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The Weather
Forecast
Cloudf with somewhat high
er humidity Sunday, moderate
.temperature.
Temperature
' Hlffhest yesterday 74
Lowest yesterday 49
1 .Thirty-fourth Year
WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 30.
Aa evidence of the intense feeling
over the issue of neutrality, four men
representing an organization to sup-
port the embargo on war munitions.
T. were arrested by the metropolitan
police, charged with "desecrating the
United States flag" because two flags
were draped over the back seat of
their automobile. The driver of the
car was fined for displaying a sigh
aaylng: "Keep America out of war;
avoid entangling alliances; real
Americans want no part of war." For
dropping leaflet opposing repeal of
the embargo a famous axiatrlx la In
trouble with the administration.
i Yet the "keep U. S. out of war"
auto tags are on Bale for a dime, and
the sentiments for which the mcu
were arrested and the avlatrlx Is on
the spot with CAA, are Identical with
many thousands of letters, telegrams
and postcards flooding congress; the
Identical sentiments which 30-odd
senators will voice beginning next
Tuesday from noon to 5 p. m. every
day until the neutrality problem has
been threshed out.
WHITE House inner circles, the
Corcorans, Ickea, etc., are dumb
' founded to learn that big interests,
long excoriated and held up to the
public as enemies are giving a lend
ing hand to Mr. Roosevelt's foreign
' policy. Tom Glrdler, of Republic
Steel, who has fought new deal labor
policies like a wildcat, and who has
been anathema to CIO (see testimony
of. LaFollette's civil liberties commit
tee). Is now for the administrations
neutrality program tooth nnd nail.
Al Smith, another citizen who has
been denounced by new dealers for
"lour years, takes the air (or the ad
ministration. . Everything Is topsy-turvy. Certain
unions of AFT. are demanding repeal
of the embargo; other union of the
federation are demanding with equal
vigor- that the embargo be retained.
Despite the constitutional right of
free speech, anyone who believes that
retention of the embargo is the
safest insurance against war, is re
garded as un-American, ns a defender
of Hitler and his program. Col. C. A.
Lindbergh Is attacked viciously be
cause he radioed a speech asking to
keep America out of war. Adminis
tration -officeholders and propagand
. 1st for repeal Intcrprcte dhts talk us
advocating no repeal, although trxt
of his remarks failed to reveal any
thing specific. War department
changed his status an hour alter bis
broadcast.
TOLERATED for years on the gov
ernment payroll, communists,
their fellow travelers and fascist are
quietly being liquidated. High offl
. cials who a few months ago ridiculed
& charges that "reds" held hundreds of
1 federal Jobs, many In Key positions.
have now changed their mind and
have issued orders to ease these sub
versive agents out of the various bu
,J5M reaus with a minimum at publicity,
f Since the Hltlcr-Stalln coalition
$ these government workers haw been
arguing retention of tne embargo
among their associates In the bu
f reaus. Now the administration Is let
ting down the boom on them.
- Shortly the public will become
aware of the disappearance of a
number of top men In CIO. "Reds"
In that labor organization are head
ed tor the cleaners.
SOLB Issue In the coming senate
debate Is on repeal of the em
bargo on arms. The isolationists
Borah, Johnson, Nye, etc., are lu
accord with the rest of the bill spon
sored by a majority of the senate
committee on foreign relations The
"cash and cany" provision originated
with tills group and It was tjc law
until it expired by limitation five
months ago. At the time they caused
enactment of the "cash an4 carry"
clause it was opposed by the adminis
tration which now ch-itupiotn It
There is no argument O'er keeping
Americans out of the var rone, o:
prohibiting the arming of merchant
vessels.
It simmers down to .!ie question or j
whether or not arms should be sold
to anyone: this la tMe only point of
disagreement and cither side may be
r-.ght.
Prom a strictly political point of
view, the members opposing repe.il
are in the best position, for hts rea
son: If embargo of arms Is repealed
and subsequently the United States
Is dragged Into the European wr
the members voting to lift th? em
bargo will b? drnounot-1 ;kJ :v?y
will be ir.aritfv! men wN ;. - k
(Continued on Pat du.j
Medford
Full Associated Press
I
BRITISH PREDICT
RUTHLESS U-BOAT
E
Italy Foreign Minister Hast
ens To Berlin Parley
Artillery Duel Along Mo
selle Diplomats Busy.
