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MflDFoREi yrxrrj tribune. urET&QRP, QftEftoy, Nromv'Y, MAY "19.10.
PXGE REVEN
Mail Men of the Air
Reach Huge Mileage
V Km
Bin
Today is circus day!
1 sawdust trail leads out
lh Central avenue where the
wT Barnes circus Is showing.
were on hand this
"t Southern Pucllc
yards to greet the arrival
"1 circus train, as it, steamed
"" . The unloading of the
Ehtlv P"l""-'d wuBns down the !
. (,.m the train brought I
u of Joy from the chlldl'-'n-W
in spans of six and eight
ihed In regular formation to
lve their charge and draw it
TL show grounds. . A feature
he morning was the two olo-
Ji teams of four elephants
' h harnessed like horses and
1 to pull the heaviest vehicles.
t the circus grounds all was a
ot biiHy activity as the roust-
tauu erected the tented city.
'.vas poles and stakes were
.-.a on the ground to He quickly
St into tall, flapping tent Al
' h the circus Is equipped with
modern mechanical stake driv
ings of workingmen swinging
m4 hammers drove the "stubs"
Zb a rhythmic cadence that was
. delight to the onlookers-; :
' Lotus Takes Bntfil I
Several persons were drenched
Lhen the buth water of Jotus,
OTnter hippopotamus, was chang
j The huge cage in which the
bust Is carried, was drawn up
Honplde " fire hydrant where,
mh the aid of a hose, the tank
'" (inert. Despite the fact that
te "hippo" was the center of
y starlns crowd, she continued
i'doze in her pool, seemingly un
mindful of the sensation she was
causing. e
Busiest of the circus performers
nre the Great Clretonas, a family
ol slightly built, nimble acrobats.
Recently Imported from Germany,
they are Hiiid to have the most
nutlonal high wire act in tho
wrld performing 35 feet in the
ilr at the top of the tent. Two
lours' time is necessary to con
duct the apparatus on which
they do their tricks.
Many at Matinee.
Shortly after 2 o'clock the per
hi i rled this afternoon
It on audience estimated by the
circus management nt appioxi
mtely 6000. Judging from the
Mention accorded each number
on the long program, the boast
of the Al 11. Uarnes circus mux
It Is the highest type show in the
world, seemed justified.
The Barnes circus this year ap
pears. under the banner of John
Rlngllng, eastern railroad and cu
!tw magnate nnd sowjier- 9f the
Rlngllng Brothers-Barnum and
Bailey circus. Mr. Rlngllng owns
ill nt iha mnlnr circuses and has
nlsed the standard of all of them
to conform with his famous policy
ol showmanship. Unlike the per
formances of the Barnes circus
'In the past, animal acts form only
spart of tho program this season,
he balance of the show contain
ing many feature and regular cir
cus acts.
Stuns nt 8 Tonight.
Tonight the performance will
Hart at 8 o'clock, with the doors
open an hour earlier so that am
ple lima Is allowed to view the
menagerie.
Tickets are on sale down town
Six pilots, wh new the fi,-8t air
mail on the Pacific- no,, ..,....
celebrating tho completion c ,,.' '
and one-quartor million miles of
rugnt. which Is equivalent to 130
times aroun.l the i,i ... ..
32.500 houi-s these fliers 'h ive rcc
istered during their aerial careo
18,000 hour, haw ben recorded
when acting as Pacific coast flving
postmen. The Hermw-siedfnrrt.' j,os
Angeles line s the second largest
mail-passenge,- line l thc United
States.
This sextette of blrdmen are still
flying for Pacific Air iv...,
unit of Hoeing .System. They tire
Arthur Slarlniek, Charles Bowman,
u.iipn irilen, Itussell Cunnlng
ham. Holier Miller and Grown- 'IV-
ler. Others who came iiflenvards
and wiio could logically be called
veterans are 13. I.. Kemellne Al
C.illiousen, y. A. Donaldson. J. C.
Jonnston and Hurry Crandall.
H"w things progress aeronautic
ally is illustrated by the change, in
equipment and schedule during tho
past three years. Some of these
veterans flew planes having 110
horsepower motors. It took cour
age to vault over the Tehachapis
and the Siskiyous relying on an
engine of that horsepower.
Now all equipment is Boeing
mall foiir-passengor planes, pow
ered with 525-h.p. Hornets. Pa
cific Air Transport pianos cruise at
Ids miles an hour and the 1100
mlie course Is flown In 11 hours,
including stops.
I i
at Jarmln and Woods' drug store,
corner of .Main and Central, at tho
same prices as prevail at th !,,..
grounds.
U'Uu tonight the circus will en
train for Poseburir where thv
Will plav a similar ..n,.nr,,,,V
tomorrow.
