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The Weather Forecat Fair tonKhi ace thnnday lib riunc temperature. Temperature Hlfbnt eteraa)f tl Lowett Irtla uiornlnt u Lots of Time Tmnaartloi.s of all kind! are Biaae dally thretif a, the aw at Ciaulfled Ada. To Ma; ant at tha paper meant Iom ar lima and perhaps tha Iom af a ma tomer. It pays to ba eontUteat, Tribune FORD Full Associated Press Full United Prtms Thirty-fifth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1940. No. 88. InlAW l7flMlo) M) Med MIS IIME ' i mm V ' ;AT Washington. D: C, July 3. Providing the Republican na tional ticket is successful in November and thereby Charles L. McNary becomes vice-president, it will leave a vncancy in the senate, and it is the ambi tion of Governor Charles A. Sprague to succeed Senator Mc Nary in the upper branch of congress. This statement is made on the authority of one of the high party leaders who says "the deal is all fixed up." The mechanics are these: A governor fills a senate vacancy by appointment. Governor Sprague cannot, obviously, ap point himself, so a device is arranged. If Governor Sprague resigns. Speaker Fatland be comes governor. The noimal line of succession would be the president of the senate, but Robert Duncan has resigned since the legislature met. to become a circuit judge. With no president of the senate, the house speaker steps into the ex ecutive office. An understanding has been reached between Fatland and Sprague and all that is neces sary to complete the deal' is for McNary to become vice president. This story was brought to the national capital four hours after McNury was unanimously nominated at Phil adelphia. "THIS maneuver of a governor crashing into the' senate through a deal is not without precedent. It was tried suc cessfully by a Montana gov ernor a few years ago, but when he came up for election by the people he found him self in the doghouse. Governor Clarence Martin of Washington wants to succeed Senator Lewis B. Schwellen bach, who has been appointed and confirmed as a federal dis trict judge but has not yet left the toga for the robes. In Washington there is a lieuten- ant-governor who presided in the state senate and succeeds (Continued on Pag SU.i MILL TO RESUME The Medford Corporation (Owen-Oregon) sawmill will re sume operations next Monday after closing down today for a three-day Fourth of July vaca tion for its employes. General Manager James H. Owen an nounced today. Manager Owen said new or ders had been received recently, and the mill would continue op erations as long as the volume of business justified. It was first feared the Fourth ot July shutdown would be for a longer period. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Larry Hunter coming to a big town dance without his regalia advertising Ashland's mammoth Fourth of July celebration. Farmer John Day marveling at the stamina of a city dweller who took a terrible beating from a blistering sun while on a farm tour. James Murphy telling about some photographic art that was once left in his coat pocket un beknownst to him. Zoe Hurd being more than pleased with the sudden burst of enthusiasm spurting from GOP circles, she herself having remained enthusiastic even dur ing the dark, forlorn years. Bob Spalding receiving pleas ant assistance with his evening office work ENGLAND IS RAKED FROM END TO END; THREE SHOT DOWN 15 Dead, 144 Wounded in 24 Hours; Royal Air Force Stabs at Nazi Positions London, July 3. ;P) Ger man bombers in all-day attacks today over the whole length of England killed two persons ana injured 22. The raiders dropped bombs on the southeast coast, in the north east of England, in Scotland and on the eastern English shore. Three German bombers were shot down, one of them in fierce fight off the southeast coast. Today's casualties brought to 15 dead and approximately 144 wounded the total for the past 24 hours. J New stabs at the German Ruhr, Westphalia, Belgium and Denmark were made meantime by the Royal Air force, the air ministry announced. R.A.F. Stabs Bases Tonight the air ministry dis closed that coastal command planes of the R.A.F. which raid ed German bases in Holland last night were American Hudson- Lockheed bombers. One of them shot ' down a Messer-Schmitt fighter. A baby and a grandmother were reported killed by a bomb which demolished a house in a southeast coast town. Several workmen were in jured by three bombs which dropped In northeastern Eng land. In lhe southeast, a bombing attack set a big building afire during the afternoon. Nazi planes also throbbed over a northeastern town, but no bombs were dropped immedi ately. British defenders tallied their 24th raiding plane brought down in a half-month of continu ing, big scale forays. At one point in the south a German bomber fled southward, pursued by three British Hurri cane fighters. .With Swastikas plainly visible, it swooped to drop "whistling" bombs, then circled and dropped more. A col umn of smoke rose where the Dombs fell. Opaa Country Bombed In the southeastern raid one bomb fell in a garden, smashing the front of a house. Two other bombs fell in an adjoining road way and more fell in the open luuuuy ana in tne sea. A r" uerman plane was seen low over the town before it dis appeared over the ocean. German planes spanned south coast defenses this morning and . (ConUnuad on Paga Two.) FEHL ATTORNEYS LTRY Salem, July 3. (JP) Attor neys for former Jackson County Judge Earl Fehl said today thf-y would begin new habeas corpus proceedings in another attempt to free Fehl from the state hos pital, but they did not disclose the nature of the new action After Circuit Judge Louis P. Hewitt of Portland a few days ago refused to release Fenl on grounds that the court was without Jurisdiction, the ettor neys said they would appeal to the state supreme court. Fehl contends he now is sane. Order Army Ranges Pittsburgh. July 3. tip) The Aluminum Company of America reported today it had received an army order for utensils and other equipment for approxi mately 5.000 army ranges capa ble of feeding about 1,000,000 men. Early Paper July 4 In order to permit em ployes to participate In fourth of July activities, the Mail Tribune will go to press noon tomorrow. Flames Townsend, Wheeler Confer (VAST ADDITION TO i v United States Senator Burton K. Whaaler of Montana (left) is shown hare with Dr. Francis E. Townsend (right) as they sat together yesterday on the platform at the national contention of the Townsend pension advocates. The senator told the dele gates at the convention, held in St. Louis. Mo., that he would NOT support any presidential candidate NOT pledged to keep lhe country from war. Wheeler later said his name would be offered up as a presidential nominee at the Democratic con vention this month. (AP Wirephoto by airmail to Mail. Tribune) Townsendites Told Pension Periled by War Excitement St. Louis. July 3. tjpy -Senator Sheridan Downey (D.-Cai.) today told the Townsend national convention of 8,000 dele gates that 'before the wur hysteria hit Washington, a sub stantial majority of the senate was ready to vote for the Townsend plan." The old-age pension program of 73-year-old Dr. Francis .. Townsend calls for a 2 per cent gross income tax to finance payments to citizens over 60, with an ultimate maximuril of $200 a month. Dcwney called the present social security act "a tragic, stupid failure," and Kid that in recent debates "no senator had the courage to defend that charter of misfortune and pov erty." Although Downey Is recog nized as the leading 'Town sendite" holding public office he called Dr. Townsend "out leader" he did not refer to the third party hints made nt the convention. The third party talk yester day by Senator Burton K. Wheeler (D.-MonO. John L. Lewis of the CIO and Dr. Francis E. Townsend, founder of the pension movement car ried an "if" mere or less di rected at the Democratic con clave. Wheeler, who announced that his name would be presented to the Democratic convention, whether or not President Roose velt seeks a third term, told the Townsendites: "Unless 'he Democrats adopt a liberal, progressive platform. and pledge their candi date to keep this country out of war. then there won't be any difference between the Re publican party and the Demo cratic party. "If this should happen, there will be a trcmndous demand war relief fund of the American Jackson county totaled 28 dur for a strong, liberal peace party ' Red Cross has reached $17.300,-1 Ing June, the largest number which will give the people a(850. Among this week's contri-! since the Oregon marriage-med-chance to vote on whether they i buttons was $831.23 from state leal examination law became ef want war or teac " I criron inmates of Attica. N. Y. Lfective. r Level 1 2 Homes LINER SUNK NAZI, ITALIAN London, July 3. (IP) The 15,501-ton British liner Aran dora Star, carrying Germnns and Italians who were to be interned in Canada, has been torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Ireland. The Berlin high command communique today anno.inced that a German submarine had torpedoed the Arandoia Star west of North Cnannel, the strait between Ireland and Scot land. Many Germans and Italians went down with the ship. British soldiers were aboard as guards. About 1,000 scantily clad survivors were landed hy a British ship at a Scottish port today. The Germans and Italians were part of a contingent rf prisoners of war and civilian internees. A first contingent was landed at Quebec and Montreal over the week-end. Two soldiers said the ship was ttruck without warning and there was a desperate scramble for lifeboats. RED CROSS RELIEF FUND REACHES $17,309,850 Washington, July 3 OP) The! NATION'S DEFENSE TO BE REQUESTED Defense Program Officials and President Agree On Five Billion Dollar Plan Washington, July 3. HP) The senate naval affairs com mittee unanimously approved to day a house bill authorizing the eventual expenditure of $4,000,- 000.000 to add 200 combat ships to the navy's fighting fleet. The legislation also removes the lim it on the number of airplanes it may acquire. Committee approval came a few hours after it became known that a vast, supplement ary defense program, costing upwards of another $5,000,000. 000, would be submitted to con gress next week.. It is designed to go far in building up the na tion's air forces toward a 50,000 plane goal. Washington July 3. VP) A vast, supplementary defense program, expected to cost up wards of $5,000,000,000 and de signed to take long strides to ward building up the nation's air forces toward a 50,000-plane goal, will be ssjhmitted to con gress next whX . ' The progrsj-i, discussed today at the White i.- Is intended to start mass 'traduction of planes, tanks 1 guns. Details went v irked out in a conference batvMtn President Roosevelt and"X officials in the defense program, but the necessity for completing some factors for the navy probably will result In holding up its sub mission to congress until next week. One informed individual said a message probably would be submitted to the legislators next Monday. Washington, July 3. IP) The national defense commis sion announced today that the Packard Motor company had agreed tentatively to undertake a contract for 9.000 aircraft en gines 3,000 for the United States and 6.000 for Great Bri tain. William S. Knudsen, In charge of defense production, said the agreement was subject to ap proval of the Packard directors. Henry Ford refused the order, saying he would work only for the Uniu-d States. ASHLAND INFANT Ashland. July 3. (IP) One- year-old Nancy Carroll Owens fell between the bed and wall I last night and strangled in the blankets. The bedding, pinned to the mattress, twisted around the child's neck. Bonnie Lee, a three-year-old sister sleeping in the same bed, was unawakened by the tragedy. The child s parents, Mr. and Mrs. David L. Owens, had gone across the street to visit a rela tive. MEDFORD'S AIRMAIL MAKES HEAVY GAIN Airmail dispatched from Med ford postoffice In June totiled 2345 pounds, Postmaster Frank DrSouza announced today Last month's total compared with 1932 pounds in Juno a year ago, the increase being 413 pounds or 21.3 per cent. JUNE MARRIAGES SET. RECORD FOR COUNTY Mairlage licenses Issued In in Logging Community COL KNOX GIVEN FOR NAVAL POST Roosevelt Nominee Not An . , .. ... c- j- Interventionist IS Finding Vote 9 to 5 in Favor Washington, July 3. (A") The senate naval committee ap proved today President Roose- j velt's inclusion of Col. Frank Knox in his cabinet and simul taneously issued a statement In dicating that it had not found him to be an "interventionist." The action, taken by a 9 to 5 vote, cleared the way for the senate to act, probably early next week, on confirmation of the Knox nomination to be sec retary of navy and the nomina tion of Henry L. Stimson to be secretary of war. Stimson was approved yesterday by the mili tary committee. Both men are republicans. On behalf of the naval commit tee. Chairman Walsh (D-Mass) made public a statement saying the group would have opposed Knox's nomination if it had found that he was an "interven tionist." But, after questioning Knox yesterday and today, Walsh said: Favors Aid to Allies "The committee is of the opin ion that, though Colonel Knox has expressed extreme views in favor of aid to the allies, he has also declared emphatically his opposition to entering the Euro pean war and favors only "moral and economic' aid to the allies by our citizens as differentiated from economic aid by our gov ernment. "He stated his opposition to ex tending any governmental aid that would involve us in the war or would in any degree im pair our own defenses, which cleared up the principal issue before the committee." Chairman Walsh announced this committee vote on Knox: For the nomination Walsh, Russell of Georgia, Byrd of Vir ginia, Gerry of Rhode Island, Andrews of Florida, Elleder of Louisiana, Lucas of Illinois, democrats; and Hale of Maine and Barbour of New Jersey, re publicans. Against the nomination Sen ators Smith of South Carolina. Tydings of Maryland, Bone of Washington, and Holt of West Virginia, democrats; and John son of California, republican. 16 kilTedinraid Berlin, July 3. (IP) DNB, me oinciai uerman news agen cy, reported tonight that 18 persons. Including 12 children. were killed today in an air raid at Barmbeck, a suburb of Hamburg. Twenty persons, most of them children, were injured, the agency said.. Autoist Fined for Charging for Ride Grants Pass, July 3. (P) raise the money in Seattle. Guin er, was fined $150 today in justice court for carrying pay ing passengers without a public permit. He was released to Joel B. Guin, 31. Seattle lectur- told Magistrate R. S. Anderson that he wanted to pay expenses of Mrs. Charles W. Smith, pas senger hospitalized by an acci dent which led to his arrest. Churchill Closeted With Soviet Envoy London, July 8. (IP) Prime Minister Churchill had long talk tonight with the Soviet ambassador, Ivan Malsky. The nature of the discussion was kept secret baseball National R. H. E. Brooklyn 7 8 3 New York 3 8 0 Wyatt, Casey, Fitzsimmons and Mancuso, Franke, Phelps; Hubbell, Brown, Melton, Van denberg and Danning. PIH.hnroh B 11 2 .Chicago 7 12 2 Sewell, Lanning, Bauers, Helntzelman and Davis; Passeau iand CMint- (First game) R. H. E. Boston 8 8 2 Philadelphia 3 9 1 Sullivan and Masi; Higbe and Millies, Atwood. Amaricaa R. If. 18 14 Philadelphia 11 Boston 12 Besse, Dean and Hayes; Wag ner, Heving and Glenn, ALICE HANLEY, 82, CALLED BY DEATH Miss Alice Hanley, beloved and widely known pioneer jf the Rogue River valley, passed away shortly after noon today. Ten days ago she suffered a stroke of paralysis from which she steadily weakened. Miss Hanley was 82 years of age. She was born in Douglas county, but at an early age she moved, with her parents, to the Jacksonville section, and spent all her days on the Hanley home place near Jacksonville. She led an active life, and for many years managed the farm. She was regarded as the best-posted person in southern Oregon on the early day history of this part of the west. She was on of the leaders in the Southern Oregon Pioneer association. Among the surviving relatives are a sister, Mrs. Ella Hanley Bush, a nephew, Mike Hanley, Jr., of Lake Creek, two nieces, the Misses Claire and Mary Han ley, and a brother, Ed B. Hanley of Seattle. Another brother was the late William Hanley of Burns, eastern Oregon cattle king and state political figure in his day. A complete obituary was being prepared this afternoon. Willkie Expects Party Lines To Have Small Part in Vote By Scott Hershef New York, July 8. (IP) Wendell L. Willkie said today he thought party lines would play little part In the coming presi dential campaign, and that the issue was between those who be lieved in the New Deal's philosophy and those who opposed It Asked to comment on a state ment by John L. Lewis, CIOl chief, that Senator Wheeler (D Mont.) was the only candidate; the Democrats could nominate! to defeat him, Willkie said: "It doesn't matter who thei Democrats nominate. We are going to win." Willkie added that he agreed! with Lewis that President Roose-1 velt, should he run for a third! term, could not defeat him. During his morning press con- ference, Willkie said he had talked by telephone last night with his running mate. Senator) McNary of Oregon. He said he described the type of man he! was seeking and asked McNary; for suggestions. New York, July 8. (IP) Wendell L. Willkie has turned thumbs down on big contribu tions to his campaign for presi dent. In a statement on campaign fund policy, the Republican nominee said yesterday, "I don't want any man who contributes to this campaign to think that by reason of a large contribu tion he is entitled to any reward In the way of an ambassadorship. i or any other public position. He announced he had issued Instructions that contributions be limited to $13,000, and that all TEN WEST Tl FAMILIES OUSTED BY EARLY BLAZE ; Fire Demon Strikes While Menfolk Away Battling Fire in Neighborhood West Timber, Ore., July 3. VP) Flames spreading in the night from an abandoned lum ber mill dock destroyed 12 or 15 houses here early today. Ten families were left home less. The blaze started In the old Eagle Lumber company build ings, across the road from homes of loggers, many ot whom were fighting forest fires on Sunset Logging company property at the time. No residents In the tiny log ging community were injured. The road dividing the single street village was piled high with household goods salvaged from the flames. The rulna still were burning furiously at 10 a. m. today and a pumper was sent from Portland. On Wolf Creek Route. The town is located on the. Wolf Creek highway west ot Forest Grove, In the Coast range of mountains. The Eagl-j mill, shut down tor years, was the property ot the Alaska Junk company, Portland, which had stripped It of machinery. ' Officials at the' Fire Proteo tlve association headquarters in Forest Grove feared continua tion of weather favorable to spreading the Wolf creek blaze might undo the mcasusem o( . . 1 k.1 ! -t 1 . ' n IJIIUUa UWUIIMICU JOB, m , Unofficial estimates plaer close to the Washington TinamooK county line n i acres, principally in old ita ' and slashings. About 200 logger combatled the flames in the Sunset tag ging company holdings. Mnny sections of green country alone Portland's short highway route to the beaches had been turned to ashy desolation. A dog frightened by the tiro barked so constantly it awak ened its owner, Mrs. Charlea Simmons, who spread the alarm among West Timber residents. "Kid Brother" Sure Portland, July t. (JP) One man E. E. Willkie is certain Wendell Willkie will be the next president. It is partly a matter ot brotherly regard. E. E. Will kie la the Republican presi dential nominee's "kid broth er." The 43-year-old, 230 pound, 8 feet 4V4 inch vice president of Libby, McNeill St Llbby, paused here briefly en route to Alaska by air to check up on the salmon pack ing Industry. "There isn't any question but that he (Wendell) will be the next president," Willkie told interviewers. "I think the people decided that at the convention. "Yes, McNary's an excellent :hoice, too, both from the geo graphic standpoint and from nany others." contributions from corporations be refused. "In my Judgment,' he aald, this is a people's movement, and I want to keep It that way. "The more $1 contributions, the more small contributions there are," be said, "the happier I shall be." 1
