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At Chicago
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Democratic
Convention
Depressing
Chicago, July 19. This has
been a grimly depressing con
vention. A great thing was to be
done when the delegates ga
thered here in Chicago. In a
time of desperate national crisis,
a president of the United States
was to accept nomination for a
third term for the first time in
the country's history. Great
things, to Justify themselves,
must be done in great ways. And
the manner of this thing's doing
was so poor, so shambling and
on occasion, so downright sor
did, as to distress even the presi
dent's most faithful followers.
The incredible scene at the
convention during the evening
when the delegates took out on
the unfortunate Henry A. Wal
lace their hidden resentment
against the president, was a di
rect result of the fiasco of these
last days.
Of course, the president has
never been loved by his party
followers. The behavior of the
delegates had something in it
of the reaction of tenantry, who
know their farms have been
thatched and painted, and their
children schooled and fed at the
expense of the squire, but who
will burn down the squire's hall,
because he is the squire, if they
get a chance. But if the presi
dent had acted a greater part
In handling the third-term prob
lem, he could have had the nom
ination and stirred the conven
tion deeply into the bargain.
rYPICAL of the whole busl-
ness was the role of the pres
ident's favorite. Secretary of
Commerce. Harry L. Hopkins.
Hopkins was not the originator
of the third term movement. He
had no part in it when Secre
tary of the Interior Harold L.
Ickes first called upon the presi
dent to run again in May, 1938.
and when Thomas G. Corcoran
boldly made himself the move
ment's political manager.
But tie is the man whose com
pany the president most enjoys.
and this spring, when he was
well enough to move into the
(Continued on Pag aix.l
QAKRIDGE MILL IS
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Oakrldge, Ore.. July 18. 'Pi
Fire of undetermined origin
early today destroyed the Oak-
ridge shingle mill, owned and i
operated bv Tom Sussex and
valued at $10,000. j
Sussex, who discovered the i
blaze at dawn, received severe I
but not serious burns on his !
hands while trying to combat
the conflagration.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIEUNE REPORTERS
The Catherine street players
delighting an enthusiastic audi
ence with the presentation of
"Snow White and Four Dwarfs
with Trucking," Josephine Por
ter and Fannie Emmens being
particularly impressed with the
talent displayed.
Phoebe Thierolf sugKfMing
that a pseudo New Dealer Join
up with the Pro-Americas for
reform measures.
Nancy Heath finally securing
a nice brown color after weeks
of burning and peeling and
peeling and burning.
Bert Rostel and Bob Robblns
boinff kidded bv frllow car
salesmen about their new bun
ness venture.
Peace on Nazi Terms
Only Alternative Is
Warning by Fuehrer
London. July 19 IIP) The British government spumed Hit
ler's peace offer tonight with calculated silence. Official sources
said it was not worth talking about and that there was no neces
sity for official reaction.
By Louis P. Lochner
Berlin. July 19. IIP By Trans - Atlantic Telephone)
Fuehrer Adolf Hitler speaking
dressed "one more appeal to reason
"a world empire would be destroyed if England insists on
continuing the fight.
Hitler emphasized he was not '
asking peace in the voice of
victor demanding capitulation of
the vanquished but rather as a
victor proposing a reasonable
peace.
He said that "British states
men apparently have no concep
tion of the destruction which
would be visited on England if
Churchill continues to demand
a fight to the finish.
Leave No Churchill
"But one thing is sure," he
exclaimed, "no Churchill will
be left" in that case to attempt
the rehabilitation of Britain. The
"people left behind in London"
after the great assault, he ex-
olained. would have ideas en
tirelv different from those of
Churchill and his colleagues.
Touching on Russo-German
relations the fuehrer emphasized
that these have been "fixed
once and for all by a clear de
lineation of interests."
Recalling, his previous efforts
to conciliate England, rimer
said his policy of European re
organization had been based on
a two-fold aim: real friendship
with Italy and a similar rela
tionship with England.
It "would have been a boon
to the world if England had ac
cepted, he said.
On Carman Terms
The Fuehrer did not say defi
nitely what he expected Church
ill to do in response to his peace
offer to England, but he left no
doubt that any peace would be
on German terms.
Hitler said he "never intend
ed to annihilate or even to
harm" the world empire of Bri
tain. . He solemnly warned: "in this
hour I feel myself obligated to
make one more appeal to reason
in England."
He said he could do this be
cause he was not asking for
peace as one vanquished but ra
ther as the victor appealing to
common sense.
The Kroll opera house was a
sea of brown uniforms springled
with the field gray of the army.
(Continued on Pat Ttues.)
FATHER, SIX CHILDREN
KILLED AS TRUCKS HIT
Van Nuys. Cal., July 19. U.R
A father and six children were
killed today in a head-on col
lision of two trucks on San Fer
nando road north of here, and
the mother and another child
were seriously injured.
