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FORMERLY CENTRAL POINT AND ASHLAND AMERICAN
VOLUME 3
By Arthur Brisbane
INDUSTRIAL WAR
OUR STANDARDS
All over the world the real war
is industrial war, widcb has no
armistice anti never s‘ ops. France
and Germany have combined in a
pig-antic dye trust, good for both
countries, because ii will maK
money, and France and Germany,
having interests in common, may
itrgei about fighting:
We are d«velopir,g big units
lii re. The »e.-ontt and third b;g-
gest chain stores In the United
> States, Kj'esge und Kress are
ttates, Kr":-g- mil ,,r. ss, arc
planning a $25i'.000,000 merg««
They do a business •>{
Out) a year.
And Julius Rosen-
wald, all by himself, does as much
ROBBERS
F A I L IN
ATTEMPI
ASHLAND, JACKSON COUNTY. OREGON. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27. 1927
COUPLE ARE ^ an>’ Original
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS
Greeting
Cards Received Here
Holiday greeting cards are be you a Merry Christmas for 1927,
and Mr«. C. F. Wer^a Ob»erve
coming more and morj popular in 1928 and 1929.
Fit’ teith
Wedding
Many persons, are
without
extending the »e a s e 's host wishes
Anniversary
doubt
like
the
sender
o
f
the
card
among friends, be they far away
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Wert* M r.! j or near at home. Many original who expressed her inability to
find a suitable new way of ex
and Mrs. Leo Jammenhal. and Mr.
| and attractive cards w.ere receiv- pressing her Christmas wish. Her
and Mrs. W. H.
Worthington
j ed in Ashland this Christmas, with friends received a yellow card with
whose wedding anniversaries come
messages ranging front sedsterese a cartoon in green printed upon
just four days apart, have cele-
brated together every year ex- t0 n,erry i* form*,it>’- p « ri*P» tnt J it, and the sender depicted prir,'.
cept one. for the last seven years. most W6lcome oaid 1>6« ms
w,th ¡"g upon a' sig-board the words
Last Friday the three couples cele- " Fay
th° 0rder ° f ’’ but
“ Gosh- but * ’* tou®h tryin’ M
brated their wedding anniversar- Were many 0th6rs
"
W#1 i think UP
“>
Merry
ies at the home of Mr. and Mrs. tome'
Christmas." And on a log beside
Worthington, with Mr. and Mrs
“ Heine Schmitz regrets to an- her sat a fat baby reindeer mus-
Wertz guests of honor because this noul" ,( that tht“re ain,t no Sant> i >"*• " I hav*‘ thought so oft,” while
day commemorate« »heir "Gc!u«o C1*UB-” Thut ™',<Tiption done ¡» nearby stands a silly black cat
Wedding.”
I old English on a sheet of black- | with a shiny white face and a long
A sumptuous dinner was served bordered stationery and inclosed j black tail holding a piece of mist-
at 12:20. After the table had been in a blackbordered envelope ob- I letoe above her head in askance,
cleared for the last course, the viously signifying mourning, was j The Christmas sentiment depict-
wedding cake was brought in; ov- one o i the man.v trul>’ individual ed in Christmas greeting cards set
er the top was placed a gold1 l’ bristmas cards received in Ash- forth the common bonds of friend,
gilded stand holding 50 candles; j land last week-
;
helpfulness and
loyalty,
these the bride and groom of 5 0 1 One “ Scotch" greeting card re- which are as much to be preferred
years lighted; Mrs. Wertz, cut the I eeived in Ashland which created to mankind as ability, success and
cake, which was then served wit* numerous laughs, read: “ Wishing money.
pineapple ice cream, salted al
monds. home made candy, fruit
rake and coffee.
M
NUMBER 6Î
MUST ORDER LICENSES
IE II
Traffic Officer Explain. Law
Governing (tailing of New
License.
MAN KILLS
BROTHER
ANO 1 HEN
H IM SELF
If you haven’t your 1928 auto
mobile license by Jan” «rv first,
you had better have a receipt to
show that it has been ordered, is j
a warning by Traffic Officer O. P.
Talent this morning.
