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United Press
Thirty -sixth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1941.
No. 99.
Reds Hurl Foes BacP fyn Dnepr Front;
Nazi Tanks Mena f& City of Novgorod
News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Med
Russian Tanks in Woods
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Washington, July IS. The
worry of many an officer In our
general itaff now Is not "when
we will have a
superior effic
ient army, but
"if' we will
ever have one.
It is gener
ally recognized
in the war de
partment that
the draftees
only receive
about ten
months good
Paul Mallou.
training out of
their year, If and when weapons
are available. The rest of the
time is spent going to and from
camps, with innoculatlons, ill
nesses, outfitting, etc. Then
along comes another batch to
acquire another ten months' ex
perience. Thus, when we get
through (the way we are going)
we will have a mass civilian
army large In number, but so
weak In training it would be a
crime to set it up against any
well-prepared fighting force.
T I1TT.KR has a professional
army, soldiers to whom arms
is a profession. His warrior
class enjoys better food and
clothing and a standard of liv
ing above that of the ordinary
population. The British and
French have relied mainly on
brief civilian training, as we do.
The Russians have mostly a
civilian army, but they train
their citizens for five years.
This civilian army idea was a
wise product of the original in
spiration of our constitution.
The founding fathers did not
want a professional army. Its
maintenance cost would be high,
but more important, the man
who controlled the army might
control the country (as in Latin-
America today.) So they put a
provision in the constitution
against quartering soldiers in
private homes for this very rea-
son. (Today in Europe soldiers
are quartered in private homes
for the payment of the equiva
lent of 1 cent a day per soldier.)
Since then, however, war has
ceased to be a problem of shoot
ing . a flint-lock with superior
spirit. It has become a science
of mechanics, based on superior
(Continued From Pas Six)
ELKS LODGE HEAD
Philadelphia, July 15. (JP)
Judge John S. McClelland of At
lanta was elected grand exalted
ruler of the Benevolent and Pro
tective Order of Elks today at
the order's annual convention.
He succeeds Joseph G. Buch,
of Trenton, N. J.
Radio Highlights
By the Associated Press
(Time is Pacific Standard)
Tonight, the war 4:55 CBS;
8:15 MBS; 5:30 NBC-Blue; 8
MBS; 6:45 CBS; 8 NBC, CBS;
8:30 MBS; 8:55 NBC, CBS.
Talks NBC-Blue 4. WendeU
Willkie on "Aid Tor British La
bor," NBC-Blue 8 Sen. Robert
A. Taft on "Occupation of Ice
land"; CBS 6:15 C. V. Whitney
on "Struggle for Inter-American
Trade Ways".
Wednesday, the war 4 a.m.
NBC, CBS; 4:55 NBC-Blue; 5
NBC-Red, CBS; 6 NBC-Blue,
MBS; 7 MBS; 8 MBS; 9:45 NBC;
10 MBS; 11:55 CBS; 12:55 pm.,
NC-Blue; 2:25 NBC-Red; 2:45
CBS, NBC-Blue.
Some short waves: VLQ7 Syd
ney 1:55 Music; DJD, DZD,
DXP Berlin. 3:45 concert; GSC,
GSD, London, 4:30 Britain
Speak: 2RO Rome. 7 News.
SICE GLANCES
bt
tribune reporters
Raymond Fish telling a group
of non-fishing girls about a big,
man-eating salmon that ran him
out of the river while he was
fishing the other day.
Justin Smith, Sr., coasting
down-hill in six-year-old Jun
ior's wagon while Junior mowed
the lawn.
Jerry Jerome protesting
reference herein to his wedding
anniversary which gave him a
mere 19 years in place of the
25 years he rated.
A Russian tank oa the eastern front. This picture
ether test transmission by radio from Moscow via RCA.
Government to Round Up
Socialist Worker Leaders
St. Paul July 15. (JP) A federal grand Jury today named
29 persons in indictments charging seditious conspiracy and
advising insubordination and overthrow of the United States
government.
