ASHLAND CLIMATE Witkr 'tthe use of medicine caret “T X ' out of ten of asthma. three months' in atJkshlancL P ere b shla*?* ASHLAND, OREGON, \ W Newspaper For Nearly f if ty Years i proven ftefc HDAY, JU L Y 17, 1926 Prize Beanty Los A ngeles Shoe Salesman Gets Money for M ythical " K icks” < Man W ho * Blocked Traffic Found to be Fugitive From Virginia Frank Shelley, Formerly of ’ Yreka, Victim of D o­ m estic Quarrel Hip . Sing Tang Man Shot And Seriously Wounded by Rival Gunman Gamblers and Other Crimin­ als B elieved Slayers of Publisher • P E A C E ' PACT BROKEN BIG REW ARD O FFERED Relative of Bilka so the peopfe crowd up to see me. — — ¿gage''James J esse''Jamee Bilka Portland Police Guard ililnatow n Nearly lo o Ashland Men on They Mock traffic trying to get For Fear Trouble Will ,, Beal a look at ate.” . Start Ex-Governor CoX Post« gOOOO for Capture of M allett’s FR A U D IS UNCOVERED Jesse James'has long since passed on to that haven of out­ laws and bandits, but one of his apt relatives, in action and spir­ it, If not in flesh. Is still carry­ ing on the work which wan start­ ed by the Immortal Jease. A t least, there are something like a hundred Ashland man who think it was a Jease James in spirit w h o . recently ‘’nicked” them to the tune of *1 each as ad­ vance payment on a Los Angeles brand of shoes which failed to. materialise. His Name Was James A few weeks ago a couple of debonair young blades from Los Angeles breezed Into Ashland With glib tongues and order blanks. One of the youths boast­ ed the name of Frank James, which gives rlke to the suspicion that he and Jess« are of the same family tree. . These two young men were selling shoes; nice looking shoes ana which sold for $3 a two pairs for >6. They samples of . the shoes and trouble In getting plenty tomers. pair, or carried bad* no or cus­ " SI Per Head The young men were eminently fair with their customers; in­ deed, they were w illin g to gi7e the customers all the best of It. They collected Jnst »1 on each Pair of shoes and told the cus­ tomer* to psy the postman the balance when the shoes got here. Day after day the local cus­ tomers waited for their prize packages from the City of Angela. Thfe soles of some shoes were well nigh gone but still they waited for »the new "kicks” to arrive. Fraud Exposed , Finally, one or two of the cus­ tom er*. became nervous. They wrote a letter to the Los Angeles firm to inquire about the shoes. Today the letters came back. - They Were returned by the postmaster. Investigation dis­ closed that there Is no such firm I Y R E K A /C a l.. July 17.— "I'm the ’ handaomest man 'In the world,” John A. M iller, 24, told a gathering crowd on* a street corner at tfeed. ‘‘Wherever I They did block traffic In Weed aa M iller continued to tell of his beauty, and the "handsomest man” was brought to the Siski­ you county ja il at Yreka for In­ vestigation.. " , Following an investigation by Sheriff Andrew Calkin, it de­ veloped that M iller was wanted at Providence Foage, Va.,> for shooting a man last May; and a wire was received that a Virginia sheriff is enroute to Yreka with extradition paperfc. r . ” 1 dldq't k ill the fellow" said M iller. "Just shot three fingers off.*> The degree team from the Jacksonville I. O. O. F. lodge was her» this week to in stall, the newly elected officers of Ashland lodge N o .4 5 of Odd Fellows. The degree team was composed of A. T. Norris. David Horn, Peter J. Fisk, A . L. Gall and J. R. Morris. Following are the fbcal offle- fers who were Installed: A. C. Haselwood, N. O.; H . O. Wolcott, V. O.; C. E. Hooper, R. 8.; T C. Payne, L. 8.; G. W. Randles, treasurer; Leo Scboen- lger. warden; G. A. In low, con­ d u cto r G. W . NIchois. I. O.; p. D. Brown, O. O.; A. L. McMahan, R.. S. N. O.; F. D. S m ith ,'L . 