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Thirty-sixth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1941
No. 138.
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JAPAN W
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News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Washington, Aug. 29. The
Big Seven of southern Califor
nia war-plane makers and their
union chiefs
were very
quietly sum
moned to
W a shington a
qtf iJ-j few days back
. i adpt nw
' I labor formula.
few days back
labor formula.
Their t u m
m o n e r, Mr.
Sidney H 1 1 1
man, labor co
ordinator, laid
the formula
Paul Mallon
out before them at a conference,
whereupon it was immediately
recognized as the uniform agree
ment scheme which has worked
so unwell in the maritime in
dustry. In fact, the Kearny ship
building strike was at that very
moment again attesting the fact
that it did not perform its an
nounced purpose of preventing
strikes.
The seven managers squirm
ed, looked over at the three
union representatives (one CIO
Auto Workers, one AFL Ma
chinists and the Independent
Aircraft Welders) whom they
found also squirming. Both sides
protested they were doing all
right as they are, certainly bet
ter than the maritime unions
- and managers.
The UAWA man refused fin
ally, after more meetings, even
(Continued on age Ten)
Radio Highlights
LltAliLiBaJ
f Time is Pacific Standard.
New York, Aug. 29 The
Special News Service) A cross
ocean program designed as a
tribute to Queen Welhelmina,
exiled ruler of The Netherlands,
on her birth anniversary is to be
distributed in this country Sun
day by the NBC-Red network at
8 a. m. Later at 9:13 a. m. by
delayed rebroadcast it is to be
shortwaved to England.
Parts of the half-hour are to
come from New York, Batavia,
Ottawa and London, participants
to include Princess Juliana, Governor-General
Starkenborgh of
The Netherlands East Indies,
Prime Minister Pieter Gerbran
dy of The Netherlands and Clif
ton Gadiman. The National sym
phony orchestra, conducted by
Hans Kindler, and a chorus of
Dutch singers will provide the
music.
Dialing tonight: Tha War
4:55 CBS; 9:30 NBC-Blue; 6
MBS; 6:45 CBS; 7:15 NBC-Red;
a. 8 NBC CBS; 8:30 MBS; 8:55
NBC CBS.
Talks NBC-Red 3:30 Rep. S.
A. Day on "We Must Save Our
Republic"; NBC-Blue 8 Prime
Minister Fraser on "New Zea
land and the War"; CBS 6:30
Rep. R. F. Jones opposing lend
lease aid to Russia; MBS 7 Chas.
A. Lindbergh from Oklahoma
City on "Air Power."
What to expect Saturday: The
War 4 a. m., NBC CBS; 4:55
NBC-blue; 5 NBC-Red CBS; 7
CBS; 8 MBS; 11:55 CBS MBS;
12 noon, NBC MBS; 2:25 NBC;
f:30 CBS NBC-Blue; 2:45 CBS.
KIN AFTER HELP
, FOR FOLKS HITiGENERAL SHOWERS
Portland, Aug. 29. (IPi The
State public welfare commission
protested today against sons and
daughters with good Incomes
who seek state old age assist
ance for their parents.
Elmer Goudy, administrator,
raid the most pressure "comes
from the relatives and in most
cases relatives with good In
comes. The worst offenders are
persons with public Jobs, fed
eral, state or county " -
Oregon had 30 959 cases re
reiving public assistance in July
68 6 per cent In the form of old
nee assistance, Goudy reported.
Direct relief accounted for 23.2
cer cent. The total cost was
686,745.
Wed At Rene
Reno. Aug. 29. (IP) Mar
riaee licensed here: Nelson W.
McKee. 37, and Can Isabel
Jackson, 39, both Medford. i
KONOYE AURMED
AT DRIFT OF U. 5.
Bitter At Aid To Chiang
Parley In Prospect
F.D.R. May Discuss Issue
Labor Day.
Tokyo, Saturday, Aug. 30.
(If) Japanese said today that
Premier Konoye's message to
President Roosevelt stressed Ja
pan's desire to end the Chinese
war, and spokesmen complained
bitterly against British and
United States aid to Chiang
Kai-Shek.
A Domei agency statement
declared the message . was
prompted by "the very delicate
relations existing between Ja
pan and the United Statet fol
lowing outbreak of the Russian
German war" and reaffirmed
Japan's desire to establish a
"co-prosperity sphere" in east
Asia, then lasting peace.
