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Try Them Out
Want Ass In thla nawipapar
hT lonf alnc prona their
Talua to thouaanda of people
who hara uatd thetn. Tha op
portunity It -ours to try them
and learn their true Taioa,
W hy not now.
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United Press
Thirty-sixth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1941
No. 135.
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" WELCOMEPARLEY
Foreign Office Mouthpiece
Urges Britain And U. S.
Take Present Opportunity
Gold HU1 Fair Scores Success Again LCLELAND ELECTFPORTLAND ASKED
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Tokyo. Wednesday, Aug. 27.
(jpy With the German embassy
warning Japanese against an
axis split, the Japan Times and
Advertiser, close to the foreign
office, today urged Britain and
the United States to take ad
vantage of an opportunity for
"renunciation of their past er-
Tnra" on the basis of the eight-
point declaration of President
Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill.
w That the government also was
debating J a p a n's opportunity
was believed reflected by a
Domel reDort that the cabi
net exchanged "free and frank
views" on the International sit-uation.
The Times and Advertiser
complained that the post-war
aims enunciated by Mr. Roose
velt and the British prime min
Ister conceded the very "legiti
mate) riahts" which the two
countries have denied to Japan,
Tokyo. Aug. 26. (IP) Japan
would welcome negotiations
with the United States to ease
tension in the far east "if we
can come to reasonable con
clusion," Koh Ishii, Japanese
cabinet information bureau
spokesman, said today.
Ishii, who made this state
ment in response to questions
st arpiess conference, said, how-
ever, he had no information
that any such negotiation! were
under way.
Asked about the purpose of
recent talks between Japanese
Ambassador Kichisaburo No
mura and Secretary of State
Hull in Washington, the spokes
man merely replied:
"I am not Informed."
Commenting on the British
Russian Invasion of Iran, Isshl
aid:
"The peace-loving American
nations must have been shock
ed by this unprovoked act."
Japan, he said, was shocked
also.
The Japanese press character
ized the British-Russian action
as aggression, and Nichl Nichl
said:
"The Anglo-Soviet demands
regarding the expulsion of Ger
mans In Iran amount to nign-
handed Interference in Iran's
domestic affairs."
Dome! said a well-qualified
Observer declared Britain and
Russia had exposed a complete
lack of international faith.
Count Ladislaws von Mir-
bach-Geldern, press attache of
the German embassy, said Prime
Minifj.r Churchill's Sunday ref
erences to Japan were part of
a British strategy to split the
axis camp.
He declared that one day af
ter Churchill talked of protect
ing minority peoples he sent his
troon into Iran.
"We should take care," the
German attache said, "not to
rjlav into the hands of the Brit
ish clot and thus be divided
and ruled."
Insoect Camp Site
Cant. Hobart E. N'orthnip
from the engineering department
of the zone quartermasters oi
aVripa San Francisco, made
routine inspection today of the
site and plans of the proposea
Rrosla-Antelnne cantonment.
Capt. Northrup arrived last
right from Corvallis. where an
army camp is projected also, and
was to leave by train for San
Francisco this evening.
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Another northwest Jackson county fair, the ninth annuat. at Gold Hill was put down In
the record books today as complete success. In this photograph we see the queen and her
courti (Left to right) Princesses In Pearl Lucas and Charlotte Carter, little Mildred Gall,
the crown bearer, her father, Norman Gail, who officiated at the coronation. Queen Leona Hoi
derness and Princesses Geneva Moore and Evalyn Christensen. (Photos by Brainerd Studio).
BASEBALL
ORGANIZED TO AID
HITLER SAYS F.D1
Washlneton. Aug. 28. (IP)
President Roosevelt declared to
day that there was no doubt
a campaign had been organized
to spread rumors, distortions.
hall truths, and taisenooas in
an effort to sabotage the pro
gram of aid to opponents- to
Hitlerism.
He made that charge at a
press conference alter Deinx
asked to comment on reports of
the misuse of lease-lend funds.
When he requested particu
lars, the president was told by
a reporter that he had read that
the bi'tish had run up big bins
at a Whsnington restaurant.
Certainly, the president as
serted, that never was charged
to lease-lend. It was then that
he SDoke of an -organized cam
nalgn of sabotage and added
that the instance cited was prob
ably a very good example.
He said he did not want it
said he was denying all charges
of misuse of lease-lend funds
because the emphasis should be
elsewhere on what he called
the campaign to spread vicious
rumors, distortions and false
hoods.
First game:
Cincinnati
National
R.
