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Tribune
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United Prsst
Thirty-seventh Year.
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1942.
NO. 23.
News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Washington, April 17.
Whether the Japs will accept
the invitation Implied in India's
weakness Is a
matter lor re-
consldered
speculation.
From a pol
ltical stand
point they
could get a
temporary
measure of
control by the
occupation o f
rani Mallon
a few road en
trances 1 e a d-
lnf Into the endless interior.
Occupation of Calcutta, Ma-
i --.aIj!
)dras, Ceylon and Bombay would
give them at least a hold on
the pulses of the country.
If they tried to go Into the
Interior they would encounter
problems several times as ex
tensive as those which they
have not yet conquered in
China.
They can get the Industry of
the country by an even simpler
process of occupying everything
around Calcutta.
But they cannot get the peo
ple. The Indians are great pas
sive reslsters, the best In the
world. The resisting they have
done to the British will be noth
ing to what they will do to the
Japs.
Their passivity can be ex
pected to be even more devas
tating against the kind of op
pression which the Japs will
bring them, than against hege
mony whichc the British exer
cised.
9 Certainly one good thing the
Japs need now is to be stuck
on two boundless flypapers, in
stead of one as in China. That
la what they will get If they
so In. and the Japanese general
staff cannot be unaware of it.
a a a
TIB sell-out of Fetaln, which
raises Laval to the active
directorship of what is left of
the French nation, was a typ
ically unfathomable French pol
itical transaction to me.
If Petaln had heard about the
bad situation in India and had
been perturbed about the bomb
ings of Malta, he might have
dropped a word in official
sources to indicate his transfor
mation. He did not.
As It came, the news was an
utter shock to Washington. They
had plenty of advance notice
that the French fleet might be
lost piece by piece in driblets.
(Comlnujd ol Page Tan)
Albany, Ore., April 17
Morphine valued at S50 was
stolen last night from the Mason
drug store by a thief who
Jimmied a door and broke open
a steel cabinet. Police Chief
Perry Stellmacher said.
(Pacific War Time)
Tonight: Boxing BLU 7:15 at
Cleveland, Bob Pastor vs. Jimmy
Bivins; CBS 8:30 at Betton Na
tional A. A. U. championships,
also MBS 7 at Detroit, Ray Rob
inson vs. Harvey Dubs.
BLU :30 Celebrity theater,
James A. Farley in "The Good
Party Man."
MBS 6:15, Analysis of Propa
ganda. Saturday: BLU 7:30 a. m.,
Vice-President Wallace at army
ordnance officers' graduation:
9:30 a.m.. National Grange. 3:30
Col. H. H. Miller on "Fighting
Tools."
SIDE GLANCES
BT
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Prof. George Newberry's blot
ter supply holding up well de
spite war and priorities.
Hizzoner "Hob" Deuel mar
veling at the loud "pops" a
friend made with his gum, but
refusing a stick so he could try
It himself.
a. Proud Papa Paul Selby be
fing touched by friends for cigars
and candy upon the arrival of
his new baby daughter.
And ditto Thyra Dodge,
Radio Highlights
1
10 HEAD FRENCH
Washington Calls Leahy
For Consultation On
Vichy Government Change
Washington, April 17.-
Ambassador William D. Leahy
has been recalled from Vichy
for consultation, acting Secre
tary of State Welles said today,
because of information that the
new Vichy French government
would be dominated by axis col
laborationist Pierre Laval.
By Mai Most
Vichy, April 17. (iTV-The
United States ambassador to
Vichy, Admiral William D.
Leahy, was Instructed today to
return to Washington for consul
tation as the present Vichy gov
ernment moved aside for the
assumption of power by Pierre
Laval.
Vice Premier Admiral Darlan
and other ministers submitted
their resignations en masse to
Chief of State Marshal Petain
but at the old marshal's request
Darlan, his political heir-designate,
became commander in chief
of land, sea and air forces.
