Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 17, 1940, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextThe Weather rorecut: Generally fi.tr to night and TatMUj. llttte rhn(t In trmpcratar. Any Other Way Did yoo stop U rvaUaa th MMifvnlencd offered of U Want Ad rage. How ould ym In any other way rears, a many homea and at Bach a low tout It aim ply mold not 1m Tribune FORD Full Associated Press Temperature HUhett Luwnt thlt morning , donet Full United Press Thirty-fifth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1940. No. 74. Med t i ) 1 :t ch HBSB mm ah mm mm HIA1KI IABES M MBE t at Athe. 1 PQILUS CONTINUE hRiElVAST INCREASE j baseball M2 ARMY FLIERS IfllCHURCIL GIVES NGmHID ncccucc ficcditc IrgEssil iw mmv doucd """'. . I I J I Vrifn'ht ikiH I L I III 1 I 111 1 1 I L I I TrCur I 111 1 11"! II I I J II I II Chicago Washington, D. C, June 17. "We are in the war now with the exception of sending troops, and that will never be. We are giving the allies everything we can and are definitely against Germany and Italy." Over and over that expres sion is heard in the national capital. There is no formal declaration of war by congress perhaps will not be but if actions speak louder than words the United States is an associ ate of the allies. This situation has been brought about by the Ameri can people. In the past three weeks public sentiment has surged up and from White House to members of congress demands have come with tidal force demanding, in no uncer tain language, that all and every aid be given to France and Britain with the single stipula tion that no expeditionary force be dispatched. Knowing 90 percent of the people are 'With him, prompted the president to ship planes of the army and navy, artillery, ammunition, rifles, denuding the armed forces of equipment to supply the hard-pressed al lies. To feed the refugees of France and England, the pres ident has requested an appro priation of fifty million dollars, most of which money will be used to purchase surpluses in the United States and ship overseas. In short, the allies can have everything but American troops. IT IS regarded as within the realm of possibility that, goaded by the tongue-lashing the president has delivered on Hitler and Mussolini, in addi tion to being the arsenal of the Hies, either or both of the two dictators may take the initiative and declare a state of war exists with th United States. In that eventuality we are "in" with out congress taking much ac tion. This could occur after con gress adjourns, if it does ad journ which is now debatable (Continued on Pg Pour.) NEW YORK POPULATION GAINS SIX PER CENT New York, June 17. (IP) Preliminary census figures an nounced today gave New York ' City a population of 7,380,259. a gain of 449,813, or six percent during the past 10 years. Pendleton, Ore., June 17 UPl Louis Wood, about 54, a Union Pacific section employee near Hinkle, was dead and J. B. Perry, about 50. a rancher was being held in the county jail ' today on an open charge, fol- lowing a fist fight Saturday evening at Hermiston, C. C. Proebstel, district attorney, said today. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Car Salesman Bill Stirling get ting bruised and sore from being dragged down the river by a sal mon, the fish adding insult to injury by getting away. Bill Miller being an inter ested spectator at the burning of grass in the heart of Talent. j Larry Hunter and Jack Bailey being among the first Ashlanders to don sombreros and fancy nf-ckerrhiefs to publicize the afert little city's big Fourth of July celebration. John Bcrgstrom industriously picking cherries for market, he incidentally gathering the kind of tan people pay good money to acyua at Uis beaches. MOVE BY PETAIN Mussolini and Hitler Ex pected to Confer Tuesday On Answer to French Plea New York, June 17 (JP) Adolph Hitler will make an an nouncement from his western front headquarters at 5:15 p. m. tonight (PST)), said a report picked up here late today by the Mutual Broadcasting sys tem from the German short wave station DJB. Madrid. June 17. (IP) General Franco hat been In Tiled to act as intermediary In French-German armistice ne gotiations and also to tend delegates to any subsequent peace discussions, usually re liable sources said tonight. Rome. June IT (JP) The Rome radio announced tonight that Premier Mussolini and For eign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano left Rome at 8:30 o'clock (10:30 a. m. PST). (Presuma bly they were enroute to the meeting with Adolpb Hitler to consider France's request for an armistice.) Bordeaux, June 17. (IP) A French military spokesman said tonight that there no longer was any continuous French front and indicated that the mighty Ger man thrusts had driven gaps be tween four French armies. He said the French had lost great quantities of artillery and other equipment. Up to late afternoon there had been no response to France's re quest for an armistice. As the reply to Premier Pe- tains announcement that France was suing for peace was awaited this authoritative survey of France's military position was given: The second army, which was charged with the defense of Paris, has fallen back to the Loire, which runs through Tours. The first army, on the west, was south of the Seine