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Thirty-sixth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 . 1941
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News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Washington, Sept 11. Hit
ler's sudden, mad inclination to
fight American ships, after hav-
5731 ing cautiously
avoided them
for years,
could have
only one reas
onable explan
ation. (Hitler's
madness is al
w a y s reason
able for his
own crafty
purposes). H e
wants to force
the issue of
Paul Mallon
popular opinion in this country
on our involvement in the war.
Incidentally, he wants to show
Japan that he can offer her
some distracting support.
This is the only plausible ex
planation for his sudden
change of front toward belliger
ency with us that has gained
any wide support among au
thorities here.
If this is true, it is a typical
Hitler game. By forcing in
creased tension upon the United
States he may possibly succeed
In creating stronger popular di
visions over aid to Britain, etc.
He may also possibly furnish
some infintesimal aid to Japan
if his campaign causes Mr.
Roosevelt to start convoying,
because that may require some
minor withdrawals from the
(Continued on Page Twelve)
Radio Highlights
(Br Associated Press)
(Time is Pacific Standard) -President
Roosevelt's world
crisis broadcast tonight will start
at 8 o'clock, with full NBC,
CBS, MBS and Canadian net
work transmission in addition to
short wave relays, including
translations.
Later in the evening CBS
plans an editorial roundup at
7:30 and NBC-blue one at 8:05,
to include comment from Lon
don and Buenos Aires.
Tonight, the war 4:55 CBS;
6.15 MBS; 9:30 NBC-blue; 3:45
MBS; 6:4S CBS; 8 NBC CBS;
8:30 MBS.
Talks MBS 7:30 Chas. A.
Lindbergh from Des Moines, la.;
NBC-blue 5:15 MaJ. A. P. De
ieverstcy on "Air Power."
NBC-red 6:30 Good Neigh
bors. Nicaragua.
NBC-blue 4:30 Salute to
PCAC and PCAN, Canal Zone
army stations; 6:30 feather-,
weight fight at Washington,
Chalky Wright vs. Joey Archl
bald.
Friday, the war 8 MBS; 9:45
NBC; 10 MBS; 11:55 CBS MBS;
12:53 p. m NBC-blue: 2 MBS:
2:23 NBC-red; 2:45 CBS NBC,
559 CARS PEARS
SHIPPED SO FAR
Up to, and including Septem
ber 8. pear shipments from this
section totaled 126,006 boxes, or
539 cars, this year, according
to W. J. Looker, secretary of
th Rogue River Traific associa
tion. A car of apples, with 756
boxes, was also shipped.
Pear shipments by varities
were:
Cannery Bartletts, 385 cars;
' packed Bartletts, 84 cars, or 60,-
G33 boxes; Howells, eight
cars
or 3.B32 boxes; DAnlous, 51
cars or 36,820 boxes; Boscs, 27
cars or
Seickels,
box.
19,434 boxes,
four cars or
SICE GLANCES
By
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Betty Demmer rushing out at'
the last minute before the store I ating railroad brotherhoods en
closed to buy her cat its daily I nounced today that their 800.
ration of meat I 000 members have been notified
W. P. Brooks, the only man In
Daughters of Job lodge, begin
ning his third year as "Dad" to
the daughters, and liking it.
Charlotte Older, red-haired
O.S C. coed, admitting that she
was going to attend L. of O. this
jear.
30,000
INVADERS
DEAD OR WOUNDED
IN KIEVJECTI0N
Initiative Seized By Defend
ers Of Leningrad Is Claim
Entire Front Flames.
By the Associated Press
Russia's armies reported to
day they had driven 'the Ger
mans back 12 miles on the cen
tral front, taken a toll of 30,000
nazi dead and wounded in 50
days of fighting around Kiev,
and seized the initiative in the
siege of Leningrad.
Battles were reported raging
along the entire 1,200-mile
front from the Karelian isthmus
to the Black sea, with the long
dormant Velikie Luki sector, on
the north central front, sudden
ly flaming into action.
