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perature above normal.
Highest yesterday go
Lowest this morning ., , fi2
Precipitation last ti hrs. T.
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Thirty-fourth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1939
No. 156.
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Assassination Seen
Opening Effort to
Take Over Control
BUCHAREST, Sept. 21. (6 p. m. 11 a. m., E.S.T.), via
Copenhagen (AP) Premier Armand Cdlinescu was shot and
killed today by men officially identified as Iron Ouardists and
troons were called up at once to prevent a coup.
The assassination of Calinescu known as Rumania's
"strone man" for his suppression of the outlawed, pro-Nazi
Iron Guard organization was
interests arising Irom tne European war.
It came as German and Russian
troops approached the Rumanian
frontier in their occupation of Po-.
land. Rumania got one-seventh of
her territory Irom Russia In the
world war settlement.
Machine Guns lTsed
Calinescu was machine gunned In
his automobile by masked men.
Other masked men seized the Buch
arest radio station but were subse
quently arrested.
Late today a communique read
over the station formally accused
the slayers of being members of the
pro-nazl Iron Guard.
"This afternoon, Premier Calines
cu was murdered In a cowardly man
near near his home," the commun
ique aaid. "The murderers, who are
members of the former Iron Guard,
have been arrested,"
It said a new premier already had
been chosen but failed to give his
name. He was to be sworn in late
In the afternoon, after which a meet
ing of the new cabinet would be held.
The communique announced "Per
fect order and calm reigns through
out the country."
Discuss Crisis
Immediately after the death of the
premier a crown council was called
by King Carol to meet the resultant
crisis in Rumania's position In In
ternal and International affairs. It
was still sitting late today.
The British-French allies and Ger
many were engaged In a bitter strug
gle, each side attempting to in
fluence Rumania's policy to their
advantage. Calinescu had been known
as an advocate of political and eco
nomic cooperation with Britain and
Prance.
Rumania's oil, needed by Ger
many's mechanized army and her
lr force, was the major prize.
(Budapest sources said they believed
a long-expected revolt of the Iron
Guard had come. The Rumanian le
gation In Belgrade said after vain
attempts to telephone Bucharest that
It looked as if the Iron Guard already
was In charge.)
Driving To Palace
The premier was driving In his car
on Bucharest's main street, on his
way to the royal palace, when he
was shot.
His car was suddenly blocked, re
portedly by three other machines.
The three cars converged on that
of the premier while a peasant cart
blocked the road ahead.
One car drew alongside. Masked
men jumped out and opened fire
with sub-machine guns. Calinescu
slumped In his seat. Bullets had rid
dle his chest and abdomen from
side to side. The shots were fired at
2:18 p. m. (4:18 a. m., PST). The
premier's chaufferu was killed in
stantly. Calinescu was rushed to Uni
versity hospital but died en route in
a motor car.
Eight of the alleged assassins and
accomplices have been arrested. The
troops were called to surround their
cells and public buildings and to
guard against any attempt at a coup.
Seize Radio Station
While the assassins were carrying
out their assignment another band
of armed, masked men seized the
Bucharest radio station, shooting and
wounding the announcer and inter
rupting the scheduled program.
Then one of them announced that
Calinescu had been killed in a revolt.
Police rushed Immediately to the
scene of the shooting, where two of
the alleged killers were arrested.
Meanwhile Rumanian authorities
quickly clamped on rigid censorship
until all the facts were established.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Eugene Thorndlke, Glenn Jackson.
Charley Furnas and A. H. Banwell
among the many city folks getting
a liberal education in livestock rais
ing at the 4-H banquet.
And Vern Brophy bashfully taking
a bow but declining to publicly
admit that It was his doings which
made the event to successful.
And city copper Clyde Flchtncr
doing his bit by leading all the bulls,
chickens, cows and sheep In the
parade on his motorcycle.
And Lawrence Francis attempting
to herd all the banquet guests into
one corral long enough to listen tc
a very fin program.
attributed to conflicting national
SAY IRON
ACTIVE ICE WAR
BUDAPEST, Sept. 21 (AP)
R imanlan diplomats in Hungary said
today they interpreted the assassin.
atlon of their premier as "highly
significant Just at the moment
when German and Russian troops
are approaching Rumania's north
era frontier."
"Maybe the murder of Calinescu
Is only the beginning of something
much bigger." one Rumanian of
ficial said.
