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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1940.
No. 248.
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HWlL SCRAPS WARRANT!
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Washington, D. C, Jan. 8.
Payroll of the power distribu
tion of the Bonneville project,
which is apart from the power
plant operated by the army en
gineers, is being increased more
than one-third of a million dol
lars for the fiscal year starting
next June 1, according to the
president's budget. The payroll
is being jumped from $294,700
(budget of 1940), to $553,315.
What the Bonneville operators
requested was about $750,000,
but the president reduced it.
This is for the payroll alone,
does not include funds for con
struction and all sorts of sup
plies and expenses. Administra
tor Paul J. Raver anticipated a
busy year with flittings hither
and yon, for the budget gives
an item of $27,000 for travel
which is $10,000 more for travel
purposes than was budgeted for
1940.
FOR telephones and telegrams
Bonneville has an item of
$12,900 in the new budget, an
increase of $7080 over this ex
pense in the current year. And
as the project is becoming a
major industry it is increasing
its fleet of passenger automo
biles. The list of high-salaried
officials is Imposing and all
these salaries, automobiles, tra
vel expenses, etc., must be paid
for by the consumers of Eonne-i
ville power, It will all Be re
flected in the monthly bill.
The Item for operation and
maintenance is $850,000 and
was $400,000 in the current
year. This was the item which
the administrator put in for
$750,000, and which was re
duced $100,000 by Mr. Roose
velt. When the payroll is de
ducted from the $650,000 it
leaves $107,000 for maintenance
(travel, telephones, autos, sup
plies). RIR.
Roosevelt informed con-
cress that to continue dis
tribution of power $6,000,000
more is required which should
permit orderly construction of
facilities to areas where con
tracts have been "or may be"
negotiated.
PRESIDENT Roosevelt's advo
cacy of the reciprocal trade
agreements was not included in
his message "on the state of the
union" until almost the last
thing. It was not in the" draft as
read to the cabinet. Secretary
of State Cardell Hull declared
(Continued on Pa Pour.)
LEAVE HOSPITAL
Baltimore, Jan. 8. (Scar
face Al Capone left his hospital
bed today and moved Into a
house here, still facing a long
siege of medical treatment for
the lingering brain malady he
contracted in prison.
His physician, Dr. Joseph E.
Moore, announced the ex-gang
chieftain's departure, and said
at the same time it was "too
early" to tell whether Capone
would benefit from his hospitali
zation. Dr. Moore said Capone had
shown "some improvement"
since he entered Union Memo
rial hospital November 16, after
being released from federal cus
tody.
He said Canone would be
"able to take short walks." In
a formal statement, he explained
the former gang overlord "is
suffering from a long-standing
nervous disorder, for which he
has undergone drastic treatment
and for which medical care still
is necessary."
Gill Goes East
Portland, Jan. 8.--W) Ra
W. Gill, master of the Oregon
state grange, left yesterday to
attend a round table discussion
in New York under sponsorship
of a national magazine. He will
represent agriculture.
No Error in Findings and
Conclusion of Trial Ex
aminer Landis Is Word
Washington, Jan. 8. (IP)
Secretary of Labor Perkins to
day approved an examiner's
finding that Harry Bridges, west
coast CIO leader, was neither
a member of nor affiliate with
the communist party, and can
celled a deportation warrant is
sued against him in 1938.
"I have examined and re
vised the report and the testi
mony, Miss Perkins said in
a statement. "I find no error in
the findings and conclusion of
the trial examiner and therefore
approve the report."
The examiner was James M.
Landis. dean of the Harvard
law school. Landis made his re
port after a 10 weeks' hearing.
The government instituted
deportation proceedings against
the CIO leader in 1938 to send
him back to his native Austra
lia on the grounds he was a
member of the communist party
and that the party allegedly ad
vocated the overthrow of gov
ernment by force and violence.
ITALY WILL SUPPORT
FOR BALKAN DEFENSE
Rome, Jan. 8. (Authori
tative fascists indicated today
that Italy would support Hun
gary's territorial claims in re
turn for Hungary's aid in de
fense of the Balkans against
danger of invasion by Russia.
