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MALARIA GERMS Cannot survive three months in the rich ezone at Ashland. Pure dm&estio water helps. The Tidings Has Been Ashland’s Auto Thief Halts Here; Stolen Car In Local Garagi Land Settlem ent foroea W ill Conduct W eekly Oham- . ben Luncheon PLANS ARB OUTLINED A complete report on the land settlement work in Jackson county, together with a resume of the progress being made by the Medford, TaRnt and Eagle Point irrigation districts, will be made here a week from to morrow at a chamber of com merce luncheon at the Llthia Springs hotel. , Decision to hold the big Ash land meeting was reached at Medford yesterday at a con ference of the Jackson county land settlement committee. The regular weekly forum luncheon next week will be switched from Tuesday to Wednesday in order to accommodate members of the committee. Time Extended At the conference yesterday it waa decided to extend the time for real estate agents to Hat farms with the committee until next Wednesday noon. It also was decided that the com mittee would print all such lu t ings in pamphlet form and mail them out with other publicity and1 'advertising matter rrom Jackson county. This work man of the Hating commlttm from thia section of the county and agents who dealre to Us their lands are urged to gei In touch with him before Wed nesday of next week. S ite Committee Ready to Report Final Plans for Ashland Course All persons interested in the formation of an Ashfqnd Golf club are urged to attend an or ganization meeting a t 7:30 to night at the Llthia Springs hotel, at which time it is hoped a per manent organization can be per fected. The site committee has com pleted Its investigation work and will have a complete report to submit to those Interested in the movement. Some- Portland anto thief who didn’t hare the nerve to drive a etolen car across the Califor nia line, halted in Ash land and placed it in storage at the Automo tive shop and then sent the storage cheek to the owner in Portland. The owner of the car today notified the Ash land police department that it had received the storage check and asked the aid of the local po lice in finding some re sponsible person who would be willing to drive the car back to Portland. The car belongs to the Drivurself Auto company of Portland, which will pay all gas and oil bills for the person *who wants to drive it back to Portland. Medford Lions Clnb An nonnoe Plans for Com petition on March 4 Old-timers from every nook and corner of Southern Oregon and Northern California will limber up rheumatic old joints, tune up their fiddles, rub a generous amount of rosin on their bowa and vie for honors' in the Fid dlers Contest, which ia being ar ranged by the Medford Lions Club. On Thursday night, March 4th, strains from many popular old tunes like “Turkey in the 8traw*’ and “ Blue Danube W alts” dena ballroom at Medford, when old-time fiddlers will compete for several prises which have been off erod by the Medford Lions. With the first announcement of the novel contest, inquiries from Roseburg to Dunsmuir, from Applegate to Lakeview flooded in to the contest head quarters at the C. B. Gates Auto Company of Medford. Enthusiasm baa been growing by leaps and bounds and already indications point to one of the season’s most brilliant affairs In Medford. Not only will old-timers enjoy the novel contest but young as well, since the contest will be followed by a big dance where new and old time dancq hits will be fea tured. Henry Ford, who has made a country wide effort to revive the old time dances, haa been selected as honorary jndge of the Lions Contest. Pasadena Reports Big JeweH Theft PASADENA, al„ Fab. 28.—^IP) — Police today were without clues as to the- Identity of the jewel thieves who yesterday stole Jew elry valued at fAf.OOO from the winter home here of Mrs. Edward C. Crosaett, wife of a millionaire Chicago lumberman. * Serrlc«) ASH LA N D , OREGON, AY, F E B R U A R Y 2 3 ,1 9 2 6 AUTO PARK .L E. "VINING TAGES LLS BETTER SU PERVISIO N No Radical Change W ill be E f fected, Declares Ashland Official The real purpose and objective of the plan under which the city council expects to appoint an of ficial who will have general man agement of four of the city de partments— water, electric, street and fire— waa explained in an Interview this morning with Wm. Briggs, city attorney. Sometime ago Mr. Briggs con ceived the • Idea of coordinating two of the moat closely connected departments whereby one official would have general management of the two departments. Later, in discussing this idea with other city officials, it was thought that the plan would work equally as well for the coordina tion of the fonr departments nam ed above, instead of merely two units. & OF NEED; » « ‘ to GET BUSY ASHLAND AS1 C ity A ttorney Explains A ll Features of New Pro posal for Oity Entrance Fee For Crater Lake Park Auto Travel T URGED If the people of Ashland ws*t to keep pace with other PM>- gresslve communities of tse northwest and retain the w in tourist trade which now Is their's, they must take steps to provide the auto tourist