Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 18, 1935)
PAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 1935. 11 AS HOSTAGES IN )AL PIT (Continued from Page One.) outbreak of fighting In the damp darkness of the Kamuui prison coal mine where 380 prisoner went on strike today and defied officials. Guard O. N. Johnson and three other guards In the gun cage at the base of the mine air shaft were rush ed by yelling convicts who sought to capture the post only outlet from the mine In the hands of prison offi cials The gas-masked guards fired tear KM and drove the attar Iters back into a tunnel on the 730-fodt level. I!otnges Safe The aaaault came about 40 minutes after Robert Murray, mine superin tendent, who had gone alone Into the mine to negotiate with the convicts and obtain their demands, had re ported "everything Is OK" and that the 11 guards held as hostages were safe. Murray, who haa been popular with the convicts, reported after a 4-hour pltence no one had been Injured and that he soon would report the miners' demands. Prison officials at first thought Murray had returned to the gun cage to report to the surface by telephone but a checkup disclosed he had tele phoned from a station nnthe main shaft, which was In the hands of the convicts. Assistant Deputy Warden A. J. Oraham said it was possible "Murray had some one around him" when he reported ail "OK." Guard Johnson sent word he be lieved he and the other three guards cot ild hold the gun cage. "We are In no -danger," Johnson telephoned, "unlem they again rus'j ua with many more men.' Guards Ready Guards on the surface were lined up and given gas masks, for rendlness In going to the aid of Johnson and his companions, If necewiary. Meanwhile, the guard around the prison waa strengthened, although other convicts had not Joined the miners in their demonstration, Determined to "wait them out." Warden Lacey Simpson tTils afternoon dispatched a. crew of eight heavily armed guards down the air shaft to barricade It against attack from the lateral tunnel. The convicts, the warden explained, are In command of throe electric loco motives in the mine and the guards were to barricade the shaft In such manner aa to prevent the convicts driving the engines into the air shaft to block the one useful elevator cage. The eljiht men. drciwed In overalls and wearing miners caps with Inn terns, carried pUtols and repenting shotguns. They did not carry gas equipment. One of the eight, the warden said, had never been in the f mine before, all being tower guard. "W could send a force of men down to go after the strikers." War den Simpson said, "but It would do no good because we couldn't chase them down the long tunnels." C OF C PROGRAM A. H. Banwell. manager of the Jack son County Chamber of Commerce, outlined to the members of the Med ford Rotary club the accomplishments and alms of his organization at luncheon meeting at the Hotel Med ford today. Mr. Bun well pointed out as one of th major accomplishments of his organization establishment of the Jackson County Chamber of Com merce in place of the old Medford organization, tying In with all south ern Oregon communities toward the mutual improvement of marketing conditions, expansion of county in dustries and promotion of tourist travel. He stressed particularly ef forts of the chamber in Investigating markets and organizing commodity groups. A comprehensive five-year plan, which Is now the program of the Jackson County Chamber of Com merce, waa outlined by .Manager Ban well. In concluding he urged the whole-hearted co-operation of every person in the county, both moral and financial, so that the ambitious five year program might be realised. His talk was enthusiastically received by the Rotarlans and guests. HARDER ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT (Continued from page one.) PREPARE EOR CCG A group of 30 men are busy at the site of the proposed Roxy Ann CCC ramp, preparing for the erection of the new buildings, The men are from Camp Wlmer, and are merely doing preliminary work. Trucks and men have been busy for the last four days hauling lumber to the site, and con structlon1 hsa already begun. The carpenters have not yet start ed their work, but it Is assumed that they will be on the Job in the near future. When the ca,mp la completed it will be manned