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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1940.
No. 69.
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Washington, D. C, June 11.
For years It hai been "smart"
for government workers in the
national capital to be left
wingers and either practicing
communists or fellow travelers.
They joined organizations which
are now known to be "trans
mission belts" to propagate the
"party line."
They expressed disapproval
of the capitalistic system, the
profit motive; they advocated
cpllectiveism, openly displayed
contempt of congress, found
many things not to their liking
in the American system, loaay
many of these government Job
holders are suspect in the wild
talk about "fifth column."
Government . employes from
heads of bureaus to poorly paid
stenographers; squads of inex
perienced law graduates and
policy-making officials, have
boldly sympathized with Stalin,
the communists in Mexico, the
communists in Spain. They wel
comed and entertained foreign
ers who were - recognized as
"reds" and meeting for one
such was sponsored by a dozen
important officials who now re
gret their prestige was used.
They raised funds for com
munist causes, denounced any
one differing from them as fas
cists. Because of the high posi
tion some occupied they spread
the "party line" in social gath
erings, gave it a sort of respect
ability and, owing to their gov
ernment Jobs, the Impression
was made by Implication that
the administration also favored
the ideologies expounded.
TIESE so-called "liberals" are
now swinging to the right
as it becomes rumored that a
check is being made on some
iha erstwhile loud-moutns.
Until President Roosevelt
broadcast a warning against the
enemy within, at least three
members of the cabinet rather
encouraged the "transmission
k.h" nraanizations. These were
Harry Hopkins, secretary of
commerce; Harold Ickes, secre
tary of the Interior, and Frances
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C.artro For Russia
Strangely Delayed
Tacoma. June 11. P The
Swedish freighter Ecuador, re
portedly scheduled to load 133
carloads of machines and dies
for Russia, was lying mie at a
dock here today.
Railroad and waterfront of
ficials declined comment. The
vessel was to have started load
ing this morning.
SIDE GLANCES
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TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Lee Hammarley having to be
content with a friends house
slippers after losing his shoes
while on a fishing expedition.
Edith Braley looking both
cool and patriotic in a red,
white and blue ensemble with
a matching Jewelry touch be
ing a Wendell Willkie pin.
Gracla Stuart observing her
tenth birthday with much vim,
vigor and cake.
Alan Wail's curly black hair
being the envy of all specta
tors fortunate enough to be
allowed to visit the eight-day-old
youngster.
Kenneth Parrett being extra
busy while passing out a book.
"How to Reduce Traffic Nerves"
to all of his friends the lat
ter believir.g thrre was some
concealed reason for his generosity.
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Poilus Check German Smash
Further West Maginot
Line Guns Blast Enemy
Br The Associated Prats
Hitler's armies stormed at the
gates of Paris tonight, Berlin re
ported, reaching at one point the
Marne river historic battle
field where French Poilus
stopped the Kaiser's rush in
1914.
Dispatches from the western
front at the same time told of
Gen. Maxime Weygand's Poilus
firmly checking the German
smash farther west, where the
deepest Nazi thrust has carried
light armored columns across
the Seine.
Thunder storms broke viol
ently over the vast heat-parched
battlefield, slowing up the ad
vance of German tanks rumb
ling ahead on the road to Paris.
Franco Right Holds
Paris reported the . French
right was holding firm in the
Argonne.
The Berlin report of Nazi
armies smashing through the
French Weygand line to the
Marne did not say what point
they had reached.
It was indicated, however.
that the thrust knifed down
from the Soissons-Rethel sector.
in the center of the French de
fense lines extending from the
Maginot line to the English
channel.
Nazis estimated the two
French armies reported "des
troyed" In the battle of France
comprised between 400,000 and
500,000 men.
Maginot Guns Speak
Amid a day of swift-breaking
developments, guns of the Magi
not lines suddenly burst into a
tierce din, apparently to blast
German regiments reported
moving toward the Swiss fron
tier. For many weeks, the Swiss
have stood mobilized in fear lest
the Germans invade their tiny
mountain country in an attempt
to turn the Maginot line's south
em (right) flank.
Berlin also asserted Nazi leg
ions had crossed the lower Seine
west of Paris "at various
places."
With the French capital re
ported hazed by smoke from
fires set by German incendiary
bombs, the military governor
ssked all young unmobilized
Frenchmen aged 17 and up to
leave Paris.
Presumably the French were
fearful its youth might fall into
German hands and be set to
work in labor battalions.
-. The French high command
reported that Gen. Maxime Wey
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U. S. Refugee Ship Talks Fast
To Avoid Submarine Torpedo
Washington, June 11.-
The state department announced
today that the United States liner
Washington with 1,020 passen
gers en route from Europe was
stopped early this morning by
an unidentified submarine which
first ordered abandonment of
the ship, but later allowed it to
precede.
