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MTCPFOftn MATTj TRTBTTNTi, reDFORD. OKEfloy, SUNDAY. .TIT.Y 21, 1020. PAOE FIVE FIRE LOSSES FOR FIRST HALF 1929 AT HUNT'S CRATERI AN TODAY El KAIiKM, (M'c, July Lfi. (Spi-rial) Itci'urds In tin flt'partiiH'iit of Slate Fin Marshal Iam show that the firo Iumsps fir Oh first nix llHUltllH Of 1 i'litf, oritHlili' nf I'ml- lantl, nmuunliiiK to S I .I'lit.K 1 3, wcro :'7,000 hHH than. for tiu first six mouths of liiK; were the lowest of any previous ciirn'siioiulinK period wince J'tj, and ?-.'!', ti S3 lielow the average' six month' losses for tho five years previous. The fire Iokspm in tlio state for tlie month of June, l'J2'j, unri'sat Imk $197,144. were aiproxiiuutelv fcoO.uuO greater than for Juno of last year, hut were luwer than for any oilier Jumt sinix 11)3 ami 1 J . 7 : 4 less than for the average June losses fur the pluvious five years. Dwellings and their contents suf fered the heaviest of the June, JUL'!, fire losses with an iikki'o K.'ite of $1 Iti.ICJU. nr. iiH por eenl of the total, in 4." of the ( ftres reported for the month.. Mix dwelling fires entailed losses of $0,4IM). Kami dwellings, harns and outlmthliiiKs were damaged in tlie auiuutiL of $Ti0,0iiu. or "Z 5 jnr cent of the total, in 10 fires. The ftwyhee irriKi.lion project in Mal heur county Miff"i-ed a ?".0,(ino os hy fire at the dam and lu'iid works. A Klamath Kalis ltimher yard fire. $7, , and a theiflre tire at North l'owder, Sti. MOO, coliiprisi the other major losses of over 5'.(l" durini; the mouth. In the list of known causes elec trielty ami defective wiring stand at the heail of the June losses with ?.".!, 117 : ruldiish and sparks are .second in point of riKKi'eKate lam iiKe with $5 1.071. and overheated or defective flues, chimneys, etc., were held responsible for Slfi.TlM of the total. Two fires of incen diary origin Inflicted damage in the amount of $r,.(mo; four explo sion fires caused losses of 00, and 33 fires of unknown or unde termined origin exacted a toll of $ri7.xsri upon the state's economic resources. The losses for the six-months' period, 1924 to '.VJ inclusive, fol low: . year Amount ,11 5,4b 2.0S3.03C t 1.4KS.83I 1.435.SKH i., 1.40H.S13 r I mXm A' tVA 'Consider the Ants1 f.iMiloned man. f;ishion d a1:-o n thinu-s u !ii h nit- liui.. ii iht nifln: "(Jo to Ihe ant, thou hIub- ani and endow d her with Mierlnr earth. Ion -. . r.iin;r wl-." Sido- uard. consider her ways and ho itii'lli-.iH e. Anion- tin "four nsnii h-,id 1 J ;i nt . with thradmi- wis'.' j (Suh'tti t'Hpital-JiUirnal) It has heen said that only ih. Insect h rcmalti to contest uian'i mastery of the world and that the ! yr-at struutle of tlm future li-s j auainst these tiny c real urea who 1 for untold millions of years have ' h-ld their own and still dominate : tar(;e iorlious of the j;lohe. The animals that have not been cn- J-o.Mie id' the more primitive cpe cies ofanls still practise slavery jut ;iK s.iv:ie lli:ni still dues. The; 1 aid other fpeciis, kill the nn l in-red and enslave 1 he you 11:; ;i toilers. And they suffer nuieh ihi s;iine pen. iky I hat overtake hu iiiuu slave holders, they lieeoim t:ir;isitle, and like feudal lord- -nod for not hi m; hut lihiiiu,'. I'" Stiicie -S -6 DSL ker's new ! s::iv(',l hy niiin l'aco vxit-rmiimth'"- l"'""'nt upon shivi'.s fm- r.i,..l ,.nd 1 Kvcn th- siiiik liinls nmi ki il drinli. ili'cad.'ii. c ami rxlin, linn fur li.in:hlcr. Anil vr hnvi- vn-k I'Vfiiumlly fnlluw. j ih'slmnmvl us Vxli'i-nilnalo Ihi- In- In Minn- kiutIi'M liiiwi'vr. .1 p.iia 1 si'irts wwk" In whli'li wo ari' inu- i-iili- iiui'i'ii is aili'ili-il hy ihr I1.1-1 I'd lo splay unil poisun anil nllH'r- wurki'i-s, unit u mixi-il Um- rp- if isi' muriliT tin- imly llviiiK croa- suits. As tin; lnwis ilii