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The Weather Forecast: Rain tonight ind Wednesday; moderate temper ature. . Temixrature Highest yesterday SO l owest till moniliif 31 Precloltatlon Try and See Many people hava a tot of thing! they do not need or want, and want many things Ihry do nifd, TIim prohtrms prompt ly takrit rare of I ha Want -Ad. Way In this news paper. Try and see. Medford Past 14 hour J7 Full Atiociaied Press Full United Prtu Thirty-fourth Year MEDFORP, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1'- No. 249. ui 10 . AT THE Washington, D. C, Jan. 9. The mystery of why the Alum inum Company of America ac quired a site for its plant near Vancouver, on the Washington bank of the Columbia river, in stead of locating on the Wil lamette river on some of the industrial sites is no mystery at all. There are rumors percol ating that the company was in duced to go to Washington rather than Oregon through pol itical pressure. Such an explan ation' if horsefeathers. Taxes "determined the com pany in its selection. Taxes are supposed to be lighter in Wash ington than in Oregon and when an industry prepares to make a long-time investment, involv ing several million dollars, the tax problem is nothing to be sneezed at. Location of the Aluminum company in Wash ington is said to follow the pat tern which has caused several men of large means to leave Oregon and establish residence elsewhere. Some time ago a plan to build a sugar refinery in Ore gon to process raw sugar from the Philippines was abandoned because of Oregon taxes. The motive of the Aluminum company can be expected to in fluence satelite concerns which will come into the area because of the major industry and send them to Washington state. Taxes in the sister states will be com pared when and if one of the big steel companies decides to establish a branch in the Pac ific northwest. Conversations have been going on with one steel outfit for several months. "THIS column confesses error; wishes to make a correc tion. , The statement was made that the payroll of the power dis tribution for the federal hydro plant at Bonneville, estimated in the 1941 budget, was jumped from $294,700 (budget of 1940), to If553,315. That was right so far as it went, but a close exam ination of the bulky budget pro posed by President Roosevelt discloses that the Bonneville payroll Is in excess of 700 and (Continued on Psfle ("our.) IN BATTLE ROYAL Paris, Jan. 9. (IP) A fight between Tightest members and a handful of former communist deputies today marked a riotous beginning of the 1940 session of the French parliament. The communist party in France was outlawed shortly after the start of the war. As the session opened 12 for mer communist deputies some of them in uniform appeared on the floor of the chamber. Georges Levy- Alphandery, dean of the chamber, was about to deliver a.speech just after the session was declared open when Tightest deputies objected to the presence of the former com munists. In the uproar that followed, Leavy - Alphandery temporarily suspended the session. The up roar lasted more than an hour. SIDE GLANCES by THItfNE REPORTERS frank ferl declaring that at $10D a plate the Jackson Day diners must have had a choice of vegetables. Little Joellen Jarvi sprouting three new U'Cth while on a holi day "sojourn in Los Angeles, Papa Sim attributing such mag nificent performance to the r-outhern C-.'ifornia climate, the traitor. The tr- rations of a big, fat cisar in Wes Durkee's mouth indicating li-.e f hiding fortunes in the armory rasslin" ring. T F1GHTI ONLY TO British Prime Minister Says Aid to Finns to Be More Than Mere- Formality London, Jan. 9. (AP via ra dio) Prime Minister Chamber lain in a militant address to the British empire today de clared Britain's aid to Finland "will be no mere formality," and said events in the war with Germany thus far were "merely preliminary" to the main strug gle to come. "It is only on the sea," he. said, "that the war may be said to be in full operation." The prime minister, speaking in a voice choked with emotion, declared the British-French al liance should become perman ent in the interests of "peaceful reconstruction" after the war is over. Progress Reviewed For 55 minutes, Britain's war leader reviewed the progress of the hostilities to date in an ad dress at the lord mayor's lunch eon at Mansion house. It was Chamberlains first public ap pearance of the new year, a year which he said would be a fateful one in the history of the world. He said the "unbelievable" quiet of the first months of the war could only be interpreted as "the quiet of the calm before the storm. The solemn words of the prime minister were frequently interrupted by cheers and ap plause. (His speech was broadcast in the United States over the NBC, CBS and Mutual networks). Speaking of Finland, Cham berlain