Ashland daily tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1970, June 24, 1927, Image 1

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Northwest Oregon. * 3 5
Ashland's Greatest
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CHURCHMAN
WILL SPEAK
UNLUCKY DAY
FOR KILLERS
tes Indiana
lortw O b OhJaM. Bttnt.
» t o AppM jA* Oon-
gregatioiiai Ohoreh
Splendid R
Detail Of
•Made By
Artillery
Camp At
Report
"Bffestency of, Battery • B ef
Ashland la 188 percent above that
of last ysar,” according to Sar­
geant Leslie Warts, who returned
Thursday after spending a week
at Camp Fort Stevens with the
boys.
j
‘‘One regnlar army officer com­
menting on the embarking of the
348th Coast Artillery frem the
train to ths eamp In tan minutes
— work whick usually requires
about one hour, remarked, that If
that were the type of efficiency
represented by the National Guard
ha would rather belong to the Na­
tional Guard than the . regular
army.” according to Sargeant
Wertx.
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Wednesday morning the Buttery
B boys from Ashland and the But­
tery C boys'from Marshleld dem­
onstrated their work la buttery
practise with 18 Inch gaps. Bight
shots were fired, two practice
shots and six service shots. Bat­
tery B mpde three and aTpoatohie
other batteries te hita.
Dr. Sldpay U Gnllek at Lea
Angelas, California. secretary of
the International Society of Jus­
tice and Goodwill, secretary of the
Federal Connell of Chnrches of
Christ In America, w ill apeak at
the Coagragafloaal church thia
(Friday) evening at 8 o'clock on
“ Recent Developments la China."
Dr. Galick Is considered an au­
thentic authority on the Chinese
situation, and Is one of the few
International students who has
made an extensive study of the
conditions In that country. Ho
Is said to be a speaker at excep­
tional ability, with a real message
to bring.
The doors of the church are to
be opened at 7:88 and a capacity
crowd Is expected for the lecture.
Dr. Gnllek Is visiting In Ash­
land with his daughter, M n . Lev-
erett Davis, Fairview street.
The general public Is Invited to
attend the meeting tenlght.
Will Sell Anto
Tags Saturday
A deputy sheriff will be at the
poUCa station fo this city Satur­
day to sail auto fteenaas, aceord-
Ing to annenacement made fey
Sheriff Ralph Janniagà. Thé Mid­
year sala starts o» thtp date, tk
eensa plates casting just half thé
first of the ysar prie«.. •
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jqne 84.
— (IP) —■ Frank Carter, Omaha
sniper, convicted of two murders
and terrorism in Oklahoma died
this morning in the electric chair.
He was led to the chair at 8:13.
Six minutes later he was pronoun­
ced dead.
•
loonshine liquor round In
S so CaiU-“ Big Jim” Ald-
ridge Ordered Out Of
Klamath Tuesday Brun­
ing Taken Here by Terry
L ITTLE .ROfcK, Ark., June 34'.
— (IP) — Going to death on hla
eighteenth birthday anniversary,
Lonnie Dixon, negro, this morning
paid with his life for the confess­
ed assault and murder of 11-year-
old Floella McDonald, white child.
The assault took place last April.
The electrocution took place early
today.
James A. “ Big” Aldridge scud
M. C. Thompson, of Klamath Falls
sad both w eir known to police in
this city, were arrested la this city
Thursday afternoon by Federal
Prohibition Agent J e rry Talent.'
Ona plat hbttle filled
with
moonshine liquor, and a second
bottle partially emptied was foubd
In the Rio touring ear driven by
Aldridge, who lam than a month
ago was released from ths Mult­
nomah county jail where he serv­
ed six months on a charge of uou-
i «topped at Hammond, Ind., to dedicate Wicker
to Its World War dead. The arrow points to the
rt’ shoe «me f
fn< f M ' Ä H i < xe entire before the microphone. A orewd estimated
CHICAGO, June 34. — (U»> —
attended the cerimonles
Elin Lyons, Columbian, convicted
of killing a patrolman was today
hanged. The trap was sprung at
7:08,
He wak soon after pro­
nounced dead. He'died calm and
denied his guilt.
HOLLYWOOD TO Comitteemen
SENATORS WILL
TRYECON
Plan Program SPEAK TONIGHT
DICKEYS WILL
GIVE PROGRAM
Reduction
Bounced
Varied
B ott men m now In the conn-1 a
ty JaU at JackaonvlH« awaiting y
arraignment.
Aldridge wee ordered out e f
K T W W h FgHi JTnmis r Vhoh he-
“broke a bottle’’ omen officer who
t
g
l
«
sttw up i L 8 te h b n e r tim r ^ fiiw B -
,
Checking up on every detail ot
the eamfe 8t Fort Stevens, every,
thing Is 188 percent »hove the
camp of last year, according to the
officers.