Leningrad Warned
While nazi warplanes drop
ped pamphlets calling on Lenin
grad's 3,200,000 populace and
1,000,000 Red army defenders to
surrender or have the city laid
in ruins, Soviet defense forces
were reported counter-attacking
the German siege armies.
Soviet dispatches said Russian
forces, after five days of as
sault, had captured the village
"Y," on the approach to Lenin
grad, and stood off a counter
attack by numerically superior
German troops.
Heavy fighting was also re
ported around the besieged
Black sea port of Odessa.
On the north central front.
the Russians said they had
thwarted a nazi attempt tq
cross the upper Dvlna river,
driving the invaders from the
town of Zapadnaya Dvina and
also from nearby Starina. More
than 700 Germans were listed
as killed.
"Soviet bombers do not allow
fascist troops a moments re
spite, dropping tons of metal
on their heads continuously, de
stroying tank columns and ex
terminating the enemy s man-
Dower." said the army news
paper. Red Star.
In London, it was officially
announced that hundreds of
British fighter planes were be
ing sent to aid the Russians
presumably flown to the U. S.
R. R. via the near east, across
Iran.
Bulgaria Warned
Meanwhile, the Moscow radio
disclosed that Russia has warn
ed Bulgaria it has become "the
Jumping off place" for German
military action against the Sov
iet Union. In the absence of
clarifying details, this suggested
that the Russians either feared
Germany was massing troops in
Bulgaria for an invasion of Tur
key, Russia s friend, or was
using Bulgarian naval bases for
actions on Russia's Black sea
fleet. Though technically neu
tral, Bulgaria is overrun by
Germans.
PROBERS FIND NO
PETROL SHORTAGE
Washington, Sept 11
A special senate investigating
committee reported today there
was no actual shortage of gaso
line or other petroleum pro
ducts in the east and recom
mended immediate removal of
existing restrictions.
Accusing Secretary of Inter-
lor Ickes, defense petroleum co-
and i ordinator, and his aides of "over
3,287 1 enthusiasm" in creating "unnec
sary alarm" among the public.
the special committee said that
the "shortage, as we see it, is
a shortage of surplus and not
a shortage of products or a
lack of facilities to transport
them."
Chicago, Sept 11 (IP) A
spokesman for the 14 non-oper-
of the indefinite postponement
of the strike scheduled for 6 pm.
President Roosevelt's appoint
ment of a board to investigate
the unions' dispute with carriers
; over demands for more pay
I automatically postponed the
J strike under the Railway Labor
j Ac
Willkie Huddles With Senators
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In a huddle at Washington
reports of propaganda in the
Wendell L. Willkie, representing the movie producers) Sen. Ernest W. McFarland (D.-Arlsona);
Robert Rubin, vice president
Invasion Surprise Promised
By German Military Expert
Berlin. Sept. 11 (IP) England will be invaded "at a time and
in a manner which the English do
expert predicted tonight in the
Keictv
England may rest assured
that the catastrophe is nearer
than American help," the article
The authoritative Dienst Aus
Deutschland commentary em
phasized the 'great Importance
of the statement because of its
publication In the weekly, to
which Propaganda Minister
Paul Goebbels is a regular con
tributor. SWIFT FIGHTERS
T
Tacoma. Wash.. Sept. 11.
(IP, Seven swift fighters, P-36's
from the 55th pursuit squadron
Portland, Joined the intensified
search for a missing B-lo DomD-
er and its six-man crew shortly
before noon today over the rain
swept Cascade mountains.
Based at McChord field, the
fighters aided a fleet of two
training planes and five B-18
bombers, sister ships to the miss
ing plane, which mysteriously
disappeared two days ago while
on a routine flight in tne seat
tle-Tacoma area.
Although a crash party of 20
men and motorized equipment
proved groundless a report from
a logger earlier today that a
wrecked plane was located near
Greenwater, 18 miles east of
Enumclaw. Col. William H.
Crom. McChord field command'
er. said he believed this rough
area would eventually yield the
bomber'a fate.
