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Newspaper Page TextThe Weather Forecast Cloudy with occasional rain tonight and Thursday, normal temperature. IVmporatur Illghfst yesterday ..56 Lowest till morning 3 Why Not Start? You aln nothing by waiting. (in onr of thone little rlasil flfd Advt. working for yon. They l0 rt rrjulo and In a hurr- too. uhy not ttart to morrow 7 You'll llnd It puyi well. Tribune EDFORD Full Associated Press Full United Press y- si Thirty-fourth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1939. No. 215. fin MM UUMUM M SUB m 1 1 r i i ill j Ml Washington, D. C, Nov. 29. Army engineers, in their own way, are doing their bit to develop the industrial possi bilities of the Pacific north west. They (as also the war college), disapprove of group ing important industries within the confines of a relatively few miles in the east. As a matter of national defense, this con centration is bad business and the interest the engineers are taking in Oregon and Washing ton is founded strictly on na- tional welfare and not for any special affection they have for the region. With the invention of new weapons of war (airplanes spe cifically) the war college it features two bronze statues, Frederick the Great and No poleon, in the ugly red build ing is apprehensive because steel mills, the government's chemical warfare establishment and principal arsenal; the fac tories for making rifles, side arms, ammunition, tanks, anti aircraft equipment, are such near neighbors that they are, or would be, a temptation for a enemy bomber. As the say ing goes, they could all be cov ered by a circus tent. A theoretical "safety belt" has been drawn, on the map of the United States by the war col lege, this imaginary line being 200 miles inland from the coasts and the same distance from the Canadian and Mexican borders. All of the many industries es sential to war materials arc outside, not inside, that safety belt. Of course, the industries were located with a view to their own economics (raw ma terials, rail and water trans portation, skilled workmen and market) and not with a thought of national defense or looking to the future. THIS anticipation of possible "emergency") and distrust of the future is the deep-down motive causing President Roose velt to recently harp on the possibilities and need of an im- (Continued on Page Pour.) I REMAIN - CLOSED Talent schools, closed by an Influenza epidemic Monday, failed to reopen today when 40 per cent of the students continued absent. Absences in Ashland schools totaled 229 of the 1110 students enrolled. The epidemic began sweeping across southern Ore gon two weeks ago. Portland, Nov. 29. P) The temperature declined in eastern Oregon today but a slight ad vance in the west brought pre dictions of occasional rain to night and Thursday. SIDE GLANCES TRIBUNE REPORTERS Bill Warner's acting making him the hit of the Kiwanis show at the Upper Applegate Grange dinner. Twins Clarita and Frances McCormick being more than thrilled about their recent ele vation to aunthoodship. Bessie Gail and Martha Mor ris glowing with pleasure as .they walked off with bridge tournament honors amid a field of tough competition. Florence Clark being hardly able to control herself at the thoughts of spending some time in her old home state of sunny southern California. Rose Bunch receiving skads of compliments on her attractive necklace of enormous tiie. HOSTILE POLICY FOR SWIFT MOVE Premier's Talk Comes As Hope For Peace Brightens U. S. Makes Offer. Moicow. Nov. 30 (Thurs day) (IP) Soviet Rusila broke off diplomatic relationa with Finland today. Premier Vyacheslaff Molo toff telephoned the Finnish minister and handed him a note, breaking off relations. At that lime no reply had been received by the Russian! from Finland, reported in Helsinki to have forwarded a note in answer to Russia's de nunciation of the 1932 non aggression treaty yesterday. London. Nov. 29. (IP) Wyacheslaff Molotoff. Russian premier and foreign commis sar, in a fateful broadcast to night announced severance of diplomatic relations with Fin land and said the "hostile policy" of the present Finnish government "compels us to lake immediate steps to safe guard the external security of our state." The Soviet premier called on the red army and navy to be prepared for any eventual ity along the Finnish border where incidents in the tense Baltic situation already have been reported by the Russians. Molotoff's broadcast, as re layed here by Reuters, British news agency, pictured Russian moves as those of "patient negotiations," and declared the Finns had shown an "irre concilable attitude" with the Finnish leaders "acting in the interests of foreign imperial istic warmongers." Then Molotoff mentioned the "abominable provocation by the Finnish military" which had caused "heavy casualties among red troops." He said efforts to prevent a repetition of such incidents "met with no response and even evoked a hostile atti tude" from Finland. Helsinki, Nov. 29. (P) Although Finns had been pre paring for the worst and await ing developments with grim calm, Moscow's precipitate ac tion caught the public and of ficials alike by surprise. The news spread through Hel sinki at midnight like wild fire. Grim-faced people gathered in groups and discussed the latest turn in the extreme grave su uation. The foreign office promised) a statement soon. Meanwhile, government of ficials were summoned hurried ly to a midnight conference. One official exclaimed: "Hull's offer came too late." This was in reference to Sec retary of State Cordcll Hull's announcement of the United States willingness to lend her good offices in the Finnish Russian border dispute. Washington, Nov. 29. (JPl4 Secretary Hull made known to day this government stands ready to extend its good offices for a settlement of the Russian Finnish dispute. In a statement, Hull asserted: "This government is following with serious concern the inten sification of the Finnish-Soviet dispute. "It would view with extreme regret any extension of the present area of war and the consequent further deterioration of international relations. "Without In any way becom ing involved in the merits of the dispute, and limiting its inter ests to the solution of the dis pute by peaceful processes only, this government would, if agree- j able to both parties, gladly ex i tend its good offices." The offer was not communi cated to the Russian and Fin nish governments, but was made known as an outline of United States policy. Officials explained that an offer of "good services" was very broad, and amounted only ! to an expression of willingness ! to aid in bringing about a pcace- ful solution. Where New FINLAND S FINNISH MLLS t ijjj S0LD'ElltS HER' s,!IL '"p An official Soviet communique reported that Finnish artil lery fire at the border on the Karelian Isthmus, indicated by arrow, had killed four and wounded nine Soviet officers and men. Reported incident was at a point 30 miles from Lenin grad. Finland denied the incident. FORES! LOOKOUT THEN KILLS SELF Yreka. Cal., Nov. 29 (IP) The deaths of Mrs. Grace Drake, 43, and Byron F. Lambert, 45, were described as murder and suicide by Sheriff Ben Rich ardson today. Richardson said Stanley Shi nar, a neighbor, heard shots late Monday night and found the bodies Tuesday in the yard of Lambert's home at Somes Bar, a small settlement in the Salmon mountains. The officer said it was ap parent that Lambert, a miner and forest service lookout man at Somes Bar, had shot Mrs. Drake after a quarrel. Then Lambert went to the cabin, wrote a brief will, be queathing his personal property to a Somes storekeeper, re turned to the body of Mrs Drake and shot himself through the mouth. Sheriff Richardson said Lam bert had written the name of Mrs. Ida Caldwell, Liberty. Wash., on a slip of paper and the officer believed she was a sister. IN MINING CASE Briefs were ordered filed in the suit of W. H. Horner against the Pleasant Creek Mining company, a Washington corpor ation, E. B. Hanley, Sr., Joe E. Most and E. G. Most after com pletion of testimony late yester day. Horner, a stockholder, is seek ing a receivership In the suit, being heard by Judge H. D. Norton in circuit court. Counsel for the plaintiff filed a brief immediately and attorneys for the defendants were allowed five days by the court to file theirs. The defendants contended there was no need for a receiver. Before the court also is a de murrer asking for dismissal of the action on the ground the court has no jurisdiction. Baker County First Corvallls, Nov. 29. (IP) Baker won the Eastern Oregon Wheat League award today for the Oregon county with the most thorough acreage compli ance under the federal wheat adjustment program. Plan Bandon Park Marshfield, Nov. 29. (IP) Representative James W. Mott will ask the federal government to create a national park or monument between Coos Head and Whiskey Run north of Bandon War Spawns ' BRITISH DETAIN YANKEE VESSELS IN BATTLE ZONE London, Nov. 29. -(JP) Min istry of economic warfare to day disclosed United States ves sels, forbidden by the Ameri