TH* WEATHER
Rain tonight and Wednesday.
Moderate temperature and strong
.south winds.
T idings
T/ m Tutows Hoe been AsMani1«
frewnpaper For Nearby F ifty Year»
W ire Service)
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THE NORMAL SCHOOL '
Registration is now over 250.
Ashlar ” should be proud, of the
new
ol.
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SI)AY, SEPT,
ASHLAND, QREGQN
A REAL JERSEY BULL
Oitisens Committee Picks
Candidates for Mayor
and Council
Men Arrested on Green
Springs Given Fines and
10 Days in Jail
Young Omaha Society Man
is Found Guilty of
Slaying Spouse
Political Expert Says This
Will be Stingiest Cam­
paign ef All
FOR WATER PROGRAM
MONEY COMES SLOWLY
Water Commission Favored by
Men Who WH1 Seek Jobs
, on Council
Extravagance in Illinois and
Pennsylvania Not to he
Duplicated
A complete municipal ticket
was formulated last night at a
meeting of business and profes­
sional men In the Swedenburg
block, and today the nominating
petitions of most of those seleqfe
ed at the meeting were in drew-
latlo *.
The ticket Is headed by Charles
Pierce as candidate for mayor,
and thus far be has no knogn
opposition. Mr. Pierce today an­
nounced that after many* weeks
of consideration he had Anally
decided to enter the race and
plans to wage an effective cam­
paign.
For Conncllmen
Other members of the ticket
are reported to Include the fol­
lowing: O. F. Bergner, J*. Ed­
ward Thornton, James Barrett,
Dan Kay, Dr. E. A. Woods and
Charles A. W hite.
This ticket, it was reported, la
pledged in entirety to a program
tor water Improvement, and fav­
ors the appointment of a munlJ
clpal water commission to admin­
ister the affairs of the city water
department.
I f the -water bonds are approv­
ed by the voters at the election
in November, this ticket favors
carrying out the present program
as outlined, but would have a
water cpmmissioA «MTT on the
adm inistrative work.
■ Seek Re-Election
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Nearly 3500 Young Men and
Women Begin Regular
Class Work
EUGENE, Ore.,
Sept.
28.—
( U P ) — When the University of
Oregon opened its doors yester­
day it marked a half century of
service to the state, and the con­
trast between the present time
and 50 years ago was apparent as
the throngs of students crossed
the campus aad entered the large
and stately buildings.
W here 10 years «go only n
handful of stuffsatn responded to
the call for a* university train ­
ing. today appr<oxffaa4ely »500
young men and women were on
hand for campus work.
Registration took, place• uone
week ago, and today the fall
term started In earnest. I t will
continue
until
December
17.
when Christmas vacations start.
The winter term begins January
Although Mayor Johnson will
not seek re-olection, U Is gener­
ally understood that all the pres­
ent members of the council will
run with the exception of Dr.
R. L. Burdlc. Jr., who has defin­
itely announced that he w ill re­
tire at the close of his present
The big event of this year w ill
term.
be the semi-centennial^ celebra­
W ith only four more days re­ tion scheduled for October 18-23.
maining in which nominating pe­ I t will end in the alumni "home
titions can be filed, if is expected coming.” At this thne D r. A r­
that the local political situation nold Bennett H all, formerly of
w ill begin to warm up within the- the University of Wisconsin, w ill
next few days. More than a score ‘ be inducted Into the presidency.
of petitions have been taken from Educational conferences w ill he
the city hall and many of these' held, attended by some of the
are now in circulation about th e ' leading eductors of the nation.
city.
Horse Stealing
Growing Popular
Throughout State
VA LE, Ore., Sdpt. 28.— “ Horse
rustling" is becoming common
horses.
U ntil recently Inhabitants of
the range country had not con­
sidered horses worth
stealing.
But apparently they have risen In
value, and ranchmen declare
that Increased operations of
a
Portland fertiliser factory, have
prompted the hunting of wild
horses.
Aimee Popular
With Many- Voters
at the California primary elec-
tion.
Charles J. Hagerty, state elec-
tion statistician, announced to-
day that Aimee Semple McPher-
son was given scattered "w rite-
in*’ votes for five state offices—
governor, lieutenant - governors,
Unlted States senator, associate
Justice of the supreme court, and
superlntendent of public Instruct
tlon.
But One Wall of Rock Now
Barg Way to 43 Men
Trapped in Shaft
IRONWOOD, Mich., Sept. 28
(U P J— Officials Of the Oil-
Mining company announced
day that they hope to reach t
43 entombed men In the
Pahst iron mine at 8 o’clock
night. The conquest of the
maining wall rock which la
slating the drills
w ill
revi
whether or not the men h(
survived the tyirror of 98 hoi
In
their
underground
prii
Reunion Held by
Ex-Service Men
Delegations from
Montana,
Wyoming, Oregon, Utah, Nevada,
Idaho, Washington and Cnllforn-
la attended the meeting,
Erection at a gigantic raemor-
*al arch at the entrance of Camp
Lewis as a memorial to
the
heroes o f the "Powder R iver" dl-
vision was discussed. Funds for
the projected arch are to bo rnls-
od among former 91st division
members.
