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Want and Need
Th gnat Markat piaea far a,
errene to tha want Id Paga,
where tbouaadt of area aaarck
tha pata awry nlht for sene
thing thy will want and BMC
Why not a: thu market plaea
refularlTT
Keep 'Em Flying
Buy Mom Stamp ar Boad!
from jour bank, eaTlngs an
loan auocUtloM, stem, paper
earrtrn, or port office, tare
and aid.
Medford
Tribune
Full AasocUtad Proa
United Press
Thirty-sixth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1942.
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NO. 267.
VI
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f News Behind
The News
by Paul Mallon
Washington, Jan. 29 The eon
fusion of the government in
hastily rallying its citizens to a
new war-iime
mode of life
was never
more clearly
presented than
in the case of
the girdle,
which is pre
sumably some
article or qth
er of female
apparel, devot
ed apparently
to some vague
but lofty pur
rani Mallon
pose.
What purpose this is the gov
ernment has not yet officially
announced, but the question
which arose was whether the
girdle is a national necessity. If
it is, thread rubber will "Be al
lowed for its manufacture. If
not, females will Just have to
make whatever sacrifice its loss
may Individually require.
The war production board
(priorities division) announced
last Friday a list of national
necessities for which meager
rubber supplies would be re
leased. Mo girdles. On the list
were hot water bottles, fire hose,
nipples, raincoats for police and
firemen, health goods but "no
girdles.
Twenty-four hours later, WPB
changed its mind. A special
amendment was issued to the
list, almost In a tone of apology.
It added to the Friday announce
ment, not only girdles but cor
Isets, an article of long-standing
use and concerning which every
one has his own idea as to its
necessity, both from an individ
ual and national viewpoint
That made it final. The ques
tion was solved. Both are no
matter what you may think
national necessities.
o a
TIE decision, or rather both
decisions, were made by J.
S. Knowlson, acting director of
the priorities division, WPB. Mr.
Knowlson does not plead ignor
ance of the utilitarian value of
ah, 'er, thingamabobs for his
omission. Nor does he claim
oversight He found out they
were national necessities by de
ciding they were not
Manufacturers leaped to tele
phones In all sections of the
country. A terrific excitement
y (Continued on Pa- Sl)
20 FEDERAL AGENTS
CITED IN RUM PLOT
W VnrV .Tan. 29. (At A
federal grand Jury in Brooklyn
today returned inaicunenw
charging 20 agents of the Uni
ted States alcohol control unit
with accepting bribes in a con
i . H iimtii tint ffnvern
myiia.j w v. v ...... - o
ment of $5,000,000 In alcohol
taxes.
(Time is Pacific Standard)
Tonight: the war NBC, MBS
Blue, 9 Birthday Greetings to
President Eddie Cantor and
others.
CBS 7:15, U. S. navy pro
gram. 9 Blue 5:30, Army Camp Var
iety; 6, America's Town Meet
ing from Detroit "Schools and
the War Emergency".
Friday: President's Birthday
Tributes: NBC-Red 5:30 a.m.
Greetings from Great Britain,
A. V. Alexander. First Lord of
British Admiralty; Blue 1:30
p.m. From London by represen
tatives of allied nations.
SIDE GLANCES
BT
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Joe Earley returning to its
rightful owner an expensive
coat left In his hostelry, Joe
finding the owner through this
department
Forest and park service pers
onnel riding down In the same
levator and nothing happening,
this showing how really united
the fiauua h becoma,
Radio Highlights
FATEFUL BATTLE
NQWRAG1NG0NLY
30 MILES AWAY
Mile-Wide Strip Being Clear
ed Along Strait In Prepar
ation For Final Stand.
13 Japs Downed
Rangoon, Burma, Jan. 29
(JP) Sharp-shooting Yankee
and British combat pilots
wiped out a Japanese fighter
plane sweep over the cloud
decked Rangoon area this
afternoon destroying at least
13 enemy planes, and possibly
four more, without a loss in
their own squadrons.
The smashing blow to the
Japanese added to the already
glistening fighting record of
the American volunteers and
the British pilots who yester
day knocked down seven
raiders and chased off 30
others at a Cost of but a single
plane whose pilot bailed out
unhurt.
