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MKHFORTl MAIL TRmiTXE. MEDTOim OKEflOX, SUNDAY. .TTTXE 1, 102. PA OK TIIREB L Smith's Teammate? Tho attractive stucco Spanish model apartment house on South lolly and Twelfth streets being hullt by 11. T. Fiudluy Itt receiv ing final finishing touches with preimrutlons under way fur tin? opening July 1. I Kverylhln that's modern ami convenient has been Included in tho plans which thu. o ner to gether with hlH wife spent much time perfecting. They visited nu merous apartment building Ing as far us Los Angeles where they found, one after which the new one i here was modeled with Home variations. , Surrounded by pear trees as tall as tho two story house and facing Holly street with its numer ous (diude trees the white stuc co structure .Ik ono of the best looking in Med ford. Six roomy flats with four mums and bath, and two with three rooms and ba t h a re inel u d ed i n thu house. Each apartment has u private entrance, garage. Just back of the building, luundry trays and clothes line. Another feature la that the walls on the cool sido of the house are tinted with warm colors and on the op posite side cool colors predomin ate. AH six flats are unusually well -lighted and will be steam heated and equipped with frlg idalru fixtures in the kitchens. Three kitchens are decorated with yellow and tho others with green, the color scheme being carried out In tile draining ffx ' ", linoleum it nd print oil cloth curtains. All cupboards are miilt-ln. All floors are hard wood und the n part men ts aro to. be rented unfurnished. Two porches with balconies painted black, and small, black burred windows in each .side of the top story, and a large lawn in front of tho house are Interesting additions. A flower garden hiding bench es and hammocks is being- plan ned by Mrs. Kind lay who explain ed yesterday that she wants her tenants to have somewhere to go without putting on their hats when I hey. step out of doors. The building was constructed by W. H. Merrill, contractor, at a cost of approximately $ 1 K.HOO. Taints, varnishes and tints used throughout the structure were furnished by Al I'iche, .represon latlvo of the Northern Hardware l 'ha hi st on; line of goods. t CONCERT EDITORS OF 2 OF SEASON ML! STATES TO SEE FARM LOAN HEAPS HAN TROOPS ' Lewis C. Stevenson, above, of Bloomincton, III., is being pushed as a running mate for Governor Al .'.'mitli, of New York, by Illi nois Democrats. CLOSES TONIGHT lui the scries of summer band conceits in the city park, the first ! of which is to be given next Kri ; day evening, June by the Klkf j bund, Wilson Wait, leader, a large end substantial temporary plat form, which has been painted green. h:is been erected near the cast wall of the public library ) building. i This location is expected to be i a big improvement over the lo ; cations of such concerts in the I past few years, as the library vill , not only act as a sounding board, jaud the stand's location chine to ' tlie wait will do away with much I of the annoying to both mus icians and audience running around ! t he ba ndsta nd by chi Id ren. The number of concerts to be given during the series is not yet known, but a concert will be giv i en every other wock. However, from the fact that Wilson Wuite 1 is the director of this excellent band, it is known beforehand th-it each concert will he a good one. PAY VALLEY VISIT E T( hllU mm HIT A SNAG IN The clerks and carriers of the Medford postoffice aro having dif ficulty in selecting a delegate to the annual convention of the Klate Postoffice Clerks association and the State Association of Letter Carriers, and their auxiliary organ izations, to be held Juno tint H in Portland. Inasmuch as C. M. Houston of the postoffice staff Is secretary and treasurer of the state clerks asso ciation he Is sure to be one of the delegates, Ipit the rub comes in selecting another delegate. Last week an election was held to select this man, the clerks putting forth Stanley Sherwood as their candi date, anil tho curriers lining up be hind C. O. Sandcn. A warm pre liminary cumpalgn preceded this election. The election resulted In a tie. ami this tie. the clerks claim, v-fs caused by the carriers stuffing tho ballot box. The carriers retaliate by declaring that three of the clerks were suffering from unusual mental trouble during the election. The tie still stands, lioth sides agreed to leave Postmaster "War ner east the deciding vote, but the latter declined as he Is too busy, outside of office hours directing tourists where to find the Pacific llighwny, and besides has son: arms resulting from watching his son (Jordon work in the garden sometimes. The Seventh-day Advcntist camp . meeting which has been In sen-' f slon at Jacksonville for the past 1 week will close tonight. Special' services for the public will be held today at 10:45 u. m., 2:30 and T:aO p. in. Pastor K. J V I Armitage, returned missionary (from Africa, will speak t 10:lii. 1 Nearly a thousand members of j the church assembled again .Ves-1 terday In the regular Sabbath! services, and Slia.Og was collect-1 ed in the Sabbath school for for- j elgn missions. The morning service was con-! ducted by pastor Morris Lukens, j president of the North Pacific ! I niun conference. He spoke on the subject of prayer and related some wonderful experiences of answered prayer In the conversion of souls and healinir of the sick. Practically the entire congrega tion- came forward In a consecra tion service. Special prayer for healing of the nick was held la the large pavilion at 2:110 yester day afternoon, and more than $.".