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Forecast: Bhower tonight;
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frost In the morning.
Hi;hrt yesterday 69
Lowest this morn In f 41
Precipitation
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To 5 a. m. today .74
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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1939.
No. 184.
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Washington, D. C. Oct. 24.
These so-called polls of "public
opinion" are now being regarded
as a formidable technique for
propaganda. There is some talk
of calling sponsors of the polls
to Washintgon where they can
be asked pertinent questions by
a congressional committee. For
seven years Walter M. Pierce,
Oregon, has sponsored a resolu
tion for such a probe, but his
plea has been ignored. His
resolution was inspired when
the Literary Digest was predict
ing defeat of Mr. Roosevelt.
What is casting suspicion on
the poll of "public opinion" is
the claim of the sponsor that
an overwhelming sentiment is
for repeal of the embargo on
munitions of war. This asser
tion does not agree with the mail
coming to the desks of senators
and representatives, particularly
from the Pacific northwest, and
especially as to the percentage
for and against repeal.
Also challenged is the claim
of the poll that Mr. Roosevelt's
stock is soaring in the Pacific
northwest. Private advices of
Democrats and Republicans from
that region disclose no upsweep
in Mr. Roosevelt's popularity.
IT IS contended in congressional
cloakrooms that such polls
are deliberately designed to in
fluence congress; that they are
propaganda, and a very insidious
propaganda at that.
Another aspect of the polls
Is the purported popularity of
various aspirants for presidential
nomination; Vandenberg, Taft,
Bridges, Dewey, Mr. Roosevelt,
Clark, Wheeler, Garner. McNutt,
et al. None of tlvwe (except the
President) relish having blazon
ed in the press that he is slip
ping, or noticing that the poll
is playing up a rival. From the
viewpoint of the aspirants, the
poll is damaging, as it can boost
any candidate the director of
the poll favors and thereby have
an influence on the selection of
delegates.
TOR A while the polls were
given confidence, but con
gressmen are now regarding
them as a method of creating
public opinion rather than a re
flection of that opinion. These
lawmakers regard it as peculiar
that the polls, supposed to tell
how their constituents feel, are
at wide variance from their per
sonal information on the state
of mind of those same con
stituents. Possibly, when the regular
session is held, the directors of
the polls will be requested to
reveal their method of discover
ing what people think.
A LTHOUGH President Roose
" velt urged that politics be
ajourned during the world crisis,
there is plenty of politics among
the Insiders. The little band of
100 percenters succeeded in
having the war resources board
ousted because there were too
many industrialists with Wall
street connections, and Secre
tary of the Treasury Henry Mor
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SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Jean Perl collecting all the
little Perls. Dorothy, Marianne
and Billy, about her for a din-ing-out
session.
Jewell Hurst flushing a big.
bright pheasant from a bed of
petunias at a service station in
the heart of town, the bird hav
ing taken refuse in the flowers
to escape the withering fire of
hunters in the hinterland.
Maurice and Aminoil Harris
being delighted to receive an in
vitation to a venison dinner.
Irene Phetteplace being spot
ted as a visitor in a neighbor
ing trv:i by home folks on ac
count of her perky red chopcau.
ACTION TAKEN IN
EFFORT TO REACH
BALLOT THIS WEEK
Pittman Gains Consent For
Consideration of Commit
tee Amendments to Bill.
Washington, Oct. 24 (AP)
The senate, working under an
agreement curtailing debate,
amended the administration's
neutrality bill today to exempt
ordinary, inland commerce with
Canada from the "title and car
ry" restrictions of the measure.
The amendment, offered by
Senator Brown (D-Mich.) was
approved without a dissenting
voice after democratic leader
Barkley had won unanimous
consent to a proposal aimed at
getting a final vote on neutrality
legislation this week.
Washington, Oct. 24 (AP)
The senate agreed unanimously
today to curtail debate in an
effort to reach a final vote on
the administration's neutrality
legislation this week.
