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VOL. XLIX
A shland D aily T idings
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filin g s Has Been 'Ashland’s Leading Newspaper For Nearly Fifty Years
Successor to the Beni-Weekly TidSnga, Volume 48
" - debaters lose ¡spahi« **
____ .___ L.._ .1',
TO C. PASS IN
BOTH MEETINGS
Two to One Decisions For
Josephine Teams Given
Last Night
ON
TAX
About SO Attondcd Splendid De
bate Here in HJrh H<iiool
Auditorium
The Grants Pass debating
teams defeated the Ashland
teams both at Ashland and at
Grants Pass last night. The de
bate was on the subject of the
Severance Tax, with Ashland
taking the negative at Grants
Pass and the affirmative here.
The Judges here were Clarence
Meeker, John Carkin and B. H.
Conkle. of Medford. The de
cision in both places was 2 to
1 in favor of the Grants Pass
team.
The Ashland team debating
here was Roland Parks and
Warren Doremus against Eliza
beth Flfleld and Mildred Whaler
of 'Grants Pass, while Ellen
Galey and Dick Joy represented
Ashland at Orants Pass. About
60 attended tbe debate here, In
the Jilgh school auditorium,
which was excellent from every
standpoint and well appreciated.
The two defeats of last night
automatically eliminate the Ash
land teams from the conference
schedule for this year, it was
stated.
(U a lted »»ess W ire 8ervtce)
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A SH LA N D , OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBR U AR Y 5, J 926
BOY BURNS IIP,
HELD ANTENNA
ON POWER LINE
SEVTRANCE
ASHLAND CLIMATE
Without the use of medicine cure»
nine cases
if ten of asthma.
This is
a fa ct
NO. 132
V'
lor 70 Years
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'S e e s 5 Èli
11818702
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FÖR SUPPORT
OP ENDOWMENT
P. 0. AS LEADS
ALL THE WORLD
Father Pulls Son off Wire,
But Lad is Dead When
He Reaches Hospital
State Adjutant Compliment«
Ashland Post No. 14 On
Raising $800 Quota
F. D. Wagner, Speaks at
Kiwanis Luncheon, Tells
of Improvements
VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 5—
(U.P.)—.“Jimmie’s burning up,”
were the childrens* cries reach.
Ing the ears of F. F. Greenwood
of this city.
He rushed to
where the children were playing
and found his 7-year-old son
clutching a radio antenna, which
had broken In the storm and
fell across a power line.
Sparks were shooting from
the boy's hands.
Greenwood
tore the boy loose and rushed
him to a hospital where it was
found thb lad was dead.
Carl R. Moser, state adjutant
of the Oregon American Legion,
has written Ashland Post No. 14,
thanking the locnl members for
raising theft quota of $800 In
the recent ■ Legion endowment
drive. Ashland was one of those
postR which completed its quota,
although several posts have not
done this, according to the let
ter.
In expressing the state Le
gion's thanks for the local post’s
work. Adjutant Moser wrote V-
V. Mills, finance officer of tho
local post In part, as follows:
“I regret that wo have not
successfully accomplished our
state's quota, yet I firmly be
lieve thnt the amount In ar
rears by posts which are now
conducting their campaign will
make it possible for us to notify
our national headquarters that
Oregon 'has done her bit.'
“May I trust that you will
convey this same thanks and
appreciation to all those In your
community who have made pos
sible the successful accomplish
ment of your local quota, and
to impress upon each and every
one that by subscribing to such
a cause that wa want thenv to
feel they should always demand
that this money be used at all
times for the most worthy char
itable causes." '
DR. CRANDALL TALKS
Tell» of Stunts Clubs Tried In
California; Billings Was
Chairman
Service rendered by the Uni
ted States postoffice department
in Its 50,000 branches is the
best rendered by any similar or
MA
ganization in the world, accord
Arthur Fulvl, 33, and four of his ing to F. D. Wagner, local
children were found dead In postmaster, who spoke as part
their Cleveland (O.) home and of the program at the Kiwanis
Mrs. Vera Fulvl (above), his luncheon today.
