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MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 1940.
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Washington, D. C, Jan. 13.
Believe it or not, because of the
discount in exchange (depreciat
ed currency), the American lum
ber industry is helpless to meet
competition from British Colum
bia in the markets of the United
States. The Canadians can un
dersell American operators in
the American market. When it
is considered that 60 percent of
the income of Oregon comes
from trees, and almost as high
a percent in Washington state,
the importance of the depreciat
ed currency of Canada to the
Pacific northwest Is apparent.
Such is the statement of 91
men of Oregon and Washington,
signed to a petition to Secretary
of State Cordell Hull, begging
him to modify the trade treaty
between the United States and
Canada. There is not a lumber
man of standing in the two
states who. is not joining in this
petition, with the exception of
the Ponderosa pine belt. From
Klamath Tails, Medford, Coos
Bay, Astoria, Longview, Gray's
Harbor to Bellingham, the lum
bermen are united in seeking a
change In the treaty.
These 91 lumbermen are he
employers of many thousands
of workers (highest minimum
scale in the country under the
wage-hour act), and if they find
foreign competition impossible
to meet, it means increased un
employment in., the north-west.
THERE s a reservation in the
Windsor Pastor Aids Dancer
SAY NAZIS MASS
Action Unexplained But The
Netherlands Unworried
All Leave Cancelled and
Air Drills Ordered.
H BUSINESS BLOCK
trade agreement (Article
XIII) permitting modification in
the event of variations of ex
change "so substantial as to
prejudice the industries or com
merce" of the contracting part
ies. Lumbermen ask that the
treaty be modified under this
article and they show that the
managed depreciation of Cana
dian exchange has completely
offset all forms of protection for
American lumber retained in
the trade agreement and it has
wholly changed the competitive
status of Candian lumber in the
United States.
Mills of western Canada have
been operating at capacity dur
ing 1939, and since the war
their docks have been crowded
with lumber awaiting shipment.
Most of the lumber is for Eng
land, but actual movement is
uncertain. Already surplus pro
duction of the upper grades of
lumber are flowing into the
United States and should lower
grade items, under order from
England, pile up the lumbermen
expect the Canadians to do
wholesale dumping in the Amer
ican market.
By the Associated Press
. Belgium unexpectedly called
ail soldiers on leave back to
their posts last night amid un
official reports of strong Ger
man troop concentrations and
movements on the frontier.
There was no official expla
nation of the order which sent
messengers speeding through
Brussels in freezing weather to
call soldiers and officers from
cafes, theaters and night clubs.
The order also was read over
the radio.
In The Netherlands Bel
gium's partner in two unsuc
cessful moves to bring peace
to Europe officials at the
Hague said there was no reason
for alarm in the Belgian order.
It was the third time Belgian
soldiers had been called abrup
tly from leave.
Brussels, Jan. 14.- (P) Bel-
glum by radio and courier late
last night suddenly called all
soldiers on leave back to their
posts throughout the kingdom.
There was no official expla
nation. Private reports, how
ever, said that strong German I
troop concentrations and move
ments on the frontier seemed
to have been behind the order -Messengers
sped through
Brussels in freezing weather
and entered cafes, theatres and
night clubs to summon soldiers
and officers.
Earlier, the defense ministry
had cancelled air raid precau
tions trials scheduled for Sun
day. Here also, officials made
no explanation.
There were indications that
new men were being called to
the colors.
Several groups of officers liv
ing in Brussels hotels checked
out suddenly.
The sound of constant artil
lery fire was heard across the
frontier from Luxembourg, but
the Grand Duchy itself was re
ported completely calm.
In The Netherlands, officials
at the Hague said the cancel
lation of Belgian leaves left the
situation unchanged for the
Dutch.
"There is not a single reason
for disquiet", they added.
This was the third time since
the European war began that
Belgian soldiers have been re
called abruptly from leave.
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Patricia Winfrey, jobless dancer from New York who went
io jail in Los Angeles in preference to becoming a strip-tease
dancer, is shown as she was released in the custody of tha Rev.
Robert A. Jardine, the pastor who married the Duks and Duchess
of Windsor, until she can obtain work to support herself. She
faces a formal probation hearing on a charge of malicious mischief
arising from her smashing a Hollywood store window. She told
the arresting officer she would "rather starve than become a
itrip-tease dancer," the only work she had been able to find
IN REDDING. GAL
17 Stores Destroyed, Loss
Placed Near Million
Wind Fans Fire, Cause
Unknown.