Such responsible sources as
Virginio Gayda, editor of II Glor
nale D'ltalia who usually speaks
for the government, denied flat
ly, however, that any new for
mal agreements had been nego
tiated by Foreign Minister Count
Ciano and the Hungarian foreign
minister, Count Istvan Csaky, in
their week-end conference at
Venice.
(In Budapest Counts Ciano
and Csaky were reported to have
agreed on a defensive alliance
assuring Hungary of Italian sup
port against invasion by either
Germany or Russia.)
Gayda, writing for his news
paper from Venice, said the
meeting of the two diplomats
was a warning to everybody that
"Hungary is at the side of Italian
policy in the general lines which
it is tracing and in the methods
which it intends to follow for its
development, just as Italy stands
beside Hungary in the particular
problems which she has raised
and which form the substance
of her foreign policy."
Nothing was disclosed of the
methods Italy intends to follow
to keep war out of the Balkans.
Nation's Railroads Warned
Of Increasing Competition
Washington, Jan. 8. 41P) Thei
interstate commerce commission
told the nation's railroads today
that they faced steadily increas
ing competition from other
types of carriers.
In its annual report to con
gress, the ICC said "remedial
legislation such as it is possible"
to evolve from the pending
omnibus transportation bill "is
desirable and should produce
good results." It added:
'Too much should not, how
ever, be expected from it. The
most important things it would
do arc these: (1) It would bring
water carriers engaged In do-
mpetic trades within the com
mission's Jurisdiction and sub-
ject them to much the same sort
of regulation as is now provided
for the railroads and motor car-
ricrs; and (2) It would create a j
new and temporary agency to
study and report upon the rela
tive economy and fitness of rail,
water, and motor carrier for
Aberdeen Victim 1 1
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Mrs. Dick Law (above), wife
c.' a CIO union official of Aber
deen, Wash., slain Friday night
in her home in that city had
returned there only a few days
previously after having visited
her mother-in-law, Mrs. Loretta
Vickery In Medford, during the
holidays.
ICE PICK FIGURED
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Aberdeen, Wash., Jan. 8.
(U.R) An autopsy last night re
vealed Mrs. Dick Law, mur
dered wife of a labor leader
here, was stabbed seven times
with an ice pick as she lay
dying of a brutal attack in her
home Friday night.
'Her skull was crushed with
five blows from a heavy instru
ment. Neither weapon has been
recovered.
Authorities pursued slender
clues after abandoning an ear
lier theory that labor animosity
was responsible for the slay
ing.
Drs. I. R. Watkins and B. O.
Swinehart said the blows caused
death between 8 and 11 p.m
The body was found in the ran
sacked bedroom of their home,
Law .international board
member of the International
Woodworkers of America, re
turned from a union meeting
and found police already at the
scene.
Served Pen Term
He said he had no idea who
could have committed the
crime. Police were investigating
possibility he might have made
enemies while serving a two-
year sentence in Oregon State
penitentiary from 1932 to 1934
for house-breaking.
Besides the stab wounds and
bludgeon-blows, officers said
Mrs. Law had bruises on the
thigh and leg.
. Luke S. May, Seattle crimin
ologist investigating the killing,
examined the house today.
transportation service with a
view to promoting their coordi
nated use and avoiding wasteful
and destructive competition,
and upon the extent to which
each of the three types of car
riers are in effect subsidized by
the government.
Ihcse are steps which we
favor. Yet they reflect the
dominant idea of the railroad
committee that the prime trou
ble with the railroads, apart
from general business condi
tions, lies in the fact that they
are meeting with subsidized and
inadequately regulated competi
tion. "We venture the guess that
j even u mis dominant mougm is
! pu.-sued in legislation and its
subsequent administration to
me iuu extern wnicn me lacis
justify, the railroads will con-
tinue to be faced with steadily
increasing participation by oth
er types of carriers in the trans
formation, ei this country,"
FAR FJ$J THREAT
CITED IN URGING
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Chief of Operations Testifies
Before House Committee
Secretary Concurs
Washington, Jan. 8 (IP) The
navy's highest ranking officer
urged congress today to approve
a $1,300,000,000 increase in the
fleet because the international
situation "in conjunction with
far eastern conditions, presents
a threat of world conflagration.