The agreement, proposed by
democratic leader Barkley,
would limit each senator s gen
eral discussion of the legislation,
providing for repeal of the arms
embargo, to 45 minutes. In ad
dition, each senator would be
permitted to speak for a total
of 45 minutes on each amend
ment. No Early Sessions
The agreement was reached
after Senator Clark (D-Mo.) von
a promise from Barkley not to
call the senate into dally ses
sions earlier than 11 a.m. (EST).
There was also an understand
ing that night sessions would
not be held.
Barkley likewise announced,
in answer to a query from Clark,
that he had no intention of seek
ing to cut off debate on any ger
mane amendment by moving to
lay it on the table.
With the agreement out of
the way. Senator Pittman (D-
Nev.) obtained unanimous con
sent for immediate consideration
of committee amendments to the
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By the Associated Press
A cold wave struck the cast
and far west today (Tuesday)
while the south perspired in un
seasonable heat and a prolonged
drought continued in much of
the middle-west, southwest and
south.
Sub- freezing temperatures
were reported from the region
of the Rockies and there were
snow flurries in the northern
ranges. Across the country, in
upper New York State, Albany
had the coldest night in 50 years
for this date a minimum of
25 against the previous record
of 28 set in 1889.
There was frost in western
Oregon, and light snow in the
eastern portion of the state.
Tl DIE IN WRECK
LVANI
Fort Wayne, Ind., Oct. 24.
(AP) Two passengers were kill
ed and nine other passengers
and two trainmen were injured
early today when a switch en
gine struck a Pennsylvania rail
road passenger train bound from
Chicago to Detroit.
The dead were Robert M.
Brydon, 50. of Chicago and Er
ven B. Saldkeld, 46, of Birm
ingham, Mich.
The switch engine, on a side
track, apparently moved into the
main track as the passenger
train pulled into the station here
The switch engine grazed a
lounge car, ripping off the side
of the car. It was the third car
of the 1 1-coach train.
The switch engine crew es
caped injury.
German View of Firth of
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This picture was transmitted by radio from Berlin to New York with the following ap
proved cap.tion: "First picture of bombardment of British cruiser Edinburgh by German
planes at Firth of Forth." On October 16, the British admiralty said German bombers caused
casualties on the Edinburgh, the Southampton and the Mohawk in the raid. Picture indicates
cameras are carried in bombing planes.
Germany in Fight to Bitter End
Von Ribbentrop Informs World
Danzig, Germany, Oct. 24. (AP) Adolf Hitler's foreign
minister told the world tonight Germany now was determined
to conduct the war against Britain and her allies to the bitter
finish and until the security of the German reich in Germany
was assured for all time. , ,
Joachim Von Ribbentrop char-
acterized the war with the west
ern powers as "completely
senseless" but held that Britain
and especially the Chamberlain
overnment had insisted upon
having this war.
Denies Word Broken
He denied the charge that
Germany had broken her word;
he asserted, with constant ref
erences to recent history, that
every attempt by the fuehrer
to come to an understanding
with Britain, France and Poland
had been frustrated by the Lon
don government.
The immediate audience for
his 45-minute broadcast address
was formed of veteran fighters
of the nazi party in this one
time free city, now incorporated
in the reich.
He declared that "in the
truest sense of the word the
war has been forced upon Ger
many." Von Ribbentrop disclosed for
the first time that only a few
months after Hitler's assumption
of power in 1933 a secret meet
ing had been arranged between
the fuehrer and French Premier
Daladier to attempt to settle
French-German difference. (Da
ladier was premier from Janu
ary to October, 1933).
Britain Feared Agreement
The foreign minister asserted
that at Britain's instigation the
meeting was called off at the
last minute by the French, and
Daladier was ousted from the
premiership because, as Von
Ribbentrop insisted, the British
feared "the French front fighter
and man of the people, Daladier,
might find a real basis for agree
ment with front fighter and man
of the people Hitler."
The nazi foreign minister said
Hitler's policy from 1933 on was
one of coming to terms with
Britain on the following basis:
1. A naval agreement.
2. An eternal mutual guaran
tee 'of the inviolability of the
borders of Belgium, The Neth
erlands and France.