Hostages Shot
Coinciding with these devel
opments in the grave situation
was a German announcement
that 35 more hostages had been
shot in occupied France in re
prisal for attacks on the forces
of occupation. '
Text of the communique an
nouncing Darlan's assumption
to head all the French armed
forces said the admiral "at the
request of the marshal consent
ed to assume, under his direct
authority, the functions of com
mander in chief of the land, sea
and air forces."
(This was Interpreted to
mean, In well-informed neutral
circles, that Darlan had taken
control of France's army, navy,
and airforce, subject only to in
structions from Petain himself.
"As head of the armed forces
and "heir apparent" to the posi
tion of chief of state, Darlan
was believed to have assumed
the responsibility of acting as a
check on Laval.)
Mrs. Laahy 111
During Leahy's absence. First
Secretary S. Pinckney Tuck
will remain at the Vichy em
bassy as charge d'affaires
Leahy and his wife, who is re
covering from a serious opera
tion, are expected to leave
Vichy as soon as Mrs. Leahy is
able to travel, in two or three
weeks.
Recall of the envoy, associat
ed with the re-emergence of
Laval, the leading axis collabo
rationist, in a key position, em-
! Dhasized a crisis in French-
American relations. In official
French circles there was no im
mediate reaction to the Leahy
move.
r
WAR PROFIT BILL
Washington, April 17 P
The house naval committee re
fused bv a nine to nine vote
Inriav tn ausnend action for a
month on legislation to limit
war profits and regulate UDor
In war industries.
By agreement later, however,
the committee decided agaList
voting on the measure or any
amendments until after next
week.
- Rep. Shannon (D., Mo ), pro
testing that only 30 printed
copies of the bill were avail
able, said it seemed an attempt
was being made to "sneak it
through" and argued that copies
should be widely circulated over
the nation before the committee
took any action.
In the meantime the house Ju
diciary committee opened hear
ings on a new proposal to ib
Ject labor unions to prosecut'on
under the anti-trust law and to
prevent them from forcing em
ployers to hire "unnecessary"
workers.
U. S. Forces Arrive in Australia
Members of an American fore
transport docks.
Tl
W FRACTURED
INC.P.SWUP
Phillip Squires. SO, Route 1,
Central Point, sustained painful
injuries when his motorcycle
crashed into the side of a 1938
Ford sedan driven by John A.
Anderson at the Pine street.
Pacific highway Intersection In
Central Point about 7. a. m. to
day. Squires received a compound
fracture of the Jaw, ear and
face lacerations, concussion and
possible skull fracture, his phy
sician said this morning. The in
jured man was taken to the
Community hospital in the Perl
mhnlance. His condition was
said not to be critical, although
he was still only semi-conscious
this morning.
Anriprsnn. also of Route 1,
r.nini Pnlnt. was said to be
uniniured. A left fender, door
and running board of his auto
were badly smashed police said.
Anderson, according to Cen
tral Point police, stated that he
was traveling east on Pine
street, and had stopped before
crossing the intersection.
Squires was coming from the
north on the highway and point
of impact was on Pine street a
few feet east of the intersection.
State police said that squires
had apparently turned out to
pass a third machine.
Central Point police, on the
other hand, theorized that
Squires may have been making
a left hand turn, heading toward
the cantonment where he works.
He was thrown about ten feet
from the point of collision
Anderson is also employed at
Camp White and was said to
have been on his way to work.
Two witnesr.es to the accident
were reported to have departed
before they could be inter
viewed. Moderate Smudging
In Valley Orchards
There was moderate smudging
in pear orchards of the vally
early this morning, according
to Frost Observer Roy J. Rogers.
Damage was slight. If any
Under weather bureau reguia
tions temperatures can not be
given for publication.
Lighting was general, with
some sections colder than others.
It was the third smudging of the
CRASH INJURY FATAL
Hood River, Ore.. April 17
0 Injuries suffered Tuesday
in an automobile accident neat
Bingen, Wash., were fatal last
night to A. M. Cannon, Portland,
former referee in bankruptcy.
