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THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1952
By H O N . H A R R IS E L L S W O R T H
M em ber of C ongreu. 4th D istrict
--------------------- By Murray Wade
Perhaps the real reason why
Barring introduction of bills so many votes were cast In favor time in Chicago where we land
ed in a blizzard. T here was
From 9 Friday morning until after the 20th day.
of sending the Universal Mili
3 p.m. hundreds of candidates
A powerful Rules Committee tary Training bill back to com nothing to do then but tuke the
night train, which I did and a r
and their cohorts surged in and
Insistence that stute depart
out of the candidates filing of ments introduce their b i l l s m ittee was the parliam entary rived here Wednesday morning,
situation which developed on only to find that tile final ac
fices and through the corridors early.
NEW SPAPER
N A T IO N AL
the floor A substitute* proposal,
of the Capitol. It was much like
Leaving afternoons free for having to do with m ilitary train tion on the UMT bill had been
IA
P U B L IS H E R S
taken — and this was not ex
a
legislative
session
squeezed
in
comm
ittee
meetings,
thus
hold
By H A R R Y N O R D W IC K
ing for high school boys, was pected until Thursday! The only
A S S O C IA T IO N
to
seven
hours
Some
brought
ing legislative sessions only du r adopted in the comm ittee of the
A t I I V (
V I
bright spot in this whole sad
the whole family for the mo ing the mornings
whole and the bill came to final story is that a “ live” pair was
mentous
occasion
of
father's
fil
Having a voting machine to passage in that form. When this
EYEW ASH
arranged w i t h Congressman
ing and camped on chairs in the take house roll calls.
"Even OPINION is of force enough to moke itself to be
Almost everybody in our lobby.
am endm ent in the nature of a Herlong of Florida for me. He
espoused ot the expense of lire " — Montaigne
Dispensing
with
roll
calls
on
town (except Taft and Trum an
substitute was rejected by a would have voted against send
There was considerable do minor bills.
supporters) have been keenly in
house roll call that left final ac
Getting assistance from state tion on the original UMT bill, ing the bill back to committee,
terested in the New Ham pshire ings that was unlabeled.
I would have voted for retu rn
There
w
e
r
e
the
“
friendly
bar
in
drafting
bills.
prim ary.
reported by the committee, ing it to com m ittee — so our
enem
y”
filers
from
several
parts
S
T
A
T
E
S
H
O
R
T
O
F
F
U
N
D
S
L ik a President T ru m an and
without any am endm ent What two votes cancelled out
of the state. All day they
G overnor Douglas
McKay ever Had several amendm ents,
Sen. Bob T aft, the boosters of
With the specter of the 1951 citizen’s vote-which these
crouched
ready
to
file
and
split
concurs with those who propose which were to be offered, been
two have "no comment."
Whan I waa in tha district
refused to sanction the requested $21,000 over the 6 A n d rig h tly so, for neither the vote of any candidate who the prom pt construction of an in
the bill on final passage it last Dacambar, I racaivad in-
might
file
to
oppose
the
candi
per cent increase limitation on the general fund and group lost much, one way or date of th eir political machine. interm ediate penal institution would have been generally more form ation concarning what
for first offenders but points to
library accounts hanging over their heads, Ashland’s the other.
Final filings, made Friday, for the apparent lack of funds that acceptable since those amend appaarad t o b a im proper
ments would have made the handling of tha sala of Indian
On the other side of the fence, the May 1 prim ary election
may be used for the purpose.
and, “ T C° UnCii Wielde<i. » h t>vy every such
,ucn prim
p r.m ary
.ry in
In favor of were:
plan more in line with what lands, by Indian Buraau o ffi
natcnet to department estimates for the fiscal year Estes (coonskin cap) Kefauver For President: Republican — It has been estim ated that the most supporters of UMT wanted cials. Sinca that tim a I hava
The rules of the house are a
and Gen. Eisenhower is another Douglas M acArthur, Dwight D building will cost in excess of
1952-53 at last Tuesday’s meeting
baan gatharlng inform ation
tail on the cap and chevron on Eisenhower, Harold E. Stassen. $1,000.000 and it is known that b it in fle x ib le regarding an
concarning this m attar and
Before the meeting, the estimated expenditures the sleeve.