In a humorous vein, he said
wife was found seriously ill
T od S loan, e v r - i - >• conceded to lx
the
poRtofflce had been described
th e greut'-Ni
.if a ll tim e , may PLANS FOR THE
after the family had partaken
be m a n y y e a rs beyond th e com pel!
as the place where the Scotch
LINCOLN
BANQUET
of
a
banquet.
A
fifth
child,
liv e uge. but he Im su't lost interest
Jeano, was also made 111, and man filled his fountain pen;
in horse racing
Not a b it. I l , , s till
President Paul McDonald and
follow s 'em closely us Is shown by
chemists found traces of poison but that In the more serious
the iic c o n iita iiyin ••. ¡.icture taken re the other officers of the Jack-
In her mouth. A murder plot vein, the department was a
c e n tly a t the ' l l J u a n a tra c k .
great service organisation. Five
son County Lincoln club assure
Is suspected.
years from now, the expenses
the public that a splendid pro
f
of the postoffice d/*pu*tment
gram will be given at the reg
operation will probably' reach
ular banquet to be held In the
the billion mark, he said.
Hotel Medford Friday evening,
February 12.
In the last two years the lo
cal office has shown a 25 per
The principal speaker will tie
cent Increase in postal receipts,
Editor E. B. Piper of the Ore Sudden illness revealed that Dr. M. V. Mayfield, who had practiced
which is usually a good baro
gonian.
There will be other in Mena, Ark., for over a quartet* of a century, was a woman Instead
meter of conditions In a city.
short talks by prominent men of a man. Dr. Mayfield had mad«* her rounds constantly and no
LOS ANGELES. Feb.
In money orders alone, the lo
from'different parts of the state, one had suspected the secret. When a little girl'in England, her par
SAN
PEDRO,
Cal.,
ents needod a boy to protect certain property rights, and she was
5— (U. P .)—C a 1 ifornla
cal office handles approximately
also good music.
Fell. 3— (U.P.)—A trio
brought up as a son. She kept tip the deception as she grew older,
may be host to both the
$20,000 a month and $30,000 is
There will be large delega going to medical school and moving to America as a m u tt. She is
of adventurers have left
Republican and Demo
the
goal for 1926.
tions from neighboring cities, 76, and It is feared her present Illness will be fatal.
this port on a G.000
cratic national conven
He gave an Interesting ac
several befog candlflateW ..foe
mile
sea-voyage
in
226-
tions in 1928, according
count of the air mall service
nominations to state and national
foot catboat.
to local political prognos
which will soon be started on
offices at the coming primaries.
W. Fred Kohler, auth
ticators.
the
coaRt, saying one conld then
or, with his 20-yenr-old
' Republican chieftains.
mall a letter here this morn*
daughter, Virginia, and
LOCAL
MEN
NAMED
Ineluding United States ft
ing and that it would reach
James Wallace, camera
ON KIWANIS LIST
Senator 8amuel Short- 8
New
York thei morning of the
man, comprise the party.
ridge, Mark L. neqna M
seaond
day. Among the im
In the first bulletin by Ken
They left here recent
and Ralph Arnold have 8
provements which hav|B been
neth Ferguapn, new Pacific
ly, bound for Mfoml,
conferred here concern- 8
made in this office la the new
northwest district governor of
Fla., In tbe “Iris," built
ing* possibility of bring- 8
rural
route bringing 100 fam
approval.
The
Federation
of
tine
Kiwanis
club,
January
13
By MINOTT SAUNDERS
in 1881 at Buzzards
Ing their next party con- 8
ilies
Into
the local service, more
British
Industries
became
ac
he
outlines
the
work
for
the
(United
Press
Staff
Correspon
H. D. Mortenson, president of
Bay, Mass. Tho vessel Is
clave to Los Angeles.
8 the Pelican Bay Lumber com
extensive
city delivery and par
tlve several months ago on the year and names tho district com
dent)
noted along the Atlantic
If staged here. It is 8 pany, and one of
cel post delivery.
mittees.
principle,
that
“Trade
Follows
the
best
coast
for
her
speed,
hav
LONDON, Feb.' 5— (U.P.) —
likely the new $3.500,- 8
Relative to the federal build
the Film." Industrialists main
Members on these committees
known lumbermen of the Klam
ing won trophies in many
000
mammoth
Shrine 8 ath country, was a guest at tho A government subsidy for the tain that every American film from Southern Oregon are: Un
ing
prospects for Ashland, he
races.
