4
I
MALARIA
GERMS
D aily T idings
Cannot «arrive three month* in
the rich osone at Ashland. Pore
domestie water helps.
*
ASHLAND CLIMATE
Without tiie use of medidae
nine cases out of ten of
This is a proven fa et
g s Has Been Ashland's Lea/m g newspaper For Nearly Fifty Years
(United Fro»s Wire Service)
V O U X L IX
to th e Semi-Weekly Tiding», V o lu te 4*
ASHLAND, OREGON, F
, FEBRUARY 12, 1926
NO. 138
o"
COAL STRIKE
OFF; MINERS
REACH TERNS
. Five-Year Contract Agreed
Upon Between Workers
And Employers
NO
WAQE
•
INCREASE
7
*
Working Conditions to be Better,
Say« Official
Htatement
W A S H IN G T O N , D . C . F eb , »9.
—-
—
S ecretary ..o f ..Labor
Davis today announced a fall set
tlement of the anthracite coal
strike. The anaonneement came
from the white house at 11:10
thia morning.
Under the terms of the settle-
m S htr the miners w ill receive a
five-year contract although no in.
crease in pay w ill be given. V ar
ious controversial points relative
to working conditions were set
tled to the complete satisfaction
of the miners.
M exicans Pledge
T heir Support in
Probe o f Suicide
SAN DIBOO, Cal., Feb.
1 2 — (U . P .) — Swarthy
Mexicans mingled
with
United States officers to
day at the inquest over
the “shame suicide” of
M r. and
Mrs. T.
M.
Peteet and two daugh
te rs , who entered Into a
group suicide pact be
cause of' shame over an
attack on the two girls at
,Tla Juana a week ago.
Mexican officials pledg
ed their support in an
effort to fix responsi
bility of the crime which
has aroused the entire
country.
A
complete
probe of vice conditions
In Tia Juana has also
been promised.
Six Mexicans and one
Chinese are now under
arrest as suspects In the
attack case >and speedy
trials
have
been
as
sured.
RDM RUNNING
TREATIES ARE
SIGNED BY U. S.
All Direct Courses of Supply
Protected Now Except
Cuba
*
_
OTHERS ARE PLANNED
Spain Bxpccted to Fall in Line;
Senator Johnson
Sick
W A SHING TO N, D. C., Feb.
12— (U .P .)—-The United States
government
today
concluded
treaties to suppress rum smug
gling w ith every important for
eign liquor source,
with
the
single exception of Cuba.
Thia week a liquor treaty will
be sent to Spain, thus concluding
treaties with all central Euro
pean powers except France and
Portugal.
HIRAM JOHNSON ILL
W A SHING TO N, D. C.. Feb. *13
Shoulder Throw»"
O ut O f Place As
/■■■■oras
Student Sneezes
OREGON
»TURA
AORICUL'
,b. 1 2 -
COLLBGB, Corvallis, Feb.
Yawns have dislocated jaws, and
the much maligned Charleston
has been responsible for sadly
sprained ankles, but It remained
for Leo R iffle of Yorba Linda
Cal., to give the college health
service something new.
R iffle, parked on bis bed in
a reclining position, leaning on
one elboqr, was studying class
notes for a quis when an an
expected sneese made his bead
snap forward, and with 1t bis
shoulder, but when the heat
came back the shoulder stayed
The victim tried various meant
of getting the shoulder back In
to normal position, bat finally
had to make a trip to tha hdalth
service, where “ Doc” Matthls
and his aides slipped the .dis
located shoulder in place.
A S » OIL MAN
IS IK SOIIfiHt
HRAIHY JUDGE
CAI1SWEALTHY
JUNKMAN LIAR
Portland Municipal Jurist
Starts Fireworks in
City Court
CHARGES ARE HURLED
Jack Barde Hays W . A. Ekw all
Violates all Prohibition
Laws
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 12__
Instead of assessing a fine for
ebntampt of court. Municipal
Judge W. A. Ekwall late yes
terday 'afternoon jumped down
from his bench and called Jack
Barde, nitllionaire Junk dealer,
a “ lia r and four-flusher’’ during
the progress of
heated court
hearing.