. 4
7
H.
10
40
CHIEF SAN D1'.
Copco President Here To
Assume New Duties At
Once A Surprise.
War Bulletins HENINGRAD RAIL
L,
SAVE BEAN CROP
Gov. Sprague 'Awfully Wor-
Appeal
Clerks
Tied.' Issues
Hint Salem
Shirked.
New York .
' waiters, -turner ana umiw
di;..J.Blddlei McQee, - Schu
macher nd Canning.
Second game:
Cincinnati
New York.
R.
. 9
. 4
H.
11
6
SENATE QUIZ OF
GAS 'SHORTAGE1 IN
f riot liiTiirthnm
itAilAUIWtU
(Called end 8th, darkness)
Thompson, Derringer and West,
Lombardl; Bowman, Melton and
Hartnett.
First game;-
Pittsburgh a
Boston
R.
. 3
H.
4
13
4
Wilkie and Davis; Tobln-and
Berres, Montgomery.
Second game:
Pittsburgh -
Boston
R.
. 6
. 1
H.
13
8
Butcher and Lopez; Errickton,
Lamanna, Hutchlngs, and Ber
res, Montgomery.
First game:
Chicago
Philadelphia
R.
. 3
. 4
H.
8
13
Mooty and McCulIough; Hoerst,
Melton. Beck, and Livingston,
Warren.
Second game:
Chicago
R.
-11
H.
18
Philadelphia 3
Erickson and . Schefflng;
Johnson, Podgajny, Beck
Warren.
T.
1
2
Si
and
SICE GLANCES
By
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
U. S. HELD AS SPY
New York. Aug. 26. (IP)
Arrest and indictment of Kurt
Frederick Ludwig, 38-year-old
American-born son of German
parents, on charges of sending
abroad information concerning
the strength of the United States
army, was announced today by
United States 'Attorney Mathias
F. Correa.
Ludwig was accused of un
lawfully using the mails in vio
lation of section 34, title 18, to
send matter banned by the es
pionage act of 1917. Specifical
ly, it was alleged he sent ma
terial, on the disposition, numer
ical strength and equipment of
the army.
Correa said Ludwig was taken
in custody Saturday by federal
bureau of Investigation agents
near Seattle.
American
(First game): R.
Philadelphia 8
Detroit 1
H.
14
8
Marchildon. Beckman (8), and
Wagner; Newsom, Rowe (8), and
Sullivan..
Score:
Boston .
Cleveland
R.
. 0
- 4
H.
13
8
H. New some and Pytlak; Bag
by, Brown and Hem-ley.
Washington. Aug. 28. Ph-
The senate commerce committee
voted unanimously today to un
dertake an immediate investiga
tion of "the whole situation"
regarding gasoline and oil
shortages.
Chairman Bailey CD... Nv C.)
named a subcommittee headed
by Senator Maloney (D., Conn.)
to conduct the inquiry. Bailey
explained that the committee
was empowered to act without
senate authorization. .
Maloney said he would start
open hearings Thursday to in
quire Into oil and petroleum
shortages which have developed
in the east. ' -
Maloney said the mere offer
ing of the gasoline investigation
proposal had "done some good
already." He cited as an ex
ample the assurance from deal
ers that an adequate supply
would be available for motorists
over the Labor day week-end.
Malony sponsored another
resolution, also approved unan
imously by the commerce com
mittee, calling for an inquiry
into priorities. Maloney said
this would cover the entire
problem of obtaining prompt de
livery of defense materials. The
priorities resolution requires
senate approval.
The committee acted a day
after Senator Walsh (D.. Mass.)
had demande-1 a thorough In
vestigation of gasoline shortages
in the eastern area, Walsh term
ed the method of supplying
petroleum in the east "a glar
ing example - of bureaucratic
blundering."
Word was received here today
of the election yesterday of
Hance H. Cleland as president
of the San Diego Gas & Electric
company, San Diego, Cat.
Now In San Diego, Mr. Cle
land will give up his duties as
president of the California Ore
gon Power company and take
up his new position immediate
ly, it was stated at the Copco
office. Announcement of his
election was said to come as a
complete surprise to Copco em
ployes and his many friends
here.
Mr. Cleland succeeds W. F.
Raber who asked to be relieved
of his duties upon reaching the
retirement age after serving for
many years as president of the
San Diego Gas,-c Electrio com
nany. The company is an in
dependent organization without
holding company affiliation. It
does a gross business about twice
that of Copco.
