V ^ M A L A R IA ÖERMS Cannot aurvivo three months in the rich oxone a t Ashland. Pore domefftio water helpa. » VOL. x u x SuewM or to the Semi-Weekly Tiding«, V e in » « BIG MAJORITY IN FAVOR OF MODIFICATION » More Than a M illion V otes W ill B e Cast in N ational Prohi P ell BIO IN T E R E ST SHOW N (lia n g e From Present Dry Laws Favored by Ratio of Nine to One N E W YO R K C IT Y , March 12 — (U .P .)— Prohibition poll« be­ ing taken by nearly 700 new»- paper« In the United States is drawing a vote which It expected to exceed the million mark, it was indicated today. I t could go to several million« If the vot­ in g wer« not lim ited to three day«, It was said. Figures compiled today from 2u cities showed a vote of 267,409 for either modification of present liquor laws or a gen­ eral repeal of the federal laws. The vote against any change was 27,230, or a ratio of ap-' proxlraately 9 to 1 for soma change. The heaviest dry vote reported thus fa r Is at Tampa, Fla., where the ratio in favor of the wets la only 2 to 1. I t w ill be several days before all votes are received and tubu­ lated at headquarters here. M M SCHAPERS M E C O M » OH WOK Tests Beinar Made on City Streets T his Afternoon by Tw o Makes . * Competitive tests between two different makes of road scrapers were beihg made thia afternoon nnder the direction of City M an­ ager Malone and the street de­ partment. The tests are being made by W ehr and Russell scrapers, both * of . which are seeking to sell the city scrapers. The testa are being made on Beach street, which Is compara­ tively level, and on Vista avenue, which has a steep grade. The Russell grader yesterday did some prelim inary scraping work on Fork street. The question of purchasing a new scraper probably w ill come before the city council next Tuea- May evening. Railway Officials Visit In Ashland Y R E K A , Cal., March » 12— W ith « 4 irk sticking In his heart, Manuel Soils, aged 30, a Mex­ ican, employed by the st Weed Lumber company o Jack Ryan Pound N ot Guilty o f Murder of Carmen a t Tennant, waa found » W agner Near Eureka murdered early yesterday, » he was killed in his cab­ » JURY" R E PORTS TODAY in. The killin g is thought to be the re­ Cadb A gainst Half-Breed Mpdíly sult of an old feud b e-. » Circumstantial in Hlayfng tween Solis and another « Mystery laborer, fanned by the tt presence of moonshine 33 E U R E K A , c al„~ March 1»-— » liquor. (U .P .)— Jack Ryan, half-breed The slayer fled into « Indian charged with the murder the hills after the mur­ » of Carmen Wagner. 18-year-old der, and a possex of man » h air dressSr, was found not hnnters Is now searching » guilty by a superior court jury the Tennant district for » here today. him. Coroner Kunz and « The girl's body was found Claude Gillis of the dis­ » In the wilds of Coyote F lat last tric t attorney’s office are « October. The discovery followed leading the posse. * a the finding of the body of Henry Sweet, a friend with whom she had gone on a hunting trip. Sweet had been shot and killed. The g irl was carried for miles, attacked and held a prisoner for several days before being mur­ dered. H e r body was found Five Oases of Dread Malady burled In a shallow grave. Reported There During Ryan and hla brother David the P ast Month were both arrested and charged w ith the crime. David was K L A M A T H FA LLS . Ore., M ar released following a preliminary 12— K L A M A T H county last hearing. Evidence against them month had five cases of spinal was largely circumstantial. meningitis and nine cases the preceding month, according to figures compiled In the county health office. This dread m al­ ady, which has been noted throngbout the Pacific north­ west, waa worse In Klam ath county than In any other county Grace Chamberlain of the state, with Clackaihus Miss Speaks on Honolulu; county a close second. Health Vote an Prohi Poll officials believe conditions are better at the present time, how- Honolulu, where «very day ,'Seems to “be «»holiday, mbs the eubjeet of a short, Interesting talk by Miss Grace Chamberlain at thh Kiwania luncheon today a t noon. Miss Chamberlain told of many of the quaint customs and hab­ its of tbe people In the Islands, W ater Declared N ot Cause which are called "the crossroads o f Malady W hich Ap­ of the Pacific," which was visit­ pears Near Bonanza ed by the missionaries for the first time only 100 years ago. K L A M A T H FA LLS , Ore., Mar. Prefers Ashland 12— N either water nor dried She opened her talk by plac- fru it contained the typhoid ng a lets, the wreath with which germs which caused the illness newcomers are welcomed to the from typhoid fever of three chil­ Island, around the necks of dren of Mr. and Mrs. E st I the Kiwanians sitting next to Brown, who reside near Bonanza. her. And she closed her re­ This was the report received marks by stating that she and today at the county health of­ Miss Palmer, who accompanied fice by Dr. D. O. S. Newsom, her on the visit to Honolulu, medical director. Dr. Newsom (Continued On Page Three) had Investigated the case and sent samples of the water and some dried fru it to the state health office. " I t simply means that there may be a carrier In the fam­ ily ," the health officer explained, "and that I w ill have to contlnuo my investigation along different Champion Says Final Ar- ampie lines." » « KIAIIA1H S IU H 1 S SPIHMMEHIHGIHS E INTERESTING TALK KLAMATH FAIWLYIS IL WITH TYPHOID P H D SHRINKS HONORED AT SALEM nruiiruuir uiuiTii __ PRINEVILLE YOUTH HAS SPOTTED FEVER — (U .P .)— The flrat case of the drtsad spotted fever for the year in Eastern Oregon was rep o rt­ ed by local • health authorities today. The victim la Leonard Porflly, aged 15 year«. The fever Is censed fro m ' the bite Mr. Metschan w ill be in Ahhland tomorrow for the spring ceremon­ ial of H lllah temple, according to word received from Portland last evening. Medford — Victor Bareell of a tick. Ticks are unusually numerous In this section nt the plants IS acres grafted Fran qnette walnuts. present time. nr« nsrrtM) (Catted NO. K I AUCH 1 » 1926 INDIAN W INS' s ^ FREEDOM IN » CASE n » E R a A. S. Rosenbaum, Southern Pacific official, was at tbe Lithta Springs hotel Friday for lunch­ eon, having driven some Eastern railroad officials from Gold H ill to Siskiyou. M r, Rosenbaum — said the officials .were delighted ▼1th L ith ia Park and all other sections of the Rogue River val­ ley. They were surprised at the fact they could drive frojn Oold H ill- to Siskiyou quicker than the tr«*n could make the trip The officials were L. F . Vos- Phil Metschan, Illustrious baugh, of New York, and F. O. Potentate, is Guest at Stafford of Chicago; traffic man­ B ig Banquet agers of the New Y o rk Central railroad In the respective cities. SALEM, March 12. — Illu s tri­ They are among the leading raM- ous Potentate Phil Metschan and road officials of the East. • Recorder Harvey Beckwith of A1 Kader temple, Mystic Shrine, Port­ land, were entertained here Tues­ day night by the Salem Shrine club. H arry Levy, president of the local organisation, Introduced the visitors. Many prominent Shrlners of this district. Including five members of the Oregon sup- F irst Case o f Dread D isease fame court, attended. Potentate is Reported by Health Metscfaah and Recorder Backwith v Authorities w ill visit in Corvallis and Eugene ' P R IN E V IL L E , Ore., March 12 tonight. - 41 Posse Searches For Murderer Of Mexican Laborer • Newspaper For Nearly Fifty Years The Tidings fía t Been Ashland's • ASHLAND CUMATB n t m edium « i Without th e , nine cases out of ten of This is a proven fa $ t S “S e S i ' ™ W A BIG FESTIVITIES PROMISED M T BUREAU ^ » BY NEXT WEEK »» H lllah Temple Shrlpera *U1 the annual banquet w ill be held invade the oasU of Ashland’ 'to ! at the Lithia Springs hotel, to morrow In a spring ceremontgl which, the wives of shrlnere also which promises to eclipse «11 are Invited. The banquet will Tourist Information Booth those of former years. , “l“Vt at 5:16. a t H ighway Junction is , , .. . , ii The ceremonial session will Beady to Operate Starting w ith the bu.lnem.ee4-, #t g o>c,ock slon In the armory a ' and at its conclusion an old- PLAN DEVELOPM ENTS re w ill -ge the afternoon, .there fashioned'dance will be held. something doing for the shrlners The patrol as well as ''the Officer« Chosen anil Program of i and their wives until late nt Actlvltiee Mapped Out by drum and bugle eorps w ill he night. Heeds much in evidence throughout the Following the business seeslop festivities. Hood River Boys j Are Donated Gytn COLONEL COOLIDGE HOOD R IV E R . Ore., ^M ardh 12— Frank J. Schuler, west side President’s Father Spends orchardlst, has turned h is . *p- R estless N ight: is ple packing house into a gym­ Better Today nasium. W eekly Monday even­ PLY M O U TH , V t„ March 12— ing meetings ere held for boys of the neighborhood. Mr. (U .P .)