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HLAND WEEKU VI TIDINGS AS A8HLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 30, 1922 OL VXL NO. 53 1 50 PERSONS ARE LISTED MISSING IEHSMS CHILEAN STEAMER ITALIA RE PORTED LOST OFF THE CHOROS ISLANDS TWO COAST VESSELS " i ARE ALSO ON ROCKS Kiwi Freighters Wabash and Gray Wrecked in Vuuyi Sound in A Heavy J'og, Hut It. Is Said No Live Are LoHt. LONDON, .Aug. 29. One hundred and fifty persons are missing follow ing the sinking of the steamship Italia off the Choroa islands, accord ing to dispatches received here. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29. A cable to Uie marine department of . the chnmher of commerce, from San- i- tiago, Chile, reported the loss of the '""T .... mL. -j : . V. Chilean steamer uai a. me uupa' aald 150 persons and the crew of the vessel were missing, but gave) no details. The Choros islands, mentioned In! the London reports, are a barren, rocky group' of islands off the Chll-, ean co.ist. The Chilean coast rises J almost perpendicular landward, of-j ferine all chance for :escue to the sl-lcken sailors. ; SEATTLE, Airg. 29. The stdel freighters Wabash and Gray went ashore In British Columbia waters early this morning, due to a heavy fog, according to Merchant Exchange dispatches. The Wabash Is ashore on Vancou ver Island, 12 miles west of Race Rocks. She will be floated on thei next high tide, it Is reported. j The freighter Gray is stranded on Java Rock, 15 miles from Victoria. Sho is said to be In a dangerous position. ' KLAMATH FALLS, Aug. 29. The I. W. W., whose assassination of ex-servije men during a parade in Centralla shocked and angered the whole country, Is In Klamath Falls to stay. So- declares the In dustrial Worker, official organ of -.the wobblies. The statement Is contained In an article In a recent issue deal'ng with the six I. W. W. organizers held In 4he local Jail, In which the police, the city and the local newspaper, are dealt with at gome length. The "!m- poverlshed but desperately tyran-j nous government of Klamath Falls," i It is declared, "is beginning to re-, pent Its campaign against the I. W.I W. Four months ago they took up: men with red cards on sight and: charged them with criminal syndl-! callsm. It was a rash undertaking, for the wobblies came by dozens, i The county cannot stand the strain .of so many trials, and has adopted a 'policy of selecting only those for ; arrest whom it believes are 'lead ers'" -CRATER CLUB ROOSTS JACKSON COUNTY FAIR Some 91 citizens of Medford and the surrounding country made up a motor caravan through Horn- brook, Montague, Yreka and Copcoj Sunday, boosting the Jackson county fair, which will begin September 13 and last until the 16th. I The party carried a 31-p'ece band,' which furnished music at various' stops en route, and helped sell the; fair to the citizens of the towns vls- Ited. I Members of the caravan, had as- surances of a large attendance at, the fair from Siskiyou county, as well as quite a few exhibitors. NATIONAL NET TITLE i WON BY AMERICANS CHESTNUT HILLS, Mass., Aug. 29. Tllden and Richards won the( national tennis doubles champion-, uhlp here today, when they defeated Paterson and O'Hara. the Austral Jans, three sets to one. WOBBUES IN FAVGR OFKLAMATH FALLS: DECIDE TO REMAIN SAXDBAG, "WET BY DEW," LOOKS QUEER TO JUDGE AKRON, 0., Aug. 29. The bag of sand William Russell carried was wet. That it hud been out "In the wet dew all night" was the explana tion offered by Russell when arrest ed by Acting Chief of Detectives Ed McDonnell, who found Russell "lurking-In the shadows" on Broadway, with the bag of sand in his hands. Police Judge Marsh fined Russell 1 and Bent him to the workhouse for 30 days. QGN SOLDI Of LONDON, Aug. 29 The armies of occupation are the barrier to Eu ropean peace, according to Mrs. Philip Snowden, wife of the well known Brit'sh socialist leader. "When I was In Germany recently I found everywhere more resentment at the cost and irriatlon of the oc cupation than about any other things," Mrs. Snowden said. "Ger many cannot at the same time bear the enormous expense of the occupa tion and pay additional sums In re parat'ons." Great Britain Is in favor of re duced taxation, and if abolition