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Newspaper Page TextDay For Action w about that Want is far the InBday nonibif edltlaef New la th tlnw tm prepac K. Boij peopl, ban Una Sanaa? tm ehcrk ap an yonr propoai Uoa, with a full day lor actio. Keep 'Em Flying Buy Defenw Stamps or Bonds from your bank, stores, paper cmrrtera, or post off tea. San mod aid. Medford Tribune mil Associated Press United Pre Thirty-sixth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 194 All W 2. NO. 256. 'i sns i mn m$ . . r- t , , - AS o News Behind The News by Paul Mallon Washington, Jan. IS. Mr. Roosevelt did not go very deep Into the barrel for his choice of William H. saw Davis as head of the war la bor board. Before the s e 1 e ction, he sent Madame Perkins to sound out AFL and CIO. The labor secre ta ry found these warring f a c 1 1 oris to raol Mallon gether again In their complete lack of enthu siasm for Mr. Davis. The president also asked Com merce Secretary Jesse Jones to Inquire into the attitude of busi ness through the chamber of commerce and National Associ ation of Manufacturers. Mr. Jones could have used Lady Perkins' report. Business was likewise unsympathetic. But Miss Perkins, Sidney Hillman and Davis wanted Davis and Mr. Roosevelt appar ently thought the widely disap proved mediations chairman had done as well as could be expected. (They were all friends of old days In New York).. So the Davis mediation board was merely rejuggled. Half its members, including the chair man, were allowed to alight in the new board.- The old office staff was retained, even the old office and the old telephone number. Business and labor had no severe complaints against Mr. Davis except they thought the failures of the mediation board (captive mine fiasco and all) could best be forgotten if fresh personality could be brought in to give the wartime truce be tween business and labor a stronger character in the new setup. Business also did not like bis speeches favoring general unionization and labor did not care for some of his appearances in the movie newsreels. PIUS nothing Is guaranteed about how the new board will work out. Several business (Continued on Paga Eight) Radio Highlights (Time is Pa'clflc Standard) New York, Jan. 16. (Wide World) Listening tonight: the war and Pan-American confer ences, 4 MBS, 4:15 NBC, MBS, 5 Blue MBS, 5:55 CBS, 6:15 MBS, 7:30 Blue, 7:45CBS-East, 8 MBS, 9 NBC, CBS, 9:55 NBC, CBS MBS, 7, lightweight fight, Fritzie Zivlc vs. Ray Robinson. What to expect Saturday: the war 5 a. m., NBC, CBS Blue, 5:45 NBC, 5:55 Blue, 6 CBS, 7 MBS. 7:15 MBS, 8 CBS, MBS, 10:45 NBC and Blue, 11 CBS, 1:30 p. m. CBS, 2:45 NBC, 3:30 CBS, MBS, 3:25 NBC and Blue, 3:45 CBS, Blue. NBC-Red, 12:15, On the Home Front. CBS, 11:30 a. m., Wendell Willkie and Gov. Griswold of Nebraska before Women's Na tional Republican club; Blue, 9:30, National Grange. SIDE GLANCES BY TRIBUNE REPORTERS The F. F. Burk family being greatly pleased with the new puppy given Daughter Joan by a friend after the sad death of their faithful dog Waddles. Robert Fowler braving nasty weather without hat or coat, declaring he has had a doctor only once in 25 years and adding he didn't authorize the doc's visit that time. ' Deputy Coroner Carlos Morris wondering why state police aren't named in MT nev.s stor ies, he not knowing the high command doesn't 1-ke to have individual policemen designated by name. JAP LOSSJO 24 Adm. Hart Without Base At Cavite Scores Thrilling Victory. (By the Associated Press) A spectacular American naval triumph was reported by the navy today with the announce ment that the U. S. Asiatic fleet ; has sunk three enemy transports and two large Japanese cargo ships in western Pacific waters. The navy's announcement ! the biggest American success at ! sea in the five-week-old conflict ! boosted to 24 the total num ber of Japanese warships and non-combatant vessels sunk by the U. S. navy and marine forces. Only yesterday, the navy an nounced the sinking of a fast 27,000-ton Japanese liner of the Yawata class, which could be converted into an aircraft car rier. ' The navy acknowledged that the threat of axis submarines hovering off the Atlantic coast "remains unchanged," and it confirmed the torpedo-sinking of a foreign registry ship yester day 20 miles off Long Island the second victim in New York waters within 36 hours. Washington, Jan. 16. UP) The Asiatic fleet has sunk three enemy transports and two large Japanese cargo vessels in the far east. These sinkings, announced to day by the