<4:,»yî»W» ’ -«»Bife. •'' <**a' r top m ru PATIT TNV TWnTTttVPV I ■ yjvxvx ^ n n w u b i x is a potential pay roü (or T U Airland» B .. . ^1 «f >• í - ZJ - < K b r no A TUfePAY,. A PR IL 23, 192? A sk lá n d Electric Oregon Hftorteni Tu New Show Room ttir ir T ive M illion D ollar R elief Fund is Requested b y the Rod Orom RIGHT STATES SUFFER Situation Instead of Improving WASHINGTON. April 2 8 —(IP) — President Coolidge has appealed to the country for a $8,009,000 relief fund for Mississippi river flood sufferers. # , A special Rad Cross committee, under the chairmanship of Secre­ tary of Commerce Hoover, was named to direct collection and ex­ penditure of the money. The president In bis proclama­ tion said: "Bight states are suffering one of the most extensftre floods In the history bf the country. For more than two weeks the Mississippi has been’overwhelming the coun­ try, breaking through the levees raised, to confine them within their courses. They have deluged millions of acres of agricultural land, Inundated many town* and driven thousands of people from their homes. The crest of the flood is advancing southward dally creating n*w ruin. ’ "In the padt tew dkys the situ­ ation, instead of improving, ..as had bean hoped, has been rapidly growing.marae. ..The ftood watara have eonttnually forced n e w breaches in the levees despite the efforts of hundreds of workers, with consequent increased des­ truction. < « < "The Americas Red Creep re­ ports that, by a most conserva­ tive estimate there are now more than - 78."6 00 refugees from the flood who must he cared for by the Red Gross. While thia emer­ gency continues which will he for weeks, these refugees must be fed, sheltered and clothed. Their health must be protected. "In the event that the floods rise to the predicted higher levels In the next fe y days, the number whose most primary needs must be cared for will quickly be doubled or trebled. The situa­ tion to Indeed grave. Government Helps "The government is giving such aid as lies within its pewer. Gov­ ernment boats that are available are being used to rescue those In danger and carry refugees to safety. The war department is providing the Red Cross w i t h tents for housing refugees. The national gnard, state and local au­ thorities are'assisting. Bat the harden of oaring for the homeless rests upon the ageficy designated by government charter to provide relief in disaster, the American Natlonqt Red Cross. "For so great a task additional funds mast be obtained immed­ iately. “It therefore becomes my duty as president of the American Na­ tional Red Cross to direct the sympathy of our people to the sad plight of thousands of their fel­ low citizens end to urge that gen­ erous contribution be promptly ' VOLUNTEERS WANTED , , With all arrangements com­ pleted for baseball here this year It now remains . for Ash­ land enthusiast* to complete thelr’Share of the work. The games were scheduled In A*h- lan■ 0q5 The members' of Ashland Camp No., 242. Woodmen of the Wor|d, are elated over the Success of their, membership drive. Lacking but twenty-two members of reaching their goal. Several committees Who are jiard at work are confi­ dent that they will go “over the top" by Monday night. Thirty- one business men have taken out protection In the society, and a 'personal Invitation wUl be extend­ ed to all those who have not signed up for membership. Plans are wall under way for the big class for Initiation which will be hold about May IS. On this date prominent members from throughout the state will be present. Including Congressman W. C. HawMy, who Is chairman of the board of head managers of the Woodmen of the World. On this night they will cele­ brate the landing of the national, convention of this society which will be held in Ashland June 28, 1828. This cnonvCntien will bring to Ashland the banner crowd In the history of the state, as the Woodmen of the World is the largest fraternal benefit so­ ciety in the nine western states, SALEM. April >>.