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Thirty-fourth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7,
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Washington, D. C, Nov. 7
In the Pacific Northwest mem
bers of Labor's Non-Partisan
League will not work for third
term delegates if orders of John
L. Lewis are observed. The close
affiliation of the league and the
Commonwealth Federation of
Washington and Oregon is slight
ly fractured and financial assis
tance may not be extended by
the league m carrying on the
political activities of the feder
ation. Representatives of the Com-
monweaitn federation from
both states have been in Wash
ington, conferred with headquar
ters of the Non-Partisan League
and discussed the plan for a con
ference of "liberals" in the 11
western states to form a Roose
velt bloc. All this several months
ago, therefore the recent de
nunciation of the movement by
Lewis caused a surprise. Mr.
Lewis put the kibosh on plans
which his own league had
helped to outline with the agents
from the Pacific Northwest.
MOW that politics has been re
sumed (adjourned during
the neutrality debate), the posi
tion of Lewis toward the ad
ministration is worthy of note.
Here is his record: Labor day
he made a coast-to-coast broad
cast denouncing the administra-u-n
for being more concerned
u- uTeign than domestic affairs,
and ti.-eatening something or
other by farmers and workers
if the unemployment situation
was not remedied.
He protested because CIO ad
vice on relief legislation was not
invited; he criticized the Social
Security Board; he is attacking
the National Labor Relations
aoara; his CIO is now demand
In? congressional investigation
of the U. S. Maritime Commis
sion and he has levied an as
sessment on members of his coal
miners' union to raise about
$800,000 for the political cam
paign next year .
And all the while President
Roosevelt is politely ignoring
the existence of the big labor
boss and Madam Perkins, secre
tary of labor, no longer has him
In for tea.
WHERE Lewis can take his
CIO in the 1940 election is
a mystery; he is apparently
"off" Roosevelt and cannot very
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Butte, Mont.,Nov. 7 (U.R)
Physicians said tonight that the
death today of Policeman Eddie
O'Connor, 29, whose seven
months of continuous hiccupping
attracted nation-wide attention,
was caused by meningitis.
San Francisco Butter
San Francisco, Nov. 7. (fP)
(USDA) Butter, 92 score, 32-81-291-j;
90-28H: 89-27.
Sacramento, Nov. 7 (tf)
Churning cream butterfat: First
grade 35!4; second grade 33'4.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Paul (Maci McCurley adding
insult to injury by sending a
lengthy telegram from Eugene
collect, to Bill Holloway calling
Bill's attention to the score of
a football game on which Bill
had already lost a wager to Mac.
The charming June Nealon
delightfully telling of her re
cent trip to San Francisco.
Pastor James Hamilton still
finding a certain part of his an
atomy tender from an old fall In
George Yeo's office the chair
offered the rev. gentleman col
lapsing most violently and
breaking into a thousand bits.
Promoter Mack Lillard's cash
and gratis customers having the
time of their lives at the ratlin'
riots, the night being one of hi
larious merriment. I
NEUTRAL RULERS
TO MAKE OFFER
OF
Belgian and Netherlands
Sovereigns Agree On Of
fer at Surprise Conference
LONDON, Nov. 7 (P)
British officials tonight side
stepped inquiries soliciting
their reaction to the peace
move of King Leopold of the
Belgians and his neighbor
Queen Wilhelmina.
It was hinted the develop
ments in the low countries
were too important to be dis
cussed without full study.
Amsterdam, Nov. 7 (JP)
Queen Wilhelmina of The Neth
erlands and King LeoDold of
The Belgians today announced
they would send messages to
Germany, Britain and France
jointly offering their good of
fices for peace.
The offer to he marie tn ih
heads of state of the warring
powers will be as follows an
official announcement said:
"In the hour of anxious ten
sion for the world, before war
in western Europe begins with
fllll DOWer. We Hrp rnnviniwl u,p
are obligated to make our voices
neara again.
