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Newspaper Page TextLet YOUR Answer to Bomb be BONDSI Buy Defanas Bonds u4 Sumps TODAY ConmbaU U tbe strength of yonr uttoa. PmlrlolUm. -dr aM-pco-Mellon, Semanda bAt YOU yoyr part NOWI The Logical Way tot tha Win Ada ork for job. Thay raailr pradaea eseaptloB ally fins rasolta for othara and thry will tha aama for yoaj. Now la tha tlrna to start aoma thlnf and adTsrtltlng Is tha logical wsy. Tribune FORD Full Associated Press United Praaa Thirty-sixth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1942. NO. 303. an m M V n Med VAST M NHE A Jl News Behind The News by Paul Mallon Washington, March 12 Congress-is handling the Morgen thau tax program as an incen diary bomb. It is advancing slowly with black glasses, and overcoat on backwards, looking or a randbox. On their pri vate pads, ways and means commltteeme n have discov ered the total tax on some corpora 1 1 o n s would run from 65 to 80 per cent. One sena tor figures that rani Mallon if General Mo tors e a I n e d S240.000.000, it would be lucky to have half of it ($120,000,000) for dividends, which would mean a sharp cut in earnings distribution. Most of the taxmaklng legis lators think the income rates proposed are far too high to maintain popular enthusiasm. Nor do they like the substitute Ideas of a sales tax or a with holding tax any better. This overall dissent Is too widespread to warrant any pre dictions on the final form of the bill yet. 0 o o rROOPING of the stock mar- " ket, in the face of this tax threat, again raises a fine ques tion of government publicity emphasis and public morale. In the last war, decline of the stock market would have been con. sidered a bad sign. Public con fidence was supposed to follow the market. Not so now. Most administra tion authorities discredit the stock market as an influence on public opinion on the ground that stocks are narrowly held. That may be, but the govern ment is also relying on sheer patriotism, unstimulated by any direct personal interest, to spon sor enthusiasm for the war ef fort in many other ways (crowd ing of little business, prices, rationing sugar, tires, labor's priorities). ' Abandoning the old profit motive for stimulating of the utmost national productive en ergy and enthusiasm, the ques- (Conuaued od Pa-e flu) Indian Acquitted H t In Murder Trial l Oft Ad, ' March 12. (VP) i-.rret, 4 Dale Jackson, 17. was acquitted in federal court yes- ssajoay of the murder of a telle-? Klamath Indian, Merlen Chocktoot, 20, on the Klamath reservation last December 8. Jackson pleaded self defense. He had been accused of beating Chocktoot to death with the butt of the latter's rifle. FLOUR CHEAPER Portland, March 12. UP) Family patent flour dropped 20 cents a barrel today, making a 40-cent price decrease within two weeks. Family patent is flour milled for household use. Radio Highlights ' (Pacific War Time) Tonight: Blue 6 Town Meet ing, "Are Americans Preparing For Total War?", Secretary Ickes and others. MBS 8:15, Rep. Ploeser on "St Lawrence Seaway." Friday: The war 8 MBS, 8:19 MBS. 8:30 MBS. B NBC, CBS Blue. 10 Blue, 10:45 NBC. 11 MBS. 12:15 p. m., CBS, 1:45 CBS MBS, 1:55 Blue. S CBS MBS, 3:25 NBC, 3:45 CBS Blue. SIDE GLANCES BT TRIBUNE REPORTERS Gladys Rice havinl to resort 'o window climbing in or.ler to get in her house, she being unable to get the door open. Frank Ray being a lifesaver and securing ice at the very last moment for the punch at the Daughters of Job meeting. 4v iiailifVwr 1,500,000 MEN OPEN OFFENSIVE I Greatest Action Since Start Of Russian Campaign Trapped Nazis Eat Horses By tha Associated Press The Russians were reported today to have hurled 00-odd armored and infantry divisions, perhaps 1,500,000 men, into a great offensive on the southern front stretching from Taganrog on the sea of Azov up to the vi cinity of Kharkov in the upper intra ine. Simultaneously, they were heavily attacking in the Orel sector, some 250 miles .aoove Kharkov and 200 miles south of Moscow, and about Staraya Rus- sa. the area where the lotn German army is encirqled be low Leningrad. Break Nasi Lines - In the Orel fighting, the Ger man high command acknowl edged that its lines had been penetrated northeast of the city and that nazi forces were wholly on the defensive. All this indicated that the so viet command had embarked up on the greatest offensive action since the beginning of the Rus sian campaign. Red army troops scored an other Important break-through north of Lake Ilmen on the Len ingrad front, it was reported, smashing strong German defens ive positions. Soviet front-line dispatches said the remnants of the 96,000 German soldiers trapped in the Staraya Russa sector, below Lake Ilmen, were bolstering their dwindling food supplies with horsemeat and that sui cides were Increasing among the beleaguered nazis. The trapped German 16th army, which had already lost 12,000 men, was said to have suffered additional thousands of casualties in the last few days. Axis Hits At Sea Heavy new blows against the allies at sea were claimed by the axis today, with the Germ ans asserting that 823,000 tons of shipping had been sunk in American waters and the Ital ians reporting success in attack ing "a great British naval squad ron" in the eastern Mediterran ean. Premier Mussolini's high com mand said waves of