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Pay You Too I'flnc Cluillim AdTi. U a dall) prartlc wltli many ptople. Thrj find It pays. It Hill pay you loo. If you liare a want of any kind, with to aril, trade or buy, try using these little Adva, Medford IBUNE Full Associated Press Full United Press Thirty-fourth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1939. No. 190. AACCU K EL Ml ftl IN The Weather Foreran : Increasing cloa di nes tonljht and Ududa with fof In morning, cooler Wednesday. Temprratur Highest eterday . 16 LonMt thU morning S3 J&mgsf r II t muss Ell un AT 'ftTHE .' Washington. D. C, Oct. 31. Mississippi's voluble John El liott Rankin has very definite and positive ideas on what should be done with Bonneville power and has been telling them to Paul Raver, new administra tor of the federal project in Columbia river. Rankin has a habit of quot ing Tacoma rates and then showing how every state in the union has been "robbed" by the "power trust" because private y companies are not furnishing juice at Tacoma schedule. Many pages of the Congressional Rec ord (at 552 a page), are filled by Rankin with these figures. He pops them in from time to time. .' In his self-furnished biog raphy in the Congressional Di rectory, Rankin says he and Senator George Norris wrote the TVA legislation, and that he is chairman of the "power bloc in the house of represen tatives. Having arranged TVA to his liking, Rankin is giving attention to Bonneville. Admin istrator Raver listened, asked questions. ADVICE of Mississippi's Ran kin urna aelrori nn curh ciiVi. jects as: Should any Bonneville power be permitted to flow through privately owned sys tems? I so, about what amount of Bonneville capacity should be sold to private utilities? Should the administrator con trol the resale rates, and if so, should the administrator have elastic judgment such as mak ing resale rates where the power is sold to municipally owned plants such as at Eugene, Mc Minnville, Canby, Centralia, Se attle, through public utility dis tricts or similar agencies; to all or none of these, to private util ities or only certain such utili ties? Other questions propounded to Rankin by Raver: Should he and his organization actively participate, directly or indirect ly in politics? By "politics" meaning the campaigns to sub mit to the voters of Portland and various counties in Oregon and Washington, the creation of public power districts to fur nish a market for Bonneville energy. How far in such poli- tics should he go, if at all? Should he keep his hands off and be an interested observer from the sidelines rather than place federal pressure on the voters? (Continued on Page Pour.) Eastern Oregon Nipped By Cold Portland, Oct. 31 0P)-.Freez-ing temperatures caught most of eastern Oregon today with Baker's 23-degree minimum the lowest in the state. Comparatively mild weather in western Oregon was expected to bring rain tonight, but prob ably fog and lower temperatures Wednesday. The temperature was due for a rise tomorrow in north central Oregon. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Evelyn Durno and Rosalie Porter executing a number of unique facial expressions be tween spasms of laughter while viewing the weekly rasslin' riots. Emma Bigelow arriving home after a fortnight's vacation greeting hubby Paris cordially but making all sorts of gurgly sounds of endearment to the cute Bigelow pup. Joe Renard being almost Miubbed by a couple of friends who weren't used to seeing him with his latest attachment a mustache. James Hamilton doing his neighborly conversing in the warm, vitamin-D packed sun shine before the federal building. PLEA FOR FINLAND HELD VIOLATION OF Foreign Premier Molotoff Cites Philippines in Slap at Roosevelt Message Moscow, Oct. 31. (IP) Premier-Foreign Premier Vyaches laff Molotoff today accused President Roosevelt of mixing in Soviet Russia's negotiations with Finland "in contradiction of the United States' policy of neutrality." Molotoff, in a sweeping review of Russia's foreign policy, made his accusation while revealing the Soviet Union had asked Fin land for a pact similar to agree ments which reduced Estonia. Latvia and Lithuania to virtual protectorates. Philippines Cited. "Even the President of the United