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Newspaper Page TextThe Weather Forecrjt Forecast : Unsettled tonight and Tuesduy; little change In temueruturc. Temper. lure Highest estcrdaT . , .39 Lowest thl n"rn'"g Respond Quickly Tin little Adu. that "click" are- round on the Classified page. If you want action and plpnty of It try advertising. This puge Is widely read, l'eople have learned to respond qulrkly It pays! Tribune EDFORD Full Associated Press Full United Press Thirty-fourth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1940. No. 254. 0 nS nS uuuu M 1 m 1 nSP I ' Mil Mil 111 I f 1 u uwuuu tru "at W 1 17 ARRAIGNED Nfllll HURRIED ROUN Washington, D. C, Jan. 15. Not since the great gold rush started in Oregon territory 87 years ago has the total value of gold, silver, copper and lead re covered from ores, old tailings and gravels in Oregon been as large in one year as in 1939. This statement was released today by the bureau of mines and is based on the San Francisco office. Value of the 1939 cleanup was $3,268,134. Break down of this total sum: Gold, 91,100 fine ounces, $3,188,- 500; silver, 101,000 fine ounces, $68,558; copper, 94.000 pounds, $9776; lead, 26,000 pounds, $1300. Lead and copper were by nroducts. As in the days of 1852, when the miners moved into southern Oregon (Tckelma, Jacksonville, etc.) two-thirds of the gold came from placer operations and one- third from lodes. Production in northwestern Oregon was prin cipally in Baker and Grant counties. The Cornucopia prop erty produced more than 66 per cent of Oregon's output of lode gold. In southwestern Oregon Jackson and Josephine counties contributed chiefly, with the Benton mine in Josephine the leading lode-gold producer. Most of the placer gold came from Baker,, Grant and Jose- rjhine counties, being recovered by dredges of the connected- bucket and dragline type AN effort is being made to in "crease the sugar beet acreage in Oregon from the present 17, 000 acres to 30,000 acres. Be cause of the sugar beet produc tion and the processing, Nyssa and the surrounding country has made more rapid growth in the past 12 months than any other section of Oregon. In pro portion to size, there has been more dwelling construction in Nyssa than elsewhere. The matter of being allocated additional acreage is now in pro cess of negotiation with the de partment of agriculture by the Oregon delegation. The expand ed acreage would increase the population of the Ontario-Nyssa area by a thousand or more. January 22, at Pocatcllo, Idaho, the sugar division of the depart ment will hold hearings for Ore gon, Washington, Utah and Idaho (Continued on Pe Pour.) Little Girl Dies In Flaming Home Ontario, Ore., Jan. 15. (IP) Shirley Ann Rowland, three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Rowland, was burned to death today when the family home was destroyed by a fire attributed to an over heated stove. The child was alone when the fire broke out, her mother being at a neighbor's, 100 feet away. New York, Jan. 15. WO The Brooklyn Daily Eagle was sold for $350,000 today to Pub lisher Frank B. Schroth. Schroth, formerly editor and publisher of the Scranton Tri bune acquired control of the corporation publishing the Eagle Aug. 1, 1938. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Herschel Obye again proving himself to be a fast-thinking and thorough news reporter. Mrs. Prince Silaki Ali Hasson Mehalikis enjoying her first trip to Medford in the hope of seeing hubby rassle rings around his opponent at tonight's bout. Dorothy Orth Barnes and sis ter Eleanor Robertson being to tal strangers to certain friends whom they do not drop in to see even occasionally. B. L. Barry looking more like Faritn Clans every day as his winter whiskers continue to sprout INNER CIRCLE First Arrests Only Scratched Surface in Grotesque Program of Terrorism New York, Jan. 15. (IP) Federal officials today declared the arrest of 17 men and the seizure of a small arsenal had merely "scratched the surface" of a terrorist plot to overthrow the United States government. - "More arrests" were predicted by United States Attorney Har old M. Kennedy, who said FBI agents under J. Edgar Hoover were "virtually forced" to act now because their investigations indicated a series of bombing outrages was imminent. Bombing Order Issued Kennedy disclosed FBI agents closed in on the suspects Satur day night because they had re ceived information of definite instructions issued to one of the plotters to set