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Newspaper Page Text.1 The Weather Forecast: Fair tonljht and TupmUt. Little change In temperature, TF.MPF.HATL RE . Highest yesterday . 9 Lowest this morning H . 56 It Work Out Th people who profit moit from the uae of Classified Ads art thoM who to Into detail by telling the complete story. Try for yourself. See how It works out. Tribune Medford Full Associated Press Full United Press Thirtv-Seeoud Year MEDFORD. OREGON, MONDAY, 1 ULY ll mi. No. 96. mm iru VI) mm nin pAA7n7 ra ) i "Mi- ' By II. B. Baukhage Copyright. 1937, by the North Amer ican Newspaper Alliance, Inc. WASHINGTON. July 12.-A very un pleasant family row U about to spoil the peace and tranquility of the good neighborhood. . Puerto Rico la the unhappy fam ily now being 'threatened with hav ing a slice of its Income cut off. This possibility might be discounted If tt weren't for the fact it la being so carefully concealed. The violent disturbances In the Island have given business men the Jitters. Officials deny that politics Is to be blame and say that the only trouble la with the needle Industry (you've seen, those beautiful Puerto Rle&n handkerchiefs) and this Is due to the minimum wage law for women. The law Isn't new, but It was consid ered unconstitutional until the su preme court, during Its last session, upheld the Washington state mini mum mage statute. Now the labor commissioner of Puerto Rico has been served with an Injunction against en forcement of the Island's law. Some supposedly hard-headed bus iness men. take a different view of the matter. They have bad their econ omists down there, looking at the atormy little Island through a micro scope, and they say that the soil la getting unhealthy lor American dol lars. Gome, at least, of these dollars are about to be kept at home. The Puerto Rican ruckus has been cavalierly written off by casual bo servers as political growing pains. But the situation, according to private In vestigators of at least one large In terested commercial concern, la a good deal worse than advertised. 'While the nowmmenfr reaJlrewthe serlouancss of the general situation, there ts a sharp conflict of theories as to what should be done. Two possible courses have been sug gested by unofficial observers on the spot. One la to replace Governor Blanton, Wlnshlp, and thus Indicate a change to a less -'repressive" policy that might be reassuring to the dis gruntled political elements. The oth er la to have a sweeping Investiga tion by an Impartial commission and devise a program In accordance with Its findings. ' An even, more radical move has been, suggested, which would mean the removal of Dr. Ernest Omening, director of territories and lnular pos sessions In the department of the in terior, as well. Something wilt have to be dona soon. According to' tWa disturbed bua Ineas men, that won't be soon enough. The main trouble In Puerto Rico comes from a small but highly pyro techntcal group of nationalists who, of late, have scrambled their ballots and bullets. (The Insular chief of po lice and several other officers have been shot, a Judge fired at. A num ber of local politicians have been sen tenced to the penitentiary In Atlanta (Continued on Page Three ) Beat, Kicked Wife To Death Is Word SAN FRANCISCO. July 12. (AP) Police said today that Thomas Costa, 48, a delivery truck driver, had con fessed he beet and kicked his wife to deatb when he came home from work and found her drunk. Inspector Al Carraftsa of the homi cide squad quoted Costa as declar ing: "Tea. I did It. I found her where I told you. In the driveway. She wa drunk and I lost my head and beat her up." The dead woman was Mrs. Florence Costa. S3. Police said 11 of her ribs were broken. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS The unrelated Gladys and Frances Toting graciously ladling out orchid punch at last night's motorcar film show which Is to be repeated this evening. Karl L. Janouch humorously point ing from his window to a "Specialized Chek-Chart Lubrication" sign on a wall behind which stands a well known baker's doughnut factory. Fmory Culberteon getting a fit of tittering on the phone and blaming It upon bla brother Pick and Warren Btrliw. a pal trrnn Hilt, he averring they were tickling his ribs with some funny antics to district him. Ralph Koowr hospitably cooling off tome hot and unexpected guests. A friend reporting that Max Pierce has lost 20 pounds rince t'"e strt of the Oregon aerul circus which h managed and followed; a'l over the n t