'UtD fTDDGB
; One of the Washington column
lsU, Thomas L. Stokes, in a post
election ' column, warned 3 tb
while the election wu over the
people still had the duty to stand
guard lest their will as expressed
in the poll be disregarded. It is
test of democracy, he wrote, "to
keep continually alert to sea that
the mandates of the election, the
things about , which the people
spoke so plainly, are carried into
execution." He says there is
tendency in Washington, with so
many people handling the ball
for the ball to get lost; hence, "it
Is essential for the people to in
form themselves and to see that the
election does not get lost there.
; A 1 a c k a d a y, how different Is
.what comes out the little end of
the political horn from what went
in at the big end. The vanity of
political promises " has - become
"byword. 'The backfire of "he kept
us out of war" still 'hangs over
from the 1916 campaign, followed
so soon afterwards as it was by
our involvement in the first world
.war. And one has only to reread
the democratic platform of 1932
and the speeches of Mr. Roosevelt
In that campaign to see how'little
of that mandate (for economy,, for
reduction of .bureaus) survived in
the ensuing years, j v : ;
But this is not a nevf complaint
under democratic, government
Those who know their Dickens'
novels may recall the scene which
young Nicholas Nickelby chanced
to witness in the offices of ,
(Continued on editorial page)
J
Have Cut China
rhroush Middle
. CHUNGKING, Nov. 20 -(jP)
Chinese troops are fighting inside
Bhamo, strongest remaining Japa
nese base in North Burma, and
have recaptured the Burma road
town of Mangshih, 62 miles Inside
China from the Burma border, the
Chinese high command announced
today.;
Against these allied victories,
the high command 'acknowledged
indirectly that two great Japanese
forces aggregating probably 250,
000 troop who were Invading
Kwangsi province from the ' east
and north had completed a Junc
tion west of Liuchow, severing
China and completing an unbrok
en link all the way from Manchur
ia to Hongkong.
(The Tokyo radio in a broadcast
recorded by the FCC declared that
the US air force in China had
destroyed and abandoned its air
field at Hanning ' (Yungning),
about 100 miles south-ibuthwest
of the point where the Japanese
Junction appeared to have been
effected. The unconfirmed Japa-
, nese report said the Nanning field
was "the sole enemy air base In
South China.")
'
Eolkes Appeal
In 'Lower 13'
Death Denied
The last hope for life, bar one,
rwas gone today for Robert E. Lee
Folkes, railroad cook convicted of
the "lower 12" knife killing of Mrs.
Martha Virginia James, 21, of Nor
folkVa, n Linn county Jan. 23,
1943. - .
, The US supreme court yesterday
declined to: review the case and
Folkes' resentencing at Albany has
but to await official copies of that
decision. , He was convicted of
first degree murder and the de
cision was upheld 5 to 2 in the
state supreme court -
' The split vote in the state's high
court was due to appeal attorneys'
contention that a new trial was
warranted because a stenograph'
, er s memoranda tr the negro
youth s confession was represented
to the jury as a signed admission
of guilt. The unsuccessful appeal
to the US high court was based on
the same claim.
, Folkes ' sole remaining hope
would lie with Gov. Earl SneU in
regard to clemency.
Nazis Lose Another
General in Action
V . - ' - . . ..
a ,
SIXTH ARMY GROUP IN
FRANCE, Nov. 20 -P)- The Ger
mans have lost another general,
llaior General osctunann, com
mander of the 338th Infantry di
vision, who was killed by artil
lery fire Nov: 14 at the start of
the French offensive in the Bel-
fort sector, it was learned today
German People Urged
To Stall Off Defeat
LONDON, Nov.; 20 -WV The
German people were told tonight
by their chief commentators that
they must strive:-with aU their
taight to prevent an allied victory
on the western front by Christ
' roas, and new "fight to the
death" oath was prescribed for aU
May
. Oman soldiers. . .; .
innmr-Foir ym 12 paces
118Japali
Destroyed
Carrier Planes
Make 4lh: Strike
At Manila ;Area v
By Charles IL McMortry i i
US PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS, Pearl - Harbor, Nov.
