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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1939)
The Weather Cloudy tonight and Satur day with showers tontjht, silently colder tonight. Temperature Hljhest yesterday 50 Lowest this morning ,. 41 To 5 p. tn. yMtwrtny....,.,, .03 To 5 a. m. today .09 Medford Full Associated Press Tribune Full United Press A Good Time Right now would be a good time to get pencil and paper and prepare that Want Ad for the Sunday morning edition. There Is always plenty of reader-attention to Sunday Classified. Thirty-fourth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1939 No. 240. IN U-BOAT ATTACK M 15) 5) mi Li Battleship Safe and Pro ceeding on Course Admir alty claims 3 Killed. Berlin, Dee. 29 (P) The supreme command announced today ihat "a German sub marine torpedoed a battleship of the Queen Elizabeth class west of Scotland." London, Dec. 29. (IP) The admiralty announced today that a German submarine had at tacked a British battleship, kill ing three men and causing "some damage." It was asserted unofficially that the battleship was safe af ter the attack and was proceed ing on her course. After receipt of the German announcement that a German submarine had torpedoed a bat tleship of the Queen Elizabeth class, the admiralty issued a short communique: "A tbrpedo attack has been made on a British battleship by a U-boat. Some damage was caused and three men were killed." Ship Unnamed Officials . declined to make further comment and gave no indication what battleship was involved or when or where she was attacked. The Queen Elizabeth class in cludes five ships, the oldest in the British navy,, all laid down before the World war and com pleted in the early years of that conflict before the battle of Jut land. They are the Queen Eliza beth, Warspite, and Valiant, all of 30,600 tons, and the Barham and Malaya, 31,100 tons. Each carries a main battery of eight 15-inch guns. All have under gone considerable reconstruc tion in recent years May Head Guild ; I S3.-jbm. 1 & ADD PERILS FOR QUAKE SURVIVORS Death Total May Reach 50, 000 Ankara Officals Say; More Temblors Feared. Eleanor Roosevelt Denver, Dec. 29. (tP) Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt was nomin ated today to succeed the late Heywood Broun as president of the American Newspaper Guild. The nomination was tele graphed to the guild's interna tional executive committee in New York. Dick Henry, Denver guild president, said Mrs. Roosevelt also was notified by telegram of the nomination and requested to reply whether she could serve in the office. ANGRY SUB SKIPPER SHELLS GRAFT WHICH ESCAPED TORPEDOES London, Dec. 29. (IP) The story of a British freighter that played tag with three torpedoes, so enraging a German subma rine commander that he finally sank the ship with shell fire, was related today in an official Brit ish report which said the sub marine probably was sunk later by a rescue ship. The freighter was the Usk mouth, 2,843 tons, sunk Nov. 23 in the bay of Biscay. The nignt was so clear, the British account said, that the deck officer saw the wake of an approaching torpedo and threw the helm hard over to dodge the projec tile. He did the same with two others. The submarine then came up to within 300 yards of the Usk mouth and shelled her. A French warship 65 miles away received an SOS, sped to the scene, and "by a miracle found the boatswain," who had been thrown into the sea. Drop Ding him a raft, the French at tacked the submarine, and the British said "there is every rea son to believe" the raider was sunk. FORCE S, SHELL OWN IN SALLA Helsinki, Dec. 29. (P) The killing of 600 Russians in a bat tle at Kelja was reported by the Finnish command today as the Red army launched new attacks along the Leningrad-Viipuri railway and the region of Lake Suvanto on the eastern part of the Karelian isthmus. The Finnish communique re ported the Russians left 300 dead on another battlefield in the Sysky lake sector where two Red army battalions were "dispersed." The destruction of five Rus sian tanks and capture of two others and smashing of several Russian attacks also were re ported. The day was marked by re newed Russian air raids on cities of southwestern Finland while the Finnish news agency reported that in the Salla sec tor, where new Red army troops and guns were being brought into action, Russian ar tillery and planes were shelling and bombing their own infantry apparently by mistake. STATE DIRECTOR OF AERONAUTICS TO KEEP NOSE DRY Former Medford Air Lines Manager Succeeds Green wood $200 Per Month. Ankara, Dec. 29. (IP) A mounting death toll in earthquake-stricken Anatolia today led officials to express belief the total dead might reach 50, 000 as starvation, cold and di sease created new perils for sur vivors of the Wednesday catastrophe. Relief trains rushed food