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About Ashland daily tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1970 | View Entire Issue (June 27, 1927)
Fifty Tftar» 1 M «I£¡ Gan You Give Identification Of Your Auto? m M e x ic o County officials are busy this I wash packing up and moving I courthouse equipment to the Medford A rm ory which next F r i day, July 1. 1327 becomes the county seat— the arm ory building to he the court bouse u n til the new city hall is completed early 'in the fall. K lam ath Falls Pelicans defeat- the Cavemen from Grants Paas Sunday by taking the long end of a 3 to * score and won the South ern Oregon League championship fo r the first season o f the play. Tha championship pennant Is to be given to the Pelicans at a meeting of baseball men which w ill prob ably be held in Ashland wlthfn the near future. The Pelicans were defeated b u t ' Remodeling work at the a r mory l a nearing completion and the building w ill accomodate practically a ll o f the county of fices, except the (circuit court, seeeion which are to he held in the federal building. Many of the records w ill be le ft in the tire proof vaults ot the old courthouse at Jackson ville u n til the new fire proof vaults are bu ilt in the new city ball. > LEGION MEET BIG SUCCESS Studebaker T o u r i n g Oar Lands On Top Of Coupe Which Skidded Off The Highway—Occupants Are Slightly I n j u r e d And Taken To Yreka. Three ta les Wide Crashes urops Ana Property—No Lives Lost In Tarraat. A R LIN G TO N , June 27.— (IP)— Residents of this section of Ore gon were today checking up dam age , caused when a cloudburst struck here Bunday evening. A rlington was the scene of principal damage. M ilton and Weston also suffered from heavy property loss. A great w all of water seven feet high crashed down on Arlington a fte r the cloud burst hi^ seven miles south of here. The deluge on M ilton followed a series of cloud bursts in nearby ' a I Weston was swept by a m ighty w all o f water throb miles wide. So fa r as is known there were no injuries or death bat property damage including crop loss to ex pected to teach nsore than h alf Sid Batts Post of L the Hotel Medford in Medford, A rllngton and M ilton spent the was one o f U m most-out-standing night in darkness. The Vendôme events o f the organisation fo r the hotel a t A rlington was completely ruined. Highways, were damaged and bridges washed out* newspaper comment so w e» as McNary, and Frederick Steiwer I comment among those who knew and Congressmen N. J. Blnndtt I Sid Bates. .and have followed and Maurice Crumpacker were I closely every development in the guests of honor a t the affair and unravelling of the mystery which gave short speeches before ■ the I surrounded the dastardly crime. arm ory program was taken up. The Portland Orbgoniah, com The evening’s festivities started menting editorially on the con- at <:3d o’clock with a banquet Federal Officers Bald Kla I fessions has the following to say at the H otel Medford. math Fall* Dives And under the caption. “Bid Bates the A rth u r M urphy, Commander of Take Liquor. I Engineer.” . . the state organisation was tbe j "O ut of the hideous narrative principal speaker and said In part, ‘ Three hundred bottles of beer I of the t h r e e D'Autremonts, “The 'American Legion has an and several bottles o f moonshine bandits and murders, steps the im portant p art to play in national were confiscated by federal of I brave wrath of a very gallant Ufa, and among its duties Is that ficers who Saturday night raided o f n u rtu rin g patriotism la the a "dive" operated by Mrs. Laura man. I t to the shade of 81d Bates hearts of e v N y countryman." E f the engineer .grown gray in tbe Sellers at Klam ath Falls. Mrs. forts have brought about the pres Sellers was placed under arrest^ service. He stands before us in greasy, faded denim, w ith a ent system of national defense, the H a rry Kincaid, former resident regular arm y In the first line, the of Grants Pass, now of K lam ath smudge on his cheek, gay mock national guard second and the Falls was placed < under arrest ery in his eyes, and a jest on bis reserve corps, third , he m id. He when officers found two gallon lips. He to Sid Bates, who. was also spoke highly of the w o rk be jugs and several pint bottles of! unafraid or death, and whose ing done by the Legion A uxiliary. moonshine in his place of bus