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Vtr The Weather t'orecafct rot-ocas: lair tonight and Turtdajr ltb iomi rioudlneM. Temperature lllhft )pterdar . Lowest this morning . 41 Cost of 25c Think of reaching f.OOO homrt at a minimum cost af tSc That ran h don In tha Class ftwl Ad. In this newspaper. If you lh to buy. trade, aril, rent or borrow, ua tha Classi fied way. Tribune FORD Full Associated Presi Full United Preu Thirty-fifth Year MEDFORD. OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 20, 1940. No. 50. All W Med 0! i, HUM i I. f f . . ) Wachinotnn F f" Mar 20. It may be a shock to those who call the Pacific Northwest "God' country," to learn that 30,000 families on farms in Ore gon and Washington have a gross yearly income of less than S000. That there are such farm families with such small gross income is known, but most peo ple supposed these ruralites were in the southern states. It has required a federal agency to discover a similar condition exists in the northwest. There are 64,826 farm oper ators In Oregon and of these 11 R37 arp families with 5600 and less annual income. Wash ington has 84.381 farm oper ators and 16,391 of the farm families have a top yearly in come of $600, with several ihnntanHi nnt rpnrhine the tOD as they are included in the "$600 and less." Why 30,000 families on farms in the two iatp where soil and climate are superior to most other states, are not doing Deuer man $600 a year is not explained by the government cnecners, . ANOTHER angle of the farm picture: To help these poor rtreonn farmers set along 461 families were given grants of money .in. January;, in Washing ton grants were given to 1271 the first month of this year. Prior to January, grants went to 17,158 families in recent years, with 35,773 Washington families receiving hand-outs. These low-income, or no in come, families are not the mi gratory workers who have come into the northwest principally from the Dakotas and Montana. To aid in providing some comforts for the migratory fam ilies (action taken mainly as a precaution against disease and a menace to public health), the rural resettlement administra tion has expended $1,186,153 in Oregon, on the Yamhill farms. In addition there are four mo bile camps, which cost $548,- (Contlnued on Pag Four.) LEADS UNCHANGED BY LATE TALLIES Portland. May 20 W) Emily F. Edson clung to her slight lead over Nora Hitchman in the race for Democratic national com mittcewoman as Ihe number of reported precincts Increased to day t'o 1604 out of the stele's 1693. Her total was 34,544 to Mrs. Hitchmans 33.857. Late tabulations brought about no material changes in the va rious racra. Kennedy Calls On Queen Wilhelmina London, May 20. Wil helmina. emigre queen of Hol land, today gave an audience to JoseDh P. Kennedy, United States ambassador to Great Britain. SIDE GLANCES br TRIBUNE REPORTERS Steve WhinDle breezing around the Hotel Medford getting auto graphs of the boys of Benny Goodman's band, not forgetting the cutie who does the vocals. Virginia Gibbons presenting ttveral splendid reasons why -apa Michael should construct a snazzy porch swing for her. Dorothy Robert Monroe and sister Mary Lee Rasmusscn be ing beautifully bronzehued far In advance of the natives as umal. Visitor Bob Street being ex tremely pessimistic tuat he will tke home the proverbial bacon from Bay City bridge tourneys COLEMAN LEADS BILLINGS BY 27 FOR NOMINATION Complete Unofficial Count Gives Powell 121 Margin As Commission Choice Arthur E. Powell, mayor editor of Central Point won the Republican nomination for coun ty commissioner over George Oilman, dairy operator of the Central Point district by a mar gin of 121, according to com plete unofficial figures compiled today by the county clerk's of fice. The vote for commissioner stood: Powell 1.355 Oilman 1.234 Kubli l.U Iverson . ...... 1.08S Truax 586 Unofficial figures in the race for the Republican nomination for county judge give Coleman a lead of 27 votes over Billings, with 69 precincts complete. The vote: Coleman 2,770 Billings 2,743 It is expected the official count for this office and all oth ers will be completed by late to morrow. Sixty-nine precincts, complete and unofficial, give Neilson a load of 752 over Flicgel .for dis trict attorney, the vote standing: Neilson .. 