’ M ALARIA GEfiM S Cannot survive three months in the rich ozone at Ashland, Pure dom estic w ater helps. . ASHLAND CLIMATE '• Has Been Ashland's Without the use of medicine < nine cases ou t o* m o f ast This is a pro’’ '•* Newspaper. For Hearty F ifty Years Wir» ferrie«) (United ASHLAND, OREGON/ THURSDAY, SEI>T. 16, 1926 Exhibits Bigger and Better and Crowds Are More Enthusiastic HELD REAL irturned Lantern B .rd Luck to A utoist H is Ford SUCCESS moors Move to Aid County Fair ' W arfare a t W an Hsien is Declared One of Bloodiest in H istory Entire Mexican Infantry is Alm ost W iped Out in Yaqui U prising M ANY SOLDIERS DEAD MORE SOLDIERS Oriental« Lone Between 2000 and BOOO in Hktrmiah W ith Britlah » ’ “ Additional Force of Men Expected to Reach Rattlefront Tonight LONDON, 8ept. 16. — Amplifi­ ed reports of the fighting at W an- Hsiefc, China, in which a BritUh boarding party released white of­ ficers of vessels seised by Chin­ ese troops, indicate that the bat­ tle was the bloodiest in modern history. General Yangsen’s losses were placed at between 2,000 and 5,000 killed mostly by the British bom- ibardment of the city. The port Jackson county, all dressed up, w ith a clean and smiling face presented a bountiful hand, to hundreds of visitors yesterday when the gates o f thl «county’s annual fa ir at Medford were of­ ficially thrown open and people from the entire northwest trek­ ked their way Into the many buildings which housed the vast exhibits of live stock, horticul­ ture. agriculture, mining andi ¡Eastern forestry. j Passes That Jackson county’s natnrall Oregon Woman in Hcanital From Sunday Crash I side of the British auxiliary, Kiawo, which participated In tho boarding expedition, was report­ ed virtually to hare been repaint­ ed with the blood of Yangsen’s Chinese. F ire Big Guns When the British tossed grap­ pling hooks aboard one of the captured steamers, th e Chinese soldiers aboard fired a one pound­ er gun whose shells were timed to explode five feet from the inut­ ile , The British commander of the boarding party was killed, accord­ ing to the reports, as he Jumped aboard the deck of one of the steamers. His body w y m utilat­ ed w ith knives, whereupon the British sailors were reported to have refused quarter to the 400 soldiers aboard one steamer and then proceeded to the other, nearby. The imprisoned merchan- tile marine officers reached the deck and Jumped from the deck or the IClaWo. One m limed and fell into the water, where a Chinese shot him. SEN T NOGALES, Arizona, Sept. 16. — (U P ) — A battalion of Mexican Infantry was almost annihilated by the warring Yaqui Indiana ly­ ing lu ambush at Sonora, Mexi­ co, according to advices received here. Five thousand troops are re­ ported being rushed from Chihu­ ahua to the scene of the Yaqui uprising. Meager reports from the battle- front indicate that the Indiana, who have been on the war path for the past several days, are gaBing In numbers and have the entire country completely teror-' Ixed. . A white tomb, empty, its lid lying on the ground beside it, has waited for 12 years in an isolated spot near Prestons­ burg, Ky. 8. P. Ratliff, mountain doctor, built it for him­ self because be could not bear to think of being buried in Director of National Park the naked ground. He and bis wife are shown here at Service Praises Local the tomb. . Public Park Ashland's three bank«, the gro­ cery stores. practically all the d ry good« and furnishing «tores, m eet market« and other lines of faalnes« will close their door« at poon tomorrow to that owners and employe« alike may attend thia afternoop at the Jackson county fair. Mr«. J. H. Fuller of the cham­ f e r of commerce got in touch w ith retail establlahmenta this morning and received united co­ operation from merchant« In m aking Ashland day at the coun­ ty fa ir a real success. Although a little more rain is expected tonight, the veracious weather man at Portland promis­ es that it will be fair in Southern Oregon tomorrow. Records Show More Than 120.000 Acres Burned Dürfe# Summer Land