JOSEPHINE CLERK '
GIVEN LENIENCY
AFTER SENTENCE
Judge Norton Offers to Help
Pay Shortage of F. L.
Coon Coutant Succeeds
(Continued on fas' Six I
REP. ANGELL FOR
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B01VIN CHARGES AS MAN'S MASTER
Washington. Jan. 1?,. (IP)
Rep. Angell (R.. Ore.) said in a
statement he agreed with Pres
ident Roosevelt's message to
congress "that we should con
tinue to follow Washington's
advice and avoid entangling al
liances with foreign countries,
but I do not agree with him
the paramount issue is the for
eign war."
The Oregonian said he be
lieved the job of the present
congress was to solve domestic
problems, adding the message
offered no solution for them.
He said the financial structure
of the country was near the
cracking point and should be
preserved.
He added American markets
should be kept for American
farmers, miners and timbermen
and "not destroyed by recipro
cal trade agreements."
Brussels, Jan. 13. (IP)
Strong German troop concen
trations and movements on the
frontier were reported tonight
as the main reason for a sud
den order from the Belgian de
fense ministry for all soldiers
on leave to join their units im
mediately.
Last November Belgium mo
bilized 350,000 men for a "state
of active defense." It was not
announced how many men
would be affected by tonight's
order.
Klamath Falls, Jan. 13. (IP)
The Klamath county grand jury
reported to Circuit Judge Ed
ward B. Ashurst that it could
find no grounds on which to
return an indictment against
State Rep. Harry D. Boivin.
Judge Ashurst accused Boivin
in instructions to the jury re
cently of representing corpora
tions while serving as a repre
sentative. He quoted Governor
Sprague's condemnation' of such
practices. Specifically Ashurst
claimed Boivin had a Southern
Pacific railroad pass in viola
tion of the state law prohibiting
public utilities giving passes to
public officials.
In the report the jurors said
Attorney General I. H. Van
Winkle who also v.-as attacked
by Ashurst had informed them
that "railroads are not included
within the definition of the term
'public utility'."
Boivin is an attorney for the
railroad.
Ashurst said he was "not
surprised" at the opinion of
Van Winkle but continued that
"where special interests are
involved he (Van Winkle) is
not always on the side of the
people."
OF
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SEES MACHINERY!:
LOO!
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Chicago, Jan. 13. (U.R) Dr.
Francis E. Townsend, father of
the Townsend old age pension
plan, predicted on his 73rd
birthday tonight that within
10 years machinery will con
quer mankind unless a new
world economy arises to con
quer the machine age.
"Either the world must build
a new economy geared to the
machine, or the machine will
destroy this civilization," he
declared.
The physician who has built
a large following among the
aged with a plan to pay $200
a month pension to all persons
over 65 observed his birthday
quietly at a small dinner. He
will leave tomorrow for Washington.
"Labor saving machinery
pays dividends, but those divi
dends must be allocated to give
all men more education in
youth, a much shorter span of
working years, and freedom to
enjoy leisure and comfort in
the sunset years of life," he
said.
"This social philosophy Is
coming, and it will be worked
out under our own democratic
form of government and with
in the profit system of economy."
He said that during the past
year he has traveled 60,000
miles and made more than 250
speeches in behalf of his plan.
Redding, Cal., Jan. 13. (IP)
Seven buildings housing 17
business establishments were
destroyed in a $1,000,000 early
morning fire today that virtu
ally leveled a square block of
Redding's main business dis
trict.
Fire Chief Henry Klaukens
said he had not determined the
cause of the blaze which, whip
ped by a northwest wind, swept
through the city's central busi
ness block, devoured seven
structures, and left only one
building, the Golden Eagle ho
tel, standing.
L. A. Hicks, a spectator who
received a broken leg when he
fell from a building, was the
only casualty reported. Firemen
equipped with gas masks search
ed in the ruins of the F. W.
Woolworth store after it was
reported two fire-fighters had
perished in the wreckage, but
said they found no indication
there had been a loss of life.
There was no official report
that any firemen were missing.
