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AUTO O W ’S S Î X . A M D HAY
ASKED TO Affi Up t o Night Fire « LEAGUE
THIS SUMMER
HEW SETTLERS
This
t\eu^/.aper For Nearly Fifty Years
The Tidinffs Hoe Been Ashland's
Successor to tha Semi-Weekly VUUnct. V o lo » « 41
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M A R S H F IE L D , Ore.,
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Coos B ay hotel at North
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Bend, one of the most
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the Pacific coast, burned
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to the ground early to-
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day. .Scores of occupants
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of the rooms fled through
8 'th e flames, and two * ere
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s lig h tly burned.
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The loss was placed
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at about >16,000.
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The place was built a
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quarter of a century ago
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used as a gambling house
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and
typical
old-time
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ASHLAND, OREGON, TOES DAY, APRIL 6, 1926
FAMOUS
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CORSETS
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TRUNK
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NOTED BANDIT
Of Arctic Flyers PJ^YS PENALTY
ON SCAFFOLD
F A IR B A N K S,
Alaska.
A p ril 6 — (U .P .) — Fear
that a mishap has be-
fallen Captain George H.
W ilkins and his pilot Ben
Eileson of the Detroit
Arctic expedition was ad-
mitted here today.
The two flyers sailed
northward on the plane
Alaskan last week, trans-
porting 3.000 pounds of
supplies to .Point Bar-
row.
They reached that
point but no word has
been received from them
as to their return Jour-
ney..
They were to have ar-
rived back »■ here early
yesterday but have not
yet put in an appearance.
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moved. The coat was among the
PO RTLA N D, Ore., A p ril
things missing.
(U .P .)— John McCormack,
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Police kept the 'm atter secret
voiced tenor, eldently do;
8 'Gerald Chapman
Hanged at
hapr
while they were conducting" an Lithians Take Initial Steps
his need for breath whi
This Oitgr is Suggested as let
Irving E. Vining Suggests
Hartford, Conn , Just
he ia singing Interfere w ith his investigation, but today tbe facta
For
Celebration
at
8Í
Fourth One in Southern
Ideas at Chamber of
After Midnight
Lithia Park
personal beauty.
became known.
,
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Oregon Ball Combine
Commerce Lunch
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Portland police late yeater-
on the outside was a steamer
8 NO EMOTION IS SHOWN
day found a trunk which t&- sticker;
"Name— John McCor- COMMITTEE APPOINTED
SOUND OUT SENTIMENT ainger lost during his ’ recant a c *
LITHIANS IN CHARGE
S te a m e r M a u r e ta n ia ,
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Goes to Dentil House Without'
Civic Organizations W ill be A sk­
engagement
In
Portland,
and
to
proin
Southampton.
To—
New
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Jim
Bowers
and
Others
to
Attend
Purpose« ot Organization Outlin­
Faltering; Refuses Religious
ed to Assist Club in ita
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it, among other things,, were five YOrg, Date— October 1 6 /’
Medford M eeting-Friday
ed by Bert Miller,
Solace
Plans
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corsets— -not the commonplace,
T |Jle tOp
tbe trunk has been
Evening
.H igh Fizz
home-made kind of corsets, bgt
Unmolested, however,
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HARTFORD, Conn., April 6.—
Tentative plans for
a
big
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beautiful
imported
creations
w
ith
were
corsets
bearing
the
la-
Ashland
may
Join
a
Southern
Ashland residents, through The
(IP) — Gerald Chapman was hang­
Fourth of July pageant at L ith ia
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Oregon baseball league this year, his monogram, " "J. McC,’’
Lithians or some pther organiza­
j bel, "Ma^le by Sandland & Crane, i p ark were discussed by the L lth -
ed at 12:04 a. m. today when
8 the law finally overtook him after
it became known today. This city them. tannr
tion, should have at least ten au­
avorvnn« knows ' 29 p,cc.a <,l,y' London-
There lang at t j,ei r reguiar monthly
The tenor, as everyone k n o * | , lwag , part Qf a ,nov|„ g picture:
,a8t nlght> and g0 en.