Settlement F ield A gent W ill Leave Portland This Week TO V ISIT PROSPECTS _____. x Man Who Handled A ah land Offtrq la . Given Important Commlttalon Personal messages of Oregon w ill be taken to the farmers of the Middle West this week by A rthur Poster, field agent of the Land Battlement Department of the Portland and Oregon State Chambers of Comreree, .accord­ ing to word received here from W . Q. Ida, department manager. Decision to send Mr. Foster on this scouting trip to Interest farmers In Oregon, was reached after thoroughly considering the possibilities of inducing many new settlers to come here. The department has hundreds of sign­ ed questionnaires returned by prospective settlers of ehe Middle West saying that they Intend making their future homes In this state, setting forth the kind of farms they desire and the amount of money they will hav« to Invest. Live Prospects AU of these are live prospects and It will ba the aim of Mr. Foster to call upon them in their homes to tell them more about the West. Group conferences w ill also be arranged in various communities. Foster w ill have the coopera­ tion of the immigration officials of the Great Northern, Northern Pacific and Union Pacific com­ panies. included la the states to he visited wlff be Mlaaseeta, Wle- PORTLAND. Ore., Sapt. 16.— Tha past fire season saw 131,146 acres o f national forest timber resources are as varied and vers­ burned over in the Pacific North- atile as is possible for one coun­ T H E DALLES, Ore., Sept. 1«. West, according to a survey of tho ty td be, was the unanimous — ( U P )— Mrs. M yrtle W illiam s. Portland headquarters of the opinion of those who made their 81, of Gateway, died at 2 o’clock * Stephen T. Mather, director of forest eerrtce. in itial visit to this year's display. this morning at the Muapin ho- National Parks, was in the city Three forests In northern The "Ohs,” and “A ha- that came ffel at Manpin, as the result of a for a few hours this morning, ac­ Washington sustained the great­ voluntarily from the admirers crashed cheat suffered when an companied by Colonel Thomson est loss. They a n the Chelan. In the horticulture and agricul­ automobile driven by Oerald W il­ Bakar. The of Crater Lake national park. Colville and Mt. tural hgll ware sufficient proof cox of Antelope struck her horse Mr. Mather has^ Just returned heavlsest loss any one forest Tomorrow w ill be observed fib ----------- the animal of thl«, as the big red apples, Sunday, knocking from an extensive trip to Alaska was suffered by the M t. Baker, the delicious pears, the lasetoufe Sawn and running over the rider. Constitution day throughout the Mrs. Orla Frazier, N ee W il and, w ill visit Crater Lake while where flamee swept over 40,000 country, and members of p«- son, Meets Death in having baea plums, sad the a a tira -fa m U y gf W llcèx -admitted in this section. acres. Tha Chelan came 'next trtottc organizations la Ashland, North Monday fru it find T e k M A A s O i*'« e 1 T a s driving about 86 miles per hour W hile In Ashland Mr. Mather with 87.000 acres. (a tbs Co4- coasln. Wltisl«. -Notth Dakota,. have suggesteB that city flags ----------- when the horse shied. Into the the morff pldblah farm products, Nebraska, Xanana, and Iowa. Lithla vllle 25,000 acres were burned and flags generally he displayed . -»Mrs. Orla Frazier of Portland took occasion to visit including pnmpkin. corn, 'wheat car, throwing the woman under orar. on Main street and in store formerly Orla Wilson of this cltj Park and declared it to l>e one Connty authorities and the balance of the mortgage the wheels. Typical of tha wragamsat Lightning storms, occurring oil fronts. ’ was killed In the north Monday it of the finest city parks he has lltfers and their big brothers and here today declared that a probe to send a representative to these three different days, were the ever seen. little sisters, were paid the hom­ would be made, the facts ascer­ greatest cause of damage In state« la a letter Just received oy tained to be placed before the age that is