MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OUEGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1031.
PAGE SIX
LOCAL PRINTERS
ASK SHOWDOWN
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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.
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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? Judges, prosecuting officers
and honest police. .He warned against
being attracted by the glaraor thrown
around the gunman and Urged that
oltlzens do , tjielr duty asf-Jurors and
witnesses.
Vice-President Curtis wired that, an
Implacable stand by citizens against
enemies of society hadt tils support.
A committee ot 70 was named' to
demand action from Mayor Walker
on his return to this country,
Cohan Writes Hour.
"Goodby, Mr. Racketeer." written
for the occasion by George M! Cohan,
was sung. '''.
Tho mothers of Gloria Lopez and
Michael Vengalll, children who 'died
In, gangBter shootings, attended the
moetlng.
The Rev. Charles Coughlln of De
troit, widely known for his Sunday
Radio addresea, attacked prohibition
saying:
"If today's gangsters were Jailed,
the causes that produced them would
produce a new batch tomorrow." :
Police Commissioner Mulrooncy
said: '
"The' bootlegger gets his opportun
ity from the law and his customers
from resentment against It. Gunmen
and gangsters have declared war on
the government. We will give no
quarter." i
Major-Oeneral Smedley D. Butler
of the Marino corns criticised oolltlos
as harboring crime by Its betrayal!
of trust. - . '.. -
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