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Newspaper Page TextWeather? Buraau raport laud. Forreast: Fair and aarmar lonlht and Frtdaj. Triuuarature Hlfhnt VtMn-dajr CI Umrat this Momlnr 41 Frvi-lpltatloa Fast 14 hour. tl DIAL 2141 for Soulharn Oregon's Landing Nawipapat The MAIL TRIBUNE Medford Tribune Full AiucUltd Praia Unilad Press Thirty-fifth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER If No. 155. ;ii man i i, m mm 13th Nif it of Horror for London; Brit h Fleet Bombards Italians THE CAPITAL PARADE T, 1 i .... M t S . v J By JOSEPH ALSOP. and ROBERT KINTNER Released by lha North Amarican Nawspipar Allianca. Inc. Washington, Sept. 19. When the new French ambassador. Gaston Henry-Haye, recently ar rived here, there were credited reports that the Vichy govern ment would ask for food from this country for stricken free France. . Apparently no appeal has yet been made either to the president or the state depart ment. And if high officials are well-informed, there will be no broad appeal. The ambassador is reported to have been convinced by friends in this country, such as William C. Bullitt, and others that any such appeal would serve no purpose, and probably only complicate the already del icate diplomatic relations with his government. Even if the Brl tish were willing to lift the blockade for humanitarian reas ons, the president has made clear to confidants such as Bui' litt. that as long as the remotest possibility exists that the sup plies would fall into German hands, he would be opposed to any program. mI HENRY-HAYE is said to have intimated, however that his government would like lo discuss with the state depart ment and the Red Cross the plight of the sick and the chil si ren of Free France. And he is aid to have suggested the press ing demands for condensed milk, medical supplies and some clothing. Perhaps it is a coincidence but this is exactly the plan that for the past few weeks has been tinder discussion between the White House and Norman Davis, chairman of the Ameri can Red Cross. In the initial discussions, the odds seemed fairly good that some sort of a limited program would be de veloped. But now it is much more doubtful that anything will be done. TtfHILE no final decision has been made, there are two reasons for the more recent pes simism. Two weeks ago. Red (Continued on Pagt Tan.) 150 YANK PILOTS Ottawa, Sept. 19. (IP) Air Minister Power said today 107 f United States pilots, instructors and air crew men have Joined the Royal Canadian air force in the last two months, and 65 more are on their way to enlist. All told, he said, about 150 1 pilots from the United States j are in the RCAF. Each of these, because he had previous flying i experience, has saved the fore 1 about $25,000 in training ex penses, the minister said. MOTT SAYS CONGRESS WILL PROLONG SESSION Salem. Sept. 19. (IP) Con- gress probably will remain in session until Just before the No vember general election. U. S. Representative James W. Mott aid today after arriving at his home here for two or three days. SIDE GLANCES TRICUNE REPORTERS L. C. Taylor modestly ex-! plaining to friends that his baby boy is without doubt the best in the valley. Jens Jensen and a friend re calling what fun the Order of the Vaa smorgasbords were and wondering why the order didn't get peppy and have an other such affair. Anyone thinking Roy Elliott was preparing to invade Ger many, so meticulously did he gather and fix up his gear for a hunting trip that could bring him no more than one deer at the most. , 4 George Robertson trying to make heads r r tails out of new iiX'tball rules. l.i i i.i a I i II la-inm mil n run ii Jf' x r - 'K "' 'if A .. ar a sftfaalfctt,ilJX, NAZI PRESS DEMANDS GENERAL BOMBING AS Berlin, Sept. 19. (JP) A call for unlimited bomb warfare on England in retaliation for the reported bombing of a German hospital was founded by the Ger man press today. It followed cautious hints that the aerial struggle might go on through the winter, but with new pressure of some sort on other "vulnerable" points of the British empire. Der Angriff, Propaganda Min ister Goebbels' paper, demanded thousand-fold retaliation for the bombing at Bethel, Prussia, in which the high command said 9 children were killed and 12 injured by RAF night raiders. Another newspaper, Nachtaus gabe, said that "hereafter not the slightest consideration need be taken" for British civilians. Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung indicated that "the scoring of ac counts will be terrible " British plane losses yesterday were set at 38 as aCainst 13 Ger man planes missing. (The Brit ish said the score was 48 to 12 in Britain's favor.) '0 PUUM Washington, Sept. 19 '." Secretary Stimson said today the war department's advices on the chances of Great Britain for victory in the European war were much more optimistic now than six weeks ago. Stimson made the disclosure In response to a question at his press conference. He said mili tary advices were substantially the same as press reports on the course of the fighting. "Cat" Kills Loqqr Tillamook. Sept. It iPi A . logging caterpillar he was oper ating rolled over at a logging camp near Blaine. Ore., todayi killina Carl C. SUbbcrs, 35,, camp proprietor. COAST STATES SHOW, LARGEST PERCENTAGE OF Washington. Sept. 19. VP) The census bureau announced today 1930-40 population in creases of 18.2 per cent in the Pacific states. 