THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 190JJ.
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Wigwam tonight.
Local Klkn lire very busily engaged
in arranging for the iiiHtiliiliini of thu
Inciil lodge iii (iiiH city next month.
Two meeting ii week lint lining hold.
I'. Hitnui', Dm president of tlin
A hIiIii tnl business college, is in Mod-,
I'ortl in the interest of instilii
(ion. A Four or live-room L'u rui hIicO
house wanted ut once, not too fur
out, Wlmt have ynu?. Address In
Hiiiicr, earn Tribune office, giving
location iiml terms.
Tim following concei t program Inn
been iiiTuiiKcil for this evening ut tlx;
park: March, "Korl Lnwtou"; over
turn, "NiiiKiiru"; ragtime, "Chickon
Cliurliu"; selection, (by request),
'.'KiiifC Dodo" j wull .en, "Tho lieu
Mill"; ohunictoristiii twostcp, "Tho
lliiiiy Hayseed"; selection (by ro
ipicst), "Tint Time, tho IMmrii and the
Girl"; iiuirch, "(loldcn (Into Com
niiimlcry." Wigwam tonight, corner Seventh
mill Oulidiilc.
Colonel George I'. Minis of Central
Point whs ii recent visitor in Mud
ford. Mis Helen Yoekey ill leave on
Saturday evening for un extended
visit lo northern points. She will visit
different cities in the Willaiuutlo val
ley, Portland, Scuttle, Tueoinn and
Victoria, It. ('. Sim will be gono
nevcrul weeks.
While thev lift 3 cans llollv milk
for 25c ut Hex Groecry Co. 125
Ladies ini-diuiii low heel, slock liji,
giuimcliil oxfords just arrived at
"The Wardrobe." 125
You iniiht not forget the nieo fish
coming in every day at the Hogu'i
Itiver Fish Market. All kind oboe'
dressed chickens, always on hand.
W. W. Jones, accompanied by his
wifo and two daughters, have left
for Seattle nl'ter visiting n few days
with H. P. Mule of this pity. Mr.
Jones is n cousin of Mr. Little. His
hmne is in Corpus Christie, Tex.,
where he is an extensive land owner
as well as being interested in several
hankiiiLT iiiKlitiitinns. lie expressed
himself as being delighted with the
valley.
Cnt-h paid for Hurtled pears. S
John D. Olwcll. Kxhihit building. 121
Work of improving the West school
has been completed and tho building
. is now in splendid shape, Repairs
the various rooms, tinting of the
walls, and fixing of tho roof have
placed it in better condition.
Manager Whistler of tho . Hen;;
Creek orchards estimates thu ponr
crop yn the place this year at 25 car
loads.
The best is none Inn good fur those
who at this season of the year are
looking forward to making their own
preserves mid 'jelly. Antieipnlin
their needs, the Southern Oregon Ken
& Coffee Co. early in the season
placed their order for a fall line of
whole and ground spices and triple
hot I led has sugar, which have jus;
arrived. Don't fornel the number. III!
South drape street. Phone XWX '
Mrs. M. E. I?oanies has left for a
visit of a few days with Air. and Mrs.
Horace Pellon of Sams Valley.
Mrs, Charles King spent Friday in
Central Point with friends.
1'. O. Smith, superintendent of the
city schools, has moved inlo his mod
eru bungalow on South Oakdnlo,
Orders for sweet crcmn or butter-
milk nronmtlv filled. Phono tho
.ronmorv. "
The San Francisco Kxmninor of
August 12 published the following
i.em under the head of ''Personal
Mention:" C. It. Kay and wifo i,f
Medford, Or., are ill the SI. Francis.
Try tho Holly brand of milk at
Rex Groeorv Co., II for 25c. 125
Tho new residence of II. K. Hoyden
on Norm t onlriil avenue in mindly
Hearing completion.
Can you beat ill ,'t cans Holly milk
for a iiiarter at Ilex (iroecry Co. 125
('ash paid for Hurtled pears. Sec
John I). Ol well, Kxhihit building. 121
District Attorney Mulkcy has re
turned from a business trip to Salem
and Portland.
i
Will If. Adams of Itedding, Cal.,
is Kponding a few days visiting with
friends in Medford.
Head Dm
new ad of the Ashland
College and enter Sep.
Commercial
tember llth.
Wilson (',. Stinson of Grants Puns
is in Medford on business.
