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The Weather Forecast rir tonight in Wedimdar, Uitla rhany In trmperatar. Trmprraiar Klfhra uMndif M Lort ttiu mortitnj to Check For Luck Thare n; ke nil far roa la In ClanirltS Aaa tedar. Ke harm la looking Mm Ada mrrr. Maay IIbm chare an ml tarprtifi offgra that pay ml dlildrndt. Why aot thtca for luck. Medford 1RIBUNE Full Associated Frees ull United Press Thirty-fifth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 1940 No. 75. H (W Ml at"Athe; ' Washington, D. C, June 18. War department now regrets that a resolution of Oregon's McNary was pigeonholed. To day there is a great and seri ous shortage of tin, rubber and quinine, but had McNary's mea sure been successful there would be ample supplies of these crit ical materials, for McNary's plan was to have Great Britain fur nish them as part payment of the war debt. Now white-haired Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., is in charge of raw material for the defense plan, is seeking des perately to obtain stockpiles of these essentials. Ample warning was given of what to expect, but not until the Germans swept everything before them with invasions of France and England inevitable, was a scare raised that Hitler's next objective was the United States and a defense program was whipped together. Although no militarist, McNary had enough imagination to realize that stockpiles should be as sembled and if Great Britain would not pay its debt with cash, he proposed payments in rubber, tin and quinine, which England can procure through colonies. The resolution of the Oregon senator was bottled up. DUFUS HOLMAN heard from the lips of Joe Kennedy, ambassador to the court of St. James, and from Bill Bullitt ambassador to France, a perfect forecast of what is now taking place. At the first Joint meet ing of the senate and house military committees attended by Oregon's junior senator, these diplomatic aces appeared and "told all." They gave a correct account of the many thousands of tanks Germany possessed; of the great est fleet of p'.anes ever assem bled: of the number of planes produced monthly. These am bassadors declared France and England combined could not be gin to match Germany's army, tanks and bombers; said the in vasion of England and capture (Continued on Pago Four. I French Dynamite Long Juras Tunnel Villorbee. Switzerland, June 18. P The French dynamit ed a four-mile long railroad tunnel under Gold mountain In the Juras close to the Swiss border today. The tunnel was used normally by the trans- European express trains. Since the eastern mouth of the tunnel lies on the Swiss side Of the mountain it was believed that General Maxime Weygand plans to pin the east ern wing of his line on the Jura mountains. Mora In Summer School Eugene, June 18. &) Sum mer school enrollment at the University of Oregon shows a 21 percent increase over last year, Director Dan Clark said today. Last summer's 828 total is expected to be surpassed. SIDE GLANCES br TRIBUNE REPORTERS O. H. Deuchler waking friends up at wee hours of the morn to inform them of the birth of his brand new baby boy, Theressa Bianchl cheering Ernie Piluso on to victory and booing Bob Kenaston down to defeat in their heated rasslin bout Dorothy Perl and Mayno Coleman exhibiting two decid edly new coiffeurs, the former's auburn locks being done in pig tails with ribbon bows and the letter's blond hair being piled up with lots of curly bangs. Bennie Kittle suffering x- tremely from a bad case of sun burn on her knees, of all places. Order From Petain May Hint Of Peace Attempt By the Associated Press. In a sudden dramatic turn of events possibly hinting the collapse of peace efforts Premier Marshal Petain and Gen eralissimo Weygand appealed tonight to all French forces to keep on fighting until an armistice is actually signed. The appeal was broadcast by. the French radio even as Hitler and Mussolini, leaders of the axis powers, met in Munich to dictate expected stiff terms of peace for France. There was no immediate in dication of what the terms would be Berlin newspapers said confidently they would be "hari h" or whether they would be acceptable under France's insistence on "an hon orable peace." Dictators Agree. The German radio reported from Munich that Hitler and Mussolini "have agreed" on the French request for an armis tice. Marshal Petain, by contrast, said in his appeal to France's fighting forces that peace nego tiations had not even begun. An indication that the axis powers' price may prove too stiff for French honor was seen in a French radio report that the republic's cabinet