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Aeroplane Fleet Tries to Repel Threatened Zeppelin Raid by Germany
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Electrical Inspector Klntnnn In Re
port to Council Analyzes Proposal
of Rogue River Public Service Cor
poration to Sell Electric Current to
City at Wholesale.
Tlio report ordered lusl nprinx li.v
the city coiuieil from Klcclriunl In
biecior Ilitunnn upon thu propoHiil of
the IIukud River Public Service Cor
poration to furniMli power to tlio city
for distribution to coimiitiicrH Iiih
liuen nccciileil mid iilcil. II smoun
that aeeeptanco of tliu proposition
will out nil a $1000 monthly loss to
tlio city it ml briiifr little relief to con
ftiiuicrH in tlio way of lower chiirnoM.
The report rends iih folleww:
IlliiiimnV Itoimit
"Mci.fonl. Or., Muy 1, 1111ft.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council of tlio City of Medferd:
Gentlemen: I have 'tlio honor to
present herewith n report outlining
the resultH of my iiivcHtifntinii of thu
proposal of tlio Ito'nio Hiver Public
Service corporation of tlraiitH Phh,
Or. and Cliicimo, III,, with power niton
at Grnntu Phhh and Gold Hill., Or., to'
ftirnMi tlio city of Medford elect lie
current at wIioIchiiIo rnteH, the city
to distribute to thu coiihiiiikth.
Tliero are Nuvcrnl pointn in thu
)roH)Hilion hithmittcd by (lie Rokiiv
Jlivcr Public Hcrvlco corporation
which would be undesirable from the
city'n stand)oint, but an this proposi
tion was tentative only, I hIiiiII not
discuss theme here, as they could be
corrected should (lie city deem it ad
lHnblo to enter the field iih a re
tailer of elect i ie current to its citi
tfens. Details Cinslil-i'(I
III this report I have nut attempt
ed to cover the details of power plant
construction and equipment of the
power Hourcen of thu above-named
corporation, nor tlio reliability of the,
service mipplicd by them, nor their
financial responsibility, for two ica
sons, viz.:
First Tlio power plants, equip
ment and transmission lines at this
time are not completed.
Second Thu question of mcatest
imporlanco for thu city to determine
is, Will an investment of this kind be
a profitable one for the municipality T
If, lifter investigation, it were con
sidered profitable, tlio questions of
(en ice, reliability and financial ie
hpousibility should ho caiefully de
termined. Ilclow is given thu estimated loud
data covering tlio vaiioiiH olassoH of
bcrvico in tlio city of Medford.
Monthly Income
Itcsidenee lighting, JBI'J customers,
30,000 k. w. bonis, yielding .fj 100.
ItusiuesH lighting, 18(1 customers,
'Jll.OOO k. w. hours, . 10(10.
Power, 72 eiibtomeiH, M,!)!!!) k. vv.
hours, .f lOJiO.
Klectiic air healing, 1(10 custom
ers, :i:i(1,-l8U k. w. Iioiiih, ,f7(10.10.
Klcetrio cooking, 111 customers,
in.KK) k. w. hours, $11(11.:. I.
Water heating, 110 custonierH,
317.JOO k. w. Iiours, $:ltlil.02.
City lighting, 18,000 k. vv. hours,
Tolul, f",778.t!(.
Itcproilurlloti Cost
The reproduction cost now of tlio
present distributing bystem, biibsta
tion, equipment, etc., as given by thu
Jiulroad coaiiuission of Oregon (see
file, U-F-07) is us fullowH;
Substation, lot find equipment,
$17,707.01; distiibuting system
(poles, lines, etc., jj.ll I.III'J.OIl; stoic,
blioii, otiieu couipment and tooU,
'J8,811I.01, Tutiil, jrnil,(IOI.rM.
I have taken tbo cost of repiodtu
tion to bo i 100.000 (which 1 consider
too low) as a basis for calculation,
and the following statements based
on this amount, give the estimated
expenditures iur mouth, to maintain
u distiibuting system, adequate to
meet tlio demands of the city of Med
ford. Monthly Kxpcnilltiiics
Tlio cijM'ndituios per mouth to
maintain the distriliutintr system
would ho approximately as follew:
Oliit.lUO k. w. hours of eurient at
i?.0077fi per k. w. hour (see ltoguo
Itiver Public Senieu eoi potation rate
tsbeet), $7470.!:i.
