MEDFOlft) MATTj TRIBUNE. MEPFORD. OREGON. TTTESD'AY. WAY 17, 1938.
PAOTC TEN
JAPAN'S BIG GUNS
SUGHOWDEFENSES
Invaders Claim Chinese Sol
diers and Civilians in
Wild Retreat Say 'Piti
ful Confusion' Reigns
SHANGHAI. Mny 17. (yP) Jspan
m artillery has begun bombardment
of Suchow, the central China railway
Junction that has been the objective
of Jive months of bloody fighting, a
Japanese communique said tonight.
Big Japanese 'guns, brought up by a
column approaching from the south
west, began pounding Suchow's de
fenses from the Kengchwang moun
tains, a few miles away.
Two other Japanese columns were
reported within firing distance of Su
chow, nerve center of China's desper
ate defense of the Lunghal railway
corridor running east-west through
oentral China.
The Japanese said Chinese soldiers
as well as civilians were In wild re
treat to the southeast, the only ave
nue remaining for escape from the
nearly encircled city.
pitiful Confusion.
Japanese declared that throughout
the suchow area their airplanes, tanks
and guns were battering the Chinese
Into "a state of pitiful confusion."
Chinese reports, however, firmly de
nied Japanese accounts of victory.
Foreign military experts expressed be
lief that the thinness of the enclt.
ollng Japanese llnea west and south
west of suchow gave most of tho Chi
nese foroes a chance to escape.
The Japanese also reported 60.000
Chinese were In fuil retreat from
Suhslen, which had been the main
resistance center on the Tlentsln
Pukow railway south of Suchow. A
force of 10.000 Chinese was reportod
"crushed" by low raiding Japanese
war-planes while fleeing eastward
from Suhslen.
The Japaneso communique aald ar
tillery began bombarding Suchow's
west wall In mid-afternoon and that
by nightfall terrific damage already
was apparent. Casualties among
heavy troop concentrations Inside tho
city were believed heavy.
Infnntry Heady.
Japanese infantry was said to be
moving up steadily, prepared to at
tack as soon as the guns made a
breaob In tho walls.
Japanese reported that four of tho
Chinese control army's best divisions
retreated westward from the Suchow
area before the Lunghal railway was
cut, thus escaping the rapidly con
tracting Japaneso net.
One column, the Japanese said, had
occupied tho village of Changgchlng.
eight miles west of Suchow, while
other foroes, advancing from tne
northwest and the southwest, woro
within 11 miles of the strategic city.
The vanguard of the column ap
proaching from the southwest report
ad It had occupied positions on a
low mountain range within sight of
Suchow. It was "only a matter of
hours," ho commander said, until
ibis force would unllmber guns on
the olty.
- After Long Hull If.
The Japanese came within striking
distance of the Chinese stronghold
after weeks of terrific fighting both
notrh and south of the Lunqhat rail
way. China's ."lifeline."
They are now approaching from
very side, hopeful of destroying Chi
nese resistance "wtth ono blow."
The Chinese continued to deny
the Lunghal had been severed and to
Insist that Suchow was not surround,
ad. They said they were holding the
Japanese at bay throughout the whole
Lunghal rone.
Chinese military messages from
Hankow aald 70 Japanese warships
were concentrated off Puklen and
Kwangtang provinces. Indicating fur
ther attacks on the south China coast
were planned similar to recent at
tacks at Amoy and Foochow. Twenty
Japanese ships were reported off Can
ton. The valiant Chinese forces which
fought otr the Invaders for two
months In the Tnlerchwang-Plhslen
sector were reported retreating to
ward Suchow. Pursuing Japanese
troops were said to be attacking Pay
Ital. only 2B miles east of the be
sieged rati Junction.
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SADIE ORR DUNBAR
KANSAS CITY. Mo., May 17.
(UP) Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar of
Portland, Ore., last night was elected
president of the Oeneral Federation
of Women's club to succeed Mra.
Roberta Campbell Lawson of Tulsa.
Okla.
Mrs. Dunbar waa not opposed.
Other officers elected were: first
vice president, Mrs. John L. White
hurst, Oliver, Md.; second vice pres
ident, Mrs. La Belle Dickinson,
Keene, N. T.: recording secretary,
Mrs. H. B. Ritchie, Athens, Oa.;
treasurer, Mrs. J. L. Blair Buck.
Richmond, Va.; and trustees, Mrs.
Earl B. Padgett, Oallon, Ohio, Mrs.
F. F. Bossuot, Havre, Mont., and
Mra. R. H. Heller, Louisville, Ky.
