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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1940)
t to PICTURES 1 Associated Press Telemati. NEA Telephe loi and live locil newtplctuie and en graving tlill provide News tnd Herald readers with comprehensive photograph' to service. y . -' .V-- In The s Day By FRANK JENKINS rETERMINED etfiirts (with obvious politicals motive) are being made tn fasten upon Wlllkle the odium of being -the randldnto of business big bust ness, especially. This writer, who doesn't know Wlllkle, has never seen him and ha never heard him apeak ex cept once or twice over the radio, , doesn't believe It. The porson nlity he has been able to project to the public by mean of pic tureii. the printed word and the air wave la distinctly not that of a one class man. TF Wlllkio in the candidate of only one faction and we will have three montha In which to Judge an to that thia writer will aay without limitation that wo don't want him. Thia gov ernment. If It la to endure, muat be a government for ALL the people. It hain't alwaya been that way. we muat admit. Dig business for many yeara had the Inside track. Following that, we have had yeara when big business (or any business, for that matter) Itaa had little protection; has been harried and hazod. From the i ataiidpolnt of tho nation gener ally, thia has been no better than too much government friendship for business. Government must be an IM PARTIAL REFEREE If It la to work. TrllE most dangerous tendency In this country todny la tho tendency to look upon clasa gov ernment as desirable If It ll OUR CLASS thnt la doing the governing. That belief Is utterly foreign to American Ideals. TT1IERE are optimistic persons who believe It Is going to be easy to elect Wlllklc. It ISN'T. H la going to be a HARD Job. He starts off with the hnndlcnp of tho solid Democratic South. The South Is politically frozen. I (Politically frozen, it should bo Nidded here, because of an epochal political mistake; the mistake made by Lincoln's pea nut successors, who chose carpet bagging Instead of statesmanship In dealing with the beaten South after the Civil War.) The South doesn't vote In na tional political campaigns. It merely RATIFIES THE CHOICE of Democratic national conven- tlons. And the South has an im pressive block of electoral votes. TPHE handicap of the polltl cally frozen South is a con siderable one. Then there la ; CAPITALIZED CLASS PREJU DICE the carefully nurtured Idea that unless the present ad ministration Is kept In power Its beneflcinrlcs will lose their pri vileges No, it Isn't going to be easy -to elect Wlllklc. It wasn't easy " to force his nomination on the Republican politicians at Phila delphia But It can be done If those who have faith In him prove their faith by works. MEDFORD LIKES BOOM MEDFORD, July 30 (IP) As sistant Manager Elno Hcmmila admitted Monday that the pro gram of withholding war scenes from news rods at tho Cratorl an thentro hero was a failure. Patrons overwhelmingly re jected the war-less news reels and tho big guns begun to bark on tho Craterlan screen again Sunday, 25 YEARS AGO TODAY Br Tho Associated Press July HO, 1015 Russians pre pare to leave Warsaw to save army; whole lino ot Vistula forts abandoned. ASSOCIATED PRESS AT FETE Governor Dwells on New Projects Scheduled to Improve State SALT CREEK TUNNEL, Wil lamette Highway, July 30 A'i Dedicating the 87-mile Willam ette highway, the seventh and last of Oregon's Improved high ways across the Cuscodes, Gov ernor Charles A. Sprague said today the highway commission's "ANNEXED" SALT CHEEK FALLS TUN NEL. WILLAMETTE PASS SUMMIT, July 30 Oil Gov ernor Charles A. Spraguo to day proclaimed that the open ing of the Willamette high way has brought Crater Lake "back Into Oregon" and of ficially "annexed" much of covetous California. Itself. "Know all men by these presents," the governor read, "that whereas the neighboring state of California has long laid claim to the domain of Crater lake, and that where as, this condition Is forgivo able on account, of the state of tho trails and tho ham and eggs movement tn California', but that whereas now, tho opening of this great Willam ette highway has reduced geography to its lowest com mon denominator, we do hereby, by the powers In us vested proclaim and announce the return of Crater lake to Oregon and we do proclaim further tho annexation to Oregon of Mount Shasta, Mount Lassen and all rights and privileges thereunfo per taining to and including San Francisco in the suburbs cf Los Angeles. Done under our hand and seal, this 30th day of July, 1840." next Jobs are to modernize the southern sections of the Pacific highway, build a new road through the Columbia river gorge, and straighten and widen tho Oregon Coast highway. The governor, addressing a (Continued on Page Ten) Throe Hurt an Englnca Jump Trnrk nt Summit CRESCENT LAKE Three men were seriously scalded by steam at noon Monday in the derailment of two helper en gines on the Southern Pacific railroad nlno miles south of Cascade Summit. Two of the men were firemen and one was an