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ASHKANO. OREGON,
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Committee Meet* Monday
and Marne* Daté for Big
Community Celebration to
be Sponsored by Chamber
of Commerce—Priae* and
Fun . for Everybody i*
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19.
—(IFF—Frank Weiner, chair­
man of the Pennsylvania
Boxing Comt&lralon, Monday
branded as false the oharges
o f ‘a frame-up In the Demp­
sey-Tenney fight held here
last September.
"A eheap " ticket-selling
scheme," Weiner said. In
speaking of the Accusations.
“Boo Boo" Hoff, local
fight promoter, now believ­
ed to be In Chicago,, whom
Dempsey’s letter alleged had
contracted with Tunney. was
repeatedly referred to in
comment from the frame-up
charges.
<SDAY, SEPT. 20, T927
A W1HE PREACHER A
OMAHA, Neb,, Sept. 2*<—
(IP)— Because the forthcom­
ing Tunney - Dempsey fight
threatened to curtail attend­
ance at his regular Thursday
evening services, the Rev. E.
J. Larsen has announced a
radio will be installed In Mo­
sher Memorial Presbyterian
church and that a blow by-
blow description of the fight
will be part of the service.
Planning Defense in Hill
Irene Cuthbertson, Pupil in
Second Grade at Wash­
ington School Struck by
Auto Driven by Edward
Price of Boise. Idaho—In­
juries Are Slight.
Ashlgnd will celebrate Thurs­
day, October g, with a big fall
festival, to which all of Southern
Oregon will he Invited, according
to plane formulated at A meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce fes­
tival executive committee, com-'
posed of chairmen of the sub­
committees, held Monday after­ Coolidge Say* He Sees Mo
Reason for Session—Ap­
noon.
points Ambassador
Preparations are being made
on a large’ scale and the affair la
WASHINGTON, Sept.' 1 0 —(IP)
to eclipse anything of a similar
—Preldent
Coolidge has aband­
nature ever before held In this
oned any idea of calling a spec­
city.
Harry H1U, 21, charged jrilh thè murder of hts mother et Stri
’, 111., Is shown here in the county
Committees, chosen Monday by ial session of Congress or of the Jell e , Ottawa, wtth his father, Dr. H O ; Hill (left), who la .
lag his son, and the defense at-
senate
alcne
aa
he
has
decided
committee chairmen ere: Stunt
torneys, Arthur S h e/ (standing) and W. C. Jones.
there
is
no
occasion
for
It,
it
was
committee, V. D. Miller, chair­
men; W. M. Briggs, H. L. Clay- officially announced today.
comb, Clyde Young, ■A. H. Deven-
hlll. Lew Hansen end Ebe Dunn. • WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.— (IP)
Prise committee, W. P. Welt- — Dwight W. Mofrow of New Jer­
ere, chairman; Henry Enders, Hal sey. has been chosen by Presi­
American
'
McNair, Clint Baughman a n d dent Coolidge as ambassador to
Ht. Louis, 1; Philadelphia,,*«
Mexico,
succeeding
James
R.
Ralph Billings.
Detroit, 4; Boston, S.
Decorations, J, H. Fuller, chair­ Sheffield. Marrow is ä partner of
American
Second Game .
man; E. O. Hnrlon, G. M. Frost, the house of Morgen in N e w
Ht. Louts, 8; Philadelphia, T.
York.
Ho
wee
a
college
class­
Ralph Kooser, H. C. Geley end D.
Detroit, 8; Boston, 8.
mate of the president.
M Lowe.
National
Publicity, O. M. Green, chair­
Philadelphia, 4; Ht, Louis, O.
man; 8. A. Peters, Jr., Frank
Boston, S; Chicago, 8.
Hamilton, A,. C. Joy end Olin G.
NO SPECIAL
SESSION IS
FINAL WORD
Baseball Today
Arnsplger.
Earl Crow, chairman of the en­
tertainment committee will name
BANDITS MAKE
CHICAGO HAUL
Six Armed Men Hold
Bank Messenger and
CHICAGO, Sept. 20.— (IP) —
Six armed men with , sewed off
shotguns today robbed a bank
messenger of 3^9,000 on g (piny
street comer as the iponey Was
being transferred. There W a s
319,000 id cash, 320,000 In ne­
gotiable bonds and the rest In
checks from one bank to another.