The state officer explained that |
this year no temporary licenses
will tie issued by the sheriffs otf- |
ice excep* to foreign cars or new i
ones. People living in this state ] Tragedy Occurs in Moun
Two Young Men Driving
and having a 1927 license need: tainous Region of Siski
Stolen Chrysler Rob
but to fill in an application blank
you County
Medford Resturant
giving the certificate of title num- |
This country urged to ree ogni re
ber, mail it with a money order or I
the Russian government, becau-p
OCCURS ____
CHRISTMAS
HELD WOLF CREEK
bank draft to the secretary
of
eve do business with Russia, says
state
.
i (■: Russia must accept our stand« Men at W olf Creek Tav
officers locally will not make Frank Fawcett Take* own
erds before we recognite Russia j
Life After Shooting
an arrest where a car owner is
ern are Succe«*ful in
The next step would b * to let |
in
a
position
to
show
thgt
the
new
Brother
Stopping Robber*
Russia know what our standards
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license plates have been ordered.
are. Are they represented by ou»
A
taurder
and
a
suicide
was
the
Both
Chief
of
Police
McNabb
und
Two young men between the
dominating corporations l>y our !
Traffic Officer Talent have de fate of two men well known in
of twenty five and thirty
# lynching?, by c u r boot) ’gg in g , b y 1*®6
clared their willingness to assist Ashland and Southern Oregon on
-
,
i
driving a stolen Chrysler roadstef
some o f our recent eln-tions to
B
, any one in filling out the neces» j Christmas day when Frank Kaa-
.,
. ,
, ,
held op and robbed the Diamond
the senate for cash, by our ira “ “
. „
,
jsary blanks.
,cett shot and killed his brother Ray
i Cafe of Medford about four o
ability to do anything but talk 1
,
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and
then
when officers arrived
I clock yesterday afternoon, an.I
Others present besides the three |
when powerful men steal a gov-
Delightful Dinner
'to make an arrest turned the gun
were arrested at W olf Creek ;t couples to help celebrate this jot
ernment’s oil supply?
One of the most delightful din- | upon himself, nearly blowing his
few hours later while making a ous occasion were: Mr. and Mrs. j
What are our standards, exact- j
ntr parties of the Christmas sea-j head off.
desperate attempt to make their John Olsen and Miss Bertha Pease, j
ly?
son occured at the home of Mrs. j Hut few details leading up to
jget away.
Kenneth Madden i* G an t of Bat Cburch ia Beautifully Decorated Charlotte Biegel on Morton streef the double tragedy are known, but
, The cafe is run by :« Japanese
BaiiB.ii GirH’ Chib.
Mrs. Taylor, talented Los A i
tery B an Trip to
Christmas day with a four course according to Chief of Police Me
For Special Holiday
land his wife, and at about five
Miss Elsie Alexander delight
P aiaden a
peles musician, says we sing thi
turkey dinner, served at six o’* Nabb, the slain man had been liv
Program
'minutes of four the men enter fully entertained the members ok
wrong kind o f songs, which at» |
clock to the following people: Mr. ing alone in a cabin »ear the
ed the eating establishment lock he Business Girls’ club Thursday
counts for our crime wave. Such
Mr. A. A. .Madden, son o f Ken
The Full Gospel Sunday school and Mrs. H. C. Stock, Misses Hel« Pennslyvania mine in northern
ed the proprietor and his wife in •vening. December 22, at the
neth und Horace Dunn left Mon- entertained a packed house Fri ene und Gc*rtrude Bi«’de, Miss Cal Siskiyou couty. Two other broth
songs as “ Red Hot Mamma," say.
an adjoining room, and made away home of her aunt, Mrs. J. D. Mc
j nay morning for Pasadena where day evening when they gave their la Biegel, Messrs, Milton and El* ers were residing close by and it
this lady “ drive youth to crime.
with all of the cash in sight an Rae, on the Boulevard.
Young people sing the foolish
tfiev x—ill attend the footoall game Christmas program. All were loud i mer Biegel and the hostesses Mrs is thought that some trouble had
amount thought to have
been
This was the annua! Christmas
arisen between the thrre that led
played between Pittsburg
and in their prais« of the beautiful Charlotte Biegel.
songs, and young people fill the
about one hundred dollars.
party of the club and during the
■to
the Christmas day shooting.