and medical supplies to the shattered quake zone, but wrecked com munication facilities and a rag ing blizzard made it seem cer tain additional thousands would die of injuries and exposure be fore help could reach them. Fears of new tremors, pre dicted by Turkish seismologists, added to the terror of the quake region. Bodies In Debris Officials had put the dead and injured in Erzincan prov ince alone at 42.000. It is said that 'numberless thousands" of persons remained buried in the ruins of buildings. Special trains bearing hun dreds of doctors with supplies and medicines managed today to reach some of the ravaged areas isolated since the great temblors of Wednesday. They were unable to reach many localities because of blocked roads and collapsed bridges. Authorities said more trem ors might come in the next ten days. Director Fatin of the Is tanbul observatory said that geo logical disturbance apparently occurred 18 miles below the sur face and . covered . a wide area so that further movements were likely before the strata settled As one item of the tragedy, relief workers reported finding great numbers of stray children in pitiful condition in the moun tainous, icy woods. Three additional earth shocks last night added to distress in the ravaged area of east central Turkey. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS WHEAT, FLOUR SUBSIDY IS ENDED BY WALLACE Washington, Dec. 29. (IP) Secretary Wallace announced today that the agricultural de partment was suspending its wheat and flour export subsidy program, with the exception of exports of flour from the Pacific coast ports to the Philippine islands. BROUGHT $794,188 Salem, Dec. 29. IP) Orego nlans drank $794,188 worth of liquor during November, an in crease of $36,823 over Novem ber, 1938. The increased amount was caused largely by the price increase early this year. The November sales exceeded those of October by $38,000. The liquor control commission re ported a net profit of $267,721 for the month and $1,269,536 for the first five months of the fiscal year beginning July 1 November profits were $9,000 more than those of November, 1938. Food and Drug Labels Must Tell Ingredients and Size W. Vernon Jones coming all the way from San Bernardino, Cal., to his old home town to have his camera stolen from his car. he being trustworthy enough to leave his car un locked. Anita Robertson forgetting she was having a happy birthday. Alice Henney being patience personified while trying on all the clothes in the store on a weary client who was definitely not patience personified. Washington, Dec. 29. (IP) Foods, drugs and cosmetics mov ing in interstate commerce, be ginning New Year's day, must bear labels listing all ingred ients or be subject to seizure by federal authorities. On that day the strict label ing provisions of the 1938 food, drug and cosmetic act take ef fect, in an effort to protect con sumers against adulterated and misbranded products. The labels must carry the name and address of the man ufacturer, backer or distributor; an accurate statement of con tents in weight, measure or nu merical count, and a complete list of ingredients. One exception on the listing of ingredients is made in the case of products for which the food, drug and cosmetic admin istration has established stand ards, after holding public hear ings. Labels on these products must state whether they are be low the standard. Standards have been set up for a few products, including egg products, canned peaches canned tomatoes, tomato puree and pulp, catsup, cheese, some types of canned vegetables, pre serves and jellies. Standards for hundreds of other products will be established within the next two years. Other provisions require that artificial flavoring and coloring and chemical preservatives be declared on food labels. Excep tion is made for artificial color ing In butter, cheese and Ice cream. Coal tar colors used in foods, drugs and cormetfes must be among those certified as harmless. WARNED BY POLICE Augmented Force to Watch Heavy Holiday Traffic Smashup Epidemic Ebbs. Portland, Dec. 29. (U.PJ L. G. Devaney, former manager of United Air Lines at Medford, Ore., was named state aeronau tics director yesterday by the state board of aeronautics to succeed Allen Greenwood, re signed inspector. The board emphasized that Devaney's duties will be largely promotional. He will direct the board's program of fostering aviation in the state and of giv ing advice regarding airports and other problems of the in dustry. If Gov. Charles A. Spraguc approves a tentative plan adopt ed by the board today, licensed mechanics will handle the bulk of inspection duties. They would be responsible for the air worthiness of planes used in intrastate aviation. The new directorial post will supplant the position of inspec tor, from which Greenwood re signed under alleged political