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MALABIA GERMS
Oannot survive three months in
the rich otone at Ashland. Pure
domestic water help*.
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Successor to the Semi-Weekly Tidings. Vola
VOL. XLIX
CHAPLAIN TO
GET SUPPORT
FROH CHURCH
ASHLAND CLIMATE
Without the use of medicine <
nine cases out of ten of
This i*- . uroven fa ct
1
New Golf Club
.Will Organize
Tomorrow Night
With 40 charter mem
bers now signed up and
others in readiness to
Join, permanent organi
sation of the new Ash
land golf club will be
perfected at a meeting
tomorrow night at the
Lithia Springs hotel. The
meeting has been called
for 8 o’clock.
The membership cam
paign has progressed even
better than ha'0. been
hoped, and, generous sup
port ¿ a . been given by
b a n k s a n d business
houses, generally. Offic
ers of the club will be
elected at this meeting
and definite plans for
the improvement of the
course south of the city
will be decided.
Those
sponsoring the movement
are enthusiastic over the
prospects, and assurance
Is given that Ashland’s
new golf course will be
come a reality within a
short time.
Orville Clampitt W ill Be
Backed to the Limit by
Baptists '
FRAME-UP IB CHARGED
Army Preacher Accused of Mls-
conduct Will Fight
Caee to Bud
' SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., March
3 — (IP) — The support of his
church was today assured Chap
lain Orville I. Clampitt, United
States army chaplain, who is un
der court martial trial here for
alleged' Intimacy with MIsa Lu
cille Swallow, pretty Kansas
girl.
• Rev. James S. West, represent
ing the Northern
California
conference of the Baptist church,
In which Chaplain Clampttt was
ordatned as a n^ilster, .today
expressed “perfect confidence”
In Clampitt and labeled Miss
Swallow as a “designing woman.'
"If he Is convicted by the
court martial, then be is guilty,
bat nntll he Is convicted, the
chnrch will stand by him,” de
clared Rev. Weat.
MCGEE’S WtLLHOlD
s u m SHOW
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»
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» Chamber Forum Luncheon
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Defunét Klarrçath
Bank To Declare
Dividend Shortly
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.?March
3. — Depositors with savings ac
counts In the defunct First State
and Savings hank may expect to
receive a promised dividend of
some 50 per cent within the next
few weeks, is thé belief of A. R.
Campbell, In charge of the liqui-
Wor<^ was being awaited today
from the state/ banking depart
ment relative to the payment.
About 381,000 will be given
out when the payment Is author
ised, Mr. Campbell said.
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« BOGGS CHIEF SPEAKER
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Chairman at. County Committee
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Urges Support of AU
Concerned
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LOS ANGELES, Cal., Mirch 3
— Douglas Fairbanks and Mary
Plckford, fllto players and pro-
• dneers, were to leave here today
for New York, from which, city
they will depart on an extended
tour of Europe.
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A<»o<
)NE8DAY, MARCH 3, 1926
Fifty years ago today ther, rons a week from today, ac
was no telephone, and no central cording to Announcement by
to say “Line's busy," or “L ttè’ü Myrta Otterdale, local manager.
Files of The Tidings show
temporarily disconnected.
that the telephone made its en
But fifty years ago a week
try into Ashland In 1878, just
from today the telephone m^de two years after It was Invented.
Its appearance.
It
was *on
The Tidings of December 13,
March 10, 1876 that Alexander
1878 carried this simple an
Graham Bell first gave to Rhi nouncement:
world that marvelous Instrument
“The telephone has struck
— the telephone— which
Ashland.”
so commonplace and yet
The employes of the local
necessary.
telephone company will be hosts
next Wednesday from 9 o’clock
In celebration of the
in the morning until 4 o’clock
anniversary of the discovery
in the afternoon, and they ex
the telephone, the local office
the Pacific Telephone and T»|e- press hopes that there will he
grahh company will be “at bonds’’ a large response from looal
to its Ashland friends and pfct- patrons and frlendB.
City Park Board Give» Ap
proval of LithiSn Fin
ancial Plans
Land settlers who come to
Jackson county this year with
a view of locating on Jackson
county land to rear permanent
homes will receive every possible
encouragement.
