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PA OR FOTTTCTrTEN' MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY, 'AUGUST 2. 1940. U-BOAT CREWMAN EN ROUJEJMDA Captive Youth Squeezes Through Porthole On Pris on Ship to Reach U. S. Soil Boston. Aug. 2. JP) A nazl U-boat crewman, recounting the story of how he wriggled through the porthole of a Brit ish prison ship in the St. Law rence river July IS and subse quently escaped into the United States, praised American fair play todev. Recalling that immigration authorities, who took him into custody wlen they found him trudging down a road in north' ern Maine, required him to ap pear in federal district court in Bangor, Walter Kurt Reich, 23-year-old survivor of a sunken German submarine, declared: "There again I saw how fair are Americans' In treatment of persons. I asked to communi cate with my consul and at once they permitted it. The United States commissioner at Bangor examined the law of the case and now here I am In Boston." Bond Posted He is under the supervision of the German consulate, which posted a bond for him, since he has yet to deal with immi gration authorities, who regard him as an alien without pass port or proper visa, despite the fact that under international Jaw a prisoner-of-war who es caped to a neutral country be comes free. He la the first prisoner-of-war known to have es caped to this country. Reich, alim and blond, his feet blistered by four days and five nights of walking in his quest for freedom, attributed his successful escape to his know ledge of geography and to his swimming ability. He was In the icy St. Lawrence for two hours before he could reach land. "Yah, that water was cold," he recalled with a grin as re porters questioned him during an interview at the consulate. The young sailor, a machin ists mate, said he was in a Brit ish prison camp at Manchester, Eng., four months before he was loaded on a prison ship bound for Canada. He could tell by the sun that the course was westward and he bided hii time until he saw land. Through Porthole "Then, that night, when it was dark, I wriggled through a porthole," he continued calm ly. I did it alone, with no help or connivance. It was a tight fit going through, but I wore only a short, thin pants, and, on my feet, sneakers." "I went through head first; that was the worst, for when my head was through, I could not know if some guard was see ing my feet and coming to stop me." After he reached land, he said, he hid in some woods and waited for the sun so aa to take his bearings. Living on black berries and wild strawberries. he pressed southward, ever fear ful that he would be picked up by the enemy, "because I know only two or three English words. He was seen at one farm house, but the occupants spoke only French and he used his meager English vocabulary in such a way that they did not suspect him, and gave food. . NEW LEGUME DEVELOPED HERE EOR SEED TRADE tCoatlnud from Pe On?.) BOYD'S n ark 8:30 A. M. 10 A. M. J P. M. 4 P. M. I .1; Phone 1054 for Prompt, Convenient, Courteous Delivery Service t, Courteous i gflj Times Daily LJlj SPECIALS for August 3 and 5 Schilling COFFEE lb. tins 2 lb. tins 45 Baking Powder Gold Label, 12 oa. 5c Honey. Stewart's mm New pk. S lb. pall 00 C A.fcH. Baking Soda lb. package Argo Corn or Gloss starch, pkg. 7c 7c Corn, Peas or String Beans, 301 slse 3 cant twOC Snowdrift Shortening 3 lb. pail ....45c 6 lb. pail .....89c IfTI 11 11 Bno-Flake 9 Eat Sodas, 2 lbs HOC Honey Maid AQ. Grahams, 2 lbs. (JC I j FLOUR I $1.1911 $1.49 I mi 51.39 Flagstaff Hardwheat 491b. bags Drifted Snow 491b. bags ... Kitchen Queen 49 lb. bags 45c 25c Pen-Jol 3 pkgs. Parawax lb. pkg. . Kerr Mason Lids, 3 dos. 25c Miracle Whip Pts. 19c Qtt. 29c To be certain of results be certain of yooT sugar, inmt ooAmerica'sfavorite j 10 lb. bag 520 JSlb. bag $1.29 100 lb. 5.0 M " 1 LaA I iiw. ..... . . i I lvlauavo.oivNAi:T,t1,,oTuN, '"c j I jBMJEBBor 3 ... i4c ! 1 ' !i III 49c 17c LUXsoap 3fer14c culture at Oregon State college, made an inspection at the Pos- ton-Hoover farms this week. Dr George Clements of Los Angeles, whom Dr. Poston described as one of the greatest agronomists in the west, is expected to in spect the fields and threshing process August 3. The new legume Is apparently native to the Kogue River valley or was Introduced here a long time ago, Mr. Scoth said, adding that production had reached the point on the Poston-Hoover farms where a seed harvest has become a reality for the first time this year. The new legume was first ob served in the Rogue river valley about 20 years ago by Robert G. Fowler, county agent, Mr. Hoover and Mr. Schoth, the