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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1939. .,
No. 180.
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Washington, D. C, Oct. 19.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt had
a fresh peeve at the press a few
days ago when one newspaper
played up a story '(8 column
banner), declaring that the presi
dent refused to negotiate peace
at Germany's request. Mr.
Roosevelt was furious because
there was no truth in the yarn;
he had not been invited to arbi-l
trate, consequently had nothing
to refuse.
It is the common belief in the
national capital that Mr. Roose
velt would like nothing better
than to sit at the head of a con
ference table and be the interna
tional conciliator; the man who
arranged peace in Europe. He
would accept such an invitation
with the alacrity of a trout mak
ing a strike at an artificial fly,
and it is not beyond the realm of
possibility he may yet have this 1
desire gratified.
HIGH German officials called
in American correspondents
last week and hinted that Presi
dent Roosevelt would be the
right man to serve as mediator.
Whether or not this was a bal
loon has not been determined,
but when at his press confer
ence Mr. Roosevelt was asked it
he would accept, he explained
that no offer had been made. It
was this reply that was given a
screamer to the effect that he
-would not arbitrate and, natur
ally, the president resented being
placed in a false light. The ac
companying text may have gone
into details, but the chief execu
tive never admits reading more
than the headlines in the papers,
and such inaccurate headlines
are characterized by the White
House secretary, Steve Early, as
"a blow below the belt."
Why German officials played
American correspondents for
suckers is, for the present, a
mystery. But at the time Mr.
Roosevelt was saying ho had
heard nothing officially, Ger
many was denying there was any
truth in the report that the presi
dent was the right man to step
in.
There will be no declination
by Mr. Roosevelt who and if
he is requested to met.I.'.te. He
himself suggested mediation be
fore the dogs of war were un
leashed, proposing to Herr Hitler
that -a president of some Latin
American republic perform the
chore. This suggestion, as was
the case with other overtures
(Continued on Page Eight 1
FIRST LADY" SEES NAZI
SYMPATHY IN LINDBERGH
New York, Oct. 19. (API
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
writing in her column "My
Day," distributed by United
Features Syndicate, today com
mented briefly:
"We were all interested in
Mr. Walter Lippman's column
of a few days ago and in Dor
othy Thompson's column yes
terday. She sensed in Col. Lind
bergh's speech a sympathy with
nazi ideals which I thought
existed but could not bring my
self to believe was really there."
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Laddie Selkirk being right in
his glory while dishing out an
abundance of prizes to a group
of divoteering damsels.
Sally Gibbons preferring to
write a friend a letter than use
her "farmer phone line" which
usually produces nothing but a
scries of buzzings anyway.
Heinie Fluhrcr and Frank
Rcinhart getting stranded with
out gas while out on a hunting
trip.
Roy Lee being disappointed
at not having the prospect of
receiving an auto insurance re
fund, a pleasant surprise facing
many others
Mutual Assistance
Pledged in Case of
Mediterranean War
Ankara, Turkey, Oct. 19. (AP) Turkey, key power of the
eastern Mediterranean, signed a mutual assistance pact with
Britain and France here at 6:15..p. m., (8:15 a. m., PST) today.
The treaty was the outcome of
British -Turkish and French-
Turkish undertakings earlier
this year to assist each other "in
the event of an act of aggression
leading to war in the Mediter
ranean area."
Neutrality Clause
It contained a clause permit
ting Turkey to remain neutral in
event of a war among France,
Great Britain and Soviet Russia.
(All indications were that Tur
key would not be involved in the
British-French war against Ger
many unless its present scope
were extended.
(Informed sources in Paris and
London said the treaty provided
that Turkey would come to the
aid of Britain and France if they
had to fulfill their pledges of
help to Greece and Turkey
against aggression menacing
their freedom.
(These informants also said
t,e aiijes agreed to aid Turkey
if she were attacked by any Eu
ropean nation.
(Diplomats said these terms
secured the strategic Dardanelles
for France and Britain in case
Germany attempted to push into
the Balkans.)
Terms As Agreed
Signature of the treaty took
place in the presence of General
Maxime Weygand, commander-
in-chief of French forces in the
eastern Mediterranean, and
Lieut.-Gen. Archibald P. Wavcll
British middle cast commanders
The pact contained the same
terms as had been agreed upon
the end of last month before
Foreign Minister Sukru Sara-
coglu went to Moscow for the
negotiations which finally ended
in failure this week.
Any pressure Soviet Russia
may have brought on Turkey to
alter her relations with the two
western powers therefore was
fruitless.
The treaty contains economic
as well as military clauses.
Ratification by the Turkish
parliament was expected almost
immediately.
Turkey Prepares
Meanwhile Turkey supple
mented military preparations
with orders for blackout drills
in several cities, requisitioned
heavy duty trucks and urged the
enlistment of . mechanics and
chauffeurs not yet with the
armed forces.
Strong Turkish military forces
already have been assembled
along the Soviet Russian and
Bulgarian frontiers.
RETAINS OFFICE
Salem, Oct. 19. (AP) Mrs.
Nccia E. Buck of Portland was
elected president of the state
Women's Christian Temperance
Union today for the fourth con
secutive time.
Mrs. Fred J. Tooze, Jr., of
Salem was reelected vice-presi
dent. Other officers included
Mrs. Etta' M. White of Portland,
secretary and Mrs. Alice Thomas
of Portland, treasurer.
The officers will be installed
tomorrow morning by Mrs. Ida
B. Wise Smith of Iowa, national
president, who will address the
convention's closing session to
morrow night.
Resolutions adopted by the
156 delegates to the 56th annual
state convention include:
Unalterable opposition to war,
urging the state liquor commis
sion to respect local sentiment
in connection with the sale of
intoxicating liquors, deploring
cigaret smoking by women and
young people, and urging de
struction of marijuana patches
and the stopping of traffic in this
drug.
Recorder Contlcted
Oregon City. Ore., Oct. IB IAP
A circuit court Jury convicted Fred
Damm. 41, former Molalla cits re
corder, of larceny of public funds
yesterday and recommended leniency.
H vat accuned of taking S4I. Judce
Earl C. Latouretu will paw sentence
Friday.
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Stockholm, Oct. 19. (AP)
Finland's president and the
kings of Sweden, Norway and
Denmark agreed today "through
close collaboration to adhere to
complete neutrality."
The northern government
heads also reaffirmed their wil
lingness "to act for the cause
of reconciliation" in the Euro
pean war, in an official com
munique issued on the results
of their two day conference end
ing this afternoon.
No specific mention of any
support for Finland in her ne
gotiations with Soviet Russia
was made in the communiques.
It read in part:
The northern governments
recall their willingness to act
.for the cause of reconciliation
. . . They will with deepest sat
isfaction greet every sign of
any possibility for an under
standing between belligerent
powers . . ."
As the conference ended, the
three kings and finland's chief
executive expressed apprecia
tion of the support given by
President Roosevelt and Latin
American states.
The communique said the
governments would continue to
collaborate and will follow
"their policies which were suc
cessfully followed in 1914
1918." Helsinki, Oct. 19. (AP)
Hint of a Soviet Russian pro
posal for a military assistance
pact with Finland was seen to
day by many observers study
ing the statement made by Pres-
iCon'tnuen in Paur l-weivet
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Sofia, Oct. 19. (AP) Pre
mier George Kiosseivanoff and
his cabinet, who had pursued a
mildly pro-German policy, re
signed today as Bulgaria swung
toward closer cooperation with
Soviet Russia.
It was considered probable
Stefan Mihaloff, a deputy re
garded as friendly to Moscow,
would be designated by King
Boris III to form a new cabinet.
Kiosseivanoff, a close friend
of the king, had been premier,
and foreign minister since his
cabinet was reconstructed No
vember 14, 1938.
Under his guidance Bulgaria
has won the right to re-arm,
denied by World war treaties,
and has signed friendship tre
aties with Yugoslavia and Tur
key. Partition of Poland and Rus
sia's emergence to new domin
ance in southeast Europe has
changed the Balkan picture
however.
GRANT EXTRADITION
OF GEORGIA SLAYER
Austin, Tex., Oct. 19. (AP)
Extradition of Richard Gray
Gallogly to Georgia today was
granted by Governor W. Lee
O'Danicl.
The governor said Gallogly's
career might show some injus
tice but it was not he to de
cide such a matter.
Some citizens might think a
fugitive's guilt or innocence
should be determined In extra
dition hearings but courts were
for that purpose, he said.
Americans Sail
CORK. Oct. 19. (AP) The
American liner St. John sailed
todav with 430 Americans, 189
of whom embarked at Cork.
ALLIED VICTORY
FOR U. S. SAFETY
Sen. Austin Sees Need for;
Speedy Triumph by Forces
of England and France
Washington, Oct. 19. (AP)
Senator Austin (R.-Vt.) declared
today a Franco-British victory
in the European war was "neces
sary to promote the peace and
the security of the United
Stales."
