SUED FOR LIBEL
IN STATLER ROW
Washington, Nov." 22 (U.R)
President Daniel. J. Tobln and
tha teamsters' union (A. F, L.)
aald today that the union's pub
lication. International - Team
ster, published articles "dealing
with the now-famous "Battle of
the Statler" because newspapers
throughout the country were
"using the incident for political
purposes"" adverse to the inter-
ests of President Roosevelt.
-"4 Tobln and the union filed
answers In district court seeking
dismissal of two $200,000 libel
suits filed against them by Lt.
Randolph Dickens, Jr., and Lt.
rmiiv .Tumps H. Suddeth. who
Identified themselves as the two
' naval officers Involved in the
incident last September 23.
Dickens and Suddeth said
members of the' Teamsters' un
ion accosted them in the Hotel
? Statler the night of Mr. Roose
velt's opening campaign speech
at a teamsters banquet, demand
ing to know if they intended to
vote for the commander-in-chief.
The two naval officers said they
were struck-and shoved, by sev
eral union members. .
The union publication carried
articles which included a series
of affidavits to the effect that
the two officers used abusive
language and provoked the hos
tilities. In their libel suits, Suddeth
i and Dicklns charged the publl
cation with making untruthful
statements which, had they been
true, would have, made them
subject to court martial.
Tobln and the union said In
their answers that the ."Interna
tional Teamster" is not a publi
cation of general circulation but
Is published only for the infor
mation of union members. They
denied any malicious intent in
. publishing the affidavits which
they said were true.
FOR LEGISLATION
TO END BOYCOTTS
New York Terming the. ac
tion of James Caesar Petrlllo,
president of the American .Fed
eration of Musicians, as usurpa
tion of the power of government
to levy all taxes, the Investors
Fairplay - League, speaking for
thousands of small and middle
class Investors, which it repre
sents in every state, peltloned
congress to enact legislation
promptly to curb boycotts such
as the one which paralyzed the
transcription industry - for the
past two years.
The league declared In its pe
tition sent to all senators and
congressmen that the agreement
under which broadcasting com
panies "finally capitulated to
Petrlllo's demand that they pay
tribute, not to the musician
members, but into the treasury
of his union to be used in any
way" he might desire, is a
"shameful scandal", and con
tinued: "Petrlllo launched a boycott
against the country? leading
manufacturers of phonographs.
records and transcriptions. The
War Labor Board, months ago,
ordered this ban lifted. Mr.
Petrillo rejected, flouted, and
denied the order of this federal
government agency.
"Mr. Roosevelt personally
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pleaded with Mr. Petrlllo to
comply," the league stated "but
he humiliated the President of
the United States by brazenly
refusing.
"President Roosevelt's re
sponse was that he would In
stitute a study of the statutes to
determine whether legal action
could be taken to compel com
pliance, v
"No further steps having, been
taken by the President to end
the boycott, the National Broad
casting Company and the Col
umbia Broadcasting 'Company
finally capitulated," the league
said In its communication,
which was signed by B. C.
Forbes, president; and B. A.
Javits, vice president and gen
eral counsel.
"If one union or any other
concentrated power can legal
ly impose a private tax on one
product, will not all other
unions be in a position to levy
a private tax on all other prod
ucts and 'thus on all consum
ers?" the league asked and then
Implored congress to "legislate
effectively to prohibit such un
American usurpation of the
right and power heretofore re
siding in congress.
Sgt. Earl Harnish,
Eagle Point, Gets
Award For Wounds
Staff Sgt. Earl V. Harnish has
been awarded the purple, heart
for wounds received in action
while on duty with the' 41st dl-'
vision in the south Pacific, ac
cording to his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Harnish of Eagle
Point. Mr. and Mrs.- Harnish
have received letters from- Staff
Sgt. Ed Crandall and Sgt. Frank
Sparks, both of Eagle Point, who
nave served with Sgt. Harnish
I in the 41st division since leav
ing here with the national guard
three years ago.