egronomlst related. The plant, he added, has also been under the observation of Prof. F. C. Reimer of the southern Oregon experiment station. Of Wide Utility It has proved to be a long lived perennial, widely adapted in utility, particularly for use as hay and pasture for all kinds of livestock, Mr. Schoth said, ad ding that it makes satisfactory growth under a rather wide range tf climatic conditions. It appears to be particularly well adapted for the heavier soils where other legumes often have difficulty In maintaining them selves or producing northwhile him crops of forage, he stated. So far, Mr. Schoth asserted, no disease or insect depredations have been observed. As a for- ase. crop, he explained, it has , almost been harvested for hay with yields closely approaching those of alfalfa and considerably I above those of various other le gumes, he said. From the feeding standpoint, Mr. Schoth continued, its nu tritive value and palntability in dicate that it is equal to other legumes. Desirable Feature The agronomist looked upon the new legume's long life as a particularly desirable feature be cause, once a stand is estab lished, it will apparently remain In production for a longer period than any of the other legumes grown at present. "This lotus is a rather free I seed producer, but the seed shat ters very easily," Mr. Schoth said. "This has made seed pro duction a difficult problem and has necessitated considerable In vestigation to determine the most satisfactory procedure as to time of harvest, prevention of loss of seed by shattering, har vesting and preparation for mar ket. When such methods as prac ticed by Mr. Hoover this year are known, it will 'give some idea as to what these difficul ties mean to the seed grower or prospective seed grower. In or der for him to reduce shattering losses to a minimum, it was necessary to determine within two or three days' time the op timum period of cutting and to use canvas or paper bases upon which to shock the cut material previous to threshing. Natur ally, such procedure and the low seed yields will mean that seed prices for perhaps quite a long time will be relatively high. This fact, however, should not deter stockmen in particular from using the seed for forage pro duction." Mixture Stems Beit Indications are that for for age use it Is desirable to seed lotus In a mixture with com patible grasses, such gra.v-es de pending on climatic and soil con ditions. Sir. Schoth related. Tim othy is proving satisfactory in the Rogue valley, rye gras seeming to be reasonably satis factory, he said. It was Mr. Schoth's belief that the area being harvested for seed this year is the largest In the United Stairs, to date. Small I amounts, he said, have been hnr- j vested by hand in a few places along the Atlantic coast and in! the coastal sections of the F-a-' cific northwest. J Practically all seedings made' so far in this country, outside the Kngue valley, have been with 1 imported seed, mainlv from1 I France and England. Mr. Schoth i related. Preliminary trials of, lotus in the northwest have! shown it to be adapted to pas ture purposes in cimstul sections in particular, he said. "There has been extreme In terest shown in this legume bv agricultural investigative organi -I rations and stockmen." Mr Schoth asserted. "Now. with rio- nestie seed available for the first time, it will give opportu nity for the production of tins' .lotus on" much larger scale. The. development nf this legume is i another agricultural Industry to be added to those of Jackson I . county. 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Buy several at this sale price. 33 C each Guest Size to Match 25 , Wash Cloths, 2 for 25f Spreads From the bedding section comes this clean-up sale on Fast Color Cotton Brocade Bed Spreads. Here are values up to $2.49 for only S1.77. Big full bed sise spreads in beautiful colors and decorative designs. Extra heavy and closely woven for long life. Regular Values to $2.49 Final Clearance of All Spring and Summer Merchandise...Shop at Mann's Tomorrow ...You'll Save in Every Department! Sale of Better Spring Suits Here's a group of late Spring and early Summer Suits at Just $9.98. Suits that have sold all season for as much as $19.95 included. Plain shades such as Navy. Beige, Green. Brown and light Bluet also smart checks and pin stripes ... See these finely tailored suits tomorrow at Mann's. Regular Values to $19.95 Sale of Summer Frocks In the dress shop tomorrow $8.98 will buy one of these adorable Summer Dresses . . . Eyelets, sheers and jerseys selling regularly up to $19.93 ... 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