;< * *4
I
D aily T idings
MALARIA' GEBMS
Cannot survive three months in
tiie rich (»one at Ashland. Pare
domestic water helps.
The Tidings Has Been Ashland's Leading /ve uxpaper. For Nearly Fifty Years
_
ASHLAND CLIMATE
Without the use of medicine cured
nine cases out of ten at asthma.
This is a proven fact
(United f*«M Wire Barrie«)
VOL. XLIX
±s
Successor to th« Semi-Weekly Tidings. Volume 41
GLEE CLUB TO
GIVE CONCERT
HERE TUESDAY
0 . A. 0. Thespians Will
Have Varied Program at
High School
DANCE WILL FOLLOW
Entertainm ent Being Held Under
Auspices of Local High
- School
Classical, se^nt-classioel .and
college »ongs will be on ~the
program sung by the O. A. C.
Glee clyb at the high school to
morrow night, March 30. Snappy
features and stunts hare been
arranged to add variety to the
program. A quartet chosen from
members of the club will also
take a prominent part.
Forty men are making the
concert tour through southern
Oregon. This number includes
Professor Paul Petri, director,
a dancer, a magician, a manager,
and the Moonlight Serenade™,
seven-piece college orchestra. The
Moonlight Serenaders will play
for the dance to he given in the
Armory after the concert.
Students In Charge
Ashland Given
High Rating In
Fire Prevention
Ashland, with a pop
ulation of approximately
6,000 stood sixth of all
cities
of the United
Stattea with less than
20,000 population In the
prevention of fire losses
during 1*26, according
to information received
received here today from
Washington, D. C.
The national fire waste
contest was conducted
Jointly by the United
States chamber of com
merce and the national
fire waste council. Al
bany, Georgia, stood finit
among cities of less than
20,000 population,
Portland stood first of
all metropolitan cities
of the country.
B R I » WR.L M
Retiring President to be
Honored at Chamber
Forum Tomorrow
George A. Briscoe, retiring
president of the Ashland chamber
of commerce after a tenure of
two years, will be chief speaker
at the - chamber of commerce
luncheon tomorrow noon at the
Lithia Springs hotel. It will be
in the nature of a testimonial
luncheon for Mr. Briscoe.
Other officers of the organisa
tion will speak briefly, outlining
the accomplishments of the past
year, and urging a wholesome
spirit of cooperation during the
year which lies ahead. '
Dean Robbins of the University
The concert Is sponsored bv
the high school which receives
26 per cent of the proceeds from
ticket sales.
Students receive
one ticket for evesy 10 they sell.
A prize will also be given to the
student selling the most tickets
The work, of the club has
been highly praised by Charles
Wakefield
Cadman,
famous
American composer, concerning
the part taken by the club iu
their, Joint concert given re
cently in Corvallis.
“I found
sterling qqallty and enthusiasm
in the -work of your mala choir of Oregon will speak and music
that Is unasuai in the average will be furnished by members of
college Klee club,” wrote Mr. the d. A. C. glee club.
Cadman.
*T was pleased to
note the excellent material you
had and the manner In which
your young people sang, under
the able leadership of Paul Petri,
whose experience as a conductor
naturally equips him for bring
ing out the best results.”
Jensen and Von Herberg
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56,000,000 THEATER
DEM IS CONCLUDED
National Head
Of Legion Will
Be Here Sunday
Close Negotiations For
Sale of Theaters
PORTLAND, Ore., March 29.—
(IP) — After four weeks of nego
tiations, the Jensen and Von Her
berg theaters in the northwest
have been, sold to the North
American Theaters Corporation.
The new owners paid 3260,000 to
bind the bargain. The final pay
ment will be made following an
appraisal of the property. The
total priefe will be nearly 96,OOOt-
000. The deal Involves 33 the
aters in Portland, Seattle and
other northwestern cities.
National
Commander John
McQuigg of the American Le
gion wUl be in Ashland for a
short time next Sunday after
noon and will make an outdoor
talk at the Southern Pacific
station to ex-service men and
others, according to word re
ceived .today by John Enders,
commander of the local legion
post.
Mr. McQuigg will leave train
No. 63 at Medford and motor
to Ashland, where he will meot
with the local post, and then
Four Ashland students at the
board the train when It leaves
University of. Oregon ware placed
here for the youth.
