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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1942.
NO. 121.
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News Behind
The News
by Paul Mallon
Washington, Aug. 10 Before
Mr. Roosevelt sat down to write
his veto of the farm bloc's rub
ber bill, he was advised by his
congressional lieutenants that
he must make some effort to sat
isfy farm anger or his veto
would be over
ridden.
This, no
doubt, is at
least one rea
son why the
President nam
ed an impar
tial and ag
gressive man
Bernard
Baruch to head
inquiry in
Paul Malloo
to his own
WPB's rubber
policy,
congressional leaders
The
thought that without some such
concession by the White House,
they could not quell the congres
sional rubber stampede. Their
quelling efforts were further
aided by the fact that congress
is in virtual recess until Septem
ber, and many administration
representatives were ready to
change their votes for the sake
of avoiding a dis-unifying action
if provided with a reasonable
out.
One who did not change was
Senator Gillette, who has been
telling friends for some days
that he has uncovered leads In
his sub-committee rubber inves
tigation which will make a big
ger explosion than teapot dome
if proven true..
DEADERS have wired or writ-
ten suggesting further ex
planation of the points set forth
in my letter of August 4th to
Mr. Davenport of life in re
sponse to his question:
"If you were President, what
would you do immediately to
improve the war effort and
make more certain of victory?"
The ideas were too tersely
presented, they complained.
First point was that I would
switch the armed services and
all Washington from their de
fensive mental attitude and
(Continued on Pmg Pourk
AH Medford business men
were urged by the Jackson
County Chamber of Commerce
today to attend a meeting in the
Guild hall of the Episcopal
church at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday,
at which time L. L. Ray, attor
ney for the Eugene district of
the Office of Price Administra
tion, will cover the general
maximum price regulations.
Ray will also answer all ques
tions pertaining to the filing of
cost-of-living commodities list.
posting of prices in the stores
and other points relating to the
subject.
Washington, Aug. 10 (IV
The marine corps announced
today the promotion of 65 lieu
tenant colonels to the temporary
rank of colonel. Among them
was John B. Wilson, Corvallis,
Ore.
SIDE GLANCES
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Doc E. W. Barmim picking
blackberries and yanking teeth
all in the same morning.
Marcia Stanley stepping from
a car right into a big irrigation
ditch.
E. C. (Jerry) Jerome becom
ing ilmo.M a fixture, and good
one. as fairground ball park
muter of ceremonies.
4. J
I T ti like
ONE CRUISER LOST
NAVY'S MISSION
Large Number Of Jap Planes
And Surface Units Put
Out Of Commission.
Washington, Aug. 10 (IP)
Admiral Ernest J. King, an
nounced today that American
forces had landed in the south
eastern Solomon Islands with
the purpose of driving out the
Japanese apd permanently occu
pying this strategic area in the
Southern Pacific.
The announcement was made
in a statement which said that
"heavy fighting is still in prog
ress' and that the American
units engaged so far have had
at least one cruiser sunk and
two cruisers, two destroyers and
one transport damaged.
Reports Iscomplet
Information as to damage In
flicted on the enemy Is incom
plete. King reported, but in
cludes "a large number of
planes" as well as surface units
"put out of action."
King's statement:
"(1) Offensive operations by
united states-naval and other
forces looking to the occupation
of islands in the Tulgai area in
the southeasterly Solomon Is
lands, have now been underway
for about three days.
"2) The operations are under
the immediate command of Vice
Admiral Ghormley and under
the general control of Admiral
Nimitz. Certain of the forces
under General MacArthur are
cooperating.
"(3) The objective of the cur
rent operations is to expel the
Japanese from the Tulgai area
and to make use of that area for
our own purposes. The enemy
have been In process of consoli
dating their positions, in which
their purpose has been not only
to deny them to us but to use
them as a base of offensive op
erations against our positions
which cover the line of com
munications to Australia and
New ealand.
"(4) An initial surprise was
enecxea . ana piannea landings
accomplished. The enemy has
counter-attacked with rapidity
and vigor. Heavy fighting Is
still In progress.
"Our operating forces are em
ploying all available communi
cations in the conduct of the op
erations, so that our information
is incomplete, but it appears
that we have had at least one
cruiser sunk and two cruisers,
two destroyers and one trans
port damaged.
"Likewise, information as to
the extent of damage inflicted
on the enemy Is incomplete but
includes a large number of en
emy planes that have been de
stroyed and surface units put
out of action.
"(5) This operation In the Tul
agi area is significant in that
it marks our first assumption of
the initiative and of the offen
sive. All of the previous opera
tions In the Pacific, however
succesful, have been essentially
defensive In character.