met today to consider not only diplomacy but also the problem of sup plies. The Pctain-Weygand order told the battle-weary French poilus not to lay down their arms until an armistice was signed and sealed. In Rome, authoritative fas cists said Hitler and Mussolini planned a separate peace for France on terms that would break British influence forever on continental Europe. Fleet Spirited Off. Frances powerful fleet, sec ond only to Britain's among European navies, was reported in Berlin as probably having been already "spirited off" by the British to prevent it from falling into the hands of Ger many. The fleet has been under British command since the start of the war. Still smashing forward. Hit lers conquering armies cap tured Metz, Dijon, Belfort Fortes and the French arma ment center of LeCreusot, the Nazi high command announced TO CITE PAIR ON WAITRESS' PLAINT Portland, June 18, (VP) United States Attorney General Karl Donaugh authorized a com plaint today accusing Chris Evangelinos 45, of kidnaping Dollie McGmnis of Portland. He instructed Special Agent W. F. Woods of Medford to file the charge at either Medford or Grants Pass and place Evange linos under $10,000 bond. Miss McGinnins, recently employed as a waitress at Trinidad, Calif., and J. H. Stewart, 3S, of Trini dad were ordered held as ma terial witnesses. Sheriff A. Donnley Barnes of Grants Pass said the 23-year-old woman claimed Evangelinos forced her into Stewart's car at Grants Pass Saturday and was driven to the California line. She said she received protection from Klebert Gau treaux and E. G. Gardner at a California line tavern. ACTOR ARLEN CLAIMS GOLF COURSE BEATING Los Angeles, June 18. f-Pl AMor RirhnrH Arln' comnlaint thai wl vtlm Tati SO .Tucked that William Tate, 30, attacked ' and beat him at the Wilshire Country club golf course led . police to detain Tate today on 1 suspicion of extortion. j San Francisco, June 18. HP) I The federal surplus commod I ities corporation today author ized purchase of up to 1.S00 tons of freh loganberries from i Oregon and Washington grow ' ers. The berries will be canned I by processors under contract w'ith the FSCC and will be do nated for ue In free school lunches for undernourished I children Collapse T Munich, June 18. (IPt Adolf Hitler and Eenito Mussolini agreed tonight on the terms on which they propose to grant peace to France, and left Mu nich immediately after conclu sion of thiir conference In the famed Fuehrerhaus. There was no immediate in dication of how high would be the price France must pay for cessation of fighting. Munich, June 18. (Pi It was taken for granted In informed circles here today that the axis demands in granting peace to France would begin with the "lost provinces" of Alsace and Lorraine for Germany, and Cor sica, Tunis and Nice for Italy. Mussolini may also ask other concessions beneficial to Italy s African colonies, it was said. The . real . question mark ap peared to be "what will hap pen to France herself?" after these apparently obvious re quirements have been exacted. Whatever happens, It seemed certain tonight that the French army would be rendered impot ent if the axis terms are ac cepted by France and that re public would be shoved into the status of a second-rate power. EXPLOSION SINKS San Francisco, June 18. OP) The Globe Wireless Marine sta tion here said the steamship Niagara of the Canadian-Aus tralian line wirelessed she was sinking in the Tasmari sea. be tween New Zealand and Aus tralia. An explosion In No. 2 hold disabled the engines, the dis tress message said, and the ship was full of water and going down by the head. After the first SOS, another message was sent saying an order had been given to aban don ship. The Niagara Is a passenger ship, operating in the Canadian Australian service by way of Honolulu. C-C AND COUNCIL Board Jackson of directors of the County Chamber ofwould fight on he did not say Commerce, with the city coun- how. cil and county court as its spe- He recounted the men and the cial conferees, will hold a lunch-1 .hips with which Britain will eon-meeting in the Hotel Med-:reiirt invasion, and he said ev ford at noon Thursday. ery mln wal now in the na- Without revealing the nature; of the business, the chamber office said that important mat " "" ' ' ,nterf,t chamber's work ters would be discussed. Anyone was Invited to attend Usually the board meets on rnnay ana attention was ui rected to the change to Thurs day this week. The change was made so that there would be no interference with Medford s par- 1 .L.