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Tt CGOn STATESMAN. Cdasv Oregon Thursday tlcrrin-, Irc3 It, 1SI2
Ex-Western Pacific Commander Reports
Air Smashes Gave Japs Head Start, Says Hart,
But They Must Be Worrying Over Ship Losses
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WASHINGTON. March -
very crucial phase of battle was
duced victory for the enemy in
The former Asiatic fleet chief
declared, however; mat tne enemy nan puia iucu uia wv ux
j u- .. r.f Mnrn nt fifiiT
Slight, grayish "Teach Tom-
my Hart" told his story of the
tragic faUare of the American,
Dateh and British allies at See?
-rotary Kaoa'o press conference.
Beside him sat Admiral Ernest
J. Kins, supreme United States ,
. naval commander. The recital
left no doubt among Hart's
hearerS that, la his view at
least. America's first big task
; -' In reconquering the western
I Pacific must be to concentrate
' overwhelming air pouer there.
Admiral King told reporters he
subscribed to -the idea that "de
fense wiU not win this war.' But,
he added, "we've got to have
more ships, more guns, more ev
erything," and , meantime "we
must do the best we can with what
we've got" ,
Hart, who was relieved of his
command because of ill health, has
Just returned to Washsington.
x "The American Asiatic fleet
has been Involved la the loss of
a campaign," he said. "Bat the
war continues and much of that
f fleet, with what is now a veter
an personnel, remains to assist
In carrying H on." "
Air superiority. Hart said, en-
: abled the enemy to sink the only
allied capital ships in Asiatic wa
ten. Britain's Repulse and Prince
of Wales.
- Air power also made it possible.
he said, for the enemy to destroy
allied naval bases thereby com
' peUing' those forces to retreat ev
I er southward in search of bases
"reasonably secure." And he told
how the enemy found out, by aer
lal reconnaisance, what American
ships were doing, and how . those
ships had to. operate almost con
i stantly against enemy airplanes
as well as surface vessels.
Another factor which ; ham
pered effective allied naval ac
tion. Hart disclosed, was the
. ' necessity of conveying; - rein
..' : forcemeats Into areas to be do--fended,
A total of ten convoys
. went into Singapore alone, he
said. - .
-"In consequence, it was, except
in the later stages of the com-
paign, difficult to maintain sur-
' face ship concentrations to use in
directly opposing the enemy's ad
vandng forces."
"However,' as the enemy's ad
vancing progressed, his distances
from bases "and the length of
communication lines ' increased.
There was a consequent reduction
In bis power, irrespective of the
! size of his forces.
! "It was during these later stages
that most of the combat involving
allied cruisers and destroyers took
place, and thedamage to the en
- emy was probably increased - in
consequence.
"In the end. It amounted to
Just that doing- as mach dam
age to the. enemy as possible,
since he was able to retain the
Initiative throughout, and was
always able to dispose forces sa-'
perier to ear ewa.
v "The enemy continued his con
v trol of the air throughout and all
. of the fighting in which the allied
cruisers and destroyers engaged
was done in the face of powerful
- Japanese naval air forces,"
In summarizing the expense of
the Japanese victory, Hart said
"the enemy has captured a vast
territory and it is a rich country,"
but he declared that the allies had
"effectively destroyed those prop
erties of which the enemy had
greatest need and recovery from
that stage will be slow.".
"The final salient fact of this
- campaign," he continued, "fa
that while the 'enemy has woa
It, eaptared .mach territory and
-i so forth. ' his owa exvenditares
i have been high. The eompna
" tkms of losses) made by the
navy department are good and,
as already . given oat, show
losses ta ships of various types,
which with the enemy's limited
capacity for" replacement, are
' beaad to be subject for his great
fatare concern."
In his reference to allied losses,
. Hart said they had not been ser
ious, except for the sinking of the
Repulse and Prince of Wales.
Custodian Is
Appointed
WASHINGTON, March U-VP)
President Roosevelt today named
Leo T. Crowley alien property
custodian and gave him potential
control over an estimated $7,000,
000,000 frozen alien assets In the
United States. ; '
The president's orders, ending
a behind-the-scenes controversy
between : Secretary of Treasury
Morgenthau , and Attorney Gen
eral Biddle for control over such
property, provides! for- a gradual
transfer of alien property control
front the treasury to the new cus
todian. Crowley's office will be a
branch of the office of emergency
: management . . .