tank with a group of new and eaA- tary cottages before the polk of the tourist travel next J n » , declared Irving E. Vining at the chamber of commerce f o r t » luncheon today noon. Mr. Vining characterise* tge preeept accommodations as a d k grace and declared that he a 1 a group of other citizens won 4 be willing to advance the mon y to |^ e park board for the co i- structlon of the cottages if th y could be assured of the return If their Investment. The speake? Indicated that the matter is now up with tl e park board and that some d« lnlte announcement should ft forthcoming within a short tin: I. Mr. Vining, as president of the Oregon state chamber ef commerce, has just completed a tour of northwest states, and gave his hearers an interesting resume of his travels. He said that the development program of Auto Traffic to Ma W ill be H alted for the Portland chamber of com W eeks More merce has been a remarkable aid in bringing settlers to the P. TRACKS FIXED northwest. Three years ago, he said, It was a matter of visual H . Powers One ef Laet A uto ization, but now with the three- ista to tiet Through, year program behind them, It Visita Here was a matter of realization. MARSHFIELD, Ore., Feb. S3 — (U .P.)— A huge landelldo 1* still blocking the paved highway between here and Coquille, halt ing all auto traffic in and out of Coos Bay. It ta now esti mated that it will take nearly two weeks before the toad la again passable. Highway engineers are await ing the arrival of steam shovels before much work can be ac, complished. A wrecking crew of the South ern Pacific succeeded in laying a temporary track around tho landslide which permitted trains to operate last night, although it will be at least a week before normal rail traffic la reatorod. for Oregon residents as well as auto tourists gen erally. According to word re ceived here today from Washington, D. C., the national park service has reduced the entrance fee to Crater Lake national park from $2.50 to 81.00 per automobile. As in former years, if the en trance fee is paid once the same car can enter the park as often as its owner wishes for the re mainder of the year. The same cut In en trance fees is to be made In the Mount Rainier na tional purk. This is ex pected to increase the Local Basketball Five Has No Trouble Defeating Josephine Boys GIRLS ALSO W INNERS Boys Take Easy Game, 24 to Iff And Girls Also Triumph, 28 to 10 Ashland high school had but little difficulty in defeating Grants Pass high school's bas ketball five at the armory last night, 24 to 11, In a game en tirely void of sensational work. The local boys showed the ef Fred Homes told of the work fects of their hard campaigning of the Jackson county land set against Medford last week and tlement committee and urged a did not put up their usual big attendance at the forum a flashy game. week from tomorrow when Gov Grants Pass battled the Ideal ernor Pierce and other state of boys almost on even terms dur ficials are expected here for a ing the first half, with the land settlement and irrigation score standing 11 to 8 for Ash- conference. land when the game was half over. But in the second half the local quintet showed a bunt of its old time speed and speed ily put the game on ice. Many People Attend Wash Marake and Moore were the ington Birthday Func LAST MAN THROUGH two high point gainers for Ash tion Last Night A. H. Powers, prominent Coos land high, each getting four FRESNO, Cal., Feb. 2 ^ — Earl Council Favors It Bay lumberman, waa among the field baskets. Garrett did the Last week, after further dis McCrory, district foreman for the Attorney Frank J. Newman ta in O. I. Clampitt of last autolata to get front Marsh best work for the Grants Paa» cussion, it was announced that the San Joajnln Light and , Power of Medford gave an interesting ancouver Barracks in team. field to Coquille, he said while company, waa In» jail hese today city council expected to make this discourse on the life of George Serious* Case in the city last night; Good Passing Game as the confessed bandit who last change and appoint a city man Washington at the Washington's With his wife Mr. Powers loft Grants Pass uncorked a good ager, who would have general, Friday help up and robbed the 8AN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb. Marshfield yesterday morning by birthday banquet given by the passing game, but was* woefully management of the electric, First National hank of Chowchil 23— An army court martial will local De Molay at the Llthia motor for Mexico. After he weak on shooting baskets. water, street and fire departments. la, near here. McCrory yestejd*y convene here this week to try Springs hotel alst night. Ap had arrived at Roseburg, he Graves, center for Grants Pass, No serious objection developed went with officers and dug np Captain O. I. Clampitt, army proximately 150 were in at received word of the slide, and drew a hand when he shot a 83500', which he said comprised as a result of thia announcement, chaplain now at Vancouver Bar Immediately telephoned his log tendance at the banquet and basket almost from the centos although discussion