8. N. 01; J. W . Stump, R. s. V. G.; L . R .'H a tc h e r,'R . s. 8.; D. J. Wolcott, L. S. S.; F. L. N u tte r chaplain. Roy McCoy .was fined |1 0 and hlx driver’s license suspended for an indefinite period after he was found guilty of a charge of reck­ less driving yesterday. He back­ ed hts car out from the curb by the poet office and bumped into an Ashland Creamery company truck» Talent to Show At Tljree Fairs Again This Year Oregon — F air tonight and Sunday. Normal temperature with lox? hu­ midity. Light variable winds. is distributed, gratis to the guests of The L lth la Springs and Ashland H otel and to the campers at Llthla Park and Jackson H ot Springs camp grounds— a total of approxi­ mately 200 copies each d a y - in order that Ashland’s visit­ ors may know something of onr city. Ashland Natatorlnm T h e ’’California Oregon Power Company Llthla Springs Hotel Hotel Ashland 4 L lth la ' Park Çoard Jaqkson H ot Springs City of Ashland ¿ Talent Irrigation District British Miners To Be Assisted LONDON, July 17.— (1 Members of the Trades cotncU representing the blned strength of British unionism today, according* official statement, pledged selves to raise funds and wise assist -the miners in wl the straggle which has pari the coal industry since the page began May 1. B iggest Crowd of Season is Expected at Jackson Springs Tomorrow HARD GAME EXPECTED Klamath Falls Bunch Determined To Halt Local W inning Streak CANTON, Ohio., July 17.— Ashland's steady upward climb (U P ) — Spontaneous wrath which in the Southern Oregon baseball seized Canton yesterday follow­ league w ill be continued tomor­ ing the murder of Don Mallett, row when it meets the Klamath ■publisher of the Canton News Pelicans on the local field ,a< cooled as the investigation got Jackson Hot Springs. The gam,; under good headway today. will start promptly at 2:30. One city official declared he Emory Davis probably w ill bo wanted nothing to do With the called upon to start against the Investigation because he was Pelicans, with Bill Force back of afraid of his life if he mixed in­ the bat. This battery will be to it too deeply. The general be­ kept in until Emory's qld fling­ Miss Jaen Marre, of CBi< go, who perches so gracefully lief prevails th a t'th e young pub­ ing arm shows signs of distress, on the back of this amiat ! elk, has reason to smile. She lisher was murdered because lie N early SO More Oars Needed when Sunny Mohler will be rush­ For Crater Lake Picnic ed in to finish It out with Phil las just won the beauty ontest at the E lk ’s convention had been waging a relentless wsr against gamblers and on crime in O'Brien doing the receiving. Tuesday :n Chicago, has been giy i the title of “ Miss Fidelity,” general. Gne New F ace and will get a tryout in tj i movies at Hollywood. k Former Governor Cox, owner Ashland ministers w ill make The pitching assignment, hoW- o f the newspaper, offered a re­ an appeal from their pulpits to­ ever, is not definitely settled ac­ ward of |6 0 0 0 for the capture of morrow for more volunteers with cording to Captain Watts. Thq the publisher's murderers.- autos to aid in taking the normal only nbw face on the Ashland PORTLAND FEARS TROUBLE school students and faculty to team will be Pete Pearson, the PORTLAND. Ore.. July 17.— Grater Lake for the all-day picnic rangey railroader on first base, (U P ) — Police are guarding next Tuesday. This plan of pro­ Pete worked out like a leaguer against a possible outbreak in curing more cars was advocated last dlght and la expected .to fit by Rev. V. K. Allison. Chinatown following a request In nicely since the place waa left from a local merchant that his At a meeting of the picnic com­ vacant by Mike Cassidy heading Chinese employe be made a spec­ mittee at the chamber of com­ back north for home. ial deputy sheriff with the right From the lowly last place po­ W ater Levels W ill Reach merce’ last night It was decided to M T. SHASTA. Cal:, July l f c — to carry a gun. W ith atranre A duel of fists and tailor’s shetrs. start from In front of the Llthla sition Ashland has climbed stead­ Record Breaking Mark Chinese in town police are guard­ w ith a pair of pants aa the stab« Springs hotel between 6 and 6 ily for the past five weeks until For This Year o'clock Tuesday_ morning. The It now is tied with Medford for ing closely against an outbreak An Italian tailor upholding >is one who of rival tongs. PORTLAND, Ore., Jnly 17.