Sgt. Sparks related that Sgt
Harnish is considered "some
what of a herd among us," and
that he is recovering from his
wounds satisfactorily. Sgt. Cran
dall wrote, "I'm very much
afraid none of us will be there
for Christmas. There's nothing
in this world we'd like better,
but I feel we'll be lucky If we're
theer next year at this time."
JEWISH SETTLEMENT IN
ALASKA NOT PLAN NOW
Washington, Nov. 22 (U.R)
A Department of the Interior
spokesman said today that
agency did not have under con
sideration any plan for the set
tlement of Jewish refugees from
abroad in Alaska.
He pointed out that such a
plan had been slrawo up before
the United States entered the
war, but had been turned down
in the house.
Jean Pierre Boyer, a mulatto
general, was president of Haiti.
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M I L L I NX CO? 5
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1ST PRESBYTERIAN
The twenty-second annual Un
ion Thanksgiving service for
people of Medford and vicinity j
win De neia Thursday at tne
First Presbyterian church, South
Holly at Eighth, at 10 a. m., ac
cording to the Rev. Harry Han
sen,, host pastor, and chairman
of the local committee in charge
of the observance.
A full worship program, in
which many pastors of the city
will take part, has been ar
ranged together with music ap
propriate to the occasion. Of
special interest will be the ser
mon by the Rev. Karl Brock
haus, of Zion Lutheran church,
in that this will be his farewell
sermon to the people of Med
ford. He and Mrs. Brockhaus
will entrain shortly for Grand
Forks, . N. Dak., where he will
assume the pastorate of the St.
Mark's Lutheran church'. Brock
haus has been active in the work
of the ministerial association,
He
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being the present vice-president
of the organization. Mrs. Brock
haus has been president of the
Federation of Church Women,
and a member of the new
Y.M.C.A. board. .
This union service has been
geratly supported In previous
years, and it is hoped that a
fine attendance will be realized.
The free-will offering will be
given to the work for the pre
vention of tuberculosis.
TOBACCO HEIRESS WINS
ANOTHER LEGAL ROUND
Reno, Ncv., Nov,, 22 (U.R)
Tobacco Heiress Doris Duke
Cromwell, the "richest girl In
the world," today was winner of
another round in her 11-month
legal battle to remain divorced
from Socialite James H. " R.
Cromwell, former 'minister to
Canada.
Judge William McKnight of
the Washoe district oourt late
yesterday verbally granted a
motion of Mrs. Cromwell's at
torneys to nullify a New Jersey
chancery court order which had
declared her Nevada decree
"null and void."
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window, stopped the train and
recovered them after a five
minute hunt.
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FIRST CHRISTIAN
The 60th anniversary of the
First Christian church of Med
ford will be observed November
26 with a' sperlal evening pro
gram. The state secretary will be
here to speak and special music
has been arranged. The note for
indebtedness on the building
.will be- burned, leaving the
church free of debt.
The history of the Medford
Christian church dates back to
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Published tn Cooperation with tha
Nation's ' Sixth War Loan by tha
Bakers of
1884 when Martin Peterson or
ganized the church Nov. 22, and
continued as the regular pastor
until his death in 1880.
The first permanent location
was on Front street between
Sixth and Seventh. Later a hall
on Main street was used; then
the Baptist church was used for
a time. A lot was secured at
Sixth and North ivy and a
building was ertfctcd in 1889,
which served as the place of
worship "Until the present home
like building at Ninth and South
Oakdale was erected In 1912.
The second unit on the east was
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Wednesday. Wot. 22. IS44 MEDFORD MAIL' TRIBUNE FIVE
erected In 1926.
The church has nad some very
worthy ministers, the last three
to minister here will be remem
bered as W. R. Baird, Reuben
W. Coleman, Ward A. Rice. The
present pastor is Delberf W, Dan
iels. Many have coma and gone In,
the membership in the past 60 j
years of history. The present!
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