Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, September 01, 1929, Image 12

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Newspaper Page Texts PIGE FOUR MATL TRIBUNE, MET)T70TlT)t OREOOK, ftUXDAV. fcETTKMUKlJ CHITA, BUILT BY RUSSIAN EXILE Latin America Discards Oxcarts for Airplanes n it ft AT DETRDIT MEETING r 1. I in'!).. - ' . MWHM rwA " ' WASHINGTON, D. C, Auff. 81. "Chita, Sthprhi. in the neiKhhor hoort of -whlrli 'White' ' Russians hnv hnen reported nH raiding Sv it romniunl(l was tho oiiuitid of I)ip shiTl-livfd Fnr KiiHiorn Uf', lic. which fiprpnd shortly nftr the Worhl War from the eastern noro mS IJike liaikal to the Iaciric fj0cpun," says a buHntln from tho i--v"iyashlni?lon, I. C. h-MhtnirtPrn of .NSin National i'OBnililc Koch'ty. "Chlta'tr romo tenons has boon 1 factor In ItH apparent obscurity, iil thoiiKh it 1 one of the Important stopH on tho Trnnft-Siborlnn Rail way, within, th'reo hundred mllofl oi thn Munchurlan border. ItcstMithlcH American IVimtler Town "Uke many Siberian towns, Chita Kot its start a a ItUH.slan place of exiln. At the bcKliinliiK ;f thn eighteenth century, there wuro a f'W native hum on tho Bite and nnmadU; tribes set up. their toniH in the neighborhood, But not un til 1825, when the first contingent of pxileg arrived there, did Chita beRln trt boom. ,!' he uxllta built their own jMl. Their, wives built their homes nlonK n Ftreet which was named Lady .Street.' That street Is mill po named and is one of the prin cipal thoroughfares of tho town. "Now Chita hna a mixture of Chlnesee, Hnssinn and Central AHin.n InhaltltantH that number about ri",MMl, but nfler more than a century'n growth It still retalnw many aspeetn of n frontier tow-j or Amerlca'H early West. Timber 1m plentiful in tho mountains and on tho plains 1,1 thft rcBhan of cltita, and most of tho houses aro conslrueted of wood. , Crotvrietl Chlueso S1m.h Itecnll (.'union CoiwsiUui .'The wide, sandy streets of the town atrelch from the doorsleps of onr row of one one story, frame NtruciureH to another row of the same height and coimtrueilon on the oilier. Nnw and then there ls a Chita 'skyscraper' of three or four stories. Some are of brick or stone; others of stucco over frame facades which at a distance resembles more substantial con struction. '"Ituslness brlses In the 'down town' street of Chita. Tn one street tho Chincso merchant s diH play an array of drynoods on stands crowded together as they nre In the alleylike thoroimh fares of Canton. Cheap cji lleo lirlnts, Turkey reds, silks, spools of thread. nerdlen and other Hew ing uppurlenanccH aro their prin cipal slock in trade. KussUn to.-, hacco merchants display curtoiiH of oinarettes with 1 o n g paper mouthpieces a Hussian device that probably works ns a flro pre caution for the protection of long whiskered Chltans. Iusty Tea llrlck. OrtnrllVroiin SoajM nnd What Xolg "There are also whops whero , dusty blocks of tea may bo pur chased; candy shops with an as sortment of (Uestionablo sweets; and rating houses whoso proprie tors apparently do not hilerest themselves in the. cleanliness of their waiters. Swarthy soap mer chants do not look ns If they mako tise of their highly colored and odorlfrrous wares. In the street, fat, shiny-faced Iturlat tribesmen stand by their carts of flour, fresh meat and vegetable;.., silently awaiting customers; hawk ers and traders of all kinds strain t heir vocal cords boosting their monger stock of cheap Jewelry, baskets, enkes, and what not. A rasping volco drawa the travelers attention to a comely peasant maiden tlt t ttir beside a pile of round thin hmvoH of bread whlen, in appearance, arc not. unlike the solid wood wheels of her urn. ill cart." 1 N ' , ' ?? v :hi milt-frWVt,M I 4 i 4 Having achieved another epochs al mist-stone, tho Kale In less than ejht monthH time of one million six cylinder automobiles Chevro let Motor company last week played the part of KraWous hostess to l:n entire sales