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MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1940.
No. 82.
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Washington, D. C, June 26.
Behind President Roosevelt's
compulsory service proposal for
2,000,000 young men and wom
en is an adroit plan to incul
cate a sense of loyalty to the
government, increased pride in
America and its institutions and
strike a blow at intolerance.
This is what Mr. Roosevelt pro
poses rather than military train
. ing. Regardless of what rec
ommendations are made for
compulsory service (the idea is
still in the making), the real
objectives are to teach discip
line and show these young peo
ple how to associate with other
people.
The compulsory training of
the 2,000.000 should not be con
fused with the proposal to train
hundreds of thousands of youths
in skilled trades, making them
specialists. This particular pro
gram is to coordinate the CCC,
WPA, CAA and NY A, all of
which have to do with youths
For the present, Sidney Hill
man, labor boss for national de
fense commission, is working
out the coordination of these
agencies.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT is
smart. He has recognized
the alien influence In the Na
tional Youth Congress (dele
. gates booed him on the White
1 House lawn when he warned
against such Influences); he has
noted the disrespect, even con
tempt, with which some youth
groups treat their elders and
any ideas of the elders: their
criticism of things American
and their praise of things Rus
sian; their refusal to adopt reso
lutions supporting the United
States and its attitude toward
foreign affairs and their tak
ing the "party line" rather than
the American "line."
No one is more aware of the
intolerance which has been
welling up in this country in
the past few years; of the vari
ous groups which have been
merchandizing hate, than the
President of the United States.
He knows that intolerance
breeds disunion and now, of all
times, the President wants a
united nation.
Recognizing these signs, the
President thought that it was
time to take the young people
in hand and save them from
being' a recruiting ground for a
"fifth column."
WHATEVER training Is con
" templated, it will stress dis
cipline. By being thrown into
contact and living with other
people, becoming acquainted, re-
(Continued on Pago six.)
Mercury Gives Ud
Effort For Record
The thermometer kept its
check rein on again today and
the temperature eased off some
more from the 100-degree heat
recorded Monday.
At 2:30 p. m. the mercury
registered 83 degrees, two less
than at the same time yesterday.
Maximum yesterday was 87.
Warmer weather, however, was
predicted for tomorrow.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Nabraskan Vit Jelinek tarry
lng to pay a call on Georue
Hunt but finding his old pal
still in bed and fast asleep at
8:43 a. m.
Vern Woods going on the
air over an amateur station
and telling the world how the
fire laddies salt Howard Glas
cock's coffee every time he
turns his back.
Harry Fredette getting a fire
scare at Eagles hall, firemen
tracing the ordor of burning
wood to the lodge's air condi
tioner which was sucking in the
smell from the top of chim
ney outside
CLASH WITH FOES
AT SEVERAL POINTS
ALONG COASTLINE
Sorties Appear to Herald
Far-Flung Guerrila Har
assment Nazi Coast Bases
It was learned in London
tonight that there is absolutely
no truth in reports from abroad
thai Sir Samuel Hoar has
broached the question of peace
or armistice terms in Madrid.
On the contrary. Sir Samuel
Hoare has emphasised the de
termination of his country to
continue the struggle.
By the Associated Press
London, June 26. British
landing parties actually have
stabbed into the continental
coastline front behind which
Germany is preparing for the
battle of Britain, it was reported
today, and the sorties mark "a
new phase of aggressive action."
Casualties were inflicted on
German troops yesterday by
naval and military raiders, it
was announced, and some of the
German dead fell into British
hands along with "much useful
information."
The clashes between the
heavily armed British raiders,
supported by the Royal Air
Force, and their Nazi foemen
appeared to herald a far-flung
guerrilla campaign to harass
German coastal bases and obtain
information on preparations for
the Invasion of Britain.
More Raids Hinted
Reuters, British news agency,
hinted at this in commenting on
the strategic position of the Ger
mans in the light of the raids
the German burden of patrolling
and placing thousands of men
on the European shores, from
Norway to the Spanish coast "to
ward off the risk of raids made
possible by dominant British sea
power."
