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(United Prose Wire Service)
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ASHLAND, OREGON,
(United News Wire Service)
RSDAY, DEC. 16, 1926
ear Ashland Today
Bellview Folks
i Will Give Show
I Tomorrow Nigl
- to Bolster up Their
iputations By
Bragging
John Mabin, Caretaker of
Crater Lake Lodge,
. Tells About B ean
CANTON. O.. Dec, 16.— (UN)
For eight months John Mabin »ffered the folks of Ashland and
1 — B is talk In the Canton under-
lives
the life of a hermltt.
F of ricinlty at*the Bellview Commun-
world, where the denizens told
eight months the only people he tty club houso tomorrow evening
* "whoppers’* to bolster their repu­
sees is when, once a month Up
The Bellview boosters have
tation* as bad men. came out in
snowshoes
out
to
Klamath
June-
fceen
working on the enjertain-
the Don R. Mallett murder trial
Make PomanHa JTi
tlon,
to
mall
to
R.
W.
Price,
mint
for several weeks, and aid- Two Old Men Are Exonerat­
League
Peels
That
War
Wednesday, when the prosecu­
publicans to Or«
owner
of
Crater
Lake
Imdge
Ms
by
local talent from thlg cjty
Prevention is an Im- *
ed on Charge of
tion’s “mystery witness’* took the
daily
reports.
These
reports
tell
they
have
arranged a program
portant Function
Conspiracy
stand.
ny Examination Reveals a Broken Leg, Left Hip,
in a most interesting W ifi what which promises to be Well worth
He was William Metzler and his
Severe Gash in Forehead and Badly Injured Arm.
SMOOT DEFENDS PARTY ■ testimony »M damaging to Pat LEADERS
transpires
at
Grater
Lake
during
while.
IDEALISTS
MANY TEARS ABE SHED
Mail
is Brought to Ashland by Postmaster Fred
the
winter
time.
The
bears,
the
The
entertainment
will
start
at
McDermott, charged with first de­
Wagner.
M ulti-M illionaire and Former
oirds,
and
all
animal
life,
with
g
o’clock,
and
Indications
are
gree murder of the rice erueadlng
Secretary Break Into Tears
which this country abounds, have lh at a crowded house will greet
editor on orders of men higher
become friends of John Mabin. the entertainers.
When Verdict Road
up In the underworld.
Crashing into tho side of a mountain about three
He
has
named
them,
and
as
the
,
Following
Is
the
program-
Betzler said that he was Inti­
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16— (UN)
miles
west of Ashland this morning when his ul tome ter
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.— Al­
months roll around a friendship
i_ _ Pfh„o duet. Selected, Misses
The democratic campaign for mate with McDermott for fire
has been established that grows, Madge and Marie Mltehe„
bert B. Full and Edward L. Do- failed to register the altitude, Robert B. Patterson, flying
tax redaction t spread into the days ending with the murder
heny
were acquitted today of con­ a mail plane, received serious injuries, and the plane
ss
only
friendships
can.
that
are
2.—
Irish
Skit,
"Over
the
Back
aeaate today with demands there night, when he had supper with
based upon solitude.
Fence>.. Bedella Murphy> ' Mrg spiracy to defraud tho govern­ was completely demolished. Due to a dense fog, Patter­
that republicans
override the McDermott.
Through a special arrangement Dave McKinney; Kate Casey ment. The youthful Jury which son was flying low, and with the failure of the altometer,
“He showed me the Canton
mandae of the house ways and
with Mr. Price, the Tidings to enf Mr‘g. L K Barneg; Tlm Murphy received the case yesterday after­
means committee against a cut Dally News, I think it was,” Bet-
shied to print these reports. T hej y. c Homes; Mlke c
s R noon .returned a verdict today it was thought that he did not realize how close he was
at thia session and join the min­ sler said. “He pointed to an ar­
will be a daily feature of this pav Barnes.
at seven minutes after ten this o the mountain side. Striking the top of a tree was his
ority party In a non-partisan blU. ticle In the paper and said ’those
first intimation of danger, and the plane traveling at a
per. The first one appears today.
