Fair in east, cloudy in 1
ia a potential pay roll for
Ashland
tion. Probable showers.
Ashland’s Leading N,
(United Kawa Wlrg Sarrica)
A S H Ï iA N P ,
NBW YORK, May 11. — (IB
— Gov. Alfred B. Smith will
learn from Slag Slag prison alien
ists nszt week,, whether Mrs.
Rath Brown Snyder Is suffering
from epilepsy or Just the sheet Batfmates Show That Death
of an unexpected sentence of.
Toil Beaches Two Hun
death for murdering her husband,
dred Sixty Bight
Albert Snyder, with the assist
ance of Henry Judd Gray.
MANY ABB I N J U R E D
The blonde, widow never ex
pected 'the speedy first-degree
murder verdict returned by the
Queens county Jury at nightfall
Monday. ,
Her immediate collapse did not
POPLAR BLUPF, Mo., May 11.
Ashland is near tbs top in bar
surprise
some of the faithful at —(IP)-—Tornadic . storms again
(COO qnoU for Mississippi flood
relief work, according to Mia. Sam tendants at the trial who refused have ravaged the American torna
McNair, president and G. G. Bu- to believe the "Iron nerve" and do belt, and after three days of
honks, treasurer, of the committee "marble chla"~tdes and found terror, the Mid-West and South
in charge of raising the local re nothing In her demeanor to ro west have begun to translate the
tate her commonplace appearance appalling toll of six state into sta
lief fund.
At noon Wednesday subscrip as a rather silly, selfish woman tistics. Gathered from all pos
who ^because a victim of her own sible sources, with many stricken
tions total (414.12.
' communities unable to report be
With the flood still raging and Irresponsible nature.
cause of disrupted communica
“Oh,
f-
never
thought
they
» record number of refugeeafor
any single disaster in the history would do it— I never thought tions, estimate show:
Dead, 238.
. of the country seeking shelter and they would do It," Mn. Snyder
Injured— More than 900.
relief nt Red Croie concentration moaned in her cell Jnst before
Property
damage— (6,000,000.
her
complete
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a
p
s
e
.
The
campe local Rod Cross officers
Poplar Bluff. Mo, was hit by
are anticipating an over-subscrip thought that Ruth ^Snyder might
be sent to her death like a the worst tornado disaster in two
tion of the (609 qnota.
common
criminal was one that years. By Tuesday afternoon (6
More than thrse quarters of a
Rnth
Snyder
had steadfastly re bodies had been recovered from
million refugees t h now being
fused
to
e
n
t
e r t a i n until the the ruins of the business district
fed and sheltered, eomo in public
and authorities believed the death
buildings, some marooned in up dreadful fact crnmpldd her.
toll would exceed 100. Three hun
per stories of flooded homos and
dred persons were injured by the
many In ths concentration camp»,
three-mlnnte twister which crush
according to information received
ed everything in an area of six
from Rod Cross headquarter».
square blocks and 100 of the in
The Red Croat ia maintaining
jured were said to be in a serious
«4 area relief offices, with 99
condition.
trained workers directing »pira
The casualty list by states:
,
tions In local aroas. 49 Rod Crosa
Missouri 102 dead, 360 injured.
physicians and 78 trained aunes
Arkansas 09 dead, 350 Injured.
: on inty. lnnoctfiatlou M refugee»
Texas, 27 dead, 100 Injured.
for typhoid, vaccination for small .
pax--aad quinlnp as a nudaria pre-
Kansas, 11 dead, 40 injured.
LOS ANGELBS, May 11.— (IP)
area preventative, h is already
Louisiana, 2 dead, none injured.
-Ths" murder trial of Paul Kelly
As ths figures show, the worst
palgn which Red Crffte officials tarty screen aster, moved through
a second day without a sensation. of ths storm cantered ia southern
are directing.
