/ MALARIA GERMS Cannot survive three mpnths in the rich ozone at Ashland. Pore domestio water helps. Sucooteor to the Semi-Weekly Tiding«, Volume 41 x = (United »was Wire Service) Ashland Park Gets More Praise From O u t s i d e Visitors » » » KLAMATH PLAN FOR TOURIST BUREAU GIVEN .Llthta Park auto camp continues to find favor with the "vanguard of tt auto tourists this year tt who,have stopped to rest Information Booth at High H. A. Forsythe is Nabbed by » there so far this sprint. way Junction to be Portland Officer, Po tt' Proof Is shown by the Ready Shortly lice Are Told » following tributes writ » ten In the register at the CONCESSION IS LEASED CONFESSION IS MADE » park community house. Mrs. T. M. Jones, A ssistant Hecretary Named to Iff Bad Checks in One Day; » Corning, Cal.—"This Is » Have Charge of Exhibit Youthful W ife'Also « the most beautiful park 'B uilding Arrested » I have ever teen for it la the hand of God that KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., April H. A. Forsythe, youthful Cali tt planted it here.” tt 3— With the signing of a lease fornia forger who mulcted sev * Dr. and Mrs. Roy J. » . yesterday, the development fea eral Ashland merchants with his ture of the Southern Oregon spurious checks three weeks ago, tt C u n a I n gham, Wooster, Tourist bureau establishment at is under arrest In Portland, ac tt Ohio— “The beauty of the junction of the Klamath and cording to word received here tt this park so appealed to us that we stayed over a tt Pacific hlgbway, has become a today by Chief of Police Mc The reality, and Immediate construc Nabb. Hla young wife, Anita, tt day to enjoy it. tion will commence there on 15 la also held by the Portland po tt. finest camp we have seen on our trip from coast to two-room duplex cottages, an<l lice as she Is alleged to have coast.” the general improvement and aided him in his bad checx Buelah C. Howatt, beautifying of the admirable site. operations. Washington, D. C.— The concession goes to Angus W. According to word from Port “Home was never like Webber, an experienced resort land, young Forsythe passed IS (his.” operator of southern California bad checks in and about Port “Scotty the Desert who was attracted here by the land In one day, leaving a trail Rat”— “A Garden of tt possibilities of the tourist bu o f . bad checks and angry mer Eden; the most beautiful tt reau as proposed by energetic chants behind him. He was nest in the west. Na Klamath business men. nabbed at Multnomah Falls on ture Is abundant and har A remarkable mineral spring the upper Columbia River high mony relgna supreme.” on the grounds will be built into way while attempting to pass an Dealfrey ana wife, Car- a cistern and flowers and other of his worthless checks. stairs, Alta., Canada— shrubs set out in an effective • Admits » A lt "Auto camp best In the manner. After his arrest, young For west— by dam site.” Webber is now In charge of sythe confessed willingly to his the present gas station facilities forgeries, admitting he had left on the ground and Is giving out bad checks behind him all the in formation and directing tour way up from California. ists not only to Klamath but In Ashland he succeeded In to any section of southern Ore passing four worthless checks gon, that may hold an appeal and attempted to pass several to the state’s newcomers. others. A description of him Webber is to handle the de was sent north but It was not velopment feature of the resort until he had passed 15 of his which is confidently expected to forged checks in one day that Owens Valley Men Want pay dividends, and la to operate be was finally apprehended. Others to Migrate to on a percentage basis with the the Langeli Valley Southern Oregon Tourist bureau. The money obtained is expected Arthur Foster of the Land .to * pay rent' for the grounds Settlement bureau returned this and also maintain a regular paid morning from Klamath Falls, Klamath attendant who will have where he visited yesterday with charge of a Klamath exhibit a group of farmers who mi