MALARIA GERMS Cannot sarvivo three months in -the rioh osone at Ashland. Pore doxneetio water helpe. Newspaper For Nearly Fifty Years The Tidings Has Been Ashland's Wire Service) (United VOL. XLIX Successor to the Semi-Weekly Tidings. Volume U DETROIT H EN READY TO FLY TO FAR NORTH Wilkins Party Completes Plans for Air Trip to , Arctic Circle PLANKS IN READINESS To Study W eather Conditions and Explore North of Point Barrow SE A TTLE. Wash., Feb. 26— Practically all is in readiness for the transpolar flig h t of the D etroit Arctic Expedition which in three giant Fokker mono- planet, w ill "hop off" on March 21 from Point Barrow, Alaska, for a non-stop flig h t of 2100 miles to Spitsbergen. A ll of the equipment, together with Cap*. George Hubert W ilkins, leader of the party, Is on Its way north. A month ago four snow mo­ tors were shipped to Fairbanks; Alaska. From there they w ill haul the o u tfit and supplies of the expedition across the snowy wastes to Point Barrow in time for the "hop-off." The Fokker monoplanes w ill, however, make the flight to Point Barrow, In ­ stead of being transported by snow motor. The flight has a dual purpose, that of determining whether land lies in the unexplored area 1,000 miles square, lying Just north of Point aBrrow, and studying meteorological condi­ tions in the Arctic as part of an International weather fore­ casting plan. SACRAMENTO, Cal., Feb. 26. — Popularisation of the automobile has in- creased Juvenile crime in California by 20 percent, according to O. H. Close, superintendent of the state reform school a t Preston. H e said he had kept a re- cord of Juvenile delln- quenctes during the past 10 years and found that most of the crimes of minors had been in con-* nectlon w ith automobile or auto accessory thefts. Liquor Is still a con- contributing factor In Ju- venlle crime but there has been no great incroase since the advent of pro- hlbition, he declares. « 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 TKfflWSItWLTON OK H B .Y W A Y Prominent Ashland Druggist Suocumbs to a General Breakdown MRS. LYNN SKEEN A LB A N Y, N. (Y„ Feb. 26— A determined campaign against the "backet shop" type of financial houses in New York was started here today by Attorney General Albert Ottlnge?. Investors are being mulcted out of hundreds (7 1 I f l < 7 a r v c » IT T ln C /I Q u llf lF R tr y crooked operatora, said Ottlnger, who plana to put them a(l out of business. Sale O f Grocery Store Com pleted The sale of F ra ile r 'A Son’s feed and grocery business to H. O. Parkhurst of Chants Pass was completed yesterday, J. L. Ketch handling Mr. Frazier’s end of the deal and Mr. Parkliurst being represented by O. F. Mays and W alter H. Leverette of Medford. The consideration was 120,000, Mr. F ra ile r taking, as part pay­ ment Income property In Grants Pass. Hqre Is C hano TORNADO LOCAL H O TEL M AN IS BOOSTER; Juvenile Crime BRINGS DEATH M EM BERSH IP 0A M PA IG N NOW ON SHUT TO U: AND DISASTER U IM N IS W M l New York Prosecutor to Put Crooked Operators Out of Business NO. 149 GOLF MEASURE; PRICE .Thomas K. Bolton, pioneer Ashland druggist and Jeweler, died early today at Community hospital following aq illness of several itiMkths, when he suf­ fered a ffB b ral breakdown. He .was 74 years old. M r. Bolton was born at Paise- ly, Scotland, on September 12. 1261. As a boy of eight years lie came to this country w ith his g*#ents. He came to Ashland 42 years agp when he established the drug and Jewelry business which he owned at the time of his death. He is survived by hie widow, Mrs. Lizsle B. Bolton, pud a daughter and sop. They are Mrs. ) . 