First Half Close Playing,
Temple will be the scene 8 Lithia Springs hotel last nlglit British film Industry to enable shown in the colonies and de der privileged child. Dr. G. A.
said
Congressman Hawley had
Stops are to be mado
more
successful
compettition
But Visitors Outclass B
of the gathering.
8
recently
written that nothing •
MaRsey.
Klamath
Falls;
public
pendencies
is
subtle
propa
enroute
to
San
Francisco
on
at Mexican and Central
Tean, in Last Half
Democratic leaders, ac- 8 one of his frequent business with American pictures Is now ganda for American goods. The affairs. T. H. Ness, Roseburg;
definite
could
be forecast now. .
American ports and at
cording to advices here, 8 trips. Mr. Mortenson expressed a possibility after months of movement has further been education, B. L. Eddy, Roseburg;
Homer
Billings,
chairman of
Yucatan.
The Battery B basketball team {
headed by National Com- 8 belief that the pine millR of feverish study of their tlifCI- quickened by the unfavorable good will and grievance, V. O.
the
program
today,
announced
The Iris has a free
again weakened after the flratj
mitteeman
Isadore
B. 8 Southern Oregon would experi oultlea by makers and produc characterization of the English N. Smith, Ashland; lnter-club
that
W.
M
.
Wright
had
been se
board of but 16 Inches
ers in this country
half, following a good exhibition,
Dockweller, are prepar- 8
lected
to
give
the
vocal
part of
man In most American pictures. relations, W. A. Weist, Klamath
ence one of the best years of
and only one mast, but
of basket-tossing, and lost dur-1
Charles Tennyson, director of
Ing a campaign to have 8
the
entertainment,
which
Mr
Falls;
agricultural,
C.
C.
Leni-
He Is usually shown, as one
their history during the present
Kohler, a veteran marin
Ing the last two quarters to the!
the Federation of British In critic said, “as a cane-carrying, on, Medford; publicity, 8. Sump
their
next
convention 8 year.
Wright
did
In
two
solos
that
er, expects no trouble In
Battery A team of Medford, the]
dustrles, has announced the pro
staged in San Francisco. 8
were greatly enjoyed.
monocled nlnnv, compared with ter Smith, Medford; music, Carl
negotiating the roughest
final score being 52 to 25, last*
posai to Introduce a bill Into
The bay city is under- 8
Dr. Crandall, another member
his red-blooded, heroic American Loveland, chairman. Ashland. .
seas.
night at the armory.
Parliament providing for govern
stood to be prepared to 8 ECOLA TOW IS
of
the committee making the
BROKEN AGAIN ment support of the film trade. cousin, with a consequent low
The Ashland Pony team de
make a generous finan- 8
program today, said while In
ering
of
British
prestige
abroad.
feated the Bedford All-Star team
Such a measure Would stand a
cial inducement to the 8
California last year he noticed
The Federation, co-opernttng
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb.
after a whirlwind finish, the
good chance of success because with other bodies, drew itp a
party, as It did In 1920 8
that the Kiwanis clubs provided
5—
(U.P.)—
The
crippled
lumber
score being 13 to 12.
and 1924.
it schooner, . Ecola, which broke of the growing feeling against plan for the resuscitation of
their members with large badges
The first half of the game
the preponderance of Amerlmn
upon which was printed thé’
British films and presented it
from tow during the night,
between the two batteries re
films in British picture houses.
nickname, classification, etc,, of
to
the
Board
of
Trade
last
July
was
picked
up
again
today
by
sulted in a 25 to 18 score In
The proportion of . English to
the member. He also told of
Details of the plan were never
Tanker Captain A. F. Lucas, the
favor of Medford, with each team
foreign made pictures now be made public. Later the Cinema
other things which the Califor
Standard
Oil
company
was
noti
“Any
motorist
who
persists
a possible winner.
The third
ing shown here is estimated as
nia clubs did.
fied this morning.
tograph Exhibitors' Association in running his automobile on
quarter ended 40 to 20, however,
low a s one per cent.