These Rumanians disclosed the
Bucharest government had sup
pressed rigidly news of Iron Guard
agitation through Rumania which
they said began as soon as German
forces bean their eastward march
through Poland near the Rumania
border,
(Rumania's - assassinated premler(
Armand Calinescu. had been the
foe of the pro-Nazi Iron Guard
which Rumania outlawed some years
ago.)
Callnescu's assassination today In
Bucharest was followed by action
to seal Rumania from the rest of
the world
Soon after the Bucharest rtdio
had announced "a successful at
tempt had been made on the life
of Calinescu," It was reported Ru
mania's frontiers were closed tight
ly by orders from Bucharest.
All telephone communication with
Rumania ceased a few minutes
later. The government radio sta
tion In Bucharest went off the air.
The Rumanian legation here said
that before the station stopped
broadcasting there were "some mln-
utes of wild and confused shout
ing.
In reports of pro-Nazi agitation
In Rumania It was recalled that
Just yesterday a Rumanian official
at Cernautl disclosed police ar
rested a group of German resi
dents of Bukovlna province on
charees thev plotted a revolt to
Join Germany If Nazi troops in
Poland arrived at the Rumanian
frontier.
Calinescu frequently had charged
the Iron Guard was financed and
given orders by Berlin.
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DEATHS, PROSTRATIONS
MOUNT IN CALIFORNIA
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LOS ANGELES, S ept. 21. (p) As
southern California's heat wave went
into its sixth oppressive day, the toll
of dead rose this morning to 35.
Hundred-degree and better temper
atures were general In the southern
part of the state and the wave
apparently was moving up on north
ern California.
At 10:30 a. m.. the temperature
in Los Angeles was 100, to degrees
less than yesterday's at the same
hour. In San Francisco, It was 69
at 10 a. m., five points hotter than
at the same hour yesterday. At 10:30
a. m., it was 102 In San Diego and
107 In Oceanslde.
In addition to Los Angeles' 95
deaths, three were reported In the
San Francisco bay region. Prostra
tions numbered about 200, reports
from Los Angeles hospitals Indicated.
BANKERS GATHER FOR
NATIONAL CONVENTION
SEATTLE, Sept. 21. pi The van
guard of several thousands of the
nation's leading financiers convened
here today in the first of three
important national banking conven
tions. Women bankers from as far west
as Honolulu and east to New England
opened the three-day,
17th annual
national convention of the Assocta
j tlon of Bank Women.
Congress Hears
When Hitler
BASEBALL
Score:
Chicago
H. B.
8 1
10 0
Russo
New York 6
Dietrich, Brown and Tresh;
and Dickey.
St. Louis 2
Boston 6
Kramer and Arshany; Gal
and Desautels.
Detroit 7 11 2
Philadelphia 8 10 3
Pippen, Trout, Rowe, Bridges and
York; Brckman and Hayes.
Cleveland
Washington
Mllnar and Hemsle
quel and Fcrrell.
6 fl 0
8 7 1
Bass, Carras-
National
First game: ft. H. E.
Boston 4 12 2
Pittsburgh 6 8 1
Viegel, Callahan and Masl; Gee and
Susce.
Second game: R. H. E.
Boston . 0 8 8
Pittsburgh 7 10 I
Poscdel and Lopez; Bwigart and
Mueller.
Philadelphia S 11 1
Cincinnati 8 18 0
Pearson, Kcrksieck and Warren;
Derringer and Lombard!.
Score: R. H. E.
New York 8 6 1
. Chicago - 0 14 0
I Lohrmnn. Melton, Brown and Dan-
ning; Passes u and Mancuao,
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City and state police were search
ing today for two boys, described as
about 12 years old, who early last
evening stole approximately 930 from
a cash box at the Utopia auto court
south of the city.
I. W. Housechlld. owner of the
tourist haven, reported to state po
lice that one of the boys grabbed
tha money out of the cash box after
the other youth hald told the pro
prietor the rest room was not In
working order and the latter had
gone to Investigate. The boys were
seen by Mrs. Housechlld running.
down the road, state police said.
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Pear Markets
Today
CHICAGO, Sept. 21. (AP-USDA)
Pears: 2 California. 4 Illinois. 1 New
York, 2 Oregon, 3 Michigan arrived:
14 on track, Oregon Bartlet's, 704
fancy 2.40-70. average 2.54.
