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The Weather Forecwt Pair tonight and Thursday, cooler tonight. Temperature Highest yesterday ,. fifl LoweH this pinrnlng 3$ Least Expensive Then are many method! aaed to arttertlM but the quirk Mt, urert, bent and leait rxpentlT way U through the rlatiried In thli newspaper. A trial will convince you. Medford JBUNE Full Associated Press Full United Preu Thirty-fourth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1939. No. 197. (oAn ni?rmio)inn a imi JEST EMI II fill IS I I I l I I I I I f I I VII U h EE Washington, D. C, Nov. 8 President Roosevelt may ask! congress to make an appropria tion at the regular session for military highways north and south, east and west. Under the , plea of national defense, with particular reference to Pacific ; coast, the president is toying i with the idea. I Recently visitors to the exccu-1 tive office have seen a map showing the approximate loca tion of highways of strategic military importance, spread upon the flat-top desk. Mr. Roosevelt is studying the map and has pointed out the routes to callers. The president has re vealed to democratic senators his belief that these highways should be constructed and the sooner a start is made the better. ONE highway practically paral lels the Old Oregon Trail and runs down the Columbia river to the suburbs of Portland. This Is the western end of the trans continental east-west highway. The map on the president's desk shows the north-south highway, which is the Pacific highway, from the British Columbia bor der, crossing Washington stale via Seattle and Fort Lewis to Vancouver; then south through Oregon into California. The potential plan is to keep the Pacific highway on its pres ent location through Oregon City, Salem, Eugene to Rose burg, then take a new grade avoiding the mountains, to Grants Pass, then to Medford, with a new grade over the Sis kiyou mountains. CUBSTANTIALLY, the map is based on the report of the bureau of public roads, sub mitted by Dr. Thomas H. Mac Donald last spring, when a study was made of super-highways to be liquidated by tolls. Tolls or no tolls, the president desires those military routes built. Dr. MacDonald thinks such a program should be developed through cooperation between the state highway departments, the war department and the public roads administration. War de partment, however, does not wish to contribute any funds; believes the federal aid and state highway departments should carry the burden. Oregon state highway commission has plans for new location in the Roseburg- (Continued on Page 91x I Portland, Nov. 8. (IP) An increased demand for hens de veloped on the turkey market today. Some purchases of small stock were reported at 20 cents a pound. The inquiry for toms was bet ter but there was little call for heavier birds. The buying price was around 16 cents a pound. SIDE GLANCES TRIBUNE REPORTERS Charles Cooley coming over from Grants Pass for a day. In the metropolis and buying a scooter while here to scoot around faster on his business er rands. A certain east-side thorough fare being designated as "Hog an'i Alley" in honor of the famous Mel. Barbara Wall Lowry being a charming though uncommunica tive visitor at the city council meeting Col. Frank TouV'elle being an attentive and highly enthusias tic member of the Ossy Renardy recital audience. And Eino Hemmila receiving congratulations no end for bring ing such outstanding talent to Medford. Pension Promoters Plan Third Attempt; Would Recall Olson Elections at a Glance By the Associated Press California "Ham and Eggs" pension proposal defeated decisively. Ohio Old age pension plan beaten, 3 to 1. New York Pari-mutuel betting at horse race tracks ap proved; Tammany won New York county offices. Kentucky Gov. Keen Johnson (D) defeated King Swope (R) in gubernatorial contest. Philadelphia Robert E. Lamberlon (R) elected mayor over Robert C. White (D). Detroit Edward J. Jeffries defeated Mayor Richard W. Reading. San Francisco Mayor Angelo J. Rossi reelected for third term over a field of seven. Cleveland Mayor Harold H. Burton won third term. San Francisco, Nov. 8 (IP) For the second time, California voters have refused to serve "ham and eggs" pensions to the state's oldsters. Sponsors of the pension plan answered the smashing two to one defeat by vowing today to recall Gov. Cul bcrt L. Olson for opposing their proposal and bring the measure up for a third vote. Every one of California's 58 counties voted down the meas ure, including Los Angeles, birthplace of many old age pen sion schemes. Returns from 10,443 of the state's 11,105 precincts showed only (140,123 voting for the plan, to 1.826,661 against it, compared to the narrow margin of about 250,000 by which it was deieated a year ago. Gas Regulation Fails By the same two-to-one marg in voters turned down an initi ative to liberalize the chiroprac tic law and approved two legis lative bills regulating "loan sharks." A proposal to regulate gas production was defeated by a decisive vote. Willis Allen, campaign direc tor for the pension plan, and Roy G. Owens, who was to have been its administrator. Jointly announced that recall petitions against the governor would be started at once. "Olson, who was elected by ham and eggers, has repudiated the people," they said. Speaking of the returns, they asserted "the combination of millions of dollars and