Contact Difficult
"The belligerents declared
some time ago that thev are
not standing obsllnntnlv mnimi
examination of a reasonable and
nxed basis of a reasonable
peace.
"We consider that in the ac
tual circumstances it is diffi
cult for the belligerents to seek
contact with one another, and
as the sovereigns of.two neutral
states which have good rela
tions with all their neighbors,
we are willing to offer our good
offices.
"In Case thev are npnpr.t,rl .....
are willing to use all means
which the belli
and which we possess to find, in
the spirit of friendly understand
ing, factors to facilitate an
agreement.
Task For World
"This appears to be our task
for the welfare of our peoples
and for the whole world.
"We hope our offer will be
accepted and that in this way
the first step will be taken to
ward permanent peace."
The announcement was issued
shortly after King Leopold de
parted for Brussels following a
surprise conference with the
Queen which started last night
Accompanied by his foreign
minister, Paul. Henri Spaak, Leo
pold conferred with u!u,ii
until late last night and had a
second talk with her this morn
ing. "Farmer" Roosevelt
Of Hyde Park Votes
Hvde Park N V Mm, n m
With a facetious admonition
to the election board tn "ho .,ir
not to vote the fraurdnno."
"Farmer" Franklin D. Roosevelt
cast his ballot today at the white
frame town hall of this Hudson
valley village.
The president voted for coun
ty and local officials and on the
question of legalizing pari-mu-tual
betting on horse races in
New York state.
Panama Prohibits
Belligerent Subs
Panama. Nov 7 ijr, c.u
marines of belligerent nations
were prohibited from entering
Panamanian waters, ports, hav
ens or anchorages except in
cases of emergency, in a govern
ment decree issued today
The measure was aimed to
prevent violation of Panama's
neutrality or of rendering the
"effects of the Panama declara
tion relative to the continental
maritime security zone."
Steamer Captured
Stockholm, Nov. 7 iPi Ger
man sailors captured the 1,290
ton Finnish steamer Otava, car
rying woodpulp. off Sundvall.
today and headed her for r.er
many after entering Swedish
waters to ride out a storm. i
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Wandering Boy
Bruce Crozier (above), unn
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. R.
E. Crozier of Winslow, Ariz., lost
for six days in the rugged wil
derness of northern Arizona,
was brought Jo Heber. Ariz., by
two game hunters who picked
him up as he wandered aimless
ly. Despite the fact he had been
without food, and was scantily
clad, he was reported to be in
"fine condition" except for a
"littlo fever." He said he had
lived on water.
SECY, HULL
U. S
TO
Washington. Nov. 7 fm
Secretary Hull expressed today
ins opposition to me transfer to
Panamanian reeistrv nf TTnitpd
States lines ships, as Impairing
uie imegruy or the neutrality
act.
Hull said he had Biven this
opinion to the maritime commis
sion. He did not indicate what
the commission's reaction was.
ine united States lines ap-
pnea ior permission to transfer
to Panamanian registry nine
ships which had been in trans
Atlantic service.
After one member of the com
mission had said yesterday that
the transfer had been approved,
the full commission issued, after
a late night session, a statement
saying that it was deferring final
action, pending an investigation
of all the facts.
FALLS IN HAWAI
Honolulu, Nov. 7. (fP)
r-ianes irom tne aircraft carrier
Entemrise tnrtav iMp,4 n
slick on the ocean's surface two
miles northwest of Barber's
Point where a naval plane
trashed into the spa with !-,.
loss of one member of her crew.
ine submarine rescue vessel
Widgeon proceeded tn ih l....
tion and began diving operations
m an enon to locate the plane.
The observer nn th rin
Chief Aviationists' Mate W. t'
Rhodes, San Diego, was believed
to have lost his life. The pilot.
Lieut. W. R. Wallis. junior
grade, was rescued by a navy
crash boat after staying afloat
for nearly ap hour.