»
Barde a moment before had
charged Ekw all with violating
more prohibition laws than any
man In Portland.
„
Against Spouse
NEW YORK, Feb. 12
8
— "An eye for an eye,” 8
is part of the old Mo- 8
sale law, and it
was 8
practiced in Brooklyn by 8
Issidore
Meyerson,
ac- 8
cording to a complaint 8
filed against him today. *1
He was charged w ith 8
throwing
acid
in
the 8
eyes of his wife In an 8
attempt to blind her. He 8
was paroled . pending a 8
further hearing.
8
Meyerson, totally blind 8
told police he had lost 8
his sight two years ago 8
aa a result of acid being 8
thrown into his eyes by 8
his wife, and he waa «8
simply following the pre- 8
cepts of the old Mosiac
law in an effort to even
up the score.
P h y 8 I clans reported
Mrs. Meyerson's eyes were
badly burned but she
will not lose her sight.
Law Enforcement Heads of Southern Oregon Hold H ar
mony Conference From Which Much Good is Expect
ed to Come—Many Present—Klamath Official Raps
Courts.
Helpful cooperation and a genuine desire to assist
each other at all limes and under all conditions were the
dominant features of a successful get-together confer
ence o f law enforcement officers of Southern Oregon at
the Litliia Springs hotel last night. Fifty-three law en
forcement officers from many points of the State were in
attendance- ami without exception they were all agreed
that much good is certain to come as a result of the meet*
to«-
.
“Diamond Dick”
Convicted; Is
.
Given Sentence
Drank Together
-
.1
A high-tight of the conference
waa a stinging arraignment of
the court» as voiced by E. L.
E llio tt,. ' district
attorney
ol
Klam ath county, who charged
that the laxity of the courts
is responsible for much of the
lawlessness now prevailing Id
his county.
Men are only boys grown up
The truth of this saying was
Courts Lnx
HA RR ISBU R G , Penn., Feb. 12.
drunk liquor In his home and
proven at the conference of , “City, county, state and fed
— (IP) i— A settlement of the
Overdraws Aooount in Bask right here in his office In the
law enforcement officers at the eral officers are all cooperating
anthracite coal strike was an
And Disappears From
police station.”
Llthla Springs hotel last night in Klamath county, but we can
nounced in a fla t statement today
the City •
E k w a ll’a face reddened and
when
R. W. Price, managing di not get the cooperation from
by Governor Pinchot.
he rushed from the bench to
that pneujnonls m ight develop
rector
of the hotel and' of Crater
A 8T O R IA , Feb. 12— ( U .P .)—
Patriotic Program Held—to unless he took an enforced rest,
Record Breaking Number Lake Lodge, provided 40 mln- the courts that we should get,”
face Barde w ith flaming eyes.
he declared. “One of the things
R.
W
.
Catton,
for
two
y
e
a
n
man
Boost Ashland Basket
For One Day Revealed
‘‘You never drank liquor in
ntea of hilarity, when he waa which la breaking down the
ager
of
the
Union
Oil
company's
ball Team
Here Yesterday
my office or my home or any
handcuffed and taken before the law
I L
enforcing work
of
oar
branch here, is being sought 4y
other place with me," he shout-
officers
for trial in a charge country Is the laxity of tha
Abraham , Lincoln, the F irst
officers on a w arrant accusing
T hirty non-resident motorists
e<l-
“ You He when you say it,
courts.”
Cittten of the Land as called
M m of issuing cheeks without
registered their cars at
the of speeding the hotel elevator.
and you’re Just four-flushing be
Under the alias of “ Diamond
Mr. E llio tt declared that the
sufficient funds.
