Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 25, 1931, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OUEGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1031. PAGE SIX LOCAL PRINTERS ASK SHOWDOWN iww To the people of Medford: DAHTAKIM. ' Report comes to the Dally News from a man who U willing to make an affidavit' that he was offered $100 to "Jim" the machin ery in our mechanical department. This Is a fair sample of the policy being pursued by certain people, 'f The above Item apepired on the first page of the Dally News In Its Sunday morning Issue, and It Is evident that the purport was to lead I to, readers to believe that "certain people" were members of the local Typographical ' union, as It Is the latest organiza tion In Med ford which the News Is trying to disrupt. '., When officials of the local union Interviewed L. A. Banks regarding the above Item and wished to learn If the statement applied to the Typo graphical union, Mr. Banks stated that the man who claimed lie had been offered (100 to "Jim" the ma chinery, was Intoxicated and tlrat he placed no reliance In the truthful ness of the statement and would publish. In the following Issue a re traction or t least a modification . In which the union would be exoner ated. To date the News has not made the retracton, though the lying story was broadcast the length of the Paclflo slope. The man whom Banks described as the person who allegsd ho had been approached to "Jim" the News ma chinery Is believed to be In the coun ty Jail on another charge, and an effort was made to have Mr, Banks (to with the local union officials and Identify the man, but so far he has declined to answer the phone and assist In the Identification, . This story adds one more myth to the Inexhaustible number that the News claims are secretly attempting to undermine and ruin that publication. The story of the News controversy with the Typographical union can be told In a nutshell. About the loth, of this- month the News posted a notice In the composing room that after September 1st the wages would be 35 per week. Instead of 148, and that the union would not be recog nized. All employes who Intended to remain ' were requested to answer by August' 20. E. J, Pelky.1 international 'I. T. U. representative, was called to Medford and together with officials of the local union held a confeience with L. A. Banks, who admitted he had tio ghevanoe with the local organiza tion but wished to operate his com posing room on a much cheaper basis, declining to consider any other atti tude than the one he had taktn. Mr. Pelkey suggested that as do satisfac tory agreement could be reached nd as the local printers were to be locked - outBeptember 1, that It 'would be best tot all concerned to have the lockout effective Instanter, whloh Mr. Banks . Indicated was satisfactory to him. As the lockout became effective Im mediately, no former union employes have been In the composing or press room since that date, so any intima tions that machinery had been tam pered with by the union workers Is a silly, unfounded assertion. ' If t'he machinery has gone haywire It Is ohargoable to the Incompetent and Inexperlenced workman who succeed ed the local printers. L, A. Banks had never Intimated that the scale of wages was too high, but about seven months ago asked the employes to accept 30 per cent of their salaries for the following six months In due bills payable Septem ber 1st. To this tho tmployos agreed, and those who are looked out today are carrying from $300 to nearly $500 due bills In their pockets, patiently waiting for September 1st to arrive, hoping that tben they will reallre 'upon the sacrifices they made to as- islst -their employer. . I The union's contention la that the scale of wages here Is on a par with 'the scales throughout the United .States and Canada, that experienced and trained union workmen at MB per week will conduct the composing room as cheaply If not cheaper, than a bunch of printing students can at $3S per week salary, end though Mr. Hanks may never confess and the public will never know, the local union believes that the Dally News operating expenses are Just beginning to soar. , The News considers that $9S per week Is' sufficient salary for a crafts man who sacrifice five years of his life In serving an apprenticeship, but Mr. Banks boasts thn he pays 38 fruit packers $44.39 per week, and It Is asserted that the art of packing can be learned In two weeks tuition, i (Signed) MKDFORD TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION. A. P. STENNIETT, Secretary. J. C. MURRAY, President. Medford, August 35. (Paid sdv.) NBW YORK. Aug. 2B.--( API Rue sell Boardman and John Polando, who flew non-stop from New York to Istanbul, Turkey, and so brought back to America the long distance flight record, returned Monday to re ceive an official welcome. The city tug Macom went down the bay to meet the filers with repre sentative of the mayor, the army and navy, and with the filers' wives and lelatlves. . Boardman and Polando were so ex cited at seeing their wives that they Jumped from the liner Bxcalibur to the Macom before they were supposed to and customs officials made them go back, postponing .trMr afclcom kissel until governmental . formalities hnU been eoniplld , -with. EX-LEGION HEAD HITS OIL ACTION AUSTIN, Tex., Aug. 25.. (AP) Col. Alvln Owsley of Dallas, Tex., former national commander of the American Legion, assailed Governor' R. 8. Sterling's action putting the east Texas oil fields under martial law, In addressing a public meeting here last night. . . , ; - . - He declared "the war has Just be gun unless the governor has the good Judgment to revoke his martial law order and bring home those soldiers of tryranny, leaving oil. men to fol low their pursuits In peace." - "If the army of Texas Is necessary to tlx the price of oil," Colonel Ows ley said, "then we need an army to go out, draw bayonets and turn ma chine guns on farmers of the state to raise the price of cotton, corn, oats, wheat and hogs." THREE MARKSMEN IN TIE AT TRAPS VANDALI, O., 'Aug, 25. (AP) Three marksmen tied at 100 straight to lead early shooters In the North American clay target . race of the grand American tournament here today. , ..I v, i . They are R. A. King; Sr., Wichita Falls, Texas, father of last year's grand American winner, Alfred R. King; J. E. Wlllcockson, Slgoulnerei Iowa, and Charles Kaltchnee, of Dayland, South Dakota. Today's race Is to be decided 'on 300 tar gets. . ' Mrs. H. B. Orlgsby of Oklahoma City was topping women gunners with 07. . - IN WEEKS SERIES (By tho AHMOf'.lutert Press.) With tho San Francisco Seals buck In first place alone play In tho Pa cific Coast league Is resumed tonight. The Seals took sole possession of first place at the end of last week's series, breaking up three-way and two-way ties which existed previously. The schedule of play for this week will be: Oakland at Missions; San Francisco at Portland; Sacramento at Hollywood; Los Angeles at Seattle. . In last week's series, Hollywood de feated Oakland, Portland beat Los Angeles and Sacramento downed the Mission Reds by margins of five Football Leaves Governor Murray Cold and Bored OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 38. (AP) The call of the gridiron Isn't even a whisper to Governor William H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray. Commenting on the annual re vival of Interest In football,, the governor, who brought auot cur tailed athletic appropriations at Oklahoma's colleges, said: "There Is not much difference between a football game and a common tight. I won't go to see any games. If a man Is not busy and wants to be bored he should attend a football meeting." games to two. San Francisco won from Seattle, four games to three, Bean Ball Forces . Cochrane to Rest PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 25, (AP) Mickey Cochrane, star catcher for the champion Philadelphia Athletics, looking somewhat rundown, returned to Philadelphia today from St. Louis to take a rest before returning to the A's lineup. changeable winds offshore. Since he was hit In the back of the head by a pitched ball In a game In Cleveland on August 16. '. STORY 3 (Continued From Puce One) eteer flourishes through a corrupt al liance with those who exercise polit ical power with plunder as Its only objective." , ' V 'v Ooverno Roosevelt -jwrote, urging honest? 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