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TH1 WKATH1R
Unsettled tonight in west por
tion. Increasing southerly winds.
First half of Ashland'Klamath
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for Nearly f ï/ t y Yean
game: Ashland, 0; Klamath, 0.-
ASHLAND,
That The People M ay. Know
T W following report favoring the water bond
isstte in all particulars was adopted by the Ash
land Kiwanis fclnb yesterday. The. report was adopt
ed by .unanimous vote, not one voice being raised
in protest against it. The report follow«.: «
Ohamber of Commerce O om
On Record Favoring
Big Project
T o. the Officers and Members of
THE KIWANIS CLUB OF ASHLAND
We your committee appointed to investigate
V O T I IB PHÀWI1IOU8
the water question of Ashland and report back to
Committee Plies Report; Asses
you o«r conclusions, beg- to submit the following
sors o f State to be
report
,
First, there exists an imperative need of a
greater supply of water, which opinion .is shared by
Ùnanimous approval o f the
general water improvement pro
all the citizens of Ashland. A greater supply of
ject as outlined by the mayor and
water «is an absolute necessity, to the existence of
city council was voted by the di
Ashland, not only for domestic use, but to safe
rectors of the Ashland chamber
guard
ns against conflagration, which' could be
of commerce a t a special meeting
last night.
come a major catastrophe, and is imminent in the
Thia action was taken follow
dry season.
ing the reclept of a report by a
The question resolves itself into three prob
special water committee, which
lems: Where to get the water qnpply; How to get
went Into various phases of the
water situation, including sites
it and What it should cost the city of AshlancJ. Our
and other features of the general
report will not deal with details or technical phrases,
bond Issue. A fter accepting the
since
we feel, that is the province of the engineer.
entire project. The special com
We have studied the report of Mr. Malone and
mittee was composed of E. D.
Brigg», A. E. Kinney and A. I f .
the report of the consulting engineer, Mr. Dillard,
Beaver. T heir report w ill be
and also the records of the investigations of the
printed in full early next week.
City
Council.
Pheasant Farm
•
We
believe there should be no guess work,
The directors took np much of
tke lr time in a fu ll discussion* of
that a group of citizens are not able, by visiting
the water situation, but found
locations, to make estimates or give opinions which
time to advance other projects of
should be seriously considered, unless backed by
city-wide interest.
A t the suggestion of H . L. Clay- , competent engineering data. The fact that Mr.
comb, President Carson appointed
Dillard has successfully handled several large en
a special committee to inquire in
gineering enterprises, and is jjpw engaged in hand
to' the possibility of procuring a
ling an even larger project,'has gone far with us in
state game farm In Jackson coun
forming
onr* conclasions.
ty. preferably
near Ashland,
where climate and other consid
We believe that Ashland creek is the only
erations are declared to he most
source which* should be considered because it has
favorable for the propogatlon of
been shdwn that it is more economical, and that by
Chinese pheasants. Members of
conservation,
the supply will be adequate for the
this committee are. H. L. Clay-
growth
of
the
city of ten thousand people.
comb. Louis Dodge, and A. B.
Jordan.
Vve believe a dam should be constructed in
The jocsl chamber will tender
Ashland
Canyon at a point where the best engineering
a banquet to a ll the ceuntf aaaeit-
skill available shall decide. We also believe that
sors of Oregon a t the Lithia
Springe hotel on the evening tot
the 4100 aere A*t« oC- water should, be purdiased at
November 9. The county a seep ■ fhis time from the Talent «Irrigation DisjricL since
sors wUl hold their akaual con
it is cheaper than otter SBwrces and may not be
vention at Medford oa Novembw
available later. In our opinion time will demon
8 an 6, and the directors agreed
strate the wisdom of this purchase.
that the visitors should be given
thia banquet.
In taking these important steps in the securing
of ample water we feel sure it would be unwise to
stop short of doing a complete work.
In order to have a more even pressure, and to
assure us of an emergency head of water in case ,
of. fire, we are inclined to favor the conservation
reservoir on Crowson hill.
There is no question but that with the addi
Men Mentioned in Highway
tional
supply of water our present systems of pipes
Probe Deny All Charges
should .be put in proper condition, which is agreed
upon by both engineen and the city water depart
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 22.—
ment.
.
