PAT3E RTX
MEDFORD MATL TRTBUNE, MEDFOKD, OL'KOON. Kmt)Y. Wdi'HT ". IfJlfi
EDITORS LEAVE
CRATER LAKE TRIP
Arrai)KPiiiPiit for (ho editorial ex
oiirxlon lo Cralt r ',aka tomorrow
morning arc completed, nave the e-
curlnx of a few more earn, which
Jlun Sheldon nrornlHen to rimtlo up
today, If the heaven nave to tie
toppled over to neeure them. The
coniinlll-e ha lieen mlvlitlly hanill
rapped by tlio fact that the annual
Klk frolle up ItOKue Hlver, ant for
tomorrow by an overnight on the
part of tholr committee, which they
alncerely regret, will take over 60
autofl. The editorial convention com
mittee Ih conKralulntliiK luelf that
It ha not had to auk that thin picnic
be postponed, and both affair prom
ise to he completely ftucccHful. There
In alHo to be a special train of loyal
Mcrlford rooters run to Weed for
the ball game,
A telegram from It. II. Marshall,
Superintendent of National Parks,
announces his arrival uii this even
InK's train, lie will ko to the lake
with the editors and be one of the
Hpeakers at the big lion fire Reu
nion, to be held there In the evening,
l'artlillpatlon in the hualncHji ses
clons of the convention, and banquet
this evening Is confined to newspaper
men. The affair at the lake will dis
play the talents of several of the dls
tlnKtiixhcd guests outside the profes
sion. Mint (JvnelMills MiMlfmiliUfi.
To the list of those who have do
nated cars tor the lake trip have
lieen added the following:
Mrs. Htewart Patterson, Leonard
Carpenter, Mrs. Frank Owens, llert
It,' Oreer, Kred Wagner and a car
from Ashland. Tlio Odd Fellows arc
Bonding, as their contribution to the
cause, tho cars of M. U Meadows
and Samuel nateinnn. The Wood
men have arranged for two cars,
which will be on hand Sunday morn
ing. KiIIKiiw AlKnlion.
The Committee wishes to mitko a
few suggestions to tlio guests mulling
this trip:
It Is apt to ho chilly at the lake
after sun down. Tuko good wraps.
The cafes adjoining Holland and
Nash Hotels will bo opened at 0
o'clock. Medford Hotel dining room
lit 5:.'i. The hotel at Prospect,
(about throo houra ride from Mod
ford) is propared to servo meals all
forenoon. We anticipate that ac
comodations at tho lake for luncheon
will prove Inadequate to take care
of this sized crowd, stringing in from
in o'clock a. m., till probably after
H p. in. We suggest thereforo that
the guests procure something In the
way of luncheon at Prospect to eat
on tho way, as It muy be necessary
to wait till evening for a good, sqiiur,.
men).
Wo hope you have not forgotten
your cameras.
We must get an early start. Please
arrange to be ready by or boforo
fi o'clock, unless you havo madn
upeclal arrangements with the rar to
which you nro assigned.
Check your baggage at your ro
Npectlvo hotels, and tako with you
Hiiiiilny morning tho smallest amount
(if luggage possible.
far Orlvein,
Unless arrangements to the rim
trnry have been niiuio with lb" coiu
Jnllteo, please havj your cars at the
Jlolel .Medford promptly at (1 o'clock,
ready to leavo This will bo I he
largest single excursion ever run to
the lake and wo must not be de
layed In starting.
A service nnd trouble car will fol
low tho procession, Willi a mechanic
find supplies.
You are to bring back from the
lake, Mm gnosis whom you lake. Ar
range, with them as to your time of
leaving on return. Also plan to show
tli-Mii. ellber going or coining, Mill
Creek Falls, Natural llrhlgu arid the
lloic Canyon.
(inrages will bo open at 4:30 to
furnish supplies.
(lo by Kagle Point and herliy road.
DISPLAYED AT SALEM
Mm. Kdythe Tozlor Wothrnvl, who
Ik nttondliiB tha utatn Mttovlnl m-rt-lns,
U ono of Iho directors of tho
uttitp fair and nnxloua th::t JarKron
county should muko n nirt rial (Un
pin y of Hh .srctiic wondorH at tho
fair. Phe rpquostp members of tin
local fair nHKorliillon, Commcrrlat
Cluh and othorn lntnrrstrd to mod
her at the Holland Hotel at 7 o'clock
tonight to tfltriiHR tho mattnr of ft
dlnplny. Mm. Wotliorpil pay Unit
Oregon poop In rhotild rpRM? what an
aanot they lnive In nn'iilc nttractlonB
th Modfurd trade Is Medlord nindo
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BANQUET TONIGHT
HOTEL MEDFORD
The close of the business sessions
of the Kdltorlal Association will be
marked by the annual banquet, to
be held at 8 o'clock tonight at the
Hotel Medford. A fine program of
speeches has been arranged. The
hotel promises a spread that will be-
all that could ho desired. The ac
comodutiotis for local people are
limited. Tickets may be procured
al the Comcrclal Club and at the
hotel In the evening.
