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10 YEARS AGO TODAY
March 10. 1940
(It Was Sunday)
State fish and game commis
sion files equity complaint
against Beaver-Portland Cement
company to prevent dam build
ing.
Ruch-Sterling girls organize
cooKlng club with Lola Zulder
weg as president.
Mrs. Emma Bannett, 81, pio
neer o: rtogue Valley, ales.
Lee Bullls, president of recent
ly formed OSC alumni club here,
announces banquet for this evening.,
Gold Hill and Eagle Point
school orchestras to present com.
bined concert Wednesday night.
20 YEARS AGO TODAY
March 10. 1930
(It Was Monday)
New snow blocks Diamond
lake road after early thaw al
lows some traffic to area.
Farmers and orchardists of
county called for Jury to ask for
release as spring work and plow
ing time ncars.
Chinook salmon reported seen
near Savage Rapids dam.
Earl B. Day and Hob Deuel
announce candidacies for state
representative on r e p u b lican
ticket.
34 YEARS AGO TODAY
March 10. 1916
(It Was Friday)
President Wilson orders Invas
ion of Mexico to take Bandit
Pancho Villa dead or alive.
County Coroner John A. Perl
files candidacy for renominatlon.
Washington school boys plant
2.100 feet of early peas along
west main street.
New York City, N. Y., March 7 The Coplon-Gubitchev case
ended in a blaze of excitement.
As often happens the excitement was entirely unexpected. It
came several hours after the jury had retired following final in
structions by Judge Ryan.
For the second time the Jury came in and asked for Informa
tion. Second on the list was an inquiry as to wnetner in inaiciment
No. 2 it should be'iawful or UNlawful" possession of government
documents on the Dart of Miss (JODlon.
The reaction to that request among the attorneys caused a
scramble somewhat similar to throwing a pork chop into a dog.
pound.
What had been a happy family gathering of the Coplon tribe
became a battle royal to get out copies oi me inaicimem wnue
Judge Ryan re-read the indictment to the jury, as it was in the
original copy but not in the mimeographed copies the Jury had
been given one of the latter.
We won't go into all the details.
But the legal free-for-all lasted from 9 30 p. m. to 12:30 a. m.,
when having sent the jury, still deadlocked, to bed at the Knicker
bocker hotel, Judge Ryan requested the government to secure not
mimeographed but, if possible, carbon copies of the indictment,
and also hand over to the defense what mimeographed copies were
available all of the latter being incorrect, having "unlawful"
rather than "lawful" possession therein. Merely a slight typograph
ical error, but what a break for the defense! Little things like that
might well knock the government's case into the middle of next
week or so the defense attorneys claimed. And In lieu of that, it
would add another important item to the inevitable appeal.
e
That was last night.
A night that won't soon be forgotten by those who participated
in it. This morning the scene had changed it was another day and
another story. Leonard Boudin, the sauve, brilliant, but somewhat
venomous attorney for Miss Coplon, moved as expected for a mis
trial. Judge Ryan, however, pointed out that whether the word had
been "lawful or "unlawful" was immaterial. It should have been
"lawful" for Miss Coplon had a legal right to have the documents
found in her pocketbook at the time of her arrest. But lawful or
unlawful the crime as charged had nothing to do with the legal
status of possession, but merely the use mode of the documents in
question, however they had been secured, legally or illegally.
That made it reasonably clear to everyone but the defense at
torneys, who again took violent exception, and undoubtedly will
resume their argument in their appeal from the guilty verdict.
Miss Coplon not only had her three very clever and adroit at
torneys on hand last night but all of her family except her mother.
and many of her friends. They made a very happy family as they
sat in a semi-circle. laughing and chatting. One would never have
suspected that the hostess was awaiting a verdict that might well
add 20 years to the prison sentence of three and a half to 10 years
hanging over her as a result of her Washington trial.
