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Thirtv-fourth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1939.
No, 175.
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WAS H IN G TC N . D. C. Oct. 13.
Having spent some 40 million dol
lars on Bonneville and some 300 mil
lions for Grand Coulee, the adminis
tration loaned one man and gave
300 to co-operate with Washington
state'e electrometnllurglcal laboratory
to utilize some of the kilowatts to
produce magnesium metal. Millions
of dollars are being spent ror trans
mission lines at Bonneville to han
dle 4 billion kilowatt-hours, but the
director of the budget refuses to tip-
prove 35,000 for research to develop
processes which will create markets
for this power.
Senate committee on mlliury af
fairs has collected some Interesting
Information about Bonneville and
Grand Coulee and the admlnlstra
tlon's lack of interest In using the
power for other than domestic pur
poses. Here are some of the Items:
Immense quantities of low-grade
bauxite are In Marlon county, Ore
gon; there are extensive deposits of
magneslte In Washington. Prom these
are produced the 11,ht metals, and
light metals are In ever-Increasing de
mand aa aviation develops.
THE light metals require great
blocks of electricity and the power
must be very cheap. Most of the de
posits from which light metals are
made are in the western states and
it Is in the west that the government
has its three gigantic power projects:
Boulder, Bonneville and Grand Cou
lee. I
The set-up la perfect, yet while the ;
government needs the lfght metals,
has unlimited water-power and the
raw material Is handy, the best it has
been able to do is give the services
of one man and .9300 to the labora
tory of the state of Washington,
While the administration Is thinking
of power In the terms of waffle Irons.
Washington state is experimenting
with the objective of developing lat
ent resources and creating new in
dustries. DICTATOR states, Russia. Germany.
Italy, own the hydro - electric
plants and they are making free use
of laboratories for research, whereas
the United States government dis
plays Indifference. Germany Is manu
facturing a metal" so light that it
floats.
Witnesses have testified' at the sen
ate committee hearings that the light
metals wilt be the next great step on
the road to progress: that the light
metals will revolutionize construc
tion of airplanes, automobiles and all
manner of things where strength
combined with lightness Is required.
These witnesses predicted that manu-
(Continued on Page Twelve
NO U.TpISSIM
AT
WASHINGTON. Oct. 13. (AP)
President Roosevelt said today that
American reprewntatlons to Soviet
Rujsla were merely an expression of
interest nnd hope noting would be
done to disturb, peaceful relations
In the Baltic or the Independence of
Finland.
- The chief executive told a press
conference the diplomatic action was
not to be construed In any way as
a pressure move by thd American
government.
For that reason because he did
not want any misunderstanding, the
President said, he was withholding
for the time being the text of the
representation made at Moscow yes
terday by Ambassador Laurence
Stelnhardt.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Mike Beck flying around in a fog
looking for Marshfield. with eon Fred
coming Into sight, Fred telling papa !
It was the ocean under them and
papa yelling: "Well, let's get off 1
the oceen!"
Toby Ownhritre-p romplamlnn that
he i betn? swamped with acorns In
rnpr bsg and buckets as a result
of an MT story when In fact he wants
the hog -fodder In large quantities.
Someone walking off accidentally
with Red Cross Atty. Herman Hughes'
hat and leaving the counsellor with
one thnt dirtn': v.itch h'.s eivrm':
E'.e 11,1. ".n,- .in n'.!"-!,;!,,
Utteoer at Ui$ tied Cross luucnton.
TO ACCEPT
tuinr mill
Change in Shipping Pro
vision of Administration
Neutrality Bill May Bring
Early Vote in Senate
WASHINGTON. Oct., 13 t'B Vice
President Garner was reported au
thoritatively today to be exerting his
Influence to effect a compromise on
the shipping provisions of the ad
ministration neutrality legislation in
an effort to bring debate to an early
close.
