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TAGE EIGIIT n-nrORD MATT, TfiTTirNE. MEDFORD, ;ofth;o.V, TIICKSDAV. FKBfttMKV 7, l'J-J. EOF Detroit's Famous "Wood " ' L: Case" Is Maze of Charges MEET IN GRANTS PASS I I "Th'prafant old spell wlih ft tor.i'praturr of J3 Above after 5 o'clock this. rnornlnK whrn th nMrcury atood at IT, was not only th Cflldnt of tha winter ao far, but " wna tha lowest temperature for tho month of February over recorded In Medford. Tho lowest previous - February temperature retarded In tho history of the local weather bu.-rnu v.- K above. In 1917. , Ilut cheer up. while last nlfht atx this mnrnlnfr wero cold and much chilliness prevailed today along with the sunshine, tonlKhl npd' tomorrow morning will he colder with tho minimum about 15 above, aecordlnu to I.. W. Dick, head of the Mcdford wentlur bureau. Mr. Dick said thla noon that the cold wavo might last sev eral dayn. and was of the nplnlnn that when It did hrruk up, the brf-alt would comn suddonly. Thla wave, Ik general over nil of OroKo'n.. and' throughout southern, central and eastern Washington and tbe e)trnnio northern part of il(lV(TBla. from tyhero It crossed thn- mountain to tho Mississippi valley. , . i The Inn-rat morning temperature of today In thla aectlon of thn state was 11 above at Wolf Creek In oaephlpa county. Baker City had (he lowest official minimum teiuperaturo In the alalo with 12 above,' and the morning; tempera tures at Portland und Hoseburg ware 18 abovo. Spokane had a morning temperaturo of 10 alov. Tho highest temperature of yea teiday waa 38 above, and Ita low eat temperature waa 17 above. MkmmammmtitM&iiuat&4tad ii itf lr in iti an.n J Zuleima 1iplf No, 13, Daugh I tri-K of iho Nil, will nft In the jfJranii f&m M.iw.iiJ.- Tcnifito iv-xt SaiurJay ntfrnooii, IVb. at 2 f p. m. j Ther will b it ceremonial. ln- 1 fitnllatlon oofi.cers and reception 10 urn supreme queon. iir. Vic toria Or o use of Los Angel. I'oiwlnir the afternoon cession a banquet will be nerved at tho Del Kotfue Hotel for member, their h usba mis. escorts and ft invsts cf the temple. Dancing follows the banquet. TnoRe havlnjf ?p.ice In tbfir cara are a.tkel to notify Mr. Woods. . ELKS VILL ENJOY :i ! VISIJJBY RULER ! A proKram of sperial entertaln j nient and inunii- l.y th.- Klks band will he ffutui-t-H of the big R.-ither-f'liaritr arc rl)lne )ui, k and forth 111 l)i lr.)ll' ' Wood enso." Orll ! "f local Ktfcdom tonight, the Holt (upH-r loft) a I log that Mrs. (inuv M. Wood (la-lfnv) plottcil lo i occasion boinK n iloul.Io red l.-uer kill Iter liiinlaind, ILalpli A. Wood (upper rlKhtl. Wood backs him up omboilylnc Inn annual Past Mr W'ooU nifiiw-s IVooif ami llnll of bank rublxry. Kxaln-d Kul.is NiKht and tho of. DETROIT, K.b. w-rharBo.! Hoi, police and dcpu.l., pMcd nniMrKy Kcnl "dlict ram, of plot and counter-plot that forms ambuscade at the officii, ll.ilt had , xaltcil ruler for Oregon floulh. tho basis of a 'story, the like of1""'' 110 a"d Ihreo others had been j Klrst nominations for oirictra to hired by Mrs. Wood to kill her hus band. It waa In the ambuscade hat Hancrty waa killed, shot five which rarely la found even In fie-1 tion. furnishes tho background of wnai .nan romo to be Known In times by Wood nn ho lifted IiIh Detroit ns'"thn Wood case." arm to blackjack the contractor. Central fiKuroa are Ralph A.' Two hours later Urn. Wood, Wood, reputed wealthy builder and 'Thompson and I'iorce were arrest -contractor of suburban Wyandotte, ed. churped with assault with in nnd hit estraiifed wife. (!rac M. i tent to kill. Wood, dealinif Independently In i The prologue to tho atorv's first be elected for the ensuing year. wm aiso oe on tbe program. A very large attendance of member.! js expected. At u ; 30 p. in., priur to tbe convening of the ledgo Hcssinn. aa a part of the Kxnlteil Rulers