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ARTHUR PERRY, Sunday Editor
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GERALD LATHAM, Circulation Mgr.
An Independent Newipapar.
kntered lecond elaa matlar
llcdord, Oregon, under Act of
March 3. 1813.
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Gen. H. Tojo, No. 1, and S.
Togo, No. 2 Japanese war ras
cals are In Yank custody. The
elmllarlty of their monickers
must cause many a mix-up with
their mall and phone calls.
It li argued a special session
li needed to "reform the legisla
ture." Some hold It can't be
done. Others favor a revival
meeting scheduled for a week,
but lasts 60 days,
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A two year old Kansas boy
playing with a six-shooter shot
a pipe out of his Grandpaw'a
mouth. Infants teething on fire
arms should not indulge in tar
get practice till they get out of
kindergarten.
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Tha little boys start learning
. their 3 Ha today. The big boya
Already are learning their T-for-matlon,
and not forgetting to
cross tha Ts.
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YE CORRECT BIZE UP
(Baudette, Minn., Region)
"The lads who squandered
the big wages they got in war
plants are probably finding
out that Ufa Is a case of chick
en on year and feathers tha
next."
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Gum haa returned to the
stores, and many of the fair sex
are chewing it, even if It does
develop hard lines In the face,
as the beauticians claim. It
doesn't matter much about the
faces of men and boys. They arc
In action most of the time, gum
or no gum,
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Correspondents report auto
horns in Japan sound like a
goose. In the light of recent his
tory this makes the Identifica
tion complete, but a bray would
make It more so.
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Farmers report their fat pul
lets begin to look like C. Pheas
ants, and most of the No Hunting
signs, have, been blitzed.
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AM OLD MEANIE
(Corvallis Gazette-Times
"There Is always something
to take the Joy out of life. Kate
Smith Is hack on airways. W'e
hate to leave our easy chair
to turn her off, but it's worth
It."
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"Wanted Board for boy.
Thone 1BH0" (Del Norto Tripli
cate) A fond parent is going to
spare the hand.
The deer season opened In
California yesterday. Two or
three local hunters returned in
tact, with BOO points cold in
death on the left hand fender.
It now conies to light Adm.
Ilalsey, commander of the
worlds mightiest naval force,
who boasted he wanted to ride
the Mikado's white horse on the
streets of Tokyo, is not at home
in the saddle, and rues the day
he ever brought the subject up.
He knows less about a horse,
than the average cowpoke does
about a battleship. He still has
plenty on Ilirohito, who knows
nothing about either a horse or
a battlrship.
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"A jolly bunch of our young
people went on a kodaking ex
pedition Sunday that resulted in
many exposures and a very en
joyable time. (Clipping turned
in' by MIIB).
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Gen. Kichelbergcr, Yankee
commander of Tokyo, has order
ed the Japs to deliver their war
criminals to him in 'good health.'
He wants them ready to go into
cell, instead of a hospital bed.
U. Tojo.
In New York, naturalized cit
izens may not vote until 90 days
after naturalization.
Cloalni time tut Claimed Ada S Jo
m. loo Lata to Claaaily 12MS p. m.
Washington, D. C, Sept. 14 The day wa left San Fran
cisco we ran into the General Wainwright party at the St. Francis.
Had a good view of the general; he not only looked ill but in
pain. With a atreet parade the next day to participate in, we
felt genuinely sorry for the "Hero of Bataan," assuming he felt
as badly as he looked.
But apparently he didn't. He had to make a show of him
self here and yesterday the big celebration was held in New
York, and the general is still going strong, his pictures In the
morning papers indicating he feels better than when he landed
at the Golden Gate. We have an Idea he is one of these lean,
wiry Individuals with a lot mora vitality and bounce than his
exterior indicates.
But what a reception and to a defeated general not a vic
torious one! Everyone says the enthusiasm was greater than
that accorded the husky and vivacious hero of Europe, General
Elsenhower. If so it is a tribute not only to General wainwright,
but to the people of this country... We doubt if there is another
country in the world that would thus react to a military leader
who never won a battle against the enemy, but did win the battle
with himself... For General Wainwright was offered the same op
portunity to escape a Jap prison that General MacArthur was
offered... He refused or, he felt his place was with his men... It
is one of the major miracles that this decision did not cost him
his life. It did cost him his health and many years of life, no
doubt.
There are two schools of thought regarding Japan, what
might b termed the tough and the tender ones. Both of them
might profit by General Wainwright's remarks In New York
yesterday, for In spite of his terrible experience he advocates
none of the tough school tactics. Ho advocates a firm hand and
no nonsense, however, particularly no truck with those who be
cause Japan Is now eating out of our hand, think the Japanese
nature has changed, and Japanese leadership Is to be trusted.