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1 hi Lk.daJ
-i v r'T pa. 'a cf Irregular
I V r ukr nervousness
ur 'T 1 jnrtloual dlstjrt
' t'T'Lydta E.'Pi&-'
i Crnpoun4 to r-
tiiKH pcciailf
loei CuecUona.
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By JOHN M. mGHTOWER !
ll-AVS(nashing . J apanese aerial
credited by Admiral Thomas C.
the first great campaign ox the Pacific war.
ana commanaer or auiea naval
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By KIRKE L. SIMPSON
Wide World War Analyst For The Statesman
Whether or not Sir Stafford
India's hundreds of millions wholeheartedly into the, war against
ti irli hii fnrthcomina ioumev to India ariears to stoD the I
-t.,.kui Hriv in Tndnn in
By that move (and the No.
Briton One I
Braces for ;
Burma Raid
MANDALAY, Burma, March 11
-UPV-British forces some ISO
miles north of lost Rangoon braced
themselves Wednesday for ex
pected assaults on Toungoon and
Prome by Japanese who already
have gained possession , of the
broad Irawaddy delta of lower
Burma.
. The two cities are 80 miles
apart and about one-third of the
distance from Rangoon to Man
dalay.T
-.Unofficially the Japanese were
reported to have reached a village
16 miles south of Toungoon and
to have established contact .with
bands of rebellious Burmese
along the Irrawaddy river for an
attack on Prome.
- Although a northward offensive
along the general line from the
Bay of Bengal on the west to the
Thailand border on the east would
leave the Japanese right flank en
dangered by Chinese forces, the
invaders apparently were prepar
ing t3 take, this risk in the hope
of getting at Mandalay, pivot of
Burma's continuing defense.
It was reported meanwhile that
the Chinese in the Shan states, on
the eastern end of the new allied
Burma. line, would be supported
by large numbers of American
planes. These troops are now tak
ing their full share in defense of
Central Burma under the British
commander, Lieut Gen. H. R. L.
G. Alexander.
Free French
Seize Posts
LONDON, March ll-yrVFight-
ing .a six-day sandstorm in tne
almost-trackless desert, a free
French force was reported Wed
nesday night, to have captured the
axis outpost of Temessa and four
smaller posts in a 150-mile con
tinuation of its Invasion of Libya
from the south. -
Temessa is 320 miles by airline
south of the Gulf of Sirte, from
which the British eighth army
had to withdraw in the face of
nazi Marshal Erwin Rommel's 1st
est counter-attack. Italian prison
ers ' were taken and important
documents seized at Temessa.
There was an upsurge, too, in
the fighting in eastern Cirenaica
between the British and the Rom
mel army. A middle-east command
communique said enemy patrols
supported by both artillery and
tanks were forced to withdraw,
leaving prisoners n British hands
and losing some mechanized trans
port. . f .
Fat Men Form
Own Corps at
Tillamook
TILLAMOOK. March 11-vf)
Claude "Shorty" Myers Wod-
aesday begaa organising the
Tillamook Apaches, a . defease
corps of mea who mast have
"a 42-inch eh os t, no matter
where It's at"
- Myers, feeling that fat
shoaMat be overlooked fat
fense, started enrolling those
who eoaldat get Into the armed
, forces or the Tillamook Gaeril
las, a group ef loggers, sports
men -and farmers ' recently
formed by Stewart Arnold,
blind veteran of the first World
war.
Myers said bis Apaches will
be armed with sharp knives "to
help ' the ; Japs commit hara-
kari when they are taken prls-
oner.