LOCAL IRRIGATION
The rains and cool nights of
last June and May, were of high
value to the orchardlsts and far
mers of the valley as they de
layed the Irrigation season two
months according to County
Watermaster Clinton Smith
Ordinarily the use of Irrigation
water starts about May 15. Due
to the June weather it was de
ferred until July IS, and no
ill-effects were felt from the
irrigation water shortage.
Irrigation water was shut off
September I. There is more
water in Hiatt lake than at the
end of the season last year, and
Fish lake and Four Mile lake,
main sources of supply of the
Medford and Rogue River dis
tricts, are being replenished
daily by springs and seepage
according to the watermaster.
as a senate commerce sub-committee began Its Investigation of
movies are, left to xlghtt Chairman D. Worth Clark (D.-Idaho)
and general counsel of Metro-Goldwyn Mayer.
not expect," a German military
widely-circulated weekly Das
TO HALT TURMOIL
Stockholm, Sweden, Sept. 11.
(,P)With all of the Oslo area
encircled by German troops and
two Norwegian labor leaders
already dead by firing squad,
Vldkun Quisling's Nazi spon
sored regime today took over
complete control of both work
ers and employers' organizations
in German occupied Norway.
The status of a general strike
called for today was uncertain.
(A dispatch from Oslo, cen
sored by the Germans, claimed
work was resumed after two
days of strikes in iron and
shipbuilding Industries. There
was no amplification. Dispatches
coming through the German
censorship at Oslo have not
mentioned the general strike
threat and have minimized the
labor trouble angle).
Labor Head Ousted
The head of the Norwegian
Federation of Labor was ousted
and arrested and replaced by
Odd Fossum, leader of Quis
ling's Nasjonal Samling labor
organization. This put the na
tion's federation of labor into
Quisling's so-called corporative
state structure.
The German forces were pre
pared to meet all strike even
tualities under a state of civil
siege, proclaimed for the capital
and its environs yesterday. Quis
ling spies betrayed the plan to
authorities, bringing on the state
of siege.
In last night's darkness,
firing squad executed Viggo
Hansteen, secretary of the Nor
wegian labor federation and
Rolf Vickstroem, a trades union
president, shortly after they had
been condemned by summary
courts set up by Joseph Ter
boven, the German commission
er for Norway.
Four other workers received
prison terms of from 10 years
to life imprisonment There
were no details of the charges.
. Doctor Spared
Halfway, Ore., Sept.
11. (IP)
Th threatened loss of this
town's only physician was avert
ed when word was received
from military authorities that
Dr. R. M. Pollack would be per
mitted to remain. He had been
j called to duty with th arm.
CHURCHILL CALLED
BY
London, Sept. 11, lPl Wil
liam Gallacher, the only com
munist member of parliament,
today called Prime Minister
Churchill a "blackguard" to his
face and accused him of "dirty
cowardly, rotten action" In an
angry outburst in the house of
commons. ...
Gallacher later apologized to
the house.
The incident came over
charges that Col. J. T. C. Moore
Brabazon, . minister for aircraft
production, had expressed hope
that the Russian and German
armie s would . annihilate each
other.
Florid and excited, the com
munist first told the house that
"very deep and bitter feeling
exists among trade unionists"
over statements attributed to
Col. Moore-Brabazon.
He asked Churchill to "clear
out of this government anyone
who is not 100 per cent for co
operation with Russia.
The prime minister replied to
this:
"I do not think I should be
prepared to receive guidance in
policy or conduct from an hon
orable gentleman who, it Is no
torious, has to change his
opinions whenever he is ordered
to by a body outside this coun
try." Killed In Action
Helsinki, Sept. 11. (P) Two
of Finland's outstanding ath
letes, Kalle Jalkanen, skier, and
Kalle Jarvinen, shotputter, were
killed in action on the Karelian
isthmus Sept. 3, it was an
nounced today.
475 Accidents, 2 Killed,
Medford's 1940 Traffic
There were 479 traffic acci
dents of all descriptions In the
city of Medford In 1940, It Is
shown in a detailed report In
the hands of the Medford Traf
fic Safety Council today.
