lfÀT.ARTÀ AFIRMA
Cannot »arvive three months in
the rich oaone at Áatiland. Pure
domatilo water helps.
1 J NC
The Tidings Hoe Been AMaiufs
ASHLAND CIAMAiEB
Without the use of medicine e
nine cases out1 of ten of astl
This is a proven fact
Newspaper For Nearly, Fifty Years
W in Service)
Y, FEBRUARY 16, 1926
ASHLAND. OREGON
SMALL DOC SA yED FROM DEATH;
Highways Open
Highway conditions were re
ported as being vastly improved,
and a resumption of auto traffic
In a ll directions wffs reported to
day. Hundreds of workmen ere
busily engaged in repairing roads
which were undermined by the
torrential downpour.
Traffic over tha San Joaquin
valley line o f the Southern Pa
cific is being routed through Mon-
talova because
of the
bridge
washout at Big Tajunga yester
day.
Court Continues
Case Under Old
Blasphemy Rule
convicted of blasphemy for ex
pressing a disbelief in Ood In
Massachusetts w ill net bo de
termined for a t least two weeks.
Jndge C. C arroll K ing today
continued until February 24 the
case of Anthony Blmha, Brook
lyn editor, who was to have
gone on tria l charged w ith via»
latlng a two-century-old puritan
"blue law .”
The continuance
was granted at the request of
Attorney H arry Hoffman of Bos
ton, senior defense counsel, who
said he needed more time to
prepare his case.
Patrons Of Hotei
Robbed By Bandits
dressed
bandits
who
walked
leisurely into the Hotel Alpine
here early In the morning and
held up five gueeta, two em
ployes and a policeman.
The
victims were locked In a cloak
room where they were searched.
T h e, bandit pair got a consider
able amount of Jewelry and |4 0 0
in cash.
Horse is Blamed
In Unusual Case
At Klamath' Falls
Bellview Community Club
Sponsors Function at
Local Annoiar
Cornelia, the mother of
Gracchi, rejected a king
married a Roman cltlsin.
Lower California Governor
Releases New Facts in
Strange Oase
FAMILY UNDER ARREST
American Officers Held Them for
Intoxication, Says
Official
M E X IC A L A . Feb. 10— (U .P .) —
Governor Rodrigues of the north
ern district of Lower California
today issued a statement in which
he declared that the Peteet fam
ily of four who were alleged to
have been outraged a t Tla Juana,
hpd been arrested for intoxication
the night before they committed
suicide.
" I t is to be deplored that the
public <|oes not Consider all the
incidents In connection with the
Peteet affair,” he declared. "Our
Investigation disclosed not only
evidence against the guilty ones,
but shows that the parents them
selves were not blameless.
"Consideration should be given
the fact that all four were arrest
ed the night before the “shame
snicide” at National City, Cal., by
American officers for being In
toxicated.”
new-fangled
what they
So stag the leaders of the
movement to revive the old-
fashioned square dances, who
are looking forward to the old-
time dance at the armory F r i
day evening under the auspices
| f the Bellvlpw Community elnb.
The p r araee a-Hum tir» -a a M
Will he used to the censtrnetien
of the community elnb b alld ln f.
Much Interest has been shown
in the old square dances during
recent weeks, and It Is expected
there w ill be a large crowd out
fo r this event
Anti-Saloon League Mobil
lies Forces For Im
pending Battle
Citar Council to Consider
daitatfe Disposal Prob
lem Tonight
Gem Grocery To
Open Tomorrow
The Gem Grocery, which will
he operated
by Jlllson
and
Carey at 887 B. Main street
ta the W im er bonding, w ill open
tomorrow,
according
to
an
nouncement this morning. Both
are experienced grocery men
ana they have cordially Invited
everybody to visit their new
store, whether In a shopping or
■ visiting mood.
A complete
new stock of goods has been
placed ta the store.
had been le ft to dla la the
wooded hillside section above
Terrace by some heartless o v | -
er last week.
F or several nights the hffy
had heard the p itifu l moans Sf
the dog in the woods back ff(
his boms. W ith each sneepedtag
night the moaning and howMdg
became more feeble, until the
boy could stand It no longer.
On Saturday he set out stur
dily to find the canine whoa«
appealing cries had touched his
heart. Under a clnmp of heavy
brush ha came upon the dog—
an emanolated, famished little
fellow whose eyes looked up
hungrily a t the "hoy, and who
by that time- was too weak to
stand.