political treachery proved too much to overcome. Bitter Campaign "Public officials in high places have taken upon themselves to disregard their pre-election statements as well as their oath of office. Never has a campaign been more bitterly fought and never has a peoples' movement been subjectcd-to a more vicious use of weapons of fear and dis tortion. (Continued on Page. Ten.) Red Embassy's Hospitality Spurned by Capital Bigwigs By Balh Campbell Washington, Nov. 8 (IP) Caviar, vodka and sturgeon failed to lure top-ranking gov ernment officials to the Soviet embassy celebration of the "twenty-second anniversary of the great October socialist revo lution" in Russia. Red roses adorned a bronze bust of Lenin in the massive em bassy yesterday. Scotch whisky abounded, mixed with Soviet soda bottled by the "people's commissariat for public health." There were great mounds of green sherbet in crushed red raspberries and huge cakes smothered in rum sauce. But there were no cabinet members. There were no su preme court justices. There were no high-ranking state depart ment officials. The only senator was an ex-senator Smith W Brookhart, Iowa republican. The announcer called out "his excel lency, the ambassador," only for those from China. Turkey and Ecuador. Only two congressmen Representatives Boehnt (D Ind.) and Buck (D-Calif.) were recognized among the guests. OHIO VOTERS KILL E BY 3 TO 1 By the Associated Press A pension plan combining in creased grants to the aged with unorthodox methods of raisinR the money was rejected yester day by a topheavy majority in Ohio. In other off-year elections, New York voters sanctioned pari-mutuel race betting and gave Tammany control of coun ty jobs, while Kentucky chose a democratic governor, None of the contests for office held na tionwide political significance. Ohio Emphatic Ohio ballots snowed under the pension proposal advocated by Herbert S. Bigelow, Cincinnati clergyman, to assure income of S50 a month to those past 60. The plan, which called for a state income tax and a levy on valuable real estate, was de feated by a margin of more than 3 to 1. Returns from 8,030 of 8,589 precincts gave 418.078 for the pension plan and 1,303,615 against it. Bigelow announced a new pro posal even before all the ballots killing the old one were counted. In Kentucky, Gov. Keen John son, democrat, was elected to the office he reached through the recent resignation of Gov. A. B. Chandler, who entered the senate. His republican opponent was circuit judge King Swope. Tammany Triumph A Tammany triumph in coun ty races in New York City marked a change in sentiment (Continued on Page Seven ) President Roosevelt was not In town and he never goes to such affairs, so his absence was not notable. However, he did not send President Kalinin his customary congratulatory mes sage, and no official comment was forthcoming. Several congressmen who did not attend the embassy party made it clear they did not mere ly forget. They were not quite sure, they said, they wanted to cat pastry swirls or sausages on toothpicks under a picture of Soviet Premier Molotoff, who criticized President Roosevelt and the administration neutrali ty legislation last week. Among government officials present were Edwin S. Smith of the National Labor Relations Board and Leon Henderson, se curities commissioner. Other guests included Mrs. Thurman Arnold, wife of the assistant attorney general; Mrs. John L. Lewis, wife of the CIO leader; Maurice Hindus, author: Col. Warner McCabe, assistant chief of staff for military intel ligence, and a liberal sprinkling of army, navy, and marine of ' ficers NAZIS PREPARING FOR 5 YEAR WAR HITLERJVEALS Germany Only Nation That Can Win Boasts Fuehrer On Putsch Anniversary Munich, Nov. 8. (IP) Adolf Hitler tonight hinted Germany envisaged the possibility of a five year war and was prepared for it. In a 58-minute speech to Nazi veterans celebrating the anniver sary of his 1923 Munich beer hall putsch, the fuehrer gave as Germany's war aims security for her people and freedom to ad minister her spheres of influ ence. Only one nation can win this war, he said, Germany. Hitler continued: "I am told England is getting ready for a three-year war. I gave Field Marshal Gocring the order to get ready for five year war, not because 1 believe it will last that long, but so we are pre pared never to capitulate." England Wanted It "The time of police dictator ship by one nation is over," he declared in an address to his "old guard," the Nazi veterans who participated in his abortive "beer cellar" putsch of 1923. His speech was the climax of the anniversary observance here. "The (present) war broke out only because England wanted it," he declared. "If they say they didn't want war and they must make War ''to end war why did they start this war? "There will be wars so long as good things of the earth are not distributed equitably , . . and voluntarily." "We will talk to the English in the language they surely understand" he continued. "We are only sorry that France has linked her fate with Britain. "I consider the understanding with Russia as a triumph of com mon sense. We have agreed not to do the favor the second time to the gentlemen of London and Paris of fighting against each other." Hyde Park, N. Y Nov. 8 (IP) wnite House sources repre sented President Roosevelt yes terday as believing Earl Browder had raised a question