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MEDFORD aiAITJ TRIBUNE, !MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21; 1935.
BERGDDLL LIKENS
01 CASE TO THAT
OF CAPLDREYFUS
Draft Dodger Says Presi
dent Cleveland Also
Evaded Military Duty
" Puts Trust in President
WEINSBERG, Germany. Aug. SL
OT) a rover Cleveland Bergdoll, the
American war-time draft dodger, said
today his conflict with the United
States authorities is "another Drey
flu cane."
He cited President Cleveland as
an example of a great patriot who
was also a draft evader and took
sharp lAsue with Attorney General
Cummings. who said his case waa
a matter for the adjutant general of
the army.
Bergdoll said his offer of surrender
In return for a civil trial. In the
court martial proceedings by which
lie was ordered Jailed were stricken
out, was made to President Roosevelt
as commander-in-chief of the United
States army. Ho said he hoped Presl-
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plea personally.
He Knows the Law.
Be rgd oil's statement follows:
"I have Just read of the state
ment made by Attorney-General
Cummings relative to my case, in
reply, I will say the attorney gene
ral' statement, 'only the adjutant
general of the army can dismiss court
martial proceedings,' Is Incorrect and
misleading.
"Every American knows the presi
dent la the commander-in-chief of
the United States army and, as such,
can dismiss court martial findings
any time he choosts. It follows there
fore, that It is up to the president
alone to grant or refuse my pardon
on a military charge.
"Furthermore, my last offer was
not addressed to the attorney-general,
but to President Roosevelt as
commander-in-chief of the army.
"I am not aware that the attor
nov-eenerat. whom I have never
asked for a pardon, Is the official
spokesman for the White House, and
therefore I cannot accept Mr. Cum
mings' statement as a reply from
President Roosevelt. Until I receive
a decisive reply from the president,
I shall deem It my prerogative to
continue making offers of pardon
picas. . . .
Would Surrender "If."
"I am open to Cummings sugges
tion that I surrender to the federal
court In Philadelphia. I will sur
render Immediately to the federal
authorities, provided President Roose
velt orders the military to keep their
hands off me until the United States
supreme court can decide the validity
of my claim that the military have
absolutely no Jurisdiction In my
case. This Is a fair enough offer to
all parties Involved.
"The whole question of my guilt
or Innocence then rests with the
United States federal court and the
president is relieved of deciding for
or against my pardon. No one can
expect me to make a more generous
ofrer than this.
"It now rests alone with the presi
dent to accept this proposition, since
he Is the supreme head of the mili
tary. By trying my case In federal
court, I will have the opportunity
of proving my Innocence from the
beginning. The result Is sure to be
vindication. It will be a second Drey
fus case.
Authorities Can't Win.
"The authorities cannot hope to
benefit by continuing with me in
the role of martyr, no one ever held
a grudgo against President Grover
Cleveland because he was a draft-
evader during the civil war."
Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish
officer In the French army was con
victed In 1804 on forged papers of
treason and sentenced to Devil's
Island.
' His conviction was reaffirmed in
1800 at a second court-martial, but
the public and government were
satisfied he waa innocent and he
was pardoned, restored to rank In
1006, and decorated.
He died July 12 at the age of 76
years.
The Republican party charged,
when Grover Cleveland first ran for
the presidency In 1B84. that he had
hired a substitute to take his place
In the Union army when he was
drafted for service during the war
between the states.
At tli at time, such a procedure
waa countenanced under the law.
OF COUNTY MEET
The Democratic central committee
held a meeting last night and en
gaged In some preliminary girding of
loins for the 1036 campaign. There
were 32 county precinct committee
men present headed by William
Frenbrcnner of Ashland as county
chairman. Plans for the coming bat
tle were discussed, the "Now Deal"
upheld and places pointed out where
their political fences need fixing.
Judge E. E. Kelly told a couple of
stories and a general good time was
had by all.
It was urged that the committee
men be firm In the faith and not
permit their Democracy to curdle.
Regarding the report that even at
this early date there were 13 tenta
tive Republican candidates for sher
iff next year, skepticism was expressed
there were that many Republicans
left hi the county.
The Chinese distilled liquor long
before the Christian era, and "ar
rack" wns made In India as early as
800 B. C. ,
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WAR WILL BATHE
WORLD IN BLOOD
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natlona are drawn into It as they
surely will be, It will bo a disaster
of the worst magnitude.
"I pray to. God dally that such a
catastrophe may be averted.
Follows American Style
The Interview was held In the em
peror's new palace which Is fur
nished throughout In modern Ameri
can style with a modesty and taste
suggestive of president Roosevelt's
study in the White House.