(10 was raised for foreign mis sion work. Counting the book sales, mission donations, and eve ning offerings, nearly J'JT.oo has been paid Into the conference treasury . during. . tho . ten days .of the convention. At t lie close of the afternoon service yeslenbty I fi new converts were baptized and joined the church. ( it hers will bo baptized in their homo churches upon their return. Last night Pastor O. J. Appel, returned missionary from Chin.-i. a ve a nn.st Interesting stercop tilican lecture on i Iress. mode;: of living, with pictures of mission stations, hospitals, churches, and schools in which the Ad enlists carry on their work for the Chinese people. in spite of the war conditions he reported manv additions to tin church.. Resolutions were adopted by the congregation expressing their ap preciation to the Jacksonville 'ham her of Commerce for their courtesy to the conference. The liogue 1 liver Academy or chestra under t he leadership of Professor T. II. Pol ken burg, has furnished special music through out the meetings and will rentier a sacred musical concert 'from 7:0 to 8 o'clock tonight in the la fee canvas pavilion. The president of the confer ence spoke words nf appreciation for the publicity the newspaper had given each day of the doings at the camp. The dosing subject at 7 : :i f J to night will be. ''Where will the righteous spend eternity will we know pfoh other there?" ft FOR CRATER LAKE! A fine new thirteen foot power boat that seats five or six passen gers, and which has been christen ed Steve, In honor of Stephen Mather, director of I he National Parks system, was taken up to Crater Lake National park from here today to be Installed in Cra ter lake, for use of Superintendent Thomson and his force of rangers in inspecting and police iug that body of water, and also for use in entertaining government and oth er prominent visitors. This speedy little bo.it of the Sea Sled make, model III, is con structed so that it is almost uon capsizalde and can make a good speed of 22 miles an hour. M ri'hs the water very light draft, al though weighing 2 1 ." poumN, with a length of 1 3 feet and 4 1; -inch beam. The hull, very strong, is composed of white oak with brass and copper fastenings. The boat, which has been mi ex hibition in a show window of the iSrowue Hardware company for the past two weeks, is constructed of brown mahogany, with m double planked bottom and is the only 'one or its kind in this part of tlm country. Proof of the speed and durability of this make of craft is the fact that In ihe fi I mile sea marathon, San Diego around Sanla Catalina and return on January ir.. of the 37 entries the model 1 :t. Willi an X II. P. motor, was Ihe only one tit finish, every other ho.-il in the race- being capsized, smash ed or washed under. Headed by Krieiid V .Ulehard son, former governor of California, -oo no inherit of the California Press Association will arrive Mon day iiiuming at Ashland, in special cars, on their annual summer out ing. They will be brought to this city, by auto, und be the guests (,r honor at a noon luncheon given by tlie services dubs.- in the aft.-r-noon, they will be taken to Crater Lake, where they spend two days, viewing that scenic wonder. An auto caravan from Klamath Falls will then take the visiting scribes'through tu K'iamuth lta.-dn to Klamath Kails, where they will entrain for home. Oregon editors w ill assemble here Friday, and local service clubs wii (tender them a bamiuet that evening. Saturday they will jour ney to Crater Lake for a week-end business session. A golf tourna ment is to be the entertainment feature Friday afternoon. W. A. Mc Pride nf Susauville Calif., editor and publisher of :The Advocate", arrived Saturday after noon by auto, and is the first of the California editors to arrive. Officers of the National Farm Loan association arrived in ihe city last night from the Southern Oregon district nice: held In iiose burg yesterday, and will return to Spokane today, going by way of Crater lake. The official party comprises L M. Krhei itt of Spo kane, president of the l-'urin asso ciation, with headquarters in Spokane; A. s. tloss. a director of farm loans, Hugh (iroat of Poise. Iiht ho. association director for (his district, and Frank Hinns of Spokane. Wash., president of the Stockholders association. At ihe Kosehurg im . this city was named for the meeting next year, and M. .1. Norris of Phoenix was named president of the Southern Oregon association. Delegates from the Southern Oregon district at Kosehurg were: M .1. Norris and John (Iambic of Phoenix; J. It. Iowen and I'M Thompson of I tog tie 1 liver. 11. F, Whetstone of Central Point, and 10. II. Hurd of Medford. M F.N ICO CITV. June 211 -iVt Fedora t troops have been ordered out by the Mexican govurumeiit to pursue a bandit party which kid naped W. M. Mitchell and John F. Hooper. A meric.in ininirp men. in the stale of Jalisco and aye holding t In-in f,u- ran.