By Roger D. Greene
Associated Press War Editor
The fateful battle for Singa
pore raged only 30 miles away
in the jungles of southern Ma
laya today, and as "zero hour"
approached, the world awaited
an answer to the mystery of the
island stronghold s $400,000,000
defenses.
A British communique ac
knowledged that Japanese van
guards had advanced within 30
miles of Johore Strait which
separates Singapore Island from
the mainland, but declared that
bayonet wielding Australians
had successfully counter-attacked
and inflicted about 200 casu
alties.
Advance On Coast
On the Malaya east coast
other Japanese columns had ap
parently driven to a point 40
miles northeast of Johore Strait
with heavy fighting reported at
Ulu Sedili.
British headquarters said im
perial defense troops were "in
contact" with the Japanese cen
tral front spearhead near La-yang-Layang,
a town on the
main Singapore railroad 30
miles above Johore Strait
A mile-wide strip was being
cleared along the strait in pre
paration for the battle of Singa
pore Island itself.
In the Philippines, a war de
partment bulletin said American
artillery gunners smashed new
headlong Japanese infantry as
saults on i Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur's defense lines In the
Batan peninsula, inflicting
bloody losses.
The war department said
United States heavy bombers
carried out a third attack on the
big Japanese Invasion armada
trapped in Macassar Strait be
tween Dutch East Borneo and
Celebes Island, destroying an
enemy transport and setting an
other transport afire. This ap
parently referred to action an
nounced by the Dutch yesterday.
"Two enemy fighting planes
were shot down and a third
damaged," the communique said.
"Five of our bombers participat
ed in the attack and all returned
safely to their base."
A Sidney (Australian) radio
broadcast said 40 Japanese war
ships and transports carrying
25,000 troops had already been
sunk in the seven-day-old battle
of Macassar Strait
United States compilations
put the total at 38 Japanese
ships sunk or damaged up to
yesterday.
The Batavla correspondent of
the London Daily Mail said that
the Japanese armada, despite
terrible losses In ships and men.
1 "is estimated to have 85 ships
still afloat carrying 150.000
i troops" and declared that it was
i "intent on a full-scale Invasion
f Java."
Java is the heart of the Dutch
East Indies and the site of Gen.
Sir Archibald P. Wavell's united
nations supreme command head
quarters in the far Pacific.
Meanwhile, Japans Invasion
hordes launched a new two
pronged drive Into Dutch West
Borneo, sharply threatening the
chief city of Pontianak, south of
the "Whita Rajah" kingdom of
Sarawak,
Girl Friend
Iola Chrlstensen. 20, (above),
of Hutchinson, Minn., girl friend
of Milburne Henke. first Amer
ican soldier to land in Europe in
World war II, saldi "I'll be wait
ing." Miss Christensen laid she
was "sorry to see him go but
I'm proud of him." Henke's pic
ture below was cabled,. 0om
London to Mew York.
1ITECHAT HAD
E Wl
STOLEN MONEY
i .
Alvin John (Pat) Whitechat,
arrested at Redding, Cat., Tues
day, was returned to the coun
ty Jail here late yesterday full
of remose for his admitted theft
of $350 from Carl Wiltermood,
owner of the Coffee Pot on
North Riverside avenue, where
Whitechat was employed as a
cook. '
Sheriff Syd I. Brown, who
brought Whitechat back, report
ed he had' spent all the $350
on wine and women and left
his suitcase in Redding as se
curity for a $6 room rent bill.
At a supper, Whitechat present
ed each of his 15 guests with
a bottle of wine, and entertain'
ed lavishly while the money
Whitechat admitted the theft,
and told the sheriff, "I'm sorry,
and will never do It again."
Whitechat, who has lived here
for five or six months, was on
parole from a five-year sentence
for passing spurious checks in
this city. From his weekly wage
he gave a portion to the dis
trict attorney's office to pay
back the bogus checks. Accord
ing to the sheriffs office, White
chat has no past record, except
a few misdemeanors, aside from
the check and grand larceny
charges. ,
Beside the grand larceny
charge pending against him,
Whitechat is subject to sentence
as a parole violator.
BUS FARE BOOST
GIVENJCC OKEH
Washington, Jan. 29. -(JPh-
The interstate commerce com
mission authorized the nation's
bus lines today to Increase their
passenger fares by 10 per cent.
