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RDAY, OCT. 15, 1927
SCHOOLS’3
MEDFOk«? TO
STAY CLOSED
Bvery Precaution is Being
Taken by Board of
Education
1
Samuel Humes, State High­
way Engineer, Held for
Contempt of Uourt When
He Failed to Produce Re­
cords for Investigation-
First Oase.
Seventeen is Death Toll of
Grade Crossing Auto-In-
terurhan Crash in Indian­
apolis—Masons Were En­
route to Barn Dance When
Wreck Occurred.
INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 16.
death toll of
the grade crossing wreck
which occurred here last
night reached 1,7 this morn*
ing with the death of one
more of the Masonic party.
Harry Steward, motorman
and Wm. Merrill, conductor,-
on the interurban car which
crashed into the bus and
Hal i f Titus, driver of the
tfuck were held oh charges
of involuntary manslaughter.
Plunking down the steep side
-
of Roxie Ann mountain, Friday ley
noon, a huge caterpillar tractor <ath
need by Copse employees In drag- t0 c
ging poles up the mountain aide
for use in construction of the w
new power Hue which Is to ex-
tend from Roxie Anu mountain
to Copco, wUa practically demol- (nde
'•bed.
V. B. Hawley, Phoenix man,
operator of the tractor, eecap- .Zvw
ed with minor Injuries when he {>1.
fell free of the machine In Its
_
plunge down the hillside.
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The tractor had heeh used ex­
tensively in hauling the poles
up the steep mountain aides In
the building of the new. power
Hue which leads from Roxie Ann
to Prosinect and from Prospect
G]
to Copco. The accident occurred __
as the tractor was taken off the lectB
beaten path and tipped over on hobn
the-too-steep hillside.
of T
“A brush-crew” is employed C1A1
at the present time In clearing
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the right-of-way for the Biskiyon
power line over the SMkiyous i * m .
— llP>— The
INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 15._(U»I
— Still shaken by tragedy which
ov4r-took them as they w e r e
bound for an evening oTpleasure,
a group of Masons today recount­
ed bow a laughing party waa
transformed Into a horror strick-
group.
There were about 60 in the
party travelling in a truck and
trailer, enroutj to a barn dance,
when tbe were struck by an inter-
urban car. *
Sixteen W ere K illed
The Indianapolis city* hospital
reported 18 dead but aa only six­
teen of these had been Identified
It was belldved. a mistake had
been made there.
■ » Twelve of the dead were men
and four women.
The Inrge motor truck and a
Fldo Is Billy W allets’« hodfl
Wallace family, residents e f
at the hom* of relatives. W it
arrived home poon after the 1
lot there.
DEMPSEY IS HEBO 9 $ »
Gene Tuaney may hé th d \
champion heavyweight b^npg I
of thé world but in Ashland
at least Dempsey admirers
predominate.
Latt night when the official'
pictures of the fight were
shown at the Vining theater
and witnessed by a house
full of enthusiastic fight
fans, this fact was evidenced
in a decided manner.
' When the picture of Tuu-
ney aa he gas declared victor
in the fight, was thrown on
the screen, there was a Mt
of scatter applause, hot
when the picture oj the de­
feated
ex-ehamp1on
wad
shown thé applause was
spontaneous and convlno-
lag.
trailer had been chartered by the
term iivTombson,
rder e f a sheriff,
Iff Pglmerof Grand Island was in­
clined to believe were dreamed
about when the girl attended
PRINEVILLE, Ore., Oct. 16.— school in the East.
(IP)—Olen Arnspiger, manager of
the Talent Irrigation District, waa
elected president of the Oregon
reclamation congress here Friday.
The selection of Arnspiger to
succeed Wilfred Allen, Grants
Pass, waa the final business ef the
conclave.
Dr. W. L. Powers, Oregon Ag­ Number of Lives Lost in
ricultural college, was re-elected
Slide in Montana Mine
secretary and treasurer.
Trust­
Unknown
ees were named as follows:
'
KLEIN, Montana, Oct. IB.—
First Congressional
District:
(LP)—
Bodies of two minerà were
Ralph P. Cowgill, J. M. Spencer,
James T. Jardine. Rhea Lnper, recovered late Friday from tbe
Sam H. Brown. Second District: cave-in which late Friday trap-
James M. Kyle, B. E. Lage, Rob­ pedtan unknown number of work­
ert
8awyer, Percy Purvis, Pe­ men in a mine here.