3. McMahon of JsOt- sonville and W alter E. Bolton, who was associated with his Colonel Thomson Will be. father in business. The body Is at Stock's funeral Chief Speaker at Boost­ establishment, but funeral ar­ er Club Dinner rangements have not yet been Colonel C. G. Thomson, super­ completed. * intendent of Crater-Lake national park, w ill be the principal speak­ er at the regular monthly dinner of The Llthians at the Llthia ^ Springs hotel at 6:30 tomorrow evening. Colonel Thomson was elected an honorary member last summer but this w ill be his first Former Ashland Woman opportunity to meet with the L ith - Passes This Morning; lans and test out his effervescing to be Buried Here qualities. l/v ln g E. Vining also w ill be Mrs. Lynn Skeen, former well present and it is likely that the known resident of Ashland, died Lithians w ill take up his chal­ this morning in Klam ath Falls, lenge made at the chamber of according to long distance tele­ com m erf) forum Tuesday rela­ phone reports received by tive to cabins in the auto park. friends this afternoon. The na­ The Llthian quartet is now ture of the illness whleh led recognized ae one of the pre- to her death was not given, but ’ mier male quartets in the valley It was reported she had under­ andJ it w ill lead the Llthians in gone a serious operation there some singing. this week. H er husband for­ CAMPAIGN STARTED ON “BUCKET SHOPS” SPAY, FEB. 25, 1926 ASHLAND, OREGON, U se O f A uto Is . H eld Cause For ASHLAND CLIMATE Without the use o f medicine nine cases out of tea of asthma. This is a-proven f a c t merly lived here, but they moved to Montague prior to going to Klamath Falls. The burial arrangements are in charge of H. C. Stock, and he left this afternoon for Klam ­ ath Falls to return the body to this city. M Several Lives Lost in Twis­ ter Which Sweeps Through Mississippi PROPERTY TOLL HEAVY Meager Report* From Stricken Area Indicate Dutnage la Severe * M E M PH IS. Tenn., Feb. 26. — (IP) — A tornado struck several towns in Northern Mississippi to­ day and passed northward over Tennessee, leaving Its devastating mark principally in the rural sec­ tions. Several lives were reported lost at Enid and Greenwood. Nearly all lines of communica­ tion are badly crippled and prop­ erty damage as far as the Tennes­ see line is reported to have been severe. Meager reports received here PALO A LTO , Cal.. Feb. 2 6.4 - indicate that the death list in the A fter a search continuing state rural sections of Mississippi may Feb. 1. Mis» Clarice Harleaoa. be heavy. school teacher a t Princetown, Caj.. was found at Orland, near beffe, yesterday. She disappeared tropi her home the first of the month »nd had not since been seen, She sustained a head In ju ry • y«0r ago and this to believed respon­ sible fo r ber wanderings. M issing Teacher Found B y P o lice A fter Long H u n t m S m BY PACK Of BOGS New York Man is Believed Victim of Ferocious Police Canines Ranges Attracts W om en o f City M IM IH B , DAMAGING CHARGE —11 I YONKERS, N. Y ., Feb. 25.— A pack of police dogs are believed to have been responsible for the death of H arry G riffin, a me­ Arm; Preaeher Pleads' Not chanic whose mutilated body was Guilty to Crime In­ found on a lonely road along the volving Girl Bronx river last night. The earth SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.7 h A l waz badly torn near the body. In­ dicating he put up a bltteir ight 25. — (LP) — Chaplain Orvtlle I. against the ferocious animals. Clam pitt, United States army, to­ day pleaded not guilty to charges of Intimacy w ith Lucille 8wallow pretty Kansas girl. Court martial proceedings against the chaplain were under way here today. Chap lain Clam pitt is now stationed at Vancouver Barracks. OREGON BASKEHERS ARRIVE AT BERKELEY Two Star.Players May be Out of This Séries Be­ cause of "Sickness B E R K E L E Y , Cal., Feb. 26.