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MED FORD MAIL TRIBUNE." MDFOKD. OREGON. TUESDAY. JUNE 21. 1938. iAGE TEN 12 DEAD STILL IN IE TOURIST SLEEPER 31 Known Dead Counted in Montana Disaster 65 Injured Mostly Released After Care in Hospital M1MS CITT. Mont., June 31. P; urih si .ire.dv ' known dead. fatigue-worn searchers' worked today to lift up again rrom me m.-ooiu bed of Custor creek a tourist sleeper which railroad officials estimated contained 13 mora victims of the na tion's worst railroad tragedy In a Twenty-two of the 31 known vic tims were Identified. Tne ooaiea 01 two unidentified women were taken t.. winht. from the sleeper which plunged with the Milwaukee railroad's crack "Olympian" train through a flood-weakened trcatle early Bundiy. Twelve other bodlea were found earlier yesterday and a woman oiea in a hospital. aliMiiter HMlM The sleeper, aubmcrged nearly 38 t.... k. .m rlnudhurst "flash flood" ... ,mri nutter creek with a torrent 30 feet deep, was Jacked up on blocks after hours of alow ton last nignv HHniv. the heavv ateel car Blip, ped looee and sank again Into the atlcky silt felt in tne stream uu ,h. rnm subsided vesterday. ririmlv. the 78 railroad workera and volunteers started their slow Job again, working without hBlt through the night. Meanwhile, railroad and government officials launcnco an m restlgatlon of the wreck. liitttnt Heath All save one of the victims mot death Instantly, offlclala aald. Lucille Otumley. Volgn. 8. D.. nurse, died lat mht lit Holv Roaary hospital here. One other person, a train pprter, was still In a aerlous conauion ui hospltal. Of the 88 Injured who were ruahed to tha 88-bed hoepltal here, nearly all were released after minor treav The craah. which occurred shortly after midnight, caught most of the Ill-fated paasengera of the railroad's pride asleep in sieeper c. IS-MOMo1 TO LAST RE Margaret Ann Taylor. 88. passed .... w hnm nf her dauahter. Laura Hamer of 13 South Orange street, at ia:46 p. m. Monday. Mrs. Taylor came to Medford from Portland Jn 1939.. She waa bom In Andurea 'county. Missouri. April 30. 1830. For the last 40 years of hr life she waa a member of the Sev enth Day Adventlst church. In November, 1886. ahe was united In marriage to Isaac Taylor, who pass ed away at Cottage Drove, Ore., In 1933. 8he was the mother of eight children, five of whom survive, Mrs. Chaa. Burna of Jacksonville, Laura Hamer. Jennie walker and Prank J. Taylor of Medford and Chaa. H. Tay . lor of Portland. Funeral services will be held at the Conger chapel at 10 a. m. Wednesday with Rev. Adolph Johnson officiating. Interment In the Medford I. O. O. F. cemetery. 4 Three Given Fines On Traffic Counts Clyde R. Howell of Oranta Pass waa fined 83 50 and costs In Justice court yesterday, for non-possession of an auto drivers' license. Howard A. Murray, charged with speeding a truck on the Pacific Highway was fined S and costa. The offense occurred late at night near Central Point. Lowell K. Bratler of Indianapolis, tnd.. charged with operating a truck with an overload was assessed 810 and costs. Brar.ler represented a concern engaged in cross-country hauling. 541 Enrolled For Summer at O. S. C. CORVALL1S. June 31. (API The Oregon State College summer school ooened vesterdsy with 341 students enrolled. E. B. Lemon, registrar, said. Lemon predicted 100 students, aoout tha same aa last year, would bt reg Istered. Bill Fendall. Corvallla. edited the first Issue of the Summer Session News which appeared yesterday. Listed as a speaker on the campus this week waa Dr. T. Z. Koo, Chi nese Christian leader. Greece Shaken By Severe Earthquake ATHENS. June 21. ( AP, A ae- vere earthquake shook parts of Greece today. Old buildings collapsed at Oslax Idl. on the cult of Corinth, 100 miles weat -northwest of Athens. General Pershing Discov ers An "Efficient Staff" "It In doubtless mv military train lng and experience which make me feel that one should have an efficient staff to do preliminary work for him "I find this aa true in rradinit and In reaching conehurionfi In the world of modern thouRht as I did In com manding an army Therefore, my bat! is never without a copy of The Readers DUest. It studies for me the different macazln', saves me prrat deul of time, and brings to my notice many articles that I should otherwl? overlook; hence 