Ksffrnn work la.being Jon s by What was to have been ths djaa- Missouri aad northern Arkansas,
829 power boots flying ths Red matic high light proved, a Sad. two sections which only a few
The entire sourt—jndge, Jury, weeks ago were floded by the
Cross flag. These boats are also
engaged in the transportation of defendant, witnesses and specta rampaging Mississippi river.
Besides toraadic storms, other
food and supplies to the stricken tors— late ia the afternoon mov
disturbances
swept
ed to the Hollywood home of Ray elemental
In a communication to the lo Raymond, musical comedy star, parts of Iowa, Wyoming and In
cal organization, Carl'Hunt, an for whose death Kelly faces the diana. A woman was drowned
near Sioux City, Iowa, and three
area official says "whan it is rea possibility of the gallows.
persons
froze to death near Lar
There
the
elaborate
arrange
lised that every time (4 is spent
for each one of these refugees ments . of the prosecution for a amie, Wyo., while more than 100
(1900,000 is consumed, in other reenactment of the alleged "tare- were rendered temporarily home
Words, that the full (10,000,000 knuekle” slaying of Raymond less in the Hoosier state.
Relief workers, the sight of
requested' will provide only (SO crumpled before a single object
whom has become common to the
per person, for clothing, shelter, ion of the defense.
Instead of Bthel Lee, negro residents of the tornado and flood
food and medical care, it is ob
vious that the total (10,000,000 maid, who witnessed the fist belt, have begun to restore order
fight between Kelly and Ray in the stricken districts.
will be Inadequate."
Contributions made by local mond, telling the story of that
primitive battle, the conrt merely
folks were as follows:
Mrs. W. J. Lane (2.60, Berean pointed out the places In which
Class M. E. Sunday School (6, D. the action took place.
Meanwhile, the Jury was ad
Perozzi (20, Mr. aad Mrs. E. V.
Carter (10, F. Gilloon (2, A. monished to pay no attention to
Erickson (2, J. M. Watkins (10, any comment made in the home
Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Hedberg (1, where Kelly ia said to have ad American Flier H ods Off
Mrs. Walter Herndon (1, A. C. ministered the "death beating" Tuesday on Trans-Atlan
Strange (6. A. Johnson 6, W. M. In a light over Dorothy Mackaye,
tic Journey
Wright (6, B. H. W,ren (2, A. H. dramatic actrtos and wife of
Pracht (, Dora Wight (2, Mrs. Raymond.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., May 11. —
Mary Wilshlre (2.60, Blsie Prad-
(IP) — Capt. Charley A. Lind
er (1, Mrs. L. B. Reader (6. J. P.
berg, who hopes to be the first
Dodge A Sons (10, Georgia Coffee
to make the air daah across , the
(10, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Wheeler
Atlantic from New York to Paris,
took off for St. Lqpls from Rock
(5.
D. L. Glenn (6. B. B. Miller (1,
well field at 2:66 p. m. yesterday,
while a crowd of several hundred
people cheered him on his way.
Flying directly over San Diego
Mexican Troops Galled to and followed closely by two army
Defend Norales From
planes and one Ryan monoplane,
BedsUna
carrying officials of tbs Ryan
NOGALES, Sonoril, Mexico, Airersft company, Captain Llndf
May 11, — (IP) — Two thousand berg in less than 12 minutes had
Mexican federal» left here late disappeared and was on his way
Tuesday la a special train to re to Paris, nearly 7900 miles_away.
After taxing for nearly” half
enforce government troops now
a
mils
across Rock well' field, the
battling with the Yaqul Indians
plane,
loaded with 260 gaM&s
near Maocarenas ranch, 19 miles
of
gasoline
and 20 gallons of oil,
east of here.
Meanwhile, machine gun nests slipped into the air like a grace
were being established in the ful bird and, started circling
hills around Nogales to aid in about as It gradually gained al
repulsing tha Yaquls If they at titude. Within leas than a minute
after the "Spirit of St. Louis"
tempt to toko the city.