-.
^Especially the new mamita
ere having a fine time and theft-
only regret seems to he that they
did not Join the O. N. O. before.*
says Sargeant Worts.
..,
Last Sunday the beys ware roy­
ally entertained by a costmittee
from Astoria, enjoying dancing',
swimming, roller skating and
baseball. Then there were tree
moonlight trips tfwoas ths Colum­
bia on the ferry, Saturday, Saw-
day and Monday evening from 7
o’clock to 8 o’clock, arranged
throngh the conrtoay-of the As­
toria Chamber of Commerce.
Wednesday was the climax day
for the artillery batteries and next
Saturday afternoon will telimax
the Infantry work. The artillery
batteries expect to compete with
the Infantry companies from Camp
Clatsop in the parade and review
and “defeat the Infantry boys at
thalr own game,” according to
their bright plans.
Three Executed fo r Murder
—Two Electrocuted,
Ode Hanged
Fopr Leaf Clever.
Waits—When Ton Walts With
Thp Ona Toe Love.
Fox Trot— Doll Danes.
\ Trampet Solo— By R. Petty.
Fox Trot— Sam, The Old Aeeord-
Walts— Golden Melody.
.F o x T ro t— i t A ll Depends on
Tou (with vocal choraa.)
Troaywne Solo — By George
Wendt.
Fox Trot— Hoosier Sweetheart.
Walts— Ths Melody That Made
Ton Mine.
Fog Trot — Ain’t She Sweet
(w ith vocal chorus.)
Aoeordlan Solo — By Dorothy
eew the men shortly before he ti
le ft the city and recognised him e
8« he passed throngh Ashland t
Thursday. Ha stopped the car on
North Mata street, and Aldridge
succeeded in breaking a bottle
he was caryrlng with him, and In
th * scuffle with Talent suffered
frdm a badly braised fees and a tl
discolored optic which added noth- -■
tag at all to hie appearance.
t<
Thompson said he had Jnst sc- 0
ccptsd a lift from Aldridge and A
was on hla way to Portland to '«
try. to secure work. He dented, V
that ha had aver been in prtaon P1
or jails, bnt when confronted with 0
‘‘Committees
on
the
July
Fourth celebration, from, the Tal­
ent Irrigation ' district and Ash­
land Chamber of Commerce will
work out details of the program,”
Senator Chas.' L. McNary and
according to Secretary J. H. Ful­
Mutinous Convicts Wanted
ler.
Cigarette — Now They
Whether there will be tr e
Are Hungry
works, or Jnst what the program
will be has not yet been deter­
LANSING, Kan.. June 34.—(IP)
mined. One definite part ef the
— The 338 mutinous convicts en-
program la the barbecue, accord­
sconced 73h test la the bottom
ing to Fuller, who an yath » m e a t] conducting a three-day survey of
of a mtao abaft a t tho- Kaasas
Is already on Ice.
the Irrigation projects InSefftharn
state penitentiary áre about to
r ñ s M ^ i o w i m Or*B° n Thcy wH1 prn X f i r i S l ooms to term* after withstanding
the pangs of hanger for more than
according to committeemen who ing on matters of local Import­
two days and nights. Two tele-
are working oat the detalle of the anice in reclamation work done in
phone calls were received from
affair.
-»
the Irrigation districts.
the mine this afternoon by Peter
Russell, mine superintendent, and
a conference for tenlght has been
arranged between a convict rep-
resenting the committee of con-
victs and members of the prison
board.
Authorities are of ths opinion
that the men have grown weary
of their strike, inaugurated.Tues-
day poon because cigarettes and
cigarette papers were not permit-
ted inside the walls, and are about
to surrender.
The Leaning Tower
MINERS NEED
FOOD; WEAKEN
MANY TO TRY
PACIFIC FLY
Planes “ Tune U p” Prepara­
tory To Plight To
Honolulu,
LOS ANG8JLE8, Jana 3J. — (IF)
—1 It was announced today by
Wm.- D. Peiley, that Dick Grace,
boa Angeles aviator Will hop off
for Honpluln from Ixm Angelas
late Saturday or Sunday. «.■
Normal Girl
Asks Divorce
Eva Lovely Harris, student nt
the Southern Oregon Normal
school, has filed suit for divorce
In circuit eoart, aching for eepar-
atlon from Wm. Z. Harria, Grant
conaty. She chargee cruelty. Myt-
Harris asked for one third of the
real property owned by her hue-
hand. 848 n month maintenance
money, and the right to reeame
her maiden name of Rva Lovbly.
eunerWere
ient With Twins
the eoart room by the preea.
