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NEEDED TO GINCH
SEDITION GUILT
Supreme Court Tightens Up
Requirements in Sedition
Convictions; Term Ends.
Washington, June 13 (U.R)
The supreme court, concluding
iU 1943-44 term, tightened up to
day on the degree of proof re
quired for sedition convictions
and for revocation of naturaliza
tion papers.
The court noted that the coun-
try is engaged in a total war, but
said that even so the evidence in
such cases must leave no doubt
in a jury's mind of the intent of
the utterances.
It held that a citizen has the
. privilege of engaging in "im
T moderate and vicious invective"
without running afoul of the
sedition law; and that a natura
lized citizen should not have his
citizenship revoked merely be
cause of the expression of silly
or even sinister-sounding views
which native-born citizens utter
with impunity."
Labor Leader Loses
In another important decision
handed down in the last session
before the summer recess, the
court ruled that a labor union
leader may not withhold records
of the union from a grand jury
on grounds that the records
might incriminate him.
, The court set aside the five
year prison sentence imposed on
Elmer Hartzel, World War I
veteran of Chicago, who was con
victed of promoting insubordina
tion and disloyalty among mem
bers of the armed forces by writ
4 ing and distributing a series of
articles which the government
viewed as anti-Roosevelt, anti
British and anti-Jewish.
The court split 5 to 4 on this
case, with Justice Frank Murphy
delivering the majority opinion
In which Chief Justice Harlan
Flsks Stone and Associate Jus
tices Hugo L. Black, Wiley Rut
ledge and Owen J. Roberts con
curred. Justices Felix Frank
furter, William O. Douglas and
Robert H. Jackson concurred in
a dissent delivered by Justice
Stanley F. Reed.
Mar Effect Trial
There was immediate specula
tion that the ruling might have
j an effect on the big sedition
trial currently in progress here.
In which 29 persons are accused
of conspiring to undermine the
morale of the armed forces. O.
John Roggc, chief prosecutor in
that case, said, however, that
"we prepared our case in such
a way that even If the Hartzel
case were reversed it would have
no effect on our own prosecu
tion." Nevertheless, some attor
neys thought the ruling might be
a guide-post for the presiding
judge in the big trial.
Murphy said the evidence
presented against Hartzel was
insufficient for a jury to find
him guilty "beyond a reasonable
doubt," and said that "an Ameri
can citizen has the right to dis
cuss these matters either by tem
perate reasoning or by immoder
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ate and vicious Invective."
In the citizenship case, the
court held unanimously that
lower courts were wrong In re
voking the citizenship of Carl
Wilhelm Baumgartner, German-
born Kansas City utility worker
whose papers were cancelled on
grounds that he maintained pro
German leanings and took his
citizenship oath with reserva
tions. Frankfurter, the only natural
ized citizen on the court, deliver
ed the majority opinion.
In other actions today, the
court: V
1.' Ordered reargument this
fall of the challenge of R. J
Thomas, president of the United
Automobile Workers (CIO), to
constitutionality of the Texas
law requiring registration of
labor union organizers.
2. Agreed to review for a
second time the convictions of
O. B. Williams add Little Shaver
Henrtiix, Pineola, N. C, on
charges of bigamous cohabita
tion. The two were married in
Nevada after obtaining divorces
from their former spouses, but
North Carolina courts refused to
recognize the Nevada divorces
and found them guilty. The
couple appealed to the high
court, which in 1942 ruled that
North Carolina must recognize
the divorces, but they were con
victed a second time in state
courts.
3. Agreed to review a plan
approved by the securities and
exchange commission, for the
liquidation of securities owned
by the United Light & Power
Co., huge public utility holding
company, under the "death sen
tence" provisions of the 1935
Public Utility Holding Company
Act.
A. W. Walker Sells
Foots Creek Ranch
To Former Idahoans
An- W Wnllrr lnral real es
tate agent, announced today the
oh sale nf his 110-acre ranch
on Foots creek, a quarter of a
mile norm or. tne racinc mgii-
M,. an Mn Jnhn M.
Poynor, formerly of Idaho who
have been living me pasi year
on a farm near uranis r.
The ranch, known as the old
Champlain property, is mostly in
clover and alfalfa and Is under
the Gold Hill Irrigation ditch.