of the armies of occupation will bring reduced taxation, then public opin ion In England is for the abolition of the occupational forces. MEDFORD AUTO THTEVFS . ARRESTED AT COQUILLE Alvln Fleming and Robert Mc Cllntock, two alleged auto thieves, arrested at Coqullle, Oregon, August 24, were returned to Medford Sun- day evening by Sheriff Terrill and L. L. Webber of that city. Mr. Webber's Chevrolet car was stolen from Medford a few weeks ago and the"news of the theft was! sent ljrondcast over the country, re-1 suiting In the arrest of the men by! Sheriff Holllngsworth of Coos coun ty, at Coquille. It Is said that the men have con fessed to Sheriff Terrill, but refuse to give their place of residence. Geese tsarted flying toward the south the last of August. WOMEN SHE Bl TO FIELD GLASSES RTfiA A..r 29. Ti..l!le. nro-war bathers never had any use for bath-! I tig suits until mixed bathing came alone. Now the norce are setting!"1 ERS IN GERMANY SAID BARRIER TO raff CAUSES aside certain hours when men andiln, contract work for himself. The women mav bathe senaralelv and an! ""'"y attached to the position is ., The price of field glasses has in- creased alarmingly, and more than 70 men have been arrested for ling ering about the beaches while the women bathe. AGED LADY DIES HERE AT HOME OF DAUGHTER Mrs. Lucinda Thompson died last night at 7:30 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Taylor, on Ohio street, at the age of 76 years. Mrs, Thompson was born In Ar kansas In 1845, and made the trip across the plains behind an ox team ,. 1858 ,oeatlne wlth ner parents ln!sa,l8fIe(I wltn the "wlnB- northern California, where she lived: for 21 years ,uruwn vaneLy, wiiiio hid uiucij wrr,w She was married fn 1861 and came!'nck bears, two being of good size to Ashland in 1877. She and herj"'"' the other somewhat smaller. a. :The hunters say that huckleberries a homestead at what Is now Climax. ou. . m.i. i. ,i f,' DUO IIYCU HUH uuiu unci the death of her husband about eight years ago, since'whlch time she has divided her t'me between her daughter here and other relatives In the valley. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Mary Taylor, of this city, and one son, J. W. Thompson, of Suther lln, Oregon,' besides five brothers and two sisters. She was the oldest of a family of n'ne children, and was the second to be called by death. Funeral services will be held to morrow morning at 1" o'clock from the H. C. Stock funeral parlors, and Interment will take place In Ante lope cemetery at Eagle Point. MEN TRAPPED BY i FIRE riO NEARER E I WORKERS ARE STILL ENTOMBED NEARLY A MILE BENEATH EARTH'S SURFACE EVERY EFFORT MADE TO RELIEVE MINERS 1 , ... , , an ii Jin length, no waist measure g ven, Mine Employes Work for 30 Hours' ' . ..... ' m ,, a i t'and tips the scales at four and Without Avail; Flro Reported , 1 ' ,, ,, . , , ,, . w ' three-eights pounds. Spreading; Parallel Shaft May Be. " Destroyed as Last Resort. JACKSON, Calif., Aug. 29. Af-j ter 36 hours of frenzied work on thei Dart of a heroic band of fellow! workers, the rescue of the 48 min ers entrapped nearly one mile below j the surface of the earth In the depths of the famous Argonaut gold mine, seemed as far off as when the news first spread of their plight. Despite all efforts, the fire which cut off the escape of the miners has spread. The one hope entertained of get ting the trapped miners out alive ls; through the Kennedy mine, which runs parallel to the incline shaft of the Argonaut mine. There Is a bulkhead separating the two mines. This must be blown out and no man knows how much debris will be encountered between the bulkhead. It might require days to tunnel through. IN BERLIN, Aug. 29. A Budapest firm sold hundreds of corpses and parts of dissected bodies to medical! I Institutes abroad, making a profit! ! of about 60,000 kronen per body. Some twenty persons were em I ployed by the firm and paid from i i 2000 to 4000 kronen for each of the! : delivered corpses, which were stolen I out of fresh graves and also from the morgue of the city. They were: I arrested, and a charge will be made against them for robbery and dese cration of dead bodies. HIGHWAY ENGINEER RESIGNS POSITION, SALEM, Or., Aug. 29. The state