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MALARIA GERMS Canno| survive three months in the rich osone at Ashland. Pure domestic .water helps. ly The Tidings Has Been Ashland*s Successor to the SemlrWeekly Tiding«. Volume 43 ASH LA N D , OREGON, SETTLEMENT OF Knocks Out 4 WINBURN GAINS EAGLE POINT IS SPOTLIGHT FOR FACTORY GIRL THE FIRST NEED i tDAY, FEB. 6, 1926. NO. 133 Hobby Was Too Funny Converts Her Into Modern Cinderella for Evening on Gay Broadway É0 COMMITTEE IS NAMED Aaliland Has Representation at Meeting and Pledges Part In Work The Eagle Point Irrigation district was the principal topic ot discussion at the meeting held in the Medford hotel yes terday afternoon when a rep resentative group of landow n-p ers, bankers and business men John W eller, marshal of Beaver of Jackson county osbembled dam, O., 1 b 60 but he’s still to discuss the question of obtain tough. He proved it when four ing more settlers on the lands men tried to drive away from of Jackson county. a fillin g station without paying. A rth u r Foster, representing Using only his fists, he’ knocked the land settlement department out all of them. of the Portland and State chambers of commerce, stated that explicit promises had been made by the representatives of these organisations to help' this project in an intensive way dur ing the next six months, and that similar promises had been mode by the chambers of com merce of Jackson- county. GRANTS PASS, Feb. 6- This created considerable dis Plnnged into the flood waters cusslon and Mr. Barnes, realtor of Whiskey creek, at the foot from Medford, thought that at of Oregon mountain on the tention should first be given to C alifornia side, the mall stage the Medford and Talent irrig a of the Coast Anto lines is lying tion districts and that after In water about a foot over the these were cared for and set car. The machine, dropped into tlers found for some of these the creek when the right close in, bnt now idle lands, it Stringer on the bridge gave would be easier to then turn way, is on Its side. The only attention to the Ragle Point occupants, Hal Truax, the driv district. er, and an unknown transient, This view, however, dfd not made their esoape from the ma seem to prevail; at least,' It chine after they had been given seemed the general desire of the a thorough soaking. gathering that every effort pos- In the car at the time of the sible should be made to render ^accident was United States effective assistance to the Eagle through mail to the extent of Point District now. 1750 pounds. A dog, said to Messrs Spencer, B »'w n and have been registered, was Campbell of the Karfe Point drowned. Thd accident hap- district made statements, show pened at about 3 o'clock yester ing that there was nothing the day afternoon, while the stage matter with the disrlct except was on Its way to Crescent a need of more settlers and that City. Whiskey creek is ex non-resident land owners were tremely high and large logs and responsible for this difficulty. other d rift Is reported. I t was also shown that, although a little farther from the prin HIGHWAY IS OPEN cipal cities of Jackson county, IN BOTH DIRECTIONS the district^ offered land at equal quality and a t lower prices Tourists coming In from the than any other section. south 'this morning report that ‘Real estate men claim that section of the Pacific highway in Eagle Point people had failed good condition, with the except to properly present their ad ion of one or two short stretches vantages, had not listed their whicTi were washed out and are lands or advertised, and said now being reconstructed. The detour In Cow Creek can they were w illing to cooperate yon, due to the heavy flood* in glad to sell these lands. Some stated there was a that section was very rough, ac call for rental farms and that it cording to those who came from was Impossible to fin d any the North yesterday. w STAGE PLUNGES INTO C REEK (Continued On Page Four) AWARD MEDALS TO HEROES OF THE ROOSEVELT King’» Medals Given Them; Recommended for Fam ous U. S. Navy Cross W A nrilrvd r ( v . , r»n. w — (U .P .)— Seoretary of Navy W ilb u r today asked President Coolidge to award the much- prized navy croes to Lieutenant George Fried, of the naval re serve; commanding officer of the Steamer President for "courdg- eous seamanship upon the high seas” in his rescue of the crew of the British steamer Antlnoe. SOUTHAMPTON, Eng., Feb. 6— (U .P .)— Medals for Eng land's King were bestowed upon the heroes of the United States line steamer President Roose velt for their rescue of the British crew of the distressed tramp freighter Antlnoe In mid- ocean. FLOOD STAGE IN COAST . STREAMS IS THE FORECAST PO RTLAND. Ore., Feb., 6— (U .P .)