engineer. Their names could not bo learned here. The other engineer, Glen Ed dings, was only slightly injured, and John Vernlg of Cascade Summit, a water service man, escaped Injury. Wrecker crews were called Immediately to the scene of the accident. Southbound passengers were routed out of Klamath Falls at 6:45 Monday evening on a two-car shuttle train to Duns mulr, Calif., where connections were made with a regular pas senger train to San Francisco. The shuttle service was neces sitated by tho derailment of two engines at noon Monday near Cascade Summit, which delayed tho regular southbound Klamath. A wrecking crew was dis patched shortly after noon Monday from tho Klamath Falls yards to help clear the tracks at the derailment. Normal traffic through Klam ath Falls was resumed Tuesday morning, following a partial dis ruption of the passonger train schedule Monday evening and during ' tho night, Tho north bound West Coast proceeded north on time at 0:40 p. m., Monday. Tho delayed Klamath, duo hero at 6:40 Monday eve ning, passed through at 3 a. m. Tuesday. . DEDICATION I1A 1 1 r -it. -, A milestone in Klamath's transportation hlstoTf was passed Tueidsy when a new Greyhound bus. of tho typo shown above, was christened tho "Willamette Highway" In anticipation of the starting of a through bus run over the' Woed-K lamath Falls-Willamotto highway route between San Francisco and Portland. Tho bus was christened at tho Willamette highway opening cere monies at Salt Creek falls. In the picture, left to right: H. P. Bosworth, president of the cham ber of commreei Frank Jenkins, a member of tho first party of Eugene and Klamath men which started the Willamette highway movement in 1920! Mitchell Tlllotson, chairman of tho com mittee on celebration arrangements, and tho bus driver. Willamette Highway Opening Crowns Engineering Victory fKilltnr'n Nolc: Tho following nrllfl .mi llic Wlllflinrlti. hiuhwnv. nim'il Ht fonnnl (rniotilrn at Suit frfk fnlln TicMlny nftirnnnn, tvnfi lirtnrfd by tho Unllrd StnUii puttll" rnnilM ndijiltilmrnt Ion. !ti-rnup or tin 1 1 tn-1 1 n n h n ml Hh comeri-hr nalv. i-nvi-ritK nf Ihf Mitlrf lopli'.. till Mor) In of ptirllruliir InttrrM lodn. The completion of the Wil lamette highway across the Cas oade range marks not only the occasion of another important trans-mounloin highway for the stotc of Oregon, but the con summation of another outstand ing engineering achievement as well. A highway constructed on modern standards of alignment, grades, width and surface, over a major range of mountains Is a difficult engineering venture at any time. When the condi tions for tho establishment of such a route demand Its loca tion in one of the most rugged sections in a mountain range notorious for its particularly spectacular ruggodncss, the prob BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE R. H. E. St. Louis 13 1 0 Boston 10 0 Warneko and Padgett, Owen (8); Posericl, Javery (8), and Bones, Musi (5). R H E Cincinnati 6 13 0 New York 3 8 0 Derringer, B e g g s (8), and Hcrshberger, Baker (8); Schu macher, Melton (0), Brown (8), Lyon (8), Joiner (0), and Don ning. R. II. E. Chicago 5 16 0 Philadelphia 7 11 0 Lee, Root (2), Pago (6), Pas seau (8), and Todd; Higbc, Si Johnson (7), and Warren. AMERICAN LEAGUE R H E Philadelphia 1 fi .2 Chicago 3 8 0 Ross and Hayes; Knoll, Ap plcton (0) and TVesli. iriE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND KLAMATH FALLS, Klamath Milestone f 11 lem appears almost insurmount able. The traveler, speeding over the completed highway, realizes perhaps but vaguely that at many points the slopes were so steep originally that the iniaicntti iur uiu iuiisvi uiuuu ui the fills had to be carefully placed by hand, rock upon rock, or that at other points masonry walls were the only method prac ticable for the conjunction of the road along the cliffs. Yes, land frequently conditions were such that even walls could not be built, and part of the road way had to be supported by viaducts, on high slender col umns rising from the deep ra vines or from the bottom of the cliff. Difficult Job Few of the laymen can visua lize the difficulties of the high continued on Pate Three) Itandits Hold Up Messenger, Take 9108,000 In Cash ASBURY PARK, N. J July 30 (P) A trio of bandits armed with shotguns robbed two bank messengers of $108,000 cash In front of the postoffice today and In full view of scores of spec tators. The bandits escaped In a green sedan bearing Pennsylvania li cense plates. The money was consigned to the Federal Reserve bank of New York. , Vice President James Forsythe said the armed messengers, Clar ence Barton and Joseph Sturm, were accosted by the trio as they stepped from their car In front of the postoffice. A fourth man remained In the bandit car with the engine run ning. LONDON, July 30 (P) For mer Prime Minister Chamber lain was reported today to be making "satisfactory progress" following yesterday's intestinal operation. ORE., TUESDAY, JULY R . -'V 13 r Campaign Viewed as At tempt to Eliminate Foreign Inroads TOKYO. July 30 IP) The Japanese army announced today that