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Newspaper Page TextThe Weather Forarut: Ptrtlv cloud? to night and Hcdimdayi lttl change In frmperatar. Trinptrature HIsHett yrsterday 99 Lowest ttilt morning 69 To The People Tot tnythtnf joa with la bar. Mil. or trait th i-UMlfl.d eolnmnt of thU nf wipapr ar th place to jrt jour mewfo OTfr to th peopl promptly, an at Terr small coit. Medford Tribune Full Aiiocialtd Press Full United Press Thirty-fifth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1' No. 105. ira miffljAiiiiitiiiffiiii 1 i Washington. D. C, July 23. President Roosevelt played a kesn joke on his chief hatchet man and the rest of the palace guard when he directed that Henry A. Wallace, the boomerang-throwing secretary of agri culture, be nominated as his running mate. Until the presi dent gave Wallace the finger this cabinet officer was in the doghouse; was scorned and ig nored. But Mr. Roosevelt had to have someone on the ticket who could offset the standing of Oregon's Charley McNary and Wallace best fit the pic ture. Without consulting the inner circle, and regardless of their personal feelings, he tele phoned to Chicago what he wanted. It is comedy or tragedy, de pending on the point of view. To Harold Ickes, secretary of the interior, it is wormwood and gall. Ickes, chief hatchet man for the new dealers, was so boiling mad he was tempted to walk out of the convention as he did back in 1912 when he bolted the Republican con vention in Chicago with Teddy Roosevelt. Of all the members of the cabinet, Ickes has least use for Wallace, and there had been a sneaking hope entertain ed by Ickes that a -miracle might occur and he, himself, become the nominee for vice president. COR years Ickes has attempted to wrest one activity after another away from the secre tary of agriculture. He has been moderately successful, too, and is still covetous of the forest service and control of the national forests Mount Hood area and Timberline included. Secretary Wallace was luke warm when the insiders talked Mr. Roosevelt into attempting to destroy politically everyone who opposed his court bill. Last October he was administered a public rebuke by the White House when, in a California speech, he suggested that Kir. Roosevelt have a third term because of European complica tions. Mr. Wallace said nothing that Ickes and other new deal ers had not declared many times before, but Wallace was singled out to have his ears knocked down. He was accused of "poor timing" saying some thing at the wrong time, a cardinal sin in the eyes of Mr. Roosevelt. MR. Wallace can thank Sen ator McNary for the honor (Continued on Pg Pour.) E EXPECTED FRIDAY Amos Emory Jones, 48, who entered a plea of guilty to burg lary in a dwelling will be sen tenced when Circuit Judge H. D. Chevenne, Wyo., July 23. OP) Norton returns, probably Friday,! Wendell L. WiUkie, on a two from Grants Pass where he isjdgy swing through northern holding court this week. Colorado, Wyoming and Utah, Jones has been sentenced to contended today that the United prison six times, and is liable to!state, would be "going down the prosecution under the Oregon 1 same road as the totalitarian habitual criminal act. District ..... if the neonle follow "the Attorney Newman said this was, not iiKeiy in tnis county, out -remnants of the Pendergast ma that Jones and his partner, Wil-cnine and the Guffeys." liam Lawlor were wanted ini There are few places in the Clatsop county world," the Republican presi SIDE GLANCES br TRIEUNE REPORTERS John Frees amending a sign he erected In his garage so as m lu encourage u ,u. ,a ulan, saia toaay tnai in , Rnkin. who left at noon to to lay hands upon him. , this country here is no suchlBurll of Fortune JIgilne . . to find a good groom to handle . n,:u. i ti the donkey he think, he's going , "d ' "? to ride in the comic Softball I jm ?tai ,.kl of a train bearing him to Chey- game tomorrow night. fnM Xo Wen(J the rrontler Skippy Doris Brice being being thrilled to death by her first. The Republican presidential former press representative for , at the Roseburg Lumber corn view of the rasslers in action nominee asserted that "I know Thomas E. Dewey, wruld serve pa ny mill. The fire is believed tspecaUy tbt battla royaler. I it u texiei ol circunutaace " j as hit press rcr.resentativ. 