K. F. Mill Worker
Is Electrocuted
Klamath Falls, Ore., Nov. 7
(U.R) Elton Lerov Sanhnrn M.
year-old Weyerhaeuser mill em
ploye, was electrocuted Monday
when he contacted a 86.000-volt
power line. He was attemntine
to recover a saw from a flume
with a metal rake. Sanborn was
a resident of Klamath Falls
Ashland Folk Wed
Reno. Nov.. Nov. 7. IPi
Marriage licenses Issued here
late yesterday included L. R.
Hawley, 62. and Mary C. Pitt
man, 67, both Ashland, Ore.
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NAVAL AIRPLANE
PENSION PLANS IN
CALIFORNIA. OHIO
CENTERINTEREST
Off-Year Balloting in Sev
eral States Gains Import
ance Through Hot Issues
San Francisco, Nov. 7-OP)
California's "Ham and Eggs"
pension plan drew record
numbers of early voters to the
polls today in a special elec
tion which officials forecast
would see between 75 and 80
per cent of the electorate
vote.
A few minor incidents were
the only disturbing factors
around polling booths, guard
ed by police in many sections
of the state.
By the Associated Press
Scattered citv and slatp pipe.
tions offered no clear-cut test on
national issues todav. hut ref
erenda on questions ranging
from old-ase nensinns tn nH.
mutuel betting, robbed the "off
year" balloting of its usual le
thargy. Interest centered largely on
old age pensions proposals In
California and Ohio. The Cali
fornia nlan wntild plva ,,r, em
every Thursday to unemployed
persons over 50, under a iaw
similar to one rejected there last
year. Pavments wnnid v,p
in state script redeemable after
a year, provided a two-cent
stamp tax was attached every
week. . .. , ,. ..
' $50 in Ohio ,
The Ohio plan has been advo
cated by Herbert s niopi,,.
Cincinnati clergyman. It calls
ior pensions, supplementing
other income, to provide total
payments of $50 a month to re
tired single persons over 60 and
$80 monthly to couples. A state
income tax and a levy on high
priced real estate would finance
it.
Vigorous rnmnaiono it,nM
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ducted in both states. Opponents
..ovc tunienaeo mat the plans
were unworkable mri t,...u i
a burden on the very people they
ic ui-Mgnca to nelp.
A referendum on sanctioning
pari-mutuel hettino . ,
tracks was the only statewide
question Dei ore New York
voters. The president and Mrs.
noosevelt were at their Hyde
n. i., nome to vote in an
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' CLOSES DOORS
Pnsfnffinp Cfafinn 1 .:i..-LJ
, aiiuilicu
at 129 North Central avenue, will
close at 5 p. m. today, It was
announced by Postmaster Frank
DeSouza.
The station will be re-opened
as soon as possible, but whether
it will be at 129 North Central
avenue or some other site, Mr.
DeSouza did not know. Closure
of the station was made neces
sary by the recent closing of the
Central Market, the landlord
taking over the premises, the
postmaster explained.
Salvation Army
Chief Appointed
San Francisco, Nov. 7 fi
Salvation Army officers an
nounced here today that Col.
Donald McMillan had been
named territorial commander of
the eleven western states. Mc-1
Millan. whn rnmpa ft.nm
ly Of Salvation Armv wnrbn.. I
division in New York.
McMillan was expected to
take over his duties in San Fran
cisco early In December.
Radio Highlights
By Associated Press
(Time is Pacific Standard)
Tonight: Europe WABC CBS
5:55. 8; MBS 6; WEAF-NBC
East 8.
Wednesday: Europe NBC
chains 5 a. m.; WABC CBS 5
a. m.p 3:30 p. m.
College Students
Form Peace Front
Against Army Call
Chicago, Nov. 7 (A1)
Northwestern University stu
dent leaders todny were or
ganizing 53 middle western
universities into an "All Col
lege Peace Front" with a slo
Ban "We don't want to fight
in Europe."