some m em bers of the emergency
now hava facts on a num bar
Earl W arren and Wavne Morse board believe the approval of amendment in the nature of a
amounted to $15,586.56 over the increase limitation
substitute which is approved
of casas. Racant storias in tha
Tha latter two opposa the Democrats — Estes Kefauver, such
an institution and a sim ilar in w hat is called the com m it
Oragon prass davalopad rath-
Bet by law. When it came time to adjourn, this total strong party machinas of both William O. Douglas and Adlai building
to house sex offenders tee of the whole. This subject
ar fu lly tha details on one
tha
elephant
and
donkey.
Stevenson.
had shrunk to $4,459.56 with more cuts due at a later
should go before the 1953 legis is a bit technical for fu ll dis
case. It seams to ma that not
Such opposition means that
For U.S. Representative: First lature which convenes in Ja n u
meeting or increased revenues found
cussion here except to say
only hava officials responsible
w ithout popular acclaim they District: Republicans — W alter ary.
Several of our citizens will rejoice at this attitude are lost. With it — well, who Norblad. Earl E. Fisher, Ken j Persons sponsoring a state in that when a substitute is pass for handling such sales baan
ll action on the original
negligent, but it may ba neces
neth E Brown. Democrat __ stitution for sex offenders will I b ed ill a ends.
by the committee and council. Many of our citizens will knows — quien sabel
That is w hat hajx
sary to amend existing law to
Robert
B.
Jones.
Second
Dis
Anyhow,
both
supporters
can
ask
the
legislature
to
authorize
express some concern. All thoughtful citizens who now point to a record, even trict: R e p u b l i c a n s — Giles
pened to the U M T b ill in the
assure tha perform ance of tha
and provide funds. I com mittee of the whole.
value better civic government for a growing commu though small, as a basis for each French, Sam Coon, E F. Hinkle construction
public trust by tha Indian
They propose that a w ard in the '
buraau.
Democrats — Ben Musa, J. G. Oregon State Hospital be estab-
nity will sincerely question whether the $2326.44 successive prim ary.
I made a flying trip out to
Indian lands involved were
K efauver’s m argin over Tru Jones, H D. Bovin Third Dis 1,shed for sex offenders and used Oregon
which is the maximum allowable without a special man
to speak at a banquet in held by the governm ent in trust
trict:
Republicans
—
Homer
D
of some 4000 votes was
until
a
special
institution
is
Portland Saturday night (March for the Indian owners who are
election in the general fund category, which includes certainly gratifying to his sup Angel, A. W Lafferty and John available.
1). Since I wanted to talk with wards of the governm ent The
Reichlein.
Democrats
—
H
H
porters
who
feel
that
old
cam
the foremost services of our town, namely, police and
K L O N D IK E K A T E W A R N S
the
arm y engineers there re obligation of guardianship on
paign magic which the “Best’es Stallard and A lfred H. Corbett
fire protection, is enough for protection of their per Estes”
Mrs Wm. Rockwell Van Dur-
whipped up to break the Fourth District: Republicans — en. better known as "Klondike garding several projects includ- the governm ent requires that
sons and property and other fund services.
political machine in his home Harris Ellsw orth and B arbara Kate, announced from her Je f mg m aintenance work on the the Indians get the fair m arket
Draper. Dem ocrats — W. A ferson home near Salem, that an harbor a t Bandon, completion of value of their lands. Obviously
Last year the council attempted to alleviate some state.
the Amazon Creek drainage in
Swanson and L. A. Wood.
has not been done. It may
This
corner
thinks
his
vic
of the shortcomings in these departments but was re tory was well illustrated in
unidentified
man
has
been
using
Eugene,
possibilities of opening be necessary to have the house
For Secretary of State: Repub her name to gain money for a
the mouth of the Chetco, and to interior sub-committee on In
buked—mostly by lackadaisical voters with an indif the victor's own words. "My lican — Earl T. Newbry. Demo
proposed developm ent of an get a progress report on the Wil- dian Affairs investigate this
crat
—
Edith
Green.