Tho program to follow tho ban
quet Is as follows:
Vocal solo Toredor song from
"Carmen" by lllzct (ieorgo An
drews. 'Remarks Wallace
President Washington
B. .lOHHlip,
State Prewfl
Association:
A Contribution "The rxifunct
Kdltor" Dick Posey.
Vocal Solo "A Birthday" by
Woodman Miss Florence Haelrlgg.
Remarks Kdgur 11. Piper, the
Oregonfan.
Vocal Solo Prfologuo from "II
Pagllaccl" by Leoncavallo William
Vawter.
Itemarks Philip S. Hates, Secre
tary. .(Juartette "The Miller's Wooing"
by Katon Fanning .Mrs. Isaacs, Miss
lla.elrlgg, Fletcher Fish, William
Vawtiir.
Komurku Ir. T.
Suporlntomlmit M.
II. Ford, Iintrfct
!. Church, Sulc in.
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A party of Kill limber cruisers nnd
compass men left Ashland for the
bills east of that placo Saturday and
began the task of surveying and
classifying tho o. and C. land grant.
All tho men In the party, with tlio
exception of a government efficiency
expert from Washington n, c, are
Oregon men and under Louis U.
Sharp of the government laud offlco
of Portland.
Tho task will consume probably
two years. The land to be traversed
Is a strip on either side or the rail
way .10 miles wide and extending
from Iho California line to tho Co
lumbia river, or approximately two
and one half million acres. The
value of the timber on land classed
as timber land, that Is, bearing moro
than 300.(1(10 feet to th acre, is
between $75,01)0,000 and 1 100, 000,
000. STATE SCRIBES CLOSE SESSIONS
(Continued from page one)
C. Del'ew, tho Criterion, Lebanon.
"The Newspaper as a Kuril I I'nni
munlly Developer," . ,, Taylor, Tho
Pioneer, Molalla.
Knliinlay ArterniHin.
Ileports of Commlllees anil their
disposal.
Annual Report of Iho Secretary,
Philip S. Hates, Puclflc 'Northwest,
Portland.
"Newspaper Kthlcs," .los. P. Hur
ley, Wiishlnglon County News-Times,
Fore::t drove.
"Partly Libel and the Part)
Label," C. H. Ingalls, Dally (la.ello
Tlmes, Corvallis.
"(iiiiiranleed Advertising." .lohn K.
Oralke. Dally Hudgel, Astoria.
"Why Are So Many Newspaper Of.
flees Dirty," K. I,. Olmsted, The Mail,
SUylou.
"Home Print vs. Heady Print." C.
I.. Ireland, The (Ibierver, Moro.
"The Farm Press." C. K. Kavllle,
Kdltor Western Fan , Portland.
"Standard I nlfoini Cost Finding
System anil Its Application," .lohn .1.
.lohnck. F. W. Males to Co., Portland.
Ceneral discussion of suggested
topics.
Klei'tlon of officers.
Adjournment.
BRITISH WIN SECOND LINE
(Continued from page on
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ropnUoci." Highest quality. Jewelry repalrlni:
diamond settltig, watch
repairing
Martin J. Roddy
The (luallly Store tor
Ri'lhii'le Coods.
21': K. Main St. Medford, Ore.
PACIFIC HiGHWAY
After a successful business meet
ing Friday afternoon, members of the
State Fditorial Association were
taken in cars over the Siskiyou high
way and returned to Ashland I.lthla
Park, where a luncheon and recep
tion tendered by a committee of Ash
land citizens awaited them. Follow
ing the luncheon many of the visiting
scribes remained to enjoy the con
cert, given by the Ou'kland Hoy's
Club Hand and to dance at the
Hungalow.
The opening program yesterday
afternoon was necessarily brief be
cause of the scheduled Siskiyou trip,
but nevertheless much enjoyed.
For Trl-Hlat IfaMly,
At the opening session a move
ment! was started for the organiza
tion of a Trl-State Kdltorlal Associa
tion, to comprise the Associations of
Washington, Oregon and Idaho. This
movement was fostered by Major II.
W. Patton of tho lloqualm Washlng
tonlan. Tho first meeting of tho
new organization, it was planned,
will occur In 1918.
Following tho Invocation by Dr.