Buildings on the place include
a new, modern, four-room dwel
ling and a large, new barn. The
property is entiiely fenced and
cross-fenced.
Walker said he sold all equip
ment and the stock consisting of
10 head of milk cows. Mr. and
Mrs. Walker, who have been
making their home on the ranch,
have moved into an apartment in
the Chllders building, owned by
Walker, and his real estate of
fice at 427 East Main street is
now open.
Camp White Dance
Schedule
Wednesday
Special party for Headquarters
cadre at the WPRC at Service
Club No. 2. SCU orchestra will
play. Busses will leave River
side USO at Bp.ra.
Thursday
Pasxinr rianpe at Service
Club No. 2, with SCU band
playing. Busses leave Kiversiae :
USO at 8 p. in.
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Medford Branch of
RENT ARE BASED
Orl 8
Director Gives Grounds For
I n c rease; Authorization
: Is Requirement.
By Don C. Wilson
Associate Rent Director
Recognizing the necessity for
changes in rental units, their
equipment and services as fur
nished by the landlord, the rent
regulation provides eight
grounds under which adjustment
may be determined "by the rent
director. For practical purposes
the following conditions provide
a basis for increase in rents:
(1) Where something of sub
stantial value has been added to
make a real difference in the
rent by way of additional serv
ices or equipment.
(2) Where, through a special
relationship, the landlord was
precluded from adjustment of
the rent before the freeze date,
March 1, 1942.
(3) Where there has been,
since the freeze date, or since
the first rental, a substantial in
crease above the normal or
agreed occupancy. It is neces
sary under the paragraph that
the landlord has a proven or es
tablished practice on or before
the freeze date, of changing
varying rents with the varying
number of occupants. Additional
rent is usually allowed by the
rent director when an abnormal
number of occupants are living
m a unit.
Cases not included as basis for
additional rent:
(1) Where the landlord puts
forth as grounds, increases in
cost of repairs, maintenance or
operations. Improvements must
be of a major capital nature or
additions as distinguished from
maintenance repairs and opera
tion costs.
(2) Where the petition bases
the Increase on the tenants abil
ity to pny, or economic need of
the landlord.
(3) Where the landlord mere
ly shows that rents were low on
the date determining the maxi
mum rent, simply because of
long tenancy or because the
landlord failed to raise the rent
on account of his own procras
tination. When a landlord has grounds
under the regulation for an in
crease in rent, he may complete
a petition which provides for a
clear-cut and complete state
ment of his case. This Is form
D-l, must be made in duplicate
and forms Bre available in the
local rent control office.
When a petition is filed it is
given a docket number. The peti
tion forms, registration blanks,
and other records pertaining to
the rental involved are filed to
gether. Immediately on comple
tion of the petition a copy is
mailed to the tenant together
with a form asking for his com
ment on the conditions of the
petition.
If the tenant s reply on the
form is not returned in five days,
the rental is checked by an in
spector who completes a report.
Then an examiner surveys the
whole file, prepares an order on
a basis of the information con
tained therein, and submits to
the rent director for his signa
ture. The adjustment In rent is ef
fective on the next rent-payment
date after the date of the order.
Any raise In rent on the part of
the landlord before an order by
the rent director is issued is
illegal and the difference charg
ed is to be refunded to the
tenant.
A fundamental knowledge of
BONDS YOU CAN
the
rent control Is that any raise In
rent over that carried on the
registration is illegal, unless or
until the landlnrd completes the
proper forms through the rent
control office and an order is is
sued by the rent director.
There Is one exception to the
above conditions. In the case of
a complete change from unfur
nished to furnished status, the
requirement is a reregistration
rather than a petition,
Furniture, equipment and
services may not be decreased
by the landlord without decreas
ing the rent. The action also re
quires an order from the rent
director who checks the amount
of the rent deduction against the
services. These petitions are
handled In the same manner as
outlined above for increases.
Again the one exception Is
changing from furnished to un
furnished which action requires
a new registration rather than a
petition. The Medford Defense
Rental Area comprises all Of
Jackson county. The rent control
office is in the council chamber
of the city hall in Medford and
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IS a pan oi tne war rn miu
Rationing board set-up. The tele
phone number is Medford TliO.