This was the
sentiment expressed at the cham
ber of commerce forum, luncheon
at the Lithia Springs hotel to
day noon when members of the
Jackson county land settlement
committee conducted the meet
ing.
As chief speaker of the meet
ing, O. C. Boggs, chairman of
the connty committee, urged the
Lithia Park Is to lose Its tWo that the old cow, Teddy’s ancient
hearty cooperation of realty men
mate, Is becoming too old to take
remaining elk
in general and the public aa well
care of herself. She has but a
With some expressions of
In welcoming the new comers
few teeth left and her alloted
gret, this action was decided
to the county and assisting them
span of life is almost over.
at a meeting of the city
in every possible manner.
So the board last night voted
hoard last night.
Warns On Speculation
to notify the state game commis
"Teddy,” the big butt elk.
Mr. Boggs sounded a warning
on a rampage several nights algo sion of Its decision and ask that
that if land prices are boosted
and kicked the two-year-old of»' body to take care of the disposal
to a speculative value much of
! of Teddy and his aged and decrept
the work of the land settlement to death
And
now
comes
the
Information
mate.
work will have been rendered
LITHIA PARK TO LOSE ELK;
“TEDDY" ANÛ MATE WILL GO;
PARK BOARD TAKES ACTION
B
valueless-
The speaker
W ashington , d . c .. March tribute to Jackson connty land
3— (U .F .)— Congressman Hawley
will Introduce a.bill In the house
this week to cancel a claim of
the .government
for
31775
against the state of Oregon. The
nty Is for supplies furnished
iregon national guard from
Stevens daring the time of
the Astoria fire.
owners and realtors In declaring
that he had fonnd land in every
part of the county worth more
than the price being
It.
X
Of
His talk throughout
a constructive mature and In
dicated the genuine dSeiM or
his committee to be of real ser
vice hi bringing settlers to the
county.
Irving E. Vining, president of
the state chamber of commerce,
predicted that Oregon this year
would get twice as many set
tlers as in any previous year
Suburban Train in Chicago since the land settlement cam
paign was undertaken three years
Crashes Into Freight
ago.
Early This Morning
“Oregon Is the best organised
CHICAGO, 111., March 3. — (IP) state In the west to carry on
— Speeding through the darkness the land settlement work,” he
early this morning, an Illinois said.
Central suburban train crashed
headon with a Michigan Central
freight train. Edward Benjamin,
Illinois Central train conductor,
Ollie Nelson, a passenger, and T.
A. Grygier, a fireman, died short
ly after In a nearby hospital.
Three of those injured were so Robert Linsner- Returns to
badly hurt they are expected to
Pendleton and Will be
die.
Prosecuted
THREE KILLED IN
BAD TRAIN WRECK
MAN WHO JUMPED
BAIL BOND BACK
M. STREE1 SCENE
OFTONilGlRABING
Prices of all Stocka Takes
g W
f
Drop During
Wild
Session To<
"oday
NEW YORK CITY, March 3
— (U .P.)— The stock exchange
today was the scene of the most
stupenduous volume of trading
In the history of Wall street.
Prices of virtually every stock
sagged as demoralized speculat
ors threw their holdings on the
market regardless of the price.
PENDLETON, Ore., March 3.—
(IP)— Under the old adage that
they always come back to the
scene of their crimes, Pendleton
police simply waited for Robert
Linsner to return to Pendleton.
He was Indicted on two counts
last September, one involving
woman and the other on a liquor
charge. He put up ball bond of
3750 and was released^ He skip
ped out and forfeited his bond
Now with his ball money lost,
Linsner Is back In jail facing
prosecution on both charges.
KELLOGG REFUSES
O
Jackson County
¡ FIND
WITNESS
T<,B e F « , „ ral
|N l m S B B
"Oregon
Business,’* official
monthly publication of the 07»-
_ m state chamber « t eommetto,
will feature Jackson county In its
April issue, according to informa
tion from the local chamber of
commerce. Secretary Fuller and
other local residents are writing
stories of Jackson county and
Ashland Industries and recreation
al advantages for the magazine.
Medford Buys Up
Reserved Seats
For Friday Game
Medford basketball enthusiasts
were having a chuckle today at
the expense of Ashland.
