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OLD JUNK HOUSE
MOTHER SHOT BY:
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NEAR BUTTE FALLS
SEND LOCAL PEARS
IS BURNED
IS OPERATED'
IN" NIGHT BLAZE
ON TO SAVE LIFE
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Two forest fires reported to be quite A convention of International, Rpopo
erlous were discovered yesterday aft- that will take placw In Portland Sep.
irnoon by District State Fire Warden teinlitr 21 to 2I, of Rencinl Interest
f. H. Lowd, while.; patrolling state to the whole state of Oregon, Is the
Irnlierlund by airplane. i. . , i . hovereiKn liraim LoiiRe or ouci m-
One fire, which has reached large
proportions. Is burning near Morrison
;reek. a short distance from the .1000
lows. In fact this convention Is not
for Portland alone, but Is being fi
nanced and handled by all of the Odd
Rvan ,-, di.fict which li un low has Probably more mem
bers than any other fraternal orgnnl.
zatlon In Oregon, there being over
43,000 members in the state with ap-
proximately 600 separate lodges. The
I Odd Fellows ' lodge In the whole
, world had a membership, according
I to the last census, of 2.700,000. Tliore
lare 10,728 subordinate lodges, 3,677
(encampments, 10,182 Rehekah lodges
nnd 789 Cantons. -
will be .'.official roprcsenta-
Evans creek district, which is also
WX of control. The other is on Owen
Vregon Lumber property seven miles
north of Santiam Peak.
E. U Tngram with a crew of men
has been sent to Morrison creek, while
Warden Lowd Is taking charge of the
Dwen-Oregon fire, which is burning In
thick timber. :
The Imnaha-fire near ProBnect in
Ilia PMlaf V,.ln..l ....,..,. k..,. nn I
F.lb Kill. UUtlG VUUIIU1. JU UUU1-
tlonal crew of firefighters, known ns
I he
Ranger
to the scene yesterday; It being the
custom of forest officials to Bend the
Bquadron to the most serious fires
burning in the Crater, Umpqua, Klam
nth Clot...,, H'V. ,
Zn ,Ln Zll V ti- I work in Portland since January of
datWad7nla
' According to P; B. Lowd, who flew hwh t rn onn y
7.ISSl- '.il.1?;""1 VZty 'Zry lo,)B in Oregon
e -dspStatrr,;
PeXtm
h in uciictru iiihl nits murriHUM . n ,. ... . . -
.lives from efery state In tho union
ii.,t o,,.,,i-V i i ' well ii h each of tho Onnarilnn prov-
,rW . r ? ! lnc. The ordW will also have rep:
Z JJ'l??. resentntlves f.oln nil parts of Ausfa-
liiHla, -Cuba and -ljastern count i'Ioh,
Tho visitors, are com I met as guests of
the lodirea iu .the Jurisdiction of Ore-
Fire of unknown origin completely
destroyed the unocupied three-room
frame junk house pad shedB attached
to it, owned by Thomas Kddy, on Plum
street, near the end of West Kleventh
street, between 11 and 11:30 last
night. The loss Is not known, as Kddy ,
is serving a 20-year sentence for as-.
Bault recently imposed by Judge C.
M. Thomas in circuit court. There
was no insurance.
i ne willing out oy lire or tills long
existing eye-sore causes no sorrow in
that section of the city.
The building, sheds and yard con
tained a mixed mass of old Junk, In
the
lila'zu on state land had been burning
several days before It was discovered
by airplane. Duo to the fact the at
mosphere was'so smoky tire lookouts
could not locate the same. The Bybee
Airings fire nnd two smaller ones
Bpveral miles diBtant present situa
tions which are very difficult to han
dle. Very little Is known concerning
the Owen-Oregon fire, which Is said to
be spreading lny Btate timberland.
people. Besides the members of Ore
gon who will ntlend the big gather
ing almost en niusse. ,the state of
Washington Is Joining hands with
Oregon and they-are pledging 16,000
members from that stute alone. Ida
ho has also organized to send to. Port
land numerous bands nnd organiza
tions and will have three floats In the
parade , one from the subordinate
lodges, one from the Rebeknh lodges
and one from Eastern Idaho spon
sored by the lodges of Pocotello.
which will depict Indian life and
products. ...
One of the spectacular features of
the big gathering will be the pageant
showing the officers and ' Uniform
ranks of Patriarchs Militant. This Is
the military branch of the Order, and
a number of years -ago., when the in,
ternational gathering was held In aSn'
Francisco, there were' 2400 plumed
marchers marching ' through the
streets of that city.'
