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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1939.
No. 195.
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Washington, D. C, Nov. 6
Here is a mess which is placing
on the spot the official, diplo
matic, social set and climbers of
Washington. Several thousand of
those enumerated have received
large, engraved invitations for
a blow-out at the Soviet embassy,
119 Sixteenth street, for Tues
day, November 7. Since the in
vitatiom were delivered last
week, the Soviet Premier Molo
toff has publicly insulted the
president of the United States.
Each year since President
Roosevelt recognized the U. S.
S. R., the embassy has thrown
a gosh-awlul party to celebrate
the anniversary of the revolu
tion. The Tuesday affair is for
the 22nd anniversary. Some of
the celebrations have been very
rowdy affairs, attended by Wash
ington's "best people," and the
damage prominent guests cre
ated cost many thousands of ko
peks to repair and clean up. :
Great piles of caviar on cakes of j
ice; unlimited champagne and i
vodka (when the two are mixed 1
zowie!), cold cuts and sweets. !
Help yourself and no questions
asked: that kind of hospitality. I
It is like 3 a. m.. New Year s eve,
in a night club, with no check i
to pay. I
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HTHESE doings were initiated
by Ambassador Alexander
Troyanovsky until he was mys
teriously recalled to Moscow and
disappeared. He was succeeded
by a young chap. Constant ine
Oufnansky, an underling at the
embassy, who also was ordered
back to Moscow, leaving the em
bassy represented by a charge
d'affaires.
When the Dies committee be
gan collecting testimony show
ing Moscow was dictating the
policy of the American com
munist party, and then the Stalin-Hitler
pact became known.
Stalin decided Oumansky should
hustle to the United States and
rebuild good will. As a good wili
builder the embassy receptions
had been 100 per cent.
AS Oumansky was on the high
scas (he sailed from Italy),
things began popping with do
mestic, local and international
reactions. Premier Mololoff told
President Roosevelt to keep his
nose out of the Soviet-Finnish
affairs and mind his own busi
ness; White House answered
with a devastating blast, show
ing President Kalanin, of U. S.
S. R., had approved Mr. Roose
velt's plea for peace six months
ago.
General W. G. Krivitsky (born
Sam Ginsberg), former Red gen
eral and asserted head of a di
vision of Russian military intel
ligence, publishes an article in
which he asserts that superiors
of Oumansky (such as Troyan
ovsky) were purged or disap
peared, alleges that Mrs. Ou
mansky, who circulates socially,
worked in Moscow headquarters
of the Comintern.
Madam Perkins, immigration
bureau was about to deport Kra
vitsky, here on a visitor's per
mit, but on insistence of the Lncs
(Continued on ?nge FVmr.)
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
it allelic Holmes lOuKiiig -'.
swanky in a beautiful deep pur
ple orchid corsage, her first such
blossom, too.
Bob Keenoy advising wifey
Rosemarie to use caution in
speaking or she would likely
hind in this pillar of playful
ness. Pearl McCredie bubbling over
with joy and pride at niece
Janet Ross' newest golfing lau
rels. Gcorgie Patterson successfully
upholding the honor of the navy
in a cribbaer content among a
lot of hostile fire laddies.
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Embargo Repeal 'Only a
Mask to Cover Struggle
for Profit' Is Declaration
Moscow, Nov. 6. (,P Premier-Foreign
Commissar Vyach
cslaff Molotoff today assailed
the United States for repealing
the arms embargo, asserting it
was "only a mask to cover their
struggle for profit."
In a speech opening a three
day celebration of the Bolshevik
revolution's 22nd anniversary,
Molotoff also attacked Britain
and France, accusing them of
wishing to prolong their war
against Germany.
Stalin Applauds.
Joseph Stalin, War Commissar
Marshal Klementi Voroschiloff
and other leaders were among
those in Bolshoy opera house
who applauded his words which
included a sweeping attack on
capitalism.
The premier spoke shortly
after publication of a Commun
ist international manifesto call
ing on workers of Britain and
France to "go against those vho
favor continuation of imperial
istic war."
Molotoff, asserting that half
the world is at war because of
a conflict in Europe, declared
the capitalist svstcm was sure
to fall now.
