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In Ù b p rél Water
U m
Ashland’» Greatest Areat
near ooast.
w Fifty Years
A a W a n d ’« Leadinff
(VBttad Hava Wir» Service)
(U sltsd PrSM WIN Servie»)
aANI),. O R flQ O N ,
New Fountain
Plan Is Under
Consideration
10,000 Northern C h i n e s e
Soldiers Desert to Nation­
alist Side and Cause Anx-
. In checking oyer old fex rec-1
ords l» 'the sheriff’s office at
Jacksonville, preparatory for that
move to Medford, Sheriff > Ralph
Jennings found some intereStlnr
old record books, dating back to
1884.
The tax* roll of that year was In
a small hook about the else of a
primary school primer and entries
were all made in longhand, muck
of the wprk of a financial nature.
The smallest piece of .property
listed was. 186 acres, while the av­
erage valuation was from 910 to
990 an acre,
la contrast with this tiny rec­
ord Sheriff Jennings found the
present ta x , rolls require nine
large volumes,, one of which
weighs 100 times as much as the
first total tax volume.
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REMODELING
WORK DONE
LONDON, July 8 — (IP*— Beta­
ute of the city of Taing Tae by
IS,000 Northern Chinese soldiers
who deserted to the Nationalist
side brought various reports of
foreign anxiety and action in
China'. Thursday/
Dispatches from England and
elsewhere said that there was
heavy fighting at Taing Tao be­
tween the rebels and loyal North­
ern troops who were greatly in
the ipajorlty who were counter
attacking fiercely.
It was said that American and
Japanese troops were being rash-
ed to protect foreigners.
The Japanese l e g a t i o n nt
Shanghai announced that a brl-
rf rn«w tl‘T*”l*V>‘*< **»*"
sent to patrol the railway be-
tween Tslng Teo sad Talpaa-Fu.
r i l l B117» B I as BIO Q l i p i l C » s u o w -
Extensive Improvement Be
ing Made at Piala Gro­
cery Building
Extensive improvements are
being made in the building at 71
N. Main street, at the eorner of
Main and Granite, which Thomas
Hill of the Plaza grocery purchas­
ed about a year ago.
July 17th,Mr. Hill stated be
would move hie grocery i
new location and chan.
namq to Hill’a Cash and
Special store fixtures are
purchased to carry out tk
The entire interior will ,
bright cream and will a<
present »“ attractive app*
Mr. Hill stated he was
daring electric refrlgeratl«
v t r tu r
n iu o e r u
m pp ttaiH
ed disagreement between politic- will ho Installed in the ne
Isas and army officers oa Japan’s Rafting it 4jne of the mos
Chinese policy-
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GENEVA, July 8. — (IP) —
China’s civil war reverberated at
the League of Nations capital
Thursday when Chao Hal-Chn,
Chinese member ot the league
council, went over’ the northern
to the southern side.’
Chao resigned from the .coun­
cil, announcing that henceforth
he would align himself with the P a l m e r Investment Com
panv to Build $50,000
moderate Nationalist government
P acking, House
of Chiang Kai-Shek, and that he
would report to Chiang shortly
A fruit packing and shipping
at Nanking fot orders.
establishment will be built for the
Palmer Investment company of
Chicago, largest individual grow­
ers of fruit in the Rogue River
valley, oa an 8. P. right of way
just south of Medford, recently
purchased for that purpose.
The new building which is to
Ambassador to Mexico Pre­ cost approximately 960,000 will
sents President Coolidge be one of the best equipped and
most modern plants of its kind,
His Resignation
according to specifications.
RAPID CITY, S. D„ July 8.—
(IP )— James R. Sheffield, ambas­
sador to Mexico today tendered
his resignation to President Coo­
lidge. Sheffield today came to
Rapid City especially for thia
purpose.
His resignation was
given' to the president and an­ Workmen Are Bnsv Oom
nouncement made public today,
Dieting Unit and Little
following a lengthy conference.
Fruit Prepared
MODERN FRUIT
PLANT IS PLAN
SHEFFIELD
QUIT TODAY
HILO. Island of N»wslt, T. H.,
July 8. — (IP) — While three
great rivers of molten lava are
swirling through the rising flopd
of liquid metal In Halemaumau
pit, Hawaii's "Lake of Fire,”
scientists and laymen alike are
speculating on the chance that
the howl may overflow with the
splashing * and speed down the
mountainside towfrd Hilo and Its C. G. Julia*. Los Angeles promo!
out o*s Bight recently to broad«
10,000 residents.
of the Julian Petroleum Compel
Hourly this flood of lavs Is nected Immediately shrieks a«
rising, fed by four fountains of was drowned out whenever ho ti
red hissing fire that on reach­ haMuked the federal‘radio eontl
>
another stai
ing the cooler air above are spun
into metal floss, believed by the
natives to ho the hair of Madame
Pele, goddess of fire and vol-
canoes.
