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Local Girls
Namanu
SUOARP1NE, Cal., July
— (IP)— Blown Into the air
by..a premature blast of his
explosive, hts own
Inven
tion, Herbert Tanner, 34,
professor, and Prank Hill,
87
student at the Uni
versity of Oregon, are today
recovering from painful in
juries. Four workmen aid
ing them in setting the ex-
Ho Halfway Agreement But
C o m p l e t e “ Kickont”
From Financial Manage
ment i s Demanded b y
»vangelista-Church Com
mittee Backs Leader in
LOS ANGELES, July 39.
— (IP)— Mr«. McPherson an
nounced late today that ahe
asked an associate pastor be
named after her congrega
tion refuadd to accept her
resignation.
She aald the associate will
take c h a r g e of the Los
Angeles Temple while she
is engaged in a world wide
evangelistic tonr. The com
mittee flatly refused to even
consider her resignation she
HELENS PLAY
FINAL MATCH
California Tennis Champs
Meet Today in Club
Tournament
Depressed Over Recent Tra
gic Suicide of Oregon Con
gressman, American Wife
of Senor Francisco Latour
Says in Attempt to Ex
plain Husband's Act.
BULLETIN
WASHINGTON. July 29
— (IP)— Senor Francisco San
ches Latour Is apparently
winning a battle against
death, in a hospital here this
afternoon, i His Afinerican
wife has been constantly at
his ' bedside since he was
found In his study this morn
ing, a bullet wound near his
heart, told United Press rep
resentatives he dropped an'
old pistol.
She said the
nccident was purely accldent-
MANCHESTER. Mass., July 29
— (IP)— Helen Wills and Helen
Jacobs, both of Berkeley. Cal.,
will clash in the final round of
the third annual Essex Country
club invitation tournament F ri
day as ft result of their vlctor-
*«x In the serai finals Thursl.-iv
Miss Jacobs, who eliminated
Mrs. Mcll aMallory. defeated M. ks
Margaret Blake of Lenox, Mass.,
The wound is not deep
seventh national ranking player,
and missed the lungs and
In straight seta, 8-2, 6-2.
principal arteries.
Mlsa Wills trounced Mrs. J.
Dallas Corblere of Southbnro,
WASHINGTON, July 29.— (IP)
sikth national ranking player,
Senor Francisco Sanches Lat-
6-0. 6-2.
/
onr. Guatemalan minister to the
United States Is battfing for life
in an emergency hospital, here
today, with a bullet wound below
his heart.
His Americad wife and ser
vants were awakened by a shot
P ublic'Serví oe Commission early this morning. They ran
to the study on the second floor
Will Hear the Reason
of the Guatemalan legation and
fonnd'him lying beside bis chair.
. SALEM, Oreo July 36— (IP)— Nearby waa his revdlvef, and oM
Operators of 10 motor stage lines model, one shell fired.
in Oregon have been cited to ap
Señora Latour said she knew
peal* before the public service no reason why he should try sui
commission here August 1 to cide but said the recent tragic
show cause why their licenses death of Representative Maurice
should not be cancelled. Failure Crumpacker of Oregon, who leap
te pay fees Imposed by the com ed to death in San Francisco Bay
mission Is said te be the cause.
had depressed him.
Those died include:
The Guatemalan minister and
E. W. Whetstone, Klamath the Oregon congressman were
Falls; Cannon Beach Transfer, close friends.
Cannon Beach; Morris - Lowther
Truck Co., The Dalles;
E. R.
Crowley, Madras; Imperial Auto
Stage Co., Seattle (operating in
Oregon);' John Day - Arlington
Bus Co.; Donald Bates, Rich
land; Halfway, Ore., Transfer:
and Boring Auto Co., Boring.
Pacific Broadcasting Sta
LOS ANGELES. July 2 9 — (LR
— Mrs. Minnie “ Mother” Kennedy,
one time first mate of the Aa-
geins Temple brig, waa to walk
the plank before Rear Admiral
Aimee Semple McPherson and
the ranking officers of her organ
isation Thursday.
The board of trnatees of tbe
Four Square Qospel, newly chris
tened Four Square Gospel Light
house "Service, met behind lock
ed doors to decide the exact fate
of the senior member of. the
team that b¿ilt Angelus Temple
to a valuation of 61
, 09.
Of the 12 members of the
board, eleven before the eopfer-
ence agreed that “ Mother" bad
said harsh Words about "Sister.“
The dissenting m e m b e r was
"Mother”. She maintained she
had always geted In a “Chrlstinn-
llke manner" to Mrs. McPherson
and her „followers.
The II, Mrs. McPherson among
them, agreed that Mrs. Kennedy
was to walk the plank, that her
position in the new services which
requires navy costumes and navy
rankings, wfts not to be the same
as In the old. A difference of
opinion existed over the deposi
tion of "Mother.”
