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one now la the time to prepare
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p. m. Saturday nlll be properly
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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1'.
Thirty-fourth Year
No. 223.
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Washington, D. C, Dec. 8.
With 40,000 residents of Seattle
living in dwellings without
either tub or shower, with 30,
000 in dwellings where the
plumbing is outdoors, and sev
eral thousand in dwellings "un
fit for human habitation" (from
the confession of Seattle Hous
ing Authority), President Roose
velt has approved a, loan of
$2,700,000 for slum clearance,
which is worthy of study, as it
is the first USHA loan approved
for the Pacific Northwest.
Seattle project calls for '700
units, total cost of the project
$3,000,000. Of the $3,000,000,
. USHA furnishes $2,700,000 and
the remaining $300,000 is to be
raised by Seattle local authority
selling bonds to local investors.
USHA loan is at 3 V percent
for 60 years, or $5,295,000 to
tal interest for the life of the
loan.
Cost of construction per fanv
lly unit is estimated at $2500
(contracts require prevailing
: wage). As the interest charge
of USHA is $87,750 a year, this
makes the interest charge on
each dwelling unit $125 a year,
or about $10.50 a month.
"TPHE contract requires USHA
to make a yearly contribu
tion of 3 percent of the total
dev e 1 o p m e n t ($3,000,000) to
maintain low rentals to bridge
the gap between the economic
rent necessary to maintain and
operate the housing project and
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F. R.
BUT FAILS TO LEARN
THIRD TERM INTENT
Washington, Dec. 8. (IP)
Alf. M. Lannon, who twice has
challenged President Roosevelt
to disclose his third term inten
tions, talked with the chief
executive for nearly half an
hour today and the subject
wasn t even mentioned.
He reported the president
didn't bring it up and "I didn't
either.
Landon said they had touched
on foreign affairs but only in a
"gossipy way." He had merely
called at the White House to pay
his respects, he said.
Earlier Landon said he was
supporting the administration's
foreign policy one hundred per
cent."
WOLF CREEK SCHOOLS
CLOSED BY EPIDEMIC
Grants Pass, Dec. 8. CP)
Wolf Creek grade and union
high schools closed Thursday
noon because of absences attri
buted to an influenza epidemic
which has at one time or another
temporarily suspended eight
schools in the Rogue River val
ley. Classes are to resume Mon
day. SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Raymond Fish finding fault
with the lighting system in his
daily luncheon place, he carry
ing a small flashlight now to
enable him to see what he 's
eating.
Jack Moran engaging the law
and others in a hunt to locate
his car which he believed stolen,
later discovering he had simply
parked it twice, forgetting the
final time.
Vale Hoots returning to her
post with a hop, skip and a jump
as she was discovered enjoying
a bit of recreation too long.
Ftinicc Winter feeling the ef
fects of too many cooling soft
drinks but all ready to treat a
friend to another.
First Real Exchange of Land
Forces Since Outbreak
Defenders Remain Calm.
By Lynn Helmerllng
Viipurl, Finland, Dec. 8. (IP)
Finnish and Soviet Russian
artillery dueled today near the
village of Summa, only 20 miles
from this southeastern Finnish
outpost and 40 miles inside Fin
land. The engagement opened the
first real artillery exchange be
tween the two forces on land
since the Soviet Russian invas
ion started a week ago yester
day. The military and civilian pop
ulation in Viipuri was calm de
spite bitter war experience only
a week ago when 30 Russian
planes bombed the town. Thirty
civilians were, reported killed
and more than 80 injured then;
Finns said only one soldier was
killed.
The artillery duel indicated
the Russians were nearing the
permanent defense lines of the
Finns.
Russian! Advance
Col. Alexander Mellbloom,
Finnish commandant, said Sov
iet trooos had advanced as
much as 35 miles In some places
along the Karelian isthmus front
but still were not in . contact
with the Mannerheim liue.
There have been no air bom
bardments here since the first
two days of the war when tens
of thousands of windows were
broken and dozens of fires
started.
Klrkenes, Norway, Dec. 8.
(P) The brief, gloomy daylight
of northernmost Finland, com
bined with he Finns' camou
flage tactics, were reported here
today to be causing heavy Rus
sian casualties against relatively
small Finnish losses.