Name Successor Boon
Mr. ' Cleland's successor as
cresident of Copco will be
chosen by the board of directors
at a meeting that has not yet
been arranged, the office here
stated.
Before coming to Medford, Mr
Cleland resided in Olympia,
Wash' Foeabaul.44 iearile
was counsel tor - several wit
utility companies in the north
west after serving as assistant
attorney general of the state of
Washington.. He also served on
the Washlneton oublic service
commission and for a -year and
a half was a member of a prom
inent law firm In Chicago.:
Mr. Cleland was elected presi
dent of the -California Oregon
Power company in April, 1MB.
Since comlnt here he has made
numerous friends in southern
Oregon and northern California.
His special interest nas Deen
the development of industry and
the procurement of additional
payrolls for the territory served
by the company.
Mr. Cleland has been active
in Boy Scout work, the Rotary
club, the Jackson County Cham
ber of Commerce and other civic
and welfare endeavors.
The family, residing at 718
South Oakdale avenue, will
move to San Diego in the near
future. Mrs. Cleland and ner
son, Hance, Jr, 19, are now
vialtine in Olympia. Mr. and
Mrs. Cleland's other son, John,
will enter law school at Stan
ford university this fall, having
been graduated from Northwest
ern university last June. Their
daughter, Mrs. Tom D. Throck
morton, resides In Rochester,
Minn.
Mr. Cleland was expected to
return to Medford in a week or
so to complete his affair here,
Salem, Aug. 28. VP Gover
nor Charles A. Sprague appeal
ed today to Ralph E. Dugdale,
superintendent of Portland
schodls, to excuse students to
work in the bean, hop and fruit
fields. Portland schools open
next week.
Asserting there is a "serious
emergency " In the harvesting
of fall crops, the governor wrote
that the shortage of farm work
ers would be especially acute
for the next two weeks.
'For many years, the farmers
have depended upon young peo
ple, including many of school
age, for assistance in' gathering
their crops. They will need to
rely on these young people
more this year than in former
years. In the past, tha Portland
schools have been very cooper
ative in the matter of releasing
young people tor this special
employment,' the governor
wrote.
Rome, Aug. 28. JP) The
Italian high command an
nounced today that as Italian
torpedo-carrying piano had
damaged a British cruiser of
the Dido class off the Libyan
coast near -alum.
Berlin. Aug. 28. (IP) Five
British bombers attacking a
German convoy were shot
down today, authorised Ger
man sources said.
London. Aug. 28. (TV
Diving over the white cliffs
oi Dover to skim at times
Just above the sea. a squad
ron of British fighters hurtled
toward the French coast to
day, picking up In bright sun
shine overnight raids on
Mannheim and Karlsruhe In
G e r m a n y's Rhlneland. Six
planes were reported missing
from the night operations over
Germany.
German planes dropped
bombs last night on two points
In South Wales and at one
place In southwest England,
causing no casualties and only
slight damage, the air and
home security ministries said.
Helsinki. Finland. Aug. 28.
() The Finnish state In
formation bureau announced
tonight the capture of three
villages from Russian defense
forces, SuosaeruL Suvllehtl
and Hyrsylae.
The Russians. It said, had
abandoned . two other village
en the northen front, Vuon
tal and AlttoJokL
STATIONS AFIRE;
BERLIN REPORT
Russian Home Guards Fight
Fiercely Power Center
Taken Iran Peaeai
Moves.
Salem, Aug. 26. (IP) Salem
business men let their employes
have the day off yesterday so
they could pick beans, but the
Dosses suspect that many of the
emplcvet ust went home mnd
had- a good day a rest.
Only 2, S00 persons. Including
several hundred in the govern
ment's farm labor camp at West
Stayton, picked beans. At least
3.000 more pickers are needed
immediately.
"Any real let down In pick
ing within the next 48 - hours
can cause a serious crop loss,"
W. H. Balllla, manager of the
Salem . office of the state em
ployment service, said. The bean
harvest will continue for three
more weeks. -
CURT DAVIS HITS
HOMER AND HURLS
TO I
LI
PUT UNDER BAN
Berlin, Aug. 26. (IP) The
German military commander In
Belgium decreed today immed
iate dissolution of all Free Ma
son lodges and institutions as
well aa similar organizations
and their affiliates.
Property of such organiza
tions was confiscated In favor
of Belcium. the commentary
Duett Aus Deutschland said. It
added the purpose of the decree
was to "guarantee the mainten
ance of order" in Belgium. ,
Little Brenda Bengtson not
getting much chance to try out
her birthday gift of a two-seater
pony wagon. Papa Hilding and
Varna Luola usurping the ve
'hicle for their own pleasure.
