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MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1939.
No. 212.
Mr
AT "AtHE
Washington. D. C, Nov. 25.
Labor Is in for rough treatment
in the next session of congress
unless the bitter war between
the factions ends. The only reas
on that labor may not be taken
for a ride is that 1940 is election
year and labor, as a whole, has,
perhaps, 15,000,000 votes.
The same wrangling that has
disturbed union members and
the general public in Oregon
and Washington since 1934, is
duplicated practically every-
T where else in the country. Mr.
Roosevelt wants peace intends
to have it.
...
IlHAT is now worrying the
" cool heads of labor is the
attitude of former friends. First.
the president requested John L.
Lewis and William Green, at the
White House, to end their quar
rel, and Lewis scowled and left.
Followed these developments:
George Norris, Nebraska sena
tor, long friend of labor, an
nounced his disgust with both
CIO and AFL leaders for failure
to make peace. Mayor LaGuar-
dia, of New York, a sizzling
friend of labor, criticized the
leaders as vigorously as the el
der statesman of Nebraska
Then Robert F. Wagner, New
York senator, whose name Is at
tached to the labor act, who
sponsored NLRB, who now
wants the government to sell
everyone life insurance Wag
ner, who has been out In front
carrying the banner for labor,
warns labor that it is losing
strength in congress.
Then Attorney General Mur
phy, who has demonstrated his
friendship for labor, under au
thority of President Roosevelt
assigned his assistant Thurman
Arnold to indict and prosecute
labor leaders for violations of
the anti-trust act.
A NOTHER straw showing how
the wind blows: David Du
binsky, boss of the International
Ladies' Garment Makers Union,
(membership a quarter million
and rich), who withdrew his
union from AFL to join CIO,
then became independent, is pre
paring to return to the federa
tion. Dubinsky's union staged
the show having the song hit
"Franklin D. Roosevelt Jones",
which was brought to the White
House and presented in the east
room.
1NSIDEHS realize tint these various
warnings from Norris, Wagner, La
Guarclla: the direct action of the attorney-general's
office; the position
taken by the Dublnsky group, all
stem from no less source than the
executive mansion. ,
The specially featured friends of
labor are sincere; they know that un
less labor cleans house Itself, congress
Is all set to perform the Job and first
to be placed on the operating table
will be the Warner act. with Us
NLRB, the so-called Magna Chnrta of
labor. (Parenthetically, one of the
original copies of Magna Charta,
signed with the seal of King John
who was Illiterate has been placed
In the library of congress for sate-
4 Continued on Page 31s
EARLY NEXT YEAR
Washington. Nov. 25. (IP)
The war department, it was re
ported reliably today, is con
sidering using the Third Infan
try Division of some 8.000 of
ficers and men early next year
in joint army-navy maneuvers
of unprecedented magnitude.
The maneuvers, a test of land
ing operations employing also a
large number of sailors and
marines, are to be on the Paci
fic coast. Possibly in conjunction
with the annual war games of
the fleet.
The war in Europe, the ad
ministration's hemisphere de
fense preparations, construction
of Pacific naval bases and cool
relations with Japan combine to
mpke them of more interest
than any similar exercises in
recent years.
NAZI AIR ATTACK
ON BRITON FLEE!
British Deny Losses From
Nazi Mass Air Attack
Neutrals Protests Grow.
Berlin, Nov. 25. (IP) Nazi
Germany tonight claimed for its
bombing planes a signal success
against the British navy square
hits on four warships in the
Nortli sea. "
DNB, the official German
news agency, said the attack
occurred 560 miles from the
German coast.
Eluding heavy fire from anti
aircraft guns, DNB said, the
German planes returned safely.
London, Nov. 25. (IP) Ger
man air raiders twice attacked
British warships in the North
sea and feinted at important
naval points in the Orkney and
the Shetland islands today in a
dramatic climax to the war's
worst week for shipping.
The British admiralty an
nouncement, issued after the
Germans published their claim
that Nazi bombers scored di
rect hits on four ships in the
North sea attacks, said that
"although many bombs were
dropped, no hits were made
and there were no casualties."
The British gave no details of
the action.
By the Associated Press
Nazi Germany hurled her
first mass aerial attack of the
war against Great Britain yes
terday (Saturday) but her an
nouncement that German bomb
ers scored direct hits on four
British warships brought a
prompt statement from the
British admiralty that "no hits
were made."
A brief, guarded DNB (of
ficial German news agency)
communique disclosed the at
tack occurred in the North Sea,
560 miles from the German
coast. DNB said all German
planes in the raid returned safe
ly despite heavy anti-aircraft
fire.