His sister, Mrs. Jenny Marvin,
was killed in the same crash.
that arrived in Australia recently, smile happily
65,000 on Bataan Presumed
Now in Hands of Japanese
Washington, April 17. (P) The war department announced
today that more than 65,000 troops and civilians Including
16 generals, had been unreported for more than a week on
Bataan peninsula and were "presumably In the hands of the
enemy,"
This figure Included approxl-
mately 35,000 combat troops,
about 5,500 sick and wounded,
a number of supply and other
non-combatant troops and some
25,000 civilians, a communique
reported.
No reports of casualties In the
last few days of fighting have
been received, the communique
said, but it was believed likely
that losses were heavy on both
sides. a
There were 68 army nurses
on Bataan, and all of them were
evacuated to Corregidor Island
on April 9 along with a rela
tively small number of troops,
the communique said.
The communique said, In
part:
"The following general offi
cers were in Bataan on April
9, and having been unreported
since that date, are believed to
be In the hands of the enemy:
"Major generals, United States
army, home address:
"Edward P. King, Jr., At
lanta, Ga.
"George M. Parker, Jr., Van
couver Barracks, Wash.
"Albert N. Jones, Qulncy,
Mass.
"Major general, Philippine
rmv:
"Guillermo B. Francisco, rnn-
lppine islands.
"Brigadier generals, unnea
States:
Arnold J. Funk, Douglas,
Ga.
Maxon S. Lough, Forest
Hills. L. I.. N. Y.
James R. N. Weaver, Colum
bus General Depot, Columbus,
Ohio.
Clifford Bluemel, Baltimore,
Md.
William
E. Brougher, De-
catur, Ga.
"Clinton
Madre. Cal
A. Pierce, Sierra
"Allan C. McBrlde, Fort Sam
Houston, Texas.
"Brigadier generals,
nine armv:
Philip
"Vlncente Llm. Philippine Is
lands. -
"Luther R. Stevens, Phlllp-
Dine Islands.
"Mateo M. Caplnpln, Philip
pine islands.
"Fidel V. Segundo, Philippine
islands.
"Simeon de Jesus, Philippine
islands."
STORM WARNING
San Francisco, April 17 VP)
Small craft warnings were or
dered hoisted at 7:30 a. m. to
day from Monterey to the
mouth of the Columbia river
and including San Francisco
bay, the weather bureau an
nounced. Lord Ironside, British soldlr,
who weighs over 250 pound-, Is
privately called 'Tiny" by the
troops.
1 TTTM
as thalr
Army Nearly Ready
To Take Offensive
Secretary Reveals
Washington, April 17. (JPh-
Secretary Stimson said today
that "so far as the army Is con
cerned we are getting pretty
near to the stage of being ready
for an offensive, however diffi
cult it may be."
In a review of American mili
tary progress since Pearl Har
bor, given in general terms at
his press conference, Stimson
said:
'Things are beginning to
move and to move in the right
direction."
He stressed, however, that
ore na rations for offensive war
fare in a conflict which involved
the entire globe was a long and
difficult process.
"Before wo can lead this na
tion into a long sustained offen
sive we must be as sure as pos
sible that certain key points In
our armor are as safe as possi
ble." the war secretary said.
"We must make sure that our
resources and manufacturies are
protected against any interrup
tion which would hold up or
damage our offense.
Stimson described the morale
of the American fighting forces
as "superb."
300 EUROPEANS DYING
IN JAP PRISON CAMP
Melbourne. April 17 C7
Aneta. Netherlands news serv
ice, reported today that two
Dutch women who reached here
from the East Indies said 900
Euroneana were dying amid
ooalllng conditions of dysen
tery and fever In a concentra
tion camp on the Japanere
captured island of Ambon, site
of a destroyed Dutch naval
base.
BASEBALL
American
Score:
Boston
New York...
Judd and
R. H. E.
0 6 1
15 0
Conroy, Peacock;
Bonham and Dickey.
National
New York 8 9 0
Boston 4 6 0
Schumacher, Feldman, Mel
ton, and Danning; Errickson,
Sain and Lombard!.