That sneak attack on Pearl Harbor should never be forgotten,
nor the treatment accorded men like General Wainwright when
defenseless prisoners In their hands. Such deeds, not the fawning
tactics of the new Japanese diplomats, faking their deep love for
democracy and humanity in an effort to escape their Just punish
ment, should determine the character of American policy toward
the Nipponese.
Spent a few minutes In the Senate press gallery, almost
anywhere Inside is better than outside here today, for It is a
typical Washington summer day, around 90 via the mercury
and over that In humidity. Grandmother B. used to call such
weather "wilting" and certainly Is, everything wilts including
the human spirit. Another word for' it is "sticky" and every
thing sticks. To any one from the Pacific Coast such weather
Is really like one of Admiral Halsey's "kicks" in the face, like
leaving a refrigerator car and diving into a Turkish bath, though
the Oregon delegation appears to be bearing up fairly well one
either dies or gets used to it. no doubt.
Very little doing In the Senate outside of an amusing colloquy
between Senator Bilbo of Mississippi and Senator Downey of
California, over some economic survey of California the latter
wishes tha government to undertake. Bilbo could not see why
California should be the only state to be surveyed why not
Mississippi also and asked Downey to explain. The California
senator did so by delivering a typical "California Incorporated"
speech the general drift being that California not only produces
tha biggest oranges and melons but the biggest post-war prob
lems, far larger than those of Mississippi or any other state.
Bilbo took exception to this, of course, on behalf of his constitu
ents but finally withdrew his objection, making some crack
about the goldcn-klssed state having a thousand negro workers
who wish to move to darkest Africa, preferring that climate and
environment to that of Cal-ee-for-nia! The Mississippi senator
thought thia indicated a serious situation In California and we
were Inclined to agree with him.
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin gave a short speech advocating
the establishment of a bigger and better "Intelligence service"
for the post-war period under the direction of the redoubtable
J. Edgar Hoover of F.B.I. The speaker felt a close watch should
be kept on other nations as far as atomic bomb manufacture and
progress might be concerned, and maintained Hoover was the
only man to do It.
Mebhe so, mebba so. But If J. Edgar should find such acti
vity within another nation, what would he, or we. do 3bout
it? In times of peace you can't control scientific development
particularly in another nation, though perhaps the information
might be of soma benefit, as a warning.
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But seriously what utter folly to even consider going on in
the same old way after this war, which has ushered in a com
pletely now era known as the era of atomic energy. It simply
CAN'T be done unless we wish to destroy the world and every
one In It, at least on the SURFACE of It. If we lack the vision,
haven't we a sufficiently active Instinct of self-interest and self
preservation to save us?
We doubt It, at present at least. There below on the four
of the Senate moving majestically about was the senior senator
from Texas, Senator Connelly, chairman of the Foreign Rela
tions committee, who wishes to keep the atomic bomb a secret
from other nations, Just as King Canute wished to sweep back
the tides of the ocean to suit HIS convenience. Near him was
the hotel greeter and bon vivant. Senator "Happy" Chandler of
Kentucky, who draws $10,000 for representing his state in the
upper house, and around $.10,000 to be the Grand Mogul in the
realm of big league baseball I He took up the time of the senate
by reading soma inane doggerel from some moppets in the foot
hills of his native state asking why their "daddy," a private In
the army of occupation In Gcnnany was not home to assuage
their breaking hearts!
And he liked them and pas;ed them around with that fatu
ous grin of his as he might at some meeting of the L. A. Break
fast club! And many more of the same. We have often observed
tha U. S. Senate from the press gallery before, never before with
the same sense of the essnllally unral, farcical jet tragic quality,
of the performance! R.W.R.
Football Briefs
Murage. Cal., Sept. 17 (UP
The St. Mary's College squad to
day planned to brush up on of
fensive plays and plot a defense
against the University of Calif
ornia Bears whom the Gaels
meet In the first local college
game of the season next Satur
day.
Both schools stationed guards
around their respective campus
es following an attempt by St.
Mnrv'i students to paint the big
"C" blue. Cal prowlers were,
expected to make a traditional ,
attempt to paint St. Mary s
water tank.
Ex-service man John Kauff
man of Long Beach, Calif., and
Harry Reiton of Portland, 270
pound freshman, were certain
for the guard positions. Another
freshman, Bob Anderson, looked
sure for right end, while Bill
Anderson of Long Beach loomed
for the center position. Bill Davis
of Ashland, a promising center,
was lost to the squad when he
was called into the army.
