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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1939.
Thirtv-fourth Year
No. 172.
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WABHINGTOK. D. C Oct. 10 High
officials are keeping mum for the
present, but they have discovered
that Oregon and Washington are po
tential sources of more strategic min
erals than any other section of the
United States. To develop those ma
terials many will require quantities
of cheap power and Bonneville dam
has that. Catch on?
There are 17 strategic materials;
listed by the war department. Strate
g o materials are those which are not
produced in this country in sufficient
quantities if at nil to meet domes-
tic requirements The United States
Is dependent on foreign countries for
theie supplies. Last spring congress
voted many million dollars to import
these strategic material to create
stock plies as part of the national de
fense and preparedness program. I
War Is cutting oft the source if
supply for many of these materials,
and foreign countries, including bel- I
llgerenta and near-belllgerenU. have
bet.'n quietly buying and draining the
limited amount on hand In the .
United States. President Roosevelt!
tipped that off when he urged Amerl- t
cans not to sell abroad certain mate- !
rials. .
So much for background.
OF the 17 strategic materials, eight j
can be found In Oregon. Of the ;
17 materials nine are minerals and i
of these seven exist In Oregon. Exact i
check for Washington state Is notj
available as It has not been com-'
pleted. but Washington contains sev-;
era! of the strategic materials. j
Strange as It mny seem, one strate
gic material is wool, so Oregon has
wool and seven minerals. Among the
latter are manganese, mercury, tin.
mica, chromlte and a low-grade ore
from which aluminum Is manufac
tured. What is unknown, however. Is the
extent of the deposits of thase strate
glo minerals. Most are believed to
be low-grade, not up to the rich
ness of the Imported articles. Mer
cury (quicksilver), howevrvr, produced
in the Willamette valley and in cen
tral Oregon Ls the same quality as
that Imported from Spain.
There will scon be proposed a sur
vey of these deposits to determine
quantities and richness. For the lat
ter purpose a laboratory may be set
tip and experiments made by the gov
ernment using, when necessary,
energy from the Bonneville gen
erators. When the extent of the deposits
have been defined and the best
method of treating them ascertained
in the laboratory, Industries will be
(Continued on Page Six)
Sabotage Warship
Goes To Gun Drill
LOS ANGELES. Oct. 10 ,') The
Battleship Arizona was back At sea
for gunnery practice today. Navy au
thorities and agents of the federal
bureau of Investigation here re
mained silent regarding published ru
mors of sabotage aboard. The FBI
. Is conducting an Investigation.
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 10. (AP)
Henry Mlemela of Astoria, executive
secretary of the Columbia River Fish
ermen's Protective union, told the
state fish commission today that he
favored roning of the Columbia river
for commercial fishermen, allowing
them to fish only a specified eone
during the year.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Roland Smith missing at 150 feet
a big buck deer that had come to
his camp for breakfast. 81m Jarvi
suggesting that Roland try rat
poison the next time.
Doc George Dean being delayed
for an appointment by having to take
care of a dog that was molesting
his chickens.
Pearl Loeffler and Gladys Hughes
remaining quite calm despite the
fact a burly rassler almost landed
on their laps at the weekly riots.
And Bob Keenly having a diffi
cult time coaxing wtfey Rosemarle
bsck Into her ringside seat after
the Impact.
Charles Reum being awfully anx
ious to s?e Clarlta McCormlck s perky
hat described In this pillar of play
fulness, he apparently being of the
opinion that all feminlr.e fall cha
peaus are a bit screwy.
Dorothy Orth Brn, pointed
our as a H-riy I.t.i - t"ipli?atr.
whit w tii hT becoming new hair-do i
44 4t I
65 Against Motion to Sepa
rate Shipping Provision
From Arms Embargo Re- j
peal Issue; 26 for Motion
How They Voted
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10. &)
The vote by which the senate
rejected today the motion of Sen
ator Tobey (R.. N. H.) to split up
the administration neutrality bill:
For splitting the bill 26:
Democrats Sulow. Clark of Ida
ho, Clark of Missouri, Downey,
Holt. McCarran, Overton, Walsh,
Wheeler 9.
