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Roosevelt Gives Navy
'Shoot to Sink' Order
Against Axis
News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Washington, Sept. 12. Wen
dell Willkie. laughing around
with congressional friends out
side the film
inquiry, made
the most sig'
nificant state
ment of the
fray:
"Well. I'm
fixed until
1944."
Mr. Willkie
may have been
referring to his
fee for repre
s e n t i n a the
Panl Mallon
movie Industry or his law busi
ness in general, but the fact that
he put a 1944 limit on it is what
spurred the private comment of
the politicos. It so happens
mere win te another oppor-
tunltv for Mr. Willkie tn trv
k for the presidency that ominous ,
a i . ,,,.
and apparently Mr.
ii ppremjy mr, will'
kie intends to be a candidate.
AS for the war propaganda
" film inquiry, it was strictly
publicity affair with Mr. Will
kie, demonstrating what he
learned about that subject in the
last campaign. Denied the privi
lege of examining witnesses, Mr.
Willkie stepped deftly around
the committee to get his views ;
known. He slipped to the press i
a statement contradicting Sena-1
tor Nye before Nye had been
going 15 minutes in the wit-
nra nir. I nils Mr wmi '
sent his cross-examination ev
erywhere except into the com-
mlttee record.
You may be sure no leglsla-!
Hon restricting the film produc-1
- ers as to propaganda will come
out of the hearing. The isola
tionist senators In charge indi
cated clearly they had none in
mind. Apparently they . Just
wanted the country to know the
thought many leading war films
were furnishing propaganda for
war.
a a
rVHILE all was pleasant on the
" surface of British-American-
(CooUnuttl on rig Tvalra)
SICE GLANCES
Br
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Doc Charlie Davis financing a ,
long distance telephone call to
emphasize the importance of to
night's meeting of the Medford
Athletic association director.
Atltt-.il
Medford
President Addresses Nation
L
mourning over th death of hli
.), u ra n rv nite nous oval room, warn
vital Amarican watara at thair own peril. Behind President
a seersucker auit. wai a sign. "Keep 'Em Flying." (AP Talaphoto
Washington, Sept. 12. (JP) In blunt, uncompromising lan
I guage President Roosevelt barred vast reaches of the sea today
I to 'rattlesnake" raiders wearing the flag of the Rome-Berlin
I axis, and backed up the no trespass order with the guns of the
; United States navy.
Foes of the administration's
policies immediately chorused
, that this constituted "an unau
j thorized declaration of war," "an
i engraved invitation to trouble.'1
But there was no disagree
ment as to what the president
meant. His instructions to the
fleet, effective at once, were
specific strike first without
waiting whenever axis raiders
are encountered hereafter in the
uci.usive waters ox xne unit
ed States. He said ships of any
nag would be protected from
raiders in those seas.
Reply To Incidents
That, in brief, was the burden
of the address which the chief
executive delivered by radio
last night to the nation, to the
axis powers and to the other
countries of the world.
It represented the president's
considered reply to the recent
series of sea Incidents a pre
viously undisclosed attempt to
torpedo an American battleship,
the clash between the U. S. S.
i Greer and a U-boat in the
! north Atlantic, and the sinking
' thre American-owned mer-
rKflntm.n
chantmen
'The sole responsibility rests
on Germany," said Mr. Roose
velt of the future.
"There will be no shooting
unless Germany continues to
seek It.
"But let this warning be clear.
rrom now on. If German or
Italian vessels of war enter the
waters, the protection of which
is necessary for American de-
fente,
rvril
they do so at their own
Bipartisan Approval
While critics were aroused by
the pronouncements Senator
, Van Nuys (D., Ind.) called them
alarming . . . terrorizing" the
address drew a round of bi
partisan approval, highlighted
tv tn endorsement of Wendell
w iIlkie nd the statement
of Senator Thomas CD., Utah)!
that "driving pirates off or out
of the seas is not war."
To Britain the president's
i words were welcome and the
1 London press hailed them in
1 headlines which clarioned: "U. S.
To Guard Our Ships," "F D. R.
Orders 'Sink Nazis In U. S.