Gubitchev, at the other side of the table, was as motionless
and emotionless as usual: while his iovial "Big Brother" and diplo
matic aide Novikoff, smiling, handsome and charming (also as usual)
sat in a chair next to him and perused the EVENING 8 o clock edi
tion of the New York Herald-Tribune. Novikoff offered a section of
the paper to his companion but the latter shook his head and con
tinued to gaze with downcast eyes at the floor. In view of what
later transpired both defendants were found guilty on two counts
there was reason to believe that the little Russian was the only
one In the ranks of the defense who from the first felt conviction
certain. Only twice during the long trial did we see him smile, and
both smiles were fleeting ones.
When the verdict was announced neither defendant showed
any emotion. The Russian, in fact, never budged sat there as be
fore as if frozen, with head slightly on one side, his eyes downcast
Miss Coplon arose perhaps a trifle paler than usual, a slight tension
in her facial expression, while her attorneys and relatives sur
rounded her, some with arms outstretched as if fearing she might
faint and they would prevent a fall. But there was no fainting for
the honor student from Barnard who rose to top political-analyst
In the U.S. Department of Justice and then "for a thrill," handed
over secret papers to a foreign power.
Boudin was the first to kiss and embrace her. Others followed.
Including her brother. Judy responded somewhat mechanically, it
seemed, and then head high, went to the coat rack to get her things
and with Gubitchev leading the way (he escorted by a II. S. mar
shal) she followed the jail matron the nearest the two had come
to being "together ' since their arrest, over a year ago! There were
tears from some of the family but none from Valentin and Judy
As was true with the Hiss verdict, the only genuinely jubilant
person we contacted was our old pal "Mac". Again to him the
country had been saved, again virtue had triumphed and the deep-
dyed villain foiled. Now if "Time" can only be suppressed as a
sheet riddled with Communism and secretary of btate Acheson,
hanged to the nearest sour-apple tree, the country, says Mac, will
be safe at least until the next meeting of the House un-American
committee, the greatest aggregation of true 100 per cent American
patriots ever gathered together so Mac maintains since the Bos
ton lea party.
We did not have the feeling of supreme and stark tragedy such
as we had following the Hiss verdict. Neither Gubitchev nor Judith
were appealing as niaivinuais. mere seemed no greni worm iuss.
Yet we could feel no sense of Joy In their conviction, no delight in
the prospect of their spending "the best years of their lives" behind
Cross town
by Roland Co
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ttmmi tf o wyt mi vntj, SO
"I haven't got any change. Guess I'd baiter keep it, eh?"
In the Day's News
Bv FRANK JENKINS
Nine hundred University of
California professors line up
solidly against taking a special
non-communist oath (that is to
say, an oath declaring that they
are NOT communists.) They say
they'll auit their jobs first.
They add: "We believe the
standard of loyalty oath taken
by the President of the United
States, the governors of the states
and all national and state offi
cials suffices for university faculties."
SOMEHOW this non-communist
oath ruckus that is shaking
the Berkeley campus like an
earthquake of the second magni
tude leaves me cold.
Considering what communism
is and what communists do, I'D
REGARD SIGNING OF A NON
COMMUNIST OATH AS A
HIGH PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
fAKE the case of this poor
devil Shipkov, in Bulgaria,
as one lone example. He was
tortured until he was so broken
New Government In
Greece Seen Doubtful
Athens, Greece, Mar. 10 U.R)
Political observers said today
that Constantinc Tsaldaris prob
ably would not be able to form
a new Greek government even
though his populist party finish
ed first in Sunday's elections.
inese observers said it was
more likely that liberal leader
Sophocles Ventzeios. bloc-leader
Gen. Nicholas Plastirns and lead
er of the largest splinter group,
Gen. George Papiimlreou would
combine to form a government.
The combination government
would not Include the winning
populists and would control 8 per
cent of parliament, the observers
said.
Spending Decrease
Proposed By Taft
Columbus, O.. Mar. 10-(U.P.)
Sen. Robert A. Taft, R O.). be
lieves the country's "tax burden
is us high as it can go" and if
deficit spending continues it will
mean "complete demoralization
of the people."
Taft, sharing the speakers'
table with Gov. Frank J. Lauschc
at the Ohio Newspaper associa
tion's annual banquet here last
night, said he saw no wav of
avoiding a deficit of some kind
In the uatinnnl budget this year.
