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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1939)
Annual Autumn Dollar Days Friday, Saturday in Medford Stores The Weather Forecast: Fair but with In creasing rIoudtnrB tonight and Friday, little chance In tem perature. Temperature Highest Yesterday 89 Lowest this Morning 24 Pay Like Rent Are you Retting tired of paving rent? Then perhaps you will be Interested In buying a home and pajlng for same like rent. Wati-h (or the opportunities offered on the Classlflrd page of this newspaper. Medford Tribune Full Associated Press Full United Press Thirty-fourth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1' No. 204. ASS06HA1 jmSTDGE 116 WISES i i . z : Conservative J EERMAHY TO FIGHT (WMMmJUEEHSED HAPHNF Going Straight i FRESH FRUIT VI UNTIL SUPREMACY DISAPPEARS WITH, pfTT EXPORTS BANNED ' A - 8 ' steamer Scala Shell by a Ger- I Wmm 3 l , , , nr nmTn runrn man raider 180 mile, nonheasi rrnrnn nmnrnn 1 f V- I 1 1 1- UU AN hWm- of Lourenco Marques. Mo,am- m-UA N-H hUV w i j ui imiinm lmulu AT fffTHE Washington. D. C, Nov. 16. Not since President Roosevelt proposed packing the supreme court has the chief executive aroused such criticism in his own camp as his approval of the plan to circumvent the neu trality law by transferring eight ships of the United States Lines to the Panama flag. Washing ton's Schwellenbach; low a's Minton; Texas' Connally, all 100 percent new dealers, are a few of the men who made the president's fight to repeal the embargo and are now sore as boils at the palpable evasion of the law. The reaction from the Pacific Northwest was quick and bitter, particularly from unions and those citizens who had opposed repeal of the embargo in the first place. Inside story of the affair can only be partly pieced together now; someday it will all come to light. This much is known: Sev eral days after this space indi cated what the neutrality bill would do to Pacific coast ship ping, West coast operators be came alarmed, met in San Fran cisco and rushed representatives to the national capital. Arrival of the representatives was the first official cognizance shipping received in the debate. But At lantic coast operators said little. They had a card up their sleeve. N AN administration which features sympathy for the common man, no one thought of what would happen to the thousands of sailors who would be beached by tying up ships. While not a ward of changing American ships to a foreign flag was mentioned or suspected dur ing the debate, certain ship owners had an understanding with the United States maritime commission. The commission, a creature of Mr. Roosevelt, had the consent of the president to sanction the transfer to Panama; the commis sioners would not take such re sponsibility without express ap proval. It looked legal to Mr. Roosevelt and was. Someone in the state depart ment announced the transfer was quite proper. Then, just as the maritime commission ar ranged a special meeting to au thorize the transfer, the public got wind of the affair and in dignation was expressed from one end of the continent to the other, good and loyal new deal ers among the first to lead the DEATH WILL GIVE F.O.R. APPOINTEES C0URTJAJ0RITY Butler Termed Conservative by New Dealers Fu neral Services Tomorrow Washington, Nov. 16. (IP) Associate Justice Pierce Butler of the supreme court died today. The 73-year old justice en tered a hospital for treatment of bladder trouble last summer, and with the exception of two weeks when he was able to re turn to his home, he had re mained there since. His death meant that Presi dent Roosevelt's appointees would be in the majority on the court. Mr. Roosevelt has named four of those on the nine man tribunal. Was Conservative Butler was a Democrat, but officials of the Roosevelt ad ministration had termed him one of the two "conservative" members of the court, the other being Justice James C. McRey nolds. Although Butler was the third oldest of the justices Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, like McReynolds, is 77 he had been reported in robust health during the term of court which ended last June. As the supreme court assem bled at noon, Hughes, his voice trembling with emotion, an nounced Butler's death. "It is my sad duty," he said. "to announce the passing, early this morning, of our brother, Mr. Justice Pierce Butler. Appointed In 1923 "After a long and distinguish ed career at the Minnesota bar, he was appointed associate jus tice of this court and took his seat in January, 1923. Trained