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News Behind
The News
by Paul Mallon
I Washington, July 28 Labor
personages have been running
in and out of the White House
for the past two weeks. With
each one has emerged a new
rumor, bearing an official fla
vor, of what President Roose
velt intends to
do about ris-
First, it was
virtually a n
nounced that
he would send
a message to
congress ask
ing that both
wages and
prices be froz
en. But visi-
m
paui Mniinn tors Phil Mur
ray and William Green, repre
senting the one-sixth of the
nation s workers who are in
CIO or AFL, protested such a
course.
O Later word relayed from the
inside, suggested the president
would order the freezing by
executive decree without con
gressional action.
But at his last press confer
ence, while declining to say
what steps he would take to
dissipate the rising spectre of
inflation, he used a strange new
phrase "parity wages."
This ominous phrase seems
already to have been adopted
by the government as its wage
policy (Leon Henderson dissent
ing). Mr. Roosevelt appears
already to have worked out and
applied his solution without
announcement.
I UNDERSTAND the War La
bor Board has followed up
its Little Steel decision with
the adoption of a 19 percent
wage increase yardstick meas
ured back to January 1, 1941.
That is, the board has decided
(Continued on Page Four)
San Francisco, July 28 W)
A yellow alert warning was or
dered in the Pacific Northwest
at 5:10 a. m. today, and the all-
clear was given 52 minutes
later ,the fourth army announ
ced. Cause of the alert signal
was not stated.
SIDE GLANCES
Br
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Young Dave Holmes holding
out for a bigger bribe before
promising to pound nails for
pretty maidens working at set
ting up booths for the league
fiesta.
Earl "Hawkshaw" Woolridge
covering himself with glory and
aiding city police in their daily
work.
Frank Perl remarking he
wouldn't be afraid to meet "The
Angel" in a dark alley, but
changing his mind after seeing
him wrestle.
"Medford Mail" of 1894 Reveals
Sons of Honshu Harbored Hopes
Of World Domination Many Years
The date of December 7, 1941, has been Indelibly recorded
in the annals of American history as the day Japan launched
its campaign of world conquest.
Exactly 47 years ago, on De
cember 7, 1894, there appeared
in the weekly issue of the old
Medford Mail a story revealing
that, even then, the Nipponese
believed they would "whip the
whole world."
A portion of the paper, yel
lowed with age, was found by
Mrs. E. H. Birdsall recently
while she was helping clean up
and repair the old Westerlund
orchard ranch-house near Camp
Prescott, now owned by Guy
Conner. The paper, being used
wall paper, was carefully
removed by Mrs. Birdsall.
On the front page is a story
quoting a dispatch received at
the state department in Wash
ington from Minister Denby at
Peking, China, relative to con
ditions existing in the Orient
during the Chinese-Japanese
war of 1894-1895, being fought
at that time.
Japs Defiant
Although the paper is torn
quite badly, the following para
graph can be read easily: "Sev
eral acts very closely bordering
on violation of International law
have occurred, and when the
Japanese officials were called to
account by British and Amer
ican representatives, they were
very defiant. At the present
time Japan thinks she can whip
the world"
Another part of the story
says: "Peking is now worse
than Richmond with Grant at
the outer walls," and again,
"The American legation is in
danger," and, later on, "China
has already sued for peace
through the American minister
and as Japan has evidenced
willingness to bring the war
to an end it is probable an
armistice will be declared . . ."
Bliion Editor
The Medford Mail then was
edited by A. S. Bliton, witn
W. T. York, manager. Also
appearing in the paper is a
short account of a city council
meeting, attending being Mayor
Kaskins and Councilmen Miller
Starr, Wilson and Merriman.
Strang's drug store has an
advertisement, and among the
few "Purely Personal" items
were these two: "niercnani
George Brown of Eagle Point
was doing business in Medford
Monday," and, "Mrs. Isaac
Wright is visiting friends at
Grants Pass.
