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The Weather Foreeut: Fair ton I hi n4 Friday, not much chanf la temperature. Trmperatnr HI tint prstentav St Umett Ihlg morning , 65 CHECK UP Tht home 70a trt looking far e be adtrrtliM oa ikt llauMIre Dace today. If to. what a lot of Mom II mil Mia joii In looking around. Why not check up right now? Tbzbune MEDFORD Full Associated Preaa rul! -T d Pratt Thirty-fifth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1940. No. 101. AET mm fo)fnifni(gf Delegate!, polet and placards the nam ei President Roosevelt bled deltgattt rottd him the history-making third term nomination on the first ballot. Conven tion talk today gave Henry A. Wallace, secretary oi agriculture, presidential nomination. Alsop-Kintner At Chicago Demos Out-Promise Republicans On Peace Plank Chicago, July 18. The pres ident has permitted to be in cluded, in the Democratic plat form on which he will stand for re-election, something very close to a flat pledge against involvement in all foreign wars. The language is almost precise ly the same as the language which men fair-minded enough to support the president's for eign policy fought hard to keep out of the Republican platform at Philadelphia. The Democrats have managed to out-promise the Republicans again. Of course, taking the entire foreign relations plank and re garding it as a whole, it is a fairly coherent if somewhat weasel-worded affirmation of the president's foreign policy. But it is an extraordinary thing that the president was willing to allow the isolationists the triumph of the sentence, "We will not send our army, naval or air forces to fight in foreign lands except in case of attack." DURING the very week-end of the outbreak of war last September, the president wrest led with his conscience for nearly two days before he would go so far as to include in his address to the nation promise that no American "armies" would be sent abroad He told his advisers, who urged some soothing utterance, that he would never fall into Wood row Wilson's tragic error in the 1916 election. He only agreed to go as far (Continued on Pigo Eight.) The Oregon fish commission pledged cooperation with other agencies today for a scientific study of Columbia river pollu tion. SIDE GLANCES bT TRIEUNE REPORTERS Oeorge r rev sntting a bit; hand tor his six years of de voted service as Re.l Crosj( chairman. Dwight Hougron and Cashier H. L. Stiles sllpTin. out the sid dt-or of their bank for a bracur of coffee. Lulu Saulberry enloyitig a vacation in Shan$n!i her par - ticuiar mcniker fcr Jackson- vill. A Jammed tht alilet tati night In had bttn placed in nomination FARLEY DECLINES TO PREDICT RESULTS OF Chicago, July 18. (P) James A. Farley, Democratic national hairman, declined today to fore cast election results of the 1940 campaign between President Roosevelt and Wendell L Will kie. Farley, who predicted Mr. Roosevelt's victories in 1932 and 1936 with exceptional accuracy, asked newsmen to withhold questions on the subject of the election until Friday or Satur day, when. he. indicated, he will announce" his own plans for the future and probably make some formal comment on the prospects for the 1940 cam paign. Farley made this statement when asked whether he would predict a victory In November: "I am not in the role of a prophet. Let's be serious for a moment. I don't want to start making any prophesies or any predictions, because the answer to that will have to be given out Saturday or Friday." BASEBALL American R. St. Louis 3 Philadelphia 10 Harris. Trotter, Mills, Cox and Swift, Susce; and Hayes. Cleveland New York . 6 9 Milnar. Andrews, Eisenstat and Hemsley. Pytlak; Chandler. Hadley and Kosar. National Brooklyn 7 Chicago 4 i Davis. Tamulis. Wurl and Phelps; Lre Root, Page. Raffens - bergcr and Todd. : tfflSL m Mif lis FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT HENRY A WALLACE tht tiadlum ai Chicago afitr lor third term. The assem the inside track for the vice- HOT-FOOT BY FATHER IS San Diego, Cat., July 18. (U.R) A father charged with searing his nine-year-old son's foot to prevent his running away was sought today and the boy's mother was held as an ac cessory. Police said they believed Gus tavo Hernandez, a caddy, had burned the bottom of his son Gilbert's foot with a torch made by rolling a newspaper and soaking it In gasoline. Juvenile authorities said he had been so badly burned last March 26 that medical treatment had been necessary since. They had only learned recently how he had been burned. Mrs. Caroline Hernandez. held on a charge of abetting the torture by encouraging her husband, told officers that her son was a "chronic runaway" before his "punishment. I RUNAWAY SON