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PAGE SIX roPFcmn mail trtbune, medford, oregon. Monday, .tttly n. inn. RIVERS MEETS COSTER JULY 4 Twenty Round Contest at Los An geles TomorrowGreat Fijjht Is Expected Neither Tips Beam at 122 Pounds Good Preliminaries. A Hint From Paris LOS ANOELES, Cal., July 3. Ar tor throo weeks of strenuous training .loo ltlvcrs nnd Joo Coster, who clash hero In n 20 round contest tomorrow afternoon, wound tip tholr work to day and nro resting. Fans who have watched both boys In their training stunts ugreo that they nro fit and a ureal contest is expected. Both boys weighed In at 10 o'clock this morn ing, neither raising the beam at 122 pounds. Eddie Smith of Oakland, who will referee, will arrive from Sau Frnn cluco tomorrow morning. The preliminaries will bo furnish ed by Fraukie Sullivan and Freddie Couturo of San Francisco and Billy Cappello and Wllllo Canole. Each of the preliminaries Is scheduled to go ten rounds. The odds on the big contest dropped today to 10 to C with ltlvcrs on the long end. JAP GOVERNMENT BUYS STREET CARS TOKIO, July 3. The city company today concluded a provisional con tract to purchase the Tokio Street railway for (34,3120,000 yen. The ma jority of- the public oppose the gov ernment's plan of municipalizing the lines. The press loudly proclaims against it ALL DENVER TO SING AMERICA UPON 4TH DENVER, Col, July 3. From every home in Denver tomorrow, if plans made hero are fulfiled, the strains of "America" will souud at 11 o'clock on the Fourth. Arrange ments have been made that all sig nal bells in a downtown tower, and nil the church chimes will ring out the national song when all residents are expected to open their doors and play or sing the song in unison. pins sl .,-.;K1fflHi 5yp- JtiBBs9BBa THREE FIRES . INJNE DAY Two Grass Fires Are Handled In Quick Order Parkview Hotel Is Damaged By Blaze Department On the Alert. LOOK AT- The flro department got the hard est day's work In many mouths Sun day. Three calls wore received nnd three runs. The first two worn for grass fires, one on east Main and thu other on West Eleventh, neither of which did any damage owing to the speed with which the department re sponded, ' " The third call came In the evening when a defective flue started a folate In the Parkview hotel, a three story frame building. The department innfle a fast run and succeeded In controlling the folate. Four rooms were damaged but not to a great extent. rsoro oormcR. mi. i mctuiu' xclcwts corrucBt. uu. nw rotx exulbja CerUe LtrtY JUa ctenln? ilok with eulpure Ucc MiUon DrcoU, EIGHT POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS NOW IN OREGON WASHINGTON, July 3. Beginning .Inly 13, Oregon will have a total of 18 postal snvings banks in operation, out of a total of 7fi0 to he etnblNln-d by that dnte. I.eadville, Col., still leads in the total amount of its de positor, with Anaconda, Mont., sec ond. A complete list of the jnistal banks in Oregon follows: Albany. Ashland, Ostoria. Baker City, Corval 1K Eugene Grants Pass, Hood Iliver, Klamath Kail-, Lii Grande, McMiuu ville, Marshfield, Med, Newburg, Or- egoi Citv. Pendleton, Hoseburg and The Dalles. Of the New First National Bank Building on Main Street in Med ford ,i THAT FOUNDATION looks as if it could stand forever and is typical of the First National's business methods SOLIDITY, SAFETY -. TELEGRAPHIC TABLOIDS. CHICAGO, July 3. Despite the fact that he was denied admission to the probate court because he had his coat off, James Sullivan. 200 pound liveryman, borrowed a coat from As sistant Judge Ralney; 100 pounds, and won bis case. KENOSHA, Wis., July 3. Wester Gannon and Carl Wysockl, while playing pirate with a steel tub for their ship, wero drowned In Lake Michigan. CHICAGO, Jul 3. Permission to work during the summer vacation haB been granted about 2000 school children here." LEE, Mass., July 3. That a giant carp reached up and picked straw berries hanging teu Inches above the water, is a statement upheld by Fred Vorsen, a fisherman at Lee Reservoir. THOUSAND PEOPLE ENJOY BAND CONCERT The Medford Concert band gave a most enjoyable concert nt the city park Sunday afternoon which was at tended by over 1000 local people who displnyed much enthusiasm in ap pluuding the various numbers. The baud rendered an elaborate program in n masterly manner. The park was crowded to its limits, This is the first concert held at the city park this season and the attend ance showed that the baud is appre ciated by loenl people. It is planned to have the baud play there each Sunday afternoon hereafter through out the summer season. YEGGMEN CRACK SAFE AT SAN FRANCISCO DEPOT SAX FRANCISCO, July 3. Yegg men. early today blew the safe of the Ocean Shore Huilwny at the Central station . n this city. A pedestrian warned away by a man on guufd outside the station and brandishing u revolver, informed the police. I)e tdctives have failed io find a clew to the robbers. It is believed they so cured a largo amount of money. Grizzly Bear Dance Costs $25. CHICAGO, July 3. Dancing the "Grizzjy Hear" in public costs .