Unconfirmed rumors stated has left the ground, the two
that Chief Lata Matns of the army planes and ths one Ryan
Yaqnis has demanded Nogales be plane had token off and wore
turned aver to him by Bunday. flying alongside the plane which
may carry the Stars and Stripes
Myrtle Point— Security Bank across tha Atlantic.
I have every confidence in the
starts .work on ,2-story concrete
World in this plane aad motor,
building. '
and If providence is with me I
Portland— St. Helen’s road con shall be in Paris before long,’’
tract let for about (299,ood, and Captain Lindbergh said before
taking off.
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Sandy rood for 9171,990.
The city council by a
results of the election lac
the people aa exprecced at
dam to arnare Ashland a
Bergaer aad Thoratoa ha<
previous leone of the Tldl
aad Wood* have eet oat tl
Their stateaaent will
pears today, aad the eeeoa
af four to tw o are standing by the
f and are carrying oat the wishes at
time, la regaM to the building of a
¡lent supply o f water, foam -llm aa
jk l (help position la the m atter ia a
Sow Conaethaea Peteta, W hite, Kay
ta t ion la the n u tte r. -
Anted la two tenure. The firm ap-
1 last November, "The question of
or 14ge.OOG.ee for the purpose of
Canyon, building (he Croweon Hill
Srglng the distribution system, was
(he issue and (11 against. This was
Coast Guard and Other
Ships Search Entire
Atlantic Ooast
Thought Possible That Sick
Juror May .be Able to ’
Take Place Tomorrow
NO
W I L L WOT POSTPONE
TBAOB
IS
POUND
Every Effort Being Made to Keep
From P attin g Off T ria l,
Because of Cost
2. It was understood before election and at the time of elec- houra attar they jeit bebourget
tion that the construction work for which this (469,000.00 bond near parfs early Sunday and
issue was fslsed. wbuld be n WBh One part depended upon the-rest. headeti OTer the Atlantic in an s t
and no one part could be voted on separately. The Crowson Hill tempt to fly without stopping (o
reservoir needs the dam in th aw nyon te fiiriti anir Ihe new distri- New York, nothing has been
button system needs the dam to maintain the even and proper volume board of the fate of Charles
of water. The Crowson Hill rulervoir is being constructed for the ,\ anges9er and Francois Coll,
purpose of equalising pressure Iff all parts and elevations of the <^ty. p>rench aviators.
This cannot be maintained If thfcre Is not water enough to fill it.
The Coast Guard and other
The Crowson Hill reservoir is nol for the purpose of Increasing our American ships have hunted the
water; this it cannot do ns the-water merely rugs'-(gto it and out New England coaat for them,
again. • A storage reservoir is nsreaaary to Increase the water. This French and English vessels have
was planned by the most competent engineers obtainable, together Marched far out at sen on the
with the last council. For four this construction work would be otheP side of the Atlantic, while
split up the last November election and only partly carry, leaving an ¿be ocean liners at sea h a v a
unfinished and Inadequate water system, it waa so arranged that itv wCtched for traces of the plane,
had to be voted for as a unit; and it was so voted and carried.
The Jubilation in Paris over
3. At the 1st November etactlon It was voted by the people that Monday’s false report of the safe
the city council shall construct a dam in the Ashland Canyon, to- landing of White Bird has been
gether with the .Crowson Hill reservoir and enlargement and lih- turned to deep anxiety and resent-
prevement of the distribution aystem.’ The election made it man- ment. Some resentment was dl-
datory on the prt of the city council. No definite time was set for reeled against America and fad by
(his construction work but it # not reasonable to think this did not a far fetched report that weather
apply to the present council jnst coming Into office. Why waa it gata irom tb|g tide which might
made mandatory that the council carry out this construction ^vorkf have aided the fliers, had been
Because thousands of dollars had already been spent-daring the last withheld.