off a bomb in a public place. The plot, ne said, included plans to blow up buildings, raid utility plants and government of fices, "liquidate" Jews, assassi nate a dozen unidentified con gressmen and set u a dictatorship- Bf r ' Kennedy said he regretted it had been necessary to close in on the men at this time, but added the type of mind which would conceive o. grotesque a program of terroMaaV- would be capable of perpetrating art- out rage that might cause great dam age and bloodsfiafL 1? "We expect more arrests," said Kennedy. "We .'have merely scratched the surfaoa in making arrests thus far., - Irish Linaf Checked He said his investigators and FBI agents were checking to de termine whether the alleged plotters had been sending ammu nition and arms to the outlawed Irish republican army. Hoover, in announcing disrup tion of the alleged plot, said those in custody were members of an inner circle of the Chris tian Front, an anti-semitic or ganization. More than half the suspects, he said, served in the active or reserve branches of the armed forces of the United States or were members of the New York national guard. One official was asked if ef forts were being made to learn whether the group nad influen tial or moneyed backers. He re plied "that would be the logical conclusion." Eighteen men were taken into custody in the raids, but one of them was released a few hours later when it was discovered that he was a victim of "mis taken identity." All Plead Innocent Arraigned before Federal Judge Grover Moscowitz in Brooklyn, the men pleaded inno cent and were held in $50,000 bail each for hearing Feb. 5. (Continue on Page fhres ) Form New Japanese Cabinet To Win American Friendship Tokyo, Jan. 15. WO Japan's new moderate premier, Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai, completed a cabinet today which it was said would continue Japan's present diplomatic policy toward the United States. Admiral Yonal, a former Jap anese fleet commander and for mer naval minister, chose as his foreign minister the veteran dip lomat Hachiro Arita, who will succeed Admiral Kichlsaburo Nomura. Shunroku Hata and Vice-Ad-miral Zengo Yoshlda, who were war and navy ministers, respect ively, in the outgoing cabinet of General Nobuyuki Abe, were re tained in their old posts by the new premier. General Abe resigned yester day with his cabinet amid reper cussions over Japanese-American relations. Admiral Yonai late last night accepted the task of forming a new government. In ' forming a new cabinet he re- placed all but the ministers of (the navy and war. Red Fliers Resume Blasting of War Bulletins London. Jan. 15. (IP) A Royal Air Force bomber crashed while taking off today. The crew ran to safety before the cargo exploded with a blast felt six miles away. London, Jan. 15 WO Reu ters, British news agency, re ported today in a dispatch from Amsterdam., that ..The ..Nether lands steamer Arendskerk. 7906 tons, had been torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay. The crew was reported rescued. London,. Jan. 15 (IP) The 538-ton British trawler William Ivey was reported bombed by a German airplane today in the North sea. Her crew was landed at a Scottish port. .1 DIES SUDDENLY; John Wells Johnson, 60, prom nent Medford jeweler for the past 26 years, died of a heart ailment at 5 a. m. today in his home at 200 Medford Heights. He became ill at dinner Sunday evening and failed to respond to a physician's care. Funeral services, in charge of Dr. Sherman L. Divine, will be held in the Perl chapel at 2 p irj. Tuesday, The body will be cremated in Grants Pass and a plaque placed in Siskiyou Me morial park. Active pall-bearers for the well - known, highly - respected Medford business man will be Henry Pringle, Charles Wake field, Max Peirce, Gordon Green Lee Bishop, Diamond Flynn and Dr. R. L. Burdic of Ashland. Honorary pall-bearers will be A. H. Miller, William F. Isaacs, Tom Bradley, J. A. Perry, Dr. R. W. Clancy, George Porter, O. O. Alenderfer, Scott Davis, Gus Newbury, Perry Ashcraft, M. N. Hogan, Larry Schade, Frank .Ray, Dr. E. R. Durno and Everett Brayton. Born In Wisconsin John Wells Johnson was born in Wisconsin January 28, 1880. At an early age he moved with his parents to Jackson county, receiving his elementary educa tion in the Griffin creek schools. At the age of 16 he entered the jewelry apprenticeship with his brother, O. H. Johnson, who (Continued on Page Five.) Ski Lodge Burns Wenatchee, Wash., Jan. 15. WO Fire of unknown origin