their dne. these forests. Many fires war« the department from R. T. H as- Judges started work thia morn- grand Jury, which convenes here started, several leaping out of mumen, a South Dakota farm er,' "Our fam ily la leaving for Ore­ ing on the gigantic task of nam­ next Monday. gon about December 1,” writes ing the winners In th«f many de­ Incendiary Hre figures are Rasmussen. "We spent six partments, and it is expected higher in the current report than Mrs. Frances H all Ordered months | n Oregon, Washington that their decisions w ill be an- | ever before, and virtually all to Apnear in Court „ The following tribute to Fred nouftced Friday. White Blanket Seen This and California three years ago, Tomorrow g A. Taylor .'local business man. Is were confined to southern Ore­ and Oregon appealed to us as sn Morning; Better W eather An Im portant Chapter contained In the current issue of gon. F ifty such fires were start­ ideal place to make a home. Two in Prospect This year’s demonstration of S O M M E R V ILLE , N. Y.. Sept. the Pacific Northwest Hotel News. ed In the Umpqua reserve alone. families heft here for Oregon a the county’s resources Is by far 16. (U P ) — Mrs. Frances Stevens "By keeping a little ahead of Onljr a few offenders were arrest- Although it rained f a i r l y few weeks ago intending to make the largest chapter in the entire « H all and three of her relatives, the march, Fred A Taylor, oper­ steady in Ashland and - vicinity their hornet there, and there wiH fair book to date.” Sid Brown, will stand before Justice Charle3 Absence of snow last wi ator of the Plaza Confectionery during the night, It was a bit be others. I f your representative veteran fair booster, and secre­ W . Parker here tomorrow and n and Cafe at Ashland, has one of and shortage of ralntall acolder up on Mt. Ashland, and a comes here, we shall he glad to tary of the organization, declared ' enter pleas to Indictments charg­ the season one of tha wors the best dining places in South- today. "Every year sees the ing them w ith the murder of I coating of snow covered the fam­ ■ ern Oregon. The Plaza was estab­ history, according to forest ed peak, today. I t was the first tide of exhibits, rise higher and Rev. Edward W . H a ll and Mrs. lished some 30 years ago as a ficials. snow reported In any of tha higher, but this y e a r,'it exceeded ' Eleanor Mills, choir singer. Mrs. i confectionery when m ilk shakes Evangelist Says She Will our fondest expectations, with 1 H all is the widow of the slain mountains o f this section so far Remain in Jail in Case were a novelty and ice was bought this fall. 9 more livestock, and a greater 1 pastor. from the local brewery. The res­ She is Arrested The clouds began breaking eor- variety of fru it and grain than 1 taurant part was added some four ly this morning, indicating that we had thought possible to se­ LOS ANGELES. Cal., Sept. 16. years ago by the present owners, better w«ather might be In pros­ cure.” ’ 1 — Aimee Semple McPherson plans i "During the past four years, pect fo r the remaining days of MADISON. Kan., Sspf. I I — The “ Sport of Kings” was the 1 to refuse bail in the event she Is by giving the people what they the Jackson county fair. Over-taken by a moving wall «f center of attraction during the arrested, she told the United wanted and by constant Improve­ GRANTS PA88, Ore., Sept. 16, afternoon with some of the feet- ] water in tha Neosho river val­ Pre«« today. ments, the Plaza has enjoyed a (U P )— Tha Josephine county re­ ley flood, C. Wood abandoned " I will remain in Jail and ost horses ever seen on the ex­ substantial growth In business There are so many different publican committee yesterday telephone pole. The onrush of cellent half-mile track, clipping preachings will be carried on by and can be called today one of rules and regulations regarding went on recorn as conrsmning water swept down the pole and off new records, and bringing the my disciples ,”she said. She fu r­ Southern Oregon’s finest. Cooking the new a ir mall service which Wood, unable to