Stanfo’ d on New Year’s Jav.
modern prisons.
decorated rooms and everybody
The Biegel home bore the usual
The Japanese soon made his es evening Santa Claus with his little
After Ray had been killed the
■vc’.ineth won this trip b j being felt a real spiritual uplift from Christinas decorations, and
Saxophones are harmless. Jazs
the
helped, Barbara Kay, took from
voted the most valuable man otr the solos, choruses and the color long dining room table was beau slayer rushed to the mine office
properly used is all right, songs cape and ran across to the fire
the beautiful shimmering Christ
station
where
he
reported
the
rob
the (• izzly H vn School team >f ful play read by little Mildred tiful with its gleaming crystal and where the only telephone in that
about love are all right, and drive
mas tree many clever and dainty
the A-niand hi|t! vhool. Tu" Na Mars and pantomined by the child silver, its delicate centerpi«»ce con section of the country was locat
nobody to crime, if they ai * bery. The police immediately noti
distributed
modest. Mrs. Tavlor writes some fi*d surrounding cities, and Jim- gifts which were
tional Guards were lespoiisib'-’ fo- ren and teachers of the primary sisting of a huge french bouquei ed and informed his brother that
herself. It is “ Red Hot Mamma-I
DouFal «"d Don Hayes of the among the girl«.
the pleasure of this honor which department. The manger scene with delicate streamers leading to if he « “ •’"»P“ ’«!
in ha would
W olf Creek Tavern, one o f the
The McRae home was most beau was bestowed upon young Madden. depicted by Miss Bernice Me
affection that does the harm.
each place, and lighted candles at shoot him. The brother made his
I men being a deputy sheriff were tiful in its Christmas color scheme
M Madden is motoring down Cormack. Miss Ruth Newbry, Mrs. either end of the table cast a m el way ten miles to another phono
Exchange
! »uffeccful in stopping the men ar of red and green.
Elaborate re to the southern city with the twe Pearl Peery and Baby
where he notified Sheriff A. F.
No wonder Stock
Shirley low glow over the whole sCen«-.
seats go up. Mr. Simmons, pre« • they came through about eight freshments were served late in the boys and they will stop in Saa Peery was one of great beauty. A
After dining the guests an«', Cuulkins of Siskiyou county. The
evening at an attractively ar Francisco enrout- for a visit with background of stars with Christ
dent of Wall Street’s Stock E'« o’clock that evening.
members of the family spent th« sheriff set out for the scene of the
change, says there is no limit, ex«
The men were returned to Med ranged table, bearing out the Mr. Madden’s brother and fam mas «tar shining out brighter than evening in music and conversation.' murder and passing through Med
scheme
with small ily-
ford picked up Sheriff Ralph Jen
cept the sky, to New York’s fin -'ford and placed in the county jail, Christmas
,
the rest, together with the beauti
nings.
The men had to make theil
uncial future. Securities listed ori The car they were driving was Santa Claus place cards and fa
ful lights for the pantomime was
To Ha*«
Christina* P a rty
the exchange were worth on Sep stolen from Bakersfield, Califor vors, and a large cotton snow-man
Entertain*
made possible through the efforts
At the meeting of Hope Rebek- way into the mine on horseback
tember first eighty-two thousand nia. Local police were on the job landing the final festive touch to
Mr. and Mrs. Larkin Deer of | of the Sunday school superintend- ah Iyodge to be this evening at the and just as th«-y rode up to the
six-hundred and sixty-seven mil immediately after the crime was the merry scene.
Third street were the delightful , ent, Mr. Bert Hinthorne, who fur- I. O. O. F. Hall, the members will mine office, a shot was heard.
