Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 01, 1939, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextyATT The Weather Cloudy with occasional rain tonight and Saturday, no change In temperature. Highest yesterday SS Lowest this morning 4U Precipitation To S p. m. yeiterday... .01" To 5 a. m. today 0 Close at 7 P. M. The IrltUvt do roll 'round In burry. Yen, It It tlm io writs that AdT. for the Hunrtar morning edition. Ailt. In be fore 3:30 p. m. Paturriay nil) be properly tlawlflfd. Closing time 1 p. m. Medford illBUNE Full Associated Press Full United Presi Thirty-fourth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1939. No. 217. NEW JEW mm MM Ullj OVHHEOT AT AtHE , Washington, D. C, Dec. 1. It Is 4 o'clock p. m. and within five minutes, 70,000 . federal workers are being belched from the massive government build ings. Sidewalks are choked. All movable equipment of the trans portation company, street-cars and motor buses, has been mo bilized at strategic points to be come, in a matter of moments, packed solid with humanity. Traffic officers spring up like magic, gyrating their arms, blowing whistles. Several thou .sand taxicabs congest the ' streets, picking up fares. Autos of workers, which have hogged all the free parking space since morning, are slowly moved to mingle with the taxis, street cars, buses. THIS scene is typical of Wash- 1 ington. It is repeated every day except Sunday, although on Saturday the buildings erupt their hordes at noon instead of later, it is the peak load of the day. There is no rush, except to don hats and set out of the of fices. The army of men and wo men move leisurely; rushing would get them nowhere. There are 47,000 other fed eral workers, but their hours are staggered, such as the night force in the government print ing office, largest establishment of its kind In the world; the thousands of charwomen who start dusting and mopping and emptying waste baskets and pol ishing brass as the office work ers are still struggling for a hand-hold on a strap in a street car; the night crew in the navy yard, where guns are manufac tured: the 3,000 guards who pa- trol every government building, permitting no one to enter with out a pass. - But to all intents, "govern ment" suspends at 4 p. m., even switchboard girls leaving.' No one is available for any infor mation after that hour. Satur day deadline is a little before high noon. FROM every state they come, these people "in govern ment," as the phrase goes, and, according to law, each state is entitled to a certain quota, but most states and all from the Pacific coast, are short of fill ing their share. Nearby states (Continued on Page Pour.) ISSUE THIRD CALL F( London. Dec. 1. (IP) King George VI today summoned all male British subjects from 20 to 23 years of age to register for military service Dec. 9. Approximately 250,000 men are expected to answer the call. This was the third conscrip tion proclamation this year and extends military service to those 22 years old and all those who have reached 20 since June 3, when the first call was made. The call into actual service is expected after the first of Jan uary. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Chief Quartermaster Georgie dispute has beer, d.sgu sed. Both the ..world revolution" has been Patterson staying right on with sides charge intolerable aggres- anelvcd for a ,ong tlme and peo the good old U. S. navy though , s.on of course but we needn't , haye , forgottcn it ,hat having planned to ret.re today , bother with that. The underlying t f t recognize it now on after 20 years service he be- cause of this unequal struggle. , ju "reappearance under a new ing unwilling to desert Uncle j which has shocked both hcml- ' , ' HH Sam during the present emer-: "spheres as few other events in , g - ' , flrrf w . .. gency. Otto DeJarnett advising ai friend to go home and rest to' -rr :ri. u".'"T . '.' he unrealizing the friend lust I . ...j . i ,..,!,..,.. .;West Trojan. Ranger Lee Port again pro-, Europe and represents one of the vlding the world with something i vital preparations for the re unusual, his forest district hav-' sumption of the communist cm- ing two lircs in December, of all things Russians Savage Over Wide Region By Lynn Heinierling Helsinki, Dec. 1. (6:50 p.m., 8:50 a.m., PST)tfP) Fin land formed a new government had been assailed by Moscow, as Russian armed forces re newed and extended their attack upon the country. While the new government was being formed, Russian bombing planes swooped low over the capitol and machine gunned civilians in the streets. Viiborg and other cities also were