I ■
1 A.-
•il1
MALARIA GERMS
Cannot erurvive three months in
the rich ozone at Ashland. Pore
domeetio water helps.
The Tidings Has Been Ashland's
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▼OL. XI.IX
Successor to the Bsml-Weskly Tidings, V ola»« 43
HILLAH TEMPLE
SHRINERS WILL
BOLD MEETING
Music Unbalances
Prisoner’s Mind;
Padded Cell Used
BILLINGS, Mont., Mar.
10— (U.P.)— It Is pos-.
sible that the Billings
municipal band needs a
re-organlsatlon. At any
rate, when the band
started its weekly prac
tice on the court house
lawn near the county
Jail, one of the prisoners
became violently Insane
a short time after the
music started.
The prisoner was a
vagrant who had been
arrested several nights
ago for Imbibing
too
ranch liquor. The band
was playing “How Dry I
Am,'; when he became a
raving maniac. His con-
- dttion war* so sektoua
Jailors were compelled to
pnt him in a padded cell.
Extensive Plans Laid Por
Spring Ceremonial Here
On Saturday
BIO
TIME
PROMISED
Jianqurt, D hacs and Other Fca-
tures Arranged (or Noble«
And Wive«
Sliriners ef Hlllah Temple
have completed extensive plans
(or the big «prlng ceremonial
to be held here next Saturday,
at which time the caravan of
the faithful will complete Its
pilgrimage across the burning
■and« to the oasis of Ashland.
From all Indications a largt
class of novices will be on hand
to take the perilous Jaunt across
the red-hot sands to Shrlnedom.
F. D. Wagner, potentate of
Hlllah temple, and W. H. Day.
recorder, bavs sent out the usual
Invitation reciting the program
which is In store for nobles on
that day.
Women Invited
The business session will be
held at the armory at 4:30
o'clock Saturday afternoon. Fol
lowing this there will be a ban
quet at the Llthla Springs ho
tel, starting at 6:15 and con
tinuing
until
7:45.
Both
Shrinerg and their wives are in
vited to the banquet.
The work of the ceremonial
at which the candidates will get
their’s, will start at the armory
at 8 o'clock.
Following the session, an old
fashioned dance will be held at
the armory, te which the wives
and sweethearts of the Shrin-
ers are Invited.
Hlllah Temple's famous patrol
will be In action during the see
alone, as will the drum and
bugle corps, and a few real sur
prises are in store for the wear
ers of the fet.
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33
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ARE HELD FOR
BIG BURGLARY
»
Trio Who Looted Riddell
» •' Home in Portland Are
Nabbed by Detectives
a
a
a LOOT IS RECOVERED
a One o f Prisoners Proves to I»
a
Ex-Convict— Others Are
a
Mere Boys
a
a
PORTLAND, Ore., March 10
a
—
(U.P.)— Portland police today
a
had
recovered practically all the
a
loot
which was taken Saturday
a
night
when burglars looted the
a
home
of
A. G. Riddell of rugs.
a
Jewelry
and
other articles valued
a
a at more than 810,000.
Three youths who committed
a
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Mother of Mrs. Frank G.
Ward Passes After
Extended Illness
the daring burglary are also
under arrest.
They are John
E. Hobart, aged 22, an ex-con-
vlct; Helmuth Nechyta, aged 19,
and Ray Klinger, aged 19. Ho
bart was first arrested by po
lice detectives. He took them
to an east side rooming house
where much of the loot had
been cached. A abort time later,
the detectives arrested his two
younger pals.
All three of the prisoners have
confessed, according to police,
although they deny the where
abouts of some of the missing
articles which were taken.
INCOME TAX MAN
A S K IN CID
ementa!
"We believe Ashland Is on
More sidewalk Improvemen
the
eve of a real awakening,
to
th®
with special reference
it Main and with a city administration
cross streets between Bast
and <he Boulevard, were urged which stands for progress, great
by the newly organized New strides can be accomplished
comers’ club at a meeting last during the present year,’’ is the
night, according to a report conclusion of a resolution adopt
made by officers this morning. ed urging more Bldewalk Im
Members voiced words of hlgty provements.
