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Vignoito ; .-- EIKJUNGIIAM. Abu, Feb. 13-KiTV-An elderly man , 'Jumped out of 'the way of ; a" upeedinf : auto. He :took . ; the number, called police, ; then said ."Either Tve made 1 a mistake or my ton is doe for 'a hiding." Tho Insido Tour complete morning newspaper. The Statesman, off era yea pertinent com ments on war news of the' day by Kirke Simpson,' Washington analyst. POUNDBD ntOTTY-nRST TEAB Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morning. February 14. 1S42 Prlc Set Htwatodj 5a No.573 X , Singapore Quilt . ..." TT f "r . Mesiw City Calm As Battle Continues . Counter-Attacks ( Reported; Japs ; ; LONDON, Feb. 13 (AP) -ITnrfr massive air and artil lery bombardment, Singapore . Sllil nem ouv rnuay iuriii rand a surprisingly optimistic Reuters dispatch filed' from the island metropolis in mid- morning said positions of - the isruisn aeienaers naa oeen stabilized Jand .that counter-at- tacks about seven miles north of the city "have met with some success." Although later official advices indicated the city's known major water reservoirs Were gone or imminently menaced and that the ! TOKYO (From Japanese broadcasts) Saturday, Feb. 14 (--Japanese troops succeeded In repairing- the causeway across Johhore strait to Singapore is land Friday night after British artillery blew up their first con struction Job, "and Japanese for ces, are continuing- to pour into Singapore island," Domel said today. British line still was being slow ly beaten back by an overwhelm ing. Japanese force, the Reuters correspondent presented an amaz ing picture of a population con fident that the invaders would be -stopped -short of their goaLiwjs i , HisHilspatch, filed at 10:30 a. m. Singapore time Friday, said Brit ish counter-attacks were carried out in the Jurong area, about sev en miles to the northwest, and that they were believed to have stabilized the defense positions. West of the city heavy fight ing was reported along a line running from Pierce reservoir to Bukit Timah and Jurong and ending at F&slr Janjang on the south coast, about five miles from the island metropolis. Then, in contrast to the pessi mistic feeling in London, the Reuters correspondent presented a picture of buoyant residents of the city going about their busi ness as usual full of hope that the worst was passing and that the hard-pressed defenders would stem the Japanese tide. jCoffee shops and food stalls, he (Turn to Page 2, Col. 8) Dairy Starts Six-Day Week Milk Deliveries on Sundays Cancelled, . Doubled Saturdays.. ..More than 2500 patrons of Cut It's dairy will not find milk of cream on their doorsteps Sunday, Hans Hofstetter, proprietor, stat ed Friday when he announced , that from now on retail deliveries from his establishments would be made on a six-day-week ; basis, ' : Customers will not be ineon- ' enienced, however, . Hofstetter explained, for regular. 'Sunday orders will be filled on Satur day with the exception of cer tain wholesale establishments tnch as hospitals and large restaurants which must be ser viced daily. Under the new plan, 200 miles of driving will h eliminated and only four instead of. the usual 14 trucks will be in operation. Relief men will meet the regular carriers at certain points and ex rhanee additional supplier of (Turn'to Pago 2, CoL 4) OH -UAtEIlTHlE'S DAY... - Rtmemltr Vuch Sam, too! . AlsoGire I. s: tmm DO IDS STAL1PS Convicted J- i WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S-UP) Laura Ingalls, speed flier and self-styled "international Mata Hari," was convicted by a fed eral district court Jury Friday on a charge that she acted as a paid agent of -the German reich without registering with the state department. The Jury de liberated only a little more than an hour. Maximum penalty for the offense is two years in pris on and a $1000 fine. Imposition of sentence is not expected for several days. Miss Ingalls, who admitted to accepting - money from a German diplomat while she was promoting American neutrality last year, glared angrily as each Juror intoned "guilty" whettthe ..court, clerk asked for the verdict1 later, she remarked philosophically: "Well, it's Friday the Uth." Third Draft Starts Today Registration of Men 20-21 and 36-44 to Sign Up at Armory (See Registration Blank, Page 3) Third selective service registra tion in 18 months begins at 1 o clock this afternoon for Salem men, who are to sign at the ar mory, an estimated 2000 in num ber. Registration continues Sun day and Monday. In the 20-21 age group, about 12,000 are expected to register over the state, and about 63, 000 in the 36-44 group. Specif ically, men born on or after February 17, 1897, and on or before December SI, 1921, must sign, but those from 22 to 36 years of age were included in previous registrations. ' The official day is Monday, but permission was granted to reg ister the two days before. Hours here are 1 to 5 pjn. today, 9 a.m. to 5 pjn. Sunday and 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday. No division of men aS they lino up will be made, ac cording to Ray J. Stum bo, chair man of Marion county local board No. 1, but those from out of Sa lem