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o o o o oo o 9 O o o MEDFOftT) MAftj TKffiTTSE, AfETFOftT. (TRKOOX, FKTIIXTfr JULY J7. m 1A0E SEVEN' 4 GNATS DISAPPEAR Seeks Pirate Gold Wih Divining Rt4 MARSHAL PETAIN ID o AT DIAMOND LAKE ;:' ANDflSHING GOOD o DIAMOND, LAKE, Ore., July 15. (Special to Thu Tribune) a bout of gnats which Appeared tteverul dnys ago to make life miserable fur the campers around the lake dinappenred this morning us Huddeiily as they came. The gnutfl came across the lake nhou t fou i l u yn a go with a heavy wind, which blew fur about three days. As a consequence, camp era were eating gnats raw, broiled, baked and fried and many persona vacated in their favor. Today, but few remain, their visit having termi nated apparently with the return of calm weather. With the Influx of tourists, espec ially from California, the visitors at Diamond Lake are, to a large extent, travelers from other states. With the opening of the Crater Lake rim road scheduled for August first, it in expected thut attendance at the lake 'will increase materially. - The fishing is holding out well. Recently an increase In the popu larity and suecess of ly fishing has taken place many anglers getting good results with flics at the south end of the luke. At this point Silent creek keeps that portion of the lake at a cooler temperature than the rest of the lake water which stays at an average temperature of 70 degrees. Fly fishermen have had good luck with the brown and grey hackle and partclularly the black gnat. Swimming Is proving unusually popular this year. With the weather quite warm, the temperature of the water is such that a person can stay In for several hours without becom ing chilled. During the past week the young people have been building a fire on the beach in the evening and taking a starlight plunge before retiring. Another popular feature at the lake this year is the regular per furmances of the Diamond lake Saw- Filers, nn orchestra of university nnfl ' high school boys working at the re sort. Dances are held regularly on the week ends and during the week when a sufficient crowd is on hand. Under construction at the lodge is a new bath house and barber shop ' where hot showers will soon be available. . '" PENDLETON, Ore., July 17. Pen '. dleton sweltered yesterday ns she hns ' not' sweltered yet this year. The offic 1 Jul maximum temperature, was Its, but because of the humidity it was pro 1 nounced the warmest day. of the year by many residents. After an unusual ly hot night, early morning conditions ' promised a higher reading of the 1 thermometer today. The hot spell has continued without a brenk for over ' ten days and warm nights have been part of the current heat wave. WITH SUMMER FLU ' SALEM, Ore., July 17 Adjutant General George A. White Is ill at his home here with influenza. Physicians ordered General White to bed several days ago but he Insisted on remaining at his office until yesterday, when his condition became such that he wua compelled to take to his bed. His progress is reported satisfactory. . SKLF I'HAISK Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth ; a itrnnaer, and not thine own lips. l-rov. 27 :2. Spies on Secret of'OldAge" 4lr V" J& J William J. Beach, hi wife ' and son, five, are- on their way; ' to Cocos Island, in the Pacific,! in a 26-foot vessel, in search of millions in fabled pirate gold. ' He is carrying with him an elec trical device which it is claimed will record the presence of loose gold if it is within digging dis tance of the earth. He is shown ' with the instrument. 61 ST GRAND LODGE SESSION OF ELKS E PAKIS, July 17. (A. P.) Deter mined to checkmate Abd-KI-Krlm In his efforts to establish himself ns sul tan in Fez, the French, noverninnt is throwing one of Its strongest pieces into the came in the person of Mar shal Petal ti, who commanded the French armies during tho latter part of the world war. The marshal left Inst night for Tou. louse, planning to k these by airplane to Rabat, the seat of the French gov ernor general of Morocco. "We must try to give confidence to the troops who have been fighting without respite for many weeks and who have accomplished a superhuman feat." he snld. "Reinforcements are arriving nn army corps by the Oranez frontier to ward Taza. and an uninterrupted stream of effectives by way of Casn Blanca. s "This reassuring stream Is flowing without pause from the east and west, and It is lndispensible that its flow be uninterrupted." Petain's task will be to employ the rolnforcoments to tho best advantage with the object of definitely defeat ing his swarthy opponent and hurl ing him back into the It iff inn coun try In the Spanish protectorate. While the French mobilize their strategists and troops, tho American volunteer flying squadron ts prepnr--ing to get on the scene ns soon as pos sible. The pilots and observers, most ly veterans of the TaFayette Csquad rllle and the foreign legion, are to ns1 semble at Toulouse Thursday and fly to Rnbat. General Nnulin last night paid trib ute to the American volunteers, de claring: "They are brave soldiers who ask nothing but to repeat in Morocco the fine deeds of daring they accomplish ed on the French front, and above all. they