He said the workers and peas
ants no longer would put up
with capitalists, especially those
who want to fight under the
pretext of "defense of democ
racy." (Continued on Pago eight I
OVER EMBARGO REPEAL
REFLECIED IN PAPERS
Berlin, Nov. 6. (Pi Disap
pointment over the fact that the
United States' vast war reserves
were made available to the allies
by repeal of the arms embargo
act became apparent today from
the tone of morning paper edi
torials and inspired pronounce
ments. Nevertheless, comment on the
United States' action in lifting
the embargo was somewhat re
strained, but intensified sea war
fare appeared a likely conse
quence. The implication was that con
gress failed to establish that neu
trality which President Roose
velt claimed was the purpose of
the legislation sponsored by him
self. The word "unneutral,"
I however, was not directly used
All commentators drew paral
lels between the action of con
gress, and earlier utterances of
Mr. Roosevelt and Secretary of
State Hull.
"American arms have been
made available to our enemies,"
informed persons commented,
"but these materials will have
to get past our raiders."
These sources also intimated
in view of the loss of the United
States freighter City of Flint
taken from a German prize crew
and handed over by Norwegian
authorities to her American per
sonnelthat Germany would
deal more sternly with contra
band shipments.
OF
BY
Portland. Ore.. Nov. 6. P'--Mrs.
Mildred Zink. 37. mother
of three children, died in a hos
pital here today of a bullet
wound in the back.
Before her death, Clarence W.
Winesett. 56, laborer. was
charged with assault with intent
to kill. Mrs. Zink was shot early
Friday as she sat in a beer parlor
where Winesett told police he
had quarreled with her because
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she lnlimaiea sue uiu ik
. uic ntffr nf marriage
I after obtaining a divorce.
Two Held in
Billy Large (right), 26, who laid she formerly was a mem
ber of a dancing learn and James Lee (left), a Korean, were
held by San Mateo, Cal., authorities investigating the, deaths
of Leo Tyma and Ray Lagomarsino on a beach near San
Francisco. The two slain men. with Ray Thompson, had es
caped from a Folsom prison road camp. Miss Large was held
for investigation. Authorities were skeptical of the story that
the two men had died in a gun duel, as told by Lee.
WONDER WHO WILL PAY
COSTS OF SEARCH FOR
UTILE ARIZONA BOY
Winslow, Ariz., Nov. 6. tip)
While fellow grade school
students spoke in hushed awe
of the exploits of Bruce Crozicr,
7, who survived almost a week
of hunger and exposure in one
of Arizona's wildest areas, for
est service officials raised the
question today of repayment of
approximately $4,000 spent in
feeding and equipping searchers.
The child, recuperating in a
Holbrook hospital, wise-cracked
yesterday and today with nurses
concerning the ordeal, which
ended Saturday about 4:30 n.
m. when he walked into a deer
hunting camp in Wildcat can
yon, 60 miles south of here.
Dr. R. L. Davis, marveling
at the constitution of the hardy
boy, reported that after a day
of rest, Bruce was "about as
good as new." There still were
signs of exhaustion and dehy
dration, but Dr. Davis said that
his temperature had dropped
from 102 degrees Saturday night
to normal.
Brussels, Nov. 6 tP) Adolphc
Max, burgomaster of Brussels
who was imprisoned by Ger
many during the World war and
who had held office continuous
ly ever since, died today at the
age of 70.
Max had been burgomaster of
Brussels since 1909, but he first
won world fame for his stubborn
resistance to the German invad
ers in August, 1914.
Refusing to shake hands with
the German commander, Max
continuously protested infringe
ment of Belgian civil rights and
slept in his office rather than
surrender his authority.
But in September the Ger
mans arrested him and kept him
in a German prison until the
war was over.
Max managed now and then
to smuggle out messages to his
city and with Cardinal Mercier
was one of the leaders credited
with keeping alive Belgian na
tionalism during the German
occupation.
Three Indicted
Roseburg, Ore., Nov. 6. uPi
Indictments charging George
MacFarlane with drawing
worthless checks. Gordon Allen
Gilfillan with malicious destruc
tion of person?! property ami
Thomas Moore with non-support
of a minor child, were returned
here today by the Douglas coun
ty grand Jury.
Sprague To Speak
Roseburg, Ore., Nov. 8. tP
Gov. Charles A. Sprague will
i be the principal speaker at the
i annual banquet to be held De
cember 15 in connection with
j the northwestern turkey show.
E. G. Young, manager, an
jnounced today.
Gang Deaths
IEN STUDENTS SIGN
FOR FLYING COURSE;
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After passing the required
physical examinations, ten stu
dents at the Southern Oregon
College of Education in Ashland
were today enrolled for the government-sponsored
civilian pilot
training course. .
