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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1934)
"EMPRESS" OF TROPIC ISLAND 7 w: 1 IrSrm ROOSEVELT SIGNS PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE BILL BEAUTIES GRACE BIRTHDAY CAKE Baroness Bousequet do Wagner, late of Vienna, and self-proclaimed "empress" of the Isle of Charles in the Galapagos group, 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, with one of her "subjects." She arrived there a year ago with three male companions, one of whom is shown with her in a photograph taken by the Hancock scientific expedition. Others on the island, the Ritters and Whittmanns, were said to disregard her claims to sovereignity. (Associated Press Photo! Mackay Day Queen President Roosevelt Is shown as he signed the bill for Independence of the Philippine islands in the presence of congressional authors of the legislation and representatives of the Island government The bill would allow independence In 10 to 12 years. Left to right: Senator Joseph O'Mahoney, secre tary Dern. Senator Elpidlo Quirlno, Manuel Quezon, president of the Philippines' senate; Senator Millard Tydlngs, Gen. C. F. Cox, chief of the bureau of Insular affairs. (Associated Press Photo) THAT'S NICE SWINGING FOR A MAN OF 40, BABE Baseball and Babe Ruth, those two inseparable companions are back together again. The big attrao tion of the New York Yankees Is brushing up on his stick work and hopes to string along with his team mates for 100 games or more this season. This picture was made during an exhibition game between the Yankees and the Boston Braves. The Bambino took a lusty cut at the ball but it resulted in a high foul. (Associated Press Photo DU PONTS OFF ON HONEYMOON Hurt In Plsne Crash V; .... i i ot and his Losing no time after the Ir ?tm ?" tel hurried bride, the former Helena Allaire C"r, 20, are ihown th . sway from Trinity Episcopal church at Miami 1 Beach F a o do bridegroom's plane for an aerial honeymoon to Nassau, uu i son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Felix du Pont of WMmlngto" De n " is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Crozer of Philadelphia, soelated Press Photo Manuel Trucco, Chilean ambasia dor to the United States, and hli daughter, Grace, were injured In thi crash of a transport plane at Lima Peru. Three were killed and several others Injured. The envoy was or his way to Chile. U. S. Planes to Fly London-Paris-Berlin Route f ' ' ' ! !.- . 0 qJ j f'if ' mSi ' ,als fueaJi t 1 " in .ii ' "" " . Ur.nii.ti- (liroo.milo.n.mlnuti mull l-mnt nri(I I rnrtMnnrln Compctins alnst Mpe.n con pa, ... a -1 and chK-.u.na, tout0,, ,,avo bocr. !",ilar,t0 Ll ''e?,nt flrmin line for s. on It. London-Parls-Berlln route. Tlirsfi pl..., hipped to ! ft Hm... "dl .r. will b. forty to flfly mllr, an hour (r than ,.,o ro"omlnen,.' Th. Boe.f carry ton p.e nr., U;o uilojs, &wWdm and W The iW. tUt world', tasust Wum-motoa tr.nsporl .mice. FUTURE CAPITOL OF THE SOVIETS Here is a view of the wreckage of a mail-carrying army bomber after It had plunged to earth near Daytona Beach, Fla., killing Sera ant Ernest C. Sell. (Associated Press Photn ft V i ."r1 Vi'.'i-ftMfft mm is , .. test u ,a Virginia Wheeler, University of Nevadu senior, was selected queen of the annual Mackay Day celebra Hon, honoring the late John W Mackay, bonanza king, and his son Clarence H. Mackay of New Yorl who has given the university sev eral of Its most outstanding build Ings. (Assolated Press Photo The Los Angeles Junior chamber of commerce celebrated Its tenth anniversary with sports as the general theme of the party and these pretty girls, symbolizing various athletic activities, adorned the mam moth cake. Left to right or up and over: Harriett Moffett, Wllma Wallln, Estelle Fowler, Pat Franz, Lois Mullln and (center) Elizabeth McCarthy. (Associated Press Photo PUTTING A DAMPER ON OLD SOL Thin is an architect's drawlna of the. proposed palace or seat of government of the covlets, to be the world's tallest structure. It has been accepted by the central executive committee of the LSSR. and construction Is scheduled to begin this spring. A symbolistic figure la to adorn the top. (Associated Press Photo ARMY BOMBER IN FLORIDA CRASH ---I r rr a . , "6- K'KV -a It seems Incredible to winter-groggy northerners that somewhere In the country the sun gets too hot. That's the case at southern resorts, however, and when "Marty" Dlllard of Indianapolis collects enough sunbeams at Miami Beach, Fin., she dons this big hat. It has gay col cred stripes and Is a typo very popular with beach sitters this season. SMITH WINS IN MASTERS' GOLF Albert Shlnsky, mountain youth, la shown In all at Pottsvllle, Pa., after he had been arrested charged with the "hex" slaying of Mrs. Susan Mummey, 63. Shlnsky said he killed the woman to break the "hex" she had cast over him eight years ago. He said he had been ill since and tormented by a huge black cat. (Associated Press Photo) Like Father, Like Son IBILULW.,, , nT5f rV )Y X$ ii VXliLLS. i 111 II ' Horton Smith (left), professional from Oak Park, III,, grinned hap pily as Dillon Graham, Associated Press sports writer, announced over The Associated Press short wave radio of Smith's victory In the total was 284. The Associated Press utilized the short wave radio set Master's Invitation golf tournament at Augusta, da. Smith's 72-hole to relay progress of players from the fairways to the clubhouse, where complete accounts of the tournament were written and relayed to newspapers throughout the world. (Associated Press Photo) Bob Mattlck (above), son of Chick Mattick, famous baseball player of another decade, Is getting his start as an Infielder with the Los Angeles baseball club of the coast league this year. (Associated Press Photo) A GAY HAT FOR EARLY SPRING CUMMINGS RAPS POSED PICTURE AS "DISGRACEFUL" fa 3,MF 'J-V ' I - -V-: lA WFWm& ""ten rn-f ,.' k rut- f tm 1 f 'a ' L 1 I , - r trrWt . J 1 I This picture of Sheriff Lillian Holley (left) of Crown Point, Ind., and Robert G. Estll (center), prose cuting attorney, poling with John Dllllnger (right), escaped desperado, was denounced by Attorney General Cummlngs as a "disgraceful episode." Ha added, "This shows a eomplets lack of senss of re sponsibility or of propriety and common sense." The picture was taken In the Indiana jail shortly be fore Dillingsr sscapsd, (Associated Press Photo) 1 5 r - Mf 1 1 t ' 1 This piald taffeta sailor is a cnio nat -ror eany spring, uesigneu uj John-Frederics, It has a slightly rolled brim and a matching taffeta sosrf, It I. .specially good for .port. wear. (Associated Press Photo) f