BY EBYM OND C LAPPER
WA8JHINGTON,
Sept. 28. —-
This probably w ill go down as
the stingiest congressional cam­
paign since the Mirect election o f
senators was Introduced.
Both
parties are attempting to hold
down expenses In the congres­
sional campaign as never before.
Republicans have received
a
hint from
President Coolidge
that campaign expenses had been
kept down to offset the burden
of the Pennsylvania and Illinois
primaries where Republican can­
didates threw money around like
a drunken* miner at a night club.
Democrats, as usual, are econom­
ical from necessity, their m illion­
aire contributors
having
long
ago'grown discouraged.
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ill
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Tntroducing Zamolea’s Nutwood’s''Oxford, owned by E. B. Poyer, Weightman
street dairyman, who carried off liis full sh are of blue ribbons nt (be recent .Jackson Registrations Today Reach
County F air at Medford.
•
-
Beyond Total That Was
Expected
This Jersey brill, just 17 month obi, was proclaimed junior Jersey champion
in the dairy division, and then, just to prove that ho came of the right stuff, this reg­
istered young aristocrat stepped out and won premier honors ns grand champic* in
I
the Jersey division. His mother, Idid’s Gertie lb, was awarded the blue ribbon as the
t
senior champion cow.
(
Mr. Poyer purchased this registered Je rsey lu ll last year from Noah Black,
well known breeder of registered Jersies, a t Reedsport. The hull was sired by Zamo-
,
lea’s Nutwood Lad, the dancybeing L ad ’s Gertie T).
,
Mr. Poyer expects to build up a splendid herd of Jersey daily eattle, and is
.
enthusiastic over the record anade by his young. bull in its first stock show competition.
Auto Fatalities
,',Are Much Higher
Than Last Year
Person* W ho.
Testify, * gggjmjuG'
Against Aimee McPher. * otomoWle ■
«m go in Hiding
Iour
,
ator Lawrence C. Phipps of Colo-
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Sept. 28.
rado, chairman; of the Republl-j ( U P ) — Asserting that witnesses
can senatorial campaign commit-
*be Aimee Semple McPherson
tee, and Senator Peter Ooelet ca8e are be,nK threatened by mys-
Gerry of Rhode Island, chairman terious letters. District Attorney
of the Democratic campaign com- Ker ea today ordered their remov-
mittee.
*
, al to a secret hiding plgce. More
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than « score of witnesses from
H f* ■ * -pi! u p a » — h m
Carmel and other places were af-
n rfl
Y
r f l r k IS
fertPd by th* order*
IlL n t I » U L “ L L n I II
This action was taken follow-
cago
s
AVIA TORN KILLED
STOCKTON. Cal., Sept. 28.—
( U P ) — Two aviators were killed
near here today as the result of
racing with a railroad train. The
Gregg, 41,
Cl
receiPt ot a letter by Den- dead are, W illiam
u L n l l l D l u n L L u l Y l f l n nl* Co’llnB of SaHna8' C a l- a’’ and Carl P. Cody, a student fly-
i Important state witness.
AIM DV 0 AI rOAAAM ,ng th°
Paul Zimmerman. S a n
c Barbara Man. Shot to
Death in His Auto
SANTA ROSA, Cal., Sept. 28.
(U P ) — Paul Zimmerman, 42,
prominent real estate dealer, was
shot to death today as he sat at
the wheel of his auto a t a down
town corner. R. J. B urkltt, 4«,
an Itinerant salesman, wan ar­
rested. B urkltt is said to have
whipped the gun from his pocket
and shot w ithout-warning. The
motive for the slaying is un­
known.
Mystery of Whereabouts of
Dan Stearn Cleared in
Portland
PORTLAND, Sdpt. 28.— (U P )
— The mystery concerning the
disappearance of Dan Stearn, 49
who had been m in in g after his
arrest on a disorderly conduet
charge, was cleared up late yes­
terday with the finding of his
charred remains In the ruins or
his former home. The home was
burned last November.
Americans Spend
Big Sum Abroad
W ASHINGTON,
Sept.
28.—
Expenditures 4»f American tour­
ists In France last year were one
and a half times as great ns the
entire value of French exports to
the United States, the departs
ment of commerce reports.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, la.. Sept.
2'8.— (U P )— Clayton Van
Dor­
man, young Omaha society youth.'
who confessed to murdering his
wife because “$he er(used?to darn
my socks," was found guilty of,
murder here.
’
The fury recommended that
Van Dornaan be sentenced to life
imprisonment.
State's attorneys have asked
the death penalty.
During the trial Van Dorman
repudiated the "confession” and
his attorneys attempted to show
the state had never proved the
woman to have been murdered.
