THE WEATHER
THE BOND ISSUE
Pair tonight and Tuesday. Slight
ly warmer with gentle winds.
The Tidings Has Been Ashland's
Every Ashland voter should care
fully study the water report.
Newspaper For Nearly Fifty Years
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VOL. L
ASHLAND, OflKfiON, MONDAY,-SEPT
OREGON STATE FAIR STARTS
TODAY WITH MORE EXHIBITS
THAN EVER DISPLAYED BEFORE
fUtlLAIW A M
NO! COMPLETE
City Council to Ask Voters
for 1487,OOu tor Water
Extensions
Initiative Petition Will be
Circulated Shortly,
States Report
SALEM, Ore., Sept 27.— (U P l
— With perfect weather p rev is
ing, Oregon's sixty-fifth state fair
opened this morning with the
Harold Berry of Medford largest number of exhibits ever
Badly Hurt When Car
known. A bright sun , smiled
Plunges off Highway
down, warming the enthusiasm
of the crowd which apparently
ACCELERATOR JAMMED broke all records for the opening
day,
>
<
{
Accident Happens at Point Where
President Horace Addis said hq
had every reason to expect a now
attendance record during the
week. Last year 9(¡,000 persons
attended the state fair.
One of the finest and most Los Angeles Courtroom is
Crowded as Noted Evan-
complete exhibits which greeted
gelist Paces Court
early arrivals was that of , the
Talant Irrigation district of Jack-
IS DRAMATIC
son county, whose exhibit of di SCENE
versified farm products is at
Guards Patrol Corridor« ah . Hear
tracting widespread attention.
Medford Evens up Series, 11
to 10; Deciding Game
Next Sunday
STUDENTS
ENROLLED
ON FIRST DAY
Southern
Oregon
Normal
Medford's Pear Pickers evened
School Begins First Reg
A well defined movement la un
up the series with Grants Pass
ular Term Today
der way to initiate a petition for
in a sorry exhibition of baseball
ASHLAND CHEEK DAM the creation of a municipal water
at the fair grounds yesterday.
board, it ^became known this
AUTHORITIES PLEASED
Medfbrd taking the long end'of a
Engineer Haya It WUI C o« gSftt,. morning from an authentic source.
11 to 10 score. The .final and Registration Expected to Reach
OOO; Other Proposals Are
According to present plank. It Is
Eight People Were Killed
ing Gets I'ndUr Way This
deciding game of the series will
at Least 2AA by End of
’
Listed
• proposed to Initiate a petition' de
Recently 4
, ’
,
Morning
be held at the fair grounds next
This Week
manding-a spec’-il election some
Sunday.
Ashland voters at the No- time the latter part of November
MEDFORD, Ore., Sept. 27.—
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Sept. 27.
It was a cothedy of errors al
With an opening day enroll
i vember election will be ask or early In December to determine*) Special)— In almost the identi
— (IP) — In the somber setting most from ¿tart to finish, with ment of 235 students, the first
ed to authorize municipal whether or not the water system cal spot where eight lives were
of a tiny courtroom which is be BOW and then a sparkle of real fall and winter term of the South
bonds in the sum of $487,- shall be administered by a board snnffed out two weeks ago yes
ing constantly patrolled guards baseball, the work of Robbins at ern Oregon state normal school
000 for improvements, ex separate from the council.
terday
—
—z in
... one of
„I the worst
wvTwi b auto-
u iu -
Application will be made «ni
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¡Aimee
Almee »empie
Semple raerneraon
McPherson and nei
her third base for Medford being was started auspiciously this
For the post two months this mobile tragedies in the history of Jacksonville Tuesday morning he- fih am h n r o f fin tntnw * S«C- ,nother. Mrs. Minnie Kennedy
tensions and additions to the
•specially brilliant. Considerable morning. School authorities are
city ’s municipal water sys proposal has been suggested fre the Pacific coast, Harold Berry, f fore
o r e Jiidarn
m Thnm««
n r t the
xxrn, « j j Z I __
ent on
fn l to
rln v eharoroH
w lfli wrangling also marred the con
Judge r C. M.
Thomas, t for
j ! w
went
on tr
trial
today
charged with
confident that the enrollment will
retary
Will
Address
quently in council meetings and well known young man of Med appointment of a receiver of th
tem. •
a conspiracy to defeat justice in test for a large crowd of fans.
reach at least 325 students by the
Forum
Lunch
This was the final decision on the streets generally. Dr. R. ford, plunged off the Crater Lake Porter-Sims Lumber Company o!
connection with the alleged kid
Medford started rig h t. off and end of the week.
L.
