muun has ir IDEAL CLlMAT^.'i apeé pos O ver F ifty Y ears IDAT, OCTOBER 28, 1927 Medford Legion Names Officers Compass and Watch Fob „ B ro u g h t Equipment and Stuctyo Work to be Considered at Friday Hight Meeting. Preliminary .plans looking for­ ward to the establishment of a motion picture studio in Ashland were adopted last evening at a meeting of business men»at t h e chamber of commerce. - John Enders, J. A McGee anil H. G. Harlan were appointed a committee to interview interested parties after it . was shown that substantial support was promised by thoee attending the meeting; J. A. McGee was appointed chairman of the meeting and called upon Mr, Carl Theobald to present the pinna he has in mind for a studio and allied businesses which would be drawn to the movie center. Mr. Theobald de­ sires that the enterprise be start­ ed in a small way and as Interest develops and the first pictures 'begin to bring In revenue to make additions to the property and fa­ cilities for not only making pic­ tures but to popularise the stu­ dio grounds and other attractions. A pioneer city w ill event nally be built which w ill be typical of the west and be an added attraction to stopping the'tourists who visit this section by the thousands ev­ ery summer. Several sites were mentioned and these will be investigated and ptae of them chosen for the studio end pioneer city. As a training school for those who will participate in the mak­ ing of the ptetttipe, Mr. Theobald w ill start immediately a screen historical society. Member» * pt this society will meet, regularly and Mr. Theobald will instruct them in the art of make-tfp Ad screen acting. Branches of this soofety w ill be located in various coastAowns and cities. A second meeting w ill be held on Friday evening of this week when reports will be received on ’ eouipment needed in the studio and a site for the enterprise. REVOLUTION LÇADER OUT Otto W inter, aa official of the Ashland Golf club, says that pos­ session la ten out of ten points la law, provided you hold posses­ sion. •' When the golf club purchased the land near .this city for Its coarse there1'were several o l d signboards abandoned on t h e tract. Since there apparently' was no claimant of these slgn- Macda, Mr. W inter took three of them last sammer. painted them nicely to announce that visitors were .welcome on the course, and erected them at stratefle points so that they would attract tourlsa. Considerable time and effort was ' spent in laadilng these -sign- . hoards. Recently, while Mr. W inter wap at the course, two men drove up 1 In a truck and informed him 1 that the signboards belonged to the company tor which t h e y ' worked and that they were ont ' collecting them. Mr. W inter, remembering Ihe time and effort he had epeat on the signs, protested that they would have to prove ownership. I t is understood they became ra­ ther “hardhpiled,'1 yet MB W hi­ ter persisted in hie determlila- tioa to terse them to prove own- erthlp, to r W a s w h ls ¿me a t e Leon Trotsky is Shorn of All Power by, Oom-. •< BAND muniste NEEDS CONSIDERED MOSCOW, Oct. 2 5 — (IF)— Leon Trotsky, • former dictator of Rus­ Matter of Uniforms sia, went under in a political Band Supplies. to eclipse today. I Chamber Problem He Is even threatened with loss of membership in the Commun­ istic party which he was Influen­ tial In organising. was dismissed from the execu- Shorn of all political power, he tire committee of thn Communis­ tic party as well pa tbs govern- '■ ment. Trotsky was hlaaed and booed as he tried to make a fin- •' a) speech In the convention here of the communistic «executives. and he Gets Honors Dr. Meredith G. Beaver, son of , 7, 7 ' . “ M r and Mrs, A. M ^ e a v w . le w . throughout the co, ’ street, this1 city, is assigned to have had a great p eri.in , service in experimental surgery verttolng their cities and it and pathology at Mayo Broa, in “ *»» the Ashland ha Rochester, Min., where he to at- receive, the proper gnpp tending school, having won a fsi- *«>"> the entire clfy which lowahip by hto high grades at the u e ri^ . , z 'University of 'Osegon Medical ............... school in Portland. The Univése- SAFE BLOWN , ity of Oregdn conferred on him Yeggmen dynamited the the degrees of A. B. ia 1S18 and Bakery safe at Berrydale Sund M. D. in 1825. He wae Instructor morning and secured 8120 in pathology In the University of cash. The cash register pres to Oregon from 1824 to 1817, and ed ot 810. The safe was bn, served hto Intership ia the Mbit- damaged hy the exploeion. nomah County Hospital during trace of the thieves was found. 1820-1887. He to a member of ---------------------------- • Alpha Omega and Sigua ¿ I. 1 WILL HEAR PICKET CASI Dr. Beaver previous to hto laav- Judge Orlando Corkins, who lng to attend school, realdad in presiding at Jackpop County C ' this city. He wan graduated from onlt court thia week w ill go the local high school with thp Lakevtftw naxt week to preside dase of 1817, after which he the trial of Lorena Diekey, c< served la t h e army tor two yeprslglrt, charged with ih e murder during the W orld war. (her husbaad, “Slim** Harris, 9 Olympia The candidacies of these tw o! a wet-dry* issue thia fall. Mg re-election, declares that aa at in New/York, Chicago. Detroit hypocrites, grafters and wlnfh John 0. Lodge (rig h t) who Evangeline Lindbergh, mother didacy is generally considered 1 a siisi Annual School . Census Taken The sent morning Mr. W inter went to the golf course aad. Io and behold.