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it; . I Fun 01 wat. DIAL ncaiucrtr Bureau raport waida. Medford Tribune 2141 rortcast: rartly eloudjr ta nifhl and Friday, cooltr Fri day. Trmprralura Hifhrtt yntrrda- M Loaeat tbla moraine 17 for Southern Oregon's Leading Nawipapar The MAIL TRIBUNE Full Associated Pim c Full Unll.d Press Thirty-fifth Year MEDFORD, OREGON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1940. No. 119. .o.rn n r wm ill! - I .1. i a. the I CHANCE TO RESIGN I CAPITAL PARADE Br JOSEPH ALSOP. and ROBERT KINTNER Released by lha North Amarican Nawipapar Alllanca, Inc. Washington, Aug. 8. Prepar ations for defense of the west ern hemisphere in the event of an early German victory are being carried forward along two lines. The first is rearma ment. The second is the hemis phere trade program, worked out at the state department and recently approved at the Hav ana conference. The trade pro gram is intended to supplement rearmament, b y forestalling German economic penetration in South America, and thus pre venting the inevitable accom panying German political activ ity. In assessing the present posi tion of the United States in a troubled world, it is important to know that rearmament has been lagging badly thus far be cause of hampering tax laws which congress has been slow to change. It is also important to realize that while the trade program is certainly an effort in the right direction, and has a reasonable chance of success, it cannot possibly be considered a sure reliance in time of crisis. THE trade program has changed to much that It is no longer clearly understood by most people. As originally con ceived in the state and agri culture departments the pro gram called for the establish ment of a vast hemispheric mar keting cooperative, or several smaller cooperatives, all fi nanced and managed from Washington. The theory was that the na tions of the Americas could bar sain better with Germany in a united front, and that .with the United States serving as the broker of the hemisphere, Ger many would be unable to break down the resistance of the smaller nations by economic pressure. As conceived after the dlacuaalona at Havana, the program la far ambltloua and more practical. Broad ly apeaklng. three atepa ara planned. (1) The United States, being the (Continued on Pat Eight.) T Port Arthur, Tex., Aug. 8. (ipi One death and property damage estimated as high as je(jer t0 Speaker Bankhead of Sl.000.000 were caused by the tne house, tropical hurricane which blew Jt was tne iatest move of a itself out today in gusty squalls iserje designed to strengthen along the southeast Texas coast. ; tne manpowcr resources of the At Lake Chares, La., an armed forces for any emer emergency call for food and --ncv. medical aid was received by short wave radio from isolated Cameron, La., where 300 per - sons are marooned in the court house by tides six feet above normal. Scores were marooned as 73 mile winds roared into Texas from the east and struck Port Arthur, Orange and Beaumont. SIDE GLANCES by THItUNE REPORTERS Dean P.eper passing out the conventional stogies over his fatherhip to a son he hasn't had time to name yet on ae rount of so much Shakespeare business. Pattv Hampson starting a ca-, American ships to enter pro reer of mag.c go.ngs-on at a.i scribed combat zones without early age while entertaining a ' convoy to remove children on group with a difficult trick, the ; condition all belligerent! guar solunon of which she refused to " ,e conduct. .. . The measure applies to chil- m u g - I dren under 16 of all nations but Orb Cooksey simply c'.ad In 'the effect of the resolution pajamas while Irving to keep , would be to limit such "mercy up with the fire engin whils'ship expedition' to Great Bri looking for a blaza. , I tain. i IS EXTENDED MEN, I- Passage by 71 -7 Clears Way for Debate On Burke- Wadsworth Conscript Bill Washington, Aug. 8. (JP) The senate passed and sent to , the house today legislation em-I powering President Roosevelt 1 to order the national guard and army reserves to active military ; duty for a period of 12 months. 