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COMMITS SUICIDE
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SALEM, Ore., Dec. 17. E. C. Erlek
son, 83, Saturday afternoon committed
suicide by sitting on a box of dynamite
and touching a match to tha fuse of
a stick of the explosive that he held
In bis hand ,on his farm near Ellon
dale, In Polk county.
'Although only the stick he held In
his hand exploded, both of Erlckson's
legs were blown off at the knees, his
loft hand was blown away, his right
linpd terribly mangled, his left eye
blown out and he was otherwise mu
tilated. j'Rualied to the Dallas hospital, Erlck
on died within three hours.
; For months Erlckson has been In
poor health and lately bus been living
with his daughter In Dallas.
HIRAM CAN'T FILE
FRANCE TO FIGHT
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WAHHINOTON, Dec. ,J7. Estnb-
llHlrmerU of tbo $1,000,000,000 credit
for' (lornmnv bv this irovernment. to
bo uni'd In the purchase of food Is
usked In a bill introduced today by
Hcpri'HPntiitlvu liiirgor; soclnlist, Wis
consin. '
' PAItIS, Dec. 17. (My the Associat
ed press) Germany's request that
the repm-utlon commission agree to
releaso its priority claim on Ger
many's resources to an extent neces
sary to permit Germany to borrow
money abroad with which to buy
needed rood was delivered to the rep
aration commission-toduy by tho Ger
man wur burdens commission.
The request probably will bo con
sidered ut Wednesday's meeting but
tho present attitude of tho French, it
Ik atated scml-offlcially Is aKainst
grunting the application.
, PNCRRK.' 3. D.f Dee. 17. The South
Dakota supreme court toduy upheld
the contention of Howard O. Fuller,
tht all further filings In the ropnli-,
llfetin minority column of "the primary,
ballot In South: Dakota Is prohibited,'
and. refused to ollow tlie nume or Hi
ram Johnson to be filed oh a minority
candidate tor president In this statu.
Senator Johnson however, will enter
ttjo race as an Independent.
DISICT ATTORNEY
ATT'Y CANADAY
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 17.
The sunnte today confirmed II. A
Cunnduy of ModCrri, Ore., hh regis
tcr of tho land office ut Hosolmrg,
OreKon.
iM-
Mr. Qinnduy will arrange to take
chui'K of tho office hh BOOII u pos
sible. W. II. Canon having resigned
noino months ago.
SPEED COP'S MURDER
( MOBILE, Ala., Dec. 17. Warrants
ohrglng an attempt to bribe, agaituit I
United States District Attorney A.
Ipylcs and Harry G. French, a fed-'
ttru ' officer, wore served hero today
and' were sworn to by Charles Smith,
Chief deputy to tho sheriff of Mobile .
. county. Tho warrants follow the ,
' adjournment of tho federal Brand
. jury Saturday which returned 117'
irueuuiH. i
f i'oAie of the warrants Is a joint one
', charging that Hoys and French it
tomptod, to corrupt or bribe It. 15.
Hunt, a member of tho tttato law en
fcemont department, while tho sun
on.il warrant, served only on JJoyles.
chat-RGB that lie attempted to bribe
V;..I. Holcombe, Jr., former sheriff .
una now a deputy sheriff and member
of the Alabama logudaturo.
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MADEHA, Cal.. Dec. 17. Walter
Yeager was sontenced to bo hunged
and W. 11. Terry was sentenced to life
Imprisonment by Superior Judge
Stanley Murray hero today after hav
ing been convicted of - first degree
murder of Clarence M. IMclutr, traffic
officer, on November 10 on ht high
way. 7 tn lies nirth of Madera. ,
Awarding to' Terry's testimony In
tho trial Ulckett was, shot by Y eager
when the officer stopped the two men
and attempted to arroHt them for
driving while intoxicated. Yeagor did
not teat If y ,,,
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Daily Report on
' - the Crime Wave
N.
if NEW YOHK, Dec. 17. Three rob- '
hers today bored through n safe door
In the offices of the Itlvoll theater,
qn of Broadway's largest motion plte
tfire houses, bound and gagged a
Watchman and escaped with $0000.