Preceded by earthquakes and
subterranean explosions that were
felt aa far north as the Barking County Agent is Making
Bands, of Kauai, the long expect»
Plans for Fair for Club
ed eruption began before zdawn
Workers
"I have hhaN Ashland
cherries are the beat grown,
bat 1 didn’t know hoW large
and sweet they might he,”
Albert F. Rose, district at­
torney of Shaata county, has
written Chief of V o i l e s
George McNabb, thanking
him lo r a ten-pound g ilt box
whl«h Chief McNabb recetat-
ly sent to kirn. .
GOVERNOR IS
4-H CLUBS TO
HOLD EXHIBIT
IN ACCIDENT
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PHEASANTS
Game Warden Parr Super-
vises Distribution of
' ' 600 Fowls in County
Six hundred China pheasant*
were released la Jackson connty
Thursday according ' to Game
Warden Roy Parr, who .with a
representative of the state, game
department distributed the game
birds.
"The birds were not distributed
in any one locality but were scat­
tered all over the county. It was
a full day’s work to scatter them
sufficiently,” according to Mr.
Parr. The birds come from the
state game farms.
Pheasant shooting in this coun­
ty should be good this fall, ac­
cording to Mr. Parr. Each year
stock is released in the county to
restock depletion made each fall
by hunters.
Diamond Lake
Fishing F ine
The road to Diamond Lake is
practically free of snow, accord­
ing to Game Warden Roy Parr
who recently made a trip to the
lake.
"Fishing is without question
better than it baa been for years.
The patronage at the resort is
large and Increasing daily. Many
California and ' other out-oPthe
state tourists are Included there.*’
Some new cottages are being
built and concessions are being
Little canning and preserving
extended in an effort to better
work is being done at the Bagley accommodate the big crowd' which
Cannery, according to Ralph Hoo­ is expected there this summer.
sier, manager of the local plant.
Some few cherries and beets are
being prepared lor the market.
Workmen are busy at the plant,
however, completing the new unit
which will make It possible for
the work to he done much more
efficiently aad a much larger vol-
Richards, the magician, Wtao
ume of business to he done than coippleted a three-day engage­
In former years.
ment in this city, left Thursday
night with his company for Rose­
burg.
His Itinerary * Include»
Salem. Eugene, Spokane and Seat­
tle. The show, he carries tf jot a
high type and be was given’ ex­
cellent patronage In this city.
Magic Show
Leaves Town
Billy Sunday
Is Threatened
Save $1.80
MAIL OR BRING YOUR SB.SS
TODAY
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WINONA LAKE, Ind., Jaly 9.
— (IP)—The Rev. Billy Senday,
noted evangelist, tysld today of
receipt of a threatening letter de­
manding 9900. '
The letter, Rev. Sunday ex­
plained. waa the reasoif for the
posting of "a large * number of
policemen” around the evange-
i Het’s oWn auditorium hare Wed­
nesday night when he delivered a
lecture.
NEW YORK, July 8 —(IP>—
Henry Ford has ordered the
Dearborn Independent to cease
publication of all articles reflect­
ing on the Jewish people, he said
today In an announcement made
public through Arthur Brisbane.
Ford Is quoted as sayipg he
was mortified to discover t h e
nature of the articles. In addi­
collapse tion to ordering the magazine to
«W eb ko formerly was con- cease attacks on the Jews Ford
rokt the air. Julian's voice
roadbestthat night. Julian will withdraw from circulation
to investigate. Experts say certain articles regarded as ob­
jectionable which were issued in
pamphlet form under the title
"International Jew.”
Brisbane said Ford made a
signed statemetn Indicating his
Intention of doing this.
Ford’s battle with the Jews has
extended over a long period of
Mrs. Boland H. Bartley Suf time and was climaxed by the
f e n From Bad Scalp
damage suit brought by Sapiro.
