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ASHLAND
Without the use
nine cases out
Thia is a p a ' '
Newspaper 'For Nearly Fifty Years
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COWÖB1
PRE • PRIMARY
INDORSEMENT
Council Planning
To Speed Up Work
On NeW Sidewalks
A s h 1 g n d’s ambitious
program
for
sidewalk
and street improvements
w ill be advanced tonight
when the city council, at
a special meeting, will
call for bids for the con­
struction -of the side­
walks in the improve­
ment district adjacent to
the new Lincoln public
school and normal school.
Most of the survey
work has been completed,
by City Engineer W alker,
and the work is pro­
gressing rapidly in every
particular.
As soon as
thia work gets well under
way it is understood the
council
w ill
plan
for
other
sim ilar
improve­
ments.
* The mayor and council'
w ill also select a day for
the annual spring clean­
up.
This probably w ill
be neat Monday. The city
w ill haul all trash and
refuse away on the of­
ficial clean-up day.
W illiam B riggs and John
Oarldn A lio Favored
For Legislature
SESSIO N PROVES TAME
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Jackson G. O. P . Declare Change
Badly Needed la State
Affairs
Ralph Cowgill (or state sena­
tor, W m , Briggs and John Oar-
kin fo r the lower house of the
legislature and George Alford
for county commissioner were
th e 1 recommendations of the first
Jackson county pre-primary con­
vention at Medfprd this morn­
ing.
More than 100 delegates at­
tended the convention, which
contrary to indications yesterday,
was a very tame affair with
only a few Inconsequential depar­
tures from the regular order of
business. Counting the members
of the state executive committee
and other accredited representa­
tives there were 132 present
a t the meeting.
No Opposition
B riggs Indorsed
letter from Wm. . Briggs
of Ashland, stating he would
have his name presented before
the convention for indorsement
was read.
L. A. Roberts fol­
lowed, placing Brigg’s name be­
fore the convention.
He was
recommended by unanimous vole.
S. 8. Smith of Medford spon­
sored George Alford for the
recommendation for the office
of codnty commissioner. Messrs.
Cpwglll and Briggs gave short
talks.
Briggs brought to the
attention of the convention the
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DEMPSEY’S ARREST
Champion Ma v fro to Jail for
Speeding: D efies Order
' of Court
M ADERA, Cal., March 30—
(U .t’.y— Arreat of Jack Dempsey,
heavyweight champion, loomed
here today when Judge Leroy
B ally issued a bench w aryait
foe his arrest after Dempsey ap­
parently had defied an order, of
the judge to appear personally
to answer a codiplalnt charging
him with reckless driving. «
Dempsey’s car is alleged to
have gone as high as 80 miles
an hour during a recent trip
through this country.
Irvin g Vining Also. Address
Members
Local Physician
Shoots Rattler
SAUNDERS
Head of» P igglv W igglv
Chain Stores Freed o f
Fraud Charge
M EM PH IS, Tenn,. March 30 -
(LP)— Clarence Saunders, whose
sensational battles w ith W all
Street gained him the 'title of
“ boob’’ while he was head of the
vv
tiin in
e if /iP S ,
D f ln
again beaten his enemies. When
ariplgned before United States
Copitnisilondr W alker today on a
fraud charge, lie was dHsmlased
because of lack of evidence.
Dr. .and Mrs. C. jP. Tilton,
w M le hiking to Pompadotft Butte
Saturday afternoon, came upon
a rattlesnake, which had evl
deafly Jnst crawled out from
under the rocks, where ft had
been sleeping through the win­
ter. Dr. TUton shot' the shake,
which was abotft twenty Inches
long and bad six rattlss and
the button. Thia is rather eat' g
for rattlesnakee to 1, make the
appearance.
f c The
GIVEN
C. H . Pierce, O, F . Carson and
school of muslc.S
Following is the program for
the concert:
O. A. C. 80ng— " H a il to O.
A. C
. ............The Glee Club
The 8word of F errara.............
...............’........... The Glee Club
Dream of Love
Who....The M id-Night Serenaders
Travesty
on
the
Rigoletto
Quartette....0. A. C. Quartette
Selection^ on the Piano Ac­
cordion... .+— J..... Earnest Beals
Shadow March
But They, Didn’t....The Glee Club
Excentric Dance........ Fred McKeon
Baritone Solo......_Blair Stewart
Keep A Coin’
The Clock............The Glee Cluo
Some more Selections on the
Plano Accordion......... ............