Cotton’s con
by many writers, was the In
chamber of commerce yester
cause I would not decide a
Lake,”
the courts have lost the confidence
spiration of a large part of the
nection w ith the Union Oil com
day. most of them being from Dick of Crater
Tufn Tables and Get Long program today at the Klwanls
case the way you wanted it.”
pany has been severed and of
California and Washington, but erstwhile dignified hotel man of the people, and unless the
End of Score, 43 to 32
E kw all Peeved
waa
dragged
unceremoniously courts themselves bring about tf
luncheon a t' The Llthla Springs Says She Feared Under ficers believe he has le ft the
Barde then chimed in to say I
°-,her
in Fast Game
Then the trial renovation, including a change
hotel.
city.
world Would Take Life
that Judge Ekw all was peeved I ™ , ,
an un- into the room.
b e e n « . ».- *
p _ J l UBUa,,r heavy registration for and fun started.
Because
of
Testimony
in the rules of evidence, the
B.
V.
Carter,
a
guest,
deliv
The
warrant
was
Issued
upon
Ashland high school’s speedy
because he ' would not
sub
Mayor Johnson and Justice of people will do it for them.
a complaint charging him with
this season of the year.
I-ast
and fast improving
basketball ered Lincoln’s famous Gettys
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Feb. 12 passing checks for *26 at the scribe *d,000 to Judge E kw all’a year on February 11, but one the Peace Taylor of Medford sat
“The coarts believe themselves
squad turned the tables on the burg address, which Mr. Carter
— Fainting as she was giving Golden Gate cafe when he >»»<1 campaign for the circuit bench<
en
banc
or
“
in
bunk”
as
aaao
to
be above criticism,” he charg
said
he
thought
«honld
be
a
par«
n,on-resident tourist was regia-
Battery B t«Jam at the armory last
bee testimony^ Afsa. Dorethy
elate judges.
Deputy District ed. “ But I say to yon that any .
y with the
the Lincoln Day
■
UNHl ta ».bland,
W « .
*n tbe bgnju ' / A
. suddenly u U had started.
_
Attorney PhOlfpn of Medfp
Rev. P. K. Hammond told of Tesclona toppled from t ie w
Jodge who n rv«rt> lo r* W 8 F o f 1
„ htg end h r the score. 43 to 32, in
with B . M .
lh „
nets stand in federal court here
prosecuted,
and W. T. M ilter office should be severely criti
the
origin
of
Edwin
M
arkham
’s
a game which was fast and ex
rather
appeared cised and condemned.”
famous poem on Abraham L in during the trial- of herself and
citing from start to finish.
a»<o. Cal.; A.
R . i , , defended —or
„
I
t ’ Y * , " " k N „ . ; Job . clbvel.
B „ . in the guise of defense attor
husband, charged with participat
Harmony Rales
The high, school boys are now coln, which w as' followed by a
d .a le r
»bom b . b .d . p - | b „ a ; D. „ w , rb„ .
ney.
Aside from this fling at the
in fine fettle for their hard game reaching of the poem which was ing In the *623,000 mall rob
pealed In court was found guilty.
As the tria l progressed It udlciary which related, chiefly,
tomoripw night when they meet written for an anniversary cele bery In Los Angeles last October.
Cal.; W . W. Carr, Selah, Wash.:
A
fte
r
she
had
been
revived
was
at once evident that the to Klam ath county, the confer
bration
of
Lincoln's
birthday.
the flashy Central Point high
George D. Wood, Livingston.
charge of speeding the elevator ence was in every respect a
Rev. J. C. Mergler, the main Mra. Tesclona said she had fain t
school at the local armory. The
Cal.;
W.
C.
Freeman,
Merced.
Local sGirl Becomes Bride
g irl’s team w ill phfy a preliminary speaker on the Lincoln pro ed because she thought the un
Cal.; Mrs. E. L. Slaughter, H ilt was but a minor issue in the gathering of harmony and good
of
Walter
Yordon,
derworld
would
take
her
life
Speaker a fter speaker
with girls of the alumni tomorrow gram, said there were five spe
Cal.; A. V. Smith, San Fran- case, as “ Diamond Dick” waa ac w ill.
s Steamboat Purser
cial elements In the life of tlie because oPthe testimohy she had
cused
of
a
few
more
crimes
of
pledged
‘
to cooperate w ith hie
evening.
ciaco; B. T. DeVore, San Fran
which he probably w ill never be brother officers to the end tha*
de given.