in the exacting school of a most active professional practice. Pierce Butler brought to this court not only his learning in the law but a rich store of prac tical experience. His fidelity, his courage and forthrightness, which were his outstanding characteristics, made him a doughty warrior for his convic tions, and he served the court with great ability and indefatig able industry, and an unwaver- Juslice Pierce Butler CAPITAL SPECULATES Will Let Military Judgment Choose Time for Attack Says Nazi Spokesman ASSOCIATE JUSTICE Washington, Nov. 16. (IP) A list of names which might serve as a "who's who" of the judicial world was put forward today in speculation over a supreme court successor of Justice Pierce Butler. High on the roster were such administration stalwarts as So licitor General Robert M. Jack son of New York; Attorney Gen eral Frank Murphy of Michigan, and Senator Wagner (D-NY). Those who believed the ap pointment should go to the west, mentioned among others Thur man Arnold of Wyoming, assist ant attorney general in charge of the anti-trust division; Sen ator Lewis B. Schwellenbach of Washington, and Judge Harold Stephens of Utah, a member of the United States court of ap peals for the District of Colum bia. , Advocates of the nomination of a woman advanced the name of Florence E. Allen of Cleve land, a member of the sixth fed eral circuit court of appeals. Others mentioned in unofficial speculation for the post included: Justin Miller of California, a member of the United States court of appeals for the District of Columbia. Capetown, Union of South Africa, Nov. 16 l.-Pt The sink-, ing of the 706-ton British steamer Scala Shell by a Ger man raider 180 miles northeast of Lourenco Marques, Mourn- bique, was announced officially tonight. London, Nov. !6 (ft1) The British press association report ed today the German steamer Leander, 989 tons, had been cap tured by a British cruiser and her crew of about 30 interned. S.F. (Contlnred on Page Eight ) Wage Reports Salem, Nov. 16. (IP) The state unemployment compensa tion commission warned employ ers today that they have until December 10 to file wage re ports for the year ended last September 30. Those filing late will be assessed penalties. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTER (Continued on Page Nine) Ponder Compromise In Shipping Tieup San Francisco, Nov. 16. (IP) Marine firemen and ship own ers pondered a proposed com promise to end the tie-up of 95 steam schooners on the Pacific coast today, as San Francisco bay shipping remained virtually paralyzed by at least three sep arate controversies. The membership of the Ship owners Association of the Pa cific Coast was in a several-hour session and planned to later today. E CITY'S HELP By Melvin K. Whlleleather Berlin, Nov. ' 16. (IP) An authoritative source announced today Germany had decided to "fight until British supremacy in the world is destroyed." Germany, this source said, "will have no peace terms to of fer until such a victory has been won." The statement was made in connection with the German re ply to the mediation offer of The Netherlands and Belgium and m answer to the question, "what might Germany's' peace terms be." (Germany's reply to the me diation offer, made orally by her foreign minister. Joachim von Ribbentrop, was a polite "No.") Success Only Question (Franz von Papen, Germany's ambassador to Ankara, said yes terday that Germany was fight ing to "avoid a repetition of the tragedy of .- Versailles - and to build a better Europe.") It is no longer a question of German peace terms," the Berlin official stated. Such a question might be raised in Paris and London, but not in Berlin. We are far be yond that and there will be no peace terms until we reach suc cess. We are as ready to fight as we were for peace. inis source said there was speculation throughout the world over why Germany did not at tack. ine speculators assert we need to attack to keep up morale," he said, "or we must attack the southeast for (foreign minister) Von Ribbentrop needs a success to show the fuehrer. Weakness Denied "We have no fear of attacking, but intend to let military judg ment choose the time and not to be goaded into it by foreign propaganda." His statement emphasized it "would be a great mistake for the outside world to get the im pression there was weakness here." Today's communique of the German high command was con- Paris. Nov. 16 (P) A mini mum of war activity on the west ern front was reported today by the French general staff, which announced in a communique that there was "no notable news during the night." news ot war on the sea was confined to a statement by Blockade Minister Georges Per not thai 223,297 tons of mer chandise consigned to Germany had been seized by the French navy up to November 10. Former Gangster Guarded for Own Protection After Being Freed From Prison Baltimore. Nov. 16. UP) Al Capone entered Union Me morial hospital today for ob servation u nd treatment. His physician. Dr. Joseph E. Moore, declined to discuss the case but hospital officials said Capone was admitted under his own name. F. OF APPLEGATE PASSES, AGED 64 AssL BY GREAT BRITAIN Country Cannot Squander Foreign Currencies When War Materials Are Needed San Francisco, Nov. 16. (IP) Failing in their search for a private financial "angel," fund raisers turned despairingly to the city government today for the rest of the money needed to re-open the 555,000,000 Golden Gate exposition in 1940. San Francisco officials were told that unless they found $250,000 in surplus cash in the current year's budget, wrecking crews probably would be called meet i to Treasure island before many more days. Fred Offenbacher. 64, well known resident of the Apple gate, passed away at a local hospital at 3:15 p. m. Wednes day, after two weeks illness. Mr. Offenbacher was born in Bavaria, Germany, July 11, 1875. He came to the United States when he was five years of age, and has lived In Jackson county since that time. The family home is on the Apple gate. He gained his education in the schools of Applcgatc and Jacksonville. He leaves many friends to mourn his departure. He is- survived by his wife Mrs. Minnie Offenbacher of Ap- plegate; one daughter, Mrs. Kathryn Wheeler of Medford; three sons, Leon, Lance and Fritzie, all of the Applegate: also one sister, Mrs. Flora O'Brien, and two brothers. John and Herman of the Applegate. Funeral services will be con ducted from the Perl Funeral Home, Saturday ut 2 p. m., Rev Sherman L. Divine of the First Presbyterian church officiating Interment will take place in Jacksonville cemetery. Friends are respectfully invited to at tend the services. Washington, Nov. 16. (IP) Al Capone, Chicago's fabulous gang overlord in the lush days of prohibition, went free today after seven years in prison but what that freedom meant to him other than removal of the hand cuffs and an end to barred cells, federal prison authorities re fused to disclose. The ailing "Scarface" was given his unconditional release at Lcwisburg, Pa., penitentiary in the early hours of the day, according to Director James V. Bennett of the federal prison bu reau. But then he disappeared still in company of federal of ficers as effectively as if he had bean put once again behind the grim walls of Alcatraz. Unconditional Freedom Hours after the release was effected, Bennett gave this ac count: Capone, who had been held m Terminal Island prison, Cali fornia, for 10 months after hav ing been removed from Alcatraz Al Capon Washington, Nov. 16. (IP) Attorney General Murphy said today that Al Capone and his family had given the justice de partment assurance the former gang leader was "going straight nnd not going to get mixed up in illegal activities. Murphy said, however, three federal agents were keeping Ca pone under surveillance and would continue to do so for some time, because "certain things have come to our alien tion." Those things pertained partly to Caponc's physical con dition. f Continued on Page Ten j (Continues, on Page Nine ) GRANGERS FAVOR L Roseburg-Diamond Lake Road Will Get First Trial Friday Arnel Butler proving to Moore Hamilton that their mountain skating pond wasn't frozen yet by comparing this year's wea ther reports with last year's. Pat Hayes advising a friend that a dentist's office is no place to carry on matters concerning one's tailoring business. Ray Wilflcy UFing a half dozen different phases of psychology while trying to get a patient to pose properly, all of the phases seeming to be in vain. Art Larscn being all befud dled over breaking into a north ern newspaper as an A No. 1 scribe or something. Doc Frank Frccburgcr guffaw ing at the funny current Crate i while Roseburg. Nov. 16. (JP) A half-ccnturyold dream of local enthusiasts is expected to come true tomorrow when the first vehicle is expected to traverse the route from Roseburg to Dia mond lake. Forest Supervisor V. V. Harpham will pilot a car over the route of the North Umpqua road on which a con ncctim is expected to be estab lished today by construction of a temporary bridge across Cope land creek More than 50 years ago plans were