friendly Interest In many f,rat du<jr *" and ***• IN HUGE AMOUNT known dead and six others are tor a lot of regulation where now system that will render certain ways, I take this occasion to state crease and growth on missing following the collapse there is very little.” DISABLED SHIP the security and defense of WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 4 of the foundry roof today. Nino EXPECTED FRIDAY to them I will not be able to makes this duty panuaoast every , nation that gives up a The Southern Pacific chief "My pubUe life »01 — (U.P.)—Bootleggers smuggled others are recalling (hospital seek political honors Phis year, portion of her armaments. as state senator, sad my reiterated Interviews given In the SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb. and to give the reason for this more than 100 million dollars treatment. Two other work mesi The Anglo-Saxoh group which tion to my community, as; South to the effect that he would 4— (U.P.)—The tanker A. F. decision briefly. worth of liquor across the Mexi escaped unharmed. neee associates sad my wants to confine disarmaments not resign, but would serve as Lucas, towing the disabled president until the retirement age schooner, Ecola, Is not expected merely to limiting military, na- can and Canadian borders last "Oregon Is oh the eve of— la determine whether or »— year, the treasury officials esti Oregon's farm area increased of* 70 Is reached. This will be to reach this port until tomor fact, Is enjoying—a great develop aspire to greater how (Continued On Page Six) mated today. 577,735 acres from 1930 to 192«. more than a year. ment, and Coos County and the futurei” row morning. Welcome Rain Conies; Fall is .75 Inch MANY GROUPS THREATEN MIXUP AT THE DISARM AMENT MEETING By HENRY WOOD (United Press Staff Correspon dent) vs ASHLAND CLIMATE" Without the use of medicine on nine cases out of ten of N s is a proven fa ct V \ THE WEATHER SO BURIED AS SNOW WEIGHTS DOWN A ROOF CHARLES HALL WILL NOT SEEK PLACE FOR GOVERNOR, STATED --------------- :—r 'X n i I