/
* I
- ÏTXT^RIÀ
Cannot ararvive thide months in
the rieh orane at Aifiland, Pare
domestic water help«.
Neuxpapef For Nearly Fifty Years
Ashland’s
- The Tidinffa Jias
Ire Sarrica)
\ (United
-----„—-— -
VOL. XL IX'
TROUT SEASON
DRAWING NEAR;
ANGLERS BUSY
men Prepar
Ashland St
>r Neart
inn to B it for
Nearby
Streams Thursday
BEAR CREEK POPULAR
t
D epaty Game Wardsi) Parr Re­
porta Stream« Are In Ex-
eellent Shape
Ashland anglers are re-wrap­
ping their rods, testing out their
line«, oiling their reels and
selecting an assortment of early
season* f^les In readiness for
the opening o f the 1928 trout
season, which starts an hour be­
fore sunrise next Thursday morn­
ing.
From present indications there
w ill be scores of anglers striking
out to nearby streams deter­
mined to catch the lim it or as
near the lim it as possible.
Htreams Clear
According to Deputy Game
Warden Roy Parr, the streams
in this vicinity are a ll clear and
in good condition
for
April
angling.
As usual. Bear Creek undoubt­
edly w ill prove . the strongest
attraction as It fs reported to
be alive with trout at the pres­
ent tim e and- indications arc
that anglers can make good
catches in this nearby stream.
“ I am hopeful
th a t
many
anglers w ill go to Bear Creek
during the present months," de­
clared Mr. P a rr today.
"This
stream 1« so crowded w ith trout
that hundreds of them w ill din
this summer when the creek gets
low, and it- w ill be "better for
the anglers to whip this stream
nt the present insm”
lo c a l sporting goods stores re­
port that the sales of anglers*
licenses are becoming brisk, in-
dlcatlng that A p ril 15 is eagerly
, awaited by a large group of
sportsmen.
to the Seml-Wdekly nidiata. Voli
dt
NATIANAI
LEADERS ARE
NOW IN POWER
» Central Government in China
Overthrown After Stiff
Fighting
CUV CLEAN UP DAY.
GETS BIG RESPONSE
Many Tone of Refuge Are
Hauled Away by Local
"Street Department
FUTURE IS UNCERTAIN
City Gate« Closed and F iring Can
Be Heard; Former Ruler
Jailed
P E K IN G , Nov. 12— (U P .,)—
The Central government was
overthrown and President Tuan
Chi Jui made prisoner today by
nationalist troops.
There is great uncertainty as
to the direction events w ill take.
A rtille ry firing can be heard to
the east but the extent and na­
ture of the engagement are not
known here.
•’
I t is understood that Tuan has
signed a- letter of abdiction pre­
pared for him by his captors and
that Marshal W u Pei Fu and the
nationalists have reached
an
agreement
whereby
Wu
w ill
come to Peking immediately and
Join with the nationalists in op­
posing the Manchurian troops of
Marshal Tso Ling. W u was an
ally of Chang when the current
trouble began a few weeks ago.
The city gates were closed this
morning and all telephones dis­
connected. A cordon of Chinese
police »was drawn around the
Legation quarter to prevent refu­
gees seeking safety there.
Sol­
diers assumed their duties of
traffic policemen, diverting all
vehicles and pedestrians from
the neighborhood of T n an ’s resi­
dence.
DEATH « BIG FIRE
TYPf WRITER LIAM
M S JOB C O M
ON CODY’S APPEAL
NAVY BILL PASSES.
N CONGRESS TODAY
S^lem Building
Klamath Liquor
Shows Big Gain
Fines Mounting
Lithians Decide
On Celebration
Captain Pamphlet
Loses Legal Tilt
To Escape Prison
Is under quarantine, discovered guilty and (or arrest of l a ­
ment.
a man In her room last night.
Advertise In H ie TMHnge.