j highway department was today noti fied of the resignation of K. E.I Hodgman, division engineer of the department stationed at Medford and "1 cnarge ot construction in soumern 0reBOn considered one of the mom oiiicienc men wun me aepari- nent, and it is understood will go 1 1 1300 a month. A successor has not yet been named. Hoagman nas neen with the department since the close of the war. ASHLAND PARTY RETURNS FROM SUCCESSFUL HUNT Charles Martin, with a party of Ashland people, has returned from a week's hunt In the vicinity of Huckleberry Mountain, and reports the largest kill made by any party this year. Four bears, two bucks and 60 gallons of hucklebcrr'es was the total outcome of the hunt, and all of the party were thoroughly 0ne of he her wa8 of the ,Hre 'l ...Int.. Iks ntlian. wAva SALE CORPSES BERLIN MERCHANTS N AIL very plentiful, and that the wilder the W 'rnta animals are getting fat from the where he Is la Id to have wooed her, crop of berries and acorns. BASEBALL RESULTS TODAY . s NntionnI At Pittsburg 2-6; Brooklyn 3-0. American League At New York 3; Washington 1. At Philadelphia 6; Boston 5. Af Detroit 3; Chicago 5. At Cleveland 3; St. Louis (. Motors from Cnlifornia Roy Long, of Los Angeles, arrived In Ashland Sunday, by motor, for a visit with relatives for a few weeks, j i "CUKi-5" RACE BECOMES AS FAST AS A BABY CONTEST Don't pick "em too young. Let them grow up with the com- munity. This advice is given, free and without any entanglements whatso ever to all cucumber growers, both professional and amaeur. The new entr!es offered to the chamber ot commerce by Dr. 0. H. Johnstone and O. A. McCoy, are not quite as long as some of those turned In to the Tidings otrice, but they possess a greater "heft." The "cuke" raised by Dr. John stone weighs an even four pounds, and is 14 inches in length, with a girth of 13 Inches. I's rival, donat ed by Mr. McCoy, Is only 12 Inches ATHENS, Aug. 29. The Turkish URKS AND GREEKS OPEN HOSTILITIES W OE BATTLE FRONT offensive against the Greeks on thei,,,,,,. .,.,,. . . h..u; Anatolian front has spread over the entire baltleline, with at least ten Turkish d'vislons assaulting the Greeks, the war office announced. The Turkish infantry attacks have been supported by lipavy artillery fire. The Greeks are preparing for an offensive. PARENTS AND SCHOLARS MAY SEE PROP. FORSYTHE Professor Forythe will be in his office. at the high school each day this week, from 9 to 12 o'clock In the mornings, to confer with parents and scholars as to subjects to be pursued during the coming semes ter. Mr. Forythe would be glad to See any student who is undecided as to ' what course is to be followed, and ' j to give them what help he may Parents will also be welcome to talk over amy school matter with the principal. THEY WILL WED SOON 7 1 4 i- .! ,i Asa Candler, "Coca Cola King," and said to be the South's wealthiest man, will wed Mrs. Oneslma de Bou- chclle, charming beauty of New Or leans, wnu recomiy won uiuirt Jfrom Adolph Rosquet, New Orleans, !l.. ...an In Iha Dmn Mo ! courts. The marriage will take place late! this month, Mrs. de Bouchelle told, I . ... . - , . . (,ne ini.uu,,., D.i, .- tnougn tne mTinifinni nave nui yet been completed. The date, place iand hour will be fixed upon the sr- rival here of the elderly Mr. Cand-I ler, who Is comlnc west la the ;FrH II i hi? rf I I COCA COLA KING ! SOON TO MARRY j CHARMING WIDOW SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 29. Un- Panama canal, I 'I wimp mov ic! i LiniunmuL 10 iTURNED DOWN BY R1LHB01 PRINCIPLE NOT INVOLVED AS, BASIS OP HEARING, IS REPLY PRES. HARDING IS OBJECT OF APPEAL Quick Artlon on TnuiKj-oitution Art Asked; 48 Cent Minimum Wage Alo Rejected ut Meetliur: Not i Shown ReaNoiuible. CHICAGO, Aug. 29. The United: States railroad labor board has re fused to accept a "living wage" prln-! clple as a bnsls for the maintenance! of way employes hearing. President Grable of the maintop nance men Immediately telegraphed President Harding and Senator Cum-, mlns asking them to take immediate ' action towards the passage of an, amendment to the transportation act, making It mandatory upon the ra:lwnv labor board to accent thei of Us wage findings. With the "living wage" theory,' the 48 cents an hour minimum wage, went into the discard, the board miltitn ttioi If miiut lia a Yin Urn in hs"i ' lining Hint iv uiU'ii iu dhw" ti iu Just and reasonable by evidence be fore it could be awarded. The board ruled that it would be guided by the terms of the transportation act. 6 . 