Contributing to Germany's
disadvantage, Reuters said, was
the depletion of German naval
forces in past engagements with
the Allies and the wrecking of
defensive works and harbor es
tablishments by the British and
French before they were yielded
to the Nazis.
Neutral military observers ex
pressed belief that the coastal
raids by British expeditionary
force shock troops might become
so active as to keep the German
army diverted from invasion of
Britain.
The aerial conflict brought
another onslaught on the British
Isles today and British Reports of
a victory in a battle of planes
and bombardment of German
occupied air bases in Norway
and The Netherlands.
Scotland Bears Brunt
Scotland bore the brunt of
Germany's fifth midnight-to-
dawn attack in eight days. At
(Continued on Pago Ten.)
Famine, Pestilence, Poverty
Expected as War Aftermath
Chicago, June 26. (IP) If
history repeats, famine, pesti
lence and poverty will be the
uninvited actors on the Europ
ean stage after the war.
With millions of men being
switched from the plow to the
sword, belligerent countries al
ready face prospects of scraping
the bottom of the meal barrel
for some time after hostilities
end.
Feeding the population of oc
cupied countries may never be
come acute if the war lasts only
a short time but if it is pro
longed some economists and ex
perts say the ravages of famine
and pestilence over Europe may
be worse than Juring the 1914
24 period when Herbert Hoover
directed the spending of five
and a half billion dollars for re
lief abroad.
'The chance for civilization
in Europe to come back again
may depend on America," Mr.
Hoover said in a recent New
York speech. "If the war is long
drawn out the United States
will need to meet the question
of famine and pestilence over
the whole of Europe."
I baseball
National
First game: R. H. E.
Pittsburgh 2 7 1
Philadelphia 4 7 2
Bowman and Lopez; Blanton
and Todd.
Second game: R. H. E.
Pittsburgh 11 14 2
Philadelphia 6 9 1
Sewell, Brown and Davis;
Beck, Pearson, Smoll, John
son and Warren, Millies, At
wood. American
Score: R.
Boston 3
Detroit 1
H.
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Bagby, Hash and Desautels.
Peacock; Corsica, Benton and
Tebbetts. .
Score: R. H. E.
New York . ..: 3 l
Cleveland 16 0
Ruffing and Dickey; Harder,
Smith and Pytlak.
Score: R. H. E.
Washington 6 12 0
Chicago 7 15 4
Masterson, Haynes, Krakaus-
kas and Ferrell; Smith, Dietrich
and Tresh.
THIRD CRUISER SENT
ON 'FRIENDLY VISIT'
TO SOOTH NEIGHBORS
Washington, June 26. (IP)
The dispatch of a third cruiser
on a "friendly visit to South
American ports" was announc
ed today by the navy.
Acting Secretary Lewis Comp
ton disclosed that the 10,000-ton
light cruiser Phoenix, now in
the Pacific, was proceeding on
to its first port of call, Valpa
raiso, Chile.
Two other cruiser s the
Quincy and Wichita are al
ready in Atlantic coast South
American ports whence have
come repeated reports of "fifth
column" activity resulting from
German victories in the Eu
ropean war.
The open announcement about
the Phoenixi trip contrasted
with secrecy thrown about the
sudden departure of the main
United States fleet from Ha
waii. The fleet's movement
heightened uncertainty over of
ficial intentions toward Jap
anese moves in the Far East.
Japan meanwhile was report
ed preparing a sweeping pro
nouncement that would be tan
tamount to an Oriental Mon
roe doctrine.
Chungking Bombed
For Sixteenth Time
Chungking, China, June 27.
(Thursday P One hundred
and fifty-six Japanese warplanes
bombed Chunking yesterday in
the sixteenth recent raid. There
was widespread damage, but all
Americans here are believed
safe.
