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TRBUNE
Full Associated Press
' i United Preu
Thirty-fifth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 1940
No. 61.
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Washington, D. C, June 1.
Paying for national defense will
cause John Citizen to yell, but
It will be for his own good.
Uncle Sam will permit John
to keep his shirt, however.
Things are happening so
quickly In the national capital
that a prediction today is dis
credited tomorrow. It was the
general opinion of congress that
no tax bill should be offered
at this session, because it is
election year and ever mindful
" of constituents, congress does
not like to rub constituents the
wrong way when a campaign
is on. It was the considered
decision that the treasury could
provide funds for the defense
program until January, at
which time a revenue bill could
be prepared.
Somehow," In a matter of six
hours sentiment changed. Rep
resentatives and senators sound
ed off that now is the time to
find revenue: that people today
should be paying for the de
fense and not saddle the debt
onto future generations. Smart
politicians conceived that the
psychology is just right to pass
a tax bill as the American peo
ple are panicky, hysterical and
otherwise fussed up at the mo
ment. Six months from now
(or less) enacting a revenue
measure may be a tough Job.
"Get while the getting is good,"
, Is the motto.
' .
CINANCE program at this
writing (it may be discarded
tomorrow), is to extend the debt
limit another three billion dol
lars and then amortize this ad
ditional debt at the rate of
S800.000.000 a year wiping it
out In five years. This, how
ever, barely takes care of the
defense appropriations now be
ing made and equally large
approriations will be made next
year.
How to raise $600,000,000 a
year above current revenue is
the problem. It is suggested
that there is easy money In
creasing the tax on a package
of cigarets. Present tax is 6
cents on a package, and a pro
posal is to make the tax 10
cents, A smoker will, prob
ably, not buy less but he will
smoke the fag to the bitter end
More taxes on' jewelry and cos
metics. These are considered
as luxuries. Suggestions for
lipping the gasoline tax are dis
couraged for gas is now a neces
sity for the poor man's jalopy.
T get an Idea of this tax proposi
tion, remember that total federal
collection! In Oregon from March 1
1533. to January 1. 1940 (period of
the new deal), amounted to 870.SSO.-
857 an average of 810.000.000 a year.
According to the law of areraees.
Oregon'a share of 8600,000.000 for
five yean to amortise the three
billion dollars would run about
81,000.000 annually.
e
OTHER plana to raise defense
revenue: Broaden the base of
the Individual Income tax by low
ering exemptions: a aalcs tax: a tax
to take the profits out of profiteer
ing with government orders; a hort-
rontal Increase on all income taxea
to be regarded aa a special defense
contribution: tax on tax exempt
obligations or municipalities. And so
forth.
Of course, taking up a revenue
measure- mea'ha that congress cannot
(Continued on Pag Slt.i
Portland Gains
Portland. Ore.. Jnue 1.
The census showed Port.
land has a population of 307,
ST2, a 5757 gain over 1830.
the Portland Oregonian said
today.
Miss Ruth Haefner. Port
land census superv isor, would
not confirm the figure, but
said the count was completed
and the remit sent to Wash
rgton. D. C.
Police, firemen, chamber
jf commerce and other civic
organizations Joined in a
Irive to enumerate all per
tons when early unofficial re
ports indicated the total
would be under the 1930
mark
DEATH RAINS ON
MARSEILLE, AND
INDUSTRIAL AREA
56 German Planes Downed
In Aerial Foray In Rhone
Valley 46 Killed.
Marseille, France, June 1.
MP) The fury of Germany's air
might fell heavily on southern
France today in one of the
biggest aerial forays of the war.
leaving a path of death and
destruction in a half dozen
towns and cities down through
the rich Industrial Rhone val
ley. At least 48 persons were
killed, 30 of them here and
In the harbor of this second
largest city in France. The
wounded numbered around 100.
Latest Paris reports said 36
German planes were destroyed
or damaged by the French air
force during the day with 16
French craft missing. French
authorities said oniy that a
"certain number" of the nazi
raiders were brought down in
the Rhone valley.
Cotton Ship Sunk
The attackers, in their first
raid on the south of France,
dropped two heavy bombs In
this Mediterranean port. A cotton-laden
English ship In the
harbor was sunk.
