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Thirty-fourth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1940.
No. 243.
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Washington, D. C, Jan. 2.
Sources close to the president
Eive the tip that Franklin Del
ano Roosevelt has cut the budget
so ruthlessly that every section
of Oregon, Washington and Call
fornia will utter screams of pro
test and demand that the sena
tors and representatives of the
Pacific Coast restore the cuts
The full extent of the drastic
action of the president will be
come known within a few hours
when the budget becomes
public property. Advocates of
government ownership of pow
er, reclamation, harbor im
provements, are on the verge
of a severe shock.
TJROM an authoritative source
F these scattering highlights of
what can be expected have been
obtained:
Request of Paul J. Raver, ad
ministrator of Bonneville, has
been slashed almost to the bone.
Raver wanted Bonneville equip
ped with the complete ten units
of generating plants. No more
generators are allowed and the
project in the Columbia river
will have to worry along with
six units. Bonneville's estimate
has been reduced some $4,000,
000. This also cramps the pro
posed expansion of the trans
mission system; may result in a
reduction of the personnel if
not a cut in salaries.
Grand Coulee has received a
cut even deeper than the slice
taken from Bonneville. The
Shasta unit, just south of the
Oregon line, part of the Central
Valley Project, is being budget
ed for barely enough to carry
on the construction leisurely.
.
WILLAMETTE Valley Project
will be lucky to find $1,
500,000 in the budget, which is
quite a drop from the some ten
million dollars it has for the
fiscal year of 1940. President
Roosevelt's action will definite
ly delay the completion of this
project, as it will also delay
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RAINS CAUSE NEW
Ankara, Jan. 2. UP) Torren
tial rains caused new' havoc
in earthquake-stricken . Turkey
today, swelling flood waters
which were believed already to
have caused at least 1,200
deaths.
Whole villages of the Brusa
region in Western Turkey were
reported swept up by the tor
rents and carried into the Sea
of Marmora.
Some new quakes were felt in
the northeastern region which
suffered devastation last week,
but because of shattered com
munication lines it was impos
sible to determine whether there
had been new damage.
Belgians Fire On
Foreign Aircraft
London, Jan. 2. (P) A Reu
ters (British news agency) dis
patch from Brussels said foreign
aircraft flew over Belgium to
day, drawing fire from anti
aircraft guns. Belgian fighter
planes went out to intercept
them.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Mrs. "Stevie" Stevens sur
prised at finding a stranger at
the wheel when she climbed
into the wrong coupe.
Al (Tolliel Tollefson gleefully
counting up the fruits of his
football wagers.
Mary Griner Kelly coming
out of winter hibernation long
enough to greet a few old
friends, she hlamine the influ-
emy for her hermit tendencies.!
ENGLAND IS TOLD
ACTION VIOLATES
PACTJJAGUE
Firm Stand Taken Against
Interference With Mail
On Ships Cases Cited.
Washington, Jan. 2. (IP)
The United States formally pro
tested to the British govern
ment today against Britain's
seizure of mail from the United
States destined to Germany.
This eovernmenC a note to
Britain said, "cannot admit the
rieht of the British authorities to
interfere with American mans
on American or other neutral
shins on the high seas nor can
it admit the right of the Bri
tish government to censor mail
on ships which have involun
tarily entered British ports."
Cases Cited
The state department cited
four soecific cases of British
authorities taking around 1,250
sacks of mail and parcel post
from American and other neu
tral ships.
m,. it,iiti stains note, deliv
ered to the British foreign of- j
fice by the American embassy
in London, stated that with re
gard to mail to or from Britain
"this government readily admits
the right of the British govern
ment to censor private mans
originating in or destined to the
United Kingdom, or private
mails which normally pass
through the United Kingdom for
transmission to their final des
tination." But with regard to other mails
the Hague convention was cited
as recognizing "that postal cor
respondence of neutrals or bel
ligerents is inviolable of the
high seas." The state depart-
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BRITAIN CALLS UP
2 MILLION MORE
London, Jan. 2. (IP) A pro-
lamation by King George VI
calling about 2,000,000 more
Britons to the colors gives the
British a potential army of at
least 3,500,000 men.
