SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Friday. April 18, 1932
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Guilt in Murder of
Polish Army Officers
Remains Mysterious
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By PHIL NEWSOM
United Press Foreign Analyst
Eleven or 12 years ago, on a
nrnee-covered hill near Smo
lensk. Russia, someone lined up
4,000 Polish oi
ficers, tied their
hands behind
their backs and
then killed
each one with
a shot through
the back of the
head.
It was the
K a t y n m a s
sacrc which
wiped out the
the flower of
the Polish Army officer corps.
Today, in London, a U. 5.
House of Representatives com
mittee is trying to find out who
did It. Both Russia and Nazi
Germany have been accused.
Both denied it, each blaming the
other.
Evidence Disappears
Meanwhile, of course, the orig
inal evidence has disappeared
and the present Polish govern
ment has announced it wants
nothing more to do with the
case.
Whatever decision the Amcri
can committee reaches will be
lor the history books, since there
Is little likelihood now of action
being taken aginst the culprits,
whoever they were.
Most of the evidence in the
first place was circumstantial,
and a decision on whether the
crime was perpetrated by the
Germans or the Russians de
pends on when It actually was
committed.
Reported In 1943
This was the story:
The massacre first was report
ed by the German In April, 1943.
They reported finding some
4,000 bodies in a mass grave, and
said the bodies were those of
Polish officers captured by the
Russians when they Invaded Po
land in September, 1939.
The Germans said the execu
tions had been carried out in
March, April and May, 1D40.
The Germans sent an Investi
gating team, including a Swiss
doctor, to the scene to examine
the bodies. This team made its
report on April 30, 1943, and de
clared that none but the Rus
sians could have committed the
mass killings.
Red Cross Probe Asked
Meanwhile, the Polish govern
ment which had been trying to
locate the missing officers, asked
that an International Red Cross
team be permitted to investi
gate. The Russian reply was to
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break off relations with Poland
Then in 1943 when the Rus-,
sians retook the territory from
the Germans, they conducted an
investigation of their own, in
viting some U.S. correspondents
to witness It. The Russians fixed
the date of the massacre at Au
gust, 1941.
Dates Important
The dates were Important. If
the massacre occurred in the lute
summer of 1941, as the Russians
said, then the Germans had to be
guilty. If It were in the spring
of 1940, then It would be the
Russians.
Those who blame the Russians
say that the bodies still were
clad in overcoats, such as would
not be worn in a hot month.
They also claim that the knife
wounds were such as would be
made with a four-edged Russian
bayonet, and that the ropes used
were of Russian manufacture.
Washington State
Veterinary School
Denies Dognaping
Pullman (U.R) Washington
State college wants it understood
its veterinary college "never
knowingly" has been guilty of
dognaping.
"The school has been buying
stray dogs for a standard fee of
$4 for 28 years from reputable
people, and that includes police
chiefs and dog catchers from all
over the state," Dr. J. E. McCoy,
head of the veterinary college,
said Friday. "We require a bill
of sale for cacti animal offered.
whether or not it's a dog."
Dog Said Stolen
lie said the first complaint in
all that time came from a wom
an who advertised In a Baker,
Ore., newspaper that her dog
was stolen and sold to the WSC
vet school. She later said she
had 150 telephone calls from I
others in Baker who said their I
pets also were taken. j
Baker's police chief said sev
eral weeks ago a Bob Hedilius
of Pullman "mistakenly" was
given permission to pick up
stray pooches in Baker, but he
said permission was rescinded
when the mistake was discov
ered.
The action caused 70 persons
in Baker to apply for dog li-i
censes in the last week, as com
pared to 140 in the last three
months.
Oregon state police reported a
trailer load of dogs was stopped
near Baker Sunday, but that the
driver, Hedilius. had a bill of
sale for the animals which were
taken from Idaho pounds. He
was permitted to continue. I
Public Welcomed
To Demo Memorial
Dinner Saturday
The public is invited to the
Roosevelt Memorial dinner at
6:30 p.m. Saturday, according to
Mrs. Edward C. Kelly, chairman
of the Jackson County Demo
cratic Central committee, which
is sponsoring the event.
Mrs. Kelly said that since
Gov. Adlai Stevenson's name,
along with Sen. Estes Kefauver's,
is on the Oregon primary elec
tion ballot, the Illinois governor
is still in the presidential pic
ture, so far as Oregon Demo
crats are concerned. Hence, his
spokesman will be heard at the
dinner, at the Medford hotel.
Two Spokesmen
Speaking for Senator Kefau
ver will be Dr. Arthur Kreisman
of Southern Oregon college, who
heads the Kefauver committee
in Jackson county. Representing
Governor Stevenson will be
Pete Soderlund, recent student
delegate to the mock United Na
tions and past member of the
college debate team.
David C. Shaw, Gold, Beach
attorney, will give the address
of the evening, and candidates
for major and local office will
be present. Miss Frances Thrun
and Mrs. Trcsa Matlack will
sing, accompanied by Miss Marie
Daniels.
