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Washington, D. C. July 24.
There are plenty of rumblings in
both new deal and Republican
camps and preliminary sparring
before Wendell Willkie "meets
the champ." This is not going to
be a baby-kissing campaign.
Some sturdy blows will be ex
changed between the principals
and at this time the prospects
are that it will be a close decis
ion no landslide.
Mr. Willkie is criticised by
well-wishing Republicans for his
penchant for wise-cracking; for
his sounding off extemporan
eously, for conducting himself
as though he is running for sher
iff and not the high office of
president. New to the spotlight.
Willkie has offended Important
Republicans by ignoring appoint
ments with them to pal around
with political reporters and cam
eramen. The press boys like
Willkie, Just as Franklin D
Roosevelt won them in 1932, and
Willkie is ready to make copy
for them any time, day or niglu,
which is not always the part of
wisdom.
T Is natural that Willkie, long
'a utility executive, should be
the guest of people in Colorado
who are in the utility business,
but this is arousing criticism.
Sometime in the campaign Will
"kie must" clarify his views on
public power. He must say that
in the west where the great gov
ernment dams are located,
Bonneville, Grand Coulee, Fort
Peck, Shasta, Boulder, etc.,
water power is a natural re-
source, for there is no coal or oil
in the region and the power is re
quired if there is to be industrial
development.
Mr. Willkie must meet this
question frankly and freely. His
running mate, Oregon's Charley
McNary, has been identified with
all of these power dams. Mc-
Nary'i stand and record on
(Continued on Pg sts-l
Dr. Charles W. Lemery en
tertained the Medford Rotary
club with moving pictures of
his recent trip to Havana, Cuba,
as a feature at the Tuesday
luncheon-meeting of that or
ganization. The moving pictures
In colors were taken by Dr. and
Mrs. Lemery when they attend
ed the convention of Rotary,
International in the Caribbean
metropolis.
The trip was made entirely
by air and the moving pictures
included many excellent aerial
views.
Rev. Herald Gardner also dis
cussed the German aims for
future world domination in a
brief talk preceding the motion
picture program. Don Bagley
was program chairman and in
troduced the speakers.
Auto Thief Sentenced.
Roscburg, Ore., July 24. UP)
Melvin C. Carmichael, 19.
brought to this city Monday
from Yreka, Cal., to answer a
charge of auto theft, pleaded
guilty in circuit court today,
and was sentenced to three
years In the state penitentiary.
SIDE GLANCES
br
TRICUNE REPORTERS
Cappy Joseph Scobey cover
ing a lot of ground in his CCC
duties and picking up interest
ing news items on the fly.
Oregonian Fred Colvig of the
Oregonian foresaking a metro
politan vacation in San Francis
co to return to his southern
Oregon haunts for a more serene
sojourn sr.d a bit of quiet fish
ing. Fred Stevens keeping in trim
on the fir departments tennis
court
F
R. A. F. Member Says Foe
Seemed to Come From All
Directions; Many Witness
By the Associated Press.
London, July 24. (P) A
furious battle Involving 60
planes was fought over the
Thames estuary today when
Germans attacked a merchant
convoy and were scattered by
a swarm of British fighters.
British communiques said six
of the German planes engaged
in that attack were shot down
and three others were shot
down in raids over the north
west coast and southeast Scot
land nine in all.
The air ministry said four
were shot down in the south
eastern raid by fighters and
one by anti-aircraft, while an
other report said a sixth plane
was forced into the sea in a
subsequent chase.
A witness of the battle over
the Thames estuary, a youth
who had just joined the Royal
Air Forje, said "the planes
seemed to be coming from all
directions.
'There were 50 or 60 at one
tine and as they whirled
around it was difficult to dis
tinguish British from .German.
"It was so thrilling that
watchers forgot their own
danger from flying bullets and
stood peering into the sky."
London, July 24. (IP) Wldc
spread British counterattacks
on German or German-held ter
ritory were outlined by the
nightly air ministry communi
que. Bomb targets last night In
cluded aircraft factories at
Gotha, Kasssl and Wenzendorf,
oil depots at Hamburg and Gel-
senkirchen and railways, anti
aircraft batteries and airdromes
elsewhere in Germany and the
Netherlands.