raided. Russian attacks extended from Finland's extreme Arctic I tip, where soldiers were re ported dropped by parachute from warplanes to seize import ant towns, to Finland's extreme southwestern corner, where Red warships opened a blasting on slaught against the strategic port of Hangoe, guarding the entrance to the Gulf of Finland. Red Warship Sunk Finnish defense batteries on the Russaroe Fortress were re ported to have sent one of the attacking warships to the bot tom of the gulf, and the fortress was said to be still holding out this evening despite furious shelling from the sea and bom bardment from the air. The new Premier is Risto Ryti, 50-year-old governor of the Bank of Finland. His foreign minister is Vaino Tanner, soci alist finance minister in the out going government and regarded as friendly to Russia. Included also, as minister with portfolio, is Juhu Kusti Paasikivi, form er premier experienced in Rus sian affairs and head of the dele gation which had been. . confer ring in Moscow over Russia's territorial demands. (Copenhagen reports said dip lomats expected the new gov- ernment would come to terms with Russia. The Finnish lega tion in London, however, said there was no question of a "sur render ). The new attacks followed ex piration of an ultimatum broad cast by the Moscow radio threatening annihilation of Hel sinki unless an agreement was reached by 3 a.m. (5 p.m. Thurs day, PST). Dropped altogether were Pre mier Aimo K. Cajander, and his foreign minister, Eljas Erkko, both of whom had been attacked bitterly by Moscow as trying to lead Finland into war against Russia. Ports Bombed Russian warplanes bombed Finland's principal ports on her south coast, including Viborg. large sections ofwhich were set aflame yesterday, and Kotka, about 65 miles east of Helinski. Ten Russian bombers were re ported shot down at Viborg. The air attack was carried all (Continued on Page Sli.) Soviet Attack Upon Finland Seen Resumption of Effort To Bring World to Red Fold By DeWitt MacKensle All yesterday, while bewildered citizens of the doll-garden country which is Finland were dying from Russian bombs amidst the ruins of their trim cottages and well-kept public buildings, I heard over and over again, in many places: But why should this horror have to be visited upon little Finland, of all lands one of the most popular countries in the world?" The answer isn't hard to find if we rip through the camouflage with which the Russo-Finnish i these recent turbulent years novo Hmia ( 4it-s.fi-iH , ,' ' ",,"" ,, " . , '", " ' " "hr;,: . . culated to render Russia Impreg - nable against attack from the at nia in (villi viiici in.Liii i Bolshevist moves in eastern sadc for a "world revolution."', I that is, a campaign to bring all i Continue Onslaught i tonight, dropping leaders who FINNISH LEFTISTS STAR! REBELLION IS CLAIM BY TASS Moscow, Dec. 1. (IP) Tass, official Soviet Russian news agency, reported today a Fin nish "people's government" had been formed to overthrow the new Helsinki cabinet, seize the capital and conclude a "pact of mutual assistance between Fin land and Russia." Tass said the new regime was formed at Terijokl, Finnish town near the point where Rus sian troops first crossed the bor der yesterday. A declaration which Tass said the new government issued called for drastic economic changes, Including confiscation of large estates, and a continue ation of the present war until the Finnish capital falls into its hands. (Publication of the proclama tion by Tass indicates it has Russian government approval and it may describe Moscow's intentions concerning Finland's fate). Tass said it had been formed by agreement of representatives of a number of left parties and Finnish soldiers who, it alleged, rose in revolt. (A Helsinki dispatch said the report of formation of a rebel government in Terijoki drew only laughter in the Finnish capital). Rogers Assumes State Bank Helm Salem, Dec. 1. (IP) Arthur A. Rogers, former field repre sentative of the Federal Land bank of Spokane and former president of the First National bank of , Eugene, became state superintendent of banks today. Rogers, appointed by the state banking board on Octo ber 18, succeeds Mark Skinner, a Democrat whose four-year term expired October 1. other countries into the red fold a world-wide Soviet. Effort Shelved If that is a startling statement it really shouldn't be, for the whole thing is laid down in the Bolshevist history of the past I .. . Tl nA..UIfi I lUnt ! the cstablishllJent 0f the Soviet ...... regime, the Bolshevists dissipat- ed thcir resources and energy ! . ,- ,.,nf.ii c.,i. ; "'Z,.. vZ ' , " u