MAY CALL GLAMOUR BOY
IN NAVY COURT MARTIAL
San Francisco, July 28 OP)
Tony Martin, handsome actor
and singer, may be called to
morrow to testify to his associ
ation with Lieut. Commander
Maurice N. Aroff, now on trial
at a naval court martial.
Aroff was accused of asking
for and jeeepting a $950 auto
mobile from Martin as a fee
for facili'ating the singer's en
listment in the naval reserve as
cliief specialist.
TO BE FURNISHED
PLANE SPOTTERS
Oakland. Calif., July 28. AP)
Transportation for the West
coast's civilian aircraft spotters
whose posts lie at some distance
from their homes will be ap
plied henceforth by the army in
every case where commercial ser
vice is not available.
In addition, said Brig. Gen. W.
E. Kepner, commanding officer
of the fourth fighter command.
'details are being worked out on
a plan whereby this command
will assume the expense of in
stallation and the monthly rental
charges for telephones used ex
clusively for reporting of flash
messages."
General Kepner s statement re
marked, however, that assump
tion by the fighter command of
these two responsibilities did not
mean that local or state civilian
defense agencies were relieved
of expenses connected with the
aircraft warning service or of
recruiting volunteers for the
work.
According to S. M. T :'.tle, com
mander of the Civilian Defense
Corps here, no information has
yet been received relative to
army transportation for civilian
aircraft spotters. The commander
asserted, however, that inaugura
tion of such service would re
lieve his volunteer workers of a
serious problem in getting to and
from their posts.
CO AHEAD BACKWARD
Spokane, July 28. IP)
Backward, turn backward. .
Deputy Prosecutor Ed Lehan of
Spokane county received orders
from the army July 27 to report
for duty as a second lieutenant
on July 24.
Radio Highlights
(Pacific war time.)
Tonight: CBS. 6:30, Cheers
From Camps. Camp Edwards,
Mass.; 7:30, Rep. Emanuel Cel
ler on "Espionage."
MBS. 6:15, Thurman Arnold
on "Abuse of Patents."
Wednesday: MBS, 11:30, Camp
Grant In Review; 1:30, Saratoga
horse racing.
Colonel Warren S. Hood,
camp quartermaster, one of the
first officers to be assigned here
in connection with the canton
ment, will lead a discussion by
key officers during the Camp
White program on KMED from
7:30 to 8 Wednesday night.
I FEDERAL AGENCIES
FOR RESTRICTIONS
TO GUARDHEALTH
Millions in War Industries
Would be Effected Need
Day of Rest Each Week.
Washington, July 28. lP) A
ceiling of 48 hours weekly in
six eight-hour days on the
working time for millions of
men and women employed in
war industries was proposed to
day by eight government agen
cies. The Office of War Information
announced that such hours had
been recommended to war con
tractors and other war produc
ing agencies.
"The major effect of the new
policy statement on hours," the
announcement said, "should be
to reduce excessive working
hours per week per person,
which cannot be sustained with
out impairing the health and ef
ficiency of workers and reduc
ing the flow of production."
Policy Slated
The statement of policy,
signed by representatives of the
War and Navy departments,
Maritime commission, Public
Health service. War Manpower
commission. War Production
board. Commerce department
and Labor department, set forth
four major standards as fol
lows: 1. For wartime production
the eight-hour- day and 48-hour
week approximate ' the best
working schedule for 'sustained
efficiency in most industrial
operations.
2. One scheduled day of rest
for the individual, out of ap
proximately every seven, should
be a universal and invariable
rule.
3. A 30-minute meal period
is desirable.
4. Vacations are conducive to
sustained production, and should
be spread over the longest pos
sible period.
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Washington. July 28 (JP
Senator Lucas (D., 111.) suggest
ed in the senate yesterday that
Elmer Davis take enough time
out from his direction of war
information to broadcast twice
a week on the facts of the war
effort.