INVESTIGATION
MADE
Results of Trip to Russia Aro
Enumerated in Ix»tter to
Executive
N EW YORK. Sept. 28. — A
group of editors, businessmen,
educators and social workers,
after a month's visit tn Russia,
(hiring which they undertook to
survey political, economic, relig­
ious and social conditions, has re­
commended to President Coolidge
that the United States no longer
delay recognition of the soviet
government.
An open letter to the president,
suggesting an Immediate corifer-
ence with Russian représentatives
"to settle all differences," is sign­
ed by Sherwood Eddy, Charles
Clayton Morrison, editor of the
Christian
Century;
President
Tully C. Knowles of College of
the Pacific Prof. Jerome Davis
of Yale; Prof. John Carrutheiw
of Occidental college the Rev.
G.
Bromley
Oxnam
of
Los
Angeles; Prof. Matthew 8plnka of
Chicago Theological Seminary;
l^lrby Page, editor of the World
Tomorrow; Louis Gates of To­
ledo. general secretary of the Y.
W. C. A., and others.
Talk With People
!
The investigators advise the
, president tb it they talked exten­
sively with the common people
, of Russia, lenders of stats and
, thought, and representative for-
KHl the Umus” Somebody
, signers in Moscow. While mem-
Shout«, and Unknown
i hers e f the eemmfctee differ as
Slayer Does it
to the character and sag^tts ef the
soviet experiment, the letter to
LONG ISLAND C ITY. N.
Coolidge advocates recognition on
Sept. 28.— " K ill
the
umpire,"
the following grounds:
cried disgruntled fans, after Um­
1— American policy does not
pire Pat McTavey had rendered a
base («cognition of other govern­
close and adverse decision at a
ments on Its approval of their
baseball game here, casting the
characters or practices.
homo team the game.
2— The present , Russian gov­
A disgruntled fan, allegedly a
ernment has during nine years of
brother of the catcher of the
extreme test, In the opinion of the
Long Island City Country club Pennsvlvania Official« Seek signers, proved Itself a stable and
to Fix Blame for Dis­
team, ran on the field and struck
apparently an enduring govern­
aster Monday
McTavey. The umpire died be­
ment of the Russian people.
fore he could lie taken to a hos­
3— A ll other leading nations
B E T H L E H E M , Pa., Sept. 28.—
pital. And his assailant is being
have recognised the soviet gnd
(U P )— An investigation waa op­
sought.
• •
established trade relations with
ened here today by F. Bohney,
Russia.
chief of the accident division of
Not Economic
the state public service commis­
4—
It
Is
not compatible with
sion, to fix the blame tor the
economic
interests
for the United
wreck of the Jersey railroad’s
Scranton Flyer and the Lehigh States farther to withhold recog­
Russia presents to the
Limited In which eight people nition.
world
"an
Inestimably vast op­
were killed and 40 Injured yes­
terday. Three of the Injured portunity for investment and
persons are In a serious condi­ trade,*’ end "foreign capital la.
pouring tn." A consular organi­
tion.
sation could render the usual ser­
vice to American business inter­
ests.
6— "Nor is it. in our opinion,
compatible with the morel Ideals
of (he American people further to
withhold recognition. The Rus­
sian people have been launched
Richard Morton is First to on a social experiment fraught
Givo Testimony for
d lth much that is evil, but also
Defense
with much that Is good. Recog­
nition by the United States wlU
N E W YO RK, Sept. 28.— (U P )
encourage In flu eras that *mnko
— Richard Merton, Oerman
fi­
nancier came back today as the for good and discourage In flu ­
chief defense
witness In the ences that make for evil la tke
D augherty-M iller graft trial. He soviet state."
was called as the first witness
for the defense after the gevern-
ment had completed Its cure
against Daugherty and Miller.
I’AlHeOfclGWAI.
Educators and Editors Write
President Coolidge of
Beliefs
Undertaker Plans
Embalming Exhibit
CHICAGO, S ep t 38.— The Chi­
cago Casket company has an­
nounced a two-day
embalming
exhibition for undertakers, and
their wives and assistants.
The announcement says Prof.
Thornton B. Barnes of New York
will give Illustrated lectures on
embalming and that free lunches
will bo served both days.
Another thorns girl has mar­
ried a rich man's son. She took
him at bis par value.
Old Vessel Will
Go Into Movies
SEATTLE, Sept. 28.— (U P ) —
The last days of tho famous olff
barkentino Charles F . Croekor
are to be spent tn the movies.
Tho old craft sailed approatl-
mutely SB yearn. She wan built
la Alameda, Cal., In 1890. Th»
hansel has lain idle since arriving
here from Honolulu October S.
1924.
The ship was sold by the Pa­
cific Freighters company to x « t
Went of Ban Fmnctsee, who ato
Bounced that
the harkeaM M
would he used In Olmlng s a t
dramas o ff the soothe» C alifor-