D. A. George Neilson and
Sherf Syd Brown patting the
Bed Russians on the back for
Pear Markets
PRESIDENT VETO
Milk Boost Hearing
Salem. Aug. 26. (JP The
state milk control board held
a hearing here this afternoon to
consider proposals by dairymen
for an Increase in the milk price
to 13 cents a quart.
Precautions based on weather
bureau, department of com-
their valiant resistance to the merce. frost warnings have ai
Xizi hordes- Jfected Urge aving of fruit.
New York, Aug. 26. AP
USDAV Pears: 21 cars arrived,
10 California unloaded, 1 cars
on track; California Bartletts.
7.24S boxes $2.00-3.45, average
$2.32.
Chicago, Aug. 26 (AP-USDA)
Pears: 4 ears California arrived,
9 cars on track; California Bart
letts, 3.924 -boxes 42.00-3.30,
average f 2.36.
Kappa Ksppa Meet
Corvallis. Aug. 28. (IP)
K.DDa Kappa Psl, national
bandsmen's honor society, open
ed a three-day national conven
tion at Oregon State college to
day.
Teacher Accepts
Redmond. Aug. 26.
Principal L. A. Gooding said to
day that Miss Helen Pearson,
Hillsboro. bad accepted a teach
ing pott in the Redmond grade
school.
HT
FEAR PILOT ROCK
FL(
SHORTAGE OF FISH
IS LATEST FEAR
Washington. August 26. (JP
House members predicted to
day that no attempt would be
made to override President
Roosevelt's sharply-worded veto
of legislation to freeze govern
ment loan stocks of wneat ana
cotton and to relax penalties for
producing above-quota wheat
That bill 1 as oeaa as any
thing can be and I don't think
anyone will be foolish enough
to ask for vote," Rep. Coch
ran (D. Mo.) said.
There's not a chance for the
legislation now." Rep. Michener
(R Mich.), acting minority
leader, observed.
Italy has produced a light
Pendleton. Aug. 26. IIP)
Heavy . rainstorm Just after
noon today oiled up a wall of
water which was reported at
1:30 to be roaring down West
Birch creek toward Pilot KocK
small mill town 19 miles south
of here and scene of a serious
fliwl laat vear.
Scanty Information Indicated
the highway was blocked in Nye
canyon, five miles west of the
town and state highway officials
had been asked for help In the
fear that bridges may be carriea
away.
New Submarine Launched
Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 26,
UP, A month ahead of sched
ule, the new navy submarine
finback was launched today be
fore a restricted crowd of naval
officials and yard workmen at
the Portsmouth navy yard.
The Weather
Northern California: Partly
cloudy with light rain In north
portion tonight and Wednesday
nin- nnwmd bv a charcoal I temperatures slightly below nor-
burning motor, the department I mal; gentle northwest wind off
-. - HM.t I Mill
St. Louis Beaten 8 To 3 By
Former Valley Pitcher In
Crucial Game. 444,
Moscow, Aug. 26. (IP) Red
army machine-gunners were re.
ported today to be mowing
down waves of German in
fantry, motorcyclists and panzer
crews trying to close In on Len
Ingrad for the kill after smash,
ing through fortified Novgorod,
in Leningrad's outer defense
system.
Battles continued along tha
entire western front, but a Sov
let Information bureau com
munique named no ipecifia
areas.
Red Star, Soviet army publi
cation, cited the work of ma.
chine-gunners of an Infantry
regiment In Marshal Klementt
Voroshllov'a northwest forces)
defending Leningrad, the see
ond city and one-time capital of
the U.S.S.R.
Defenders of besieged Odessa,
at tha opposite end of the front,
were declared to be levying
severe continuing toll upon at
tacking Rumanian forces.
City Traffle Disrupted
Berlin, Aug. 26. JP) DNB
reported today that the lutV
waffe blasted railway station
and yards in Leningrad last
night and that "the glow of
numerous ' fires lighted tna
sky for hours."
The nevs agency sa.d th
ntght assault followed day
long assault yesterday, which
disrupted traffic on line run.
nlng in the Russian Baltic city.
On the central sector of the
front it added that main rail
lines ' were destroyed and ev
era! train derailed.
St. Loul. Aug. 26. (IP) The
Increased demand for fish from
American water might cause a
shortage In this country, Charles
E. Jackson, assistant director 01
the United States fish and wild
life service, warned members
of the American Fisheries oc-
iety.
