PGE THRE1
F
Playing at the Rialto'
TO CONFER UPON
DRAINAGE STUDY
MfiPFOTCD MATT, TRTTiTTNTK MKDFORB, OttKfiOX. MONDAY. .HTT,Y 22. 1920.
Tim sudili-n death of Frank 11
Merrill, Ashland's city street com
mlssloner, occurred Sunday nt Fish,
lake whi n mo family rt all i
gathered fur n family reunion. Thpi
resident members uf the family '
had planned tht day's outliiK for
several members, who had recently!
arrived for a visit nt the fuinily
homo on the Boulevard. I
Tho picnic lunch had jUBt bcci
oaten and Mr. Merrill, who had(
'particularly enjoyed the event i
with his children and Kiand-ehll-1
uren. had risen froin the tame ana
seated himself on a loc ly the
side of Mm. Merrill to read th.
daily paper. Without a warnlnu
of any kind, the stricken ma.V
leaned to the Hide, and members
of the family found that life 'had
passed. Mr. Merrill was 62 years,
of ase at the lime of his pussing. j
Mr., and Mrs. Merrill emtio .'to
Ashland 111 years ago with their
young family ami have been vulu-,
able oltli'.en.s. giving generously of.
their time nnd. effort for the com-'
munity Interest. Fur the past six;
years Mr. Merrill has been in thci
employ of the city us streci super
visor, j
' Uurlhg the past week a duugh
ter uf Mr. and Mrs. Merrill, Mrs.
Chester Mnrr of Saerainento and
her two children, had arrived for
a home visit. A son's wife, Mrs.
Harold Merrill, ulsb arrived re
cently for a visit with her litis-1
band's people. These guests, with '
Mr. and Mrs. Cluy Cloud and their
two children, Lawrence and Thel
ma. had gone out with Mr. ami
Mrs. Merrill for the day.
J. I'. Dodge and Hons were
called to care for the body and
Tuuis Dodge accompanied by Har
ry Hosier, made the trip to the
lake. , Funeral arrangements have
not yet been announced.
SPECIAL FARE LURE
- TO EUGENE PAGEANT
i
' With u Mpeehil excursion rati, of
57.40 rouml trip the regular oho-
Vy f;.ro to Kuneno offered by
the Southern Pacific fr-om July 2
to -7, ft number of locul people
have already Binned up Cor tho
trip north to boo tho Sunset Truil
pioneer celebration to be held in
that-city the last three daya of this
vonk. ' ' .
Several Hpecial cars will ho put
on to accommodate the .Mod ford
passengers, one of those to he used
exclusively by the American L-e-Klon
drum corps. The combined
city council and Chamber of Com
merce ulrport committee will make
the trip, escorting the Medford
princess. Miss Icel Edwards, to the
celebration.
Oil I'alriilnieu Killed.
VK.VTI HA. fill., July Tl.UT)
I'eter Wall and brlel Itclcel,
Slldway Oil company patrolmen,
were killed by the explosion of n
Tfis pipeline near Castaicj
FRIENDS ALL SEE
GREAT CHANGE Iff
SPOKANE WOMAN
"My n lnhbin'M are all titlUiny
iflmut how well 1 look since luhiim
ihe K;i 11:0 11 troalment. and I'm uro
1 never fdl better In my Illo. .
mis. minmk B- riti.-i-:i.i
"1 was dreadfully rundown for
the past two years : ml eon!d linrd
ly sweep n room without netting so
weak and dizzy I'd have to lie
down. I'd be nervous all day nnd
end up w ith a sick headache every
night. Mv appetite was poor and
liiv food never digested properly.
At limes. I had a dre:.dful pain In
the bnek of my n-ck. Constant
use of laxatives did me no la-dlmx
good and only made no- wcnkv.
"Mv what a womb-rful ehaiiL-e
t her- is In m' condition since tak
Ing the Saruon irealment. I'm In
perfectly splendid health now nd
am free from iMr.ry spells ami
hcildni hes. That pain in the back
of mv neck has d iappeared. I'm
eatlnu lleartllv Biese davs and
never have a touch of Indiire-tl-in.
Mv hou-ework Is rei lly u pleasure
since I feH so well ami sii-nns.
"And those HurKOti Pills are
wonderful. They remilBii-d mv
liver perfectly without the le;i-t
bit of nausea or grlplnf.
"I'm sure there Isn't a medicine
on earth like this wonderful far
Ron." Mrs. Minnie It. Krii!7.rll. h. ,3"
riridgeport Ave.. Spokane.
Saigon mav be obtained in Med
r.n.l fi be Mil; III llrllg '.
