Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1941)
PAGE TWO SEATTLE CROWDS U Glass Smashed And Articles Taken During Demonstra tionsStreets Cleared. Seattle, Dec. 9. W) Smash ing ihow windows and looting displays, a crowd In excess of 1,000 persons enforced Seattle's first war-time blackout In da fiance of police today. The crowd, completely out of control of city police, milled through the center of the city's business district for an hour be ginning at midnight. Approxi mately 80 show windows, rang ing from tiny shoe shop panes to huge glass plates, were smashed. Nearly all of the dis plays were looted, some of the merchandise being thrown in the streets and other more val uable pieces disappearing Into the pockets of stragglers. Sign Excites . The demonstration began at the intersection of Fourth Ave nue and Pike Street, the city's busiest corner, A Jam of people gathered beneath a huge blue neon sign stretching nearly half a block on each side of an up stairs clothing store (Foreman & ' Clark), . The sign, left alight when nearly all other lights were turned off at 11 p.m. last night, shed a ghastly glow over the entire intersection. Yells and catcalls commenced almost immediately; and by midnight .bottles, rocks, tin cans and old shoes were being heaved despite the efforts of a squad of police. Eventually, an employe of a sign company broke out of a third floor window from inside the building and inched his way long the top of the sign In a shower of miscellaneous mis siles to a connection to extin guish the light Police cars pushing their way along the curbs started the crowd moving while an officer with loudspeaker urged all civilians to go home. In part, members of the crowd were pre vented from complying by the fact that most city busses had stopped running and amateur officers in other parts of the city were forcing all private autos to stop. Many of the members of the crowd were defense work er who had made their way down town after work only to be stopped from going any fur ther. Rocks Hurled Moving away from the inter section, the crowd, urged on by shouting women, gathered at a small Jewelry store across the street where a single light burn ed in an entry. A rock thrown from far back smashed the plate glass door and a triumphant youngster rushed Inside to grab the offending bulb. At Fifth and Pike, missiles showered against windows of another Jewelry store where lighted Christmas trees had been left burning. One bottle cracked a door pane; and to di vert the crowd's attention, a po- TrtouiancJt Pralic Simple PILE RELIEF This Quick, Easy' Wayl limp I ptlm ftJ am rrk and tnrtur pntj with mdtninff ttch. bunt nl lrrile tkift. Smart' Pf-rni4) nfMlMrlM brim ejuark. voko ritf Ttwir 7-a? snedira tton mNnt reMt comfort, radurw trin. torn 1 1 hi n rlaerj membranM. vntlv fubrkwta na) nflcna Pmurtlv ana) tfUW .,. rtey lu us, ll wuorUrftil Us frw of ctt furfur sural. Gt ntiin fltfjart'i PvTBMai ftvuMaiUrtM at rnur 4rvw alor without etol to an I .M fsr' (Jinno - nartKM. DIAL 2500 For Pre- Holiday Cleaning Special 5(0) CASH How Nazis Peril Moscow MozMAi'siiijjj BRYANSKa ' j ) J.TAMBOV Shaded circles indicate main battle areas on the Russian front. Black arrows mark Carman drives; white arrows, Russian thrusts. Russians were reported attacking north of Moscow (1), but a de layed Russian dispatch acknowledgtd a German push to within 36 miles of the capital from Moshalsk region. South of Moscow (2). Germans claimed an advance toward ttkooln, and were reported trying to encircle Tula. Russians were reported counter-attacking in the Donets area near Rostov (3). lice officer kicked out the re mainder of the glass and crawl ed Inside to the light switch. , In all, the main crowd cover ed six city blocks, leaving a wake of shattered glass and mis sing merchandise ranging from watches to photograph frames but not a single remaining win dow illumination. . Eventually, after at least two men had been cut by .broken glass and four men and a wo man arrested, the milling throng was brought to a standstill on the comer of Third Avenue and University Street by arrival of 190 members of the newly or ganized home guard, reinforced police and a squadron of home guard motorcycle "Cossacks" trick riders