St. Louis 2 7 0
Pittsburgh 8 9 0
Warneke, Lanier and Odea;
Sewell and Lopes,
British
To 6,000 Oil Wells
In Burma Retreat
CHARGE OF MA
IS PRESENT PUN
Salvation Army Will Have
Charge of Any Additional
Recreational Building.
Medford's $93,000 recreational
building for soldiers to be sta
tioned at Camp White will be
supervised by the Y.W.C.A. If
tentative plans materialize, it
was learned late yesterday from
C. A. Hogan, San Francisco,
west coast representative of the
United Service Organizations.
Answering a query from the
Mail Tribune, Hogan stated it
was the present plan to place
the government-financed pro
ject under the direction of the
Y.W.C.A., but with all facilities
open to the five other U.S.O.
agencies, namely: the Salvation
Army, the Y.M.C.A., Jewish
Welfare Board, National Trav
elers' Aid Association and the
National Catholic Community
Service. . .
S.A. To Head Addition
If, In addition to the new rec
reational building, extra quar
ters are rented in present struc
tures to provide a place for wor
ship, games, dances and other
soldier activities, these quarters
will be under the supervision
of the Salvation Army, accord
ing to the tentative plan, with
all facilities being available to
the other five U.S.O. agencies.
As there Is no Y.W.C.A. here
it was assumed that a director
of that organization would be
sent to Medford to supervise
operation of the new building
after its construction. The Girls'
Community club, which form
erly held a Y.W.C.A. charter,
relinquished It in 1933.
Wind Flattens Barn
On Bert Harr Ranch
Heavy wind In the Applcgate
region yesterday completely
leveled a barn on the Bert Harr
ranch near Copper.
A mowing machine in the
structure was destroyed. The
barn measured 30 feet by 80
feet and was about five years
old.
No other serious damage In
the area was reported.
TWO LOGGERS KILLED
Reedsport, Ore., April 17
OP) Two loggers were fatally
injured in woods near here yea
terday by falling trees. They
were William Clinton, 63, Lake
side, and Elmer L. Price, Reeds
port, the latter crushed by a
windfall tree.
Navy's No. 1
Enjoy Brief
Phoenix, Ariz., April 17 (JP)
Back In war-conscious America
today, husky handsome 29-yekr-old
Lt. Edward H. O'Hare, the
navy's No. 1 air hero, - found
many peace-time memories In
the Salt River valley of Arizona,
where he wooed and won lis
bride of seven months, the for
mer Rita Wooster of Muscatine,
Iowa.
I'm on vacation, and boy
does it feel good," declared
O'Hare, after he and his wife
fondly embraced at the airport
when ha arrived by all liner
from San Francisco latt night.
Tears shone In Mrs. O'Hare's
eyes as she greeted her husbai.d,
whom she had not' seen since!
the war's outbreak. They were
tears of happiness, though, I
Put Torch
War BullrtinslSCORCie EARTH
London. April 17 IIP).
The Moscow radio said to
night that In spite of fierce
German resistance tha Rus
sians were taking "one great
fortress after another" In the
region of Demidovo. 18 miles
northeast of Smolensk.
Heavy fighting was report
ed also along the vital front
between Lakes Ilmen and
Ladoga, below Leningrad,
with the Russians trying des
perately to break the siege oi
Leningrad before the thaw
turns roads Into bogs and
floods the rivers.
Washington. April 17 (IP)
The navy announced today
that a medium-slsed British
merchant vessel had been tor
pedoed In the Atlantic off the
West Indies. Survivors have
been landed at a port oa the
Guli of Mexico.
AS PRESIDENT OF
Members of the board of
directors of the Jackson County
t-namoer or commerce, at their
annual luncheon-meeting In the
notei Medford this noon, re
elected Glenn L. Jackson .presl-
aem or tne chamber for the
ensuing year, Mark A. Goldy
vice-president and Frank Hull
manager. Jackson has served
two terms, Goldy one.
