P3TH5 SEC
MKDroRD MAIL TRIBUTE, MED FORD, Q Kf iON". TliritSIUV. MARCH 14. 1!)-'9.
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MIDWEST !
REGION HIT-i
.ft FLOODS
MOTHER GIVEN CHILD IN DIVORCE
Two Days of Spring Brings
' 'Havoc in Four' States
V Farms and Citres Flooded
' Rain and Thaw Glut
Mississippi Tributaries
Towns Isolated. '
CIIICA'JO. March 11 W Two
rfttya uf fninR had rreiu'.'d flod
liavue in IllinoK Mlftt"ui I, Iowa I
aiul Nebraska today. J
Many -hundred acn- of farm,
land wvrii fluuded: Mrews iml j .
building Jit woimr plaruH weru
lillvil wilh water; rati ami hlKhway
traffic UH dlnruimq; u"d brldgi
tvoiv torn away.
Hahi and rising , t?mH:rali)i'',
mvUhm. Clu' Mlntri Int fituwn
flild hrtwkilitf up the Iw, Jid turu
rJ;llif -MJwlHaljil'fl trlbUlarU-H Into
fwi clitfted turrcnl. The AIUMslp-
pi It.-n-lf wai riMng but ave no iin-
ir.cdiatv cnuc lor alarm. j
Hundred? f if iiK-n workrd on f
tlikt'H.. whlb; ulhi'i'S watc.icU ice j
movenuntH. pri-purrd tw uav dyna- I
4 friHr
Mm. Gloria Gould Die hop md her four yenr old daughter, G'or a.
In the Reno court houte corridor just after the obtained c ccparatio;
decree from Henry A. Bishop, jr., wealthy New Yorker. '
:E. H. HURD PASSES
! TODAY FOLLOWING
IT
"I love large audiences . . . especially
,
when there s not a cough in a house-full"
to make the score -'0, McLaughlin 1 liownrmaii, f.
IS. I McDonald, c.
Second Half liarnctt, k.
The fiiHtcrn Orvnn team lud i TIioiiihh, .
mudi! it emit yamc of It no far. but J Morgan, g. .
till) Pear Vickurn wi-re bfghmlns '
lo sl ow t heir rK'Unr flash and it
iuokel like Midtoid.
Andcrsou sturl'-d the Keroiul half
fpf-irad of liowcrinan. Mdviii took
.MrlXmulcI'ri tix)ff am! drildk'd in
to rore, hm I ho haski-t did nut
c-oant us Mciviu was running with
Total
.10
0
; It itt with much reeret that the'
' people uf Medfonl and thu valley '
horned of the death from pueumo-
; nla of Klijiili Harlao Hurd. well-:
j known MedfurU attoruey. which oc- -i
rurrcd this tnoruing at his home.;
; H3G Went Tenth utretit, aft3r aa !
; ill nee h of four days, at the age of,
. Gt years, 6 months and 13 days. j
During his yeara" reHldt-nce In
j Medford. Mr. Hurd kutf become 5
; well known throughout southern
Oregon and earned a reputation as
a mau of high ideals, excellent
eharacter and positive vlewn. He !
was held in high esteem by all
who knew him. ife was a member
of the bar association, graduate of
I the Luworth aeminarv and an art.
I nifinhcr uf th Proshvrnrinn !
t church. - i i
j Mr. Hurd was aLso attornev in '
! this distrlet fur the fVderal Lund
' Imnk uf HiiltHfi liuvlnir frir t'oura
! past been interested lu agricultural
i economy problems, and was secre
I tary of thu Hogue IUver Farm Loan :
j association.
j Mr. mini was uorn in Jackson
mite wherever bi ldgf-s w a r e
threatened.
.. Virtually all xtreatiu In north-
vwl AIIjoiiri and Mouthern Iowa j
wore out uf iludr bank-i today.
Several titwitH were partially Lso- j
lateU and many iIiouhjiihIh of dut
lars damafe lind ben dune
rH Easitrii Nebraska fnced a seri
ous inenard w ith rivers ovci f low
irr In rrrnral platan and Ice jams
-brdtertiiff bridge Thu I'l-itlp river
w aK on a ni rn pa jje, r il n g fur a
'line at t.u- rate ot thrne tvi-i an
1 th ball.
j Anderson missed an easy one un
; der the basket with nu one near
him.
Morgan converted a foul to put
Medford Into a six-point lead. Me
Ijiughlio had three easy shots, but
they went in and out aain. The
two t'ams were.flKhtliix hanl.
Mrlnahl eluded the entire Mc
Laughlin team and went in for i
field goal.
