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Newspaper Page TextPXGE SIX aw W tal I w COUNTED INI HEAT WAVE Showers and Storms Bring Relief to Portion Central States Area Bolts Slay Many Crops Suffer in Violent Ohio Wind Storm ' (By Uio AHHoelutttl Vretm) Showera and atorms in some sec lions brought relief from aummer'B blistering heat to much of the central tttateu area today. ' Heat deaths for the current wave In the centrul Mates exceeded 70. Wind and electrical BtorinB In Pennsylvania, Ohio and Tfmnetu.ee claimed the liven of twelve y est or day, ; Wont or Pennsylvania, tho ' east' em border of the storm-ntrickon area, reported four deaths by lightning. A vlwnl utorm, sweep lug fn from the east In Ohio, lev eneti crops in sumo sections, and brought death to four pern'ons. Two wero killed In Ten n etwee by fulling trees as a wind storm of turnadlc Intensity uprooted a grove of trees under which a crowd attending, a road dedication pro gram, sought refuge. Two girls were also killed by lightning nt Windsor, Ont. Chltuigu flctN ItcNplta . A froak storm brought momon tary relief to Chicago yesterday. While the sun shone brilliantly thunder rolled and heavy rain fell Ht lower a wore bringing rollef to parts of Michigan, western Iowa, middle Missouri, Wisconsin, Min nesota, North Dakota, Colorado and other western points. ( Illinois, Wisconsin, southwestern Michigan. Indiana, northern Ohio, and other states wore duo for ro lief soon, the weather bureau said. Meanwhile, Inhabitants of those sections baked beneath unseason able temperatures, a hew record being set In Michigan where the mercury reached 100 degrees. V , AMERICA LEADS IN WASHINGTON. July 11. (UP) Nearly thrce-fourtha of the mo tor vehicle In the world me rets Istereii In the United HUU.'s, ac cording to department of com merce figures based on n census aa of Jun. 1, 1081, World ri-iils trillion totaled 35.HO6.03H, of which 10,687,3118 were III (he United milieu. If motor cart of all aorta wore evenly dlstrlbutst), evory 54th lior on In the world would have onu, according to tho census. In the United Htivtvs there la one for ev ery 4.09 persona, l'er cnpltn rcg lstrution for the world outside the United Htntoa wu 1100. France wiia aocond In renlatm tlon, with 1.4611,6110; KnKlnnd third, with M0S.27I. Thon fol lowed Cunndn with 1,214,068; tier many, 697.800; Aimlrnlla, 603. 6(7: Argentina, 866, 884; Italy. S8I.CK7; llrmll, 160,670; and Hpuln and the Cunury Islands, 188.660. 'First place among forelitn cduntrlea In proportion of nuto mobllea to population went to Canada and New Zimliinil, with 1 reglHtrntlon for every 8 persons. Australia wna neat with 1 for every 11. Trailing the Hat were Yemen and Oman, Arabia; China, Ethi opia, the Bolomon Islands and Spitsbergen, Spitsbergen had no truck, . Uesplte the depression during 1630, world registration Increased by 678,294 over 1626, according to Charles F. Ilaldwin, assistant chief of the automotive division. He pointed out that there wore 4,106.231 motor vrhlclea produced In the world In 1630, leaving 3, 430,238 to he accounted fur lame ly by scrapping or other with drawal from operation. , GRIFFIN CREEK ORIKK1N CKKKK. Ore., July 18. (Hpeclnl) Mrs. Oeome KJsk and daughter, Murjorle, enter tained July 10 for .Miss Mary's blrthdny. Fourteen guests en joyed the afternoon playing games. . Jtefreshmenta were aerved. ' Mis Mnrcella Junes has re turned home after apetullng a week nt Klnmath Kails with her alater, Mrs. Lucille Pence. Donald Stewart la apendlng the eummer here with hla futher. Mrs. Margaret Ilohl of Tloss Lane spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. t C. Until. Mr, and Mrs. 1'hli Thurston nnd family and Mr. and Mra. McKln ney were guesta Hundny of Mr. nd Mra. C. E. Martin. Mr. nnd Mra. Lowe are parents of a baby boy born June is. Mra. P. J. Kirk and sons of Jacksonville visited Mra, Hruwn Wednesday. Mr. nnd Mrs. Nick Klme and Mr. and Mrs. McCulluch and fam ily have returned from a trip