Stanley Frankel and Rob
ert Buchanan, organizers, said
college students would be the
first called to arms if the Uni
ted States entered the Euro
pean war "and wc feel an or
ganization of 1,200,000 stu
dents can demand peace in n
voire that will be heard."
GERMAN PRIZE CREWiS
FROM CITY OF FLINT
INTERNED BY NORWAY
Bergen. Nov. 7 (fP) Seven
teen German seamen, the erst
while prize crew of the Ameri
can freighter City of Flint, were
removed from the mine layer
Olav Trygvason today to be tak
en to the fortress of Kongsving
er, near the Swedish border.
The Germans, held when Nor
way returned the City of Flint
to her American crew, were ex
pected to leave on tonight's train
for the trip across southern Nor
way. An eighteenth German origin
ally In the prize crew, became
111 and was left at Murmansk,
Soviet Russian port at which the
Flint stopped after.her xupture
by a Gorman raider Oct. 9.
The American crew, granted
no shore leave, was busy put
ting the ship in order. This was
not taken as an indication of
eariy departure, however, as
ship chandlers reported no pro
visions had been put aboard.
Mrs. J. Borden Hn rrlmnn flnl.
ted States minister tn Nnrumv
and Maurice P. Uunlap, consul
at Bergen, who visited the ship
yesterday, declined to discuss
disposition of the cargo or de
parture plans.
OPERAlESAlILL
I
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The Med ford Corporation
(Owen-Oregon) sawmill here,
which in recent years has closed
its season in early December, ex
pects to operate as long as It can
before any shutdown, according
to James H. Owen, general man
ager. Owen said much depended on
the state of the lumber market,
which slipped a bit recently.
Present plans are not to call the
usual December shutdown. Sueh
a course Will aid the loral lahnr
situation during a dull period.
hogging operations have been
aided by the ideal fall weather,
and some usually closed earlier
have been able to continue with
the woods fairly dry and no snow
or mud to bother. Many of these
concerns also expect to continue
until forced to quit by weather
conditions.
FOR HOMECOMING TILT
Eugene, Nov. 7 (IP) It'll be
standing room only when Ore
gon plays Oregon State college
on Hayward Field Saturday af
ternoon. All of the 17.000 rpservpd
sold, ticket officials said tnrinv
and 2.200 general admission
cardboards put on sale this
morning are going fast. They'll
be sold to first comers until
they're gone.
The enlarged stadium will
seat about 19,000.
Sharp Earthquake
At San Bernardino
San Bernardino, Calif., Nov. 7
SP) A sharp earthquake was
felt here at 10:50 a.m. today It
shook downtown windows, but
no damage was reported. i
LONG AS POSSIBL
jrKUII MlilS urge to Km Kpunr
SEEK RETURN OF
Elimination of Trade Bar
riers Against Pears, Ap
pies Sought by Solons
Washington, Nov. 7 (P)
Elimination of trade barriers
which they said had "practically
wiped out" the Argentine mark-
for this country's apples and
pears since 1930 was sought to
day by a group of five senators
and seven house members.
Joining in an appeal to the
state and agriculture depart
ments, they advocated inclusion
in a prospective trade agreement
wnn tnose ot ine united States
and guaranteeing abandonment
by the South American nation
of "present unreasonable sani
tary and exchange control re
strictions." Lost Since 1930
"Since 1930," the group said.
nine stringent so-called sani
tary restrictions have been
placed against United States ap
ples and pears. These technical
restrictions amount to every ef
fort short of embargo."
Senator Schwcllenbach ID
Wash.) said the appeal was
signed by himself, Senators Mc
Nary (R-Ore.), Holman (R-Ore.),
Byrd (D-Va.) and Townsend (R
Dcl.), and Representatives Lea
(D - Calif.), Robertson (D-Va.),
Buck (D-Callf.), Cannon (D-Mo.),
Wadsworth (R-N.Y,), Anderson
(it-uaiir.), and Pierce (D-Ore.)