Candidates Coming
Definite word thai they will
be present has been received
from several candidates, includ
ing Monroe Sweet land, who
seeks reelection as national com
mitteeman: his rival for the of
fice, Mike DeCicco; Francis
Lambert, candidate for nomina
tion as state treasurer. Mrs. Mar
garet Caywood and Mrs. Lillian
Burton, rivals for the office of
national committeewoman. and
Dr. Louis Wood who seeks the
fourth district congressional
Democratic nomination.
Reservations for the dinner
must be marie by Friday eve
ning, bv calling 2-2801, 2-5131
or 2-8400.
On The Side by e. v. Durimg
(Diltributed bv King Feature! Syndicate, Inc.)
Farrwptl my shackles, I im free
from thee,
Such thralldom, ne'er again shall
fetter ni.
He loves his bonds who, when
(he first are broke,
Submits his neck to a second
yoke,
Ilerrlck.
Innumerable men are success
ful hairdressers, but a successful
lady barber is a rarity. For rea
sons unexplained men nave
never been enthusiastic about
feminine barbers. They will go
for a beautiful manicurist but
will pass up a feminine tonsor
ialist no matter how good look
ing she is. Some years ago, a
barber shop was opened on
Broadway staffed by eight beau
tiful red-haired lady barbers. It
was a flop. An interesting angle
to this situation is that those
who should know say women
barbers usually give a man a
better haircut than male bar
bers. The women barbers take
more interest In the job. They
know a hair-do can do a lot for
a woman so they try to make a
haircut do something for a
man's appearance. Still, some
how or other, men view lady
barbers as they do women auto
mobile drivers. No matter how
much proof is advanced that
women are as good at driving
automobiles as men the males
refuse to believe it.
Over There
How long are you allowed for
lunch at your place of employ
ment? Any other time out per
mitted during the day? The
Swedish working day is dotted
with jest intervals. What fol
lows is the schedule of the aver
age Swedish working man: Goes
to work at 7:30 a.m. At 9 a.m.
has an interval for breakfast of
eggs, mush and fish. At 11:30
a.m. gets half an hour for a
lunch of roast beef, potatoes and
coffee or milk. At 2 p.m. is al
lowed fifteen minutes for coffee
and cake. At 3:30 p.m. takes
time out for a smoke. At 4:30
p.m. he is through for the day.
Those Buses
For several years I have been
claiming the average city bus is
the most horrible form of trans
portation in history. I had the
New York City buses in mind.
It is a tragic sight to see people
being transported in these vehi
cles during the rush hours. The
usual simile employed is that
they are "packed like sardines."
I think the sardines get a better
break. Besides the sardines are
dead. I was therefore, interested
to learn that in Los Angeles
there has been formed an Associ
ation for Betterment of Public
Transportation. And that the
chief campaign of this organiza
tion is directed against the buses.
Divorcees
Record now reveals there is
one divorce for every three mar
riages. No wonder there are so
many divorcees around. The ex
wives should organize for the
purpose of discussing the events
that led to their divorces. This
might help them to avoid mak
ing the same mistakes twice.
They could also stage social
events inviting eligible bache
lors and widowers to the same.
A good name for a divorcees'
organization would be "If at
First Club." More of this anon.
So They Say
Gemini (May 22nd-June 21st):
Women are said to be very
fickle. Are frequently accused
of being "love 'em and leave
'em" types. They are not really
fickle. They just crave interest
ing, exciting and entertaining
male companions. Nothing a
man has can repay a Gemini
woman if he bores her. So she
keeps looking around and
around. Or so say the stargazers.
Sidelights
Frank Fay, the veteran Thes
pian, is another fellow who is
never without a St. Christopher
medal. Frank, a deeply religious
fellow, attends mass every day
. . . For the first time in United
States history women now out
number men. Yes, sir, there are
also more women voters than
men voters. So If the girls really
got together they could elect a
woman President.
According to recent research
the average Englishwoman who
smokes consumes six and one
half cigarets a day, the average
man fourteen and a half ciga
rets a day. Don't know what the
American average is. But our
countrywomen are the world's
greatest chain smokers. Many of
them smoke from forty to sixty
cigarets a day. Also there is no
question the average American
woman smokes more cigarets
than the average man. It's all
right with me. Except I wish the
women who smoke at lunch
counters wouldn't blow so much
elgaret smoke on my ham sand
wiches. I also am opposed to
women smoking cigarets while
carrying babies. Then again the
sight of a woman walking along
the street with a cigaret droop
ing from her lips is not a pleas
ant sight. That doesn't particu
larly annoy me, however, but it
doesn't add to the lady's glamor.
As for women smoking elgareta
while driving automobiles it is
a situation that baffles many of
them. Smoke gets in their eyes.
Asides
What is this country's most
popular cook book? How about
Fannie M. Farmer's Boston
Cooking School Book which has
sold over two million copies? . . .
Chicagoan says the nime of th
star dancer at the Chicago Co
lumbian Exposition of 1893 was
Fatima. I think he is in error.
However, there was a dancer of
that name featured it Coney
Island, whom the barker des
cribed as: "Fatima, the muscle
dancer. She moves every muscle
in her body!"
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