off 1. pari' 'luri's that sui'i'i'ssfully astiort tlu'ir 1 m :1 I'olony of the parasitic speeies is left ln'hind and may wrow lo he very populous anil amessive with out showing any slmi of p.uasitie i oriuin -an analogue of some hu i man institutions, whleh after staii ; iiiu in humlde and erinln par:,- 1 ; sitlsm, come to acquire InsoU-nt ' domination. fywA jT!LA 115 INCH W HEELBASE UC'A HP ark n Six Jeanne Eagcls and Herbert Marshall in a sccncbfrom the- 'The Letter" Ants like men are memti inus ;i luiild cities and eommu nit ies who "The Letter," In whleh Jeanne 1 am Kat;els is starring at Hunt's (.Va lerian thenter, is a triumph for lalliiiis pictures. Kur Iouk seinieiu'cs Mss Kneels, iis a woman charged with murder, tells her story on the witness stand and holds the attention of iier audiences completely, tilt ho there is nothltiK hut her facial expression and her few spoken words to keep the spectator interested. She had killed her lover heeatisc he threw her off; killed him in a moment of insane fury heeause he was (llscnrdini; her for a Chinese woman. The scene is tin .Malay Stales and the ruhher plantations, Leslie Croshle, a Iieautil'ul woman, inan ii d to ji Idling Imglishman. is lonely tii'ed of lis tening to stories ahout .the ruhher trees anil her hushand's one recre ation, hunt inc.- There are Ino women' she cares fur, and (Jeoflrey. J I a iiHiiond 'of fers other things, .nnisie and' hooks, for instance) sonu one lo 'flatter and make love to .her: some-om to ex pend her own passion upom When he throws her over she kills, him in her rage, hut on I he : wit news stand mIh tells of his coin in;; drunk to .th house w.ien her huslicind was away and attempting to atutrk her. '-She protected-, tier honor J.y killing him. Independence. And tin govern ment spends tens of millions of 'dollars employing an army of men 'in organized insect slaughter, with i out seriously diminishing their rauks. Many of these insect! are fragile ; and wonderful creatures, playin;: -an important p:irt in keeping old earth a flower garden. Take th" hulterflies, which flit ahout aim- 1 les-ly and lazily, adding color and population runs into the milhons. i charm to the summer landscape of They eonstruct highways, suhways la world full of curious heauty ! :"d tunnels'. Their hahits change j had we hut leisure to ohserve P. . ; wi t h I heir envlronmeiit as our n Ihlt of course the delight the hut-, do. .Moreover no two spe.-ies are i terfly inspires is quite immoral in; identical in hahits and even indi , IhiH dny and age when only in-lvidaals of the same species have dustry and efficiem-y count. So, their individual charsicterlsiics as wo will limit our diMCiisslon to the well aa those of the species. They liumhle hut utilitarian ant, which i 'veji keep certain insects "cows" alone seems, hy superior civlllssu as guests for their secretions, "in lion, to he uhle to hold his own ' quantity infinttlsnial, hut in quail and therefore is proper suhject for t' highly excitatory, comparahle discussion in this industrial age, iwiih i-.lcohidism among men and known to lead to similar de:;enra- L arger smarter- costs less! Coroing Attractions In a vivid story of grim revenge, set amid dark Africa and the swel tering sun-haked fastnesses of its surrounding country, John (iilhert is coming t(l '',e it in It o theatre for a three day run starting tomorrow in -'Desert Nights.': 1!I24 1 ! 