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Full Associated Press
Unlttd Praia
Thirty-fifth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 29, 1940,
No. 110.
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(The presidential campaign
this year holds special Interest
for the Pacific northwest be
cause Senator Charles L. Me
Nary Is the Republican nomi
nee for vice-president. , For the
first time, a native westerner
and son of Oregon is on the
ticket of a major party. Com
plying with numerous requests,
the Northwestern News Service,
Inc., has assigned Mr. Kelly to
make a survey of sentiment in
the agricultural mid-weit and
the public land states of the far
west where Senator McNary is
expected to make his strongest
contribution to the Republican
cause. The survey will be held
in August.)
Washington. D. July 29.
Now the British are asking that
Americans give their blood in
the war with Germany give
their blood literally. The Brit
ish are looking to the United
States for warplanes and other
munitions (they now want 3000
planes a month); are asking that
British children be given refuge
in American homes (60,000 are
ready to be sent over); and
now is the call for blood to be
used for transfusions for wound
ed British soldiers.
.Under plans now being de
vised, the American Red Cross
will attempt to accommodate
the people of England, the blood
being distributed through the
British Red Cross.
The program is more elab
orate than merely supplying
the wounded British troopers.
The American Red Cross con
templates establishing a nation
al blood bank in the United
States as one of the angles of
the defense program and in
course of time Oregon citizens
will be invited to yield a pint
or quart. Donors must be vol
unteers and will have no other
remuneration than the satisfac
tion of knowing they are actu
ally giving their blood for their
natice land without going on a
battlefield.
"THE army surgeon-general has
requested the American Red
Cross to establish the blood
bank and invite depositors. The
blood bank is something new in
modern war and quantities were
shipped from the United States
(Continued on Paga Four.)
BOY KILLED BY BULLET
INTENDED FOR TARGET
Hillsboro. July 29. (JPi A
bullet from a target rifle fatal
ly injured John Clark, 12, son
of W. W. Clark of Hillsboro yes
terday. The victim and his brother
emerged from a thicket at the
edge of a tarket range on which
W. R. Manley, Hillsboro green
house keeper, was firing from a
prone position. Manley told
Deputy Sheriff R. H. Busch he
did not see the boys.
SIDE GLANCES
TRILUNE REPORTERS
Fred Heath closely guarding
the measley eight fish he caught
Sunday and pampering the knee
he hurt when he fell in Big
Butte creek while catching the
fish.
The Danish Doc LeRoy Jen
sen, the Irish Betty Murphy
Bourn and the Russian Olga
Autonomoff peacefully enjoying
their afternoon coffee together,
and being glad they're in this
country where they can have
such pleasure.
Airport visitors wondering
what the new huge post are
for. the pillars being massive
enough to support the Medford
armory with Tony Galento on
top.
Bill Eberhart coming back to
MeHfnrH m relax after a tren-
uous year with the BP in Port
Und.
WOULD ALSO CALL
Letter to Senate Says Se
curity of Nation Demands
Immediate Drill for Men.
Washington, July 29. P)
President Roosevelt, saying he
was "now convinced that the
security of the nation demanded
it. asked congress today to let
him order the national guard
and the officers reserve corps
into "intensive training."
"I cannot, with clear consci
ence. longer postpone this vital
ly essential step," the President
said in a letter read to the sen
ate. .
"This group of men who of
necessity must be among the
first to fight in the nation's de
fense have a right to the best
preparation that time and cir
cumstance permit," he added af
ter noting that "we know too
well the tragedy that ensues
when inadequately trained men
are assailed by a more skillful
adversary."
Period Not Set
While the President did not!
mention In his letter any specif
ic period of active training for
the guard, the draft of accom
panying legislation would spec
ifically limit such training to
one year.
. The extra-ordinary authority
Which would be given the presi
dent would expire June 30,
1942. under terms of the pro
posed measure. Service of the
guardsmen would be restricted
to the western . hemisphere ex-
cepting for possessions of the ,
United States and the Philip- j
pine islands.