Admiral Harold R. Stark,
chief of naval operations, was a
witness before the house naval
committee. He testified that "if
the United States does not take
immediate action toward increas
ing the strength of its fleet, the
end of the present war will find
us in a relatively weak naval
position."
Secretary Concurs
Hearings on the expansion
program, which experts said
would give this country the
world's greatest navy, opened
under the glare of camera flood
lights.
Secretary Edison, in a brief
preliminary statement, declared
he believed the proposed 25 per
cent increase In the fleet's size
was needed "in view of the
grave international situation."
Stark's testimony indicated
the expansion program had been
revised, since first announced,
to provide for some larger ships
than originally contemplated.
Stark made the disclosure
prior to testifying on the pro
posed expansion before the
house naval committee.
He said the program now
called for 77 combatant ships
and 30 auxiliaries.
Categories Not Revealed
Chairman Vinson (D-Ga.) of
the naval committee originally
announced the proposed 25 per
cent increase in the fleet's ton
nage would provide 95 warships
and 31 auxiliaries.
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HIT BY CAR WHILE
RIDING BICYCLE
Struck by an automobile as
she attempted to ride her bl.
cycle across East Main street in
the 1200 block at 8:30 this
morning, Elaine Winkle, 12-year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
E. W. Winkle of 113 Willam
ette avenue, sustained a "severe
concussion" and bruises and
abrasions, according to her at
tending physician, and was con
fined in Community hospital to
day. X-ray pictures, the doctor
said, disclosed that her skull
was not fractured. She was con
scious this afternoon and the
physician stated that she was
not seriously injured, so far as
could be determined.
The automobile, city police
said, was driven by LeRoy F.
Cline, 30, of 1421 Euclid ave
nue, a mechanic for the Hahn
Motor company.
Cline told police that he was
driving cast on East Main street
and that the Winkle girl was
riding her bicycle in the same
direction. In front of 1206 East
Main street, police quoted the
car driver as explaining, the
girl suddenly turned left across
the street, apparently heading
for an alley on the north side
of the street. She turned sd sud
denly, Cline told police, that he
didn't have time to stop or
swerve to avoid striking her.
The right front fender of the
automobile struck the front
wheel of the bicycle, knocking
the girl to the pavement, Cline
explained to police. Following
the crash the driver stopped his
car, picked up the girl and took
her to the hospital. Cline told
police that she was conscious
when he picked her up, but af
ter reaching the hospital she
laped into unconsciousness for
about a half hour, her physic
ian reported.
FINNS WIPE OUT I
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Thousands Killed, Over 1000
Taken Prisoner; 43 Tanks
in Captured War Material
By Lynn Helmsrling
Helsinki, Jan. 8. (Fin
nish forces wiped out the 44th
Russian division, killing thou
sands and taking more than
1,000 prisoners, near Suomus-
salmi, a special army communi
que reported today.
It was In the northern part of
the Suomussalml region, at the
narrow "waistline" of central
Finland, that the Finns, a week
ago, reported the virtual de
struction of the invaders' 163rd
division.
In the new victory the com
munique said large quantities of
arms and material, including 43
tanks, were captured.
First Word of 44th
Heavy fighting has been re
ported in the Suomussalml sec
tor for days but today's com
munique was the first mention
made of Russia's 44th division.
(Neutral military experts have
estimated there are from 15,000
to 17,000 men in a Russian di
vision.)
The communique said:
"The main object of fighting
in the south part of the Suomus
salml sector in the direction of
Ruate during the last few days
has been the defeat of the 44th
enemy division.
"This object has b t e n
achieved.
"The enemy forces In the main
were destroyed.