can neutrality law to enter the European war zone, were being brought into British ports for examination. Neutral shippers declared the vessels thus concentrated for examination by the British con traband control were exposed as easy bombing targets for enemy bombers. In the week which ended November 25, the British con traband control considered the cases of 134 ships, 13 of them from the United States. Yesterday there were 85 ships still at contraband control points. Two were United States vessels which had been held more than a week. Berlin, Nov. 29. (IP) The German government announced today that it "reserves all meas ures" to meet the new British blockade against German ex ports which becomes effective Monday. A communique said: "Extension of the economic war to German export goods on neutral ships with neutral destinations signifies a new vio lation of international law by England." STATE NEAR TOP Salem, Nov. 29. (P) Ore gon, ranking 34th In population, was 19th among the states dur ing October In finding jobs for its unemployed persons, the state employment service said today. Jobs were found in private Industry for 5,735 persons In the state last month, while 1, 171 others were given jobs in government service. Jobless insurance benefits, which reached an all-time low of $181,894 in October, contin ued low this month. Last week's total was $42,674. j Since the first benefits were paid on Jan. 2, 1938, Oregon's jobless have received $9,684,254 compared with payments for all states totalling $765,684,000. . Etna Mills Farmer Killed Neath Tractor Yreka. Cal., Nov. 29. (IP) Lyman Armstrong of Etna crawled under stalled tractor to make adjustments and was crushed to death as the heavy machine sunk into the sand. NAZI AIR RAIDER T DOWN AT SEA BY BRITISH: Coastal Folks Watch Fray Aerial Battle Is Reported Off The Firth of Forth. London, Nov. 29. (IP) An air battle between British com bat planes and a lone German raider over the northeast coast of England today resulted In bringing down the Nazi plane at sea. a British announcement said. British fighters rose to meet the raider when it was sighted approaching the Northumber land coast. Coastal residents lining the shore watched the battle. After the invader fell a lifeboat was unable to find a trace of the plane's occupants. Another British steamer, the 1,023-ton Rubislaw, was added to the list of mine victims off the British coast. The Bubislaw sank yesterday two minutes af ter striking an explosive. Four injured survivors were rescued by a minesweeper and 13 others were reported killed. The air ministry, meanwhile, reiterated that all its planes had returned safely after machine gunning three mine-laying sea planes yesterday at Borkum, an island base off the northwestern coast of Germany. "There is no truth whatever in the German statement that our aircraft flew over Holland," said the ministry,. . ... ' x The German official news agency DNB said one British plane was forced down and probably lost in the North Sea, and that another flew over The Netherlands to avoid the sea. Fighting planes took to the air again today as anti-aircraft batteries along the Thames es tuary began firing, but it was learned later the shooting was not due to a German raid, and no alarm was sounded. Three Scottish areas were ex cited by aerial activity today although no raid alarms were sounded. Planes were seen over the Firth of Forth, an air battle was reported over the southwest Scottish town and a plane, seen over another town, was Iden tified as German. An air ministry announce ment Identified the Northumb erland raider as a German Hein kel plane which "dived vertical ly into clouds toward the sea." E I Kansas City, Nov. 29. (IP) Middlewestcrn grain circles are manifesting concern over indica tions of widespread damage to farm stored wheat and corn from weevils and other compli cations, the Kansas City Star says today, "Evidence is rapidly piling up from wide areas In the wheat and corn belts," the Star says, "that a large percentage of farm stored grain, much of which is pledged for government loans, is being extensively damaged by weevils and heating, due to lack of facilities for keeping the grain in condition." In the past few weeks the newspaper says, reports of mar ketings have shown a consider able increase in the number of cars of wheat and corn grading down because of storage dam age. Many cars were reported as grading sample, the( lowest grade, due to excessive must, heat damage and weevil dam age. WooT Mart Firm Boston, Nov. 29. (Pi-USDA) Scattered