9
H. A. Work. assigned to tills vn!
ley tig drainage engineer, arrived
today with Professor howls o the
Oregon State colleger, and conferred
with members of the fruitgrowers'
leaguo and the county agent upon
the conduct of the survey. II. M.
McLaughlin, western reclamation
dlvlslunal engineer, will arrive on
Thursday and will lay out the work.
.In the meantime, ICnginoer Work
will study local condition.
Tho survey -will include all sec
tions of the valley and. will deal
principally Willi Irrigatlili drain
age, alihougli tho natural drainage
will also bo studied. A drainage
map of the valley will be made.
Tost wells will be driven in .vari
ous sections. The work will enn
1 1 n ue through the winter to study
rainfall drainage.. It is probable
that from the survey the city will
get a line on the drainage habits
of Bear creek.
The county court has agreed to
bear the expense of the survey up
to $1000 and will provide an auln,
If iHisslblc, for the use of the "en
gineer. I .
The survey is made for the pur
pose of ellmlimling delects in the
present . irrigation drainage . prob
lotn, and to instruct, orchnrdlsts how
to freo certain tracts of drainage
water. i
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Monday, July 22.
Medford and vicinity: Kair and
cooler tonight and Tuesday.
Oregon: Cloudy and unsettled
tonight and Tuesday, with hIhiwoi'h
uIuiik coavt. Fair In interior.
Cooler iu Interior Tuesday.
7j as
Local Data
Temperature (degrcrs) 8li 4X
Highest (last 11' hours) 8 ,S " 3
Lowest (last 10 hours) 4-"i 4K.
Hcl. humidity (per rt.), 31 7"i
I'reclpltatlon (inches).. (I 0
Slate, of weather c'lenr Clear
Lowest temperature tlil.s morn
ing 47 degrees. - . -v
Total precipitation since Sept. 1,
Id'JK. XM) Inches.
Temperature a year ago today;
Highest lull; lowest 59.
Sunset today, 7:40 p. m. ?
Sunrise Tucsdfiyj .4 ;wG u. in,
Sunset Tuesday, 7:311 p. m.
Observations Taken at S A, M.
120th Meridian Time
3
Haker City x
Hhlnarrk Ida
Hoiso !M
Denver 00
Ooh MoiiicH Hi
Krcsno 10a
Helena 80
T,OH AnceleH .... Jill
MatMhflold ........ 70
Phoenix
Portland 8 0
rUd Bluff 96
KoHohui'K SO
Salt Lake City.. 9a
' 50
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51
GK
30
82
54
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54
50
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Clear
V. Cdy.
Clear
Clear
Cloutly
llear
Clour
Cdy.
Cloudy
IV Cdy.
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
( Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Clour
Clear
(.'lour
Han KranclHCO..
HuiUh Vc
Houttle
Spokane
Walla AVnlln....;
tit
An
7 a
KK
WltinlpeK ..!...... 0
V. J. IIUTCMIHON. MeteorologiHt,
FIRE CAUSES SMOKE
A brush and ura.ss fire east of
Knt;lp Point, which w as reporicil
at (lie forestry office hero at 11 .so
a. m.. today, ,wns stllj jioiiik stroiiK
i t noon, and caused ho much smoke
that it attracted the attention of
eleven lookouts who telephoned
a report of iis existence Into tho
forestry headiiuarters in Med f urn
within an hour after It had started
A small fire two miles north of
Prospect in the ItoKue Kiver tim
ber territory eoction v.'m reported
by phone at the forestry headciuur
ters here at 11:30 a. m. today.
A Mnnll fire in timber m the
Kin mat li section of the Crater Na
tional forest, near the Chrysnl
school house olf,ht miles above
Itocky Point, yesterday noon, fs
under control nnd practically rx
linuultdiod, It was reported here
today. , (
Over one thousand Shrlnetn and
their families from KiiRrne, North
liend. Marhfleld, Ornnts Pass,
Medford. and Afhland attended the
! picnic yesterday at Cmpqua park.f
l across the river from Itosoliurt;.
i The entertainment was In harpe
of Hoy p. Conipton and CeoiRc
Knilth of !toebur((.
Sports of alt kinds were n
liauod in. with a hnsehall uamc
betwo-n the married and slnyle
men. The married men won by
a jeore of fi-0. Swimmlnc In th
I'mpoiia rlv'r wan also enjoyed by
n lre number.
Mrs. C. M. Sims and Mrs. Harr
Noidwick of Medford. won ftno
and second places In the potnio
races.
