METVFCVRn MAIL TRIBUTE. MEDFORD, OKKfiOy, FRTPAV. OCTOBER 1, 1A37.
PAOE FIVE
WAR OF SUICIDES
OLD HATES BOIL
Orient Temperament Re
veals Amazing Number of
Fanatical Heroism Cases
Airmen Spectacular
By JACK STINNETT
AP Feature Service Writer
Oriental temperament, coupled
with hatred brewing more than 80
yean, la making the Sino-Japenese
conflict & "suicide war."
In the two months of major con
flict, an amazing number of cases
of fanatical heroism ending In self
destruction have been reported on
both sides. They range from the
traditional harl-karl of the Japan
to the suicide of masses of 300
or more Chinese who have walked
todliily into the withering fire of
enemy batteries.
Tradition and Patriotism
On the one hand are the Japanese,
aflame again with their long-smoldering
feeling of "manifest destiny."
and subscribing to a point of view,
generations old, which has made of
suicide a formal ceremony of expia
tion, devotion, protest or contempt.
On the other are the Chinese, pre
senting their most united front in
recent times and giving vent to their
new nationalism In feverish patriot
Ism. Early In the conflict, Shimezo
Maho, a Japanese merchant, cast
himself into the sea from the sui
cide Island of Oshima that the gov-
ernment might have his $3000 life
Insurance to add to the war chest.
Commander Kaoru Pujtta. in To
kyo, divorced his bride of three
months that he might have no dis
traction In his fervent application
to the war. Three months later, in
north China, he met heroic death in
action.
Qiilrker Thou Hara-Ktrl
Tokyo newspapers reported that all
Japanese aviators were equipped
with pistols as well as the small, tra
ditional Samurai swords. If they
were shot down and had no time
before capture to perform the rites
of hara-kiri, they might shoot them
selves with the pistol the dispatch
explained.
In August, while an air battle
raged over Shanghai, observers saw
a, Japanese plane catch fire, whirl
ing his ship in a great flaming arc.
the pilot, Instead of balling out, did
a power dive into the Chinese lines,
carrying with him a death-dealing
cargo of bombs.
Over Peiplng, Japanese aviators de
fied anti-aircraft guns to sky-write
reports of their victories on other
fronts. In the Woosung area, a dozen
Japanese, stripped to red loin cloths,
swam a creek under fire, clambered
up the muddy banks and with their
bare bodies spiked a Chinese battery.
White Band of Death
At the Junction of the Whangpoo
and Yangtze rivers. 70 picked mem
bers of the Shlrodasukitai. the
"White Band of Death." went ashore
In a small launch. Those few who
reached the wall of flame that was
the Chinese land bttry, died in
hand-to-hand combat.
Such cases are, by no mans. con
fined to Nippon's hordes. There wa
the Chinese aviator who engaged four
enemy bombers and returned again
and again to the combat until hi?
plane was nhot to pieces.
Another of China's "devil docs of
the air" staged ' a lone raid over
Shanghai In a September dusk. Fly
ing low, he dived into the hail from
anti-aircraft guns to drop bombs
uncomfortably close to the Japanese
flBRShlp, Irizuma.
For days, daring Chinese operated
ft fleet of mosquito-like sea&leds In
the Whangpoo and Yangtze, defying
the gunboats to blow them from
the water as they dashed madly on
aolo run Into the fleet to fire tor
pedoes at close range.
March to Annihilation
It was the Japanese who reported.
In the battle of Lotlen. a women's
"battalion of death." composed of
30-year-old Chinese communist girls
who did not know the mpanin of
tne wora retreat.
And In the same buttle, a company
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of 300 grimly determined Chinese
crashed through the Japanese Un,
inflicting terrilto losses, and con
tinued their advance until their bat
talion was annihilated.
Livestock
Portland.
PORTLAND, Oct. 1. (AP-USDA)
Hogs 400, Including 258 direct, mar
ket slow, barely steady with Thurs
day's average, bulk and top 165-305
lb. drlvetns $11.25; lew lots u
IMS; 330-300 lb., 10.36110.75; few
light lights and slaughter pigs, $10.35
a 0 10.75; packing sows. $8.759 ou;
choice feeders quotable $10.35.
CATTLE 125. Including 6 direct.
calves 135, including 100 direct; mar
ket slow, now reliable outlet for
plain steers, medium-good steer
nominally steady, $8.00 9.75; few
cows steady; low cutter and cutter.
