and industrial organisation« to
the “Rail to Rail** ealabratlon
«111 be tse first to operate
and rehearsing their parts. The ora representing the various
enrollment will approach more shades developed by forests during
than 2000 when the cast Is com­ the turn, of the year.
plete, according to Mrs. Doris
Construction of a huge stage
Smith, pageant directress.
is now under way at the univer­
A Wardrobe consisting of 2000 sity athletic field. It will he 2S0
costumes Is now being collected feet wide and ISO feet deep. Suf­
for the production. Mrs. Beatrice ficient floor space Is provided to
Beebe, graduato of the University hold the entire pageant cast at
of Oregon dramatic school, who one time. Ramps, exits and en­
haa appeared in ■ many stage pro­ trances will permit oxen, covered
ductions has been appointed “mis­ i wagons and stages as well as sing­
tress of the wardrobe,” The col­ ing and dancing groups to puss
lected costumes will represent the j or\ and oft the stage as the spec­
elo p in g worn by man since She tacular review of transportation
time of the skin wearing Astee. and pioneer development unwinds
Pioneer ClotheR are now being itself. Stage carpenters and pro­
gathered throughout the North­ fessional scene painters from
west in order that the pageant Portland with the aid of landscape
may depict with historical accur­ gardeners will assist In the work
acy the garb worn during the var­ so that when completed the stage
ious periods of western history. will represent an Oregon moun­
The singers and ballet dancers ap­ tain gorge opening to the fertile
pear in original costumes of col- valley of the Willamette.
over
the Southern Pacific’s new 280
|*nrehuMd Foal Toaring —
The flayoomb Motor Co. report mile Cascade Route, waa'announ-
the sale of u Ford touring' to H. csd here in a special wire receiv­
ed by tbe Trail to Rail Associa­
W. Mason of Talent.
Purchased Fond Road ster».
The Claycomb Motor Co. report
the sale of s Ford roadster to H.
<8. Conger of Jacksonville.
Purchased Ford Tudor Badsm—
The Claycomb Motor .Ce.: report
the salé of a Ford tudor sedan to
A. P. Rhoadee of Ashland.
three ’water carriers are in fall;
several Waterworks employes are
In hospitals; and the strike (s on.
Simultaneous with declaration
of the general water-carriers’
•trike, the guild laid a aeries of
complaints beore the police. It
was 'declared that the com Any
should be disenfranchised and all
water should be taken iron? wells
aad brought by barrow, It was ar­
gued. 'Also, It was pointed out
the company may'some day stop
supplying water due to the coal
shortage caused by civil war
around-Peklng.
To aid in the development of renewed interest on the part of ev­
aviation the Standard Oil Com­ ery community to establish mu­
pany of California Is engaged In nicipal airports, and this last In
the task of marking the airways turn will affect the reality of air
of the Pacific Cfeast, By placing commerce.”
the names of cities on roofs of
Company bnlldlngs. The Chart
shown'herewith‘indicates the air­
ways of tfae Pacific Coast, as map­
ped by the United 8tates Army
Air Service, and the points at
which the 'Stankrd Oil Company
has or will soon erect air-signs.
Later many other towns where
the Company has buildings will.be
similarly marked, whether on es­
tablished airways or not, and
ultimately all of the 700 distrib­
uting plants which the company
maintains on the Pacific Coast
will have signs to guide the svls-
. tors. In addition to town names,
the Company will also paint ar­
rows Indicating true north, as an
additional aid to aerlaj naviga­
tion.
The signs consist of large block
letters on a dark background.
They, are visible from several
tb'ousand feet in the air. Filers
of the Army and. Navy, the mall
service and commercial aviators,
consider them a most valuable
thing. . The following ' statement
was recently Issued by. the Ninth
Corps Army Headquarters at the
Presidio of San Francisco:
“This project is one of inestim­
able value to aeronautics. Had
our cities been so marked with
these aerial signboards in earlier
days, many pllpts who became lost
in fog or rain, and were killed in
coiftequence, would be alive to­
day.
It Is of infinitely greater*
importance to the flier than to
the motorist tp know exactly
where he Is, as the motorisf may
stop anywhere and ask. the way,
and this of course, is Impossible
to the aviator. Now, wMh thbse
valuable guidbs to aid him, h i
can, if lost, pick up his true bear,,
lng and go to a field that he:
knows or return to his starting,
point.
’’Nothing haa ever been done In
the W eit to.glvd sueh an Impetus
to commercial ad^goautics. Upon;
the completion of^this splendid ,
■project them uhpftld be a greatly
Yes We Can
Repair It
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AAA Or better yet, we will
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trade y °u a new £ood-
year f° r y °ur
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THAT’S FAIR EN O U Ot
Purchased Po^Mac CoacW —
The WUlhlte Motor Agency re­
port the sale o f a Pontias coach to
E. Wimer.
er facts gl eaaed by geologists and
philologists, all point, to the
minds of setentwte, to one gen­
eral conclusion— that Australia,
shares In the childhood of man. A
■wave of enthusiasm la beginning
to sweep over students to Investi­
gate whether this country, and
not Asia, as is generally accepted,
is the cradle of man. *
EUGENE, Ore., July 2p. —
Trains carrying delegations from
SYDNEY, (UP) — Fossil re­ Portland, Klamath Falla, Sacra­
mains of giant kangaroos, which mento and San Francisco business
on being set up are computed to
have been 12 feet in height, have
been discovered In‘ limestone
caves In the southwestern part of
Victoria.
