Maximum
Oregon—Fair. Northwest triadi
Minimum*
Ashland's
▼OU L
U ttl^ A a n g e in temperatavi
Over Fifty Years
AUGUST 3, 1927
RAY'S W IFK HERE
' > With her „14-month old
son, Jackie Hugh, Mrs. Hasel
D’Autremont, wife of Ray
D’Autremont, now nerving a
life sentence In the state
pepltentlary nt Salem, arriv
ed In Eugene thi« week.
She said she wanted to be
near her husband.
Her coming was unhearld-
ed. She made the long trip
from Stuebenville. Ohio, In
a day coach.
Paul D’Autremont, gave
his pretty daughter-in-law a
hearty welcome.
Mra. ' D ’
Autremont is to meet her
husband, the .first time she
will have seen him since he
was taken from Ohio.
City Councilmen Hold Busy Session Ti
Councilmen Given "Exam-
¿nation” bv J . E. Thorn
ton, Presiding Officer, on
Work Done on Many Mat
ters of Major and Minor
Importance — Business is
Varied:
DKMPSIfV. HOUR W RECKER
EOS ANGELES. Aug. 3 - -
(IP)— Jack Dempsey, former
heavyweight champion of the
world was Indirectly respon
sible for breaking up one
horn®, Judge Falk was told
when Emma Thompson was
granted a decree of divorce
from Lloyd Thompson.
“He started showing me
. bow Dempsey punched and
then it got to be a habit,’’
Mrs. Thompson
testified.
“As a result I was continual
ly covered with black and
blue mark«.’'
Picks Successors to
BRIDGE AT
GOLD HILL
COMPLETED
MONEY LOST
AS TOURISTS
WANT CABINS
Republican Politicians Frankly Puzzled as to the Meaning
of Announcement Made Yesterday at Rapid Oity—
Some Call it Mere "Peeler” for Sentiment of Country
Toward Third Term—"Choose” is Rehashed.
NEW \ ORK, August 3.—(IP)—Belief that Coolidge
will lie prevailed upon to run again for president in 1928,
apparently was the factor which aided the stock marker
to regain its equilibrium after severe action at the open
ing this morning.
Auto Camp Loses as Ac
<• Price broke badly during the opening hours, hnt
commodations Are
General
Motors, steel and other heavy stocks regained
Insufficient
before the close of the market.
J. E. Thornton, presiding offic
er, of the city council meeting
Tuesday evening in the absence
of Mayor C. H. Pierce, ordered Official Acceptance of Ce News from Wall Street that Dupont interests had baen buying heavily of United States Steel has given
ment Span Over Rogue
city dads to report on much busi
rise, to the rumor that an affiliation between the three great corporations— Du Pont de Nemours, U. 8.
• River, August 15
ness which has been “hanging”
Steel and General Motors— is Imminent. The Du Ponts already dominate General Motors. Pierre S.
Du Pont (rig h t), chairman of the General Motors board, li mentioned as a probable director on the
over their heads for months and
Official acceptance and open United States Steel board, and may be elected the steel board's chairman upon tbe retirement of
Change in tourist taste of ac
as a result the council session was
ing of the Pacific highway ce Elbert H. Gary (center). Other rumors say Alfred P. Sloan; (left) may leave bis position as commodations is a costly matter
a busy one, with business of a
PALO ALTO, Calif., August 3.—(IP)—Herbert Hoov
ment bridge over the Rogue
for Ashland, Frank Jordan, park
varied nature being disposed ' of
River
at
Gold
H
ill,
will
be
made
superintendent told city council- er, mentioned as one of the most probable candidates for
and discussed.
men Tuesday evening.
the G. 0. P. nomination said when interviewed today:
Cost of the much-disputed alley about Auffist 16, according" to
BOSTON, Auf. 3 — API—
“We are loosing between 6660
way from Beach to Vista street, announcement made by County
" I regret the suggestion in the president’s statement.
Warden W illiam H p n r “y
wUl he aboift |5 0 . City Solicitor Engineer Paul Rynnlng.
transferred Nicola Sacco and
I
still
believe, however, as I stated in Chicago, two weeks
Complete,
the
bridge
will
cost
Wm. Briggs Informed councll-
Bartolomeo Van Zettl from
663,000.
