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It The Weather Forecast : Fair ton! sh t and Wednesday, temperature abore normal. Temperature Highest yesterday a? Lowest this morning 49 Endless Job What an endleu Job H mold be to Mil your ware If yea did not have the classified page of thla newspaper to de pend upon to get your meeeaga before the people. Tribune FORD Full Associated Press Full d Press Thirty-Third Year MEDPORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1938. No. 149. mm u MED gas JUU lyJlLUUHUwL The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop and Robert Kintner Copyright, 1937, by The North American News paper Alliance. Inc. TJ. S. TO ENFORCE NEUTRALITY ACT IN EVENT OF WAR MOVE SEEN AIDING FASCIST NATIONS SURVEY REVEALS THEIR GREAT ARMS SUPERIORITY DEMOCRACIES LACK PLANES AND HEAVY ARTILLERY WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. A Con flict between the fascist and Demo cratic nations la measurably nearer. Europe- Is dark with auguries of war, and. even true most hopeful now ad mit that peace has no better than an even chance. If war comes, this country will have the choice of stul tifying Itself before the world, or giving aid and comfort to Adolf Hitler. The neutrality law is still on the statute books. In the present con Junction of events. Its application will present Just such a choice to the United States. Neither of the fascist nations needs war materials. Neither ta in a position to import war materials from this country. Both the Democratic nations are in desperate need of war materials. And England and France control the seas. Yet only by repeal of the neutrality law can the democracies get the sup plies they need. With the example before us of the war In China, many now suppose that the president would, find some loop hole, that application of the neutrality law would be withheld. Very likely there would be no more formal declaration of belligerency In the European than In the Asiatic struggle. But this Is not the case. The presi dent. Secretary of State Cordell Hull and the highest officials of the state department have already given ex haustive consideration to their course in the event of European war. It can be stated on the best authority that their decision is to enforce the neutrality law. Whether war Is de clared or not. they have apparently concluded that fighting Across the Atlantic would be too close to home The neutrality law was conceived and passed eswnttallly to meet the case of a European war. If applica tion were withheld, or If enforcement were even relaxed, the state depart ment's officials would be open to impeachment. Of course, the president, with his intense anti-fascism, his strong anglo and Franco-phile sympathies, might at the last moment run the tremendous risk of non-application. But as of today the program Is well defined. Section one of the act. laying an absolute embargo on the export of war materials to belligerent nations, vould come into force at once. Every (Continued on Page Six.) SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Nettle Fry calmly using a pair of wire clippers to cut and extract rth hook thit had penetrated through a finger of little Marcla Young, while other wsmen ran around In nervous circles, screaming for doc tors and ambulances. Don Wheat, not to be outdone by Strsnce Aa It Seems, displaying a potato of his own with grew grow ing Ihrough It. Dorothy Rogers looking smart In a pseudo-upswing coiffeur, she tak ing It by dyrees. Sam Houston and Bert Orr break ing each other's heart over golf scorea, golf dates, golf methods snd golf, each sverlng the other Is un kind to the other over the game. Lucy Jdncs and mate Chuck fin ally msnsclng to attend a rawlla rlo". and then locking the picture of boredom throughout, eiceut when Beieaatro bit Brltt and Chuck chewed his cigar half off. Demand Revocation Of Martial Law or Face Consequences GENEVA, Sept. 13. (AP) The official Czechoslovak del egation to the League of Nations announced tonight informa tion had been received from Prague the government had rejected the Sudeten German ultimatum and sent additional troops into the Sudeten areas. Paris. Sept. 13. (AP) Stephan Osusky, Czechoslovakia minister to Paris, announced tonight that the Prague govern ment had proposed to the Sudeten Germans that they publish a proclamation assuring internal order, after which the gov ernment would revoke martial law in the Sudeten regions. BERLIN, Sept. 13. (AP) The German propaganda min istry tonight said the Sudeten German ultimatum "is a matter concerning Sudeten Germans alone." PRAGUE. Sept. 13. -- (AP) The Czechoslovak government tonight de liberated on an ultimatum of the Sudeten German party demanding revocation within six hours of mar tial and emergency police measures the government had Imposed In the Sudeten regions near the German border. There was no official Indication of conclusions reached, but Informed persons