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K L A M A T H FALLS,
tt Ore., March 15— (Spe-
tt cial)— Somebody, eithei|
tt with too much enthusiasm
tt or a twisted sense of
Choir Singer in P resid en t’s tt humor, is making things
Church Becom es Bride
tt look bad for Klamath
of S. P. Official
tt Falls.
tt
Common laborers are
V ISIT IN G IN A SH LA N D tt flocking into the city in
tt droves.. They are coining
Whirlwind Courtship Revealed
tt by freight ana passenger
W hen Honeym ooners Arrive
tt train, auto stage and
in This CUy
tt flivver. And they’re all
tt coming an the result of
In the future when President tt thousands of hand bills
ana Mrs. Coolidge attend Sun­ tt distributed through the
day services In the Congrega­ tt streets of Los Angeles,
tional church at Washington, D. tt saying that 5,000 labor-
C., they will miss the clear*toned tt ers were needed here at
lilting voice of Miss Beulah-Dar­ tt once.
row, noted Washington soloist tt
The labor market at
and member of the chpir of the tt the present time is flood-
president’s church.
tt ed, and there is no room
For thia charming young tt for the newcomers who
southern girl has fallen victim tt are flocking here. The
to the unerring aim of Cupid, tt lortil chamber of com-
and because Scott Howatt, young tt merce is conducting an
civil engineer in charge of main­ tt Investigation to find out
tenance for the Southern Pa­ tt who is responsible for
cific, wooed her ao speedily an# tt those I xjs Angeles band
persistently, she is spending a tt bills.
The situation Is
delightful honeymoon In Ash­ ft said to be serious.
land as Mrs. Scott Howatt.
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V otes Noted
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prohibition approach the two
million mark, it becomes appar­
ent that the large cities are gen­
erally the heaviest supporters 'of
modification or repeal of the Vol­
stead act.
Today’s returns from 34 wide­
ly separated cities out of the
more than 400 in the poll show­
ed 514,441 for either modifica­
tion or repeal, with 44,069 in
‘favor of the existing law.
It will be still several days
before a complete tabulation can
be made,. It was announced at
headquarters today.
Ashland
Ore., was one of the few cities
of the country which voted a
substantial majority in favor of
the existing law with strict en­
forcement.
Jay Upton, Bend lawyer and , ej as the first eastern Oregon
state senator from Deschutes, i solon to come out flat-footedly in
Klamath and a group of Eastern favor of the Ashland normal
Oregon counties, will be the school, and in so doing he lost
chief speaker at the chamber support for some of his own
of commerce luncheon tomorrow measures among Eastern Oregon
noon at the Llthia Springs hotel. senators and representatives.
“I joined the fight in hehalr
Senator Upton, who la seeking
the republican nomination for of Ashland, first because I felt
governor, arrived last evening the state needed another nor­
and will remain until late to­ mal institution, and second, be­
morrow.
Aa president of the cause I thought Ashland was
Oregon Irrigation congress for the logical place for It,” said
two /ears, Senator Upton Is Senator Upton today.”
Senator Upton will speak to­
recognized aa one of the best
posted men in the state on Ir­ morrow noon on tax matters?
rigation matters, and evinced with special reference to auto­
keen interest in the welfare of mobile and gasoline taxes, and
the irrigation districts in this chamber' of commerce officials
county.
,
I are urging a representative gath-
In the last legislative session erlng to greet the Eastern Ore-
Senator Upton will be remember- ] gon solon.
Federal Inspector
Due Here Tonight
F
»TRATION OF
VOTERSJS URGED
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Federal inspection of Battery
B of Ashland will be held at the Those N ot Registered on
armory thia evening, starting at
Books Can Register at
8 o’clock, when an army officer
B illings Agency
On Short Visit
will be here to review the local
A few weeks ago Miss Darrow,
troopers. The Inspector will be
Are you properly registered?
who is prominent In Waahtag
If not, you can register now
accompanied by ,MaJor Waller of
ton's social and musical circles,
at the Billings agency, 41 East
Salem.
came to the west coast for a
Main street. This office is the
brief visit with friends. At San
official registrar for all of the
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Francisco, she met Mr. Mowatt,
Ashland precincts as well as
and there the romance sprang W. A. W ie st One of Lobby­
Bellview and Barron.
ists
to
go
to
W
ashington
Into being.
