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Thirty-fifth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 21. J
No. 51.
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Washington, D. C, May 21.
Every taxpayer in the Pacific
Northwest is unwittingly fi
nancing part of Hitler's expense
in waging war. This may sound
fantastic, but it is a fact.
It was 11 o'clock at night.
Word had been received that
the Germans were dropping
parachutists in Holland. As
President Roosevelt conferred
with state department officials
at the White House there was
a hurried assembly of high
treasury officials. A representa
tive of The Netherlands was
with them.
"We have in Holland $650,
000,000 of United States secur
ities, obligations of the govern
ment, and they are negotiable."
began the diplomat. "We do
not want this fund to fall into
the hands of Hitler. We have
decided to destroy the bonds;
burn them to ashes. What we
wish to know is, with the se
curities destroyed, what kind of
evidence . will you require as
proof that they are destroyed
and we can eventually collect
on them."
While the treasury officials
were discussing this problem:
the need of witnesses to the
destruction, etc., the Hollander
was called to the phone. Re
turning to the group, the pic
ture of distress, the diplomat
said:
"Gentleman, it is too late.
The Germans have already
seiied the securities." ,
THE stolen bonds are negoti-
able. The United States
must redeem them whenever
they mature, no matter who of-
(Contlnued on Pag Seven.)
ON G.O.P. BALLOT
Jackson county republicans
decorated their primary ballots
with the names of Thomas E.
Dewey, Robert A. Taft, Wen
dell Wilkie and Gracie Allen,
the radio comedienne, as write
in choice for president. Dewey,
who led the list, received seven
write-in votes in the Eagle
Point precinct and four in
Northeast Medford precinct. In
half dozen rural precincts re
publicans also wrote in the
name of President Roosevelt.
t . .
th. .T. pTT k v Prec,n
the name of Ralph E. Sweeney
was wnuen in oy repuoucans
for county treasurer. Sweeney
was unopposed on the democra
tic ticket.
uHi PL. m.mt...A
ki m, i,to
Judge L. G. Lewelling today dis-
. . ... J
missed a suit by Emmet Rogers'
of Portland to compel Secretary
of State Earl Snell to audit the
accounts of the state unemploy
ment compensation commission.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Cliff Garnett's first vacation
In the old home town In years
being marred by a
case cf hay trver.
first-class
Gloria Getchell slumbering
until noon only the day after ; the breach forced by the Ger
she had convinced a group of , man thrust." the Berlin corn
friends that she started the duys' munique said.
toll at the crack of dawn.
Frank VanDyke, the Ashland
barrister, getting a taste of
metropolitan life, he having to
stop at red traffic lights as be
aotored axound town.
mam mm, n
Incredible Faults
Brought Disaster
Declares Premier
By the Associated Press
Adolf Hitler's blitzkrieg legions stormed today within sight
of the Eiffel tower in Paris, 69 miles away and scored a 25
mile break-through in the west to capture Amiens and Arras
in the race to the English channel.
Small detachments of German I
motorcycle troops also pene
trated to the outskirts of Abbe
ville, just 12 miles from the
channel, a spokesman admitted
in Paris.
The nazl high command re
ported the capture of Abbeville.
Premier Reynaud of France
assailed the French high com
mand for "incredible faults,"
which permitted German arm
ored columns to inflict "disaster
. , . total disorganization" on
the French army defending the
Meuse river front, the gateway
to Paris.
Bridges Left Intact.
Specifically, Reynaud blamed
the high command for failure to
blow up Meuse river bridges to
stall the mechanized German on
slaught.
Dramatically, he cried to a
grave-faced French parliament:
"France cannot die! If a mir
acle is needed to save France
I believe in miracles ; . ." "
Painting a dark picture, Rey
naud admitted the Germans had
seized Amiens, site of the his
toric cathedral of Notre Dame,
and Arras in the drive to the
channel,
"We must take immediate de-
cisions," Revnaud , told the
French senate, freelv confessing I
that the classical French con-
ccpt of war had been jarred by
swift-striking nazi mechanized j
raids and parachute troups.
