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SEVENTH COMPANY
RETURNSWITHPRIZES
FROM ENCAMPMENT
PKJXCIPALS IN INTERNATIONAL H0lTT SCI1KDULKU FOR JULY 10
Tlic soxcntli eompuuv, conl nrtili
nry returned Innl oveninj; fmm their
niiuiint onenmpment nl Furl Steven,
mill inciilcntly brought homo few
i'iihIi prir.es mid established n num
ber of records.
The seventh for (lie third time won
the prir.o nt tho l'ottlmid Festival
for tho liiruest nnmlier of men in
lino, having u 100 per cent enroll
ment, in the lino of march and loan
ed a squad of 10 men to Cottage
drove.
Tlio company was highly pmNod
for its alignment mid drill ns they
passed the judges statul mul were
only heaten by n Mnnll marj-iu for
first placo mul that by an infantry
company.
Tito Fcrvieo practice with the 10
ini'li guns nt Hattery lluv-oll result
ed in several Biirpries. Medford
with n number of Rrccn men, bent the
veteran Portland company in hnndl
ine; the puns by n margin of nlnuwt
seven Hcconds on the second shot,
the target disappeared in n column
of spray and then slowly rose to
the surface and for the first time
p;nn crew out side of the regular
unny had hit the actual target, the
shot passing nlmot dead center.
The target is only ten yards square
and the range was 8000 vards, or
n distaneo of more than four and
one-half miles. All of the iredford
company's shots were netunl hits as
the other two struck on them, G to
5' feet of the nctunl target mid n
battleship is 500 feet or over in
length.
The government for tho first time
held infantry drill every afternoon
and in this tho seventh won high
prizes for efficiency, although the
eighth company, Portland wcro tho
best drilled in fnct it is reported
that Captain Drown offered to drill
against tho regulars but tho offer
was not taken.
In guard mount the seventh took
first placo with n clean cut victory
not a man making a miMnko.
a i lie government hnd nil the men of
the different companies who vvMicd
to iulist for foreign service, take a
physical examination nnd 28 men
from the seventh volunteered a great
er number than nny oilier company.
Tho camp wns freo from fighting
only one ilisturlinncc nnd Hint a min
or one, nnd the boys established n
good record for sobriety. Hut five
Vf the men, Corjioral Tryer, Privates
Leonard, Hov Bridge, Tongwuld and
Chase took tho gunners examination.
Firt class gunner, Private Hcvc
ridge, second elass, Corporal Tryer.
Privates Tcngwiild, Chase and Leon
ard. Corporal Purdin passed second
lass gunner before leaving for en
campment. This makes one first
class gunner and five &ccond class
in the company.
A good deal has been snid nbout
the men living on 24 cents u day.
True it is, that, that is what is al
lowed but the government buys in
carloail lots mul the 21 cents
iimountH to practically flO cents. A
loaf of bread costing ;l cents and
larger than the ordinary 10 rent loaf
by half. Hero is u day's menu:
Hrenkfnht JIusli and milk, bacon
mid potatoes, apple sauce or prunes,
blend and butter. Coffee.
Dinner Huilcd meat, mushed oliv
Iocs and gravy, pudding, coffee mul
bread.
Supper Macaroni and lomntoes.
beans, u little fruit and coffee.
Tho eomixiuv also had .-i Jam
bako and n strawberry cako dinner.
1 mine should bu iriven lo f'ni.tnin
Deans for the orderly appearance
oi tlio men mid cleanliness of his
fimp ns tho seventh was tho only
company that pushed tho government
inspection with merit.
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GEORGE CARPENTirTO,.
n tv s,iwi
Mgnt -ran" mo worm over nrc
awaiting with Interest the outcome of
the coming bout between "Gunboat"
Smith, the popular American henvy
weight, nnd ."Jeorges Carpcntlor, the
French champion, which Is scheduled'
for July 10 at the Olymrla, In London.
This will be some "scrap," and the
"funs" on this side of the poud can
sec nothing hut "Gunboat" "putting It
all over" the Frenchman
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LORIMERS
BANK
MADE LOANS 10
STOCKHOLDERS
CHICAGO, Juno 2.. Loans of
largo sums to persons Interested In
the La Salle. Street Trust and Savings
Hank, now in the hands of a reccher,
is declared to have been repealed to
day by tho investigation of tho
United States district attornoy'a of
fice. The bank, controlled by Win. Lorl-
mcr and C. Munday surrendered its
national charter two cars apo and
became a atato institution. Tho fed
eral Inquiry is being conducted along
the lines of tho John II. Walsh case.