Interest on 1 00,000 at fi per cent
per annum, .")()().
Depreciation at 0 per cent por jiu-
niim, ouw.
Insurniico at 'dVj per cent pur an
num, $208,33.
Sinking fund at 0 per eont per an
num, $500.
Operating cetH: Riipoiintendunt,
flSO; ono lino foreman. $100, four
linemen at $85 cneh, $.110; repiiirs,
Muttirmls, etc., not estimated; me
tor reading, $75; postage, $U0; Mil
tionery, $15.
, Offlee Wp ' One caeuior, $100 ; ono
2500 Planes Now Buzz About Lon
don In Practice Flights Dummy
Bombs Hurled at Makc-BcUcvc
Zeppelins.
11V P. IIAItTIIAM TOWI.I'.
(Formerly of the royal flying corps
or Kngland.)
NBW YORK, July .-VJ.ul the
Kiibmaiino ban been to the dread
untight the Hritish aeroplanes may bo
to tlio ZeppeliiiH.
Por lhro,o mouths I have walcbed
and helped in Great Uritaitt'H fever
ish preparations to win Hiipremucy of
tlio heavens. When I left Houuslovv
"iv brother Jliers were confident that
wilh their Avros, Sopworlbs and
HleriotH, makim; 100 to 120 miles an
hour, they could in time sweep the
Teuton bky dieadiiaughts from the
heavens iin effectively as the U-hoiiln
have eliased old Kuglund'H battleships
to liaibor.
A great white oval is painted in tbo
iukiiiiu oi tlio 1 lying fiebl tben- at
Ilounslow. And to my brother fly
crs who botiicd daily in practice
ignt, Unit oval meant just one
thing Zeppelin I
Prom all heights and at all angles
thnl target is being bombarded with
dummy bombs. Jty hiicIi praclico
Hnglaiid'H grcatesl aeiial hero, War
neford, iiequtred the skill by which ho
bagged the fiist Zeppelin a fow wcoU
ago.
Tlio homb-bighlcr is operated by
Ibo tdisenur, who accompanies the
pilot on all but the racig scout
plane. Tbo bigbler is composed of
two iieitcatu iiistiumcul. With one
of thein the observer detoriuines tlio
billing elerk, $00; ouo hlcnograpbcr
$110; incidentals, $.-)0. Total $1010.
Transmission losses; Distiibuting
lines, 10 per cent; distiibuting trans
foimers, ft per cent; scrvieu linen, .1
per cent; meters, 'J per cent. Total
losbes, !0 per cent of $7170$! 11)1.
Taxes lest: A luuxiiiuituly 10 mills
of $100,000, $8:i,;i:i;i.
Total o.penditutoH per iiiouth,
$11,7(1(1.111.
Total monthly income, $7,778.0(1.
Total monthly expondituiuw, $11,-7(10.10.
Deficit, $:iD87.::i.
Terrible Imltlo r tlio ale between Itrltish aciiiplaucs
sent to tlostioy louiloo, as pictured hyAUM IMgKluy.
and cppcllns
ground siwed, or time it takes a sta- iiiendotis raid, attempted with a fleet
lionary object on the ground to puss of Zeppelins, accompanied by Taubes
two given points on the sigbter. Tito is considered inevitable by tbo tuili
other is adjusted to this, to the clo-jtaiy authorities. i
vation and to the speed, mid then thu Amusing tiieks are'iOMrtetl to to
trigger is pulled whoa tbo object' protect the city from such night
aimed at is in lino with tbo delicate raids. In my uniform of the loyal
bights. Pulling the trigger releanes ' flying coins '(which, with its French
cap, long overcoat and the "swank"
stick we picked up, itiiidu us look so
much like o Hirer that the iccrttits
used to salute us), 1 was able to go
where civilian
JtcnsoiiN for Deficit
Thu reason for such mi euoiinniis
dulicit will bo apparent when the fol
lowing faetH aro considered, vu.s
Medford probably bus u larger
beating and cooking loud in propor
tion to population limn iiu cil.v on
tlio Pacific coast, duo to the low tate
nl ptcsenl charged for this clas ol
botvicc. In order to meet competi
tion, it would he uecessaiv for thu
city to charge mi equivalent flat rate
or propotttoiiato meter rate, to the
present taiilTs, which aic as follews:
Klectiic air beating, approximate
ly, $.002; per k. w. hour.
