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Thirty-fifth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1940.
No. 80.
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If Oregon doesn't get some of
this war business beg pardon,
national defense it will be the
fault of Oregon people. The mat
ter of finances need be no handi
cap. Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration is willing to furnish
75 percent of necessary capital
If local banks will put up 25
percent. RFC figures that any
time a local bank will risk 25
percent it is a safe proposition
and the government agency can
provide the balance. In a way,
this policy of RFC places the
banks on the spot.
Aside from local capital ini
tiating local enterprises, there
is the possibility of eastern con
cerns establishing branches.
From one to four motors are
required for each of the inter
ceptor planes and bombers. Most
of these engines are manufac
tured In the east and must be
transported across the continent.
Government men are consider
ing suggesting to the Pratt 4c
Whitney company, at East Hart
ford, Conn., to locate a branch
in the northwest.
One of the major financial or
ganizations of the United States
is ready to furnish $20,000,000
if an outstanding authority
makes a report showing the
feasibility of a steel industry.
This report, however, would
have to be paid for by local
people.
T TNLESS Bonneville can at-
tract Industries it may be
difficult to obtain further ap
propriations to install the re
maining units of the project or
funds for extending the trans
mission lines. Best talking point
for any proposed appropriation
is that it fits into the scheme for
national defense and unless
such a connection is shown the
money will go somewhere else.
Furnishing electricity for waf
fle irons is not as essential to
defense as providing power for
an industry which is, for ex
ample, manufacturing the brass
shells for the artillery, or ferro
chromium (for stainless steel).
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Lad, Aged Eight
Is Hero Of Fire
Olympia, Wash., June 24.
(IP) Eight-year-old Donald For
strom dashed into his burninc
home today and carried his
baby brother to safety.
The baby, 14 months old. had
been left alone in bed by the
mother, Mrs. Theodore For
strom. Donald, romping with play
mates in a lot near his home.
saw the roof in flames. He
ran inside the home and res
cued his little brother.
SIDE GLANCES
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TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Verne Kolfe and Glenn Ar
thur (Mike) Gibbons spending
most of a highly sociable even
ing bellowing at each other about
non-social i.othings.
Mcl Starnes and Raymond
Miksche reminding a friend that
they enjoyed a sojourn at Dia
mond lake; also.
Doc Art Loeffler adding di?
nity. grace and tune to an off
pitch vocal sextette.
tn Thnrnrltk havinff al
most as keen eyes as hubby I
Eugene as she detected a natch-
er walking off with a piece of
her fried chicken dinner.
Beulah Richardson
being
slightly off in tha diagnosis of
t dog I plight
Republic
io inira or oize
Without Seaports
Berlin, June 24. (P) Adolf Hitler, in a proclamation to
the German people tonight thanked God for his victory over
France and ordered flags to be flown in the German reich for
10 days.
Berlin, June 24. (AP-via Radio) Divine services have
been ordered by the French government in Bordeaux for Tues
day morning in connection with the cessation of hostilities,
the German radio reported from Geneva tonight. The serv
ices will be attended by all members of the Marshal Petain
government, and by President Lcbrun.
Bordeaux, June 24. (IP) Armistice conditions upon which
Germany and Italy ended the war against France will be an
nounced in France, Germany and Italy simultaneously, approxi
mately 48 hours after the firing ceases, it was announced here
tonight.
Br the Associated Press
France and Italy signed an
armistice today, preluding the
end of hostilities between the
defeated French republic and
the Nazi-Fascist axis powers.
The "cease firing" order, end
ing France's 10-month participa
tion was officially set for 1:35
a. m. Tuesday (6:35 p. m., E.S.T.
today.)
Meanwhile simultaneous Ger
man and Italian offensives were
launched against the front and
rear of the French Alpine army
in southern France.
Poilus Seek Escape
Tens of thousands of French
poilus were retreating toward
Mediterranean ports, reportedly
seeking to escape to North Africa
and carry on the fight from
there.
The axis-dictated peace would
find Germany occupying all of
France's western coast. Italy the
southern coast and the French
republic in strait-Jacketed vassal
age as a virtual ally of Germany
against Britain reduced to one
third its former territory.