Domei said Japan wanted
"disposal of the China affair."
Iichl Kishl, a board of infor
mation official, said Japan was
trying to create peace and se
curity in east Asia through co
operation with the Nanking
Wang Chlng-Wel regime.
"In spite of this," he added,
"these powers (Britain and the
United States) are aiding Chung
king with materials and muni
tions and thereby unnecessarily
prolonging unfortunate Chinese
Japanese hostilities."
Washington, Aug. 29. (IP)
The man-to-man discussion of
American-Japanese relations by
President Roosevelt and Am
bassador Kichisaburo Nomura
impressed diplomatic quarters
here today as a possible first
step toward a sweeping review
of all important points at issue
between the two nations.
Asked at his press conference
today whether he was hopeful
now that "war in the Pacific
can be averted," Mr. Roosevelt
smilingly dodged making a re
ply by branding the question
too long and too broad.
President Non-Commlttal
He had no comment on his
meeting with Nomura and, to a
question asking whether "we
are getting anywhere," he re
plied there was no news on
that day. The president said it
had not yet been determined
when he would see the ambas
sador again and that he could
not say how soon or what would
be the reply which will be
made to tha message from
Konoye.
Reminded that the second an
niversary of the world war was
approaching, and asked whether
the "outlook is any better," Mr.
Roosevelt remarked he was
making a speech Monday, which
is the second anniversary.
Reporters saw In his words
an intimation that he might re
view the war situation in the
address, to be delivered from
his home at Hyde Park, N. Y.,
as part of a program arranged
by the Office of Production
Management.
Presumably any such review
would cover the far eastern
crisis, but the president gave no
hint whether It was his inten
tion to mention it
OVER STATE
Portland. Aug. 29. (4" The
weatherman, who promised a
return to normal August weath
er yesterday, reversed himself
today. Scattered showers to
night will become general over
Oregon Saturday, he said.
Lakeview. where .11 of an
Inch of rain fell, was the only
Oregon point reporting precipi
tation yesterday.
Temperatures, the forecast
said, would be mild tonight and
Saturday.
LABOR DAT EDITION
Due to Monday being La
bor day. the Mail-Tribune
will be Issued early.
Laval Takes Change for Wore; Nazi
Lined up In review formation at Manila and surrounded by their planes, Filipino airman
and flying cadets take their oath of allegiance to the United States after Lieut. Gen. Douglas
MacArthur. acting en orders from President Roosevelt, incorporated the flying corps within
the structure of the American army.
TO
DEATH ON OCT. 30
Condon, Ore., Aug. 29.
Circuit Judge Carl Hendricks
passed the death sentence on
James Harvey Thomas, 19-year-old
sailor, today.
The youth, convicted of slay
ing Douglas F. Smith of Aber
deen near Arlington on June 11.
will be executed in the lethal
gas chamber at the state peni
tentiary October 30.
"I did not Intend to do it,"
Thomas replied when the court
asked him if there were any rea
sons why he should not be sen
tenced. Sheriff Frank T. Bennett and
a guard left for Salem with the
prisoner.
Thomas testified he had
hitched a ride with Smith near
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and "on
the spur of the moment" decided
to shoot him. He said he threw
Smith's body over a bank and
took the car. A passing motor
ist found the body 12 days later.
San Quentin, Calif., Aug. 29.
(JP) A strange young man
who resisted every effort for
clemency In his behalf, was exe
cuted today at the side of an
other convict for whom he had
formed an odd attachment.
The two, Eldon Hawk, 26, and
John Lininger, 40, died in the
gas chamber. The murderers
asked that they be buried side
by side.
After they were strapped In
the two chairs in the chamber.
and bandages had been taped
over their eyes, and the door
sealed, the two men spoke to
each other, but witnesses could
not hear them.
"I'll be seeing you I know I
will." Hawk had said to bis
spiritual advisor.
As the gas formed In the
chamber, the heads of both men
fell almost simultaneously. They
were pronounced dead in nine
minutes.
SAFE 1 SPRING
Salem, Aug. 29 (IP) Benton
and Polk county farmer whose
farms are on the site of the pro
posed new army cantonment
probably won't have to give up
their property until next spring,
army officials said today. The
officers, whose headquarters are
at Albany, said final plant will
be sent to the war department
by September 10.