Autographed photographs of all
United States' presidents since Theo
dore Roosevelt looked down from the
walls of the sad-eyed little mon
arch of this ancient black empire.
Disdaining his customary place
on a golden throne, the emperor
sat In an ordinary armchair behind
a modern flat-topped desk.
He was dressed In a simple black
cape, tight-fitting white Jodhpurs,
and American shoes.
In appearance the "king of kings"
has not changed noticeably since this
correspondent him at his coro
nation in 1930.
However, his wistful face and the
fact that tears suffused . his eyes
showed the deep anguish under
which he was laboring.
PORTUGUESE ENVOY
SEES CRATER LAKE
Jopo A. Blascht, minister plenipo
tentiary of Portugal to the United
States, was a visitor at Crater Lake
today, accompanied by his wife. The
Portuguese official Is on a tour of
western national parks from his
home In Washington, D. C., and left
Crater Lake after lunch to drive to
Crescent City.
Phoenix
PHOENIX, Aug. 21. (Spl.) Mr,
and Mrs. Lee Calvert and daughter
of Grants Pass visited with Mrs.
Lillian Coleman Monday.
Berthold Hearn arrived Sunday
night from Portland for a week's
visit with his parents.
Jim Newlln and John Barker of
Ashland spent the past two weeks
vacationing at Lake of the Woods.
Thursday night wrestling fans at
the Armory included Roy Burleson.
Mr. and Mrs; H. P. Burleson, Claude
Reed, Roy. Ernie and Sidney Bolz,
P. Montgomery. Paul Sakraida. Brooks
Montgomery, J. A. Rlchey, Warren
Hayse, Woodford Turpln, Dallas
Reeder, Miss Jean Ran Court, Miss
Susanne Barkley, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Stancllfr,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Denzer, and
Miss Babe Montgomery.
Mr. and Mrs. Wellman Engstrom
were overnight guests at the F. E.
Hallgren home Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Henson and
family arrived In Phoenix last week.
The Newbry packing house started
Its yearly run last Thursday, and
la operating full capacity this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo L. Furry and
Mr. and Mrs. George Jackson ar
rived from California last week.
Local folks watched the U. S. relay
swimming team champions, and the
national sprint champion perform at
Jackson Hot Springs Sunday. The
teams and their manager stopped
en route from New York City to Los
Angeles.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester I. Bourne
are being congratulated on the birth
of a daughter, born early Sunday
morning. The little miss has been
named Caroline Edith and the mother
and daughter are getting along
splendidly.
Mr. and Mrs. R. 8. Furry and
children, Mr. Lloyd Colver, and Mr.
and Mrs. F. E. Hallgren motored
to Lost Prairie, Lake o the Woods.
Fish Lake, McAllister Springs end
Butte Falls Sunday.
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Park Officials Visit nrold O. Bry
ant, assistant director of the nation
al park service la at Crater Lake na
tional park on annual tour of In
spection. He expecta to leave Thurs
day. Carl Vint, chief landscape ai
chltect for the park service la aLso at
Crater lake.
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TRIO GET SPECIAL
According to Marshall E. Nauman.
field supervisor of the motor trans
port department of the secretary of
state's office, only three special per
mits to haul pears have been granted
In this district so far this "year. This
Is In keeping with legislation passed
during the last session of the state
legislature ruling that seasonal hauls
are to be made by regular PUC car
riers at all times possible.
This move was made to protect
the regular haulers, who make their
most profitable runs during the
harvest season, Nauman stated.
Those farmers who haul their own
fruit are protected, and any farmer
may haul five loads a month for his
immediate neighbor, but no more
than 26 loads In any one year.
There have been several who have
planned hauling fruit for neighbors,
harvesting their entire crops. These
are doomed to disappointment, Nau
man stated, unless an emergency
arises where the regular haulers are
not able to handle the entire crop.
NOT EXCEPTIONAL
Contrary to previous reports, the
forest fire condition In Southern Ore
gon la no more critical than Is nor
mally the case In mid-summer, and
there has been no consideration of
closing additional land because of the
fire hazard, it was officially an
nounced today at the Rogue River
national forest offices.
The announcement was made to
clear up false reports that the' na
tional forest may be closed this sum
mer. Officials reported that the area
burned within the forest bounds this
year Is only one-twenty-eighth of last
year's total, but that there have been
more forest fires, 103 out of a total of
129 having been caused by lightning.
Of the total acreage, 1 1 0 was
burned over by smokers' fires, one fire
alone covering 100 acres near Little
Grayback mountain on the Apptegate.