Walsh was convicted of loaning from
his bank to ono of his railroad enterprises.
Tho Lorlmcr-Munday bank, It Is
alleged, loaned on Insufficient secur
ity tjirgc sums to the Lorlmer-Galr
laghcr Construction company, tho
Litchfield Mill and Klcvator company,
and tho Southern Traction company,
all enterprises controlled by ono or
tho other of tho then national bank.
Tho federal authorities arc In
vestigating an Item on tho books
showing a loan of 140,000 to II. M.
S. Payntcr, former states senator an J
a member of tho first senatorial In
vestigating commltteo which sat on
the validity of the Lorlmcr election
to tho senate Paynter voted Lorl
mcr was entitled to his seat.
PROHIS TO USE
TOWN
DRUNKARDS
DOT
CAMPAIGN
PORTLAND, Ore., June 23. At n
state conference of prohibition parly
leaders, which began u three day ses
sion here today, plans were laid for
the beginning of mi immediate cam
paign to put Oregon in the dry col
umn at tho November elections.
Theirs is the first of the parties in
Oregon to gt-t theKilitjfal muchincry
under way.
The most unique of the plans which
will be undertaken immediately is
that of enlisting the services of
drunkards to spread the propaganda
for n dry stale.
FACTIONS GET TOGETHER
BLUE LEDGE HERMIT
AVIATOR FLIES
OVER
WHITNEY
(Continued from 'ago 1)
formally rc-convrno nnd protocolUn
tho result. At (Into will bo set for
formal recognition of tlio new govern
ment and for tho withdrawal of tho
United States troops and ship from
Mexico.
Tho situation was brought to Its
present status only after mediation
many times had seemed ready to col
lapse.
Imucs Wright, the ueil prospector
of the Hlue Ledge di-trii't was buried
in the forests Tuesday close to the
spot where he died by the coroner of
Siskiyou county. A coroner's in
quest decided that he camo to his
death from natural causes due to
old age. Tho coroner and Forest
ranger Fruitt made n search of his
'iihin this morning.
It uppcars that Wright hail been
cad sineo .May tlO, nnd that he be-
emtio sick on the tra'tli anil wan
making his way hack lo Watkius,
when death came. His body was
found Ijy'ng ncros the trail. A
lunch that has been given him, lay
by his side iintoiu'hod. Deputy cor
oner John A. IVrl returned this
morning from the scene.
Wright came originally from Houl
dcr, Colorado, being then in the
late oO's. He was in California in
the lid's, mid came to llie ltluo Lcdgo
district in tho 7(l's where he has lived
ever since. Nothing is known of his
relatives.
PRICE POSED AS
EREO LEWIS AND
STOLE 50 TURKEYS
Harry I'rlco was bound ovor to tho
grnnd Jury this morulm; on a chnruo
of stealing fin turkejs from tho UrniW
shnvv r'nnrh' mi tho Ai'itclopo'by.'jus
tlco of tluWoacn Taylor. For ten
dnyg ho lend n double career posing
as Fred Lewis, tho well known Wei-
U)M
leu rancher, tipeiuttug money with n
fioo hand, and itlvlug turkeys away
to lUMitmliitnnccH, Arroutml ht
claimed that two men kvo him co-
cnlno and that whllo under lis liM
flueuco ho tilled a team, and robbed
tho roosts,
I'rlco was Identified as tho man
who sold tho tin key by Kinll Mohr
of tho MotUonl Hotel, mid six other
wltiH'Nsi'H, Prlro told tho pollco when
first arrested that ho was Fred LowU
of WVIIen, Hud was htahly Imllitmiut
nt being put In tho ('II. Jail, I'rlco
1md tho etfionteiy 10 maintain that
ho was Lewis, oven after d lends mid
acquaintances of Lewis disputed his
word. Hu nluo posed as tho sou of a
Hnutn llnrbnra, Cnl , baiiUor.
HJll". J HWWBHKBglH
During tho ciirulvnl Hint week
Price spent money like n druukmi
sailor, and tho pollen nrn trying to
cheek up his operations for tho last
six months Tlioy bellnvo that ho Is
wan ted In tho south (or crlmliiil
operations,
I'rlrn'tt dofonso was tlmt ho did
not know what ho was doing when
ho lobbed the roosts, nsnortliiK that
ho wnn lielplcs to resist whllo un
der tho etfocln of narcotics. Tho
two men I'rlco elnlmed Knvo him tho
drui;s Imvo disappeared,
You (let the Itrst
Thorn Is whrn you stunk Got. John
son cigars ami patroutto homo Indus
tries, , ., , , ! M T. LI
JOPLI.V, Mo , June 25. Flro sup.
posed to have been started by chil
dren plnlng with matches In n room
ing house, all hut wiped out n llttla
Tho exclusion of tho const!- Mining wn of Neck City, fourteen
tutlonallsti from a volco In tho pro-mllcs northeast of hero last ntaht.
ccedliiKg had nllcnatcd their Interest. I Tn loss Is estlmatod at $35,000.
but later tho American government
announced It would be useless to
mako nny agreement on tho Internal
problem pf Mexico its provisional
president unless tho constitutional
ists approved.