T nur T? n JirAfa - : '
Urging taxing - units to r hold
budgets to a minimum and de
claring opposition to increase in
. taxes . except for "prosecution of
, the ' war, . directors of Salem
chamber of Totarrterce adopted a
i resolution at their regular busi-
ness meeting Wednesday night
superiority that showed up at
Hart ..today, with having pro
zorces in the western none
amp tosses ior uw vusi, nta
. i
Cripps succeeds in bringing
its tracks mdefinitelv- I
2 man in the Churchill war
cabinet volunteered for duty) Uie I
ai.1t man montinnoH In -London 1
rfinatrh a nossible successor
to Churchni as Drimo minister. I
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ctna off the home front nolitical I
I. '1 tt v. "i
stage. He removes himself not
PaxUa-
uT ac-
. .
only physically from the
mentary storm center; but
cepta a role calculated to test his
statesmanship to the limit
The result could make or
break him as Britain's man of
the fatare. Sir Stafford could
not be anaware of that la of
fering to take the thorny Indian
problem off CharchuTs hands
for aegotiatioa. la so doing; ho
pointedly reaffirmed his own
faith la the Churchill leader
ship, and knocked the props
oat from under homo crities de
manding Churchill's scalp.
There is much to suggest of
ficial foreknowledge in Washing
ton of what was" to happen in
London. President Roosevelt ap-j
pointed an American commission
Ad Wblak jljkHMlAM TVA4a MMMa
sources only a few days before 1
ChurchOl's eagerly awaited policy
declaration.
The implication is inescapable
that Washington not only regards
Cripps as the logical Britisher for
the difficult task he undertakes m
India; but also welcomes lnaeu-1
nite deferment of a leadership
CXTSIS in Umaun.
The logic or the cripps assign-
ment however, hi even more
appealing from . purely mill
tary standpoint than - from Its
political aspects. He is the vital
link betweea Knssia and the rest
of the allies; the prophet of Ras-
siaa military capacity to beat
back any fatare German, on-
slaagat
What Sir Stafford has to say
m ,naia w nussian war ca-
paciues ana purposes cuuiu S"
far to induce full Indian coopera
tion.
For stated reasons that were
persuasive, Churchill did not re
veal the "conclusions" which have
been reached in London and which
Cripps carries to India for dis-
cussion wn au uai roup.
mere. 11 is ciear, nowever. mai
me way nas neen pavea ior
prompt and drastic revision of
Dnuw-inaiM reuuwi on Pi -
tern acceptable to-Indian aspira -
tions for independence within the
shelter of the British common-
wealth. Churchill's statement
leaves an impression that Cripps
goes annea wiui virwia uxlim
check as to details and timing.
House Okehs
Parity Bill
WASHINGTON- Mirch 1WJW
The house approved Wednesday
v , w--..
a farm bloc proposal designed to
prevent the sale of government
held , surplus crops below parity
prices but some members ques
tioned whether the action would
accomplish the nurnose In the
face of administration opposition.
Unlike the proposal advanced
In the senate for a flat prohibition
against the government's sale of
its holdings below .parity, the
house measure would prevent
the commodity credit corporation
wn Uiin any ui luaua aot
expenses connected with such
saxes.. ,
IWA Will Seek
Klamath Boost
KLAMATH FALLS. March II
UPl-The CIO International Wood
workers of America announced
Wednesday that all locals of the
lOamatK .basin district council
would ask an increase of 12 V cents
an hour March. 15. z
p ma
said ie new base wage of 85 cents
an hour would be sought for 4000
workers in the areas bounded by
ath Falsi and the Rogue River
valley of Oregon. .
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XUlUOllS VrlVC -
rvittiwviMu, fiiartu t -4i-v7
1 iauan-Americans w eanesaay pre -
sented the Red Cross motor corps
with two custom-built station
wagons to be used as first aid
cars.
Pickets Stop
Four Trains
OO; AFL Combine
Forces Against
House Bill
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w j, a house measure re-
Quirinff .ownm r.rietr.H,
quiring government registration ol J
labor, unions, trade and business I
associations, as the. senate heard
a request by Senator Lee , (D
Okla) for the immediate passage
of anti-strike legislation!
in statements to the house Ju
diciary committee, both William
Green, president of the' AFL, and
Philip Murray, CIO chieftain, "de
nounced the registration measure
proposed by Chairman "Vinson (D
Ga) of the house naval affairs
committee; ; ' - '
"We cannot afford." Harray
said.-to take time oat .from
ear drive to victory In order
to engage in a revival of the
petty sniping and labor baiting
which a bill of this typo repre
sents." j"
Green ! asserted that the' bUl
would'destrov the voluntarr char.
