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Weather- Bureau report tn.i. rorecatt: CnieltM tonl(ht nd Thundar. roofer tonight. Temperature lllchrti TMtprday .,, IS Law rat thlt morn I "f ,, Pmipltallon DIAL 2141 lor Southern Oregon's Loading Newspaper Medford Tribune Pmt CI hoar. The MAIL TRIBUNE Full Associated Press Thirty-fifth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEME lf J IN United Preis " 1 ' 13. 1910. No. 154. UKII BAB! THE CAPITAL PARADE By JOSEPH ALSOP. and ROBERT KINTNER Ralouod by lho North Amtrican Newspaper Allianc. Inc. Washington, Sept. 18. Now that the president has signed the draft bill, It is reassuring to report that the war department has no plans (or a great bally hoo campaign in behalf of conscription. Naturally, every effort will be made to dissem inate to the public the details of the law, and particularly what the army calls the "where, when and who" of registration To accomplish this an officer has been assigned the job of public relations and several ci vilian aids have been hired. DUT if the. war department has its way, the many self appointed patriots who have been hurrying to Washington with grandiose plans to arouse the country will be disappoint ed. Officers, who for almost twenty years have been pre paring a selective service pro gram, want no part of the all-too-familiar and objectionable ideas for .employing "white feather" and "slacker" tech niques. The army, it was said, la as eager as anyone that the conscription law be carried out without arousing the bitter feelings of the last war. "We sjjall dp nothing more than give information, and we shall encourage our state or ganizations and local boards to stick to the same limits," a spokesman said. "The 16.500, 000 men who must register have individual rights. A great many of them have a proper claim for deferment. Many we do not even want. Those who seek de ferment, as far as we are con cerned, will have no finger pointed at them. It Is most im portant not to upset the social, industrial and agricultural life of the country." THERE have been many ru mors that the army had plans for a great publicity cam paign. In which high-pressure methods would be used to en courage acceptance of conscrip tion. Some substance was given the reports by the fact that, some years ago, the war de partment's selective service di vision created a special com mittee of twenty reserve offic ers, all whom are experts in (Continued on Pag en ) I Cairo. Sept. 18. (D Heavy and "successful" bombing o( Italian troops at Sidi Barranl, Egypt, was reported today in a British headquarters communi que. The Italian invaders, who stormed along the Mediterranean coastline of Egypt's western des ert, the communique said, were engaged in consolidating their position before the expected ad vance toward Alexandria, the British naval base. SIDE GLANCES by TRIEUNE REPORTERS Stella Quisenberry paying a wagpr to Larry Schade with great reluctance, she likening him to a chiseling slot machine that never disgorges itself but always takes and takes. Mel Hogan sticking coura geously to his convictions until he had brought a majority of his audience around to his point of view. Mayor Charley Furnas being unable to got any friends to mske a trip with nm. they losing interest upon learning the trip was to start at 6 a. in. ME UPON WAVE OF NAZI BOMBERS R. A. F. in Almost Constant Battle 300 Nazi Planes Repulsed' in One Fight By the Associated Press Great waves of German war planes 300 in a single thrust subjected London to the longest series of daylight attacks of the war today, with air-raid sirens screaming the eighth alarm at 7:54 p. m. (10:54 a. m. PST) as anti-aircraft guns went into action. The bold assaults, following the longest overnight alarm in the 3-months-old battle of Bri tain, kept the RAF constantly engaged in spectacular sky bat tles ranging from London itself to the English channel at Dover. Censorship Tightened Tight British censorship ap parently clamped down on de tails of havoc and casualties after an earlier official admis sion that it was feared the night raids had inflicted heavier casu alties than any others of the last few days. RAF Spitfires met one mass attack of 300 Nazi plane) in a terrific fight high over the Thames estuary and reportedly scattered the raiders. Flying at 15,000 feet in