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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1941
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No. 72.
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CAPITAL
PARADE
Br JOSEPH ALSOP and
ROBERT KINTNEH
Copyright. 1941. by
Naw York Tribuna. Inc.
(Editor'! not: Aidant advo
eatas of praparadnasa and in
tervention. Joseph Aliop and
Robert Kintnor. wboa
"Capital P a r a d a" column
hai long baan a dally faatura
In th Mail Tribune, today
writ their last column, at
leait for torn time. They will
add their bit to tha mounting
strength of Unci Sam' arm
ad fore. Jo entering actire
service In the nary and Bob
Joining the army). . .
Washington, June 13. Next
to the widespread ignorance of
the true meaning of German
victory, the most disturbing
phenomenon in the United
States today is the strange fail
ure of the national self-confidence.
In the years when their
country was young and weak
and poor, Americans were as
brash as Paul Bunyan himself.
But now, when their country
is the richest and the most pow
erful in the world, they are
fearful of every risk, and ready
to credit every interested state
ment of their own impotence.
They do themselves and their
country a monstrous injustice.
Those who say, "The war is lost
already, and we cannot change
the outcome," are talking non
sense. Only the future can show
with certainty what the out
come of the war will be, but
it is certain now that the men
who know the full facts are
convinced an American decision
to act will make victory very
probable. The president's ' mili
tary and naval advisers, the
government experts on world
economics and politics, and the
high officials whose grave re
sponsibility it is to assess the
problem confronting us, are all
but unanimous on the matter.
They say, first, that Ameri
can action will stabilize the
strategic situation, preventing
further degeneration, and giv
ing time for complete prepared
ness. And second they say that
when all is prepared, the
United States and Britain, fight-
(ConUmiod on Page Ten)
5 SCHOOL SITES
Washington, June 13 JP)
Locations of five new air corps
schools were announced today
by the war department as part
of the undertaking to step up
training of pilots from 12,000 to
30,000 annually.
The schools will be located at
Midland, Tex.; Victorvllle, Cal.;
Sebring, Fla.; Lubbock, Tex.,
and Higley, Ariz.
Albany. Ore.. June 13.
Linn county berry growers esti
mated today that they would
need 1.000 pickers to harvest
the raspberry, loganberry and
black cap raspberry crops. Work
is expected to start next week.
SICE GLANCES
By
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Velma Gilstrap celebrating
her birthday today on Friday
the 13th Just 13 years after her
13th birthday on Friday the
13th.
Boots, cowboy hats, spurs and
clop-clop of horses adding to the
atmosphere on the Sheriff's
Posse-Sheriffs Ladies Mounted
Troop trek to Roxy Ann.
Bill Grenbemer presiding at
the griddle frying steaks to per
fection. "Cap" Shelby Tuttle showing
surprise and pleasure with a
new belt and holster, gift from
the hard-riding horseback enthu
siasts. Lolita Murray informing
friends she was having a bounc
ing food time."
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BADLY DAMAGED
IS
Dense Clouds of Smoke Fol
low Explosion Raider
Limps Toward Skaggerak
London, June 13 UPt The
air ministry announced tonight
that a German pocket battleship
had been hit by a torpedo fired
by a British plane off the Nor
wegian coast early today.
The communique said that
"dense clouds of smoke rose
from the ,vessel" and that later
the battleship, which the admi
ralty did not identify, was seen
to be stationary off the southern
point of Norway.
Still later the battleship and
escorting destroyers were "ob
served to be retiring toward the
Skaggerak at a greatly reduced
speed," the communique said.
One Left
Germany has only two pocket
battleships strong, ' swift ships
of 10,000 tons carrying 11-inch
guns since the scuttling of
the Admiral Graf Spee off
Montevideo, Uruguay, Dec. 17,
1939.
The remaining two are the
Admiral Scheer and the Luet
zow, formerly the Deutschland.
The battleship when first
sighted was heading north and
informed quarters said "it is in
conceivable that she was going
anywhere except on a raiding
expedition."