t" Hrooklngs, Calif., where they vis ited Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hornby, formerly of this place. -Mra. taunt Jonea and dauithter Marcella. spent Monday visiting Mrs. J. D. llrown. , Mr. nnd Mra. Bruce Llnlngrr said children and Mra. L. U. Mlnenr from Ashland were dinner guests Hundny of Ntr. nnd Mrs. J, E. Judy. Mrs, Mlnenr stayed down for an Indefinite visit. t J NO BOYS DEFEATED PROTESTFILED Eugene Fails to Comply With Rules in Proving Eligibility . of Players Wild Game Ends, 16-12 The Med ford American Legion Junior team was defeated by the Eugene Juniors Vesterday at Ku gene 16 to 12. The locals protested the game before, during, and after the contest. Three players wero protested whose ages are a matter of dispute. One of the protested players Is 101 ton Owens, son of Herb Owen, who hus promoted many fight and wrestling bouts here. Elton It fair ly well known locally and accord Ing to local acquaintances is be yond the age limit, .'He plays third base. Hpeck Keeno, coach of the Wll lamotte University, high mogul of the stale banket bull meet, and chairman of the legion baseball committee rendered a decision that Owens was eligible, unlens the val ley team can produce a birth cer tificate "proving otherwiHe." Mis father offered to post a bond, that his mn was eligible. MlHiiuiiuigcil Affair ; According to atl reports, the gnme was a sadly mismanaged nf fair, and was quite argumentative. It was agreed several days before the game, that the Hugene man agement would have either a birth certificate, baptismal certificate, school record, for all their players before the game. These were forth coming for all hut the thlrdbase- man, the catcher, and an outfielder. Medford agreed to play the game under protect. Claude Miles of this city, and t man by the name of Dutton of Eu gene started the umpiring, and In the third Inning, when Dutton call- ed a Medford runner out nt the plate, when he was ten feet from that objective, with the ball still at second base, the locals refused to play with Mr. Dutton as an ur- biter. Klnnjly WllHam Hlnohart of tho University of Oregon conch - Ing staff assumed the duties, arid Hpeck Keeno took Ml lea' place. Many .Errors Made Tho game then proceeded and was a woozy affair, Eugene making nix error, and Medford seven. Medford got 17 hits nnd Eugene 16. Hath teumn umd three pitchers and all were hit hard. Tho Medford team Intends to carry the protest to the legion com mittee nnd Insist that tho Eugene catcher, thlrdbaseman and an out fielder furnish proof of their elig ibility. The arguments were tho main features of the contest and the ora tory upset the young men. The score: R. H. E. Eugene 16 10 (1 Medford 12 17 7 Merrltt, Vaughn, Wilson and Harrington; Keuble. nrka, Smith and Wltcher, RKKSK CHKKK. Ore., July IS. (Rpl.) C, II. Carlson of Elm hurst, ll!..-nrr!ved In Medford July is to visit hla brother tlua nnd family for a fow days. He la a professor ut Elmhurst college. The state highway crew are busy resurfacing the Crntcr Lnko road near Itecee creek, much to the pleasure of the neighborhood ns the rond has been under construction for several weeks, with plenty of dust. Mra. O. W. Klnkndo and daugh ter liuth nt Houthgate, Calif., are visiting Mr. nnd Mra. Orvllle Kln kndo of Iteese creek. They expect to remain nbout a month. Mra. Jack Mhenrln of tho Plnaa Gardens, returned homo July 14th after several months stay In Phoe nix, Arli., where she went for her health. Miss Mildred Hodge of Medford is spending the week end visiting Miss Eileen 11 row. tl. V, Hlttenhower, district man ager of the Itlchricld nil Co., of Medford, called on patrons here July . He Is the proud possesor of n new sport model Chevrolet. Mr. nnd Mrs. V. Marlon of Der by, Ore., were entertained nt din ner Hundny by Mr. nnd Mrs. II. 11. Mull. Mr. nnd Mrs. Wallace McDowell mil family of On Hon. Ore., cous ins or sir. nnd Mrs. II. II. Hall, have returned to their home after upending several dnya visiting Crn tcr Ijxfk and vicinity. Little Tommy Nalwlck had the misfortune to run a nail In hla foot recently. . Mra. J. A. Woods' father. 