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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 17, 1939)
Time To Prepare Take Jut a few mtiiutes today to prepare that riustrted Adv. for the Midday nmrnlnr, edi tion. You read more on Sun d;i than on any otlirr day. Mmt pvenuue does. Sunday C lulf led pavi Hell. Medford Tribune Full Associated Press Full United Preu Thirty-fourth Year Eighteen Pages Two Sections MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 193? No. 205. Nl IN The Weather Forecast Cloudy tonight and Saturday, little (hunee In temperature. Temperature II I glie. t eterda.v W LuueU this nioriilng..H.HHMm.28 SEISM flN mm . o .)) ! TS LTu vyl vjj l AT AtHE Washington, D. C, Nov. 17. Smart politician that he Is, Franklin D. Roosevelt without ostentation is showing the rank and file of labor that continu ance of the war between CIO and AFL rests on the doorstep of the two leaders of those or ganizations, John L. Lewis and William Green. At the same time he has authorized Attorney General Frank Murphy to "go after" racketeering labor sat raps for violation of the anti trust act. It is the sincere desire of Mr. Roosevelt that labor "get to gether" and cease the bickering and boycotts and strikes which have been (as new deal insiders privately admit), responsible largely for holding back recov ery. In addition to this wish to better the conditions of the workingman, the president wants labor united in the presi dential campaign of 1940. INVITING Lewis and Green to " the executive ottice to taiK over peace was the first step Mr. Roosevelt has taken person ally to restore harmony. Ho was rebuffed, nt least by Lewis, who refused to succumb to the presi dent's charm. Of the two lead ers, Lewis has been most criti cal and denunciatory of Mr. Roosevelt; Green has been milder. Every union member and every employer 'in the Pacific Northwest is concerned in the future actions of the president and the positions of Green and Lewis. Higli government offic ials have been assured that rank and file want an end to the strife; want employment and that the public is weary. TVITH the consent of the prcsi- dent, Attorney General Murphy is invoking the law to end practices which have flour ished for years until little labor bosses imagined that anything they did in the name of labor was not to be questioned. Co ercion, threats, personal and property damage, goon squads, the long list of practices which ran riot in Oregon and Wash ington in recent years, are henceforth "out the window." The prosecutions are being con ducted under the Sherman act, the same statute that will be used to' break up price fixing agreements and monopolies (Continued on Page 31s 1 Berlin, Nov. 17 (A) Three spies, convicted of treason for disclosing military secrets to a foreign intelligence service, were beheaded today. They were Ewald Lakota, 29. of Bcuthen; Johan Sroka, 26, of Beuthen, and Robert Schimpf, 33, of Kohl. A fourth, whose name was not disclosed, was decapitated ear lier. He was accused of having been an accomplice of Schimpf.. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Forrest Harrison in a jittery state because of (he advent of a new daughter, Shirley Ann, but able to pass out cigars. Lloyd Williamson looking par ticularly manish in a fetching mackinaw predominating in green checks. Constance Cormany. Georgia Webb ami Helen McAllister all presenting identical upset con ditions as the time for their re spective nuptials draws closer n' closer. Frances Harrington being sinv ply surprised to pieces over all of the v.vell birthday obser ancs for hrr BLACKSH1RT GUNS QUICK IN DISTURBANCE Academies and Universities Closed for Three Years Telephone Line Is Cut Berlin, Nov. 17. VP) A Prague dispatch to DNB, official German news agency, today said nine persons had been shot toi death and a large number ar rested in connection with stu dent disturbances there. The dispatch said Prague academies and universities had been ordered closed for three years. DNB said these extraordinary measures were taken after stu dents, who were described as "followers of Benes," assaulted Germans. Dr. Eduard Benes was the last president of independent Czecho slovakia. There was no indication of whether the nine were executed or killed in fighting. The protective measures were described as having been ade quate to restore order in Prague. The report was current in Prague that the Czechs had been shot after a raid on a secret printing