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Mail Tribune 100, June 13, 1922 By Alissa Corman Jun 13, 2022 12:00 AM A A News from 100 years ago The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago June 13, 1922 ANNUAL TRIP OF MOTORCYCLES TO C. LAKE IN JULY A gold medal to be awarded by the Harley-Davidson motorcycle company to the rider coming the greatest distance to participate in the annual Motorcycle Tour to Crater Lake this July looks at the present time as though it would become the property of a trade journal writer who signs himself “Felixcus,” and who will make the trip from Philadelphia, Pa., on his motorcycle in order to take part in the run. The United States Tire company has placed in competition a U. S. Traction tire and tube to be awarded to the neatest side car outfit checking in at Medford for the start of the run and the Firestone company will give a tire and tube to the solo rider with the neatest machine. A Corbin-Brown speedometer will be awarded to the rider taking the best scenic picture en route. The picture must include his machine. The run starts from Medford on the last Sunday morning in July and all machines which will participate will be in the city the Saturday preceding. Machines are coming from all part of the United States and the run promises to be more widely attended than ever before. This run is now an annual affair, having been instituted by W. R. Gaylord, local Harley-Davidson dealer, who states that the Gold Medal award by the Harley-Davidson company will also be an annual feature of the run. POEMS BY DICK POSEY, BAPTIST CHURCH ENJOYED Those who were privileged to hear Dick Posey at the Baptist church last night enjoyed a treat which they will long remember. The opening remarks made by Mr. Campbell prepared the way to poems of the common experiences of “Common Folks” which gripped the hearts of his hearers. The gem of the evening was a story of 50 years ago, as told by a pioneer who lived in the valley at the foot of Roxy Anne. It was dramatic in the extreme and at the same time so true to the experiences which may come to every man that the audience was with the speaker from the beginning to the end of the reading. A story laid in the Siskiyous portraying a controversy between a stockman and a sheepman was most interesting. Mr. Campbell’s program was varied and interesting from start to finish and did not lag. It held the interest of the audience throughout. — Alissa Corman; [email protected]