pressure several months ago. Greenwood was paid $350 a month; Devaney will get $200. Devaney lives in Portland. He is a native of Roscburg, Ore., and a graduate of Stanford uni versity. He was one of the curliest transport pilots in the United States and was one of the first members of the state board , of aeronautics, having been ap pointed in 1920 for a term by Gov. Ben W. Olcott. Captain Devaney was educat ed in grade and high schools in Roseburg. before . matriculating at Stanfard. He enlisted in the aviation signal corps in 1917, was gradu ated from the school of military aeronautics at Austin, Tex., later Jn the year and then served as lying instructor and aeronauti cal engineering officer at Kelly Field, Tex. No New Year's hilarity will be tolerated behind the wheels of speedy, death dealing auto mobiles on Medford streets or southern Oregon highways, it was indicated today as police prepared to handle the heavy week-end holiday traffic. Both city and state police of ficials said that augmented pa trols would be on 24-hour duty over the holiday period and warned motorists to do their celebrating of the New Year's indoors. The state police radio system will be kept in opera tion later into the night than usual to coordinate the work of patrols. Record Dented While no direct reference was made to last week-end's record it was understood that every ef fort was being made to avert a repetition of the Christmas holiday series of accidents that put a substantial dent in Mod ford's chances for the state safe, ty prize and that adversely af fected Jackson county's stand ing in the safety ratings of coun ties. A dozen accidents occurred in and around Medford during the Christmas holiday and while all of them were minor there were lucky escapes from death or serious injury In two of them. One accident resulted in the fil ing of drunken driving charges. Accidents continued above normal numbers after Christmas and did not taper off until to day. So serious was the situa tion considered that the Med ford Traffic Safely Council ex pressed concern. Added Hazard "Streets and highways are li- Captain Devaney was man ager of United Air Lines here for about four years, from about the middle of 1933 to May, 1937 BLAZE DESTROYS (Continued on Page Three ) TRANSIENT COUPLE FREED TO TRAVEL Vivian Lillian Davis, a fifteen- year-old girl, and her hitchhik ing companion, Ralph James, Carpenter, 20, appeared In jus tice court yesterday charged with vagrancy. They were sen tenced to 30 days in the county jail, but commitment was de ferred upon condition they d part Jackson county at once. They told the court they had promises of work in Portland and are now on their way north The youth and girl left their home town, a village near Pon- tiac, Mich., last fall and headed west. Since then they have been drifting up and down the highways, until detained here two weeks ago. Michigan authorities and the parents of the girl advised of their predicament volunteered no help and "showed no interest In the case," according to local officials. The residence of Mr. and Mrs Lloyd H. Morris on Midway road and practically all of its contents were destroyed by fire late yesterday afternoon. Other buildings on the prop erty were saved by volunteer I firefighters who used a pumper from the state forest patrol headquarters where Mr. Morris is employed as an inspector dur ing most of the year. The Mor ris home was situated about a mile this side of state forest headquarters. The fire was attributed to an overheated or defective flue. Mr. Morris, home alone at the time, was awakened from a nap by the crackling of flames and he found the entire roof of the five-room, frame dwelling on fire. He was able to save only a washing machine from the back porch and a few valued household articles. The loss was covered partly by insurance. 400 PANICKY SHEEP SMOTHER IN HUDDLE Heppner, Dec. 29. iP, A herder at the Lotus Robison ranch discovered yesterday 400 mysteriously panic- stricken sheep piled up In a corral dur ing the night and were killed. Mar Buy Powsr Lin Washington, Dec. 29. HP) Purchase of the transmission line of the Wlllapa Electric com pany between Raymond, Wash., and Aberdeen, Wash., Is con templated by the Bonneville nower adrr.lnistrotion. interior I which have remained department officials said today.) cover in recent days. Pretty Cafe Entertainer Found Slain l If " Fl 4 raa. fjA t i-i U' : o fe;'', , .'CtjTw.. i -SL ( t " f : - . -e-WgtmJ ..... l- ; ,;, , ,. , ,;,, , mTXimmmfSitMmmimmmmtflmSumm Kumarim in f-'ir:mmiitust p-tr"-- -r-- .x.; u.jii), " i- i" i it 'i., wKmmtmim, i m a , - ; " '-a SV.' . ' '! The slashed body of Alice (Jerry) Burns, preiiy i-yur-oia mi toihuiiwi, w. In a vacant lot In Los Angeles early yesterday. Friends said sh had Ult a cat with a strange man, the evening before. Polica art shown at top examining