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MEDFORP, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1'-
No. 249.
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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
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