Bend. Aug. 29 UP) Burglars
knocked the handle from the
Central Oregon Motor company
safe here Wednesday night, but
j failed to open the door.
DUE CAMP SITE FARMS
Filipino Fliers Take
COAST GAS SLASH
HITS ROAD FUND
Portland, Aug. 29. (IP) R.
H. Baldock, state highway engi
neer, said yesterday that the
predicted slash of gasoline con
sumption on the Pacific coast
by 10 per cent would endanger
Oregon a highway funds.
If the reduction, predicted
before a senate committee by
Ralph A. Davies. acting federal
oil coordinator, were put in ef
fect it would cost Oregon $1
000,000 annually In gasoline
taxes, Baldock said, and impair
the state's ability to match fed
eral funds.
SOLDIER'AIL'TO
SEE FAMILY, HELD
Glasgow, Mont., Aug. 29. (IP)
An army private who went
A. W. O. L. from the Pendleton
Ore., air base to see his wife
and children, and was held at
Fort Peck near here today, said
he had no regrets.
Albert Simonson, 27, said he
asked for a furlouch to see his
family, the youngest of his three
children having been born early
this month, but was turned
down.
He said he told his command'
ing officer he was going to leave
anyway and added here, "I'd
do the' same thing again."
Anxiety over his wife's con.
dition led to the unauthorized
leave, Simonson said.
ASHLAND VOTERS
Ashland. Aug. 29 (Spl.V
The Ashland board of education
today considered plans for re
placement of Washington ele
mentary school here, after vot
ers yesterday rejected a bond
issue proposal.
The S90.000 measure was de
feated 466 to 112.
Part of the present building
has been condemned.
First Plane Trip
Salem, Aug. 29 (IP) Gover
nor Charles A. Sprague will
have his first ride In an Oregon
national guard airplane tomor
row when he goes from Portland
to Ontario to attend the Malheur
county fair.
Guards Officially Told
Salem, Aug. 29 (IP) The
war department officially noti
fied Gov. Charles A. Sprague to
day that tha Oregon national
guard, which was inducted Into
federal service Sept. 15. 1940.
would remain In the regular
army another 18 month.
Oath
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SENATE FINANCE
COMMiTTEE FOR
RECORD TAX ACT
Washington, Aug. 29 (JP)
The senate finance committee
approved today an unprecedent
ed $3,672,400,000 tax bill.
The measure was estimated
by the treasury to carry $456,
000,000 more than was voted by
the house.
Chairman George (D-Ga) of
the finance group told reporters,
however, that he believed the
treasury estimates of $3,672,
400,000 would prove low.
"In a full year of operation,"
he said, "I believe this bill would
raise approximately $4,000,000,
000." George said that although the
measure was given general ap
proval In its present form, the
finance committee would meet
Tuesday to consider any techni
cal changes in language which
may appear desirable.
Before winding up its work,
the committee voted to exempt
from excess profits taxes the
strategic metals Industries.
The measure would create be
tween 6,000,000 and 7,000,000
new taxpayers by lowering per
sonal income exemptions from
$2,000 to $1,500 for married per
sons and from $800 to $750 for
single individuals. The lowered
exemptions were designed to
raise more than $300,000,000 in
additional revenue.
EUGENE GETS CENT
ILK COST
Portland, Aug. 29. (IP) The
State Milk Control board, which
approved a one-cent per quart
Increase for Eugene, indicated
today that It would Jack up
Portland s prices again.
J. H. Mapes, board adminis
trator, testified at a price hear
ing that a gradual increase
would be more acceptable to the
public than one heavy Jolt.
Only about 50 protests were
made by consumers after the
price of four per cent milk went
from 11 to 12 cents a quart June
16, he added. - The producers
and distributors ask a two-cent
Increase on four per cent and a
three-cent on five per cent this
time.
Mew V. of r. W. Chief
Philadelphia, Aug. 29.
Max Singer, a detective inspec
tor and fingerprint expert In the
Boston police force, wat elected
national commander-in-chief of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
today.
The election was by acelama
Hon and was unanimous.- Singer
moved up from the office of
senior vice cornraander-in-cUef.
Duration Of War, Military
And Political Issues Dis
cussed High Ideals
Sounded.