“Then only were we able to
reach the eearl room in time to
hear the plea*, verdict end eent-
enced. In view ef the cold blood­
ed murder la whleh theee four
“Neither George Rreaaer nor nafortnaato man were butchered,
myself were adviced M t hfe«* If I bad been eseoctated In this
anything about the eonfolelona er MM ease, I would hafe occupied
' In conversation with the Ash­
land Tidings, Attoraey : Od«r*«
Roberta, special prodnontoV today
made the following stntomeat to
regard to the cenfeoMeS at the
twine.
agrecaenta upon the part et the thh aeato poaitlen that I did la the
defendeata to plead guilty with ha
tnai ct Hugh D’Aatremoat aad
understanding upon the part «(
the district attorney to eeeept Ufa taaiatad «a tfee death paaalty for
Imprisonment, until v e vara told theee defea«ente, which I thlak
they jnetly deedrved*
Apparently rejoicing because
they had escaped the gallows. Ro^.
Ray and Hugh D ’Antremoat thia
morning entered the gray wait?
of the state prison at Salem tff
start serving the life sentence»
passed on them when thdy pleato-
ed guilty to the cold-blooded
murder of four 8. P. trainmen.
As the train pulled into 8 e le <
early today, a crowd gathered
about the station to me the th ret
notorious murderers.
Federal officers and Sheriff.
Ralph Jennings turned them oveti
to the warden of the state penff'
tentlary sad the boys w ill loose
their Identity and become Bum*
W ith the passing of the three
brothers into the prison the etat#
satieties its demand fo r Jnetle<
and punishes the trio for the mnrS
Ths brothers. It Is said, laugh-
ed and Joked on tbs train enmaté
to the.; penitentiary, apparently
jnMlamt heeanaq they deCeataUtab
gallows.
-*A - crowd estimated at see was
feathered at the S a e lh a sn Pacifie
station at Medford late TharatoF
afternoon when the brothers war*
brought from the Jan at Jaeksett»
ville and .started oft their Jooraey
to the state priesa.
The brothers bad little to say,
sad seemed anxious to get en the
train and out of . eight of thé
crowd which p r osee d desaly. They
wars manacled to federal officers«
The prison at Jacksonville aaJU
the stroetd of the village which
for the last four weeks have has*
alive with activity were strangely
silent.
Other prisoners confined In the
Marathon Reds
Visit Ashland
They ran down bnt they were
tad>y to
„ ,r ,
riding hack.
and will probably ratarn
The runners of the Indian Mar-
j . Bntagt fra
athon ate dinner at Ninlngars at
#f
noon today enroute to thalr homes
have bean bin all
after resting for 34 hours after
March
the completion of th . grilling 473
h « d ta d s of miles e f this «
W ith his prise money Mod Ball,
_
who lead ell runners, purchased
~
a shiny* new Chrysler sedan and
MR- SHRI* KR 8TR IC I
Flying Cloud who came In second
I- N* *•“ ®hrlnar, Seenh
purchased a Chrysler roadster. Thursday night Buffered lte
The Indians Vera travelling in
» • • ct®d hie le
these machines
" Is cdndftion wad ftapwvi
Malika add Rushing W ater ac- da* »■» “• * U1 M <*>■«■*!
companled the two runners.
for «•w »1 <Uy’ -
They were well dreeeed, ettrac- hta •< » » » * «
tlve appearing, and talked freely ‘» » • « • " d «ntta serious,
oonoeratog the race.
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W IL L ATTMND CONVMM
Loss ef • watch between Mt.
Loeel Klwaais and their
WASHINGTON, June 34.'— (IP) Shasta City and Dnnamnir, on the are planning to attend <
— COlonal, Charles A. Lindbergh Sonthsra Pacific was recently re- • coaferdpea to be held a*
intends to devpts himself to com­ ported to PMIce Chief McNabb, hnfg C eW tty club June 88
mercial aviation,' Secsstai7 of
Commerce Hoover.ganpufice« this
afternoon.
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Hoover’s statement came Short­
ly after he entertained Lindbergh
at a luncheon attended by the
government air secretaries,-Lind­
bergh's St. Louis backer« and As-
iisVant, Secretary of Compierch
Drake.
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WASHINGTON, June K .— (IP)
— Formal authorisation for Lieu­
tenants Lester J, Maitland and
Albert F. Hagenbarger.-U. 8.
Army fliers to attempt the'flight
from California to Hawaii has
been given. . The plane will be
ready to start off as soon as
weather conditions permit.
tosaouai
ig Crowd At ]
Notorious Tr
Medford At
day Evening
Of federal C
Sheriff.
”
Lindy Plans To ■
Do Air Service
M»rd WiD Not P id o n ’
utfemonts Says Newt
“Hla plans for ths future,” said
Hoover, “have not developed fully
hut soon w ill taka dsflnitp and
positive shape.”
Hoover eeld Lindbergh would
probably leave Washington tomor­
row for Now York. He V lll spend
ths night with his St. Loul»’back­
ers at Hoover’s home.
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