—(IP)—The public service commission today cited the Southern Paaiflc com­ pany and the O. W, B. and M. company to appear before the commission I T Its Portland of­ fice May 4. to show cause why they have not complied With the order providing reduced freight .rates on hay, grain and grata products, potatoes and onions. The order of the commission was issued August 28, 1824. The railroads contested the order in courts and in a dekflsion handed down by the supreme court $ tew weeks ago, the rates established by the commission were upheld as reasonable and just. According to member* of the commission however, the carriers are refusing to pat the new ratps into effect, notwithstanding the ceutt decision. Penalty for vio­ lation of .the order* of the com­ mission, It is pointed out. Is fixed by tomorrow at a maximum of 81,000 for each offense. N ew s R eel M « Lose L ives W hile P h o to g r a p h in g »losioa KELSO, Wash^ April 28. — (IP) — Three men taking pictures of a gigantic blast on the Ocean Bpach highway, 20 miles below here this afternoon were killed when a great wave caused by hundreds of tons of rock falling into the Columbia river engulfed their boat, drowning them. The dead: T. Q. Randolph, cameraman for the International News Ser­ vice of Seattle. % F. H. Randolph, also employed as a Cameraman by the I. N. S. Arthur Bassett, driver of the Monticello hotel bus nt Long­ view, Wash., and an amateur .DIES nr SAN FRANCISCO Word waa received' this morning by Dodge anH a- under the direction of Clark E. H. A. W. Meadows, commanding the ciste) tantron e r ata aeg^tatance W.eron of the Ashland postoffice, 164th observation squadron, and •happened ¿p he> atopplng: ■ ’ ' Lieut. L. R. Hewitt, U. 8. A., In­ Ohuapitt ; la » o k , cthtfbtfcfi at » member of the local examining board. Those who successfully structor, who made an airplane Yaacoavct Barrante. jrWash. liais the tests will be placed on survey of the situation .today. the eligible list for employment in The men reported the situation the railway mall service of the between Little Rock and Pino gfo'stofflce department. Bluff as unchanged with scattered refugees in no immediate danger. The Kansas river broke In Willamina — Contrari lor ’ » > Povttaed — Southern Pacific two places near Pendleton today Mrlldtag Salssoi » river’*' «kt-off. acres in Bastmoreland, and thousands of persons living highway to coast. ter development. in the threatened area are la grave danger, Meadows reported. The flood is traveling southeast toward McOehee and Arkansas City. National guard planes stationed at. McOehee and Bonticello spent Friday afternoon warning inhabi­ tants within threatened areds. Av­ iators report the Pendleton break will inundate fifty ¿»ore square miles in south and west Arkan­ sas before Sunday, B TAe WAofé Darn Family is Full Again *■ * i- . State TO1 A sk for s n Ln m ediate T rial o f “ Bare K nuckle” Slayer LOS ANGELES, April 22.—^p) — While counsel for Paul Kelly, screen juvenile and. alleged "bare knuckle" slayer, was attempting to round np defense witnesses the district attorney’s office an­ nounced Its case against the ac­ tor complpte. * When Kelly is arraigned Mon­ day on an lndlctfcsht charging lh? firBt degree murder of Ray Raymond, musical comedy, star and husband of the woman Kelly loved, th e ’state will ask for an immediate trial, official» said. “The case against Kelly so far as the state is concerned Is com­ plete," Deputy DMMet Attorney Eagan said. “We will ask that the cose go to trial within the next three weeks." Helens — Contract l*t for 282,008 Knights of Pythias tr < 38^ J mìTOHL A W e e k o f L ab oron s W o r k R esu lts in J u r y of Twelve Men NEW YORK, April 2?. — (IP) ■— Twelve stout, solid men, twelve-middle aged, middle class citisens, twelve distinguished by 'nothing you could' concentrate your attention upon, are ready to consider the matter of life or death for Mrs. Ruth Brown Sny­ der and Henry Judd Gray. It took a week of laborious cross questioning and even Of threatening to obtain the jury Champions of North Will Now Debate Inorala in Elimina­ to., weigh the strange and grue­ tion Contest some murder of Albert Snyder, 45, art editor of Motor Boat­ ing. By winning a three to nothing Three hundred and eighty eight decision from the Eugene Higa taleriueg. a doseh at a time School debate team last night 1$ Were examined before the jury the local high school assembly, the Ashland High School debaters be­ was completed. ~K I amor that Mrs. Snyder has came the champions of the SouthZ volunteered rs -a state’s witness, era