AIL the : lodges of Southern Oregon
have ' made generous contributions for
the big gathering. To Medford lodge
Bert 'Oregon" Jones, slain in a des- I has been .assigned a nart to nrocurc
perate attempt to escape from the 'a supply of Rogue Rlver'Ynlley pears
eluding old wagons and auto bodies
and parts thereof, und the place at
which Eddy alno had resided, had long
been regarded as an unsightly and nol
somo nuisance.
Because of tho fait that the con
tents, of the one story house, yard and
sheds was packed full of miscellan
eous Junk the fire department played
water on the ruins from the Still,
pumper for nearly an hour before the
blaze was out. When the file depart
ment' arrived nt tho scone the building
was nlready a mass of flames. It is
believed that the fire had been smoul
dering Bomo time before it burst Into
flames.
for the pleasure of the state's guests,
an assignment .which the . local lodge
has gladly, accepted and will fulfill. .
10 HAVE
CURATOR FOR MUSEUM
late prison "Wednesday . ; evening.
launched his spectacular crime career
An this county, and has relatives liv-
to 20 years In prison by Circuit Judge
p. M. Thomas, for tho Sexton foun
tain hold up. ; . -fi i
With his brothers "Dewey and Ml-
nm, "Oregon" staged a series of rob
beries in Jackson and Josephine
bounties. Dewey Is serving a 20-year j
Sentence at Salem and Milam escaped
rom the. county Jail at Jacksonville ' .'
wo years ago and has never, been I -
recaptured. - He was awaiting trial The Jacksonville Chamber of Corn-
it the tlne for ;th' Blackwell Hill merce has launched a drive for "a
obbery near Gold Hill. ' bigger and better" pioneer museum
In the. Blaekwell Hill robbery. In the U. S. Hotel at Jacksonville,
William Sehultze," 'barber, and Walter and as the first step In fhe enlarged
Smith, carpenter, were among tne program, have i received' assurances
rictims. Sprague Reigel, a' former from the county court, that next year
ocai orchard man, was also present, a curato.r will be " furnished, 'tso -the
ind . was hit across the wrist with museum", can 'be kept open all :ihe
he butt-end of a pistol In the hands time. ' - ,'
f Oregon Jones, when he vigorously! This week the. committee in charge
irotested the proceedings. 1 is soliciting subscriptions among Jack
Sehultze. Smith, Reigel ' and two sonvllle people, -and ' next week will
ther men with- their women com- call upon residents of Ashlftnd and
paiTions were stopped while return- Medford, and other communities for
Ing from a dance at the fair grounds financial aid. They are aiming at
hy way of the lane leading from the $3000. which will be used In making
highway to Oakdnle avenue, by the needed Improvements and adding to
Jones, all bundled Into Relgel's car the collection of pioneer relics,
nnd forced to drive to Blackwell Hill, I
. -"here they were lined up In tho
(joonllght and systematically robbed
of cash and jewelry. - After the' rob
bery the Jones drove back to this
rity In Relgel's car, where It was
hbnndoned. - ' ' 1 .
The Jones were also charged with
the holdup of a number of "parties"
In the vicinity of he Savage Rapids
dam.
3 AUTO CRASHES IN
'CITY, NONE HURT
Three, auto wrecks occurred In tho
city yesterday, none of which resulted
in Injury to tho occupunts.
On South Riverside Mrs. C. J. Jes
sup. of Weed, Calif., driving a Ford
eoupe.'eollided with a Maxwell driven
by J. M. Newell, of this city, while
attempting to pass a load of hay. On
Vest Main street near Oakdale, Wil
liam Mansfield, of Prospect, struck
a car owned by Jack Heath, an em
ploye of the Associated Oil So. The
former was arrested by traffic offi
cer J. J. McMahon for reckless driv
ing and operating a motor vehicle
with no driver's license. At the In
tersection of 4th street and Central, a.
light delivery' car was struck by a
heavy touring while endeavoring to
cross the intersection. The names of
the drivers in the latter accident were
not learned. None of the cars were
budly damaged., s ' 'i
WATERLOO, la.. Aug. 13. .(A. P.)
While the funeral dirge sounds nl
Reinlieck, Iowa, for the Hev. K. J.