Alternatives s u g g e s t e d by
trustee members before the con
ference included:
1— That "Mother” relinquish
her position on the bridge of the
craft and take up a position in
the forecastle,
in other words
that she remain, “ with honor and Failure of Geneva Confer
respect" as the mother of Rear
enee Sees Navy Activity
Admiral McPherson.
Started
2— That Mrs. Kennedy be given
some kind of permanent furlough
WASHINGTON. July 2 9 — (IP)
oa pay. The suggestion included — Secretary of the Navy Wilbur
a hint that she might visit the announced today that contracts
Holy Land or take a trip around have^been signed for construction
of the six new ten thousand ton
the world.
3— That Mrs. Kennedy be al cruisers appropriated for by the
lowed a pension and permission last congress.
to enter work in waters other
than those covered by the Four CRATER LA K E VILLA G E PLAN
Square Gospel lighthouse ser
Plans for a Crater Lake village
vice. Personal service, the pro
to hp started at the- lake n e x t
moter of this suggestion called
spring were approved at a recent
IL
ataf> conference, according to
4— That she return to aid her Stephen A. Mather, director of
husband, W. Whittebeck, said to national park service.
be skipper of a Hudson river
The proposed city is to consist
boat.
of a general store, a cafeteria, a
On one question all trustee studio aad rental cabins In the
members agreed. Mother Kennedy rim eamp at the point where the
must rellnqulshxall claim to hold new road merges with the r I m
Temple.
road, he aald.
STAGE DRIVERS
MUST EXPLAIN
SIX CRUISERS
. TO BE BUILT
Unconfirmed Rumors Say New
Train On S. P. Line
A rumor, which was dot con
firmed, was being circulated this
morning that the Southern Pa
cific railroad company would
start another pasaeager t r a i n
south from Ashland Augfcat 1st.
According to the xnconftrmsd
report, the train will ba a local
leaving here early in the morn
ing, probably connecting with
MORE POWER
IS REQUESTED
IDAY, JULY 29, 1927
For Camp
Pleasant Trip
Several Ashland Camp F la » I a car of work as Fire Maker, and
girls are Idhving next week f £ ’ ! tli s fulfillment of many require-
Portland to spend two weeks ibi t m >nts.
Portland Camp Five Camp, C a w »
Other girls who will go are,
Namanu, situated on Sandy Rivet, , R ith Billings, Louise AndersoiT,
one and one-half miles from BhB Dorothy Bergstrom, and Edna
Run, Oregon.
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Danford, Wood
Gatherers of
The following girls have regfih Camp Gatusi of which Nora Ward
tered for over two weeks: Nedra Is I guardian.
Bartlett, Lucille Carson and L y +
Miss Mildred Crain, former di
ia Smith from Camp Wawàkljre rector of Physical Education In
of which Mildred Crain was fo r Ashland schools for the last two
mer guardian; Eleanor Coati, years had been physical education
Camp Waxlyata, ofewhich ifoMR councillor at this camp and is con
French was former guardian 4M ducting this work again this sum
Maxine Gearhart. Jean CadavK mer.
and Hasel Duncan, Camp TalR»
Camp Namanu Is open to Ore-
hilusl, Edna Ooheen, guardina.-
,gon Camp Fire Girls six weeks
These glris' have attained th*
,each summer and Is in charge ofi
second rank of Fire Maker •M
.a director, 14 councillors, a traln-
are now working toward the high
j ed nurse and a cook with facill-
est goal of Torch Bearer. TMn
honor can be attained only after
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COURT TERM
IS DELAY
Judge 0. M. Thomas Hl ift
Portland Hospital
For Last Week
RANK EXAMINERS
ARE EMPLOYED
SALEM, Ore., July 29.—
(IP)— Two additional bank
examiners have been employ
ed, It was announced by
Frank . Bramwell, superln-
tenden of banks, following a
meeting of the state banking
board.
» They are Edwin T. Way of
Albany and Oscar A. Carlson
of Portland.
Judge C. M. Thomas Is at At.
Vincent hospital In Portland con
valescing following an operation
for relief for gallbladder Infect
ion. The operation was perform
ed a week ago.
W hile it la believed the Judge
will be able to return home with
in the next week/ he w ill not he
sufficiently strong to preside at
the fall term of court scheduled Amount of Damage Done in
Astoria Blase is Un-
to start In August. Arrangements
-—
— — estimated
for the postponment of the to»
term of court until the recovffjgjj
f ASTORIA. July 29.— CLP»— Fire
of Judge Thomas, has been m alW bellevpfl to have started from de
according to County Clerk Delllla fective wiring, partially destroy
Stevens Meyer. Judge Thomas ed the Astoria Foundry plant
suffered from gall bladder In early today. The blase was con-
fection for several years, but it flned to the second story. Dam
was not known his condition was age done is unestimated.
serious.