2 i h i 7 1 1121 Hoover lFishing Creek Lies in a Historic Setting rresldent llooyur,' when ho gets away from tlie (nre.s of the While. House, to indiilgo his favorite out door sport, fishing. Is literally sur rounded hy American history these days, points out a writer for the Farm Journal, w'.io descrihes tlie 1'rederiek, Aid., - region where the president's,- secretary, Mr. Kiehcy, recently purchased nn 1 SOU -acre tract. The tract Is u part of the Catoc tln Alanur estate and was bought from Luuncclot Jacques, great grandson of the man lo whom the original grant was made hy Lord lialtlmore; In 17tiH. From its, ore deposits iron was provided for Washington's nmniunition nnd for the. armor: of that famous Civil war vessel, the. Monitor. Nearby is the burial place of Francis Scult Key uf ''Star-Spangled (tanner" fame, and of llarbara Fritchic, whose home in Frederick han jusi been restored. A short distance hwhv Is the scene of John Hrown's memorable raid tit Harper's Ferry, und around the, tract lif the (tattle fields of Ant let am. Sout h Moun tain, Gettysburg jnd Monoeacy. 1 'Ki.vS Ninetefn Dollars Per for Good Roads in Oregon in 1928 Oil-Kon's highway 1 f"r 1 !" wn III inilllims of ilulliii-M, ai-rni'l- inu lu a labulaliun i)f flKHrcs n.--i-cnlly lssiii-il hy the L'. .S. buraul of public riiails. , TI1I.1 im-iinH llml fur cvr-ry man, woman mhI ihlhl In tin- sink; JI'J wi-l-o t-xpi-nilril for roail pnrposi'S. Thp niotoi- vi-llirh- ri-Klstriilimi for till-' year was IMK.IHI. so that for oai-h t-ar in tin- slau- $7tl. .".". ivjs cxpi-nilcil oir riniils. Mall Tribune ada are read by Sn.AOo Dc-nnle every day. tf JOHN GILBERT and MAQy NOLAN m DESERT NIOHTS' i Tb story Is a thrllllnir ono. ilra mnllrally anil n-alistii-ally tohl. Us locale Is n part of tho Ali'iian ilis- crt. Mary Xolan iilays Iho K-rl in a most i-onvini'lliK loaiincr. Hit j hlondo lovi'llni-ss wottlil h'.- an .asset to any prmlni'tion anil sho also jiroves lu-rsi-lf a capnhli- lit t U ! actress. Krncst 'i'ori'i-ni'o trie s anot'icr one of ,tln- I'hai'actL.itions for vliirh he is noted. It is fiirsheil. i impressive ami lellinK i resieel. 'I'd llmtl's (rat4-ijan 1 As ;:ran-flll lis any stae I'll Itranee be ever made at. the Folios llerRero Is 'the entrance M.-inrice it hevalior makes . into American film work via "Innocents in 1-arls" thai chronicle of cafe anil back slide life, coming to Hunt's Cru terian "YVoilnesil.-iy. The volatile j'renchnian. long a favorite n the J'ais anil London l music halls si ml in French musical 'comedy, makes a determined at j tack on the hearts of the Anicrl- Ican public. In appearance and manner be Mods charm to the role of a I'ari.s IvaKiihond whose tfolden voice leads ilo a celebrated stat,-e career, t'bev- nli'M.-'s voice comjileles the pleashiK ilniu-ession. 'ivaeious and slrik IliK'y tuneful renditions of half a dozen ballads form the most pleas ne; feature of the entire picture. "Tlu- Valentine" is a son;,' he in troduced in I'aris, London and Now. York. Ilo sinus it in "Inno-jcent.-f-is i-ai'is." as well as several others composed specially for the picture. Sylvia licecher is seen oi ! posile him. Millions of years ats-o. lonK be fore the first jn-iinatcs evolved, the ant watt functlonini; numerously atld efficiently, as proved by re mains in llaltic umbel. : As work ers, oruaui.i-rs. fii;Uti.-r,s and build ers, even our captains of industry 'dor in an over are not the ant's euual. for the which bulk is a ants have perfected. 1. civilization sin that has stood the test of time, and I l.v live, social results." Whether they have an 1Mb amendment is nut known. Structurally the ants have many advantages over niau. In the first place there Is their size, a viC'.l rowib-d world, in handicap. They fully defy the laws of itravl i fall off Ihe hiabesl II AT THE No StiiiU-liaUtTcltisoil car in history ever soltl tor so little or ever offered rj rearer dollar value than the New Dictator Six, smart coinan ion car to Studehaker's recently an'noiinccil Dictator Straight Kitjht! More stvle in line, in color, in FACTORY fitments! l-'iner performance! Greater riding, driving ease! Feature after fea ture that prove its fine-car itality! Read, below, the remarkable value Studehaker's u niijueO ne- Profit manu facturing advantage has given you in this great New Dictator Six. RgSggggB-- j bebi their own-while human civili-j vithout injury, scale porpondicula- zations have evolved, crumbled aud : walls or travel upside down. '1 "m ir passed away. And is tills not proof , vision is probably superior, for I of superior intelliuence in. the; they are sensitive to II It r..