In Mineral Water Lies
Ashland's Greatest Asset
Ashland's
for Over Fifti/ Years
(United New* Wire I
(United Press Wire Service)
ASHLAND,
Y, JUNE 28, 1927
LITHIANSTO
MEET FRIDAY
GOLDEN RULE
STORE OPENS
P i n a l A c t i o n O n Park
Pavilion Dances Will
' Bo Takan
Closed Por Two Weeks Por
Invoice Of Stock—New
Manager In Charge
The Golden Rule store, which
has been, closed for two weeks to
complete an Invoice In connection
with the sale of the local unit, as
well as the Medford and Yreka
units, to The J. C. Penny com
pany, has reopened.
An announcement from New
York a few days ago contained
the Information that the J. C.
Penney company would officially
take over the three stores which
have been operated under the
name of The Golden Rule on July
15th.
Mr. Poremlller, a J. C.
Penney company representative
who came here from Albany, stat
ed yesterday he did not have any
announcement to make at pres
ent. Mr. and Mrs. Evans, who
have been in charge of the local
Golden Rule store, are no longer
connected with the management.
1100,000,000 Consideration
Is Given In Big Deal—
May Mean Re-establish
ing Of Ashland Railroad
Center — No Statements
Made by Company.
Only a light vote la being cast
In Ashland today.
At S o’clock reports from six
precincts showed only 199 votes
had been east.
Interest in the county eebool
unit Issue and the state income
tax seemed to have waned with
the arrival of election day and
there seemed to 'be a general
lathergy about the poets.
At the city hall, precinct 2 on
ly 9 votes were cast n p t o 3
o’clock and five of these were
caat by city employees.
At the public library, Precinct
1, 2* votes were cast; precinct
2, McCarthy building showed 24
’votes cast while at the Presbyter
ian church, precinct 9, 20 votes
were cast; precinct 4, Whittle
transfer showed 2C votes and pre
cinct • showed 14 vote*.
260 Enrolled At
Enrollment at the Southern
Oregon Normal school has rsa yk
ed 2*0 according to Miss Kath
erine Vincent, registrar.
Thia
number exceeds by SI the enroll
ment for the summer term Inst
year.
The student body this summer
Is made np largely of teachers who
are doing required normal school
work. Attendance and enrollment
at the summer school classes be
ing conducted at the Lincoln
school is also larger this year
than it was last. Students con
duct the work here under .the di
rection of supervisors, x
TO 8KLL GRASBHOPB1W
Klamath may yet derive
some profit from the grass
hopper crop which the Tnle
Lake region produced thia
year— a crop so extensive
and destructive experts were
called to combat.
From a fish company at
Port, Huron, M i c h i g a n ,
comes the offer of 29 cents
a pound to ha paid for the
hoppers, which according to
the
Michigan
fisherman,
make ideal bait for Lako
fishing.
»
No fireworks are on display in
Ashland, sale and aae of the fire
works in the city being prohibit
ed by city ordnance.
The police fores of the city baa
Issued annual warning against the
use of fireworks la the city —
although little trouble has been
experienced In the past the warn
ing la annually issued.
Mnch speculation regarding the
possibility of Ashland being re
established as a railroad terminal
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, June 28- ( U P ) — The
by the Southern Pacific, follow
ing J h e consummation of a deal
tri-motored Fokker monoplane piloted by two army
with the Oregon-California com
aviator» soared into a low fog over San Leandro Bay at
pany Is beard.
7:10 today to start an attempted flight to Hawaii.
In one of the largest recent
Tile plane was in the nir one minute after racing
transactions in Oregon the South
down the runway.
ern Pacific company issued a trust
deed and mortgage to the amount Captain Charles C arteranol^M
The start was sudden.
X . Sm ltnwno followed the army
of 1100,000,000 to purchase the
Lieutenant
Lester J. Maitland and Lieutenant Albert
right of way, rolling stock, and fliers onto the Pacific today.bst ¡turned for slight repairs to their-
f. Hegenberger had arrived on the field only a few
equipment from the OregoaXtell- plane. Will start second take O this afternoon and hope to beat
arm fliers to destination,
moments before.
fornia company.
