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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1915)
-JttAlv - j ' rairPrv.i ." rjip ' v f . Vn'"H" sbebT5RW ratn trtbuto todvorti orison, Wednesday",' attittst1 23, iat ' K5&E THREE NANCE O'NEIL IN "PRINCESS ROMANOFF." AT GERMANS EAIL THE PA GE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY LAKES DECLARED GREAIEST ASSETS 10-L m fji k ' mHBAi SOUTH EN OREGON ND TROOPS LIT PR nJTnlllMPi1 Bill Will l iV 'ik'bilnHRHH ft' & V (Piirllnnil .Tnnrnnl.) Oregon doi's not rcnlizo ulint Mir pnsinj,' scenic resources it ha in the lakes of southern Oregon, in the opin ion of Gilbert II. Qrosenor of Wash injjton, T). C, editor of the National fleoeraplijeal Mnj:nziiu', who sjient Sunday in Portland. Mr. Orosvenor declnreq that Klnm ntli Iifkf in one of the most wonder ful sheets of water lie ever saw. He has traveled nil over the world pn!i rrinjj material for nrtieles on suh-jet-Is relating to the earth we live on, what it contains and whero it is to he found. National VntUn VMtcil He is now ninkiiur n- tour f- tlio national parks of America, and left yesterday for Olaeierointionnl park, lib saw Crater InkVfor the firsftithc on this trip, nndTfoiind there n spec taele of randciir nnd sublimity ' illi't ennnot ho eipmlled nnywhere on the p loins. He was shown the pnrk hy .Superintendent Will 0. Steel and Ma jor Cluni, and in an informal deerip lion of his experiences there declar ed that peoplu of remote states arc cumin;; to know and appreciate the lake more even than the people who live close at hand. Klamath lake he described as beiii!j similar to (he famous Scottish lakes nud is in u similar M'ltini; of barren land. Snve for the difference in cli mate, he said, one could find a strik ing analogy. What appealed to .MY. Orosvenor particularly was the wild bird life on the lake. Thousands upon thousands of great white pelicans, blue herons, ducks and smaller b'rds were swarming over the water, pro tected us they are by federal and slit' laws. Many llinls Seen On one log raft in the lake he'said ho saw what appeared to bo thous ands of these, birds, a sight he would never forget. Mr. Orosvenor is preparing a ser ies of articles for his magazine on the national parks. While ho was in Portland he spent a whole forenoon at the shop of a scenic photographer, who has pictures of all the vjews he had recently looked upon. When liu left he had $1011 worth of pictures of Crater and Khimalh lakes, which he plans to reproduce in his magazine. DING FEAT PROVES U.S. A rather novel and daring feat to prove the strength and durability of the United States Tire company inner tubes, was pulled off in Xew York re cently when one of tho members of the adveitising crew was lowered i'rom the sixth floor of tho First Na tional Hank building with his entire weight held up by ono of tho inner tubes mudo by this company. A ropo was rigged on a pulley out onu of tho front windows, nud to this ropo was fastened tho rubber tub", after the operator had securely belted it around his waist. When ho swung out olear from all support his entire weight wns held by tho rubber tub ing, which easily held him until he could be lowered to the ground. "BETTIE BUBBLES" the fountain favorite, invites you to A SOCIAL SIP N'nnco O'N'ell In "Princess Itomnn-I wns featured In the production of off," is the attraction nt tho Pngo ' Krcutzer Sonata, "Prlncesn Uoinan- 1 WILLOW SPRINGS KANES GREEK this week Wednesday and Thursday. Few dramas lrnvo ever received tho world-wide fame extended universal ly to Sardou'a most famous pin)' which lias been enacted by almost every groat nctrosa who has ever played and Is regarded ns tho mojit exacting 'emotional rolo over writ ten. As plcturrlr.cd for the Fox photoplay, that eminent exponent of off" baped on Kedorn, rises to su perb dramatic heights Impossible, to attain within tho limitations of even tho most modern