ate. Max remaining upatata to re EARL JONES DIES IN VAIN EFFORT TO RESCUE GIRL Wife and Son Witness Dou ble Tragedy When Sister- . in-Law Steps Into Deep Pool Find Bodies Quickly Earl Jones, 35. of 711 King street and his sister-in-law, Beulah Eac-Ie-ton, 18, of lAkevlew, were drowned yesterday morning In Hawk creek at the fork of Elkhorn creek In primi tive country about 17 miles northeast of Rogue Elk. Mrs. Jones and their 10-year-old son. Charles, helplessly witnessed the tragedy. No one else was within miles of the fatal scene. None In the Jones party could swim. Stewart DItsworth, linesman In charge of the California Oregon Power company patrol station about three miles away, pulled Mr. Jones and Miss Eccleston from the water and tried for two hours to resusci tate them. They were pronounced dead by Dr. J. H. Mallory. retired physician residing at Trail. They had been In the water 18 to 20 minutes SIster-ln-Law Ouest, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, their son. Charles and Miss Eccleston, who bad been visiting them here, went to the sylvan spot Saturday evening for a week-end camping party. Yesterday morning Miss Eccleston and Charles put on their swimming suits to play In the water. They used an Inner tube for safety. About 9:30 a.m.. Miss Eccleston decided to wade in the water without the tube. At the time Charles w s on the bank. Mrs. Jones was busy with camp duties and Mr. Jones was a short distance away. Mlas-JEccleston stepped off a ledge into water seven or eight feet deep She Immediately got into difficulty and shouted for help. Mr. Jones ran to her assistance, He tried to take his trousers off. Apparently believing he waa losing too much time, however, he did not wait to strip all the way. He Jumped Into the water with his trousers tan- (Continued oo Page Three ) AUTO OCCUPANTS Mr. and Mrs. George Shert of box 746, route 3. Grants Pass, were Injur ed last night at 7:40 when their car waa struck broadside by a truck drlv. en by Charles A. Witcher of route 1. Ashland, on the Pacific highway near Jackson Hot springs, according to state police. Mrs. Shert waa confined In Com munity hospital In Ashland today with a painful though not serious bead Injury, attendants said. Mr. Shert waa released from tne hospital last night after receiving treatment for arm cuts. State police, who talked with eye witnesses, said that the Ford sedan driven by Shert moved onto the Pa cific highway from the short gravel road leading to Jackson Hot springs without stopping at the Intersection. The huge truck, traveling south at about 35 miles an hour, crashed Into the Ford and knocked It Into a ditch, state police reported. The Ford waa almost totally demolished and the truck received a smashed radiator, front fenders, and scratches. Witcher. driver of the truck and manager of the Rogue River Produce company of Ashland, escaped Injury. Shert told atato police after the ac cident that he was at fault; that he had looked to the right before pull ing onto the highway but not the left, from which direction the truck was coming. PRESIDENT TO START TIE SLICE' BUILDING WASHINFTON. July 12. ilJPJ A I trowel and five cents worth of mor tar wielded by President Roosevelt wilt seal a cornerstone late today at th apex of a 75.000.000 triangle of new government buildings. The ceremonies at 5 p. m.. eastern standard time officially will start stone work on the "apex building.1' completing the upper half of the monumental geometric figure in downtown Washington. SO Acres Burned ROSEBURO. Ore., July 12. .'TV-A smoldering stump fanner Into a blare by a stiff breeze started a fire which raged through 80 acres of -the KMn Lxging company wood, ten mil west of Camas valley, Sunday, de stroying a $35,000 white cedar lo pile. takeilew pjlr to Wed RENO. Nev July 12 APi-Mar-ruse licenva Issued during t!ie week end included: A. M. Hard.aty. 61 Laiteview, Ore, and Ren a Nahcity, 54. Wooeter, Ohio 1 Leads Hunt ( I t Commander W. K. Thompson Is In command of the coat guard cut ter Itasrn which led In the search tor Amelia Farlmrt and Fred Noonan, filers, Hfter they were forced down In the South Pacific. CHINESE, JAPS RESUME FIVE-DAY BATTLE 00 OF PEIPING, July 12 (AP) The bat tle of machine guns tonight told Pelplng that the five-day battle be tween Chinese and Japanese troops along the Yungtlng river, 10 miles west of the city, had been resumed. PEIPING. July 12. (AP) Reliable Chinese source said today the new est outbreak of fighting between Chinese and Japanese troops had been halted by an armistice con cluded by local authorities, Japanese troops were reported withdrawing from their positions In the western suburbs of this former capital of ancient China to their base at Fengtat, southwest of the city. Chinese sources reported heavy losses In the fighting last night for three villages on the Yungtlng river. 