sales of domestic wools in the Boston market were closed at firm prices to day whenever sizable amounts were taken. Sweet Home, Nov. 29. HP) Mr. and Mrs. John T. Russell, publishers of the weekly news paper New Era since 1931, an nounced the sal? of their In terests today to David T. Mac-Millan. ALIEN AGITATOR IN VERBAL CLASH Bridges At Dock Strike Parley Objects To The Presence Of Executive. San Francisco, Nov. 29. (AP) A verbal clash between May or Angelo J. Rossi and Harry Bridges of the CIO preceded a resumption by a threat of Gov ernor Culbcrt L. Olson to take whatever action was necessary, short of martial law, includ ing state operation of the har bor, to end the 19-day-old strike. Bridges expressed surprise when he saw the mayor In the meeting room, said the execu tive had made "misstatements" and he didn't "want him here" if more such statements would be forthcoming, and asked by whom the mayor was invited. Mayor Rossi replied he was invited by John E. O'Connor, department labor conciliator from Seattle. He also said he did not "relish" being In a meeting with Bridges, but "my position is as it . always has been I'm not taking sides." He said he was invited "as a repre sentative of the people." (The mayor recently sent a message to President Roosevelt regarding the current tie-up, criticizing Bridges and refer ring to him as "the alien." Bridges is a native of Australia, recently was the object of a de portation hearing from which no decision has come, and has applied for U. S. citizenship.) Both Rossi and Bridges were in the meeting when it got un lcrway., Meanwhile, four ships were being worked at Oakland's mu nicipal docks the first since Nov. 14 under a "gentlemen's agreement" between port au thorities and union warehouse men. Leading figures in national labor affairs were present at the negotiations here, includ ing Dr. Louis Bloch of the mar itime labor board, who arrived today from Washington, D. C: W. T. Courts, also of the mar itime labor board, who has been active in attempts to settle the controversy, and O'Connor. TOF Washington, Nov. 29. (IP) An increase of 3.6 per cent in the cost of food during the three months ended September 15 sent the cost of living for fami lies of wage earners in 32 large cities up 1.2 per cent for the period. Secretary Perkins, reporting on the increase today, said the rise in food costs occurred large ly between the middle of August and the middle of September al though the cost of all items en tering Into the survey, except rents, was above the June level. The changes in the costs of all Items entering Into ' the budget of wage earners and the change in cost of food in the three months included: Los Angeles. up 0.4 and 2.3i Portland, Ore., up 0.8 and 2.7: San Francisco. up 1.7 and 6.4; Seattle, up 0.9 and 4.0. COMPLETED 11 Grand Coulee, Nov. 29 (IP) Estimates of the bureau of recla mation received here today showed the $126,000,000 Grand Coulee dam should be completed by the summer of 1941, barring emergencies or the interruption of appropriations. The estimates include the dam proper, the west powerhouse and the pumping plant for the recla mation project. The bureau estimated the first water for the 1.200 000 acre reclamation area could be pump led in 1943 PLAN COULEE DAM Radio Romance Hit New Rochellc, N. Y., Nov. 29. (P) Romance on the radio has aroused the collect ive wrath of 600 Westchester county clubwomen. In a resolution adopted unanimously, they called upon radio chains to broad cast fewer lover dramas and provide more programs deal ing with homemaking and child training. The resolution described the Jove dramas as an "insult to intelligent women." DEATH COMES TO LONG TIME GOLD HILL RESIDENT John Hammersley, prominent native Oregonian and a resident of Gold Hill for many years, died early this morning in a local hospital of a heart ail ment. He would have been 79 ycHrs old next March 20. Mr. Hammersley entered the hospital nine days ago for med ical treatment. He was getting along so well that he was to leave the hospital for home In a day or two prior to going to Portland for an operation in tile Veterans hospital. He suc cumbed, however, to a sudden heart attack. Despite his years, Mr. Ham mersley was exceptionally alert physically and mentally up to the last. He was widely known, loved and highly respected by a large number of friends In southern Oregon. He led a colorful life that Included many activities. He was once a gov ernment hunter, editor of the Gold Hill News and city re corder of Gold Hill. Funeral arrangements were to be made by the Conger Fu neral home. Mrs. Maud E. Day. Mrs. Maud E. Day, about 59', a former resident of Mcdford, died in Portland Tuesday even ing after a two weeks' illness. The body will be shipped to Medford for burial Friday morn ing. The Conger chapel is in charge. 