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JOY RIDER SHOT
BY SPEED COP
Harrison Rlaas. Orchard Foreman
Palled to Halt Upon McDonald's
Command Latter Fires Six Shots
at Tires. Four of Which Pass Thru
Car. One Thru Riaqs' Shoulder.
Harrison Riggs, well known orch
ard foreman, lies at the Medford san
llarlum with a dangerous wound tn
the right shoulder from a bullet fired
last night by Harold McDonald, the
young deputy sherirf who Is better
known as Speed Cop McDonald whose
special duties are to ferret out auto
Bpeed and liquor violations. : RIsks
had refused to stop his car at' the
command of McDonald, who fired
six shots from his sS-calibre Colt re
volver at the tires or the departing
car, four of which penetrated the ton.
neau and one of which struck Riggs.
The shooting occurred on the high
way near the Three Oaks, or Hartiell
orchard, about three miles south of
tho cty. "'Riggs has a good chance
for recovery, unless complications set
in. ' ' ' -
Responds to Phone Call
McDonald who arrested an Italian
from Portland whom he had trailed
all the way from Dunsmuir, bii tho
arrival of the north bound passenger
train In Medford last evening, taking
him from the train for having 11
quarts of whiskey in his possession,
had Just returned to police headquar
ters from locking the prisoner" in the
city prison. ; '
As he entered, a phone message
came from the Three Oaks orchai-d
asking that an officer lie sent out to
disperse some disorderly men in an
auto in front of the orchard. , Mc
Donald left tot the scene in a taxi
cab with -M. L. Daily as driver. Ar
riving at the orchard they saw an
auto containing several men Just
starting away and one man on the
road in the rear of the auto. , i
Ordered to Stop ' ;
Halting the taxi McDonald jumped
out, made a quick run and landed on
the running board of the departing
car. Showing his badge he demand
ed that the men stop the car,
-stead, Riggs Increased its speed. Mo-
Donald's story of what followed is
as follows: '
"The driver, called me names and
guiding the car with tne hand at
tempted to strike me with a bottle of
ivhlnbair holrl fn tha nttiAP tinnfl .' T
dodged the blow and then reached
for his hand to seize the bottle, when
lie tossed it away from the car. . Then
he reached down under the seat, and
I felt sure he was going to pull a
gun on me. Seeing that the men
-were intoxicated I thought it best to
Jump oft and did so. The car was
then going at 15 miles an hour.;
Begins Shooting at Car
"I landed on my feet, pulled my
gun and began shooting at the fast
disappearing car. I fired six shots
in all -at the rear tires, hoping to
disable the machine and bring it to a
stop, but the car kept on going and 1
' returned-to my waiting taxi a couple
of hundred yards in the rear. I never
intended to shoot any- one in the
car,and every shot was aimed at the
two rear tires, but one of the shots
was evidently aimed too- high and hit
Riggs. I , am sincerely sorry I hit
any one, and certainly had no idea of
doing so.',' - :
M. L; Dally, the taxi driver, -did
not see the shooting as lie was wait
ing with his taxi where he stopped
and McDonald had jumped onto the
other car. The man In the rear of
the car whom they saw when they
stopped,: ran to the side of the road
leaped the fence and ran away. Mc
Donald and Daily returned to the city
shortly after the shooting.
Doctor Is Summoned
Riggs and his three companions
drove at once to the home of a rela
tive where a phone message was sent
to Medford summoning Dr. E. H.
Porter -who hurried out, dressed the
wound and brought Riggs back to the
Medford sanitarium.
Riggs after the shooting admitted
it is claimed, that he had a quart bot
tle of whiskey when McDonald board
ed the running board of his car,
which Is now in County Attorney
Roberts', possession. He explained
that the loud and disorderly language
in front of the Three Oaks orchard
was caused by one of his companions
refusing to enter the auto so that
they could drive away.