Italian tor pedo-carrying planes scored hits on three British cruisers and probably sank one of them. This action was repeated by German planes and submarines, which renewed the attack and hit with certainty two more naval units of the enemy," the fascist high command said. Italian Sub Lost An Italian submarine was ac knowledged missing. The German version of the Mediterranean battle listed five British cruisers as damaged three hit by Italian torpedo planes, another by German bombers, and the fifth hit twice by nazi U-boat torpedoes. Adolf Hitler's high command, In a special communique, said German submarines operating in north and central American wa ters had sunk 17 more merch ant ships totalling 109,000 tons, making a total of 772,500 tons sunk by nazi raiders off the American coast. Italian submarines were cred ited by the Berlin radio with sinking an additional 50,700 tons. Washing Machines Due For Fadeout Washington, March 12 UP) War production board officials told washing machine manufac turers today that' large com panies in their industry prob ably would be required to stop production on April 13 and small producers would be closed down a month later. The shut down will be prelim inary to complete conversion of the washing machine industry to war production. Tillamook X&J o W Ug? -;hC-H 1 . aWssittsbdstaj A guerilla band, 1.000 strong, organised by a blind veteran of the first World war, has perfected plans to fight off any invasion attempt on the- Oregon coast. These five man. part of the group training near Tillamook. Ore., are but part of the 24 companies that have been formed. GIVEN CREDIT IN JAP SHIPJ.OSSES By Roger D. Greene ' Associated Press War Editor. Heavy U. S. bombers were credited today with crippling at least part of a Japanese Invasion armada sailing down the coast of New Guinea toward Australia, while in Tokyo Ja pan's war lords unleashed a new verbal bombardment di rected at the two most likely targets of Japan's next military moves India and Australia. - Premier Gen. Hideki Tojo, boasting that allied sea power had been crushed in the far Pacific and that Japanese armies have taken more than 210,000 prisoners, declared Japan was bent on erasing the last vestiges of British control in India. A British broadcast quoted Imperial Tokyo headquarters as acknowledging that three Jap anese ships had been sunk or beached and six others dam aged, including a cruiser, in landing operations on Australian-mandated New Guinea. The Tokyo communique said the cruiser, two destroyers and three other ships were damaged slightly. The main fleet of the United States and Britain has already disappeared from the surface of the Pacific," Tojo asserted in a speech celebrating the conquest of the Dutch East Indies. In Washington, the army re ported that eight big United States bombers dealt a stag gering blow to Japanese ships Tuesday in New Guinea waters, dropping 18 - tons of bombs which left two vessels sinking, four in flames and another stranded on the beach. The American forces returned Intact. ASK PIANO LOAN An appeal was made today for the loan of a piano for use at the canteen operated at the mu nicipal airport by the recreation committee of the Jackson Coun ty Council of Defense for the of ficers and men of the U. S. air corps. Anyone having a piano to loan was asked to telephone Mrs. F. Coming Kenly, 4668. Through the generous response of friends, the committee said improvements are underway which will provide larger and better facilities for the air corps boys at the canteen. SECRETARY OF STATE CANDIDACY ANNOUNCED Portland. March 12 UPt Francis Lambert, Multnomah county treasurer, announced to day he would seek the Demo cratic nomination for secretary of state. Guerillas To Greet Japs x&wri Brazilians in Demonstration Against Blacklisted Germans Rio De Janeiro, March 12 (IP) An angry crowd of several hundred persons, some shouting, "kill them!" broke the show window of a blacklisted German firm today on Rio De Jan eiro'! main street, Avenida Rio Branca. ...... , The outburst, directed chiefly . at the German store. Case Loh- ner, came Just after noon and followed upon anti-axis meas ures taken by the Brazilian gov ernment. The government confiscated up to 30 per cent of the funds of axis subjects in this country in a decree which branded Ger many, Italy and Japan as ag gressors and strengthened belief that a declaration of war might follow. The decree by President Getulio Vergas said the confis cations were based on "acts of war practiced against the Amer ican continent," and singled out Germany as particularly respon sible. Since Germany, Italy and Japan are allies, they are "unit ed in aggression," the decree stated. It blamed Germany for fail ure to pay admitted obligations for damage to a Brazilian ship in the Mediterranean some time ago and for attacks on peaceable unarmed Brazilian merchant men at least four of which have been sunk recently off the Atlantic coasts of the United States. FLYING STUDENTS PLANNED BY CAA Washington, March 12 UP) The CAA civilian aviation train ing program today was ordered more than doubled in size and geared completely into the war effort as a part of the urgent expansion of the nation's air power. The war department announc ed the move, explaining it was worked out in cooperation with the army air forces. The number