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Weather? Forvcaut tfttr tonight antl Thursday, IK It clung In trmperatar. Teraprratur DIAL Tribune 2141 lor Southern Oregon's Leading Newspaper FORD Highest yesterday.. Lowest this mornings The MAIL TRIBUNE Full Associated Press Full United Pr.u Thirty-fifth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1940. No. 118. ma 0) j Uu MED MM 1 1 THE CAPITAL PARADE Br JOSEPH ALSOP. and ROBERT KINTNER Released by the North American Ntwipiptr Alliance. Inc. ; Washington. Aug. 7. Even . with the strongest backing and wisest management In the world, there are certain prob lems which the defense commis sion cannot solve at once. It is stupid to blame William S. Knudsen, ' Edward R. Stettinius and their colleagues for failing to achieve the impossible. But it is even more stupid to as sume, decause the defense pro gram is going forward as rapid ly as circumstances permit, that this gives real assurance of se curity in a horribly insecure world. The aircraft orders are a striking case in point. If Eng land goes under, the English navy will no longer hold the Atlantic. The American navy is inadequate for service in Dotn oceans, and a two-ocean navy will take years to build. Thus the air arm has an immensely important assignment in the hemisphere defense plans now being perfected at the war and navy departments. ... TO CARRY out its assignment, the air arm will require bases in strategic hemisphere areas, which are matters for ne gotiaion with other nations in the hemisphere. And it will re quire more planes and men, which must be obtained under the defense program. Because such huge appropria tions have been requested, it is generally supposed that the planes and men willbe ready when the time comes. Actually however, this may well not be so. The navy has already been given $206,000,000 in appropria tions and authorization for plane construction. The army has been voted $448,000,000. In the deficiency bill pending before the senate, the navy has an additional $500,000,000 while the army has $1,500,000,000. The total Is $2,654,000,000, but the total is meaningless so long as the money is not being spent. As yet army and navy plane contracts signed and under con struction amount to only about $150,000,000. And all officials (Continued on Page 81s-) MINER AND BURKE NAMED IN KANSAS Kansas City, Kans., Aug. 7. U.PJ Gov. Payne H. Ratner. Republican, and William H. Burke, Democrat, will lead their respective tickets in the fall race for governor of Kansas, primary returns showed today. Each won nomination by a wide margin in a primary that capped quiet campaign. The primary, in which the Repub licans cast a much heavier vote, showed their had the backing of their party followings. SIDE GLANCES by TRIEUNE REPORTERS A look of amazement coming over Irish Coleman's face when Everett Carkin sank a 35-foot putt for a birdie to put his twosome one up on Coleman's. Jim Murray lamenting the loss of his prune tree which, loaded with fruit, suddenly gave up the struggle, collapsed and fell Into Jim's lap as he sat upon his lawn. Jack Creaaer getting a bit confused with so" many club meetings, he putting in time with the combined Active-20-30 outfit and thinking he was with the Lions with whom he had an appointment. Cy Perry booming into the old home town with gusto and inquiring about old pal. TANKS, ARTILLERY PRINCIPAL HEMS IN NEGOTIATIONS Hundreds of Millions of Dol lars to Be Spent in Addi tion to Previous Orders Washington. Aug. 7. Pt The British government stprted negotiations today for "hun dreds of millions of dollars" of tanks, artillery, and other- war supplies in addition to all pre vious allied orders. Arthur B. Purvis, chief Brit ish purchasing agent, who pre sented the program to Treasury Secretary Morgenthau, told re porters that his government was now seeking the purchase of many types of supplies not pre viously purchased in this country- He emphasized tank and field artillery. New Weapons Wanted. The British previously bought some old artillery that the Unit ed States army had left over from the World war, but the new program is for ntw weap ons. He declined to estimnte to what figure the new program might expand total British pur chases in this country, but pre vious purchases, mostly air planes, amounted to well over $1,000,000,000. London, Aug. 7. UP) A gov ernment spokesman told Britain today that to win the war she must now "embark on a much more extensive program which must be related to the Ameri can national defense prepara tions." Arthur Greenwood, laborite minister without portfolio, speaking in the house of com mons on Britain's wartime eco nomic problems, said: "The need to supplement our own production by drawing up on the vast and invulnerable capacity of North America has immensely increased since the fall of France." "While but a few months ago we were placing orders with American industry to supple ment the deficiencies in com bined allied production." Green wood declared, "we now need to embark on a much more ex tensive program which must be related to the American doiense preparations." T MISSOURI BALLOT St. Louis, Aug. 7. fP) Sen ator Harry S. Truman, who had been termed "the Pendergast senator" by his two opponents in Missouri's primary campaign, rode a swelling tide of city votes into the lead today in his bid for Democratic renomina tion. The senator, elected in 1934 with the support of Tom Pen dergast, the now fallen Kansas City political "boss," ran be hind Gov. Lloyd C. Stark in the rural precincts, but shot ahead on an outpouring of votes from Kansas City and St. Louis. Maurice M. Milligan, former U. S. district attorney at Kansas City and prosecutor of Pender gast on income tax evasion charges, tagged behind, third in the spirited contest. AUTOIST KILLED Klamath Falls, Aug. 1.iJP Roy W. Fleming. 