predicted the government would not yield to the Sudeten de mands. The ultimatum was to expire at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday (4:30 p.m., PST Tuesday). The situation In Prague became so tense authorities called off a torchlight procession scheduled to honor Thomas G. Masaryk, first presi dent of Czechoslovakia, who died a year ago. Populace In Turmoil Thousands of people milled in the streets and police patrols were rein forced. The Sudeten ultimatum was con sidered to have opened the most dan gerous phase thus far of the bitter conflict between Prague and the Sudetens. Private reports from the Sudeten region stated numerous telegraph and telephone lines had been cut. (A British news agency (Reuters') dispatch from Prague to London, said the cabinet after a night meet ing sent a reply to the Sudeten ultimatum which it was learned did not close tbe door to further nego tiations. The reply was not an ac ceptance of the Sudeten demands, however, the dispatch aald). The opinion was freely expressed the ultimatum might lead to civil war. The Sudeten communication de clared If martial law continued the party could not "be responsible for developments. 13 Killed In niwrden Already 12 persons were officially reported dead in a serlea of dis orders which had led to the clamp ing of military rule on eight Sude ten communities. Seven of the dead were Czechs, five Sudeten Germans. The latest clash was reported from Habersplrk-Bclfalkensu, where three Czech gendarmes were killed and one wounded in hand-to-hand fight ing with Sudetens. The ultimatum had the approval of Konrad Henleln. the Sudeten chieftain returning from Number?, where he had attended the annual rally of German nazidom. He met other Sudeten leaders at Eger, where a conference of many hours occurred. Even while they consulted Czecho- (Continued on Page Seven.) FREIGHT PILES DP EAST OF EUGENE EUGENE, Ore., Sept. 13. (IP Forty cars of a Southern Pacific fast freight left the rails near Jasper sta tion, some 7 miles east of here, yes terday afternoon, killing a transient. Injuring at least three others, tearing up the trsrkbed for 1000 yards and strewing wreckage over half an acre. The victim's clothing contained ps pers that led to his tentative Identifi cation as Jsmes W. Burnett, SO. or Oordon. Teg. i The three Injured were Prsn.es Hammon. 33, snd Joseph Murphy. 46, Redding. Calif., and Richard C Quint, Westtlr., Ore., all transients. No trainmen were hurt. Only cars In the middle of the train were derailed. Trainmen said they believed a wheel "sprung" tnd set emergency brakes on several cars causing the long train to "buckle." In places splintered blxcsrs were piled four deep In ravin, flanking the right-of-way. FRANCE TO KEEP E READY FOR WAR PARIS, Sept. 18. (AP) The French government decided today that In view of threats contained: in Adolf Hitler's N urn berg speech It was necessary to keep Prance's mili tary machine keyed at wartime pitch. After analyzing the speech in a two and a half hour meeting with Pres ident Albert Lebrun, the cabinet de cided unanimously there was no pos sibility now of easing the military measures which have sent hundred of thousands of additional troops Into the Maglnot zone, facing Germany. In the past few days. Thla state of "keen vigilance" must be maintained "until after the sit uation la clarified," a minister said after leaving the meeting. The official Journal published ord ers shifting Rear Adml. Jean Abria-, adjutant to the chief of the general staff of the navy, to command of the Mediterranean fleet. Another order declared the stra tegic stretch of border highway near Mets of "urgent public utility" and authorized appropriation of lands and buildings' necessary to make It suit able for large troop movements. A ban on the exportation of iron, cotton and many other products val uable for national defense was in voked suddenly aa an emergency measure. LONDON. Sept. 13 (AP) Britain's four defense ministers were called suddenly Into conference today with Prime Minister Chamberlain, who earlier had summoned a full dress cabinet meeting for tomorrow to con sider the central European crisis. As the head of the fighting serv ices assembled at 10 Downing street It was considered virtually certsln they had been celled to confer on extraordinary military measures. They were confronted by deepening European tension, arising from to day's disorders In Czechoslovakia and the threat of Adolf Hitler's speech at Nurnberg last night. Sir Klngsley Wood, sir minister; Lwlle Hore-Bellsha. wsr secretary; Alfred Duff Cooper, first lord of the admiralty, and Sir Thomas flnsklp, minister for coordination of defense, took part In the surprise meeting. They were accompanied by their chiefs of staff. Awaiting them at the prime min ister's office were Chamberlsln snd hi "Inner cabinet" Viscount Hsll fax. foreign secretary; Sir John Simon, chancellor of the eichequer, and Sir Samuel Hoare, home