Miss Alexander’s guests were
lion dollars, and have gone up committed and stopped all cars
host and hostess at a Christmas | nished special lighting. The songs, enjoy a Christmas party after the They rushed in only to find that
coming this way, in an effort to | the following: Misses Ruth Osmun dinner entertaining Mr. and Mrs. | “ Silent Night,” and “ The Star of business of lodge has been dlspen « the slayer was u suicide.
many millions since.
j Emma Jenkins, Georgie Coffee, Oscar Kluth and two children Rob» ; the East" coming from a distance
Those millions go back' and apprehend the two men.
ed with. A Christmas tree wit* i According to local officers it
! Ethel Shrum, Calla Biegel, Gert- ert and Lorraine, Miss Clara Huek i were impressive. A Christmas tree
forth over the ticker from buyer
presents for every one will be db*
a difficu,t * ,b * r« move ihr
¡gladdened the hearts of the little tributed to the members by "San. <wo bHd‘*,,‘' Tb,,y W6r*' takrn to
to seller, and the patient brokt* WINNER ANNOUNCED 1 rude Biede, Helene Biede, Gladys and Mr. John Parr.
| Applegate, Barbara Kay, Leta
»■■ -. - ■
j folks and there were gifts for ev- ta Claus,” a satisfying supper wi t ,he t‘,ron‘* "
gets his little one-eighth. A seat
jj ^ W HITE'S CONTEST
Medford,
i Walker. Marie Walker and Mes-
on the exchange ought to * oe
“ !
Enjoy Family Reunion
ery one.
be spread in the dining room, and |
'
'
dame H. C. Stock, Charlotte
worth $1,000,000.
the evening will be spent in games
Campfir« Girl* Party
The immediate members of tha
McNair Brothers, won first prize Biegel. Dan Kay and J. D. McRae.
E ntertain* C h ridm a*
and dancing
I Tb‘ > Cam»’ K,r'* * 'rU ot ,be
Frank Merril family enjoyed r-
The committee in charge of tM | Ifhapwo tribe enjoyed a
very
The Canadian'Pacific railroad ■ for the clo**rt
af , to the
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Homes de
pleasant family reunion
at the
Sing C irsli.
the stock which went climbing 1*n* th of t,me tbe can^ 6 in thf
lightfully entertained at their plea- affair is: Mrs. Aileen Kay, chair. ' ,,6‘"k" nt Christmas party Thursday
Frank
Merrill
residence
on
tl
*
The combined groups of the
a few davs ago. is operated on 8 window of ,h« W h.te Jewelry store
The | »ant country home in the Bell- man, Mrs. Nellie Madden. Mrs. afternoon December 22, at the
i
Ashland
Camp Fire girls, chaper- Boulevard Christmas day
country with population small«. wou,d burn’ tth,le Mr“' JoM‘T>r 1
usual
Christmas
decorati.ys
w ere , v‘«‘w district with an
elaboratJ I Anna Long. Mrs. Ava McCoy, Mrs home of their guardian Mis* Ethel
Smith. 36 Second street won the oned by Misses Ethel Reid and
Reid, on East Main street Aft«#
than that within- forty miles of
second prize. The exact length of 1 Clara Atterbury, the guardians used in the Merrill home and thu!dinn*'r at no®". on Christmas d a ;. | Rana Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd the regular business of the after«
New York’s city hall.
Whr*
This
was
.»trictly
a
family
affair.
-Moore
and
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Jacobs,
time required was 99 hours, 4 > ! delighted the shut-ins and sick table was beautiful with its holi-
noon had been disposed of
the
makes Wall Street pay «such hig»
and after the dinner the
guesti |
minutes and forty-five seconds. ones of the city early Sunday Iday color
Members pre-
girls spent «everal hours trimming
prices for a Canadian railroad?
sp«'nt
the
i
ny
at
the
home
o
f
Mr
Delpian
Meeting
Postponed
Mr. McNairs’ guess was just a morning by singing Christmas ¡s*nt werr: Mr. and Mrs. Guy Good.
How do you explain the Cana*
The Delphian Chapter meeting Christmas tree which were giver»
and children, Thelma and I-aw- and Mr W. G. Tucker and en-
minute and fifteen seconds off.
carols.