During and after the world
war, Hoover's relief commis
sions sent nearly 34.000,000 met
ric tons of supplies to more than
20 foreign countries. This ton
nage would have filled more
than 500.000 American freight
cars and required more than 6.
700 vessels of 5.000 tons each
for transatlantic shipment.
Three university professors
said in special interviews today
that conditions abroad already
indicate a scarcity of food.
Dr. H. G. Guthmann, profes
sor of finance at Northwestern,
said "all Europe faces the pros
pect of large-scale hunger."
"Germany faced this situation
even before the war began with
evidences of food deficiencies
appearing in that country's
j wealth statistics. The trouble lay
in the huge diversion of natural
resources to the war production
, that Is required by extensive
armaments and mechanization.
! Such a war economy draws men
; from farm production and pre-
vents the normal exports which
; the great powers of Europe need
'to pay for their food and raw
materials required by a dense
urDan population.
Hoover Seen Helping "Stop Willkie" Effort
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BRITISH PREPARE FOR
POSSIBLE JAP EFFORT
Hongkong, June 26. (IP)
Bridges spanning the Shum
chun river, forming a part of
the Chinese frontier of this
British crown colony, were dy
namited today by the British
military in an action described
as "purely precautionary and
defensive."
The British measures were
taken shortly after the Jap
anese army in south China an
nounced that Japanese force3
had reached Lungchow, Kwang
si province near the French
Indc-China border.
At the same time Chinese re
ports said that between 70 and
80 per cent of the Chinese pop
ulation had moved out of the
French- leased territory of
Kwangchowwan in fear of a
Japanese attempt to sieze that
area.
As Britain showed concern
for the defenses of her colony
here it appeared that the Indo
China possession of her defeat
ed ally, France, was being
squeezed by the Japanese army
and navy.
Rumors that the Japanese
had invaded Indo-Chlna were
branded by Japanese here as
untrue and as probably arising
from the appearance of Japan
ese troops at Lungchow.
NON-COMPLIANCE
HALTS LOGGING
The season's third closure of
logging operations because of
alleged law violation was re
ported today by Medford patrol
headquarters of the state forest
department.
Two logging operations con
ducted by Frank Hibbs In the
Chinquapin district east of Ash
land were closed yesterday be
cause of the lack of required
fire-fighting tools and a' spark
arrester on a tractor, patrol
headquarters stated. Hibbs was
quoted as saying he would get
the necessary equipment to com
ply with the law.
The logging operations will
remain closed until the law is
complied with, the patrol office
said. The other two operators
whose operations were shut
down for asserted lack of tools
have since complied with the
law and have resumed logging,
the office added.
Astoria. June 26. (T The
Oregon Pharmaceutical associa
tion convened it fifty-first an
nual convention at Gearhart
I today to discuss sales restric-
tionj, merchandizing, prescrlp
i tion price policies and employ-
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GOP Platform Highlights
Philadelphia, June 26.
The following are highlights of
the Republican platform at pre
pared by thrjnational conven
tion's resolutions committee:
The Republican party stands
for Americanism, preparedness
and peace. No foreign war. An
army and navy so strong that
no unfriendly power can success
fully attack America or its es
sential outposts.
National defense Is vital to
our existence as a nation of free
people. A free economy Is neces
sary in war as in peace. F eople
of the United States feel and ex
press a sympathetic interest in
all oppressed peoples everywhere
who are struggling to establish
or maintain their homes and
their liberties. Upon this founda
tion we pledge ourselves to carry
out the following:
1. Idle men, idle capital, and
idle farms will be put to work
to create new wealth and profits,
insuring stable government and
greater purchasing power among
all our people.
2. Local control of unemploy
ment relief with federal grants
on the basis of greatest need,
thus wiping out waste and poli
tics and placing a larger share
of the relief dollar in the hands
of the man on relief. No one to
go cold or hungry In America.
3. Increased security for the
aged and real chance and a
real job for those In early life
who have been forgotten.