,
-
—
ASHLAND, OREGON, MOM AY APRIL 12, 1926
Citizens of Ashland have shown
^
a good response to Mayor John­
son’s proclamation of clean -. ap
day, and many tons of refuse and
garbage found their way to the
dump ground during the day, ac­
cording to a report by the street
Oil Tanker Destroyed and
department.
„ 25 Seamen Lose Lives
Although this is clean-up day,
in Flaming Oil
it was announced that the wagons
and trucks w ill be kept on the
PORT A R T H U R , Texas. A pril
job tomorrow as well, or until all
12. — (LP) — A long, low ahlp
accumulated refuse
which has
with a huge rent In her side lay
been gathered up throughout the
at the docks today, a greusome
city has been hauled away.
reminder of yesterday’s tragedy
In which 25 seamon lost their
l lives. The vessel, the oil tanker.
Four Local Students Will
Gulf of Venebuela, was wrecked
Compete at Corvallis
by an explosion which ignited a
Next Saturday
load of gasoline.
The victims
*
4 - - -
were burned to death before they
Ashland high school this week
had an opportunity to escape.
w ill select the four fastest typ­
Whether
or
Not
Former
ists of the typewriting ■ class to
Jackson Youth to Hang
compete in the state
contest
Not Yet Settled
which w ill be held at Corvallis
next Saturday.
The four mem­
SALEM , Ore., A p ril 12. —
bers w ill be chosen from the fol­
W hether Arch Cody, slayer of
lowing students: Miss Galey, Miss
Sheriff Austin Goodman of H a r­
Anderson, Miss Clapp. Miss W a lk ­
ney county w ill be hanged in the
er and Miss Davies, and Donald
state penitentiary here next F r i­ Butler Program for Larger
Vestal. These six have displayed
day probably will not be deter­
Air Service Approved
the fastest and best work of all
mined definitely for several days.
By Lower House
typewriting students.
This .was indicated today by Gov­
The students w ill be accom­
ernor Pierce.
Relatives and
W ASHING TO N, D. O., A pril 12
panied on the Corvallis trip by
friends of Cody appeared before — ( U P . ) — The Butler b ill auth­
Miss Juanita T arr, typewriting
the governor last week and urged orizing a five-year building pro­
Instructor.
executive clemency.
gram for the naval a ir service
passed the house today. Under
the terms of the bill the navy
will have 2300 planes and two
dirigibles, each three times tjie
size of the Shenandoah, at the
end of the five-year period.
SALEM, Ore., A pril 12. — All.
K L A M A T H FA LLS, Ore., April
March records for building con­
13. — Liquor fines in Klamath'
struction were broken last month
county Justice courts, which last
at Salem.« A total of 1928 per­
year set a state record in com­
mits were issued for an aggregate
parison with other counties, have value of 3227',620.
again started an upward climb
Previous high March records
that promises, well for 1928.
occurred in 1924, when permits
Definite decision to stage a big
zTD date, for the first three
were valued at
3173,500, and Fourth of July celebration in
m o n O o f . 1928, 33,648.40 has
March, 1926, when the value wan Ashland was reached at a meeting
been collected and 37,948.40 as­ 3166,600.
of the Lit)iian entertainment com­
sessed.
Much of the remathing
mittee today noon. The members
balance w ill be paid, in the opin­
will Immediately confer with all
ion of county officials.
local civic clubs and seek fu ll
cooperation of Ashland residents
generally.
Jack Coyle, who directed the
successful Black and W hite Revnq
fore the American Legion poet
PO RTLAND, Ore., A p ril 12, — here a few weeks ago, met with
PO RTLAND, A pril 18. — (IP) (IP)— Final hope for Captain Rob­ the committee relative to direct­
— There Is a burglar In Portland ert Pamphlet and thw crew of ing the historical plgeant which
Who has no fear of diphtheria, as the steamer Pescawha faded to­ has been tentatively planned. De­
he entered and robbed a home un­ day when Federal Judge Bean finite action w ill not be taken
overruled motions for a new trial, until the sentiment of other or­
der quarantine.
v
Mrs. J. H. Htnckle, whose name for setting aside the verdict of ganization« is learned.