three waves, the German bombers and fighters thundered across the Dover coast, plunged through a barrage of anti-aircraft fire and headed for London to rain fresh cbaos on the smoke-hazed capi tal. Sky Full of Planes An Associated Press observer on the channel coast said the sky seemed "full of planes" as the Germans passed overhead. A few miles from London, RAF defense planes knifed Wo the three formations and broke them up into a series of whirling dogfights. The battle came as London's millions underwent their fifth daylight air-raid alarm and cap ped a "night of hell" marking the longest raid of the war nine hours and 54 minutes of terror from the skies. U. S. Embassy Periled A delayed-action bomb fell near the United States embassy I in the heart of Mayfair, remain I ing still unexplodcd after day- break, and a member of the em bassy staff said wryly: "We certainly had a hell of a night they were popping all around us." Nazi quarters, in Berlin, de scribing the raids as aimed at London's aerial defense bases, said seven out of the British capital's 10 remaining airports have been badly damaged in th? past 24 hours some beyond possibility of immediate repair. With today marking the start of the fourth month of daily nir I attacks on England, official re ; ports put the total nation wide toll at 13,000 casualties, includ ing 3,333 deaths. In the first 15 (days of September alone, Prime j Minister Winston Churchill dis closed yesterday, 2.000 have been killed and 8.000 wounded. Channel Choppy Yesterday s gale which scat tered the German invasion ar mada along the French coast abated as the morning wore on ; but a fresh breeze still chopped j the waters and made it unlixely that the Germans would attempt I to send their flat-bottomed troop barges across the channel today. While Hitler's bombers crack , ed down harder than ever on the stubbornly defending islanders, the RAF heaped new "large scale" destruction on the Ger man invasion fleet, the British ; air ministry reported. Barges and communications all along the Nazi-held coast , were bombed, the air ministry said, and "certain targets'' in Germany also felt the lash of explosive "sticks." The air ministry disclosed, too that RAF' pilots, quietly and systematically, have sowed more than 30 different minefields in .German-controlled waters from the Norwegian coast to the Bay of Biscay. The last census of Soviet Rus sia, in 1939. showed 81 665 000 maics. and 88,802,000 females. BASEBALL National Philadelphia. Sept. 18. fP) The Cincinnati Reds won their second straight National league pennant today by beating the Phillies, 4 to 3 in a 13-inning struggle as the second place Brooklyn Dodgers lost to St Louis. R. H. E Cincinnati 4 13 . 0 Philadelphia 3 8 2 Vandermeer, Beggs and Baker; Mulcahy and Warren. R. H. E. Pittsburgh 1 5 2 Boston 4 9 2 Bowman and Fernandes; To bin and Bcrres. R. H. E. Chicago 6 9 0 New York 4 8 1 French and McCullough; Schu macher and Danning. R. H. E. St. Louis 14 17 0 Brooklyn 7 8 4 Warneke, Doyle and Owen; Head. Casey, Tamulis, Carleton and Phelps. American (1st game) R. Washington 1 Cleveland 3 H. 6 9 Chase, Carrasquel and Early; Allen and Pytlak. (1st game) R. H. E. New York 3 6 0 Chicago 8 10 2 Chandler, Murphy and Rosar; Lee and Tresh. (1st game) R. H. E. Philadelphia 0 8 3 Detroit 14 17 1 Caster and Wagner; Bridges, Seats and Tebbetts. Second game: R. H. E. Philadelphia- 13 15 3 Detroit -6 11 2 Hcusser, Ross and Hayes: Gor sica, Seats, Smith and Tebbetts. NURSES PREPARE Portland, Sept. 18. IJPl A total of 43.000 nurses enrolled in the Red Cross nursing service are ready for national defense duties, Mrs. Elsbeth H. Vaughn Washington, D. C, said today. The director of public health nursing for the Red Cross dis closed that 725 already have been summoned to service with mobilization of the national guard-. Mrs. Vaughn and Gladyce L. Badger, San Francisco area di rector, left here today for Rose burg to address the Oregon State Nurses association convention. PENDLETON BASEMENTS FLOODED BY DOWNPOUR Pendleton, Sept. 18 (P) A near-cloudburst flooded down town basements and caused storm sewers to back up here yesterday. Almost a half inch of rain fell in half an hour. The precipitation for the 24 hour period ending at 4 a. m. today was .57 of an inch. Willkie for Strengthening Domestic Economy Bulwark