MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOKD. OREGON. THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1935.
PAGE FIVE
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OF AIR LINES SEEN
Career Ends
Honolulu Destined to Be Hub
Of Plane Traffic Is Be
lief Arctic Weather
Discourages Aviation.
By Russell Brines
HONOLULU (AP) Aerial trans
port lines crisscrossing the Pacific
ocean like a giant web and linking
every American possession. Is the fu
ture picture of the area drawn by V.
T. Miller, superintendent of airways,
and Rex Martin, aerial navigation
chief, of the commerce department.
Vlsitin? Honolulu, which aviation
generally agrees is destined to become
the hub of Pacific air traffic, they
explained that to connect American
territory by air would mean, besides
Pan America's projected San Francisco-Canton
route, a line from Alas-.
ka to Midway or Honolulu, and from
the latter point to American Samoa.
.Landings Found on Islets
Prom these east-west and north
south trunks, spurs would reach out
to the Antipodes and from the Antip
odes to the Philippines.
A route to American Samoa would
entail possible use of several of four
islands: Palmyra, Howland. Baker and
Jarvis. Miller snld.
A recent survey by Miller showed
Palmyra to be an excellent "emer
gency" base for seaplanes, with a
reef-enclosed lagoon, while the other
islands afford good conditions for
land planes. At the same time It was
ascertained that seaplanes could an
chor in the lee of all four Islands.
British Cooperation Neoded
. Palmyra Is an American possession
having many possibilities for the de
velopment of a route to the An
tipodes, they said.
Such a network would give Amer
ican Interests almost complete dom
ination of Pacific air traffic, rivalled
only partially by Australian Interests
In the Antipodes, Dutch and British
lines in the Malay peninsula and the ,
projected Japanese development of a1
line from Tokyo to the mandated
Islands around Guam.
"The development of branch lines
should be done in the near future,
regardless of the business demand,"
Mr. Miller said. "Business will fol
low." At Swain's island and at Tutulla.
both in American Samoa, there Is
good anchorage for seaplanes, while
'at Tutulla a land plane base also
could be developed, the survey
showed.
A further development of this route
to the Antipodes would cut across
British territory, requiring British co
operation. Miller and Martin predict
ed Australians would welcome the
speedier mail, freight and passenger
service.
Weather conditions In the Arctic
regions are discouraging to aviation,
they agreed, but they are not of such
severity to make impractical a line
from Alaska to Midway Island, which
ft a shorter flight than from San
Francisco to Honolulu. At present
an air route across the string of Aleu
tian Islands Is impractical, they said.
"But within 10 years," Miller added,
"weather will e no deterrent to fly
ing. Our development of 'blind fly
ing' has convinced airmen that before
long planes will be able to travel un
der any conditions."
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Word was received today at the
army recruiting office in the city
hall that Francis C. Ayres, son oi
Mr. and Mrs. Amos E. Ayres, 721 o.
Peach street, and Joseph G. Dews oi
344 Mae street, enlisted July 13 in
the army coast artillery corps for
duty in the Philippine Islands.
They are temporarily stationed at
San Francisco pending departure oi
an army transport.
Vacancies for both foreign and do
mestlc service in the army are still
available with a large list of mili
tary posts and stations to select as
signments from, according to the
army recruiting officer, W. M. Klein-
schmidt, at the city hall, Mearora.
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Communications
Mrs. Pomeroy to Dean Morse
To the Editor:
Will you kindly publish this let
ter to Wayne L. Morse, dean of law,
at University of Oregon, Eugene,
Ore? I will appreciate the courtesy.
ARIEL B. POMEROY.
July 17, 1935.
Julia (imham, 22 (top), former SIs
tervllle. . A a., choir singer who
crashed t lie movies by tnlie attempt
ing suicide, died at Lns Angeles after
she was found unclad and with a bul
let wound In the temple, by police.
In the apartment of llenjnniln K.
Reynolds (lower), film studio cam
eraman. (Associated Jres photos.)
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Meteorological Report
July418, 1935.
Forecasts,
Medford and vicinity: Fair tonight
and Friday; slightly warmer tonight.
Oregon: Fair tonight and Friday,
but generally overcast near coast;
slightly warmer east and extreme
south portion tonight.
Local Data.
Temperature a year ago today:
Highest, 89; lowest, 55.
Total monthly precipitation, trace.
Deficiency
inches.
for the month 0.27
Total precipitation since Septem
ber 1, 1934, 15.85 inches.
Deficiency
Inches,
for the season, 1 .90
Relative humidity at 5 p.m. yes
terday, 18 per centi 5 a. m. today.
55 per cent. ,
Tomorrow: Sunrise, 4:52 a.m. Sun
set, 7:42 p.m.
Observations Taken at 5 A. M., .
lilt Hi Meridian Time
2
Boise
Boston H
Chicago
Denver
Eureka .....
Helena
Los Angeles 88
MEDFORD .. 97
New York 86
Omaha ....... 98
Phoenix .108
Clear
Clear
Clear
Cloudy
Cloudy
P. Cdy.
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Cloudy
Cloudy
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Cloudy
Oregon Weather
Fair tonight and Friday, but gen
erally overcast near the coast; slight
ly warm east and extreme south por
tions tonight; fresh northwest winds
off the coast.
Portland ...........
