MEDFORD MXTC TRIBUNE, MRDFORD GfllWOW VK DXKSDAV. JANTAIiV 17. m23
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UNDERGROUND
CROSSING
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SIXTH STREET IN MEDFORD
BAI-KM. Jan. Tl.o Rom-ml condl,. oonnoctod into tl.o dl8lrll.utlnB nmln
tlona In Mdford fire materially the : at Port uvonuo nnd Kast Kluventh
siitim iia described In the former sur-! "". rxtendlnir across Hoar rrevk
voy report, exrot the Allowing addl-' S.,r"' "'r. E,,lrh;,rt "tr1t'ot. cu"
... ....n u,, uvuu limn itliu VAVt'ltu-
InR to and roniu-ctlns into the main
north-1 on Routh Onkdalo Etrect.
That an eight (8) inch main he
present nsseswd Valuation of city , Vh , w i, B maln
tJonal . Information la given:
Prevailing wind ' from ho
west.
Norma Talmadge
At Page Today
14.494.327.
Present rate of taxation .0022.
present city Indebtedness 1971,
r 000.00. :
Total resources iii four banks, 4,
r,8S. 000.00.
Thi present police force consists
of three men. Theso men servo eight
hour shifts. One man is On duty at
all times. i .
Improvement In electrical wiring Is
noted In many buildings.
ytousekeeplng conditions In gene
ral ure fair except in the old garages
whore they uru found to be bad.
Tho fire loss in Medford during the
past nine years, as taken from the
records of tho fire chief nro as fol
lows: '
1914 .'. 20.673
l!i5 ' 8,550
111 ' . 4.159
117 0,761
llB 4,560
11)19 5,206
1920 r. 61,635
1921 . 67.776
1P22 '. -' 88,625
It Is stated by business men who
are in close, touch with affairs in the
city that business conditions are
frooU and that practically all arc
prospering.
Summary of Inspections.
Tho; period covered by these in
spections is from December 13 to
21, Inclusive.
Chimneys on 'brackets, 39
Defective wiring 6
Exposed find unprotected openings 1
Floors and. walls unprotected from -
stove 6
Fire ' extinguished ordered 12
Oil or explosives stored . . 13
r laces where "No 8moking" signs
' nailed 7
Rubbish and trash ...48
Number of schools inspected .... 7
Number of theatres inspected 2
Total number of Inspections made. 87
Total no. of Inspections mailed.. 44
Total! number of inspections made
with no recommendations 16
Later inspections will follow.
WaUir, Syswm und Source of'Supply.
Tho description of the' water sys
tern In the former survey report
amply describes It as of the present
with , the following . exceptions.
Former description omitted to say
that the distribution system of the
entire part" of the city west of Bear
Creek is supplied with ono twelve
(12) inch main which crosses Bear
. J Creek at Main street. Should this
4 main be broken or interfered with
the entire west side, including the
buslneadlstrirtVwouId bo'WIthout
water.' :
The city is nt present engaged In
making an extension of the main in
tho southern warehouse district,
which will Improve conditions In that
. part. Provisions havo also been made
for the main crossing Bear creek and
connecting the distribution system on
the south side, as recommended later
in this report. ,.
"v The main from the Intake to the
reservoir is menaced for some dis
tance by an Irrigation ditch which
n, lis parallel with, md located nbov:
Lliq reservoir. Tn-i seepaire from the
cjilch causes a slow ground motion
and. Ih misplacing or shiftir the nml.i
111 places. Trie greatest hends on th'J
liiUke .main are at-the crossing of
Kf.j,le Ouleh. 246 Coot, und Untie
C'feck, 330 feet. ,. " ' .J r
.'The e(ty Is storting the construc
tion of' another reservoir beside the
present one. Jt will be of the same
oapiulty throe million galloia and
yljll connect with the same main lead
ing to ;the city, H
Fire Drpartiuent oml Equipment.
The fjre department consists of the
Whlef and four-'paid men and volun
"(oers. The personnel of tho fire de
partment Is, practically as It was at
the time of the former survey. At
presen): there Is no convenience for
volunteer firemen to stay In the en
gine house and the'result Is a lack of
close co-operation that should exist.
fire equipment consists' of one
i' i iartford combination hose ana
- I .i . al. two two-hnnd two-wheeled
' 40) gallon chemical carts, one
. , obilo forty (40) horsepower
I with chemical attachment
i apparatus, as described In for
i -eport with . full minor equlp-.-
:i as described with the addition
v- ' 5 -following minor equipment
r i.hased since that time:
i Baker cellar Pipe with shut-
szzte.
1 ten (10) foot folding llfo net.
0 new pipes with shut-off noz
1 feet new 2'i Inch hoso.