Phoenix. Ariz., Sept. 18. tP Wendell Willkie said today that if Europe's rulers "could look across the ocean and see a greet people at work," they never would attack the United States. Calling for national unity, Willkie told an audience in Phoenix high school stadium that it is as necessary to revital ize domestic economy as it Is to build a strong defense. The Republican presidential nominee flew here In a charter ed plane from Albuquerque. N. M.. where he spoke last night- The sun was so hot that he removed his vest as he stepped from the plane. Willkie spoke under a broil ing sun. The bleachers, with a capacity of 10.500, were filled. Saying that Arizona was "far removed from the scene" of war abroad. Willkie added that "there are forces at work in the world that threaten our very democracy." ie continued: "We must build a force of air L PLANS EXPANSION TO COST $200,000 Dry Kilns, Sheds and Equip ment to Be Added if More Timber Land Is Obtained An expansion program. In volving expenditure of more than $200,000 for dry kilns, sheds and equipment, and the acquiring of additional timber In this county, by the Medford Corporation, was announced to day by James H. Owen, general manager. Under the contemplated Im provements, 85 per cent of the mill production will be handled in additional dry, kilns and large storage sheds, to be built. The Improvements are con tingent upon the sawmill com pany acquiring additional tim ber land for which they are now negotiating, Owen said. If ob tained, it will contlnuo the life of the plant several years and make it one of the longest oper ations In southern Oregon. Regardless of whether or not the timber Is obtained. General Manager Owen expects immedi ate construction of one dry kiln and one large shed, to handle the present output, will be au thorized. Plans Completed. A mill architect and General Manager Owen last Sunday com pleted plans and specifications for the work, after several weeks of study. Mr&Owen will spend the week-end in Portland to dis cuss the plans with company executives. The Medford Corporation now has an average payroll of 420 men,"Tvith 35 or 40 indirect em ployes or contractors. The pay roll runs approximately $675, 000 yearly. At present the timber hold ings of the company are In the Butte Falls district and the pro posed expansion will not affect the total number of employes. Changing lumber conditions will probably increase the amount of contracts next year, for logging and trucking com plete direct to the plant here Owen added. WILLKIE TO TALK Portland, Sept. 18- fP) Wen dell Willkie, Republican presi dential candidate, will speak here at 10:15 a. m. Monday in the public auditorium. Repub lican national committeeman for Oregon, Ralph Cake, said today. An automobile company which had obtained us of the auditorium for that time agreed to surrender its claim. The speech will be broadcast over radio station KEX. planes and armament so strong that no dictator will dare to strike. "But that will not be ade quate to carry America through this trying time. We must re habilitate our domestic econ omy." Albuquerque. N. M., Sept. 18 f;p,W'endcll L. Willkie, mov ing his presidential campaign into the deep southwest, linked national defense today with eco nomic improvement as the two principal problems confronting the United States. "Rehabilitation of our domes tic economy is the front line trench of any defense program," the Republican presidential nom inee told reporters last night. He had discussed the same subjects earlier in the evening before an audience estimated by Mayor Clyde Tinglty at 21.000 persons, one of the largest crowds ever to attend a political tally in New Mexico. F. R. Leads Mourners at Bankhead Rites Funeral services for the late Speaker William B. Bankhead were conducted In the house cham ber in the pretence oi President Roosevelt, members of his cabinet and both houses of congress. On rostrum (left) is Rep. Sam Rayburn (D-Tex), new speaker of the house. Front row. left to right: Harry Hopkinst Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickardt Secretary of Interior Harold Ickeu Attorney General Robert Jackson; Secretary of War Henry Btimsom Secretary oi Treasury Henry Morgenthaui Secretary of State Cordell Hull) President Roosevelt. '1 Medford's new National De fense committee swung