Burglar Enters
Forbidden Home
___________
----- ------------------
Live Snake Taken
K T bASEBALL BOOSTERS TO MEET;
From Stomach Of lltt l l v l i n u l u 1 ASKED TO JOIN NEW LEAGUE;
Ravenous Airdale
TO DECIDE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
M att Potter of this
city io- the owner of an
airdale JWP. 14 months
old, which he says is the
champion snake charmer
of the world.
According to Mr. Pot-
( ter, the pup for months
past has been In. poor
health, so fa r as gaining
in . health was concerned,
but at the same time It
seemed impossible to sat­
isfy his appetite.
He
would eat Incredible quan­
tities of food, but noth­
ing seemed to do him
any good.
F in ally, a few days ago
i Mr. Potter consulted wtth
H. D. McNair of the Park
garage and It was de­
cided to give the young
canine some vermifuge
and mineral oil.
To their amazement, a
king snake, a foot long
and living, came from the
dog.
The snake was . fn
perfect condition except
In one place where It evi­
dently had grown to the
stomach of the dog.
Although the airdale
does not now . eat as
heartily as before, it ap­
pears to be gaining in
weight.
ASHLAND CLIMATE
Without tho
of medicine cures
nine eas^c^ \ ten of asthma.
Thia jK
,en fact
W hether or not Ashland is to towns represented.
‘ On accoutat of the central lo­
have a baseball team In the new*
ly, organised Southern Oregon cation of Ashland and in the hope
Baseball league w ill be decided that the cltlzehs Interested In
amateur sports in Ashland desir­
Wednesday evening at a meetli
ing to see clean athletic entertain­
which has been called for
chamber of commerce offices at ment for your community during
7 :3 0.
Delegatee from Medford, I the coming summer, the said di-
Orants Pass and K lam ath Falls rectors w ill meet next Wednes-
w lll be here in the hope that.Ash- day at 7:30 o'clock at your Cham­
land w ill form a club and join the ber of Commerce If acceptable.
And at that time it la to be bop
league
Following is a letter which has ed those who woultf like to see
been received by The Tidings fro m . Ashland enter q Baseball Team in
R. J. Quiek, temporary secretory (this league and also all those
o f the league, which is self-ex­ who play baseball and are able
tu play ball during the summer
planatory:
will meet w ith these directors In
“To The Ashland Tidings,
Ashland, .Oregon,
order to get Ashland in the pro­
cess of team and management or­
Gentlemen:
“A t a meeting
held at
the ganization ready for the league
Chamber of Commerce at Med­ opening.
“ We kindly ask that you pub­
ford, Oregon, Friday evening,
A pril 9th, there was organised • lish this letter for the benefit of
Southern Oregon Baseball League those in your community who de­
and a set of by-laws selected and sire to participate In this amateur
directors elected from the various > sport this summer."
---------------------------------------------------j-A.
•2
British Fliers
Killed In Crash
LONDON. A p ril 12— Five men
of the royal a ir force were killed
in a head-on collision between
two airplanes over the aerodrome
at Bedfordshire 'today.
DEMPSEY B ill HOPS
LOS ANGBLE8, AprU IS— (U.
IM ' ffsee t J—Ir a s uipesy*» heD
boys, employed at his hotel were
found guilty of selling liquor to
hotel guests and Jailed here Sat-
. urday.
Estel M artin was sentenced tu
serve 20 days and to pay 350;
Jack Deering was given 30 days
and made to pay a 3100 fine.
FI
L
Long Bell Company Alleged
to be Violating Pro­
visions of Charter
KANSAS C IT Y , April 12— (V.
P .) — Attorney General Gentry re­
fused to comment today on the
quo warranto proceedings filed
against the Long Bell Lumber
company of Longview, Wash.,
by F. J. Bannister.
The case,
which w ill come before the state
supreme court, alleges the com­
pany is violating its charter by'
developing Longview.