of students given elementary pilot training is to be raised from 25,000 to 45,000 a year, and the facilities of the secondary flying course tripled to train 30,000 students annu ally. Train Technicians In addition training is to be provided for the first time for ground technicians. About 31, 000 are to be given this training annually. All who undergo the flying or ground technician training must agree to serve in the army air corps, or if unable to meet mili tary requirements, must agree to "contribute their future ef fort to a field of aeronautics adapted to serve the national Interest." L C. Fox Leaving for San Antonio Service In Army Intelligence L. C. Fox, city editor of the Mall Tribune, will leave here this week-end to become affili ated in a civilian capacity with the army intelligence in Texas. He will report for duty at San Antonio. Mr. Fox has been with the Mail Tribune since September, 1035, and has reported the ac tivities of most of the federal agencies here, city council. Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, Jackson county pub lic welfare commission, the can tonment, fire department and U. S. district court. Because of the shortness of the notice to report for his new employment, Fox has had little time to call and say goodbye to all he customarily contacts for news in the course of his rounds. This he said he regrets but took this opportunity to thank all for their help and co operation In making his work on the Mail Tribune a pleasant experience. HURLEY IN ZEALAND Wellington, New Zealand, March 12. (JPh-Patrick J. Hur ley, first United States minister to New Zealand, arrived here today to assume his post. Allied Offensive at Top of Europe May Be Answer to Russian Needs By Fred Vanderschmldt New York, March 12 VP) Cumulative military and politi cal evidence indicates the immi nence of highly important oper ations centering about the area between the desolate North Cape at the top of Norway and the cruel 1,000-foot granite cliffs of the Russian Murmansk coast. Major air and naval opera tions already are under way. In volving German capital ships, British torpedo planes undoubt edly operating from an aircraft carrier, other British, warships and united nations convoys. Good Chance Seen For Spring Attack These cannot be explained entirely by the routine move ment of American and British supplies to Archangel. More than one competent analyst Is considering whether the west ern allied powers will pound a wedge of well-equipped power Into the top of Europe when the 4 Enemy By American Submarine METER FOES ASK Committee Says Public Hearing Or Election On Question, Board's Idea. The Medford board of water commissioners was today called upon to set the time and place for a public hearing on the pro posed Installation of water me ters. The cull came in a statement by the committee of citizens ap pointed by the board to assist in arranging for a public hearing or special election. The commit tee was composed of Dr. Edwin R. Durno, Kenneth G. Denman, Charles W. Reames and Moore Hamilton. Its statement follows: "At a meeting recently held before tha Medford water board regarding the Installation of water meters in Medford, con siderable objections were raised by the citizens of Medford to the installation of meters. Tha board claimed meters are necessary to conserve on water, due to waste of water by the public, that it is necessary to install meters so water can be sold at the rate of five million gallons a day to the cantonment, that it had been promised by the chamber of commerce of Medford that if the cantonment came to Medford that Medford would supply the water. "The board stated, speaking through Mr. Thorndlke, (Eugene Thorndike, acting chairman) that if the public of Medford did not want the board to put in the meters, and would en deavor to prevent the waste of water, the board would not in stall them, that the board did not want to force meters on the public if the public did not want them and that the board would abide by the wishes of tha pub lic. "Tha board suggested that a (Contlnuaa on Fas Savan) SALEM GAS STATIONS ADOPT WAR SCHEDULE Salem, March 12 (P) Fifty gasoline dealers In the Salem area agreed unanimously last night to open at 7 a. m. and close at 7 p. m. daily; and to remain closed Sundays.' They said the new schedule would be put into effect before April 1. The dealers said they were forced to limit their operations because of a shortage of help. midnight sun shines this coming summer. Free Europe, review of in ternational affairs published in London, said today that an al lied spring offensive in the west should have a good chance of success, for the forces now con centrated in the British Isles presumably are stronger than those the Germans have dis posed from Klrkenes, Norway, to Hendaye, France. This commentary declared that both military and political reasons commended Norway as a spot where the allies could strike with overw helming forces. It added that control of upper Scandinavia would give the united nations a convenient link with Russia through Fin land and would put them in position to strike directly into the heart of Germany. An offensive at the top of Europe might well be the extra contribution to Russia's cause which the Soviet Union gives every tvldenc oX expecting. Ships Sent Down War Bulletins