3.—Character Song, Mrs. Ed- this morning.
The
first democratic
tax are the kind of guys I associate
Both
Fall,
sixty-five
year
old
speed
of 125 miles an hour, passed on, completely through
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win
Dunn.
move In the senate was Inaugur­ with.’ "
Secretary of the Interior under another tree, and landed in the side of the mountain.
November
1,
1090.
.
i
Da”ce’
Tom
Roseberry-
“Pat went out to get some wine
ated by 8enator Harrison, Missis­
President Harding, and Doheny, __________ ____________________ Neurby workmen, attracted to
The warren Construction Co.
o
?’a,One'
sippi, and participated In by but he did not drink because he
tho
seventy-year-old multl-tnil-
the scene by the crash, found the
are taking down their camp, au,
ex‘#tte
School Girls)
Swanson of Virgin!» and Cope­ ■aid he had a Mg job on. He told
tlonare, were in court when the
»riator
In a perilous position with
but
two
men
have
left.
The
chief
'
R^
uae
J*™
10;
land of Naw York, while Smoot of me he was going to leave town.”
verdict was repd. Tho court room
lu
l
g
a
tank on h brw
i t
engineer
has
left
Anna
Spring«
_
7
-
Bone8
*»«.'
Mrs-
D
e
a
n
Betzler
said
that
when
he
met
Utah, chairman of the finance1
broke Into a hub bub, as friends
■k ■ rv*
i i r f t . " i a v i a i i the motor weighing one thousand
the
defendant
accidentally
on
the
committee defends the republican
and the first snow will let the
‘
„
Chief Ranger out, he to very an- v ’ ’ R ack DlaIoRue’ Ed- Dunn- congratulated the two men, who
Sunday before the murder, Mc­
stand.
were exonerated of the grave
xloue to go. I knew that there 1
. er‘
Harrison accused the republi­ Dermott Immediately boasted of
charges
against them. The ballot.
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of these before he could be res-
was something wrong for he came Elam
P
cans of rejecting the desires of affiliations with the “high mucky-
of
the
jury
was
taken
one-half
)etectives
Make
a
Wide
cued-
A •led being used by wood
j
up to-day and stayed for a long ' “ '
President Coolidge;
Swanson muck.” •
hour before the verdict was an­
Search
for
Missing
cutters
waa brought Into play and
N«t
to
bp
outdone,
Betzler
ad-
,
rime, got lonesome I guess. Some-
T’’0™?0*’6 So,° ’ v - 0 N
charged them with holding off
nounced showed ten to two for ac­
English
Writer
the injured man was rushed to the
mltted
later,
he
told
McDermott
body
else
was
lonerome
too,
Frit«,
Acrobatic
stunts.
Miss
Higdon.
tax redaction until the 1*2S pres­
quittal. Then the two dtssentors
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nearby home of J. C. Hopper,
The Bum. Jeff and a yearling that
J?
t 1 »
LuCa"
idential year and Copeland de­ that he (Betzler) waa also “some '
gave in. noth old men, who
LONDON,
Dec.
16.—
(United
Here he was placed In Mr. Hop-
pumpkins.”
I
„„
Vocal Duet- S. A. Peters, Jr., J.
clared that the people a t. hto
have borno up well were crying News)— A mystery born of the ver’e car and taken to the Sacred
Ttos
crime
Betzler
was
convict-
!
atete did so t want the su n
a few m inute/ after tho verdict brain, of a writer of sensational, Heart Hospital, at Medford. Hasty
nd of was ajealiap. a handbag.
thia year a p p H M to th e pu
had been announced.
mystifying fiction ended toalght examination revealed a broken
debt aa now provided.
difficulties.
right lag, broken Up, gash In the
Dancing,
old
time
and
jazz
OpOBlng of the democratic «
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Adm ission for the evootBff, n o i r l rO iK S
of Germany, Briand of France and
right wrist, with the posstbXty of
conference of leaden with Chair­
[Chamberlain of England are the
other Injuries.
man Clem Shaver of tho demo­
leading statesmen of the league as
J. C. Hopper, who heard the
cratic national committee.
the year 1626 ends.
crash,
and who drove tho injured
LODGE OFFICIAL HERE
Mr. and Mrs. Lou Hansen of the
Shaver came here last session
“The big three,” they are call­
man
to
Medford, declared this af­
While
coming
to
Ashland
from
to advise with democratic loaders Arfeatiaa Estimates Are
Ashland Hotel, returned last even­
ed. They are men of Idealtom, but
ternoon that he never had seen
1
Klamath
Falls
Tuesday,
D.