Nelson wnt undr tlie basket to
srurv for McUmghliii followed by ,
lumr bnU ihr.-aitnlng lo cluing- It , u f't'1!i Kn:'1 frmn Vum-irs hands.
Andfrson and Mclsinald scored
lu rapid niicieshinu to make th
count Medford -T, Melaughlln I!.
M Latighliii missed uu easy one'
channels
" ' t dalrtm I'looUtil
.. The dah lia river, in IlliuoU, had
lHncii fiirt i- ti..l:iv- t.i hi iii.t...
Ik.lnt In hlmoi v ami ri..u.l-.l t,l""ll f"1 t'"' Hoor I over thu flnu trcaimcnt Orouoii vet-
the tuwn ,. Ciili nu .Most of I iv '" Kivfiiu IiIh ii biii ii l irnhit . cruns are receiving from Ihls m-w
liuiiiiH'iwr prciivn iiuld In- iiaclii-d 1 " ""' 1,la,l''r wnni'il. Iiisllliillun. Mr. Iiuchter Is a vet-
)! IV litut nlv oiw ..f ii... i Mi-ilfciril iik uurinoil up mill ku-j "'run uf the Simnlxli'Anierican war.
liw rallruailH i-iin-rimr i:-M..n i ' '"a Km" Mrliunald corryiii'i ' Having been wounded In the battle
llld n,. thrmltl. lnw. .,IL-I.I ,. ; II"' lrullt of tile olll llsl .
that unc futtml It neeffiary lo teHt
fllu tl-i...bu ... I. tM..l
r.uvimmi nt ..rn...... ..,..' "'" ,la" "f bHrkliaiiril and eon-
Kiltl that l he addltlun of heavy
lrJni; raln-i eoulil biin nl.out a
pciiloUM eomlltluii un the .;ih.-!-ip-
pl river but that the ilanii'l' frmn
'i , oounly. Iowa. October 1, 61, and I
-! after graduating frmn the high
0 school lie enrolled in the 1'nlver-1
0 i sily of Iowa and took the prescrlb- j
ed course In the law school of that i
; institution. After finishiug his Inn
course at the university ho first
; started practising in Iowa, and for
I several years he was located at ;
! Wichita. Kan. Twelve years ago ,
i he, with his family, came td Ore- .
I goit and located lu Medford. where '
' lie resinned Ills practice of law. ' ;
, lie leave9 to mourn his loss his
! wife, Mrs. K. II. Hurd. and two ''
! liana finil tlirun tlfiiti'liti.r.i ltnlwrt f
I Hurd of Riverside. I'al.. and Jou-j
j belt Hurd of New York City; Mrs. j
J. J. liuhter. merchandise man-; Sylvia Manning of Marshfleld. Ore.: i
ager for the California Oregon Anna Hurd of New York City, and
Pnn-or omm.nnv ..,i. I Florence Hurd of iledford. '
n, ,i,i .,. ". ,! The funeral arrangements. vchlcU :
the Medford el'y council, returned I i.. -....,, ,,, n ,
.yesterday horn Portland after go- ; charge of the Perl Funeral Home.
Ing through the clinic of the Vol- '
era us hospital. "Huch" was very I
favorably impressed' with this new
hnsuilul, which is lo he lurmally
ded iiii fed on Man h IS. and declar- i
ed ll to In- one of the best In the
ciMinliy. He was also enthused I
F
SI
Hie lirullt of the
Morgan miHsiMl a free slid when
' . Miller folll.-d hlni but "Ked" took
: of San Juan hill.
! verted. Meilford's di'fellse t;ht-
iened ami Ihe M. I juikIiIIu five was
forced to shoot from near the c:;n
; ter of the floor.
Vhe. prcent spring freshet, alone feT"t, f i?T i "'l '"7,
uiini.i 'tee shot after McDonald . was
.caught holding.
riioiiias renin ICavneM yM the
,(iuarler ended. Kcore. .Meiiford
which vas. also
was slight.
A BMIiadlon of bvinljlng pltiiics !
was ovtieriii Hum Ktu-t Illlty.
buihvu nun iv'J
and threatening to overflow.
Valley, Neb., rrxidcul were
prepnr:d early today for the sec- i
nevoud time within S4 hours to 1
ub.Ujilor, tlielr huine. as a huge be;
(,oiKe was foruiiiig six miles above
the town, A Rurre that evuseil
water to break tluougi a dike
jienr thu village Tuesday night and j
threatened the city, was blaitcd
mvay yesterday.
D. A. R. WILL MEET AT
H0I0FlSJ0LT;iE
The reuuhir inu'ting of the I.