It asks
for a revocation of the charter
or a cessation of the develop­
ment work in Longview.
Ban­
nister form erly was president of
the company.
¡HIELE MEN WOULD
LEASE P A « MAIL
FAMOUS PLANT
WIZARD DIES;
PEOPLE MOURN
L
Lithians To ti
Tough Initiation
' For Five Novices
»
8
8
8
8
Luther Burbank Passes Sun- 8
day Morning Following
Severe Illness
FUNERAL_WEDNESDAY
Big Public Demonstration W ill
Be Held By People O f
Hants R om «
A public Initiation of
the five candidates who
were
voted
into
The
Lithians
at
the
last
meeting Is planned for
Wednesday evening, at
which time It is expected
that “a pleasant time
will be had by all.”
The five novices w ill
gather
at
the
L ltb ia
Springs hotel at 6:30
Wednesday at which time
the first round of tor­
ture will Btart iq full
view of the public.
Then thtyr w ill go to
The Plaza and later to
the city park where the
c o n c 1 u ding ceremonies
will be strictly private
and will cap the climax,
it is reported.
Those who w ill be in­
itiated are Dr. C. A.
Haines, C. S. Richardson,
Fred Cushing. Nate Simp­
kins and Earl Crowe.
33
8
8
8
8
8 Improvement
« PRECEDENCE CLAIMED
8
»
_ State Highway Commission W ill
J . . B e Told of I'rgent Needs
J
PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT
TO CONDUCT
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
GRANTS PASS WINS
To Discuss Plans
For Gateway Sign
GIRL GETS FORTUNE'
FOR, BIRTHDAY GIFT
Senate Committee to
Give Testimony
OIL FIRES WILE NOE
Union Company Has Plenty
of Gas for This . State
Says Manager
W A SHING TO N, D. C., April 12
- (IP) — Slxty-flve women wel­
fare leaders beseiged the senate
prohibition investigating commit-1
tee today, pleading for the reten­
tion of the Volstead act in its
present form. The room had to
be cleared of spectators to make
room for the dry witnesses.
COLONEL WILLIAMS
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
-----------
York Rite Masons
Stage Convention
M A R IN E BASE, San Dleg^
April 12. — (IP) — Colonel Alex
ander WUllapts, charged with
drunkenness by« General Butler,
today entered a formal plea of
not guilty when the court martial
convened.
Colonel Williams, In
full uniform with a wound stripe
on the rlgh sleeve, answered in
a clear, distinct voice.
nwr
Woman Keeps Big
Flock Of Kiddies
On $10 Per Week Sign Armistice
In Riffian War
33
33
8
8
8
8
8
Oregon and Washing,
ton— Fair east portion,
cloudy weet portion to-
Bight and Tuesday. Cool-
er east portion tonight.
Gentle northeast coast
wind*.
.
33
8
8
8
8
8
8
12— On a housekeeping allow­
ance of 310 a week, Mrs. Em ily
Lucas feeds her 23 children and
Is happy, she says. Mrs. Lucas’
record family equals that of
Mrs. Julia Goldsmith. There are
three pair of twins in the Luces
fam ily while all of Mrs. Gold
smith's children came singly.
Advertise In th e TMtaigs.
PA RIS, A pril 12— ( U P . ) — An
armistice, to suapeqd (he Franco-
Spantsh war against the RKflane
in Morocco, w ill be signed today,
Prämier Brland announced. But
several days w ill he required to
bring a suspension on all parts
of the battle front.
ThUngs Advertising Pays.
By Or* " dm "t^er
j
SAN DIEGO, Cal., April I I —
Accused Officer Makes For- One of the gifts received by
■ Ethel Painter Hood on her 18th
mal Plea in Army
; birthday
was
31.000.000,
a
Oourt Martial
Woman Is Bitten
In Leg By Shark
WEATHER
of Highway
From Ashland is Goal
to be Urged
8
8
PORTLAND, April 12.— Losses
Sustained by the Union Oil com­
pany of California In the tank
tarm fire near San Louis Obispo
Formal Anplic&tion Filed '.Will not affect the company's sup­
ply for Oregon, C. L. Tostevln, dis­
Today With the U. S
ASTORIA, Ore., April 12—
trict manager said.