The Finns were said to be
making good use of white uni
forms and other devices to cam
ouflage themselves against the
background of Arctic snow on
the far nothern Finnish front.
These reports said that the re
sult had been that only Russian
troops could be discerned from
distance or from the air and
that Soviet fliers had been ma-
chine-gunning their town troops.
The Russians were said to
have been driven back with
heavy losses after an engage
ment near Ovre Slottet.
FRISCO PORT TIE-UP
SAYS BOARD MEMBER
San Francisco, Dec. 9. (IP)
Dr. Louis Bloch of the United
States maritime labor board an
nounced he would quit San
Francisco's deadlocked port tie
up today and return to Wash
ington and confer on the situa
tion with other board members.
Commenting that the strike of
650 CIO ship clerks had reached
an apparent hopeless impasse,
Dr. Bloch said:
"The two sides feel they are
equally strong and that's Just
too bad for the public.'
Meantime, waterborne com
merce was halted in Oakland
and Alameda in spite of the
"business as usual" sign at the
municipal piers in Oakland. The
city-owned piers were bereft of
shiDS following considerable ac
tivity after settlement several
davs ago of a warehousemen's
strike there.
EX-GOVERNOR MARTIN
NAMED FIRST CITIZEN
Portland, Dec. 8. (tf)--For-mer
Governor Charles H. Mar
tin was named first citizen of
Portland for 1940 today.
The selection was made by
the Portland realty board, which
accorded Dr. Richard Dillehunt,
dean of the University of Ore-,
) gon medical scnooi uie nuuui
i last year.
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MOORE
HAMILTON
Portland, Dec. 8. (IP) The
post of assistant area manager
for the 1940 federal census has
been offered Moore Hamilton,
editor of the Medford News,
area manager Byron Carney
said today.
Mr. Hamilton informed the Mail
Tribune that he had telephoned
his acceptance to Mr. Carney.
Mr. Hamilton said he planned
to leave Monday for Portland
where he will make his head
quarters. He will remain there
until the census work has been
completed. He will be first as
sistant to Mr. Carney. The work
will take about six months, Mr.
Hamilton said.
During his absence the Med
ford News will be in charge of
his wife, the editor stated. Mrs.
Hamilton, society editor of the
weekly, is thoroughly experi
enced in newspaper work.
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LOF
WHITE SLAVE SUSPECT
Merced, Cal., Dec. 8. (IP)
Jack Dix of Cave Junction, Ore.,
testified at Merrill Busby's ab
duction trial today he heard the
man tell the alleged victim, Dor
othy Thompson, 14, that she
would be put in a detention
home if she returned to Cali
fornia. Dix, a state's witness in the
trial of Busby on charges "of
abducting the girl, testified he
was outside his cabin last Sep
tember 19 when he heard an
argument between Busby and
the girl. .
"The girl told the gentleman
she wanted to return to Cali
fornia," Dix said. "He said they
would go on to Mexico instead
and that she would be put in
a detention home for having left
the state."
Dr. F. D. Twining identified
marks on two sheets taken from
a Cave Junction tourist cabin
in which Busby and the girl
allegedly stayed. The sheets
also were identified by Lyle
Harrell, Oregon state police of
ficer, and J. M. Hout, owner
of the camp.
Miss Thompson had testified
that Busby attacked her near
Cave Junction after luring her
from her Livingston home.
12 JAMES
Portland, Dec. 8. (IP) Dun's
business review said today the
"usual rush" of pre-Christmas
trading had started in Portland
area retail stores.
Winter clothing and shoe
sales also increased under the
impetus of colder weather. Gro
cery wholesalers said business
was 10 per cent above last year,
although November was slow,
and large retail chains showed
good profits.
JAMES ROOSEVELT NOW
STUDIO CO. PRESIDENT
Hollywood, Dec. 8. (P)
James Roosevelt, the president's
son, was elevated to presidency
of Samuel Goldwyn Studio com
pany today.
He retains his post as vice-
i presiai'm ox adiuuci uuiuwn
' Productions, Ino
A.