secre tary. UNITED SMS HIT AT MKXICO CITY. flpt. 18. .OP) The United States was assailed last night at a Joint session of the sen ate and chamber of deputies In honor of foreign delegate to the Interna tional Congress Against War and fascism. Mexico waa represented during the session aa "suffering attacks which may be considered as a war of for eign chancellories." Mrdical service rat-M to farmers In the United States increased 31 percent between 1910 and 1939. Nurse Killed in TYDINGS TARGET OF PURGE BY WINDERS Republican Gov. Barrows Is Reelected in Maine Seven States Holding Primary Elections Today Elections in Brief By the Associated Press Sen. Millard E. Ty dings, opposed by President Roosevelt, renomin ated by Maryland Democrats. Republican governor and three Republican house members re elected In Maine. Arizona, Colorado , Louisiana, Michigan. New Hampshire. Utah, Vermont and Washington , hold primaries today; Connecticut Democrats open convention. , South Carolina Democrats nom inate candidates for governor and three house seats In run-off pri mary. William O. McRae, Townaend plan backer, withdraws from Georgia's Democratic senatorial primary. By the Associated Pres Sen. Millard E. Ty dings rolled steadily today toward what appeared to be a landslide victory In Mary land. Late returns placed, him far In front or Rep. David J. Lewis, Pres ident Roosevelt's hope In the primary election to unseat the senior Mary land senator. Unofficial tabulations gave Ty dings a lead In district unite having 117 of the state's 149 nominating con vention votes. The popular vote, from 863 of the 1.288 Maryland polling places, waa: Tydlngs 126,330; Lewis. 86,634. Arthur E. Hungerford ran third with 7.288 votes. G.O.I. Wins In Maine The Maryland Democratic primary stole the spotlight from Maine's gen eral election In which the Repub licans held their ground. Reports from 620 of 629 polling places In Maine gave Gov. Lewis O. Barrows, Incumbent Republican, 1A6, 511 to former Democratic Gov. Ioul J. Brann'a 139.158. All three Repub lican representatives were re-elected. Tydlngs' smashing drive toward victory ahowed him leader In widely scattered parte of Maryland. In several counties on the eastern shore, where Mr. Roosevelt praised Lewis aa a pioneer In social legisla tion. Tydlngs was rolling up lead of two and three to one. He alar was ahead In four of six voting dis tricts In Baltimore. A third candidate. Arthur E. Hungerford, trailed The popular vote In Maryland does (Continued on Page Ten ) GERMANS BITTER BERLIN, Sept. IS. Pj A nasi , spakesman today called the action of Czechoslovakia In Imposing martial j law on eight Sudeten Oerman com- i munltles sn "outright provocation." ! Nart generally expressed bitterness over developments In eudeten areai i following last night's speech by Adoli I Hitler at Nurnberg pledging aid to I the sudetens. i They took the position that the clamping on of martlsl lsw snd the deaths of three persona ssld here to be all sudetens In demonscrstlons after the Hitler speech constituted Czechoslovakia "answer to Hitler." j Der Angrlff, organ of Propagsnda Minister Paul Joseph Ooebbel, de clared, "the cup Is fulll" The newspaper Nachtausgsbe. re ferring heatedly to the latest events, demsnded "Immediat and complete freedom of the sudetens from their Czech enemies with completely free J opportunity to decide Uelr own des- i tiny." I GAINS LANDSLIDE w MJUA8D I. TYPINGS BRIDGES SECURES T LOS ANOELES. Sept. 13. (AP) Winning dismissal of one contempt count, Harry Bridges, Pacific coast CIO leader, defended himself today against another Involving a telegram in which he referred to a court de cision sa "outrageous." The telegram, addressed to Secre tary of Labor Perkins, said also a coast shipping "tie up" might result If the case involving an APL-CIO dispute over control of the Ban Pedro hiring hall continued to go against the CIO. Superior Judge Ruben Schmidt testified he read the telegram In a newspaper and "my reaction was :hat It was an attempt to direct me as to how I should decide the ensc. It was brought out In court Judge Schmidt did reverse his original rul ing, but he testified other circum stances had changed his opinion. Bupertor Judge Edward T. Bishop ruled Bridges was not In contempt when he addressed longshoremen In a half-day shipping tleup. Fair Weather For Washington Voters SEATTLE. Sept. 13. (IF) Washing ton state voters went to the polls on a clear summer-like day today In large numbers for a primary election to choose candidate for one United States senator, six congressmen, the state legislature and state and local offices. Roy Erford. directing the elections division of the county auditor's office here, said approximately 50 per cent of the eligible vote would be caat In King county, or about 130,000 votes, somewhat larger than past primaries. Thanh You At 10 o'clock last nitfht, the Mail Tribune's Bargain Days closed with a new all-time record