Tbe dead found after an hoar’s
ter Nelson; Third District: Mar­
shal N. Dana, John S. Beall, R. M. toll by the rescue crews were:
Townsend, Louis A. McArthur Joe. Kokiak and Wm. Otosky.
and Cyril O. BrPwn.
Wm. Yonkovieh .was brought out
The first named In each dis­ alive hut his back is broken and
trict will act ae viee president.
little hope is held for his re­
Resolutions urging support of covery. Mine officials said they
tbe state reclamation commission did not know how many minerà
commission In rehabilitating fin­ were caught in the slide.
ancially distressed projects and
support of the proposal for larger
facilities for distribution
from
the McKay reservoir oh the Stan­
field project were adopted.
No reference was Made in the
resolutions to the proposal that
.the government take over state
Mr. and Mn. Carroll Mansfield
projects.
.
of Vancouver, Wash., arrived in
Ashland lata Friday evening and
will spend a few days here as
MOONSHINER FINED
Earl H. Fouta. Medford, was guests of E. G. Harlan. Mr. Mans­
fined 8100 and coats when he en- field came here. especially to in­
ten d a plea of guilt to a charge vestigate several business oppor­
ot possession of moonshine liq­ tunities with the Intention of lo­
uor. Several gallons ot Alleged cating permanently. Mn. Mans­
white male were found In t h e field is aa accomplished muslcl-
man’s room In a Medford board­ cian and a well known teacher,
ing house.
particularly oa*the pipe organ.
TWO MINERS
ARE KILLED
Washington Folk
May Locate Here
Powell Cider Great Beverage
Says New York Business Man
“You better 'put a cider mill
doWh by your depot” a New York
bnslnesa man, a friend of E. G.
Harlan, chamber secretary, has
written.
' “When I have gone* through
Ashland 1 have "tanked up” on
the finest cider I ever .tasted and
then last time I went through
there I could not find the cider
about the station,” he writes.
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The famous Powell elder Ama -feu
been n popular beverage— More lei
and he's dependable. 8o when the
Rville, Okla„" left Fldo In Muskogee
i like R. He hiked the M miles and
». But he was a het dog. and tired,
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YOUTH INJURED
IN AUTO WRECK
Auto Strikes Heavy Guy
Wire and Windefcieia
is Broken
Ward Spindlar, 12, son of
Chas. Splndler, corner Blaine and
Morten streets, was badly c n t
about the face at noon Saturday
when .In attempting to avoid a
coilisslon with another car as he
turned onto Iowa street off the
Boulevard* in a Ford tputlng ear,
he strock a guy wire imed to
anchor, • telephone poet.
The top of the ear waa badly
torn, the windshield broken and
fenders were bent as the c a r
plunged over a five foot bank.
Several other hoys who were
riding with young Splndler were
uninjured.
Grotto drill team to carry a party
The heavy w in striking the
of 60 to a spot near Fort Benja­
wlndetleld ahatered HA Fortua-
min Harrison, where a b a r t
i
L » W » A » n » ar thh car was a tf-
dance waa to have been hoM. $
'ffcffeirtlyKPAvy tgrtsw rt the wire
Surviving members of the par­
ahd preveat it striking the driver
ty said about 30 persons, were
And perhaps causing serious z In-
standing on the truck and that
Jurtee?
the remaining were packed on
the heavy trailer.
MESSENGER SAVES MONET
The interurban. bound from
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.—(IP)
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 16.
Newcastle to Indianapolis, was — The United Irult liner “Flax-
*MLP)
— Thomas Kennedy,
piloted by Motorman William ola” radioed to coast guard today
84,
bank
messenger-was kill­
Merrill* 46, of Indianapolis. He she had sighted the achhener
ed today, when he and his
was injured.
