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VUil u wai- Weather rM,"aTu"port Forecast: Fair tonight and rrtdar wl'n Uttl ehanc In temperature. Temperatnr Hl(ltest Yesterday 49 I nt thU Mornlnt -Precipitation part 14 heart JOO Almost Always Friday u en at tha bt day for Want Ada, Prepare -oar copy no If this u a day ar your thole. Ttaoniand af peo pla read the Adt and that I why result almost always fat low. It cost llttl ta try. Medford Tribune Full Associated Pre United Press Thirty-sixth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1941. NO. 208. in Ml AH inn7ninra ma News Behind The News By Paul Mallon ' Washington, Nov. 20. The first lady has been playing Mrs. Paul Revere for the civilian de fense program. She and the other have followed a theme that the nazis are com ing. As a re sult, few will wake up and get out of bed. Not many can visualize the imminence o f Paul Mallon bombs drop ping upon our cities. Certainly the nazis would have to get some bases in this hemisphere or a fleet first. Yet civilian defense is crying for attention from a more real istic danger, The nazis we need to fear are those who are already here. The gravity of their threat was hinted by Chief of Staff Marshall in a speech with drew insufficient public attention. This government believes the nazis have a fifth column or ganized for sabotage in this country comparable to those which scuttled Belgium, Hol land and Norway. It believes this group is ready in - key in dustrial American cities await ing der fuehrer's word to go Into action. That word will no doubt come when this country becomes most deeply involved in the Atlantic or Pacific. The vision of gas mains be ing blown up, powerhouses dyn amited, fires In factories, muni tion works exploded one after another all as if lighted by a single match is a live possibll ity in the military mind. Lights, phones and heat in industrial areas might thus be extinguish ed in a swift effort to create panic and demoralization. (Continued on Pag Two) SENTENCE SIX IN Salem, Nov. 20. VP) Six persons who pleaded guilty to operating a bookmaking estab lishment for horse race and football bets were given fines totaling $350 and suspended sentences yesterday by Circuit Judge L. H. McMahan. Frank Rogers. Seattle, said by I police to be head of the organ ization, was fined $100 and given suspended six months' sentences on each of two indict ments. A. Warren Jones, former Sa lem police Judge and head of the Salem branch of the organ ization, received similar fines and sentences. Smaller fines and sentences were given to Charles McLin, confectioner; Mrs. Patsy Rogers, Bertha Rus sell, Leon Webb, and John Wrath. YAQUINA SHIPBUILDERS CONTRACT SIX BOATS Toledo. Ore.. Nov. 20 VP) The Marine Construction and Drydock company, Yaquina, re ports that orders have been received for construction of six ocean-t'lng boats ranging from I 38 to T3 feet in length. SIDE GLANCES BY TRIBUNE REPORTERS Medford people declaring they were thankful for the fol lowing things: That the hasn't come. army cantonment That there it will come. is still a chance That farmers higher prices. are getting That turkeys aren't any high er than they are. That the strain of the football season is nearly over. That there will be another ?fW!.WM!IWv WWW f football season next year iSUSmAR.NE WHICH DOWNED CARRIER r HELD DESTROYED Depth Charges From Cor vette Force Boat to Sur face; Cannon Finish Job. London, Nov. 20. (P) The admiralty announced today that the German submarine which it was "practically certain" was the one involved in the sinking of the British aircraft carrier Ark Royal had been destroyed in the Mediterranean. The announcement credited the British corvette Marigold with destroying the submarine with depth charges and gunfire two days after the Ark Royal was torpedoed a week ago. The corvette, the admiralty said, was patrolling the same waters where the aircraft car rier was attacked. It forced the submarine to the surface by dropping depth charges, then engaged it at once with gunfire, the an nouncement said. It added that the crew of the U-boat dived into the water as the submarine sank and 34 of them were taken aboard the Corvette as prison ers. QUICK DECISION IS PREDICTED IN L E By the Associated Press Britain's desert armies, 750,- 000 strong, were reported driv ing deep into Libya today after advancing more than 50 miles on a 140-mile front in a vast and secretly launched offensive aimed at knocking the axis out of North Africa. British disp. tches said the at tack, which started at dawn on Tuesday, set German and Italian troops back on their heels in shocked surprise. In London, Prime Minister Churchill told parliament that the long-awaited big push had already won positions of "mark ed advantage" and that the de cision might come "within a few hours" in a giant battle of mechanization- "This is the first time we have met the Germans at least equal ly well armed," Churchill said, rdding that Britain had waited, planned and massed her strength for five months before unleash ing the assault. "Conditions in the desert are in many respects like those of sea war," he said. "I don't know whether the trial of strength has yet taken place between heavy armored forces, but it cannot be long de layed. Equipped with American made tanks, planes, guns, bombs and bullets, the British striking force was described as the great est ever assembled in North Af rica far different from the "token army" with which Gen. Sir Archibald P. Wavell swept across most of Libya in 35 days last winter only to be driven out again last spring. IN OIL BOMBING Decatur, 111., Nov. 20. VP) Nine norsons, including seen union officials, were convicted early today by a circuit court jury on charge of conspiracy in the bombing of an oil pipe line r.enr here. The explosion occurred Feb. 9. 