*,
on the honor roll for the first
semester this year, according
to a report of grades received
here yesterday. The report dis
closes that all of the students
from - Ashland passed their ex
aminations for the half year.
J. H. Wick, who left December
Those on the honor roll are.
1st, for florlda and other south Caroline Tilton, a senior In
ern points, / returned Saturday, mathematics;. Esther Church, a
after a very pleasant Visit. Mr. senior In music; Marjorie Fraser,
Wick had Intended to go to Cuba, a sophomore In business ad
but the Illness of his brother, ministration. and George Bar
whoi was to have accompanied ron, a freshman in music.
him. required him to abandon
this and returp via Ohio. He
stated the south was booming,
but that Oregon and Ashland look-
fed the best to hitn.
Ashland Students.
Make High Grades
Ashlandêr Back
From Visit South
ASHLAND, OREGON, ¿MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1926
TAYLOR CASE
TO BE TAKEN
BEFORE JURY
Los Angelos District Attor
ney Botaras From East-
em I Investigation
MURDERER NOT KNOWN
A m Keys Hays He Hasn’t Enough
Inform ation to Bring
Indictm ent
LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 29
— (LP) — Carrying a brief case
full of evidence in the William
Deemond Taylor murder mystery,
District Attorney Asa Keys ar
rived home today from the east.*
He said he Intended to go be
fore the grand Jury immediately
to report on his six .weeks’ In
vestigation of the Taylor case but
did not think he had* sufficient
evidence to warrant an indict
ment.
He further said he had no con
clusive Information which would
warrant the assertion that the
slayer of the noted motion, pic
ture director is known.
H. L . CLAYCOMB IS INDORSED
FOR PRESIDENT OF ASHLAND
CHAMBER BY NEWCOMERS CLUB
H. L. Claycomb, newly elected I council to designate an official
director ot the Ashland chuni-j clean-up day fur some time In
her of commerce, was unanl-| April.
It was suggested that
moualy indorsed for president the city take care of hauling all
ot the organisation at a meet traBh and accumulated garbage
ing of the Newcomers' Club from the various homes, and
with the people cooperating,
Saturday night.
The name of George W. Di|nn Ashland could’ be beautified to
was proposed at the outset, gut a large extent in preparation for
Inasmuch as he is a political the summer tourist travel.
candidate at the present time it
The Newcomers directed the
was thought by the Newcomers secretary to issue a vote of
that the chamber should seA«c: thanks to the management of
a man who is not seeking politi the Lithia Springs hotel for the
cal office and for that reason splendid civic spirit displayed
Mr.
Claycomb
received
the In making a flower and garden
unanimous Indorsement.
spot on the half block of vacant
The Newcomers also voted to property directly back of the
ask Mayor Jhonson and the city hotel.
Many Forced To
Forego Rabbit s
Rabbit Day would have befen
a greater success in Ashlagd
yesterday had the supply jot
rabbits been about, double lot
what it actually was. Resident»
generally were anxious to do
operate with the Jackson Cot^i-
ty Rabbit Breeders’ assoctatltiki,
but the demand was far la ex
cess of the supply.
Some markets reported that
rabbits were gone before nopn
Saturday, although the demand
for them continued until the
markets closed Saturday night.
One market reported It could
have sold twice the number pt
rabbits It was able to procure
from the breeders.
« I S
MAN IS
J. O. McLaughlin in Ashland
as School Superintendent
Candidate
Girl Injured In
Fall From Tree
Ellene Clausen Is reported this
morning as much Improved. She
was seriously . hurt * Saturday
morning while hunting wild
flowers with a group of her lit
tle friends. She fell from a
tree, receiving a cut that re
quired several stitches.
I,.
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PRE-PRIMARY
PROMISES TO
BE EXCITING
G. O. P. Convention at Med-
' ford Tomorrow W ill
Produce Fireworks
COALITION IS DENIED
Briggs ami Cowgill Disclaim
Agreem ent; Dunn Against
Plan
Jackson county's first Repub
lican
pre-primary convention,
which will open in Medford to
morrow morning at 10 o'clock at
the Natatorlum, will not he a
tame affair, according to indica
tions today, which point toward
considerable excitement in the
indorsement of candidates.
Ashland has become the cen
tral point around which the
contest centers, the leaders state.
At noon today George W. Dunn,
who is seeking renomination to
succeed himself in the state
senate, stated to The Tidings
that he would not permit hIJ
nam^ to be presented to the con
vention.