2HtfVIn their fourth strike in
forcethis month at the Manila
area, US carrier planes Saturday
destroyed a total of 118 Japanese
planes and set fire to two large
cargo ships and one large oil tank
er, Adm. Chester W. Nimitz an
nounced today. 1," ;
' Only light Japanese fighter, op
position was met as the carrier
planes raked shipping and airfield
targets. Ten planes were shot
down in the air, eight others de
stroyed by fighters near the Amer
ican carriers and about 100 de
stroyed on the ground. ' . ,
Total New 731,
This increased to 731 the total
enemy- warplanes destroyed by
navy forces in the air or aground
in the Philippines this month. -
(The month's unofficial grand
total for the Philippines now is 921
Japanese planes destroyed, includ
ing those smashed by army and
naval fliers under command of
Gen. Douglas McArthur). ;
McCain Commands ! '
Nimitz disclosed thatVice Adm
J. S. McCain, formerly air com
mander in the South Pacific and
recently naval air chief In Wash
inston. commanded : the carrier
task force which hit Saturday.
Despite the heavy toll exacted
on enemy shipping rin. -repeated
strfltesr' brk the Manila ? bay - area,
the apparent absence ,. of vessels
there Saturday is surprising, be
cause of Japan's great need to keep
Luzon reinforced and well-supplied
against an invasion threat.
Murray Call
For Revision
Of Little Steel
CHICAGO, Nov. 20 - Iff) - CIO
President Philip Murray brought
delegates to the seventh convert?
Lion to their feet cheering today
when he extended : a real olive
branch to employers, and called
for revision of the little steel for
mula limiting wages. !
"We haV no desire to quarrel
with business, Je told the 600
representatives of constlt uent
members of the , congress, "we
don't want to indulge in constant
fights with business or industry.
"It Is our desire to get along
with business, to get along with in
dustry, to work with them in the
manner indicated by Bishop Shiel
this morning. We believe In labor'
management cooperation. We do
not subscribe to the foolhardy, an
tiquated notions of strike and
strife."
All Farm Machinery
Free From Rationing -
WASHINGTON, NOV. 20 -iJP)
Termination of rationing and dis
tribution control over corn pick
ers, the last item remaining on
the farm machinery ration list,
was announced today by the war
food administration.
AU other items were removed
from the ration list on Sept. 28T
Airpla
Master Plan for Regulating
World Air Transport Ready
By James J. Streblg -
Atooeiated Preia Aviation Editor
CHICAGO, Nov, 2of A master
plan for regulating world air trans
port, with a few major items put
aside for further negotiation, was
placed tonight before 54 delega
tions to the international civil av
iation conference for study and
consideration. ::':: :' j .; . ' "
The plan was developed duiftng
nine days of intensive consultation
and drafting during which the or
iginal proposals : of the United
States, - Canada and the United
Kingdom were merged. - Still In
dispute are the question of whe
ther airline carrying capacity
should be fixed and the broad Is
sue of freedom of the air. In this
latter respect, the United States
receded somewhat from its first
position by recognizing the right
of each nation to say what routes
commercial air lines should . lol
low in passing through its air
Gauleiter Addresses Recrdts
pf ". rr;rrT'T . m in .j ,n;.'!, i J i n,,,m
Against a! packgronnd of bombed
U;' i ' -
terDaener addresses voussinrm, or people s army, recruits in nan
aver. Germany, aecordmsr to the caption aceomDanrtna' this German
photo service by the Swedish-
wirepbvto via radio from Stockholm) ; .
Borid Biiyers
to jFlock to Booths Today
for Real. 6th Loan Sendoff
ij . . .
With aj jreserved seat to a big movie premiere as certain and
with an opportunity to win a post
were expected to flock to the issuing booths Tuesday to give the
Sixth Wif Loan campaign a real
- The reserved tickets for the first Salem showing of "The Very
Thought Jqf You" in the evening of November 29 will be available
at all issuing agencies' at once, ac-e
cording tcj Chairman Douglas Y ea
ter. With j&ennis Morgan, Beanor
Parker anl Dane Clark as stars,
Manager teo Henderson of the
Grand Theater expects a sell out
well befoj-i next week's showing.
8tage Show Dae ' ( :;
In addition to the movie pre
miere, the brand will offer a sur
prise stag entertainment that is
expected to be of great interest
to local j theater goers. Certain
sections a the premiere will be
set aside for $25 bond buyers, $50,
$100, $500 and $1000 purchasers,
according o Manager Henderson,
but all tit cet holders will be as
sured of a seat. j:
Interestj n the grand prize of a
postwar house was mounting as
supply dealers, realtors, lumber
men and equipment houses were
Joining in jtjhe pledges for .sufficient
bonds witn which to build a com
plete home after hostilities: have
ceased. The goal of $4000 matur
ity value dij the bond prize was ex
pected to ibe passed soon. .
