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MEDFORD MATT; TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER M, 1941.
Long, Bitter Battle Waged
In Effort to Send Bridges
Back to Native Australia
Br Wendell Webb
San Francisco, Sept. J9.
(Special Newi Service) The
second deportation hearing of
Harry Benton Bridges ended last
June 12, the longest and perhaps
most bitterly-fought proceeding
of its kind.
Charles B. Sears, special pre
siding Inspector tor the depart
ment of justice, sat nearly 11
weeks in an atmosphere of sus
picion and tension which flared
up almost daily.
Defense Condemns
The government portrayed the
case as an administrative pro
cedure solely involving an alien
against whom there was deport
able evidence of membership in
or affiliation with organizations
It termed subversive the com
munist party of the United
States, the Marine Workers' In
dustrial Union (MWIU), and the
Industrial Workers of the World
(IWW).
The defense, on the other
hand, condemned the proceed
ings as an employer-inspired at
tack on the entire labor move
ment through the medium of a
man who burst into the head
lines as leader in the bloody
waterfront strike on the west
coast seven years ago and went
on to become a regional director
of the CIO and president of
the International Longshore
men's and Warehousemen's
union.
Highlight of the entire pro
cedure was the feud between the
blunt, able Del Gucrcio and de
fense counsel particularly the
quick-thinking Richard Glad
stein, who termed the hearing
outrageous and who Del uuercio
Inferred was a communist an
inference which brought heated
denials.
Many Testify
Early In the hearing, too, Del
Cuerclo Introduced documentary
evidence that Mrs. Carol King,
a defense attorney, had been list
ed as an Incorporator of the com
munist newspaper Daily Worker.
The government called 33 wit
nesses, some of whom testified
they had been told, believed, or
"knew for fact" that Bridges
was a member of the communist
Prty.
Thirty persons were placed on
the stand by the defense to deny
the charges, to challenge the
credibility of the government
witnesses, or to swear that
Bridges never had acted In a
manner to indicate he was other
than a leader of labor under the
established processes of this na
tion. That Bridges had been a mem
ber of the communist party since
132; that he attended a Cali
fornia state convention of the
party In 1934; that he visited the
national headquarters of the
party in New York City in 1934
or 193S; that he followed the
"party line" In union proceed
ings; that he spoke at the com
mand of the communist party In
New York, Boston, Philadelphia
and Baltimore In 1938, and that
he had admitted being a party
member.
Membership Denied
To each and every such charge
there came an emphatic denial,
either from a defense witness or
Bridges, or both. Bridges testi
fied he had known communists
and made use of them as indi
viduals, but he Insisted such con
nection was solely In further
ance of his proclaimed purpose
to promote good trade unionism.
Onetime membership In the
rwV, however was admitted.
The defense paid little atten
tion to the government's other
contention that communism ad
vocated overthrow of the United
States government by force and
violence, but government attor
neys stressed the point through
out in an admitted effort to win
a test decision In a major case
and obviate the necessity of such
proof in other proceedings.
The second hearing sparked
from a bill introduced In con
gress by Rep. Allen (D. La.) on
May 14, 1940, to provide spe
cifically for Bridges' deportation
to his native Australia. Within
a month the house had given it
a pat on the back, 329 to 42,
but it was tabled in senate com
mittee In favor of a new investi
gation. Six months and 2S0O pages of
evidence later, Bridges was ar
rested In San Francisco on an
Immigration warrant charging Il
legal residence by virtue of af
filiation with or membership in
subversive organizations. He
was released immediately on
f3,000 bail and a new hearing
was set.
Bridges was on the stand three
times, lie testified he was born
in Melbourne, Australia., July 28,
1901, attended private and gram
mar schools there, clerked In a
stationery store, and Joined the
Australia seamen's union at the
age of 18.
On April 12, 1920, he sklpptd
he New Zealand bnrkenti. Ysa
bel to land in San rr.;:jco. For
the better part of the next 18
months he shipped as a seaman
to various ports on the east, west
and gulf coasts, quitting the sea
' late in 1922 after service aboard
the U. 8. coast and geodetic sur
vey ship Lydonla nt Coos Bay,
Ore., and Eiueka. Calif.
A short Urn latex he turned
to longshore work the loading
and unloading of ships. In 1934
he acquired national prominence
when he headed the strike com
mittee of the International
Longshoremen association (AFL)
on the Pacific coast. Three years
later he led a large part of the
group into the International
Longshoremen's and Warehouse
men'! Union (CIO) of which he
still is president
Bridges three times has made
application for citizenship papers
but did not follow them through.