NEW YORK. Sept. 21. (AP-USDA
Pears: 20 arrived. 18 California. 11
Oregon. 2 Washington unloaded; mar
ket slightly weaker; Oregon Bartletts.
2035 extra fancy 2 00-45, average 2 25;
720 fancy 1.95-2.35. average 2.10; Bosc
400 extra fny 1.70-80. average 1. 71:
280 fancy 1.46-70, average 1.58. '
Plea
for
To Enemies
AflnlF IIII Inr lu uit nlinv aliirliiir
n,s Pcccn at Da nr. I g in the medieval
Artuhof. lie was given a frenzied
Danzlgers. During his
radio broadcast lie served
ranee and Knglund that
he was ready to wage a set en-year
war if necesnary. Below: Hitler (left)
Is ihotnf arrtvlnp In Danzig to wel
come the city back to Germany, he
lug greeted by Albert Forster, Dan
zig's No. I Nazi. The banner tmys;
"Dnnzlg Greets Its Fuehrer. (Pictures
radioed from Berlin to New York),
DALADIER REPEATS
TO
PARIS. Sept. 21. (fl1) Premier Dal
adler. In a world boardcost tonight,
said "tho generous efforts of the
highest moral and political author
ities of the United States and Eu
rope" had failed to prevent the
German attack on Poland.
He declared France's determination
not to abandon her fight against
Adolf Hitler.
The Franch premier Interrupted
a world broadcast of the American
president's speech on United States
neutrality, to make an appeal to the
world In which he declared:
"The generous efforts of the high
est moral and political authorities
of the United States and Europe
have been checked. The Reich's
world terror which la now sweeping
Poland, was decided upon In ad
vance." The premier declared France would
never abandon her fight until Hit
ler's efforts "to dominate the world"
had been crushed by a "complete
victory" over the Nazi forces.
The stubby premier interrupted
as far as France was concerned the
worldwide broadcast of President
Roosevelt's neutrality message to
con gress to d eclare with h Is own
voice that France never would make
peace until peace was established
on a "solid, lasting basis."
L EALL
PORTLAND. Sept. 21. (AP) De
lightfully warm autumn weather
spread through Oregon today but
here and there the atmosphere was
cooled by electrical storms and light
rain.
A few drops of moisture, Insuffi
cient to record, fell here late yes
terday. Maximum temperatures of 02 de
greet at Baker and Burns were the
highest in Oregon Wednesday. Other
readings included Bend 85, Brook
ings 85, Eugene 88, Hood River 87,
La Review 88, Med ford 80, Newport 82,
North Bend 86, Pendleton 87, Port
land 87. Rose burg 83 and Siskiyou
Summit 79, .
Arms Embargo
PEAR DIVERSION
BENEFIT PLAN IS
FIXEDFOR COAST
Department of Agriculture
Announces Program To
Encourage Domestic Use,
And Foreign Export.
PORTLAND. Ore., Sept. 21 (AP)
The marketing agreements division
of the department of agriculture an
nounced yesterday a program to
encourage domestic consumption
and exportation of designated var
ieties of fail and winter pears pro
duced In Oregon. Washington and
California.
Benefit payments up to $180,000
will be made for a maximum of
400.000 boxes for domestic diversion
markets or exported to foreign
markets.
The program, developed at the
request of the Oregon -Washington -California
pear league, provided
payment of 40 cents a box to
league members for pears exported
or diverted. Pears must be of U. 8.
combination, grade or better.
The league must make ' equitable
allotments of the quantities to In
dividual grower, firm, corporation
or cooperative association members.
Payments will' be. made on pears
xhlpped to tho following domestic
diversion markets; North Dakota,
South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska,
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma,
Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Tennes
see, Mississippi, Alabama, Hawaii,
Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and the
Canal zone.
Payments will be made for the
shipping of poors to any export
benefit markets except the British
Empire. Mandated territories of the
British Empire are not Included.
Pears diverted should be shipped
after October 1 and exported pears
must be sold and exported by May
IS, 1040.
RAF.TKlATS
E 34
AFTER SUB'S ATTACK
LONDON, Sept. 11. (AP) The
British government announced today
that two Royal Air Force flying pa
trol boats had rescued the crew of
34 of the steamship Konslngton
Court, which sent out an BOB after
having been attacked by a submar
ine. A ministry of Information an
nouncement said that the rescue,
somewhere In the Atlantlo ocean, was
the first case In which an entire
ship's crew had been picked up at
sea by flying boats.
