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ASHLAND, OREGON,
NDAY, SEPT.' ia; J926
A Rival for Indian Beauty Honors
H aste» Tourists Mange Off
Crater Lake Highway
Hear Projpect
BODIES UNDER DEBAIS
Two of the vtetumg of the
auto tragedy near Prospect
were l b . and Mrs. N. T.
Biege of Jadoonville it waa
learned this afternoon. The
Norfig party had been visit
ing at the Biege home. The
car wag returning to Jack
sonville from Grater Lake.
The body of Mr. Biege
w u found under the wreck
age thia morning but rescue
workers were nimble to get
that other
evamlwari WheBe
plied the brakes
would swsrve to c
the road, it w u u
the car reached t)
Lookont Point, it i
ed he applied the 1
quickly and the
swerved off the rot
Buick left the Crater Cake
highway a quarter of a mile
this side of Prospect at 4:30
yesterday afternoon and
plunged down the rock bank
o f Rogue river for a distance
of nearly 300 feet.
The tragedy occurred at
Lookout Point, and was w it
nessed by motorists directly
in the rear o f the ill-fated
car. Those who saw the fatal
crash hurried into Prospect
where they called Coroner
Conger and other county of
ficials.
Hilarious Psi
At Siskiyoa
8nnday
s. Loraine Wiseman De-
íes She Occupied Carmel
Cottage
Will Compete for Prises at
Total of 26 Tn
Reported on
• Constantino Remlreq, Ylpcentl
Jackson County Pair
Negrete. Hasel Garcia,* Beryl
1 ’
mseMweeBB^ 1
O’Connor end two other Mexi
can» whose name» were not REGULATIONS
GIVEN
learned were arrested yesterday
n om in e nt Siskiyou station when
the Mexican quarters Were raid
ed by local officers. J h e mid
followed a report that a “wild
party** was In progress.
At the workers* conference
Remlrex came from Klamath luncheon at Medford last S a tu r
Falls with the two women, and day, the Ashland members of the
when tho officers, led toy Chief of committee of the floral depart
Police MeNabto, arrived nt the ment o f the Jackson county fair
scene a card game Was going ware advised to urge the Ashland
strong with ’the players keeping flower growers to enter their flow-
their spirits up by frequent drinks era In the big exhibit this week.
Those who have flowers which
from a gallon jug o f poor grade
of moonshine, which the officers they do net wtoh to enter for com
said had a let of noise-producing petition are asked to send them
elements in Its > questionable for display purposes. A section
will be set aside for the Ashland
makeup.
Negrete claimed Weed as his display.
home town and hie Ford touring
card had a license issued to blw»
there. The two womdn
they had been living at Weed for
sbovt throe weeks.
Tho party ended with « ride to
tho county jell a t Jacksonville, 1
where four o f the Mexicans are
being held OS a charge of possee-I
slng liquor.
IS LARGEST OF YEAR
Brownings also Contribute Q u ota
Several Persons Burned to
Death
AN FRANCISCO, Cdl., Sept.
13.— (UP,)— Aut(?mo|>1Ie traged
ies contributed to 16 of the 26
tragic deaths which were report
ed on the Pacific coast over the
week-end, according to tabula
tions made here today by United
Press. The death toll is one of
the heaviest of this year.
Eight persons were killed in
one mishap alone when a car en
route from Crater Lake to Med
ford plunged off the highway
near Prospect.
Other Pacific coast; fatalities
were:
Seattle— Albert Souders, na
val aviator, drowned in Lake
Washington; Thorwald Thorson,
believed to have commited sui
cide.
Tacoma — The two-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ous Johnson
burned to death hi a bon-flre;
Mrs. Luke Perlln _________
and two young
children burned to death In
their dwelling; Richard Sand-
gren of Seattle killed in an auto
accident.
Astoria— Mrs. Ralph Karie and
six-year-old son drowned in a
slough near their home.
Dallas— Mrs. L. D. Frazier gf
Bend killed when an automobile
In which she Was riding rife a
telephone pole and turned over.
Oakdale, CaL Man Rescued
rrom
by
being waved to death toy an ang>
erod bait which attacked him.
