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Let fOUR Answer to Bomb ba BONDSI Bay D!rnM Bonds ul Quick Results U It for aalc. nat or trade, or do Joa want to oorroo or loaaT Thra joa ihouM dm Ibo Want Ad way for quick and aaiurartory mulct, Ttiono nrti of rtomo are rrarhed Kfrjr etrnlni at unall cot. Medford Tribune Stomp TOOAV ConlrlboU la the atronstn of roar aatloa. ratrloftent, jour ielf-pro- iTCIIan. tfrrmndt Ibal 'OU font part NOWI Full A-uoclated Proas United Proms Thirty seventh Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, NO. 21. FAGUft era News Behind The News By Paul Mallon Washington, April 1. An Intellectual slugging-match de veloped . In the thinking-rooms of the admin istration over the extent to which Roose velt's new in flation - freez ing program should go. go. Messrs. Hen d e r s o n and Eccles have been trying to revise and raise Treasury raal Milloi Secretary Morgenthau's tax pro- am. They want to plan taxes ointly with price controls, and even compulsory savings, to re capture from the hands of the people what they call "excess savings." As congressional committees understand it, the Morgenthau treasury department group ex pects there will be only about $15,000,000,000 of "excess sav ings" in the hands of the people this year. Out of the various conferences held on the subject have come estimates that the farmers will have three or four billions, cor porations five or six, individu als five or six roughly around 19 billions In all. o o THE treasury group thinks I' can recapture this with its already heavy tax program and voluntary subscription of war bonds. )The Henderson-Eccles line of reasoning is that the excess sav ings figure will continue to run upward, and when people get to bidding for scarce goods, they will force prices into Inflation ary levels. Why this should be so Is not dear to me. , If prices are fixed, you would expect them to be fixed. Any bidding beyond their fixed limits would be a violation of law. Therefore, price freezing of Itself should do more to stop Inflation than the taking of a nebulous amount of ' excess sav ings" calculated in advance. Furthermore, this excess ( Continued on Paga Pour) REGISTRY TABULATION TO TAKE SEVERAL DAYS Registration for the May prim- .ary election closed at eight lo'clock last night, the county clerk's keeping open until that hour for the benefit of belated voters. The registration will not be tabulated for several days. The clerk's office reported there were not many new voters, but many changes In precinct resi dences. DR. WALTER WOODWARD Richmond, Ind., April 15 W) Dr. Walter C. Woodward, 65. nationally known Quaker lead er and former instructor of his tory and political science at Pa cific College, Newberg, Ore., died here yesterday. Radio Highlights . Pacific War Time) t Tonight: Blue 7:45. Rep V. Marcantonlo on "Smith Labor Bill." MBS 8, Preview of Drake Relays. Thursday: Blue 7:30 a.m., Byron Price on "The Newpa per In Wartime": 1:30. Sir Gir jai S. Bajpal on "India and The War." SIDE GLANCES BY TRIBUNE REPORTERS Dewey Hill down from Pros pect looking fc r baseball mater ial in Central Point. Riley Cook, postal employe, saying his work was all In the . day s mail. Joe Marshall outdoing him self in his role of super-perfect host to a group of local Bourbons. 1. ) RECREATION SPOT FOR ARMY BOYS TO COST $93,000 Construction of Building or Remodeling of Structure Yet To Be Decided. Government authorization for a $93,000 recreational facility for Medford under the Untied Service Organizations' nation wide program wai forthcoming today, it was disclosed in a tle gram received by the Mail Tri bune from Representative James W. Mott The telegram, bringing news long-awaited by the recreation committee of the Jackson Coun- CORVALLIS TOO Washington, April 15 (AP) The federal works agency today announced approval of $45,000 for recreational pur poses at the army cantonment near Corvallis, Senator Mc Nary was Informed. This cov ers cost of land and building for worship, games and dances. ty War Council, stated: "Presi (ient today approved Federal Security Agency's application for recreational facility at Med ford. Amount ninety-three thou sand dollars. Building Plan Unknown Whether the facility would take the form of a new build ing or buildings or whether ex isting structures would be ob tained and converted was not immediately known here. Neith er was it known when work on