by rev Stalin came to power some fif aeo he decided the'is aPPointcd administrator, and ago ne ueciueu raElrl. c- t r. u-,i teen years world drive must await the con solidation of communism at home and the building of a mighty Russia. (Continued on ratf nueej R ussian Glad to Run District Attorney Thomas E,. Dewey of New York formally entered Ihe race for the Republi can presidential nomination to day by declaring he would "be glad to make Ihe fight." CITY'S TAX LEVY TO BE 18.8 MILLS The tax levy for the City of Medford for 1940, has been fixed at 18.8 mills, a decrease of seven-tenths of a mill com pared with this year, when it was 19.5 mills. ' Five of the ten- incorporated towns of the county show levy decreases, and five show In creases, according to figures of the county assessor's office made public today. The largest levy increase is for Butte Falls and amounts to a 9.8 mills boost. The heaviest decrease of 11.7 mills is in the Jacksonville levy. The tax levies for the Incor porated cities are: 1940 1939 Mills Ashland .. 19.3 19.7 .4 less Butte Falls 22.4 12.6 9.8 more Central Pt. 29.2 27.3 1.9 more Eagle Pt... 14.6 15.8 1.2 less Gold Hill.. 25.0 16.8 8.2 more J'Ville 18.1 27.8 11.7 less Medford .. 18.8 19.5 .7 less Phoenix .. 15.1 17.2 2.1 less R. River.... 12.3 13.0 .7 less Talent 21.5 20.7 .8 more The levy for state, county, and schools, will not be compiled until next week, and are in ad dition to the city levies. DEWEY CANDIDACY FORMALLY LISTED N.ew York, Dec. 1. (IP) Dis trict Attorney Thomas E. Dewey today formally entered the cam paign for the Republican presi dential nomination. Replying to a declaration of a group of state party leaders that he could carry this "pivotal state," Dewey told them he would "be glad to make the fight." These leaders just had opened a Dewey headquarters in a cere mony which included the read ing to Dewey by J. Russell Spraguc of nearby Nassau coun ty of the manifesto calling upon Republicans generally to work to bring about a Dewey nomin ation. GETCHELL ESTATE FILED IN PROBATE The estate of the late Delroy Getchcll, widely known Jackson county resident, who passed away two weeks ago. was filed for probate in circuit court to day. No will was left. There are ! three heirs, the widow, a son, ! and a daughter Bayard M. Getchcll. the son. and F. E. Wahl. are named as administrators of the estate. The probable value of personal pro perty is fixed at $50,000, and rental value of realty at $4,500. Action AUTO HIT BY DEER GOES OFF CLIFF ON CRATER LAKE ROAD Ralph Nichols Has Miracu lous Escape in 70-Foot Dive Near Prospect Bridge Ralph Nichols, 34, of 208 South Ivy street, California-Oregon Power company employe, miraculously escaped death last evening when his automobile plunged over a 70-foot preci pice on the Crater Lake high way 38 miles from Medford and continued rolling for 300 feet before lodging, upside down, against two trees. The accident was caused by a buck deer, which became be wildered by the car's headlights and leaped on the running board. The force of .the deer's impact against the machine caused Nichols to lose control, with the result that it veered off the highway and over one of the steepest cliffs on Crater Lake road. Back Injured the Nichols was confined in Com munity hospital today with a back injury, after spending a fairly .comfortable night. X-ray Dictures were being taken this afternoon to determine the fuU extent of the injury, his at tending physician stated. The injured man also complained of pains in his neck and head, the doctor added. The accident occurred about 6:45 last night, while Nichols was driving to Prospect on busi ness. The deer leaped from the shadows on the side of the road and, blinded by the headlights, crashed against the car. The machine, a 1939 Studcbaker coupe, swerved to the right and dropped over the cliff. Although the car was almost completely demolished Nichols managed to extricate himself from the wreckage and climb back to the road, where he was found by a passing motorist and taken to Trail. There, a tele phone call summoned the Rev. Fred M. Wentherford from Med ford. and the latter drove to Trail and brought Nichols back to the Community hospital. Details Blurred The Rev. Wcatherford said to day that Nichols, during the trip back to Medford, was al ternately conscious ana uncon scious and that he was unable to explain how he had climbed back to the road after tne ac cident. Nichols was also unable to remember whether he had been thrown clear of the ma chine or remained inside until it stopped rolling, the Rev Weathcrford said. The accident happened near the Cascade Gorge