C.r, r.Ml.A 17 rlte
The San Francisco nippers of
the Pacific Coast professional
fnnttiall lnffil hive altfned I. a.
vine "Larry" Bettencourt, for
mer St. Mary s college ena, to
play during tha coming season.
The zoo-pound ace will play
with i.owen "agnrr, 1 .- unit i
OrtlK. Ji iry lowu vitfi-i mm i. j
Joe M. Grath. St. Mary's guard. I
I nn Much, isr iiiiioacK. inn
Frank Thorpe. 21-year-old
tackle who is a nephew of Jim
Thorre. the Carlisle Indian i
back.
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Eugene. Ore.. Sept. 17 CU.R1 ;
Tey Oliver today launched his.
University of Oregon Webfootsj
on tin Ir aiH-nnrt ivpi.lc nf nrai-lii-f I
with four berths virtually filled ,
for the coining game against the.
University of Washington. '
Corvallis. Ore , Sept. 17 flJ.P.1
Oregon State today opened a
ones-day program of scrim
mage, the green team having
spent the first week in learning
football fundamentals.
Lon Stiner is not optimistic
about the team's prospects, ow
ing to the lack of experienced
talent,
SGT. LEROY CAMERON
AT GOLD HILL HOME
Gold Hill. Sept. 17 Former
T Sgt. LcRoy Cameroon, who
served overseas for 28 months
with the First Cavalry unit, was
discharged from the army Thurs
day at Ft. l ewis and Is now at
home with his father. Roy Cam
eron. Cameron was in the army
for more than four years, being
stationed In Australia and New
Guinea in the early part of the
war. He was with the first con
tingent of men to enter Manila
during the recent Philippine
campaign.
lie Stall Tribune Want Ada.
SOUTHWEST MEET
Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 17 flJ.B
Sam Snead loomed today as the
chief challenger to Byron Nel
son's golf supremacy after win
ning the $10,000 Southwestern
Invitational meet for his second
straight tournament victory.
The hard-driving West Vir
ginian led all the way and fin
ished the 72 holes In 277 strokes
nine better than Ben Hogan
of Hershey, Pa., and Vic Ghezzi
of Deal, N. J. Nelson, all-time
money-winning champion and
victor In virtually every tourna
ment this summer, finished with
a 288.
Only Snead of tha 32-man
field 20 professionals and 12
amateurs was able to better the
par figure of 284. Hogan and
Ghezzi were two over par for the
tricky Southern Hills course.
Snead picked up $2,000 In
war bonds for his victory. He
has won $18,910 In prize money
this year since returning from
navy service. Hogan and Ghezzi
each won $1,200 and Nelson took
$800.
Jimmy Hines and Ky Laffoon
of Chicago were tied at 291, and
Jimmy Demaret of Houston,
Tex., and Gib Sellers of Hot
Springs, Ark., carded 293's.
Westbrook Pegler
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HOWTH
STAND
Coast League
W. L.
Portland 109 67
Seattle 100 75
Sacramento 94 81
San Francisco 92 84
Oakland .. 8? 89
San Diego 79 97
Los Angeles 73 103
Hollywood 69 107
New York, Sept. 17 The su
preme court recently decided
that a labor union, hitherto em
powered to act in restraint of
interstate commerce, even by re
sort to false and defamatory
statements against innocent busi
ness firms, and by highway rob
bery, loses that privilege when
it acts in concert with a non-labor
group.
Even a corrupt and criminal
band, disguised as a labor union,
may prey on the public if it acts
solely in its own interest. But if
one or more legitimate business
firms, paying taxes and abiding
by all laws, should be forced into
partnership with the union, the
restraint of trade then becomes
illegal.
The case was an injunction
suit by a group of manufacturers
of switch boards and other elec
trical equipment residing outside
the city of New York. The plain
tiffs charged that Local 3, of the
International Broth e r h o o d of
Electrical Workers, of the A. F.
of L., had agreed with certain
manufacturers and contractors
within the metropolitan area to
exclude their products from New
York.
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IT WAS ARGUED that this
combination was a boycott
against many large non-resident
manufacturers excluding them
from the greatest single market
available to testify. He was mur
dered near his home four months
after the shooting. No arrest was
made in the murder case.
Adelbert Letscher gave testi
mony at the preliminary hear
ing of the charge against Van
Arsdale on May 27, 1933. That
afternoon acid was thrown in
his face. He testified at Van Ars
dale's trial and his mention of
the acid was stricken out. How
ever, In summing up, the prose
cutor referred to this testimony
and this reference was, in part,
the basis of the reversal.