Tickets Available
Tickets for the grand drawing
as well . at the movie premiere
are being! issued at all agencies,
whichnorJ include the pew toff ice,
banks, bond headquarters, Pen
ney's, Sers Roebuck, Montgom
ery Wa( and , the state . oficcs.
Bond headquarters on Norui Lib
erty strei in particular Is ex
pected to! Write up many - bonds
for Marion county purchasers, who
were out early In their efforts to
surpass thf $5,000,000 quota and
again shok the way -to the state
in X bond purchases.
space. This! implies at least nou
f ication cm- the intention to Cy
across, a provision wmcn cud not
appear in the American proposal.
It seemed obvious tnai an siaes
had made 1 Concessions. For one
thing, the; pnited States came to
Chicago intending only -to begin
the foundation for a world agency.
while the- British and Canadian
wanted to 'establish one. The docu
ment putlUhed tonight, while It
does not commit the three propos
ers to its terms, would establish
on international air administra
tion, with ah assembly and a board
of directors. - :
There ejso the Canadian, view,
which got: wide support from I
tin America, that certain seats
should be' assigned to leading av
iation countries, rather designating
such countries arbitrarily, pre
vailed. The plan will be considered
formally at a full session of the
conference! tentatively scheduled
for Wednesday ncrciEg.
Salem. Orecon. Tuesday
bnUdings, tianleiier Hartmann Lan-
picture agency Pressens Bild. (AF
Expected
- war dream house, bond buyers-
sendoff in Marion county.
2000 Yankee
Planes Blast
am
LONDON, Nov. 20 -(ffV- About
2000 American planes: raided Ger
many again today, bombing two
synthetic oil .. plants, wrecking i
strategic railway yard and straf
ing retreatinc nazi troops with
cannon' fire, v;
RAF heavy Lancasters followed
the US blows with an afternoon
strike into the industrial Ruhr, at
tacking unannounced objectives
under an umbrella of Spitfires and
Mustangs, it
More . than 600 Liberators and
Flying Tortrtsst - from the Ital
ian - based US 15th airforce push
ed out, into upper Silesia and left
smoke ) and flames- pouring from
the Blechhammer oil works.
Another 180 American heavies
slipped out from eighth airforce
bases in England and pinpointed
their bomb loads in a tight con
centration on the Schelven-Buer
synthetic oil plant, at Gelaenkir
chen. 1 -
Walkout Ends
At Shipyard
PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. VHJPf-
A walkout of shipyard workers
converting baby flattops ended
today :! when Commercial Iron
Works agreed to suspend a super
intendent and two assistants., :'
The company and AFL union
officials, who had - appealed - to
members to remain on the job,
said ; thev three men would t be
Withdrawn from their jobs tem
porarQy pending an Investigation
by a labor-management commit-
t. i .' " S-.-V--'"--''
The unauthorized walkout be
gan Saturday ;; night when 500
swing-shifters on" the conversion
dock protested the resignation of
two superintendents and the ap
pointment 'of the new men.
: The walkout did not affect other
parts of the yard.,
Solons Urged to Pass
Up'V-EDay'Uuirabi
WASHINGTON, Nov. ZO-W-Congress
will be asked to go on
record against any celebration of
"victory' when "Germany surren
Rep. Brehm (R-Ohlo) said to
day he will introduce a resolution
calling on the country to- 'remem
ber that V-E day wP -r rr---
the end cf war."
C7
Morning, Norember 21. 1344
Special
Erection
,. - i -. . . . ' . - - ....'- , r
Planned
i , Three Questions
WiU Be Voted oh
lbruary 91945
To consider purchase of the wes
terly 43 acres of Bush's pasture,
whether to grant or notto grant
a franchise to Salem Electric co
operative and the "proposed ex
tension of the city's boundaries.
a special election, has been called!
for the city of Salem for Feb. t,
1945. . -v-: u- r.M "
The "standing -Toom only. sign
was out Monday night before the
city council had dispensed with
preliminaries and moved on to the
four crucial ordinances. ' -
Speak for Park
After 14 persons representing
chamber of commerce and junior
chamber, school board, Willamette
university, Business and Profes
sion Woman's club, individual and
cultural interests had spoken, in
behalf of the purchase of the
$175,000 pasture for park and play
ground purposes and two had ex
pressed opposition, five city coun
cil members opened up on the
measure and voiced their, objec
tions more vehemently : than they
had ever before expressed them
from the floor. Only three voted
against submission. (See page 2).