Music by tho orchestra mid violin
solos from (i to 7:110 o'clock at tho
Nash Grill tonight. '
Ladies' sensible heel, soft vici
vamp, easy oxfords just received ut
"Tho Wardrobe."
125
He sine and go to the opening of
the Wigwain, Medford's new nuiuso
incut parlor, tonight.
John Heatty of San Francisco is a
recent arrival in Medford.
Three cans I lolly milk
last, at Ilex (iroecry Co.,
, while
for 25i
they
. 125
George Andrews of Appltfgate was I
a recent visitor in Medford.
Fir-t full 'flannelettes, outing' flan
nels and fancy kimmia goods at Van
I Jy ken's. 121
Hugh Conrad, formerly of thisfoity
is now located in Marshfield, Or.
It. M. Horton has left for a bu-'i-ness
trip into tho Coos Hay country.
Cash paid for Hai l let I pears. See
John D. Olwcll. Kxhihit building. 12 1
John Deen of Big Butlc is ppend
ing a few days in Medford.
Kiln (iaiinyaw, public sleuograpber,
room !, Pnlm building.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry l.uy are vis
iting tho fair nt Seattle.
Mrs. F. A. Bliss has left for a vis.it
lo her former homo in Xow York.
Yes, it's true M cans of Hol'.y
milk at Hex Grocery Co. for 25e. 125
II. G. Fit z of Ben;
visitor in Mi dford.
;le was a recent
llonr C.
ciuct wns a
V 'limns of
eeeut visitor
'lalenl p re
in this citv.
r oui.t
few daV'
.( Ashland i?
with fricmU
spend
in this
nig i
citv.
I'd Vaiia
lent on bu-
Dyke
iuess
wiis at the
Wednesday.
county
Mr. audw Mrs. Harry l.uy of Jack
sonville left for Seattle Wednesday
evening lo take in the fair.
M. M. (iniilt was
aller Wednesday.
a Jacksoiivill'
S. M. Ifobison of Tnlent was at
the c.i Kin I. v seal Wednosday. Ho was
accompanied by his nephew, Frank
Itobison, who is visiting him from
Yamhill county.
Ladies' ooze top, plain toe, stylish
patent and vici ipiality oxfords just
received at ''The Wardrobe." 125
Mr. IL Hnllard and Miss Bessie
Hoffman were married at Koddin;,
last Saturday "and will mako Jheii
home at Chico. Miss Hoffman it
the' daughter of Mr. and Mrs. fleorgo
Hofl'man of Jacksonville.
Misses r.coiia and Flela Vlrieh of
Jaeksnnville left for Dunsmuir, Ca'..
Weilncsilav morning for a few weeks'
visit wilh their aunt, Airs. L. Sav
age. Atlorney ('. L. Ueames was at thi
eoiirlhousc in Jacksonville Wednes
day on business,
Mr, and Mrs. Benjamin Fnirchilds
and son of Yrekn weru visiling old
friends Tuesday. Mrs. Fuirchilds
will bo rcineinbered as Miss Mary
Plymnlo.
ELECTRICITY AID
Arthur M. Geary in Portland Oregonian Tells of Plans on Foot to Carry
On Expert menlj in This
' Valley.
Colonel Frank Hay and his bro
ther Dr. Charles H. Hay, Now Yovlt
capitalists, who have spent a million
dollars establishing the Hiwer plat.t
at Gold Huy, on the Itogue Hiver, art
not satisfied with using their elec
tricity for power and light only, but
are now planning lo apply it direct to
horticulture. The two enterprising
brothers have offered the Slate Hor
ticultural Dcpnrtiriciil of Oregon the
free use of 50 iicres of fino irrigated
Hogue Hiver land upon which io e i
tablish an cxicriinciit station, along
the lines of investigation of the uct
ion of electricity upon plant life.
Included in this offer is free water,
electricity, necessary labor, horses
and a well furnished house, i All that
is required in return is a scientifi"
mun to superintend the investiga
tions. The people of southern Oregon in"
very desirous of the installation ol
this plant, as experiments in other
countries have shown electricity to
be of pijiclical value in incrensin;:
the productivity of plants.
There are three ways in .which
electricity may be used in horticul
ture and agriculture. One way is to
increase growth o.Y clccinc nguis ai
I niglil ; another way is io apply elec
tricity direct to the plants, and still
another use to which it may be put U
gathering nitrates from the air.
