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MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1941.
NO. 207.
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News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Washington, Nov. 19. Mr.
Roosevelt's labor peace promo
tion outfit (the mediation board)
looks like a
"S dead elephant.
UllUUUKU UUll-
uary not Ices
have not been
posted.
Stra n g e I y
enough, the
p o 1 itical doc
tors around
the be d s i d e,
are not attrib
uting her pass
ing to the ar-
Paul Mallon
senlc spread
upon the grass around there by
John L. Lewis. His poisonous
antagonism need not have
proved fatal.
Rather, it appears Mr. Roose
velt and his defense labor coun
sel Sidney Hillman decided the
time has come for something
J new and more effective. F. D.
R. stepped out courageously in
his tiff with Lewis by announc
ing the government will never
hereafter use its influence for
the closed shop. In the captive
coal announcement (with which
Mr. Hillman had much to do)
the president made clear his ad
ministration would not thus
play Hitler for Lewis or for any
other labor leader.
That was right and just, be
cause the closed shop delivers
the Job of the worker over to
the union leader with the right
to hire and fire. But it just so
happens that the mediation
board has at least played some
thing like gauleiter for union
bosses in some 20 cases.
The board has recommended
the closed shop in that many
instances in the past, and has
accepted the theory (more often
diplomatically called "union
maintenance") in about 20 more
strike settlements.
As the same closed shop
theory is involved in at least 40
per cent of the labor disputes
these days, the new government
policy will unquestionably cause
(Continued on Paga 6U)
Radio Highlights
By the Associated Press
(Editor's note: because of
Thanksgiving observance in 33
states, the Wednesday and
Thursday columns are combined
herewith.)
Time Is Pacific Standard
Only one football game is on
the network schedule for Thurs
day. It is that between Virginia
.and North Carolina, starting on
MBS at 10:45 a. m.
Tonight Talks: CBS, 7:15.
Herbert Hoover from Chicago
on "Shall We Send Armies to
Europe?": MBS. 8:15, Rep. Jer
ry Voorhis on "An American
Peace Offensive Law."
CBS 8, Golden Jubilee Bask
etball tournament.
" Thursday: Thanksgiving fea
tures CBS, 6:15 a. m. David
Lipscomb College chapel sing
ers; MBS, 7:30 a. m.. Bill of
Rights Anniversary, Gov. Chas.
Edison of N. J. and others; MBS,
8:15 a. -m., Maunder's Song of
Thanksgiving.
NBC-Blue 5:30. Variety from
Quantico Marine base.
' Friday: NBc"Re-2:45, Mrs.
Dwight W. Morrow on "Brave
Women and Fair Men". NBC
kBlue 10:15. Cnildren's Thanks
"giving Musical party, Leopold
Stokowski conducting: 11, Ra
dio Demonstration Debate on
Military Training; 1, Discus
sion of "English Today." MBS
7:30 a. m. (Also NBC-Blue, 7:45),
Launching U. S. Battleship In
diana. Mexico and U. S. to
Settle Old Disputes
Washington, Nov. 19. (APV
Eduardo Suarez, Mexican minis
ter of finance, annour ?d today
the Mexican and United States
governments have reached agree
ments to settle the oil contro
' "r;y and to sign silver, money
stabilization, and highway fi
nancing agreements.
Suarez disclosed these develop
aments upon arriving at the treas
ury this afternoon to sign the
silver and money agreements.
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GIVEN LEADERS OF
STEEL MEN, UNION
Return To Status Quo or Ar
bitration of Closed Shop
Issue Are Insisted Upon.
Washington, Not. 19. VP)
John L. Lewis personally ra
jectad today President Roose
velt's latest suggestions for
settling the Captive coal mine
strike but said the United
Mine Workers could not make
a formal reply before a policy
committee meeting Saturday.
Benjamin F. Fairless of the
United States Steel corpora
tion sent the White House
word. Secretary Stephen Ear
ly announced, that his com
pany would "accept either of
the two alternatives."
Washington? Nov7 19. (AP)
Fifty thousand United States sol
diers are waiting and ready for
orders if President Roosevelt de
cides to use the army to take
over the strike-bound captive
coal mines.
An adviser to the president
said that number about one sol
dier to each union miner in the
affected pits had been decided
on "as adequate to protect liver
and property without creating
the impression of trying to
frighten the workers with a show
of force."