1 The measure was passed by I a vote of 71 to 7. I Those recorded as voting against the bill were Senators Bulow (D.. S.D.), Danaher (R., ; Conn.). Donahey (D., Ohio), Gil lette (D.. Iowa), Holt (D., W.i Va.), Lundeen (FL, Minn.) snl Nye (R., N.D.). Passage of the measure clear ed the way for beginning promptly debate on the Burke Wadsworth compulsory mili tary service bill. Resignations Parmittad Advocated by Mr. Roosevelt as a "vitally essential step in our program towards adequate preparedness, the guard-reserve measure would authorize mobilization of 227,000 national guardsmen, 116,000 reserve of ficers, about 38,000 reserve en listed men, 3,700 retired offi cers and 12,000 retired enlisted men. Announced army plans, how ever, call only for the immed iate mobilization of the thirtieth, forty-first, fort y-f ourth and forty-fifth divisions and . 22 smaller units. These comprise in all, 55,428 enlisted men, 53 warrant officers and 3.930 offi cers. Just before passage the senate wrote in a provision to permit resignations of guards men and reservists with fam ilies dependent on their earn ings. Use Limited As approved by the senate, the measure would limit use of the guard and reserve units to the western hemisphere. Amer ican possessions, and Philippine islands, an amendment py sen ator Adams (D., Colo.) to further limit these operations having been defeated 39 to 38. Emergency powers granted the president under the bill would expire June 30. 1942. Re-employment, upon their release, of those called to serv ice would be required of em Dlovers bv a provision making it an unfair labor practice to refuse re-employment. Washington, Aug. 8. P Secretary Knox asked congress today for authority to hold lut ure naval and marine corps en listed men in service Indefinite ly during war or "declared i .m.reencies." He ,tated the request in a Tne new legislation, proposed by Knox would apply only to (those men who enlisted in the naval service, including the marine corps, after the enact ment of the measure. REFUGEE BILL HAS Washington, Aug. 8 tU.R) The house passed Wednesday and ,.,, s to ,vtcu. r, ... r-. ate refugee children from Great Britain. The measure, by Rep. Thomas C. Hennings, Jr., D., Mo. amends the neutrality act to permit Blitzkrieg Springboards STAV-NOCMBr'j! is :!t.aiRDiiN North tOtNBuaGM SetL 15 -JSUNOcataNO fiK """I. J JO Ml i i - Vo Ml.' Birmingham:: liy : VdiMDON :::Jf DOVf ft .....r. Jv' The British prs warned its readers that German raids of the past few waaks had been little mora than lasts of the bills kriag springboards sat up in Naii occupied territory. This map indicates six bases, fire of tham on captured territory, which may be used whan the "real attack of waves of 500 planes" gats underway. Northeast England and Scotland ara thraaianad from bases at Bargan (1) and Siavanger (2). The Helgoland bate (3) is within bomber range of East coast ports, while Haldar (4) threatens industrial canters. The nearby channel porta (5) may be the hopping off point for actual invasion, although Cherbourg (6) it only 90 miles from Southampton. BY VOYAGE TO BAHAMAS Hamilton, Bermuda, Aug. 8. (IP) Two of the highest placed matrons of official Ber muda society. In welcoming the Windsors to Britain-in-the-west-ern-hemlsphere today, curtsied to the duke but not to his Amer ican-born twice-divorced duch ess. Hamilton. Bermuda, Aug. 8. (IP) The Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrived here today from Lisbon, Portugal, en route to the Bahamas where the duke will assume the post of gov ernor. The American export liner Excalibur, on which they were passengers, anchored off this port early in the afternoon. Thousands lined the shores and the freshly scrubbed, coral-pev-ed streets to greet tV; couple. Little pageantry was expect ed since this was an unofficial visit. Still, the city was decked In flags, and the regular Thurs day half-holiday gave Bermu- dians a chance to see the duke and his American wife on their drive from the Royal Yacht club landing in Hamilton to Government House, where they will live until they leave for the Bahamas. It was the dukes first visit to Bermuda since 1931 when he was Prince of Wales. G. Grants Pass. Aug. 8 (Spl.) Directors of the Orants Pass and Josephine county chamber' of commerce appealed to the coun ty court Wednesday for a J300 emergency allotment to help the chamber out of financial diffi culties and enable it to provide "needed service" to the county, particularly to farmers, for the balance of 1940. Commissioners John Valen and Richard McElligott respond ed that a careful study of the budget would have to be made first, "lest we get our neck in a halter." Judge Johnson said that he thought the county should make The tieup of San Diego lum en annual appropriation to help ber yards widened today to 13 the chamber, and said he saw no i companies as a federal concilia "serioui objection" to making a tor arrived to assist in adjusting S500 appropriation at this time ' a labor dispute which thrcaten- if the general public would not misunderstand the act. D fl Oslo- jr SWEDEN NORWAY ll 1 I "vHar a, JmastaiI I 7JW 1 DV-a.M.H "V-'V BERLIN I V" J HANOVI I m .