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AifflbANP, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY
7, 1927
Medford
Tragedy Is
Feature Of
Departure
Has Anybody
Lost Homing
Pigeon 1192
Loss estimated at >86,000 was
caused by fire which gutted the
basement of the M. M. department
store in Medford shortly after A
o'clock Wednesday evening.
The b lu e is believed to have
started when a cigarette stnbb
rolled through an open ventlla-
tor onto a pile of cotton batting.
The blase w u discovered by a
.woman who saw the blase and
smoke curling up through the
ventilators in the sidewalk.
"I am unable to estimate the
damage** said Clarence Meeker,
manager of the store. "It looks
as though the tire and water have
completely ruined the stock in
the basement and the goods on
the main floor »re damaged by
smoke.**
Insurance on the building w u
carried by an Ashland company.
The b lu e w u not spectacular
but w u one of the hardest fires
the Medford fire company h u
been called upon to fight, accord-
Geneva Armament Limita
tion is at Standstill as
Fundamentally Different
Conceptions of Manner of
Obtaining R e s u l t s Are
Given.
Ambitious Program Outlin
ed by Trans - Atlantic
Aviators — B y r d Now
Wants to Fly Over Brazil
—New York to Norway
for. Balchen—Levine Flies
Home.
Sidewalks Torn up to
Firemen in Fighting Si
born B l a k o J n Barj
Basement of M. M,‘
nartment Store — 1
Covered by Insurance.
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PARIS. July 7.— (IP)—Five
great flights in which pioneers
plan to blaze, trails between z the
Antarctic circle and ffthe South
Pole, form the most ambitious
program in the short history of
aviation.
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Much Interest Being Shown Charles A. Levine, partner in
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in English Comedy
Clarence D. Chamberlin's flight
Presentation
to Germany, announced that he
would fly his Bellanca nftnoplane
with a French pilot, back to New
,
York, this month.
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Commander Richard E. Byrd
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revealed plans for a flight over
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the vast unexplored interior of
,
Brull, opening up vast wealth
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hidden
in the virgin forests.
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Capt. Frank T. Courtney. Brit
ish pilot, w u warming up his
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seaplane for an early tyigbt to
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New York from London.
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Bernt Balchen, Byrd's relief
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pilot in the monoplane America's
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New-JTork - France flight, was
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ready*to start a New York-Nor
<
way flight soon after his return to
ln g to F ire C hief Roy E llio tt of (
the
United States.
that city.
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Byrd had previously announced
Much difficulty w u experienc- ,
that his next flight— would be
ad in getting the hose linos laid ,
across the South Pole.
to the fire. Volanteer and regu- (
All American
trans-Atlantic
lar firemen marked together- 4m
.aviators, now hers, except Levine
extinguishing the blase. Two
plan to return to the. United
fire engines were used in fighting ,
States on the Leviathan next
the blase. Sections of sidewalk ,
Tuesday. ’
were torn up to allow firemen to ,
Levine announced that Cham
flood the basembnt. It required (
berlin had declined, because of
two hours th bring the stubborn (
previous contracts, to accompany
b lu e entirely under control.
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him on the return flight.
The Scheffel Electric com
So Chamber) tn and the America
pany, Sinclair Dollar Store and
crew
will be together and will
Twentieth Century store, all lo
give New York an opportunity for
cated on the first floor of the
its biggest homecoming celebra
building, suffered damage from
tion.
smoke.
Full insurance is carried on the Fay
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C a r v e r , Supervisor Chamberlin, Byrd, Lieut. No-
stock of goods, according to the
Finds Time Occupied by ville, Bert Acosta and Balchen in
tend to visit London before em
manager.
Many Youngsters
barking on the Leviathan.
Folk dances, ball games, slides, , Upon their return to New York
swings, all remain popular at the they will begin figuring on more
park playground, according to flights.
Fay Carver, supervisor, who says
that there Is no diminished In
terest in the projeot.
"My main trouble Is to got the
Because . of eye inflammation
from which he has suffered for children started home, or keep
several days Judge C. M. Thomas them off the grounds on a rainy
plans to change the summer vaca day rather than offer attractions
tion period of court. The Judge to get them to the playground," Milwaukee Home Folks Plan
planned to take his vacation per Miss Carver says.
For Great Jubilee in
Hundreds of tonrlst children
iod in August but this eye trouble
His Honor
which Is temporary, and tho fact visit the playground In the course
M1LWAUREE, WIs., July 7.—
that several attorneys In Import of a week, in ad<ltlon„to the large
— when he comes home,
ant pending cases which a n soon number of local boys and girls
Lieut. Lester J, Maitland, the Cal
to be np for trial, a n on a vaca who are found there each day.
