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MEDFORD TRIBUNE, AfEDFORD, OREr.OW THURSDAY, VETiRrAKY 1!), rXQE SEVEN 800 BUIID ; dirigible! Aircraft Dwarfing Graf Zep: pelin Prepared for-Flight in June First to Do . Without Goldbeaters Skin for Gas Cells. Associrttf1! Press Aviation Kdiior. AKUOX. O. r Vi A monster Kokeloton of metal girders is j;et thiB "d roofed up" to o phu-os an the world'H largest and fas;e.-t air tfhip. Xear niid.summei ' it is chfdulVil to "join the navy and sfo the world" as the first or two nuper- diricibles to roicn as queens of the sk iea. Kin lit hundred workmen nt the Oaodyeur-S&eppelln dork.. half of them making part nnd the others putting them in place, are breath intj life into the Inert man of fab ric and metal, A major bit of work now begun Jji eloihiniff tho sekelton lattloo work with a cotton (Irons, a cover ing fashioned from fabric panels nearly eiuht rt square. Altiiiiiiitim Over All. Th esquares; are being laeed on. Where the section come together narrow tape will be summed on to make the entire covering- nmooth. Over a.11 will ku coatings ot "dope" and aluminum powder. , g These will shrink the fabric tightly against the framework, making a smooth $urfcc to lev-sen wind resistance and reflect the sunn rays that might detoriorn to the covering and cause the Interior lifting g a so to expand. The dirigible will he tho first In histtory with ga celU not fash ioned from gold-beaters skin. Of the 12 huge cells which will house the litfing gas helium half are of rubberized fabric and half of a gelatin latex developed by Cond ylar scientists. Motor Cars In Ship. These cells, are being- fashioned in the balloon room at the 'dock. Ten will be installed between the main rins girders, which stand 74 feet apart. One will 'ft between the front ring and the noee of the ship, while a cone-shaped cell will go Jn the tapering tail. Motor cars are being built In the ship, and the eight engine, now being tested, later will be fitted In place. The framework Is com plete except for the tail surfaces by which the ;hlp will he. con trolled. They will le hoisted in place when complete. In dressing tho skeleton a T- shaped opening will be left under, a storage compartment, which will) hold five completely asembled air planes. Tho compartment will be fitted with collapsible doorw. i through whli'h the planes can be lowered for flight or hoisted for interior storage. Tho dirigible, named the Akron, is scheduled to bo completed near the middle of June. It will have a :as volvimo of S.SOn.ftitn cubic feet, nearly twice that of the f.raf Zeppelin. The huMder.s expect that nearly a month will be H,xnt in prelim inary flights before the ship will ne uirnco over to tne navy ror ap-j provai. THEY HAVEN'T GIVEN UP HOPE Portland Morris II. Whltdioiiso anil ufiHOCiutPH to draw plans for $2,000,000 federal litiildlnK or (hla city. ...... s CAPITAL Is "wealth employed in or available for production" says Webster The California Oregon Power Company em ploys capital in the production of electricity. The preferred shares pay dividends regu larly, every three months, at the rate of 6 a year. ... For information write to Investment Department Medford, Oregon ' THE CALIFORNIA OREGON ...... POWER COMPANY MEDFORD, OREGON. -J ' THE NEWEST MODEL FoRDSON Tractor Is Now In Stock at JACKSONVILLE " t via v P Pzn ra jE&x&z ' '' t ' m PLUCKY GIRL SETS yed a Mail.N willu- of ii luni-l, i he 'u the historic , lb'1 rnni ' man- Everett and I-ester J'orter of Lebanon. Albany parlors n White Knmt clenriina Main street Hold to K "No Sin l enrlcr op Marrlaffft," j awscriM The Literary j)icext. Heck, ; no. that's wh-n they've' Just be. i pun to firhr. 'Ohio Stat Journal. SVli:V- i.Vt Clarb-e Ki'iuieily. Australia s reatt'st . irl athlet1. , li.w l iuisht d with i.'iniiiri it (on , spurt. In hi'i l;ist r.'iei' she establishcil a tx-w Australian ivcnnl i' 14 1-.". ; si'couds fr tin I'd yard huidli-s. Mill there is nion to tho r.