several foreigners, whose names and nationalities were not disclosed, hove been arrest er! in Knrpa in an pxtensinn of Japan's campaign against al leged foreign espionage, in which 13 Britons previously had been seized in Japan proper. A brief communique issued in Seoul, capital of Korea, Japa nese colony on the Asiatic mainland, said the prisoners, charged with spying, were un dergoing examination. The J a n a n c s e campaign. which has jailed some of the most prominent British resi Honte nf Janan and led to the death of one, was discussed to day by the British and United States ambassadors, Sir Robert Leslie Craigie and Joseph C. Grew. Arrest of the group of Brit ons emphasizes that Japan is r-nMtimtorl Ml PuOP Tpr.) Klnmatli Second In Iletnil Sales Illse PORTLAND. July 30 (AP) Tho bureau of census reported today that Eugene's independent retailers showed greater sales gains during tho first six months of 1040 than those of any other Oregon city. Eugene's sales were 18.7 per cent above the same six-month period a year ago. The univer sity also led for the month of June, with a 23.9 per cent in crease. Klamath Falls boosted its sales 16.8 per cent during the first six months to finish sec ond. Salem, with a 13.9 boost, was third. Portland's gain was 6.6 per cent. If 1 7 "i 3 30, 1940 4 Th rests Increasing SIGNS POINT TO Attack on Gibraltar Ex pected to Coincide With Blitzkrieg BERN, Switzerland, July 30 (IP) Reports from France, Ger many, Italy and Spain tonight indicated that Germany was making final preparations for ah attempt to invade Britain. German and Italian travelers from Spain said the Nationalist government there appeared to be preparing to try to grab Gib raltar a move which it long has been reported may coincide with a German attack on Eng land across the channel. These sources said troops la smalt armed boats carrying ar tillery were concentrated near La Linea, Spain, behind Gibral tar. : 'ivvV . aj:vW- Reports from France said the Italians were concentrating bombing planes . at their Sardinian-, bases.' for an., air. . attack on" Gibraltar another jrioverefc pected in a coordinated'Geriaan attempt to invade Britata.-.i Italian informants'- reported that the last of the Italian-made "pocket'' submarines-about 36 feet long had passed through the Brenner pass in sections on railway flat cars. These little submarines are expected to be one of the main protecting arms of the expected German channel attempt By The Associated Press. Germany closed all rail and highway entrances except one on the Swiss frontier today appar? ently to protect her preparations in southern Germany for the long threatened blitzkrieg against England. The only entrance left open was at Saint Margarethen, on the old Austrian-Swiss frontier. Even persons traveling with dip lomatic passports were required to pass through that station. At the same time, Britain an nounced that British bombers made extensive daylight raids on Germany and the low countries yesterday and last night, slash ing at German depots and sup ply ships which might be used in the expected invasion attempt. As the Germans carried on their raids over England, the nazi high command disputed British claims of 17 to 1 RAF successes in yesterday's air bat tle of Dover. An undisclosed number of civilians, among them an infant, were killed and buildings were damaged or demolished as the (Continued on Page Ten) Two Killed, Five Injured in S. F. Three-alarii Fire SAN FRANCISCO, July 30 (AP) Two men lost their lives and five were injured in a three-alarm firo which swept through upper stories of the Arsonne hotel at dawn todoy. Acting Chief Albert J. Sul livan estimated damage at $25,- 000. The coroner identified one of the dead men as Ernest Blaser, 38. San Francisco. The other was listed as Julius Vogcl, 51, of San Francisco. The blaze, survivors said, ap parently started in a light well between the hotel at Sixth and Howard streets and a building adjoining. It coursed up walls of the four story frame struc ture and spread through the top floor, cutting off escape. Acting Chief Sullivan said fire escapes and balconies were choked with people when equipment arrived. They were helped or carried down. 1!N GERMANY WEATHER High 13) Low ' S3 PRECIPITATION 34 hours to I a. m. .............. .00 Season to data ........17.02 Normal pradpltatloa ...11.98 Laat yea to dato ................ 0.25 15J UNITED PRESS Number 9041 " - i - i - i - ml 4 Britain Puts Blockade On Spain's Oil LONDON, July 30 OP) Brit ain has clamped her sea power around Spain and Portugal to keep trans-Atlantic supplies from reaching the axis powers, Hugh Dalton, minister of economic warfare, told the house of com mons today. Inaugurating the new policy designed to limit Spanish and Portuguese Imports to their own needs, Dalton announced meas ures which make every ship in the Atlantic ocean subject to seizure if it lacks a full "navi cert" certificate of clearance approved by the British for the entire-cargo.-'' - An authoritative source ex plained Britain thus hoped to "intimidate" a considerable number- of ships in the Atlantic which have, been sailing with cargoes only partly certified by British officials at the port of origin.