3,016 fliegel r.2,264 Neilson's lead, 752. BITUMINOUS ACT L Washington, May 20. (P) The 1937 national bituminous coal act, designed to stabilize the industry by fixing minimum prices and regulating marketing, was held constitutional today by the supreme court. Justice Douglas delivered the decision that affirmed a ruling in favor of the legislation by a three-Judge federal district court at Little Rock, Ark Justice McReynolds dissented, declaring "the act under review is beyond any power granted to congress. Hitler Allows A. P. Man to Watch Blitzkrieg in Action (Editor's Note: Louis P. Lochner, chief of the Berlin bu reau of the Associated Press, has gone to the western front with the German forces by personal invitation of Adolf Hitler in the first trip to the front offered to foreign correspondents. Here is his first story.) By Louis P. Lochner With the German Western Armies, May 20. P The air force is Germany's super-ace in this war. The first line, therefore, usu ally is where the dive bombers have done their devastating work, but only now, with the German forces at last, am I able to see what the air arm really means in war. It has been the dream of every newspaperman in Berlin, ever since May 10 when the reich's gigantic offensive by way ot t 17 1 1 1 n H rl Rniftlnm hpfffln tn' - " see Hitler's amazing and awe inspiring armed forces in action. War ReTolutloniiad Not until yesterday, however. did the fuehrer's invitation give'sion. permission for three Americans! After these mobile forces to Join the active forces. have routed the enemy, the After crossing over from the last German border town In the I dust and morning mist mingled f with clouds of smoke from roar-t ing planes, it took us but a short time to realize how war has been revolutionized by the air force. This is how Germany oper- ates in this decisive area: First, an air squadron deter- mines lust how enemy troops: are moving. The fliers learn exactly the strength of me enemy s iorccs. , their equipment, tj pes oX wea- BLITZKRIEG VEERS 300,000 BRITISH baseball National R. H. E. St. Louis 0 6 0 New York 6 9 1 C. Davis, Lillard, White and Padgett; Melton and Danning Chicago - .. 6 Brooklyn 4 8 2 Raffnnshprcnr Frpnoh. Brown and Todd: Casey, Ta- muiis. rumoau, iiamun aim. Phelps. Cincinnati 4 11 1 Boston 13 13 1 Thompson, Hutchings, Bar rett, Vandermeer, Riddle and Lombardi, Baker Erickson and Lopez. Pittsburgh 7 10 1 Philadelphia 8 14 1 AI. Brown, Butcher, Lanning, Lanahan and Bcrres: Pearson, Smoll, Hoerst and Atwood. American R. H. Washington 4 9 Chicago . 5 11 Hudson. Haynes, Carrasquel and Ferrell; Rigney and Tresti. HELD IN SLAYING Yreka. Calif., May 20 () Miss Francine Faye, 26. was held for investigation today in the fatal shooting of James Johnson, Indian ranch worker, in one of two Siskiyou county homicide cases over the week end. Authorities quoted the woman as saying she sought to protect her sister, Mrs. Lee Parks, from an attack by Johnson after he entered her ranch home at Quartz Valley Saturday after noon. Mrs. Leona Bi'dard, 28, and her husband, Fred L. Bedard, 32 Weed lumber worker, died Sat urday night in what authorities described murder-suicide. They declared Bedard shot his wife and then himself after a quarrel. Three small children were orphaned. pons used and other details. With this knowledge, rein forced by photographs, the Ger- mans' terrorizing stukas (dive bombers), followed by heavy bombers, dash madly down upon the enemy, smashing towns if necessary through which troops are pushing, demolishing railway tracks, telephone lines and industrial plants and anni hilating marching columns. Machines Dart Forward Meanwhile the air informa tion rrvii-i Informs unepdv mechanized units where the i i. : . i i uumoina nas oeen lutits.-ui. Quick as lightning these dart forward In the face of the enemy with death-disdaining courage while the foe is in utter confu- main army is ready to move In We had one glimpse of Ger - many s extreme preparedness whether events have not Jusll when we saw with what speed tied recommendations. bridges are replaced. I - The fact Is that Germany's LONDON AND CONTINENT army engineers have exactly fitt'ng substitute bridges ready for every strategic river or canal London, May 20. (1P Tele crossing In Belgium or France phonic communication between likely to be dynamited or other - wise damaged. ! German reinforcement cars! bring all this ready-made equip- mem run mem on wueeis in me motorized vanguard. HANNA, NEWBURY TO CONTEST FOR rlJUDICIAL PLACEjDEBATE TUESDAY Complete Primary Figures Show Miller Third in Jack son, Josephine Balloting Complete official returns from the 69 Jackson county precincts completed today by the count ing board, give the following re sults in the circuit judge race for this county: Manna 4,091 Miller 1.215 Newbury 2.560 I Newman 1,440 :. The combined vote for Jack 2 1 son (complete official) and Jose 1 ' phine county (unofficial com plete) was: Jackson Josephine Total Hnnna 4,091 775 4.866 Miller 1,215 2,080 3.295 Newbury 