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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1940)
Wtmm WEATHER High Hi Low 84 , PRECIPITATION . . . 24 hours to I a. ra. , .00 Season to data ' , ,.,...,' "2 Normal precipitation .1I.B1 Laat yaar to data .. 7.01 , Thursday's Maximum 12 $607.75 to Go With on day to go, $3392.25 hit boon re ctlvtd by the local Rod Croii toward Itt $4000 wer relief quota (or Klamath county. ASSOCIATED PRESS IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND UNITED PRESS SUNNY PRICE FIVF KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1940 Number 9008 MLB IIP l?fl?MxW5ll'lui! ' -In The ,; " f " .i, ft; v News By FRANK JENKINS PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT names two prominent Re publlcnni Col. Frank Knox, 1936 vice-presidential candidate, and Henry L. Stlmson, Hoover secretary of stato to hl cob Inot; Knox to bo sccrctury of tho navy and Stlmson to bo sec retary of war. TT would be WONDERFUL to f A bo ablo to think of it as hav ing been dono aolcly to Increase national efficiency and weld na tional loyalty and not ai an Implali gesture designed to take thn wind out of the tall of tha Republicans who are Just gath ering for their national conven tion. It might be possible to think of It as such If at tha same time the President had announced he will NOT ACCEPT third term. IF this smeli-tlmo writer were dvlslna tha ReDUbllcan party, this Is what he would tell It to do: 1. Nominate Wlllkle for Presl 2. Nominal McNary for vice- president. 1. Communion Bruce Barton tn urtta tha nlatform. 4. Adjourn quietly and sober- , ly, and leave Uie decision to Uie people. - AS to Wlllkle: rt Ha must h v sincerity, honesty, convincing straightfor wardness and GREAT ABILITY or he would not havo been able to carry on successfully against a powerful and vengeful gov ernment corporation the TV A. Ho has unquestionable charm and personality which he la able to project to tho public through the medium of tho press and the radio. This writer, who has never seen him, has felt these qualities in him as a result of reading and listening. Ho is NOT A POLITICIAN. This writer Is weary of politi cians end their all-thlngs-to-all-men utterances, and senses that the public is In tho same mood. AS to McNary: He la able, wise, fearless and TOLERANT. He has skilled knowledgo of the Intrlcato and (in a democracy) NECESSARY machinery of politics. As an adviser and collabora tor for Wlllkle, he would bo Invaluable. DRUCE BARTON ! an adver- tlslng man who Is now con gressman. As an advertising man, ha knows how to say what needs to bo sold so briefly, so clearly and so convincingly that people will read, understand and BELIEVE. That is the kind of platform the Republican party must have If it is to win the confidence of the people. TF the Republican party Is to win this election, It must con vince the people of the United States that It Is sincere, loyal and able to do efficiently and patriotically tho big things that in tho next four years must bo done. This writer believes the pro gram here outlined would help toward that end. Smeilley Hutler Dies of Illness PHILADELPHIA, June 21 () General Smcdlcy D. Butler, re tired, of tho marine corps, died today. at tho naval hospital. Ho was 69. Hospital attaches snld Butler died at 8 p. m. (EST). Ho en tered tha hospital four weeks ago seriously ill. BARCELONA, June 1 W) Tho Duko of Windsor said to day that his plans for tha future were "unsettled" and that he and his Amorlcan-born duchoss, the former Wnllls Warflold Simpson, waro not "at present" consider ing b trip to the United States. New Cabinet M DECLARES AID ID ALLIES CAUSE OF TIFF Solon Says Woodring Re signed When Asked. to Release Secrets WASHINGTON, June 21 (P) Senator Nye (R-N.D.) declared today he would be "very much surprised" If proper question ing failed to disclose that Sec retary Woodring had been asked to "surrender" the army's secret bomb sight. ' Nye spake In the senate after Senator Vandcnuerf - (R-Mlch.) had demandod that Woodring be called before a senate com mittee to explain his resignation from the cabinet Bomb Sight . The resignation was accepted by President Roosevelt shortly before he nominated Henry L. Stlmson to be tha new war de partment chief and Col.' Frank Knox , lo be secretary of the navy. Boll) Stlmson and Knox are republicans who nave urged that this country extend mate rial aid to the allies. Nye, speculating on the prob able contents of Woodring'a let ter of resignation, told his col leagues: ; "I am going to be very much surprised If Mr. Woodring and his staff aro questioned In the military affairs committee, it they aren't going to reveal that among other things the secre tary of war has been asked to surrender national defense se cret No. 1 that all-valuable bomber sight that every mem ber of the senate has been as sured for months was being guqrded with the utmost se crecy." Should Retire Nye also told tho senate that it "seems certain" that Presi dent Roosevelt had promised military aid to France and he said that the chief executive should retire and turn over his offlco .to Vice President Gar ner. Vandcnberg said Woodring was reported