After considerable discussion,
praise for the work of Mayor
Johnson and the city council In the Newcomers voted to take
demanding thia needed sidewalk an active part in the chamber
improvement program near the of commerce election to be held
normal school in the face of shortly, and a ticket will be
strong objections on the part of agreed upon and published at
the next meeting, it was decided.
property owners.
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RESIDENT PASSES
Jacob Stone, Old-Time Citi
zen of This Section '
Dies at Salem I |
Jacob Stone, a pioneer resident
of Ashland, died yesterday at
Salem from ailments incident to
advanced age, He was 81 yearn
old. The body will be brought
to Jackson county for burial at
Central Point. The funeral prob
ably will be 'held Friday.
Mr. Stone was a native of Vir
ginia, where he was born In
1844. With his wife he came to
Ashland in 1875 where he lived
for many years, prior to going
to Salem to reside. He is sur
vived by the following children:
D. W. Stops and P. L. Stone ot
Oakland, Cal.; Mrs. J. A. Shield«
of Winton, Cal., and Mrs. L.
zrclr,
Million and Mrs. E. L. Marc
both of Ashland.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
HOLDS SECRET MEET
DECLARED FAILURE
SEEKS FULL PARDON
FO« EUGENEI. DEBS
to Act at Once
Ashland last night experienced
the coldest weather in six weeks
when the mercury crawled down
to 29 above zero, or three de
grees below freesing point.
A
light costing ot tee formed
pools of water during the night,
while a light frost also was not
ed, although no damage was re
ported
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March
10— (U.P.)— Representative Ber
ger, socialist of Wisconsin, to
day asked President Coolidge
to pardon and grant full Amor
lean citizenship rights to Eugene
V. Debs, who was sent to prison High Officer Arrested on
Complaint of G en ettis
under the espionage law during
Smedley Butler
the war and later released under
a presidential commutation of
SAN DIEGO, Cal., March 10
sentence.
— (U.P.)—Charged with having
been under the influence of
liquor In a local hotel, Colonel
Alexander Williams, U. 8. Mar
ine corps, Is under arrest here
on compalnt of Brigadier Gen
eral Smpdley D. Butler. The
One of the commendable im colonel was acting commandant
provements Is the tearing down at the local base until relieved
He was
of the unsightly metal awning in by General Butler.
host
to
a
welcoming
dinner
for
front of ,ths Mtekle building,
General
Butler,
at
which
ebek-
which will be occupied by The
De Bon Anto company In the near talls are said to have been
served.
future.
Hotel Owner To
Metal Awning Is
Serve Sentence
Being Tom Down
WASHINGTON, March 10— (U
P .)—The United States supreme
court today denied Earnest
Brown, Seattle, Wash., hotel
man, review of hie conviction
and prison sentences totaling
four years for violation of the
national prohibition law.
Newspaper For. Nearly Fifty Years
Fire Berries)
NO. 1Ö0
Her many Ashland friends will
learn with sorrow of the death
of Mrs. E.’ A. Geddings at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. B.
W. Taylor in Leselland, Texas,
where <he had been living recent
ly because of tailing health. Mrs.'
Geddings had been an Invalid for
a considerable time and her pass
ing will end many months of suf
fering.
Mrs. Geddings will be remem
bered here as the mother of Mrs.
W. Herring Will be at
Frank G. Ward. who. with other
all Unitl
Uni Satur
City
Hall
brothers and sisters, was at Mrs.
day
to
Aid
Talpayrs
Geddings* bedside when death
came. Mrs. Geddings.waa » » « n t .
D. -W. Herrin fc, deputy Internal
her of the Baptist church of this
revenue collector from the Med
city and took an active part In
ford office, arrived In Ashland this
charitable and religious activities.
morning and will remain here un
til Saturday evening, assisting
Ashland residents In making out
their federal income tax state
(Continued On Page Three)
ments.
•
Mr. Herring will be stationed
at the city hall while In the city,
where he will be glad to assist
and
advise all who desire to con
Present Crisis Regarding
sult him. The returns for this
Germany not Near So
year must be mailed by next Mon
lution. is Report
day in order to escape the usual
GENEVA, March 10— (U P .) peaalties.
