MEDTOED MAILTRIBUNE
Second Section
Six Paget
Second Section
Six Paget
Xaily Twenty-third Year
Weekly Fifty -seventh Year
MEDFORD, OREGON. TI1URWIUY, 8KPTEMUKH 1A28
No. 174.
Touches Put On Leverette Block
Finishing
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CITY'S FINEST
I through radiator system. The the-
Building Represents An!""'6 lie"K arrangement, which is
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By
struction .: Handled
Medford Firms.
, ',
Another milestone has ,been
reached on MetD'ord's pathway of
progress with the completion of
tfo new Leverette block on the 'cor
ner ot Central avenue and Uighth
street, ground for which was brok
en May G of this year.
The fine new business structure,
which has a frontage of 12(1 feet on
Central, avenue and 100 feet on
Eighth: street, covers three parcels
of property, formerly owned by
" Carrie K. G. Carnnhan, John A.
Perl and William Hammetl, and
represents an Investment by tho
owner, Walter U. Leverette, of ap
proximately siafi.ooo.
The largest user of Bpace in tho
building is the Montgomery-Ward
company store, which has nego
tiated a ten-year lease for the
south 76 l'eot on the Central ave
nue street level and will also use
tho corresponding hnsement area.
This location gives the local branch
of the great merchandising corpora
tion a magnifieont sweep of show
windows and a vast expanse - of
floor space. Tho specifications for
Iho equipment installed in the
Montgomery-Ward section of tho
building were prepared by tho con
struction department of the corpo
ration's Chicago headquarters and
. are the most, modern development,
nf mercantile experience, including
stool freight chutes, elevntorsj dis
play counters, etc.
Tho show windows are eight feet
deep, with copper trim and so ar
ranged ns to preclude "fogging" In
the winter time through condensa
tion of moisturo on the slims. The
window display space is finished
with birch panel backing nnd sus
pended ceilings with the new Tex
tone finish.
Immediately north of the Montgomery-Ward
store Is the State
theatre, owned and operated by CI.
A. Roy. The theatre occupies a
room 25 by 100 feet and is equip
ped with the moat modern Instal
lation of projecting machinery, il
lumination, air-cushion Dents and
other features with pleasins Inte
rior decoration and convenience for
patrons.
Negotiations are now pending
for the lease of the large corner
store room opace, fronting on Cen
tral and Eighth. It is tho desire of
the owner to accept only perma
nent and substantial tenants whose
requirements will Include the 4000
square feet of basement space
available for the .street level occu
pant. Tho Wardwell V"ur company will
occupy quarters fronting on Eighth
street, especially designed for the
needs of the rapidly expanding bus- :
iness of the concern which hns j
been located in. Medford for some:
years.
E. C. Corn, Medford realtor, will
move his office to the room east j
of that occupied by the fur com
' pany. Mr. Corn hns been ldenti- !
fled with a number of large realty i
transactions In Medford and vlcln-!
ity and the growth of his business :
requires the more commodious !
quarters. !
' The second story of the new j
building contains 34 rooms in which !
tho plumbing nnd heating systems ,
have been roughed in, although the i
work of finishing the rooms Is
awaiting negotiations with pros
pective tenants whose special re-,
qulrements will necessitate ar-1
rangements peculiar to their needs. ,
General construction work of tho I
Leverette block was contracted by j
W. H. Morrltt, whose experience
In major building operations ex
tends back over a period of ninny
vears, the past eight of which hav-i
l)een spent In Medford. Remodel
ing of the Masonic (emple. building
an additional story on the Hotel
Medford and the Gates garage
building are a Tew ot the Jobs han
dled here hy Mr. Merrltt in recent
years.
. From foundation to cornice the
building represents the highest
class of material nnd workmanship,
according to Mr. Ixjverette. The
foundation work of extra heavy re
inforced concrete was done with
the idea In view of adding two
more stories in the course of time.
The basement is full cement and
waterproof and a solid cement wall
runs the full course of the struct
ure, from ground to roof, dividing
the portion occupied hy the Montgomery-Ward
store from the bal
ance and making the fire, hazard
correspondingly less. The wiring,
plumbing and, In short, every fac
tor entering Into the work, was
.dnnp. under specifications drawn
lo meet the latest Inspection requirements.
j Steel lath throughout, nil cietnl 1
iceiliiiKa and modern heating instnl
jlutlon are further siU'cKinirils de
' slsned to make for permunenee and
reduce fire danger.