GIVENi H. E. A plea for the modernization ' 2; of the Pacific highway between 17 2 Grants Pass and Cottage Grove Auker. . will be made by four southern Babich Oregon counties at a meeting of the state highway commis , , sion In Portland tomorrow. f i - MM ...ill u Perry, County Engineer Paul B. Rynnlng. secretary of the Ore Igon Pacific Highway assocla E Hon. and Capt. S. M. Tuttle, 0 chairman of the highway com- 3 mittee of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. The 1 four men left for Portland by I 'motorcar this morning. THIRD TERM ISSUE GETS FIRST TEST IF F. D1ACCEPTS Subject Discussed Since Washington's Time But Never Submitted to Voters Chicago, July 18. If President Roosevelt accepts the renomination tendered him by the Democratic party. It will provide the first clear-cut test of the third term issue. Although the subject has been discussed almost continuously since George Washington de clined to consider a third term. it never has been submitted di rectly to the electorate. Theodore Roosevelt, however, was nominated to serve more than eight years In the execu tive mansion, and Ulysses S. Grant actively sought third nomination. . T. R. Elected Only Once T. R.," running as a pro gressive after bolting the Re publican convention, was de feated by Wood row Wilson in the three-sided 1912 campaign in which William Howard Taft was the regular Republican nominee. But "Ro6sevelt had been elected to only one term, having succeeded to his first term on William McKinley's death. Grant led the voting for 35 ballots before being rejected by the Republican convention in 1880 when he sought the nom ination again four years after leaving the White House. James A. Garfield was nominated and elected. The thoroughness with which the constitutional convention of 1787 debated limitations on presidential service has been used. by some as evidence that, despite Washington's precedent, the nation's founders never con- ; templated the two-term tradi tion. Tradition Has Force Evidence that the tradition has had force, however, is found repeatedly in American (Continued on Page Nine.) Over the Dam Astoria, Ore., July 18. (A! Bonneville dam fishway check ers tallied 91,136 edible commer cial fish over white counting boards for the week beginning June 30, the state fish commis sion reported today. Roosevelt Victory Likened To Apple With Worm in It In Journal (Dem.) Editorial By United Press Portland. Ore., Journal! The people will not be gullible enough to swallow the draft . . . Stripped of all window dressing, President Roosevelt by indirec tion, sought and secured for the third time the Democratic nomi nation which four years ago and eight years'ago he won by direct methods . . . Roosevelt's appar ently overwhelming convention victory is like an apple with a worm in it; all it not as rosy as appears on the surface. The en tire procedure smacks too much of regimentation and overwhelm ing personal ambition. San Francisco Chroniclei Mr. Roosevelt's nomination Is wel come. It lays me cnanenge oi the third term squarely before . we ions to lead the contest. They can, if they wilt, keep it on such high ground as that upon which Lincoln and Douglas fought their memorable battle. If they do it will be a contest worthwhile to the na tion, whichever way the people decide. 1 Hew York Ttmett We believe MMKJAIMH NAZI WARPLANES RENEW ASSAULTS ON BRITISH ISLES One-Day Lull in Bombing Is Broken by Raids Through out Kingdom Five Killed By the Associated Press Nazi warplanes ' explosively shattered a one-day lull In bombing assaults on the British isles today, subjecting the king dom to machine-gun attacks on villages, dive-bombing blasts at steamers and widespread raids from Wales to the English chan nel. The German high command reported attacks on the big mili tary camp at Aldershot Eng land's "Plattsburg," about thirty miles southeast of London and on airports, factories and har bors in south and central Eng land. At least five persons were reported killed, including a wo man slain by a bomb splinter and four elderly persons in a southeast town. The nail high command said "big fires were observed" in the bombing of Industrial and armament plants. It also re ported the landing of German troops on the French island of Puessant, off the coast of Brit tany, commanding the south gateway to the English chan nel. Six nazi Stuka dive-bombers stormed down on channel steam ers in a morning attack, but an eye-witness said the ships ap parently escaped harm. One of the raiders was believed shot down. The fury of the German on- (Continued ja Page Fire.) Chicago, July 18. JP Pres ident Roosevelt was reported reliably today to have selected Frank C. Walker of New York to be the