12.5 per cent in the South Atlantic states, and 3.2 per cent in the New England states. The South Atlantic division had the. largest numerical in crease of any of the regions for which figures are now avail able, although the Pacific states registered a larger percentage gain. The South Atlantic region, comprising Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina. South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, had a preliminary pop ulation total of 17.771.099. an increase of 1.977.510 over 1930. The Pacific states of Califor nia, Washington and Oregon to taled 9.682,781, a margin of 1, 488.348 in the decade. In New England Maine, New Hampshire. Vermont, Massachu setts, Rhode Island and Connec ticutthe 8.426.566 total was only 260,225 more than 10 years ago. Among individual states, Cali fornia so far had the largest numerical gain, 1.196.437. Washington. Sept. 13. '11 Legislation granting rtates broad authority to establish home de fense units, or home guards, was reported favorably to the senate today by its military af fairs committee. Chairman Shepnard (D.-Tex.) said the bill had been recom mended by the war department and national defense officials and should win speedy congres sional appro-. l Lf part of the preparedness clriv Fir started by bombs paint ad the silhouette above soma whara in London. This Associ ated Prats-Paramount News pic ture shows how lira fighting has become a big share of the prob lem of defending tha great Brit ish metropolis. Tha group be low, tha British caption said, was watching a demolition squad tear down their home in a south wast London suburb after Ger man aerial bombs had made tha structure unsafe. To tha seated woman, the sen iplls tragdytao woman, tha scana spalls tragedy In tha twilight of Ufa. LEAVE IWO UNITS Unless enlistments show a sudden pickup, Company A and headquarters detachment will leave for camp under-manned instead of at authorized mobi lized strength or better. The two national guard units that became part of the regular army upon mobilization Mon day for a year of active service were still In need of 20 recruits today. The units were given a severe jolt when a medical board rejected 15 men of Com pany A and four men and the commanding officer of , head quarters detachment. Since then only two applicants have sought enlistment and both of them were unable to pass the physic al examination. If the units are to be brought up to authorized strength, re cruits must be enlisted by Sat urday at the latest. Meantime Medford's national defense com mittee is endeavoring to com plete the enlistment program. While no official orders had been received regarding de parture time, the soldiers here were adhering to the unofficial report from Southern Pacific employes that a train had been scheduled to leave at 7 p. m. Sunday. The men are to go to Camp Murray at Fort Lewis. Wash. A send-off is being ar ranged by the defense commit tee but arrangements are be ing held in abeyance pending official word regarding time of departure. Second Lieut. William Berg, who came here Monday from Astoria on assignment to Capt. Carl Y. Tengwald, Company A commander, was todBy ordered to take command of headquar ters detachment as successor to 1st Lieut. James W. Grigsby, who did not pass the medical examination. The defense committee will dine with the soldiers in the armory tonight TAX OTTPROFITS PASSES SENATE Washington, Sept. 19 OP) The senate passed today the ex cess profits tax bill, carrying provisions designed to speed up the national defense program, and sent the measure back to the house for action on far-reaching amendments. It was expected that a joint committee would be appointed to compromise differences be tween house and senate versions of the measure. As it passed the senate the bill would increase corporation income tax rates by 3.1 per cent, a provision not contained in the house bill. The new rate for cor porations making more than $25,000 a year would be 24 per cent. The measure would levy a tax of from 25 to 50 per cent on ex cess profits. PRANCE HELPLESS WORD TO AMERICA Foreign Minister Points Out U. S. Can Give No Real Support in Jap Crisis Vichy, France, Sept. 19. Foreign Minister Paul Bau douin said today France is "all alone" in the far east and should hot be judged too harshly if her decisions in Indo-China, where she has had to yield to Japanese demands, are not pleasing to "the western world." In a statement to American newspaper correspondents the foreign minister said France had been given to understand no real support could be given her by the United States should the Japanese attack Indo-China. Military Power Low He stressed the fact that the French military power in the far east cannot be compared with that of a first class nation like Japan, which France now recognizes as the first Asiatic power. The Vichy government has consented to "limited" facilities in Indo-China for Japanese mili tary forces which presumably will be used for a thrust into China. Baudouin said there was "lit tle initiative" left to France in the matter of foreign policy since the armistice with Germany and Italy, the only