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Play In Spain's Relations
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By A. L. Bradford
Madrid, Nov. 3 U.PJ Gen.
Francisco Franco said In an ex
clusive interview today that
Spain had never been Fascist or
Nazi and never had been allied
secretly or otherwise with the
Axis powers.
Asserting that he understood
the American public was com
ptced of "honorable men" he
appealed for what he called
"fair play" and understanding
In Spain's relations with the
rest of the world.
In a lengthy statement of
Spain's domestic and interna
tional position Franco said
Spain could not ally itself with
Germany or any' other country
which was not guided by the
principles of Catholicism, s
He said there was no obstacle
( to far as Spain's Internal affairs
go, to collaboration with the
principal Allied powers, Includ
ing Russia, but that there must
be no interference in Spain's in
ternal affairs.
Regarding the presence of the
Spanish Blue division on the
Russian front. Franco Mid:
"This involved no idea of eon
quest nor passion against , any
country but rather a definite
anti-communistic purpose in ac
cord with the tradition of for-,
elgn legions. When the Spanish
presence of these volunteers
might affect our relations with
the Allied countries with which
we maintained friendly rela
tions it took the necessary steps
to order those volunteers to re
turn to Spain."
Franco received this, corre
spondent and Ralph Forte, Unit
ed Press staff correspondent in
Madrid, in hostorio Pardo Pal
ace. He was wearing his full
military uniform, end sat be
hind desk in quarters former
ly occupied by Alfonso XII,
father of the last king of Spain,
Spain, he said, has now en
tered a period of paeificatlqn
and hundreds of thousands of
Spanish exiles already have re
turned home.
Civil War Difficult '
"A Civil war," he said "is
difficult to settle. It inevitably
leaves injts wake, among other
evils, the existence of emigre
groups In other countries. The
tmhsppy lot of ' those wtiO are I
forced to abandon their homes
always moves the sympathies of
those who harbor them.
"On the other hand it Is Im
possible in a majority of, cases
to take these exiles at their
word. The distances Involved,
the lack of accurate information
from home, the natural bitter
ness of those who have lost the
fight, and their passion all
these things usually prevent
them from being fair in their
judgments.
"It is dangerous, therefore, to
believe what such exiles say
when they speak of those who
govern in the country wherein
the fortunes of politics have
prevented them from living.
But hundreds of thousands of
Spain's sons who left their coun
try after the Civil War have
now returned home. Disting
uished personalities who were
exiled from Spain during the
Civil War" already occupy im
portant posts here in various
fields and especially in intel
lectual activities.
'Forgetting the bitterness of
the struggle we often have ex
tended an Invitation to return
home to those desiring to live
her and I repeat that those, who
have accepted our Invitation are
innumerable. It is to be hoped
that others will return to con
tinue among us useful and pro-
aucuve work.
"Naturally professional and
permanent agitators who defy
the authority of the state and
seek by violence to undermine
that authority these so long
as they do not mend their ways
will not be allowed to return.
Not Afraid of Truth
"No country In the world
faced with such activities would
follow any other course. Spain
lives and works in peace and
does not fear but welcomes that
the world will confirm this fact.
We are not afraid of the truth
but we fear 'malicious minds' of
which Saint Paul spoke."
In evidence of his statement
that Spain was not allied with
Axis powers, Franco said:
"When in July, 1940, the
German armies, occupier, France
and reached the Spanls i border
and France was totally dis
armed, instead of seizing upon
these circumstances to attack
France from behind, which our
traditional chivalry would nev
er have permitted, Spain, on
the contrary, adopted a friendly
attitude toward that neighbor.
"In that moment only one
PREVENT PROHIBITION
DEFEAT THIS "BURKE BILL WITH
ITS DANGEROUS JOKER'!
Don't take anyone's word for Itl Read the bill Itself! See
bow the Insertion of one word the word "GIVE" in both
the title and body of this bill affects your very freedom.
.Will yon be able to serve your guests either at your social
club, or In your home under this bill? NO I Do yon want '
jthis dangerous type of prohibition? NOI 1 .,. . : ,
THBY DID IT ONCf IN 1918...THEYRC
TRYNO TO DO IT AQAIN IN 1944 .