3. German respect for Bri
tain's imperial interests and Bri
tish respect for German inter
ests in eastern Europe.
4. A protective and defensive
British-German alliance with a
pledge of armed aid by Ger
many to the British empire,
with no such counter aid de
manded of England.
Not Responsible"
It was absurd to hold either
Danzig or Germany responsible
for the conflict. Von Ribbentrop
said. He added Germany and
Danzig never more would be
separated.
When Adolf Hitler In 1934
arranged a new orientation of
eastern Europe with Poland's
late Marshal Josef Pilsudski,
the fuehrer left no doubt in
the minds of the Poles that
I sooner or later Danzig and the
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corridor problems must be
solved, i Von Ribbentrop said.
L He asserted the reich held the
Polish government responsible
for the unfortunate turn of
events.
"For six months the extra
ordinarily generous . offer re
mained open and for an addi
tional six months Germany
watched as German nationals
were terrorized, Danzig was
threatened and the reich pro
voked," he said.
"Only after the Polish mili
tary started making inroads on
German territory did the
fuelirer strike."
Los Angeles, Oct. 24. (UP)
Nirad Ranjan Chowdhury, also
known as Sir Nerodc, is dis
gruntled. Here's why:
His partner, Yogananda, a
Hindu swami. has been teaching
the self realization philosophy
but asscrtedly kept a whole
houseful of attractive women to
help him forget the rigors of
self-denial.
Nerode alleged unhappily that
Yogananda ate on a lavish,
sumptuous diet, while feeding
members of the congregation on
the humblest of food, and
preached that it was ungodly to
marry or have children although
he surrounded himself at their
religious center with pretty
girls.
All this was "hypocritical,"
according to Nerodc, who enter
ed the partnership in 1931. He
! sued B11" for $500 000 dnm.
ages and dissolution of the part
nership.
Radio Highlights
Br Associated Press
(Pacific Standard Time)
Tonight European WABC
CBS 5:55, 8; MBS 6; WEAF-NBC-East
8. Neutrality WABC
CBS 7:45, Monsignor John A.
Ryan.
Wednesday: New York Herald
Tribune Forum, theme "Cost of
Government" WJZ-NBC 10:45
a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Europe
WEAF-NBC 5 a.m.; WABC-CBS
5 a.m., 3:30 p.m.; WJZ-NBC 9
a.m. MBS-Chain 12:15 p. m.,
Anthony Eden from London.
Mount Marcy, elevation 5,344
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'York state.
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CITY GARBAGE PLANT
In findings handed down yes
terday by Circuit Judge H. D.
Norton, the plea of J. H. Lucas,
Louis Gallatin, F. C. Stratton,
S. O. Mitchell, Louis Wirth, A.
T. Jenkins, F. C. Slade, Ben
ton Bowers, Jr., and W. S. Van
Dyke, against Charles P. Talent,
W. H. Ross, Clifford Ross, and
Irvin Ross, seeking an injunc
tion restraining the defendants
from operation of the Ashland
disposal plant is denied.
Plaintiffs are residents of the
district near the dumping
grounds, and alleged it was in
jurious to health and property
values, and a fire menace in the
summer.
The findings direct that the
defendants, under a written
agreement filed last August, In
stall an incinerator with a spark
arrester on the slack, to reduce
fire hazard.
The plaintiffs are directed to
pay the witness fees of C. R,
Jester, and, it is decreed no oth
er costs be ordered.
PAY $10,788 TAX
Los Angeles. Oct. 24. (UP)
i The California Life Payment Re.
liremeni association sponsors
of the ham and egg pension plan
handed a certified check for
$10,788.49 to the federal govern
ment today to meet a demand
for social security taxes.
Willis Allen, campaign . man
ager of the pension movement
said the payment was made un
der protest.
"This money was not and Is
not due," Allen said.
He claimed the social security
laws did not affect a political
campaign organization and said
workers gave their services vol
untarily without pay, except ex
penscs. He said a suit would be
filed to recover the tax payment.
