Ashland daily tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1970, April 05, 1926, Image 1

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    -MALARIA GERMS
Cannot survive three months in
the rich ozone at Ashland. Pure
domestic water helps.
y T idings
The Tiding» Hoe Been Ashland’s Leading xcampapvr For Nearly Fifty Years
(United Press W ire Service)
JOHN MCQUIGG
GIVES SHORT
ADDRESS HERE
ASHLAND, OREGON,
Successor to the Semi-Weekly Tiding«, Volume 41
VOL. X I.IX
Trout Eggs Sent
To Wrong Town;
Slip Is Costly
VANCOUVER, W a s h„
April 6— Practical geog­
raphy comes high If It
it is learned by mlscon-
a signment of an expensive
National Commander of 8 bit of expanse such as
American Legion Visits 'tl 215,000 .eastern bropk
It cost an
Ashland Sunday
8 trout eggs.
company $500
8 express
LOCAL POST IS HOST 8 when an agent at Hud­
8 son, Wi».. forwarded the
Party Taken for Ride O ver Hiskl- 8 eggs in question to Van­
yous Follow ing Brief
It couver, B. C., instead of
Meeting
8 Vancouver, Wash., where
I 8 they were awaited by the
John R, McQulgg, national com-} g Trout Haven lodge, near
mander of the American legion,
Battleground.
The box
James F. Barton, national adju­
was marked for Van­
tant. and Carl Moser, state adju­
couver, Wash., and as a
tant, were guests of Ashland yes­
result ol the forwarding
terday \afternoon for a few min­
error another consignment
utes at the station
on the express company,
McQulgg, who is a very force­
has been forwarded, ac­
ful character and a leadiug Rank­
cording to Information
er of Cleveland, Ohio, gave a
received here.
short address to the Legion men.
The box krent to Van­
couver, B. C., where it
Due to the chilly weather the
was kept 48 hours witli-
speaker and crowd gathered un­
out icing, with the re­
der the fountain shed at the sta-
sult that when the ship­
tioni A large number of ex-ser­
ment did reach its true
vice men from Southern Oregon,
destination the eggs were
including many from Medford,
practically alf spoiled.
where McQulgg and other mem­
bers of big party left the train for
nn automobile ride to this city,
were present.
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BIG DAMAGES
DEMANDED BY
EX • GOVERNOR
A NICE EASTER BOUQUET
WETS PRESENT
ARGUMENTS IN
PROHI HEARING
Klamath Law
Nearly Arre
During Argument
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Six-Year Precedent Broken 8
by Congress in Starting
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Inquiry
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Johnathan Davis Piles Suit
Against Kansas City
Journal-Post
WINS
BRIBERY
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CALL MANY WITNESSES
CASE
Forces Will be Given All
Next Week to Offer
Testim ony
Form er Executive and Hon Freed
o f Charge1 Involving
Convict
TOPEKA, Kan , April 5. — (LP)
— Johnathan M. Davis, former
governor of Kansas, today tiled
libel suits amounting to $5,000,-
000 against the Kansas City Jour
nal - Post and others, alleging he
«j. ba<] suffered libel and malicious
prosecution at the hands of the
newspaper in connection with the
tecent trial of himself and son ♦
Russell, who were acquitted Sat­
urday of charges of selling a par­
don to a state prison convict while
he was governor
Davis was arrested and indicted
as the result of an investigation
carried on by the Kansas City
Journal-Post over a period of
several months. The young son
of the governor was alleged to
have been trapped in a hotel room
just as he received $1500 which
Oregon Complimented
friends of a convict are alleged to
IJe emphasized the necessity
have given him lu buying the con­
for the Legion men to continue
vict's
way out of state's prison.
their efforts to corral every avail-
The
trial was one of the most
able ex-service man as a member Booster Organization Will
of the major ex-service men’s or­ Have Charge of Program sensational in Kansas courts dur-
in«r
p p o n t years
vonrs n
nd w
na m
nrkpd
ing r recent
and
was
marked
ganization, which has done such
Tomorrow Noon
by extreme bitterness on both
wonderful work for the veterans.