Made up to a Standard
not down to a price
Wc make the best gasoline that our experience
and resources enable us to produce. The quality
of the gasoline determines its price not the price
its quality.
RED CROWN
The Gasoline of Quality
That is why Red Crown may cost you
a little more per gallon -a!so why it costs
you less per mile. Red Crown is a pro
duct ,of the best California Crude, distdled
and rc-distilleda product of straight refin
ing not a "mixture".
Red Crown signs arc furnished to all
dealers handling Red Crown gasoline.
Watch for the sign or ask our nearest
agency about delivery in bulk.
Standard Oil Company
(ClifomU)
Mcdfofd
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RESOLUTE
WINS
8Y BIO MARGIN
HLKKCOVi:, N. V., Juno 23. -The
up defensn yachts Jtaholule, Vanitie
mul Defiance got mwiy in unother
uico shoilly alter noon today. He
solulu croised tho lino JU:lo:10;
Vmiito J2:10:22 mid Defiance J'J:
J(i:J0. Henoluto won, ciossing tlio line at
J:1(I:I0. Vanilo followed at -4 sj: :
III) mid Defiance at -1:21, unofficial,
uut'oneclcil lime.
UNO LAW DISPUTE AIRED
(Continued from Page 1)
IXUEl'HNDKNTK, Cil., June 2.').
Silus Cliristofferson, aviator, flew
today over the peak of .Mount Whit
ney, 11,898 feet hi'li, in a biplane.
Ho tittaiued an altitude estimated at
more than (J,UU0 feet, and establish
ed, it is siiiil, u ueu American alii
tude record.
It Will Save You
materia! and disappoint
ment, because its leaven
ing power is so strong
and reliable.
H5c per lb.
(Stisk
PHILADELPHIA, Juno 25. lie
ports cabled from London describing
a now version of tho flood and tho
fall of man deciphered from an an
cient Siimerlan tablet by Dr. Stephen
Langdon, professor of assyriology In
Jesus college, Oxford, wore confirm
ed today by officials of tho University
of Pennsylvania niuaeum.
Patronize Home
Dy smoking Mt. rltt, tho host Cc
cigar on tho market.
Crescent Baking Powder
will also suvo you money-,
its prJco Is moderate.
(;i;t it yuuM votit uu)vKn
Cifiu'iit .Mfg. Co., Hcatllo
Thcplrlurabfbnr
nowi ikact con
t.ni.of Hur
rrlMlk juit it
will mch
rui iK.t.
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Hiiiihiico of tho iieKOtlutlons but no
marked cIiriiko In policy In regard
to that jutntlou expecled to follow,
tHounh ths way to arbitration bus
bH greatly smootlu'd by tho rallfl'
(MlloH by 'tlio IfnfM Stales mnsld
last trlNtar of (bo treaty reviving th
itlrfnr MiWirilw aarremi'iit lnHcin
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Supreme Sodas
lOcalyeurdealtr
FKF.K Trcatll Collect 12 ends
from six packages of "Supremo"
bakwl crackers or cakes, and If 0
your dealer can not supply you with
a surprise box of "Supremo" Hakwl
D.lnlU-i, (nll lhin direct to ui kifl ll will m Mr.t
St wi 1 nic.l XMl, tolutly (in.
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has it chiffon finish, made in
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lo .f0.,1l.
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Jmportd French Crepes, plain and rough of feet,
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Very best quality, comes in twelve lending shades',
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Plain and fancy small figures, also Roman stripes,
27 inches and same I,!") inches wide, price ..Ufle
36-INOH CURTAIN SCRIM 10c
Vll odd and ends of our fancy Kcrims to close out
1'Vidav andHaturday,
I'Yida.v and Haturday, Values up lo U.V, special 10c
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Calcios, shirtings, assorted light ami dark colors,
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American Hunting, Ked, White and IJIuti for -1th of
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All sizes, !J dozen for , .'.'...' v.
oc d ratio Silk hair net, with elastic, all colors, special
5 An- 10c
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For Ladies and Children, they have double sole, four
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ii pair for 20c
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