LIQUOR CANDIDATE
EAST OltAXdE, X. J., May 11),
UP) The Ktv. J times K. Shields,
state superintendent of the Anti
Saloon league, believes that if
DwiKht V. Morrow should be
elected United States senator from
New Jersey "within a week after
he entered office he would be wet
candidate for president,"
In an address lust night at the
Swedish Methodist church, Mr.
Shields said prohibition in New
Jersey was doomed unless Hep.
Franklin W. Fort was elected.
Fort 1h a candidate for the
Republican senate nomination
against Morrow and Joseph S.
Frelinghuysen.
TWELVE COUNTIES PAY
ALL FIRST HALF TAKES
SALEM, Ore., May 19 W)
Oregon counties that have paid In
full their first-half state taxes are
Multnomah, Clatsop, CbluniMa,
Curry, Hood Iliver, Jefferson, Jose
phine. Klamath, Morrow, l'olk.
Union and Wallowa, according to
State Treasurer Kay. The amount
to date Is 1, 159.839.87. The total
of first-half taxes, when all is
paid will he $2.30,583.92.
SALE OF PITS
Tomorrow will mark the open-!
ing of a sweeping five-day sale of,
paints and roofing materials at the!
Woods Lumber company, corner
East Jackson and Genesee. This
sale will feature special reductions
on Lucas paints and Certain-teed1
roofing, and will continue until
Saturday night. The Woods Lum
ber company is closing out their'
entire stock of Certain-teed roof-1
ing and this sale will enable themi
to dispose of their present stock. !
11. A. Case, special factory rep-!
resentative for the Lucas Paint
company and an authority on,
paints and decorating, has been ,
secured by the Woods Lumber!
company to assist those who pur-!
chase at the sale in solving the!r
painting problems. Southern Ore-!
gon people are given tho oppor-l
unity to avail themselves of Mr.
Cases advice on their paint needs.
BAKKH, Ore., May 19. CP)
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Buker drowned
in main Kagle creek, three miles
from Sparta, yesterday while on a
rhlti,, if l.i Uni-r1 of (ha nnnl.
dent reached here today. Although!
no one witnessed the tragedy, it is
believed the two fell into the swif- ,
ly running stream while crossing
a log. linker's body was found by
a companion a short time after the
accident, Mrs. Buker's body was
not recovered until last night.
lSuker had been employed at the
postoffice here for several years.
Barnes Circus Here Today
Tft ' " ' ' - .
,, made ready for the two perform-
Pi..u,. from the CUC B-ne, Circu. . Hy maoe,
r.ninB ,o that all might be in
" o'cloru ..u -i .nino an hour earlier.
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TUESDAY IS THE END!
Tl , V V
Dresses
Plains and prints
Vdling at $10.75 to
f25.00.
CHOICE
OF THE
HOUSE
$7.75
NOVELTIES
A wide variety sell
ing to $1.75.
3 for $1
Garter Belts
Latest styles. Sold
H 75c.
38c
Silk Thread
All colors; 100-yard
spools. Keg. 15c.
M t
' 2 ; - r sf Jf ft-
TUESDAY WE MUST DRAW DOWN THE FINAL CURTAIN
ON RUSSELL'S BIG Main and Bartlett Street STORE
WE ARE FORCED TO GO!
AND NOT A DOLLAR'S WORTH OF STOCK MUST
REMAIN IF ANY REASONABLE PRICE WILL SELL IT
LA ST
GALL
TO THE BUYING PUBLIC HERE
AND THE PUBLICS LAST
CHANCE TO GAIN BY OUR
TREMENDOUS LOSSES
Entire Remaining Stock Priced
AT HALF
LESS T
With MANY Groups at SPECIAL LAST DAY
REDUCTIONS Far Below Your Fondest Ideas
of BARGAIN Mark Downs and Quality Values
AND
tian HALF
BEACON
Bath Robes
Ono lot genuine Benron; fine
quality, nt less than material
costs. Choice
$3.25
Zaza Silks
A 3ri-lnch satlnlziMl fabric used
Tor many purposes. Wanted
sliudcs. Last :all price
1 lb. CHINA
COTTON
Full pound flncRt qunllty at Iorb
than wholoHule cont. Regulur 75c
38c
4
SILK
PARASOLS
Clood nnnlltles. Heavily ribbed,
and retailed up to f 10. Ijist call
price ' '
$3.29
GOODBYE PRICES! It's Positively the
n
You Must Act
TOMORROW
WE A&URE YOU
That tomorrow'! prleet will b fitting finish
to the greatest and most complete oloaeout
ale ever hold In Medford FOR YOUR SUP
PORT AND PATRONAGE. .
WE THANK YOU
FIXTURES FOR SALE
RUSSELL'S