The LIthtans will conduct the sides. The jury deliberated 32
The Oregon Ix?gion was highly
complimented by the chief of the chamber of commerce forum hours before it returned Its ver­
vast organization .and he stated luncheon at the Lithia Springs dict acquitting both the ex-gov-
that his short visit in Oregon had hotel tomorrow noon, accord­ ernor and his son.
certainly made him a booster for ing to announcement today a*
the chamber of commerce of­
this state.
Following the short address J. fice. Inasmuch ns the chamber
E. Enders commander of the lo- will Initiate a new program of
oel Legion post. J. A. McGee. Io- work in thu immediate future it
cal adjutant .and other Legion-J I” expected that some valuable
nalres escorted the national nnd ideas may be suggested by the
state officers over the Siskiyous various civic organizations of Prospects Dim for Coast
In automobiles to Hornbrook, the city.
League Baseball Open­
Within the next few week?
where they again boarded the
ing Tomorrow
train for thp south. The trip ovpt the ftlwanis club, the Women’s
the mountains proved an enjoyable; C,vlc club and otber8 wH1 be
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., April 5
one nnd further captivated the asked to ftirnish the program — (LP) — Prospects were dim for
national officers to ttye beauties for the chamber of commerce the opening of the Pacific coast
luncheons.
"baseball league tomorrow, as the
of Oregon.
£—
weather bureau today predicted
rain for each of the four cities
where the opening games are
scheduled. These cities are Port­
land, San Francisco, Sacramento
and Los Angeles.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., April S.
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— General Lincoln An­
drews, csar of tlw\ federal prohl
forces, was the first. witnens In
¡tlic prohl Investigation and out-
lim sl the hardships encountered
in enforcing tlic Volsteud net. Tlie
wets w ill »{tempi to use Ills evi­
dence to show that prohibition
cannot l>e enforced.
SAPHANW B1
HANGED
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K L A M A T H FALLS,
Ore., April 5— W. P.
Myer-s, local
attorney,
caine within nn ace of ln-‘-
carceration In -the city
jail yesterday afternoon,
growing out of an ani­
mated argument
with
Qhief Loucks and local
police officers, over the
legal rights of a rob­
bery suspect, whom the
officers were attempting
to question.
Myers, according to tho
report learned last night,
followed the officers and
tho arrested suspect Into
tho chief of police’s of­
fices.
Explaining that
he wns attorney for the
prisoner. Finally it was
reported. Myers was or­
dered out, then as he re­
fused to go, the chief di­
rected an officer to take
him below to the lock-up.
Before the officer had
carried out the order,
however, the chief, upon
Recond thought, decide
Myers should be removed
to an adjoining room.
Myers finally left In
the direction of the court
house, threatening action
against Chief I^oucks, It
is said. No action is yet
on record.
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Slayer Will Pay the
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Extreme Penalty
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8 ALL HOPE GIVEN UP
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8 Once' Prince o f Bandits, Is Now
Counting tlie Hours Until
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Midnight
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HARTFORD, Colin., April 5.—
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— With but a few hours to
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JAIL
B live, (ierald Chapman appeared
ti jx'fore the Connecticut hoard of
8 pardons this afternoon and plead­
:: ed for his life He appeared to
8 bo calm as lie fought his last bat­
8 tle for existence. The board Is
8 expected to deny the plea.
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By A. ROBBINS
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dent.)
public investigations of the pro­
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W E T H E R S FIELD STATE
hibition question.
8 PRISON. HARTFORD, Conn.,
The series of hearings auth­
8 April 5— (U .P .)_ In a solitary
orized by the .senate judiciary
8 cell behind the huge grey walls
These' lilies are just samples from the .more than HIM) sub-committee got under way
8 of the- prison house here, Gerald
8 Chapman, once “Prince Of Ban­
blooms which were exhibited at the Amaryllis Show, in this morning with the wets pre-1 8
8 dits,” sits under the watchful
the Department of Agriculture greenhouse at Washing- “ “¿¡¡¡J thelr tC8tlmony and ar-
enforce-
8 eyes of the guards today, count­
ton. The g irlî Miss Alice Tolson, employed hy the de­ ment of the Volstead amend- 8
8 ing the hours until midnight.
ment.
partm ent.