“Flower Dew” burning and
fellow messenger was attack­
Witnesses said tbe interurban abandoned, 408 miles eat' of
ed by five bandits who open­
struck tbe truck Just behind the Savannah. George. The sails of
ed fire without warning.
driver’s ,cab, throwing the trailer the liner were still set, but the
Kenned/ was shot near
and the track cab clear' of the life boats were gone' and not
the heart, but «latched the
crossing. The driver and another a trace of the crew was to* be
money bag and staggered In­
man, riding In the front seat, ee-
seen. It is believed they all left
to the bank with it and saved
it from his murderers.
tbe Vessel after she was fired.
(Pleas« Turn To Page Five)
FRUIT LINER
Whose Baby?
Members of the Medford board
• t health held a meeting Friday
gfternocn and decided t% contin­
ua. indefinitely restrictions estab-
liahed nearly two weeks ago to
•tot) the spread of infantile par-
alyeix in that city.
fichccds are to remain cMsed
and regulations will continue to
ba rigidly enforced.
No new cases of the disease are
reported, and the situation seems
well in hand in that city, but a
great majority of the people, it
is said, appear to believe it wis­
dom to maintain precaution for
another week or two.
x Health officers attended the
meeting with the board of educa­
tion and city officials. Health of­
ficers were of the opinion that
the dangerous period has passed
but agreed quarantine would do
no damage and might do much
good.
The.governor’s pardoning pow­
er la tbe only*) hope Humes has
of relief, it la said.
This is th e ' first time in the
thirty-eight years of Washington's
statehood that a state oIBcer has
disobeyed a court order and been Annual Pamphlet Issued for
held for contempt.
Campaign is Dis­
, The case opened September 8
tributed
when the court called on Humes
With the closing of the first
to deliver the records. On Sep­
tember 20 he was cited into fiscal year of full time Y.M. C, A.
work in Ashland, members of the
eonrt for contempt.
g g g r d ofdirectors of the organis­
ation. Lynn G. Slack, captain of
Battery B, Bayor C. H. Pierce.
Clyde G. Young, head of the Lltb-
ians, G. M. Green, representing
the Dally Tidings, George W.
Dunn, state senator, Wirt M.
Opening - of Shorty - Hope Wright, president of the Klwania,
Mine Presented to
H. F. Pemberton, pastor of the
Medford 0. 0 .
M. B. church, Wm. M. Briggs,
representative to'the state legis­
P. R. Backus, Ed 8table and E. lature and E. H. Harlan, secretary
O. Harlan went to Medford 8at- of the chamber of commerce have
urday to confer with représenta­
tives ef the Chamber of Com­ thsir praise of the work.
merce in that city regarding co­
Monday a campaign for funds
operation which may be secured for the support of the organisa­
In capitalising the company which tion for the coming year will he
is being established for the re­ started and with a kick-off ban­
opening of the Shorty-Hope mine, quet Monday night, and luncheon
Old Ashland mina, in the Wagnpr meetings planned by'the workers,
Creek district.
,
and evident enthusiasm of the
Local business men have inter­ Ashland people for the work tbe
ested themselves in the reopening success of the campaign Is prac­
of these mines, particularly the tically assured.
Shorty-Hope mine and following
Total receipts for the y e a r
the extensive survey and prospect­ amounted to 88,711.51 and dis­
ing done by Mr. Bachus and oth­ bursements to*|S,898.70, accord­
er mining experts, it was learned ing to completed reports.
there is much "pay dirt” of high
productiveness still remaining in
the mining district.
A number of Medford m e n
bava shown interest in the pro­
ject of re-opening the mlnee.
BUDGET WEEK
PLANS READY
TO INTEREST
MEDFORD MEN
Want Volunteers
For Transfusion
Californians
Praise City
“Ashland fails to x capitalise
on her natural resources of great
value,” according to Dr. and
Mrs. R. L. Gratiot of Pacific
Grove, California, who enroute
to Portland visited with M 1 • ■
Grace Chamberlain and Miss E.
Palmer hero.
The visitors expressed the Arm
conviction that Ashland Is the
moat beautiful, the most out­
standing and the richest in nat­
ural- beauties of any elty along
the Pacific coaat.
“If yon only capitalised on
tha things datura hag endowed
your community with, yon could
he known throughout the length
and broath of the land,*’ (he
visitors stated.