not for annual sub xeription events of this newspaper. Monday, the final day, saw the staff of the circulation department and Tribune office clerks swamped with a delude of laHt-minnto sub scribers which sent the 1938 Bargain Days skyrocketing to new records. Despite a moderate advance in subscription rates, neces sitatpd by substantial increases in cost of newsprint, higher freight rales, mounting taxes and advances in general oper ation costs, the public response to Bargain Days was most ratifying to the publisher. of this newspaper. Increases in subscription rates were postponed last year in the bop that general conditions would improve sufficiently to elim inate the immediate necessity. Mail Tribune carriers, operating under the Little Mer chant" plan, performed valuable service in contacting the public for new subscriptions and renewals. The publishers of this newspaper sincerely appreciate the splendid public response to this years renewal of ISargain Days and renew their pledge of offering the finest news and advertising service possible to Mail Tribune lenders and advertisers. Crater PROPERTY IN CITY IS RE-VALUED FOR TAXATION PURPOSE Reappralsement of all property In thla city will bring a minimum In crease of 11,500,000 In the taxable valuations of the city of Medford for 1939 taxes. County Assessor J. B. (Bltn) Coleman said today. The pres ent Medford taxable valuation la ap proximately 97,500,000. The estimat ed, minimum Increase will bring It well over 99,000,000. Exact amount of the valuation In crease will not be known until the tax books are balanced and totaled. This will require two months. The greater part of the taxable valuation Increase Is due, County As sessor Coleman said, to Increase of the ratio of true valuations, from 40 percent to 60 percent for assessment purposes. The re-appratsement waa made to bring city values up to a comparable baala with farm, timber, and graving lands In Jackson county. -It was, de clared. - Reappralsement of the city of Ash land waa made last year and the same work U now under way In the Phoenix-Talent districts. Later the rural property will be appraised. The reappralsement covers all prop erty in the city of Medford. GRANT FOR OAK GROVE WATER INSTALLATION HAS APPROVAL OF PWA Approval of a Publlo Works Admin istration grant of 18,000 and a loan of $33,000 to the Jacksonville high way water district waa announced to day by C. C. Hockley, PWA regional director In Portland, In a telegram to Ncff and Frohnmayer, the district's counsel. , Allotment of the grant, which Is outright, snd the loan follows the recent bond election held In the dis trict. In which voters approved a $33,000 lasue to provide the district's share of the $40,000 project to pipe Medford city water to the area. The bonds will be taken up by the gov ernment In the form of a loan. Otto Frohnmayer stated that Old would probably be called for Inside a month, and actual work commence on the project within the next 60 days. Eureka Shaken By Small Earthquake EUREKA, Csllf., Sept. 13. CP) A moderate esrthquake ws felt over the Humbolt bay area shortly after 10 o'clock last night. Tbe temblor waa reported from Ferndsle to the south and towns north of here, but apparently no damage resulted. Highway Crash VICTORY CONFERENCE FAILS IN PEACE EFFORT SAN FRAN STRIKE SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. IS. A two hour conference was held In Mayor Angelo J. Rossi's office today In efforts to end the store strike, but after the meeting a union spokesman declared "this strike is not over, by any means. "We aren't getting anywhere along this track," said John Shelley, pres ident of the San Francisco labor council and a member of the coun cil's special committee of five lead ers. "The employers' proposal regarding seniority Is no different from their original one and we refused It. We feel It Is encumbent upon Mayor Rossi to ask employers to arbitrate and we a reopen to arbitration. Mayor Rossi was reported as at tempting to arrange further meet ings. The warehouse situation mean while remained, deadlocked . after a meeting between representatives of the association of Ban Francisco dls trlbutors and the International Long shoremen's and Warehousemen's Un ion. The distributors again sought a single contract on all points and th union leaders replied that such a proposal "had been rejected by our membership at least - tlx different times." FRUIT LEAGUE URGES GROWERS TO BALLOT IN PEAR REFERENDUM All pear growers were urged by the Fruit Growers league today to act promptly In voting on the referen dum being conducted by the AAA. The vote will determine whether or not the growers favor Issuance of an order placing In effect a proposed marketing agreement to regulate shipments In Interstate commerce. All ballots must be mailed not later than midnight September IB and, since the time Is short, Chester Fitch, president of the Fruit O rowers league, advised prompt