Washington, Nov. 19. W)
President Roosevelt, declaring
that work in Captive coal mines
must recommence, called UDon
steel company and union execu
tives today to maintain a status
quo on the issue of a "closed
rhop" for the period of the na
tional emergency or to submit
this Issue to arbitration, agree
ing to accept in advance any de
cision reached.
The chief executive laid his
alternatives before John L.
Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers; Benjamin Fair-
less, president of United States
Steel, Eugene Grace, president
of Belhlchem Steel, and Frank
Purnell, president of Youngs
town Sheet and Tube; in identi
cal letters.
For Common Cood
"For the common good, for
the maintenance of defense pro
duction. Mr. Roosevelt wrote,
"it is imperative that one of
these two alternatives be chosen
and faithfully performed."
The president wrote as sym
pathy strikes in commercial coal
mines were spreading rapidly
during the day.
Mr. Roosevelt asked accep
tance of one or the other alter
native of the steel and union
representatives as "patriotic
Americans."
He mid that n order to open
the way further for settlement
cf the captive mine dispute he
was dong these two things:
1 Informing all coal opera
tors who have signed an agree
ment with a clcscd shop provis
ion and a non-strike penalty
clause that they will be expect
ed, in the interest of defense,
to operate under those agree
ments without change.
2 Asking all the operators of
Captive mines to reaffirm their
assurances, by notice to each
cf their employ's, that they are
r.ot opposed to union organiza
tion or collective bargaining and
do not wish to discourage or
stand in the way of any employe
who chooses to join the United
Mine Workers.
The president made his new
est attempt to end strikes In the
coal mines supplying fuel for
vital steel production after he
had declared yesterday that
Lewis had submitted an invalid
araument in declaring that the
'union shop provided by the Ap
jpalach;nn agreement with com
tnercial coal mines would be
I abrogated if the union shop were
I not granted in captive mines.
'The union shop issue has been
' the h-art of t!ie Captive mine
controversy.
Detroit. Nov. 19 The
congress of industrial organiza-
inn- InHnv harked the stand of
its reuresentatives who resigred
from the national defense medi
Minn board in the current Cap-
jtive cool mines dispute.
OHenwald
2 . V.-L-llZ .
Members of the crew of the German ship Odenwald, cap
tured in the Atlantic flying the U. S. flag, attempt to flee the
ship as a boarding party (foreground) from a U. S. cruiser ap
proaches. As the boarding party reached the side of the ship
there were two explosions and the crew said it would sink In 20
or 30 minutes. This official navy picture was made by mem
ber of the boarding party. By wire and air mall to Mail Tribune)
Aged WeyganiWalks Alone-;-
As Vichy Rumors Fly Fast
Vichy, Unoccupied France, Nov. 19 UP) General Maximo
Weygand, who commanded France's last wartime army,
walked along the banks of the Allier at dusk tonight, slowly
and alone, after conferences with Marshal Petain which may
determine France's fate and perhaps his own.
Even as he walked with his
hands clasped behind his back,
accompanied not even by his
faithful aide, Major Gasser, ru
mors spread through Vichy that
he would step down from his
post as Petain's proconsul in
Africa.
' This rumor was followed
swiftly by another that, after
three days of conferences with
the aged marshal, Weygand al
ready had resigned, but had re
considered and might accept a
compromise.
Official circles refused either
to confirm or deny reports that
his authority in North Africa
had been curtailed. There were
Indications that an official an
nouncement to clarify the situa
tion might be forthcoming to
morrow. U. S. Ambessador William D.
Leahy also conferred urgently
with Petain and remained at the
embassy several hours after his
usual time. It was said he was
drafting a confidential report to
President Roosevelt and Secre
tary of State Cordell Hull on
the situation.
THIEF KILLS CALF
IN BEALUS BARN
A thief entered the barn of
Vinton Beall of the Central
Point district last night, killed
a three-months-old calf and
hauled !t away, apparently in
a car. Beall discovered his loss
when he went to the barn this
morning -and reported .to. the
fheriff's office.
The sheriff also Is Investiga
ting two other theft cases . re
ported from the rural areas re
cently. . .
VISIT DEFENSE TRAIN
Spokane, Nov. 19. (AP)
Manufacturers of eastern- Wash
ington and northern Idaho had
a look today at a broad cross
section of Uncle Sam's defense
needs in the red, white and blue
defense special train which stop
ped here on its tour of the west.
There is a shortage of golf
balls in Germany, the depart
ment of commerce says.
