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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
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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-
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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-
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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."