(By the Associated Press.)
Great Britain warned her merchant
ships last (Saturday) night, the ad
miralty announced, that Germany
would consider every vessel of the
British merchant navy as a "war
ship." The admiralty said the German an
nouncement possibly indicated "an
immediate change of policy in Ger
man submarine warfare." The broad
cast was quoted as saying several
German submarines had been attack
ed by British merchant ships in the j
past few days.
There was no Immediate confirma
tion from Berlin of the reported
broadcast.
Diplomats Busy.
Italy's foreign minister sped to
ward Berlin last (Saturday) night
for a conference with Adolf Hitter
In the latest move- of feverish diplo
matic activity In Europe, while Ger
man and French ttrtlllerymen fought
a duel along iho Moselle rtver. '
The diplomats took the headlines
from the generals with these top
developments:
1. Adolf Hitler called his reich
stag to meet "in the coming week"
and arranged the conference with
Count Galcazzo Clano, Italian for
eign minister and son-in-law of
Premier Mussolini.
2. Clano hurriedly left Rome for
Berlin amid predictions of an early
move In the German-Russian peace
gestures toward Britain and Prance.
3. A Polish "government in exile"
was formed in Paris immediately on
the resignation of Poland's president,
Ignace Mosclckl, who had been In
terned In Rumania.
4. Soviet Russia, successful In
negotiating pacts with Germany and
little Estonia, awaited the arrival
of Rumania's foreign minister.
Clano was due In Berlin early to
night (Sunday). He was Invited to
Berlin on the heels of the arrival
from Moscow of the German foreign
minister, Joachim von Rlbbentrop,
who negotiated the German-Russian
poace front.
Reichstag Cullrd.
Informed sources said Hitler would
tell the relchstag about the future
relations of Germany and Russia,
In Paris, the announcement of the
resignation of Mosclckl was made by
the Polish location and shortly after
wards Wlddyslaw Raczktewicss, former
president of tho Polish state, took
the oath of office as president of
Poland.
Last night Mosclckl left Rumania
for Prance, hfs irecdom apparently
(Continued on Page Six)
PRED!
Northern California: Pair Sunday
lth local morning fos on the coast;
normal temperature; gentle north
west wind off coast.
Oregon: Generally fair Sunday but
cloudy or foggy on the coait; slightly
warmer In northeast portion; gentle
northerly wind off coast.
Outlook far western states Octo
ber 2-7. Inclusive: Scattered shower
In middle of week; otherwise fair
weather; temperatures about normal,
bt-omlng cooler in northern districts
latter part.
TILLERS PRAISED
By
E
COLTON. Ore., Sept. 30. (AP)
Oov. Charles A. Sprague of Oregon
complimented Oregon farmers today
on making the state "one of the
nation's most substantial."
Addressing the Colton-Meadobrook
community fair. Governor Sprague
a:'l forming t?dsv is not Just grow
.ng things it's picking the crop that
will brliitf profitable prices.
in
Bringing Europe's Boundaries Up to Date
a wo oo wo V N6rWaV V, p W3
f "'C1 x(G E R M A N Y
"fluT V YUOOSlAVIA BlscJk&a
Mupmakcr shows lierc (he latest version of Europe' wnr-M'iirrcd mce, with Poland hating vanished,
Ju,t as Czechoslovakia and Austria did. This Is Poland's fourth partition; Russia and Prussia have cut
her up twice before, Russia, Prussia and Austria once.
i;
NAZI BUND HELD
L
Dies Committee Told By
Charter Member Of The
Control of CIO - Unions.
WASHINGTON. 8ept. 30. (AP)
Se.f -styled "charter member" of the
communist party of the United States
told the house committee investi
gating un-American ism today that
"alleged political parties" In this
country which "are really agents of
foreign governments" constitute
huge potential spy rings.