Italian troops meanwhile push
ed into France from Mont Blanc
to the Mediterranean sea, Mus
solini's high command said, and
threatened to smash through the
French line in the Maritime
Alps.
The French high command re
ported, however, that Italian at
tacks were thrown back with
heavy losses.
Fascists said Italy, as her share
In the spoils, would demand to
occupy all France'i Mediterran
ean coast and later establish a
"buffer state" In southern
France.
Without Staportf
This seizure, coupled with Ger
many's occupation of France's
western seaboard from Dunker
que on the English channel down
the Bay of Biscay to Spain,
would leave France without a
single port.
Against stubborn French re
sistance. Nazi troops marched on
down the beaten Republic'i At
lantic coast as far as the mouth
of the Gironde river, the Ger
man high command reported.
La Rochelle and Rochefort
were captured as the Germans
neared Bordeaux, French provis
ional capital, while further north
the invaders reached the vicinity
of Poitiers and took "a steadily
growing store of booty.
Southeast of Lyon, which lies
only 200 miles north of France's
Mediterranean port of Marseille.
German columns reported break-
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$14,843,967 IN
Washington, June 24
The Red Cross war relief fund
totalled M4.843.967 today. Late
contributions Included $23,000
from the Bethlehem Steel cor
poration and SI. 123 from in
mates and employes of the Jack
son, Mich., state prison.
U. P. Trains To Speed Up
Portland, Ore.. June H. iP)
Speeding up of Union Pacific
railroad trains from Portland to
! Kansas City and Spokane wan
i announced today by Frank W.
IRobinson, traffic vice president,
Reduced
FROM FRENCH IS
SLICED BY CENSOR
Bordeaux, June 24. (IP)
The last French high command
communique covering hostilities
of the war tonight said slight
progress had been made by the
Germans.
It was reported the govern
ment would move (here four
words were censored) to a
point in the area (here seven
words censored) where It could
remain until final peace terms
are negotiated (here five lines
censored).
The German armistice terms
allow the French government
to move to any point in the
German-occupied area, even to
Paris if it desired, and remain
there until final peace terms
are negotiated.
London, June 24. (IP) Gen
eral Wladyslaw Sikorskl, Polish
prime minister, announced In
a broadcast tonight "the great
body of our armies, safely back
from France, is landing on the
shores of Great Britain."
The general did not disclose
the size of the Polish force, but
pledged it to "continue the fight,
shoulder to shoulder, with the
powerful British empire for a
free and independent Poland.
London, June 24. (IP)
Harold Nicolson, parliamentary
secretary to the ministry of in
formation, asserted in a broad
cast tonight that "the day will
come, and not so tar a islam
when the air will be under our
command."
British resources, he explain
ed, were "far greater" than
those of Germany, and "our pi
lots are of far better quality."
Browder Loses in
Court of Appeals
New York. June 24. iP
The U. S. circuit court of ap
peals today affirmed the con
viction of Earl Russet Browder,
general secretary of the Com
munist party In the United
States, of wilfully using a pass
port obtained by false state
ments. Browdr was sentenced
four years' imprisonment and
fined S2.f)0 upon conviction by,
I a federal Jury last January H.1
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Figures in
I NDUSTRALIS T u. 8.
aid for the democracies has been
endorsed by Wendell Wlllkle,
48, Indiana-born utilities mac
aate aeeklnr Republican nomi
nation for the presidency.
ATTORN EY Early voting
atrencth haa been forecast for
Thomas K. Dewey. M, N. T. dla
trlct attorney with flair for
spectacular trials. He comes from
Owess. Mich.
MGUEANDPM
WILL VII AIRPORT
AT 9:20 TOMORROW
The public was reminded to
day that Gov. Charles A.
Sprague and party of officials
will be at Medford municipal
airport tomorrow morning from
9:20 to 0:50. With his group,
the governor Is making a quick
air tour of the state to publicize
the Salem centennial celebra
tion July 31 and August 1, 2,
3 and 4.
The official party will be
greeted by Mayor C. C. Furnas,
H. S. Deuel, vice mayor, and
Frank P. Farrell, city attorney,
for the city; County Judge J.
B. Coleman and Commissioners
Ralph Billings and William
, p fof the county court; ,nd
Mark A. Goldy, vice president.