“ the three signs had disappeared— ia other words the men are alleged to have proved ownership during the dark hours of the night end now they are rrobably as emphatic in their be­ lief that possession to ten out ot ten points in law. \ The golf dab is arranging to collect rental from the company for tbo time that the signs were on the golf club property. Held for Contempt of Court Sam H u m e s , Released When Records Are Turn- edO ver to Highway Com­ mittee—Books Are Again Seised, However. I for mayoraltty has given Detroit r John W. 8mith (le ft) seeking dpt to enforce the prohibition law any, other targe city only “ makes peepers out of the community.’* »poses him. Is an uncle of -Mrs. t Colonel Lindbergh. Lodge’s esn- ,t of a “dry,” though he ia making campaign. - Normal Faculty Peak o f mbers Scale , Shasta on Sunday Two tired and weary faculty members were In charge of classed the Southern "Oregon’, Normal; school Monday morning, after at week-end trip ’ which Included a climb to the summit of lit . Shah- Monday morning started their descent to Shasta City. They reached the n o r m a l school with a tardy mark check against them Monday morning, too late to conduct the first per- W alter Redlford, social seleno* Instructor, and Wayne WoH^J science instructor, drove to Shas­ ta Clfy Saturday, and early Sue- day morning started their climb to the snow capped qsak of ML Shastg. I t was a long Weary cHmhl Sheriff Stete« Rush Should Start Before No­ with ft rest at the half way house, vember 6 at an elevation of 8008 feet, then '■ «— « .. the last long drlye to the peak expected 'that the early from' their long climb they were compelled to clutch rocks tightly part of November will see an In­ to keep from being blown'down. ; creased rush at the sheriff's of­ They signed their names on the fice where payments are made, as register at the peak of the noun- j starting November 5 Interest will he charged on thé second halt of tain. 9 ' They returnfcd Sunday night as unpaid taxes. Payments this year fhr aa the half way house, a for- i are coming in much more slowly pstry department station. a cabin than last year. Sheriff Jennings carved -from stodh, w berl a rang- j stated. er |s stationed all summer, but | The tax duplicate for the coun­ left October 1. Plenty of fuel ty amounts to 871,700,040 and and provisions were found in the more than half thia amount of cabin and the two weary moun- , taxes was paid at tile first pay­ tain climbers spent the night in ment. many email amounts being » the half way house and early r paid In foil. LITTLE TAX MONEY PAID ri Did Someone Say ‘¡There Ain't No Such Animal? OLYMPIA. Oct. 3«.—ruW— Sam Humes, state highway engineer was Released from the county jail here today where he was h‘ e 1 d since a week ago Friday on order of the State Supreme court charg­ ing he was guilty of contempt of court. Humes was held tor refusal, to turn over to the highway commit­ tee records of the committee x a» ordered by the court A. R. Gardner, director of effic­ iency who has been auditing the bdoks turned them over to the com m ittee today, thus complying with the court order. z Gardner immediately seised the books again and locked them In a vault in the state engineer’s office where they cannot be takoq. cut except on hiq orders, until the audit is completed. - H. L. Bromley was elected commander of the Medford Amer­ ican Legion Post Monday evening. Other officers are C. T. Baker, first vice-commander; E. C. Fnr- geson, second vice-commander; L. G. O a rlo ck,ad ju tan t; Bernelce Cameron, finance officer; W. H. Paine, historian; A. J. Anderson, chaplain; Seely Hall, George Codding. Fred Scheffel, J o h n Partridge and R. C. Holmes, ex­ ecutive committee. CONSISTENT ADVERTISING IS PLANNED d Estate Dealers Will ooperate in Formulat­ ing Literature Former Secretary of Inter­ ior Was Motivated by Pa­ triotic Interest When Tea­ pot Dome Leases Were Signed, Witnesses Testify in Court Today. WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.