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Thirty-sixth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1941. N g9
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News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Washington, July 3. Leon
Henderson, the price restrained
was put through a wringer with
thistles on it at a private pro
test meeting of congressmen en-
gineered by Senator "Cotton
Ed" Smith of South Carolina,
The high point was a speech
by non-new dealing Representa
tive Gene Cox of Georgia, who
said Henderson "is trying to
Russianize the United States."
This proved strong for staunch
new dealing Senator Scott Lu
cas of Illinois, who bowed him
self out of the gathering, ex
plaining: "I must be in the
wrong room."
There were 20 senators and
representatives when the meet
ing started, only 19 at the fin
ish after Lucas withdrew, but
congressional doubts about Hen
derson and all his price-fixing
formulae extend far beyond this
group.
In fact there Is reason to be
lieve Speaker Rayburn has in
formed Mr. Henderson and the
White House that a strong pres
idential message will be neces
sary to furnish the push for
any price fixing legislation. A
majority of the lower house,
though perhaps not of the sen
ate, is at present dead set
against firm tactics now on
prices. '
The leaders have understood
the necessary presidential push
will be forthcoming immediate
ly after the holidays.
TTHE leaders really wanted
F.D.R. to delay price action
until congressional opinion hns
had a chance to settle. But Hen
derson is running into troubles
in automobiles, furniture and
otherwise, and wants power im
mediately. He is willing to com
promise on farm food prices
and other matters to meet con
gressional objections.
Basically his proposal Is to
follow the social security setup
by establishing local boards in
all large defense communities
to work under a central board
here, probably run by Miss Har
iett Elliott, the consumers' pro
tector in the defense organiza
tion. It might cover rents and
possibly wages as well as prices.
Most impartial economists
doubt that any legislation, how
ever drastic, will succeed in
stopping the trend toward
higher prices.
pHATRMAN Walter George of
the senate foreign relations
committee, is being strongly im
portuned by business people
throughout the south to take
the chairmanship of the finance
committee which handles taxes.,
(Continued -,,":,
Cairo, Egypt, July 3. (IP)
The Italian commander at Deb
ria Tabor, one of the last strong
holds of Italian resistance in
Ethiopia, has agreed to surren
der with about 4,200 men, the
British middle east headquart
ers declared today.
It said the terms were the
same as those imposed on the
Duke of Aosta, Viceroy of
Ethiopia, when he capitulated
May 19 at Amba Alaji and was
compelled to surrender all his
men and equipment except of
ficers' small arms.
SICE GLANCES
b?
tribune reporters
Captain-Major Hilding Bengt-
son presenting to each of his.
mounted possemen a gift in lov-
ing tribute to Man o' War, great
est horse of all times.
Harley Wiley being handy
with his tanker truck Just as a
customer needed five gals of gas
Adele Woods getting a thrill
out jf talking over Howard
Scotty Glascock's radio to Hub
by Vernon, now with the navy
at Bremerton
LAST ITALIANS IN
ETHIOPIA TO QUIT
NAZI TROOPS
IN LWOW REGION
Obstinate Resistance Is Re
ported by DNB Soon After
High Command's Boast
By the Associated Press
G e r m a n y'g official news
agency, DNB, reported "obstin
ate resistance" by the Russians
on the eastern front late today,
a few hours after the nazi high
command declared that the
backbone of the Red armies ap
peared smashed along the en
tire 2,000 mile battle line from
the Arctic to the Black sea.
DNB added that bad weather
and stiff Soviet opposition was
affecting the conflict, and that
snow was falling in the region
of Lwow, where the Germans
are striking toward the Soviet
Ukraine.
In Vast New Battle
While the nazi high command
pictured a decisive turn in the
12-day-old struggle, a Soviet
communique asserted that the
main German thrust toward
Moscow had been blocked and
that Russian troops were lock
ed with the Germans in a vast
new battle on the road to the
Soviet capital. J
"United armies on the entire!
front between the Black sea and
the Arctic have started to at
tack," the German high com
mand said, announcing that
nazi and Rumanian troops cross
ed the Pruit river toward the
wnestr'yesterday. -- --',
It now appears that resist
ance of the Soviet army Is
broken. Backward movements
of the enemy have become ap
parent on the entire front."
