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the rich ozone at Ashland. Pure
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Accused Marine Officer May
Save Guests From Being
Involved
SAN DIEGO, Cal., March 24
— (U .P .)— There is a possibility
that Colonel Alexander Williams,
marine 9orps, will plead guilty
to charges of drunkenness In
order to save guests at bis home
from Being Involved In the case,
according to a report In circula
tion here today. A court mar
tial was ordered 'yesterday by
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur
as the result of charges filed by
General Smedley D. Butler.
Proposes Oregon
Jurist For Post
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March
Z4— (U.P.) — United States Sen
ator McNary of Oregon today
presented to President Coolidge
the name of John L. Rand, as
a possible successor to Wallace
McCamanC on the U. 8. circuit
court of . appeals at San Fran
cisco. Judge Rand la a member
of the Oregon supreme court and
has the endorsement.
William Barlow
Called By Death
William Henry Barlow
of
Wagner Creek died yesterday
at the age of 68 years. Ha had
lived In this section for the past
39 years. The funeral will be
held at 2 o’clock tomorrow af
ternoon from the J. P. Dodge
and sons chapel, with bnrlel in
the Stearns cem etery'at Talent.
THREE NEW MEMBERS
JOIN LOCAL CHAMBER
Three new members have been
taken Into the chamber .of com
merce during the present.week.
They ere H. S. Moore, East Side
Grocery; Mrs. B. Garnett, oafe-
terle, and George F. McConnell,
Ideal Orocery.
PROSPECTS OF BAND
ARE DECLARED GOOD
At Least 25 Pieces Will be
Available, Believes Carl
Loveland
A band of at least 25 pieces
Is In prospect for Ashland dur
ing the coming summer months,
It Is believed by Carl Loveland,
director.
The musicians will
practice every Monday evening at
the city hall in order to be in
readiness for the series of con
ferences at Llthla Park.
As yet no steps have been
taken toward financing the band,
but it Is believed that the same
method as last year will be
adopted, whereby the city and
the chamber of commerce join
together in assuring Ashland of
this splendid musical feature for
the summer months.
Laud Deflation
Hits California
WASHINGTON, March 24-
(U .P .)— Southern California is
suffering from deflation Of land
vglues following the recent real
estate boom In that section, El
mer Dover, former secretary of
the Republican national com
mittee, told President Coolidge
yesterday.
Otherwise business
on' the coast Is flourishing, he
said, and the commercial out
look la most promising.
Pennsylvania Man
Gets Federal Job
WASHINGTON, March ¿ 4 —
(U .P .)— President Coolidge to
day appointed Harry K. Daugh
erty of Pennsylvania to be as
sistant busineea solicitor of the
treasury.
Backers of Wilkins Expedi
tion Not Discouraged,
They Declare
PLANES ARE DAMAGED
Leaders In Far North Receive As
surance of all Possible
Help
FAIRBANKS. Alaska, March
24— (U .P .)— Despite recent mis
fortunes which have befallen the
tfetifolt Arctic expedition, its
backers have no intention of
abandoning
the
attempt
to
chart new polar lands and havo
pledged unlimited support to the
project. Captain George H. Wil
kins, leader of the expedition,
received a telegram from the
flight board, assuring him that
every bit of cooperation would
be given. *
Because of accidents to the
expedition’s two alrplanees, un
certainty at present surreunds
W ilkins’ plans. The smaller of
the planes, the Alaskan, Is
being repaired here and new
landing gear will be ready soon.
A new engine bed lo r the De-
trplter, the big three-engine ma
chine, is being shipped here
from New York.
The two crippled planese pre
sented a forlorn appearance Mon
day as snow, swept along by
one of the worst bllxcards of
the year, drifted over and about
them.
At the height of the storm a
local aviator, Bennett, flew to
Tanana Hot Springs and re
turned with Adolph Bock, promi
nent mine operator whose hand
had been crushed by a drill.
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portorlal reins for the day are
Miss Edith Dodge, Vernon Mc
Gee and Paul Wagner.
To Miss Dodge falls the hard
est job, that of editing and
“making up’’ the paper. She will
edit all copy, write all heads' and
place all stories Just where she
wants them.
Mr. McGee and Mr. Wagner
will hustle out on the street and
gather the news. They’re ready
to grab anything from a dog
fight to an elopement.
