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Newspaper Page TextDIAL 2141 lor Southern Oregon's Leading Newspaper The MAIL TRIBUNE TV Cdiuci w Bufmu report mild. Medford Foreraftt: Fair tonight an 4 WiHlnetxIav, llttl rhanf. In temperature. Temperature HUlie! ?pterday - , 91 Lone-t thl morning .. , 53 x JtUJB U R Jfi Full Associated Press Full United Press Thirty-fifth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1' No. 129. 1 lop) UTAH IN Ate HASH (LEASES THE CAPITAL PARADE By JOSEPH ALSOP. and ROBERT KINTNER Released by the North American Newspaper Alliance. Inc. Washington, Aug. 0. Am bassador to France William C. Bullitt, acting as unofficial gov ernor of Paris during the" days between the flight of the French government and the arrival of the Germans, arranged the peaceful occupation of the city with the German high com mand. While the city waited for its conquerors, a mere shell, with every man and woman gone who could find the means to go. Bullitt conducted the ne gotiations through the American legation in Berne. Under the arrangement sug gested by Bullitt and accepted by the Germans, contact be tween himself and the German general staff was to be estab lished when the first German advance detachment reached the outskirts of the city There . members of the Paris police, force, then under Bullitt's or-1 aers, woum De awaiting tne Germans. It was a simple and sensible scheme, which a strange accident nearly sent insanely wrong. For Hitler had personally su pervised the plans for occupy ing Paris, delighting In every In stant of his triumph, and he had given the honor of commanding the first advance detachment to a colonel in the German army who was one of the old-time nazis and his close friend. The colonel and his little troop of men presented themselves at the Porte De Pantin, in the suburbs. A Paris policeman was duly dis covered, and Bullitt's plan was Just about to be carried out on schedule, when the accident happened. A nameless French soldier, strayed or left behind because he was wounded, was lodged in a building overlook ing the Pantin Gate. He saw the German officer, realized what the parley in the gate must mean, and grimly seized hi rifle and shot the German down. (Continued on Page Bli 1 LIGHT RAIN ENDS Portland, Aug. 20-(P-Llght rain nnri tpmncrnturpa niiltpd down to autumn crispness vir - tually eliminated the forest and ! Roosevelt wa ready "Natural brush fire menace in the Port-I1 hf added "no transfer of land area today. The city and county maintain ed mop-up crews but the 3,000 acre West Hills brush fire, re sponsible for the destruction of eight homes, was controlled About 150 CCC fire fighters I States) . . . will be served there were withdrawn from the Wash-jby." ' Churchill, ington county side of , the blaze. No p"e Terms Yet Other brush fires, one nearl Churchill declined to specu the Oregon side of the interstate j late about what terms Britain, bridge across the Columbia should she win, would demand river, were checked. "to spare mankind the miseries Generally fair weather, mod - erate temperatures and fog onl the coast and in the northwest portion were forecast for tonight and Wednesday. SIDE GLANCES br TRIEUNE REPORTERS Irene Stedman looking fresh and pretty after a hot, dusty day in the country. Harriet Watson trying without much success to avoid an exces- I LI IULL I Wl 1 MIIUJI sive amount of bridge playing during her Medford holiday. . Washineton. Aug. 20. Isabel Neff liking the current SenBtor McNary (R-Ore.) has re Craterian picture well enough to; IJJured rjonaid Robinson, presi dium for another helping. many;den, of ,he rendleU)n ctlmber others being of a like mind, so . thlt war depart- superbly acted Is the film piece. ment otUeia-a wlll iurvey the Marjorie Kellv telling lntcr- Pendleton area as the possible esting tales of a ten thousand site of an aviation depot, acre wheat ranch where she "va- Robinson telegraohed the rationed ' bv rising at 5 a m. to senator describing Pendleton s help with the day s chorea. i strategic location- CHURCHILL URGES ! SPEEDY DELIVERY AGED DESTROYERS British -American Union Is Hinted Bar Food to Hit ler Conquered Lands Air Parity Near. London, Aug. 20. OPi Lord Halifax. British foreign minister, disclosed in the house of lords tonight that an agreement "in principle" had already been reached with the United States government on the leasing of British western hemisphere air and naval bases. .'Br the Associated Press London, Aug. 20. (IP) Britain- has decided to offer the United States 99-year leases on air and naval defense