HEM LOSSES AS
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Nazi U-Boat Sent to Bottom
By Bomb From Warplane;
British Destroyer Hit.
London, Dec. 8. () Britain
today announced the sinking of
a German submarine by a Bri
tish warplane, the damaging of
one of her own destroyers by a
torpedo and the loss of a Bri
tish merchant vessel with 43 of
her crew missing in a sudden
quickening of the war at sea.
Shortly after the air ministry
announced the warplane had
sunk the enemy submersible
with two direct bombing hits,
the admiralty announced the
damaging of the 1,890-ton des
troyer Jersey by a submarine
fire from a German submarine
yesterday.
Two officers and eight men
were missing and believed
killed, and 12 men were injured.
The Jersey reached her harbor.
Identify Lost Ship
The admiralty identified one
of its earlier losses, disclosing
that the 1,360-ton Blanche was
the destroyer previously an
nounced sunk by a mineNov.
13.
Britain's merchant sea losses
continued at a faster pace.
The steamer Navosota, an 8,-
795-ton vessel, was reported to
have been torpedoed in the At
lantic. Forty-three of her crew
were reported missing and 44
survivors were landed.
The 1,088-ton cargo steamer
Morel struck a mine off the
southeast coast and sank with
only two of her crew of 17 or
18 reported rescued
The landing of survivors dis
closed the sinking yesterday of
the 734-ton British steamer
Whintown after a collision with
the trawler Leo
Lloyd's listed the merchant
shipping losses for the allies up
to yesterday since the beginning
of the war as
British 86 vessels totalling
330,758 tons;
French 10
55,285 tons;
vessels totalling
Polish one 14,294-ton steam
er.
Lloyd's listed the 1,478-ton
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JAP TAXPAYERS GIVEN
NATIONALIST SHOT AS
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Tokyo, Dec. 8. (U.R) The
ultra - nationalist organization,
Shiunso, today published a page
advertisement in the newspaper
Yomiuri urging the "people to
help save humanity from ag
gressive wars."
The statement urged "a quick
and generous settlement of the
China incident in order to as
sume fulfillment of Japan's
great mission to make the whole
universe one family
"We think now is the time
for a divine wind to remove
from Japan all utilitarian and
opposition Ideas," the statement
said. "When Japan, thus purl
ficd, rises to bring world peace
starting with a settlement of our
holy war in China there an
be no doubt but that the whole
universe will recognize our mis
sion of wisdom and love and
that we will be able to prove
ours is a divine nation which
manifests its strength through
courage and firmness."
The Shiunso long has been
known as one of the most vig
orous of the ultra-nationalist
societies. The advertisement was
believed part of a campaign to
prepare the people for addi
tional sacrifices because of con
tinuation of the China conflict,
Protests Blockade
Hoover Asks Contributions
From American Public for
Relief of Suffering Finns
Los Angeles, Dec. 8. (P) Herbert Hoover, former presi
dent of the United States, and chairman for the commission
of relief in Belgium during the World war. Issued (he follow
ing statement today:
"America has a duty to do its.
part in the relief of the hideous
suffering of the Finnish people.
Our people should have an out
let in which to express their in
dividual and their practical sym
pathy. I have consented to or
ganize a nation-wide Finnish re
lief fund for this purpose.
Appeal To People
"I appeal to the American
people for its support.
"Finland is not a rich coun
try. The people have little re
serve for emergency. They are
making a heroic defense. Air at
tacks have compelled the evac
uation of civilians from their
towns and cities. Hundreds of
thousands of women and chil
dren have been driven from
their homes in the middle of
northern winter. Many are
already, and more will be, refu
gees outside of their own coun
try. Many are destitute. Others
are without adequate sneuer.
clothing and food. This fund is
for the purpose of serving these
broad needs.
"The American Red Cross has
appealed for funds to furnish
medicines, hospital supplies, and
many garments will be provided
through their, chapters.. They
should be supported. The two
funds will co-operate fully.
"I realize the present needs
of many of our own people and
also the needs of the Polish peo
ple as well, the committee of
which I am also a member. I
would not wish any contribu
tions to this fund to lessen the
support of all these needs.