In London, the admiralty de
clared two bombing attacks
were made on British ships in
the North Sea and "many bombs
were dropped." The British de
nied there were any casualties
Thus the German air force
apparently followed up the nu
merous scouting flights of the
past weeks which have set air
raid sirens screaming through
out Britain and have seen re
peated visits by Nazy bombers
to the Shetland Islands, north
of Scotland.
The scene of the mass attack
was not divulged other than It
was in the North Sea but the
mileage announced by the Ger
mans indicated it might have
been in the vicinity of the Shet
land or Orkney islands.
Britain's great naval base at
Scapa Flow is in the Orkneys.
Germany already has one ad
mitted major air raid on Bri
tish warships to her credit.
Nazi bombers last month at
tacked the British cruisers
Southhampton and Edinburgh
and the destroyer Mohawk in
the Firth of Forth base in Scot
land, inflicting damage on the
Southhampton and casualties on
the three ships.
Before announcing the attack
on the warships last night, the
uruisn said a "large concentra
tion" of planes had been sighted
near the Orkney Islands.
Earlier, a lone German bomb-
IContlnuea on Page Nine )
Such Is War
Paris, Nov. 25. (IP) The war
ministry s morning communique
said today merely that there was
"nothing of importance to re
port during the night."
Nasi Planes Lost
Berlin, Nov. 25. tip) DNB,
official German news agency,
reported today seven German
airplanes were lost in scouting
flights yesterday over the west
of France.
Boy In Tragedy
Portland, Nov. 25. (IP) A
homemade boat swamped in the
Willamette River under the Ross
Island bridge yesterday, drown
ing George Causco, 13, Portland,
Anthony Bru?ato. 14, Portland,
swam ashore. Guasco's body was
recovered.
Missing K. F. Boy
Complet. mystery surrounds
the disappearance of Irwin Jack
Maxwell. 4, (above), who wan
dered away from his home In
Klamath Falls a week ago. Over
1,500 searchers covered t h
country about the city for sev
eral days without finding a
single clue. (A, P. Photo.)
ROOSEVELT PLAN
FOR DEFENSE TAX
Warm Spring?, Ga., Nov. 25.
(IP) President Roosevelt receiv
ed from members of Georgia's
delegation in congress today an
initial report and a favorable
one on the advisability of im
posing a special tax to pay
mounting costs of arming the
nation for defense.
Although Mr. Roosevelt had
said he expected to talk Georgia
problems with the legislators
he did not pass up the first
opportunity to get some index
of congressional opinion on a
defense levy.
He asserted at a press con
ference yesterday that condi
tions In Europe undoubtedly
would mean that $500,000,000
must be added to this coun
try's expenditures for defense
in the year beginning Julv 1,
1940.
Both Representatives Carl
Vinson and E. E. Cox told
newsmen they were favorably
impressed with the idea of a
defense tax. Vinson, chairman
of the influential house naval
committee, said he believed the
entire Georgia delegation felt
the same way.
E
Rome, Nov. 25. (U.R) Fascist
newspapers took a more hostile
tone toward the Allies today
while showing more than usual
friendliness for Germany. .
A majority of the Italian
newspapers, including an edi
torial in Glornale D'Halia by
Virginio Gayda. defended Ger
many's position in connection
with the use of mines in the
intensified sea warfare.
They took the position that
Germany had acted In accord
with international law as set
forth in The Hague convention
of 1907 while the Allied "dou
ble blockade" to seize German
exports is bound to cause much
suffering in neutral countries
Premier Mussolini's newspa
per, Popolo D'ltalia at Milan.
made a distinction between Brit
ain and France, taking up the
Nazi argument that France is
being led by Britain.
"We don't believe in the pub
lished views of Britain and
France but rather that France
is hieing led astray by Eng
land," it said.
Stale Bar Robbed
Portland, Nov. 25. H') A
state liquor store holdup last
night yielded a masked bandit
I less than $25. The thief fired a
j wild shot at Irving Ail, store
! clerk, who followed him to a
waiting automobile.
Arbitrator Travels
' Eugene, Nov. 25. (IP) Dean
Wayne L. Morse, Pacific coast
maritime arbitratorman will
leave here tomorrow for Seattle
where he will meet with the
board of arbitration which has
under advisement the Puget
Sound ferryboat case.
TREAOWAY FLAYS
ROOSEVELT PLAN
AS CAMOUFLAGE'
National Defense Branded
Excuse for Extravagance
And New Deal Spending.
Washington. Nov. 25. (U.R)
Rep. Allen T. Treadway, (R.