this morning destroyed the big new $20,000 government ski lodge on Stevens Pass, at the summit of the Cascades. Start ing in the basement at 8 o'clock, the two-story building was enveloped in flames before CCC and forest service crews could reach the scene. A foreign office spokesman In dicated in a press conference that conversations with United States Ambassador Joseph C. Grew would be continued to draft plans for a trade under standing to replace the existing pact. The present agreement, de nounced by Washington, expires January 26. The spokesman said a pro posed method of operation for a trade understanding had been presented and "we expect a re ply before January 26. The new premier rose from the ranks to become commander of Japan's fleet and was naval minister in 1937 during a naval expansion program. (In Washington, authoritative sources said the United States government would not enter Into a temporary arrangement unless Japan made "effective guaran tees that American Interests would receive equal and fair , treatment in ,'apancse occupicd I part of China.) 10 E District Attorney Casts Hat in Ring After Long Cogita tion Is Widely Known District Attorney Frank J. Newman announced today he would seek the circuit court judgeship for the judicial dis trict comprising Jackson and Josephine counties, in the May primaries. The district attorney will op pose Circuit Judge H. D. Norton who last Friday at Grants Pass stated he would seek renomina tion. Circuit judges in this state are elected on a non-partisan basis, with no political party designation on the ballot. Judge Norton has served two terms, and is 75 years old. District At torney Newman, completing his first term in that office, is 65 years old. Long a Resident District Attorney Newman has been a resident of this city and county since 1908, and has practiced law for more than 30 years. He is widely known in this county, and active in fra ternal and civic club activities, and is also a Spanish war veter an. He has been identified dur ing his career with some of the leading cases " arising " in this section. District Attorney Newman stated he has had in mind for several years of running for circuit judge to round out his legal career. Last spring when he heard the report that Judge Norton would not seek re-elec tion, he said he told a number of friends he would seek the honor. Recently he made the decision to enter the contest. Neilson May Run It is expected that Deputy District Attorney George W. Neilson, mentioned for some time as candidate, will now file for district attorney on the Re publican ticket. Neilson has act ed as deputy district attorney under three officials, and is well and widely known. Attorney William McAllister, representative in the lower house of the legislature, said today he expected to formally file for re-election about Febru ary 1. McAllister is a Republi can, and mentioned as a prob- (Continued on Page Bight ) JAPANESE fllY WITH HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY Tokyo, Jan. 15. (Pi Fire was believed today to have killed 300, destroyed 4,000 homes and the business district of Shizuoka, city of 200,000 southwest of Tokyo. Insurance companies estimat ed losses at 10.000,000 yen ($2. 342,000) with the fire still out of control tonight. A regiment of troops and two relief trains were rushed to the city. Domei, Japanese news agency, said half of the city, the center of Japan's tea ship ping industry, had been des troyed by 3 p.m., four hours after the fire was discovered. It reported the flames spread on a strong wind despite at tempts to dynamite fire-breaks In its path and had consumed the railroad station, post office, some municipal buildings and many railroad cars. An airplane pilot reported he felt the heat of the conflagra tion flying over Shizuoka at a height of 4,500 feet. Chicago, Jan. 15. lP) The date for the ten round bout be tween Al Hostak, Seattle, rec ognized as middleweight cham pion by the NBC, and Tony Zale, Gary, Ind., puncher, today j was re-set for Jan. 29 at the I Chicago stadium. Lives Spared 'ft t NC.il. . -JP- " ... S " I,. "A- M x - 1 In a forced landing in which four passengers and the two pilots sustained minor Injuries, a United Airlines Mainliner, en route from New York to San Francisco, came down on the Rock river near Moline, 111. The stewardess and a fifth passenger were unhurt. The plane, overshot the airport, slid across the ice on the river and smashed into a concrete retaining wall on the river