Burdic,
Jr.,
who
is
retiring
reached by the city council
highway near Prospect at 5 Medford, in the case of C. M'
J. H. Fuller, secretary of the I ““Ping plot against the colorful took a commanding lead during
Today is being given over to
at a special meeting S atur from the council this year, is one o’clock yesterday afternoon and Sims vs. George W. Porter, wh
chamber of commerce" will speak evangelist of Angq|us Temple,
the fore part of the game. The registrations and the assignment
day night, during which thè of thtf strongest proponents for a was seriously Injured.
in the plaintiff Sims is asking for on “Snapshots of a trip from Ore-
Dressed in modes’t gowns of Grants Pass players played rag of work, while the regular class
various projects were form water commission and has made
As the car hurtled from the the appointment of a receiver o f gon to Maine” at the first forum black and white, Mrs. McPherson ged ball back of the pitching of work will start tmoorrow morn
ally approved following several efforts to have the coun roadway down the steep Rogue' the business^ and that an account-1 luncheon of the fall and winter walked into the court room at 10 Michaels, and most of the runs ing. President J. A. Churchill
complete reports from en cil include it in the special city river canyon, it struck h tree.jing be had. O. M. Roberts. at-] months which will be held by the o’clock this morning. Her moth came in on errors and misplays. and his faculty have everything
about 20 feet down, and young torney of NfedTord, is appearing.i chamber of commerce tomorrow er walked slowly by her side.
gineers and expert» who election on Nov. 2.
Grants Pass made a desperate In readiness for the opening
1 noon at the Lithia Springs hotel.
have been making investiga It was learned today that a Berry was found unconscious be for Mr. Sims.
Hundreds of followers of the effort to tie up the score in the classed.
group of business men met last neath the wreckage.
tions and surveys.
and
many others final inning, putting across six
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. ■ Mr. Fuller recently returned evangelist
Special Assembly
Saturday
night to discuss the
Rushed to Hospital
Ranger Station Dam
I from a visit of six weeks to New fought their way through the runs before the slaughter was
A
special
assembbly of students
water situation. This same group,
Passing autoists went to his
1 Euglaud points and will have crowded corridors In an effort to over.
Chief of the water im with
will
be
held
tomorrow for the
others Invited to attend, will aid and rushed him to a local
much of interest to tell local resi gain admission, but many were
provements is the proposal
The two teams are now tied purpose of reorgahislng^he school
meet again this evening,, it was hospital where he recovered con
dents regarding conditions gen forced to remain outside because for leadership of the Southern student body and getting things
to build another dam in reported.
At tonight’s meeting sciousness last night. Upon re
of the crowded quarters.
erally throughout the east.
Oregon league, and the team in shape for the many student
Ashland ereek canyon at if is understood
that definite steps gaining consciousness he told the
which wins next Sunday will be activities.
As this is the first forum lunch
what ¡».'known as thè Rang will be taken to formulate the pe
physicians that the ac
following the suspension of ac
given the silver enp, emblama-
er Station site. It is esti tition .and get it in readiness to attending
Health examinations will be
celerator of his car jammed on Forty-Two Men Entombed tivities
during
the
summer
tlc of the championship.
mated that this dam will present to the council.
started within the next few days
at
500-Foot
Level
of
Shaft
him and he was unable to slack
months, President O. F. CarRon
cost $351,000. This dam will
under the direction of a special
in Michigan
Dr. F. G. Swedenborg, J. N. en his speed. When he came tQ,
and members of the board of di
faculty committee. Members of
provide an additional 20,- Dennis, Sylvester Patterson and a sharp cure a short distance
this committee are Miss Hall,
000,000 gallons of water for Charles Pierce are among the this side of Prospect he was un IRONWOOD, Mich., Sept: 27. rectors are anxious that a big
crowd shall attend.
Miss Virginia Hales and Arthur
a 90-day period.
names suggested for members of able to keep It under control, — (U P )— Spurred by the pros
S. Taylor. This committee will
The building of an equali the water board in the event the and It went hurtling down the pect that the next 12 hours would
School Officials Are Highly
hold Its first meeting tomorrow
zation and distribution res petition Is signed and the people steep mountainside within a few bring success, workers continued
Pleased With Work Done
to get this branch of the opening
ervoir on the Crowson hill are called upon to decide-whether feet of the point where the car today in. their attempt to reach
By Frank Herman
site also received official ap or not a water board should bq went over the bank two weeks the 42 men who have been en
Myrta Mayfield Wins Decree week under way.
School
officials
are
more
than
School authorities today declar
proval. This reservoir would appointed.
end Custody of Their -
ago: killing qight persons, includ tombed In the O. Pabet min® for
pleased
with
the
splendid
paint
ed
that the housing situation is
the
past
72
hours.
Three
shafts
cost $40,000. Tt would he of
ing three children and two wom
V Three Children
nig
work
which
has
been
done
at
better
than had been anticipated
are
being
forced
through
thqi
en.