Mass.) ranking Republican mem
ber of the house ways and
means committee, tonight de
nounced President Roosevelt's
suggestion of a, special national
defense tax as an excuse to
"camouflage further extrava
gance." Treadway attacked the pro
posal as the house deficiency
appropriations sub - committee
prepared to begin work Monday
on Mr. Roosevelt's request for
another $271,999,523 for na
tional defense during the cur
rent year. If granted, it will
boost the national defense bill
for 1940 to $2,009,362,293.
Referring to Mr. Roosevelt's
suggestion that a tax may have
to be levied to finance an in
crease of $500,000,000 in mili
tary costs for the 1941 fiscal
year, Treadway said:
"It is purely an excuse for
not meeting face to face the
extravagance of his administra
tion. It is also to camouflage
further extravagances."
Treadway charged that since
the reorganization act was pass
ed "there has beer) an extrava
gant addition of employes at a
cost of $10,000,000 a year." He
contended that the budge could
not be balanced by taxation- and
saw no chance of reduced ex
penditures. "The government," he said,
"cannot meet its present day
expenditures by any form of
taxation without terrible hard
ships and perhaps confiscation
of property.
BY MINE LAYING
Stockholm, Sweden, Nov. 26
(U.R) (Sunday) Extension of a
German mine belt 'almost to
Swedish territorial waters
aroused widespread Indignation
and concern in Sweden today.
The newspaper Dagens Ny
heter commented that "this sort
of offensive will in this country
be followed by reaction In all
circles, and it will not be with
out consequences In regard to
economic relations.
Extension of the mine belt
northward to a point off Fols-
terbo, the southernmost part of
Sweden, has cut off Swedish
sea traffic to the Baltic and has
made it impossible for Swedish
warships to proceed from Goth
enburg to Stockholm In safety,
it was claimed.
Maritime observers pointed
out that Swedish territorial
waters off Falsterbo are too
shallow to permit safe passage
and now that the Nazi mine
field has been extended the
outer route is cut off.
FARM VOTE BIDS
Washington. Nov. 25. (IP)
Secretary Wallace will go into
the- midwest next week for a
scries of speeches bidding for
farm belt support of the admin
istration's agricultural program
and, some politicians predict,
support for himself for the 1940
democratic presidential nomin
ation. The new deal's agriculture
chief will address a meeting of
cotton and wheat farmers at
Oklahoma City Friday and be
fore returning to Washington
will speak also at Chicago, St.
Paul and De Moines.
Associates declared that Wal
lace's principal objectives were
to counter republican bids for
farm support and to seek sup
port for legislative "Improve
ments" in the present farm pro
grams. It was said he would re
new pleas for jome form of
processing tax to raise funds for
farm benefits.
WALLACE TO OPEK
Last Laughs
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 25.
OP) Judge Sam Bates said
these bequests were made in
wills probated in his court:
"To my chauffeur, I leave
my cars as lie has almost
ruined them, and I want him
to have the satisfaction of
finishing the Job."
"I want six of my creditors
for pall bearers they have
carried me for so long they
might as well finish the job."
THREAT OF MOVIE
STRIKE AVERTED
Hollywood, Cal., Nov. 25.
(IP) A strike of 35,000 motion
picture technicians which threat
ened to plunge the nation's the
aters into darkness along with
studios, was averted today when
producers agreed to a 10 per
cent wage increase.
A stipulation that the increase
would remain effective only
until next February 15, when
the wage question would be re
opened for consideration, was
accepted by officers of 24 AFL
unions of studio craftsmen.
"On or about February 15,
1940, you will give us an op
portunity to show you that the
condition of this industry makes
a continuance of wage increases
impossible, and further to show
you that we have taken every
possible step within our Dower
to readjust our business so as
to make it possible to continue
without recalling these wage In
creases," he producers stipu
lated. Should the operators be able
to demonstrate their inability
to pay the higher scale, they
specified the unions would sur
render the 10 per cent wage
Increase, which is to be t'ee
tive as of last October 10 and
affect 23,000 studio employes,
together with increases granted
12,000 other craft union mem
bers since last August 15.
STRIKE ORDERED
IN DODGE PLANT
Detroit, Nov. 25. (IP) R. J.
Thomas, president of the United
Automobile Workers' Union
(CIO), today ordered a strike at
the main Dodge plant of the
Chrysler Corporation, which
has been shut down for 51 days
because of a dispute over terms
of a working contract with the
union.
The Dodge plant, a key unit
of the Chrysler corporation, was
one of the first to close in the
controversy, but the corpora
tion and the union have differed
over whether a "strike" or a
"lockout" prevailed.