Bombers attacked patrol boats
in Dunkerque harbor, France,
yesterday afternoon and oil
tanks at Flushing, the Nether
lands, and docks at Amster-1
dam, during the night.
One plane failed to return :
and two German planes were
reported shot down.
By the Associated Press.
Assailed at home by new nazl
aerial attacks, Britain rushed
troop reinforcements today to
guard her Mediterranean strong
hold of Gibraltar vital link in
the life-line of empire under
threat of German assault from
the rear.
Recent dispatches have told
of German soldiers filtering
into Spain, possibly to attack
the vast rock bastion from be
hind in a coordinated sieqe
with Italian naval and air
forces.
British transport ships dis
embarked Canadian and Aus
tralian troops to bolster the
fortress garrison, and also
brought huge stores of food
stuffs and war supplies anti
aircraft guns, planes and artil
lery. Vichy. France. July U.VP)
Former Premier Edouard Da
ladier. whose government de
clared war on Germany last fall,
was confined within the city of
Marseille today under orders of
the ww Pelain-Laval regime,
marked for "investigation" and
possible punishment for alleged
responsibility for France's entry
into the conflict and for her de
feat. Also confined to Marseille
pending "investigation" with
Daladier were several other for
mer government leaders and
members of parliament who ar
rived at the southern port yes
terday from French Morocco.
! whither they had Bailed, with
1 Daladier on June 20.
HuU Welcomed in Cuba
1 il li'-vl -j. if I est
Secretary of State Cordell Hull (right) is shown being pre
sented to President Federico Laredo Bru (center) of Cuba at
reception given in the presidential palace in Havana In honor
of delegates to the inter-American conference. The conference
of 21 American republics opened for discussions of economic
and diplomatic solidarity in the western hemisphere.
DENIES ANTI-YANKEE
ATTITUDE Fl
Shanghai, July 24. (IP) A
Japanese embassy spokesman
today described a series of in
cidents involving United States
citizens since July 7 as "an un
fortunate coincidence from
which it cannot be concluded
that Japan is adopting an anti
American attitude."
Declaring at a press confer
ence that "it is the duty of news
papermen to keep calm and
cool," he said telegrams sent to
President Roosevelt yesterday by
five American newsmen who
urged retaliatory acts against
Japan unless Tokyo acted to re
strain Japanese elements in
Shanghai gave a false impres
sion that anti-American senti
ment was growing among Jap
anese, i
The correspondents called the
embassy spokesman's attention
to a proclamation issued by Jap
anese residents of Hangchow
saying:
"Since the atrocities commit
ted by American marines at
Shanghai July 7, the American
government has tried to avert
its responsibility. This hostile
attitude can never be tolerated
We want to warn Americans
that if they don't withdraw from
Asia forthwith, Japan will take
necessary steps.
One correspondent asserted
that persons attending the mass
meeting at which the proclama
tions was drawn up were trans
ported by Japanese army trucks.
FAREWtTTPARTY IS
GIVEN FOR STARKEYS
, Seventy-five guests were pres
ent at a party in the Free
I Methodist church last night
honoring the Rev. and Mrs.
C. B. Starkey. The Rev. Star
key, pastor of the local church
for the past three 'years, has
i been appointed to the pastor
ship at Albany and, with Mrs.
: Starkey, will leave here next
: Monday.
The Rev. R. H. Poet. pator
of the Free Methodist Central
church in Portland, has been
'named to succeed the Rev.
Starkey here.
Claims Kill Cats
San Francisco. July 24. IIP)
The death of three cats which
were fed parts of clams taken
from the Pacific ocean led to i
quarantine on clams extending
along the shoreline of San Luis
Obispo county today.
BRIDGES OUSTER
Eugene, July 24 (IP) Wayne
L. Morse, Pacific coast water
front labor arbiter, disclosed his
opposition last night to the con
gressional bill to deport Harry
Bridges, longshore leader and
California CIO director. -
Morse explained his opposi
tion in a letter to Senator Wil
liam H. King of Utah, copies of
which he sent to Bridges and
Miss Eleanor Fowler of Wash
ington, D. C, chairman of the
"Bridges defense committee."