WkIh observance Curl V. Tengwald, exalted ruler, will entertain tho past exalted rulers and .Mr. Cuslek. president of Obituary real estate. The chargos they have1 chapter was recorded in a divorce j , t,tiUe lAka associaMon .with a maae against each otner have re-, action filed some weeks previously ' 11 '""oi Jiearora. lauiieo in live persons, Including the, by Wood. While Holt and the I husband and wife, being held un- others accused Mrs. Wood of saak- j !der bonds agercgatlnf $140,000 Ing Wood's death befora he could each, all accused of major' crlin-1 divorce hor. the wife claimed hl , Innl offenses. A silent flRure Is conspiracy charged 0Kaln.it her in-! Ambrose I.. Hnggcrty, killed by . volved only an ntteinnt to obtain! Wood In an attempt upon the lat- papers from Wood a office safe ! i FORESTRY ': EXPECT .' IH.'RD Carrlo May Kurd poised away. at tho homo of her dnugh- ,.:. .",, " " i-.ll. i papers which she said her hus- .. kV i .7 " ; lrs. oo.l nnd two men. Wll- bancl had asserted would "ruin trouble aged 6T years. 0 months I inin Thompson and Taylor I'lerce, i her " , , , and 3 dn5v. lr.,llurd was born nv0 acCu.H by Wood ,! l,i,i Accor.Hns to the record. Wood , Tllr f",r,l'in '"b 1,01,1 pi, iioowooo rails, Jlinnesoia .Hay , ,. , ,. . f 0tilng withdrew his divorce action Hie , . 1,1 M"tel -M'dwn,l las' V,..8l. riu,ro , ahe , lived until wood's .1 a t I, so that I I, " "to day hef"ro he ih? . t ng "ir In ?.' "'l' T "r ",fl l"'"""-'"l " Mrs. MM. waa wven yer of ago. t ! m,Bht .(,., $r,o.oou insurance. ! Wjando te. ' C - ITesldent. that Ime.ahe, wth her parent., . wood and Holt In turn are aces.! .h ., ,.,.JAl,e fK'"'-" "( "? 'vlm was lioln, nnd Hot ween tho two major develop- .. .,,,..,,-, ,,.., . " ,1V "l.1" ' . i .... t i i '( liit-ii in iii i nit ni uiVi I I (I I L Kfllll'lll i I d.n ..i ... (iiiiuruu inn n u n i , u iitl, u ,u. i-i.i.. ... .... - . . " .. . . I w,c mm i reels, irivcn hi. tchpolK.. Hho graduated from the ' " " o . . u . " jati in Keiroi u.ce ,. (r tho t,lKli,ry, de , Wall llay, Houth Da- Mr Wl)(M of uivln(. ilushand hn went bi 'sota. whero alio bad been llvln until Ijiroo months ngo, Hho lonves by gls. Mich.. NaU-nal bank. In which , after declaring an attempt had e,' Tr I SJoM whtah ntanV.' :SI, er,hc:.W.,i!!ote1ohV.r,,,-M "' nenilllllKiy IHTU'Cl ailOlS aiP- 1 IlO llllll H OflerCl fol- WiUliI nnl 'I'h they of the hlgl achoot some years later and in aKSO rhe was married to I. .1. Hanson, later In 1K8 they came la Orencn and settled In Central wnni., wnera mey livc ror : ,.., .... ....... ' .. .. .. .. . . . . . Hears. After tho death of her . , , ... . 111 lnB """K r"" mg are ent back to Minna- as panic:- were In Ke'roll at tho time n pants in llie bank robbery. i holdun. Wood ImivIhk nnd tmvlnc The first ( llaptcr was written the by check for goods in n depart to jnoun Imp two iliingliterrt and fc 1 ' ''anuaiy i ni woom lit-1 ment store, nml Holt at his work nm- son. Mrs. J. H. Vincent nnd ''" V'."U '",1"" "f'h'e in Wyandotte. , , n accountant in an nutonin. '" "'iciiKiii oi ii sn.ry ol.l hy , bile plant. Mrs. (. V. Vincent of Hams Valley. Paul Jones' of .Jackson. Mich., alpo rrandchlldrcn and one brother. Lee completion of SI "00 improve- .rnve- r J'aul. of Dunn f'enler. Kuril. Ita. n,,'nt progrnni on the kitchen of I- Icotn. The fuperal servlci, will lie tho local restaurant this morning. U held front the Tori Funeral home Hattirday, February 9 at I o'clock Iter. JnrniK K. fonder. officiating. Intrrmcnt In the Anllooh cemv- fjAtW.SPAf'll. Oeorge liuns parji. 'a resident of Mcdford and jai'kaon oounty since coming here from (Hidden, 'Iowa. SI years ngo. 'Hjd aw.