$3 ? 4; common -medium, $4.35 a 5;
good beef cows, $6.00 and above; few
mixed cows and heifers. $8.50; bulls
saleable, $5,000 5.50;. medium - good
vealers, $7.00 $ 9.50; choice quotable
$10.50.
SHEEP 250. including 232 direct;
market in narrow demand; quotably
weak; good spring lambs saleable
$9.00 and above; yearlings nominally
$5.50ig7.00: few head yearling ewes.
$5.50 6.00; medium good slaughter
ewes, $3.50 $3.50.
Chicago.
'CHICAGO, Oct. 1 . ( AP-USDA)
Hogs 7000; market on good and
choice hogs 225 lb., down mostly 10
15c lower than Thursday's average;
late market 15 ta 25c lower with pack
ing sows mostly 25c lower; top.
$12.25; bulk good and choice 190-230
lb.. 11.90$ 12.30; 160-180 lb., $11.50
12.10; most sales 240-270 lb., 811.80
12.10; bulk late sales good packing
sows, 10.00-50; best light kinds,
$10.65-75.
CATTLE. 2000; calves 500; slaugh
ter classes slow, undertone weak;
largely she stock run; cows predomi
nating; only cutter and common beef
grades getting reliable action; cut
ters generally $4(5 5; few grass cows
upward to $6.00. but littl action on
better grades; grass heifers, $8.50
down to $6.00.
SHEEP 7000: spring lambs active:
mostly 25c higher; Washingtons and
Utahs mostly $10.75-85: top. $10.90;
natives $10.50-76 to packers: sheep
strong; slaughter ewes,, s.wo.
feeding lambs relatively scarce.
South San Francisco
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 1.
(AP-U. D. Dept. Agr.l HOGS 350;
including 95 direct, aotive. Butchers
steady; top and bulk good to choice
200-220 lb. weights 11.55; package
medium 180 lb. weights 11.50 sorted
at 1 1 .00; few 240-255 lb. butchers
11.05-11.25; packing sows steady to
25 higher; light weights 8.75-9.00.
Late Thursday: bulk local butchers
11.10.
CATTLE 125; Including 70 direct.
holdovers 40. All classes very scarce.
market largely nominal, but few
sales steady to weak; good grass cows
quoted up to around 6.50; part-load
medium 895 lb. weights 5. 50; few
cutter to common cows 4.00-4.50, low
cutters eligible down to 3.00; calves:
10, all direct, nominal; choice vealers
quoted up to 10.00. ,
SHEEP 2100; including 1810 direct,
holdovers 500; slow. Lambs steady
to 25 lower; one deck good 83 lb.
mFdium pelt lai.ibs 8.60: double good
80 lb. shorn Oregons 8.50; medium
to good 67 lb. clover pastured lambs
8.00; good shorn and medium pelt
yearlings 6.75-7.00; ewes 50c lower
foi the week; double medium to good
108 lb. short wooled Oregon 3.50
sorted 25 per cent: package 88 lb
California 3.00 sorted ten head 2.00
Portland Wheat
PORTLAND. Ore., Oct.
Grain:
Wheat: Open High
May '..B8'i 98'j
Dec 95'i et'M
Cash wheat: Big Bend
hw 13 per cent 97: 13 per cent 94;
dark hard winter 13 per cent 1.08: 12
per cent 1.04: 11 per cent 96; aoft
white and weatern white 93; hard
winter 94: western red 94.
Oats. No. 3 white 34.00.
Barley, No. 3-45 lb. b. w. 37.50. .
Corn, Argentine nominal
Mlllrun standard 20.50.
Today's car receipts: Wheat 29
barley 7: flour 9: oat 6.
If yoa'rc in a big hurry, we can fill
your unit with "76", add water to
the radiator and clean the windshield
in practically oo time at all... But
when you've time to spare, we'll
check your tires, sweep out your
car, give your battery a drink, along
with the extra services that are rou
tine at every station displaying the
Orange and Blue sign of "UNION
OIL SERVICE.
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Portland Produce
PORTLAND. Ore.. Oct, 1. (AP)
BUTTER Prints: A grade 38c lb. in
parchment wrappers. 39c lb. In car
tons: B grade 37c lb. In parchment
wrappers, 38c lb. in cartons.
BUTTER FAT (Portland delivery,
buying prices): A grade 38j3Bic
lb., country stations: A grade. 30'c
lb.; B grade, 3c less: C grade, flc less.
EGGS Buying price by wholesal
ers: Extras, 30c; standards, 37c;
firsts, 33c; medium. 33c; medium
firsts. 30c; small extras, 14c; under
grades, 16c dozen.