bases in her western hemisphere posses sions, Winston Churchill told, the house of commons today. In his eighth war statement, one filled with cold confidence. the prime minister declared Britain had decided to offer these "suitable sites" to the United States in Newfoundland an(j the West Indies, and was not asking for any advantage in return, However, he did appeal for 'timely reinforcement" of Brit ain's navy from the United States a reference to some 30 over age American destroyers which Britain wants to buy. Speaking of the proposed naval leases, Churchill said: "Undoubtedly this process means that these two great or ganizations of the English speaking democracies, the Brit ish empire and the United States, will have to be some what mixed up together in some of their affairs for mutual and , general advantage. No Misgivings "For my own part, looking out upon the future, I do not view the process with any mis givings. "I could not stop it If I wish ed. No one can stop it. Like the Mississippi it Just keeps roll ing along. Let it roll. Let It roll, full flood, inexorable, Irre sistible, benignant, to broader lands and better days." Cheers greeted this passage. As Churchill spoke, three great waves of German planes thundered across the channel into southeast England and dropped their bombs, then roar ed back to France. Of the proffer of defense bases to America, Churchill as- ' rted Britain was ready to open 1 men' whenever President sovereignty is involved. A sinr ilar statement was made in the house of lords by Viscount Caldecote, dominions secretary. "We feel sure our interest no less than their (the United i of a third world war, "We are still toiling up the hill," he declared, "we have not yet reached the crestline." I Churchill said the defection of France n a a conirmuiea greatly to Britain's inability to defend her African protectorate of Somaliland, now in Italian hands, but, he explained, even (Continued on Pace Seven.) nriinirTnu inr prfU 1 1 I HI UKrii Refugee Ship m r v, - h ? ' ' ' .:. !, ! ' ' - ." ' 5 i . . I f ' I U f- If :-raiCTczTfti ' . i I ... iyna!33IX5i!Sei . i f t aaaiaw rA The German government has washed Its hands of responsibility for the safely of the U. S. ship American Legion (above) carrying Americans home from Peisamo. Finland. The announcement was correlated with a formal declaration of a "total blockade" of the British Isles. . Washington,, Aug. 20. OI.M Official lodey welted anx iously for reports that the U. 8. army transport American Legion, with 897 war refugees aboard, had safelr cleared the danger tone of European waters. Two continents watched the progress of the homeward bound vessel, knowing that lis fate might Influence vitally the future course of the United States toward the war now In progress In Europe. ' The German embassy. In statement Issued around 3:00 p. m. c.S.T. yesterday, estimated danger' for the next 12 hours. however. Indicated the ship late this afternoon. EOF T Washington, Aug. 20. (IP) A senate investigation to deter mine if officials have received special privileges in acquiring prized postage stamps has been asked by Senator Danaher (R Conn.) Danaher asserted In the sen ate yesterday that Secretary Ickes stood to make a "profit" of $187,417.50 on 150 imperfor ate stamps which he bought for $82.50. He read what he said was a copy of a letter from Ickes to Harry W. Chase, chancellor of New York University, In which Ickes offered imperforate, gummed stamps of a series Is sued In commemoration of the ! national park service to Chase for sale at a charity auction. ine letter quoted Ickes as saying that originally he had ob- j J"d 20 of the issue. Dana her said that similar stamps, not gummed, had been sold pub licly, but he contended that the stamps held by Ickes were valu able because they were gummed Driver Fined James H. Cummings, IB. of the Midway road, was fined tl and $4.50 costs by Justice of the Peace William R. Coleman this afternoon. H e pleaded guilty to a state police charge of operating a pickup truck without a red tail light yester day. Child Refugees London. Aug. 20. Pi Geof frey H. Shakespeare, dominions Under-Secretary, told the hou of commons today that the gov ernment has approved applica tions for the transportation of 19.373 children overseas to es cape the dangers of war. Boslon Wool Dull Boston, Aug. 20. (AP-U.S.D. A.) The Boston wool market was extremely dull today. Danger Zone the vessel would be tn grave Unofficial computations. mar be In the danger area until BASEBALL National League R. H. E. (1st game) Brooklyn .. 