Local Friends and Patrons — The league of nations council
Honor Member of Alex
met secretly this afternoon in
ander Graham Bell
an Informal effort to solve the
crisis arising from Germany's
Fifty years ago today the refusal to recede from the de
telephone was first given to
mand that she be admitted alone
the world, the invention of Alex
to membership.
ander Graham Bedl. So today,
It was admitted that the only
Miss Myrta Otterdale, local man
possible concessions would be New York Democrat De
ager, and other employes of
clares Président Does
for the council to find some
the telephone company, are hold
Not Dare Tell Truth
basis upon which Brasil and
ing an all-day reception for Spain would consent to a post
friends and patrons of the tele ponement of their council can
WASHINGTON, D. C.. March
phone company.
10—
(U.P.)— Representative Lor
didacies until September, at
This morning the physics which time the commission would ing Black, democrat of New
class of the high school visltpd make recommendations at the York, todav charged that Presi
the telephone office and plant regular league meeting.
dent Coolidge does not dare to
and saw at first hand the work
tell the plain truth about pro
of the Intricate telephone sys
hibition and the futile efforts of
tem.
The students were In
the government to enforce the
charge of Miss Grace Hafrk-
law. At the same time Con
yard, physics Instructor.
gressman Somers, . New York
democrat, proposed that an unof
ficial election be held In every
congressional district this fall to
Congressman Berger of Wis find out what the people think
about prohibition.
consul Wants Coolidge
Freezing Weather
Felt During Night
T idings
Doctor Kidnaped
By Lone Bandit? J
Near The
THRFF YftUTHÇ NEWCÓMERS PBAISE COUNCIL;
H lM iL 1U U 1ID MORE SIDEWALKS ARE URGED;
CIVIC PROGRESS IS LAUDED
.E in i
SUCCUMBS IN TEXAS
TELEPHONE OFFICE
STAGES RECEPTION
ly
ASHLAND CLIMATE
Without the use of medicine
nine cases out of ten of asthma.
This is a proven fa ct
lumber vessel is
\
McCormick Line Steamer in
Trouble Off Point
Firmin, Says Radio
SAN PEDRO, Cal., March 10
— (U.P.)— The lumber steamer
David C. Meyer of the McCor
mick line, went aground in a
rough sea off Point Firmin dur
ing the night. The captain ani
crew of 24 were^emoved today
without Injury or loss of life.
The vessel is leaking and list
ing badly, according to radio
advices received here. Six tugs
are battling In an effort to re
float her. The steamer and her
cargo are valued at 3160,000.
Mrs. Bertha Landes Chosen
As Mayor Over Dr.
Edwin J. Brown
Small Roof Fire
Quickly Subdued
NATION-WIDE VOTING
Over 700 Newspapers of V. 8 .
Are Conducting Referenda®
This Week
GENERAL WHITE 10
II
H U E MCNABB
BETTER CHANNEL IN
COLUMBIA IS URGED
STILL SEARCH FOR
John Neff of Medford was
fined 325 in Justice Taylor’s
court Monday for fishing In ft
closed stream and without a
license.
He was apprehended
by Deputy State Game Wardens
Roy Parr and Pat Dally angling
on Bear creek.
Prohibition Editor,
Ashland Dally Tidings,
Ashland, Oregon.
I have marked below, with a cross my position
on the prohibition question.
I favor. keeping the prohibition amendment □
as it now stands, with strict enforcement.
□
I favor repeal of the pro*
hibition a m e n d m e n t.
I favor modification of the prohibition law ■ I
so as to allow the sale of light wine and beer. L—*
se e s
SEARCH FOR CLUES
COURT WILL REVIEW
Tl
KELLOGG EXEECEEO
1» H M O R l l V
cision on Tuesday
LOS ANGELES, Cal., March
10....The state supreme court will
take up a review next Tuesday
of the case against Mrs. Ber
nice Day, who was sentenced to
prison for throwing acid In the
face of her husband In an at
tempt to blind him. Mrs. Day
claims the acid was thrown ac
cidentally when she made an ef
fort to drink it with suicidal
intent during a family quarrel.
The appelate court reversed her
conviction and it will now come
up tor final decision in the
highest court of the state.