plant. Shortly after news of the dis orders reached Berlin telephone communication with Prague was suspended. Prague, Nov. 17. (P) Czech high schools and the Karlovy university technical institute were occupied early this morn ing by German schutzstaffel (SS) detachments and about 1200 siucicnis, . boys and girls, were hauled away in buses. Reasons for this action by Adolf Hitler's blackshirt elite guard were vague. Shots were heard at Masaryk college, but apparently no one was injured. About noon SS armored cars were seen passing through the city, which then was reported quiet. Eugene, Ore., Nov. 17. (P) Election into Phi Beta Kappa the highest scholastic honor at tainable in America, has been won by six University of Oregon seniors. They are Loraine Vivian Jording, an English major and Wilbur Jack Grant, journalism, both of Portland; Philip B. Lowry, a law major, Medford; and Alice Mary Coldren, psy chology, Lois Onthank, psychol ogy, and Donald Castanien, ro mance languages, all of Eugene. Lowry is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert B. Lowry of the Bear Creek orchards. He has been outstanding in campus activities as well as scholastic endeavors. Salem, Nov. 17- W) Major Elmer V. Wooton of Salem was promoted today to lieutenant colonel in the Oregon national guard. He will remain on the staff in the Salem headquarters. Garner Toasted in Milk by Evil Texas Editorial Group By Olin W. ClemonU Dallas, Nov. 17 fT) Spit toons were placed 30 feel away from tobacco chewers and snuff dippers as a bunch of 'evil old men and wicked old women" toasted Vice President Garner with milk. But don't be misled by the milk in their goblets, it was no namby-pamby affair. The vile occasion was 'Dedi cated to Sin and Corruption by the Friends of The Honorable John N. Garner. Vice President of the United States of Ameri ca." If it smacked of decency or of law and order "such incident or incidents were pure!? co-in-cidrntal and had no refcicnce 'o I nice persons, living or dead," General Firebugs Robert Walter (upper picture), 23, of Rome, N. Y., confessed to Chehalii, Wash., officers that he and Fred Stine (lower picture), 47, Rochester, N. Y.. set indus trial firei in Washington and Oregon causing an estimated damage of $2,000,000. Both pieaaea guiuy io selling a ura in Chehalis. Astoria, Nov. 17. (fl3) John Kuluris, owner of a restaurant adjoining the Louvre hotel, told police yesterday two men who helped rescue equipment the night of the Louvre hotel fire were Fred Stine and Robert Walzer, confessed arsonists. Kuluris said he recognized the men from pictures. Stine and Walzer, who ad mitted starting many serious fires in the northwest, were sen tenced to penitentiary terms yes terday at Chehalis, Wash. German Sailors N earing Mutiny Vera Cruz, Mexico, Nov. 17. (P) Fears of a mutiny aboard the German liner Columbus were expressed today in mari time circles, as crew members of the ship are living on rations. The Columbus took refuge at Anton Lizardo, about 15 miles southeast of Vera Cruz, at the outbreak of the war in Europe. According to reports reaching here from Anton Lizardo, the men get about a quart of drink ing water daily and a short ra tion i food. the bunch roared after a few rounds of liquid. The rowdies, members of the Texas Editorial association and friends of the vice president for 20 years, started "sinning" pre cisely at 7:30 p. m. last night. - The dinner was inspired by a remark made by CIO President John L. Lewis. He called Mr Garner "a poker playing, whisky drinking, evil old man." Mr. Garner wasn't there. He was down in the brush country banging a't deer. Through fire and brimstone and those scorching milk cock tails, the old timers waded. Then they emerged in a political field of daffodils, convinced the demo crats will nominate Mi. Garner in 1940 and elect him president. L .. . I Motors BUY 1,000 ACRES IN MEDFORD AREA Hoover and Dr. Harry Poston Launch Large Seed Growing Enterprise Establishment of the first major grass seed nursery in the Rogue River valley was revealed today when C. C. Hoover, Med ford farmer, confirmed a report j that 1000 acres had been ac quired for this purpose. The 1000 acres will be utilized as nursery land for the produc tion of winter blue grass seed, lotus and ladino clover to be raised also, Mr. Hoover said. He disclosed that he had become as sociated in the enterprise with Dr. Harry P. Poston, a surgeon of Pasadena. Cal., who owns registered Hereford cattle