fidelity to duty, as he coneelve<J It, caused him to be pistoled in i T . B. Patterson,, John B. En iness. -his own cab. H e lay sprawled on ders, D r. C. B. Shinn and W. C. Several other arrests of minor the (ron floor, beside t ip throttle Patterson were In attendance offenders were made. from Ashland. Fédéral D ffieers G. W . Shirley MOONSHINE CONFISCATED Medford Pearpickers w eat down to defeat at the hands o f the Ash land Boas Sunday to the tune of seven to four score. Boas held the Pegrplckers scoreless un til the seventh Inning when McShane- and M arkle scor ed first base hits, and were fol lowed by Banhiater who connect ed w ith one of Davis’ tw trlA s tor a tw o bagger scoring McShane and M arkle. He was followed by Beebe who reached first, and Boston who also h it first base, scoring Bannister, giving t | e Pearpickers three runs in one Inning. In the eighth Inning w ith the bases empty McShane again a t bat lost the ball fa r into tbe Held, and scored a home ran , mak ing the last run for the Medford aggregation. Davis in addition to pitching LA B O R SURPLUS IB F R U IT his usual fine game of baseball, There is said by C. H . Oram, knocked a home ra n for the Boas la the sixth inning, loosing tha state labor commissioner to be surplus o f labor |n a ll fru it sec ball fa r In the le ft field. Un Scoring for the local aggrega tions of Oregon this year. usually large In flu x of labor from tion started in the fourth inning when Hughes at bat h it to first. Idaho and other states to said to be responsible for this unusual eandition. (Continued On Page Three) Circus Folks Mourn Death O f Tiny “King Dodo” Famous N egro Pigm: "K in g Dodo” circus favorite, known a ll over the United States and beloved by show folks, died Saturday evening cradled in the arms o f a s ta lw a rt sword sw iflow - er, in the big è a rn iv s r u n t nt Klhinath Falls. H is death was sudden and was^duh to heart trouble. K ing Dodo, aged IS , whose real name was John Taylor, and his residence Los Angeles, where tor years he has been under the guardianship of a retired aUintol trainer who years ago took * toady to the tin y freak, wag « tiny negro man, 13 tnchee taH end weighing 43 pounds. Me was born In Jacksonville. Florida, and early in lits lost th e nés e l his lower limbs and M v e r walked a stop to his lif e .' » - the moren about him. He could neither read nor w rite but in p ri vate conversation, aw^y from the glamor of the big tents, the little man exhibited remarkable agility. H e was intensely religious and often during the quiet hou/s ot the sabbath would speak on re ligious topics to his beloved to r- nival cohorts. "Yeah boy” was the favorite expression of the little man, and had been heard by circus goers In every part of the United States. H e muttered theee words, Satur day night just before the spark of life flickered out. It was with heavy hearts ths shew people presented their per- formanee Saturday night— while the body of the midget ley in a K la m U t h andertahiag parlor awattlag tastrtMfone for Ite dto- Two southbound Studebaker automobiles skidded over a 3(1- foot embankment on the Pacific highway, about one mile on this side of the California line Sunday afternoon. Occupants of the two cars escaped with minor injuries. A coupe, driven by T. B. Tart- ino, representative of the Tartino Rubber Company ot California, was the llrat car to ekid off the highway. This accident occurred at 3:30 p. m. The accident oc curred on a stretch of highway where the state maintenance crew air and alighted wheels .down flags along the way marked the place as dangerous. The ralnfhll Sunday afternoon made the hlgh- way at this point a sea of slippery r I unit system, wherein it is pro- r I posed to consolidate or centra- , I lise the operation of the rural .