Mr. Gray la In a serious condi
tion, with five crashed ribs, a
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broken shoulder and less serious
injuries as th e reealt o f toeing
trampled and gored toy the ang
ered b east _
Gray« and the dog had entered
a fenced field and the bull with
lowered horns, charged toward
him. He was unable to escape
and was knocked to tho gronnd.
The animal leaped onto Ma heed Ashland Executive “Will Re
tire at End of His
and body with all four feet and
Present Term
stopped only when hla attention
waa distracted by tho barking
Mayor O. H. Johnson will not
dog which he chneed about the
seek re-election ut the city elec
field.
,
tion In November.
It w u t^e third time the
He so announced himself pub
rancher had been attacked by
licly and definitely this after
the ball.
noon and declared that nothing
could awerre him from his de
termination to retire from public
life.
It la generally believed that all
members o f the council, with the
exception of Dr. R. L. Burdic. Jr.,
will file for office, although no
announcements have yet been
Colonel Alfred 1. Clark Tells
made. It w u reported by one of
Pierce He is Ready to
them today that If they do run
for office It will be tor the pur
pose of carrying on the campaign
for water extensions and im
provements.
/
“I announced several months
fred E. Clark today notified ago that I would not seek réélec
Governor Pierce he was ready to tion and that decision still
proceed with an inveettgatfon In stands, ** Mid Mayor Johnson to
to the Pacific Teiephdns and day.
From papers scattered along
the mountainside where the big
car made its death-dealing des
cent, It waa learned that the own
er of the car was D. T. Norris
of Mahaffey, Pa. The names of
the other victims are not known,
but they are presumed to be mem
bers of the family.
One Body Recovered
One body was recovered this
morning and was identified as Mr.
Norris.
Efforts.were made to recover
the bodies last night but because
of the darkness and the pelloue
position of the wrecked car, noth
ing could be done. Authorities
left at daybreak today to continue
their efforts to recover the bodies.
In its descent down the moun
tain, the wrecked car caused a
ml nature landslide, and the bod
ies of the victims were reported
ns being burled under several
tons of heavy rock and dirt.
Conflicting Report»
Telegraph company providing the
One report around Medford to proper machinery and funds are
day waa to the effect that some forthcoming.
aged resident of Jacksonville was
Ha also recommended that
a member of the psxty, although Oregon Join with othfer states In
this rumor lacked confirmation. seeking lower telephone1 fates
It w aa' reported that the Norris Ha M id.ha waa cohvtMad that
party had visited a pioneer fam tha valnatloa of property on
ily %t or near Jacksonville and which tha rate la baaed la touch
that e Jacksonville man was ac
companying the party on the
Crater Lake trip.
It also was reported two girls
who came to this west coast In the
party remained at Jacksonville
yesterday and Were not'in the Ill-
f a t e d ,^ * TW» report, as well,
could' ner be confirmed.
‘‘
, The .car w«a on Its way to Cra
ter Lake when the tragic* accident
occurred.
Autpis(s behind the
Norris machine and< who MW it
plunge over the steep hank eoqld |
Salesman Sought
For Large Theft
nDeadn Wife is
V eiy Much Alive
BOSTON, Moss., Sept. IS.—
When James Johnson, charged
with polygamy, w u explaining to
the Judge In court today that he
married a second time beoauee
he thought Ma first w ife dead,
a load voice from tha rear of tha
crowded court Mom Interrupted
tha proceedings long enough to
Inquire: “Do I look Ilka I’m
dMdf"
Mrs. George R om sad daugh
ter Virginia, drove aver to Craa-
cent Lake yesterday to visit
wRk Mr. R om . Jimmy Smith,
who Is employed there, accom
panied' them.
i fatalities
iast Over
Former Ashland
.
. . /
Resident Passes
Frederick Johnson
All Exams and is Now a
Flyinjr Cadet
LOS ANGELES, Cal.j Sept 13.
— (U P) — Sensational charges
that Almee Semple McPherson
bad paid her >300 and was to
give her a total of >6000 to fake
a Story of ¿haring the cottage at
Carmel Beach with Kenneth O.
Ormlston, were made In an af
fidavit here by Mrs. Loraine
Wleeman.