RALEIGH, N. C, Dec. 17. Stanley
W. Wade, stale litHUrauco commis
sioner after being' in communication
with Sherwood lirockwell, state fire
marshal uf the department at Char
lotte, auno'tinced that a preliminary
report from Mr. Lirockwell estimated
the loss In tho Charlotte fire of Inst
night to he about $l,uu0,uuu.
n n-o-w! i
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If It's real entertain
ment you want don't
miss this chance to' see
n
Harry Carey
In
Richard Matthew Hal
left great Saturday Ev
i enlng Post story of ad
' venture and romance 'n
the golden West.
"CANYON
OF THE
FOOLS"
' "A PERFECT 30"
a comedy with
Bobby Vernon
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS
. JEUNE8SE BUTLER
' at the organ
WEDNE8DAY
v TOM MIX
In "Arabia"
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RIALTO
tS '.'.RIALTO PACE
, A9k the Cwhler
TEN MEN LOST AT SUA
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News Summary )
, of Last Night
NEW YORK The Russian soviet
government "is ready to do all in its
power as far as the dignity and Inter
ests of the country permit, to bring
about friendship with the United
States," George Tchiteherin, soviet
commisar of foreign affairs declared
In an official note to President C'ool
Idge. .
Passing of the Early
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SEATTLE, Dec IS. Funeral ' rites
were to lie held hero toduy for Lo
renzo Thomas Haynes, who fame west
In 1887 with a, Puget Sound co-operative
colony that started the' city of
Port Angeles, Wash. He had emi
grated as far as Greeley, Colo., In 1871
and for five yeurs hud been a Buffalo
hunter on the plains.
TO PROCEED SLOWLY
BERLIN. Stealing of metal arti
cles of overy description became so
prevalent In Berlin that officials were
fearful that all the bronze statues In
the parks would he taken, conse
quently they were removed to places
of safety. This form of robbery be
gan last New Year's day,, when one of
n group of boxers was sawed off. The
metal then was cut Into small pieces
and sold to junk dealers.
The theft was traced to two men,
who, it was learned, were assisted by
their wives and children. The scheme
proved so profitable that their rela
tives and friends engaged In the oper
ations. Metal articles have been
stolen from churches, cemeteries and
railroad trains and In one Instance
the copper roof of a 'church was car
ried away. -,-
The owners of new houses are hav
ing the copper waste pipes concealed
In tho walls of the first floor In order
to keep- them out of reach of the
metal thieves. Twenty suspects are
under arrest.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 President
Coolidgo was adviftcd today by
Charles H.t Liurke, commissioner of
Indian affairs, to delays ;'un til the last
of the .month his decision' as to en
trance into tho South .Dakota primary
owing to the complexity of the state
primary law and the legal proceed
ings which have been Instituted at
Pierre nnd which may change the sit
uation.. , -i
s Mr. Coolldge took tho advice under
consideration with Indications given
at tho' White I louse, that no anion
would- be taken antlt- just beforo ex
piration of the tlmo'llmlt of January
1. Hellef was expresHcd that he would
eventually decide to file formal no
tice of acceptance of the endorsement
given him last month by the stuto
proposal convention.
Thomas E Lucey,
Pure Fun Expert, .
H. School Tonight
9 Radio Messages Are
Received, Explorer
Thomas Elmore Lucey, the versa
tile and highly commended entertaln
)er who will be at the high school
auditorium tonight has been heard, by
' several Medford people who have the
highest praise for him and his pro
grnm. A phone message from (Jrnnts
Pass where Mr. Lucejr appeared Sat
urday evening says 'that the ' large
audience wan thrilled by his wonder
ful Impersonations-and the entire pro
gram. I There will be no better' entertain
ment In Medford throughout the year
than the one tonight at the high
school. Everyone present will enjoy
It from beginning to end.
Tickets on sale at Heath's. Adults
f0c, students 30c,
MOOSEJAW, Sask., Dec. 17. Jack OREGON CONGRESSMAN
GETS INTO LIMELIGHT
Brlckett, n member of the American
Amateur Radio league wh'o operates
a wireless station In the central fire WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. All immi-
house here Friday night received nine gratlon will be susnended until 1929.
messages from the Howdoin explora- J ,mder a bm introduced toUay by Rep.
tio ship of Donald . McMillan, who refiontat,VQ Watklns, democrat, Ore-
in lut itt'ti in iiiu ire i u imii-s n uui
the north polo, It was learned today.
The messages were sent 'east and
Eon..
south by ttrirkott.