Democratic leader Barkley of
Kentucky said the bill, as sub
mitted by the president, prob
ably would be introduced by
Chairman Sheppard (D-Tex.) of
the military affairs committee.
He said speedy enactment would
be sought in line with the presi
dent's request for immediate ac
tion. .
Would Train Draftees
Senator Austin of Vermont.
assistant Republican leader, said;
it was his understanding if the i
President were given the' au-
( Continued on Page Three.)
HIKE SAYS DEMOS
FOR HIM UNLESS TIED
TO PARTY MACHINES
Colorado Springs, Colo.. July
29 iU.R Wendell L. Willkie
said today he saw no reason why
any Democrat could not vote for
him in preference to President
Roosevelt, except those control
led by "corrupt and nauseating
machines" in metropolitan cen
ters which are supported on
funds "supplied by the federal
government."
j The Republican presidential
nominee made this press confer
' ence assertion while being ques
tioned about his prospects of
carivinff some aniithprn ctatM
He emnhasirori hn-.,w v,.
his attitude on a bolt of Demo-: rormer J"0'" school prin
crats to the G O P .lanrtrH lC'Pal Verl'n Spencer. 37. of
plied also to northern states.
'I do not see any reason."
Willkie said, "why Bny Demo
crat who subscribed to the
' Dem0"atic Platform of 1932, or
any Woodrow Wilson Democrat
should not vote for me in prefer
ence to the president, not on
the basis of personalities but on
what we respectively believe
and advocate."
Darty Platforms
Distrust Tnmnoenrl
visgusi i ownsena
Portland, July 29. 0) Dr.
Francis E. Townsend. leader of
the pension movement, is "thor-
oughly disgusted " with both the
Democratic and Republican!
platforms, his son, Robert1
Townsend. told an Interviewer,
here yesterday.
He averted that if the sue-
cessful party In the November
election doesn't "give us what
- le want " the Townsenditcs
t would form a third party.
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Mayor F. H. La Guardia of New York (right) pleaded for compulsory military training
when he testified before the House military affairs committee at Washington while Norman
Thomas (left), socialist leader, opposed it. They are shown at the hearing with Representa
tive Andrew J. May (center), chairman of the committee. ,
Japs Accuse British
Tokyo, July 29 W) The for-1
eign office disclosed today that
arrests of Britons Saturday were j
made by military police under
the direction of prosecutors "as
the first step" against an alleged '
"British espionage network cov
ering the entire country." j
Reports in Shanghai said 11
prominent British business men
had Deen seized for undisclosed
reasons in raids in five Japanese
cities. British circles charged
tney were partly the result of
German pressure.
The foreign office statement
declared the arrests were made
"in view of ever-increasing ac
tivities of foreign organs of
espionage in this country."
(The arrests were confirmed
in London, where it is expected
the British news agency said,
British Ambassador Sir Robert
Leslie Craigie was trying to ar-
range for rciease of the arrested
men
Domei, Japanese news agency,
reported one imprisoned Briton,
Neville James Cox, veteran Reu
ters correspondent, had jumped
to his death from the second
floor of the Tokyo gendarmerie
headquarters while the Japanese
authorities were questioning
him.
The foreign office issued a
statement purporting to show
that Cox (whose detention was
separate from the 11 other ar
rests reported in Shanghai) had
committed suicide.
He was arrested, the state
ment said, on a charge of espion
age and flung himself through a
window despite the efforts of
guards to restrain him.
SLAYER-OF FIVE
PLEADS GUILTY
I Los Angeles, July 29
lSut,n Pcna accused of
sju.viiik live Binuui associates
and attempting to kill a sixth,
changed his plea to guilty today
when his trial was called.
Evidence adduced at his pre
liminary hearuig will be pre
sented to the court to determine
whPih.r h. rh.r -iii ha
or second degree murder. I
Denutv Dut. Attv. Arthur'
Vcitch submitted a lengthy
statement recommending "sen
tences of consecutive imprison-
ment on each count," instead of
dcath in the taU..f
i lethal m rhamhrr.
