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SHAY,
ANKERS HAS
GE OF OPTIMISM
Andrew M ille r, secretary o f ^ t m
visitor la Ashland yesterday MP
attended the monthly H M dÛttll
the bankers from J a ck sora^ B -
jfttlne and Klamath Counties,ffifd
Tueeday evening in thp
Springs hotel.
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Mr. Miller’s optimism was lu i
ed upon general conditions as l|<
has found them throughout t|«
state. Recent hank failures m r
the state have not been due w>
present condition/, he ekplajMd.
but rather to what he terme* qs
"hold overs,” or conditions iflUM
have been created daring the pnb<
several years, and from whleR the
banks were unable to get *ara>
from by liquidation. “U n stfufl
is In the beet condition It, has
been for years, "the bank e ff0
ial declared, "the heavy rata Mm
snow fall has done wonders fw
the ranges, and I look for the ifrq
stock men to have ff'most egeej-
lent year. Fruit conditions, tog,
are unusually good, and again thp
favorable winter
season has
playe&tts part, In developing this
line of industry. Railroad devel­
opment, and the opening up Of
the agricultural
sections Of
Klamath eounty,” he added, “erfli
mean much to Southern Oregon?’
“The bankers of the state have
a big problem In the matter of
taxation, and it Is demanding the
The Chamber i t Commerce For
am was held April J«th at the
Lithia Springs hotel, with an at­
tendance of twerfty-one, half of
these being women.
P ta& bnt Mills • Bürgert« In the absence of the secretary Hill L ise Asks to 'Take Place
Lithia Program be w ork­ Mr. V. V. Mills presided, introduc­
of Oregon Trunk and
ing Miss Hall of the faculty of the
ed Ont More Polly
Deal Direct
Southern Oregon Normal school,
who was to he the speaker, end
TO S U P P O & T G O L F Miss Jennings, county health 00HD1TI0H8 H A M I D
nurse. The topic of the meeting
was "National Health fVeek,”
and Miss Hall introduced Carl
Moore, from the flftn grade of the
The Chamber of Commerce Lincoln school,.who told about
WASHINGTON, April 28.—(^P)
Board of Directors held a meeting May Day and where It originated. —^Proposing to act for iself in the
Next
on
the
program
mes
a
lit­
last night to take up regular rou­
operation of a through line from
tine work and also to formulate a tle playlet given by the second Spokane to Bend nnd Klamath
plan, and program of. special and grade of the Lincoln school, car­ Falls, the Great Northern today
rying out the health thought la
major aclvit|es;for the year.
filed with the I. C. C. an applica­
The utilisation, distribution, what children should ent.
tion
to intervene in the central
Miss Hall gave a very interest­
and advertising or the Lithia and
Oregon
railroad constrnclon case
other mineral waters wee dis­ ing talk on child health, what is and.to take the place of the Ore­
being
done
in
the
schools
nil
over
cussed to considerable length and
gon Trunk in opening the new
it was the consensus ot opinion the country for the benefit'of the
gateway into the Klamath basin.
. t t t l greater activity should be child and what is still to be done
Just ahead of'thls was filed a
given to such promotion. It is to help carry on this much-needed
brief statement by the Oregon
work.
the belief of many that Ashland
Trunk, which is jointly owned by
presents more advantages for an - The Forum closed by Mr. Mills
the Great Northern nnd the North­
outstanding Health Resort than announcing a Board ot Directors
ern Pacific, in which the Oregon
any other point on the Pacific meeting which was held Wed
Trunk flatly refused to sign up
day
evening,
April
27.'
Coast. It is contended that a
with the Southern Pacific for joint
•Sanitarium utilising these advant­
use of trackage south of Psunina
ages would be one of the grest-
on the terms stipulated by the
est assets to the upbuilding of
commission^and thus abandoned
Ashland and that a survey and
the field.
definite plan tor obtaining such
Conditions Naased
an Insltutton be Inaugurated.
PORTLAND, Ore., April ffc —
The Great Northern’s proposal
To attract and bold in thia com­
(IP)
— "Be clean, be careful, he
specifies
the
conditions
upon
munity. tourists nnd travellers Head of Furniture Company
cheerful,”
If yon would enjoy
which
it
is
willing
to
enter,
cov­
there has been built the* beet ho­
Forced Contracts to
the
blessings
of good, health.