FIRE WRECKS
BIG FOUNDRY
ROBBED
R U TH SNYDER AGAIN
NEW YORK. July 2».— (IP)—
Mrs. Ruth Brown Snyder today
lost her plea for dismissal of a
suit of the Prudential Insurance
company attacking validity of in
surance policies on the life of her
husband. Albert Snyder, f o r
whose murder she and Henry
Judd Gray were sentenced to be
electrocuted.
HOBO
TH E DALLES. Ore., July 29.
— (IP)— Charles V. Brandt and
Kenneth H. Cook were today
sentenced to three years each In
the state penitentiary for trussing
up Roy Orgon, fellow hobo, on
a Portland-bound freight train
M oM ay night, and robbing him
of 82.29.
tions Petition for Ex
tended Facilities
WASHINGTON, July 29.— (LP)
— Five Pacific coast broadcasting
stations today asked the radio
commission for extended facili
ties. Three stations requested au
thority to establish great 20,900
watt stations which would reach
over the entire nation and far out
Into the Pacific.
The hearings were held on re-,
quest by stations K EX, Portland,
Ore., and KJR, Seattle, Wash.,
both of whom seek to Increase
their power from 2,000 to 20,000.
“ EARW IG" SCARE
TH E DALLES. July 8».—
CLP,— Discovery of a colony
of European earwigs in tills
hereto earwigless city today
threw fhe city council and
residents of the city Into
‘something of a panic, caused
a special meeting of the fin
ance committee of the coun
cil to authorise the expendi
ture of anti-earwig funds,
and put every householder
on the lookout for the pests
In his own back yard.
>ST CITY
SAYS SMITH
Kiwanis Should Back Na
tural Development Club, '
CHICAGO, July 29. - (IP) - Twenty-six Indies of
Members Are Told
victims of Hie excursion tug “ F avorite” were recovered
today as-officials sought to fix the responsibility for the
sinking
of the small steamer.
Needs and problems of Ashland
were briefly outlined today at
The little lake steamer capsized in a storm on Lake
noon, by V. O. N. Smith at the Michigan late Thursday.'
Kiwanis luncheon. He had been
Fifteen small children are dead. Bodies'of ten women
requested, as were other Klwan-
and
one man were also recovered.
ians, to make suggestions for the
Kiwanis program of work far
Divers are today searching the bottom of the lake
the following year.
or additional bodies.
Mr. Smith advocated that the
The boat carried 75 persons, mostly mothers and
chib get behind any worthy move
ment which would assist In the children seeking relief from heat. It was raised early*
development of Ashland and sug today by a derrick.
gested the following as possible
The “ Favorite,” a two-deck gasoline engine driver
plans which might be worked out
craft was plying between Lincoln Park and the Municipal
1, — In connection with the rail pier when the storm strnck.
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The. bedlam which followed
furnished a wonderful place for a
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acc,dent waa terrible. '
Southern Pacific- car building 2 x VTA j 1 z ™ V zlV a 2 x .lv
Many were seen floating and
plant, because of Its climtae, near
TAT171Y T f l F l A V R* ,minluK »round in the water,
by supply of timber and other rea
I
z l lS iz J. V/lzXX A police reaculng them aa fast, as
sons.
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possible.
Due to the
severe
.
2. — The tourist should ba capi
OMbUX
oo w'tather. not many or the boats
for the rescue
talised and appealed to more ef BITE. flUll6TVft ouHvn, V ju , were available
W ill to Buried Saturday
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fectively.
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At Grants r a w -------- Two pergong wer* brought to
8.— Develop the LIthta water
.
shore shortly after the sinking
sanitarium and bottling poaaibill-
Mrs. Minerva B. Smith, 92, died aQd ajtbough police were using
ties.
4.— Increase farm acreage to at S o'clock this morning. July 8». pulmotorB ,n an .«em pt to rM .
1927, at the Barber Convalescent uaclgtate ttlem> tbelr etfort bad
the maximum of water supply.
6— Make the granite deposits home on Granite street where she proyed fntlks 15 mlBnteg artM.
nearby something of which the made her home ror the last five tho arr,Taj
Owner Arrested
state will be proud as one of this ra0,,th8-
Her death followed a lingering
Arthur Olson, owner of the Fa-
city’s main Industries.
6.— Advertise and cooperate to illness of three months, dne to vor,tBi wa> arregted. H e declar-
ed b,g boat bad begB inspected In
the fullest extent with the normal iier advanced age.
Funeral services are to be held May and that u bgd
pagged
school.
Saturday
at
Grants
Pass,
where
wlthout
queatloB>
7— Boost Ashland as a home
.he made her home for nearly 30
..Tbere wer# <w# 1|feboata aad
city.
ears.