The two teams last night lined great emancipator which
cisco;
Dale
Hamilton.
Los
An-
The home of M r fillo STTs. W il
the laws of state and natlea
served attention.
up as follows:
. gelea; John A. Johnson, Se- guilty.
liam M yer at 269 High street,
Aa
prosecuting
witnesses, might be better observed.
High school — Marske and
First, that the sense of hu
was the scene of a pretty wed Alleged Master Embezzler | »«io; Perry Brown, Chico; h
F ifty-five plates were laid at
Parr, forwards; Moore, center; mor never died In the solemn
Enroute to Los Angeles
M- Fo«. Manson, cat; r . m . Chief of Police McNabb, and
ding Thursday evening, February
State
Traffic
Sergeant
McMahon
Gosnel and Abbott, guards. Sub faced man, not even daring the
the
banquet which preceded the
From Chicago
Colton. Chowchilla, Cal.; w . J.
11, at 8 o’clock, when their
performed
nobly
and
gave business meeting, and W. T.
stitutions, Tilton for P arr and periods of greatest burdens and
-----------
Utterback.
Seattle;
Dr.
T.
t
"
niece.
Miss
H a rrie t
Esther
CHICAG®. 111., Feb. 12— In Robson, Long Beach; T. E. ge- enough damaging evidence to M iller, district attorney or Jo
HUI for Abbott.
temptations.
Hodges was united in marriage
battery B. — Butterfield and
enstody
of Sheriff Bill Traegar bree. Pasadena; E. A. Hlldo- convict a dosen prisoners.
sephine county, presided as
Second, that Lincoln at all
to Mr. W alter Scott Yordon, of
The “ kick” of the case was I toastmaster at the banquet as
Wilson, forwards;
T. Bryant, times manifested a deep spirit of Reconciliation Now Appears Seattle.
and
Detective
John
Pyles
of
brandt.
Anaconda.
Mont.;
J.
w
.
The Rev. P. K. Ham
provided when Charley Talent, I well as presiding officer for
center; Hoxie and P.
Bryant, tenderness. *
Probable in Notorious
mond of the T rin ity Episcopal Los Angeles, John K. Fronk, a l-l Toit, Los Angeles; Q. k . Brad-
traffic
officer, asked to "be al the conference which was held
leged
master
embesxler,
left
here
riff,
San
Francisco;
Beatrice
A
guards. Substitutions, Clary for
Third, that the courageous
church officiating.
The guests
Divorce Case
last night for California where Jordan, Oakland, Cal.; J
c lowed to teatify for the defen in the hotel ball room.
Bryant, Coldwell for Hoxie, and spirit of Lincoln carried him
were the Immediate relatives
Jones for Coldwell.
he faces trial on charges of Snyder. Madno, 8ask., Canada- dant.
“ Diamond Dick” and his
through many trials.
The peace officers were wel
NEW
RO C H ELLE.
N.
Y., and friends of the bride.
Schessel of Medford refereed.
attorney appeared to welcome comed t o . Ashland by Mayor O.
mulcting,
Loa
Anyeles
banks
an,
7
Ida
C.
Ryan,
Leavenworth
Fourth, that Lincoln's optim Feb. 12— Leonard Kip Rhine
The bride’s gown was a beau
ism never wavered, believing lander and his colored bride, tifu l creation of white geor others out of more than »335.- Wash,; George 8. W alker. Du- this act of kindness. But when H. Johnson who phophesied that
always that his cause would Alice Jones Rhinelander, may af gette and lace and a headdress of 000 through check-kiting opera- mula. Cal.; Floyd Post, Santa Charley got through “ panning" the conference would lead to
win.
<
Monica; E. E. Damin. Los Au- the prisoner end telling the court better
cooperation
not
only
fect a reconciliation. This is In •liver ribbon and flowers.
The t,onB-
Fronk was grrested here two geles; R. L. Mahon, Crngmont, his reputation was terrible, there among the officers but with the
F ifth , that Lincoln held that dicated in rumors flying through rooms were made pretty with
God would carry him through out this vicinity.