— The University of Oregon basket­ ball team, weakened by the sick­ ness of A1 Westergren, star guard, arrived here this morning to pre­ pare for the gamee Friday and Saturday nights with the Unlver- sity of California for Pacific coast conference honors. Ben Holmes, captain of the team, is suffering from a severe cold and may be kept out of the game. The games w ill be played at the Oakland auditorium. COOLIDGE WILL GO Gwin S. B utler Is B etter Today Gwin S. Butler, widely known Ashland man, was reported as greatly Improved today, following an operation at Community hog- yesterday for a fractured j^nee cap sustained in a recent auto accident at K lam ath Falls. F o r a tim e yesterday It was feared Mr. B utler m ight not sur^ vive, but his condition today was encouraging and his ultimate re­ covery Is now expected, barring complications. MELLON K I H NEWWXMEASURE President Will Officiate at Opening of Fair on Law as Finally Passed Will July Fourth go to President For Signature Today W ASHING TO N, D. C.. Feb. 26 — President Coolidge w ill o f­ ficiate at the opening of the Susqulcentenntal exposition at Philadelphia on July 4, he an­ nounced definitely at the W hite House today. So fa r as Is known this w ill be the only trip the The electric range at The Jor­ president win take while con­ dan * Electric shop has been at­ gress Is |n session. tracting large crowds, according to Miss Grace Bogue, who is in charge. The Westlnghouse elect trie range, which Is sold by The Jordan Electric, la used in the cooking demonstrations. Miss Bqfue has been here on sim­ ila r work several times In the Pilots Forced to Descend Be­ past. She w ill be here until to­ cause of Bliuard morrow evening. Through Wyoming D em onstration Of Richard W . Price of the U gda Springs betel is one of the moot enthusiastic boosters for the new Ashland Golf club, and prior to his departure for Portland Mst night on a brief business trip he announced his wiltlngnese Vnd eagerness to aid In the formation of the club in every possible way "The advertising value land of a good cou; Pacific highway s o u tb ^ ^ th a w ill be Immense." he shl the standpoint of the aubetantlhl auto tourist, a better movement could net be started.** As proof of his desire both financial ancf moral coo; tloq to the movement, Mr. W A S H IN G TO N , D. C., Feb. 26 — (IP) — Secretary o f the Treas­ ury Mellon today expressed ap­ proval of the new 2387,811.000 tax reduction b ill as passed by the house and senate and which goes to the president today for hts signature. The measure Is en­ tirely satisfactory to the admin­ istration, Secretary Mellon paid AIR MAIL DELIVERY Student Prank Is W EATH ER Oregon and Washington — Occasional rains west portion. Light local rains east portion tonight and Friday. Moderate Temp­ erature, Increasing south­ erly winds along coast. . B lam ed For Flag declared that he would be w ill­ ing to work actively in the field during the campaign for members and would gladly serve on any committee which the sponsors of the club might wish. I For Som* WILL BUILD HOUSES L Hilt Contractor Plans to Carry on Operations Here This Year Several new houses w ill he built near the normal school if the plans ,of T. S. Batchelder, of H ilt, materialize. He has re­ cently purchased two acres of the tract'opposite the Lay ser­ vice station on the Boulevard from The Beaver Realty com­ pany and, according to Mt. Beaver, the new owner expects i to build some modern houses on the land purchased. Mr. Batchelder is a carpenter and stated that the houses he will build w ill be in keeping with the reeidential section which is expected to grow up argund the normal property. fWtRAND BOT B . VICTIM OF CRASH James Clement, Aged 7, Dies Today From Accident Last Night P O R TLA N D , Ore., Feb. 25.— (IP)— James Clement, aged 7 son of a Portland newspaper man, died early today from Injuries sustained last night when he was run d o w n b y a heavy sedan driven by G ilbert Cheney, 18-year-old high school student. Police say Cheney was driving at the rate of 60 miles an hour when he struck the lad. Cheney probably w ill face 'a serious charge. Mrs. C oolidge Is Tia Juana and Mexicali Will Be Closed Soon as Ports of Entry V ictim Of Grippe W A S H IN G TO N , D. C., Feb. 25. — Mrs. Coolidge, w ife of the pres­ ident. was reported as much im ­ proved today following a severe cold which she contracted earlier In the wçek. Mrs. Coolidge was forced to cancel several social en­ gagements because of* her Indls- positoln. H ealth Body W ill Postpone M eeting The