ering
definite
joint
use
of
the
tels, parks and auto camps, but
Borro# Money
That la the first of a dosen
Strahorn line to Sprague river
it is believed that there must be
provided modern
recreational
OAKLAND, April 22. — (IP) — and beyond, and In many respects health maxims issued^ by the
facilities as well and therefore William Nelson, former head of the same aa the plan proposed by Oregon state board of health
the movement toward building one of Oakland’s largest torni­ ■the Orego^, Trunk, hot refused by The other eleven are aa follows:
"Live, work, play, rest end
ffoiT
BwMiusie to our outer ture eoatpeaiee and now a fugi­ the co'mmlsalon. There are boom
sleep
in fresh air. „/
Important
differences,
however,
development. The Chamber' of tive has been accused of perpet-
Use
water freely. Drink gfet
which
the
Great
Northern
seems
Coigmeroe must continue to sup­
dam es daily. Bath» often.
port end promote ’to» golf Hiarse
D r i n k m o r e milk. Eat
plans which will provide AsWand ’ The defunct Nelson Furniture ful negotiation, and 20 days ad­
more
greens and fresh frnlt, and
ditional
time
is
asked
in
which
with one of the necessary features company is now being operated
to draw and interest many, it was under a receivership, and a War­ to determine Just what it can do less meat, sweets and eggs. Chew
rant for . Nelson’s arrest has been la making agreements with the thoroughly.
decided.
Exercise regularly and don't
Development of small acreage Issued on .the complaint qf Mrs. Southern Pacific, the Northern
Pacific,
the
Deschutes
nnd
affil­
nse
physics.
home by upbuilding of the poul­ Agnes McAuliffe, who alleges that
Rest is your savings account.
try industry and combination of she loaned Nelson 829,000, tak­ iated lines. These are he lines
fruits, berries and other pro­ ing ns security what Nelson said the Great Northern proposes to Sleep eight hours.
Dress wisely for the weather,
ducts of such acreage Is the out­ were contracts to purchase furn­ construct and operate:
work
and play;
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—
From
Bend
to
Klamath
standing opportunity for land iture on the instalment plan for
Watch colds and conghs.
settlement in the Ashland Terri­ twice the amount advanced, bat Falls, building Its own line, or If
Use first-aid only. Avoid self-
tory . Agricultural and land set­ which Mrs. McAuliffe says were the commissions refuses that to
build from Bend to Pennine nnd doctoring and dragging.
tlement work is therefore urged ns forgeries.
See yoar physician once a year,
an oustandlng part of the pro­
Delaney Smith, attorney, said use Southern Pacific trackage
from
Paunlna
to
Klamath
Falls.
give
him n chance to prevent
gram.
\
that Nelson victimised others in
2— From a connection just trouble.
The above items we're especially similar fashion and that the al­
Visit a dentist once each six
urged by President V. V. Mills as leged frauds netted the furniture north of Klamath Falls along the
west
side
of
Link
river
to
the
ter­
months.
Brush your teeth daily.”
some leading Items for the pro­ man nearly 2200,000.
minal
site
of
the
Oregon
Trank,
gram of ¡work of the year, and
One of the documents which it
with the same general Idea In was. charged was forged as a south of Klamath Falls, thus drop­
mind Secretary Fuller urged Im­ legitimate contract^ for 2128.50 ping tbe proposal for tbe nse of
mediate concentration on, first, wortfy of furniture, whleh when the so called bridge line through
advertising Ashland In a differ­ used ns security for borrowing the town.
2.— Frpm Chiloquin on the
ent manner han heretofore;» sec­ money bore the amount of 28,-
Southern
Pacific up Sprague river
ond, a definite nnd Immediate ef­ 126.50.
to the town of Sprague River, with
fort toward a Lake of the . Woods
branches along that river to Bly
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and east and north to the eastern
edge of Klamath Marsh, approxi­
mately 82 miles.
attention ot the association m
well aa all Individual bankers
Bacco-Vensetti Death Post­
throughont the Mat»,** Mr. Mill­
poned Until July 10,
er declared. He went into a mass
by Executive
of figures, and dag out none court
records to prove his statement,
BOSTON, April 28.—<U»>—Ex­
and by the time ba got through,
ecutive intervention In the Sacco-
the writer was actually beginning
Vansettl case was presaged by
to feel sorry for the men who
action of Governor Alvin T. Ful­
handle the money. But seriously,
ler In granting a respite of the
It would seem from what this man
death sentence of Cellestlno Me­
and others have said, the banks Claims President More In­
are working under a handicap la terested in Polities Than deiros until July, 10.