— John C. Coolidge, fath Schuler libs Installed a large er of the president, spent a rest­ less night last night, but was wrestling m«t. reported as resting fa irly com­ fortable this morning. D r. A l­ bert M. Cram reported the pa tient’s condition as slightly Im ­ proved, although he Is. said to be In ’serious condition. S O M E W NEW B A L K K IR S I City Engineer W alker is E stablishing Grades N ear The Norm al School - . H HARO C U N E I City Engineer W alker is now doing the field surveying work for the new sidewalk improv»- G r a n t H igh School of Port- ment district in the vicinity or land Takes Basketball the normal school. The field Game, 25 to 21 work w ill continue for andther ( ----------- 10 days, after which there wfll SALEM, Ore., March 12— be considerable office work -to Grant high school of Portland be done in connection w ith the eliminated Medford high school Improvement. I t Is ‘expected as a championship contender that the preliminary plans and In the basketball tournament estimates «rill b»-ln reafflness fA Theve tert sight, 15.to U . aitax a the advertising of bids early close ana b itterly fought eon-, test. The two teems were |lod next month. at the end of the firs t quarter as well as the half, but Grant forged ahead In the third quartor and kept the"lead until the end. Neither team scored In the final quarter. WEALTHY YOOTH TO S E M TERM Young Man W ho Attacked Student Nurse L ast May Quickly Convicted MAN» «OMEN GUESTS AI BIRTHMY PARLY MASON, Mich., March 12. — (IP) — A rth u r C. Rich, son of a wealthy Michigan fam ily, was started today on his way to state's Valued G ifts Distributed by prison where he was sentenced E . R. Isaac and Company < to life Imprisonment for a crim­ Store Yesterday inal attack on Louise King, pretty Over 600 pieces of cake were student nurse, on May 25. last. The ju ry which heard the evid­ cut at the fifth birthday anniver­ ence against young Rich deliber­ sary party yesterday at the E. R. Isaca and company store. Little ated less than a half hour. Miss Opal Chase found a $5 gold piece In her slice of cake, while Mrs. Oeorge Larder found a gold ring. Other women who received birthday present from the store PO RTLA N D, Ore., March 12 were Mrs. O. Chase, a pearl neck­ — D r. R. B. Craver of Klamath lace; Elsie Prater, a silver thim­ Falls, convicted recently on a ble, and Mrs. J .,R . Leslie, a pair charge of furnishing nareotics’jiol allh garters to a drug addict, waa sentenced SM ELT RUN STARTS to two years In federal prison TR O U TD A LE, Ore., March 12 when he appeared for sentence in federal court here yesterday — .(U .P .)— The annual smelt run started today In the Sandy river. afternoon. DEMPSEY TO FIGHT Klamath Doctor WILLS LABOR DAY Goes To Prison tid es for ’ - B ig ? T it Title ' Match Are Sii igned LOS ANGELES, Cel.. March 12— ( b .P .) — Jack Dempsey end Floyd Fitzsimmons, fight promot­ er, announced today t h a t . final articles have been signed for a Labor Day match between Dempsey end Hai'ry W ills. A ll that remains to bind the deal, they said, was the posting of guarantees and promised that before night 3550,000 w ill be de­ posited In Los Angeles banks. vniiTiwiu Quinn TuulnruL ÖWWII IS IN JAIL AGAIN Alfred Morgan Released by Portland Police Only to be Re-Arrested * PORTLAND, Ore., March IS — Alfred Morgan, 21-year-old al leged bandit, who was released on ball last week was raarreated yesterday whan ppllee Inspectors Collins and Goltz gathered nipe hold-np victims at police head­ quarters and fo u r'e f them "poel- tlvely Identified" the youth as the one who held thorn np dur­ ing January. shland Co’ By Bi' PROHIBITION BALLOT Prohibition Editor, Ashland D ally Tidings, Ashland, Oregon, ' / I have marked belnW, With a cross my position on the prohibition question. I favor keeping the prohibition amendment as it now stands, with strict enforcement. I I favor repeat of the pro* hibition a m e n d.m e n t I L I • « » •« •s s g rie d Street address e «e e e e e « ’ f — i I favor m odification of the prohibition law so as to allow the sale o f ligh t wine and beer. City □ « SW • e a • • • • a « « i— 1 L—1 33 M 32 33 33 33 33 33 33 tl 33 33 33 33 31 33 33 33 33 33 33 BALLOTING IN 20 ^^ S Twenty years ago to­ day snow began falling In Ashland and by the following morning, 18 inches blanketed the city and vicinity. The big snowstorm was recalled today by Mrs. Otto W in ­ ter, who vividly recalls the storm. It was the first big snow storm of that winter. Then, by a peculiar weather coincidence, on the two succeeding years the only real snow storms of the winter each began falling on March 12. In direct contrast of 20 years ago today, Is the warm sunshine and spring weather which prevails now. prohi poll to 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 END TOMORROW Much Interest Aroused in Ashland Over Nation- Wide Referendum JUDGES ARE CHOSEN Votes W ill Be Counted Tomor­ row Noon; To Print R esults ’ Saturila) Balloting In The Tidings' pro­ hibition poll w ill close at noon tomorrow. Interest locally in the poll has been much greater than