1940. on property of the Texas Empire Pipe Line Co., which pumps oil through here from Salem 111., field to refiners at East Chicago, Ind. Six other pipeline bombings occurred in Illinois the same winter. The verdict called for man datory penitentiary sentences of from one to five years to be imposed at the discretion of the court for seven of the de- J lendan; First Picture of Odenwald Capture 1 . F " lraa-Wl-Z--r' aZ-7' Released by the Nary this is the first picture of the capture of the Garmaa motorshlp Oden wald by a U. S. cruiser in Atlantic equatorial waters. A boarding crew is nearing the ship which is flying the V. S. flag and sailing under the name Willmoto of Philadelphia. . Sen. Nye Favors Concessions To Prevent War With Japan Washington, Nov. 20. VP) Japanese envoys supplied with new instructions from Tokyo conferred for one hour today with Secretary of State Hull in a renewed attempt to find a basis for peaceful settlement of Pacific problems. Asked for reasons for their visit to the state department. Special Envoy Saburo Kurusu jokingly said, "We were making a Thanksgiv ing call." Washington. Nov. 21.- Senator Nye (R., N.D.) said to day he was convinced the United States could end the Sino-Japanese war on a satis factory basis and prevent further hostilities in the Pacific if it was willing to "help Japan save her face" by agreeing to relatively minor concessions for Japan in China. "The trouble is," he told re porters, "that the administration doesn't want to settle this thing because it is largely responsible for any war fever that may be felt in this country now.' ' Nye, a member of the senate foreign relations committee who has opposed administration in ternational moves, voiced the belief that most of the tension in the Orient could be elimin ated by countenancing the es tablishment of Japanese air bases at two or three points in . China, such as Shanghai, where she has had territorial rights for years. This, coupled with a resump tion of trade, might be suffic ient concession to the Japanese to get . them to withdraw their troops from China and to end the war against Chiang Kai Shek, Nye said he had been in formed, y But Nye's appraisal of the sit uation was not shared by one of his Republican colleagues. Senator Bridges of New Hamp shire. "I don't think there Is any thing to be gained by trying to appease the Japanese, Bridges declared. "We have to be firm with them it's the only language they know. Two or three air bases in China would not satisfy them." The latest series of U. S. -Japanese diplomatic conversations, meanwhile, were at a standstill. Tokyo's flying special envoy, Saburo Kurusu, and Ambassa dor Kichisaburo Nomura-awaited further Instructions from their government before resum ing the talks with Secretary of State Hull. There was no Indi cation how soon the exchange of views would be renewed. COMPOSER DIES Portland, Nov. 20. VP) E. Bruce Knowlton, 68. music composer, died her yesterday after a brief illness. Hit death followed by only few hours presentation of his latest com- rvi.it 'nn an nralnrin Thi XTaa. iter," at a downtown music balL :" Tv J :: if 1 '.A The Jackson county court at a meeting yesterday afternoon voted to expend the budgeted $230 for membership in the Shasta Cascade Wonderland as sociation for the first half of 1942, the period for which the budget was prepared this year. The court's action was voted after a meeting of the Jackson county council of the wonder land association, representatives of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce and the Ashland Chamber of Commerce and For rest Cooper of Lakeview, the association's field director, with the court. Mr. Cooper presented a number of association reports including a detailed financial statement. The county court hat been contributing $500 a year to the wonderland association, whose primary function is to promote tourist travel in northern Call fornia and southern Oregon, but recently the board of directors of the Jackson County Chamber of Commence passed a resolu tion suggestion that the county court withhold toe contribution for a year and reconsider con tinuance of the allotment at the end of a year. It was under stood that the board had In mind some use for the $500 within Jackson county. At the meeting yesterday, however, no objections were raised to continuing the contri bution this year. The Ashland Chamber of Commerce was on record as favoring continuation of the county's' membership in the wonderland association at $500 a year. The money comes from the county's budgeted ad vertising fund. Germans Execute Five For Treason Berlin, Nov- 20. VP) Five persons, convicted of prepara tion for high treason by a court at Bruenn yesterday, have been executed, DNB reported tonight in dispatch from Prague. avgi i DEATH COMES TO Funeral services were held in Santa