-vh.lcl ' muslery of the probloni.s of exist- "nil other rays the human eye is 'enee? I blind to. Tin ir senses of smell and ! sv, ewVi! t. l"l-i:in Pi ml- ' ' "''' " """ inf I '. f l, ilie ants have not all proKrcsscir man's has atrophied. Their hear eipially. Some species lire still in '"f-- I" confined to uofu! Ililnu-s. what corresiionds to Ihe stone li!-o ""ell as lli.lt own sn-'lials and e..n of humanity. They live by hunt-! versations they escape louil Ins nnil fWltinU- Others .-ire In : spoiaii.r.s and other unnecessary the pastoral slasc. tendiliK, paslur- j noises forced upon buiiiat s. iliK and luiUcIiiK-'- herds of olhe:-1 Their auililiou Is cimrined to their insects. Still others r.ri! in the nu-! " orld. Just as ours is to our ricultunil era. plantlni:. fertili::in!r 1 "'n. They probably hear subtle and harvostins: their Kardens of harninnies we cannot, but escape fiincl. Wiser than men. tliey have dlscoi ds thrust upon human ears, never Invented machinery for the ... makiiiK of useless thincs, hence i Students of the ants, while ail there is work for all and thpy "littlntt that many of their actlvl-m-actlee n coimerallon In inilustrv ! 'lea are reflexes are conl'iilent that humanity has never attained. They seem to .have tried every form of Koverninent and settled upon a combination of nionarctty, democ racy and communism. llH-hicli whrrlbase. Rubber engine mountints ond brnnze hacked and bahbill-faceil crankshaft beat-.C.-JproviilemaxiimtnilifcaiulKmiiuthiK-ss. I.anchestcr vibration damfitner. Oil filter, xasoliae filter and crantcase ventilating system insure i!;a imut:i engine efficiency. Fuel Intuit) insures constant, tulequate flow ot gasoline, regardless ot speed or grade. Thermostatii ally controlled cooling system retards (low o( water until motor lias reached precisely c.irrecr temperature for highest operating efficiency. Double-drop frame of new compound Mange design far costlier hut sturdier, safer and permitting graceful luwncss of bodv lines. Hydraulic shock absorbers, front and rear. denuine mohair upholstery. Full-vision, full-ventilated bodies of steel over hardwood foundation the accepted fine car coachcra ft. One-piece steel core safely steering wheel. Adjustable steering wheel and front seat. Amplified-ac'ion 4-wheel brakes which stop The Dictator in half the distance accepted as s tandard. Tarnish -proof chromium plating over nickel on all exterior brightwork. Coincidental lock to ignition and steeting assures Dicta tor owners lowest theft insurance rates. The Dictator may be driven 4(S miles per hour tho day it is delivered the result of advanced engineering, precision workmanship and careful inspection. Olnselfleil advertlRlnir (rets remiHu. KntonioloKlsls have noted three I of the types of human lempcru-i nielli nonius iiisecis loe jiiiii'- malic, the satmuine unil the cho ) leric, and amoiiK tho ants the. lat ter two, often intermediate. The ant is active, intense and doismatie, tbotmb examples of the. phlegmatic are found. Whole generations on families conform to these types, j Like humans also, the ants indulge ; in play or sport occasionally, sti.tj Ins sham fiKlus without doitiK caeliJ otlvr harm. they i:ivo unmistakable evidences of memory, appetites, emotion, imitation and