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- 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