Three of the students are
Medford youths. They are Wal
ter E. Wiltcrmood of 1132 North
Riverside avenue, Warlow C.
Purdin of 335 North Holly street
and Jim O. Taylor of 10 Clark
street.
The other students arc all
Ashland residents. They nre
Harold J. Grow, William M.
Hawkins. Robert M. Kent
George R. Jensen, Kenton E.
Robbins, Kent N. Ashcraft and
Robert J. Clark.
The ground work study be
gan this morning at the college.
Flight work is to be started at
Medford municipal airport next
week. Thomas A. Culbertson,
Jr., airport superintendent, is
flight instructor.
The course is sponsored by
the civil aeronautics authority
to provide a backlog of trained
pilots for national defense pur
poses. E
San Francisco, Nov. 6 (U.R)
Golden Gate bridge directors to
day reported revenue gains dur
ing the past year, with an in
crease of both truck and automo
bile traffic.
Warren Shannon, president of
the Golden Gate Bridge and
Highway, reported that the total
revenue fo rthc bridge during
October totaled $177,108, com
pared with $139,229 for October,
1938, a gain of approximately 25
per cent.
Total revenue since the bridge
was opened in May. 1937, is
$4,668,334. Shannon said.
BAUMAN ELECTED
OE
A. O. Bauman was elected
president of the Kiwanis club
at its weekly luncheon-meeting
in the Hotel Medford this after
noon. He succeeds Otto Frohn
maycr. C. M. Hurd was elected vice
president and George T. Frcy
was re-elected treasurer. Di
rectors are Dr. W. G. Bishop.
E. J. Feldman, L. E. Greenwood.
R. R. Harper, C. H. Judd, C. M.
Kidd. Carl Y. Tencwald and R.
S. Wilflcy.
The new officers will serve
for the ensuing year. Installa
tion of officers will be held at
a later date
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Pittman Says Japan Should
Be Warned On Attitude in
China; Embargo Seen Fair
Washington. Nov. 6. (P) A
prediction the 1940 congress
might follow up the administra
tion's neutrality program, now
in full operation, by authorizing
economic pressure against Japan
was made today by legislative
leaders.
Chairman Pittman (D-Nev.) of
the senate foreign relations com
mittee, said unless relations with
Tokyo improve before the Japanese-American
commercial
treaty expires January 26, con
gress undoubtedly would enact
his resolution empowering the
president to embargo "any or
all" exports to Japan.
"It is entirely fair that Japan
should be warned of the ides of
January," Pittman said. "Her
entire attitude in China has been
in total disregard of the rights
of the United States and other
countries."
Pittman was in the small
group of congressmen Saturday
who saw President Roosevelt
sign the neutrality bill repealing
the arms embargo and setting up
a "cash and carry" system of
trade with warring nations. The
legislation does not apply to the
undeclared Sino-Japanesc con
flict, however, because President
Roosevelt never has found for
mally that a state of. war exists
in the Orient.
INVESTIGATE BREAK
AT
Jackson, Mich., Nov. B. f')
A melodramatic Sunday after
noon prison break, foiled only
after a guard was killed and a
woman visitor wounded by a
stray shot, promled a state in
vestigation today at southern
Michigan penitentiary.
In 30 minutes packed with all
the elements of a movie thriller,
five robbers and a rapist gained
access to the prison roof and in
the action that followed a guard
was shot dead, a prison yard
football game hurriedly called
off. and all six felons captured.
Presumably timing their well
engineered plot to coincide with
the football game a part of
the prison's Sabbath recreation
program the six overpowered
two guards and a prison officer
in a stealthy maneuver to flee
over the walls.
Chief Guard Inspector Fred
Boucher, 54. tried to halt them,
and was killed by a shotgun
blast.
A second shot went wild, and
Mrs. Dorothy Roberts of Kala
mazoo, visitor at the prison, was
struck in the face by a pellet.
Former L. S.U.Prexy
Too Sick To Plead
Baton Rouge, La., Nov. 6 (P)
An attack of nervous indigcs
tion today halted appearance of
Dr. James Monroe Smith, former
president of Louisiana State uni
versity, in district court here,
where ic had announced earlier
through attorneys that he would
plead guilty to four charges of
forgery and embezzlement of
university funds.
Lady Shoots Bruin
Molesting Flocks
Roseburg, Ore., Oct. 6 tP)
A bear last night raided the
flocks of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest
Emmett of Tyce and killed one
sheep and injured others. Mrs.