The new fares can become ef
fective ten days after formal no
tice Is given by the carriers.
Exempted from the Increased
fares are members of the army,
navy, marine corps, and coast
guard.
A similar Increase In passen
ger fares was granted to the ralL
roads last week.
Salem, Jan. 29, iP Salem's
birthday ball for President
Roosevelt last night netted (300
for the president's infantile par
alysis fund, about 8100 more
than the proceeds from last
year 'a ball.
wm Wait- lAluminu..
If5-!
1
.'
Slisslsssssa
Unsealing of Langer
Advocated in Recital
Of Long Lisl of Sins
- Washington, Jan. 29. (JP)
The senate elections committee
reported today that Senator
Langer (R., N. D.) was not en
titled to a senate seat because
of "a continuous, contemptuous,
and shameful disregard for high
concepts of public duty.
'The respondent Langer,
the committee said, "has . not
avoided, and cannot avoid, the
consequences of the acts of gross
impropriety, lawlessness, shot
gun law enforcement Jail break
ing, violation of oath as an
attorney, rabble-rousing, civil
disobedience, breach of the
peace, obstruction of the admin
istration of Justice, and tamper
ing with court officials "
Asserting that the integrity
of the senate was at stake, the
committee asked the chsanber
to deny membership to the for
mer governor of North Dakota,
and recommended that action be
taken by a simple majority vote.
Filing of the committee report
climaxed more than a year of
Investigations and public hear
ings -on 21 allegations made
against Langer by a group of
North Dakota petitioners..
Phoenix, Ariz., Jan. 29. UP)
The clip from approximately
22,000 sheep was contracted by
a growers' pool to Draper and
company, Boston, in Arizona's
first major wool deal of the sea-
I son last night Prices ranged
1 Xrora 30 to 40 cent a pound.
Due to Politics, Holman
CONFIDENCE VOTE
Lone Negative Cast By La
borite Minister Says U.
S. Eager To Meet Foe.
By the Associated Prats
London, Jan. 29 W) The
house of commons, with but one
dissenting vote, expressed confi
dence today in the conduct of
the war by Prime Minister
Churchill after he had told them
the United States was determin
ed to close with the German foe
as soon as possible.
The vote was 464 to one.
The lone negative ballot came
from James Maxton, indepen
dent labor party, whose two co
members, Jock McGovern and
Campbell Stephen, acted as tell
ers and could not vote. Twenty-
four members, mostly laborltes,
abstained from voting.
The presence of an AEF on
soil of the United Kingdom in
northern Ireland represents
the desire of the United States
that her ready troops should
esatblish battle contact as soon
as feasible, the prime minister
said.
Singapore Reinforced
In a 43-minute summation for
his government as the bouse
moved toward a vote of confi
dence, Churchill also indicated
appointment of a British coun
terpart to the United States'
chief of war production, Donald
M. Nelson, and disclosed mai
Singapore had been steadily re
inforced for a fight to the finish.
These were Churchill hign
.'
The AEF in me umiea n.ui-
dom It "meets the wishes ol
the American people and lead-
of that reDUblic that me
large mass of trained and equip
ped troops they nave in u
United States should come Into
contact with the enemy as close
and as soon as possible."
War production In reference
to anrjolntment of Donald M
Nelson as chief of the war pro
duction board in the United
LStater "Some similar omce, noi
exactly with the same scope dux
with similar scope, must ne cre
ated here."
No Apologies
Tn mmmatlon of his defense
after three days of criticism and
reply in general debate, t-nurcn-
ill alrif
1 offer no apologies, i oner
no excuse and make no prom
ises. I avow my confidence was
n,r atronaei than at this mo
ment that we shall bring mis
conflict to an end In a manner
agreeable to the interests of our
country and In a manner agree
able to the future of the world.
Churchill's address louoweu
debate in which further criti
cism of his government piled up,
Including that of Socialist Den
nis Nowell Prltt who asserted
that "luke-warm supporters of
Fascism in tha government ...
are very serious and anxious
menace."
IE CHECK-UP
Washington, Jan. 29. W A
nation-wide Inspection ot the
stocks 'and records of tire and
tube dealers was started today
by Price Administrator Leon
Henderson to detect violations
of the tire rationing regulations.