T. H. Ford and an address of wel
come by Mayor V. J. Kmerlck, Klbert
Hede, editor of the Cottage Grove
Sentinel spoke on the subject of
"The Editor's Wire." The placo of
the editor's wife, he explained, Is in
the home and not struggling behind
a Job press.
t'rg.oH Co-Oeriilion.
Filbert Hede was followed by Krlr
W. Allen, Dean of the department of
Journalism of the University of Ore
gon, who urged a stronger co-operation
between (lie papers and schools
of Journalism.
Other addresses on the program
were: "The Publisher and tho Mer
chant," by C. S. Whllmore, of the
Washington Farmer, Seattle; "How
to Make a Country Dally Pay," by A.
IC. Vorhels, of tlio Grants Pass
Courier.
A communication was read from (1.
P. Putnam, editor of the Hend Huh
letln and secretary to Governor
Wflhycombe, now with the Oregon
troops on the Mexican border. A
greeting was sent from tho conven
tion to Mr. Putniini. i
Tho announcement of tho following
standing committees completed the
afternoon's program:
Resolutions
A. K. Vooihels, Grants Pass; 15. A.
Aldrlch, Pendleton; W. K. DcPow,
Lebanon; c. 10. Thorp, Richland; C.
L. Freland, Moro.
.Wcwhigy
Geo. II. I Milieu, Portland; L. Wim
berly, Roseburg; L. C. McShanc,
Hubbard.
After tlio (rip over the Slsklyous
Friday artcrnocu and evening, the
ladles of Ashland served a luncheon
In I.lthla park to the editors and their
wives. The scribes wero welcomed
by Mayor Johnson, and Phil Hales,
secretary of the Oregon association
responded, k. H. Piper of the Ote
gonlan gave a short talk In which he
declared that Jackson enmity stood
first In hospitality and rnadhiilldlug.
He said the Pacific Highway was a
surprise, lo him.
11. W. Patton, editor of 'the llo
qulam Waslilnglonlnn In a short
speech seconded the remarks of Mr.
Piper. W. II. Jossup or Hremorton,
Wash., gave u short and Interesting
talk.
'During their slay In Ashland Hie
editors were royally otitortalned. The
Oakland, Oil., Hoys' bund contributed
a number of selections.
Miss Holla Winner, society editor
of thp Oregon Journal and ICuthlccu
Cmiios, society editor of Iho Itoso-
blirg Review, who are intending the
rnnvontlnn, spent n few hours with
tho society editors of the Mail Trib
une today.
Th0 world's greatest companies
Holmes, Tho Insurauco Man.
You don't have to tell
a girl that you are in;&
I . I f r i
iove wsin ner. 5nc is
usually aware of the
fact before you are.
If yuii wojir clothe mnilr by iin,
Tho Tailor, you ilon't linvo lo trll
nmi1( yim mv hvvtl hi style. The
rvhlrnro of ihr fart siamU out rlcar
ami lmtitt In Hm fiibHr, tu- ftt, tho
nioilol and tho Moi'kniiiitshii,
GU5
The Tailor
40 North Front St.
Our '-'0 Suits;
tiiMnl ns Any; Hot
ter TImui Mini)'.
BREAK WAR RULE
k , -fy "'V - ,
"Kon.i," the (Ireat Dune mascot of was greatly eoncerneil. In the inter
the Aui lilancl (New Zealand) mount-! ets of due- and man the authorities
ed rifles, refused fond lor three duvs
because she misled her best friend, a
man of the regiment who hud lieen
taken lo a London hospital. Hie man
learned of "Kona's" iinhiippinesH and
OF
CITY FOR DAY
Thirty-three member of the Oak
land Buys' Clnl) hand reached Metl
t'ord this morning and after playing
for an hour on tin; business streets,
pitched camp n the bank-; of licnr
creek in the rear of the N'atatoriiim.
This is the tenth trip of the organ
ization, but their firsst outside of the
state. This year they plan to visit
California, Oregon hml Washington,
and to be on the road three months.
The club was organized in Oakland
years ayo by K. ). Aluumicrt, their
present manager. V, K. Kerry, the
leader, has belonged to the club 1
years and is now only -1 years of aye.
File aire of the club members ranges
from 1 to lil.
Tonight the club will irive a concert
in the City park, followed by a dance
at the Nat. Sinida v 'ni''ht a concert
will he cjven in the hand stand at the
park. '
the band has wmi a number of
prizes, one tirst and one third at the
California state fair at Sacramento,
fijst prize at t he inter-scholastic
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relaxed on one of the most inflexible
! rules of the hospital they consented
I tliut the do;r be liroujjlit to the man's
j bedside, where there was a pathetic
i meeting.
band contest at the University of Cal
ifornia, first prize at the San Fran
cisco fair Zone day, and first prize in
the Iv-tci-ford contest at the fair.