The dog had been chained to
a heavy stake and left to die.
Over its le ft eye was a- gaping
laceration as though it hud been
Aluminum Probe
Is Halted Again
W ASHING TO N. D. C., Feb.
16— (U .P .)— Senate republicans
today blocked temporarily a move
for an Investigation of
the
Aluminum company of America
when consideration of the Walsh
report asking for a complete In
quiry was delayed until Thurs
day.
TRAINMEN KILLED
M E A D V IL L E , Pa., Feb. 18—
Three trainmen on the Erie ra il
road were burned to death here
yesterday
when
two
freight
trains crashed together IS miles
west of here.
I
struck over the head with some
blunt instrument by its former
cruel master.
The Good lad rushed back to
his home and procured a spade
and worked frantically until ho
had dug up the stake.
Then,
gathering the almost lifeless ter
rier into his arms,« he trudged
back down the steep hllletde to
his home.
Warm m ilk and water were
quickly furnished the abused
dog. A soft bed was made by
eager, tender hands, and the
little dog closed its eyes In con-
teqted sleep.
* The little terrier Is still a l
most too weak to stand. But it
la being fast nurtured back to
health by its faithful 8-year-old
master.
Its strength Is . being
bullded up by milk and meat
after its diet of nearly a week
on barren leaves of the h ill
side nnderbrush.
And because of the love of
the boy for his new-found frieud,
boy and dog are becoming in
separable pals.
Suzanne Lenglen
Beats Miss Wills
In Tennis Match
CANNES, France, Feb. 1«. —
(IP) — Susanne Lenglen, French
tennis star, today defeated Helen
W ills of California In the C arl
ton club tournament, <-S and 8-8.
The French star, however, was
hard pressed by the courageous
American champion and It was
only a fter a hard fought firs t eat
aad sensational second set that
Surname M a liy flashed her w f f
cinerator problem has been be
fore the city officials at various
tlmoa for the past several years,
and apparently sentiment l«,now
at a point where some definite
step w ill be taken to solvo Ash
land’s garbage problem.
Jnat what steps w ill be taken Exhibit to be Held This
Year From Sept. 16 to
could not bo forecast, although
18, Inclusive
it was Indicated that the ques
tion would be fu lly discussed,
The 1928 Jackson county fair
with the likelihood that the
w ill be held from September 15
movement would get well under
to 18 Inclusive, according to
way.
word brought back from Van
couver, B. C., by Bid I. Brown,
secretary of the fa ir ’ board.
Thia» data was selected at the
annual m eettag.of the North Pa
cific
Fairs
alsocfatlon
which
agree« on a ll dates for county
and state fairs la order to avoid
of dates.
The Jackson
Cow*eg&tiofnal
Pre/tcher conflict
county fa ir la now a part of
Reads Resignation at
the North Pacific fa ir circuit.
Six Children Are
Burned To Death
STAUNCH FRIEND
Lawrence Good, 8-year-old sen
e f M r. and Mrs. Guy Good Of
Terrace stroet, today wan M a t
ing back to health a w lstf»l-
eyeff MtUe Fox T errier dog wht^h
elnerator may b e t a fn p r - a t the American girl started a smashing
•e a tin g of the city councp to game on returns hvt lacked eon-
night, It waa Indicated thia morn-
tag by MS^or Johnaop. The in
W A SHING TO N, D. C., Feb. 16
— Proponents of the light wines
and beer program In congress
w ill have a hard battle on their
hands, according to Wayne B.
Wheeler, general attorney for
the Anti-Saloon League. Wheel
er is now gathering the "dry"
forces
together
to
mobilize
Sunday School
against the "wets.”
,
He predicted the campaign
Rev. W . Judson Oldfield, pas
for modification of the Volstead
tor of the Congregational church
law would start here on Wash
of thia city, read his resigna
ington's birthday.
tion from the pastorate of this
church
Sunday morning,
ac
cording to statements made to
The Tidings today by members
of the organisation.
It* w a s stated that no action
has been taken relative to the
A
HOUGHTON, Mich., Feb. 16 — resignation of the pastor.
meeting
of
'the
congregation
Is
Trapped In twosqcond story bed
rooms in a log farm hopse, six necessary to act upon a resigna
children, aged from 3 to 10, were tion, according to the informa
burned to death and the parents, tion given The Tidings, and
Mr. and Mrs. Gottfried Rothen- this meeting w ill probably be
berger and a 4-months-old girl held In the near future.