One air-launched torpedo
scored a "direct hit amidships,"
and another ws launched into
the smoke which quickly envel
oped the warship, the air minis
try news service said. This
meant that more than one plane
attacked.
The battleship was accompan
ied by five destroyers, the ser
vice added, but not a single shot
was fired at the attacking
planes.
FATHER IS KILLED
L
Klamath Falls, June 13 UP)
A 13-year-old girl who was
spanked for quarreling wuh her
11-year-old brother was blamed
by a coroner's Jury here today
for the fatal shooting of her
father at Canby, Calif., Tuesday
night.
The father, Ray Harpham, 36.
Southern Pacific railroad tele
grapher, was shot through the
neck with a .43 calibre pistol.
He was taken first to AHuras,
Calif., and then brought here
where he -died yesterday.
The children's stepmother,
Mrs. Edna Harpham, testified at
the inquest that her husband
had severely spanked his daugh
ter, Ramona. for quarreling in
the night with her brother, Ray,
and was returning to the chil
dren's room to quiet further dis
turbance when he was met at
the door by a blast from the
pistol.
The girl is in custody at
Alturas.
HITLER'S PAPER
By the Associated Press
Berlin. June 13. (P Part
of an edition of Adolf Hitler's
newspaper, the Voelkischer Beo
bachter, containing an article by
Propaganda Minister Paul Jos
eph Goebbels, which said the
British would fall into error if
they thought water was an in
surmountable obstacle, was or
dered confiscated today.
Goebbels said the British
have a traditional attitude to
ward military matters and are
; slow to adjust themselves to
technical developments. The
German army, on the otier
hand, takes nothing for grant
ed, experiments constantly,
works out old problems in the
liffht nf tvhniral iHvinpM K
wrote.
Six Fliers Died in This Bomber Crash
Six army fliers wr killed when this two-motored army bomber erashed on a brush covered
southwest Wyoming hillside. The plane was on a routine flight from Salt Lake to Chicago. The
mishap occurred when a summer snowstorm caught up with the plane near Lyman. Wyoming.
Germans Silenced Robin Moor Radio
Before Torpedo Sent U. S. Ship Down
TREATY VIOLATION
SEEN BY, WELLES
Germans Defiant
Berlin, June 13 VP An
authorized German source
said today "we won't be buf
faloed by American and Eng
lish discussions' concerning
the Robin Moor."
"Whenever any ship with
contraband sails ior England
we'll shoot at it, whether it is
the Robin Moor, the Exmoor
r anything else."
The German ' public still
was unaware that the Robin
Moor has been sunk by a sub
marine. Newspapers have not
printed a word about the inci
dent and authorities said they
ire as yet without proof that
I German submarine was in
volved. Washington, June 13 VP)
Sumner Welles, undersecretary
of state, asserted today that the
facts in the sinking of the Robin
Moor were beyond dispute and
Indirectly accused Germany of
violating an international treaty
on submarine warfare as It af
fects provision for the safety of
passengers and crews.
The evidence of 21 survivors
of the sunken American merch
ant vessel was very clear and
there could be no dispute as to
the facts, he told bis press con
ference. As to what action the United
States will take. Welles said he
would withhold a considered
statement until tha full deposi
tions of the 11 survivors were
received from American offi
cials in Brazil and were Investi
gated here.
Welles was asked for com
ment on the statement of Ger
man spokesman in Berlin that
"we won't be buffaloed by
American and English discus
sions concerning the Robin
Moor" and that "whenever any
ship with contraband sails for
England we'll shoot at it"
Welles replied that the ques
tion of what constitutes contra
band is one of the most contro
versial in all the world and that
the American government had
never acquiesced in contraband
definitions of either (id in the
present war.
Recife, Brazil, June 13. (P) A s urvlvor of the sunken
United States freighter Robin Moor declared today that armed
German seamen occupied the 4,999-ton ship and seized her radio
to prevent her from flashing' an' SOS before a torpedo from a
German submarine sent her to the bottom.
The Robin Moor-dipped under
the waves of the South Atlantic
23 minutes after the captain- had
ordered passengers and crew to
the lifeboat In the early morn
ing of May 21, the survivor re
lated. He said there was no trace of
panic as the ship's company,
men, women and one child, took
to the lifeboats.
