PAGS TWO
Jap3 Through
Mountains
Less Than 44 Miles,
From Port Moresby '
In Flanking-Move
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tine then to. participate in the
Overland invasion
. More than 1000 casualties have
been" inflicted oa the advancing
enemyra communique said earlier
this week. ; : v-"" r .'--
US and AUstraUantroops sup
posedly are well entrenched In
Fort Moresby where construction
work has been proceeding for
months. ' . . i
. Genera! Howell was n a m e-d
' commander of "an import an
corps last April and made sec
"end " in rank to ' Lieut. Geal Sir
John Lavarack of the First A us
tralian sfmy. Presumably Gener
al RowelTs headquarters is based
at Port -Moresby, , which was at
' tacked Tuesday by Japanese
bombers, and fighters. '
The J a p a a e e apparently
were" net heavily equipped tar
their eross-ntoantaln thrust be
cause ef the satire of the rug
red terrain. Erea If ; the Japa
nese seized central of the pre
ciplteas trails throe h the Owea
Stanley rang It Is net bellevei
they' could more-attach heavy
' equipment ever these tracks.
The s am e supply difficulties
faced the allied units fighting in
the forward areas : above Port
Moresby. Apparently many allied
patrols-already have -been passed,
but not necessarily trapped, by
advance Japanese patrols.
- Aside from the fighting -at Efogi
communique mentioned only ene
my patrol activity outside Mubo,
. which is a native" hamlet nine
miles south of Salamaua in upper
New Guinea. - r,.
Dispatches from -the front said
the Japanese trapped at Milne
bay were "very tricky Jungle
fighters" .who -fought to the -end.
They - were probably the same
- type of fighters now being em-
ployed in the advance on Port
Moresby. Some of them were
equipped with swords and bullet
proof vests. .
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In service again, the navy said.
Congress Set
To Act on
Inflation
WASHINGTON, Sept 9-JP)
Quick action to stabilize the cost of
living was urged in the house by
several republican members Wed
nesday as they discussed Presi
dent Roosevelt's call for action
by October 1.
At the same time, democratic
house leaders informed the presi
dent that they would expedite the
legislation, and Said it probably
could be enacted by that date.
After two days spent consider
ing the proposal, some Informed
members predicted t h a t at the
very least, congressional action
would be nearing completion by
October 1. In that event, they
thought Mr. Roosevelt - would
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withhold his threatened executive
action. "
On the house floor the republic
ans, although caustically critical
of what they called Mr. Roose
velt's ultimatum, urged immedi
ate action to avoid a disruptive
inflationary situation. '
Rep. Rich (R-Pa) said that If
congress failed to do its duty the
country would have a "dictator
in the White House."
Tf you don't act you are not
worthy to sit in this house," he
shouted.
Rep. Taber (R-NY) accused the
president of lacking the courage
to ask congress to fix ceilings for
wages as well as farm prices.
Portland Taxis
To Cut Service
PORTLAND, Sept. HhPort-
land taxicab operators were asked
Wednesday to rat itheir service to
bare essentials :ty Barney Rey
noldSr office of price, administra
tion tire rationer . . -After
a conference with the op
erators,- Reynolds said trips to
and 'from ' entertainment ipo ts ,
trips more than "three miles be
yond city limits would be barred.
cars will, take ateps to .travel only
with full loads, and - will drive
slowly.
Canada Facing - -Timber
Shortagt
OTTAWA, Sept MrVMuni
tions Minister C D. Howe said
Wednesday night that Canada
faces: "the gravest timber short
age in her history" and announced
an .eight-point government pro
gram to assist operators In stimu
lating output and to curtail use
of forest products. :
Howe said the shortage was
caused by "enormous war de
mands from the United States"
and by a drop in production.
Radio Stars Tour
Alaskan Camps
HOLLYWOOD, Sept -)-Bob
Hope, whose specialty is hot gags,
is headed, for the cold north.
Accompanied by Singer Frances
Langford and . Comedian Jerry
Colonna, the screen and radio
comic took off Tuesday sight for
a tour of army camps in Alaska.
His itinerary was not announced,
but he is due" back in the north
west by Sept' 21 when he in:
augurates his fall radio show from
Fort Lewis, Wash.
15 Airmen Hurt
In Bus Crash
LONDON, Sept -JPy-Titteea
United States airmen were injured
at Sanky Warrington, Lancashire,
Wednesday when their ' bus
crashed into the rear of a stand
ing truck in the blackout Most of
the injured had fractured arms or
legs, and head wounds and cuts.