The Kensington Court was a 4,863
ton vessel, owned by the Court line.
London waa her port of registry.
(The Kensington Court left Ros
arlo, Argentina, on August Id. Her
destination then was Dakar, Prenoh
West Africa, but apparently she had
been diverted because of the out
break of war.
(She was built In 1937 In Glasgow
and was 398 feet long and had a 03
foot beam).
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To Continue Line.
PORTLAND. Sept. 31. (P) The
Portland Etectrlo Power company an
nounced today It would accept the
recommendation of Ormond R. Bean,
state utilities commissioner, and con
tinue operation of Interurban freight
lines to Oresham and Oregon City.
Nazis to Respect Neutrality
Of Neighbors Says Goebbels
BERLIN, Sept. 31. (AP) Propa
ganda Minister Psul Joseph Goebbels
today gave foreign correspondents a
vigorous denial of allegations that
Germany Intended to violate the
neutrality of Belgium, Ths Nether
lands or Luxembourg.
"I am In a posr.lon to give a cate
goric, unequivocal and unconditional
dcnlsl." said the propaganda minis
ter In his first appearance before
foreign newspapermen since Oermany
started her invasion of Poland Sep
tember 1.
"The Oerman government never
had, does not have now nor Intends
In the future to violate the neutral
ity of B-lglum or Holland."
To s question wbetnsr this also
Reaction To Plea
Shows Disregard
For Party Lines
WASHINGTON. Sept. 21. P
Congressional reaction to Presi
dent Roosevelt's appeal for re
peal of the arms embargo cut
across party lines today.
Senator Austin of Vermont, as
sistant senate Republican leader,
said he found himself "in very
much agreement with the presi
dent." On the other hand. Senator
Hold (D.-W.Va.) commented:
"The president could have said
it In a sentence: 'Give me the
power and go home.' "
Senator Nye (R.-N.D.), a leader
of the senate group opposing the
president's program, described Mr.
Roosevelt's message to congress a
"a miserable failure.'1
"If the speech was Intended to
demonstrate the need for repeal
of the arms embargo, It was a
miserable failure," he said.
"There was nothing in it to
indicate the need for a special
session."
Comment of some other sena
tors: Balloy (D.-N.C.) : "It was a very
fine message. I can agree with a
great many of the sentiments
expressed."
Connally (D.-Tex.): "It was a
splendid statement of Internation
al policy."
McCarran (D.-Nev.): "If I ever
was convinced that the neutrality
law should not be changed. I am
more convinced now."
Herring (D.-Towa : "I shall sup
port the president's program.'
FOR LOCAL
FEDERAL
PORTLAND. Sept. 21. (Spl)
Names of 35 Jurors to serve on the
panol for the term of the federal
district court to be hold at Mcd.'ord
In October were drawn Wednesday
In the. court of Federal Judge James
Alger Fee.
The Jurors win. bs notified to re
port for duty at Medford at a o'clock
the afternoon of October 8.
Those drawn for service Included;
Jesse Allen. Aaron Andrew i, E. H.
Brayton, Walter F. Brown, Harold
Bunce, Eugene Dowllng, T. Slater
Johnston, P. M. Kershaw and Lyle
Purdln, of Medford; T. O. Booth, A.
J. Collins, George Dora, George Hans,
H. O. Hoffmastcr, and Fred W. Rey
nolds, Grants Pass; H. O. Enders,
I. R. Frldager, Hugh H. Gillette, Noel
Heard and Oeorge N. Kramer, of Ash
land; Clarenoe E Adair of Kerb;;
M. M. Alnsworth and L. w. Carson,
of Murphy; Ed Bland, and Tom Mau
pln of Merlin; Emll Brltt, Jaffcron
vlllo; James F. Bytell, and Lyle Put
nam. Takllma; Frank Dlttsworth,
Trail; C. A. Erlckson. Hugo; D. H.
Ferry, Rogue River: Earl T. Ham.
Gold Hill; Ray Harnlsh, Eagle Point;
R. L. Hughes, Ruch; Ambrose Pope,
Selma.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
KILLED WHILE HUNTING
PORTLAND, Sept. 31. (IP) Rich
ard E. Teeter, la, Roosevelt high
school student. Is dead today, victim
of an accidental shooting while
hunting crows yesterday with a
youthful companion la Portland's
west hills.