"First attention is being given
to establishment or dealers
against whom complaint have
been filed either with the office
of price administration In Wash
ington or with state and local
tire rationing officials," tha OPA
announcement said.
A routine Inspection of all
dealers, large and small, will be
made also by a large Investi
gative stall.
Plant Shift to Spokane
.SEALED
AT R10C0NCLAVE
Peru and Ecuador Agree To
.Settle Old Row in Tri
umphant Session Windup
Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 29. VP)
An air liner carrying Enrique
Ruiz Gulnazu, foreign minister
of Argentina, and other dele
gates home from the Rio de
Janeiro Pan American confer
ence fell Into the sea today but
all aboard were saved.
Ruiz Gulnazu suffered a chest
injury. He was picked up by a
launch and taken to the Naval
School hospital. . .
The accident occurred as the
plane was taking off from the
Rio de Janeiro airport
Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 29. (IP)
Western hemisphere solidar
ity was affirmed unanimously
and Peru and Ecuador
to setUer their 111
boundary dispute In
phant windup of the
lean conference here
day.
The conclusion came In post-
conference mediation ot the
Peruvian-Ecuadorefin differences
several hours after foreign min
isters of the 21 American re
public had formally adjourned
their two-week sessions.
Major fruits of the conference
were contained in 41 resolutions
Inscribed in English, French,
Spanish and Portuguese rec
ommending severance of rela
tions with the axis, setting up
Joint military, economic and
financial boards and otherwise
covering virtually the entire
field of Pan American relations.
Ecuador was signed up as the
21st to indorse them.
Her delegation had insisted on
settlement of the boundary dis
pute as a prerequisite.
Washington, Jan. 29. V?)
Arrival of nearly a dozen movie
stars coming to appear at the
capital's varlius celebrations of
President Roosevelt's 80th birth
day tomorrow drew upwards of
a thousand young Washington
ians to Union Station today.
Edward Arnold, who arrived
here earlier In th week, was on
hand to greet the stars as presi
dent of the Screen Actors Guild.
The stars included Ensign
Wayne Morris, in uniform: Rosa
lind Russell, Jackie Cooper,
Bonita Granville, Patricia Mor-
ison. Carol Bruce, who clung to
the arm of Senator Madeline
(D-Md.), and William Holden
and Brenda Marshall, husband
and wife In private life.
agree
yearyjia-
a trW-
PanAjrier-
jfatly to-
Pantries Will Soon Reflect
Shortages
Portland, Jan. 29. VP)
Brae yourselves, folk. Here it
come.
If you've been buying coffee
In tins, you may run Into dif
."eulty next month. Wholesalers
wera informed today that the
output of coffee In tins will be
cut SO per cent In February from
th amount offered the same
month a year ago. Barring a
change In orders the 50 per cent
reduction will remain in effect
for th month to come.
Lover of highly seasoned
food may have to take It easy
for the duration. Production of
practically all spice will also
be shaved by 80 per cent
A nev order concerning sugar
will Brmil wholesalers and ra
War Builetinsl
Moscow, Friday, Jan. SO.
(A1) The Red army an
nounced today a deep pene
tration 43 miles west of the
Donets river with the capture
of Losovaya. and said Soviet
troops had advanced 82 miles
In three days, killed 25,000
Germans and occupied . 400
Inhabited places.
Moscow. Jan. 29 (VThe
Russian command tonight an
nounced recapture of Sukhin
ichi, a railway Junction ap
proximately 150 miles south
wast of Moscow and 50 miles
southwest of Kaluga.
Cairo, Jan. 29. IIP) Gen
eral Erwin Rommel's Libyan
counter offensive has veered
sharply to the west and north
west and driven to within 18
miles of the British-held port
of Bengasi, the British com
mand announced today.
Rome (from Italian broad
casts), Jan. 29 (JP) The Ital
ian high command announced
In a special bulletin that Ger
man and Italian troops this
mernlna entered Bengasi.
chief port and capital of Cer-
Keo
enalca.
AIR LINE PLANS
AT CITY AIRPORT
Plant wer carried forward
today for the construction of a
81500 building by United Air
Lines at Medford municipal air
port At ' present the company
rents space from the city in the
administration building.
Frank Clark, Medford archi
tect, was 'commissioned by the
company today to draw up the
plans and specifications after O.
