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Robert Nathan, r e s p e cted as the govern ment's most evenly bal anced econom ist, told a New York audience: if rrs -,-j. Paul Mnllon 'There is no tjsf question but that we are in a stage of inflation. Prices have been rising too fast." Assistant Treasury Secretary Gaston said about the same thing in a New Haven address. Some of this official talk may be attributed to the govern ment's desire to get the price control and tax bills through congress. But the point is ac cepted as sound in the financial marts outside of government in fluence. Organizations of col lege economists are pamphleteer ing daily concerning the danger. Panicky booklets are In circula tion. This is the same kind of in flation which Mr. Roosevelt told congress only last July 30th would ruin the defense effort and the people not merely those people who have money to lose, but the poor who suffer llP most in the crash that always follows spirals that get out of control. o o INFLATION could be stopped but there is no sound evid ence yet that it will be. Indeed some administration leftists are beginning to claim it might not b-i so bad, saying it is a method of taxation, a capital levy in dis guise. Britain failed to stop the spiral with the same feeble measures that we propose to (Continued on Page Three) L NEEDS F. R. BOOST Washington, Nov. 15. (AP A group of house members, it was learned today, is drafting broad, new anti-strike legisla tion as a preliminary to an at tempt to force congressional ac tion on the guestion of restrict ing defense production stop pages. The attitude of the adminis tration toward anti-strike legls- lation remained obscure, but was expected to be clarified after the outcome of the current Captive Coal mines controversy. Many of those urging legisla tion were agreed that none was likely unless President Roose velt gave it his support. Expres sing this opinion, Senator Byrd (D-Va.) said: "I don't believe any legislation will be passed unless the presi- dent gets behind it. I hope he does something soon." Along the same line, Senator Danaher (R-Conn.) said, "we'll have to take what he offers us or we won't get anything." Southern Democrats in the house among those most vocal for legislation were counting strongly on the publicly-made promise of Democratic Leader McCormack that he might have something to say on Monday, about the general labor situa tion. BOYLEN TRIAL OPENS Pendleton, Nov. 15 Ex amination of lurors for the trial of Tom Boylen Jr., charged with selling mortgaged sheep, began in federal court today. ALIEN RESTRICTION Wahington, Nov. 15. (Pi A Aliens who want to leave the Medford i i IN WAKE OF RECORD RAIN Many Marooned In Homes Willamette Highway Closed S o u t h Traffic Limited. Eugene, Nov. 15. (JP) The Willamette river at Eugene reached a depth of 14 feet, two feet over flood stage, at 7:30 p. m. Saturday, flooding scores of square miles of lowlands, and causing several thousand dollars damage to homes, farmland and commercial buildings. All traffic on highway 99 southward, excepting big busses and trucks, was halted by the flood. The Willamette highway east of Goshen was entirely closed. v Many persons were marooned in their homes by highway floods. Scores of shoppers in Eugene were unable to return to their homes tonight. Highway service stations were closed as waters lapped at door ways, and residents and mer chants of West Springfield moved household goods and store stocks to higher ground. A crest of 15 feet was ex pected to result from the torren tial rainfall of the past 36 hours,' which brought an unprecedented 3.7 inches of moisture. The river rose in a 24-hour period from below zero to the 14-foot stage. Resident and merchants of West Springfield started mov ing household goods and store stocks to higher grounds as the waters threatened the worst flood since 1927. The Willamette highway was closed by water in the lowlands and by snow that piled deep on the summit of the Cascades. The flood inched up on the Pacific highway, and at Judkins Point near here covered it to a depth of two Inches. With further rise expected, the state highway department waited to learn whether rebuild ing of the road after the last flood had made it high enough to remain open in the present emergency. In Eugene, water from the Amazon drainage ditch flooded streets In the west part of the city. The Willamette river splashed over flood stage of 12 feet short ly before 6 p. m., to a level of 13 feet. At Jefferson, where the swell ing Santiam rivers Join the Wil lamette, the waters rose to 15 feet, two feet over flood stage. Floods were not threatened im mediately at other down-river points, but Albany reported the Willamette up six feet during the afternoon; Salem, up three feet and Portland up two feet. DIET SESSION