Joseph Zack, New York garment
worker, who said he was an erst
while agent of the comlntem. made
that statement toward the close of
a day of testimony concerning the
communist party's penetration cf the
Amerlcnn lRbor movement.
He agreed. In response to ques
tions, that both the communist party
arid the German-American bund
would be the sources of "a wealth
of Information constantly golna
Hitler and Stalin" In the event of
the United States being drawn into
a war.
Members of the communist party
"work only for Joe Stalin." he said
when Chairman Dies (D.. Tex.) ask
ed him whether they would be avail
able for Russian espionage In this
country.
The portly, bespectacled witness
told the committee he considered It
his "duty to expose" the communist
leadership In spite of his belief that
the Soviet government was holding
his wife and young son as "hostages"
In an effort to Insure his silence.
In response to questions, he satd
communists controlled 11 of the
CIO's national organizations but ex
pressed belief they did not dominate
the entire organization or Its pol
icies. However, ho prophesied that If
John L. Lewis. CIO president, tried
to rid the CIO of communists "he
will not find It easy."
WILL EYE PRICES
WASHINGTON. Sept. 30. AP)
President Roosevelt asked the mon
opoly committee today to be a watch
dog against profiteering growing out
of the war in Europe.
Instructing the committee to keep !
"a constant eye" on prices of baste
materials the president said In a let- I
ter to Chairman O'Mahoney (D,l
Wyo.) that he believed the group
was "well qualified to Invoke the I
forceful check of Impartial Inquiry
cn this kind of un-American activ
ity . . ."
The president added thai he
thought the committee, which has
been studying the whole economic
structure of business, "can well be
come nn Important part of our first
line of national defense against ugly
and inhuman grred."
Mr
MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1939.
BULLETIN
MISSOULA. Mont., Sept. 30 (UP)
Montana State University's Griz
zlies tonight clawed out a 0 to 0
victory over the University of Port
land Pilots In Montana's first foot
ball game of the season.
The Grizzlies scoring all came In
the first half. The defeat was the
second for the Pilots this season
at the hands of teams from this
state.
HOUSTON, Tex., Sept. 30. (AP)
four and a half minutes remained
to play tonight, and Rice's Owls, the
cnaches choice In the south-west con
ference, were coasting along' with a
comfortable 12-0 lead over Vandor
bllt. But Junius (Doc) Plunkett had
other Ideas, and In that brief span
the Rice team was toppled In Its
first game of the season, 13-12.
Vanderbllt had struggled futtlely
against greater manpower and the
aerial shaft of Ernie Lain. It was
beaten, apparently hopelessly. But
Plunkett a sllro. 160-pounder, pass
ed until he could race across for one
touchdown, standing up, and then
heaved to Roy Huggins for the other.
When Huggins snared the clinch
ing touchdown, seven seconds' time
was left far too little for Rice to
atone for failures to kick goal after
their two touchdowns.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Sept. 30.
(UP) Santa Barbara State college
defeated Willamette. 20 to 14, in their
Pacific coast Intcrsoctlonal game here
"tonight before 3.000 persons.
Willamette made Its one touch
down and conversion In the third
period.
BROADCAST TODAY
(Tim, Is Pacific Standard.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 30. 6pfaX-
Ing In behalf of changes In the neu
trallty act, Alfred E. Smith Is sched
uled for a WABC-CBS broadcast at
4 p. m. Sunday.
Other Neutrality Broadcasts MBS.
5. American foreum, Senators Key
Plttman of Nevara. Ocrald P. Nye of
North Dakota, Tom Conally of Texas,
Bennett Champ Clark of Missouri,
Frederick VanNuys of Indiana, Vic
Donahey of Ohio and John A. Dona
her of Connecticut.
NBC, 0:45, Senator Clyde Reed of
Kansas.
In addition, NBC and CBS at 13:16
are to relay from London the talk
by Winston Churchill, first lord of
the British admiralty,
Month of the War."
First
EATS 16 PD. FISH
PORTLAND. Ore.. Sept. 30 (API
The state fish commission, basing
estimates on retail sales, said to
nleht the average Oregonlan ate
19 pound of fish last year. Smelt
and Halibut were the favorites,
followed by Chinook salmon.
