MALASIA GERMS ' - Cannot survive three months in the rich osone at Ashland. Pore domestio water helps. Hew Been AsMand's ASHLAND, OREGON, ASHLAND CLIMATE Without the use of medicine cores nine eases out of ten of asthma. This is a proven fa ct Newspaper For Nearly Fifty Years i Wire Service) KSDAY, JUNE 30, 1926 B y r p C orn os B a c k fr o m th e N orth P o le Voters Are Almost Unani­ mous in Favor of Big Civic Improvement TO START WORK SOON Southern Pacific to Defray H alf * The Cost of « 1 2 3,000 Crossing Direct Word From Hi# Bcdv States That W «. W fllbe Delayed Man Caught in Billings Jumps From Fast Train Above Marshfield Despite contrary reports yes­ terday in Medford, oiling ogera- tlons w ill not be started on the Medford-Crater Lake highway at the present time. This Is direct word received from the office of the state highway commission In Salem today. , Medford reports yesterday were to the effect that the oiling of th.' highway had been started ltetwoe' T ra il and Medfori), hut the high­ way conun lesion sends word that no oiling has been done and prob­ ably w ill not be done during the present summer months. A halt In the oiling plans was made because of the heavy tour­ ist travel to Crater Lake, and It was generally believed that oiling operations at this tim e would dis­ courage many autolsts who oth­ erwise would visit Oregon’s big national park. M A R S H F IE L D . Ore.. June 30. — ( U P ) — Leaping from a Pull­ man window of yesterday morn­ ing’s train from Portland while tho la tte r was travelling 35 miles an hour. Frank Lawson, had check man whom Deputy Sheriff Sam Malehorn was escorting her- from Billings, Montana, eluded his captor and escaped into the hills near Hauser. W ith lesB than 30 miles separ­ ating him from the Coquille jail, whero he was destined to be con­ fined tho much sought for swindler of North Bend business men, apparently took a Ion,-? chance and made his get-away, at least for the tim e being. Dep­ uty Sheriff Mnlehorn believes that I-awson will be recaptured soon, however, as ho Is’ without any clothes, without food and without money. STRANGE STORY TOLD Victim o f Boose Thieves Defies Them and All Three Go to PO RTLA N D, Ore., June 30.— ( U P )— M. E. Dawes, former spec­ ial officer, and an accomplice, Mike Flagel. alleged hl-jackers, as w ell as Ulrich Kilbourne, a re­ puted bootlegger, are all In jail today Itecause Dawes carried a bluff too far. , The two hl-jackers Confessed that they had obtained m ony and liquor from Kilbourne by Impersonating officers. Kilbourne became doubtful and later defied Dawes to take him to ja il. Dawes answered the defy hy taking Kilbourne to the court house where he swore out a war­ rant for the man’s arrest on a liquor charge. Kilbourne told his story and all three were jailed. ; K L A M A T H FA LLS, Ore.. June 30.— ( U P )— For the flra t time In her colorful history K lam ath Falls was as a unit yesterday when the voters went to the polls and au­ thorised a 163,000 bond issue for the construction of an overhead crossing on South Sixth street where The Dalles-Callfornla high­ way crsfwes the Southern Pacific tracks. , The vote was 1225 for the bond Issue, with only 21 votes in op­ position. Both K lam ath Falls newspapers supported the mees- ure. which is In Itself something of a record for this scrappiqg com­ munity. The Southern Pacific has agreed to pay one-half the cost of the viaduct with the city paying other half. I t w ill cost approxi­ mately 6125,000. Larrv Simpson’s Noted Or The railroad company now has chestra Will Furnish Its engineers and a crew of work­ Music for Event men on the ground ready tn pro­ A «pedal public dance w ill bo ceed with the work, and it is re­ ported that actual construction given at Llthla park this evening w ill get under way within the under the direction of the Llth- lans, with L arry Simpson and his next few days. famous players’ orchestra furnish­ ing the music. This dreheatra is originally from Kansas C|ty, and those who hare heard the musi­ cians declare it one of the fines) dance prehestrka that has ever ap­ peared on the eoaal..’ Simpson and his musicians have Traffic Experts in Portland been retained to remain here the Sav This Will Prove to rest of the week and furnish mu­ be Record Year sic for the regular Saturday night dance by the Llthlans In the city PO RTLA N D, Ore., June 30.— Excellent tourist - travel In the park open-air,pavilion. Pacific northwest this summer was predicted In Portland yester­ day by two capable authorities— A. B„ Smith, passenger traffic manager of the Northern Pacific railroad and Floyd 8. Judah, part­ ner of the Peck - Judah Tourist company of San Francisco. Mr. Smith, here from his ra il­ road's headquarters in St. Paul, declared that the volume of tour­ ist traffic now flowing to the coast from the east larger, than at this time last year. Improved agricultural conditions in the mld- dJewest and qast have enabled more persons to enjoy trips, he stated. Mr. Judah came here w ith a party being sent through the northwest by his company. He stated that the absence of big na­ tional conventions on the coast this summer enabled the “ home folks” to do rtiore travotimr _ Lieut. Com. Richard E. Byrd of the U. S. navy, who with Pilot Flovd Bennett flew the first airplane to the north pole, being greeted by his family — and officially — on bis Oregon Scenes Depicted in arrival in Nqw York. Right to left, the picture shows: Assistant Navy Secretary The­ Beautiful Verse Shown At The Vining odore Douglas Robinson, who extended th e nation’s congratulations; Byrd, waving to circling airplanes above; Bennett; Thomas Byrd, the flier’s brother; his mother, Mrs. The Illustrated poem, “Ore­ Eleven Different Cities Are R. E. Byrd; Governor H arry F. Bvrd of Virginia, another brother; Grover Whalen, gon, My Home,” which was w rit­ Represented iti Ashland head of New Y ork’s welcoming committee, and H arry Byrd, Jr., the governor’s son. ten by Mrs. Charles B. Hines of Portland, a former Ashland resi­ Art School Five states and eleven cities ar» represented among the stu­ dents who have already registered for the Ashland A rt school which started this at the Junior high school bnilding under tfie direction of Bell« Cady W hite of P ratt Institute, New York. Following are the students and the cities from which they are registered : Stanley Brenelser, Santa Marte, C alif.; Rose Kochendorfer, Y a ki­ ma, Wash.; Thelma W yatt, Ta­ coma, Wash.: Alice Kos, Klamath Falls, Ore.; Helen D. Hicks, Portland. Ore.; Bertha E. Teller, Portland, Ore.; Caroline W il­ liams, Centralia, Wash.; Irm a Zlckler, Zillah, Wash.; Alice Mae Clary, Ashland; Mrs. R. 8. South. Clear Lake, South Dakota; W an­ da Schweln, Ashland; Rosalind Wise, Ashland; Esther Spencer, Ashland; Miss Pearl Heath, Rose­ burg, Ore., A rthu r Landrlenalt. A shland;'M axw ell Roheraon a «»,. Hen. Arthur Mcisrhen Names Ministers for Temporary Government OTTAW A, O n t, June 30,__ ( U P ) — Hon. A rthu r Meighen was sworn In late yesterday as new prime minister of Canada. He formed his cabinet and will carry on a temporary administration until the next general election. New ministers appointed are: Sir Henry DrAyton, acting minis­ ter of finance and of railways, and canals; H. H. Stevens, Van­ couver. B. C., acting minister of customs, trade and commerce; R. J. Manion, acting postmaster- general, and minister of health and labor; Hugh Guthrie, acting , .. The players renewed practice last night and cavorted about the playing Held like a group of young colta. The finished team- work which was lacking at the .E V E R E TT , Wash., June sV.— 3. Amdon, logging road’ fireman was la itan tly killed at Index. ,4 ( miles cast of here thia morning when a legging engine turned ov er crushing him. is d.strlhuted g ra tis - to the ’ nests of The Llthla Springs and Ashland Hotel and to the campers at Llthla Park and Jackson Hot Springs camp grounds— a total of approxi­ mately 200 copies oach dav— In order that Ashland's visit­ ors may know something of our city. Llthla Springs Hotel Hotel Ashland Ashland Natatorlum o California Oregon Power Company Llthla Park Board. Jackson Hot Springs City of Ashland Talent Irrig atio n District SANTA BARBARA. Cal.. June i 30. Broken windows, several I cracked chlmneya and severe dam- ! age to three large buildings co:i- , atltuted the main , damage done by the earthquake which shojk Santa Barbara lk t3 yesterday. LIN C O LN. III., June 30.