Smash to Abbeville
The German high command ,
also declared its forces had
smashed their way to Abbeville
12 miles from the English chan
nel. If true, it would imperil
the position of more than 550,-1
000 British and Belgian troops
in Belgium. I
In L o n d o n an authorized
spokesman termed the claims of
the German communique "gross
ly exaggerated."
The German high command
reported that the ninth French
army, defending the Meuse
front from Namur to Sedan, has
been crushed in "the biggest at
tacking operation of all time."
By contrast, a British spokes
man described the battle on the
western front as "more confused
than ever, with everybody be
hind everybody else's lines."
It was apparently a wide-open
scrimmage, as confusing as parts
of a football game,
A British spokesman said
there were "bands of German;
tanks wandering about, living on
the country" in a wide salient
SlrlKlIlK UllO CIttHVC. ilC BOiu,
however, they were "becoming
more vraNe to counter at-
; xq
Commander Captured
The nazi high command re
ported that "General Giraud.
nuneno commanuer oi we
' seventh French army, who as-
.m, " A Kikn fantliraH With
?rmy'
had been captured withiThe Red Crosg cabled another
; his general staff.
(Presumably, the high com -
mand referred to Gen.
enri
Honore Giraud, recently idcnti-l
tied as commanding "groups of
armies" in the "battl: of the
bulge" in northern France.)
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"crowding toward the channel'
coast all the French and Bel-'
gian armies still to be found
north of the Somme."
Earlier German estimates said
1.000.000 French and 230.000
Belgians were fighting in this
area, with some 300,000 British
1 soldiers to the north of these.
, "German divisions flow into
Boettlger's Fslher Dies ordered on Dozenberg's insist-1 It was disclosed that the war
San Diego. Calif., May 21. ence shortly after he began test-, cabinet had instructed Gibral
oPi Adam C. Boettiger. 74. Ifying at an open hearing. I tar s governor to put the pre
tather of John Boettiger. Kin-in- Guards immediately cleared the pared tiansfer scheme In opera-
law of President Roosevelt, died
last U-ihU
ITALY SPEEDS UP
ENTRY SEEN NEARt678 VOTES, SHOWN
Rome, May 21. fP) Pre
mier Mussolini today had
long talk with the German
colonial chief. General Von
Epp.
By Richard G. Mastock
Rome, May 21. (JP) Italy,
Germany's non-belligerent ally,
appealed today to be preparing
to enter the war as she ordered
blackouts and air raid drills in
her chief industrial areas ion 4
three-day test beginning to
night. Speeches of Foreign Minister
Count Galeazzo Ciano in Milan
and Cremona, in which he said
that Italy awaits only "the
order of the day" from Premier
mussoiini - wnenne win nave
decided upon it, increased the
feeling among Italians that they
m'Bht be called shortly to fight
on one of their frontiers,
Hour I "ear
Diplomatic circles attached
significance to an article by
Giovanni Ansaldo, editor of
Count Ciano's ne-.vspaper II
Telegrafo, saying "The hour is
near when our influence on the
course of events must be more
active."
when Italv does move, he
added, one of its objectives will
be "territorial increases.'
He declared that, although
Britain and France undoubtedly
would react differently now to
Italian claims than they did 18
months ago, it would be "too
late."
Telephone connections b e
tween Rome and London, mean
while, remained suspended.
Along with these prepara
tions for war there continued
demonstrations against Britain
and France which brought out
troops and carabinieri. A shout
ing group of young Italians
: marched toward the British
consulate, but was held back by I
helmeted soldiers,
Wfiihinirtnn Mar 2!
half million dollars for the aid
i . rr.n.h snd Belcian refuuecs
today upon receiving word from
its European representative that
suffering was "impossible to ex
aggerate
Simultaneously, the Red
Cross announced its S10.000.000
drive for war-relief funds had
passed the $1,000,000 mark.