supervisory force dur ing a five day convention at De troit The rcKlonul and zone sales managers and their staffs, and tho representatives in full force were in the motor capital. Huslness was combined with entertainment In a program- tliat kept the visitors oc cupied until thpy left for their re spective posts. "Never before In the company's hintorv were so manv nf it hiiIch : chiefs gathered together in tho' i same place at tho same time. The Chevrolet sales supervisory force : is ihe largest In tho Industry, and i when the last special train pulled into Detroit tile total number of 1 visit ora was close to 2,000," says (iaei Oreeno, district manager, i "lieeause of the size of the dele : nation, the committee In charge dl i vided the men into two groups, the ; sales managers' group and the rep resentatives group. Tlie.se re p rose n : latives, whose function It is to con i tact Chevrolet's 11,000 dealers, were thus kept together through most of the convention in a single body. ; Tho big day of the convention , came on "Wednesday when both ! groups were consolidated for an all i day business program, presided i over by If. J. Klingler, vice presi i dent and general sales manager. I "Knit cognizance was taken, and ample praise passed out to tho i visitors on their Hplendid work due ling the past two years and a half : since the last national convention, 'during which time Chevrolet lias other manufacturer r i ( Ml i V "IF r ruin oxcan. m airpiane oi n express nne iiuiiot iiim single bound m a 1ni leap ahead, ! Cour.t with I -at in Anieriea. ni; ii ic Above but one which was miecosf-'fiilly lie- gotiated ly resld ntfl of many f:ec tions along tint IMon-milo air route from los Ani'les to Meico Clly and Cuateinala City Willi the in auguration on August 1H, last, by Pickwick l.alin American Airways of passenger servico on lite coin- is a scene from a colorful tableau enacted during the inaugural cere monies al. Crand Central Air Ter minal. Clendale, on Sunday, Aug ii. -d IS', illustrative of the tran.d I ion from oxcart to nlrp latin and participated In by the daughter of (inventor Young of California and , ;nm Oiiaiciuaian reMitteuiH of lits j Angeles. Iielow, Mags of three na 'tlotiH ilutlered gaily from grand 'stand and Vo:;triim and wero born by tableau partii ipanis. 1'ft to ' right : Senorita Maria rattiagua. outsold evel in (he world." W. S. Knuib: dent, prrsided at a hamiue tt, Chevrolet's presl Wetlnesday evenilig Mliicli incidentally bmuirht t Detroit tho greatest as semblage of radio talent ever sum moned there for an evening. When the millionth six cylinder Chevrolet pany's new tri weekly air mail and idaiigliters of prominent Mexican I Marianita Servin, "Miss Mexico.' "Mb-s fJiialeniala;" Sonnrilu Herta (was unveiled, enthusiasm broke I'aniagila, "Miss 1'iogresn;" Miss , forth so siionlaneously that five Itarbara Young, eldest daughter of j minutes elapsed before the program j Covernor C. C. Young, and Senorita 'could continue. I Liberia: A Mimic U. S. A. Tl FOR SOLUTION OF CONGESTED AREAS I'arklng Uiwers. that will bouse ten to sixty, automobiles while oc cupying the ground space of only n two- ear garage, may be a solu tion to the parking prohtt-m in congested districts. Th:it, at least, is the belief of an Ohio Inventor nnd engineer who bus built one of these towers at Suudu.-dty, hlo. where It recently was tested for feasibility by officials of the 1'lym outh Motor Corporation who sent sevtiral caiM there for that purpose. The system on which the tower operates Is comparable to the' sell -operailtwc elevators whth are widely uned' 111 apartment houses. Th Bam pin tower contains ten platforms upon each of which may be driven oho car. Two of the platforms are always ut the ground level and when ears have len driven on them, u button Is pushed unit the platforms move away from tho Kiound level by electricity and the next two move into place. The platforms move ns an endless belt carrying tho