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the rich ozone at Ashland. Pure domestic water helps. The Tidings Has Been Ashland's Leading newspaper, For Nearly Fifty Years (United VOL. XLIX ASHLAND GETS SHORT END OF SECOND GAME Bu to the Semi-Weekly Tidings, Volume 41 Given Release By Chinese Bandits ASHLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 24, 1926. GEORGE D IS OVER C O » PEKING, May 24.— » Captain Thomas J. Betts. tt American army officer tt held captive by bandits ft; in the Yunnan province, n Medford TYims Locals, 13 to has been, released, accord ft Final Complete Returns Give Ashland Man Victory by 5, in Snappy Ball Game ing to a telegram dated ft Margin of 41 Votes Hdte Sunday May 10, received here » from the American con ft LOCALS SHOW BETTER sul at Yuan Fu. n IN DOUBT UNTIL END Betts, whose home is In ft P resent Henator R etains Heat in R eal Raaeball Played And Out Maryland, is a coast ar ft ( lo s e s t Primary Ever Staged look For Team Now Bright tillery officer and served n in County er, Declare Fans here as language officer at ft headquarters of the mili ft In a hard primary battle which Ashland dropped the second tary attache. He was cap » was nip and tuck from start to game of the season to Medford tured when on a trip » finish, George W. Dunn of Ash yesterday, 3 to 6, but even in de from the south to Peking. ft land, defeated Ralph P. Cowglil feat the local ball toesers showod His wife and mother-in- » of Medford for the republican remarkable Improvement and the law are In this city. n senatorial nomination for Jack- fans appeared to l>e In no way son county. disheartened. With a strength i Not until the official count was ened Infield and outfield, Ash completed early this afternoon land looked like a real ball team was the race between these two when it trotted out on the home settled definitely. grounds at Jackson Hot Springs According to a long-diManc« to do its stuff before 400 loyal telephone message to The Tidings Ashland fans. The Inability of “Smokey” F. L. Wilcox to Address from the county clerk’s office at Chamber at Forum To Jacksonville, the official cqnvass Hull, Ashland pitcher, to turn morrow Noon today showed the following re back the Medford batsmen wn3 sult, with all precincts complete: largely responsible for the defeat. F. L. Wilcox, who recently suc Dunn, 130S; Cowgill, 1264. Medford gathered 20 hits off the ceeded C. C. Cate as county agent railroader, and only good field for Jackson county, will be the Dunn’s majority, 41. Senator Dunn carried the Ash ing work of the locals kept the chief speaker at the chamber of score down. With a better pit commerce forum luncheon at the land precincts by a heavy ma jority, and also carried many of cher doing his stuff next Sunday, Lithla Springs hotel tomorrow Ashland ought to give Klamath a noon. It was announced today by the outlying precincts which ov ercame the lead taken by Cow real battle at Klamath Falls. Fred Homes, chairman of the gill in the Medford precincts. P lay Good Ball Yorum committee. There will also The race between the two is de Ashland showed marked im he spme interesting old-time clared to have been the closest provement over the previous week Henry Ford music. promary battle ever staged In and the boys are fast rounding Farmers and fruit growers of into shape, considering they sta rt-.th,g gectlon are egpeclnUy jnvited Jackson county, with both candi ed fully & month later than tho to attend and meet with the new dates having .a large following, other teams. Even the Medford bounty agent. Several important and with both aggressive cam players and fans conceded that announcements will be made, it paigners. Ashland will he a serious con was reported, and for that reason tender within two more weeks • good crowd of chamber mem which is plenty for Medford to bers is expected. admit so far aa ^Ashland is con cerned. It wus a cold, drizzling day for a ball game, but In spite of the chilly weather supporters of the Ten Others Saved in Disas Ashland team stayed through to trous Rooming House * the bitter end, although some of Blaze CHICAGO, May 24. — P o lv e them almost froze In so doing. than Patrich McCann is a sticker PROVIDENCE, R. I.. May 24.