Those indicted all are offi
cers or members of the Socialist
Workers party.
Henry A. Schwelnhaut, spe
cial assistant attorney general,
said it was the largest peace
time roundup in the nation for
seditious conspiracy and the
first indictments under the
Smith act which became law in
June, 1940, covering conspiracy
in the advocacy of overthrow
of the government
The indictment charges that
those named were "officers,
leaders, active members and in
control of a certain political
party or organization known as
the Socialist Workers Party
which party . ; . would procure,
induce, influence, incite, and
encourage to join with them to
bring about the overthrow by
force of the government of the
United States."
The indictment further
charges that the party would
and did attempt to bring about
control of the militia by work
ers and laborers, and "procured
certain explosives, firearms and
ammunition and military equip
ment, and were organized into
military units, armed and drill
ed under the name of 'Union
Defense Guard'."
"They accepted as ideal the
formula of the Russian revolu
tion of 1917, and certain de
fendants went from the Twin
Cities to Mexico City where
they received advice and coun
sel from Leon Trotzky."
A majority of those named
are officers and active members
of General Drivers Union 544,
of Minneapolis, Victor E. And
erson, U. S, district attorney,
said.
Y
Ralph L. Champion, 20.
charged with attempting to pass
another auto on the left hand
side, entered a plea of guilty in
justice court yesterday and was
fined 52.50 and costs. He was
given time to pay. The offense
occurred on North Riverside
avenue.
Russell L. Croquett of Sacra
mento, was assessed flO and
costs for violation of the PUC
weight regulations for trucks.
Robert L. Swannberg paid the
same amount for hauling a
weight in excess of his PUC
weight receipt.
Paula H. Turn bow was fined
$1 and costs for non-possession
of an operator's license; Charles
L. Kinney for failure to stop at
the Pacific Highway and Bear
: Creek road intersection, paid g 1
i and costs; Champ Pitts was as
i sessed $1 and costs for not hav
ing an operator's license, and
Frederick L. Herren, $2.50 and
costs for having only one head
light on his auto.
With yesterday's heavy busi
ness. 48 traffic cases have been
handled in Justice court since
July 1.
Troops Enter Beirut
London, July 15. (P) Brit
ish and Free French troops today
entered Beirut, capital of Leban
on, Reuters (Erili?h r.ews aien
cy) reported in a dispatch from
Haifa.
la an-
MONDAY SIZZLER
SETS RECORD FOR
MEDFORD REGION
Salem, July 15. (JP) Salem
sweltered under a 107-degree
temperature this afternoon, only
one degree short of the all-time
record set in 1925, but the mer
cury then started downward.
At 1:30 p. m., it was 103, then
climbed to 107 about 2 p. m..
and it was down to 105 at 2:30.
Maximum temperature at
2:30 p. m. today was 101, one
degree higher than yesterday
at the same time.
Despite a slight drop In tem
perature yesterday afternoon at
2:30 p.m. when the mercury slid
to 100 degrees after registering
101.1 at 2:15 pjn.. Old Sol later
turned on tho heat and pushed
official weather bureau thermo
meters to 103 degrees, giving
Medford its warmest day of the
year.
Highest 1941 temperature pre
vious to yesterday was June 11
when the weather bureau rec
orded 102 degrees. Minimum
temperature this morning was
63 degrees. Temperatures a
year ago yesterday were 93
maximum and 81, minimum.
By the Associated Press
The mercury bubbled near or
at the 100-degree level in many
a northwest city and hamlet at
1:30 p. m. today and in some
places there was no doubt that
the peak would be above yester
day's sweltering level.
The reading at Portland was
101, just one degree under
downtown Portland's top of
Monday. The local weather bur
eau reported 1 p.m. reading at
Seattle of 91, and Redding, Cel.,
98.
The hottest vicinity Monday,
North The Dalles, Wash- and
The Dalles, Ore., got it even
worse today. The peak at North
The Dalles Monday was 107. At
1 p.m. today the mercury was
at 108 and still climbing.