The presease of mi arc light near
vegetation at night increases the lux
iiriancy and rapidity of its growth.
For many years jt has been noticed
that plant life in the silar regions
grows more rapidly and is hardier
than that which exists in a tempera!1
zone. This has been found to be du"
to the continuous light which shine.;
upon llmse regions in the summer
months. Kven at Gold Kay which
lighted up at night by immense nv
lights, this invigorating effect of
light is clearly shown. Tho roses
and lawn planted on the barren hill
side have attained a luxuriant
growth. A eucalyptus tree, which is
not supposed to grow in this climate,
set out only three years ngo. h.i
growu to the height of 21 feet.
It is very probable that before long
many of the farmers' will light then
orchards at night by the use of -tire
lights, a electricity i cheap and (he
supply is inexhaustible. Xnw, dur
ing pear harvest, the 'picking crow
through the valley are generally i-i
the orchard before sunrise, waitin-.:
for it to become light enough to pie'-,
as pours become heated during th"
middle of ihe day and no picking .:
he ih Often the pears vip-e
ipiicklv. and a lighted orchard would
mean hiindrers of dollars to the hnv
orchnrdists especially.
In 1S85 S. l.einslrong, a native of
Finland, discovered that by applvin,.'
electricity to vegetables and fruit
trees their productivity was in
creased from 20 to !) per - ecu .
Also that the fruits and vegetable:
ripened as many as .15 days earlier
and contained much more sugar th:t. j
those thai had not been treated with j
electricity. He found that under the!
influenco of tho sr.n all tho electrified:
plants gave off electricity and kept
up n current. j
Plants were electrified by plac'nvi
the negative pole at the top and the
positive polo at- tho bottom. The
more practical and preferable wav.
however seems to have been i"
charge the plants from the top by r
network of wires. By applying Ihi.-i
process five or six hours a day llu'j
vitality of tho plant was increase 1
wonderfully. Just as electricity increases
circulation in the animal life, so does i
it: in tho plant life. When Ihe cir-!
'dilution of a tree is good, it. resist-j
disease and frost, and assiuiilai" ; ;
more water, sugar and nutriments. j
Since Lcinslrongs experiments, i"
vesligations have been carried on i i :
Gerinany. Knglaud and other forci-in
countries with wonderful results.
"Wheii'iifler some preliminary ex
periments at Bridin," writes Sir '-1
iver Lodge In the Kleelrieal Uoviow .
"J. K, Xewniau of Gloucester, deter
mined to try the phenomenon on
really huge scale and came to me I"
see if I could enable him to eonliii
nous high tension discharge for hours
together each day over 10 or 1 1 nerc
by menus of power furnished by no
TO HORTICULTURE
oil engine and dynamo. I very will
ingly n.ented and set my son Lion tl
Jodge upon the job.
"The method is to stretch 'over tin!
field to be treated a number of'wires.
on pule, high enough for loaded
wagons and the usuul fanning oper
ations (o go on underneath tho wires,
which are supported on the posts by
elubnrale high tension insulators an l
extend over the acreage under exper
iment. ''The .system of conductors is then
connected ut one ixist with o gener
ator supplying positive electricity at
a potential ot" something like 1000
volm and with sufficient jKiwor to
maintain n constant supply of elec
tricity at this kind of a potential.
"Leakage immediately begins and j
the charge fizzes off from the wires I
with a sound that is sometimes oud-j
ible mid with a glow which is visible j
;., ii. ,t....i . , ,. .,it-:,, .,i,...,t I
below the wires can sometimes Ceil
the effect upon the hair as of a cob
web oa the face.
'"The electrification is inaiulaiiie'l
for Mime hours each da v. but is shui
off at night hit is probably only nee-!
css.'irv to supply it during the early
morning hours in summer time and in '
spring or in cold, cloudy weather fo;
the whole day or during the time of j
the plants greatest activity. j
'"At what stage of the growth of a j
plant the Miihiilus is most effectrvi ;
has -till to be made out. However.
in the ease of wheat both tho ear mil j
the straw arc valuable and the elo:
trifUittiou is .! cordingly applied for
a time each day during the whoa
perkii of gimi'h until stolling hu
rins. ''The Miwer is generated by a two- j
horse oil engii e driving a. small dv- j
namo in an outhouse on the farm.