"The forest Is dry. but there Is no
critical hawird, and no closure Is con
templated," K. P. McReynold. ad
mlnlstratlve assistant, stated.
Bonneville Work
Takes More Men
BONNEVILLE, Ore., Aug. 21. (AP)
About 200 more men will be added
this week to construction work on
the Bonneville power arid navigation
dam, officials of the Columbia Con
struction company said today. '
The announcement followed arriv
als of a train load of construction
equipment from Boulder dam. The
Columbia Construction company,
largest Bonneville dam contractor. Is
expected to have a payroll peak here
of 3800.
BLIND SCHOOL WORKER
SENT TO PENITENTIARY
SALEM, Aug. 21. AP) Clifford
Creson, employe of the state blind
school here, was sentenced to one
year In the state penitentiary by Cir
cuit Judge L. G. Lewclllng here late
yesterday.
Creson had pleadrd guilty to a
charge of auto theft, after renting a
car from a local taxi company a
week and a half ago and falling to
rot vim It. Ho turned up at the Spo
kane. Wash., police station Baying he
had lost his memory.
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SALE AT
STANDARD STATIONS, INC.,
AND STANDARD OIL DEALERS
STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF
RELIGIOUS POLICY
NEW YORK. Aug. 31. (AP) Del
egates to the 53rd annual supreme
convention of the Knights of Colunv
bus went into the final sessions of
their meeting at the Waldorf-Astoria
today after hearing former Governor
Alfred E. Smith denounce the relig
ious policies of Mexico, Germany and
the Soviet Union.
The principle speaker at a "victory
dinner" last night, the one-time can
didate for president said of Mexico:
"Almighty God Is all-wise. all-Just
and all-merclful and I don't see why
he does not strike dead the men there
who are filling the minds of the
children with their propaganda and
poisoning their faith."
"In Germany," he said, " well, a
Jew Isn't a man, although his people
sent the Redeemer Into the world.
A Catholic, is not a man, either, al
though In his veins flows the blood
of the king of kings. A man there
Is one who has the blood -of barbar
ians In him.
"In Russia a man exists only to
amass wealth for the state. His Iden
tity Is lost as completely as a drop
of water in a glass of wine.
"In Russia there Is no great dif
ference between an animal and a
man."
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GUESTS THURSDAY
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in practice tests over Eugene near
where they turned back, and other
points on the way. The planes had
been expected to reach Salem both
yesterday morning and today, and
It was reported here that crowds
awaited arrival of the squadron on
both occasions.
Piinsniulr Visited
The second mission this morning,
clearing the ground here at 0 :lfi,
proceeded to Dunsmuir for a simul
ated attack, then flew north over
Klamath Falls, Lake o' the Woods
and Crater lake. The squadron re
turned to Medford without visiting
Grants Pass.
Officers of the squadron stated
that the maneuvers are proceeding
very satisfactorily under excellent
weather conditions, the planes tak
ing advantage of still air In the
mornings for all practice flights.
Maintenance work and blind flying
tests are conducted during the re
mainder of each day.
Major Smith announced today that
Lieut. Col. C: L. Tinker, group com
mander stationed at Hamilton field,
San Rafael, Cal., Is expected to arrive
tomorrow for a general Inspection of
the practice base. City and county
officials are arranging a reception
committee.
City officials, heads of the Cham
ber of Commerce and business men
were guests of the officers of the
squadron at lunch this noon. Those
present were Mayor George Porter.
H. A. Thterolf, A. H. Banwell. Floyd
Hart. W. H. Mulrhead. R. K. Nor'rls,
fYed Scheffel, O. O. Alendcrfer, Herb j
Grey, Fred Erlckson, Fred Heath, Tom
Culbertson, W. S. Bolgcr, Verne
Shangle and W. H. Fluhrer. 1
FRIENDS OF POST;
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Smith of Med
ford feel, perhaps more than anyone
else In Medford, the loss to the coun
try sustained by the tragic death of
Wiley Post, who crashed to his death
with Will Rogers In Alaska last week.
While stationed at Roosevelt Field.
Long Island. N. T where Mr. Smith
was in charge of the Pangborn-Hern-don
plane which flew from Toklo to
Wenatchee, they lived In the same
hotel with Post and became fast
friends with the then comporatlvely
uttie known flier.
In the months of anxious waiting
ior ravoraoie weather that preceded
the Post and Gatiy takepff for the
flight around the world, many pleas.
ant evenings were spent with Post
the guest of the Smiths for little in
formal parties. Before leaving on the
cran-Diazing 'round-the-world dash,
Post, anxloua to do something for
the Smiths in return for their friend
ship, asked If he might give Mrs.