Klcetrio water healing, approu
mutely, $.00111 per k. vv. hour.
Kleetlio cooking, nppin.lmuel.
$.0(i:i I per k. vv. hour.
This eitiient would cost the eitv
$.00775 per k. w. hour, her.o this
deficit.
While the city might dciie not to
liitndlo this largo honting-niid cook
nig load, it is my opinion it would hi
uocoMmty to do ko for the following
reasons;
Must Handle All lliisliios
Were ono corporation to haiidlr
thu lighting load and another the
heating and cooking load, this cottdi
tion would requite either two separ
ate distributing nvhtems with atbli
tional unsightly pides on the stteets.
or the joint orcupunov ' otiu out of.
pohs, with additional wires and
tiaiisfonaing appaiatits theteon, an-
oiner unsiglitly condition. Consum
ers, of electric curt cut would, posydhly
be adverse to dealiui? with wq dfhir
cut cot point ions tor elect lie cm rent
of two chibouk of service so cIom'I.v
allied.
"Satisfied cuxtomers" (ho key
note to the buuoooh of any commer
cial enterprise, ami it would seem itu
wise for thu city to conduct the rc-
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iiuiiiii,- hi uiuciiiu current in siieit a
manner as to Iomi the guod will and
eonfideueo of its oitintuik and ctis
tomors. Piotu my Investiiration of this mat
ter, it appeals that eoiiditious aro
not oxiHidlent fur tins city to under
take, tlio totuil diktiibiitiou of oloctric
current.
Iteepeotfully uubmitted,
l-VUKUV It ULVMA.W
. City clvotuvul iuspcolvr."
tlio bombs carried on a rack along
side.
Tito bombs used bv tbo Kuglisb
weigh about 100 pounds, mid ate
loaded either with shrapnel or with , without cbullcie
petiot i or iii)!oiiiiitn;v purpo-os. , weio o.xcluileil.
Dimiiuy bombs made of wood and lit night nituldes I finiiiill'retehes
weighted aiv used in practice. (of doseited eountry road lit lilinntly
It is not gcnomllv kitovvii that liultted with iowh of aro liehtn! I
home of the untied aeroplanes nut! found n great vacant field illumined
also using a wonderful rapid-lire gun ' brightly; while Buckingham palace,
which is made in America the howls near at hand, was in dijrknoss.
gun, which is so light that it can be) This was so that the Zeppelins
lifted in one hand. It files fotty-1 would sail liaimlcssly over the nu
niiie caitridges a minute. The ctiit-liglitcd towns and nublic buildings
lidgcs icst on a icvolving plate or and diop their bomb on tbo vacant
disc, and drop otic attei another into lots.
the chamber. I My introduction to the service was
Guarded bv al least 150 aero-jut South Parnboiiiiigb, where the
planes (litis nimoil ami stationed, , royal mtcraft faelorv rover several
ready for instant flight lit five dtf- acton of ground. Its sjiops aro going
fcretit fields within a radius of 100 full bbikt twenty-fnur, bonis a day,
miles from the metropolis, London is ami every day thice or four new nta
considered perfectly safe Horn iln.v- clinics aic tiuudled out icadv for use,
light attack. At lleudoii, Curti-s has a faetorv at
Loudon will still suffer from audit jwoik turning out pl.mcs for the na
nud eatlv moiniiu; uttacks, however, al branch.
and I know po-ttivclv that one trc-' It was said when 1 left that Gient
liritain had fully 2500 aeroplanes
ready for active service.
I' know that Groat Britain w form
ing tifty air squadron. An air
squadron consists of four "fliuhts,"
and in each flight there arc eight
i machines. This would give a total of
1000 aeroplanes. Hut on an ayotage
two machines in each flight me al
ways laid up for repairs.
Kach squadron has attached to it
two motorcyclists for disnnteh car
rying, four motor transports, a work
shop in a big motor tiuek, two cop
persmiths and various signal men. To
each plane there is a motor fitter,
two riggers and thu pilot. There arc
at least fifteen men to a flight, all
told, four of them being armed with
rides, the test with reyolvets.
At HoiiiihIow I had a teal tasto of
the strenuous lifo Britain's airmen
arc leading.
At 1:110 in tbo morning thu orderly
shouts, "Show a leg there, boys." Wo
tumble out and assist at "ctuly morn
ing flying."