..e telephone Is still used for the
.alarm system: with the same code of
signnls for different wards.
Flro Prowntloii Ordinances.
There -has been no changes in or
' A iddltionB to the fire prevention ordl
nances. The summarv shown In tho
previous report Is complete. Tho or
dinances aro very complete and good
but not properly, enforced.
Itxooiiimendatloiis.
We recommend that the following
ordinances be enacted and added to
the -present ' ordinances and that all
be uniformly enfonced:
-An ordinance regulating the equip
mem and operation of motion picture
theatres. . - - i
An ordlnfineo ' regulating aisles,
stairways nnd exits In publio halls
nnd buildings. ,
An ordinance regulntlng tho con
struction and equipment of public ga
rages. An .'ordinance . regulating- fire
escapes.
. Hiiitahle roples of these recom
mended ordinances ore attached here
to and form a pnrt of this report.
We recommend thnt tho following
Improvements be made to tho water
system.
That an eight (S) inch main be
Genesee streets on the north side
of the city extended west along Jack
son street and connected Into tho dis
tribution system at Hiversido and
Jackson.
At present there is only one main
crossing Bear Creek, the ono on Main
street. The entire supply of the busi
ness district comes through It. These
addltloual crossings will reinforce 1c
and give better supply In tho outly
ing districts on the north and south
aides of the city and also protect the
entire west side against the breakage
or any one of the crossing mains.
Wo recommend that steps be taken
to protect tho Intake main from the
danger of Injury of the seepage from
mo irrigating ditch which parallels it
This should be done soon, because
as tho displacement continues to in
crease the danger of interference
with tho wnter supply to tho city will
De multiplied. Interference of any
kind with the mains between the in
take and distribution system which
would shut off tho water supply for
only a short time, might result disas
terously.
Wo recommend the purchase of a
triple combination ono thousand gal
Ion capacity pumper. This engine is
necessary to reinforce tho wnter pres
sure and supply in the outlying dis
tricts especially, and to furnish nro
tection to the Industrial district on
the north side of the city.' It will
however, bo none tho less valuablo in
the central pnrt of tho city, and will
add greatly to tho efficiency of tho
tire department for every purpose.
The value of this pumper can 'be
easily lost In one fire because .of the
luckif such equipment: a fire which
could be extinguished with it use.
We recommend the Installation of
a modern box alarm system, with
sufficient number of boxes to reason
ably serve all districts of the city. One
of the principal conditions contribut
ing to the large fire loss of .Medford
Is the lack of an adequate alarm sys
tem. The delays incident to the use
of the telephone have In Medford
been many and costly and if . the loss
Is to be reduced and property pro
tected nnd conserved5 a first class
alarm system must be put In
We recommend that 'the largo un
finished room on the recond floor of
the city hall be, made into offices and
council chamber.' and that tho pres
ent council chamber and offices, etc..
on the north sidcof the. buildings be
converted into a large dormitory and
club room for tho volunteer and paid
firemen. The quarters should., be
made comfortable nnd - conx'enlent,
and beds, lockers, etc., provided for
not only the paid men, hut free to an
equal number or more of the volun
teer men. . This nrrangement will
bring thenr Into closer relationship
and will result in much closer co
operation and greater efficiency. It
will doubl the force of men subject
to .instant call at flight and will pro
mote better conditions in the fire de
partment in every way.' This plan is
being successfully worked by all of
the better combination puid and vol
unteer deportments In tho state. 1
We recommend that tho pnid force
of. the department bo increased by at
least two more men. This is .neces
sary to enablo too fire chief to do
the inspection work that should be
done and to enforce .the flrc preven-.
tlon ordinances. It will also keep the
force up as It Bhould be during meal
hours and give n .belter . chancer for
men to hnvc a little timo off.
Wei rn-onuiMMid that a tunnel
or overhead crossing, preferably
of tunnel, bo constructed across
the rullroad right of way on
i Sixth Html Tills will put Uio
, crossing almost dirartly In front
of the flro station where It will
ho of greatest vttluo. At the pres
ent a grwit nuiny long delays to
traffic occur on tho crossings duo
to tho frequent Interference by
trains. Delays of from flvo to
. ten minutes hi ninny Instances.
- This Is serious, ns both of tlic
hotels, n, largo school house, and
, much high valued mercnntllo
property Is on tlic west side of
the tracks and could Iki cat off
from tho fire department. This
condition greatly InereascW tho
llfo hazard because of tlw danger
of delay In reaching tho Hfot
bind and Medford Hotels, nnd tho
Washington school with flro and
ladder equipment.