Republicans B o r a h. Bridges,
Capper, Danaher, Davis. Frazler,
Hoi ma n, Johnson of California,
Lodge. McNary. Nye, Reed. Tobey.
Townsend. Vandenberg lfi.
Farmer-Labor Lundeen 1.
Progressive La Follette 1.
Against splitting the bill 65:-
Democrats Adams, Andrews,
Ashhurst, Bailey, Bankhead, Bark
ley. Bilbo, Brown, Burke. Byrd,
Byrnes. Caraway, Chandler. Cha
vez, Connally, Donahey, Ellender,
George, Gerry, Gillette, Green.
O it fey, Harrison, Hatch, Hayden,
Herring, Hill, Hughes, Johnson of
Colorado. King. Lee, Lucas, Ma
toney. Mead. Miller, Mtnton, Mc
Kellar, Murray. Neety. O'Mahoney.
Pepper. P.ttman, Radcllffe, Reyn
olds, Russell, Schwartz, schwel
lenhach, Shepard, Smathers, Stew
art, Thomas of Oklahoma, Thomas
of Utah, Truman, Tydings, Van
Nuys, Wagner, Slattery 57.
Republicans Austin, Barbour,
Gibson, Gurney, Hale, Taft, White
7.
Independent Norrts 1.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.
(AP) President Roosevelt told
reporters today no offers or
overtures for peace in Europe
had been received by the gov
ernment. This was one of the questions
posed at his press conference:
"Have any offers or over
tures of peace'been received?"
The president replied with a
firm no.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 10. (AP)
Administration forces In the senate
defeated today a motion to separate
shipping provisions of the neutrality
bill from the arms embargo repeal
Issue.
The vote was announced as 65
ngalnst to 28 for the motion.
There was a division of. opinion
among leaders as to whether the ad
ministration victory could be counted
a test of strength on the neutrality
bill itself the most controversial sec
tion of which ls that providing repeal
of the present embargo on arms.
Seen rUrenijtn Tet
Majority Leader Barkley of Ken
tucky told reporters he regarded the
vote as a measuring stick but Sen
ator Borah (R-Idnho), a leader of the
opposition In the neutrality fight,
said it could not be so considered.
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AlmoM before llielr ee tinned
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hiuil. nnr nf the hahle. wa more
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F. L. Refuses
CALLED FOR VOTE
ON BONDPROPOSAL
October 28 Set by Council
for Balloting On Propo
sition to Finance Park
Purchase, Development
The city council at an adjourned
meeting lato yesterday adopted an :
j ordinance calling a special election I
Saturday, October 28 to vote on a
proposed bond Issue not to exceed
$30,000 to provide funds to acquire
land for park purposes and to de
velop and Improve such land.
The ordinance provides that the
polls be open from 1 to 8 p. m.
and that voting be done in each
of the city's four wards as precincts, i
The council also adopted an ord- j
tnance approving a charter amend-1
ment, a necessary legal formality In
connection with the special election
and proposed bond issue.
Vote I'naiiltnouft
Vote on the ordinance was unan
imous. Councllmcn H. S. Deuel and
J. F. Erickson were absrnt.
Principal purpose of the proposed
park development is to provide em
ployment during the slack winter
season. Secondary purpose Is to beau
tify a strip of land along Bear creek
and to provide the city with a park
that may be used by residents and
visitors as a place of recreation. The
project was proposed at last week's
council meeting by representatives
of the Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce and various civic and serv
ice clubs and Individual taxpayers.
E.P.
DEIS ASSAULT
Edgar Dahack of Eagle Point, a
high school student, charged with
assault and battery ln a complaint
signed by C. F. Davles, the school
head, entered a plea of not guilty
before Justice of the Peace William
R, Coleman today. Trial was set
for Saturday morning. Through his
father, Ernest Dahack. the defendant
asked for a Jury trial, which was
granted.