Pioneers Will -
Meet Thursday
Everything Is In readiness for
the annual rehalon of tke South­
ern Oregon Pioneer Society which
is to be held in thia city Thurs­
day, according to those in charge.
Mrs. A. E. K 1 n n e y. Is chair­
man of the dinner committee;
Mrs. F. D. Wagner, chairman of
the program committee; Mrs. Qtto
Winter, chairman of the decora­
tion committee and Wm. Myer,
chairman of the reception com­
mittee.
The reunion is to be
held In the Pioneer Hall h a r e
with dinner served In the civic
club house.
DEVELOPMENTS
WILL BE GIVEN
Champion Indicates He WiU
Win cn Points if Possible,
But May Have to Slug
Dempsey — Rickard is
Pleased
Over Possibility
be Observed
of “ Grudge Fight” in
NEW YORK. Sept. 20.— q_P)—
Moro then one hundred broad­
casting stations may combine to
make It possible for every listen­
er in the United States to hear
the program broadcast from the
Fourth Annual Radio Industries
Banquet on Wednesday, Septem­
ber 21, according to a statement
by Paul B. Klugh, Executive
Chairman of tile National Associa­
tion of Broadcasters and General
Chairman of the;Radlo Industries
Banquet' Committee. Mr. Klugh
is Vice-President and General
Manager of the Zenith Radio Cor­
poration.
The Banquet will be held on
National Radio Day, September
21st, Mr. Klugh explained, the
Radio Day movement being a new
development In the radio trade.
"National Radio Day will be
the biggest day in the history of
radio listeners," Mr. Klugh stat­
ed, "with every Indication that it
will become a permanent feature
if it finds favor with the listen­
ing public.”
Broadcasting stations through­
out the country are bending their
effort to produce programs that
will be outstanding In quality
end that will give the listeners
the greatest feast of program tal­
ent In the history of their sta­
tions.
Aged Man Is
z
; Stricken In
Melon Patch
Ralph Sallsch, 70, employed as
* guard at the Fred Repp water­
melon patch near Talent, died
Monday as the result of apoplexy.
Sallsch was found early Monday
morning in the center of the wa­
termelon patch In an unconscious
condition, his face badly skinned.
It wee at first reared he was the
victim of melon thieves, but later
It wsa learned he was suffering
from apoplexy. He had -resided
nt Talent for a number of years.
VISITORS WELCOME
Although official closing of
Crater Lake National Park was
C. C. DIRECTORS MEET
made today the perk will be. open
Directors of the Chamber of tq rtsttora for the next six weeks
Commerce will hold a basinera according to Col. C. G. Thomp­
meeting this evening te t h a son, park superintendent. Visitors
Chamber of Commerce headquar­ will be received until snow makes
acoera to the lodge Impossible.
ters.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2 0 .—
(IP)—Two attempts to pre­
vent the Dempsey - Tunney
fight Thursday bight, failed
today. Rev. Elmer Williams
sought an injunction to pre­
vent the fight hut Federal
Judge George A; Carpenter
held the federal court held
no Jurisdiction. Meanwhile
the circuit court reached an
agreement whereby the suit
of the Colllseum C l u b
against Dempsey, alleging
the contract to fight Harry
Wills before meeting a n y
other opponent had been vio­
lated, be postponed until af-
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Lew Hansen Mamed as Or­
ganisation Officer Suc­
ceeding H. 0 . Anderson,
Deceased—G. A. Briscoe
is Chosen as Mew Treas-
urer - Review of Work
Given.
PARTY ENDS
IN MURD
Prominent Real Estate
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20.— (IP)
— Henry C. Mitchell, prominent
Inglewood real estate dealer,
died In a hospital here Monday
from wounds received in a mys­
terious fight at an asserted
drinking party early Sunday.
Following hie death, search
was extended for A. H. Van de
Mark, in whose home MltChell
was shot and who Is accused of
the shooting. Van de Mark dis­
appeared a few hours after Mit­
chell was fatally wounded.
Astoria— port shipped 66,740
cases samon and 34,076,735 feet
lumber during August.