(One- lifeboat, containing 11
men, was picked up by the Bra
zilian rescue ship Ozorio. There
has been no word of three others,
with 35 other persons.)
"The first seven days we
kept in sight of the other boats,"
the survivor said. "We rowed
! and rowed. Heavy rains and the
broiling sun punished us fiercely.
The morning of the eighth day
we could no longer see the
others.
"I think the lifeboat the cap
tain was in headed toward
Africa."
The narrator, who remained
anonymous, was one of the sea
men who had spent 18 days in
an open boat under the tropical
sun before being rescued.
"We- had to ration our food
closely," he said.
' "Sometimes we all despaired
of ever reaching safety.
"It was worst at night. We
rowed IB days. I'll never forget
those awful days and nights."
"We almost went crazy with
Joy when we saw the Ozorio
and began to live again for we
all had been partically con
vinced we were dead men.
"Aboard the Ozorio they
treated us very kindly and
there was food in abundance.
."Now we are happy again."
ROOSEVELT SUFFERS
IT:
Washington, June 13. VP)
Suffering from what was de
scribed as a slight sore throat.
President Roosevelt cancelled
ail . his engagements today. In
cluding the regular Friday cab
inet meeting and press confer
ence.. BASEBALL
Cooperstown, N. Y, une 13.
The Cleveland Indians whip
ped the world champion Cin
cinnati Reds 2 to 1 today in a
rain-drenched slx-lnnlng exhibi
tion game at Doubleday field,
birthplace of baseball.
No major league games were
scheduled today.
ci (J
RETAIL BUYING -PACE
LAST YEAR'S FIGURE
New York, June 13. (P)
Buying in retail stores contin
ued apace this week, and sales
averaged IS to 18 percent above
last year for the country as a
whole. Dun & Bradstreet report
ed today.
"Retail selling was strong
over a broad range of merchan
dise," the credit agency said.
"Especially noted by retailers
were tendencies to purchase In
the high-price brackets and to
buy more in clothing lines," the
agency added.
Outstanding "volume sellers"
In many stores were graduation
and bridal Wear, sportswear,
dresses, pastel topcoats, luggage.
silverware and other
and graduation gifts,
steel chairs, shower
wedding
tubular
curtains
and ruffled curtains.
There was no let-up in inter
est in automobiles and electri
cal appliances, but, it was point
ed out, sales in some centers
were running slower because of
declining supplies.
Pacific coast retail sales top
ped a year ago by 14 to 17 per
cent. KLAMATH MISHAP
Klamath Falls, June 13. W)
The death toll of a headon
crash at Barclay Springs yes
terday had Jumped to three this
morning with deaths of John
Barlow, 08, and Forrest Kegley,
S3, during the night
Barlow, switchman for the
Union Pacific at Portland, was
the father of Lee Barlow, and
they, along with Robert Domb
roff of Seahurst, Wash., and
Marie MrFarland of Portland,
were passengers In the car In
which Maurice "Blackie" Can
nalonga, the driver, was instant
ly killed. The conditions of Lee
Barlow and Dombroff, both
seriously injured, were un
changed this morning, while
Mrs. McFarland was reported
definitely improved.
SURVEYORS' WORM War Bulletins DAMASCUS RINGED
FOR CANTONMENT
OVER HALF DONE
Capt. Bean Gives Progress
Report On Proposed Army
Camp; Lines Undecided
Topographical survey of the
proposed army cantonment site
in the Antelope-Beagle district
is 80 percent complete, Capt.
Theron W. Bean, head of the
constructing quartermaster's of
fice here, said today in giving
a summary of the work accomp
lished to date.
The topographical surveys In
clude studies of areas for the
installation of water and sewer
lines and a sewage disposal
plant as well as the mapping
of the ground Itself, Capt Bean
related. There are now seven
complete survey parties In the
field at all times, he said, add
ing that one party was making
an investigation of soils for
building foundations. This in
vestigation was nearly finished
as was a study of water supply
and of a site for a reservoir,
he added. The reservoir, he said,
probably will be built In the
northeast corner of th building
center close to the Medford wa
ter supply line.