-
Mrs. Wiseman Is held here
on a bad check charge, and af
ter being taken into custody
made the affidavit which renew
ed Interest In the alleged kid
naping of the leader of Angelas
temple.
Mrs. Wiseman said ahe had
perpetrated a hoax on the public
by announcing that she and her
plater, the mythical Mlaa X, and
not Mrs. McPherson, had occu
pied the cottage with Ormlaton,
the former radio operator nt An-
gelus temple.
Approximately >150 Stolen
By Lone Prowler Early
Sunday Morning
FINGERPRINTS
TAKEN
Rear Transom Broken Open; Nan»
cotíes Found Bat Left
Untouched
A lone burglar late Saturday
night or early yesterday morn
ing Jimmied open a rear transom
at the LIthia Springs Pharmacy
In the new hotel building and
mad» away with approximately
>160 In silver and currency. Of
this amount, nearly >160 was
stolen from Mrs. Daisy McGarry;
proprietor of the pharmacy, and
>12 from William Haberly, pro
prietor of the LIthia Springs con
fectionery.
The burglary was discovered
when the store was opened tod
business yesterday morning. Lo
cal police and Sherirf Jennlnge
were Immediately called, and
Patrolman Ingling was able Io
get fingerprints from tho tran
som and other parts of the store.
These are ’ being developed and'
Blaie on Elliott Ranch Early will be sent to Portland and San
Francisco ana other coast cit
This Morning Results
ies to determine whether or not
in Big Loss
the burglary was committed by
some
person with a known crim
A large • barn on the Elliott
ranch, eight miles out on the inal record or if It was a “home
Klamath highway, was destroyed talent** affair.
by fire early this morning, ac
The screen over the rear tran
cording to word received here.
The origin of the fire Is pot som had been removed, and en
trance was gained through tho
known.
The barn Vraa full of hay, transom by m e of a ladder whletr
which was destroyed. Several rested against the rear of the ho
sets of harness and other farm tel building.
In the prescription room of
equipment also were loet. There
the pha rm a c y the burglar had
"*t the time. The blaie started broken off the padlock of <•
small compartment which con
at about 4:10 this morning.
tained a supply of narcotics. A
small sum o f money was also In
the drawer. The money was tak
en but the narcotics was not
touched.
*
The burglar then entered the
front part of the store and rifled
the cash tills of both the pharro-.
Plot to Kill Italian Premier acy and confeetlonery.
Under Riirid Probe by
Officials
Word w u received here today
ICS, of the death at Pasadena last
air service, having passed the ex
ROME, Sept. 1 3 — (U P )— T yo
Saturday of Millard F. Gillespie,
aminations successfully and la hundred persons are under ar
a former resident of this city. No
appointed to the (ederal alt rest and several police officials
: details of the death were von-
school at Brookfield, Texas. have resigned as a result of the
Three deer hunters In tbc ' talned In a brief meseake to lo
Since there are but 160 admitted attempt upon the life of Premier
Parker and Grlssly mountain di1?- cal friends.
it speaks well for his attain Mussolini. Most of the prison Alleged Crook Headed To
tricta were arrested yesterday by
ments.
ers will 'be freed after question ward Ashland Prom Idaho,
Deputy State Oame Warden Roy
After graduating here Freder ing. Police are Investigating to
Parr for hunting without li
ick taught on» year, then attend determine whether . or not the
censes.
Elmer Dlx, Klaipsth
Local police today received a
ed O. A. C. enlisting In the fed bombing was due to a wide
Falla auto parts leader, w u one
warning from Sheriff Jeffries at
eral air service one year ago.
spread plot.
of those held. Henry Clarkson of
Payette county, Idaho, that aa
Dr. and Mrs. F. H. Johnson
Chlloqnln and - Peter Stole of
alleged check forger giving the
have but recently removed to
Jenny Creek were the two other*
name of V. T. Lang«, alias C. F.
Medford from Ashland where
who failed to have their licenses, Dry Leader Leaves to Inves
Turner, la headed la this direc
they resided since 1911 and the
the game warden Mid.
tigate Reported Unde
tion and may attempt to cash fie»
family were prominent In school,
Mr. Parr reported deer hunting
sirable Conditions
tltloua checks on local merchants.
church and social circles.
to be excellent throughout thnt
. The suspected man la about 46
HONOLULU, Sept.