The fireworks, though of short
er duration, were brighter when
the question of the cooperative's
franchise was sparked. Six coun
cil members voted against submit
ting it to a vote, but with the vote
of Acting Mayor Kenneth Perry
there were eight "ayes'V ;
Aiopted Rapidly 3
l he so-c&Ued pole' 'ordinance,
wrncn requires utilities to hold
franchises' and which will in ef
fect prohibit Salem Electric from
further expansion until ' a fran
chise Is granted was adopted with
out discussion. :-.-'; 1-
' Fourth of the quartet of related
ordinances, that, calling for a spe
cial election, passed with two dis
senting ; votes and no discussion.
YesrlCsBeen:
A Might CoTd
Salem experienced'' below freez
ing temperatures every day dur
ing the past seven days and this
week has started out to be no ex
ception to the record. Climax of
the past week was reached Sun
day when a minimum tempera
ture of 23 degrees was registered,
with Monday's minimum at 28 de
grees. ....-,. 1 ,.:',; ' -j
'Average minimum temperature
for the same period ha November
for the past .10 years is 38 de
grees, reports . the ' local weather
bureau. Maximum temperature for
the week was.55 degrees. No rain
fall was reported.
Poles Puslifed
From Fortino
ROME, Nov. 20 - m - A' fierce
German counterattack has knock
ed Polish troops of the Eighth
army from Monte Fortino, a small
peak overlooking two secondary
roads to Faenza about five miles to
the northwest, allied headquarters
said today. -
The- Poles repulsed two nazi
charges before being forced - to
withdraw, r
Monte Fortino,', although - less
than 1000 feet high,' commands a
wide stretch of flat ground lead
Ing to Faenza, a junction point on
the lateral Bologna-Rimini high
way. . J.
Patrols reported the Germans
have dug in and set up crude forti
fications in this ; area, which ap
parently is the pivotal point - for
both the enemy line swuigii
northeastward to the Adriatic and
the thinly 'defended line Homing
into the Apennines. .
Belgium Recalcitrants .
Will Surrender Arms
BRUSSELS, Nov. 20 -W- The
chiefs of Belgium's various r
sistance organizations agreed to
day to deliver all the arms of the
resistance - forces to . the allied
armies by Saturday and concurred
in the procedure by which the
weapons will be surrendered.
Meeting with Maj. Gen. W, E. J,
Erskine and other officials of the
supreme allied headquarters mis
sion j to Belgium, the resistance
leaders-' agreed their organizations
would deliver the arms at a des
ignated depot. ' . '
rn
Superforts Blast j
Island of Kyushu .'
In Jap Homeland
I WASH IN Q TO N,' Nov. SI -(Tnesday)
-(Jpl- -A large task
tone ef s B-tt U Saperfortress
bembers hit the Island of Kr
shn m Japan's homelaad today.
Flying r fram China, the big
planes dropped their expletive
; against , Industrial :' tarceta, said
an annooneement by Gen. H. H.
Arnold.'' ' :f '"" .
':;: Kynsha b the seatbernxoott
ef the Japanese home Islands.
On It is Omnra, a big aircraft
center. Omnra was amonr the
spots bit Nev. 11 when the
Superfortresses completed their
'seventh snkslen Im XI days. -- -
Soviets Launch
Drive
Reports Berlin
' LONDON, Tuesday, Nov. 21-;P)
-Russian troops yesterday fought
their way into the outskirts, of
Miskolc, Hungary's ! fifth " largest j
city, as Berlin announced that the
Red army had opened its grand
winter offensive in the frozen
north with attacks on 300,000 Ger
mans pocketed In western Latvia.
Moscow, telling of a six-column
Russian drive through - Hungary's
mountains to : within 20 miles of
the old Chechoslovakian frontier,
did not confirm the German an
nouncement of a Latvian offen
sive; , ' . ;S
But Berlin said the Russians-
estimated to have a reservoir of
500,000 to 1,000,000 troops in Lat
via,; had: hurled huge infantry.
tank, plane and artillery forces
against the Germans on a. 30-mile
front near LJepaja, one of the two
Baltic escape' ports left, to. the
enemy. . ' " x'f"f '",
In the violent fighting which
Berlin said was now entering fits
third day, the Russians were ad
mitted to have ripped holes in the
axis lines, but the Germans claim
ed these werf sealed off in counter-attacks.