lacter of labor unions and wmiid
not "remove any instance of labor
racketeering that mav exist"
', Meanwnue. Le was tellinsr the
senate mat the question of
, . . " w iuuoi
snouia e SWOiea ana prevented,
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oati srtAuv.v, Hires "
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sr"ww anpwjBi an h-
l?5rLfS,w!w
WinnSg
ol the war even if it means sacri-
fldnj personal advantage, Wayne
L Morse, chairman of the new
Pacific Coast maritime industrial
board, "told a waterfront con
ference Wednesday.
The public wants and the
armed forces have a right to
expect a longshore speedup."
Mono warned the employer and
employe representatives as
Washington announced his new
post Morse, dean of the Uni
versity of Oregoa law school,
also will retain his membership
on the national war labor board.
"I longshoremen have been
granted wages sufficiently high,"
he added, "to iustifv rtwwand that
1 a m m m
Kinewa. '
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I PORTLAND, March ll-J)
I inirxy nve i-oruana unions nave
I approved geven-aay operation oi
I non-shipbuilding wax plants. Earl
ingxam, aecreuury ui uie rwuaua
J AFL metal trades council, , sald
nnmraua,. ...
1 me new agreemenr paraueis
that in effect under the coastwide
master agreement for 'new 'ship
construction, Ingram said. . ;
Shepard Files
For House
Rph c Shepard, long-time
I resident of the Zens district an.
nounced Wednesday he had filed
as a republican candidate for state
representative from Polk coun
ty, succeeding Lyle Thomas, who
is retiring from the position.
. Mr. Jv Rnffer. r Tnrinn.
dence, and Joy Hills, West Sa
lem; candidates for the
legislative nomination.
shard ham nt mnt of hi.
J uf e m dairying, poultry raising
1 -nd general farming, he said In
1 nnouneement tatmnt Ui
activities In public life have in-
eluded more than 20 years ser-
vice as a member of bis school
board, chaplainship of the Brush
i College eranffe and nrraionrv in
the past, of the Spring Valley lo
cal of the Farmers Union.
Two of shepard's, sons are in
the army, one In the navy, one Nation was drawn up by 14 mem
employed in an aircraft plant and hers of the anriitir. wr,-
a mux a siuaem ai wn-egon state
J:L A . . . .
college, ; Institution from which
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WM ve in atnieucs, ora
tory and student newspapering
on the campus.
Lend-Lease
I ?7,rs -kaf-9
X I OllUri
- WASHINGTON, March ll-UPl
Reporting a total of $2,570,452,444
I lend-lease help for the United Na
j tions In the last year. President
i owaevat Biuuuy 101a congress
I Wednesday that "what has been
loonc laiis ur snort 01 what is
needed to turn toe tide toward announced Wednesday by Oxe
Victory, , . Icon State caller heratiM-af h
The war will be won, he as -
ciieu, j euix UJ eomaci-wim me
enemies, .ana by attack - upon
mem." it lakes time and "more
nd still more equipment and
- 1 transportaUon to organize the
ouensive, no saio- -success will
" dearly at the price of de-
I Ieai1 ana osses, ne added, and:
r "P8 ofIensiv" - that United
Natiora mtis and wm drive into
e nean 01 tne axis will take the
entur trength that , we possess."
Iv. pA.jti'in
1 For Eve Tires
I
rAJKTLAND, March Il-(P)-Two
J - S . Jf " mm m '
j ueep-waier uircrs applieu TO
I rationing authnritiM VMnM1
for five new truck tiresl
1 .Fred . Devine and A. I. Zim-
J merman, - working ' on war - div-
ing jobs, reported that their truck
had been stolen and recovered
minus Its five tires.
Asks Permission
For Wood Tires
L. O. Nelson, Newberg, has
written the state highway .com
mission here asking permission to
use wooden automobile tires , on
the state highways.'
Nelson said he has applied for
a patent covering his wooden tire
invention and expects a brisk sale
of these accessories provided the
rationing program continues for
considerable time.