County Prosecutor Roberts, ac
companied by -Chief of PoliceTim
otby, appeared at the sanitarium late
. last night and made a hasty examlna.
tion of the shooting affair, question
ing both Riggs and McDonald. It
could not be learned today who Riggs
companions were last night. ,
Hit by Four Bullets
' An examination of the Riggs car.
made last night indicated that four
bullets had entered the car, and that
the two men riding in the rear seal;
had a narrow escape from death as
the bullet that struck Riggs Jiad en
tered, the tunneau directly between
them.-.; '
McDonald was heart-broken - last
night when he learned that he had
hit Riggs and caused such a serious
wound,' He broke down and .cried,
and has been unable to sleep since. ,'
It was learned today that Riggs
lind been one of the men who went
UPON HIGH AY
FIELD AND TRACK
MEET ADOPTED
The executive committee appointed
bv tho Jackson County Hieh School
Teachers' association nt Ashlund sev
eral iluvs niro t' umke plans, rules
and rouulotions, nlso make a schedule
of events for field and truck meets in
Jackson pountv. met nt the Medford
public library Saturday nnd decided
upon the following or enclosed list.
This list of events is recommended
for the joint field nnd truck meet be
tween Medford, Ashland nnd a com
bined team chosen from all the oilier
schools of the countv, and nlso for
the Talent meet for schools 'of the
second and third class with the ex
ception of the relnv race which
should lie one-fourth mile and own
to bovs of anv class. For Hie Talent
meet for schools of the second and
thin! class with the exception of the
relay race which should be one-fourth
ile nnd open to bovs of nnv class.
For the Talent meet it is ree.omnieuded
that m scoring for points for the 38
events that each event count 1ft
poiuts, divided on the basis of 5, 4. 3.
nnd 1. for first, second, third,
fourth nnd fifth places respectively.
Joint field nnd track meet between
Ashland, Medford and a combined
team from other schools of countv.
probably at Medford, on Friday, May
2, 1919.
- State meet nt Eueene on Mnv 10.
1919.
Southern Orecon field and track
meet for schools of the second nnd
third class at Talent. Fridav. Mav 1C.
1919. -r
Rules of Conduct
Spniildinir's Athletra Rules and the
Oregon Recreational Manual shall
constitute n euide in oonductine the
events.
There are 38 contests each countine
nine (9) points of which first plnce
shall count five (51 points, second
place shall count three (3) points,
and third place shall count one (1)
point.
' No student shall be permitted to
enter more than four events. - Of
these not more than three mav be
track events or field events.
No school may enter more than two
contests in anv one even in a given
class.. Where teams participate, not
-mans than one team irom a school
may be entered.
list of names of contestants noon
a prescribed form issued bv the ex
ecutive committee, shall be sent so as
to reach the secretary of the meet nt
lost three dnvs prior to the date of the
meet. Ntf altering or chnnirine of
names shall be allowed after the en
tries are published.
''Classes for Boys and Girls
"A" Class Bovs or eirls 13 years
of nee or under. May 1. 1919.
"B" Class Bovs or eirls 14 or 15
years of aee. May 1. 1919. .
"C" Class Bovs or eirls 16 to 21
years of aee. May 1. 1919.
Track Events for Boys
"C" Class 100 yard dash: 220 yard
run; 440 vard run: 220 yard, hurdle
30 inches : 1 mile rela v. four men.
"A" nnd "B" Class 50 vard dash;
100 yard dash; 220 yard run. 120
vard, 30 inch hnrle.
Track Events for Girls
"C" Class .10 vard dash: 100 yard
dash: 120 vard. hurdle 24' inches.
"A" and "B" Classes 50 vard
dash : 100 vard dash : 120 vard. hur
die 24 inches.
Field Events For Boys -
"C" Class Run broad iumo: run
hieh iump: shot put. 12 pound: pole
vault: iavlin throw. -
'A" and "B" Classes Run broad
iump: run hieh iump: shot put, 8
pound; pole vault.
, . For Girls
"C'Class Indoor baseball. .
"B" Class Indoor baseball.