said: "And now it is the turn of Finland to be attacked by the power (Soviet Russia) with whom Germany made an un holy pact and for whom she sets the example of aggression. Fin land ... is fighting against the forces of unscrupulous violence just as we are ourselves. She is fighting for the same thing, for liberty and for justice. Finns Reassured "That valiant people can rest assured that our response to that resolution (for aid to Fin land) which was passed so re cently at a meeting of the league in Geneva will be no mere formality." Chamberlain said bitterly that the leaders of the German (Continued on Page Ten.) Reames Says Who Will Portland, Jan. 9 (Spl.V "We are going to elect a president who will keep us out of war," former U. S. Senator Evan Reames of Medford told 400 Oregon democrats at a Jackson Day dinner last night. He advocated continuance of liberals in office "because they are In touch with the times." Democrats from all corners of the state foregathered in the annual commemoration of Jack son day. The big gathering listened to the broadcast address of Presi dent Roosevelt, coming from the "ma5ter dinner" at Washington, D. C, at 7 o'clock, to the g"est speaker, Senator Reames. and to the sh it fpeeches of state party leaders. Scnptor Reames at the com mencement of .his address touched briefly upon the early history of the Democratic party reconstructed under the leader ship of Jackson whose eight year administration meant the rise of the people to power In the conduct of government In America. Jackson's predecessors in office,' Reames related, had been feprful that the people were not sufficiently educated in the science of government : properly to conduct the nation during its early years of trial. They administered the nation'! Roosevelt in Jovial Speech Twits Absent Republicans; Skips. Third Term Answer By D. HAROLD OLIVER. Washington, Jan. 9. (P) President Roosevelt's "plate-side chat" to Jackson day diners, lauding independent political think ing and joshing everyone from Republicans to himself, brought cheers and laughter but left unanswered today the question of his future plans. Democratic leaders who heard i the chief executive make a jovial and philosophical talk at last nights $100-a-plate celebration interpreted his remarks various ly as an indirect bid for a third term, as a valedictory, or merely as a studied effort to "keep 'em guessing." Most of the party bigwigs laughingly agreed with Mr. Roosevelt's own comment, how ever, that he was a "self-made riddle" and predicted the riddle would go unsolved for weeks or months. Frivolity Keynote Even though the president failed to allude to the third term issue, Secretary Wallace, speak ing in Dcs Moines, said flatly he hoped the "nominee in 1940 would be President Roosevelt." And at Cleveland Robert H. Jackson, newly appointed at torney general, came virtually as close to advocating a third term. Frivolity was the keynote of the dinner here, and Mr. Roose velt was in a story-telling mood. But his speech had some serious moments. Taking as his theme "by their motives may ye know them," he told his hearers in Washington and at 44 other dinners that it was not so much the party to which a leader belonged, but the deeds he performed in the in terest of the general welfare that counted. "People tell me," he went on, "that I hold to party ties less tenaciously than most of my pre decessors in the presidency, that I have too many people in my administration who are not active party Demos. Impeachment Admitted "I admit the soft impeach ment. My answer is that I do believe in party organization, but only in proportion to its proper place in government." The future, he asserted, lies with those wise political leaders "who realize that the great pub lic is interested more in gov ernment than in politics; that the independent vote in this country has been steadily on the in crease ... "The growing independence of voters, after all, has been proved by the votes in every presidential election since my childhood and the tendency is on the increase. I am too modest, of course, to refer to the most (Continued on Page rbree.) U. S. Will Elect President Keep Country Out of Conflict E 1,1 ""-" X Eran Reamei affairs without partisanship In the interest and for the protec tion of the rights of all. Jack son did not tolerate the thought that the people might be wrong. "Party of People" Through the century that has passed, the Democratic party , SPIRIT OF UNITY, SAYS , GOP. LEADER Topeka, Kas., Jan. 9. (Pi Alf M. Landon, titular leader of the Republican party, assert ed today President Roosevelt's Jackson day speech would make it "difficult" for the nation to "present a united front to those foreign countries watching us closely. "If the president would just give the spirit of unity an op portunity to work in this coun try, it would be so helpful," said