Clara, Cal.,' yesterday for Mrs. Delia Nunan, widow of Jerry Nunan, a pioneer resident and merchant of Jacksonville, word was received today from Mr. Nunan't grandson, D. J, Russell, San Francisco. Mrs. Nunan died Sunday night at the age of 98. Jerry Nunan waa in business for many years in Jacksonville. He built the residence, palatial in its day, now owned and occu pied by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Grigsby, on the Old Stage road. Mrs. Nunan and the family moved to California after Mr. Nunan't death about a quarter of a century ago. The grandson, Mr. Russell was born in Jacksonville but left there in his early youth. He became a clerk for the Southern Pacific company and rose stead ily in the ranks. A few months ago he was named assistant to the president of the company. The president, A. D. McDonald, died last Saturday. Mr. Russell Is the ton of Mrs. Joseph Nunan Russell, who also survives. Other survivors are a daughter, Miss France Nunan, and a ton, C. J. Nunan, both of California. Vale, Ore., Nov. 20. VP) Towns between Ontario and Bums have been receiving their mall by star route carrier this week, the Union Pacific having discontinued passenger trains, which carried mall, on the 150- mile line. Students Enjoy Turkey Dinner . For One Dime Mnntebello, Calif., Nov. 20. JP) A turkey dinner for a dime? Pupils of Montebello Jun ior high school, at 10 cents ea-h enjoyed turkey more than 160 pounds of it with dressing, gravy, mashed po tatoes, cranberry sauce, hot rolls and raisin pudding in the school cafeteria. The cafeteria's surplus fund mavV up the deficit. Lee Collins, principal of the school, last year Inaugurated five-cent lunches for hit 723 students when he found many were underncurished. With the help of surplus food commodities, he has con tinued the plan in spit of adnelnjjirJrM qUETS FLY IN D AT CAPTIVE PITS ickets And Non-Strikers Battle In Fayette County, Pennsylvania 3 Injured. Pittsburgh, Nov. 20 VPh Three men were wounded today by a volley of shot in a clash at dawn between pickets and non-striking coal miners in the Fayette county coal fields, hot bed of the four-day-old mine workers strike for a union shop. All were shot in the vicinity of the Edenborn mine of the H. C. Frick company about 18 milet north of Unlontown. Less than two hours after the men were wounded, a fusilade of shots struck the automobile of Mine Superintendent James Matter as he drove through the picket line. He escaped injury but his car was punctured by bullets. Mrs. Meslle Gray, who lives near the mine, estimated at least 100 shots were fired intermit tently in an hour, adding that it "sounded like the Fourth of July." One worker, the said, was struck on the head with a bottle but wat not seriously hurt. A company guard at the mine said about 75 to 100 pickets had massed at approaches to the mine before dawn and that he had heard a, volley of thott. State police said they had re ceived reports the shooting oc curred when a non-striker at tempted to patt through the picket line. Washington, Nov. 20.- Hopes for settlement of the captive coal strike without gov ernment action reached the van ishing point today, as John L. Lewis refused to budge from his no-compromise position despite a fresh effort by President Roosevelt to end the walkout. Detroit, Nov. 20. VP) A dec laration that "In this grave cris is mediation and peaceful solu tion of our industrial disputes is of the utmost importance" was approved today by the annual convention of the congress of industrial organizations. 8 Japs Arrested In Illegal Entry Buenos Aires, Nov. 20. VP) Argentine immigration au thorities today arrested eight Japanese attempting to enter Argentina illegally at Posadas in Mlsionet province. It wat be lieved they came from Brazil. ELDON JENNE WEDS Portland, Nov. 20. VP) El don I Jenne, health and physi cal education director of the Portland school system, and Miss Anne M. Boesen were mar ried last night. Col. Cowgill, Retiring Soon As 186 Infantry Commander Forty-First Division Canton ment, Fort Lewis, Wash., Nov. 20 Colonel Ralph P. Cowgill of Portland, commanding offi cer of the 186th Infantry, 41st Infantry division, will retire from active military duty De cember 2, it was announced to day by division headquarters. Tha IRRIh tnfantrv waa an OraV prior to induction. Colonel Cowgill is retiring be cause he it over the age limit 1 which will permit him to con tinue on duty with troop, i A civil engineer in private life. Colonel Cowgill hat been a member of the 186th infantry 1 since 1924 when he wat appoint ed a captain and given command of Company A with home station at Medford. He continued In thit capacity until September, 1926, , when he wat made a major and placed in command of the 1st battalion. In June, 1934, ha was promoted to lieutenant colonel and made executive officer of : the regiment. He wat commit 1 tioned colonel In 1940 and placed In command of the 186th. i In the World war Colonel Football Scores Medford high's alumni eleven wat leading the Grants Pass alumni, 13 to 6, at halftime to day in their Thanksgiving Day clash at Grants Pass. The locals scored on a short run by Rodney Stead and on a past thrown by John Saulsberry. Bill Davis tossed a touchdown past for the former Cavemen. Finals At Cleveland: Western Re serve 26; Case 8. At Providence Rutgers 