Shipping Board
“The damage Is enormous," he (U .P .)— More than a hundred
WASHINGTON, D. C.. April paid, “ but there are other large persone were here today cele­
12— (U .P .)— Form al application tanks and there is plenty of o il.” brating the 116th anniversary of
to manage thw Paetfle MaR.
me t em
W es tot » me- o i-
HONOLULU, April 12. — (LP)
operated by the Adm iral-O rier’al
Masonry for Ôrqgon in thia city.
line was made to the shipping
The convention w ill continue for — Although her leg was terribly
gnawed by a six-foot shark, Mrs.
board today by a group of S«“
three days.
Leonard Carlsmlth. probably will
attle business men, in the event
escape without amputation, phy­
a change In the m ail Is to be
sicians have announced.
considered.
Bids for the rale
of the A dm iral line w ill be con­
sidered A pril 14, It was si*
TONBRIDGE, England, . April
nonneed.
R i m WILL
START BATTLE
FOR MORE OIL
SANTA ROSA, Cal., A p ril 12.
8
K LAM A TH FALLS. Ore., April
— (IP) — The quietude of death
33
12—
Ashlaud-Klamath Falls high­
hung over the “Valley of Moon”
8
way
from Klamath Falls to the
today as Santa Rosa prepared to
33
crest of Green Springs moun­
bury the remains of Luther Bar-
8
tain should be oiled.
It is a
bank, plant wizard, who 'died at
33
I
commercial
as
well
as
a
tourist
12:13 Sunday morning.
8
road
and
should
have
the
prefer­
On Wednesday the city w ill do
8
ence over purely tourist high­
homage to the memory of the
8
ways.
great naturalist with a great open
33
This was the stand taken by
air funeral In a local park. There
8
the
roads and highways commit­
will be no' orthodox religious cere­
33
tee of the chamber of commerce
mony, but will be a public demon­
ft
yesterday afternoon at a meet­
stration of love felt for the 77-
ing.
year-old naturalist.
Urge Consideration
Judge Ben Lindsey of Denver
The committee will urge the
is burring to Santa Rosa to de­
highway commission and the
liv e r the eulogy.
state
highway engineer to ser­
Burbank had been In critical
iously
consider the suggestion.
health for the past two weeks, fo l­
Already the commission has
lowing a stroke of paralysta and
Child Health Will Be Sub­ announced that the highway will
Mrs. S a r a h McDonough heart attack. At first he appear­
ject of Talk at Forum
be oiled from Klamath Falls to
ed to be recovering but last week
Passes at Home Here;
Luncheon
Keno, a distance of 12 miles.
lie began sinking rapidly until the
Funeral Tomorrow
But so heavy Is the traffic, that
end came shortly after midnight
.«X 1 I , i
Miss Neva O. Betz, in charge the committee believes It im­
yesterday.
Mrs. Sarah Elisabeth McDon­
of the milk control campaign for perative that the road be oiled
ough passed away at her Home
the American Child Health asso­ 35 miles farther to the crest of
in Ashland Sunday evening after
ciation, will be the chief speaker the Green Springs mountain.
a long illness.. T h e deceased was
at the forum luncheon of (ho
“The traffic on the road Is
born in Laffette, Indiana, Novem­
chamber of commence tomorrow far heavier than anticipated.’’
ber 28, 1855 and was 70 years
noon at the Llthia Springs hotel one member of the committee
old at the time of her death. Mrs.
Miss Betz Is now on a tour of the pointed out.
“ Hence something
McDonough had made her home
state in the interests of this work must be done to preserve the
in Ashland for the past 16 years Locad High School Loses and will speak at Klamath Falls
road or the pounding of the
and ten years previous to that
later In the week.