Garner. Informed persons said, has
urged administration leaders to ac
cept one of three compromise pro
posals maae oy oenaiors jonnson
(R-Callf). White (R-Me) and Bailey j
(u-wuj in oroer to ciear away one ;
obstacle lying ahead of a final vote
on the arms embargo repeal bill. j
Studied ny rittmnn j
The three proposed amendments
were delivered today to chairman
Pittman (D-Nev) of the senate for
eign relation committee for his
study. Details were not revealed Im
mediately, but, among other things,
exemption of shipping to belligerent
nations in the Pacific la Involved.
The administration bill now con
tains a clause which would prohibit
any American vessels from carrying
materials to belligerents In any part
of the world.
Senator Nye (R-TD) told his col
leagues today the administration's
pending neutrality bill should be
remodeled both to retain the em
bargo on arms sales to belligerents
and to provide other safeguards
against what he called an "unlimited
war-boom."
Tha North Dakota n took the floor
to oppose the administration meas
ure after Senator Tart (R-Ohio) had
supported it In a speech urging re
peal of the arms embargo, which he
described as favoring aggressor na
tions against peaceful nations.
Taft voiced approval of provisions
which would prohibit American ships
from carrying goods to warring coun
tries, but he recommended elimina
tion of a section permitting 90-day
credits on arms sales.
Simply Oood Sense
"We should prohibit our ships from
going to Europe." he said. "That
policy Is no more cowardly than It
la to keep people out of a burning
house. It 1a simply good sense that
(Continued on Page Pour.)
TACOMA, Oct. 13. (AP) Scorning
the Friday the 13th omen, Joseph
Kelly. 21, and Margerle Woods. 16.
were married In Tacoma city Jail to
day. Kelly escaped last Friday from
Clatsop county. Ore., Jail so he could
visit his sick sweetheart here.
Navy Yard Secrets Gathered
By Red Spies Says Witness
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. (AP) The Dies committee was told today
the communist party had aunlt In the Brooklyn navy yard which for
years gathered Information about armaments which was relayed to Mos
cow. Maurice L. Malkln; who identified
Warns of Spies
i
, .
i- i a i 1
frttr e L I
(ieneral Waller O. KrlTltky, self
Identified former member of the Rus
sian military Intelllgmre, told the
IMra committer at WaMilnfJnn, l. C,
thai il.e H'lhn Mcret pnihe "mi
IfirlH 'U.' h;nf -tpit in the I nMril
tilr :mm nml nn, tfnrr.il krl-
iHk) U iliottn as tit testified.
Hitler's Next War Move WaitS
Consultation With Russia, Italy
7
LEWIS REELECTED
PRESIDENT OP CI
BY
Thirty -Minute Demonstra
tion Accompanies Action
at National Convention
Didn't Want to Continue
SiM PBAvriRfn rvt. 13 (API
John L Ijeu.,a WM r(,eiPCted president
of the CIQ by 8.rinmRtlon today
after a racous 32 minute demonstra
tion. "It Is no secret to some of you that j
I came to this convention with the I
hope that you would select another !
president than myself." Lewis said in
accepting reelection.
This was the first Intimation to
most of tha delegntes Lewis did not
want to continue as head of the
unions he led from the A PL. He aald
his conferees had rejected his pro
posal, holding that delegates would
Insist on his reelection.
"They probably knew better than I
did and that Is not surprising because
frequently I am not right. so
I bow to the sentiment of the dele
gates of our people as expressed In
that great demonstration. I will try
to do the thlnsjs you want."
"That great demonstration" was
started by delegates of the United
Mine Workers, whose union Lewis has
led for years. They Interrupted the
nominating speech of Sidney Hill
man, international vice president of
CIO, with the rattle of cowbells and
blowing of whistles.
Forest Official
Cavemen's Chief
GRANTS PASS. Oct. 13. (AP)
Oregon Cavemen searched their mem
bership last night for the most prim
itive specimen and elected Don Cam
eron, Siskiyou national forest official,
as Chief Bighorn, ' He succeeds W.
