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CITY THRILLED
BY FLIGHT OF
6 ARMY PLANES
Entire Population of City and County
Gather to See Ftvlnq Circus En
Route to Portland From Mather
Field Hair Raisinq Stunts Per
formed Over Medford.
Everybody was up In the atr today.
All Medford and vicinity enjoyed
tho visit of the army fleet of air
planes enroute to Portland as a fea
ture of the Rosa festival from Sacra
mento this forenoon, and from the
time the-first' planes came in sight
from the SIsklyous shortly before 10
a.' m.,. following a two hours watt
after the fire whistle was blown the
first time, to the time the fleet de
parted. at 12:20p. m., feasted their
eyes on the wonderful sight of the
air machines and their evolutions.
A huge crowd gathered from all
parts of .the valley and estimated at
6000 persons, was gathered at Gore
field, the landing place, on the Jack
sonville road and immediate vicinity,
while, the roofs of the tall buildings
of the -city were lined with people,
and hundreds of others of the popu
lace were In the streets, and the
urban population in their yards and
fields, all with upturned eyes wit
nessing the unusual eight.-
.The arrival of the fleet was most
Interesting tho not exactly spectacu
lar. The planes were widely separ
ated and- soared high up in the
heavens. at an elevation of 8000 feet
or higher. In fact most of the
planes were out of . sight in the
clouds most of the time. Gradually
they circled around to lower levels
and one by one descended to Gore
field and landed. . -j
Had they been bunched together
and at a lower level the effect would
have, been much more spectacular.
As it was, for a long time after they
were sighted they looked like birds,
and they were so high that the hum
ming of the engines could not ., be
beard, i '.':. " :',.... ,,.s:..
The day. was Ideal for seeing the
planes and their evolutions, because
it was cloudy. Several of the planes
in circling down performed startling
stunts at a great height. . '
At first .the planes had difficulty
in getting-' their bearings and locat
ing Gore field, but the huge white
words forming "Rialto," painted on
the -roof of the Palm building over
the Rexall store, corner of West J
Main and North Grape streets, great
ly helped them out. The army avia
tors really got their bearings from
this sign, and talked much about it
after they had landed.'1 It loomed up
to them like a lighthouse In a fog,
they said and was the most conspic
uous thing in the business district.
' -Manager Moran of the Rialto the
ater had the sign-painted on the roof
tn Sunday, when he learned that the
fleet would take photographs of Med
ford as they flew over the city. The
sign was 100 feet iri length and the
big white letters were proportionate
in width. ':
. Only six machines of the - fleet
landed' here, consisting of the six
8-cylinder ; Curtis bl-planes. The
one large plane, the heavy Havllaod
did not stop because the. planes were
behind schedule. - '
After ' the fleet landed the crews
and local assistants got busy over
hauling 'the- engines and putting in
the supply of 125 gallons of gasoline
and 10 gallons of cylinder oil. Seeley
Hall with several assistants aided in
; overhauling the engines. ,
-By noon, every thing was In shape
to -continue the long journey and
word was sent to the city that the
fleet was about to depart so the fire
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When There is Such a Rem
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Mishawaka, Ind.- -
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MRS. GERARD HAS
THE CAMERA EYE
'GERARD
. Anytime Mrs. Gerard wants a
Job in the U. S. secret service she
can have it, tor" it was Mrs. Ger
ard's excellent memory tor faces
that sent the only American sol
dier known to have turned traitor
' to prison. The traitor was Henry
Bode, German born, minor in
, Butte, spy in Russia, soldier of
fortune in Mexico and deserter
from the American army at Fort
Bliss. Bode made his way to Ger
many, where he won the Iron
Cross and was sent to America to
help stir trouble between' the U. '
S. and Mexico, j Before he left .
Germany he called at the Ameri-
i can embassy in German uniform.
