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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBJ
1941.
NO. 155.
EL AS
1.
VAS
PAUL MALLON ILL
Because of the illness of
Paul Mallon, bli column
"News Behind the News"
from Washington, D. C, has
been temporarily suspended.
Kelly's
Comment
from Washington
U. S. To Require
Many Sailors
Oregonian May
Move I Report
Klamath Seeking
Army Air Bate
Br John W. Kelly
Washington, D. C, Sept. 18.
With a shooting war starting on
the Atlantic had several mer
chant vessels torpedoed by Ger
man submarines, it is recalled
aJhat 156 American merchant
vessels were sunk in world war
No. 1, as against 19 naval ves
sels. Aware of the risks to mer
chant boats, seamen are now
demanding that insurance, bonus
and extra pay for . calling at
special ports in the Pacific be
provided, and this schedule is
being worked out.
In the first world war Presi
dent Wilson issued a call for
recruits to man the bridge of
ships, observing, "It is the pa
triotic duty of young men to
Join this Important service."
Some similar call can be ex
pected from President Roosevelt
when the time comes (within a
few months) to find crews for
the 100 or more cargo carriers
of "C" type and the "ugly duck
lings" now on the ways in ports
of the Pacific northwest By
executive order it is now permis
sible for foreigners to serve on
an American merchant vessel
that is under the Jurisdiction of
the federal maritime commis
sion, but ever with this alien
force thousands of American
sailors will be required.
THE record of 138 freighters
carrying the American flag sent
to the bottom and taking with
them hundreds of young men
to Davy Jones' locker, is more
dramatic, but less publicized,
than the sinking of the 19 ves
sels of the United States navy.
Rear Admiral William S. Sims
later declared that without the
merchantman's skill, courage
and loyalty the war could not
Continued on Psa Bight)
Radio Highlights
Br Associated Press
(Time is Pacific standard)
Tonight. The War 4:5S CBS;
5:15 MBS; S MBS; 6.30 NBC
Blue; 6.45 CBS; 8 NBC CBS;
8:55 CBS.
Talks MBS 4:30 L. Wanv
brockington on "Two Years of
War," NBC-Blue 6:45 Norman
Thomas on "The President's
Power as Warmaker."
NBC-Red 6:30 Good Neigh
bors, Honduras.
Friday: The War 7 MBS; 8
MBS; 9:45 NBC; 10 MBS; 11:55
CBS MBS; 12:55 p. m., NBC
Blue; 2 MBS; 2:25 NBC-Red;
2:45 CBS NBC-blue.
Army maneuvers CBS 12:30.
NBC-Blue 12:45, MBS, 2:30.
MBS 10:30 a. m. Belmont park
race.
SIDE GLANCES
BT
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Fred Scheffel telling friends
about the nice steelhead he
caught, Max Henne telling about
the nice one he caught, it turn
ing out to be one and the same
fish.
Pleece Chief Clatous McCre
die saving a hat for an absent
minded friend for t-vo weeks.
Assistant Chief Joe Cave re
marking when the friend called
for It that a hat under similar
circumstances once solved a ma
jor crime.
Craterian theater audience ap
plauding mention of Medford ii.
'Dive Bomber," thriller-diller
motion picture.
15,985,000,000
NEEDED QUICKLY
CONGRESS TOLD
Original Seven Billion Dol
lars Nearly All Allocated
Budget Head Lists Uses
Washington, Sept.. 18
President Roosevelt asked con
gress today for an additional
$5,985,000,000 for the lend-lease
program so that there might be
"no interruption in the flow of
aid to those countries whose de
fense is vital to our own."
In a letter to Speaker Ray
burn, he recommended speedy
action. The appropriation would
bring the total of lease-lend
funds to $12,985,000,000.
First Fund Depleted
Mr. Roosevelt noted that of
the original $7,000,000,000 last
March $6,280,000,000 had been
allocated.
He sent to Rayburn a letter
from Budget Director Harold D.
Smith which contained a pro
posed appropriation measure
showing the projected break
down of the $5,985,000,000.
The largest single item, re
flecting a determination to sup
ply vital needs for the enemies
of the axis, was $1,875,000,000
for "agricultural, industrial and
other commodities and articles.''
The next biggest of the sub
divisions was $1,190,000,000 for
ordnance and ordnance stores of
various kinds, including armor
and ammunition. For planes and
aeronautical material, including
engines, parts and accessories, it
was suggested that $685,000,000
be laid down. . ...
None For Reds
One stipulation contemplated
in the draft of the legislation
sent along by the budget bureau
would forbid use of any of the
lend-lease funds to pay any per
son who advocates, or belongs
to an organization which advo
cates, the overthrow of the
United States government "by
force or violence."