It is expected all will be in
service by the end of the year.
The k 1 n g's proclamation,
which he signed last night after
a hurried return from a holi
day at Sandringham, requires
that all male Britons between
19 and 27 years old register for
service.
Previous conscription orders
affected only men 20, 21 and 22
years old a total of 1,500,000
men under arms or technically
mobilized.
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Washington, Jan. 2. (IP)
President Roosevelt signed a
proclamation today enlarging
the area of the Olympic national
park in Washington.
He announced the action at
a press conference, adding that
under an act of congress per
mitting extension of the park
area about 50,000 more acres
could be taken in eventually,
in addition to the area covered
in the proclamation.
Eugene Paper Is
Damaged By Fire
Eugene, Jan. 2. IIP) A cost
ly fire in the back shop brought
heavy damages to the Eugene
Daily News plant this morning.
Officials have not yet an
nounced the extent of the dam
ages, but it is expected the pa
per will print its next few edi
tions on other presses in the
city.
Firemen said flames were
tnougnt to nave started in a
trash pile in the press room.
Bridges Happy
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Expression on the face of Harry Bridges, west coast C. I. O.
leader, reflects his delight as 'he reads congratulatory telegrams
in his San Francisco office following a report by Dean James M.
Landis that Bridges is not a Communist. If ruling is accepted
by labor department, a warrant
will be canceled.
British Attitude Will Guide
Germany in Finnish Conf lict
Berlin, Jan, 2. (IP) Germany, according to authoritative
sources, is keeping a close watch on what kind of aid Britain
gives Finland.
Germany desires to stay out
of the Russian-Finnish conflict
these sources indicated today.
and understands the Soviet Un
ion wishes to settle scores with
Finland alone.
If British soldiers were to
appear on Finnish soil, how
ever, or if munitions deliveries
from Britain were to reach de
cisive proportions, there seems
little doubt Germany would
support Russia actively.
(Britain yesterday informed
the League of Nations that she
would give Finland all assist
ance possible, as the league had
suggested when expelling Rus
sia from league membership.
(Prime Minister Chamberlain
told parliament December 15
that "in addition to air sup
plies to Finland, the govern
ment intends similarly to re
lease other materials which will
be of assistance to the Finnish
government.")
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Marriage licenses In Jackson
county, with a total 206 issued
in 1939, declined more than
50 per cent compared with
1938, when 441 were issued by
the county clerk's office. The
Oregon marriage-medical exam
ination law went into effect a
year ago last December 8, and
the drop was attributed to the
legislation.
The past year was the first
in six years that Dan Cupid's
marksmanship failed to pass the
400 mark; 1937 was high with
a total of 521 licenses, 1936 was
next with 483, 1935 had 445
and 1934 registered 426.
FIRST LADY HELD LAX
Portland, Jan. 2. (IP) Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was cri
ticized yesterday by Mrs. Lee
Davenport of the Portland chap
ter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution for fail
ing to give the complete pledge
of allegiance in a radio broad
cast Sunday.
Mrs. Roosevelt said "I pledge
allegiance to the flag of the
United States " and Mrs.
Davenport says the correct
pledge Includes the words "of
America."
Over Ruling!
for Bridges' deportation probably
SECY. HULL DISCLAIMS
PRESIDENTIAL HOPES;
IS 'OUT OF
Washington, Jan. 2. (IP)
Secretary Hull disclaimed today
personal ambitions for the pres
idency. At his press conference, he
said he knew nothing of reports
that President Roosevelt had
chosen him as his successor. Ho
added immediately that he had
made all the comments that
could be made on this subject,
six to 12 months ago, when in
writing to various persons, he
stated that he had no personal
purposes, in any sense, of a
political nature.