-.v.v i I -foin!Zl I tt i IANCE Egl : jo 'oo too Ko-Wt-'" FROZEN FRENCH FUNDS MAY BE Ufflf TO PAY LONG-010 WAR DEBI Washington, Aug. 8. jP) Secretary Morgcnthau disclosed today that the United States was considering the possibility of taking World war debt payments out of frozen French funds In this country. When the subject of war debts was raised at his press confer ence, the treasury chief said that before French funds are released he wants to see "what happens to American invest ments and debts over there." The treasury head had refer red many times to the possibil ity of offsetting American busi ness and other losses in the In vaded European countries against the funds of those coun tries being held here, but for merly he had given no reply to inquiries about World war indebtedness. France alone owes this coun try about $4,000,000,000 from the last war. Asked whether the freezing regulations, imposed upon the funds belonging to invaded na tions and their peoples, also ap plied to Germany, Morgenthau replied: "No, any amount of money can be sent to Germany, and there Is nothing we can do about it. It's silly, but we are at peace with Germany and cannot do anything about its funds." Tupper Lake, N. Y., Aug. 8. JP) Patricia Cain, 21-year-old daughter of a wealthy New England food manufacturer, is under police surveillance In a Tupper Lake hotel after she obtained work as a vaitreai iuh'iw i n k nvr uiNuunniiLc from her Melrose, MasT home c,,n,i.v Tupper Lake Police Chief J. Edward Timmons said he Identified Miss Cain today from photographs in New York City newspaper!, Lumber Strike Widens San Diego, Cat, Aug. 8. HP) ; ed to close most of the city s J score of plants. Furious Greatest Toll Since War Begun BRITAIN PR0MISESW1LLKIE TO ASK INDIA LIBERTY FOR; HOOVER, LANOON HELP IN CONFLICT! TO BACK DEMAND Free and Equal Partnership in Commonwealth Offered Italians Capture Zeila By the Associated Presa. Britain bid today for further help from India's fabled wealth and vast manpower as Italy menaced the empire'! Mediterranean-Suez Canal-Red Sea life line. "Free and equal partnership" in the British commonwealth was Britain's promise to her greatest Asiatic possession. The announcement on the Indian situation, made simul taneously in commons and the house of lords and in India, said the government was will ing to let Indians "devise the framework of a new constitu tion" at the end of the war in the hope that the distant coun try s 350.000,000 people, over coming their own differences would at last attain "freedom and .equality within the British commonwealth of nation. Brit ain herself, the statement said, was unwilling to undertake "fundamental constitutional Is sues" at this time. Concede Loss of Zaila. As Britons cheered new evi dence of growing power of the R.A.F., many were concerned with developments In that hot. I dry corner of northeast Africa where a British force. In the Kipling tradition, sought to block Italy's Intended conquest i of the continent. British military authorities In London, conceding capture of Zeila in British Somaliland, ex pressed belief the fascist forces would have a tough time taking Berbers, principal port of the country, and connected with Zeila by a 150-mile motor road. An Italian advance along this road could be placed under constant fire from air and land and perhaps from sea. In Africa, the British said, massed Libyan troops hae not yet pushed across the frontier into the west Egyptian desert. grantsTassregion Grants Pass, Aug. 8. With the Rogue river -tlP "maximum summer low," the Grants Pass irrigation district today began alternating water between its two "highline" or pumping canals at approximate- ly one-week Intervals. It is the first partial shutdown since: 1834. The river was .15 of a foot below summer low today,' and the river flow was only 770 second feet at Savage Rapids 1 dam, insufficient to operate at i the same time the two turbines which pump water to the high line canals. Rotation of water use is already practiced on the laterals leading from the main canals but alternation of the turbines and thus of the high -- "ne. will multiply the number! of days farm lands must go ot ,tween irrigation periods. The Grant Pass district has " reservoir. FIVE CITED IN DEATH OF MARINE UNIONIST Los Angeles, Aug. 8. (IPt The county grand Jury today returned a aecret indictment charging five men with murder In connection with the death of John R. Riley, maritime union-) .1st fatally beat?n In a water- I front altercation five yean ago.' Aerial Support Sought for Hatch Law Changes Confer ences Set for GOP Leaders Colorado Springs, Colo.. Aug. 8. (Pi Wendell L. Willkie said today that "fifty per cent of the money spent in political cam paigns Is wasted money." The Republican presidential nominee, reiterating to a press conference that all loopholes in the Hatch anti-politics law should be closed, said that if amendments to that law were properly handled "it could clean up politics." Colorado Springs. Colo., Aug. 8. W) Aides of Wendell L. Willkie said today he would ask former president, Herbert Hoo ver and Alf M. Landon, the 1936 Republican nominee, to support his demand for broad amendments to the Hatch anti politics law. Willkie told his presa confer ence yesterday the existing act should be amended to require the president, cabinet. offiyers and all other now exempt offic ials to file sworn statements of their assets upon taking office and upon leaving office. He added that another desir able amendment would be a provision prohibiting any mem ber of a family of an official from receiving compensation for representing clients before federal agencies, The Republican nominee will have a luncheon conference with Landon at his resort hotel here next Tuesday. He will see Hoo- vcr In Denver some time next week. He first planned to meet Hoover somewhere in Montana, but the former president "very kindly" agreed to come to Den ver. Willkie said. Campaign issues and strategy also will be discussed with Lan don and Hoover, Willkie said. ATTACK VICTIM Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 8 IIP) American Airlines officials to day quoted Stewardess Rose mary Griffith as saying she was hit on the head by an unknown person who demanded the key to the baggage compartment of a transcontinental sky sleeper as the plane neared Nashville last night. The stewardess' story, as given out by Paul Stanley, Nashville Peiowales manager for the airlines, said she was leaning over In the corner of the ladies' lounge when some man whispered Into her ear "Give me the key. Give me the key or I will slug you." Then Stanley said, the stew ardess said she was felled by a blow on the head and that as she lay on the floor she managed to swallow the key. British Coast See Planes A South Coast Town In Eng- , . . . , . . . and, Aug. 8 Resldents of - ,i'um -re. w. w.im M. , the air battle in which 53 Ger man planes were reported shot down saw bombs dropping al most continuously since early today. "The fighters kept the Ger- mans so busy though that all 'the bombs I saw fell into the i sea." said one witness, "We saw Dlanes dropping, too 1 1 myself saw one crash Into the sea In flames. Two others came down further along the coast. "There was a burst of raid - Ing in tha morning and then Attacks Take baseball I Amarican St. Louis, Aug. 8. Jf" Bobby Feller won his nineteenth victory of the season today, giv ing the St. Louis Browns 10 scattered hits as the Cleveland Indians took the first game of a doubleheader, 7 to 4. Ken Kelt ner and Rip Radcliff hit home runs. First game: R. H. E. Cleveland 7 13 0 St. Louis . 4 10 0 Feller and Hemsley; Kennedy Mills, Coffman and Swift, Suscel R. H. E. New York 8 9 0 Boston 6 13 0 Murphy, Hadlcy, Gomez and Rosar: Dickman and Foxx. (10 innings) R. H. E. Philadelphia 8 1 Washington 4 10 0 Caster, Bcckman, and Wag ner, Hayes; Masterson, Monteag- udo, Carrazquel and Ferret). National Score: R. H, Chicago 1 9 Cincinnati 3 6 French and Todd; Walters and Lombardl. R. H. Boston ........ 