2,560 952 3.512 Newman 1,440 465 1,905 On the face of these returns, Newbury wins tjie run-off. and will oppose Manna in the No vember elections. Newbury ran strong in Ashland. In the other non-partisan race in this county. School Superin tendent C. R. Bowman defeated Foscoe Larsen by a majority of 1 316, according to the official count. . The official count in the 69 Jackson county precincts was: Bowman 5,170 Irsen 3,854 Bowman's majority 1,316. The official count got under way early this morning and is making good progress. DEFINITE POLICY AS FIRST DEFENSE AIM Washington, May 20 (IP) America need not fear invasion, in the opinion of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, "unless the Ameri can people bring it on through tneir own quarreling and med dling with affairs abroad." Declaring that "a definite pol icy of defense" is the first neces sity, the famous aviator called in a broadcast last night for an end to "hysterical chatter of calamity and invasion." "We are in danger of war to day," he said, "not because European people have attempt ed to interfere with the internal affairs of America, but because American people have attempt ed to interfere with the internal 'affairs of Europe. Lindbcrgh, an army air corps reserve officer, asserted that America needs "a greater air force, a greater army and a greater navy," but added: "Until we have decided upon a definite policy of defense, the mere construction of large num ters of aircraft will not be ado ouate for our national safety." ! Washington. May 20. (IV) Some republicans in congress backed up Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh today In deploring "hysteria" they saicr surrounded the administration's n'.-w de fense program, while Secretary Hull said he was willing for ; anyone to pass on the question LOSE TELEPHONE LINK ! London and the continent was broken off tonight Operators attributed the break to a "cable breakdown" and said messages were sudjcci 10 in-j definite delay." SENATE TO STARTlWATER SHORTAGE DEFENSE FINANCE Quick Approval of Roosevelt; Arms Program Given by Appropriations Committee Washington, May 20. UP) A $1,820,941,000 army bill, unpre cedented in peace time, won quick approval of the senate ap propriations committee today while the nation's military chief tains urged speedy realization of President Roosevelt's goal of an air armada of 50,000 planes. Leaders arranged to start sen ate debate on the big army sup ply bill tomorrow, and it may go to the house for considera tion of senate amendments by midweek. The appropriations committee required only two hours to vote its approval. Of the total in the bill, $1,497, 711,368 cash would be available for expenditure immediately upon President Roosevelt's sig nature of tlie-legislntion. The call to the aviation In dustry, in the words of high ranking government officials, was to build tip a 50,000-planc fleet "as quickly, as efficiently and as cheaply as possible." ' Washington, May 20. P Secretary Morgenthau said to day the administration had "no disposition" to lower labor stan dards In connection with the new defense program. The treasury head, one of President Roosevelt's key ad visers on aircraft production, said Secretary Perkins had asked him whether labor stand ards were to be sacrificed to speed up plane production and other armament programs. Thanks It's thanks to everyone who helped the Mail Tribune gather and tabulate results in Friday's primary election The Mail Tribune is grateful to County Clerk George R. Carter and his office, Sheriff Syd I. Brown and his office, various other county officials and the counting boards of the county. All helped the Mail Tribune staff in the dif ficult task of tabulating re sults and to all this news paper expresses its appreciation. rravt -wwAt,:..., '. . : 1 "1 I 'j - .... 9 Eight parsons ware dead, scorn Injured and at laast 40 buildings damagad by a sarias of earthquakes that shook Imperial Valley Saturday night. Above Is a gan aral iw of tha main ttrtai of Imperial. Calif., epicenter of the quaka whtrt four persona ware killed. TOWARD COAST; MAY BE ISOLATED ADDS SUFFERING IN QUAKE REGION Property Loss Estimates in Imperial Valley Up to $2,500,000 Eight Dead El Centro, Calif., May 20 (IP) Water to replenish dwindling supplies and typhoid serum for any possible emergency were hurried Into the Imperial valley today as the six cities most heavily damaged by a score of quakes since Saturday night launched rehabilitation pro grams. Death toll of the temblors was S"t at eight, two of them in Mex ico, and estimates of property loss ran upwards from $2,500, ''00. In Brawley, hardest hit of the valley communities, three