1 read the Digest reRuiarly." Uke (ieneral PershlnK. I heartily recommend The Reader's Digest to all our readers Its the mot concise thought provoking maga-rln I have ver read. (adv.) TUe E41tor. Thu fir no low of life has been reported. Shocks wen felt at such widely separated point Trevera, In Epl rus, and the Island of Samoa, Just off the Asia Minor coast. Treteza U 180 mllea northwest, Samoa loo miles east, of Athens. SMALLER HOIS SIGN PACTS WITH WORKERS PORTLAND. Ore.. June 31. (API While 11 major Portland hotels continued to operate under striae conditions, the executive board rep resenting 3000 striking workers an nounced that three smaller hotels bad signed agreementa with tha five unions Involved. The hotels, not members of the Portland Hotel aasoclatlon. brought to eight tha smaller hostelrles to sign. Arbitration between restaurants n4 cttllnarv unions, scheduled to begin yesterday, was postponed until Thursday when It waa Indicated con tract renewal agreementa might De reached. 10 GET ULCER MINI ROCHESTER, Minn.. June 21. (AP) James Roosevelt, son .nd sec retary of President Roosevelt, arrived here todny by plana for treatment tor what Mayo clinic physicians de scribed as a small gastric ulcer. Presence of the ulcer waa disclosed when the younger Roosevelt visited here In May. Whether an operation would ba undertaken, Mayo clinic physicians said then, would depend upon how the patient responds to an ambulant type of treatment. Dr. O. Eusterman, chief clinic consult ant, said his aides were "not very much concerned" about the ulcer, which is believed to be benlghn. GREAT BRITAIN READY FOR DEFENSE IN WAR LONDON. Eng.. June 21. (API Leslie Hore-Bellsha, secretary of war, declared confidently today that "the country is ready to defend Itself." "We've done wonders In rearma ment," he told the council of the pro - government liberal national parlry. He estimated the government at present was spending nearly 1.000. 000 pounds (about $5,000,000) a day for armaments. FIRECRACKER SPURS COUNCIL TO ACTION KLAMATH PALLS. June 21. (AP) A firecracker that exploded under the council table last night startled the Klamath Palis cfty fathers Into action. The Immedltely subsequent alder manic movo was to vote on a resold tlon ordering strict enforcement of the city's anti-pyrotechnic ordinance The resolution carried unani mously. DOGOMETER SAVES FINE FOR LADY AUTO DRIVER Mrs. Lusky Rowland couldn't have Mrs.Lusky Rowland couldn't have been speeding 37 miles an hour, she told Polios Judge Oliver Youngs, because HI Chow, her pet dog. slinks to the floor and whimpers whenever she exceeds 30. And HI Chow was not whimpering. ahe said, when an officer flagged her down. Mrs. Rowland received a suspended sentence. Name K. F. Directors KLAMATH PALLS, June 21. ( AP) Klamath Falls voters yesterday re elected A. M. Collier and Anna Haw kins to the city elementary school board. Pour candidates were in the race for the two positions open. U, P. Income Ebbs NEW YORK. June 21. (AP) Un ion Pacific railroad reported today net operating income for May of 370.813. compared with 560.133 In May last year. Grows for the period fell to 10,3ie.961 from 12.420.781 a year ago. Apologize for Map. PORTLAND. June 21. lAP) Hy Duley, 30, a domestic, apologtrd to Police Inspector Leon V. Jenkins In the municipal court yesterday. Miss Duley a hotel strike picket, was ac cused of disorderly conduct for slap ping the Inspector's face. n'V-v'"-"'""'' ess s NEW STYLE-OLD CHARM Totly panorama from Nob Hill sweepi the great Bay Bridge and the rising Wortd'i FairTreasure Inland". Today's luxury divtinpuUhes the Fairmonti spacious rooms... rhicCirrui Lounge and exqmsite Venetian Dining Room. The smartest, friendliest place in town to stop or Jine... with all it historic eharra inisct! Shops snd thesters fonr minutes awiy; garac " the build injc 4a Rates from f 4 per day. 4fr ' GtORUl . SMITH, OiiKI DUDE SPINS- BRITT FOR PAYOFF FALL Cowboy Dude Chick resumed his winning ways In the Medford armory last night before another sellout house by giving Armbreaker Floyd Brltt the good old lariat-spin In 26'i minutes, winding up a rough and tough mat encounter that saw both bovt resort to unorthodox tactics at times and at others display some pretty neat straight wrestling. It was the lone fall of the main o. as