PORTLAND TRADE,
Fruit Exports Only Decline
During Month of Septem
Jier ,Lumbec Improves
PORTLAND. Sept. 80. (AP) Fruit
exports, hard hit by war in Europe
marked the only September decline
on Portland's business calendar.
A total of 422 building permits,
74 of them for residences, were Issued
for work to cost $730,185. Permits
for the year reached 8.203,000 com
pared to 5,032.355 to October 1 last
year.
Bank clearings amounted to 9146,
868.313 or 7. 50 0,000 more than the
$120,340,823 recorded a year ago.
Foreign exports were pushed up
ward by lumber shipments. Incom
plete figures showed 9,008.428 board
feet, worth $257,232, were loaded on
outbound vessels. For the same
month a year ago, 5,347,810 feet val
ue dat $165,200 were shipped. Au
gust lumber shipments, however,
were about 600,000 feet higher than
In September.
Only 9.060 boxes of apples were
loaded for foreign ports, compared
to 47,111 In September, 1938. Pear
shipments totaled 31,683 boxes to
80.032 a year ago.
Incomplete totals on foreign ex
ports were set at $1,304,406, about
$11,000 above a year ago but $500,
000 below August. The Portland cus
toms house showed receipts of $100.
242, approximately $3,826 above last
year.
BLIitS'STACED
BY TONY GALENTO
NEWARK. N. J Sept. 30, (AP)
The Newark Ledger said tonight Tony
Galen to. number one contender for
the world's heavyweight boxing title,
was threatened with blindness In one
eye.
"Two-ton Tony," said the Ledger,
"Is ready to risk his sight for an
other 'go' with (Champion Joe)
Louis and the big purse It would
mean. He has been told that sucn
an attempt might be disastrous.
The eye condition Is reported as
a result of the Louis fight, aggra
vated by the long battle with Lou
Nova In Philadelphia, when Jersey's
championship hope won a technical
knockout alter taking considerable
punishment. . . .
"An operation might save the sight
In Tony's battered eye, and little
hope Is held out for the sight In it
If he doesn't submit.
Plan Re-Heeding
SANDPOINT, Idaho. Sept. 30
(AP Plans for the nweedlne of
30,000 acres of burned over land
In the Spirit Lake-Blanchard area
were drawn up today by Reprrsen
tatlves of government agencies, civic
groups and land hoi de rs.
Tribune
Full United
POWERFUL FLEET
IENT TO HAWAII
ON SPECIAL DUTY
Admiral Andrews In Charge
Of Mid-Pacific Operations
From Alaska South.
LOS ANGELES. Sept. 80. (AP)
Tho Times says tonight Vice Admiral
Adolphus Andrews, commander of
the scouting force, will direct opera
tions of a powerful striking force
to be detached from the United
States fleet here Thursday and dis
patched to the Hawaiian area for
"security duty."
Admiral Claude C. Bloch, com
mander In chief of the navy, said
tonight a detachment under Andrews
would sail In the near future for
the Hawaiian area to "continue
scheduled training."
The newspaper's sources gavo the
following additional Information:
Admiral Andrews, described as one
of the navy's moat brilliant strate
gists, will transfer Monday night
from his flagship Indianapolis to the
aircraft carrier Enterprise, which will
serve as his flagship In the m!d-
Pacific, while the cruiser is under
going overhaul.
The scope of the navy's patrol
probably will cover the entire eastern.
Paclflo from the eouator to Alaski
and west to Midway Island.
Besides tho Enterprise and her
80 aircraft, Admiral Andrews' force
will Include eight heavy cruisers
comprising divisions 4 and 6, and
some 80 destroyers of flotilla 1, led
by Bear Admiral Ralston Holmes.
FORCED TO TAKE
FELONS ON RIDE
HUNTSVILLE. Tex., Sept. SO
(AP) A life term murderer and
three robber-convicts Abducted four
high school students, children of
prominent Huntsvllle families, last
night, forced them to drive to Beau
mont and released them unharmed
early today.