8. Worden of Phoenix, Ore., had a severe stroke of paralysis Inst week. Ills two daughter from Snn Jose. Calif., are with htm. At last report he was somewhat bet ter. Mra. Cnryle Natwlck has Just received letter from her brother Tommy Nichols, who Is in Phoenix Arli., where he went a few weeks ago fur treatments. Hhe reports he Is feeling much better altho It la 110 degreea there In the shade. Declaration Nlngr lliiinrcl. KDKNTON, N. C.--M1 A mark. r soon will be erected hrre hon oring Joseph llewes. one of Norln Cniollna's three signers of the Declaration of Independence. He waa the first secretary of thr American navy and John Paul Jonea wna among the offlcera he aelecled for service. Dct Inrntiou Nlgncr llimorcil REESE CREEK HEDFORB HHE BRAVES AND REDS Ily Associated Press No one haa accused 6lther the Boston Braves or the Cincinnati Reds of having designs on thUf year's National league pennant, but those two clubs have just complet ed what likely will stand aa the most remarkable merles played In either major league this season. Total runs scored -by both teams In the four contest was only 13 eight for the itcd.i and five for the Bravej. Cincinnati's two victoriea were won by acorea of 1 to 0 and 5 to 0 Boston captured Its pair, 3 to 2 and 2 to 0. In climaxing tho torrid series yeaterdny, Lucaa limited the Braves to five .hits. While on the subject of pitching Jumbo Jim Elliott of the I'hlllle.i comin in .for a share of the plaud ItH. Mis team could win only two out of five engagements from the Pittsburgh Pirates, and he pitched both of them. After beating the Pirates, 1 to 0, on Monday, ho came back to do It again yesterday, 4 to 1, tor .hla thirteenth victory of the year. A pair of Brooklyn ancients, Adoljo Luquo und Uohn "Qulnn, held the HI. Louis Cardinals to nine scattered blows as the Kobins aquared the four-game aeries, 4 to 1. The Giants clouted three Chicago curvora for 15 hll to close the eorica with a 7 to t victory and squeeze back Into econd place in ine stunning. The Chninpion Athletics mnde It four out of flvo from Detroit, 8 to We Ferroll of the Indiana scored almost a alngle-handed victory over the Yankees, t to 1. He granted only three hits, one of which was liabo Ruth's twenty- third homo run of the year, and won His own gnme with a blow Into the left bleacher In the sovonth. Every member tif the Washing ton club connected at leant once as the Henutora bade tho Chlcngo White Sox a 13 to 7 farewell. IS NEW YORK, 'idly 18. P)- Eourteen-ywiir-old Katharine Rnwls of Hollywood, Elu., nnd New" York Is tho new women's ' nutlotial A. U. 300 meters medley swim ming champion and the - new world's record-holder at that.dla tnnco. Less than five feet tall and tip ping the beam at about DO pounds. MIsh Itawls splashed her way to victory by to yards over the de fending champion, Eleanor Holm of Now York, hero lust night nnd set up a new univoranl atandard of 4 minutes, 45;4-6 seconds for be event. Mlsa Itawls' record-breaking race wna the second of the night. Enrller, Helena Madison of Se attle, Wnsh.. ahnttered the world standard for 101)0 yards by swim mlng the dlstnnce against time In 3 minutes, 33:4-11 seconds. Miss Mnillson now holds every world free style mark, except that for 1000 meters nnd ehe.wlll at tempt to amiiah that tomorrow. 1 YfsreKBsys It. II. B. Portland 7 10 1 Oakland 9 14 2 Batteries: Leveietla, Oraf. Kll een and Kltxpatrick; Craghead, House, Ludolph, Ortmun and Head R. H. 6 14 8n Kmnclsco Missions 5 (Ten InnliiKs.) HnttiMios; Mi'DnUtfrtl, Ht'iulpr sun mul Mcnlty; Ziihnlsur, T. I'll iMto aiut Hmn io 1, n. i K. Lns AiiroIps 13 13 1 8.tt'riiminto B 13 a HattcrU's: Yerkort, Hhenly. le tors ntnl OnmpUoll; Hryun and ItkH'l. H, H. K Scnttlo 8 14 Hollywood 3 11 3 MntttTlcs; Mtljus and Hottarlnl; Ilray, Tumor and Beverold. TACOM A. Wash., July 18m John .Murlo, Ban Francisco Ha waiian, today won tha men'rf single championship of the Pacific north west tennis tournament, aefeallnn T. O. Ityaii. Vancouver. 