Washington. Much 12 (JP) The war department In one of tha briefest communiques of the war reported today that the lull in fighting on the Philippines' Bataan peninsula continued. It was tha fourth consecutive day that tha de partment reported absence of activity on the fighting front. Berlin (from German broad casts). March 12 P) Tha German air force has sent waves of dive bombers against Soviet tanks and in fantry concentrating for at tacks on the central Russian front, it was announced to night. The dive bombers de stroyed 26 heavy tanks and silenced two heavy artillery batteries. SALEMITES VENT BULLETIN In the last consolation game of the day, Eugene defeated Klamath Falls 45 to 34. Salem, March 12 VP) Sa lem's Vlktngs, one of the fa vorites until knocked over by Corvallls Tuesday night In the opening round, staged a terrific comeback in the consolation round of the state high school basketball tournament today by handing a 48 to 19 drubbing to Vale, whose playera are the smallest of the 18 tourney teams. The loss dropped Vale quintet out of the tournament, while Salem stayed in the running for fifth place. McLoughlin high school of Milton-Freewater defeated St. Helens 44 to 24, dropping the losers from the tournament Mac-Hi will play Salem at 10 a. m. Friday, the winner going Into the Saturday mornng game to decide fifth place. - - Oregon City, beating Colum bia Prep 30 to 26 In a ding-dong battle, remained in the consola tion play, while Jolumbla'Prep became the third team to be dropped today from tha tour nament. (More Basketball on Sport Page) QUAKERS OPEN DRIVE FOR WARTIME DROUGHT Portland, March 12 UP) Quaker churches in the Port land area launched a drive for national wartime prohibition to day. A committee was appointed to carry the campaign to sena tors and representatives. There is plenty to win: a suc cessful push could wipe Finland from the war, open and protect the whole allied-Russian supply Una via the excellent port of Murmansk and re-establish the allies In Norway where they cluld organize and supply in creasing resistance by tha popu lation. Reds Might Turn Northern Flank A common U. S.-BrltUh-Rus-slan fighting front could be thrown quickly across the thin tip of Finland and this front In time might provide Just the lm- I petus which the Russians need to turn the whole German northern flank and collapse it upon the Baltic states and East Prussia Itself. There are 1,800 miles of sea from tha present United States bases In northern Ireland to the North Cape, but It Is barely 30 miles across tha northeastern extremity of Norway to Russian territory, and only 90 miles far ther east to Murmansk, NAVY FLIERS GET BIG JAP BOMBER 1 V Navy Reports Successful Invasion Of Japanese Waters tiy Raiding Sub, Washington, March 12 UP) The navy announced today that three enemy freighters and a passenger cargo ahtp had been sunk by a U. S. submarine in Japanese waters and that an enemy seaplane had been shot down west of Midway Island. Taese new actions against tha Japanese) were reported In navy communique number S3, based on information received here up to 1 p. m., PWT today. Tha communique (about 100): Far East A U. S. submarine! has sunk three) enemy freighters and one passenger cargo ship in Japanese waters. 'These sinkings are) in ad dition to those reported in all previous communiques. "Central Pacific On March 10 two large Japanese) four-en g. ined sea planes were detected west of Midway island. They were) Intercepted by four of our fighter planes based on the isl and. One of tha enemy planes was shot down. Tha other es caped. One of our fighters wa damaged and tha pilot wound ed. He succeeded In returning to his base safely. "There la nothing to report from other areas.' tfsa Ca Draft Lists Kay Ei Ustd li Ycr Prodsctioa lsiss!ry Washington, March 12 UP). Approximately 28.000,000 men from 20 to 44 now registered under the selective service sys tem will be required to list their occupational skills, it any, need ed in war production Industries, the service said today. A special questionnaire will be sent tha men through local draft boards, beginning in a few days, in an Inventory of Amer ica's male labor resources. Paul V. McNutt, social secur ity administrator, said he hoped the questionnaires ultimately would reach all men between 18 and 64 and that this would give the United States employment service complete Information on the work skills of 40,000,000. In February, he reported, 7,000,000 workers were on tha payrolls of war industries, but he predicted 10,000,000 more would be needed to man tha plants when they reached maxi mum output, v SALESTAXURGEtf Washington, March 12 VP Tha National Association of Manufacturers suggested a Tr 800,000,000 tax program to con gress today, featuring a $4,400, 000,000 sales tax and moderate Increases in individual and cor poration levies. The recommendations, pre sented to the house ways and means committee by J. Cheever Cowdin, called for only one third of the Increases In individ ual and corporate tax rates pro posed by Secretary Morgenthau, and contemplated making up the difference through either a manufacturers' or retail sales tax which Morgenthau forth rightly opposed. "Grant all tha objections to a war tax on consumption," Cow din observed. "How else can you meet the nation's need for tremendous amount at new menus!"