Plan For Fall,
Sinclair Trial
We Were Lucky,” Bays
American Beauty as the
Little Dutch Oil Tanker
Docks — American Glri
Will go by Train to Paris
to do her Shopping.
HORTA AZORES ISLANDS.
Oct. 16.— (IP)— "Ws wsrs lucky”
said Ruth Elder, the first Ameri­
can woman trans-Atlantic flier
to the United Preen this morn­
ing aa the lltHe Dufth tanker,
“Barendrcht” steamed into the
Horta harbor today with her
and her pilot, George Haldeman,
both safe, sound and happy.
While this seaport’s population
hurried plana to meet Miss Elder,
the Junkers seaplane D-1180,
carrying Mile. . Dillans swooped
out of a dripping sky and* landed
in the rough waters after a
hard flight ‘ from Lisbon, Spain.
Anxious as she is to reach
Paris, Miss Elder Is expected to
leave for Lisbon as soon as pos­
sible to go by boat or train to
her destination to which her
plane failed to take her.
Local authorities have not for­
gotten Captain Goos, commander
of the Barendrecht. He retkived
the welcome of a hero when he
arrived with his precious cargo.
His story of the American Girl
trans-Atlantic flight and rescue,
relayed to the world first through
the United Pres», epitomised the
splendid adventure.
The natures today often re­
peated the Cale which wonld have
done credit to the Imagination
of a novelist.
,
Captain Goos’ dispatch to the
United Press said the American
Girl plane had encountered good
weather for 88 hours, during
Which "limb it must kpsa Pawn
about 3488 miles. Then the
piers went Info n terrific eeven-
hour storm end were blbwn off
their course. After suoeeeding in
•eating off the storm, they had
three and n half hours of good
Feather.
Then the oil flue broke—a tube
about the diameter of a pencil
>nd a few feet long. For five
hoars the aviators remained In
the air nntll the Dutch tanker
was sighted.
Then the plane
made a perfect landing beside the
ship.
After Miss Elder and Halde«
man were taken aboard, much
fatigued, efforts were made to
haul up the plane which had
not been damaged In the sen
landing. But a gas tink exploded
twice and the plane burned ng'
and sank.
An appeal has been made by a
Medford doctor for someone who
will volnnteer to furnish blood
for a transfusion to save the life
of M. A. Mead, shop foreman
of the Highway Motor company
of Medford, who Is lying dang­
erously III in the Sacred Heart
hospital in that city.
Mrs. Malissa A. Sooft
Mead Is suffering from ulcer * Talent Fames Away
of the stomach and because of
Thursday
loss of blood is near death. Trans­
fusion is believed his only hope
Mrs. Malissa A. Scott, w e l l
of regaining strength sufficiently knowfi Talent resident, died at
to undergo an operation for re­ the home of her daughtapr Mrs.
lief from the trouble.
Alta Belmer. T a in t. October IS.
WELL KNOWN
WOMAN DIES
NO MORE* PARALYSIS
No naw cases of Infantile
paralyisls, or» even any sus­
pected cases base developed
in Ashland, according to Dr.
B. A. Woods.
“Everything
is' going along nicely a n d
looks fine,” Dr. Woods stat-
Sd. Chlldrsn have been ad­
vised by school authorities
to nee every precaution.
following aa illaeaa of enveta)
months due to infirmities o f old
age. She was la her 71st year at
the time of her paeolng. Her hue-
band, a pioneer of the Talent
district, died five-years ago. Sor­
sivina Mrs. Seott a n
several
children. Funeral aervteea are to
be held from the Stock Uadertak-,
lag parlón, definito arrangements
pending arrival ot relatives from
tho east. Burial Io to ho mad4>
la (ho Stearns cemetery.
Briscoe Urges Pupils To U se
D iscretivi In Asa
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.—(IP)
— With many principals already
here, preparations'were complet­
ed today for the Fall-SInclalr oil
coaaplracy trtals'starting Monday
"Ftor the good of the commun­
In the District of Columbia court­ ity and for your own safety ever
house.
I
Saturday and Sunday atajr.nway
from groups you are net scene-
tompd to being with. I think the
danger point la over but we want
to he perfectly sure ws do net
take any unnecessary chances.”
G. A. Briscoe, superintendent of
public school of Ashland told high
school stndonta nt an asMWbly