The Fox electrically welded holl
er! wolghliiK "000 pounds, furnishes
steam lor the three distinct heat-
i ing systems used. As described hy
William A. Aitken, nlninblns and
heating contractor, the street level j
I rooms, with, the exception or the 1
ataie tneatre, are heated By direct,
niiiMvii us intj uiuveni, uunvers
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'f-V Pf' '" 01
r ""llntors In the auditorium. A.!win "Hlr,y uppio-xrtiiuioly forty j
,siKhtly (1f(eren, nrransement in 'People. thirty-Hunt of whom are!
the .Montnomery-Ward portion of l-Mi-dfoid fi'sMouis, has a 7 5-foot;
air without the use of radiators.
Ceramic tile, a material which;
piesents a non-Hlip surface under jmont stock room.
lull weather conditions, was used! --Slock will bo handled under 48
i In the vestibule entrances. This iKencral divisions, with division
I material, installed by Gllmore &
(Lowe, tilo experts of Salem, Ore.,
also adds to the' attractive appear- '
iance of the first floor entry ways.
i . w H lwiSi painter, handled
, the exterior and corner store room :
! paint work, while the Montgomery-
warn space was finished by It. It. :
Treinnine nnd crew
The Campbell Sheet Metal Works !
furnished the Oil-O-Matic pil burn-1 .noppiiiK trip, the price of unods
or which stokes the heating plant j in which they are Interested. 1'nr
lioiler without manual attention, jtlal payment buying win apply
ami the same firm also installed a where specified In the Montgomery
Inr-'io porlion of the metal work of j Ward catalogue,
(hti building, the balance of thei The policy of the store, accord
metal work being done by the Show-j ing to 1. F. Andres, the manager,
ers Metal Works. who was formerly with the corn-
Interior fixtures and glass work puny In Helena, Mont., will bo the
was largely handled hy the Trow-1 same as that which has governed
bridge Cabinet Works, the plate
glass installation probably being
one of the largest Jobs of the sort
in the city.
A guaranteed ten-year Pabco roof
furnished by the Big Pines Lum
ber company will sheathe the build
ing against the elements, while
substantial coat of succo applied
by llrandt & Jenson also serves to
seal the building against action of
winter's cold and the summer sun.
During ills nine years' residence
in .Medford, Mr. Leverette has de -
voted his time to drchard and
ranch property transactions as well
as. city residence deals. His faith
In Medford and tho ltogue River
valley has been rew'arded each year
in: the substantial growth of prop
erty values and the now Leverette
block is an outstanding pledge of
his faith that the future will bIiow
a correspondingly satisfactory con
dition for the investor, L
GOTHAM IS 4638
; NRW YORK. Spet. 13. ()' hardware, plumbing future s.
Accidents caused the death of 4(138 i paints, household ware, builders'
persons In New York City last, equipment, electrical fixtures, auto
year, the New York safety con-(accessories and the famous Ulver
gress announced toduy. Of this! side tires. '
number. 942 were children be
tween the. ages of 5 and 14 years.
Automobiles caused 1135 deaths,
falls
H40,
10H0, drownings 475. burns
street cars 13ti, rnllroad 51.
and the: others died from various
causes.
246 SOUTH
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NEW LOCAL STORE
'j,,,
September 1 n, the
MontKim,
cry arcl company, one
of the world's greatest merchan
dising concern's, V 111 open a chain j
store In .the new Leverette block. ;
tituu.. mm uihoiii
Wot. n. establishment which
frontage on Central avenue with
M5.uou square root or tioor space,
3. HO.O foot of which is in the base-
j heads In clun-ite of each, except in I
in few Instances where two or more ;
related typos of merchandise will
permit KrouplnH; under one head.:
The method of transactlmr husi-;
nous will ho the same as any retail !
store, so far as the customer is!
conccrnou, except mat patrons ai-o j
;. f ,i.v consulting a catalogue, to
dotermine in advnnco of their
the Montgomery Ward mail order
business for tho past fit, years
"satisfaction guaranteed or your
money back." Uoth Mr. Andres
and Assistant Manager It. M. Mc
Claflin. the latter coming to Mod
ford following a year's connection
with the company's retail store In
l'o'rtlaod. are enthusiastic over the'
prospects for tho new Medford
branch, and declare the Levcrelle
block to be one of tho. finest chain
store locations the firm
has
' - secured so fur in Oregon.