building which Is to be run by Railroad Schedules Badly grated last year from Owens Val the Southern Oregon Tourist Bu ley, California to the Langeli Delayed and Traffic reau, Inc., on behalf of the Valley country of Klamath coun Conditions Bad Klamath county chamber of com ty. merce. CHICAGO, III., April 3. — (LP) The newcomers expressed them C. D. Chorpening', an old time — The middle west was further selves as being delighted with snow-bound today with continued their new homes, and urged Mr. resident of Klamath and for precipitation and strong winds Foster to visit Owens Valley merly the- principal of the Henley which blew the snow into mas farmers and ask them to visit school hag been engaged by tho sive drifts. Traffic conditions are their section when he goes to bureau directors to take charge extremely bad In xpany cities. Rail Los Angeles week after next on of the Klamath exhibit building. road schedules continued to be business for the land settle irregular. ment bureau. i « DELIGHIED ■ KLAMATH LAND STOMI M M E S THRU IM D IE WEST Sunday Dancing May Be Stopped — • LOS ANGELES, April 3— (U. P .)—The issue of Sunday danc ing at Venice will be decided at a special municipal * election April 30. This was definitely determined when the city council sustained Mayor George Cryer’s veto of the special ordinance to allow Sab bath day amusements at the Beach city. Sunday amusements went un der the ban at Venlee when the beach city voted to annex to Los Angeles, which has a city statue forbidding dancing and other pleasures on the Sabbath. Bureau Says Mois C U M TRIAL Weather ture Will Fall; Storm Headed This Way Notorious Mail Bandit And Slayer Sentenced to SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., April 3 Hang Tuesday — (LP) — A wet Easter is In pros Fifty Killed By ; Peking Bombed By Calcutta Tomado Chinese Aviators PEKING, April 3. — (LP) — rhlnflK MtlxtflM P .I .- lng today. Ten bombs were drop ped during two raids by Chang Tso Lin’s fliers. Five exploded and the others were duds. So far no casualties have been reported. pect for the Pacific coast, accord ing to the U. 8. Weather bureau office here. A disturbance is mov ing from the Pacific and will bring general unsettled weather over Oregon, Washington and most of Caljfornia. Bert Haney Will Not Seek Office PORTLAND, Ore., April 3. — (LP) — Bert' E. „Haney, fofmer member of the U. S. ahipping board, will not run for U. S. sen LONDON, April 3. — (LP) — ator on the democratic ticket, An Exchange Telegraph dispatch has confided to close personal from Calcutta says that GO persons he fr la w A w H u n r f i t n * m g c n r v i n e / t k i p u r * t * f i t * r o i u S 4ft L n u were killed, 100 injured and seven I i i 11 villages destroyed by a tornado make any formal announcement Which swept the Madarpur district until early next week. today. ' f. 1 French Civic Priijce Of Wales • * Tax Plan Gets Favor ’ Is Convalescing LONDON, April 3. — (LP) — The Prince of Wales #ae able to sit up for the first time today since he submitted to an opera tion last Sunday to relieve an abcess in his ear. The prince Is considering going to a seaside re sort to complete his convaleec ence. > Has 209 — Asks $50,000 PARIS, April 3. — . The finance commission of the senate today approved the civic tax as adopted by the chamber of deputies by a vote of IS to 10. This apparently fndlcatee that the flnandaj project, aa enacted by the chamber will receive sen ate approval. > , 1 n . i i f a Coquille Rancher Drowns in River MYRTLE POINT, Ore., April 3. — George W. Halter, ,61, prom inent raneher qf Arago, was drowned at his ranch yesterday, Mr. Hatter was attempting to load potatoes onto a boat from thd end of his warf in the Coqutile <iver and fell Into the river. He had recently recovered from an attack of Influensa and was still weak, according to his neighbors. ARMY OFFICER ROUGHLY USED Sunday^ IN FIST FIGHT War Department is Aroused Over Attack of Colonel Frank Pyle CHILEAN IS ACCUSED Member of V. S. Commission is Abused by Member of