Police identified the father
as Clarence Yount of Los Ange
les. His and the other bodies
were burned almost beyond
recognition when their light
truck caught fire. Mrs. Glady
Yount. his wife, and Johnnie,
two years old, were taken to
hospitals.
The children were Identified
II ,, , ,- I"). Topniir 1 in 1 (1
Donald, 9: Robert. 8; Marie, 6,1
and Shirlrv May. 5. Police said; m. W uermany win ne
I some of them probably werectlon regarding alleged mis
burned to death while pinned ' treatment of Germans in the
beneath the wreckage of the Dutch East and Wert Indies, a
I truck.
The accident occurred Just
latter the family had left home
Ion a holiday trip to June Lake.
Cal. Their truck, a pickup, was
snlni north when it collided
- , with a heavy grape trurk driven
'by James White, 40, police Mid.
before the relchstag tonight ad
in England," warning that
WARB1RDS STAGE
HOT BATTLE OVER
(By Associated Prcss
British R. A. F. planes clashed
with Nazi raiders in a fiery
battle over the Straits of Dover
this afternoon when German
bombers swooped down on
BritUh destroyer on patrol.
The warship, reportedly
emerged unscathed, despite re
peated salvos of bombs which
sprouted 60-foot geysers on all
sides. One German plane was
shot down and eye-witnesses
said four others pursued by
British fighters plunged Into
the sea in flames.
Other Nazi air raids struck
at three sections of England, In
the north and south,- and in
southwest Scotland, Inflicting
"considerable damage."
In the tightening struggle for
control of the Mediterranean
Britain's life-line to the far
east the 6.800-ton Australian
cruiser Sydney and a small
destroyer escort engaged two
Italian cruisers in a battle off
the Greek isle of Crete this
morning, and sank one of the
Italian warships.
The second Italian cruiser
fled, the British admiralty re
ported, with the Anzac cruiser
in hot pursuit.
FEDERAL CHARGE
Amos Emory Jones, who en
tered a plea of guilty to burg
lary in a dwelling here, in a
circuit court yesterday, will be
turned over to the postal author
ities Deputy District Attorney
George W. Neilson reported to
day. Jones Is wanted by the feder
al authorities for the confessed
robbery of the postoffice at
Cushman, near Florence. A pos
tal inspector arrived today, and
a complaint will be filed against
Jones calling for appearance be
fore U. S. Commissioner Victor
A. Tengwald.
Jones is also wanted in Clat
sop county for safecracking. He
was arrested here the first of
the week, with Eldridge Lawlor,
who will be returned to Astoria
to answer a burglary charge.
Both the men have prison rec
ords, the authorities say.
S GERMANY TO MAKE
Amsterdam (via Berlin), July
oerman s pones man acciarea w
night. Intimating the steps
would be reprisals against per
sons now in German-occupied
Holland.
"German authorities rr-gret to
j be obliged to act," the spokes
I man said.
r
When Old Friends Met at
I!!
Former Senator William Glbbs McAdoo. famous for switching the California delegation to
President Roosevelt at tha 1932 Democratic convention, and Secretary of Labor Frances Perk
ins (right) exchanged cordial greetings when they met at this year's convention In Chicago. All
smiles at tha side of her husband Is Mrs. McAdoo.
IS
Portland, July 19. CUR) Im-,
mediate Improvement to Pacific!
highway, U. S. No. 99, as a'
necessity for national defense, j
was urged by a delegation from ,
four southern Oregon counties
before the state highway com
mission today.
The delegation did not ask
the commission for allotment of
funds, but sought cooperation in
an effort to get new federal
defense funds for the under
taking. The section of No. 99 between
Cottage Grove and Gra:its Pass
was referred to by the speakers
as narrow, crooked and entirely
inadequate and useless for the
movement of troops.
Capt. S. M. Tuttle, Medford,
told the commission that the
strip from Ashland to Portland
was entirely inadequate for the
movement of troops in defense
of the coast. He pointed out
that good roads lead from
Grants Pass, Roseburg and Cot
tage Grove to the coast, but
that the main artery serving
these "feeder" roads, Highway
No. 99, was Inadequate.
County Judge J. B. Coleman
of Jackson county suggested
that with the help of the hich
way commission, some way
would be found for getting
federal defense funds for the
undertaking.
Paul B. Rynlng, Jackson coun -
ty engineer, pointed out that
President Roosevelt had 980.
000,000 to use as he saw fit
for national defense. He told
of efforts that are now being
made, working with Senator
Charles L. McNary. to et part
of these funds, allocated for
military highways, stating that
Highway 30 should also be in
cluded in any program.