- - .u IT U,V "ir ingimay Dinning nmnviim Diamond lake Friday noon. Newberg, Ore., June 18 T) The board of control of Pa - cific College elected Dr. Thomas H. Hester of Newberg. presi- dent, and Dr. J. Ray Pember - ton. Salem, vice-president, yes- terday. NAVAL EXPANSION ON VAST SCALE IS HELD ESSENTIAL Admiral Stark Recommends Four Billion Dollar Addi tion For Defense Needs. Washington, June 18. (IP) President Roosevelt asserted to day that he believed the coun try undoubtedly would come to some form of government ser vice for every boy in the land, though it might not be mili tary service in the strict sense of the word. The service would bring in youths regardless of what class of life they came from, he told his press conference. Washington, June 18. UP) Admiral Harold R. Stark unex pectedly recommended to con gress today a $4,000,000,000 ex pansion of the navy to gtve this country the greatest fleet the world has ever seen. Testifying before the house naval committee after a closed session, the chief of naval oper ations said the proposed pro gram would add about 200 fighting ships to the navy and 1,250,000 tons to the navy s au thorized combat tonnage. That tonnage now amounts to about 1,724.480 tons, he added. Stark's public testimony on the new proposal was confined to barest details but, in response to question by Chairman mson (D., Ga.), he said he considered it "essential" to the defense of the United States and insular possessions as well as the de fense of the Monroe doctrine. Washington, June 18. ihe expanding regular army added two new streamlined di visions to Its roster today, as congress went to work on the $1,200,000,000 navy bill that would give the United States the mightiest fleet in the history of sea power. The new divisions heavily armed and completely motor ized will give the army a total of eight streamlined units, each designed to strike with greater speed and power than the pon derous old-style divisions. New Dark Age To Come If England Suffers Defeat Is Warning By The Associated Press London, June 18. Winston Churchill proclaimed today to his parliament and people the beginning of "the battle for Britain" and declared direly that its loss would plunge even the United States "in the abyss of a new dark age." In a house of commons echo- Ing with cheers, he cried: "Let us brace ourselves to our duty. And so bear our selves that if the British empire and commonwealth lasts for a thousand years, men will still say: "This was their finest hour." Urges French On Admitting the loss of the bat tle of France, Churchill never theless urged the French to con tinue to resist in some form lest they "cast away their future." He held out hope the French .,. def,nse forces for whom a gun could be found. He forsaw a great pressure , of coming strain on me wazi i ""a' reglme ..ith ,lmott . Europe!bly than ever before to Ger- of coming strain on the Nazi wr.ihtn. .nd .t.rvinff under it ; nej ,, And he went on: ". . . Upon this battle de - nHi ha mrvival of Christian! vj,ilatlon know, nej will have to break us in this wilt I island or lose the war If we can stand up to'wegianj, Dutch, Belgians; all I Hitler all Europe may be free, and the life of the world may, ! move forward into broad, sun- lit plains." Unexpected Answer I During the last war said Churchill, "we repeetedly a.ked I ourselves: "are we going to FEHL IS GRANTED ON RELEASE PLEA Convicted Jackson County Judge To Present Claims In Court Tuesday A. M. Salem, June 18. ilPh A writ of habeas corpus, on which Earl H. Felil. former Jackson county Judge, seeks release from the state hospital, was granted today by Judge Louis P. Hewitt of Portland. The writ, directed against the state board of control and Dr. J. C. Evans, superintendent of the state hospital, is return able next Tuesday at 10 a. m., when a hearing will be held. Fehl was convicted of ballot theft in Jackson county and served time in the state prison, later being sent to the state hospital after being found in sane. Demurrer Planned. Willis S. Moore, assistant attorney-general appearing on behalf of Dr. Evans and the board of control. Indicated he would demur to the writ on ground that the court is with out jurisdiction to act. Roy Hewitt, Salem, attorney for Fehl, said he would sub poena seven to 10 witnesses to give testimony to support his contentions that Fehl is held In the hospital on pretense, that Fehl was not given a proper hearing, that he was denied privilege of counsel on to have attendance of his family or friends, that the certificate of the examining physicians was not properly drawn up, and that the physicians did not give him sufficient examination. District Attorney F. J. New man of Jackson