Persons who are not properly
D. 0 . Shortly
Last week Miss Darrow com­
registered In their precincts, or
pleted arrangements to return
if they have changed political
W. A. Wiest, deputy district at­
to Washington. She had several torney of Klamath county, was in A. E. Shearer N ow A ide to
parties since last registering or
Former
Head
of
V
eterans’,
vocal engagements which had
if they have not voted at the
George Brandenburg;
Ashland and Medford today In
Bureau D enied Appeal
to be filled. But the failed to the Interests of the proposal of
last two general elections must
P u blicity Planned
by U. S. Court
reckon with the young civil
register again.
a group of Oregon counties to
engineer who would not be de­ get a tax refund from the
A. E. Shearer has Just been
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Mart*
nied.
federal government as a result appointed assistant manager of 15— (U .P.)—Charles R. Forbea,
of th>-reeer«len to the govern the Oregon Stale Motor aaao- YorMar head of the U. S. Vet-P,
F o u r)
ment of the California and Ore­ clation, according to word re­ erans’ Bureau, must serve two
ceived today by Miss Florence years In a federal prison. The
gon land grant.
Mr. Wiest has been making a Hollmeyei*, manager of the Ash­ United States supreme court to­
study of this question for many land branch office of the as­ day denied a review of his con­
months and has been chosen as sociation in the Llthia Springs viction for conspiracy to de­
Shriners From A ll Parts of
one of those to go to Washing­ hotel. Mr. Shearer succeeds J. fraud the government in con­
State Here Saturday
M.
Younger.
ton, D. C., to lobby for the bill
nection with the location of hos­
for B ig Gathering
Miss Hollmeyer also was noti­
which Senator Stanfield recently
pitals. John W. Thompson, a
fied that George Brandenburg, contractor who was convicted
W idely Known Ashland W o­ Introduced In the senate.
According to reports from of­
manager of the association, left with Forbes, also was denied n
man Succumbs Today ;
ficers and visitors, the spring
Portland yesterday for Washing­ review and must serve the same
Funeral W ednesday
ceremonial of Hllla temple shrin­
ton, D. C., where he >111 at­
sentence.
ers was one of the best ever
Mrs. Millington Rasor, wife
tend the national conference on
staged here. Members of the
of J. S. Rasor, died at noon to­
highway safety which has been
shrine from every section of the
day after an illness of two I
called by Secretary Hoover. He
state
were here for the big gath­
years, which started when she
is taking with him three reels of
ering
Saturday and the cere­
was run over by an automobile.
motion pictures showing recrea­
monial at the armory assisted a
.Funeral services will be held at Presbyterian M ission a t Can­ tional advantages In Oregon.
large group of novices across the
ton is Forced to Close
2:30 Wednesday afternoon from
These pictures will be shown dur­
burning sands.
its Doors
the Stock chapel, with Rev.
ing the conference.
The drum and bugle corps as
Woodworth of the Baptist church
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, well as the Arab patrol paraded
CANTON,
March
15.
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officiating.
Eugene; Ore., M^rch 15— (Spe­ through the* down town streets
Mrs. Rasor was 63 years old Refusing to submit to “national­
cial)— Baker will be the first during the afternoon, while the
ization,”
the
American
Presby­
and had lived here for the part
city In Oregon to be visited by red fez ruled as boss of the city
terian
mission
hospital
here
to­
20 years.
She was widely
Captain
John J. McEwan and F, until a late hour.
known throughout the county day closed its* doors after three
H.
Young,
president of the Uni­
The dining room at the Llthia
and her death will be mourned days without food, water, lights
versity of Oregon Alumni asso­ Springs hotel was taxed to its
or
telephone
service.
by the many friends of the
ciation, and a 1914 graduate, on capacity for the annual ban­
The patients, many of them in
family.
their tour over the state.
a
serious
condition,
have
been
quet for shriners and their
Board
Convening
a
t
Eugene
Besides her husband Mrs.
The date when the trip starts wives.
At the conclusion of
Today to Take up
Rasor is survived by the follow­ removed to other hospitals. This
has not been announced, but tha the ceremanlal session, old-fash­
Presidency Question
ing children: Mrs. Edith Yeager action followed a strike staged by
party will be gone for approxi­ ioned dancing was enjoyed at
of Salisbury, N. C.; Frank Rasor native employes who picketed the
mately two weeks. ’ The object the armory until a late hour.