— Boot­ Bill Orr, agod 3 ¿ears, lest bis leggers here have baen thrown lu- j life when a chimney fell. The to a pqnlc to loarn that Mayor . shock camo on tho first ann'- Howard Engles ha t a knowing : varsary of the big qukke In Santa »b sc to help him keep the city I Barbara last year. ’’fifln. White panning a fióme, the mayor’s delicate noatrlls were as-, sallod by a faint w hiff of "un- volsteadlan’’ odora. He then or derod a raid on the place and 21 gallons of “ white mulo” war? con­ fiscated. This Officer Gets Liauor Evidence For His Officers Frank Albers is According to Klam ath Falls newspapers, Internal dissension on the team waa responsible for tho comedy of errors at Medford last Sunday, in which Medford trim - med K lam ath, 15 to 14, in a hec- tic exhibition of the national pastime. This dissension will be straightened out this week and the Pelicans w ill attempt to get back In th e ir stride. ft tt tt Ashland’s ball club has been absolutely free from any internal strife throughout the season. The boys are all good, clean sports- men, they pull together and get in there and work right up to the last of the ninth. I t was Ash- land’s fighting spirit that brought them two well-earned victories this month, and tt is the same spirit which la going to put them out In front In a few more games tt tt tt Small Boy Killed by Falling Chimney in Earthquake Last Night Firemen Killed In Lumber Cam ASHLAND’S BASEBALL CLUB IS WORKING BARD TO BEAT - GRANTS M S S HERE SUNDAY 8unday, a crowd of 1 hand at Sunday a wins— as climb up ath Falls Southern once flrir second pn start Medford t rung of tl proper an fans, this • * < ’ Th® «a 1» 1 Program < t,on> WU1 fan8 a of the League. the Callfo Ashland h ternoon ’ baaeba„ , . g m° •ta rt Is now getting to a fine point, and every player seems t : TU/fl l/l know just what to do at all stages | WII of the game. The work of the lo- cal players last Sunday was ns vTAT pretty an exhibition of baseball u lr ll as you w ill find around in the bush leagues, and if the boys S h e r id a r keep up their present gait th?y Fire I will be m ighty hard to stop. \\j Tl dent. and which has been shown for the past two nights at the Vining Theatre, has caused wide­ spread favorable comment from local residents whd have been privileged to s^e It. Tho picture W h ile on construction work near Hornbrook last week, Paul Gulley of Ash­ land and other employees of the Copco Company, M ine upon a baby coyote, which w ai trying to find water In a dry Irrigation ditch. They ran It down and Mr. Gulley caught it, bringing It home w i t h him. It doesn’t seem to be mean and sly and resem­ bles a German pollco pup­ py. Mr. ami Mrs. Gulley expect to make a pet of It. One Known Dead and Heavy Propertv Damave Caused by Forest Blazes' SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 30.( U P ) — Forest fires raged In nine central and northern Cali­ fornia counties today, with ‘ 1m- menso property damage and ono j known dead. At least 500 fires were started by electrical storms and are burn­ ing In Siskiyou. Mnrlpesn and Tu­ olumne counties. Guy Wilson, fighting a Siskiyou county flre, w ai trapped and burned to denth. ' j Galled by Death ! SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., June — Frank Albers, vlco-preeldent of the Albore M illing Congmny, died here today of heart trouble. The death came suddenly and without warning. He was 63 year» old and owe of fiv „ broth­ ers who had bwilt up a big coast buriatas. VISIT LITHIA PARK PROBE IS RENEWED ArUonu Authorities Asked to Ccndnrt Another Search for O’« Shack LOS ANGELES, Cal., June 30. — (U P )— An old fashioned. Bon Ton corset may hold the