ferent attitude. This year the budget committee and victory was no repudialoin for
Alaskan mining claim of her
State Treasurer: Republicans late husband, John Matson She lam ette Basin flood control m atter and m ake recom m enda
adm inistration's foreign
council are going to place the “budget baby’’ square the
and domestic policy but rath —Fred E Robinson, Jack Lynch says some of her friends have work, I staved over Monday in tions to the congress for changes
Portland and took the plane out in the law.
in the lap of the citizens who want better government er for a new face and new and Sig Unander. Democrats __
been trapped by the stranger that night. Then my troubles be
and force them to come forward if they desire more Ideas." In a word, he thought L. W. Blakeslee and Francis and
she does not want any more gan. The second leg of the trip
the people wanted some new Lam bert.
than they are now getting.
R*
t
'
ern to be taken by what she to Washington. D C , which
A ttorney General: Republi
type-clean blood in Washing
!i°i?Id have landwl me here at
Whether such a move is desirable or not, will not ton.
cans — John B. McCort, E. O. thinks is a confidence racket.
10:30 Tuesday morning in ample
be considered here. The point is: it’s w hat’s happened As for the “I like Ikes,” so Stadter, A. G. Berry, John F.
time to be on the floor when the
Steelham
m
er
and
Leonard
Lin
did
11,000
more
people
than
in our town. Since the council is not going to take the those who liked Taft in N.H. It‘s das. Dem ocrat — R o b e r t Y
house convened, was cancelled
.1 Denver Then I boarded a
initiative in seeking needed additions to departments a sure cinch that we will hear Thurston.
p4
l a™“ scheduled to arrive here
KNOW
THE
ANSWERS7
the
song
for
Eisenhower
sung
of the general fund, it’s up to the other leaders of our
n
iA 2»30i ~ stH1 in t,nw This
A cry ior help went up from
louder and louder as our own
community to investigate the situation.
Traffic accidents killed 26
also was cancelled this
May 16 prim ary approaches. Al the Oregon Legislature’s Inter people in Oregon last month, _
Fire Chief H arry McNair and Police Chief Vern though, it’s not going to be so im Committee on Legislative Secretary of State Earl T New
Smith have asked for an additional man in each of much fun without Taft, and like Procedure this week.
bry reported Friday. The F ebru
MT. SHASTA
They w ant to know how to ary toll brought the death count
without Truman.
their departments. Both requests were scratched off wise
shorten
the
steadily
lengthening
Anyhow, it’s all going to
1952 to 46, slightly lower
the budget because it would take a special election to crowd Gordon McClendon’s top- biennial legislative sessions. The for
than for the same period last
1951
session
was
the
longest
of
grant them. The council, in a word, wants the citizens’ notch baseball broadcasts right
year.
off the air as the election year all, lasting 116 days.
support before it has to include any such funds in a fever
Nine deaths in one weekend
The comm ittee decided
is whipped to a high pitch
______ to
IN " P R E T T Y -P R IN T "
special election.
w-ere
responsible for boosting
by a coonskin cap with a grass- ®end a Questionnaire to all mem-
BAGS
the death count higher than any
and a distant
i and rs fr* ot 1116 Present legislature
The action now is with the local clubs and organi roots’ - delivery
-
-
.
-
.
-
February
since
1948.
Newbry
and
to
members
of
recent
form
general with a likable grin. A
ALL NEW PATTERNS
zations to request city officials to speak to them and certain
Cr,ppl»d ch.ldi.n »ont to won ,o(fc
Ohioan and Missourian er sessions, asking if they ap said. Six of these deaths resulted
from
two
accidents.
give reasons why they asked for certain increases. m ight possibly get some real prove of these suggestions:
ploy l i t . other c h i l d , T h . y
With return of good driving
’’ ),,,u h ,lP
giving '0 t o n ., SooH.