Sixty-two persons were In
lured in these accidents and
two persons, ' both pedestrians.
wr "'llea. th report showed.
inc repon was ptcjicu vj ure
traffic safety division of the sec
retary of state's office and given
to the council at Its meeting
Tuesday night for analysis and
long-term planning to reduce ac
cidents. The largest number of acci
dents occurred In December
when there were 86, though
only fcur persons were Injured,
j August was second with 54 ac -
Nazi Raider in Pacific Sinks
Dutch Vessel West
SURVEY STARTED ,1 baseball i'
TO AID FARMERS
T
Relocation Supervisor Of
F.S.A. Here For Detailed
Study Form Milk Plans.
A detailed survey of the re
quirements of farmers who will
have to move if the proposed
Medford army cantonment is
established will be made by
Walter Mertz, Portland, reloca
tion supervisor of the farm se
curity administration, who took
up his task here this morning.
Before initiating his survey,
Mr. Mertz conferred with Capt.
Theron W. Bean, constructing
quartermaster. It was indicated
that Mr Mertz would remain
here until he had completed his
detailed farm survey.
Start Milk Plans
A committee was to begin
work today on formulating
plans for the pooling of Jackson
county retail milk distributors'
resources for the handling of
army business should the pro
posed cantonment be authorized.
On the committee were Robert
G. Fowler, county agent, Frank
A. Rowe, local representative of
the state milk control board,
and a third member to be ap
pointed by these two. The com
mittee was authorized at the
meeting of the retail, milk dis
tributors in the Jackson coun
ty courhtouse auditorium last
night
Purpose of the meeting was
to become organized to handle
army business In anticipation of
the establishment of the project
ed .cantonment. It was the con
sensus that all the resources of
the retail distributors should be
pooled into one organization to
take care of any army business.
Details to be worked out Include
increased facilities, government
requirements as to hygiene and
expansion required to meet the
possible trade of a camp of
30,000 troops.
UP SALEM MILK
T
Portland, Sept. 11. (IP)
Salem consumers will pay one
cent per quart more for milk
after September 16, the state
milk control board decided to
day.
Four per cent milk, formerly
nine cents wholesale and 11
cents retail, will cost 10 and 12
cents, respectively. Five per
cent milk will be 11 cents and
13 cents instead of the former
10 and 12 cents.
cldents tn which nine persons
were hurt The smallest number
of accidents, 25, and the fewest
injured, two, were recorded in
July. Th two fatal accidents
occurred In February and Octo
ber. February and August tied
in th largest number of per
sons Injured, nine each.
As is the general experience,
the worst hour for accidents
here is from 5 to 6 p. m. Last
year 56 accidents occurred In
that hour. Safest hour for driv
ing around th city appears to
be 1 to 2 a. m. There were no
accident recorded In that hour
in 1940.
Of last year's 47S accidents,
319 occurred In th business
district 137 In residential dis
tricts, 16 in open areas and
thxe in areas not defined.
National
Scores by innings up to 5th:
Brooklyn 0 0 0 0 0
St. Louis 0 0 2 4 0
First game: R. H. E.
Boston 5 8 2
Pittsburgh 7 10 2
Salvo, Hutchlngs and Berres;
Heintzelman and Smith.
New York - 6
Cincinnati .. 0 4
1
1
Carpenter and Hartnett; Van
der Meer, L. Moore, Turner and
Lombard!, Lamanna.
American
Cleveland 8 1 1
Washington 3 10 5
Smith and DeSautels; Leon
ard, Carasquel and Early,
Chicago 16 0
Philadelphia 2 6 1
Rlgney and Turner; Beese and
Hayes.
EUGENE, SALEM
AUTHORIZED AS
AIRLINE STOPS
Washington, Sept. 11 VP)
The civil aeronautics board to
day authorized United Airlines
to make Salem, and Eugene,
Ore.. Intermediate points on Its
route between Seattle, Wash.,
and San Diego, Calif.. and to
include Belllngham, Wash., as
an intermediate point on its
route between Seattle and Van
couver, British Columbia.
The board denied uniteai
application for authority to also
include Klamath Falls, Ore., as
an Intermediate point on the
Seattle-San Diego route.