A still more interesting discov­
ery In the same caves was of a
flint implement shaped rudely by
hands that were stilled many
thousands of years ago.
The flint hak been examined by
competent Melbourne archaeolo-
gists and other sclentiata, who be­ 1923 Chev. Touring, $25Q
lieve that It is at least 16,000
years old. They are aldtost wr-
1924 Chev. Touring, $250
tain that the giant kangaroos and
th^-wlelder of the flint fmplem- 1922 Ford Touring, $100
ment were contemporary. The
flint Hts fairly well the descript­
T he
ion of the Chellean type of Instru­
ment, the oldest known Imple­
A utom otive Shop
ments that are certainly the work
‘of man. It is held not to be the ■ * Chevrolet Dealers
work of even the* oldest of Aus­
tralia’s present race of aborigines. W e Snub W ith Gabriel
The discovery of the prehistor­ . . . . . . S n u b b e r s.............
ic skull at Cohuna a few months
ago, this latest discovery*and oth-
AUTOMOBILE
tion from J. H. Dydr, «general
Btanager at San Pranclsco. The
event will unite eastern and west­
ern Oregon long separated by the
Cascades barrier. „
Though the regular local train
earvice over the new line will not
begin until about September 4,
the railrotd has arranged to run
the first trains a» specials to ar­
rive *?Sre for the Trail to Rail
celebration, August lS-20. Fol-,
lowing the two day program and
■pageant they will travel over the
new route to Klamath Falls. It
*1* expected that more than 2,000
people will make the first trip
which will cacry them .over the
Cascades to the south Oregon
metropolis.
Additional worklilg crews have
been scattered atf>ng the Una on
Trade in Tour Old Tires
New
United States
Royals
Before you «tart on your
•
trip
BARGAINS
It is much safer and less
cost to you for ns to hpve
your old tires than for
you to try and get a few
hundred more miles out of
the old ones.
Ride oq U. S. Royal
Balloons And Be
Safe
Phone 90-J *
* ASHLAND, OREGON
WHY PA Y PROM $110 TO $125 MORS AND ONLY OST A THREE
SPEED TRANSMISSION THAT IS MORE CHEAPLY BUILT AND
NOT NEARLY SO DEPENDABLE.
COME IN, LET US EXPLAIN THIS WONDER­
FUL PLANATORY TRANSMISSION TO YOU.
WE CAN INSTALL IT IN YOUR OLD CARAS
WELL AS THE NEW MODELS.
See These New Fords With 102 Improvements
WINNING
LastYear^
P R IC E
ROADSTER, Ruckstell Axle Equipped — $508.32
TOURING, Ruckstell Axle Equipped - - - - $52&80
COUPE, Ruckstell Axle Equipped - - - - - $640.05
TUDOR, Ruckstell Axle Equipped - - - - - $650.24
FORDOR, Ruckstell Axle Equipped - - - - $70144
«t> HOLDIÑOOOOD WILL
T h is Y e a r ¿ j ¿ l N ex t Year
se in Prices
Foremost among the refinements
in the Greeter Oakland she is the
R u b b e r-S ile n c ed C h a s s is — a n
epochal a n d exclu sive fe a tu r e
freeing the Oakland Six from the
p o is e and ru m b lin g fo u n d in
ordinary cars and permitting passen­
gers to ride in quiet, cushioned
comfort.. T his new achievem ent
combines with die Hasmonic Bal*
sneer to place the Oakland Sfac far in
advance o f current motor car design.
Other refinements include smart
n ew Bodies by Fisher in new and
.
70 N. Main
DO YOU KNOW WHAT A RUCKSTELL AXLE
IN YOUR FORD REALLY DOES? IT GIVES YOU
MORE POWER, IT GIVES YOU THE SAME AS A
SIX SPEED TRANSMISSION WITH NO GEARS
TO STRIP OR WEAR OUT.
All the following cars equipped with Ruckstell Axle,
Balloon Tires, Rear View Mirror, Sun Visor, Dash
Lite, Gas and Oil, Delivered at Your Door. IT WILL
PAY YOU TO INVESTIGATE BEFORE BUYING.
Claycomb Motor Co,
T h e FORD Garage
J
ISN’T IT?
MADDEN’S TIRE SHOP
Ford Coupe
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A. C. WILHITE
6 1 S. Second
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Ashland, Ore..
Lincoln
If DOES M a k e
Fordson
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