The Prut river forma a boun
dary between Rumania and Russian-held
Bessarabia.
Counter-Claim By Reds -
Amid these assertions by Hit
ler's headquarters, the Russian
high command declared that the
vanguard of the Moscow-bound
nazi invasion forces had been
hurled back in repeated at
tempts to cross the Berezina
river, whose waters were red
dened by the blood of Napol
eon's troops in the bitter re
treat from Moscow in 1812.
The Red army also was re
ported to have halted and in
flicted "a heavy defeat" on a
German ' mechanized column
driving toward Shepetovka, 20
miles inside the old border of
the Ukraine, on the road to
Kiev, the capital. i
"Throughout the whole ni-JtA.
our troops in t'.nvzi'- - ;'.gnting
uiterS' trie advance of enemy
troops," a Soviet war bulletin
said.
Authoritative quarter! in
London asserted there was "a
general feeling the German
drives were slowing up."
Fierce Battle
The Soviet war bulletin, far
from indicating any general
collapse of Russia's armies, re
ported fierce battles were rag
ing in the vicinity of Borisov,
50 miles along the 450-mile
motor highway from Minsk to
Moscow, and on a triangular
front 70 miles east of German
captured Lwow, in old Poland.
In the far north, in violent
all-night fighting, the Russians
declared they had inflicted "a
great defeat" on two German
infantry divisions, about 30,000
troops, which yesterday launch
ed a drive up the Srendni pen
insula against the ice-free Arc
tic port of Murmansk.
POLEY REAPPOINTED
Salem, July 3 (JP) The gov
ernor's office announced today
the appointment of members of
county public welfare commit
tees for most of the state's 36
counties, while appointments I
for the rest of the counties will I
be made in a few days.
The term of one member of
each county public welfare com
mission expired June 30.
Those appointed today In
cluded: Jackson Wilmer Polcy, Ash
land, reappointed.
Army
baseball
American
R. H. E.
Boston ,,,, 5 6 0
Philadelphia 2 10 0
Grove and Peacock; Dean and
Hayes,
National
RUE
Philadelphia 1 8 2
Boston 4 9 0
Hughes, Hoerst and Warren;
Javery and Masi.
St Louis 15 3
Chicago 2 5 0
Lanier, Krist and Padgett
Passeau and McCullough.
OF
E
London, July 3. (IP) The
magazine Aeroplane hinted to
day that the RAF'i daylight
sweeps and highly poundings of
the French coast may be a pre
lude to an Invasion of the conti
nent before August 1.
The magazine said the Ger
mans have been persuaded that
"no combined offensive by Brit
ish arms can be undertaken for
several months."
"The RAF," it added, "has
been busy for nearly three
weeks casting doubta on that
'assumption. " v
"Before this month is out
there may be developments
which would cause more doubts
and hearten all the people over
whose lands the struggle must
be renewed.
"British strategy is still that
of renewing the sinews of war
and some of them are now to be
found in France. But another
form of strategical help to Rus
sia is also in the making and
France is probably concerned in
that, too."
Meanwhile, Aeroplane assert
ed, Germans must guess "as to
where and when and how the
next pieces of British interven
tion will take place."
JAPS KlUHiPMENT
Philippine chrome
MITE AMERICA
LI1
Manila, July 3. (IP) The Ta-
bacalera company of Manila was
notified from Kobe today that
the Japanese merchantman Kyu
syu Maru, carrying cargo from
the Philippines to the United
States, has been requisitioned
by the Japanese government and
ordered not to proceed to its
destination.
Manila shipping quarters ex
pressed the opinion that the
Japanese government had or
dered all ships in Philippine wa
ters to return immediately to
their home ports.
The Japanese consul general
said he had heard the reports
but had no official confirma
tion of them.
Officials of the Tabacalera
company, local agents for the
vessel, said no reason was given
for the action. They said the
ship was carrying coconut oil,
hemp and chrome ore. all ma
terials essential to the national
defense program.
PALiROALLS
BEFORE BRITISH
Vichy, Unoccupied France.
July 3. UP) The Vlrh n.
emment acknowledged tonight
that Palmyra, one of the strong
points of resistance to the allied
invasion of Syria, had fallen.
