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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 20, 1928)
71 Events- o tlie Week in Pictiires .( i. PRINCIPALS IN ROUMANIAN DRAMATIC UPRISING Shoots Burglar May Succeed Wood : 1 . 1 r , 1 I ' I n-wB-w. , , v lit , " " " k -A bv 1 I ..II J f 13-.3. !l I Hi . tf r , J- L' J fei 1 ' r I 1 F 1 I V. v , When Calvin Whatlcy, IS, of t7A tt . , r 4 ' J Y " II Dallas, Tex., heard . nouo in a J, s;, " V f'Jr ? room occupied by his l.ttle broth- 1 Zmt . I , r 4 A A VV s era and sisters he got lus father's J, f ; f ' , ttH 1 J, ,,fJtl vCv IK' "'-"yy shotgun and tiptoed In. A burg- I 1 ' '0LtftX ' IfVsW1 X Jar was standmg bes.de the bed 1 ' fel'-' l-.T.'s I0. with a kmfe in h,s hand. Calvin i fa 'W J 1 " 1 1 - lTi?S MICHAEL ' pulled the trigger three times, but , i.C' fSkV ' -pBrncu CAROL - . OuebkMARIE - ' there wm no ronort. Then the '7r4 " Kli FIRST PICTURE OF INTERIOR OF HUGE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION HALC In this first picture taken of the interior of coliseum built especially for the Democratic national convention the last of June in Houston, Tex., an idea is civen of the structure's size, covcrine six acres, costing $170,000 and seating nearly 1S,UU0 perions. ; ; "Roumanla's march of the peasants upon Bucharest, the capital, to protest against the present gov I't-rhment of Premier Vintila Bratianu, again brings a little group of persons to the attention of tho whole (world. They are Queen Marie, who still is popular with the peasants, her grandson, Michael the prcs ent king; her son Carol, father of youn'g Michael, whom many believe Is planning to regain tho thronoj he renounced. Premier Bratianu, whose, resignation is demanded by the peasant and Juliu Maniu, their! leader,..' SHOT BY RUM FEUDISTS IN ESCAPING BURNING HOME llti f 'I'M ii;f fit k f 1 ;4cFWnw SAL Kfa u ' frfimW ' ' When Calvin Whatley, X5, of Dallas, Tex., heard a, noise in a room occupied by his little broth ers and sisters he got lus father's shotgun and tiptoed in. A burg lar was standing beside the bed with a knife in his hand. Calvin pulled tho trigger three times, but , there was no report. Then the man started for the boy, and Calvin, backing out tho door tried : the gun again. This time it dis- i charged and the intruder ran, j leaving a bloody trail behind, j Photo shows Calvin with his i father's shotgun. ., ... . ! FRENCH PILOT TUNES UP PLANE FOR OCEAN ATTEMPT ?- T Bice W. Means, above, former V. S. senator from Colorado, is considered as a likely successor to the late General Wood as gover nor general of the Philippines. . LATEST STL YE FOR AMPHIBIANS This amphibian plane, the Ireland Amphiplane, is one of the first of its kind to float on tho water, fly in the air, and taxi on land. It's shown at Curtiss Field, L. I., during its test flights. The plane scats four passengers and a pilot, and attains a speed of 100 miles an hour in the air. TAKES OWNER TO OFFICE IN RUSH Mrs. Kate Browning, CO, of Shephcrdsvillp, Ky has been slain and five of her relative, wounded in fleeing from their flaming cabin, believed to have been set afire as a retaliatory measure by moonshiners who believed that the family had given information to prohibition agents that resulted in the seizure of still. k The Browning family, asleep in the cabin, awakened to find the house afire. Hacking their way out they were let on by a band of eight men who opened fire with shot guns. Photos above show some of the wpunded members of the family. Left to right are Mrs. Amanda Jones, Mrs. Lou , Browning, sister of the slain woman; Teachy Browning, and Angie Crowning. Inset is Ben Browning, the first of the family to emerge