The liner was on its way from
Lisbon to Galway, Ireland, to
pick up additional Americans.
It was stopped at 5 a. m. GMT
(9 p. m. PST) by the submarine
at 12 degrees. 30 minutes west,
42 degrees, 12 minutes north.
The state department released
the exchange of messages be
tween the Washington and the
submarine in which the subma
rine first ordered "leave ship.
The exchange of messages be -
tvteen the Washington and the
War Bulletins
Cairo, June 11. OP) Egypt
was reported tonight to be
severing diplomatic and trade
relations with Italy.
Paris, June 11. (IP) The
French high command an
nounced tonight it had order
ed its divisions to "transfer
their resistance south of the
Marne" en the cast side of
Paris.
Tours, France, June 11.
(IP) Heavy anti-aircraft fire
was heard late tonight south
east of Tours, the new French
capital.
Madrid. June 11. IIP
Residents of towns along
Spain's Mediterranean coast
reported hearing gunfire at
sea today and said they be
lieved a British warship was
firing en attacking Italian
warplanes.
HAZE HINDERING SUN
IN EFFORT TO
Grants Pass, June 11. 'P)
A new heat record was set
here today for the season as
the mercury mounted to 1C0
degrees at 2:47.
If clouds, haze and zephyrs
would only stay out of the way
of the sun, the temperature here
had a good chance of reaching
100 this afternoon.
At 1:30 the mercury stood at
96 degrees, one higher than at
the same time yesterday. Yes
terday's maximum of 99 degrees
was the highest for 1940 to date.
It was also the highest in the
state. Lowest temperature here
during the night was 60 degrees.
The humidity yesterday got
down to 17 per cent, a fire .haz
ard level.
Official forecast was for gen
erally fair weather tonight and
tomorrow, little change in tem
perature.
Other maximum readings yes
terday included Roseburg 95.
Hood River 91, Eugene 90, Bend
91, Portland 89, Burns 89, Baker
83, Brookings 65. Newport 62
and North Bend 65.
Portland, June 11. (IP) The
sun turned on a 93-degree tem
perature at 2 p.m. with the pros
pects the hottest day of the sea
son might tip a 95-degree maxi
mum. The highest reading yes
terday was 89 degrees.
Grain Futures Peg
Will Be Abolished
Chicago, June 11. (IP) Min
imum prices on grain futures
will be abolished by the Chi
cago board of trade effective
at the opening of business Fri
day, June 14, it was announced
today.
The board of directors de
cided to discontinue the "peg
ged limits" at a meeting today.
submarine by blinker signal in
the early dawn follows:
Submarine: "Stop ship. Ease-
to ship. Torpedo ship.
Washington: "American ship,
Submarine: "Leave ship."
Washington: "American ship,
Submarine: "10 minutes."
Washington: "American ship.
American ship.
Submarine: No answer from
submarine.
Washington: "American ship
American ship."
Submarine: "Thought you
were another ship. Please go on
Go on."
The state department said that
upon the order "to leave ship"
the passengers and crew, the lat
ter number 570, were ordered to
lifeboats and some of the boats
were actually being
lowered
iwhen the order came from the
submarine to "please go on."
SENATE APPROVES
TO HELP ALLIES
Roosevelt's Request Backed
by 67 to 18 Vote Army
Fund Bill Waits Pen
Washington, June 11.
President Roosevelt's request
that the army be authorized to
trade In old guns for new a
transaction which would make
thousands of old weapons im
mediately available for sale by
manufacturers to. Britain and
France was approved today by
the senate.
By a roll-call vote of 67 to
18 the provision authorizing
return of obsolete or surplus
weapons to manufacturers was
written into a pending defense
bill passed by the house, in
order to speed expected ap
proval of the authority by con
gress. Planes Already Free.
Under the provision, the
army could turn in to manu
facturers hundreds of weapons
which the Allies need, and ob
tain credit with the manufac
turers toward the purchase of
new weapons yet to be made.
The Allies, meanwhile, could
buy the old ones. Authority
for such transactions with air
planes already exists.
Final senate approval of a
$1,821,853,222 army appropria
tion bill also sent the measure
to the White House for Presi
dent Roosevelt's signature. A
major portion of the funds will
become available for weapons,
soldiers and airplanes as soon
as the bill is signed.
Washington, June 11. (JP)
The house appropriations com
mittee recommended an addi
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CAPTURED BY BRITISH
IN WIDESPREAD PORTS
Algeclras, ' Spain, June 11.
(.P) Three Italian merchant
men have been captured by the
British at Gibraltar and in Span
ish territorial waters.
The Libano, 200 tons, and the
Pagao, 3.600 tons, were cap
tured at Gibraltar and the Ol
tera, 2.900 tons, anchored near
Gibraltar, was seized.