The committee asked for his
views.
The arbiter said " I do not
know of a more fairminded,
competent judicial officer than
Dean (James) Landis of Har
vard," who exonerated Bridges
at a special deportation hearing
of charges of communism and
opposition to the American sys
tem of government.
E
LESS REO TAPE
Newport, July 24. (IP)
Elimination of red tape delays in
the DreDaredness nroffram wye
demanded in a resolution passed
yesterday by the United Spanish
War Veterans of Oregon. ,
The veterans nominated Judd
Stauffer of Eugene for depart
ment commander without oppo
sition. The U. S. W. V. fun organiza
tion, Military Order of Serpents,
elected Francis M. Rich, Port
land, grand gugu grandississimo
Among other officers: Sam Rich
mond, Eugene, grand daddo; J.
P. Howard, Eugene, and John
Simmons, Klamath Falls, S. and
S. K. O. Hugh MacDonald and
Stauffer, both Eugene, were
among delegates picked for the
supreme convocation.
CITED IN TRUST
Washington, July 24. ?
The Justice department an
nounced today that it had filed
man anti-trust act, at Lexington.
Ky., against eight major tobacco
i companies. 26 other corporations
jand 33 Individuals
Exemption
Promised at Conscription Act Hearing
GOLD HILL BOYS
Fl OAD'S
HANGINGJN TREE
Arthur E. Shoemaker, 52,
Missing Since Thursday
Suicide Was War Hero
Despondent because of a long
Illness, Arthur E. Shoemaker.
52, of Gold Hill, a World war
veteran, took his own life last
Thursday afternoon by hang
ing, the body being discovered
Tuesday afternoon by his two
sons, on top of Beacon hill,
about three miles north of
Gold Hill.
County Coroner Frank Perl
said the two young boys, Del
bert Dwain and Arthur, Jr.,
came across the body of their
father, hanging from tree
about three-quarters of a mile
up the steep slopes of Beacon
hill, atop of which is an air
plane beacon.
The discovery. Coroner Perl
stated, came as the two boys
were playing on the hill. After
finding their - lather, they im
mediately ran home and the
coroner and local authorities
were notified.
Was Despondent.
The coroner said he learned
that Shoemaker left home at
1 p. m. Thursday in a despond
ent frame of mind, and that
although his family was wor
ried about him when he failed
to return, and carried on a
search, they didn't believe his
disappearance was serious
enough to warrant notifying
authorities.
Perl said no further investi
gation would be made, as it
was held certain by state police
and the sheriff's office that
Shoemaker's death was caused
by suicide.
Arthur E. Shoemaker was
born in Eaton, Ind., on March
22, 1888. He had been a resi
dent of Gold Hill for the past
six years and before his death
was employed by the Beaver
Portland Cement company. He
was a barber by occupation
and followed that line of work
during his off hours.
. In Big Engagement.
He served in the World war
as sergeant of company H, 338th
infantry. Both division, after
having enlisted April 29. 1928,
at Grand Rapids, Mich. He
participated, in one of the larg
est engagements of the war.
the operation of the second
army against the Germnns be
tween the Meuse and Moselle
rivers, from November 9 to
November 18, when the kaiser's
legions launched their final
desperate drive to win the war.
He was honorably discharged
in November, 1918.
Survivors are his wife Lela
V., his two sons and two daugh
ters, Mrs. C. L. Walker and
Elizabeth Jane Shoemaker, all
of Gold Mill. He was a for
mer member of Klamath Falls
post D.A.V.
Funeral services will be held
at the graveside in Rock Point
cemetery, Gold Hill, at 11 a
m. Thursday, the Medford post,
D. A. V.. in full charge. A
salute will be fired over his
grave. The Perl funeral home
is in charge of arrangements.
Swimmer Drowns
Seaside. July 24. i Pi The
body of John Mulford. 50, of
Portland, victim of a pre-dawn
swimming party Sunday, washed
ashore last night. The body was
recovered at almost the exact
point where the tide brought In
two other surf victims in the last
three months.