bank. Belgian. Netherland Troops Ready to Meet Nazi Threat Amsterdam, Jan. 15. (IP) Under . virtually complete mob ilization, the armies of Belgium and The Netherlands were massed today behind frontier defenses to meet any German threat to the lowlands' neutrality. Close to 1,000,000 Belgian and Netherlands soldiers were i reported already at ordered to positions along the meandering border, a 300-mile wall through which Germany would have to smash to outflank the British French allies on the western front. (Germany in the past has de nied planning any such maneu vers). In Belgium, there weie dis turbing reports of new concen trations of nazl attack troops, while in The Netherlands, a government communique spoke of "certain less favorable symp toms in the international situa tion." The semi-official Belga news agency, however, issued a note in Brussels denying what It call ed "alarmist stories" being "spread in Belgium and abroad" and said additional mobilization was proof only of the vigilance of the government. OF SEASON HERE Jack Frost laid a heavy white robe over the city this morning and sent the temperature down to 20 degrees, lowest for the sea son to date. It warmed up somewhat later in the day, the temperature rising to 37 degrees early this afternoon in comparison with 30 degrees at the same time yester day. Maximum yesterday was 39 degrees. San Francisco, Jan. 15. (!') Frosts struck California today in the wake of last week's storms and the weather bureau forecast more of the same to morrow for the entire state. Below freezing temperatures early today were reported from a number of valley stations, as well as from mountain points. Santa Rosa reported a below freezing low of 27 degrees, while Stockton and Oroville shivered with the mercury down to 28. Freight Derailed On Natron Route Eugene, Ore., Jan. 15. (IP) Southern Pacific offices an nounced here today that eight cars of a northbound freight train had been derailed on the Natron cut-off, near McCredie Springs in the upper Willamette valley. Traffic was expected to be re sumed over the route about noon. Details of the accident, said to be minor, were not re vealed by officials. There were no injuries. When Plane Lands on Ice sir ME SERIOUS OF SOVIET RELATION Moscow, Jan. 15. WO Sov iet Russia warned today of "danger" in her relations with Norway "and especially Swe den," publishing both her pro tests to them charging viola tions of neutrality and their not "entirely satisfactory" an swers. - In both cases, the Russian protests dealt with anti-Soviet attacks In the press and In quarters close to the govern ments of the two countries and with men and material going from them to the aid of Fin land. By Max Harrelson Copenhagen, Jan. 15. (IP) Official quarters In Norway and Sweden today took a ser ious view of relations with Rus sia after a Soviet air raid on Sweden's Kallnks Island and Russia's publication of a diplo matic exchange with the two nations. Russia accused Sweden and Norway of unneutrality by aid ing Finland and declared Swe dish and Norwegian replies to her protest were not entirely satisfactory. The Swedish press said pub lication of the exchange was not only a violation of inter national custom but was strik ingly similar to Soviet dealings with Finland immediately prior ! to the Soviet Invasion. Sweden declared all aid to the Finns had been of an en tirely private nature and Swe dish sympathy for their em battled neighbors was natural. The Swedish foreign office ald a protest "naturally" would be made to Russia against the raid on Kallnks Island but would not say whether such action had been taken yet, as some sources re ported. In Oslo, foreign minister Halvdan Koht issued a state ment emphasizing Norway's neutrality, saying the Norweg ian reply "must be fully satis factory to the Soviet govern ment." Eugene, Jan. 15. (IP) Retail bread prices were rcducqd from 10c to 9c for a one-pound loaf today by the Lane County Bak ers' association. The li pound loaf dropped from 14c to 13c. , t i is am s j v- South Finland F. D. R. TO ADVISE Washington, Jan. 15. P) The prediction was made at the capitol today that President Roosevelt will advise congress any American government aid to Finland should be confined to non-military assistance. The chief executive told his congres sional leaders this morning he would send a communication to Vice President Garner and Speaker Bankhead outlining his views on proposals to aid the embattled Finns. One senate authority told re porters