will constitute a moral element of high import.' Colonel Charles Sweeney, of Spo kane, Wash., who rose from the ranks to a captaincy In the foreign Ipglon and who commanded a regiment in the 80th division of the American Ex peditionary forces in the Argonne, has been named commander of the squadron. RIVERSIDE RIPPLES I : ; I Dr. Alexis Carrel, world fa mous scientist of the Rockefeller Institute of Research, New York, is causing cells from a ' liudn body to live independent ly in a glass' flask, in experi ments he is conducting -in an ef 1 fort to discover exactly ' why cent cease to grow, causuisis a - " " TintoTf AXTri Cya Tnlit 17 Thf sixty-first grand lodge .reunion : of tho Benevolent' and Protective Order of. Elks was. brought .to a 'close here today. Many- delegations left :. last evening following' the' huge .Elk pa rade In which approximately 20,000 persons took pan, - ana otners were ing delegates -were' for tho most part enjoying uiHumiy n if-' - -"e tntmt I Inn1 ' . till Pt tfl nn t Inn- In a golf tournament n't Oenrhart, Ore. Tonight win see tho final reveiry OI IIIP vinii n ." u,v, "" " v city will come "teetering back to lior- malcy nfter one of tno jouicsc wee. in Its hifitory. . "Portland may have the; Elks con vention the next' time she wnnts it." said retiring grand exnlted ruler John O. Price in discussing the suc- (.nnvoniinn 1nst ended. and other Elk officials agreed with him. Charles H. Ornkolow of Phlladel ..i,tn ..nn.i ooniilrn nt the nriler. was presented by Exalted Ruler Milton U. Kiepper, or ui ronmini ...hi, rtatilnc . mil enrh 1oInt of whlcii la engraved with an Elk in scription. DETROIT ELKS AGAIN WIN IN Mrs. P. E. "Wahl of Medford and Mrs. C. R. Boyd of Eagle Plont, were (hostesses to a five course luncheon at one o'clock, Friday, at the home of the former. Covers were laid for 'eighteen guests' nt two tables prettily decorated with pink and white as the color scheme. The center piece be ing a large bouquet of pink sweet peas, with place cards and rose buds as favors. Those present were: Mrs. Charles Wahl and Mrs. Maude Champ lln of Foots Creek. Mrs. Paul McOunt, : Mrs. Rose Ony, Mrs. Hodges. Thelma Hodges. Lyndal Jacobs and Mrs. (J ray of Riverside, Mrs. L. F. Pickett of Central Point. Mrs. Charles Furnas. Mrs. Acken, Mrs. C. W. McDonald. Mrs. eOorge Alden, Mrs. Roe and Mrs. F. E. Wahl of Med:ord. Mrs. C. R. Boyd of Eagle Point and Mrs. Brown of Cottage Grove. Miss Muriel Matthews, who Is at tending school nt Ashland, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Q. W. Matthews of Foots Creek. 1 MIsh Alida Swensson of Los Angeles Is visiting her aunt, Mrs. F. C. Elliott of Reviera. Mrs. Mnudu Champlln accompanied Mr. and Mrs, John Butler nnd Mr. and : Mrs. George' Alden ona camping trip 'over to the coast to be gone a couple of weeks. BAND CONTEST EDITH TaWNE PORTLAND; Ore., July 16 (A. P.) Drill team contosm and n meeting of the Rrand lodge were features today of the sixty-firm annual reunion of the grand lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, In session here. Six teams are In the contest In cluding Jtolse, Bukersfleld, Seattle, Detroit. Juckson, and Pasndena. Be sides these there will be an exhibition drill by Philadelphia nnd other visit ing teams. The contests, originally Het for ten o'clock this morning were postponed until afternoon so that the grand lodge officers might witness the performance. Detroit band, E. O. LaBarro. direc tor, 'late yesterdny was awarded first prize In class A of the bond contest. This- group -took -the -same-honor a kycnr ago. west Palm Bosch, Fla., K. A. Moses, director, won first prize In class B. ' Chicago band, -Albert Cook, director won second prize in clnss A. Omaha hnnil. Henry O. Cox, direc tor, won second prize In class B. Perslilng On Trlp.0 WASH1NOTON, July 17, (A. P.) General Pershing left Washington this nfinooi)for Houth America to Htend the first meeting of the Tac- na-Arlca rdehlsctte commission. o which he is the head. His official party will sail from Key West Bun day. ...-. Tlenn cotton rags wanted at this office. tf Cook with gas. tr Australian Ijonn ) NEW YORK, July 17. (A. P.)'! Flotation of a t76.0O0.OOO loan for the . commonwealth of Australia was an- j nounced today by J. P. Morgan and I company. . Public offering of thirty i year five per cent gold bonds will be made in the Now York market next ( .Monday nt a price of 984. Slmul-.: taneous offering of 5,000.000 pounds' of the same stock Will be made to i London. SHOP SALE Still Going On -' .... V Until the stock is sold. See our bargains before" looking else where. Every thing at prices u. the lowest You Are One Of The Hundreds of f i ' VY'. Shoppers Who Are : Searching For Money-saving Values In Medford Tomorrow - Remember The Stare's "yfi Offers Bargains For AH The Family Real Clearance Sale Bargains In Ladies' Coats, Suits, Dresses, Blouses, Skirts, Parasols, Lingerie, Hosiery, Union Suits, Cor sets, Brassiers, Girdles, Vests, Shopping Bags, Notions, Shoes. SCORES OF PIECE GOODS VALUES CHILDREN'S AND MEN'S SHOES MEN'S AND BOYS' WEAR i . . , . r THIS IS A REAL MdNEr SAVING OPPORTUNITY PAY -LESS-DRESS BETTER 0 II -w 1 1 mm la DFPARTMlMrSToii - Reliable Merchandise Suice 1894 wv vwvufb ViH' S aaswi