"A" v Class All-up Indian club
race. '
There shall be no admission fees
charged contestants or spectators.
Executive Commitee--G. W. Aeer,
chairman: P. L. Spencer, G. W. Goth-
ward: Miss Ethel Newland (absent,)
Miss Rosctta McGrail.
Chas. B. Parker of Seattle and
William S. Crowe of Manistlaue
Mich., are visitors in the city and,
were callers at the Commercial cluo
Monday afternoon.
on the ball of Roy Hendrlckson, who
was arrested by McDonald and Night
Policeman Adams on a bootlegging
charge and who was found not guilty
last Saturday by a Jury in Justice
Taylor's court. Riggs had $750 on
him last night when he was shot.
McDonald, who says he did not
know Riggs by name, but recognized
him at once last night on boarding
his car as one of the frlendB of Hen
drlckson who was at the lattcr's trial
and as a member of what be calls tho
"Tennessee crowd," socalled because
this coterie of friends originally came
from Tennessee. McDonald also said
today that members of some of this
crowd, made the threat . Saturday
after the trial that they would yet
get him. He thought that Hendrick
son was with Riggs In the auto last
night, but later found that he was
mistaken.
' Riggs Is thirty years old, has a
wife and four children, Is foreman of
the Frtnk orchard, adjoining th
Burr ell orchard. He bears an ex
cellent reputation and his work wan
so satisfactory, to his employers last
year that they paid his expenses on a
vacation trip to California. .
SIXlCOLUMBUS, 0., AIRMEN SHOT DOWN ,4
HUN f
' 7 uMs i twit j-; f v t ..-.v
WT ts&sl fX im t& r
" CENTER. EDDIE RICKENDACKElt, ACE OT ACES ! AMER
ICA" LRrT TOP. LIEUT. WALTER WANAMAKER: BOTTOM. LIEUT.
VAUGHN R McCORMICK: RIOHT TOP. LIEUT. LOUIS SIMON;
BOrTOM. LIEUT.. WALTER AVERY; BOTTOM CENTER. LIEUT.
FUED W. NORTON. . .
'The war department gives tho
totai nuniocr oi machines down-
. ed bv American aviators as 4S3.
Columbus, therefore, furnished 10
per cent of all the victories.
Two of the six Columbus boys;
' Lleuts. Fred Norton and Vaughn
McCormlck. were killed in air
fight .
Two more of them, Lleuts. wal-
' ler Wanamaker and Walter
Avery, were shot down behind
the German lines and wore taken
prisoners. Wanamaker received a
broken nose and a broken leg,
Avery a broken Jaw.
Rickenbacker has so many med
als, palms and citations that he
has to carry them around In a va
lise. 10
i At the reenlnr- mcctine of the
Grunts Pass Chamber of Commerce
last niulit in which over 100 members
participated following their reeulur
luncheon, several live topics were dis
cussed. The principal speaker was Mr.
Ilnwke, a newcomer from Tncomn.
who purchased a tract of fruit land
at Wolf creek, and is very optimistic
over the fruit outlook price for the
comine ten years in foreien markets.
A very interestine description was
eiven by Fred Collins, who has iust
returned from over sens. claimine in
conclusion that he heard Grants Pass
was dead, but it was the best lookine
corpse he had ever seen.
Following, lunrh, the announcement
was made bv Chairman Snhin, that
the committee on new members, hnd
secured throueh the dav. 85. This,
with the already substantial member
ship, places the Chamber of .Com
merce in eood shape.
F. S. Brnmwell was bv acclamation
re-elected to the presidency, who in
his annunl report showed many sub
stantial improvements throueh the
past year as a result of an active
Chamber of Commerce. '
Invitation to participate with the
Medford Commercial Club in a eet-to-eether
mcetine on March 23st was
read and unanimously ncccptcd, and
a substantial delegation will be on
hand.
Two bi things
arc - wonderful flavor
sturdy nourishment .