Oregon district. Bttfh team* ready In this manner to testify exhibited a high class of debate to Ct the crime solidly on her that pleased the audience but th^ former lover withont the neces­ local team outclassed the visitors sity cf cross examination could in the presentation of argument. The question debated last night not be confirmed. Easier t« confirm was the de­ waa resolved, that a severance tax fense plan In regard to the char­ should be made a feature of tbd acter of thu divided defendants. system of taxation in Oregon« Many v i in esses will swear that Dena and Dick Joy, who composed Jndd Gray was a fine fellow and the winning team, upheld the neg­ an upright citizen. Many others ative and Jessie Wlnchell and nro anxious to testify that the John Dodds, Eugene debaters; blonde, Mrs. Fnyder, was with- took ths affirmative. Including ont o peer as a wife, mother and the debate of last night Eugene has won 16 judge’s votes out of a. model of ruburbnn virtues. ..Ju stice Scndder solemnly possible 21 and Ashland now has charged the jurors not to dis­ won 20 out of * ,possible >4. Har­ cuss the case, n e n among them­ old W. Allison is coach of the lo­ selves, and adjourned court un­ cal debaters and Frank Palmer, til Monday ahen the Snyder- head of history department and Gray trial will get under way debate coach; Mias Mae Kinaey, after a wholu week at anchor to head of the Bnglisft department; Jessie Wlnchell and John Dodds, an unfilled Jrry box. bell, debate manager, composed the Eugene delegation. Ashland high will meet the champions of the Northern Ore­ gon district Friday, May 8, in the tine* debate for W estern Oregon Joke Contest is Staged Regular W eekly Luncheon ' The Frenoh, Jews, Irish and English, played a part in the Klwanis rflub noon day luncheon held yesterday in the Lithia Springs hotel when a joke tell­ ing contest was staged. Profes­ sor I. B. Vining gave a brief talk on hts proposed eastern trip, and the club was entertained by two vocal solos by Eunice Hagar, accompanied on the piano by Mary Oale}. Floy Young de­ lighted the club with a violin solo. President Wirt Wright ap­ pointed H. , L. Claycomb, Dr. R. L. Bnrdic and C. J. Read on a committee to cooperate with the Chamber of Commerce In the preparation of a float for the Rose Festival at Portland. boners. The winning teem will then debate the McLaughlin High School teem from Milton-Freewa­ ter. which Eastern Oregon championship, at the Uni­ versity of Oregon on May 20. V. O. N. Smith of thé local cit­ isens Bank acted as chairman and Walter Redford, geography In­ structor at the Ashland Normal; B. H. Conkle, principal of the Medford high school and T. H. Temple, paator of the Medford* Methodist church, w e r e the judges. A debate team is rarely compos­ ed of as interesting a personal as IS the local team. Dena and Dick Joy are not only brother and sta­ ter but are twine as well. Their brother, Barnard J oy, waa • member of the local high school team which won the state cham­ pionship two years ago. He ta now debating for the Rooks of thé Oregon Agricultural C o l l e g e . Their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Joy, were instructors In the old Southern Oregon Normal school, Mrs. Joy being critic teacher. Woodburn — Sixty men work­ ing on new Ray-Brown cannery. City Officials of Kansas A re Called Upon to A id in F igh t Oiling Oregon Trail, Heppner Junction to La Grande, will take ✓ KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 2A three months. — (IP) — Following the discov­ ery yesterday that myriads of white ants, otherwise known as termites had Invaded many homes here, city health officials have been bombarded for the past S< hours by calls /or help from hys­ terical housewives who fancy their homes overrun by the ln- se<4s. Investigations by health au­ thorities has disclosed the foot that white ants have appeared ta a number of homes where they have prooeeded to honeycomb window ledges, joints, timbers and floors. Sple and spaa dwellings are particularly favored by the ta- sects ta their depredations. Because of "ant hysteria,” au- iorities have been unable to etermtne the exact extent of the white ant menace. The pests are believed to have migrated here from Julian,, Neb., where they appeared several weeks ago. I