stago, Certainly no .more absorbing or Intonso Bcreen drapm has ever been filmed nor has auy greater nctress than Nanco O'Nell ever apiwarcd In tho 'famous rolo of tho IlitsBlan princess. Tho Hearst-Sellg Weekly la another fea- stonny emotion Nnnco O'NIel, who . ture of this program I)r. Dean and Mr. Herring wero In this district Saturday. Miss McNassor transacted business In Medford Friday. J. C. I'mbry of Prospect visited friends In this neighborhood Sunday. Forty to fifty tourists pass through tho valloy every day, on route to and from tho expositions. Frank McKee and William MoKco wero In Medford Sunday afternoon. I). W. Stono nml wife, Mrs. h. M. Foss nud daughters and Mrs. John Slsty motored to tho Siskiyou moun tains Friday. Tho Glass threshers of Sams Val ley also tho Oresham threshers of Oold Hill completed their work In this district tho latter part of tho week. ' Saturday ovonlng In Medford a number of packages wero stolen from n carrlago belonging to ono of our Willow Springs residents. The. team was hltohed to tho Ilivcrsldo rack. Profit by tills person's oxperlenco. Miss Kthel Dean who Is taking a course of music undor Professor Ilalglit of Medford will glvo a recital in Central Point In tho vory near fu ture. J. P. Hoaglnnd and family motored to Kingsbury Springs Sunday and en joyed n very pleasant day. Professor William (lieenlenf, for merly of this place, hut now of southern California, is spending u few days here on business. Kliuer Ilisnuholhum and Tom Nor ris made a business trip to Medfon on Saturday. Miss Nora Wnlkins of Central l'oiut relumed homo ul'ler a week's visit with former friends mi Klines creek. Mrs. John Miirdon wns visiting in Medford one day last week. Weather prophet's ferecast: Cooler weather. flcorgo Perkins mot with another serious nccidont, similar to the first, but is somewhat better nt the pres ent writing. Gold Hill business visitors thU week were: William Lewis nud fnin ily, Mr. and Mr. Mnnn, K. Higui hotltam nud family, Mr. ond Mrs. 01 sen, John Knotts, Mr. nud Mrs. John Munloii amid John Drown. Miss Ada Iligiiiholliam was shop ping in Medford on Saturday. Grandma Illiolon, who has been on tho sick list, is greatly improved. .Too Mck'niglil of Medford i spending n few day here visiting with rchitnc and friend. Kver,bod in Knnes creek attend ed tho big daueu in Gold Hill on Sal PUTUOGItAD.'Aug. 2.V A vivid story of the German effort to land troops In Pernau, In tho northeast corner of the Gulf of Illga, Is told by a IliiRslan official from Pernau who has reached here. "At 0:00 o'ciock on the. evening of tho IHth, while tho elite of tho fiO, 000 people of tho city wero assembled In tho naval park listening to'n hand concert" the official relates. A po llcOiunu ordered them to disperse. It was then noticed that a German ship far away to the horizon. She remained for soma time making ob servations. It appeared later that tho Itusslans had signalled tho ship to halt, not knowing her nationality, and that signals questioning the ves sel as to this point remained unan swered. "The people did not become alarmed until cannonading was heard at sea and that German ships ho came visible. Three of thorn seemed to be llgbt cruisers and foTirrwaro largo transports;'.' .1. "Soon tho batteries on shoro opened fire on tho German squadron, TJie Gorman ships replied and tho continuous ronr of the guns on both sides coalesced Into a mighty chaos of sound. "The German ships wero throo miles away, being tinablo to reach nearer on account of tho shallow water. Their flro was Inaccurate. Nobody In Pernau was killed, but a few persons In Oretols loxt their lives. Tho rnllway lines wero slight ly damaged but wero quickly re paired. "Tho Gormans fired uninterrupted ly from 1 1 o'clock In tho ovonlng un til I! o'clock tho noxt morning." Just 27 of These Summer Dresses, Worth to $15.00 It's not n question of what thov arc worth, but simply a matter of pelting; rid