W. Llghtner.
60 KILLED, 71MISSING
IN BRITISH AIR FORCE
LONDON. Oct. 13. ( AP) A new
casualty list Issued tonight raised
the losses of the British air force
since the start of the war to 90
killed or fatally wounded. 71 missing
and nine wounded. Tonight's Itst
named 25 killed and 15 missing
on recent dates.
himself as a charter member of the
party, testified It had "shop nuclei"
in every plant and industry in which
party members were employed.
In most cases, he said, the mem
bers did not know they were gather
ing the Information for espionage
purposes, that knowledge being re
strlcted to party officials.
OGI'U Agent Named
Malkln said Information about each
industry was sent to the central
control commission of the party In
this country. In Russia. Tie said,
members of the corresponding com
mission were members of the Ogpu,
Russian secret police.
Asked whether he knew any Ogpu
agents operating in the United States,
Malkln said the first one he ' must"
mention was a Mr. Dtrna. who. he
said. alo went under the name of
Lapln. He said the latter was a mem
ber of the central control commission
in this country.
It waa to Dlrba. he said that the
Brooklyn navy yard information was
given.
When Chairman Dies fD.-Tex.) re
marked that data collected by the
shop nuclei" now would be available
to Germany aa a result of the new
Rueso - German pact, Malkln con
curred. raport Fraud Told
The witness said that he f trt mt
Dlrba after being ordered by th
international lebor defense, for which
Malkln was an organizer, to collect
citizenship papers of deceased per
sons naturalized In this country. He
said the papers, used to obtain pass
ports for party members traveling to
pnd from this rountrv. wre t imed
ver to Dlrbrv !r!kin pra-"-
I jCouUAjea OA fa ck)-.en
5en. Downey Tops
Neutrality Talk
With Most Words
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 iP)
More than 295,000 vords have
been spoken in the senate's neu
trality debate and the members
still are going strong.
The estimate came from the of
ficial shorthand reporters who
take down every word for the
congressional record.
Senator Tobey R-NH, who can
rattle along at 300 words a min
ute, has been the faster talker.
But Senator Downey D-Calif. was
credited with having uttered the
most words. He spoke for seven
hours.
IKE READY
;e
HELSINSKI, Oct. 13 Presi
dent Kyoestl Knlllo issued a decree
today ordering all Finnish civilians
to hold themselves In readiness to
aid the government In non-military
pursuits If required by the present
emergency.
The decree was Issued as Finnish
leaders continued to express opti
mism, concerning their chances of
receiving acceptable terms from Mos
cow. They hoped their country would
fare better than Baltic neighbors
which have become virtual Russian
protectorates ns a result of Kremlin
parleys.
The decree put Into effect regu
lations previously drawn providing
for wartime emergencies. The ser
vices of all citizens may be required
for work applied directly or Indi
rectly In connection with national
defense.
Departure of the populace from
Helskinski continued and authori
ties said 70.000 persona had left In
the last three days alone.
Crews of volunteer workers poured
through the streets, clearing attics
and alleyways of Inflammables as a
precaution against possible air raids.
.
IMMEDIATE WAR NEEDS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. (AP)
Chairman Norman H. Davis an
nounced today the American Red
Cross had appropriated $1,000,000 for
Immediate relief needs In the Eu
ropean war.
"If the need develops, we will
have to make a regular war fund
drive." Davis said.
"The Red Cross Is ready to do
everything practicable that the Amer
ican people want it to do."
More than 3.700 chapters have
been notified they may accept re
lief contributions, which may be
designated for expenditure in any
particular country.
Since the war started, gifts of
about 1200.000 have been received.
the largest. $150,000 from the Polish
Alliance for the Relief of Poland,
Davis said.
Detailing war relief moves already
made, Davis said requests for medi
cines, clothing, blankets and hospi
tal and other supplies have come
from the Polish. French. British, and
Oerman Rod Cross.