Y. M. C. A. Budget Week, was
set for October 16, by members
ot the board of directors when
they held an annual pre-budget
business meeting Monday evening
and considered the work of the
organization in the last year. •
Exactly the-same plan of solic­
itation used last year in raising
Ota Y. M. C. A. fund for the first
year’s full-time work In this city
will be followed this year, accord­
ing to Secretary W. P. Walters.
Lew Hansen was named to fill
the unexpired term ot H. O. An
derson, on the board of directors,
and resolutions were passed by the
members, expressing appreciation
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SMILE HAS
SPREAD TO
FINE GRIN
Fatal Accident Mars Second
Day of National Air Races
—Class A planes Leave
Roosevelt F i e l d This
Morning After Half an
Hour Delay Due to Dense
Fog.
Severe bruises and cut about
Connie” Conrad of Med
her head were sustained by Irene
By U. P.
Guthbertson. seven, pupil In the
ford Has Enrolled at
From the Atlantic to the Great
second grade, at the Washington
S. O. N. School
Plains, two fleets of airplanes are
school Monday afternoon, when
strung out today In the N e W
The smile on Coach McNeal’s
she was struck by an automobile.
York to Spokane Air Derby.
The accident occurred on North countenance had today extended
The first tragedy of the race
Main street, directly in front of Into a wide grin. There were ! marred the second day w h e n
the Washington school, as t h e two reasons for the extension, "Buhl Airster,” piloted by Rich-
child was enroute to her home on The first reason was the an­ lard Hudson and Carrigan J. Rad­
Central Avenue after having been nouncement that "Connie” Con­ ii ke as a passenger, fell Into a
dismissed from sFhool. Accord­ rad had enrolled at Southern Ore­ I tree near Morriston, N. J. Others
ing to those who saw the accident, gon Normal,
sped on unaware of death in their
Conrad was graduated at Med­ i wake.
the child failed to observe the
approach of a car driven by Ed­ ford* high in 1926 after several
Twelve plknes In Clara B.
ward Price of Boise, Idaho, and seasons as a star. He attended reached Chicago yesterday took
darted directly into Its path- Mr. Columbia University in 1927 and off for St. Paul, an "Eagle Rock"
Price applied the brakes of his had no difficulty in convincing piloted by Leslie Miller of Dee
machine to avoid striking t h e football followers of that school Moines, Iowa, was first to arrive
’child, and fortunately was trav­ that his reputation was well de­ at 9:55 taking off nine minutes
eling at a sufficient slow rate of served. He pays half and from all later for Fargo,
speed he was able to stop his ma­ accounts is a hard man to keep
Meanwhile the planes In Class
chine within a tew feet after down. Connie is a lightweight B. which spent the night at Cleve­
but is fast, aggressive and shifty. land and Bryan, Ohio, went on to
striking the child.
The sedond reason for the “ex­
The little girl was thrown to
Chicago. The ktatus of the fliers
the pavement by the force Of the tended smile" is quite similar to Is unknown as figured on the ba­
Impact, her body bruised a n d the first and the coach says he is sis of time which has elapsed.
thankful they both caire at once Ten planes had arrived at St.
her face scratched and cut.
She was taken to the office of a so that the display does not have ’ Paul and left for Fargo up t8
physician and her injuries were to he repeated. It is In the person 1:08.
found to be of a surface and min­ of Thomas Bell. Bell is also of
or nature. She was unable to Medford, having graduated in
return to school Tuesday, but it 1927. He filled a guard position
Is believed she will be able to re­ on*the Medford team. Bell is also
sume her work within two or a track man. His time of 4:33 in
the mile lest spring is far above
three days.
The little girl Is the daughter the average time made in small
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of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Cuthbert­ colleges.
The problem of finding employ­
son, Central avenue.
My. Price, driver of the car ment for some of the men by
wbicL,±‘I uc* the chijd waq kxon- means of which they can earn
thetf room ana boaro t r w t i l l
NO PARALYSIS
IN THIS AREA
Rumors of Spread of Dis
ease in Medford and
Oase Here False
"There is not a single case, of
infantile paralysis in thin county.
We are keeping in close touch
with every district and every pre­
caution Is being'taken,” Dr. F. G,
Swedenburg, local health officer
stated today.
Rumors of a development In
the local high school and of an
outbreak In Medford are entirely
without foundation, according to
Dr. Swedenbdrg.