EUGENE,
Ore.,
March
15—
hospital
and
prevented
the
deliv­
of Aberdeen, Wash.; Walter Ra­
(U.P.)— The board of regents of Is to Introduce Oregon's new
sor of Salisbury, N.
Earl ery of supplies.
the
University of' Oregon con­ coach, who is regarded as one of
Rasor of Charlotte, N. C. She
vened
today to discuss candi­ the outstahding figures in the
also leaves two sisters, Mrs.
Mc­
dates
for
presidency of the In­ football coaching world.
Maggie Barnett of Oklahoma and
Ewan
was
formerly
head
coach
stitution
and
to
make
faculty
ap­
Mrs. Abbie’ Harrison, residing in
pointments. Dr. C. V. Boyer of at the United States Military
Kansas.
the University of Illinois, as Academy, West Point, and when
head of the- English department, he was In college he was select­
and Dr. John Henry Nash, noted ed for two years on the All- Arthur Foster to Establish
The governor and other officials
printer, as a lecturer on typog­ American football eleven.
Quarters Here W ithin
are advocating an increase of two
The Dalles and Astoria are in­
raphy, are expected to be ap­
a Short Time
cents in gasoline tax, but gasoline
cluded on the north part of
pointed.
companies seem, to have taken the
the tour, which will extend as
Arthur Foster of the Oregon
Fashion will hold sway at the Initiative, for Saturday gasoline
far south as Ashland. Letters state chamber of commerce, will
Vining theatre tonight between increased in price from 26c to
of Introduction are being sent open the gateway office in this
Iff _
gtnrwe whom The Gold e n Bal a a nd Q
25 • O W
■ aTVWs w w i f T T m l n T t o v s O T T M •
to alumni in each of the towns. city br soon as he completes n
Wineland’s Millinery Shop will special reason fpr the Increase
The trip is to be made by auto­ tour of Eastern Oregon which
stage a fashion show.
was given.
mobile.
he Is now makng, according to
The latest creations in women’s
word received here today. Ef­
dresses, coats, hats and Other
forts of Klamath Falls residents
furnishings will be displayed by
to have the gateway office lo­
Costa Rica Tragedy Coats
living models on the stage of the
cate«] at ¿he junction of the Ash­
178 Lives ana Many
Vining. The regulalr picturepro-
land-Klamath highway were un­
gram will be Viren before'and
Seriously Injured
availing and the office will he
after the fashion show, and the
located
in Ashland again this
Bids for the construction of ' NEW YORK CITY, March IB
admission will he thè same aa
year.
It
will be started earlier
usual, no charge being made for two double cottages In the Llthia —-(U.P.)—An excursion train
than
ever
before because of the
WASHINGTON,
D,
C„
March
Springs auto park will be opened carrying hundreds of Costa Rican
the fashion show.
increased
tourist travel now
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(U.P.)—
G
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a
ld
Chapman,
native*
to
a
fiesta
was
wrecked
at a meeting of the city park
coming
from
the south. Records
board thia evening. If the blda on the Pacific coast of Costa notorious mall bandit, must hang.
THE W EATHER -
show
It
Is
four
times greater
are satisfactory it is expected the Rica Sunday, killing 175 and In­ The supreme court today denied
than
at
thia
time
last year.
a
motion
for
a
review
of
lower
tt
Oregon and Washing tt board will award the contract juring 76 others, said advices
conrt
decisions.
Chapman
is
The railroad
# ton— Fair east portion, tt In order that construction work reaching here.
We have tried for years and
M cloudy west portion to- tt might get under way Immediate­ penetrated a aectlon of <3011* now held under a death sentenoe find It Is going to take us a
In Connecticut, and will be ex­
tt night and Tuesday. Mod- tt ly. Other cottages will be bnllt Rlqa seldoih reached by tour­
long time to get ricti quick.
ecuted on April >.
ists.
/
later
in
the
spring.
o erate coast winds.
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KLAMATH AHORNEY
HERE ON TAX CASE
MOTOR ASSOCIATION RMS M ä llit
HAS NEW ASSISTANT KMEMIIBW
SPRING CEREMONIAL
IS GREAT SUCCESS
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MRS. M R P A H S
F R O M M ILLNESS
CLOSE UP HOSPITAL
OREGON COACH WILL
IT
I
GATEWAY OFFICE TO
BE OPENED SHORTLY
Gasoline Price
Boosted 2 Cents
Fashion Show To
Be Held Tonight
~ MMf ARE ftlEB .