men were jailed on looting charges. Public Health Director Walter M. Dickie ordered supplies of t.vphoid vaccine as a precaution ary measure and testa were made of water reserves as rail road tank cars rolled here from other points in southern Califor nia. Canal Broken The water situation was con sidered serious because of breaks in the Alamo canal south of the international border, which brings this rich agricul tural valley its only water from the Colorado river. One of the breaks was 45 feet wide. Flood waters caused the Southern Pacific to reroute all trains on a line which runs thru Mexico. The eight victims of four se vere shocks in a three-hour period starting at 8:36 p. m. IFST) Saturday were listed as Mrs. Alma Ruth Mullings, 25 Iter two daughters, Loy, 6, and V'elora, 3, and Juanita Blevins. 13, all of Imperial; John Clif ford Moore, 21, of Heber; Abel : Portillo, 75, Brawley; and Man uel Garcia, 25, and an unidentl 1 tied Chinese, both of Mexican. Aliens in England Must Give Up Guns London, May 20. iP) Great Britain today deprived all all- ens of the right to possess fire arms a further precaution against any fifth column of German sympathizers behind the home front. Honolulu's Lights To Be Doused For Blackout Practice Honolulu. May 20.. Some 25,000 United States troops ended a week of con centrated field training to day, prepared to meet the lightning thrusts of a make believe "red" enemy invasion of these strategic Pacific islands. The three-day war " games will start Thursday night with the territory's ' first "black-out," which officers termed the greatest experi ment of its kind ever held under the American flag. All lights visible from the air are to be extinguished at an nir raid signal. ID HURT AS COUPE AT WILLOW SPIES Grants Pass, May 20. (IP) Two Californlans were In the county hospital here today as casualties of' the motorized march northward of 1190 army trucks from Camp Ord. Charles Robertson, Mt. Shas ta, suffered head injuries Sun day, concussion, and probably skull fracture. His condition was reported serious. Mrs. Grace Shaw, Dunsmuir, had chest Injury and possible brok en ribs, with condition good. State police said an army truck collided with a private car north of Central Point. The truck brought the two accident victims here, where all 1190 of the trucks refuel. State police here said the ac cident occurred at 12:30 p.m. Sunday near Willow Springs service station. The car, a Ford coupe, was driven by Mrs. Shaw, police said. After strik ing the rear end of the army truck, the machine went into a ditch and turned upside down. Bar Silver Price Up Quarter Cent New York, May 20. P) The price of bar silver rose to 35 cents an ounce up Vt cent In New York today as foreign buyers entered the market. Trade sources said they be lieved the new orders origin ated in India as a result of re laxation of Indian government trade restrictions. SHIFT COMES AS ALLIES MASS FOR Nazis' Abandonment of Paris Drive Believed Due to Realization of Danger By tha Associated Press The nazl blitzkrieg drive to- ward Paris, apparently stalled by staggering losses, veered to day toward the English chan nel. For the moment, H seemed, the Germans had abandoned their onslaught against tha French capital. The German high command said the nnzl drive to the west had gained 20 to 30 miles on a line northward from St. Quentin, which la 80 miles northeast of Paris, - 300.000 Perllad If successful, it was estimated the thrust to the English chan nel might isolate 300,000 Brit ish soldiers on the allies' north flnnk and also attain channel bases for a quick, short attack on England. The channel port of Calais, presumably one of tha main German objectives, Is only 20 miles from Dover, England. Paris dispatches said the new German march to tha west com prised five mechanized divis ions, or about 60,000 men, sup ported by tanks, bombing and fighting planes. Tha sudden shift In nazl tac tics came as Gen. Maxlme Wey gand, new commanderi-n-chiei of the allies, was reported mass ing a huge French-British-Belgian force to "pinch off" th. 50-mlIe deep German salient striking Into the heart of France on the Meusa river val ley front. Danger Realised The Germans apparently real ized the threat of this pincer movement., and decided to abandon the road to Paris. Reports reaching Switzerland said Weygand envisioned a blasting counter-thrust from each aide of the nazl "pocket" which has penetrated to a point about 80 miles from Paris. Late today, the French ad mitted they had withdrawn from St. Quentin, 80 miles northeast of Paris. Earlier, the French war min istry disputed a nazl high com mand report that German meh-