Emmett decided something
should be done about it. This
morning she put the hounds on
the fresh trail and treed and shot
a 300-pound bruin.
Mullens, wTva., Nov. 6. (Pi
Officials of the Brule Smoke
less Coal company announced
late today the bodies of four
men killed in an explosion had
been found by rescue crews.
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9 GERMAN PILOTS
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Nine French Planes Un
harmed in Combat With
27 Nazi Ships, Say French
Paris, Nov. 6. (VP) The
French general staff reported to
day a French fighting squadron
of nine planes had shot down
nine German pilots out of 27
during a violent aerial combat.
The communique said the op
posing aerial forces were en
gaged in "great activity."
French planes rose to battle
the German fliers, the general
staff reported, bringing down at
least seven planes behind the
French front lines.
The French said their squad
ron returned from the combat
unhurt. The report did not give
the date or the place of the aerial
fight.
Germans Driven Back
Military sources reported to
day that German troops had oc
cupied a small island in the
Rhine, only to be driven back fo
their own bank of the river by
fire from heavy mortars.
The German units crossed to
the unidentified island on the
hitherto quiet southern flank of
the western front before French
observers noted their presence.
At the same time, another
strong German force attempted
to storm a French post In the
Vosges mountains, but a French
counter attack halted It, these
sources said. .
The weather still aided the
French "sitting" strategy with
heavy rains and high winds ham
pering German patrol maneu
vers. FIVE WFlEN
TRAIN DERAILED
Springfield. Mass., Nov. 6.
tA') A nine-car Chicago to Bos
ton express train was derailed
today in a deep cut near the
Westfield-Sprlngficld line, injur
ing five persons, and bruising a
dozen others.
The most seriously injured
were Edward Endman of Chi
cago. Gustave Callerman, 54, of
Chicago, and Mrs. Mary Galla
gher, 29. of Medford. Mass., her
three-year-old son Mark, and
Charles Williams of Chicago.
Railroad officials said the
cause of the accident had not
been determined.
Portland, Ore., Nov. 6. tP)
Bonneville officials said today
the dam's first two generators
would be connected with the
backbone power line to Vancou
ver, Wash., in about 10 days.
Captain of Flint Describes
Capture by Nazi Prize Crew
Bergen, Nov. 6. tP) Capt.
Joseph A. Gainard, describing
the capture of the American
freighter City of Flint by a Ger
man prize crew, today said his
captors threatened to sink the
ship if his men gave them "any
trouble."
"This Is a war measure " he
quoted the German lieutenant as
saying. "And whether any of
us like it or not, I must carry
out my orders.'
The German prize crew, Cap
tain Gainard said, was armed
with pistols, hand grenades, bay
onets, a machine gun, and other
weapons.
The' American skipper re
counted his experiences In a
broadcast to the United States
over an NBC network.
After being captured on Octo
ber 9 by a crew from the Gor
man pocket battleship Deutsch
land, Captain Gainard said, the
City of Flint "proceeded on van
ous courses" until October 18,
when the Germans painted out
all traces of American owner
ship. The colors of Denmark were
shown on canvas stretched amid-
Remote California
Applegate Precinct
For Ham, Egg Plan
Big Applegate, Nov. 6.
(Spl.) The "Ham and Eggs"
pension plan will pass with
a landslide vote next Tuesday
in the Applegate section of
California, according to re
ports from the remote Hutton
voting precinct. Twenty-nine
voters are registered there,
and 27 favor the proposed
Thursday check.
These Californians, who
will gather in from Elliott
creek and Wards Fork to cast
their vote at the Charley Hil
debran cabin, are proud of
their miniature precinct bur
ied in the mountains. The elec
tion board, reappointed re
cently from Yreka headquar
ters, includes M. F. Clark, in
spector nnd deputy registra
tion clerk; Mrs. N. J. Hobbs.
Judge: Henry Steimke and
Ethel Chishohn, clerks.
Two years ago this precinct
was established. Previous to
this time residents were ob
liged to go to Oak Bar on the
Klamath river to cast their
vote.
CALIF. GOVERNOR
San Francisco, Nov. 6 (U.R)
Gov. Culbcrt L. Olson today
condemned California's proposed
"ham and egg" pension plan
chief'issue In tomorrow's special
election, as unworkable and a
burden on the very people It was
designed to aid
In a radio address last night
the governor expressed the be
lief part of the constitutional
amendment designed to bring
$30 every Thursday in scrip to
the aged was unconstitutional
and would leave a $20,000,000
bond issue and a 3 gross in
come tax to "increase the bur
dens of the poor."