10 miles west of Pelplng. Tanks and artillery were said to have been brought Into the action which was described as "furious." The sound of the firing could be heard rlearly in Pelplng. The heavy throb of cannon fire and the sharp crack of rifles cam from the vicin ity of Wanpinghslen. the walled vil lage near Marco Polo bridge where the fighting started during Wednes day night maneuvers by the Japanese north China army. Mountain Climber Saved From Ledge SEATTLE, July 12. )p Joseph Halwax, 28. formerly of Los Angeles, waa In a critical condition at a hos pital here today after his rescue from a narrow ledge on the sheer north face of Mount Index when he fell while scaling the peak yesterday. George Abernathy. a timber faller and one of the leaders of the rescue expedition, said Halwax's rescue was the first incident in the 31 years he has worked In the district, that any one had carried a burden down the cliff-like mountain face. F. ?. Asks Backing For Farm Program WASHINGTON. July 12. (AP) President Roosevelt dispatched Iden tlcal letters to the chairmen of the house and senate agriculture com mittees today urging "sympathetic consideration" for the admlntstra t ton's farm stabilization program. Asserting that existing laws were not adequate to guarantee crop sta bility the chief executive asktf con gress to integrate a three-point pro gram. RICKERTS DUE HOME MONDAY FROM TOUR f J. O. Rlekert. Medford optometrist, j and Mrs. Rlckert. who hare been en i Joying an extended tour of the east j will arrive home Monday, according j to word received by friends here to day. Tiey attended the Shrine con vention In Washington, after taking dellrery f a new automobile In Pod: lac. Mlc.i . and b.e islted a : atmber of the Urge cities of the jeast. , for Aviators ,tw ais i ADIEL NEFF ELECTED STATE PRESIDENT OF POST OFFICE CLERKS PORTLAND, Ore., July 12. (AP) Oregon postal clerks and letter car riers wound up their 34th annual Joint convention here last night by naming Con-all is as the 1038 conven tion city for tho organizations and their auxiliaries. Ad lei A. Neff of Medford was elected state president of the clerks for the ensuing year. Other officers were W. H. Cole, Eugene, first vice president; L. M. Royal, Redmond, second vice-president; c. P. Dixon. Salem, third vice-president; J. C. Cramm. Portland, secretary -treasurer, and Noel A. Foster, Portland, dele gate to the national convention In Kansas City In September. Carriers elected Frank N. Kellar, Portlend. president; O. A. Richard son, Eugene, vice-president: M. B. Dough ton, Salem, secretary; Jsmea Neighbors, Corvallls, treasurer; Ver non A. Smith, Bend, member of the executive board; and R. A. Newland, Medford, named to the national con vention. PENDLETON, July 12. (AP) The Oregon rural mail carriers elected D. F. Davis of Pendleton president for the next year at the closing ses sion of the convention here Satur day night. J. G, Richardson of Portland was elected first vice-president; Lyman McDonald of Salem, second vice- president; Blake Gallagher of The Dalles was elected to the executive committee, and J. E. Vincent of Cen tral Point named delegate-ar.-Iarge to the New Orleans convention in August. VETS PROPERTY SALE BRINGS STATE PROFIT SALEM, July 12. (p The World War Veterans state aid commission reported today a profit of 41,837 on property sold during the first six months of this year. June sales amounted to 1120.055 on 53 pieces of property, with a profit of 811.740. Commissions paid to agents during the month were 85.037. SECOND SOVIET PLANE TRIES HOP TO AMERICA SEATTLE, July 12. ( AP) The U S. signal corps' Alaska communica tions office received a message from the soviet transpolar fliers, relayed via Moscow, shortly after noon to day. It stated: "10:30 a.m. (Pacific coast time) latitude 81 degrees 30 ! minutes; longitude 58 degrees (about I 500 miles on the other side of the j north pole); 105 miles an hour; en- ! counters heavy fog." MOSCOW. July 12 (API A soviet I airplane, thundering towards the I United Slates In a second attempt to span the roof of the world by air. beadod today acroa U Polar aeaa. E REGION OF EARHARTSEARCH Mother Ship Expected to Launch 63 Planes for Ocean Survey Tuesday Hunt