Seas'." The British radio an-
nounced "Hitler's expulsion from
! the Atlantic is starting immedi
ately." The official response,
however, was left for "per
son of equal standing" pre
sumably Prime Minister Win
jston Churchill.
Roma inH FUrlln Hinlp
nc hurry to comment, but actu- i line ,or te'PhTe calls for car
ally German commentator, had Tlen w" lven a P- m. Mon-
anticipated the speech by sev
eral hours, denouncing Mr.
hooseveit roundlv aa a "war.
monger" who intended his ad-
(Continued on Pra Flra)
(See pan S for Roundinm af
t Editorial Comment).
Full Associated Praae
mother. serious-faced Presl-
Raiders
BARGAIN DAY RATE
FOR MAIL TRIBUNE
y
Residents of southern Oregon
and northern California were re-'
minded today that the annual
Mail Tribune "Bargain Days'
period would positively end at
10 p. m. Monday, leaving only
two days Saturday and Mon
day for those wishing to take
advantage of the money-saving
offer to subscribe to the paper
for one year.
At the end of the first five
days of the "Bargain Days"
period, 31 per cent more new
carrier subscriptions had been
received from families than in
the corresponding period of last
year's "Bargain Days," is was
announced by Gerald T. Laths m.
circulation manager. He added
that new mail subscriptions were
about the same as last year, and
that the increase over last year
of both new carrier and mail
subscriptions was 29 per cent.
The circulation manager said
that the many "big" local news
stories of late, and the earlier
delivery of the paper by carrier,
apparently was largely respons
ible for the sharp increase In
new carrier subscriptions,
It was pointed out that sub
scribers taking advantage of the
"Bargain Days rates not only
saved actual cash under the
regular monthly rates, but were
relieved of the trouble of both
ering with monthly collections.
The "Bargain Day" subscription
rate by carrier for a year is
$6 00, a saving of $3.00 or 33
1-3 per cent under the regular
monthly rat of 79 cents a
month. The yearly rate by mail
In Jackson, Josephine and Sis
kiyou counties is $4.30, a saving
of $1.90 or 29 per cent under
tne regular man rate of f q.oo a
year.
I Subscribers were again re
quested to not wait until the
final day to telephone the office
for a carrier to call and pick up
ineir subscription. It was ex
plained that subscriptions re
ceived before the final da could
be handled more efficient'y than
at the last minute. The dead-
day.
The office will remain open
until 9 p. m. Saturday for those
wishing to subscribe in person.
! Tort. Sapt. Jl (AF-CDA1
rara: t out arrtTd. California.
I Waihlngton ur.loadMl. 10 cara on
track; aa Ortifaa quouuose.
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12,
ATTAOB
22 BOATS DOWNED
IN HEAVY CONVOY
IS BERUNJOAST
Victims Believed Carrying
Supplies to Britain Italy
Announces New Raids.
Washington, Sept. 12. (JPl
The state department announced
today that the American owned
steamship Montana, flying the
Panamanian flag, had been tor
pedoed and sunk while en route
from the United States to Ice
land.
All 28 members of the crew
are believed to have been saved.
None were Americans.
The state department said that
according to information re
ceived from the navy depart
ment the Montana, which was
named the Paula before it was
requisitioned from the Danish
owners by the maritime com
mission, sailed on August 19
from Wilmington, N. C, for Ice
land with a cargo of 1,500,000
feet of lumber for the Iceland
government.
It was later established that
the sinking was at 8:49 a. m.
(By the Associated Press)
Germany announced today.
hard on the heels of President
Roosevelt's order for a shoot-on-.
sight defense by American war
ships at the approach of "rattle
snake axis raiders, that Ger
man U-boat torpedoes are even
now slashing through the waters
of the North Atlantic In one of
the greatest convoy attacks of
the war.
So far: 22 ships have been
sunk out of more than 40 ves
sels in a heavily-guarded con
voy,- Adolf Hitler's high com
mand said In a special bulletin
and the assault is proceeding.
-Tesumaciy .the convoy was
bearing American war supplies
to Britain.