discussed here for a road across the Cascades to eastern Oregon. In comparatively re cent years a forest service road was built from Roseburg east to Steamboat ranger station, another read was con- picture. istructed from Diamond lake 'plans. westward to Big Camas ranger station, leaving a 22-mile gap between Steamboat and Big Camas. One of the first CCC camps in Douglas county was cstab lished at Steamboat and cxten sion of the North Umpqua road was made the major project of that and succeeding companies. The final link of the connection has been roughly graded and with the completion of the tem porary bridge it is expected it will be possible to get the first car over the route tomorrow. During the winter season It is planned to complete the five mile link and construct a per manent bridge. Th road will u I .1.1;., ..-.. ...1 spring, accoiuing iu picsvm Portland, Nov. 16. (IP) The Multnomah county Grange ap proved a resolution last night demanding repeal of the state milk control act. The resolution said the law was administered principally in the interests of the Portland dis trict, gave large producers vir tually a monopoly, was detri mental to the interests of con sumers and worked against small producers. The Grange .favored circula tion of petitions to place the re peal on the ballot. JACK-O-LANTERN BURNS FATAL FOR LITTLE GIRL Seattle, Nov. 16. (IP) Little Juanita Joy Stevenson, 7-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrj. William Stevenson of Vancou ver, Wash., died yesterday of burns suffered October 30 when a jack-o-lantcrn ignited her clothing. The girl was rushed by ambulance the 190 ml from her home to Seattle for special treatment the night she was burned. Willamina, Ore., Nov. 16. VP) Governor Sprague dedl cated the $90,000 Union high school building here last night citing the trend toward fewir hut larger schools which afford ed better educational facilities BUY CATTLE HERE Approximately 200 head of stock cattle were purchased yes terday by- the government for Indians at the Klamath reserva tion and at Chiloquin. The cat tle, obtained from Butte creek and Eagle' Point stockmen, were inspected here at the stock yards by E. W. Kubll, county Inspector, before shipment to Klamath. The agent from the reserva tion was here to take charge of the transaction, although several Indians came from Chiloquin to look after their individual in terests. DELROYGElELL IS SERIOUSLY ILL Dclroy Get eh ell, widely- known local resident and presi dent of the Fanners and Fruit growers bank, is confined to the Community hospital by a severe attack of pneumonia and his condition is regarded as serious. Mr. Gctchell had been suffering from a heavy cold for several weeks before entering the hos pital Tuesday. The attending physicinn said Mr. Gctchell had passed n fairly I restful night, and showed slight I Improvement today. LABOR TO APPEAL ON PICKET RULING Portland, Nov. 16. (P) No tice of appeal to the state su preme court from a three-Judge court's decision holding Ore gon's labor control law consti tutional was filed today by at torneys for organized labor. The request of the CIO, AFL and railroad brotherhoods for a declaratory judgment holding the law unconstitutional was re fused more than two months ago. The labor control law was voted by the people last Novem ber. In Father's Steps Calgnry, Alia., Nov. 16. (CP) John David Jones of Portland, Ore., 19-yoar old son ot a former British soldier, Is enroute to Great Britain to en list in his father's old regiment, the Royal Welch Fusiliers. SUICIDE. ATTEMPTED Br EM. S .U. PREXY OH PEN ENTRY EVE Baton Rouge. La., Nov. 16. (fP) Sheriff Newman H. De Bretton announced that Dr. James Monroe Smith, former Louisiana Slate university presi dent, attempted to commit sui cide this morning in his jail cell by slashing his foot with a razor blade. Smith was scheduled to be taken to the state penitentiary tomorrow to serve sentences to taling from eight to 24 years for misuse of school funds. DcBretton said Smith was In a very weakened condition but not in danger of death. Smith's bed was covered with blood and he was in a bathtub into which water was running when he was discovered by a jail attendant who went to serve him coffee. OTTAWA. Nov. 16 (AP) Britain and Canada have agreed to limit exports of Canadian apples and pears to the United Kingdom to one half of the average for the past two years. The agreement would permit Canada to send about 2.900,000 bushels of ' applet and 40.000 bushels of peart to the United King dom per season. London, Nov. 16. (IP) Ex