the recreational center for Camp White soldiers would start. E. W. Carlton, member of the recreation committee of th county war council, said a ite for new buildings had been, of fered the Federal Security Agen c, but that it had not yet been approved by Don T. Orput of Portland, FSAs recreational field representative for Oregon Mr. Carlton explained that the Federal Security Agency wojld finance the cost of the project and that the facility would be supervised by a local U.S.O. council to be named by Orput This council, Mr. Carlton said. would include a representative from each of the six organiza tions comprising the United Ser vice Organizations and three lo cal persons. Agencies compris ing the U. S. O. are the Salva tion Army, Y. M. C. A., Y. W. C. A., Jewish Welfare Board National Travelers Aid Associa tion and the National Catholic Community Service. Actual op eration of the facility will be in the hands of one or more agen cies of the U. S. O. Word Long Waited The recreation committee of the Jackson County War Coun cil, headed by Mrs. Alfred S. V Carpenter, has for some time been in readiness to swing into action with full cooperation fo tie U.S.O. when its recreational center is in operation. In De cember Mrs. Carpenter made a trip to LaJolla, Calif., to con fer with executives of the U S.O. unit there and to obtain inform ation on its function. ine nation-wide U.5U. pro gram Is designed to provide places of recreation for soldiers. sailors, marines and others in the armed forces. In localities adjacent to cantonments and bases. GUERILLA UNIT Weston, Ore., April 15 AP) Weston has Joined other Oregon communities forming guerilla units. Twenty men have banded together with SO set as the group s membership goal. Pendleton. Ore., April 15 IIP) The 29th annual conven tion of the Oregon Cattle and Horse Raisers' association con vention will be held In John Day May 1 and 2. On the speak ing program are Gov. Charles A. Sprague, R. G. Johnson, new ly appointed head of the live stock school at Oregon State college, U. G. Dubach and Earl Price, both of O S C., F. E Mollin of Denver and Edward Wentworth of Chicago. Big American Bombers Smash Japanese Bases T BREAK WITH U. S. Aged Chief in Eleventh. Hour Effort U. S. Holds Up Non-Military Shipments. By Roger D. Greene Associated Press War Editor France's aged chief of state Petain was reported seeking an eleventh-hour means of avoid ing a break with the United States late today even as France's new role in the war as sumed grave importance on the basis of German reports that the French army would be reorgan ized. Advices reaching Bern, Switz erland, said Petain still hoped to prevent an open rupture while his new No. 1 aide, the pro-Nazi Pierre Laval, returned to Paris to report on his pro gress to German collaboration agents. Hold Up Supplies As a first step in the crisis of Washington-Vichy relations, the United States held up shipments of non-military supplies to French North Africa, it was of ficially announced. Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles disclosed that two ships in New York harbor loaded with supplies for North Africa, which were about to sail, would be held in port. Welles further announced that arrangements to send a Red Cross ship with milk and chil dren's clothes to unoccupied France have been held in abey ance pending clarification of the situation in Vichy. Advices reaching London quoted well-informed Berlin circles as saying that General Henri Dentz, former French commander in Syria, would shortly receive one of the high est posts in the French army and would reorganize the army and the general staff in line with "the new policy of France." Nasi Lines Broken Other major developments In the European war theater in cluded: 1. Russian front Soviet dis patches said red army troops had smashed through German first-line defenses guarding Bry ansk, key Nazi base only 60 miles from the border of White Russia, and were now battling fiercely in the second lines. Bryansk lies 200 miles south west of Moscow. The Moscow News said that relatively heavy German counter-attacks had cost the Invaders Vitriolic Hugh Johnson Is Pneumonia Victim Washington, April 15 (Py General Hugh S. Johnson the hard-driving, angry-tongued "Ir onpants" of the World war, and the recovery period NRA, and more recently a caustic news paper colum nistdied of pneumonia to day, 12 hours after writing last column