IN WRECK OF TBAIN
Park Board Will
Convene Tonight
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[DAY, MARCH 15, 1926
ALL
WEATHER
MODIFICATIONJAY, A OTT0N
T0
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SPEAK“
T CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
DNDS FAVOR LUNCHEON TOMORROW NOON RECORDS HERE
ARE SMASHED
KITH PEOPLE
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ed up for Li
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and Beer Proposal
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ASHLAND CLIMATE
Without the use of medicine cures
nine cases out of ten of asthma.
T his is a proven fa c t
CHAPMAN TO HANG
M Y NEJO MONTH
Sunday Proves to be H ottest
D ay for Ashland for
Over 40 Years
PARK PROVES PO PU LAR
Eight y-Ono
Degree«
Recorded
Here Yesterday;
Many
People Swelter
Old Timers To
Seek Election
p;.
I I ISSUES
“ »«"T'^ jí ATEM
ENT UN
BENTON AFFAIR
Things appAO'
picking up in \
pri­
mary election for,direct­
ors of the Ashland cham­
ber of commerce.
The “Old-timers’ club” jj Republican Candidate For
Governor Scores At-
made its appearance to­ c
j
tempted Boss Rule
day with a slate of can­
didates to offset the pro­ 2 FAIR PLAY DEMANDED
posal of the Newcom­
ers’ club, which last
Endorsement of Senator Patter­
week submitted a list of
son at Corvullis Brings
nominees.
Criticism
Those suggested by the
Old-timers’ club as its
A stinging rebuke to the small
candidates Include: Jack
group of republican bosses of
Milton, H. L. Claycomb,
Benton county who staged a
Randall J. Woods, J. C.
convention Saturday to endorse
Hopper and G. M. Green.
primary candidates was issued
The seven hold-over di­
here today by Jsy Upton of
rectors who should not
Bend, candidate for the repub­
be included on the pri­
lican nomination for governor.
mary ballot are: Clyde
Senator Upton will be here to­
Malone, Dan Kay, C. H.
day and tomorrow in the in­
Pierce, O. F. Carson. R.
terests of his candidacy.
E. Detrick, Earl Isaac
"Under our system of elec­
an,] limner Billings.
tions every citizen has a right to
The primary ballots
express his or her choice for
will close at 6 o'clock
whom shall be the nominees of
tomorrow evening. The
the party,” he said. "The pres­
ballots will be counted
ent personnel of all county com­
by W. M. Wright, Earl
mittees ceases to function when
Crow and Clinton Baugh­
their successors are elected at
man.
the coming primaries. They bo-
tray their functions when, aying
and defunct, an organization at­
tempts to hand pick a candidate
and give him the benefit of a
presumed prestige should but
at this time fails to possess.
All weather records for March
in Ashland were shattered yes­
terday when the mercury climb­
ed to 81 degrees. The high point
was reached at 3:30 yesterday
afternoon, at a time when
major portion of Ashland citi­
zens sought relief from the heat
at Llthia Park, Jackson Hot
Springs and at other near-by re­
sorts.
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Records kept by Louis Dodge,
official U. S. Weather observer
for Ashland, showed that only
once before since 1885 has the
mercury mounted to 81 degrees
in March. This was on March
28, 1923, when the same tem­
perature was rocorded, and the
heat record that year came two
weeks later than that recorded
yesterday.
Llthia park was popular with
hundreds of people yesterday,
many families taking advantage
of the summer weather to spread
Will Bring Discord '
picnic lunchees in the various
“Any further attempt on the
shady nooks in the city’p natural Phil Metschan, Potentate of
A1 Kader Temple, is
part of the friends of Senator
summer playground.
Guest of Honor
Patterson, who made a public
statement some time ago that
Phil Metschan, widely known he had resigned as chairman of
Portlaud and Oregon citizen and the state committee, which has
Potentate of A1 Kader Temple not had enough life or courage
of the Shrine at the state metrop­ to meet and elect a nominal suc­
olis, who attended the Hlllah cessor to him, will only result In
Temple Shrine festivities in Ash- dlscogd in republican ranks.
Ian^, Saturday, was accompanied
P resid en t’s Father Growing on his visit here by M itT Met­
(Oeatfaued On Pag« Foar)
W eaker; Unable to Take
schan, who is a native daughter
, Nourishment
of Jacksonville, a member of tire
pioneer
Kubli family. Mr. and
PLYMOUTH. VL, March 15.—
Mrs.