will be separated to different tables. ',"' ., 2 Questions which registrants answer are in regard to residence, birth date and place of employ ment, Lki' WASHINGTON, Feb. 13-P)- The selective service registration of nine million or more additional men of military age started Fri day in some states, three days in advance Of the Feb. 16 date or iginally set v:-- -C; ' . - -f In virtually all states, the prog ress of enrolling unregistered men aged 20 to , 44, inclusive, will be carried oh oyer the week end so (Turn to Page 2, CoL e . Governors to Phone States9 Greetings Gov. Charles A. Spraguo of Oregon and Gov. Sidney P. Os- born of Arizona, will exchange birthday greetings of their . re spective states by long-distance telephone at 8 sun. today, when both states observe their, birth day anniversaries. The telephone call wCJ be placed by Gov. Osbom. '. Arizona, last state admitted t the union observes its SOtk birthday today. It Is Oregon's 83rd birthday. I -. - - Ch7chill In England British Papers cnt Fury Over Many Defeats LONDON, Feb. 14(Sat urday) (AP) The fuU fury of a bitter editorial barrage against ;the gbvernment fell for Jb first time Friday upon Prime Minister Churchill himself on the heels of the German: fleet's dash through thechaitnelV and one news paper suggested bluntly that Britain had been "hypnotized by the force of his rhetoric." The prime minister, who here tofore has had to defend only his colleagues, this time found him self; one of the main targets of an 'attack which was the most severe since he took office in May, 1940. The News Chronicle said: "flis methods . of government must be recast quickly and with a single aim in view to retrieve as ' dangerous and humiliating a situation as any that yet confront ed us . . . "Have we not been hypnotized by Mr. Churchill's personality, by tho force of his rhetoric, by his hold in the house of commons. Have ire not been drugged by phrases, by reiterated assurances into a frame of mind in which we've lost our grip on realities?" The,- Herald remarked "we look pretty foolish and added : the BritUli public "now feels ap- j prehension about the whole stra tegic reaction of the war which not mere formal inquest en past events will remove, however thoroughly conducted." The Mirror asked: "Is it any longer true to say we trust the prime minister though we do not trust his government?" "He-can not keep it much long er, it continued, u ne ana mi loyal friends continue to rely on past services. This war can not be won on gratitude ..." The Daily Sketch said that "Mr. Churchill must be brought by one (Turn to Page 2, Col. 3) Marion's Tax BOlsMaUed Statements Call for Million and a Quarter From Property Owners Tax statements representing $1,232,174.52 to be collected from Marion county property owners going out late this week from the office of the sheriffs tax collec tion department brought a flood of queries to Tax Deputy T. d". Brabec. For all taxing units except school districts' the tax state ments cover the first half of 1942. For school districts they cover a full year from Julr 1. 1941, to June 30, 1942, Brabec explains. , Another set of tax -statements, (Turn to Page 2, CoL 7) Auto Mishap Near Dallas Itills Logger : One man was killed and three people injured near . Dallas Sat urday - when a car apparently traveling at a high speed left the road and turned . over several times.;.?" - r-,,:::-: J John Whitehead, Dallas logger, was. killed. Occupants of the car who were taken to the Dallas hospital for treatment are Dee Eigiow," Dallas who - suffered superficial cuts on the face-and severe . bruises; ' yerhon Thorne, SUyfam" logger, an injured back. ana Bert Lamb, Dallas logger, i fractured rib, cuts and bruises. The accident occurred on the coast highway, number 22, near the Lower South Creek school, at about 6 pjn.-. 7 Wrecked Sailors Land AN EAST COAST CANADIAN PORT, Feb. 13-(ff)Forty-one Rus sian sailors including two women arrived here Friday after their ship was sunk in a collision with another vessel while traveling in convoy in the western Atlantic. Flayed The f re Fighting It Out! agoo; i FT.STOTSENBURGD- DtONCATO 8ALANGA I BATAAM' few o crtinnpHucHRfr 10 20 30 bJm'Xf MILES Jap propaganda barrage by radio pine forces to surrender, arouses only amusement among defenders of Bataait peninsula (1). Jap gun emplacements on southern shore ot Manila ay, set up for attack on Corregidor island have suffered destructive attacks of shellfire from American fortifications (2). Nine Jap troop ships spotted in Lingayen gulf is taken to Indicate Nipponese are preparing for new grand-Scale offensive against Gen. Mac Arthur's gallant army. Yanks From Rap 'Efforts Group Landing in NY Not Notified to Evacuate Malaya; Salem Man Among Party Writer Said Muffled John Drager, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rue Drager, of Salem, ar rived in New York City Friday from Singapore where he has been for several years with the Texaco Oil company. He left in early December with othef evacuees coming by way of Ceylon and Capetown, South Africa. Drager will Join his wife in Oklahoma and then come west in several weeks, he told his family Friday He talked to