Mr. McGee also has agreed to
write the editorials for tomor
row, and there is a persistent
rep y t circulating around that
he’s going to make the New
comers look like old-timers when
it comes to suggesting a few pro
gressive steps for Ashland.
Well, anyway. The Tidings to
morrow belongs to these three
embryonic newspaper people, and
It’s up to them. If you want
to see a real live, full-of-pep
The three students wtyo wMl Issue, Just wait for Thursday's
take over the editorial and re- Issue of The Tidings.
If you want to cuss the editor,
lick the reporters o r . in any
other way chastise members of
Ashland’s Fourth Estate, you’re
at perfect liberty to do s o —
tomorrow!
Because— well— because
t h 4
news staff of The Tidings g|
going to enjoy a real holiday
while three of the city's talented
young students at the University
of Oregon school of journalism
put out the Thursday issue of
The Tidings.
The students are now hom<
for their annual spring vacatlefl
and the editor, always looklni
for some way to get out of work
has invited the journalism stu
dents to take over the news en<
of the paper.
In the buoyancy of yont!
they’ve accepted the offer, am
here In The Tidings office we’ve
got a hunch they’ll tlo a blamed
good job of It.
Beautification
Of Ashland Plan
Of Civic Workers
The beautification of Ashland
la the purpose back of "Plant
Day,” which will be held at
the civic club house on Friday,
under the joint auspices of the
Ashland Floral club and the
Women’s Civic club.
All persons who have plant!
and shrubs are asked to take
them to the civic club house <wt
Friday where a free exchange
will be held throughout
day, starting at 10 o’clock
the morning and «ontinning
til 6 o’clock' in the afternoon.
Persons who have bulbs or plants
or seeds to spare are urged to
contribute them, while those
who desire them may get them
free by visiting the exchange.
who take their plants
Chiropractor Convicted of or Those
bulbs to the civic clubhouse
Murder of His Milliner
before the exchange is opened
Sweetheart
In the morning are asked to
PHILADELPHIA, Penn., Mar leave them on the rear porch
24— (U .P .)— David L. Marshall, where they will be In the shade.
a chiropractor, was today found
guilty of second degree murder!
for the killing of his milliner
sweetheart, Anna May Dietrich,
whose beheaded and dismem
bered body was found in his of
fice after he had choked her
SPOKANE, Wash., March 24—
to death last January.
For the broken back suffered
when a scaffold gave way while
he was washing a sign in front
of the Psntages theatre, John
Parker has been awarded 318,-
000 damages in his suit against
the theatre company. He asked
for 360,000.
Parker testified
that he was told a rope was safe
A pleasing musical entertain and that he wegt upon the scaf
ment Is promised Ashland people fold, when it broke and he fell
at the Christian church this The foreman who gave the or
evening wltth the appearance of der is dead.
The theatre at-;
the Swedish-American bell ring tempted to show the case came
ers, an organisation* which has under the Industrial insurance
received much favorable preps department, and announced It
comment wherever It has ap would appeal. -
pealed.
Their program consists
of
both classical and sacred music
which are cleverly given on their
musical bells.
( M B DECLARE
MARSHALL C M
$18,000 Awarded
For Broken Back
Bell Ringers to
Give Concert At
Christian Church
To Defend City
PEKING, Mjtrch 24. — OP) —
It has been reliably learned t^iat
the diplomatic corps today re
jected a proposal for the neutral
isation of Peking and use of for
eign troops, Including Americans,
to defend the capital against the
advancing forces of Chang Teo
Lin and his allies.
THE WEATHER
Oregon and Washing
ton— Fair tonight and
Thursday; freeslng tem
perature east portion;
Local frost west portion
tonight; gentle to mod
erate northeast to east
winds along coast.
Resident Of Florida^
Comes To O r e g ^ X
NEW YORK, March 24— (U.
P-.— The nation’s automobile bill
Is 314,000,000,000 a year, says
the bureau of industrial tech
nology in a statement Just Is
sued.
The average man who owns
one of the 20,000,000 cars In
the United States has a bill of
700— and that does not Include
xes for the widening o?
city streets and the building of
country roads, which the auto
mobile has made necessary.
EXPECTED TO RIOT
Peking Officials Flee to F or
eign Quarters to Escape
injury
PEKING, March 24— (U .P.)—
Chinese officials today fled to
foreign quarters seeking pro
tection from students who at
any minute may engage another
anti-government
demonstration
such as last week when 33
students lost their lives. Presi
dent Yuan Chi Jul’s residence
was guarded with piles of sand
bags.