Crew Flees
No Army Expansion
Implied in Request
For Added Finances
Washington, Nov. 19. (AP)
Members of a house appropria
tions sub-committee said they
were assured today that Presi
dent Roosevelt s request for 6
687,000,000 for the army did not
imply the formation of another
American expeditionary force.
Gen. George C. Marshall,
chief of staff, the committee's
first witness, was quoted as say
ing also that no major expansion
of the army was involved. He
explained that the $437,820,000
sought for construction at mili
tary posts was principally for the
projected expansion of the army
air corps from 54 to 84 groups,
which will mean the addition of
approximately 150,000 men.
Hank Greenberg Oat
Of Army Nexl Week
Custer, Mich., Nov. 19 (P)
Hank Greenberg, the Detroit
Tigers well-paid outfielder, will
be discharged from the U. S.
army Monday, fifth division of
ficers announced today.
Greenberg, who has worked
himself up to the rank of ser
geant since he was Inducted May
7, is eligible for release under
the war department ruling pro
viding for discharge of selectees
2a years old or over.
SIDE GLANCES
. BY
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Bill Laird driving to Klamath
Falls to get a fast train to Port
land and upon his return dis
covering his car keys were in
the pants he had left behind In
his Portland hotel.
Councilman Tom Bradley fin
ally coming through with a com
mittee report and thus causing
so much commotion that Re
corder Mose Alford could not
figure it all out.
Trapped. Jazis Dealt Hard Blow
5 ON S. P. FREIGHT
CHOKE TO DEATH
IN TUNNEL FUMES
96 Car Train Stalls In Long
Tunnel Near Van Nuys
Long Delay In i Rescue.
Van Nuys, Calif., Nov. 19.
UP) Five persons, including the
engineer and two firemen of a
96-car freight train, were found
suffocated today in a 7,000-foot
long tunnel where for 11 hours
smoke and deadly fumes had
barred rescuers.
Two unidentified men, be
lieved to have been riding the
rods, were found beside the
tracks after the train, the huge
locomotive still ablaze, was
pulled from the Hasson tunnel
near Chatsworth.
Smoke and deadly coal gas
turned back attempted rescuers
for several hours, and giant wind
machines from movie studias
finally were pressed into service.
The train stalled, the South
ern Pacific railroad announced.
when a coupling broke soon af
ter it had entered the tunnel.
This automatically set all the
air brakes.
Five crew members riding in
the caboose mad futile at
tempt to reach the engine, where
others were trapped, but were
beaten back. Four were treated
for partial asphyxiation.
Ten carloads of cattle. Im
mediately behind the engine,
were believed. t have perished.
The other 4L. loaded cars con.
talned varied -merchandise.
Listed by the Southern- Paci
fic as missing were Engineer
John Dunne, Fireman S. E.
Snod grass and Brakeman G. E.
Baker. Firemen said it was
doubtful if any survived.
LESSONJNTYPING
San Diego, Calif., Nov. 19
UP) The condescending smile of
an instructor changed to amaze
ment today when Private Wil
liam D. Cottrell, Camp Callan
rookie, sat down to the type
writer.
Cottrell reported to Sgt. Ma J.
Bob Hanley for a clerical test
as an army clerk. Cottrell made
the typewriter smoke. Cottrell
in civilian life was a typewriter
Instructor at the Hollywood high
school. The 120 words a minute
Cottrell made in the test was
record for the Camp Callan
schooL
Camp officers reported that in
addition to his proficiency In
typing, Cottrell also was an ex
cellent dramatic coach and had
been assigned to direct one-act
plays for Callan's talent shows.
For six summers he coached and
managed the Oregon State
Shakespearian festival in Med
ford, Ore., and also served as a
dramatic Instructor at Holly
wood high school.
Private WMiamD. Cottrell is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. William
W. Cottrell of Phoenix. He was
graduated from Phoenix high
school and attended University
of Oregon, Southern Oregon
College of Education and the
Cornish Dramatic School in
Seattle.
Railroads and Labor
Agree to Try Again
Washington, . Nov. 19 W)
Representatives of the railroads
and of railway labor acceded to
day to a suggestion by Presi
dent Roosevelt that they confer
here Friday In another effort to
avert a threatened strike on the
rail lines.
The president made that pro
posal at his second conference of
the day with railway executives,
union officials and Interested
representatives, of the govern
ment
15-WTEZONESirwarBuiic
ALLEY ENTRANCES
City Council Acts To Give
Brief Mid Block Parking
Privilege On Streets.