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In Sea Rescue
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the passengers and personnel off.
and the intensity of the fire had
decreased somewhat Commander
Bradbury led a lire fighting party
back aboard the stricken vessel,
and brought the flames
control. . ' " ,.
under
The blackened hulk was then
towed to port Officials have not
yet determined the cause of the
fire, which broke out on one deck
level and spread to another.
At an east coast port survivors
gave vivid word pictures of the!
rescue scene quick action to
Qoog the explosives magazine and
toss shells into ; the . sea, marines
clambering aboard to prevent any
panic, a destroyer coming along -
side and smashing her super
structure against the towering
hill of the former lintr, while the
destroyer captain said "to- hell
with the bridge hold her in."
British Bomber ,
Down in Sweden
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Thurs
day, Sept 10 -tfV A British
bomber was reported Thursday to
have crashed five days ago on a
mountain in north. Sweden.
Three occupants were killed
when the plane caught fire. The
two pilots wandered in the barren
land five days before being res
cued. The survivors wero In a
serious condition.
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Forced Saving
To Be Studied
Victory Levy Added
To Revenue Bill i
In Committee
: (Continued From Page 1)
If the house later approves
the amendment, Chairman
George (D-Gs said a commit
tee consisting ef five finance
committee members, five mem
bers of the' house " ways and
means committee and Secretary
Morgenthaa would start to work
to devise methods Of obtaining
forced loans from taxpayers.
Taft remarked in this" c'onnec
tion that further study might be
given to a plan proposed by Sena
tor Danaher (R-Conn) to levy 10
per cent against retail sales and
make collections through the Is
suance of stamps which could be
converted into bonds cashable aft
er the war. - - . '
He mentioned also the possi
bility of adopting a modified ver.
don of aii proposal by Senator
Connally (D-Tex) to place an ex
cess profits tax tf SO per cent on
the increased portion of wartime
earnings of individuals over their
average income for a basic and
representative period ' in - past
years.
The' victory tax, starting Janu
ary 1, 1943 would levy 5 per cent
against 11 earnings of individuals
above $624 a year, or $12 a week.
to raise a yearly total estimated
by George at $3,650,000,000 and by
treasury experts at $3,100,000,000.
I Yank Offense -
Rolling Again
(Continued From Page 1)
Most interest in naval circles
here revolved upon the Gizo ac
tion,, however, and what it may
portend for the future.
The little island, which is about
four miles wide by six long, and
heavily wooded, lies more than
halfway: on the route to Kieta,
Japanese-held point on Bougain
ville island. Northwest of Kieta
is the Japs main Solomons base
I of Buka.
Up to the time of the attack on
1 Gizo, so far as has been reported,
I the American force at Guadalcanal
I has been occupied entirely with
defensive operations against Jap-
anese bombing attacks.
I Evidently, the offensive re-
I sources of that base have not been
I brought into play and from here
Ion the Japanese must expect the
1 force of American aerial blows on
their scattered strong, points
throughout the section of the Solo-
mons which they still hold.
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US Not Weak
TOKYO (From Japanese Broad
casts) Thursday, Sept 10-V Ad
miral Sankichl Takahashi, retired
former commander of the Japa
nese combined fleet, said in an
interview with the newspaper
Nichi Nichi Thursday - that -the
Japanese must not make the mis
take of - considering the United
States a "weak enemy" "
He said Japan's victories In the
Pacific were not due to weakness
the United States, but to
thorough training and prepare
tions. of Japanese forces. , .
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OSC Given
Degree in
Business
PORTLAND, Sept 9 A
degree vcurricula in1' "business
technology" at Oregon State col-
ege, to put into effect action tak
en last April, was approved by
the state board of higher educa
tion at a night meeting which
ollowed a full day of committee
sessions. ? -- c
The board also selected a per
manent dean , for' the! school of
forestry at Oregon, State,' passed
on numerous finance items and
one ; of the 'longest . lists of per
sonnel changes - on record at all
institutions. ; - j.