"(6) It should be understood
that the operation now under
way Is one of the most compli
cated and difficult in warfare.
Considerable losses, such as are
inherent in any offensive opera
tion, must be expected as the
price to be paid for the hard
won experience which is essen
tial to the attainment of far
reaching results."
Admiral Robert Lee Ghorm
ley, 88, is commander of United
States naval forces in the South
Pacific. He is one of the navy's
better known officers and has
been in his present Job with
headquarters in New Zealand
sinZce last spring.
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz,
37, is commander in chief of the
United States Pacific fleet and
as such Is responsible for naval
tperations extending from the
Bering Sea into the southern
most reaches of the Pacific.
F1HK LAKIi
HBHHS Hi
I They Shot
Her is tha craw of the army
Japaneia-hald Waka Island. Thay told the story of th fight at an Interview at tha Hawaiian air
force headquarters. Standing daft to right): Bobadiar Sgt. C. B. Phillips, Onada, Tann.t Lieut. C.
B. Walker. Portland. Ort.i Major G. B. Globtr, San Angalo. Tex.) Llaut. H. W. Smith. Bangor,
M. Asst. Radioman J. F. Llllli. Williamsburg, la. . Knullng (1-r) Asst. Engineer R. A. Fries, Chera
bersburg. Pa.) Gunner E. H. Caton. New Bedford, Mass.) Gunner Sgt, J, T. Sanford, Long Island, N.
Y.I Radioman R. L. Holliday, Milwaukee, Wii.t and Engineer Sgt. H. R. Inman, Scranton, Pa. This
photo radioed from Honolulu to San Francisco.
Production Lag Blamed on
Civilian, Military Leaders
Washington, Aug. 10 (P) Asserting that the war pro
duction effort "continues to lag," a special congressional com
mittee declared today that "there has nowhere been evidenced
any intention on the part of responsible officials, civilian or
military, to regard it as their Job to demand maximum output
or to move heaven and earth to get it."
In a special report, the com
mittee investigating national de
fense migration told the House
"the crucial summer of 1942"
found in existence "no co
ordinated plan for all-out use
of our productive capacity."
'The authorities charged with
responsibility for developing
such a program have been trans
ferring their responsibility, and
hence any opportunity for direct
supervision of these operations,
to the already overburdened
armed forces," the committee
said.
The report added that the re
cent alignment of the war pro
duction board "does nothing to
correct this situation."
Opposing compulsion in man
power mobilization "except as
a last resort," the committee
said the Increasing demand for
compulsory powers "seems to
reflect a basic failure to under
stand the Job."
Sponsors Of Oregon
Union Control Law
Petition High Court
Salem, Aug. 10 (JP) Spon
sors of Oregon's union control
law, passed by the voters four
years ago but later declared
unconstitutional, asked the state
supreme court today to recon
sider the decision in which it
ordered the sponsors to file ex
pense statements In connection
with their campaign to obtain
passage of the law.
The sponsors are the Assoc!
ated Farmers of Oregon, Oregon
Business Council, Eastern Ore
gon Wheat League and several
individuals.
The sponsors, after refusing
to file the expense statements
were sued by D. E. Nickerson,
Portland, executive secretary of
the State Federation of Labor
The court probably will de-
lav consideration of the netition
contend that Nickerson . acted
improperly in filing the court
action without first having
asked the secretary of state to
force compliance with the cor
rupt practices act. wh'rh re
quires filing of the expense
statement.
Down Japs at Wake Island
flying fortrast which shot down
Congers Son-ln-Law
Inventor Of Simple
Gas Attack Breather
Lieutenant Colonel William E.
Caldwell of the chemical war
fare school at Edgewood Ar
al, Md., who has invented a war
gas emergency breathing tube
designed to protect an individual
temporarily in case of a gas
attack, even though no regular
g mask is available, is the son-
in-law of Mr. and Mrs. H. E.
Conner of Route Z. with nis
wife,, the former Dorrls conger,
h is stationed at Edgewood
Arsenal for the duration of the
war.
Lieutenant Colonel Caldwell
is a member of the Oregon State
college chemistry staff and is on
leave of absence. A description
of the invention was recently
received by Professor Emeritur
John Fulton of Corvallis, former
head of the chemistry depart
ment at O.S.C.
Union Head Would Bar Messengers
From Crooner and Dog Valet Roles
New York. Aug. 10 VP)
Telegraph messengars should
confine themselves to deliver
ing telegrams, not singing them,
says Joseph P. Selly.
Furthermore, they shouldn't
be called on to take the dog out
for a walk or make a fourth at
bridge.