Interior arrangement was car
ried out according to specifica
tions furnished by the Chicago
headquarters and fixtures which
follow the latest and best practice
were built' "by the" Grand Itupids
Fixture company. Lnnison cash
system equipment connects all sec
tions of the storo with the office.
Illumination follows the .stan
dard used hy the company and the
show windows were especially do-
signed and Installed
meet the
Montgomery Ward requirements,
The main floor stock displays In
clude drygoods, shoes, furniture,
men's furnishings, toilet articles,
musical Instruments, Jewelry, no
tions, sporting goods and radios.
The mo2zaninc floor has ladies',
infants' and juvenile ready-to-wear
while the basement stock includes
the hffnvler merchandise ' such as
In connection with the wide di
verslty of goods handled, it is in
terestlng to note that over half of
the goods sold in Ibis territory are!
manufactured in the west. Ac -
, cording to the storo manager, It
the DOlicv of tins comnanv to nlaco
Lveverette
WM. H. MERRITT
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
This Firm Handles Contracting Work
Specializes in Particular Jobs Like the
RIVERSIDE
j ..... .
Visions of Down on the Farm - , I ;
caW ' rO"W mifiWn W'kMwWJ 'I"
manufactures .-on, 'the-market-: -iis r
largely its possible in the districts
In which they are produced, and to
base stocks upon the particular
demands of the community served.
Thus the Medford house while en-
j deavoring to carry an assortment
sufficient lo meet the needs of this
territory, would not, however, have
the same layout as, for example,
one of the company's chain stores
In the Croat Lakes district.
Expansion of the Montgomery
Ward chain store system has been
rnpid, nnd It is said the concern
will establish 1 500 stores within
the next three years. It is pro
posed to install such stores . in
every town In - the country which
boasts a population of tinao
more.
or
Weekly conference of store per-)
sonnel will be held here for the!
purpose of tutoring employees in
.Montgomery Ward methods,
Mr. Andres and Mr. McClaflln
I will establish permanent residence
isjin Med lord and are much pleased
with their new env ronment
THE
Is a
miuiufuclurcs .m the- moftots iV 1 B Bp ftl j PTfin
largely as possible In tho districts-; V A IU I- Ml II IkY
UTi!!IU UI.U l I WIS I !
AT THE GROSSING
flAKY, Im. Sept. 1 H.---f7P)--SeV-on
persons were killed and antoher
was Injured, probably fatally, when
a westbound tlrand Trunk freight
train struck their automobile at a
urade crossing on the edge of (inry
early today.
The dead:
I). S. Pollock, !!, Liibourn, Mo.
C. C. Malnord,' 37, Mathews. Mo.,
believed to have been the driver
i of the car. - ,
i A. woman, 3.", believed lo be
Mainord's wife,
Mrs. Anna .Jones,
Mathews,
Mo.
A boy. 0 months old.
A niri. nhuut four months old.
Howard Smith, 'AH, Dearborn,
1 Mich
BEAUTIFUL
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Credit as to the Ability of
fled, -was-.nenr death' In a hospital.
The tarty was-en route to Flint,
Mich.
; SAX FIIANCISCO.
Northern California re
-Parts, of
u-oived the
asou. witii.
. first showers of the
the amount varying lrom a bares
trace heie to half tin inch at
Eureka. The I'nited States weath
er bureau here- predicted further
preeipitatfon.