His suggestion followed criti
cism by Senator O'Mahoney (D..
Wyo.) that the commercial radio
commentators took a slant that
was too optimistic and made
unjustified remarks about con
gress. Lucas expressed belief Davis,
by returning to the microphone,
could "do more for national
unity than any other (ingle
commentator.
Chungking, July 28. AP)
The Chinese high -ommand an
nounced today the Japanese had
been routed in heavy fighting
.iear the Japanese occupied town
of Kiangshan in Chekiang pro
vince near the Kiangsi border.
Fighting is continuing around
: Kwangfeng in tiz'.zr Kiagsi, the
! Chinese having repulsed a Jap
an ese attempt to dislodge them
from a hilltop, a communique
said.
GREYHOUND EMPLOYES
TAKING SECRET VOTE
San Francisco, July 28 (JP)
Declaring 1.300 of its union em
ployes were voting secretly on
a proposal to suspend work in
seven states, the Pacific Grey
hound bus company asked a
San Francisco court today to
help settle a wage arbitration
dispute.
The dispute centered around
demands of the union for amend
ment of the present working
agreement and arbitration of
new wage scales
Gravest Moment Of War
Seen By Red Defenders
As Nazis Pour Over Don
BAD CHECK FLOOD
BELIEVED HALTED
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Klamath Falls Lad Jailed
After Nearly $500 Worth
of Forgeries Discovered.
Glenn LeRoy Ericks, 15,
Klamath Falls boy, jailed by
Medford city police yesterday
afternoon, is reported to have
passed almost $500 worth of
bad checks on several Medford
and Ashland merchants the last
few days forging the names of
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Earley of the
Holland hotel and making the
checks out to a variety of fie
ticious names.
Ericks was apprehended
through the quick thinking of
Earl Woolridge, chef at the
hotel, who happened to be in a
local grocery . store when . he
noticed, the boy with' a Holland
hotel check which he was at
tempting to have cashed. Seis
ing him, Woolridge attempted to
hold the boy while he tele
phoned the hotel. Ericks broke
loose and ran towards town with
Woolridge in hot pursuit. Catch
ing the boy, Woolridge took him
to the city police station for
questioning.
City police are now searching
for a check-protecting machine
recently stolen from the hotel.
Most of the checks were written
for between $30 and $40 and
about 10 are known to have
been cashed. The boy had but
$26 In his possession when
turned over to the police.
Police are attempting to locate
an accomplice believed involved
in the affair, and have notified
young Ericks' parents in Klam
ath Falls. His case will be
handled by county juvenile
authorities.
F.R. HINTS VETO
Washington, July 28. AP)
President Roosevelt toli report
ers today that the chances are
that the bill prov -ing for an 'n
dependent agency to encourage
production of synthetic -..bber
from farm products "will get ve
toed." He permitted the direct quota
tlon when asked what his action
v. - Id be on the congress-approved
bill now before him.
NEW CRUISER
Quincy, Mass., July 28 (Pv
The new cruiser Baltimore, fifth
of the line of U. S. navy vessels
to bear the Maryland city's
name, was launched today at
the Fore River yard of the
Bethlehem Steel company.
London, July 2t IIP) RAr
bombers, firing singly, at
tacked targets ia Germany la
daylight today, it was an
nounced here tonight.
London, July 21 P Hau
lers news agency reported
tonight - that British forces
in the northern sector of
the Egyptiaa front had with
drawn to the positions takea
July 22. These positions were
along Tal El Elsa (The Hill
of Jesus), and around El
Mekh aad Metairiya ridges.
Dover, England, July it
(IPy The big Carman guns en
the coast of occupied Frence
betweea Calais and Boulogne
went Into action tot two hours
early tonight.
I War Bulletins I
SOL KING KILLED
OVER STEEP BANK
Cantonment Worker's Body
Found Amid Wreckage
on Green Springs Road.