Secret Service WASHINGTON,.D. C., April 3. — (LP) — War Department offic ials were aroused today by a re port here that Colonel Frank L. I Pyle attached to the staff of Oen- j efal Lassiter, neutral chairman !of the Tacna-Africa plebiscite oom- ' mission, was seriously injured by a member of the Chilean secret I i service and news of It suppressed. I Pyle, it was learned, was as- saulted in The streets, thrown into a gutter and badly hurt. It Is understood that he is now re covering In California. VENTURA, Cal., April 3 —- (LP) — “It was purely a personal affair,” Colonel Pyle said today when told of reports reaching Washington about a native attack ing him. “I had an encounter with a native but it had no political sig nificance.” Two hundred letters form the basis of a $50,000 -breach o f: promise suit which Miss Marie Drischeau of Chicago *S!PA| prosecuting against Dr. Leonard A. Ensminger of In d ian -1 UnLUUI I n l ln l IVLu apolis (inset). She says she met him as he was driving his auto along a Chicago bonlftvard. 'STATE POLICE Afternoon ORGANIZATION TO BE SOUGHT John R. McQulgg, na- tional commander of the American Legion, will de- liver a short public ad- dress to ex-service men and citizens generally at the Southern Pacific de- pot at 4 o’clock tomorrow afternoon. , • A c c o mpanying Com- mander McQulgg are Na- tional Adjutant Baron and Carl Moser, state commander of the Amerl- can Legion. The party will arrive at Medford on No. 53 to- morrow where a short talk will be given. He will then come directly to Ashland, probably by motor, and following his address here, members of the Ashland Legion post expect to take him by motor to Hornbrook where he will again board the train. Commander McQulgg Is enroute to California on a tour of Legion posts throughout the country, He is declared to be a forceful speaker and local LeglOn members are anx- ious for a large crowd to be out to greet him upon his arrival here. IG RIOT Plowing Record Declared Broken ARLINGTON, Or».. April 8 v Four thousand acres In 38 1-3 days was the plowing record made by Prufer brothers on County Judge Weatherford’s ranch near here. The work was done with a tractor pulling 12 16-lnch plows, plowing six inches deep, and op erating day and night. An average^of 104 acres a day, or 41-3 acres an hour, day and night, was made. AGED PIONEER OF FORMER MAYOR OF KELSO ON TRIAL A. Ruric Todd Faces Jury On Charge of Malicious Prosecution KELSO, Wash., April 3. — Trial of A. R. Todd, recalled as mayor of Kelso last June, on a charge of malicious prosecution was under way. In superior court today. Judge H W. B. HeWon of Pa cific county Is presiding and Maurice Langliorn of Tacoma is appearing as special prosecutor with Prosecuting Attorney Hite Imus and Deputy Prosecutor R. J. Quinn. John P. Casey of Se attle is representing Todd. Hindus and Moslems Battle For 24 Hours. With Many Killed * CALCUTTA, India, April 3. — (LP) — The European quarter of the city was In a panic today fol lowing 24 hours of rioting be tween Hindu and Moslem fana tics. The situation Is grave. Ten are reported to have been killed and 30 wounded. Native leaders lost control of their followers and British troops are patrolling the affected area in armored cars. HOTEL PUTTIN6 UP to m m Annual Easter Observance Will Draw Members From Many Sections , Knight Templar from all points of Southern Oregon will join with the Ashland lodge tomorrpw In the annual Easter sAHdce to M held at the Episcopal charch. The commandery from Grants Pass will be here -in full uniform to assist the local commandery in carrying out the service. The annual Easter function will start with a luncheon at the Lithia Springs hotel tomorrow noon. The service will be held at. the* church at 2:30 o’clock. Local Man Held On Charge of Larceny Southern Oregon Peace Of ficers Will- Urge S ta te . Constabulary TO MEET IN MEDFOBP F irst Step in Proposal Wfll be Taken at M eeting on April Iff Peace officers of Southern Oregon wUI recomm«»>d to tlft» next legislature ft system of state