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' Washington, D. C, May 23.
While the forest problem is a
national one. the secretary of
agriculture, Henry A. Wallace,
has decided to give first atten
tion to western Oregon. Instruc
tions to. that effect have been
delivered orally by the secretary
to his foresters, after consulta
tion with two men from the
Portland office.
What nature the program will
L. assume has not been announced.
It may be that private holdings
will be acquired where there is
accessible commercial timber
It may be broadened to include
the so-called "distressed timber"
In central Oregon. What Secre
tary Wallace wants, and also
the state of Oregon (likewise
Washington state), is to prevent
operators removing the trees in
an attempt to liquidate holdings,
regardless of market conditions.
He wishes the forests placed
on a sustained-yield production,
such as the arrangement in the
Ochoco forest which will enable
Prinevllle to have a perpetual
sawmill industry.
DLANS for control may result
in charges that the depart
ment is fostering monopoly of
production by a few operators.
for one school of thought be
lieves that limiting the number
of operators will best conserve
the remaining-- stand of com
mercial Douglas fir.
JT was Herbert Hoover who
realized that the lumber
industry of the Oregon-Washington
area was doomed in a
matter of years by the reckless
policy of liquidation of private
owners, and he appointed a
commission to make a study.
From this came the Copeland
report.
However, the report was not
completed until 1933. In March
of that year Mr. Roosevelt be
came president and selected
Henry Wallace as secretary of
t-griculture. As secretary it
became the duty of Mr. Wallace
to sign the report, which he did
Immediately upon taking office,
to be exact, March 27. three
i. weeks after the inauguration.
Mr. Wallace had no time to
read the report (probably hasn't
f since), but the foreword which
he signed declared that "nothing
(Continued on Page Eight.)
Eureka. Calif., May 25
Stanley Moslry, Jr., 10, and his
brother, Leonard, 5. both of
Klamath, 60 miles north of Eu
reka, drowned in the Klamath
river today. Stanley tried toi
null Uiw Hi-ntho- In nfrtv after
' " - ici 1 1 1 1 utr 01 m 1 1 iigniing, equip-
Ih. t-niinon hov haH fallen lntni i- 1
the younger boy had fallen into , ping pursuit planes with can
the river. I non to blast away at German
Searchers located Leonard s
body several hour, later, but
late today the body of Stanley!
u-na till miccinir The 1wa had
been playing near the river with,, rnv ....u, ,h. mill.
.... ..... r-
their aicter. Clara Lou.
Th. hnvi ir. children of Mr.
and Mrs. Stanley
Klamath, Cal.
.... -- ..
Moslcy cf
! force ftr "the magnificent ef
Longview, May 25 '.-$ The fort you have made."
Cowlitz county democratic ron- Advance Costly
vention endorsed President) Through the German corri
Roosevelt tonight for a third dor to the sea, nazi artillery
term in office. followed armcred car, and
A motion for the endorse- motorcycle troop,. Above, allied
ment wa, killed in the resolu-. war planes roared,
tions committee but was re-; Every turn of the German
vived on the floor and paved wheels westward to the sea is
fter a heated dcbale. The con-' proving costly to them, a
.... elan a-nntinil-
ation of the new deal program.
but opposed United States par- fidence prevailed in Paris. "The , of Carinthia and Styna, it was population as many northern
ticipation in war outfide of the initiative is no longer entirely reported today In a Reuters states, but unofficial guesses
territorv covered by the Mon- in German hands." commented , (Bntii.h new, agency) dispatch were that at least several hun
rot Doctrine. iLe Temps 'from Pari. idred would lose license,.
GERMANY FIGHTS
ER TAKE ALL;
COURTSDBASIER
Weygand Smashes at Corri
dor Fail to Halt Nazi Flow
Crucial Struggle Near
By the Associated Press
Paris, May 25. General Max
ima Weygand tonight summar
ily dismissed IS generals who
figured in the French rout from
the Meuse front and injected
fresh blood into his allied high
command for the decisive phase
of the battle for the English
channel.
A war ministry communique
published under the heading of
"penalties" said the IS com
manders of full armies, corps,
divisions and other army serv
ices had been removed from
their posts. Their names were
not announced.
Their commands already
have been taken over by new
men chosen by General Wey
gand in his flying trips to the
front to lead the campaign
against the German corridor to
the sea.
The Germans fought on a
winner-take-all basis along the
channel coast, running the risk
of complete disaster If they
should fail to consolidate their
corridor position.
Until now the light mechan
ized German forces and infan
try had formed the spearhead.