13.— Ru
section and many sportsmen bag
years old. la smooth faced and
ged fine big bucks. A party of mors of investigation of Hawaii’s
Chicago Burglar Tells Po well dreaaad. Ha poses aa a rep
hunters from Talent got a 200- federal prohibition administra
Iloa He Killed New
resentative of the Interstate Uni-
tion were current following the
pound 9-polnt defer.
Jersey Couple
varsity of Chicago, according to a
departure of John Barrett, pro
JÇLIBT, 111., Sept. 13 — Hen report from the Idaho author!»
hibition director for the islands,
tie«.
ry Nelson, a Chicago burglar
answering a hasty summons to
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13 —
serving a one to twenty year's
Washington.
Albert Rertlo, a slim young Eng
Reports were published here lishman. has hopes of giving up sentence in the Illinois peniten
ascribing Barrett’s summons to his butler's pantry for the ease tiary here, today “confessed** to
a recent purported Illegal search that would attend a >36,000,000 Warden Green that he took part
in a double murder at New
A alight.collision occurred Sat of the premises of William Jar- British estate, but apparently
Brunswick, N. J„ Sept. IS, 1922
rat, delegate to congress.
realization of these dreams will
urday when Victor Piter , who
— tho same date upon which the
works at the*Plaza Confectionery
not come so speedily. .
Itav. Bdward Hall and Mrs.
“We cannot understand the
ran Into Millard Grubb's ne?v
Eleanor Milla were murdered.
BERLIN, Sept. IS.— People of
man’s actions,* It was said at the
Oldsmobile Sedan, while It was
According to Nelson's cop fes
tha anburto of Martandorf aura fid
British consulate today, when It
parked In front of. the »tore. A
si oui* he waa paid >300 by two
a state of compulaory matrimoa-
fonder wad badly bent and the
was learned that Bertie had ad
men whose names he w u unable
iai status quo.
vanced the claim to an Interest
paint scratched. The same day
to giva, to act u chauffeur far
They can neither marry aer
the motor meter w u stolen
In
the
estate
of
the
ninth
duke
of
OLYMPIA, Wash., Sept. 13.—
them driving them to the scene of
Argyle,
from Millard’s car.
apply
for divorce toaeauaa burg»
B. D. Hodge
of Tacoma, has
th« murder.
lar
removed
tha safe of tha reg
been given the appointment by
istration office containing all a t
' THE WEATHER
Governor Hartley as Judge of the
the suburb’s matrimonial dee«»
Oregon— O endy on the coast: Pierce county superior court, to
menu.
fair In the Interior tonight and ■ueceed Judge Governor Teats,
Tuesday,
Normal temperature whose death occurred suddenly
with moderate northwest winds. a few days ago. .
British Butler
Demands Estate
Local Autos Are
In Slight Crash
Remain Married
Because Records
In Safe Stolen
New Judge Named
For Tacoma Court
McGee and Enders Lovelorn Swains
Battle For Girl
Bring Back Buck
VISIT LITHIA FARK
While you are a guaee In our elty, ba certain to vllelt Llttola
Park, a playground o f many »crM .w lth the mate entrance
at th« Playa, where Nature’s deepest kMfcttee are found
along the walks that lead yoR through tha foreet border
ing ou Ashland creak.
i> r.
. t
Andy McGee and John Enders
were “high-hatting** eome of the
less fortunate sportsmen here
abouts today1 following theli* re
turn from- the woods last night
with a big 9-polnt buck/ They
had to paek tha animal nearly
six miles through1 danse under
brush to their car. ■
NOVARA, Italy. Sept 1 1 — In
order t o eettle their cHlms to to
girl with Whom tooth war»! In
Ifeva, two -• young
thephefdfe
lumped almmtoneously into a
deep ravine, having derided thto
survivor should marry 'ftoe gM.
Neither waa Mlled and the fcM.
disgusted, refused them tooth,4 5
Pendleton Ready
' FBNDLKTON. Bept
Fendimeli
took
Bound V p dram With A
aocorwiMi ito
in
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