from the burning cabin. Screaming that he was shot he hid in a haystack for IS .hours sifter tho crime. It was feared that he, too, had been slain. . LABOR STAGES DEMONSTRATION IN MEXICAN CAPITAL 1 r 2 .. This photo, snapped as great labor parade passed in review of Mexico's Labor Day, In Mexico City, shows the leaders saluting President Colics and tho diplomatic corps, watching the demonstration from th balconies of the national palace. Tho man in the light suit with a black hat In his hand Is Jose Lopel Cartel mayor of Mexico City. At his right is the governotof the state of Zacatccas and it his Ut Eduardo Moncda, general secretary of the labor organization in Mexico City.. f N f &-L. ' ' Tins $150,000 cruiser, declared by its designer, John H. Weils, t be the fastest craft of its typo ever built, has been put into uso by Walter P. Cryslcr, motor magnate, in commuting between his estate at Great Neck, L. I., and his office in New York City. He has christened it "Frolic." obIle'slTn Dctroyat, French aviator, who is planning a Paris to New York non-stop flight alone, shown here landing at Le Bourget Field, Paris, after a test flight to Algiers, Morocco, and return. His plane, an 0 Avrmeta, is practically an all-metal copy of the Spirit of St. Louis. Inset 13 a closeup of the flyer. CUSTOMS RECEIPT ISSUED FOR GERMAN PLANE imam nv mrTiKT OKieiNAL MllllWHtl 22806 . w. 22806 r-i.fjra-0.t.lir-.vB .MB F. 1.1. IHOUCKT INTO lit. VHUwi M.ih I. lwrtI wiw. o.rf.ti . . Z pi. .5t...AlbenB. VeiTBOTtt; .iril CJ . i(MJt .Dl&7- rntmi OtmAHy . NJ 4 atn Km u ...! aijoitsiit. sni ,,tn , p,l totsaJw4.JC..Pttarit JP1. .Capt.JJcrBUaa Kothl. sit mb'MtH'n . noirwirTrwiiifid UVW rtiud.ilniliiiiimi"'lft .Mo an V Si CfclU if r'V Photo of tho customs clearance form issued by Harry C. Whitehall, collector of customs at St. Al bans, yt., to Baron. von Huencfcld for the German transatlantic plane Bremen. Von Hucncfeld is shown to the left. Tho form was forwarded to tho baron in Canada, giving him all the courtesies of theU. S. customs to continue his flight to New York without the customary "red tape." , . i Overcomes Handicap fit 1 . J re . in YOUNG MURDERER AND CELLMATE Ernest Newton, 19, a student at Lawrence college, Applcton, Wis., isn't allowing a broken neck he received in an accident to inter fere with his regular attendance at class. To ovcrcomo his handi cap he carries a plaster cast cov ering his head, neck and shoulders. Fills' New Post i View of one of tho radio masts being taken to Spitibcrgen by General Vmbcrto N'obilc's North Tolo expedition for communica tion with the remainder of the world during the flight. Photo shows the electrical officer of the expedition and a radio expert cxaminin the jnsV . ; ... - n Lis svf rf w s wx !':" m 1 ll 3PL- k'J i:M ' CB 1 ? . Owen Oberst, 17-ycar-old Kansas youth who confessed he shot and killed his parents and five sisters and brothers, then set fire to their home to burn the bodies of his victims to hido his crime, whiles away the time in the county jail at Eldorado, Kas., playing cards with his cellmate, Harvey Miller, 15. Oberst is at left, above, and Miller, right. STILL WEARS CIVIL WAR "KICKS" W 'Jxt ' -r- ' L i lift ' ir I i Arthur Bliss Lane, formerly first secretary of, the American embassy in Mexico City, hascen appointed chief of the division of Mexican aff.rs, state department, to succeed rranklin Mott Gun ther, relieved on arcount of xJ ! DtM, . ' . ' ... . ...... . m major jonn . i,ouId, of Portland, He., proudly exhibiU a pair of shoe? he purchased In 1860 for $2.25 and which he has wom since. He keeps 'em for Sunday best and G. A. R. reunions now. "They made good leather in those days," the major says.