action In voting. The league, he said, Is anxious to have all growers vote one way or the other on the propone. Purpose of the proposed agreement la to control the grade of all winter pears marketed this year, permitting the ahlpment of V. 0. combination grades which are approximately the ssme as Oregon fancy and extra fsncy. GRANTS PASS TO TAKE HOLIDAY FOR FAIR DAY ORAKT8 PA88. Sept. 18. (AP) - Orsnt Pass Merchant today agreed to a business holiday Friday after noon for the Josephine county fair. The four-dsy event opens Wednes day, with a nightly horse show, horse races, carnival and fireworks sched uled In addition to displays of agri cultural snd mining products. BASEBALL Nstlonal Cincinnati at Brooklyn, Pittsburgh st New York, postponed, rain. (Dou- bleheaders tomorrow). Score: Chicago Boston . R. H. B. .14! . I II 1 Brysnt and Hartnet; Turner and Lopes. It. R. . T 11 .. 1 B. Washington 0 g Chicago Chase and Giuliani; Btratton and Be well. Philadelphia at St. Loul postponed rsln, (doublehead.r tomorrow), R. R. (. Boston ... a S 1 Detroit 10 Harris, Bagby, Mldklff. Olson and Peacock! Kennedy and York. MISS EDNA JONES OF SAN JOSE IS Miss Mary Burke, Com: panion On Auto Tour, Suffers Sever Injuries Crash Head-On Into Truck Death ended a carefree week's va cation trip for two young Ban Jose, Cal., hospital nurses yesterday after noon on the Crater Lake highway, when their automobile crashed head- on Into s large logging truck one- half mile thla side of Prospect, The) tragedy occurred at 5:17 o'clock. Instantly killed ws Miss Edna, Jones, 34, of 1363 University avenue and night supervisor of the Ban Jose county hospital. Actual cause of death was attributed to a skull fracture. She also sustained a crush ed chest and a broken leg. Rushed to Community hospital here, where she Is confined pain fully and perhaps seriously Injured, waa Mlsa Jonas' traveling companion, Mlis Mary Burke, la, of 1ST North. Ninth street and a nurse In the San Jose county hospital. Her In Juries Were 'descrtBed by hospital' attend ants this morning a consisting of cuts and lacerations on th. face and arms, many bruises on her body, and possible Internal Injuries. Bh was conscious, and attendant reported she spent a fairly comfortable night. Truck Driver unnurt Fella H. Bryson, 11, of Klamath Falls, driver of the logging truck, was uninjured. County Coroner Frank Perl said today there would be no Inquest Into the fatal acoldent, aa Investigation revealed th. truck driver had been unable to avoid the crash and waa driving on his own side of th read. Th. hoad-on collision occurred on a partially blind curv. on which visibility waa pretty welt obscured by trees at th. side of th. road, Mis Jones, driving a 1136 Chevrolet sport sedan, and Mlsa Burka war. traveling toward Medford from Cra ter lake, where they had spent th. day. As they rounded th. left-hand curve, they met the Ford logging truck operated by Bryson, traveling back to Union Creek empty after delivering a load of logs to a local mill. Investigating state police officer quoted the truck driver a stating that he was traveling about 30 miles an hour on bis own side of the highway, and that he aw th. on coming Chevrolet when It wa about 100 feet distant. "Before I had time to swerve my truck or do anything to avoid tbe accident, th crash oc curred," Bryson told 'state police. Roadway Banked At that point on th highway, the road I banked slightly to th right traveling towards Medford, and state police believe the Chevrolet drifted to the left and Into the path of th truck, Possibility wa also advanced that the two young women may have been trying to catch gllmps of Mill creek falls, directly to their right. Following th crash, th heavy logging truck carried the Chevrolet back and across th highway. Miss Jones waa extricated from th wreckage easily, but Dewey Kill and other Prospect residents were forced to use chisels to hack Mis Burk clear. Th latter was conscious st all times, snd so tightly was ah pinned In th front seat that her hoes war left In th car when shs waa taken out, Th Chevrolet sedan wa com pletely demolished, It front and smashed beyond recognition and driven clear Into the front sest, Th. truck received s badly damaged radi ator and front fenders snd wheels. Th Perl smbulanc was called to the seen Immediately following th accident, and Mlas Burk wo rushed to th hospital. .Mother Bnrout Th logging truck I on of eight owned by Ross Cslahan of Klamath Falls snd engaged In hauling from logging operatlona above Union Creek. Bryson. the driver, I temporarily living In Central Point. Th body of Mis Jon, now at th Perl funeral parlor, will be shipped to San Jos tonight for burial. Mr. Hannah Burke, mother of th Injured girl, Informed Com munity hospital this morning that she would antra in Medford today. AttendsnU st the hospital said ths If Miss Burke's Injuries proved not to be serious, she would probably be removed to San Jo In s few der.