UNIVERSITY GETS
NE WYORK. Oct. 13. (AP) A be
quest of $250,000 for the University
of Oregon at Eugene. Ore., was In
, eluded in the will of Mrs. Mildred
Anna William, wife of Harry K. S
Williams, a resident of Monte Carlo,
who died at Beverly Hills. Calif..
August 28 The will was filed for
probate Wednesday.
Mrs. Williams' estate waa valued at
$2,000,000, the bulk of which was left
for the Welfare of Girls. The bequest
to the University of Oregon was made
in memory of Dr. Kenneth A. J. Mac-
Keil7ie.
The Legion of Honor Art Museum.
Lincoln Park, 8m FranrlM-o, getri
0 noo: and the HHpeM of Holy
oouis, &aa Francisco, lectlvts 110,000.
BEQUEST
MEDIATION OFFER
BY NEUTRAL SEEN
ONLY PEACE HOPE
Germany Through With
Chamberlain, Daladier Is
Word; Chamberlain Talk
Held Insult to Germany
No Official Bid
WASHINGTON. Oct. 13 (API
President Roosevelt's press confer
ence today produced strong Indi
cations the American government
would not undertake to mediate
the European war In response to
Germany's recent Informal Invita
tions. Although Mr. Roosevelt declined
to discuss the subject directly, he
reiterated In response to questions
that he had received no official
word from the German govern
ment on Its bids for peace and he
declined to comment when asked
whether he had anything to say
about the latest peace moves In
Berlin.
BERLIN, Oct. 1 3. ( AP) Informed
quarters reported tonight Germany
wes exchanging views with Soviet
Russia and Italy through her am
bassadors after Prime Minister Chnm
berlaln's rejection of Relehsfuehrer
Hitler's peace proposals.
It was Indicated Germany's next
major war move would be taken
after these consultations, which were
understood to have started today.
Authorized nazls today said Ger
many waa through with Prime Min
ister Chamberlain and Premier Da
ladier but still was waiting for a
neutral response to Adolf Hitler's
retchstag speech of last Friday.
. U. 9. Only Hope
Any such action by neutral na
tions among whom they said they
regarded the United States as the
only one powerful enough to do
something effective however, must
come from them and not as a result
of any diplomatic action or request
by Germany, they reported.
(In Washington, the lack of a
formal request, for mediation was
seen as one of the obstacles to any
possible effort by the- United States
government to bring peace).
These Interpretations of Germany's
position were made after two devel
opments: 1. Dr. Otto Dietrich, Germany's
press chief and one of Hitler's closest
advisers, told a small group of for
eign correspondents he thought that
only the United States yet could in
tervene to prevent "the most grue
some bloodbath In history.'
2. An official press release on
Chamberlain's speech yesterday said
the Briton had "rejected the hand
of peace stretched out to him by
the fuehrer" and Britain's war alms
meant "war against the German peo
ple, war against the German relch
unto annihilation."
It was pointed out authoritatively
that Germany, through Dr. Dietrich
and others, once more had warned
what would be In store for the
i world
If Great Britain was not
brought to the conference table.
I'p To Neutrals
But there Is no reason, nazls said,
why Germany should go around to
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HURT IN SMASHUP
ALTURAS. Calif.. Oct. 13 (AP
E. O. Thomas, brakeman, and Roy
Emmlck. conductor, both of Klamath
Falls, Ore., were brought here last
night for hospitalization after the
wreck of a Southern Pacific logging
train at Canby. Thomas lost an arm.
Emmlck sustained head Injuries. De
tails of the wreck were not available
Barefoot Burglar
Busy On Jinx Day
PORTLAND. Oct. 13. (Friday
the 13th was extremely unlucky for
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Fuller, San Fran
cisco, because they were the first
victims of Portland's notorious bare
foot burglar in several weeks. Th
shoelest Invader stole 200 in trav
elers' rhTfcd, til In each a nd Ful
lei s pants,
PBritain's Navy Plows Sea in
vs .; ..