— autolsts wilt be "asked to go by first place. Othgr teams have business methods and aa uneeey name is W ater level In Oregon streams way of Klamath Falls and return been strengthening their line-up customer demanding his tro r will reach the lowest point this during the past week In a der era. . resumed Such was the seems s t a g e /a f y®*.’’. . . jpeasurements hare been recorded. This is the be- the tailor shop of V . Gallettf, In lief of T. H. Canfield, assistant Main street at M t Shasta. district engineer of the United “ You no gotta de tick, you no States geological survey. Meas­ getta de pants,” repeated Oallet- urements began on the Bull Run General Crops W ill be W ith tl for the tenth time more or less. river in 1907 and on other “ But I have lost the ticket,” out W ater A fter July streams later. arged D. E. W itte, the customer 20, is Word Previous low water levels were who had left his trousers for re­ 'established In 1916 and 1924, General Irrigation in the T al­ pairs of a certain nature. but these will be lowered this “ Yon finds de tftk , you getta ent irrigation district w ill wind year, according' to Canfield, who up about July 20, according to de pant,” the tailor repeated reports that streams are only 75 Average Price of 30 Cents Manager Olin Arnspiger who was wearily, "Yon looks tonight and Paid to Growers Here per c liit normal now. and with In the city today. Respite the wa­ finha de tick tomorrow you get­ This Summer no prospects for steady rains un­ ter shortage throughout the sum­ ta de pants.” til September or October, - Coetomer Returns mer the district, by conserving its PENDLETON, July 17.— Prac­ supply, was abl* to get through So the dialogue was resumed tically all or the 1926 Oregon / the worst part of the summer Wednesday. wool clip is iii the hands of buy­ without in ju ry to the crops. "Yon finds de tick?" ailo«- clatlon at the annual election yes­ terday afternoon. . W illiam P. McCracken of Chicago and Fred­ erick E. Wadham of Albany. N. T „ were named secretary and treasurer, respectively. Pastor is Freed Of Theft Charge M C M IN N VILLE. July 17.— (U P ) — Edward Baker, alias E. W. M llls o f Vancouver, B. C„ was In Jail here today, being held for Canadian authorities who sus­ pect him of being a leader In dope traffic between the United States and Canada. Marries Witness; Heat Wave Grip Wins His Release Hits California KELSO. Wash,, July 17.— (UP — Charles Burleigh of Longview, who was serving 30 days In Jail for an assault and battery charge preferred by Cordelia D. Leek, N E W YO RK, July 17.— Chas. has been released on marriage of Himes, pai(or of the Presbyter­ the woman who caused his Im­ ian church of Hanley, Pa., was prisonment. freed when, arraigned on a charge of stealing a pair of baby shoes (rom a department . store. He pleaded that, glnce an attack of typhdld fever ha suffered from lack of memory. VISIT LITHIA PARK W hile yon are a guest in oar city, ba certain to vltolt Llthla Park, a playground of many acres, with the mein entrance at the Plesa, where Natura’a deepest beauties are fouad along the Walks that leed.yoa through the forest border- Tomado* Brings Death to Three ASHLAND. Wls„ July 17.— (U P )— Three persons era dead and a largo number were Injur­ ed as the result of tornado which «wept through the farming com­ munity south of here last night. The property damage to reported to bo enormous. SAN FR A N cfscO . Cal., July IT .— (U P )— California was kept In the grip of the heat wave to­ day. The bay district was cool but other sections were swelter­ ing under a maximum of 100 de­ grees and np. The weather bur­ eau forecasted a continued high foreet fire hasard all along the Pacific coast. PICK S UP NUGGET - Y R E K A . Cal., July 17.— W alk­ ing over his placer claim 41 Hun- gry Creek gulch after a heavy rain thia weak, N. W. Coleman, owner of the claim, picked np ISO in gold nuggets. W. W. Coleman, father of the miner, wee in Yreka and reported the find made by his son. Pwo sanitary and delightful tinges are available to tour- lata and others who visit Ash­ land during vacation days. The Ashland Natatorlnm, Just two blocks below the new Llthla Springs Hotel has two largo Jlnngae always available. At J a c k m a 'H o t Springs la a large open a ir plunge with bobbling mineral water. Get the baMt of a dally a w te