(United News)— W hile the legis
lative investigation
committee
We believe that the citizens of Ashland should
continued its probe of the state
vote the bonds necessary to cover the cost of the
highway commission Thursday,
improvements above mentioned.
two men mentioned previously by
Furthermore We do heartily recommend that a
witnesses, issued statements de
nying Implication.
water commission be appointed by the City Council
Eugene Smith, chairman of the
of our most capabjg and public spirited citizens,'
highway commission, declared he
to
have entire charge of the program of construct
was not even acquainted with
ion
for which the above mentioned bonds are voted.
John R. Rai lton, who testified
We make this recommendation with due re
Smith had told him he should
spend >6,000 for advertising to
spect to the ability and integrity of the members of
get a contract.
the Common Council of the City of Ashland; how
Testimony given by W , C. Jack-
ever, We believe that three men publicly appointed
son, Temple furniture salesman.
and publicly assuming this responsibility will be
Involving C. E. Ferguson, was
denounced by' J. R. Ferguson as
more successful in the handling of this large pro
"an intentional fabrication and
ject than a gpoup of earnest and, public spirited
not founded on truth or lact."
citizens, who have given, and are giving their
timé to the oity of Ashland, and who, at the pres
Geneva Procotol
ent, have enough to look after outside and beyond
problem.
v
To Be Ratified the extra
We favor the metering of the city at fast as
the receipts of the water department will permit,
W ASHING TO N. D. C.. Oet. 28.
•— (U P )— Despite the opposition
for the reasons especially set forth in a very logical
of the American Legion and al
manner by Mr. Malone' in his report. Every one
leged propoganda In .certain army
«should
be willing 4o pay for all he gets, and should
circles, the administration Will ln-
sf&t upon a ratification of the
• have a ll1 hb pays for. The meter is the only way
Geneva protocol, prohibiting the
to determine this.
use of poison gas In warfare, high
Thirf would also Conserve our water where much
government officials said today.
is now, wasted. Until recent years we have all been -
wasteful in the use of water. We believe that it
Hold Funeral Of
is verv important that water waste by the consumer
should
be eliminated. The meter appeals to us as
Eugene V. Debs
one of the best means.*
T E R R E H A U TE , Ind.. Oct. 22.
SUMMING UP OÜB CONCLUSIONS:
— (United News)— Funreal s e r
First:
We recommend Ashland Creek as the supply. •
vices for Eugene V. Debs, famous
Second: We recommend a dam up Ashland Canyon,
socialist who died Wednesday
night In a sanitarium at E lm
the location to be determined by the most com
hurst, l i t , w ill hto held from the
petent engineers, a conservation reservoir on
Debs residence here nt 2:10 Sat
urday afternoon.
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to
Two)
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President Coolidge
ises Big Oregon
Kiwanis Club Hears In
structive Discussion of
Proposed Laws
*
Members of the Ashland K i-
( wants club were given an Illum in
ating discussion on the proposed
income tax measures that will ap-
I pear on the November, ballot at
Big Orphanage Wrecked by
Temblor, Telegram To-
day8tates
S u p e r i o r Court Jurist
Strengthens Defense on
<
witness Stand
N E T,o t a « ’‘
A dev|Ot
£ 8 $ * *
*•
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rocked
Armen!
night and are recur
ring
today,
killing
hundreds and
WILL COST H U 01
KIDNAP P L O T BARED
injuring thousands, according to
their regular weekly luncheon
9 meeting yesterday when J. W. Tells of D ealings of Kvangeltst a cablegram to the New Bast Re-
lief today from officers In Brivan,
McCoy, cashier of.Jhe First Na
With Bandits Through
the capital of Russian Armenia.
tional bank, explained the three
Attorney ,
The quakes were most severe
measures, that the people w ill
at
Leninakann wherqthe gigantic
PO RTLAND. Ore.. Oct.
he asked to pass Upon.
LOS ANGELES. Oct. ‘ >>.—
BY RAMOI^J) CLAPPER
Contracts for the- Vale Irrtg U
In opening his discussion, Mr. (United News) Superior Judge Near East orphanage Is located. United News Staff Correspondent
tlon project have reached prssB McCoy first gave the reason for Carioa Hardy, whose name has The orphanage consisted of 300
WASHINGTON. Oct. >8.— Re
dential approval It was learatoq Income tax measures appearing been interwoven Into the events buildings in which 15,000 or
publican candidates are to get
here Friday through a massage! on the ballots, frequently de that have transpired since the op- phans were being cared for. It
help from the administration
from Elwood Meade, federal rec4 claring that there was such a ehing of the Almee Semple Mc was badly damaged.
after all.
lamation commissioner at Wdnb*i wide variation In the value of the Pherson preliminary p e r j u r y
President Coolidge and hie ad
lngton.