BULLETIN
Eugene, Nov. 25. (IP) The
University of Oregon's defend
ing national collegiate cham
pionship basketball team opened
its current season here tonight
before 2,000 skeptical fans by
defeating Southcrn'Orcgon Nor
mal, 64-44.
Neither team looked impres
sive In their first competition
of the season. The Wcbfoots
took an early 8 0 lead, but the
SONS trailed by only ona point.
16-15, with five minutes of the
first half remaining. Oregon
pulled out of the threat by
building up a 28-17 advantage
at half-time and built up a 20
point lead five minutes after
the second half opened.
John Dick, veteran forward,
led the Webfoot scoring with
17 points, but it was Vic Town
send, Compton JC transfer, who
caught the eye of critics as a
possible replacement for the
graduated memberi of last
year's NCAA tltlists.
Forward George Bassman
paced the SONS' scoring with
nine points.
Hammond, Ore., Nov. 25. W)
Discovery of an empty boat on
Sand Island last night led to
the belief John Ttilli.ila. Ilwaco
gillnetter, had drowned.
. ATS WAN!
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BE
T, SWEET
Defense And Trade Pacts
Main Issues High Court
Appointee A Problem.
Washington, Nov. 25. (IP)
Developments indicate Hint
there will be some intense bat
tling in the next session of con
gress. But, looking the Issues
over, administration supporters
sec reason to expect that the
warfare will not find Democrat
fighting Democrat to any great
extent.
They earnestly hope that this
may be the case. They frankly
want a session notable for its
shortness and its sweetness, so
far as the members of the party
are concerned. That, they think,
would help produce a united
democracy to meet the Republi
can foe in the campaign of 1940.
So obviously brittle is the
present calm surface of the
party that the chance of this
hope being realized is widely
questioned. But, if and when
the break between Democratic
anti-new dealers and the Roose
velt forces comes, it seems that
it will be caused by other things
than the controversies now fore
seen for congress.
As they shape up now, these
disputes are principally two
national defense and the ques
tion of continuing the Roosevelt
reciprocal tariff program be
yond its present expiration date,
next June 12. - -
Each of these Issues Is of a
character which on Its past rec
ord seems more likely to pull
the discordant factions of the
party together than to divide
them. That is, they are issues
on which, in the past, the anti-
new deal Democrats have gen
erally seen fit 'to support the
president's position.
Beyond them lie the issues
of providing special taxes to
cover the Increased cost of na
tional defense, and of confirm
ing whomever the president
appoints to the supreme court
vacancy created by the recent
death of Associate Justice But
ler. F
Salem, Nov. 25. (IP) State
Forester J. W. Ferguson pre
sented his resignation to the
state board of forestry here to
day after newspapermen had
been requested to leave the
meeting.
The board Immediately ac
cepted the resignation as of
January 1, 1940. A committee
consisting of E. B. Tanner,
Portland; Junior Daggett, Prlne
ville, and Alfred Powers, Co
quillc, was appointed to con
sider selection of a successor
to Ferguson.
Ferguson was appointed state
forester to succeed Lynn F
Cronemlllcr early In the ad
ministration of Gov. Charles H.
Martin as governor, and has
served slightly more than four
years in that office.
SEEN THIS WEEK
Northern California: Cloudy
tonight and Sunday; rain ex
treme north portion tonight;
snows in the high sierras; mod
erate temperature; moderate
south to west wind off coast.
Washington and Oregon: un
settled tonight and SundBy, scat
tered showers In east portion,
snows in higher mountains; tern
peraturc normal; somewhat
southerly wind off the coast
Outlook far western states
period Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, Inclus
ive; frequent rains and snows in
Oregon, Washington and Idaho,
and occasionally unsettled to
southward with general rains
about the middle of week; nor
mal temperatures
Held In Slaying
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LJlJ
Lawrence Frit, (above). 21,
was held In New York on a
homocide charge after confes
sing, the Bronx district attor
ney's office said, he strangled
his foster grandmother. Mrs.
Henrietta Lohman, 80. because
she scolded him for "running
around with girls", and refused
to give him money.
PEACE PROSPECTS
San Francisco, Nov. 25. (IP)
Peace prospects appeared at
their dimmest in many days on
the waterfront today, while the
rumble of complaint over the
latest port tie-up grew louder
from business and farm leaders
in the Interior valleys.
Harry Bridges, California CIO
leader, blamed waterfront em
ployers for a new impasse in
contract negotiations between
striking ship clerks and the
dock checkers employers' asso
ciation. He described the calling of a
meeting here yesterday of 350
chamber of commerce represen
tatives from northern California
cities, to confer on the ship
ping blockade, as merely an
employer move to woo support
for "an open shop campaign."