Action on the business curricula
evidently - contsituted a ; compro
mise " arrived at by the hoard: in
private- session- as. Chairman C
A. Brant of the 1 curricula, com
mittee announced before reading
his report that all board memoers
had a hand in it and "praise or
blame" for . the contents should
not be laid wholely on the com
mittee. -
Before the vote on adoption was
taken, Acting President F. A. Gil-
f Ulan announced v that , a hasty
glance at the report, which he
had not seen until a few minutes
before the meeting opened, indi
cated that it is "unworkable and
foredoomed to failure before it
starts." - - , .
The vote was eight to one with
R. W. Ruhl, member of the curric
ula committee from Medford. vot-
in no.
P. M. Dunn, dean of-the school
of forestry at Utah State college,
was appointed dean at Oregon
State on the recommendation of
a special forestry school Invest!
gation committee headed by Mac
Hoke, Pendleton. "
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SISTERS
'T2I7A7Z' .
Europe Cities
Feel Air Raid
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Radio Stations off
Air; Budapest i
Said Bombed
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Next heard from the Budapest
transmitter were air raid precau
tion orders in code. -
The German-controlled Czech
stations which closed, down are at
Prague and Bratislava.
The Deutschlandsender cut
off in the midst of broadcasts
for German heme consumption
at 7 p. n. and Budapest
went silent soon thereafter ex
cept for . cede messages telling .
what to do in an air raid.- -
Bratislava and Prague went out
about the same time as Budapest
Other continental stations : also
were reported, off the air.
It is the second' attack of the
war on the Hungarian capital.
Russian bombers raided Budapest
last Friday night : and, left : fires
raging In the city. .
An hour and a half after the
nroerams stopped, tne instruc
tions, followed by Intervals of si
lence, were the only ; demonstra
tion of activity on the Budapest
wave length.
Russian and British bombers
launched a .whlpsaw . bombing
campaign . several weeks ago, the
RAF lashing at German territory
from the west and the Russians
bombinff East Prussia, eastern
Germany and occupied Poland.
The RAF bomber command
struck Frankfurt In istrorig - force
Tuesday night on its sixth noc
turnal raid on Germany proper
in the first eight of 1 September's
"lengthening bomber; nights.
An RAF commentator fore-,
cast "deeper penetration to
more vital targets' by the
American Flying Fortresses and
added that "neither the German
press nor radio has been allow
ed to teU the people that Amer
ican aircraft are attacking them
1st the west now. Be predicted
that German bombers would re
join the aerial battle In the west
at their earliest opportunity,
meaning, apparently as soon as
they; may be spared from other
fronts..:.: -v---.-:-:y-:
Giving point to this, London
had a daytime air raid alert but
it ended with the passage of en
emy planes flying high over the
Thames estuary. There was no
incident reported. . . j
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First Enlistee
Signs in Waves
NEW YORK,' Sept 2-HVA '
banker's daughter who didn't go
to college Wednesday became the
first enlisted woman in the navy'a
Waves.
' Lucy Watson, 22, of Morristown.
NJ, - was sworn r in las a yeoman, .
third, class, and thus the first en-
ustea wave began as a petty of
ficer. Ordinarily, enlistment brings '
the rank of apprentice seaman.
Miss Watson, a bank clerk, ap
plied recently as an officer candi
date. Informed she was ineligible
because she had not attended col
lege, she asked to be enrolled in
the ranks. ,
Registration For
Fuel Figures is
Light in Salem
Registration -to - determine the
amount of fuel necessary to btat
Salem homes this winter started
Wednesday at city hall offices of
the office of price administration
with light response. -
A total of 73 fuel dealers and
users were registered when doors
were closed Wednesday afternoon,
according, to John F. Vaughn, ex-
ecutive secretary ; of the Marion
countv ' war nrlce ! and rati nnln
board. lX: X ; .
tion has been made as simple as
possible, Tequiring only .a few
minutes to fill out forms and that
three clerks are on duty to handle
these registrations alone, Vaughn
urged that a large representation
of those interested in fuel prob
lems from standpoint of consum
er and dealer provide the needed
information the
wree
days of the week. ;
. The office, in the council cham
bers of the dry hall, Is open from
10 am. to 3:30 pjn. for the regis
tration today and tomorrow and
will be open from 10 to noon on
Saturday. . . ' I'
Slates Independent
On Tool Alaterials
PITTSBURGH, Sept HPHL.
Gerald Firth, president of Firth
Sterling-Steel company, one of
the nation's Important producers
of cutting tools, said Wednesday
the United States, for the first
time in its history, was independ
ent of foreign materials for mak
ing tools necessary to machine
steel and other war-vital metals.
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