And then, under the verbal
pounding of critical colleagues
he gave this definition of an
Allied victory:
"I mean," he said, "the slop
ing of aggression, the stopping
of penetration of our country
with the ideas that undermine
our government, the stopping of
events that might lead to occu
pation of Canada, the islands
off our coast, and of Latin
America by totalitarian nations
engaged in efforts to dominate
the world."
No Apology for Stand.
Austin made his assertion in
reply to an argument by Sena
tor McCarran (D.-Ncv.) during
debate on the neutrality bill.
McCarran said proponents of the
administration measure who
wished to take sides in the Eu
ropean conflict had lost sight
of efforts to keep the United
States neutral.
He recalled Austin had an
nounced that he was supporting
the legislation because .he be
lieved it would aid Great Brit
ain and France in their war with
Germany.
"I have no apologies to make
for my stand," Austin said. "I
think it is necessary to promote
the peace and security of the
United States that the Allies
win, and the quicker they win
the quicker we will have se
curity." Borah Asks Definition.
Senator Borah (R.-Idaho) de
manded Austin define what he
meant by "winning."
It might be winning if we
could arrive at a just peace with
out any more conflict," Austin
replied.
Senator McCarran said he
thought that "once we lay down
the bars and open the door (by
repealing the embargo) we must
go the full way." Austin re
plied, however, he believed this
government was capable of re
pealing the embargo as a sort of
adjunct to its national defense
without losing its ability to keep
out of the war.
Senator Barklcy (D.-Ky.) as
serted today Senator Borah (D.
Idaho) engaged in a "fantastic
resort to the imagination" when
he told the senate recently re
peal of the arms embargo might
be followed by nazi-inspired at
tacks on American arms fac
tories. Arguing for adoption ol the
administration neutrality legis
lation, the senate Democratic
leader twitted Borah, an op
ponent of the measure, for his
prophecy last summer there
would be no war in Europe.
FOUR NAVY PILOTS
DIE IN COLLISION
San Diego, Calif., Oct. 19.
(AP) Two navy planes collided
today at Murray lake near here,
killing four men, two in each
plane.
They were dive bombers from
the aircraft carrier Lexington,
and were completely burned in
the crash.
Three of the occupants were
identified as Ensign Theodore
Smith, 24, whose mother lives
in Kansas City; Ensign Harold
E. Pence, 22, whose father, Row
ley W. Pence, resides In Hills
boro, Ills., and Chief Ordnance
man Edward Eakins, 33, whose
father lives in San Bcrnnrdino,
Calif.
The bombers were on a prac
tice flight. There were no eye
j witnesses, naval air headquarters
1 announced
nil
PACT
Leader Declares Bund Still
Fighting Communists in
U. S. But Favors Pact
Washington, Oct. IB. (AP)
Fritz Kuhn told the Dies com
mittee today his German-American
bund still is fighting Com
munists in this country although
it wholly approves the new
Russo-Gcrman pact.
The perspiring leader of the
organization made that declara
tion, amid excited exchanges
among the witness, his counsel
and committee members, iiftor
asserting in response to ques
tioning that there was no signifi
cance to the fact a majority of
the bund's 71 units were located
in the area occupied by 90 per
cent of the United Stales muni
tions industry.
Kuhn Explodes
Rep. Starnes tD-Ala) precipi
tated the outburst when he
asked whether the buiul is still
fighting the Communists.
"Mr. Starnes, I'm surprised at
vou." Kuhn exploded, leaning
forward in his seat. "You a con
grcssmiin and don't knyw any
better than that. .
To laughter and the banging
of the gavel by Chairman Dies
(D-Tex) Starnes asked whether
the bund approved the Russo
German pact. Kuhn replied af
firmatively but when Starnes
asked on --what -(grounds; the
bund leader began excitedly to
wave his arms and shout.
The arguments between com
mittec members and the witness'
lawyers as to whether Kuhn
would be allowed to answer
Starnes' question created great
racket and confusion.
At length, however, the bulky,
blonde bund leader began his
explanation of Germany's eco
nomic problems.
Still Fighting Hods ,
Tne bund chieftain, who had
appeared under protest today
Continued n. fan t'weive)
FATHER LOSES LIFE
DEFENDING DAUGHTE1
FROM EX-SWEETHEART
FALLS CITY, Neb., Oct. 19.