At 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon a
courier of the 1030 New York World's
Fair Is scheduled to arrive at the
Hotel Med ford.
The courier will be tho bearer of a
scroll of honor containing a message
of good-will signed by the governor
and bearing tho signatures of various
mayors. Mayer C. C. Furnas will add
his name to tho scroll.
The good-will car will be decorated
with the official flag of the fair.
Replicas of the Trylon and Perlsphere,
theme structures of the World of To
morrow, will be attached to the root
of the cur.
nils good-will courier and others
like him. aro on tour of every olty
and town In the United Suites.
FRANCE IS SURPRISED
BY MUSSOLINI'S TALK
PARIS, May 17. ( AP) A source
clone to Premier Edouard Daladler
twld today that Jules Blondel, French
charge d'affaires In Rome, had been
Instructed to convey to tne itauan
government an expression of "French
surplsa" over Premier Mussolini's re
marks at Genoa Soturday.
The Italian premier's references
to Franco-Italian friendship nego
tiations, which Frenchmen consid
ered to lack cordiality, were dis
cussed by the cabinet today, with
President Albert Iebrun presiding.
(Mussolini at Genoa said "It Is
not known" whether Franco-Italian
talks "will reach a conclusion, be
cause In the present circumstances,
those of the war In Spain, we are
on opposite sides of the barricades.")
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Weather.
Northern California: Partly cloudy
and mild tonight and Wednesdav.
overcast at times on coast; moderate
temperature: moderate to fresh north
west wind off the coast.
Oregon: Unsettled and cool to
night and Wednesday, overcast west
portion: moderate to fresh northwest
wind off the coast.
Cat's Liven K tended
SANTA CRUZ, Csl. (UPI The cus
tomary nine lives of a cat have been
Increased to ten, thanks to the use
of Artificial respiration. Fireman M
Hammond, properly equipped with a
mojik, dashed Into a burning house
here, and rescued a pet angora kit
ten that was overcome by the smoke
and fumes.
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CONCERT
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SCHOOL
The annual spring concert will be
given at Medford high school Wed
nesday at 8 p. m. under supervision
of Miss Floy Young and F. Wilson
Walt, Instructors.
The concert, which will be heard
In the school auditorium, will be
open to the public and all are cor
dially Invited.
The program follows:
Ballet Egyptian Luglnl
Orchestra
Lift Thine Byes ....Mendelssohn
Stsr Lullaby Polish Folk Song
The Snow Er
Girls' Olee Club
Orumadoon
Roadways .Scotch Melody
Baritone Solo Jack Denlson
Twilight - ...Frlml
String Trio
The Sea Gypsy ..Clark
Pilot Lan de Boat
Carry Me Back to Old Vlrglnny
Bland
Debantante - Clarke
Boys' Olee Club
Trumpet Solo Ted Marshall
Dream of Love LlM!t
dins' Vocal Trio ..
I Love a Little cottage O'Hara
Boys' Vocsl Trio
Dedication - ft,nli
Listen to the Lambs Nogro-DItt
Mined Chorus
String Trio
Nola Harwood
Dorothy Jane Hester
Mary Louise McElhose
Olrla Vocal Trio
Mary Louise McElhose
Josephine Bums
Corrlne Harwood
Accompanist Dorothy Jane Hester
Boys' Ensemble
Jerry Vawtcr, Wilson Church, Gerald
Boys' Vocal Ensemble
son. nay Huson. John Prentice. Mur
Fowler, John Chllders, Jack Deni
zed, Bill Holloway. Aldcn Hlbbert,
Raymond Rosa.
AocompantBts Dorothy Jane Hes
ter, Mary Louise McElhose. Dorothy
Wilder.
Directors Floy Young. Wilson
Walt.
F0STEM1ER
A creation submitted by P. W.
Foster, local commercial artist. In the
nation-wide DeVoe Drive Safely post
er contest, which closed April 29. was
Judged one of the 1ft best out
of 3000 posters entered, It was re
vealed by the artist today. A $10
prize will be awarded him, Mr. Foster
said.
The poster was a black and white
silhouette of a moonlit scene, with a
brosd highway fading over a little
hill. In the center of the highway
was a white line, and lettered across
the poster were the words. "Watch
that line."
Judges In the contest were Mri.
Franklin D. Roosevelt. W. H. Cam
eron, managing director of the Na
tional Snfety Council. Inc.. C. B. Falls,
famous poster artist designer. Jonas
Lee. president of the National Acad
emy of Design, and E. B. Meeks. dean
of the school of fine art at Yale
university.
Maneuvers In the U. S. army and
navy have been conducted annually
since 1003.