The heaviest attack was cen
tered In the Lyon Industrial
region, 180 miles north of here.
where 16 persons were killed
and between 80 and 90 wound
ed in attacks on five towns.
Reports reaching Berne,
Switzerland, said the air ar
mada flew in squadrons of 21
to 36 planes.
Impress Due
Foreign observers in Switzer
land speculated at once on
whether the raids might have
been a Hitler gesture to assure
Italy, on the verge of taking
sides with Germany, that nazi
air power was great enough to
give aid to the Italians despite
German preoccupation with the
military campaign in northern
France.
Lyon Itself was not attacked
but at an industrial town IS
miles southwest 15 persons were
reported killed, 60 wounded.
High explosive bombs leveled
several factories, schools and a
dozen homes.
Health Retort Hit
The famous peacetime health
resort of Aix-Les-Bains near the
Swiss frontier was showered
with 11 bombs that destroyed
a hotel, killed one person and
wounded about 30.
In the Lyon area one of two
French planes which went up
to fight the attackers was shot
down.
Throughout the afternoon
raid warning sirens shrieked
several times in the Rhone re
gion as well as in places oppo
site Geneva on the French side
of the Swiss frontier.
Open Somme Drive
Paris, June 1. (IP) A full
German force backed by heavy
artillery and dive bombers
smashed against the last of the
allies barricaded in the wreck
age of Dunkerque tonight as
other nazi armies to the south
strengthened their drive along
the Somme.
Clearing skies put the Ger
man dive bombers back into
the assault at the allied escape
port on the English channel and
waves of them blasted at French
and British defense positions.
Allied fighter planes swarm
ed upon them to prevent dis
ruption of the continuing with
drawal of troops. Even so,
bombs thundered onto the port
and splashed about the little
boats loaded with exhausted
soldiers.
On the Somme river front
the brunt of German attack was
shifted from the Abbcville
Amiens sector to points along
the upper Somma east of
Amiens.
"Sustained" action generally
along the front was reported
by the French high command.
A communique said "two
strong German surprise at
l tacks were repulsed."
Gun Downed
' This picture, cabled from London to New York,' thews
British soldiers at they returntd frem the disastrous battle
of Flanders with a machine gun which the British ' said
brought down four German planet. The men are shown in
railway car window.
AMERICA FLOATS
NEW BATTLESHIP
Philadelphia. June 1. (IP)
With all the grace of its pretty
15-year-old sponsor, the 23.000
ton battleship Washington slid
down the ways of the Philadel
phia navy yard today to make
its maiden "curtsy" to the Dela
ware river as the first naval
link in America's accelerated
rearmament program.
While 30.000 cheering spec
tators looked on. Miss Virginia
Marshall of Spokane, Wash.,
shattered a bottle of champagne
on the bow with one decisive
blow and the gaily-decorated
"battle wagon" eased swiftly
into the water. Miss Marshall
is a lineal descendant of John
Marshall, chief Justice of the
United States from 1801 to
183S.
Washington, June 1. UP)
President Roosevelt embarked
on me yacru roiomac at tne
iivj j.iu wib lur an
overnight cruise and rest from
the extra labors occasioned by
the war In Europe.
Unusual precautions were
taken to guard him on the snort
route from the White House to
the navy reservation in the
southeastern section of the city.
Departing from custom, motor
cycle police not only rode ahead,
but on both sides of his car,
which was closed despite the
bright summer day. Two secret
cars were immediately behind.
Favor Third Term
Tacoma, June 1. & Pierce
I county Democrats at their con-
vention today went on record
- as favoring the election of Presi
dent Roosevrlt for a third term
a'ter giving unequivocal In-
- dorsement to his administration.
Study Meet Plans
Astoria. Ore., June 1.-
The executive board of the
Maritime Federation of the Pa
rific will meet tomorrow to
complete plans for the fed era
lion a annual convention open
1 ing here Monday.
4 Nazi Planes I
MITT HAS EYE
Washington, June 1
Paul V. McNutt's demand that
President Roosevelt serve a
third term high-lighted a week
of political activity which
found the national defense pro
gram claiming first considera
tion in the capital despite the
approach of the conventions.
McNutt's statement urging
renomination of the president
attracted unusual attention be
cause the federal security ad
ministrator is a candidate him
self if Mr. Roosevelt should not
run. McNutt said his statement
did not mean that he was with
drawing his conditional candi
dacy, but some senators inter
preted it as a bid for the vice
presidential nomination on a
third term ticket.