00 WAGE bl AE ACCIDENTS -V . j bituminous oal strlko n vcstorn Pennsylvania was ended when the WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. Thej Pittsburg Coal Producers umoclatlon toll exacted by Industrial accidents announced It wculd meet with offl In the United States reaches appall- cers of district 6, United Mine Work ing proportions. According to Secre - tary of Labor Davis, approximately 23,000 fatal injuries and 600,000 non-fatal injuries of over four weeks disability are sustained by wage- earners of the country each year, i The to it of these accidents, he says, is still largely borne by the workers, though not to the same extent since the enactment of workmen's com pensation laws. MISS MYLER CALKINS AND GEORGE STEVENSON WED KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Aug. 29. Miss Myler Calkins and George Stevemon were ninrrlod at noon Sunday at the home of the bride's parents on Walnut street. Imme diately following the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served, after which Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson left by automobile for a month's honey moon In California. Mrs. Stevenson is the daughter of Captain and Mrs. Calkins, old resi dents of this county. Stevenson's parents reside in Eugene. He Ii en gaged in reclamation work on Klam ath lake. ENGLISH PREMIER IS NOW COUNTED AMONG THE RARDS LONDON, Aug. 29. Premier Lloyd George has blossomed out as j a bard. i "Cyinr'un Un" Is the title of thei prime minister's first poetic effort. I Lloyd George has written thej word, for a Welsh song, full of phonic phrases such as 'Glewlon ai feglr vn eu col." Translated Into English, the pre- mler's poetic effort Is as follows: Wl.ll. nil. ... vtunn miin iieir snaaows iui athwart the dale 8lalwarts will ever rise within their pale. While they, as wstchers. guard the placid land " jmw:i m rum-1 Cambria's childn i spite, L "" ""'"' wr Might. . 'And as the hills from cloudv feifnrs! rise. j Three men were Instantly killed and When Jocund Phobus wakes the,, fourth dangerously Injured In an tnornint skies. i . -. it. . ni.ins Ro t)(j bondaBe noldn? Wlie, ' thra, Dawn o? the morning listen to its! call! a"a mm " Morn t,ri aka at last, and dawn is o'r the land, 1UT OUT OF DANCE HALL WEBSTER, Mass., Aug. 29 Flappers came lo grief when they entered a dance hall at a local swim ming resort clud In bathing suits. They were enjoying a foxtrot with their partners, when they wero spied by the management. "Outside!" was the order given. Other dancers present said the flappers appeared to be ns much clothed as some who were on the floor !n danclnir costumes I E I WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. Out of the cloud of uncertainty regarding President Hard'ng's attitude on the question of seizing the railroads and coal mines, the White House made a clarifying announcement that the president desires to be armed with authority to takq such steps belore the forthcoming recess of congress. However, it was stated. Hardlnz wnni,i ..i.. th .-...h. n,i mi ,.. ly In case of grim necessity and as a last resort to prevent the public from freezing this winter, WILL HAVE ( o.XL TO nunx, says hoover WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. Despite the deterioration of rolling stock re sulting from tho shopmen's strike, and the possibility of other labor troubles, the railroads are expected to be able during the coming winter to move all tho coal the country needs, Secretary of Commerce Hoov er declared today. COAL PRODUCERS END PENNSYLVANIA STRIKE PITTSBURG, Pa., Aug. 29. The jers, to sign up under the terms of the Cleveland agreement. HARDING WAITING FOR AUTHORITY 10 I RAILROADS i niTTi p Hutu nrrf BA LtW HWft EAT SAILOR I route. Klamath Fulls-Lnkevlew highway TACOMA, Wah., Aug. 29. One Macadamized road In good coiuli rnlted Slates salior lies at tho point jtlon from Kbmnth Falls to Dalrv. of death in the sick bay of the V. 8.1 S. New