OF Tokyo, Sunday, Nov. 16. (IP) Emperor Hirchlto opened a special session of the Japanese diet the first extraordinary mMiini of that body since the ; beginning of the Chinese war In 1937 wiin a oriel grnernu message today. The emperor told the legisla tors they had been called be cause of the need for additional budget and other legislation and expressed his personal wish that they fulfill their duties "in a harmonious spirit." He arrived at the house of peers in military uniform short ly before his mesage was read from the throne In the upper chamber in the presence of mem- ' bers of both houses and a large i representation of foreign diplo-imat Full Associated Press 1 ,l..i ..:r-i,"s 1 w .me- . B . SaKWMaVi fm mmirmm . Vlaal . This is tho now transoceanic Conn., for tho American Export linos. Sikorsky, veteran plana builder, said tho ship would fly "from horo to the Persian gulf." It's designer called tho piano a hotel on wings". It is to be teit-flown next month. It is expected to cruise at 200 miles per hour. ' OF DIET CONVENES Tokyo, Sunday, Nov. 18. (IP) Dome! quoted observers today as saying that Saburo Kurusu, Japan's special envoy to Wash ington, was expected to assert Japan's intentions to bring the China conflict to a successful conclusion and establish an east Asiatic sphere. Kurusu, the news agency said, also is expected by these sources to tell President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Hull that the Japanese people's sentiments are "running high" because they feel they are within a tightening en circlement and that the outcome of such a message will decide the destiny of the Pacific. No optimism for the future under any circumstances is held in these quarters, Domei con cluded. OIL RESERVE OF London, Nov. 15. (AP A well-informed foreign source said today he had learned re liably that Germany has been dipping "fairly heavily' into her oil reserves since a month be fore the war with Russia started June 22. He estimated that under pres ent conditions the reserves would be exhausted during the winter of 1942. Accordingly he assessed the German pressure in southern Russia as the preliminary for fiercely Intensified fight for the oil of the Caucasus. TRUCK STRIKE IN By tho Associated Press Threats of truck transporta tion stoppage in 11 midwest states were stilled today by an nouncement of union and com pany officials that an agreement had been reached in a wage dis pute. It will be referred to the mediation board and both sides, said the OPM, will abide by the decision In the Interest of na tional defense. MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1 New Plane Hotel on t 1 piano under construction at tho BULLETIN Eugene, Nov. 15. (JP) The Ryderwood (Wash.) high school six-man football team claimed the mythical Pacific northwest championship here tonight after h:.nding the Mohawk Union high sextet a 3344 walloping on muddy Civic stadium field. Nearly 1,000 spectators were ot. hand to watch the two teams who were undefeated in sea son's play until tonight's game. Palo Alto, Calif., Nov. 15 (IP) Prof. W. B. Owens, Stanford faculty representative to the Pacific Coast conference, said tonight that regardless of how tho current conference football race ends, the choice for a Rose b iwl team will rest entirely on the customary post-season vote. Salinas, Calif., Nov. 15. (AP) A Fort Ord football team, spark ed by two former collegiate foot ball stars swamped the Univers ity of California Ramblers 32 to 0 here today. Bob Smith, former University of Oregon and Medford high star, and George Sibbons, who played for the University of South Dakota, did most of the ball carrying for the soldiers. Fort Ord showed a powerful and tricky offense to score two touchdowns in the first half. Yellowstone Park, Wyo., Nov. 15. AP A posse of 13 park rangers tracked two fleeing ban dits through the snow-covered Crystal Springs area of Yellow stone nationai park today after the bandit car commandeered five hours earlier overturned on an icy highway. The two men were wanted for holding up August Gmnet, Butte mining man, and four compan ions and taking Grunet's car. ASK STRIKE END Portland, Ore.. Nov. 15. IIP) Meat market operators today asked Intervention of Patrick E. Gorman of Chicago, union presi dent. In the 10-day labor dead lock Involving the city's major markets. Wings Igor Sikorsky shops in Stratford, F NAZIS RETALIATE London. Nov. 15. W The air ministry announced today that British fighters set fire to a factory and oil tanks on the nazi-occupied French coast, and tonight British bombers streaked back across the channel to re sume night blastings which had been Interrupted for several days by bad weather. German raiders striking back at England during the day killed several persons on the northeast coast, but the ministry said dam age was slight