After his arrest in California he
' was identified by Mrs. Gerard,
whistle was again blown. Two of
the planes arose from the field and
came on to Medford where they gave
a great exhibition of spectacular fly
ing, looking the loop, side slipping,
nose spin and other startling stunts,
while two other planes went thru
similar maneuvers over Gore field.
The two remaining machines . were
known as baggage planes. After
twenty minutes of the flying exhibi
tion the entire fleet departed for the
north.--'- 5 . - . ' .. .'-
Hundreds of autos were parked
along Jacksonville roads in the vicin
ity, of Gore field forming a great
congestion which it took a long. time
to untangle after the planes had
gone..- ' --f :. ----'
Colonel Watson said to a Mail Trl-bune.-jspresentatlve
"The trip- from
Grenada, this morning was a ,very
cold one and we did not travel at the
minimum height of about 10,000
feet but maintained - an average
height of 8200 'feet. We made the
trip from Grenada, about 50 miles,
in 74 minutes, against a strong head
of wind. - and did not stop until we
reached Medford. We will at? at
Ashland on our return trip probably
about June 15. We are very much
obliged for the courtesies shown us
by the Medford Commercial club and
the people."
Ten minutes after the fleet had
gone Colonel Henry h. Watson, its
commander, who was flying in a ma
chine alone, found his plane was not
working-right and flew back to the
city and to Gore field. - Another of
the planes in which were ueutenani
Frank Hackett and Sergeant C. A.
Lajotte noticing this and knowing
that the colonel was without a mech
anician followed him in.-
There was nothing' wrong with
Colonel Hackett's machine only the
oil was not working, right, and while
the machinery was belng'again look
ed over and the oil replenished, the
colonel and Lieutenant Hackett came
in to the Hotel Medford for dinner as
guests of the Commercial club. The
two delayed machines departed again
for Portland at 2 p. m. .
Each of the Curtis bl-planes of the
fleet consumes 12 gallons of gaso
line an hour when In flight.
: The following army men were In
the fleet: Colonel Henry L. Watson
commanding officer; First lieuten
ants J. 8. Krull, Frank D. Hackett,
Earl Neuhig and William Bevan;
Second Lieutenants Charles W.
Schwartz, William McR. Beck and J.
M. : Fetters', : , Sergeants Thomas
Stromyer, John Mllkowski and Chas.
A. LaJotte. '
LEAGUE COVENANT
(Continued from page one.)
gestions made bv: Jackson H. Rals
ton, attorney for the American fed
eration of Labor. Three propositions
arc submitted in the report for con
.sitlcration of the convention, each
proposing that authority o the su
preme court to puss upon nets of con
gress be cuneelled or abridged.'
' - For Preferential ISallot ' . '
- Arguments for nnd against the
proposals are discussed at consider
able length, Mr. Halston giving' it .as
his opinion that . coupled with- judi
cial reforms there "should go hand in
lutnd tho initiative- and referendum.
proportional representation nnd the
prdx-iTiitial ballot" without which, he
'
khvk, "methods of nttiiiiiing iiintiw
will lock much of ooiiwlnttmi'ss." ; -
This swtion of tho vonort closes
with tho statement that, tluvwi-itor i
oonvinwd tlmt in this subimH thi
oxoiMitive council litis hud before it
"one of the urnvcttt fnmliiiiumtul
questions Willi which we will liuvc
to ileal the nresorvution oC n trulv.
deiuocriitio eoveriniu'tit luniinxt what
litis often been culled the 'aristocracy
of the robes.'" ( ':
' " Coiutrcss Is Rapped i
.Considerable attention is devoted
bv the report to hihor leaisliition. 11
is snid ponio rule should bo adopted
in congress which would prevent, ob
structive legislative uiethiiils. The re
port lists timoni; tlie measures stullr
eil bv "the weary waste of worthless
words" in the lust coiisrress nnd in
which labor was especially interested,
the appropriation bills for the War
Labor board, United States KnmUiv
ment nironcv. Woman Indnstrv ser
vice. Workhnr Conditions service am!