Plan ror 80.000
"We're still figuring on the
basis of a proposed camp for
30,000 men," Capt Bean said.
"The number of men has not
been changed although the com'
position of the troops them'
selves has been changed slightly
from what - was at first pro
posed."
Capt Bean disclosed that the
site for the proposed camp has
been definitely determined but
its final boundaries had not yet
been decided upon. The boun
daries can be made somewhat
elastic, he Indicated, as was the
case when a cemetery north of
Table Rock was found to lie
within the general campsite. In
this case the boundary was re
adjusted to leave the cemetery
outside the camp area.
Building Site Set
The area for the camp build
ings, generally referred to as
the "building center," has been
determined and the buildings
are now being put down on
paper, the captain stated. The
exact location of each building,
however, is subject to the final
approval of the commanding
general of the troop to us the
proposed camp, he explained.
A great deal of work has
been done on railroad facilities,
plans being discussed in con
Junction with the Southern Pa
cific company and tha Medford
Corporation, which owns a line
that runs to the proposed camp,
Capt. Bean said. If possible, the
Medford Corporation's railroad
will be used by the camp, he
stated, adding, however, that
this would mean an increase in
transfer facilities.
No Land Bought
No land for the proposed can
tonment has been acquired yet
"We obtain options as we go
along and the boundaries of the
site are subject to change as we
go along too, factor entering
into the picture being the value
of the land in relation to the
camp' needs," Capt Bean said.
He added that so far the atti
tude of land owner toward th
project has been cordial and co
operative. Some of the land
will be leased, some of it
bought he related.
An Investigation 1 being
made of all fuel that might
be used at the camp, Capt Bean
emphasized. Sawdust I In
cluded in the study, he revealed.
rectors to be considered, he
pointed out are heet value, de
livered cost availability and
supply. There must be suf
ficient supply of th fuel avail
able at all times to meet the
needs of th military establish
ment, he stressed.
128 On Staff New .
There are now 128 employes
on the constructing quartermas
ter and architects' staff at the
army and in the field. This does
not include the state highway
department's survey crew work
ing on highway aspect of the
proposed camp.
Final authorization for actual
construction of the cantonment
1 yet to come from Washington,
Cairo. Eorst. June IS (IPt
Australian aircraft attacked
a formation of Junkers war
planes bearing Italian insignia
during an attempt to bomb
British warships off Salda.
Lebanon, this afternoon, the
British middle east command
announced tonight
The communique said three
Junker were shot down,
others were damaged and the
remainder dispersed with no
losses to th Australians.
New YorkTTuiie" 13 UP1
The British radio quoted the
Swedish newspaper Social
Demokrtten today In report
ing that the German army
had cancelled all leaves and
that men born In 1923 who
have not yet done mllttsry
service had been called up.
BBC added that the Swed
ish correspondent presumab
ly in Berlin, had reported
that "the explanation given
in military quarters Is that
the measures have been taken
in order to end the war at
the earliest possible moment"
PERIL FROM NAZI
TROOP MOVEMENT
Moscow, June 13 HP) Soviet
Russia said tonight that German
troop, freed from operation In
tha Balkans, are moving to east
ern and northeastern Germany
(where they face Russia) but
added that "it must be assumed"
that the movements have no
bearing on Russian-German rela
tions.
Tass, official news agency, is
sued the statement which was
broadcast to the world by radio.
The Russian statement said
that Germany, "according to in
formation at the disposal of the
U. 8. s. R., is adhering to the
German-Russian non aggression
"as unswervingly as the Soviet
Union."
By Drew Middleton
London, June 1 3 (Pi Brit
ish dreams of a Soviet Russian
German disagreement bordering
on active warfare were nourish
ed today by repeated but un-
confirmable reports that Berlin
demands on Russia were of such
magnitude that acceptance would
loosen Moscow military hold
on the Balkan and Black seas.