30, was killed I outright in an automobile acci dent on the Lakeview highway five miles east of here last night. I Minor Injuries were suffered by four Indian passengers in Fleming s overturned car. Wit nesses said Fleming was forced to cut in sharply to avoid an oncoming truck after he had passed another automobile on I curve. Republican Candidate Speaks to Iowans I Republican Presidential . Candidate Wendell L. Willkie is shown as he spoke briefly to a cheering crowd of Iowans that gathered at the Des Moines capitol grounds to greet him after he had spent several hours in conference with farm and state leaders from the mid west. Willkie declared Germany had "crushed France like an egg shell" because the French "adopted the candy stick system of government." FEHL TAKEN TO CITY FOR EXAMINATION BY TWO PSYCHIATRISTS Salem, Aug. 7. (JFi Former Jackson County Judge Earl H. Fehl, seeking his release from the Oregon state hospital through habeas corpus proceed ings, was taken to Portland to day to be examined by the two psychiatrists appointed last week by Circuit Judge Calvin L. Sweek of Pendleton. Dr. J. C. Evans, state hosnital superintendent, said the exam ination wouid be held this after noon and probably would take three or four hours. All state hospital records of the case were turned over to the psychiatrists. Dr. James Hudclson and Dr. Wendell H. Hutchins, both of Portland. Judge Sweek appointed the psychiatrists to assist him in de termining whether Fehl. com mitted to the hospital in De cember, 1937, now is sane. THREE BOYS HELD City police were conferring with the district attorney today on what charges to file against three Medford youths, one of whom allegedly cAnfessed to the theft of gasoline from a parked automobile. Arrested by police early this morning were Charles R. Lind, 20, and Samuel E. Grubbs, 17, and Glenn W. Grubbs, 18, brothers. Following a "tip" by Mrs. Lester Stinson of 617 Park jatreet that a "suspicious car I was In the neighborhood," ! police picked up the youths in a machine in the 600 block on King street. In the car was a I siphon hose and a can, and the hose was wet, police said. E TO ID IN RENO Reno. Nev., Aug. 7. 'Pi Marries licenses issued here in- Tohn D. Edwards. 26. Ashland. X'oX) .-a r...i.. p. I 3i' hoih Miforrt Ore. None of the parties mentioned are li-ted in available Medford directories Hurricane Roars Through Texas Oil Refining Areas Port Arthur, Texas, Aug. 7. (U.R) The full fury of a S0-mlle-an-hour tropical hurricane struck the thickly-populated south eastern corner of Texas today. BY WILL BE STUDIED BY STATE DEPARTMENT Washington, Aug. 7. UP) The state department asked Am bassador Kennedy in London to day for a complete text of the interview given there yesterday by John P. Cudahy, ambassador to Belgium, which was sharply criticized in the British press. Sumner Welles, acting secre tary of state, said Cudahy's in terview, in which he described the food situation in Belgium as approaching a famine condition. was granted without prior con sultation with or authority from the state department. While showing his convern over the interview, Welles de clined to comment further until he had seen what he described as an accurate text from Ambas sador Kennedy. GOLDY WILL HEAD Portland, Aug. 7. UP) The Oregon Insurance Agents' asso ciation entered a new year to day with Mark A. Goldy, Med ford, as president. Other officers elected at the close of the 12th annual con vention yesterday included George W. Haerle, Portland, re tiring president, national coun cillor; Harry Hollister. Port land, chairman of the executive committee: Paul O. Landry, Klamath Falls, executive com mitee; Howard BaHcntyne, ex ecutive committee. Seth B. Thompson, Oregon In surance commissioner, reviewed measures adopted at the recent national Insurance commission ers' convention. I Mr. Goldy heads the real es tate and insurance naency that . i l. : it., i- pres.dent of the Jackson County oflheZ? cTuh former chairman of the Med- I ford Safety Traffic Council. Columbus "discovered Amer - - ica ' by discovering one of thci Bahama liland The oil refining centers of Port Arthur and Beaumont were hit by the high winds. Roaring through this city of 60,000, the wind maintained an average velocity of nearly 80 miles an hour and a few unof ficial spurts of 90 miles were recorded. The hurricane brought