A communique said that the
place was occupied at 1 a. m.
after an artillery barrage. A
British column pointed by three
tanks entered the town, it was
said.
Chief Urges Dropping Restrictions
DEFENSE
FOR
WILL BEJLY 10
Election Boards to Serve in
Patriotic Move to List Citi
zens for Nation's Need
Thursday, July 10 has been
designated as date for register
ing of citizens in Jackson county
for civilian defense work. Regis
tration hours will be between 2
p. m. and 8 p. m.
A letter from S. M. Tuttle,
chairman of the Jackson County
Council of Defense, has been
mailed by County Clerk George
R. Carter, to chairmen and
judges of the first election
boards of the county containing
instructions for the patriotic ef
fort. The letter follows:
"By proclamation of Mayor
LaGuardia, chairman of the Na
tional Defense Council to Gov
ernor Sprague, of the Oregon
State National Defense Council
to all County Councils of De
fense.
"The Jackson County Council
of Defense has selected July
10th between the hours of 2 p.m.
and 8 p. m. to register citizens
for civil defense work.
inese citizens will form a
back-log to be called upon in
matters of local defense and any
effort for the good of the nation,
state, and county.
"You are requested to assist
in this registration by arranging
a place in your precinct where
citizens may register. All mater
ial necessary for this registration
will be delivered to you by the
county clerk's staff.
: 'The election boards have
been selected for this purpose
because of their experience and
there being no question of their
patriotic standing.
"There will be no remunera
tion for anyone in any phase of
Defense Council work. May we
have your acceptance and place
of registration for this particu
lar enrollment work either b
mail to the Jackson C.-.uaty
Chamber of Comme or by
telephone No. Clo6? Watch for
newsnp'ic; and radio announce-
i.llS.
"Thanking you for your patri
otic cooperation, we remain
"Yours very truly,
"S. M. TUTTLE, Chairman
Jackson County Council of
Defense.
RRIGATION FLUME
Grants Pass, July 3. (IP) A.
J. Burbee, chamber of com
merce wild life chairman, said
today he would ship to Frank
Wire, state game supervisor,
several hundred Chinook sal
mon found dead here in an ir
rigation flume. The young fish,
spawned last fall, were about
three inches long when they
reached this section of the river
on their downstream passage to
the Pacific.
In an effort to find suitable
screening methods for irriga
tion ditches, the state legislature
appropriated 1 1,000 last session
for experiments in Josephine
county. The ditch leading to the
flume from which the salmon
were taken Is regularly screen
ed by the district
While June, with 34 marriage
licenses issued, was the banner
month of the year for Dan Cupid
to date, there was also some
thing doing In reverse. The coun
ty clerk's office reports during
the same period 15 divorce de
crees were entered. Deputies
said this was slightly more than
averag'
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her war effort. Into the hands of these men went "the whole power of the state." Left - to
light! Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotori Premier Joseph Stalin, head of the new commit
tee; Klementi Voroshilov, former defense commlssan G. M. Malenkov. secretary of the cen
tral committee for the communist partyj and L. P. Berla. commissar for Internal affairs, aa
they attended this years' May day celebration In Moscow.
Stalin Acknowledges Peril,
Calls for 'Scorched Earth',
Universal Guerilla Warfare
By the Associated Press
Moscow, July 3. Premier Joseph Stalin- called upon the
Russian people today to meet the advancing German armies
with a vast "scorched earth" policy and with universal guerilla
warfare.
He warned his people theyl
were menaced by "a grave dan
ger and acknowledged that al
ready Adolf Hitler's legions
have captured Lithuania, most
of Latvia, western White Russia
and part of the western Ukraine.
But, he cried, it was recog
nized at home and abroad "that
ours is a just cause, that the
enemy will be defeated, that we
are bound to win.
Explains Nasi Bacsd
Stalin, makinsr '..e of his rare
speeches, n'iDuted nazi suc
cesses ..us far "to the lact tnai
ti-i war of fascist Germany on
the U.S.S.R. began under con
ditions favorable for German
forces and unfavorable for sov
iet forces.