A. II. will l e held 'at the home
of" .Mrs. V. W. I'. Holt. It (.'ornliig
start'' "urday ufternoun at l!::iu.
ii mi iinjci is r'iiieieu 10 I'Ollie
prepared to gel her luncheon end
biimioot liekets. Irs. Lewis 1!
rleli is ihairmanof the eominit-
l'lans are under way for enter
tainlng a record crowd of the;
younger generation and some of ;
ihe older set at the St. Patrick's'
dance Saturday night, March ll!, at '
Jackson Hot Springs. ?
Novelties will be distributed .
among the crowd during the even
ing and t he general decoration '
flit be in keeping with the t
al tick's holiday.
Music for the dance will be fur-'
. nisi mI by Don Provost's Original
I Pep Peddlers and dancing will j
I continue from 9::iu until '1 o'clock
j MO.VTIIOMKItY, Ala., March 14
-IV) Willi ihree towns, under
nuier. the foot deep, one train
derailed um! three others tied up
A washouts, rood waters wen
oVecpillK over an urea. Inn mll..d
Wide In soutliurii Alabama toda i 'lt,'l l'""11.1' broke the lee and
Boiling. Chapman and Garland om as he was going av
imall towns In tha lowlands b.. '"n the hankot. Plorson replaced
tween Greenville and Evergreen ' AC,,v,n- Tho ,,,,e raplaln played
Ala., were Inundated ami ih nod game but his phota were
Third Quarter
Melvln Willi sls'edv ni I lit
of the riniil iiiiarler mid went In
like a blllh-t to. score. It was fol
lowed by a goal Tor Mcl.aimiilln.
McLaughlin shot toned the "si ii
win. a short one. catching Medford '""'' '
off guard, to have a clear floor A "-P'-clul Invitation is extended
Melvlu made his second foul of ' lhp ""'"bands and men eligible
the 1,-utuo. but Ollliger niiwed giial.l!u 1So"!' "f lievolutlo,,. to
Pusses were soine wdil and sIioIk!"""'"1 "'" baiotuet on March 22.
missing the hoop (y Iho narrowest!"' N'celal Interest at this time
of niar;;ins. will le two addresses to be given:
Meilford's' last five shots rolled ",'lv,1.'' of Patriotic Hncle-
nnnihil tlie boon end then enme ' by r. K. lintes and "Kthlcs
out. The Pear I'lckers liad three c,f National Defense." ,y .,,hn Mar
or four easy chances but couldn't : vln L'ean. IJ. I)., of ' Porllalid.
Durant Opens
Road Week
malar them eoiinl.
i ' lied" iinallv hinke
i Durant open road week l now
In progress and Sabin & HIndt.
' local dealers, are celebrating by -idispbjyin
several attractive new!
mudelH in their decorated show.j
J rum ii,
I Xik Kindt is enthusiastic about,
the good points of tiio Durant ears,;
Jliu'ludlm; all tyi' from the fully-
equipped two-door sedan to the
KMu t roadsters. Visiiirs nro In-'
vited to personally inpeet tho cnr
i.m iblbiilon. I
was reported rising rapidly.
'iut at all luekv. Ho was given a
Citizens uf in. ill.... i fhner as he left Ihe floor
to.huvu taken to buuts and to be? M,iri;11" -'red a fre throw lo
making efforts to move household i r t "'" ,, tlf,,nHM ''"'' -Hootln
and merchandise to upper ! po1"1 1,8 ,Ik' R,,n ,',l,I,'t U,'? HXm'
Morivn before ihe wattrn nicnu. h- ' Final Snore
hI furUii-r. Med lord. 'M; McLaughlin. HI.
FRIDAY NIGHT IS PLAN
ia)uu,s iMii: must i ii: Vai,eii. r.
(Cunllimed from Page One.) i Miller, t.
, v . i Nolson. i
mo aioie poinis to tlie eastern Hunger, g
Oregon score when he shot sbon
mm. '.Ylelrlu waa having hard luck
with bin short shots.' missing three
uf them.. In succession. As the
tiuarler unded. McLaughlin u. Med
(ordi, ;
. . Second Quarter
i t-'aplnitl Melvln seemed lo he
very popular with the crowd aad
received ' support from the fans.
MiJXinald, however. Is not as well
liked nnbacei'ilv as he was booed
wlion -tlley thought he pulled n
rough: oiliv He is about itiu i.iuy
one that, Is making auv hiadnav
In goltitig the ball through the
lioop, ......
Oinictl. went lu fast to maiie the
count 8 to 7 and then made hu
other une 16 He the game for the
secpnd time nil.
In Jtnlf a in I ii til Ullnger again
put .Mcliiighlin Into the lead after
B'flurry under Ihe basket In whle'i
Jill of Ihe .Mcl.uiiglillii team took n
kaol.