The
8.
P.
railroad
pays
ago,
that
President Coolidge should be nominated anil
men and action on the report of
their cells in the Cherry H ill
610,600
of
this
amount,
the
re
re-elected
in
1928.”
the board of viewers, W . A. Mi-
section of the State Prison
(heli, W. A. Patrick, and B. M. mainder being paid by the state
to the death house last night
Shoudy. wa« withheld until coun and county. C. Frank Rhodes.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 3.— Re
He said the transfer wax
cilmen decide on a means of as- Medford contractor did the Job.
publican
politicians are frankly
made as part of the regular
The approach from the Gold
r.oKsement. Viewers reported that
puxsled as to what President
prison routine and not on or
all damages would be offset by H ill side of the bridge is already
Coolidge's announcement at Rap-
dere from the g o rern p r.-.
benefits from the alleyway. A pe completed. It will be necessary
Id City meant.
tition. signed by many Ashland to abandon 5^0 feet of pavement
Many are Inclined to view It as
Boys’ Schools in European a feeler
residents asking that the alleyway on the Pacific highway to a t r a l r h . Matter of
rather than a final re
Countries Discussed at
Two Seek Position of James
nunciation of another term. Prob
not be opened was ignored by
Civic Club House
7 way, S u
councilmen.
ably the prevailing sentiment is
F. Flaherty Who Asked
Request of L. H. Jacks. t u r n *
beet summartoqd
by Senator
his Name Hot be PSaoed ,
Schools. Churches, hemes of fa
Member Inte Organize
of the “ Fixit Shop’* that his water
Smoot, Utah, regular republican.*
on Nomination After 18
mous authors, were all discussed
Occupies Attention ol
Sheriff’s P o s s e Fired on Years Service as Grand I,
rent assessment he reduced from
“If the Republican Convention
In a sympathetic manner Tuesday
0. Directors Tuesday.
Cattleman Who Returned
12.26 to 11.60 a month, woe re
wants Mr. Coolidge he w ill run,
Knight of Organisation,
i
evening by Harold E. Stadtmiller
ferred to Earl Hosier, water sup
bat If left to his personal choice,
the "Compliment”
at the Civic Club house. Mr.
erintendent, for consideration.
he would prefer not te; that is
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 3.— (IP)
Request that the Southern Pa
Stadtmlller’s talk was the third of
In clearing up the “back busi
the only construction I can pat
I. — For the first time in 18 years
cific railroad utilise local pro
a series being offered by the
ness” Councilman O. T. Bergner,
on the president’s statement.”
e the bug of politics Is bussing
perty as a construction plant, will
Summer Art school faculty.
reported on the Installation of the
On the other hand, some felt
ii around tbe annual convention of
be made by officials of that road
Particular attention
to the
Eithla Water fountain at the en
that the president had removed
d the supreme lodge, Knights of
by a delegation from tHe local
boys’ schools of England, Scot
trance to park saying that It was
himself from the 1621 situation
il Coiambus.
Cbambqr, of .Commerce according
land. Delglum and Holland, was
a matter “ whioh required time”
definitely, and that In face of to
to action taken at a meeting of
e
James F. Flaherty, for the past
given by Mr. Stadtmiller In „ his
and that he was working on it. Man Accused of Robbing the members of the board of di
day’s announcement he would not
1 12 years supreme knight, defin-
recent extensive trip abroad and
Penney Store in Novem- • rectors held T.uesday.
securing plans of various types of
acoept rsnomination.
- Rely asked that his name not be
with sparkling wit and c l e v e r
ber 1925, Arrested
fountains, and that as soon as a
In event Coolidge does not run
A committed is to be appointed
placed in nomination.
Canadian Air Pilot Would Items or human tntereat he car
satisfactory, and what was believ
again, Secretary of Commerce
to make the trip- to- San Francis
Make Round Trip to
ried his good sized group of hear
a
A caucus was Immediately
OLYMPIA, Wash., Aug. 3.—
ed to be the best type o f fountain
Herbert Hoover is regarded by
co to confer with officials of the
ers with him through the schools
Australia
9 called and a slate selected.. Two
(IF)—
Henry
Roberts,
notorious
was decided upon, definite action
many as
tbe
administration
road in the hope of bringing this
of these various countries. A
- contests loom however, aud dele-
ex-convict who has served, several construction work to Ashland.
would be taken.
choice.