Willamette valley points, all
of which perspired in 100-degree
or higher temperatures yester
day, reported more of the same.
It was 103 degrees at Salem
wnere ine Monday peak was
104. Corvallia reported 100 at
1:30 p m, Eugene 98. Pendleton
reported 100, La Grande 98,
Grants Pass 103.
Corvallis reported that A. C.
Wescott, 55, of Portland, col
lapsed and died on a downtown
street late yesterday of a heart
attack apparently induced by
the heat.
Silverton Widow$
Date Annual Picnic
Silverton, July 15. (IP) Sil
verton Widows will hold their
fourth annual picnic here July
29.
Mrs. George Custer, presi
dent said all widows were In
vited with the stipulation that
their conversation must not turn
to malicious gossip or to com .
plaints of illness. J
COUNTER ATTACK
ALONG JOE LINE
Rogachev Recaptured by De
fendersFierce Fighting
Moscow, Leningrad Roads
Moscow. July 15. (F)
Soriet government does not
contemplate the evacuation of
Moscow, S. A. Losovsky, vice
commissar for foreign affairs,
today informed the head of
the diplomatic corps. Moham
med Seed, the banian (Pers
ian ambassador.
Moscow, July 15. (P) The
Russian army was reported to
day to have launched a major
offensive along the Dnepr river,
crossing the river at several
points north of Rogachev and
pushing the Germans back 30
kilometers (about 19 miles).
A dispatch from the front,
timed at 5 a. m. today (6 p. m.
Monday, PST), published in
Izvestia, the government news
paper, said the Russian drive
westward was continuing.
Rogachev Retaken
It asserted that Rogachev, on
the west bank of the Dnepr,
about 130 miles southeast of
Minsk, was recaptured by the
red army Sunday. This town
has been the scene of bitter
fighting, as the Germans drove
across the river there in advance
of their central columns aimed
at Smolensk and Moscow.
The high command's afternoon
communique was silent or! the
Dnepr offensive, but reported
that fighting raged una'hsaed
throughout last night for the
roads to Moscow and Leningrad.
It indicated that there had been
no change of the positions of the
armies on the Ukranian front.
The first Russian troops who
crossed the river above Roga
chev were reported to have de
stroyed German artillery bat
teries and concentrations of
tanks and forced the reichswehr
infantry to retreat
During the night the dispatch
said, Germans shelled villages
from which they had withdrawn
The nazis also were said to have
dispatched planes in an effort to
check the offensive.
Three Planes Downed
Three planes were reported
shot down by Russian anti-aircraft
guns.
The front line was reported to
day to lie 30 kilometers (19
miles) west of Rogachev.
The Izvestia correspondent
said the Russian offensive was
being pressed between Rogachev
and Zhlobin, 15 miles to the
south, and indicated that large
forces were involved In the
fighting.
C. L. Coray, principal engin
eer, and R. C. Buell, structural
engineer, left for their San
Francisco office by United Main
liner last evening after spend
ing the day here inspecting the
site of the proposed army can
tonment and giving advice on
structural design.
The two men are from the
zone 9 constructing quartermas
ter's office in San Francisco.
They arrived here yesterday
morning from Hermlston.
VEILS SUN AT K.F.
Klamath Falls. July 15. (
A deep pall of smoke from a
huge gran and brush fire Just
south of the California border
covered the sun and brought
limited relief here today from
the current heat wave.
Burning on long lines In the
Modoc national forest and the
Lava Beds national monument
the lightning-caused fires were
fought by 'every available man
in Siskiyou and Modoc coun
ties," asc-riling to Don Fisher,
custodian of the monument
1 0 HURT WHEN bUS,
Prisoner Ignites
Padded Cell and
Roasts to Death
Redwood City, Cal., July
15. (JP) A fire in the pad
ded cell of the San Mateo
county jail took the life of
a prisoner today.
The victim of the blaze was
L. C Crews, 36, of San
Bruno,- serving 10 days for
reckless driving.
