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News Behind
The News
by Paul Mallon
Washington, Jan. 8 The
South would go Republican to
day, if the Republican party of
fered an alter
native to the
existing nation
al Democratic
leadership.
I have found,
in a trip
through five
southern states,
irrefutable evi
dence that all
the south and
border states
raal Malioa
with the pos-
sible exception
of Florida, are in an extreme con
dition of psychological political
revolution. I think it is a revolt
against the use of totalitarian
methods (centralized Washington
government) in a democracy,
This has nothing to do with
the war cause. Everyone wants
to win it, and nearly everyone is
helping. In the sparse reports
which have been published about
the condition, it has been attrib
uted to racial and some minor re
ligious feelings.
These sentiment exist widely
and dangerously, but, in my
opinion, they are symptoms of
sounder causes.
True, the opposition has taken
that form.
a a a
F' IS impossible to analyze the
human heart to prove the de
gree to which persons are ani
mated by various causes, but I
tadce. from- personal observa
tion In talks with innumerable
people in all walks of life, that
a wholly new popular conviction
about government itself is the
real cause of the trouble In the
South and elsewhere.
The whole popular position of
tha country seems to have un
dergone alterations, and the al
terations have not been suffi
ciently noted in Washington.
Up to now, the government has
been inclined to look upon its
opposition as a reactionary re
sistance to its moral crusade.
The administration attributed its
troubles to the rich, to business
and sometimes to the newspa
per! and the Republicans.
There Is now no organized po
litical opposition. Business is co
operating with the government
or under It. The rich no longer
exist as an entity or a power,
They know that their riches
cither have already or soon will
vanish under existing taxation
The press, as a whole, shows
no evidence of political cam
pawning except for the war
cause, and the Republican party
as an organized force of opposi
tion, is nowhere in evidence on
a scale commensurate with the
size of this new popular senti
ment certainly not in the
South.
The administration cannot
blame these old forces now.
a a
THE opposition this time
unorganized and unstirred by
any of the normally functioning
political spoons. It seems to be
solely a spontaneous attitude
reaching down through the mid
(Continued on Pi Be Sli)
Sacramento, Jan. 8 UP) Re
peal of the California three-day
"gin" marriage law was asked
today in a bill introduced by
Assemblyman Gardiner Johnson
of Berkeley.
The bill was part of a flood of
measures Introduced before both
houses took a weekend recess,
SIDE GLANCES
By
TRIBUNE REPORTER .
Mrs. S. D. Nason - receiving
specia Red Cros button as a re
ward for knitting 84 sweaters.
John Mann thinking up what
he considered a very good pun.
Gertrude Stanley starting out
early to "plug" the Eagle Point
Grange's annual turkey dinner.
Charlie Hobbs receiving con
gratulations on the birth of a
baby son and friends waiting
lor eeegaxs.
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ALLIED PLANES
HAMMER AT BIG
JAP SEA FORCE
Two Troop Transports Sunk,
Third Damaged Thous
ands Go Down with Ships
Melbourne, Jan. (Aus
tralian Broadcast Recorded by
U. P.. San Francisco) Tha
federal war cabinet next Mon
day will meet to consider a
report that Japan has assem
bled at Rabaul the greatest
concentration of shipping
since the occupation of Mew
Britain. .
By United Press
A major battle appeared to
be in the making In the south
west Pacific today as the Japan
ese massed what was described
as one of their largest ship con
centrations of the war in the
Solomon island and New Guinea
areas.
"Both sides have been pump
ing up their tires and getting
ready to go again," an inform
ant at Pearl Harbor told the
United Press.
Americana Hit First
The Americana already had
started.
Headquarters of Gen. Doug
las MacArthur reported that
planes from the New Guinea
area were converging on a Jap
anese convoy which already had
taken a severe pasting in the
Huon gulf off the north New
Guinea coast .The Americans
sank two big troop transports,
damaged a third one, destroyed
thousands of enemy troops, and
downed or damaged 27 planes
in an attack that lasted 24
hours.
The attack began Wednesday
morning when an American re
connaissance plane sighted the
convoy off the south coast of
New Britain island. A radio
crackled the news back to head
quarters and soon Boeing Fly
ing Fortresses and last r-3B
Lockheed Lightnings were rac
ing toward the scene.
Action continues
From Wednesday afternoon
until yesterday afternc n the at
tack proceeded, MacArtnur re
ported, and the action was con
tinuing. American losses were
described as "relatively light.