Berlin, Aug. 29 (IP) Adolf
Hitler and Benito Mussolini con
cluded a secret five-day meeting
on the eastern front today with
the announcement that they
aimed at removing the causes of
war and developing cooperation
for all the peoples of Europe,
predicated on complete axis vic
tory. Their meeting began on Mon
day, within sound of cannon
fire on the front.
(It started Just 11 days after
President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill's Atlantic
conference and expression of
war and peace aims were an
nounced.) The communique disclosing
the conference, which was at
tended by the highest military
and political officials of both
nations, said Hitler and Mus
solini discussed "all political and
military questions concerning
the development and duration
of the war.
It listed "destruction of the
bolshevist danger and of pluto
crat io exploitation as necessary
to create the political, economic
and cultural cooperation envi
sioned for Europe.
(The Roosevelt-Churchill state
ment of aims for world peace,
freedom and prosperity envis
aged the destruction of "nazl
tyranny. )
The text of the statement from
the fuehrer's headquarters said:
'The fuehrer and II duce
met at the fuehrer's head
quarters between August 25-29
in discussions which took place
at the fuehrer's headquarters for
the north and south fronts.
There was thorough discussions
of all military and political
questions concerning the devel
ooment and duration of the war
"The questions were studied
In a spirit of close companion
ship and unity of fate wnicn
characterize relations of the
axis powers.
"The discussions were per
meated with the unchangeable
will of both peoples and their
leaders to wage war to a vic
torious end."
"The new European order
which will emanate from this
victory shall remove at extens
ively at possible the causes
which gave rise in the past to
European wars.
"Destruction of the bolsnevisi
danger and of plutocratic ex
ploitation will create the possi
bility of peaceful, harmonious
and profitable coperation or an
DeoDlea of the European contin
ent in the political as well as
In the economic and cultural
spheres.
Washington, Aug. 29. (IP)
The war department announced
details today of plant for re
leasing 200,000 soldiers from
military ervlce by the end of
the year, and disclosed the larg
est group would come from the
third army.
An announcement said that
46.000 men would be released
from the third army which has
headquarters at San Antonio,
Tex.; 39.300 from the first army
with headquarters at Governors
Island, N. Y.; 19.300 from the
second army, with headquarters
at Memphis, Tenn., and 26.200
from the fourth army, with
headqjarters at San Francisco;
8,700 from the armored force,
and 5,100 from services with the
army air forces.
The fourth army Include the
ninth army corps which it made
up of groupt In Oregon. Cali
fornia, Washington, Idaho and
Montana.
Aide Under Knife
BASEBALL
National
Score: R. H. E.
Brooklyn 6 10 2
New York 4 10 1
Wyatt and Owen; Schumacher,
Wittig, Adams and Danning.
FORM NEW LINES
ACROSS DNEIPER
Fighting Retreat Blocks
German Encirclement In
Ukraine Odessa Holds
Out.
Moscow, Aug. 29. (IP) The
southwestern red army of Mar
shal Semeon Budyenny, much
of which apparently has been
saved from German encircle
ment by a stubborn, fighting
retreat, opened a new phase of
the battle of the Ukraine today
from strong defense lines on the
east bank of the lower Dnieper
river. '
The Russians covered the re
treat by ruthlessly blasting to
rubble their great Dnieperstroy
dam and power plant, the larg
est in Europe, and indicated
they had exacted a heavy toll
of the Nazi before yielding the
Industrial city of Dnleperope
trovsk, 60 miles up the river
from the dam.
Dnleperopetrovsk, with a pop
ulation of more than ooo.uou,
produced a large proportion of
the Soviet's cast iron and steel.
The single important Island
of resistance to the Germans
and their allies In the south
western Ukraine west of the
Dnieper was Odessa, Russia's
largest port on the Black sea.
There red sailors and soldiers,
cut off from help by land, were
prepared to defend the port ot
more than 600,000 persona to
the very end.
Farther north, the red army
battled to save Kiev, capital of
the Ukraine, on the west bank
of the Dnieper.
Fighting was reported raging
In pouring rain on the central
front, with Russian counter
attacks gaining ground and Rus
sian units routing a German
infantry division. It was said
at least 3,000 members of the
division had been killed.