SHRINE IS MARYKL OF ART
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DKAPLOCK COXTlNtTRS
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had previously removed. Thq doors
are engraved with exquisitely chisel
ed figures of goddesses In the attitude
of prayer while abovo them Is the!
irojecting golden lintel of the sec-i
ond shrine., which Is about soven feot
What Impresses one more than any
thing else In the Intriguing, feslivo air
of this resplendent sepulchre nro the
Interior decorations of the wall of the
Rliiino. These are chiefly golden. In-!
scribed with endless lines of helrogly
phlcs. with figures of birds, flowers
and animals. This contrast of deep
black nnd old gold recalls tho art of
the old China or the decorative ef
fects achieved by modern designers In
golden ceilings and black walls.
wreck of tho steam schooner C. A.
Smith, which piled up on the north
Jetty of Coos liny yesterduy, put off
In one of tho ship s boats early today
and were picked up by the tug Ore
gon. Tbo men got away from the
wreck while tho lifo saving crew, In
the steam schooner Clcone, was pre
paring to shoot a line aboard tho C.
A. Smith.
Sevon men were rescued yesterday
by the life saving crew. Ten men
wero believed to have been lost yes
terday when they attempted (o 'leave
(he wreck- in u llfWuut. The lUy A.
Smith carried a crew of 24. t
Every man on tho C. A. Smith was
given opportunity to leave the ship
In safety about nine o'clock yesterday
morning when tho coast guard was
called out, according to Captain M. F.
Jensen of the coast guard crew. Sevon
men took advautake of it but some of
the other went back for clothes or
valuables and when they returned the
sea was getting too rough for the
small craft again to approach the
Smith, Captain Jensen said.
Early In tho afternoon when anoth
er attempt was to be made to get a
line to the stranded vessel, lookouts
saw a lifeboat go over tho side only
to be swallowed up a few moments
later by u huge wave.
Tho schooner with a cargo of
LbuO.OOO feet of lumber belonging to
tho Coos Ray lumber company de
parted at H a. in. yesterday despite.
tho apparent roughness of tho bar
Watchers from tho coast guard sta
tion saw tho vessel swerve as a hugo
wave broke over the deck. . A moment
later - another wave struck. Tho
rescued men said this blow broke tho
vessel's propeller and let tho vessel
drift against tho Jctt rocks Inside the
harbor entrance.
Within another hour the coast
guard effected tho rescue of tho seven
but when tho sea became roughen
there were huge breakers on both
sides of tho ship.
Charles N. Preseott, first ma to on
the tug Oregon which went to the
Smith's rescue, was drowned yester
day after ho had been washed over
board a second time. Preseott was
swept Into the bay when a wave hit
tho Oregon, but was picked up by
members of the llfebout crew. Then,
while he was lying prostrate in the
small boat, a second wave caught him
and Charles Nordstrom "and pitched
them overboard. Someone grubbed
NordstiStiu's foot and pulled him back
but Preseott was lost
Smith US ami Couzenft 11. .
Cummins and Smtih were tied on
tho fourth ballot, thoM 13th since tha
deadlock began. Eacli had 39, while
Couzens retained his eleven.
On tho fifth ballot the last' taken
tod ay1 Sen a tor Norbeck, republican,
South Dakota, joined those1 supporting
Couzens. Cummins and Smith were
tied with 38 each and Couzens had
twelve. Tbo balloting wll be resum
ed tomorrow.
Ry Us action today. the house tech
nically made Itself ready to proceed
with the, legislative business of' the
session. Actually, however, tho lead
ers expect to accomplish little except
comiiiittee work until after the holidays.
CANDIES
FOR CHRISTMAS!
V Made in Our Own Shop for those who
want Good Candy.
1 We pack it In plain and fancy boxes
jr tp your order if you wish. The quality
,"y is always the same high grade.
An unusually fine line of specially built
boxes in fancy papers, silks and gen
uine leather.
California Glace Fruits and Aplets in
all size packages.
Crowson's Candies for Eastern Friends
should be mailed at once. We pack and
wrap for mailing without extra charge.