The body of Sol E. King, 80.
was found In the wreckage of
two cars early this morning on
the Green Springs highway near
Henry's mill, about 35 miles
from Medford. King, a former
resident of both Medford and
Klamath Falls and recently
working at Camp White, left
Medford late last night and the
accident apparently happened
about 11 p. m.
He was driving a Chevrolet
pick-up and towing a Plymouth
coupe according to state police
and Deputy Coroner Carlos
Morris, who investigated the
death early this morning. The
two cars left the grade on a
curve and plunged down a 20
foot bank mowing down trees
and scattering wreckage for a
considerable distance. Tha left
front tire of the pick-up had
blown out, which presumably
caused the accident.
Word of the accident was
phoned to Medford by G. E. Con
verse foreman of a state high
way crew working in the vicin
ity, i
Machines Wrecked
The two officers reported
that both the pick-up and the
coupe ,were total wrecks and
a Lincoln welding machine
loaded on the pick-up had rolled
a considerable distance from
the cars and was also badly
smashed.
It is presumed that King's
death was instantaneous. King
was on his way to Salt Lake
City to another construction
camp and was hauling a Lincoln
welder for a Camp White con
tra cter, it is reported.
King s body was brought back
to Medford and is Conger's
funeral parlor while an effort
is being made to locate any
relatives. King's address for
mail was giver, as the Sunny-
side Hotel, Eagle Point.
Rationing Of Pork
Looms In Portland
Portland, July 28. (JP) The
meat shortage in Portland prob
ably will result in the rationing
of dressed pork, Meade Hadlcy
of the Oregon Meat council, said
yesterday.
Council members reported
only one-tenth of normal supplies.
Negroes in Arkansas Plan
Protest on Ballot Denial
Little Rock, Ark., July 28
lP) A few negroes in scattered
sections of Arkansas attempted
unsuccessfully to vote in today's
democratic preferential primary
and a spokesman said the denials
would be reported to the depart
ment of justice.
Dr. J. M. Robinson, president
of the Arkansas Negro Demo
cratic association which has
been leading the fight for negro
voting in primaries, said associa
tion officials would compile In
formation and forward it to
Thurgood Marshall, attorney for
the Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People.
First reportt of attempts by
negroes to vote came from Little
Rock, Pine Bluff and Conway.
In all cases the negroes quietly
walked away from the polls af
ter they had been refused bal
lots. At Camden, some negroes who
Fate of Russia
Moscow, July 28. UP) In
an article entitled "The Fate
of Russia," the army paper.
Red Star today called on
every woman and child to
take up axes and stones to at
tack the German invaders.
"The fate of Russia depends
upon our generation," it said.
"It the Germans conquer
us, the generation now five to
10 years old will spit upon us
when it i grown tin."
BASEBALL
National
First game: R H. E.
Chicago 8 12 0
New York 0 17 0
Olsen, Errlckson and McCul
lough; Hubbell and Danning.
First game: R. H. G.
Cincinnati 8 12 1
Philadelphia 12 1
Vandermeer and Lamanno;
Johnson, Nahem, Beck and Liv
ingston.
First game: R. H. I.
St. Louis.. 6 9 3
Brooklyn 7 8 S
White, Pollet and W, Cooper;
French, Davis and Owen, -'
Robert A. Duff, superinten
dent of the Medford Water com
mission, said today an inspector
was making a city-wide check
on water wasters and had al
ready issued approximately B0
notices warning the recipients
that conservation was an acute
necessity now that usage at
Camp White if rapidly increas
ing. A second notice delivered to
anybody found wasting water
will mean the person is subject
to a fine, Duff explained, adding
that it is Illegal to use an open
hose in Irrigating and that per
sons whose sprinklers are al
lowed to waste water would be
given notices.
Water meters will not be in
stalled in Medford this summer,
due to the delay in their being
approved by the various federal
agencies, but the meters are ex
pected to be in use by late fall.
Duff stated.