Eugene Thorndike, treasurer.
and Ben E. Harder, director, for
the Jackson county unnmoer ui
Commerce. In the absence of
the chamber's president, Glenn
L. Jackson, Mr. Goldy will give
the address of welcome.
The public is
at the airport to greet the w
cmor and his party.
Largest Elephant
Dies of Old Age
Philadelphia, June 24. AV
Lizzie, largest elephant at the
Philadelphia zoo, died today of
old age.
Josephine, another of the lo-
f C (l
vsil if v.
toical zoo's elephants, is the of-
, ficial mascot for the Republican
nation a I convention, which
opened uway.
S0L()NS QppQSg WILLKIE
Convention Limelight
DARK HORSE ?-Dopesters
at rest keeping an eye on Rep,
Joseph W. Martin, 65, Massa
chusetts publisher and House
Republican leader. He's perma
nent convention chairman.
REPEATER f -Pressing
Dewey In ballots at C.O.P. con
vention will be Sen. Robert A.
Taft (above), 50, of Ohio, whose
father was a President and V. 8.
Supreme Court Justice.
London, June 24. OP) The
British air ministry announced
tonight new attacks on railway
junctions and airdromes in Hol
land and Germany,
The communique said:
"Yesterday daylight attacks
were made by our bombers on
railway junctions and airdromes
in Holland and Germany.
'Three of our aircraft are
missing.
"Last night attacks were con
tinued on military objectives in
Germany. These included muni
tions factories, marshalling
yards and railway Junctions in
Mecklenburg, the Ruhr and the
Rhineland. Heavy damage was
done. Our aircraft returned
safely."
j pRT Qp puff:T QFF
FOR PANAMA
CANAL
Honolulu, June 24. (IP)
Some elements of the U. S. fleet,
it wai learned todav. will leave
invited to beaftrr nightfall In the direction
of the mainland. Unconfirmed
rumors were that the vesse's
were going to the Panama
canal.
The fleet has been concen
trated In Hawaiian waters since
the 1940 maneuvers closed two
months ago.
LaGrande, June 24. CP)
Wallowa county lost 198 In pop
ulation during the last decade,
W. W. Sirrine. district census
supervisor, said today. The
1940 total is 7,018.
KEYNOTER Accent
youth will Harold E. Staaaen,
13, coventor of Minnesota, live
the Republican convention. He's
to be the keynote speaker, if
hailed as a liberal.
WILLING-No surrey of
Republican presidential aspi
rants can overlook Miehlfan'i
Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberf
(above), 5. who may give Taft
and Dewey a good race.
VIC MACKENZIE IS
SERGEANT AT ARMS
AS CONCLAVE OPENS
Philadelphia, June 24. (IP)
Pacific northwest delegates had
an excellent view of the open
ing today at the Republican na
tional convention. Oregon dele
gates were In the third row.
All cheered national chairman
John Hamilton when he opened
the convention,
Oregon was honored by the
election of Victor MacKenzlc,
of Salem, as temporary sergeant
at arms. William Ekwall of
Portland, was selected to nom
inate the state's favorite son.
Sen. Charles McNary.
All three delegations were de
luged with telegrams to sup
port Wendell Willkie but most
members said they were unim
pressed. Nat Brown, Yakima,
commented that "It looks like
all the telegrams came from the
same source and wa are not in
terested." Oregon's delegation received
a wire from L. R. Tceple, of
Portland, treasurer of the Re
publican state central commit
tee, that "all should go for Will
kie for president, McNary for
vice president."
Ekwall withdrew from the
rules committee because of his
selection to nominate McNary
and Norblad was named to suc
ceed him. W. E. Saylor. Pen
dleton, was elected to the per
manent organization committee.
JlUJHiyjiyJW
1INGE
TAKES OWN LIFE
AT ROGUE
Mark L. Hetrick, 53, Found
With Rifle Wound in Head
III Health Seen Cause
Mark L. Hetrick, 53, of Port
land, world war veteran and
member of Portland Post 1 of
the American Legion, was found
dead at Rogue River Sunday
morning and the county coro
ner's office officially listed the
death as suicide.
