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Site of Historic Fort Lane at Tolo ... . .
Will Be Marked by Monument Is Plan
. of Local Daughters of Revolution
' By KflNICST KOKTKIj
An almoHt forgotten spot, a few
mound h of arth i and a nearly
'Obliterated outline of bulldi re
foundation long uko turned back
into earth from whenco they came,
la h 1 1 that remains of Fort Lane,
southern Oregon's proudeBt mili
tary fort and headquarters for
brave sol (lies in the time of 3n
dUn warare in the valley. of tho
JtOKU. over TO yearn wjo. ,,,':
. a Winter rains -have come and
ffon and summer winds and sum
j nier heat have done their bit, but
i they av foiled to 1 emtio th
i spot entirely.- Situated' on a lit-
!tie;rls -not far from the vacant
Tokistoro,:. which- once Kervod iih
a postoffloe,1 the site of the -old
i fort overlooks the northern -edge
j of the valley toward Table Hock,
i years ago the stronghold of tho
; JloRue River In Wans. -It does not
;tako a trained eye to note that
the foft stood on a spot of ground
' 169 foot long and 60 feet wtdo.
' Tho ground is beaten deep and
Uho gruss hus not yet hud sufficient
- courage to grow thero as tall and
' as thick as It does outside Its
I borders. ' '
1 It ii ins of Flrcplncra
J Two mounds are mute evidence
that they once served as foun
dations 1 for- fireplaces probably
i in tho quartern of tho comniund
!'lng officers, whoso families were
j.wlth them during the timo of In
(dian strife. Hllenco has reigned;
1 decade after decade where strode
' heavy booted soldiers, keeping i
'vigil and ready to protect real
! dents of tho valley from hostile
! Indian outbreaks. For three years
the fort was- lively with soldier
songs, dross 'parades, morning,
rnoon and-evening culls of the
: bugler, echoinj? against a tree
( covered mountain side to the west.
' Aba nriontf -d In 1 K50
. When Indian warfure was aban
t doned In 1S56. the old fort was
. abandoned and Its force of 150
i soldiers . Who -', hud guarded ' its
wooden -ramparts were scattered,
mnnv - tt 4hnm finrUni? n KnlHAr'n
( grave. Soma ef them died for !
! the flog that' waved above "the
ifort- and others forsook that flu if
. to join tho "Lost Cause," the Great
j Rebellion and were lost with it,
1 but tho tree from which the flag
f.was flown still stands surviving
sentinel of a bygone tiny.
,.- When the Indian war of 1853
jjWHS over, the war-like savages
Were safely domiciled in. ' the
('Table -Rock soctlon,- their roser
j. VMtlon extendi rw north and we.U
ii of these two well known land
)' murk a, the upper and Iriwr rocks.
The Indians liked it there. Camas
J and lp -a- root, avow in profusion
rand salmon in tholr seuson swarm
i ed in the river,, not to speak of
I the wild game in tho neighboring
mountains nd hills. .Deer wuro
j, no. nara 10 kiii ana iiiumn uuokh
1 enjoyed hunting, leaving the mon-
I otonouH . cump- work ' to-' willing
., nquaWS, :' ti . ,
iK- Fort Iano raised Us Imposing
front not-fur from the - peaceful
borders of the miervntlon upon
I tho resolution of mdlltury authori
ties to found a permanent fortl
! fled camp near Tablo Rock, U
was commodiously nnd ' even
ju handnomeiy built; and In a man
i ner well- ado p tod 'to tha use of
t.'truoh a post; A' Wooden at nek arte
I enclosed a spacious area, Inolud-
I I lng a parade itrdund, bnvraoks for
private aotdlors, houses for offlt
' cvrs, an amoi-y' a hospital, stab
w,lcn nnd other buildings, nil con
'truotd 'of logs. ' '' '
i Throe Vnmurkeil Oravoa ;
; In its roster were Included the
Ymnios of graduates from the West
?Vbim: military academy, far from
the Indian-troubled southern Ore
bnt nnd soldiers were Chore from
f-iill parts of the nation' In a
lthjlrnyj east of the site of
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tho old military fort are three
unmarked graves.