The deed waa filed with the
Maitland ordered the second rope barricade placed
county elerk at Roseburg’ through
around the giant ship. Suddenly both Hegenberger and
Seventeen
Girls
Respond
the National'Bank of Commerce
Por Practice Monday
daitland donned helmets and jumpers, entered the plane,
at New York, the trustee bank.
Afternoon
waved goodby and were gone.
All rights, franchises and prop
erty of the Oregon A California
Ernst L. Smith, air mail pilot who expects to beat
railroad are conveyed with the
the flyers to Hawaii smiled as he saw the great ship rise
Police are seeking the owner of
deed except the corporation fran
into the air.
chise and money paid to the O. A a stolen auto. The man who stole
the
ants
has
eonfnsssd
-
to
the
= = k The travelar monoplane which Smith expects to pilot
C. comphqy by the United States
government Under the Chamber- theft. The man who bought the.
;o Honolulu was through its final tuning up, and. expected
lain-Ferrls act providing for pay anto in broke financially and
ment from the sale of grant lands without the automobile, but police
are seeking the owner.
revested in the company.
O. H. Robineon. employed nt
Through the consummation
of »hid deal, the Southern Pacific Ptoapect, told gotten last Thnra- ,
trains now pass over' tracks own day hie Hupmoblle—an antique I
ed by the company. The S. P. vehicle of uncertain vintage *— I
lease on the lines would have bad been stolen by his pal Robert 4
soon expired, and the deed and Williams. Williams was placed «
mortgage conveys to the 8. P. com under arrest by Night Policeman ,
pany all of the holdings which Charles Clease, and admitted i
Ernest L. Smith and Captain
stealing the traveling bad owned t
have been under lease.
Charles Carter, took off shortly
after 9:29 this morning. A short
Its order to make this purchase by his pal and the automobile and i
time inter they returned, the plane
the.S. P. company Is issuing bonds selling It to G. J. Stammen of
was heavily loaded but landed
to the sum of 9100,000,000 and Mariposa, California.
Stammen waa located and re
easily, it was learned a broken
Is mortgaging their newly-acquir
ed property as security until such turned to Ashland without a cent
windshield, caused the early re
turn. Repairs are being rushed
time as the bonds may be retired. — all o f,h is money having gone 1
and Smith is hoping for a second
Local S. P. railroad men said toward the purchase of the Hup. I
Lleutenant Dale D. Sackett of take-off ’ later today as ke wants
they had heard of the sale but Now police are seeking Robin- <
the Salvation Army has arrived to beat the army fliers to Hawaii
made no comment on the possibll- eon in order that the car may be 4
returned to the rightful owner e
In Ashland to establish a definite despite the several hour lead
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and eettle the case.
o
branch of that 'organisation In which the army men now have.
this city according to announce
1:19 p. m. Bulletin,
ment made today by Normal A. i The Army Fokker was 99*
Borgen of Portland, financial miles west of California according
Unusual Storms Brew Over worker, who is in Jackson county to a radio dispatch from the fly
assisting fn the raising of funds ers Intercepted by navy radio
A tlantic Ocean—Plans
■I .■'. M M 1 i lH.VML'1 1 A
for the work.
Return Plight
headquarters here.
Headquarters in this city are
Carter Backs On*
NEW YORK, June 28.—r<LP)— established In the old fire hall
SAN LEANDRO BAY—Bdmnad
Commander Richard E. Byrd wlli on Fourth Street, and Lieut. Sack J. Moffett, flight backer, announ
not start on his flight to Paris for ett will spend all of his time di ced at noon that the Smith-Carter
another 24 hours it was annoua- recting the work in this city. Mnch flight la naw Indefinitely post
ced this morning.
work has been done here In the poned. Lack of confidence on the
Unusual and u n f a v o r a b l e past year under the direction of part of Captain Carter, the navi-
weather conditions are existing
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over the Atlantic, although the
runway at Roosevelt Field Where
the Fokker monoplane "America”
is moored has dried o ff sufficiently
for a take-off.
"More storms are developing
over the Atlantic today," weather
observers said.
Commander Byrd Is definitely
“Climatic conditions In this ideal for development of the fta-
planning a return flight from territory are ideal for fox farm eet pelts. The California Big
Paris to the United States in case ing" according to Arthur E. Bear country has not proved en
bte flight is successful.