When the two high school
basketball teams line up on the
local floor Friday night, Med
ford fans will occupy most of the
reserved seats.
The seats were placed on sale
Monday morning, and by Tues
day morning, they had all been
sold. And last night the informa
tion became known that Medford
had bought up most of the choice
tickets. They got them In blocks
of from 10 to 25, and local fans
who waited until yesterday and
today to get their seats found
them all gone.
New York Bandits Go To
Biff Expense to Complete
Daring Burglary
T"
NEW YORK CITY, March 3.
- (IP) — Police today were still
without clues as to the Identity of
the fur bhndlts who dug a costly
tunnel under a burglar alarm sya
tem in the warehouse of, the Jul
ian Klugman and Sons establish
ment and stole furs valued at
3100,000. The,robbers had rent
ed a vacant store near the King-
man establishment, from which
they carried on their tunneling
operations.
Los Angeles Slaying of Four
Years Ago Mar be
Solved Shortly
LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 3.
- (IP) — A deputy district attor
ney today was speeding on his way
to Detroit where, It Is reported, an
important witness has been lo
cated who can divulge informa
tion In the now famous William
Desmond Taylor case four year
ago.
Taylor, a motion picture
director, was slain under myster
ious circumstances which have
never been explained.
STATE EMPLOYES .
WILL BE INSURED
Board of Control Votes to
Extend Workmen’s
Compensation Act
SALEM, Ore., March 3— (V.
P .)— The state board of con
trol today~"voted to bring the
employes of all state institu
tions under the provisions of
.the workmen’s compensation act.
Every institution will be visited
and the law explained to em
ployes.
The compensation be
comes effective on April 1.
A V IA « MEASURES Gambling Not To
Allowed Here
REIECIED BY HOUSE Be Friday
Evening
Military Committee Votes to
Draft ____
Air Legislation
L<
of its Own
Here’s a warning tip for per
sons who might want to wager a
few nickels or dollars on the out
come of the fcasketball game here
Friday night.
Chief of Police McNabb an
nounced this morning that any
person caught gambling at the
armory either before or during
the game will be immediately ar
rested and prosecuted.
During the last game here with
Medford some of the partisans of
the teams openly wagered on the
outcomes. but this will not be
repeated Friday evening, declared
the chief. .
March
a.-’ISa
Secretary of State Declines- tlon legislation now before con
to Tell Why Countess
gress was rejected today by the
Was Barred
house military committee. Mem
T
bers of the committee voted to
WASHINGTON, D. C.i March
drs/t a bill of their own and
3— (U .P.)— Secretary of State
submit at • later date.
Kellogg today refused to give
the senate foreign relations
committee his reasons for ex
cluding Countess Karolyl. wife
of the former Hungarian presi
dent, from the United States.
Kellogg appeared before the
committee behind closed doors
WASHINGTON. March 3— (U.
at the request of Senator Borah.
He opposed adoption of the P .)— President Coolidge today
TREATY RATIFIED
Borah bill which would repeal signed the treaenry-postofflce ap
BRUSSEL8. March 8—-(U.P.)
propriation
hill,
carrying
3888,-
the section of the immigration
— The senate today unanimously
law under whloh the Countses of 381,301 for running those two
the
Locarno
peace
Cathcart was barred from the departments for the fiscal year ratified
treaty.
t
ending June SO, 1837.
country.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
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Doug and Mary To
, v Visit In Europe
ia Devoted to Settle
ment Work
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BUI of $1775 Against State
Of Oregon Subject of
Legislation
Spring styles will hold sway
at McGee's tomorrow evening,
starting a t 7:44 « sto ck . when
the annual Style Show will be
held in the beautiful new build
ing.
The store Is being artistically
decorated for the occasion and
the freshness of spring predom
inates throughout the establish
ment. McGee’s, with its several
departments
Including
ladles’
furnishings, hats from Sugg’s Mil
linery and shoes from the shod
department, is well equipped,
with the promenade deck down
the center of the store, to stage
a wonderful style show.
Liv
ing models will exhibit the lat
est styles.
Souvenirs will be distributed
and music will be furnished by
an Orthophonlc Vlctrola.