It Was not long after a decis
ion had been reached to construct
the mllltury post, though the In
dians wore thought to be peace
ful, that one of the most Import
tint events of early pioneer days
pecurred when James C Kyle,,
a Jacksonville merchant was mur
dered on October 0, 18G3, by In
dians of the Tablo Rock reserva
tion. The slaying occurred with
in two miles of Fort Lane at a
'time when soldiers were congratu
lating themselves that Indian
'difficulties wero at nn end. The
Indian chlofs were held responsible,-
Under terms of the peace
treaty, two Indians, George and
Tom, wero surrendered to authori
ties as the murderers. They were
tried In the United .States circuit
court in Jacksonville in February
of 1854 and were hanged two days
later in the court yard.
The old fort was named after
General JoHCph La no, In charge
of (he campaign agulnst tho Rogue
1 1 1 Ver Indians d u ri ug the oo u rsc
of the Indian Wars. 1! was a
southerner, born 'December 11
1801. ' At art early age In ilndlanu,
he was a representative! in tho
stltte legislature and In tor a state
senator, followed by sorvlce In
the 'second regiment of the In
diana 'volunteers who took 'part
in the' Mexican war. Ho took an
active purt In the battle of Bucnu
Vista nnd though he sustained a
sorious wound in tho shoulder, he
remained on the field of battle.
- Lane Named Governor 1
President Polk, of the' United1
States, a staunch friend 6f ' the
Oregon territory, appointed Gen-,
era I Lane as governor of the ter- 1
rltory, which- Inclnded nil of the
state of Washington. Within three'
days after receiving the commis
sion, General Lane had disposed
of hts property and with a small
party was on his way to the far- i
off wilds of Oregon. After a
journey of six months,- only seven '
of the original party reached San
Francisco, whore they took pass
ago - on tho schooner, Jeanette,
and reached tho Columbia - river
after a voyage of 18 duys. Those
that rnaohetl 'Oregon wore Gen
eral Lano, Marshall Moek. Lieu
tenant Hawkins, Burgeon Hnyden
and thro enlisted man. - In duo
course, the little party reuched
Oregon City whore General Lane
took over the duties of governor
on March 2, 1849, holding sway
over a. population of 9083 people.
In duo time, dnnthor prealdcht
of the United States was elected,
General Lane was deposed and
ho was making his way south
when he lieu id of Indian hontiU
tles in southern Oregon that tho
Indians wuro hy-ns sollus (fight
ing mad) and on a rampage. This
arousod -tho general and hiH llttlo
party and he made hasto to strlko
one of the first blows' in the sup
pression of the war. it was not
lung 'until ho found 'himself along
tho green - bunks of the Kogtto
rivor. He had no military or
civil authority, but ho became -the
man of the hour.
Indians Hmlly Ilea ten .
Tho fighting that ensued wn
disastrous for the savages. They
wero defeated In every fight, ac
cording to a diary the general
made, and over BO wero killed.
A number of prisonrs wero taken
and these were' later turned' over
by General Ijnno 1 to Governor
Gains nt some spot ulong the riv
er; .! The Gaines treaty was sign
ed nt tho end of the wnr( but was
said to have ; been kept In poor
faith by the .white settlors, who
tonic it nn themselves to settle oil
Indian 'lands
Thero were subnenuent hostlll
ties and General -Lane romalned
in command. In one -sklrmiMh
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The University of Santa. Clara Mission was recently presented
-with a bell forged in the royrj foundries of Spain, lling
Alfonso XIII is the donor. Far over a hundred years the
kings of Spain have presented 'bcs to the Mission at Santa'
Clara. A Chevrolet coupe is shown in the foreground in front
of the Mission. ! .
while leading a small ..party, he
reeeived n scvero bullet wound
throush the right arm. Still ex
posing himself, ho wis forcibly
dragged bark behind a tree, ac-
cording to an account df the bat
tle, where he continued to direct
tho course of the fighting. Tho
savages held a strong position
and could not be be driven from
It, but when they" learned Gen
eral Lane was incommand, they
began to call to him and the sol
diers, profresslng their readiness
to treat for pace.
Not anxious to let them know
of his wound, the general went
among them, with a heavy coat
thrown about him for protection.
A long pow-wow ensued, pntn
ful and hard Tor the general, and
tho decision was reached at
length thut a final peace tnlk
should be held at Table Rock.
Seven days were set aside for the
armistice, during which time the
red men were to deliver their
guns to the military authorities.