States," he said, "has found it possible to mix in this question, which is in contradic tion of the United States' policy of neutrality. "As if things were better there! "The Philippines Jiave not gotten independence, while In 1917 we gave the Finns inde pendence and sovereignty. (On . October 11 President Roosevelt sent a note to Mos cow, expressing "hope that the Soviet Union will make, no de mands on Finland which are in consistent with maintenance and development of amicable and peaceful relations between the two countries, and the independ ence of each.") (President Kalinin replied ne gotiations between Finland and Russia were solely for "consol idation of the reciprocal rela tions" between the two powers.) To Deal With Japs. Molotoff reported Russia was ready for "vital improvement" of relations with Japan and said that the initiative was up to Japan. He disclosed, however, that "trade talks between the two are imminent." (Continued on Pag rwo.) DIES WITNESS ARREST TO HEAVEN IS WASHINGTON, Oct. 31. (IP) Immediately after he stepped down from the witness stand of the Dies committee, husky Wil liam McCuistion, sailor, and one time minor communist official, was taken into custody today by police in connection with a New Orleans slaying. Washington authorities had been requested by New Orleans police yesterday to hold McCuis tion for questioning in connec tion with the killing September 17 of Philip Carey, an official of the national maritime union at New Orleans. McCuistion for merly served as an officer of the NMU at New Orleans. Dies asserted there had been an attempt to intimidate the wit ness and indicated his belief the arrangements for McCuistion's arrest had been made with the idea of discrediting his whole tes timony. Representative Starnes (D-Ala) then assailed the whole pro cedure against McCuistion. "There has been a patent ef fort," said Starnes. "to discredit the witness and the details are sordid. The committee is seek ing to bring to light un-American activities and this whole busi ness is damnable and a reprehen sible procedure. It is phoney throughout and a set-up words fail me and certain groups which are trying to paint themselves lily white are behind this. The whole thing not only smells to high heavens, but it stinks." Hongkong, Oct. 31. (IP) Forty Chinese were killed yes terday when a launch towing two junks detonated a mine in territorial waters of this British colony. Ruth Judd Returns to State Six Days 1 fevS 1 (",m-,fr,. pl Winnie Ruth Judd (left), trunk ilayer of iwa women, who was returned to the Arizona state hospital last night after her mys terious escape six day ago, is shown with a police matron after her conviction in 1932. (A. P. Photo). The special bond election got off to a faster start today than any other municipal election of recent years. The early ballot ing indicated an exceptionally heavy vote. In the first hour 72 votes were cast at the Hotel Jackson, 75 at Fichtner's garage, 78 at city hall and 91 at the Jackson coun ty courthouse, a total of 316. The polls will close at 8:00 o'clock tonight. The first ward votes at the Hotel Jackson, the second ward at the courthouse, the third ward at Fichtner s garage and the fourth ward at city hall. The election is on a proposal to authorize a bond issue of not to exceed $30,000 to purchase the Olds tract on Bear creek and develop it into a park FOR BIG SEA BATTLE LONDON, Oct. 31. (IP) Heavy naval and warplane con centrations along Great Brit ain's east coast, military observ ers said today, indicate the Brit ish are prepared for a gigantic North Sea battle. "It's such a ruddy queer war," one tactical expert declared, that predictions aren't much good, but you can be sure of one thing and that is that Great Britain wouldn't be caught out if Adolf Hitler -sent along his planes and submarines in a bunch for one terrific North Sea battle." Election Returns The Mail Tribune office will be open tonight to give returns on the park bond election. The polls close at 8 p. m. and it is expected the result will be available before 1 0 o'clock. of Freedom Spent in Vicinity LI Washington, Oct. 31. IIP) A charge by John L. Lewis that assistants of two cabinet members had tried to engineer a western conference to start a third term boom