Sheriff James J. McGrath
mid Crews, lodged in the Jail
yesterday, was transferred to
Military confinement the pad
ded cell quarter, after an
other prisoner complained he
was acting queerly.
The pads around the con
crete cell were lined with ex
celsior. The sheriff said
Crews was searched for
matches, but that some must
have been concealed. The
rtuffing had been pulled from
the pads and ignited.
CALIFORNIA BUYS
Purchase of the Fred Sturglss
stock ranch by John F. Kirsch
of Anaheim, Cal., was announced
today. The sale involved 200
acres situated near the Rogue
Elk hotel on Elk creek and 90
head of range cattle at a price
of $13,000. Buildings include
two houses, fully equipped, and
five barns. The transaction was
handled by D. Z, Millard of
Shady Cove. --
. Mr. Sturglss, a rancher for 30
years, plans to remain on the
property at present, later retir
ing from active business. Mr
and Mrs. Kirsch and family are
In southern Oregon for a few
days. Mr. Millard said that they
have inspected property in Cali
fornia and north to Salem,
finally selecting this section of
the country aa most suited to
their needs. Two trout streams
run through the land. Mr. Kirsch
plans to take over the property
later in the year after closing
his business in California. ,
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Portland. July 18. CP)
Striking employes at the closed
Montgomery Ward tc Co. store
here will vote at 8 p.m. Wednes
day on a contract with the firm.
spokesman for the Retail Clerks
and Warehousemen unions
(AFL) said at noon today.
Details of the contract were
not disclosed but the union
spokesmen said a committee of
the unions had approved it.
Unionists Indicated that the
contract if accepted here, might
pave the way for reopening of
the company's big Oakland,
Calif., store and other Pacific
coast stores.
HITLER TO SEEK
PEACE, IS BELIEF
London, July 15. (JP) The
British Press association said
today it inferred from current
conferences of German Foreign
Minister Joachim von Ribben
trop that Adolf Hitler Is prepar
ing "to consider peace in the
west end apparently a generous
peace, so that he might be free
for the Russian war.
SUPREME COURT ENDS
LABORS FOR SUMMER
Salem, July 15. (JP) The
state supreme court recessing
until early In September, hand
ed down nine decisions today.
including a 86,000 Judgment for
personal injury in favor of John
H. McCauley against the Psc
ific Atlantic Steamship com
pany. McCauley, a sailor aboard the
company's ship San Bernardino.
was injured at New London.
Conn, feb. 15, 1938.
ATTEMPT TO PASS
NEAR BEALL LANE
T
; Stephen J. Cline, Airport
Timekeeper, Driver of Car
Which Crashed Into Stage
Ten persons were confined
in Sacred Heart and Commu
nity hospitals today following
a terrific head-on collision be
tween a northbound Pacific
Greyhound stage, carrying 25
passengers, and a 1938 Bulck
convertible coupe operated by
Stephen J. Cline, 34, of 817
North Front street, chief time
keeper on the WPA airport
project. The accident occurred
at 9:15 last night on the Pacific
highway at the Beall lane In
tersection, two and a half miles
north of Medford.
Cline was the most seriously
Injured, suffering a fractured
jaw, possible fractured ribs, a
laceration of the head, many
cuts on the body and legs and
numerous painful bruises. How
ever, Sacred Heart hospital at
tendants said today that he
apparently was not critically
injured and that there were no
other broken bones except for
his Jaw.
Hurt In Bug
Nine persons riding In the
stage, including the driver, sus
tained injuries in the crash,
They were: - -
Roy Harding, 38, Eugene,
driver of the stage lacerations
of both legs and bruises. Con
fined in Sacred Heart hospital
Mrs. Steve Dzlda, 27, Los
Angeles many bruises and
shock. Confined in Sacred Heart
hospital.
Matthew Dzlda. 8. son of Mrs.
Dzlda minor injuries. Confined
In Sacred Heart hospital.
Mrs. Susie Woodward, Cas
cade Locks, Ore minor bruises.