-nod I than api'Mars in lln ) the fifth hurdle mi sh i a broken kin'c eaj). As the Kir) skiriiin.'d fifth l;irriei- a sharp j SHiind was heard. Shet . jaws and ran on. She f I prumd just after reaehinn the I tape. An X-ray told the stury. Uh. l-'ruin t ran with nver t lie er;i Uin ; s.-i her II to the N. Y. Leads in Airports WASHINGTON, 1. ('. New York state has more money invested in airports than any other state, u sur vey by the department of roiu tneire reveals. It leads with $!!. Mto.oiMt; Mirhit-.au is seeoml with M.S!VJo(. and California Miird. with $i:;,Iii."..o.io. This new Fordson will be of interest to a large number of Jackson county farmers who have awaited the new model with its many im provements! ! ' ' - Fordsons will now develop 30 horse power at 1000 revolutions per minute. Easier starting and other features! . ; .-t . , . 1 ., ' 1 ... Agents In This Territory Are C. TDUNNINGTON O. A. MANNING Jacksonville, Ore. Talent, Ore. ritutn Mining wdn enpttp from Ber mpC 'fd up by a &mm r. Anrt Mr. (lit. mother and tiBter of Mrs. Bsryl Hart, who l Lieutenant MacLaren in the flight of the plane Trad mu da to the Azores, stilt have hope that the fiiers war boat without a radio. Mrs. Georgia Gwvnne (lti. Cora Mansfield are shown at their home in New York. CULLS OF HERD POCOCK SHELLS leny lniy ltelr;we. : I. OS ANUKLKS. l-'eli. 1 i.V) j Itelease of Daisy I lei tne on ball pendiu;.; iHiteeine of an appeal for I a new trial on t.lie harye that she sioie i:.' from the actress, fiara Itnw. was denied by .Indue William Ii. ir.iii imlay. Old llolel Iturn.. .ii:i:i:i:i:su city, .m.. Koi. 1 !i. uVi due man was tun ned to di'ath and laa ueMts were nnited from their rooms today when fin- mm ilia 'f 1 i and tUettr rf.Mct. mmm fotiny pari bodi arm (A tvi RATES Single room with both 12.J0 and up Dcublo room with bad) 3.ond up Concerts twtem dalh on 2 5,000 Cryvt HARRY C HEATmAN M: Wise Farmer Makes Care-1 Boats for Princeton, Har ful Analysis of Production; vard and Many Others Costs, Says College Dairy: Nearing Completion by Expert. Master Builder. OP.KC.OX STAT K COLLECT!, j Corvallirf. (rtpeeial.) If the poor- ! est dairy cow' out of every 20 in I Oretfnn and throiiKhout the Ihited : States wot e r it Mod out, the rosult ; would .he more nrofltw from, those I that-are left, aeeorihnK to the dairy Keel Ion f the I :i:i 1 arleultural ' otitloolf report juM 'released here! throuuh L. IJ. I !i eithaupt, exten - ' fdmv economist. ' The number of milk cows in the j northwetst and. the t'nlted States is) low! about fi per. cent wroater than I during the peak' prlee.- of l!l'f. the! report .ihov..' . The forecast is-not so optymiwUe as', to -hope" for.'anyl sucK "uniform eulHtU!. hovevevr lit fact- it- iioints miF.that culling. oir orjiron .a.re JiUely lb,., l,) . fkuyv ' uiitrM incicr . jai in en;ern-iKes mi come- more profitable than dairy ing In even under It present bandit caps. Analysis Needed. CommentiiiK .on Lli : s oiiLlofik, T M. lirandt. ehlef in dairying hem. says that for the Individual dairy man a careful analysis of produc tion costs is of greater liuportaneo than ever. Quite number f oro pon dairymen have already rcdmcd their costs until now they are dp j to vhow some profit eveit inr dor preHOnt reduced prices. lOven thoiinh the whole country dne not cull out the prior cows, lirandt believes that the wise day iiidii will do it in his own herd, for the largest dnle factor-in cost U the yield per cow. For the same reaNons, expansion of dairy herd j onsv control arc important now. Any expansion In the dairy indus try In 'Orej-on now . had best be confined to localities where pro line t ion costs are inont favorable. The l!t:il outlook- report is be- inn i.