cars to the top and hack again. To procure a cur that has been placed In the tower, it is only neceHxary Tor tho owner to press tho button corresponding with the platform upon which his car is parked, nnd the car Immediately moves Into place ready to be driven away. The tower occupies a Knmiid Hpaer of hut 4 45 suunre feet helnh Sffi feet tonff and 17 feet 8 Inchon wide. Th platforms are operated by an electric motor. Tho center engine of the Ques tion Mark, the army plane which once set hti endurance record, now la In tho fcimlthtioniaii limtitutlon. WASIIIXC.TOX, D. C. Aug. ill. toperat ion of t he t'nlted Sta tes with Liberia In the Invest Iga tlon of labor conditions in the la' ter counlry. plans for which were recent ly announced by I lie Stale Deparlmeiil, adds one more chap ter to (he many recording the as sistance extended by the g rent A iiiericnn Hep uh lb: to lis small copy In Africa. A bulletin from " the "Tile lauding Is disappointing. The wharf is small and nut ;dy and the main business street along the waieifioni Water Street !: none (itri wide, none too straight Service Stations Average of 258 Motors Serve nont cleat too well paved, and none too ' Kvery service stal inn In the It'hiied States serves an average of i!.r,S motor vehicles, according In lllie American A ulniiiobilo ussocia- j other highlights of the convon j tion were the separate trips of the i two groups to tho Flint assembly I plant, which is one of Chevrolet's i sixteen American plants, and to the tieneral Mntors proving ground. I A lake rid1 on Friday concluded the gathering. ' Caei (Jreeue, district manager of ! the Chevrolet Mninr company, with 'headquarters in Medford, ultend-d 1 the Detroit meeting. Geographical Snelrly, b;is"d on a communication from Harry A. Me Itilde, who has traveled in Li beria, describes the little Kepublic aiid its catital. Americans lVol at. Homo "Xowhere In thn world, "writes Mr. Mclirlile, "can there be found a foreign country so like the Col ted Siules In blstnry, language, customs, and form of government. After traveling up the West Afri can coast, touching at ports lu liritNh, French, lielgiau, and Por tuguese colonies, all of which are decidedly foreign, .distinctly West African, ami altogether 'far-away and different In character, most Americans, experience, when (he fdnw West. Coast steamer turns its nose Into Monrovia Hay. a feeling of being m ucli nearer home than the 4,1100 miles which actually separates them from the American -ports. , "The flleamer, cautiously np- preaching the shore, dually drops: anchor and nwa its a bravo lit Co surfboat, pulled by twenty stal-i wart natives In white duck ii ni-; forms, at first a tiny speck in tlu huge waves churning so threat -eiilngly over the dangerous b ir. j This feeling of littered is Intent-!- f ied when tho boat approaches nenrer and a tlag is made out at ; lis stei n, so like the Stars and St ripes as t be readily mistak-n for It. The l.lberi in emtdem, however, has only eleven stripes' atid one hn( star. "Xet the niiioniK officer M- . ) projehes - his KimllMl Is deebled-, ty American In ace- nt and de- niands that each pasein;er land- ; lug In Liberia prove that he h is j $l'Mt In his possession. This re-! quifcinent safeguartts the little It public from having to Care for ! public charge;. A nd he doesn't i sieak of pounds, francs, or p '- j set as. el t her; be .says. In plain ! A inerlcau. 