a bar ometer reading of 28.87, lowest ever reported here. Two persons were killed In Louisiana before the storm struck here. The smashing winds were working north northwestward at the rate of 10 miles an hour. Communications were dis rupted. Factory whistles shrilled warnings in the Orange area for lowland residents to evacuate uu field workers, given am ple warning of the approaching storm, deserted Spindlctop oil field near Beaumont. Ine peacn settlements near Port Arthur had been cleared early in the day. Washington, Aug. 7. (U.RV The house military affairs com mittee voted today to reopen hearings on the conscription bill and Invited testimony from former Secretary of War Harry Woodring, General John J. Pershing and others. The agreement was reached at what members described as a "harmonious" session com- Berlin, Aug. 7. UP) A Eu pared with the heated meeting i ropean continent wtthous Jews yesterday at which "fifth col-1 who would be banished to umn" charged were levelled , some remote corner of the globe against opponents of the draft measure. Medford is getting cooler by degrees. At 2:30 p. m. the mer- , cury registered 98 degrees, one i.,,w th. rnmnr.hl rpirlini! I yesterday. ., .. tjZ Yesterdays maximum of 98, I two Jnder the previous Hav'a hlsh Thr tpmnrrature so far this year has not gone higher than 100. Forecast: Fair, no change in temperature. !L DUCE BELIEVED STAKING ALL UPON NEAR EAST DRIVE Troops Gathered On Libyan Egyptian Border; Planes trafo Haifa Patpctine Mraie nana, raitoiine By the Associated Press Italy gave every indication to day that Premier Benito Musso lini was ready at last to risk the battle which may make or break his African empire. Reported troop concentrations on the Libyan-Egyptian border close to the eastern Mediterran ean shore, jabbing blows at Ken ya and British Somaliland, and air raids on Haifa, Palestine, and other British positions In the near east strengthened the be lief that the "hour of destiny," of which Mussolini spoke two months ago upon the declaration of war, was at hand. Blitskrieg Feint The opinion was noted in some quarters that the threat of a Nazi blitzkrieg against England was perhaps nothing more than a di version in the strategy to con quer the African continent seize the Mediterranean and the Suez canal and thus break the British empire's life-line to the far east. The raid on Haifa, important oil center, was the third since the war began. Gasoline tanks and port facilities were reported by the Italian high command to have been badly damaged. . There were other raids in East Africa on the- air and naval bases of Aden and Berbera, and land advances into British So maliland. Possession of Suez would be the realization of one of Musso lini's dreams, but official circles at Cairo appeared confident the British could hold it with their veteran desert troops, even in the face of numerically superior forces of Italians reported ready to advance across Egypt. British Outnumbered Britain's forces facing the 250,- 000-strong Libyan army are out numbered but their control of water supplies and their experi ence are considered compensat ing factors. Only a few German bombers were reported over the British isles during the night. Two dis tricts in Scotland, the Bristol channel area, were bombed, but the British government said "damage was negligible and there were no casualties." Leaf lets containing Hitlers peace or destruction" ultimatum also were dropped in the Bristol channel area. British wondered about the lull, speculated that Adolf Hit ler's blitz-machine is not yet geared up, but said the blow must come soon if it is to come at all this year. Comforts of Home New York Aug. 8. (U.R) A newspaper from Dover, England, which has been bombed heavily, arrived in New York today. It contained this rooming house ad: "Nice rooms with every conven ience, facing the enemy." Europe Without Jews Will Be Requirements in Nazi Peace will be one of the prerequisites for a "German peace," Das Schwarze Korps organ of Adolf Hitler's SS elite guard, said to day. The paper warned that Jews everywhere in Europe would be driven from their "hide-outs," despite the present observance of "camouflaged restraint. Norway, Denmark, Holland, Belgium and both occupied and unoccupied France were nations singled out for mention. jews in mese countries, saia JP-Per. v. rc., --ivl. office, and ed, wnai rooms ...... in all neutral Europe, the paper , tated. , . The article Implied that antl Semitic measures in various Eu I BASEBALL American First game: R. H. E. New York 7 11 3 Boston 10 18 1 Breuer, Hadley, Sundra, Don ald and Rosar; Bagby, Johnson, Wilson and Foxx. National First game: St. Louis R. . 