navy, brought to a total of 24 the number of Japa nese warships and non-combatant vessels sunk by the United States navy and marine forces. The navy communique, based on reports received up to 6 a. m. PST today reported the subma rine to the northeast coast of the United States "remains un changed." Text of the communique: "Far east: "Units of the U. S. Asiatic fleet report the sinking of five enemy vessels in far eastern waters. They include two large cargo ships, two large transports and one medium-sized transport. These sinking are in addition to enemy casualties at sea previ ously reported. "Atlantic area: "The submarine situation along the northeast coast of the United States remains unchang ed. "There li nothing to report from other areas." The success of Admiral Thom as C. Hart's Asiatic fleet in wag ing its fight against the Japa nese, even though dispossessed of its base at Cavite, Philippine Isanlds, was underscored yester day by the sinking of a speedy 17,000-ton Japanese passenger and cargo liner of the Yawata class. . The navy gave no names or identification of the five addi tional Japanese ships sent to the bottom. ARGENTINA BALKY SPELL IS ENDED By John McKnlght Rio De Janeiro, Jan. 16 IIP) Indications that Argentina had changed her position and might swing Into line with her sister republics in a resoultlon calling foi a break of all rela tions with the axis powers were seen today in informed quar ters as the conference ot Amer ican foreign ministers rwung into action. Pre-conference talks between her representatives and other conference leaders. In which Ar gentina was said to have been brought under considerable pressure by her sister republics, were believed to have averted a deadlock on the issue, one of the most important on the agenda. Boston, Jan. 16. AP-U.S.D. A.) The Boston wool market was not very active today. Aussies Check Singapore Drive; Tank Unit Shattered War Production Boss i a king over his new Job as America's war production boss. Donald M. Nelson told the army, navy and OPM that he was ready to shake up the en tire defense machinery Is neces sary "to lick Hitler and the Japs." TIRE. RATIONING MUST BE SEVERE Washington, Jan. 16. (IP) Price Administrator Leon Hen derson told a congressional com mittee today that the tire ration ing program must be severe on the nation's luxury-loving civil ian population because "improv ident use of rubber would bring us to a day of reckoning in the near future." He cautioned that not even all fire trucks, police cars, doc tors and nurses on the "pre ferred list" would be able to get new tires for "there Just simply isn't enough." The tire rationing, he said, would "pinch more and more" with requests of defense work ers coming in for tires to take them to plants located intention ally and strategically way from transportation lines. "I do not see," he said, ''how the civilian communities can do otherwise than choose to make a severe curtailment at a time when it has the most fat on its bones." With a shrug of bis shoulders, the price administrator quoted William Knudsen, OPM chief, a saying: "Everyone seems to want to get from one place to another sitting dorfn." JAP SUB FAILED Washington, Jan. 16. VP) A Japanese submarine, the navy disclosed today, tried and failed to ram a coast guard lifeboat launched into heavy seas to res cue survivors of the tanker Emldio. shelled and torpedoed off the northern California coast December 20. Twice later, after the power- driven lifeboat had eluded the ramming attempt, the little coast guard vessel came into close contact with the submers ible, within sight ot the glow of lights from Eureka, Cal. The story was revealed in the report of Chief Boatswain Gar ner J. Churchill of Samoa, Cal., who took the lifeboat out with a crew of four coast guardsmen when squally weather and rough seas prevented the cutter Shawnee from leaving its sta tion in Humboldt bay. During the heavy air attacks on England in 1940, British fighter planet shot down nearly 10 time as many German bomb er as did anti-aircraft guns. :f J1.V i w-t 1 V 1 - II C$1 ARMY PROMOTIONS 0FFM1L.BE EYED BY SENATE Sen. Holman On Committee Charge of 'Inefficiency' Brings Action. Washington Jan. 16 UP) The senate military affairs com mittee acted today to expand its investigation of army ap pointments following charges in the senate that officers acused of inefficiency and waste in the defense program often got pro motions instead of censure. Chairman Reynolds (D-NC) an nounced appointment of a sub committee headed by