Mrs. Elma Olson, 46, Bremer
ton, Wash. lacerations on the
face and bruises. Confined in
Community hospital.
Bert Maxwell, 11, son of Mrs.
Olson several front teeth
knocked out, cuts and bruises.
Confined in Community hos
pital.
Ira I. Goodlln, 57, North Bend.
Ore. four broken ribs and
bruises. Confined In Commu
nity hospital.
John Oliver. 18. company D.
116th engineers, Tacoma in
jured back. Confined in Com
munity hospital.
Noel Bourda, 22, company D,
116th engineers, Tacoma in
jured back. Confined In Com
munity hospital.
Attempt To Pass
According to the state police,
who Investigated the mishap,
the crash occurred when Cline,
southbound and alone In his
car, apparently attempted to
pass another southbound ma
chine without sufficient clear
ance In face of the oncoming
stage. The point of impact,
police said, was 30 feet south
of the Beall lane Intersection,
and indicated that the Cline car
was. almost in the center of the
northbound traffic lane.
The left front of the Bulck
coupe struck the front left side
of the stage, knocking back the
stage's left front wheel and
spinning the big vehicle so that
It faced west partly across the
Pacific highway and partly in
Beall lane. ' After the impact.
the coupe also spun around and
laced in the same direction,
police said.
Police quoted passengers as
saying the sUge was traveling
about 30 miles an hour at the
time of the crash, and said that
several southbound motorists
told of having been passed by
Cline prior to tho wreck.
Coupe Wrecked
The front end of the stage
was damaged considerably, and
the coupe was so badly wrecked
that police expressed wonder
that Cline survived. The motor
of the smaller vehicle was
driven Into the front seat ram
ming the steering wheel against
Cline and pinning his legs to
the front portion of the seat
The Perl ambulance made
two trips from the scene of the
wreck to the hospitals, and sev
eral of the less painfully la-
CAR CRASH
BASEBALL
American
R. H. X.
Philadelphia 3 7 1
Detroit S 1
Harris and Wagner; Newsom
and Sullivan.
New York .
8 18 0
4 12 1
Chicago
Peek, Branch and Rosar;
Smith and Tresh.
Boston
10 1
4 2
Cleveland
Dobson and
Pytlak;
Harder,
Brown and DeSautels, Hemsley,
National
First game:
H.
4
Chicago
Brooklyn
4
French, Mooty and Scheffing;
Davis and Owen.
First game: R. H. E.
Chicago 0 4 1
Brooklyn 7 4 0
French, Mooty and Scheffing;
Davis and Owen.
Second game:
R.
. 4
. 8
H. E.
6 2
Chicago
Brooklyn
12 1
Errlckson, Presnell, Mooty and
McCullough; Hamlin and Franks.
R. H. E.
. 5 10 1
.17 4
Pittsburgh
New York
Butcher and Lopez; Melton,
Brown and Danning.
(16 innings)
R. H.
. 3 a
St Louis
Philadelphia
2 li
Crouch, Krlst and Mancusobn.
Padgett; Grissom, Beck, Pear
son, and Warren, Livingston.
Cincinnati
Boston
Vandermeer and R. West; Jav-
ery, Hutchings and Berres.
SALE OF GASOLINE
CURBED IN CANADA
Ottawa, Ont, July 18. VP)
Canada announced today the
prohibition of sale, delivery and
distribution of gasoline and oil
to motorists from 7 p. m. to 7
a. m. week-days and tor all of
Sundays, effective tomorrow.
The order was announced by
Federal' Oil Controller O. R.
Cottrelle. It was coupled with
an appeal to citizens to cooper
ate againrt the prospect of
serious shortage by cutting the
use of their cars 50 percent
Authorization for an increase
of one cent a gallon for gaso
line also was announced.
Use of credit cards is pro
hibited; gasoline and oil must
be sold on a cah-and-carry
basis.
Jured persons were taken In
private cars. The remaining pas
sengers of the bus were brought
back to i Medford In an empty
southbound Pacific Greyhound
stage, which was flagged down
by state police, and those wish
ing to continue their north
bound trips were put on the
second section of the stage that
was involved in the accident
about three hours later.