1 'S OFFER Bucharest. Nnv 90 tm Foreign Minister Grigore Ga fencu today rejected a Hungar ian SUfftfestlnn Rllmnnln to terms with Hungary over Transylvania as a prelude to formation of a neutral bloc in southeastern Europe. Hungary lost Transylvania to Rumania in the World war set tlement and recently has re doubled agitation for its return. Speaking to the parliamentary foreign affairs committee, Ga- foncil expressed ftiirnrisn nt tha Nov. 21 speech in which Hun garian foreign minister Count Stefan Csakv said thnt Rumania should cooperate "in the forma tion of a modern world In the JJanube." This was interpreted as a SUCBefttinn thnt anmi-A nn Transylvania must precede a larger neutrality pact. NEUlLITYCOST HEAVYJORTH IT La Grande, Nov. 29. (IP) Neutrality will cost the United States heavily In shipping and may exact our southern Ameri can trade" but the price is worth it, Rep. Pierce (R-Ore.) said yes terday. "I'm willing to give all that to Hitler as his second appeasement if necessary," Pierce said. Light Quake Noted Portland Area Today Portland, Nov. 29. (IP) Only a few Portland residents whose senses were sharpened by a more serious tremor two weeks ago felt the light earthquake here early today. The shock occurred nt about 1:15 a. m., corresponding with similar re ports from Washington. F AT ART CRITICISM OF REFUGEES' FOE Wall St. Engineer Explains Why Mrs. FDR Waved Leaflet, Criticized Him. New York, Nov. 29. (IP) Henry Wlnslow Brooks, a 62-year-old Industrial management engineer, declared with a smile today Mrs. Franklin D. Roose velt was "sore" at him because he criticized a nude statue last summer. That was the reason, Brooks said, why she waved a leaflet at a conference on refugee prob lems last night and criticized campaigns seeking to exclude immigrant refugees from Ameri can employment. Brooks has an office In lower Park avenue and is an advocate of America for Americans. The leaflet Mrs. Roosevelt displayed carried a heading: "American jobs for American citizens," and was sent, she said, from an ad dress In Park avenue. - Brooka said the address was his. "I can't understand," the president's wife said as she spoKe oi tne growth of "unrea soning fear and prejudice" against immigrant refugees, "the patriotic organizations and groups of people who print docu ments iiKe wis. "It would be verv Intpro.Hn to know where the money for all this comes from. Brooks said he himself" tu . nanced the nrintins nf 2 nnn les of the pamphlet in question which he mailed to friends and organizations. She s sore at me." Rrnnka said today, "because of that sculpture exhibit they had across me street line annual outdoor summer show, nf which ivr. Roosevelt is a sponsor.) I wrote her about n wulnrnrA of a nude woman sitting on a nude man's lan. called 'the am. brace, and she wrote back to me that she was not an art critic. "I reDlied to her thnt iha didn't have to be any critic of art to see the statue was radical and communistic." ' FATE RESTS WITH JURY New York. Nov. 2d JPt The case of Fritz Kuhn, German-American bund leader charged with larceny and forg ery, went to a lurv at ln-an a. m. P.S.T. today. Judge James O. Wallace charged the jurors for two hours and 20 minutes, and re peatedly Instructed them to con fine their deliberations to issues Involved and to pay no atten tion to any political Implica tions In the case. The jury went to lunch be fore beginning deliberations. Before beffinnine- hl Judge Wallace rejected a last minute defense mntlnn hv Palnn L. F. Sabbatlno for a mistrial on the grounds that the prose cution s summation yesterday distorted the facts of the case. Night, Hazard Time On Portland Streets Portland. Nov. 29 (IP The hours between 6 and 8 p. m. are the most dangerous on Portland streets and December i the month of greatest peril. A five-year traffic accident chart covering from 1934 to 1938 COmolled bv the nnllre traffln bureau showed that 179 of 219 deaths occurred at night. 4 State Property Tax Levy At $301 03 Salem, Nov. 29. (IP) The 1940 state property tax levy of $301,203, first levy of its kind In three years, was certified to day to the Secretary of State, who will certify It to the county clerks. Also Included was the elementary school levy of H, 798,184, which Is collected and, spent by the counties.