brought from Senator King (D., Utah) today a demand for a full report on the officials' activities. In a letter last night to Gov. Culbert L. Olson of California, Lewis declared a January meet ing of "progressive leaders" in 11 western states had been ar ranged by Norman N. Little, assistant to Attorney General Murphy, and Marshall E. Dim ock, second assistant secretary of labor. Salem, Oct. 31. (IP) Gov. Charles A. Spraguc said today he would appoint "as soon as possible" a district attorney for Klamath county, to succeed Har din C. Blackmer, 33, who died yesterday. The governor would not say , whether the appointment would be made today, but said he would act Immediately "so that the business of the district at torney's office would not be dis rupted." To Test Licenses Of 22 Osteopaths Portland, Oct. 31 (IP) The state board of medical examiners filed a suit In the Multnomah county circuit court late yester day questioning the "unlimited licenses" of 22 licensed osteo pathic physicians. The board challenged the right of osteopaths to use drug therapy and to perform surgical opera tions, except in cases of emer gency. A spokesman for the exami ners described the action as a "test case " Hospital; WILD SCENE STAGED BY TRUNK SLAYER IN Phoenix, Ariz., Oct. 31. (IP) Winnie Ruth Judd, "literally a wild woman," who sobbed and screamed and threw things until given a sedative to quiet her, was back In the Arizona state hospital for the insane today, carefully guarded. The mad trunk killer, dirty, unkempt and half-starved, who said she saw "horrible things" during her six days of freedom. was caught last night leaving an attache's home on the hos pital grounds which she had en tered to obtain food. Shoos Gone. Her shoes were gone. There were holes in her stockings. Bruises and scratches on her legs indicated she had fallen or bumped into objects while wan dering in the dark. One tinkle was sprained and she had fash ioned a brace from a girdle. In a pillow-slip she carried bread crusts, several cans of soup, spaghetti, a glass of jelly, and a nearly green orange from which she had sucked the Juice. The new frock and shoes which she wore when she fled the hospital last Tuesday night had been exchanged for an old brown coat and drab blue hat, pulled downover her ears.' Mrs. Judd, who In 1931 killed Agnes Ann LcRol and Hedvig oamuaieton, apparently had been in the vicinity of Phoenix since her escape. She told Dr. Louis J. Saxe, hospital superintendent, she had been hiding in a cornfield, about one and one-half miles from the mam building, and in a ceme tery on the hospital grounds. Attendants said thev surround ed Mrs. Judd last night as she leit the residence of Mel Lar son, hospital engineer. When she saw escape was impossible they said Mrs. Judd walked to the door of the ward from whirh she fled, and knocked. Nurses admitted her and rushed her to Dr. Saxe's office. Recover Boy'i Body. Camas, Wash., Oct. 31. The body of Fred Lchn, 18, one of two Camas boys lost when a sailboat swamped in the Co lumbia river Sunday near Roos ter Rock, was recovered yes terday, but that of Darrcll Thor- sen, 18, second victim, remained unfound. Thanksgiving Day Nov. 23 Proclaimed by Roosevelt Nov. 23 in Oregon Salem, Oct. 3 1 tf)-Ore-:on will observe Its Thanks giving day on November 23, Gov. Charles A. Sprague said today, adding he would Issue a proclamation late this week. President Roosevelt pro claimed that.day, a week ear lier than usual, in a proclama tion today. The governor said he agreed to the change because "it would be folly to have two Thanksgiving days." Washington, Oct. 31. OP) Proclaiming Thursday, Novem ber 23, as a day of general thanksgiving, President Roose velt asked today that thanks be offered "for the hope that lives within us" of the coming of an eventual world peace. The proclamation designated the next to last Thursday instead of the last Thursday in the month as Thanksgiving day in accord ance with Mr. Roosevelt's decis ion to move up the holiday for business reasons. Some states, however, have decided to cele brate November 30. Mr. Roosevelt said in the proc lamation that It was fitting to continue a "hallowed custom" begun by President Washington when he asked the nation to lay. T E Administration Neutrality Forces