George Davis, driver for
Perl's ambulance, again said
that motorists failed to heed the
warning of his siren and that he
narrowly averted several acci
dents en route to the wreck and
to the hospitals. He asked that
drivers pull to the side of the
road and stop, according to the
law, upon hearing a siren.
F. R. Urges Daylight Saving
To Speed National Defense
Washington, July ISffV
President Roosevelt asked con
gress today for legislation to
provide daylight saving time
'upon such a regional or na
tional basis, and for such part.
or all, of the year, as he might
deem necessary in the interest
of our national defense."
The chief executive made the
recommendation in letters to
Speaker Ray burn and Vice Pres
ident Wallace, supporting it
with figures to show that the
effects of year-a-round daylight
saving would result in a prob
able annual reduction of 736,-
E OF STEED
IS BERLIN CLAIM
Entire Fortified Zone of
Stalin Line in Vitebsk
Area Declared Penetrated
Berlini July IS. (JP) A Ger
man tank corns mrmiA Ik
city of Novgorod, 100 milea
south of Leningrad, tonight,
German sources said, and added
mat tne ring of steel seemed
to be drawine clmutr tn Tln.
grad itself, second largest city
in nussia.
NovBorod Ilea nn1 fin tnflaa
from the main railrnarf ninnln
between Leningrad and Moscow.
una, oincial German new
aeencv. declared the rH imw'i
attempts to maintain a defense)
ironi aiong ine uvina and Dnepr
river regions east of the pierced
Stalin line have been fmtrtrl
by German attacks.
The hleh Mmnuiul muMmiwI
Its nollcv nf wlfhhnlrilns AmimKm
of the eastern operations, simply
reporting progress, put censored
dispatches from the front told
of the aonraach nn NnvBvmwf
a rail center with a population
DNB said that the antlm rm.
tilled lone of the Stalin Una b
the Vitebsk area, 250 miles
south of Novgorod, had been
penetrated ana that the eastern
most hun1rra hari lu.n !,
session of German infantrymen
since Monaay evening.
The German infantry fought
38 hours in the field, the agency
said, until .the camouflaged
main bunker, "a giant block
of cement and steel with nm
under the earth," was con
quered.
COL DAVIS ENJOYS
FISHING IN ROGUE
Col. Michael F. Davis, acting
commander of Hamilton field,
San Rafael, Cel., until two
weeks ago, was enjoying fish
ing in the Rogue river today.
The colonel arrived by plana
yesterday to spend a few days
with the 30th pursuit group,
now encamped on the Elks pic
nic grounds. A check-up today
showed 25 states are represent
ed by the 60 officers at tha
camp, five of them from Ore
gon. The men at the camp hart
become sufficiently adjusted to
try experiment now, it was re
lated by Lieut Howard T.
Wright publicity officer. They
now keep cool in the afternoon
by going nine miles upstream
and shooting down through the
cooling rapids on logs.
Now that they have killed all
the little snakes around the
camp, the two Negro cooks also
are enjoying life, Wright said.
The cooks were frightened half
to death when they first en
countered the snakes, he stated.
Find Soldier's Body
Astoria, Ore., July 15. V-
The body of a soldier was re
covered from Sunset lake yes
terday by two boys, papers In
a pocket Identified it as that
of Lonnie Parker Jr., Deputy
Sheriff Myron Jones said. The
regiment to which he was at
tached is no longer In this area.
383.000 kilowatt-hours in tha
use of electricity.
Mr. Roosevelt also sent letter
to eight southern governors tell
ing of a need for daylight time)
and declaring that the country
"is faced with a serious power
shortage that is Impeding the)
national defense program."
The shortage is particularly
acute, be said. In tha south east'
era portion of the country.
The letters went to the gover
nors of Alabama, Virginia, Ten
nessee, North and South Care
Una, Georgia, Mississippi and
Florida. -