South Dakota Election Re
veals Rout of Adminis
tration Forces
PROGRESSIVES
LEAD
Senator Norbcclc Has Command*
lug Plurality Over Regular
G. O. P.
PIERRE, S. D„ March 24—
(U .P .)— In South Dakota, which
held the first primary election
of the year, the administration
forces were put to rout by the
commanding lead held by Sen
ator Peter J. Norbeck, progres
sive.
Norbeck's lead over George
J. Danforth, the regular re
publican, in the fight for United
States senator,, Is 25,000 votes.
The rural vote la still widely
soattered and when these re
turns are In, Norbeck's lead 1»
expected to be much larger.
In t(>e gubernatorial primaries.
Governor Carl Gunderson, pro
gressive, defeated C. E. Coyno,
regular, by a substantial margin.
W. J, Bulow defeated R. C.
Richards in the democratic, gu
bernatorial race.
BE LAID IO DESI
Funeral Service for Ashland
Pioneer to be Held To-
' morrow A. M.
Florida may be all 22
right during the winter 22
months but when sum- 22
mertlme
comes,
then, 22
‘‘Oregon suits me.”
22
This, 1 , briefly
and 22
pointedly, sums up t h / 4
sentiment of Thomas J. 22
Stamp. former Oregon 22
resident, who is now lo-X-22
cated at Tampa, Florida. 22
With his family, Mr. 22
Stamp is enroute to Port- 22
land, and registered his 22
car at the chamber of 22
commerce office yesterday. 22
"Why, the mosqultoees 22
are so darned bad down 22
there you can hardly 22
live,’’ Mr. Stamp told 22
Arthur Foster of the land 22
settlement bureau.
“So 22
I have purshased a sum- 22
mer home 12 miles east 22
of Portland.”
22
Mr. Stamp said the 22
Florida boom has greatly 22
subsided and that real 22
estate and business gen- 22
erally is on a sane and 22
sound basis at the pres- 22
ent time.
4
SLAYER OF W A N
IE
Man Who Murdered Proba-
. tion Officer Surrounded
in Dense Woods
HAMMOND. Ind., March 24.—
Lester C. Simpkins, who shot and
killed Mrs. Lucille Myers, proba
tion officer, when sh^ came to
his home to inquire about the
welfare of his nine children, is
believed to have been located In
heavily wooded country sovth of
here and a sheriff's posse has been
rushed there.
It Is believed that Simpkins,
suffering from periodic insanity,
will put up a battle when corner
ed.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth Johnson, wife of Al
bert Johnson, will be held at
10 o'clock toitoorrow morning
from
the Methodist church,
with Rev. Pemberton officiating.
Burial, will be In Hargadlne
cemetery.
Mrs. Johnson was married In
1862. Besides her husband she
lk survived by two daughters,
Mrs. O. A.Van Natta and Mr*.
Gilbert.
She also leaves two
brothers, Henry Davis of VTells-
ville, Kan., and Albert Davis of
Portland. She has been a mem
ber of the Methodist Episcopal Ice Gorge in Allegheny River
Over; Millions in Dam
church since girlhood.
ARE DECLARED OVER
age
PRDffl SLEUTHS ID
. SERVE LONG TERMS
Smith Brothers and Christ
enson Get 18 Montffs Each
in Portland
Done
FRANKLIN. Penn., march 24.
— (IP) — The great ice gorge
which was responsible for flood
conditions which caused damage
amounting to millions In Oil City
and Franklin, was only a mem
ory today. The movement of the
ice jams has been completed and
the Allegheny river has receded
to a foot below flood level.
Frank B. Sanger
Called By Death
PLEASING TALK GIVEN
Portland Banker Addresses Meet
ing at Llthla Springs Hotel
Here
John Orth, cashier of the
Medford IjNaGUpnaJ ¡bank, was
elected president of the Jackson
and Josephine county Bankers’
association at the annual ban
quet last evening at the Llthla
Springs hotel.
Other officers chosen were:
vice-president, R. K. Hackett,
cashier of the Grants Pass First
National bank; secretary and
treasurer, George T. Frey, as
sistant cashier of the Medford
National bank; executive com
mittee, V. H. Vawter, cashier of
the Jackson County bank at
Medford, and Orris Crawford,
cashier of ’ the First National
bank of Medford.