On April 30, 1935, the district
attorney, moving dismissal of the
shooting case, told the court that
Sorenson and Dooner had receiv
ed, between them, out of the
union's funds, $15,000 in settle
ment of suits against the union
of their wounds. Therefore they
no' longer desired to prosecute
Van Arsdale.
a a a
VAN ARSDALE. powerful he
has been in Local 3, insists that
the decision to pay Sorenson and
Dooner $15,000 was freely taken
by the membership. At one of
the general membership meet
ings, however, his popularity, If
that is the correct word, was
shjwn when, by a motion from
the floor, he was nominated for
re-election and then re-elected
by acclaim. Usual procedure calls
for a ballot election on a day
I privilege of membership ue to
' lack of trained leadership.
SWEET POTATOES, YAMS
MAKE GOOD CROP HERE
Frank Roe reports he will har
vest between four and five tons
of sweet potatoes and yams
planted on an acre and one-half
of Bear Creek bottom land near
Ashland. They were planted last
spring as an experiment to see
if they could be grown here. He
plans to plant a larger field next
year, using the knowledge gain
ed this year in irrigating and
cultivation. The yams were in
fested with a few wire worms
but the sweet potatoes were not
bothered. The crop will be sold
at a good price.
Under the French regime, 1 1 !
governors ruled Louisiana dur
ing 14 administrations. ,
Tearlnf trp of XscMonrffie
railroad rails by owner is prohibited.
THIHTY-FOUR YEARS AdO
September 17, 1911
(It Was Sunday)
New Westminister, B. C, bank
is robbed of $315,000.
Movement launched for sub
way under Sixth street tracks.
Gov. Os West to call special
session of legislature for Good
Road funds.
P 4 E runs special train to
Eagle Point for Good Roada
meeting.
Ua Mall Tribune Want Ada.
tions. Van Arsdale has visited
Russia as an American unionist.
National League
W. L.
Chicago 90 52
St. Louis 86 56
Brooklyn 78 64
Pittsburgh 80 67
New York 76 68
Boston 60 82
Cincinnati 59 83
Philadelphia 44 101
American Laagua
W. L. Pet.
Detroit 85 60 .586
Washington ..... 84 64
St. Louis .. 76 68
568
528
Nrw York 74 68 .521
Cleveland 68 70
Chicago 70 74
.493
.486
Boston 66 78 .458
Philadelphia 51 92 .357
SCHOOLS OF CITY
BEGIN FALL TERM
Grade schools and Junior high
sohool of this city opened today
as did the Ashland, Central
Point. Talent, Derby, Rogue Riv
er, Brownsboro, Table Rock,
Wagner Creek, Prospect, Evans
Valley, Oak Grove, Shady Cove,
Butte Falls, and West Side
schools.
Jacksonville, Ruch Sterling,
Phoenix, Applegate and Eagle
Point are scheduled to open next
Monday, After that date all
schools in the county will be un
derway with exception of Med
ford senior high school, which
has deferred opening until Mon
day, Oct. 1, to permit the older
students to help In the fruit har
vest. The county school superin
tendent's office reports teachers
are still needed In a few of the
high schools, and outlying rural
schools. The teacher employment
situation was described as fair.
Many new teachers have come
to this state from the Middle
West, and many former local
teachers have returned from mil
itary service or defense plant
work, it was stated.
in the country. Had the union I other than the day of nomina-
imposed this boycott by Itself.
simply by declaring the plaintiff
manufacturers to be unfair,
these companies and the public
would have had no relief. In
previous cases, the Roosevelt
court had ruled flatly that a un
ion was the sole judge of its
own interests and of the means
that it might use to advance
those interests provided it acted
by itself or in concert with oth
er unions, but not with tax-paying
employers or other non-labor
interests.
IT IS NOT here represented
that Local 3 is disreputable or
that its important offices are oc
cupied by criminals, with one
exception. The reader may form
his own opinions as to its charac
ter. William A. Hogan, treasurer
of Local 3 for many years, was
sentenced to Sing Sing on July
17. 1922, for grand larceny, first
degree, to serve from to
three years. In July, 1923, Gov
ernor Al Smith commuted his
term to the time served. Hogan
was released because his family
needed his support. The people
proved that he had misappro
priated $21,675 from the rank
and file benefits funds.
After his release he was re
stored to the position of trust in
which he had been unfaithful
and the parent or international
brotherhood made him interna
tional treasurer.
a
BUSINESS MANAGER of Lo
cal 3 is Harry Van Arsdale. He
has been convicted of assault,
first degree in a shooting case,
in which two men were wound
ed, and of inciting to riot In a
strike. Both convictions were re
versed and the indictments were
dismissed thereafter. In the first
case the sentence was from six
to 12 years. In the other, the
sentence was from one to two
years.