STUART BID REJECTED
Portlsnd. July 19. 'IP) The
state highway commission took
the following action on projects:
Coos Grading and paving 3D
of a mile of Marshfirld-Bunker
Hill section. Oregon Coast high
way, R. 1. Stuart Ac Sons of Med
ford low bidder at $46,337, but
bid rejected.
Linn Roadside Improvement
3 8 miles Albany section, Pacific
Highway East, awarded to E. L.
Gates, Trail, $43,344.
V
Hitler is Cut Off
32 Radio Stations
Result of 'Crimes'
San Francisco, July 19.
(U.R) Adolf Hitler's speech to
the German reichstag was cut
off the air on 32 stations of
the Don Lee broadcasting sys
tem today to prevent his "at
temped Justification of the
crimes he has committed."
Lewis Allen Weiss, general
manager of the broadcasting
system, announced.
"The management of this
network, Weiss said, "did not
feel it is in the public interest
to continue the broadcast of
Hitler's speech.
,IS
COURT ACTION CLAIM
A writ of habeas corpus com
manding Ida Lipes and Walter
Lipes of the Gold Hill district to
produce their grandson, Vernon
Houk, eight, in circuit court to
morrow at 9:30 a. m., to show
cause why the child should not
be turned over to his mother,
Wilma Hansen, was issued today
by Circuit Judge H. D. Norton.
In the application for the writ.
Wilma Hansen, the mother, de
clares the grandparents refuse
to surrender custody of the boy
and "have hidden said child
some place in Jackson county
unknown." The Lipes live on a
farm near Gold Hill owned by
Wilma Hansen and her former
; husband, Chris Hansen. She fur-
ther states she now resides in
California, and wants to take the
boy there. It Is further said in
the petition, when granted a di
vorce from Gordon Houk in 193S
she was granted the sole care
and custody of the boy.
Mrs. Hansen Is represented by
Attorneys George M. Roberts
and William M. McAllister.
A smoldering haystack, Ig
nited by spontaneous combus
tion, was left burning In a field
off the Barneburg road a half
mile east of the county shop
today after a field man from
the state forest patrol here and
the owner had conferred.
It was agreed that the slow
ly burning hay, stacked in the
middle of a green field, could
i do no damage and so the owner
said to let it burn, patrol head
quarters reported. The farmer's
I name was not procured.
Convention j
tf
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AID IN DEFENSE
IS
Washington, July 19. Wl
Creation of state "home guards"
to provide local defense in event
of total or partial National
Guard mobilization was report
ed today under war department
consideration.
Authoritative sources envis
ioned the possibility that men
disqualified for active combat
duty because of age, physical de
fects, family and Job responsibil
ities might be organized into
"shotgun brigades" to replace
the regular militia.
Salem, July 19. IIP) The
war department's plans to cre
ate state "home guards" for loc
al defense contemplate raising
a regiment of about 600 men In
Oregon for that purpose, a mili
tary source said today.
With the entire Oregon Na
tional Guard of 4,600 men sched
uled for mobilization within the
next few weeks, a regiment
would be needed In event of civ
il disorders, the source said.
EPRE1I
IS MOSS" CLAIM
Ira C. Moss, defendant In
pending suit for divorce filed by
Henrietta Moss, filed an affidavit
of prejudice yesterday against
Circuit Judge H. D. Norton, and
requests the state supreme court
to assign another Judge to hear
the trial.
Moss, in an affidavit, declares
he cannot receive a fair and
Impartial trial before Judge
Norton.
Moss also filed an answer to
the divorce complaint, declaring
the charges of his involvement
with another woman are false,
and Inspired by Jealousy, and
alleges cruelty, and harrassment
by Henrietta Moss in his conduct
of a cleaning business. Moss fur
ther declares he has no money
to pay alimony, and that the
plaintiff has an Income of from
$130 to $150 per month, and
other resources.
No date has been set for the
trial.
Toledo, Ore., July 19. IIP)
Major C. R. Moore of Portland,
district army engineer, told the
opening session of the annual
northwest rivers and harbors
congress today that "we can
look forward to a decrease In
rivers and harbors project for
the coming year.
Farley Will
At Party's
Period of
Chicago. July 19. (U.R) James A. Farley today accepted
four-week third term as chairman of the Democratic national
committee, and predicted victory for the Roosevelt Wallace
ticket in November.
Farley said ha would retire
Aug. 17 and that a five-member
subcommittee headed by Edward
Flynn of New York would ap
point his successor after confer
ring with President Roosevelt
and Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace.
Mr, Roosevelt was reported to
desire Sen. James F. Byrnes of
South Carolina of Frank C.
Walker of New York as Farley's
successor, but both men were
said to be reluctant to accept the
post.
Farley said that Mr. Roosevelt
had asked him to remain
chairman for the third term
campaign, but that he had been
unable to accede to the request
for financial reasons.