The movement of heavy forces
from the rear indicated the
crucial struggle was near.
Cain Channel Ports
The Germans were reported
holding a line of small channel
ports including Le Touquet
and Paris Place, French sum
mer resorts.
The nazis poured masses of
heavy tanks and Infantry
through their breach between
the northern allied forces and
the central French army in an
effort to tighten their hold on
the English channel coast.
On the northern sidei of the
corridor the Germans occupied
Vimy Ridge and other crests
northwest of Arras, making
contact with the new British-
Belgian positions, and pressed
?r7. "JJ , r", the '"
straits port of Calais.
n ,? ST , .u
On the southern side of the
German salient French opera-
tions along the Somme river
.yr com.nu.ng "wun
success,
...... .
nignt high command
The
communique said the situation
in the north "was undergoing
no important change." It added
I that the French were inflicting
heavy losses on the enemy
all encounters" and th be
tween the Aisne and Meuse
rivers the allies held domina-
tion over the Germans
i Both the British and French
- ....
,air forces were active in the
channel conflict.
The French shifted to
r. 1.1 ""'J"."'"' " -
. ui -. :
armored columns. Heretofore
Krcnch pursuits had carried
onIv machine-eunS.
. j
, 1 ue use 01 av.auon 10 ae-
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tary expert of Le Temps, "has
, . . '
long oeen aoutsni in rrance.
seems that success
has now
been obtained."
The British air forces
tinued their tenacious
paign In France against
German air superiority.
TOn"
General Alphonse J. Georges,
one of the allied commanders,
telegraphed thanks and con
gratulations to the royal air
French spokesman declarea.
An atmosphere of grim con
Both Allies and Nazis Try 'Pincers7
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The German BUiikrleg. having opened a gap in Allied lines
between Arras and Bapauma. hat captured Abbeville, 12 miles
from the English channel. Meanwhile fighting occurred near
Boulogne as the Nasis. according 10 German sources, sought to
apply a pincer (black arrows) around the Allied forces in north
western France. Germans claimed to have bombed Dover,
England, and Dunkerque, France, channel ports. As map shows,
Boulogne is only 28 miles from England. London said Germans
had crossed the Scheldt river near Audenarde in another thrust
toward the channel. Meanwhile.
north near Si. Quentin, attempting to meet Allied northern
forces near Cambrai and pinch off (white arrows) the Nasi
western spearhead. Germany admitted some forts at Namur,
Belgium, were holding out.
CRATERS 7-5 WIN
Rocky Peterson's looping
single Into right field scoring
two runners In the eighth Inn
ing broke a 5 to S deadlock
and gave Medford's Craters a
7 to 5 victory over Hills Creek
i -i,r, c:tt. 1..,,,. hoee.
ball game bt the fairgrounds
field last night. The two teams
collide again at 1:30 this after
noon. Big Bill Lannlng worked the
entire game for the Craters and
...... i . 1.1 - 1 . . in
,the fiftn inning when tne Hill-
billies tallied twice, and in the
, , , when ,n exploded for
" run, to tie the .core. He
allowed sevcn nits and fanned
ieMt
The Crater, scored five times
, , the first inning on singi
by Cook, Wray, McLean and
; p.,,, -j c.VA -i nnn a
j ,rifi. h,.,t v lh fjpM
j From then unti, tne eignth the
wall wnn two mates aDoara
I locals couldn't do anything with
the southpaw slants of Bun Kel
I say, who went the distance on
ithe Hills Creek mound.
The 'Billies, handcuffed by
7,," A ' .L" "" f ' .'uL
'MI IV fUUHU lilt; IdllKC 111 IIIC
,if,K H, n,i,.' .1 1 .
'walk to Greenfield and Homer
Parks' double to right account-
I ' arKS ao
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d or Pair of Tuns-
In the eighth the visitors tied
I U . ......
the score on a walk to Nichols,
T aw "
and. ?' Kelsay 1 trlple t0 left"
Cenxer.
t-. . ; .... . i
I . . V .
: "ippen reacnea tirsi on
an er-
ror,
went to third on Tommy
ii,Hawkinn'
single to right, and
the latter took second on a
stolen base. Peterson then loft
ed a fly Into right that Second
1 Baseman Fleishman got his
glove on but couldn't hold, and
Crippen and Hawkins came!r.. .ii. he cancelled
im'h nun me winning runs.
Al Wray, Medford center
fielder, had a perfect day at the
plate with a double and two
singles in three trips.