(AP) Guy Kleckinger, 54,
whose shotgun blast killed his
daughter's former sweetheart in
a gun battle shortly before mid
night, died at a hospital here
today from two bullet wounds
in his body.
The daughter, Joan Kleckin
ger, about 21, was wounded so
critically by her former fugitive
lover a physician despaired of
her life.
As Countv Attornev John H. I
Wiltsc related the midnight gun
battle. Ralph Ascndorf. 30, son
of a Falls Citl policeman, and a
fugitive from robbery charges,
broke in a home where Miss
Kleckinger was watchln-g a
neighbor's children.
She fled sceraming to the
street and witnesses told Wiltsc
they saw Asnndorf's .32 caliber
revolver blaze at her. '
Three houses away, the girl's
father heard the noise and came
out with his shotgun and his
unarmed son, Burdettc.
Ascndorf fired at the men
and two shots hit the father.
As the elder Kleckinger fell to
his knees, he discharged both
barrels of his shotgun at close
range, striking Ascndorf 's chest
Asendorf reeled into the street
and died.
Radio Highlights
By the Associated Press.
(Pacific Standard Time.) .
Tonight: America's Town
Meeting WJZ NBC, 6:30; "Real
Issues in European War," Anne
O'Hiire McCormick, John Gun
ther, Jay Cooke Allen, Jr.: Eu
ropean WABC-CBS 5:55, 8;
MBS, 6
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Ambassador Grew Gives Japs
iiunt nuvin iu
If U. S. Friendship Is Desired r
Tokyo, Oct. 19. (AP) United States Ambassador Joseph C.
Grew today declared "American opinion, based on facts, not
propaganda," believed "the many things injurious to the
United States which have been
Japanese agencies arc wholly needless."
In one of the strongest and
most remarkable diplomatic
speeches in Japan-United Slates
relations. Grew, recently re
turned from a homeland visit
and meeting with President
Roosevelt, said his talk came
"straight from the horse's
mouth."
Destructive Trend.
In addressing 2S0 members of
the America-Japan society, often
a sounding board for authorita
tive discussion of American-Japanese
relations, the ambassador
asserted:
"They (the American people)
regard with growing seriousness
the violation and interference
with American rights by Japan
ese armed forces in China in
disregard of treaties and agree
ments they feel the pres
ent trend in the Far East, if
continued, will be destructive ot
the hopes they sincerely cherish
of development of an orderly
world."
Grew asserted this opinion
was "unanimous" and as such
had a profound effect on gov
ernment policies, saying, "when
such opinion tends toward unan
imity it is a force which the
government cannot possibly
overlook and will not fail to
reflect in its policies and ac
tions." Should Face Facts.
"Only through consideration
of those facts and steps to alter
those facts," the ambassador
said, "can Japanese - American
relations be Improved
"What I shall say in Japan
in ensuing months comes
'straight from the horse's mouth'
in that it will accurately repre
sent and interpret some current
thoughts of the American gov
ernment and people."
Grew declared that "serious
American people, from all
thoroughly reliable evidence
coming to them, have good rea
son to believe an effort is be
ing made to establish control
in Japan's own Interest In large
areas of the continent of AsiS
and impose on them a system
of closed economy."
Washington, Oct. 19. (AP)
Officials said the speech Am
bassador Joseph C. Grew made
in Tokyo today on Japan's policy
In China faithfully reflected the
views of the government here.
One official reminded there
was nothing new in Crew's
speech so far as this govern
ment was concerned. What the
ambassador said had previously
been said here and also com
municated to Japan in frequent
notes. The last such note dates
back to December 31 and was a
com prehensive statement of
American position. The Japan
ese have not replied to It.
I RilisT-iiTc T tzr fi Fr..Qnm ll
Warren K. Billinas. convicted
the San Francisco Preparedness Day parade bombing, is shown
as he packed his belongings at Folsom prison, preparatory to
ending his days in prison upon commutation of his life sen
tence by Governor Culbert Olson. Billings spent 23 years in
prison. Mooney previously was pardoned.
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dqne and are being done by
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SCRAMBLES EGGS
A huge truck and semi trailer,
loaded to capacity with crated
eggs, overturned on the Pacific
highway three miles north of
Central Point late yesterday af
ternoon when it struck the rear
end of an automobile entering
the highway from Kirkland
road. Many of the eggs broke,
the yolks running down the
sides of the overturned truck
and onto the pavement, and the
highway was partially blocked
for several' hours until the
truck, not seriously damaged,
was righted.