............. .................Earnest Beals
Where My Caravan Has Rested «
........ The Glee Club Quartette
A Mighty Vulcan
Alma M ater.............The Glee Club
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TA LK S
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Rowing Regatta
‘ Date Is Changed
SEA +TLE, Weak., Marek 10—
(U .P .)— Because of A conflict
In examination dates kt the Uni­
versity of California, the an­
nual rowing regatta between the
University of Washington and
the University of California baa
been advanced from April 1 to
A pril ». It w m announced hare
today.
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George A. Briscoe is , re tir­
ing as president of the Ashland
chamber of commerce after twe
years of service which he hae en­
joyed to the fullest extent, and
upon which he looks back with
no regreta, he told members to­
day noon at the forum lun­
cheon at the L lth la Springs hotel.
M r. Briscoe said It was with
much satisfaction that he could
recount the re-establlshment or
the Southern OPegon normal
school 'and the building of the
L lth la Springs hotel as two im ­
portant and worthwhile projects
which have been completed dur­
ing the past two years.
Both
of these projects, however, came
as a result of a splendid spirit ot
cooperation on the part of resi­
dents of the city in general.
To Continue
Work
He pledged himself to con­
tinue to work for the advane«-
ment of Ashland and the cham­
ber daring the coming year«,
said w ill by no means relinquish
his interest in the organisation
simply because he is retiring
as head of the organisation.
Charles H. Piero«, who is -re­
tiring as a member of the board
of directors,* epoke briefly -In
which he praised tbe wack of
Mr. Briscoe and other members
of the hoard during the past twa
years.
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O. F. Carson, vice-president,
declared that both M r. Pierce
and M r. Briscoe were ready at
all tim e s'to devote their efforts
toward the work of the chamber
and said the board would miss
them during the coming year. .
Vining Makes Report
Irvin g E. Vining gave a brief
report on the recent gathering
of chamber of .commerce secre­
taries at Eugene in which he
served aa Instructor.
He said
tbe land settlement bureau ia the
best organised association in the
northwest and is doing a splen­
did work.
The
Moonlight
Serenaders,
with the Or A . C. glee club,
furnished special music for the
luncheon.
IS U R O FOR POST
NEW YORK W(
; LOCATION
S0MEW1
In a battered old flivver, tz
New York women are now
a tour of Oregon In search
high class Jersey dairy
They were sent on their way
torday by A rthu r Foster of
land settlement bureau after
had escorted them to num«
sections of the Rogue river vs
They w ill first visit K lem at
county before going north.
The women are the Misses
H. Ogftbie and Della W . Ma
ot Bedford, N. Y ., where
now manage an« conduct a
Jersey dairy farm within
miles o f*N e w 'Y ork City.
B«
land values there* have
■so high they are forced to
a new location, and they are
impressed w ith thia part of Or
A new sign for the Ashland
normal school was under con­
struction today because Clyde
Malone, George A. Briscoe, re­
tirin g president, and other mem­
bers of the chamber of com­
merce got into apeedy action yes­
terday.
The new sign w ill to
read a Me, and w ill be eo painted
and placed as to enable tourists
to rsag at a glance that a now
state normal school ia under
construction in this city.
A fte r several weeks of urging«,
a sign fin ally Was placed adja­
cent to the highway last week,
but w h e n . local residents drove
out tont fray'to view it they dk
c i t o * tt worse than no s ig n a d
all.
A motorist traveling slthey*
.way -on tbe highway .w iM 1
Finance
Terms on
F ay U.
I sr Outlines
ch it W ill
D ebt
PA R IS, March 30— ( U P . ) —
Finance M inister Peret in the
chamber of deputies today an­
nounced the one condition upon
which France ’ is w illing to pay
Its debt to the United States. Hu
said the creditors should accord
a safeguard clause binding France
to pay only in proportion as the
debtors of France paid their
debt.
BIG PAYMENT MADE
Former Ashland
G irlie Wedded
Opal Hoxie to Haroisi Davereaux
of - Dunsthulr, California.
Mrvj
Davereaux 1» a well known Ash­
land g irl of the High School
class of ’23.' Mr. Davereaux iff
an employe of the Southern
Pacific at Dupamulr, where tho
eouple w ill make their home. ■
E ighty - Mile Gale Blows
Down 400 Derricks;
Two Men Killed
H ou se
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HOUSTON, Texas, Marek 30
— (U .P .)— Property damage la
oil fields alone w ilite a c h more
than 31,000,000 aa the result of
an 80-mUe gala whleh Maw
here today,
TWo man ware
killed and 460 oil derricks were
blown down tn this section of
Texas alone.
JAPANESE IN
DAIRY FARM
IN THIS STATE AMERICA NOT
SEEKING
gon.