with new recruits, taken In upon the expansion of the Civilian Conservation corps, built around a nucleus of a cadre of men from Camp Cooe Head. According to the CCC headquarters here, each new camp will have Hji own ffroup of seasoned 1 men from the other camps In order to 1 facilitate organization. I 'KICKERNICK" Undergarments that fit at Ethelwynn B. Hoffmann' Phone 643. We'll haul away your refuse. City Sanitary Service. Use Mall Trlbuno want ads. ductlon were held to be a major ob jective, was commended for Its ac tion as a great portion of the In dustrial life of the state la depend ent upon the lumber Industry di rectly and Indirectly. Through the Insurance committee, the executive council also approved the tentative plan for old age pen sion or retirement Insurance for member banks of the association and went on record as endorsing such a program. The executive commit tee waa authorized to take such ac tion as may 1 be deemed necessary when a definite plan Is submitted by the brokers who have been work ing with the committee. Officers Elected Eugene Courtney, of The Dalles, was elected president of the asso ciation for next year. Other officers chosen were B. E. Harder, Medford, vice president; George D. Brodie, Dufur, treasurer; executive commit tee, A. K. Parker, La Orande, chair man, Chester M. Cox, Salem. C. E. Williamson. Albany. O. A. Houglum, Eugene and Frederick Greenwood, retiring president, member ex-offl-clo. Selection of a secretary, a posi tion held by T. P. Cramer, Portland, for the past seven years, was left to the executive council. ! No Invitations were received for j the 1036 convention city and selec tion will be made by the executive committee in Jsnuary. Sam H. Baker. Orants Pass, was chairman of the nominating committee. Following the close of the conven tion, Oregon members of the Amer ican Bankers' association held a short meeting. Frederick Oreenwood. Portland, was named a member ol the executive council for three years: D. W. Eyre, Sslem. state vice president to serve one year; Green wood, member of the nominating committee, and C. C. Colt, Portland, alternate member. State vice presidents for various divisions elected were J. A. Gorrian. Klamath Falls. National bank; Dean Vincent, Portland, Savings bank; C. W. Utzlnger, Astoria, State fcank and Loren L. Miller, Portland, Trust bank. production. Picketing of the plants waa peaceful. In addition, Frank Johnson, secre tary of the Portland local of the Saw mill and Timber Workers' union, de clared : "We are negotiating right along and the situation looks pretty good." Coincident with these two, develop ments was an advertisement placed by nine large Portland lumber opera tors Inviting their employes to apply for work. "Former employes will be given preference and may apply In person by telephone or letter," the advertise ment read. E Many passers-by enjoyed a new ex perience In eating delicious hambur gers today when Medford 's newest and most up-to-date hamburger busi ness opened at the attractive Maid Rite stand at Sixth and Grape streets. Drive -in service that gave promise of much popularity was Inaugurated exclusively for the tasty sandwiches that are a meal In themselves, al ways ready to be served and cooked without grease. Only choicest ground A round steak Is used and the Maid Rite employes a special recipe for the buns. Proprietor of the new stand are Lynn Mills and Murray Bell, who le- eently arrived from the middle west. where Maid-Rite's first business was established. rode Suit Dlfimled PORTLAND, Ore., June 18. (API Federal Judge John McNary yesterday dismissed a suit filed by the lumber code authority and the West Coast Lumbermen's association to collect $4472.64 code assessments from the Cooe Bay Lumber company. The suit was filed prior to the supreme court's ruling Invalidating the NRA. CAMP A. H. HANK INS, MURRAY STATION, June 18. (AP) The 7000 men and 600 officers of the 41st Divi sion National Guard units of four Pacific northwest states were experi encing the sensations of real war today. Scottered over the broken prairies of the 70 ,000 -acre military reservation the troops were engaged In the seri ous business of working out battle problems. From the artillery range the 15A millimeter guns roared omJn cusly. It was the first time this year that these heavy pieces had been