But you can et a better
idea of Grape -Nuts by
eating it than you can
by reading aboirt it -
Sold by Grocers Everywhere
LAIN bo.
It Is tho proud bonst of Colum
bus, O.. that six Columbus avlut
ors shot down more Qormnn ma
chines during the Great War than
aviators from any other American
city. -..--...-..-...
What other., city . can boat tho
Columbus record - 'of 42 Bocho
planes? '
Here ore tho official flguros oa
Columbus boys:
Copt. Eddio Rlckonbnchor.
America's Ace of Acos. .28
Lieut. Fred Norton 4
Lieut. Louis Simon 4
. Lieut. Waller Avory 3 f
Lieut. Vaughn McCormlck 3
Lieut. Walter Wanamaker 1
Total ..
4
-
. W. F. Walkor ot Springfield, Ore.,
Brand master of the grunt) lodge ot
Odd Fellows of this state, accompan
ied by G. W. Trcfern of Ashland, his
predecessor, paid the Medford lodge
an official visit Monday evening and
was welcomed by lone of tho largest
gatherings of the fraternity that has
assembled In the county for many
months, more than fifty visitors from
Ashland, Talent, Euglri Point, Central
Point and Jacksonville being present,
f There were several Interesting tea.
tures of the evening, among them be
ing the address by the grandmaster;
presentation of a set of gold cuff but
tons to H. C. Mackoy as a testimonial
for bis unceasing efforts to build up
the lodge; violin and piano niuslc.
the violin being played by Wallace
W. Eastlitk of Fort Jones, Cal., who
is more than 81 years ot age; and
tho repast. . .
Among the statements made by tho
visiting officlal'very gratifying to the
fraternity was that the order In Ore
gon had made a gain, under the un
favorable conditions existing during
the past year, of more than 500 mem
bers.. ,
One of the visitors from Jackson
vllle had' helped institute the Med
ford lodge in 1886.
Grandmaster Walker visits Jack.
sonville lodge tonight. Grants Pass
Wednesday, Ashland Thursday and
Gold Hill Friday. ; ...
muts
YREKA HOST TO
ELKS SATURDAY
' Yrtikn will be the mecea of the nut
ioritv of Southern Oreiioii Elks, next
Saturday when the Elks of Siski
you comity entertain (ho Elks on this
side of the imiutitniit. It will be u
i! rami, vvlehriiliou ot the kind desie
niited bv Dim Nuwlmrv as a huin-
dineer. . ., ' ? '
J To ttecomiiiodiite tho orowd bound
CiiHI'orniiiwarils from this Hide of tho
Sink1 mis a speeuil train has been
bartered to leave Mad ford at 1:110
p. ni. next Saturday. Uotiimiitir the
train will leave Yrekn on Sunday af
ternoon anil arrive here early Sunday
evening. Already 100 loiyil Klks have
siened up to eo. The transportation
committee consists of T. E. Daniels.
Ueoree Hilton, tleonto Collins nnd
lllimio Kliim,
The Ashland lodee will have n dele
gation of not less than fill with E. l
Gillette of that city in eliaree of
transportation, who will board (lie
siiccinl Elks' train. The Grants Pass
delcL'iitiun will bo captained lv VII
limn llnmmctt. while Fred (-liiiiiiplin
n ml John Iteed will marshal Hie (loU
lull herd. Kosebitnt Elks will nlso bo
lanrely represented.
It seems superfluous to mid that
tho excursion nnd celebration will bo
a stair nl fair. All Northern Califor
nia is Hendinir laruo deleeulions to the
blow out. which will ntiiko Mt. Lass
en's startling stunts of tho pastJii the
art of lifting the lid and dissembling
steam seem puerile in comparison. To
neeouimodtito the crowd of iiiromintr
Elks every hotel in Yrekn mid n suf
ficient number of its homes have been
remisil'oncd for sleeping auurtors
Saturday night.