of the above his entire loot. racks, on 'charges involving two ging headquarters at Powers. the dance which followed. brought out some remarks which Albie Beck, Roland Parks, 1 girls at Leavenworth, Kaqsas, Ore., to rush a steam shovel were slightly In opposition to the Charles Chattln and Ralph L. where Captain Clampitt was for to the scene of the slide. Robinson were members of tho merly stationed. f ’' - (Continued ,On Page Six) (Continued On Page Three) De Molay who also Spoke The* nature ■ th V charges ‘iris- <r i » ' « Mr. Chattin spoke off etoanli- not made known by army aess and fidelity. officers here, who declined to Mr. Robinson, who presided as discuss the case. It is known toastmaster, spoke on Masonry, however, that the two glrla In the origination of the order. Mrs. Em m a Bergdoll Victor volved are now enroute here to Milton Franklin had charga appear as witnesses. in L itigation Involving Quartet Suspected of Clover of the regular De Molay 9 $1,000,000 on Member of Board dale Safe Blowing o’clock ceremony. BaHquet, Entertainm ent and Ifants to Quit Qffice Held by Sheriff Special music was furnished PHILADELPHIA. Penn., Feb. V olley B all Enjoyed by F irst of March. , • by a quartet composed of Dr. 23— (U .P .)—rMce. Emma Berg- Last E vening MCMINNVILLE, Ore., Feb. 23 R. L. Burdic, V. D. Miller, S. doll, mother of Grover Cleveland WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 23 — Four men were being held In A. Peters, Jr., and Karl NlmB. A George Washington minuet, Bergdoll, notorious draft evad — (U P .)— Bert E. Haney, com- the county jail here today as danced by eight of the women em er, today won two federal court Dancing waa enjoyed until a mlssiondr of the United States suspects In the safe blowing at late hour in the hotel ball room. ployes of the Grants Pass banka, decisions against the alien prop shipping board, today sent his featured the entertainment given erty cnstodlan amounting to Oregon Champs to Start To Cloverdale early Sunday whpn Muslo for this part of the func resignation to President Coolidge more than 36,000 In currency at The Hotel Josephine In Grants nearly a million dollars. tion was furnished by Love asking that it became effective The morrow Noon for B ig and negotiable papers was taken land's Oregonians. Pass last night when the bankers case concerned the seizure of California Series March 1. Mr. Haney will leave The four men are Wallace of Josephine and Jackson coun property during the war. with his family immediately ties met for their regular session. EUGENE, Ore., Feb. 23— (17. Wetzel, George Welch, Charles thereafter for his home in Port* The entertainment followed the P ) — The University of Oregon Griffin and James Bloomer, all volley ball games between the baaketball team leaves here to of whom are said to have ex generally believed in po- Grants Pass and Ashland bankers, morrow noon for Oakland where tensive police records as safe circles here that Mr. which resulted in four victories it wili meet the University of blowers and who have been at will announce hia caa- out of seven encounters for the California for the Pacific coast liberty op bonds for alleged Im for the democratic nom* Ashland bankers. Tbe banquet championship. The Oregon team plication In the recent robbery for United States senator Reputed King of Pacific and entertainment at the hotel Will be weakened by the loss of of the bank at SHedd, Ore. Tho after his arrival la Ore- Coast B o o tle g g e rs De was greatly enjoyed. A1 Westergren, all star »guard, men were caught after a hard nies Wrong Doing Those who attended from Ash Los A ngeles H ealth Officer who is ill. The first two games Chas« by 8herlff Aschlm of Tilla Says There is N o Truth will be played at Oakland Fridav mook county and sheriff man land were: Citizens Bank, V. O. 8EATTLE, Wash., Feb. 28— to Report and Saturday night' and the ning of Yamhill county. N. Smith and F. S. Engle; State Roy Olmstead, former Seattle third game, if necessary, will Bank, G. O. Eubanks, J. H. Ful police lieutenant and more re LOS ANOBLES, Cal., Feb. 23. be played at Berkeley Monday ler, J. C. Hopper, C. W. Banta; cently known as king of Pacific — Dr. George Parrish, city health Bight. First National. J. W. McCoy, Coast bootleggers, today an officer, today vigorously denied Gerald Wenner, H. C. Emory and nounced hia intention of ap street reports of yesterday that Frank Hamilton. pealing to the highest -court In four deaths have been reported the United States from his con Tonight will be a big night from the Mexican quarter here as viction In federal court here for tho American Lsglon sad the result of botullnus poisoning. Council A lso, to Consider last week of conspiracy to vio Auxiliary of this city. Only two deaths have been re Smoke Nuisance Com At 7 o'clock tbs members ef late the federal liquor laws. ported, he said," and these have plainte Tonight the Legion show cast will meet Olmstead said he didn't be been due to pneumonia. He ad lieve it to be a crime to buy at Memorial Hall for a regular mitted he had found sanitation U niversity of Oregon Co-eds Consideration of the proposed and sail whiskey. He also de practice, which will start off TROY, Ohio, Feb. 23— Police conditions deplorable, but said ordinance whieh would provide clared he will sell his palatiaf the intensive practices that will A ssessed $100 Each by today were still without clues in there was no basis for th l botu for a city manager in Ashland, home near here to help pay the be continued up to the nights Judge Kelly their efforts to solve the myster llnus poisoning rumors. and decision on the complaint expenses of his court appeals. - of the performance at the Vining ious murder of Mrs. Frances D. EUGENE, Ore., Feb. 23— (U. of residents near the box fac Nesbitt, aged 26, Whose lifeless March • and 8. P .)