annual meeting of the Jacisoh County Health Associa­ tion xNlch was to have been held on March 2nd has been postpon­ ed until a later date due to the ple Leads to Drastic Action M E X IC A L L I, Mexico., Feb. 25. — (IP) — Governor Rodrigues of the northern district o f Lower California moved today to close Tia Juana and Mexicali as parts of entry as a retaliation measure, against California for its unfriend­ liness. "This would mean that no com­ merce could be transacted be­ tween California and these ports,” he said. “ Although the value of commodities sold by C alifornia 'firms to Lower C alifornia amounts to many millions annually there is no reason why we should co­ operate with C alifornia people unless they cooperate with us.” I f the two cities are closed to entry it w ill result in a practical shutting down of the many resorts in these two towns which thrive mainly off the American tourist trade. LOCATE IN ASHLAND Ed High W ill be in Charge of Agency to Start Here on March 1 PROVIDE LOTS OF “ The Black and White Revue’’ Promises Lots of Clean-Cut Comedy The American Legion Show Is fast rounding into shape, with a fine spirit of cooperation being shown by the entire cast. John Enders, the Legion Com­ mander, Is much pleased with the way in which the production has rounded Into shape and a splendid performance is assured for the two nights of March 8 and 9. Miss Vernonia Hughes and Randall Woods are vprklng uu S clever ffance pant'omlnfe. Some­ thing entirely new and different from anything every given in the city. Can you imagine « cafe deedrated entirely In black, with mysterious tables and chairs that float through the a ir at the command of the customers, and an unseen waiter who appears from nowhere and ghostly hands FOR POLAR FLIGHT cels Speaking Tour add Goes to Norway E V E R E T T , Wash., Feb. 26.— The remaining speaking tour of Captain Roald Amundsen, noted i Arctic explorer, was canceled here last night, and he w ill leave at Bill to Tighten up Laws once for New York where he will Against Grime Favored ship for Norway. Captain Amund­ by Committee sen said/ arrangements for his , polar dash by airship were near- W A SHINO TO N, D. C., Feb. 2 5 | | ng compeltlon so rapidly thet — As a further step In the drive, he wou((j have to return and take against crime, the house post of- perBona| charge. floe committee today approved a bill which would bar pistols (•id revolvers from the United States mails. Anti-revolver laws of states are now made Inef fectlve because they can be sent by mall. AGED P lO ra IS CALLED BY DEATH D eputy Collector W ill A id Ashland I ax XAZ*\.*WaXX t IIiC'CyFTÎC X. ftX WV A X T i f I g* . land could not keep his appoint­ ment as chief speaker of the ses­ These are the trying days when sion on that date. Announcement Individuals and corporations beg- w ill be made as soon as possible ing wrestling w ith their federal I the next date of meeting. Income tax blanks Which are now being received from the office of Clyde G .Huntipy, collector of Internal revenue. Word was received today from Mr. Huntley to the effect that BANTA MONICA, Cal., Feb. 25 a deputy collector w ill be In Ash­ — ( t lP .) - —Clover Field, a gov­ land from March 10 to 13, In­ ernment airport here, is to be clusive, to aid Ashland residents converted Into a municipal fly­ in making out their returns. Monday. Match 15 is the last ing grounds, public * park, golf day on which the Income tax re­ course and playgrounds, accord­ ing to the city commission, turns can be filed. M unicipal Airport W ill B e Provided L A W R E N C E , Kans., Feb. 26'. — A student prank le belleved by "^CHEYENNE, Wyo., Fab. 25.— university officiala to he respon- A ir mall pilots last night were siblel for thè flylng of a red flaff forced down by the heavy snow on thè campus of thè University storm which raged through the of Kansas bere yesterdajk Offic­ mountain sections of Wyoming. iala ent thè offensive banner down According to reports received here late In thè afhertooon and are