-.'. - Reliable sources'; said Britain had contacted the United States (Continued on Page Ten) Expjbglengf Wreck Paint I V Plant ' in Heart of Camden, N. J. CAMDEN, N. J., July 30 (IP) Amid unofficial reports that more were -missing, "two or three" persons were listed of ficially as unaccounted for late today in a series of terrific ex plosions and fire that wrecked the R. M. Hollingshcad com pany's block-long paint manu facturing plant The unofficial' reports com ing, from nearby shopkeepers and employes were discounted by R. M. Hollingshead, Jr., com pany president. He said 150 persons were at work at the time of the first explosion but that all "except two or three" were accounted for within a few hours. At least 27 injured were treated at Camden hospitals. A dozen were reported in serious condition from burns. The explosion occurred at the noon hour. Flames spread rap idly and leaped to buildings across the street from the auto mobile paint and grease manu facturing plant, located in the heart of . Camden. The plant employs 300 persons. George Gumbrell, 21, who escaped from the basement, said he feared that four girls and two men had been trapped there. . "There was a sound like a tremendous hiss and flames roared down the elevator shaft and engulfed the - elevator in which I had been standing," Gumbrell said. "I know there were four girls and two men working in the basement and I did not see them get out." ' Most of the factory's employes had left the building for their lunch. Workers in an adjoining seven-story office, building marched out as ,the , flames spread. . The first explosion was fol lowed by two more and within half an hour some 16 had been heard as small- tanks of chemi cals in the factory ignited. Fire men fought to-keep the flames away from larger naptha-filled tanks in one section of the plant. With every piece of Camden's fire-fighting equipment in ac tion, city officials appealed to Philadelphia, located Just across the Delaware river, for addition al help. A squad of 60 police men was sent from Philadelphia. The explosions blew out win dows within a radius of four blocks. Five houses across the street from the plant quickly caught fire. ' MILD ii - innnm"innnnAgiiji. O) Army Chief Endorses Con scription Measure; , 'F. R. Says Little v WASHINGTON, July 30 UP) The ' senate military committee approved unanimously today legislation authorizing President Roosevelt to order the national guard and the officers reserve corps Into active training fof any period of 12 consecutive months. The action came after ' tha group had heard thorough, going indorsement of the mea ure by. Gen. George C. Mar ' shall, army chief of staff." The legislation had been requested'' by President Roosevelt yester day. - - , ' r. h. BrUf .v.; - :;. ;'" While '; endorsing, the guard -biH General Marshall also re newed his advocacy . of con scription legislation. ; y .President Roosevelt said at his press conference today that he has already : said what he thought about conscription W. islation. He added that a whnU lot . of -. men without machines were not worth much and neith er were a lot of machines with out men. : , . The chief executive was asked at a press conference whether he endorsed the principle of the Burke-Wadsworth bill. The measure is pending before the senate military committee, re- puoncan members of which de manded today that Mr. Roose velt declaim his position on it. He replied he did not think he could go into details of the legislation at the present time. . General Marshall told the committee that the war depart ment planned to call into active training four divisions and 23 smaller units of the national guard if congress approves pending legislation. v. . -Marshall listed the following divisions and their training cen ters: Forty-fourth division (New York and New Jersey) Fort Dix, N. J. Thirtieth division (North Car olina, Tennessee, South Carolina and Georgia, Camp Jackson, S. C. Forty-fifth division (Oklaho ma, Arizona, New Mexico, Col orado), Fort Sill, Okla. ; " . Forty-first division (Washlnj" ton, Idaho, Oregon, Montana and Wyoming), Fort Lewis, Wash. The other units and training sites include: ' ' Two hundred and forty-eighth harbor defense unit, Puget sound. Two hundred and forty-ninth harbor defense unit, Camp Clat sop, Ore. : . One hundred and sixteenth aerial observation squadron (Washington), Fort Lewis. The army chief of staff testi fied after the committee ..in a bitter session had laid aside temporarily . the Burke-Wadsworth . compulsory military training bill. The explosive ses sion was touched off by republi can demands that President Roosevelt publicly state his po sition on tho Burke-Wadsworth measure. This drew democrat ic charges that the republicans were playing politics with a de fense issue. News Index City Briefs Page S Comics and Story Page 3 Editorials Page 4 Market, Financial .......Page 8 Pattern Page 4 Sports . Page Weather - Page 7 SENATE BODY APPROVESACT - UNANIMOUSLY