Hull said he also told those
persons he was not giving any
body permission to do or say
anything contrary to that am
tude.
Some of the letters to which
he referred, he recalled, have
been published.
Immediately after the press
conference, a state department
official was authorized to say
to correspondents Hull is out of
politics and he does not want
politics mixed in with depart
mental affairs.
San Francisco, Jan. 2. (IP)
A storm which brought rain to
central and northern California
was moving slowly northward
today.
Another depression area was
moving shoreward from the
Hawaii area and might reach
this state late tomorrow or
Thursday, the weather bureau
reported.
Redding apparently was the
wettest spot, with 2.67 Inches
recorded in 24 hours ending at
4:30 a. m. today.
Surrey Storm Bowl
Washington, Jan. 2. (IP)
Secretary Hopkins told congress
today the United States coast
and geodetic survey had made
excellent progress in surveying
the mixing bowl for storms in
the uncharted waters around
the Aleutian islands and along
the Alaskan coast.
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CONGRESS CHIEFS
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Signs of Battle Cloud Hopes
For Short, Harmonious
Law -Making Session.
"Happy New Year"
Washington. Jan. 2. (IP)
President Roosevelt greeted
congressional leaders at a
White House conference to
day by singing "Happy New
Year to you."
Speaker Bankhead made
that revelation in replying to
a reporter's question as to
whether he had observed the
greeting between Mr. Roose
velt and Vice President Gar
ner. "I never saw a more affec
tionate, brotherly greeting in
my life," said Bankhead. "My
feeling is that the president
and vice president are on
verv affectionate terms."
Washington, Jan. 2. (IP)
President Roosevelt and legis
lative leaders among them
Vice-president Garner canvass
ed the possibilities of a short,
harmonious congressional ses
sion today amid signs that more
controversy than they hoped for
might be in the offing.
Garner, Speaker Bankhead,
and Senator Barkley and Rep.
Rayburn, the senate and house
Democratic leaders, filed into
the chief executive's office
shortly after noon to go over
plans for tomorrows opening
session, at which Mr. Roosevelt
will deliver his annual message.
Message Discussed
The conference brought about
the first meeting between the
president and vice-president
since the latter announced his
candidacy for the Democratic
presidential nomination, which
friends say he will seek regard
less of whether Mr. Roosevelt
stands for a third term.
Upon conclusion of the meet
ing Barkley told reporters the
chief executive had gone over
the major points of his annual
message, but neither he nor the
other conferees would give any
clue to its contents.
The message is still to be
completed and aside from the
legislative meeting and a late
afternoon press conference Mr.
Roosevelt reserved his day for
work on It. An aide Indicated
it might not be finished until
midnight.
Budget Message Early
The budget message which
was originally scheduled to be
sent to congress Thursday is
almost finished. Barkley said no
final arrangements for its sub
mission had been made but he
looked for it "probably Friday'
instead of Thursday.
As for the legislative pro
gram, Barkley said the senate's
schedule has not been worked
out.
The president and his asso
ciates have been represented is
desiring a brief session that
could wind up before the sum
mer political conventions.
Against this plan, however,
is balanced the desire of many
legislators to obtain action on
pet measures and the projected
vigorous battles over the reelp
rocal trade program and fiscal
legislation.
Senator Connelly (D.p Tex.),
a member of the finance com
mittee, raised another important
controversy with a statement he
would reoffcr his proposal to
require the government to
match state grants to the needy
aged on the basis of $2-to-$l up
to a maximum aggregate of $15
a month.
Bank Chartered.
Salem, Jan. 2. (IP) Charter
of a new state bank at Spring
field, which opened its doors
today, was granted today by
State Superintendent of Banks
Arthur A. Rogers. The bank
has a paid-up capital of $25,000
and a surplus of $6,230.