War's stern terror gave way to
the Joys of peace and Indian pon
ies indifferently munched grass
with tho army horses, as their
owners worked together In tho
care of 'tho wounded and burial
of the deud. '
Oonoral Lnno's work was done !.
and agricultural pursuits took his
time and interest, .and though he
did not have tho advantages of
early education, he begun syste
matic study at theage of three
scoro and through uncommon
perseverance acquired an enviable
store of knowledge. In such man
nor the old general passed tho
later years of his life surrounded
by his children and grandchildren,
bound to him by more than or
dinary regard and uffectlon. His
work was - dope and as his long
and woll spent career drew to a
close, the Indian flghtr hud no
regrot ' In looking back 'upon the
years, which had noon filled with
so much action. Ho died In April,
1H81, haying nearly attulnod tho
ripe old. age of . 80;, yours.
To IMaco .Monument ,.,
In memory , of "Fort Lane . and
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TRIBUNE, MEOR
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.Indirectly In memory of the grand
old Indian fighter, a fitting monu
mcnt Is soon 'to be placed on the
nearly forgotten site of .the fort
by members of 'the Daughters of
tho American Revolution of Med
io rd.. A , program frY 'being prs--pard
and efforts are being made
to have Professor Irving E. Vln
ing df 'Ashland "make a speech
tipon the unveiling of the simple
marker. In keeping with the lives
which southern Oregon's 'pioneers
so simply, yet which made pos
sible the prosperous southern
Oregon- of today, devoid of thei
dreaded Jndlan dances 'bf war,
ambushes and oft times death. I
Dedication, October 81. '
If present plans are carried but,
the program 'Will be held on the
afternoon of October 31, and pion
eers of nil southern Oregon arc
expected to bo among those pres
ent. JSCforts are also being made
to have full-blooded Cherokee In
dians t present In full drss.
The plaoing of the monument
will be the biggest event In Tolo
for yciu-8 and Js expected to at
tract a great crowd of plonoeru
Tolo once! had shrdlu shrdluuhrd
and other interested people. Tolo
once had ambition to become a
city and still has a large number
of oity lots, empty -and deserted,
but residents of the soction, hop
ing that the California Oregon
Power company may eventually
build a new dam - at Gold Hay
and that the Floischaoker Interests
of San. Francisco, because of their
recent purchase of 2300 . acres bf
land along the river, may build a
summer resort( still fool that Tolo
will grow, and that tho site' of
the fort will be in the midst of a
thriving little, city . In tlmo to
come. , ,
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POUT-OIf-SPAIN, Trinidad (W)
Nearly a million eeflur troe seeds
wer .sold by tho department of
forosti-y hero this year to Porto
Ittco nnd Cuba whose governments'
urn tt'vtnir tn rofnrnwt unntlnna nf'
those Islands. .In, addition 6,000
teak seedlings and thbusands ot
cypress seeds wero exported.
Wrlds yVSf-i
WiShattercd by Plymouth
More linn one year's aver
age driving in 26 days!
11,419 miles of travel in
632 houm with never a
moment's -rest for. motor
or chassisl That is the
record-breaking feat per
formed by Chrysler
built standard stock Ply
mouth 4-door Sedan over
alt sorts of roads in and
abbui Tyler, Texas! " '
The finish was voluntary
..with the motojf junctioning
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QRRGOy, jUNDAY, OCTOBER '20,-1929
DURANT ROADSTER . ;
COVERS 2472 MILES
IN 1ST THREE DAYS
Borne owners have such con
fidence in their motor cars that
they connuf '-resist' temptation,
when opportunities offer, to put
their curs to trials of , endurance.
These trials, , If thq cars live up
to the owner's expectations, lead to
greater ' confidence nnd 1 enthusi
asm. Such Is the opinion of Mr.
Tlindt, of Babln & Rimlt, local
Durant dealer who .points a. recent
cross-country pleasure trip taken
by It. O. Gamble of Los Angeles,
Durant owner-enthusiast.
"Driving from Huntington Park,
Calif., at exactly five minutes af
ter ten o'clock in the forenoon In
his Durant -roadster. Gamble ar
rived In his dust and mud-covered
car at Des Moines, la., three days
later. He had covered a distance.
of 2,472 miles, stopping only for
food, gasoline, water nnd oil. The
car averaged "22 " miles to the
gallon of gasoline, he reports, and
at times reached a top speed of
72 miles on hour."