TO LAST 24 MS IF
FEDERAL AID LACKING
Roseburg. Ore., June 26. (IP)
Directors of the Pacific High
way association and members
of the county courts of Jack
son, Josephine and Douglas
counties went Into a huddle
here this afternoon after hear
ing State Highway Commis
sioner Huron Clough inform a
Roseburg Chamber of Commerce
forum luncheon group that it
will require the state of Ore
gon 24 years to clear the Cot
tage Grove-Grants Pass bottle
neck without outside aid.
Directors of the highway as
sociation and the county courts
were to discuss efforts to se
cure federal aid for the Pa
cific highway because of its
military importance.
Unless srjeclal federal help Is
secured, the state of Oregon
can apply only about IS0.000
annually for reconstruction ot
the southern Oregon section of
the Pacific highway. Com mi
sioner Clough declared. The
reconstruction program ii ex
pected to cost approximately
112.000,000. he t
4. Sound collective bargain
ing. Teamwork between em
ployer and employe and protec
tion of the rights of labor, ,
S. Fairness to all agricultural
producers. American markets
for the American farmer, with
provision for soil conservation,
reclamation and sound rural
credit.
A A tariff nilirv wlimtiflf.
ally devised, which will protect
American laoor, inausiry ana
agriculture.
7. Sound monev with control
of the currency vested in con
gress, as provided in the consti
tution.
8. Conservation of the public
credit and economy in govern
mental expenditures, without
sacrificing the needs of the peo
ple. 9. Government lobs on the
basis of merit and not through
political influence.
10. Equality of opportunity in
the industrial and political life
of the nation, regardless of race,
color or creed.
11. No third term for any presi
dent.
Washington. June 26. (IP)
Plans for faster expansion of the
air force and simultaneous aid
to Britain struck a snag today In
the collapse of negotiations with
Henry Ford for mass production
of aircraft motors.
Ford, who has said he could
turn out 1,000 complete planes
daily, refuses to manufacture
any engines for Great Britain,
the national defense commission
announced, and this stand forced
abandonment of arrangements
for a Joint U. S -British order.
Ford said at Detroit last night
that he stood pat on his offer to
produce motors and planet tor
defense purposes, but only for
the United States government.
Several times in the past month
he has repeated those conditions
in public statements,
Ottawa, Ont., June 26. (IP)
M. J. Coldwell, Saskatchewan
Cooperative Commonwealth fed
eration member, demanded in
the house of commons today
that the government take into
custody all Henry Ford's Indus
trial interests in Canada.
In the senate the same ques
tion was raised by Senator F, B.
Black, New Brunswick conserv
ative. He said the Canadian govern
ment should cancel all pur
chases of Ford cars, other equip
ment and forbid their sal In
Canada.
Among other properties, Ford
has a large plant at Windsor,
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'BILL' BORCHER CITED
IN AUTOMOBILE CRASH
ilCH RILLED INFANT
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Roseburg, Ore., June 26. (JP)
A charge of involuntary man
slaughter was filed here today
against W. J. Borcher, 20, of
North Bend, who was reported
to be the driver of the auto
mobile, occupied by North Bend
baseball players, involved Sun
day In a crash at Elkton result
ing in the death of an infant
girl and injuries to two women.
Borcher posted bonds of $2,-
900 and requested a preliminary
hearing.
The complaint against Bor
cher was signed by Dale Turner,
Sutherlin, whose seven-month'
old daughter, Dixie Lee, was
killed and his wife and the
latter'a mother, Mrs. Robert
Bratton, seriously injured.
The crash occurred when the
Borcher car swung to the left
to avoid striking a slow moving
vehicle travelling in the same
direction, and collided with an
oncoming pickup truck occupied
by members of the Turner and
Bratton families, according to
Deputy Sherif Cliff Thornton,
W. J. (Bill) Borcher Is well
known In Medford, having
pitched softball here last sum'
mcr for the Teamsters club.