OF
BACKED BY RULING
FROM HIGH COURT
American Federation Of
Labor Defeated in Opinion
On Union Certification.
Washington, Jan. 2. (IP) j
The supreme court upheld
broad powers claimed by the
national labor board today by
ruling that a federal court of
appeals does not have the right
to pass on the board's certifi
cation of a CIO union as the
exclusive collective bargaining
agency for all Pacific coast long
shoremen. This opinion, a defeat for the
American Federation of Labor,
sustained a decision by the
United States court of appeals
for the District of Columbia
that it could not review the
board's action in lumping all
west coast longshoremen in the
voting unit.
Election Power
The federation has contended
the longshoremen of each in
dividual employer should be
permitted to determine their
collective bargaining represen
tative. '
In two other decisions, the
court also upheld the contention
of the labor relations board that
it had the power to direct elec
tions to determine collective
bargaining representation with
out interference by the federal
circuit courts.
One of the decisions sustained
a board order placing the name
of only one labor organization
(a C.I.O. affiliate) on a ballot
for a run off election to deter
mine collective bargaining rep
resentation for employes of the
Consumers Power company of
Jackson, Mich.
The other sustained a board
order directing the complete
disestablishment of an indepen
dent union of employes of the
Falk corporation of Milwaukee.
Unanimous Decisions
All three decisions were
unanimous,
Justice Stone delivered the
opinions in the longshoremen
and consumers power cases.
Justice Black delivered the
third opinion, In which it was
announced Justice McReynolds
had not participated.
"The conclusion is unavoid
able," Justice Stone said in the
longshoremen opinion, "that
congress, as the result of a de
liberate choice of conflicting
policies, has excluded represen
tation certifications of the
board from the review by fed
eral appellate courts authorized
by the Wagner act except in
the circumstances specified in
section 9 (D) of the act."
Japan Loses 1,464,000 Men
In Effort to
Chungking, Jan. 2. (IP) A
Chinese army spokesman as
serted today that Japan's losses
in two and a half years of
war totalled 1,464,000 men,
but added that only 40 per
cent 585,760 were killed or
wounded.
The remainder, he said, had
died of disease or been Inca
pacitated by illness or other
causes.
The best neutral estimates
have put Japanese killed and
wounded at not . more than
two-thirds of the spokesman's
figures.
fThe Japanese assert that
1,218.482 Chinese soldiers were
killed between July, 1937, and
November, 1939. For the same
period they put their own losses
in action at approximately 70,
000. A considerable number
of Japanese troops are known
to have been rendered unfit
First 1940 Baby
Born In Med ford
12:52 a. m. Today
"Little Miss 1940," the first
baby to be born in Mcdford
this year, made her debut to
the world this morning at
12:52 in the Sacred Heart
hospital. She weighs six
pounds, 12 ounces and her
parents are Mr. and Mrs.
Orland Johnston of Beaglo.
The tiny one has not been
officially named by her par
ents as yet.
She is the sixth child to
be born to the Johnstons. A
check of local hospitals today
revealed no other babies for
this year.
SENTENCE LEPKE
TO 14 YEARS FOR
New York, Jan. 2. (IP)
Louis (Lepke) Buchalter, rack
eteer, was sentenced today to
14 years in prison for violation
of the federal narcotics laws.
Lepke was convicted Decem
ber 20 on an indictment charg
ing conspiracy to violate the
laws In the operation of what
the government called a $10,
000,000 International1 narcotics
smuggling syndicate.
Brought before Judge John
C. Knox for sentencing today he
pleaded guilty to nine addi
tional indictments relating to
transportation and concealment
of narcotics.
Lepke, object of a nation
wide search last summer with
rewards totaling $50,000 on his
head, surrendered quietly Au
gust 25 to FBI Director J. Edgar
Hoover.