In the press to have told friends that his ouster was sought by a "cllquo of in ternational financlors" because (Continued on Pago Eight) Salem Whiskers In Klamath That hirsute growth oil. the faces above, which has caused some considerable comment around town since the labor con vention started, Is all for ' the centennial celebration, to be held this summer. These gentle men, and most other male Salemltes, are growing whiskers for that purpose. In the ploture'S Walter Warrah, upper right) Walter Chambers, lower left, and Frank Poppa, lower right, ttossessor of one of the blackest beards in Salem, . , i f ! , ' ""' Labor Convention Closes With Nominations; Astoria Picked for 1941 Conclave BY BILL CUMMINOS Delegates to the 38th annual convention of the Oregon State Federation of Labor adjourned a peaceful and highly construc tive five-day meeting at the Fre mont school shortly after noon Frldoy with nomination of of ficers to be elected within the next few weeks by referendum ballot. Both Executive Secretary Dell E. Nlckerson and President Paul E. Gurske will be opposed In the rank and file vote for the federation's two highest of fices. Nlckerson, Portland, will be opposed by Bonn R. Mathis, secretary of tha Portland Build ing Trades council, and Presi dent Gurske will be opposed by Phil J. Brady, president of the Portland Central Labor council. Action on several Important FLEET MAY REVOLT ;'V AlpfneAriny HoI(5s Nazi Motorized Drive in - Lyon Region ALEXANDRIA, June 21 (F) French official sources ' ex pressed belief tonight that ihe French . Mediterranean battle fleet here and the -middle-cast armies in Syria, would continue to fight beside the British re gardless of France's acceptance or rejection of German peace terms. These sources said it was "im possible to believe" France would surrender the fleet or its Syrian armies. French officers and crews, they said, were unanimously agreed that "We cannot quit now; the fight must go on." AT THE FRENCH-SWISS FRONTIER, June 21 W) France's reorganized army of tho Jura and tho Alps, rein forced by many units which had retreated from the Maginot line, today was reported not only to hove held German mo torized units south and cast of Lyon but to have driven back advanced nazl columns north continued on Page Eight) purpose of advertising Salem's are Frank Boehrlng, upper let ti Under Fire Resolutions, including measures favoring repeal oi me state li quor law, changes in unemploy ment compensation legislation and adoption of a little Wagner act in Oregon, was to be com pleted late Friday afternoon by the executive board, meeting at the Wlllard hotel. Many of the 290 delegates left for their homes Thursday night after completion of the convention's most heated session. Odds and ends were cleared away in Friday's quiet meeting, which closed at 12:30 p. m. Astoria was selected the 1941 convention city, winning over BBker 173 to 6. Vice President J. D. McDon Id, Meat Cutters' union, Port land, received the nomination for that office and will be un opposed. Write-ins, however, (Continued, on rage aignw Britain Gets Respite From BomberRaids '- LONDON, June 21 WH-Brit- aln extended her air raid pre cautions today, during a respite from bombings after two nights of heavy nazl attacks, and par liament mapped further secret sessions to weigh the war situ ation following a meeting yes terday lasting into tha night. . German planes -were reported oft the northeast' coast early last night but they did. not cross the shoreline.' ' f ' '. The government opened ' Its largest air raid shelter today at Southwark, London, in a tunnel SO to 75 feet in depth a for mer subway station estimated to hold more than 11,000 per sons. Conversion of the tunnel, first built In 1892, cost 50,000 pounds (about $175,000). - ' Secret Debate The house of commons, which debated home defense and other war matters in secret lata yes terday, probably will meet again in secret session next Thursday, it was reported. A report of the proceedings, issued under the authority of the speaker, did not say how long the session lasted last night. - The Dally Herald said "It is generally expected that there will be a series of other secret debates in the near future on other aspects of the war which do not lend themselves to open discussion." British newspapers interpret ed President Roosevelt's addi tion of two republicans to .his cabinet as creation of a coalition government and a sign that the United States would give the al lies more help. . ' I Republicans Say Iloosevelt Dropped Third Term Plan PHILADELPHIA, June 21 W Authoritative reports persisted in republican circles today that President Roosevelt had assured Colonel Frank Knox that he would not run for a third term at the time he first offered Knox the navy secretaryship. The reports were that Knox had relayed such information to four men some time ago, arid that these four included Alf M. Landon, the 1936 republican presidential nominee on a ticket with Knox, and R. B. Creager, Texas national committeeman. White Landon could - not be reached for comment, Creager told reporters here, 'there is nothing I can say at the present time." Tha "no third term" . assur ances were reported to have been given by the president in May when Colonel Knox was believed, to have been offered the navy portfolio a second time after he had once declined it."1. 