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The Weather
Cloudy with occasional rain
tonight and Saturday, no
change In temperature.
Highest yesterday SS
Lowest this morning 4U
Precipitation
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To 5 a. m. today 0
Close at 7 P. M.
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Medford
illBUNE
Full Associated Press
Full United Presi
Thirty-fourth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1939.
No. 217.
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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.
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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.
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