Mayor 'Angclo J. RossK who
was re-elected this month for
another four-year term, de
nounced Bridges in scorching
terms before the chamber of
commerce assembly. He charg
ed Bridges and other "Com
munist" labor leaders were de
liberately trying "to wipe out
private business." "
JULIET MISSING,
New York, Nov. 25. (IP)
Somewhere on Long Island,
lovelorn George (Romeo) Low
ther, 3rd, tonight sought his
Juliet, 20-year-old Eileen Her
rlck, as his attorney prepared
another legal skirmish to de
termine whether she had been
"again spirited away and held
hidden and Incommunicado" In
violation of a court order.
Eileen left the hospital where
she had been sent to rest and
think things over, last night
although George considered the
truce didn't expire until 5 p.
m., today and was taken by
her mother to the home of an
undisclosed friend.
Veteran Packer Passes.
Spokane, Nov. 25. (IP) Ja
cob Lumpff, 88, who operated
pack trains to the Salmon River,
Idaho, mining region 65 years
ago, died today.
Pension Petition Out.
Portland, Nov. 25. (IP)
The Veterans' Political league
prepared petitions today for a
civil service and retirement pen
sion plan for state employes.
Admits Auio Theft
Grants Pass, Nov. 25. (IP)
Vernon R. Brenner, 18, Port
land, pleaded guilty In circuit
court today to theft of a car
here in October. The case was
continued.
TO
T
ALLIEDJEFENSES
Sea Blockade Vital Factor
Every Day Lessens Nazis
Chances; Attack Doubtful
By Kirke L. Simpson
(Associated Press Staff Writer)
French and British troops by
the million, guarding French
frontiers from the North sea to
the Swiss border amid a sea
of mud, are on official note
that their present mission Is one.
of defense not of attack.
Allied strategy ashore was
tersely restated to parliament
bv the British war minister t.m.
lie Hore-Bclisha.
Gcrmanv. to win thA
must "break through" not only
the French Maginot line, but
the massed and Increasing
strength of the Franco-British
armies, he said, adding:
"On our side, we can afford
to choose our opportunity."
rrom tne nour of French
withdrawal from positions on
German soil to whlrh tw
nibblea their way at the outset
or. me war it has been quite
clear that Franco-British war
plans contemplated no attack on
the German line this year, nor
even in the spring unless condi
tions Warranted an norilm.a on
adventure. It is upon the wear
ing effect of the allied blockade
ai sea tnat the allies count for
victory.
The uncertain factor Is what
desperate move the nazi leader
ship may take if the strain of
that blockade begins breaking
the German nnhlie mnrd mm
exhaustion of stored supplies
for civilians and the army be
come imminent. A German on
slaught bv air or affninat thm
Maginot line, or even through
neutral Holland and Belgium to
turn the flank of that iin.
could be forced more by inter
nal conditions in Germany than
by any now foreseeable mili
tary circumstance.
Germany's opportunity for a
sudden shattering stroke at the
allies by air or land was at the
very outbreak of war. She had
then admitted superiority in airj
but was deeply engaged in Po
land. Every rule of strategy was
against an attack in tha was
even though every passing day
since then nas seen allied de
fenses growing stronger.
Just hnw 0rentlv th ni14teh
army in France has been In-'
creasea since we announcement
that 158,000 Tommies were
"over there" la a milltnrv unrnt
To what proportions the British
expeditionary force will be ex
panded by spring also is un
known. The essential fact la that
well within the necessary time
a British force sufficient in
French military judgment to
make the front secure asaln.it
any German thrust was on the
Job.
There Is one other now es
tablished fact of this war, tend
ing to convince military opinion
that frontal attack bv either
side, even in spring, still Is a
remote possibility. That Is the
supreme resncct dlsnlaved hv
general staffs of each side for
the fixed fortifications of the
other.
The Maginot line represents
the judgment of French soldiers
in. the latter post-world war
days that efforts to erect buffer
states about Germany to insure
France against, another German
invasion had proved futile.
France staked her all on the
Maginot line, and It has already
served Its purpose.
BYRD SETS SAIL
FOR SOUTH POLE
Miami. Fla., Nov. 25. (IP)
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd
left the United States today for
a three-year expedition to Little
America.
He traveled by Pan American
Clipper to Havana, Cuba. From
there he will fly to Cristobal,
Panama Canal Zone, to meet
his flagship, The North Star,
for another period of explora
tion at the South Pole.