quickly into action again today when it issued an appeal for more recruits for Company A and headquarters detachment, third battalion, 186th Infantry, the city's national guard units which on Monday were mobilized into the regular army for a year of active service at Camp Murray, Fort Lewis. Wash. The defense committee last Saturday completed a short. Intensive enlistment campaign during which 40 recruits were enrolled, a number considered sufficient for all purposes. The two army units, however, suf fered a severe blow this morn ing when it was learned author itatively but without official confirmation that 19 men had been rejected by the medical board which spent all of yes terday and part of today in conducting physical examina tions. Appeal Issued Authority was obtained to renew recruiting before the units move to camp Sunday and the defense committee Im mediately issued an appeal for eligible youths to enlist now when they have the opportu nity thus to avoid conscription and serve with officers and men they know from their own home town. Those desiring to enlist or to procure additional infor mation were asked to apply at the armory without delay. Twenty recruits are wanted, the defense committee chair man, Dr. Sherman L. Divine, said. ' It was emphasized that those enlisting now would serve for only one year and would not be sublect to conscription. The authentic but unofficial information available today was that Company A lost 15 men and headquarters detachment lost four men and Its command ing officer, 1st Lieut. James W. Grigsby, through the medical examinations. The medical board was In executive session this afternoon, reviewing cases. Veterans Lost Some veterans were lost to the units by being rejected by the medical board. These in cluded Sgt. Reuben H. Pitz, oldest Company A member in point of service. Pitz enlisted in the company in 1919. It was said other units In the state lost a larger percentage of men. The medical board's findings go to headquarters in Salem and official orders thereon are iisucd from there, It was ex plained. While officers bad received Terrific Bombing of London Fails to Pave ... i - - London, Sept. 18 (P) Military .attaches and correspondents who experienced the blizzards of bombs which fell on Warsaw, Barcelona and Madrid expressed belief today that London al ready has taken more punishment than any other city, even Rot terdam, in the past 11 days of intensive Germain air attacks. Despite these attacks, how ever, the consensus of these ex perienced observers was that the German luftwaffe had failed to achieve the raids' two main purposes and that the prospects of invasion were diminished be cause of this failure. The two prime objectives, they gave as (1) disorganization of London's communications so that supplies and reinforcements could not be sent to the areas where invasion is planned and (2) demoralization of the civilian population. Comparing other bombed cit- ! ics with London, one British cor respondent who claims to be "the world's most bombed man" said: "Rotterdam caught a packet, but it was all in one section. If you could fit London's bombed areas into a section of similar size, the ruin and damage would be far greater than Rotter dam's." RETAILERS PLEDGE ICE Seattle. Sept. 18. lVi Re tailers of America have pledged the government to cooperate in a plan to prevent prices from i skyrocketing In event of a I national emergency, H. I. Klcin ,haus of New York City, general I manager of the Controllers Con gress of the National Retail Dry Good association, said today. He is here to attend the fifth 'annual Controllers' Congress of the Pacific coast region. He said that should a national i emergency arise, the satisfied consumer will help win the war. The American government, he said, realizes that soaring prices lower the standards of living, cause discontent and pave the way for fifth column activities. He urges retailers to buy only to meet reasonable needs and to be sure the orders they place are at a definite price. no official word regarding de parture time. Southern Pacific railroad agents were quoted as saying a train to take the sol diers to camp was scheduled to leave here at 7 p. m. Sunday The defense committee will be guests of the army at dinner In the armory at 6 o'clock 4 tomorrow. V.J Invasion Path DESCRIBED BY