VOTE 313 X NO!
' PaM Adv. THE ANTI-PROHIBITION COMMITTEE OF OREOON -O.
J. UcPbenoa, Chairman, Panoit-4th At. Bldg Portland .
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COUNTY PAYROLL
DOWN LAST YEAR
Jackson county's 1943 payroll
was $7,992,811 less than the
preceding year, according to fig
ures released by the state un
employment compensation com
mission. The 1843 payroll
totaled $11,234,340, the com
mission records show, while in
1942 the payroll figures rose to
119,227,151.
However, the 1943 . figure
shows considerable gain ovsr
1941, when the county payroll
totaled $7,096,643, and 1940,
when the payroll figures were
but $9,689,812.
The 1943 figures by quarters
were as follows: First' quarter,
$2,224,684; second quarter, $2,-
908,272; third quarter, $3,040,
689; fourth quarter, $3,060,695.
Friday. Wot. t, 1144
MTOFOro MAIL TRTBT7W8Rira
ageddon or The Last War" at
3 o'clock and "Clown or King?"
at 7:30. On Monday night his
lecture on the Holy Land will
be repeated.
AUTO RIDER KILLED
Dunsmulr, Cal., Nov. 3. (U.PJ
Mrs. A. H, Trafton, wife of a
Southern Pacifio railroad con
ductor from Dunsmulr, was
killed yesterday when the car
she and her husband were rid
ing in overturned during a rain
storm at Penoyar, 05 miles
north.
ert L. Beard of Columbia, S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Beard and four of
their children were all born on
a .Thursday.
Mcnte Telepholo)
Engulfed In the tearing force of hurricane-maddened waters, these
Coast Guardsmen battle for their lives on swamped decks ot a loaded
tanker north ot Cube, Gripping lifelines as the wild waves seem to
hurl them over the side are (front to rear) Elwood Donahue, New Or
leans, La.; Thomas Burroughs, Cranston, R. I.; Nick Mustapps, Bell
ingh.m, Wash, and Warrant Boatswain Maurice Chaplin, Miami, Fla
Coast Guard photo.
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European power remained at
warwith the Axis nation and
the United States had not en
tered the conflict. If the accu
sations concerning our alleged
obligations with the Axis had
been true this was the incom
parable moment to have taken
up arms against the Allied coal
ition wherein France had ceased
to fight leaving her territory
easy prey to occupation by a
foreign army.
Americans Invited
Speaking of Spain's Internal
situation, Franco said:
"I invite all Americans to
come and see for themselves
with their own eyes and contem
plate what goes on in our coun
try. They will appreciate espe
cially our insistence on main
taining order without which
progress is impossible.
"Due to certain pecularities
of the Spanish temperment po
litical . institutions which pro
duce excellent resuts in other
countries lead here to the exact
contrary. Forms of government
which appear moderate even
when directed by men of mod
eration here In Spain only serve
to unleash acts of - violence
which immediately destroy
these very same men and insti
tutions. Hence the necessity for
reinforcing the authority of the
government."
FOREMAN CONVICTED
' JMarysvllle, CaL, Nov. 3. U.B
Leonard Young, 36-year-old
ranch foreman, today faced a
prison sentence of from 1 to 10
years following his manslaugh
ter conviction last night in the
fatal shooting of Raymond
Snow, 33, who was assertedly re
sponsible . for Youne's wife's
1 pregnancy.
This is NoTime to Ploy Politics!
It is No Time to Gamble with the Lives of Oor Boys!
Would You Veto to recall
GENERAL EISENHOWER
Would You Veto to recall
GENERAL MAC ARTHUR
Would You Vote to recall ' ,
ADMIRAL NIMITZ
Would You Vote to recall
GENERAL MARSHALL
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OF C0URS6 (107!
Then Don't Change Your Commander-in-Chief
Vote for PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
... then back the President up with a
Vote
for
for U.S. SENATOR
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SCHOOL OFFICAL
OPPOSES TAX BILL
Portland, Nov. 3 Guy E.
Jaques, school board member
who was absent when the board
considered the state aid school
amendment due for a vote No
vember 7, has announced his
opposition to the measure.