AS
Cor vail Is. June 1. (IP)
j Charles Parker of Portland was
eiecica praeni .oasy .
t vii'Kun vuiivjt
association
Others elected were George
F. (Ted) Chambers, Salem, vice
president; John C. GallaRher,
Corvallis, treasurer, and War
ren Reid, Corvallis, manager.
The constitution was changed
to add two directors for a total
of 13. Directors named today
included J. Donald Meyers, La
Grande; Chet Hubbard, Med
ford: Ralph Reynold!, Portland,'
and Emil Seibert and John Gal -
lagher, Corvallis.
" "
opt pf"
Paris. June l. n me mm-
tary court of appeals rejected
loaay tne appeal 01 jmn usswn
Amourclle, a former senate
stenographer, from a death
sentence for espionage.
Release Dutch Prisoners.
Berlin. June I. V) (Via
Radio) Adolf Hitler has order -
ed the German commander in
the Netherlands to release! Dublin, June 1W Andrew
Dutch war prisoners because j Nicholas Bonaparte-Wyse, 70.
they fought at "honest to! noted Irish educator, and a
diert," It was officially an-J great-grandncphew of Ntpo
nounccd tonight J Icon L, died today.
LISTENERS URGED
10 BOYCOTT 'RED'
BROADCAST TODAYiWAR BLUFF SEEN
Many Stations Cancel Brow
der's Speech And Com
munist Party Meet.
New York, June 1. UP) A
nntion-wide "listeners' boycott"
against three major network
broadcasts tomorrow of the
Communist party's national con
vention proceedings was urged
today as more than a score of
Individual radio stations de
clined to carry the broadcasts.
Thomas Walsh, national com
mander of the Catholic War
Veterans, Inc., called for the
"listeners' boycott" in a state
ment declaring the appeal was
a part of the veterans' Amer
icanism program.
His appeal was directed princi-
I pally against scheduled speeches
of Earl Browder, general secre
tary of the Communist party.
Radio stations at Philadelphia,
Cincinnati, New Orleans, Nash
ville, Atlanta, Syracuse, Ro
chester, Lincoln, Neb., Milwau
kee, Indianapolis and Wichita,
has., were among those an
nouncing they would not carry
the Communist broadcasts.
Some stations explained they
had previous commitments,
others said they had cancelled
i the broadcasts.
The National Broadcasting
company and the Mutual Broad
casting system have scheduled
broadcasts (9:30 a. m. PSJ to'
morrow' of convention proceed
ings during which Browder will
be nominated Communist can
didate for president and James
W. Ford, Negro, for vice-president.
Browder, who is on bail fol
lowing his conviction for pass
port fraud, is scheduled to de
liver his acceptance speech to
morrow night over the Colum
bia Broadcasting system net
work (4 p. m. PST).
After protests against the
broadcasts developed yesterday,
the major radio chains an
nounced that the federal com
munications law compelled them
to "treat all candidates for pub
lic office alike.
In Washington, the federal
communications commission said
in answer to protests that It
had no authority to order the
broadcasts cancelled.
DEFENSIVE PACT
WITH U. S. URGED
New York, June 1. (IP
Camiliien Houde, mayor of
Montreal, asserted tonight that
a defensive alliance between
Canada and the .United State
was necessary.
"Our only salvation lie in a
treaty based on economic and
defensive lines," Houde said at
a convention dinner of the In
ternational Ladies' Garment
j Workers' Union.
H(, .j Canada by !perldn8
. Q send troops
and material
abroad, was left defenseless and
wjiuld gain "a sense of secur
ity" in an alliance with this
country.
Canada is ready to fight "for
the Monroe Doctrine applied
along practical lines," he de
clared. Urge Revitton
Kalpm. Jtinei 1 . IVPl Snff.
fftlnn that the administrative
psn the iUte bo,,,! 0I medl -
cal examiners be revised was
I tent to Dr. Irvin R. Fox, Eu-
I gene, president of the board.
hv D,vid rrclM. iUt. budiet
: directoT j.y,
Cong. Pierce Named
Portland, June 1. (IP) Clar
ence Hyde, Eugene, has ap
pointed Congressman Walter M.