bridge, about 10 milt's this side of Prospect Nichols had left Medford at 6 p. m., alone in his car Postmaster Frank DcSouza this afternoon announced re ceipt of notice from Washing ton, D. C, that the bid of Miss Edna Eifert for the operation of postoffice station No. 1 had been accepted. The sub-station will be estab lished in the Maytag store at 31 North Bartlctt street, be tween Main and Sixth streets. Miss Eifert will begin to In stall the necessary equipment immediately and the station will be opened for business In a few days, Mr. DcSouza said. The station was closed re cently when the Central Mark- et, where it was housed, at 129 North Central avenue suspended business. St. Patrick, favorite niint of the Irish, was a Roman born in Wales Condemned by Roosevelt t War Bulletins Paris, Dee. 1. UP) Prem ier Daladier warned Germany in a broadcast tonight if she launches unrestricted air war fare France will reply with the lame weapon. The premier, newly invest ed with full decree powers for the duration of the war, bluntly told his countrymen France must be prepared for the possibility that "the en emy fuehrer" will start "bar baric warfare." Paris, Dec. 1 (IP) Patrol and artillery lighting was re ported tonight on the western front in tonight's army high command communique, which said: ''Patrol encounters and reciprocal artillery action on various points of the front." - London, Dec. 1. (IP) The British stesmer Dalryan. 4,558 tons, struck a mine and sank today off ihe southeast coast of England. Her crew was rescued. L ERECT NEW FIR ST. Ground was to be broken at B PY VmTi" - .1 . .. concrete building on the vacant in norm vi ine rvay-iwarsnau Paper Products company build ing at 26 South Fir street. The present Kay - Marshall building will be remodeled to form an Integral part of the new structure. The combined building, having a frontage of 100. feet and a depth of 100 feet, will house both the Kay Marshall company and the Mar shall - Smith - Leonard Printing company, now situated at 139 West Main street. The Improvement will repre sent a substantial Investment, said Joe Marshall, officer of both companies. ' Contract for the building and remodeling was awarded to R. I. Stuart & Sons. The work is to be completed In 90 days. The printing company will then be moved to the new building. A retail stationery store will be maintained at the present location of the printing com pany, Mr. Marshall said. The Kay-Marshall building was formerly occupied by the Davis Transfer company. The property was acquired by the paper products company from G. A. Andrews. The adjoining lot was purchased from J. F. While. The realty transactions were handled by the Mark A. Goldy Agency, Inc. While the present structure is brick, the exterior will be made to conform with the con crete of the new building. Mr, Marshall said. L SLATED TUESDAY District Attorney Frank J. Newman said today the Jackson county grand jury, Royal G. Brown, of Eagle Point, foreman, would be called to convene Tues day, December 5, at 10 o'clock, to consider unfinished business remaining from the previous session, and one new matter. It is anticipated the session will be a short one. Members of the grand jury besides Foreman Brown are: Muriel Carlton, Flounce Rock; Lydia M. Goff, Medford; Millie Tinglcaf, Eagle Point; Frank G. Nygren, Medford, R. F. D.; Guy W. Bishop, and Roy Vaughn, Prospect. RUNAWAY BULLDOZER ROLLS OVER DRIVER Redding, Cal.. Dec. 1. (IP) An 18-ton bulldozer which Gus Thompson, 28, left parked on a hillside, killed him yesterday when It started rolling and he fell under It while trying to reach the controls. T TOTAL YEAR NEAR LAST Pledges Aggregating $16, 321 Compare With $16, 605 Last YearMore Cash The Comunity Chest this year produced pledges totalling $16 321.22 of which $11,522.95 was in cash, the board of directors announced today. This compares with pledges totalling $16,605.72 last year of which $9,780.36 was in cash. The records show that 105 persons who contributed last year had not yet been contacted this year because they were out of town, were not at homo when a solicitor called or for some other reason. These 105 are yet to be called upon and if they give as much as they gave last year the campaign total will be increased $1,027.80 to a grand total of $17,349.02. The directors appealed to these 105 to help wind up the affairs of the cam paign this year by mailing checks for their donations to the Community Chest at the Jackson County Chamber of Pnmn,anUi T) - 4 1 1 t'"8 tea a" being formed to comact the 105 2568 Subscribers Subscribers to the Community Chest this year numbered 2566 without counting the 105 custo mary contributors who are yet to be contacted. Anticipating that each of the 105 will contri bute as in the past, the board of directors figured the final- num ber of contributors at 2871. The number of contributors last year totaled 2U87. The.iCommunity Chest board of dikdviors this year diverged from the usual practice of set ting a goal, deciding to raise as much as the people of the com munity were willing to give and apportioning the fund among the six participating agencies in accordance with budgets a p. (Continued on Page Ceven) U.S. COMMUNIST PAPER LAYS PLIGHT OF Fl AT New York, Dee. l.