To remove all excuse for park
ing in alleys, the city council
last night approved a plan of the
public safety committee provid
ing for 15-mlnute parking of cars
on certain downtown streets at
the entrance to alleys.
In most of the places specified
In a resolution adopted by the
council, parking for 15 minutes
was provided for 20 feet on each
side of the designated alley. Ap
propriate signs are to be erected
to mark the 15-mlnute parking
spots. The one-hour parking
limitation continues as at pre
sent along the rest of the down
town streets.
To Prevent Blocking
The space on each side of the
alleys was chosen, it was ex
plained by Councilman Clarence
A. Meeker, chairman of the pub
lic safety committee, so that the
cars would not get blocked in
but could move in and out
quickly.
In submitting the report, Mr.
Meeker said that a careful study
by the public safety committee
had shown that most persons
violating the city's traffic regula
tions' by parking in alleys had
only brief business to transact at
banks or stores and used the al
leys when they could find no
other place to park. Their ex
cuse has been that they did not
park in the alley more than
few minutes, Mr. Meeker said.
With provision made for 15
mlnute parking for persons hav
ing only brief business to trans
act, the last excuse for parking
in alleys would be eliminated,
Mr. Meeker asserted. He said
his committee had been Informed
that most drivers abide by the
rules on parking limitations and
he felt certain the public would
cooperate in the latest move to
aid everyone.
Accommodate More
If the 15-mlnute rule is fol
lowed faithfully, It will permit
the parking of 700 more cars
daily than at present, Mr.
Meeker said.
The committee's report indi
cated that determined police ac
tion will quickly "clean out" the
'habitual alley parkers after
the 15-mlnute parking arrange
ments have been Completed by
the erection of . the necessary
signs.
ARMED MERCHANTMEN -
READY IN TEN DAYS
Washington, Nov. 19. (APV
Secretary Knox said today that
armed American merchantmen
would be sailing the North At
lantic within a week or ten days,
Knox also told his press con
ference that he expected that as
a result of modification of the
neutrality act American-owned
merchant vessels which have
been operating under Panaman
lan registry would be restored
to the United States flag prompt
ly, although he declared that he
did not know of any official
action to that end.
Japanese Should Halt Aggression
If Peace Wanted, Asserts Pepper
Washington, Nov. 19. W
Senator Pepper (D-Fla.) said to
day that Saburo Kurusu, Jap
an's special envoy, should know
that "if war In the Pacific Is the
price of resisting the Japanese
rampage then war will have to
come."
"If they want peace, let them
stop their aggression; let them
get out of China. America will
not acquiesce in any so-called
'new order which is built of
the bones and washed of the
blood of Innocent victims.".
Washington, Nov. 19 (Ph
Conferences with Dutch and
Cairo, Not. 19 W) The
British Imperial army In
Africa began a general ad
vance Into Libya yesterday oa
a 140-mile front and had pen
etrated 50 miles Into axis-held
territory, it was announced
officially tonight;
CHURCHES OF CITY
INJOINTSERVICE
THANKSGIVING DAY
Union Thanksgiving services
sponsored by the Medford Min
isterial association will be held
In the First Christian church at
Ninth and Oakdale from 10:30
to 11:30 Thursday morning. All
In the community are invited to
attend.
The following program will be
presented:
The president s Thanksgiving
proclamation, R. W. Coleman,
president of Ministerial associa
tion and host pastor.
Hymn: ."Faith of Our Fathers."
Scripture reading: T. O. Sat-
terfleld, pastor, Church of God.
Prayer of Thanksgiving: Fred
M.' Weatherford, pastor, First
Church of the Nazarene.
Offertory statement: Adj.
Chas. Cox. Salvation army. .
Offertory hymn by choir of
First Christian church, "Ameri
ca, the Beautiful."
Anthem: "Rejoice and Sing,"
Snelllng.
Thanksgiving message: Thou
Crownest the Year with Good
ness," Louis C. Klrby, pastor,
Methodist church.
Closing hymn: "America.
Benediction: Leonard Weston,
pastor, Full Gospel church.
The offering taken at this
service will go to the Jackson
county Tuberculosis association.
All members of the Medford
Ministerial association are re
quested to come to the church
office not later than 10:29.