Cheese, country meats and live
poultry unchanged.
POTATOES Yakima Gems, $1.15(S
1.30: local, $1.30 cental; Deschutes.
$1.35 cwt.
Onions, cantaloupes, wool and hay
unchanged.
Chicago Wheat
CHICAGO. Oct. I. (AP) Wlwat:
Open High Low Close
Dec .. 1.0874 1.09!, l.Olii 1.07;
May 109 1.091, 1.08 1.084
July 1.02i 1.03',j 1.01H 1.03',
Wall St. Report
NEW YORK, Oct. 1. (AP) Quiet
strength displayed by gold, copper
and miscellaneous Issues today helped
to steady a wavering stock market.
Early losses of fraction, to 2 or
more points were reduced, cancelled
or transformed Into advances In some
cases In- the final hour, although
numerous soft spot were In evidence
(it the close.
The list was In a climbing mood
at the start, but buyers eoon lost
heart as more offerings began to ap
pear, and the drift, except for scat
tered favorites, was definitely down
ward until the last lap when the
more depressed steel and others be
gan to resist.
The news picture provided little
stimulation to either side. ' At the
same time talk of a possible special
session of congress served to keep
speculative quarter close to the side.
lines.
The session was one of the slowest
In a month, transfers approximating
700,000 shares.
Today's closing prices for 33 select
ed stocks follow:
Al. Chem. ft Dye (unquoted).
Am. Can .-. 99 Vi
Am. Sz Fgn. Pow 514
A. T. & T 162
Anaconda .. M , 39
Atch. T. i S. P. . . 57
Bendlx Avla 151,
Beth. Steel 694
Caterpillar Tract. - 77
Chrysler 91
Coml. Solv 10?',
Curtlss-Wrlght 4',
DuPont 144',4
Gen. Elec 44V,
Gen. Foods ...... 33
Gen. Mot 49
Int. Harvest 93
i. t. & t ; 754
Johns-Man 100
Monty Ward - 48
North Amer 31V4
Penney (J. C.) 86
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Thrills like these are long remembered.
Unforgettable, too, is the matchless
flavor oi Hills Bros. Cofiee. Those who
drink it will testify to that For 59 years
the unvarying goodness of Hills Bros.
Coffee has been enjoyable to remem
ber, delightful to anticipate. This is the
coffee you will enjoy again and again-
HILLS
Phillip Pet 50
Radio 91,
Sou. Pac -. 3I,
Std. Brands - 101,
St. Oil Cal 38 1;
St. OH N. J - S'i
Trans. Anier. ..... -J... 13.
Union Carb. 88 H
Unit. Aircraft 23
U. S. Steel 81 14
San Francisco Bulter.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 1. (AP
USDA) Butter unchanged.
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 1. (API
Churning cream butterfat: Plrat
grade 40: second grade, 38.
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FEATURE OF WEEK
NEW YORK. Oct. l.-(AP) Im
provement in business sentiment im
parted a brighter aspect to trade and
industry this week with retail dis
tribution again an outstanding tea-
ture. Dun and Brad street said today
In the weekly review of business.
Wholesale volume expanded and
orders Included a wider range of
merchandise, but Industrial opera
tions were spotty with building work
tapering, steel production lower and
1938 automobile assemblies just start
ing, the agency said.
Retail sales for the country as a
whole were estimated at from 3 to 8
percent ahead of the preceding week
and from 7 to 20 percent, better than
In the comparable 1938 week. The
brief return of summer weather In
some sections was reported to have
slowed down buying, particularly In
the northwest, where the gain over
1936 was 8 to 15 percent.
Percentage Increases over a year
ago in other major geographic areas
Included Pacific coast, 8 to 15.
Portland Exports
Up In September
PORTLAND, Oct. 1. (AP) Port
land's export trade improved 7fc per
cent in September, compared with
fha snm mnnth voflr Aim and CUS-
torn receipts bounded forward 12
per cent.
With pulp, scrap iron and canned
goods representing substantial gains,
the merchants exchange evaluated
the month's export business at $2,
034.674. Decreases occurred In the
movement of lumber, wheat, apples
and pears.
Custom receipts totaled $185,000.
Lumber exports reached 6.400.000
board feet against 18,000.000 for the
same period, of 1936. The drop was
attributed to labor difficulties.
PORTLAND CLEARINGS
HIGHEST SINCE 1919
PORTLAND. Oct. 1 (AP) Sep
tember bank clearings amountlng to
$352, 579.995 topped all records foi
the month since 1919. Last year's
figures were $141,803,378.