The girls sang for the
to the shut-ins of the city. During
dian government's ability to op*
rence, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bait
“ theatre party afterwords which wa« scheduled to occur at
Some of the guesses were un nleasure of the guests {it the
the afternoon a delightful pro
erate Canada’s national railroaiis,
Those
who
enjoyed
thi*
hippy
the
Lithia
Springs
hotel
thi*
after
and two daughters Patricia and
gram
was given by the girls, some
national telegraph and telephon«» usually close according to Mr. Lithia and Ashland hotels also.
Kathleen, Mr. E. T. Merrill. Mis* occasion were, Mr. und Mrs P «yd noon. has been postponed until thi
as
o f the numbers being
original,
systems, well with a profit?
"
while some missed it
Carter
of
Medford,
Mr.
and
Mi's.
latter
part
of
January,
the
exacl
Helen Merrill and Mr. and Mra.
Three O’clock Dinner.
_________________________________! much as two hundred hours. The
»V C T'.fker >,d the ho t nnj date not being known: however most cleverly composed and given.
Frank Merrill.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dickey of
Late in the afternoon,
Miss
hostess Mr. and Mr*. Fred Homes. the Delphian* will hold
Mrs. C. H. Bryant of Alida contest was a novel one and at
group
Allison street were the delightfi*
tracted much attention.
assistant
street has been very miserable
meetings on January the 10th i Reid assisted by the
C krii'm ti Dinner at Horn« of Dr
host and hostess at a three o'clock
with lagrippe for several weeks.
Ch ris tin e* Pa ly at Mri
Seilaff'« “ Pre-Shakesperian Drama will IJ guardian Miss Clara Atterbury,
and Mr«. R L. Bardic
Mr and Mr«. J. H. Hardy Have Christmas dinner ori Christmas
the subject for the afternoon’s served most dainty and satisfy,
Ki
i
d
e
r
g
a
r
t
e
n
Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Burdic, Jr.,
day.
ing refreshments to the followin »
Ckriatma* Dinner Party
Mrs. C. Kramer of East Main
The
Chrislmas
party
given
b.S
udy. The following ladies of Dr
entertained at a family dinner on ¡
girls:
Alma Keaton, Ellen Merri-
The
Dickey
home
was
most
beau
street has returned to her home
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hardy an>f
Christmas day, having as their ' Mrs. Nellie .'¡eilaff to the pupils Mattie Shaw’s group will present
after spending two weeks in Seat children delightfully entertained I tiful with the decorations of the guests, Mr. and Mrs. O. H. John- ! o f her kindergarten was a very these study topic*
o f authors ! man, Betty Most, Doris Goss, Irene
Eicher and Muriel Guthbertson.
tle where she was called by tl • fheir relatives with a beautifully Yuletide season. Covers were laid Ison, and son Otis; Mr. Hubert successful and merry
one, and "George Peele” by Mr*. Emil Peil,
death of her mother.
served Christmas dinner at their for six people at a table glowing I Thorne of Mount Vernon, Wash- eighteen little children
"Robert
Green’
’,
by
Mr*.
A.
H
j
enjoyed
home on Fifth street on Christ» with sprays o f holly, red candles lington; Mrs. Beth Finneran and the Christma- tree and visit frord Pracht; "Tragic Drama of Kydd,” 1 Christmas and Birthday Party '
Misses Mell Carter and Ella mas Day. Two tall, red lighted ' and a centerpiece o f poinsettias. Billie Bryant, o f .Sanger, Califor- Santa Claus. Santa Claus from by Mrs. G. H. Yeo; “ Christopher i The Hardy apartments was the
Mr. and Mrs. Dickey’s guest?
McCloud, teacher^ in the janio« tapers in silver candlestick* at
Fuller scene of a happy affair Saturday
jnia; Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Burdic, Ender* store brought randy and Marlow," by Mrs. John
were:
J.
W.
Losher
o
f
Portland,
high school, are expected to ar- «either side of a centerpiece of real
W j evening when the Arthur Hardy
j Sr. o f Grants Pass, Oregon.
, ni»ts, and each one received sev “ Dr. Faustus.” by Mrs. G.
rive ii\ this city Sunday from , holly, original red and gTeen nut Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jordan and Mr. and Mr*. Paulserud Entertain eral pre«ent* on the
Gregg.