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rtSj;;-;
LossoTen !
Small Vessels
WASHINGTON, Nov. "20 HJf)
Loss of one destroyer, two de
stroyer escorts and seven less
craft in the Pacific was announced
by the" navy tonight.:
Of the total of 10 vessels, the
communique said seven were lost
through enemy action or the perils
of the sea in the Philippines area.
But it was specified that they were
not casualties of the big battles
of October 24-25. The others went
down in the New Guinea area.-
Losses in Philippine t waters
were the- destroyer : Abner Read,
the destroyer escort Eversole, the
mine sweeper YMS 70, PTs 320
and 321, the fleet tug Sonoma, and
the landing craft (infantry) IOCS.
The other vessels wer the de
stroyer escort Shelton and the
PTs 388 and 371.
Retail Drag Stores
Increase Basiness !
WASHINGTON; Nov. 20 - UP) r
Retail drug stores, less hampered
by wartime merchandise shortages
than many other retailers, will sell
2.8 billion dollars worth of goods
this year, the commerce depart
ment estimated today.
Latvian
Navy
Kepo
Decision Nullifies State
Community Property Law
The United Stales supreme,
court Monday invalidated the Ok-
lahoma community property law.
That- acuon, ; Attorney General
George Neuner and other ; state
officials declared, virtually nulli
fies the Oregon law , under which
a man and wife may split their
total income 50-50 for federal in
come tax purposes. .
Neuner; said Oregon's law was
copied almost word for word from
the Oklahoma enactment and both
were optional. : v:;-tj i ''Ji,v.
"It Is my opinion,' Neuner saio
"that under -the decision of the
United States supreme . court the
federal Internal revenue division
will not recognize the Oregon law
and it is possible that taxpayers
who have filed under the act will
be required to make amended fed
eral income tax returns. In this
event these ; taxpayers probably
would be compelled to pay addi
tional tax that would have been
asked by the government had net
Prtea 5c
; Drive : iiitb Both
Shineland, 3
French Forces Pout Through
Belfort Gap, Plunge to Rhino;
Battle for Motz Nearly Ended
: By Austin
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS 'CALtlED r EXPEDL
nONARY FORCE, Paris, tfor. 20-(AP)-Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower's allied armies poshed into boih the Rhineland
and the Saar basin today in sweeping1 advances which turned
the German southern flank and cracked th enemy line from
Luxembourg to Switzerland. . j .'v' :' tV!
f V Virtually ail organized, resistance in the once-powerful
citadel of Bletz came to a halt. j---jjC:(..-;- fh -.:V; '
y Armored' units of the First French army continued to
pour through. Belfort Gap, striking! into the city of Belfort
itself and driving deeper into the e-
flatlands along , the river .Rhine,
where they had reached the Ger
man border last night at the end
of a two-day. 30-mile thrust near
the Swiss frontier. : v. v; "
1 Lt Gen. George S. Patton's US
Third army, ; which . already was
stabbing into - Germany at several
points, sent a new armored column
smashing across ' the border east
of Thionville, and at last reports
it was two miles inside Germany
and the same distance from the
Saar river at Merzig.
Third Surges Ahead
The Third 'army surged ahead
three to six miles '. at numerous
places along its whole front, which
now Is seven miles i beyond Metz
as a result of the link-up of the
two forces that swung around the
cty from either side. . ,'K
; The only resistance left inside
Metz: and that was . spotty
was in the extreme porthern and
southern tips of the city. Patton's
doughboys were wiping out the
last defenders in both sections. .
With their southern, ilank un
hinged from the .Swiss : frontier,
and . their Vosges mountain line
threatened from the rear, the Ger
mans ; were falling back every
where before the, French - First
arfhy and; the American. Seventh
and Third armies.
Fight Desperately
To the north the enemy : was
fighting desperately to hold the
Roer river line ahead' of the al
lies' Aachen wedge. , !
The closely coordinated drive of
the American First and Ninth
armies and the . British Second
continued with all three hammer'
ing : their . way deeper into the
reieh, but against the toughest of
the enemy's favorite defenses
highly mobile troops backed - by
strong fixed positions. .