Limit Imports
If the groun's nrnnnsnlo warp
adopted, present American du
ties on near and annln Imnnri.
would be maintained. Moreover,
imports of Argentine apples Into
this country, Schwcllenbach said,
would be limited to 25.000 to
50,000 boxes annually, and pears
to 100,000 boxes "both quotas
to govern the months during
which importations may be
made."
Argentina would be asked to
set a quota for United States
apples of 450,000 bushels on
parity of duty with ours, and
to reduce its duty on pears to
parity on tne basis of a 100,-
uuu dox quota.
RUSSIANS STAGE
Moscow, Nov. 7 (;P) Soviet
Russia capped her celebration of
the 22nd anniversary of the
Communist revolution with a
display of military might today
as War Commissar Kliimcnti
Voroshlloff warned that though
neutral, the nation "must be pre
pared." Voroshlloff spoke briefly in
Red Square, through which
thousands of troona mnrnhpd i
a parade that lasted more than
an nour and one-half.
Prefacing the parade was the
keynote sneeeh of Prpmir,-. ..
eign Commissar Cyachcslaff Mo-
iuiim iasi night. He predicted
the end of eanltnli. nj ii.
cntially urged communists In
foreign countries to work to
ward that aim.
Hospital Slayer
Given Life Term
Portland, Ore , Nov. 7 (fP)
Circuit Judge Robert Tucker im
posed a life sentence today upon
Allen D. Brumfield, 27, con
victed of slaying Mrs. Hattic
Hooker, 61, nurse, In an attempt
to escape from Good Samaritan
hospital August 19. The fugitive
from the Washington state pris
on was accused of wresting a
gun from his guard, shooting the
nurse and wounding the hospital
superintendent.
DiMag Sets Date
San Francisco, Nov. 7 (U.R)
Joe DiMaggio, the New York
Yankees' slugging outfielder,
and Miss Dorotrv Arnold, Holly
wood movie aetiiss. will be mar
ried November 19, Tom DiMag
gio, Joe's brother, announced
yesterday.
ARGENTINE
MILITARY SHOW
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Mrs. Walter Hibberd (top),
bride of a week was found
hacked to death in her Spring
field, Mass., apartment, and her
20 -year -old husband (lower).
walked into the Brattleboro
Mass., police station, and accord
ing to police , confessed the
crime', explaining ' ha : had the
"urge to kill."
REPULSE AIR ATTACK
I.ondnn. Nov 7 fAP Tli
admiralty said tonight light Brit-
isn snips aided by Polish de
stroyers had fought off an attack
by German airplanes In the
North sea without suffering dam
age. A communique stated:
, "This morning in the southern
part of the North sea, certain of
our ngnt torces, including two
Polish destroyers, were In action
with German aircraft.
"No damage was done to any
ship. Enemies' casualties are not
known."
Earlier, German bombers were
reported sighted over the Shet
land Islands nnrth nf KpMlnnsI
and driven off Into the haze by
not British anti-aircraft fire.
Observers said it wa llkpl
that these were the same craft
that engaged the nnvnl fnrpe
that, possibly they made a recon
naissance fliffht hpfnrp thn Nnrth
sea battle.
Salem. Nov. 7 (Pi niw n.
order A. Warren .Tnnn ho
turned over to the city $4,430,
or more than the discrep
ancy shown in an auditor's re
port to thp city council.
Jones, who returned to the
city last week after being In San
Francisco for 10 days, said no
shortage existed and that the
money was In his office all the
time.
He announced last night he
had reappointed Alfred. Mundt
as his bookkeeper. Mundt was
discharged Saturday by Jones.
French HoUFirm
In For bach Sector
Paris, Nov. 7. P) -Military
sources rennrtod tnHnv r.or.,.w
troops on the western front still
were holding fast in the import
ant Forbach sail Pnt dpvniln In.
tcrmittent German artillery fire.
nn nazi attempts to penetrate
the deserted city to remove the
threat of French guns dominat
ing the German Induslrml rentpr
of Saarbnfecken have failed.
these sources said.