He Is married zr.i has a daughter.
Talent
Talent, Sept. 29 Spl.) Miss
Mildred Work and Audrey Tay
lor of Applegate were married
in Reno Sept. 14. Mildred is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. How
ard Work. They will make their
home In Applegate.
Harvey Thayer and funn Park
Itffc September 33 (or Seattle lor em
ployment la the shipyards.
Royal Neighbors gathered at the
home of Mrs, Claud Williams Thurs
day for an all-day meeting with a
covered dub luncheon at noon. The
time was spent In sewing.
John Sloan has returned to Talent
after an absence of two yeara. lie
Is again with the Bates Service na
tion. Sammy Hamilton, stationed at
Tacotna, Wash, has been tranlfered
to the pilot training class, while
Ralph Hamilton, stationed at ban
Francisco, has been promoted to
first class private. He Is with the
first aid group. They are sons of
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hamilton.
P.-TA. would like donations of
fruit Jars and tomatoes, to be uied
in the hot lunch department.
Charlene Nichols was taken to the
Ashland Community hospital recent
ly, suffering from an attack of ap
pendicitis. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hervey are mov
ing to the O. Engberg place on Wag
ner creek.
Dean Carver, stationed at Port
Lewis, Wash., visited his parents tor
several days. Deea returned Wednes
day.
Talent Rlgh school football Seam
will play their first game at Safl
Point on Tuesday.
Johnnie Cbllders and Kenton Rob
bins have enlisted with the U. a),
navy air eorpe.
Mrs. Wm. Webster is 111 at her
home.
Charlie Bkeetere and bis logging
crew returned from a two-day hunt
ing trip In eastern Oregon with three
deer.
COYOTES RAID POULTRY;
TRAPPER SERVICE ASKED
Coyotes are again raiding
poultry yards in the rural dis
tricts, and pleas have been filed
with county officials tor a gov
ernment trapper to run the var
mints to earth. A report was
received today, a coyote had
killed goose belonging to Mrs.
Charles Owens of the Wellen
district.
SURVIVORS HELD
Pendleton, Ore., Sept. 29 VP)
Police held in Jail here today
two survivors of an automobile
crash that killed an unidentified
negro 'on the Hermiston-Hepp-ner
highway yesterday. The
men, who gave names of Fred
Stevens, Los Angeles, and Floyd
Ward, Muskogee, Okla., were
questioned in connection wiin
the theft of $40 from a Umatilla
service station.
FLAGMAN KILLED
Portland, Sept. 29 UP) Nel
son LePage, 52, Portland, flag
ging logging trucks across tne
Columbia river highway west of
here, was killed by an automo
bile Saturday night. The driver
told police he did not see
LePage.
TRUCKERS PAY UP
Portland Sept. 29 VP) Wages
of 1000 AFL truck drivers in
Portland were increased 25
cents daily on Saturday, Marvin
Mayo, teamsters' union secre
tary, said. Employers also prom
ised an additional 25-cent daily
increase in March, Mayo said.
$65 ONION
London, Sept. 29 (IP) An
onion received from California
by a bank official brought $63
today In a Red Crosa charity
bazaar.
Dae Mall Tribune want ads.
OF
ARMISTICE DAY
TO SETRECORD
Post Commander Winkle
Names Chairmen of Com
mittees For Annual Program.
Tuesday, Not. 11, will be a
big day In Medford, It Is Indi
cated by plans of Medford post
of the American Legion which
are designed to make Armistice
day 1941 one of the best patri
otic celebrations In years.
Chairmen of the various com
mittees were appointed by Com
mander Ernest W. Winkle at last
week's meeting of the post and
a full list of committee members
will be announce 1 soon. Present
appointments include Herman
Purucker, general chairman, as
sisted by Elbert Lenox as co-
chairman; parade. Col. W. H.
Paine: script, Vernon Robinson:
finance, Elbert Lenox; dance,
Virgil Ballantyne, floor show.
James Collins; dugout, Col:
Holmes, Floyd Long, Victor
Sether, Joseph Fliegel, Goodwin
Humphrey, Edward Russell and
Earl York; football and athletic
events, Lyle Thurman; and pub
licity, E. C. Ferguson. Purucker
announced an early meeting of
all chairmen in order that the
extensive preparations may be
handled with the utmost effi
ciency. The annual Armistice
day celebration in Medford has
always proved one of the big
gest patriotic events in southern
Oregon and this year will prove
no exception, Purucker de
clared.