Score: R
Hills Creek 5
H. E.
7 1
11 0
Kelsay;
Medford 7
B. Kelsay and G.
Lanning and Hawkins.
Nasi Wounded 10.000
London. May 26. (Sunday
Zi, r ..... . . an Ann -.-! -7 n nnn
wounded German soldiers h'ave'ed, or to estimate the value
been sent from the western front
- , to the former Austrian provinces
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Paris said French were moving
SILENT GETAWAY;
OFF FOR ALASKA
Anacortes, Wash., May 25.
(IP) "The Ark of Juneau," a
40-foot oddly-designed cruiser
in which Paul Satko, Jobless
Virginian, hoped to take his
wife and seven children to
Alaska, chugged toward "parts
1 unknown" t o d a y leaving a
l I Itl 1 1 1 lit I ui vuiiuiinkc 1 m i
committee and a Seattle Juve
nile Judge's restraining order In
the lurch.
Whether the 4f)-y ear-old
Richmond machinist's six minor
children were aboard with Mrs,
Satko and their eldest daugh
ter. 18. In disobedience of
Judge William G. Long's order,
was undetermined.
Paul Luvera, of the chamber
committee planning a bon voy
age festival, said that all the
chamber knew was that the
family vacated an apartment
rented for it about 3 a. m., and
the Ark set out about 30 min
utes later. He said that the
sanitation and seaworthiness
improvements ordered by the
Judge had not been completed.
Judge Long was not available
at Seattle for comment.
Fishermen told Luvera that,
from questions Satko asked
yesterday, they believed he
would put In first at Nanalmo,
B. C, on Vancouver island, en
route north.
Atlanta, May 25. (-PV In an
unprecedented move aimed at
"fifth columnists". Governor E.
D. River, directed today that
the business, occupational and
nrnfMiinnnl licenses of all
June 1.
In giving oral instruction, to
revenue commissioner T. Grady
j Head to revoke the licenses,
1
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I tne governor maae no mention 1 tne meeting, held In conjunc
I of any exceptions, but after altion wilh gewions of the Oregon
conference with Head ne at.
nounced aliens wno naci ap-
plied for citizenship by June 1
would be exempted.
The revenue department was
unable to say at once how
many persons would be affect -
I businesses Involved. Georgia
1 ooea not nave ...:..
BERLIN REPORTS
n MVPTcnv uiL xnriK p dd
1 v m rni 11 rHr nil! in iin
DOOM TO ALLIES
Ready to Destroy Trapped
French Army, Spokesman
Boasts; Great Secrecy
Berlin, May 2S. (Pi Ger
many has trapped and is ready
to destroy the entire attack
army of France, an authorized
source declared tonight.
A Joint maneuver will bring
encirclement within encircle
ment, which he estimated,
would cut off the bulk of Bri
tish and French troops per
haps 700.000 men who will be
"sponged up."
Further to the north a loop
will be drawn outwards to
Ghent to absorb the bulk of
Belgium, he declared, and after
that, the remainder of the
trapped allied force would be
crowded up against the channel
coast and captured.
Belgium, like Ceasar's Gaul,
will be divided into three parts.
enabling the Germans to carry
t the age-old military man-
euver divide and destroy.
This source predicted the
mopping up of the trapped al
lied forces within the next few
days.
And then, he continued, Ger
many will resort to her much
discussed "secret weapon" and
In operations on an "exciting
scale" will bring about "great
things.
The statement on the Nazi
secret weapon came from a
source whose information here
tofore has been well-nigh of
ficial. As to this secret weapon, the
spokesman declared, it is more
important than tanks, gas, or
the famed 42 centimeter how
itzer proved to be In the World
war.
"On the authority of the high
command of the armed forces.
I say this weapon exists," he
said.
"It still is entirely secret.
It is not gas. nor a speedboat,
nor parachute troops, nor a
glider, nor a flame thrower,
nor troops landed from planes.
"Adolf Hitler knew he could
win with this new weapon. In
a few days you will see great
things because that weapon is
in general operation."
He declined to say whether
it had been used so far In this
war. It was reported widely
that some secret device was
used in the Nazi capture of
Fort Eben Emael above Liege
early in the German drive Into
Belgium.
Some doubt was cast on this
report when a film of the cap
ture of the fortress disclosed it
had been blasted to pieces by
air bomb, and the heaviest ar
tillery.
FURNAS NAMED AS
Astoria, May 25. (IP) The
League of Oregon Cities elected
City Manager J. L. Franzen of
Oregon City its president at the
annual convention yesterday in
Seaside.