- Business Manager John Ender«- for duty and the law, and he announced today that "Sunny” didn’t recognize the voice of his — Mrs. Hattie Atwood, 82, was Mohler, start southpaw twlrler betrothed, anyway, when he made suffocated and 10 others including for Klamath Falla last year, had an arrest for speeding in the an 80-year-old woman partially arrived here from Portland and dark. She had no mopey to put overcome by smoke, were* carried will be seen in an Ashland uni up bail, so Officer McCann gal down ladders to safety by two form next Sunday. It was Mohl lantly paid the amount, which was track drivers when fire today des er’s steady work In the box which forfeited in court next day as Mc troyed a three-story wooden dwell kept Klamath ont in the lead all Cann explained, "It’ll teach her ing here. The body of Mrs. Atwood was last year. Mohler is especially a lesson," he said. found in her bed on the third floor anxious to let Klamath down on after the flames had been extin the losing end next Sunday and guished. (Continued on Page Four) COUNTY AGENT WILL SPEAK AT LUNCHEON Cop Grabs Wrong Woman; Pays Bail Car Shortage Is Big Crop Danger KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 24. — With a wheat crop estimated at between 360 and 416 million bushels this year, a freight car shortage faces thq, Southwest, which may cause the most serious transportation situation since 1922. Demarids Pay For Sand Island Use WASHINGTON, May 24. — (IP) — A hill to force the government to repay the state of Oregon 935^,000 for leasing Sahd Island at the mouth of the Columbia river as a fishing ground was ni- troduced in the senate today by Senator Stanfield, republican, Ore gon. THIS ISSUE is distributed gratis to the guests of The Lithla Springs and Ashland Hotel and to the campers at Lithla Park and Jackson Hot " Springs camp grounds— a total of approxi mately 200 copies each day— * In order that Ashland’s visitors may know something of our city. Lithla Springs Hotel Hotel Ashland Lithla Park Board California Oregon Power Co. Ashland Natatorium Jackson Hot Springs City of Ashland Talent Irrigation District Oldsmobile Films To Be Shown Here Tomorrow Evening Five reels of motion pictures showing the making of the Olds- mobile, starting with the unfin ished steel until the car is turn ed out from the factory ready to go, will be shown at the Park garage tomorrow evening, start ing at 8:15. There also will be two reels of travelogue, showing how methods of transportation have advanced in this country during the last half century. The pictures are being shown by tl)e Oldsmobile factory in co operation with H. D. McNair, lo cal Oldsmobile dealer. The pic tures are being shown at Med ford tonight and will be shown at Klamath Falls Wednesday night. . The films are said to be of real interest, and all persons in terested in automobile making are Invited to be present. No admis sion will be charged. Unidentifi^d Man Commits Suicide SAN FRANCISCO, May 24. — (IP) — The coroner's office today had In custody the body of “N. O. Body” a purse containing slightly more than 925, and a note to Frances "Peaches" Browning. *‘N. O. Body” registered last night at an expensive hotel. His clothes were shabby, and he paid his retat In advance. Today he was found stretched on the bed, dead with a bullet wonnd in hie tempi®. . Wlre Service) ' Foil Plot toJAbduct Heiress Whisker .n By xfumside Gene’ > Get <m Defense CALIFORNIANS DISLIKE PLAN OF PRESIDENT NEW YORK, May 24.