11. c. -S. !, t-A. t t. FISHING SCHOONER HIT BY ASSOCIATION TANKER 1'OHT TOWN8KNI), Wash.. July! 18 (Jl-The Seattle halibut schooner Sunset, with nine men on I board, waa run ilown and nearly ... (nv vmi7 tuuay near ner by the Associated oil company tanker frank 0. Drum. All the fli hnrmen. who escnieil unlujureil. were taken aboard the tanker and the Sunset waa beached here to prevent It sinking. IEST SERIES l7 ' ' TRtBTfyE. MEDFORD, Hurdling the lr Qa?L ' All nliUta Ittumtd Liy fbe Aaioclktd TO ENJOY PEANUT HUNT AT The horse shoe tournament has been completed, iLee Hubler de feating Huhs Jordan In the finul match. The older boys have started doubles tournament, the Mc- Kee brothers playing together. Jordan and Dodge together, and Hubler and Bwanson. The jacks tournaments have been completed. Muble O'Neill won the girls' division nnd Johnny Me Kee won the boys. lit the finalH Mahle played her sister, Dorothy, nnd Johnny played his brother, Joe. ' ' Entrants In the hop skotch tournament to begin Monday1 are: Km ma Jane Iirewer, John-'Wetod Hrewcr, J3nr. Cohs. HushoII Jof- dan. John McKee. Dorothy O'Neill. Mable O'Neill. Albert tiad'dlsT Iteece O'Neill, Nuncy Wall,ll'OlaUys Jordan and Ted O'Neill.' The checker tournament also begins next week. In the junior division (under 12) are Harold Gillette, Karl Cos. Mable O'Neill, Donald Horner, Ted O'Neill. Heece O'Neill, Hob Brewer1' and Earl Flchtner. l" In the senior division are Rus sell Jordan, Robert (lull, Lee Huh. ler, Onion Knox, Albert Oaddls, Nevln Cope. John MrKee, Cecilia Swenson and Warren Flchtner. The playground peanut hunt will be held on the city playground Haturdny morning July 18, at 10:30. .All children are lifvlted. There will be lota bt fun nnd peanuts for all. Loafers are not welcome on the playground, which Is for children. All tramps, have been ordered to keep off the grounds. HOW THEY STAN D (By i ho AuMoolnted 1rew) Const W Seatllo -...8 I 3 4 4 r 6 7 7 Pet. .727 .636 Mil .54 .4 r.s .364 .364 .273 San Francisco Iia Angeles .... Oakland Portkind , Hollywood Missions itncramenLo Amcrtran W. Philadelphia 61 Washington , 64 New York 46 Clcvelnml .....4S St. Ixiuls 39 lletrolt .11 Chicago ID lloslon 29 Pet. .709 .62 ,r,i;s .512 .464 .376 .370 .Sf.S 25 32 35 41 43 53 51 52 Nnllullnl W. Pel. .621 .563 .551 .553 .506 .432 .419 J S3 St. Louis - &4 New York . 4 5 Chicago 46 Hrooklyn 47 lloslon .... .42 I'lllsliurgh S5 I'hllndelphlA 50 Cincinnati SO Jfe CUPPsp of A f4m - DEMONSTRATORS Midsummer Sale of Coach Demonstrators 1931 Standard Coach (Green) $635 1931 Standard Coach (Maroon) $635 New car guarante en these cars and can be bought for a little aa 1215 down and $28 par month, Including fire, theft and collision Insurance. PHONE 150 FOR DEMONSTRATION Pierce-Allen Motor Co. I ' Chevrolet Dealers OREGON, SATURDAY, Record Spoored .' " ; : ' . -'TMS: FOMns, ALABAMA STAC SET A JEW WORLDS t4UROi-e"S TiTC- AT i.AJCOiAJ,J- Piju Plug Hat at Ball Game Excites Gotham Scribes NEW YORK, July 18. (P) Into the Yankee stadium where a ball gnmo was in progress, be tween Cleveland and' New York, there strode yesterday a man In a silk topper. The naive New York citizenry was non-plusscd. "Who can It be?" said the news papermen In the'presK box. ''Imag ine a silk topper In a ball yard. Odd, we call it." A reporter wrote a note. It said: ' 1, "Who is t the mug In tho plug hat?' Witfj Rod and Gun Crater Lake rates high this week a4 a flMhing haunt aa well as a world wonder. Many tourists vitdt Ing the Inke hnve been trying their luck at fbthlng and flnd""the wte,r the moNt productive In southern Oregon. Several limit catches wVre reported last week. Among the 'lucky fishermen were Dr. C. H. Uugh and lr. J. I. Car&er of Klamath Kails. The fish are in good condition. A-few are caught on the fly and the majority on spinners, A new run of son-run cutthroats is reported In all stream. A few trout have been caught in the Rogue by fishermen, u'lng grass hoppers for bait. Numerous steel head have liven taken on spinner. E STARS TAKE LEAD ROLAND fiARROS STADIUM. Paris. July 18. A) The I'nlted Htntes assumed a lend of two matches, to one over England to day In the Inter-jsone Davis cup tennis series. George Iott nnd John Van Ryrt scored a decisive victory In the doubles over Oeorftp Hughes and Kred Terry. The scores were -1. 