Vandervoort. pastor of the Kirat Meth
odist Oruchut Iarkersburg, surgeons
will be performing an operation on his
wife nt a hospital here. Both were
shot by their son Warren, 17, last
Thursday night.7,
The son will not attend the funeral
of his father'. Nor will he be advised
as to the condition of his mother.
Since the shooting he has expressed
no curiosity as to his father's funernl
or whether tho two - rifle shots he
fired Into his mother's head and
throat had proved fatal.
Should thin supercilious air leave
him and should he ask that he ho per
mitted to attend his father's funeral,
ho will nut be allowed to do so, Sher
iff Burma has previously stated .
Surgeons believed early today that
In view of Mrs. Vamleirvoort's roinut k
ablo vitality, '-she will survive the. op
eration, which will be performed In
ii n effort to remove the bullet that
lodged In her neck. The lead lodged
at the base of her bruin will be luft,
physicians said, unless it becomes
necessary to make a last desperate ef
fort to save her life. '- While efforts
are being nmdo to save his mother's
life and while friendfTand neighbors
of tho larkersburg minister' and
members of his little, flock aro pre
paring to lay his body to rest, the boy
slayer sits In his cell, 'reads magazines,
euts hearty meals and appears to have
forgotten that he killed his father and
dangerously wounded his mother.
Famous Drivers , '
Here Tomorrow
WEDD1NG BELLS
TOURIST TRAVEL TO
' LAKE STILL STRONG
Eddie Hearne, famous veteran, of
the board speedways, 4'fox of auto
racing" and 1923 champion, Is con
sidered hy speed kings as being one
of the "headiest drivers" that ever
came into the fold of speed. He has
driven more dirt track races than
any driver in the world other than
Barney Old field.
Hearne, Lock hart, Licklleder and
Simpson will arrive on the Shasta
limited Friday morning from . Los
Angeles and will Immediately unload
their Millers and Dusenbergs from
the special express car. These are
the world's fastest - and latest speed
creations, direct from the factory of
tho famous Harry Miller, known
throughout the world as the greatest
designer, of speedway cars. ,
Lockhart . McDonald and Hearne
have already announced ..that Sun
day's race- wtll. be strictly business
after the. starter drops the flag.
Hearne Is determined to try and
win back honors ylost to Lock hart
when he smashed nil the world's mile
dirt track records nt Bakersfield,
Cal., last February.
On Tuesday afternoon, August 11,
ht 3 o clock, a quiet wedding was sol-
mnized when Felix C. Nay, of Orange
bounty, California, was united In mar
riage to Miss Eleanor Reynolds, re
cently from the same community.
They were married nt the residence
i.f the minister, Rev. J. B. Conn. After
tho ceremony the wedding pnrty left
Immediately for the South by auto.
I The home of O. W. Huffman on
North eCntrnl Ave. was. the scene of
a weflJing Wednesday evening, Aug.
12, nt 6:30. when Miss Violet was unir
ted In marriage to Alfred F. Odin, of
this cdunty A small group of Intl
;iate', friends were present- Rev. J.
H. Coan. of the South Methodist
rhurcht officiated. The ring wedding
rite wqj used. Mr. Odin Is a resident
of the Evans Creed district where the
young couple will make their home.
At 8:30 o'clock Wednesday evening,
Aug. 12, at the home of the bride's
mother at 9 Parft Place, Otto K. King
nnd Miss Wave Doren were happily
united In the bonds of wedded life.
'Both of the principals are well known
In the community. Rev. J, B. Coan,
of, this city, officiated. The beautiful
ring- ceremony was enployed to- seal
the troth. A large number of frjends
of the family were present. Follow
ing the ceremony and reception a
wedding dinner was enjoyed
Although tho general tourist season
Is now receding from the peak of the
season,, business was good today with
the Crater Lake National Park com
pany, as this forenoon's stnges depart
ed for the lake wlrti over twenty per
sons from the hotels and arriving
morning trains.
The local state 'auto registration bu
reau for out of the state cars, also did
a bJg-buslness yesterday, as 110"such
cars, from all parts of the United
States registered that day.-
The general run of tourists calling
at the local garages Is falling off a lit
tle. .
Noted Movie People
to Visit Medford
and Crater Lake
' Thnr. will liA A tlieAtlnff Of til
P., A P. W. club Friday ewnlnif,
'August- 14. at the home of Ada
Htwmer, 12 Mlntleloe. The purpiwo
iiPhi nmke definite plana for a booth
iat the fair. Member, are urged to
jbe present by 7:J.