Metschan
left Ashland Sun­
(LP)— Heart trouble and partial
day
by
auto
for
Palo Alto. Calif.,
paralysis are slowly undermining
where
their
daughter
is in col­
the constitution of Colonel John
lege.
C. Coolidge, father of the presi­
Other A1 Kader temple shrin­ Capitol City Hoopsters Are
dent, it was announced by attend­
ers who were hcA from Port­
Champions for Second
ing physicians today. Ho is un­
Consecutive Year
able to take nourishment In solid land included Joe Hammerseiy
and Harvey Beckwith, both of­
form and but a small quantity in
ficers of A1 Kader divan. They
SALEM, Ore., March 15. —
liquid form.
returned north last night.
Salem high school’s basketball
team won the state championship
here Saturday night, defeating
Eugene high school, 33 to 15 in a
fast game. The Salem boys went
Into the lead In the second quar­
ter and maintained it throughout
the game.
Medford high school won third
Man W ho Leaves Fam ily Is
place
in the tournament after a
Sentenced to One Year
hard
light
with Baker high school.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON,
in State Penitentiary
In this game the Medford boys
Eugene, March 15.— (Special)—
EUGENE, Ore., March 15. — displayed the best team work of
Jackson County will ^gain send a
large delegation of students to (IP) — John Webb, wife deserter, the entire tournament. Medford
the University of Oregon summer was on his way to the state peni­ had to defeat two' other teams
sessions at Eugene and Portland, tentiary today, following his con­ Saturday to win third place in the
Juno 2l to July 31, according to viction In circuit court here Sat­ final clash with Baker.
early estimates based on the num­ urday of non-support. Webb de­
ber in attendance last summer, serted his wife and family here
when the enrollment Included n and left them in destitute clrcum-
representative group of Jackson stancek. He was arrested recently
at Klamath Falls and returned
County teachers.
’ More than 150 courses are an­ her^ for prosecution.
nounced for the summer sessions
of 1926, with distinguished visit­
ing professors from Princeton,
Three arrests for Illegal ang­
Northwestern, University of Illin­
ling were made over the week­
ois, University of Washington,
end by Deputy 8tate Game War­
University of California, Stan­
dens Parr amp Dally. John Mor-
ford, Willamette, Smith College,
den of Gold Hill caught steel­
University of Pittsburgh and the
heads under the legal limit and
public school of Portland and W estern A nto Supply
Supply Com- waa fined 625 and coats In Jus­
Gary, Indiana, supplementing the
tice of the Peace Taylor’s court.
n y Pleased
I
W ith Con­
pan
work of outstanding members of
diti« ans in Ashland
T. E. Pankey of Gold Hill
the regular university faculty.
was finej 635 and costs in Jus­
A prettfwtiygry cntirtogne aw
TYlO
AilCo Supply tice court today for having un­
nounclng the courses in detail has company of this city completed der-sited trout, while W. Zim­
just been issued by the University. its first year in business here merman of Medford pleaded
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Saturday. The year was a very guilty to a charge of fishing
satisfactory one, according to at night, and paid a fine of 6>3
Randall J. Woods, manager, who and coats.
stated that a splendid business
has been created here during
the last year.
The Automotive supply busi­
The De Bon Auto Company,
whose personnel is Ed De Bon. of ness has become one of the
The De Bond Anto Company of largest in the world and The
Weed, California, and Ed High, Western Auto Supply company,
Regular business matters wSl
who will be local manager, opened a system of more than 100 stores
he
transacted by the Am«
in
the
west,
is
noted
for
the
In the Mlekle building at 153 E.
Main Street Saturday with a dis­ large stock of goods they carry Legion auxiliary at its ma
play of need automobiles. The for the antolat and campor. tonight at the armory. Tha I
company la negotiating with a The local store is one of the tng will start
lending automobile manufacturer loading, units in the organiw- all members of the
have been urged
tloa.
J
for the local agency.
IL
¡E
SALEM HIGH MANS
ALL STAFF HONORS
MANY KILL ATTEND WIFE DESERTER IS
SUMMER SCHOOL ÂI
II. OF 0. THIS YHR
Illegal Anglers
Arrested Sunday
By State Wardens
De Bon Auto Co.
Open Its Doors
Legion Auxiliary
To Meet Tonight