Walter Hughes was drawn to
drafted
a
scheme
whereby
rent
The Ecola drifted nine hours
last year's license without hav
Fifty thousand dollars wbrth
and In the fourth quarter the
Propaganda against the for er» and exhibitors would be ing applied this year. Is sub
contribute
toward the child wel
during
a
heavy
tog
while
the
of School District No. 5 bondri
visitors Increased this lead to
eign films is Increasing steadily. compelled to hire and show a
fare fund. ^Harold Moore, pro
Lucas
and
a
tug
ranger
searched
ject
to
arrest,”
says
Sergeant
were sold last night by the
52 to 25, outplaying the locals.
for her. It Is expqfted the ves It Is apparent chiefly In criti quota, beginning at ten per cent, J. J. McMahon, of the state school board at a meeting held prietor of the East Side Grocery
The former encounter between
cism'in the press of the Importa«!
and the “baby member*' of the
Wells-Dickey com
these two teams resulted iu a Gale Passing Out to Sea sels will reach San Francisco productions, and is mainly dl. of British films. Also a cen traffic department, who return last night,
club
was Introduced.
Miss
tral
studio
was
advocated.
The
this
afternoon.
ed from Marshfield and other pany and A. B. Wakbman of
24 to 22 victory for the Med
rected against American and quota Idea was finally rejected,
Imogene
Wallace
played
dur-
After
Whipping
•
Coos Bay points, where he had Portland were the purchasers,
ford guards.
German makers. The critics are but a special committee Is work
*
Seaboard
Rpent two days on an Inspec paying a premium of $llop.
STORM IN OOOS
(Continued On Page Six)
becoming more .and more diffi ing on a substitute.
tion
tour.
The bonds will draw 5 per cent
BAY
QUIETING
NEW YORK, Feb. 5— (U.P.)
cult to please and their TedC-
The plan for a central studio
Interest.
— Terrific storms, which for 24
S. P. .TRAINS ARE
MARSHFIELD, Ore., Feb. 5— tions seem to be persuaded by is in process of development. LAND SETTLEMENT
This sum Is to be used In
HELD BY WASHOUT hours have whipped the eastern (U.P.)— The terrific gales which a persistent bitterness. In I be It has been suggested thnt it
payments
on the new Grammar
SUBJECT
MEETING
seaboard from Georgia to Maine, have racked the Coos Bay section meantime American fllniR con British Hollywood be built at
school. The remainder of the
Local Southern Pacific of are passing out to sea.
since Tuesday, accompanied by tinue to draw the largest houses, Brighton, but nothing has been
Quite n number of realtors, Issue of $105,000 will not be
ficials report, that a bridge at
Close to 30 deaths are at driving rain and hall storms, but producers explain this by done to realize this.
officials
and business men were sold until the improvements are
Brant and 260 feet of track were tributed to the storm.
Eight quieted down today to a steady the fact that the British indus
The Government Is also active In Medford this afternoon at made on the Hawthorne school,
washed out this morning about of these drowned at sea when drizzle. Wire and train service try, as now organized, cannot and Is reported to have a scheme
June,
nine o’clock by flood waters, barges broke from their tows. to the outside world was again supply the market with films of Its own to offer if the pro tending the land settlement probably not until in
meeting
which
was
scheduled
to
member»
of
the
board
stated.
caused by a heavy storm in Eight others were killed when established after being disrupted sufficiently elaborate and In such
moters and producers fall to
the Cow Creek Canyon moan a building collapsed under snow for more or less during the foot numbers as to fheet the co;n?«» solve their own difficulties. be held at the Hotel Medford in
•vder te—davlas
rains me lis t
Hdtira. Freight at New Brltlan, "Conn.
HHoST
three days.
Politicians are strong for the whereby more settlers could be ORDER SAL& OF
and passenger service was mark
Many remedies have
been home Industry bt^auso of what attracted to Jackson county land.
4 AUTOS TAKEN
ed up as Indefinitely delayed.
suggested, but the subsidy plan ha» been called the “oppressive This meeting was suggested by
LEGION
UNITS
IN LIQUOR RAIDS Go From Wampus Ball to
REP.