Mrs. Evelyn Wamberg is the sec
retary. Any correspondence
should be so addressed; and the
office is open from 9:30 to 4:30
daily, Wednesday evenings from
6:30 to 8:30 and until 12:30 on
Saturdays.
Copies of the regulation and a
pamphlet of questions and an
swers on federal rent control
are available at the office, or by
mail, and contain the answers to
most questions of landlords and
tenants.
FIELD NEW CHIEF
Medford chapter of Inter
antional Footprint association,
meeting at Rupp's dining room
in Central Point last night,
unanimously elected George
Field, local agent for the Rich
field Oil company, as its presi
dent for the coming year.
Other officers named, all
unanimously, were Carl Y. Teng
wald, first vice-president; Frank
Perl, second vice-president; Rob
ert Elder, secretary; Eugene
Thomas, treasurer, and George
Mead, sergeant-at-arms.
Elected to the board of direct
ors were Dr. LeRoy C. Jensen,
Walter Leverette and E. C.
Jerome.
Installation of officers will
take place at the next meeting,
to be held in July at the home
of Walter Leverette.
OBITUARY
Fred C. Shuler
Fred C. Shuler, 702 Palm,
passed away at his home Mon
day evening at the age of 57.
He was born in Aberdeen,
S. D., and for the past 12 years
had made his home in this com
munity. He Is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Carrie L. Shuler,
three sons; Duane F. Shuler,
Redding; Meredith D. Shuler,
Naval Air station, Pasco, Wn.;
Garry C. Shuler, at home: a
granddaughter; his mother, Mrs.
Kate Shuler, Burlington, Wn.;
two brothers, John Shuler, Cody,
Wyo.; Ruy Shuler, Makoli, N.
D.; and a sister, Mrs. Ray
Rhlnes, Burlington, Wn.
Arrangements are In care
the Conger-Morris chapel.
of
Sarah Birdsall
Services for Mrs. Sarah Bird-
sail, who passed away Friday
evening, will be held In the
Conger-Morris chapel at 2 p. m.
Wednesday with interment in
Phoenix cemetery.
She was born in Iowa on
Jan. 29, 1869 and for the past
12 years had made her home in
this community. She Is survived
by seven children; Mrs. Ida
Leach, Nyssa; Mrs. Maude Pier
son, Canyonville, Mrs. Myrtle
Weston, Hannaford, Wn., Mrs.
Jessie Stewart, Medford; Mrs.
Olive Tooley, Williams; Wayne
and Earl Birdsall, Medford.
There are also 31 grandchil
dren.
BIRTHS
ECCLES To Mr. and Mrs
Donald E., Rt. 1, Jacksonville,
June 12, 1944, girl, 8 lbs., at
Sacred Heart hospital.
RICHSTIEN Ta Mr. and Mrs.
George, 931 S. Central, June 8,
1944, boy, 7 lbs., at Sacred
Heart hospital.
BURNS To Mr. and Mrs.
Waldo, Rogue River, June 7,
1944, boy, 7 lbs., at Sacred
Heart hospital.
Along 3.000 feet of Its length
opposite Golden Gate Park, San
Franciscos Great Highway Is
the widest boulevard In the
United States.
ATTENTION
HOUSEWIVES
Beginning June IS the price
paid for milk bottles returned
to stores will be as follows:
Quarts te
Pints and Half Pints 3c
MEDFORD
DAIRYMEN'S ASSN.
NAZIS HURRYING
EXTERMINATION
DECLARES F.D.R.
Determined to Complete Act
of Wiping Out Minorities
Before Defeat, Is Word.
Washington, June 13 (U.R)
President Roosevelt reported to
congress today that the Nazis
despite the fact that they face
certain military defeat "are de
termined to complete their pro
gram of mass extermination" of
minorities.
In a report on steps taken by
the government to provide refuge
I for victims of Nazi cruelty who
; have flH Enr-nnp Mr Rnnpvelt
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said this nation was appalled "by
the systematic persecution of
helpless minority groups by the
Nazis.
Examples Cited
"As the hour of the final de
feat of the Hitlerite forces draws
closer, the theory of their insane
desire to wipe out the Jewish
race in Europe continues un
diminished," the president said.