"But in this time of our sor
row and sympathy for the plight
of Finland, America should also
make sacrifices for them.
Deposit At Banks
"A nation-wide sponsorship is
being constituted for the gen
eral conduct of the fund. Emer
gency supplies can be obtained
in Norway and Sweden pending
shipment from the United
States. My former colleagues in
Belgian relief have volunteered
to undertake the work of ad
ministration under leadership of
Mr. Edgar Rickard, and an of
fice has been established at the
Graybar building, New York,
N. Y. Contributions may be de
posited with your bank, with
directions to transmit it to the
Finnish relief fund at the Chnse
National bank. New York.
"I hope that those who can
afford it will contribute gen
erously. Contributions no mut
ter how small are the evidence
of our sympathy.
Herbert Hoover.
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WEDS MR. FINCH
Reno, Nev., Dec. 8. (IP)
Marriage licenses issued here
today included:
Douglas B. Finch, 29, and Lu
cille Murray, 26, both Medford,
Ore.
The marriage of Miss Murray
and Mr. Finch took place today
at 1 o'clock In the Reno Luth
eran church. They were unat
tended. The bride, well known Med
ford girl and graduate of Med
ford high school, is the daugh
ter of Mrs. Josephine F. Mur
ray and the late C. C. Murray.
Mr. Finch, associated with
United States forest service, is
the brother of Breynton Finch.
His parents reside in Lakevlew.
The newly wedded couple are
expected to return here In a few
days to make their home.
Christmas Mail
Fairbanks, Alaska, Dec. 8.
(U.R) The major portion of Fair
banks' Christmas mail left here
today in 15 pouches and two
large truckloads. Last shipment
of Yule mail will leave next
week for the Pacific coast ar.d
some midwestern states,
CHIEF OF POLICE
IN FINANCE
Redding, Calif., Dec. 8. (IP)
H. F. Riley, Redding chief of
police and city tax collector,
was hunted by county authori
ties today for questioning In the
grand jury's investigation of the
police department and of city
financial affairs.
The grand jury yesterday
seized city tax record books and
counted tax money held by the
police department.
Sheriff W. W. Sublett sought
Riley to serve him with a grand
jury subpoena. Riley was en
route to police headquarters for
grand jury evidence when he
disappeared at 2 p.m. Wednesday,-
-... -
.... . . Audit Urged
Meantime, the grand jury
asked the city council to order
an audit of city police records
and tax books "as much for Ri
ley's protection as for the pub
lic." The grand jury was told an
attempt might be made to
"frame" Riley.
The grand jury found $25,
897.17 In tax funds in the po
lice department vault. City
Clerk Winifred Wright esti
mated normal collections for the
first half of the fiscal year, Just
ended, should be about $28,000.
An investigation of the po
lice department was started two
weeks ago after the grand jury
received reports of alleged de
struction of records and short
changing of prisoners.
Missing Again
Janet Benedict
Portland, Ore., Dec. B.-AIP)
Janet Benedict, 18. du" here last
night to visit her sick mother,
was unreported today.
Police Detective Archie Leon
ard said he had no idea what
might have happened to the
girl after San Francisco police
put her aboard a north-bound
bus Wednesday night.
The girl has been missing
from her home here for three
months. She told San Francisco
police she had been held in a
disorderly house for six weeks
and forced to accept the attcn
tions of visitors.
Her mother was seriously in
jured In an automobile wreck
while returning from a futile
frnrrh for the girl in the bay
region
k3l
by Great
Abducted by Kin
Mrs. Alice Vestal MlnM
(above), 22, disclosed In an In
terview at the home of her
parents in Ashland, Ore., how
he was abducted from her Ari
zona home in 1929 by O. V.
Miner, whom the later married.
Miner, arrested In Phoenix, Arli.,
on the 10 year-old child stealing
charge, pleaded guilty.
OFFICER'S TEETH
KNOCKED OUT BY
OFT
Salem, Dec. 8. (IP) State
Policeman Glenn McDonald was
beaten here today by two young
men whom he arrested near Jef
ferson on suspicion of having
stolen a car, but McDonald
brouaht both of his men Into
jail.