new chairman of the Democratic national commit tee, succeeding James A. Far ley, who Is expected to retire and become affiliated with the New York Yankee baseball club. that he (Mr. Roosevelt has searched his mind and heart be fore making his decision; that he has not accepted this nomi nation because he really believes that he has been "drafted," when he has seemed so carefully to plan this "draft," and could so easily have resisted it. We be lieve that he has accepted It be cause he, too, believes in the doctrine of his own "indlspensa bilily." New York Posti It is right of a democracy to break tradition and to alter rules in the moment of necessity. That is what makes us a democracy. Scrlpps Howard Newspapersi It (the 1940 Democratic plat form) will be soon forgotten almost as soon as the platform of 1932 was forgotten. Mr. Roosevelt is again the nominee. And Mr. Roosevelt, not the pro lix statement adopted last night, will be again, at he proved to be after 1932, the Democratic party's real platform. New York Sunt The third consecutive nomination of (Continued eo Pace five.) 1 Muaaolini'a Fliers Pull Boner; Bomb Big Rock F or Ship Athens. July 18. (U.R) Greeks today Jocularly re named a rocky, barren islet Just south of Cephalonla Inland "Hood Rock" after Italian warplanes had bomb ed it extensively in belief that it was a British man of war. It was learned today that Saturday the Greek naval auxiliary vessel Orion was bombed in mistaken belief it was part of the British fleet. The crew, which had aban doned ship in panic, returned to it when it was learned that none of 60 bombs drop ped had struck the vessel. BOLTS ACCOUNT THIRD TERM TRY Washington. July 19. U.PJ Sen. Edward R. Burke. D., Neb., a foe of the new deal, today bolted the democratic party and announced his support of the re publican presidential candidate, Wendell -L.. Wlllkie. Burke sent a telegram to Wlll kie at Colorado Springs, Colo., advising him that he would work for his victory at the polls In November. Burke, who was elected to the senate for the first time in 1934, was defeated for renomination this year in Nebraska primaries by Gov. Roy L. Cochran. 'Thus only may we make cer tain," Burke said, "that never again will any party or any individual be tempted to try to overturn the wide precedent es tablished by Washington, streng thened by Jefferson, Madison, Monroe and Jackson, and cher ished by all Americans who prize their freedom." The telegram was the first ad verse reaction here from con servative members of the demo cratic party to President Roose velt's nomination for a third term. Another member of the Ne braska congressional delegation, Rep. Harry B. Coffee, a demo crat and a frequent administra tion opponent, joined Burke in declaring he would not support President Roosevelt for a third term. He refused to say whether he would vote for Wlllkie. OF HABEAS CORPUS IN BEHALF OF FEHL Salem, Ore., July 18. (U.R) A petition asking for a writ of habeaus corpus on behalf of former Jackson County Judge Earl H. Fehl, who Is confined to the state hospital here, was on file today In the circuit court of Judge L. H. McMahan. Aski.- for an early hearing, the petitloi. '-tatcs that Fehl is now "sane and safe to be at large" inasmuch as the original observation and treatment pur poses for which he was com mitted "have been accomplish ed." It was filed by Attorney Roy R. Hewitt of Salem. Hewitt also furnished the court with copies of the original committment order of Circuit Judge Harry D. Norton of Jack son county and other papers dealing with the case. Circuit Judge Louis P. Hewitt of Multnomah county last June . . . . ... . .. ., , , ...j. " will VII terminal eluuIIU" Chlloquln, Ore., July 18, U.R rire of undetermined origin destroyed 37 empty mall bags In the rear end of the postofflce here last night. The building was I undamaged. Convention Windup Due Tonight With Talk by President i Washington, July 18. (U.PJ President Roosevelt will address the Democratic national convention at 9:00 o'clock E.S.T. (6 p. m. Pacific time) from the White House presenting his answer to the third term nomination offered him last night. There was virtually no. one who believed that Mr. Roosevelt would re ject the nomination. The announcement was made by White) House Secretary Stephen T. Early, who said that the hour of the address now is official. . By Lylo C. Wilson United Press Staff Correspondent Stadium, Chicago, July 18. (U.R) Administration manag ers today picked the slate of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Henry A. Wallace to carry democratic third term colors in the 1940 presidential race. Word that President Roose-1 velt had approved choice of Wal-1 lace as his running