The mother decorations of pink and white weeks ago after a nation-wide Idaho; H. O. Came. 8an Fran- wasn’t a chance for the frighten general public as well.
He was convicted
if he steadfastly put faith In of Alice in denying there had sweet peas and casnations.
aearch. He has been sick in a cisco; M. L. Hersog. San Frnu. ed prisoner.
An
interesting
paper
on
hospital which delayed his re-1 cisco.
speedily and thoroughly
the Creator. ‘ ,
crime investigation was read by
been a reconciliation, answered
Mrs. Yordon has made her
As punishment Mr. Price was Royal B. Markland, investigator
The Klwanlans voted unani with a meaning ynot yet.” ,
bome in Ashland for the past turn to Los Angeles,
ordered lo entertain the peace of Medford.
Those who want reserved seats mously to get back of the Ash
Mrq. Janes intimated 'th a t pre eight years, during which timo
officers at some future time, to
for the big Ashlatid-Medford high land basket ball team hnd to at mature publicity might-spoil the she has been employed In the
RnHety Talks
which he gladly consented.
school basketball game a week tend in a body to root for the plans which appear to be under Enders Department store.
T. A. Raffety, head of the
He then gave a short talk in state’s traffic officers, declared
from tomorrow night w ill have home team w hen. Ashland ahd way.
Mr. Yordon Is purser of one of
which
hq prophesied that the that cooperation among brother
to get busy the first of the week. Medford elash here.
A section
the Pacific Steamship company's
conference
would result in much officers, a proper and due re
The reserved seat board for will be reserved for the Klwan
»hip», running between Seattle
He declared he had al spect for all U w by the officers
this game will be placed on lans and their wives.
Randall
EUGENE, Feb. 12— After a good.
and San Francisco.
sale a t Rose Brothers at 9 J. Wood was appointed chair
and
■
complete
They w ill make their home at Drugs Valued at 16000 Seiz search of two years, Charles ways found the officers a fine themselves
bunch
of
fellows
and
willing
at
o’clock Monday morning, and man to arrange this. Carl ’Teng-
stewardship
of
their
offlcesn
Straight, a wood-cutter working
1212 North 4 1st street, Seattle,
ed and Two Peddlers
•11
times
to
cooperate
In
any
with the interest being aroused wald, of Medford, said the Rip
comprised
the
three
mala
func
Washington.
They w ill leave
near Eugene, was arrested Wed
, Are Arrested
in the high school team this Van W inkle club has been form
Gardens pn Terrace afreet for the north Saturday.
nesday by Deputy United Statoa m»tter which was Just and prop tions of a peace officer.
year, the tickets undoubtedly ed In Medford to ro o f for the were badly trampled early this
J. A. Meek, arson investigator
Straight er.
TACOM^t, Wash., Feb. 12. — Marshal A. Davidson.
will be sold qulcffly.
for the National Board of Fir»
local athletic teams.
(LP) — Opium valued at *4 0 0 0 1,B wanted in the federal court
morning by several deer who
The two teams w ill .meet in
Underwriters, told of his branch
Two
solos
by
M ist
Eu- wandered down from the hills
wag seised here today and John ln Portland, charged with failure
Medford a week from tonight ni6e Hager, w ith Miss M ary Ga and Invaded the city, according
of law enforcement work aad
McGee and W. M. Lewis were ar- to complete payment of a fine
and local fans who want re
read a humorous paper on h a *
rested. McGee waa apprehended I of *260, assessed agalnat him
to a report today from house-
(ConUnuad
served seats for (be Medford
holder« in that section of the
e attempting to dispose of the In 1U22. Davidson said, for sale
game can get them at tha high
Sam Malehora, chief deputy
city.
drugs. A large quantity of the »nd possession of Ilqnor. Straight
school.
opium whs found In a raid on the I <• »»Id to be married and the
sheriff of Cooe county, gave g
Police say that ruports of d»er
LOCAL KIWANIANS
P8AISÍ L U
FROM BATTERY TEAM
— (U .P .)— United States Senator
H iram Johnson or California is
confined to his bed with a bron
chial malady.