swim, wka hundreds of spectators to their ther said she expected to lie ar­ is done by electricity. To handle got under way on the Pacific drowned. feet wildly cheering their favqr- the volume of business It has be­ rested on charges of conspiring to coast yesterday that Postmaster Rev. H. F. Pemberton w ill give obstruct Justice but reiterated come necessary to install two re­ Itea as more than one heat In tho 1 Wagner urges that alt local resi­ harness event was settled w ith 1 frigerating machines, a small one dents who wish to send letters by a t a lk ’on the constitution at tha her claim to innocence. for the fountain and a two-ton .the winner having but inches to 1 air mall make inquiries at the weekly KJwanls club luncheon at Arctic unit for the kitchen and •lifire In Its favor, i t was ex- 1 post, office regarding rates and the Lithla Springs hotel tomor- luncheonette. The Arctic is rep­ ^•om noon. This week Is being plained by officials that while 1 service. resented in Oregon by the Mein- ; Observed throughout the country this year’s entries in the races 1 tosh Ice Machine Company of as Constitution Week. Special were not as large as UfinAl the 1 Portland who'are mechanical re­ class was generally better w ith g music also w ill be provided, no» frigeration engineers in all Its ap­ cording to announcement by H. many o f the speed demons, who * Pioneer H all is to be fitted up plication. C. Oaley, secretary. recently performed at tha Cali- * as a club room and meeting place "Meals are served In the Plaza M O R RIS, III., Sept. 16.—-A fter forhla state fa ir which has Just c fo r the Ashland American Leg­ from seven to eleven each day. devoting tha bast year» of his closed, being brought to tha Med- 1 B A LTIM O R E, Md„ Sept. 16. ion poet. The proffer of this This includes apopular 60 cents Ufa ; to campaigns against tha ford track. One of the m oat.no­ (U P )— A neck and neck race be­ hail for a club building was ac­ merchant lunch. Chicken dinners > ticeable features of this section menace or grad« crosisags, A. 0. tween Senator W eller and Repre­ cepted by the legion at a meet­ are featured every Sunday for 85 j Parksr, secretary of numerous of the fair grounds wad the tiny sentative John P. H ill for the re­ ing this week, and plana are cents and are popular with the ] Ilttnoi« automobile dabs, was n building directly opposite the •« v a H! publican senatorial nomination now tinder way to make it into people from all near-by common- , grand stand over which flu t­ N E W «YORK, Sept. 16.— Bert resolved itself today Into a W ell­ a comfortable club house for Le­ tered the America« flag. in Luckenback, >4, a law student, gion members and their friends. itles.’ Besides tha luncheon busi- < creaked into his automobile at a __ er victory. ness the Plesa offers a complete | fitada crossing near here. O n 3 “Y e a r C n i f a d » bold letters on the front of the lost his first case in court, when fountain service, a good line of building, it was proclaimed to P. and S Railroad inaugur- candles, a full cigar and tobacco Accidents Reported— 1 *' he defended himself against a charge of petty larceny and re­ the Wold that this was the new­ improved new pension, sys- department and service with a j The total of 829 accidents were LOS ANOELB8, Sept. ceived an Indeterminate peniten­ est junction point in the Pacific for employes above 70 years smile. reported to the state Industrial This combination keeps Three years at eaa waa’the a ir mall service, the first {rip ot accident commission daring the tia ry sentence. the Plaza busy indeed.” tanca impose don Edward 3 which was made yexttrday, and week ended Sept. 9. Of the total era, a yonng hsrglar. Ba as the two airplknee, A n ailally number of accidents reported, originally seat to Jail, bet constructed, for this leg or 671 were subject to the provis­ Returned to A s h la n d - hated oa eoadltlea that ha journey, to allpw forced landing ions of the workmen’s compen­ Mrs. Ray Jeter and Mrs. Claire Califoraia oa a thraa-yaar a when necestory, la h , , h