against his doc tor's orders for rest. Death etme to the 59 year old former soldier at 4:45 a. m. in a UUOH JC1HMH Washington hotel. He had been weakened by several months of ill health. Although he rose from cap tain to a brigadier general with a distinguished service medal in the World war. Johnson died technically a private. President Roosevelt on last April 30 War Bulletins London. April IS. (AP) The RAF's day-long assault on the German-fortified northern French coast, after a previous 24 hours of steady attack, con tinued into the night with heavy explosions shaking the area bout Calais and rattling windows on this side of the channel. The explosions were ob served shortly after flights of bombers and many fighting squadrons roared across the strait of Dover. 0GD Coordinators For Ping Pong (o Get Walking Papers Washington, April 15 W The murh-discussed division of physical fitness, formerly part of the office of civilian defense, was abolished by Federal Secur ity Administrator Paul V. Mc Nutt. Many of the members of the division's staff were dismissed effective May 1, and their ac tivities absorbed immediately by McNutt's office of defense health and welfare services. McNutt announced that nine of the 36 division employes together- with Director John B Kelly. Philadelphia contractor and nationally known ' athlete, would be retained-in the con solldation. Kelly, with a staff of two will have headquarters in Phil adelphia and will hold the title of assistant director of defense health and welfare services without compensation. All of the various sports "co ordinators" established by Kel ly throughout the country to promote bowling, ping pong tennis, horseshoe pitching and other activities were dropped by McNutt, although he noted in a statement that he hoped they would "continue to pro mote these vital community pro grams on their own. RAIN IS BOON Pendleton, April 15. (AP) Heavy rainfall in Umatilla coun ty Monday night, bringing .23 of an inch of moisture, was hailed today by wheat and pea growers as worth $1,000,000. Near drouth conditions were reported before the downpour. 22,000 killed and several times that many wounded since April 1, and that the Germans had lost 466 planes In the first seven days of April, against 86 Soviet planes missing. Heavy fighting continued to range on the Leningrad front, with a red army bulletin report Ing that 2,200 Germans were killed there within 48 hours. fused his reappointment as an army reserve officer. General Johnson came to na tlonal fame in 1033, when" he stormed across the country or ganizing the NRA the recovery period system of codes of prac tice for business and industry to keep prices and wages from being deflated. He assailed as "chlselers." 'tories." and "traitors" all those who refused to cooperate with him. When his NRA was in 'ull swing he estimated that It had made 3 000,000 lobs and In creased the country's purchas ing power tfy $3 000.000,000 a year. Impatient of restraint, thr general had quarrelled frequent y with fellow new deal offic ials. He often criticized :he brain trust" of presidential ad vlsers and finally, in October of 1933, he denounced the new deal for "amazing blunders and '.allures" and called It "rule by radicals. He once publicly told Harry Hopkins to "go to hell". CONDUCTED FROM AUSTRALIAN FIELD 3 Transports Sunk at Cebu Others Hit 1 Bomber Lost, Crew .Saved. United States Army Headquar ters in Australia, April 15 (AP) Thirteen big American bomb ers operating from Australia made smashing attacks on Jap anese bases and shipping at Ma nila, Cebu, Davao and Batangas in the Philippine islands Monday and Tuesday, it was announced tonight. The communique said "enemy shipping, docks and aircraft were destroyed and damaged in an American air attack in the Phil ippines area April 13 and 14. The flight consisted of three B-17's and 10 B-25's under personal command of Brig. Gen. Ralph Royce. Nichols Field, Batangas, Cebu and Davao were attacked." Leader Decorated The bombers had hardly come to a standstill on the runway on returning to their base some where in Australia when Brig. Gen. Rush Lincoln, representing the united nations air command er, Lieut. Gen. George H. Brett, rushed up and handed General Royce the distinguished flying cross, as directed by President Roosevelt. The raiders destroyed three Japanese transports at Cebu and hit others; struck two transports and probably sank one at