The measure also would let
the president authorize con
tracts with foreign governments
for the United States to supply
them with defense articles, in
formation or services, which
would b sid by these govern
ments. This would apply to any
country whose defense the pres
ident deems vital to the defense
of this nation.
If the chief executive con
sidered any defense article cov
ered by the act to be necessary
for the defense of this country,
it could be retained rather than
handed over to foreign gov
ernment. Items Lbted
Other specific Items in the
budget b u r e a u's breakdown
were:
Tanks, armored ears and
other automotive vehicles, $385,
000,000; vessels of various de
scriptions plus equipment and
supplies, $850,000,000; miscel
laneous military and naval
equipment, $155,000,000; facili
ties and equipment for manufac
turing defense articles, includ
ing land acquisition, $375,000,
0Q0. Testing or repairing . defense
items for other governments,
such as damaged vessels, $175,
000.000. Necessary services and ex
penses, $285,000,000.
Administrative expenses, $10,-
000.000.
The proposed bill also car
ried language which would per
mit the shifting of the various
funds from one category to an
other provided that no consoli
dated item should be boosted
more than 30 percent This
mould not apply to the $10,000,
000 for administrative expenses
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau revealed today that
United States financial aid to
Russia began a month ago with
a $10,000,000 treasury advance
to the Soviets.
The secretary made the dis
closure at a press conference
after Federal Loan Administra
tor Jesse Jones announced yes
terday that a Reconstruction Fi
nance corporation subsidiary
was buying $100,000,000 of min
erals from Russia and payin
for part of it in advance in
order to provide the Russians
with cash to pay for war sup
pi purchases in this country.
Young Shah Will
Renounce Wealth
1 ; n
Shahpur Rasa
Teheran, Sept. 18. (JP)
Iran's new 21-year-old Shah has
decided to cede all the posses
sions of his fabulously rich fath
er as a gift to the nation, the
government announced today. ;
The new ruler, European-educated
Mohammed Shah Pahlavi,
also has prepared a general am
nesty decree for all political
prisoners of the regime of his
abdicated father, it was an
nounced. The former shah, Reza Pah
lavi, a one-time Cossack cavalry,
man, reputedly was the richest
man in Asia when he gave up
his throne this week because he
would not play ball with Britain
and Russia. The allies accused
him of aiding the axis.
'MERCY' PILOT IS
AT PORT
Capt. Joe Crosson, famed as
a "mercy" pilot, stopped at
Medford municipal airport early
this afternoon for fuel for the
Lockheed transport plane he
was flying for Pan American
Airways from Seattle to Los
Angeles. Crosson is affiliated
with the airways company in
its Alaska division.
Capt. Crosson has made many
spectacular flights, especially in
the Arctic region, carrying ser
um to stricken people and per
forming other acts of mercy. It
was he who piloted the plane
that brought the bodies of Will
Rogers and Wiley Post out of
the Alaskan waste where the
beloved comedian and famous
round-the-world pilot crashed.
Cargo Ship of Novel Design
May Offset Submarine Loss
Washington, Sept 18
The navy announced today a
cargo ship of revolutionary de
sign which it was said could
be produced by hundreds in
much shorter time than present
types and might offset sea losses
of free nations.
Light in weight simple In
construction, relatively cheap
both in original cost and up
keep, this craft the navy said,
would challenge the submarine
and provide "a new bridge from
this country to the free nations
of the world."
The first freighter has been
named the "Sea Otter." It will
carry a net 1.500 tons of cargo.
It is only 270 feet long overall
and when loaded, . displaces
1.900 tons. It can be built at in
land yards and taken to sea by
I river or canal, tha navy added.
LEGION SELECTS
AS
Lynn U. Stambaugh To Head
Organization Mrs.
Murrill Heads Auxiliary.
Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 18.
(JP) Lynn U. Stambaugh of
Fargo, N. D. .today was elected
commander of the American
Legion.
Long before the roll call was
completed Stambaugh, a 51-
year-old attorney who was a
second lieutenant In France in
1918, had enough state depart
ment votes enrolled, via second
ing speeches, to make the race
a runaway.
Stambaugh, a native of Abi
lene, Kas., is a 1913 law grad
uate of the University of North
Dakota who has practiced in
Fargo since that year except for
his 22 months of army service.
He was with battery E, 338th
field artillery.