K L A M A T H FA LLS , Ore., Feb.
1«— A horse, colliding 'With a
guy wire on Second and Oak
yesterday, caused a number of severely burned In a fire today at
C alifornia Oregon Power com- Portage Entry, 18 miles east of
formers to burn out.
Power
service in th a t district was sus
pended tem porarily during re
pairs.
Two horse« said to be oifeed
by the Western Transfer com
pany, trotted across tha street
at Second and Oak to a trough.
One hone collided w ith a guy
wire on a power polo.
The
Impact shook the pole end the
wires came together causing a
short clrcnit which in a thrice
had burned out transform er*
.and power lines from Klam ath
avenue to Oak.
YOUTH PRO1
The Black and White
Berne” to be Staged
March 8th and 9th
rar
caught
BRIEF ESCAPE
Fred Fktih, 2 2 - Year-Old
Bandit, Recaptured
Near The Dalles
WANTED AT WILLOWS
Breaks Lock Off Leg Cklff
Enroute Back to California!
Again
T H E DALLES. Ore., Feb. 1«
— (U . P .)— Fred Floth, 22-year-
old mail robber at Willows, Cal.,
who
escaped
here
yesterday
while an officer was taking him
from Colfax, Wash., to Willows,
was again on his way to face
federal trial following his cap
ture here late yesterday.
Floth picked the lock on one
leg cuff, and
wrapping
the*
chain around his leg, walked off
the train at The Dalles unde
tected.
After he had escaped he broke
the other lock with a stone.
Coming into The Dalles again,«
Floth attempted to pass a bad
check when he became hungry,
and his apprehension and ar
rest followed shortly after.
Rep. Berger
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb. 18
-‘- ( U .P .) — Demurrers were filed
today In the District of Colum Robber Confesses
Crimes
bia supreme court by < Albert
And Implicates Pair of
B. Fall and Edward L. Doheny,
Bluecoats
J r .,..to
Indictments' charging
CHICAGO, 111., Feb. 16.— Two
them with receiving 8100,000
in connection with the leasing policemen have been suspended
of naval oil reserves In Kern In Evanston, suburban home of
Vice-President Dawee, as a result
eoonty, Calif.
Thg
Legion’s
home-talent
play, "Th e Black and W hite
Revue," w ill be staged at the
Vining Theatre Monday and Tues
day evenings, March 8th and 9th.,
according to a decision of the
show committee which m et last
night w ith J. T. Coyle, the dlrect-
A o f the «how, ■ ’/r ;
The first rehearsal w ill he hdld
at the Legion room in the Armory
tonight at 7:80 P. M. and the
rehearsals w ill be rushed through
w ith a snap. The Legion antici
pates a very successful rendition
of the interesting attraction which
M r. - Coyle has brought to Ash Assurance Given That Local
Product Will be Used
la n d
on Normal School
The list of those who w ill prob
ably be In the show Is: V. D.
The cornerstone of the new
M iller,
C. A. Malone,
Elwood
Southern Oregon state normal
Hedberg,
Andy
McGee, 8. A.
school In this city, w ill be of
Peters, Jr.,
Earl
Crow, R. J.
Ashland granite.
Woods, E. J. Farlow, Roy F ra i
This assurance was given at
ler, Dr. Shinn, Dr. Burdlc, Ed.
the chamber of commerce lun
Dunn, Mr. Bowen, Mr. Harrell,
cheon today noon following re
M r. Robertson, H. L. Claycomb,
ports by George W . Dunn, chair
M r. Burnett, K arl Nlms, Mr. Ca
man of a special committee, and
rta , Dom Provost, K. McWilliams,
J. H. Fuller, elnb secretary.
Carl Smith, Mr. Gwenbrenner, and
Mr. Dunn reported that an In
John Enders. G. M. Green was
vestigation showed a northern
chosen business manager.
firm had submitted a lower bid
for the granite work. It being
3300 lower than that of the lo
cal firm .