■schools in a way which the pro- , I ponents ot the measure state w ill I make for more efficient ru ral 11 school operation, is certain to . I bring out an unusually large vote I In the rural districts, which w ill I I no doubt roll up a large total I vote la the county. - ^ W hat wlU prove probably a I Ter7 effective campaign »gainst J this measure has been waged by Tartino secured a lift from » passing motorist and went to Hornbrook where he secured the awviees o f 4" wrecking erew to assist in removing the car back « to the roadway. As he return duty. Thu lightp ip the yards at ed to the scene of the wreck, he evening, the mellow gossip of: the saw a seven-passenger 8tudebak- bells, the rush o f th a wet n ig h t against his face— n e v e r. t-> know ."M p had saan .t w o of hie fellow tnrihmen die. F ö r the body of several of the most active rural ; I districts. This, w ith the attitude > '£ some sources that Ashland and , Medford should" not participate . in the vote on this question, al though it to believed everybody w ill, or should vote anyway. OUTLINE NEW MAIL ROUTE Contract To Be Given For I Ashland . Klam ath F alla Service had, tallan to the gravel bestd-i The poatofflce department has the tr tta . R u t when they bade I called for proposals for a new h,m s u s a t t « his seat in th-j cab I matlcarrylng contract between ♦ad "m> ahead," that the mail c |r might ha dragged away for Ashland and Klamath Falls, be yfondssfiug, Sid Bates said that ginning August 1st, which ‘ will not drive the engine. I t wpa-eet a t fu ll stop. He said t h a t ' h e c a u lk not say what was wrong w ith the. engine. He dared, as they phyaaed it, to "kid " the murders whose ready weapons were presented at his body. And evening when >Dr. Sidney L. Ouj- rate. The new contract will also in- ick o f Los Angeles, California, Who is visiting w ith his daughter, (Please Turn to Page 4) Mr». Leverett Davis, spoke. Dr. Gulick, prominent authority on conditions In China, Is an orator of masterly a b ility and his mess age on “ Doll Mbssengers of Friendship” delivered In the morning, was well worth listen- Next Wedneeday morning mem tog to. bers of Battery B, 343th Coast A r “ Battleships and Friendship” tillery, who have bssn in camp Was the theme of his discourse in at F o rt Stevens for ths last 13 the evening. days, w ill start their .return trip Ito Ashland. In spits of rainy weather more than 10,030 people gathered at Camp C(atsop Saturday morning to see the entire Oregon National guard, Including both the infan try and coast a rtille ry divisions, . J « C . Hogalsnd of Los Angelas, pass ia review before Governor C alifo rn ia was arrestad by T ra f Patterson, General George W hite ilo Officer C. P. Talent Saturday aad General H unter Liggett and •bhtged wtth driving a flve-pas- other high officiale. amtger Cadillac touring ear as a The satire fores of 3,000 men private has from L. A. to Seattle took part la the parade. I t Includ Without a public service permit ed the 143th coast a rtillery, 136th dr Oregon Ucease. H e save a and K i n d infantry regiments aad • IS S bead to guarantee h ia ap- one battery of the 313 field ar hPargaee before Justice of the tille ry la addition to provisional Peace >-Taylor of Medford July regiment of headquarters, medical aad other troops. B ig Review Talent Arrests ', Wildcat Driver « probably surprise many. Usually, a special election lik e this— regardless of the fact that the measures on the ballots are of such a nature that they v it ally affect every pocketbook In the state— rarely brings out a In All Department* Exhibit* Warrant Additional However. the agitation m Space I Jackson county on the county The coupe going over the em bankment, turned turtle In mld- has been recently employed. Red practlally undamaged except for a broken left front wheel. B ig Audience Newspapers Hears Gulick bergh?" “ Who wen the ball game?" " I wonder i f the stock m arket is going up or dowa?” "Has anyone died?” Has Byrd taken off for Europe yet?” "W hat was yesterday’s output of cop per?” I These and a hundred and one other questions are going unans wered because Butte and Anacon da citlsens have no local news papers, through which they ordin a rily found th e ir questions afi- swsred. No dally 'newspapers have been issued since last Monday when publishers of the Beits M in er and the Butte Post and the AngSonda Standard looked se t their deni* posing rooms Ih rotoMhtloa to the local typographical unloa’s strike FAIR BUILDING PLANS GIVEN mud. include mail service for Pinehurst and Keno, according to official In formation received this morning by Postmaster F. D. Wagner. The important feature of this 's that the new contract will cover all classes of mail, whereas at nresent the contract covers only ! first-class mall. Parcel post can not now be shipped direct to Klamath Falls or points in that and Terry Talent, assisted by region. For instance, today par K lam ath police and county auth cel post shipments to Lakeview orities made the arrests. •ake third sone rates, whereas, when parcel post can be shtoped B U T T E , Mont., June 37.