Thonee the current (three amperes
at 220 volts) is taken by ordinn.'
overhead wires t.o the field, where
they enter a suitable, weather tigh:
hut which contains the transform
ing mid rectifying apparatus.
"In the experiments to be dcxcrili-'
od there were about 1 !)'; acres of
'ground. Tho wires were mounted on
insulators placed ii)miii larch polo,
.sonic 15 feet high, which were placed
in rows, being separated by a dis
tance of 102 yards and the poles in
a row being 71 yards apart.
''Stout telegraph w ire earned t' e
current down each row. while thi.i
galvanized iron wires, placed some
12 yards apart, were stretched he.
l ween the rows and acted as the dis
charge wires. In this way 22 poles
were .sufficient to support the wire
over the 1!) acres. Roughly, only on"
polo an acre is required, therefo-.
ADVANCE
We take pleasure in announcing
Latest Styles in ladies' Ready-To-Wear Hats
also a now shipment of LADIES' KHAKI OUTING COSTUMES and AUTOMOBILE GLOVES. Nothing
them to stand tho wear and tear of a vacation trip, besido having a neatness and distinction of appearance
lhal is characteristic of all our goods. i
A few more of Ihe last shipment of new fall stylos in LADIES' AND MISSES' TAILORED SUITS still on
hand, but owing to tho remarkable
well dressed cannot afford to miss
V"
CHARGES AGAINST
WOMAN
XKW YOHK. A.ig.
ARE FALSE
52. That an
injustice has been done
.Mrs. Helen
SMtnccr, recently arrested
in Keua-
dor and charged with having engag
ed in the "white sluvo" traffic for
tho Panama canal zone, was admit
ted in court here today, when the in
dictment against her was dismissed
by Judge. Boss. The action was ta!
en on the recommendation of tin;
diKtrict attorney, who reported that
he had found tho evidence of tha
complaining witness false in essen
tial narticulars.
WALK
SHOES
Economy
Wear out many shoes each season?
Whether you've been buying cheap or
high-priced shoes, WALK-OVERS, at
a medium price, will make it possible
for you to save money and you'll still
lie able to wear shoes that cannot be
beaten for style, comfort or durability.
$4.00, $5.00
Edmeades Bros.
THE WEST SIDE SHOE STORE
the inconvenience is practically nil.
'Owing to the flexible snspcnsioi..
ri.sk of breakage to the wires is very
small. During the two years the wires
have been up at Hevington. apart
from a tew wires broken lit harvest
time by catching the top of an extra
high w.mon load, only one wire has
fallen.' ,
The t'nitcd Slates government bus
recently established an experiment
station to investigates this use of
electricity, but as yet no data ha"e
been sent out. ISy help of a state
experiment station at Gold Ray the
whole fruit industry of Hogue River
valley might be revolutionized. Rogie Willi an abundance of electricity
river furnishes an almost inexhatist-1 producing power at hand, the Ray
ible meiins of generating power, at brothers are anxious to proviJo
Gold Hay alone
horse niwer.
Kleciricilv as a
to srenerale fiOtW
means of gather-
to the many friends and
display an advance lot of
patrons
values being offered Ihey will not
Ihe opportunity of .securing one of
SHOWING
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BORN.
WILKIXS In Ashland, August 10,
to Mr. and Mrs. A. It. Wilkins, it
daughter.
MITCTIKLL In Ashland. August
4. to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mitchell,
a son.
PLUMMKR In Ashland, August 8,
to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Plummbcr, a
daughter.
A. 0. Joy of Ashland and Mrs. P.
n. Daily of Medford are assisting
Superintendent J. P. Wells with tha
teachers' examinations.
- OVER
ing nitrogen from the air is broadly
used, .10,000 horse power being de
voted to this purpose in Belgium. The
apparatus employed is a high voltagi
stutie machine, placed in a gas tight
room with a nitrogen receiver at the
bottom. The machine throws smirks
into the space filled with air, which,
i breaks up the hydrogen and nitrogen
molecules. The nitrogen in tho form
of nitric acid being tho heavier, set
tles into the receiver on the bottom.
Here it is generally absorbed by somo
chalky substance, which is later scat
tered over ihe land, renewing its fer-
i tilitv.
means of monopolization of it and
are ready to increase their power
plants as the electricity is needed.
of this store that we now have
last,
then
and anyone desiring to lie
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