However, Redding has only
eiglll paia-iiremuii, ami uii-y
were assisted by 50 volunteers,
in addition to fire-fighters from
Red Rhiff and the state forestrv
i-Bcrvlce. WCtlii.r any of the-oktV-
f-town fire-fighters were miss
ing had not been established
William Clement, manager of
the three-story, 63-year old Pio
neer store, in which the blaze
originated, made the $1,000,000
damage estimate.- Insurance
company representatives, how
ever, placed the probable loss
at $750,000.
The fire was discovered at
2:30 a. m., and was brought un
der control several hours later.
The blaze still was smouldering
in basements of the wrecked
structures tonight, particularly
under the ruins of the Wool
worth store where a recent ar
rival of stock had been stored
in the cellar.
The. flames spread rapidly
from the Pioneer store to Ted's
Fountain, J. C. Penney com
pany, the Woolworth building,
the Redding Printing company,
Mode of Day dress shop, and
the Motor Supply company,
leveling the seven structures.
Explosions in the Pioneer build
ing were attributed by firemen
to combustion.
Grants Pass., Jan. 13. UP)
Circuit Judge H. D. Norton
sentenced F. L. Coon, former
Josephine county clerk, to 18
months In the state peniten
tiary today and then paroled
him with an offer to contribute
money to cover Coon's defal
cations. Coon pleaded guilty Thurs
day to a charge of embezzling
$7.27 in public funds. He
thanked the judge for the of
fer but explained friends al
ready had contributed suffic
ient money.
A petition from 250 business
men asking leniency was pre
sented to the court by W. T.
Miller, the defendant's attor
ney.
Coon, clerk for 19 years,
wrote a check to cover defal
cations not included in the in
dictment. District Attorney Or-
val J. Millard said a check of
records showed at least $345
had been taken.
The grand jury continued its
study of county affairs based
on a report and audit by Al
fred W. Mundt. certified public
accountant. Mundt was em
ployed by the county court.
Ben W. Coutant; 50, repub
lican, was sworn in today as
-Coon's successor.- - -
A linotype operator here for
the past 16 years, Coutant Is
a past commander of the Amer
ican Legion and active in
grange and boy scout work.
Where's The Wife?
Cumberland, Md., Jan. 13.
(IP) Courthouse clerks are
as puzzled over this letter
as, apparently, the young
Pennsylvania miner who
wrote it.
He asked them to check
on a marriage "that was to
of taken place April 14,
1937," saying "I have no
knowledge of ever being
married, but if I am, please
let me know, and send me
the marriage license."
Clerks assured him he had
taken out a license and, fur
thermore, had been married
the same day.
400 PLANES TAKE
PART IN RAID ON
FINNISH CAPITAL
British Drop Leaflets On
Vienna in Air Survey
Moscow Denies Heavy
Losses; French Flayed"
SENATE TO WAGE
VIGOROUS ' FIGHT
TO
House Opposition to Har
.. rison Plan Causes Change
in Tactics.
FEAR LIST FAILS
TO MENT
Americus, Ga., Jan. 13. (IP)
Psychology students at Georgia
Southwestern college here have
compiled a "fear list" in the
following order:
Snakes, drunks, water, wild
animals, mad dogs, fire, stormy
weather, reckless driving, high
altitudes.
War was not mentioned.
Local Mercury at 23
After a week of balmy
weather, the temperature drop-
pod sharply yesterday to a low
of 23 degrees. Yesterday's max-.
imum was 42. The weather
bureau said "no change in tem
perature for today and tomor
row. Rain was forecast for tomorrow.
Washington, Jan. 13. (IP)
President Roosevelt reminded
the house today of the consti
tutional requirement that it face
the unpleasant task of reappor
tioning Its -seats after every
decennial census.
In a letter to Chairman Dunn
CD., Pa.) of the house census
committee, Mr. Roosevelt en
dorsed a senate-approved bill
by Senator Vandenberg (R.,
Mich.) to assure a reapportion
ment next January.
Dunn told newsmen that al
though his committee refused
last summer "by a good ma-
Oceanlnke, Ore., Jan. 13. (IP)
Allan A. Bynon, former state
senator, said tonight there is a
rapidly growing opinion
throughout the nation that Sen.
Charles L. McNary (R., Ore.),
will bcMhc Republican, choice
for president this year.