intelligence, or abili ty to modify their reactions lu con formity with previous experiences and environmental changes. Vet us Korol observes "the majnrliy of people regard insects as mere imi- hines. r whereas they consider themselves to be created In the imnire of flod." Vet the llml who 59 Studebakcr and Erskine Models $$60 lo$257S at the factory 0. V. MYERS CO. Phono 461 132 So. Riverside . - - REVOLUTIONARY' IN 1924 STILL MORE SO TODAY 'i. i i .1 ... fi i i U .ii i - J l rTTi lc w inevicdDie ende v,nrysier snouiu actraci. a uegree 01 jCv.. scientific interest accorded no other car in the past lifteen . 2 years. 'Engineers, naturally, were first to appreciate that Chrvsler. while adherinq strictly to soundest principles of design, is a distinct departure from previous motor, car practice and performance. The: recognize in Chrysler an advance in automobile engineering as revolutionary "as the development, of. the X-ray in medicine." , ' '.'. " Advertise mcnl April 19, 192-1 HOW HAS CHRYSLER DONE IT? ihe Greater "XMWM 0 Tl Tito I'ou li Sedan See This Favnrito Hudson at Our Color Sh'oic I With all in luxury it list) $1375 at Factory. Tit win wheel equipment illustrated is optimal at slight extra cost Whcaan unknown motor car sets out as Chrysler did lo grasp the leadership of a great industry, and with the speed of a meteor, sweeps to a foremost posi tion in popularity and sales, it must possess extraordinary quality amiability. When the first Chrysler car was placed on exhibition five years ago, the wjiole industry looked in amazement at what Walter P. Chrysler had accomplished. Within four years, Chrysler had leaped to third piici in the industry, i How has Chrysler done it? What is the secret of this success? Simply that Chrysler gave in the beginning each year since hns given increasingly and today gives in still greater measure not onb a f'ner grade of basic' quality " bur a-higher order of performance, beauty, style, power, acceleration, safety, comfort all at most reasonable prices. Such sweeping success must prove inevitably to the buyer of a Chrysler c?r today that he can count on the most advanced, the soundest, the safest and the most satisfying motor transportation his money can command.. Let us prove these facts in a demonstration. . CHRYSLER "75" I 5 M to $ 1 795-Eight Body Style. CHRYSLER "(iV 1040 o 114J Six Body Stylet. All prtcet f. 0. b. factory, CbrytUrdtattrt extend convenient time payments. TtTj W v 9 iere is a very cosuu ' car you would say on did not know ihe price 1095 WE USE HAWKISON C H R y S L E R ) . CHiriLii - motoii y ioouct tuulup atjiiclouj Vour present cur will proh abiy cover tho entire ItrM payment. Ti . M. C, Purchase Plan rtfers tin lowest terms available on lite balance,' - T1IK Town Sedan, illustated ahnve, is a supethcar liiy, rnomyand cotnfort alile with every appeal to pritle, every cliartu anil satisfaction the costliest cars can jive. See it at our color show. f rom whatever viewpoint you retard it appearance, appointment or performance if you did not know the, price, you would say, "There is a very costly car." On this as on all Iludsnns, personal choice of color is now available in many options at no extra cost. Public verdict, expressed in sales, acclaims Hudson the outstanding line cat. value in niotordotn. 14 Body Types 92 Developed Horse power Alvovc 75 Miles an Hour . 6S (or Hour after Hour CJnutet Econ omy 4 II yd rmil U- two-way shock ahsorberH Non-shatterlnit windshield . l.asiiT ridinit. steering and control. At Our Color Show Widest Range of Color Ever Offered ot No Extra Cost Medford Motors ARMSTRONG MOTORS, INC. .ULCANIZINQ SYSTEM All Work Guaranteed Phipps Auto Park Highway at Jackeon Phon 1037-R 128 South Riverside Phone 762 101 S. Riverside Ave. . hone 18