James O. ConvlII, Astoria
city manager, became first vice
president; C. C. Furnas, mayor
of Medford, second vice presi
dent; J. W. McArthur, Eugene
water" board superintendent,
treasurer; R. E. Riley, Portland
city commissioner. Mayor W. W.
1 Chadwlck. Salem, and Mayor H.
w Hand, Corvallla. director,.
Two hundred and seventy
j delegates and guests attended
finance Officers' association.
London. May 2S. Brit
ish military sources, asserting
the position of the allied armies
In France was "very grave .
1 declared today that "a coordin-
ofated allied effort still can
1 trleve the situation.
11 snouia ox irvniviiircicj
that the form of warfare em
ployed by the German, ha. Its
weaknesses a, well as Its
strength," these sources said.
VICE-PRESIDENT LOTS DRAWN TO
CONGRESS PLANS I
ON ALIENS
AND
5TH COLUMNS
Private Industry to Have
Voice in Rearming Ac
tion Due Monday.
Washington. May 25. (IP
President Roosevelt's intention
to call private experts into the
government 10 'P
extraordinary $3,297,011,352 de-
fense program was announced
at the White House today.
Stephen Early, press secre
tary, disclosed that Mr. Roose
velt planned to create a national
defense emergency coordination
group composed of both private
individuals and government of
ficials. The chief executive intended
to draw experts from industry,
agriculture and labor, trans
portation, communication, fi
nance and consumers, Early
said. They would assist but not
supersede the government of
ficials, he declared.
While this announcement was
being made at the executive of
fices, legislation aimed at fifth
column" activities in the United
States increased in scope and
rained momentum on Capitol
Hill.
Recommending senate passage
of a house-approved bill provid
ing drastic penalties for subver
sive efforts among the armed
force,, a senate Judiciary sub
committee added to it a section
requiring the finger-printing and
registration of all aliens in tins
country estimated to number
4,000,000.
Chairman Connally (D-Tex.)
of the subcommittee told re
porters the revised legislation
was a necessary part of the pre
paredness program and would
be placed before the full com
mittee Monday.
SEES TRADE PLOT
Moscow, May 25. UP) The
newspaper Pravda, organ of the
communist party, declared to
day that behind "a screen of
friendship" a bitter rivalry for
world trade markets Is under
way between Great Britain and
the United States.
Pravda mentioned United
States gains In Latin-American
trade since Britain declared war.
Discussing the possibility of
America entering the war, Prav
da said the United States lacked
trained army and naval reserves.
Despite Its wealth of raw ma
terials, the paper continued, the
United States must Import rub-
-ber, lead, nickel and other ma
terials; therefore the Nether
lands East Indies are "objects of
platonic longings of the United
States."
DECIDE VOTE TIE
Ontario, Ore., May 25
John Molenaar of Ontario and
Harry Wells of Vale, who tied
In the primary election for the
democratic nomination for
county commissioner, decided
the race by lot today and Mole
naar won.
He will oppose Irwin Troxell
of Ontario, republican nominee.
The lot-drawing formality
took place before County Clerk
Harry S. Sackett at Vale.
NEW QUAKE HITS
El Centre, Calif., May 25.
(IP) Sharp earthquake shocks
were recorded late today In the
Imperial valley, scene of des
tructive earthquakes last Satur
day. No damage wa caused by
the shock today.
War Bulletins
Paris, May 26 (Sunday)
(PV A lone German plane
early today drew the fire of
Paris anti-aircraft batteries,
which blasted away at the
raider for a half hour. No
bombs were dropped.
London. May 28. (Sunday)
(PV German warnlanea ware
believed to have dropped bombs i
oti the southern coast ol Eng
land early this morning but no
damage was reported.
In East Kent residents hur
ried into shelters and basements
during an air raid alarm in
effect for 105 minutes.
British fighter planes were
seen flying out to sea and antl-
aircraft guns were heard
.. ." ..,. ,
Kant is on the southeast coast 1
of England. The port of Dover.
In Kant, is only 22 miles across
the English channel from Cal
ais, where heavy fighting la In
progress.
Another report said residents
of an east coast town had its
third air raid warning In four
days and that anti-aircraft gun
fire was heard there.
Searchlights then picked out
German planes flying off the
coast and anti-aircraft guns
biased away at them for several
minutes.
Dublin. May 25. Jn Pre
mier Eamon De Valera an
nounced tonight the formation
of a new volunteer force for
"local security work" In Ire
land.