mate swept ! ail serious vice-presidential con- j tenders out of the race within two hours and plans were quick- i ly whipped up to conclude the convention tonight with big : democratic show. 1 F. R. Talk to Feature . . The feature attraction will be a radio address by President Roosevelt from Washington in which he speaks publicly for the first time on the unprecedented third term and the convention's vote early today to draft him for another campaign. Before Mr. Roosevelt speaks the convention will conclude all other business. It will meet at 6 p.m. (CST.) and hear Wallace's name placed In nomination. The likelihood was that no other name will be presented to the convention, Jesse Jones of Texas,, backed by National Chairman James A. Farley, took his name out of consideration as did virtually all other conten ders as rapidly as they learned that Wallace was the president's choice. Yet or No Withheld After a quick ballot or a mo tion of unanimity the plan was for Sen. James F. Byrnes of South Carolina to read to the convention a telegram from the President acknowledging notifi cation that he had been nomi nated and thanking the conven tion. The telegram, it was learned, would not say yes-or-no. Thet yes-or-no and no one here doubted it would be anything but yes will come in the Presi dent's address. The President's address will follow immediately after the reading of his telegram. It was expected to be piped to the con vention hall by radio or tele phone line although there were rumors around the convention city of the possibility of a dra matic last-minute airplane flight from Washington and a personal Roosevelt appearance at the hall. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt left by airplane from New York to be present at the session to night and hear her husband's address. Belief In convention quarters was that Wallace was picked by the administration as a. counter poise to the Republican No. 2 man, Charles L. McNary of Ore gon. Both Wallace and. McNary have made their record on aid to agriculture. Both are regard ed as vote-getters In the farm belt. Repercussions of tht conven tion's unprecedented action early today in voting a third presidential candidacy to Mr. (Continued on Pag Twvlvt.) NAZIS NOT SURPRISED BY DEMOS' DECISION Berlin, July 18. 0JR Nazi quarters said today that Pres- I Ident Roosevelt's renomination . . . , , . mrm 'Practically no new element Is Introduced in tht foreign pol itical situation," an authorized Informant said, "since Mr. Roosevflt's position is well known.' First Ballot Chicago, July 18. (IP) UP) Franklin D. Roosevelt was renominated for presi dent early today by a Demo cratic national convention which, with a thunderous dis regard for precedent, flung aside the 144-year-old two term tradition. The delegates gave him 946 13-30 votes on a first bal lot roll call to collective 149 1-13 for four other can didates. . - .... Their votes: James A. Farley 72 27-30. Vice President Garner 61. Senator . Millard Tydlngs, 014. Secy. Cordell Hull 5 2-3. Each of the others quickly removed himself from the field, and with a roar of ac clamation the nomination was made unanimous. AT ON POWER ISSUE By Rex Ingraham. Chicago. July 18. (AV-Tht Democratic party formally en tered the 1940 election cam paign today with a platform, pledging not to send American troops overseas except in case of attack and to give all con sistent material aid to victim of "ruthless aggtessors." The party's national conven tion shouted quick approval last night of the platform. Just before adoption of tht Democratic platform. Rep. El mer J. Ryan of Minnesota of fered an amendment expressing the view that no man should be eligible for third term as president. Boos drowned out tht reta in of tht proposal, which tht delegates immediately howled down by voice vote. In their plank on electw power tht Democrats thrust di rectly at WendeU L. Wlllkie, tht Republican presidential nominee. "The nomination of a utility executive by tht Republican party as Its presidential can didate raises squarely tht is sue, whether the nation's water power shall be used for all tht people or for the eelfisn inter ests of the few," tht platform said. "We accept that issue." Tht Democrats re-endorsed the administration's farm pro gram and pledged themselves to continue or broaden virtual ly all Its phases. They opposed lodging control of federally-financed work re lief in the states, contending a Republican proposal to that end "Is a thinly disguised plan to put the unemployed back, on tht dole." A national un employment conference "under the direction of tht President" was recommended, to be at tended by leaders of the gov ernment, industry, labor and farm groups. i.