Capetown, South Africa, June
I ).) The 9.827-ton Italian
steamer Sistiana has been seized
in Table Bay by British South
African authorities, Reuters
British news agency, reported
today.
Two other Italian ships were
reported beached by their crews
on African capes to escape seiz
ure or sinking.
Ottawa, June 1 1 . (JPiA
Canadian minesweper was cred
lied today with the seizure of
the 3,921-ton Italian steamer
Capo Noli after the vessel's
crew had attempted to scuttle
it last night In the St. Lawrence
river to evade capture.
Truckman's Fate
Hangs By Hair
Tacoma, June 11. lPi Fate
of James Hampson, 32. Fife
diiry truck driver charged with
first degree murder In the
death of his former sweetheart,
Virginia Riffle. 28, may liter
ally "hang by a hair," deputy
Prosecutor Hugo Metzler, Jr.,
declared today as the trial got
underway in superior court.
Metzler, in his opening state
ment said the hair was removed
from Hampson's bloodstained
trousers shortly after Miss Rif
f was found bludgeoned Feb
Iruary 21. '
T
RESERVE FORCES;
HURRIES DEFENSE
Entry On Side of Allies De
pends On Russian Atti
tude; Cabinet in Session
Ankara, June 11. vD Tur
key, awaiting a Russian cue be
fore entering Europe's war,
called large numbers of reserv
ists to the colors today, and
pushed the work of anti-air raid
defense throughout the nation.
Soviet Russia holds the key
to Turkey's fulfillment of her
mutual assistance treaty with
Great Britain and France, it
was acknowledged In informed
quarters.
The cabinet met throughout
the afternoon and Its stand was
reported to depend on a re
sponse from Russia as to the
Soviet attitude in case Turkey
should Join the allies in fight
ing Italy in the Mediterranean.
Ulus, the official newspaper.
declared that Turkey possesses
"the might and capacity to ac
complish the national task" and
was ready to fight any -power
Infringing her rights but did not
mention the pact with the al
lies.
The war. It predicted, will be
long, and as It develops, Tur
key's task and importance will
be increased.
GRANGE CONVENTION
AIL PROVEN FAILURE
Salem. June 11. W As
serting thai "crop control and
other AAA programs have'
proven failures," Albert S. j
Goss, former master of the
Washington State Grange and,
recently resigned federal land
bank commissioner, told the
Oregon Slate Grange today, !
"the only solution Is coopera-
tive marketing, and not rely
ing on the party In power." I
Goss, addressing the 67th an
nual convention of the State
Grange, opposed a proposed bill
to transfer the farm credit ad-i
ministration to the department
of agriculture.
The five-day convention, now
in its second day, nominated
candidates for one position on
the executive committee, this
being the only major office for
which there is an election this
year.
TO REQUIRE SPUR
Grants Pass, June 11. (IP)
Oregon will have to go out
after tourist business to get it
this year, two travel advisers
told the chamber of commerce
Monday.
Arch Sanders, secretary of
the Oregon Coast Highway as
sociation, said: "We'll need to
keep a stiff upper lip and take
a cinch In our belts because
an awful lot of people have war
Jitters and they are not going
to do n lot of traveling this
summer." Ray W. Clark. Port
land hotclman and director of
the Pacific Northwest Travel
association, said that to keep
travel rolling, a vacation desire
must be built up to overcome
war fears.
Tourist car registration so
far this year for the entire state
Is S per cent below last year'i
"Boiler Kid" Walks
Chicago, June 11. IIP Fred
Snlte. Sr., father of Chicago's
famous "Iron lung" victim, said
today Fred. Jr.. now was walk
ing with assistance.
Duce Joins Hitler in War
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The riddle of Rome which has claimed the Interest of the
world for months, was cleared yesterday when Mussolini sent
his millions into war on the side of Germany. II Duce is shows
striding along with Fascist Secretary Ettore Muti (left) and
Marshal Pietro Badogllo.
Roosevelt Likes
'Stop Hitler Now
Newspaper Spread
Washington, June 11. (IP)
President Roosevelt endorsed
today an advertisement which
proposed that Ihe United
States help "stop Hitler
now" by giving all possible
aid to the Allies.
On his desk at a press con
ference was a full-page copy
of the newspaper advertise
ment. It bore a black cap
tion: "Stop Hitler Now."
It was sponsored by a
"committee to defend Amer
ica by aiding the Allies."
The group was headed by
William Allen White, Em
poria. Kas., editor.
Modesty demands that' Ballneae
women wear ankle-length aklrta, but
they wear no walats.
1,000 Planes Per Day Easy
Declares Ford After Study
Washington, June 11. UP)
Fdsel Ford said today after a
conference with William S.
Knudsen, member of the nation
al defense commission, that his
company was ready to swing
Into mass production of air
planes as soon as the govern
ment granted It contracts.