' The weather was fine when I
left Los Angeles," Gamble said,
"but It changed to cold when 1
hit tho mountains and then bet
cume so hot on the desert that
I turned black In tho face. In
Iowa I encountered heavy rain
and slippery mud roads."
When asked why he made the
run,- Gamble ' stated that it was
Just to,' see whether he couUl dilVe
all' the" way alone nnd without
sleep. . . '
W. CT, U. Notes
Med ford w. C. T. U. will meot
October 24th at 2;30 p. m. at
tho Y. W. C. A. building. A good
progrum with lder Thcumler
speaking and special music will
be given. Refreshments will be
served; All are -welcome.
The Fifty-fifth, national conven
tion of tho W. C. T. U. was held
nt Indianapolis September 19-25.
hundreds of delegates from all
over the' country attending. Presi
dent Hoover sent special greetings
suylng. "I' am' daily impressed
with tho gren.t need for extended
work of 'education in '.the moral,
physical and economic 'benefit of
temperance. ' Since the adoption
of the prohibition amendment too
many people have come 'to ' rely
wholly upon the strong arm of
thdy lnw to -enforce abstinence,
forgottinR that tile cause of tem
perance hns Its 'strong foundations
In the conviction of the Individual
of the personal Value to lilmself
of tomfleranco In all things.'
An epoch-making service at the
state capital occurred at the dedi
cating, ' unveiling and presenting
to the state of 'Indiana the me
morial tablet to -Pranees E. Will
ard and 'acceptance 'by Governor
Leslie. A fleet tit aeroplanes flew
vorthe 'capltql , building ' during
tne eoromony, ' arapping flowers
and prohibition literature. i
A new department was adopted
by tho organlnttlon that of non-
nlcohollc fruit iro4uct8, that the
perfectly. Official examin
ation' showed scarcely -a
trace of carbon, tio need
to grind valves,'' no ap
preciable wcar no single
part, that required -either
repair or replacement.
Here is proof bf undupli
catcd engineering sound
ness. Here is a low-priced
car that is bailt to last.
Gome in and find out for
. yourself wnat.rtymo'uilh
performance irriansXll
FULL-SIXB CAB
r i it- us
-Phon80i
use of all kinds of fruits and non
alcoholic drinks be popularized.
s Reports brought to the conven
tion were of 40,000 new women
recruited for the W. C. T. U. this
year. On the Sunday of the con
vention -4760 young- people from
the Sunday schools of Indiana
polis took part ,ln .the, youth':
parade. ! -' ' '
"Eternal 'Vitiilunco is the I'rlco
of Prohibition. " was adapted as
the -slogan of the W. C. T. U. for
the year. It was further recom
mended.' that -at least one new
union be organized In every coun
ty df the United States. Also
stress was laid on greater pub
licity being given of the work by
more general use of local press.
The World's Temperance Sun
day falls on November 3. AH pul
pits -recfognize the temperance
cause in sermons on that date.
Mrs. Ella Boole, national presi
dent of the W. C. T. V., will bo
present at the Oregon State con
vention .of the organization which
will be held at Pendleton, October
21-24. Mrs. J. C. Woods of Med
ford. Jackson County delegate,
will .attend tho convention.
A Ttltc Worth Itovlvlnfr
' An - old wedding-day rite which
because of Its beauty and senti
ment seems well worth reviving is
that of planting hridal-ti'oog, one
for the bride and one for the
groom, pot "far from the- threshold
of the newly established 'home.
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"Leftover gravy combined with
bread crumbs makes a tasty, filling
for meat, green peppers or toma
toes baked. 7 Itimay also be added
to chopped meat- and iiotatoes' nnd
baked ln-.- a .moderato oven : for-. 20
minutes. '' " r - '-
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117 S. Central
TEN MILLION DOLLAR
A ".Miracle City!" a drawn
i conio true reprpsentlng ' nn ln-
vestment of J (O.UUO.OdO, which
will be' tho futuro home of Fox
j Moviotono iiroductloiis, is ncarlnff
compli-tlon at Vo Hills In West
wood and will be. formally lledl
I cated on October 28. The Idea
and plans for. this, nilraclo city
were conceived -and executed by
William Fox. president of the Fox
Film Corporation.