expected and the ballot box in The Tidings office is now almost full. The prohibition editor of The Tidings today appointed three judges to count all ballots and announce the results Shortly afteiv the noon hour tomorrow. Those selected are Mayor John­ son, City Manager Malone and Louis Dodge. So today and tomorrow morn­ ing is tbe last chance you wlH Hartford, Conn., officials Re­ have to vote in this nation-wide poll on the prohibition question fuse to Discuss which Is being conducted by Status of Probe 700 newspapers In a ll parts of HARTFORD, Conn., March 12. the United States. — (IP) — While authorities here The Last Chance did not deny that the Investiga­ The ballot la being printed tion of the death of W illiam Des­ for the last time today. I f yon mond Taylor, noted film direct­ are going to mall your ballot, or, who was slain in Los Angeles be sure and get It In tha post four years ago, has been brought office tonight so It w ill be dis­ to this locality, they refused to­ tributed with ' tbe morning mail. day to give out any information. I f you wish, you can bring your It had been reported that Ed­ ballot direct to The Tidings of­ ward F. SandB, Taylor’s valet, who fice and deposit it In the Mg disappeared after the murder, ballot box supplied for that pur­ came to Connecticut, died here pose. and is burled in this vicinity. More than 40,000,000 people Rumor has it that tbe body was are readers of the newspapers to be exhumed to determine which, In cooperation w ith NBA service, .news feature syndicate, whether it Is that of Sands. are conducting thia gigantic poll, so it ought to give a good eroMrsectlon of public sentiment on the prohibition question as WASHINGTON, March 12. — It exista today. (LP) — Corn on farms on March 1 totaled 1.318,793,000 bushels or 45.6 per cent of the 1925. crop, as compared with 759,471,000 bush­ Six Chamber of Oommeroe els or 32.8 per cent held over on Members Suggested for the same date last year, the agri­ E lection as Directors culture department announced to­ Six members of the Ashland day. chamber of commerce were en­ Report Made at M eeting Wheat on farms on March 1 L ast N ight Shows ’ - was about 99,279,000 bushels, or dorsed for election as directors G ratifying Results 14.8 per cent of the 1925 crop as at a meeting last night of the compared with 112,042,000 bush- Netvcomers’ club, according to A report showing the net pro­ eU or 13 per cent of the crop of official announcement this morn- ceeds of the American Legion 1924 held on the name date last lng. year , Those who w ill have the sup- show at Ashland end at H ilt to Oats on farms totaled about Port of the organisation a re - be approximately 3500 was reed 677.064.000 bushels, or 38.4 per ¡H a rry Tomlinson. Louis Dodge lest night at th e ' meeting of the local post at tha armory. cent of the 1S.25 crop, as com­ P. 8. Provost, C. 8. Richardson, R. L . Cleycomb and V. V. Mills. ' Besides the financial return from pared with 646,(56,900 bushels "None of these men belong to i the show, the Legionnaires stet- or 35.9 per cent o r March 1. the Newcomers* club, but we be­ ed they had enjoyed the fellow­ 1925. lieve they w ill work untiringly ship and fun which the show for progress and development, experience had created. The Legion poet has been very and tor that reason we urged active the last few months and their election," reeds an official statement from the new organi­ the officials Intend to keep ap thia activity. In line with this zation. a committee w th ’ R. J. Woods as chairman was appointed to handle an April Fool’s Carnival Dance at the Armory March 23. A complete directory of all The Legion w ill also stage * members of the Ashland cham­ Cabaret show later and W illiam ber of commerce as well as their Briggs was appointed chairman business affiliations will be pub­ of tbe committee to handle thlb lished w ithin the next few day*, Oregon Member Lauded by entertainment. Varions other it was announced this mornns Former Colleagues in matters at Interest to tbe Le­ by Secretary Fuller. Bet of Resolutions gionnaires ware discussed. In the chamber of commerce In The Tidings prohi poll tbp list as published yesterday, the W A S H IN G TO N , March 12. r— Legionnaires voted about 3 to names of several were Inad­ (IP) — Resolutions of regret at 1 for modification. vertantly omitted during the the resignation of Commissioner compilation at the chamber of­ Bert B. Haney of Oregon, who fice. Two o f the hold-over di­ quit a fte r a fight with President rectors who w ill remain on the Coolidge, were adopted unani­ board are B. R. Isaacs and mously by the United States ship­ Nimier BMUnga. TUB' »«me of