The playground is in close ifornia Ijo Hawaii flyer, will re
tion, caused him to consider thf
advisability of taking his vaca proximity with the city park camp ceive the royar welcome of Mil
tion this month partially.
HJs grounds and the visitors there waukee.
Maitland has cabled the Mil
tentative plan is to adjourn cir frequently are found about the
waukee
Chamber df Commerce:
Lithla
Springs
fountains
and
play
cuit conrj from July 16 to Au
"Delighted to accept your invi
ground during tho evening hours.
gust 16,
tation, subject to the approval of
the war deparment.”
Major General Mason M, Pat
rick, chief of the army air service,
has been asked to permit Mait
land to come here immediately
after
bis arrival at San Franotaco.
tllle
has
started
negotiations
to
Jacksonville, which recently
lost ths county courthouse, may construct a sanitarium there, It The flyer will be met there by *
Is said. Ths sits of the sanitar brother, Frank Maitland and
become a health center.
Dr. C. E. Jenkins of McMinn- ium would ho across tho street Lieut. Albert F. Hegenherger,
from the old courthouse, the with whom he flew th " Hawaii
county now owns thia land, but from California, wltlout a stop,
it is understood that the resi are dne In the United States Tues
dents of JacksonviUs plan to buy day.
tho plot and turn It over to tho
sanitarium officials.
According to- tentative plans
ths first unit of tho sanitarium
will cost in ths neighborhood of
>8,080 and if enough buslneae de
velops a second unlt wiU
SEATTLE. July 7.—
at an estimated coat of >18,000.
Twenty
men aboard ths
Tho now sanitarium would deal
with chiropractic, hydro thera- ship "Brower” of San 1
paios, electrotherapies and rest faced death today as ths
being pounded to pieces
CtflWS. - «: •
Seventh Day Adventists, may St. Lawrence Island r
latar tik e an Interest in tho in Nome, Alaska, according
ÏO D A V
stitution, It is said.
. dio messages.
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TICKET SALE
OPENS FRIDAY
TOURIST KIDS
ENJOY PLAY
This picture of Mathew Klmes (left), most notorious of Oklahoma
bandits, was taken in front of the Jail in Flagstaff. Aris., following
Rimes’ capture in the Grand Canon. With the bandit are shown a
couple who gave their names as Mr. and Mrs. G- H. Rady, in whose
car Rimes w u riding. They' explained they had no knowledge that
Rimes was being sought. Seven murders and .a dosen bank rob
beries in Oklahoma are charged-to Rimes, whose brother, George
is serving a-life term la te Oklahoma penitentiary.
RICHARDS CLOSES AT VINING
TONIGHT-FINAL ANSWERS
The following is the final in- questions at the theatre
stallment of answers Richards, and it ia stated that a i
the famous magic Un, baa given baby will also he give
the Daily Tidings. An avalanche tonight. If you sent yon
of questions poured in during the] ion in early your answei
last two days making it Impost appear below. Questions f
slble for Richards to answer them, of town have received tl
all in the ailet-__
- ] attention as local qusrU
ed space,
J. O.— Where U my net
all the
case and money?
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order
vfook with two girls a
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rec eiv e d , fl r 8 t
ItW car. The girl who wt
come, first s e r v - H ^ ^ ^ M |||H lng the light tan coat
ed. T h e e a r l y w
h o
found the case and
questions n a tu r -B ip flE K ^ ^ B Ask her and she will re
ally received t h e H O W ^ ^ H
- L. B — Will I be succt
preference. Rlch-i^M J k E H getting m y divorce
ards closes h 1
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engagement a t
for, and I also see a i
the Vining Theatre tonight with ,for yon within the next
his big amazing show and mys- months to your present
tery production which Is the larg- heart.**
est and finest attraction of the
W. O. P.—Will' it be
kind ever brought to this city host for my husband to
and those^who have not already course la draftsmanship'
witnessed this u n u s u a l show
Ana J—Ho will do well
should avail themselves of this llM lf
w,u be # ,,tt
last opportunity. Richards w i l l .............
also be glad to answer your
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HONOLULU, T. H.,—July 7.—
(IP)— Festivities attending the de
parture of Lieut. Lester Maitland
and Lieut. Hegenberger (pr the
mainland Wednesday were sud
denly turned into tragedy when
an army aviator plunged to his
death In the sea after escorting
the trans-Pacific fliers from the
harbor.
Lieut. Charles Lincoln Williams
of the 19th pursuit squadron
Wheeler field, was killed when
his plane noseid-dlved into the
sea off Waikiki peach. With other
army fliers he was returning to
Wheeler Field when the accident
occurred
GENEVA, —July 8.— (IP) —
Fundamentally different concep
tions of attaining a mutually de
sired end still foriA an insur
mountable barrier in the path of
navaTlimitations negotiations.