— Mine Ella Patterson of Milwaukee, Wls., camo in to court to defend the whiskers of the late Gen. Ambrose E, Burnside, Civil War hero who was her uncle. She charged that Col gate and company, who make shaving soap and the like, had her uncle's whiskers "as a spring board front which to launch jocose and humor ous sales arguments,” and asked 9 ISO,000 dam ages <is a tesult. She baaed her action on an advertisement al leged to have Iteen pub lished by the Colgate concern which showed a picture of Burnside, and which was entitled “when Burnsides were in bloom.” New Prohi Enforcement Pro gram Disliked in North ern Part of State MAY NOT BE TRIED No Sentim ent for M aking latrai Officers Federal I’l-ohihit Ion Agents MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM WILL BE HELD HERE Civil War Veterans And Relief Corps Announce Complete Flans PARADE TO BE GIVEN America’s Warrior Dead to Honored at Patriotic E vereise« • Complete plans for a fitting ob servance of Memorial day a week from today have been announced by committees from the Burnside post of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Women's Relief corps. The first observance of the day will be at 9 o'clock in the morn ing when members of the Relief Corps will strew flowers on the waters of Bear Creek in memory of the nation's sailor dead who are buried at sea. Line of March At 10 o'clock the annual parade will start from the Plaza block. The line of march will be as fol lows: Prominent Men to Speak at Ashland band, first company, District Session at Oregon National guard, Mayor detectives. Grants Pass Johnson and officials, city council. Probe Is Urged WASHINGTON, D. C., May 24. Andrew Miller, secretary of the Grand Army of the Republic, Wo — (U P )— A resolulon to author Oregon State Bankers’ aesoiRa men’s Relief Corps, veterans of ize the senate judiciary committee tion and R. B. West, Managing the Spanish - American war, to Investigate the legality of director of the Federal Reserve American Legion, auxiliary of the President Coolidge’3 order desig Bank of Portland, were visiting American Legion, Daughters of nating state, county and munici with J. W. McCoy, of this city, the American Revolution, school- pal officers as federal prohibition president of The Oregon State board, citizens, school children. HENDERSONVILLE. N. C., The procession will go first to agents was Introduced in the sen Bankers’ association, in the in May 24. — (IP) — Jack Dempsey John Butchek, Slayer of Ashland' cemetery where the G. ate today by Senator King, demo heavyweight champion, will not terests of their respective posi Wife, Loses Appeal for A. R. and W. R. C. memorial ser crat of Utah. appear in Madera, Cal., May 25, to New Trial tions. They will also attend the answer charges of reckless drlv Jackson-Josephine counties bank vices wjlll ,'IJe held around the PORTLAND. May 24. — The ers’ association meeting which will Memorial monument. ing, he said today. To Decorate Grave« circuit court, before whom John "I am under contract to re be held in Grants Pass tomorrow A brief Interval will be given Butchek stood trial for slaying main here until May 25, when I evening. at the close of this service to visit will -leave for the West," thf his wife, has denied "a motion fof The Grants Pass meeting will and decorate grave», otter which champion told*the United Proa«. - a new trial. Butchek cracked his feature the agricultural work of the line o f mgrch will again be wife's head with a hatchet, Jan the state asaoclatipn. Sam H uary 14, as the culmination of a Nearly Complete Returns Baker, prominent banker ol formed and march to the armory family quarrel. Then he walked Tabulated: Haney Ma Grants Pass who is also chairman where a Memorial day program down the street; got a shave and jority About 1600 of the state association’s agricul will be held. At the armory the serivees will surrendered to police. He was tural committee, will be one of convicted of murder in the first PORTLAND, Ore., May 24. — the main speakers. Other speak open with patriotic music. This degree and sentenced to be hang UP) — With returns complete ers will be James E. Montgomery, will be followed by the reading from all but a few scattered pre Marshfield banker, who is vlce- of General Orders No. 11 issued ed June 11.* Redmond Merchants Suffer cincts, Frederick Stelwer is as presiddnt of the state bankers' as by Commander-in-Chlef John A. Small Losses Over Sat sured a plurality Of at least 10,- sociation, Keith Powjali, Wood Logan on May 6th, 1868. Lin urday Night 000 votes over Senator Stanfield, burn banker and chairman of the coln's Gettysburg address will be and then more special his nearest opponent. Bert E. executive committee of the state given BEND, May 24. — (IP) — Four music. The Memorial day address Haney won the senatorial nomin- association, E. C. Sammons, vice places of business In Redmond ______ I atlon over Elton Watkins by a president of the U. 8. National will be delivered by Rev. H. F. were visited by an athletic burg WARSAW, May 24.