— High water floods are anticipated in various points of western Oregon and Washing ton as a result of the torrential rains. In the last 24 hours the rainfall in Portland was 2.07 Inches, Oregon city 2.32 Inches, Salem 2.05 inches and Albany 1.97 Inches. The barometer In still low and unsettled weather fs the forecast. The flood stage w ill be reached W illam ette. In the lower LOCAL GIRL MADE ORATOR AT LINFIELD L IN F IE L D COLLEGE, McMinn ville, Ore., Feb. 6. — The ora torical contest was won here this week by Carm elita JVoodworth, of Ashland, who spoke upon thd mod ern girl and her problem. She w ill represent the college in the contests to be held la the spring with other Oregon colleges.. Miss Woodworth is a Junior and w ill also represent the col lege at the national forensic fra ternity meeting at Estes Park. Colo., in April. Subscribe For The Tidings. >' Rich easterners adopt c phans and are given columns ot publicity. Jesse W lnburn, ver satile New Yorker who is welt known here, has not adopted any orphans, hut he is getting pub licity, Just the same, tor he has sponsored a b rilliant trip of a New York factory girl into New York's spotlight for one night. Dispatches from the east give the following version of this, the latest, activities of Mr. W in burn: , "Jesse W lnburn, for sevoral years a resident of Ashland, Ore., and who four years ago offered $5,000 to elect W alter M. PJerce governor, has blossomed out In New York In a -new role. "Through the agency of Mr. W lnburn, Mis» A m ira Calderon, a New York factory girl with an unusual voice, became a Cin derella for a night. The young woman was given an opportunity to appear on a radio bill on Broadway, she made good and after one glorious night return ed to her job In a suit and cloak establishment. The limou sine, which waa at the disposal of the Cinderella for the eve ning, as well as the chance to sing on the program, was pro vided by the ex-Oregon cltlxen.'* Ancient Gun Failed Boys In a Holdup M A N H A TTA N . K a n., Fob. 6— (U .P .)— L e f t y W right, deceased bandit, who attempted two hold ups here recently, held more faith in the awe- inspirTng qualities of his gun than In its reliability. On inspection by of ficers, a fter W right fell victim to ;three shots from a patrolman's re volver. It was revealed that Lefty carried a gat of the percussion cap type, used about the time of the Civil Whr. His gun bore a patent of 1856. One of the officers tried his best to fire the piece but could not make It go off. Tidings Late Due Accident to New Press Even the best of machinery gets out of order occassionally. and the brand new printing p re » which The Dally Tidings installed several months ago went on a rampage Thursday evening when about half of the edition was printed. This caused a delay that eve ning and then Friday, a neces sary part to pnt it back in or iginal condition had to be made. This was not completed until about 6:30 o’clock. In 45 mln- iTTBg nrng thereafter the edi- tion was printed. However, the late delivery these two vepingn caused many subscribers to miss their copies. The Tidings re grets this, but feels confident that th etronble w ill not occur again— at least very goon. POLAR PARTY TO » MAKE START SOON KANSAS C IT Y , Mo., Feb. • — (U .P .)— Member» of the W il kins ¿arty, which is to attempt ta fly over the North Pole, left here last night for Seattle, Washington, to make fin al ar rangements before their start to Alaska and the polar regions. use of medicine cures nine cases out of ten of asthma. This is a proven fact Wire Sarrlce) Refuses ROBBERS SHOT MARSHAL WHEN HE JUMPS THEM JÉJ Meeting Votes to Assist This District and Then to Aid Others < S 1 U U N S ARE W I L E D AS CROSSING SEA «• t' :ii;S 71-Year-Old Official is fcr - iously Injured by a Gang of Burglar» After Years of Litigation, O L Y M P IA , Wash., Feb. • — (U . P .) — C. It. Pake, aged 71. who le night marshal at Yelm , is in the hospital hero severely wounded as a result of a gun fight early this morning with two burglars. His condition 1.-: serious. He surprised, the gunmen I w » while they wore attem pting to enter a store. They opened fire on the marshal. Yelm citixens later captured a suspect, who Is being Investigated by author ities. There are three bullet wounds in Pake’s thigh and Hero's “ Oontleman Jim ," or, if you don't know him by that groin. name, it's James J. Corbett, ex holder of the world's heavy weight boxing title. Jim was recently challenged to a bout by a 73-year-old youngster, and Is here depicted looking over^he defl. Oh, yes, Corbett turned down the offer. BOUND Famous Stillman Case May Come to End k Sea-Lions Kill Fish,’ Reported Hazol Howell, film actress, won a divorce when she told a Los Angeles judge her, husband had torn her clothes off so she couldn’t go to n matinee. “ H e’s a comedian and sometimes he tried to;get funny with m e,” she com plained. SAN PEDRO, Cal., Feb. 6— (U .P .)