Second Baseball Game
heavy travel will cause rapid
she had made her home in Cen­
O. F. Carson, the new president disintegration.
of Season, 9 to 6
o il will pre­
tral Point.
She had lived for
of the chamber, w ill preside and serve it.
Ashland high School’s basebsllj w ill speak hrihfly.
Officials of
s rn n rta o f Jack-
skert times In
» More Important
son county.
Five children ere tdhm lost Its second game of the the Jackson County Public Health
“ We are told that a second
left to mourn her departure, Mrs. season at Grants Pass, Saturday Unit will have charge of the day’s
coating of oil will be placed
C. R. Ftfefleld, o f Grants Pass, afternoon when Grants Pass high program.
on the Mt. Hood loop highway
Ore., Mrs. O. O. Wingfield, of emerged on the long end of a
this year; and that the Columbia
Tennant, California, A. O. Beal 9 to 6 score. As In their game
River highway Is already oiled
of The Dalles, Oregon, R. H. Beal Friday with Medford, the local
from The Dalles Jtb Pendleton.
of St. Helens, Oregon and H arry boys showed good work In the
W e feel that th q A ft. Hood loop
E. Beal of Medford and a host of field but were weak with the
road, a p u rely . scenic highway,
bat.
friends and neighbors.
should not be considered before
Coach Hughes Is far from dis­
Mrs. McDonough was a member
Ours Is a
Erection of an Oregon Gate­ the Klam ath road.
of the Rebekah Lodge at Ash­ couraged, however, and expects
commercial highway as well ae a
way
sign
at
the
summit
of
the
land, having transferred there to whip the boys Into good shape
SIsklyous, Just over the Oregon ■«•nlc highway, and a traffic ar-
from Central Point where she was for 'a return game with Grants
tery of surpassing Importance.
He llne will be discussed at a meet­
a Charter Member, of Hope Re­ Pass here next Saturday.
W e .will urge that some of the
ing
of
delegatee
from
Klamath
bekah Lodge number 14. She wak will devote a lot of time this
money appropriated for oiling
also a member of W . H. Harrison week to batting practice as only Falls, Medford, Grants Pees und the Mt. Hood road be diverted
Ashland
here
tomorrow
after
Post, of the Woman’s Relief Corps two of the boys have ever played
noon.
The conference will en­ to the Klamath road.”
No. 27 of Central Point and a high school baseball before.
deavor to map out soqte plan
member of the Methodist church
fdr raising the desired money,
at Jacksonville, having united
which, It Is estimated, will be
with the church when she was liv­
about |o00.
ing in that city. Funeral services
w ill be held at the Perl Funeral
Home in Medford, Tuesday, 2:30
........ fc.
P. M. Interment In Central Point
F'hel
'f
P ie'rn :s
cemetery. Services at the grave
p -g o o n ffH n » » , «1 Aop
Welfare
Leaders
Beseige
in charge of the Rebekah lodge.
M vom of mN
Youths Working for Heavy-
weight Champ Are
Ordered to Jail
NO. 188
o<
Auto Accidents
Take Heavy Toll
present from her grandmother
But the birthday was as quiet
¡as any other for the girl, who
w ill leave soon for New York
to resume her art studies and
swimming instruction.
Blaze Destroys
River Steamboat
PORTLAND. Ore., April 11. —
(LP) — Fire destroyed the Dia­
mond O steamer plying on the
W illam ette and Columbia
rast nfffftt vrnon a
the oil burners spread the flam ­
ing liquid. The total loes is esti­
mated at 376,000.
Trial Of Slayer
Is Resumed Today
PORTLAND, April i l —«(U.P..
— The trial of John Butchek.
8AN FRANCISCO, Cal.. April accused of murdering his wife,
12 -a- (U .P .) — Motor vehicles wee renamed this morning.
Butchek Is «harked wtth kill­
claimed at least sight dead and
57 injured on the Pacific coast ing hie wife with a hatchet. He
during the past week, according
to flguree compiled today by the
United Press.