Although Germany's formal
stand on Mr. Roosevelt's broad
cast was shrouded In official
silence, the significantly timed
announcement of the convoy at
tack made it appear to Berlin
correspondents that the retch
was trying to answer the presi
dent's warning with action in
stead of words.
Hardly had foreign corres
pondents in Berlin reached their
ouices, empty-handed after a
noon press conference, than the
Berlin radio with a fanfare of
trumpets informed the world of
the convoy sinkings.
In Rome, the authoritative
fascist editor Virginlo Gayda,
often Premier Mussolini's
spokesman, declared that Italian
and German warships, exposed
now to "deliberate aggressive ac
tion of American warships,"
must attack in self-defense if
they cannot escape.
German commentators Inti
mated broadly that Mr. Roose
velt's shooting order would not
swerve Germany from her
avowed campaign to destroy any
snips Dearing aid to Great Brit
ain, recalling Hitler's own dic
tum mat wnatever ships came
before German U-boat torpedo
iudcs would De sunk.
At the same time Italy also
announced new submarine raids
in the Atlantic. Premier Mus
solini's high command credited
a fascist underseas craft with
sinking a large oil tanker and
probably destroying a S, 450-ton
freighter.
MIRY TO STAY
Washington. Sept. 12 iP
Senator McNary, minority lead
er, announced today he had
abandoned plans to resume his
vacation in Oregon. He was
called back to Washington be
cause of the revenue bill and
had hoped to return to his home
state later. Intensification of the
foreign situation caused him to
decide to remain her.
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BASEBALL
National
(1st game)
Boston
S 0
6 11 2
La manna, Posedel,
Pittsburgh
Johnson,
Hutchings, Errickson, and Ber
res; Montgomery, Diets, and
Smith.
Score:
Philadelphia
Chicago ...
X.
. S
. S
H. E.
10 0
9 1
Hughes and
Warren:
Mooty,
Lanfranconi, V. Olsen and Schef-
i:ing.
R. H. E.
New York 4 9 0
Cincinnati 8 13 1
McGee, Lohrman, Koslo, R.
Fisher, and Danning; E. Riddle
and Lombard I, West.
Amarican
R.
H.
8
St. Louis ,
0
8
Boston
8
Nlggeling and Ferrell: it. Dob-
son and Pytlak.
Detroit
New York .
12
13
Newhouser, Gorslca. Cook and
Tebbetta; Bonham and Rosar,
Dickey.
Chicago 2 8 1
Philadelphia 0 4 1
Humphries and Turner: Mar-
chlldon and Hayes.
TOLO WOMAN DIES
Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth
Hamor, 70, of Tolo, died in a
local hospital this afternoon, of
shock and sever Injuries she
suffered when the car she was
driving struck the railing of the
Jackson creek bridge on the
Pacific highway about mile
north of Central Point at 2:30
Thursday afternoon.
The aged woman, who was
returning to her home after
shopping in Central Point when
the accident occurred, sustain
ed two badly fractured legs just
above the knee and a deep gash
on her chin. She was conscious
when taken to the hospital in
the Perl ambulance, but lapsed
into unconsciousness this morn
ing and failed to rally. She died
at 12:13. -
Riding alone, Mrs. Hamor
drove too far to the side of the
road and struck the bridge rail
ing head-on, state police said.
The car remained upright but
she was thrown violently against
the dashboard to sustain the
Injuries which proved fat .
Mrs. Janie Marsden of Gold
Hill, a passing motorist, was
first at the seen of the accident.
She notified state police and the
Perl ambulance, and held a
tourniquet on Mrs. Hamor's
right knee, the most badly brok
en, until help arrived. The vic
tim showed amazing courage In
the face of her Injuries, during
the time she was waiting for the
ambulance to arrive, and en
rout to the hospital.
Another passing motorist who
arrived at the seen shortly after
it happened was Louis Foster of
Portland.
A complete obituary and an
nouncement of the date of fu
neral service will b printed
Sunday.