Der usual Chick's opponent being unable to shake the cobwebs from his befuddled brain alter oeing revolved In the airplane spin. Brltt made a gallant attempt to rise irora the canvas, but was Just too sick. Prior to the spin, which the cham pion obtained by alammlng Brltt Into the ropes and hoisting him aloft as he rebounded. Floyd punished the rnvhnv considerably with arm- breakers over the rope ana .eg, punches to the tummy and gouges to the blinkers. Chick, not to be out done In this dirt business, pulled plenty of hair and several times gava Brltt some of his own arm-breaker medicine. Miss Clara Mortenson took two out of three falls from Maria Martlnex In the special attraction, gaining the first In eight minutes with a body press and deciding tumble with a flvlne bodv scissors and a body press. Scnorlta Martinet, a scrappy little Mexican gal, came through with the second fall with a body press. The girls staged quite nn exhibition The senorlta worried the champion plenty in the early stages with a vise like headlock. but La Mortenson went to work after the match was evened rp, and what with some plain and fancy hair-pulllng. quickly put the chnllenger In Ker place. Sockeye Jack McDonald grabbed two strnlKht tumbles from Terrible Ted Christy In the middle ovent, In which a folding chair played a larce and Important part In the ex-logger's victory. It was a vicious, slam-bang brawl, with Christy giving Sockeye quite a working over. McDonald took the first fall in the second round on a foul when Chrls'.y refused to brenk a Boston crab hold after being awarded the tumble. Com ing back for the third round. Christy opened up with a brutal pounding on McDonald's sore back, driving Sockeye outride the ropes time and again. Just before the end of the round. McDonald picked up a chair at the ringside, and as Christy stood on the ring apron and attempted to kick him in the teeth. Sockeye wham med the hated San Franciscan across the back with the chair, leaped Inside the ring where Christy waa hollering to high heavens, and clamped on a Boston crab, which was the payoff. Cy Fox. the roly-poly favorite from Texas, won the third and deciding fall from Tony Morellt In the fifth round on a foul, when the vlllalnotis Italian repeatedly used a smother hold despite the warnings of Referee Toy Aho. Fox took the second fall in the third round 'with a surfboard, af ter More 111 obtained the Initial tum ble In the second heat with a body slam after punches and the smother maneuver. In which he clamped botn hands over Fox's mouth and nwe. cutting off-all means of breathing. PENDLETON SHOT IS SKEET CHAMP PENDLETON. June 21. ( AP) Pendleton and Mt. Vernon. Wash., skeet gunners divided the titles Films Developed Free PRINTS 4? ALL SIZES Southern Oregon's finest film finishing service at Medford's low est prices. TMce-a-dny Delivery Mall I k Your Film SWEM'S Easlman Kodaks and Finishing among themselves In the annual Ore gon state sxeei snoot neia nere .t, i wek-end. Carson Matthews, Pendleton, suc ceeded fellow townsman Brook Dick son as state skeet champion, break ing 94 out of 100 birds. Allen QUI. 14, of Pendleton, won the Junior state- title, defeating Dee Moore, Pendleton, former Junior champion. In the shootoff. Young Olll came within one bird of tying Mat thews for the senior title. Dr. O. Matthews. Mt. Vernon, Wash won the class A championship after a shootoff with Ed Ross, Mt. Ver non. Charles Moore, Pendleton, took the class B title, after a shootoff vtth Paul Justice. Mt. Vernon, Wash ington state skeet champion. The class C title went to Ed Ross. Miss Hester Davis, Pendleton, auto matically won the women's champion ship, being the only feminine gunner In the event. The team shoot was won by Col. E. B. Hock wait, Mrs. Hock wait and Carson Mattheds. The Hock waits hall from Edmonds, Wash. Paint Sale Starts At Pabco Dealers Prices of Pabco Paints have been greatly reduced for a special sale starting tomorrow at the Ekerson's Paint and Roof Co., and the Timber Products Co., according to announce ment today by the two local Pabco dealers. "This sale, coming at a time when many are planning to paint both the exterior and Interior of their homes. offers a double saving. First, there Is a great saving on the cost of paint, and then there is the ssvlng made by painting before