0 1 St. Louis 3 6 0 Grissom and Mancuso; Shoun and Owen. Boston 3 13 2 Pittsburgh 0 IS 2 Salvo and Berres; Lanahan and Davis. Philadelphia 0 3 1 Chicago 4 8 1 Mulcahy, Frye and Warren; Passau and Todd. New York Cincinnati 3 7 0 Lohrman and D a n n I n g Thompson and Lombard!. American League (First game) R. H. E. Chicago 8 7 0 Philadelphia 13 5 Smith and Tresh; Ross and F. Hayes. Cleveland 11 18 0 Boston 6 12 0 Feller. Allen, and Hemsley, Pytlak; Wilson, Dickman, Hash, and Foxx. (Second game, 10 Innings) Chicago 3 8 2 Philadelphia 4 11 1 Lee and Turner; Potter, Heus ser and F. Hayes. (Second game) Detroit 2 8 0 New Yor 4 8 1 Trout, McKain and Sullivan; Bonham and Rosar, Dickey. , St. Louis 0 10 1 1 Washington .. 3 8 Auker and Swift, Suwe; Hud ton and Ferrcll. Detroit Blase Controlled Eugene, Aug. 20. (IP) Under control today was a forest fire ; which blackened 150 acres near Detroit tn the tional forest. Willamette na- Army Engineers Coming Portland. Aug. 20. P The army engineers' rivers and har- bors board, headed by Brigadier General Thomas M. Robins, will inspect major projects tn Ore - Igon next week. NAZI NAVAL BASE AT KIEL SUNK Boulogne Blasted As British Take Offensive Ger mans Resume Raids. London, Aug. 20. The VUlacoublay airdrome on the outskirts of Paris was bombed in the course of widespread Brit ish air raiding operations over Germany and France last night, the air ministry announced to night. London. Aug. 20. UP) RAF bombers last night attacked the German naval base at Kiel andDatP 30 airdromes In Germany and In enemy occupied territory while in daylight raids yester day an airdrome at Flushing and an anti-aircraft position near Amsterdam were bombed, the air ministry announced tonight. Three British planes did not return. By the Associated Press London, Aug. 20. Bombing of two German transport at Haugesund, one of the nearest Norwegian ports to Britain, was reported by the admiralty today as widespread Nazi raids ended another lull in Germany's air siege and British fliers answered blow for blow. Haugesund it on a stretch of Norwegian coast between Ber gen and Stavanger, which might serve as a base for a sea-borne Nazi Invasion against which Brit ain is making constant prepara tions. This, following a night of air raids over a wide British area including England, Wales and Scotland, apparently meant the end of the second breathing spell from the attacks of massed Ger man bombers. Most of the night forays, however, were by lone raiders, The air ministry admitted there had been some damage and casualties. Including deaths. but declared most of the bombs fell harmlessly in rural areas. Besides the attack in Norway, British bomber also carried the war to Germany and German- held France, particularly against Boulogne, French channel port, which was raided for the third time in 48 hours. The sinking of an unidenti fied 3.000-ton freighter bound to the Americas with British war refugees, some of them en route to the United States, was disclosed in Dublin. Two tor pedoes struck the ship and seven persons aboard were killed, sur vivors said. ROOSEVELT TELLS El Hyde Park, N. Y.. Aug. 20. (JP) President Roosevelt today named Roy Howard, editor of the New York World-Telegram, as the one private Individual he had mentioned anonymously in his acceptance speech as hav ing turned down a bid to help on the defense program. The World-Telegram Is a member newspaper of the Scripps-Howard chain, of which Howard la chairman of the exe cutive committee. A series of questions brought out Howard's name. Salem Rejects Plan Salem, Aug. 20. (IP) The Salem city council last night failed to take a stand on the proposal that the city buy its own electric system, the council filing without comment its spec ial power committee'! report that the subject be studied by technical counsel. Shasta Firebugs Active Sacramento, Aug. 20. OP) The division of forestry started an Investigation today of six Shasta county Incendiary fires, one of which still burned out of control. Atlanta, Aug. 20. (IP)-Tot the first time in Georgia his tory, communists seeking pub lic office will be barred In the November general election from 1 having their names placed on 'the ballot. WILLKIE AMAZED BY F! OF ICKES SPEECH Nominee to Keep On Seeking 'Face to Face' Debate Charges Branded False Rushvllle. Ind., Aug. 20. (IP) Viewing Secretary Ickes" re ply to his acceptance speech as a presidential refusal to meet him In joint debate. Wendell L. Wlllkie gave this statement to reporters today: "Lincoln did not think It was unworthy or undignified to de- and neither