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
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