his sister, Mrs. Clarence Hamilton. He is the bro ther of Robert Drager of Stayton, Mrs. James H. Nicholson, jr., Sa lem and Douglas Drager, who recently enlisted in the marines. Dra ger was a former athlete at Salem high school. JERSEY CITY, NJ, Feb. 13 rive from Singapore since the that uie British withdrawal marked by "unbelievable care lessness." One of the group of 28, El liott II. Simpson, secretary; of an American rubber importing firm, declared that British au thorities notified their nationals to evacuate the island eity; of Penan , off the Malay coast, but never told the American resi dents of the impending danger and never notified them to va cate. Even the American consul in Penang, a city of 40,000, was not given the evacuation order, said Simpson, adding heatedly .that he intended to go to Washington at once and to tell the story of the British "negligence" to the State department 1 saw it all,'' Simpson Con tinned. "I was the witness of the start of what may be . the fall of the British empire." When he left Penang, he de clared, there were 7000 tons of crude rubber and 5000 tons of tin on the docks. At no point during his Journey from Penang to Malaya and then to Singapore, said Simpson, did he see any evidence that the British were employing -the ; rscorcned earth" policy of destroying vital products necessary to the Japen- ese prosecution of the war. I v -On December 18, Simpson said, he told his story t Associ ated Pre f s Correspondent C Yates r McDanlel in Singapore "but the British wouldn't, lei him send it oat.": . - -1 . .(Turn to Page 2, .CoL 4) - FDR to Speak February 23 ; : . , WASHINGTON, -Feb. President Roosevelt will make a radio address to tho nation at 7 pjn. (FWT) oa February; 23, His press secretary, Stephen Early, said Friday the speech would last about half an hour, no announced two weeks ago that the' president would snake aa address lata la February and would have something - "ira portant' to say. -Mr. Roosevelt is expected to 1 report on tho progress of 'the war effort. CABANATUAN "SANTA ROSA ARAYATjf ;f V ' ML is iMANIUO! PASIG (FT. McKINLFYt t rACRUZ" i CALAM8 A , and pampleta urging US and Philip Singapore of British Declare Americans - (P) - The first Americans to ar start of the war declared Friday from the Malay peninsula was Special Cachet Ready Over 150 covers bearing special constitution cachets will be stamped at the Salem postoffice today, Oregon's birthday anni versary, and mailed to philatelists throughout the United States, ac cording to Postmaster H. R. Crawford. Do You Remember? v.. W t ' ; - r " M i v - It ' . & :i i .- .' , , 'I v' - - . ' ; . ' ' - i ' '' ' " ' 1 Many Salem citizens being urged today to "buy a defense bond, or v stamp" will remember this bond-stamp selling bootn, operated at the northwest comer of State and Commercial streets durinsr "World War I."; Note the 1817 model touring car parked rear wheels to the curb, at left. ; Engraving was made from a picture postcard of the scene which Beryl Birch, Salem man, received as a soldier In France la 1917 from Ida Gibson, who today is Mrs. Birch. "Salem sold . .83088 worth last Saturday," a note on the back of the card said. "Tell the Salem boys about It." B6i In H .Foe eayy On Balaam Defenders Celebes Port Set Afire by Dutch Troops Crack Chinese Army Arrives in Burma as Japs Near Rangoon BATAVIA, NEI, Feb. 13-P) The harbor district of Macassar, chief port of Celebes, has been set aflame by the Dutch defend ers and the torch also has been put to other vital areas in the south of the island the area which the Japanese are seeking to consolidate as a base for the expected attack on Java. This was announced Friday by the NEI command with the sar donic observation: "The enemy will not find any thing of use to him." Along with the immobilization of Macassar port (the Japanese already have claimed its occupa tion) the afternoon Dutch com munique reported, on the basis of new information from the Macas sar garrison, tnat previous an nouncements of enemy landings across the peninsula at 3alang nipa had- been found erroneous, and thus that the whole position on Celebes was not-quite so crit ical as had appeared earlier. From Borneo and other fronts there was ne new official word. But a general lessening of ene my offensive activity was indi cated by the fact that Japanese aerial operations were confined during the day principally to reconnaissance over the outer provinces. ON THE CHINA-BURMA BOR DER, Feb. 13-(JP)-Fresh Chinese troops poured into Burma Friday to join others already aiding the British defenders against the Japanese. Thousands more are on the way. Well-equipped veterans of Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek's original army, they are some of the best China can put into the field. All have had long fighting experience against the Japanese. Thesoldiers marched several (Turn to Page 2, CoL 2) , Jds Owm Army I - A ' sm -' A ' ft no Solon Calls For Speedy Bataan Aid . WASHINGTON, Feb. lS- -Senator Ty dints (D-Md), roundly criticizing the admin istration's conduct of the war, Friday called on the govern ment to speed a heavily guarded convoy to reinforcements to General Douglas