-sued In mimeograph form i this year, and pard of it have al-j ready been dlstrih tiled to county i agents, where they may bo obtained)' free, or they will be ent direct j from the college on request. The first section issued deals with all the tLvestock enterprises. Including j chickens, lurkeys. beef, hngn, -iheepl and wool, mohair and dairying. SEATTLE (P) Out on the cam pus of the University of WashinK ton the majorily'ol the lonn. slim, sleek raeinK shells which next .1 ii no will compete In the annual rowhiK classic of the country on the Hudson river,' are lined up ready it go. They are In the process of con struction In the boat shop of Ceoie 1'ocock, the famous shell builder. .Heats, for Princeton, Harvard, Columbia, Syracuse, Cornell, Cali fornia, and Washington are on tho forms, or . racks . in .the .shop, above the 'Vanning! on -(irew- house. Tho last live annually , compete in.tho ,nationaLreKatlii.,i - f; .' -; .,i ' V'ocpek sntd it-was-not Iniprnb ablo thot Pennsylvania and WIk ronsln, two f other Hudson river contestants, will Inter place ordern. Pocock has been their shell build er for several years. It rot her Also 11 ti Mils In reality, tho Pooook shop Ikih or will furnish racing Hhclls to all but two of the lcadiiiK crew insti tutions of tho country Yale and Navy.. And at Yale Ed Leader's shells am built by Dick Pocock, brother of tieorge who makoa boats exclu sively for Old Ell; It Is quite, likely that one of tho beaullful craft now being con structed will be the shell that car ries the "winning crew at Pnugh kcopsie. Cornell, California, Syracuse. Columbia and Washington rnako up five of the nine varsity entries for the 1 hid son river feature and all nre potentially n prospect to, win. j When the craft nro sent their many ways from Seattle they will meet again when they nro launch ed next J una in the witters of tho Hudson when tho final and groat-I est struggle of the Intercollegiate I season will be staged. I V j -- .Vear-well- 149 eaa A 155. if youi at Astern AutoV New r LOW Tire Prices We positively guarantee WESTERN GIANT and WEAR-WELL tires to be fully equal in quality and service to popular brands sold at prices 10 to 30 higher. Numerous laboratory tests and severe road service tests prove this to be true. LITTLETVTOKIE JILle SlaJiA : ' ; It oencvicw Tohin One of the new comets of Holly wood Is fienrvlevtf Tobln, who In her first picture, "X Jady Surren ders, " scored h hit and in her third will be starred. A professional nctress since sho was ten. MifH Tobln was a star In New York and London before coming to Hollywood. She has a sister. Vivian Tobln, on I! road way. Cenevfpve, n blond, plavs tho harp and piano, has sung nnd danced in musical shows as well as acted in drama. t.liiter .Maker Kilhil. IUOSEVELT KIELU, X. V., Keb, IH.iPi While gtiilltig rj feet above the automobile whb'll 1 was lowing t. the myst-ry glutei ilcsiMtied by Emry 11a vis, nose dived to death here early today, killing lis maker and slightly in juring the eo-piloi, Cnrl Nelson. A noi her space mysreiy that Einstein might Investigate I tho limits between wheat and bread prices. Vln;lnla-l'iot. Tree specimens round 1 '20 feet below the surface In S"attlo. Wn., have been identified as fo.tHi red wood estimated lo tie -HI. MHO ye:iis old. Maxie Rosen bloom, the f ;st Ic clown who hohls the light heavy weight championship, at least I willing to entertain. Max!c did a radio tap dance at niidnight from a N'i'W York snldlo i-oceni 10 . sks Mia i.ii. iT BrtEi'SSIsU't f.V.aM; J IP i::.-.;rj: i hst hi i mm imt m-,m 1 lb M Oolil Iloacli A t'UMi.iMirt rfliilorr-1 ronrrMti' hrlilKi' Is now uinli-rj construcllnn orrom Itnciio rlvi'r ' lii-iu uu Oii'khu ttjiit h lull wn y. Our WEAR-WELL, though much lower in . price is equal in quality to the following Second Line tires: ; Goodyear PATHFINDER Goodrich CAVALIER Rratone :. . OLDF1ELD ' United States PEERLESS Our WESTERN QIANTS, boih the regular four-tly and heavy duty six-ply, are equal to First Line popular brand tires which come as equipment on new cars, inducting: Goodyear ALLWEATHER Firestone GUM-DIITED Goodrich SILVERTOWN United Stjtes . . 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