Rufus
ing
from
Portland,
Ore.,
where
regarding their tax policy.
Based Upon Grain
for . the present they are material­
such nerve and courage as was
i Cheney, grand secretary of the A. Mr. Hansen attended the Hotel
After the Christmas
recess
Dealer« Optimism
istic in their diplomatic pursuits.
displayed by the aviator. Not­
F.
A
A.
M.
Lodge
of
Oregon,
had
Men’s Association meeting. Ac­
house democratic leaden will
Thus they have sidetracked the I
withstanding the serious injuries
.in accident on the highway and cording to Mr. Hansen, there was
begin circulation of a petition to
I
them,
means
something
to
eat.
Is
need for peace on earth and seek
he did not loose consciousness,
his car was badly damaged. Mr. an unusually large attendance,
force the bill drawn by Repre­
peace In Europe and possibly as a It any wonder that they invade the Cheney escaped unhurt, however,
and
although suffering Intense
with hotel men from Tacoma
sentative Garner, Texas, demo­
secondary goal peaceful develop­ yards and barn lots and become and has J>een stopping at the
pain
stood the trip to Medford
Seattle, Spokane and Olympia,
crat, from the ways' and means
ment of European nations* trade killers. Do you know that Maggie Lithia Springs Hotel the uast few
exceptionally
well. Patterson had
Wash, besides those from Oregon.
committee, and the demand for
the mother of Jlmmlna stood with­
Interest in other countries.
been
making
his home In Med­
reduction In the senate today was
in ten feet of the gun that killed days until his car receives the He said that It snowed In Port­
ford,, and his wifs was rushed to
necessary
repairs.
land all day Sunday and Sunday
regarded as an effort to spur the
her? She was looking to ¿he
the hospital. This was said to
night, covering the streets With
iiiuv k9iiiv9fi t. 1 n© BcnBic c«nnov
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have been the flrat accident that
,
Troutdale dedicates new school- Icy snow and causing many cars
Initiate tax legislation, but It
Colonel
Archibald
Christie,
her
he
had ever experienced in many
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house.
to skid and turn over.
must come from the house.
husband, accompanied the detec­ years of flying.
The debate was prolonged, des­
tive who finally found the novelist
Rex Bushnell, Geocge Weir, W.
pite efforts or republican leaden
In her hotel.
J. Black and William A. Chatter
to get the senate to resume its
Mrs. Christie failed to recog­ were the men who were working
scheduled business, consideration
nize her husband, and he later nearby and who succeeded In ex­
Grand Juiy Charges Ormis
of the riven and harbon bill.
said that she was suffering From tracting the pilot from the wreck­
ton With Conspiracy
Harrison read estimates from
a complete loss of memory. He ed plane.
to Defeat Justice
the treasury department today
intends to take her to London
The exact location of the acci­
showing the surplus this y e a r
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 16.— A
Wednesday to see a specialist.
dent, according to Mr. Hopper,
would reach *506,000,000 and
twenty four page document, one
was on the mountain ridge, about
then read President Coolidge's
of the longest true bills on record
one hundred yards from the An­
message recommending a refund
in Los Angeles county. In which
derson mine, and very near the
ofpiext taxes.
to contained an indictment against
place known aa the Hamlin house.