Addressing McNary-for-presi-dent
groups of the Oregon roast
counties, Bynon said:
"It is a tribute to his fair
ness, judgment and non partisan
TACTICS FLAYED
London, Jan. 13. (IP) In a
blunt attack on Prime Minister
Chamberlain. Thomas L. Mora
bin, a liberal member of par-
attiliirie on matters affectine the! I'ament. asserted in a speech
welfare of the nation that mem
bers of the cabinet of a Demo
cratic administration frequently
consult with Senator McNary.
"On matters of major affairs
the president of the United
ritates has sought his counsel
K.- Is modesty personified and
lority" to approve the bill, he has soncht no nublicitv for him
felt the members should con-self. But the weight of his
sider It again in view of the I Judgment and his Influence are
president's recommendation and I well known to those familiar
The Mode O'Day store de
stroyed by the fire In Redding
was one of a chain owned by
C. O. Lovcjoy of Medford. Mr.
Lovejoy operates a number of
Mode O'Day stores in southern
Oregon and northern California,
ncluding one here. He was in
Eureka, Cal., at the time of the
fire but left for Redding as soon
as he was notified of the conflagration.
BULLETIN
OVER DUST BOWL
By the Associated Press
A near blizzard swept a wide
area of the high plains states
yesterday (Saturday), bringing
new Joy to wheat growers but
annoyance to livestock pro
ducers and travelers.
In eastern Kansas and west
ern Missouri a freezing rain
covered highways and streets
with a glaze of Ice before glv
ing way to a heavy snow.
A north wind carried the
storm, a mixture of snow and
sleet, southward Into the Okla
homa panhandle and New Mex
ico. Temperatures were well be
low freezing.
In western Kansas some high
ways were blocked by drifts.
Tflfmhnnn iprvir wnfl Hisrnnt-
cd. The highway commission
Ashland, Ore., Jan. 13. (IP)
The Southern Oregon School of
Education basketball team de
feated the Klamath All-Stars
tonight, 47-40.
Longview, Jan. 13. (IP)
Longview high school broke the
winning streak of the Oregon
freshman basketball team here
tonight. 28 to 25.
The Frosh were cold during
the first half and ended the
period with a 9-18 deficit. In
the second half, they closed
the gap considerably but were
not abin to take over the lead
at any time.
Werschkul and Borrevik, of
Oregon, and Andrew, Long
view, shared scoring honors
with nine points each.
Washington, Jan. 13. (IP)
Supporters of the Harrison pli
to create a joint congressional
budget-making committee con
ceded today that It was dead
for this session, but senate ecori
omy advocates made It clear
they would wage a vigorous
fight to prevent any increase In
President Roosevelt s budget,
Senator Harrison (D., Miss.),
chairman of the senate finance
committee, propose'' creation of
a special '.committee of 12 sen
ators and'' 12 repreientatlves to
study President Roosevelt's
budget.
Senator Harrison (D., Miss.),
chairman of the senate' finance
committee, proposed creation of
a special committee of 12 sen-
sstors and 12 representatives to
study President - Roosevelt's
spending and tax estimates and
make recommendations to con
gress.
The senate approved the pro
posal unanimously last Wednes
day, but house leaders have In
dicated antagonism to It, con
tending that regular house com
mittees already were far ad
vanced in study of approprla
tion needs.
Subsequently, the house ap
propriations committee Instruct
ed its subcommittees to hold ex
penditures within the presi
dents budget estimates.
This action generally was
considered as a counter-proposal
to Harrison's plan, and persons
close to Harrison said today he
was convinced the house would
not accept this proposal. The
Mississippian was represented
too, as having decided against
carrying out an earlier plan to
set up a separate 12-man sen
ate committee, and to be hope
ful, instead, that the senate
would adopt the same Idea as
the house committee and put a
ceiling on spending.
Economy - minded " legislators
said that they would make their
fight on the basis of holding
spending down to the $8,400
000,000 total proposed by Mr,
Roosevelt.
One of the economy leaders.
Senator Adams (D., Colo.), told,
reporters that there was little
chance of reducing the presi
dent's total, and that It would
be difficult to hold appropria
tions to that level.