Virtually no common ground
between American and British
delegates has yet been found on
tho delicate cruiser question,
Americans are talking of a to
tal tonnage to be allotted each Salesman Uninjured When
Car Crashed Into
nation.
British delegates áre
Hillside
talking of the number of cruisers
they need without regard to the
C. E. Channing, Oakland, Cali-
tonnage angle.
fornia, escaped Injury Thursday
The British talk of the number
morning when his new Willys-
of cruisers they need to' protect
Rnight sedan was wrecked near
their long trade routes; Ameri
the Rlamath road Junction south
cans respond, in trying to cut
down the figure, that qniy In of town,
Channing failed to Judge the
creased construction will result
turn of a curve properly and his
unless present estimates of cruis
car ran Into the hillside, practic
er requirements are whittled.
ally all of the glass being broken
But despite this unfavorable
out, and the radiator b a d l y
outlook, an atmosphere of com
smashed.
promise is apparent.
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— The machine waa towed to <=an
Perozzi and Butler Have
Not Yet Accepted Lithla
Water Contract
Hood River— Strawberry, crop
this year breaks five-year record.
Camas Valley planning to build
>46,000 grade and high school.
Completion of the contract be
tween D. Peroszi and Gwen But
ler. with the city, fofr the rights
of bottling the Lithla water from
the city springs and placing it
on the m»rke(, Is held pending
the arrival of Councilman O. T.
Rergner from California where he
is spending several days.
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The original contract provides
for the contracting company be
ing given franchise rights to the
city supply of Lithla water and a
royalty to be paid the city after
a certain output is reached.
Many Tourists
In Local Camp
MAITLAND TO
TTO
J. H . “Daffy” Harrington.
80, well known Ashland
man, was electrocuted at IO
o'clock this morning, when
WILLYS-KNIGHT
SEDAN DITCHED
Ashland garage for repairs,
District Court
Adjourns Soon
J. H. Harrington, 35, In
stantly Killed When 2200
Volts of Electricity Bass
Through His Body—Relief
Crews Attempt to Restore
Life to no Avail. W
Repairs on the old McCormick
dwelling recently purchased for
city park purposes by the Root
Memorial committee, have been
completed and the building Is oc
cupied by tourists each night.
Between <6 and 77 cars stop at
the camp grounds each evening,
according to Frank Jordan, park
superintendent.
The
tourists
mostly demands cabtns, few car
rying camping equipment with
them.
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Harrington was employed by*
tae Copco company for the last
‘.bree' mbnths as a lineman. He
was working stringing wire out
the power line near the Neidemire
place west of Medford when the
accident occurred.
Harrington's body was not bad-*
ly burned by the force of the
voltage which passed through Ms
body. Death however, was In
stantaneous.
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DF. R . J r ©ouToy- o f Mwdtosd
was called immediately following
the accident and every method
was used in an effort to restore,
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The Harrington family resides,
at 96 Dewey street* thlq elFy.*
Mr. Harrington is survived by.
his widow, formerly Mies Myrtle;
Ramsey, and two small sops.
Mrs. Harrington Is employed at -
the Lithla ■ Springs Pharmacy.
He was an expert lineman,
popular among his fellow work
men who wore quits overcome by
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TO PICNIC
Large Crowd ia Expected
and Match Games are
to Feature Event
Members, of tho Ashland Golf
Club and their friends will en
joy another golf pienlc at tho
3lub's grounds tomorrow night.
Members will meet at the course
a the afternoon, play for several;
aours and than gather under the-
troes for a real pienlc spread.
Several of these picnics have
been held and each has brought
ont a targe enwd. Then may ho
some match games between some
of the "chestieet” of tho ptayon,
who have been heard to issue
challenges this week.
Beautiful Ashland Golf Course
Was Started Just a Year Ago
Jacksonville May Have Health
Center Sanitariuip Built There
Just a year ago work was be
gun on the Ashland. Golf course,
and tho work of laying ont and
grading the fairways, building np
the grgons, laying 8,000 feet of
water pipe is now practically fin
ished, according t o -a letter re
cently sent members of tho golf
clnb by the board of directors.
Labor haa boon the largest
Item of expense In the establish
ing of tho golf course and ths fol
lowing major items have boon lu-
<Inded: tractor >700. water hoes
>400, sprinklers >180, grass seed
81000, ferijliier >880,. small
tools, >10V
Tho organisation is now incor
porated under fhe Oregon taws,
and -the greens are ready for
play.
Ths board of directors
are urging all interested to play
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Near Alaska
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on tho grounds and tho mombors
of tho club to remember tho
monthly duos of >6 which started
July 1.
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