This
group
will
meet
at ¡ family entertained a group of re
Christmal
lative* and friends at their home,
Modesto, California, where the_> baskets, amber-colored
goblet* John Dickey. After dinner the
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Paulserud tree. The best present of all war the residence of Mr*. John Full. ■
I with a combined Christmas and
have been sqgnding the Christ-land de«sert served from beautiful evening was pleasantly spent >n entertained at Christmas dinm t 'he gift from Mayor Pierce, who on North Main street.
•lirthday party, it being the host'»
mas vacation with friends.
_
rmber-col^red sherbet glasses and ! music and conversation.
on Monday evening in honor o / has made it possible for the child»
,,
,
,
■
,
_
:
birthday.
The rooms were decor-
— - ■ -
j plates, made an unusually attrac»
Mr. and Mr*. John Finneran of r*n to have an indoor playroort
* f. •nd “/* ; ,arry Tomlinson at, d wHh Chri„ ma,
UrR,
Mrs. Ha! McNair and son Jamie Cottage Grove. Dinner was aerv- | for use during the winter weather
Miss Venita Fountaine. practica tive table. The ! ¡g turkey carved
left
Monday
for
J-o*
Angeles
for
It. r a
r ? "y
f 0 t l vaB« o t Oregon grope and laurel
teacher in the Lincoln school wil* and served by the h- *p:tah!e hr>*t
ed at seven o ’clock at the Lithia This w<-ek during vacation men arl P
Portland where they will
spend
UMeful)
y arranged, chan-
return to this city Saturday. M.*r « * * probably the most intereriing an extended visit with relative? Springs Hotel at a table beauti- Bt worl‘ firing the playroom which several weeks vacation. They will
and
friends.
hung
with mistletoe and I
he« pert of the delicious mea
The
Fountaine has been visi
fully arranged with a centerpiece
have sand tables, swings and make the trip by car.
ti
,
_ . .
beautifully trimmed
Christmaf
I guest* were the P. R. Hardy fam-
parents near Eugene.
o f Chrysanthemums. After din- | °lher things for the exercise oj|
Mr.
and
Mr*.
John
Finnera:«
tree,
together
with
the
softly
shad*
Mr«. Emil Pei! left Monday even- I ner the guerts went to the Paul- little muscles when the weather i?
I ily. the A. V. Hardy family, the
of
Cottage
Grove,
who
have
been
ed
lights,
made
a
very
effective
mg
for
Portland
where
she
will
vru d home on Oak street
>s Nora Ward and C ars Clifton Gass family and Mrs. W.
.
, whei
, I 00 stormy to be outside. The play- spending the holidays in Ashland decorati 'e arrangement. The even
«pend a number of days visiting
in. who have been visiting E. Hardy.
And
‘ * * a*
pbsytng room made possible by
Mavor
Mayor I w' tl' relatives, will leave tomor- j mg was spent in
conversation
friends.
relut
bridge. Guckt* o f Mr. and Mrs,
« near Portland dur
•
! Pierce, w ill be r. ady f o /
.he row morning for Portland where and gaiety over the content* o f
Paulserud were Mr. and Mrs. John
Mr. and Mr*. Ru -rei Cripe spent
holiday season, will return to
they will spend the remainder of various Christma« package*. A
Mr». L. Pinkerton Je t M- lay Finneran, Mr. and Mra. Clyde Ma- Lcbildren at the beginning o f th«ir the ir vacati«.n. Mr. Finn*.
- idi- j the Christmas holidays vfth Mrs.
Ashland Sciidsy to ve
re
• dainty lunch, including a huge
ness far re?icbinr in jm .u r i gb Cripe's uncle and far- '’ “ In Ved- for Portland, where the will b ne, and Mr. and Mrs. C lifford , r»*,*t term, which will be Januar^ wit(l thf> standard Oil <
fany
•hday cake, was served at the
spend »everal weeks with friends. ; 8**ad.
vn Monday.
third.
Í ullage Grove.
. At a W f>rd.
elote o f the evening.
DEI AWAY
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TRIP 10 SEE GAME FULL GOSPEL CHURCH
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