BODY OF FISHERMAN
pill l cn CRflM I ilfC
rULLtU rKUM LAIt
Klamath Falls. July 29. Pj
The body of RalDh Pray was!
j brought up at Howard Bay on
upper Klamath Lake by a dredg-
er crew this morning. The fish-
Tman had been missing since
Wednesday when he set out
across the lake in canvu boat.)
First Lady Quotes
Nursery Rhyme as
y Jab At Deserters
V-v -
New'York, July 29. (.TV
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt had
:his to say today in her col
umn. "My Day," about those
whom she described as "new
adherents" to the campaign
of Wendell L. Willkie, the
Republican nominee for pres
ident: "When I read In the news
papers every little while of
this or that new adherent to
Mr. Willkie's cause, recruited
supposedly from the ranks
of the new deal, I cannot
help but smile.
"I think I could have nam
ed them months ago. They
always have been adherents
of some cause, but never of
the new deal.
"I feel like repeating over
them all. the nursery rhyme:
" Tom, Tom, the Piper's son,
Stole a pig and away he run.
The pig was eat, Tom was
beat,
And ran off crying down the
street.'
EASTERN STATES PANT
AS MIDWESTERN AREA
ENJOYS COOLING RAIN
By the Associated Press
Partial relief from the sea
son's longest and deadliest heat
wave came to several midwest
plains states today but the east
ern half of the nation continued
to pant and perspire.
Widespread rains cooled off
Nebraska where the mercury
was as high as 105 at Lincoln
yesterday. Showers relieved
parts of Iowa, eastern Minne
sota and western Wisconsin.
Cooler weather was-forecast for
Michigan, the temperature hav
ing dropped to 82 at Detroit.
Fatalities from the heat itself
and by drowning in the heat
wave which has continued near-
. ly two weeks in some sections
with on'y brief '"P'tea soared
more har 650- An Associated
Press tally showed 321 heat
deaths and 337 drownings.
TO ID IN RENO
Reno, Nev.. July 29. U.R
Marriage licenses issued here;
include: Jack Davis, 24, Jack ;
sonville. Ore., ad Alice Coul jtime record.
ter, 19, Ashland, Ore.; William' The world's fair entertained
Springer, 22, and Wanda Hon-
drick, 17, botn Aahland.
of Spying
E
Eugene Parks. 24, of 9 East
Jackson boulevard was reported
by his attending physician today
as being in a "more than fair
condition," following his at
tempt, according to city police,
to take his own life early Sun
day morning by firing a 32
ci libre revolver bullet into his
chest.
The doctor said that Parks,
who is in Community hospital
was not out of danger, but that
he apparently stood a good
chance to ultimately recover.
The bullet entered his chest
about an inch and a half and
slightly below the center of his
'' breast bone, pierced his left lung
and lodged under his left shoul
der blade.
Thomas E. Goldfrap, step
father of Parks, told city police
that he and his wife were awak-
encd about 1:15 a. m. Sunday by
the sound of a shot, and that
I when they got up to investigate
they found Parks sitting In a
ciair in me living room, wun
Iha I,i,11a4 In n U .
Police quoted the young man's
step-father as stating that Parks
had been despondent 'of late be
cause he didn't have a job, and
because of the loss of an eye in
an automobile accident about
two years ago.
Goldfarp, after discovering
his step-son, immediately noti
fied police, who in turn called
the Perl ambulance, which took
the wounded man to the hospi
tal. SANDS OF CONEY
New York. July 29.
The Joke was on the 1.400,000
who went on Coney Island to
escape the city's heat.
At 2:50 p. m. yesterday It
was a blistering 110 on the
sands. The best the weather
man rould do in the city was
a mere 93.4.
It was the "biggest crowd
Coney's ever had, any time, un
der any conditions," said Capt.
Abraham Brodie of the Coney
Island precinct.
"People had to edge sideways
to find room on the sand to sit
down."
I The total turnout at all
beaches approximated 3.200,-
000. police said. It was an all-
Its smallest Sunday crowd, 78.
107.