The hand pays its expenses by yiv
in',' dances in the various towns alon
their route.
PROBE EXPENSES 0F
WHITMAN'S TRIP
KINGSTON, X. Y Aug. 5 An ap- j
plication for a prcmatory writ of
mandamus to compel the state con- j
trailer to audit the accounts of the ;
state officials, including Governor
Whitman, who travelled to tho Pan-!
ama Pacific exposition iast year by i
Frederick W. Heinrichs, chairman of j
a committee of the republican club
of Brooklyn, which has for several
months been conducting a fight to
compel an accounting of the expendi
tures of the trip and of the state's
expenses for Its building and exhibits
at tho fair, Involving In all, $ G 5 ."i ,
000. The court reserved decision.
Dakotnns Reach Border
liKOWXSVIl.I.K, Texas, Au. .".
fhe r'irsl South Dakota infantry to
iluy detniined at San Renito, nconrd
iii!,' to advices received here.
California-Oregon Power Comp'y
30-Day Special Electric Wiring Offer
in City of Medford
'inmiriifiii"r August loth, we will wire on this lid-day (il'fi'i-, all
houses ami stores now roinplelod and under our lines, on a deferred
payment plan. '
This will permit of a payment down and the. remainder in 12
equal monthly payments.
This Special Offer does not apply to houses now being built or
to be built.
We will wire your house or store for one light, or one hundred,
and will take as nnieh care and pains to do the work as well for a
single outlet as for one hundred.
The wiring will be done by fii-st-class workmen only.' They
will wire houses to give owners absolute safety and the greatest
efficiency at the least cost.
You want it to be safe and remain that way. So do wc. We
are vitally interested. We demand the best work that first-class
workmen can do. Our interests are mutual.
No house is modern ihat is not wired for electricity.
Those who intend to move should see that the house they pro
pose to rent is wired before they sign th" lease.
Prospective tenants should induce prospective landlords to
accept ihis special offer at once.
Special offer is good only for :0 days from August loth.
Call l'lione His. Wiring Department, and we will examine
your house and give you an estimate of the cost of your wiring.
Our services are free.
California -Oregon Power Company
216 West Main Street
Phone 1G8 MEDFORD, OREGON
DELAY IN PASSING
Action on the passage of the ordi
nance authorizing tho issue of V'iOO,
000 in bonds for the construction of
the railroad to the Blue Ledge, was
delayed last night on account of the
clause, usual in such ordinances al
lowing the bonds to be paid off at
any interest date before maturity,
being left out. As the ordinance was
first drawn and rushed through the
first reading over the protest of
councilmen, the money for their re
tirement might be paid the city with
in a few days and yet the bondB
could not be retired, and would con
tinue to draw interest for a period
of 30 years. Minor changes made
by city attorney McC'abe had already
Invalidated the ordinance, as passed
at first reading.
Mr. Bullls also expressed a desire
that matters might be delayed a few
days until he had heard from Kastern
bond houses with whom he Is nego
Hot
Point
Are You Still Using the Old Sadirons
in a Stuffy, Overheated Kitchen?
IRON THE MODERN WAY in HALF THE TIME
ON A COOL PORCH OR ROOM WITH AN
ELECTRIC IRON.
IT COSTS LESS.
IT'S MORE CONVENIENT.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR SPECIAL OFFER
DURING AUGUST.
HOT POINT IRONS $1.75 ON DELIVERY AND $1
ON THE FIRST OF EACH MONTH.
We Di'liviT
Paul's Electric Store
PI LONE 90 M EWVRD, OUEUON
tiating for the sale of the bonds,
thus contradicting the assertion of
his attorney, Mr. Thomas, at the last
council, meeting, that Mr. Bullis de
sired the matter rushed through at
once.
The city council will meet with
Mr. Bullls and his attorney, C. M.
Thomas Monday night and decide on
the final form of the ordinance.
Final action will follow Tuesday.
At present. Mr. Bullls Is working
for the establishment of a saw mill
In Medford, spending yesterday In
the timber west of Jacksonville. With
the establishment of the saw mill and
allied Industries, Mr. Bullls explained
. to the council.
the success of the
I railroad will be assured.
RUSSIA SELLS JAPAN PART '
OF RAILROAD IN CHNIA
LONDON, Aug. 5. Renter's Tele
gram company today states that It
learns that after the conclusion of tho
recent Russo-Japanese convention a
separate agreement was reached un
der which Russin sells to Japan the
southern halt of the H;.rbln-Chang
Chun railway and recognizes Japan's
right on the Sungari river between
Kirln and Pctuna. thus settling a
question pending since the signing of
the Portsmouth treaty.
I With Medford t-ade Is Medforo' made.
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