— UP) — I majority of approximately 1600. bank of Portland and chairman Temberton, pastor of the Metho lar Thursday night, his principal dist church. means of entrance being througl 'Marshall Josef Pilsudskl, who led ! Steiwer carried 27 counties and of the educational committee of To Provide Cara front door transoms. A smal’ the recent successful Polish re Stanfield nine. Haney carried 22 the state association, and J. W. There will be cars for the use McCoy, of thia city, who is presi amount of change left in the cash volution, has agreed to become a counties. of the 0 . A. R. and W. R. C. dent of the state association. register and some cigarettes wert candidate for the presidency of members who desire to attend but According to the officials, the the only things missed. The placet Poland, it was announced last who are unable to march. These Grants Pass meeting will be the burglarized were Lynch and Rob night. two organizations will have a bas only district bankers' meeting this His acceptance of the candidacy i erta department store, Butlerf ket dinner during the noon hour year which will be attended by Drag store, Galloways Garage and followed announcement that the at I. O. O. F. hall. the entire official family of the national assembly would meet in the Redmond Grille. At 2:30 in the afternoon a com CHERBOURG, May 24.— Ward istate association. Warsaw May 31 to name a new mittee from the two organisations yanorman and Walter M. Morton head of the republic. will visit Hargadine and Mountain Two Expected to Die a|od of New York, noted American View cemeteries and place flowers Third in Custody After balloonists, disembarked here yes on the graves of departed com Attempt to Rob Bank terday with the balloon which they rades. will enter in the annual Gordon ROMULUS, Mich., May 24. - r - Bennett cup race which starts ABERDEEN, Wash., May 24. Two bandits were perhaps fatally from Antwerp, May 30.' PORTLAND. May 24. — Yeggs wounded and, with the third mem — UP) — How he and four other entered the Becker Sheet Metal ber of their party, were captured, men were rescued from a tug SPOKANE, May 24. — UP) — works today, but after knocking after holding up the Romulus which sunk in shark infested w at Howard Gifford, Portland archi off the combination of the safe State bank today, and fleeing with ers near Honolulu was told today tect, won a race against death to * I11 I failed to find any loot of value, several thousand dollars in cur by Captain S. Benson. day, arriving here from Portland, according to a report to police. The sea-going tugs arrived here Oregon in time to bid his dying rency. NEW YORK. May 24. — (IP) They forced a front door and went — Biasing a trial to Buenos Aires la it night bringing the survivors, father farewell. SEATTLE, May 24. — A Trux- dlrpctly to the office, the officers three Kanakas, sailors, and two The son arrived here at 6:30 from New York, Bernardo Dug man, said to have been a well said. It was apparent that the Chinese stowaways besides ( ap- a. m. His father, John Gifford, gan and two companlona hopped known Chicago and Milwaukee yeggs were frightened away. taln Benson. county clerk and prominent pion off from Miller field. New York by stock broker, was arrested by fed eer, died at 8:30 a. m. airplane at 8:15 today for Hamp eral agents here yesterday after ton Roads on the first leg of their a three year search. He was held flight. From Hampton Roads they JERUSALEM, May 24. — It Is on a Wisconsin indictment of 1923 will go to Charleston, 8. C., thenee reported that *200 rebel Druse charging fraudulent use of the to Mlama, Fla., and from there tribesmen have attacked Baalbek, mails. to Havana. They hope to com Syria, and burned the government WASHINGTON, May 24. — plete the trip by the end of this MANSFIELD, Mass., May 