SEATTLE.
Wash.,
Aug.
3.—
(|P)
description of the home of Wm.
r gates predicted a fiery session on
Rumors that Hoover was being
Councilman Thornton reported prison terms, Is under arrest in
Belief was expressed that the
1 the convention floor when the — P. H. Schroeder of San Fran Shakespeare was a particularly
Pomona.
Cal.,
on
charges
ol
rob
he was working on the new con
groomed
by the administration
local railroad property could be
cisco announced Tuesday that a pleasing party of his talk.
i election is held tomorrow.
tra ^ with the Copco people. The bing the J. C. Penney store of converted Into a construction
have been current here for some
round trip flight between Van
Mr. Stadtmiller is to continue
I; The name of Daniel A. Tobin,
there woe no
next contract is te provide the 62,250 here November- 7, 1926, plant with little difficulty was
couver and Australia would be at his travelogue discussion follow weeks, although
1
P"tocklyn,
N.
Y.,
was
placed
be-
Inkling
that
tho
president
-would
city the Tight to generate more according to an announcement, expressed by members of the
tempted in October In a Boejng ing the ar^ school exhibit to be
- fore tbe caucus to r the office of
power than is at present generat made today by Sheriff Havens. board of directors who made a
plane by R. H. Storer, former held next Friday eveoing in the make any definite statement as
deputy supreme knight, to suc-
to his own plans at this time.
ed at the municipal plant, if the Pat 8way who was arrested as survey of the situation. The mat
Canadian air lieutenant. Storer club house. !
■ seed Martin A. Carmody, Grand
It was the cryptic form of
city so desires. The contract with an accomplice in the robbery ter was presented by C..J. Smith.
*g Schroeder's son but has chang
■ Rapids, Mich., who Is slated as
Coolidge’s statement which caus
the Copco people which recently escaped a few weeks after he was
The matter of erecting signs
ed his name.
Flaherty’s successor.
ed so much uncertainty:
arrested In 1925 and both men north and south of Ashland ad
The flight is planned in four
(Please Turn to Page 8),
“ I do not choose to run for
However the committee Is un legs, from Vancouver to Honolulu,
have been objects of police search vertising the hotels and other at
president In 1926."
derstood to have endorsed John 2400 miles to the Island of Suva,
tractions Was presented by H. E.
for a year and a half.
F. Martin, Green Ray, WIs., and to New Zealand and to Australia.
Claycomb and was referred to J.
(Please Turn To Page Five)
friends of Tobin plan to carry the Returning the same stops will he
IT. McGee, chairman of the adver
FR
ID
A
Y
HARBOR,
Aug.
3.
—
fight
to
the
floor
of
the
conven-I
tising committee and Mr. Fuller
made.
(IF)— The theory that Jeaousy ov
lion although he Is Inclined to
for investigation. A movement
er Dorothy Allan, daughter of a
abide by the decision of the com-
to erect these signs was started at
store keeper on Waldron Island,
j mittee.
<*
'
lit
a recent meeting of theiERblatis.
caused the shooting of Ernest
I
Patrick
J.
Hanley.
Portland.
The name of Mr. Portmiller,
The Enders company announc
Huntley late Wednesday w a s
I w ill carry a fight on the floor to
new manager of the J. C.-Pennry
8ANTA MONICA, Cal., Aug. 3, ed this morning that the birthday
abandoned at the coroner’s In
store in the city was presented
be
chosen
supreme
warden.
The
— (IP)— Mabel Normand, screen gifts in connection with their
quest today and the state proceed
for membership and he was unan-
caucus oommlttee has named
comedienne, suffering her second 20th anniversary celebration re
ed on the basis that the shoot
BAKERSFIELD, Cal.. Aaff. 2.
David F. 8upple. San Francisco,
attack of Influensa In .the post cently had been made as follows:
ing was accidental.
Now cones the flying nndertak-
for
this
office.
"
'
( Please Turn To Page Five)
six months, was reported la a ser
Six Tube Crossley Radio, Mr. F.
Heretofore the suprme conven- 1
ious condition In the Santa Mon Bolling, Ashland.