Selly, who Is president of the
American Communications asso
ciation (CIO), demands the Im
mediate elimination of such
services on the ground they
constitute a serious Impediment
to wartime communications. ,
"The telegraph Industry is a
war industry," he wrote In
letter to Chairman James L. Fly
of the federal communications
commission in which he cited
alleged instances of official mes
four out of tlx Jap fighters over
Washington, Aug. 10 (IP)
President Roosevelt today nomi
nated Cols. Joseph L. Philips of
Pasco, and Fred W. Llewellyn
and Lowell W. Rooks of Seattle
to be brigadier generals. He
nominated Brig. Gen. Muir S.
Fairchild of Seattle to be a
major general. They were
among nominations of 24 briga
dier generals for promotion to
major generals and of 81 colo
nels to brigadier generals.
Among the latter were a num
ber of prominent reserve and
national guard officers, Includ
ing Colonel Hanford MaeNider,
of Mason City, Iowa. Several
times decorated for bravery in
the last war. MaeNider later was
national commander of the
American Legion, assistant sec
retary of war, and United States
minister to Canada.
Other national guard and re
serve officers promoted includ
ed: Colonel Edwin Whiting Jones
of Huntsville. Ala., now build
ing the Alaska highway. He has
been a member of the Alabama
national guard for many years,
sages being delayed for many
hours.
"Over Its circuits travel mes
sages which make possible our
whole complex manufacturing
and distributing systems. No
impediments should be permit
ted to hold telegraph operations
during wartime below the max
imum level of efficiency.
"The most obvious Impedi
ment to achievement of a maxi
mum level of efficiency for
wartime communications is con
tinued handling of fixed-text
messages, dog-walking, singing
telegrams and other non-essential
services." -
Both Western Union and Post
al Telegraph spokesmen, when
approached on the matter, said
special services never were al
lowed to interfere with official
messages.
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Bombay
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As Workers Quit Mills;
Policeman Fire on Mobs
RUSSIANS BLAST
TO FOILGERMANS
Tremendous Explosions Are
Heard In Oilfields As Nazi
Tank Forces Near.
By the Associated Press
. Dispatches telling of tremend
ous explosions heard on the
Caucasus front indicated today
that the Russians carrying out
their scorched earth policy, were
dynamiting the menaced Maikop
oilfields, toward which powerful
German tank forces were smash
ing through sagging red army
defenses. ...
A Russian communique said
the linea - guarding the Volga
held firm under assault north
west and southwest of Stalin
grad, but acknowledged with
drawals close to the Maikop
fields and the Jutting spurs of
the Caucasus foothills.
Rtds Fall Back
The Russians fell back In the
Armavir region, 60 miles north
east of Maikop after a fierce en
gagement. The Germans were
reported "striving hard to ad
vance." Another withdrawal
was made under heavy German
pressure In the Kropotkin area,
60 miles north of Maikop, the
Moscow communique said.
The Germans, who have claim
ed the capture of Kaikop, Kro
potkin, Arnv.vir. and Krasnodar,
55 miles northwest of Maikop,
said their forces thrust 170 miles
southeast of the oil field center
and seized Pyatigorsk. They
claimed to have reached the
north slopes of the Caucasus
range along a 250-mile front.
Dasparale Resistance
The Germans described Rus
sian resistance on the Stalingrad
front as desperate but said the
Red army counter-attacks there
were repulsed after bitter fight
ing. The Russians said the Axis
onslaught was beaten to a stand
still In the Kletskaya area, 80
miles northwest of Stalingrad,
and northeast of Kotelnikovskl,
95 miles north of the Caucasus,
Red army counter attacks were
making further headway, the
Russian war bulletin reported. It
said severe 1 communities had
been recaptured and Russian
bridgeheads west of the Don had
been widened.
The air war across the Eng
lish channel flared anew after
two nights of bad weather.
st rone forces of Brltisn Domo
era showered explosives and In
cendiaries on OsnabruecK ana
other objectives in northwestern
Germany, and bombed docks at
Le Havre, France, ana airneiai
in the low countries.
Six Bombers Lost
The British said six bombers
were lost In the attacks. Three
German bombers were reported
shot down In scatterea nigni
forays over England.
Maj. Gen. M. W, Clark, com
mander of U. S. ground forces
in Brital.i, said yesterday that
United State troop coming
over "by the thousand upon
thousand" were not being train
on in "lit on the defensive."
"The sooner a second front
could be opened, the better," he
added.
The Egyptian land front re
mained quiet, but heavy United
states bomber dealt another
blow yesterday to the Axi sup
ply port of Bengasi, hitting one
ship and damaging others.
Tom by RiotS
I baseball
American (First Gam)
Philadelphia 4 5 1
New York 14 0
Fowler , Wolff and Swift,
Wagner; Ruffing and Dickey.