Shifts From Phoenix Aboard Aircraft Carrier Lexington En Route How t and Island, July 12. (P) The Lexington today approached the northeast border of the Amelia Earhart search area. The first phase of the Lexington's search activities developed the post ing of special lookouts to scan trop ical waters for possible traces of the lost world-girdling plane. HONOLULU, July 12. $) The vast naval hunt for Amelia Earhart, missing 10 days In the south Pacific, was called off today In the Isolated Phoenix islands sector and searchers awaited arrival of an aircraft carrier to open last resort efforts. The carrier Lexington, steaming southward from here, was expected to reach the search area and launch her brood of 63 planes by Tuesday morn ing. Rear Admiral Orln O. Murfin, 14th naval district commandant, announc ed the navy had completed Its fruit less search of the Phoenix Islands, more than 200 miles below the equa tor and far eouth of the course Miss Earhart and her navigator had plot ted in seeking bleak Howland Island. The avtatrix and her navigator Frederick J. Noonan. believed dead by some naval authorities, disappeared July 2 presumably within a short dis tance of Howland, their goal on a 2,670-mlkf flight from New Guinea.., BOMBARD REBELS (By the Associated Press) A huge Spanish government air fleet roared over Insurgent lines west of Madrid today In the heaviest bombing raid of the Spanish civil war thus far. Insurgent aircraft countered with attacks on government positions. Bombs burst and machine guns chattered over a 100-square-mlle gov ernment salient thrust Into Insurgent territory as the opposing planes pounded the ground forces 4 Before dawn. Incendiary bombs had traced out the ground positions for heavy bombing. In the face of the Insurgent attack,' government troops held their gains. BASEBALL N'ntlonal PHILADELPHIA. July 12. (AP) With Manager Bill Terry getting chafed out of the game for the first time In his career, the New York Giants opened a two-game series to day by dropping a 6-3 decision to the Phllllea. The Giants' pilot got Into an ar gument with Umpire Bill Klem In the ninth Inning over Klem's Judg ment of a strike called on Mel Ott. The score: R. H.E. New York 3 7 1 Philadelphia 8 11 7 Schumacher. Smith. Oumpert and Mencuso; La Master, Jorgcns and At wood. R. H. E. St. Louis 6 11 1 Pittsburgh A 12 1 Weiland and Ogrodowskl. Owen; Weaver, Barters, Brown and Todd. Bo ton tt Brooklyn, threatening weather. postponed American Cleveland at Chicago, postponed , Brief radio reports reported all well aboard the plane and indicated ane wa making excellent speed on the first stages of the flight to the United States. The soviet air ace, Mikhail Gro morf, reported he and his two com panions pa Med the latitude of Arch angel at 0:10 a.m. (2:10 a.m.. EST) left Europe at noon (A a.m.. EST.) Except for small Inland, the fliers will be out of touch with land for from 24 to 36 hours until they strike the Canadian mainland and point their red-winged monoplane towards the United fu'e Pacific coast. They took off at 3:22 a.m., 18:22 p. m, EST, Sunday) with few form sllties. CARRIER NS SQUABBLE OVER FILIBUSTER T Each Side Blames Other for Blocking Legislation Hot-Tempered Exchanges Mark Day's Discussion WASHINGTON, July 12. (AP) An angry parliamentary squabble during senate debate on the court bill led today to charges and de nials that a filibuster on the meas ure actually was under way. Each side In the bitter controversy attempted to blame the other for blocking Important legislation. The outburst came soon afUir the senate bgan the second week of debate on the bill a debate which thus far haa progressed to the ex clusion of all other affairs except thoire especially privileged to take precedence. Hot-tempered exchanges again marked tho fight before crowded gal leries. Senator O'Mahoney (D., Wyo.) as serted Democratic leader Robinson was "endeavoring to throttle da- bate on the most fundamental Issue presented to the senate In two gen-1 eratlons." Robinson, carefully phrasing his remark in question form, asked If O'Mahoney didn't know that when he Invoked tho an tl -filibustering rule, "a filibuster waa In progress and an effort was being made to abuse the privilege of debate by Interrupt ing the senators who had the floor." O'Mahoney had the floor at the time. Under the rules ho could be halted by Robinson only when the administration leader asked him question. . The Wyoming son a tor began his fight on the ..court bill by attacking the rules he said the administration had