Davao shot down three Japanese planes and damaged several others on the ground; destroyed hangars and damaged runways at Nichols field near Manila, and did con siderable damage to docks, the announcement said. At Batangas, a Japanese cargo ship, presumably carrying mili tary supplies, was sunk. One Jjomner toat The entiref spectacular raid was accomplishod with the loss of only one plane, and its crew was saved. (The distance from northern most Australia to Manila Is roughly 2,000 miles; to Davao 1,400. Since the B-25 bombers have a round-trip-range, loaded, of about 1,700 miles, the impli cation was that they rrfay have refueled somewhere in American-held territory in the Philip pines. (The three B-17's the" famous flying fortresses could make the round trip readily without refueling). By Associated Press Tokyo naval quarters asserted today that Japanese warships operating close to the shores of India had sunk 15 large mer chant ships In less than an hour in a surprise attack April 6 en a British convoy, while on the critical Burma war front, British and Chinese troops again were forced to retreat. A late bulletin from Chinese headquarters In Chungking said ti e Japanese were also launch ing a major offensive from the north, striking down through the southern Shan states, in north Burma, in a maneuver to "squeeze" the allies. British headquarters conceded that Japanese invasion columns were now within 30 miles of the heart of the central Burma oil fields, chief source of China's oil supplies. In the Philippines. - Tokyo broadcast said, Japanese bombers and heavy artillery on the Bataan coast joined in a vio lent bombardment of siege bound Corregidor island fortress. in Manila bay, silencing an American battery and seriously damaging formications. DEAF VALEDICTORIAN Spokane, April 15 P) 17- year-old Jacqueline (Jackie) Davis, who hasn't been able to hear since she was 10 years old is going to be valedictorian of her class this year at John Rog ers high school here. Fourteen Die In Navy Bomber Crashes 6' -r1 ' This was all that was left of two navy Catalina patrol bombers that crashed In the hill near Li-ermore, Calif., causing the death of 14 men aboard. One occupant escaped with injuries. Topi First of the wrecked planes in which seven died) below other ship from which on escaped, seven died. Coddling of Interned Japs May Bring Probe by Senate Washington, April 15 (P) Senator Gillette (D-la.) said today he might ask the senate to Investigate reports that In terned Japanese nationals In this country "are being pi Id at a higher rate than our soldiers and others in the armed forces." Gillette said that much of his Information had come from KU soo Haarr, Korean who has been engaged in anti-Japanese acrivi ties, in this country and the Ha waiian islands for several years. "One report is that Japs now interned were receiving more than $50 monthly compared with $21 monthly going to se lectees," the senator said. "Still another is that in a Jap camp in North Dakota the in terned Japs have been holding political meetings attended by Germans from the nearby com munity. My Information is that guards outside the fence around the camp have been kept outside of hearing distance from these political sessions." The senator said In an Inter view that Interned Japanese were "fed well, clothed well and have been entertained well" and he was considering offering this proposed four-point pro gram; 1. Place all Japanese, both native and aliens, under United States authority and remove them from all Pacific coast states. 2. Rescind all civil rights for Japanese in this country and Hawaii for duration of the war. 3. Draft all Jan males between 20 and 44 years for agricultural work under army control and at basic army pay. They might be used to produce vegetables. 