'to have started ln a fuel pile. REFUGEE RELIEF DRIVE WERE BY WHISPERERS President Reveals Nation wide Campaign to Hinder Efforts to Aid War Victims Hyde Park, N. Y.. July 23. (U.R) President Roosevelt charged today that a "fifth col umn" is conducting a nation wide campaign to sabotage the American" Red Cross campaign to raise $20,000,000 for relief of European war refugees. The sabotage effort, he as- serted. Is based on a whispering campaign alleging that Red Cross war relief supplies are falling into the hands of Ger man and Italian military units. Choosing his words carefully. Mr. Roosevelt denounced such reports as utterly untrue They are completely unfounded and all supplies that have gone overseas actually have been dis tributed to people in physical need, he said. The president said that Chairman Norman Davis of the Red Cross had informed him that the false reports were be ing circulated in many parts of the country, apparently by a kind of fifth column attempting to sabotage the Red Cross drive. uiscussmg tne pugm oi ciwi-, ian populations in war-ravaged Europe, Mr. Roosevelt said he h..d heard reports that the con tinent may be facing the worst famine in world history. He said about two weeks ago the government received unof ficial reports that a large por tion of Denmark's cattle, poul try and pigs cither had been ordered slaughtered or actually had been butchered to permit shipment of the food to Ger many. Mr. Roosevelt said the reports indicated, without con firmation, that perhaps as high as SO percent of cattle, pigs and poultry had been slaughtered in Denmark. E L Portland, Ore., July 23. (U.R) The state board of higher edu cation today named Miss Jacque line Brier as home demonstra tion agent in -Jackson county. effective August 1. Miss Brier will succeed Mrs. Mabel Mack who was recently transferred to Instruction duties with headquar ters in Corvallis. No Man Indispensable Says Candidate Wendell WiUkie Kelly-Nash machine and the dential nominee told a Greeley Colo., audience during a train stop nroute to Cheyenne's r runner nuucu, n itt c t i.u gather as we do here today uncontrolled by anybody." Cheyenne. Wyo- July 23. OP. Wendell L. WiUkie. start- ing a two-da swing through northern prn Colorado. Wyoming ;tah, said todav that "in iui.. .. " .mi . ns i in. ,,9 iicvwik ,. Days rodeo. Days rodeo. ; baseball I CHANGE TO ALLOWiCONSCRIPTION HIT Dope Seized on JatTshiTI GERMAN ACTIVITY BASEBALL Brooklyn, July 23. (flV Pete Coscarart, Brooklyn sec ond baseman, and Linus Frey, Cincinnati second sacker, were banished from the game and Gene Thompson, Cincinnati hurler, was forced out with in juries in a fight during the eighth inning of the first game between the Dodgers and Reds at Ebbets field today. National 1st game, 11 innings: R. H. E. Cincinnati 4 8 0 Brooklyn 3 10 4 Thompson, Beggs and Lom bardi, Hershberger; Wyatt and Phelps. Chicago Boston 6 1 11 8 2 '. Raffensberger and Todd; Sul livan, Javery and Masi. St. Louis 7 14 2 Philadelphia 3 9 2 M c G e e, Hutchinson and j0w,en: Blanton Beck. Johnson and Atwood, Warren. COMMISSION FOR TRUSTEESHIP IS L Havana, July 23. (U.R) A commission form of govern ment, - on which at least three American nations would be rep resented, nas been proposed to gesslons ln thii hemisphere, if the Pan-American countries un dertake a "trusteeship" of such colonies, it was understood to day. The trusteeship was proposed yesterday in the Pan-American conference keynote speech of U. S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull as one means of keeping the Americas isolated from the European war and totalitarian influence. Circles working on the prob lem of preservation of peace in the western hemisphere said the commission form of government would maintain, as far as pos sible, the regular administrative officers, customs and the like, which are a part of all govern ments. The fact that all 21 American republics, in agreeing to send representatives to the Havana meeting, expressed themselves as concerned over the war's ef fect on western hemisphere pos sessions of Holland, Great Bri tain, Denmark and France, in dicates, according to these cir cles, that there is considerable sentiment for some provision of collective action such as Hull has proposed. Pan Franctiro Butter San Pttnclsco. July 23 (AP-U 8. OA.) Butter. S3 kom aS'Jc; t. 37c: 90. 