The body, lying on the back
porch steps of the Wilfred Josey
residence, was discovered at
10:30 a.m. by Glen Birdsie,
milkman. Hetrick, according to
the coroner'i office, had shot
himself in the mouth with 22-
callbre Remington rifle, the bul
let coming out the top of his
head. ,n
No Notes Left
Hetrick left no notes of any
kind. The coroner'i office, after
an investigation In cooperation
with state police, Rogue River
authorities and Deputy Sheriff
Denton Clark, said there was no
apparent motive other than 111
health.
Hetrick, a mining engineer,
had been in Rogue River for
three days at the home of B. D.
McClung, with whom he was In
terested in a mining claim being
worked on tha McClung pro
perty. Mr. McClung totd authorities
that Hetrick left the house about
8 a.m. and didn't return. Later,
Mr. Birdsie, delivering milk,
found the body on the back
steps of the Josey house, where
Hetrlck'a son, John, was resid
ing. Mr. and Mrs. Josey and
John were spending the day In
Crescent City, Cal., and did not
learn of the death until they re
turned. mtes In Portland
The body will be shipped to
Portland tonight for cremation
and services under tha auspices
of Portland Post of the Ameri
can Legion.
Besides his son at Rogue Riv
er, the deceased is survived by
his wife, Lucille, who Uvea at
3722 S. W. Condor avenue, Port
land, and by another son and a
daughter, both of Portland.
Willkie 'Blitzkrieg' Takes
GOP Convention by Storm
But Old Guard Unimpressed
Br R. W. Ituhl
Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Juna 24, Spl. Tha big
show has opened, as usual an hour late, and with tha usual
3-ring circus fanfare. But one feature Isn't as usual, the political
"blitzkrieg" of ona Wendell Willkla who to data has literally
taken the place by storm. -
If Wlllkle Isn't nominated, and all the old guard wise boys
say h can't be. it will be the most deplorable waste of food
material slnca tha Passamaquoddy project
Not only the material Willkie provides, which la the
highest grade the O. O. P. has been offered In many years,
jut in the strong and spontaneous enthusiasm he alone of
ill candidates has been able to arouse.
These competitors, nonplussed and resentful, claim thli
popular tide of feeling has been whipped up, power-made and
readymade, but It hasn't been. It has sprung up all-spontaneously
all over the country and has now been focused here,
zreetlng the man wherever ha goes. Wa know, for wa have
been there.
It doesn't seem posslbl the Republican party will be so
dumb as to throw away this material and this golden opportu
nity, but you never can tell, tha Old Ouard is opposed.
Already there Is a rival candidate coalition to get him. And
while the elephant never forgets, he has so often failed to
remember.
T
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Willkie Takes 14 Votes From
Gov. James of Pennsyl
vania; Convention Speeds
Philadelphia, June 24. (IP)
Rep. Frank B. Keefe, of Wis
consin said today that at a meet
ing of "about 40" Republican
members of the United States
house of representatives "one
after another unequivocally ex
pressed" opposition to tha nomi
nation of Wendell WUlkia for
president.
After tha meeting, a statement
was Issued over the signature of
eight members. Including Keefe,
saying the convention would be
called "to nam a man whose
personal views and public state
ments are such that he can run
effectively on a platform in har
mony with the Republican rec
ord in congress."
Convention Hall, Philadelphia.
June 24. (IP) A new Willkie
invasion of another candidate's
camp developed today In thia
1940 Republican convention
called to choose a presidential
nominee and frame party
policy.
A bloc of 14. favorable to Wen
dell Wlllkle developed In the
big Pennsylvania delegation of
72 which was pledged to Gov
ernor Arthur James. Already
inroads had been made by the
utilities man into the forces of
Thomas E. Dewey of New York
and Senator Taft of Ohio.
The fresh Wlllkle support de
veloped when Frank J. Harris
of Pittsburgh, leader of the west
ern Pennsylvania group, said 14
delegates with whom Willkie
had breakfast, probably would
swing from James to Willkie
after tha first or second ballot
Convention Hall. Philadelphia,
June 24 (IP) Moving at a swift
pace, tha Republican ' national
convention disposed of prelimi
nary routine In a 40-mtnute ses
sion today and headed for the
real work of picking a candidate
for the presidency.
Demonstrations were few in
the convention hall. Alt M. Lan
don, of Kansas, the 1936 nom-
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