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SALEM RECORDER
TURNS OVER FUND
IL BUDGET
ADOPTED AFTER
PUBLOEARING
$178,600 to Be Raised by
Tax Levy for Next Year
Iverson Only Protestant
The 1940-41 budget of school
district 49 (Medford) was adopt
ed by the board of directors last
night at the conclusion of a pub
lic hearing at which George Iver
son, landlord and taxpayer, en
tered the only protest. -
The budget totals $312,500.
Receipts were estimated at $133,.
899.27, leaving $178,600.73 to be
raised by a tax levy. For the cur.
rent fiscal year the budget was
$318,800 and the tax levy was
$168,186.79. Thus while ths
1940-41 budget is $6,300 less, the
amount to be raised by tax is
$10,413.94 more than this year.
Iverson Cites Letter
Mr. Iverson objected to capl
tal, expenditures without an ex
pression of consent from the tax
payers and he asked that a let
ter he Wrote tn the Mall Tr-iK,,
and published last Thursday be
Incorporated into the record ai
expressing nis general views on
the budget "In a nutshell."
Mr. Iverson objected specifi
cally to a $15,000 budget item
for new bultriintra anA a 1Q inn
Item for repairs and maintenancs
ot Duiiamgs and grounds. Ht
made a motion to strike the $15,.
000 item from the budget but th
motion lost.
Speaking on the motion before
the VOtfl Was tnlran V..
.. " uugQII
Thorndlke, manager of the Med
ium omce or tne tnrst National
Bank of Portland and a mamt,M
of the school board, asked Mr.
iverson n no went to the school
superintendent' nfripp t .t,.j..
the budgets of the
and to talk with the school au-
inoritlcs on the budget items be
fore he wrote the letter to the
Mail Tribune. Mr. Iverson re
plied he did not do that but that '
he looked over the schools.
Speak For Taxpayers
Mr. Thorndlka said thnt frn, ,.,!.
petition are received for school Im
provements and flririltlnna .,.-.
KymnMlums nd Mr. Iverson replied.
, n new groups of a down
or so filed such petitions from time
to time.
'But I'm sneaklrur tnr t-m.,..
In Beneral." Mr.
don't consider taxpsyers In acceding
to petition from these groups. Let
the taxpayers tell you what you may
have."
At another point In the dialogue
between Mr. Thorndlke and Mr.
Iverson, the latter said: "You folks
don't know what it Is to go hungry
to get by. But there are lots of peo
ple In Medford going hungry to get
by and you ought to go easy In
spending money."
Mrs. Iloey Speaks
After considerable more discussion
Mrs. James K. Hoey addressed the
meeting. "I represent the P.-T-A.,"
she said. "We have BOO members,
not 13, and we believe In gymnas
iums and now we want a awlmmln
pool. We ttlll believe In big budgeta."
Mr. Iverson complained that cap.
Hat outlays should be financed by
bond Issues annrnvpri H ..
1 . v.,w tax
payers but Mr. Thorndlke said It
was uot necessary to have bond to.
sues for such thlnns as gymnasiums
and new roofs. "I don't question
anyone's coming here to object: that
la right, but In fairness you should
study the budgets before writing
letters." Mr. Thorndlke stated, dl-
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Advise Boiling Of
Los Angeles Water
Los Anffelp Nnw 7 im
Dr. George Parrlsh, city health
commissioner, todav iirirpd Txia
Angeles residents to boil their
drinking water until the sourca
oi infection that has caused 39
cases of typhoid fever in the)
city since Julv 1 has been rietpr-
mincd.
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Service Station
Pumps Explode
Cornelius, Ore., Nov. 7 IIP)
Three gasoline pumps exploded
late yesterday and partly
wrecked the Lloyd Hall service
station. Hall, standing 30 feet
away, was knocked down and
nearby buildings shaken.
Cause of the explosion was not
determined. Hall estimated the
damage at $700.