Thirty-seven bankers of the
two countiees were In attendance
and listened to an Interesting
and Instructive address on trusts
and trust funds by R. M. Alton,
assistant trust officer of the
United States National bank of
Portland.
Arthur Foster of the land set
tlement bureau of the Oregon
state chamber of commerce spoke
briefly on the work of thia, de
partment and what it, expected
to accomplish during the year.
He declared that the banks are
an Important factor in the land
settlement work which Is now
being carried on so successfully.
Preceding the K"-‘nTiT session,
the bankers were entertained
by several excellent musical
numbers. The Ashland Masonic
quartet gave, several numbers.
It is composed of Karl Nlms.
S. A. Peters, Jr., V. D. Miller
and Dr. R. L. Burdic.
They
were accompanied by Mrs. S. A.
Peters, Jr.
Specialty numbers
were given by Karl Nlms, rt|>-
resentlng Harry Lander, and Dr.
Burdic, Impersonating a woman.
All of the musical numbers were
forced to respond to several en
cores.
John D. Playing
Six Holes Daily
Couple Attacked
With Axe; Negro
Ex-Coilvict Held
MANY LIVES LOST.
IN FIRE AT SEA
Youth Dies From
• Attack By Tramps
Leavitt Fire Loss
Will Be Adjusted
Jackson And Josephine Co.
Association Has An
nual Banquet
OLEN RIDGE, N. J„ March
84—John D. Rockefeller Is al
lowed by hie doctor to play only
six holes of golf a day, Instead
of eight, as formerly, Miss
Gladys Sellck of this place re
vealed today. She has just re
turned from Florida, where she
was
Mr.
Rockefeller’s
goir
partner.
"Mr. Rockefeller has a splen
did golf disposition,” she said.
“No matter how many drives
he tops he never loses his tem
LEXINGTON, Ky., March 24 — per.”
(LP) — Lillian Hill. 10, found her
father and mother near death yes
terday, their heads split with an
axe, when she returned from
school.
She and neighbors followed a
EL PASO, Texas. March 24—
trail of blood to the back yard
(U.P.,—
Slight Improvement In
where the weapon was found.
Mrs. Hill le not expected to live. the condition of Daley Simpson,
Hill, former guard at the Frank former prohibition agent, over
fort penitentiary, identified a night was reported and physi
suspect, Perpy Lewis, negro, for- cians had some hope for her
m w i i B i i r ' ar ms rn n irarr recovery. R was ann o s m ed tw
day.
The former dry sleuth
prison.
«ought to take her own life In
Lewie denied the charge.
Jail here, following her arrest
for possession of narcotise.
PORTLAND, Ore., March 21
-—(U. P .)— Arthur Christenson.
Robert and A. C. Smith, stato
prohibition' officers, were sen
tenced to 18 montths each in
federal prison today by Federal
Judge
Wolverton.
They were
Frank B. Sanger, a pioneer
also
fined
2260
each.
A stay of
resident of Ashland, died at 10
o’clock this morning at his home, execution until next Friday was
granted.
657 C stret. He was 73 years
old.
Mr. Sanger had been 111
with paralysis for some time and
had been gradually falling for
several months, although he had
been up and about his home as
late as yesterday.
He leaves a son in the east,
whom friends are now seeking
* A big new electric sign cost to locate. The body Is at the Passenger Vessel Sinks Off
ing 3800 has jnst been Installed Dodge mortuary pending advices
South American Coast
at Jackson Hot Springs by Jack from relatives.
Says Radio
Milton, and adds to the general
flro DE JANEIRO, March 24
attractiveness of this popular
— (U .P .)— The passenger steam
resort during the evening hours.
er Paas de Carvalho caught fire
Mr. Milton plans numerous fea
off the coast today and sank
tures lor the springs during the
with a large lose of life, ac
summer months and is now put
ting lb various Improvements at
According to word received cording to radio messages re
here las’t evening, Chester C ceived here. It le believed 84
his resort property.
Kubll, former Jackson county persons died aboard the vessel,
resident, has been ordered by while her commander, three en
KBL8O, Wash., March 24. —
the state supreme* court to gineers and 78 of the passengers
terve a three-year sentence In were rescued. A cargo of kero-| (LP) — Injuries sustained Monday
the penitentiary for aldlug W. sene added to the fierceness of by William Oreattiouse, aged 11,
resulted In hie death here yester
H. Johnson to defraud the bapk the blase.
day. The youth reported he had
of Jacksonville -nearly seven
been attacked end robbed hy
B. L. Barry, Insurance adjust years ago. C. H. Owen, a ce-
tramps
aboard a freight train and
DEATH
DATE
BET
defsndant,
must
serve
the
same
or of Medford, arrived In Ash
then
thrown
from the moving
OMAHA.