4. Support all other alien Jap anese with enemy funds now irozen in this country The present frozen funds of Japs amount to about $130 000, 000 with several hundred mil lions more that could be Haul- d.ited," the senator said. Medford Farm Labor Camp Opens July 20 Portland, April 15. (P) uregon farm labor camps will provide housing facilities for 12,- 700 season farm workers this year, Walter A. Duffy, regional sa director, said yesterday. The schedules for Oregon mo- Dlle units Includes: Crants Pass, July 10-Septem-ber 1; Medford, July 20-October 9. NYLON CURRENCY IS SILK THREAD SAVER Washington, April 15. (P Got any nylon money? Treasury officials disclosed to day that currency printed on paper containing nylon instead of silk was put into test circula tion a few days ago but no one seems to have spotted It. The first batch of that 100 per cent home-made brand of Ameri can money was distributed through the Philadelphia Feder al Reserve bank as test to de termine whether it wore as well las the old kind. ' - ' so Coughlin's Tabloid Barred From Mail Account Axis Help Washington. April 15. (AP) Accused of violating the espion age act by making a "substantial contribution to a systematic and unscrupulous attack upon the war effort," the national weekly Social Justice today faced the possibility of being barred from the mails. Postmaster General Frank C. Walker late yesterday ordered the Royal Oak, Mich., postmas ter to withhold the publication irom the mails until officials at- Washington determine its maila bility, a procedure which offic ials said barred the tabloid from the mails immediately, and set a hearing for April 29 on whether the paper's mailing Drlvilese should be revoked. - The Rev. Charles E. Coughlln, who helped found the weekly in 1938, but who said he no longer was its editor, owner or pub lisher, challenged Attorney Gen eral Francis Biddle to "summon me to Washington" to defend it J in disavowing last July any connection with Social Justice, Father Coughlin said the paper was owned by hi. parents, Thomas J. and Amelia Coughlln. M'CALLUM HONORED AT STATE MASONIC MEET Portland, April 15 (p) Lot L. Snodgrass, La Grande, was elevated yesterday to grand master of the royal council, royal and select masters, A. F. St A. M. Other officers: Otto W. Zim merman, Baker, deputy grand master; Ray G. Hoffman, con ductor of work; Lyman C. Palm er, Eugene, conductor of the council; C. P. Davis, Salem, steward; Andrew McCallum, Ashland, sentinel. CIVILIAN DEFENSE TO ' SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS Salem. April 15 (P) The army will establish a school either in Washington or Oregon for training of key men and women in civilian protection, State Civilian Defense Cooidi- nator Jerrold Owen said today. The school will be set up dur ing May. Army Instructors will be provided, and the army also Tlll provide material. SEEK KILLER Everett, Wash., April 15 (P) Police today still were search ing for clues that might lead them to the armed robber or robbers who last night shot and killed William Kamp, 32, phar macist on duty In a drug store her. - , ILLINOIS G.O.P. SENATE CHOICE . Chicago, April 15. (P) H llnois republicans renominated Senator C. Wayland Brooks, pre war isolationist, in yesterday'! primary while democrats chose Congressman Raymond S. Mo Keugh, firm supporter of Presi- dent Roosevelt during four terms in the house, to oppose Brooks in November. Brooks, carrying the personal support of his party's leaders. and McKeugh, backed by the powerful Chicago democratic or ganization, appeared the victors as soon as returns began coming in. Their opponents conceded defeat early in the night. Returns from 7,717 of the state's 8,612 precincts gave Brooks 596,999 and Wright 122,. 890. McKeough led Douglas by a vote of 533,960 to 249.332 In 7,459 precincts. Incumbent congressmen seek ing renomination fared well. Of the 26 members of the Illinois delegation, 10 had opposition. 10 were automatically renomin ated without contests and six either retired or ran for other offices. Eight of the 10 running with opposition were leading! and appeared likely to win. A landslide gave Brooks th nomination over Warren Wright, state treasurer who centered his campaign on his announcement of approval of the Roosevelt ad ministration's foreign policies four days before the Japs raided Pearl Harbor. McKeough's opponent. Paul H. Douglas, has been an ardent sup porter of President Roosevelt. The Chicago organization. headed by Mayor Edward J. Kel ly and County Chairman Pat Nash, worked up the backing that gave McKeough a lead of more than 2 to 1. the call of the whippoorwill, few have seen the bird as It rarely flies in daytime. BASEBALL American R. K. E. .a 7 0 .8 11 1 Cleveland Detroit . Post, Ferrick, Eisenstate. and Denning; Trout and Tebbetts. Philadelphia . Boston i e 3 10 Wolff and Wagner; Dobsoo and Conroy. National Brooklyn - 4 8 1 New York 8 8 1 Higbe, Case? and Sullivan; McGee, Adams, Melton and Denning. Pittsburgh Cincinnati 6 2 8 Diets and Lopes; Riddle, SUrr and Hemsler.