He has been member of
Gilbert C. Grafton Post No. 2,
Fargo, since 1919; was post com
mander in 1931, North Dakoti
department commander in 1934
1935. Auxiliary Elects
Mrs. Mark W. Murrill, of
Scltuate, Mass., was elected na
tional president of the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary. The new
president is a member of the
American Legion as well as the
auxiliary by virtue of her serv
ice as a chief petty officer in
the naval intelligence bureau
during the world war. ''
The auxiliary met la a wind
up - session as the Legion, also
convened In its final business
meeting, took action on a num
ber of resolutions. Including
adoption of the Americanism
committee report which reiter
ated the Legion's stand against
communism, fascism and nazi
ism. Would Curb Aliens
The same report recommend
ed curbing all foreign language
radio broadcasts unless they
were immediately preceded by
English translations and that all
foreign . language newspapers
carry parallel columns in Eng
lish. It proposed that aliens be
placed in the same category as
conscientious objectors and be
required to give some service to
the nation.
The report recommended re
vocation of citizenship and de
portation of naturalized aliens
found guilty of subversive activ
ities. Its recommendation for de
portation of Harry Bridges, west
coast labor leader, brought ap
plause. Cantonment Millwork
Will Cost $CCa,CC3
Tacoma, Wash., Sept 18. (JP)
The Tacoma Millwork and Sup
ply company reported today It
had received a $800,000 national
defense contract to supply door
and window frames and all in
side and outside millwork for
1,600 cantonment buildings at
Santa Maria, Calif.
Navy designers developed the
craft the announcement de
clared, with urging from Pres
ident Roosevelt
"The real revolution In de
sign," the navy said, "was
wrought In the application of
power. A means has been dis
covered of driving a six-foot
propellor, not on the stern of
the ship, but sunk Into the
water amidships. No less than
16 gasoline engines, such as are
used In propelling motor boats,
drive the vertical shaft much
after the manner of the out
board motor. The engines are
of 110 horsepower, six cylin
ders, developing a total of 1,700
brake horsepower."
Navy engineers said they be
lieved boats of the Sea Otter
type could be turned out, after
plans have been standardized,
in two months' building Urn.
HITLERITES TAKE
119 PILLBOXES ON
FRINGE
Siege Guns Batter Heart Of
Old Czarist Capital Se
bastopol Held Isolated.
By tha Associated Press
German troops were reported
to have invested a fortified park
and taken by storm 119 pill
boxes on the outskirts of Lenin
grad today, while Nazi siege
guns bombarded the heart of
the old czarist capital and pre
pared to shell the great Kron
stadt naval base of the Russian
Baltic fleet.
Other dark ' news for the
Soviet cause was contained in
advices reaching London, which
said Adolf Hitler's invasion arm
ies at the extreme southern end
of the front had apparently cut
off the entire Crimea peninsula.
Sabastopol Isolated
Sebastopol, the big Russian
naval base on the Black sea,
thus presumably was isolated
from the U.S.S.R. mainland.
In the nearby middle east, a
series of developments Indicated
that Turkey and Bulgaria may
soon become involved in the
gigantic conflict.
The Vichy (French) radio re
ported that because of mounting
tension between Bulgaria and
Russia, Bulgarian mobilization
was going on "in all haste."
Simultaneously, advices reach
lng Ankara said the British
were moving artillery and other
military .units . northward
through Syria toward the Turk
ish border in a constant stream.
Russia has sternly warned
Bulgaria against serving as the
base for new German military
exploits.
London quarters also report
ed an Italian attempt to send
warships . flying the Bulgarian
flag through the Turkish-controlled
Dardanelles. The British
ambassador at Ankara, it was
said, "probably" had made rep
resentations to the Turkish gov
ernment.
A highly-placed foreign obser
ver at Ankara, recently return
ed from Rumania and Bulgaria,
said Bulgaria had purchased six
Italian destroyers in a "smoke
screen" deal and had asked Tur
key's permission to bring them
through the Dardanelles into
the Black sea, where British
and Russians suspected they
might be used by the axis.
The Bulgarian request was
said to have been delivered to
the Turks on Sept. 12, with no
answer as yet
New Front Wanted
Meanwhile, the British press
renewed its clamor for the
opening of a new front against
the Germans, probably by an
attempt to land troops in west
ern Europe, with the conserva
tive London Times declaring
Britain not only must help the
Russians but "develop other
fronts where the enemy will
have to expend his strength."
Hitler s high command an
nouncing "great success" In the
onslaught against Ixtnlngrad,
said German troops sweeping
eastward across the Dnieper
river in the Ukraine were "pro
gressing irresistably."