Fairbanks, Alaska, July 24.
iP) After wandering for two
days in the wilderness when
their plane was forced down,
John Hood of Elgin, 111., and
Clyde Stevens of Los Angeles
were rescued yesterday by fel
low pilots. They were hungry
and in tatters when found.
for Those
ANTI-THIRD TERM
ORGANIZATION IS
SEN. BURKE'S AIM
Nebraskan Claims Many
Long standing Democrats
Promise Support in Move
Washington, July 24
Senator Burke (D-Neb.) said to
day he was forming an organ
ization to oppose a third term
for President Roosevelt lest Mr..
Roosevelt's reelection destroy
'one of our most cherished tra
ditions and one of our strongest
defenses against dictatorship."
'Many prominent Democrats
of long standing, both in and
outside of the party organiza
tion and many voters without
definite party affiliation, have
promised their support and co
operation in the work of such
an organization and have insis
ted upon prompt action," Burke
said in a formal statement to the
press.
Support Urged
The Senator, who recently
was defeated for renominatlon
in Nebraska's Democratic pri
mary, previously had disclosed
that he would support Wendell
Willkie, the Republican presi
dential nominee.
Senator Burke urged "all men
and women who believe in the
principles of our government.
all who look with distrust and
suspicion upon the extension of
personal government through
out the world, to Join men in
carrying this Issue to every vo
ter in our nation."
This attempt at self-Dernetu.
ation in the office of the presi
dency Is on the same level with
me unsuccessful attempt to
make the supreme court subser
vient and subordinate to that
office and it will be fought on
principles without regard to
party."
FELLER STRUCK
BY PITCHED BALL
Cleveland. Julv 24. IIP
Bob Feller, Cleveland'! star
pitcher, was struck in the face
by a ball thrown in pre-game
practice todav. Feller wee ekn
to the clubhouse and his face
packed in ice, but club officials
expressed belief the Injury was
not serious.
The ball was thrown accident
ally by Keith Monroe, a Cleve
land sandlot player who was
working out with the Indians,
members of the team said.
F. R. Leaving Lofty Pedestal
Willkie Tells Utah Crowd
Salt Lake City, July 24. (IP)
Wendell L. Willkie told press
conference today that President
Roosevelt "is climbing down Just
slightly from his lofty pedestal"
as the campaign progresses.
Willkie spent most of the
morning reviewing a lengthy pa
rade celebrating Pioneer Day
Accompanied by Mrs. Willkie,
the nominee sat under a blazing
sun and applauded the scores of
floats which passed before him.
The Republican candidate for
president told reporters he had
little to add to his previous
statement regarding President
Roosevelt's attack on his Demo
cratic supporters.
"But." he continued. "I want
to say I am very proud of the
type oi Democrats wno are tor
me people like Lewis W. Doug
las, John W. Hane and Senator
Edward R. Bulk'' (D-Neb).
With Dependents
BASEBALL
American League
R. H. E.
Washington 3 11 2
Detroit . 7 12 1
Hudson, Krakauskas, Master
on and Ferrell, Early; Hutchin
son, Seats, Benton and Tebbetts.
Philadelphia 6 12 0
Cleveland 7 14 1
Dean, Bcese, Beckman and
Hayes; Smith, Andrews, Eisen
stat and Hemsley.
Boston 10 14 1
Chicago 12 20 2
Gatehouse, Wagner, Johnson,
Heving and Peacock; Dietrich,
Appleton, Rigney and Tresh.
National League
R. H. I.
Chicago 3 10 0
Boston .. .. 4 13 1
Passeau and Hartnett; Errick-
son and Berres.
CONFEREES EYE
PUNS TO FIGHT
5TH COLUMNISTS
Havana, July 24, (JP) An
imDoaintf arrav nf nmnni.li in
combat fifth column activities
and build defense were offered
to the Pan American conference
todav bv thJ l7nltH StitM mnA
various Latin American delega
tions. The United State detention
proposed lnter-Amerlran me.
chinery to suppress firmly the
activities of any group acting
upon oraers irom abroad de
signed to nroduc Internatlnnel
disorder or establish aimM nnt
acceptable to the American way
oi me.
A convention hlnHIn
hemisphere natloni lnti a etriM
pact against recognizing any re
gime estatiiished by exterior vio
lence in the Occidental world,
was proposed.