locally famous as a quasl-offlclal police organiza tion. Townsend Club No. I Meets Friday Night (Contributed) Townsend Club No. 1 meets Friday, December 12, at Town send hall. 123 Vi West Main street, for the main official pur pose of nominating officers for next year. The ladles wish to announce there will be a dance following the meeting. The hall committee guaran tees to have the hall thoroughly heated. All Townsend activities will continue as usual; dance every Wednesday, meeting every Fri day. - Everyone is welcome. The Grange Oriffin Creek Grange Mrs. Jessie Mlnear, chairman of the Griffin Creek H EC, will entertain ladles of the Grange Thursday with a Christmas par ty at her home on the Phoenix Jacksonville highway. Dessert luncheon will be served at 1 p. m. followed by a program and exchange of gifts. Closing urns a Claifiad Ada s . Tuo Lata to Claaairt It SO p Men's Suits St Overcoats, Ladles' Suits. Plain Dress. Coats MEDFORD MAIL SOVIET RUSSIA MILES OBYE APPOINTED SUPERVISOR OF SISKIYOU FORESI Assistant Supervisor Of Rogue River Forest Pro moted To G. P. Office. Official announcement was made today of the promotion of H. C. Obye from assistant sup ervisor of the Rogue River na tional forest to supervisor of the Siskiyou national forest - with headquarters in Grants Pass. He succeeds Edward P. Cliff, who has been transferred from the Siskiyou to replace W. O. Harrl man who recently retired as supervisor of the Fremont na tional forest which has head quarters in Lakeview. Mr. Obye will go to Grants Pass to take ud his new duties ! tomorrow. 'Mrs. Obye and their! two children will move to : Grants Pass December 19. The I family resides here at 1122 East i Main street Here Since 1133 Mr. Obye has been assistant supervisor of the Rogue River national, forest since December! 1, 1933. After being graduated from the high school in Yamhill, ! he studied at Pacific university I and the University of Washing-1 ton before enrolling at Oregon State college where he received i his degree of bachelor of science . in forestry in 1920. Before entering the U. S. for-, est service on July 1, 1928, as I a ranger on the Rogue River i national forest, Mr. Obye taught grade school for two years in I Yamhill and worked for five seasons with the Tillamook county fire patrol association. After performing a variety of duties on the Rogue forest, he did work on the Malheur and Ochoco national forests, being advanced from district ranger to central dispatcher and Junior forester. Before coming here as assistant supervisor he was em ployed for several months on staff work in the division of engineering at the regional for este'rs office at Portland. The Obyes have made many friends here who will regret their departure. Older folks lay H's common tens . Mil' VEGETABLE LAXATIVE tn NR (Nature's Remedy) TaMeta, Ultra are w chmucalt, im minrrala, itirnol dmvati-aa N K Tablets are dif emit art different. Pwily rrfrlaa'r a romlMnation ot 10 vegelabia ingredients formulated over 50 veara aro. t rnvated or candy coated, their action ia depend able, thorouah. -et gentle, aa millions of NK'a have proved. C,ei 2o boa today ... or tartar economy am. M TQ KIGHT; T0H0M0W ALHIQHT TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. MR BEAVER Highest Honor Granted Boy Scout Council Ex-Presi-dent at Annual Meeting. One hundred and twenty-five Boy Scout leaders and their wives from southern Oregon and northern California witnessed last Sunday evening the award of the Silver Beaver for dis tinguished service to boyhood, to M. N. Hogan of Medford. The award, highest granted by the Boy Scouts of America, was pre sented to Hogan at the conclu sion of the annual council meet ing of the Crater Lake Area. Michael Hogan, his son, came down the aisle and placed the ward around Mr. Hogan's neck after the citation had been read to the audience by S. M. Bullis, district Scout chairman. Mr. Hogan has served Scout ing in the Medford area since February 1926 when he first became a Scoutmaster. Since that time he has also served as a member of the executive board, chairman of the finance committee and as president of the Boy Scout council. Seventy men participated in discussion group meetings dur ing the afternoon related to finance, organization, camping, advancement, and emergency service. Awards Presented Foe proficiency in moblliza tlon, blackout knot tying signal ing, and first aid, plus recent participation in a region wide loyalty dedication event, special certificates were presented to 27 troops and cub packs Those locally receiving recognition were troops 1, 3, 4, and 8 of Medford. 