Friday and Saturday the style
show will be continued in the
form of a spring opening In
the various departments of tho
store, with an exhibition of the
very latest In all lines.
At the opening of McGee’s new
store a style show was held,
iwhlch attracted an immense
throng, and this spring style
show Is sure to be equally as
Interesting.
ASHLAND, OREGON,
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NO. 1Î
“John L av<e <ow
IANIY
WFKFIft
telephone birthday coming ;
LAIW j U a UD
»be 5« ykars old soon “ PARR CABINS , Satisfied; Deer IMPROVEMENT
K iU e j.F in .d iO F -J
ID
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W
A
L
K
S
TO
BE
BUILT
TO BE HELPED LOCAL OFFICE TO CELEBRATE
IS DEFEATED
THIS SPRING
EVERY WAY
CANCELLATION OF
CLAIM IS SOUGHT
Annual Display of Latest in
Women’s Wear W ill be
Tomorrow Eveqipg
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tjgr Newspaper. For N early F ifty Years
Appropriation
Bill Is Signed
PRIVATE AID ASSURED
Individuals Will Advance Money
to Put in Needed
Improvement
Six new double cabins w ill be
completed and ready for auto
tourists In the auto camp adjoin
ing Lithia Park before June 1.
This improvement was guar
anteed at a meeting of the city
park board last night when the
proposal of The Llthlana to have
the cabins financed by private
subscriptions was officially adopt
ed both by the park board 'and
the city council.
Under the plan as agreed upon,
private Individuals will advance
the park board approximately
34000 for the construction of the
cabins.
Those advancing the
money will be given title contracts
to the property and will be re
paid at the rate of 330 per month
and Interest. The receipts from
the rental of the cabins will be
more than enough to take care
of the payments. It was thought^
Work Starts Soon
Just as soon as the needed fin
ances are procured, the park
board will advertise for bids for
construction of the cabins. Plans
and specifications already have
been adopted, and It was-thought
that actual construction could get
under way later this month.
The board voted to employ a
playground supervisor for the
-children during the summer
months.
The supervisor will
handle the children during the
regular summer vacation period.
All members of the board were
In attendance. They are Frank
Jordan, chairman: Hal McNair,
Amos Nlillnger, Louis Dodge and
8. A. Peters, Jr.
M O L L BE
BSE
■
"John
Law” waited
more than three months
to avengo the Illegal kill
ing of a deer, but his
claims were satisfied in
full yesterday when J. L.
Hogodone appeared In jus
tice court at -Medford
yesterday and was fined
350 and costs for possess
ing deer meat out of sea
son.
The venison was found
near Camp No. 1, at
Butte Falls on November
23, last, by Deputy Game
Wardens Roy Parr and
Pat Dally. The game of
ficers have waited a long
time to apprehend the
owner and bring him to
Justice.
But this week
they procured the needed
evidence and Hogodone's
appearance before Justice
of the Peace Taylor was
the result. He paid the
fine.
BUM CHASER STOPS
U
University of Washington
Co-eds Thought to be
Smugglers
PORT ANGELES. Wash.. Mar.
3. — Thirty-three coeds of Wash
ington State college, bound here
yesterday from Everett, Wahs.,
to sing In In a glee club concert,
were overhauled as rum runners
by the United States coast guard
in the straight of Juan de Fuca.
After some traveling bags were
searched without any discoveries
a tug carrying the girls was al
lowed to proceed.
.r
i m OF A im IS
A D H D B Ï BOVS
Seattle Youth Plead Guilty
in Portland and Get
Jail Terms
Property Owners Loud in
Protest Against New
Development Work
SESSION
IS
STORMY
City Manager Plan Delayed Again;
Much Routin«* Business
Done
“I guess we took In too fhuch
territory,” members of the city
council sadly ruminated last
night.
“You sure did,” was the com
posite answer of a group of
determined property owners.
Thus ended the efforts of the
council to establish a sidewalk
Improvement district In tho
southern portion of the city neat
the new normal school building.
Many Protests
Last night was the time set
f o r h e a r i n g remonstrances
against the proposed improve
ment. And for more than aw
hour they heard remonstrances.