Portland. Ore.. Sept. 11 JP)
United Airlines offices here
said today the start of service to
Salem and Eugene depended on
Paul Morris, regional engineer
of the CAA.
In Seattle, Morris said he
understood the runway at the
Euflene aiport would not be
ready for about a month.
BACK LATOURETTE
Democrats of the city and val
ley were busy yesterday and to
day rustling around in behalf
of a "draft Latourett for gover
nor" move. Moore Hamilton,
one of the local Young Demo
cratic leaders, said a strong re
sponse was being received.
Latourette. state central
committeeman and ardent toller
In the New Deal vineyard, Is
well known and popular
throughout the state, and once
travelled to Washington, D. C,
on behalf of a new postofflce
for Ashland. He comes
pioneer Oregon family.
of a
62 Injured,
Chart Shows
Bicycles figured In 1 of th
accidents, th railroad In fiv
and motorcycle In three.
motor vehicle was involved In
407 of the accidents and In each
of 11 mishaps three motor ve
hicles were Involved.
Drivers Involved In th acci
dents numbered 885. Of these
546 resided within th city and
218 within 15 miles of Medford.
Only 45 resided outside Ore
gon. 1
In an analysis of error com
mitted by th drivers, it was
shown that 83 did not hav th
right-of-way, 77 left th curb
without proper clearance or Big-
nalllng. 71 turned In front of an
approaching car, 26 backed j mately on third of th 6.000,
irom an alley or drive, 24 had 000 cuble yards of concrete te
insufficient clearance. - I go Into th dam hs been pour-.
of Canal
OTHER FREIGHTERS
RUBBER JN LOST
Kota Nop an, 7,322-Toni
Carrier Long Overdue,
Confirmed As Piracy Prey
New York, Sept. 11. (IP) A.
German raider operating in the
Pacific ocean about 1,000 miles
west of the Panama canal has
sunk the 7,322-ton Dutch motor.
ship Kota Nopan and threatened
other vessels, shipping sources
said today.
Close on the heels of an an
nouncement that she was long
overdue at the canal on a voy
age to New York from Batavia,
the Dutch East Indies, and pre
sumed lost due to enemy action.
came confirmation of the Kota
Nopan's sinking, placing the
action in the general local ol
the Gallapagos Islands.
Other ships arriving her had
told of having been pursued by
raider along the route of tha
Kota - Nopan, and recently
report said that a vessel with
rubber cargo bound for tha
United States had been sunk by
a raider.
The Kota Nopan. which had
craw of 48 and accommoda
tions for 12 passengers, was said
to be carrying rubber, tin and
palm oil to tha United States.
The fate of her crew and case
sengers. If she had any, and the)
time of her departure from Ba
tavia was not known her.
Tokyo, Sept. 11, (IP) A na
tional defense headquarter una
der direct control of the em
peror and apparently apart from
th regular imperial high com
mand was established today fo
Japan, Korea, Formosa ana
Sakhalin.
The new system was Inter
preted as designed to strengthen
home defense and at th sam)
time to check militaristic dom
ination of imperial policy and
erect a barrier to possible dis
satisfaction among th military
group with th future cours ol
vents.
Meanwhile, th Japanese eco
nomic federation suggested to
the finance ministry tbnt It in
stitute a campaign to prevent in
flation caused by mounting x
pendlture and shortage of ma
terials.
The federation recommended
a nation-wide savings program,
a system of deferred pay. lot
tery tickets and special taxation
privileges for savings bank de
positors. STIEMRTED
AT SHASTA DAM
Redding, Calif., Sept. 11. ft
Withdrawal of resignation by
31 cable way operators at Shasta
dam removed work stoppage)
threat at th $70,000,000 project
today.
After a meeting of th AFT
Operators' union last night, E.
A. Hester, business agent said
the cable way men, who had
submitted resignations which;
would have taken affect this)
morning, wer willing to remain
on the Job pending further wag)
negotiations.
The operators, now receiving
11.50 per hour, had demanded
11.79. Hester said that had they
quit work, concrete pouring at
the dam would have been halted.
With nearly 2,400 men em
ployed on th project approxl-
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