clue leading to a solution of the Aimee Semple McPherson kidnaping story. Z Deputy District Attorney Joe Ryan is making an extensive check today of Pacific coast stores In an effort to learn where the corset worn by Mrs. McPher­ son had been sold. The corset is of a special style sold only In five or six roast stores. I f the saleslady Is located sho will be asked to view the rouge’s gallery In an attempt to Identity the alleged kidnapers. Douglas, Arixona, authorities have been asked to make another search for the shack in Mexico where the evangelist Is alleged to to have been held. The place as yet has not been located. Romance Language Staff In creased, Says Official Announcement * UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, O r» , Jmie Two as- sistant proreoaora and an In­ structor have been appointed to teach In the romance language department. It was announced to­ day by K arl Onthank, executive secretary of the university, Leav­ itt O. W right, assistant professor, will teach Spanish; 8. R. Wads­ worth. assistant prrfessor, w ill teach French. L. A. Woodworth, graduate assistant, w ill teach Grain Valued at Nearly a Million Dollars Leaves Portland Today » « « A t the start of the season. Mrd-> SALEM, ford, Klam ath and Grants Pass Franklin were quite w illing to admit that wards of t Ashland probably would be the. for boys, underdog this year but they want- that Instil ed Ashland In in order to com- ’morning b -BlaU-ihA-telUMl»b-alMwUT— WaUr-tba-aaeaad Ashland, got In all right, and now way down t.hat it Is trim m ing oil the i ther > Hn is 16 teams, the patronising smile of a j* I» h t and month ago is fqding In theie oth-j weighs 141 er town. When the under-dog! Ion, blue gets his back to the wall and th ® .instlti starts fighting he can make It about thre hard sledding for the others. •» 18 yi E t t a pound», is BEND, Ore., June 30.— (U P ) — That protested game w i t h half incl Holding a stop-watch <4i lightning Grants Paas w ill be the only reg- •hoes. coal will be ’one of the duties of fire Ularly scheduled league game this **01 up fi lookouts In the Deschutes nation­ al forest hereafter, tim e w ill be taken from th« flaeh to the thun­ der. This time Is translated Into a distance of 1100 feet for each W hile you are a guest In our city, be certain to vllslt Llthla ■econd elapsed and tho direction Park, a playground of many acres, with the mliln entrance taken by tho lightning noted. at the Plata, where Nature’« daapest beauties are found This data w ill make possible tho along tba walks that lead yon through the forest border- lag On Ashland creak. accurate platting of the result­ ant forest fir«, it 1» believed. poem w ill be shown I t -the Vining for the last time tonight. Mrs. Illnes Is now composing another combined picture-poem which will feature numerous Ash­ land scenes and which It Is hoped will be shown at the local theatre early this fall. ¿Authorities Search for Store Which Sold Special Brand to Aimee T H E W EATHER Oregon — F air tonight and Thursday but cloudy near craat. Local thunder »torma In the mountains. Slight change in tempera­ ture! w ith moderate winds from northwest. PORTLAND, Ore., June 30.— Almost a million dollars worth of wheat left Portland for the ex­ port trade today. The Belgium ship, Menopier, the British ship Vulcag City and the French ship Montana left with a total of 614,- 129 bushels valued at 8883,184. According to the Merchants' Ex­ change report the wheat exports for the month, will total 4.000.- 000 bushels. Explosion Kills Forty Soldiers B E R L IN , June 30.— (U P )— A shell explosion during military maneuvers at Kovel. Poland, re- suited in a large loss of life to­ day, according to dispatches from Warsaw. A t least 40 soldiers were killed and 38 wounded, dis­ patches stated. Effort to Change Booze Law Beaten« June 30. increase ieoerai prohibition enforcement fund« by 1100.000,000 waa made in the house yesterday afternoon by Congressman La Guardia of New York and then promptly voted down. Besides la Guard­ in’» motion, a