This is now an INITIATIVE m atter rather than a ref knowhow from relative new Annual sessions instead of weather,
Newbry warned that
Giro 9.n.rou.ly—you, dollor. moon
comers.
having
session
every
two
years
erendum. Let’s begin initiating today for Ashland’s
«•W l i „ > for Am erica’» « rip p l.d
M aybe even prim aries w ill
Meeting of Ways and Means the next few m onths will bring
future tomorrow.
children
become more than just "eye
Committee, which makes appro increased traffic hazards on
wash."
priations, before the sessions most Oregon highways. Week
ends, particularly Sundays, are
convene.
1 9 th A N N U A L
extrem ely
dangerous
during
EASTER SEAL APPEAL
spring and sum m er months, but
band. The exhausted savages
HI way 66
Phons 8511
alert,
courteous
driving
can
off
March 13 to April 13
were weak from hunger and
set these highway hazards. New
water, and made very slow pro
Free Dally Delivery
bry concluded
gress in their flight.
P O L IC E C O U R T
When they learned that the
Maj. Russell C. Dunham, fail
By HL M. DeMILLE
soldiers were in full pursuit,
ure
to heed traffic signal, bail
and they were cornered, they
(Conclusion)
I utmost hurry, with all the avail- turned and gave resistance to $7.50, expired license plates
Col. Gillem of the 1st U.S. !able forces, and hastened to the the oncoming troops. The latter bail $5; total bail $12.50.
Howard C. Martin, failure to
C avalry narrow ly escaped on ac- 3pot. He found five line officers, took the enemy between two
count of sickness and would no four of whom were killed, Capt’ lines and soon the situation of heed traffic sign, ba ! $5.
Richard D. Akins, im proper
doubt have shared the same fate Thomas, Lt. Cranston, W right the redskins became hopeless,
Gen. Canby and Dr. Thomas did and Howe, and Lt. Harris was and they finally made a break m uffler, bail $5.
Norman Dubbs, depositing de
if he hadn’t been ill.
m ortally wounded. Besides these for freedom. But with the swift
bris on street, bail $7.50, and
It was supposed that the Mo- there were 18 men killed and ness of the cavalry they soon cleanup.
docs were aw are of what was 17 wounded in that gallant were upon the Indians again. On
Diamonds - Watches - Jewelry - Silve
E J. LaM arre, illegal parking,
aw aiting them, as they kept still !band. When they assembled for May 22, one- half of Captain
bail $5.
hiding in their lava fortress. the last time there were hardly Ja ck ’s band surrendered; and af
Watch and Jewelry Repair and Engraving
Glen F. Speece, expired ve
First, the troops flanking the 50 men left. The surgeon of the ter this, one of Captain Ja ck ’s
hicle license, bail $5
lava beds joined at the lake party also was wounded. Dr
Ranches
Farms
Homes
w here the Indians’ supply of Semig, escaping death by a m ir
w ater was coming from, and cut acle, was wounded twice, se-
Business Property
off the supply. This worked vere^y» and lay helpless between band were surprised and scat- toxica on and d i s PV C *n'
£
°< 'h e n ,
duct hew f„
X
prom ptly and the Indians had to two lar8e boulders,
H?NRY CARR, Owner
Jess Kidwell
come out, and a fierce battle Doctor Saved
killed and a few captured. But bail, forfeited
’ P°
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Telephone 2-6587
raged for three days. The troop- | As Dr. Semig had lain uncon- Captain Jack got away. On the
e « w ere too weak with exhaus- jscious for several h o u rs’^ :w e “en | tbi{d day of jG ne,"he'and''V hra; I b a S ^ r u l e ' b m J ^ ,V(i° lat,on of
SCOPE O F M A Y B A L L O T
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26 Traffic Deaths
Occur in February
Rabbit Pellets
Crippled Children
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Sheldon Jewelry
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Indians from the two large boulders, he came
loyal followers were sur-
Harold D McCord
AM n ^ .h n o t h e r stronghold
before M ajor Green and his f u n d e d and surrendered to the heed traffic signal baU «
1
Again they made another defi- men found him Major Green tr°°P s- Captain .Jack told his JU STICE COURT b
$5’
nite stand awaiting further de- had just come iif time with his caPtors that if it hadn’t been for
P ete w -,n
/ / ♦ •
velopments. Capt. Thomas, of regulars to save Dr. Semig from starvation and fatigue he would
vehicle wh in nn a,tin,g , motor
the Fourth U.S A rtillery went being scalped by the savages as nfT r have been caught Practb S i f t M
’* ” ’0 6
HcenSe
fn rw a rri' oi u '“ *•*«“ ’« J wvin I
oy me savages as
* ’’“ »J
ra u g n t Practi- suspended cited
N J ? «
1 h
command wHh they were creeping and crawl " » V al] the honor and distinc-
James Wnlfnr
James Wolfork G arrett, no
five officers, one surgeon, 65 inS towards their intended vie- t,on of ending the ruthless de-
motor
vehicle license, fine and
sotdiers and 14 Warm Spring In- J t<m — had they not crawled I ®truction of the Modoc War was cost«, $7.
