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... . run u wotb- Weather ZJSHT"1 nfon ronouti Partly cloudy to night nd nednndar. slt(htl; blsher day ttmperaturce. Ttmprrature Hlfhrit JtUerAny M Will Do For You Want Ada In tnu neirepaper rOTfr loat property, rind and fill jobt, rent houca, rooms and aril home. What they arc doing for other I hey will do for yon. why not give them trial? Medford Tribune Lowett this morning.. Full Associated Press nited Press Thirty-sixth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1941 No. 69. EOUUI nrrn J vi i i THE CAPITAL PARADE Br JOSEPH ALSOP and ROBERT KINTNER Copyright. 1941. br Now York Tribune. Inc. Washington, June 10 The climate of the president's mind Is all-important in these times. The decisive hour of the war Is approaching with relentless speed. The country must act boldy and promptly to meet the Nazi menace. Only the presi dent can give the lead. If he waits too long the end will be disaster. Thus even the most trivial indication of the presi dent's intellectual weather is of absorbing interest. An indication by no means trivial is a report of the presi dent's customary answer to the advisers now urging him to act at once. The report comes from two independent and highly au thoritative sources. As it is thus cross-checked, it may be de pended upon far more than most reports of this sort. The report is that when urged to act, the president always re curs to the case of his former chief, Woodrow Wilson. Presi dent Wilson, he points out, was far better placed when he led the nation into the first world war. A succession of incidents, in which American lives were taken and American property was lost, had inflamed public opinion over many months. The debate on the armed merchant men bill had revealed an almost united congress. There were only twelve in the little band of willful men whose senate fili buster forced Wilson to arm the merchantment on his own au thority. In the end, when Wil son went to congress and re quested a declaration of war, he could be certain that every dis sident voice would be drowned out by the roar of enthusiasm from a truly United States. Against the case of Wilson, the president then lays his own. While admitting he can count on majority support, and by crystallizing public feeling may (Continued Prom Page lx) Salt Lake City, June 10 (IP) All occupants of the twin motored army bomber which crashed near Lyman, Wyo., are dead, searchers who reached the wreckage late this afternoon said. Salt Lake City, June 10. IP, The hulk of a missing army bomber lies badly broken on a knoll in western Wyoming with "no visible sign of personnel," army officers learned today after two-day search. A private plane flying low over the area between Evanston and Lyman, Wyo., discerned that the ship had broken up. "It was badly broken," said Bill Shipler, Salt Lake photographer. 'The ship appeared to have broken in two. The wings were Intact but the aileron was miss ing and some other signs of breakup were visible. "We couldn't see any sign of life and there was an object that from about 15 feet overhead appeared to be a man's head peering from the pilot's side of the cabin. "It lies about four miles from a road. Capt. D. J. Motherwell left the Salt Lake airport at 135 p. m. (MST) Sunday for a non stop flight to Chicago. With him in the ship were Lieutenants L. K. Harvey, Lake wood. Ohio: T. F. Holstein, Bur lington. Iowa; and J. V. Gal lagher. Bayonne. N. J., and Staff Sergeants T. J. McGurgan. Keno sha, Wis., and D. E. Hawley. Yakima, Wash. A wind velocity of 231 miles an hour was reported in 1934 stop Mount Washington, Ni-w Hampshire. I , sVal 4th OSB SB BJ. SB. W axis uraim BY INTERVENTION Actual Declaration Would Not Modify Situation Too Late, Says Dictator. By the Associated Press Sulla, to whom Premier Mussolini compared "Delano Roosevelt" in today's speech in Rome, bore the title of "Dictator" of Rome after he ended a civil war in 82 B. C. His enemies called him "half-lion, half-fox" and the exponent of the policy of "blood and iron." General and politician, he was the first Roman to lead an army successfully against the city of Rome. Rome, June 10. (IP) Premier Mussolini declared today that the United States was at war "de facto" in fact and virtu ally defied her to declare war against the axis. United States intervention in the war would result in a totali tarian dictatorship in the United States, the premier declared at a solemn, full dress session of the Chamber of Fasces and Guilds on the first anniversary of Italy's declaration of war. He referred to possible United States intervention in these words: "If Spain and Turkey remain out of the war, there is one trans-Oceanic state which pro mises to enter it." U. S. Envoy Absent Envoys from countries in the German-Japanese-Italian tri-par-tite pact heard Mussolini's speech, but conspicuously absent from the diplomatic gallery was United States Ambassador Wil liam Phillips. As il duce spoke, his words were carried from loud speakers to crowds under a hot sun in public squares and by radio to the whole nation. Stores were closed for the occasion. "It should be known that American intervention does not bother us excessively," Musso lini declared in his 50-mlnute speech. "An explicit declaration of war would not modify the actual situation, which is one of de facto war if not de jure (form ally.) "American intervention, even completely employed, would be too late, and if not late would not change the terms of the prob lem. "American intervention will not give Britain victory but will prolong the war. It will not limit