London. Sept 18. (JP
Drltlsh bombers and fighters
sank tare German anti-aircraft
ship, and damaged a supply
ship elf the Belgiaa coast la-day-
the air ministry a an
nounced tonight
Cairo. Egypt Sept U OP)
British aad Southern Afri
can mechanised forces eep
rared 10 German tanks which
thrust across the Egyptian
border from axis-held Libya
four days ago. the British mid
dle east command reported to
day. It said the cost to the
British waa one armored car.
Cairo. Egypt Sept II. UP)
Twe bembs were dropped
ea the Alexandria area la aa
air raid last Bight killing
three persons and wounding
six but causing only slight
damage, the Egyptian govern
Meat aaaovaced today.
War Bulletins
'Niagara of Supplies' Needed
To Replace Losses by Russia
And Prevent Allied Disaster
London, Sept. 18 (JP) An
day that Britain and the United
Niagara of war supplies into Russia to make up Soviet losses
and prevent a turn disastrous to the allies in "the greatest
battle in history."
That battle, he said, now was 1
swaying either way,
He added that Hitler probably
would launch a separate peace
offensive and warned that if the
Russians do not get equipment
and weapons they might be
forced to lay down arms.
The whole history of the
world," he went on, "turns on
the outcome of this battle."
Even if Russia were beaten,
he added, Britain would fight on
but our task then would be
come much harder."
Saying that casualties in the
east were rising to "astronom
ical heights." he said available
data showed that to the end of
August there had been 2,000,000
German casualties and 3,000,000
Russian casualties.
Discussing the available means
for quick material support to
the Russians, he said Britain
had found in Iran (Persia) an
effective railway with English
guage and a road which also
could be turned into a supply
line for the Soviet
Losses in tanks, he Indicated,
were among the severest blows
the Russians had suffered. Those
captured by the Germans, he
added, were being repaired and
put to use in the Nazi offensive.
The only really effective aid
Britain and the United States
could give, be said, . would be
supplies,
Efoctric Rttts for
CsxtOBs-ntst Strvic
Topie
la Cesf crcset
J. P. Elmore, associate elec
trical engineer at the tone 9
constructing quartermaster's of
fice in San Francisco, held a
conference this morning with
executives of the California
Oregon Power company on elec
tric rates for the proposed Med
ford army cantonment
Also attending the conference
were Lieut T. H. Ebbert, .ex
ecutive officer on the staff of
Capt Theron W. Bean, con
structing quartermaster here.
and H. H. Barter, chief engineer
of the architect-engineer firm
drawing up the plans and speci
fications. Mr. Elmore was to leave by
stage this afternoon for Corval
Us, also the site of a proposed
army camp. He arrived by train
yesterday forenoon from San
Francisco.
FIVE KILLED ON
L
Selma, Cel., Sept 18. (JP)
Five persons were killed and an
other was seriously injured to
day when a Southern Pacific
passenger train struck an auto
mobile near here.
The dead, all of West Whit-
tier, Calif.:
Julian Chavez, 84, the driver.
Ralph Moreno, 25, and his
wife, Mrs. Macedonia Moreno,
22. Mrs. Moreno was Chavez'
daughter.
Tom Chavez, 12, and Joe
Chavez, 13, sons of Julian Cha'
vex.
Augustln Chavez, 15-year-old
son of Mr, and Mrs. Julian Cha
vez, was critically injured.
The highway patrol said Cha
vez apparently failed to see or
bear the approaching train.
Ex-Spanish Premier
Stripped of Wealtf
Madrid, Sept 18. ( The
court of political responsibilities
today sentenced Juan Negrin,
premier of republican Spain In
the civil war, to 15 years exile,
fined him 100,000,000 pesetas.
and recommended that he be
stripped of Spanish citizenship.
(Negrin already is In exile.
having gone to Mexico after the
nationalist victory In Spain.)
The court described the fine
b constituting "his tii'ire for
tune." (The amount is about
IIO.OOO.OOOJ
authoritative source declared to
States must quickly pour a
WILL ADD CENT TO
Portland, Sept. 18 (JP Milk
prices in many Oregon towns
are due to rise another cent per
quart as a result of the state
agriculture department's sani
tary - cap requirement. J. H.
Mapea said today.
Mapes, state milk control
board administrator, quoted a
board ruling that one cent addi
tional would be charged for
sanitary caps except where ord
ered by a competent sanitary
authority.
The state department of agri
culture can be considered the
sanitary authority in towns
such as Grants Pass, "which I
believe has no local sanitary
ordinance governing milk,'
Mapea said.