Informed quarters said dis
cussions between Sir Stafford
CriDD. British ambassador to
Moscow, and government lead
er here were "primarily con
cerned with Russian-German re
lations." D. C, Capt Bean pointed out.
Capt Bean said he was glad
the coordinating committee had
appointed a coordinator to car
ry out the actual work of plans
In solving civic problems
created by the camp, "not be
cause we haven't had perfect
cooperation but because the
county, city and chamber of
commerce officials have been
giving so much of their own
time to the task.
"We've been receiving splen
did cooperation from all sides."
Capt Bean continued. "I said
that a few days after my arrival
her and I can repeat it now
with equal sincerity."
Jews in Unoccupied France
Must Also Suffer Penalties
Vichy, Unoccupied Franca,
June 13 UP) The French gov
ernment clamped down today on
Jews In the unoccupied as well
as the German-occupied area,
virtually barring them from all
professions and businesses In
special law which provided
heavy penalties for Jewish vio
lators. The new law, which exempts
certain categories of war veter
ans and their relative as well
as long-established Jewish fam
ilies in France, provides penal
ties of S years Imprisonment and
a fin of 20,000 francs (about
$480), or both, for violation.
Xavler Vallat th Vichy gov
ernment's commissi oner for
Jews, announced today that the
general lines of anU-Jwuh pol
BY FREE FRENCH;
T
Peaceful Occupation of City
Hoped British Continue
Progress Toward Beirut
Cairo. Effvnt Jim 131 IS
Fre French force hav com
pleted the encirclement of Da
mascus. Svrla's ancient eanltaV
and apparently are awaiting the
outcome oi negotiations tor
peaceful occupation of the city,
authoritative sources reported.
lomgni.
These ennrr-ee eati in m
solution was much preferred by
ine uritisn-r ree French alllea
and declared thri had h
at least one instance already lit
me iive-aay campaign where
French-held defense post had
surrendered after i1lMilnna
under a white flag.
The Britiih rnnrtK fnr.
slight progress along the coastal
road toward Beirut.
Vichy, Unoccupied France,
June 13. IP) Allied forces in
a tank-led drive of several kilo
meters have reached the out
skirts of Sidon, on the Lebanese)
coast 23 miles couth of Beirut
and are now battlln French
defenders in the environs of
Damascus, the French high com
mand acknowledged tonight
London. June 13. iJPt Mine
an Industrial building was blown
into ine sxy ana numerous fires
were started last night In Ger
many's great manufacturing r.
gion, the Ruhr valley, by
targe force or British bombers
In th heaviest raid of the war
on that region, it was claimed
officially todaj
The blasting, fiery success cost
the RAF six plane . acknowk
edged missing from the bombef
command.
At home th RAF fighter
command was reported to hav
turned back a formation ot
Mesaerachmitta. retaliation. Kan.
In a five-minute battle 20,009
feet above the southeast Eng
lish coast this afternoon.
TRAVEL BY ALIENS
Helsinki, June 1J (JP Th
Finnish government tonight an
nounced restrictions on travel
by foreigner in northern and
border districts similar to regu
lations in force during the Finnish-Russian
war and prior to)
tha beginning ot German troop
transits throush northern Tin-
land last fall.
Under th restrictions, police)
nermita mrm rawinlrM fa nH
ers to travel along th coast of
me uuu of Bothnia, in torn
districts in northern and central
Finland, tha area facing Hango,
the southwestern fortress which
Russia gained the right to occu
py in the Russian-Finnish war of
1939-40, and districts along th
Russian frontier.
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cream butterfat: rust grade
0Vt: seoond trad Su,o.
icy will foUow that already im
posed by the Germans in the
occupied tones of France, In
cluding the placarding of Jewish
owned shops and, possibly, the)
appointment of non-Jewish man
agers. Vallat said th measure were
temporary and were taken "to
safeguard our national economy
and French interests." He added
that permanent solution which
must be "international or, at
least European" will have to
await peace.
He said that th suret nation
al already had taken police mea
sure against "a Jewish band
which drained the country's re
sources" and that th most dan
gerous members had been in
terned In supervised camp.