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PAGE FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1940. DRAFTJVIEASURE Sponsors See Smaller Mar gin of Victory Vote Ex pected Friday or Saturday Washington, Sept. 9. (IP) Representative Fish (R-NY) pro posed in the house today that compulsory military training be deferred for 60 days in favor of the volunteer system the same draft bill amendment that barely failed in the senate. Fish said the amendment to the Burke-Wadsworth conscrip tion bill, which the senate re fused to adopt on a 43-41 vote, had for its only purpose "to per mit and encourage the youth of America to volunteer. "If adopted, then the presl dent would call for 400,000 vol. unteers; if the 400.000 were not forthcoming in the 60-day period he could induct 200-000, assum ing that only 200,000 volun teered." "I am not sure that we can get the men in 60 days, but I believe we can." Washington, Sept. 5. (IP) With the spectacle of a hard hitting fistflght on the floor to testify to the shortness of some tempers, the house began Its final drive today for a decision on the Burke-Wardsworth com pulsory military training bill. Two days of general debate over, the chamber settled down to consider the measure section by section and to act on the scores of pending amendments. The vote on conscription was ex pected tomorrow night or Sat urday. Victory Margin Cut Sponsors of the bill, recheck fng their strength, made sharp downward revisions in earlier predictions that It would pass by 150 votes. Although still insist ing It would not be defeated, they said they now expected the bill's margin would be from 50 to 75 votes. The tense feelings enffenrier- d by the conscription debate burst out into the open last night when the epithet "traitor" was spoken and the house he. held Rep. Vincent (D., Ky.) and ep. Sweeney (D., Ohio) throw. ing punches at each other In the well of the chamber while uie galleries looked on. The fight followed a aneerh by Sweeney, in which he as sailed conscription and accused President Roosevelt of seeking to embroil the United State in war. Wilson Cited In the course of the speech. Sweeney, who is 85, mentioned that the slogan during Wood- row Wilsons 1916 campaign was: "He kept us out of war." "And the people believed it," he said, "and they returned that individual to the White House. 'Then they were brought to their sense five months later when he put us into war." Sweeney returned to (eat beside Vincent, five years his junior, and abruptly the flare up occurred. Each representa tive landed hard blowa to the face and kept slugging until col leagues intervened. One grap pled with the stocky Sweeney and rolled over a seat with him before he pinned him down. Sweeney Apologises Sweeney subsequently apolo gized to the house. Vincent at first repeated his charge of "traitor" but later withdrew it at the persuasion of friends, Each gave the house his version of the altercation. Sweeney's account: "As I resumed my seat, the gentleman with whom I had difficulties called me a traitor. He repeated it again and you know what happened. Vincent's account: "1 served in the World war, . . . To say that my president of that time brought on that war to me was an untruth. The whole statement that the gentle man made here I resented very much. "When he came down to ait with me, I got up and moved and I shall continue to move as long as I am a member of the congress of the United States and he is a member of congress. ... I said I did not want to sit by a traitor to my country, Then he attacked me and you know what happened. E ASHLAND CLAIMS LOWEST RATE ON ELECTRIC POWER Ashland, Sept- 5. (IP) Ash land today claimed the lowest electricity rates in Oregon for towns of 2500-10.000 population not served by Bonneville. A reduced schedule approved yesterday supplies electricity at 5 cents for each of the first 40 kilowatts, 3 cents for the next 45, 2 cents for the next 115 and 1 cent thereafter. In addition the schedule offers 20 kilowatt hours for lights for 11 and for electric range for $2.50. California Oregon Power com pany said its comparable resi dential monthly rates were 4',-i cents for each of the first 50 kilowatts, 3 cents for the next 75, 2 cents for the next 125 and 114 cents thereafter, with the water heater rate at 8 mills per kilowatt. The company added that it was not fair to make such comparisons unless the whole rate structure, type and scope of service and taxes were considered. support today from Republican leaders of 22 eastern and mid western states, gathered for an organization "pep meeting." During a luncheon of fried chicken from one of Willkie's farms, the candidate asked the groun to start an "avurMaiu drive" to get out the vote for the November election. Rushville streets were dec orated with flags and "welcome" signs in honor of the 100 na tional committeemen, commit teewomen and state chairmen. The party leaders generally, vvicra optimism. David S. Ingalls, Ohio national committeeman, told reporters "as nf tnHav "IVi i u i j - - , aiivum go Republican for president, gov ernor and senator." G. Mason uwieu, Pennsylvania commit teeman, predicted a half million majority for the ticket in his state. of Salem, , the occasion being the Pioneer Rally given by the Jacksonville Civic club. Rev. Hutchinson was the last pastor to serve the old church. By a peculiar coincidence, it was just 25 years ago last week that he arrived In Jacksonville to assume his duties at pastor of the church. Rev. Hutchinson, a fluent speaker, thrilled his hearers with an account of his travels in Europe since leaving Jack sonville. He is pastor of the First Con gregational church in Salem. The old church was filled with people Sunday while loud speakers accommodated the crowd unable to enter the church. vestigators listed Seattle and Spokane In particular today and Washington state' in general as well cliead of other Pacific coast areas in business improvement. Albion is the ancient name ei the British Isles. The high power mlcroseon. was developed in 1835. ' Washington Booming. Seattle, Sept. i- (IP) An eastern concern of economic in- OF TRANSYLVANIA AREA LARGE CONGREGATION HEARS EX-PASTOR OF OLD J1LE CHURCH Jacksonville. Sent A large congregation gather ed at the old Methodist church in Jacksonville last Sunday aft ernoon and enjoyed an address by Rev. Robert A. Hutchinson ON DISPLAY TODAY AT Leonard Electric Co. A Wide Selection Of New FLOOR LAMPS Pay Only SOc Use Copco's New 75 Plan Chine.. Sr. v...'ii u Nothing More to Pay. 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Willkie received " " P- I pledges of presidential campaign Satu-Mare (Szatmar-Nemetl,) Transylvania, Sept. 5. (IP) Hungary's regent, Admiral Nich olas Horthy, astride white horse, led the Hungarian army Into this Transylvania city early today, beginning occupation of the war-lost territory Hungary regained by the Vienna Fiat of Germany and Italy. The triumphal entry Into this old frontier city started the Hun garian army's push toward the eastern Carpathians, ages-old barrier to invasion of Central Europe from the east. The 72-year-old regent thus symbolically inaugurated Hun gary's new and enlarged role as the military ally of the Rome- Berlin axis In protection of the Danubian basin against Russia. The first unit of 2.000 men crossed Into Transylvania at Kis- marja at 7 a. m. (1 a. m., EST) as vanguard for an occupying iorce or hu.uuu. 1 ' I I - . 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