8 a long and bitter race which ha
has bee^ invited to send delegates
tomobiles and owners registered
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to
a
meeting
at
Medford
Friday
i
is
built
on
(for voluntary service in the land
had with It.
film showing McCormack in hla j thusiastlc was the response that
evening, at which time the plans! his corsets are not
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perfect j shtrtsleeve3 starting for a ten
settlement work here this sum­
W ithout faltering, Chapman fol­
a special committee was appoint­
36's.“ Addition Is necessary to n[g' game. several volumes of
8 lowed his guard to the cold death
o f tbs league w ill be discussed.
mer, was the suggestion of Irving
ed to go into every phase of the
Medford, Klam ath Falls and arrive at the figures.
E. Vining, president of the Oregon
1 Spanish, German, Chinese and matter and report back at an
house. Father Michael J. Harry
Grants
Pass already are organiz­
When McCormack left Port- English songs; a book named j early meeting. .
state chamber of commerce, at
called at the death cell to offer
ing teams and are seeking a fourth land one of hla trunks dropped; -p j^ c ra c k a ra .” dedicated on the
the weekly luncheon of the cham­
a final spiritual consolation to tha
The special committee as ap­
city to join the league, it was de­ from the truck transporting hl>> fjy|eag j,y (he author to James
ber of commerce tQday noon.
condemned bandit.
pointed
by
President
V.
D.
M
il­
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clared. I f enough interest can be luggage to the Union station. Branch Cabell and a tin which
The luncheon was conducted by
Welcomes Priest
ler follows: J. H. F u ller, Carl
The Llthlans, and Mr. Vining Bible
Institute Musicians manifested in Ashland and if The loss was reported to police, I looked ,lk# tbe top of a lard Loveland, Br. R. L. Burdlc,
Chapman welcomed the priest
sufficient support can be secured but police were not notified as ; can. The only use reporters and
,
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From Los Angeles De­
thought this would be a splendid
as a friend but again rejected any
Henry Enders, Jr., Clyde Malone,
leaders of the baseball movement to all the articles in It. A • * " ' police could figure for the tin
light Hearers
undertaking for the booster or­
Theft of Four Tires From religious solace.
W
illiam
Briggs
and
Dr.
W
.
J.
here may ask for entry.
coming modesty was displayed in was for the singer to put an
ganisation to take* up.
" I ’m not afraid to die,” was
Employer Charged Against
Crandall.
Standing
room
was
at
a
prem­
Hounds Out Sentim ent
regard to the corsets. In answer alarm clock on to awaken him
Urges Registering
all
he said.
“
Sonny”
Pierce
I f the pageant plan is found
Jim Bowers has been sounding to a telegram , however, the
He also suggested that all resi­ ium at the Presbyterian church
Chapman went to his death for
in the m orning.”
to be feasible the Lithians w ill
dents.from other states who have last night at the concert given out sentiment during the past singer said the trunk contained
Elmore "Sonny” Pierce was the murder of Policeman Skelly
enlist the cooperation and sup­
by
the
Men's
Glee
Club
of
the
contained
couple
of
days
and
Is
meeting
with
Lastly
the
tru
n
k
a valuable Russian coat.
moved to Ashland in recent years
arrested late yesterday by Chief during an attempted burglary in
port of other civic organizations.
better Support than he had anti­
The trunk was found several several of the straw wrapper.;
should register their names at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles.
of Police McNabb and charged, New Britain in October, 1924
The Llthlans elected the fo l­
Music lovers had remembered cipated. He plans to attend the days ago at the foot of Flanders which form erly were used to
chamber of commerce, together
with the theft of four tires from
Spectacular Trial
They held lowing to membership in the Or­ C. E. Coggins of the box factory,
with the states and communities the splendid entertainment pre­ meeting in Medford Friday even­ street.
I t had been broken In­ hold liquor bottles.
When the tria l opened here on
ganization:
Earl Crow,
Fred
from which they come. Than, he sented by this aggregation of ing and w ill ask one or two others to and some of the contents re- none when discovered, however.
by whom the jPbupg man wns March 17, 1926, one of the larg­
Cushing, C. E. Richardson and
pointed out, when tourists or fine young manhood and a ca­ who are interested to join with
employed.
est crowds that ever attended a
Nate Simpkins.
prospective settlers come to the pacity house greeted them upon him.