Tucker, who cornea from the Big tirely satisfactory for fox Cann
Bsar country la Southern Cali ing Mr. Tucker said, and pos
fornia where' he has been la bus sibility of bringing thy big torn»
iness with the Tnplln-Dalton fox from that territory to this sec
The Normal school bus line
ranch breeders of the recognised tion nf O’vtcn F not improbable.
established last week on the open
At the present time according
leading grads of foxaa among
ing day of the summer term of the
to Roy Parr, gams warden, there
fox
farmers
in
this
country.
Southern Oregon Normal school
Mr. Tucker has secured the are two other tar terms in this
Is popular among the Many teach
Spencer ranch on the Deed In
er» and student* attending the
dian road and Is making repairs
college. The bus rank on regular
on
the dwelling and other pre Lake oa tke Grseaaprteff m od i
schedule.
parations for the bringing of his tains is one of the meet totoF-
•sting far terms and one e t the
stock to this connty.
"My present plans are imma most i lofitaMe la the eenaty*
ture and indeflnits bnt I hope The Crater Lake Beaver Fan*
to bring approximately >0 pair
of foxes to stock my farm. This
will mean an expenditure ef
*90,099 la the enterprise the
foxee being valued nt 92.999 per
pfilr." according te My. Tucker.
According to his. plans Mr.
Spencer would raise stock for
both breeding and pclto. tka cli
mate around hero being quite
POLK DANCES
ARE POPULAR
CRATER LAKE
Delay In Opening May Re
sult Prom Sunday
ï —k
- Night Storms
More than a foot of enow fell
at Crater Lake Sunday night and
there to danger that tlje opening
of the park will not be made by
Friday on schedule.
The «now conditio* at the
Sark constitutes a fffeomy out
look at the present tithe accord
ing to R. C. Prien, general man
ager. The snowfall continued all
day Mohday at the park.
Forty men are working clear
ing the road, but the unseason
able weather makes progress
slow, it to said. Use of the bit
rotary snow plow has made the
work of clearing the road a pos
sible task although the banks
were piled higher than they had
bean for many years.
MUSIC WILL BE
SCHOOL CREDIT
Certification O f M u s i c
Teacher* Authorised
By State
A revised plan for certification
of private music teachers in order
that tbelr pupils may receive high
school credit, has been received
from the state superintendent of
schools, according to announce
ment made by Mrs. Snsanne
Homes Carter, superintendent of
Jackson oounty schools.
Tbs naw plan requires that ap
plication for certification for the
coming year be filed With the state
superintendent July 19, and
blanks for the purpose are furn
ished by the state department of
education.
This plan of certification, does
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D’Autremontg P ot T o Work A t '
Salepi Pen - Twins In Limeyard
PORTLAND, June 19.—(lF>—
That the federal government to
determined to keep the three D*-
Antremont brother« la prison for
life was indicated in a statement
made here today by United States
Attorney George Nenner. Meaner
said he .was conducting an investi
gation into the procedlngs that
closed the D’Aatremont case at
Jacksonville with the acceptance
of pleas of guilty and sentencing
of the trio to life imprisonment.
Aooordlng to Nenner the federal
indictments against the ma*
charging mail robbery will always
be valid, ft any attempts are
made by the parole board to lib
erate the desperadoes the federal
Army Men Begin Trip With Little Show And Start Off
Into Ocean Fog Early Today—Mail Pilot Says He
Will Reach Hawaiian Islands Before Hegenberger
And Maitland—Starts On Handicap
government will Immediately press
its charges.
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The fedeAl indictments, if
proven, carry a sentence of life
imprisonment at the federal prison
nt McNeil’s Island.
SALEM, June 29. — « ft — The
D*Autremont twins, confessed'
mnrdereri, were pqt to work in
the prison lime plant yesterday.
Roy and Ray started to <p«ah
wheelbarrows.
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( e
Hugh,^softened by liia ~ six
months confinement in Jail prior
to conviction a^d sentence was
assigned to lighter hash* tempor
arily.
Auto Owner
H earing Today
BAD WEATHER
DELAYS BYRD
Can't Keep a Good Man Down
limatic Conditions 0 1 County
Idéal For Fox Farm, Say s Expert