Successful in Pre serving Chosen Procedure Washington, Oct. 31 (IP) Administration neutrality forces, advocating arms embargo repeal, won their first test of strength in the house today when their chosen procedure for consider ing the administration neutrality measure was adopted. The test came on a "rule" pro viding that the bill be sent to a joint senate-house conference to compose differences between senate and house-approved neu trality measures. The former contains no arms embargo while the latter, passed last session, does. This action to send the bill to conference came a few moments after the house beat down, 237 to 177, a Republican attempt aimed nt opening up the legisla tion to house amendments. Foes Have Chance Foes of the embargo repeal still may get an opportunity to effect changes in the legislation through instructing the house members of the conference com mittee as to what they should in sist upon in the negotiations with the senate. Indications were the house would devote the next two days to debating the question of In structing the conferees. An agree ment as to the time was not reached immediately, however. "What I or anyone else might say will not change a single vote," declared Chairman Sa bath (D-II1.) of the rules com mittee. In blithe disregard, Rep. Hor ton (R-Wyo.) retorted approval of the procedure laid down for the house by Its leaders "spells war." McNARY PREDICTS END OF RECIPROCAL PACTS Washington, Oct. 31. (IP) Republican leader McNary of Oregon predicted in the senate today that efforts to extend the reciprocal trade agreements leg islation when it expires next June 12 would meet defeat. McNary'a prediction came af ter Senator Vandcnberg (R., MichtJ had stirred spirited de bate in the chamber by voicing what he termed a warning to the state department again.it any attempt to reduce the excise tax on copper in negotiations for an .agreement with Chile. down all tasks for one day In the year and give thanks for the blessings granted by divine providence. "Our nation has gone steadily forward in the application of democratic processes to economic and social problems, the presl dent said. "We have faced the specters of business depression, of unem ployment and of widespread agricultural distress, and our positive efforts to alleviate these conditions have met with heart- . cning results. "We have also been permitted to see the fruition of methods which we have undertaken In realms of health, social welfare and the conservation of re sources. "As a nation we are deeply grateful that In a world of tur moil we are at peace with all countries, and we especially re joice In the strengthened bonds of our friendship with the other peoples of the western hemis phere. "Let us, on the day set aside for this purpose, give thanks to the ruler of the universe for the strength which he has vouch safed us to carry on our daily labors and for the hope that lives withfn us of the coming of a day when peace and the productive activities of peace shall reign on every continent. Prosecutor Passes Jp C Hardin C. Blackmer (above), Klamath county district attor ney, who died Monday of a heart ailment. He had practiced law in Klamath Falli for ten years, was first elected district attorney in 1934 and reelected In 1938. Funeral service! will be held in Klamath at 2 p. tn. Wednesday. CONVOYING FLINT ON TO Washington, Oct. 31. (IP) The United States asked both Britain and Germany today to avoid any action which would imperil unnecessarily the cap tive .American crew aboard the freighter Citv of Flint, now somewhere in the blockaded North Sea bound for Germany. Bergen, Norway, Oct. 31. (P) The United States freighter City of Flint, in command of a German prize crew, felt her way southward along the north ern Norwegian coast today with Norwegian naval watch-dog close on her heels. The City of Flint was sighted off Lodingcn Light at 11 a. m. (5 a. m. EST) while steaming close behind was a Norwegian ship, believed to be the 1,170- ton destroyer Slcipncr, which escorted the captured American vessel out of Tromsoe waters yesterday. The appearance of the City of Flint off Lodingcn on the inland route down one of the world's most broken coasts was taken as an indication that the Ger man prize crew had requested and