police, It became known here today. Southern Oregon offic ers are scheduled to convene at Medford on April 15, at which time they will choose perms» nent officers and map out plans for presenting the state police idea to legislators in this sec tion of the state. It Is understood that auto Insurance associations and others #111 support tHe peace officers in the proposal and assist in for mulating the needed legislation. McNabb For It Chief of Police McNabb ,1s a strong supporter of the state police system and believes that the never-ehdlng war against crime can be materially strength ened by such an organisation. The best authorities agree that one of the moat potent deter rents to crime Is a well or ganized and thoroughly trained state police department, coop erating with the city depart ments. Each of the. following states has a state-wide police system: Connecticut, Maryland, Massa chusetts, New Jersey, NeW York, Pennsylvania and Weftt Virginia. Crime records show thpt there wqs less crime .la these states than In others ss thickly populated which did not have the state police system. During the war, Oregon had a state, police system but Pa work was confined mainly to military matters and was never given a thorough trial 1« straight police work. CLAIMS U. S. ARMY IS EAR TOO SMALL Lithia Springs Places First Charged with the theft of Commander of Legion Says of Highway Publicity it is Reduced Beyond wood from a Southern Pacific Signs for Tourist^ Safety Limit freight car, George Clark was An attractive new sign board has Just been completed for* the Lithia Springs hotel two miles south of the city. It is located directly across the highway from one of the Chamber of Commerce boards. A large painting of the hptel Is In the center of the board and this catches the eye of the motorists as they start around p sharp curve comlpg Into the city. Two other similar boards are now being placed by Manager C. S. Richardson north of the city. arrested this morning by Special Agent Priest of the Southern Pacific and taken before Justice of the Peace L. A. Robert?. The case was continued Tor sen tence for 30 days, pending good behavior. PORTLAND. Ore., April 3. -r - (IP) — John R. McQulgg, national’ commander of the American Le-' glon, upon hie arrival here today declared that the regular army has been reduced beyond the safety limits, and decried the ten dency toward pacifism which Is sweeping the country Hundreds of ex-service men from all parts, of the state greeted him upon hip arrival here this morning. Edward O. Kilgore, a pioneer resident, seventy three years of Messrs. Pettigrew and Bacchus, age, died last evening of diabetes and heart trouble. He waa local engineers, went over the born in Ohio In 18G3 coming to ground south of the city whore Jacksonville with his parents a the Ashland golf course will bo year later. In 1871 he moved located, Saturday In company to Klamath County where he with several of the directors and had a large stock ranch, re members of the golf association Both of them were enthusiastic turning |o Ashland eleven years about t!he location and tontour ago. Burial Is In charge of H C. of the land, sta tin g .it would L. L. Jewell, pioneer Grant Stock Undertaking Parlor, and make a sporty course, apparently Pass merchant and tor raanv funeral arrangements will be at a very reasonable cost. Each years a member of Hillah Shrine I of them has had considerable ex- announced later. Temple, died- yesterday In Port I perlence in playing golf ar.d Mr. Kilgore Is survived by his land, according to a telegram re looking at the ground from this wife, and two sona, H. H. Kilgore CHICAGO. April 3. — (IP) — BREA, Cal,, April 3— (U P ) - ceived this morning by Fred | Arthur Dickman, an Insurance of Slaters, Oregon, and Ivan Kil standpoint ant# a from an en- gore of Merrill, Oregon, and one g 1 n e e r l<n g standplnt, they The “world’s smallest mono I Wagner, potentate of Hillah Tem j agent whose wife, Rosetta, com s||ter, Mrs. Josie Squires of thought Ashland-wa& fortunate in plane*’ has been constructed here pie, Mr. Jewell will be buried j mitted suicide Monday becanee he having selected this location. by William D. Tremaine a:ul Monday In Portland. Besides bis chided her tor smoking a cigar Portland. affiliation with Hillah Temple, ette, was arrested Friday on a Fred Thaheld. The aircraft has a wins Mr. Jewell had been prominent warrant from Hillsboro, Ore., ac spread of only 21 feet. Its ly Identified with the Knights cusing him of bogus cheek deals. length, over all. Is IB feet. The Templar of Southern Oregon. He Dickman was apprehended total weight, without pilot, U was for many years In the hard through a telegram he sent rela ware business at Grants Pass. 360 pounds. , tives In Hillsboro, hla former noine, ieirnx< ih v ib ot biw w n ri A speed at ftG mttes si» he»» death. Is possible with the tiny plane, Mrs. Dickman wna buried Inst according to its bulldera. Thursday. The machine consumes only WASHINGTON, April 3— The WASHINGTON, April 8—(U, P .)— Leaders in Senator Smith Anti-Saloon league today started two gallons of gasoline per hour, W. Brookhnrt’s right to retain a drive to raise a “battle fund” and carries seven hours’ fuel. e his seat from Iowa capitulated at of 150,000 to combat the wets It Is equipped with a 25 horse Parents and teachers from var the last moment , today and in hearings before the senate power air-cooled motor. ious parts of Jackson county agreed to postpone consideration judiciary committee next week. were In attendance at a meeting Thousands of letters are being of the case until Monday. of the county council today nt mailed from he league’s head Although senators In chargo the Lithia Springs hotel. Ap 8EATTLE, Weak.. April 3, — of Brookhart’s fight had pre quarters to bonedry advocates proximately 40 delegatee were (LP) — Coast defense forces on the Oregon and. Washing viously declined to agree to any throughout the country, urging present to discuss school mat Pacific coast s n | woefully under ton—O c c a s i o n a l rains The funds will postponement, Senator Borah. contributions. ters of Intsrsst to parents and manned, Colonel F. M. Keeeler. west portion; local rains be spent, the league announced Republican, * Idaho, Brookhart’e teachers. * commander ef the Puget Sound and snows east portion in an effort to repudiate the chief supporter on the floor, Luncheon was served today defenses told the chamber of com tonight * and Sunday. agreed with Senator Curtis. Re- wet propaganda to be broadcast noon, at which Arthur Foster of merce kero today. There are only Slight change In tem pnbliean floor leader, shortly af at the hearings the land settlement bureau epoke I I I men In the five Puget Sound perature. Moderate south ter the senate met that the con • briefly on land settlement work. forte, be snM. Advertise In The Tidings. erly winds. . * test should So over. Oregon Pioneer Dies In Portland Oregon Man Held On State Charge Minature Plane Now Being Built Dry League Seeks Brookhart Fight Propaganda Funds For Senate Seat To Battle W B e Delayed ifWetsn Parent-Teacher Conference Held Coast Defense On Pacific Too Weak WEATHER .- '•.'’U è . i’} ‘i tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt t t .tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt PIITTA WATIUfQ Edward G. Kilgore, Who R IIN W B ttB Came Here 72 Years Ago Local Engineers Answers Call Favor NewCourse FOR E M SUNDAE HARTFORD, Conn., April 3.— (LP)—Attorneys for Gerald Chap man, notorious mall bandit who Is sentenced to hang next Tuesday, was refused a hearing on a mo tion for a new trial today. Chap man is believed to have exhaust ed his last legal chance to escape the death penalty as a result of his banditry. NO. 1$1 ASHLAND, OREGON,“ SATI RDAY, APRIL 3> 1926 ■ .............. -------------------------- 1 YOUNG FORGER WHO OPERATED HERE IN JAIL ASHLAND CLIMATE Without the um of medicine enrea nine cases out of ten of asthma. This is a proven fa c t 27te Tidings Has Been As/tfand's Leading Newspaper For Nearly Fifty Years ' VOL. XLIX I f V. -C 'ai <3