'one hundred dollars'--- f anoi her link wit It bono', the only place in A Tiica where the cur rency Is the same as ours! Capital N a noil for President Mnnrne. "Monrovia, the capital, named for an illustrious American Presi dent, Is the largest town in the liopuldte, and 1 slmnld say (hat few cities in the world have a hn. hor so picturevque, "Nature seenit to have lavished great care on this out of the-vtay tropic I stopping place. Monro via Hay is about seven miles Wide, and vcxeN enter thehaibev ! fn the center, with c,pe Meunt far off toward the b U and Mon rovia Point, blub and r- k y, on the rirht. Peiwei'ii the c.ipe nnd the Pnlnt It the oval ha Unround of s:ndy b c a c h ami ma jo, I b palms. "Heeause of the bar. steamers are forced to anchor a mile er more from the sbm e, w bile pas setigers and freight ate landed tn Mirfhoat. (tften t Ii i-t landing nn exciting exprrleiu-e, and the passenger always matvetx at the canny judgment of the natttve headman' In choosing the wave j "The business premises, most of the morn pretentious J;tp( by lirlt I ls-h, l-'rench and Inn eh firms, a re I poor, with the first floor usually National built of cement and (lie roof of KAXKAVN KF.lt I'M AIDS I 31 AII' V ,FI) Fit VICTIMS con ui.aled li on. W a t c r Street cniild, ImwcVi'l". easily be made to compare tiiore favorably with the main business centers of Freeluwn nr Dakar. "Climbing the hill, two or three blniks, one enmes tn Ashman 1 Street, the chief residential thorn-, fare, which Is Very pleasing ill as-1 pect. The Kvreutive Mansion, the , forep-n legations anil consulates, 1 the War Department building, and the ItepresiMlt.TtiVf s Hall lend to j Its Importance. On this street1 are also several of the best res! -deuces, well const rue ted of brick, after the fashion of American houseji of the Colonial days with) columns along the front. j Liberia ii "White House' hsH "F-ast Kooiu" "The Kxecutive Mansion Is a targe, white, three-story fltruc- I nearest j t,trn and It has lis 'Kast Hoom.' Liberia occupies that corner it West Africa which juls out lulu the Atlantic as if in 'an ndeavnr I tn reach across to the Pan Lilian Shore, on the Knot h A merican Continent. Only a few years ago I the ma ps showed it to comprise I rt large area, extending nor I Il ea stwMd almost to the Sahara; j hut the geographers theniselvs f were unable to place definite heavy ( lines for Liberia's Interior fro a- j tiers. j "Then ramp the dreams of Af-j ricau empires by Kuropean na-1 tion-j. ami little by eeretliled by the u the Weak little ttepul died un.il today its tion, based on motor vehicle, regln- Irnlions of :!-! .4 iMi.OOO and a total I KANSAS VTY (P A serum to of !i .7'i7 service stations and re-j treat Malta fever, a disease re pair shops. , cently prevalent In several mid These service stations and repair J western and eastern states, has shops did a total business of been developed by Br. Fred K. S7 j:ni.ium.iMHi in liijs, which was Angle of the Cniversity of Kansas divided as follows: parts nnd ser- medical school. J vice supplies. Sl.:!(io,iMm.ouO; nc- His bacterial vaccine, made from i ccssories, jr.T.Oiiu.tniU; tires for re- cultures of "brucella abortus," the I Placement. 1 s :t!i.uiH).uou ; fm-i and Kt.rm believed to cause the afflii lubricants. $it,4 N l.niui.tMt a and ser-jIinni iH i,eing Htudied by )r. H. K. vice labor. ?',a Mi.tuMi.tHia. This i Hasseltlne of- the Cnlted States! latter item is based on fin per cent i public health service in Washing- ior laoor auo -iu per ceoi tor pans, i (in The average imrchases per mo- vi,il0 his serum does not al loc vehicle were $ii:t, divided ns I wavs cm-0 imtPnta. Dr. Angle follows: replacement parts an.l j ,mintg mtl tnnt in numerous ln- supplics. ST..,: at ssories. S-'l : stam.Cs It has brought decidedly tires and replacement. $:t4; f'U'l i beneficial resutts. and lubricants, $M1, and service v: i' l if HI 1 V '"pHE NEW sign at our door represents the obligation which we hive assumed in giv . ing the motorists of this community a better product and a more complete service at a lower cost. CIt represents the most outstanding tire that is made today the Firestone Gum-Dipped Tire the tire that holds all world records for speed, endurance, safety and economy. The records speak for themselves. JIt represents a new conception of service a service built around complete up to date facilities and a trained organization. TAbove all, it represents a willingness to serve, an honest desire for your confidence,') and