did Daniel Welster. "I am going to keep on ask ing for the debate, boys." The Republican presidential nominee, who on Saturday chal lenged President Roosevelt to a series of "face to face" platform arguments, listened by radio last night to Ickes' address accusing him of "unpatriotic demagogue ery- ,nt "unpardonable refer- ences to the chief executive. Not Worth Answering Hastily calling a secretary, be dictated a statement to Joe Mar tin, Republican chairman, say ing "I am not surprised that Ickes would stoop to such levels, but I am astonished the presi dent of the United States would authorize such a speech.' Washington, Aug. 20 (IPs Secretary Ickes, calling Wendell Willkie's criticism of President Roosevelt's handling of foreign affairs "ill-considered and dem agogic," has termed the Repub lican party "the party of ap peasement." In a radio address described as a reply to the Republican presidential nominee'a accep tance speech, the Interior secre tary last night asserted: "The Republican party In 1940 contains the equivclent of fngland's and France's pro-nail Munich appeasers of 1936 the men with the black umrirellas." Ickes said that Willkie was a member of Tammany Hall and indicated thnt he considered him an admirer of the late Sam uel Ins'ill, utilities operator. Both statements were promptly termed "plain and simple false hoods," by Willkie in a state ment at Rushville, Ind.. last night. Willkie wired Chairman Jo seph Martin of the Republican national committee to "waste no money In buying radio time to answer Ickes. It is unworthy of answer." (It had been planned to have Senator Bridges IR-N.H.) make a reply.) Tammany "Smear" Wlllki?, Ickes said, had Joined Tammany Hall In 1930. "fought In its ranks" and " has not re signed to this day." Ickes also claimed that Will kie had once praised Insull as a "forceful, dynamic and attrac tive figure." while thousands of others "execrate Insull ai the man who ruined them " "The statement of Mr. Ickes that I am or ever was a member of Tammany Hall." Willkie said, "and his implication tnat I ever approved of the activities of Samuel Insull. or that I have any business connections of any kind today are plain and simple falsehood-!." Attack Bitter In his attack on the Republi can party, Ickes said: "Mr. Willkie's current party contains the men who think that they can appease Hitler by mak ing a deal the big business men who were caught conferring In secret with a notorious nasi agent, Dr. Westrick. Mr. Willkie's current party Includes the men who think that big business should be allowed to capitallM a grave national crisis for its own private profit; that, somehow or other, the country will muddle through If only the party of big business and appeasement Is given an ex clusive right to handlo the de fense program. "What has Mr. Willkie's cur rent party to offer America but more Munlchs, more appease ment abroad, and more defeat ism and reaction at home?" Royal Hardship London, Aug. 20. Because of the war. Princess Margaret Rose will have only a plain sponge cake for her tenth biithday anniversary tomorrow. Sugar rationing does not provide for the icing. AIRPORT PROJECT WILL START SOON, GRIFFITHJTATES $120,000 Defense Improve ment Job to Be Done in Six Months, City Is Told Work on the Medford munic ipal airport (120,000 WPA im provement project will be start ed In a few days and will be completed In six months with a maximum of 129 to 130 men employed, It was stated today by E. J. Griffith, atata admin istrator of the works projects administration with headquar ters in Portland. On a tour of western counties to talk over projects with spon soring agencies, Mr. Griffith left here for the north today after conferring with Fred W. Schef- fel, city superintendent, H. V. Merrill, director of WPA oper ations in this district, who will be supervising engineer for the works project administration on the , airport Job, Mayor C. C. Furnas and city councilman and Glenn L. Jackson, president of the Jackson County Cham ber of Commerce. Mr. Griffith Inspected the airport yesterday afternoon. The Medford Improvement plan is the first WPA defense i project In Oregon, Mr. Griffith said, and added that there would be no delay in getting the work started. Ha stated that approval by the war department as a defense measure expedited the project. The project ta lor paving wie main 4,000-foot runway, gravel ing of an additional 1,400 leet of the runway, widening tne runway 100 feet and Installing flush type runway lights, ine additional runway width la to be graveled. As Improved, the airport