-i at his home. So; Houth Jakdnl, -at I n m. today. Febru-Hry-Tllr." Mr, Lntinspacl. was born In Jl.flhuqin, county, Iowa,. Decem ber) -A'.IMA. At the town of Olbl dstj Jio was married, October 10, 1110, o Luile C. Will, who sur vives hm. Durlnc his residence in Jackson county ho has been i n (aged ' In the fruit business nnd .alpo as htilllng contractor. The last building erected by Mr. Latins, nach waa the much advertised model home on tho corner of West Fourth titreot nnd Itoae nvenuo. lle Idce hla wife, ho leaves four cbll ,dron. Herbert Lnunspach of Riock ton, Cal., Marsarct of Morrill, Ore.. Mrs. R. D. Illues, Portland, and Mrs. Marlon Itolihlns. Mcdfonl: Isrt 'two brothers nnd ono sister. Ifnrry and Charles I-aunspiirli and Mrs. Charles . McClue. Funeral Servicos will he conducted at the Conger chapel at I p. m., Kuturdny. by the KeV. 1). I. Uiwi-cnce of the J'rcsbylerlun church of which do ceased was a member, tntcrment Medford comclci-y. f'-llVaoN. lidwnrd Hymn Huson. a) resident of Kngle Point, passed away at his home- February 7th. at the ago of M yearn. He was born nt Hheridnn, Iowa, May SC. 187(. When but n small child he with hi parents moved to Kansas. After living thero a number of . years they moved to Nebraska. Ho ' was 'tinltod lit marriage to Elliabeth Voelker In Houth Da kota In 1 lot, and to this union were bom olght children, who survive. The family moved from Dakota for a short lime to Nebraska and from .intra moved to Otegon, making i thslr.homo near bagle I'rdnt. , Ucsldei his wife, Kllnituth Hu eon, be Is aun'lved hy tho children, Alllo, Floyd, rlydo', Dnrnlliy. ller r'os. Edith. K-dward and Kvelyn Iliison. all of Katie Point. Ono brother, A, C. Husnn of ,MiHlford. and threo sisters. Ahiin .llatcllff of Atwood. Knns.. Kitith lldngerforil of Mullen. Neh., and Lulu Ward qf Kngla Point. Funeral sorvices will be held 'fi'flm tho'congpi1 funeral pnrlors. Hnlurday, February Oth. at 5:30 p. m.- ilv. Mudgu of Trail will have rhnrgo of sen'lces nnd Intrrmcnt swill b mndo In the Mcdford cem etery. . .. f!EX CAFE ANNOUNCES NMTnJo v ' : r 1 ' laroid MoTiadle, part owner ft U Kcs Cf, announced Ita Aside from remodeling. reiiHirlnif nnd thn Installation of plaster hoard walls In the kitchen null bakery, nn Improved cooling and ventilation liystem have been put III. The dining room In the rafo will also be pn.iuod and redecorated within the next few weeks, accord- regular meeting lime bm; neeli dial; .'oil to tin, firm Tliursdliv of uveiy month. Instead of Wednes: day us has heretofore been obaerv' od. Thin, according to .Ufa. Swt. Kurt, la to u1vo authorities alid speakers from the north an oppor tunity to inako ntlier stops along their way to Mcilfoid. LKS PLANNING DANCE iinnTTiTni7 (WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY, IVI U 1 11 Lt ! . . . . , , .., The Elks' dance, to bo held on Washington's birthday, February Ing to Mr. Met 'radio, who I, frs the. object of elaborate plnni hnustlng evory possibility to. mako I the affair ono of the most otitstnnd- anxiously awaiting the tuiiial audi0" lh Pn of l!i commit tee, enn- '.ecuon or n new .Neon , leetrlc slstlng of llob Blrntig, Kverolt Car ol Ho,,lh "J? 'n" , kin nnd John Holmer, who are hx ' tiiiu m in mnko the Hi-x oihi vt tho mont iillrnnl ivn n iwl ii.. i . i places In southern Oregon. was ' !n? , 'LD(I "nl',, ,,f 1,8 klml ovcr stated hy tho local man. i tk fS" t. . . '. k: . ! The Don Provost orchestra has been secured for that dale und l rehearsing a repertoire of peppy and appropriate numuei-H fur the program. Speclulty stunts and sur- rs r ' prise teaiuren win oe spriiiKioit ttggly W tgglya thrortl out tho evening to add zest j to the evont, according to Uob . I Strang, LOS ANOELEH. Feb. ' T.ai - The ucnuisllion of 18.1 Plggly Wig gly grocery stores ill tho l.os geles metropolitan area by the Hafo- way Htores Company, a Maryland holding corporation of chain groc- Safeway Stores Take Over 183 Popular Powder of Beautiful Women i Meant leu who Riinrrt tliclr mm ploxlon. tn .MKLLO - HIM Kiii'o I'owiiiT only. Tiunou for purity ltn loluririK matter Ih upprnwit by tho t.ovcrnnttnt. Tho wkln nev tr lonkK pity i.r ("Inky. It prtiul?i ;i more nimmihty m)( pih1iumh 11 n j youthful hloum. Mnili' hy a new 4 I KrciH'h ih'imyds, MKI.I.