2,000,000 gallons capacity
the new junior high school by
and
so
far all students have
A
decree
of
divorce
was
grant
ground
toward
the
GOO-foot
lev*-
and will relieve the pressure
Althou^ji the young man is re
Frank Herman, painting ^9/» ed to Murta Mayfield by Judge found desirable quarters. There
rtn a large pai^ of the diw
ported to be badly hnrf, physi el where |h e men are
tractor, who ia now nearing com C. M. Thomas, in^ thh 'o u le of are still some students who de
tri hut ion system, according
cians say he will recover.
Sunday Morning Fire
pletlon
of this part of the work Murta against Finis Mayfield, the sire to find places where they can
to the engineers. - This would
The Interior has been finished decree provided that the custody work for their board and room,
give Ashland additional fire
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Fire starting
from ______
a defective in gray, of a siibdued tone which
of the three minor children, Wil and any families which have such
protection.
»50 damage to lends real attractiveness to the lard,. Donald and Hope be given openings are askSd to get in
Naturalisation Hearing Will
Estimates Pared
new and modern building.
to the mother, Murta Mayfield, touch with, the normal school
Improvements to the pres be Held at Jacksonville
—"
Second street at 11:30 yesterday
Mr. Herman came here from and requiring the defendant Finis faculty.
Tomorrow
ent distribution system were
POMEROY, O., Sept. 27.— morning. The fire apparatus made Coos Ray, and the manner In
Mayfield to pay to his wife the
considerably pared in the
(U P )— Four mothers, one with a a Quick run and extinguished the which he has carried on his paint
sum of ,2250 as a property set
On Tuesday morning at ten
baby in arms, were drowned lu blaze before it had done much
final figures reached by the
ing work has won him the con tlement. Mrs. Mayfield charged
council. Recommendations o'clock twelve applicants for citi Twc Trains Crash at Lehigh the Ohio river at Mason. W. Va., damage. Mr. and Mrs. Fiddler fidence of school authorities gen cruel and Inhuman treatment In
zenship will appear before Judge
today. They had been on an ex- are now on a vacation trip to erally. Not only is he fulfilling
were made that these im
Valiev Railway Crossing
her complaint for divorce.
M. Thomas at Jacksonville fol
cursion and the skiff which they the Ozark mountains and the his contract, but he Is also adding
This
Morning
provements he completed at C.
The Mayfield's have resided In
lowing the legal procedure, ap
boarded got caught in the cur- home occupied by a woman who touches here and there without
a cost of $93,000, hut be propriate
the Meadows District, Sam Valley
ceremonies will be had
BETHLEM, Pa., Sept. 27.__ rent and was carried under a was looking after the place for extra cost In order to make the
cause of the lack of funds in welcoming the new citizens.
for more more than twenty years
(U
P )— A Jersey Central train ferry boat.
them.
and the necessity of keeping The examination of the applicants
building ns attractive as possible. and besides the three minor chil
Only One Nominating Peti
within/ the $500v000 in the will be made by the U. S. Natur smashed Into a limited on the Le
dren given to the mother, they
tion Thus Far Filed for
bond election, these improve alization Examiner from Port high Valley crossing here today,
have two married daughters. One
City Office
pinning
passengers
of
the
Lehigh
ments were cut to $59,000 land.
of the daughters, Mrs. Violet Fire
Valley
train
in
the
wreckage.
after an extended discussion.
stone Is a resident of Ashland.
With only this week remaining,
Three hours after the crash it
Purchase of 200 addition
The taking of testimony consum candidates for various city offices
was announced that s e v e n
al acre feet of water from
ed about nine days time, which have yet failed to put In an ap
persons had been killed and mdre
the Talent Irrigation district
was
taken before Orant*Raymond, pearance. with one exception. The
than 30 injured.
is also urged by the council,
Referee.
,
nominating petition of G. G. Eu
and the sum of $22,000 was
banks for city treasurer, was cir
set aside for this proposed
culated this morning and within
improvement in the general
a few minutes contained more
bond elction. It is declared
than the required number of sig
th at purchase of this water “ Opposed to Prohibition’’
natures.
will further conserve the Title Will be Decided by
A dosen or more petitions have
Judge Kelley
Funeral services for Mrs. Min been taken out but the names
Ashland creek supply.
nie Lyman, widow of the late of the projected candidates have
New Mineral Line
SALEM, Ore., Sept. 27. — (LP)
William.