33 of Jacksonville. 17 of Gold Hill, 40 of Central Point, and 10 of Butte Falls. Cub Pack, receiving the award were 8 of Medford, 17 of Gold Hill, and 40 of Central Point. Explorer Troop 33 of Jacksonville is a senior scout unit which also received this distinction. Don R. Newbury presided over the dinner meeting which was held at the Hotel Medford Excellent music was presented by Eve Prentice's Accordion Troopers. The accordionists in new, blue, semi-military uni forms, and all under 12 years, made a big hit with the audi ence. Schada 111 ' Larry Schade, council presi HANSEN HARDWARE Practical In Our Housewares Depl. Dinnerware Glassware Hampers Clocks Carpet Sweepers Glass Coffee Makers Mixing Bowls Revere Cocking Ware Wiss Pinking Shears Electrical Appliances Irons Toasters Waffle Bakers Mixers OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1941. dent, waa ill in the Sacred Heart hospital, but was present ed, through Don Newbury, with huge cake bearing 10 candles representing the 10 years that he has served as president of the local organization Jerry Hunter of Troop 1 made the presentation. The report of the nominating committee was presented by S. M. Bullis and the following officers were unanimously elect ed. Larry Schade. president, Walter Redford of Ashland, W. J. Moyer of Grants Pass, Floyd Barnum of Weed, and T. H. Howel'. of Yreka. vice-presidents. Eugene Thorndlke, treas urer. Additional members of the executive board elected were Don Newbury, Frank Rog ers, M N. Hogan. Leonard May Held, Cole Holmes, Col. W. H. Paine, Rev. H. G. Gardner. Wm. H. Fluhrer, Arthur Can non, L. T. Nygaard, all of Med- tord, K. M. C Neill of Grants Pass, V G. Lunch of Weed, Henry Tetz of Grants Pass, T. J. Norby of Ashland. B. C. WAYTC)D i Ifttie M appliances COPCO As beautiful as they ore useful. Check your list NOW You'll' find there's on appropriate electrieol gift fbr everyone on It Elliott of Yreka, Geo,. Schrader of Mt.. Shasta, and S. M. Bullis of Medford. EX-AMBASSADOR DIES Farmington, Conn., Dee. 9. (IP) Former Ambassador John Wallace Riddle, 77, died here last night. He was ambassador to Russia from 1900-09 and Ar gentina from 1921-23 when he retired. He also had held other diplomatic posts, including as signments in Turkey, Egypt and Serbia. Many Never Suspect Cause Off Backaches HiuCH4jTr0tBrm Wfcea disorder of tudaMT function penuu poiioooui ratter to kbuji ia your blood, ll auy ocum tuuuie backaeb. rheumatic pain, leg pun, lci3 of pep and csttnry. gettuic op n.jL- welling. puflLMg under lb eye. hEidichm anddUxin:. Frequent or e&aty per: with unanint tod buminj tont limsa thaw there in wrasrttiini wrong with jrcur ttdncya or bl&ddar. Don't wiitl Aak vour droarsitrt for Doa Pill, tued roewiaJuily by million for over 40 yesrm. Tbey en nappy fe!ic and will help ue ia miles 01 money tupes uuin poa otia wane from your blood. C; Pooa'i Piili. No gift eould be more thoughtful thon these glfti thot KEEP ON GIVING In months ond years to come. They're MORE BEAUTIFUL, MORE CONVENIENT, MORE ECONOMICAL than ever before! You'll find It on easy motter to solve ALL of YOUR gift problems ELECTRICALLY! WEATHER Northern California: Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday, but with scattered light show ers in mountains of extreme north portion and tonight over the mountains of the south por o FREE LECTURE ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE HOLLY THEATRE THURSDAY DEC. 11 FRANK BELL, C.S.B. of New York City Member of the Board ef Lectureship of The Mother Church. The First Church of Christ, Scientist, In Boston. Massachusetts. 7 Jv tion; little change In tempera. ture. Animal hair taken from hldaa as4 pelts. Including hog brittle, by American meat packing plants Ua year totaled 34.733.iea pounds, valued at $1401,037. A HANSEN HARDWARE 35 North Bartlett WEST SIDE CLEANERS 34 No. Holly. Tree Delivery 7loUK. CaWDT COaTIO IGUlsHI