— O r e a t herds of sea-lions off the Southern California coast are menacing the fish ing Industry, according from the local harbor, to anglers who operate Thousands of the Heals are encountered dally in waters between Santa Barbara and San Diego, the fishermen report California law forbids killing sea-lions, and con sequently they are m ulti plying rapidly. Other states are said to pay « bounty on the ocean animals. SCOUT TROOP, ROSEBURG ABLE RE-ORGANIZED, TO ANNEX ONLY Deer Meat is BY 12 MEMBERS THE SHORT END Cause Heavy Is Pioneer Oreanization of Score 36 to 7; Alumni Given State; J. 0. Rigg is Defeat by Girls of High Scoutmaster School Last Night Scout Troop No. 1, the pio neer troop In this city and pos sibly one of the oldest troops in the state, was revived Thurs day evening at an enthusiastic meeting in Pioneer hall, with J. O. Rigg as scoutmaster. Twelve boys were out to join this troop and more are expected to join in the future, as the quota is much higher than the present membership. Officers of the troop will be elected al a subsequent meeting. This troop, while it has not been actively functioning dur ing the last six months, has been in existence for 12 year» and' during th a t period, ac cording to J. O. Rigg, the troop has conae in contact with more The Roseburg basketball team was a scrapping organization, gamely fighting even though the edds were against them, but they could not locate the basket, in the contest at the armory with the local high school team last night, w ith the result that the visitors took tho short end of a 36 to 7 score. The visitors were able to place the ball in the basket only onco, w hile the locals, displaying splen did teamwork, rolled up a com fortable score. The locals used both th e ir first and second teams during the game. As a preliminary the Ashland high school girls defeated an ag gregation of alumni by the score of 22 to 20. Tito alumni who (Continued From Page Four) (Continued on Page Four) HUGE MEMORIAL TO INCLUDE MANY INTERESTING FEATURES » A T LA N T A , Feb. 6. — (LP) — Under the direction of Augustus Lukeman, New York sculptor, electric drills are beating a i. nd- tonous tat-tat-tat on the sheer side o f Stone Mountain, seen, of the gigantic memorial to luroea f ‘,7 k Confei» ic> Lukeman tsfhtwtd direction of the carving of tho m eiietiln after the dismissal of Ouizon Borglum W ork was suspended for nine months but the carving has t een resumed and the hope wns ex pressed by officials that It will be completed in two years. - ■*,' The new sculptor has con. plat ed a model of the Memorall Hall, which w ill be carved out of solid granite at the base of the Moun tain underneath the-central group of Confederate figures and win be dedicated to the women of the Secession. CLIMATE! )U t the thi .Without Newspaper, For, Nearly, Fifty Years' m vot- XLIX T idings A SH LA N D Memorial H all will be an im mense senil-clrcular chamber cut into the mountain, according to Ltikemnn s IT R ffrr” AUIUM Uie front ofHhe hall w ill be a colon- ade of six solid granite columns, standing 42 feet high, 7 1-2 feet thick and 13 feet apart,' the larg est monoliths in the world. Inside tho H all, in the center of the floor, w ill stand a colassal block of granite .carved into the figure of a woman. This figure w ill be at least 20 feet high, larger than the marble statue 6f Lincoln in Washington. Around' the semi-circular in terior wall of the H all will be carved 13 classic columns rising from floor to celling. The spaces between them w ill be dressed down and polished and each panel w ill be dedicated to a state of the (Continued on Page Four) Fines to Two Hughle Combast and W. A. Ziebler were each fined $76 and costs in Justice Taylor’s court In Medford today on charge of having deer meat in their possession during the clos ed season. The arrest was made by Deputy Game Wardens Roy Parr and Daly, according to Mr. Parr, who returned to Ashland this afternoon from Medford. The men were trapping on the Applegate, it was stated. SPRING CEREMONY BY HILLA TEMPLE H lllah Temple of Shriners will stage a spring ceremonial at the armory in Ashland on Saturday, March 13th, according to plane formulated at the regular ses sion which was held at Musonic Temple last evening. Shriners from Ashnlnd, Med ford, Grants Pass and surround ing country attended last night's session, which combined social and business features. New scenic and spectacular equipment for ceremonial work was recently authorized, by H ll lah, and this Is to be ready for nse at the coming event, to which a special Invitation to at tend is to be sent to Potentate Phil Metschan and the divan of AT Tfadcr TWtnplW, Of FOrtt.'tfftf. GARDENER KILLS SOLDIER AS HE ASKS ADMITTANCE PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 6— (U .P .)