The Japanese objective was
not clear, but at Pearl Harbor
it was believed the enemy was
getting ready for another thrust
at Guadalcanal the stone-wall
island in the Solomons against
which the Japanese have been
butting their heads with severe
losses ever since the marines
stormed it. There also was a
chance that the Japanese were
attempting to strengthen their
New Guinea-Timor line.
Gen. MacArthur's Headquar
ters, Australia, Jan. 8 (U.FO
Allied planes from all over the
New Guinea area hammered to
day at the remnants of a Japan
ese convoy.
In a communique Gen. Mac
Arthur announced that the last
remaining Japanese stronghold
in Papuan, New Guinea, around
Sanananda Point, 2Vi miles
from Buna, had been complete
ly enveloped by American and
Australian troops and its garri
son was doomed.
Summing up the Buna cam
paign, he said an army of 13,000
Japanese troops has been wiped
out and S39 Japanese planes de
stroyed or damaged since start
of the fighting July 23.
Children Cremated
' When Home Blazes
. . East Palestine, O., Jan. 8 (U.B
Five children were burned to
death today when fire destroyed
the farm home of Frank Boyle.
The children were trapped in
a bedroom by the blaze which
started from an overheated
stove, according to reports. The
mother and a 16-year-old son
wpre burned severely when they
attempted to rescue the victims.
BOMB BRITISH TOWN
London, Jan. 8. (U.PJ A few
enemy planes bombed a south
west English coast town today.
inflicting some damage and
"some casualties, a number of
which were fatal," a joint com
munique of the air a'il home
security ministries said today.
i
HELD IN PHILADELPHIA
Philip Kirschner, who uses the
name Philip Kaye as U. S. O.
master of ceremonies at camp
entertainments, is held in Phil
adelphia on charges of "failure
to report to his draft board."
Bail was $1,001
M'NARY REMAINS
AS FLOOR LEADER
FOR REPUBLICANS
Washington,' Jan. 8 (U.B
Senate Republicans in a brief
caucus today re-elected Sen.
Charles L. McNary of Oregon as
their floor leader and endorsed
assignment of one of their most
active prewar nonintervention
ists. Sen. James J. Davis of
Pennsylvania, to the committee
on foreign relations.
McNary reported that In con
trast to last night's stormy meet
ing of senate democrats, the key
note of the GOP meeting was
complete harmony.
The conference also re-elected
Sen. Wallace H. White, Jr., of
Maine as secretary of the con
ference and authorized McNary
to nominate Sen. Arthur H. Van
denberg of Michigan for presi
dent pro tempore of the senate
if the democrats again submit
the name of ailing Sen. Carter
Glass, D., Va.
McNary said the meeting en
dorsed his agreement with Sen
ate Democratic Leader Alben W.
Barkley that the minority should
have an average of two men to
the democrats' three on import
ant committees. The republicans
also endorsed assignments Mc
Nary had made on the basis of
seniority.
Boy Extortionist
Trapped by Cops
Hot Springs, Ark., Jan. 8
(U.B Everett William Bryant,
14, who allegedly carried out an
extortionist plot with a toy pis
tol and a bean shooter was held
by federal authorities today.
Bryant, a student In the sev
enth grade, was arrested when
he took a dummy package from
h mail box believing it contained
the $1,500 he demanded to keep
him from destroying a chain of
grocery stores here.
Auto Industry Welcomes Kaiser
But Warns Public Is Final Judge
Detroit, Jan. 8--nJ.B--The au
tomotive Industry today, wel
comed Shipbuilder Henry Kaiser
as a prospective manufacturer of
automobiles, but pointedly
warned that the American con
sumer will be the "final judge"
of his efforts to build a lighter,
cheaper, post-war car.
Kaiser asserted at New York
that if regular car manufacturers
"don t get ready" to build a light
er, cheaper automobile in - the
post-war period, "somebody else
will." Smiling, he said he would
be the "somebody else."
Alvan MacAuley, president of
the Automotive Council for War
Production and board chairman
of the Packard Motor Car com
pany, said after a conference of
manufacturer her that tuer U
French Camel Corps Shreds Italian Force
PAY-AS-YOU-GO
PLAN FOR TAXES
F. R.'S
Real Problem' Would Be In
Deciding Whether to Omit
Portion of Tax Debt, View
Washington, Jan. 8 (U.B
President . Roosevelt . today ex
pressed approval of putting the
country on a pay-as-you-go tax
basis, but cited as a serious prob
lem any change-over which
would involve the forgiving of
taxes already owed.