SLATED SATURDAY
New York, Sept 12. WP
John Hawk, national secretary
of the Seafarers International
union of North America (AFL),
announced today the union,
which' claim membership of
20.000, would call ship strike
Tot later than tomorrow morn
ing." He said locals In Atlantic and
Gulf port had approved the
walkout designed to fore ship
owners to increase bonu.es paid
for fonf into belligerent water.
Tribune
United Pirn
1941
ftk S) Ji.fr i
LENINGRAD BATTLE'!
BELIEVED TOO HOT
TO
Red Spokesman Says Ger
man Losses In Titanic
struggle Greatest Ever
Moscow, Sept. 12. VP) The
bttle for Leningrad "has as
sumed such a character and
such dimensions that the Ger
mans cannot conduct it long,"
S. A. Lozovsky, vie foreign
commissar, said tonight.
'The Germans want a quick
decision but cannot obtain it,"
h aaid.
The fierc unprecedented strug
gle going on on the approaches
to Leningrad has resulted in
German losses greater than ever
before," this Soviet press spokes
man declared.
Berlin, Sept. 12 P The Ger
man high command admitted
today that rain and mud were
making the Nazi invasion of
Russia difficult but Insisted op
erations were nevertheless "pro
gressing well." '
"Stronger" Russian troop con
centrations in the central sector
yesterday were taken under
."effective fire" by German ar
tillery. DNB said, resulting in
in dispersing of Soviet units.
Bitter fights were reported
in tne nortnern area, where Ber
lin informants said the German
forces advanced despite "stub
born resistance and widespread
min fields." On army corps
reported cleaning up 8.700 mines
in two days while taking Soviet
field positions and one town.
military sources said.
Soviet losses in this area were
estimated her at 1,200 prison
ers, 12 tanks and 00 artillery
pieces.
Moscow, 'Sept. 12 (P) Coun-
er - attacking Russians croaied
the lower Dnieper at four points
today and claimed capture of an
Island and two villages from the
Germans even as new reverses
for the wehrmacht in the bloody
Smolensk central sector dashed
all Adolf Hitler's hopes of equal
ing napoleon's 83-day march to
Moscow.
Russia's Baltic fleet operating
In stormy seas Joined the red
army in the defense of Lenin
grad, shelling German troop
concentrations, and tank col
umns, intercepting German sea
transports and covering a
army retreat in that sector.
red
PLANNED AT PORT
Ready today for consideration
at Washington headquarters was
an estimate embodying an addi
tional WPA allotment of $67,773
for supplemental work at Med
ford municipal airport
The estimate was received
from state WPA headquarters
yesterday for signature of the
sponsoring agency, the city of
wieaioro. The city, it was ex
plained at the WPA offlc here,
would not have to put up any
sponsor's contribution as the
newly-requested fund Is to sup
plement a project already being
carried out.
The additional money would
b used for excavation and grad
ing to increase the width of th
runways from 300 to 800 feet to
meet civil aeronautics adminis
tration standards and to provide
a seal-coat for the taxi strips
and loading aprons to protect
them against rain. The addition
al width would be In gravel,
though the proposed fund Is for
only excavation and grading.
Fred Scheffel, city euperinten
dent said.
aeramanto. Sept. 1JA. But
arfat: rinrt grade, 41 ascend
r-a.
CONTINUE LONG
Chairman
i;t:.v....-?L-
C. E. "Pop" Gates, forma.
mayor and for many years prom
inent in Madford civic and busi
ness affairs, has eonaantxi
act as chairman In tha forth.
coming annual campaign for the
meaiorg Area Community Chest
GATES WILL HEAD
CHEST
C. E. Gates, well known MM
ford business man, has agreed
to act as campaign chairman
ior the coming annual campaign
of the Medford Area Commu
nity cnest, according to George
nun, cnest president "Mr,
uates has been activelv Inter
ested in community work fnr
rtany years, and wa on the
chest board feel most confident
of success again this year under
tne campaign leadership of Mr.
nates, said miee today.
mr. uates acceptance was
revealed at a recent special
meeting of th chest board.
nans tor the 1941 campaign
ar now getting under way so
that everything can b in readi
ness when definite dates are set
Mr. Hilcs called snecial atten
tion to the fact that the National
Mobilization of Human Needs
will take place all over Amer
ica in the period of October 8
to 23. President Roosevelt will
launch the period and commu
nity chests all over th land
will go forward with their cam
paigns. The local Medford Area
Chest Includes the Salvation
.rmy, tha Jackson County Pub
lic Health association, the Girl
Scouts, the Boy Scouts of Amer
ica, the American Red Cross,
and the Girls Community club.