Invoked to force a vote on the measure. STRIKE DISORDER MASSILON. O., July IS, (API- Two men died today of bullet wound. received In ft claab between police and strikers near a steel workers organising committee headquarters here, bringing to 16 the toll of the ,oven-week-old steel strike. Six other persona were wounded In the clash. Police arrested 14L men. charging them with suspicion and disorderly conduct, or holding them on open charges for Investigation. Flugenclo Calrada. Identified aa a native of Mexico, and ft Republic mill employe, was the first to die- Coroner Edward Reno aald ft bullet crashed through the back of Cal eada'a head. Nick Valdos, 49, died of ft gunshot wound In the abdomen several houVs after the fighting. CONVENTION VILLAGE DENVER, Colo, July 13. (API Thousands oi Elka went sightseeing today, viewed a group of Bloux In dlana In ft temporary virtue In a downtown park, wero greeted by Gov. Teller Ammona and Mayor B. 1. 8ta pleton. and then settled down to the serious business of their 73rd con vention. Former Oovernor David Bholtz of Florida, grand exalted ruler, will open the convention formally at 8 o'clock tonight. The Colorado governor and the mayor greeetcd the Elka' Msgaune "goodwill safety caravan" when It arrived after ft transcontinental tou. PORTLAND, Or.., July 13. (AP) The eastern architect, invited to draw plans and specifications for further development at the a'.ate capltol wired the capltol rcconstruc. tlon commission today they had "the proposition under advisement." They promised an answer a soon as poselble. The message wa signed by Trow bridge M Livingston and Franct Keslly, associate. The architects, de signer of the origin! ststehouse plans, were asked to JMn Whltehouse & Church of Portlsnd In completing hew design In Oregon. RENO. Kev, July 13. Divorce suit filed here todsy Included: lore Bsldry Aronson vs. Clarenc C. Aronson of Eureka, Cslif.; married lledford. Or., May it, 1933; cruelty, Veterans To Aid Pretty Teacher Asked To Resign SAUGUS. Mass.. July 12. ;p Support for a pretty, young, high school dramatics teacher, fighting an "Invitation" to resign, flowed In today from the Veterans of For eign wars, and students in her own school. Commander Charles Caler. of the local V. F. W. post, said he spoke for 250 men, the entire unit membership, in coming to the aid of Isabelle Hallln, 28, with the an nouncement "I believe In a square, open deal in all these cases." The young teacher, credited "ru mora," (which ahe branded as un founded), of having served cock tails to students, as the basis for action by nfembers of the school board voted not to ask her to re tain her position. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., July 13. (AP) Death, striking quickly, baa ended tho remarkabl career of Oeorg Gershwin, who rose from New Tork's tin pan alley to plao the cloak of respectability about Jan music. . .. He cam up from ft tl ft week song plugger to compose scores for film musicals at ft reputed eaao.uuu a year. He was Pullter prl win ner. Putting It another way. Pandro s. Berman, who directed Fred Astalre and Olnger Rogers In ft picture, dancing to Gershwin's songs, aald: He was ft supreme artist in ma ran ability to link classical music with the awlft tempo of today," Oerahwin waa 3 year old. He died her yesterday of ft brain tumor after a hurried, futile operation. Oerahwin and his brother, Ira, who write lyric, wer working on the mualc for ft' new motion picture Ooldwyn Follies." Oershwln was born In Brooklyn, He showed hi first Interest In music at the age of 10 and received a mea ger education In It. At 1 he wrote his first musical comedy, "La, L Lucille," and there ' followed the score for five of Oeorg White' Scandal. HI best known work, "Rhapsody In Blue," had Its premier In 1033 at Aeolian hall, with the aid of Paul Whlteman'a night club bsnd. Lovers of the claasle had come In ft mood to anlff, but when Oershwln and Whlteman had finished, they rose to cheer. The blue rhapsody bridged ft gap between Jau and the classic. HOLLYWOOD, July 13, (AP) Mr. Esther Estes. wife of 73-year-old Dr. St. Louis Estes, rsw food advocate. Interrupted th household routine for two hours laf Saturday to give mrtn to her eleventh child, a nine-pound girl. Had the child been ft boy he would have been named St. Louts Estes Vn. All the male children are nam ed after their father. Mrs. Estes aald her ability to re sume her- work shortly after child birth wsa due to simple helth rules. "We eat only raw food, auch aa frulta, vegetables