Southern Oregon
Cleaners To Have
New Organization
South Because of His
Failing Health
PINEHURST, N. C., March 1®
__(U .P .)— Secretary of State
Frank Kellogg arrived here to
day from Washington, having
been ordered here for an ex
tended rest by his personal phy
sicians. He has failed to re
cover from a recent attack of
grippe.
Persistent reports are
to the effect that he will soon
resign from the cabinet.
Organisation of a Southern
Oregon Cleaners’ association may
be perfected later this week as
the result of the visit here to
day of A. D. Bussard, owner of
a cleaning and dying establish
ment at Klamath Falls.
Local establishments are be
tng interested in the association
and It is planned to form the
organization from the cities of
K irasni FiTW, Aflrtnird. Mt
ford and Grants Pass. Present
Indications are that an organi
Lso 8choealger has purchased
sation meeting will be held with
in ths next few days at Med a half Interest with Janes Yeo
In the barber ebop In the Elks’
ford.
building,
and
extensive ' re
SALEM, Ore.. Marc) 10— (U. I
modeling operations srs now In
Aatorla
—
Salmon
-canneries
P.)— Archie
Cody,
convicted
slayer of Sheriff Goodman of open early with exceptional run progress at tbs shop., It was
announced today that a bsanty
Harney county, was returned ot 'fine tl"h.
parlor will be added,
to state prison today and placed
with a privets room
THE
WKMTHTCR
In the death house awaiting ex
hair catting. A bsanty had
ecution on April 16. He was
88 lal export will arrive
Oregon
and
Washing
re-sentenced to Vale this .week
ton— Fair tonight and 88 from Ban Francisco to
by circuit Judge Biggs. Having
Thursday, • except
un 38 charg« of tbs bsanty
lost all legal efforts to escape
The remodeling
settled
Washington
coast.
the noose.
Cody must hang
Heavy
frost
tonight. 81. being dons
unless the governor should In
33 j Osar.
Gentle Variable winds.
tervene.
S1AYER fflU HANG
EARLE NEXT MQNTH
Leo Schoeniger
Becomes Partner
With James Yea
a1
Street address
< City . . . . . . .
Every Reader of The Tid
ings Asked to Mark
Ballot on This Pag«
BE STAGED AT HILT
PROHIBITION BALLOT
Ê^i g ned ••»•••••<
Only 143 Votes Given as M ajority
Against New Government
Plan
ia V
Ore.,
THE DA)
D—V P.)—Po-
March 10-
lice today were still
without clues as to the
Identity of the garage
robber who held up aud
kidnaped Dr. C. L. Poley
of Grass Valley when the
physician
entered
his
garage to hurry out on
an emergency surgical
case.
The lone bandit forced
the doctor to drive him
several miles down a
lonely road, where he
then got out and disap-
peared with what loot he
had taken.
Dr. Poley
then rushed back to the
hospital where an emer-
gency operation was per-
formed successfully.
Today is the day of your op
SEATTLE, Wash.’, March 10.—
portunity.
(LP)— Seattle today has a woman-
T^oday you have a chance to
elect as mayor, Mrs. Bertha Lan
vote on the prohibition law; to
des, the first woman In the united
express your opinion of that act
States to be elected as municipal
in a manner that will be heard
head of a large city.
In Washington.
Mrs. Landes won the election
A ballot Is printed herewith.
yesterday over the present mayor,
It reads as follows:
Edwin J. Brown, by a majority
“I favor keeping the prohi
A small chimney fire at the of approximately 6000 votes.
bition law as It now stands, with
The victorious candidate went
home of R. Johnson, 601 Walnut
strict enforcement.
to
bed last night with unofficial
street, called out the fire appara
“I favor repeal of the prohi
tus early last evening. The Are returns showing that the city
bition amendment.
fighters extinguished the blaze manager plan, which would abol
“I favor modification of ths
after a quick run, with practically ish the office of mayor. Wad car
prohibition law so as to allow
ried. A recount and official an
no damage to the dwelling.
the sale of light wine and beer."
nouncement this morning showed “ The Black and White Re
The W ay To Vote
the city manager plan had been
vue” Pleases Big Crowd
Here Is the way to cast your
defeated by 145 votes.