SETTLED IN LONDON
BEFORE REAL BAR
LONpON, .'.Dec. Many American
visitors and most English 7 people
know the law courts and have ut
some time or another visited the. ad
mlralty, divorce, probate and other
divisions to hear interesting cases,
but few know of the existence- of va
rious "bars'' within ; the buildings,
which are properly licensed for the
sale of intoxicants. '
The biggest of these Is the Crypt
Bar where all sorts of laymen and
legal authorities congregate .during,
lunch time and where as many ac
tions huve been settled between so
licitors' clerks as those which come
before the judge. There is u tiny lit
tle bar reserved exclusively for of
ficials of the court, who boast they
have the best "draught'' ale In Lon
don, while another caters to the staff
and police when the latter aro off
duty.
The refreshment department of the
courts is large but provides homely
fare.
SWEDKS PERFKCT METHOD
TO VHP OVT NATIVE WHEAT
STOCKHOLM A. new - contrivance
for counteracting the destructive In
fluence of damp weather On the grain
production of Sweden is a grain dry
ing apparatus. It is believed that the
use of this .ninchine will not only
prove economical to flour mills, but
will at the same time have a definite
effect on the importation of wheat
from America. Swedish mills have
in the past found It necessary to blend
American wheat with Swedish In
equal ratio,, but.r. by drying native
wheat with this apparatus only 30
per cent of American wheat will bo
required for the blend.
The machine consists principally of
four rotating cylinders with tubes for
the circulation of the grain, to which
warm air Is applied.
TAH1TIANS ADOPT
JAZZ AND L
WHITE MAN VICES
PAPEETE, Tohlll Amid tho rln
moi' of smiill nations throughout tho
world for Belf-determiimtlon, the Ta
hltlana are almost alone In their lack
of national conRclousnesd. The Influ
ence of the white settlers is largely
resnon.slhlo for this apathy.
The Tnhltlnnn were a distinctive
people. Hut virtually all memory of
tradition's, all pride of ancestry have
gone, along with their primitive art,
their ancient ceremonies, the beauty
of their choral music and even tho
purify of their soft language. '
The young Tahitian seeks to -be a
white man with Indifferent success.
)Ie has lost his geneology. Today he
nmiiaci v,u Mrri-rnte motion pic-
jtures, jazz and tho pleasures of the
ruin nuiiiu.
Tahiti once hold ono of tho most
virile races. In ancient times they
were hardy mariners, nnd their ex
ploits us explorers Into unknown sens
havo seldom been equalled In history.
Savants say that the Tahltlans, as
a pure race, are doomed. The pre
diction is mado that in n half a cen
tury they will have vanished from tho
earth.
5 i tq
3 Singers, Speakers Everybody 1
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Unidentified Man Killed.
BELL-INGHAM. Wash.,, Dec. 17. A.
McDonald, address unknown, was kill
ed by an interurban car at Chuckanut
station early today. The motorman
said he was standing in the middle of
the track when he was struck... On his
nerflon was a membership card in I.
W. W.' local 120. ; . ,
Monterey Wreck Disappears.
MONTKREY, Cal., Dec. 17. The
steam schooner Flavel, wracked on
this coast Friday night, disappeared
toduy. .This1 ended the contest be
tween two land lubber concerns and
the crow of the Flavel to salvage a
part of her cargo of ono million toet
of lumber from Aberdeen, WuhIi.
Red and Green Wheelbarrow
Iron bed, wheels and legs
72 in the store, going at
62c
Get the boy one now
Heath's Drug' Store
109 E. Main St. ; f -r Phone 884
' 'We ar astiwir to you an your telephnutK.i
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VINING THEATRE -- ASHLAND
THE LIGHTNING REVUE OF FUN, FADS AND FASHIONS '
"Ten Thousand Dollars"
A 3-ACT LAUGHABLE FARCE WITH MUSIC
Tonight
-AND
Tuesday
Presented by ' :".:.,.' ,.: . . :.. ; r ,
Ashland Lodge No. 944, B. P. O. ELKS
- SEE
50 People
Special Scenery
Georgeous Costumes
. Nifty Dancing
Jazz Orchestra
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3 Big Acts
10 Big Scenes
. Beautiful Girls
$5000 Effects
1000 Laughs
The Hit of the Season
SEAT SALE
Ticket Tax Total
Downstair .. ...). 50 15c $1.65
Boxes 1.50 15e $1.65
t Rows Bal ..$1.50 15c $1.6S
Remain. Bal .$1.00 10c 'S1.10
Phone Vining
Theatre, Ashland for
reservations
THIS ATTRACTION WILL NOT SHOW MEDFORD