Iho' Investigation und Inspection ser
vice.. . ' .. ... --'..- -' - s v- -
The executive council siunrests thai
the convention authorixe. the printinr
and wide eirciihilton o list-ot
measures in which the American Fed
eration of Labor is interested, amone
which are the bill forbiddine ininii
erntion for four vears (Uirinir the' pe
riod of industrial re-construction, r
bill for an old nee retirement svsten
for federal ciuploves in the elnssif ioO
service, n bill providiin; a iiuiiimiiiE
wage of threo dollars a duv for fed
eral employes, Secretary Lane's bit'
to furnish land for soldiers and sail
ors, a bill to give states- the snmt
power over the product of eonviel
labor from other states as thev exer
cise over the products of their own
prisons, industrial vocational educn: t
tion for persons crippled in indus
try, increased rov for teachers, and
educntionnl bills designed to end
adult illiteracy in the United States.
, -Want More Money i . -
Appropriations "for the department
of lubor arc discussed at some length.
It is stated in the report that congress-
in granting meager funds to that de
partment "has failed to interpret cor
rectly the spirit' and trend of present
dnv development," especially "at a
time when there is world wide recog
nition of tHe fundiuental importance
of industrial problems." .
,"We inaintnin." the report contin
ues, "that the importance of the in
terests at issue nnd the fuithful. lovnl
service of the workers have given the
government nnd society, have earned
for us the J-itfht.of fair- consideration
in the.cxcpoaditure of mitionnl funds.
"We recomnend that congress be
advised thut' it 'is the earnest desire
of the organised labor movement and
of all Ameriea's workers that the de
partment 'of labor be' provided with
adeanate funds for performing .the
important work which devolves upon
it.".--The council recommended to the
convention the indorsement of arov
ernmcnt ownership, of the railrouds.
Meat 'Trust Oiiposed 'V;,,
Discussingii W'hnt is-; . colled the
"maat packing, monopoly," the coun
cil quoted the . i report of-, the Fed
eral Trade commission to President
Wilson and said that hcurtngs bv the
House Interstate Commerce-committee
"seemed to show conclusively the
existence of a combination which not
onlv controls and regulates prices of
beet, lapibs. hogs and other taent, but
also eggs, butter, poultry, cheese.
nee. tish, canned goods of nil de
scriptions, leather and wool."
It is then stated that insofar, as
this combination restricts the sup-
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TODAY TOMORROW .
HARRY CAREY
"Three Mounted Men"
WILLIAM DUNCAN
. ."A Man of Might'
MUTT-JEFF - '
In . . v - ,-.
"HERE AND THERE"
Special Music Miss Flora Gray .
Adults 20c; Children 10c. ' '
plv and enhances the cost of these
necessaries, the laboring people of the
country nro adversely affected and
l ha mutter becomes one of vital oon-
cvn to the American Federation of Lu-
hor.". It is vhiu-gd in the report that
the packers "during the war .shortage
of leather., when it 'was difficult to
I'lti-nisli shoes for soldiers, hoarded
elicit iiuuntitics of hides that il was
impossible to find proper storage for
i hem." No definite recommendation!
are made bv the executive council.
A ioiupleto report of un investiga
tion uinde bv the elaborate eduotioiml
svstem of the International Ladius'
Garment Workers' union was submit
ted. ' , f
A complete report of an investiga
te executive ' council recommended
that it be given further time to com
plete' its study of- tho various con
siderations, involved.
Considerable progress was . report
.'d in the matter of securing n shorter
work duv for various trades and occupations,-it
being added that "the
rapid trend toward the genera!. cs
ablishment of tho shorter work dnV
leveloped during tho war miist mil bo
illowed to wane during the period of
econstruction. ,. the executive
-oiincil recommended that the entire
natter he taken no bv the convention
'or its consideration and action.