Canadian catches formerly
shipped to the United States
now are sent to ureal Britain,
Jackson Informed members
meeting her at the organiza
tions' 71st annual convention.
Duff Cooper Off
San Francisco, Aug. 26. IIP)
Alfred Duff Cooper, British
coordinator for the far east, and
Willys R. Peck, newly appoint-
ed United States minister to
Thailand, left San Francisco by
clipper plane on their way to
their new posts in th Orient
Record Beaa Canning
Salem. Aug. 26. 0" The
California Packing corporation
claimed today that its Salem
olant set a world record when
it received 388 tons of beans
last Thursday. On the previous
day, It had bandied 882 tons.
Brooklyn, Aug. 26. (IP) The
Dodger (cored in four of th
first five Innings today to wal
lop the St. Louis Cardinals
to 3 in the first gam of their
crucial double-header behind
the steady seven-hit pitching of
Curt Davis. Th victory boosted
the Dodgers' National league
lead to 2Vi games.
A run in the fourth on doubles
by Don Padgett and Johnny
Mize, and Mize's two-run homer
in the sixth marked th only
scoring headway the Cards
could make against Davis' slants.
Against this, the Dodgers land
ed on four Cardinal elbowers
for an even dozen hits. Includ
ing a fourth-inning homer by
Davis, himself, and a four-bagger
In the fifth by Dolph Camilll
with one on. Camilli's homer
was his 26th of the year; Davis
his second. For Mire, It was the
14th of the season.
Except for the Cards' two
scoring Innings, Davis was rare
ly In trouble. In fact, he wound
up the game by fanning three
straight batters In the ninth-
Frank Crespl, Marty Marion and
Pinchhitter Pep Young.
rirst game: R. H. E
St. Louis 3 7 0
Brooklyn 8 12
Lanier, 3 h o u n, Gumbert,
Crouch and Mancuso, W. Coop
er; Davis and Owen.
T
Fort Lewis, Wash. Ang. 26.
(IP) Secretary of War Henry L.
Stimson and Gen. George C
Marshall, army chief of staff,
praised both officers and men
for marked advances In training
at the windun today of west
coast maneuvers of nearly 100,
000 men.
In a pouring rain. General
Marshall spent the night in the
field as tha maneuver ended
with a sweeping victory by de
fending force which sent a
mythical Invading force back In
to th ocean. Secretary Stim
son motored her from Seattle
this morning and spent a few
hour on th Ninth army corps
front lines.' 1
-' By tha Associated Free -
Adolf Hitler's high command
late today reported tha capture
of Dnleperopetrovsk, described
as the last Russian bridgehead
on tha west bank of the lower
Dnieper river, along with 83,.
396 Soviet prisoners, and other
German reports told of a new
thrust in tha drive on Lenin
grad in the north.
Dnleperopetrovsk, an Import
ant hydro-electric power cen
ter, lies at the great bend or
the Dnieper river, where Soviet
Marshal Budyenny's armlea
were expected to make their
next major stand.
Belated dlspatche from Te
heran, th capital of Iran
(Persia), indicated Iran might
still be seeking a peaceful solu
tion of th dispute which
brought invasion by British and
Russian armies.
Aaglo-Russ Gain
Even after the fighting start
ed. these dispatches said, Te
heran police ordered th expul
sion of a small number of Ger
mans and Premier All Mansur
announced that his government
was continuing conversation
with Britain and Russia "to
clarify the reason and object
of these aggressions."
Turkey's role in tha new mid
dle east conflict, a position un
der close scrutiny by th Wll
helmstrasse, slanted away from
the Anglo-Soviet allies with an
official Turkish radio broadcast
declaring:
"All Turk feel sorrow lor
Iran."
Soma observer saw tha pos
sibility that th Turks, under
nazl - pressure, might permit
German troops to march acroaf
Turkey to aid Iran.
Fierce Soviet Cossack swoop
lng down from the north and
British Imperial troop striking,
from th south and west were
reported meeting only sporadic
resistance from Iran' little
army of 190,000 men.
Dispatches from Teheran, the
Iran capital. Indicated that the
government might be preparing
the ground for early peace ne
gotiations as Teheran police
ordered 16 German busineaa
men to get out of th country
within a fortnight
Dexter. Ore.. Aug. 26. OPh
A strike of 100 CIO worker
closed th Lewis Lumber com
pany here yesterday. Th union
asked union (hop and increased,
wage.