2:,c; 89, see. that caused him to be nom inated for president. "I know that there are thous ands of men qualified for any position, public or priate," he continued. 'There are many, many men who are qualified. In this country here is no such thing as the Indispensable man. The very essence of democ - racy Is that It develops the in-1 New Hampshire and Connectl itiative and the energies of j cut. Willkle, remarking thatlTeX Rankin Lucky Brighton Is ln Colorado s sugar i Wvomtntr Crash , beft country reCalled that he had worked a a suanr chemist in Puerto Rica 27 years ago. Thirty years ago, he said, he, ... .mnlovpd nn a ur beet farm near Fort Collins. Colo, At an ImrromDtti nrts, con- ference in his private car. Will- kie announced that Raymond I. ; (in d wcrk with Russcl Dav- WOUIQ WWR Willi nuistii ism . ... enport. a former Fortune eai- , n . . .it r ... . . ... 1 kl. k-kolf n..,rt was one of the first to work for Willkie't nomination. WiUkie announced also that Lem Jones of Davenport, la., HAS OPPOSITION Sol Bloom Against Amend ing Neutrality Law to Al low Use of U. S. Ships Washington. July ?3. (U.P.) Chairman Sol B'.oom of the house foreign affairs committee todty opposed any move to amend the neutrality law for removing British children from the war zone on American ships, but favored special con gressional authorization of such action if Germany and Italy guarantee safe passage for the ships. Bloom voiced his opinion after Rep. Thomas C. Hcnnings, Jr. (D.-Mo.) introduced a bill to amend the neutrality law to allow American ships to go to the war zone. 'If the British parliament seems rather doubtful about taking chances on bringing the children over at this time In their ships, I don't know whether it is advisable for us to take a chance." Bloom said. "However, if we could have assurances from Germany and Italy that they would guaran tee safe passage of these ships carrying only refugee children, their guardians and mothers, this country might be willing to take a chance.", . Bloom said he personally did not believe it advisable to dis, turb the neutrality pet, "be cause as it stands today, it has kept this country out of war." But he pledged to do every thing in his power to assist in removal of the children on a sound and solid basis." IT RELIEF IN SWELTERING AREA By the Associated Press. Scat tered thunder-showers, giving only temporary and slight relief from the heat wave was the best the weatherman could offer the sweltering na tion today. The U. S. weather bureau at Chicago reported that the pro tracted hot spell, now a week old for some wilted regions, probably would continue for at least three days more. Virtually all the nation east of the Rockies suffered from the sizzling heat. Tempera tures of 100 or higher were reported yesterday from such scattered points as Montana, Minnesota and Arizona. At least 180 deaths were at tributed, directly or Indirectly, to the torrid weather. Thirty one persons in 12 states were listed as heat victims. In 31 states there were 149 drown ing victims among the millions who sought relief at the beaches. . A. E. Anderson, state federal I agricultural statistician at Oma- I ha, Neb., said the heat wave was creating a serious crop , situation in that region. High winds and h?.il damaged j crops and caused other property 1 losses in Massachusetts, Maine, springs, wyo.. July xj. i 'f T Rankin. Los Angeles. ,ner- escapea injury last nl"t when engine trouble and j t,ron down current caused his Plane lo c"n ? nd h" m''" ea" 'r"r,n miles east of the Rock Springs . . . , . . .. . - board a plane for Los Angeles, : . ... r. , . ,, . , . ' . . . . . I '" " uemuiuiieu. Boilsr Room Burns Roseburg, Ore., July it. UP) An early morning fire here to- oay acstroyea tne Doner room BY VANDENBERG; QUESTIONS NEED Michigan Senator Also Not in Favor Calling Out Na tional Guard for Training Washington, July 23. (Pi Proposals for compulsory mili tary training were criticized to day by Senator Vandenberg (R.