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TV a -mm nn mmt aarflf ffA tvASanA 4V A
.UU nal
meeting in Portland, March 19.
I War Powers
Bill Stuck
Most of Provisions
Adjusted by
CJonf erence
(Continued from Pagt.l)
structions from the house on these
points: .,- v -. ' .
A senate provision granting
civilian defense workers, such
as air raid wardens, compen
sation for; death or injuries an
daty. The house rejected this.
A house provision placing a
$5,000,000,000 limit on the amount
tf federal ) government securities
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seu-wr pn3Mb requirement
that bank purchases of govern
ment securities be on the open
market
imaraei.
Senator O'Mahonev m.WvoV
chairman tho senate conferee
said that aU other provisions of
tv v.j
the complicated legislation had
been adjusted. Including these
Free postage for all members
of the armed services.
Coinage of five-cent pieces
without the use of nickel.
Exemption of part-time offi
cers and employes sack as air
raid wardens and draft board
members from the Hatch act
prevision barring political ac
tivity fer government employes.
A provision giving the inter
state commerce commission spe
cial war-time powers over motor
carriers and water carriers, simi
lar to those now exercised over
railroads.
Extension of existing power to
I nAMIIlOA OkO1 fltAA 9 aMnSl4
I so that the president the secre-
Itaries of war or navy, or other
designated officials could take
both real and Dersonal nronertv
needed for the war effort
Extension of existinff authoritv
to order priorities mcluding a new
penalty section for violations, tools
and 5 M weU M materials
I h allnratMl
Waiver ef existing maritime
safety regulations, including
aavigatloa and inspection laws,
when accessary for emergency
movement of troops and
terials.
Authority to take machinery,
tools and ether equipment now
ta use for civilian production or
part-time war production. Pres
eat law bow prohibits such
reqaisitioning. ;
Authority to assign manpower
of the civilian conservation corps
to protect war industries and vital
civilian utilities and resources.
Short form naturalization for
aliens serving in the armed forces.
Authority for the treasury to ac
cept special gifts and services.
Authority to examine books and
accounts of all war contractors
I Bnd sub-contractors.
Milk Dealers
Query Sales
Inquiry as to the sales of the
surplus milk pool of the Salem
I ' M ..
day night
Complaint was made that sales
arranged by the Dairy Coopera
live association under the super
vision of the Oregon Milk Con
trol board were at a lower price
than could have been obtained.
A resolution to the contro
board was drawn up requesting
information as to the purchasers
of the surplus pool and the prices
received for it
The meeting was called by A.
C Spranger. president of the
1 CP'
j OSG Course Moves
I CORVATJJJi - Mirrh 11at
Tran-fer of fiirv,t iTMn.
I n Mitn, in nrn tn
1 militarv ban n nvntan fivin in
1 coastal areas.
Always t Smash Hits!
LAST TIMES TODAY
DOUBLE DATE? ;
WITH
Edmund Lowe and Una llerkel
PLUS
SAN ANTONIO ROSE
. V -'WITH .
Jane Frasee and Robert Palg
News and Comedy .
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7 Invading
Ships
Hit
US Airmen Join in
Hard Defense Blows
.Off New Guinea
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broke off the battle after one of
them had been shot down.
AU Australian planes returned
safely, It was said. "
Port Moresby, reportedly the
next objective of Japanese land
ing forces, was attacked again by
Japanese bombers at noon Wednes
day, Australian time, but anti
aircraft batteries kept them flying
high and no casualties were re
ported. (The US war department la
Washington announced Wednes
day thai 'eight heavy American
bombers dropped It tons ef
bombs en Japanese ships off the
New Guinea coast, leaving two
ships sinking, fear eh fire and
one beached, The earlier EAAF
communique had net Identified
the attacking planes as Ameri
can craft)
Hard hit off the area of lodge
ments on the northeastern coast
of New Guinea Island, the enemy
appeared next off the south coast
of the island, and large new con
voys were reported heading for
Port Moresby, the nearest major
harbor to the mainland, . lying
across only 300 miles of water
from Cape York on the northern
Australian, tip.
It was. to the north, around
Salamaua in Huon gulf, that the
invader had suffered hfs great
est known loss. .