Jaques vote puts four direc
tors in opposition to and three
in favor of the amendment,
which would create a state fund
to pay not less than 45 cents
per day, per child for all school
children in Oregon.
Jaques based his opposition
on belief that no legislation of
this kind "should be In the con
stitution until it has been tried
and proven sound over a period
of years."
OBITUARY
MRS. ELMINA BLAINE
Mrs. Elmlna Blaine passed
away at a local hospital Thurs
day evening. She Is survived by
two daughters, Mrs. LUlie
Sparks, Medford, and Mrs. Mar
ion Peterson; also by two sons,
Raymond A. Blaine, Klamath
Falls, and Clinton D. Blaine,
Medford. Nine grandchildren
and two great granchildren also
survive. ,
She has been a resident of
Medford since 1925. The Rev.
Delbert Daniels of the First
Christian church will conduct
the services from the Conger
Morris Funeral Parlors Satur
day at 3 p. m. Interment will
follow at the I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Evangelist Slates
Closing Lectures
At Baptist Church
. Dr. Russell M. Brougher, New
York evangelist, closes his lec
tures at First Baptist church
here Monday night.- Tonight he
will speak on 'The Devil's
Boomerang" and will show col
ored moving pictures of Yosem
ite Valley, beginning at 7:30.
Saturday at the same time
he will lecture on "Wonders of
the Holy Land", illustrated by
Z.ooo feet of moving pictures.
He will wear native costume
and display mummies' feet said
to be 5,000 years old.
Dr. Brougher will hold three
services Sunday speaking on
"The Christian's Coronation" at
11 o'clock, "The Battle of Arm-
POLITICIANS' PARADISE
Guilford, Me. U.PJ It pays
to be a politician in Guilford.
Charles A. Bennett 'has been
town clerk for 47 years and
Fred A. Heath has wielded the
moderator's gavel for ,40 years,
POPULAR NATAL DAY
Colubta. S. C U.PJ Thurs
day is the "red letter" day In
the family of Mr. and Mrs. kod-
WE'LL PAY
YOUR PRICE
for your GAS BUGGY
WITHOUT GAS1
Fly In, Ride In, Fall In,
Walk in, Writ, in cw
Phona in .
3919
Automobile Mattel
Sixth and Bartlett
JEWELERS
WILL BE CLOSED WED., NOV. 8
And RE-OPEN MOIL, IIOV. 13
JIMMIE LEROY ROSS
Jimmie Leroy Ross, 7, son of
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Ross of
Central Point, passed away at a
local hospital Thursday morning
from head Injuries received
when he was struck by a car.
He was born In Medford, Aug.
28, 1937, and was in the second
grade in the Central Point grade
school, where he was popular
with students and teachers.
Besides his parents, he is sur
vived by his sister, Mrs. Fred
Keith, a nephew, Frederick
Keith, grandmother, Mrs. T. D.'
Ross, all of Central Point; Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Ross, an aunt
and uncle, and cousins, John
and Edgar Ross, of Prineville,
Ore., Janet Ross, Medford, aunt
and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Ted
Goin and cousin, Gwen Goln,
Central Point; his uncle, Clatous
McCredle, Medford, and grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. La
Barre of Seattle, Wash.
Funeral services will be con
ducted from Perl funeral home
Saturday at 2 p. m., the Rev.
E. Gilbert Cays of Central Point
Church of Christ officiating. In
terment will be in Siskiyou
Memorial Park.
WEST NEEDS DEWEY
Washington, Nov. 3. (U.F3
Sen- John Thomas, R., Ida., said
today that election of Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey, Republican
presidential nominee "will speed
up development ot the west"
How To Relieve
Bronchitis
Creomulslon relieves promptly be
sause it goes right to the seat ot the
Toubls to help loosen and expel
term laden phlegm, and aid nature
jo tooths and heal raw, tender, in
lamed bronchial muoous mem
jranes. Tell your druggist to sell you
t bottle of Creomulslon with the un
tsrstandlng you must like the way it
luickjy allays the cough or you ax
a have your money back.
CREOMULSION
'or Coughs, Gust Colds, Bronchitis
VIM
THE FACTS CONCERNING THE
TOITOEUD 3 - 5 GROSS
INCOME TAX
READ THIS BEFORE YOU VOTE!