We recommend the purchnso of
1000 feet of standard inch, hose
for use with tho new pumping engine-
Conclusion,
In conclusion of this report, It Is
well to say that tno liro loss ot Mea
ford ot 17.60 per capita, annually
during tho Inst flvo years Is exces
sive and is not only a grent drain on
the resources and wealth of tho city,
and a great unnecessary burden on
the citizens without any return what
ever, but a serious drawback to fu
ture progress and development
well nnd a serious hnndicap to In
dustrlnl development,
Failure to provide adequately for
tho protection of life and' property
from flrc Is a civic dereliction that
will ran the vitality and stunt ' th
mov.tli of an cny. We sincerely
hope tho peoo'c o? Med'orJ may
realize this fact nnd act fo. their
common good to the extent of coin
pllnnce with the foregoing reeoin
mendatlons ot least.
We wish to ask the co-op?rnlion
of the city government, chamber
commerce, civic organizations nil
citizens generally.
We wish to neknowk-dgc ond speak
appreciation for the assistance ren
dered by cily officials, and the people
generally In the work of mnking this
survey.
STATE FITIE MATtRHAT.,
Inspectors Horaco Sykes, nnd
James 8- tilounon.
ASHI-AN'D, Jan. 17. An ideal re
port of Red Cross activities, as per
formed by Uie Ashland unit of the
great relief association, has been made
by Mrs. Margaret E. Dill of this city,
woll known correspondent of tho dally
press along business, social und com
munity betterment lines. To those
who are ot the opinion that,. Just be-
for the Red Cross to accomplish, a J" ""K" motion picture set
careful reading of this report is con- ever registered by the motion picture
vlnclng that the aftermath of war camera, not even excepting tho Bigan
carries with it a heavy toll In the way tie sets In the spectacular foreign pro
of mental distress as woll as physical cluctions, will be seen In "The Eternal
suffering, the rual equations of both Flume. Norma Talinadge's forth
moral and financial assistance being coming eight-reel feature production.
et needed and will be for years to directed by Frank Lloyd that opens a
come, even though Indirectly extended four days engagement at tho 1'age
through channels not mainly duo ob a The.itrn today. It Is a big ballroom
result of war's ravages. Mrs. Dill's sceno of the period of l.ouU XVIII, In
model report follows: 1 which 800 men and women, in court
The expansive power of a dollar costumo of the Second Restoration de-
reaches the (superlative plus when slims, appear on Uio dunce floor and
spent by the Workers In tho Ashland in promenades.
branch of the Jackson County chap- j Some Idea of tho magnitude of the
ter of the American Red Cross. The , "set" can be gathered from the fact
psychology of It is love and personal that five carloads of lumber were re-
service. quired in its construction, und forty-
You who contributed at roll call five tons of plaster were mixed to
time read over this annual report I cover the lumber framework and to bo
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I2S1.25; hospital ' service, $103.60; '
physicians nnd nurses, $41; x-ray,
$1'0; dental services, $.1; groceries,
$119.42; milk, $78.99; clothing, $29.55;
wood, $22.t0; medicine, $24; rent, $U6;
ox-soldier relief, $72.90; caro of sick
and indigent, $12tl.lS; total, $960.39.
Balance in home service treasury,
36.;
Donations to the secretnry and
treusurer of home service, Mrs. S. il.
McN'air, which amounted to $07.75,
wiib spent as follows: Groceries,
$29.20; milk, $5.85; clothing, $0; wood,
$11.70; bedding, $5; medicine, 60
cents; rent, $9; baby basket for clinic,
50 cents.
nnd electricians worxea In three eight
hour shifts a dny to rush theso elabor
ate seta to completion.
There is an Interesting cast, Includ
ing Conwuy Tearle, Adolpho Jean
Menjou, Wedgwood Nowell, Rosemary
Theby, Kate Loser, Thomas Rlcketts,
Irving Cuinmings and Otis liarlun.
and vision the flash of health in baby
cheeks brought by corrective diet,
see the ex-service man, weary and
discouraged, lift his shoulders and go
to life's work nftor a financial lift
in dire need, catch the smile ot a
mother when groceries nnd clothing
enable her to keep her children In
school, hear the fuel crackling in a
stove when a sick, discouraged man
lies holplesB with a suffering family
and know that every penny is Bpent
in that way. No Ashland Red Cross
worker ever received a cent for serv
ice or expense money.
You wouldn't guess how many were
glvon cheer Christmas. The deserv
ing mortal has to be looked up. That
one's identity is sacred to, the Red
Cross.
It is beautiful how many give vol
untarily, too. For Instance, that
$07.75 was given by a young woman,
mdiiy school class, and a public
off.jial. Mrs. W. SI.' Denton, a mem
ber of the executive board finds time
to keep dainty, complete baby layettes
made for emergency calls, which are
many. Not even the executive board
members know how much time loving
service, cheer, physical energy and
financial' aid from his own purse, Rev.