the space of the war but will extend It beyond the oceans. It will transform the United States regime into an authori- ( Continued on Page Ten) Churchill Defends Crete Tactics; Says Battle Well Worth Fighting London, June 10 (IP) Prime Minister Churchill, facing a house of commons belligerent over the loss of Crete, declared today that this "somber and ferocious battle" was "well worth fighting" and that it would play an "extremely im portant part" in the defense of the Nile valley. Churchill asked what there was in "this principle of giving up without a fight any place you cannot be sure of holding." "Suppose we had never gone to Crete?" he asked in charac teristic language. "And suppose we had never defended Crete? Where wuuld the Germans be now?" Lessons Valuable "Suppose." he continued, "that we had simply resigned territory and sti.tcgic points to them without a fight, might they not at this early stage in the'eampaign of 1841 already be masters of Syria and Iraq and preparing themselves for an ad vance into Persia?" "The question," said Church i ill, "was whether we should try baseball National R H X Pittsburgh 3 6 2 Brooklyn 4 10 0 Heintzelman, Klinger, Dietz, Lanning and Lopez; Fitzsimmons and Owen. St. Louis S 8 0 Philadelphia 0 10 Warneke and Mancuso; John son, Crouch and Warren. Chicago 11 10 3 New York 0 7 3 Olsen and McCullough; Mc Gee, Wittig and Danning. Cincinnati Boston Vandermeer and Lombard!; Salvo, Lamanna and Berres, Masi. AFTER FLOOD HITS Albany, Tex., June 10. (IP) The bodies of 12 persons drowned in flash flood which swept In darkness through this town early today were recovered by rescue workers, who said they had no way of accounting at this time for other possible victims. Albany, Tex., June 10. IP) A 20-foot wall of water from broken city water supply dam swept away more than a score of houses early today, and heavy loss of life was feared. The flash flood roared down Little Hubbard creek in the southeastern part of this west Texas town of 3,000. Six members of the Paul Alex ander family were missing and rescue workers held little hope for them. Officials at the city hall said they were afraid a great many others were drowned. "We spent the hours until day light picking people out of trees in the lowlands," one worker reported. The flood struck without warning following overnight rains on the Nail and Cook ranches northwest of Albany. Some who fled reported their first knowledge -of danger came when they heard a sullen roar. Before they could leave their homes, water was waist deep. In half an hour, it was 20 feet deep. At daylight. It was receded again within the banks of the creek. The bodies of Mrs. Addle Rat llff, 60, and her mother, Mrs. Alice Monk, 80, were taken from a storm cellar. Neighbors said they had fled from their house when they heard the roar, mistaking It for an approaching tornado. The body of 10-months-old Mack Strong was found in a field near the home of his par ents, who were rescued. to defend Crete or yield it with tat a fight." In a voice throbbing with passion, Churchill accepted "full responsibility" for the Cretan campaign and he said that the lessons of Crete would be ap plied to the defense of Britain against air-borne and sea-borne attack. Churchill declined to make a detailed statement on the war in the eastern Mediterranean und he asserted that prolonged criticism of his government was "calculated to challenge the security of the administration." Air Weakness Blamed The prime minister attributed Britain's defeat in Crete to her weakness in the air. He said that Britain lost 15. 000 in killed, wounded, missing and men taken prisoners, ex clusive of Greeks and Cretans, in the Crete campaign, as against 5.000 Germans drowned and 12.000 killed or wounded. The Germans also lost 180 fighter planes and bombers and 150 t r o o p-earTying aircraft, Churchill said. Churchill said that there was STRIKERS AGREE IF No Discrimination, No For feiture of Union Cards Negotiation Guaranteed Los Angeles, June 10. UP) The five-day strike at the North American airplane factory ap peared ended today when U. A. W. strikers agreed to march to the factory in a body to ask to have their Jobs back. At an open air mass meeting. the strikers agreed with their leaders to return to work pro vided there would be no dis crimination, that their union cards would not. be forfeited, that they would be allowed to negotiate immediately on their original demands. By the Associated Press The army-corn mandeered North American Aviation plant at Inglewood, Cal., operated at almost 75 percent of capacity today, the commanding officer said, but two CIO strikes in aluminum plants threatened the nation's production of bomber engines. President Roosevelt s u m moned Secretary of War Stim son. Attorney General Jackson and Sidney Hillman, associate director of the Office of Pro duction Management, into con ference in Washington and there was immediate speculation whether he was considering gov ernment action in the strike against the Aluminum Company of America at Cleveland. 4,875 At Work Lieut. Col. Charles E. Bran shaw said 4,875 employes out of a normal day force of 7,000 were at work at Inglewood and "I can say, confidently, that Uorth American will be pro ducing at capacity in a short time." He added that the work ers "are glad to be back." A walkout by CIO members this morning tied up six plants of the Bohn Aluminum and Brass corporation at Detroit and five Cleveland plants of the Aluminum Company of America were closed due to the strike yesterday by the CIO Die Cast ers there. Defense officials said the Bohn company makes all bear ings now being made in the United States for bombers, and that the Curtiss Aircraft com pany had notified the OPM a continuation of the aluminun company strike would mean it would be out of wheels for pur suit planes by the end of the week. In the meantime there was another strike threat In the avi ation Industry as AFL union machinists cast ballots on a strike call against the huge Consolidated Aircraft corpora tion plant at San Diego, Cal. no lata news from Syria. Brit ain, he .