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MEDFORD, OREGON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1940.
No. 119.
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Br JOSEPH ALSOP. and
ROBERT KINTNER
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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
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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.
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IS EXTENDED MEN,
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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.
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ate refugee children from Great
Britain.
The measure, by Rep. Thomas
C. Hennings, Jr., D., Mo. amends
the neutrality act to permit
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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.
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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.
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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
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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-