-Mich. who said he ques tioned the necessity of peace time conscription to fill the expanding ranks of the nation's armed forces. President Rooseve't and the army high command have en dorsed selective service as an essential element in the de fense drive, but Vandenberg told reporters he was not con vinced that "our ordinary reli ance on volunteers" would fail to supply the necessary man power. As the senate military com mittee was called into closed session on the Burke -Wads-worth compulsory service bill, Vandenberg also indicated he did not see eye to eye with war department proposals for mobilizing the national guard's 235 000 men if conscription is voted. Dislocation En. Mobilizing the militia for a year's training, said Vanden berg, might cause a very cruel dislocation!-' . In- the homes of many guardsmen whd did not expect "whole time service" with the regular land forces during peacetime. However, two members of the military committee, Gurney (R.-S.D.) and Minton (D.-Ind.) announced that thi-y would vote to recommend enactment of compulsory service. Minton, Democratic whip, announced: ' I'm for it if the war de partment says it's necessary." PSEUDO MOVE ACTOR WHO GAVE CHECKS IS! Gene Dofue. 38. of Eureka. Cal., who over the week-end went on a bogus check-writing spree while claiming he was Richard Bennett, movie actor here for rest and brother of Joan and Constance Bennett, Is on parole from San Quentin penitentiary, according to infor mation received by citypolice irom j. K. MCKenzle, police chief at Eureka. The following telegram was received by police this morning. Check charge against Gene Do fue dismissed here July 18. Dofue, under name of Gene Treaeleven, on parole from San Quentin. Dofue. arrested by city police early Monday morning after signing the name of Richard Bennett to $323 worth of checks, none of which were cashed by persons who received them as presents from Dofue, was sen tenced to 30 days in city Jail on a charge of being drunk ln a public place. Police said today they didn't know on what charge Dofue was sent to San Quentin, and stated that apparently he wouldn't be returned as a parole violator In view" of the fact that he wasn't following the check charge in Eureka. He will serve his 30 days here, police said. NEAR AMERICAN SOIL Seattle. July 23. ' Re ports that a Russian air base is being developed on Soviet owned Big Diomede island In the Bering sea, only a mile from the American Little Diomede island wera confirmed by the U. S. coast guard cutter Perseus on a visit to the far north. This was learned late yester day when the cutter arrived here en routa to 1U base at San Diego. r tj v ll!' '1 ' W , ' .v JrSftM.n. ,, ,., . , , I il; :-.. At . ;f. .v, y. , .;- ,: I ' .. , a Paul E. Madden, chief of in California narcotics enforce ment division, is shown above with the rubberised silk bags con taining 17 pounds, 3 ounces of narcotics seised aboard a Japan ese freighter in San Francisco. Madden placed wholesale value of the dope at $81,000. He hinted the ease would have lnterna iional ramifications and Involved contraband worth more than $1,000,000 when it was "cleaned up." E. R. Says Democratic Party Has Bolted From Sen. Burke Hyde Park, N. Y., July 23. (IP) President Roosevelt as serted today he understood the Democratic party recently had bolted from Senator Edward R. Burke of Nebraska and that the administration thought the minds of Lewis W, Douglas and John W. Hanes ran more to dollars than to humanity. Questions at the president's! first press conference since his acceptance of a third term nom ination produced those remarks against three . anti-third term Democrats who have pledged their support to Wendell L. WiUkie, the Republican . presi dential nominee, James A. Reed, former Democratic senator from Missouri, also was assailed by the president. Mr. Roosevelt's criticism of Burke was prompted by an in quiry whether he thought the word "bolt accurately de scribed the senator's action In urging maintenance of the two term tradition and throwing his support to Willkle. Burke was defeated for re nomination In a primary by Gov. R. L. Cochran of Neb raska. Const derable Improvement was noted todny ln the condi tion of Al Gilhousn. Jr., of Rogue River lodge, whote chest and right shoulder were pierced by a pitchfork late last Friday aitc-rnoon. The ten-year old boy Is a patient In Community hos pital. Al was helping a neighbor ing rancher on Trail treek get his hay In when the accident occurred. The boy Jumped from the top of a hay wagon and landed on the pitchfork. Tme boy'i fathr-r, the well- known former pilot of United An Lines, who was in Sjn Fran cisco on business at the time, hastened