Naval Victory Claimed
Berlin, Aug. 29. (IP) Ger
man forces have stormed and
taken Tallinn, fighting a naval
battle which apparently la (till
continuing, and have delivered
a crushing blow to the red naval
forces In the Baltic, the German
high command announced today.
' Besides raising Hitler's banner
over the Estonian capital, the
naval base bn the Gulf of Fin
land less than an hour by bomb
er from Leningrad,- official an
nouncements taid air and naval
attacks had sunk 32 Russian
ships 22 transports and 10 war
vessels and heavily damaged
seven others.
ARMY AIR FORCE.
TO TOUR FRONTS
Washington. Aug. 29
A group of army air fore of
ficers, headed by Major General
George R. Brett, chief of the
air corps, will tour the African
Near East, Mediterranean and
Atlantic war fronts to make a
first-hand study of British needs
for American aviation equip
ment.
In making this announcement
today, the war department said
the date of departure of the
group would not be made pub
lic. It added that there was no
fixed schedule as to the length
and itinerary of the trip.
PUD Power Purchase
La Grande, Aug. 29.
The Eastern Oregon Light and
Pcwer company had an offer of
$825,000 for Its Union county
property today from the Union
county PUD.
; FEAR
Doctors Worry Over Fevef
Rise Home Town 01
Attacker Stirred
Up Continues.
Paris, Aug. 29. (IP) Doctor
decided to attempt an emer
gency operation on Pierre Laval
late this afternoon to remove)
an assassin's bullet from Just
below hit heart to save hit life.
(Since it was 8 p. m. in Pari)
at 1 p. m., EST., the operation)
may already have been per
formed at that time. Communl
cations from the German-occu.
pied French capital are slow)
Fears for the 58 year oldj
French leader mounted throughj
the day as physician attributed
a sustained fever to a possible;
Infection from the bullet wound,
inflicted two days ago.
The doctors' anxiety increased
a Laval' temperature, which
stayed at 39 degrees centigrade)
(102.2 degrees Fahrenheit) from
early morning until late after,
noon rose another half degree
centigrade (to slightly over 101
degree Fahrenheit) In early
evening.
The sudden turn for tha worse)
occurred overnight. If the hlgll
temperature should prove due
to the beginning of an infection.
It was pointed out, vital organ
may be affected, since the bullet
Is lodged only about one-tentt
of an Inch from Laval' heart
Because to the danger of dla
turbing Laval, the examlnlnM
magistrate for Paul Colette, who)
shot Laval and Marcel Deal
Wednesday, and tha prosecuting;
attorney were barred from the)
hospital room when they called
before noon. ,
Many Jailed
At the same time, tt ii
learned that French police had
broadened their counter-drive)
against opposition elements to)
include the empire. A military
tribunal at Meknesa, French
Morocco, sentenced two men ta
serve tlx year at hard labor fo
an attack on the external sacur.
ity of the itate."
A woman wa condemned tat
three year In Jail. .
In Toulouse, police wen eon.
ducting a house-to-house earch)
for a ring possessing a large)
stock of leaflet, presumably
De Gaulllst, attacking tha gov
ernment.
Two alleged De Gaulllata. 4a.
scribed at "of English origin.
meanwhile, were sentenced at
Marseille to 20 year at hard
labor and a third, whose French)
origina were unquestioned, got
' yrare at nam labor.
Emotions were retnrtad nm..
nlng high In Colette home)
town, Caen, at the new of hut
arrest and one of the things
wnicn may nave stirred tbei
community was the report that
he had appeared at hearing
showing bloody evidence of a)
bad beating by volunteers In
the anti-Soviet legion.
ONE DEAD, 2 HURT "
to Angeles, Aug. 29. (ITh
One map wa killed and two
were injured critically today in
the crash of a B-25 type army
bomber four minute after tt
took off on a proposed two-hour
test flight.
James Knight, 24, Los An
geles, the radio operator, waa
Inextricably caught in the)
wreckage and perished when tt
caught fire.
Driver Absolved
Portland, Aug. 29. F The)
driver of the car in which Oarth.
M. Carr, 21, was killed near
Gresham a week ago was ab
solved from blame by a coroner'
Jury her yesterday. Carr was
sleeping, with hi head out of
the window of the car driven
by Frederick H. Erdmann, SO.
The car struck a traffic sign)
and Carr'i head waa crushed. ,
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