Mr. Foster took the women to
the James McCracken and Ralph
Billings farms and to the irrig at­
ed pastures in the Eagle Point
district.
They
declared
the
Frank Brown irrigated pasture
was one of the finest they had
ever seen.
Although Mr. Foster felt the
women could find what they
wanted right here in Jackson
county,, he furnished them with
information and data concerning
every section of the state, and
they will devote a month to tho!r
search for a farm location.
They came here by train and
purchased an old used car to
carry them on the remainder of
their trip through Oregon.
Foreign Office in Tokio
Giren- ‘
Denies Rei
U. 8.
lated
NO
OFFICIAL
ACTION
They May Be Attempting Colosiy
in Lower California, le
Report
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PLATFORM OF
For Speakership REPUBLICANS
IS APPROVED
Jöhn H. Carkin
ÿ l s Recommended
John H. Carkin, veter-
an Jackson, county rep-
resentatlve in the state
legislature, was Indorsed
for speaker of the next
house in a resolution
adopted by the republi-
can pre-primary con'ven-
tion at Medford .today.
The resolution, which was
Introduced by H arry K.
Tomlinson of this city,
follows:
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“ In recognition of the
long and faithful service
of John H. Carkin as our
representative in the leg-
islature, this convention
takes pleasure in endora-
ing him for the Speaker-
ship of the lower housg
in the coming session,
and as republicans of
Jackson county wo pledge
our best efforts to se-
cure this honor for him,
believing and
knowing
that he is qualified by
temperament, experience
and ability to preside
over this legislative body
with fairness and dis-
tlnctlon.”
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Pre-Primary Convention at
Medford Today Enun­
ciates Principles
GOV.
PIERCE
RA PPED
'Henator Dunn’s Name Not Brought
Before Republican
Gathering
Governor W alter M. Pierce,
TO KIO , March 30— (U .P .)—
Oregon’s democratic executive,
Japanese in Callforrfla may be a t­
was severely arraigned by Jack-
tempting to form a colony on
son county republicans in a
Magdala bay in Lower C alifor­
platform adopted at the pre­
nia, but if they are the Japanese
primary convention today in Med­
government knows nothing about
ford.
It, tbe foreign office told the 8
All efforts in enforcing the
United Press today.
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prohibition laws of the state
Reports are being circulated in 8
are nullified by the governor’s
America that Japanese are seek­ 8
“deluge of pardons and paroles
ing Mexican land settlement con­ 8
of moonshiners and
bootleg
cessions in Southern California. 8
gera,”
reads
the
platform.
These reports reached a clim ax1 8
Continuing, the .platform asserts
in the United States senate thl.’ i 8
that the governor has demon­
week when Senator H iram John - ' 8
strated by his official acts that
to read the sign
unless
he son ot California urged an im-i 8
his leadership ia destructive to
brought his car to a complete mediate investigation of reports 8
law
enforcement, and the re-
that
Japanese
are
attempting
to
stop.
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colonize
in
Southern
California.
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publicans
therefore demand a
Clyde Malone yesterday saw
auccessor
who
w ill
function
the sign and grew wrathy. He
properly.
enlisted the aid o f,M r. Briscoe,
Promise Not Kept
who likewise declared the sign
The governor, tbe platform
a disgrace.
continues, promised four years
So today the sign board is be­
. ago that he would cut taxes
ing moved to a better location
and reduce the costa ot govern­
and a sign pajnter has Instruc­
Officers
W
ill
be
Elected
at
ment. In this he kks proven a
tions to make a sign that will Los Angeles District Attor­
Conference in Medford
dismal failure.
The convention
be worth« while, which the old
ney Reports on His
on April 15
declared it waa not opposed to
sign decidedly was not.
Eastern Journey
an Income tax in principle, but
The sign is being placed in
A permanent organisation will
order that the hundreds of tour­
LOS ANGELES ’Cal., March 30. be perfected by the peace officers it placed itself on record as be­
“ unalterably
opposed
to
ists who use the Pacific highway — (IP) — District Attorney Asa of Southern Oregon at the con ing
daily w ill know that the big Keyes went before the Los An­ ference and banquet to be held building up an expensive organi­
building now under construction geles county grand Jury today to in Medford on April 15, accord­ zation of tax eaters to collect a
at the southern edge* o f, the report ot his six weeks eastern ing to Terry Talent, stats of­ state Income tax from the a l­
city is the new Southern Oregon tour which included the resur­ ficer, who was here yesterday. ready overburdened property tax
rected *daeaaUgatlon o f-M w o W ll-
Tbe pence officers
llam Desmond Taylor murder mys­ two conferences within the ppst
The way to reduce taxes, th«
tery.
three months, the last one be­
platform
datarte, la to Inaugurate
Before he entered the grand ing in Ashland.