Senator Chandler (D-Ky) and including Senators Kilgore (D-WVa) and Holman (R-Ore) to investigate all presidential nominations for army promotions. Chandler told reporters the group was named largely be cause of a statement senator Truman (D-Mo) made to the sen ate yesterday. ' Truman, discussing the de fense investigating committee's charges that thero were graft, waste and inefficiency in the defense program, was asked by Senator Vandenberg (R-Mich) what usually happened to army and navy officers thus-involved. The Missouri senator . replied that they usually were promo ted. Chandler said it was the sub committee's intention to inves tigate all army appointments to see it they were justified on the basis ot the individual's re cord. "There will be no attempt to delay, Jurt to scrutinize these appointments," Chandler said. ' The president sent to the sen ate today a long list ot lieu tenant colonels he recommended for promotion to the lull rank of colonel. Included also was a shorter list of ma tors, serving temporarily as 'ieutenant col onels, for whom he sought con firmation as colonels. BILL LOSES 2 T0 1 Washington, Jan. 16. UP) The senate defeated today an effort of Senator O'Danlel (D Tex) to obtain immediate con sideration of a measure barring the sale of liquors, wines and beers at army and navy posts. O Daniel s motion to take up the bill, made on the anniver sary of national prohibition, was announced as lost on a voice vote. Senator Johnson (D-Colo) then demanded a standing vote. An unofficial count from the galleries showed the motion was lost by a margin of approxi mately two 'o one. OF OSC PASSES Corvallls, Jan. 16 (IP) Thou sands of Oregon State college students and alumni today mourned the death of Mrs. Lulu M. Howard, for 21 years a com bination lady bountiful and em ployment agent for undergradu ates who had to finance their own education. Funeral services for Mrs. Howard, who died Wednesday, were held today. IRRIGATION CHARGE Washington, Jan. 16. OP) Interior Secretary Ickes an nounced today the annual oper ation and maintenance water charge on the Boise reclama tion project in Oregon-Idaho for this year and thereafter until changed would be 11.15 for the first three acre feet of water. RFNFRAI PUBLIC EXPECTED TO USE DAYLIGHT SAVING Law Applies Only To Fed eral Business And Inter state Transportation. Washington, Jan. 16. UP) Chairman Lea (D-Callf) ot the house interstate commerce com mittee predicted today that there would be general, nation wide acceptance of daylight sav ing time even though it applies directly only to interstate trans portation and federal business and personnel. 'In practice, I believe that the general course of the coun try will be to conform to day light saving time," Lea said. "Doubtless there will be a few cases where Industry a needs will be such that they will use some other time. "The convenience and dispo sition of the public will be to observe the general and com mon practice." Legislation which 'congress sent to President Roosevelt for approval yesterday would re quire the time governing inter state transportation and all fed eral business to be advanced one hour throughout the nation, effective 20 - days after Mr. Roosevelt signs the measure. Lea said that no one but those affected in the two categories of employment would . be re quired to comply, but many house members said the two alone were sufficient to com mand all others to follow suit. During house debate -on the legislation, Rep. Wadsworth (R NY) said that "literally every body in the country must lead the life decreed by this statute." ENT JAN. 23 ON FAG TAX VOTE Portland, Jan. 16. W No attempt to refund clgaret tax money would be made should the supreme court order a ref erendum on the tax. Commis sion Chairman Charles V. Gal loway said last night. Galloway asserted the com mission assumes that the two-cent-per-package tax is being passed along to the consumer and there would be no way of certifying refunds. Salem, Jan. 16. UP) Attor ney General I. H. Van Winkle said today he has not yet de cided whether he would file an answer or a demurrer in the proceeding to force Secretary of State Earl Snell to place the clgaret tax law on the referen dum ballot. Arguments on the ease will be heard by the supreme coui t on January 23. The suit was brought by the Retail Grocers association. EMBEZZLER TRIAL St. Louis, Jan. 19. UP) Four officers of the AFL Hod Car riers union pleaded Innocent to charges of embezzlement of $151,355 In union funds today and trial was set for Feb