(lp) The Daily Worker, leading commun ist organ in this country, In a front-page editorial today said "The plight of the Finnish peo ple .. . can be laid at the door step of President Roosevelt." The newspaper also charged that the United States, Great Britain and France were using Finland as a pawn to foment an Imperialistic war o destroy bovlet Russia. (In Boston, the Communist party of Massachusetts distribut ed 100,000 circulars defending the invasion of Finland and ac cusing "the officials of the semi fascist government of Finland" of provoking war deliberately. .'The red army is on the march for peace and socialism and is dealing powerful blows against world imperialism," the circulars said.) The two-column editorial in the Daily Worker said it was 'The sheerest hypocrlcy for the press to pretend moral indigna tion at 'a little country' engaged with a 'big country like the Soviet Union.' 'They know that behind the Finnish ruling cliques stand the mighty forces of British and American Imperialism, goading encouraging, supporting the hos tile acts of Finland." London, Dec. 1. (IP) King George VI will broadcast a mes sage to the British Empire Christmas Day, an official an nouncement said today. TO PEACE-LOVING Formal Statement Makes No Mention of Possible Steps By United States. Washington. Dec. 1. (IP) High government officials were reported today to be considering Imposition of a "moral embargo" on sales of war planes to Russia as an expression of protest against the Soviet. The embargo, as In ihe case of a similar action taken against Japan, would amount io an appeal by Secretary Hull to American manufac- Washington, Dec. 1. (IP) President Roosevelt declared to day that Russia's Invasion of Finland was a "profound shock" to the United States and jeopar dized "the rights of mankind to self government. In a formal statement read to a press conference, the chief executive said all peace loving peoples would unanimously condemn this new resort to mili tary force as the arbiter of inters national differences." The president's statement in full follows: , 'The news of the Soviet naval ' and military bombings within Finnish territory has come as a profound shock to the govern ment and people of the United States. " i Tragic Policy . "Despite efforts made to solvs the dispute by peaceful methods to which no reasonable objection could be offered, one power has chosen to resort to force of arms. "It is tragic to see the policy of force spreading, and to realize that wanton disregard for law U still on the march. "All peace-loving peoples in' those nations that are still hop ing for the continuance of rela tions throughout the world on the basis of law and order will unanimously condemn this new resort to military force as the arbiter of international differ ences. 'To the great misfortune of the world, the present trend to force makes insecure the Inde- rpendent existence of small na tions in every continent and jeopardizes the rights of man kind to self government. 'The people and government of Finland have a long, honor able and wholly peaceful record which has won for them the re spect and warm regard of the people and government of the United States." Before the press conference (Continued oo Page Pour.) FINNISH LEGATION UNABLE TO LEAVE Moscow, Dec. 1. (IP) The spokesman of the Finnish lega tion said today the Soviet Rus sian government had removed the legation's telephones and the staff was unable to obtain passports for its departure. Officials of the legation were unable to say when they would leave for Helsinki and it was thought possible in some quar ters permission might be re fused until the staff of the Soviet consulate in Helsinki had reached Moscow. Radio Highlights By Associated Press (Time is Pacific Standard) Tonight: Fight, WJZ-NBC, 7, Petey Scalzo vs. AHie Stolz; Eu rope, WABC-CBS, 5:53, 11:00, MBS 6:00, 7:15, WEAF-NBC-east 8:00. Saturday: Army-Navy football game, 10:15 a. m., WEAF-NBC, CBS, MBS; Europe, NBC and I CBS, 9:00 a. m. 1 i'