Speaking In his role as chair
man of the new defense com
mittee, a post he only recently
assumed, Stalin laid down these
rules for fighting:
"In case of a forced retreat of
Red army units, all rolling stock
must be evacuated, the enemy
must not be left a single engine,
a single railway car, not a single
pound of grain or a gallon of
fuel.
"Collective farmers must
drive off all their cattle and
turn over their grain to the safe
keeping of state authorities for
transportation to the rear. All
valuable property including non-
ferrous metals, grain and fuel
which cannot be withdrawn
must without fail be destroyed.
Guerilla Units Wanted
"In areas occupied by the ene
my, guerilla units, mounted and
afoot, must be formed, diversion
ist groups must be organized to
combat enemy troops, to foment
guerilla warfare everywhere, to
blow up bridges, roads, damage
telephone and telegraph lines
and set fire to forests, stores and
transports.
"In occupied regions condi
tions must be made unbearable
for the enemy and all his accom
plices. They must be hounded
and annihiliated at every step
and all their measures frustra
ted." The speech, broadcast at 8
a.m. (7 p.m. Wednesday PST)
and repeated at Intervals during
the day on public loudspeaker
systems and on house radios,
marked the first time the Rus
sian people had heard Stalin's
voice since 1938 when ha an
nounced the constitution,
Pravda, Izvestia and other
morning newspapers devoted
their entire front pages to the
text of the half-hour speech to
gether with portraits of Stalin.
Asserting that "millions of the
masses of our people will rise,"
Stalin, speaking in measured
tones, announced that workers
in Leningrad and Moscow al
ready had started the organiza
J1 f
h "n PI n .
tion of thousands into peoples'
armies to support the Red army
and urged similar action in
"every city under threat of in
vasion."
He expressed gratitude to Bri
tain and to tho United States and
referred to the people of Europe
ana America as "loyal allies:
DISSATISFIED COP
OUSTED BY CHIEF;
ILK HERE
Coqullle, Ore., July 3. (IP)
nemarxing i guess I'm beaten,
but I hope this will do the rest
of the boys some good," State
Policeman Thayer C. Kessler to
day abandoned his one-man
picket line in front of headquar
ters here.
Kessler picketed In protest to
the long hours he said state of
ficers were sometimes required
to work, and to what he de
scribed as lnadeauate
also charged the denHmnt
with falling to supply him with
proper medical attention follow
ing an Injury in the line of duty.
After ending his demonstra
tion, Kessler, who mailed his
resignation to state headquarters
last night, left for his home in
Medford, Ore.
At Salem. State Police Super
intendent Charles P. Prav ac
cepted Kessler's resignation. He
answered Kessler's charge that
he had had to work as much
380 hours a month for $150 by
saying "Kessler hasn't worked
that long since the Bandon, Ore.,
fire four years ago when all of
us worked that long. Since then
he has worlAd only a little more
titan 200 hours a month."
Thayer C. Kessler received his
preliminary state police train
ing here In the fall of 1838.
after which he was transferred
to Klamath Falls and later
shifted to Coquille. He origin
ally resided in Georgia.
Mrs. Kessler's mother. Mrs.
Llla Stevie, resides on route 1,
box 37B. Neither could be
reached today, but It was be
lieved Mrs. Kessler was living
there and that Mr. Kessler had
left Coqullle to come here.
Condon, Ore., July t (IP)
Wheat was pounded down In the
Trail Fork, Matney Flat and
other nearby districts yesterday
by a heavy rain and hail storm.
A quarter of an inch of rain fell
here.
"Big Five"
. . . .
FIXING OF CEILING
WILL BE DEFERREP
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Washington. July S. -flPV'
Price Administrator Leon Hen.
derson announced today that
the fixing of ceiling prices on
tires, tutu and other finished
milier products would be de
ferred for "some months."
Meantime, he said, the indus
try will have opportunity to
work out its price problem "on
a voluntary basis."
Last month Henderson an
nounced that the price ceiling
schedule would be set this week
at price levels which prevailed
on June 18.
"The present announcement
means that voluntary measures
will be given a period of trial,
and formal celling action de
ferred accordingly," an an
nouncement from the office of
price administration and civil
ian supply stated.