Mr. and Mrs. Irvln Wlllet of Holly
wood wilt arrive .In Medtord Sunday
morning and will be guests of . Mr.
and Mrs. George Hunt, who will take
them to Crater Lake.
Mra. Willet's stage name la Blllle
Dave and she la one of the well known
movie atara. Mr. and Mra. Wlllet have
been in Washington making a picture
with Jack Holt. '
Mr. Wlllet Is one of the ' noted
movie directors of Hollywood., ,
A committee i representlnif ' the
Chamber of Commerce will also meet
them at the train and present them
with some of Medford'a famous flow
ers and fruits. - ,
Mr. and Mrs. Wlllet are stopping in
Medford as a result of the picture of
Crater Lake and Medford shown at the
convention of moving picture people, a
few months ago. ,,,,
Only three days left special electric
rang offer; get yours now I 12)
FACTORY GIRL -ONE
OF THE 98
Will Answer Letters from
Women Asking About Lydia
E. Pinkham Vegetable ,
v - Compound
Lit! tz. Pa, "I was very nervous amM
suffered lor a long time with pains in
my oacK ana siae. i
was employed in
factory and for about
three months I did
no work at all. There
were two women
who told me about
Lydia E. Pinkham a
Vegetable Com
pound. I didn't be
lieve what they told
me at first, but at
last I tried it Ithaa
taken my pains away
and my nervousness. I am glad to aay
that I am one of the 98 out of 100' that
it has helped. I recommend it when I
can, aa I Know it ia good for women's
troubles. I will answer any letter that
any woman writes to me. I know the
Vegetable- Compound has helped me
and hope it will help others." Mrs.
Charles R. Shub,R.F.D. 2, Lltite.Pa.
98 out 6f every 100 women who take
this medicine for the ailments for which
it is recommended are benefited by it
They have aaid so in answering a quo
tionaire sent to them.
For sale by druggists evarywBere.
For Camp Furniture .
See
Med Tent & Awning Works
OppoilU 9, Depot Phon145-J
WASHINGTON. Aug. 13. (A. P.)
A formal communication frosslnR
for the return of German property
seized by the United States during the
war has been presented to Secretary
Kellogg by the German ai.ihassador.
. No comment was available at the
state department beyond admission
that such a communication had been
received, and was being considered.
The text has not been made public,
but the memorandum Is understood to
point out that, In view' of the status
of the operations of the Dawes repar
ations plan and the benefit to be de
rived from these payments by the
United States, the time appears ap
propriate to ,take up. fojc set,tle,ment
the question of German properties still
'held by the Washington government,
, ; Johnson Itonl.H Richards Again,
FOREST HILLS, N. Y., Aug. 13.
(A. P.) William M. Johnson of San
Francisco, practically . clinched his
right to the number two position on
the Davis cup team yesterday when he
defeated Vincent Richards of New
York 6-3, 6-4, 7-5, In the second of
the test matches between these rivnls..
Johnston won the first match Sjatur-?
day In five sets.
. P00 0 ?TJ -Cl' ' ;
If you spent 60 days :
straight at the kitchen stove
you'd see why it is that nearly eighteen
hundred homes within reach of the Copco
lines are now using electric ranges.
Two hours a day, every day In the year,
Is probably a low estimate of a housewife's
time in the kitchen. Sixty full days, in
all and they're worth making easier I
Electrical cooking is easier, and cleaner.
It puts an end to dirt and ashes. It means
less sweeping of floors, less cleaning' of
walls, cleaner utensils.
. Electrical cooking is tastier. Uniform,
controllable heat saves the flavor of dainty
foods. '
:-tT
tcALIFDIWmOREG(7
POWER COMPANY
YWIR. PARTNERS
IN FKOGRESS
' Electrical cooking is economical sur
prisingly so. The average cost of electri
city for cooking is only about twice th .
cost of the electric lighting current in ths .
same home. (Actual average figures fot.' .
your own neighborhood will be shown you
upon request.) ., . .' . '
Don't pass the next display of electric '.
. ranges without just dropping in and ask
ing your dealer more about them and
about the convenient payment terms he
is offering. ; ; ,. . .
THE CALIFORNIA OREGON POWER COMPANY
-4 .t
Lock
who broke all world's records for a one-mile dirt
track and is considered by the public press to be
the world's greatest race driver, will have his car
oh display at the
re'''"" "- 1
Hppmobile
JfilOW If
128 North Front Street
oom
Friday and Saturday. August 14 and 15
It's some car. Come in and see it.
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