(By the Associated Press)
Russian bombs fell on Helsinki
yesterday (Saturday) in the
Finnish capital's worst raid since
December 1. British planes drop
ped propaganda leaflets on
Vienna and Prague.
Three persons were reported
killed in the Finnish capital.
Some bombs fell near the United
States embassy at Grankulla, in
the environs of Helsinki, and
jolted the district where many
foreigners have taken refuge.
Finnish officials estimated
about 400 planes participated in
the raids Saturday on southern
Finland and the capital. Equal
ling the number of warplanet
taking part in Friday's mass air
raid on southwestern Finland
and the Karelian isthmus when
two persons were killed.
The Finnish high command'i
communique said the Finns de
stroyed 12 Russian tanks and
three armored cars in Friday'!
fighting. Unofficial reports from
northern Finland said prepara
tions were under way for a Rus
sian offensive in the Salla dis
trict, within the Arctic circle.
Germany's continued reconr
nalssance flights and attacks on
British shipping were answered
by Britain's "greatest survey
flight" of the war. The air min
ister in London said British
planes made mass scouting
flights over Austria and Bo
hemia and reconnoitered widely
in eastern Germany for the first
time since the war began last
September.
Foreign Press Hit
A blistering attaqk on the for
eign press, "especially the
French, for "fabrications and
slanderous inventions regarding
soviet troops" was issued
through Tass, official soviet news
agency, by the Leningrad mili
tary area headquarters.
The Russian headquarters re
viewed the second three-week
(Continued on Pi Thret.)
HATA SLATED AS
today that "if we are to win
this war Neville Chamberlain
must go.
Sppaking at Launceston, Hor
abin said Chnmberlain pro
moted "incompetent nonentities
and vr.t men."
The British people are being warned motorists to remain at
kept in a "fools paradise." he 'home except in emergencies,
continued. The storm moved down from
"At the moment we are In the high Rocky mountains,
danger of drifting Into an end- where snow up to 47 inches
would call the committee to with the course of national leg-J less war with Russia as well as j In depth was reported in some
islation."
I Germany," he added.
I districts.
Tokyo, Jan. 14. (IP) The
cabinet of Premier General No
buyukl Abe resigned today.
Abe went to the emperor's
palace at 9:55 a.m. (4:55 p.m.
PST Saturday) for an audience
with Emperor Hirohito.
U.S.C. 58Tcalifornla 49
Palo Alto, Calif., Jan. 13.
(IP) Stanford university defeat
ed the University of California
at Los Angeles, 40 to 36, here
tonight to win its second con
secutive conference basketball
victory over U.C.L.A.
It. was U. C. L. A.'s 2th
straight conference cage' loss.
The score last night was 53 to
38 in Stanford's favor.
Coast Loans Good .
Washington, Jan. 13. (IP)
The Home Owners Loan corpor
ation reported today that one
in ten borrowers In the Pacific
coast region had paid off his
mortgage in full
COOL THIS WEEK
Northern California: Fair
Sunday; morning frost; gentle
north to east wind off coast.
Oregon: Unsettled Sunday:
local snows in mountains and
scattered Hwht rains west por
tion; little change in tempera
ture; moderate west and north
west wind off coast
Outlook period Jan. 15-20, In
clusive, far western states: Gen
erally fair In California and
southern plateau region and un
settled to northward, with occa
sional rains or snow; tempera
tures generally below normal
but rising in California.
Tokyo, Jan, 14.-r(Sunday)
(IP) The Japanese cabinet of
Premier General Nobuyukl Abe
resigned today, and it was re
ported reliably but unofficially
that the war minister. Shun
roku Hata, would be the new
premier.
Abe's resignation was con
nected closely with relations
between Japan and the vuited
States.
The prospect that Hata would
be premier arose after Japanese
army and governmental leaders.
including Abe and the war min
ister himself, apparently had
failed to prevail upon Prince
Fumimaro Konoye, former pre
mier and now president of the
privy council, to head the gov
ernment again.
Previously General Hata had
declared his Ineligibility be
cause of tradition against active
army men taking office.
Portland, Jan. 13. P) Re
publicans have regained the
majority among Multnomah
county's registered voters.
Weeding out names of per
sons who failed to vote In the
last election left 77,015 re
publicans and 78,191 demo-'
crats, majority of 824. Other
parties raised the total to 155,-223.
meet within 10 days.