county stated at noon that he had received no notice of the hearing up to that hour. The district attorney was of the belief that opposition to the release of Feh', is a matter to be handled entirely by the attorney-generals office. Portland, June 18. lP) The Bonneville power administra tion named A. B. MacPherson, Portland, chief of its land di vision today. Of Churchill win," and no one was able to answer until at the end. Quite suddenly and unexpectedly, our terrible enemy collapsed and we were so glutted with victory that in our folly we cast it away." Then It was that Churchill ad vised France to refrain from a separate peace, said Britain could not relieve France of her promise not to make one, and declared, whatever happened. 'the British never would lose "Our sense of comradeship with the French people." Basis For Hop The prime minister expressed "Good and reasonable hopes for ultimate victory. , Admitting the great question was: "Can we break Hitler's air , weapon. n seia oriiain air su-engm comparea more lavor- many's: that planes and supplies were i iu wins evcr-iiitrwauin quantities irom in. uniiea , States and the dominions. - Britain s own terms, ne cried: "We abate nothing of our just demands. Czechs, Poles, Nor- I who have Joined their cause to our own shall be restored! The opposition leaders, Lib- eral Sir Percy Harris and H. B. I ueessmun, lor LJDor, assurer! the prime minister the nation was united behind him "right to I the end." 'I Confer on "Whack-Up" HOWES DANGERED VA iJj ik r - i -x sMhh..3aiaBaaaaaaaMaf BASEBALL HFRUIT SUPPLIES American Score: R. H. E. New York 3 8 8 Chicago S 14 1 Donald, Hadley, Sundra, and Dickey; Smith and Tresh. National (11 innings) R. H. E. St. Louis 7 12 4 Brooklyn 5 8 1 Bowman, Hutchinson, Cooper and Padgett; Hamlin, Casey, Im- bal and Phelps. FOR BOY SCOUT According to an announce ment from the Boy Scout office today, the camp staff from Camp McLoughlin at Lake of the Woods has been selected for the opening on July 7. The staff of leaders will be in camp for the entire season from July 7 to August 4. Kenneth A. Wells, Boy Scout executive, will be camp direc tor, assisted by Del Ayeri as waterfront director. Bob Holmes as assistant waterfront director, Pougles Eden in charge of camp fires and games, Jack Kresse as handicraft director, Dick Smith as camp clerk, Glynn Taylor in charge of advancement, and James Hoey as an assistant scoutmaster. Henry vanBerger will serve as camp engineer and caretaker, Luke Callaway will be back as camp cook assisted by Henry Noben and George Codding Charles Davis will be In camp again to head archery. Other local scouters will spend a por Won of the season in camp; these will include K. M. C. Neill of Grants Pass, Larry Schade and Dnle Smith of Medford, and T. J. Norby of Ashland. One hundred and seventy-four camper weeks have already been reserved for this season, accord ing to Mr. Wells. This is 33 per cent greater than the total at tendance last summer and indl cates that some of the camp periods are now ncaring capac ity registration. Canadian Soldier Landed In Iceland Ottawa, June 18 lP) The first contingent of a Canadian expeditionary force has landed In Iceland, Prime Minister W. L. McKenzie King announced in the house of commons today. Cherbourg Reached By German Advance London, June 18 (JPh-The French night communique, as broadcast on the French radio tonight, said advance German detachments had reached the great port of Cherbourg. Camp Clatsop, June 18 iP) The guns of Fort Stevens belched tons of sand-filled pro jectiles at bobbing target in the seas off Clatsop today. The 249th coast artillery regiment of the Oregon National Guard fired 1100-pound projectiles with 12-inch mortars. Premier Mussolini and Dic tator Hitler who mat in Munich today to determine paace terms to be given France, lett the con ference sit without divulging their conclusions. Washington, June 18. (IP) Total 1940-41 fruit supplies were estimated today to be above average, despite severe winter and spring temperatures In east ern and central states. The agricultural marketing service said that on June 1 re ports indicated large crops of pears, cherries and California plums. Production 6f peaches and California dried prunes was expected to be slightly under the 10-year average. June 1 conditions indicated an average commercial apple crop and above-average produc tion of California grapes, figs and olives and Idaho prunes. Citrus crops from 1940 bloom, the service said, probably would be well above average in the 1940-41 season. Small crops were in prospect for apricots, almonds and wal nuts in