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Thirty-fourth Year Eighteen Pages Two Sections
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 193?
No. 205.
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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.
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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
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$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.