Sympathy for Poor
He expressed sympathy for
elderly persons whose pennies
are financing the "ham and
eggs" campaign, but Insisted the
proposal would only set back
"adoption of workable measures
for the solution of -the problems
confronting the very people who
arc supporting this measure with
such great anxiety and manifest
sincerity."
The plan, for which the gov
ernor called the special election,
far overshadows oilier issues, in
cluding the Atkinson proposal
for state control of oil resources
which has attracted the support
of federal officials. Secretary of
the Interior Harold L. Ickcs ad
vised Californians yesterday to
approve the oil control measure.
$30 Every Thursday
The "Ham and Eggs" plan,
(Continued on Pnge Five.)
ships, he said, but the Danish
flag was never flown.
"This procedure Is believed to
be in accordance with the inter
national law as long as guns
arc not used, Captain Gainard
said.
"On October 20 the German
prize crew hoisted the German
merchant flag. Later on that
day we anchored In Tromsoe
harbor.
"Shortly after, the Norwegian
naval neutrality patrol officers
with customs officials came on
board. We were In Tromsoe
overnight."
At this point he said the crew
of the sunken British steamer
Stonegate, rescued by the Ger
mans and placed aboard the City
of Flint, was turned over to the
British consul
"The next evening we pro
ceeded to Murmansk," Gainard
went on. "I tried continually
to get in touch with our am
bassador but did not succeed
during our six days' stay. On
the fifth day at 3:45 I was told
that the ship was again a Ger
man prize and we were to leave
at once."
HALLEY FORTUNE
LEFT RELATIVES,
Addie Halley's Will Divides
$34,000 in Bonds Fire
men, Police Remembered
Under terms of the will of the
late Addie Halley, 80, a resi
dent of this city for more than
half a century, who passed away
la week ago, bequests are made
to relatives, churches, two city
departments, and the national or
ganization of the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union. The will
was filed for probate Saturday.
It was signed and witnessed last
September 11.
United States government
bonds of a value of $34,000 are
bequeathed to relatives of Mrs.
Halley, $12,000 each to two sis
ters Ethel Bethel of Medford,
and Annie Barton, of Middle
town, Mo., and $10,000 and can
cellation of a promissory note.
secured by a mortgage on his
Fullcrton, Calif., home is allotted
to Edward Bethel, a brother.
Property Sal Wished
Provisions are also made in
the will for the sale of the South
Central avenue property known
as the Palace Hotel, and two
pieces of property on North Cen
tral avenue, and the distribution
of the sale price among the three
relatives. The will provides the
South Central avenue property
be sold for not less than $50,000
and the North Central avenue
holdings for a total of $6000. In
the event no sales can be af
fected, it is further provided the
surviving relatives share equally
in the income therefrom.
The national organization ot
the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union is allotted $5000,
with the provision It be used"
to show the effect of alcoholic
liquors on the mind and body of
man." ,
To the First Methodist church
of Medford $5000 is allotted. The
Methodist church Sunday school
is given $500, to be under the
supervision of the pastor, and
Used in advancement of Bible
teaching. The First Baptist
church of Medford is bequeathed
$500 under the same conditions.
Police, Firemen Share
The will also directs the gift of
$500 each to be held in trust for
use of the chiefs and regular,
full-time members of the Med
ford fire department, and the
Medford police department. It
(Continued on Page Eight
TERMED ILLEGAL
Salem, Nov. 6. tP) Punch
boards of the "question and an
swer" type are illegal in that
they are lotteries, the attorney
general ruled today for District
Attorney J. V. Long of Rose
burg. A person pays five cents for
each punch and receives 10 cents
in merchandise if he answers a
question correctly.. The attorney-general
ruled that this was'
legal, because skill is involved.
What makes them illegal, he
said, is the awarding of $5 prize
on certain numbers, regardless
of whether the questions are
answered correctly.
Radio Highlights
By Associated Press
(Time is Pacific Standard)
New York, Nov. 6. In cele
brating the start of Its second
year under a sponsor. Informa
tion Please announces that its
special guest the night of No
vember 14 will be Postmaster
General James A. Farley, The
program is on WJZ-NBC at 5:30
p. m.
Tonight: Europe, WABC-CBS,
5:53, 8; MBS 6; WEAF-NBC-east
8:00. '
Tuesday: Europe, NBC-chalna
5 a. m.; NBC-Blue 6 a. m.;
WABC-CBS, 5 a. m., 3:30 p. m.
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