Mr. Roosevelt would discuss the question of advanc ing an additional loan to Fin land through the export-import bank for non-military purchases In this country. A $10,000,000 loan of this na ture already has been advanced. The president was represent ed as believing any direct loan which would be used for mili tary purposes might conflict with this country's neutrality policy. The United States' own de fense needs continued to occupy the house naval committee. Ad mirul Harold R. Stark testified before It that the navy needed submarines larger than those of some foreign- powers because undersea operations might be required in the south Atlantic. The senate Judiciary commit tee approved the nominations of Attorney General Frank Mur phy to be a supreme court Jus tice, of Solicitor General Robert H. Jackson to be attorney gen eral, and of Judge Francis Bid die of Pennsylvania to be solici tor general. Edward J. Noble, undersecre tary of commerce, testified that the administration's reciprocal trade program had a dollars-and cents value and, also, had opened up new avenues for the exchange of goods and services upon which world peae and prosperity depended. Noble was the third adminis tration witness to appear in be half of the program before the house ways and means commit tee. It is considering legislation to extend the program three years beyond the June 12 expi ration date. PETITIONS FILED FOR VOTE ON RUM REPEAL Astoria, Jan. 15. (IP) Pet! tions asking a vote on repeal of the Oregon liquor law were filed with county clerk J. C Clinton Saturday for checking against registration rolls. The sponsor, "Common Sense Inc.," asks a law permitting private sale of alcoholic liquor. EFFORT 10 CRACK DEFENSE MORALE SEEN HUNG Worst Aerial Offensive of War Inflicted Sunday Worst Damage at Vasa Viipuri., Finland, Jan. 15 lP) Twenty-one Russian bombing planes attacked Viipuri today, killing two persons, injuring many and leaving a whole street of stores demolished. Newspaper correspondents In a private home 50 yards from where the first bomb landed had difficulty in reaching air raid shelters amid falling debris. Helsinki, Jan. 15. (IP) Tha Russian air force, attacking again after unleashing yester day the worst aerial offensive of the Russian-Finnish war, re sumed bombing raids on south Finland today. Two air alarms were sounded In Helsinki shortly after noon. No damage was reported down town, but some bombs were re ported to have fallen in tha outskirts. It was Intensely cold and tha Soviet planes flew extremely high. 300 Planes Engaged As a result,, of jesterday'a widespread attack Finnsr feared Russian strategy called for a powerful assault on behind-the-lines morale to break military resistance at the front. The general staff in its com munique today said more than 300 Russian . planes took part in yesterday's raids, and three were shot down and three more reported shot down. The Finns charged some of the Russian bombers over the far northern front had come "by way of Norwegian terri tory." Vasa, west coast town, suf fered most from the raids Jan. 14, the communique said, with eight, including women and children killed and considerable material damage done. Damage to other towns was compara tively slight. Civilians of a score of south ern Finnish cities and towna surveyed the ruins of homea and public buildings caught in the sweep of Sunday's far flung air raids. Flames spread In a number of smaller towns where fire fighting equipment was inade quate. It was believed nearly 10 towns and cities were bombed. Washington, Jan. 15. (IP). Soviet aerial bombs narrowly missed the new $300,000 Amer ican legation building In Hel sinki in which two state de partment officials were work ing, the state department was informed today by the Ameri can minister to Finland, H. t, Arthur Schoenfeld. Schoenfcld also reported small incendiary bomb struck a villa which he had occupied at Kiklax until January 7 when he and legation secre taries Lahtahntus Randolph Hlggs and Robert Mills McClin tock moved to Grankulla. AIR FORCELEAVES London, Jan. 15. (IP) The British Royal Air Force in France cancelled all further leaves today to keep at full strength against any possible German move against The Netherlands, Belgium or France. Previously, the British expe ditionary force suspended all leaves for soldiers at the front. Washington, Jan. 15.- Employes in the office of Sena tor Taft (R-Ohio) are using new red, white and blue pencils bearing the words: "Taft for PrcstdeDt."