NAZI AFTER SURVEY FLIGHT Berlin, Sept. 18 ) The German press, quoting a Nazi pilot who flew over England to day, said London looked like a vast hot "glowing spot In the gray English countryside." The pilot, Josef Rieder said: "The conflagrations looked like yawning wounds In the earth. They were scattered over the whole city and flared up from more than a hundred vital spots in the metropolis. Rieder, who made an observa tion flight over the British capi tal, said "Over the whole was the ruddy sky across which drifted clouds of smoke. Several places, especially along the Thames, we could tell with the aid of maps where German bombs did their most devastat ing work." The pilot was quoted as saying that grain warehouses and docks which had been burning three days ago seemed to have burned out, leaving large expanses of glowing embers and ashes, while more recently attacked ware houses and oil tanks were burn ing furiously. TALK FOR WILLKIE New York, Sept. 18. P) Dr. Francis E. Townsend, leader of the old age pension movement which bears his name, announced today he would campaign act Ively for the Willkie-McNary ticket. He said at a press conference that he planned to leave today on a 6,000-mile tour through New York, Wisconsin, Minne. sota, North Dakota, Montana. Washington, Oregon and Cali fornia. He will advocate Win kle's election, as well as speak for his own pension plan, he asserted. Dr. Townsend said he expect ed to swing between 10.000.000 and 12.000.000 votes "half of whom are Democrat." DEUEL CANDIDATE FOR CITY Friends of C. C. Furnas Say He Plans to Retire Deuel Long Prominent in City H. S. Deuel, business man. councilman, World War veteran and widely known citizen, today confirmed a report that he would be a candidate for mayor in tha city election November 9. Mayor C. C. Furnas, who left for San Francisco this morning, could not be reached but friencla said that Mr. Furnas had mad up his mind to retire from pub lic office at the expiration of his) present tenure. He has served as councilman and mayor for tha past ten years. i Serving Sixth Year Mr, Deuel said he has found his work on the council intensely absorbing, that running the city is the most Important business) In any community and that as a member of a family with an In terest In this business ha waa vitally concerned with Its con duct. Mr. Deuel Is serving hli sixth year on the council. He waa elected first to fill two years of an unexpired term and in 1939, was re-elected for the full four year term. He la now chalrmas) of tha important finance conn mlttee and council chalrmas who presides in tha absence of the mayor. Mr. Furnas was named mayo after George W. Porter, resigned during his second term and waa elected mayor In 1938. He waf finance committee chairman when ba succeeded Mayo Porter. KILLED IN CRASH Eugene, Ore, Sept 18. fT) Thomas Wesley Munyan, 55, mayor of Lebanon, died in a Eugene hospital today of in Juries received In an automobile crash on the Willamette high way between Lowell and Oak ridge. Four were seriously hurt lr the head-on smash, involving; two machines about 11 a. m. They were M. R. Irish and Mrs. Ray Burt, both of Eugene, Guy D. Hammette, Lebanon, and Ivan E. Warner, Dallas. Big Flour Orders J Booked F or China Portland, Ore., Sept. 18 Pi Flour sales totaling upward of seven cargoes have been closed with north China buyers, Porti land exporters disclosed today. Exact amount, not reported, was estimated at 50,000 tons or 550.000 barrels. . Exporters also reported that upward of a full cargo of grain had been sold to Siberian Im porters. Willkie Twins Belllngham, Wash., Sept. 18. (JP) Twin boys born to Mr. and Mrs. William Ireland ot Maple Falls last week have been named Wendell Donald and Will kie Ronald, the parents an nounced today. Pear Markets Today New York, Sept. 18. AP USDA) Pearr 14 cars arrived, 12 California, 10 Oregon, 3 Washington unloaded: 30 cars c-n track; Oregon Bartlett. 830 boxes extra fancy $1.80-2.15. average $1.93; 960 fancy $1.75 2.00, average $1.85: 720 boxes No. Is $1,80 2.00. average $1.88;" Bosc, 330 boxes extra fancy, $1.55-1.83, average $1.69; 470 boxes No. Is $1.70-1.80, average $1.77. Chicago, Sept. 18 (AP-US DA) Pearr 3 California, Oregon, 2 Washington cars ar rived, 21 cirs on track. Oregon Bartlett, 744 boxes fancy $1.60 2.00, average 1.82.