— Vincenze Candello. an Italian gardener, killed Clar ence W . W arf, a Vancouver, Wash., soldier,* when the latter appeared on hie front porch early today, demanded entrance and started to break In when admittance was refused. Candello gave himself tip to the police, who are investigating. I t is believed the soldier was looking for a place in the Italian quarter to buy wine. FIVE SENT TO THE R0CKP1LE Five Jackson county prisoners, four unde rsentence for pro hibition infractions and one for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, left Friday for Kelly Butte, a rock quarry operated by Multnomah county near Port land, In custody of Deputy Sheriff Lewis leasts gs. to serve their sentences of fy>m six months to a year. An Ash land girl. Edith Jordan, 17, was In the custody of Mrs. Ralph Jennings, to be committed to the state industrial school at Salem. O. C. Reed, a former em ploye of the Ashland water de partment, w ill serve six months on tho rock pile for alleged as sault; Oreel Menuler, five months and $500 fine for posses sion and transportation of liquor; Edward E. Foster, 15 months for still possession; Cheater Carter and Lester Shoe maker, each six months for Il licit mash possession. The last four are residents of Gold H ill and were arrested last week. AIR SERVICE HAS NEW 10-CENT STAMP The postal department is about to issue a 10-cent air mall stamp The stamp will be for use primar ily in the a ir mall service, but it w ill be valid for all purposes for which postage stamps of the reg ular Issue are used. The new .stamp will be horizontal rectangle and will he printed in blue ink. The central design w ill represent a map of the United States, showing some rivers and mountain ranges. On each side is an airplane In flight, one traveling east, the other west. Across the top will be the words "United States Postage.” with the words "A ir M all” direct ly beneath. EXPECT TO END S E A TTLE , Wash.. ,F eb. 6— (U .P .)— W ith only one more whispering wire witness. Mrs. W . W . Whitney, to testify, the government expects to close its case ,Wednesday against Roy Olmstead and 45 other defen dants In the Pacific coast's great- it liquor conspiracy case, United States Attorney Thomas Reyelle said today. , THE WEATHER I Oregon— Rain tonight 1 and 8unday; fresh south- I west winds, strong on t the coast. ’ tt tt It tt FOR P A R I S Stated They W ere Going to Join Daughter in French Capital; On S. S. Olympic ABOARD, S. 8. OLYM PIC A T SEA, Feb. 6— (By El ward J. Bing, Copyrighted)— James A. Stillman and his wife are aboard this ship bound for Paris. S t illm a n , whose m artial troubles have occupied the pub lic eye for several years, told the United Press that he and his wife are going to the French capital to Join their daughter and are planning to stay In definitely. He announced a further state ment would be made after con sultation with Mrs. Stillman. The fact that the couple are going to Join their daughter, Mrs. Henry R. Davidson, in Paris, was taken as proof that they have become reconciled a fter their years-long feud in which the Stillman's divorce action and denial of paternity of Baby Guy Stillman played an impor tant part. N E W YO RK . Feb. 6— (U .P .) — " I know nothing about It and have nothing to say," was the only comment Former Governor Nathan M. M iller, attorney for James M. Stillman, would make early today upon the published report that Stillman and bla» wife had sailed together on the liner Olympia ami t h a t t b e t r m artial difficulties were now to be marked by reconciliation, i n - * stead of farther proceedings. Th« White Star line lists and a checkup of the passengers re vealed that no Stillman was listed nor was there anybody with Stillman passports on the Olympic. A "Ben sm ith" and "Miss Henrietta F u ller." were listed and it was reported the Still mans had sailed as Mr. Smith and Miss Fuller. The tickets for two were booked through a hotel booking oftiep- but no address was furnished. TRAFFIC COPS PEEVE POLICE BY MIXING IN Traffic Officers Interfere ip Portland by Tagging Tardy Antoista PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 6— Secretary of State Sam A. Kov er yesterday theoretically slap ped the face of Chief of Police L. V. Jenkins by sending state traffic police to Invade Portland. Four motorcycle officers o f the state squad— Nichols. H at- Held. G riffith and McMahon— arrived In Portland to arrest the owners of all automobiles w ith out 1926 licensee. This was done a fter Chief Jenkins had announced that irtiand police would not be gin making license arrests unto next Wednesday. Thia action came also after Koeer bad been quoted In a speech he made before local auto dealers to the effect that he would not order arrests until after February 15. Many motorists who bare not yet obtained licenses fe lt th tt they were being made the aetaol goats of a renewal of b« which started last fa ll when state department and police clashed over light la v . Portland police said that conlda't tall how to light few and wouldn't (Cootinned On