British Skies Churned
By Battling Warbirds
WILLING
TO GIVE
STRIP ONJORDER
Report of Concession Fol
lows Return From Con
ference with Axis Leaders
Bucharest. July 29. (JP) The
Rumanian government's willing
ness to cede quickly a narrow
border strip of Transylvania to
Hungary was indicated in of
ficial quarters today.
The government, it was said
authoritatively, will propose
that Hungary, which claims
Transylvania as historic Magyar
soil, content herself with the
cities of Satu-Mare, Oradea and
Arad and their environs and
agree to an exchange of popu
lations In other districts.
This report followed a meet
ing between King Carol II and
hia premier and foreign minis
ter. Ion Gigurtu and Miahll
Manoilescu, almost as soon as
they returned this morning from
visiting the Rome-Berlin axis
leaders in Salzburg and Rome.
It was said In Informed quar
ters that AdoU Hitler had told
the Rumanian statesmen at
Salzburg that he would arbi
trate if Hungary and Bulgaria
failed to reach an agreement
on their territorial claims
against Rumania in forthcom
ing direct negotiations.
Norfolk, Va July 29 JP)
President Roosevelt Inspected
the navy's largest east coast base
and the Norfolk navy yard to
day, picking up first hand infor
mation on a vital portion of the
nation s defense system and
commending the "splendid
work" he saw under way.
Disembarking from his yacht.
the Potomac, which had brought
him from Washington, the presi
dent stopped first at the navy
yard, where 130,000,000 had
been spent and 4.400 workers
added since last September.
A thousand men at the naval
training station staged a formal
review before Mr. Roosevelt
drove slowly through the reser
vation to view new building
activities and scores of naval
aircraft lined up wing to wing.
One embarrassed gob, stand
ing at salute, sneezed just as his
commander-in-chief went by.
Liners Bring War Refugees.
Duke of Windsor's Luggage
New York, July 29. OP) The Cunard-Whlte Star liner Brlt
tanic arrived today with 14 pieces of luggage marked with
the name of the Duke of Windsor, some of It bearing his crest
as Prince of Wales.
The shin, which left Llver-
pool eight days ago, carried 778
passengers. 272 of them British
children, all accompanied by
their parents. Its capacity Is
1,500 persons.
A second British ship, the
Cameronia, with a reported 500
passengers, arrived right be
hind the Britannic, so unexpect
ed that she had to anchor in
the harbor several hours while
a pier was made ready for her.
Waiting at the Britannic's pier
was J. P. Morgan, to greet three
"children of friends of mine in
London" who will live for the
duration of the war at the Mor
gan estate. Matinicock Point,
Locust Valley, N. Y.
They were: Lord Primrose,
11 -year-old son of the Earl of
Rosebery; George Vivian Smith.
A anil HenraVa hahv lllter. one
year oia. ine omiin youngsters
lera the children of a Morgan
baseball I
National
Score: R. H. E.
Chicago 7 11 1
Philadelphia 3 7 1
Passeau and Todd; Pearson,
Johnson, Frye and Warren.
Millies.
St. Louis 8 10 4
Boston 3 7 3
Bowman and Padget; Salvo,
Coffman, Piechota, Tobin and
Andrews,
Cincinnati 3 7 0
New York - 4 14 0
Hutchings, Bcggs, Shoffner,
Moore and Hcrshberger; Hub
bell, Brown, Lynn and Danning.
Pittsburgh t 6 10 0
Brooklyn 7 11 0
Lanning, Klinger, MacFayden,
Brown and Lopez, Fernandes;
C. Davis, Pressnell and Phelps.
American
Score: R. H. E.
Philadelphia .. - 0 13 0
Detroit 7 15 0
Dean, Potter. Vaughan and
Hayes; Hutchinson, Benton,
Smith and Tebbetts.
THWEST STATES'
CASH FARM INCOME
UP COMPARED TO '39
Washington, July 29. (JP)
Cash farm Income of the four
northwestern states increased in
the first five months of this
year as compared to the same
period of the previous year.
Data Issued by the bureau of
agricultural economics of the
agriculture department showed
that such Income from livestock
and livestock products and from
farm markets was larger in
Idaho, Washington, Oregon and
Utah.
