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SEN. REYNOLDS DEFENDS AMERICA FIRST RECORD Washington, Aug. 0. (U.R) Sen. Robert R. Reynolds, D., N. C, today defended his "America First" record in congress and his American nationalist com mittee of independent voters in response to an inquiry by the California encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Reynolds released a 10-page letter addressed to a VTW board of inquiry which meets at San Francisco tonight pursuant to a resolution adopted by the an nual encampment in June. Wednesday, Aug. 9. 1944 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE THREB Army Seizes Philadelphia Transit WARNING Kansas City, Mo. (U.R) The story of the little moron painter who wanted to get a firmer grip on his brush before someone borrowed his ladder almost had a sequel here recently. When a Kansas City resident started to trim a few low-hanging branches from the trees in his yard, he placed his ladder against a large limb. As he sawed off small branches attached to the ladder prop, the limb became lighter and ascended as each branch was) cut off. Results neared disaster! BILL RAPPED BY 4 STARS FOR STILWELL Washington, Aug. 9. (U.R) The senate late yesterday con firmed the nomination of Lt. Gen. Joseph W. ("Vinegar Joe") Stilwell to be a temporary four star general. AS" Services of the American Red Cross extend to 687 army and navy hospitals In the United States and overseas with 4,863 Red Cross workers. Murray-Kilgore Measure Would Give Administrator Unlimited Power, Is Claim Impeding War Effort to Keep Negroes Down Draws Wrath of Attorney General BIDDLE. CONDEMNS TRUCKER STRIKE KmNrtSSm Ah Washington, Aug. 9. (U.R) Sen. Chapman Revercomb, R., W. Va., asserted in the senate today that the Murray-Kilgore demobilization bill would estab lish a virtual national service act over unemployed workers. Revercomb led off the second day of senate demobilization de bate on the issue of whether u n e m ployment compensation should be left to the states or turned ovey to the federal gov ernment. The fight moved swift ly with prospects of a senate vote as early as tomorrow. Too Much Power - Revercomb objected to the broad powers which the Murray-Kilgore bill would give to a so-called work administrator who would direct retraining and re-employment of veterans and civilians for two years after the war. Sen. James E. Murray, D., Mor.t., said he was prepared to offer "clarifying and modifying amendments" to that section of the bill, but Revercomb insisted on challenging the measure as it stood before the sepate at the time. Revercomo and other senate Republicans, as well as conserv ative Democrats, favor a demob ilization bill by Sen. Walter F. George, D., Ga., which would leave unemployment compensa tion in state hands. He said the Murray-Kilgore bill would give the work administrator almost unlimited power to recruit, transport, and assign unemploy ed workers. Premium On Idleness The proposal to pay unem ployment compensation up to $35 a week, Revercomb said, (Acme Telephoto) Carrvlng an American Flag, Capt. J. W. Cody walks through crowd ot striking Philadelphia Transit Company's employees as he enters carbarn to take Dossesslon of the strike-paralyzed transportation system for tne Army. would "place a premium on un employment and be an induce ment to people to avoid work." He said that under the bill it would be possible for a person who worked only three months and earned $600 within the year to draw unemployment benefits up to $1,820 a year for two years provided he could not find a "suitable" job. Nylon Parachute Makes Dress For Bride of Airman San Francisco, Aug. 9 (U.R) The nylon parachute which served Lt. Col. Robert D. Mc Carten as life saver, blanket, raincoat and tent during com bat flying in the Burma-India theater will be worn tonight as a wedding dress by his bride, Miss Leona Burton. "My bride is going to get married in this," McCarten told fellow officers when he reached headquarters safely after bailing out at 10,000 feet from his bomb er over India jungles last year. He brought the parachute back and turned it over to Miss Burton who commissioned her dressmaker to metamorphose the shapeless white folds into a suit able gown. "I'm glad he wasn't equipped with a red 'chute like some fly ers have," Miss Burton said to day. GREYHOUND BUS DRIVERS STRIKE Portland, Aug. 9. (U.R) Over land Greyhound bus travel be tween Portland and Pendleton, Ore., was at a standstill today, with drivers reportedly in dis pute as to who should operate second sections for peak travel on the regular Columbia river schedule. Company officials announced they had not been informed by union drivers as to the nature of the dispute. Night busses arrived in Port land from Pendleton and Spo kane this morning but no cars left from any of the stations thereafter. Since the company operates the only line between Portland and Pendleton, passen ger traffic was stalled while temporary agreements were made to use trains. Passengers jammed the term inals seeking transportation. Cities affected by the stoppage were Portland, Hood River, The Dalles, Arlington, Umatilla and Pendleton. Closing time for Sunday Too Late to Classify 6:30 Saturday afternoon Please remember. PUBLIC NOTICE FALL and WINTER SUITS -COATS WE HAVE THE SUIT FOR YOU! Our Fall and Winter stock in suits Is ar riving daily. We have stunning suits for all iiei and ages. They are irresistible once you have seen them. And every day new styles and colors in suits are coming in from the city. Come in now and see them while we .have a complete line. 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(U.R) Attorney General Francis Bid die today condemned the "out rageous conduct" of the Phila delphia transportation strikers in choosing to obstruct the war effort "on a comparatively un important question involving eight negroes out of some 6,500 workers." Biddle promised that the army would insure the upgrad ing of some Philadelphia Trans portation company negro em ployes to trolley motormen, the issue of the strike, and declared his . office would see that a "thorough, searching investiga tion" is conducted before the Philadelphia federal grand jury which began deliberation today. Would Shed Light "We are going to call every federal official, company official and city official, in addition to the strikers and their leaders, who can shed light on just what was done to prevent this strike before it started," Biddle said. The attorney general suggest ed that the facilities of the de partment of justice in its end less war against monopoly and trusts could well be used in the coming struggle for continued development of western indus try after the war. Coast Problems Cited "I think one of the great prob lems on the west coast is that you have the task of seizing the opportunity to develop western industry with the help of your vast water power resources. "Against you in this battle you have aligned (1) certain eastern capital which wants to maintain the east's control on industry, (2) discr i min a t o r y freight rates, and (3) all cartel and monopoly agreements which tend to "freeze" almost all in dustrial development in the east where it has been concentrated in the past." CANNON REFUTE JAP CLAIMS OF FALL Chungking, Aug. 9 (U.R) The Central News Agency reported today that Japanese heavy artil lery pounded Chinese positions inside Hengyang yestcre'ry, re futing enemy claims of having captured the city, although Chin ese military authorities aban doned hope of holding the key junction on the Hankow-Canton railway. One military source said radio communications with Hengyang had been cut since yesterday morning and described the situa tion there as "obscuro." Say Americans Taken (A Tokvo broadcast, heard by United Press in San Francisco, claimed that several of 70 Amer ican liason officers were cap tured at Hengyang, which the Japanese reported was con quered finally Mondry. (Tokyo said that with occupa tion of Hengyang, Japanese forces would start an Immediate offensive against Kwcilln, capi tal of Kwangsl province, 180 miles southwest of Hengyang.) Central said the Hengyang commander. 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