MaeArthur in the Philippines or the British at Singapore. "This war cannot be won en the defense," he shouted. "Jap an is Inferior in manpower, in productivity, hi planes, in wea pons 'and In her navy. But she is on the offensive and she is winning thousands of miles from the Japanese islands them selves? He proposed that Wendell Willkie be given a high gov ernment place "because he has shown an interest in winning this War" and called for admir als and generals who will stand up to President Roosevelt if they feel any grave errors are being commlted. Tydings accused the admin istration of lack of courage to deal? with pressing problems. He Said the government had become "an overgrown mon strosity" with an "extravagant. S wasteful bureaucracy that was hampering the war effort' : Youth Finds GirPs Body Neighbor Who Helped Silverton Family Flee Fire Makes Discovery SILVERTON, Feb. 13 Forrest Baker; 22, who Thursday night carried from a burning house 3 year old Deet Nora Alger, brought her and her injured parents into Silverton to a hospital, notified fireman of the fire and returned to the scene of the blaze to help fight it completed his round of neighborly services for the burned-out and bereaved Alger family Friday morning. Over the ashes of the frame house on Powerhouse hill he kept a lone vigil - for several hours until officers arrived to order the removal of the charred body of Nettie Alger, 8. Funeral arrangements for the little girL who sleepily asked to be left alone when older children of the family tried to arouse her in the flaming house, are in the care of the kman funeral nome. , Still in the hospital, Leon Al ger, sr., was Friday declared -severely although not critically burned. Mrs. Alger and the 3 y ear-old daughter will be dis missed shortly, it was indicated. None of the trio was badly in jured in an automobile , mishap which occurred as young Baker rushed them into Silverton late Thursday. , State's War Industry Is Discussed The extent of Oregon contracts. involving marine engines , and other war materials for the fed era! ? government will , depend largely upon the facilities that maybe available, David W. Eccles, state war industries co ordinator, declared here Friday. Eccles said he had been offered temporary desk space in the of flees of the war production board in Portland and that a perma nent state war industries office may be established there later. One of Eccles initial steps in the war industries program will be to determine what-Oreeon mnaufacturing plants are avail able for turning out marine en gines, -projectiles," ;' wooden Lfe- boats and ether war materials; Thursday V veather I' Weather forecasts withheld and temperature data delayed by army request. Friday river, 7.7 feet Max. temp. Thursday, '48, tela, 28. '- Air Attacks MaeArthur Set For Offensive vu mass ocaie Two Jap Bombers Fall Under US Fire; Right Flank Feels Pressure WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (AP) The Japanese were re ported Friday to be sending wave on wave of diye bomb ers arainst tho AmfnVan. Filipino forces on Bataan peninsula, presumably in an attempt to soften up the de fenses for new infantry on slaughts. Two bombers, a wac de partment communique said, were shot down by American anti-aircraft guns. Gen. Douglas MaeArthur ad vised, too, that the Japanese air craft had inflicted heavy losses on some of their own troops mis taken for the American-Filipino army. Victims of the-erroneous bomb ing were identified as elements; Gen.' Akira Naras division, one of the six divisions facing and overwhelmingly outnumbering MacArthur's little army. The Identification placed the" aH,V Ail 4k i).f.i4.M flank, Joining Manila bay, pre sumably in the vicinity of the viltare of. Pilar. Here the same regiment was mauled February 2, along with two others in one pbase-bf the latest large-scale attack made against MaeAr thur lines. Military men said it was log ical to believe that the boom (Turn to Page 2, CoL 7) State Board Delay Flayed Judd Sees 'Bottleneck' For Defense in Birth Certificate System Aroused by what he terms "the amazing apology of the secretary of the state board of health for ms macmiL tu liiuviuc uitui cw tifkatel as mniested by defense workers, regardless of the bottle neck caused, thereby," Marion County Clerk Harlan Judd issued a statement Friday. Judd statement points out aa opinion given last November by the , attorney general "which clears away any claim tho state board of health has to the ex elusive right to issue birth cer tificates. The law referred to gives the 'county court or any other court of competent Juris diction' authority to issue birth certificates," Judd declared. "The courts of this county have required an affidavit of someone who knew of the birth and tho date of the occurrence, plus at least two pieces of documentary evidence that establish the birth place, birthdate and parentage of tho applicant; and the order of the court recites the fact that it has examined the evidence and found it sufficient . "This , office has been able v (Turn to Page 2, CoL 5) Your Orecjon Statesman -brings you swiftest cover ago of . " . :War:Net5?si . Wvw per. mo. By earner. Now!