The truck, according to a re
port filed in city police station,
was driven by Trumon McGin
nis, 27, of Alta Loma, Cal. Also
in the truck were A. R. Phillips
of Roscoc, Cal., and G. A.
Phelps of Portland, Ore. Phelps,
riding in the sleeping compart
ment, was bruised and shaken
up and the two others received
minor bruises and cuts, accord
ing to the report.
'The automobile which dune
out of Kirkland road was oper
ated by Lillian Wright of Cen
tral Point, the report stated.
The truck, traveling south,
struck the right rear fender of
the car, as the truck driver at
tempted to swerve to avoid the
collision, then turned over on
its side. The woman driver was
uninjured and her automobile
sustained only a dented fender
and bent rear spring.
MEXICAN SETTLEMENT
NEAR, DANIELS BELIEF
Mexico City, Oct. 19. (AP)
With United States Ambassador
Joscphus Daniels returning by
air today after an extended visit
In Washington, reports persisted
that a settlement was near In
the Mexican government's ex
propriation of foreign oil com
panies. The ambassador said when he
left here September 23 that
"there's better hope" than ever
for a settlement.
Judge Assigned
Salem, Oct. 1 9. (AP) Chief
Justice John L. Rand assigned
Judge Arthur D. Hay of Lake
county to go to Klamath Falls
to substitute for Judge Edward
B. Ashurst In four cases.
along with Thomas Mooney of
pTIpr
OIMIaC
i President Pritchett Breaks
Gavel in Effort to Bring
Order in Klamath Meet
Klamath Falls, Ore., Oct. 19
(AP) A savage battle broke out
on the floor of the third annual
CIO International Woodworkers
of America convention here to
day as the international officers
resisted a frontal attack launch
ed at an opposition caucus last
night.
Don Helmick, executive board
member from the Columbia river
district council, and Harold
Pritchett, international presi
dent, hurled invectives at each
other In a session that at one
time became so confused that
Pritchett broke his gavel in an
attempt to enforce order.
Red Phase Enters
Sensational development ot
the debate was a charge by Hel
mick that Pritchett in February,
1937, told him he had better "go
along with the communist party
or be run out of the industry."
He said the statement was made
in room 202 of the Portland
labor temple, at a time when
Pritchett had solicited Helmick
to run for an office In the Fed
eration of Woodworkers. That
was five months before the
woodworkers went CIO.
Pritchett, who yesterday de
nied he had ever been a member
of the communist party, replied
that he had never Invited Hel
mick to Join the communist party
and could not because he, him
self, Is not a member. Witnesses
before the Dies committee on
un-Amcricanism have - accused
the Canadian president of the
woodworkers of communist af
filiations. To Seek Control
Groundwork for today's bat
tle was laid last night when at
a caucus called by the Columbia
river district council, a public
statement was prepared serving
notice ot determination, to wrest
control of the IWA from the
present leadership.
Fireworks started early today
when Bob Williams, Longview,
gave a description of the caucus
amid boos and protests from
members of the opposition bloc.
He charged that plans were
made for bloc voting on conven
tion Issues with Helmick threat
ening "Hitler tactics" against
those who did not follow the
lead of a "steering committee."
He told of charges made at tha
caucus to the effect that an elec
tion, at which Pritchett and.
other officers were chosen, had
been won through the medium
of stuffed ballot boxes.
At one time when Williams
was speaking a delegate rushed
to a floor microphone and called
Williams a liar. A dozen men
rose up in the vicinity of the
Columbia river table, and Prit
chett pounded his gavel for a
full minute. The head flew oft
the mallet and bounced about on
the convention floor.
Charge Repeated
Pritchett declared the Inter
ruption would be stricken from
the record, but later recognized
Helmick, who addressed the con.
vention for half an hour and re
peated the charge that Williams'
report was an "unadulterated
He."
Helmick went into the history
of the Carnation Lumber com
pany strike in 1937, when, ha
charged, Pritchett and Harry
Bridges, longshoremen's leader,
"sold the woodworkers down tha
river" by pulling longshoremen's
support from under a picket line.
He said Bridges declared that
If the Portland longshoremen
would not go through the picket
line he would "find longshore
men who would go through."
Helmick then followed with
the charge that Pritchett had ad
vised him to Join the communist
party.
Britain .Interns Foes
London, Oct. 19. (AP Tha
government announced todny
660 enemy aliens had been in
terned In three camps and tha
number is likely to increase.