They Vere presented verbally
and In written form. Threats
of referendums, court action
and other dire action were In
cluded In some of the protests,
both written and verbal.
And In the end the council
admitted defeat, temporarily at
least. The entice situation was
aptly summed up by Councilman
Taylor when he remarked:
“If the people are satisfied
with trails and cow paths. It la
up to them.
In the face of
these protests the council can
not force these Improvements up-
on them."
Everybody Talks
-Nearly everybody talked, both
for and against the Improvement,
but those opposed appeared to
be In a great majority. At ono
time during the discussion Mayor
Johnson tossed his gavsl to
Councilman Wright and took the
floor on behalf of the Improve
ment.
"There have . been protests
against practically every Im
provement the city of Ashland
has put In,” he declared. "Bat
some of you people who are
protesting tonight would be tho
PORTLAND, Ore., March 3.—
(ip)— pleading guilty to a charge
of stealing an automobile and
transporting It from Washington
(Continued On Page Two)
Into Oregon, three 8eattle youths
Former Member of Congress yesterday were sentenced to 18
months each In a reformatory by
Will Seek Higher
Federal Judge Wolverton. The
Honors This Year
boys are Hubert Boyd, aged 15;
PORTLAND, Ore., March 3— Arnold Henley, aged 16, and
(U .P .)— Elton Watkins, former Leonard Erickson, aged 16.
congressman from Oregon, today
Sight-Seers Near City of L ob
confirmed reports that he will
be a candidate for the demo
Angeles in Bad Accident
cratic nomination for United
Late Yesterday
mm
States senator regardless of what
10689391
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Mareh
Bert E. Haney may or may not
3— (U .P.)— Two
persons
are
do. Mr. Watkins said he wonk!
dead and 26 are.Injured at the
Issue a formal platform and
State Agent Who Worked result of a sight-seeing bus over
statement on March 18.
in Jackson County Faces turning near San Fernando late
yesterday.
Mrs. Beatrice Sund
Federal Jury
ström was instantly killed and
PORTLAND, Ore., March 3.— Henry Craven, died today from
J. J. Snodgrass, former state Injuries. Rqy Smoot, driver of
prohi agent, who worked In Jack- the bus, is being held for In
son connty during 1824, went on vestigation.
trial In federal court here yes
W. H. Halle Freed in Osage terday on a charge of Imperson
Indian Murder Con
ating a federal officer.
Snod
spiracy Cases
grass went under the alias of
Joseph Carey while with the
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Mar.
state forces.
He Is alleged to
3. — (LP) — w . H. Hale, under
have mulcted Mrs. Blanche Meek
indictment here since January 4
er of Medford out of an auto
In connection with the Osage In
mobile through his false represen
PORTLAND, Ore.. Mareh 3—
dian murder cases, won his re
(U .P.)— The Major Coiner re
lease from the county Jail to tations.
port on the proposed 3 5-foot
day following the setting aside
channel In the Columbia river
tho Indictment against ¿ J i O j
from Portland to Wd
Judge Cotteral of the federal
been received In Washington.
court. The court held that Hale
D. C., according to advleee re
could not be prosecuted on the
ceived here today. The report
murder conspiracy charge.
is believed to he favorable. B
War Department Recom will be considered neat week
by the hoard of army engineer*,
mends Big Flying Force
but there is some doubt
For IF. S. Army |
what action the board will
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March
3.
(LP) _ The war department
today recommended to congress
Oregon and
portion^
County Assessor Coleman will a flvo-year aviation program pro
ton— Fair eeet
be In Ashland on Saturday, viding for a force of 16,680 men
generally
March 17, at which time he will with 3300 planes. The 10-year
portion
tonight
list all persons who are en program as embodied In the Las
Thsrsdhy
titled to tax exemptions on atath siter report was shelved In favor
parature
and county taxes. Mr. Coleman 1 of the five-year program which
will have his quarters at the ar was supported by the Morrow
mory on that day.
board.
IHO KILLED WHEN .
OIG BUS OVER TURNS
FORMER PROHI COP
SUSPECTED SLAVER
IS GIVEN RELEASE
Columbia River
Channel Report
Coming Up Soon
County Assessor
Will Be Here To
List Exemptions
WEATHER