Dnnoins from three to wx w.is
one of the main feature of the
pbnte. with tnnflc furnished by
125 lgn
a 2 SI
CITY 2
?S &S
i V I V
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MACy NOUN. JOHN GILBERTS ERNEST TORRENCEA DESERT NIGHTS'
"De.Hert I Nitwits," Jolin (lllbet t's
nov film, opened at tho Kiullo
theatre today. (
It tolls' a vivid and gripping
Ktory of three lnillvidual.s at tho
mercy of the primitive wastes of
an African desert. The film -depicts
their suffering and their fear
Willi u HtartlhiKly dramatic realism
and dan-ies a most unusuiil ovt
theme.
Ciilhert is .seen as a youthful
diamond mine .inanaweiv In the
House of David
' Play at Phoenix
f . Sunday, July 28
The House of Dr-vid baseball
team, which has played the Med
ford tor m for several year paM,
will play the Phoenix team Sat
urday, July 27, at the fairgrounds.
This promises -to be a very in
teresting gamp. Pole Montgomery,
the 17 -year-old pitcher for the
Phoenix team, will bo in the box
against the visitors and. will show
the-baseball fans some reul clever
M(ork.
, lhoonix do.fcc.tcd Montague Sun
day at the latter city, -score 4 to 1.
There was only ono sfo, hit on
Montgomery.
FLY TO LOS ANGELES
Adrionne Steward 'and Miss Kla
Ditto, dsststent manager of Stew
ard's store nt Grants Hnss, left here
by plttde at p o'clock today fdr Ixib
Angoles. where market week Is be
ing featured. They expected l-J
arrive there at 5:oU und to attend
tho big fashion show at the Hilt
more hotel this evening.
.Manufacturers of the Paeifin
coast nnd New York, and even
Paris, will be represented in l.os
Angeles this week during the fash
ion event.
Mrs. Steward took the same trip
by plane Just summer. This time
she will select part of her 'early
fall and winter merchandise. He
fore returning to Alodford. August
5, the two women will visit (rlends
In Kan Francisco.
r
STARTS
TODAY
Jff (CTiSl ntheCoa9t' (cV3i
$?6 ,?sJ;JPj 11 I t These fA
Str I IO) Little Prfces WuOJ
Sl "V ' You'll bo surpriued at the greatest of Gilbert
! 'itd? V, iV Romanccs-
1 Jt w &&yytfr
' ' Vv' f Battling perils and hardships of tho African
v JA Desert . . .
.(BnaBiiDnr
L, ' MWV: WOLAN
I o( mystery and Mil O.tMmS JKZZL I
thrill under ' i ft.Xl Jfl, Tffli
.,r'C"n 'j 'iSSSrTjf Good Added
Don't mi the JMZl - J-L ZP 1 Tt'Ur"
Prince of Ro- ''V J- A J-tf ',
mane. ,n hi, 7 )Vl Wf
newe.t hit! lOMfjr' ,A i-'l tV ' And
I Si"WV r ' M JB. Feature
Jllm "J rVW& on Any
L ar'm
I :.' :':'v M! Ma
. y
m II III ilili
bean of dark Africa. Krnost Tnr-
renee has the i oli of an KiikHkIi
; uobleiuan. Mary Nolan is unusu
ally attractive and appealing in
her role as the bogus tlaulUer of
the renegade.
! l;auliful backKiounds of daz
jzhhff white wmd and a Hkyline
! patched with tropical palms add to
itho scenic splendor of the picture.
' one new thrill this production
I brings io the screen is an actual
! vunrifie, photographed In Its en
I tirety. - , ,
Rogue River Co
. Official Confident
of Valley's Future
J YV. II. Joyce, secretary of - tile
(Hoj;ue Uivnr company, has return
led to Los Angeles, aiter spending
I several days in the valley making
! iiiKpecticnn of the various holdini;'
of the company and conferring with
I A. H. Hoetting. general manager.
( While in Medford. Mr. Joyce
stated that each time during his
no, a iii.ii. inc L"
Miumn ue i.aa occouiu iiioio nin isundav with the rating of sittlsfae
more comident of the wonderful Un.y mmv ,, u,HO . Pmi,ieiii
itituro the valley has in ilx hrg , ,lf 11)r Knights of the Morning
fruit industry and the field it seems : ,. T Bet UnlPf emlilnm It
lo ciffer lo (he investor, particu- K ni.CO!..iU,.v , ti!0 Cold niorn
lurly when the same Bound uin-,nK whn at c.r,5 fl. mv,.n c.
ciples cf business organization und !,......, ,.. m,,ri11KM. Amonu tho
inamigKiiicnt are applied to fruit
growing thai chgrnclQj'izeH all other
major progressive Industries. .