The number of projects sub
mitted mounted to 12 many of
them defense measures.
It was learned thet the. TTnltl
States delegation had given in
creasing attention to the possi
bilities or subversive activities
being directed within Anwrlnn
nations under the protection of
aipiomatic immunity.
RUMANIA CONFISCATES
BRITISH OIL COMPANY
Bucharest, July 24 (IP) The
Rumanian government today
confiscated the largest British
oil company in Rumania.
The confiscated concern was
the Astra-Romana oil company,
which is jointly owned by Bri
tish and Dutch interests.
Oil Commissar Gheron Netta
appointed one of his deputies to
run the company for the govern
ment. Then Willkie made his remark
about Mr. Roosevelt "climbing
nown" irom a pedestal.
Willkie said that additional
Democrats would be coming out
in his support "very rapidly. '
Cheyenne, Wyo., July 24. (IP)
Wendell L. Willkie peeled off
his coat and told a dinner gather
ing of Wyoming Republicans.
"I Insist that the throttle hold
of blg government' be removed
from our legislatures, our courts
and our business."
Party leaders from every
Wyoming county heard the Re
publican nominee declare last
night ha was determined the
leadership of the country "shall
not be resolved by corporate
wealth or political wealth in the
form of political machines."
The nominee said that If he
were elected there would be "no
brain trusters In back rooms"
i writing "melodious speeches."
MAY HASTEN DATE
FOR DRAFT START
Proposed Exemption for;
Conscientious Objectors
Defers Committee Action
Washington. July 24. (U.PJ-e
Brig. Gen. William E. Shedd.
the assistant chief of staff, toll
congress today that "never la
time of peace" will the army
draft men with dependents.
Gen. Shedd gave that assure
ance to the house military af
fairs committee, which, with tha
senate military affairs commit
tee, is studying the Burke-Wads-worth
selective compulsory milk
tary training bill.
The senate group had expecteit
to approve the measure today,
but members could not agree on
the' language of a proposed ex
emptlon for conscientious obe
Jectors. Action was deterred
until tomorrow.
-'l.SOO.OOO Men Aim
The measure Is designed tt)
create a fully-equipped and
trained army of 1,000,000 men
and 500,000 reserves. Total army
costs would be $8,000,000,000
for the coming year.
Rep. John J. Sparkman, D.,
Ala., asked Gen. Shedd ho
many married men would be in
the proposed October draft of
400,000 men.
"None," Gen. Shedd replied.
"When will the draft react
men with dependents?" Spark
man continued.
"Never In time of peace,'' Gene
Shedd replied, firmly.
Gen. Shedd urged the come
mittee not to write into tha
bill any "exemptions" from come
pulsory training. As a matter of
fact, he explained, there are vir
tually no exemptions to such)
service but merely ' "defer
ments." Ha insisted that the)
war department be given ii
thorlty to fix such "deferments
and that the bill be drafted
along broad lines.
Start in October
If conscription Is made law,
the army plans to draft 400,000)
men by October 1, and 400,000)
more by next April. Foreign
development! may cause the)
April draft to be moved up to)
January, it was said.
The trainees would be taken
into the regular army and a
mobilized national guard where)
they would be paid $21 month
as privates.
By Oct. 1. 1941, the army ex.
pecta to have approximately
1,500,000 men under the pro
gram. The navy and the marina
corps are included in the bill,
but very few men would ba
drafted for them at the start.
GLASS EYEBALLS
USED ON ACTOR
Hollywood. July 54. (U.B
With bloodshot eyeballs of glasa
glued to his own orbt and a
rounded stomach of rubber
strapped across his middle, Or
son Welles, the man from Mars,
stepped before the cameras to
day to confound the wiseacre
who said he'd never find the
time to make a movie.
The 25-year-old Welles was
playing the part of a 70-year-old
man in a drama of the silver
sheet written, produced, and di
rected by him for a fee of 1130,
000 cash, in advance. Cameras
began to grind almost exactly
one year after he arrived in Hol
lywood with appropriate fanfare
as tha youngest triple-threat
man In movie history. Film be
ing shot was for testing pur
poses; formal start of his pic
ture Is scheduled for August 1.