Legionnaire Shelby Tuttle.
chairman of the Jackson County
Council of Defense, was prin
cipal speaker at Wednesday
night's meeting and gave the
veterans Information regarding
the local council. He compli
mented the Legion for organiz
ing its defense preparedness
company months ago and asked 1
that it be continued and coop
erate with the new county de-
iense unit, ine county organi
zations, he said, are not func
tional but purely coordinational
and it Is their policy to utilize
all existing defense groups to
the fullest advantage. Legion
naires who are registered with
the Legion company were re
quested to register also with the
county ccuncil, blanks being
available at the Jackson County
Chamber of Commerce.
Past Commander Lloyd Wil
liamson, leader of the Legion
defense preparedness company,
said that the Legion unit is still
intact and ready to act in any
emergency. As yet nothing has
been done to change the Legion
set-up but to cooperate with the
county council to the best pos
sible advantage of all concerned,
he stated.
Past Commander Herb Moore
of Ashland post, who is district
membership chairman tor dis
trict No. 4, spoke on member
ship, urging the cooperation of
every Legionnaire to attain the
1942 quota by Armistice day.
Horace L. Bromley, district pub
licity chairman, also spoke on
this subject. Silver stars are
awarded each year by the state
department to all Legionnaires
who bring in 10 or more dues
and a gold star is presented to
the "grand champion." Much
interest In this year's contest Is
already being shown and some
keen competition is anticipated.
"All eligible veterans in the
county are cordially invited to
join Medford post now and to
cooperate in plans for any emer
gency defense which may arise,"
said Commander Winkle. "Don't
wait for a personal call but
merely phone or write Adjutant
Fritz Nissen tor an application
blank and it will be mailed to
you at once. We need you In
the American Legion this year
more than ever before."
SEIZE CATHOLIC PROPERTY
Berlin, Sept. 29 OF) The of
ficial gazette announced today
confiscation of the property of
the Catholic foundation, St. Val
entinus Haus, in the Rhlneland.
because it was "hostile to the
state."
COURT HOUSE
NEWS
Deeds
J. A. Kmhlret et us to A. W. Walk
er, w. D. In Champ Un Subdivision.
I. E. McDonald et uz to Chaa. H.
Hlnrlchaen et us, W. D. In the O.
Harbaugh Subdivision In Twp. ST
8. B. a Weet W. M.
John J. Patton et uz to H. V. Mar
tin, W. D. Prultdale Addition, Med
ford. Prank L. Orr et uz to Almeda J.
Obenchaln. Bargain and Sate Deed.
In Pleasant Valley Farm Tracts. In
Sec. 32. Twp. 35 8. ft. 4. West W. M.
R. 1 Orr et al to Almeda J. Oben
chaln, Bargain and Sale Deed. In
Pleasant Valley Parm Tracts, In See.
13, Twp. 35 8. B. 4 West W. M.
Wm. H. Pluhrer et al to the Cali
fornia Oregon Power Company, Ease
ment, in Medford.
Jackson County to Georgians A.
Kettle et al. Correction Taz Deed,
7.S9 acres In Sec. (5, Twp. e 8. B.
4 West W. M.
William Cox et uz to Edmund O.
Dunlap, W. D. 16 6 acres m Sec. 15.
Twp. 36 8. R. 4 West W. M.
Arthur C. Raworth et uz to Ouasle
W. Roes, Quitclaim Deed, Row Park
Addition. Medford.
H. C. Oallup et uz to O. A. Rector
et uz, W. D. Cottage addition, Med
ford. J. W. Shirley et us to B. H. Janney
et uz. W. D. Imperial Addition. Med
ford. Irsel o. Chapman et uz to Archie
P. Flowers et uz, W. D. Narregan Ad
dition, Medford.
John P. Miller, Jr., et al to Cali
fornia Oregon Power Company, Right
of Way.
Jackson County Court to Oeorge
N. Campbell et ui. Deed, Lota 8 ,4, 7
and 8, Block 6, Jacksonville.
Jackson County Court to Nettle
Moore, Deed, Lots 9 and 10, Block 0,
Gold Hill.