During his trial the govern
ment attempted to show he con
trolled an international syndi
cate which smuggled narcotics
into the United States illegally
from France, Japan, China and
other countries In 1935, 1936
and 1937. The government
charged he collected 50 percent
of the profits.
District Attorney Thomas E.
Dewey estimated Lcpke's rac
kets had netted him $5,000,000
in extortion money alone,
Strike Still On
At Frisco Docks
San Francisco, Jan. 2. (IP)
A session of union and employer
negotiators In the current San
Francisco dock dispute appar
ently brought few encouraging
developments today, and ended
with an employer spokesman
commenting "the strike Is still
on."
The dispute, which has tied
up most shipping since Novem
ber 10, evidently had been near-
ing settlement as a result of
meetings late last week.
Conquer China
by disease, frostbite and other
causes.)
According to Chinese army
information, the spokesman said,
Japan Is maintaining an army
of 1,680,000 officers and men,
made 'up of 49 divisions, 14
mixed brigades and auxiliary
units. He did not say what por
tion of this force five times
peace strength is In China.
He declared that on account
of the strict enforcement of
conscription In Japan there had
been a shortage in agricultural
output, the 1939 yield being
one-third less than that of 1938
The rice shortage alone, he
asserted, amounted to about
857.000 tons.
(Tokyo dispatches have re
ported the Japanese govern
ment has a program for buying
more than 1,000,000 tons of
rice, the great staple of the.
Japanese diet. Normally Japan
exports more rice than she
Imports.)
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Guns, Clothing Among Spoils
Of War Taken at Base
7 Red Planes Shot Down.
Helsinki, Jan. 2. (IP) The
capture of a Russian army base
and the smashing of an all-day
tank-supported red army attack
at two points on the eastern
front were reported today by
the Finnish army communique.
The Russia base at Aittajokl
"passed from hand to hand dur
ing the day" before the Finns
finally took It, the communique
said, adding that three machine
guns, a field kitchen and 400
overcoats fell into their hands.
Near Lake Lavajarvl the Rus
sians were said to have attacked
the whole day with tanks sup
porting the Infantry only to be
repulsed with the loss of tank.
Gains At Ladoga
Gains northeast of Lake La
doga and In the Suomussalmt
region, scene of the week-end
triumph over the Russian 163rd
division, also were reported.
The Russians, the commun
ique sail), were being pursued
in the direction, of Juntusranta,
near the Finnish-Russian bor
der. The Finns reported seven Red
army planes were shot down
during raids yesterday in which
the southwestern port of Turko
(Abo) suffered heavily. Large
sections lay in smoking ruin
today.
Unofficial reports said num
erous Russian bombers had
been forced down in Finnish
territory by frigid weather and
blizzards.
GETS UNDER WAY
Washington, Jan. 2 (IP) Six
thousand men and women be
gan knocking today at the doors
of 3,200,000 business and in
dustrial establishments In the
United States, seeking informa
tion for the 1940 census of busi
ness, manufacturing, mining and
quarrying.
By May 1, census bureau of
ficials hope to have the answer
to 149 sets of questions as grist
for the first general inventory
of all American business and
industry since 1935, with par
ticular emphasis on trade vol
umes, employment and payrolls.
Each business will answer only
one set of questions.
In the spring, 121,000 more
enumerators will take the field
for the general decennial census
of population, agriculture and
housing.
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LOST AFTER FIGHT
London, Jan. 2. (IP) T h
air ministry announced tonight
two out of three British bomb
ers were missing after a fight
over the North sea with 12
Messerschmidt fighters this
afternoon.
The announcement said one
Messerschmidt was "shot down
in flames" and two others were
driven down and "likely to hava
been lost."
The bulletin said the battle
occurred In the neighborhood
of the German coast.
"Although the Royal Air
Force formation was heavily
outnumbered they gave battle
to the enemy," the announce
ment said.
One bomber had returned, a
second was shot down during
the encounter and the third was
reported "missing.'