So successful
Jury room, Keyes told the United were they that they have de­ a rigid program of ecoaomy In
skats, county and
mnnlclpal
Press that he had not obtained
cided to elect officers and make
sufficient evidence to warrant any it a permanent organisation. Re­ governments, with as few paid
action, indicating that his Investi­ ports indicate that officers from officials and employes as poe-
slbls.
Workmen today started grad- gation will bo held in ebeyance,
as far north as Coos and Douglas
"As republicans, wa all he­
ia g the grounds for the new perhaps indefinitely.
counties w ill join the association.
lls ve there should be a more jnat
Ashland normal school and the
I t alao will take In Jackson,
equalisation of taxes than exista
landscape work on the property
Josephine and Klamath coun­
at
the present time," reads the
w ill
be continued until
the
ties.
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platform, "but we are opposed
grounds and campus are put
to our statute books being fu r­
in presentable condition.
The
ther enlarged by a flood e( new
grounds will be graded on a
ami untried tax billa, but rather
gradual slope down to the street
that our present tax laws ba cor­
level.
Dry Forces Have H is Name
rected, simplified and amended
Listed For Prohi
to bring about this equaliza­
Hearings
tion of tax burdens."
In this
Statew
ide
Campaign
Meet­
connection,
it
is
recommended
WASHINGTON. D. C. March 30
ing W ith Success, De-
that the state tax commission be
— (LP) — Henry Ford is listed as
Clares Manager
given power to actually super­
a tentative dry witness at the
■w
vise
and harmonies tax assess­
senate prohibition hearings which
PO RTLAND, Ore., March 30— ments throughout the state.
will open next week. Whether or “The state-wide campaign launch­
The Stanfleld bill la coagrcss
not he wilt appear Is not yet ed last week by the Pacific
(off tbe recovery of taxes lost
known,
but
Wayne
B.
Wheeler,
J. F. Schwendiman, a Swiss
Protective society for 360,000 when the California sad. Oregon
for
the anti-
dairy farmer, was in Ashland general counsel
to complete its new Juvenile
land grants reverted to the gov­
yesterday and left for Coos Bay saloon league, admitted that Mr. Hospital for girls, being erected
ernment was unanimously in­
where he Intends starting a Ford's name is on. his list.
on the Louise Home property, dorsed, and the county courts
dairy farm, he told A rthur Fos­
near Troutdale, is meeting with of the various counties war«
te r of the land settlement bu­
enthusiastic Interest,’* said Mrs. commended for this activity on
reau.
R. B. Bondurant, campaign man­ behalf of the tax payers.
Mr.'Schwendiman comes from
ager, thia morning.
Too Much PoUUca »
Qenadenhutton. Ohio. This town,
“ Lana County in which Dr.
There should be a law which
he said, figured In one of the
Philip B. Bauer is speaking be­ will prohibit any governor from
SANTA ROSA,. Cal.. March 30. fore man’s and women's clubs,
moat tragic episodes of the early
building up a political machino
days of America. It was in the — (LP) — • Luther Burbank passed the Chamber of Commerce, coun­ *----------------- |
days of Indian warfare in Ohio a comfortable night last night, ty commissioners, city council, (Continuod On Pate TM f m )
that a white man was murdered. but his condition this morning was stc., #aa started a faw days ago
Thinking he had beSn killed by still critical. He in far from be­ w ith « kick-off lupcheon In Ho­
Indians, the settlers trapped 90 ing out of danger, h'is physician tel Osburn.
Organization of
redskins in a building and then said.
field workprg and a general plan
set fire to It, burning thdm to
to rales the 32500 apportioned
death. Later it was learned he
to Lane County got well under
had been killed by a white man.
way.
Reports coming in are
Today a huge monument stands
very encouraging.
W ASHINGTON. March 3 0 - -
on the site of this tragic oc-
(U P J — During a severe arralgr-
.ourrence as an atonement mem­
ms n t of MwBEol'nl mut
COY
o ria l for the Indians whose lives
''-rm ent's war debt to the Unite«
were snuffed out.