Pierce his alternate delegate-at-large
to the Democratic national
' rnv.ntin
MUSSOLINI SENDS t
.S.
Delay ,ln Entering War
Causes Suspicion Decis
ion By June 10.
Rome, June 1. (VP) A new
exchange of messages between
President Roosevelt and Pre
mier Mussolini was reported
tonight while Italy's warlike
motions multiplied, especially
near the French border.
The messages, reported by a
source usually competent, were
described as "courteous" al
though their exact nature was
not divulged.
The impression prevailed in
diplomatic circles, however, that
the reported exchange had not
retarded Italian war measures.
The Fascist party's national
council tonight adopted a reso
lution asking Mussolini to break
'the foreign strangle! .old" on
Italy's commerce and give her
"freedom of the seas."
Some diplomats, surprised at
the delay in action if Italy really
means to go to war, wondered
whether the intensified prepara
tions were bluff to keep 1,300,
000 French and British troops
immobilized on Mediterranean
fronts.
Italian papers are frankly
emphasizing how much this
helps Germany's attacks in the
north.
A number of Indications, how
ever, pointed to some decision
within the next week or 10
days. For one thing, the last of
a series of army rallies is sched
uled for June 10.
Washington, June 1. MP)
The White House threw no
light tonight upon the reported
new exchange of messages be
tween President Roosevelt and
Premier Mussolini.
E
AT WITHDRAWAL
London, June 1. (JP) Brit
ain's veterans of the north
the men who helped hold the
fields of Flanders until the last
and then withdrew in the most
spectacular retreat of modern
history still were coming home
tonight to an exultant welcome
from a rarely emotional peo
ple. The success of the with
drawalone made across the
English channel in a gale of
fire from every weapon at the
nazis' command w a s illus
trated by estimates from var
ious sources that of the original
British expeditionary force of
175,000 men, from 100.000 to
140.000 had been brought safe
ly back.
FOR COMING WEEK
Northern California: Sunday
fair.
Oregon: Partly cloudy Sun
day, with local showers over
mountains; gentle variable wind
off coast becoming moderate
northwest.
' Outlook in far western states
for period June 3 to June 8,
Inclusive: Generally fair
1 weather,
but showers over
mountains middle of week; tern-
peratures near n
iqrmal.
Wool Price Irregular
Boston, June 1. (AP-PSDA)
Business was slow in the Boston
wool market during the past
week, and prices of domestic
wools were irregular.
Liner Back Home.
New York, June l.i MP)
The American freighter Clurles
R. McCormlck. which was
caught In the German invasion
of Norway, wirelessed her home
office today that -she was leav
ing Bergen Immediately for the
Unitedi States.
War Bulletins I
New York, June 8 (Sunday)
IrPl The British royal air force
last night raided the German
occupied harbors of Wallemburg
and Maasluit and the island of
Tartchelllng. all in The Nether
lands, according to a British
Broadcasting corporation broad
cast picked up here today by
NBC.
The broadcast said "many
direct hits" were registered.
Targets around Nleuport and
Otlend, Belgian seaports, were
reported bombed during the
night and tires started. Gaso
line and oil tioret in Rotterdam
have been bombed repeatedly.
with direct hits scored and huge
tires started, according to tha
broadcatt.
London, June 2 (Sunday)
MP) Anti-aircraft guns tired
at a German warplane off
the touiheatt coatt of Eng
land early today and search
lights swept the skies.
British fighters went up
to Intercept the raider but no
air raid alarm was sounded.
London, June 1, (P) Fifth
eolmnittt in France are arm
ed with machine-guns and are
mora numerous than general
ly realised, an Exchange Tele
graph (British) news agency
correspondent with the
French armies reported to
night. In Belgium and along the
French frontier many soldiers
were shot In the back by
"civilians." he asserted.
New York. June 1 (IP)
Sir Launeelol Ollphant, vet
eran British diplomat who
was ambassador to Belgium,
is misting, .the British radio
reported in a broadcatt pick
ed up tonight by CBS.
The announcement tald Sir
Launcelot and a British mili
tary attache left Brugge for
Dunkerque by automobile a
few days before King Leo
pold's surrender, and have
not been heard from.