"We are within the war
sons." he said in an address to
his Flannaa Fail party followers
at a meeting in Galway city,
"Wa must prepare to defend
the liberties we have won."
He said the new volunteer
corps would be apart from the
regular army and would be as
sociated with the police force
"to watch over the security of
the people and to watch for the
first sign of attack against us."
T
TAKE BERRY JOBS
Portland, May 25. (IP)
WPA workers must accept bona
fide offers of employment, E.
J. Griffith, state administrator,
said today in answering appeals
for strawberry pickers.
"WPA employes must be ca
pable of performing such work
and the wage must not be less
than the prevailing wage for
such work in the community
where the employer resides,"
Griffith said.
He added that workers taking
seasonal private employment
would be given preference on
WPA projects after the season
al work has been completed.
FOR COMING WEEK
Northern California: General
ly fair Sunday.
Washington and Oregon: Gen
erally fair Sunday and Monday;
slightly warmer Monday; mod
erate northwest wind, off the
coast and gentle to moderate
northerly over the Inland wat
ers of Washington.
Outlook for far western
state, for period May 27 to
June 1, inclusive: Fair weather
but scattered showers in Pa
cific northwest and over moun
tain, latter part; temperature
above normal In Interior 1
tion, after Monday.
HEARD 30 MILES
London, May 25, (IP) The
central crater of Mount Etna
erupted at 3 . m. today, shoot
ing a fountain of lava lt feet
high, the Exchange Telegraph
news agency said in dispatch
from Catania, Sicily.
A loud roaring was heard for
30 miles, the dispatch said, and
flame lit the landscape. About
half an hour later the eruption
calmed down. No damage was
reported.
NEW DEALER RAPS
STAND OF LANDON
UPON THIRD TERM
BymeS Claims G.O.P. MiS
represented; Vandenberg
Holds Elimination of FDR
Needed for Unity.
Washington, May 25. t.
Senator Byrnes (D., B.C.), an
administration supporter, de
clared today that Alf M. Lan
don had "misrepresented" the
Republican party when he call,
ed on President Roosevelt to
renounce any third term inten.
tion in order to strengthen the
president's position for national
defense.
Strong support for Landon'f
stand came, however, from Sen.
ator Vandenberg (R., Mich.),
Republican presidential aspir
ant.
"I happen to agree," Vanden
berg told reporters shortly after
Byrne, had made hi, statement,
"that a presidential denial of
a third term idea would be the
greatest invitation to unity
which the country could enjoy."
Byrnes asserted that "when
Mr. Landon states In so many
words that Republicans will not
support the president unless he
eliminates himself from consid-
cation for a third term, he
misrepresent, the views of the
Republican, Id congress who
have shown by their vote this
week that they would ' support
the defense program without
insisting on any political trade."
Even as Byrnes criticized the
Kansan's stand, word circulated
on Capitol hill that Landon was
determined to have a strong
voice in the formulation of the
platform at the Republican na
tional convention starting In
Philadelphia June 24.
Vandenberg. who voted for
emergency defense appropria
tions asked by the president,
said he and other Republican
had been glad to east their
votes as a contribution to unity
In behalf of national defense.
We will have unanimously
supported the appropriation
sought by the president, but we
have not hesitated to question
the efficiency with which pre
vious defense appropriation
have been spent and to demand
better method in the future,"
he declared.
It would be desperately un
fortunate If this were not true.
Unity In final action must be
preceded by free and vigorous
exploration to be sure that the
final unity doe not mask fate
ful mistakes. The Republican
opposition most emphatically
needa to continue to be critical
In these respects."
Ren. Fish (R.. N.Y.) aald tn
an address prepared for radio
delivery that It would be "to
the lasting credit" of the presi
dent if he would remove him
self from the presidential race
with clear statement.
T
NDEF
By the Associated Pre
London. May 25. Britain.
Jarred into militancy from it
centuries-old groove of ease and
empire, called tonight upon it
peace-born generation, boy of
18 to 19V4. to fill the gap In
home defense force against the
danger of Invasion.
The war office asked for vol
unteers from the age group
Just under the conscription
rang after German bomb
thumped on English soil over
a 200-mile stretch of coast and
while German guns echoed
from Just across the channel.
Recruit gathered by tonight'
call will have to enlist for the
duration of the war In home
defense battalions.
Uniaatreeted Delegation
Tacoma, May 25. jP) The
Washington state Republican
convention tonight voted to
send an unlnstrucUd delegation
to the national part' convention
at Philadelphia.