as to whether he and the American communist party were conspir ing against the American govern ment. To this question, made by per sons close to President Roose velt on the basis of a speech by Browder in Boston bunday night, the communist leader retorted in New York: "... The greatest danger for the American people is the threat to muzzle them, which is con tained in the statement of the 'close friend' of the president.' J'VILLE REELECTS Jacksonville, Nov. 8 (Spl.) Ray Coleman was elected city recorder for the 11th consecu tive year, Mrs. Lulu Saulsberry was reeieciea treasurer ana lorn Lawhead and Clinton Smith were named to the city council I yesterday as 159 local voters went to the polls in a city elec tion. Coleman defeated his oppo nent, Ray Wilson, by a margin of 100 to 58. Mrs. Saulsberry, unopposed, polled 132 votes. Mr. Smith, incumbent councilman, received 134 votes; Mr. Lawhead 98 and John Hamaker 66, Law head replacing Hamaker as a city dad. The councilmen will serve two year terms, while the recorder and treasurer will be in office for one year. Wallace's Mind Unchanged Since Third Term Talk Washington, Nov. 8. (IP) Secretary Wallace said today he had not changed his mind since making a statement in San Francisco on October 25 advocating a third term for President Roosevelt. Asked at a press conference whether he had made the statement, Wallace said smil ingly. "Yes. I said what I thought. I have not changed my mind." The statement, made at a time when the administration had asked adjournment of politics and non-partisan con sideration of the neutrality problem, created a stir in the capital. FLAG: FOREIGN CREWS New York, Nov. 8 (IP) Stan dard Oil company of New Jersey officials said today at least six of its tankers had been trans ferred from the United Slates to the Panama flag in the past six weeks and that 15 ships in all would eventually make the change. The officials said these were older vessels which would be operated by the Panama Trans port company, a Standard Oil subsidiary. They said most of the ships in this company carry trans-Atlantic cargoes and that American officers and crews were being replaced by foreign ers. Washington, Nov. 8. (IP) In the face of outspoken opposition the maritime commission pre pared for President Roosevelt to day a report on the transfer of United States ships to registry in Panama which was said to hold such action would not involve acceptance of any responsibility by this government. Earlier this week the commis sion decided to approve transfer of eight vessels of the United States Lines in order that they might continue operating to bel ligerent ports closed to them by the neutrality act. At the request of President Roosevelt, who sought time to investigate the situation himself, final action was delayed. 0-C REMITTANCE Jackson county received I federal treasury check for $37, 275.91 today as a half payment under the new provisions gov erning payments of Oregon-California land grand refund money. The amount represents fifty per cent of the timber sales from Oregon-California grant lands, from June 30, 1938 to June 30 1939. County Treasurer Ralph Sweeney said the amount re ceived today would be used to call in county warrants up to November 1, thus placing Jack son county on a cash basis. Jackson county still has pay ments due from the government on delinquent Oregon-California land grant tax refund for the years 1937 and 1038, Treas urer Sweeney said. STORES OFWLATE EEVE All downtown stores will be closed Saturday in observance of Armistice Day, it was announced today by Charles Adair, chair man of the retail merchants com mittee of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. It will be the first general Armistice holiday in years. To accommodate shoppers who will have to procure enough sup plies to last until Monday, food stores will remain open until 9 o'clock Friday night All other stores will close at the ordinary time Friday, Mr. Adair said. E DUMP IS1 TOPIC OF PROTEST AT COUNCIL MEET Bert B. Lowry, Sr., of South Highway Claims Dump Odors Become Intolerable The city council was asked again last night by Bert B Lowry, Sr., of the South Pacific highway to remove the garbage dump that is situated just off the highway diagonally opposite the Bear Creek orchards plant. Again the matter was referred to the public health committee for further investigation to de termine what if anything can be done. Mr. Lowry first complained about the garbage dump at the council meeting of October 17 and at that time proposed mov ing the pit over back of a hill on the same property half a mile to the cast. He said he came to last night's meeting to ascer tain what the council had done. Road Required Larry Schade. chairman of the public health committee, said a study of the matter had been made, it had been found out that the owner of the land had no objections to moving the dump to the site proposed by Mr! Lowry, that the. contractor, Anthony Boilano, was willing to move it even though the oper ation entailed the expenditure of $1,000 but that a road would have to be built to the proposed location and that there were no funds available for such a pro ject. Mr. Lowry was backed up in his complaint last night by his son, Bert, Jr., who declared odors from the dump reaching his home about a mile distant had become intolerable. He said the odors at times even drift in to town