obtained permission to move in Norwegian territorial waters. Berlin, Oct. 3 1 . (IP) A United States embassy spokes man said today the embassy had been requested to cal. the at tention of the German govern ment Informally to its responsi bility for the safety of the Amer ican crew of the City of Flint, now en route to a German haven in command of a German prize crew. The case of the City of Flint was cited last night by the semi official commentary, Deutsche Diplomatisch-Politlsche Korres- pondenz, as one "symptom" of what it termed the United States' "two-fold yardstick" pol icy toward the European war. TOPPLES OVER DEAD Ringling, Okla., Oct. 31. (IP) Fifteen-year-old Paul Butler, high school football player, told his coach at practice he felt 111 and would "rest a minute," then toppled over dead. Coach Harry Cheadle said a physician told him the boy died of a heart attack. Ho had two rib fractures which the coach said might have been received In last week's game. The boy told no one he was hurt. The doctor suggested, Cheadle added, the boy probably had Internal In juries. . . . . Postpone Jacksonville Meet. Jacksonville, Oct. 31. (Spl.) Because of conflict with date of the Southern Oregon Symphony concert at Mcdford, the P.-T A. "Dads' Night" meeting scheduled for Wednesday has been post poned to November 8 at 8 p. m in the high school auditorium. T SEEN LESSENING NAZI Mussolini Reorganizes En tire Leadership Cabinet, Party and Army Affected By Richard C. Maiiock Rome, Oct. 31. (IP) Premier Mussolini reorganized the entire leadership of the fascist regime today in a shakeup of cabinet, party and top military posts un precedented In Its sweeping scope. Seven cabinet ministers, the secretary of the fascist party, the chiefs of staff of the army, air force and fascist militia and four undersecretaries of state were re placed in the drastic reshuffling. In addition, Mussolini himseir yielded the portfolio of minister for Italian Africa to General Attilio Teruzzi. Army Chief Ousted II Duce removed his army chief of staff, General Alberto Pariani, who a few months ago carried out military consulta tions with German army offi cers under the Italian-German military alliance signed last May, but now no longer mentioned tn Italy. Pariani, for whom no new post was announced, was replaced by Marshal Rudolfo Grazlani as head of the army staff and by General Soddu as undersecretary Of war. - ' " Also among those shifted were two fascist notables widely cred ited with pro-German tenden cies, Lieut -Gen Achille Starace, relieved of the secretaryship of the fascist party "at his own re quest," and Dino Alfleri, min ister of popular culture (propa ganda). Starace was named chief of the general staff of the fascist militia; Alfieri, ambassador wait ing assignment. Opinions Differ Although some observers saw in the shakeup evidences of a lessening of German influence in Rome, foreign diplomatic cir cles here generally attributed it to conditions within the fascist party and government and con sidered it without bearing on foreign policy. However, it was noted it came shortly after the German ambas sador, Hans-Georg Viktor von Mackensen, had left for Berlin on Sunday for, his embassy said. "an extraordinary reason. (In Paris French diplomatic quarters welcomed the Rome shakeup, asserting II Duce's pur pose was to create a "govern ment of neutrality." The shifting of Starace and Alfieri was cited as evidence of a partial lessening of Nazi influence in Rome). Salem, Oct. 31. (IP) Lester W. Barr, auditor, told the Salem city council last night an investi gation of the books of City Re corder A. Warren Jones, missing since Oct. 21, showed $4081.39 unaccounted for. The council in structed City Attorney Paul R. Hendricks to take "appropriate action." Jones, last seen tn Eugene after the Oregon-Gonzaga foot ball game, formerly was state president of both the Eagles and Elks lodges. Radio Highlights By Associated Press (Pacific Standard Time) Tonight: Europe WABC-CBS 5:33, 8; MBS 0; WEAF-NBC-East 8 . . . Neutrality: NBC Blue-chain 4:43, Rep. Jennings Randolph; WJZ-NBC, 7:15, Rep. John M. Vory. WABC-CBS 7:43, Rep. F. A. Harness on "Reciprocal Trade Follies." Wednesday: Europe NBC chains 5 a. m.; WJZ-NBC 9 l. m., WABC-CBS 3 a. m., 3:30 p. m.