"This is but one example:
Many Christian groups also are
being murdered. Knowing that
they have lost the war, the Nazis
are determined to complete their
program of mass extermination.
"This program is but one
manifestation of Hitler's aim to
salvage from military defeat vic
tory for Nazi principles the
very principles which this waY
must destroy unless we shall
have fought in vain."
The president reported on ar
rangements made to bring im
mediately to this country approx
imately 1,000 refugees pre
dominately women and children
who fled from central Europe in
to southern Italy. They will be
placed In a vacated army camp
at I. Ontario near Oswego, N.
Y., and will be returned to their
homes at the end of the war.
The president explained that
"it was essential to take action
without delay" in order to save
as many persons as possible from
German persecution.
Few Rescued
He pointed out that despite
this government's efforts and ap
peals for an end to savagery in
Europe, the number of persons
actually rescued was small com
pared with the number still fac
ing extinction in German terri
tory. "This Is due principally," he
said, "to the fact that our
enemies, despite all our appeals
and our willingness to find
havens of refuge for oppressed
peoples, persist in their fiendish
extermination campaign and ac
tively prevent the intended vic
tims from escaping to safety."
Mr. Roosevelt said refugees
fleeing to southern Italy increas
ed the burden on military author
ities there and that the American
camp was one of many being ar
ranged in the world to care for
these people.
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Portland, Or., .Tiitm IS (TIP)
Livestock :
Cattle, 300; calves, SO. Mnrket
eteady. Common to medium Rrnss
Btenm, lu.oow u.oo: nent cuuer a awn
to $6.50: cutter to common hfifern,
7.0010.00, medium heifers, 9110O
at 13.00: canner nnd cutter cows, is 00
fir 6.50; common to medium beef cows,
17.50(3 11.00; good bullft, $10 00; com
mon down to (7.50; good to choice
vealers, $14.509 10.50.
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mil MOM CAUSTIC
i Hoftf. 850. Holdover. S50. rartlal
clearances at steady prices. Good to
choice 180-370 lbs.. S13.75; 375 lbs.
up. sia.oo, Hcht lights, lio.ooailoo;
good eows. A8.O0ta8.50: pood feeder
pkM. tn.sc; choice quotable to S9.00.
Sheep,. 300. Market slow. Steady
with lata Monday. Good to choice
spring lambs. 913.50; common grade.
aio.ou:medium shorn lambs, 910-50;
good ewes, S4.00.
South San Francisco, June 13 (UP)
(USDA) Llvcetock:
Cattle. 300: noldovera. 300. Slow.
barely steady. Monday, one load good
fed steers, $16.00; three cars stock
heifers offered, easy; past two days
lower grade cows fully 35 g 50a lower,
around 300 head fresh receipts and
holdovers offered today. Several loada
you-iuuu-iD. ngea range Deer cows,
cutter grade, $7.50(3 8.00. new low;
canners ami, mostly $4.QUt0.oo: cut
ter to common bulls, $8.00(39.50.
Calves. 60. Strong. Load Rood 302-
lb. range calves, $14.60; sorted six,
neaa, jsis su.
Hogs. 400. Steady. Few loads Rood
to choice 200-240-lb. barrows and
ClltS, $14.75; few 300-330-lb., $13.00:
odd good, sows, $9.50. '
Sheep. 3200. Choice over 80-lb,
lambs absent, quoted $14.00 ft 15.00;
past two days 6000 head common to
medium shorn lambs 35 50c lower,
largely $ 1 1 .00 & 1 3 .00; cull to good
ewes, vi.out3t.ou.
Chicago, June 13 (UP) ( WFA)
Livestock:
Hogs, 33.000. Very slow. Approxi
mately 30,000 will go unsold. Good
and choice 150-400 lbs., $11.0013.75;
250-550-lb. sows. $10.5010.75.
Cattle, 0500: calve, in 00. 10 to 10c
higher. Largely steer and heifer run.
uuik steers, $14.50 17.00; top, $17.60;
some held higher; most fed heifers.
I4.0016.80; grassy heifers, $13.50
down: cutter cows, $8.70 down.
Sheep, 1000. Odd lots native spring
minus ooio strong io uneveni nigner;
quality considered but hardly enough
on sale to make a market. Mixed
grade active spring lambs, $15.60 j
16.00.