Chiang Shakes
His Cabinet
es
j CHUNGKING, Nov. 20-P)-Witxi
China's military position becom
ing increasingly , more' critical,
Generalissimo Chiang, Kai-Shek
reshuffled eight cabinet posts to
day, - naming able Gen. Chem
Cheng minister of war succeeding
Gen. Ho Ying-Cbin.
i Fopuiar clamor baa - urged a
shakeup of the central government
for some time in the face of con
tinuing Japanese military gains in
southeastern China.; ' !
t
the community property law been
enacted.
Only 203 Oregon : couples had
filed federal returns under the
law.
I The state tax commission which
has recognited the Oregon com
munity, property law also was ex
pected to follow any procedure
adopted "by . the federal internal
revenue i department under - the
United States supreme court de
cision.
r Neuner, at the request of Gov.
Earl SnelL Intervened in the Ok
lahoma case in the United States
supreme court, but made no per
sonal appearance. Neuner's brief.
arguing for validity of the Okla
homa law,, was filed in the high
court.
! The Oregon law jwaa" not un
der direct attack.
The state department here re
ported that 1251 filings have been
made under the Oregon commun
ity property law,
WitU Uians
Maxim m temperature
"Sunday 39 degrees, minimum
23 degree, no rain; river -3'
, feet. Maximum temperature
Monday ; 47 degrees mini l
mom 25, bo rain,, river -I
ft. Iltaij:'UV-. n?
Ctondf with' vaBei fegS;
Taesday and Wednesday.
t Ceattaaed coel. . f
No. 210
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Bealmear
G E N E R A L Mac ARTHUR'S
HEAD QUARTERS, Philippines,
Tuesday, Nov. 21-(P)-Lashed by
the third; typhoon of the Leyte Is
land I campaign, ' mud - begrimed
American infantrymen fought. off
a new Japanese counter-attack
and continuous armor-led pressure
to close their grip around trapped
enemy remnants in northern Or
moc corridor, 'headquarters' report
ed today, ' " ; 4 .-;;;
Fierce winds and walls of raits '
hammered the: fighting fronts, dis
rupted communications and chal-
lenged Leyte-based American air
men who, nevertheless, took to the
air for offensive and defensive ac- '
won.,; . ; ::!);. .:::.f.:,y -!
- Grim American infantrymen of
the 32nd division are making
"steady ji. proiress' In reducing ;
strongly fortified . Japanese : posi
tions near Limon, at the northern '
end of Leyte Island's Ormoc cor
ridor, headquarters reported. . I
The American road diock across
Ormoc highway south of Limon.
still holds, despite heavy Japanese ;
attack. The Imperial First divU j
sion, aided by artillery and armor,
is attempting to break through the
trap enfolding them around Limon
Phone Strike I '
Gains Support .
v. r. s- 'Ml 11 I t; . ;
COLUMBUS, 6 Nov. 20 -ff
Passive support of the expanding
company workers was pledged to-'
night by .Cleveland employes of
the American'; Telephone & Tele-',
graph company who voted not to,
go? through picket lines of the op'
erators union! :-.:.?'"'; !;
This development followed ac
tion of , the national war labor
board in ordering immediate ter-,
mination of the strike, which has
crippled communication in 28 Ohio
cities. The WLB said the 1 dispute,
was "a threat to the effective pro
secution of the war", i
A. spokesman of the AT & T
employes said, 218 of 330 workers
voted to observe the picket lines.
GreenlUrges , :
Higher Wages j.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 20 -()'
William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor,
sounded a keynote of higher wage
scales In opening the annual con
vention of the AFL here today In
Municipal auditorium. " . 1
He declared higher wages were
Justified for labor to maintain
prosperity In; the postwar world :
because of technological develop
ments which enable the individual
worker to produce more goodsl (
..The workers of America must ,
produce the j Income to pay the
public debt and. obligations of the
war. Green said, "and they cannot
do it if they do not have the
wages."
mm
2 VaUcy Soldiers
ICiUcd JnAcUon 1 :.:
1 Names of Pfc. Glenn Ainsworth,
brother of Mrs. Roy If. Kauffman, ;
Hubbard, and of Tech. 4 Vyrle C
Owens,' son cf Mr. and Mrs.' Wil-
Ham A, Ou t ns, route l. box' 184; .'
Dayton, are On today's war de
partment listtof ! men killed In :
action in the European theatre. 4
; (More on pae 12.)
Leyte Yankees i
Beaftejap 1
Counterattack