Pierce Is alleged to have gone trial in this state was on hand.
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The organization received an
One of the main drawbacks is
city, It would be possible to gdt their second appearance in Ash­
! into the warehouse while Mr. The tria l itself was one of the
invitation from the Kiwanis club
the
m
atter
of
a^
baseball
park
land.
'the strangers In touch w ith per­
Coggins was ill in a hospital most spectacular ever held in
to attend the Ladies' night meet­
F u ll choruses, double quartets, where Sunday baseball can be
sons from their own communities
and removed the tires.
The Connecticut and public opinion
ing and* banquet. which the K i-
and thus establish a better feel­ quartets, solos, interspersed with played. It was suggested by sev­
chief
said
that
investigation was much divided. Many people
wanians will hold at the Lithia
saxophone, violin, piano solos and eral Interested that tbe school
ing of friendship.
showed where the young man openly expressed the opinion that
Springs
hotel on the evening of
C
U
LV
ER
C
IT
Y
.
Cal.,
A
p
ril
«.'•
board
might
be
prevailed
upon
to
instrumental
trios,
made
up
a
pro­
Bert M iller, as grand high Fizz
had sold them to a Medford while Chapman might have been
grant use of tbe high
school — (IP) — Miss Catherine Com­ Servid Starts This Mominor A pril 16.
of the Llthlans, spoke briefly on gram, varied and delightful.
wrecking house for >15. In ad­ guilty of many crimes, he did no
In the groups'from the Glee grounds in the event that the stock's “movie idea” for a B ib li­
the work and aims of the organi­
From Pasco, Headed
dition to the cash he is said to k ill Skelly.
production, “ The De­
sation. and told of the July Fourth Club, Negro Spirituals, selec­ business men generally approve cal film
After 18 days the case went to
for
Elko,
Nev.
[
have been given two other tires
luge.” won her >1000, It was a n -1
pageant plans which are now in tions from well known compos- of the plan of having Ashland join
of a different size.
The two j the Jury which returned a verdict
,
nounced today at the conclusion
PASCO. Wash., A p ril 6— (U.
ers and gospel messages were in the league.
the making.
tires were found last night by of guilty in the first degree, and
Railroad O lrb ra tio n . . . . . . giyen; th a c lo e ia g number to r , A t Any rate, A ha-aallre m atter of Cecil D eM ilie’s idea contest.; p .) — A ir m all from tha Paolfic
Police Officer Ingling In a wood Judge Newell Jennings sentenced
Mias Comstock, a Baptist Sun- northwest started eastward today
Mr. Vining urged the Llthlans the evening being that well- ■b ah'yet In a U M a t lr e Stage and
pile near Pierce’s home, whero Chapman to hang In June. His
to take part ia the big ra llw ig loved Easter song “Up From the M r. Bowers and others Indicated day school teacher at Long Beach,.when a plane took off here this
he is alleged to have' been seen attorneys appealed to the Sta e
celebration at Eugene late this Grave He Arose,” sung as only they wanted more time to sound Cal., prayed she would win. Now morning carrying 200 pounds of Coast Guard Unable to Cope hiding them.
Supreme Court of Errors and the
Boise w ill be the first
Governor
granted the bandit a
summer, when a state-wide cele­ thirty-five well trained musical out public sentiment before they she is going to give one-tenth of m ail.