C. Lyman, were held at not yet been made known.
NEW YORK, Sept. 27.— (UP)
Replacement of the pres — Secretary of State Sam Kozer
o’clock
yesterday afternoon
—
The
government
today
called
ent Lithia Spring» pipe line today was ordered by Circuit
Miss Gertrude Blede will file
from the J. P. Dodge and Sons again for city recorder. Neither
by an entirely npw line will Judge Kelley to appear Tuesday the assistant cashier of Mai
chapel. Burial was In the moun she nor Mr. Eubanks for city
also be urged of Ashland and show cause why he has not Daugherty's bank at Washing
tain View cemetery. Mrs. Lyman treasurer is expected to have any
voters. This work will cost compiled with th e 1 request of ton Courthouse, Ohio, as a wit
passed away Friday at Commun opposition at the forthcoming city
ness.
The
witness
was
Miss
Vera
the estimated sum of $15,- George Putnam to have the slo
ity
hospital after an extended ill election.
Vail.
She
testified
that
she
had
000. W ith the lithia water gan, “Opposed to Prohibition,"
ness.
sold
,40,000
in
liberty
bonds
All petitions must be filed not
noted as one of the city’s appear after his name on* the
numbered
the
same
as
those
later
than itoxt Saturday for the
strongest tourist drawing general ballot. Putnam, publish
city election on Nov. 2.
cards, the council believe the er of the Salem Capital Journal, Richard Merton, German finan
voters will willingly vote is a democratic candidate for state cier, gave the late John T. King,
and the government inferred that
this sum to put the pipe line senator from Marion county.
former Attori^r General Harry
in proper condition for many
Daugherty may have received
years to come.
some of the money.
Special round-trip rates to the
The council will hold an
Oregon state fair at Salem this
other special meeting this
week were announced today by
evening at which time it will
local Southern Pacific offices. A
PORTLAND, Sept. 27.— (UP)
further discuss plans for the
rate of a fare and a third Is now
— The difficulties of prohibition
special election which will be
BERLIN, Sept. 27.— (U P )—
In effect, with the return limit
officers in apprehending those
held in conjunction with the A dash today between French of-
placed at Oct. 4th.
The fair
who furnish the beady brew to
general election. The
coun
,-------------- , Goers and German civilians iti
started this morning and will thirsty Oregonians were exempli
cil will seek to place all facts Oermersheim In Rhineland Is re- LONDON, Sept. 27.— (U P )__
continue throughout the week.
fied here when officers need dyn
apd figures of the various ported to have resulted in two Bandits from Army Marshar Wu
amite
to blast their way through
GeMftans
being
shot
and
killed.
Peu Fu have completely destroy
proposals before all.the vot- ~
WORK VS. JAIL
an
eight
inch concrete wall
ed Shokichow and Chowklakow
....... .1 »■p"' fl '
—
era prior to Nov. 2, the date
MIAMA, Fla., Sept. 27.
which encased a still.
In Honan province, according to
of the election.
ANOTHER SUSPECT
( UP )— Placards declar
The still was secreted in a sab-
In addition to ths ,487,000 tt
NEW ORLEANS. 8ept. *, word cabled here. The bandits
ing
that
every
able
bodied
basement
and the officers ver»
water Improvement program', the tt 27.—-(UP) — A man be- g massacred the inhabitants, loot-
man must work or go to
led to It by their sense of smell.
voters will be asked to authorise tt lieved Jo be-Ray D’Autre- g ed towns, burned houses and
Jail were posted here to
After blasting through th» v ail
the expenditure of, ,8 0 0 , for a tt mont, one of the- three g ■ otherwise
otnerwise
caused destruction,
day.
an underground passage ~ ‘
new fire truck, which city offic tt brothers wanted for mûr ggj The situation through the ’ pro-
"We
need
men
to
re
covered.
ials are agreed is urgently needed it der and robbery In Ore- g . vlnce Is dangerous.
Eight for-
store Miama; this Is not
Mre.. Almetta
if adequate fire protection le to tt gon, is held here pending g le lg n missionaries are reported to
a time for laggards," ths
whose place the
g l have been captured.
,
be provided.
tt an Investigation. - -
placards'read.
was arrested.
Receivership For
Lumberman Sougl
IFU LiaW lLlE LL
OF EAS1ERN JAUNT
WORK FRANTKAELY
10 RESCUE M I K
II
JUNIDRJ fLEASES »
BLAZE IS STARTED
■ BY DEFECTIVE FtUE
heuewumb
SEEM»
SEVEN PERSONS ARE
K Ilt E D M IA S IW
M EET W E
IS GIVEN DIVORCE
Four Women Are
DrniVTlin<r Vintimc
flue R
cau
t er home at 139
uruwmng
victims the
ob sed
ert ab
Pld ou
(U
LACK OF INTEREST
S H O H FHIIICS
Spoils the Whole Effect
PUINAM M E SEEK
SlUCANON BALLOT Bank Cashier is
Federal Witness
In Graft Hearing
lo ld Funeral of
Ashland Matron
Southern Pacific
Two Germans Are
Slain By French
Dynamite Used
In Liquor Raid
Chinese Bandits
Pillage Cities