on the sea side of Rouen and Evereux. The third army, in the Cham pagne region, had its front broken in the recent German drive. The fourth army In the Alps Is intact, the Italians having failed until now to attack. By the Associated Press French troops still fought fiercely today hours after Pre mier-Marshal Petain broadcast an announcement that he had asked Germany for an armistice the ninth nation to succumb to Hitler's conquering armies in two years. Rome reported Premier Mus solini probably will confer with Hitler at Munich tomorrow on France's suit for peace. Renewed French resistance was reported in a battle on the plain behind Pontarlier, near the Swiss border. In a voice shaken with emo tion. Premier Petain, 84-year- (Continued on Pag Clint.) JUNK DEALER TO SERVE 10 YEARS Albany, June 17. '.TV-Ru-fus Stults. 43, Eugene Junk deal er and fa. her of 10 children, was sentenced to 10 years in prison today for the slaying of Alex Ht-rju last December 15. He was convicted of man slaughter two weeks ago by a circuit court Jury. Judge L. P. McMahan describ ed Stults as "a dangerous man" Despite the fact Stults has only one arm, "you can't make me believe he didn't take advan tage of Harju some way, beating h;m into helplessness before he could defend himself," the Judge tAl I IV V v ill Marshal Henri Philippe Pe tain (above), aged French world war hero, assumed a new role Sunday night by heading a "peace cabinet" which replaced that" headed by Premier Paul Raynaud. 5 ON POLICE REPORT DURING WEEK END Five minor auto accidents were reported to city police as having occurred over the week end. G. W. Dutton of Jacksonville and M. W. Taylor of Katherlne Court operated cars colliding with slight damage at Central avenue and Fourth street Sun day afternoon. Third and Front streets was the scene of a minor mishap Sunday morning involving ma chines driven by Joseph LeRoy Peery of 410 West Jackson bou levard and G. S. Vestal of Lo zier Lane. Albert E. Pearl, Jr., of San Francisco reported to police that his car struck a rock pile at the side of the road when he fell asleep at the wheel while traveling on the Pacific highway north of Central Point Sunday morning. Reuben D Davis of Route 2 and Ray Johnson of Jackson ville drove cars involved in a slight wreck on the Applcgate road near Ruch Saturday night. Cars driven by Thomas Lucas of Route 1 and Clyde C. Clark of 31 South Orange street were involved in a slight mishap on Main and Sixth streets Satur day night. DEWEY BACKER NAMED Philadelphia, June 17. (IP) Herbert K. Hyde of Oklahoma City. Okla., who favors Thomas E. Dewey for the Republican presidential nomination, today was selected temporary chair man of the Republican national convention's resolutions com mittee. Hyde, to serve until next Monday when the resolutions committee is made official by the convention, was nominated by Ralph E. Flanders of Springfield, Vt The nomination was seconded by a half-dozen other members. Professor Glenn Saxon . of Yale university, who has been director of research for the Re publican national committee for the past several years, was elected temporary secretary. SURGEON SUICIDES AS' GERMANS NEAR PARIS Paris (by Courier to Berlin) June 16 (Sunday) (IP Dr Charles De Martel, American brain surgeon who had been connected many years with the American hospital in Paris, was found dead June 13, the day be lore the Germans entered Paris, with a bullet wound in the head. Authorities said h commit led suicide, IN VINSON PLEA Addition of 84 Warships Proposed by Georgian Navy Air Bill Now Law Washington, June 17.- A new $1,200,000 expansion of the navy to provide for 84 ad ditional warships was proposed in an administration-approved bill today by Chairman Vinson (D-Ga.) of the house naval com mittee. Vinson said that he and Chair man Walsh (D Mass.) of the sen ite naval committee would in troduce identical bills today pro viding for this big boost in the navy amounting to a 23.5 per rent Increase in the fleet's pres ent authorized strength of 1, 700.000 tons. World conditions make it ab solutely Imperative that the navy be built up as rapidly as possible. ' Vinson told reporters. Navy Bill Signed Vinson spoke Just after Presi dent Roosevelt had signed into law two previous bills author izing a nival air force r' 10,000 planes and 16.00 pilots and in creasing the fleet by 21 new warships, and 22 auxiliary nav al vessels. For the army, the house passed and sent to the senate a bill to increase the authorized strength of the regular army from 280,000 to 400.000 men. The measure was passed by unanimous consent and with on ly a brief explanation by Chair man May (D-Ky.) of the military committee. Gen. George C. Marshall, army chief of staff, has told congressional committees that he wished an expansion of the army to 375 000 immediately. The aviation expansion bill authorizes spending of specific sums at 20 airbases, and also permits spending of $20,000,000 for building and improving re serve and auxiliary bases. Meanwhile, at the White House, President Roosevelt and congressional leaders talked about the legislative and war situations today, leaving up to the legislators a decision on wnether congress should ad journ or merely recess during the national political conven tions. Senate Majority