the body. Lower pie lure discloses the meager clues: A yellow gold butterfly brooch, a woman's shoe and an arti ficial red rose. The rose was found beneatk tha right hip of the nuda beauty (A. P. Photos). ' POLICE IDENTIFY GIRL VICTIM OF 1939 Payroll in Industries ; 10-Year Record for Oregon Salem, Dec. 29. (tP) Oregon's 1939 Industrial - payroll will set a 10-year record of about $158,000,000, an Increase ol . ht cii rinnnnn nvw the 1938 navroll. state Industrial acci- . dent commission records showed today. : The payroll for the urst 11 BREAK HINTED IN SAN FRAN STRIKE San Francisco, Dec. 29. IP) The Ship Clerks' association strike committee today adopted a proposal for settlement of the 49-day waterfront labor dispute, but withheld details pending submission of the plan to a full membership meeting next Tues day. Harry Bridges, California CIO director who attended the clerks' meeting, said the plan was a "combination proposal" of various settlement sugges tions which have been submit ted to date. Reports which could not be confirmed hinted at a break soon in strike developments under Los Angeles, Dec. 29. (IP) The nude body of a pretty, 17 year old cafe entertainer was tossed into an abandoned coal yard early yesterday, and today police hunted the person who had stabbed her so brutally. A four-Inch knife blade was Im bedded in her shoulder. ' The victim was Identified, hours after the body was found, as Alice (Jerry) Burns, wife of L. C. (Curly) Burns, former San Bernardino, Cal., railway em ploye. Peggy Clark, 18, and Jack Cody, 20, said they had gone with Mrs. Burns to a show and afterward to a cafe where a "strange man bought Jerry a drink, and she left with him at 4:30 a. m." An hour and a half later Re fugio Ramirez, a butcher, stum bled upon the woman's uncloth ed body, slashed in the face and stabbed six times in the back and shoulders. Police found, beneath her still-warm form, a blood-soaked artificial red rose, a cheap bronze brooch and a woman s black slipper. Deep tire tracks nearby Indi cated an automobile had spurted away. Detective Lieutenants Mile Ledbctter and Lloyd Hurst xaid Miss Clark described Mrs. Burns' companion, when she left the cafe, as a man about 25, with brown hair and bushy eyebrows and "squint eyes." "I warned her not to have anything to do with him, but she told me he had a lot of money and that she was going some place with him," Miss Clark added. At Fort Worth, Texas, Mrs. mnntha nf thlfl vnar was $145. 081,014, with an aniicipaica De cember payroll of $13,000,000 expected to boost the year's to tal to the record. The 1938 pay roll was $147,685,257. The November payroll 01 iui Run exceeded that of Nov ember, 1938 by about $900,000. The sudden spurt in lnausiriai activity is reflected in state un nmninvmpnt mmDensation re ports that unemployment Is at the lowest point in several years. The average numrjer or men mnlnvnri nn fnr this vear was 117.800. compared with 109,- 245 in 1038. A total of 125,726 persons were employed In in dustry during November, com pared with 117,234 a year ago. $300100 SENT TO SUFFERING FINNS Chicago, Dec. 29. IP) The Finnish relief fund drive In the United States In 12 days has nnt SHOO. 100 to Finland, Its chairman, former President Her hnri Hnnv,r. rennrts. The money has been cabled In three $100,000 Instalments, ho Mirf while in Chicago yes terday conferring with leaders of the drive. No goal or quota has been set I jCuntlDuM on ! Rum ) Jewish Rtfuam Hald Up Valnaraiso. Chile, Dec. 29. 1P1 Six hundred German Jew ish refugees who planned to settle in Chile were required to remain aboard the Italian steamer Augustus today pend ing examination ot meir papers on orders of Foreign Minister Abraham Ortega, F.D.J1 SUFFER INJURIES IN WlnrViestM-. V.. Dpe. 29.- fffi Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., and his wife suffered lacerations and hriilRp tn nn automobile Acci dent early today as they wer driving to Washington irom northern Virginia party. , , ' Thev were brought to Me morial hospital by an unidenti fied motorist after their car rammed a parked truck 28 miles east of Winchester. Th young Roosevelts walked Into the hospital unassisted, and at tendants expressed the belief they would be able to leave later today. The president's wife arrived here by automobile from Wash ington shortly after 8 a. m. and summoned a Washington physi cian to consult with Dr. Robert F. Cline, who treated the couple, on whether they should be taken home. Dr. Cline said young Mrs. Roosevelt's injuries included a lacerated forehead and right ear, scratches and abrasions, and that her husband suffered lacerations on the forehead and right arm, a small laceration an the upper left arm and scratches and abrasions. The Injuries, he said, apparently were from fly ing glass. Occupants of the truck were not hurt. I foggy stretch ot road.