For shortly after midnight the
Under an agreement reached i
notorious bandit will be hanged
by the committee, the wet ad-
by the State of Connecticut for
03239643
herents will be given all ' this
the murder of Policeman James
A
week to present their side of the
Skelly during an attempted rob­
case.
Twenty witnesses from
bery In New Britain In 1924.
a’ll walks of life appeared bo-
unless some unforeseen last min­
I
fote the committee today ana It Mavor Johnson to Issue ute circumstances arise to save
Every church in Ashland wa-;
was expected that more than a
Proclimation; Citizens
him.
well crowded yesterday at the)
hundred would testify during
Asked
to
Help
A Romantic Figure
special Eaater services. In som.
the week.
Although
Chapman (his real
of the churches special program-
The drys will be given all
One week from today will be
were given by the Sunday school First Baseball Game of Sea­ next week to present their testi­ annual clean-up day for Ashland, i name Is Chartier), has spent
a large part of his 36 years ln
son Scheduled for End ' mony. The prohibition advocate.!
children.
according to recent announcement prison, he Is one of the most
of the Week
It was cloudy throughout the
wUl urge a tightening of en­ by Mayor Johnson. A formal pro­
day and with light showers fall­
forcement laws throughout the clamation setting side April 12 as romantic figures ln American
criminal annals since the famous
ing intermlttantly, the streets
Baseball will be ushered Into | country.
clean-up day will be made by ,tbe Jesse James. Until recently a
were not so crowded as on the Ashland at 4 o’clock ^iext Friday I
mayor tomorrow. , As Is the us­ halo of romance hung round his
past few Sundays.
afternoon when Ashland high I
ual custom the city will haul away slight figure, but his failure to
school meets Medford high school |
all refuse and trash from homes escape from the prison here af­
on the high school grounds here.
free of charge on the official ter his conviction and sentence
It was first reported that fly» lo­
clean-up day.
and his long legal fight to es­
cal boys would open the Season
cape the gallows, .has somewhat
i at Medford, but a change in the
dimmed
the sentimental view of
schedule gltes the local boys the Tillamook American Legion
him.
opening gamp at home.
Post Plans Vacations
Alert, good-looking and intelli­
0. Winter to be in Charge Coach Hughes has been work­
for Ex-Service Men
gent, Chapman has preserved an
ing with the boys for the past
of Branch Starting Late
air of calm, suave courtesy to
two weeks and 1 h fast rounding
TILLAMOOK, Ore.. April 5
This . Month
the last. His guards say he Is
the nine into shape. The local Opportsnltles for summer out­
the most gentlemanly prisoner
O. Winter will open up Ash­ school expects to give a good ac­ ings at the Tillamook county Chinese Rioters
Damage they have ever had, never for­
land offices as deputy tax col­ count of itself In tho Southern beaches will be provided for dis­
Baptist Buildings; Em­ getting to thank them for fa­
lector for Jackson county on Oregon high school league.
abled veterans confined In Port­
ployes All Escape
vors of services and always
April 20, and will keep the
The game Friday will start at land hospitals, according to
Salem Report Says He Will KLAMATH FALLS, April 5.—
pleasant, %ven when things went
HONG KONG. April 5. — (IP)
office opened until May 5, at 4 o’clock.
plans of the Tillamook post,
Resign State Job Some
First automobiles will get through
against him ln his bitter court
which time the first Installment
— Mohs surrounded and stormed
American Legion.
Time This Month
to Diamond lake by May 1, Is the
fight. -
of annual county and state taxes
The post plans to erect a group (he American naptist mission at
prediction of John Erickson, head
> ,n Solitary Cell
J. A. Churchill, president-elect of the Df&mond lake flsh hatch­
must be paid.
of tent-houses at Ocdanside, and Wu Show with stones today, ac­
•"Chapman
has spent much of
A concert will be given at
of the 'new Southern Oregon ery who is here from the most
The local office will be sit­
furnish them so that the dis­ cording to dlsoatches-—received
his
time
in
Wetherford reading,
abled veterans and their chil­ here. The buildings have been
state normal school, will resign j fRnl0US'trout egg, taklnK 8tat,on ln the Presbyterian church at 8 uated on the second floor of
writing
and
studying. He has
o'clock tonight by the Men’s Glea the city hall and is maintained
as state superintendent of public I the world.
dren may enjoy u vacation at closed with a United States seal
been
kept
alone
ln a solitary
club
of
the
Bible
Institute
of
instruction some time during the
for
the
convenience
of
local
tax­
the resort.
over the doors. Members of the
A 15 mile section over the sum­
cell
away
from
the
rest of the
present month, according to mit Is covered with snow from Los Angelees. The club consists payers so they will not be («im­
mission staff escaped.
prisoners.