-om under threat of death. The bandits, said to number Ihi men. also raided several towns ami ranches .drove off c:;tth and cap tured several Mexican worriers who later were relonst-d. Mitchell fs imdeitood to be the manager of the ll'mitat IM Oio mines, propt'i-ly of Ihe Pacific Min im; company in the Mcstplital Del Oro camp In the stale t,f Xacatct as. Although Hooper has not been def-, initely it. nlified. Hie American embassy believes thai he might be of the same company. (iiuidalajar.t press dispatches say that the bandits demanded a.miit p( sos l A pproxlinali ly $ I , Trail I for the release of each of the captives while the American embassy has received advices from private sources that I S , II nil pesos lapprovi malely $!U00 has been demand ed for h Mil. Tho embassy which has made representations to the Mexican foreign office for Ihe safe return of i lie men, was in for met) that Mil eh "II and 1 burner ere going by a atom oldie from Cuadalajara. Jalisco to tlie mine Friday morn ing when the bandits surrounded them and look off the Americans. They sent the Mexican driver back to Ouadaiajata wllh a message de manding random. TI KNTS1N, China. Juno 23. iff) An alarming situation hail devel oped at Tangshan on the railroad to Mukden where sixty foreign ex perts in the Kalian mines and rail way workshops are isolated ami unprotected in the midst of SO, ooo defeated northern troops which are preying upon villages in that region. Phone 5! ABUTTER trr rnr a lji PASTUERIZED SAFE PURE PRODUCED PACKED THE SANITARY WAY SALFM. Ore.. June P All criminal cases now pending in the supreme court except two filed, are now dated for Arthur S. Uensoii, clerk , court, said today. recently hen ring, of the Sheep Owners Atlentlonl We are In position to pay you more than anybody for wool-mo-halr. See us before you sell. MEDFORD BAKU A IX 1IOITSB, Phnn 102 97 N. Ornpn St A dinner was given In honor of John M. Scott of Portland, who recent ly retired us general pass enger agenl of the Southern Pa cific nfler a long and distinguish ed service, by his fellow members of the Fnlversily club last night. C-. M. Uoberts the president of the club presided and paid a high tribute to Mr. Scott, who respond ed in a speech of great sincerity, in vhi h he complimented Med ford ami its progressive citizen ship. The chief speaker of the evening was Judge W. M. Col vig, former counsel for the Sluth crn Pacific, who gave a series of most interesting reminiscences, nf the dd days, before and after the ironing of the railroad lino to the liogue river valley. Frank's Comedians IN CAN VOX CITV. Uiilliiif- fur i-out will soon In'gin In John Day vnlU-y. Caroline Andrews In a Home Coming Concert At the Presbyterian Church Friday Evening June 29 I1-' Assisted by Irene Hampton Thrane at the piano. Price $1.00 to all parts of the house. The Big Tent Sunday and Monday The Sensational (Vmcily lira ma - Her Companionate Marriage Fourth and Fir Prices, 25c and 50c Vaudeville Orchestra Comedy EVERYTHING ELECTRIFIED MEDFORD BLDG. PHONE 90 Radio Sets FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WE WILL OFFER RADIO SETS AT. 4moff Well Known MakesReal Bargains: Don't Miss This Opportunity Wood and Coal STOVES $15 up . Used ,". " Electric Ranges $25.00 $35.00 $40.00 Scaly 'niecrt Plcusinir Tin- Tine audience that altcnlol ami listened with keenest IntereM tu tlm concert tin flu oixan with l-'raiik l. Scaly tin urtr.tniMt ami James Steve iii un vocalist, testifies, to the local interest in the lcst of music. A not her opportunity will In Kiven to those who enjoy Ihe inspiration In the finest of xacml music Sunday ninht when the quartet at the rrcsliytcrlait church (jives their farewell in concert he fore scattering for tlm vacation MCason. Time and again the testimony Is given that the music furnished hy this iguartet and organist Is as fine ns in hen ril In many of the larger city churches. I'lose one of Ihe longest nays of the year hy listen ing to enrapturing music in solo vitce. iiuartets, and on the violin and organ. The nuartet will he assisted hy On-1 ulflrcm on the violin. There will, he solos hy Nina Voir Mul hollHiid, (Jeorge Mnddox and Flor ence Mazeli Igg McKlhoso. There vviil nlso he t trio and duet thus giving a wide variety to the even Inn's inspiration. At the morning service Mrs. M. N. Hogan will sing as n special numher, "Oive Thanks ifnd Sing" hy Harris. The children of the vacation HIM- nc will give an exhibition of their accomplish menu during the two weeks liihle pchiml. FILMS FREE West Side Pharmacy "The Rexall Store" ONYX POINTEX HOSIERY For Women $1.95 Classified advcrilplng gets results. PLUMBING AND HEATING Sunstrand Oil Burners Friend Sprayers Elto Outboard Motors WM. HAMMETT 31 N. Bartictt Phonff 659 ' i glBM iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiK All-Weather Tires at Reduced Prices FOR YOUR VACATION AND BUY NOW! Come In and Get the Price on Your Size Tire Goodyear Prices Are Now Reduced to the Lowest Level in History m I ' 1 Medford Service Station YOUR TIRE SHOP Main and Pacific Highway PHONE 14