The convicts, working as carpen
ters on a rodeo stadium east of the
Texas prison wall here, dug a hole
under the grandMand. Near the
home of Willie Smith, cattle deal
er, they found two boys and two
girls seated In a car.
The four students were Jack Fold
er, quarterback on th football
team; Cleveland Bishop, also a foot
ball player; Mary Ethlyn Ball, and
Wlllene Smith, the cattle dealer's
daughter.
The convicts freed them In Beau
mont after taking both boys' shirts
snd about $1.00.
Tho escaped convicts were Jack
Cade, 30, serving 25 years for rob
bery, burglary and theft; Clifton
Davidson, 33, serving 36 years for
robbery; 8. J. Whentley, Jr., 24. six
years for burglary, and Uoyd nay
bum, 31, serving life' for murder.
:T
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (UP)
The Supreme Court of the United
States Monday opens Its 1030-40
term. For eight months the court
will deliberate over Issues lacking
by far the Intense public contro
versy of recent years.
It will be the 100th year the
court has functioned since the adop
tion of the constitution and the
10th term over which Chief Justice
Charles Evans Hughes has presided.
Sharply at noon the Justices will
part the black curtain background
of the supreme court bench and
take their seats. After routine busi
ness Is transacted the Judges will
adjourn until Monday, Oct. 9. Dur
ing the week Intervening they will
be In almost constant conference
deciding which of the 426 cases
docketed so far are worthy of high
court review.
QUANT ICO. Va., Sept. 30.
President Roosevelt boarded the yacht
Potomac here this afternoon for ft
week-end erulfe. iVs first since the
outbreak of war In Europe.
Press
Rabbit Kills Hunter
SOUTHAMPTON, England, Sept.
30 (! The story of a rabbit
which shot a hunter came out
of the Inquest today Into the
death of 38-year-old Charles Oan
fleld. The coroner said Oaufleld prob
ably was wounded fatally by his
Lown gun when the dying rabbit
Kicaea tne trigger. The verdict
was accidental death.
PRICES CLOSE TO
PRE-WARLEVELS
Speculation And Europe
Cause Advance Fear
Over-Planting Next Year.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30. p Ad
ministration farm officials hailed ft
report today that the general level
of prices received by farmers In mid
September was only two per cent
below the pre-World war level.
Speculative and demand factors
arising, out of the European war
caused the level to advance from
S3 per cent of the goal to oa per
cent between mid-August and mid
September, the bureau of agricultural
economics reported.
Crop officials expressed the hope,
however, that the advanos would not
oause farmers to overplant next year
In the hope of reaping good prices
on Increased yields. They said that
present surpluses appeared to be
sufficient to supply any anticipated
needs arising out of the conflict.
Not all farm product prices were
as close to the pre-war range as was
the general level. Although advanc
ing IS points, grains were still only
63 per cent. Cotton and cottonseed
gained five points to reach 78 per
cent. Fruits gained three points to
73 per cent.
The commodities which climbed
above the pre-war price levels In
cluded meat animals, dairy products,
poultry and eggs and truck crops.
Meat animals were 17 per eent above
the 1000-14 level, dairy products 7 per
cent above, chickens and eggs 3 per
cent and truck: crops 14 per cent.
britisftrebOff
NAZI PEACE TRY
t i
LONDON, Sept. 30. A-Authoritative
sources declared today Britain
would reject emphatically Adolf Hit
ler's offer of peace at the price of
ft partitioned Poland,
The government to all appear
ances went ahead with mobilization
of Its entire fighting power for a
finish fight with oermany.
An army of 80,000 census takers
completed a register of some 48,000,
000 persons In England, Scotland and
Wales to provide the basis for food
rationing and conscription of man
powsr for war,
A formal reply to what the British
press called Hitler's "peace threat"
was deferred by the war cabinet,
pending dispatches which told of
offlclsl Indications of a French rebuff
to the German-Soviet Russia over
ture. Prime Minister Chamberlain was
expected to give the official reaction
to the German-Russian agreement In
a statement before the house of
commons Monday or Tuesday.
