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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD,' OREOOX, THURSDAY, 'AUflUST 10, imf? PXOVj THUMB " 10 WONDERSOFCRATER To the Kdilur: f It m u y bo of sumo intermit to your j$ooil peopit; to know (lie enthusiasm 6C us visitors for t lie very jjcni'ious hospitality extended had not subsid ed after the last vistac of beantuul Mcdford faded in the distaneo. With Wintered faees and throats husky with dust we women ussembled in the ob servation ear and bofore Kosehun; hud been reaehed n reap boosters cliil) had been organized to bo known iis "The Women's 'rater Lake 1'nb lioity Club.", . In tho article, druw.. find sipned by all women present it set forth the faet that we believe Crater Lake to hi? the great ist and juost wonder! ussct of sce.iie xra'dour within the limit of Oregon's boundar ies, nn I (hut along with the inanv natural t.nd eultivntiMt resources of which we ejve mueh publicity that there is idlest! eoninicreial rc:jprac ity in t' tiv'tt travel, Alon; v il'i our Crater lake boosting will be Liliin Park your splendid highways with their scenic bcmiti.s and the si c trips tri'.nue tu O n! 'r lake. A lourd of dirt:tors will o'e vir.e plans l which we n Assise :hc citizens of .lacksun eo iiity ill i.'s ex-, ploitutiou uf its seenie end gealo-Mcyl wonders. One club will huve its first annual meeting U I'endleton during tlei Slate Kditorinl ersoeiation convention mxt slimmer. Officers: President, Edyth Tozicr WeatheiTed, of Portland; secretary, Sirs. Clara E. llurd, Corvallis: the vice presidents consist of one woman ironi euch county in Oregon, of which quite a number were selected. Mis. Mary E. Jessup of Hremerton, Wash., was named a vice president at lnnje. i A meeting will be held at Corvallis within a few days mid the work of the club will be systematically launch ed. All women will be eligible Who have visited Crater Lake a small inenibership fee will be charged for yearly dues, as we intend to have at tractive stationery as well as reading matter that eun be sent as a iwstal or in n letter. . We women not only feel that this organized plan of exploting Oregon's scenic grandeur will be of value to our state but: its first motive was to strive in some wiy to reciprocate to the men and women of Jackson coun ty for their entertainment to' the Oregon Press association which far excelled any previous - attempt by other localities in the history of the association. Time can never efface the glorious visions and, kindly per sonalities, and down through the years to come memory will still sing fiwect refrains of dear old Jackson county. Yours with n heart full of appre ciation, EDYT1I TOZIEU WEATIIERRED. Saleiu, Aug. 9. NOTICK K. OF P. IBe at the K. P. hall tonight at 7:30 Important business. C.C. CRATER LAKE INN ' The Crater Lake lodge Is enjoying big patronage despite the fact that the season opened late. The smallest Dumber registered so far this year was 4 2 and there were 104 at the lodge the lodge the night before the editors were there. Some of the prominent people at the lake this voir have been H. L. Hedges, former own er ot the St. Louis ball team, accom panied by his wito and sen; John C. I'll) of Chicago, hotel Inspector in national parks; R. B. Marshall, of Washington, D. C, superintendent of national parks; Mr; and Mrs. R. C. Strahorn of Portland, railroad .Buil der; C. Lombardle,. president of the Dallas-Galveston Pub. Co., accompan ied by wife and son; Mr. Soils of Washington, D. C, Indian corar.i'3 stoner; F. H. Green, city chemist of San Francisco; H. E. Noble and Prep ton Holton. Portland bankers; Peck Judah and Mr. Weston, tourist agents alBO Mrs. Weston and son. This party made, the largest fish catch on any one day this year, 11 trout. Other visitors were Col. Chas. Moram'of New York;. Chas. Hamilton of Waco, Texas; R. M. Cox, Reno, Nevada, all prominent railroad men; Vice-Presl-. dent McCormlck and General Passen ger Agent Scott of the Southern Pa cific.', ' There will be an excursion from Reno, Nevada to the lake In the hear future. . They go by train to Lake view and then by auto. ' . The new road from the entrance of the national forest reserve to Steels camp was opened this year, wlilch makes about 45 miles of road completed by the government In the national forest and the park. , The Parkhurst company, has put three new power boats on Crater lake this year and have added several portable motors to the rowboats. A special train comes from Cali fornia the last of this