Thl striking photo kIiimvi warship
pntrnl duty. Little news Is heard from
NEW PARKING AREA
TO OPEN TOMORROW
USE
A new automobile pnrklng afen
between Main and Sixth streets, and
facing Fir street, was expected to
be ready for public use tomorrow
morning.
The new parking area Is Intended
for use of Medford shoppers and
employers and their employes so that
downtown street space may be saved
for out-of-town shoppers, it was ex
plained by the Jackson County
Chamber of Commerce whose retail
merchants committee arranged for
the additional parking lot. The city
constructed tho entrance and did
other necessary work In preparing
tho lot for use In parking.
Parking In the lot will be free
and Is open to the general public.
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TO PROBE CHARGE OP
MASS WHIPPINGS AT
P
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13. (AP)
Governor Culbert L. Olson, com
menting on a report that four San
Quentln prison guards had whipped
41 young prisoners, declared today
he would retire prlaon board mem
bers from office If he found tho
charges were true.
A report of the alleged whipping,
published In a copyright story by
tho San Francisco Chronicle, said
the prisoners were whipped with
lead-tipped leather straps because
they had refused to take "torture"
punishment after participating in a
hunger strike last February and
March.
Gov. Olson's statement. Issued
through his military aide, Lieut.
Charles Henderson, said:
"I will call members of tho prison
board before mo and give them a
chance to explain.
"If the charges are true I will ask
for their resignations and if I do
not get them I will Immediately
retire them from office."
The governor said he wanted It
clearly understood he had not started
the charges but they had emanated
from an Investigation by a non
partisan committee of citizens.
LOS ANOKLEA. Oct. 13. (AP)
Edward R. McDonough. 28, of West
Los Angeles, waa arraigned before a
United States commissioner today
on charges of taking airplane plana
from the Douglas Aircraft company.
The arrest was made at his home
yesterday by federal bureau of In
vestigation agents. He waa employed
at the Douglas rompany Santa Mon
ica plant as a drafts man, and had
the plans In his pofwesslon since
June, They were recovered at his resi
dence. The U. S. code provides that such
plans are property of the government,
and he was held for taking govern
ment property. Bond waa set at i10,-
000.
More I,amli4 To feed
WASHINGTON. Oct. 13. (API
The agriculture department said to
day that the 'number of Inmbs to
be fed on American farms this win
ter and next spring was expert-3 to
be considerably lai-r than
ycar
I gO.
of 11m RrltUh navv plowing through
the fleet In wartime, but a eomlunt
Friday Unlucky for U-Boats;
British Send Trio to Bottom
LONDON, Oct. 13. (fP) The British
navy's patrols had sunk three German
U. S. LINER SAVES
U-BOAT VIC1
NEW YORK. Oct. 13. ( AP) The
American liner President Harding
radioed today that she had rescued
the crew of 36 of the British freighter
Heronspool while proceeding to aid
the attacked French tanker Emlle
Mlquct, The Heronspool waa sunk
off the Irish coast. The Harding said
It found the tanker In flames. The
crew apparently had drowned.
Tho Emlle Mlquet left Houston, j
Texas, September 17 with 136,087 1
barrels of crude oil. Her tonnage I
of 14.115 made her one of the largest
oil tankers afloat. She waa presum
ably bound for Le Havre.
OFF FOR SOUTH
QUATSINO, B. O., Oct. 13. (CP)
The Chinese junk Tal Ping which
brought Captain John Anderson and
his crew across the Pacific ocean, left
hero today, en route to Seattle.
Captain Anderson said the craft,
which rode out several Pacific ocean
storms and waa once trailed by pi
rates, who had to be driven off by
gunfire, might be sailed later to Los
Angeles, and then through the Pan
ama canal to New York.
The Tal Ping waa towed to the
open sea from the west coast Van
couver Island settlement by Ouy Ild-
stad of Quatalno. Captain Anderson
said he Intends to sail as far south
aa the Strait of Juan de Fuca at
the southern tip of Vancouver Island,
there being picked up by a newsreel
boat.