.ætums To
xvilization; Is
Home-Loving Elk
TRUCK STOLEN
HERE LOCATED
CLOSE TO RENO
"
«
Poor t old
“Teddy” 8
doesn't pine for his free- 8
dom in the wooded f^ec- t:
tlons on the slope of Mt. "8
Ashland. He prefers the 8
quiet -comfortable exis- 8 Police Receive Word That
tence in Lithia Park.
8 Whittle Company Vehicle
Has Been Found
This was demonstrat- 8
ed today when the big 8
bull elk. for years one of 8 THIEVES MAKE ESCAPE
the fixtures in the park, 8
W eston Gang Believt-d Bandits
returned to civilization 8
Who Took it; Home Mem
and the care of his keep- 8
bers In Jail
era after having been 8
given bis freedom yester- 8
In a lonely canyon 50 miles
day.
' 8
north
of Reno, Nev., a stolen auto
Park attendants yester- 8
truck,
believed to be the one stol
day took Teddy ana his* 8
en
from
the Whittle Transfer com
companion elk up toward 8
pany
of
this city about three
the head of the canyon 8
months
ago,
was found yesterday,
and liberated them, be- 8
i
according
to
a telegram received
llevlng they would prefer
this morning by the police.
their liberty.
The truck is believed to have
But Teddy came back,
been
a part of the loot stolen in
although the cow elk
this
section
by the notorious West
still remains somewhere
on
gang,
several members of
up in the jvoods. The
which are now in jail in various
park board must now de
California cities following a
cide ail over again what
round-up in which Chief of Police
Is to be done with Teddy.
McNabb and Sheriff Jennings
played an Important part.
TEILS OF KIAMATH
< Loaded With Loot
When officers came upon the
Briggs To Remain
truck yesterday it was loaded with
J.
O.
McLaughlin,
city
super
03239843
Win. Briggs, local attorney,
groceries, which are believed to
intendent of the Corvallis public
who
announced several months
have been stolen.
schools, an candidate for the
Three men who were on the
democratic nomination for state ago as a candidate for the lower Friendly
Relations With truck
apparen ly knew they were
superintendent of schools, was in house of the legislature, how
Ashland Sought, Says
Ashland over the week-end on a ever, will go before the con-
being followed as they deserted
A. H. Raymond
vntion seeking Indorsement.
campaign tour of the state.
the truck and fled a abort time
Ralph Cowgill, who was In
Klamath Falls has ambitious before the Nevada officers arriv
Ashland yesterday, stated his
plans
for Its tourist information ed. Their campfire was still
name would be presented to the
bureau
at the Junction of the burning when the officers reach
Medford and Grants Pass
convention for indorsement as
Pacific
and
Ashland ► Klamath ed the scene.
Also Join; Team Starts
I a,- candidate for the senate. Mr.
The truck stolen from the
highway«,
according
to A H. Ray
Practice
Cowgill in a statement In this
Whittle
Transfer company was a
Issue of The Tidings declare mond, news editor of the Klamath
. Track athletics will be drop
red-painted Graham truck. The
Falls
Evening
Herald,
who
was
a
that if some other candidate
ped this year by the Southern
one found in Nevada had been
Is Indorsed by the convention, visitor in Ashland yesterday: Mr.
Oregon high schools and baseball
re-paln'etl black and the factory
Raymond
wan
accompanied
by
his
he will give the successful can
will reign aa the athletic sport.
nnmbers had been obliterated.
wife
and
Mr,
and
Mrs.
George
didate his wholehearted support.
However,
it tallied so closely in
It was decided at a meeting ot -
Rowe, Mr. Rowe isToreman of
Solid For Dunn
the athletic association in Med
other
respect«
to the one stolen
The
Herald
composing
room.
The - basis of the mixup is
Officers Will be Elected at
ford Saturday.
here
that
officers
feel positive It
The
bureau
will
be
In
full
op
that the precinct committeemen
Spring Session Here .
Three teams will compete for
Is
the
one.
eration
next
month,
while
a
group
and other delegates to the con
Next Saturday
supremacy in the national sport.
The Weston gang is alleged to
vention will be honor bound to of tourait cabins will be in read
These are Ashland, Medford and
have
carried on wholesale band-,
support the candidates who are iness as soon as they can be built,
The annual spring meeting of
Grants Pass. The season drill
'ltry
in
Northern California, South
declared
Raymond.