Health authorities are* taking
every precaution to prevent the
spread of the disease in this coun­
ty/ A n y children
entering
schools from districts where the
disease is prevalent are k e p t
guaranteed or away from other
children until all dangei* of de­
velopment, of the disease Is past.
troubling Normal authorities. Any
assistance along this line wiU be
greatly appreciated. If you have
or know of any kind of w o r k
whereby a boy can earn his way
through school call 81 and give
them the information» The com­
mittee is very careful about plac-
ing men and attempt to satisfy
both employer and employee.
Former Local Man Fatally
Injured in P ortland-
Funeral Today
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I AIRPORT, 8t. PADL, — (IP)—
E. E. Ballpugh, piloting t h e
Lair commercial plane, arrived in
St. Paul, the first plane In class
A in the race in the National Air
Derby from New York to Spo­
kane.
The plane left New York this
merning, stopping in Chicago, end
other arrivals in thia race were J«
B. Sidowsky, piloting a swallow
end third, another swallow pilot­
ed by R, Johnson of Missoula,
Montana.
Fourteen planés la the t w o
races hare now arrived here. The
class B filera are leaving for Far­
go and the Clara A filera are stay­
ing here over night.
Orville H, Gaines, former resi­
dent and well known in this
city was fatally injured Saturday
and died Sunday morning at hts
home 422 East Burr street, Port­
land, according to Information
received by friends In this city
Mr. Gaines, an employee of
the Northwestern Electric com­
pany, was injured when he fell
40 feet from a steel beam on
which he was working.
His
head and spine were Injured and
he suffered from internal In-,
juries. The accident occurred at
2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon
and he lived until 8 o’clock Sun­
day morning.
Surviving Mr. Gaines Is his
James S. McCandless, of Hono­
widow, formerly Miss Gertrude
Local Woman'Passes Away
lulu,
Past Imperial Potentate of
Clark of Ashland add two chil­
After Brief Illness—
the
Shrine,
visited the local
dren.
His father and mother
' Funeral Wednesday
Shriners*
September
13, incident
and two sisters, all former resi­
to
a
business
trip
to
this local­
Mrs- Ollie Phelps, wife of E. dents of Ashland aUo survive.
ity.
He
was
honored
with a
Funeral services were held at
E. Phelph died Monday, Septem­
banquet at the Llthla Springs
2:30
o’clock
today
In
Portland.
ber 19, at her home in thia
Hotel with Hllleh Temple mem­
city following a brief illness.
bers present. Mr. McCandless
Her sudden passing has brought
was Imperial Potentate of the
sorrow to her host of friends.
Shrine daring the year 1922-23.
The deceased Vras a resident
Re bee been e resident of Hawaii
of Ashland for the last six years.
for nearly halt a century and is
Her husband and one brother,
thoroughly conversant with con­
A. C. Loepeer of Idaho, survive.
BALTIMORE. Md., Sept. 20.— ditions la the Islands.
Funeral services will be held (IP)— Fawn Grey, the dancer,
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 sobered up Monday and found
o’clock at the J. P. Dodge A Sons that she’d gone and got married man sought for killing
HAXTUN, Cola.. Sept. 29.—OF)
chapel. Rev. C. D. Gaffney will •gain.
Fawn lost no time
starting —Poeeee late Mender were bant­
be In charge.
Burial will be
ing John Turner, a rancher, want­
made in Mountain View cemetery. suit in circuit court
annulment of her wedlock pro­ ed for shooting and, probably fa­
ceedings with Hamilton Smith. tally wounding bis slater. Mrg,
nUSINKSN VISITORS
She accused Smith of getting her W. H. Hutchison, on the mete
B. L. Berry, Medford insurance drunk and then marrying her.
street here.
adjustor and L. R. Warren, rep­
The dancer’s suit describee
No reason Is known for t h e
resentative ot thy State Fire Mar­ Smith as ■ playwright end moving shooting.
Turner drove Into
shals office were business visitors picture director who has e studio
In this city Tuedsy sad will prob­ ln«HolIywood, a residence In New
ably spend,the remainder of ths York end a temporary address nt
week hers.
a Baltimore Hotel.
Shriners Honor
Past Potentate
MitS. PHELPS
DIED MONDAY
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