To while nnv tho lime ciirouto nnd
to keep the Elks nwako n diversified
entertainment will ho given on the
special train A big minstrel show
will he given in l rekit Saturday night
bv the Medford Elks ns a part of the
celebration. Solon Williams, the
prominent Yroka citizen, is chairman
of tho Yrekn reception committee.
Tho special train from Medford
goes right through, to Yrekn without
tho Elks having to change cars, and
comes back from Yrekn to Medford
on Sunday without a change.
OBITUARY
PRU1TT Hotly O. Bock-Prultt,
who was run down by an automobile
Saturday aftornoon at tho corner ot
Klvorsldo and main, drlvon by W. A.
Crano, died at tho Medford Sanitar
ium Sunday at 12:55 p. m. from tho
offects of Injuries received. Do-
ceased was born at Denvor, Ark,,
Juno 11, 1S03. began school teach
Ing at tho ago of 16. After attending
tho school of Tho Oiark at Forsyth,
Mo., she attondod the state univer
slty at Springfield, Mo., receiving her
diploma and a life certificate. She
taught in tho Branson school at Bran
son, Mo., five years tn succession, at
Holllster the two following years.
She was a very devoted Christian,
uniting with the Presbyterian church
at Branson, Mo., In 1914. taking a
very active part In all church work.
She began tho study ot the bible im
mediately after uniting with tho
church. At the time of her marrlngo
Bhe was attending tho Moody Bible
Institute at Chicago.
Deceased Is survived by Ernest
Prultt, husband, Mr. and Mrs. S. P.
Bock of Denver, Ark., father and
mother, Lola, Tommle, Mrs. Vlrglo
Slover of Denver, Ark., Mrs. Nora
Robertson of Burlington, Ark., Mrs,
Mlnta Buell of Greenforest, Ark., sis
ters, Oscar Beck of Greenforest, Ark.,
Ellis Beck of Cruse, Texas, brothers.
Funeral services were held from
the Weeks & McGowan parlors Mon
day afternoon and the. remains, laid
to rest in the Ashland cemetery.
about
All Indications point to n largo and
onthiiHlnstlo mooting In, tho First
I'rosbyterlun eliureh Wednesday f
tnrnoon and' ovonliiK whim tho Now
Era eonfuroiica Is to ho hold. Ilo
ports from OlomkIo,' Grants Puss,
Contra! Point, JitckHoiivll, Vhootilx,
and Ashlund toll of'Jnrga deloKutlotn
coming for tho mooting. avvPloyd
Porrls of Portland, comes to deliver
an Important address nl conduct
conroronros'. Dr. Ilallllo of Phuonlx,
and Itov, Koehlor of Ashland will
also speak. In tho women's confer
ence Mrs. Lutnktn of Ashland. Mrs.
Waltor Frailer Drown of Phoenix
and Mrs. II at fluid or Conlrnl Point,
will bo hoard. Mrs, II, G. Wormian
of this city will pr.nsldo over tho con
ference at 4 o'clock In tho afternoon.
The supper at 6 o'clock, 35o n plate,
will Include men and women and will
bo addrossod by ablo speakers. Mr.
T. P. Cramer of Grants Pass will pre
side ovor tho ovenliig mooting nt
7:30.
Tiro enlarged program ot tho Pros
bytorlun church nil over tho world
and especially In tho loonl fields will
bo presented, The unnoml puhllo will
bo welcomed nt all conferences'. Tho
program will bo helpful and Inform
ing. ,
Dressmaker Doing Her Bit
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tho catarrhal mucus from the Intes
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doso will convlnco or monoy refund
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where. Adv.
When
you
think
of
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think
of
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Tho EnKnKomont nnd wod
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hoart of every woman happily
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volvod In those rings should be'
expressed by a quality boyond
question. , . r
llenutlful AHROitiuent
We always carry a flno stock
of Diamond EnKiinemont UlnKs
and WoddlnR Kings of puro
gold, niRht now wo huvo ex
cellent assortments of both.
We'll bo pleased to show them
to you. - . . '
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I Add boiling
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