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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1941.
NO. 208.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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).
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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
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