Mr. Fuller said he had been
assured by members of the board
of regents that the Ashland
granite w ill be allowed for the
enduring cornerstone.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. 1«
— Congressman Borger, Wisconsin
socialist, today Introduced a reso
lution in congress which would
restore a ll eltlienahlp rights to
Eugene V . Debs, who served a
term In A ttaata penitentiary for
unpatriotic cohdnct daring tha
world war,
Berger declared It
The fjrst half of the taxes
should be paid before May 6,
the second half before November
8, after these dates the taxes
draw interest at the rate of
10 per cent per annum.
For
merly, first half taxes were
payable before April 5 and sec-
ond half before October 5, so
this gives an additional month
In each case; the rate of In
terest has also been reduced
from 12 per cent to 10 per cent.
States anfi not to Doha to de
him the rights of citixenshlp.
Basketball Quintet
Trains For Games
Members , of (he high school
basketball sqttad are patting la
some hard training work this
week ta preparation for tho
two games w ith Medford high
school, their traditional rivals.
The local hoys and their support-
are are confident Ashland will
win both gamos. They play ta<
Madforg F riday night and hero
Saturday nlglft.
Reserved «eht
tickets are reported to be go
ing at a brisk rata. •’
? Drawn-Out Oase
'ortland Expected to
go to Jurors
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 18—
(U .P .)— The long drawn-out con
spiracy tria l involving A rthur
Christensen and Robert and A.
C. Smith Is expected to reach
the ju ry tonight. The trio, for
mer state prohl officers, are
accused of violating the federal
llqnor laws. Closing arguments
were under way this afternoon.
EUGENE, Ore., Feb. 1#
— (Special) — T w e nit|y
three chocolate bars and
a ham sandwich consti
tuted the principal loot
of
a
sweet
toothed
burglar who last night
raided a Southern Pa
cific All-Day Lunch car
en route from Portland
to Coos Bay.
H alf a
dosen
doughnuts,
six
rolls of clove life savers
six packages of chewing
gum, a curton of cigar
ettes and a dollars worth
of nickles completed the
robber's haul.
This, railway officials
claim, is the first Lunch
Car robbery in railroad
history.
The car was
one of several recently
designed to supply meals
to day coach and tourist
passengers
at
popular
prices and represents an
innovation
in
railroad
catering.
How the rob-
her,
who
must
have
boarded the car here at
about midnight, escaped
undetected is a puisle to
which
the t police
are
striding to supply an
answer.
Demurrers Filed
By Accused Pair
First Half Due Before May 6
' And Last Half Before
. J ‘ November 5
Restoration of Oitiienship
Righto Bought by
Robbery
■
LOS A N G ELES, Feb. 1«. — (LP)
— An abrupt cessation o f rains
and heavy winds today «brought
a half in the severity of one of
the worst storms which the coast
of Southern C alifornia has ex-
perieneed in many years.
The three days o f continuous
driving rain brought a property
damage estimated at more than
a million dollars, w hile several
llveo were lost as a result of the
storm and lashing tides.
PO RTLAND, Or«., Feb.
1< — (U . P .) — A n other
chapter in the contro
versy between Portland
police and state traffic
officers was written here
today when 212 Portland
. motorists,
arrested
by
state officers last week
for having defective head
lights, escaped fines when
they appeared In rounlci-
pal court.
The courtroom swarmed
w ith motorists, indignant
and otherwise, when the
cases were called.
Bat
Judge Stadter took the
position that the city
can take care of Its own
tra ffic problems without
al<| from outside sources,
and declined to assess
penalties.
"Get yonr lights fix
ed,” ordered the court to
those who appeared. And
everybody was happy—
except the state traffic
cops.
GRUEL TREATMENT IS REVEALED;
■
Portland Jurist
Refuses To Fine
Guilty Autoists
essman Among
way Vietimi
rictims in
Washington
W A SHING TO N, D. C., Feb. 18
— Congressman W . C. Hawley of
Oregon Is among the numerous
congressional victims of a mild
attack of tnfluensa which has
incapacitated numerous members
of both 8T8ffrtm of
The Oregon congressman has
been confined to hie bed for
the past several days but hla
condition la not considered ser
ious, according to the attending
physloans.
crime conditions made by W illiam
A. Wlltberger, celled the "college
graduate police chief?’
The policemen, one a negro,
were nffmed, the chief said, In a
confession of Glen Kenley, held on
robbery chargee, who said they
had’aided him and three others In
more than a score of burglaries In
the exclusive suburb.