and one nazi bomber was downed. Tonight a northeastern Scot land town and a southeastern English coastal city were at tacked, but first reports said casualties and damage were slight. Anti-aircraft guns boomed there and also along the Thames estuary. British Spitfire and Hurricane planes strafed factories, gunposts and German troop concentra tions over a wide area of France, a communique said. Two Brit ish planes were missing from these daylight operations, which included the firing of factory on the Berck peninsula and oil dumps at Cherbourg. Algeciras, Spain, Nov. 15 (IP) The 31,000-ton British bat tleship Malaya which the Ger man high command reported as severely damaged In the fight which sank the aircraft carrier Ark Royal has arrived at Gib raltar with slight propel lor damage, it was learned here to night. London. Nov. IS. (IP) The admiralty announced tonight that there was only one death among the approximately 1,600 men aboard the British aircraft carrier Ark Royal, torpedoed and sunk In the Mediterranean. GEN. WHITE UNCHANGED Portland, Or., Nov. 15. OP) The condition of Ma J. -Gen George A. White, ill at his camp Clackamas home nrar here, was reported unchanged this morn- lni. RIBUNE United Pins I, CHIEF CONFER STRIKE IN Coal Operators And Lewis Deadlocked Miners Re turn To Work As Usual. Pittsburgh. Nov. 15 (AP) Tho Notional Mining com pany, a U. S. Stool Corp. sub sidiary, disclosed Captivs Coal minors wore reporting for tho midnight shift tonight des pite word from union head quarters at Washington that a work stoppage would be ef fective at that time. Washington, Nov. 15. (AP) A spreading work stoppage throughout the soft coal indus try to reinforce the United Mine Workers' demand for a union shop in the Captive pits appear ed imminent today as midnight strike deadline passed with the operators and the union still deadlocked. n With the dispute still tafarok en. President RoooewW confer red with Secntam of. war Btlm son and army r vjrnt ly mapping ,J ssienv mental action. 1 -n has voiced deterntw M the captive miD.--- .fuel (or vital d&. Dag, must operate. J-.-T ' ,m A few hot.? -wof the midnight deadly " xosch John L. Lewis set Alck to for expiration of "the true In the captive mine strike, a lieuten ant served notice on tho Illinois operators that "it may become necessary momentarily to call out all the miners in that state. Although the strike truce ex piration was midnight tonight, the Sabbath holiday prevented any strike from actually taking effect until Monday morning. HONG KONG GETS CANADIAN FORCE Ottawa, Nov. 15. (IP) The arrival of a Canadian force In Kongkong was announced here toniRht by Prime Minister W. L. MacKenzie King. The Canadians will serve with other empire units mak ing up the Kongkong garrison. They are commanded by Brig adier J. K. Lawson. King did not give the strength of this Canadian force, the first to be dispatched to the far east. SEN. HOLMAN OFF FOR NEW MEXICO Washington, Nov. 15. (IP) Senator Holman (R., Ore.) has left for Las Vegas, N. M., where a senate public lands subcom mlttee will hold hearings No vember 25 on administration of public funds. Holman said he did not know whether he would be able to return to Oregon, but added the subcommittee members had been told they need not return until January 1. JURIST'S BIRTHDAY Washington, Nov. 15. (JP) Justice Felix Frankfurter, who became a member of the su preme court after beginning life in this country as a poor Aus trian Immigrant boy, today ob served his 89th birthday anni versary. NYSSA CAMP TOLD Washington, Nov. 15. (IP) Senator McNary (R.Ore.) noti fied officials of Nyssa, Ore., this week the agricultural depart ment was planning to set up a light labor construction there to j replace a mobile migratory labor I camo. War Bulletins London. Nov. IS. (AP) Tho Moscow radio said tonight that tho Rod army had sur rounded and now Is closing In on Gorman Finnish troops which had plorcod Russian linos in one sector of the north ern front. Berlin. Nov. 15 AP Germany's now regulations for Jews barred thorn today from using public telephones, even for emergency calls In tho case of illness or accidont. Rome, Nov. IS (AP) Pro. mlor Mussolini removed Gen eral Francisco Pricolo today as chief of staff and undor-socro-tary for aviation, replacing him with General Rino Corso Fouglor. Roma No,t. 15 (AP) Bri tish pianos killed 29 persons and injured 20 others in raids on Catania and Aciroala, Si cily, and Brlndlal, on tho Ital ian mainland, the high com mand announced today. Moscow. Nov. 1 5 (AP) Tho Moscow radio said tonight that 20 boatloads of Germans wore sunk by Soviet gunfire while attempting a landing on the Murmansk coast. 