I property ddllar, that there was a trial, took the* stand for the de
visors have decided to Issue an
The Vale project, when .com ' constant effort being pnt forth fense Friday as the fourth week
American manifesto, defending
pleted will coat approximately I to
equalise
this
valuation. of the evangelist's hearing drew
the
republican protective tariff
>3.600,00 and w ill provide Irrig a Quoting figures to show that the to a close.
_
'
doctrine, as the administration’s
tion for 28,300 acres of le a d ..... , value of a bank’s property dollar
Judge Hardy testified as io his
official comment on the manifesto
T h e ' initial appropriation o f ! was between '60 and 65 cents«
knowledge of negotiations that
of the International manifesto.
260,000 for starting work on the railroad and public utilities, <0c;
Mrs. McPherson assqyted her kid Proposal to Ratify River
Secretary of the Treasury Mel
project was passed at the last timber 50c; real estate, 30 to
napers had with the late A. Jt. Mc
Compact Repudiated by lon discussed the tentative con
session congress. It Is one of the 15c; merchandise, 27c; manu
Kinley, blind attorney of Lone
Law Makers
tents of this Impending u tte r,
three projects in Oregon. The facturing machinery 23c; bonds
Beach, and told what has passed
ance with the president today.
Owyhee and Baker projects toe and other intangible*, averaging
SACRAMENTO, Oct.
23 —
between McKinley and himself,
Tariff Must Stand
ing the other two.
about six per cent or practically as unofficial representative of thé (United News)— Governor Rich
It Was learned that this do
nothing, when they are assessed Angélus temple leader.
ardson's attempt to have the six
cument will take the position
at all:
state Colorado river compact rat
His Testimony
that international bankers might
Differences Cited
His Testimony dwelt on
two ified by special session of the Cal
These intangibles assessed out men, who, he said were purported ifornia legislature as met with very well recommend breaking
down of International tariff walla
side of Portland last y e a r to have told him that after Mrs. overwhelming repudiation.
In Europe, but the American pro
amounted to only 1464,645, the
Following thia action of the
McPherson reappeared In Ague
L. B. Chase, a ploneett resides!
speaker pointed out, while in Prleta, June 23, the pair evinced legislature In voting against the tective principle mast stand in
of Ashland, died yesterday after
Ashland alone there are many a willingness to give vital infor governor’s proposal, both Rich violate aa the bulwark tor pros
noon at bis home here. He was
times this amount. The income mation, Including the finding of ardson and those who opposed his perity, high wages and qnality
80 years old. Ha was a well
productlan.
tax schedules used by members
the ' ‘shack’’ in which the woman plan issue stinging statements,
known miner and bad friends
of the legislature in. the consider pastor declared she spent the which they resented their version
Thia document will be the moat
throughout the county..
ation of tax measures shewed net first few days of her captivity.
Important
o f the campaign and
of
the
status
of
the
Colorado
rtv-
The funeral w ill be held at 2
incomes reported In 1624, >160,-
w ill be ao deftly phrased as to
Previous to Judge Hardy’s ap er development.
o’clock tomorrow afternoon from
000,000, with Individuals report- pearance on the stapd four
leave the strong Inference that
the Conger chapel In ' Medford
tng with >42.000,000 paying no
anyone
— meaning the demo
bronzed and forgetful horsemen
with burial in the Medford ceme
other tax, and >67,000,000 who
cratic party among others, who
of the desert complètent their
tery. Mr. Chase is survived by a
paid property tax equivalent to
attacks the protective tariff la
testimony, locating the shack aa
slater In Kansas, a brother in
one half of one per cent of the
striking at the vitals of this
a blackboard.
Denver and a brother in Reno.
Income taking up the other
country’s well-being.
It wUl
extreme, individuals reporting in-
come aa one of the most effective
; come of >11,000.000 paid proper-
eleventh hour strokes that eoaM
1 ty tax equivalent to sixty per
be evecuted to help republican
i> pawt of the income. Surntnarlitns
d ft'tfrdptortM axh» As totem» with
dldafee because U lé to Itos kaada
out reference to income, the own
W A SHING TO N,
Oct.