- The labor re-construction program,
formulated bv a committee nmioint
d bv the St. Paul convention and
nude public last December is printed
n full and indorsed in the- executive
louneil's report, j ; '
No Pence Preixiredncss
-Under the heading "labor and
oenco" tho report quotes tho declara
tion issued bv the American Federa
tion of Labor March l'i. 1917. dis
ousscs labor's effort to win tho war
and continues:- -V ,
"Turning from war to' peace upon
tho signing of the armistice, a con
dition soon became apparent to ev
?ryone that had long been feared bv
srganiicd labor. ; It was made ap
parent vcrv cnrlv that there had been
no adeouate forethought and provis
ion made from the transition from a
war basis to a pence basis in indns
trv nnd that as a result u period of
industrial confusion lind unemploy
ment was at hand. ' . '
"In addition there were pronounce
ments from high sources among em
ployers that extensive-reduction of
wages would bo" undertaken. The
taunt also was thrown nt working
people that thev should have been
able during the ; war. because of in
creased wages, to save enough to car
ry them through tho Period of read
justment. These .statements botrnv
either ignorance dr a desire to wilful
ly' deceive- because thev completely
ignored the fact that the rising cost
of living had absorbed whatever in
crease in wages had been secured and
in man v cases went much beyond the
point of absorption effecting an ac
tual decrease in-i purchasing power
of tho individual. ( : fi: -
"Declaration of a policy of wage
reduction cumo to our- attention nt
Laredo. Texas. - President (lumpers
there introduced the sullied in open
conference and declared that labor
would resist totfro'Mtmost nnv policv
of wage redncrion. 1 v.- '
' "This position has hcon affirmed
since that date on ninnv occasions
nnd it is due to this prompt nnd do
'cisive nnswer to this challenge fullv
sustained bv labor that there has
riot been a general assault on wnges
bv employers who ennnot comprehend
the trend of the times. - '
: Xo Wages Too HUih - '
"It is the opinion of vour executive
THE HOUSE OF
BIG FEATURES
council Unit no wages .paid til Ameri
can .workmen todav arc too high but-
that oil' the contra rv wages iar too
low- still ii i-o paid: in manv cities.
PnumisH is the-word toduv and Ilia
progress worth most and best tinder-
. . , i .. i .I. ...... ..i ii... i.
Hooit is I lie Kinu inui leaiMicn im
liviilmil 'in t lie fin-in of a licit ill- life.
a freer and larger opportunity. -nnd
more of tho thing bv which lil'u is
unstained and enriched. The pro
gress of our movement in realising
these things for the workers is not to
bo denied, bv nnv influence, or obsta
cle," " .
Formation of tho Piili-Amonenil
Federation of Labor at Laredo, Tox-
us, last -November -is reported with
a recommendation tlmt the Aiiiei'icaii
Federation of Labor continue its
participation and send delegates to
tho meeting in Jn.lv, Tho manv war
activities of Samuel Oompers, presi-
lenl of tho American Federation ot
Labor, are recounted.
Tho report of the council con
hides us follows!
labor's Power
"Ko nuostion -of trroiii national
policv or of great national interest is
decided todav without a contribution
of thought and viewpoint bv tho labor
movement. Tho war brought to the
nation nnd to tho labor movement
micstions more vital and liuiro in-
olved than wo ind known. I he com
ing of peace in nowise lessens tho
miignitude-of the issues that must he
dealt with, I
Tho American Federation of La
bor, however. ' inav face the future
and its problems with a contidviice
born of severe trial und with an an
nounced menibershhj and unity' of
purpose." .'..',''
"Satisfying as hn been the uro-
gress mnde in tho vcur iimt closed, a
vast Amount of work in tliis'dircctiun
remains to be done. The greater our
strength, the better will our move
ment be emiiouod to accomplish Iho
grout work that is ut bund. Now,
more than ever, the thought of the
world is directed toward tho achieve.
ment of progress and the establish-'
nient of high ideals.
"The inspiration for tins trend of
'nn!i'km :.l
NOW. - '-". "'
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