With Smugglers, Says
The young man was charged
would attem pt to commit Ashland her price to tbe Lord.
stop with Elko, Nevada, as the
bration w ill be held, celebrating voices could sing it.
with grand larceny and w*s bo- rePr*hT® 80
th * court could
Dry Chief
destination, as the plane makes
the completion ot the Eugene-
The solos, vocal and instru- to any proposal which might be
ing given a preliminary hearing ; hear the appeal. When the Stats
W ASHING TO N, D. C., A pril 6.
connections there with the trans­
Klam ath line of, the Southern'Pa­ m'ental were exceptionally well suggested at tbe meeting next F ri­
in justice court at Medford thio Supreme Court refused to grant
— (IP)— The coast patrol capture
continental a ir service.
cific. The presence of the L ith- rendered and the players were day.
a retrial, Chapman’s attorneys
afternoon.
less than five percent of the rum
ians in a body would give Ashland generous in their response to the
took the case to the federal courts.
smugglers Into the United States,
some desirable publicity, he said- enthusiastic, applause w ith which
Meanwhile Governor Trumbull
General Lincoln C. Andrews', pro­
Other members of the Llthlans the numbers were received. "
granted two more reprieves so
hibition czar, told the senate pro­
spoke briefly. Several o f the clubs
that various federal courts could
Notwithstanding the full pro­
hibition ipnÿnlttee today.
lie
hear the case.
It was carried
booster songs were given. B illy gram, the singers came back
Woman Sought Frantically
made tbe statement in answer to
through to the U. S. Supreme
Briggs presided.
w h e n ' possible giving to an ap­
by Relatives is Accused
a question by Senator James Reed,
Court^ which refused to review
preciative audience many addi­
W . H. Harris, an official of the
Shoplifter
the lone wet member of the com­
the case, and* then his lawyers
tional numbers.
Chicago,
Milwaukee
and
St.
Paul
Funeral Services Held Yes­
Loss of Nearly 500,000 Un­ started all over again.
mittee.
CHICAGO,
A
pril
6.
Frantic
,
railway,
arrived
In
Ashland
today
The Glee club ia under the d i­
terday for Mrs. Laurissa
der Last Year, is Gov­
search throughout Northern Illin on his second visit within two
rection of John B. Trowbridge,
Y. Bunnell
Resourceful (Vlmlnal
ernment Report
ols
for
Bette
Lee
Delllbac,
pretty
years.
He visited In Ashland a
a splendid conductor, who him­
Chapman’s methods were his
student
nurse at year ago and like It so well that
Funeral services for Mrs. Lau r­ 21-year-old
self, sang in solo with the club
W ASHING TO N, D. C., April 6 own.
He operated quietly and
issa Young Bunnell, who died Sat­ Englewood hospital, missing since he returned again this year.
en chorus.
— (U .P .) — The farm population showed a nerve and resourceful­
ended
today in a
And, what Is more, he intends
The young men were served urday evening, were held from the Wednesday,
of the United States continues ness that few criminals have equal
dinner at the church and were Dodge Chapel in charge of the South Clark street police station becoming a resident of Ashland
to decrease. A loss of 479,000 led. W hile he was in Wethers­
Offer Four and a Half Mil­
R. C. yesterday afternoon at cell where she has been held since within a couple of years, he con­
In farm population Is reported field fighting his case through the
lions for Admiral-Oriental entertained in the homes of 2 W. o’clock,
w ith Rev. Oldfield of- the day o f her disappearance on fessed to A rthu r Foster, of the Textile Workers Stage Big
friends for the night.
They go
for last year in figures submitted courts word came that his pal,
Ship Lines
state land settlement bureau. He
Interm ent was in the a charge of shoplifting.
On to Grants Pass today and ficating.
Street Battle; Ten Are
-
i
today.
The farm populaton on “ Dutch” Anderson had been kill«
Mrs.
w ill be retired on a pensioh in a
Arrested
W A SHING TO N, D. C„ Aprl 6 upon th e ir return trip w ill be Mountain View Cemetery.
the first of the present year was ed by the police in a little town
Bunnell'was 80 years of age, born
couple of years and plans to come
— (U.P.»— R. Stai^ey Dollar to beard in concert in Medford.
in Michigan.
Chapman refnaed
placed a t 30,665,000..
PASSAIC, N. J., A pril 6. — (IP)
in
Maine
in
1845,
and
coming
to
here then to live.
'
day submitted to the United
to believe it, saying that Ander­
— Fighting between police and
the west w ith her husband. Free­
States shipping board a bid ot
son was probably lying low and
textile m ill strikers broke out
man
Bunnell,
and
one
daughter.