“ »stM. Senetor Reed, a democrat
PoFtma’ te* G rim »"»1
of Missouri, introduced a res­
W ould Save Pe-’U1®
olution authorising the senate to
Million« of D olin g
make a (nil investigation of all
feace l i r a s io
m ASS0CIATION
Grading Started.»!/
FRANCE WILL PAY
At Normal School
AS SHE GETS PAID
t W ASHINGTON, D. C., March
8AUEM, Ore., March 30: — (LP)
30— (U .P .)— -Senator Shortrldge
of California has recommended — Oregon's highway Indebtedness
to President Coolidge that Judge has been reduced .to 336 777,750
W illiam P .James of tbe United with the payment of |4 r f ,000 of
States district coart of South ■ the principal, it was announced
The highway obligation
ern California be appointed to toddy.
at
one
time
totaled 338,700,000..
the vacadcy on the federal court
of appeals, caused by the failure
of the senate to confirm the
nomination of W lllace McCamant
of Portland!
Senator Short-
ridge pointed ont that Oregon
and Washington are already rep­
Word
haen received of
resented oa the circuit conrt of
of m 1«»
W a iF H flS
DAMAGED BY STORM
P eeking ~
NORMAL SIGN IS TORN DOWN;
UNDER WAY;
NEW JOB IS
OLD ONE © HELD DISGRACE
W illiam P. Jam es Recom­
Oregon Reduces its Indebt­
mended for Post Va­
edness by N early a Half
cated by McCamant
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ASHLAND, ORBUON, TpKSPAY, MARCH 30, 19^6
FORUM LUNCHj
IS GIVEN FOR
G. 1 BRISCOE
OTHER
0. A. C. GLEE M B
B C O M TONIGHT
C M
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R etiring President Reviews
W ork o f Chamber in
P a st Two Years
No
opposition , developed
against any of the four candi­
dates who were indorsed. When
CoUeffe Singers and Actors
the call for recommendations1
to Appear a t Local High
was issued by the chairman, Mrr.
School
W . B. Robinson of Medford
placed the name of Ralph Cow­
College songs, classical music
g ill before the convention.
As and other glee club features w ill
no other candidates for the In­ hn given a t the high school
dorsement were mentioned, Cow­ auditorium tonight by the O. A.
gill was recommended by unani­ C. glee club, starting at 7:46
mous vote.
o’citolu
H a rry Tomlinson of Ashland
ThejK ollege ,ln * er8 and ®n-
presented the resolution recom­ t e r t a ^ K * have registered a big
mending John Carkin for, reelec- M
hit t o
o<
k (heir present tour of
«on to the leglstatnnu^nd aim»
Oregon and Ashland
Indorsing him for speaker of folks who attend tonight * w ill
the house, which Mr. Tomlin­ see a pleasing and varied pro­
son said would be a fittin g recog­ gram. The boys are making the
nition of his long an<> faithful tour -under the direction of Pau!
service in tbe house.
Petri, director of the O. A. C.
A
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HENRY FORD CAUTO
AS M I E WITNESS
FUNDS ARE ASSURED
Tragic Story Of
Early Days Told
By Swiss Farmer
Luther Burbank
Still Critical
' W O INVESTIGATE
ALL FOREfN BERTS
A it R M B I B
Ritzinger Youth
Is Sent To Jail
Lawrence Rltsinger of this
city was fined I8 6 0 and sen­
tenced to three months In the
county Jail when
he
pleaded
guilty before Justice of tbe Peace
W A SHING TO N, D. C. March At. Taylor at Medford yeeterday to
— (LP) — A final vote on the im i a charge of possMalng liquor.
peaehmeat of Federal Judge Eng­ .Rltsinger was arrested hr state
lish of Illinois was postponed to« and. city officers Friday evening
day in the house
»The vote will w ith a gallon af moonshine ia
hie possession.
be taken tomorrow,
Will Vote
On Impeachment
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FARMERS RFM W
0 SURPLUS BILL
30
W A SHING TO N, D. C. March
— (LP) — Millions of dollars re­ 30— (U'P.tTrFprm ers’ rcprceent-
ductions b tpost^} rates were rt>- ativaa bescfged both senate and
commknde«^ to. tto special con-' honpp haricultural committees
grcssjonal committee . todnv h” . today, euhmlttlng a compromise
Postmaster General Hsrr- 8 surplus disposal hill and de­
N e w .. I t Included a one-cent ra te , manding Us adoption before the
ftrr postcards and a penalty fee, present congress adjourns The
of one cent on first class mgil bill provides a government re­
which does not have sufficient volving fund of 1350.000,000
postage.
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and wonld ereate a farm ad­
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visory oounotl to administer k
Corvallis , - r Copeland Lumber throggh dhoponkttvo or^aala«-
Cp., opens plant ,horo. I7 tk on tiono for .buying and nailing snr>
Coast.
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pins /a rm prodneta
foreign debts.
Olfaction to consideration of
'be resolution was made by
Chairman Smoot or the aonato f k
napes committee, and it
rer for Into?
m atleally went ove
to
consideration under r th . rule, .w
the senate.