(Jarnelt was caught in his sec
Olid foul, loll McLaughlin fulled to
take iidvanlano or tne opiKnlunliy.
Miller q Mel.uaghllti scored lo
points, but tlie edge was cut down
when McDonald fonverled a short
one. MrUnmMIn railed lime out.
as I hn pace seemed to be pn tlv
rast for them und they nppcnitd to
lie tired.
McUiU',-h)fu wntehed the doughty
Utile Medford captain, but Miller
was caught holding anil Melvln
converted the first free shot. The
second was wild but Mcluiald was
under thu baskut aud ncurcd two
mints anil no' llin Pear Pickers In
too lead for the first llmu during
ti e aiimu. it to IX.
: Boworman dribbled down under
the basket to make a slii one.
.-V-i. .., . -Unwed ,y a Hi id goal
ly McDoniKu.
.Viorgan si'imed a MHIer caaie
down thu floor and McLaugh
lin converted. Mulvln made hh
first field bo"! as tlie half tnilcd
Markliaui. g.
Total
The Pocahontas of the Iteilmen
lodge will hold u St. Patrick s day
dm on Krldav nlchi. M
McLaiiyhlin Si mi the local lodge hull. Mcmbc-s
Ktl. 1-T. PP. and lloir Irlends are Invited to at-
':t - 0 ', tend and arc assured the ut;iuil i-n
- " I " tertuliimcht and good time typical
:t I 'I f affairs sponsored by the organi-
I ti ii zatlon.
b b I ' MPer'nl slants aud feaiures arc
planned by Uu- committee in charge
I" 'I 4 ll I) If ll aillioillices that llii-key's or-
Medford 36 . Icheslra has been secured for tile
FH. I"T. W. j evening. This popular hand uf inn-
- 1 - : siclans wili nlav u nrncrain of fn.
I " 'J.nioiis Irish airs In keeping wlih
a a n ,!. rtav.
Melt In. f
Anderson, f
PI r oil f.
Fr,TT- i
FRANK'S
Comedians
Saturday and
Sunday Nights
, At the Armory
Presenting
"Watch Your
Step Betty"
Prices
10c ?5c 50c
SATURDAY NIGHT IS
BARGAIN NIGHT
Unless You Wear Good Clothes
This Offer Will Not Interest You
SUIT or OVERCOAT
FREE.
sCjit or.
SUIT and OVERCOAT
FOR THE PRICE OF
1
$35.50
NO MORE
NO LESS
Fit and Material Guaranteed
This Offer Ends Saturday!
Suiiill i)i iosit In.suivs belivrry
HUTCHISON'S
MERCANTILE STORE
213 E. Main Street Medford, Ore.
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O .V I
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Jackson Springs'
Club
Sat. Mar. 16
Novelties for All
9:30 Till 2 am.
"Those of us who are on the stage ought to be
rated as experts on coughs. We study them con
stantly, because how we dread them!
"If an actor coughs, he cagi't say his lines." If the
audience coughs, it won't hear his lines. So the
nuisance pf coughing gets us, going and coming. .
' ! '
"I smoke sparingly, when I smoke. But recently
I was introduced to OLD GOLDS. Since then .
I've doubled my smoking ration. First, because
I like OLD GOLDS; second, becausc.they like
. . they are so good to my throat..
"If you should attend a future performance or
mine, and the lady next to you doesn't cough
because she read this piece, . you ," should be
grateful to me for having written it. So should
she . . . and so should I.
(SIGNED)
T , w m rl 1 , me
Wrnt4
h IMmS ww jimfr w
i . fits r-
BEATRICE LILLIE . . . the beautiful art!
brilhnnt English musical comedy $tur, featured
in the Hroadwny kucccss, "This Year of Grace."
Why not a
cough in a carload?
OLD GOLD cigarettes arc blended from HEART.
LEAF tubacco, the finest Nature grows. Selected for
silkiness and ripeness from the heart of the tobacco
plant. Aged and mellowed extra long in a temperature of
mid-July sunshine to insure that honey-like smoothness.
Oanar IW,. . . OLD GOLD-PAUL WH1TF.MAN HOUR
. . . Paul hiteman, King uf Jazz, with bii complete orches
tra, hroadems the OLD GOLD hour every Tuesday, from 9
fo'10 P. M., Hastern Standard Time, over the eatire network
of the Columbia ltrundcasting System.
eat a chocolate, light an Old Gold, and enjoy both!
a r. i- -t --.1
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r ,w - . wm i mi it -w
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Store
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and
Chair
Exceptionally well
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$100o
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priced correspond
ingly low.
"X'pimf 'tuf1 'jmravHHioumi1.1 mm"
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