He
Is
never
out of
word received here today from four to five feet deep, but. It is of approximately .35 musicians pelled to go to Jacksonville to
sight
of
one
or
more
guards
and
and will offer a well varied pro­ pay their, taxes.
Salem.
A conversation which took
soft and is melting fast,, it was
takes
his
meals
in
his
cell.
gram
of
religious
music.
According to the Salem re­ said. There Is little snow at the
place In Portland last year ¡3
Twice a day he la allowed to
port, Mr. Churchill will move to
The glee club appoared here
resulting this week In tho com­
lake.
exercise In the prison yard, bnt
Ashland during the early pai t
a year ago and made a big hit
ing to Oregon of a substantial
never when there are other
with a local audience. No ad­
of May ln order to he on the
family who are tired of the
prisoners
there. At such times
mission
Is
charged
for
the
con­
ground and get everything In
Florida boom and want to come Man Wanted, to See Pal in
two guards accompany him.
readiness for the ottenihg of the
cert, although a free will offer­
to Oregon where they expected
Jail and Gets Himself
In spite of all this he has
ing will be taken.
summer session of the 'normal
to find real happiness.
Arrested, Too
told
attorneys that his life lh
school in the latter part of June.
Mrs. Florence Sadler, wife of
KLAMATH FALLS. Ore., April prison has been as pleasant as
Kelso Lad Will Lose Mem­
LOS ANGELES, April 5— (V. 5. —-A showing of oil at the Sle- possible. He. has been allowed
a wealthy business man at Mi­
ber as Result of Play­
P
.)-—
Louis D. Hopkins only men’s well Saturday morning was any books be wanted, the prison
ami,
Florida,
was
so
taken
with
ing With Powder
A study and discussion of
wanted to rfee a friend of his magnified to gusher proportions officials going to considerable
Oregon
that
they
have
purchased
wild flowers will take place at
KELSO, April 5— (U P ) — a home In Portland and have al­ In Jail. Police let him In, but— on the streets of Klamath Falls, trouble at times to procure them
the public library at 8 o’clock
George Allen, 14-year-old son of ready shipped their household he's In for good now.
resulting ln many local residents for him. Chapman did not saem
tonight by members of the Ash-
It so happened Tuesday that making hurried trips to the well. to care for light fiction. Aside
In order to assist in the Nation­ W. A. Allen will go through Ufo furnishings to this state, accord­
An important business, meeting | land Flora1’ 80ctety’ The dls-
Officers of the company said the from law and technical books, on
al Child Health day which «come« minus his left hand, due to his ing to a letter received from while Hopkins was talking to his
of The Lithians will be held at cusslon will be led by Mrs. O.
on May 1, dairymen of Ashland act of using dynamite cap? as hjra. Sadler today by Arthur Fos­ friend, a warrant was Issued showing was good, but declined which he spent • great deal
Winter,
Mrs.
C.
H.
Vaupel
and
6:30 tonight at the Masonic hall,
playthings. Accompanied by two ter of the Ian«, settlement bu­ for his arrest, and i jail guard tQ flt wl|dly excitetl about it
of time, hla favorite reading was
at which time the program of Miss Blanche Hicks. All inter­ and Jackson county are being ask­ companions, the boy was explod­ reau. It was his boosting of tho recognized him.
The guoid1 Some oil ■
Is visible on the rag the works of Joseph Conrad, the
ed
by
the
Child
Health
association
ested
In
flowers
«re
Invited
to
the booster organization for the
ing caps
They fired
state Ust year wUicb U causine simply turned tlie lock on Hid!
m
famous
W ffidff
current year w"lll be fully con­ attend, anj those having spec!- to order special
'It la the easiest arrest we of the casing. Water may be shut
wrapping them In paper.
the
migration.