ruary 17. The Indicted officers are Ed ward Hill, president of local 42; Orvllle Golden,, secretary-treas urer, and Paul H. Hulahan and Earl Jenkins, business agents. INDUSTRY ACCIDENTS Salem, Jan. 16 JP) Oregon industries reported to the state Industrial accident commission during the week ended yester day that their employ's lud 714 accidents, including one fatality TO ACT IN ESPEE E PUC Advised Formal Hear ing Sought ICC Has No Authority Over Service. Grants Pass, Jan. 16. (IP) The ICC in a letter replying to a personal telegram protest ing discontinuance of passenger train service by the Southern Pacific railroad between Ash land and Dunsmuir, Cal., has disclaimed authority in the mat ter. However, the ICC has made no reply to the formal protest which followed the telegram, said Niel R. Allen, attorney, who was asked by Josephine and Jackson county officials to draw up their Joint protest The inter-county committee today advised Ormond Bean, Oregon PUC commissioner now in the east, that they will require a formal hearing on discontinu ance of the Shasta between Grants Pass and San Francisco last Sunday. The ICC letter aald: The supervisory power of this commission under the law ot the operation ot passenger trains is very limited and cov ert only matters dealing with the safety feature. No authority is vested with the commission to compel frequency of passen ger train service by the rail roads... - "It is suggested that you may care to refer your problem to your state railroad commission, who may have authority over matters involving the frequency or adequacy of passenger train service. E Washington, Jan. 16 UP) The war department denounced today as "utterly false" what it described as a "whispering cam paign" report that 1,500 bodies had arrived without coffins at the Brooklyn. N. Y, army base from Hawaii. - The war department acted after being advised by the army base commander, Brigadier Gen eral Homer M. Gronlnger, that the reports were circulating. He said it was reported that help was needed to put the bod ies In coffins. 'The war department states that there It no truth whatso ever In the report as to the arri val of any bodies and that, in no case, would shipments be made unless the bodies were cared for in coffins, according to. the highest standards of civilian practice," a statement said, 'The war department accords its honored dead the honor and dignities rightfully due the de fenders of our nation. EXEMPTION CUTS Washington, Jan. 16 UP) Chairman George (D-Ga.) of the senate finance committee said today he was oppomd to any re ductions In the present Individ ual Income tax exemptions of $1,500 for married persons and 1750 for single persons. - There have been reports In congressional circle that the treasury might suggest that all single persona with Incomes of $500 yearly and married persons with 11,000 incomes Incomes be subjected to direct federal taxes, thus broadening the sources of revenue in an effort to raise $9,000,000 000 In new levies re quested by President Roosevelt War Bulletins London. Jan. 16 P) The Exchange Telegraph heard a Berlin radio announcement today that further curtailment in railroad passenger traffic had been ordered starting Sunday night because of an "increase in Important traffic- London. Jan. 1. (IP) The admiralty announced today that the trawler Lady Shirley which sank the German sub marine U-lll on October 4 is over-due and considered lost. The Lady Shirley was cred ited with sinking the U-boat in a dramatic, fast-firing fight against what the admiralty termed "a larger and better equipped adversary." SOVIET REPULSES S E Moscow, Jan. 16 (IP) A So viet communique declared to night that the Germans had at tempted counter-attacks in some sectors of the Russian battle front but said they were beaten back with heavy losses. "Our troops," the communi que asserted, "continued to ad vance." ' . .. Moscow, .Jan. 16 (IP) Red army, troops, driving 100 miles west from Kalinin in a month, based the northern spearhead of the central front plncer today at Sellzharovo and 14.000 German! were reported alain in this and associated actions from Jan. to 15. Sellzharovo Is a railroad town on the headwaters of the Volga river 175 miles northwest of Moscow. The lower spearhead was last officially reported at Kirov, almost an equal distance southwest of the capital. Through the recapture of Sel lzharovo, announced by the So viet Information bureau, a Ger man defense point 60 miles down the river at Rzher was outflanked. ' In today's communique