He added, however, Hint If con
gress tried hard enough it might
cut $2,000,000,000 or $3,000,000,
000 from the expected deficit of
$5,000,000,000.
Dead Una on Clanlflri) Aril!
5 JO pm (or (ollonlni day. 10 a m
Monday for Monday; noon Baturda)
(or Sunday am
bars.
As with Hiss we had no doubt of their guilt. As with Hiss, also,
we could frame no hypothesis of innocence which could stand up
against the facts. The one presented by Pomeranz he alone
handled the summation for the defense, the pinkish trio again
maintaining they had not been able to prepare themselves suf-
ticienliy was simply ridiculous and literally laughed out of court.
Pomeranz gave a very able summation for the defense a bit
too long, but on the basis of guilt NOT having been proved beyond
a reasonable doubt, his argument had real merit. But when he tried
to explain these clandestine meetings, these roamings around the
Bronx, these subway and motor-coach trips, ALWAYS in separate
seats, as a "Mad Russian" frantic with love, and a sweet romantic
lass seeking her true mate the onlv answer was the answer given
(sotto voce) in the courtroom a HORSE LAUGH!
It lust did NOT add up. No one believed it. And we happen
to know Pomeranz did not believe it himself.
Yet, If the defense had concentrated upon the "reasonable
doubt" and made no effort to construct an explanation for these
nocturnal peregrinations of Val and Judy, would the defense posi
tion have been stronger? Ferhnps but we doubt it. The answer?
When defendants are guilty, the best defense in the world, has two
suinea laueu uciurc li autria.
The 11 communists convicted. Hiss convicted. Now Coplon and
Gubitchev convicted. What might be called a "clean sweep". And
the convictions all of them entirely justified. And all of the de
fendants given, what Americans' similarly accused in Russia or
any of Russia's satellites would NEVER have been given an
absolutely free and Impartial trial.
There were people like "Mac" who suffers from a serious and
malignant Communist complex, but not many of them. We have
observed the "rank and file" In these three Important trials, and
can say "without hope of successful contradiction" as the poli
ticians proclaim, that the overwhelming majority would have been
pleased if evidence had been presented which clearly established the
defendant's Innocence. This included the Communist trial. But the
simple fact is there was in all three, no such evidence! R.W.R.
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Rides For House
Members Proposed
Washington, Mnr. 10 U.R
Rep. Complon I. White (D., Ida.)
72, believes house members
should be able to ride, not walk,
to cast their votes.
He informed the house tliHt he
missed three roll call votes yes
terday "by a hair." He arrived
In the chamber from his office
just after his named had been
called.
The house office buildings are
about a city block from the
house chamber.
"I'm wondering If we can't
have some transportation be
tween the house and the office
buildings similar to that enjoyed
by the senate." White said.
Two single-track, small elec
tric trains are run between the
senate office building and the
senate chamber. But no such fa.
cllltles are avallnhlc to house
members, who walk through a
tunnel originally desimied for
train.
In January. 11)50. fire do.
slroyed $.18,823,000 worth of
property.
Dead line Sunn rMaBifi4
ftooa Saturdays
U at
MrsT FDR Selected As
Influential Woman
New York, Mar. 10 (U.R)
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt has been
named the world's most Influen
tial woman In a poll conducted
by Parent magazine, it was an
nounced today.
The choice was made by 272
of America's women Journalists,
who cast 214 ballots for Mrs.
Roosevelt.
Second place went to Emily
Post, the authority on etiquette,
who received 103 votes. Sister
Elizabeth Kenny, who pioneered
in the treatment of polio, placed
third with 8fi. Former Congress
woman C'lnre Bootli Luce was
fourth, with 70 voles, while Col
umnist Dorothy Thompson, with
Bl), completed "the five who ex
ert the greatest influence on
modern life," the magazine said.
SPILLWAYS FINISHED
Pnneville. Ore.. Mar. 1001 .R)
Roscoe F. Murphy, project man
ager for the Drag ine Rentals
company, Long Reach, Cal., said
loriay pouring of concrete for
spillways of the Ochoco dam
was finished. !
Deed line Sunday
iuoo Sauudaj a.