The Emperor Nero was fond of play
ing a pipe organ operated by water
power. The hydraulic organ contin
ued In use for many generations after
Nero's reign, bellows being Introduced
in the Middle Ages.
BROS
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forma, which officially closed last
night, also broke all records. Super
intendent Leavltt announced. A total
of 37.157 persons visited the. monu
ment, an increase of 103 per cent
over the 1M8 attendance figures.
Model Bakery's
SPECIAL
Whole Wheat
POTATO
DO-NUTS
Dozen 25c
They are a tempting
new version of an
old favorite
MOLASSES
TAFFEE CAKE
It has a full, rich, whole
some flavor.
30c and 59c
MINCE PIES
Made from old time New
England Mince Meat
Corner Main & Grape
COFFEE
1
when 13.409 people visited the monu
ne nt . It was announced that t he
monument would be open to travel
throughout the winter, although no
accommodations would be available.
These could be produced In the
neighboring town of Merrill. Malm,
"PAY LESS AND PARK EASIER"
RIVERSIDE MARKET
313-315 N. Riverside Phone 358 for our own Free Delivery
Pork & Beans
Van Camp
can
CORN
Diamond A Whole Kernel
No. 2 p p7r
can Cs for I
PUMPKIN
Diamond A
No. can
Each
10c
JELLO
AU
flavors
3 for 14c
PEAS
Merrimao
for 25c
No. 2
can
SPINACH
Regal
No. 2
can
2 for 25 c
SPERRY'S
Bisquick pkg. 29c
Wheaties 2 for19c
Pancake A Q
Flour 10 lb.WC
SHORTENING
Westminster or Pearl
4 lbs. . . 45c
TOMATO JUICE, Del Rogue,
The Wooden Box
Man
f&kff) Savs :
Sffl COFFEE
la parked In wooden boxen
Pound can 27c
2 Ib. can 52c
$ri!' '",lp
VWW M'Hor.1'.
LETTUCE . . 2 heads 5c
Good quality, medium size heads
GRAPES.. 4 pounds 19c
Fancy Local Tokays, fully ripe
APPLES . . 8 pounds 25c
Golden Ortleys. There's no finer cooking apple
Tule Lake and Alturas, he stated.
At Crater lake, visitors for the
season Just ended arrived In 61.111
automobiles, of which 46.388 cars
and 151.638 passengers were first eu
t rtes. A total of 4P.473 people in 14,
7V3 mnehlnK were rentriM. The
HERSEY
1 lb. Heishey Breakfast Cocoa 18c
10 oz. can Horshey Chocolate Syrup 10c
! j lb. Herahey Baking Chocolate 15c
I Hershoy Indexed Recipe Book . .15c
ALL for 33c
',-f;. y' meats avauaDie at an limes.
tf .',i VjV:. 4 V. We believe that you can save
' . s '.' yI. mnr h rmvint? tfca bast.
Pork Chops ib. 29c
Fancy lean young pork
PORK SAUSAGE . . lb. 22c
Pure pork No veal No cereal No water, We
invite you to try this sausage. WE GUARANTEE
it to be unexcelled.
FANCY MILK FED VEAL
THIS IS EXTRA NICE
Shoulder Roast . . . lb. Uy2c
Chops, rib or loin .... lb. 23c
Steak, tender cuts .... Ib. 19c
Krom I lie should, r
Bacon
KwlltH
Krv. Light
Bacon Squares
J Snlft Orlnlf
It U Isl """ "' whnl
Center Slices Ib. 43c
FANCY HENS - RABBITS - FRYERS
Kraft's Miracle Whip
Sandwich Spread
Or
. Salad Dressing
For Bettur Summer
Salads .
pt. 22c qt. 35c
NU BORA FLAKES
LARGE OCa LAR0E B0WL
PACKAGE 2l 0 C FREE
CRYSTAL WHITE CHIPS 5 Ib. pkg. 39c
stage passenger total set a new rec
ord with 1300 persons. Arriving a
Crater lake by other means of trans
portation, such as bicycles., motor
cycles and horses, were 93 visitors.
Use Mall Tribune want ads.
SPECIAL
58c
VISIT
OUR
3 meaL ucu.
; We feature only the finest
Slilr
lb. 34c
Ib. 24c
Ib. 30c
Sniffs
no. 10 can 29C
KRAFT
CHEESE
ib.
Pimento
Velveeta
American
Brick
Limburger
15
mm
POTATOES
Klamath No. 2
50 lbs. .... 39c
100 lbs. ...77c
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