Landon. "Instead he makes it difficult i by his foxy way of hiding, play ing with the third term propo sition, the business of inviting three Republicans to this Dem ocratic meeting and then getting up and expressing regret they didn't come. , "He knew they wouldn't at tend the meeting when the in vitations were issued. Those Re publicans' had" no 'business there." The president's 1936 oppon ent frequently has come to the defense of the administration's foreign policy. During a visit in Washington last month, Landon said he was supporting Mr. Roosevelt "100 percent" in ex ternal affairs. But the former governor made no effort to conceal his disapproval after listening to the president's talk. HUGE BREAKERS WRECK CALIFORNIA CITY PIER Manhattan Beach, Calif., Jan. 9. (IP) Huge breakers wrecked the outer 75 feet of the Man hattan . beach municipal pier early today. The damage was estimated at $5000. Paper Sack Robber Portland, Jan. 9. OP) A tall, slender robber carrying an au tomatic pistol in one hand and a paper sack in the other held up his sixth gasoline service sta tion last night. Me dropped $37i into the bag fnm the tati r at 2540 Burnskle street. has progressed with the nation, has remained and is the party of the people. It belongs to the whole people and its leaders are its trustees. No other party than that of the people can produce a Franklin D. Roosrvelt. Reames said, and added that such men come In times when the people need them, Just as Jackson and Lincoln came. "Against the evil of war, civ ilization will find a quick rem edy," the speaker prophesied saying that "there is no divine right in any particular race eith er to rule or to govern the world." Touching upon the increase In unemployment largely through the widely expanded use of labor-saving machinery, the speaker Insisted that "we could at least take care of the aged, regardless of their history or of the lives they have led They have come up under the then existing conditions, met them as best they could and now by some seem to be in the way. This Is a sad commentary In the growth of civilization. Of course, this great country can and will remedy that condi tion." Labor Peace Held Need Through the industrial dcvcl- JCuDtlnued on pee Hue J NAZI ATTACK 11 ON SCOTCH T 33 Men Wounded One Dan ish Vessel Sunk Crowds On Cliffs See Onslaught London, Jan. 9. (IP) Thirty three men were wounded, most ly by machine-gun fire, and one Danish vessel was bombed and sunk as German warplanes were reported to have attacked eleven ships off Britain's coast today. Crowds on the cliffs of the northwest Scottish coast saw a bomb hit the sterm of a Dan ish vessel which sank in about three hours. The crew of this ship, the name of which was not disclosed, was rescued by nearby vessels. so near the coast was part of the encounter that onlook ers heard the rattle of machine- guns. Lightship Attacked One of the vessels attacked it was reported, was a light ship which was machine-gunned intermittently for half an hour. one man being, killed and 32 in jured as the aerial fire raked the deck. This vessel was re lieving another lightship off the east coast of Scotland when at tacked. Another ship was attacked in the same region and -two more farther south. A fifty ship, loc ation of which was not given was reported damaged by bombs from a German Heinkel The attacks were made under the cover of mists. British aviators failed to con tact the enemy due to poor visibility. Two unidentified planes cir cled a town on the Firth of Tay in eastern Scotland and then flew back out to sea. 100 CARS PEARS TBYF The Federal Surplus Com modities corporation, through Donald E. Wilcox, purchasing agent, announced today it would purchase at once 100 cars of pears from the Medford area of the Rogue River valley at the following prices: For 180s and larger sizes, $1.05 per box. For 193s $1.00 per box. For 210s 00c per box. For 225s 80c per box. All prices are fob. Medford. D'Anjous and Cornice will be the varieties purchased, and will comprise 72,000 boxes, making a sizeable dent in the pears in storage. Notice of purchase and other details were being prepared to day by Wilcox and a committee, and actual movement of the pears was expected to be under way by the end of the week. It was announced that fruit growers desiring to sell their pears should get In touch with the office of the agency, 402 uioeny Building, or Dhone 71. Shipment of 300 tons of Win ter Nells pears, purchased by the Canadian Canneries, Ltd., (west ern division) of Miss on. B. C. is underway. The Pinnacle Pack ing company completed shipping m snare oi tne deal last week and the Reter Fruit company is preparing to load its share this wecK. Joe Brown's Bach Brahen In ri.r.A.. Democratlc 8vernor of Ken oronen in C rackup tucky and United States sen Hollywood, Jan. 9. (IP) A broken back will keep Comedian