Portland Produce
Portlnntl, June 13 (UP) whole
sale produoo markets:
Apricots California, 15c lb.
Cantaloupes Jumbo 36-458, I9.50Q
10.00: standards. tSSOftSOO
Cherries N. W. Blngs, SOe lb.
Carrots California, $4.35 crate.
Lettuce Local 3s 2 50 2.75 crate.
Potatoes New California white,
S3 40.1 3 84 cental.
Pea No. 1 Oregon. 8 lOo lb.
Chicago Wheat
Chicago. June IS (UP1 Wheat:
Open Hltth Low close
July ..157'j 1.581 $I.5H ,1.58
Sept. 1.66 1.57 1.56J4 X.S7i
Dec. .. :.5fll,4 1.68 J.M" l.SSt,
May 1.87 1.58 1.585, 1-684
S. F. DAIRY PRICES
San Francisco, June 13 (U.R)
Dairy market:
Butter: 93 score 43, 92 score
42 '4, 90 score 424, 89 score
Cheese: Wholesale prices, loaf
z.h, triplets Z7.Z.
Eggs: Large grade A 36-37,
medium grade A 30-31 Va, small
grade A 21-23 'a, large grade B
ZD-3U.
Wall Street
New York, June 13 (U.R)
Stocks climbed fractions to two
points today to the highest gen
eral level In more than four
years as trading expanded to the
most active pace of the year.
Volume for the first four hours
of today's session was the most
for any corresponding period
since May 10, 1943. At the day's
best price level, the Industrial
average of Dow, Jones and Co.,
Inc., was the highest since July
1043, while the 65 stock com
ponent was at a new high since
January 3, 1940.
All sections of the list shared
the forward movement with low-
priced motors continuing to hold
the spotlight as the most active
group.
Todays closing prices on se
lected stocks:
American Tel. & Tel 160
Anaccnda .. 26
Chrysler 92V
Curtiss Wright S
General Electric . 37T's
General Motors 63'.
Montgomery Ward 47 U
Pcnn. R. R 2914
Phillips Petroleum 43
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kitchen cleansing, and In laun
dering ... for greater home
health protection. Simply fol
low directions on the label.
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IM0VIJ STAINS
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
J. C. Penney .... 100V4
Radio 10 Vi
Southern Pacific . 30'!
Standard Oil Cal. 37'4
Texas Gulf Sulphur... 35'S
Transamerica 9
United Aircrafts 27s
U. S. Rubber 50
U. S. Steel 53
LOCALS
Son Home Lt. John M. Sauls
berry was in the county over the
week-end and visited his mother,
Mrs. Lulu Sauisberry, Jackson
ville. The officer is an Instructor
at the army air field at Victor
ville, Calif. Lt. Sauisberry made
the trip by plane.
Enrolled Cecil L. Chase, 18,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil R.
Chase, Rt. 4, Is now enrolled as
an aviation cadet in the pre
flight school at Maxwell Field,
Ala., according to a dispatch
from the field. The cadets are
receiving nine weeks of military,
physical and academic training,
the article states.
Overseas Lt. Louis Nell Iven
of the army air corps has ar
rived in England at an air serv
ice command station, according
to a release from the station. Lt.
Iven has participated in a course
designed to bridge the gap be
tween training In the states and
soldiering in an active war
theater and will soon be assigned
to a field for combat duty, the
release states. Lt. Iven Is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Iven, 1006
West Fourth street.
m
Wat kins Overseas Sgt. Guy
A. Wetklns, who before going in
to the army was an Applcgate
rancher. Is now stationed at an
air service command depot in
England, according to a news re- j
lease from the depot. According
to the dispatch, Sgt. Watklns isj
one of the men recently com
to
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HAROLD MORGAN RITES ,
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Funeral services for Pvt. Har
old R. (Bob) Morgan, 17, who
died June 8 at Buckley Field,
Colo., will be held from the Perl
Funeral Home at 2 p. m. Thurs
day, the Rev. G. A. Thompson of
ficiating. Members of his Med
ford high graduating class will
act as pall bearers, and there
will be a firing squad from Camp
White at graveside services In
Siskiyou Memorial Park.
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