III
INSURANCE
First Insurance
Agency
A, L. HILL, Manager
Phone 105 30 N. Central
Medford, Oregon
NEW
IIIMMIIIIII1IIIIII1I1I1IMIIIIIIIII r MwwMM,mwmM
Block
of All Descriptions and
New Leverette Building
MEDFORD FIRMS
AIDED BIG JOB
An Interesting feature In con
nection with tho complt'Uiiu of tho
new Levin-otto . block is the fact
that Meilfon.1 concerns were nble
to mipply materials for micb a
hti-KC undertaking: at a rate which
nabteel rapkl iirou't'ess In all stages
of the work.
Owen Oregon Lumber company
pruiucts were jilaced on the job
by the lilt I'IneH Lumber company
In iunntiths as needeil and the j wite's relatives, wim was toumt
Medford t'oncreto t'onsti'uction : dead in his coll at the county jail
coinpany supplied sand, crushed !
rock, plaster sand and drain tile (
from lis plant without delay.
I'he .Medford Furniture ami
Harrlwnro company with Its larc j committed suicide by taking pni
slock of builders1 supplios had H!HOn. A note to hiM wifo foUn(l hy;
part in the steady progress, u.s did .
the Campbell Sheet .Motal Works
! The fluid Hill cement plant's: i-jivslcians who examined the.
Uloaver Portland cement was usod,lin(ly Ilt th(. cilv omerRency ho.spl-
in hiiKO quantities and tho 11buo J lal oxprefwort tho belief last nUvht.
.Hiver Lumber company filled j lhut tl,.'alh WIlH L.aUH(.fl uy u dose:
lame orders for Fuller's paint. of poiilon Jali01.H ut the count v
I Klectrical installation, one of the I jlin llro o1- lno oplllion that Ulo
I iiiii.il nil mii ki ol iruiurt-H ill liuill- ;
ern construction, was handled ex- i
liediliously by the Medford Flec
tric company.
'I'he Trowbridge Cabinet Works
which handled the mill work nnd
I Interior finish, furnished and in
1 stalled nppi-oximately 1 r0 ( square
feet of plate nlass in the building,
besides the second floor windows,
ja total glass job rivalling any pre
I vinusly sup pi led In the city.
I 'I'll,. Minim rnmniinr wmmlln.l .ill 1
windows and doors, all interior
I trim, panel work, display windows, i supremo court denied the poti
jslairways, and the ornamentnt tlon of trustees of the Wllshlro
wont aiiout the state theater loca-
linn.
j Tho pjantlty of material sup- j tion barring Frank JJyer, pas
i piled and the type of service ron-jtor, .from tho pulpit. The Irus-
dered by local firms interested in
tin1 Leverette block construction
job indicates Medford's availability
as a supply center.
E. C. CORN Realtor
206 Eighth Street
Just around the corner from Montgomery-Ward Co,, in
the Leverette block.
We offer you the services of our new, up-to-date Real
Estate and Insurance office, We offer you our services
in all lines of real estate, fruit farms, dairy ranches, stock
farms, general farming acreage, city lots, city homes,
country homes, business opportunities; complete listing
of all lines. ,
Make us a friendly call,
E. C, CORN CARL BEEBE
CONFESSED KILLER
OF FOUR POISONS
SELF IN PRISON
SACltAM 10XTO, Cal., Sept. 1 !. '
j (fi1) An autopsy Is expected to be
; noi-foriiiotl todav to determine the
j cUMfl of ()(llUh of lv ; (J f!iU.m,H,
:
conl',1KK(ltl of f.U'vf ,lis rx"
last niiiht, two days before he was'"
to bo
arriiiKiicd on a murder
I churire. M 1 believed to havop
the .side of his body read:
"Delia1, remeniher what I told
poison Was secreted in Harm's'
clothing when he entered the jail.
Itariios is accused of having gnno,
ion a wild rimpnKO on the nifthi of
August 27, hectttiHc of Jealousy
over Ills ex-wlfo. He was charged
with killing his two brothers-in-law,
Charles Curtis and Charles
Kleine, his ex-wife's cousin, Len
(iearhurt, and her nlleged -lover.
V, C. Muncy and with having
I wounueu m, i-t. i-.nritin.
j SAN FKANClSOO. The stato
: Itoulovatd Congregational churcn,
I in Los Angeles, for an Injunc
! tees alleged they had terminated.
j their contract with the minister
; last .lanuaiy., hut that he had
j refused to leave.
PHONE 955-J