Berlin, June l. (JP) K
German military commenta
tor asserted tonight it was
highly probable that num
erous French soldiers escaped
from Lilla in northern Franca
by discarding their uniforms
and mingling in civilian
clothes with refugees and de
mobilised Belgian soldiers.
He denied that any French
units escaped intact io Eng
land. E
IN PLANE CRASH
Los Angeles. June I. MP)
A nine-ton transport plane of
new high-winged design, sched
uled for delivery to the U. S
navy, crashed and exploded in
a flower bed today, killing four
employee of the Douglas Air
craft company.
Inquiries started quickly from
i n r e e directions the navy,
civil aeronautics authority and
Douglas. Wreckage of the great
DOS was still flaming when
police threw a guard about it
pending a probe into possible
sa Dotage.
Name Dr. Sherwood
Osteopath Trustee
Salem, Ore., June 1. (P
Dr. L. H. Hines, Hillsboro, was
elected president of the Oregon
Osteopathic association as it
closed its two-day convention
here today. The 1941 conven
tion will be In Portland.
Dr. John L. Lynch, Salem;
Dr. Katherine Beaumont, Port
land and. Dr. Russell R. Sher
wood, retiring president, were
elected trustees.
Safer In Battle
London, June 1. W
Sapper A. Rutherford was
one of the British soldiers
who got safely out of Flan
ders through the rain of
bombs and machine-gun bul
lets. But . last night he was
struck by an automobile
while crossing blacked-out
jtretHeerModa
SEEK CURB UPON
F. R. PLAN TO CALL!
Army Chief Backs Move
Senator Wheeler Scores
Effort To Stampede Into
War.
Washington, June 1. (JP)-
Amid mounting opposition in
congress to President Roose
velt's request for authority to
call the national guard to ac
tive duty, the army high com
mand contended today that tha
possibility of "dangerous devel
opments" In this hemisphere
made it essential that the re
quest be granted.
General George C. Marshall,
the army chief of staff, issued
a formal statement supporting
the president's proposal after
opposition among senators had
reached formidable proportions.
The chief of staff did not say
what the possible "dangerous
developments in this hemi
sphere might be. But Senator
Minton of Indiana, tha Demo
cratic whip, had expressed be
lief to newsmen previously that
the president might have in
mind the possibility of having
to occupy British, French and
Dutch possessions In the new
world if the Allies were de
feated. If need for such action arose,
Minton said, regular troops
would have to be used and the
national guard called out to
man defenses in the continental
United States.
Many Protests.
General Marshall's statement
failed to quiet criticism of the
presidential request among aen-
ate members. On hearing of it.
Senator Wheeler (D.-Mont.) de
clared: 'It isn't any wonder that I
am getting many telegrams ask
ing if it is the intention of the
president and congress to get
us into war when statements
are Issued indicating it may be
necessary between now and the
time congress returns that the
national guard be called to ac
tive duty
"This propaganda to stam
pede the people of this country
Into a war hysteria ought to
be stopped, and tha people who
are opposed to war ought to let
their congressmen and the ad
ministration know about it."
No New Power.
Senators George (D.-Ga.) and
Austin (R.-Vt.), both supporter!
of the president's foreign policy.
Joined senators forecasting that
congress might remain in ses
sion continuously as a result' of
the request for authority to
summon tha guard to active
duty.
Calling the request "appar
ently unwarranted," George told
reporters:
"If the president seriously in
sists on this request. I think
congress will say: -Mr. Presi
dent, if there is an emergency
of this nature in the offing, of
which the country knows noth
ing, we will tUy her to meet
it.' "
Senator Austin, the assistant
Republican leader, declared:
"I think wa will be here all
summer before we grant that
power. There will have to be
some Jutsificution that doesn't
appear now before congress will
be willing to do it, in my Judg
ment." Another senator suggested
privately that the president
might be seeking greater con
trol over the citizen soldiers
In an effort to stamp out al
leged "fifth column" activities
within the guard.
This senator said he had
heard reports that communist
and fcljt activities were wtde
spresd wlihln the ranks of the
guard in on state, which be
did not name.
Robbed And Beatea
McMlnnvllle, June 1. T
; Walter H. Hahn, 40. Portland,
was found badly beaten and
stripped of his clothe near Wil
lamina today. Sergeant Ralph
Grenfell of the state police said
Hahn was robbed of 140 by
two men who assaulted him,
(Cutting his mouth and chin.
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