Wounds
The Dearborn Independent has
SEATTLE. July 8.— <lP>— Gov­ carried on the battle against the
Boys and girls of Jackson coun­
LITTLE WORK
AT CANNERY
ASHLAND CHERRIES BEST
Orders Dearborn Independ­
ent to Cease Attach qn
Yiddish People and Or-
• den Withdrawal of Ob­
jections! Pamphlets “ In­
ternational Jew” From
Circulation.
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awaii’s “ Lake xof Fire”
Starts Annual Eruption
Thursday, While Natives
Cower in Terror—Feared
Plantations Are in Danger
of Destruction.
POLICE SEEK TO
LOCATE WM, BLAKE
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Local police have been asked
to assist in locating Wm. W.
Blake, formerly of Bayview, Cali­
fornia, who disappeared from hie
home three months ago. Mrs.
Rosa Blake is offering a regard
for - information which will lead
to his toeatioa.
ty who are Interested in cluk
work may have a fair of their
owta this fall if plans of R. O.
Fowler, epunty agent, who has
charge of the club work, mature.
Mr. Fowler, wnowing the un­
certain condition in regard to the
staging of the annual Jac k»»»;
county fair‘has indicated he will
Mk permission to hold an exhi-
bition of c,ub work Bt the fB,r
grounds this tall If he can secure'
MOVIE STUDIOS ARE
PROGRESSING NICELY
Rogue River movie studios are
well under way and the first unit
will be completed by the latter
part of September, C. E. Gates,
president of the company has
announced.
The Rogue River
Studios Incorporated
recently
purchased 78 acres of land on the
Crater Lake Highway and have a
crew of 80 men employed In the
construction of the first unit of
the project.
Consideration ot various types
of fountains is being mafie before
the Installation of the Root mem­
orial fountain In Llthia Park, ac­
cording to city councilman. Ash­
land granite, and other types of
building materials are being con­
sidered before final decision Is
made. Councilman O. T. Berg-
ner, chairman of the special com­
mittee in charge, is out of the
city at the present time.
Much comment haR been made
on the condition of the present
fountains in the park, the llthia
water having a ''creosote' 'taste,
which is said to come from the
.type of pipe which was installed
to bring the water to the foun­
tain from the springs.
HOOSIER SIGNS
UP WITH BOAS
Former Bose Oenterflelder
Gets Left Field Posi­
tion with Locals
"Hooeler” Hoffard, who last
year played Centerfield for the
Medford Boses has been signed up
for the left field position pith the
Ashland Boas according to an­
nouncement made today by Or-
vile Robbins, playing manager of
the team.
Hoffard Is a hard hitter and
understands field work sufficient-
ly well to make him a valuable ac­
quisition to the team.
The Boas have been given a
number of workouts on the Jack-
son Hot Springs field this week
preparatory for their game Sun­
day with the Cavemen f r o m
Grants Pass, in the first combat
of the seeofiff season of tile South­
ern Oregon League.
... The CAveBlML were la. third
place at the end of the first sea­
son while the Boas ranked sec­
ond. Medford Boses play Klam­
ath Pelicans at Klamath Falls
Sunday.
ernor Roland H. Hartley, nar­
rowly escaped serious injury, and
Mrs. Hartley was badly Out about
the head, and four ether persons
Injured, Inst night in an autom-
bile collision near Tukwila, 19
miles from here.
Mrs. Harrier Js In e Providence
Nearly One Third* Normal
hospital. Her injuries are not ser­
School Enrollment Near
ious. A. W, Groteseld, driver of
Home, Report Shows
the other car which bore a Cali­
fornia license was arrested.
He
Ninety-one of the 200 students
in aeeuaed ot driving o a th* left enrolled in the Southern Oregon
side of the road. 1
Normal school; are from Jack-
son county, according to statis­
tics on the enrollment compiled
by Miss Katherine Vincent, regis­
trar.
The remaining students, most­
ly teachers doing summer train­
ing work, come from every sec­
Only a few more than 80 per tion of Oregon, some from Cali­
cent ot the voting power of Jack- fornia and other adjoining states. Interstate Commerce Oom
Mission Gets Railroad
ton county waa out at the laat
Company's Plea
election, June 28, according to of­
TO ATTEND MEET
ficial compilation of the vote by
Local law enforcement offlcors I WASHINGTON. Jply, 8.—(IP)—
County Clerk Del 11 Ah Stevens My­
The so-called Hill Interests today
ers. A total of 8,864 votes were are planning to attend the dis­ filed with the Interstate com­
cast out of a possible 12,641 reg­ trict meeting t>f the Law En­ merce commission an application
ister ad. This ia said to be one of forcement Officers of Southern for permission to unite Ute Great
the smallest vetes ever cast in Oregon to be held .Wednesday, Northern Pacific and Spokane,
July 14 at Coquille.