He left last fall to attend Unl
versity of Oregon, where he was
a member of the varsity basket
ball team.
Forest Expansion
Title Is Granted
Seattle, June 26. (IP) Fed
eral Judge Lloyd L, Black today
gave the United States govern
ment title to 33,000 acres of
land in Clallam and Jefferson
counties for enlarging the Ojynv
pic national forest.
Under the order, however, the
government cannot force any
one off the property now used
as farmland until October 16,
$20,000,000 Loan
Granted Argentina
Washington, June 26. (IP)
The export-Import bank author
ized a $20,000,000 credit today
to the government and Central
Bank of Argentina to finance
the purchase of varied indus
trial, construction and transpor
tation materials and equipment
In the United SUtes.
The loan wat the largest by
the bank to any Latin American
country, except one made to
Brazil over a year ago.
Tanker In Trouble.
San Francisco, June 26. UP)
The Richfield oil tanker Keko
skee lost her propeller outside
San Francisco's Golden Gate
today and called for Immediate
assistance from the coast guard,
Globe Wireless reported.
FOREIGN POLICY
DISPUTE DELAYS
Conferences in Former Presi
dent's Hotel Room Tagged
Anti-Willkie Gatherings
Convention Hall, Philadelphia,
June 26. CP) The Republican
national convention tonight
adopted a platform pledging the.
party to furnish aid to all peo
ples "fighting for liberty" so
long as it does not violate inter
national law or endanger thla
nation's defense.
Approval was given speedily.
without debate, after Chairman
Herbert K. Hyde of the resolu
tions committee read the entire)
report and moved its adoption.
After the platform received an
OK, Martin announced presi
dential nominating speeches
were in order.
"We hope to complete theni
tonight," he said, indicating
long night session.
By W. B. Ragsdale
Convention Hall. Philadel
phia, June 26. (IP) A round ot
conferences in the hotel suite
of Herbert Hoover were linked
to, "Mop Wlllkle" talk In thu
convention today as republican
delegates gathered to consider
the platform of party policy lor
the 1940 campaign.
Among those who visited the.
former president were Senators
Taft of Ohio and Vandenberg of
Michigan, both presidential as
pirants, and Joseph N. Pew, Jr.,
a powerful factor in Pennsyl
vania's big delegation.
At least one of Hoover's as
sociates described his activities
as designed to coalesce opposi
tion to Wendell willkie, the util
ities executive who has devel
oped overnight into a leading
contender for the 1940 presiden
tial nomination.
WUlkieUes See Aim
Lending emphasis to this re
port was a tendency on the part
of some of Willkie's supporters
to place the tame interpretation
on the Hoover conference!.
Another development wat thai
expectation that instead of leav
ing Philadelphia today, Hoover
would remain at least two days
longer.
There wat no immediate in
dication, however, that Hoover
had thrown hit personal support
behind Taft, Vandenberg, or
Thomas E. Dewey, the other
leaden in the contest.
At for himself. Hoover told
(Continued on Page Tsa.)
SAYS WALTER TOOZE
Philadelphia, June 26. P)
Walter Tooze, chairman of th
Oregon delegation to the Re
publican national convention,
reiterated today the delegation's
Intention to stick with Sen.
Charles McNary.
"We feel." he said, "that
125,000 voters who month
ago directed us to support Mc
Nary knew what they wanted,
but if It should develop that
the welfare of the country de
mands different action we will
meet the situation to the best
of our ability."
Hit ttatement wat In answer
to surprise telegram from
Gov. Charles Sprague ot Ore
gon, urging support for Wendell
Wlllkle as a second choice to
Senator McNary.
The telegram came at bomb
shell to the Paclfio northwest
delegations. Before the tele
gram arrived yesterday, both,
the Oregon and Idaho delega
tions expressed hostility to the
Wlllkle for President boom,
while Washington delegates re
mained cooi to it.
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