0,5. PROTECT QN 0 T President Explains Pool Plan for Surpluses in Western World HYDE PARK, N. Y., June 21 (JP) President Roosevelt as serted today his program for Pan-American economic cooper ation involved "economic de fense ' designed ' to supplement our military defense program." In a -statement Issued at a press conference shortly after he arrived from Washington, Mr. Roosevelt asserted the con templated measures for achiev ing economic unity among the Pan-American nations were "in tended as a further safeguard for the peace of this hemisphere and as a means of protecting our economy and the economies of the other American republics from - the repercussions of the disturbed ' international situa- , Submitted to Others .- i Re omitted any reference to Canada,,; although presidential aides previously " had said "the dominion "would n o t be . ex cluded." , - - "- ; ,'" ., : The program; f o-r economic unity was approved by the presi dent last night and ordered sub mitted to the 'other. American nations for their approval, ' -J The president did not disclose details of how his plan for Pan American economic cooperation would work out, but he added that perhaps a series of corpora tions might.be formed, each to handle a specific export com modity. Or perhaps one corpora tion might be set up, he said, (Continued on Page Eight) Friday Longest -Day of Year Friday, June 21, was the longest day of the year with the sun rising at 4:19 a. m. and setting at 8:05 p. m. Summer ar rived on 'schedule, alright, but there was. a dispute as to the time. The IT. S. weather bureau reported the debut at 5:37 a. m.. and the navy hydrographic office at 5 a. m. ' It was the longest day of 1940, nevertheless, and the mer cury rose to 82 degrees, looking back on an early morning maxi mum of 54 degrees. BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE v R. H. E. Pittsburgh ... . 8 11 0 Brooklyn ......... 10 15 2 Klinger, Bauers (4), Lanahan (7), Lanning (8), and Lopez, Fer nando (6); Fltzsimmons, " Kim ball (9), Tamulis (9) and Phelps. R. H. E. Cincinnati 3 6 '. 2 New York .. 4 7 2 Derringer and Lombardi; Gumbert and Danning. R. H. E. Chicago ........5 12 1 Philadelphia 6 8 2 - -L.ee, Koot (7), French (8), and Tndd. Collins (8): Brown. SI Johnson (5), Pearson (7), and Atwood. . AMERICAN LEAGUE '.-' R. H. E. Boston' ji 4 10 ,1 Cleveland 7 8 0 Wilson and Desautels; Mllnar and Hemsley. ; . V R. ..12 H. U 4 Philadelphia unicago Ross, Wetland (4) and Hayes; Knot, Appleton ' (8) and Tresh, Turner (8). DADE SGHEM Named to ' ' A bombshell was thrown into national politics Thursday when President Roosevelt nominated Henry L. Stlmson of New York, left, for secretary of war, and Colonel Frank Knox, Chicago, for secretary of navy. Both are leading republicans. Hitler Reaches Of Career By LOUIS P. LOCHNER -COMPIEGNE FOREST, France, June 21 UP) Adolf Hit ler reached the highest point of his meteoric career today in his toric Compiegne Forest when he personally received the French envoys and handed them armis tice terms which proclaimed the defeat of France, v . The fuehrer chose for the meeting the railway car in which Marshal Foch handed the Ger mans the 1918 armistice terms. - There at 8:32 p. m. (4:32 a. m. PST Hitler, - flamYed-bjn' his highest military chieftains and civil officials, faced the four- man French, delegation ' .'The ceremony of presenting the terms lasted only 10 min utes.. . ' ' Purposes Outlined " Colonel General Wllhelm Kei tel, chief of the German high command, read the preamble Germany Tightens Grasp As Rumania Reforms Politics BUCHAREST, June 21 (IP) A sweeping German victory in the battle for political influence in Rumania was scored tonight with -the' announcement that King Carol was forming a new totalitarian political party on the nazl. pattern. . The party is to be known as "the party of the nation." It will supercede the present party of national rebirth. The pro nazi iron guard will play a big part in the new organization whose bases were announced as "nationalistic, Christian and ra cial." It . was learned that a royal decree was drafted providing for complete reorganization of the ' national rebirth front to take in all opposition elements, the iron guard along with the peasant party. Carol will make the first broadcast of his life except for his annual holiday greetings tomorrow night when he is ex pected to elaborate on the changes. Chairman Kennell-EUls William Kuyksndall, attorney, named chairman of the county republican central committee. v v 'm N svv"; pjrf- " ""'Hill, Cabinet r-v 1 Highest Peak in Historic Spot outlining in broad strokes the purposes of the peace Hitler and his axis partner, Premier Musso lini, propose to impose. These envisaged: 1 Cessation of the war in France. 