21.—
of
the republican majority la'
N E W YORK, Oct. 22?— (U P )
er of >5000 worth of bank stock
(United News)— According to a
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 2 — Up — Casualties la Cuba were ia- congress that the protective tar
pays >211.25, the same amount
statement filed with the secretary
iff la most secara against as-,
of railroad stock will pay >196; holding the motor vehicle lew , a cresslng every hour and many
of the senate by the Anti-Saloon
sault.
brief
for
the
state
of
Oregon
was
small villages have been com
real estate >130.00; merchandise
League >500 has been dispatched
>87.76; while an owner of the filed in the United States su pletely demolished, according to
to J. P. Newell of Portland,
equivalent amount
In
bonds preme court Friday, signed by A t statements given out In the of
treasurer of the Oregon campaign
w ill pay nothing. ‘‘It must be re torney General Van W inkle and fices of Cuban sugar dealers.
committee, "to influence con
J. M. Devers. The brief asserts The damage Is said to be enor
gressional elections.’’ but without membered,” Mr. McCoy emphasis the rig h t—of the legislation to
mous.
ed “that ta y a are paid by banks'
any remarks aa to what candi
designate regulation of the foder-
From Havsnns came w o r d
and
corporations,
but
the
effect
dates &re favored or opposed.
upon the individual is the same al aid highway to the state high that at least 250 people were k ill
way commission together with ed and that property damage
aa though paid by them.
the right to fix a maximum load would reach around 30,000,000.
(Please Turn to Page 5)
on designated sections of road.
Eight airplanes df the Cuban
army were wrecked.
Pioneer Ashland
Resident Passes
I
Motor Vehicle
Law Is Upheld
By Tonight
William Selkirk
Writes On Golf
For Local Folks
W illiam Selkirk, Instructor at
the Ashland Golf and Country
club, has consented to write a
series of golf articles for local
enthusiasts and these will appear
In The Tidings each
Saturday.
The following is the first article
of his series:
0e«> Ai-Tf*s
»szew s*
Thia Is the last day In The Tld-
togs' letter writing contest, and
all letters to be submitted must
be placed In the malls by eomd
time tonight. The Judges will
meet the first of the week and
select the three best letters which
are to receive cash prtsea o f >15.
>10 and >5.
The three prise winners will be
attests of the Kiwanis club at the
regular weekly lunoheon next F ri
day noon, at which time the let
ters will be read.
Read the rules and if you want
to enter the contest, be sure and
write your letter, address It to
the contest editor of The Tidings
and get It in the post office b f
tonight.
Golf is a gamer in which the
very young and the very old can.
find mutual and equal pleasure
pitted one against the other. It
Is a game which forces a player
Into association with his fellows.
The golfer will inevitably find
his cl role of acquaintance widen
ing Until he will be amazed to
count the number of desirable
people he will include In J)Is Hat
W ASHINGTON. Oct. « . — The
o f Intimate friends. There is an
government has filed salt 'la the
Intimacy growing ont of the fel
federal eonrf at Boston against
lowship of golf that la not engen
the American Bosch Magneto
dered by any other game. Many
a problem of the personal and company and former government
buslneaa organisation has been officials'seeking return o f near,
ly ¡16,000,Ode, which It claims Is
solved during a game.
The first atop. In golf ta the due from fraudulent sale and
nlbllc. The nlblic has mors ele rolsnre of the Bosch Magneto
vation than any other gelf club during the war by the alien
and is specially weighted and property custodian.
Government Sues
Magneto Concern
<S/1UX! Ho news n
\
HefUPatATAU.
t S oav -
lofted for the. roughest kind of a
lie whether In aaad trope, bunk
ers or hasarde ot any kind. I will
say that qvery golfer, ought to
C O N VIC T C APTURED
PO RTLAND, Oct. 21.— Ray L
Smith, who escaped from the
atate penitentiary at Salam la
Jans, l i s t , was captured hare
Friday afterasea.
Navy Rushes Aid
To M e Of Pines
W ASHINGTON. O < t
(United U«we)— The as
partment wan informad
night that aid has bsan ru
the storm swept Isle of Ph
the American naval b
Qnaataaamo, Cnba.
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