$4,600,000 for the five ships of
would be heard from in due time.
anew today when
60 policemen
She lived in Ashland for the past
Chapman has steadfastly denied
the Adm iral-Oriental line, trad­
barred the w at of 2000 strikers
eighteen years and her husband
ing between west coast points
that he killed Skelly, maintaining
who were attempting to cross a
and daughter died here some years
Bend Newspaper Wins in
that he was never in New Britain
and the Orient.
bridge separating- the< town of
ago. Tbe only surviving-relatlves
in his life. Sheen has never been
Fight Against Obstinate
W allington from Passaic.
Ten
are three niece’s in F airfax, Wash­
C. N. Freeman, member of the brought to tria l and la still In
OouAty Clerk
were arrested as a result of the
ington.
firm of Freeman and Streuble, county ja il here. Skelly, on hla
> i
Alleged Slayer Taken in
SALEM , Ore., A p ril 6— (U .I’ > Forty-Five Thought to Have rioting.
architects of Salem, has. returned death bed. accused Shean of the
Nevada for Crime Com­
Been Killed in Wild
— Records of the state, county
after spending a week with Ills murder but it was proved that
mitted in Butte
Street Disorders
school or city are public records
brother, Bert Freeman, of this Shean did not do the shooting.
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and shall be accessible. ' to in*
city.
W h ile here Mr. Freeman Chapman admitted knowing Shean
B
U
TTE
,
Mont.,
A
pril
6.
—
(IP)
SANTA ROSA, Cal,, A pril 6.—
CALCUTTA, India, April 6—
supervised
tome preliminary work and having had certain deals with
spection
and
examination
(LP) — W ith a handkerchief filled — Joe Gorettl Is under arrest at
(U .P .)— Order was restored in
on
the
Central
Point school, for him la Springfield, but claimed in
law
ful
purposes,
the
state
9«*
with small stones tied toRils neck, Eureka, Nevada, and w ill be re­
the city today after Interm ittent
which
hie
firm
drew the plans, the Skelly case ke was "fram ed.”
preme
court
ruled
today.
The
J.
M.
Lamb,
district
plant
Colnmbus Range,
60 year old turned here and charged with the
fighting between Hindus and
SAN DIEGO, Cal., A p ril 6. — and also arranged a contract for
decision came in the case of the
chief,
from
Eugene,
and
Mr.
murder
of
Peter
Pasantl,
the
sher­
member of a prominent Santa
Moslems since Friday.
(IP) — Dispatch boat No. 6, bound a >20,000 school building between
Jackson of Corvallis, were here Bend Publishing, company seek«
Rosa fam ily, waded into Santa iff’s office announced today.
British troops and the police from San Joae, de Cabe, Lower Medford and Jacksonville.
lng
to
compel
the
county
clerk
yesterday
and
today
conducting
Pesanti was killed three years
Rosa creek in the heart of this
cooperated in enforcing what at California, to San Pedro with a
of Deschutea oounty to permit
town’s residential district and ago, the murder being discovered « first aid demonstration at the
least must be a temporary peace, cargo of tomatoes, founded off
exam
ination'of
its
records.
Telephone office.
D. L.
two weeks ago when
f t fs ««ttmated that 4 * persaas point Loma yestfifffay, aioofffm r
This was revealed today when was found buried under rocks in Ijams and Mr. Sevie, cable spllo-
were killed and more han 6On to a story told here today by the
a boy discovered Range's body an old well on his ranch at Mol- ers, ot Engene, also attended
Injured, hut ^ecause of the Ione survivor. Four men remain­
the demonstration. ‘ Mr. Ijam s,
rose,. near here. , »
Mrs. F. D. Smith sad Mrs. H.
nature of the disturbance It is ed aboard the vessel and were
Mr. Sevie and Mr. Lamb w ill go
T
.
Elmore war« slightly braised
difficult to determine that tho lost.
to Klam ath Falls this evening to
but
not badly Injnrad last night
The Essex coach owned by
casualties were acually no great­
spend tha next two weeks, and
when
they were struck by n ear
Miss
Grace
Chamberlain
almost
er than that.