2 Guarantees by France to Germany "necessary for contin uation of the war against Great Britain." i i : 3 A new European peace to follow in which "wrong" done to. Germany by "force" would be righted; " a." .'i , . H-The Tware terms.fHitler. said through Keitel, were not hu miliating for France. : When the preamble had been read Hitler stepped down from the car, saluting stiffly. . Interested in Car ; The fuehrer's historic visit to Compiegne was conducted with military precision. He arrived at 3:15 p. m. with his top mili tary leaders as well as Rudolf Hess, his deputy for party af fairs, and Foreign Minister Von Ribbentrop. The fuehrer surveyed with in terest the railway car, which had been moved out of the special building where the French had enshrined it at the exact spot where it stood when Foch dic tated the 1918 armistice terms. Inside ' Hitler occupied the same seat that had been occu pied by Foch. As he looked out the railroad car window he could see a near by marble bust of Foch. When Hitler left the car. a band played "Deutschland Uber Alles" ("Germany Above All") and the nazi party hymn, the Horst Wessel song. The French representatives were left behind to consider the terms handed them. ' ; Telephone Provided The French officers had been provided a tent for their quar ters outside the railway car. Telephone facilities were in stalled to permit them to call their government. ' i French and German represen- (Continued on Fage Eight) France Unable to Fight on; : Britain Faces Double Threat BY DEWITT MACKENZIE Associated Press Analyst Whatever may be the ultimate outcome of the German armis tice terms laid down in the his toric forest of Compiegne today, the chance of further effective military resistance by contin ental France has been crushed. Colonies may elect . to hold out, but the mother' country must bow her neck to the bur den of occupation and rule by enemy soldiery until the entire war is finished. Battle of Britain Already in recognition of the close of this phase of the blitz krieg the battle of Britain is swelling up in heavy bombings by both sides, with considerable loss in civilian lives. It won t be long now before we get the full fury of the final stage of the conflict to determine wheth er the British and French shall survive or whether Adolf HlUer shall rule . Europe. . ' Capture of the great Port of Brest in Brittany has given the Germans the last point of vant OFFER SECRET DECIDED UPON Fuehrer Gives Demands to; - Envoys in Same Car ' Used by Foch , BORDEAUX, France,' June 21 UP) Adolf Hitler's armistice) terms were communicated with out delay to the French govern ment today by its negotiators at Compiegne. ,'.' V There had been no announce ment of acceptance or rejection tonight, however. ; COMPIEGNE FOREST, France, June 21 VP) It was un derstood tonight that the Ger man armistice terms to France call for an unconditional "yea" or "no" reply. " - The-French negotiators were in constant telephone communi cation with their government. By The Associated Press L Adolf Hitler personally hand ed peace terms described as not humiliating for France to the French armistice envoys today in the historic railway car in the French forest of Compiegne. . The .scene was the' identical snot where imrierial Germany j surrendered to the victorious al lies at the end of the world war, on November 11, 1918. ; : ; . .-j.?''.; He Armistice -, . ' No immediate hour was given for,- the ' "cease firing", order, which is expected to , folio w swiftly unless - France - rejects the axis-dictated terms. , . The nazi fuehrer met tha French plenipotentiaries ' in the same, historic railway, car . in which Marshal Foch dictated the terms en . which . Kaiser WU helm's imperial armies laid down their arms., '.. Colonel-General Wllhelm Kei tel, chief of the nazi high com mand, first read a preamble to the armistice conditions, with Hitler remaining silent nearby. Foreign Minister Joachim Von Ribbentrop and Colonel-General Walter Von Brauchitsch, commander-in-chief of the German army, were present. . ' K " "Today's action in the forest of Compiegne has wiped out tha wrongs done to Germain mili tary honor," said the official German news agency, ' "The dignity of the action to ward an. enemy honorably de feated stands in contrast to the eternal hate-sowing monuments at this place where Gallic" base ness once shamed the undefeat ed German army." .: - : 'Alms Announced .-', . - Three alms of the German armistice . were announced: ' 1 To prevent continuance of the war in France apparently ; ' (Continued on Page Eight) . age of this sort that they need ed for their onslaught. All tha continental' channel ports, and all the North. sea and Atlantio ports clear to the Arctic, now are lined, up in nazi hands to act as bases for the assault . . Starvation, Invasion - a England faces two dangers starvation and invasion and it would be avoiding the truth if one didn't recognize the great gravity of the British position. Premier Churchill the other day told the house of commons: "We shall defend our island (Continued pn Page Eight) ' ' JVews Index . Church News ,;.......u..Page 10 City Briefs -...Page S Comics and Story.......Page 2 Courthouse Records -..Page 4 Editorials .. ; ........Page 4 Job Hunting' ...,.Page 4 Market, Financial .. Page 14 Midland Empire News ..Page 11 Pattern ...............-.....Page IS Sports ,....,. ...Page 12 Telling the Editor ..Psge 9 V4:
