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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 8, 1940.
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Washington, D. C, July 8.
A long chance la being taken
to have located in Oregon the
new airplane research labora
tory. Senator Holman hat writ
ten to Albany, Eugene, Corval
lis, Portland, Pendleton and
other communities to file a re-;
quest for consideration by the
National Advisory Committee j
for Aeronautics. The committee
has an appropriation immediate-1
ly available of $2,000,000 and
authorization to make contracts
not to exceed $R,400,000.
Under an appropriation made
last August, the committee lo- j
cated a research laboratory at i
Sunnyvale, Cal., although the ,
department of the Interior and
the congressional delegations of l
the Pacific Northwest urged the ,
advantages of the Oregon-Wash-1
ineton area. The Sunnyvale 1
plant is on the transmission
lines of the Pacific Gas & Elec
tric company, with rates for
power practically double the
Bonneville tariffs. The Sunny
vale location, compared with
the Bonneville area, means the
government will spend for
power about $500,000 yearly in
excess of what the power could
be had from the federal hydro
electric development on the Co
lumbia river.
Delegates from the northwest
feel the advisory committee
made an error in not giving
greater consideration to the
cost of power before selecting
Sunnyvale. Also from a security
standpoint, eastern Oregon
would have provided greater
protection from attack, plus the
saving on power bills of a half
million dollars annually.
D EQUIREMENTS for the sec-
"ond laboratory are 100 acres
on or adjacent to a municipal
airport, proximity to an indus
trial center, adequate power
and water supplies. Estimated
demand for power is 15,000 k.w.
Factors the committee will con
sider are altitude, climate, prox
imity to skilled labor, living
conditions, population and ac-
Continued on Page Sli.)
Nab British Ships
Near Indo-China
New York. July 8. (IP) A
German radio broadcast heard
today by CBS said all British
ships in the Gulf of Tonkin,
off the east coast of French
Indo-China, have been seized by
orders of the French govern
ment. The move was described
as a reprisal for the British
seizure of French warships.
KAI-SHEK RESIDENCE
DEMOLISHED BY JAPS
Shanghai. July 8. (IP)
Domei, Japanese news agency,
said a Japanese air raid today
demolished Generalissimo
Chiang Kai-Shek's residence in
Chungking and damaged a
power station, waterworks, and
powder magazines.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIEUNE REPORTERS
Barry Bigham blighting the
reputation of the fire depart
ment by being unable to catch
an escaped canary In a store
window even with the assistance
of Radio Ham Howard Glascock,
net and a ladder.
Ashland CofC Secy. Winston
Hotell loudspraking passing
California tourists into register
ing and then running out of reg
istration blanks.
Mary Anne Gates being a
symphony in delicate shades of
pink from her toes to the rims
of her huge sun glasses at the
baseball game.
And Anita Robertson attend
ing her first Craters game won
dering why the umpires dressed
all up in tuxedos at such a
sporty occasion.
CONTINUE ACTIVE
OVER M REGION
Tons of Incendiary, Explo
sive, Time Bombs Drop
ped; Invasion Plans Veiled
Happy Landing
London, July 8. UP) A
British housewife today cap
tured a German aviator who
parachuted to earth in north
east England after his plane
was shot down in a battle
with British Spitfire fighters.
Mrs. Nora Caardwell saw
him landing in front of her
home.
"I went up to him," she
said, "and told him to put up
his hands and said, 'I want
it,' pointing to his revolver.
"He unbuckled it and hand
ed it to me and I marched
him to the backyard where
some motorcyclists came
along and took charge of
him."
London, July 8. (IP) An air
ministry communique tonight
said "Six enemy aircraft in all
are now known to have been
shot down today in attempted
raids on Britain."
By the Associated Press
German air raiders dropped
tons of incendiary, explosive
and timefuse - bombs in - wide
spread new attacks on Britain
today, but still masked the
scene of the projected invasion
chosen by Adolf Hitler.
The raids, carrying on an
almost incessant "strafing" of
cities and military objectives
that began on June 18, struck
at coastal towns.
An official communique re
ported "some damage and a few
casualties."
So far nazi bombing attacks
on Britain have been widely
scattered and reports from Ber
lin said even men usually in
the know were unable to say
when Hitler would give the
word for the next phase of the
war.
Hitler. Ciano Confer
Hitler and Italian Foreign
Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano
conferred yesterday at a meet
ing which the authoritative fas
cist editor Virginio Gayda. said
"will mean a new stretch on
the combative, constructive road
of new associated nations."
One report from Rome said
Hitler and Ciano, due to meet
again Wednesday, discussed
plans for an offensive against
England, with Ireland as the
first objective.
The British-German war for
air supremacy went ahead at a
deadly pace. Germany's big
(Continued on Page Fl-a.)
8 Year Stay in
Enough to
Washington, July 8. IP)
Wendell L. Willkie, arriving
here for a series of conferences
with Republican leaders, said to
day he would be in the White
House for eight years "and only
eight."
The Republican presidential
nominee, who flew from New
York with a group of advisers,
was greeted at the airport by a
congressional reception commit
tee and a crowd of Washington
ians who applauded when he
stepped from the plane.
Representative H o r t o n fR
Wyo) who arranged a dinner for
Willkie tonight, chatted with the
nominee.
I "Of course, you won't be here
I long this time." Horton said.
"but we expect to see you
again."
"We'll be here for eight years
Itogpther." Willkie replied with
a grin.
Later, Horton remarked that
Willkie "will be here eight
years," and
Willkie responded.!
'and onlv eiiht."
Legislators who hsve been 'round of conferences by seeing Saturday. Ten tons of loganber
critical of the administration's' District Attorney Thomas E. 1 ries squashed on the pavement.
program to aid the allies saia
they would urge Willkie to take
la firm "non-intervention'' stand
War Bulletins
London. July . OF) The
British admiralty announced
tonight the destroyer Whirl
wind had been sunk "by tor
pedo." Survivors were res
cued by another British war
ship, the communique said.
Rome, July i. (&t The
first official list of Italian cas
ualties among troops on the
western Alpine and east Af
rican fronts gave 818 killed,
42,982 wounded and 311 miss
ing. Bucharest, July 8. (Pi
The collapse of Premier Ion
Giguriu's fire-day-old pro
German cabinet appeared pos
sible late today following the
resignation of four iron guard
members. Iron guardists said
the ministers resigned because
the party wishes to have a
cabinet composed soley of the
iron guard.
LITTLE REFUGEES
ARRIVE UNEXPECTEDLY
New York, July 8. (IP)
Three hundred fifty British ref
ugee children arrived unexpec
tedly on the British liner Sa
maria today 18 hours after the
first contingent of Jl reached
New York on the Scythia as
volunteer workers speeded up a
nationwide child refugee aid
campaign.
Most of the newcomers were
with parents or guardians and
most had residences arranged.
They ranged from babies to
'teen age, the average being
about 8.
The Samaria left Liverpool,
with about 800 passengers, June
30.
Formation of "the national
child refugee committee," to or
ganize local committees over the
country and co-ordinate the ac
tivities of various groups' al
ready active, was announced
shortly before the ship's arrival.
The national child refugee
committee, under the leadership
of Marshall Field and the honor
ary chairmanship of Mrs. Frank.
lin D. Roosevelt, was formed as
an extension of the U. S. com
mittee for the care of European
children.
Collier is Elected
Standard Oil Head
San Francisco. July 8. (IP)
Directors of Standard Oil com
pany of California elected H.
D. Collier president today, suc
ceeding W. H. Berg who died
last month.
Collier Is in Japan on a busi
ness trip. He joined the com
pany in 1903 at Seattle, and rose
from salesman to the senior
vice presidency, serving in Ta
coma and Portland before com
ing to the head office in San
Francisco.
White House
Satisfy Willkie
in his political speeches.
Among those who expressed
the desire to confer with him
were Senators Vandenberg (R
Mich.), Nye IR-ND) and Thomas
(R-Idaho).
Stephen Early, presidential!
secretary, indicated the White
House would not take the initia
tive to arrange a conference be
tween Willkie and President
Roosevelt.
Willkic's object In coming here
was to confer for the first time
with Senator Charles L. McNary
Vh
tonight at an Informal dinner!
to which all Republican mem,
bers of congress have been in-
vitcd.
r.ew York. July 8. lv)
Wendell L. Willkie. Republican
presidential nominee. left by
plane today for Washington and
his first meeting with his run
ning mate. Senator Charles L
McNary of Oregon.
I Earlier Willkie had started a
Dewey for the first time since;
, the national convention at Phila
delphia.
JAPANESE LYING
SAYS U. S.W1ARINE
HEAD iN SHANGHA
Claim That Jap Gendarmes
Arrested in Defense Area
Mistreated, Is Denied
Shanghai, July 8 (IP) A Jap
anese accusation that United
States marines had mistreated
15 Japanese plainclothes gen
darmes arrested in Shanghai de
fense area brought a prompt re
ply, "It's a lie," from Col. Dewitt
Peck, marine commander in the
area today.
A Japanese army spokesman
asserted the gendarmes were hu
miliated, clubbed and otherwise
mistreated, This constituted a
grave insult to the Japanese
army, he said, and "Japanese
military authorities will file a
strong protest with the Ameri
can authorities over the case."
Col. Peck, denying the
charges, also classed as "a lie'
any report that marines had
pointed loaded rifles at the gen
darmes. He said the settlement
police had informed the marines
armed civilians were in the de
fense sector, and had asked for
guards against possible terrorist
outrages.
In every case where Japanese
were arrested, he added, they!
were pointed out by settlement
police, but were taken into cus
tody and disarmed by the ma
rines. . , v. , ... j.., ..
After the gendarmes had' been
arrested, one was allowed to
telephone his headquarters and
two Japanese officers came to
marine headquarters and dis
cussed the case. Col. Peck ex
plained. Then Major General
Saburo Miura, commander of
the Japanese gendarmes, called
on Col. Peck and apologized,
after which the gendarmes were
released.
SWEDEN WILL ENTER
CLOSE COOPERATION
FOR GERMAN TRADE
Stockholm, July 8. (IP)
Sweden openly entered a course
of close cooperation with Ger
many today, its aim a "normal
ized Scandinavia."
Trade, the trade on which
Sweden depends for existence,
and the safe-guarding of the
nation's "living space" were the
objects sought through multi
lateral agreements with Ger
many, with German-dominated
Denmark and German-controlled
Norway.
These agreements, expected
to be completed this week, were
practical manifestations of the
new Swedish policy indicated
by Prime Minister Per Hansson.
Hansson's policy is based on
the premise that, with the war
in Norway ended and Sweden's
access to British markets closed,
the Swedes' one hope of resum
ing business Is through trade
with Germany and nazl-domin-
ated areas.
PETAIN GOVERNMENT
MERELY TRANSITORY
Geneva, July
8. UP) The
, censored press
of unoccupied
France carried rp porta today that
Marshal Henri Philippe Petaln's
government was "only trsn-
sitory" and would make way for
a new regime with Petain as
"chief of state" like General
Franco in Spain.
forecast the resignation of ,
French President Albert Lebrun '
,nd his replacement by Petain:
who, It said, would "only ac
I '
cept the title of executive
no wer."
Sweat
Me
Portland, July 8. (IP) Mo
torists and traffic cops agreed
it was a "sweet mess" on an
east side Intersection after an
I aumobile and truck collided
jne area oecame so slippery me
- i city had to call out its street
sanding equipment.
Literary Winner
It --v JZz
Mrs. Antonina Riaaanovsky
(above), 45, of Eugene. Ore., has
been awarded $10,000 by the At
lantic Monthly, for har novel
"The Family". A Russian, she
drew on her own background
for the story, her first to win
recognition.
STICKUP GETS $27
IN EARLY VISIT AT
SERVICE STATION
A stickup man early this j
morning obtained $27 In cash j
from the Signal Oil service sta
tion, . Riverside avenue and
Eighth street, city police said
they were told by Earl Case
bolt, night manager.
Casebolt, alone In the station,
reported to police at 3:30 a. m.
that a few minutes previous two
men drove up In a dark auto
mobile and ordered seven gal
lons of gasoline. One of the men
got out, Casebolt related to po
lice, and gave him 81.80 to pay
for the fuel.
While Casebolt was making
change, he told police, the man
drew a revolver, shoved It at
him and said, "I'll take care of
that." The man then took $27
out of the cash drawer, got into
the car and drove it west on
Eighth street. Casebolt immedi
ately notified police.
Casebolt told police the man
appeared to be middle-aged and
of average build, and that he
wore a dark suit and no hat.
The station attendant said he
didn't get look at the driver
of the car, and that he wasn't
certain whether the machine
was a sedan or a coach.
Owner of the station Is
Ritchie James Francis.
ANTI-AIRCRAFT ROUTS
Alexandria. July 8. UP)
Enemy bombing planes raided
Alexandria for 10 minutes this
morning before they were driven
off by anti-aircraft fire.
More hostile planes appeared
over Alexandria shortly after
noon, but met heavy anti-aircraft
fire and veered off to sea with
out dropping bombs.
Italian aircraft attempted to
raid Alexandria harbor last
night, but were driven off. No
casualties or damage were re
ported. Identify Victim
Of Plane Suicide
Los Angeles, July 8
The young man who plunged to
his death from an airplane Sat-
? ""'""V" to " J,,nl1W"
ent,f,ed " w'm ,E,m"
Gmn- Jr" 23-year-old aircraft
nip'ye. rouce .a
" f rA m r m vrn it 1 rioH atari I as i 1 1.
sul
- ' -
before
i . sua; iivic v ills a as 1 1 1 - a as.
boarding the plane.
Famed Dog Honored
Mount Hood, Ore., July 8
HP) Ranger, famed mountain
dog noted for more climbs to
the top of Mount Hood than any
other creature, rested today In a
cairn on the peak he loved. Ran
ger, old and feeble after hun-
artas of climbs, died recently at
government camp.
ataiEaww.
Vandenberg Opposes Stimson;
Claims His Attitude Would
Involve This Country in War
Washington, July 8. (IP) Senator Vandenberg (R-Mlch.),
opposed senate" confirmation of Henry L. Stimson to be secre
tary of war today because, he said, Stimson favored policies that
"would bring this war to our country".
He took the floor after Sena
tor Sheppard (D-Tex.) had urged
confirmation on the ground that
Stimson's appointment .was "no
tice to the world" of American
unity.
Vandenberg criticized a
speech made by Stimson, "just
24 hours before his appointment
as secretary of war." urging that
naval bases of the United States
be made available to the British
navy. Vandenberg said Stimson
had been "unable to clear this
up as far as I am concerned."
"This might invite, if not pre
cipitate, our actual participa
tion in the European war," Van
denberg added.
After disposition of Stimson's
nomination, the senate is to con
sider the nomination of Frank
Knox, another republican, to be
secretary of the navy. Leaders
were confident that approval
would be forthcoming, after op
ponents had voiced their objec
tions. 'The value and the signifi
cance of his (Stimson's) appoint
ment by a democratic president
in what may prove to be one of
the most tragic periods in the
annals of this nation," Sheppard
asserted, "lies in the fact that it
is notice to the world of the fun
damental unity of the American
people. .
- "Sue! notice could' not have
come at a more appropriate
time.
"Franklin D. Roosevelt, In
tendering important cabinet as
signments to Henry L. Stimson
and Frank Knox, members of a
party not his own. in a crisis im
periling the America we know
and love has shown a steadfast
and a true Americanism.
"Henry L. Stimson and Frank
Knox, in accepting these assign
ments under such conditions at
the hands of a president belong
ing to a party not their own,
have shown a similar loyalty to
American Ideals.
Rapid Transit of
Troops Displayed
Los Angeles, July 8. (IP)
After experiments by the Call
fornia National Guard, Capt. Ir
win W. Mingcr estimated today
that 3.000 men could be sent
from Los Angeles to Boulder
dam in an hour and 20 minutes
and that five transport planes
could carry 1.000 fully equipped
troops to Portland In 21 hours.
Company A of the 160th In
fantry, carrying field equipment
for a five-day campaign, was
flown 100 miles in a stratollner
and debarked with machine
guns, ready to repel attack.
Death Dale Bet
Everett, Wash., July 8. (IP)
Edward L. Bouchard, convicted
of the slaying of Cyril Abies
and Ralph Allinson, both of
southern California, will pay the
extreme penalty at Walla Walla
penitentiary Sept. 8. This was
! the execution date set this morn
ing by Superiod Judge Ralph
C. Bell after the court had de
nied defense motion for a new
trial.
Roosevelt Gives Jim Farley
Third Term 'Dope' in Secret
By Douglas B, Cornell
Washington, July 8. UP)
President Roosevelt shared with
James A. Farley today the secret
of his third term Intentions
but neither would reveal the
chief executive's answer to the
most baffling political question
in a decade.
The rest of the nation may be
let In on the solution to the third
term puzzle ;hen and If the
democratic national convention
insists on drafting Mr. Roose
velt. Political analysts suggested
that since Mr. Roosevelt hsd let
the third term movement go
along until a week before the
convention without lifting
finger to check or Increase Itsjvelfs library at Hyde Park,
momentum he would be unlike -
BUND CHIEF PROTESTS
PROPOSED LAIN WOULD
WRECK ORGANIZATION
Washington, July 8,
Wilhelm Kunze, national leader
of the German-American bund.
protested today against proposed
legislation requiring registra
tion of foreign-controlled organi
zations on the grounds that it
would force the bund out of ex
istence.
Although denying vigorously
that his organization was con
trolled by Nazi Germany or that
it had any secret purpose to
overthrow the United States gov
ernment, Kunze told a senate
judiciary subcommittee that no
one would dare be an officer of
the bund If the bill were en
acted.
Kunze, a New Yorkvr who
took over the bund leadership
when Fritz Kuhn went to prison
on conviction of mishandling
bund funds, appeared before the
subcommittee at his own request
to protest against the house-ap
proved legislation.
Senator Connally (D-Tex
brought out that Kunze himself
was now under $1,000 bond on
a charge of sponsoring
"hatred" meeting on Independ
ence Day at Camp Nordland,
New Jersey.
TRttSWBNS
Washington, July 8. (IP)
Secretary Morgenthau said to
day the treasury was consider
ing the sale of $900,000,000 to
$700,000,000 worth of- bonds
this week to replenish treasury
cash.
He said final details of the is
sue, the first to raise "new mon
ey" since December 8, 1839
would be settled tomorrow when
he would consult the federal re
serve board's open market com
mittee. The secretary said ha hoped
to sell the new bonds at less
than the 2 per cent interest rate
of the December Issue.
He added that the borrowing
was necessitated by dwindling
oi ine treasury's cash working
balance Delow $1,000,000,000,
the minimum amount he desires
to keep on hand.
Constable To Recover
Cent rait a, July 8. UP)
George Clark, Oakville con
stable wounded Friday after
noon by the daring bandit who
held up the Oakville State bank.
win proDaoiy recover, tt was
announced today by attendants
at a local hospital where he
was rushed following the shoot-
ng.
ly to turn down renomtnatlon
If It were offered In the form of
a call to service during a time
of International crisis and ef
forts to plug In gaps In Ameri
ca's defenses.
Lending emphasis to predic
tions of some democratic leaders
that the convention would draft
the chief executive was the fact
that 773 '4 votes were pledged
or seml-pledgel to Mr. Roose
velt with only the Canal Zone
delegation to be heard from
Necessary to nominate, 548
votes.
Farley, the national democra
tic chairman, found out what
the president proposes to do
when the two laid their political
cards on the desk In Mr. Roose-
in. yesteraay.
BY
50 to ,100 Killed. Many
Wounded Vote Result
May Be Delayed by Fraud
By Ben F. Meyer
Mexico City, July 8. (IPh-
Riotous disorders which accom
panted Mexico's presidential
elections yesterday were esti
mated today to have taken be
tween 80 and 100 lives and re
ports of widespread irregularis
ties threatened to complicate the)
task of determining the outcome)
of the voting.
An unofficial count showed
at least 30 persons dead In
Mexico City alone, while score
perhaps hundreds were re
ported wounded during pitched
battles which surged through the
streets of the capital.
Many Injured
Some reports from the pro
vlnces indicated that the total
injured might be in the thou.
sands.
Among the casualties In the
capital were two American stu.
dents Edward J, Mallen, Jr., of
Frannl, Wyoming, who was re
ported near death with a pistol
wound in the stomach, and Leon
ard Durso, 18, of Union City,
N, J., who was gravely wounded
by rifle bullet.
- The Mexican electoral system
provides that the first citizens to
arrive may organize the election
board. The disorders resulted
from efforts of various groups to
control polling places, it was re
ported.
Both Claim Victory
Both General Manuel Avfla
Camacho, administration candi
date, and his independent rival.
General Juan Andreu Almazan,
issued statements claiming over
whelming victory.
The actual canvass of returns.
however, will not be made until
Thursday and the official result
will not be announced by con
gress until September.
GROSS FARM INCOME
FOR 1939 EXCEEDED
INCOME DURING 1938
Washington, July 8. (JP
The bureau of agricultural eco
nomics reported today that
gross farm income In the United
States last year was $9,789,000,-
000 as against $8,382,000,000 In
1938.
The total for 1037 was $10.
969.000,000 and for 1838, $9,
919,000,000. Gross Income Includes cash
income from sale of farm pro
ducts retained for home con
sumption, and government pay
ments to farmers.
The bureau said Increases In
Income from grains, vegetables,
fruits and miscellaneous crops
more than offset declines In In
come from cotton, tobacco, su
gar, and that declines in Income
from hogs, chickens and eggs.
and dairy products more than
offset Increases from cattle and
calves, sheep and lambs, wool.
turkeys and miscellaneous pro
ducts.
AIRPLANE ENGINE
JOB HANGS FIRE
Detroit, July 8. (UP) Direc
tors of the Packard Motor Car
company late today failed to ap
prove a proposed contract for
construction of 3,000 Rolls
Royce airplane engines for the
United States government and
8,000 for Great Britain.
Wed la Rene
Reno. Nev., July 8. (IPy
Marriage licenses issued at
Reno: Frank L. Ragsdale, 30,
and Ruth H. Tucson, IB, both
Medford, Ore.