McDonald is in a hospital suf
fering from a sprained back and
bruises. All of his teeth were
knocked out,
, He noticed the two men
asleep in a car at Jefferson at
3 a.m. and picked them up be
cause the license plates were
those of a stolon car. When he
got near Salem the men attacked
him and wrecked his patrol car
in a ditch.
McDonald didn't let them get
away, however, and called state
police headquarters, which sent
out another car.
The two men, each about 22
years old, had several guns in
the back scat of the car In which
they were picked up, police said.
State police Lt. Max Alford
said the car was stolen In Port
land November 29. He said both
of the men gave Kansas City,
Mo., as their home, but he said
ho doubted that they told the
truth as to their names and resi
dence. The men, Lieutenant Alford
said, claimed they were broth
ers, Roy and Robert Powers.
Lieutenant Alford said the
two men confessed today that
they held up Pats Tavern In
Portland last night and that they
held up the Linnton bus depot
near Portland several days ago.
O. W. Splkcr, Klamath Falls
salesman, retraced his travels
along the Pacific and Green
springs highways today In an
effort to show state police where
he picked up a hitch-hiker who
was later slain near Albany,
Spiker was forced into the
trunk of his automobile but
opened the cover with a screw
driver and escaped while the
car was passing through Eugene,
State Patrolman Wallace Hug
intercepted the car and shot the
unidentified driver. The hitch
hiker refused to halt and opened
lire on the officer.
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Britain
I RESERVES RIGHT
OF RECOVERY IF
DAMAGE RESULTS
Blockade Of German Goods
Coming Out Through Neu
trals Held Law Breach.
Washington, Dec. 8. (IP)
The United States, formally re
serving all its rights to recover
on damages which it may suffer
as a result of Britain's blockade
of German exports, today called
the blockade a breach of the
principles of international law.
In a formal note to Great Bri
tain made public by the stats
department the American gov
ernment said it was "under the
necessity of requesting that
measures adopted by the British
government shall not cause In
terference with the legitimate
trade of its nationals and of re
serving meanwhile all its rights
and the rights of its nationals
whenever, and to the extent
that, they may be infringed."
In Effect Monday
Britain put into effect Mon
day a virtual blockade against
German exports, coming out
through neutral countries and
destined for Overseas consumers.
The state department told Bri
tain, "Quite apart from the
principles of international law
thus involved, the maintenance
of the Integrity of which can
not be too strongly emphasized
at this time when a tendency
toward disrespect for law in in
ternational relations is threaten
ing the security of peace loving
nations, there are practical
reasons which move my govern
ment to take notice of the order
in council here in question." .
These practical reasons were
listed as:
1. In many cases orders for
goods of German origin have
been placed by Americans for
which they already have mads
payment in whole or in part or
have otherwise obligated them
selves.
2. In other cases goods pur
chases from Germany or which
might be purchased, cannot
readily, if at all, be duplicated
in other markets, and are need
ed by American purchasers for
carrying on their legitimate
trade, industry and professions.
The state department was here
referring to such items as fin
precision Instruments.
The department also told the
British foreign office that the
British order. If applied liter
ally, "would subject American
vessels to diversion to British
ports If they are found to b
carrying goods of German origin
or German ownership regardless
of the place of lading of such
goods or the place of destination
and regardless of the ownership
of the goods at the time that
the vessel is Intercepted."
High Seas
Cannon Beach, Ore., Dec. 8.
(IP) Tremendous seas toured
over wooden bulkheads at Can
non Beach today, raging farther
Inland than high tides reached
In the spring. Ecola Inn and
nearby summer homes wers
threatened.
Radio Highlights
The University of Southern
California-University of Califor
nia at Los Angeles football gams
Saturday for the coast confer
ence championship will ds
broadcast b y radio station
KMED. Play-by-play description
of the game will start at 1:45
p.m.
By Associated Press
(Time Is Pacific Standard)
Tonight: Europe WABC-CB3
5:58, 8; MBS 6, 7:20; WEAF-
NBC-East 8.
WJZ-NBC 7:4S Sen. Rush
Holt talk.
MBS 8:30 Sen. Burton K.
Wheeler on "Democracy and
Government.. In -Tomorrow's
World."