He said It may take flvo to seven
days to reach Seattle. Definite future
plana will be laid out there.
KLAMATH FALLS. Oct. 13. P
M. L. Shepherd of Klamath FalU
reported today that he had seen
what appeared to be an enormous
meteor fall to the earth between
8:30 and 7 p. m. last night.
Shepherd, who was driving on the
highway three miles north of Malln,
said the falling body was the largest
he had ever seen and appeared at
first to be a burning airplane. He
antd it fell from a great height and
waa the color of an ecetylene torch,
leaving a trail of wparks.
He estimated the fiery body struck
tho earth In the vicinity of Ttonesta.
In wesurn Mmioc county.
The phenomenon was also soon
by Earl King. Klnmath Falls, who
was In another car near Shepherd.
Hnlle's Hon IMe.
PORTLAND, Oct. 13. John
Edward Bailey. 17, son of Edward F
Bailey, Home Owners' Loan corpora
tion attorney, died hero today after
a two weeks' Illness. The youth, a
I native of Eugene, was a senior t
j tfcierson aiga school.
Sub Hunt
-JS
turbulent waters on tub marine
vigil Is kept for enemy raiders.
admiralty announced tha British
submarines today.
The announcement was accom
panied by the comment Friday th
13th had "proveed unlucky" for Ger
man submerslblea.
"Some wurv Ivors." the statement
said, " we re rescued by tha subma -rlne
-hunting craft."
BREAK IN HEAT TOE
LOS ANGELES, Oct. It. JPk
mid -October beat wave enveloped th
California coast for the third suc
cessive day today, but weather ob
servers aald It was unlikely yester
day's Lot Angelea maximum of M
degrees would be equalled.
The forecast was for slightly coolT
weather with a light wind.
The Los Angeles maximum was far
below the city's October record of
103 degrees.
Southward, at San Diego, a $4
degree recording was the warmest
Columbus Day on record.
San Francisco bad a minimum of
84. -
The beat was accompanied by hlgb
tides and pounding ground swells
which Inundated streets! In Belmoni
shores and halted travel on the Long
Beach-Seal Beach railway.
KING GUSTAF RECEIVES ;
PARLEY ACCEPTANCES
8TOCKHOLM, Oct. 13. P) KInf
Oustar today lnylted and received
acceptances from the kings of Den
mark and Norway and the president
of Finland to meet him In Stock
holm October 18, presumably to dls
cuss the Finnish -Russian question
Foreign ministers of the Scandinav
ian nations wilt accompany their
rulers.
Radio Highlights
Mcdlord radio station KMEO will
broadcast tha 8Unford-UCLA foot
ball game at Palo Alto Saturday af
ternoon, atartlng at 3:18. Prom 140
until J:18 KMED will broadcast U
latter part of the Notre Dame-Southern
Methodlat game.
Bjr Aiwoi-lated Hreii
(Time la Pacific Standard)
NEW YORK, Oct. 13. Col. Cbarle
A. Undoergh a broadcast tonight
:30 In continuation of hli dlscu?
alon of the neutrality question It te
go over only the WOR-MBS network.
Networks plan to interrupt thel
football schedule long enough at
13:15 p. m. Saturday to carry from
London the announced broadcast by
Prime Minister Chamberlain on the
International situation.
Tonight: Conference on ciTll
ertles banquet WJZ-NBO :S0 AW
torney Oeneral Frank Murphy. Sen.
E, D. Thomas. J. Warren Maddea
and William Allen White. Europe
WABC-CBS 9:S9. i MBS. . 1:lt
NBC-chalns 8:30.
WEAP-NBO 7:48 Mrs. Roosereit
address to camp fire girls.
Saturday: Network football
WABC-CBS. 10:48 a. m., Cornetl-Prln-ceton;
WJZ-NBC. 10:48, Mlchtgan
lows: MBS 10:48, Navy-Dartmouth;
WEAP-NBO, 11:48; Notre Dame
Southern Methodist: MBS about 1:11,
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