SECRET DIES SESSION
HEARS RADICAL LEADER
Washington. May 2i. 'UP)
The Dies committee today
ordered a secret session to hear
Nicholas Dozenberg, the com
munist leader, testify on com
munist military Intelligence
! activities in the United States
The executive session was
room of more than 100 specta-
(tors and newtmen.
War Bulletins 1
London, May 21 U.P.i Ger
man planes have- been sighted
e in southeast coast of Eng
land. Anti-aircraft batteries
went into action against them.
London. May 21. (.JP) The
Duka of Gloucester, brother
of King George VI, was dis
closed tonight to be suffering
from cuts caused by bomb ex
plosions on the Franco-Belgian
front.
Skoplje. Yugoslavia, May 21
The frontier between
Yugoslavia and Italian-held
Albania was closed late today
by Italian order.
LSON'S
IN OFFICIAL TALLY
The official count completed
for district attorney today
shows George W. Neilson, in
cumbent deputy district attor
ney, defeated Joseph F. Fllegel,
for the republican nomination
by a majority of 678 'votes.
The vote:
Fliegel, 2.346.
The official count for repub
lican national committeeman,
shows Ralph M. Cake of Port
land with a comfortable lead
over his nearest competitor,
Thurlow McN. Weed of Wash
ington county.
The vote:
Cake, 2.320.
Weed, 1.362.
Geary, 1,120.
Klepper, 340.
For republican national com
mitteewoman, the Jackson coun
ty official vote was:
Runyon, 2.345.
Gerlinger, 2,184.
Runyon majority, 161.
Grants Pass, May 21. (41
Josephine county's vote on cir
cuit judge was officially tabu
lated today, reducing Don New
bury's margin over W. T. Mil
ler for a place on the fall bal
lot to 132 votes.
The official Josephine county
vote: Herbert K. Hanna 835,
W. T. Miller 2186, Don New
bury 973, F. J. Newman 479.
The revised total for the ju
dicial district of Jackson and
Josephine counties: Hanna 4926.
Miller 3401, Newbury 3533,
Newman 1919.
PRESIDENT VETOES
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President Roosevelt today ve-
toed a bill which authorized'
S109 984 000 for rivers and bar-l
bors Droiecf . The president said
that the work must be super
lrd bv urcent national defense
preparations.
The measure authorized the
future appropriation of funds
I inr 151 nrnlpcU and surveys of
; tin nthprn. It on dear to the
i hearts of many senators and;
' congressmen in view of the
forthrnmlna national elections.
I The president declared that!
lie would gladly approve scpa-
rate items in the bill which!
would aid defense, but for the
present time, the non-military
activities of the war department
imust be concentrated on
wie
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Gibraltar Prepares
For Coming of W ar
Gibraltaw May 21. Wo-
I men and children of Gibraltar
began to leave for French Mor
occo today under a compulsory
i scheme of transfer.
tion forthwith "at tha gover-
luor s ditaeUon."
199 TO
FRIDAY EVENING
AT HIGH SCHOOL
Dr. Bruce Baxter, Willam
ette President, Will Give
Commencement Address
One hundred ninety-nine
graduating seniors of Medford
senior high school 97 girls
and 102 boys will gather in
the school auditorium next Fri
day evening, May 24. to receive
their diplomas and listen to the
47th annual commencement ad
dress by Dr. Bruce Baxter,
president of Willamette univer
sity. The program will start at
8 p. m. i
This year's graduating class
is slightly smaller than that
which completed its high school
studies in 1939. Last spring 208
seniors received diplomas.
Admission By Ticket
Public admission to com
mencement exercises will be by
snpoinl ticket onlv. accordintf to
I Principal Leonard Mayfield.