A series of conferences with
tire manufacturers, distributors
and dealers has convinced the
O.P.A.C.S. that present low
levels of tire and tube prices
would in all likelihood con
tinue, the statement aald. -
TROOPS ARRIVE
3 P J. TUESDAY
Medford's own soldier boys
of Company A and headquarters
detachment, third battalion,
188th Infantry will arrive here
from California maneuvers by
motor convoy about 3 p. m. next
Tuesday, Mayor H. S. Deuel was
notified by radiogram today br
Maj.-Cen. George A. Whlte.om-
manaing tne fist division.
The soldiers, about 175 men
and eight officers will encamp
at CCC detachment headquar
ters near the south city limit
from July 8 to 11 and various
forms of entertainment are
planned for them.
Feature of the entertainment
will be the American Legion-
sponsored dance at Oriental
Gardens next Wednesday.
The soldiers will be traveling
back to their station at Camp
Murray, Wash.
AMERICAN VOLUNTEER
' KILLED IN RAF RAID
London, July 3. (IP) Pilot
Officer William Isaac Hall of the
RAF's Eagle Squadron of Ameri
can volunteers was reported
missing today from the foray
over northern France yesterday
In which the squadron was cred
ited with bagging three German
planes.
Hail's mother Uvea In Saskat
chewan, Canada.
SHOULD BE ABLE
TO GO ANYWHERE
SAYSJARSHALL
Chief of Staff In Report Also
Asks Men Be Kept in
Service Over One Year
Washington, July 3. (IP)
General George C. Marshall,
army chief of staff, recommended
today the removal of restrictions
which confine United States
armed forces to the western
hemisphere and there were im
mediate indications this would
result In heated debate In con
gress. Senator Johnson (R-Callf.)
said the suggestions were "hor
rible" and would not go through
without a fight. Senator Wheeler
(D-Mont.) declared that he would
oppose any legislation to permit
use of the army outside the
hemisphere. ,
Washington, July 13. UP)
General George C. Marshall,
army chief of ataff, urged today
that draftees, reserve officers
and national guardsmen be kept
In service longer than one year
and asked removal of restric
tiona Which confine the United
forces to the west-
'1 report to 8ee
ittmson, Marshall
it of the "past
n more forcible
J cat ' the suddenness
Wnik which' armed conflict can
spread to areas hitherto-considered
free from attack."
"There are," he added, 'legal
restrictions on the use of the
armed forces which should be
removed without delay. ...
"It Is urgently recommended
that the war department be
given authority to extend the
period of service of the selective
service men, the officers of the
reserve corps and the units of
the national guard."
One Year Now Limit
The selective service act call
ed for a maximum of one year
of military training for these
groups. The act also stipulated
that these groups could not be
used outside the western hemis
phere. "When and where these
forces are to serve are ques
tions to be determined by their
commander-in-chief and the con
gress, and should not be eon
fused with the problem of their
readiness for service," Marshall
told Stimson.
All, It is believed, will ad
mit that the time factor baa
been of dominant Importance In
the march of events since Sep
tember, 1939, In the availability
of materiel, In the effect of the
complete readlnesa of huge,
highly trained units for employ
ment in chosen theaters."
Radio Highlights
By Associated Press
(Time if Pacific Standard)
A message from President
Roosevelt to the nation celebrat
ing its birth 163 years ago la
high spot In Fourth of July
broadcasting. All networks will
carry, CBS starting at 12:55 and
NBC and MBS at 1 p. m. Fri
day. Other features planned br
networks Include:
CBS 1:45, R. G. Casey, Aus
tralian minister, on "Australia's
Place In the World;' 12:30,
Fourth of July In Britain; 8:30,
Sen. Joslah W. Bailey on "Our
Republic, It Must Be Pre
served." NBC-Blue, 10, Townsend con
vention at Buffalo, "America's
Foreign Policy," Sent. Burton
K. Wheeler and Claude Pepper.
MBS 5:15, Robert H. Jack
son, associate Justice designate,
from Washington monument; 7,
Milo J. Warner, American Le
gion command, on civilian defense.
Tonight The war t MBS;
4:30 MBS; 4:40 MBS; 4:53 CBS;
5:30 NBC-Blue; 8 MBS; 8:45
CBS; t NBC, CBS; 8 39 MBS.