Movietone City covers rty
acres lying across -tho southern
end of Fox Hill fetudlo ten miles
west of Hollywood. As Into as
July as of this year the slto of
the "Miracle City" 'Was Just Cali
fornia acreage.
Twenty-flvo buildings comprise
the group four of them are each
212 feet long and 1G5 feet wide.
The walls are 40 feet high and
each of the four buildings uro two
sound proof Htagcs; making eight
In ull. Each with Its own equip
ment apparatus rooms, test lab
oratories and projection rooms.
On the second floor on stage num
ber one Is the world's largest
Wurlltzer organ ever built. The
administration building Is 210
feet, by GO feet and Is topped with
a decorative tower 75 foet high.
At'-' the extreme back portion of
this walled city nre IwoJOO foot
RIVERSIDE on a
WITH every leading tire company making and selling
at least three different qualities of tires ... .Mas
many different prices . . . how is the motorist to know
what quality to buy? Or what quality he gets when ha
does buy?
Montgomery Ward & Co., too, sells three different
; qualities of tires, but we remove all guesswork by sell
ing each quality under a definite measure of service
the mileage guarantee. ... .
The Super-Service RIVERSIDE unconditionally guar
anteed for 30,000 miles is as fine a tire as money can
buy. It is in the same superior class as any of the lead
ing so-called "Super" or "De Luxe" Tircs-m everything
but its price, which is greatly less than other tires of
identical quality. '
The Remilar RIVERSIDE guaranteed for 16,000 mile
is a first line, first quality tire in every respect, and even
though the price is low (about the some price as the
second lines of leadingproducers),the RIVERSIDE should
never be confused with second or third quality tires"of
other manufacturers.
The WARDWEAR-fNaranreedor 10,000 miles-it the
outstanding tire in the low-price ficld-and for quality .
and service easily outclasses many other tires selling at
considerably higher prices. ' 1 -
If you like to know beforehand the quality of the tire
yon buy and if you want to save $2 to 115 per tire-visit
onr store and inspect the complete Riverside line-in all
, sizes to fit all cars -ALL TIRES MOUNTED FREE.
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nw ninFrr. lot irouhtc-lrto
inter dr(ln. Bur lh
RIVIRSIUB 11. Lu... S,v,
ntatlr hilf ih ptlre of when I
Stn fared electrical titc at
barmr afitiaallr ruraiihKl
with rout cat, bn half
aaaia aa auadi ctild-inathar
i tf."r, o ft Pi aia-
1 Ultas compound.' UMt only,
Phone 286
tlwer-ono "is a, 'cooling , tower
for tho' air conditioning systorn
and tho other is a gravity tower,
the base of the automatic sprink
ler system. ;
About 1200 skilled workmen
labored seven days a week ' In
eight hour shifts in construction.
! This is the Fox Movietone City
. built by a pioneer in the Indus
try, ft man who has always kept
! paco with Its growth and develop
ment. This Is a 'Miracle City;"
j William Fox's dream come true.
I This Is tho city that will turn
;out sound and tulking pictures
that will bo shown in Fox West
! Coast theaters a part : of the
' mighty Fox organization pre
'sei':ed in Medford-by the .Cratcrl
iill and Ithilto theaters.
(irt-ii-l"i pp'r rliioappk' Salad
This is an ornamental salad ,au
well as delicious to .the . taste.
Select three firm green pepper!
remove Hie seeds, (ind stuff wltlr
the following: Two packages . of
Philadelphia cream cheese, 'j
cupful of crushed pineapple, 1
pimento, cut very fine, 2 table
spoonfuls o f pecan nutmcuts,
chopped fine, 1 tcaspoonful ot
gelatine.
Jlix tho cream cheese, the pine
apple, drained fro mlts Juice, :tlle
pimento, und the nutmoats. Soak
the gelatine In two teaspoonfuts
of the pineapple juice,- and dis
solve over hot water. Add ' this
to the pineapple mixture. Fill the
pepper shells and set on ico ' to
harden. With a very sharp knife,
cut crosswise the peppers into. thin
slices and serve on letuco leaves
with mayonnaise dressing. ' . ('
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ret tuaranteed lor two yean I
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on each lite. Allowance Tor
joae old hamnt oo -charae ,.
lot Itnialhna. 6ee the lUVtt.'
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