LOSE $11,000 H
An Impacted tooth which Vns
tho cause -of a Sll.ooo lawMiit.
brought by M rs, Ictissell Kemon
against a local dentist in circuit
court last year, will ho removed
by a Portland specialist this wfrok. J
M Seition will leave tomorrow !
for the northt accompanied by hor'
mother and father-in-law, Mr, nd
Mrs. C. J. Semon. I
Tho local ease, which arose
when Mrs. Semon charged " that'
a dental curate had boon loft In
her antrum following a dental j
operation, arointed considerable in-i
teres! :it the t injenfthe trial.
SAl,i:.M, Ore., July 22. lthea
l.uner. stale onwineor. will leave
I ( "night for San l-'ranelsco where '
'ho will spend throe weeks con
i I'ciTiuR with - hondhiddtMs of the
orhico, llaKle I'nint, Warm HpriiiK
,aiid (IraiitH Pass iri'ik'ation 'districts
relative to reorganization and re
i fliianciiiK plans for those projects.
I Relative to tho Warm Springs
jiind the d rants Pass districts
j I. u per will confer w ith Individual
I bondholders in an effort to got a
minority of the bondholders, who
have not deposited their bonds, to
deposit them so the reorganisation
may proceed. Of the total of
1 .4. "ill, iioo Craiits Pass bonds only
about $J00.0OU has not been de
posited, and of the $ I .r.riO.ooo
Warm Springs total about $;i.r0,0iti
has not yet bi'en broug.it in.
o. C. Roggs of Medford, presi
dent of the hourd of directors of
the Kagle Point district, will meet
Luper in San Francisco. .
scooisSel
mov scor;r camp ox appi.k-
f!ATK, .Inly 22 (Special) Marion
Smith, Marlon Palmer. Jack Ded
rlck and l,evon Dunfurri accom
panied by Leo P. Itrown of tho
forest service, left the Scout camp
one the Applegato for n four-day
hike to Cmnk nnd fJreen pass
this morning. The pass Is ono
used by tho first minors that came
into tlw? valley from California
;ind is well known to old timers.
The hcou tt; t ook a pack horse t o
carry the supplies.
Th e rest of the hco u t h h t tho
camp will hike to Tallow I5ox
itometlino this week. Hilly Lumau,
jtronp seven, returned from camp
guests at the camp Sunday were
Ih and .Mrs. V. ('. Hansen. As:i-.
land': Mrs. slough, Vrcka, (al.;
.Mr. and Mrs. (Irorgo ftirhurdsnn,
(li-iints Pass und Mr. and Mi-h.
Ulndt.
.1
ASHLAND, Ore., July !!2. (Hpo
clnll The beacon light which has
been constructed at the Siskiyou
summit by the Itlchlicld Oil com
pany will he used tho first time on'
AugUHt 1, arcottllng to a report
given out by (Jny Good, who bits
In charge the Installation of the
Neon lights. The steel tower, 3H
feet high, is aiieady finished unci
the word Hiehfleld is being placed
on each of the tour sides. Copco
Is building four nnd a half mile
The Pick o' th Big
Silent Picture!
Four Complete Shows
Daily nt 1:30, 3:15, 7 and 9
P. M.
ANOTHER MASSIVE
PRODUCTION TO BE SHOWN.
with 3 New Series . . 3New Wheel
Lases . . 3 New Price Ranges
or power Hue to ni.piily the pmvoi I lint hnil tho affair In chiiiKe. The
for the powerful boucon. I iittenilHiitH (lid not appear in old
The communlly dance, which wnsitime dress, as tho leanest wns not
held by tho Llthiuns on TliurB(liiy Ronerally understood, so tho com
night at tjielr dance floor in l.ltliia.; initlee was unnblo to award the
pnrk, was doclarcd a (Iniiin lnl and i prize, which hsd hecn niinounccd
social aiicceBS hy tho coniniltteo for thohcfil costuine.
Own your own breeze!
for one-half cent an hour
ll'ow can !iii.V(iii; work in mi nfficc with a limp ...
collar find it iiiniWelVcliiiK all over? Impossible!
Iiihlall an clccl rid fan. Lcl it Itrin.u hack mcnio
rics ol' spring. How can anyone enjoy a meal, at, ......
Iioine wilh l he Imlfcr inciting n the platter f
Alisnnl! Own your own hree.e. Forget ahont
weather from nmniinir 'till evening. Then go to
sleep in peace. '
See Your Dealer Today
THE California Oregon Power Company
Vlcdford
The New
ORBAY
. July YJ:-' '
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OFFICES.
Grants Paii . Roseburg . 10mth
Yreka Durumulr-Califoral
Iron Workt Hums.
EVERETT, Wash., July 42. HP)
An explosion from oxygon tanks
used tor welding caused a flro
which destroyed the Snohomish
Iron works near here. Damage
iiininiiiloil lo I0.0.
Fallt-Orrjjoo
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