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RED were some faces at Uni
versity of Chicago alter blond
Joy Hawley of Northwestern
university was chosen, by mis
take, to relet! over a Chicago V
stage production. No one under
stands how Miss Hawley's photo
was among those sent to judges.
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Louis Bennett, native of Medford
and son of a pioneer Oregon family,
died last night at his home In Leb
anon. He was about 60 years old.
He had Deen in iaiiiiig health for
some time.
Fuiwral services are to be held In
Lebanon at 2 o'clock Thursday after
noon. He was the son of the late S. L.
Bennett and Mrs. Marie Bennett, who
resides at Trail.
Mr. Bennett was widely known In
the Rogue river valley. For a num
ber of years he was associated with
the late H. E. Mnrsh In the grocery
business here.
Survivors Include his wife, two
daughters, Mrs. Arthur Bnrnett and
Mrs. Russell Humphrey of Eugene, a
son, Woodson Bennett, student at Vm
University of Oregon medical school
In Portland, his mother, and two sis
ters, Mrs. H. F. Swingle of Trail and
Mrs. Frank Loder of Willows, Cal.
Worshippers sat on the bare floors
of churches until the leth century
when pews first came into use.
Window &i uPS WindW
t stir
Shop Early Wednesday Morning For
The Best Salection of Lengths
BUTTERICK AND SIMPLICITY PATTERNS
ASSESSED $25 ON
GASOLINE THEFT
Woodrow Wilson Owlngs. 18, and
Ike Vernon Orr, 16. Rogue River dis
trict youths, charged with theft of
gasoline from the ahed of a neighbor,
last Saturday night, appeared In Jus
tice court yesterday. Owing was
fined $35 and costs, which was paid,
after a short time In the county Jail.
Orr, on account of hla youth was re
manded to the Juvenile court.
Testimony showed that the pair, on
their way home, from a dance stop,
ped at the nelghbor'a shed, where
they were discovered. A blast from
an old shotgun, caused them to sur
render. The shot was fired merely
to frighten.
Elmo Homer Nunn. charged with
drunkenness in a public place, was
fined 10 and costs.
William Arthur Peart of Seattle.
charged with defacing public prop
erty, wr-s sentenced to ten dsys in
the county Jail. Peart was found
whittling on a Pacific highway mark
er, by state police.
James Knapp of Ruch, and Jack
R. Sims of Sterling, charged with op
erating autos with but one white
light, were each fined S2.50 and costs,
snd given until June 1 to pay.
Thomas M. Grove, charged witn
passing another auto on the Pacific
highway without proper clearance
and a full view ahead, was assessed
$5 and costs.
S. F. GAMBLING JOINT
HELD UP BY BANDITS
SAN FRANCISCO. May 17. (UP)
Three thugs, armed with a sawed-off
shotgun and automatic pistols, held
up the Oruenwald club, a card-playing
establishment, late Monday and
took money and Jewelry estimated to
total S10.000 from 40 patrons.
The robbery was reported to police
by William Feirlter. attorney for the
club, to whom Charles Conn, the
manager, had reported after the three
bandits, who wore silk stocking masks,
two of white silk and one of black,
had fleC.
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plans Mull Development
TOLEDO (UP) Further steps to
beautify Toledo's civic center with
the development of a mall are under
way. Two streets will be torn up to
provide space. .
A Mann's Week
ocoop InTh IS
DRESS
LENGTHS
1 000 Yards of This Season's
Newest Silks and Celanese
Dress Fabrics In 3 H to 4 H
Yard Lengths
Bought especially for this big Early Bummer Sale
Event. 1000 yards of beautiful new Summer Silks,
&SJ Celanese and Rayon dress lengths in glorious patterns
and sparkling colors Fabrics for sports, street, afternoon
and evening wear . . . 39.in. Printed Shantung; 39 in. Printed
Celanese Taffeta; 39 in. Printed Flat Crepes; 39 in. Printed Ruff
Crepes and 39 inch plain colored Wash Silks and Rayons.
ICANS HERE
TO DISCOURAGE
MARTIN WRITE-IN
' A Itree ntherlnff of men and wo
men Interested In furthering activi
ties of the Republican party wss
held at valentlnea tare at noon to
day with Frank VanDyke, Ashland
attorney, as chairman. The session
was called with the avowed pur
rMM f tjiklns ateDs in Jackson
county to discourage the campaign
MMnt.iv lMinchftri here for Republi
can voters to write In the name of
Governor Charles Msrtln on tneir
primary ballots.