wlll be able to accommodate the largest planes for a long time to come, Mr. Griffith declared. Lunching yesterday with the city council. Mr. Griffith said that approval of the project was the "culmination of a long and persistent effort by the peo ple of this community to pro cure federal aid to help pay the material costs for the exten sion of the airport. "This was not something that developed over night," Mr. Griffith continued. "It repre sents long, patient work. This annlira to the cltv government. the chamber of commerce and citizens generally who have been behind the airport Im provement program. SENATE HEARS OF PLANE Washington, Aug. 20. (IP) Senator Reynold (DN.C.) told the senate today he had "heard that in 28 days at Langley field there were 28 airplane accident all caused by defective landing sears" and "there must have been some sabotage there." In addition to thl report on the big air base in Virginia. Rey nolds said also that "I've heard that there is lot of Sabotage taking place In the airplane fac tories of southern canrornia. The senator alto told the sen ate of reports "that acid was placed In bolt holes" cn some recent heavy gun emplacement so that these gun would be dis lodged when fired. "W must guard ourselves from within as well as from without, ' Reynold wild and then referred to Harry Bridge, alien labor leader, a "Ameri ca's enemy number on." He urged speedy senate action on house-approved legislation to deport Bridge. CHALLENGE F. D. I DEBATE WITH HIM Let . Experts Inspect De fenses, While President Discusses Issues, Plan. THE PRESIDENT DECLINES Hyde Park, N. Y.. Aug. 10 (IP) President Roosevelt turn ed down Wendell L. Willkie's challenge to debate campaign Issues today, asserting at press conference that ihlnga were In such a shape this yea that he could not campaign. Willkie Issued the chal lenge In a speech last Satur day In which he formally ac cepted the Republican presi dential nomination Asked when he would "start the debates with Willkie." Mr. Roosevelt recalled his own ac ceptance speech. He said ho had told the nub ile and the Democratic con vention that, whether he liked It er not, he happened to be the president of 130.000.000 people, and that things were in such shape this year that it was. of course, perfectly ob vious that he could not do anr political campaigning. Rushvllle, Ind., Aug. 20. UJ0 ' Republican presidential nom inee Wendell L. Willkie renew ed his public debate challenge to President Roosevelt late to day, suggesting that Mr. Roose velt let defense expert Inspect defense work and that the chief executive make his own contribution to democracy by discussing the vital Issues of tha campaign. Informed of Mr. Roosevelt Hyde Park, N. Y., pres con ference statement that he could not accept Willkie's challenge, the Republican presidential nominee issued the following statement: "I would suggest that tha president name experts who understand the building of da fense works to make Inspection trip with regard to such de fense work and that the presi dent devote such time as ha now uses for that purpose to making democracy work by dis cussing the Issues in which tha American people are very much Interested. "It Is true that Franklin D. Roosevelt Is president of tha United States. It is equally true that he Is running for a third term for president of the United States. . . . The democratic pro cess baslcly rests upon discus sion and any man who seek the office of president of tha United State not alone should be willing to but Is under an obligation to publicly discus the questions before the Amer ican people." War Bulletins Dublin. Aug. 20 P Ireland' department of de fense announced tonight that a Carmen plane hed crashed near Cloghane. county Kerry, and that its crew of sis had been captured. Rome, Aug. 20 AP via Radio) Italian bomber form ation accompanied by fight ing plane bombed the Brit ish naval base of Malta today, the Italian radio reported. Athens. Aug. 20. (tf In formed sources said today a two-member Greek trade con mission would leave for Ber lin August 23 to iron out de tails of a recently signed German-Greek trade agreement, Cairo. Egypt. Aug. JO Royal Air Force bombard tnenls of Derne, western Lib yan port, and Italian air bate and gasoline retervet la Africa were reported lodsy by the Royal Air Force command hero. Dictator's Rule Trondhelm, Norway, Aug. 20, fPh-The death penalty, abol ished in Norway 83 year ago, returned to this German-occupied country today with the ex ecution of Carlo Santl, 33-year old Norwegian citizen of Ital ian parentage.