The Ford company president
conferred for 2'4 hours with
Knudsen, production member of
the commission.
By David J. Wllkle
AP Automotive Editor
Detroit, June 11. Mass pro
duction of high-speed pursuit
planes for the United States
army at least 1.000 a day with
In six months not only will be
a simple task, Henry Ford said
today, but they can be rolled
off his assembly lines without
Interruption to normal output of
automobiles.
The 76-year-old Ford made
this assertion In an interview
after he and his engineers had
thoroughly inspected yesterday
the type of plane the United
States war department believes
would be "most needed in an
tmergency." It was a Curtiss
P-40, tingle-englned machine
20-30 LEADER HEADS
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Portland, June 11..
Abbe Strunk of San Antonio,
Tex., national president of the
20-30 club, visited Portland to
day and prepared for tour to
southern Oregon.
He will speak her tonight.
Lakevicw Thursday, Klamath
r ails Friday and attend the state
convention at Medford Saturday
and Sunday.
Sheriff Ousted
Lansing, Mich., June 11. (JP)
Governor Luren D. Dickinson
of Michigan tonight removed
from office Sheriff Thomas C.
Wilcox of Wayne county (De
troit) who has been indicted on
charges of conspiring to protect
vice and gambling in the Detroit
metropolitan area.
with a top speed of 387 miles
an hour.
"But remember," said Ford,
who has held a life-long hatred
of war, "they are to be for de
fense only, that's-the bargain all
Ihe way through."
Ford, disclosing that he had
been working on a new airplane
motor for some time, indicated
that he was ready to get under
way as soon as a go-ahead order
is received from the war de
partment. Ford, who examined the in
terior of the plane's cockpit and
then crawled under the wings
for a closer inspection of its
construction, smiled confidently
as he completed his personal
survey and turned the big
speedster over to his engineer
ing ruff.
"It was not a bit mora com
plicated than I anticipated." he
said today. "All w have to do
is to get the first on right, the
remainder of the volume then
becomes merely a production
Job."
Welding, he said, would re
place the thousands of rivets In
the plane he visions in mass
production.
STRATEGIC BASES
IN LIBYA, MALTA
RAIDER TARGETS
British Claim 'Great Suc
cess' in Attack on Libya
Discount Malta Damage
London, June 11. (IP) The.
British Broadcasting corporation
announcer said tonight that Brit
ish planes had bombed Italian
bases in Libya.
The announcer said the bomb
era had "great success," adding;
we caught the enemy napping
this time."
Airdromes, bomber and am
munition dumps, he said, were
attacked and set on fire.
The planes long range Blen
heims met heavy antiaircraft
fire and strong fighter opposi.
tion, it was admitted, however.
Three RAF planes failed to re
turn. London, June 11. (IP) The
war office today announced
enemy aircraft had raided Malta,
Britain's naval base in the Medi
terranean. . Malta, by airline, is 430 miles,
from Rome, - but a mer hop -from
Sicily where Italy has both
naval and air bases.
From the great French naval
base at Blzerta, Tunisia, it is 120
miles. It is one of the most Im
portant points on Britain's life
line through the Mediterranean
and Suez canal.
The communique said that "at
4:80 a. m. today a raid by about
ten hostile aircraft was carried
out on Malta. A further raid)
followed during the morning.
"Casualties were slight. Little)
damage was done. One enemy
airplane was destroyed."
HARRINGTON SETS
QUALIFYING PACE
Portland, June 11. (IP)
George Harrington of Medford
and Jay Block of Portland led
early finishers today in the fin
al qualifying round of the Ore
gon State golf championships at
Riverside country club.
Harrington cracked out a two
under par 70 today to give him
a 14S total for the 39-hole quali
fying round. Block also had 148
rlter a 72 today. Harrington's
70 is the lowest score so far.
In women's play Marian Me-
Dougal and Sissy Green, the
medalist, advanced Into the sec
ond round.
BASEBALL
Rational
First game: R. H. Z.
New York 4 10 1
Chicago ,, , - 0 5 1
Lohrman and Danning; Lee,
Root, and Collins.
Second game:
New York
R. H. Z.
3 0
Chicago
14 S
Dean and
Odea; Passes u.
Raffensberger and Todd,
R. H. E.
Philadelphia 4 8 0
Cincinnati 17 0
Beck and Warren: Walters
and Lombard!.
American
Score: R. H. t.
Detroit Slia
New York 1 B t
Bridges and Tebbetts; Donald.
Hildebrand and Dickey.
Score:
Cleveland
R. H.
. i 1
. t 11
C.
1
0
Boston
Feller. Dobson, Naymlck, and
Hemsley; Wilson and Desautcls.
St. Louis
Washington 2 1
Kennedy and Swift; Leonard.
Haynes and Ferrell.