Medeiros, under sentence of
Chinese Trouble
the matter of taxing intangibles,
death for the murder of a Wren-
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j<uch as bank shares, bonds- and
tham bank cashier, has confessed
other things, that like laymen of­ ATTACK DEPARTMENT that he and* some Providence
ten dreams about but ,know little
gangsters were guilty of double Declare They WU1 Not be Drivefi
of. It seems that fifty per cent of Says State Department Unwilling
Oat of Homes They Have
murder nnd robbery at South
to
Make
Known
the
True
a bank’s gross earnings are taken
Occupied for Tears
Bralulrrs
in
1920
for
which
Facts •
up by salaries and other expenses,
Sacco and Vaasetti were convlct-
and by the payment of interest on
NEW ORLEANS, April 28.
SHANGHAI, April 28, — (IP) ed nnd ¡ccntenced to die in the
saving
deposits.
Then, along
The lsvss, 14 miles sooth of
week ot July 10.
—
The
American
policy
In
Chinn
comes the assessor and tacks on
While Madelroa’ confession was New Orleans, at Poydras, wUk
some more expenses by taxing and the Interest of President
not
admitted by Judge Thayer, pot be cut. despite permission
these "intangibles.” There is no Coolidge in protection of Ameri­
when
he dented Sacco and Van- gi anted to the state of Lou:Man*
definite rate ot valuation 4o be cans in this part of the world
Betti a second trial, his story is by the federal government, resi­
were
scored
in
the
British
eon-
charged. Bach county varies in
dents o f St. Bernard parish,
their methods, and as a result of trolled North Chinn Dally News. considered Important in any far­
which would bo flooded by the
ther
investigation
of
the
Sncco-
.Referring to President Cool­
the general scheme of things, an
Vanietti
case.
break
have declared.
amount taken as a general aver­ idge’s direction of American pol­
And they are backing up their
In
announcing
the
respite
Gov­
icy
during
the
present
Chinese
age over the state, equalling three
statement with machine guns*
~
fourths of the net earnings of situation, the newspnpsr declar­ ernor Fuller said:
rifles, shotguns nnd pistols.
"While
no
formal
petition
for
banks are paid for taxation out­ ed that the president is more
Taken ns an smerg»ae/ step-
a
respite
la
before
me
I
have
side of real estate taxes. This is Interested in the mechanism of
to
save the city of New Orleans'
reason
to
believe
one
will
be
ths
republican
party
than
in
much more than any other class of
from
the worst flood threat la
filed
in
the
near
future
by
either
business is forced to pay. accord- protection of American lives nnd
of
these
men
or
connsei
in
their
Its
history,
the war department
i property In China. The state de-
behalf.
Such
a
petition
would
appro'ed
the
breaking of the;
i partment, the newspaper declar-
- e d , Is unwilling to make known cause an investigation by the Mississippi river levee at Poydras.:
- the true facts regarding outrages executive which would include But nappsrs and farmers at S t;
Pernard parish, declare that the;
against Americans. It continued cne. Celestino Madelros.
"In
order
that
the
investiga­
love«
shall not ha touched.
that the American civilian de-
r fenders of Shanghai are chagrin- tion shall not be hampered by J They are defytog the ettv » t
, ed and mortified despite their the execution of Madelros I have New Ot leans, the state of Louis­
, efforts to protect the honor of the decided to grant him a respite iana and the federal government.
upon the recommendation of At­
: United 8tates in China.
torney
General Arthur K. Rend­
"We built those levees.” a
The newspaper also printed a
ing.”
-
spokesman for the residents op­
• dispatch from Rodney Gilbert,
At a special meeting today posing ths ent declared. "Thev
. Its correspondent In Peking, fur-
the
governor’s council approved are protecting our property. Our-
' ther attacking American policies
the respite by unanimous vote. peoplc have lived hare for lee-
■ In China.
years and we will not leave now.
“The article anonymously and
Neither wil) W tan flooded oat.
i indirectly paraphrases a* "respoo-
"To hell with New Orleans.”
■ slble authority speaking for the
That la the attitude of the
t American legation’ expressing the
majority of the St. Bernard par-
«are ’dtasaat and discouragement At
may the American community, official
up their attitude with gnna.
„
9. In as 'well as commercial,’ nt ths
Mayor O’Keefe ot Mew Orleans •
t the failure of Washington to see ths Engineer Dies of Heart Fail,
la not attempting to diminish the .
ig at need for strong-arm action to-
ure and Alert Fireman
gravity
of tke situation.
9 an ward China,” says the National-
Stops Train
“Ws
are
goto«
t|ie levee
gen- 1st News Agency, In edmment.
bat there stay he shooting,” O’-*
"The article says that the people
Keefe said.
•
In the American legation are i
"The sheriff ef St. Bernard
angry at the failure of the state i
parish
asked for enough deputies^
-mer department to ‘guide* the Amerl- i
so that they can cat tbe lave»'
itlsn can press and to ‘shape public i
themselves. We gave them the
the opinion’ when It Is ‘smugly pre- i
money, hat I don’t know whether
nath tending to follow public opinion I
the
sheriff will do the j e t or I n ­
,ous 1» ita policy.”
state
engineers.”