— For­ mer Secretary of Interior Albert B. Fall was sketched in court to­ day as having sparred constantly in behalf of the government while ‘signing the Teapot Dome Naval Oil reserve ovér to Harry F. Sin­ clair. Lawyers for Sinclair and Ball seeking to disprove charges that the two had made the lease In a plot to defraud the government, painted Fall as attempting to guard the nation’s interests at ov- ery point of the lease negotia­ bility This line of defense is in keep­ ing with statements mads by at­ torneys for the defense when the trial started, regarding the pa­ triotic motives which governed Fall in granting the leases to the famoug'oii company. - Real estate men and women of Ashland met yesterday afternoon in the chamber of commerce rooms to discuss with Secretary E. G. Harlan the best methods of answering letters from pros­ pective settlers in this district. Communications received at the chamber office are answered promptly and specific informa­ tion concerning certain proper­ ties and opportunities are gath­ ered from local real estate peo­ ple. It Is the intention of the chamber to work in cooperation with real estate people so that accurate information may be furnished and prospective settlers be given courteous treatment Theater Owners Held Quii upon their arrival here. The Typhoid Infection Bouree — ty for Gruesome real estate people will later as­ Officially Reported by Tragedy sist in formulating some adver­ County Doctor tising literature which will be MONTREAL, Oct. 25.— (LP)— Source oC the typhoid infec­ enclosed in letters sent to pros- After less than half an hour ot tion. which resulted In the de­ pMtg. — — ................. . consideration this afternoon, a velopment of S’ 1 cases of typhoid Jury returned a verdict of guilty In Medford, and one death, has in the manslaughter tria l, of been traced by Dr. Lu D. Inskeep, Ameen La wand, Camll R a u l and county health officer to the H ilt­ Michael Arlle, oWners of the on Dairy farm, on the Pacific highway a short distance from Laurier Palace theater . which Medford. burned last January 8, causing r Inskeep, with the operators the death of 78 children. Traffic Offioer Issues Warn-, of D the dairy, Georgq aftd B e n The theater burned on a Sun­ ing — Roads Áre Hilton, In hie'office, made tj»e day afternoon when the children Dangerous statement ot the source of the in­ were enjoying n eutrate, matinee. Most of them were present with­ Fall rains have started' and fection oRicislly to the press. The fairy, Dr. Inskeep said, mountain highways are becqm- out adult companions. became Infected from an outside An investigation disclosed most lng frequently dangerous. Ser­ source, one entirely outside of of the dead were crushed In the geant C. P. Talent, state traffic the control « f the owners. Mrs. panic which followed the out­ officer, whdse patrol includes the Clyde FiWtred. a sufferer of ty ­ burst of the fire. The suit cli­ Pacific highway between Med­ phoid visited the Hilton home and maxes many suits for damages ford and the California border, dairy feéversl times daily for a and inquiries to place the guilt. warns motorists to prepare for period of 2 daÿs before her ease these winter danger?. was diagnosed and she was con­ “One of the most frequent fined to a hospital. Mrs. Fris- causes ~Bf accident our reports tred, occupied a home, equipped indicate, are improper lights,** with only an open toilet across the highway from the dairy. officer Talent states. Dr. Inskeep appointed oat that Frequent ' “ light ralftp’’* con­ ducted this summer, brought the typhus germs were possibly about an improvement in this carried from the open toilet to L i g h t e d Cigarette Stub condition, when violators were the dairy by. flies. A severe Wind­ Causes Near Tragedy cited into court and lined for storm on the evening of Septem­ AV Shasta City ber 18 ia believed to have driven these violations. the flies from the former to the Traffic and police officers find Destruction of a filling station, latter. The «form occurred ia the carelessness among local driv­ and large gasoline tank trunk at Mt. ¿hasta City Sunday morning ers In this regard, is again evi­ evening just at ' milking time, dairy hands remember. The sup­ was reported to Fire Chief Clint dent and have Issued a warning ply of milk of that ovealqg wae Baughman. violators will be relentlessly delivered the following morning According to the report receiv­ prosecuted. and a survey reveals that only ed by Chief Banghman, a passer­ “One-eyed care, autos with those patrons servo« hy t h e by carelessly threw a cigarette tall lights missing or not burn- stub mat as the hose which was beinq need to fill the under­ ground . tanks from the tank wag­ ons was removed. Gasoline sta­ tion attendants aad the ( r u c k drjver’saw the dagger and rushed away, reaching a safe distahee Just, aa the explosion occurred. The station and truck w e r e destroyed but underground tanks were not damaged. JURY RETURNS QUICK VERDICT DAIRY SOURCE OF CONTAGION KEEP LIGHTS IN CONDITION g OIL STATION IS DESTROYED Bandits Rob Bank;: Flee Over D esert QUAKE BREAKS GIANT CABLE V IR G IN IA CITY, Nevada., Oct. 25.— (IF) — Three bandits today held up the first national bank of Wlnnfmucca aad escaped X T t b cash and securities estimated at 810,000. '/They fled In an auto presumably across the desert to­ SEATTLE,. Oct. 15. — ( If ) — ward Reno. Posses are reported The «taaka «sable ship Bellwood, la pursuit. Will feave here tonight to rash re­ pairs oa the Alaska cable hrokea Two conferences on Evangelism yesterday bettreen Ketehlkqa aad were to feature the Presbytery Wraagell aad betweea Juaeaa meeting helft today In Medford. and Halhea aad Shagway hy aa earthquake. The eenter ot the disturbance to believed to knva been 800 mllee south ot thq la* land, Kodiak. No serious damaaff