FATEiKfifTO
A BEAUTY QUEEN
DEQUEEN, Ark., Sept. S0- (AP)
The prettiest girl at her community
"social" last night, 18-jear old Delia
Mae Smith, was near death today,
both her less amputated.
The Lockesburg high school stu
dent, returning: home on horseback
after being selected "beauty queen."
was injured In a highway accident.
Boy Scouts Hearrh
KELLOOO. Idaho. Sept. 30 (AP)
Thirty Boy Scout of Kellogg and
Klnraton were drafted today by
Sheriff O. M. OglWIe to aid In the
earch for Mrs. Wllllsm Wllcott,
03, missing since last Sunday.
It Does Happen
Now that you have read much
or the Important newt on the
Front page, turn to the Cuust
fled. You may find the very
thing you arc looking for. It
doea happen, you know why
not see?
No. 164.
CREDIT PLAN IN
ACT
Strict Cash And Carry For
Warring Nations Is Pros
pect Early Vote Seen.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 30. (AP)
Indications of strong opposition to
allowing warring nations to maka
purchases here on any credit terms
whatsoever led to talk among soma
administration senators tonight of
changing the neutrality bill to a,
strict "cash and carry" measure.
Senator Mtntdn ID., inn ). the ma
jority whip, and one of the leaders
In thefight for the admin lstrstton
program, told reporters he though,-.''
It might be advisable to ellmlnat
the 90-day credit provision and re
quire strict cash payments.
"It would make It much Sister
to pass the bill,' he asserted. "We
will be back here In January, anft-
lf the cash provision Is found un
workable we can change It."
As reported by the senate foreign
relations committee, the measure
would carry out President Boom veil's
recommendation that the existing
arms embargo be repealed, would
permit belligerent governments te
obtain BO-day credits on purchases
in the United States, would require
that shipments to belligerents be car
ried in non-American ships and
would authorise , the president ta
designate combat cones In which
American vessels nd cltleens could
not travel.
If a foreign government failed t
pay for Its purchases within 00 days
It would be required to pay cash
for future purchase" until the debt
was paid. -v
Senator Pltttrian (D NeVrn'ahai--mn
or trie foreign relations som-, -mlttee,
who filed a majority oom
mlttee report on the measure today,
contended thin credit restriction was
tantamount cash.
It was apparent, however, that
many senators were ready' to dispute)
this In the long-awaited senate de
bate which will begin Monday with
an address by Plttman and a reply
by Senator Borah R.. Idaho) rank
ing minority member of the foreign
relations committee.
Administration leaden predicted
final vote within three weeks and
predicted at least 65 senate votes for
their program. Opposition forces re
iterated that there would be no fili
buster, but declined to forecast when
a vote might be taken,
BOY CAR DRIVER
WRECKS FREIGHT
KLAMATH FALL, Ore, Sept
(UP) Pour car of a southbound
Southern Paclflo freignt train wot
derailed and nearly demolished
the Klamath Pall depot lat to
night when a broken wheel nan
struck a switch. Ho on was in
jured.
The wheel waa broken a ww min
utes before the pile-up wnen an
automobile crashed Into th aid
of the train a It paused a mil
north of th depot. Th occupant
of th car were not seriously In
jured. Unaware of th collision, yn
glneer pulled the 100-car train In
to the yards, dragging th auto
mobile 3S0 feet and smashing It
to bit.
But police satd four person
two boy and two girl fled from
th wrecked automobile Immediately
after the crash, and thus eseaped
death. Th 18-year-old drter of
th machine wa held. Polio re
fused to divulge bis nam.
Th craah delayed th nortls
bound west ooast limited M min
utes, and Southern Paclflo official
said th freight would be held up
until tomorrow.
SALEM, Sept, 80. if) Oonrnot
Spragu notified worried Oregon Mr
breeder today he would asfc Presi
dent Roosevelt to tlx Import quota
on silver fox and mink pelt.
NEW TfOBK, Sept. 10. (P Presi
dent Roosevelt will discus "th war'
challenge to th UnlUd SUt" tat
next month, climaxing t threo-day
ninth annual forum on current pro'
lems. sponsored by th Hw Tor
Herald-Trlbun.