The shooting occurred In the
local union hall on Feb. 24, 1933.
William Sorenson, a union mem
ber, was shot in the shoulder and
stomach, and Frank Dooner, also
a member, was shot in the hand.
Within an hour, Sorenson made
a statement to the district at
torney, saying: "Van Arsdale
pulled a gun. He fired at me
and the first bullet hit me in the
stomach. He fired another shot
at me."
At Bellevue hospital, Dooner
said Van Arsdale had no gun.
but he later said someone had
threatened him with injury if
he did not keep his mouth shut,
a a
HENRY G O D E L L, another
member, who had been with
Sorenson and Dooner was not
A QUIET CHAPEL
No Steps to Ciimb
Sine 1888
CONGER -MORRIS
Sixth and Wait Main
Office of tha County Coroner
Ambulance Service
H. W. Conger Carlos W. Morris
What the Girl Scouts
Are Doing
An eight hour training has
been scheduled by the Medford
Girl Scout council training com
mittee for Tuesday, Sept. 18.
and will be held at the Scout
Headquarters on East Main
street. This first of a series of
training classes for the adults in
the Girl Scout organization will
be for the leaders, assistants and
troop committee members of the
intermediate Girl Scout troops.
Girls in the fifth, sixth, seventh
and eighth grades are in this
program.
Mrs C. A. Meeker, chairman
of the training committee, an
nounces that this course will be
given by the local Girl Scout ex
ecutive, Marjorie Hopkins, and
assisting her will be members of
(the training committee, Mrs. E.
R, Driver, Mrs. Arnold Bohnert
and Mrs. Don Zeis.
This first course is the "Intro
duction to Girl Scouting" and is
psneeiallv nlanned for adults
new in the Scout organization.
However the material changes
with program changes and it
also serves as a refresher course
for those who have been out of
the program for some time.
Fifteen adults have signed up
for the course, but since the
course provides for 25 . other
committee members, leaders,
and mothers of Scouts not now
serving activily in the troop pro
grams but who are willing to as
sist or serve at various times are
urged to acquaint themselves
with the Girl Scout program by
attending. Hours are 9 a. m. un
til 5 p.m., lunch inc.lud.ed.
This training is offered free
of charge to any adult in the vi
cinity who will assist In any
way In making the Girl Scout
program available for the sev
eral hundred girls who In the
past year have been denied the
Flight o' Time
Medford and Jackson Co. His
tory from the files of tha Mall
Tribune 10. 20 and 34 years
ago.
TEN YEARS AGO
September 17, 193S
(It Was Tuesday)
Italy offers peace In Ethiopia,
but all depends on what Lof N.
does.
Enrollment in city schools
gains as fruit harvest neara end.
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Are You
Building
a Home?
We will give you
free insurance dur
ing construction.
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NGY I
Fair. High 76, low 48 degrees.
Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler
tells national veterans conven
tion Roosevelt will be re-elected
next year." No man with five
billion dollars to spend, can help
being elected," he declares.
Over 100,000 people have vis
ited Crater Lake so far thia year.
Jackson street bridge repair
planned.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
September 17, 1925
(It Was Thursday)
First 1926 Ford to be assem
bled in Portland plant is deliver
ed here.
County fair auto races thrill,
and attract large crowd. .
British
nation.
"red" is barred from
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Where Insurance Is a
Business, Not a Sideline
Medford Center
Tel. 4444
Bldg.
Showers. High 86, low 44 degrees.
Pear shipments to date total
1.218 cars.
L C. TAYLOR GO.
pays the
HIGHEST MARKET PRICES
If you have CAR or TRUCK
fo sell, we advise telling It
now.
Call or Phone
Dodge-Plymouth Dealer
L. 0. TAYLOR GO.
Phone 2965
HELP WANTED
O FRUIT PICKERS (Men)
Long Job Good Pay Close to Town
O PACKING HOUSE HELP
(Men)
' For Trucking, Car Loading and Cold Storage
BEAR CREEK ORCHARDS
FARMERS NEED
ALL THREEr.
Good prices and productive land don't help
the farmer who loses his crop to an uncon
trollable natural hazard , . drought, hail,
floods, insects, diseases, etc.
Federal erop insurance is now ava:!bi
protect your investment and labor against ALL
natural haiards.
Applications muit be in the County AAA offlea
at Jackson County Courthouse by September 29th
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