There, it was announced offi
cially, two of his ships definitely
were sunk in the first phase of
Australian counter-action; four
were left aflame, and one was
beached and abandoned. Moreover,
two other enemy ships cruisers
or big destroyers were attacked
and believed damaged in this raid.
which was begun yesterday.
Aside from their violent attacks
on the enemy off Salamaua, Aus
tralian aircraft also descended on
enemy transports at Finachhafen,
on the New Guinea coast above
Salamaua, and while the detailed
results were-not observed it was
known that bombs fell in the
target area.
At Gasmata, an enemy flying
boat , was set afire. Elsewhere,
Japanese airdromes were bombed.
Australia's entire strategy be
came one ef attack and yet at
tack; the. great necessity was at
all cost to prevent the accumula
tion of enemy, strength en New
Guinea sufficient to enable him
to leap the Torres strait
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Extras Quit
(Continued from Page I)
reserve, dissenters said, was not
hasty but was the result of
continuous attempt to oust their
elected leader. The executive
body, named by the city police
chief, they said. Included the
chiefs nephew and the nephew';
brother-in-law and appeared to
them a "family affair."
Officially in charge of the re
serve is Assistant Chief of Police
E. C. Charlton, named to the post
by city council action. The re
serve, which commenced its train
ing in February, 1940, and was
last year enlarged ' to include 60
men, has been drawn in more
closely as a subsidiary of the po
lice department since organization
of civilian defense units was com
menced last summer. Strict regu
la tion now Is that which declares
the reserves come into service
only on call of the chief of 4olice
or his authorized representative.
Mitchell said Wednesday
augnt tae oisseauae graap
weald make Its services avail
able, so far as physically able,
to any group reqaestlaa them,
Patriotic Rally
Block Is Sought
PORTLAND, March 11-(JP)
Patriotic rallies of 1917 may be
come the order of the day here
again.
The defense bond sales staff pe
titioned the city council Wednes
day to close a downtown block on
Sixth avenue . during the noon
hour to increase sales of bonds
and stamps. ,
In the first World war a liberty
temple was , constructed In the
avenue for patriotic assemblies.
Hm lffyt T
Teday-FrL-Sat GEZZESD
Today-FrL-Sat C
Dead wood dty . . . m the Soar
lag Days of Wild 21 Clckok and
General Caster.
IgsJ tf UatfSUttSl
7i
Robert Stack
Aaa toihorford
And Second Feature
Also News, Cartoon, and erla!
"SOEZS OF DEATH VALLEY"
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Rent Doubling
Denounced
PORTLAND, March
Exorbitant rent Increases were
denounced Wednesday by William
D. Byars, secretary-director of the
greater Portland defense housing
committee. - I
"Owners are. not entitled to
double or. treble their rents with
only a small increase in costs," he
said, warning that excessive in
creases might lead the committee
to protest to the office of price ad
ministration. . i
He said the committee was con
templating a survey of rental con
ditions in the Portland area.
Plans Made,
v.
Jap Gntrol
In Northwest
WASHINGTON, March U-iS)
A senate immigration subcommit
tee will start hearings March 23
on legislation to exclude Japanese
la this country and its possessions
from citizenship. Chairman Stew
art (D-Tenn) said. Wednesday. --,
Stewart said governors and con
gressmen from all western states
would be invited to testify. ,
The committee includes Sena
tor Holman (R-Ore),
SEATTLE, March ll-(P)-The
Seattle federal reserve bank ob
tained special quarters here Wed
nesday for handling of the prop
erty of evacuated Japanese, and
officers announced that It would
be opened tomorrow to start in
on the big task. The move is in
preparation for anticipated evacua
tion orders. . ; -
SPOKANE, WasfcL, March 11
UPh-An appeal for the prompt
evacuation of American-born
Japanese from the northwest coast
to abandoned CCC camps In the
Spokane region was made Wed
nesday by the Very Rev. Charles
E. McAllister, dean of the Epis
copal cathedral of St John the
Evangelist j
'It is ensured to confine Japa
nese designated as enemy aliens
in commodious quarters at Fort
Missoula while Christian Japanese
and those who are citizens are
driven from pillar to post,- said
Dean McAllister. i
Willamette i
- r I
Orators Placie
Second and third places were
awarded ' to Willamette univer
sity's contestants in the state old
line oratorical contest at Oregon
State college Wednesday, Darlene
Dickson, Salem sophomore, was
second in the women's contest,
speaking on "Death and Awaken
ing." The oration "Majoring in
the Majesties" by Wade Bettis,
sophomore from Boring, won, third
in the men's group.