The government seized assets
a tax lien&yfir shrdlu hrdlutao
of the association Saturday un
der a tax Hen of the collector
of internal revenue.
germanTlierssaved
FROM SEA BY DANES
Copenhagen, Oct. 24. (AP)
A Danish ship brought to Kor
socr today two German aviators
found clinging to a plane in the
North sea. One had machine
gun bullet wounds in the legs,
but the other was unharmed.
The plane was abandoned.
May Demand Release
Of American Freighter
PULL INFORMATION
ON CITYJF FLINT
U.S. Ambassador In Moscow
Given Assurance of De
tails of Interning of Ship.
Moscow, Oct. 24 (AP) So
viet Russia today told the Uni
ted States government that full
information would be furnished
as soon as available concerning
the American steamship City of
Flint which was captured by a
German sea raider and sent to
a Soviet arctic post.
United States Ambassador
Laurence A. Stcinhardt, in an
interview with Vladimir Po-
tempkin, vice-commissar for for
eign affairs, asked for details
of the ship's capture and the
fate of her 42 crew members.
Interviaw Cordial
His interview was described
as cordial and he was promised
information as soon as obtain
able from Murmansk where a
German prize crew took the ves
sel as a. war captive, .. . . .
There are no foreign consu
lates at Murmansk and Ameri
can authorities had to make
their inquiries through regular
channels here.
One theory advanced here
was the Germans had stopped
another neutral vessel at sea
after seizing the City of Flint
on the grounds she was carry
ing contraband to England and
put the crew aboard her.
(However, newspapermen at
Tromso, Norway, reported they
were told the City of Flint still
had its American crew when
they approached the ship as it
lay off the Norway port Satur
day. They were not allowed to
board the craft.)
Russian officials interned the
German crew after the City of
Flint reached Murmansk.
SNOWTLOSES 2
Snow today closed the north
and east entrance roads and the
road around the rim in Crater
Lake national park.
The west and south entrance
roads were open to traffic but
were Icy, rangers stated In a
short-wave radio broadcast from
the park.
Four and a half inches of
snow fell in the park during
the night and, after a clearing
this morning, snow began fall
ing again at 11 a. m., rangers
broadcast.
A rain and wind squall hit
Mcdford suddenly about 8:30
last night. The wind soon died
down but the rain continued
intermittently through the night,
depositing .74 of an inch. The
rain continued off and on to
day. MARKETS CLOSED
Mexico City, Oct. 24 (API
Authoritative sources said today
the European war had cut Mexi
co's petroleum exports 58 per
cent and that this might force
an early solution of this coun
try's oil expropriation dispute
with the United States.
These quarters predicted a
final tabulation of foreign trade
figures for September would
show a decline of approximately
$1,400,000 compared with July.
This decline was reported to
have persuaded President La-
zaro Cardenas to consider care
fully modified proposals for the
solution of the conflict.
70 Tons Of Gold
From Poland Is
Carted To Paris
Paris Oct. 24. (AP) Sev
enty tons of Polish gold re
moved from Warsaw in the
opening days of the war has
arrived safely in Paris after
a hazardous journey by. truck,
train and ship over 6,000
miles.
Credit for the escape of the
gold was given Former Polish
Finance Minister Colonel Ig
nacy Matuszewski, who or
ganized a convoy of trucks.
They were ordinary trucks, it
was said, since Colonel Matus
zewski felt armored vehicles
would have aroused too much
suspicion.
(Seventy tons of gold would
be worth about 565,858,999 at
the United States treasury's
price of $35 an ounce.)
OUTSIDE BLOCKADE
Oslo, Norway, Oct. 24 (AP)
The capture .of the American
steamer City of Flint and the
sinking- of th Britlall freighter
Stqnegate gave evidence today
that at least two fast, powerful
German warship raiders were
ranging far outside Britain's
naval blockade.
Reliable informants who
talked with survivors, of the
Stonegate quoted them as say
ing their ship was torpedoed by
the "pocket battleship" Deutsch
land in the mid-Atlantic about
10 days ago,
Norwegian officials said the
City of Flint, which called at
Tromso, Norway, with a Ger
man prize crew in command and
there landed the 38 Stonegate
survivors, had been captured by
the cruiser Emden, namesake of
the famous German commerce
raider of the World war.