(-li.t Faro I'tmdcr Nluys on loiiKcr. lifatli'j I Initr Sim- i T v :r aik. VV C' e.2 ;1 M. B. SKAGG?, Ar.rfriifl SAFEWAY STORES, Inc. 5. try and vcgeintilr. stores. Is an nounced by Kdwnrd Dale, vice president of the littler fh-nl. The value n I the lx.l merce.i stores was estimated at .Vr.na.liO!i. Tho eonsnlldatlnn. which has become effective, was drscrilm 1 as forming tho third Inrvest groery chain In the country. Tho chnln's business voiumOtor lPi'l. was esti mated nt tlVO.Oiio.Ot.n. Out of If. temporary nuto licenses Issued at the sheriff's office yes terday, 10 were Issued to Medford motorists and five for new auto-' Mobiles, . 1 Baby's Best Laxative is "California Fig Syrup" Whon l-aby is constipate., has wiiuU'olii fuvepish brvuoU. coatal tonpiit', or (IihitIuh, a luilt-toapoiin (ul of pL-niiitio "V.'uliforniii Kig yru. pronij-tly niovr tho noi-ton-i, g:iiMt liile, Ao'urin' fol ant vnsit ts.ht ptil. Ni'vcr cm nip or ovrraeU, BattitA lovo ll (ivlkiruti tiutn. jk ynnr (hup'i-l tor (rcnuinfl "Cnlifornia JSyrup" w'w has full dirci'tiotiH i'u: intniun in uitud, iinil r'lil'lrm ti u mriw, plainly print .1 ii Im.IIIi'. Moi Inr ! Ymi ;ml .y "t iilif'tritiii" or vmi may ppl a:t iinitntion Mrnp, FRANK'S Comedians PLAYHOUSE THEATRE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY The Slot Comedy-Drama The Wronged Mrs.Wright Prices Children .". 10c AdulU goe Amateur Contest Every Night Note: Fridy night an en tire change of program, fund for church pipe organ. pi .- I! Kxquisltcly designed, baud I made Hettlncs which nre I I really triumphs ot the I 1 Jewelers art. Hnvo ua re- set your present Jewels In , I these flue mountings. jj - " -- offer remarkable values in every department, af fording you unparalleled . savings during tlas nation' wide event. Watch Our Windows Here are bolts and bolts of Spring's colorful new silks . . . lus trous silk crepes, rich and soft in quality . . . We list these fab rics as being outstanding in smartness, quality and value. You may have twice as many frocks if you buy now at these tre mendous savings. Fine Quality Velveteen $110 . all A Yard Smart for frocks, suit's, drossy coats and to com- bine with woolens or silks fur ensembles. All Silk Satin Grepe $929 iSd A Yard , An unusually fine and heavy quality. Black only. Suitable for tailored or ilie more formal daytime frocks. Forty inches wide. All Silk Flat Crepe $159 J2h A Yard The ever-popular fabric ... so practical and so much in vogue. An ex-, cejitinnal valr.e. All colors. Fortv inches wide. Satin-Face Crepe $149 JL A Yard for a Sid in crepe, shimmering and luxurious. Jn a gor geous variety of .colors. Suitable for evening and daytime frocks. Greet the Spring in n chic new diess, fashioned of this beautiful material. . An outstanding" bargain! 39 inches wide. 23T Japanese Silk Pongee Imported all-silk pongee in natural tan. The perfect all-purpose silk ideal for lingerie, women's and children's dresses. AH inches wide, vard ' Silk Broadcloth The ideal fabric for wash dresses, men's shirts, pa jamas. In a variety of dainty colors. 36 inches 70 wide, yard ' Crepe de Chine Finn, good weight, ex t remcly popular for frocks and lin gerie. Special value. ;,;':,, $i.39 Printed Satin Half Rayon . , A gorgeously beautiful ma-, terial for kimonas, drape ries, piillow covers. 'TQ. 3H inches wide, yd....: ' Dress Pongee . Half Silk . Taken from our new line stik and price-cut just for Ibis Sale. Full count do mestic, pongee. Looks like all silk. 35 inches . .Ofi witle, van! 5'L M 0NTG0MERYWARD &0ft Store Hours 8 A. M. to 6 P. M. Phone 286 117 So. Central i