brought into action. The artillery unite yesterday practiced on the range with the 7fi millimeter guns. Battalion and regimental problem engaged some units. The present in tensive training will be climaxed Thursday with an overnight bivouac on the Fort Lewis reservation during which divisional battle problems will be constantly In the fore. The condl Hons of actual warfare are simulated as nearly aa possible on these sallies against an Imaginary enemy. Training In the field today la vastly different from that of a few years ago due to the use of motor equipment. The unite are transported from their tent ctty to the field in vast fleets of trucks. Constructed for rough travel, the trucks can make 40 miles an hour over ungraded land. Trailers with four bunks each, running water, re ingeration. eiectno lights and a gas stove provide comfort for officers. These are among the many new mo- tor vehicles provided for the first time this year. WOODCOCK GUILTY IN SALE OF MEAT A verdict finding Joe Woodcock, Gold Hill and Rogue River district butcher guilty, of the charge of transporting and sals of unlabelled meat produce wae returned at two o'clock this afternoon by a circuit court Jury which started, delibera tions this morning at 10:30 o'clock, following Instructions of the court, and the closing address of Deputy District Attorney George W. Nellson. Woodcock was charged with the attempted sale of meat from a roan cow, belonging to E, L. Richmond, which waa assertedly killed by a man by the name of Smith, after the animal sustained a broken leg. It waa contended by the defense Woodcock kept the carcass In his Ice-box for Richmond. The state held Woodcock attempted lta sale. The hide of the slain animal waa an exhibit In the ease. The defense was represented by Attorney Gus Newbury. Agronomists Meet. PENDLETON, Ore., June 18. P) Members of the western branch of the Society of Agronomy began their annual sessions here today, with about 60 in attendance from most of the western states and British Co lumbia. Soil erosion and methods of control comprised the principal topics to be discussed. GRACE MOORE TOO TIRED TO SING EOR ROYALTY PARIS, France. June 18. (API Grace Moore, American concert singer, said tonight she waa forced to cancel her concert In Brussels June 20 before the king and queen of the Belgians on doctors' orderst because she was "very tired." GLOOM LIFTS IN LUMBER STRIKE PORTLAND. Ore.. June 18. ( AP) A patch of blue showed through the clouds of the Pacific northwest's lumber strike here totlAy when three local shingle mills swung Into full ASK FOR RED LABEL BLENDED WHISKEY mam jr . WV'Kt'.M.V V. v mm. . 1frw I wf H 111 I H -i -" - ' - " I ill III m TMha It-that good tf old "American taste" jmfflftjjjff 5 tie Geo' ffJJIJi .. r .'. fV , Irk " Ml , C 9i. ll'v.f TT A Mi m ToA'-CO Co. . . . a wisp of fragrance sweet . . . where taste and mildness meet 100 for mildness and belter taste T ViM MEDPORCS MAM MS '17 Vogue & Butterick Patterns Use Our J New Main ku, juvi aiiuc $ This Week! Pri ce n m V7 - of SPRING COATS and SUITS An Outstanding Summer Disposal Event EVERY SPRING COAT HALF PRICE $12.50 $14.75 $16.95 $18.00 $22.50 $25.00 $27.50 on Sale for $6.25 on Sale for $7.38 on Sale for $8.48 on Sale for $9.00 Spring Coats on Sale for $ 1 1 .25 Spring Coats on Sale for $1 2.50 Spring Coats on Sale for $1 3.75 White and Pastel Coats not included in Sale EVERY SPRING SUIT HALF PRICE $12.50 Spring Suits on Sale for $6.25 $14.75 Spring Suits on Sale for $7.38 $16.95 Spring Suits on Sale for $8.48 $18.00 Spring Suits on Sale for $9.00 $22.50 Spring Suits on Sale for $1 1.25 $25.00 Spring Suits on Sale for $12.50 $27.50 Spring Suits on Sale for $1 3.75 White Suits not included in this Half-Price Sale COLONIAL DAMES POWDER Novelty Pillows 18 Inch novelty summer pillows . . . fsy chlntres In stripes and floral pattern, Jmt the thin? for cabins, porch snlnf: and hammocks. Special! priced at 50 EACH Meet your friend In the com fort a Me. ps clou loans st Mann's ... A shopplrtf trip to our beautiful remodeled ami nlftrfed Mcnnd floor lll delight tou! This delicate ponder contains only the fine, natural element which rusrd skin health. Available In all popular color tones. 50c&$1.abox On sale ort flrt floor or In our nAT heanty alnn on th rrond floor. MANM&7 I'leasc IV Our Main St. Entrance . i