exception being in regard to the defense of the rrench empire. , "We are doing our test to de fend It, he said. Stressing friendship of the United States and France, he said he would like Americans to understand that the Petain gov ernment, "though most authori tarian" of the French regimes, is "also the most democratic." Accord Unreached Describing Japan's demands as "urgent" he said negotiations still were going on and that no military or economic accord had yet been reached. The United States, he added, had been kept informed of every phase of the negotiations. When France asked Washing ton what the United States could do in case it became a question of accepting or rejecting Japan ese demands, Baudouin said, it was learned America could make diplomatic protests. The foreign minister said that would not be sufficient to solve the situation. HOPE IN DEFENSE New York, Sept. 19. (IT) Mayor LaGuardia, chairman of the American division of the Canadian-United States Joint de fense commission, declared to day that "I believe we have an 80 to 85 per cent possibility of avoiding war if we proceed with our national defense pro gram." Speaking to 200 delegates to the convention of the United States conference of mayors, La Guardia added. "But if we are weak in any point, we will find this country in difficult situ-! ation. Earlier, Canadian speaker, Mayor Stanley Lewis of Ottawa, said formation of the recently created defense commission "may have consequences far be yond any of which we have dreamed, and it may lead to the rescue of democracy " In the past, he continued, the British and American peoples have followed a "two-lane high way" which in the future might become a "one-lane highway along which all English-speaking peoples shall travel to gether." Fake Scale Rapairars Salem, Sept. 19. (4) The state department of agriculture warned owners of heavy duty scales today that several men have been posing as repairmen employed by the department, whereas the department employs no Kale rcpairmcp RIBBENTROP, DUCEil ON NEXT WARFARE STEP IN Broadening Conflict With Drawing in of Spain Is Linked With Consultation By the Associated Press Rome, Sept. 19. Adolf Hit ler's fnrcigii minister, Joachim Von Ribbentrop, conferred with Premier Mussolini this after noon and on this consultation may pivot the next turn in the European war. Linked with the talks at II Ducc's Palazzo Venizia was the possibility of a broadened war. with indications that Spain might be drawn in, at least to the extent of permitting an axis drive across her territory against Britain's Gibraltar stronghold. The axis powers are deter mined on a "totalitarian" vic tory over Britain, according to Virginio Gayda, and in this fight to the finish other Euro pean nations are involved "not as spectators alone." Spain In Plans This comment by Italian Fas cism's editorial spokesman-in-chicf gave considerable point to the axis council of war. Observ ers interpreted it as a referende to Spain's potential role. Italian Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano and Ger man and Italian ambassadors to each other's capital, Hans- George Viktor Von Mackensen and Dino Alfleri, respectively, were present at the Palazzo Ve nezia meeting. Von Ribbentrop had come to Rome on an armored tsuin like that given to Mussolini by Hit ler. German troops manned anti-aircraft guns on the car riages. LEARNI COST OF DEFEAT London. Sept. 19 (.IP) Offi cial British sources declared to day that besides 20,000.000 reichsmarks (nominally $8,000, 000) which France is required to pay each day for maintenance of the German army of occupation, the Germans have demanded 8.000.000 quintals (about 30,000, 000 busheds) of wheat. These quarters expressed be lief that some of the grain al ready has been delivered. P. O. Clark Dies on Duty. Salem, Sept. 19. (IP) Wil liam L- Massey, 44, Salem post office clerk, died of a heart at tack this afternoon while he was at work He was transferied here from Klamath Falls in Sep tember, 1936, and leaves a wid ow and two sons. Willkie Lauds Hiram Johnson In Southern California Talks Aboard Willkie Train Enroute to Los Angeles, Sept. 19. UP) After calling throughout south ern California for re-election of Senator Hiram Johnson as a "great fighting, fearless liberal," Wendell L. Willkie traveled to Los Angeles today to emplify his views on domestic issues. Although the Republican pres. idcntial nominee did not dis close In advance the exact sub ject for an evening address at the Coliseum, his day's program contained hint that he might discuss the relation of the de fense program to American in dustry. His schedule allowed time to visit the airplane plants of North American Aviation and the Douglas Aircraft company. At the former, ceremonies were arranged for christening an advanced army training ship described In a folder Issued by a Southern California Republican commute as the first craft de baseball I American. Detroit, Sept. 19. (Tl The Detroit Tigers swept both ends of a double bill today with the Philadelphia Athletics, 13 to 2 and 10 to 1, to tie tha Cleveland Indians for the American league lead. Paul (Dizzy) Trout held the A'i to four hits in the night cap. (1st game) R- H. E. Philadelphia 2 8 2 Detroit 13 14 0 Dean and Hayes, Wagner, Gie bel and