York, two others lire suffer-! Ing from serious knife and blackjack ' woundH, scores are booked for dls-j orrinrW conduct the St. Churles ho-! tel Is part'ally wrecked, anil John Sclottl is held In Ihe city Jail today as the result of a riot that raged! ford route a detour Is necessary five through the downtown Btreets fori miles north ot Eagle Tolnt. Take hours Sunday nltftit and early Mon- road via Derby and McLeod bridge, day morning. I The Crater Lake rim road Is open. Two thousand sailors partle'pat-J Grants Pass-Crescent City hlgh ed. The most seriously wounded Is way (road to Oregon caves) E. C. Parkinson, of the New York. I Grants Pass-Kerby Good smooth Sclottl Is accused ot stabbing the 'road. From Kerby road Is open to i three sailors. ; EX-KAISER SAID TO HE ENGAGED TO WIDOW Construction under wav from I.ONPOV. Aug. 29. Former Em- 0rave c,.pek , B0Utn foot of moml. perr William Is betrothed to the'(Rn Trilff o , toured over old dirt widow of a German aristocrat, ac-! . ,, j :,i nirt m,i eu-!cordlng t0 a report rocelved by the . - pinies. The woman Is said to be al- most of royal rank and the mother! 0f three children. She and the chll dren recently v'sited the former em- no,, nnnm itniiumi it sain ..... .. the marriage will take place during the coming winter. ! The report adds that this Is not the woman to whom the one time emperor was reported some time: I ago in iitrii u, ii. i I DYNAMITE BLAST IS ii 1.1 mi r. ........ .. rM.iii i i"".iw i i CARTHAGE, Mo.. Aug. 29. ITIIKIMIIIII III II . I1U 111 I Id 111 H IIIIAI,, house of the Atliu Powder company near here. The men were blown to bits. . . i ' Bond Work being rushed on the it..-1a Amm i 1 ruronrnniuiTnu LlDllfOUUMKI CENTER ON BEAR STATE PRIMARIES THE SPOTLIGHT SWINGS FROM OTHER STATES TO PACIFIC COAST JOHNSON AND MOORE ARE TWO FAVORITES Both Cminw (Wnieut on Eve of lUMo in California; Overwhelm ln(C Victory Predicted l.y Follow cr of Senior Senator. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29. The political orbs of the nation, which V. ...... V ...... f. L . "vr" ,lu,lH nusy mming rroin i B",le nrry to Another, were tocuseu interestedly on California today, as voters of the Golden state wended their way to the polls to register their verdict on Senator Hi ram Johnson. The senior senator Is opposed for renomlnatlon by Charles C. Moore wealthy business man, lending olive grower of th state, and best known as president of the Panama-Pacific ' ntornntionnl exposition. Jok'iflon's supporters predicted an overwhelming victory for the sena tor. Moore's bnckers professed confi dence,' howevr, and declared that when the ballots were counted, there would be a surprising upset of the dope. Senator Johnson himself has nev er felt the campaign to be In doubt. The diy he arrived a little orer a month ago to begin his campaign, he declared: "It Is the same old fight aga'nst the same old gang, and It will he the same result." According to the report of the Oregon state highway commission, the roads lu southern Oregon are in the following condition : Asliland-Kl. math Falls highway Green Bpr'ngs route open. Uoad j In fair condition; Medford-Ashland-1 Klamath Falls stuges taking this Dairy to fleatly, dry and sandy. Bonanr.i routa is better. Realty to Lakovlew, fair dirt road. Crater Lnko highway Rpad open to Crater Luke from Medford and from Klamath Falls on The Dalles Callfomla highway. By tho Med- Oregon caves. Kerby-Monument (Oregon moun- talu) Rough and dry. Monument to Crescent City In good condition Grave Creek-Sexton's (Smith hill) . ,YeraKln)t , ppr cent. Ae(.OT(nni( t0 ocai sports the new I Jacksonvllle-Anplegate road Is in .nndi,i.n i.h ,,wt.. crudes. The Fish Lake road Is drv an(, ,n fa,r cond,t,oni although steep. Cars are making the Dead In(Jiin roa(, rthou, 1iany tMnf( ,hat road ,0 8nd rom pe,(,an , Bay, via Lake ofve Woods. The ' Diamond Lake Rim road in the Cra ! ter Lake park is open and In fair iihane STEEL TUBE MAN IS FOLLOWER OF FORD TOLEDO, O., Aug. 29. Georre Storer, manager of the Standard Steel Tube company here, announced this afternoon that he will clos ,down his plan on September 10 l'i sympathy with Henry Ford's protest iralnii nrAant hl?h rnftt Drkes. C01TIOFROADS SOUTHERN OREGON Gil IN REPORT