John T. Dunstan et uz to Luster
J. Adams, Quitclaim Deed, Rosa Ad
dition, Medford.
City of M?dford to M. A. Schwartz,
et uz, Warranty Deed, Orchard Ad
dition Medford.
Charles H. Murrey et uz to Mis.
Katherlne A. Murrey. Warranty Deed,
Tuttles Second Addition, Medford.
Child's Colds
HiT WICKS
Time -Tested V VAPORUB
Carol Zoe Murrey to Annie Mew
ton. Grant Deed, Tuttles Second Ad
dition. Medford.
Annie Kewton to wrlbt B. Rey
nolds et uz. Grant Deed. Tuttles Sec
ond Addition. Medford.
Wright B. Reynolds et uz to J. P.
Birmingham. Warranty Deed, Tuttlea
Second AddlUon, Medford.
Prank Pert, Admin, to Marie Otter
dale. Admin, deed, Tuttles Second
Addition, Medford.
Marie Otterdale to Ella LaLone, W.
D. Tuttlea Second Addition, Medford.
Ella LaLone to Charles Kimmlch
et ox, W. D. Tuttles Second Addittew.
Medford.
Charles Kimmlch to Reglne aQa
mlch. W. D. In Tuttles Second Ad
dltton, Medford.
Charles A. Rlnabarger tt n te
Begins Kimmlch. Quitclaim Deed
Tuttles Second Addition, Medford.
Begins Klmmlck to Noble A. Ham
llton et uz, W. D. Tuttles Becood
Addition. Medford.
Lulu M. Sabln et a to Oscar M.
Shepherd. Quitclaim Deed In Camee
& Sabln's Second Addition, Rogue
River.
IfOHUl' jUfSTSAVINCf BANK
A Feeling of
SATISFACTION
goes with the writing of the final check that pays
ALL charge accounts before the TENTH of the
month ... it relieves your mind of worry and
helps to build a credit standing that Is worth so
much in a community such as Medford. A good
credit is truly one of your greatest asset ....
enjoy the confidence of YOUR neighbors in busi
ness pay YOUR bills promptly!
RETAIL CREDIT
ASSOCIATION
OF MEDFORD
The CREDIT of
community re.
fleets the THRIFT!.
NESS of her citizens.
A city with GOOD
CREDIT is a good
place in which tolivel
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Built by Union Oil Company, they are releasing ships for the Battle of the
Atlantic, and helping to reduce threatened gasoline shortage on the Coast.
Seven great new tankers like the Paid M. Gregg
built or being built by Union Oil Company will
help to lessen the threatened shortage of petroleum
products in parts of the West.
The shortage, as you probably know, Is not in gasoline and oil
but in transportation facilities.
Because it is hulk and hard to store, gasoline must
be kept moving . . must flow from oil wells, to refin
eries, to service stations, to you.
The tankers have kept it moving. One ship carries as much gaso
line as 400 railroad cars-eight 50-eor trains. In normal times, these
tankers carry the bulk of petroleum products between Seattle,
Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Now there is a tanker shortage.
As the war reduced Britain's tanker fleet, America cams to
her aid with ships from our oil companies.
The loss of these ships has seriously crippled Pacific
Coast transportation facilities. In spite of valiant
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trucking industry, the crying need
is still for tankers.
Union Oil Company is bending every effort
to meet this need - has been doing so, in
fact, for the last two yeart.
At that time, when the war first
began, Union had ten tankers,
ample for its normal needs. But
anticipating a future shortage, the
Company, on its own initiative
without government tubiidy ordered 7 new ones.
Building huge ships like these takes time, but three of the seven
have already been delivered. The other four will be launched at
intervals of six months.
Each of them is big, fast and modern. Each can carry mors than
100,000 barrels of cargo. Each contributes to the defense, to the
productiveness, and to the comfort of our citisena.
They haven't cured the transportation shortage, but
w ithout them the problem would be a lot worse.
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trrmt in Lot AngtUt (hit trttk to ttart wrics on Pacific Coast and help alktiate petroleum trantportation thcrtao.
Union OH Company launched the first oil tanker on the Pacifio
Coast some fifty years ago. We were proud of that first one. And
we're proud of the latest ones, and the part they're playing in the
present emergency.
There may be temporary shortages and Inconven
iences. But we want to assure you that Union is mak
lag every effort, night and day, to see that normal
conditions are restored just as fast as human effort -
and the Battle of the Atlantic permit.
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