ranches in Washington and Cali fornia and became interested in the winter blue grass of south ern Oregon a few years ago. Number of Tracts The ' two men recently ac quired the 1000 acres through realty transactions handled by L. J. Upp and B. J. Palmer. The acreage is not in one piece, but comprises a number of tracts in the Medford and Eagle Point districts, ' including the Happy Valley ranch of 250 acres and the adjoining Butte Creek or chard farm of 250 acres in the Eagle Point region and the Bar- (Conttnued od Pue rhree i SALEM CONCERN SUES UNION IN BURNING OF BOX FACTORY IN 1937 Portland, Nov. 17. UP) The International Teamsters' Union its Salem and Portland locals and five individuals were named defendants in a $406,039 damage action filed yesterday in federal court by the Salem Manufactur ing company. The company charged the de fendants with being responsible for burning the West Salem box factory in November, 1937. Al Rosscr, former Oregon teamster union head; Al N. Banks, ex-head of the Salem local; Ernest Carson, Cecil Moore and John Newlands were the In dividual defendants. All are serving prison terms in connec tion with the fire. The action asserted the de fendants conspired to set the fire which resulted in a $135,340 loss. The company sought treble the damage. The firm's suit to collect $20, 000 riot insurance was decided in favor of the First American Insurance company of New York last June. Federal Judge Claude McColloch ruled no riot occur red when the fire was set and instructed the jury to return a directed verdict. Attorneys arc preparing to take the case to the circuit court of appeals. Radio Highlights Medford radio station KMED will ' not broadcast a football game . Saturday, it was an nounced. By Aiiociated Preu (Pacific Standard time) Tonight: Light heavyweight fight, WJZ-NBC, Billy Conn vs. Lesnevich. Europe, WABC-CBS. 3:55, 8; MBS, 6, 7:20. . .MBS 8:15, Senator Styles Bridges on "The Task Before Us." Saturday: football, WJZ-NBC, Columbia-Tulane, 10:45 a. m., MBS, Dartmouth-Cornell, 10:15. and Iowa-Minnesota 1:00 p. m. NBC-Red and WABC-CBS, Oklahoma-Missouri 11:45; North Carolina-Duke, WEAF only. 12:45. WJZ-NBC. 9:30 a. m. Na tional Grange conventinn. Fined in Anti- Leukemia Victim ' May Be Saved By Blood Donation Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 17 (U.R) A six-yenrold boy, doomed to almost certain death within a week by lym phatic leukemia, was given his one chance for life today by a 19-yoar-old girl who once faced a similar fate. The child whose life is eb bing under the ravases of the rare blood disease is curly haired Norman Dolinsl-.y, St Cloud, Minn. The girl whose aid might prolong his life is Lorraine Olive, St. Paul. She promised to go to St. Cloud tomorrow for blood tests that will determine If she would be a suitable donor for a blond transfusion. E FOR WAR EFFORT London,' Nov. 17. iP) The supreme allied war council met in London today and announced "complete agreement" on meth ods of using French and British forces for effective conduct of operations. A joint statement issued by Prime Minister Chamberlain and French Premier Daladier said plans had- been- completed for common action in the fields of air, munitions, raw materials, oil, food shipping and economic welfare. France was represented by Daladier, Gen. Maurice Gustave Gamelin, commander-in-chief of French and British forces, and other officials. The communique announced prospective establishment of a coordinating committee for pool ing of economic resources for war. VOICED BY DEWEY IN CHIEF'S TRIAL New York, Nov. 17 P) Dis trict Attorney Thomas E. Dew ey, called as a defense witness, testified today he felt "con tempt" for Fritz Kuhn, German American bund leader, on trial for the alleged theft of bund funds. The defense subpoenaed May or La Guardia for an appearance possibly today and Monday. The mayor was directed to present all correspondence he may have had with icderal, state or county officials relating to Kuhn Dewey was sworn in as a wit ness called in an attempt to support the defense assertion the prosecution of Kuhn was in fact a "persecution" based on poli tics and was for the purpose of "destroying him. "Never having seen this man,' he said glancing at Kuhn, "nor ever having had personal con tact with him, I cannot say that I have animus against him, but I must say that I regarded him as a nuisance to the community and a threat to the civil liberties of the community If he became