0-13, Brown 0-7. At Cleveland Case 6, West ern Reserve 26. Oregon High Schools Washington 6, Benson 0 (Port land) Jefferson 32, Lincoln 8 (Port land) Roosevelt 31, Commerce 0 (Portland). E London, Nov. 20 VP) Ger man soldier pressing a new of fensive against Moscow are smashing at three key points in the Russian capital's detente chain and are aeeking to ecore a triumph at Rostov. Don river port and gate to the Caucasus, it wat reported today. A Russian communique at midnight last night announced fierce fighting was underway at Volokolamsk, 63 miles west and (lightly north of Moscow, at Kalinin, 93 miles northwest of the capital, and at Rostov. ' Other 1 Russian source said the red army had repulsed a German attack on Tula, muni tions manufacturing city 100 miles south of Moscow. About 13,000 troops and 80 Nazi tanks made up the attacking force, the Moscow radio said. Navy Authorizes Gun Photos But Can't Find Guns New York, Nov. 20--W) The navy department In Washington Wednesday au thorized newsmen and pho tographers to Inspect two American merchantmen, sup posedly among the first to be armed under neutrality act revisions. Several score New York and New Jersey reporters and photographers rushed to a well-guarded shipyard. Un der naval escort they pro ceeded to the ships and found no guns. In fact, there wasn't even a single gun in the yard. Officers said there had beennlxnnjimnewhre Cowgill held the rank of captain in the engineer!. He It gradu ate of Washington Stat college He wat tha engineer in charge of constructing the Medford wa ter system and later was engi neer for the Oregon state game commission, constructing sever al of the state's hatcheries. He alto wat In charge of engineer ing for the Oregon National Guard and In thit connection had much to do with building Camp Clatsop and Camp Clack amas. Colonel Cowgill Is an ardent sportsman and among devotees of Izaak Walton hat the repu tation of being an expert fly caster. In college he waa a cross country runner and pol vaul ter. Col. Cowgill made hit horn In Medford for about 13 year, leaving here to make hit horn in Portland following hi pro motion in army rank. Betide hit National Guard duty Col. Cowgill was promi nent In American Legion affair her and in fish and gams con servaUon effort. s PORTENT FOR U. S. Entire Relationship With France To Be Reviewed in Light Of Development. Washington. Nov. 20. VP) The state department an nounced today the United State was reviewing its entire rela tionship with France because of the removal of General Maxima Weygand as Vichy's pro-consul in French North Africa. The department announce ment emphasized that Wey gand't removal was an ominous development in growing Franco German collaboration which might be- seriously detrimental to American interests. For the moment, it was offic ially said, all economla assist ance to French North Africa has been suspended, and thai United States will await action by the French and Germans be fore determining on this coun try's future ccurse. The announcement said: "According to reports reach ing the department the French government has acquiesced to the express demand of Hitler to remove General Weygand from hit post at delegate gen eral of France in Africa, thus permitting a German control over French authority entirely outside of the provision! of the armistice. , "As a result of these reports American policy towards Franca is being reviewed and all plans for economic- ' assistance) . to French North Africa are sus pended. "It remains to be teen to what further extent Hitler will at- ' tempt to take over by force or threat of force the sovereign ty and control of the French empire." Vichy, Unoccupied France, Nov. 20. P) The retirement of General Maxime Weygand at delegate-general and commander-in-chief in north Africa waa announced by the Petain gov ernment tonight. Tha post of delegate-general was abolished. A permanent secretariat general will re place It General Alfonaa Juln, re leased from German prison camp, wat named commander--in-chlef of the untested French North African forces, and Gen eral Barrau was made com mander of French Wast Attica, where strategic Dakar is situ ated. 13 Garfield, N. J., Nov. 30. VP) Josephine Phillips and her park bench sweetheart, Sailor Bill Langfcrd, went into an 11- second clinch today after a mar riage ceremony in the crammed council chamber of Garfield's new city hall. Someone held a stop watch on the kiss while a piano ac cordion ground out the tradi tional exit number. But Josephine, 19, and the husky tar from the Philadelpnia navy yard repeated their vows In a low voice lor John Gabriel, 32-year-old mayor of Garfield, who officiated. They will honeymoon In stylo at a suite provided by the Hotel New Yorker. New York. They met several week ago In New York's Central park. Josephine wa cold, broke and friendless on park bench. Bill, 22-year-old quartermaster, 2nd class, befriended her and they mude a future date. Salem, Nov. 20. P All Sa lem stores will close for an hour at 12:30 p. m. tomorrow In memory of the late C P. Bishop, pioneer Salem merchant, whoso funeral will be at 2 p. m. at the First Methodist church. Albany, Or., Nov. 20. VP) An arbitration board said yes terday that employes of the Western Door Plywood cor poration at Albany would re ceive S cents an hour more starting January t i