-id, has "no territorial designs In Syria or anywhere else. As for the war on other fronts, Churchill said that the monthly average production of guns and heavy tanks was 50 percent greater In the first quarter, of 1941 than In the last quarter oi iu. May, he continued, was Brit ain's best month In the battle of the Atlantic, and ha said that production in Britain had not been disorganized by air raids but on the contrary was "in creasing." In the British war on Ger man shipping, Churchill said that Britain in May "sank, cap tured or saw scuttled 257,000 tons of German shipping. ' The prime minister's chief critic was Leslie Hore-Belisha, former war minister, and to him Churchill made sharp reply. Hore-Belisha, dismissed in Jan uary, 1940, left "production and supply" in a "lamentable" state after two years and seven mor.'.hs in office, the prim min ister said. .1 i Mm r tl In Slowly advancing army regulars with fixed bayonets gradually cleared the field (top picture) across from the North American Aviation plant of striking CIO workers and pickets as the federal troops took over th plant yetterdar. The flag at the left was seised from a striker by th soldiers, but an army officer quickly stepped In and returned It. In lower picture th picket lines were broken temporarily by tear gas bombs hurled by pollc from a wing of th plant before th soldiers arrived. Below Is Lieut. Col. Charles E. Bran shaw In charge of th troops. (A. P. Photos). BERSERK MAN LEAPS INTO RATTLERS PIT. SUCCUMBS TO BITES Colfax, Cal., June 10. (IP) John L. Ottman, 47, Placer county restaurant owner, was found dead In his restaurant to day, apparently after having been bitten by venomous snakes confined In a pit at the nearby Evans rattlesnake farm. Deputy Sheriff John Shannon of Auburn found Ottman's body, already swelling from the ef fects of the snake venom, lying behind the counter in his res taurant. The discovery was made after Shannon had been summoned to the place by Mrs. S. E. Evans, who, with her husband, con ducts the snake farm. She com plained that early this morning she was awakened by noise In the adjacent restaurant where it was evident. Shannon said. Ottman was running berserk smashing dishes and furniture Shannon said his Investiga tion Indicated Ottman apparent ly broke into the snake farm and after removing his clothing. Jumped Into the pit containing 85 rattlesnakes. The officers be lieve Ottman walked and crawl ed about in the pen as the snakes struck him In almost every part of his body. f - J , 9 i it 1 if -AV American Vessel Torpedoed Declares Brazilian Skipper By WALDEMAR LUCIO PE REIRA. Copyright, 1941, by The Associated Press. Captain th BraiUian Steamer Osorio. Aboard the S. S. Osorio, June 10. OP) On June 8 , at 9 o'clock In the evening In lati tude P.46 north and longitude 37.37 west I rescued 11 survivors in one lifeboat of the North American ship Robin Moor, which was torpedoed May 21 at the position latitude 8.15 north longitude 25.30 west. Their names are John J. Bnnl gan, Karl Nllson, Virgil Sander lin, William S. Cary, Peter Buss. Donald Schableise, H. O. Rice, R. Carlisle, Antonio Santos, Hugh Murphy and P. C. Eccles. The saved members of the crew declared there were three more lifeboats with 28 members of the crew and seven passeng ers, Including three women and one child. The commander of the Bra zilian ship Tamandare, which I also requested to Investigate, said that about 1 p. m. yesterday he found pieces of baggage con sisting of one suitcase and chil dren's toys. Unfortunately nothing more has been found up to now. (This radiogram was sent at midnight, EST.) Among the 11 rescued are three officers. We are continuing to Recife .Vw Wnr' Mi --SET' rim t m -.- tu st a isS .43 ; (Pernambuco), Brazil, where we expect to arrive tomorrow night. Washington, June 10. (IP) The White House asked today that Judgment be suspended on the sinking of the U. S. steamer Robin Moor until it is establish ed how she was lost. One Intercepted radio mes sage given the navy blamed a German submarine and this aroused grave concern in the capital. However, Stephen Early, White House secretary, said there was no official In formation. He added: "The president would apprec iate it if there was a suspension of Judgment on the sinking, pending a determination of the facts. Early said It seemed to be fairly well determined that the position of the sinking was "in American waters on this side of the Atlantic." Hog Prices High Moscow, Idaho. June 10 (IP) Hogs on the hoof hit the high est price In this area since 1938 when Armour At Company paid $95.0 a hundred for 194 animals in the Moscow Community pool yesterday. The pric was an increase of 50 cents over the previous week's pool pric. i?4 - f sv 0 SICE GLAIXES Bf TRIBUNE REPORTERS Chuck Rlsse raising enough different things at his servic station to have a complete veg etable dinner. Fletch Fish homing In on a sidewalk conference, some of the conferees being glad of th chance he afforded them to slip away. Phil Gilstrap returning to th old home town for a short vaca tion and looking Ilk th Salem weather agrees with him.