and could be sine lnd on South Holly street. Dr. L. D. Inskeep, city health officer, questioned that the odors travel led so far and suggested that perhaps the odors came from burning wet leaves and pears that "had been dumped all around the country." Can Identify Odors The young Mr. Lowry replied that he thought he knew the dif ference between burning garb age and leaves and pears. He invited any interested persons to come out to his home when the wind Is right and trace the odor bearing smoke. Mr. Schade agreed to do this. Wetting the dump down with water was suggested but the senior Mr. Lowry said there was "no use in trying to temporize. We don't want the dump where it is now. (Continued on Page Ten ) Richfield Bids Low Salem, Nov. 8 (IP) Richfield Oil company won a $300,000 gasoline contract from the state of Oregon today, bidding low on proposals to supply state-owned automobiles with 2,000,000 gal lons during 1940. European Mediation Offer Stirs Scant Peace Hopes By the Associated Press Profcrrcd mediation by the monarchs of Belgium and The Netherlands raised only scant hopes today for European peace. The three nations who re ceived the offer, Britain, France and Germany, said only that they would consider it. Britain said consultations with France would be held be fore replying Unofficial French quarters and the Paris press predicted "No' would be the French answer. Germany's reply was pondered by Adolf Hitler, who "wel comed" a similar offer August 29, three days before the Ger man invasion of Poland started. Speculation Immediately arose whether Queen Wilhclmina and King Leopold made their sudden move because they feared imml- Rescue Story Capi. D. J. McKoniie (topi, master of the American freighter . Independence Hall, keeps a grim watch from his bridge as he -directs rescue of survivors of the torpedoed Yorkshire and City -of Mandalay off the coast of Spain. More than 60 passengers and members of the crew died. Center, two members of City of Man- delay's crew cling to a floating plank as they watch approach , of the American ship. Lower, a lifeboat from the City of Man-' dalav approaches, Capt. P. Smallev standing In the stern, wav ing a greeting to Capt. McKanxle. LITTLE STEEL MUST PAY BACK WAGES IN E Philadelphia, Nov. 8 (IP) A National Labor Relations board order directing Republic Steel corporation to re-hlre 5.000 Ohio workers involved in the "little steel" strike was upheld today by the United States circuit court of appeals. The corporation had asked the court to set aside the order, Is sued by che board October 18, 1938. The ruling of the court of ap peals would require the corpor ation to provide back pay for strikers who were not returned to their Jobs. At the time the case was argued in the court, company counsel estimated such payments might amount to $7, 000,000. " .The payment is required un der the board's original order which directed the corporation to rehire the striking employes within five days after they ap plied for reinstatement or pay them wages from that time. nent military developments which would embroil their na tions, or whether they considered circumstances propitious for end ing the conflict. Cautious optimism was evi dent in The Netherlands, based on reluctance of the belligerents to start major land offensives. A few hours before the offer reached London, Foreign Secre tary Lord Halifax broadcast a speech repeating a broad outline of war aims for "a new world In which the nations will not per mit insane armed rivalry to deny their hopes of a fuller life." His speech had been planned several days ago. Authoritative German sources asserted the Halifax speech made a German reply scarcely neces sary and interpreted it as a ncga tive British answer to the media tion offer, in Pictures 101 FOREIGN POLICY OF U. Tokyo, Nov. 8. (IP) Simul taneous attacks on American for eign policy by three of Japan'! largest newspapers recalled to day to observers the barrage of propaganda which preceded Jap anese-British conversations last July. Unanimity of the press com ment, coming in advance of pro jected diplomatic talks to clar ify relations between the United States and Japan, led the ob servers to believe It was offic ially Inspired. The newspaper Asahi, citing proposed expansion of the United SUtes navy and Senator Key Pittman's suggestion of an arms embargo against Japan, declared the United States was preparing both economic and naval pres sure against Japan. ...... Nichi Nichl said the United States, preaching peace while re pealing the arms embargo, was like one monkey laughing at another because it has a red pos terior." "As a matter of fact," Nichl Nlchl declared, "the United States' posterior Is rather red now." ! Yomlurl predicted the United States might attempt to encircle Japan by taking the Dutch East Indies under its protection. The newspaper said it had heard Germany was preparing to In vade The Netherlands, in which case the Dutch East Indies would require foreign protection. Radio Highlights By Associated Press (Time Is Pacific Standard) New York, Nov. 8 (IP) Pope Pius XII will send greetings to Catholic University of America in a special program from the Vatican, via WJZ-NBC at noon next Monday. The pope's talk will be followed by the reading of a message from President Roosevelt and the conferring of honorary degrees. Tonight: Europe WABC-CBS 5:55, 8; MBS 6; WEAF-NBC Easts.