24. buildings. The United States government will Week. ■ (IP) — One man was killed and A message from Damascus says Members of Burnside Post, th a t the Syrian national govern-leight were injured when a Bos 'n- reject the Japanese proposal for J o r a n d Army at tne Repurnie. ®nff a naval disarmament conference ment has appointed a new dele New York express crashed into a Burnside Women’s Relief Corps in Washington between the Unit gation to negotiate peace with the freight train at a crossing bore attended the First Methodist ed States, Great Britain and Jap today. Scores of pa'ssengers wore Druse tribesmen. OREGON AGRICULTURAL an, It woe learned today at the thrown from their berths. The church in a body'yesterday where Rev. IT. F, Pemberton delivered COLLEGE, Corvallis, May 24.— dead man was Edward Riding, White House. The Starting Point for th e memorial sermon. The ser Willis H. Bartlett of Ashland Is a fireman on the express. mon topic was "The Sacrifice of candidate for degrees from O. A. Tourists I Jehovah’s Passover". Special C„ to be received at commence Spend a few days here and visit music in keeping with the day ment, June 7. Bartlett, who was the following scenic wonders was given. ' within a day’s driving dUtanoe: assistant editor of his high school LONDON,- May 24. — UP) — annual, will be graduated in civil Lake of The Woods. Klamath Falls. The annual spring crop of eccen engineering. Oregon Caves. tric pets is making ita appearance WASHINGTON- D. Ò.. May 24. Rogue River Fishing Spots. BERLIN, May 24.—'(UF> — jn Hyde Park on Sunday morn — (U P )— The house ways and Klamath Rivet— Fishing. Stoppivi In Ashland— Oregon — Fair tonight ing. African tree beare, tame Pawvo Nurmi, Finnish runner,’ County Seat. mesne committee today favorably Jacksonville— Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Crantirlll of Crater Lake— Open later. and Tuesday but cloudy stiver foxes and brilliantly colored broke the world’s record for the Beeatiful Sleklyon Mountain«. Sacramento, are visitors in Ash reported the funding agreement In west portion. Frost birds are prominent in the fash 8000 meter raoe today when he Diamond Lake— Fishing. for France’s 94.377.000,000 war land stopping at the Columbi« likely in eastern Oregon. ion parades. One countess leads negotiated the distance In »¡<bt debt to tho United States. Hotel. Gentle coast winds. minute», 25 and 6-7 seconds a pet baby camel. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., May i 24.— (U P )— The ’dollar a year” j plan for tightening prohibition enforcement may go begging for want of a place to prove Itself. “We won’t push the plan or Northern California if Northern California doesn’t want it,” was the comment today of Ned Green, federal prohibition agency 'Tor Northern California and Nevada. His statement was made in an swer to a flood of protests which Mrs. Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, widow of the late Regin swept the state following the an ald Vanderbilt, is to sail for Eurojie at once with her in nouncement that Northern Cali fornia had been selected as the fant daughter, Gloria, shown above with her, because of testing ground for the plan where numerous threats to kidnap the child. Little Gloria is by all city, state and county of heiress to $2,500,000. Pending the sailing, the Vanderbilt ficers would also bo federal pro mansion in New York is guarded by a number of armed, hibition agents. Dempsey Defies Speeding Charge BANKERS WILL MEET K W in HANG IÜ N E11 STEIWER PLURALITY .ESTIM A TED ^ 10,000 AGED WOMAN BURNS •ia M IN EIRE FI Pilsudstò Will Run For Office American Balloon Racers in Europi1 BANK BANDITS ARE 1 Five Are Nearly Caught By Sharks Architect Wins Race With Death Yeggs Fall Down On Portland Job South America Is Goal Qf Aviators Alleged Crooked Broker Arrested Syrians To Seek Peace With Druse Japanese Peace Treaty Rejected Fireman Killed In Train Crash Veterans Enjoy Memorial Sermon Willis Bartlett To Get Diploma Ashland Freak Pets Taken For Sunday Walks French War Debt Funding Approved Finnish Runner . | Sets New Record WEATHER * • ♦ '-WÉ \ Y be < ‘¿Vi i V