Neb.,
March
24—
(U-
sentence.
Johnson,
who
was
land this morning to Adjust the
fire lost of the H. H. Leavitt cashier of the bank, was given P .)— Frank Carter, Omaha snip train. Hie right leg was cut off
was er, was today sentenced to die In by the train. The assault took
but
restdenoe . which waa partially h 10-year sentence
place near Kalama.
the electric chair on July 9.
paroled two years ago.
destroyed by fire yesterday.
Bank Wrecker To
Serve Sentence
UAMD
NAPlb
REGULARS ARE
BADLY BEATEN For Summer Home’ OFFICERS FOR
ENSUING YEAR
IN PRIMARIES
People of United States Ex
pend $14,000,000,000
Every Year
Jackson Springs
Has Big New Sign
Foreigners Not
>•
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DNESDAY..MARCH 24, 1926
STUDENTS TO
ISSUE
of thè E vening tidings
23
Captain J. J. McEwen,
22 football coach of the Uni-
22 veraity of, Oregon, and
22 Hardld F. Young, presi-
22 dant of the Alumni Asso-
Precinct Committeemen To 22 elation will be In Ash-
Appoint Representatives < 22 land Thursday, according
This Week
22 to word received by Ho-
22 .mer- Billings.
SENTIMENT IS DIVIDED 22
Plans are being made
22 for an address at the
/ Pre-Primary Convention of O. O. 22 high school at eleven
P. to be in Medford
22 o’clock, followed by a lun-
Toeeday
22 cheon
at
the
Llthla
22 Springs -Hotel at noon,
A big majority of the Ash 22 the latter to be given by
land delegates to the pre-pri 22 alum ni' and students of
mary convention of the Jackson 22 the University.
Anyone
county republicans at Medford 22 who will be able to at-
next Tuesday will serve hy ap 22 tend Is* asked to notify
pointment rather than by elec 22 Miss Edith Dodge, or
tion. Thia was indicated today 22 phone 381-J.
■when several of the precinct 22
Captain McEwen with
committeemen said they would 22 Mr. Young is making vis-
appoint two delegates instead of 22 Its at some of the lmpor-
holding precinct elections.
22 tant cities of the state
In the sixth precinct, H. D. 22 during spring vacation.
Carter, committeeman, will hold 22
McEwen was appointed
an election at the Salvation 22 coach the first of the
hall at 2:30 o’clock tomorrow 22 year and is now lining
afternoon.
He urges all re 22 his men up for strenuous
publicans of the precinct to be 22 spring practice.
present for the purpose of sel
ecting the two delegates.
Nearly all of the nine pre
cinct committeemen in Ashland
will attend the convention a*)
well as the other two delegates
from each precinct.
z
Precinct No. 2 Is the only
other precinct to hold an elec 0. A. 0. Thespians to Appear
at High School Next
tion, It having been held at
Tuesday Evening
the city hall yesterday under the
direction of A. C. Nlnlnger,
Reserved seats for the O. A. C.
committeeman.
glee club concert to be given
Opinion locally appears to be
next Tuesday evening, went on
divide«] on the wisdom and value
sale at the Rose confectionery
of the convention, although the
today? The concert will be held
concensus of opinion seems to
In the high school auditorium
be that the Ashland delegates
under the auspices of the high
will at least attend and learn
school.
for theipselves whether or not
— The O. A. O. Students are said
It wlU meet with the expecta
to have an excellent glee club
tions of Its sponsors.
organisation this year with a
varted and ^entertaining pro
gram. They will leave later this
week on a tour of this part ol
the state and will be here
Tuesday.
ASHLAND CLIMATE
Without the use of medicine curse
nine cases out of ten of asthma.
This is a proven fact
Woman Sleuth May
Possibly Recover
Gooding Railroad
Bill Is Defeated
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Marsh
senate today
killed the Gooding bill
would hare prevented re
from charging a higher rate
the Rocky mountain rag
for the longer heal to
elfte coast.
34— (U P .)— The