According to the authorities and
the father of the boy the alleged
assault occurred in the school yard
after an argument in the school,
the two coming to blows.
Orion McDonald, charged with bur
glary not In a dwelling, will be heard
in Justice court tomorrow. The com
plaint alleges the defendant broke
down the door of a building at No.
3 Third street with the Intention
of taking goods therein.
Loyal Galen Harper, charged with
driving an auto with an improper
license plate, was fined 2.50 and
costs.
CHICAGO. Oct. 10. (AP-USDA)
Pears: 3 California, 1 Oregon, 2 Wash
ington arrived, JO on track, Oregon
Bosc 720 No. 1, 1180 ft 2.39, average
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Will Fight
Chamberlain Delays Reply to Overture
FOES
IF
By LoiiIh v. LiM'ltner
BERLIN. Oct. 10. vP( Adolf Hit
ler today declared Germany was de
termined to fight the war to the
bitter end if necessary and once
more laid the responsibility for con
tinuing the struggle on the relch's
adversaries.
In a 21 -minute speech opening the
nazl winter relief campaign, the
reichsfuehrer said he had expressed
his country's "readiness for peace,"
but if this were declined by the
western allies the fight would go on.
The winter relief work, he de
manded, must attain results never
before achieved, not only because
great tasks Us ahead created by the j
war, but also because the world must
be shown, he said, that rumors of j
disunion within the relch are un-!
founded. 1
Germans must make common
cause, the fuehrer said, "in battle,
in victory and finally In peace."
"Germany must once and for all
convince the world that It must be
allowed to live undisturbed within
Its own living space."
"In a few weeks the state which
thought it could threaten German
Interests most Insolently (Poland)
has been demolished thanks to our
soldiers and our military strategy,"
the fuehrer declared.
"What the future may bring we
do not know. But of this we are
certain: No power on earth ever
again will be able to force Germany
to her knees.
"They will not defeat us militarily,
economically or psychically."
. Tremendous cheering greeted his
declaration, delivered In a speech in
Berlin's huge Sportspalast opening
the annual nazi winter relief cam
paign. "Before us stands the eternal life
of our people," he said. "Nothing
can shake us. Nothing can bring
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BY FRENCH FIRE
PARIS, Oct. 10 (JP) French
troops were reported today to have
turned back numerous Gorman as
saults south of the strategic city
of Saarbruecken with hand grenades
and rllle fire.
The Nazi thrusts, these reports In
dicated, apparently were aimed at
breaking French lines tightening on
three sides of Saarhruccken. German
raiding parties also sought to take
prisoners to obtain Information on
French advance positions, It was said.
In both objectives. French dls
patches said, the Germans failed.
War Siege
Endorsement
to
Bitter
FRIGHTENED
HELSINKI, Oct. 10. (AP) All civilians who can go were
urged to make immediate preparations to leave the environs
of Helsinki and Viipuri in a broadcast tonight by Minister of
the Interior Urho Kekkonen. He said the measure was purely
precautionary but the sooner carried out the better.
me warning was given as a rinisn
mission was on Its way to Moscow
at the Invitation of the Soviet Rus
jan government to discuss unspeci
fied economic and political prob
lems. Russia has gained sweeping
concessions from similar missions
from smaller Baltlo states.
The Finnish mission ls expected to
reach the Soviet capital tomorrow.
Viipuri is a port on the Gulf o(
Finland, almost directly north of
Llcnlgrad. (Russian warships were re
ported massed today at Kronstadt,
huge naval base near Leningrad, and
hundreds of thousands of Russian
troops are on the frontiers of the
Baltic states.)
The official decree calling on civil
ians to leave was scheduled to bt
issued tomorrow, but the departures
were left on a voluntary basis.
The government will give free rail
way transportation to all who can
not afford tickets and will otherwise
give material aid.
Even before the Interior minister's
broadcast trains and buses were
crowded with women and children
leaving Helsinki for the country and
the railways added extra trains.