The cash Income from live
stock and livestock products
was the first five months of
1939 and 1940 as: Idaho $14,.
073.000 and $15,523,000; Utah
$11,283,000 and $12,276,000;
Washington $22,068,000 -and
$23,413,000: Oregon $18,292,000
and $20,896,000.
California's income from the
same sources for tne periods
was listed at $82,912,000 and
$86,878,000 and Montana's at
$12,377,000 and $13,320,000.
FALL FROM HORSE KILLS
GIRL SCOUT COUNCILLOR
Mulino, Ore., July 29. W)
Willita Long, 19, councilor at
a Girl Scout camp on the Mo-
lalla river near here, was
thrown from a horse and killed
early today.
She died of a skull fracture
and back injuries IS minutes
after being tossed.
partner In London.
Immediate destination of the
Duke of Windsor's luggage
mained mystery. Ship's of
ficers merely disclosed that it
was sent unaccompanied, in
care of the line.
Among the passengers were
Playwright Noel Coward, on a
mission for the British minis
try of information, and Mme.
Genevieve Taubouis, foreign
editor of the French newspaper
"L'Oeuvre," fugitive from
nazi military authorities who
asked for her arrest after the
fall of France.
"Liberty is dead in France
today," she said. She escaped
from Franca on a channel
freighter.
The Cameronia, which sailed
from Glasgow a week ago Sat
urday, carried 443 adults and
100 children.
GERMANS SUFFER
HEAVY LOSSES IN
Eight Bombers, Seven Escort
Planes Claimed Downed
By British; Many Engaged
London. July 19- JP)
The air ministry announced
tonight that 20 enemy planes
were shot down around the
coast of Britain today.
By ihe Associated Press.
English skies throbbed with,
the sound of aerial dog tights)
today as the powerful German
air force, repelled with losses
In a sunrise raid on the south
east coast, sent hundreds of
planes against inland objectives.
Throughout the day Britain'!
airmen and anti-aircraft bat
teries battled the high-flying
nazi invaders.
The British officially fixed
the German losses in the sun
rise attack at 15 eight bomb
era and seven escorting fighting
planes but Indicated the total
might run higher. Unofficially
it reached 23.
Follow! Night Foray.
The -German attack on thd
coast topped off a series of
night raids, which the British
countered with attacks on German-occupied
France and th
Netherlands.
The British said they bomb
ed German oil tanks at Cher
bourg, France, and also drop
ped bombs on a German air
base on the Dutch coast.
In London, the admiralty ac
knowledged the loss of the
1,200-ton destroyer Wren, 27th
to be officially announced.
While the battle over ths
English coast raged, , the Ger
man high command on the con
tinent took action which some
regarded as preliminary to the
long-awaited final thrust at the
British isles.
This was a German order
published by the French gov
ernment at Vichy halting rail
traffic between German-occupied
and unoccupied France
and barring the return of mil
lions of French refugees to
their homes In the conquered
territory.
Informed German sources In
Berlin, however, declared that
nazi authorities had opened rail
way and highway traffic at
four points in order to speed
the return of refugees and to
facilitate harvesting.
It was recalled as possibly
significant that an order giving
the army command of all Ger
man railways preceded by a
day the invasion of Belgium,
the Netherlands and Luxem
bourg. E
Seattle, July 29. 1P) Mlsa
Joan Thompson, 30-year-old
rodeo performer from San An
gelo, Tex., insisted to police to
day she won the money In a
poker game, but she was being
held for Alaska authorities on
a charge of forging the name
of Juneau's mayor. Harry L
Lucas, to a $200 check.
Miss Thompson was arrested
as she arrived here from Jun
eau aboard the Alaska clipper,
and extradition proceedings
must be taken up with Gov.
Clarence D. Martin of Washing
ton as she was charged under
territorial law rather than un
der federal statutes.
San Francisco, July 29 OPy
An "economic front" made up of
the American nations and the
countries of the British empire
was suggested today by James
A. Farrell, retired steelmaker,
to match Europe'i prospective
totalitarian economic bloo.
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