AT
Opening of Camp White Ex
change No. 2, the second of
several projected Exchanges,
was announced today from the
Headquarters, Camp White.
Located near the 91st Division
Headquarters, the Exchange con
tains a soda fountain, general
merchandise department, and a
six-chair barber shop, - to - be
completely in operation this
week, -and clothing facilities for
officers.
Two or three more of the
Camp Exchanges will be opened
this week, according to Major
Merrill G. Gailer, Camp White
exchange officer. Opening of the
initial exchange last week made
a big hit with the men of that
particular section. The others
will doubtless prove a popular.
Every effort has been made.
Major Weller explained, to em
ploy local people In the Camp
Exchanges. When completed, he
said, the Camp Exchange sys
tem will employ several hundred
persons. There is an urgent need
for experienced girls and wo
men for various departments, re
vealed Major Weilcr. Qualified
persons especially from the local
vicinity should write the Camp
White Exchange or contact the
personnel director in Building
3582.
GILNIORE CO. SAFE
TOILS CRACKSMAN
An attempt was made ome
time last night to break Into the
safe of the Gilmore Oil com
pany. Stewart and Riverside
avenue, but the culprit succeed
ed only In damaging the big
strong-box, according to Donald
K. Bagley, branch manager.
The attempted burglary was
discovered this morning by Ivan
Harrington, tank truck sales
man, when he reported for
work. Bagley said a sledge ham
mer had been used on the safe.
breaking much of the concrete
in which it was embedded, and
that a wrench wa obtained
from the warehouse and driven
into a money slot in an effort
to pry it open. Handle and
dials of the safe were also
knocked off.
Bagley said entrance to the
office was effected by breaking
the lock on the front door.
WHILE FEE AWAY
In the absence of Judge James
Alger Fee, who flew to Portland
this morning to attend to some
court matter there, today'
morning session of federal court
was recessed until 10 a. m. Tues
day. Judge Fee Is due back in
Medford In the morning.
Current session of federal
court is being held for the pur
pose of arranging for the trial
of numerous condemnation suits
i involving Camp White land.
E
DUE TO GANDHI'S '
DEADLOCK CALL
Repetition Of Bloody Moslem-Hindu
Rioting Feared
Soldiers At City Posts."
By Prrnton Grover
Bombay, Aug. 10 UP) The
All-India Congress party's cam.
palgn of mass civil disobedience
gained momentum today as
worlvrs left their jobs In 18
mills and rioting flared anew in
Bombay, where police fired Into
a large and turbulent crowd
which refused to disperse.
Violent disorders broke out In
various -parte of the city, with
demonstrators stoning suburban
trains in one area and buralraf '
a government grain (hop In an
other,
23 Wounded
Twenty-three were sent to the
hospital with bullet wounds suf
fered when police fired twice in
to the Dadar district of Bombay.
In Poona police fired on a group,
mostly of students, near Porsur-
ambhau college, and 14 were re
moved to a hospital. Schools
and colleges there were closed.
Goondas, the Hindu name for
hoodlums, threw bottles through .
windows.
At Lucknow, police fired also
on a crowd of striking univer
sity student who were trying to
form a parade. Thirteen were
arrested.
The work stoppages in tome
Bombay mills were in response
to Mohandas K. Gandhi's "do
or die call for a "complete
deadlock" by strikes and all
other non-violent mean. .
Fear Greater Trouble
As the campaign entered Its
second day amid shootings,
showers of bottles and shout of
demonstrators, there were por
tents of even greater trouble
ahead.
Bands of Hindus stoned some
Moslem shops In the "trouble
area " of South Central Bombay.
Police have the greatest fear of
repetition of the communal
Moslem-Hindu riots which have
followed previous civil disobedi
ence campaigns. These riots
often were the bloodiest and the
most difficult to suppress.
Throughout the city troops
were stationed In groups rang
ing from a dozen soldiers to
full platoon.
They evidently were being
shown largely for moral effect,
however, tor they were not par
ticipating with the police in
breaking up disturbances. But
they carried their rifles.
Curfew, Rain Help
The curfew from 7 p. m. to
daylight plus rain kept the city
quiet last night, but tne mio
morning saw a renewal of the)
disturbances.
In a two-hour drive through
the troubled area my car wa
shot at several times. Rowdies
threw bottles, pots, rocks and
anything they could hastily
seize from stands of nearby
shops.
The windows of the automo
bile were smashed and I wat
showered with glass fragments.
The car was dented In half a
dozen place but I received only
a few stinging pelts from the
broken glass. . v
Washington, Aug. 10 (PiK
::i2 cotton crop of 13.085,000
bales, largest since 1937, was
forecast today by the agriculture
department's crop reportlnf
board.