The radio and newspapers have
bean Instructing the populace In air
defense: measury. end volunteer have
boon' ItftflrincT rn tha Atari .i--.--.
service.
Gas masks sales are mounting. At
Intervals today the city resounded
with the noise of giant air raid warn
ing sirens being tested. A blackout
test was scheduled for tonight.
ANXIOUSLY EYED BY
NORTHERN NEUTRALS
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 10. (AP) Eu
rope's northern neutrals anxiously
watched the approaching showdown
between Soviet Russia and Finland
today for a further lgn of the new
order In the Baltlo region.
Confronted by Russia's quest for
supremacy In that part of Europe,
the northern countries which had
not already signed on th Soviet
dotted line wondered how Finland
would make out.
Finland, Sweden. Denmark and
Norway were drawn together at Hel
sinki In a dlcussion of how to side
step the war and carry on their
vital commerce In the Baltic and
North Seas.
Sweden, aside from Finland the
most Immediately concerned In the
expansion of Soviet power, strength
ened her defense forces and hastened
construction of air raid shelters.
Flnlnnd herself practiced air de
fense while a delegation headed by
Dr. Juho Ktistl Paaslklvl, minister
to Btockholm. entrained last night
I for Moscow In response to the Krem
i Iln's Invitation as Finnish officials
put It to exchange opinions about
political and economic problems.
The problems were not specified.
The Finnish party waa expected
to reach Moscow tomorrow morning.
"Never shall our land bow before
the foreign tyrant." sang the crowd
at Helsinki'! station last night as
the delegation set out. It was part
of the national anthem of a people
Russian-ruled until 1917.
ORANTS PA3S. Oct. 10. P) A. 0.
Ford of Ferrydale who shot himself
by accident thla morning waa re
ported In critical condition.
When the 79-year-old peach grower
pulled a shotgun through a gata by
Its muzzle. It discharged, tt was
necessary to amputate Ford's left
hand at the wrist and to remove
hi, right eye.
HOLMAN'S NAME ADDED
TO EMBARGO ADVOCATES
WASHINGTON. Oct. 10. fAP
Sen. Holman (R., Ore.) added his
name yesterday to. list of Oregon
congresnlonal representatives who op
posed lifting of the arms embargo
lause of the neutrality law.
He said he was "Inclined" to vote
to wum U embargo, -
End Says Hu'er;
FINNS FLEE
AOOLF HITLER OF
BREAKING PLEDGES
PARIS. Oct. 10. (AP-via radio)
Premier Daladler, In a radio speech
broadcast to the French nation, to
night accused Adolf Hitler of re
peatedly breaking promises and said
the French would not lay down their
arms "until the world has certain
peace."
"Neither France nor Great Britain
has embarked on any war of con
quest," the premier said. "They ac
cepted that war because Germany
wanted to Impose domination of
Europe. . . .
"The peace that Germany offers
now ls one of ruse and violence,
There will, however, be a real peace
In the future."
He- reminded his audience of the
German conquest of Austria, Ccecho
Slovakia and Poland. After each of
these conquests, Daladler declared,
Hit lor had asserted he had no more
territorial demands. Daladler's ad
dress was an answer to Hitler's peace
proposals of last Friday.
"Every six months Germany makes
new territorial demands and then
says she Is satisfied.
"Far from bringing about a re
duction of armament, this system
makes other nations Increase their
armament.
"In order to bring about a last
Ing peace ... we must fight against
the abuses of force.
A security of nations can come
about only by mutual understanding
devoid of all surprises.
The time has passed when a tcr
rltorlat conquest brings happiness to
people.
"Wars bring about bread cards and
food cards, and our eating ls lim
ited. France holds In horror such
servitude.
"I affirm again solemnly that we
are fighting and win continue to
fight until we obtain a guarantee
of peace.