ports of fresh fruit from the United States to the United Kingdom virtually have been prohibited, effective today. Under Britain s wartime laws licenses for fruit Imports will be granted for some parts of the empire, but it was said au thoritatively that none would be granted at present for the United States. Officials of the British food ministry would not say when trade in American fruits might be resumed. It was asserted, however, Britain can hardly squander her foreign currencies in fruit when there are such things, as war materials to be bought and paid for in America." San Jose, Cal., Nov. 18. (IP) Secretary of State Cordcll Hull was urged by Congressman John Z. (Jack) Anderson ot California today to ascertain the truth of "strong rumor" that Groat Britain plans to stop importing fresh fruits November 20. Anderson,, in a telegram to the secretary of state last night, declared "such an embargo would result in a tremendous economic loss to growers of fresh fruit on the Pacific coast." Anderson Is a San Benito county pear grower. Radio Highlights By Associated Press ' (Time Is Pacific standard) Tonight: Europe, WABC-CBS, 5:55, 8; WEAF-NBC-east, 8; MBS 9, 7:15. Friday: Europe, NBC-chains 5 a. m.: WABC-CBS 5 a. m., 3:30 p. m. Poison Gas Tank New Weapon With Frightful Possibilities By Howard W. Blaketle Associated Press Science Editor New York, Nov. 6. (IP) Poison gas warfare hat a new weapon ready for the battle field. It Is the chemical tank, a squat, speedy, steel-skinned cat erpillar, whose lnsides, Instead of guns, are mostly poison liquids and gasses. This tank is described by Lt. Col. Augustin M. Prentiss. U. S. A., chemical warfare service, as one or the most lormiauoie methods of attack yet devised. He is one of the great authori ties on gas warfare. "Chemical tanks have the power," he writes In the cheml cal warfare bulletin, "to sud denlv release enormous concen trations of non-persistent lethal gas In such strength as to readily break through any military gas mask." The nnn-prrsistent gases are those which float In the air. and as weapons was greatly reduced by gas masks In the world war. But the chemical tanks may prove so effective, Col. Prentiss says, an entirely new type or gas mask will be needed for protection. This mask would shut out all outside air and keep its wearer alive by breathing oxygen stored inside the mask. A single tank, he explains, carrying 1000 pounds of phos gene can cover in one mission an area downwind 500 yards long and 100 yards wide. For an additional 500 yards, or a total of nearly two-thirds of a mile, the concentration of this gas will be sufficiently deadly to cause serious casualties. The great advantage of this new war engine Is the ease of placing gas. For example, to do the same thing with artillery or projectors of gas,, would require hours f preparation, transport Ing materials to the firing lines The tanks, alone of ground wea- By Walter Warren. San Francisco. Nov. 16. (IP) Britain's ban on fresh fruit ship ments from the United States stopped a 817,000,000 business today. British purchases in 1938 topped that figure. Fresh fruit shippers as well as growers were glum when told the rumored ban had ac tually gone Into force. How ever, they were hardly sur prised. They had been warned the empire would have little money to spend on fruit, with the stag gering demands of the military machine coming first and taking all funds available for export to pay for imports. Britain had been taking little fresh fruit from the United States since the war started. Shipping has been scarce. Brit ish ships huve been comman deered for other nnd more press ing business. Neutral ships have almost unanimously shied away from British ports. Some have left British-bought fruits In Ire land, but that Is a wasteful route, spoiling much of the fruit. Some foreign trade bankers here thought there might be a swing In British demand from fresh to dried and canned fruits. They are easily stored and ship- pea, nence adaptable to both military and civilian needs. Britain took nearly $6,000,000 worth of American dried fruits last year and around $15,000,000 worth of canned fruits. Principal fresh fruit ship ments to the United Kingdom have been citrus, apples, pears, grapes and plums. In all these the Pacific states have done Im portant business. poison the lungs. Their potency pons, carries its own gas. Astoria, Nov. 18. (IP) The war department announced to day the WPA had granted an additional $30,000 to continue a rehabilitation project at Fort Stevens for another mven months.