Asked at a press conference
for comment on congressional
discussion of some form of a
pay-as-you-go income tax plan,
the president said he thought we
all favor getting on a pay-es-we-
go basis, particularly to avoid
the difficulties of accumulating
money throughout a year to pay
taxes on income being earned at
the same time.
The real problem, he said. In
changing over to such a basis is
deciding whether to omit entire
ly the payment of a certain por
tion of the present taxes owed
the government.
Washington, Jan. 8 (U.B
President Roosevelt said today
he would send to congress cer
tain information and data relat
ing to hi proposal that the so
cial security program be extend
ed to cover every American
"from the cradle to the grave."
The president said that he
would send the data to congress
and that it would then be up to
congress to work out the method
for achieving the objective. He
added that there was no contro
versy as to the objective.
Mr. Roosevelt cautioned re
porters not to speculate beyond
the extent of his words.
Congressional leaders, follow
ing the president's message yes
terday, proposed a super inves
tigating committee of the house
and senate to tackle the pro
posal for expanded social se
curity.
ROCKETSSFEED
NAZI TAKE-OFFS
New Yoork, Jan. 8 (U.B
The Nazis are using rockets to
speed the take-off of their Junk
ers 88 medium bombers, C. G.
Grey, British aviation expert, re
ported today In the steel trade
journal, Iron Age.
Grey wrote that the rocket
take-off - system had been em
ployed by the Luftwaffe for two
years. He also said that Russian
Stormovik . fighter-bombers are
carrying rocket bombs discharg
ed electrically from rails under
the wings.
He quoted an escaped Nether
lands pilot as describing the
take-offs of the Nazi planes by
rocket as a "terrifying" sight.
"plenty of room In the automo
tive field for. Kaiser's talent or
the talent of anyone else."
"All it take to build automo
bile fend stay in business," Mac
Auley said, "is the abUity to sat
isfy the American consumer
There' room for anyone who
has the ability to produce a bet
ter or a cheaper car."
Detroit auto manufacturers
have- said repeatedly that the
first car built during the post
war period will resemble close
ly the 1942 model because of the
necessity of swinging back into
civilian production as rapidly
as possible. They are confident
they can resume automobile
manufacturing within three to
six months after the war pro
vided they are not forced to
scrap 1912 model tools and die,
SAN FRANCISCANS
STAND IN LINE TO
PURCHASEMEATS
Butchers and Packing In
dustry Heads in Vain Ef
fort to Stem Shopping.
San Francisco, Jan. 8 (U.B
Meat lines appeared in San Fran
cisco today as beefsteaks became
collectors' items on the Pacific
coast.
Queues of housewives formed
in front of many butcher shops
during the morning to await the
opening of markets at noon,
without guarantee that there
would be any meat then.
The butchers waited, too.
"I'm waiting for meat trucks
that never come in, said one.
It was reported the local meat
supply today was 73 per cent
below normal.
Butchers, and Industry execu
tives tried vainly to check the
tide of shoppers and ebb of sup-1
plies.
Lines Form Early
Milton MaxWell, international
vice president of the butchers
union (AFL), said that the butch
ers new attempt to spread out
distribution of their scanty sup
plies by opening at noon had
only resulted In' the formation
of meat line
In some cases, ha said, women
began lining up Into the streets
beginning at 9 a. m. to wait!
three hours. Even then, there
was a chance that they would
have to go without.
Maxwell summoned repre
sentatives of the butchers' un
ion from Washington, Oregon,
California and Nevada for a
weekend meeting here to discuss
the problem.
Maxwell said he will present
figures showing that 88 meat
markets here which used to get
716 cattle 419,600 pounds a
week, now get 152 cattle 91,
200 pounds. This represented a
75 per cent decrease in available
retail meat
BUSINESS MEN TO
HEAR C-C HEADS
Two officer of the National
Chamber of Commerce will be
in Medford this evening to ad
dress a joint meeting of the Ash
land and Medford Chambers of
Commerce. They are Ben B.
Lawshe, Washington, D. C, man
ager of the commercial organiza
tion division of the national
chamber, and William Hammond,
San Francisco, .western manager.
The meeting will be at 7:30
p. m. in the basement of the
Medford Hotel .and Frank Hull,
secretary of the Medford Cham
ber, states that all business men
and anyone interested is invited
to hear the two men.