"If we demobilize now, again In
six months we might have to face
another aggression. '
GERMAN-MADE TOYS
ARRIVE IN AMERICA
NEW YORK, Oct. 10 (P) War has
not stopped the shipment of Christ
mas toys from Oermany.
A cargo of 1,200 tons of German-
made toys arrived yesterday on the
Holland American line freighter
Bottchdljk.
A ship official said the toys were
shipped from the Reich to the Neth
Hands In 20 freight oars after the
outbreak of war.
4
PORTLAND, Oct. 10 fP) Al
though Baker was the only point
reporting a sub-freezing tempera
ture to the government weather bu
reau, frosty atmosphere covered most
of Oregon today.
First Lady Sees No Reason
For Barring Reds From Teas
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, center of a
tea party tempest blown up yester
day by the Dies committee's unamer
ican Investigation, observed today she
knew of no reason why communists
should not have come to tea with
her.
At the same time she challenged
the testimony of a Dies witness that
one former tea guest of hers should
rightfully bear the communist label.
The witness, Kenneth Ooff. testi
fied William Hinckley, chairman of
the American Youth Congress, and
other members of that organization
were communists when they sat
acrc a White House tea table from
th4 first lady two years ago.
; Hinckley denied In New York last
night that he was a communist or
i wmber of the young communist
league, as OoXl testified, au4
for New
JAKE
E
FOR' CONFERENCE
LONDON, Oct. 10. (API Prime
Minister Chamberlain today post
poned from Wednesday until Thurs
day the house of commons speech
in whtch he is expected to reply
to Adolf Hitler's peace overtures.
Sir John Simon, chancellor of the
exchequer, told commons that the
postponement had been decided on
in order to allow further consulta
tion with the dominion govern
ments. The prime minister's speech thus
Is scheduled for the same day David
Lsioya ueorge. Britain's world war
prime minister, has called a meet
ing of his council for peace and
reconstruction.
Lloyd George has advocated an
International conference to settle
European issues.
Immediately after Sir John's an
nouncement, Air Minister Sir Kings-
ley Wood told the house that the !
royal air force had made a "com
plete photographic map of the Sleg-
inea line," wnich forms Germany s
west wall fortifications.
Reporting on Brltlah air activities
In the war, he said submarlnea were
sighted , on 72 occasions during the
first four weeks of war and 84 at
tacks were made, some of which
were "undoubtedly successful."
Sir Klngsley asserted the' latest
British fighting planes were "defin
itely better than German counter
parts." ROW WITH CIO HALTS
OPERATIONS IN TWO
CHRYSLER FACTORIES
DETROIT, Oct. 10. ) A dispute
between the Chrysler corporation and
the C. I. O. United Automobile Work
ers, which closed two plants and
made more than 18,000 employes Idle,
spread to a third unit today.
Approximately 3,000 workers were
sent home from the Kercheval plant,
which supplies bodies to two divi
sions of the corporation.
The closing of the Kercheval plant,
the spokesman said, followed "a strike
on the arm rest assembly lino and
among the conveyor loaders."
William Marshall, president of the
U. A. W.-C. I. O. Chrysler local, said
the management of the Kercheval
plant had attempted to remove 78
women employes from seniority rolls
and the union protested.'
Company spokesmen said their ac
tion In closing the plants came when
union employes began a "stow-down"
strike, cutting production 60 per cent
by allowing every other car to go by
them In the line untouched.
To Release Capone
When Fine Settled
CHICAOO, Oct. 10 P) Al Capone
will be released from Terminal Is
land. Calif., on Nov. 10, federal court
house sources said today, provided a
dispute over a tS.OOO chunk of bis
fine was settled.
this Mrs. Roosevelt added her own
denial today.
She said since the much-publicized
tea she had become personally ac
quainted with Hinckley, Joseph Cad
den, executive secretary of the con
gress, and other persons active In
youth movements,
"Those I have known since are cer
tainly not communists." she declared.
Some one asked whether she would
set up a censorship for persons she
Invited to tea, and she said she cer
tainly would not. Then a reportei
inquired directly whether there was
any reason communists should not
have had tea with her and the first
lady said no.