0 H. E. 18 3 9 3 Shoun Pittsburgh 10 Warneke, Hutchinson nd Padctt: Brown. Klinger, M , . , . , Score (10 innings) R. H. E. Chicago 8 11 1 Cincinnati 3 11 0 Lee, Raffensberger, Passeau, and Todd: Derringer and Lom bard!, Baker. HIS SEVERELY BURNED IN GRANTS PASS MISHAP Grants Pass, Aug. 7. UP) Herbert Nckenson, California Oregon Power company lineman, was severely burned Tuesday afternoon when he fell In contact with a line charged with 11.000 volts of electricity at the Park street substation near here. Nek- enson, unmarried, is a member of a construction crew with headquarters at Medford work ing on the substation changes necessary to energize a new $150,000 line from Medford to Grants Pass. W. J, Moyer, local manager, said Nekenson was working on a pole, with another employe on the ground watching his moves as a safety measure. A hook in Nekenson's climbing gear sud denly broke out of the pole and swung him around Into the charged wires. A switch auto matically cut off the electricity as it (urged through his body to a ground rod. He fell to a light standard which held him sus pended by his safety belt. Nekenson's address was listed at the Copco office at 148 South Holly street. OF PERSONAL ASSETS Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 7. (U.R) Wendell L. Willkie proposed today an amendment to the Hatch "clean politics" act to compel the President of the United States, members of the cabinet and officials of Import ant regulatory commissions to file schedule ef their personal assets both on entering and leaving office. The Republican presidential nominee also said that any mem ber of the President's family should be "prohibited by law" from receiving any compensa tion for business transacted with the government as a represen tative of a private concern. ropean states are too weak to suit the Germans. "The European Jewish ques tion Is not to be solved through homeopathic remedies and not by administrative and humane directions," it said. "Germany will solve her own Jew question herself. As soon as the last Jew is driven out of Germany, the rest of Europe, i which is awaiting a German peace, may know this peace must be one without Jews. The paper, in scornful lan- guage charged that the Jews, j together with Britons, tried to I "convert all Europe into a cha- one. Diooa soanea oauieueia. it v mi lieu mat fcma iuua y the bill "Germany's and Italy' vic tory," It said, "will secure space far away from European labor and culture where the scum of umn1-' ' ,u - l of Its own toil or die death II - earned." BURGLARS DEPART SAFE F COLA PLANT Between $300 and S4C0 Be lieved in Strong Box Use Truck to Make Get-Away Between $300 and $400, most of it in cash, was obtained last, night by burglars who broke Into the Coca Cola Bottling com pany plant, 601 North Grape street, and hauled away an of fice safe weighing several hun dred pounds. Oliver A. Gustafson, manager. said that he was making an audit of the books today to de termine the actual amount of money missing. He explained that $42 worth of checks were In the safe, .and that the rest was in currency and silver. He estimated the total amount to be approximately $350, adding. however, that It might run higher or lower. Truck Believed Used Entrance to the plant, accord ing to state and city police, was effected by jimmying a rear windew. The safe, 36 inches high and 24 inches long and wide, was then rolled to the loading platform door, which had been opened from the in side, and placed In an automo bile or truck, police said. The heavy safe was "Just about all two men could han dle," police stated. They ex plained that tire tracks on the ground outside the folding pla form door was proof that the safe had been taken away in an automobile. Nothing Else Taken. Nothing else In the plant was disturbed, although there waa a new portable radio In the of fice and various other article on the desk, Mr. Gustafson said. Police found in the office the safe's combination knob, which had apparently been knocked off by the burglars before they hauled the big Iron box away. The burglary waa discovered about 7 a. m. today by Homer Hlght, plant manager, when he opened the establishment forth day's business. He immediately notified police, who launched search for the safe in the sur rounding hills and roads. T IN STAIRWAY FALL Damages of $23,000, for as serted Injuries, are sought In suit brought by Harry Lowis against Niedermeyer, Inc., Callie Palm and Mary Wolfe, owner and lessor of the building at West Main and Grape streets, the upper story being used as the Lake Hotel. The action waa filed yesterday. Lowis alleges that on March 9, 1939, he fell down the stain leading to the second floor, "with great force and violence," and broke his right hip. Incapaci tating him for several months. The complaint asserts the stairway was dimly lighted, and that there were no bannisters, preventing him from breaking the fall when he stumbled. Attorney Allison Moulton ap pears as representing Lowis. FIRSTlRTLETTS GO T0CANNER1ES First shipments of Rogue River valley Bartletts consigned to Willamette valley, Portland and California canneries were scheduled today, with one car leaving for the north last night. Buyers are In the field, seek ing 1,000 tons. No price change have been reported. A reliable source said the prices offered were $30 per ton for 2H size and larger, with deal for 2H Inches and larger. at $33 per ton, out of the pack- l, " .wSL MJM i inches and larger at $32.30, lout of th packing house) bin.