and nuts." ahe aald. "W edon't serve fish or fowl or meats or animal with bloodstreams.' AUOUSTA. Ka., July 13. (AP) Five young men lost their live In ft holiday tragedy that overtook to outing of farm famine on Santa F lak, five mile west of hen. The five drowned when two row bot overturned, plunging 13 per sons into 30 feet of water. All 13 wen members of families living near Peabody and Burn. Kas. Eight wen rescued by occupsnta of other boat. Victim wer Melvln Allen, 33. Wllbert Allen, 34, and Arthur Allen, 18, brothers, who lived near Peabody; Herbert Clark, 16, and Claude Lass ley, 33, of Burns. MARTIN WILL DELAY CANDIDACY DECISION SALEM. July 13. P) Person close to Oovernor Martin ld today he would not commit olmself until early next year on whether h would cek reelection. They said they did not know wheth er he Intended to run, but added they would "do all In their power" to per sued him to do o. FEAST AND DANCE TODAY'S FEATURE U.SIUONCLAVE 400 Delegates Gather for Veterans Meeting Mayor Porter Welcomes Visitors Memorial Service Held A grand ball at Dreamland dano hall tonight starting at 9:30 o'clock will bring to ft close the second-day program of the 30th annual state encampment of tho United Spanish' War Veterans, now convened In Med ford. A past department comman der' banquet will be held In the Elka Temple at 6:30 p. m., and an elaborate entertainment program la scheduled for city park at eight o'clock. , Delegates and visitors from all part of Oregon began arriving In the ctt yesterday morning, flrat day of the joint convention of the U. S. W. V. nd Auxiliary, and early thla afternoon It wa estimated then wen nearly 400 attending the ses sions and programs. At 1:30 p. m. today, th' depart ment and auxiliary were to convene at the Armory, where reading of communication and reporta of de partment officers wer to be given. Anniversary Marked Directed by Hugh S. Rogers, de partment commander, homecoming hour In observance of the auxiliary's 31st birthday waa held In the RIalto theatre late this morning following th Joint opening session of the de partment, department auxiliary, and Military Order of the Serpent. Myrtle ' Reed, department musician, led the gathering In pep songs. . Department Senior Vlce-Comman-dr S. L. Hanaen acted as general (Continued on Page Eight.) LONG HEAT WAVE By th Associated Press Thundershowera brought local n lief to many sections of the nation awelerihg In protracted heat wave that has left 337 dead. Government foncaatera predicted there would be mon showers but that generally th hot, humid weather would continue at leaat another day In the northern half of the nation and In southeastern state. Easterly wind and ahowera broke th hot spell In New England atate. Buffalo and Rochester, N. T.. enjoyed 68 degree weather. The first rain since mid-June tempered the heat In north ern South Dakota. But the mercury rose again toward the scorching nineties In Chicago and other part of Illinois, Georgia, Wis consin, Indiana. Washington, D. C, and many other stations. Drownings contributed at least score to the heavy death list. Between 300 and 390 families In six West Virginia communltle wen driv en from their home yesterday when two creek overflowed with damage estimated at half a million dollars. Showen and, In some places, rainfall- that reached cloudburat propor tion, wen reported In sections of Illinois, Oklahoma, Iowa. Nebraska, Michigan, Colorado. Wyoming and av. oral New England atate. Promoter Curley Dies Of Heart III NEW YORK. July 13. (P) Jack Curley, one of the country' leading port promoters, died at hi Great Neck, Long Island, home today, of heart diseaee. He wa 61. ft veteran of 88 years In snort promotion. Although wrestling wa hi favor ite, and most lucrative field, Curley's experience covered wide rang. He promoted the Havana bout In which Jes Wlllard won the heavyweight boxing championship from Jack John eon, staged bull fight and ilea cir cuses, and engineered publlo appear ance of Annette Kellerman, Enrlo Caruso, William Jennlnga Bryan, Ru dolph Valentino, the Vatican choir, Oeorg Carpentler, the Flench fight er, and William Tllden. 45TH TRAFFIC DEATH LISTED IN PORTLAND PORTLAND. July 13. (AP) Mrs. Kenneth McKean. 36. received fetal Injuries yesterday when struck by an automobile while walking serosa ft residential Intersection, bringing Portland' traffic toll to 48 since De cember 1. 1036. City Patrolman Hint said th woman wa (truck by ft ear driven by Francis C. Coulomb. 33. of Cams Th drl-r was arrested and held without ball.