P. K. Hammond has given. For years,
Mrs. Sam McNalr has driven hor car
over the town and valley in the home
service work there Is scarcely a day
she doesn't make a trip for the Red
Cross.. Physicians give their services,
or at most accept ouly the bare cost
of the work to themselves. Hospital
services are cut in -half, as are tho
nurse service.
Officers elected at the annual meet
ing were: Reverend P. K. Hammond,
chairman; Mrs. A. II. Pracht, vice-
chairman; Mrs. F. S. Engle, second
vice-chairman; Mrs. J. Kdward Thorn
ton, secretary; G. G. Eubanks, treas
urer. Executive board: Mrs. Emil
Peil, Mrs. C. H. Pierce, Mrs. S; B. Mo
Nair, Mrs. J. M. Wagner, Mrs. W. L.
Maxey, Mrs. A. A. Marske, Mrs. A. B,
Wick, Mrs. W. M. Denton. Executive
secretary and treasurer of home serv
ice work, Mrs. Sam B. McNalr. - .
The annual report from November
30. 1921, to November 30, 1922:
Bank balance, $228.49; balance in
home service treasury, $166.94; re
ceipts from J921 roll, call, $011.67;
total, $997,10. V
Disbursements: School nurse,
used in tho dellcato scroll work on
the pillars and tlors of boxes these
scrolls being faithfully reproduced
from designs in the Palace of Ver
sailles. More than $350,000 worth of Bpeclnl
lighting equipment was used to light
those scenes.
For the ballroom costumes, forty
five dressmakers, costumers, ward
robe mistresses and designers were
engaged, nnd fifteen hairdressers.
This will be tho most expensive pro
duction Joseph M. Schonck has ever
presented, costing even more than
"Smilln" Through." Many of the rich
tapestries, antique mirrors, period
furniture, brocade hangings and crys
tal chandeliers used in the Duchess
de Ijangeais' salon and palace scenes
have been secured at considerable
cost and pains from the antique shops
and private collections of France.
Gangs ot several hundred carpen
ters, paints, plasterers, property men
WOMEN! DYE
FOR FEW GENTS
Dresses
Skirts
Coats
Waists
Kimonas
Curtains
Sweaters
Coverings
Draperies
Ginghams
Stockings
Everything
Buy "Diamond Dyes" no other kind
and follow tho simple directions in
every package. Don't wonder whether
you can dye or tint successfully, because
perfect homo dyeing is guaranteed with
Diamond Dyes even if you have never
dyed before. Just tell your druggist
whether the material you wish to dye is
wool or silk, or whether it Is linen,
cotton, or mixed goods. Diamond Dyes
never streak, spot, fade, or run.'
You
WillNever
Understand
how delicious Karo is until you taste it
Nor how economical it is until you serve
it to the entire family. Nor what a won
derful energy food it is for little folks
until you serve Karo spread on sliced
bread. Your grocer sells Karo.
Why not make some delicious Divinity Fudge
today
2 ntpi Cranmtatof Sugar
H cup Karo, JW Label
Ett (whtto only)
t ru C1tnttti Nut!
H ttatpoon Satt ' mp Chopped Raiting
cup Water 1 Uatpoon Vanilla
Doll tntgar, Karo, ialt and water together until It forma hard
mm In cold water. Beat whitea of eggs atlff and uratlimlly pour
on the hot avniD. beatina conitantlv. When tnistura beuina tn
atlffen, add nuu and rafiina. and drop from teaspoon
plate. Thlt candy may alio be made into a roll which m
covered with drirminu chncol.ro. and
rolled in nuta. or limply rolled in chop
ped nuts. Cut in half-inch tlicea.
Candied cherrlei. or candied piaa
appl mak a pleasing adUiUon.
( Smiling ftepratentativm
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Wallace Reld, Rialto
Tho It lu 1 1 o Theatre management
has booked for today nnd the remain
der of tho week one of the greatest
Wnlluco Reld comody-drnmns ever
shown in that theatre.
This picture is "Tho Ghost llreukcr"
nnd It Is an adaptation ot a well
known stnue play of the samo name
which scored heavily some years fto.
It deals with the adventures of a dov 11-uiny-caro
Kentucklan who aids a beau
tiful Spanish sonorltn, to rid her castlo
in Spain of a band of robbers iioslni;
us ghosts nnd eventually wins her
love.
There is notion aplenty, and In ad
dition to the humor supplied by tho
star, there is another hilarious brand
supplied by Walter liters in his first
black-face role. Llla Lee is a most
capable and winsome leading woman.
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