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Victory In one of the remntnins; JULY 18, 1931. -By Pap The note was dropped over the railing to an usher. The usher, being a polite porson. thought the missive was for the man In the topper, so without ' rending it. handed it deferentially to that personage. The "mug In the plug hat" read It, smiled, removed a card from his pocket and courteously sent It to the press box. The card said: ' George K. Christie, Lord Mayor of Hulifnx." two Hingles matches scheduled to morrow will send the United Stntos into the challenge round ngu I nst Fiance f o r the f ou rt h straight year. . 4 Tail for Ilootleggcr. PORTLAND. July 18. (ZD Kenneth Snyder, charged with possession and Hale of liquor at Salem, May 30. was today under sentence to serve 30 days In Jail. He was sentenced in federal court. i TONIGHT! STAGE PRESENTATION EXTRAORDINARY! The Palmer Music House Presents EARLE DAVIS and His "TELEVISION IDEA" Featuring The New Majestic Radio FOX CRATERIAN USHERETTES CHUCK BIER (Crooning Tenor) AND MANY OTHERS Special Setting and Lighting Effects IT'S NEW .... IT'S DIFFERENT ON THE SCREEN LAST DAY The Vice Squad with PAUL LTJKAS KAY FRANCIS OAKLAND RALLIES TO TRIM BEAVERS, (By the Associated Piwus) Oakland handed Portlnnd a ! to 7 defeat and squared off an other series at two-all. The Acorns came from behind In the fifth nmi sixth innlms to win and the game was cinched when Ortman. Acorn pitcher, who was sent In after three other hurlors had fnlled to stem the Beavers, sin uleii for two runs. . San Franclsco'B const league 'civil war"- series was evened off again last night as the Mission Heds defeated the Seals, 6 to 4. to eive each team two victories In the week's series. Seattle took Its second consecu- I tlve gnme from Hollywood, 6 to 3. to Jump ahead in the series, mice games to one. The Indians never relinquished a lead obtained in the first Inning when they made three runs off four hits. The Angels chased Sacramento for eight innings last night, finally overtook them and came out ahead, 12 to 8, to gain three wins during the Merles to -one for the Senators. 4 BE NEW YORK, July 18. (P) Papers filed In the supreme court revealed todny that Jack Kearns, former manager of Jack Dempsey, had been sued for $150,000 for breach of promise by Mra. Ellen Dorothy Hayes. Mrs. Hayes charges that Kearns, whose real name Is John Lj Mc Kernon, promised to marry her after the birth "of their child," but inHtead conspired to have her marry "one Hayes, a servaht." Hayes was identified by nttorneys as Teddy Hayes, former trainer to Dempsey. FALL PROVES FATAL SQUARING TflAiyPOLOSIARijStadebalB MINBOLA. N. Y., July 18 P) The army in general, anil mem bers of Its polo teams in pnrticulnr, today mournei! Col. Willie V. Morris, U. S. A., who died at Nassau hospital Inst night from Injuries sustained a week ago In a polo game, lie fell and his horse rolled upon him. Col. Morris, affectionately known as "the father of the army polo," captained nnd managed dozens of championship nrmy teami. AND -free ivneefji speakincL Free Meelinb rrA rw mni to ?j&y do ihrr 1 1V1 mot becoming w monplace. ISme-?enwere 1 don t care .nytkj about automobiling;li a car for fronjporWfe Then StudeUU-. us Free Wheeling and J uiiui uaca. into not ing (and a 15 to M l 1 1 " 864J.M adults set the of driving a car that J dren get out of tobojj muj, awungorcnutinsJ I'll U ICS. Motoring is again uuiLHJUKSTORT. 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