LAPS PREPARING
FOR YANK BOMBS
Chungking, Jan. 8. (U.B
Hundreds of thousands of Jap
anese civilians have been moved
from Japanese and Chinese cost
al cities into the interior of
China, apparently to escape pos
sible American bombings of the
Home islands and to work in
transplanted industries, reports
reaching Chungking said today.
A great Influx of Japanese In
to the Provinces of Shansl, Hup
eh, Anhwel, and Kiangsl was
reported. .
PINE ORDERS DROP
Portland, Jan. 8 (U.B The
Western Pine association re
ported today that orders for the
week ending January 2 totaled
53,025,000 feet, a drop of nearly
25,000,000 feet from the figure
fox tha previous week.
OPA SIMPLIFIES
FOR NINE FOODS
New and Uniform Margins
Set for Retailers, Whole
salers to Aid Housewives.
Washington, Jan. 8 (U.B
The office of price administra
tion moved today toward simpli
fied and standardized retail food
priecs by established new and
uniform margins for retailers
and wholesalers on nine food
commodities.
The commodities are coffee,
canned fish, cooking and salad
oils, shortening, corn meal,
canned citrus fruits and Juices,
evaporated and condensed milk,
pure maple and corn syrups, and
flour and flour mixes.
Aids Buyer
Effect of the new OPA pricing
program is to allow every house
wife in the principal population
centers to know exactly, in cents
per package or per pound, the
ceiling prices on these item In
her food budget. Further action
on a wide range of products in
cluding meats and many staple
groceries will be taken soon,
OPA said.
Today' order becomes effect
ive Jan. 14 for all products ex
cept evaporated and condensed
milk, which it is effective immed
iately. OPA said it will make
little difference in the cost of
living, with some commodities
increasing siigntiy in price and
other decreasing.
DESTROYER LOSS
TOLD BY BRITAIN
London, Jan. 8 (U.B Britain
lost one destroyer and had a sec
ond damaged in a blazing i
battle off the northern tip of
Norway In which a German
pocket battleship was believed
to have been Involved, the ad
miralty announced today.
The action occurred on the
morning of December 31 when
a force of British destroyers was
convoying supplies to Russia
over the northern route. The
destroyer Achate wa sunk, the
admiralty said, and the destroy
er Onslow suffered damage and
casualties.
The communique pointed out
that the Germans have admitted
that one of their destroyers of
the Mass class was sunk in the
battle. It added that damage had
been done to a larger enemy
ship.
First Turkish Ship
Bringing Tobacco
Istanbul, Jan. 8 (U.B The
first Turkish ship to sail for
United States since the war be
gan left yesterday from Smyrna
with a cargo of tobacco. The
freighter will return with a car
go of wheat.
Isolationists in U.
Worry China's Vernacular Press
Chungking, Jan. 8 (U.B The
Chinese vernacular press today
expressed concern over the ac
tivities and opinions of the Iso
lationist bloc in the present
American congress.
"Isolationists in the United
States continue to express Isola
tionist views, which in certain
cases are detrimental to China's
sovereignty and interests," edi
torialized the Central Daily
News.
"They are Ignorant that the
present war Is for Justice and
humanity. We exceedingly re
gret to notice it."
Informed Chungking sources
welcomed President Roosevelt's
statement to congress that the
United States will overcome all
obstacle and deliver battle.
47 Phone Calls
On One Want Ad
In Mail Tribune
"Pleas) take my want ad
out of the paper" entreated
Officer Dick Baize this morn
ing. "I'm being pestered to
death". Mr. Baize, city traffic
policeman, Wednesday adver
tised a combination radio and
phonograph for sale. The
machine wa sold soon after
the paper came out and then
the Baize telephone continued
to ring 47 calls in all. Now
Officer Baize is ready to tes
tify to the results of Mall
Tribune want ads.
FIRE CHIEF EYES
FOR FIRE HAZARDS
A thorough check-up on all
public assembly building of the
city Is being mad this week by
Roy Elliot, fire chief, to ascer
tain If tha buildings meet all
city fir regulations. He waa as
sisted the first part of the week
by M. J. Gilson, Salem, reputy
state fir marshal.
Included In the checV-up are
dance halls, movie houses and
all buildings where publio gath
ering ra held. Schools have
previously been checked Mr. El
liot slate. It wa pointed out
that such Inspection arc made
at periodic Intervals, but that
due to the general apprehension
brought on by the recent fright
ful disaster at Boston and to the
overcrowding at some gatherings
in Medford because of the mili
tary attendance, an additional
inspection is being made.