. The contests are sponsored an
nually by the Intercollegiate
Forensic Association of Oregon.
Marjorie Waters, Salem, Willam
ette senior, is president of -the
association for the current year.'
First place in the women's com
petition went to Margaret Rueck-
er of Pacific university. Eugene
White of Oregon State college won
top honors among the ment and
Reuben Lachenmeier of Linfield
college, second.
Other participants were from
Marylhurst college. University of
Portland and Pacific college.
Jaekson Is
PORTLAND, March ll-UPf-K
federal court jury Wednesday ac
quitted Lawrence Dale Jackson,
17-year-old Klamath Indian, who
faced trial for manslaughter in
connection with the death of Mer
len Chock toot, 20, another Indian,
on the Klamath reservation last
December ' . i
Jackson, accused 'of beaung
Chocktoot to death with a rifle.
admitted striking Chocktoot; with
the letter's rifle but contended he
acted in self defense after Chock
toot shoved the barrel of the gun
against his stomach. -
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Rationing Proposed -On
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Madison were named on a com-
mittee to Interview dealers who
had not attended the meeting, ,
relative to their compliance In the
policy. This committee Will an
nounce the date upon which gen
eral observance of the policy will
commence. The dealers sent a telegram to-
Harold L. Ickes, petroleum co- ,
ordinator, advising him of the
policy agreed upon at the meet
ing and urging him to use the an- '
thority of his office "to have these
hours adopted . In ; i the : Pacific .
Northwest at once." ,. a
The agreement drafted at the
meeting reads:
"Inasmuch as we are now en
gaged in an "all out" war which
demands that we conserve every
available. resource in man power,
electricity and petroleum ' prod
ucts, we the undersigned Salem
and Salem trade area gasoline and
petroleum products merchants ,
agree as follows: , '
"We hereby mutually and indi
vidually agree to aid our govern
ment in this stringent emergency
as follows: "
"As soon as details - can be
worked out, we agree, to adopt the
following uniform; opening . and
closing' hours, namely: All gaso
line and petroleum - dispensing
units will be closed at 7 pin. of
each week day and nonopened
prior to 7 ajn. the following
morning. No gasoline or petrol
eum dispensing units will be' open
at any time on Sunday." j
WASHINGTON, March 11-OP)
-A card system rationing gasoline
to 10,000,000 motorists in the east
to cut consumption by 23 per cent
was proposed Wednesday by the
petroleum Industry in view of the
sinking and war diversion of
tanker ships.
Until the rationing ' cards can
be printed, which might require
several weeks, the industry rec
ommended that motor fuel deliv
eries to filling stations be cut by
one-fourth, with the stations ap
portioning their supplies 'among
their customers. '
The Industry report proposed
alsa that all fmins; stations la
the eastern states be dosed fresa
7 pjn. to 7 ajn that Immediate
actlea be taken to reduce deliv
eries ef fuel oiL and that a pipe
line be constructed from the
Gulf area to the New York
Philadelphia area, j
Petroleum Coordinator Ickes,
who Tuesday described the . sup
ply situation as "very acute," said
he would act promptly, but could
not say to what extent he would
follow the industry's recommenda
tions. :
The area affected by the re
striction proposals embraces the
17 seaboard states and the Dis
trict of Columbia.-
The report hinted that ra
tion Ins also aright be accessary '
later la other areas.'; -
Government petroleum officials
evidently were undecided whether
to apply the "curfew" only to the
east or extend it throughout the
country.
Legion Confab Set
PORTLAND, March IHffJThe
state American Legion conven
tion will be held at Eugene July
23-23,' Oregon Department Com
mander Joseph K. Carson an
nounced Wednesday.
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