— (IB The Congregational church was over the direct route to Klamath W H B R B YO U V O TE — “W h a t’s become o f Lind well fille d Sunday morning and Tails it will take the second sone Voting paraphanalia, bal lots, booths, poll books, etc., were placed in the nine Ash land voting precincts Mon day by the F. F . W h ittle Transfer company, prepara tory for the election tomor row. Voting precincts are an nounced as follows: Precinct 1— Ashland ,Bou- levard— Public library. Precinct 3— Ashland Bast Central— City H a ll. , . Precinct 3— Ashland West Central— McCarty building, corner M ain and Granite streets. Precinct 4— Ashland Oak — W h ittle Transfer Company office. Precinct 3— N orth Ash land— Presbyterian church. Precinct «— Bast Ashland — Fourth Street B n g 1 n e Room. Precinct 7*— 8 o u t h e a s t Ashland— 413 Palm AveUUe. P r e c i n c t 3— Northwest A s h l a n d — Junior High School. *. Precinct I — Ashland West — Valley View School. The average motorist pays Httle attention to the motor number of his automobile, according to those la Charge of the registration bur eau here. Fully one-half the tourists who atop to register their cars In this city must investigate to learn the ig Vote Is expected As number of the motors on their Interest In Measures Af- oars before the registration Card f p e t i n g Schools A n d is illled out. Pocketbooks Buns High Frequently the motorist does t-ra ir Support Levy Most not know where to look on the Popular. engine for the motor number— I and %hen the police force helps I The vote in Jackson county them out. Occasionally a motor-1 | tomorrow when citlsens w ill be 1st applies for registration with-1 asked to pass judgment upon a ont knowing his license number. I large variety ot measures w ill Chicago Women May B e Hanged CHICAGO, June 35— (IPXIP)— Mrs. Catherine Cassler, convicted of the m urder of W illia m Lind strom was today sentenced to hang, Ootober 21. She was found guilty by a Jury several weeks ago and was the third woman to be sentenced to death in Chicago. The thrpe D ’Autremont brothers lost their Identity at the penitentiary at Salem yesterday. Hugh became 3303, Roy 3301 and Ray, 3304. They w ill be known by these numbers for the rest ot th e ir life. Another local oounty measure to the proposed m ill levy for the county fair. This- to a straight question as ot whether the county fair shall operate this year— if the levy to approved there w ill be a session of the county fair, while if it to defeated, all indica tions are there, w ill be no oounty fair, unless some angel unex pectedly develops to finance It. .The most outstanding state Is sue to the income tax. Several organisations in the state are working actively against this measure, while the state admin istration forces and the state grange are about the only active forces working for the passage ot the measure. W ith the usual large number who vote No on si} tax ques tions, those who do not want Oregon to be the first state on the coast to adopt this form ot taxation in opposition to the policy of laying o ff in California and Washington, those who feel that It is merely another experi ence of "giving the state officials more money to spend," and other factions who oppose the income tax, it appears It w ill have hard sledding in tomorrow’s election. W hile the income tax is said by those favoring It to be for the purpose eventually to relieve the burden on property tax, many reel that that the property tax w ill never be m aterially reduced, and that the lacqme tax vltll (Continued On County Unit School System Fav< By Men Who Study School H . 9* Seymour, state leader of Boys’ aad G irls’ Ouh work in this state, form erly a county super- lntendsnt ia Oregon, has heartily endorsed the County U nit Plan. Hto work takes him Into every county ia Oregon and brings him in touch With work being done in rural school work. “ As a n I m p a r t i a l o b s e rv e r 1 favor the eeuat*. unit plan now in operation ia Crook Klamhtb and Linqel» eoupties. I . have been ia sahuol p o rk loB< enough to see the benefits these soaatleS have derived aader the s a lt ays- tern o f to: tion aad that systs Jackson cc “The Hv the people thing .in tl the admh in the chi leats of I equality « surely ma atm” rage e t tha C where lev U att phut