MADDEN
OF
The Shasta Limited and Train
Is
meeting
With
the
most
general
Americanism
In
films.”
Funeral of Barbara La-
TO
HOLD
MEETINGS
Arthur Falster, of the stnto
ILLINOIS FALLS
No. 53 were tied up as a result.
Judgment against four auto
Marr, “ Gayest of All”
MEDFORD
SATURDAY
ON
HOUSE
FLOOR
chamber
of
commerce,
who
lins
These trains arrived during the
mobiles confiscated
for the
done
considerable
work
along
OLMSTEAD TOLD
night. •.
•
STATE OAUOHT
LOS ANGELES. Cal., Feb. 1
Ashland
Legionnaires
and
transportation of liquor in this
WASHINGTON^ -Feb. 5— (U.
HIM TO FIX JT this line.
A washout on the approach of members of the Ashland Legion P.)— Representative Martin Mad
UP ON ISSUING
county, were filed late Wednes — (U.P.)—Filmdom. paused ht
the new bridge and overhead Auxiliary will attend the district den, Republican and chairman
day In circuit «court and their the realm of make-believe today
1926 LICENSES
at Oakland has effectively stop conventions of tfce Legion and of the house appropriations com
SEATTLE, Wash,, Feb. 5— ASTORIA AOAIN
sale by the sheriff, at a date un to render a last great applause
ped all passenger busses, freight Auxiliary at the armory In Med mittee, collapsed today and was
to Barbara La Marr.
(U.P.)— Roy Qlmstead at one
IN TOUCH WORLD fixed ordered.
trucks and heavy touring cars, ford, Saturday afternoon. The carried from the capitol 'build
The final strains of tho
Secretary of State Sam Ifozer time called a Victoria, B. C.
A Packard «Twin Six, belong
according to word received. The meetings of the two allied or ing. His temperature was 103. hag notified alt police and traf man, after a rum runner had
ASTORIA, Ore., Feb. 6— ( I f . ing to John Richard, and a nnal Wampus hall and
highway crews opened the high ganizations start at 1:30 p. m.
fic officer» that hl» department been seized, and told him “to P.)—Astoria restored communi Studehaker six belonging to Wal scrsenland’s gayest social
way to llgtjt cars, but It* may This will be followed by a ban
1» now handling the applica go ahead and fix it up." “I cation with the outlsde world ter Dyreborg, both charged with had barely died when t b e j
be several days before the big quet at tlfe Hotel Medford at
tion» for 1926 licensee wlthont am sending up two or three early today, after having been Volstead law violations, and eral begun. The same
busses and trucks can get 6:30 p. m.
any delay and that the officer» thousand dollar^ In the morning. cut off for more than 12 hours residents of California, and two film folk, who had da
through. The highway Is under
State official^ of the two or
Oregon — Unsettled:
are Juatlfted in demanding that You know the ropes." This tes as a result of an 84 mile gaio Ford touring cars belonging to night In tlnael aad gold
water near Yoncalla and traffic ganisations will be present, as
rain in the west portion;
everybody either have a 1f>6 timony was given by Racebo'-so Thursday afternoon.' All wire Ì Jonas Spltser and W. C. Barker, to somber black to
Is also being held up at that well as delegates from the var
fresh southerly and strong
license or kn application receipt Ruaeell, a dry agent who topped communications fAlled east of'serving terms for liquor vlola- paaolng of “the gays
point.
Astorla at $:80 p. m. yesterday? Gbps, comprise the lot
all,** as Barbera wai
ious units fo Southern ' Oregon.
winds on the coast.
th» wire».
for the aame.
Both Parties
May Meet in
California
LOCAL TOSSERS
WEAKEN, LOST
GAME 3 2 TO 23
Lumberman Sure
Industry to fla v e
Splendid Year
BRITISH PLAN FILM SUBSIDY
OBJECTING M D. S. MOVIES
Must Apply for
New License or
Subject to Arrest
3D DEATHS DUE
EASTERN STORM
Cat boat is
Vehicle for
Long Voyage
SELL BONDS AT
GOOD PREMIUM
LAST TRIBUTES
PAID ACTRESS
IBY FILM FOLKS
THE WEATHER
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