of the lot, henee this is the reason for such a markdown; most all si.es to choose from, some are plaited, others tier effect SCHOOL DRESS GOODS, KOVERALLS for KIDS Checks, plaids and plain Shown in two shades of urday night nud pronounced it n "de cided success" Mrs. Pearl Ilonn wns visiting with her mother, Mrs. Drown, on Satur day. The Dardanelles school will open September ( with Miss Kutheriue Foley ns teacher. The forest fires which have been raging on Hie, mountains of GnlU eieek nud Klines creek nre now un der control. Miss Pauline OIscji was visiting with friends in Gold Jlill one day re cently. Mr. MeCumber nnd family and Mr. Owensby nnd fiunilv have moved to the Trail district for the winter. The threshing crew has arrived nt the Mason place. HUCK TOWELING HOe and 7f)o jrah for guest towels and fancy work, ranging in inches lo 18 inches in width, cut special to 35c WASH HATS for BOYS The most popular turn down -style, in all white, with a fuw colors to choose, from,' cspofjuilly' good for youngsters' to years old. colors, suitable for hard school wear, comes vard wide in a big range of col orings, at, yard, 50c BUNGALOW APRONS Made of good quality per cale, in two different shades of blues and white, with neat stripes and small patterns, low neck and short sleeves, at 39c "V- We Fit You as You "' Should be Fitted-- Before buying your fall suit or other wearing apparel let' us fit you in one of our new Oossard models and you will be assured of your outer clothing fitting as it should fit. Wo havo a number of tho new fall models and would bo glad to fit you as you should be fitted. GOSSARD CORSETS AT $2, $2.50, $3, $3.50 to $7.50 i 1 t nine, and tan, wun or without sleeves, trimmed in blue or red, sizes 2 to H 75c NEW TRIMMINGS Dainty rosebuds by tho yard, in pink, blue or yel iow, narrow spangle bands and pearl trimmings, for afternoon or evening drosses, priced, yard, 25c to $1.50 New Fall Coats and Suits Many of those natty Norfolk styles have .just boon receiv ''od in the popular blue, also 1 iijixturcs, in other stvles. rfij Corduroy Coats- also in 'gWw'M'jMubliicnajJiKflSYjh,. n 0' si nuc win ,uu HwayiiBinrrrni store about lvbweeJ3Kiij8'' Hansen has boon confiiul at hei home on acoounto'ii;k- -noss.' , THE MAY CO. k:kmjkkkkkkk "Frst for Titrst" Si i tour favorite fountain m .Mo Hy lha Cnso lit Mrdfiml SihIu Work i ? t f t ? ? T ? r r ? T r ? f t f ? ? ? ? T r t r ? T r r T T t y t v ? ? y y y y y JS-wT tfxxsnnnnn Y, .Sr I f r '-irT- I M J m Hum 4jBk hHCSJWB,- BI-JKf -m SB VB'-J J'W WB m3!. Li r" -i. V. V i fi-OSV. -K 1 "Wt5S!lr7wWB " fifth Annual Jackson County Fair Medford, September 8 to 11. Liberal Premiums on Horticultural m Agricultural Products Stock, Poultry, Flowers, Minerals, Merchants ' Displays, Products of Kitchon and Pantry, otc. ;..v ' c -"V, W-3VX X rnTTi ;ySsA X. S A ki . ....... -1 V IX ' jr ........ tlIVT T i-.n-i i ....... .fI...W f r f y y y t y y y y y y y y y y y T y y BASE BALL GAMES Between Medford and Klamath Falls T earns for purse of $300. Games Thurs day, Friday and Saturday at 1:30 sharp. No extra charge and grandstand free. CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT Liberal premiums for everything made and grown by children in Jackson County. Also two trips to Salem and three to Crater Lake. THREE DAYS RELAY RACE For purso of $250. Contestants ride two and one-half miles each day, changing horses every half mile - an interesting, exciting contest for horses and riders. HARNESS AND RUNNING RACES For local horses. See program to be published later. PLENTY OF GOOD MUSIC GENERAL ADMISSION ADMITS TO EVERYTHING. No charge for Grand Stand, Automobiles or Vehicles of any kind. This is to bo "An Old-Fashioned County Fair." Get a Premium List from the Secretary, study carefully and prepare to make exhibits. Schools will be closed Friday, September 10. J. T. SULLIVAN, President s, It BROWN, S&cretary m ft 'J MWW$MWW