Reno
Roseburg
Salt Lake
San Francisco
Seattle
Spokane
Walla Walla
. 82
. 96
. 90
. 92
. 78
. 80
. 88
. 92
Washington, D.C. 88
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60
ger of war was evident despite the
fact that Ethiopia was profoundly
imbued with respect for promises and
tne sanctity oi treaties.
Klpht To Bitter End
He said Ethiopia did not wish war
but would defend herself to the last
man If attacked.
He said Ethiopia did not desire
hegamony and did not menace her
neighbors but was mistress of her !
own country and would fight to the
bitter end defending her Integrity,
independence and sovereignty.
The emperor declared that Italian
Intentions to use modern scientific
weapons of warfare would meet with
the resistance of all his subjects.
Halle Selassie declared: "Soldiers:
when on the battlefield you learn
the death of your beloved and re
spected chief, who has fallen In the
defense of liberty, do not weep and
do not despair but think of those
who die for the fatherland as happy
mortals I 1
"Soldiers, traders, peasants, young
and old men and women: unite and
cooperate for the defense of the
country.
Women Will Help
'As in the past, women will hero-
k-ally participate In the defense of i
the country, encouraging the soldiers
and treating the wounded." I
"Regardless of faiths, all will face !
the . invader In common unity, 1
thwarting the efforts of Italy to ;
create discord between Christians and
Mohammedans.
"Your sovereign, now speaking.
will be among you unhesitatingly to j
spill all his blood for Independence!" j
He repeatedly stressed that Ethlo-
pla does not want war and is de
sirous of following the ways of peace
mentioned In the Kellogg-Brland
pact. He said his appeal to the Unit
ed States under that pact and the
Initiation of final steps by the League
of Nations council was proof of this
desire.
"If our repeated efforts for good
will fall, our conscience is clear and
the Ethiopian people, united, can
definitely stretch their hands to God
who will defend the Just oause of
our country, upholding the heroic
courage of our soldiers in a ' battle
for Independence."
Words Bring Tears
Many In the audience burst Into
tears when the emperor made his
reference to his possible death on the
battlefield. The rest of his fiery ad
dress was met with enthusiasm, ap
plause and shouting.
At the close of the speech, the
Somali chief of Ogaden province rose
up and spoke In Arabic, translated
Into Amharic, Ethiopia's state lang
uage, pledging his loyalty and the
loyalty of his people to Haile Selas
sie and promising In the name of
all Mohammedans their faithfulness
and their willingness to fight to the
last man.
He shouted: "Long live the em
peror and Ethiopia!"
The Coptic Christian archbishop,
Abouna Kyrllos, the head of the
Ethiopian church, solemnly preached
to the assembly, admonishing unity
in the defense of the country. He
told his listeners not to fear death
and assured them that God was with
the Ethiopians.
In the course of his address, Halle
Selassie said that Mussolini had In
sulted Ethiopia by saying her bar
barity excludes a peaceful solution
and that Italy desired through a so
called "civilizing mission" to settle
with blood the Italian defeat at
Adua In 1896.
The emperor asserted Ethiopia was
not the provocator of Adua but that,
rather, she had merely resisted In
vasion there and had won, but still
did not reap all the advantages she
could have gained since she did not
expand her territory through t that
victory.
Wayne L. Morse.
(Dean of Law
University of Oregon,
Eugene, OreRon.
My Dear Mr. Morse:
When I presented In person the
three petitions for which I had as
sumed responsibility, to- His Excel
lency, Charles H. Martin, he asked
me several questions, having previous
ly summoned before him five or six
members of the press. In the course
of the conversation, I mentioned ac
curately the statement which you
made to me about Thanksgiving time
of 1934 to the effect that you con
sidered It advisable to have an Inves
tigation Into the conditions sur
rounding the Banks' trial. I did not
state nor imply that you were spon
soring this special Investigation.
I repeated this simple, clear, gener
al statement and told them that you
had been among the first of several
other prominent citirens to so ex
press yourself.
The press reports of even the pe
tition Itself, are not really correct.
It states that most of the signers
were from the northern counl
namely Multnomah, Yamhill, a.
Marlon. The petitions are before their
eyes the appeal Is first of all for an
honest and thorough investigation.
names hd over three times as many
names as the other two petitions of
fifteen signers each and one of thee
smaller petitions had a good majority
of Jackson county signers there-on.
The press seems to be making an
effort ,o create the Impression that
Jackson county is pretty solidly op
posed to an Investigation and
generally opposed to Mr. Banks, which
Is not a correct picture of true ren
ditions. Also the press stresses the
point of pardon, where-as the writ
ten petitions stress and emphaslw
the appeal for Investigation.
Mr. Banks' friends feel sure that
an honest Investigation will Inevit
ably result In vindication and ulti
mate pardon, If not In this adminis
tration, in a subsequent one. Tlve
surer Mr. Banks enemies are of the
soundness of their position, the more
they also, should In conscience urge
of the integrity of their position wel
come Investigation so if Integrity Is
shared by all then the investigation
should be requested unanimously.
I pray that this may be the case
and that It may prove as honest as
It is thorough. Should you desire,
you may publish this letter with any
comment there-on. as t am giving It
to the press.
I extend to you my high esteem
and appreciation of your position.
ARIEL B. POMEROY.
Central Point, Ore.
The Jackson county petition of 90 an investigation. Those who are sure
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