week with excursionists for the lake. , j ; All the supplies at the lake are hauled by "auto from Kirk. Porry Ashcraft drives the stage and makes a round trip every other day. A. H. Parkhurst, president of the company and H. C. Tuller, manager of the lodge do all thoy possibly can for the comfort of the gueBts. ARMY "DESERTER TRACED BY STRING OF BAD CHECKS SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10 A man hunt that has lasted for'mofe than a "ir came to an end when Albert Hadley wanted in San Francisco; Los Angeles, Portland and other Pacific coast cities for passing fictitious checks, was arrested In Petersburg, Ills. According to the police Hadley left behind hi in a trail of bad checks ag gregating more than (10,000. He is also wanted by the United States army authorities as a deserter and by the authorities of Hoqulam, Wash., according to the San Francisco police for deserting his 18 year old wife. WHEAT DECLINES HALF CENT BUT FLOUR IS RAISED , CHICAGO, Aug.' 111. Caution seemed to be the watchword today among wheat speculators, and there was a return to something like nor mal conditions(' greatly in contrast with yesterday's feverish excitement and skyrocket course of prices. Op eninir limitations todnv rtineed from half "cent decline to nil advance of 2 cents, the latter confined to the May option, with September at $1,411 to $1.44 and December at $1.48 to $1.48i2. Many traders inclined to the view that the advance in prices hud suf ficiently discounted for the present all the crop damage in sight. The outcome of today's session was a net decline of 1-8 to 7-8, with September finishing at $1.41 to $1.44 and December ut $1.4"Vi. Sharp' advances .in the price of flour were announced todav as a re sult of yesterday's upturn in the value of wheut. Altogether, the rise in flour the past two months has been about $2 a barrel. , TALENT PACKING made public Wl'.cox's answer. Wil cox agreed with Keesling tha( the state committee should have charge of arrangements tor the meeting but made a plea for cooperation between progressives -and republicans. Re garding a suggestion that had been made by Rowell to tho state commit tee to have Govcrncr Hiram W. John son preside at the meeting and intro duce Hughes, Wilcox expressed the opinion that no effort should be made to use Hughes' visit to further the candidacy of "any man for Unit ed States senator or any other office." Replying to Wilcox tonight, Howell disclaimed any Intention of using Hughes' visit to boost Governor Johnson's candidacy for the senate. He also sent a communication to the republican state committee making another appeal for progressive repre sentation on tho 'welcome to Hughes' committee. n ' V $ This Timely Midsummer Event Brings Wanted Summer Merchandise at Unusually Attractive Prices The. packing plant of the Talent Orchard company at Talent, was de stroyed last night by fire of un known origin. The loss is about $2000, jmrtiully covered by insur ance. 1 In addition to the building which was u total loss, two days puck of BartleltSj n.earlcriid of box material and a' quantity of fruit wrapping paper were destroyed. Eire appa ratus at hand was unable to cope with the flames,, which, when discov. ered had enveloped the building. The blaze was plainly visible J'roni 'Med-V ford;. The, loss . falls , particularly heavy on the company as the supplies in the building were counted on to handle the pack of the season. STANDPATTERS OBJECT TO HELPING HIRAM TO SENATE SAN " FRA'N'CISCO, Aug. 10.' Al though Francis V. Keesling, chairman of the republican state central com mittee, asserted tonight that the question of the selection of a chair man for the Hughes meeting here next week had been sottld, the con troversy stirred up by Chester If Rowell, progressive leader continued. Keesling, in his statement, did not disclose the nature of the settlement. Rowell, who as a member ot. the national republican campaign com mittee made official complaint last night to William R. Wilcox, chairman of the committee, that the republican state committee in refusing to permit participation of progressives in the Hughes meeting was disloyal to the republican presidential ' candidate Y t t t t t We told you the reason for this special event to impress upon you the helpfulness of the store during AirAKir wrtntVi rf Vi o vflor T a rrroot. moriv pqqaq PAViaiw movnVi-anliaft la rr eala o. ctrtnmal rwifaa Tia tiro nan- V V V A Jf liivU VAA VI V11V J WtV i AAA IV gA VWV AAAIWAJT WIWMNSW VWlll 1U VU NHUV 11 UUViWl i. JSVJ VAAUIV TV J VUU not duplicate for the same costs. In a great many other cases the goods on sale at special prices are such mer chandise that are in immediate demand and which you probably intend to purchase at this very time. The event is particularly opportune to those who are planning "last-minute" vacations or trips to the seashore, mountains or country... Under no circumstances make any purchases of Summer Goods until after you have visited the store and noted the Hot Weather Sale items. t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t f t t t t ? f ? T t t t T f T f T I FASHION'S LAST WORD WILL BE FOUND IN THE FASHION BOOK FOR FALL. Arc you the sort of person who likes frilly, fluffy clothes, or do yon prefer the simple tailored effects? It doesn't matter, what your type, you will be smart ly and correctly gowned if you make your clothes by PICTORIAL REVIEW ' PATTERNS Don't Miss this Beauti ful Style Book The leading Fashion Publication. It will show you how to look your best and at less cost. Every social function becomes doubly enjoya ble when you have just the right tiling to wear, and in Pictorial Review Styl6z you will find all that is newest and smartest. Once you have tried Pictorial lie view Patterns, you will always use them. FASHION? ncTGBiAL r (p'k- t J. Review ulf V59 K V-'VJ" An Attractive Style is the Dominating Influence in the Purchase of a Waist Possibly that is one of the very best reasons why we are doing so big a waist business. When it conies to the question of the value in a waist, particularly when the price is from $2 up, it's a very difficult mat-; ter to determine whether the waist is worth 50c, or a dollar more than its marked price. The reputation p l -j .' 11. . ..j i.a' i ..iM-. , . J 01 me store is ine strongest lactor in iiniueiiciiig you- to make a purchase aside from the style which you prefer. 1 T t t T t y t ? t t a. GINGHAM HOUSE DRESSES In stripes and checks several styles. We need not tell yo uthat these dresses are below our regular price and are a most unusual value. Made in quite a number of very effect ive styles. As a matter of fact, they are used for porch wear as well. Daintily trimmed in lace, embroidery and frills. THE MAY GO. HANDBAGS: The Accepted Fashionable Shapes. Possibly you've gotten together everything for your trip but a handbag. "Will you want to be attir ed in your pretty Summer frocks and not have a proper, new, faslnnoably shaped handbag to complete the costume? What is more, handbags are appro priate in style and really a necessity. A woman is lost withotu one. The - range of .shapes is broad enough for you to choose with ease. To provide added interest many are lower priced for this show ing. An Advance Word About the New Fall Millinery Our buyers are now in the markets making care ful selection of the. approved 'fashions in early Fall Millinery. They write us that they. could make an immediate shipment of some styles, but prefer to wait a few days longer and secure the styles that will be worn during the entire season;: So this advance word is to acquaint you with our preparations and to advise that prompt announcement will be made just as soon as the first shipment arrives by express. The Wise Housewife Gives This Store Preference in the Buying of Her . APRONS.. If you've been accustomed to buying aprons at this store, you know why we do so big an apron business. Practically every desirable style wanted can be found, and prices are such as to make it the part of folly to go to the trouble of making them. , Y y T f ? T t f t t T T t t T f t t T T T t t J t f JUST UNLOADED A CARLOAD OF t f t ? t f T Y V T The Gar for Service and Economy MAXWELL G ARS Best Low Priced Car on the Market I have reeendy taken the agency for this famous car, and the first carload is now in our show room on South Fir street. Come and let us prove to you that this is the best car for the price on the market. t t t y T t f f I? ? St 42-44. So. Fir "Without sacrificing a single desirable feature!" that's the astonishing fact when you consider what the Maxwell will do what great economy it offers. In an official A. A. A. test the Maxwell traveled 22,022 miles without a motor stop, making ii the World's Champion Endurance Car this is the car you buy for $685 f.o.b. Medford. And you do not sacrifice one single detail of finish, appearance or comfort We carry a full line of parts for Maxwell cars A. W. Walker Auto Co. Telephone 18 t f t t t t t t t t t t I t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t