Leader Bark ley said some solution would be worked out but he could not tell "what the situation will be by the end of the week." He said it was "pretty well felt that so far as the defense legislation is concerned, con gress can wind up this week." Colony to Skip For Another Long Beach, Calif., June 17 (JP) The Long Beach "pioneer club" will head north June 25, but not for a home in the tim ber near Grants Pass. Club Treasurer R. C. Parsells said last night the club had ob tained timber rights in another southern Oregon location where rinK Proairirnt R. J. Wilson had arranged for sale of logs to a sawmill. A camp site has been selected. Parsels said about 100 families would seek homes and profit able work In the logging venture in Oregon. Parsells said he woiilH strt nut with a dozen or more men June 25 and the others would follow about July 10. Parsells gave no hint of the timber stand location. Grants Pass. Ore., Juno 17. i!P) With a sense of relief public officials and chamber of com merce leaders learned today (hat the Pioneer Club of Long Beach, Calif., ha abandoned 1U National R. H. E. 16 0 New York 2 8 0 Root. Raffensberger and Hart nett; Dean and O'Dea, National League (First game) I'ittsburgh 3 6 0 Boston . 5 13 0 MacFayden, Lanning, Heintz rlman and Lopez; Posedel and Bcrres. Pitsbturgh 16 3 Boston 5 11 1 Brown, Klinger, Bauers, Lan Picchota and Masi. Cincinnati 6 9 1 Philadelphia 2 3 0 Vandermeer, Moore and Lom bard!; Beck and Atwood. St. Louis 3 7 1 Brooklyn 14 4 Shoun and Owen; Tamulis, Kimball and Phelps, Mancuso. BILL PUIS RIGID Washington, June 17. MP)- Legislation requiring registra tion and fingerprinting of all aliens was passed by the senate Saturday. The bill is designed to tighten federal laws aimed at subversive elements. It now goes back to the house for consider ation of numerous senate amend ments. The measure would provide for deportation of certain aliens by amending the Immigration laws. The senate passed the bill unanimously on a voice vote. Senator Connally (D-Texas) said it contained some of the "most stringent provisions' ever written into law and was "aimed at communists and similar org anizations." Under these provis ions, Connally said, persons who advocate the "overthrow by force" of federal, state or mun icipal governments would face penalties of 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The broad alien registration provision would apply within 30 days to all aliens now in the country, estimated to number 4,000,000. Aliens under 14 years need not be fingerprinted until they reach 14. Registration would be at post offices throughout the United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and at places designated by the presi dent in the Panama canal one. The mouth of the Niger river in Africa went undiscovered by modern explorers until 1830. Grants Pass So. Oregon Site Intention to come to Grants Pass. A Long Beach dispatch said R. C. Parsells, secretary treasurer, said some other community would play host to the expected 200 families which the chamber and county officials didn't want because their plan was "imprac tical." Parsells gave no hints of the location in southern Oregon, but President R. J. Wilson dropped a dozen clues when he visited this city last week. Wilson first intended to estab lish his initial logging colony on 160 acres of timberland within three miles of Grants Pass. He said the property had been deeded to him, but assessor's records failed to reveal cither the property or any of the names he gave of previous owners. Later, said a deputy assessor, Wilson looked on maps for "Blackwell Hill land near Mer lln." Merlin is several miles north of here, but Blackwell hill is more than 20 miles east in Jackson county. DIE IN MID-AIR PLANECOLLISION Two Douglas Bombers Plum met Into Thickly Popu lated Section N. Y. City By the Associated Press New York, June 17 (IP) Twelve army men died today when two twin-motored Doug las bombing planes collided in midair and plummeted about 2.500 feet Into a thickly-populated residential section just within the New York City lim its. There were no survivors. Ten victims were members of the Army Air Reserve corps, called for further training to Mitchel Field on Long Island from Kelly Field, Texas. Another victim was a regular army officer, Lieut. Paul Bur lingame of Louisville, Ky., a graduate of West Point, where he was a football star as a cadet. He was in command of one of the ships. In Formation Flight The twelfth man killed was not Immediately Identified. The mid-air collision, proba bly the worst In the history of Mitchel Field, army flying sta tion, occurred while four planes were flying In practice v-forma- tion only a few minutes after the takeoff. Witnesses said one man balled out but his parachute caught fire. Another flier's parachute failed to open and his body crashed to the ground. Eyewitnesses said the bomb ers burst into flames an in stant after the collision, then spun crazily to earth in the suburban residential block. Mitchel Field authorities Is- (Continued ja Pag pits.) NON-SATblGlECT LOCKED IN JAIL TO AVOID CROWD'S FURY Litchfield, HI.. June 17. U. A crowd of 1,000 church goers and vigilantes attacked 85 mem bers of a religious sect opposed to saluting the U. S. flag, beat several severely