Noted Film Comedian is
Pirating Popular Stage
Flay
COOPERATION
URGED
Declares Ashland Residents Can
Aid Faculty In Work of
School
1
W ith the expected sympathy
and support of the citiceng of
Ashland, the Southern Oregon
state normal school, which opeha
here on June 21, w ill be one of
the finest institutions of Its kind
in the northwest.
This
was
the
hope
and
prophecy expressed at the cham
ber of commerce luncheon In the
Llthla Springs hotel today noon
by J. A. Churchill, president of
the normal school.
In a short talk Mr. Churchill
outlined th e - work of the new
school and told of his aspira
tions of making It an Institution
of which Ashland and the en
tire state would be justly proud.
Fine Library
" In the first place, we will
have an excellent library,” be
■aid.
“A good library is the
heart of every ' Institution of
learning, and our library of some
5,000 volumes w ill be selected
by Mias Cornelia Marvin, state
librarian.
,
“W e will have a faculty ef
21 members, who, I am sure,
w ill give splendid service. The
summer
school
which
starts
June 21, will have a faculty of
17 members. We will have 40
courses in all.
These courses
will be somewhat different than,
any school of its kind In the
west, Qur work wUl. be broadly
Mr. Churchill emphasised the
fact that the chamber of com
merce can play an Important
part In getting
the
normal
school off to a good start. He
.called attention to the fact that
the normal school students must
have actual experience la teach
ing, and he urged that the news
be broadcast throughout the
county that students In all grades
can take a summer coursp of six
weeks which will advance them
In their regular school classes.
He hopes to have from 300 to
350 pupils taking thia work in
the practice school.
,
He also urged that the resi
dents of Ashland aid the school
faculty In finding suitable Hy
ing accommodations for the stu
dents who w ill ho attending
school.
He
predicted
there
would be approximately 325 here
for the regular summer courpe
this year, while there would he
at least 200 students for the
regular school term which opens
next September.
N E W YO RK. Feb. fc— Harold
Lloyd, filmland's noted com
edian, la facing a suit for 8260,-
000 damages by Owen Davis,
playrlght,
who
claims
Lloyd
pirated his play, "The Nervous
W reck” and made It Into a
Lloyd
feature
film ,
"W hy
W orry?”
Papers In the damage suit
College Courses
have been filed In the supreme
The normal school will offer
court here.
The Path« Dis
tributing corporation la made a a two-year course for high school
graduates which will fit them to
co-defhndant with Lloyd.
enter junior classes In any pf
the accredited Institutions of
higher learning In the state.
Mr. Churchill was introduced
by Rev. H. F. Pemberton, who
came recently from Salem. Mr.
e
Pemberton assurdd Ashland resi
dents that Mr. Churchill would
fit In w illingly and satisfactority
MO8BACH, eOrmany, Feb. 16 In the city’s social, clvle and
— Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. no educational lfo.
torious American draft evader,
today entered a formal plea of
not guilty to charges of lmmor-
Bergdoll Enters
Not Guilty Plea
To Moral Charge
Diamond nFind”
allty.
Bergdoll
was
arrested
Arouses Farmers
here last week following a probe
Into his reputed associations.
The prosecuting attorney de
O8YKA,
Mias..
Feb.
1
clines to 'discuss the case until Farmers in this commanlty
a more thorough Investigation still a hit apathetic over
has bean made.
reported claims of L. W. Del
Chicago geologist, that he
discovered diamonds on the 1
lands of this valley.
Dei
the fact that Delaad has 1
acres of valley lead ander h
the farmers are not aatictpa
becoming millionaires ever al
N E W (YORK. FeB. 18— Two
days after he turned over the
* Q UAKE
names of 100 persons Involved In
•
rum ring, Hans Fuhrman,
REDONDO
government Informer, was found
dead with a bullet In his head,
it was revealed here today.
Japanese Minister
Liquor Informant
Is Awarded Medal
Is Shot To Death
HONOLULU, Fab. 1 < _ (U .P .J —
K. Hoshtaawa, Jhpanese minister
to China, has been awarded a
medal by the Japanese govern
ment for hie services in connect
ion with
the
Russo-Japanese
treaty, according to dispatches re
ceived here from Toklo.
J- A. Churchill Gives Inter
esting Talk at Weekly
Forum Lunch