Gians. The detachm ent left
in aIong the ground amid these given to M ajor John Green
John .Jackson Kime, over
the morning early. It took
a rocks- they would have exposed F t K)amath Trial
width
load, cited.
good half day to reach their ob- themselves to m ilitary fire As
A fter the capture of the Mo-
Howard Elmer M artin, failure
jective. They stopped for a the m ilitary said, this exposed doc w arriors, they were all
noon hour rest and ate dinner, disaster to their morale, reprisal brought to Tulelake on the fifth to stop at stop sign, cited.
Norman Lee Hudson, killing
Noon Attack
rose to a high tension.
| of June. Captain Jack, Schon-
oheasaht
in closed season, fine
While the dinner was in full L On the second day of Mav ■ chin. B lack Jim , Boston C har
md
costs
$29.50, 10 days sus
swmg, the savages opened up on i
Davis reached the scene ; lev, B arncho and S lo l u c k __ six pended sentence.
I
of
the
leaders
—
were
after-
m Lib°T^ *n khe middle of their w 'th a strong force of troops i.
—«=•-
Norman Lee Hudson,
ihe vo ey of Iead came so Tw° Modoc squaws, acting as ward8. tried and convicted by a ng weapon capable of carry-
suddenly that most of the sol- sP;<?s tor the general’s troons i c°™missi°n of the military- court concealed on person, fwie being
and
diers scattered for cover, except were sent into the lava beds to ,< F ’ K ,am ath and found guilty
costs $14 50. 20 days suspended
---------- and . non-commis- - find
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ituation
and
the
I
^
n
te
n
c
e
d
to
death.
The
sen
some officers
out the situation and t h e i r
, «
------ sentence.
sioncd officers with a few fear whereabouts of
the Indian
Indian. tPnces ° f Barncho and Sloluck
of the
Leonard
Harold Janousek,
less men of the rank-and-file. They returned in three
three davs
e m e d (J. to
to im prisonm ent kii ¡' g pileasants closed season
days, I J Z ^ '* . ^ ^ , w ? wwer.
They made a gallant stand and saying, "We
no could
f in d any for I,fp- while
the other four fine and costs, $29.50, 10 days
We no
could find
after a terrible struggle were Injuns — all gone.”
Setre 3hT«7gd at F t K,i’math ° n l a n d e d sentence.
nearly wiped out. Some Warm Pursue Savages
t i ,!.’ .
a '
..
David Rowell Colbv passing
spring Indian scouts who a t
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v :’,u Pra‘‘|l ,t;' llv »M-
wlthoul
„If.,
A
fter
Gen.
Davis
had
received
clearance.
tempted to succor the ambush
$7.
Party were fired on by the cav
alry by mistake. This caused
some confusion
Major Green gathered in an
’s ?,°W ,° £? r an ‘»««‘ration o f'th ^ t o 'their
rem nants of Captain Jack
J a c k s slowly-d.e.-ng-out process B arn -.A lcatraz
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