-BRITAIN'S FOES
London, Nov. 19, (IP) For
eign Secretary Anthony Eden
told the house of commons to
day that Britain already was
taking "military and naval ac
tion" against Finland, Rumania
and Hungary, which have sent
their troops to assist Germany's
Invasion of Russia.
His statement, in reply to
question whether Britain con
sidered the three as enemies be
cause of their participation in
the fight against Russia, was:
'Military and naval action Is,
of course, taking place against
these countries.
JAPAN HAS QUAKE
Tokyo, Nov. 19 () Three
persons were killed and 30 In
jured today by an earthquake
In the Kyushu and Shlkoku dis
tricts of southwestern Japan,
Dome! reported.
Football Scores
Final: Johns
Swarlhmore 8.
Hopkins 0;
Australian ministers, whose
countries have a vital interest in
Far Eastern developments, oc
cupied the state department to
day amid a lull In the Japanese
American discussions.
. Dr. A. Loudon, the Dutch
minister, conferred with both
Secretary of State Hull and Un
dersecretary Welles, and was re
ported to have received from
Ihem Information on the char
acter of the Ulks which have
been held between Admiral Kl
chlsaburo Nomura, the Japan
ese ambassador, and Saburo Ku
rusu, special Japanese envoy,
with Hull
,T
CLAIMED TAKEN
IN ROSTOV AREA
German Advance Renewed
Says High Command
Bombers Rake Moscow,
(By the Associated Press)
Russia's Ukraine armies were
reported today to have inflicted
a crushing defeat on German
troops caught in a trap near
Novocherkassk, 23 miles north
east of Rostov-on-Don, while tho
German high command declared
that axis invasion forces had
opened a new big-scale offen
sive. Tass, the official Soviet news
agency, said the Germans lost
thousands of men, 13 tanks, 273
trucks and many guns In the
Novocherkassk battle.
Say Nails Stopped
The Nazi drive in that sector
has been stopped, Tass added.
A German communique pic
tured the Nazi armies as lunging
forward once more, executing;
hew and successful" attacks.
but the Russians said they had
smashed attempts to pierce
Soviet lines on the north anchor
of the 200-mile Moscow defense) .
arc as well as in the Ukraine.
A Nazi military spokesman
said German bombers raked
both Moscow and Leningrad
during the night and left spread
lng fires in the red capital. .- -
A bulletin from the fuehrer's)
headquarters reported that 10
000 Russian prisoners had been
captured and 171 tanks destroy
ed during the past three days.
but it gave no details of the new
push. .
Soviet front-line dispatches
said two German Infantry regi
ments, supported by tanks and
armored cars, had been driven
oft with bloody losses in repeat
ed attempts to storm across the
upper Volga river in the Kalinin
sector, 95 miles north of Mos
cow, and the red army command
gave this general summary of
the nearly five-months-old strug
gle: "Our troops are beating oft
the enemy attacks and destroy
ing equipment and annihilating
the manpower of the Germans."
On the southern (Ukraine)
front, the Russians said Marshal
Semean Tlmoshenko's forces
had recaptured a number of vil
lages and advanced from four to
12 miles presumably in the)
fiercely-contested battle sector
around Rostov-on-Don.
Soviet accounts declared that
Field Marshal Ewald von
Klelst's southern armies were)
suffering severe casualties In
attempts to make "rapid gains"
in the Donets river basin.
Sevastopol Bl'sted
In the Crimea campaign, the
German high command said
Nazi bombers violently attacked
Russia's great Black sea naval
base at Sevastopol, blasting
docks, munitions dumps and
ship in the harbor, but there
was still no Indication of di
rect land assault against the)
stronghold.
The British radio said Russian
troops in the Kerch sector had
been "safely evacuated to the)
Caucasus, along with their com
plete equipment and war ma
terial." Officially, Russia has not yet
recognized the German claim to
the capture of Kerch, but the)
Moscow radio acknowledged
that axis invasion forces esti
mated at 90,000 troops had
cracked Kerch's defenses "at a
cost of colossal losses."
I
' TRAIN KILLS TRUCKER r
Pendleton, Ore., Nov. 19
VP) Ulrlch Kaufman, 59, wu
Instantly killed here today when
his pick-up truck was struck by
an east bound Union Paclflsj
freight train and dragged twl
and a half blocks.
. In order to permit Mall Tri
bune employes to enjoy the
Thanksgiving holiday Thurs
day's edition will go to press
t 12 80 p. m.
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