His condition Is
not serious but it was feared
-‘Why,” exclaimed Barde, “ I've
MANY NON-RESIDENT
A U IO m G IS lE R
FAINTS ON STAND
HARMETE.H0D6ES
IB S S H IR E MAN
10 SIAND TRIAL
Reserved Seats
Will Be Placed
On Sale Monday
TACOMA RAID NILS F i R , ™
BIG OPIUM CACHE1
"ls flNt ™
Ashland Gardens
Invaded B y Dee?
Firm .Which Sold
MANY WILL GO TO
Soldfcra
To B e Prosecuted
W illam ette Seeks „
R ockefeller Fund
WILLAMETTE
UNIVERSITY,
Salerrt, Feb. J 2.
A requisition
fo r *27,000 was forwarded to the
Rockefeller foundation fund by
the university this week.
Ac
cording to agreements made d ar
ing a recent financial drive, this
sum was too be given to the uni
versity by the foundation fund
as soon as *60,000 was raised.
According to President Doney this
has been accomplished.
A shland Observes
F
within the city lim its are fre
quent, and in a number of in
stances the animals made them
selves real pests. Deputy .Game
W arden-R oy Parr expressed be
Special
patriotic
exdrclses lief that the deer were coming
were held in all Ashland schools down from the mountains In
today in commemoration of the search o f »alt.
anniversary of the birth of A bra
ham
Lincoln.* in tne grade
schools exercises were confined
to the Individual class rooms,
while the program a^ the high t
Washington and Ore- I
school was In the assembly.
t gon — Unsettled
tonight 1
The Ashland banka remained I and Saturday. Not mueh - I
closed throughout the day, while I .change In temperature, I
the »tars and »tripes1 Were in I probably local »nows in 1
[ east portion of O regon.' I
evidence throughout the city.
L incoln s Birthday
TH E W EATHER
H ONOLULU, Feb. 12— Crimin
al prosecution w ill be started
against a C alifornia wholesale
firm which sold bey rum In
wholesale quantities to American
soldiers stationed In local army
barrack».
This was the an
nouncement today by the Island
attorney general.
Several. soldiers died from
drinking bay ruin, while ma ay
others were rendered violently
ill.
An analysis of the liquid
showed tt contained <7 per cedi
wood alcohol.
Subsorlhe Fer The Tlamgs.
apartment occupied
by Lewis, father of three children.
The two men said they had taken ,
if off a vessel here yesterday.
Episcopalians Rap
Inheritance Tax
Again D efeated
W ASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. 12.
— (LP) — A democratic and re
publican coalition today again re
pelled en independent effort to
set a tax upon large gifts and In
heritances when the eenhte killed
another Nprrls amendment call
ing for such taxes.
A n ti-D iy Law Move
SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 12.—
Indignation n t the impression
broadcast that the Episcopal
church Is favorable to ward modi
fication o f the Volstead act to
legalise light wines »nd beer was
voiced at the district convoca
tion of the Episcopal district ° t
Spokane at A ll Saints cathedral
here.
RepublicancFunction at Med
ford Tonight to Draw
Bi« Crowd «
Between 2 * and 40 Ashland
residents are expecting to at
tend the annual Lincoln Day
banquet to be held at the Ho
tel Medford this evening, accord
ing to Thomaa H. 8lmpson. who
had charge of the ticket sales
in this city.
Edgar B. Piper, editor of The
Oregonihn, w ill he the chief
speaker.
State Officials and
leading republicans from every
section of the state will be to
ftttendance.
(Continued on Page F o u r)
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H elen W ills W ins |
. In Tennis M atcb
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_
CANNES. France, Fob'. IS . —
(IP) — Helen W llle, beck on
tennis court after days off
ness enforced h r m in.
her usual form .today am
ed Mrs. Madeline 0*NeW «1
lead two love aets
vaaclsg »aether eta
expected meeting wffth
Lenglen.
I