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of ths
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armory
Salem— Work begins on ntblet- 1
Reprisal threats nttered by St.
m. No lc stadium at Leslie Junior high i
Bernard’s
citisens against torn
» made, school.
A fl'V B lf 1
levee’s protecting New Orieemf
have caused authorities to plaoe
armed guards on duty along th>
embankments.
’
Five hundred extra polieemem
have been sworn in by Mayor*
O’Keefe to be need ea love»
guards, in addition to the 28 A.
men now on duty along the em^
bankmenta.
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Two batteries of artillery have
been ordered by Governor H. O.
Simpson to petrol the levees In
addition te ell state highway
y ■
Missionary Will
Dozen Rules for*
Health Are Given
Whereas, the American Child
Health Association nnd other
cooperating agencies will hold
(he fourth celebration of May
Day as national Child Health
Day on April 29-,1927.
Therefore, I, C. H. Pierce,
Mayor df Ashland, Ora., do
hereby urge nil schools, clubs
health organisations and indi­
viduals to cooperate heartily as
child health today Insures
America’s future and'is thecri-
erion of national greatfieaa.
Science has shown uow, by in­
telligent care and conservation
of children the'world JagT dfe
velop the finest «^tlseUehlp e f
healthy, alert men and woteen.
The earlier the proper Care la.
riven the better ^te results
wi|j he. The natatol. health
center , lg (he, ^Wl|4 wtych,
'shotffd « • i& W < tag^*6sm«7>ng
the health of thé «^llldren, ns
the health ef the jfcrêiits 'and
others In the fagRIyi (IVing con­
ditions, diet, t o t i n g , reeree-
tlon nnd medlcgt tort nnd den­
tal'supervision afd factors; that
influence the oMNI’d health.
Let ns. also cgfsr'éh this Ma^r
Day spirit of ' cfiijd health
throughout tlje year. ' •
Dh(dd, April' 28,' 1W7.
signed, ':e. it. F i e r c e ,
i
Mayor of Ashland,; Ore'.
Accept Contract
Formal Protest is Lodged
With 8tate Department
By Panama
SAN FRANCISCO, April 28.—
(U>>—Demanding that federal au­
thorities release the seised liquor
vessel Federalship held here after
a United States judge ruled that
the capture wee Illegal, the gov­
ernment of Panama has lodged
a formal protest with the state
department at Washington, ac­
cording to the Panaman'consul In
8an Francisco.
The information to Ernesto ds
la Guards, Jy« the local consul,
was la the form e f . a telegram
from the Panaman oonsulate in
Washington^ The message read:
"In a/!ordgnoe with Instruc­
tions from onr government I
hove addressed a seta to the
state department containing n
forma), protest nnd demanding
immediate release of the vessel
end ita restitution to the condi­
tion in which it was at the time
of ^ta illegal selture.’’
The. Federalship. - flying the
flag of Panama, wgs seised 300
miles off the coast by revenue
|cu(teis. At the time the vessel
jwgs carrying a million dollar
'Cargo, of liquor, ostensibly bound
I from Canada to Colombia.
In lieu of his construction from
Chiloquin, however, the Great
Northern will accept a contract
with the Oregon, California and
Eastern for the Joint nse of the
latter road from Klamath Falls
to Sprague River, and in lien of
the branches which It asks per­
mission to build 1 wtonld accept
Joint user of the O. C. and B. ex­
tensions.
/
The Great Northern declares
that approval of ita program will
be more in the publlq interest,
than to permit the Southern Pacl-
fiv to proceed with plans It has
outlined In connection with (he
purchase of the Strahorn lines nnd
ths Nevada, California, Oregon.
It is pointed out that the con-
summation of the Great Northern
progrhm will lnvotfe negotiation
e t e* variety of eonttacta, hat ae
moat o f these will he with the
Northern PscNle and Affiliated
comtnalee M 4|fIlcsRies OFelllm»
citic are reached.
Contract will be required with
the Northern Pacific tor end q<
the Spokane, Portland and‘ IM8»'
tie track« for Grant Northern
trains from Spokane o Portland:
with the Oregon Trank far eper-
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B3ÖBIEM ish T wha T
“BOO WHM&V
J. A. Churchil, president of the
oonthern Oregon Normal school,
and J. H. Fuller, secretary of the
local Chamber of Commerce, left
today for Salem, where they will
attend a meeting of the Board ot
Regents.
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