C. Richerson, assistant vice
president In western operations,
and Victor G. Wandmayer, con
struction supervisor, both of the
San Francisco office, had gone
over the site. Mr. Clark was
asked to expedite drawing up of
the plans aa much as possible so
that construction can be started
in the near future, Mr. Richer
son said.
It Is the wish of the company
that local material be used In
the frame, one-story building,
Mr. Wandmayer said, the com
pany at one time talklnc about
a rustic building of logs. The
materials, however, will be &
cided by Mr. Clark, he added.
The building will be 83 by
40 feet, situated about 850 feet
west of the administration build
ing. It wilt have an operation
room, manager's office, ticket ot
flee, lobby 28 by 38 feet toilets
and store and utility room.
Bids will be called for her
as soon as the plans and specifi
cations ara ready, Mr. Richerson
said.
Due to Conflict
ta 11 ara and that meant the
housewife, too to have only 80
per cent of what they purchased
In February a year ago. New
sugar regulation ar expected
to be made each month.
And If you thought you were
going to get around the sugar
shortage by using honey well,
here's more disappointing newt,
Honey prices will be. going up
In a few days. In Idaho, where
quantities of honey ar produced
for the coast trade, bulk price
already ar up to cent
pound a gain of at least a cent
and one-half.
Even tinned beer will be hit
which should make the glass
manufacturers happy. Produc
tion of beer In tint will be
slashed 00 par cant in February,
Believes!
OREGON SENATOR1
COMMITTEE TOLD
Solon Contends No Greater
Safety Attained By Move;
Disputes Army Testimony
Washington, Jan. 29. V
Senator Holman (R-Ore.) ' said
today he had asked senator
from California, Washington
and Oregon to meet Jointly to
plan defensive matters.
"Officials now are shifting
sites for new wa. Industrie and
other strategic plants to the In
terior," Holman told reporter.
"Obviously there must be soma
hazard that senators should pre
pare for."
Holman said he had asked tha
west coast senators to look Into
two subjects:
First proper defense of Citi
zens In their person and prop
erties. Second, possible removal from
strategic area of alien and
Americans who might have dual
citizenship "meaning tha Japan-.
Washington, Jan. 29. tfr
Senator Holman (R., OreJ con
tended before tha senate appro
priations committee during hear
ings on the fourth supplemental
national defense appropriation
biU that he was given a "run-
around" by government official
when he sought the reason for
moving an aluminum fabrlcaU
tng plant from Falrvlew, ore.
to Spokane, Wash.
He said he believed th shin
was "a political ana not a mili
tary move."
Th hearing on th measure
wer made public today. The
bill was passed in tha aenat
yesterday.
Poller Cited
Holman tpoke after Lieuten
ant General H. H. Arnold and
Lieutenant Colonel G. K. Heist
from the office of Undersecre
tary ot War Patterson said that
it was the government's policy .
to put new defense industrial
plant between the Rocky and
Appalachian mountain.
Holman said th transfer of
the Falrvlew plant to Spokane
would leave it west of tha
Rockies. He said if it was not
safe to leave th fabricating i
plant in Oregon It would be .
equally unsafe to leave alum
inum rolling mill there. Ha
told the committee army offi
cer said they could defend
Bonneville dam area where tha
Falrvlew plant was to have been
located but "civilian people"
say you cant defend it
Mysterious Influence
"Now If you can't defend tab
plant," Holman said, "you can't
defend Bonneville dam and tha
three ingot aluminum plants.1
After, reviewing other plants
In trisr area Holman exclaimed
"thete istn Influence that I
n't ndt my finger on. that it
Ive in making this mow.
think It Is a political and
not a military move "
The senator said Falrview was
125 mile from th Pacific and
Spokane northeast approximate
ly 300 mile. He said ha had
tried without result to find th .
man who had ruled new defense)
plant must be located 100 mile
from th coast
DEFECTIVE BO
Portland, Jan. 29 Worth
Portland residents were alarmed
about noon today at what they
thought mlgut hav been a
bomb explosion.
It was a bomb, but not eoa
dropped fiotn an enemy plana.
Tba Portland alrbase ca
ptained that bomb with
defective casing was found. Tb
ordnance department took it ta
a vacant field and tagladed H,
7 ana i