This early morning- flight is prac
tically it patrol of the skies, in seat eh
of Zeppelins, for it is figured that
the raiders, after an all-night flight,
would bo in the vicinity at about day
break.
Throughout the rest of the day
there is not a moment when machines
lire not buzzing about in the air.
At night tlteto is always one fast
aimed machine trundled out ready for
an alarm, with a crew of mechanics
and the pilot sleeping in the hangar,
and at least one sentinel on guard.
The night flying is the hardest of
all.- Thu machines usually go up with
a "wnoicss" man ntiotiKi. no mis a
brilliant little searchlight fastened to
the plane, and carries on his back
batteiies and a telegrapher's key. By
means of flashe-, bo talks with his
homo field or with other distant
planes, in the Morse code.
When the night flyeiv nigttal that
they aic ictuiuiur tlio mechanics on
the gtoiind arrange two great rows
of flares, one running with the wind,
the other down wind ami at right
angles to the first. The descending
pilot circles lower mid lower, and
linallv heads into the wind and Hies
to settle into the tingle ioiuic.d by the
Hares.
Weio it not for this aid he would
surely cottto to grief by a bad land
ing. Kveti then, he usually smashes
his iindeieariiagc, mid wo mechanics
go to bed after our long day's work
with the thought, "there's unother
darn machine to repair touioriow
morning."
Deafness Cannot Re Cured
br locl pi'llratloni. llify cannot rmta tb
lUroril irtln of th ir Th'ro l nnlr n
; tnrurr ilrafnr... ami that ! r fonalltiitlnn
I rrnifillri. Drafnrw la rauird hr n Inflioinl
rniifllllon of tbo inumMK lining of tin" 1,'u.larlilau
Tutw When llila tut la luflamr,) jou liaTf t
rumbling iund r Itucrfrrt hearing, and wbra
It la (ntlrrlT rlosnl liafnr la Itu- riautt, anl
unlraa thr Inflammation ran tx taken out and
tlita ttit rvaturnl to Ita normal (fwlltlon, bear
Ins will lw ttfUroji'it frfr. nln caaa nut l
tm arr rauatil br Catarrh, nhlrti la nntlilnc bul
an lntlanif,! rnnillllon of tbo ruurniia aurfarra,
V will glv Ouo ItiimtrH IMIara for anjr ra
of ISNifnpM Irauaril br catarrh) that rauimt I"
rurrtl lij llall'a Catantl Curr. brml for clrcu
lara, free,
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Take Hall a t'auillr I'llla for ronattpatlon.
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Why So Many Lee Tires? I
Two montlis ago we announced the arrival of our
stock of Lee tires.
Today more than
satisfaction.
Car owners who drive over bad roads they are the
ones wno ouy L-ee ures.
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We want them to give Lee's a hard .test-put them
where other tires wont give service-show that a mountain
road requires a mountain road tire-and that the Lee tire
is built for the toughest service.
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Don't Blame the Road, Btame the Tire.
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Supplies '
Our store is the Mecca for all aspiring amateur
photographers.
Our line of Ansco photo supplies is complete. Wc
haVe the Ansco, the amateur camera of professional
quality, $7.50 to $55.00.
And there is the Buster Brown family, $2.00 to $ia.oo.
Ansco Film, the original, genuine and perfect film.
Cyko, the prize-winning photographic paper. And back
of all is our unqualified guarantee. Come in today. v
Look for the Ansco Sign.
Medford Pharmacy
HALL' TOURING CAR CO.
For Country Service
And long, hard trips. Competent chauffeurs, easy
riding cars.
Wo also operate the Crater Lake auto line from
July 1 to October 1. Auto stage leaves Medford for
Crater Lake on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Special trips can be arranged to leave on any day.
Road information bureau in connection. Office
and stand tit the Crater Lake Motor Car Co. Garage.
Phone 100.
COURT HALL, Manager
CHAUTAUQUA
ASHLAND
Saturday July lOth
7:30 p. m. Nels Darling, the Town
Expert and Community Builder; and
Schumann Quintet (nothing better on
the road.)
Monday, July 12th
Medford Day
2:30 p. m.Conccrt, Ciricillo's Ital
ian Band.
7:30 p. m. "II Trovatore" by Grand
Opera Co. and Concert by Ciricillo's
Band.
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