$25, according to tiie standard of police court fines. TING IS ENJOYED BY CROWD The bronco busting content at the nice track was well attended Sunday afternoon the baseball funs going to the racetrack in a body. The con tests were exciting mid pleased the nudience. A second bronco busting contest will be held at the race truck this it ternoou after the races are complet etL EXAMINE THE NEW VAULT ABSOLUTE SECURITY AND SAFETY FOUR HUNDRED INCHES OF SKIN GIVEN BY GIRLS REDLANDS, Cnl., July 3. Four hundred square inches of skin, sac rificed by 100 girl friends nnd graft ed on the body of Miss Alice Holgute will result in the hitter's recovery, say physicians today, from bums re ceived when her dress caught fire from the exhaust of a motorcycle. Miss Ilolgate improved for some time after the accident, but the skin was burned ho badly (hat it would not form again without artificial aid. SECRECY TO BE OBSERVED IN AMERICAN NAVY YARDS WASHINGTON, July 3. Due to protects in congress and from various pnrts of the country that every for eign nation knows the naval nnd mil itary secrets of the United Stales, Secretary of the Navy Meyer has is sued orders that every commandunt of nnvy yards hereafter observe the strictest secrecy. As a result, naval 4 t. NOW being built, for the Hunk at the same place of Inlorlaruuf Horn of Corrugat ed Stool four inches apart in the floor, and .six inches apart in I ho walls, and imbedded in the hardest of concrete. Inside of that Vault, will be a Coin Vault buili of Solid Steel; and inside of that ' Solid Steel Vault will be the Manganese steel safes, with time hicks, holding I ho " coin and securities of tho Hank. This illustrates the First National's way of cttr-f- ing for your cash and business, and spells. i 3a. JA Along those linos of safety and security the First National Hank is erecting its .fj& now building, and along the same lines the Hank always cares for Its Business and Your Business; Your Intorests and Its Interests. And on these lines we invite you to do your Hanking Husiness with the FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MEDFORD M. L. ALFORD, Cashier. ORIS CRAWFORD, Assistant Cashier F. K. DEUEL, Vice President. , CHAS. M. ENGLISH, Vice President WM. S. CROWELL, Presidont. stations will be closed to visiting rep resentatives of foreign powers. Hnsklns for Health. 8 ACRES Small houiie; nil of 8 eacira plant ed to orchard, 3-yeur-oM trera; quarter mile south of city limits: price 13500; eockI terms. 3 modern bungalows for rent. ovxr TAsaazna avs rsurxomow zbs' sAinc White & Trobridge iNtw Otkitad, California The only Womsn'i, College on the Pacific Coatf. mineral iooj. .cr iwu great uniTcriiuo. Ideal climate throuitioul (Re year, r.mrance ind graduation reuulrcmenti equivalent to bote of Stanford and Univernlty of California. Laboratories for science with modern equip, nicnt. Excellent opportunities for home economics, library study, mmlc and art. Modern gymnasium. Special care for health of students, out-door life. I'tesldent, l.unla uay larson. . i 1.111. w.. i.u. w. 1 it :ataloKue address Secretary. Mills College 1'. U California. SHERBROOKB, Que., July 3. When Charles Q. Weymouth disap peared and the authorities believed him murdered, three porsona were arrested for the crime. Weymouth suddenly reappeared and the suspects wero released. NEW YORK. Announcement hub been inado by tho Journey Barbers' Jnteruntiouul Union, that a national home for the burbcrt will soon bo built ut Sands Springs, Oklu. LYNN, Mass. Finding a big pot on the tublo, police here ullowed six poker plnyers to finish their hands and divide Un spoils before taking them to tho station. PUNXSATAWNEY, Pa. After having for five- years a rattlesnake tied to u footbridge to pi event his wife from quitting tbo place, James Stoner was found bitten to death by tho reptilo. ATLANTA, On. A negro woman bus biwu murdered bore for six con secutive Sunday nights. The vic tim was strangled and the body mu tilated in each case. NEW YORK.BocauBO of bis mugunno declaration that women players mono couiti army crowns 10 tho theatres, n$ tboy ulono knew how to "feel," Iiiqhard Harry, magaziuo muukrukcr, hns been expelled fioin tho Players' club, BUJCKS LOCOMOBILES ON THE FOURTH VISIT THE Crater Lake Garage jji s f LADIES' WAITING ROOM S. FRONT STREET GASOLINE, OIL, AND SUPPLIES 7 t a, irJWSPB3lp3 f V ' ' And Give Three Cheers for the man who can declare his indepen dence of the dirt and dust-breeding coal and wood that his grandfather used to use in the old kitchen stove. There is nothing that so marks the progress of man as the gas range and all the ncdPSBorios that owith tho uso of gas. If you . want to know tho strides wo havo made in tho last ion yours :M" Gome in and let us show you OUR $18 SPECIAL Oregon Gas & Electric Co. 1