Joe E. Brown in bed in a cast for a month or more. Brown was hurt December 6 in a traffic accident. At first his injuries were believed slight, but yesterday Dr. James W. Young disclosed the back fracture. He believed no permanent ill effects would result RESTING FOR NEW MARCHl FINNS War at Near-Standstill On All Fronts . Is Helsinki Word Air Losses Told Helsinki, Jan. 9. (PI A high Finnish official said today that a lull prevailing on all fronts indicated the invading Russian forces were "momen tarily exhausted" and were gathering strength for a new assault. The Finnish- Russian war came almost to a standstill on all fronts ' during the last 48 hours as far as significant mili tary actions were concerned, the Finnish army communique in dicated. "We can't have a victory like yesterday's every day," the of ficial said, "but today's com munique is very significant ' Yesterday the Finns reported smashing the Russian 44th di vision, killing thousands of Red troops and capturing 1,000, Lull To Continue The spokesman said he be lieved no important Russian of fensive could be expected for some time. President Kyosti Kalllo re ceived the foreign press at the presidential palace and told them the Russians had bombed about 100 localities during the firsts-month - of the -"war and dropped nearly 4,000 bombs. "Although the losses caused are relatively slight, they are of a dreadful nature, Kalllo said. "In one month 234 civil ians have been killed, 269 ser iously injured and 210 slightly wounded." The president disclosed anti aircraft weapons captured from the Russians were being used to strengthen Finland's air 'de fense. J Portland, Jan. 9. (IP) The report of Dean James M. Landis exonerating Harry Bridges of communistic affiliations was branded as "75,000 words of anasthetic" by Ralph E. Moody yesterday in an address before the chamber of commerce. He said he did not believe it would "lull to sleep" the public. Moody, special state attorney during the prosecution of labor racketeers, called Landis, de partment of labor trial examiner in the bridges hearing an "In tellectual pink." FIVE AUTOISTS Five autoists appeared yester day in justice court and paid fines of $2.50 and $4.50 costs for non-possession of operator's licenses, Improper license plates, or improper lights. They were John E. Cooper and Wallace A. Freeman, both of Central Point. Vernon Stewart. Arlie Worrell, and Howard W. McNamara, all of Medford. A - half dozen other autoists were cited to appear today for some of the above offenses, as the state police have launched a general round-up. Ex-Governor Of Kentucky Passes Louisville, Ky., Jan. 9. (IP) C. W. Beckham. former ator, died early today. He was 71. Beckham, then lieutenant governor, became governor in 1900 after the assassination of William Goebel. The veteran politician and lawyer, ill since a stroke of paralysis last August, was a leading figure in Kentucky political history nearly a half century- Helsinki Air If a SaA cote: His face twisted with pain, ily bandaged, the man at lop, Injured in one of the Russian air raids on Helsinki, Finland, Is shown being carried away from the scene. Belowt A Finnish mother bends low to caat a flower Into the grave of her son, killed in a Russian alf raid on Helsinki. WENATCHEE, Wash., Jan. 9. (U.R) A marketing agreement designed "to relieve the financially-harassed ' apple growers and to stabilize the Industry" was proposed by fruit packers and handlers last night and Sec retary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace wai petitioned to call meeting! throughout the Pacific northwest to put the pact Into ef fect Immediately. AUTOIST FOUND DEAD FROM HEART AILMENT Redding, Calif., Jan. 9. P) The body of John CJlark, hous ing and safety expert for the Susanville Fruit company, was found last night in a parked automobile near Chester. Police said Clark'i death apparently resulted from a heart ailment. Clark had brought his wife to Redding for a visit rnd was re turning to his home in Susan ville. . :. Raid Victims and his hinds and wrliti heav KILLED IN SPREE Roseburg, Ore., Jan. 9. W) -George Kingston, 83, Kellogt farmer, waa shoi i.d killed last night by Bill Taylo. 76-year-old bachelor, at the aftermath of drinking party yesterday after noon, Deputy Sheriff Clifford Thornton reported here today. The shooting was discovered shortly before noon today in time to prevent Taylor from car. rylng out his expressed intentio to commit suicide, Thornton re ported. Kellogg is a farming com munity about 40 mile west ot Roseburg. Taylor penned note, found by the officers when they ar rived to Investigate the tragedy. Thornton said, the note stating that Taylor mistook Kingston for a robber. Taylor, taken Into custody, freely admitted thej shooting, but told officers, th deputy said, ha was too drunk at the time to remember any of th 'detail "J--