Clauiurd U al
Nominate Ike
To the Editor: In spite of all
the probing by the elite guard of
the democrat and republican par
ties, Ike Eisenhower didn't give
an inch and neither have his real
friends. It took a number of let
ters from people like you and me
to put a different complexion on
the matter.
If Ike has to go to the polls
supported By the Dewey ma
chine, or its counterpart, and has
to do what will make him the
sweetheart of the big bosses of
either industry, labor or poli
tics, he isn't having any. He
doesn't have to.
Maybe you are not aware that
many people have sat themselves
down and written to Ike at Co
lumbia university. New York, in
the last few weeks, from this
whole western country, and they
are not all democrats or repub
licans they are just people who
want a man they can all respect
for his integrity and ablity, thus
relieving their uncertainty in ev
ery phase of American life.
Well, what is the answer? The
answer Is the item that appeared
r eoruary to, laau. over wbu, on
Morgan Beatty's newscast. Sit
down in a quiet place for a while.
analyze It carefully in view of
the the above facts, then get up
and go to work. What better an
swer do you want to these let
ters that have gone in to Ike Ei
senhower, care of Columbia uni
versity. New York?
'We have all done a lot of talk
ing let's do something about it.
Let's nominate Ike on the first
or second ballot, in spite of what
certain members of either party
would want. we. the people.
Maybe then we will get a demo
cratic party and a republican
party back in operation, instead
of a lot of facsimiles thereof.
Johnnie Walker.
Shady Cove, Ore.
Tim Chang Decried
To the Editor: It seems that
some of the citizens of Medford
haven't much to do, only to think
of something to cause more con
fusion than there is today by
changing our standard time to
"daylight saving time." .
If these merchants want to ,
get around one hour earlier lei
them open their place of busi
ness one hour earlier so tnat '
when people from the country
come to town for supplies and ,
repairs they do not have to wait
until mid day to get In the stores.
The farmer cannot wait until
a certain time to begin his day's
work.
His work begins at daylight
and darkness stops him, not Just
eight hours a day. i
There is another bright pros
pect that local people have, that
Is kicking local people from
their homes and Importing for
eigners to take local people's
place. I, for one, think that we
should take care of our town peo
ple first.
This is the thing that is wreck
ing our country todav.
C. f. Mat'hes,
Talent, Ore. I
Dead line on ClftMlfied Adl:
S 30 pm (or following da. 10 am i
Monday lor Monday; noon Baturda) i
for Sunday m.
in body and spirit that he was
willing to swear to anyining.
When he regained his mental
balance after the ordeal, he re
pudiated his confessions made
under torture and hypnotic pres
sure ad told how they were
wrung from him. The commu
nists grabbed him again, tortured
him and broke him again to the
point where he was willing to
swear to anything.
HATE, I don't want any truck
" whatever with that kind of
cattle. If anybody asks me to
sign a special oath affirming that
I am NOT a communist. 1 will
say to him:
"Sir. you do me a great honor
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by giving me the opportunity
to sign such a document. Hustle
it here, and if you can find a
fountain pen that will work I
will sign it gratefully, feeling
that It admits me to the splendid
company of men who want it
known far and wide throughout
the world that they are NOT
communists and will have noth
ing to do with this thing that is
called communism."
WHILE we're on this subject,
we must remember that if you
WERE A COMMUNIST the tak
ing of one of these non-communist
oaths would bother you not
at all. You would take it as
readily as you would brush your
teeth.
If you are a communist, you
follow the party line, no matter
where It leads. If the party tells
you to lie, you LIE. If the party
tells you to steal, you STEAL.
If it orders you to commit mur
der, you commit murder.
The creed of the communist
Is that the end Justifies the means
and if, to help in gaining the
party's end, you lie and steal and
commit murder you are merely
reserving for yourself a special
place in the party's esteem by
doing what it tells you to do.
Tn other words:
The signing of a non-communist
oath DOESN'T MEAN A
THING because a communist
would sign It and like It.
nTHAT is why all this yak-yak-
king about non-communist
oaths leaves me utterly uninter
ested and unconcerned. It's just
another of our numerous tem
pests In a teapot.
Something for people to get
all het up about while getting
nowhere.
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