Edward Muhm, Is, told Deputy
Sheriff John Franklin his gun acci
dentally discharged, killing Teeter.
applied to Luxembourg, ths tiny
Duchy at ths northern end of pres
ent German-French battle lines,
Goebbels replied;
"Yes, you may also Include Lux
embourg." Goebbels alluded with a smile to
hit preaencs as evidence hs was
neither dead nor captive nor out of
sympathy with Adolf Hitler's vrar
alms, aa some reports had alleged.
"I guess you don't need a denial
about my person," said the propa
ganda chief, "My answer to British
lying propsganda Is my propaganda
on which you havs seen evldencs In
these past weeks, I think."
Goebbels called the propaganda of
ths British Information ministry
'childish and Uughsbls."
Repeal
SPEEDY ACTION TO
KEEP NEUTRALITY
Grave-Faced Congress
Closely Follows F.D.R.'s
Words Darker Periods
May Lay Ahead Warning.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 31 (API
President Roosevelt called upon -congress
today to help preserve
"American neutrality, American se
curity and American peace" by re
pealing outright the law against
selling arms and munitions to na
tions at war.
Outlining in addition steps to
keep American ships and citizens
out of the war's nones of danger,
the . president drew loud applause
from senators and representatives
crowded into the hlgh-celllnged
house chamber when he said :
"Tlila government must lose no
time or effort to keep the nation
from being drawn into the war.
Congress Attentive
"In my candid Judgment we shaH
succeed in these efforts."
As he spoke, in measured, em
phatic tones, Mr. Roosevelt stood
behind the clerk's desk on tha
house rostrum. A grave-faced con
gress, possibly recalling the ses
sions of 35 years ago when another
wcx ravaged Europe, paid close at
tention. Members of his cabinet
wcro immediately before him.
. In i the . gallery opposite, ,carotulhy
groomed diplomats from over tho
world" occupied a reserved spaco,
but attendants said representatives
of Germany, Italy and Japan wero
not present. One of the last to
arrive before the president began
speaking was Count Jerry Potocht,
the Polish ambassador.
The regular visitor's galleries wero
not as crowded as on similar oa
casion of the past because ad
mittance was limited. Through ths
assembly a few formal cutaways
were In evidence.; Mr. Roosevelt,
himself, was wearing a blue double
breasted business suit.
Program Outlined
While he asked repeal of tho
arms embargo, the president out
lined among other parts of his
program regulations which would lm
effect put In a' cash-and-carry sys
tem. This, hs said, could be achieved
either by law or by executive procla
mation, according to ths wish ot
Congress.
Of the European situation ho
aaid: v
"I should like to be able to offer
the hope that the shadow over tho
world might swiftly pass. I cannot.
The facts compel my stating, with.
(Continued on Page Two.)
THREE WOMEN AMONG
FLYING CANDIDATES
PORTLAND, Sept. 31. (RThrcO
women will be among the 100 Ore
gon students who will learn to pilot
airplanes under the federal pilot
training program. Wiley Wright '
the civil aeronautics authority, an
nounced yesterday.
Wright said the 100 students alio
would Include five non-college avia
tion students.
TOLEDO, Sept. 31. p A. C. Car
ter, former Salem businessman, was
killed last night while working tem
porarily as an oiler on a steam shovel
at the Marshfleld Coos Bay Jetty.
Details of the accident were not
Immediately available.
Radio Highlights
(By Associated Press)
(Time Is Pacific Standard) '
NEW YORK, Sept. 31. Networks
will all be In operation from, tho
New York world's fair Friday for tho
Pan-American day address of Secre
tary of Stats Cordell Hull. Ths pro
gram will Include an awsrd to tho
secretary for his work In promoting
lnter-Amerlcan relations.
Tims on ths sir Is announced as!
WJZ-NBO, 11 s. m. to noon and CBS
and MBS 11:30 a. m. to noon, tha
secretary to speak shortly after 11:30.
After announcing that It would
Changs to its former time ot 9:80
a. m. on WEAF-NBO Sunday, tho
Chicago Roundtable has now decided
to remain at ths 11:30 hour.
Tonight: European schedule, WKAF
NBO, 7:13 and ; WJZ-NBC. 6; MBS,
3:15.
What to expect Friday: European
schedule, WEAF-WJZ, NBC, 4 a. m.:
WEAF-NBS, 8 a. m., WABO-CBS.
a. m., and 3:44 p. m. WJZJIBCL
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