Thore
also
Indorsed by the convention. This
the Jackson cohnty council of
open at Medford a week from next
ern
Oregon
and Western Nevada:
will
be
a
separate
building
for
brings about a pecullaar situa
the
Parent-Teachers’ associa
Friday, April 9, when the local
the
information
booth
and
for
a
tion
locally.
The
local
delega
tion will be held at the Lithia
ball team m0ets Medford high Springs hotel at *10 o'clock next
tion will be practically solid Klamath county exhibit.
school. On the following day the Saturday
“The Klamath folks are not
for Dunn for senator, according
morning.
Reports
boys will play Grants Pass high from all circles will be made
to information given The Tid trying to divert traffic away from
Mr. McLaughlin has been in ings. Yet, since Dunn will not Ashland,” said the Klamath
school?
* and officers elected for, the cur
educational work In Oregon for permit his name to go before newspaper man. “Instead, we
Active practice tor the baseball rent year.
the past 17 years and has been the convention, the delegates “want to work in friendly coopera
candidates got under way this
There will be a luncheon at
afternoon under the direction of noon and a special program in connected with the Corvallis If they participate In ' the con tion with the people of Ashland, Golfing Shows Increasing
Coach Hughes
Uniforms were the afternoon.
Interest; New Tee Boxee
The president, schools for eight years . He Is vention, will have to either vote "the booth is simply to urge tour
Issued to the players and pre secretary and one delegate front an advocate of cheaper text books for another candidate or ro ists to include the Klamath coun
Installed
liminary work started with 1 each circle Is Invited to the and believes rurah schools should main silent.
Indications were try In their Southern Oregon
receive greater consideration.
bang.
That golf is creating an in
that they intended to remain Itinerary.”
council.
creasing amount of interest
The local high school has but
silent.
Some held that even
among local folk was demon
two baseball lettermen In the
though the Ashland delegates did
strated yesterday at Med-O-Land.
lineup, but Coach Hughes has a
not participate they would still
From early morning until twi
likely looking bunch of candidates
be honor bound to support the
light the course was dotted with,
and hopes to whip a team into
successful candidate for this in
players, some old hands at the
shape which will give a good, ac
dorsement.
.
game and some making their
count of Itself in the Southern
. Deny Agreement
initial round.
Oregon high school league. The
There
have
been
sundry
Attorneys William Briggs and
WASHINGTON, D. C. March 29 charges made within the last Coast Guard Will be Better
The day was Ideal for golfing,
local team hae a few open dates L. A. Roberts attended the Jack-
Able to Handle Work
there being Just enough breeze
and plans to*meet Klamath Falls son and Josephine county bar as __ (IP) — The Coolidge adminis few days. Some claimed that
After Next July
to temper the sun and clear the
high school In one or two games. sociations Joint meeting and ban tration believes the American Briggs and Cowgill formed a
people are not yet ready to con coalition, with the understand-
smudge
mist from the valley, so
WASHINGTON, D. C. March 29
quet held at the new Redwoods aider a repeal or modification of >ln< that the,r gupporterR would
that the blossoming orchard«
—»
(LP)
—
Five
navy
destroyers
hotel In Grants Pass Saturday the prohibition act. Administra
vote for each of the candidates, were officially added to the coast were In full view.
evening.
tlon leaders admit there is a move thus eliminating Dunn.
New tee boxes have replaced
Both guard today when Commander H.
ment against the law but do not
the
temporary sand and It is
G. Hamlet took over the ships at
(Continued on Page Four)
feel that It Is yet of sufficient
hoped
that regulation cups and
the Philadelphia navy yard. They
magnitude to become a real party
will be re-conditioned and ready flag poles will arrive and be In
SANTA RO8A, Cal., March 29.
problem.
for sea duty In July They will stalled before next Sunday.
— (IP) — Physicians are hopeftfl
be armed and equipped to battle
that Luther Burbank, plant wiz
rum runners, with machine guns
ard, will be back to his routine
on the decks. Others will be ad
work within a few days, following
ded later and assigned to the
the heart attack which he suffer
Frederick Steiwer of Pendle Pacific coast.
ed last week. He Is reported to
WASHINGTON, D. C. March 2»
ton, candidate for the republican
be Improving rapidly and probab — (IP)-1-'inquiry Into reports of
nomination for United States sen
ly will regain his health within a Japanese aoquAsltlon of land in
Eighteen persons «from cltlee
PARIS,
March
29.