O What Is a "GROSS INCOME TAX?"
A "qrois Income tax" Is a tax on total
receipts, from all sources, ot an indi
vidual, partnership or corporation,
without any deduction for cost of do
lng business, such as rent, wages, cost
ot merchandise, or deduction of losses,
and without personal or corporate ex
emptions except as Inconsequential '
exemptions of $100 month may
later be granted. '
"Would you, as business man, property
owner, or individual, pay a "gross In
come tax" even though your expenses
exceeded your gross receipts?
Yet, you would. If you sold property
for $9000 that cost you $10,000, you
must pay a 3 or 6 tax on the
$9000. part of your gross Income.
Every 'wage earner, salaried person.'
business man, farmer, owner ot se
curities, owner of rented property,
would have to make a monthly return
of tax on gross Income In addition to
present Federal and State income tax
returns.
Oregon would have three . Income
taxes; personal net Income tax, corpo
rate excise tax, and this Townsend
tax on gross income.
Tha Towntand 3 or 8 tax may be
withheld from pay checks by employ
ers, in addition to the present Federal
tax withholding, or wage earners and
salaried people will have to make
their own monthly tax return along
with all business men, farmers, etc.
i 100.000 Oregon men and women in
armed forces are deprived of oppor
tunity to learn all facts about eileet
of this measure on Jobs and business
opportunities available on their return
from war.
i 3 or $ tax would be levied on
rent, alimony, sale of all farm pro
ducts, all foods, Interest and divi
dends sale of personal property, se
curities, on all wages and salaries,
on wholesale or retail sales, commis
sions, insurance and transportation
costs, ALL payments received by
farmers, amusements, doctor and law-'
yer fees, damages awarded by Courts,
sales of articles manufactured and
sold in Oregon.
i $184,100,000 (State tax commission
estimate) would have been collected
on 1943 gross income in Oregon, for
benefit of about 10 ot state's popu
lation, which would be forced into
Idleness to receive this pension,
l Tf a 3 or 8 tax on gross Income to
retire everyone over 60 (whether they
need the money or not) Is sound pol
icy and good for Oregon, then why
not a 100 tax and everybody stop
working?
I Many Oregon manufacturers can not
ad 3 or 8 to their prices and com-,
pete with manufacturers in other
states.
Jobs will disappear! prices will in
crease many times the 3 or 8
added cost; Inflation will result
wages, rents, salaries, fixed interest,
returns,-will bo reduced.
Property values win decline due to
higher interest loan rates, frozen
market demand for property duo to ,
. ' added tax on each turnover or sale. ,
Hawaii gross Income tax Is utterly
different; to compare the Townsend
Plan tax with Hawaiian tax is grossly
' Inaccurate) on producers in Hawaii tho
tax is Vi no tax on wages, salaries;
on manufactured articles 1V4.
a Savings account depositors In banks
can be hit two ways; 3 tax on in- ,
terest received; banks may be forced
to cut interest rate because Town
send tax will apply to certain bank
Income. . , ,
m There Is no element of Insurance in
this scheme; no reserves; it is simply
a monthly gamble as to pension to bo ,
received.
Production is the only basis of wealth;
possession -of dollars does not mean
an Increase in wealth. Large sums in
eaiy circulation depreciate value ot
money. Old folks could and would bs
hurt more than helped, through In
creased living coats.
The Oregon State Tax Commission ii
, not equipped to handle possible 100
000 monthlrtax returns and pension
payments. Perhaps not even suffic
lent paper is available to service such
an undertaking.
s This scheme is a constitutional amend
ment.. It is dangerous to write a man
datory tax scheme into the state's or
ganic law.
How much will the tax raise?
. Based upon Oregon's estimated
gross transactions of $3,603,-
- 000,000 a 3 tax would raise a
minimum of over $168,090,000.
This it over three timet tha total
taxes of $54,516,000 collected
by Oregon from all tourcat for
tha fiscal year 1942-43.
Does, the proposed Act eliminate
any taxes?
No. All existing taxes continue
in affect.
VOTE 317 X JO!
DsJil Arlif Cltliens Committee of Jackson County,
ram HH"i b. E. Harder, Chairman. ,