the hope of your business on the basis that we can give you complete satisfaction.' Older Tire Service, Inc. New Location 9th and Riverside Phone 520 ; C,V r.n.i:o;ie - raj l.UUU ill l ff.ouJay night M ' 1 labor. r"tnaifd ndvertlKine' iam roxiilt". ilou save money only :: ; i mile fioulb-r faribe only "t'O mile! Ii-i present ai In little ilo area mapmakei's to has dwin-o.tslline id Ps b'ni;lh in tlie interior is from the seaeoat. a. about eipiat to that of tho Stale of Ohio. Is one- i third what the l.lltet ians orli:ln ! ally claimed, and their claims j ! ere probably as nood as thoe j nf many of the powers which tin ' dei tool; tho coloiiilng of the Pari; Continent. j I "Here and there aloin: the coat 1 I the orktnM se tiers - neirro freeil- I men fi'om the t'nlted Slates -: rounded Utile towns and set Mo- J ' it't'iiH. They were sent from ; America bad; to the lands of their ancestors by the American VIo-; ni at ion Socle t v, in w hi eh -meti men as President Monroe Henry . : l i v. and others w ere Interested, i Thi movement heq:in in 11;. and j t b.' f ir-it vessel-, sa thn M-hoonet s i chailered lv the American i;v- eminent, et forih from New Yorlv ' in ivi ;:t. j "t nv of the firit i-ttl.'is nir-! ciPMi.c.l tit At'iicm fev.-vs: oiIhm-;! w-y Kilb d bv bosti!- nalivev In- ' de.-d. the early elforls of lheve ci i I h'c. t me! i.o I .ibci -tan to t:ibl,h tbemsclvi's in the Afric in j coi-.t weie not unlike thoe of th"! . ai ly eolonli at .lamestow n and the J-eel;r of new home-- Mho landed a) rivniouth Hock. "ina! tv t hey it cii 'tired ri;:ht to cert a in lands by purchase from n.tiivi chiefs." j Ctnuine Chevrolet Partt Wcum firniitnr Clievrolrt pun tor ill icplnccmcnt binma tlify writ leitRtr, give twttpr mcfiu.ion, Bttd coat let to h-.it U. Flat Rate Chargc$ W hue oil our chnrpn on n flu! " nte ytHn worked nut lv Chev toli-t ffcvhny tsrit- Ttnn vou ir sure of ln m.nmimn rhi-a for hritt-rlau wotkawtihip ua every Job. 3 $f4KiJfy Trained Mmrharttcu Our ntechuniii nre HH-t-mllv triUtxl itt Cl'vrolrt rivi-c i Cf k . andean per foi mex'trv ' v tee oprrwlion in t e lb urn I Iv. Foithrtin.nc h11 wotk ea done to the rcR.iiur fnctnry tratf foi acvu iticv - flnmntitmt th nteaaity ft r -adjustment. 4 Sp4tty Dtiignid tUfuip nunt Our th-ip etinipniriit It apeviall iini,;nr J fi r Chevrolet ivit- ttndrr tbe durvtieii of Clievmlrt rnRinroi. Eveiv na-huir iul rvnv toil ia built In a.i iti vnoOi-ulrtr ti.b in (he inott eifxtrut uiaiuuv. when we service your CHEVROLET Vlien you brine your Chevro let to ut for service of any kind. Ton not only get a satisfactory Job but you Kt-'titatthe lowest povsiblo cost consistent with giKxl workiiiamtilp and quality materials. Tills ts the result of the four advantage which we enjoy as authorized Chevrolet dealers and which we pass on to our customers In the form of dis tinct savings We nse only genuine Chevrolet parts. Our mechanics are espe cially trained to do fust, accurate woili on Chcvrolets. Wc have specially designed ctiutpment and tools that save time and money t and we operate on a flat rate charye ystcm. To a mm re greatest atlsfactlont brlnK your Chevrolet here tor service. Pxerce-Allen Motor Co. 112 Til will l.. work I..': u. ii f nn. 'til.T tin ni. mi.m v nll.-r ! Am- I South Riverside , i , CHEVROLET DEALERS Phono 150 SliiiiiiMaaMiB -is msec: 2 BBliilMl llPI:1!Bi MWMff Teach Them to Start The Saving Habit Young Let them accumulate NOW for Preferred Slock iii this association. It pays o With Safety Making a safe, available, and profitable investment. A wise investment for young and old Ask about our 'installment shares. ji ' .'y Jackson County Build Association Ihnt will bn tho loiiKi'st and saft'tt j wutu Sulnt -(!atnlMia In tin Tion-'h 1 lo Tide In on.' town nf that tin mo, We) A PLACE TO INVEST YOUR SAVINGS Over 20 Years in Medford-Not One of Our Stockholders Has Lost a Penny Ohlo'i wheat crop this your toll aulinintKil at H. 000. 000. jeiiiiiiiiiifflaiM 1 . .