Seating capacity of the audi
torium is limited, he explained
and those wishing to attend the
program must obtain a ticket
from one of the graduates, each
of whom are given four, very
few extra tickets are available
at the office, Mr. Mayfield said.
All seats in the auditorium will
bo reserved.
The commencement program
will open with the high school
trumpet trio playing "The
Three Kings," by Walter Smith.
This will be followed by the
invocation by the Rev. Werner
Jessen. The girls' ensemble will
sing "On The Steepe," by Gret-
chanlnoff, and Dr. Baxter will
then give his address.
To Receive Awards
Scholastic awards will be
presented by Principal May
field, and diplomas will be
given out by Dr. R. E. Green,
member of the school board.
The male octet will sing "Sons
of Men," by Cadman. and the
program will be ended by the
(Continued on Paga Eight.)
NEW JERSEY PRIMARY
Ml TEST STRLNGTH
OF W1LLK1E EFFORT
Newark, N. J., May 21
(JP) New Jersey's primary elec
tion today, last in the nation at
! which presidential delegates
will be chosen, was expected to
test the Impromptu vote-getting
Jength of Utilities Magnate
Wendell L Willkie, republican
"dark horse possibility for the
, presidential nomination.
Willkies sudden appearance
i on the New Jersey political
scene expanded election Inter-
est which otherwise had been
confined to the bitterly waged
I fight between former Governor
Harold G. Hoffman and state
Senator Robert C. Hendrickson
for the republican gubernatorl-
I al nomination.
A "write-in" campaign under
taken on Willkies behalf by
independent groups almost on
the eve of the election was glv-
i en impetus yesterday when 500
New Jersey republican leaders
turned out at Somervllle to
hear the 48-year-old Wilkie
blast the new deal as "incap
able" of preparing the nation's
defenses.
Parolee Arrested
Baker. Ore.. May 21. W)
William E. Bennett, on parole
from Folsom prison, was ar
rested In Baker Monday night
by state police officers on a
charze of burilarr not In a
1 dwelling. District Attorney C.
T. Godwin said Bennett admit
ted burglarizing several offices
here
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The British-approved caption on this picture cabled from
shows a Belgian woman dead beside a wagon with which she
escape from an "open town" ahead oi German air raid. Tha
gathered belongings.
POYER IS VICTOR
OVER CASTER IN
E. B. Poyer, of Ashland, de
feated Otto L. Caster, of Phoe
nix, by a vote of 1,453 to 1.295,
for the democratic nomination
for county commissioner, ac
cording to figures compiled to
day by the county clerk's of
fice. Poyer's majority was 158.
It was the only contest for
county office on the democra
tic ticket.
Congressman James Mott de
feated Kenneth A. Brown for
congress from this district by
4.192 votes, according to the
official count completed this af
ternoon. Mott received 4,710
votes: Brown, 518 in the 69
Jackson county precincts.
The official count on dele
gates at large from the first
district, ahows Reter in the lead
with Guy Cordon of Roseburg,
second in this county.
The ount:
Reter, 2,083.
Cordon, 1.851.
Lamport, 1,776.
Norblad. 1,153.
Schellberg, 1,050.
Swenson, 912.
Bain, 806.
The counting board, was ex
pected to start counting the
vote for county Judge tomor
row,
Auto Industry May
Be Asked To Help
Washington, May 21. W)
The automobile industry may
be called upon to help speed a
50-thousand-warplane prognm
estimated to cost 7-billion dol
lars. Government experts said that
it might be feasible for automo
bile manufacturers to ure part
of their facilities and manpower
for production of airplane en
gines. Balkans Expecting
Red Intervention
Budapest, Hungary, May 21.
(U.R) The belief is growing in
I tha capitals of southeastern Eu-
rope that Russia will intervene
should the war spread to the
Balkans.
Reports today of Russian
troop movements near the Bee-
sarabian district of Rumania
and Hungary's province of the
Carpatho-Ukrine, have strength
ened this conviction.