AUTOISTS KILLED
Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, July 28
P) Samuel Graham, 25, of
Spokane and Mrs. Graham, 20,
were injured fatally in an auto
mobile accident last night when
their car leff the highway just
wst of Coeur D'Alene and over
turned into a clump of trees.
had been permitted to vote In
democratic primaries for years,
were allowed to vote today
without challenge.
Voting generally was light.
A Little Rock negro account
ant was quietly denied a ballot
In the first reported test of negro
voting.
J. H. MeConlco, 98. secretary
of the Arkansas Negro Demo
cratic association which has
been leading the fight for negro
voting in the primaries, ap
peared at hia voting precinct
shortly after the polls opened
but he got no further than the
door.
The bailiff stopped him out
side the voting place with the
statement: 'This election la for
white electors only."
MeConlco inquired who the
bailiff was, and when he replied
ha was a deputy sheriff, MeConl
co turned and walked away, -
L0SS0FR0ST0V
GATEWAYTOOIL,
Hitlerites Now Within 50
Miles of Stalingrad Red
Papers Hint Need of Aid.
By Roger D. Greene
Associated Press War Editor.
Adolf Hitler's field headquar.
tera asserted today that Ger
man troops, advancing within
50 miles of Stalinerad. had
"reached or crossed the lower
Don at all points" south of
Kalach, and Soviet dispatches
frankly conceded that it waa
the gravest moment of the war.
Kalach Is on the ept bank
of the Don where It curve
nearest to the Volga, BO mile
wen or Stalingrad.
. Hint Meed of Aid
. Red Star, the Russian army
newspaper, declared ominously
that the pressure was becoming
"more and more difficult" to
meet, while other Soviet news
papers hinted anew at a need
for opening an allied aecond
front in Europe. ,
The Russians acknowledged
the fall of Rostov, described by
the Germans as the "spigot of
the Russian oil barrel," and also
Novocherkassk, 20 miles north
east of Rostov.
London military Quarters said
the Nazis, throwing nrobablv
625,000 troops into the assault.
naa oeen slowed somewhat after
suffering heavy losses. These
quarters said that the Russian
armies were mostly intact but
that German reserves were be
lieved to be considerable.
On the north flank, in tha
bloody Voronezh sector, tha
Germans were described as
"definitely on the - defensive."
Nazi military quarters assert
ed that German infantry and
mechanized forces had swept
across the Don river on a broad
front east of Rostov and reached
the Manych and Sal rivers at
several points.
Race Toward Sea
The Manych river forms an are
thrusting southeastward from
Rostov-on-Don into the north
ern Caucasus, while the Sal
stretches almost due eastward
from Novocherkassk.
If true, the Nazi claim would
indicate that Adolf Hitler s le
gions were racing headlong
across the northern Caucasus
toward Astrakhan, on tha Cas
pian sea, and also turning south
ward into the Caucasus itself.
Soviet dispatches said Mar
shal Semeon Timoshenko's Red
armies, although forced to yield
at Rostov and Novocherkassk,
had beaten oft a series of Ger
man tank and motorized infan
try attacks at the big bend of
the Don river before Stalingrad.
Thousands Dead
Soviet reports said thousands
of Nazi dead littered tha banks
of the Don or floated seaward
with the wreckage of pontoons
smashed by Russian shells and
bombs as the invaders attempt
ed to enlarge bridgeheads across
the river between Rostov and
Stalingrad.
Russian newspapers stressed
the gravity of the loss of Rostov,
gateway to the Caucasus oil
treasures, and it was acknowl
edged that the Invaders were
now half-way toward their goal
of Isolating the trans-Caucasus
with its riches In oil, wheat,
metals and timber.
Pravda, the Communist party
newspaper, pointedly declared
that the Germans had with
drawn 11 divisions from Franco
to effect the break through,
thereby weakening Nasi de
fenses along the English chan
cel "invasion" coast.