fifteen years looking for a means of adding to our present city water
i » i , ^ Trip
supply, and the only practical solution was reached. No council
Curtiss Field, New York, May
would sink wells or consider Neil Creek or Cow Cfeek, or Buck Lake, f j .__Clarence Chamberlin and
or the springs at the head W h ittle Butts Creek or any ether place Lloyd Bertaud today planned to
after an election pointed out wherfc it should obtain water. - Then |gnore the warnings that France
the work of previous council* must beconiidered and Hot repeated wouldn’t .a lm m , the a«»riea»
and the spending of money to locate more water must stop. The flight across the ocean, while the
chosen plan, a dam in Ashland Creek Canyon, must be the one f ate ofNungesser andC oll is in
for tbs new council to work on.
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doubt.
It wae also made mandatory that the eoaacil do this water con-
The aviators, who will attempt
structlon work because It was the wish of the people; a large sum t0
from New York to Paris
of money had been raised for this purpose. In 1920 a bond Issue gnnounce<i that they would hop
amounting to (100,000.00 was voted by the people to construct a (,ff Saturday, the weather per-
dam in the canyon, but was left to the discretion of the council, fittin g
JACKSONVILLE. May 11. —
Rumors to the effect that thb
trial of Hugh D’Autremont. Siski
you tunnel bandit suspect would
be postponed until the September
term of Court Were without
foundation and court adjourned
until ten o’clock tomorrow morn
ing when it Is thought there was
a strong possibility for 8. Ws
Dunham, sick Juror being able
to resume his place In the Jury-
box.
The defense refused to agree
to a plan to select a twelfth Juror
leaving no choice bat to wait
for the recovery of Donbass or to
postpone the trial. Jndge Thomas
announced thia morning that the
attending physicians had Indicat*
ed that Dunhams condition waa
better and be might be able to
return to bis duties some time
within the next ten days. Every
effort Is being made to keep from
postponing the trial, aa such ac
tion would add twenty fIve tboua-
and dollars to the cost of thd
case.
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Word Received—
(Please Tarn to Page 2)
Word has been received here
today that “Zeke’’ Gyger, South
ern Pacific employe who was in
jured in an accident a few days
ago, is getting along as well as
could be expected although his
condition is still quite serious.
He regained consciousness yes
terday long enough to recognize
his wife and his parents.
The Eighth Wender of The World
(Please Turn to Page 4)
Spends Years in
Prison by Choice
Public is Invited to Visit
Ashland Community
I
Hospital
In connection with the obeerv- Gabrielle Claudine
anca of "National Hospital Day" known as Sister 1
being universally made in nil Mother-Superior of
sections of the United States to- istering to the fan
morrow, May 12, there will be tare Prison for woi
"open house" at the Ashland
Slater Marie-Pen
Community hospital according to the prisons of Donli
Mias Jean Aitchlson, hospital »ad Rouen, aad to
supsrlatsndsnt.
to Paris, or rather t
T ie public is Invited to visit for bar Paris In
the ’hospital between the hours when Minister of J
of 2- o’clock and 8 o’clock Thurs- ’personally wont to
day afternoon. Mrs. Harris Doan, Lasara aad piaaad
president of the Public Health sister Maris Pug]
League aad Mrs. C. F. Tilton, robe, she only said
secretory of the organisation,
'*1 made the aaprl
acting as hostesses.
long ago before
Visitors will be shown through siaco'thua there ta
the hospital and ths amount of only duty."
work done-there will be explain- , it was Stator 1
ed. "Hospital Day" la observed who comforted
in an effort to stimulate Intereet Mate-Hurl, aad n
in community institutions.
until tha begat!
Thors are 23 beds in the Ash- face« the firing
land hospital, and the lnstito- Marie-Parpetae I
tion 1» filled to capacity most of Veil the other si
the Ume. Mias Aitchlson states, porta.” Bresy ■
Ssrea graduate nurses are In unhappy wm
charge With local doctors forte- |M»r door trw
ing the staff, '
the French "