the In formation bureau reported the reoccupatlon of tlx localities in one sector of the ftont and of four In another sector but did not Identify them. In actions at the two extrem ities of the long battleline. added that 280 German officers and men were destroyed by one unit in the Leningrad reaion while in the Crimea, in the far south, a detachment of Guer rillas attacked German units re treating front Kerch and killed 120 men. By William J. Humphreys London, Jan. 16 UP) A 'drastic reconstruction" of the Churchill government, with em phasis on the war and colonial offices, wat forecast today by inlormed circlet to follow upon the prime minister's return from the United States. The view in qualified circlet It that the prime minister hat been "let down" by advisers on the oriental situation and that immediate cabinet changes are essential because of the setbacks in Malaya. At minister of detente. Churchill also is responsible for all land, sea and air operations. "Soma of Churchill's advisers In the Pacific already have been tacked" one observer pointed out. LET GRADING CONTRACT Redmond, Jan. 18 (IP) Bab- ler Bros., of Portland, won contract for clearing and grad ing the northwest southwest runway of Roberta field, Red mond airport, today on bid of $108,625. The project will under WPA supervision. BRITISH CABINET CHANGES COMING INVADERS BLASTED N MINED BRIDGE, IR FORCE BUSY Battle Looms Near Johore New Action Thrill Orient Casualties High. Rangoon, Burma, Jan. 16 UP) British combined headquar ters announced tonight that Brit ish troops had "met" the Japa nese on the Burma-Thailand border. Singapore, Jan. 18 UP) Rallying around a fresh force of battle-hungry and Jungle-wise Australians, the British imperial defenders of Singapore appeared today to have checked the Jap anese In their offensive toward this vital oriental base. Two Japanese armored unlta were reported shattered by the stiffened defense all along a shortened front in lower Malaya aided by considerable aerial support. While the air force smashed at Japanese truck and railway concentrations near Tampin, 120 miles northwest of Singapore, British Imperials fighting with fresh fury in the coastal strip north of the Malacca plain claimed to have knocked out 14 Japanese tanks and 10 armored vehicles. An official communi que said advance guards of the Australians smashed six more tanks and inflicted heavy casu alties in their first battle tine the Malayan invasion began, In tha eastern part of Negri Sem bilan state. (BBC, quoting Reuters dis patch on the Malacca coastal strip engagement, said "an en emy armored column wat allow ed to advance over a bridge pre pared for demolition. When tha column passed over the bridge, it was blown up and the enemy engaged by artillery. Heavy cas ualties were Inflicted on the Japanese and they ran for cover." The broadcast wat heard in New York by CBS.) The Australians' first tight occurred yesterday In eastern Negri Sembllan state, some 120 mllea north of Singapore, while the main body ot the Austra lians, singing and eager for a fight, moved into battle posi tions on the main Malayan front for their first taste ot fire. The command said the plane left several vehicles burning, damaged a number of railway trucks and Inflicted casualties on the Japanese army. (The scene of the air attack Indicated the British were bit ting just behind the Japaneae front lines in preparation for a big battle In that sector Just north of Johore state). The news that the Australlana had seen action tent a thrill ot expectancy through this British stronghold even as lta resident prepared to defend It. On all sides nope wat express ed that the Australian reinforce ments would be prepared to take the offensive rather than continue the policy ot fighting rear guard actions. - The movement of th Austra lians to the battle tone was de scribed at one of the most stir ring sights yet teen in Malaya. Major General Gordon Ben nett, commander ot the Austra lians In Malaya, bad gooa laugh when he read the Japa nese report ot his alleged cap ture during the retreat irons Kuala Lumpur, when the Japa nese still were 200 mile from defense position! assigned th Australians. In Canberra, Australia, Prim Minister John Curtln said be had received a cable from Major General Bennett declaring that the "troops are eager for a tight, I truti the enemy soon will realize I'm alive.") Seattle. Jan. 18 V-Washington women are going to get a chance at state-sponsored train Ing tor metal works Jobs In th expanding aircraft industry.