more Important than he was. "You have hatred for Kuhn?" asked Sabbatino. "If you want to use the word contempt, I'd say I have," Dewey replied. MARINE FIREMEN VOTE ON CONTRACT PROPOSAL San Francisco, Nov. 17. IIP) Marine Firemen began voting on a proposed new contract with the Shipowners' Association of the Pacific today, but otherwise there was little change in the strike situation that has halted the movement of 95 per cent of San Francisco vessels by the diversion of ships to other ports because of labor disputes. OE FLU CUTS ATTENDANCE AT CITYMJLS 617 Students Absent Ail ment in Mild Form; Rural Schools Also Hard Hit A quarter of all Mcdford's public school students were ab sent from their studies today as a mild epidemic of flu, colds and infectious dysentry, or stom ach flu, with occasional cases of whooping cough and mumps, kept a total of 617 young peo ple confined to their homes for treatment or for safety's sake. The city's public school enroll ment is 2,475. City Health Officer L. D. Ins keep described the epidemic as "very mild," explaining the cur rent influenza onslaught was not the severe type experienced by Medford in 1918 and 1920. He said most of the absent school students were suffering from a mild form of the flu or severe colds, and that the num ber of illnesses had remained about the same nil week. Eight Whooping "There are about eight cases of whooping cough, a few cases of mumps and no diphtheria, so far as I know, Dr. Inskeeo stated'. "The flu epidemic is real ly no worse than any other aver age year, although it did strike all at once, the first of the week." In a check today on the num ber of absentees from each of the city's institutions, It was dis covered that Roosevelt grade school was the hardest hit by the sweep of winter illnesses. There, a total of 109 students were absent, or 35 percent of the normal enrollment of 307. The senior high school has suffered the least from the epi demic, with 115, or 17 percent of its normal enrollment of 675, being absent today. There were 170 absent Monday and Tues day, indicating the epidemic in decreasing, Principal Leonard P. Mayficld said. Junior High Worst The school with the largest enrollment, junior high, had the largest number of students ab- (Continued on Page Seven.) SEEK LIFTING OF BAN ON U. S. FRUIT Washington. Nov. 17. UP) Sumner Welles, acting secretary of state, said today the American embassy in London was discuss ing with the British government the question of continuing Brit ish purchases of American fruits. Great Britain yesterday Issued restrictions on the importation of fruits. British Scent Disagreement Between Hitler and Officers London, Nov. 17 VP) High British military authorities ex pressed "conviction" today that what they called Germany's ' in decisive tactics" on the western front were the result of disagree ment between Adolf Hitler and his general staff. These authorities did not dis close what information they had to support this view but said they considered It bolstered be cause Germany had not organ Ized direct, hard blows against Britain and France, which, they said, was the usual German plan. (Hitler in his Oct. 6 Reichstag speech asked, "why should this war In the west be fought?" and insisted he had no claims on France. German communiques have stressed the lack of activi ty in the west: Hitler and other I Gorman spokesmen, while de claring enmity for Brila'n, have Trust Viola Hon Roosevelt Signals Inaugural Of 1940 War On Paralysis New York, Nov. 17. () President Roosevelt today sig naled the start of the 1940 "fight infantile paralysis" campaign with a ietter ex pressing "thorough approval" of plans for the nation-wide drive for funds. The president's letter was addressed to Keith Morgan, chairman of the committee for the celebration of the president's birthday on Jan uary 30, 1940. Morgan simultaneously an nounced that state chairmen in 43 of the 48 states have 1 1 r e a d y accepted appoint ment. FARMI E OVER LAST YEAR The estimated Income from agriculture in Jackson county this year is placed at $8,080,000 by County Agent Robert G. Fowler, in a report completed today. The figures show an in crease of- $505,000 over last year, when the income was esti mated at $7,575,000. The In crease was due to heavier fruit production, chiefly pears, the county agent said. The report shows a decrease in income from milk and milk products, hogs, turkeys, chick ens, wheat and hay. Increases were estimated for beef