Here Last Evening
vote:
Mrs. Landes had the united sup
Clip out this ballot.
Mark
port ot the dry element of Se
Another big crowd of Ashland a cross in the square at the end
attle, while Mayor Brown was folks last night enjoyed the clos of whichever of these three state
sponsored by the so-called “lib ing performance of “The Black ments expresses your sentiments,
and White Revue," as staged by sign your name and address and
Oregon Adjutant General eral" advocates.
members of the American Legion mall or bring the ballot to the
Ordered to Report to
post. It was a splendid perform editor of The Tidings.
Fort Leavenworth
This is a nation-wide poll that
ance from start to finish, and leg
Is
being taken—the most com
ion
members
were
warm
In
their
SALEM. Ore., March 10. — (IP)
plete
since prohibition became
praise
of
the
work
of
John
T.
— General George A. White, ad
a national law.
Coyle, who directed it.
jutant general of Oregon, Is pre
The Tidings Is one of more
As on Monday evening the
paring to leave within the next
than
700 newspapers In all parts
solo by Bert Miller was greeted
few days for Fort peavenworth,
of
the
United States that are
Popular
Ashland
Girl
Be
with
applause.
Kansas, where he will report for
co-operating
with ( NBA Service,
comes
Bride
of
Kenneth
The
legion
drum
corps
of
Med
duty at the army command school.
* Giles of Medford
ford attended In a body and par famous newspaper feature syndl-
General White was ordered east
aded the toWn streets prior to
by the war department. He will
( Continued on Page Three)
Announcement was made, to the performance.
{save Just as eoon as he. com-
This evening the show will be
pleter preliminary' plan»* TOT 'the day of the marriage in Medford
training camps In Oregon this last Friday of Miss Jeanette staged at HHt, where 1 t Is re
Josephine McNabb of this city ported a crowded house will
summer.
and Kenneth Giles of Medford. greet the Ashland ex-service men.
The bride is a daughter of Chief
of Police and Mrs. George W.
McNabb, and prior to her mar
riage was employed at The
Oregon Citizens Appear Be
Plaza Confectionery. \lr. Giles
fore Engineers at
works at the Army Goods store
Washington, D. 0.
in Medford and Is the son of
PORTLAND, Ore., March 10—
Fourteen Known to be Dead a well known Jackson county
(U.P.)—A.
delegation of Ore
and Others Thought
family.
The young people were mar Wealthy New York Man is gon citizens presented their case
Killed in Disaster
to* the board of engineers for
Fouinld Unoanscious
ried by Rev. Thomas T. Temple,
rivers and harbors, late yester
ECCLES, West Ve., March 10 pastor of the Methodist churc'i
After Taxicab Ride
,
♦ day, asking that a survey be
— (U.P.)— Rescue crews today of Medford. They returned last
NEW YORK CITY, March 10 made for Improving the Columbia
are exploring the Inner re evening from a wedding trip to
cesses of the Crab Orchard Im Eugene and the upper Willamette — (U.P.)—Now new clues had river channel to 500 feet wide
been uncovered today in the and 36 feet deep. No announce
provement company mine seek valley.
probe of the mysterious death ment was made but proepects for
ing five men who are still en
of Martin Van Buren Wllcoxen, favorable action by the board-
tombed. Two of those are known
wealthy New Yorker and de were held to be good.
to be dead and three others are
scendant of President Martin
believed lost. Thirteen bodleso
Van Buren. He was found un
have been removed and 60 men
conscious several days ago In
rescued. One of those rescued
a taxicab and taken to a hos
died later in a hospital.
pital where he died without
having regained consciousness.
Fate of Mrs. Alice Day Will An autopsy revealed a frac
Be Up For Final De
tured skull.
Secretary of State Ordered
Millionaire Is Sued
For ' Big Damages
By Chorus G ir l Illegal Angler
Given $25 Fine
CHICAGO, March 10—Wolcott
Blair, Gold Coast millionaire
sportsman, son of Watson F.
Blair, capitalist, today was sued
for 8100,000 by Geraldine Mark
ham, a chorus girl, who chargos
that her nerves were shattered
and her beauty marred by an
auto crash, due to Blair's reck
less driving.
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