The
Christian
minister
of
two
collapalble boatg on tbe veg.
The guests at the luncheon In
cluded: O. S. Lapham. Arlxona; hat place, pastor of the church ge, he 8ald ..There w#re alg<,
Carl Brommer, C. 8. Butterfield. >f which she was a member, will enougb lifebelts to tak« care of
every passenger, but of course the
C. M. Speck, C. N. Culy and W . J. >e In charge.
Mrs. Smith was a native of pepple w#re
paplc 8tr|ckeB
Warner of Medford; Mr. Foster of
Jrant
county
Indiana
and
more
tbey
dJdBl
thlnk
of
grabblBg aBjr
Portland.
P. R. Hardy was
han
three
quarters
of
a
century
cI
them
”
drawn as the one to pay |1 to the
.go crossed the plains and aet-
Rcacat,
child welfaie fund.
led in Douglas county. Approx-
Wllllam Hofnauer. owner of
mately 30 years ago she lived in th# yacht
wbo
8lg.
his city, her husband E. V. Smith ty
told a graphlc Mopy of
ohductlng a general store here. tbe tragedy
the also resided in the W o l f
..j waa goJng t0 wilm etts, a
ireek district.
suburb, to take William Loring, a
Mrs. Smith was a member of fr,end Bf m,M homa .. be
he W. R. C.. and a faithful mem- ,.w ,tb mg were JobB K Coath>
er of the Christian church.
president of the Chicago school
Three nelces reside In Ashland,
and Joaapb F OBrlen. •
(Iss May Benedict, Mrs. Wm. Tele„raph street. South Boston,
lendrlck, and Mrs. Fannie Redi- kj aaa
sr. Many other relatives reside In
..when we had gotten about
tie vicinity of Grants Pass.
1,000 feet from shore a terriflo
Children surviving are: C. L. gqua„ atruck
h waa ,,ke a
mlth. W olf Creek; O. 8. Smith, c)0Bet and ripped aad tore about
oseburg and Mrs. Emily Rhodes, j ug j thought we were goaenu
oe Angeles.
Suddenly the wind let down and
through a veil of rain aad mist
local which arrives here from
FREDDY W ELSH DEAD
Portland |p the morning and re-
NEW YORK, July 29.— (LP)—
tam ing t? connect with the local Freddy Welsh. 41, former llght-
which leaves here In the after- weight champion of the world,
noon for the north.
was found dead here Thursday
There Is. no passenger train in an uptown hotel. The man
going eoath from Ashland In the ager said the boxef apparently
morning now and It Is presumed j died qf a heart attack,
that the proposed new train is' Welsh lost his title to Benny
Intended ta fill this gap.
¡Leonard May 88, 1817.
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TOM ORROW
IS THE LAST DAY
OF THE
Road Program
Is Considered
Stephen P. Mather, director of
the national park service and
Horace M. Albright, field direct
or of that service and also sup
erintendent of Yellowstone na
tional park, wko have been mak
ing a survey of roads in the
Crater La'ke National park will
confer with Frank A. Klttrtdgs,
U. S„ bureau of highway road
engineer, regarding the exten
sive program of road building
planned for Crater Lake park.
Mothers and Small Children Seeking Relief From Intense
Heat Crowded Frail Boat — Captain is Arrested
While Investigation Progresses and Police Seek to
Place Responsibility for Terrible Accident.
Uhland Flowers e7 ,,ar.X u.u.\
In Medford Show
BARGAIN OFFER
The Daily Tidings is Offered at These Reductions
Delivered by Carrier, from $7.80 to $6.00 a Year
Delivered by Mail, from $6.50 to-$5.00 a Year
Mail or Bring Remittance I
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that the boat was driven baek-
H arry Hosier, local florist has wards, although we had been go-
0 varieties of rare species of Ing forward at the rate of 17
ladioll on exhibit at the Med- knota aa hoar.
>rd Floral Society gladioli show
“We were stunnedl Paralysed!
ow being held. The flowers from It was a nightmare aad ware not
le Ashland gardens form one of responsible. After whet seemed
ia most nilptiHivn disnlavs at hours we came to our senses aad
Octogenarian Tourist Amazes
Fellow Campers With A
A tourist, who had reached
the ripe old age of 82 and who
waa spending the night at one of
the local camp grounds this week,
was discussing with a fellow
tonrlst a footrace which had Just
been run.
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The younger tourist told the
older one that probably his age
would keep him from enterlag a
footrace.
Just to show the yonnger
that age was not always a
rler against gyaaaatte staata,
octogeaariaa ealmly seraU
forhead with the tip dt I
— aad the yonag a n a <
Issue aay ehalleag» ta M a
this little deaioastrattoa a(