—
(IP)
—
ator, was a visitor in Ashland
day or so.
Lower California was asked In Premier Brland's government was Saturday afternoon in the Inter
and towns In Southern Oregon
the senate today by Senator Hiram d<Jfeated ,n the chamber of de- ests of his candidacy. He was
initiated a at i m
the e Modern
m .
I T -'
-
were initialed
m odern
Johnson of Calflornta. The ( itt- pUtles today when a socialist accompanied by Olen Arnspiger
I h r o u g h E h r o u te
Wtoodmen special meeting he’d
fornla solon * declared It was a amendment was adopted which re of the Talent Irrigation District
T1 V I
1 P 11 at the Moose Hall Saturday night.
grave matter which required im duces by a million rranca tlie cred and R. B. Hammond of Medford.
IO K la m a th r a i l s Over one hundred were present
mediate attention.
,,• its on the war with Syria. No
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_____
> | at the meeting and banquet that
question of conflence In the gov
The O. A. C. Glee club passed followed.
ernment was Involved.
through Ashland this morning,
enroute to Klamath Falls where
The small adopted son of
they will give a concert to-
George Spannaus, former Ash
nlghf. The club Is traveling In
land resident, died last week nt
- g *
/
AU
Asiyand
musicians
who
de
two
large busses, holding 34 men
Klamath Falls from spinal men
each.
They are a group of
sire
to
affiliate
with
the
municipal
8AN
FRANCISCO,
Cal..
March
ingitis, according to word re
band are urged to attend band typical college men and seemed
ceived here by friends of the 29 —- (LP) — Despite the unusual
LOWDDN. March 29. — (IP) —
be
enjoying themselves.
j practice tonight at the city hall. to
ly large number of motorists there
family.
The
prince of Wales la con vs] see
WASHINGTON, D. C., March according to Carl Loveland, di- Many of the men said they cer
The meningitis epldemlp first were onl? four deaths from auto
the
’ng
today at St. Jamee peine»
broke out In Klamath early last accidents on the Pacific coas* over 26. — (IP) — Wet and dry forces' rector, who Is whipping the or- tainly liked this section of
Mr.
Love-
state,
eapeclslly
the
scenery
and
from
st’sek o' »nfiuensa and *n
December when quite * number the week-end, the United Prase Joined hands In the house today ganlzatlon Into shape,
the
hospitality.
They
will
re-
opera'ion
on hl* left ear
of children
succumbed. / It survey shows today. There were and passed the Cramton bill which land hopes to have a hand of
The
ear
has
been troubling
turn
'
here
tomorrow.
broke out anew a week ago and 46 injured in auto crashes.. Alto placed the prohibition enforce- about 30 pieces for the blth'a
stnee
lest
Friday.
His
at least' two deaths have re gether there were 16 violent meat officers under the , federal i Park summer concert series. The
la
not
serious.
»
Iu The Tiding»
civil service.
i practice will start at 8 o'clock. I
sulted from the last outbreak. deaths on the coast.
PLAY IN BASEBALL
LEAGUE THIS YEAR
PMÉHT-1EMHBB
I toon 10
MANY ENJOY BAY AT
MED-OLAND COURSE
RUM FLEET TO GET
ARMED DESTROYERS
Prohi Movement
Local Attorneys
Is Not Serious
Attend Banquet
Luther Burbank
Reported Better
Senator Johnson
Frederick Steiwer
Demands Inquiry
Visits In Ashland
Of Jap Ownership Deputies Defeat
Briand’s Policy
Modern Woodmen
Hold Initiation
Glee Club Passes
Adopted Son Of
Former Ashland
Anglers Nabbed
Resident Passes
By Game Wardens
Three Jackson county anglers
were rushing the fishing season
a couple of weeks yesterday when
Deputy Game Wardens Parr and
Daily apprehended them on Keen
creek, on the Green Springs high
way, Just over the summit. The
-offendlpg anglers were Jack Wag
ner, Gue Peterson and John Peter-
Sfeg of Medford. They were sched
uled -to appear in Justice Taylor’s
court Kt Medford today on a
charge of fishing daring closed
season. •
T
Auto Deaths Are
Less Than Usual
Band Practice To
Be Held Tonjght
Civil Service To
Rule Prohi Force
Prince Of Wales
Is Operated On