Smith a purse. This he did, an auto
graphed one. after his return from
the flight, and Mrs. Smith, who is
the daughter of W. L. Greenleaf of
the Old Stage road, still proudly car
ries tne souvenir.
Post she describes as one of the
most unassuming men that she has
ever met. Great friends before he
waa catapulted into the public eve,
he remained a great friend after, and
frequently remarked that the old
rriend3 were hts best friends.
An Interesting sidelight on the
xnenusnip of. the Smiths for the
great flier Is the fact that before
leaving on his historic flight he had
no idea what he should take along
for food, and tt was the Smiths who
selected and prepared this important
item.
Mrs smith today offered a tribute
to Post, which follows;
To the Editor:
We have nnt nn rt mi.
competent and valuable airmen and
furtherer of aviation in Wiley Post.
Our ' personal frfenrUhln with u;iu,.
Post Is a very pleasant memory.
n a man wney post was quiet,
unassuming, and of a vrv icinniv na
ture.
We knew him Wl nn' T7,,.-.i
Field, where Jrrrv m.h.nu
charge of the Pangborn-Herndon
plane. The latter tnnk off fr v,.ir
Toklo-Wenatchee flight the day fol
lowing Post and Gatty'a takeoff for
their globe-gtrdllng flight around
the world in ten days. Both planes
took off from the . Roosevelt Field
(June 23 and June 24, 1931.)
It was not Wilev Pnt.' .h ,
gafn publicity thronch t.h. hmritnal
oi an old accident to an eye. My
nusnana and X had known him well
for some time before we were aware
of this handicap, in fact, It was
not generall known till after his fa
motis around-the-world flight when
a new nuhltrlt.v ina
upon the Floyd Gibbons patch.
ror tnose wno knew him well,
as We did. It IB easv tn tlnHnrafonH
the bond between him and Will Rog
ers, as Wiley, too. possessed the ele
ments of greatness and loyalty to old
friends under a simple almost small-
uujisn sny aemeanor.
We shall always cherish the souve
nirs he gave us that had been carried
by him on his around-the-world
flight. We deeply feel the loss we
have sustained In both these men.
Post and Rogers.
Knowing Wiley Poet as we did, we
cannot refrain from addinc trihiit
to his memory a great flier and a
great, man.
MRS. JERRY SMITH
KEEP COOL and ENJOY meals and
fountain service at the What Not
New air conditioner.
CALIFORNIA
BOMBING PLANES
At 2;30 o'clock this afternoon ap
proximately 1000 persona were at
the municipal airport Inspecting the
31st bombardment squadron of the
United States army air force sta
tioned here for practice. Open house
was being conducted from 1 to ft
o'clock with nine huge Martin bomb
ers lined up on the field, and one
roped off for Individual supervised
Inspection.
The public was being allowed to
watch the regular ground crew car
rying on maintenance work about
the ships, and the operation and ca
pabilities of the planes were ex
plained by the officers in charge.
Indications were that the opportu
nity of seeing a complete unit of the
army air force's bombers at first
hand would attract more than' 1600
during the afternoon. - ,
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Forest Creek
FOREST CREEK, Aug. 21. (Spl.)
Mr. and Mrs. John Black and family
and Lee Black were Sunday visitors
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at the Nelson Bennett home at Bea
gle, August 11.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Sleek and family
moved August 16 to Coqullle. where
they will make their home. Best
wishes for success are extended by
the community.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Madsen and
daughter Alice, Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Culy and small children of Roxy Ann
district visited here August 10.
Miss Hazel Davles, accompanied by
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
Davles, sister Susan and small nieces,
Patricia and Lourelle Davles, made a
pleasant trip to Myrtle Point, August
17.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pcarce and fam
ily returned from Portland last week,
where they had been attending the
Adventlst camp meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Hill of Phoenix
and Isabell Black visited at the home
of Lee Black, August 18. Donald and
Lothle Jean Hill remained for a visit
with their grandfather.
Mr. and Mrs, Jack Crump and sons,
Merton and Maiden, returned to
Sterling, August 19, where they ex
pect to spend the remainder of the
summer.
Mrs. Ivan Davles is working at the
Bear Creek packing house In Medford.
Geologists say that within a few
years, due to the sediment borne
mouthwards by the Yangtze river,
China, the rocky Islands which
stand In shallow water at the mouth
of the' river will be surrounded by
rice fields.