"The war booty was large in
cluding 102 different guns, 43
tanks, ten armored cars, one air
plane, 20 tractors, 278 different
cars, among them 16 anti-aircraft
cars, with four anti-aircraft
guns each, 75 automatic rifles,
a number of of arms, 1,170
horses, 47 field kitchens, ct
cetera."
Severe Cold
The severest January cold in
years temperatures ranging 15
to 40 degrees below zero fahren
heit has combined with stub
born Finnish defense and coun
terattacks to halt the red inva
sion, with 5,000 square miles,
one forty-eighth of Finland, in
Russian hands after 40 days of
fighting.
(Dispatches reaching Stock
holm from the Salla sector high
lighted the rigors of warfare
there in the icy wilderness Just
above the Arctic circle.
(A Finnish patrol was report
ed to have come upon a Russian
outpost, protected by barbed
wire in the drifted snow. The
Finns were amazed at the
silence of their enemy's guns as
the patrol inched closer. The
Finns, it was said, finally closed
in on the silent outpost and
found the entire force, 150 men,
frozen to death.)
LINER FIGHTS OFF
NAZI SUBMARINE
Rio De Janeiro, Jan. 8. (IP)
A gun fight between the 14,172
ton British liner Highland Pa
triot and a German submarine
off the Canary islands on Dec.
29 was disclosed today with the
Royal Mall liner's arrival here.
Officers and passengers all
agreed the Highland Patriot was
not hit and the submarine, al
though probably also not hit.
fled after a two-hour scrap.
Passengers asserted one pas
senger had died from injuries
received In a crush which de
veloped in a panic aboard ship
during the fight, but official
British sourc denied there had
been any death.
17 HURT IN SKIING
ON MT. HOOD SLOPES
Mount Hood, Ore., Jan. 8.
1P) Seventeen persons were In
jured in skiing accidents on
Mount Hood over the week end.
Two girls sustained leg fractures
Sunday and a man ruptured a
blood vessel in fall above Tim
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Britain Gets New War Boss
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Leslie Hore-Belisha (right),
war minister of England In a shakeup which put tall, prema
turely gray Oliver Stanley (left), president of the board oi trade,
in his place. They are shown together in London before a cabi
net meeting sometime ago.
EDWARD KELLY GIVEN
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
OFFICE IN PORT
Edward C. Kelly, former
Medford attorney and son of
Mrs. E. E. and the late Colonel
Kelly, has been transferred
from the legal staff of the pub
lic works administration to the
department of Justice with of
fice in Portland, it was learned
here today as Mr. and Mrs.
Kelly left by motorcar for the
northern city. Mr. Kelly spent
the week-end here, Mrs. Kelly
having returned to Medford
some time ago when her hus
band was transferred from Port
land to Nebraska.
Mr. Kelly, who will be asso
ciated In Portland with Frank
P. Keennn, a special assistant
to the attorney general, will be
employed in the lands division
and will devote his time to the
case of the United States versus
the Northern Pacific railroad.
The railroad case, which per
tains to land grants, has been
in litigation for 10 years and
one phase Is scheduled for argu
ment before the U. s. supreme
court in March.
The Kelly children will re
main here until this term of
school is completed.
SABOTAGE FEARED
AT
Washington, Jan. l.(lP
The Justtec department said to
day it had recommended steps
be taken to "avoid sabotage"
at the giant Boulder dam near
Las Vegas, Nov.
The recommendation, it said,
followed an FBI survey "some
time ago," in which "no evl
dence of sabotage" was found
Recently the reclamation bureau
placed restrictions on travel
near the dam.
A state department official
said meanwhile his agency had
passed on to the FBI last month
a rumor that a plot had been or
ganized to blow up the huge
federal project.
Citizens' of an unnamed for
eign country were rumored to
have been involved. The official
did not disclose the source of
the report nor the supposed
method to be followed. Ho said
this was all the information the
department had
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HUSBAND PUT
Athens,' Ohio, Jan. 8. (IP)
Clinging to a Bible her husband
gave her for Christmas, 10-year
old Mary Alice Llmberg was
taken to the county children's
home today as a judge moved
to annul her marriage.