St. Helens. Ore., May Jl
(JP) Mrs. Francis O'Neill, res
cued last night from a blazing
davenport, died today. Investi
gators said the couch caught
fire from a cigarette as Mrs.
O NeiU napped
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Refugees Machine Gunned by
German Planes Says Roosevelt
Washington. May 21. (U.R) President Roosevelt today
charged that refugees fleeing
Europe are being machine gunned by pursuing pianes.
The president made the state-1
ment during his press confer
ence.
At the same time he pledged
that neither capital nor labor
will become enriched by Amer
ican defense preparations.
He said the new deal's social
reforms will be zealously
guarded..
Mr. Roosevelt presented
three-point policy In connection
with the defense program:
Not a single war millionaire
will be created in this country
as a result of the world disas
ter. Labor will not seek to take
advantage of the situation and
interfere with the defense pro
gram by strikes and other
methods which would enrich it.
And, under no circumstances
are the social gains achieved by
the new deal to be weakened.
He said he would like to see a
universal 40 or 42-hour week
maintained.
58 PER CENT VOTE
According to the county
clerk's office, 58 per cent of the
registered voters of Jackson
county cast ballots in the pri
mary election. This is the high
est on record, according to po
litical observers.
Pre-primary predictions esti
mated the vote would be from
20 per cent to 40 per cent. The
record outpouring was not indi
cated by the campaign calm that
preceded the voting.
Mahoney To Renew
Left Wing Attack
Portland. May 21. U.R Wil
lis Mahoney, former mayor of
Klamath Falls, Oregon, and
twice a candidate for United
States senator, has renewed his
attack on the Oregon Common
wealth Federation.
In a telegram received In
Portland today Mahoney de
clared: "The real Democrats are
awakened. There must be a
complete purge of common-
i wealth Influence. No real Demo-
crat will accept a commonwealth
endorsement.
Raver Carries Bad News
Portland. Ore., May 21. (JPl
Bearing the news of Port
land's rejection of a peoples'
utility district to Secretary Ickes.
Bonneville Administrator Paul
J. Raver left by plane yesterday
lor Washington, D. C.
iMnNiim
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ULTUUXJL
London to New York says II
and other civilians sought t
wagon Is filled with hastily
before the German advance ia
QUIT EGYPT BEFORE
ITALY. ENTERS WAI
Alexandria, Egypt, May 21.
OP) Americans were advised
today by the United State le
gation to leave Egypt "while
there still remains an opportun
ity to do so," because of tha
possibility of the war spreading
to the Mediterranean area.
There are approximately 909
Americans in Egypt, mostly
missionaries and teachers, with
a few business men.
Belief in allied-Egyptian cir
cles that Italy's entry Into the
war is Just a matter of time
brought further defense mesa
urea.
Egyptians have been warned
to watch for possible Invasion
by parachute troops and to re
port immediately the landing
of any suspicious planes any
where In the country.
Special police squads wera
assigned to surveillance of all
persons suspected of espionage.
Beirut. Lebanon, May 21.-
(jp) United States Consul Gen
eral E. E. Palmer tonight ad
vised Americans in Lebanon
and Syria "to give careful
thought to the advisability of
returning to tha United State
with the least possible delay."
The same advice was given
to Inquirers at Jerusalem. Ap
proximately 8,500 Americana
are estimated to be living in the
Holy Land.
BASEBALL
National
Score:
R.
S
4
and Todd;
H. K.
11
6 1
Wyatt.
Franks.
Chicago .
Brooklyn
Passeau
Mungo,
Pressnell and
American
New Vork 10
Cleveland - 2
Russo and Dickey;
Eisenstat, Humphries,
and Pytlak.
R.
IS 1
i a
Mllnar.
Suber
H. X.
II 0
Boston
.11
Detroit
S
IS 1
Gatehouse. Hickman and De-
sautels; Trout, Pippeo, Seats,
Benton and Tebbetta.
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