Mrs.
Sadler
said
tales and psychological novels.
sidered and acted upon. Several mens of wild flowers are asked milk bottles on that day or to
the continual bother from real have ever made,” the officers off and a test of the formation
provide
the
child
health
stickers
to
bring
them
to
the
meeting.
.Writes Poetry
matters of urgent importance are
estate agents In Miami made Hie said.
made.
for
the
day.
Thes^
caps
can
be
Chapman
also spent some time
to come
for consideration,
i a burden -for them In that state.
purchased
by
the
dairymen
writing
poetry,
some of which
according to V. D. Miller, presi­
through the usual milk cap
was made public hy his attorneys
dent.
sources, It Is said.
a short time ago. He has aided
bis attorneys ln every move of
SANTA ROSE, Cal., April >
hla legal fight and has often
suggested new detail* No step
— (U.P.)—^Further slight im­
PORTLAND, Ore., April 5—
waa taken hy the attorneys un­
provement wag "shown today In
Members of the newly organized
(TT.P.)-*—Radio advices today suhl
the condition o f ^ f h e r Burbink,
til they had consulted the baa
Oregon and Washing­
ALGIER8,
April
5
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(IP)
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city band are urged to meet for
Funeral services for Edward that the steamer Wheatland
plant wlssrrd.
physician ■-aid
ton—Unsettled, light l o ­
Madrls-Manlln squndron of dlt. Chapman spent a great deci
SAN FRANCISCO,, Cal., April practice again tonight at the city
Montana,
out
Seattle,
Is
wnl-phe
his condition was about the sat>. O. Kilgore, pioneer Ashland resl- lowing helplessly half way ¿n« throe planes arrived here today of time studying the points of
cal rains > tonight and
5. — (LP) — Wet weather on the hall. Carl Loveland, director, is
A few lntinpate friends were par- dent who died Saturday morn-
T
u
e
s
d
a
y
;
temperatura
fast
whipping
the
organization
Pacific coast over the week end
tween Portland and Japan ln a nt 12:55 p. m. The flyers took law involved In hie case and
mltted to vlstt the patient tor Ing, were held at 2:30 o'clock
near
freeslng
In
north­
Madrid at 8:10 this working so the various brie's
into
shapd
and
summer,
concerts
Increased traffic accident*. There
this afternoon from the H. C 60-mlle gale. The steamer West ¡off from
a
brief
time.
east
Washington;
no
This wns the first necessary in his appeals to the
in
Lithia
Park
will
again
bo
were nin« killed and 65'lnjured in
Stock undertaking chapel. Burial Niger, also returning from the morning
courts. *
change
In
Oregon.
Light
scheduled landing place.
automobile wrecks, the United given.. The band, when complet­
was in the Hargadine cemetery Orient, has her under tow
Tidings
Advertising
Pays.
variable
coast
winds.
ed, will consist of about 30 pieces.
Press survey shows.
LITHIANS TO STAGE
L
Special Easter
' Services Given
CLEAN-UP OAY ’¿ ILL
BE HELO NDH WEEK
MEET MEDFORD OR
FRIDAY
RAIN Í M 1 10
HALT flRST fiAMES
EARLY NEXT MONTH
LOCAI TAX OFFICE
, ' 10 OPEN APRIL 20
WILL GET OUTINGS
ira
■AIWCHOWSWD
> Diamond Lake To
Be Opened May 1
Declares Warden
Men’s Glee Club
To Come Tonight
Another Florida
Family To Come
To Oregon Soon
HAND BLOWN OFF BY
HE WENT TO VISIT
Of Oil
BUT THEY KEPT HIM Showing
In Klamath Well
Brings Interest
Floral Society
To Meet Tonight
Cooperation Of
Dairymen Urged
Lithians To Meet '
At 6:30 Tonight
rifii
up
Nine De^d From
Auto Accidents
Municipal Band
To Meet Tonight
J,
ttaiX
Burbank Showing
More Improvement
WEATHER
wm«. „ •n
Vessel Reported
H elp k ss At Sea Spanish Flyers
Ashland Pioneer
On Long Flight
Is Laid To Rest
of