Judge Francis White had sen-
tenced the child to the ' Ohio
girls' industrial school, but re
considered. At the children's
home, Mary Alice said, she will
study to be a better wife to
Charles Schall, 21-year old
miner, when they can remarry.
Schall, starting a one-year
term in the Nelsonville Jail, pro
mised to "wait" for the girl
from whom he was separated
in a courtroom Suturday,
Mary Alice's step-father, Don-
Id Hudnall, filed delinquency
charges against his wife, who
falsified her daughters age in
marriage license application,
and the newlywcds.
LAST TULE DIKE
Tulelakc. Calif., Jan. 8. (IP)
The Steele Land and Livestock
company watched the water ris
ing in the Tule lake sump today
and began moving the company
buildings,
The Steele holdings, including
the only privately owned land
around the sump, have been
completely lnnuncfiited after
three successive dike breaks
and Monday the water broke
through the last barrier protect
ing the permanent buildings.
Other private land still
protected by
the reclamation
bureau dike.
Stork Takes Holiday
Miami, Ariz., Jan. 8. (IP)
Has the stork taken a holiday?
No birth has been reported in
this community of about 10,000
since midnight Dev. 31. Merc
hants who annually shower gifts
on tue first baby of the year are
beginning to wonder at the de
lay. Olympia, Wash., Jan. 8. (IP)
Edward L. Farnsworth, 76, for
12 years a Washington state
legislator, died at his home here
last night after an extended Ill-ties'
WILL BE FIRST IN
CONGRESSDEBATE
'erennial Controversy Voted
No. 1 On List of Matters
Before New Session
Washington, Jan. 8. (P)
The house plunged Into its first
legislative controversy of the
new session today bj' voting to
start debate tomorrow on the
perennial antl-lynchlng bill.
By a standing vote announced
by Speaker Bankhead as 170 to
67, the house ratified a petition
signed earlier by 218 members
to force the legislation to the
floor for debate. Representative
Cox (D-Ga.) denounced the leg
islation as representing "sense
less and Ignorant hostility to
ward the south.
A roll call vote of 256 to 114
affirmed the standing vote.
Reciprocal Power
Chairman Doughton (D-N.C.)
of the house ways and meam
committee, brought up another
controversial issue by introduc
ing a bill to extend for three
years the president's powers to
negotiate reciprocal trade agree
ments. Congress granted the power
originally in 1934 and renewed
it for three years In 1937. The
current authority expires June
12,
Senator Harrison (D-Misi)
failed in an effort to obtain im
mediate senate approval of his
plan to create a special congres-. '
sional budget-making commit
tee. Harrison, chairman of the
senate finance committee, had
suggested a 24-man joint com
mittee to examine President
Roosevelt's budget and make
comprehensive fiscal recommen
dations of its own.
B AUTOISTS CITED
ON LICENSE LACK
State police over the week
end cited six Jackson county
residents to appear in justice of
the peace court on charges of
driving automobile s without
1940 license plates, and warned
that more arrests would com
If the new licenses were not ap
plied for at once.
Cited to appear at various
times this week were Arlie Wor
rell, 60, of route 4; Robert B.
White, SO, of Phoenix; Leonard
E. Wood, 18, of Grants Pass;
Clarence E, Powell, 22, of rout
1; Dall D. Lapler, 35, of Eagle
Point and Dclbert G. Miller, 26,
of route 2.
John Emerson Cooper, 40, of
Central Point and Wallace B.
Freeland, 36, of Central Point,
were cited for driving cars with
out operator's licenses.
Howard W. McNamara, 23.
was cited for operating a truck
without clearance lights.
TWO LITTLE GIRLS
DIE IN BLAZING HOME
Somerset, Pa., Jan. 8. (IP)
Two small girls burned to death
today in their blazing home near
here as their parents, both badly
burned, sought vainly to save
them.
The victims were four-year-old
Christine and six-year old
Barbara Jean Baker, daughters
of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Baker.
The mother discovered the
blaze and tossed an older son
from a second story window
Into a snowbank. Then she and
her husband tried futilcly to
rescue the little girls.
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