In line with the chamber's
customary procedure of alter
nating the office of treasurer
from year to year between rep
resentatives of the Flrt National
Bank of Portland, Medford
branch, Eugene Thorndike,
manager of the former, auto
matically succeded George T.
Frey as treasurer.
Newly-elected and hold-over
directors gave Mr. Jackson and
other officers a rising vote of
appreciation for their efficient
work the past year, and it was
unanimously agreed the past 12
months was one of the most suc
cessful periods in the chamber's
history.
Matters pertaining to the de
velopment of the Medford mu
nicipal airport. Irrigation and
the development of county tim
ber resources were discussed.
WOMAN BURNED
Reedsport, Ore., April 17
(P Mrs. William Bell was crit
ically burned yesterday at hei
home at Albertson's logging
camp. Her dress caught fire
from a wood stove. Hospital at
tendants said her recovery was
doubtful.
Air Hero to
Home Vacation
"Oh, Butch, It's so good to
have you again,'1 she said.
Modest Butch, the one-man
naval air force whose exploit
of downing six Japanese planes
In one afternoon off the Gilbert
Islands brought him world re
nown, was anxious for some rest
and relaxation.
"Let's not talk about my ex
periences," he said, "this Is i
family reunion, you know."
There was much speculation
among members of the family.
Just before O Hare's arrival, as
to his Washington, D. C, mis
non. Belief was expressed that
he might be In line for a hl.ih
navy decoration, but O'Hare
only laughed when this was
later suggested to him.
O'Hare Is scheduled to report
in Washington April 24. y
E
Destruction of Yenangyaung
Field To Foil Japanese
Cuts Off Main China Oil.
(By Associated Press)
Cutting off China's main source
of oil supplies, British engineer!
applying the "scorched earth"
policy were forced to destroy
6,000 oil wells in the Yenang.
yaung fields In western Burma,
as outnumbered British troops
retreated anew under tha fierc
est Japanese assault of the cam
palgn, it was revealed today.
Latest reports indicated that
the situation In Burma waa
critical in the extreme and Brit
lsh Minister Richard G. Casey
warned that the allies must as
sume Japan can strike In "major
offensives agalnstAustraUa an4
India" at tha same time.
Burma Is the eastern approach
to India.
British headquarters acknowl.
edged that battle-worn British
troops, fighting a desperate hold
Ing action against Japan's leva,
sion armies In the Irrawaddy
river valley, bad withdrawn at
least 15 miles to a line north' oi
Magwe.
In tha battle for tha ap
proaches to Australia, Japanese
warplanes again raided Port
Moresby, New Guinea, 300 mile
across tha Torres strait from
Australia, and dropped 50
bombs.
Gen. MacArthur Tops
Strategic Direction
In Sosthwest Pacific
United States Army Read-
quarters In Australia, Saturday.
April 18 W) General Douglas
MacArthur has received from
Washington a directive clarify
lng his authority aa commander
in chief of allied forces in the
southwestern Pacific and tha
extent of his control. It waa
understood today on the most
reliable authority.
Washington. Anril 17
Secretary Stimson said today
that General Douglas MacArth
ur was In complete charge of
the "strategic direction" of tha
United Nations' war effort in
the southwest Pacific and tha
"practical coordination" of tha
campaign In that area to defeat
the Japanese Invaders.
Tha war secretary told hi
press conference that General
MacArthur's authority had been
fully agreed to by the Austra
lians and the Dutch and tha
agreement embodied In a form
al directive signed April 8.
Stimson said be waa "frankly '
surprised" at statements credit
ed to MacArthur's spokesman In
Australia that MacArthur au
thority had not been fully de
fined. He termed "a tempest In a tea
pot" what h described a a
flurry resulting from tha state
ment. War Washet Out
Klamath Roundup
Klamath Falls, April 17 JP
"Buckaroo Days," annual
Klamath Falls Fourth of July
rodeo, will not ba held this year
because of war conditions,
George Barth of the committee
announced today.
Barth said talent for tha show
la difficult to obtain this year
and that tire, gasoline and auto
mobile shortages would reduce)
gat receipt. ' -