and wrecked 15 of the group's automobiles in scattered disorders through out the city Sunday. Police and deputy sheriffs rescued members of the group 32 men and 33 women, the majority from St. Louis and locked them in the city Jail un der protective custody. Fifteen of the men were beaten and bruised, four ser iously. Two of the latter report edly suffered broken ribs and a third a broken nose. E New York, June 17. (IP) The British government will take over delivery of more than 3,100 warplanes contracted for by the French and now In the process of fabrication, it was learned from an authoritative source to. day. Of the total offers, placed by the French recently after several months of negotiation, more than 2,700 are combat-type planes. Tha remainder are trainers. How soon the planes will be delivered to the British was not made clear, but the six factories involved are now stepping up their production curves in antici pation of maximum output by laU. Norman McLeod Rogers (above), Canada's minister of national de fense, was killed In the crash of a military plana naar New lonvllle, Ont. He was flying from Ottawa io Toronto for an address. Three other men were killed In the crash. FROM ICY WALL OF CRATER LAKE Klamath Falls, June 17. (JP) Two Willamette valley youths, who climbed down the ice-pack, ed wall of Crater Lake from Gar field peak, were rescued Sunday morning by park employes. It was the first time in 15 years that persons going down the wall off the established trail have been rescued alive. The boys are Avid C. Camp bell, 20, Springfield, son of Mr. and Mrs. Al Campbell, and Ken neth E. Prince, of Eugene. The youths went down a steep slide to take pictures of the Phantom Ship rock in the water near the lake rim. This was late Saturday afternoon. They found themselves unable to get back up the steep wall over thu pack ed snow and ice. Park campground occupants Informed park authorities Sat urday night and Sunday morn ing a successful attempt to reach them was made with the help of ropes. The boys were suffer ing from exposure and exhaus tion but were reported recovered Monday, 'FROZEN' IN II. S. Washington, Juno 17. MV President Roosevelt signed to day documents "freezing French credits and capital in the United States. The action, similar to that taken in Instances of other coun tries being taken over by Ger many, is designed to prevent marketing of such wealth. Officials estimated that France had well over 81,000.000,000 of gold, cash and securities in this country. E Washington, June 17. CffV The Civilian Conservation corns announced today that It would brgin enrolling 100.000 men July 1. They will replace men who have; left to accept Jobs. T TO GO ON Country Now Sole Cham pion in Arms to Defend Cause Says Minister London. June 17. (TV-An official announcement said to night that Britain had offend yesterday to conclude "sol emn act ol anion" with Franco. The object ol the pro jected union. It was stated, was to assist France and to support hat "to iho utmost." In the "hours of stress through which sho was passing." 'London, Juno 17 (IP) vi radio) Prime Minister Winston Churchill reiterated today that Great Britain would fight on alone until Hitler la con quered. After expressing sorrow for Britain's French allies, Church ill said in an international broadcast relayed In tha United States by NBC and CSB: "Wo have ' become 'the sola champion now in arms to do- fend the world cause. "We shall do our best to bo worthy of that high honor. We shall defend our island and with the British empire around us wo shall fight on, lncon querable, until the curse of Hit ler Is lifted from the brows of men. "We are sure that In tha end aU wlU be well." London, Juno 17 (JP) Great Britain and tha British Commonwealth of Nation "aro determined to continue tha struggle" an authoritative spokesman said today. In the first place, ha said, "It Is useless to disguise that' tha request of the new French government for an armistice with Germany is regarded as heavy blow." In the second place, he con tinued "It may be expected that France shall largely be overrun now by the enemy." He continued: "Whilst countries may be successfully overrun by tank once the task of overrunning is done they cannot be gov erned by tanks." 'The French have never tak en kindly to Invaders and wa can, I think, reasonably expect that the task of holding down France, which la a very large country, Is going to be one of exceptional difficulty. It some times happens that the mora spectacular an advance of thai nature, the more spectacular la the subsequent withdrawal." "We are sure that In tha end all will be well." LINDY GIVEN ADVICE ON 01 CCNDUC NATION'S EMERGENCY Washington, June 1.JPh Replying to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's demand that tha United State stop making "ges ture with an empty gun," Sen ator Pittman CD., Nev.) ha pro posed that the flier "cease ef fort to create unfounded war fear and lack of confidence la our government." Pittman, chairman of the ate foreign relation committee, said In radio speech Sunday night: "If Colonel Lindbergh desirea to help in our national defense, let him throw aside all of hi false political advisers, and vol unteer in the United States gov ernment as an expert la aviation."