California and for prunes in the Pacific northwest The June 1 condition of the apple crop In 38 commercial states was 67 per cent of nor mal. It was 89 per cent June l of last year. TAXI HOLDUP BIGS FIFTEEN YEAR TERM FOR CRIME REPEATER Floyd Harlan Miller, who pleaded guilty to a charge of assault while armed with a deadly weapon, was sentenced to IS years in state prison yes terday by circuit Judge H. D. Norton. Miller, his record returns show, was on probation for burglary in a dwelling In Clat sop county, granted July 13. last. The youth claimed he was the victim of an accident which caused an Injury to his head, from which ha still suf fers. Miller, according to his state ment, hired Ampere A. Young, taxi driver, on June 4, to take him to Ashland. Near the Cha teau, on the Pacific highway, the car was driven off the road, where Young was hit on the head with a gun and robbed of $2.75 and his auto. In attempting to turn the car around. Miller drove it into a ditch and was unable to extri cate It. He then walked into Ashland where he was arrested by the Ashland city police. . ELECTRICAL STORMS BRING RAIN THREAT Portland. June 18. (Elec trical disturbances striking through western Oregon as far south as Roseburg threatened rain from clouded skies today. Portland's noon temperature hit 81 degrees with a humidity reading of 38 per cent. The roadside market offers sn opportunity for many farm ers to reduce cort of dixtribu- I tion and increase farm revenue. BY GRASS FIRES; FIRE LADS BUSY, Trash Fires And Attempt To Burn Grass Cause 2 Out breaks Firecrackers 3rd Several homes and other buildings were threatened by a grass fire in back of Graver's dairy at 508 West Sixth street this forenoon. To halt the flam ing grass, firemen had to start back-fires. The grass was ignited by a trash fire set in the grass by Mrs. W. L. Ruealheau of 115 North Oakdale avenue, Chief Roy Elliott said. It was an ex tremely hazardous place to start a rubbish fire, the chief de clared. The fire department's chemi cal crew answered the alarm at 11:23 a. m. and worked on the blaze until 12:03 p. m. Chicken Coops Burn An hour and 20 minutes later the chemical crew was called to the home of H. C. McColIum, 534 Hamilton street, and arrived Just In time to save two chicken coops from going up in flames. The coops and a fence were scorched, Ignited by burning grass. Edward Canoose, assistant chief, quoted Mr. McCollura as saying he set the grass on fir to burn It off and before he could get a garden hose going to keep it under control it got away from him. The faucet was rusty and the rust plugged the hose, Mr. Canoora quoted Mr. McColIum. Firecrackers set off by two boys ignited the grass near the Valley school on the east side yesterday afternoon. The chem ical crew put the grass out and the boys were lectured by Chief Elliott. The boys did not intend to set the grass on fire, the chief ssid. emphasizing how danger ous it is to play with any form of fir when the possible con sequt nces -dae not understood. It was the fourth consecutive fire caused by children. Sky Colored A large triangle of dry glass, (resenting a fire hazard, be tween McAndrews road and West Jackson boulevard, was burned off by neighbors last evening. Control measures were taken before the grass was ig nited so there was no danger of its getting away and Chief Elliott praised the neighborhood for its work. The blaze color ed the sky and many calls were received about the fire at head quarters, the chief said. Permits must now be obtained before any grass, rubbish or other material may be burned. Chief Elliott stated. All that la necessary is to call fire depart, ment headquarters. It is a vio lation of a city ordinance not to obtain a permit, the chief said. AT Poughkeepsle, N. Y., June 18. (JP After three of the six start- ' ins iunlor varaltv erewa had . CWmnH Itl m 1 1 1 1 1 than L the first halt-mile of their race, the Jayvee and the varsity con tests of the annual Intercolle giate Rowing association regatta on the Hudson were postponed todsy "until further notice." Under water conditions that were the worst since 1929, Washington's favored Huskies were down at the stern a few hundred yards from the start Syracuse was the next to go, and California followed. Cornell's freshmen opened the regatta with a two-length vic tory over Princeton, competing on the Hudson for the first time. Syracuse was third and Columbia fourth and last. Cornell's time of 10 minutes 55 Vi seconds was far back of th record of 9:11.1 established by another Cornell boat In 1909. Princeton was clocked la 11:03.3. Syracuse in UTJ and Columbia In 11:24.