Thé latest estimate on the 1*26 Kenneth G. Ormlston, will o’ the
Swanson declared It w al 1 evi­
The mall which was not dam­
dent that tax reduction could not wheat prop, as given by tho min­ wisp radio man, was returned by,
aged In anyway, was brought to
istry of agriculture In Buenos the county grand jury here Wed­
be effected at thia session
,
Ashland by local postmaster Fred
Smoot, defending application Aires was that 68,606 000 tons, nesday.
Wegner, and will ba dispatched
up
of the surplus to the public debt, an Increase of 667,000 ton« over
The indictment charges Or-
The first of a numer of Pioneer from here.
said the reduction in the debt '1025. The ministry estimated mlston with conspiracy to defeat I
clubs to be organised In the city
achieved In the past six y ea n “to the surplus available for exporta­ Justice in connection with the
by the Y. M. C. A. got under way
tion
at
4,000,000
tons.
reflected in the business of thé
mysterious disappearnce of Almee
last evening when the following
nation, which has never been so
Semple McPherson last May and
boys:
Wallace Stearns,
John
good.’’
her subsequent reappearance at
Dickey, David Johnson, Cecil Har-
Ague Prieta.
*
j
bordt and Robert Bectel.m et with
Bail was set at *10,600,
W. P. Walter and organised the
The next step depends upon ac-1
Grizzly Pioneer club of the Pres­
t(,on In Chicago, where Ormlston
byterian church. Clso Howsll was
Is now at liberty' Chief of De­
chosen as tha leader of the club,
tectives Ben Cohn plans to leave
hut was unable to meet with the
SAN FRANCISCO. Doc. 16.—
Pawnee Bill, self-styled blind here Thursday for Sacrafnento to
boys last evening.
Wallace
(United News)— An automobile tie dealer of Kansas City, to obtain a state warrant from Gov-
Stearns was elected as temporary
toll road to the top of Mount flooding Ashland with so-called ernor Richardson to bring back
chairman, and upon assuming of­
Tamalpato la Marion county, north silk knit ties which he to attempt­ the fugitive.
However, unleee
fice, appointed a nominating com­
of San Francisco Will eventually ing to sell to local men at an even Ormlston Is placed under arrest
mittee composed of, David John­
replace the "Crookedeet rail line higher price than better ties can extradition proceedings will be I
son and Cecil Harhordt to act
In the world, which now takes be purchased through local deal-
temporarily halted because the ra­
tourists to ths summit.
with the chairman In nominating
eta.
dio ipan to not in the custody of I
officers to be elected at ^helr next
Harry W. Petris, president and
The aysteln to another elever police and therefore papers could
meeting which will be held In the
general manager of tho railroad mall, order scheme and one which, not be served In, the state of Illi­
today announced this plan, saying apparently, has worked success­
I’resbyterjan Church on Thursday
nois for his extradittoB, it was
evening, December 2S, at 7:16.
that steps art being taken to ob­ fully |n other parts of the coun-
Much enthusiasm waa shown by
tain the necessary permission from
He sends the ties to men on
Four witnesses testified before
those present at last night’s meet­
the state railroad commission and approval without their bavin* or­ the grand fury Wednesday behind
ing as tha program of activities
Marlon county authorities.
dered them. It the man receives closed dbors. Whether (he articles
(or Pioneers work was outlined to
Cog wheel engine« bar« operat­ the ties he to directed to send the
of feminine attire'found In the
them. The boys will begin work
ed on the roads
Curves for money to Pawnee Billi if hot, he'
Ormlston trunk were Identified
on their program at once In the 1
SO years and visitors from practi­ to told to send the ties back. He could not he learned.
hope to get a good start for the 1
cally every nation In ths world uses the plea that he to blind to
activities which will start after 1
have registered at the Bn mm It aid him in selling hto merchan­
the holidays. Robert Ye© was a I
tavern.
dise.
visitor at the meeting last night, an
Mfll/CI IQT I H/EQ fll/ED
lUvELIul LIV UV K
*
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PART OF HER FICTION r c & r i Ä
Attend Convention
Happiness is Knocking
OPEN UP/
opea
/alie
AAMeoFiwe
Pawnee Bill Has
Expect To Build
New Sales Plan
NewTolI Road
In Selling Ties
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