6 9 Philadelphia 17 E 2 1 Tobin and Mali; Mulcahy Beck and Atwood. (12 innings). , . R. H. Brooklyn 10 New York 8 12 C. Davis, Flowers and Phelps; Lohrman and Danning. FARLEY QUITTING POSTMASTERS! ON AUGUST 31ST Hyde Park, N. Y.. Aug. 8. IP) President Koosevelt accept ed the resignation of James A. Farley as postmaster-general to day. It is effective August 31 The President said their friend ship would always continue. Mr. Roosevelt dictated a let ter to Farley In which he said he accepted the resignation witn "real regret," wUhed Farley suc cess in private business and praised his administration of the postoffice department. "All of us in the administra tion." the President wrote, "will miss you deeply; we count on seeing you often. I especially count on this after all of our years of close personal associa tion. Our friendship will al ways continue." Among reports of Farley'! future activities is one that he would head a syndicate In pur chasing the New York Yankee baseball property. Killed Under Tree Roseburg, Ore., Aug. 8. JT) Albert Johnson, 34, employed by L. M. Owens, logging and milling contractor at Twelve Mile, seven milei west of Camas Valley, died thii afternoon from injuries suf fered when he was crushed by a falling tree. Residents Drop Into Sea again In early afternoon, then there was a lull. "But Just when we were get ting ready for tea the third raid started on a convoy in the chan nel. "We saw a British fighter and German plane circle around each other at a great height and soon afterward! the nazl began to turn and spin down. It crashed into the sea in flames. "Just then a Ju-Iu (Junkers) dive bomber suddenly appeared , overneaa wun we surooaru wing damaged. A British fighter ; forced the German to land In a field. The crew waj captured." 7D NAZI PLANES BY BRITISH FIRE Germans Claim Fifteen Brit ish Ships Sunk by Tor pedo Boats, Warplanes London, Aug. 8. (UP.) Reli able British sources estimated tonight that 70 German plane had been shot down today in operations against and over thp British isles. By Joa Alex Morris (TJ.P. Foreign News Editor.) Great Britain and Germany exchanged furious blows and suffered heavy losses today In aerial warfare over the British isles. A total of 87 airplanes 83 Germans and 34 British were reported by the British and German high commands to have been shot down during day of - unprecedented aerial and sea warfare around the British isles. Both sides, however, dis puted the claims of the enemy, 13 Ships Sunk. - The Oerman high command ' claimed that attack! by iti tor pedo speed boats and airplanes had sunk IS British merchant ships totaling 72,000 tons, dam aged eight others and destroyed 34 British airplanes since last night. The British air ministry said that 83 German airplanes had been shot down and others de stroyed or badly damaged in a series of air battles, centering around British convoys which used floating balloon bamgea as protection against German dive bombers in the English channel. Balloons Hald Effective. The effectiveness of the bal loons which the British ship now run up on cables attached to their decks was in dispute. British seamen were quoted in London as saying that they were highly effective against nazl dive bombers, but the German high command statement indi cated one of the most terrific attacks of the war on shipping in the channel. German planes, dodging through the clouda, also made series of attacks close to the south coast of England and scat tered attack! on land objective! elsewhere. BLAZE NEAR AGNESS -PLACED IN CONTROL' Grants Pass, Aug. 8. UP) One hundred and twenty-flv men corraled three fires In a small area on Green Knob mountain In the Siskiyou na tional forest near Agness. Tha fires were confined to one, five and 50 acres. Captain of Guard Thanks Public for Courtesies Shown A letter received today from Capt. Carl Y. Tengwald expressed the gratitude of Company A, 186th Infantry of the Oregon national guard, for courtesies extended upon departure of the guardsmen to camp. Captain Tengwald commands the company. Hit letter: "The officer! and men of Company A, 186th Infantry. Dregon national guard, wish to extend their thanks and appreciation to tha citizens of Medford and vicinity for the enthusiasm shown In this year's field training of th local units. "The personnel of tha com pany also wisn to thank tha Jackson County Chamber of Commerce for tha cartons of cigarette! given to tha com-