Jackson county.
Portland and Seattle railroad in­
to a single net work of 18,000
miles, under the name of the
Great Northern Pacific Systems.
91 ENROLLED
FROM COUNTY
June 28 Vote
■ Was Smallest
He Was Bound To Come
FILE REQUEST
FOR MERGER
Failure of Three-Power Arm
Limitation Conference is
Certain Unless Agreement
is Reached Today
For­
mal Executive Committee
Session.
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By Henry Wood
GENEVA, July 8.— (lP>_Af-
ter 17 days ot talk, the uaval lim­
itation conference faced a show­
down today.
The chief delegatee represent­
ing the United States, Great Brit­
ain and Japan met formally as an
executive committee to take up
the cruiser question.
They are faced with the neces­
sity of talking bualneaa or of
looking forward either to. open
confession of failure or to a
patched-up agreement that would
bring real disarmament no neer-
Formal meetings of the confer­
ence have been suspended since
Tuesday
because of complete
deadlock on the total ot cruise*
tonnage to bo allotted. A second
meeting during the interim of
heads of the delegations wag
fruitless.
Japanese and British delegatee
have sought now instructions in
preparation for Friday’s meeting.
The American delegation, seeking
equality with Groat Britain, but
insisting on a cruiser total that
will mean real limitation, known
how far It can go.
Great Britain wants a big
cruiser total, not lees than 419,•
000 tons, and If passible more, to
protect her world-wide A r a d •
routes. At first she wanted <»0,-
000.
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The United States originally
proposed 260.060 to n , bat -baa
show* willingness to raise thia
figure to' 400,00» if necessary.
Japan, now firmly on the side
of strict limitation, wants to stick
to the original American figure of
160,000.
Kiwanis Sing
A t Luncheon
Music was the feature of the
Kiwanis meeting today at the
Llthia Springs hotel, with Henry
Enders, Jr. acting as leader ia
the various selections rendered
by the members.
Georgs Francis Barron, at the
piano, and Lawrence Wagner,
with a horn, entertained with
several classical and rag num­
bers. Several selections on the
Victor Orthophonie, handled by,
Homer Blhart, local dealer, were7
enjoyed during the program.
Mrs. Davidson, wife of the
secretary of the Bend Kiwanis
Funeral services for J. H. Har­ Club waa a* guest. Henry Oaley
rington. accidentally, killed Thurs­ was the one drawn to contribute
>
day morning, when he was elec­ to the Child Welfare fund.
trocuted while working as a line­
man for the Copco company,
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.will be held at 8 o’clock Sunday START* INVESTIGATION
OF AMERICAN CITIXBN
afternoon from the Christian
church In this city. Burial Is to
NOGALES,
8onora. Mexico.
be made In Mountain View ceme­
July 8.—(IP)—American Consul-
tery.
C. A. Damm today started inves­
In addition to his widow and
tigation into the reported slaying
two small sons, Mr. Harrington
of Archie Clark. 98, American
Is survived by his aged mother,
newspaperman, said to have been
Mrs. M. L. Harrington. 76, Grants
■hot to death at Magdaieaa, So­
Pass, a sister, Mrs. Helen Ryan,
nora. last February.
also of that place, and a sister,
The mother ot the youth ap­
Mrs. Clyde' Smith, of Eugene, peared today at the United 8tatee
and a brother, "Speed'’ Harrlng-
consulate her» and reported that
tori of Dunsmuir.
her son, publisher of a paper a t
Harrington
R ites Sunday
sommepless -------
SOMMER PBEWCTERS
Aæ -O O UM C
— —. W O W ----------
hte ' QyWITION__
Magdaieaa. had been
Oregon Gets
SALEM, July 8. — (IP) — Ore­
gon will receive 842.848 from
federal forest service for allot­
ment for Are fighting associations
to prevent forest Ares. This Is
an increase of 914,000 Ivor laat
year.
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CHURCHILL TO SPEAK
J. A. Churchill, preeldeat of
the Southern Oregon Normal
School went to Eugene today aad
this evening will address a meet­
ing of schoolmasters at the Uni­
versity of Oregon.
summoned-
from hie offtoa tad qhot down.
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