Going Into Business
Farley said his personal finan
cial situation made it advisable
for him to accept "an attractive
offer In business."
He wouldn't say what this of
fer was, but he wisecracked: "1
can't say now whether I will
need a new shortstop" a refer
ence to the report that he will
become head of the New York
Yankees.
He-said that he would remain
as chairman of the Democratic
state committee in New York,
and would be active In the cam
paign. Farley also will quit his Job as
postmaster general in Mr. Roose
velt s cabinet, but the date for
this will not be determined until
he sees Mr. Roosevelt In Wash
ington.
By Lyle C. Wilson
(UP Staff Correspondent)
Chicago, July 19. (U.R)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt to
day ordered the New Deal-Demo
cratic party into an immediate
offensive against Wendell L.
Willkie, the Republican presi
dential candidate. He had ac
cepted a tradition -shattering
third term nomination which, he
id, he had hoped earnestly to
avoid.
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace, an Iowa New
Dealer, was nominated for vice
president by Mr. Roosevelt's
order. That was tha second
demonstration of Mr. Roosevelt's
power over the Democratic na
tional convention which con
vened here at noon Monday and
(Continued on Ff Bmn.)
SIX FLY SOLO IN
TRAINING CLASS
Six more youths enrolled here
in the government'! civilian pi
lot training program made their
first solo flights today at Med
ford municipal airport.
They were Robert E. Young
of Medford, James Hal McNair,
Joseph F. King and LeRoy R.
Clarke of Ashland and Chester
P. and James L. Toler, brothers,
of Grants Pass.
Three soloed for the first time
yesterday. They were Kathryn
J. Bergstrom, second of the two
girls in the class to solo, and
Bruce E. DeMers, both of Ash
land, and Sam R. Kroschel of
Medford.
Eight had previously soloed,
making the total to date 17.
There are 30 In the clan. The
training program Is carried out
through the Southern Oregon
College of Education In Ashland
Name Synod Site
Portland, July lt.tfV-The
1941 meeting of the Presbyter
Ian Synod of Oregon will be
held In the First Presbyterian
church at Salem. Synod officials
said It would be the first time
In 4 1 years the session has been
conducted in the Salem church
Continue
Helm for
Four Weeks
WILLKIE JABS AT
F. R. ALLUSION TO
SELF-SACRIFICE
Denver, July 19. (U.R) Wen
dell L. Willkie. Republican
presidential nominee, declared
here today that hla candidacy
for the highest office In the
United States was not prompted
by any "noble motives' or In
tention to "sacrifice" himself.
. Standing on a hay-filled wag
on In the middle of the Den
ver stockyards, the tousle-halr-ed
Indlanan Jabbed Indirectly
at hia Democratic opposition by
insisting that he did "not. pre
tend to have any noble motives"
in striving for the presidency.
"I'm seeking to be president
of the United States." he told
a crowd of stockmen and west
ern ranchers.
"I frankly sought to run be
cause I have some deep-see ted
convictions which I want to
carry out when I am elected,"
he declared.
Willkie said he knew the
Democratic way of life "not
from books and theories."
"I learned about civil liber
ties In the hard struggle for
survival," he said, "and I glory
In living the problems of ail
Americans."
Weather
Northern California: Fair to
night and Saturday, but cloudy
near the coast; moderate temper
ature; gentle variable wind off
coast.
BASEBALL
Amerlcaa
R. H. I.
9 16 0
Score:
St. Louis.
Philadelphia
Kennedy and
Dean and Hayes,
.. 7 12 3
Swift; Ron.
Score:
Detroit
R-
H. K.
T 1
7 0
4
0
Boston
Bridges and Tebbctts: Gale-
house, Mustalkla and Peacock.
Score:
Cleveland
R. H. X.
6 10 1
15 13 0
New York
Smith, Dobson,
Humphries,
Zuber and Hemsley,
Pytlak;
Gomez, Murphy and Rosar.
The score: R. H. X.
Chicago 9 IS 1
Washington 1 8 1
Lee and Tresh; Masteraon.
Krakauskas and Ferrell.
Score: R. H. K.
Brooklyn 4 11 0
Chicago .!! 17 3
Wyctt, Pressnell, Casey and
Phelps; Passeau, Root, Raffena
bergcr and Todd.
National
Score: R. H. B.
Philadelphia 3 9 0
St. Louis 3 6 3
Hlgbe and Atwood, Warren;
McGee and Owen.
Schumacher.
Danning; Sewell and Dovls.
Score: R. H. X.
Boston . 8 8 3
Cincinnati 7 14 3
Sullivan. Coffman, Plechota.
Jsvery and Mail, Berres;
Thompson, Shof fner. Beggs,
Hutchings, and Lombard-
Score: R. H. X.
New York 1
Pittsburgh 3 T 0
Gumbert and