The City of Flint picked up
the crew of the Stonegate out
of their life boats in the Atlan
tic shortly before she In turn
was captured by the Germans.
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LONG PEN TERM
Howard Klmbol, 32, who en
tered a plea of guilty to a charge
of rape involving his 14-ycar
old crippled step-daughter, was
sentenced to serve not to ex
ceed 25 years in state prisun
yesterday afternoon, by Circuit
Judge H. D. Norton. Kimbol was
taken to the penitentiary today
by Deputy Sheriff William
Grcnbemcr.
Kimbol, asked by the court
if he had anything to say, stated
he desired to get the matter
over with quickly." His sentence
was one of the heaviest imposed
in years in this county.
Kimbol is married to a mem
ber of the Klamath Indian tribe,
who, according to the district
attorney, has a sizeable award
coming from the government,
and besides receiving a monthly
payment from the same source
for the care of each of her three
children by a previous marriage.
The Kimbols reside in Jack
sonville where the offense oc
curred 10 days ago. The girl in
the case made a .statement re
vealing sordid conditions in the
home.
KLAMATH DRIVER DIES
IN PLUNGE FROM ROAD
Eureka, Cal., Oct. 24 (UP)
Charles Thompson, 25, Klamath,
was killed when an automobile
in which he was riding plunged
over a 20-foot embankment near
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ner's office reported today.
HELD VIOLATED IN
Germans Had No Right To
Send Captured City of
Flint to Murmansk, Claim
Washington. Oct. 24 (AP)
President Roosevelt said
lai today tht government
still was trying io find out
from Russia details about lh
elzur of th City of Flint
but thai no Information had
yt bn received on the
whereabouts of the crew.
Washington, Oct. 24 (AP)
The American government waa
expected today to demand that
Russia release the freighter City
of Flint which was taken Into
the Soviet harbor of Murmansk
by a German prize crew.
It was reported in official
quarters the government wou'd
base this request on the ground
that Germany, in the absence of
extra - ordinary circumstances,
i had. no. right, to send Ue. 4,988-
ton vessel Into a neutral port,
regardless of any contraband
sne mignc nave curneu.-t
On Legal Voyage . ' . ,
While this International as
pect of the seizure of thB Ameri
can vessel was fas developing,
the White House'. Vvas repre
sented to have taken the view
that, in 'so far as domestic law
is concerned, the City of Flint
was on a "perfectly legal and
lnwful voyage." ,
Stephen Early, presidential
press secretary, explained that
in making this statement he was
speaking only of American laws
and did not mean that Germany
had no right under international
law to seize the freighter.
The question of right of seiz
ure apparently supponea oy
the Germans on their belief that
contraband was aboard wai
being investigated by the state;
department.
The first move of the govern
ment, however, will be to seek
release of the ship and her crew
of 42, In command of Captain.
Joseph Gainard. The City of
Flint was captured by the Ger
man cruiser Emden as a prize
of war last week. She was out
of New York, bound to Glas
gow, Liverpool and other Eng
lish ports. '
Inquire About Crew
Already the American Em
bassy at Moscow has asked the
Soviet government what became
of the crew and at Berlin the
embassy sought an explanation
of the seizure. ,
The White House, like some
legislators, apparently viewed
the incident as strengthening
the argument for amending the"
neutrality law.
The situation as regards the
City of Flint, Early said, divides
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NUNS DIE AFTER
Tnulnnp Franpe. Oct. 24
(UP) An entire convent ot
Franciscan nuns is dying, physi
cians said today, of poisonous
mushrooms.
The Mother Superior and one
of the nuns died within few
hours and physicians said the
three others of the little com
munity were expected to die.
One of them suggested that
lor meatless Monday they gath
er mushrooms In the nearby
forest. They ate a copious meal
and within a few hours the
Mother Superior was dead and
the others were in bed.
MUSHR0 FEAST
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