Eugene Rlebs, who ’was pain­
Mr. Jacksod expects to return to
driven by Bart Fraaman.
Tha
took a bath In Ashland
fu lly injured Bunday in a motor,
Corvallis this evening.
this afternoon when the braids accident occurred at the corner
Mr.
Jones, of Canyonville, cycle accident on the Green
and
Granite
SALEM, Ore., A pril 6. — Mem­
became loose and the car started of North M ala
Springs, high why, was sufficient,
combination'
man
w
ill
be
in
Ash­
«treats,
and
because
of
tha
sMp-
SALEM,
Ore.,
Aprl^
6—
(U
bers of the city council Tomorrow
dow^gkWInburn Way from in
ly recovered Inst evening to ba
pary condition o f the pavement,
front
the
Women’s
Civic
Hub
night w ill take some action in P .)— Grazing lands of Southern land for a month helping the
PARIS, A pril 6— (U .P .)— Abd
removed to his home. I t was *t
connection with the skating erase Oregon were thrown open to locaj office.
The car hit an end of and the. absence of a street light.
El
K rlm ’e R iffians today nt- house.
first thought he -had sustained a
that has struck Salem and other sheepmen today when the state
tho
brldgeeand
was dangling over, M r . ! Freeman did not tee the
VANCOUVER, B. C., April 6.— tacked French Morocco near Ta-
8
. Oregon ana Washing- 8 j fractured skull. He was unr<>n
woman crossing tha street until
supreme
court
dissolved
the
towns in the W illam ette valley.
The the structure when a wrecking
sclous tor three hours but waw Marine advices received here to- za, it was reported here.
injunction
granted 8 ton— P artly Cloudy, un-* 8
Several councilmen have suggested temporary
Nobody was hla oar was upon them. Ona to
conscious when he arrived rct1 day said the small coast steemer French counter-attacked and oc car extricated it.
that some street in tbe residence last week to the Big Butte Horse 8 settled tonight and Wed- 8
In
tha
car
at
the
time end hla quick application of brakes
the hospital and thowed steady Famous, owned by Cap’aln Vln- cupied several villages, finallv
the accident was not' a aartoae
district be set aside for skating and Cattle association. The as 8 nesday. Temperature near 8
damage
to
the
car
was
slight.
! cent. Victoria, waz fast on Lewis effecting a Junction with Span­
lmprovemaat.
8
freeslng
in
Washington
8
on«,
and no blame wax attached
■oclatlon
sought
to
bar
sheep
and that an ordinance be enact­
rocks, off Balmoral up the nnr*h ish forces to the northwest. Th •
♦o the ««tottt or th *
IW.« TMI»»»«
ed prohibiting skating on other from the » fe n c e d lands of the 8 and eastern Orscon. Light 8
French losses were ■llr*'*
ern British Columbia coast
Advertise In The Tiding*.
8 variable winds.
<8
streets.
Big Bntte district.
MEN’S GLEE CLUB
CONCERT ENJOYED
ASHLAND YOUTH IS
HELD FOR BURGLARY
Bible,Instructor
Wins Film Prize
M S I M il PUNE -
IEAÄS NORTHWEST
SLIPPING THROUGH
ami pioneer
MISSING NURSE IS
Railway Veteran
Will Locate Here
IS HID TO REST
DDLLARINTERESTS
U M «
BID
SHOWING DECREASE
STRIKERS IN FIGHI
WITH PASSAIC COPS
RECORDS DECLARED
MAN ARRESTED FOR
» D I D MÖRDER
Despondent Man
Drowns Himself
Skating Craze At
Sheepmen Allowed
Salem Under Fire
On Grazing Lands
Salem Architect
Draws Local Plans
B a m AT END
First Aid Work
Is Demonstrated
Four Dead When
Vessel Founders
Car Takes Jaunt
And Hits Bridge
Eugene Riebe Is
Slightly Irtjuivd
Steamship Famous
Is Fast On Rocks
Riffians Attack
French Morocco
Women Slightly
Injured By Auto