Dmmimrt nartu leader, who ad
dressed the meeting declared that
to write In the name or uovemor
n..iu Martin nn Renubllcan bal
lot would not further his nomina
tion on the Democratic ticket and
would lose a vote for one of their
non narta c n nH InRti.. It WSS the
consensus of those present that their
contention should be msde clear to
voters.
So that publicity might be given
to discourage the recently Initiated
H,.ln Mmlnlm. the following
mmmiKM u aDoolnted by Chair
man VanDyke to function at once:
H. S. Deuel, chairman; J. b. i,oie
mn. Frank Van Dyke. Ben K.
Harder. Gus Newbury, Mrs. H. S.
Galey, William McAllister and Iran
Newman.
Following the Republican meet
ing, a group of party leaders Inter
ested In furthering the csndldacy
of Charles A. Sprague for the Re
publican nomination for governor,
met at Valentine's Cafe to perfect a
final campaign designed to draw
support to the Salem publisher.
Frank VanDyke also acted as chair
man of this gathering and appoint
ed the following committee to Ini
tiate an aggressive campaign for
Sprague: Joe Wood, chairman; Ken
Denman. Bud Deuel. Frank Hull.
George Carter. Olen Arnspiger. Mrs.
C. M. Hurd and Mrs. Leaver. Charlea
Sprague recently visited this city
and conferred with Darty followers
here, addressing a Republican group
at Valentine's Cafe.
Trade and Win a
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MEDFORD'S OWN STORE
"Mann's Week'Sales Now
in Progress in AH Depts
of This Popular Store!
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Sale of Spring Coats
This Early Summer Coat Sale Includes all Roth moors, Shag- j
moors and other nationally known coats from our complete j
spring stock. Coats from 10.85 to S39.95 In all sizes snd all g
the newest woolens. On sale tomorrow In the coat shop.
One Fourth Off I
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New Sheer and
Dresses bought especially for thl
early summer event I Cool sheers and
smart prints In Jacket types full
length sheer coat styles and clever
wash silks In all the new colors and
combinations. Half and regular s!7s.
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i $ 1 .00 Cotton Sheer Dresses
: Extra special for Mann's Week I A
I group of floral pattern cotton sheer
: wash dresses for only 39c each. These
I are real $1.00 values and come In lace
and self trlmrmxl styles. Sizes In this
I lot from 12 to 40.
Utility Zipper Bags
A Mann's Week special I Inch heavy
quality tweed finish rubberized Util
ity Bags for only 79c. Colors are
brown tweed with leatherette trim
and gray tweed wtth black leatherette
trim. Regular $1.00 bags.
Four Thread
Extra special! Tomorrow In our popu
lar Hosiery section 59c will buy a pair
of our regular 79c four-thread Chif
fon Silk Hose. Here are summer's
newest hosiery shades at a saving of
30c on every pair. Buy several at
Antiseptic and Mouth Wash
Mann's Week Special from our popu
lar toiletries section. A generous 16
oz. bottle of antiseptic for only 29c
This Is a regular 49c value. Take
home a bottle tomorrow as this anti
septic Is Ideal as a mouth wash and
other household uses.
Cannon Towels ... 3 for
Extra special! Our regular 49c Can
non Turk Is h Bath Towc Is at 3 for
$1.00. These are extra large closely
woven double thread towels In snow
whlt with a dainty colored border.
Cm sale tomorrow as long as quanti
ties last.
Golden Gate
Mann's Week Sale I 81 x99lnch na
tionally advertised Golden Gate
Sheets for only $1.09 each. This
price cannot be equalled when you
consider the quality of Oolden Gate
Sheets. Buy at least a half dozen tomorrow.
Sale of Girls'
Mothers, we call your attention to
this Mann's Week .Sale of Girls' light
weight Spring coat. Dark and light
shade of fine soft wools in rtzes A to,
14 at $3.50. These are regular 95.98
coats. Ideal for Summer wear.
Women's Outing Boots
In the shoe dept. tomorrow a ssle of
Women's and Misses' Brown Elk Hlk
tng Boots and Judphan Riding Boots
at S3 95 pair. These are regular up
10 5SO boots. Each made from soft
pliable leathers that will not blister
the feet.
Women's Wash Sandals
Another shoe dept. special for Mann's
week Women's and Misses' Washable
Sandals for Summer wesr at 94c pair.
Colored, all white and smart combi
nations. These sandals formerly sole:
for 11.45 pair. Your choice
they last
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Print Frocks
$Q98
Chiffon Hose
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Sheet Sale
$J09
Spring Coats
$350
$395
94c
while
391
79c
$100