— Laura Pauline Breske and tory concerning the alleged body, clothed in a nightgown, was After the show practice the BI eanor O. Burtchell, University smoke nuisance in that section found in the bathtub of their Legionnaires will go to the At- of Oregon students, who pleaded will bo the two chief things to guilty to stealing |4 0 0 In mer be considered by the city council wili be held. This wUl he Rtf- husband. chandise from Eugene stores, at a special adjourned meeting lowed by a “feed,’’ which tbe were fined 3100 each today by this evening. American Legion Auxiliary R Circuit Judge Percy R. Kelly. City Attorney Briggs has been A' mens banquet was held at arranging complimentary to the SAN LUIS OBISPO, Cal., Feb. Judge Kelly said if the humilia several days working on tho first the Presbyterian church in Med Legion members. A big atten 30— (U .P .)— California's motor tion they had already suffered draft of an ordinance providing ford last evening with Dr. Camp dance at each of the meettnth cycle riders, 1200 strong, will would not reform them, a jail for a city manager, and It Is bell of San Francisco and Mr. this evening ia anticipate*. expected that it will evoke con Carlton of Eugene as speakers. hold their annuel rally here and term would do no good. NEW YORK CITY. Feb. 33— siderable discussion when It Those attending from Ashland at Plsmo Beach on May 29 to (U .P.)— Habeas corpus proceed 81, according to plans announced comes up for consideration. were: J. L. Harner, A. H. Hays, ings instituted by Ceuntess J. M. Ross, W. H. Oraham, Carl today by Roy E. Garner, Oak Cathcart in connection with bar land. Brommer, Rev. J. C. Merglsr, THE WEATHER exclusion from the United States ang W. M. Wright. * Washington and Ore Races along the beach, broad were continued until March 2, Jumping with the two-wheeled g o n — Unsettled. Probably when the case was called In fed Members of the Ashland Ameri REPORT APPROVED rain in west portion. Lo speed machines, and other stunts eral court here today. r •re schednied to make np the can Legion post are expecting a WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. 3* cal rains and snows In — (UqP.)— The conference re east portion Washington. program according to Garner. big crowd at the armory Friday port on the ne wtax reduction Value of 1325 spring and fall He Is manager of the all-state evening when- they stage ono of Warmer tonight and Wed bill wee approved today by the nesday. Fresh southerly salmon pack on Colambia River, rally of the California Motor their enjoyable dances. Loveland’s House. winds along coeat. Oregonians will furnish the music. Is 38,000,000. -• cyclists* association. V. V. Mills, chairman of the forum committee, reported on the success of the luncheons during the past fiscal yoar and said no city in the state could better the record set by Ashland. Lone Bank Bandit Confesses Guilt Auxiliary Will Give “Feed” For Legion Members Joe Palmer, Prison Convict, Punished for A ttacking SAN RAFAEL, Cal., Feb. 23 Prisoner — (U .P .)— George Vino,’ Fairfax, wae sent to jail for driving his horse while Intoxicated. Then in Jail, the humane society threatened him with arrest for not feeding the animal. Vino, receiving the note for warded to jail, waved his hands and exclaimed despairingly, "How?” ; • - Newspaper, For Nearly Fifty Years ASHLAND CLIMATE Without the use o f medicine w nine cases out of ten o f asth This is a proven fa c t SALEM, Ore., Feb. 23— Joe Palmer, former Jackson county moonshiner, was seqjt to the state prison "bull pen’’ yester day by Warden Lillie for an un provoked attack on Oeqrge Wil liams, fellow convict Palmer together with Gilbert Lawrence, sent to the prison hospital. The cause df the attack was not definitely known hut is believed to have been admin istered because Williams was the convict who discovered the fire In the prison flax plant last week and put It out before aerions damage was done. There are nop 16 convicts In the prison “bull pen** as a result of recent'disturbances and riots. Ospoo Official Visits— * W. H. Crawford, ef the de Bandon — California capital velopment department of tho will develop black beach sands California Oregon> Power com for gold, platinum and chro pany, was In the city today from mium. his headqnartera ta Medford. Death Of Woman Not Yet Solved Held In Medford Çountess Cathcart Hearing Is Halted Legion Dance To Be Staged Friday Mexican Officers Probe Vice I