costly re pairs become necessary," Mr. Ekerson said. ' The two Pabco dealers have made arrangements to finance painting under the new FHA homo improve ment plan which eliminates the ne cessity of waiting for ready cash. This plan enables a property owner to finance a complete home painting in easy monthly payments. Cherry Harvesting ' Going Full Swing Harvesting of the cherry crop of the Rogue River valley started full wlng this week. All varieties are being picked, but principally Bings and Royal Annes. The crop is less than last year according, to County Horticulturist C. B. Cordy. Owing to the low price, it Is ex pected the greater portion of the cherries will be sold for local con sumption, though a few car ship ments are scheduled. OREGON ATHLETES TO ENTER- BUFFALO MEET PORTLAND. June 21. ( AP) Mack Robinson, dusky University of Ore gon sprinter and broad Jumper, and George Varoff. his pole vaulting team mate, will enter the national A. A. U. track and field champion ships In Buffalo. N. Y.. July 3 and 4. Robinson, winner of the national collegiate 220-yard dash at Minne apolis Saturday, will enter the broad Jump. 100 and 200 meter events Varoff tied for second place in the pole vault at the same meet. Closing time for Too Late to Clas sify Ads is 1:30 p m. Don't Jut sa Ice t ream Be Mire ol the HKST sa "SM- li:RS" Just Leave It to the Kiddies THEY KNOW THE GOODNESS of SMOOTH Our ic crtam is a healthful food good for very member of the family. Serve it often a a summer treat cooling:, refreshing, an economical food 1 IN YOUR FAVORITE FLAVOR SNIDER'S DAIRY 4 PRODUCE CO. E PLAYS CRATER BABES AI 4 PI WEDNESDAY Jackson eounty'! Junior American : Legion baseball team, after almost , a month of steady drilling, under Coach George Harrington, will receive Its first taste of actual competition Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the high school park. Opponents for the youngsters will be, the un defeated Junior Craters All fans In the county are cor dially Invited to attend the game, and players of both teams are asked to report at the field at 8:30 so that the encounter may be started on time. This will be the first In a aeries of practice games lined up for the Junior Legion club preparatory to Its regularly scheduled battles with Roeeburg and Klamath Falls Legion teams. Coach Harrington reports the locals are In excellent shape, and that he has hopes of the team earning the right to enter -the state playoffs at Wood burn later this sum mer. Practice sessions for the Legion team were announced for this week for Wednesday. Thursday and Friday at 11 a.m. Medford Girls Win From Grants Pass The Medford Merchant; girls' soft- ball team traveled to Oranta Pass last night and defeated the Ward robe Cleaners of that city, 6 to 0. Next encounter for the local feml nine team w)ll be here next Friday night against Tracy's Whippets of Grants Pass. JACKSONVILLE PLAYER HURT BY FLYING BAT JACKSONVILLE. June 21. (Spl.) Roger Card, a member of the Jack sonville baseball team, was severely injured In the game with the CCC boys at Copper. Sunday, when a bat flew from the hand of a player and struck him, breaking 'his nose and causing internal injuries. Card was rushed to the Community hospital In Medford by Mr. and Mrs. Jones. No visitors are permitted to see htm for the present, It was stated. EMPLOYMENT PROSPECT BRIGHTENS FOR STATE SALEM. Ore., June 21. (AP) Re sumption of sawmill operations In Klamath Falls and Marsh field and Pendleton's pea harvest brightened employment prospects last week In Oregon, 2696 men being given Jobs by the state employment service About half were hired in private in dustry and the other half In agri cultural Jobs. Re-Klect Kueene Board EUGENE, Ore. June 21. ( AP) G. D. MacLaren and Mrs. W. S. Love were re-elected members of the Eu- bene school Doura at the city school election yesterday. Arthur F. Rich ards, the third candidate, was de feated by the other two. ICE CREAM - H ACS r7 HBAOW , hi V When vou select a "Catalina" swim the swim suit styled for the stars of Hollywood. Here are Catalina, suits of sntln and "Lestex" yarn and wool with "Lastex" yarn as well as the smart "Puckerettea" In prints on white grounds. Included In this "Catalina" group arc all the new California colors. . 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