Whereupon a questioner asked was
it not true Mrs. Roosevelt had re
publicans and members of other par
ties to tea and she couldn't know
the politics of alt guevts. She ax
wetted, agreement,
Deal
CONVENTION VOTE
BALKS EFFORT TO
LAUD ROOSEVELT
Committee Report Points
Out Criticism Against Na
tional Labor Relations
Board and Its Appointees
By T. K. Cuman
CINCINNATI. Oct. 10. (AP) The
American Federation of Labor con
vention voted non-concurrence today
with a resolution calling for endorse
ment of President Roosevelt and the
new deal. ,
Without debate or the tumult that
attended previous discussion of the
Roosevelt administration, the con
vention upheld a resolutions com
mittee finding that the federation,
could not give the 'blanket endorse
ment" called for In the resolution
submitted by the Connecticut State
Federation of Labor.
Criticisms Cited
In the voice vote on the com
mittee'a recommendation for non
concurrence there appeared to be
a close division of "ayes" and "nays,''
and A PL President William Green,
rutod the vote supported the com
mittee. The committee pointed out the Con
necticut proposal drew no distinc
tion between congressional and ad
ministrative action In Its plea for
a new deal endorsement. It also
voiced opposition to the "conserva
tives of both parties."
The report pointed out the APL'a
record of criticism against the . na-
tlonal labor relations board. Its bin"1
polntees, the removal of the pre
vailing wage from the relief bill and
the first executive reorganization
bill.
"Your committee ls fully conscious
of the many legislative and execu
tive acts which have proven most ,
beneficial to labor," the commute
said, "some of them, such as socUl
security, providing a neceaiary pro
tection to labor which should have
been enacted many years ago.
Opposition Necessary
"Your committee, however, has
cited several Instances where tfaa
American Federation of Labor In
Us efforts to protect labor's right
and welfare, has been forced to
oppose legislation understood to
have been originated by the 'new
dealer.'
"The hearty support which the
trade union movement has given to
a largo number of 'new deal' meas
ures should not lead this conven
tion to give Its blanket endorse
ment to all legislation which has
been proposed or enacted by the
so-called 'new deal, neither should
our opposition to certain 'new deal'
legislative and administrative acts
permit us to voice condemnation,
of the 'new deal'."
John J. Egan, the Connecticut
Federation of Labor delegate, waa
the only speaker in behalf of the
resolution. He told the convention
he regretted some action was not
taken on the proposal to "give credit
where credit was due.
BARTON WOULD WAGER
WAR OVER THIS YEAR
NEW YORK, Oct. 10 P Hep.
Bruce Barton (R.-N.T.) aayi ha to
willing to make a "small waiter" tba
European war will be over by Christ
mas. Barton told a T.M.O.A. Founders'
day dinner last night that the peopla
of every nation had been dlsslllus
sloned by the World war and wera
eager for lasting peace.
KLAMATH INDIANS GET
FIRST MONEY FRIDAY
KLAM4TH FALLS. Oct. 10. (AP)
The 1491 Klamath Indiana who
were on the Judgment roll of the
Yamsey land case will get their firs
division Friday of the 5 ,000,000
damages awarded by tha federal court
of claims.
The Klamath agency received part
of Hit money yesterday and will
distribute ioo checks to tha In
dians. ,
Radio Highlights
By Associated Press
(Time ls Paclflo Standard)
Tonight: World Trade Dinner
WJH-NBO 7 p.m., MBS 7:15 Sec. tt
State Cornell Hull on "New Prob
lems In Commercial and Economla
Relations with Other Nations."
Europe WABC-CBS S:S5, 8: MB
9: WJZ-NBO 7: WEAP-WJZ-NBC l:0.
WABC-CBS 7:30 Beo of Labor
Perkins annual report.
Wednesday: MBS-Chaln 1 :10 p.m.
Talk Rep. Wright Patman. . . Euro-
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