home on receiving news of the accident. He and Mrs. Gilhousen have been with the youngster almost constantly. Iienmtito, Juir SI (API Churning crwm butttrLt: first crwls 0, second grade Ue. COLBETH'S LIVER George Edward Colbeth, 34- year-old service station employe who was fatally Injured ln an automobile accident on the Medford-Jacksonville highway early Sunday morning, died of a badly ruptured liver, it was determined by an autopsy per formed yesterday afternoon. The car Colbeth was driving alone left the highway on a slight curve about a mile this side of Jacksonville and turned over three times before landing atop a fence along a dry crack bed 30 feet from the highway. He died as he was being taken into a local hospital by three boys who saw the accident Funeral services were held this morning. CANFIELD URGES CALLTOCOLORS Newport, Or., July 23. (U.R) The 32nd annual encampment of the United Spanish War Vet erans of Oregon drafted strong resolutions today favoring na tional preparedness to meet "any emergency." The resolutions followtd tha keynote expressed late yester day by Jack Witherspoon of Seattle, past national command er, who advocated Immediate regular service for the national guard and compulsory military training. State Commander Iia D. Can field of the Veterans of Tor eltfn Wars, of Medford, urged mobilization of eviry person in the country between the airs of 14 and An. to "make I America safa for Americans." POINTS TO EARLY BLOWATJRITAIN Reports From Belgium and Holland Tell of Hurried Massing of Army Supplies Br the Associated Press Reports of "Greatly Increased activity" in dockyards and rail ways ln German-occupied Bel gium and Holland heightened in dications late today that the zero hour may be near fdr Hitler's long-threatened attempt to storm the British Isles. Neutral sources in London said the Germans were massing mili tary supplies in the western low lands, across the channel from England, with Intensified speed during the past seven days. In London, Britain hurled new millions of dollars Into the war with the axis powers by hiking the Income tax. Prime Minister Winston Chur chill tacitly affirmed Britain's "final answer" to Adolf Hitler today a fight to the finish against Nazi conquest. Last Word Spoken By avoiding comment, during the question period in the house of commons, Churchill Indicated the empire's last word in reply to Hitler a appeal for Nazi-dictated peace had been spoken yesterday by Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax. ' Even as Churchill thus .ended all talk of peace, German plane showered fire-bombs on British cities in widespread attacks and Nazis in Berlin declared "the dice are cast", for a blitzkrieg against Britain. , The staggering cost of tha war to Britain was high-lighted when Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Kingsley Wood announced one-shilling increase in the Brit ish Income tax to eight shillings six pence per pound a basic tax of 42 Vi per cent. Sir Kingsley presented an emergency war budget to meet expenditure of about $35,900, 000 a day. HALL AT EAGLE POINT DESTROYED BY BLAZE EARLY IS MORNING Eagle Point, July 2?. Spt.) Daley hall, a spacious one-story frame structure, was burned to th ground at 2 o'clock this morning. Volunteer firefighters saved the church just east of tha hall. The state forest patrol at Med ford sent two crews and two pumpers, but the hall was doomed by tha time they arriv ed at 2:20 a. m. Cause of the fire was not de termined. The building, for merly used by the Eagle Point Grange and once utilized as a store, has been empty of late. The place was owned by Mrs. Alice Daley. It was under stood that no insurance was car ried. The building was 13 or 20 years old. Ben Klngery. who resides across the street from tha hall, was th first to discover tha fire. He was awakened by th flames and the crackling of tha burning timbers. DELAY LOOMS IN FEHL'S HEARING Salem, July 23. 'J.S Diffi culty in securing a Judge to hear th habeas corpus request of former Jackson County Judge Earl H. Fehl, now In th state hospital, may delay th hearing scheduled for July 30, Arthur Benson, clerk of th supreme court, said today. Chief Justice John L. Rand Is now on a combination busi ness and pleasure trip In easV vrn Oregon and Benron has so far been unable to get in touch with him.