However, in other towns
where such a local ordinance
exists, Portland, for example.
the board considers the state de
partment of agriculture lacks
sanitary Jurisdiction and the ad
ditional one cent will be charg
ed. Snider Dairy and Produce
company of Medford recently
introduced a sanitary lip-seal
cap bottle at no Increase in the
regular price of bottled milk to
the consumer, but was forced to
discontinue its use by tha milk
control board ruling that milk
sold in such bottles must be one
cent more a quart. Snlder's, in a
hearing, contended that they
could sell the milk in the lip
sealed bottles cheaper than they
could In the bottles with regular
paper caps.
CURFETOAY
ON EASTERN GAS
Washington, Sept 18. UP)
Secretary of Interior Ickes, the
defense petroleum coordinator,
declared today tha rationing of
gasoline and the filling station
curfew would continue in the
east despite a finding by a sen
ate committee that there was no
oil shortage and that present re
trlctlons should be lifted.
"To Uke off all restrictions
now, and yell 'come and get it',"
Ickes declared, "would be
stupid."
SHARP TEMBLOR
San Francisco, Sept 18. (JP)
Thousands of residents of San
.rancisco and other cities as far
away as Santa Cruz, 80 miles
southward, were awakened by
a sharp earthquake at 11:32
o'clock last night but there
were no reports of damage.
The quake lasted more than
a minute and was most severe
In the Marina and Richmond
residential districts of San Fran
cisco. Japanese Protest
Russian Sea Mine
Shanghai. Sept 18. OP) A
Domel report from Tokyo said
tonight that Japan had protested
to Moscow over alleged Russian
mines floating In the Jpan m
The news agency said Japan
charges that such a mine recent
ly was responsible for the sink
lng of a 60-ton Japanese fishing
vessel with the lost of nine Kor
can fishermen.
GOVERNMENTS
TAKE OVER . SHIPS
Order By Maritime Commis
sion Follows Rejection 01
Arbitration By AFL Men,
New York, Sept. 18. VP)
Capt. Granville Conway, dls
irlct manager of the United
States Maritime commission, an
nounced today he had been in
structed by the commission in
Washington to requisition three)
Alcoa line freighters among 11
ships tied up by a Seafarers
International union (AFL) strike.
This action followed rejection)
by the union of a commission
ultimatum to agree by noon
(EST) to arbitrate the dispute,
baaed on war bonus demands.
First Action
The requisitioning marked tha
first time such action had been
taken as the result of a maritime
dispute.
Capt. Conway said he expect
ed to go to Weehawken late
In the day to post notices o(
requisition on the vessels, all
ngaged in moving lease-lend
and defense supplies to Ameri
can bases along the Atlantic
and In shipment of bauxite ore
for aluminum manufacture front
Carrlbean porta to the United
States.
The union announced afte
rejecting the ultimatum that a
general strike vote aimed at
other shipping companies would
be taken among its claimed 20,
000 members if the requisition
threat was carried out.
' A strike of AFL Electricians
continued at Kansas City, but
the Missouri metropolis enjoyed
regular light and power service)
nevertheless, after a four-hour
blackout early yesterday. Skele
ton crews of non-striking em
ployes were operating the pow
erhouses of the Kansas City
Light and Power company. The)
strikers, however, voted last
night to continue their walkout.
Expansion of a submarine
base and a naval air station and
construction of two low cost
housing projects were involved
when 600 carpenters "went fish
ing" at Key West Fla., in pro
test, they said, against the navy's
icfusal to grant them higher
wages. Tha carpenters demand
ed a rise from II to tl-12Vi a
now.
T
New Tork, Sept 18.-
The accidental firing of a depth)
bomb or tacpedo aboard tha
Swedish destroyer Goteborg has
been ascribed officially as tha
origin of fierce blasts which,
sank that warship and the de
stroyers Klas Horn and Klas)
Uggla yesterday, the Swedish
American News Exchange re
ported here today.
Portland. Sept 18. P Th
Oregon state bar opened Its an
nual meeting here today with)
Arthur K. McMahan of Albany
presiding. He was elected presi
dent yesterday by tha board of
governors.
BASEBALL
American League
Cleveland , 6 11 6
Boston 18 1
Feller and Desautels; H. New
some, Johnson, Wilson and Pea
cock. National League
Brooklyn , 8
Pittsburgh 6
Fltxstmmons, French, Hamlin,
Casey and Owen; Lannlng, 8e
well and Lopez.
(1st game):
Philadelphia
a
s
Cincinnati
Hughes, Grissotn and Livings
ton; Starr and Lombard!.
New Tork 1 4 t
Chicago . 7 7
Sunkcl, Melton, Bowman,
Adams, and Kartaett; Moat
and McCullouglu