Tebbetts. (2nd game) R. H. E. Philadelphia 14 2 Detroit 10 13 1 Potter, Beckman and Hayes; Trout and Tebbetts. R. H. E. Washington 18 2 Cleveland 3 6 0 Leonard, Krakauskas and Fer rell; Smith and Hemslcy. R H F New York 10 14 0 Chicago 17 2 Ruffing and Dickey; Knott, Dietrich, Grove and Trensh, Turner. National (First game) R- H. E. St. Louis 2 8 0 Pittsburgh 1 5 1 McGee and Owen; Sewell and Fernandez. ; .. (Second game) St. Louis 8 14 0 Pittsburgh 2 10 1 R. Bowman, Hutchinson and Owen; Heintzelman, Klinger and Davis, Fernandes, R H E Cincinnati 4 5 1 Philadelphia 17 3 Derringer and West; Progany and Warren, Chicago 9 14 1 New York 2 8 2 Passeau and McCullough; Lohrman, P. Dean, and Odea, L FOR BRITISH KIDS Shoes were being deposited today In a large barrel in front of the Evans shoe store on North Central avenue at Sixth street. The shoes are Intended for Brit ish refugee children. When the barrel is full, it will be sealed and shipped by C. B. Evans at his own expense to New York headquarters of the British War Refugee Fund. It was requested that only usable shoes be deposited In the barrel. BABY TUMBLES FROM FAMILY AUTOMOBILE Heppner Ore., Sept. 19. (IP) Dcanna, 2Vi-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Steagill of Lexington, tumbled from speeding automobile yesterday and suffered severe bruises and cuts. One of four children In the rear scat of the family car accidentally opened the car door. livered under tha defense pro gram. Willkie touched on prepared ness last night In a speech near the home plate of Sin Diego's baseball park. "If we are to defend this coun try," raid a prepared excerpt, "we must put our defense In charge of men who know in dustry and who can get the Job done for us without talking. "We must give these men tern, porary powers powers which we shall take away from them when the emergency la over." Washington, Sept. 19. (IP) Senator Hiram Joi.nson, Cali fornia Republican, said today he would wait until he was back In his home state before comment ing on tributes paid to him there by Wendell L. Willkie. Republi can presidential candidate. "I'm not going to say anything until I get back there and all this (congress) it over," the Cali fornia senator said. He predicted congress would complete its work by September V GALF ON CHANNEL! OF SEA R.A.F. Attack Leaves French Coast Ablaze for Miles London Casualties Grow By the Associated Press After a lull lastine alnr- morning without a single air raid alarm. London's millions tonight heard the fury of their anti-aircraft barraee. alimallnai the 13th successive night of Get man bombing attacks. The firing was heavv on threa London fronts. A moderate gale choDned that ui me igusn cnannet into wmte-caDDed waves. bloel ing any attempt at a sea-borna invasion, but Berlin reported that "ideal" weather prevailed for air raids. " Italians Shelled The British fleet blazed into action in the Mediterranean to day, shelling Italian troop! marching .along the Libyan- Egyptian coast, while on th home front in London the er pire capital'! bomb-strafed mil lions surveyed the havoc from the fiercest night-long assault of the war. . Many victims were feared en tombed in southeast Londoa when a German bomber crashed) with a full load of bombs, de molishing several buildings. An official estimate placed the city's casualty toll at 99 killed, 330 seriously woundad . RAF warplanes retaliated with a smashing attack on Ger man "invasion ports," the Lon don air ministry said, leaving the Nazi-occupied French coast In flames for miles. Concentrations Strafed - The raids hit hardest at Ld Havre, Boulogne, Calais, Dun kergue and Ostendc all scene of German barge and troopd concentrations. " Britain's naval action in thd Mediterranean was reported is) a communique by the Italian high command, which said the English men o'war attacked Fascist troops advancing front Bardia, in Italian Libya, to ward Sidi Barranl, 60 miles in side Egypt, already occupied bf the blackshirt advance guard. "Our air force bombed them (the British ships), forced them to suspend action and put them to flight," Mussolini's high com mand asserted. "A 19.000-ton cruiser was hit by a torpedo dropped by one of our torpedo planes and wat seriously damaged." No figures were given fof Italian troop casualties. Nasis Hint Long War For the first time the Nazi press in Berlin today dropped hints that the war might con tinue through the winter. If true, Britain appears to) have won the first vital round of tin war the fight to stave off defeat until she can muste her great empire force for the) counter-offensive in 1941 her aldry by Prime Minister Churchill. "Important only is total suc cess," said one Berlin newspa per. "Weather, time and (pecu lations about the approaching; winter don't count. s Klamath Falls, Sept- 19 UP) In over 40 yean Klamath coun ty has had only three Septem ber with more rainfall than this month has' already chalked up. With 11 days to go, rec lamation figures show 1.77 Inches of precipitation, just .20 under the all-time high recorded in 1923. Deer hunters are cheered by the silencing effect of the damp ness in brushy areas, but farm ers with clover ready to thresh are not so cheerful and potato growers are bemoaning the ab sence of killing frost to bring on the harvest.