Budget requests from the
member agencies will be sub
mitted to the board at their
regular meeting next week.
DRAIT QUOTA SIX
FOR JAM CO.
Salem, Sept 12. (IP) Trans
portation schedule for th 888
Oregon men who will be drafted
into th army from October 7
to 17 were sent by state selec
tive service headquarters today
to the 87 local draft boards, each
of which will be called upon to
contribute from two to 49 men.
Th call, th 19th, la th!
second largest sine th selec
tive service act was passed
year ago.
Th transportation schedules.
with the number requested from
each board, include:
To report at th Induction
station in tha Portland armory
on October Douglas 8 men,
Jackson No. I 4, Jackson
No. 2 2.
October 9 Josephine I, Klam
ath No. 1 29.
October 17 Klamath No. S
43.
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TRAFFICSAFETY1
Warning Signs On Fourtl
Street Intersections, CurB
On Speeding Among Items
Th Medford Traffic Safety
Council today submitted to tha
mayor and city council a num.
ber of recommendations that
developed from the safety coun
cil's meeting Tuesday night Th)
recommendations included:
1 Erection of "warning
sign at Fourth street inter
sections, particularly from Oak.
dale avenue to Riverside avenue.
"It was felt that by this mean
the installation of "stops" sign
might be avoided." tha letter of
tranmission to th mayor and
city council said.
(2) Continued efforts to curb
speeding on main thoroughfares.
farenta of children who hava
to cross East Main street to gat
to school were apprehensive ot
accidents unless police kept
continuous watch on motorists,
the letter said. "It is hoped that
in making up th budget foe
next year, the committee will
include ample provision for tia
employment of traffic offing
with th knowledge thVJL.
benefits, even th revenue
b provided from such officers.
mora man onset any cost in.
volved," said th letter, signed
by Seth M. Bull is, council chair,
man. i
3 Painting ci a center Una
In th "S" curv at th uppee
end of East Main street to pre
vent crossing over th center
line "as several near accident
hav been reported."
Asserting that traffic Increases
accentuate th problems on Main
street and around the postoffic.
th safety council offered threa
suggestions: abolition of left
turns at signal-controlled Inter,
sections: double parkins in tha
business district by commercial
vehicles be further limited and
prohibited entirely at establish
menta having alley entrances-
painting of pedestrian lanes.
bearing In mind th outcome
of th Investigation of th recant
pedestrian fatality at Main and
Fir streets." This comment wa
not elaborated upon.
me letter concluded: Tha
council appreciates that traffia
enforcement I sometimes pro.
ductive of hard feelings and It
is willing at all times to lend
its support to th city'i pro
gram.
I
TAX EQUALIZATION
WORKCOMPLETED
Th Jackson County Board ot
Equalization has completed lte
labors for th year and filed it
findings with th county cleric
on petition for reduction of
tax assessment Out of 23 ptl
tions filed, 12 were granted, la
varying amounts and 11 left
a is.
Th board Is composed of th
county Judge, coupty clerk and
assessor.
Radio Highlights I
By th Aaaocteted Praa
(Tim is Pacific standard)
Tonight. Th War 4:99 CB9f
I NBC CBS; 8:30 MBS.
Talks NBC-Blue 8:30 Paul
V. McNutt from Rochester, W.
Y, on "Why W Arm."
MBS 8 middleweight fight.
George Abram vs. Tony Zal.
Saturday, Th War MBS;
9:49 NBC-Red, 11:89 CBS; 13
NBC MBS; 1 p. m, MBS; 2:23
NBC; 3:30 CBS NBC-Blue.
NBC-Red 1:30 rac, Marra
farraatt special; CBS 12:3
Amarican Legion pr-convn
tlon program; 1 Calling Paaw
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