6 BURN TO DEATH Nine Rescued From Flaming Stage Autolst Held As Cause Nine Hurt. Rushvllle, Ind.. Nov. 15. (IP) Six persons burned to death tonight as a Greyhound bus burst Into flames after plung ing down a 25-foot embankment on state road 44, two miles east of here. State police said on of the dead persons was John Pavey, 20, of Sabina, Ohio. Identity of the others was not determined. Nine persons were brought to hospitals here, some in a crit ical condition. At least three others were injured slightly. Phillip J. Huffman, 23. of Madison, Wis., one of the oc cupants rescused, said he count ed 16 persons on the bus. me accident occurred as Andy Hansen, 26, of Cincin nati, the driver, swerved to avoid collision with an automo bile driven by Paul T. Con nell, 39, of Glenwood, Ind. The bus careened against a culvert and then plunged down the embankment. As It over turned the rear end was torn out and some of the passengers escaped through the opening. The bus burst into flames as it rolled down the embank ment. Police Chief Harry Levy ord ered Connell taken Into custody and he was lodged in Jail here. Two and a half hours after the crash the wreckage still was burning. Firemen and rescue workers were unable to get close to the blazing vehicle be cause of the extreme heat but they said they could sea bodies piled In the wreckage. Lack of water hampered ef forts to extinguish the blaze. The bus was en route to In dianapolis and Chicago from Cincinnati. ESPEE PRESIDENT TO LAST REWARD San Francisco, Nor. 15. (JP) A. D. McDonald, president of the Southern Pacific railroad, died her today. Ho underwent an abdominal operation Thurs day. Portland, Ore., Nov. 15. (IP) Produce prices steady, un changed. May Be Listed Why not fpend few minute rliht now reading the Want Ad pajc? There art mm Tory attractlTO propositions offend. The one yon bare waited for may bo lltted. if not, wo tho -loo Lola to Claulfj." NO. 204. E WINS OVER AXIS IN ARCTIC, SOUTH Nazi Transports Destroyed, Italian Force Blasted Blitz Slows Up. (By Associated Press) Destruction of 20 troop-laden German transports attempting a sneak-landing along the frozen wastes of the Murmansk coast was announced today (Sunday) by the Russians. The report of this smashing success on the far northern front was accompanied by a Moscow radio announcement ot another victory in the south annihila tion of 2,500 Italian In th Donets basin. In Its account of the Arctie victory, the Moscow radio said Russian troops made a forced seven-mile march across frozen tundra of the Murmansk region to foil th Nazis. Th Russians said th Red army forces reached th coast Jump ahead of the Germans, who launched the abortive land ing from th Rybachl peninsula, which Just out Into the Barents sea from the Finnish-Russian border. . Before the Germans had av chance to land th Russian! said they were destroyed by the point-blank fir of th Red forces. Coupled with these reported successes at both ends of th front, the Russians declared that Adolf Hitler' Invasion armies, huddling In trenches before Len ingrad and Moscow, now have lost their lightning-war tempo for th first tlma sine th fuehrer sent them rampaging through Franc and the low countries IS months ago. While admitting a critical situation In Crimea, where the Germans asserted that th fall of Russia's big Black sea naval base of Sevastopol was "Just a question of time,1 Soviet dis patches said the 1,200-mile bat tleline was now stabilized from the Gulf ef Finland to the mud bogged Ukraine. Even in th Crimea, th Russians said their Red armies still held perimeters of defense around the strategic port ot Kerch, gateway to th Caucasus oil treasures, and at Sevastopol. A bulletin from Hitler's east headquarters said axis troop had scored new gains in both sectors. No details were given, however, and apparently little progress had been mad In the direct assault upon Kerch. The high command said Thursday that German shock troops had begun to storm the town. Nazi military dispatches ad mitted that Soviet Gen. Gregory K. Zhukov's central front armies were counter-attacking before Moscow, but asserted they had been repulsed. Coupled with this acknowl edgment that the German of fen slve against Moscow had been virtually thrown back on the defensive, the Nazis Indicated a similar situation prevailed in t.le f jur-months-old siege of Leningrad. DEFENSElPEECH BYF.&LDEC.15 Washington, Nov. 15. (APV President Roosevelt will deliver an address the evening of De cember 15 during a program be ing arranged by the office of civilian defense in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the bill of rights. Secretary William D. Hassett, In making the announcement to day, said It had not yet been de cided how long the president would speak. The address prob ably will be mad by radio from th Whit House, with th presi dent Joining several other speak ers on an hour-long program be tween 10 and 11 p. m. (EST), i in imi'i i un nnnn f permission from cow on.