Chief Elliot stated that among
point checked In the buildings
are regular and fire exits, not
only to sea that the exit are
there, but that they are actually
In working order. Numerous oth
er checks are made before the
building Is certified. It was stat
ed that one or two public assem
bly places have been closed un
til additional working exits are
provided.
Usually there Is no great or
undue expense connected with
bringing a building up to stand
ard, it wa pointed out. "We
merely are taking extra car to
see that all buildings are safe
for civilian and military gath
erings," Elliot said.
Mr. Gilson praised Chief El
liot for his fire-prevention work,
stating that the city was fortu
nate in having a fire chief so
conscientious in his work.
Posters Promise
To Shock Citizens
Washington, Jan. 8 (U.B An
Office of War Information offi
cial said today that some of the
colored posters to be issued soon
by the government will be "as
tough to look at as a casualty
list."
"It's got to be that way," said
Francis E. Brennan, chief of
OWI's graphic division. "The
posters aren't going to be pret
ty, but neither is the war."
S. Congress
equipment to China, but they
pointed out the President's mes
sage showed strong emphasis
upon the European war theater.
"There now seems no doubt,"
said one Informant, "that the al
lied leaders are bent upon de
stroying Germany first, then
dealing with Japan. We have
always advocated destruction of
Japan first, since thi would
practically clear the United Na
tion sea lanes throughout the
world and make it easier to con
centrate all our powers against
Germany."
These source said China was
willing to accept the allied high
command s judgment, but we
only pray that the Far East will
not be forgotten entirely while
, Germany la dealt with. ,
ONLY 150 ESCAPE
DESERT PROWLERS
IN TIARET CLASH
Camel-Borne Warriors Inter
cept 400 Italians Attempt
ing to Make Way to Tunis
London. Jan. 8 (U.R Al
lied planes are harassing westward-moving
Axis transport
columns only 40 miles east of
Tripoli. It was disclosed today.
Indicating that Field Marshal
Erwln Rommel's desert force
had resumed their retreat
toward Tunisia.
Tha renewed westward -movement
of the Afrika Korpa
waa reported In an Allied com
munique issued in Cairo.
Allied Headquarter In North
Africa, Jan. 8 U.R) A French
camel corps which prowls the
desert day and night in search
of a fight has cut to piece an
Italian unit in a fierce, short
battle along the Tripolitanian
border, it wa announced today.
Only 150 of the 400 Italians
In the unit escaped from tha
camel-borne warriors, a French
captain said at Allied headquar
ters. The Italians apparently
were trying to make their way
to Tunis when they were Inter
cepted by the camel corps in tha
vicinity of Tiaret, 225 mile
southwest of Tripoli.
Little Land Activity
The camel corps attack waa
virtually the only land activity
on the Tunisian front There wa
limited patrolling In the Mateur
region, where an- Axis counter
attack ha driven British troop
from hill positions.
B-26 American bombers, es
corted by Lockheed Lightnings,
attacked tha German-held air
drome and barrack at Gabea
and scored hits that started fires.
A raid on Kairouan by 'a 20
and P-40 showered high explo
sive and incendiaries on Ger
man troop concentration.
INTO CAUCASUS
Moscow, Jan. 8 A).B
Soviet troops driving south
west of Stalingrad have cap
tured the town and railway
station of Zlmovnlkl. 85 miles
southwest of Kotelnlkovski.
special Russian communique
said tonight.
Moscow, Jan. 8 U.B Rus
sian forces smashed forward In
two directions in their Cauca
sus offensive today, driving one
spearhead to within 60 miles of
Rostov and the other 56 miles
from Salsk, important Axis de
fense point.
Gen. Nikolai F. Vatutln's two
pronged offensive was advanc
ing from Bolshaya Orlovka, 73
miles due east of Rostov on the
Sal river. One arm reached
Strakhov, 63 miles east of Ros
tov, and the advance continued.
The other drove Into Martinov
ka, 16 miles east of Orlovka and
56 miles north of Salsk, the junc
tion of the Stalingrad-Caucasus
railroad and the Salsk-Rostov
line.
Tha German position wa be
coming increasingly desperate.
Rostov, the gateway to the Cau
casus, was threatened by both
of these drives while a third
Russian force was driving south
ward on the city and another
pushed in from the northwest
Soviet reports said the Ger
mans were suffering enormous
losses in men and material along
th lower Don. A captured com
mander of a German Infantry
regiment said only 200 men of hi
unit survived, and that many
of those were frost-bitten. A Ger
man regiment normally include
, 3,000 to 4,000 men. y