cattle, sheep, barley, oats and corn. The estimated incomes from oats and corn were approximately doubled. Estimated income from the chief products this year, as com pared with last year follows (first figure for this year, sec ond, last year, third, gain or loss): All fruits, $4,590,000, $3,750, 000, $124,000 gain. Milk, milk products, $900,000, $1,100,000, $200,000 loss. . - Beef cattle, $700,000, $650, 000, $50,000 gain. Hogs, $125,000, $135,000, $10, 000 loss. Sheep, $90,000, $75,000, $15, 000 gain. ' Turkeys, $140,000, $135,000, $5,000 gain, Chickens, $200,000, $240,000, $40,000 loss. Wheat, $156,000, $160,000, $4,000 loss. Barley, $84,000, $50,000, $34, 000 gain. Oats, $125,000, $60,000, $65, 000 gain. Corn, $90,000, $45,000, $45, 000 gain. Hay, $650,000, $950,000, $300, 000 loss. Truck crops, $230,000, $222, 000, $8,000 gain. Total, $8,080,000, . $7,575,000, $505,000 gain. continued to express the view that there should be no war be tween Germany and France.) There were hints also of sharp retaliation against any bombard ment of British cities. Asked what British policy would be toward any bombing of open cities or any use of gas, one source referred questioners to international law and to pro visions for retaliation where the law Is violated. A German warplane flew to day over the Shetland Islands off the northern Scottish coast, scene of a Nazi air bombing Monday, Alarms sounded in 13 towns over a wide area also in south west Lancashire, Chesruirc ami North Wales after a plane flow over the region. An all-clear sig nal was given In a few minutes however. CONVICTION SEEN BLOW AT OE $5000 Fines Imposed On Each of Affiliates 17 Officials Win Acquittal South Bend, Ind., Nov. 17 UP) Federal Judge Walter C. Lindley imposed fines of $5,000 each today on General Motois corporation nnd three affiliates convicted last night by a jury of violating the Sherman anti-trust law. Prior to Imposing the fines, the maximum provided by law, the judge overruled motions for a new trial and arrest of judg ment. The three affiliates convicted were General Motors Sales Cor poration, General Motors Accep tance Corporation, and General Motors Acceptance Corporation of Indiana. Government lawyers hailed the conviction as a victory in the broad federal anti-monopoly drive and a blow at factory con trol of car financing. The cor porations were charced with forcing dealers to finance sales of cars through GMAC. The judge ordered General Motors and General Motors Sales corporation each pay half the costs of the prosecution. John Thomas Smith, New York attorney for the defen dants, In arguing the motion for arrest of judgment, questioned the jury's verdict which con vlcted the corporations but ac quitted 17 officials of the con cerns, including president Wil liam S. Knudsen and board chairman Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., of General Motors; General Manager M. E. Coyle of Chevro let who also is vice-president of General Motors, and John J. Schumann, Jr., president of GMAC. Smith asserted the Indictment charged a conspiracy to violate the anti-trust law was agreed upon by the Individuals. "Their acquittal," Smith said, has taken the flesh and blood out of this conspiracy " LEFT FOR LIFE OF LITTLE MEDFORD GIRL Reported well on the road to recovery today was Krista Stclle, 2V5-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Stelle of 830 West 12th street, who late Tuesday afternoon ate what might have been poison left for a dog. - The doctor who prescribed for the child said the illness might have been caused by dog poison or by something else. Krista entered her home Tues day afternoon nibbling on a piece of bread she had picked up in the neighborhood. Her mother took the bread from her and threw it in the stove, so it was not available for examina tion later when- the child became sick and Mrs. Stelle thought of dog poisoning because three dogs have been poisoned In the neighborhood, Mrs. Stelle ex plained. During the night the child had mild convulsions and the next morning a doctor was consulted and the city police were informed of the suspicions pertaining to dog poisoning, he stated. LABOR DECREED FOR POLES UNDER NAZIS Berlin, Nov. 17 fP) Hans Frank, governor-general of German-occupied territory in Po land which has not been Incor porated in the Reich, today In troduced labor service for Poles. The study of the German language was made compulsory In all high schools of the Czecho slovak protectorate.