“K IN K Y ” MAY D IE
For Frank Digter. Bakersfield
tions
of the order have been rou- ’
ica hospital Tuesday night.
Hoover Electric Sweeper and
TACOMA, Aug. 3 — (LP)— Fears mortician, has won his “wtaEB”
tine ceremonials as there were 11
The" actress, ill for the past two Attachment^ Mrs. C. A. Patton,
were expressed today that Wm. after a successful solo Hight nt a
seldom any who desired to replace I
weeka, was ordered removed from Ashland.
“Kinky” Thompson, may not re flying school here. He brought the
tbe popular supreme knight who 1
her Beverely Hills home to the
Enders Best Suit of Clothes,
cover. He has been unconscious plane down In perfect form avoid
hoe led the order so many years. 1
hospital this morning when her C. W. McGrew, Buckhorn Lodge.
since last night and his condition ing what he termed a “graveyard“
Mr. Flaherty was said to have ’
1 Best Cord Tire in Ashland,
condition did not improve.
is satd to be worse than at any landing.
desired to relinquish the office 1
Her actor husband, Lew Cody, Mrs. W. M. Poley, Ashland.
Lesky water mains on Third
time since he was shot while re
Dlgier said he will Hy tor
that he may take a long rest.
v^as the only person permitted to
Enders’ best pair of shoes, Mrs. street between B and C streets
sisting arrest on a drunk charge sport and doss not 'contemplate
see her during the day.
F. D. Wagner, Ashland.
last week. Thompson Is a federal an aviation hoarse sendee faet
are to be replaced by city water
yet.
prohibition officer.
department employes under the
direction of Earl Hosier, superin
tendent of the department.
, ■
About 240 feet of pipe w i l l
have to be relayed, according to
NIO RT r e r BOON
Mr. Hosier, who stated that re
BEND, Ore., Aug. 6.— (IF) —
O FF ON VACATION
The carload of horses, found pairs of the mains are to be made
TETERBORO FIELD , N. J.,
One man is held here under 6600 on a siding f t Mstolius, was never before the pavement, badly dam
VANCOUVER, p. C.. Aug. J.
Aug. 6.— Ber nt .Balchan. naviga
bond and another is being^sought
aged
by
the
leaks,
will
be
repair
Night
Policeman
Chas.
Clause
tor
who
accompanied
Byrd
on
his
— AM— It was officially announ
billed .out and was not picked up
RANK EXA M IN ER RESIGNS
today on charges of horse steal
ed.
Atlantic (light narrowly escaped will be on his vacation next week. ced today that the Prince of
by
the
freight
train
loot
night.
It
ing, resulting, from the leading of
Cost of relaying the mains will
SALEM, Aug. 3.-—»(IP) — The death when the plane in which he Permission (or him to take his
26 horses on a freight car at the was believed to have been order be approximately 61,000 w i t h resignation of Frank C. BranU Hew off the Leviathan Monday, annual vacation was granted by Wales and his brother. Prince
Metolius yards last week. Elmer ed by a Portland fertiliser fac some salvage of the old steel well, state superintendent o l crashed to the field here today as city councilmen and Chief of Oeorgq, will reach Vancouver.
M. McCullum, charged w it£ lar tory.
pipes. Much water has been lost banks has bean submitted to the Bglchen was testing it.
Police George McNabb was di August 18, speaking at the Can
ceny of a black mare belonging to
Creighton Identified five brand through leaks in this section of state banking board«
members . The plans was badly damaged. rected to s e c u r e a substitute adian club here and then pro
W. J., Creighton.
ed horses as belonging to him.
pipe, Mr. Hosier says.
admitted today.
Balchan was not Injured.
night man.
„
ceeding to Victoria. His royal
TRAVELOGUE
INTERESTING
EX-CONVICT
IS CAPTURED
ANOTHER AIR
FLIGHT PLAN
Say Shooting
Was Accident
Star Screen
Birthday Gifts
Comedienne
-Were Awarded
Hospital
Death Cell
Wedding Is
Perforpied
Much Wood Is
Being Hauled
Undertaker
Has Arrived
Street Will
Be Repaired
25 Stolen Horsqs Were Destined
For Fertilizer Factory, Charge
Atlantic Hero
Escapes Death
Prince o f Wales And. Party To
Visit Victoria and Vi